06.25.04

/tfi'" .-'~,~: t~ ;"f.\',:'· \, .. '

·e '

,

'

Fell River DiOcesan NewSpaper For SouUleast ~sachusetts-£ape Cod & The Wands

VOL. 48, NO. 25 • Friday, June 25, 2004

I'

Ii

FALL RIVER, MASS.

Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • $14 Per Year

Unusual CCA 'deliveries' highlight recent activities FALL RIVER - Neither snow, nor rain, not heat, nor gloom of night (or the pending birth of babies) will keep some devoted supporters of the Catholic Charities Appeal from getting their contributions to their parish "on time."

Father Timothy Goldrick, pastor of St. Bernard's Parish in Assonet, had two wonderfully similar but certainly not typical stories to tell the Catholic Charities Office staff this past week. On Monday he faxed in a note stating, "Here's one for the books!

A young woman hurried into the church office holding her Catholic Charities donation in hand. 'I'm in a bit of a rush this morning,' she said, 'but I just realized I have not yet made my Catholic Charities donation. I certainly don't want to miss the deadline, so I decided to swing by and drop it off in person. I'm on my way to the hospital to have a baby.'''

This was certainly one for the books, and for Father Goldrick it was a first for sure, but he didn't suspect that there would be a second shortly thereafter. On Tuesday, he faxed another note stating, "It has happened a second time! An expectant young woman rang the rectory doorbell at 8 a.m. this morning, holding her Catholic Charities donation in hand. 'I know that the deadline is tomorrow at noon,' she said, 'but tomorrow I may be otherwise occupied. It's my due date and I think the doctor is going to be right on target. Here is my Charities donation,' and off she drove."

"Research has led us to believe that unborn children are greatly influenced by the actions of their mothers prior to birth. Let's hope that in fact this is the case, and that in St. Bernard's Parish they have witnessed the "birth" of a new generation of supportTum to page 10 - Appeal

THOMAS TOBIN, a parishioner of Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich, was ordained a transitional deacon on June 12 by Bishop George W. Coleman at Corpus Christi Church. Rev. Mr. Tobin will be ordained a priest next year for the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla. (Photo by Bruce McDaniel)

U.S. BISHOPS gather for Mass at the start of their special assembly in Englewood, Colo. The bishops met for a five-day closed-door retreat. (CNS photo by James Baca, Denver Catholic Registef)

Bishops try to move politics and abortion debate away from Communion line WASHINGTON - As the U.S. bishops attempted to move the debate about abortion and politics away from the Communion line and into the hearts of individual Catholics, reaction to their recent statement on "Catholics in Political Life" indicated that discussion of the topic would continue.

Groups with differing stands on the issue of refusing Communion to Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal, all seemed to find some support for their position in the 1,000-word document, approved on a 183-6 vote during the special assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops held June 14-19 in Englewood, Colo., a Denver suburb.

"All must examine their consciences" about their worthiness to receive Communion, including with regard to "fidelity to the moral teaching of the Church in personal and public life," the document said. .

Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, focused in a statement on the section of the bishops' document that said abortion "is always intrinsically evil" and politicians who consistently support abortion risk "cooperating in evil and sinning against the common good."

The document "dispels the confusion that leads some to conclude that all moral issues are equal, or that it suffices for Tum to page three - Bishops

French Choir Boys to make return visit to Fall River.

FALL RIVER - For the second time cluding religious polyphonic hymns and in three years, the world-famous French seasonal songs, secular polyphonic works Choir Boys (Petits Chanteurs du Comte de of the Renaissance, and folk and French Flandre) will exhibit their musical talents songs of today and yesterday.

The quality of their performances can in the Diocese of Fall River, at a July 18 concert at Sacred Heart Church on Linden be traced to the tremendous amount of practice and individual voice training, and Street.

Founded in 1972, the choir, ranging in collective work for combining voices and age from seven to adult, have performed tones in order to obtain a well-balanced worldwide at concerts, on the radio and concert.

This year's, which is part of the dioctelevision, and at music festivals. They have performed at the Vatican and the esan lOOth anniversary celebration, should 'prove a delight once again.

White House on several occasions.

The concert is free. Donations to the They are warmly welcomed wherever they perform and do so to rave reviews, choir will be accepted.

For more information about the including the 2001 appearance at Sacred French Boys Choir performance, contact Heart Church.

They have a diversified repertoire in- Sacred Heart rectory at 508-673-0852.

is taking its annual All-Star break in a few weeks.

No editions will be published on July 9 and July 16.

The Anchor will return to the plate July 23.

the anchob I' (1) \

,-

Father Henry F. Bourgeois esc EASTON - Congregation of Holy Cross Father Henry F. Bourgeois, 80, a Taunton native who had served as assistant pastor at St. Jacques' Parish there, died June 13 at Marian Manor in Taunton after a period of failing health.

The son of the late Vital and the late Eva (Beaulieu) Bourgeois, he was raised and educated in Taunton. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served during World War II and the Korean War. He made his profession in the Congregation on Aug. 16, 1955 and was ordained a priest on May 31,1962. .

In his many years of service, Father Bourgeois taught at the Holy Cross Fathers Seminary in Easton, was a teacher and confessor at the Holy Cross Novitiate in Bennington, Vt., and served on the faculty at St. Peter's High School in Gloucester. He also was a pastor in Vermont and in Texas.

From 1977 to 1980 he· was a chaplain at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brockton.

In 1987, after a pastorate in

Texas, he took a sabbatical studying, later returning to his home parish and serving as assistant pastor at St. Jacques in Taunton from 1987 to 1990. He then served as chaplain at the St. Joseph Sisters of Boston Infirmary in Framingham from 1990 to 2000, and from 2000 until his death, held senior status in the Congregation's community in North Dartmouth.

He leaves a sister, Madeline Lech of Newington, Conn.; numerous nieces and nephews, and all his brothers of the Holy Cross Community. He was also the brother of the late Raymond, Roland, Paul, Gilbert, Robert, Gertrude and Lillian Bourgeois; Cecile Perra, Bertha Santos and Claire Courcy.

His funeral Mass was celebrated June 17 in the Chapel of Mary, Stonehill College, Easton. Interment was in the Holy Cross Community Cemetery at Stonehill College.

The Robert J. Kane Funeral Home, 605 Washington Street, Easton, was in charge of arrangements.

Montie Plumbing & Heating Co.

LEMIEUX

Over 35 Years of Satisfied Services Reg. Master Plumber 7023 JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. 432 JEFFERSON STREET FALL RIVER 508-675-7496

A welcome move by lawmakers advances early education and parental choice for all GERRY D' AVOLIO AND STEVE PERLA

By

The verdict is in: aft~r years of research, we know children perform better in school and in life when .they have had the benefit of high-quality, values-based, early education and care. Massachusetts citizens, through a proposal by the state legislature, now have an unprecedented opportunity to provide a tremendous educational advantage to our children, especially our neediest children. As people of faith, committed to serving the poor, we should embrace this new opportunity.

This April, the legislature approved state budget amendments that would pave the way for universal, state-funded preschool for three-, four-, and five-year-old children. A plan to achieve that goal' has been put forth by the Early Education for All Campaign, a growing coalition of leaders from many statewide organizations including the Parents Alliance for Catholic Education (PACE) and the Massachusetts Catholic Conference (MCC).

The plan, to be phased in over 10 years, would create a universal, mixed system that supports HEATING, INC. public, private, and family child Sales and Service care, as well as faith-and commufor Domestic and Industrial , nitY-Qased prov~ders of early eduOil Burners cation and care for all Massachusetts children. In its initial phase, 508-995-1631 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE low-income families would be NEW BEDFORD among the first to benefit. In addition, it would, focus on workforce development for teach. ers and caregivers to improve the

SERVICE. ..By caring family and service-family professionals TRUST. ..In the people you know CHOICE... Custom-designed, personalized tributes

AFFORDABILITY... Dign$.ed servic~s at affordable cost

~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~'fflll~~~~J?~:,,~~!~I~~,~,~-

jI!IIPaBY IL SlJlJ.JYAH • ASIn'ON. CXJUQHLIN • DJUSC01L

www.waring-sullivan.com ASERVICEPAMII.Y AFFII.IATEOF AFFS & SERVICE CORP, r.-.T1., 492 ROCK STREET. FALL RIVER, ~IA02720;OS.6i6·m4

Friday, June 25, 2004

Daily Readings June 28· Am 2:6-10,1316; Ps 50: 16-23; Mt 8:18-22 June 29 Acts12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9; 2 Tm 4:6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19 June 30 Am 5:14-15,2124; Ps 50:713,16-17; Mt 8:28-34 July Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11;Mt9:1-

quality ofthe state's existing education and care services.

What is most exciting about this plan is language that puts the decision of where to attend preschool squarely in the hands of parents. And this means that Catholic schools, whose total enrollment of low-income students in urban districts already exceeds 55 percent, will be able to positively impact the lives of even more needy children. While the plan is not without substantial cost, an estimated $1.2 billion to create the system over 10 years and an additional $1.2 billion annually thereafter, early education experts, government, and business leaders believe the promise of school readiness for all our students will reap tremendous rewards in the long-term.

The plan also would continue to fund education and care services to low-income families, and later to every Massachusetts child. Under the plan, families would choose their preschool or care based on the provider that best suits the unique needs of their child - not on where they live, what they can afford or whether the setting is religious, public or private. PACE and MCC applauds this broad-minded, familycentered 'approach to early education and care.

A recent PACE poverty data collection study, funded by the Catholic Schools Foundation, showed that in some inner-city Catholic schools where ethnic minority representation is high, upwards of 94 percent the of students attending live at or below the federal poverty limit. What

this says, shattering many preconceptions, is that our Catholic schools are serving many disadvantaged, inner-city families who represent various ethnic minority populations. It also says that many ethnic minority parents recognize the benefits of a Catholic education and are willing to make tremendous sacrifices to offer their child the Catholic school advantage.

Their wisdom is about more than instinct or anecdotes. A May/ June 1999 issue of the "Harvard Education Letter," a publication of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, reports that ethnic minority students are at a distinct advantage when they are enrolled in Catholic schools. The article goes on to say: "the growing literature on the benefits of parochial education, especially for the poorest children, suggests that aspects of pedagogy may contribute to the development of positive attitudes about academic ability. These aspects include high expectations and standards for both academic and social performance, and the belief that all children can excel in school provided that they invest effort."

PACE and MCC are committed to realizing parental choice in the Commonwealth for all students - from pre-school through high-school. Over PACE's 10year history, we have advocated for broader opportunities in school choice. We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. For example, in 2003 the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services determined that inTum to page 13 - Education

j

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming weeks June 28 1947, Rev. Thomas C. Gunning, Assistant, St. Lawrence, New Bedford .

8 July 2

July 3 July 4

. ffiRE

T~UGHT·

FUNERAL PLANNING !Ma~ it

Am 8:4-6,9-12; Ps119:2,10,' 20,30,40,131 ; Mt 9:9-13 Eph 2:19-22;·Ps 117:1-2; Jn 20:24-29 Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7,16,20; Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12,17-20 or 10:1-9

easierfor tftose you Cow 11111I1111111111111111111111111

THE ANCHOR (USPS·545-D20) Periodical Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly except for the first two weeks in July and the week after Christmas at 887 Highland Avenue. Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Catholic Press ofthe Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $14.00 per year.

POSTMASTERS send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

••

\lune 30 1952, Rev. Simon Pease, SS\CC., Administrator, Sacred Hearts, Fairhaven \ \ ~ R;,~61. R". AIP~~15.<DOm;nkanPriory. F,II July\ 1993, Rev. Fernando A. Veiga, GM, Vincentians Mission House, Fall

Riv~r

"

~\'.

July 2\\ 1967, Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, Assis nt, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River \ \ 1996, Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, Retired Pastor, St. George, Westport \..)

July 3 1942, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford

July 4 1955, Rev. James A. Coyle, S.T.L., Pastor, Holy Name, Fall River

Notes Front the Hill Letters to pastors provide report on marriage vote This brief synopsis ofpolitical goings on in Boston andWashington is provided by the Masstu:hu- . setts Catholic Conference (MCC), thepublicpolicy voice ofthe Catholic Church in this state and govemed by the bishops in etu:h ofthe dioceses in the Commonwealth.

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Catholic Conference (MCC) has sent to each Catholic parish in t~e state a report on how area legislators voted during the recent constitutional convention concerning the marriage issue. The letter encouraged pastors to share the information so that parishioners 'could contact their legislators to thank them or to express their disappointment. This is part of an ongoing effort to help Catholics in the pews keep informed about key votes.

Some commentators protested that the mailing to pastors somehow crossed a line by mixing Church and state. Far from it. As

Bishops

long as Catholics are allowed to participate in choosing their civic leaders, then they have just as much of a right as "non-religious" , voters to know how those leaders are performing in office. The minute that we bar constituents from equal participation in the public policy arena because they are religious, that's when the constitutional promise of religious freedom is broken.

The letters from the MCC summarized the performance of legislators according to the number of times they voted to uphold marriage and against civil unions consistent with Church teaching.

There were nine votes, and on the last one, a majority approved a constitutional amendment that reaffirmed marriage as the union between one man and one woman, but also mandated samesex civil unions equal to marriage.

Thus the first step was completed in a process that could result in the amendment going to the 2006

ballot.

One cannot assess a legislator's performance by looking only at the last vote. The preceding eight votes were more critical, and sometimes involved confusing strategies. The letters offered pastors an easy-to-understand summary of individual per'rormances.

Readers can find a full analysis of all the legislators online at www.macathconf.org.

Here is an overview of legislators in the Fall River diocese: Reps. Correia, Lepper, Poirier, and Travis exercised extraordinary leadership in the debate and behind the scenes in an effort to uphold traditional marriage, besides voting eight out of eight in agreement with the Church's positions. Thus, they deserve the, highest praise from constituents for going beyond the call.

Senators Brown and Creedon, and Reps. George, Gifford, Gomes, and Perry also voted 100

(2/8), while ultimately not supporting a redefinition of marriage, did support same-sex civil unions equal to marriage.

They also opposed splitting the marriage and civil union issues, thus denying the people a clean vote on marriage itself. Constituents should express their great concern about forcing an impossible ballot choice on the voters.

The remaining legislators, including Senators Joyce, Montigny, O'Leary, and Sprague (all 0/8) and Reps. Kafka, Sullivan (both 1/8), Cabral, Haddad, and Patrick (all 0/8), voted against preserving traditional marriage and in favor of same-sex marriage. They sought to deny giving the people the opportunity to vote to reaffirm traditional marriage and thus rejected any attempt to overturn the radical court decision of four judges creating same-sex marriage in Massachusetts. Constituents should share their profound disappointment.

MASSACHUSETTS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Executive Director advises Massachusetts' four Roman Catholic Bishops on issues of public policy and acts as the legislative agent for the Archdiocese of Boston, the Dioceses of Fall River, Springfield and Worcester. Requires a Bachelor's Degree, a Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) or advanced degree in public policy preferred. Experience as a lobbyist or equivalent legislative, executive,administrative or public policy experience required. Requires knowledge of Catholic social teaching and the ability to develop rapport with legislators, lobbyists, and other organizations, including ecumenical and interfaith organizations. Must be a Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church.

Resumes should be forwarded by July 30, 2004 to staff@macathcorif.org or mailed to:

Continued from page one

one's opposition to abortion to be 'private and personal' rather than public," Father Pavone said.

Repeating the bishops' statement that abortion "can never be justified," the priest added, "This cannot be said about war, capital punishment or particular policy decisions that do not contradict fundamental moral principles."

Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles, who had strongly opposed any move toward sanctioning Catholic politicians who support abortion by refusing them Communion, said in a June 18 statement of support for the document: "The archdiocese will continue to follow Church teaching which places the duty on each Catholic to examine their consciences as to their worthiness to receive holy Communion," the cardinal added. "That is not the role of the person distributing the Body and Blood of Christ."

William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, had special praise in a statement for the bishops' deciaration that "the Catholic community and Catholic institutions" should not honor those "who act in defi-

percent and therefore deserve utmost thanks for upholding traditional marriage.

Reps.' Creedon (7/8), Koczera (6/8), and Quinn (6/8), voted to uphold traditional marriage and opposed civil unions the majority of the time. They also supported splitting the marriage and civil union issues to give the people a clean vote on marriage at the ballot. They deserve thanks for their positive performance.

Reps. Fagan and Flynn (both 4/8) voted to reaffirm traditional marriage while also supporting same-sex civil unions equal to marriage, though they did support splitting the issues. They should be thanked for their support for traditional marriage and for giving the people a clean vote on marriage, while concern is expressed for their support for samesex civil unions.

Reps. Atsalis and Canavan (also 4/8), along with Senators Pacheco, Menard, Murray, and Reps. Howland, Rodrigues, Straus (all 3/8), and Turkington

0

. ance of our fundamental moral principles" with awards, honors or "platforms which would suggest support for their actions."

Writing in the June 21-28 issue of America magazine, Archbishop Raymond L. Burke of St. Louis said "the Church herself must refuse the sacrament" when a Catholic politician who "has publicly violated the moral law in a grave matter" does not recognize on his own that he or she does not have "the proper disposition to receive Communion."

Archbishop Charles 1.

Chaput of Denver said, " ... the Church always expects Catholics who are living in serious sin or who deny the teachings of the Church - whether they're highly visible officials or anonymous parishioners - to have the integrity to respect both the Eucharist and the faithful, and to refrain from receiving Communion."

Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., USCCB vice president, took a different tack in a column for the Inland Register, diocesan newspaper.

"I strongly oppose using Eucharist as a weapon," he wrote.

"As 'a bishop, I believe we are called to persuade, not to bludgeon.... We have neither need

nor call to take God's gifts ... ~nd tum them into weapons of divisiveness and anger."

Speaking at a Mass at Corpus Christi Parish in Carol Stream, Ill., Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill., agreed that "the Eucharist should not be used as a sanction."

"Both the good and the wicked can approach the table," he said. "You don't question people when they come up here."

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual place of residence of MARIA DE FATIMA MEDEIROS is un· known, We cite MARIA DE FATIMA MEDEIROS to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at 2:30 p.m. at BBl Highland Av· enue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give tes· timony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Medeiros·Medeiros case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, Maria de Fatima Medeiros, must see to it that she is prop· erly advised in regard to this edictal cita· tion. ' (Rev.) Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D. Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts on this the 16th day of June, 2004.

Massachusetts Catholic Conference 150 Staniford Street, Suite 5 Boston, MA 02114-2511

I

I

~ I

~

..!j,1

II

j' .

! ~

:Jn~

JoIm Midiael fjafftot " S ~ fjO-UJt" St. Monica's Church 214 Lawrence Street Methuen, MA Sunday, September 12, 2004 7:00 PM Ticket Information Reserve Row $25.00 General Admission $20.00 Call 978-683-1193

thea~

themoorin~

Friday, June 25, 2004

the living.word

The graying of Massachusetts

"

The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (~ass INC), together with the Center for Retirement at Boston College, recently released a study, "The Graying of Massachusetts: Aging, the New Rules of Retirement and the Changing Workforce."

The report is a wake-up call for all in the state. It reflects that ~ass.a颅 chusetts is on a collision course, as there exists a huge demographic shift to a much older population. This is occurring, while at the same time t~e traditional concept of retirement is in a state of flux. Change~ to. SocI~1 Security and private pensions mean that if workers want to mamtam their standard of living, they will be forced to extend their retirement age. It also noted that to add to this reality, many of the state's 1.87 million baby boomers are on the brink of retirement.

Some of the findings of the report are more than noteworthy. For example, currently one of out every eight people in the United States is age 65 or older. In 2030, one out of every five will be at this age level. In the Commonwealth today, one out of every seven persons is age 65 or older.

Within the state and in our own diocese, Barnstable County has a significant higher proportion of older residents, noting that 2? percent of the populatipn is older than 65.

Given the circumstances of the times, and the uncertainty of the fiscal market, there exists enormous public policy implications to our aging population. Housing, healthcare and workforce developments are but a few of the areas that will evoke new and different challenges. The financial implications of this demographic shift loom large. How the Social Security System and Medicare will accommodate the growing numbers of seniors is truly up in the air. .

The study indicates that since 1992, the percentage covered by traditional pension plans has decreased from 40 to 20 percerit. About 25 percent of people eligible to participate in pensions do not. At slightly m~re than two percent, the personal savings rate of2001 was at its lowest po~nt since the Great Depression. It also asks us to remember that as the SOCial Security age increases from 65 to 67, future retirees will either have to work longer or have to accept a reduction in their monthly Social Secu. rity benefits.

It is important to note, the study states, that the conventional source of labor supply in the state, namely immigrants, domestic .migraiIts and women, is in a decline. Given today's very restrictive immigration poli-' cies, there can be little doubt that the marketplace will indeed by affected.

As a result, neither domestic nor international migration is likely to solve future labor shortages.

Older workers may offer a way to bridge the gap in the job f9rce. In many areas of our economy, older workers are a necessity. However, given the rapid evolution in technical jobs, many seniors would not be able to adapt to the changing skills requirement. They would be forced to accept lower paying positions. Together with low interest rates and lack of sufficient pension resources, many seniors will find themselves in tough financial circumstances.

The report of the Mass INC feels that the state's job-training programs must meet the needs of older workers. For instance, community-based organizations, plus community colleges and other post-secondary institutions, should do more outreach and training of older workers. ' One thing that seniors have going for theip is that they are increasingly healthy and getting even healthier. They are also better educated that their forbears. These are plus signs for the workplace. . Yet, there is a strong need for the national government also to assume the responsibility to seniors. Putting the finances of Social Security and Medicare on a sound, long-term footing is critical. The goal of this report is indeed wonderful; namely, to get business; labor and community leaders and p,eople at all levels of government to work together to help families better prepare for retirement, and at the same time, prepare the Com路monwealth for its aging population. Such objectives are indeed not only to be commended, but also unabashedly supported. We indeed need more studies of this nature and to activate their recommendations.

The Executive Editor

theancho~

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER Published weekly by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 FAX 508-675-7048 Telephone 508-675-7151 E-mail: TheAnchor@Anchornews.org Send address changes to P.O. Box, call or use E-mail address

EXECUTIVE EDITOR Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore EDITOR David B. Jollvet

NEWS EDITOR James N. Dunbar

OFFICE MANAGER Barbara M. Reis

A

YOUNG GIRL LOOKS

THROUGH BARBED WIRE AT THE THAM KRABQK REFUGEE CAMP,

62

MILES NORTH

OF BANGKOK, THAILAND,.

POPE JOHN PAUL

II CALLED

ON THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO STEP UP ITS EFFORTS IN TACKLING THE ROOT CAUSES OF THE WORLD'S REFUGEE PROBLEM.

(eNS

PHOTO ,FROM

REUTERS)

"Is IT NOT TO DIVIDE YOUR BREAD WITH THE HUNGRY AND BRING THE HOMELESS POOR INTO THE HOUSE; WHEN YOU SEE THE 'NAKED, TO COVER HIM; AND NOT TO HIDE YOURSELF FROM YOUR OWN FLESH?" (ISAIAH 58:7).

Take a real rest this summer!

By FATHER

EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Five beautiful mqsaics in the Library of Congress depict the basic路 principles for maintaining a happy family.

- Two people are lying oil their side, symbolizing rest.

- Another two people are clowning around, signifying play.

- Several people portray the value of working.

- A couple studying together are a reminder of the need for education.

- And an entire family is worshiping, conveying the importance of religion and faith.

With summer upon us, how can we get in the mood for rest?

So much disturbing news surrounds us. The war in Iraq seems to be getting worse with each day. Gas prices have skyrocketed. The economy is shaky, and so are people when it comes to traveling. Instead of being our time to loosen up, this summer very well could end up making us more uptight than ever.

To counter the above, rest must take priority when we vacation. It is a fact that when

we get proper rest, whatever needs healing within us is, restored much more quickly.

Rest not only heals, but stills us.

And through the powers of stillness, rest helps us to regain our strength.

Rest doesn't come easily.

What is required is a concerted effort to turn off daily concerns and worries in order to let the mind float freely and the body to become still. This letting go is extremely difficult for most people.

I remember playing in a golf tournament not long ago in which one of the men in our foursome brought along his cell phone. He was forever on it during our 18 holes, and his golf game suffered because of it.

Turning off pressing concerns is much more difficult today because we are wired to them electronically. If we are, going to play golf OLtO the beach, we should leave the cell phone behind. And when we leave the office for vacation, we ought to resolve not to call in or check our E-mails or the.

Internet. ' We must become unwired; else we'll become unglued.

But it might be argued that if we don't keep up with our business and the news we could very well go out of business.

But is this true? And isn't there something wrong with this picture?

When does being at the service of work become a disservice.to our well-being?

When I was in the seminary, our spiritual director once emphasized that we must, not forget to pray for ourselves, "The life of priests is usually one of always being asked to pray for others," he said. "It is very easy to forget to pray for yourself or to think that praying for oneself is selfish. It is not selfish. It is wise. How can we benefit others if we aren't together ourselves?"

To leave as many concerns as possible at home while taking a ,vacation is wisdom at its best.

How many times have we . discovered after a vacation that many of the so-called pressing concerns were not so pressing after all and, moreover, that having rested, we now can handle those that' are of real concern much better and more calmly?

The big wheels get the Greece After today, there are only 48 more "days until opening ceremonies for the XXVIII Summer Olympiad in Athens, Greece.

Seven weeks to go before the world's premier sporting bonanza, yet I have no interest in watching pro hoopsters, basebailers and track & field stars compete for the gold. None.

As a young sports fanatic I ate up the Olympic Games much like I did a Thanksgiving turkey - a delectable meal that came only once or twice a year.

Back then, the summer and winter games were held in the same year.

The Olympic Games were a potpourri of events and dramas I got to witness only e~ery four years. How sweeeet it was when they returned. . Besides the thrill of the games, the leap-year sports bonanzas were also a measuring stick of my development as a person.

During the closing ceremo-

nies I would always calculate how old I would be when the next Olympic Games rolled around.

I recall in 1968 watching the end of the Mexico City games

My View

from the Stands

By Dave Jolivet thinking, "Wow, in 1972, I'll be l6!"; then at the end of the '72 Munich games realizing,. "In '76 I'll be 20!!"

I think it was after the 1976 Montr~al games that things changed. I've long since squelched that tradition when I realized I was growing too old too fast that way.

Maybe that's when the Olympic magic began to fade.

But I doubt it.

The magic of the Olympic games lost its edge when the integrity of the games began to ebb.

The terrorist attack on the '72 Munich games was horrible, and that initiated a political influence that would grow and taint future games: like the United States' boycott of the 1980 Moscow games, and the Soviet Union's 1984 boycott of the Los Angeles games.

But what tainted the games most, for me, was the elimination of the "amateur" status.

It was so refreshing to see a kid from . Harlem work his way up to the Olympic games and stand on the gold medal podium while the "Star Spangled Banner" played.

It was inspiring to watch a group of high school and college kids compete against the mighty Soviet "amateur" soldiers. And the only athletes who were suspected of bulking up usually came from the Eastern Bloc. .

It was sports at its best.

Not anymore. Professionals and steroids have now stolen the limelight. As usual.

By.and large, the Olympic the celebration 'of Mass at 5: 15 and a dinner and guest speaker will follow at 6 p.m. For more information call Father Richard M. Roy at 508-255-0170,

Publicity Chairmen are 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· FRIDAYS. 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 508-675-7151.

FALL RIVER - The Hudner Oncology Center at Saint Anne's Hospital invites area cancer patients to participate in an education and support program held every Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. in Room 220 of Clemence Hall.

For more information call Mark Theodore at 508-674-5600 ext.

2279.

FALL RIVER - People are needed to become Beacon Hospice Volunteers and help care. for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Training will be provided and other volunteer opportunities including some for teen-agers are available. For more information call Billie Baker at 508-324-1900.

FALL RIVER - Catholic Social Services will host a presentation on adoption June 29 from 7-9 p.m. at its 1600 Bay Street

office. It will cover the Domestic Newborn and International Adoption Programs. To register call 508-674-4681. Light refreshments will follow.

POCASSET - The. 11th annual Mass of the Anointing of the Sick will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 841 Shore Road. For more information call Betty Kazmier at 508563-9020.

MISCELLANEOUS - The YARMOUTHPORT - FaMassachusetts Citizen for Life Group has established a 24-hour . ther Roger Landry will lead a hotline dedicated to giving men Morning of Recollection July 10 and women important informa- at Sacred Heart Chapel on Sumtion on alternatives to abortion. mer Street. It will begin with the There are several pre-recorded celebration of Mass and include messages on a variety of topics Adoration of the Blessed Sacto assist in any situation. For more rament. The day is themed information call the "Her Choice" "True Devotion to Mary." For more information call 508-775hotline at 508-678-3030.

0818.

NORTH DARTMOUTH The Diocesan Divorced-Separated Support Group will meet June 28 from 7-9 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. Refreshments will follow.

For more information call Bob Menard at 508-673-2997.

Games were pure and simple.

Now, Olympic headlines fit in well with the rest of the garbage on the sports page. .

Where can we tum? Wiffle Ball anyone?

Dave Jolivet, editor of The Anchor, is afonner sporls editor!

Eastern Television Sales And Service Fall River's Largest Display of TVs

ZENITH • SONY

writer, and regularly gives one fan ~ perspective on the unique world ofsporls.

Comments are welcome at dave;olivet@anchornews.org.

1196 BEDFORD ST. FALL RIVER 508-673-9721

PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA

On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in my

name that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall: 1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite the Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 minutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me."

In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

HEALING SERVICE WITH MASS Sun., June 27 - 2:00 p.m. - English Fr. Andre Patenaude, M.S.

. ,.JOHN POLCE: BETHANY NIGHTS Friday, June 25 - 7:30 p.m. - Music - Healing - Church , Good-will donation

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Mon. - Fri. Wednesday Saturday-Sunda~

2:00-3:00 p.m.

2:00-3:00 p.m. & 5:00-6:00 p.m.

1:00-4:00 p.m.

508-236-9090

Gift Shop

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Every Day

PB()NJl\.~"'~2 ..5410 E..MAIL: ISPP$9ff.ice@juno.com W1l1lSI'l1U: h.ttp:lIIasalette.shrine.tripod.com . FAX: 508-222-6770 !

Saint Anne's Hospital

Clinical Pastoral Education Program

NORTH EASTON - The public is invited to participate in the praying of the 20 mysteries of the rosary on Sundays at 5 p.m. in the chapel of toe Father Peyton Center at Holy Cross Family Ministries, 58 Washington Street.

Daily rosary is recited at 9 a.m. and Mass is celebrated at noon every weekday.

ORLEANS - A SeparatedDivorced Support Group for Catholics will meet Saturday at the St. Joan of Arc Parish Center, 61 Canal Road. It will begin with

is now offering an extended unit of

Clinical Pastoral Education September 2004 - January 2005 , Mondays 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is alearning process, within asupsvised clinical setting, that helps theological students, ordained clergy, and religious and lay ministers develop greater competence in their spiritual roles. CPE is ameans of . supporting people in their ministry and of extending quality spiritual care and education into an integrated health-care setting.

For more infonnation, contact: Ann Marie Lauzon at 508·674-5600, ext. 2060 Saint Anne's Hospital CPE program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Commission on Certification and Accreditation.

Saint Anne's Hospital caritas christi health care

795 Middle Street, Fall River, MA 02721 www.saintanneshos ital.or

the a~

Bishops approve 2004 child sex abuse policy audits

By CATHOLIC

Friday, June 25, 2004

Torn between locations and duties If not fear of flying, what Sitting on an airplane with my motivated her departure? Would daughter, waiting to pull away someone at the end of the flight from the gate, I gazed hopefully be dismayed at her no-show? Was at the empty aisle seat beside us. someone at home incredulous to It was a crowded flight out of see her reappear?

Anchorage, Alaska, but no one I've been flying often lately, claimed the seat. Maybe, just trips mandated by family necessimaybe, no one would show upties: a daughter's graduation, a and we'd have the row to mother's surgery and recovery. At ollrselves. , take-off, my least favorite time; I After it seemed everyone was often think of that girl. on board, a young worrian, who appeared to be Native Alaskan, rushed on and sat down beside me. She seemed agitated, but after all, she almost missed her flight. Later, I wished I had given her a warm hello and a reassuring

By Effie Caldarola smile. But, not one to encourage airplane conversations, I kept to myself.

We must have been minutes This morning I am sailing from taxiing away when she along through the sky on a visit to the Midwest to help mom. She's bolted. I think the door already had been closed, but the crew been out of the hospital only a few days, and already she's fallen opened it for her. Off she went. twice - tipped over, really, from As quickly and quietly as she had .frailty and lack of muscle strength appeared she was gone.

Although the coveted aisle seat ' brought on by surgery, and days was now ours, it no longer spent in bed. seemed entirely empty.

"You said you w.ere coming Was she afraid of flying? It's again this summer," my brother had said 'to me on the phone. "We hard to live in Alaska arid maintain that fear. Few roads dot feel if you're coming, this would the tundra, and people commute be the time you're really needed." from village to village in small I'm not good at quick deciaircraft. A trip Outside - what sions. I'd fail Garage Sale 10I, we Alaskans call anywhere that's because I can't buy on impulse. not Alaska - almost always Yet, not five hours after means a trip to the airport. speaking to my brother, I made

NEWS SERVICE The charter allows for the DENVER - The U.S. bish- development of regional moniops have approved on-site au- toring procedures. dits this year of all U.S. dioceses The review of the policies and Eastern-rite eparchies to contained in the charter is schedmonitor compliance with child uled for the bishops' me~ting in. sex abuse prevention policies.

November.

The vote was 207~14 in faThe 2004 audits will be the vor with one abstention, accord- second yearly report on how ing to a recent news release is- dioceses and eparchies are comsued in Denver by the commu- plying with policies. The 2003 nications departrnentofthe U.S. audits showed 90 percent comConference of Catholic Bish- pliance. ops.

The bishops' Office of Child The approval came after con- and Youth Protection, which troversy as to whether some conducted the 2003 audits, has bishops wanted to postpone the been directed to conduct this 2004 audits. year's audits and any future naThe vote was taken during tional audits pending the outthe bishops' June 14-19 closed- come of the policy review. . door spring meeting, held this Praising the vote was Archyear in the Denver suburb of bishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Englewood.

Paul-Minneapolis, chairman of The hierarchy also directed the sexual abuse ad hoc comrnitits' all-lay National Review tee.

Board to prepare, in conjunction The bishops' actions were "a with the bishops' Ad Hoc Com- clear indication of our comrnitmittee on Sexual Abuse, propos- ment to the charter and to the als for a study on the causes and protection of children and young context of the clergy sex abuse people," said Archbishop Flynn crisis. The study is called for by in the USCCB news release. the bishops' policies contained Agreeing was Cardinal in the 2002 "Charter for the Pro- Roger M. Mahony of Los Antection of Children and Young geles, who had previously supPeople," but the financing has ported 2004 audits and said that to be approved by the'bishops. opponents were a minority The news release quoted Jus- among the bishops. tice Anne M. Burke, interim In a separate news release, I did a ''brave'' thing by chairwoman of the review the cardinal said that the audit . accident a couple of months ago. I board, as welcoming the bish- vote "indicates that the bishops visited a little campsite of mine in ops" v o t e . ' are serious about continuing the the San Juan Islands off Washing"The National Review Board important task of making sure ton state's northwest comer. I is pleased with the decision to that our Church is safe for evwanted to see if I could coax the move forward with the audits eryone, especially for children 1972 Volkswagen bug I'd left¡ and to begin further research and youth." there into starting. into the causes and context of Mercy Sister Mary Ann Since the $400 price had not these crimes," said Burke.

Walsh, a spokeswoman for the included a key and since ''hotwiring" an ignition is not one of Prior to the decision, she had bishops, said that the bishops crii:i.cized som~ bishops for op- were also briefed on the procemy skills, I tried what posing the 2004 audits and seek- dure for replacing National Resome friends suggested: drilling a hole through the ing to delay a vote until Novem- view Board members. . center of the ignition ber when it would be too late to The spokeswoman said that switch where th~ key conduct the audits for this year. the review board and Archshould go and, thereby, "Working with the Ad Hoc bishop Flynn's committee are freeing the ignition to be Committee on Sexual Abuse, responsible for drafting a joint turned by a screwdriver or the National Review Board will list of replacements with each of butter knife or letter continue to promote strong ac- the potential nominees being opener. tion to protect children and vetted by the local bishop, as . Apparently VW makers young people in the Church," was the case in the original apwere onto this in 1972. After said Burke, an Illinois Appellat~ pointm~nts. breaking three drills, almost Court judge.

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of electrocuting I!lyself and causing a ''The message is clear: Chil- Belleville, Ill., USCCB presicontusion on my thigh via the dren will be safe ftom harm in dent, will then present the names emergency brake handle, I the Catholic Church and the to the bishops' Administrative managed to bore a respectable bishops and lay people will Committee in September for tunnel through the middle of the work together on this," she said. consultation before he appoints ignition thing. However, no letter , The USCCB news release new members, said Sister opener, screwdriver or butter knife said that the bishops also dis- Walsh.

I could find would turn the dam cussed whether in the future the The board originally had 13 switch.. Not even a chisel.

So I left in a huff, also abanaudit process should be replaced members but one resigned and doning my cell phone on the small by a regional oversight system five o.thers, including Burke, stump where I had plunked it. Of based on the 14 regions into have announced their resignacourse, I did not realize this until I which the USCCB is divided. tions before the end of 2004. was on a ferry and almost back to The bishops will discuss the au- ' Burke told Catholic News Serthe mainland. dit procedures in their upcom- ,vice that they would remain on This clearly was a sign from ing review of sex abuse preven- the board until replacements' God. So I took a vow of no cell tion policies, said the release. have been named. phone use for two months. It was

the reservations. Now, within 48 hours, I'm suspended in.that weird space between time zones.

At home, my hu~band is wonderfully supportive.

"You have to go," he told me.

"We'll be fine."

I leave to him the opening soccer tournament of the season, with two soccer players in the family and the possibility of 10 games in three days. This, plus the first week of summer vacation.

In 26 years of marriage, we know the routine. He works long hours outside the home, I work short ones. I'm the chief cook. I buy the groceries, do the laundry, pay the bills. I am the event scheduler and the CEO of after-school snacks and bedtime prayers.

Now, as I throw my clothes into a.suitcase, I toss him my. duties for a week. ''After a while," my eldest confides only half jokingly, '~Dad melts down."

Oh, dear.

As the plane bounces through ' the turbulence, I know it's too late to bolt. I am tom - geographically, emotionally - between my duties as daughter and my duties at home. I know millions share the same balancing act, whether they live near aging parents or far away. Like me, they simply fasten their seat belts and pray they're flying in the right direction.

,...----------..,--=::---,., For the Journey

â&#x20AC;˘.....IJ

On the freeway without my cell phone an easy promise to keep. I had no' sea-going jellyfish one encounters return trip planned for two months, . at times when diving. You just no cell phone insurance and was can't seem to get away from them. too cheap to buy a new one.

And it's not that they are bad in Interestingly, I r,arely missed theinselves - any more than the the thing. I had lived a number of individual bars on a jail cell are decades without one, and it turned particularly loathsome. In total, out I could return to that em rather however, one does have to wonder easily. to what degree we have imprisIt certainly heightened my oned ourselves in the busyness of awareness of how communication at the expense of something akin to quiet.

Obviously I am not talking about quiet in the sense of the absence J1 of ringing, dinging, singing, talking, listening or watching. I am

By Dan Morris talking about quiet in the sense of not being unconsciously teQsed for the nel;(t "communica"overcommunicated" we are. So tion." many of us are "on call" to the If we don't make time for quiet world 24 hours a day, seven days a in some fonn, do we inadvertently wee~. I cannot tell you how nice it put God on hold? I suppose he can was to dawdle down the freeway leave us a message on voice mail , without my cell phone on the like anyone else. But he's not dashboard just itching to bark at anyone else. me. .

Which reminds me: I found the As I write this frOm my home cell phone on the stump. Rain had office, I have within easy reach the' not hurt it However, there was following: a fax-eopy-phone another little "sign" - a glob of machine, a radio, a (very cheap) little white communication from CD-eassette player, a printer, a one of God's feathered communiwireless horne phone, a DVDcators. videotape player within a small God does have a sense of television, a hand-held tape humor. Unlike German ignition recorder and earphones. makers.

They are like the long, sticky, Comments are welcome. Estinging tentacles that hang from mail Uncle Dan at underneath some of the very large cnsuncleOl@yahoo.com.

,...----------r--==;::--...,..

The offbeat w01l"'ld of Unc 1e Dan

Friday, June 25, 2004

the·~

,'.';"

·-·t,.

Children's status after an annulment Q. Recently I had a converCatholic tradition has included sation with a 42-year-old the celebration of the sacrifice of the Eucharist as its most impordivorced friend who never receives Communion. I asked if tant form of prayer for those who have died. Often this accompashe ever thought of seeking an annulment. She answered, ''No. nied the offering of stipends for I love my children [both the support of the Church's grown], and was told by ministers and other needs of the 'others' that they would be labeled illegitimate!' _----------[":7~::iii Is this true? (Wisconsin) A. No, it is not true. If the couple were free to marry in the first place, children born during

By Father their legal union are John J. Dietzen considered legitimate, even after an annulment.

Even in civil law, such a union Christian community.

As you suggest, however, the is called a "putative marriage."

That is, everyone thought it was a spiritual and other requirements of those left behind were also marriage, and there was no overt among the purposes of those reason to think otherwise. The prayers. The Council of Trent fact that some condition was noted nearly 500 years ago that present that enabled the marriage to be annulled years later does not the sacrifice of the Mass is "appropriately offered not only change the fact that this couple for the sins, penalties, satisfacwas thought to be married by tions and other needs of the everyone, including even themfaithful still living, but also for selves. those who have died in Christ" Their children are legitimate (decree on Mass, Chapter 2). for all purposes of Church law.

To place the above in context, Q. Please explain the custom however, perhaps a few remind- . of having Mass for the dead.

Does the benefit of that Mass go ers are needed about who the Mass is "for." Among our for the dead or is it more to remind the family and others to primary beliefs about the celebration of the Eucharist is that its remember and pray for them? reach and intentions are as broad, When stipends are offered, some priests announce who the . as universal, as the first offering of that sacrifice by Jesus on Mass is for, others do not Calvary.

Why? (Missouri) Our eucharistic prayers make A. For many centuries,

Questions an d Answers

clear that the intentions of every offering of this' sacrifice include not only the whole Church, but the whole human family, living and dead. Even should he wish to do so, no priest can narrow down that worldwide embrace as Jesus renews his sacrificial offering in his Church on earth.

In other words, to put it rather bluntly, no one acquires major ownership, as it were, in a particular offering of the Eucharist by giving a stipend.

For this reason, a statement like "this Mass is being offered for" an individual, or to include that name specifically in the prayers for the dead during the Eucharistic Prayer, generally is considered unsuitable 'since it places undue attention and emphasis on that particular intention rather than on the entire Church, the true focus of the eucharistic sacrifice.

Some might comment that all Catholics understand this anyway,

7

so such a concern is not needed.

My mail and other experiences suggest, however, that this vital, essential, universal aspect of every Mass is not well known to many Catholics. We need to keep clear what we believe is really happening on the altar.

Other appropriate and more theologically correct ways are available to acknowledge Mass intentions. A bulletin announcement is possible, of course, or a prayer in the general intercessions for "John and Jane Doe, who are being remembered especially at this Mass."

A free brochure describing basic Catholic prayers, beliefs

and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL61651.

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or E-mail: jjdietzen@aoLcom.

GfffJI. tJI&1~itrv'l; .

Bibles • Books • Vldeob....

Music • Gifts • Cards :.' sa·A Slall Road (RI. 6). N. Dartmouth (508) 9117-1165 • FIl (508) 997-o~__ Opan Mon·SaI9:30·5pm

.

-

Charlie's Oil COm, Inc. . Prompt 24 Hour Service . Automatic Deliveries . Call In Deliveries . BUdget Terms Available " Free Estimates ~> -

You Never Had Service Until You Tried Charlie's We're located at ...

46 Oak Grove Ave., Fall River orcal/ ...

508-675-7426 • 508-674-0709

"We cannot direct the wind, hut we can adjust the sails."

Feitelberg Insurance has been navigating the insurance marketplace since 1916. Let us put your business insurance program on the right course.

Life

Business

Personal

Employee Benefits

~.

II RUSSIAN GIRLS drop flower petals as they process through the streets of Moscow for the observance of the feast of Corpus Christi. Pope John Paul II recently announced a special year dedicated to the Eucharist, saying the Church needs to highlight' its importance for spiritual life and missionary tasks of the 21 st century. (CNS photo from Reuters)

.

Feitelberg Insurance 508-676-1971

t\., (_0IaIal" .**** '-:::: ....

1/ . ._ .....

".. ......,r'~"'",'" FMIllTAR '~'

.i.'""'.~t

;)

..--l:v1[:;. . -. , ~"" 'V(~~uk

Fall River • W. Bridgewater • Somerset Plymouth • Dartmouth • Hingham

, I

-'''~~

j

~~,

Is

the anchol\)

Friday, June 25, 2004

Expert warns about changes to health .. care caused by genetIc advances .

,

CHICAGO (CNS) - Ongoing work in genetic advancements will change not only the way medicine is practiced, but the way health care is delivered and paid for, .a health care policy expert told members of the Catholic Health Association. .

The question is not whether things will change, but how, and how to manage the consequences of decisions made now that will affect generations to come, said Rick Carlson, who is an attorney, a professor in the health services departme·nt at Jesuit-run Seattle University and president of the Health Strategies Group.

As more and more·information becomes available about individual genetic risks, practitioners will be able to tailor the interventions they provide, Carlson said.

But that same information will make it impossible for health insurance companies to operate the way they do now, by charging the same premiums for customers with widely different risk factors.

"That would be like a car insurance company charging the same for a 16-year-old who just got his license yesterday and a 44year-old who's never had an accident," he said. "We all know the risks aren't the same."

The title of Carlson's talk was

"Will We Be Good Ancestors?" not covered are eligible for the He discussed genetic advances state children's health insurance including stem-cell research, pre- programs, and, indeed, the health genetic implants and "designer care safety net for children is babies." All are in the early stages more tightly woven ·than for of development, he said, and the adults, said Pollack, who spoke vast ·bulk of genetic advances are .as part of a panel on providing years away from being applied. health coverage for all.

He said employers are likely Some states also provide to move toward not providing higher levels of eligibility for medical coverage and put the publicly funded health care for money back into employees' parents, but in 42 states adults hand. That could drive genetic who are not parents could be litadvances because patients will be erally penniless and not qualify . able to choose procedures they for a cent of public health assiswant, instead of only those cov- tance, Pollack said.

"What many Americans don't ered by insurance.

For the group insurance con- understand is that the safety net is cept to thrive, the only group more hole than webbing," he said.

The issue directly affects broad enough to manage the risk would be the entire public, Catholic health care providers Carlson said. Otherwise, the trend both for practical reasons - more toward more of the cost of health than 11 percent of American hoscare being paid by the consumer pitals are Catholic - and spiriwill continue, he said. tual ones, said Sulpician Father That's already a scandal in a Philip Keane, who was on the country in which nearly 44 mil- panel with Pollack. lion people, including 8.5 million "The just delivery of health children and nearly 20 million care is a religious and moral isfull-time workers, are without sue," said Father Keane, focusing health insurance, said Ronald F. on Jesus' humanity and healing Pollack, executive director of ministry. "We need to focus on Families USA, a nonpartisan, not- social justice in the delivery of for-profit organization that is health care. How can we be a working toward universal health people who profess faith in Jesus , coverage.

Christ, and not be committed to Many of the children who are the just delivery of health care?"

BELIEF IN THE DEVIL Amajority of Americans pqlled believe in the devil. Percentage who believe in the devil by religious denominaffon and poliffcol party Cotholits

lIE

[]2

Republicans

o BEUEYE • DON'T BElJEYE

o NOTSURE

Percentage who believe in the devil by geogrophkal region

,

( '.

\~:-SauIlD: Gallup ftJfJ

@ 2004 015 Graphics

RICK CARLSON, an attorney, professor and president of the Health Strategies Group, presents a talk titled ''The Coming Tsunami: Getting Ready for the Genomics Wave" during a general session of the 89th national assembly of the Catholic Health Association in Chicago. (CNS photo by Karen Callaway)

Reagan death stirs debate over embryonic stem-cell research WASHINGTON (CNS) The death of former President Ronald Reagan after his long struggle with Alzheimer's disease has rekindled debate over government funding of human embryonic stem-cell research.

Under scrutiny is President Bush's policy, announced Aug. 9, 2001, which allowed funding for those embryonic stem-cell lines already developed but prohibited federal funding for future stemcell lines. 'The policy does not prevent private funding of embryonic stem-cell research.

Supporters of relaxing current policy - including Reagan's wife, Nancy - said that such research is needed to develop cures for Alzheimer's and other debilitating diseases and conditions.

Opponents of human embryonic stem-cell research, such as the U.S. bishops, argue that such research involves the destruction of human life and that alternative research. is available using adult stem cells.

Early thIs month the Bush administration rejected the calls to change the policy.

"The president came up with a policy that will allow us to explore the promise of stem-cell research, and do so in a way that doesn't cross a certain moral threshold," said Scott McClellan, White House spokesman..

Nancy Reagan reignited the life, that letter also relies on dedebate about a month before her monstrably false factual claims," husband's death when she spoke said Doerflinger in a letter to in .favor of human embryonic House members released April 29. stem-cell research at a biomediDoerflinger added that human cal gathering in Los Angeles. embryonic stem-cell lines "may After Ronald Reagan's June 5 develop genetic abnormalities" death, Massachusetts Sen. John F. thus "preventing their use in huKerry, the likely Democratic mans for the foreseeable future." presidential nominee, endorsed Although Reagan's struggle Nancy Reagan's position and with Alzheimer's is being used to asked Bush to soften his policy lobby Bush to relax government on funding human embryonic restrictions, it is questionable stem-cell research. whether Reagan, who championed "I know there are ethical issues, Pro-Life causes during his 1981but people of good will and good 89 presidency, would have favored sense can resolve them," Kerry government funding of human said in a radio address. embryonic stem-cell research.

Kerry also. was one of 58 senaWilliam Clark, national secutors who signed a letter to Bush a . rity adviser and secretary of the few days earlier that asked for a interior under Reagan, said · relaxed policy. Among the sign- Reagan "consistently opposed ers were more than a dozen Re- federal support for the destruction publicans, several of whom op- of innocent human life." pose abortion. .

Reagan "began a de facto ban "We would very much like to on federal financing of embryo work '!Vith you to modify the cur- research that he held to throughrent embryonic stem-cell policy," out his presidency," wrote Clark said the letter. in an opinion piece p,ublished A similar letter was sent to June 11 in The New York TImes.

Bush in April by 200 members of The U.S. bishops have consisthe House of Representatives. tently opposed any type ofexperiThe House letter was immedi- mentation that destroys human ately. criticized b·y Richard embryos. At their meeting last · Doerflinger, deputy director of .November, they updated their inthe U.S. bishops' Secretariat for vestment guidelines to prohibit Pr9-Life Activities.. investment in companies involved "Besides demonstrating a lack in human embryonic stem-cell ·of respect for developing human research.

Friday, June 25, 2004

9

Australian bishop concerned about indigenous council

ELECTIO~

Candidates back Church call for health care reform WASHINGTON (CNS) - It's been more than a decade since the U.S. Catholic bishops declared in their 1993 document "A Framework for Comprehensive Health Care Reform" that the U.S. health care system "serves too few and costs too much."

With more than 43 million Americans now uninsured, the trend in the past 11 years has gone in the direction of serving fewer and costing more.

Both President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, the expected Republican and Demo-¡ cratic nominees for president, have outlined detailed plans for expanding access to affordable health care, protecting and strengthening Medicare, reforming medical liability law and reducing health care costs.

Bush's plan focuses on expansion of a network of community health centers to serve low-income Americans; establishment oftax-free health savings accounts to pay out-of-pocket health costs; refundable tax credits to help workers buy health insurance; introduction of a prescription drug benefit for seniors through Medicare; formation of association health plans that would allow small businesses to band together for lowered insurance rates; and "common-sense reform to medical liability law" that would reduce "frivolous and time-consuming legal proceedings against doctors and health care providers."

The centerpiece of Kerry's health care reform proposal is a federal guarantee to pay the full cost of more than 20 million children enrolled in Medicaid if states agree to expand coverage to children living at 300 percent of the federal poverty level and to the family members of children living at up to 200 percent of the poverty level. The plan would provide insurance to more than 18 million children and adults currently uninsured, according to the Kerry campaign.

Kerry also has proposed the creation of a "premium rebate" pool that would reimburse employee health plans a portion of the cost of care in certain high-risk health cases as long as companies use the savings to reduce the cost of workers' premiums.

He would give all Americans access to the same health care plan that covers Congress and the president, offer small business owners refundable tax credits for up to 50 percent of the cost of insuring their workers, and reduce prescription drug costs by closing loopholes in patent laws.

Kenneth Thorpe, chairman of the department of health policy and management at Emory University in Atlanta, recently estimated that Bush's proposal would cost about $90 billion over 10 years and would provide coverage for 2.5 million people currently uninsured. Kerry's plan would cost an estimated $690 billion over 10 years and would add 27 million people to the ranks of the insured, Thorpe said.

At a recent campaign appearance in Youngstown, Ohio, Bush said community health centers were the centerpiece of his health plan; he has promised to build or expand 1,200 such centers by 2006, and said he is halfway toward that goal.

"It's a cornmon-sense approach to making sure the system meets the needs without centralizing the decision-making process in Washington, D.C.," he said.

Kerry's campaign Website says the Democrat's proposal to reform health care would "save Ameri-

cans, purchasers and the federal government billions in health care costs every¡ year." Kerry "believes that all parts of the health care system insurers, providers, lawyers, employers and patients - have a responsibility to help make the health care system more affordable," it adds.

But the Kerry health plan, as outlined on his Website, also includes among its priorities protecting women's "right to choose" - a stand clearly at odds with the Catholic Church's strong opposition to abortion. "(Kerry) believes that the Constitution protects their right to choose and to make their own decisions in consultation with their doctor, their conscience and their God," the Website says. "He will defend this right as president (and) ... support only pro-choice judges to the Supreme Court."

The U.S. bishops do not comment on candidates' specific proposals, but they outlined their hopes for health care reform in the 2003 document, "Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility." ''This reform must be rooted in values that respect human dignity, protect human life, and meet the needs of the poor and uninsured," they said.

"With tens of millions of Americans lacking basic health insurance, we support measures to ensure that decent health care is available to all as a moral imperative. We also support measures to strengthen Medicare and Medicaid as well as measures that extend health care coverage to children, pregnant women, workers, immigrants, and other vulnerable populations."

Father Michael D. Place, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association, hopes that whoever is inaugurated president in January 2005 will move the health care reform discussion forward by convening "a summit ofall those people who fought each other last time (in 1993-94) and killed health care reform."

Quoting Ron Pollack, executive director ofFarnilies USA, a national health care consumer organization, Father Place said, "Health care reform failed because everyone thought that their perfect solution was the only solution."

The role of a president should be to bring together all the parties in health care reform - providers, insurers, consumers and special-interest groups - and ask them, ''What's your second-best solution?" the priest added.

But health care reform must be systemic, Father Place said in a column for the May-June issue of Health Progress, the Catholic Health Association's bimonthly journal.

'The gap between how things ought to be and how they are cannot be overcome by patchwork efforts," he wrote. "Instead, there must be a real transformation of how persons maintain access to health care and how health care is delivered iri our country."

Speaking recently at the CHA's annual assembly in Chicago, pollster Celinda Lake, president of Lake Snell Perry & Associates in Washington, said health care still lags behind the economy and the war in Iraq as issues of primary importance to voters.

But she said health care issues will be "more powerful" in the elections if "viewed through an economic lens" by voters.

SYDNEY, Australia (CNS) In 2003, after government reAustralian Church officials ex- structuring, many of the services pressed concern over the disband- once administered by the comrnising of a government commission â&#x20AC;˘ sion were assumed by the Aborigiprotecting indigenous rights. nal and Torres Strait Islander SerThe Aboriginal and Torres Strait vices. Both organizations will be Islander Commission, an elected abolished as a part of "sweeping group of indigenous people, is to reforms to the way in which serbe replaced by a government-ap- vices will be delivered to indigpointed indigenous council that will enous Australians," according to serve as an advisory board. Services . Sen. Amanda Vanstone, minister provided by the council will be for Immigration and Multicultural transferred to other government and Indigenous Affairs. agencies.

Vanstone said the council will Bishop Christopher Saunders of not be replaced with another elected Broome, chairman of the Austra- structure. Rather, the government lian Catholic Social Justice Coun- "will appoint a national indigenous cil, said he was concerned that the council on the basis of merit to inproposal to transfer the teract with government." commission's programs to mainVanstone said the council "will stream government agencies "could be a nonstatutory body comprised be a retrograde step." of indigenous people with exper'The existing mainstream agen- tise and experience on a range of cies have hardly delivered on prom- indigenous issues." ised improvements in the past," the Catholic officials expressed bishop said. doubts about the effectiveness of The move has sparked a national indigenous-specific programs and debate in Australia over how best services in light of the elimination to serve Australia's indigenous of the representative-based council.

Melissa Brickell, chairwoman of people, who only after 1967 were constitutionally recognized, the the National Aboriginal and Torres council said in a statement released Strait Islander Catholic Council, said replacing the elected council in early June.

"Most people are now aware of with a "government-appointed adthe challenges facing our indig- visory body is disempowering and enous brothers and sisters. But the not ensuring self-determination for extent of the disadvantages on ev- indigenous people." ery social and economic indicator While alternatives to the comof need would still shock many mission are being debated, both Australians," Bishop Saunders said. Brickell and Bishop Saunders have Established by the Australian called on all political parties to government in 1989, the elected "consider the rights of indigenous commission began operations on people to have an influential voice March 5, 1990, and will be dis- in the decisions that directly affect them:' the statement said. solved June 30.

BRAZILIAN OLYMPIAN Joaquim Cruz poses with the Olympic torch atop Corcovado Mountain in front of Brazil's famous "Christ the Redeemer" statue recently in Rio de Janeiro. The Olympic torch relay made its 10th stop in the Brazilian city while crossing through five continents en route to the 2004 summer games in Athens August 13-29. (CNS photo from Reuters)

....

-.-

/10

GregoryYaroch; $800-M/M Rob- Fernandes, Jose Fontes. ert Buckley; $500-M/M Ernest A. Hyannis Plante, Jr.; $250-M/M Richard St. Francis Xavier: $2,500ers for the Catholic Charities Ap- minute. reports come in from Jack, M/M Karl Jacobsen; $225- Bernard Nugent; $400-M/M peal," reflects Michael Donly, di- the 99 parishes. The Appeal to- M/M John Hackett; $200-John H. Marcel LaRue, Jr.; $250-Jorge tal, along with individual par- Adams, Dr/M Richard R. Bosch, M/M Michael Marchetti, rector of Development.

The Appeal Office is tallying ish totals, will be published in Brodeur, David W. Judge, Jr. & M/M Richard Peckham; $200-M/ final totals for the 63 rd annual the July 2 edition of The An- Margaret Lurate, John Kime & M Paul Heidemann, M/M Ray Jane Curren-Kime, M/M James Labbe, E.A. Ready, M/M Edward . springtime Appeal as last chor.

J. Lehane, M/M Paul Seibert,. Salvas, M/M David Selfe; $150John W. Smith, M/M George W. Lawrence Cleveland; $125Top five parishes as of 06/10/04: Streeter; $150-M/M Antonio R. Rose & Germaine Bouchard, Attleboro Area Cambone, M/M John Lardner; Robert Schwartz; $120-Cheryl $ 156,240.00 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk $100-Joyce S. Bruce, M/M Jef- Dowling; $100-M/M Richard 71,457.00 St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro frey Wright, M/M John B. Corbin, Eileen Duane, Donna 62,870.00 St. Mary, Mansfield Sullivan, Kelly Kasper, M/M Pe- Ellis, Mary Manwaring, Helen 47,490.00 St. Mark, Attleboro Falls ter R. Colgan, M/M Harry V. 'Moriarty, St. Francis Xavier 42,382.00 St. Mary, Seekonk Bellmar, Mary McCabe, Woman's Guild, Jean Schlander, Bernadette Murphy, M/M Robert Carole Shine, M/M Don Cape Cod Area Rainville, M/M Robert Oberg, M/ Swanson, M/M Donald Cleary, $ 183,001.93 St. Pius Tenth, South Yarmouth M John Howard, M/M Stephen M/M Gerald Harvey, Timothy 117,438.91 Christ the King, Mashpee Brothers, M/M Frederick A. Lovelette, M/M AI Nelson, Walter 95,556.30 Holy Trinity, West Harwich Twomey, M/M John Schulte, M/ Sweeny.

94,211.00 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville M Robert Cummings, M/M Mansfield 94,030.00 St. John the Evangelist. Pocasset Daniel T. Stack, Martin Mulry, M/ St. Mary: $200-Dr. Robert F. M Patrick Lynch, M/M Michael J. Siblia; $175-M/M Bryan J. Hill; Fall River Area ,Walsh, Gloria E. Pomelll, M/M $100-M/M Alfonse E. Bielan, M/ $ 45,210.00 St. Thomas More, Somerset Michael K. Ayer, Chris Colonero, M Michael A. Campo, M/M 39,510.00 St. John the Baptist, Westport M/M James W. Doherty, M/M Frederick G. Gibbs, M/M Rich35,373.77 St. Stanislaus, Fall River Walter E. Alvezi, M/M Robert C. ard H. Harrington, Mrs. Marie E. 34,551.00 Santo Christo, Fall River Fielding.

McGann, M/M John A. Testa III. 29,503.00 Holy Trinity, Fall River East Taunton Marion New Bedford Area St. Rita: $2,000-Stephen & Holy Family: $300-Terralynn $ 63,430.00 St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth Sullivan; $250-M/M Paul A. Connie Heacox; $300-Dennis & St. John Neumann, East Freetown 60,565.00 Lamoureux; $225-M/M James Deborah Giokas; $250-Sandria 48,799.00 St. Mary, South Dartmouth Withers; $150-Thomas Goggin, Parsons, Peggy & Frank Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford 48,633.00 M/M Vincent Barrett; $125-M/M Cafarella; $200-0tto Mahr, 47,724.00 St. Patrick, Wareham Daniel Neves; $100-Theresa Debra & Alber,t Cordeiro; $100Gomes, Marilyn Rogan, Jackie Larry & Eleanor Brown, Corrine Taunton Area Norton, M/M Gary Silvia, M/M Rogers.

St. Ann, Raynham $ 55,94Z路75 Howard Sousa, M/M David St. Martha's Vineyard 40,000.00 St. Anthony, Taunton Yves, M/M Robert Kelleher.

Good Shepherd: $3,00037,582.00 Holy Family, East Taunton Self~S'ervice Market; Fairhaven Reliable 32,647.00 St. Paul, Taunton St. Joseph: $250-Mrs. $200-Mrs. Armando Pacheco.

27,137.00 Annuncia~on of the Lord, Taunton James Fallon; $200-M/M AntoMashpee nio Tadeu; $100-M/M Ronald' Christ the King: $2,500-M/ Parishes Desnoyers, M/M Robert Gracia. M Robert Tischler; $500-M/M Our Lady of the Cape: Fall River Martin Henry; $400-M/M John Acushnet St. Mary Cathedral: $500- Agricola; $250-M/M Walter St. Francis Xavier: $100-M/ $1 OO-Marie Snyder. .

Buzzards Bay Donald McGovern, Knights of Carlson, Jr., M/M Joseph M Rogerio Mendes, Dorothy Jo St. Margaret: $1,200-Vir- Columbus #86; $250-Thbmas L. Mazzucchelli; $200-M/M Brian Feldman. ginia Marchand; $150-Ann & Ri- Carroll; $100-M/M James Veroneau, M/M Peter McEntee, Assonet St. Bernard: $250-William & chard Coyne; $100-Bridget & Conforti, Carol. Cioe, Theresa Sr., M/M Robert Iredale, M/M John Hart III; $125-M/M Edward Carol Verrochi; $200-M/M Den- August Cristofori, Cherie & Ryan, Angela & Mary Foley.

Good Shepherd: $100-M/M Pirozzi, M/M James Danforth, nis Read; $100-M/M George Daniel Gilmore, Ernest Perry.

Centerville Augustine Gonsalves, Rose & Joan Shields, Dr/M Robert Dubois, M/M John Gajewski.

Our Lady of Victory: $400- Roy Sousa, Mrs. Ernest Souza, Farrelly; $1 OO-M/M John Walsh, Attleboro M/M Robert Paul, Joan Joyce, St. John the Evangelist: M/M Robert D. Smith; $150-M/ Jr. Holy Rosary: $100-M/M M/M David Scott, Elinor Hysko, $1,000-M/M Mark Valley; $500- M Costantino Sabatini, M/M M/M Thomas DeMarco; $300- John H. Murphy; $100-M/M Arthur Duarte, M/M Steven Leite, Patricia Dunne, Mary Keating, M/M Paul Johnson, M/M Gerard Knights of Columbus #404; George Sommers, Mrs. Jean M/M Paul Miniacci.

Notre Dame: $3,500-ln Keen, M/M Arthur Mulrain, M/M $250-M/M Kevin Cryan; $200-MI McNamara, M/M PatriCk Memory of Richard K. Cloutier; Gerard Cahill, Joseph Day, M/M M Mark S. Cuddy, Edward Sullivan.

Chatham $1,000-Rev. Leonard Hindsley, Philip Robillard, M/M Frank Kelley; $100-M/M Kenneth A. Arsenault, Helen Bruen, M/M Holy Redeemer: $250-M/M O.P.; $150-Normand Belanger; Witkus, Dr/M Siesinski, M/M Michael Gallagher, M/M Joseph~ Frances J. Gorman; $200-M.F. $100-Normand Lambert.

John Burdulis, M/M David Hall, Mary Paille.

Me Namara; $150- M. Natalie Sacred Heart: $100-Sacred Pierce, Dr/M Joseph Viglione, M/ St. Joseph: $300-Stephen Young; $100-ln Memory of Heart Women's Guild, M/M M Michael Leahy, M/M Neil Murphy, M/M Kevin Pearlstein.

Hickey, Trase Rourke, M/M RobCatherine Marie Buckley, Michael Trainor.

St. Stephen: $200-Paul &. Kathleen M. Eldredge, Horace & St. Anne: $105-Erick's Son ert Girard, M/M Joseph Murania, Kathleen Comerford/Firth; $130- Eileen McDonell, M/M Donald Plumbing & Heating; $100-Jo- M/M Robert Gauthier, M/M James & Gail Cassidy; $100- Nolan, M/M George Snider. seph & Deodate DaSilva, Abilio Daniel Coon, M/M James Robert Foley, Richard & Helene East Falmouth Filipe.

Kaminske, Marie Bates.

St. Anthony: $750-M/M St. Joseph: $100-Mrs. Mattapoisett Goudreau, Michele Desmond.

St. Theresa of the Child Daniel Bailey; $200-M/M Jeffrey Shryle Borges.

St. Anthony: $500-M/M Ed,Jesus: $1,000-M/M Roger Dillon; $100-M/M George St. Michael: $100-Anony- ward Sylvester, Jr.; $100-Dr/M Choiniere; $800-M/M Normand Howarth. mous, A Friend. ' Dennis Barley,. M/M Burton East Freetown 'St. Stanislaus: $600-Louis Corkum.

Carrier; $600-St. Theresa Youth New Bedford Group; $200-Teri-Lynn .. ' St. John Neumann: $2,000- & Cheryl Mazurek; $500-M/M Holy Name of the Sacred Paquette; $150-Dorothy M/M Joseph Correia; $500-M/M . Charles Joerres; $150-M/M Brouchu, Eileen Morris; $120-M/ John Larsen; $250-John & John Cordeiro; $100-M/M Adam Heart of Jesus: $150-M/M KenM Kenneth Gill; $100-M/M Theresa Rita; $150-M/M John' .Gdanski, A Parishio~er, Thomas neth Rapoza.

Our Lady of the AssumpDonald Burch, Christine M. Bisio; $100-Fred & Isabel .Wilkenson, John Hadfield.

Clegg, Robert Figuerado, M/M Borges, M/M Michael Kelley, Santo Christo:, $200-M/M tion: $100-Lawrence Drayton.

Robert Joubert, M/M Richard "Adelaide L. Walker.

AgostinhodaSilva;$120-Manuel ' Our Lady of Fatima: $150Magliozzi, St. Theresa Women's & Marta Ferreira; $100-Maria M/M Antonio Mendes;. $1 OO-M/ East Sandwich Guild.

Corpus Christi: $1,000-M/ Amaral, M/M Daniel Cabral, M Stanley Koska.

Brewster M William Whalen; $900-M/M Jose Faria, M/M Helder Our Lady of Mount Carmel:

Appeal

\ I

I

I

,~ ,I I I I

=

I I

I

l.

l

~ .t<- .

Friday, June 25, 2004

Continued from page one

$600-M/M Vincent Fernandes; $300-Mrs. Rose Hendricks; $250-M/M Michael DeAlmeida; $100-M/M Robert Almeida, M/M Carlos Antao, M/M Joao Martins, Manuel Rapoza, Jr., A Friend, Holy Name Society, Mount Carmel Seniors, Mrs. Violante Arthur Pimentel, M/M Vasconcellos, M/M Manuel Medeiros.

St. James: $200-M/M Gerald Stabell; $100-Mrs. Ellen S. Vaughan.

St. Mary: $150-M/M Edward Santos; $100- M/M Steven Nunes, M/M Michael K. LeBlanc, M/M Michael J. Murphy.

North Attleboro Sacred Heart: $250-Kenneth Giacoppo; $200-Sandra A. Copley-Menard, M/M David Mello; $100-M/M William Larocque.

St. Mary: $2,000-Dr/M Ryan Welter; $300-M/M James Hall; $200-M/M Patrick Fitzgibbons, James Bazzinotti; $100-M/M Paul Viles, Burke McNamara, M/ M Louis Dusseault, M/M Richard Forbes, Jeannine Knobel.

North Dartmouth St. Julie Billiart: $500-Susan M. Burhoe.

North Dighton St. Joseph: $2,000-ln Memory of Alfred & Mary Costa.

North Easton Immaculate Conception: $200-George Comeaux, M/M Michael Peterson; $100-Doris Downey, Scott & Joanne Faust, Christopher & Suzanne Corey, Mary Rose Garfagna, Leo Kent, Amy Gindel, M/M Joseph Giordano, M/M Edward W. Lindback. .

North Falmouth St. Elizabeth Seton: $500M/M Dominic DiMartino; $360M/M Robert Averill; $300-M/M Joseph McCarthy; $250-M/M Gerald Good; $240-Grace Sullivan; $200-Dr/M William Adams, Richard Nissi; $150Josephine Corrigan; $125-M/M Don Carpenter, M/M John Donohoe; $100-Leo & Dottie Amendola, M/M William Connors, Marie Deechan, Dr/M Andrew Dorr, M/M Richard Fitzgerald, M/M Edward Gibbs, M/M William Maher, Virginia McArdle, Barbara McSherry, Clare O'Brien, M/M James Quill, M/M Thomas Simms, Mrs. Richard Woodward.

Norton St. Mary: $500-St. MaryKnights of Columbus; $200-Tina Stanton; $100-M/M Paul Griffin.

Orleans St. Joan of Arc: $100-M/M John Stoker.

Pocasset St. John the Evangelist: $500-M/M Robert Armour, Philip T. & M. Patricia Riley; $400-John H. Rowell, $100-M/M Richard Sassone, M/M Andrew Cooney.

Seekonk Our Lady of Mount Carmel: $1 ,OOO-M/M Gary Heaslip, M/M Andrew Mihailides; $360Clarence Wright; $250-M/M Ernest Arredondo; $200-M/M David Agostini, M/M Michael Continued on page II

11

Friday, June 25, 2004

eNS movie review - 'Around the World in 80 Days' NEW YORK (CNS) - An eccentric inventor and his chopsocky sidekick embark on a globetrotting adventure in order to win an outrageous wager in the lavish, family-friendly romp, "Around the World in 80 Days" (Disney).

Based on the classic yarn by Jules Verne and directed by Frank Coraci, the film combines action, romance and heaping dollops of madcap comedy to serve up an entertaining, continent-hopping spectacle that is both campy and clever - and, as an added attraction - quite fun.

Opening in Victorian-era London, the film stars Steve Coogan as the visionary techno-tinkerer Phileas Fogg, an armchair adventurer who, desperate to gain the respect of his crusty critics at the stuffy Royal Academy of Science, makes an outlandish gentleman's bet to circumnavigate the globe in no more than 80 days.

Action-star Jackie Chan costars as Passepartout (pronounced "passport to"), his lightninglimbed traveling companion whom viewers first meet fleeing a phalanx of bumbling Bobbies after robbing the Bank of London.

As it turns out, Passepartout, whose real name is Lao Xing, was sent from China to recover from the bank's vault a sacred jade statue of Buddha which was stolen from his village by a female Asian assassin named General Fang (Karen Joy Morris). Also along for the riotous ride is Monique (Cecile de France), a French tart with an eye for art and a nose for adventure.

Their journey by land, air and

sea takes the trio on a whirlwind tour of the world's most exotic locales, including pit stops for centerpiece action sequences in Paris, Istanbul, India, China and the American West. But their path is fraught with obstacles, set by Lord Kelvin (Jim Broadbent), the stuffed-shirt head of the Royal Academy who, working in cahoots with Fang, wants to discredit Phileas.

Along the way they learn gushy lessons about friendship and loyalty, encountering a host of celebrity cameos including Luke and Owen Wilson as the Wright brothers, Kathy Bates as Queen Victoria and a shock-wigged Arnold Schwarzenegger as a vain Turkish vizier.

Taken for what it is - eyecandy - "Around the World in 80 Days" is surprisingly satisfying.

Like the helium that lifts Phileas' balloon high above the Champs d'Elysee, the film's refreshingly lighthearted levity elevates it above the smash-and-crash action clones glutting summer screens.

Much of this is owed to the appealing pairing of Coogan and Chan (roles played by David Niven and the inimitable Cantinflas in the Oscar-winning 1956 film version), whose onscreen chemistry makes up for many of the flick's shortcomings.

And while Jules Verne probably didn't envision kung-fu fights along the Rive Gauche, Chan never ceases to amaze with his high-flying feats, and feet.

Though it runs a bit too long, "Around the World in 80 Days" is that rare kind of film that can be appreciated by the entire family, mentary is spiritually uplifting in celebrating individual diversity and the love of liberty that Americans share. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is AI - general patronage.

"The Terminal" (DreamWorks)

(C~~

",,',()ville

ICallJ)~Ulllle~ NEWYORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

"America's Heart and Soul" (Disney) Captivating documentary in which filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg traverses the country interviewing a colorful assortment of folks who are passionate about what they do, including a blind mountain climber, a musically inclined dairy farmer, an aerobatic pilot and cliffdancers, to.name only a few. Combined with breathtaking, panoramic cinematography, the film's personal vignettes are as emotionally involving as the docu-

Disappointing romantic comedy about an Eastern European traveler (Tom Hanks) who, after his homeland's government is overthrown by a coup while he is en route to the United States, is denied access to American soil and forced to live in an airport terminal where he befriends several members of the maintenance staff and finds love with a lonely flight attendant (Catherine Zeta-Jones).

Loosely based on real-life events, the lackluster movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, though full of political pretensions, never really offers any insights into the immigrant experience but instead keeps viewers' attention in a holding pattern of manufactured emotion.

Brief crude language and some drug references. The USCCB Office for Film &'Broadcasting classification is A-II -adults and adolescents.

though some parents may feel the action is too intense for very young children. Older kids will have a ball with Fogg's goofy gizmos and will get a kick - literally - out of the martial-arts choreography, including one scene'where a brawl turns into an impromptu lesson in impressionistic painting.

Like Phileas Fogg, you may just want to bet on路this one!

Due to recurring action violence, some mildly crude language and humor, and brief drunkenness, the USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG- parental guidance suggested.

Continued from page 10

Means, M/M Robert Perreira, M/ .

M Michael Webb; $1 OO-M/M Antonio Amaral, M/M Michael Cayer, M/M Thomas Fecteau, Katherine' Muller, M/M Scott Simmons.

St. Mary: $1,280-Joseph & Eileen Hodge; $600-Daniel Cesarz; $500-Gerard Matton; $400-Timothy McGinn; $100Lucille Karol, Mildred Mounteer, Gerald & Patrioia Snee.

Somerset St. Patrick: $500-Beatrice Correa; $360-Sheila Matthews; $1 OO-M/M Arthur Gagnon.

St. Thomas More: $100-M/ M David G. Driscoll, M/M Frederick J. Ducharme, Jr., M/M Daniel P. McDonald, M/M Frederick Kozak.

South Dartmouth St. Mary: $100-M/M Edward Barros.

South Easton Holy Cross: $100-M/M Dana DiMartins, M/M William Hadge, Mrs. John Oliveira, Jr., M/M Philip Gilbride.

South Yarmouth St. PiusTenth: $3,OOO-James Dooley; $500-M/M Richard Angelini; $300-Mrs. James H. Quirk; $260-Stephen Nocrasz.

Swansea St. Louis de France: $100M/M Rand J. Kershaw, M/M Richard Levesque.

St. Michael: $100-M/M Gilbert Benard.

Taunton Annunciation of the Lord: $225-M/M Brian Carr; $1 OO-M/M Leo Conroy, M/M John Cullen, Tina Westgate, M/M William Silva.

Holy Rosary: $150-M/M John Lopes; $125-M/M Roland Guillemette; $100-Mrs. Adelia Mattos.

Immaculate Conception: $300-M/M Ronald J. Legere, Sr.; $175-M/M Michael Flanagan; $132-M/M John V. Amaral; $100M/M Harold Dennen.

St. Anthony: $100-Zelia Pedro, Anonymous.

CECILE DE FRANCE, Steve Coogan and Jackie Chan star in the Disney action-adventure film "Around the World in 80 Days:' {CNS photo from Disney}

St. Jacques: $100-Claire Urbanus.

St. Joseph: $500-M/M' Michael Escobar; $400-M/M Phil Bois, M/M Lawrence Masterson; $250-M/M David H. Bisio; $200Nancy A. Brennan; $150-Mrs. Ann Thomas; $140-M/M Joseph Connors; $1 OO-Manuel Garcia, MI M James Peters, Mrs. Nancy J. Pina, M/M Victor Santos, In Memory of John Wesley Steen.

St. Mary: $100-James & Sandra McDermott. . St. Paul: $100-Joyce A. Archer, M/M Walter Cahoon, M/M Floriano Daponte, M/M Richard Dennen.

Wellfleet Our Lady of Lourdes: $500M/M Richard Synoradzki; $300Judy Mills; $200-Stanley Kuzia; $1 QO-Maureene Corrigan, Irene B. Lehan.

West Harwich Holy Trinity: $2,000-M/M Jack Delahunt; $500-Richard & Sandra Ellis; $250-William M. Cousins, Jr.; $200-James R. Cavanaugh, M/M Robert W. Murphy; $150-M/M Francis X. Foster, M/M Stanley Nowak; $100-M/M Paul Cudd~ M/M Normand V. Methe, Marilyn M. Monahan, M/M David A. Nydam, Eileen Ryan, MIM Peterw. Ryan, Alice Stinson.

Westport Our Lady of Grace: $1,000In Memory of Horace & Veronica Travassos; $1 OO-Sheryl Nowak, Beverly Roynestad, M/M John Duclos.

St. George: $1 OO-M/M Tony Francisco, Ellen Tripp.

St. John the Baptist: $500M/M John McDonough; $200Suzanne Lyons; $100-DrlM John P. McGuire.

Woods Hole St. Joseph: $2,OOO-James Mooney, Jr.; $600-Frank & Margot Hagan; $250-Mary s.

Scannell; $200-Michael & Mary Joyce; $100-Herbert & Eleanor Weeks, Joseph & Marie Galiagher,路Tom & Stephanie Feronti, Dr/M Daniel O'Connor,

Megan Patrick.

BUSINESS & COMMUNITY Attleboro Area: $2,700-Bacon Construction Co., Inc., East Providence; $1 ,600-Attleboro District CouncilSt. Vincent de Paul Society; $150Knights of Columbus-Council #330, North Attleboro.

Cape Cod Area: $3,600-Corpus Christi-St. Vincent de Paul Society, East Sandwich; $500-St. Joan of ArcSt. Vincent de Paul Society, Orleans; St. John the EvangelistSt. Vincent de Paul Society, Pocasset; $300-Hispanic Community of Cape Cod; $250-St. John the Evangelist Women's Guild, Pocasset; $200-Knights of Columbus-St. Pius Tenth Council #1 0346, South Yarmouth.

Fall River Area: $4,000-Gold Medal Bakery; $3,000-Swan Finishing Co., Inc.; $600-Borden & Remington Corporation; $525-Roderick & Son Plumbing &Heating Corp.; $300Conlon Electrical Contractors, Inc.; $200-Charlmor Furniture Co, Inc. $1 OO-Holy Rosary Women's Guild; Knights of ColumbusCross of Christ Council, Assonet; Plante Jewelers, Swansea.

New Bedford Area: $2,000-New Bedford District Council-St. Vincent de Paul Society; $1,OOO-Whaling City Seafood Display Auction, Inc; $350Stott, Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, Wareham; $100Cabral-Lamoureux Funeral Home.

Taunton Area: $500-St. Mary-St. Vincent de Paul Society; $300-Knights of Columbus-St. Ann's Council #10289, Raynham; $250-Litos Advertising & Design, Lakeville; $150-Jim Dorsey & Sons, Inc.; $100-Ryan Family Amusements, Raynham.

National: $300-Tally's, Inc., Providence.

-

thea~

12'

Friday, June 25, 2004

Catholics evenly split

on candidates, Time ~survey

By NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN

contends '

Catholics (78.7 percent) said the Catholic Church's opposition to WASHINGTON - Catho- the death penalty would make lics are evenly split between the no difference in how they voted, likely Democratic and Republi- while 18.2 percent said it would .can' candidates for president, make them less likely to support Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachu- a candidate who favored capital setts and President Bush, ac- punishment.

Asked whether "the Catholic cording to a survey by Time magazine. . Church should or should not be Those of all faiths who de- trying to influence the way scribe themselves as "very reli- Catholics vote," 69.7 percent gious" favor Bush over Kerry by said it should not and 26.3 perCANADIAN PRIME Minister Paul Martin looks back at photographers at the start of the 59 percent to 35 percent, while cent said it should. About the respondents who consider them- same number of Catholics said plenary' session during the recent <3roup of Eight summit in Sea Island, Ga. Bishop Frederick sel ves "not religious" chose the Church should (26.2 per- Henry of Calgary, Alberta, criticized the prime minister for his positions in favor.of legalized Kerry over Bush by a margin of cent) or should not (69.2 per- abortions and homosexual unions. (CNS photo from Reuters) 69 percent to 22 percent, the cent) "be trying to influence the positions that Catholic politipoll showed.

The June 2-4 telephone sur- cians take on issues."

In the survey, all 1,280 revey of 1,280 adult Americans spondents included an were asked a over-sample of number of 500 Catholics.

Those of all faiths who questions

By ART BABYCH civilian by terrorists in Iraq is "absolutely no difreThe margin of CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE describe themselves as lated to poliferent" from abortion. error for the Gallant's remarks became a flash point in the OTTAWA - Bishop Frederick Henry of overall popula- "very religious" favor Bush tics and reli, Calgary, Alberta, has criticized Canadian Prime election campaign. tion was plus or over Kerry by 59 percent gion.

More than Minister Paul Martin for' his "moral incoherence" Martin, en route to the Group of Eight summit minus 2.7 per- to 35 percent, while reon Sea Island, Ga., told reporters that Gallant's comcentage points, spondents who consider half (55.9 per- on abortion and same-sex marriage. cent) of re"No Catholic can responsibly take a 'pro-choice' ments were "abhorrent." while the marthemselves "not religious" spondents said stand Federal elections in Canada are scheduled for when the 'choice' in question involves the takgin of error for the Catholic re- chose Kerry over Bush by they agreed ing of innocent life," he said in a pastoral letter to June 28.

In.his letter, Bishop Henry pointed to a doctrinal spondents was a margin of 69 percent to with the state- be included in parish bulletins recently.

"Nor is there a right of couples in same-sex note by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the plus or minus 22 percent,. the poll ment: "We are a religious na- unions to marry. One cannot invent a meaning of Faith that offers guidance to the role that religious 4.4 percentage showed. tion and reli- sexuality to suit one's own wishes or tastes. Mar- faith should play in the public square. . points.. gious values riage is a union of one man and one woman to 'the "The note is a reminder to Catholic politicians Thus, the 45 of their duty to be morally coherent," he said. percent of Catholics indicating should serve as a guide to what exclusion of all others," the bishop said.

"All Catholic politicians, including the prime they supported Kerry versus the our political leaders do in ofBishop Henry said Martin's position on abortion 43 percent of Catholics who said fice." Some 38.7 percent dis- and same-sex unions is "a source of scandal in the minister, would do well to imitate the example of they supported Bush was a sta- agreed, and 5.4 percent said they Catholic community and reflects a fundamental St. Thomas More, who by his life and death taught that man cannot be separated from God, nor politistically insignificant differ- were not sure. moral incoherence."

But 89 percent said they had Martin, a Catholic, recently reaffirmed his sup- tics from morality," the bishop said. ence. , Bishop Henry, a columnist for Catholic newspaThe poll on religion and the never voted for or against a can- port for a woman's right to an abortion and said of 2004 presidential race appeared didate "mainly because of the the issue, "I don't think it's a battle that should be pers and The Calgary Sun daily newspaper, has ofin the magazine's June 21 issue, candidate's religious beliefs," revived at this point." ten spoken against Catholic politicians who support which appeared on newsstands while 9.5 percent said they had The bishop's letter was released more than half- abortion or same-sex marriage. Last year, he said done so. .

June 14. way through the current five-week general election then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien risked "his eterAsked to identify the reli- campaign as the debate over abortion was fast be- nal salvation" if he made same-sex marriage legal.

The survey looked at a number of key debates in the gious affiliation of the two ma- coming a dominant issue, in part due to a Canadian Bishop Henry once said of former Prime Minister jor candidates, only 7.2 percent Catholic News report in mid-May. The CCN story Joe Clark, a Catholic who supported legal abortion, Church-state arena.

Nearly three-quarters of the correctly named Bush's de- quoted Conservative Member of Parliament Cheryl that "should Joe Clark predecease me, he may not Catholic respondents saiQ they nomination as Methodist, while Gallant saying that the beheading of an American have the bishop burying him from the cathedral." disagreed that Catholic politi- 33.2 percent correctly identified cians who do not support the Kerry as a Catholic. Fully 65 Catholic Church's position on percent said they did not know abortion should not present Bush's religious affiliation and themselves for Communion, 64.7 percent said they did not ROME (CNS) - Pope John the streets of Rome, while seated in urgy, which was celebrated by Carwhile 21 percent said they know Kerry's.

Catholics also were asked Paul II announced a special year the back of a modified flatbed truck. dinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar of agreed with that position.

The pope last year wrote an en- Rome.

More than three-quarters whether the term "conservative dedicated to the Eucharist, saying the Organizers Qfthe eucharistic con(75.7 percent) said the Catholic Catholic," "centrist or middle- Church needs to highlight its impor- cyclical on the Eucharist, emphasizChurch's opposition to abortion of-the-road Catholic" or "liberal tance for spiritual life and'mission- ing its centrality for every aspect of gress in Mexico have invited the路 pope to come for the event, but the made no difference in how they Catholic" best described them. ary tasks of the 21 st century.

0:hurch life.

The eucharistic year will begin Speaking at th~ Rome Mass, he Vatican has given no response. Privoted, while 19,8 percent said Twenty-one percent chose conit made them less likely to vote servative, 34.1 percent said they with the International Eucharistic said there was a close connection vately, Vatican officials say the for candidates who support le- were centrists and 39 percent se- Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, between the Eucharist and announc- pope's aides have discouraged such lected liberal. The ,remaining 5,9 this October 10-17 and will end with ing Christ. To enter into commun- a visit, but add that the pope has regal abortion.

Nearly one-third (32.4 per- percent said they were not sure. the Synod ofBishops on the Eucha- ion with Christ in the Eucharist jected their advice before when it Among all respondents, 26.7 rist in Rome October 2-29, 2005, the means becoming missionaries ofthe comes to foreign travel. cent) said the Church's opposimessage of his sacrifice, he said. tion to same-sex marriage percent described themselves as pope said.

The Corpus Christi procession The pope made the announce"All those who come worthily for stopped traffic during the Rome rush makes them less likely to vote "very religious," 47.1 percent said for a candidate who supports they were, "somewhat" religious, . ment on the feast of the Body and nourishment at his table become liv- hour, with thousands of the faithful, same-sex marriage, while 64.9 11.9 percent said "not too" reli- Blood of Christ, during a Mass at ing instruments of his presence of bishops and cardinals walking percent said it would make no gious, 12.4 percent chose "not at the Rome Basilica of St. John love, mercy and peace," he said. alongside the papal vehicle from the all" religious and 1.8 percent said Lateran. Afterward he led a tradiThe pope read the entire text of Lateran basilica to the Basilica ofSt. difference. tional eucharistic procession through his sermon during the 90-minute lit- Mary Major, nearly a mile away.

Almost four out of five they were not sure.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Calgary bishop criticizes printe ntinister for 'moral incoherence'

-.::,

Pope announces year 'dedicated to the Eucharist/or 2004.:.2005路

r

America magazine features debate over politics and Communion NEW YORK - In its June 21-28 issue, the tional magazine for Catholics.

Catholic magazine America focused on the debate In January Archbishop Burke was the first memover withholding Communion from politicians who ber of the hierarchy ~o weigh in on the electionregularly vote against any abortion restrictions. It year controversy over withholding Communion featured three articles from different perspectives. from politicians whose public policy votes conArchbishop Raymond L. Burke of St. Louis ar- tradict Church teaching on fundamental moral isgued that a bishop is simply living up to his respon- sues. sibilities if he denies Communion to a Catholic poliHe said in an interview there that if Democratic tician who "has publicly violated路the moral law in a presidential hopeful John Kerry were to present grave matter" but does not recognize on his own himself for Communion while campaigning in St. that he does not have "the proper disposition to re- Louis he would give Kerry a blessing, not Comceive Communion." munion.

In such cases "the Church herself must refuse Since then a small number of other bishops have the sacrament, in order to safeguard the worthy re- taken that same stance. Several others have said poliception of the sacrament and to prevent a serious ticians who consistently vote in support of legal scandal among the faithful," he said. abortion should not present themselves for ComFather John P. Beal argued that the Church law munion but did not say they would withhold it from provision at issue - Canon someone who approached 915 's declaration that for Communion. Most bishCatholics "obstinately per"They may be open to criticism, ops have not addressed the severing in manifest grave issue in public or have said . sin are not to be admitted to wrong-headed, inconsistent, pusil- they do not favor denying holy Communion" - must lanimous or even stupid, but they are the Eucharist in that way. be interpreted strictly, not unambiguously sinful."

In his America article meaning that all elements Archbishop Burke cited a must be clearly present be1998 statement by the U.S. fore Communion can be denied. bishops that said, "No public official, especially one Father Beal, an associate professor of canon law claiming to be a faithful and serious Catholic, can at The Catholic University of America in Washing- responsibly advocate for or actively support direct路 ton, said that in the complexities of politics, "a attacks on innocent human life. No appeal to policy, legislator's voting record ... reflects only a fraction procedure, majority will or pluralism ever excuses of his or her legislative activity" and floor votes a public official from defending life to the greatest "leave opaque the motives, without which a moral extent possible." assessment of a legislator's public actions is hazFather Beal said that in the complex world of ardous." legislation or policy-making in a pluralistic society In the third article, "Caught Between God and "the binding force of Church teaching diminishes Caesar," Joseph A. Califano Jr., President Lyndon as it descends from the mountaintop of moral prinB. Johnson's top aide for domestic affairs and Presi-路 ciples to the dark valley of practical applications." dent Jimmy Carter's secretary for health, education "Thus it is hard to say, when the views of politiand welfare, reinforced Father Beal's argument with cians on public policy issues clash with those of stories of conflicts he faced trying to balance his Church authorities, that the politicians' dissenting Catholic moral convictions with the demands of views are, per se, sinful," he said. "They may be seiting or carrying out public policy. open to criticism, wrong-headed, inconsistel)t, pu"As a citizen I consider it preposterous and wrong sillanimous or even stupid, but they are not unamfor the political parties to impose an abortion lit- biguously sinful." mus test on eligibility for their party's presidential Califano said, "I found no automatic answers in . nomination: pro-choice for Democrats, Pro-Life for Christian theology and the teachings of the Church Republicans," Califano wrote. "But that is no rea- ... to the perplexing and controversial questions of son for the bishops to make the same mistake by public policy on abortion, sterilization, aging, in imposing a similar litmus test on the right to re- vitro fertilization, fetal research, extending or cutceive Communion." ting off the final days of terminally ill patients and America, based in New York, is a Jesuit-run na- recombinant DNA and cloning."

o

Education

Continuedfrom page two

come-eligible parents may use portunity to serve their child's their child care vouchers to send unique needs. It's about putting their child to a Catholic school for families first and putting an end pre- and after-school programs. to a tax-payer funded public eduHowever, true parental choice cation monopoly ... where all too will never be realized in Massa- often society's most vulnerable chusetts until the anti-Catholic, children slip through the cracks anti-aid Blaine Amendment to our and parents are powerless to state constitution is repealed. The change it. amendment, birthed in the midSupport in the state for high 1800s during a time recognized quality early childhood education for its anti-Catholic bigotry, pre- .is growing. Senate President cludes Catholic schools from re- Travaglini, House Speaker ceiving public support. Unfortu- Finneran; members of the Romnately, the effort by PACE and the ney Administration, and business Becket Fund for Religious Lib- leaders all have endorsed it and erty to repeal the amendment was are working toward creating this denied recently by the U.S. Dis- proposed universal system.

The task for PACE, MCC, the trict Court. PACE and the Becket Fund will appeal this decision.

Church and social-minded citiThe fight for parental choice zens statewide is to ensure that the is not about public support for basic premise of parental choice faith-based schools. It's about and parity for all families is not educational equity and choice for sacrificed as the Legislature and tax-paying parents to select the Administration develop the plan school that provides the best op- and process to provide high-qual-

SPANISH PRIME Minister Jose Rodriguez Zapatero greets Pope John Paul II during a recent private audience at the Vatican. It was the first Vatican meeting between the pope and the Spanish leader. The pontiff assured Zapatero of Vatican support for Spain <;>n issues of world peace and fighting terrorism. (eNS photo from Reuters)

New history ofthe di~cese published; commissioned for centennial observance

FALL RIVER- 'A new book chronicling the growth of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts has been published as part of the yearlong centennial observance of the Fall River diocese, which marked the 100th anniversary of its founding in March.

Bearing Fruit by Streams of Waters: A History of the Fall River Diocese was written by Father Barry W. Wall, who is the archivist for the diocese and pas-tor of Fall River's Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish.

Beginning with the arrival of the first Catholics in the Colonial era, the 128-page book offers a look at the development of the Church in the area from the establishment of the first parishes in the early 19th century to the years of rapid growth at the century's latter part, and from the establishity early education to Massachument of the Fall River diocese setts' young children. We encourin 1904 to the installation of age all citizens to contact their its seventh and current bishop, state senators and representatives Bishop George W. Coleman, and the Governor in support of in 2003. publicly-funded early education Numerous photos accomand care with the promise that pany the text, helping to tell the parents have the power of choice story of the clergy, religious and - be it public, private or faithlaity who have played a role in based - when selecting a prethe building-up of this local school for their child. .

Our commitment to social jus- . Church. by Streams of Bearing Fruit tice for all, as Catholics and citiWaters also features a section zens, quite possibly begins with dedicated to the parishes in the establishing parental choice for . diocese, and includes a picture all. of each with a brief historical Gerry D'Avolio is executive sketch. director of the Massachusetts Bishop Coleman writes in his Catholic Conference and a memforeword to the book that it is ber of the Early Education for .his hope that it may "awaken in All Advisory Board. all of us an appreciation for the Steve Perla is executive direcsacrifices of the past and a detor of the Parents Alliance for sire to do our part in advancing Catholic Education and a memthe kingdom of God in the 21st ber of the Early Education for century."

All Coalition.

The bishop also expressed his gratitude to Father Wall and to all who assisted him in preparing the work.

Father Wall, who was born and raised in New Bedford, said that the book has been a threeyem: project and was initiated in 2000 by then Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., when the diocese began to consider ways to observe its milestone centennial anniversary.

"When you commemorate an anniversary, you need to look back and look ahead," Father Wall reflected. "To know where you're going, you have to know where you've been."

He explained that the book is meant to be '.'an overview of the diocese and the growth of the Catholic Church in southeastern Massachusetts, and not terribly detailed."

His intent, he said, was "to present an accurate chronicle of events that someone else could build on."

For a title, Father Wall went back to'the diocese's first ordinary, Bishop William Stang, who chose for his. episcopal motto a verse from the Book of Sirach which is translated "Bear Fruit by Streams of Waters."

Designed and published by Editions du Signe ofStrasbourg, France, the book features on its front cover an aerial shot of the Taunton River bending north from Fall River's Braga Bridge; and on its back, a photo of the Cape Cod Canal.

Bearing Fruit by Streams of Water: A History of the Fall River Diocese is available at parishes. Parishioners should contact their pastor to obtain a copy.

-.

-.

......

theanch~

14

Friday, June 25, 2004

Hoopsters h.onored at CYO banquet FALL RIVER - McGovern's restaurant was the site of the annual awards banquet for the Fall River Area CYO Basketball League and more than 400 people gathered to honor the players and coaches who participated in this year's program.

Games are held at the Sullivan-McCarrick CYO Center on Anawan Street.

Diocesan CYO Director Father Jay Maddock welcomed several special guests to the banquet including ChorBishop Norman Ferris, retired pastor of St. Anthony 'of the Desert Parish and Chor-Bishop Joseph Kaddo, the new pastor of the Maronite church. Both were on hand to see their Prep CYO team awarded a championship trophy.

Father Maddock also welcomed and thanked the league referees for their hard work and dedication. Referee 'James Wilcox Was honored for his 40 years of service to the Fall River Area CYO. We had another good year and a great banquet," said Father Maddock. "It was a night to thank all the coaches and volunteers and par~nts who help support this program. I'm very proud of these kids and thankful that we can provide a positive activity where they learn teamwor!5: and good sportsmanship."

Most Valuable Players from the team were awarded basketballs for their efforts. They were donated by Manny Papoula, a graduate of the CYO basketball program who went on to an outstanding career at Durfee High School and Boston College.

Father Maddock read a prepared stateme~t f~om Papoula who reflected on how much the CYO meant to him as a young boy and his gift of basketballs was a small way to give back to the program that gave so much to him. He advised the players to remember to give back when they get路 older and Father Maddock said he was "glad that the CYO program made a difference in his life" and continues to make a difference for these young girls and boys. .

"It's a nice feeling .to !mow that there are adults like Papoula who remember their CYO days fondly and who give back years later," said Father Maddock. "It's amazing."

Director of the Fall River Area CYO Albert "Val" Vaillancourt and Father Maddock then presented awards to team members and coaches: Boys Junior C Champions, Holy Name C2: Matthew Doiron, Daniel Cabral, Ryan Connor, Alex Farnworth, Zachary Sousa, Tyler Lima, Bobby Hall, Benjamin Semple. Coach: Jeffrey Farnworth.

Girls Junior C Champions, Holy Name C2: Jenna Flemming, Ashley Luddy, Tayla Luddy, Cassidy Bazinet, Raquel Machado, Lindsay Raymond, Mackenzie Souza, Michaela Patterson, Kelly Brouns, Nina Blythe, Abbey O'Brien, Erin Sullivan. Coaches: Pat Fleming and Garth Patterson.

Junior B Boys Champions, Our Lady

of Grace: Joseph DiSant.i, Zachary Higginbottom, Damian Perry, Adam Dietuman, Michael Ferrari, Steven . Araujo, Michael DiSanti and Justin Sowersby. Coaches: Lariy Ramos, Keith Higginbottom and Greg Brien.

Junior B Girls Champions, Our Lady of Grace B-1: Sylvee Ubi era, Kylie Ouellette, Tanya Pimentel, Megan Desmarais,' Katie Boyle, Jennifer Levesque, Brianne Smith, Karissa Dubois, Sam 'Tripp, Chelsea Rosa and Katie Darmody. Coaches: Greg Brien, Keith Higginbottom and Skip Manchester.

Junior A Boys Champions, SS. Peter and Paul: Corey Batista, Richard Horton, Brennen Jeffries, Kyle Araujo, Ronnie Thomas, Josh Ferreira, Richie Presence, Chaz Manchester and Andrew Isadore.

Coaches: Fernando Batista and Tony Bonnanca.

Prep Champions, St. Anthony of the Desert: Nick Assad, Kyle Correira, . Jonathan Sirois, Michael Ferris, Chris McCabe, Andrew Cordeiro, Peter Wolstenholm, Timothy Powers, Jacob Rapoza and Michael Gastall. Coach: David Assad.

Junior A Girls Diocesan Champions, Holy Name A: Hannah Facchiano, Kate McDonald, Julie Plasski, Alex Fiola, Julie Sabra, Vanessa DeMelo, Kait Christ and Hannah Feitelburg. Coach Mike Facchiano.

The following players were named MVP. Girls: Candace Pacheco, Holy Trinity C1; Sydney Rousseau, Holy Trinity C2; Mikala Grimo, Notre Dame A; Alyss.a Oliveira, Notre Dame C; Samantha Biltcliffe, Holy Trinity A; Nicole Hebert, Holy Trinity B; Lauren Fiola, Holy Name B2; Sydney Higginbottom, Our Lady of Grace A; Jennifer Levesque, Our Lady of Grace B1; Caitlyn Sayers, Our Lady of Grace B2; Marissa Pavao, Our Lady of Grace C; Erin Sullivan, Holy Name C2; Alex Fiola, Holy Name A. Boys: Ronnie Thomas, SS. Peter and Paul A; Lucas Sousa, Espirito Santo A; Scott Amaral, Espirito Santo B 1; Kyle Silva, Espirito Santo B2; Jared Oliveira, Espirito Santo C; Matt Kimpel, St. Anne B; Jesse Cook, Notre Dame A; Nick Ratcliffe, Notre Dame B; Adrian Cordeiro, Notre Dame C; Alex Farnworth, Holy Name C2; Adam Dietzum, Our Lady of Grace B; Conor Sowersby, Our Lady of Grace C; Michael Quinn, Holy Name A; Peter Wolstenholme, St. Anthony of the Desert Prep; Jonathan Varao.

The Francis Fitta Memorial Award was given to Vanessa DeMello of Holy Name.

The second annual Al Therrien Award went to Cory Desrosiers of Espirito Santo.

The Girls Sportsman Award went to Sydney Higginbottom from Our Lady of Grace and the Boys ,Sportsmanship Award went to Michael Quinn of Holy Name.

Rebecca Pacheco, Ashley Miranda, Mike Ferris and Kyle Moniz each won a scholarship to a summer basketball camp in a raffle that closed the evening..

.

THIRD- AND FOURTH-GRADERS from St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, display bins they filled in a school recycling program. They collected items in classrooms helping to make a difference in the community.

Fairhaven students make "ecological difference with recycling program FAIRHAVEN - Students from St. Joseph's School helped make a difference through a recycling program this past school year. It all started when they welcomed guest speaker Pat Fowle, a member of the Fairhaven Board 'of Health, and learned about the type of work she does.

Questions from third-graders in Faith Piazza's class led to a discussion on the town recycling program. With student interest peaked a plan was hatched to have students in charge of the school's recycling program. After learning that they can recycle a three-foot stack of newspapers and save a 10-foot tree, students were enthusi-

astic about doing their part.

Ten shiny blue recycling bins eventually were sent to the school and students labeled each with class and grade numbers.

One was also placed in the teacher's lounge and each had instructions to students and staff what could be recycled. Students paired up and collected the bins on the following Thursday.

Items were sorted and students brought the bins out of the school to the sidewalk where they were later collected by ABC Recycling. Stuoents averaged eight bins each week and have learned an important lesson about preserving our natural resources according to Piazza.

MERCY SISTER Carol Clifford, center, principal of Holy Trinity Regional School in West Harwich, and runners get ready to participate in first annual Holy Trinity Road Race, sponsored by the school. It included a one-mile ''fun run" won by fifth-grader Luke Stratton and the regular road race. First Place in the Men's Division went to Mike Flores while Mary Beth Donohue took First Place in the Women's Division.

151

Friday, June 25, 2004

Bishop: To be champion, you need discipline, dedication, divine help COLUMBUS, Ohio - Being a champion in life demands the three Ds: discipline, dedication and divine assistance, according to Bishop James A. Griffin of Columbus.

Great victories require selfdiscipline and dedication, he said, and if such victories do not come with great effort, seldom do they "give us satisfaction in a sweet way and make us feel like champions."

Champion athletes as well as everyday champions realize they all need divine assistance, he added.

"Nothing succeeds in this world without God's help," said Bishop Griffin at a "Breakfast With the Bishop" in downtown Columbus in May. "At athletic games, they stop to pray. A batter in the batter's box will stop to bless himself," he added. "Life is like an athletic contest. We run as if to win, and we do everything for the glory of God." He told the gathering of 500 that "champions are people with a special vision.

You are champions in your profession or vocation ... in concern for your own community .,. in your own family life or personal life. You are champions only in a way known to yourself, by overcoming some limitations in your own life."

Bishop Griffin opened the breakfast by recalling a childhood memory of seeing his first 3-D movie.

In 3-D, "you saw things in a new way. You saw things on the screen in a new dimension," he said. "True champions in any area of life see life in a new dimension."

Also speaking at the breakfast was Jim Tressel, who knows something about champions. In only his fourth year as Ohio State University football coach, he has already led his team to a national championship and been named coach of the year by the American Coaches Association.

"One thing a champion has is perspective," Tressel said.

"It's critical to maintain perspective and easy to lose perspective. Keep in mind, God's hall of fame is for eternity."

He said it is easy to get caught up in prestige or "how people rank us," but to achieve some perspective people need a sense of clarity and purpose.

Those who "spend their lives serving others for God's glory - that's clarity," he said.

"What we need to do is to know God, love God and serve God," Tressel said. "We need to invest the time and effort it takes to know him .. , and that takes focus, clarity.

God wants us to serve him in every way we possibly can, and by serving all of his people, we are serving him."

If everyone works hard "to have clarity about whose world this is and whose plan (it is), our future will be just fine," he said.

Catholic high school graduate deals with pressure of Olympic hopes

By KEN NIEZGODA CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE PORTLAND, Ore. - Alberto Salazar, distance running coach at Central Catholic High School in Portland, counsels Galen Rupp not only in running but in handling the pressure of celebrity.

Salazar, himself a world- . record holder in the marathon, has coached the 2004 Central High graduate since Rupp's freshman year and now sees the youth being heralded as one of the country's Olympic hopefuls.

In Oregon, Rupp is seen as the best runner since Steve Prefontaine of Coos Bay. During his junior and senior years of high school, Prefontaine was undefeated in cross-country and in track. As a senior, he broke the American record for the two-mile run.

When he died in a car accident in 1975 at age 24, Prefontaine held eight collegiate records, and his three-mile and six-mile records still stand today.

While most high school runners were getting ready to hang up their spikes for the season, Rupp was hoping to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials.

Rupp's training plan was designed to help him reach his peak performances during the summer.

He didn't run in all high school meets, selecting those that were of significance to his team or challenging to him individually.

Talk of Rupp being an elitist has surfaced in Internet chat rooms and track circles. Even his relaxed win in the 3,000-meter run at the state meet drew a few

rumblings of disappointment from fans and runners who hoped for a challenge to the 35-year-old state record held by Prefontaine.

"It's a lesson to learn now because he'll have to do it later in

GALEN RUPP leads the field in the 1500-meter at Oregon's state high-school championship track meet earlier this year. (eNS photo

by Ken Niezgoda, Catholic Sentine~

championship meets: Forget about the times, you run to win," Salazar told the Catholic Sentinel. newspaper of the Portland Archdiocese.

"I told him ultimately it was his decision, but I didn't want him to go for the record. There are a lot of good runners here. If you go out and try to set the pace at the beginning, you can lay yourself open

to possibly being beat," he said.

After Rupp broke the meet record for the 1,500-meter run at the Oregon 4A state track-andfield championships, he appeared almost embarrassed.

"You can't worry about time or records at all in races like this. You just go out to win," said Rupp afterward. Rupp's time was four seconds shy of his nation-leading mark of three minutes, 45 seconds.

He won the 3,OOO-meter title one day earlier with a relatively slow time of eight minutes, 22 seconds. He finished 12 seconds off his best mark. .

Many of the lessons Salazar teaches Rupp have come from the coach's own experience. He learned to block out detractors, so he can help Rupp stay focused on his running.

"I stay off the Internet message boards and stuff like that. There's nothing constructive about it," said Rupp. "Alberto does a good job of calming me down. He just says relax and have fun." . He still has the summer to break several long-standing high school records, most notably the 3,000-meter record of eight minutes, five seconds. Rupp considers it his best distance and has posted a personal best of 8: 10.

Whatever happens, Rupp plans to enjoy the journey.

"1 thank God for all that he's given me, with Alberto, supporting friends and family. 1 couldn't ask for anything more," said the runner. "I just want to see how far I can go. If I run well later, then great. If not, there~s more to life than running."

Feeding the hungry

By M. REGINA CRAM CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE A U.S. Census Bureau employee called my home with a survey about whether anyone in our household had gone hungry last year. She asked hard guestions, especially considering that half the households she called had answered yes. Most included children.

The conversation with the census worker transported me back to my childhood. We had plenty of food, enough clothes and a neighborhood filled with twilight kickball and scraped knees. But all that changed during my teen years as hardship touched our lives and kitchen cupboards grew bare.

Then came Tony, the mechanic who fixed the snowplows at the city garage. He knew everyone in the city,

especially the bakers with extra bread and the families who didn't have enough. Tony often sat at our kitchen table telling loud stories and trying to talk sense into my younger sister, who was running with the wrong crowd. The worse things grew for my family, the more often Tony just "happened" to be driving through our neighborhood with an extra bag of groceries in the trunk.

On Sunday mornings, Tony would saunter into the house with day-old Italian bread from his friend the baker and a gallon of milk from his buddy the dairyman. Sometimes he even brought do路ughnuts. He would sit in the kitchen and chug coffee as my sisters and I gulped down the doughnuts, grateful that Tony saw through . the suburban facade to the

p()verty that lay beneath.

Many years later a friend was dropping off a bag of groceries at the local food bank when her teen-age daughter began to

Coming of

Age complain.

"Why do you always have to bring those bags?" the daughter demanded. "It's not as if people are hungry around here or anything."

"I know what it's like to be hungry," her mother replied gently. "And so do/you."

"What are you talking about?" the daughter pressed

angrily.

"When your father left, we had nothing," my friend explained. "You and your brothers were tiny, and to make ends meet I went to the food bank every week. I had to, sweetheart, because we were hungry.

"The ladies there would scoop you up and fill my arms with groceries, then they'd sneak an extra bag of food into our old car when they thought I wasn't looking. I'll never forget the kindness of those strangers, and I won't ignore people who are as hungry and alone and scared as we once were."

My friend was more considerate than I. It was so much easier to let someone else feed the hungry. But one day long after my childhood had ended, 1 brought a meal to a nearby family with a new baby. 1

almost didn't do it. 1 was embarrassed at my plain cooking and quite certain that their needs were being met by their extended family.

Still, 1 couldn't shake the quiet prompting of the Holy Spirit, and so I went. When my neighbor answered the door and saw the dinner, she cried. It was the only meal she received.

I thought about these things after talking with the census worker, and that's when it hit me. All those Sundays when Tony delivered the "day-old" bread from his friend the baker - it occurred to me that the bread was always warm. Tony didn't bring day-old bread at all; he brought us the very best, still steaming from the oven.

Maybe that's why hot bread still reminds me to feed the least of these, Christ's brethren.

..

_.

.......

~ 16

the

ancholY

Friday, June 25, 2004

Elders'First PrograDl reaches out to seniors

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

..

~.

A BANNER displaying the Pledge of Allegiance hangs in a classroom at a Catholic school in the Diocese of Gary, Ind. The Supreme Court has preserved the phrase "one nation under God" in the pledge by ruling recently that California atheist Dr. Michael Newdow could not challenge the oath on behalf of his daughter. His case sought to ban the reciting of the phrase in California public schools, where his daughter was a student. (CNS file photo by Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana Catholic)

Advertise your summer event. or locate one for the family

FALL RIVER - Registered nurse and Care Manager Claire Sullivan recently stopped by The Anchor to talk about the Elders First Program she manages for Diocesan Health Facilities. It currently assists 20 seniors in the diocese and seeks to help other elderly and those who care about them by serving as a patient advocate, providing support and health care services.

The outreach program assists those still living on their own and those in assisted living facilities. It aims to help keep se-, niors independent and offers acomprehensive approach to care and that's something that Sullivan thinks is important. ''The program helps seniors who would like to have a level of nursing care pro:vided to them with the goal ofkeeping them safe, healthy and independent as long as possible;' said Sullivan.

It offers home health care and assessment of an individual's health status. It can arrange' for necessary care services in the home, reviews medical issues such as blood pressure, wound care and nutrition assessment. Elders First also provides crisis intervention, education and support, helps c0ordinate care and provides ' patient advocacy.

Sullivan said that when the elderly are discharged from a hospital they typically have visits from a nurse for 4-6 weeks.

"Many of our clients like having a nurse oversee their medical needs, calling doctors, setting up appointments and acting as a liaison between them and family." The pr0gram provides for that long after the 4-6 weeks up and for as long as the client would like, for a fee.

"It's a security for the family to¡

are

know that if something happened or was needed it is taken care ofor they would be notified," added Sullivan.

She cited one case of a woman whose only relative is living in Tennessee and how weekly visits and medication management has made a big impact for both the client and family member.

The program has been around since 1995 and was formerly known as the Care Manager Program and was based out ofOur Lady's Haven in Fairhaven. Sullivan now runs the operation from Diocesan Health

CLAIRE SULLIVAN,

R.N.

Facilities and is happy to be more centralized in the diocese. Sullivan and Julie Cayer, director of marketing and development for diocesan health facilities, have been promoting the program through recent radio spots and mailings hoping to increase its awareness. ''It's a real good program;' said Sullivan. "I can go to the doctors with clients helping to explain things

if necessary and it gives me a good feeling to be helping people. That's what nursing is all about," she declared.

Although she is the only nurse assisting clients, Sullivan said she is backed up by a team of people. She visits clients once a week or once a month depending on the need. Setting up weekly allocations of medicine and calling in refills ofprescriptions are just some of the things she takes care of for the seniors.

"It frees up families," said Sullivan of its benefits. "It can be pretty stressful on families and I think it's a big help to them. It takes some burden off the families when I can help."

The mission-driven program is set up on a sliding scale to make it affordable to those seeking assistance. Financial aid is available according to Sullivan.

When asked what keeps her going, Sullivan responded that it is her "love of the elderly" that motivates. ''They are pleasant and independent and have lived through a lot," said Sullivan.

'They are appreciative ofeverything you do for them and I get a certain satisfaction in helping them. It gives us an opportunity to recognize that the health and safety ofelders are paramount." , The Fall River native has three aunts and a grandmother who went into nursing so it was no surprise for Sullivan when she felt the call to help others.

She worked for 35 years at Saint Anne's Hospital before heading up the Elders First Program. She holds a bachelor's degree from Roger WIlliams University and attended the Saint Anne's School of Nursing.

For more infornUIlion about the Elders First Program ca/lS08-6774367.

New leader chosen for USCCB film and broadcasting office ~D[JlJ@ @[JlJQ@[(Q@D01)[illi)@[JlJQ @[JlJ@ â&#x20AC;˘

~J@Q )j@@[( @@$) O1)@QD~@@ 001)

I(\~ ~LrucsGD@utsJ

Call 508-675-7151 or FAX 508-675-7048 or E-mail theanchor@anchorneWs.org This Message Sponsored by the Following Business Concern in the Diocese of Fall River GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA INSURANCE AGENCY

.,

.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Harry Forbes, who ment will be a great asset to the office," said a state- ' worked for nearly 20 years as a PBS publicist, has ment from Msgr. Francis J.Maniscalco, director of been selected as the new director of the U.S. bishops' the USCCB's communications department.

Office for Film & -Broadcasting.

The film and broadcasting office "helps make the Forbes, currently a theater critic for the New York Church present to this important and influential inCity publication Back Stage, began the job recently. dustry," and helps Catholics with reviews and ratings He succeeds Gerri Pare, who opted to take an early- that include the Church's moral perspective, the priest retirement package from the U.S. Conference of<;atho- said. lic Bishops after 14 years in the office, which is part ''Harry Forbes' experience in quality television and of the U.S. bishops' Department of Communications. drama is an excellent background in enabling the ofForbes assisted in the launch of many high-profile fice to achieve its goal," he added.

PBS series, including "Ken Burns' American Stories," The film and broadcasting office reviews movies, ''American Family" and ''Now with Bill Moyers," He TV shows and videos for their moral suitability. The also planned and produced the public relations initia- reviews are offered through Catholic News Service tives for many of PBS' children's programs. ' for its client publications. Movie reviews are also availForbes previously served as the principal drama able on the Web at www.usccb.om and also on a tollcritic for The Manhattan Spirit, now called West Side , free telephone number, 1-800-311-4222, funded by Spirit, one of New York's largest community 'news- the bishops' Catholic Communication Campaign. papers. He also wrote for Time Out New York, and The office also advises the bishops on media matworked for NBC and CBS' owned-and-operated af- ters, contributes a segment on contemporary media filiates in New York City, WNBC anq WCBS. for the radio series "Catholic Radio Weekly," and has "His knowledge of the world of film and entertain- sponsored three "Faith on Film" festivals in New York.