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Pope says Sunday prayer is a need and obligation By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY - Sunday prayer and rest is a human need and a religious obligation, Pope John Paul II said in a new apostolic letter. In the letter published at the Vatican, the pope focused on "the duty to keep Sunday holy, especially by sharing in the Eucharist and by relaxing in a spirit of Christian joy and fraternity."
and praise of God. Sundays are a very appropriate day for an after-Mass trip to the countryside, seaside or mountains, he said. Although the Church's teaching about Sundays "may merge naturally with the human need for rest, it is faith alone which gives access to its deeper meaning and ensures that it will not become banal and trivialized," the pope said.
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Pope John Paul said he wrote the let"Dies Domini" Sundays are a very appro- ter to encourage ("The Day of the priate day for an after-Mass trip people who make Lord") reaffirmed to the countryside, seaside or Sunday Mass the Church teaching that mountains, he said in a new center of their week Catholics must attend apostolic letter. and to exhort those Sunday Mass and who have given up that other Sunday ac- ..- - - - - - - - - - - - - -..... the practice. tivities should be in harmony with the sa"In the minds of many of the faithful, cred character of the day. not only the sense of the centrality of the While not criticizing store openings, en- Eucharist but even the sense of the duty to tertainment and sporting events on a Sun- give thanks to the Lord and to pray to him day, the pope said all people have a right with others in the community of the to a day of rest, and the Sunday rest should Church, seems to be diminishing," the pope be dedicated first of all to communal prayer said. Just as for the Jewish community, the pope said, the Catholic obligation to observe the Lord's day is "not just a matter of community religious discipline, but a defining and indelible expression of our relationship with God." Christians celebrate Sunday as the Lord's day, instead of marking the Saturday Sabbath, because they are remembering each wee~ the victory of Jesus on Easter Sunday, he said. FALL RIVER - In response to the "The festive character of the Sunday Euearthquake in the Azores on July 9, charist expresses the joy that Christ comBishop Sean P. O'Malley has issued municates to his Church through the gift the following statement: of the Spirit," he said. ''The earthquake that struckThurs. The pope called on pastors and those day (July 9) in the midst of the Azores involved in parish liturgies to give particuhas brought immense suffering to hunlar attention to the songs chosen for Sundreds of residents of Faial and Pico day Mass, "since singing is a particularly who have borne the loss of their apt way to express a joyful heart, accentuhomes and, in some cases, the loss ating the solemnity of the celebration and of their loved ones. I offer my prayers fostering the Sense of a common faith and for those who lost their lives in this a shared love." natural disaster and for their families The Second Vatican Council reaffirmed and friends both here in our diocese the importance of listening to Christ in the and in the Azores. Liturgy of the Word by allowing the read"I pray, too, that the Lord may comings to be proclaimed in the language of fort those who have lost their homes the local assembly, he said. and strengthen those engaged in While various groups and movements bringing relief to those afflicted by this present in a parish have their importance adversity. On Sunday, July 26, I shall and place, the Sunday Mass must be an celebrate the 10 a.m., Mass at the expression of the unity of the whole parChurch of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ish, he said. in New Bedford. At that Mass I shall "This is why on Sunday, the day of gathremember the victims of the earthering, small group Masses are not to be enquakes and their families. couraged," he said. "I have authorized that a special colWhile each Catholic has a serious oblilection be taken up in the Portuguese gation to attend Sunday Mass, bishops and parishes of our diocl3se to assist the priests must do all they can to make Masses Diocese of Angra (in the Azores) in its available, including on Saturday and Sunrelief efforts. Anyone wishing to conday evenings, the pope said. tribute to this effort may send a check When no priest is available, he said, to: Diocese of Fall River - Earthquake Catholics are encouraged to keep Sunday Relief, P.O. Box 2577, Fall River, MA as a day of prayer and gathering by par02722:' ticipating in a prayer service.
Parish collection will benefit Azoreanearthquake victims
LEGAL AGENDA - Judges George Jacobs and Elizabeth J. Dolan chat with chairman Father Mark R. Hession as they review plans for the Red Mass to be celebrated for the diocese's legal community Sept. 20 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.
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Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will host the event and celebrate the Mass.
FALL RIVER - The second annual Red Mass celebration to be hosted by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will be held Sept. 20 beginning with a concelebrated Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral at 3 p.m. A dinner will follow at White's of Westport at which the guest speaker will be Massachusetts Supreme Court Justice Richard Ireland. The Red Mass is the popular name for the Mass of the Holy Spirit offered to invoke God's blessings on the judges, attorneys and others working to provide justice throughout the judicial system. . The Mass began in the 13th century in Europe and is today widely celebrated in dioceses throughout the United States. Its name is derived from the color of the vestments traditionally worn by the celebrants. Those working within the justice system, along with their staffs and families, are invited to attend. Father Mark R. Hession is chairman of the Red Mass planning committee, which is comprised of a diocesan cross section of judges, attorneys, court personnel and priests. He and several returning committee members said they heard many favorable comments on last year's celebration, the first in this diocese, and hope this year to build on its success. Tum to page five - Red Mass
Father Diaferio dies suddenly • Pastor of Holy Rosary Parish suffers heart attack. By JAMES N. DUNBAR FALL RIVER - Father Vincent F. Diaferio, 68, pastor of Holy Rosary Church since 1971, died Tuesday in Charlton Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack earlier in the rectory on Beattie Street. His funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., in Holy Rosary Church, 120 Beattie St. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will be the principal celebrant. Father John Perry, pastor of St. Joseph Church and a native of Holy Rosary Parish, will be the eulogist. The body will be transferred to the church Friday at 2 p.m., and a wake service will be held Friday at 8 p.m. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River. The Jeffrey E. Sullivan Funeral Home, 550 Locust St., is in charge of arrangements.
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Saint Anne's Hospital gratefully acknowledges contributions to the Tribute Fund during June.' Through your generosity, our mission of 'Caring for Our Community' is profoundly enhanced.
CHANGE OF COMMAND - Charles C. Wills of Fall River, newly elected high chief ranger of the Catholic Association of Foresters, gets a hug from Janet A. 'King of Boston, the outgoing high chief ranger, at the recent Foresters Convention on Cape Cod. The association awarded 10 scholarships to high school graduates entering college in September.
BONN, Germany - Redemptorist Father Bernard Haring, a German Catholic moral theologian and author whose work influenced major changes in the Church through the Second Vatican Council, has died following a stroke at the age of 85. He was found on the floor of his hospital room in Haag, Germany, with an open Bible and a pile of papers on his desk, He had lived in retirement for the past several years in a monastery. . The author of more than 100 books translated into several languages and more than 1,000 articles, Father Haring had been praised by admirers in the United States as the "most significant moral theologian in this half of the 20th century." Born in Bottingen, Germany, he joined the Redemptorist order in 1933, was ordained a priest five years later and served in the German FATHER H.ARING army during World War II as a medic in Russia. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war in the Soviet Union until the war ended. At the Second Vatican Council he served as secretary of the commission that drafted the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modem World. Father Haring underwent scrutiny by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1975 to 1979 for his views, especially his criticisms ofChurch teaching on birth control. The congregation eventually dropped the case without taking action. The theologian suffered for many years from cancer of the throat. In 1979, surgeons removed one vocal cord, which was later replaced with ,m artificial one. He learned to speak again, but with difficulty. .
Edward Charlton PHILADELPHIA - Edward Charlton, brother of Sacred He:arts Father Robert Charlton of St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven, Mass., died July 7. He was the husband of Barbara Charlton. Besides his wife and priest brother, he leaves his parents, Edward and Margaret Charlton of Cape May, N.J.; and another brother, Matthew Charlton. The funeral Mass was held July 10 in St. Ann Church, Philadelphia.
Spirit 2000 will celebrate hope and healing IN MEMORY OF: Phillip W. Almy Albert G. Auclair Dorothy Audet Mildred Audet George Ayers Dorilla Bacon Barboza & Dupont Families Arthur Beaulieu Hector Belanger Leo Benoit Veronica Blythe George Botelho Joseph Botelho Manuel Branco Bertha Brzostek William Elliott Burch Deacon Manuel Camara Aldea Canuel Beatrice Capeto Irene C. Capeto Irene Cardoza Alfred Carreiro Diodoro Castelucci Armand Charpentier Ruth E. Chatterton James Correira Ida Cox Ernest D'Ambrosio Arthur D'Arruda Gilbert DeMattos Mary Demetrius Connie DiNucci Alyce M. Duarte Lionel Dugal Rene Dugal Thaddeus Dzugala Gertrude Eaton \Nalter J. Eaton John B. Emard Dorothy Fillion Paul Fillion Rev. John R. Foister
Gerard Fortin Leonel Parent Joseph A. N. Fortin Raymond E. Parise David A. Patry Marianna Franco Sandra Pavao Dale & Mabel Franklin Lucien Gagnon Jose Pereira Marie Gendreau Rose Perry Margaret E. Heywood Phil Phillabaum Stephen & Mary Plichta Donald Hoff Paul Poulos Mary T. Hurley Mr. & Mrs. Jan Iwanski Alice Raposa Louis Rodrigues Dorothy Jeff Evelyn Kausler Bemadette Roy Antero J. Sampaio Charles Kayajan Phillip Kelly Evyline Santos Alphonso Saulino Dr. Simon Kim Kudlacik Family Joseph C. Saulino Mr~ & Mrs. Hennen Lapointe, Sr. Alfred Scrivo Marie L.J. Lavigne Orelina F. Shannon Ovila J. Lavigne William Shepard Juliette LeComte Richard Smith John Harlan Leistrilz Susann Carvalho Smith Patrick Leonard Manuel L. Soares Christina Lopes Cecelia D. Sullivan Therese V. Lussier Edward Sullivan Aldo J. Mannolini Dr. Frederick J. Sullivan George & Ida Manny Rev. \Nalter Sullivan Oscar & Rose Martel George Sutherland Mathieu & St. Amand Aimee Talbot Families Mollie Taylor Louise Matthews Raymond \Nalkden Thomas F. McDonald Sumner Wilkinson Arthur J. McGough, Jr. Sr. M. Wilfreda Aldina Medeiros Marvin Yaeger Harold Meehan Paul F. Young Evelyn Mendoza Stanley Mikolazyk IN HONOR OF: Juliette Miranda Kyle, Matthew & Addison Mary Mis Dr. Azhar Q. Mustafa Mr. Monise Sr. Carole Mello;O.P. Mildred L. Murphy The Radiation Oncology Stanley Naftygiel Dept. at Hudner Oncology Genevieve & Stenley Nowek Clinic
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BOSTON - Spirit 2000, a Spirit-filled weekend aimed at transforming lives and announcing hope, will be held Oct. 23 and 24 at Aquinas College in Newton. The convention is being presented by the Daughters of St. Paul in collaboration with the archdiocese of Boston.
Correction . Dorothy J. Levesque is affiliated with the ministry with Separated, Divorced, Remarried and Widowed persons in the Diocese of Providence. She is not affiliated with the Fall River Diocese's Office of Fan).ily Ministry.
The event opens on Friday evening Oct. 23 with a keynote address by Jesuit Father Avery Dulles, well-known theologian and author. It will be followed by an hour of eucharistic devotion. On Saturday, Oct. 24, Father Alfred McBride, nationally acclaimed catechist, will launch that day's program of workshops, testimonies, eucharistic devotion, and opportunities for confession, faith
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Born in Boston, April 14, 1930, the son of the late Francesco and the late Grace (Loscocco) Diaferio, he attended the Dearborn School there and Boston English High School before entering the seminary of the Maryknoll Fathers in Glen Ellyn, III. After a soccer injury to his spine ended his plans for missionary service, he then studied for the priesthood for the Fall River Diocese at St.. John's Seminary in Brighton. Father Diaferio was ordained a priest on Feb. I, 1958 in St. Mary Cathedral by Bishop James L. Connolly. Father Diaferio's assignment, on Feb. 14, 1958, was as assistant pastor at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church where he succeeded Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni as pastor on June 9,1971. He had remained at the parish in the heart of the city's Italian heritage district since. Because of his 35-year reputation of knocking on doors on behalf of the needy, the Fall River Housing Authority dedicated a new family housing complex replacing Hillside Manor, as "Father Vincent Francis Diaferio Village" on May 20, 1996. The groundbreaking and rededication ceremonies on July 2, 1993 were a tribute to the beloved priest. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, who blessed the site, noted that the new facility will be named "for a community builder" like Father
Diaferio, who "has touched so many lives with his kindness, concern and community activism." A long-time participant in such social organizations as the Community Development Service Center, Affordable Housing Corporation, Affordable Residential Financial Corporation and The Mayor's Literacy Council, Father Diaferio was cited by former Mayor John R. Mitchell as "always there for the people of his neighborhood and anyone else he can advocate for." Father Diaferio was described by then Housing Authority Member Brian R. Corey as "a man who exemplifies the best" of the priesthood in humility, kindness and caring. Richard Viveiros, the Authority's executive director, said that the unassuming pastor would rather have seen the new housing named "Rosary Heights" or Msgr. Pannoni Village" after his predecessor, whom, the priest had said, "has been like a father to me." But the Authority insisted it be named for the priest whose name is already synonymous with the neighborhood. "My main feeling is one of humility," Father Diaferio told the assembly ofrelatives, clergy, friends and parishioners attending. He accepted the tribute, he said, as "an honor for the priesthood and the diocese" and asked that the complex be a lesson that "to serve Christ we must serve him in others." "God can work through us as
Scholarship dinner slated for July 24 MASHPEE - Final dc~tails are underway for July 24's scholarship fund dinner at the Willowbend Club. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the St. Mary's Education Fund, which provides financial scholarships to Catholic school students in the Fall River Diocese who are in need of tuition assistance. Dinner Chairman Suzanne
Downing said that the deadline for obtaining tickets or making arrangements to host a table is Monday, July 20. Interested persons should contact Mrs. Phyllis M. MacNeil at (508) 548-0968. The event, entitled "A Heavenly Evening," will begin with a social hour at 7 p.m., and dinner will follow at 8 p.m. Music will be provided by pianist Dave McKenna.
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we show compassion for the poor and help the needy by encouraging and sustaining them," he added. "The reward is Christ's own love, and that's what every priest seeks, to do Christ's work day by day." Father Diaferio found himself offering guidance and assistance to numerous civic and social agencies and those who sought him out. They include: St. Anne Hospital, the Catholic Memorial Home, the Catholic Women's Club of Fall River - of which he was the moderator; and the Charlton Memorial Hospital Institution Review Board. In 1982 Holy Rosary Parish honored its pastor on the 25th anniversary of his priesthood. "I didn't want anything," he recalled to the newsmedia at the time. "But the people insisted: 'It's our celebration - like a family.''' So he couldn't refuse. He looked on his parish as his family. "There are so many persons who need you, in joyful and sad moments. I see the whole family cycle, from birth to death; I rejoice in the weddings of children I've baptized." With a deep personal interest in the activities and difficulties of those entrusted to his care, he was known to keep a food supply for the needy on hand, and for the parish's annual Festa Italiana customarily made two or three trips himself in a truck to Boston to pick up food and supplies. His energy, compassion and good nature would ease the burdens of life for many, and his parting words were characteristically, "God Bless You." Father Diaferio leaves two sisters, Sarah Piraino of Hyde Park and Lucy DeMeo of Lakeville; and a brother, Ferdinand Diaferio of Largo, Fla.
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SUNDAY, JULY 26,1998, IS THE GREAT FEAST OF ST. ANNE It is Grandparents' Day at the Shrine. There will be a special blessing for Grandparents at all services. 8:00 a.m. Mass will be celebrated in the Shrine 10:00 a.m. Mass will be celebrated in the upper church 12 Noon THE FESTIVAL MASS IN THE UPPER CHURCH WITH APROCESSION WITH THE STATUE OF ST. ANNE 3:00 p.m. Devotions in the Shrine 6:30 p.m. Mass will be celebrated in the upper church lfyou are not able to come to the Shrine personally, please write out your intentions and send them to the address given above as soon as possible. Your prayer request will be placed near the miraculous statue ofGood St. Anne. You might also want to send along a generous gift to help support the Shrine. We will pray for your intentions whether you send a gift or not.
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Charting a new course The Massachusetts Steamship Authority is the lifeline to both Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Both these world-renowned islands depend on this state regulated agency for every item needed for daily living. The Authority also regulates all other independent transportation agencies which service the islands. But during the past few months it has emerged as one of the chief stumbling blocks to meeting the islanders' needs. The shuttling of boats from the mainland to the island ports is in itself an archaic system. A new approach to the problem is needed, but the Authority seems oblivious to the matter. It is sheer nonsense to believe that the winding, twisting roads of Cape Cod can handle the freight service needed to help the islands survive, never mind the accommodation of tourists. An efficient and modem container cargo operation should be put in place and the port of New Bedford is the ideal spot for such an undertaking. It has the road, rail and air systems needed to effectively remedy the current transportation crisis. It would also boost the developing future of the islands and would provide needed jobs for the city's unemployed. Civic officials have pleaded with the Authority to take action in this regard, but to all intents and purposes such requests have fallen on deaf ears. No one can penetrate the fortress ~d elicit a response. Recently the Authority ha~. refused to e~pand services for independent ferries. The well-known Hi-Line was refused additional passenger capacity on its high-speed ships. Once again the denial was arbitrary and self-serving. Local members of the Authority simply want to protect their own turf. Indeed, the islands have always had a love-hate relationship with tourists. They want their money but not their presence and the Authority has become a private weapon in this ongoing struggle. From its recent actions and decisions, it should be obvious that changes must be made, but, sad to say, this will not happen on the local level. The state must actto refonn the present structure oftheAuthority. Elected state officials from this geographic area should join togethe~ and go to the state legislature because the power of the Authority should not rest in the hands of its few narrowminded board members. The present difficulty is one of self-interest, ve~~ed in the veto votes ofthose who have been tenned "elitists." This proCess should be changed for the benefit of the common good and the legislature has the power to do this. Indeed, it should be a major item on the next legislative agenda. All present facts and figures clearly show the enonnous growth and development now underway in Southeastern Massachusetts. Projected statistics also indicate that this trend will continue. The expansion of commuter rail service has been quite successful and extension of these services is now in the planning stage. Air freight services have been promised for the New Bedford airport if tentative plans for runway extensions are completed. More and more people are building homes in this area. Towns are meeting the challenges in this local sphere and for the most part doing very well in solving problem issues. The one hitch in all this is the Authority's power to regulate as its board members please. This must be changed. Professionals who can view the big picture free of tunnel vision should be brought on board. Some have suggested that the state Department ofTransportation should be the regulatory agency for the Authority, absorbing the present system. But whatever means are chosen, action should not be delayed in the effecting of changes that will benefit all who need expanded services to the islands. Left to itself, the Authority will continue business as usual. State representatives and senators must become the decisive force on Beacon Hill, the only place where the Authority can be changed, altered or dissolved. Dealing with the present with an eye on the future, our representatives must act simply and decisively to solve this horrendous problem. In short, they mus~ charta new course. The Editor
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""--_ _IL_e_tt_e_rs_t_o_th_e_E_d_it_or_I__ Look into history Editor: After reviewing some history of Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider, we should know that it was founded by Margaret Sanger, a pioneer in the Feminist Movement. Incidentally, one Patricia Ireland, one of NOW's important people, stated that she always acted in the tradition of Sanger. It is a fact that Sanger's guiding
philosophy was eugenics. The latter believed that women who had children against the government's wishes should be penalized or sterilized involuntarily! She once stated in a magazine she founded, Birth Control Review, that "more children should come from the fit, less from the unfit." The unfit, she said, were all "non-Aryan people" as she estimated that
these unfit people comprisea 70 percent of the population of our nation and should be trE!ated like criminals. This reasoning sounded a lot like Hitler. Why doesn't Planned Parenthood criticize some of the activities of Margaret Sanger? Instead, it makes a he!roine of her in its pronouncemlmts. Thomas A•• Walsh RoslindalE!, Mass.
Call a spade a spade Editor: thanasia, please do not have Euthanasia is when the doc- doctors do it! tor kills. the patient. By calling Because, for over 2,000 euthanasia active or passive, years, people have trusted their direct o'r indirect, voluntary or "doctor to "dono harm:'This trust norwoluntary or involuntary or has been badly, seriously underassisted suicide, just confuses mined by legal abortion. Please the issue. dO'not complete the destruction One plea to lawmakers: In of this trust and confidence! the event that you do take the Besides, doctors 7are often horrible step of legalizing eu- ;wrong.jn judging that a. patient
will die. Also, what a senior citizen says at the church social, or even in a doctor's office, is not always 'What the same patient will say when really faeed with the possibility·of dying.. Actually, ryJost peoplEl cling to life as long as they can. , . Mary Ritc:1i. Crowe Rochester, N.Y.
Anchor kudos .lege dorins that they do' not Editor: The Anchor gets better ev- wa'1t it. You said it truly. ery week. Your editorial on , Paul John Paul's approval of housing policies in colleges the Iraqi solution carried out by was right on the money. I know Kofi Annan was welcomed also. The article "Fake bullion from talking to former students who were exposed to the gritti- dumped" was especially interness of permissiveness in col- esting. I had not read about this
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FALL RIVER - William F. O'Neil Jr., a leader in the Greater Fall River Chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life, has been honored by the group for his contributions to promoting respect of human life in all its stages. A statewide publication, the MCFL News. recently profiled the well-known veteran police officer for hjs years of service to the chapter and to the Catholic Church. O'Neil has been involved in educational programs, the construction and manning of a float in the annual Fall River Celebrates America parade, Rose For Life projects, co-
ordination of pro-life videos on local cable television, and other outreach programs. His efforts also include funding of a series of weekly pro-life messages that ran in The Herald News during January-March ofl997. The advertisements focused on the tragedy of abortion to mother and unborn child, and placed the local chapter publicly in a position of offering help in cases of crisis pregnancy. O'Neil provided the resource for funding the advertisements by giving the MCFL 2,000 rosaries he had made. The chapter then asked donations for the rosaries distributed to a number of Catholic parishes in the city and raised the funds to finance the advertised messages. Making rosaries is nothing new for the police offic~r. Approximately 18 years ago he heard a talk about the need of rosaries in the mission countries. Since then he has
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been making the prayer beads for kits containing beads, cords and crucifixes, often spending two or three hours a night at the job. Most of the beads the policeman makes used to go to Father John O'Mahoney, a missionary assigned to Kenya in Africa. Since the priest returned home to Ireland, O'Neil sends his rosaries there for distribution. Due to retire in January after 38 years of dedicated public service, O'Neil and his wife of 41 years, the former Barbara Callahan, are members of SS. Peter and Paul Parish. He is a Eucharistic minister there and is also involved in the confirmation class program. He is a recipient of the Fall River Diocese's Marian Medal.
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"The Red Mass celebration provides a wonderful opportunity to bring together members of the judicial system," Father Hession said, " to reflect on their important role in society, to thank them for their contribution to justice and to bless their work." At the conclusion of the Mass, Bishop O'Malley will again present the St. Thomas More Awards in recognition of distinguished service to justice and the common good. A judge, an attorney and a court worker will be honored along with a member of the judicial community whose efforts have been outstanding in ecumenical outreach. The awards are named for St. Thomas More, a Catholic layman and martyr who refused to compromise principle although pressured by outside sources. Last year's recipients were Massachusetts Appeals Court Associate Justice George Jacobs of South Dartmouth (Ecumenical honoree); Superior Court Associate Justice Elizabeth 1. Dolan of West Harwich (Judge honoree); Attorney Peter B. Gay of Taunton (Lawyer honoree);
and the late Clerk Magistrate Thomas E. Kitchen, formerly of Westport Point, (Court ho~oree). In addition to Father Hession, members of the planning committee include, by diocesan region, Judges Dolan and James J. Nixon, Attorneys Anastasia Perrino, James H. Quirk Jr., and Orner Chartrand and Roxanne Viera from Cape Cod; Attorneys Patrick Cunningham, Kenneth Sullivan and Frederic J. Torphy from Fall River; Attorneys Edward Casey and Jerome Coogan from Attleboro; Attorrteys James H. Fagan, David Gay and Francis O'Boy from Taunton; Judges Jacobs and Elizabeth O'NeillLaStaiti and Attorneys Joseph Harrington, Michael Harrington and Raymond Veary, and Gloria Arruda from New Bedford. Other committee members include John E. Kearns Jr., Father Michael K. McManus and Father John F. Moore. Anyone interesting' in attending or obtaining additional information can contact Father Hession at (508) 673-2833 or any comtpittee member.
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The rainbow, sign of God's covenant When my father died, it poured rain all the way from the church to the cemetery. But when my seven brothers and sisters and I knelt around his coffin at the grave site, suddenly the sun came out, blazingly bright. And, there in the sky a most beautiful rainbow suddenly appeared. We all felt this meant that Dad was with us. I often meet with groups of parents who have survived the deaths of children. In one group recently a mother and father told of a message they believed had been given by their son who had been killed in a car accident. They had been praying that he was happy with the Lord in heaven. Suddenly a rainbow appeared. Considering the time of day, the perfect weather conditions and the place they were, it would have been impossible for a rainbow to have formed. They truly believed they had been given a sign by God that all was well with their son. Claire Twitchell, a reader of my column, sent me a rainbow story which I included in my new book "Coincidences: Touched by a Miracle." Her granddaughter Rebecca had been killed in a car crash. Rebecca's mother, Terece, always had called Rebecca her "rainbow girl." Terece even had a big picture of a rainbow Rebecca had drawn stuck to the refrigerator door with a rainbow magnet. Terece asked her daughter, now in heaven, to help her get through this ordeal by sending a sign to show she was all right. She asked Rebecca to send her a rainbow. Well, not only did the family get a rainbow the next day, but it was the most magnificent rainbow they ever saw - a great big band of colors that
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be a sign of connection with loved ones who have died. They have, after all, a sacred origin, all the way back to Genesis, when God told Noah that the rainbow would be the sign of the covenant established between himself and "every livi.ng thing found on earth." "I set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the ealth," God said. "When I gather the clouds over the earth and . the bow appears in the clouds, I will recall the covenant." The poet James Weldon Johnson made a picture ofthis promise. In his words, "And God smiled again, and the rainbow appeared, and curled itself around his shoulder." It's not hard for me to believe that curled within God's arms - and the rainbow - are our loved ones who have traveled to him before us.
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Family Talk With Dr. James & Mary Kenny 路are calling their Category III 'comfort code.''' Meyer explains that "doing everything possible" may be ordered for the relatives' comfort rather than the patient's well-being. "Families need to know what they're buying when they order a full code on their loved one." . Many years ago a dear friend told me ~:bout her experience with her elderly mother. Surge:ry was a possibility, but the family physician recommended against it; the patient would suffer a lot of extra pain, yet there was little chance that the surgery would help. My friend agreed with the family physician, but her brother and sister, who did not live near their mother, argued "we must do everything we can for mother," and both voted for the surgery. Outnumbered, my friend ordered the surgery. Her mother went through a lot of pain and died shortly thereafter. Years later, the catch in her voice revealed how much this decision still affected her. Most important in any decision is to understand the patient's wishes before a crisis occurs. Some people would want a full code under any circumstances. Some would want a comfort code in any crisis. The decision will be different for different individuals. We can best serve our loved ones by doing everything we can to carry out their wishes in a humane' and loving way.
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Abortion and excommunication Q. I am in a serious relationship with a Catholic woman who had an abortion when she was in her early 20s. At the time she was not practicing her faith, but at my urging sine has since confessed the sin. She is sorry for the abortion, says she previously had asked God's forgiveness and did not realize prior to meeting me that she needed to go to confession. This young woman now attends Mass regularly, and is taking her faith more seriously. I have heard that someone who has an abortion is automatically excommunicated from the Church. Is this true'r As you can imagine, these are very serious questions for me. Since she went to confession, is she back in the good graces of the Church? Will the Church recognize my marriage to her as valid? (New York) A. It is true that according to Catholic Church law, anyone who procures an abortion may incur an automatic excommunication. That includes, by the way, not only the mother but others directly involved in the act. However, several important conditions must be met before an individual personally is excommunicated. The person must be at least 18 years old. He or she must also be aware when the act is committed that excommunication will result if the abortion is carried through. Many people, even fairly knowledgeable Catholics, know abortion is wrong, but do not know an excommunication is incurred at the same time. In addition, if circumstances surrounding the
pregnancy are such as to cause grave fear and confusion in the woman, or if she is under severe pressure from family or friends to have the abortion, again the excommunication would not be incurred. As you can see, there is at very least serious doubt that your friend was excommunicated. From your description of the situation, for example, it
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By Father John J. Dietzen is highly unlikely that she was aware of this possible consequence. If after all this it turns out she was excommunicated (and how would we ever know?), in most of the United States priests can remit this type of penalty when the individual receives the sacrament of penance. One way or another, you have no worry about this affecting your marriage as Catholics. Some priests are uncertain about these aspects of excommunication and abortion. If they wish to look up references, the relevant canons are 1398, 1323, 1324 and 97.
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On retreat with Bud Those in the "spiritual know" tell you attitude Supper was the Last Dirge. Sometimes, I think and openness are keys to a successful retreat. whoever painted that Last Supper scene all we Packing right doesn't hurt either. Catholics hang in the kitchen hoodwinked us. I My neighbor, Bud, was asking me what he mean, he or she wasn't even there." thought we should bring-for the upcoming men's "Which reminds me," I added. "Do you still have parish retreat. that old whoopie cushion?" "The obvious," I told him. "Underwear, tooth"Does all this set well with Msgr. O'Hawler?" paste, toothbrush, extra-large towel for towel fights, bottle of single-malt Scotch, two rolls of pennies, poker chips, playing cards, Jerusalem Bible ..... "Whoa," he said, "back up the list a second. Is this a spiritual retreat or a weekend out with the boys?" he asked. "Yes," I said. He fidgeted. I could tell he was confused. (His By Dan Morris lip sags, and he squeezes it together like it's a pump ball for his brain.) "Isn't this the wrong tone or something?" he venBud asked. tured. "Don't get me wrong. I like fun. But I "Cute." thought this was supposed to be serious." "Seriously," Bud insisted. "If you don't have some fun with Jesus and the "Guess it depends," I mused. "The last time boys, that's serious," I told him. "Lighten up. ModL~rry Nelson caught Monsignor bluffing with a pair of deuces, he seemed pretty upset." eration in all things, buddy, including how you deYour comments are welcome always. Please fine serious. No long-face retreats for this guy." "And," he added, "since when are you a Scotch send them to Uncle Dan, 25218 Meadow Way, drinker, Mr. Animal Beer Rights?" Atlington, Wash. 98223. ''I'm not," I told him. "It's for the cook. We slip it to her, and she slips us a spare key to the kitchen and leaves the cinnamon bun drawer unlocked." Bud looked shocked. "Couldn't Attleboro, MA 02703-0965 that cost the woman her job?" "No way," I explained. "She uses it as an ordination anniversary July 24-26 Liturgy: When God Ties the Knotgift for the retreat master." A Retreat with John Foley, SJ "So you are not talking about drinking during the retreat, right?" Journeying on Holy Ground Aug. 7-9 Bud squinted. "Only from the cup of life," I Aug. 13-19 Guided Retreat (6 days) laughed at him. "But that does remind me - we Aug. 13-21 Guided Retreat (8 days) might keep in mind that Jesus did not tum water into vitamin-enFor more information, please call or write Retreat Secretary riched V-8 juice. Nor can I find in 508·222·8530 the Bible where it says the Last
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Fun in the water can also become sacredl activities. "I believe in the domestic Church," she said. "We have CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE the liturgy at Church and the litALBANY, N.Y. -As the hot urgy of real life." Lavender challenged people to sticky summer days tum people's thoughts to a nice cold dip in the think of everyday activities like backyard pool, a run through a bathing children or swimming as lawn sprinkler, or a leisurely boat being sacred. "So much of what ride down a river or across a lake, we do around water at this time Catholics should ...._....;.. ., of year is comremember that "So much of what we munal," she said. "It's a celebrathose actions can do around water at this tion of our be sacred. In fact, Elaine time of year is commu- Christian journey outside of Ramshaw, au- nal,"she said. "It's a celthor of "The ebration ofour Christian the church." Since sacraGodparent journey outside of the mental life paralBook" (Liturgy church." lels everyday life Training Publiit is no wonder cations), suggests that godparents do a water that water plays an important role . activity with their godchild to cel- in liturgies. "It's a symbol that has a whole ebrate the anniversary of the family of significance around it," child's baptism. "A lot of people don't know said Father Thomas Richstatter, what to do as godparents," she professor of liturgy and sacratold The Evangelist, newspaper of mental theology at Sf. Meinrad the Albany Diocese. "They don't School of Theology in Indiana. "It symbolizes life coming know what kind of gifts to give that aren't fake or pious. You forth from the waters in the womb don't have to give praying dolls. of mothers," he added. "It is' You can just do something with quenching of thirst. It's all tied to WATER FUN - A boy enjoys a water slide at a amusement park. Elaine RarTIshaw, them like go to a lake, river, or go , the life-giving principle." through a car wash or blow While baptism. is. seen as the author of "The Godparent Book," suggests such an activity for a godparent and godchild to key "water sacrament," Lavender celebrate theanniversary of a child's baptism. (CNS photo by Bill Wittman) bubbles." "All of the things we do in the said all of the sacraments are incentral rituals of the Church' are 'terrelated, so baptism touches all central human activities like bath~ the sacraments. ing and meals,'" she said. "The Father Richstatter agreed, saycentral things we do are not things :ing, "Every Eucharist begins with Even though it was good the way in God and the intercession of St. that only specially initiated people baptism. With the holy water we â&#x20AC;˘ Aaron Neville and it was, Father Bayhi said, he never Jude saved him. can do. Everyday things are ac- are being marked with the sign of Father Jeff Bayhi of "My mother saw a few times stopped searching for that intancessible to everybody. They be- baptism. That's the way Euchagible quality that would make his when I was troubled and at a loss Louisiana are doing come the place where God meets rist begins." Stations even better. He knew he and she turned me onto St. Jude it their way. Traveling to the Mideast can us. had found it when he listened to Thaddeus, helper of hopeless "In religious practice we tend give an understanding of the imNeville's solo 1991 album, "Warm cases," said Neville. Neville's muBy ELIZABETH A. PERRY to tum it into something cut off. portance of water, he noted. Your Hearts." sical career took an upswing in CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE It's a human tendency. Meals "When you're in the Biblical "I decided that Aaron had the 1976. His duets with Linda should be related to the Eucha- lands, like in Egypt, and you see NEW ORLEANS - When God kind of heart and soul that would Ronstadt on her 1989 album, "Cry rist. Bathing, washing and swim- the Nile, everything around it is wants something done, it has a way embrace a project like this. He's a Like a Rainstorm," opened previ. ming are all related to baptism." lush," he said. "When you get of getting done. man who has lived the message and ously closed doors for Neville and That's the opinion of singer would appreciate it." re-established him as a solo artist. Cathy Ann Lavender, director beyond that you have nothing, "Doing It Their Own Way" is "God gave me my voice," said of the Prayer and Worship Office just sand. It's a graphic picture of Aaron Neville and Father Jeff Bayhi of the Albany Diocese, agreed on what water does. Without water, of the Baton Rouge Diocese, who Neville. "My voice has been medi- available on CD from Metanoia came together to produce a record- cine at times in my life when I Inc., 749 East Blvd.â&#x20AC;˘ Baton Rouge, the importance of these everyday life dies." ing called "Doing It Their Own needed it. When people tell me my LA 70802. For more information, Way: A Contemporary Meditation voice has helped them call (504) 336-8778. on The Way ofthe Cross." in some kind of way, . - - - - - - - . . . ; . , . - - - - - - - - - - - , Father Bayhi contacted Neville I can identify it as not in January 1996 through their mu- me, but the God in me tual friend, Louisiana Attorney that's touching the God in them." General Richard Ieyoub. migrants hurt the economy and Neville said he liked the idea for . The third of four By PATRICIA ZAPOR cost more than they contribute the project because of its emphasis brothers, Neville beCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE nationally became an article of faith among on prayer and because it would fea- came WASHINGTON - A new numerous policy makers and ture his favorite hymn, "Were You known in 1966 for his study of the effects of immigrants mimy opinion leaders in the early There When They Crucified My' No.1 hit, 'Tell It Like on the U.S. economy finds that and mid-1990s," said Frank Lord?" which he first heard sung It Is." The record made millions, but overall they contribute more than Sharry, executive director of the by Sam Cooke. What also appealed to Neville when the record comthey use in services and last year National Immigration Forum: paid at least $133 billion in taxes. The study was written by Cato was the fact that proceeds would go pany and its distribuThe "Fiscal Portrait of New Institute economist Stephen Moore. to children in southern Louisiana. tor went bankrupt Americans" released recently by , "There is a great disconnect be- The money is earmarked for con- Neville was left with struction of a youth retreat facility no royalty payments. / the National Immigration Forum tween reality and the way people located between New Orleans and Neville's career botand the Cato Institute said immi- see immigrant!i," Moore said at a tomed-out in the early Baton Rouge. grants who become U.S. citizens press conference where the study The album, available on com- '70s and he found typically pay more in taxes over was released. "Anyway you look pact disc and cassette, already has himself back on the <a lifetime than do native-born citi- at it, immigrants are a very good sold 11,000 copies in the three river docks unloading deal for the country," he said. zens. months since its release, without the freight to support his In areas with large populations benefit of advertising. It consists of wife and children. He It also evaluated other research and concluded that immigrants of recent immigrants, state and lo- Father Bayhi's spoken meditations said it was at that ti~e SINGER AARON Neville and his wife, pay about, $80,000 more in taxes cal governments pay more for on each Station of the Cross alter- - when he was usmg J I h b . d f 39 ,- Sh ye.ar.>.. e than they receive in government benefits received by immigrants nating with verses of the popular drugs, his marriage oe, ave een mar~le or benefits over a lifetime. than they receive in taxes from hymn "WereYou There When They was breaking up and ~ays the s~cre~ to a happy m~rn~~le hes "Despite mounting evidence to them. At the federal level, the situ- Crucified My Lord?" sung by life was hopeless - In COmmUniCation, love and faIth In God. that his mother's faith (CNS/Methe photo) Neville. the contrary, the notion that im- . ation is reversed, he explained.
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ALBANY, N.Y. - It's the little blue pill everybody's talking about, and Catholics shouldn't be redfaced if they want to try it. That's the consensus among Catholic experts regarding Viagra, the drug that may anSWI~r the prayers of clinically impotent men. Taking the pill is perfectly acceptable within the context of a married relationship, the experts said; there is nothing immoral about taking the prescription drug for its intended use. "Any pathological situation can and should be cured either by surgical intervention or drugs," said John Dwyer, professor of theology, New Testament and Church history with St. Bernard's Institute in the Albany Diocese. "We have the right and the obligation to do that," he added in an interview with The Evangelist, the diocesan newspaper. Father Peter Sullivan, assistant judicial vicar for the Albany Diocesan Tribunal, doesn't have a problem with married men taking Viagra, as long as they don't abuse it. "Bringing a person back to normalcy is always acceptable," he said. "After that, I think you get back into the questionable and rec-
reational use of it." Mary Moriarty, associate director of the Albany diocesan Family Life Office, said that whileViagra shouldn't present a moral dilemma for married couples who wish to try it, the drug doesn't deal with all the factors leading to impotence. "This is not a miracle-maker. It will correct the physical problem, but there can be psychological and emotional causes," she said. "It's going to take more than a pill to make things the way they used to be." Viagra could also create new problems when a man regains his sexual drive while his wife no longer wants to have intercourse due to menopause or age, Moriarty said. "Then it's time to get into counseling because her needs are different from her husband's." If both married partners are willing to renew their sexual relationship, however, there's no moral obstacle to experimenting with Viagra. "Our sexual life is God-given, and I don't think God says you have to stop at 55,65 or 75," she said. Dwyer, who is the author of "Human Sexuality: A Christian View," believes there are two moral principles surrounding. the issue of Viagra: - "The permissibility and desirability of curi!!.g pathological situations either by surgical or phar. maceutical means; - 'The necessity of redefining sexual love in such a way that we give the human and Christian definition." The first principle means that
Viagra for a man with impotence should be viewed in the same way as insulin for someone with diabetes, Dwyer said. The second principle refers to the importance of discussing sexuality in more than just physical terms when considering the use of Viagra. "Don't equate (sexuality) with sexual intercourse, but understand it is the total commitment of this man and this woman to each other on all levels of their existence: physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual. Sexual love is a multidimensional reality," he said. Franciscan Father Edgar Holden, whose "Bits & Bites" column appears each week in The Evangelist, agreed that a married man should feel free to take Viagra if a physician prescribes it. "I think it's great," said the priest, who has counseled married couples. "It can possibly enrich some marriages, save some marriages, put the marriages back on track. I think it's an undisguised blessing." Although he certainly doesn't condone the use of Viagra outside of marriage, he strongly urges couples to be open and honest with each other as they prepare for married life and to use Viagra if prescribed by a physician. "I wouldn't hesitate because impotence would render a marriage invalid anyway," he said. "God gave us sex to be used. If it can be aided and abetted by legitimate, valid medical means, go for it. ."For those it brings happiness back to, I think it's a blessing."
Global court may recognize confessional's confidentiality By TRACY EARLY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK - Recognition of confidentiality in the priest-penitent relationship, a principle of major importance to Catholics, is being written into the rules for the proposed new international criminal court, a Brooklyn priest involved in the negotiations said. Msgr. Vincent R. LaRocca said in an interview in New York that he proposed the addition as a member of the Vatican delegation to the U.N. conference in Rome drawing up plans for the court. He reported that the working
group on procedure accepted his proposal by consensus and the working group's draft was subsequently approved by the committee to which it reported. The conference, which began June 15, was scheduled to conclude today. The final vote on acceptance of the conference results had not occurred at the time Msgr. LaRocca. was interviewed, but he expressed confidence the principle of priestpenitent confidentiality would remain in the final text. The priest, a graduate of St. John's University Law School, gained legal experience through 20 years representing indigent defen-
New bishops namedfor three California dioceses By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - Pope John Paul II named a new head of the Diocese of Orange, Calif., appointed a coadjutor bishop for a second California diocese, and named a new auxiliary bishop in a third. In appointments announced recently the pope: - accepted the resignation of Bishop Norman F. McFarland of Orange and appointed Bishop Tod D. Brown of Boise, Idaho, as his suc-
cessor; - named Auxiliary Bishop Patrick 1. McGrath of San Francisco as coadjutor of San Jose, where Bishop R. Pierre DuMaine has been ordinary since 1981; - named Msgr. John. Charles Wester, vicar for clergy in the San Francisco Archdiocese, as an auxiliary bishop of San Francisco. The appointments were announced in Washington by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio to the United States.
dants in Brooklyn courts. Since work on the international criminal court began in 1994, he has been a Vatican representative to U.N. committees preparing for the Rome conference. The court is intended to provide a way of bringing individuals accused of war crimes and other crimes against humanity to justice when their own governments fail to act. In order to keep "priest-penitent" confidentiality from appearing as an exclusively Catholic privilege, he broadened it to include "doctor-patient" and "lawyer-client" confidentiality as well. And he said he was prepared to substitute something more neutral such as "chaplain-faithful" for "priest-penitent" if it became necessary. Msgr. LaRocca said the Vatican opposed allowing the court to impose the death penalty. But when some delegates expressed fears that individuals found guilty of horrible crimes and given life sentences might be released on parole, he proposed requiring that they serve a minimum of 20 years, he said. When the Roml~ conference is over, the judgment of Pope John Paul II about its final product will play a major role in determining whether the proposed court wins international acceptance, Msgr. LaRocca said.
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POPE JOHN PAUL II l1as ordered changes to be made to the Code of Canon Law, underlining Catholics' obligation to accept Church teaching. The pope outlined the changes in an apostolic letter, "Ad Tuendam Fidem" (''To Defend the Faith"), released June 30 at the Vatican. (CNS photo)
New canons on Church teaching not surprising â&#x20AC;˘ u. S. theologians say the move is not a papal 'crackdqwn."
By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - U.S. specialists in theology and Church law contacted by Catholic News Service did not regard the new Church legislation issued by Pope John Paul II as surprising. They rejected widespread media reports characterizing the action as a new Vatican crackdown, saying it is simply a formalization of what is already there in practice. The legislation spells out as part of the general laws of the Latin and Eastern Catholic churches the requirement that Catholics must firmly accept and hold those Church teachings which, even though not matters of divine faith, are set forth definitively by the pope or the college of bishops in the exercise of their teaching authority. It also says that a just penalty can be imposed if someone obstinately continues to reject such definitive teaching and refuses to retract after being warned by the Holy See or his bishop or religious superior. "It's not new," said Atonement Father Patrick J. Cogan, executive coordinator of the Canon Law Society of America. "It just enshrines in the Code of Canon Law of the Church the requirements (already spelled out elsewhere) to respect and uphold Church teachings." "What the pope has done is fill in a loophole" in the law, said Jesuit Father Francis A. Sullivan of Boston College, one of the leading theological authorities on questions of Church teaching authority. Jesuit Father Ladislas Orsy, a theologian and canon lawyer who is a visiting professor at Georgetown University Law
School, called the new legislation "a bridge" between the Church's general law and the new regulations issued last year by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for the doctrinal examination of writings or opinions which appear opposed or dangerous to the faith. The papal letter establishing the new legislation cites the three new paragraphs of the Profession of Faith and says the first, concerning divinely revealed truths of faith, and the third, concerning authentic but nondefinitive Church teaching, are already treated in the Code of Canon Law, which governs the Latin-rite Church, and the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, which governs the Catholic churches of the Eastern rites. The point of the new legislation, the pope says, is to "fill the gap" by adding comparable language in the two law codes to cover the second paragraph - the need for Catholics to accept and hold those things definitively taught by the Church which are not themselves a matter of faith but are necessary for the Church to faithfully set forth and guard the faith. The canon lawyers were agreed that it is unusual to make substantive changes in the Church's universallaws. They said this was the first time since the codes were completely revised - the new Latin code in 1983 and the new Eastern code in 1990 - that either has been changed, apart from minor emendations to correct or clarify some point. Father Orsy predicted a long period of development before the Church would reach a clear, agreed understanding of many of the questions surrounding what constitutes definitive teaching as stated in the 1989 Profession of Faith and the new legislation:
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Exploring cardinal's life changedfilmmakers' iives value of each one of the people that • Cardinal Bernadin's came forward in the issues," life helped the docuDoblmeier said. mentarians find the "Then during the last three years of his life, which begins with the personal enriohment [sexual abuse] allegations, ther~ available to all of us. came out of him a courage I really admire," he continued. "The courBy BILL HOWARD age to stand in front of allegations . CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE that were really personal: It wasn't DALLAS - As film documen- so much the Church being persetarians, Martin Doblmeier and· 'cuted, it was him." The film climaxes with the Frank Frost understand that each project they work on will impact public's outpouring of emotion over their lives. the cardinal's death on Nov. 14, But little did they expect the 1996, at age 68. depth of change they would expe"His death was so public. There rience while working last year on a was a constant watch on his life. He film on the life of the late Cardinal created an expectation, whether it Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago. was intentional or not; that he would. "I think I was changed forever die well," Doblmeier said.' "He in some ways," Doblmeier told the'. wound up getting the headline from Texas Catholic, newspaper of the Newsweek, 'Teaching Us How to Dallas Diocese. "I understand what Die.' "It sort of sets the standard of true courage is and what it takes." "He taught me a lot about toler- how you're going to be accepting ance and the need to find common of your own death. Ijust found it to ground," Frost added. . be wonderfully, personally enrichDoblmeier and Frost co-pro- ing that someone can live a life that duced "Bernardin," a one-hour film comes to an end with great dignity." that debuted on most public televiFrost felt an impact from intersion stations earlier this month. views and the contact he had with Local listings can be found at the the cardinal's friends and family. film's Web site, www.bernard"You get your name by the comin.org: pany you keep, and we met some The film covers the cardinal's extraordinary people. Meeting them accomplishments in social justice, has given me a sense that the cardiincluding his anti-poverty pro-nal lives on in the community of grams, as well as the Catholic Com- friends he left," he said. mon Ground Initiative he launched. On a humorous note, Frost said But the film quickly develops into the cardinal's influence often found a study of the cardinal's gradual its way directly into the filmmakopening of his heart to the public ing process. shortly1after he arrived in Chicago "When you have !wo producers, from Cmcinnati. . sometimes you get different ways of "Bernardin" also explores in- . looking at things. We used to joke depth how the cardinal successfully when we were having a creative countered allegations by form~r quarrel that this is Cardinal seminarian Steven Cook in ·1993 of Bernardin ... we have to get back to sexual abuse. It also shows how he. the table and resolve this peacefully," learned to embrace the media duro' he.said. "Even though that was in a ing his struggle with cancer, diag- humorous vein, that was one of the • things'that I think I'll never look at nosed in June 1995. , Doblmeier and Frost felt view- the same way again"":" the need to ers needed to see the p~rsonal side find common ground." of Cardinal Bernardin. , According to Doblmeier, the . "In the cardinal, I saw one per- filth aims to remind the viewerthat son who was the consummate dip- .qo~ gives us ~?lampl~s ?f fa!th and lomat, a person who really forged virtue to follow m the slIppery ~ead on the standing issues and the world of p'olitics and.religion.
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'Dr. Dolittle'isn't truly suitable for the family By HENRY HERX CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK - Eddie Murphy talks to the animals in terms unsuitable for family audiences in the comedy clunker, "Dr. .Dolittle" (20th Century Fox). ! This updating of Hugh Lofting's whimsical stories about a human who can converse with the animal kingdom turns the fantasy, premise into a vehicle for low humor and sophomoric vulgarity. : The thin story coricocted by Nat Mauldin and Larry -Levin follows San Francisco physician Dolittle (Murphy) after he suddenly regains his childhood ability. to hear what animals are saying and respond to them in turn. When Dolittle's wife (Kristen Wilson), father (Ossie Davis) and medical colleagues see him carrying on conversations with dogs, birds and other creatures, they fear he has totally flipped out. Committed to an asylum, Dolittle finally emerges in time to save his clinic from being swallowed up by a greedy HMO (headed by Peter Boyle), then resumes his medical ministrations to the sick animals of the area. Director Betty ("Private Parts") Thomas treats the proceedings with bogus sentimentality, making the fantasy seem as insincere as it is unconvincing.
flick Vicks NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office 'for Film and ,Broadcasting.
"The Opposite of Sex" (Sony Classics) Seriocomic ,tale concerning the unstable sexual relationships of a pregriant 'l6-year..:old '(Christina Ricci), her homosexu~ half-brother (Martin Donovan); his bisexual lover (Ivan Serg~i) and a family friend (Lisa Kudrow),.some of whom begin to' reflect on the need for a relationship to be based, ~>nsomething more. fulfilling than sexual gratification. Writer-director Don'Roos tries to make' the lumpy proceedings seem amusingly madcap rather than contrived but the effortgets lost in convoluted subplots and a superficial ending. Stylized violence, .comic treatment of sexual situations, a troubled childbirth scene, some rough language and occa-
The main point of the so-called comedy, however, is to seek giggles from adolescent bathroom humor and coarse invective uttered by cute~looking animals. With nothing else going on in the picture, the result is an unamusing exercise in bad taste which becomes tedious long befo're the 80-minute misfire reaches its end credits.
Because of much bathroom humor, coarse language and several instances of profani.ty, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 ..:... parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13:
WENT DOWN - Peter McDonald and Brendan Gleeson star in the Irish crime story "I Went Down." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV - adults, with reBervations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted. (CNS photo from TSG Pictures) "Small Soldiers" (DreamWorks)
"Whatever" (Sony Classics)
Mean-spirited fantasy mixes live action and animation in a story of toy soldiers coming to life bent on destroying rival peaceful toys, but in the process the aggressors also target two families housing the enemy toys. Appallingly, the humans become just as violent as the computer-generated toys in director Joe Dante's cynical parody of macho heroics. Recurring fantasy'mayhem and brief drug references. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV ..,adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned that some .mater!il1 may be inappropriat~ for children under 13.
Downbe,at coming-of-age drama in which two high school seniors (Liza Weil and Chad Morgan) from dysfunctional families sneak out to drug parties and try casual sex, but end up going in very different directions. Writer-diwctor Susan Skoog captures the adolescent angst of rudderless girls lacking parental guidance, but the unsentimental narrative is ·flawed by one girl's sudden transformation. Brief violence, teen promiscuity, much substance abuse, frequent rough language, flebing nudity and occasional profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classificalion is A-IV ':- adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Ass,:'>Ciation of Am~rica rati'ng is R _. restricted.
ARMAGEDDON _ A roughneck crew of oil drillers set out on a sional profanity. The U.S. CatholIc Conference c1as. . . . h sification is A-IV - space Journey to save the world from an oncoming asteroid In t e adults, with reservations. action-drama "Armageddon." The Motion Picture AssoGiation of The Motion Picture Asso- America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned 1hat some ciation of America rating material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (CNS photo from is R -- restricted. ".-._- __ .. "' :. - _ Touchstone _.a .• __ _ Pictures) · .._ _., ~
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WASHINGTON - Last summer began with speculation about how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule in assisted suicide cases from New York and Washington State. But the decisions handed down on June 26, 1997, affirming the two states' bans on assisted suicide, did little to quiet the debate. And in the summer of 1998, assisted suicide continues to be a hot topic in Washington and around the United States. Hearings related to assisted suicide were scheduled for mid-July in the U.S. House of Representatives and in an Oregon courtroom. And in Michigan, a referendum that could overturn the state's new ban on assisted suicide is likely in November. In Washington, the focus will be narrowed to one aspect of assisted suicide - whether the federal Controlled Substances Act specifically prohibits the distribution of drugs that would cause or assist in a suicide. Attorney General Janet Reno ruled in June that it does not, but assisted suicide opponents in the Bouse and Senate hope to change that with the Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1998. The Constitution subcommittet: of the House Judiciary Committee was to hold hearings on the legislation July 14. The day before in Euge,ne, Ore., attorneys for the National Right to Life Committee were to argue a broader question - whl~ther the Oregon law permitting assisted suicides discriminates against the state's terminally ill patients by denying them protections extended to everyone else in the nation. And in Michigan, where retired pathologist Jack Kevorkian has admitted to helping dozens of people commit suicide in the past decade, supporters of assisted suicide appear to have succeeded in gather-
ing enough signatures to place the question before the state's voters Nov. 3. If the referendum measure were to be approved, it would :overturn Michigan's new law imposing a maximum sentence of five years in jail and a $10,000 fine on those who help others commit suicide. In Congress, Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R-I1I., and Sen. Don Nickles, R-Okla., have proposed identical versions of a bill which would require the Drug Enforcement Administration to remove a physician's license to prescribe certain controlled substances if he or she prescribes such substances for use in an assisted suicide. Although physicians' medical licenses are regulated by the states, the federal government is the jurisdiction that gives doctors the authority to prescribe narcotics such
as heroin and morphine, depressants such as barbiturates, stimulants such as cocaine and methamphetamine, marijuana, hallucinogens such as LSD, and anabolic steroids. So far, doctors tend to use barbiturates in assisted suicides. Introducing the Senate version in June, Nickles noted that Congress had already overwhelmingly approved - and President Clinton had signed - the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, which bans any federal funding of assisted suicide. In a national Wirthlin Worldwide poll commissioned by the National Right to Life Committee earlier this year, 65 percent of Americans said federal law should not allow the use of federally controlled narcotics and other dangerous drugs for the purpose of assisting in suicide or euthanasia.
Vietnam 'unknown' buried in Missouri By JENNIFER HARTMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ST. LOUIS - After 26 years, the family ofAir Force Lt. Michael 1. Blassie, a Catholic, finally was able to lay him to rest at home in Missouri. Blassie was reported killed in action, shot down near An Loc, South Vietnam, on May 11, 1972. In 1984, partial remains - found mpnths later near the crash site - were buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns atArlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Those remains were disinterred in May and, after sophisticated DNA testing, the Blassie family was notified June 30 that the Vietnam ''Unknown" was Michael. Blassie, who was 24 at the time of his death, was the oldest of five children born to Jean F. Blassie and the late George C. Blassie, who died in 1991. Archbishop Justin F. Rigali of St. Louis celebrated an evening memorial Mass for the fallen airman July 10 at his mother's parish, St. Thomas the Apostle in Flori$sant, Mo. The archbishop praised Blassie for giving of himself in a time of crisis.
The archbishop also presided the next day at the burial service, with full military honors, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery south of St. Louis. Jet fighter planes from the Missouri Air National Guard flew the "missing man" formation. In an earlier interview with the St. Louis Review, archdiocesan newspaper, Blassie's brother said the family has felt the presence of God since his brother's death was reported in 1972. He said his family has deep roots in the Catholic Church. As a boy, Michael attended school at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in St. Louis, a parish now merged with Most Holy Trinity, and he graduated from St. Louis University High School in 1966. After a recent conversation with Michael's former girlfriend, Blassie said he found out that his brother had strayed from the Church, but started to go back right before he was sent to Vietnam. "He told her he was going back to church and wanted her to pray for him," Blassie recalled.
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Pope ke.ys on prayer, Holy Spirit in message to priests By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - If priests are aware of their calling, of the assistance of the Holy Spirit and of the power of prayer, they can be living images of Christ in the world, Pope John Paul II said. In a written message to an intemational gathering of priests sponsored by the Congregation for Clergy, the pope said, "You are called to present yourselves before the men and women of our time as living images ofthe Lord and supreme pastor of all the faithful." Some 2,000 priests from around the world met at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. The papal message to the gathering was released at the Vatican. "You have been matked with an indelible character which confers on your being a specific priestly identity," the, pope told the priests. Through the sac-' rament of holy orders, a priest is given the power to continue Christ's mission of announcing the Good News.' 'Through you, he continues guiding and watching'over his flock and, by the sacred actions you perform, he offers his redeeming sacrifice, pardons sins and distributes grace," the pope said. Pope John Paul told the priests never to forget that with ordination, "you have been gifted with the strength, authority and dignity which
allow you to continue in the footsteps of Jesus Christ." When difficult times come, he said, do not doubt the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, who will be "your defender and advocate and will give you strength to overcome every obstacIe." The pope told priests that they must always expres's their confidence in the Spirit through "frequent and prolonged prayer." No matter how many tasks a priest has to perform, he said, "prayer is a requirement of his pastoral ministry because the Christian community is enriched by the witness of a prayerful priest, who proclaims the mystery of God with his words and with his life." 'The number of priests who dedi~ cate their lives with self-denial to the service of God and their brothers and 'sisters is comforting," the pope said. 'The holy people of God love you, value your sacrifices and appreciate your dedication and pastoral service. "Although misunderstandings or mistrust and sometimes even persecution of various kinds mark the lives of some priests, do not let the ardor of your devotion and the zeal with which you carry out your sacred ministry diminish," he said. In addition to finding strength in prayer, the pope said, priests must support one another and draw new strength from their brothers in the priesthood.
Vatican notes difference~, between abortion, euthana,sia By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY - Believing that abortion is legitimate and permissible is heresy because it directly contradicts natural and biblicallaw and the constant teaching of the Church, said Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone~ The archbishop, secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, spoke about the differences between Church teaching on abortion and on euthanasia in a recent interview with Vatican Radio. Unlike advocating abortion, he said, advocating euthanasia is not heresy because, although it is "absolutely illicit," euthanasia is a "human act of our times" and therefore was not condemned by the Church from its very beginning. Questions arose about the different levels of Church teaching following the June 30 publication of Pope John Paul II's apostolic letter, "Ad Tuendam Fidem" ("To Defend the Faith"). ' . Canon law defines heresy as the refusal to believe and affirm the divinely revealed truths taught by the Church', such as the statements in the creed. Those teachings of the
Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable yvill, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters ofYQur Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the' center of my.intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the,new Eden ofPeace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a ,singular strength and a, holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister ofthe Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divil!e Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds ofthe Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will. Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. ' Saint Joseph, you \yill be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that, I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. ' My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that' draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.
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Unlike advocating abortion, he said, advocating euthanasia is not, heresy because, although it is "absolutely illicit," euthanasia is a Ilhuman act of our times" and therefore was not condemned by the Church from its very beginning, Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone said. The papal letter amended canon law to establish penalties for those who do not hold the truths of the "second level." These include "truths founded on faith in the Holy Spirit's assistance to the magisterium and on the doctrine of the infallibility of the magisterium," Archbishop Bertone said. Euthanasia belongs to the sec-
ond level and abortion belongs to the first, he said. While both abortion and euthanasia involve killing an innocent human being, the archbishop said, the teaching on abonion "has the confirmation of Church tradition from the very beginning, an explicit condemnation py the apostolic community, wh.ile euthanasia is a problem which is a crime and a human act of our times" without an explicit biblical condemnation. However, Pope John Paul's condemnation of euthanasia in his 1995 encyclical "The Gift of Life," must be accepted by Cath.olics, Archbishop Bertone said. The pope's position flows from "the commandment 'to safeguard human life not only from the moment of its conception" but until its natural end," he said. One who understands the Church's teaching on euthanasia, yet contradicts it, is denying "a doctrine, a truth proposed as definitive and unchangeable," the archbishop said. '''Knowingly opposing" the Church teaching, he :,aid, "places oneself out~ide the communion of the Church."
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VATICAN CITY - Sudanese night ~ith mothers are walking their children trying to find fooddistribution centers that¡still have supplies, and many arrive too late, the head of a Sudanese diocese said. Drought, crop failures and civil war have meant that some 2.6 million Sudanese, are malnourished, said Comboni Father Cesare Mazzolari, apostolic administrator of Rumbek. ' Father Mazzolari told Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, "I have dramatic testimony about starving mothers with their children who have fainted ... after walking
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all night when they find out the food distribution has already ended." The United Nations said in Marc~ that~50,Oqp people risked dying of starvation in southern Sudan. But the Sudanese government banned international relief flights to the South, and the threat of starvation grew exponentially. The United Nations said in July that 1.2 million Sudanese were at risk. For 15 years the northern, Muslim-dominated government of Sudan has been fighting southern pro-indep~n(jence forces - made up mostly of Christians and followers of traditional African religions. The government Jifted the ban on relief flights in June, bllt the U.N.
World Food Program, other humanitarian organizations and the Catholic Church have been unable 'to gather 'all the food and money needed to meet the needs of the starving Sudanese. Father Mazzolari appealed through Fides for international donations to the World Food Program and other programs working in Sudan. He also asked.for international pressure on the government and'the rebels to respe:ct the rights of the civilian populat:ion. In particular,' he said, the government of Khartoum must stop its bombardment'of the S()uth, since it prevents the arrival and distribution of food and terrorizes the population.
Cuba would consider mor~'! freedom in education , Cardinal Laghi raised the issue of greater educatio'nal freedom with â&#x20AC;˘ Cvban President Cuban officials. Castro says his governUnder Cuba's 'communist govment would weigh such ernment, the Church does not have a request if the Vatican its own school system 'and is limited to teaching religion on Ch",rch made it. property. Cardinal Laghi did not meet By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE Castro during his visit, but Castro HAVANA - Cuban President met other Catholic officials in priFidel Castro said his' government vate a week ago after Cardinal Laghi wou,ld cqnsider a Vatican request to left. Neither side issued a statement allow the Catholic Church greater after the meeting but Prensa Latina, freedom in educational matters. the government news agency, called But the government does not yet the meeting pleasant. plan to enter into a public discus- , While in Cuba, Cardinal Laghi sion of the issue, he said in brief told Catholic lay people that eduremarks to television newsmen af- cation without religious and ethiter a visit to Cuba in late June by cal values harms the "soul of perCardinal Pio Laghi, head of the sons and nations." Vatican Congregation for Catholic He said .Church-state relations Education. have entered a "new stage" after ",
Pope John Paul II's January visit and the time has come to clarify the role that Catholic education should have for the country. This is necessary ~:o that "the guidelines of the past on these matters, or the prejudices o:fthe present or the challenges of the future do not block a new road" bl:inging benefits for the nation, the cardinal said. "Catholic education is not sectarian proselytism nor merely religion classes in schools. It means giving to each discipline, to the school itself and to the lives of those educated a more open disposition to the transcendent," he: said. "Religious instruction and biblical formation are not enough if this doctrine does not fi:lld methods of inculturation and application on the family, social and state levels," he said.
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Oberanlmergau's Passion play to be revised for year 2000 By RICHARD NYBERG CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Oberammergau. Despite efforts to keep the disease out by posting guards around the village, an infected day-laborer named Kaspar Schisler slipped into the community. Some 84 people died. In 1633, the people of Oberammergau vowed in prayers to GOd to stage every 10 years the "Play of the Suffering and Death of Our Lord." In some scenes, up to 800 actors are on stage at one time. Performers, who must have been born in the village or have lived there for at least 20 years, number more than 2,200. Auditions for the main roles will take place next year. About 80 percent of the 5,300 villagers are Ca,tholic. The stage, built in 1900 and enlarged in 1930, is one of the largest open-air stages in the world. It is almost 50 yards wide, and 4,700 spectators can view the performance at one time. '
OBERAMMERGAU, Germany Tourists in picturesque Oberammergau at the foothills of the Bavarian Alps must sidestep construction workers as they make their way through the home of the world-famous Passion play. In preparation for the next performances of the play, from May 22 to Oct. 8, 2000, play organizers are giving the stage and auditorium a $17 million facelift, including the first completely new set since 1930. And in what is being billed as the biggest change in more than 100 years, they are overhauling the text and music of the work as well. Even Jesus will have a new image. , "I think he is more Jesus than before," said Harald Rettelbach, a retired colonel from Germany's First Mounted Division and a consultant for the text revisions. PASSION PRODUCTION - The cleansing of the temple is depicted in a scene from the Whereas in earlier performances 1990 production of the Oberammergau Passion play. The play, which is presented every 10 Jesus was seen passively bidding years in Oberammergau, Germany, is undergoing a $17 million overhaul and revisions for farewell to his friends in several scenes, now he will be portrayed the 2000 presentation. (eNS file photo by Thomas Klinger) more aggressively as an influential Jewish teacher and savior, Rettelbach told Catholic News Service. The new play, under the direction of Christian Stueckl and Otto Huber, also takes further steps to By CATHOLIC News SeRVice eliminate or rewrite passages that LORENZAGO DI CADORE, the American Jewish Committee, Your opportunity to help a very poor child is much Anti-Defamation League and other Italy - The 3,000 inhabitants of too important to miss. And Christian Foundation Lorenzago di Cadore in the Dolomite groups have called anti-Semitic. for Children and Aging (CFCA), an international Since 1960, much of the offen- mountains welcomed Pope John Paul Catholic child sponsorship program can show you sive material has been deleted. Ac- II to their village with hundreds of the affordable way. cording to Munich professor flags and homemade banners. Through CFCA you sponsor a child for the amount "Long live the Cadoran pope," Ludwig Moedl, another consultant you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 a month to for the revisions, the 2000 version read the big orange lett~rs painted provide one poor child with the life-changing benefits and proudly on a white bed sheet will "avoid all anti-Jewish alluof sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, sions." He said the new revisions held up as the pope's helicopter we invite you to sponsor at a level you can afford. will place more emphasis on Old landed near the town's tennis court. Bishop Pietro Brollo ofBelluno, CFCA will see to it from other donations and the Testament Scripture, which would tireless efforts of our missionary partners that YOllr make it plain that Jesus was "at Italy, whose diocese inCludes the child receives the same benefits as other sponsored home" with Jewish culture and that little town at 2,900 feet above sea Jesus, Mary and the apostles lived level, told Vatican Radio, "Since this c1lildren. is already the sixth time that the pope within the Jewish tradition. Your sponsorship pledge helps provide a poor A major source of controversy hilS come, he is considered a memchild at a Catholic mission site with nourishing food, for decades was the play's depic- ber of the family by our people. medical care, the chance to go to school and hope for "As the years advance, the tion of Jews as collectivl~ly guilty a brighter future. YOIl can literally change a life! people feel even closer to him, not for Christ's death. only as a prestigious figure because And you can be assured your pledge has its Rettelbach noted that since greatest impact because our programs are directed World War II, the play has been re- he is the pope, but also as a person by dedicated Catholic missionaries with a longvised and the text changed because they see as belonging to this realstanding commitment to the people they serve. some passages were similar to the ity. So in addition to the obvious way in which the Jewish people esteem, their affection also has To help build your relationship, you receive were described during Hitler's grown," the bishop said. a picture of your child (updated yearly), information Until July 21, the 78-year-old Third Reich. about your child's family and country, letters from "Now they see that (Stueckl) is pope and a small entourage will Little Corina lives in a small mounyour child and the CF<;A newsletter. But most not making new things; he is mak- stay in a little house owned by the is important, you'll receive the satisfaction of helping tain town in Honduras. Her mother diocese, surrounded by a lawn with ing the old better," he said. blind and her father abandoned them. a poor child. Through its unique origins, the newly planted flowers in the midst Passion play has put tiny of a forest. 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STUDENT COUNCIL of- . ficers for the 1998-99 school .year at Bishop Feehan High School were recently elected. They are (from left) Caitlin Nelson, treasurer; Kiara Boch, corresponding secretary; Marc Scigliano, president; Bridgett Bowler, recording secretary; and Christopher Lopes, vicepresident.
Area students win religions essay contest NEWPORT - Two local students were selected as winners in the second annual Religious Studies Essay Contest sponsored by Salve Regina University and Bridges, a collaborative partnership between Salve and the Catholic secondary schools of BETHANY the Fall River SOARES and Providence dioceses. Meredith Benz, a sophomore at Bishop Feehan High School and Bethany Soares, ajunior at Bishop Stang, wrote the award-winning essays on the topic of "What Would Jesus DoT' Students were invited to reflect upon the importance of developing personal Christian ethics, the challenge of applying such ethics and the overall impact such decisions will make on a young person's life and on society. Soares wrote to encourage youth to embrace the teachings of Jesus even when that decision may prove difficult or unwelcome in today's
society. Benz focused on personal feelings on issues sacrifice and service and ---....--....., of faith and were very arhow actions helping others ticulate." are important components The contest was open to of Christianity and today's sophomores and juniors society. who attend Bridges partner Brother Frederick secondary schools and winMueller, director of ners attended a symposium at Salve Regina's McKillop Bridges and chair of Salve Library where they preRegina's Secondary Edu- '\ • cation Department, said MEREDITH sented their essays and en''The students' essays were . BENZ joyed an awards luncheon well written. They shared and ceremony.
PROMOTING SAFETYI Safety Officer Bill De Sa, entertainer Bob Carroll (on right) and his puppet friend Robin spoke with Kimberly Connon and other first and second graders at Our Lady of Lourdes School in Taunton about safety, sharing and playing fair. The Officer Phil program illustrated the need to obey safety rules and promoted respect for authority.
Stang debate team honored
GROUP DISCUSSION by teens at an intensive but funpacked week-long training program keye~on building leadership skills. .
Teens gather for·couJrse in leadership formatjion FREETOWN - Forty-two teenagers from 17 parishes in the Fall River diocese gathered recently at Cathedral Camp here for a week-long training program called YouthLeader to help them prepare to take charge of their lives and choices. From June 21 through 26, two national trainers, eight adult youth ministers, the staff of the Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry that sponsored the event, and the teens focused on leadership, discipleship and skills during the summer youth leadership training that has a long tradition in the diocese. "The overall goal ofYouthLeader is to empower young people for Christian leadership in Church, school and the wider community," said Louis "Bud" Miller, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. A variety oflearning methods was used, including presentations, media, learning experiences, simulations, role playing, discussions and skills practice. The nine topics presented during the week were principle-centered leadership, being a proactive leader, following Jesus, the young Church of today, and having a personal mission in life; also win/win communication, facilitation, negotiation and planning skills. All of the training centered on per-
sonal leadership, making decisions, setting goals and disceming one's mission in life. "It helped them to communicate effectively with others, to lead group discussions and to understand needsbased program plannin;~," Miller added. It wasn't all academics. Throughout the week the teens played sports, swam in Long Pond, ate junk food and stayed up later than they should. However, they also planned morning and evening prayers, Mass, socials and meal graces as well as examining community needs back in their home parishes and schools. Among the speakers were Rob Surette, who spoke about the love of God; and, in collaboration with the Pro-Life Office, the teens beard Chris Godfrey, a former New Yi)rk Giants Super Bowl champion, talk about the gift of chastity. Godfrey is active with Athletes for Life, a national pro-life organization comprised of professional and Olympic athletes. Those who assisted in the successful week included Father Michael F. Kuhn, parochial vicar at St. Mary Church, Seekonk and a member of Youth Apostles; Sue Chapdelaine, Margie Copeland, Paula Ferullo, Jean Kelly, Bobbi Paradise, Jear.. Revil and Sharon Sampson.
NORTH DARTMOUTH: - Bishop Stang High School recently held a banquet to honor its forensic and debate teams who brought home close to 15 awards from the Eastern Massachusetts Debate Conference championships and took top spots in two categories. The varsity affirmative team of Joel Maxwell and Megan Lally and the varsity negative team of Dan Murphy and Patrick Crofford received special recognition for winning the Eastern Mass Debate Conference championships. This was the first time in the school's history such an honor was achieved and both students also finished the season undefeated as a team. Also honored was the novice affirmative team of Jane Letourneau and Jocelyn Lally, which placed third. "The kids at Stang are excellent. They're 100% dedicated and give their all to the tasks at hand. It was really an amazing thing for the school," declared coach TAUNTON - The Most Rev- was offered by Sara Almeida, Jim McDonald. erend Sean P. O'Malley, Bishop of Alison Perry, Matt Woods, David The following debate team members earned suffiFall River, celebrated Mass at St. Marcondes, Holly Duarte and Jarod cient points to be awarded tile Degree of Excellence, Jacques Church in Taunton as part Gagnon. Offertory gifts were prethe highest national degree to be received by any memof the 27th commencement exer- sented by Kaitlin Trucchi, Patrick ber of the Spartans' tearn since its founding in 1994: cises of Taunton Catholic Middle Cleary and Alicia deSousa. Jeremy Caron, Megan Lally, Joel Maxwell and ShanSchool last month. Priests from Following the Mass, diplomas non Reynolds. many of the area churches served were given to 81 graduates by the Jim and Joe McDonald, forensic and debate team by the school were also in atten- bishop, Principal Kathleen A. coaches and father and son, recognized Shannon dance and music was provided by Simpson and John Lanagan, a Reynolds with the 1997-98 Coaches' Award for her efTOP DEBATERS - Two teams from the the choir of St. Jacques Church. teacher. forts and assistance given· to the team over the year. Bishop Stang Forensics and Debate Team capMatthew Dorsey, president of The Roger J. Renaud Memorial "She has a great attitude and is always willing to take tured first place at the 1998 Eastern Mass Con- the student council, gave a welcome Scholarship of $500 was awarded on extra work," said McDonald about the debate team ference Championships. They are (from left) speech and readings were by Cheri to Nichole Dykas and the Angelina standout. Joel Maxwell and Megan Lally, varsity affirma- Bezok and Michael DeSousa. Dur- C. Gomes Memorial Scholarship The team also honored Sister Teresa Trayers, SND, ing his homily, the bishop spoke was presented to Michelle Poisson. who has served as a judge in the Eastern Mass Debate tive team and Patrick Crofford and Dan Murphy, about the sacrifices made by many Both eighth graders will attend Conference over the last four years. She will be leav- varsity negative team. Novice affirmative team to send children to Catholic schools Coyle and Cassidy High SI;hool this ing Stang to continue work for the Sisters of Notre members Jane Letourneau and Jocelyn Lally and how valuable those sacrifices fall. A reception followed the cerDame in Ipswich, Mass. (not pictured) captured third place at the meet. were. The Prayer of the Faithful emonies.
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vulgar things or goes into rages, think about looking for the door. Sometimes we misunderstand each other. When that happens, people who trust each other sort things out. But if your partner regularly twists your words around, ignores what you have to say, interrupts you or changes the subject when you're talking about important subjects, you've moved beyond misunderstanding. Understanding can't happen unless both parties want it to happen. If you feel constantly on edge in a conversation, as if you must be careful not to say the wrong thing, it's pretty clear that what you think doesn't matter. When you're in a conversation, it isn't healthy to constantly ask yourself, "How can I say this without making her mad?" If you do that frequently, it's because you're talking to somebody who is hypersensitive or an emotional bully. In a good relationship, people pass support back and forth. Sometimes you give a compliment, and sometimes you get one. Sometimes you help carry the other person's burdens and problems, and at other times your friend helps carry yours. If you aren't ever getting compliments, if the support doesn't ever come your way, if your partner isn't giving consideration to your feelings, the bottom line message is evident. Only one person's feelings are important, and you're not that person. There's no need to stay in that kind of situation. It's really hard for teens to back away from a friendship, even when the friendship feels one-sided and hurtful. Sadly, there are people who will trample allover you if you let them. There are times when taking care of yourself demands saying: ''This isn't right. I don't have to put up with itand I won't."
By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
By CHARLIE MARTIN
I Don't Want to Wait
The chorus expresses the wife's frustration. "I don't want to wait for our lives to be over; I want to know So open up your morning light, right now what will it be." She faces And say a little prayer for I. a difficult time of grieving her lost You know that if we are to stay alive. hopes and expectations. Then see the peace in every eye. While there is much to be said She had two babies. and learned from this song, the One was 6 months, one was 3 Saratoga Springs students focused In the war of '44. on this idea: ''The frustration of feelEvery telephone ring, ing dissatisfaction with the present Every heartbeat stinging and longing for what is past can be When she thought self-defeating. If we spend our time It was God calling her. waiting for the impossible or, at the Oh, would her son grow • I least, the improbable to happen, To know his father'? whole lives and precious moments may pass by." They stress Cole's Refrain: words, "All we have is this very I don't want to wait/For our lives to be over, moment." I want to know right nowlWhat will it be. Many spiritual traditions emphaI don't want to wait/For our lives to be over, size the same point. If we focus only Will it be yes/Or will it be sorry? on the past or only on the future, we He showed up all wet/On the rainy front step, may overlook all th~ opportunities Wearing shrapnel in his skin. to grow today, to show respect and And the war he saw/Lives inside him still, care for God, ourselves and others It's so hardITo be gentle and warm. right now. The years pass bylAnd now he has granddaughters. At times. we do need to accept . the sadness, the frustration and (Repeat refrain) maybe even the despair of a current You look at me/From across the room loss. Such is the situation for the You're wearingIYolir anguish again. woman in the song. Believe me I know the feeling Living with such hurt becomes It sucks you intolThe jaws of anger. possible when we also experience So breathe a little more deeply/My love. the loving concern of others. Every All we have is this very moment. loss has its own unique loneliness. And I don't want to dolWhat his father, Yet grief can be fac(~d when we ask And his father,lAnd his father did, others to journey with us through the I want to be here now. time of loss and letting go. The students add, "Our realizaSo open up your morning light, tion that life is invaluable, that time And say a little prayer for I passes in the wink of an eye, that You know that if we are to stay alive, the most important things in life Then see the love in every eye. may be right in front of us - all Written and sung by Paula Cole these are heard in the plaintive lyrCopyright 1996 by Warner Bros. Records Inc. ics of 'I Don't Want to Wait.'" Certainly, I agree. God's presTHE SENIOR composition "The lyrics convey a simple yet class of Saratoga Central Catholic powerful message by telling a story ence is the power needed to help us High School in Saratoga Springs, from the perspective of a young wife face life's pain, and, once healed, N. Y., contacted me to collaborate on waiting for the return of her husband to enter into each present moment with as much faith, hope and love writing song commentaries. They from World War II." picked songs and wrote their reflecWhen he does return he is "wear- as possible. ing shrapnel in his skin, a~d the war tions for their class w()r~. Your comments are always One of their selections was Paula he saw lives inside him still." He Cole's smash "I Don't Want to clearly is not the same man his wife welcome. Please address: Charlie Wait" off her chart-topping CD thought would come home to her Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport, Ind. 47635. ''This Fire." In the students' words, and their "two babies." .
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CENTERVILLE - The next monthly meeting of Pax Christi Cape Cod is from 7:30-9:15 p.m. July 20 at Our Lady of Victory
Church. "Human .Right: A New @juno.com. Map of Reality" is the theme and SEEKONK - ~:t. Mary's all those searching for peace are .Church will hold a blood drive from welcome. 5-8:30 p.m. on July 29' in the parMANSFIELD - The Mothers' ish center. A prayer group meets at Group meets in the Rose Garden the parish every Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. building behind St. Mary's Church All welcome. every Tues. from 10-11 :30 a.m. All SOUTH YARMOl[JTH - A are welcome to socialize and meet other women from the area. A play Separated-Divorced Cal~holics Suproom for children is available. For port Group will meet in the Pius X more information call Karen Parish Life Center on JuJy 19. Welcome is at 6:30 p.m., meeting beArbuckle at 399-9739. gins at 7 p.m. For more informaNORTH DARTMOUTH - A tion call Father Richard M. Roy at program entitled "Life After High 255-0170. All welcome. School" for high school juniors, WAREHAM - A. six week seniors, recent graduates and college students will be held from 7-9 pastoral care education program for p.m. on July 19 at St. Julie's Parish lay men and women, re:ligious and Center. It will offer insights into deacons will be held at St. Patrick's college life and the job market. It Parish Sept. 8 to Oct. 20. It will is sponsored by the Youth and prepare participants for ministry to Young Adult Ministry Office. For the sick. For more infOlmation call more information call Father Father George C. Bellenoit at 339Hernando Herrera at 672-2755 or 2981. Registration deadline is Aug. via E-mail at Hernandoherrera- 15.
DIRECTOR BEMEMBERED - SacrE~d Heart Nursing Home in New Bedford recently dedic:ated the residents' newly decorated and refurbished actiivity room in honor of the latH Dr. William A. Jeffrey, thH home's medical director for many years. A memorial plaque citing the physician's work and dedication was unveiled. Among those attetlding the ceremonies were the late director's son, the Rev. William A. Jeffrey, at immediate right of the doctor'B portrait, and the three grandsons of Dr. Jeffrey.
St. Elizabeth- Seton Parisi" 861 Quaker Road North Falmouth
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.July 17th • 19th Friday, July 17th: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
BLOCK PARTY Saturday, July 18th: Doors open at 9:00 AM~ Rain or Shine; Everything is Under the Tent • Gigantic Garage Sale· Youth Table· Chinese Raffle· Face Painting • Used Sports Equipment Table· Beanie Babies· Homemade Items • Plant Table • Baskets of Cheer· Silent Auction • Bake Sale Fantastic Food Court for eat-in or take-home
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Sunday, July 19th: 7,:30 - Noon • Coffee and Donuts· Garage Sale • Silent Auction, etc. continue
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