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New Hispanic parish to be e~.tablished tomorrow "Listen, 1 brinl~ you news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people...."

With these words of the angel of the Lord, as quoted by Luke (2: 10), Rev. Paul E. Canuel, director of the Diocesan Apostolate to Hispanics, announced to the congregation gathered for Sunday Mass at Regina Pacis Center in New Bedford the decision of Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, O.F.M., Cap. to establish a new parish for all Spanish-speaking people in New Bedford. This is the first such parish to be establishf:d, and the news was received with great joy and expectation from the whole Hispanic community.

Bishop 0' Malley will install Father Canuel as the first pastor of the new Spanish parish during a 5:30 p.m. Mass tomorrow at St. Hedwig's Church. At that time, Bishop O'Malley will publicly announce the name of the new parish.

Reflecting on the U.S. Catholic bishops' pastoral letter that proclaimed the Hispanic people a blessing for the Catholic Church in the United States, Father Canuel spoke of the unique advantages that enable the Hispanic community to realize that blessing when they perceive themselves as a parish family.

Seeing oneself as a blessing is difficult to do when relegated to the basements of buildings and

served by clergy who know little of the language and culture of the multinational community of Hispanics who have emigrated to our area, Father Canuel said. He added that here in the diocese of Fall River, Hispanics are richly blessed to have Bishop O'Malley as their ordinary, for he walks among them as their brother, speaking their language and knowing their needs.

Father Canuel, who is fluent in Spanish and spent six years as a missionary in Peru, coordinates the Hispanic Apostolate in the five areas ofthe diocese: St. Joseph's in Attleboro (Father Kevin J. Harrington, director); St. Mary's in Taunton (Father William M. Costello, director); SS. Peter and Paul in Fall River (Father Peter N. Graziano, director); St. Pius X, South Yarmouth (Father Edward J. Healy, director); and now at the new parish. The Hispanics of the diocese are also fortunate to have the love and service of four religious women from the Congregation of the Guadalupana Missionaries of the Holy Spirit from Mexico: Sisters M. Theresa Pacheco, Gloria Rodrigues, Teresa M. Aguinaga and Manuela de Jesus Gutierrez, MGSp.S. In a move to implement a plan for evangelization, Bishop O'Malley has begun by moving the Hispanic people "from a place to a home. "This new home is located at the corner of Purchase and Di-

vision Streets, utilizing the samf: structure as does St. Hedwig's par·· ish. In this unique relationship.

Father Canuel is named pastor of St. Hedwig's and pastor of the new Spanish parish.

"I am thrilled and excited at the prospect of the new assignments," said Father Canuel. "St. ·Hedwig's is a beautiful church, and the entire Hispanic family is happy ·to be invited to make our home with the Lord there. I look forward to serving the people ofSt. Hedwig's parish, and the people who attend Mass there because of convenience of a neighborhood church."

Father Canuel believes that the experience of the Polish people who founded St. Hedwig's parish as a haven for Polish-speaking Catholics can serve as a bridge between the two parishes. Only someone who has lived through the experience of coming to a different land with another language and different customs can fully understand the fears, the struggles and the frustrations of an immi- . grant people, he said. "At the same' time," Father Canuel added, "I think the new parish will enrich and bless the parish of St. Hed.. wig's with our presence, our pray·· ers and our love. After all, we wiI: be remembering the Lord in the breaking of the bread at the same altar ea.ch in our own way."

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HISPANIC PARISH: During a March retreat day for the Hispanic community of the diocese, Bishop O'Malley celebrates Mass at St. Hedwig's Church with (from left) Father Roman Chwaliszewski, OFM Conv., then parish administrator; Msgr. John J. Oliveira:. and Father Paul Canuel, new pastor of St. Hedwig's, which is to be established tomorrow as a new parish for Hispanics. (Hickey photo) tion the delight of his Aunt Mary (Wnenta) Canuel, a resident ofthe Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River and the only Polish membe:' of his family. "I remember my aunt was always working at he:parish church [Holy Cross, Fall River]. I remember the blessing of the three kings we would write with chalk over the doorways, a ~radition which I incorporated ill our Epiphany Liturgies at St. Jo.. seph's in Attleboro - in both English-speaking and Spanishspeaking communities," said th(~ priest.

"I remember the tables of delicious foods prepared at Easter which the priest would bless and we would eat. I remember the polkas, the receptions at the Polish National Home, thl~ Polish picnics at Stafford Pond. I also remember the oplatki (the blessed bread we would bring home to share). I don't speak their language, but I feel their spirit, and I make the meanest golabki [Polish stuffed cabbage] this side of Attleboro!"

Niech bedzie pochwalony JezusChrystus... Ahora y para siempre.

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Abolrtion key factor in opposition to Clinton nominlees Elders called extremist WASHINGTON (CNS) Catholic opposition to the nomination of Dr. Joycelyn Elders as U.S. surgeon general continued to mount as her Senate confirmation hearings began.

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T. McHugh of Camden, N.J., criticized President Clinton's nominee for "bigoted and contemptuous remarks about Catholics and other Christians" and for her support of legal abortion.

The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights also spoke out against the nomination, accusing Ms. Elders of showing "a disposition toward the Catholic Church, and to Catholics in general, that is inimical at best and downright hostile at worst."

The anti-Catholic charges did not come up during Ms. Elders' July 23 appearance before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. Kennedy, who chairs the committee, said the panel would vote on the nomination today.

Ms. Elders, who resigned in mid-July as director of the Arkansas Department of Health, said at the. hearing that she has "never been about abortion" but wants young people to avoid unwanted pregnancy. "The only thing that Turn to Page 11·

Ginsberg says abortion "central" right Vincentian founder declared venerable VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The founder of the St. Vincent de Paul Society was declared 'venerable by Pope John Paul II in early July.

The papal declaration was a recognition of the "heroic virtues" of Frederic Ozanam, a 19th-century layman who founded the charitable organization in France in 1833.

A miracle attributed to the intercession of Ozanam is needed before he can be beatified.

Ozanam died in Marseilles in 1853.

The society now has more than 60,000 members in the United States and more than 850,000 in 120 nations. Father Daniel L. Freitas directs the Vincentians in the Fall River diocese.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - During the last day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nom·· inee Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg. a group of witnesses criticized the: nominee's support for laws favor·· ing abortion.

"Although Judge Ginsburg may possess the credentials to sit on the: Supreme Court, we are concerned that neither the process by which she was nominated nor her view~; on abortion are fairly understood by the nation," said Paige Cun.. ningham, president of the Chi.. cago-based Americans United for Life.

Ms. Cunningham and the hand·· ful of witnesses opposing the: nominee spoke July 23 in direct contrast to the other legal profes.. sionals and colleagues who hailed the 60-year-old federal appellate: judge as someone more than quali.. fied to sit on the U.S. Supreme: Court.

The praise had been so glowing at times that Sen. Dianne Fein.. stein. D-Calif. commen~f;d that if

the nominee had been from "another religion, she could be canonized."

Critics of Mrs. Ginsburg primarily took offense with comments the nominee made during the second day of her hearings when Turn to Page II

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Mother Teresa unable to attend World Youth Day

Fri., July 30, 1993

Clinton advisor buried from Catholic cathedral LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (CNS)Bishop Andrew J. McDonald of Little Rock joined other local religious leaders July 23 at funeral services for deputy White House legal counsel Vincent Walker Foster Jr. at the Little Rock Catholic cathedral.

President Clinton gave a 10minute eulogy during the ecumenical service at St. Andrew's Cathedral, before Foster's burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Hope, the town where the two men became friends in kindergarten more than 40 years ago.

Foster, 48, died July 20 of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His body was discovered in a small park along the Potomac River near Washington.

The president, with first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and their daughter, Chelsea, attended the funeral and burial services with several hundred other mourners.

Clinton recalled Foster as "a great protector" to all his friends.

"We could never remember a time when he ever asked us to protect him," he said. "It was always the other way around."

He recalled how he and his boy-

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"The knives didn't stick but the friendship did," he said.'

"He was above all a friend to us all. Vince was a complicated person. It made him more interesting, but no less admirable."

A father of three who came to Washington to serve in the White House post, Foster was a member of Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic parish in Little Rock before his move to Washington.

He graduated with honors from Davidson College in North Carolina, was first in his class at the University of Arkansas Law School and finished first in the Arkansas bar examination. He joined the prestigious Rose law firm in Little Rock, becoming a full partner within two years.

He worked closely there with Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was also a partner, and since coming to Washington was directly involved in helping her shape recommendations for overhauling the nation's health care system. The. White House is expected to announce that plan in September..

Foster is survived by his wife, Lisa; sons Vincent III, 21, and Brugh; 17; daughter Laura, 19; . arid his mother, Alice Mae Foster, who still lives in Hope.

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WAITING FOR FOOD: A small child is one of over 100 patients, about half of whom have symptoms of AIDS, cared for at the Sisters of Charity Home for Malnourished Babies in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Hunger in Haiti is reaching crisis proportions, according to recent congressional visitors, including Rep. Tony Hall, D-Ohio, who said, "I was stunned by the suffer:ing I saw, especially among children and older people.

There were many cases of severe malnutrition, tetanus, tuber- . culosis and AIDS." Chairman of the Congressional Hunger Caucus, Hall said he wants to make Haitian relief a "front burner issue." (CNSphoto)

"In Solidarity With Our Priests" will be the theme of the III th Supreme Council Convention of the Knights of Columbus.

August 3-5 in Washington.

Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, president 'of the RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil National Conference of Catholic (CNS) - As many as 25 children Bishops and the United States Catholic Conference. will address were killed by death squads in the the annual States Dinner on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in the convention's first night on the topic early hours of July 23, including - six slain next to the city's most of vocations to the priesthood.

More than 2.000 official dele- famous church, the Estado news gates and other Knights of Col- service reported.

Estado quoted social worker umbus and their family members Ivone Mello, who is known for the are expected to attend the convention at the Washington Hilton assistance she gives to street children, as saying she had informaHotel.

Several dozen cardinals. archbi- tion that the children were murshops and bishops will concele- dered in various parts of the city.

A spokesman for Rio de Janeiro brate the convention opening Mass Gov. Leonel Brizola said he had August 3 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immacu- . no information concerning Ms. Mello's charges. He said the millate Conception.

CardinalJames Hickey of Wash- itary police were still investigating.

Estado reported that one of the ington will be the principal concelebrant and homilist at the Mass. children wh'o escaped the massacre to be telecast live by the Eternal in the city center blamed military police for the crime.

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"We do not know who the killers Other convention highlights will include the presentation of the were," Col. Abilio Faria Pinto, annual report of the Supreme head of public relations at the Knight Virgil C. Dechant and the city's military police headquarters, adoption of convention resolutions told Reuters, the British news stating the organization's policy agency.

According to Faria, four unpositions. identified gunmen shot down eight children in the heart of the business district on the morning of July 23. Six children were killed next to Candelaria, the city's most VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Carfamous church. Two others were dinal Ferdinando Antonelli, a found several blocks away, in front longtime Vatican official and the of the Modern Art Museum. oldest member of the College of At the museum an adult male Cardinals, has died in Rome at age also was wounded, Faria said, and 96. Pope John Paul II, in a meshad been hospitalized in critical sage of condolences, praised the condition. late Italian cardinal's "generous dedication" to his work at Vatican J:'olice do not know the motive of the crime, Faria said. offices dealing with saints' causes But in recent days local newsand the liturgy.

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papers have commented on a number of complaints of robberies at Candelaria. The children bathed in the fountain in the square around the church.

In Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian cities, impoverished street children who are regarded as nuisances are often murdered by gangs of professional killers in what are commonly called "exterminations."

A 16-year-old girl who escaped from the gunmen at Candelaria told police what she saw. Faria said.

But the teenager, who was part of a group of children who slept in front of a building beside the church, was unable to identify the gunmen, two of whom were masked.

She said the men came to the site asking for one of the children.

They then opened fire and the children began to run. .

A teenage boy at Candelaria told Reuters he witnessed the crime from atop an outdoor newsstand where he was sleeping. He declined to give his name.

A 15-year-old who escaped said sobbing that his two younger brothers were killed.

"We are afraid but we have nowhere to go," said the boy, who said he has been sleeping outside the church since he was 10.

Blood stained the streets of the sq uare around Candelaria after the murders. Building walls were riddled with bullet holes. Articles of clothing on the streets were also spattered with blood as was a dirty carpet on which the children slept.

WASHINGTON (CNS) Mother Teresa, who was scheduled to appear at World Youth Day '93 in Denver, will not be able to because of ill health.

"Mother Teresa canceled her visit because she had been sick in the hospital; that's what we heard," a spokeswoman forthe U.S. headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in New York told Catholic News Service July 23.

A World Youth Day spokeswoman also confirmed the cancellation, saying Mother Teresa was not coming to the Denver event "due to her health."

The foundress of the Missionaries of Charity had been hospitalized for exhaustion and weakness for two days in early July in Bombay's Nanavati Hospital.

She had been fitted with a pacemaker after a heart attack in 1989 and has been advised to cut down on her charity work and travels.

In December 1992 she became ill while in Mexico and was later flown to a California hospital with bacterial pneumonia and a heart complaint.

On a recent visit to one of her order's houses in Rome, Mother Teresa fell, ending up in the hospital with broken ribs.

The 82-year-old Nobel peace prize winner is noted for her work among the desperately poor and sick all over the world .

OBITUARY Sister L'Italien Sister Imelda L'Italien, 79, a Fall River native. died July 22 in Manchester, NH. She had been a Sister of the Presentation of Mary for 57 years.

The daughter of the late Yvon and the late Odina (Maloney) L'Italien, she entered the order in Canada, professing first vows in 1935 and final vows in 1949.

She held a masters degree and doctorate in English from Fordham University and taught at secondary schools in Holyoke; Biddeford Maine; Woonsocket, RI and in New Hampshire. She was also a professor at Rivier College in Nashua. NH. She is survived by a brother, Armand L'Italien, of Fall River, and nieces and nephews.

Prayer helps . CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) - Through prayer everyone can make an effective contribution to the search for Christian unity, Pope John Paul II said. The pope aSked Catholics throughout the world "to intensify common prayer for the progress of the many dialogues underway." He said, "It is prayer, in fact, that gives this movement the secure orientation and the necessary light to always have a clear aim and to discern the paths to follow and the means to lise."

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Catholic chaplains differ on new military policy for homosexuals namely treating homosexual conduct or a homosexual lifestyle as acceptable.

In a separate interview Greg Link, director of New Ways Ministry, an unofficial Catholic support organization for homosexuals, praised the new policy as a good compromise between the positions of gay rights leaders and the advocates of the old policy.

Clinton announced the new policy - described in short as "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" - in a speech at the National Defense University in Washington July 19.

The new policy continues to prohibit homosexual conduct by any member of the military. But it eliminates sexual orientation alone as grounds for separation from the military, "unless manifested by homosexual conduct."

Applicants are not to be asked whether they are homosexual or intend to engage in homosexual activity, as they were in the past.

But "applicants will be informed of the conduct that is proscribed for members of the armed forces, including homosexual conduct," the policy says.

Clinton said that under the new policy an open statement by a service member that he or she is a homosexual will constitute"a rebuttable presumption that he or she intends to engage in prohibited conduct, but the service member will be given an opportunity to refute that presumption. In other words, to demonstrate that he or she intends to live by the rules of conduct that apply in the military service."

WASHINGTON(CNS)- President Clinton's n(:w policy on homosexuals in th'e U.S. armed forces is compatible with Catholic teaching, said Father Eugene T. Gomulka, deputy chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps. ''I'm pleased that the distinction is there between homosexual orientation and homosexual activity," he told Catholic l~ews Service.

The church makes fundamentally the same distinction, condemning the activity but not the orientation, he said.

Dominican Father Nicholas Halligan, vicar general of the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, said the archdiocese continues to favor the former total ban on homosexual service members and opposes the new policy.

From a pastoral point of view, he said, because of special characteristics of military life such as the close quarters of barracks and shipboard living, admitting persons who are homosexually oriented means "putting people in what the old catechism used to say was a near occasion of sin."

Father Gomulka has argued extensively for retaining the old policy in speeches, published essays and testimony at h,earings on the issue.

"1 agree very strongly with the archdiocese· with regard to the special circumstances of military service," he said, adding that this was also the posi.tion enunciated by the Vatican.

But he said the new Clinton policy does not cross the key moral line that concerns the church,

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Scheduled to take effect by presidential directive Oct. 1, the new policy falls far short of the complete overturning of the ban on homosexuals in the military that Clinton originally sought.

Father Gomulka. a l3-year veteran of the Navy chaplaincy, which also serves the Marine Corps, said he still has concerns about how the new policy will work out in practice - among them whether it will be interpreted as meaning homosexual activity is OK as long as a person does not get caught.

The new policy makes it clearer and more explicit that prohibited conduct, not orientation alone, is the grounds for separation from the military, he said.

RESTORED: A section of the refurbished Michelangelo He said the press has failed to frescoes in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel. The Vatican recently report the fact that under the old unveiled an $800,000 environmental control system to protect policy applicants were asked not the frescoes from moisture, pollution and other threats. only about their orientation but (CNS/ Carrier photo) whether they intended to engage in homosexual activity.

The administration directive eliminates both questions, but it would be consistent with the polNAPLES, Italy (CNS) - The icy prohibiting homosexual conbishops of the Naples area have duct to ask an applicant about criticized what they call racesuch conduct, just as recruiters ask motivated attacks on African imapplicants about drug use, he said. migrants, many of them seasonal Father Gomulka said that the farmworkers. "Racist posters and press has also failed to recognize meetings, malicious burnings of the military policy against heteroWaterford Crystal non-European immigrant housing" sexual misconduct as well. and the burning of a trailer camp In his own personal experience church officials wanted to turn EXECUTIVE PLAZA as a chaplain, far more service into an immigrant residence area 101 President Ave.· Fall Rive~ members have been separated from Route 6, East & West ... are the latest "tragic events" of the military for heterosexual misprejudice, said a statement signed conduct - adultery, sexual har~ C!I~

by Cardinal Michele Giordano of assment, soliciting for sexual favors Naples and the four other bishops and so forth - than for homosex- . of the region. ual misconduct, he said.

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Archbishop says Russian legislation discriminates against Catholic Church WASHINGTON (CNS) - The apostolic administrator of Moscow has urged Russian President Boris Yeltsin to reject legislation banning missionary activity.

The legislation "hurts the interests of the Catholic Church in Russia" and violates international human rights agreements. said Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz, Moscow~based apostolic administrator for Catholics 'in European Russia.

On July 13 Russia's Supreme Soviet amended its 1990 religious freedom law to ban missionary work. publishing or advertising by foreign citizens or religious organizations. The amendments require foreign religious groups to become affiliated with Russian organizations or obtain government accreditation.

Archbishop Kondrusiewicz noted that the 1990 law aimed. among other things, "to prevent beliefs and traditions alien to the people of Russia [from] taking roots in the country." The July amendments define' "foreign reli-

gious organizations" in a way that includes the Catholic Church, "which has centuries of history in Russia," the archbishop said.

"I n consequence the Catholic Church not only has to seek a 'government accreditation,' but also faces a ban on her religious, mis': sionary and other forms of activities," the archbishop said. "This obviously discriminates [against] her."

The wording of the amendments regarding how accreditation is to be worked out "gives government officials a free hand for a subjective and arbitrary treatment of religious confessions," he added.

The archbishop urged Yeltsin to return the legislation to the Supreme Soviet "for it to be brought into accord with international norms," particularly the Helsinki Accords and the U.N. Declaration on Human Rights.

The legislation's critics including some Russian Orthodox - say it is intended to ensure continued pre-eminence of the Russian Orthodox Church.

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New Schools and Old Hates Catholic schools have often been labeled segregationist, separatist and seditious. Albert Shanker and the American Federation of Teachers clearly think that our schools are un-American. Constantly and consistently, this mentality attempts to discredit the contribution of Catholic schools to the very fibre of America. Reading Shanker's "Where We Stand" column, which appears every Sunday in the New York Times, one realizes anew the bias and prejudice displayed towards our schools.

However, he now has a new phantom enemy with which to contend. It seems that many inner city minorities feel that the public school system has totally abandoned them. As a result, all over the country special public schools are springing up to feed the educational hunger of those who are being starved in the present system.

Nowhere is this trend more obvious than in New York City.

A recent ruling by New York's highest court has sparked the cause of separate schools, not to support segregation but to meet special needs. ' Thus we are seeing schools for young black men in Detroit, a Latino leadership school in New York, one for disabled Hasidic Jewish children in New Jersey and Islamic schools in many metropolitan areas. These are but a few examples of educators meeting the needs of children who have been pushed aside by the system. Maddened by the failure of so many inner-city schools, more and more black families are looking to all-black schools, not just to protect students but to provide them with self-pride, role models and the taste of educational success.

As we have seen only too well in our own Commonwealth's attempts to force integration in public schools, families are rebelling against the notion that public schools open to all are the only way to create a truly American culture. A choice of schools has always been available to those who could pay for it, as witnessed by generations of parents who have sent their children to parochial and other private schools.

Today those who cannot pay for this privilege are also demanding it, as a matter.of absolute survival for their children. As more and more inner-city schools are becoming de facto segregated institutions because of white flight, fear is mounting among parents of their pupils that they will become substandard places of learning.

The new specialized schools are attempting to meet this concern; but because they are serving certain racial or religious groups they are opposed by proponents of civil rights and liberties, who feel that they are unconstitutional. Indeed, it will probably take years to settle the lawsuits already pending in these areas; but in the meantime most of these schools are receiving public support.

Whatever their future may be, they are certainly living testimonies to the failure of conventional public education to meet the needs of inner-city minority children. Certainly we all want public education to work, but it is simply not true that in this area "one size fits all." Our children have varying needs and what is so terrible about tailoring our system to meet them?

Catholic schools have long upheld the right to choose; and it is wonderful to see that others are echoing that cry, driven by recognition of the crying needs of children across the land. ,

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Curbing TV violence WASHINGTON (CNS) - In "The networks agreed to volunShe noted that federal bankMay, as in November and Febru- tary standards last year but you ruptcy courts now consider teleary, television conducted its rite of couldn't tell their impact," said vision such a~ essential to every"sweeps," squeezing in so many Miriam Crawford, director of the day life that the tube, like food and high-profile shows for ratings' sake U.S. Catholic Conference Office clothes is protected while other there didn't seem to be enough for Communications Policy. assets can be seized by creditors hours in the day or channels on the "Just look at the examples of and auctioned off. tube in which to fit them all. violence we had just during the Given that status, Sister ThoBut while the sweeps were being May sweeps," she added. As an man said, it's imperative that both conducted on TV, Congress hauled example, she cited ABC's four- producers and consumers get inout a broom and threatened sweeps hour made-for-TV movie "M urder volved in the effort. of its own: cleaning out violence in the Heartland," which depicted She said research published by on the small screen. a 1950s mur'der spree in the Great her center in recent years showed Catholics who make it their bus~ Plains. that as of late, men control what's Ms. Crawford said industry self- shown on the family TV because iness to examine the television policing has "no requirement for they have the remote control. industry are highly skeptical about public participation or acountabil- Twenty years ago, women conthe networks' ability to police ity," but such participation would trolled the TV "because they would themselves. be a near certainty if any of the get up and change the channel," Now, with both houses of Congress incensed about the level of current bills wins a committee Sister Thoman said. hearing. violence, especially on prime time, The viewing rate among men is Joining in the chorus for stronger up since the advent of the "clickthe traditionally self-regulated industry of entertainment program- regulation is Sister Angela Ann er," she added. "Men prefer action. ming could be in for some changes Zukowski, the head ofUnda-USA, Women prefer relationship stories." the national branch of the worldsoon.

Ms. Crawford said an underwide association of Catholic stated element in the rise of teleSen. Paul Simon, D-Ill., took broadcasters. the networks to task for not folvision violence is "reality" pro"What triggers the violence we gramming, which re-creates violent lowing through on voluntary guidelines they enacted a year ago ,have in our society today?" she incidents.

"Those, I think, are extremely to curb the amount of TV vio- asked. "Television is definitely one violent," she said. "So many chillence, saying the alternative is of those influences."

Sister Zukowski, a Mission dren who don't understand the difcensorship.

Helper of the Sacred Heart, is ference between fantasy and realWarning the TV industry that it doesn't own the airwaves but only most concerned about TV vio- ity. It's having an effect on them." lence's effect on children. "They're Henry Herx, director of the has a franchise, Sen. Howard USCC Office for Film and BroadMetzenbaum, D-Ohio, said, "What not passive watchers," she said.

Congress giveth, it ,can taketh They could be sitting expression- casting, reminded that this fit of less in front of the screen, she legislative pique "is not the first away."

Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., in- added, but "something dynamic's go-round for Congress on the subtroduced a bill that would institute happening within them. They role- ,ject."

Twenty years ago, after cona voluntary, movie industry-style play it. They see it, they act it out ratings system for TV, focusing . so it becomes part of their be- gressional pressure, the networks havior." stated that prime time would be strictly on violence.

Sister Elizabeth Thoman, exec- known as family viewing time.

Two lawmakers, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and Rep. Richard utive director of the Los Angeles- Later, as 'violence reappeared durDurbin, D-Ill., offered identical based Center for Media and Values, ing prime time, the networks measures in their respective cham- said that despite a generation of pledged to make the first hour of bers. They would have the Federal escalating violence on television, prime time the "family viewing Communications Commission is- there's still a market for nonvio- hour." But even that has been eroded in recent years. sue a "TV violence report card" lent fare.

Because of advertisers' quest for "The conclusion of 'Cheers' was every three months that would also list the sponsors of violent watched by 93 million people. That bigger audiences to see their comwasn't violent," said Sister Tho- mercials, Herx said, "in the early programming.

One network executive, CBS' man, a member of the Congrega- '70s, TV took a dramatic change Jeff Sagansky, in a public display tion of. the Humility of Mary. from what was family entertainof breast-beating, promised that "There's a market for entertain- ment to what could be shown at shows in next May's sweeps would ment, and there has to be a discus- any hour at any time." , Since then, he said, "economics not be as violent as those shown sion of whether we market to the have been in charge." this year. lowest common denominator."

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - For Catholic parishes concerned about reaching out to inactive Catholic:; and unchurched Americans, the Paulist National Catholic EvanIsaiah 55:1-3 gelization Association has proRomans 8:35,37-39 duced a study and planning guide Matthew 14:13-21 on what that means and how to do it.

As a Scripture teacher, I conThe association estimates that tinually remind myself and my

By FATHER ROGER there are 65 million unchurched students that the Sacred Text was KARBAN Americans and 16 million inactive not composed for people like ourCatholics in the country - all selves. None of t he writers envihim! her. Real life revolves around people whom Catholics should be sioned our culture or language, cultivating that relationship. inviting "to be enriched by Jesus nor did they anticipate how we Nothing else can bring deeper ful~ Christ within the Catholic familv would view faith and religion. fillment or help us better under- of believers." .

Though we can identify with, and stand our uniqueness.

The llO-page book was written learn from, many of the passages, That's why Paul, in the middle by Paulist Fathers Frank DeSiano there are some fundamental difof all the nonsense he's going and Kenneth Boyack in consultaferences between ourselves and the through, can still cry out, "Who tion with the U.S. bishops' Combook's original authors and readers. will separate us from the love of mittee on Evangelization.

This is especially true of today's Christ? Trial, or distress, or perseIts framework is "Go and Makl~ three readings. cution, or hunger, or nakedness, Disciples," the national plan and As Catholics, we often expeor danger, or the sword?" The strategy for Catholic evangelizarience religion as merely a system Apostle parallels his union with' tion developed by the committee of rules and regula.tions, passed on Jesus with Deutero-Isaiah's union and adopted by the U.S. bishops and administered by a circle of with Yahweh. Suffering or pain last November. specially chosen, authoritative can never wipe out that basic feelleaders. Early ChrLstianity's "fling" It includes the complete text of ing of importance which the Lord's the bishops' statement, with 'comwith democracy is now just a faint love brings. His famous proclamamemory. Our share in God's kingmentary to help readers undertion of security shames our puny dom has been reduced just to stand and apply it to their local attempts at faith: " ... I am certain obeying those heaven-guaranteeing setting. that neither death nor life, neither rules and regulations. There's The book also suggests ways angels nor principalities" neither almost no emphasis on how our parishes and individual Catholics the present nor the future, nor can invite others to take a new religion makes us "feel," or how its powers, neither height nor depth structures help us attain the faith. look at the'Gospel message. nor any other creature, will be able which completely transformed It outlines a model seven-session to separate us from the love of Jesus' first followl:rs. program for use by parishes, dioGod that comes to us in Christ The authors of today's passages ceses or Catholic organizations to Jesus, our Lord." Blind observance could never have imagined such develop their understanding of of rules and regulations could never people ever reading their writings. evangelization and local plans and prompt such a declaration.

Their theology can't be understood programs to carry it out.

On the contrary, Jesus focused by those who do not first under"Commentary and Planning much of his ministry on showing stand their own importance.

Guide for 'Go and Make Discihis followers how important they Deutero-Isaiah, for instance, were. He patiently worked to scrape ples'" is available from Paulist knows nothing of a heaven or hell. off the layers of inferiority with National Catholic Evangelization When he proclaims Yahweh's rewhich the Judaism of his genera- Association, 303 I Fourth St. N.E., quest to ..... Come to me heedfully, tion had entombed its supporters. Washington, D.C. 20017. Telelisten, that you may have life," he Though there's lots of deep phone 1-800-237-5515. can't be looking forward to eternal eucharistic theology in today's mulhappiness. He's simply referring to tiplication ofloaves passage, notice Easily Identified that special kind of satisfying life "The devil is easy to identify. He which those who completely give just the one comment Jesus makes appears when you're terribly tired themselves over to God taste right when his disciples suggest turning the crowd's hunger problem over and makes a very reasonable rehere and now. quest that you know you shouldn't Because nothing can compare to the local equivalent of McDonald's. grant."-Fiorello La Guardia with such a fulfilling experience, "Give them something to eat the Lord wonders about the Israelites' behavior: "Why spend your yourselves!" he orders. And when money for what is not bread; your they protest, "We have nothing...," wages for what fails to satisfy?" he tells them first to find out what Happiness can't be worth very' they do have, then commands them much, or last very long, if you have to sharing it with others.

Their "five loaves and a couple to pay for it.

The Lord thinks we're impor- of fish" eventually feed over 5,000 tant enough to become one with people! No Jesus follower can ever again excuse him! herselffrom personal responsibility by simply claiming, "We have nothing."

Once we recognize who we are Aug. 2: Nm 11:4-15; Ps and what we have, Scripture will 81:12-17; Mt 14:22-36 cease beingjust a collection of outof-context prooftexts used to mainAug. 3: Nm 12:1-13; Ps tain the status quo. God's_ word 51:3-7,12-13; Mt 15:1-2,10will again become the same tre~ 14 mendous help in understanding our faith experiences that it was to Aug. 4: Nm 13:1-2,25its original readers.

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SAFE HOME: Marist Father Ben Kasteel, JPastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Plainview, Texa.s, makes his quarters in a bank vault: the priest moved into the safe to save the expense of building a rectory when the parish purchased and renovated a downtown bank building. The bank's main lobby has been converted into a spacious worship center and its executive office space ha~, been transformed into a chapel.

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Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Dear Mary: My son is about to enter third grade. At his last conference his teacher said we should consider having him repeat second grade. She said it would be best if parents and school agreed on this issue, but the final decision will be up to us.

We do not know what to do. If we have him repeat, we are afraid he will feel like a failure. If we do not have him repeat, we are afraid

he will do poorly in third grade and also feel like a failure. Pennsylvania Retention does not help all children who do poorly in school. On the other hand, in certain circumstances children literally turn around a poor school performance after repeating a grade.

Retention helps when the child can benefit from the gift of time, time to grow and mature. Here are the ways to determine whether retention is advisable.

Is your child between one-half year and one and one-half years behind his classmates in maturation and i.n academic achievement? l:his is the range which might benefit from retention. Check his scores on achievement tests. Ask his teacher for her overall assessment.

Do his test results show discrep-

ancies between his performance and his age or his expected performance? Do not oppose school personnel if they recommend testing your child. Tests can help provide information you need for a sound decision.

Has the school ruled out an emotional handicap or a learning disability? These problems need special treatment rather than retention.

Is your child of at least average intelligence? Retention may benefit such a child. The slow learner, on the other hand, needs extra time and perhaps tutoring on a continuing basis.

Is this the first or at most second time your child has been retained?

If retention does not help after two tries, it should not be tried a third time.

Some children benefit from other

alternatives. When a child completes kindergarten and is not yet ready for first grade, some school systems offer a transition year more difficult than kindergarten but not so demanding as first grade. Frequently the transition class has a lower pupil-teacher ratio and a teacher with wide experience and training. Such a class can be very effective.

Flexible teachers and schedules might allow your child to have a program tailored to his needs. A child having trouble mainly in language, for example, might attend second-grade language class in one room while taking the rest of his classes in the regular thirdgrade room.

Feeling a failure is the major problem in retention, and it affects parents and children. As with many problems of childhood, the atti-

tude of the parents is the most significant factor. Emphasize that both you and the school want to help him become a good learner.

When a child needs time for growth and maturation, retention works well. Retention will not help a child if the parents oppose the idea or if other children tease him mercilessly.

Before deciding, gather all the information you and the school can provide about your son's school performance. Do not base your decision on one factor but try to get a total picture of your son. If you decide your child should repeat a grade, support the idea wholeheartedly.

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Can a Catholic marry a Jewish Mason?

By FATHER JOHN J. DIETZEN

Q. I am a 26-year-old Catholic.

My boyfriend is a 27-year-old Jewish man.

We are considering marriage. I understand it is possible for a Catholic to marry a Jewish person in the church, and that this can be done within Mass.

My problem is that he is a Mason. I don't know much about

the Masons but have heard that a Catholic cannot marry a man who belongs to this organization.

I spoke to a priest in my parish but have not received an answer.

What do you suggest? (New York) A. Perhaps I can clear up two misunderstandings.

In order for a Mass to be celebrated at an interfaith marriage, one requirement is that the nonCatholic partner must be a baptized Christian.

The reason fpr this is that normally only a Christian would understand and believe in the religious significance of the Lord's Supper and thereafter be able to appreciate our celebration of the Eucharist. .

Catholics are prohibited by' church law from joining the Masons, but there is no obstacle to a Catholic marrying someone who. is a member.

If you plan to marry in the Catholic Church, both of you will eventually need to pursue your preparations with a priest or other parish minister. I suggest you do that soon.

Q. I am writing about your article on multiple Mass intentions.

What about Father's Day, Mother's Day, All Souls and so on?

Because I'm 75 years old, perhaps I didn't understand this very well.

On special days in the past I would list 10 or more names for Masses, with one donation or

offering for all. Is this still ebrates Mass to receive an offering permissible? to apply the Mass according to a (California) definite intention" (Canon 945).

A. What you are doing is fine. If Later it says, "Separate Masses you wish to ask that a Mass be are to be applied for the intention offered for your intentions, those for which an individual offering, . intentions may include anyone and even if small, has been made and anything you wish.

Formerly, on special days such accepted" (Canon 948). as All Souls, many people would A free brochure outlining make a Mass offering for their marriage regulations in the Catholic deceased relatives or friends.

Church and explaining the These offerings were sometimes promises in an interfaith marriage grouped together, and one or two is available by sending a stamped Masses would be offered for all the self-addressed envelope to Father intentions jointly.

John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, This practice is now unlawful . 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. according to church law. Canon 61701. Questions for this column law states. "It is lawful for any should be sent to Father Dietzen priest. who. celebrates or concel- at the same address.

Heading off the clicker bicker By DOLORES CURRAN

In a midwestern city, police were called to intervene in a domestic dispute. Both husband and wife showed signs of assault - bruises, scratches, swellings. So angry were they that police hauled him to jail to separate them.

What started the dispute? The television remote control. The husband, a clicker addict, compulsively flipped from channel to channel.

On that evening, his wife asked

him repeatedly to quit because she wanted to watch a program, but he ignored her. When he left briefly, she hid the clicker. From that point on, the argument escalated to the point of police intervention.

The whole situation seems readymade for a "Roseanne" sitcom but to anyone who is a clicker addict or living with one, it's understandable.

Sometimes advanced technology is not. Before the clicker, couch potatoes had to get up and walk to the set to change channels. For some, it was their only exercise of the day. The arrival of the clicker spelled heaven to such viewers.

And misery for those who live with them. I know a woman who refuses to watch anything with her family because the whole family is addicted to clicking.

"I tried hiding the clicker," the woman said, "but that just created conflict. Then I tried reasoning with them and that didn't work.

Then I tried being the first one there and capturing the clicker and that created even more conflict. So I told them I was leaving the family TV circle and I did."

Clickers are wonderful for the bedridden, the elderly, the arthritic. and the lone viewer. He or she can click to heart's content without annoying anyone. I know a man who always watches two football games simultaneously. But he watches alone because he drives his family crazy.

So how does a family live with a clicker and still retain family unity?

By setting some clicker etiquette rules. Mutual negotiation works

best. Each member of the family should be heard.

Children are often the victims of parental TV behavior. If they're viewing TV and a parent enters and changes the channel without asking permission, it tells the children they don't count, that they are as meaningful as a piece of furniture.

Here are some suggestions which a family might consider. Modify them, add some, abolish some, but talk about them and agree to live with them.

I. The clicker is not owned by one person but by all. 2. Whoever has the clicker will ask permission to switch channels before doing so. 3. Those who don't have the clicker will ask permission before

asking the possessor to switch channels.

4. If the family cannot reach a consensus, each person gets to use the clicker for a portion of the evening or program. Or, if that isn't feasible, each person gets to click once during a given program.

5. These rules are made for the benefit of family harmony and they will be observed. 6. If the clicker causes ongoing tension in the marriage or family, it will be disposed of.

The whole issue may seem inane to readers but it's little things like ice cubes, toilet tissue and clickers that intensify family conflict. Unless they're dealt with, the stress they engender will grow out of proportion to the issue. Ask the man who went to jail for clicking one time' too many.

One feminist's vision for .peace By ANTOINETTE BOSCO

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The tendency for domination in human affairs, rather than partnership, has led to all forms ofviolence beyond wars, Mercy Sister Theresa Kane said when I interviewed her recently. She cited "domestic violence and other abuses against women, perpetuation of poverty, capital punishment, crime, drugs, institutional violence."

Sister Kane's vision offeminism sees a relation between inequality of the sexes and violence on the national and international stage.

In her vision offeminism, it is only natural to be concerned for world peace.

I interviewed Sister Kane during a retreat she led at Wisdom House, in Litchfield, Conn.

Sister Kane tells many tales of how she is sometimes criticized if she is giving a talk somewhere, as she still remains a somewhat controversial figure.

The controversy dates back to Oct. 7, 1979, a day Pope John Paul 1\ was at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in

Washington for a prayer service cept celebrating the Eucharist and attended by 7,000 women reli- hearing confessions. . gious.

She explained how she sees femSister Kane, then head of the inism and peace linked. The "inLeaderspip Conference of Women equality of the sexes [derives from] Religious, greeted the pope in an the belief that the male is superior address, urging him "to be open and the female is inferior," she and to respond to the voices com- said, adding that if such'a belief ing from the women of this counbecomes deeply and psychologitry who are desirous of serving in . cally entrenched, "it is only natuand through the church as fully ral that one dominates the other." participating members."

And the nun argued further that Interpreted by some as a call for - when one is thought to be women's ordination, her greeting superior to another, stronger, or was publicized from coast to richer, or smarter - broadly apcoast.

In my interview, Sister Kane plied, this kind ofthinking hasjussaid that women are doing every- tified everything from war to thing in church parishes now ex- slavery.

"We see evidence now of moving out" of our longstanding military mentality and seeking "nonviolent conflict resolution," Sister Kane said, adding that "this is happening very slowly."

"Jesus spoke with authority; that means with influence and persuasion, not control. We can relearn and change patterns of behavior" to emulate Christ's actions, but the process will take time, she advises.

Then with a note of optimism, Sister Kane cited examples of"civilizations which lived without militarism ... and this could happen again. With God, nothing is impossible," she believes.

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See aboJ"tion for what it is Dear Editor: In "Three Days to See," Helen Keller told what she would do if she knew as a sighted person she would be blind at the end of three days.

The first day she would tour the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The next day she would go to live: theatre. On the third day she would walk in unspoiled woods to see the plant and animal life that is so much the splendor of creation.

In between, she would memorize the faces of dear friends, relatives and children.

Why would an abortionist dare to deprive an unborn baby of the above joys I so often took for granted?

Slavery was once the scourge of the land. It was finally defeated by the efforts of many good folks.

Pro-lifers are s'tronger than ever!

We mean to make abortion illegal again by our work. We must keep praying, learning and teaching what abortion is and how terribly cruelly it is done.

Mary Rita Crowe Rochester, NY

Nominations sought jor awards Dear Editor: The Interfaith Council of Greater Fall River is seeking nominations for Humanitarian Awards to be given at the annual Interfaith Dinner October 24 at the Venus de Milo. This year, the organization will honor two adults and one student between 15 and 18 years of age.

It is recommended that the honorees be persons who through personal initiative have devoted their time and talents to the needs and concerns of others.

The council prefers that they be persons who have not been previously recogniz,ed in such a way.

The criteria for the award include areas of persona] commitment, active association with a religious body, church or synagogue; sensitivity to family responsibilities; and volunteer service. On a personal level, the qualities sought include sensitivity, compassion, faithfulness, perseverance, altruism, selfmotivation and ,empathy.

The Interfaith Council was founded in 1977 and is made up of individuals of aU faiths who have joined together in the interests of better understanding, of the promotion of healthy relationships while respecting different heritages and beliefs, and for the further development of community based on mutual respl~ct and improved communication.

Please send nominations for the Humanitarian Awards to: Mrs. Helen Manifold, Humanitarian Award Committee, 4980 N. Main St. Bldg. 6, Fall River, MA 02720,

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Barbara Shore Fall River

see a distinction between Catholic THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., July 30, 1993 intellectualism and Catholic judgmentalism. The former encourages "powerful, challenging, rich, rich discussions," she said, while the latter decides, "You're good," or CHRISTIAN PROLlFE.R "You're bad."

HELPE.R Alluding to a statue ofSt. FranApOSTOLIC cis on the chapel patio with his ADVISOR arm outstretched and the hand TRUE cupped downward with a bird restRESTORE~~ ing on top, Father Clarke noted HOLY MEDICATOR that in such a position the bird could only be supported, never ANTIABOFITIONIST ONE crushed. "What makes us a CathoCAREGIVEi~ lic college is that we stay together THOMAS PASTERNAK LOVING while the wind blows... not 'where Pha"macist INSTRUCTOR creatures' are crushed but where INFALLIBLE. SPE.CIALIST they can always be supported -202 Rock St. and fly off and always come back C HARITABI.L T HERAPH TIST Fall River and find support."

Major American theologians 67!l1路1300 The National Catholic Pharmacists Guild of th" United States were on campus throughout the week to address the conference and take part in panel discussions, including Rev. Brian E. Daley, S.J., from the Weston School of Theology; Rev. J. Bryan Hehir from Harvard University, Dr. Monika Hellwig from Georgetown University, and Rev. Michael Himes from the University of Notre Dame.

As Collegium drew to a close, Father Landy shared some of his .~rom thoughts on the Catholic intellectual tradition and why the Chun:h July 25th, 19~)3 always needs what he called "new translators."

Dear Children, "Each era brings its new quesI thank you for your prayers and for the love you show tions. Cultures bring their own toward me. I invite you to decide to pray for my intentions. questions," he said. "Our job is never to allow the tradition to folDear children, offer novenas, making sacrifices wherein low the'path that says, even gently, you feel the most bound. I want your life to be bound to me.

'Here's the answer, what's yo:<tr I am your mother, little children, and I do not want Satan question?' The Church needs peoto deceive you, for he wants to lead you the wrong way. But he ple who can listen attentively to cannot, if you do not permit him. questions, and take them on the:ir Therefore, little children, renew prayer- in your hearts, and own terms." then you will understand my call and my desire to help you.

Collegium is supported by a Thank you for having responded to my call. $478,000 grant from the Lilly路 Endowment, Inc. and by its 44 OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PRAYER GROUP dues-paying member Catholic colST. DOMINIC CHURCH. SWANSEA, MA leges and universities. Collegium EVERY WEDNESDAY. 7 P.M. will continue next summer at St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn.

FATHER THOMAS J. Clarke, CSC, a history and religious studies professor at Stonehill College, addresses the summer Collegium conferenceat Fairfield University.

Two from Stonehill join colleagues at Collegium A priest-psychologist from Stonehill College, North Easton, anguishes over "middle class yuppies who have no idea of what it is like to be poor, African or Asian."

A new professor of American studies relates that in graduate school at a secular university she was made to feel that being a Catholic and a first-rate scholar was a contradiction in terms. And a laywoman who teaches at the University of San Diego laments that some academics are willing to exclude perspectives contrary to Church teaching rather than engage or challenge them.

These were among the many concerns that surfaced as nearly 70 faculty and graduate students from throughout the country met at Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., for eight days this summer to explore what their spiritual journeys have to do with their academic lives and to consider what it means to be a Catholic intellectual.

Participating from StonehiH College were Fathers Thomas Clarke, CSC, professor of history and religious studies, and Fathe'r Louis Manzo, .CSC, academic dean.

Father Thomas M. Landy, SJ,a member of the politics department at Fairfield University, proposed such a program, now called Collegium, three years ago in an America magazine article in which he expressed concern for the diminishing numbers of religious at Catholic universities. He also challenged Catholic institutions to consider whether in their attempt to compete academically with secular universities they had lost sight of the need for lay faculty who understand Catholicism and Christian beliefs.

What he is looking for, Father Landy said, is a renewal of the "great Catholic intellectual vitality and hope" that was present in earlier generations.

He points to the "great characters of our tradition," such as Thomas Aquinas, Hildegaard of Bingen, Flannery O'Connor, John Courtney Murray and' Gerard Manley Hopkins. "All of them came along at odd times in history and did the unexpected."

Through Collegium, Dr. Kathryn Bishop, assistant professor and program coordinator in special and handicapped education at the University of San Diego, came to

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Birthright launches 800 number TORONTO(CNS) - Birthright International has opened a new 800-number hotline to respond to the needs of U.S. and Canadian girls and women facing unplanned pregnancies.

The hotline number. (800) 5504900, will operate initially from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time; Monday through Friday. Birthright officials hope to expand it to 24 hours daily within months.

The hotline will operate out of Atlanta under the direction of Terry Weaver, USA national director for Birthright. U.S. headquarters for Birthright moved from Woodbury. N.J .. to Atlanta in 1991.

Birthright. founded in 1968 to provide a positive alternative to abortion, currently has almost 600 chapters worldwide. including offices in Attleboro. Falmouth. Vineyard Haven, Hyannis, New Bedford, Taunton and Somerset.

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ON CAMPUS: At large state universities, liturgies are crucial to campus ministry, says F_ather James Bacik, campus minister at the University of Toledo. (Hartough photo)

Collegiates struggle to integrate faith, academics

By Julie Sly World Youth Day 1993 Campaign At colleges nationwide, concerns about racism, sex, tuition, substance abuse and crime are as . much a part of life as up-to-date technology, psychological theories and the world-class libraries.

It's not just students who must deal with these issues, however.

Campus ministers find it's their job to help students address such concerns. The ministers also must provide the campus community students, faculty and staff alike with opportunities to view their concerns from a religious perspective.

Campus ministers "do not operate in a vacuum," said Father Charles Hagan, representative for higher education and campus ministry at the U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Education in Washington. "Challenges facing the campus are challenges facing our ministry." .

Twelve million students are enrolled in more than 3,300 institutions of higher learning in the United States. Some 4.5 million students - about 37.5 percent identify themselves as Catholic and more than 2,000 campus ministers work with them. . The ministers are challenged to help students who feel under pressure and who list earning money and getting a good job as the chief reasons for going to college, Father Hagan said.

Studies show, for example, that from 1969 to 1984, the goals of "training and skills for an occupation" and a "detailed grasp of a specialized field" have jumped from near bottom to top priority for students. Conversely, "learning to get along with people" and "formulating values and goals for life" have become ranked as less important.

Father Hagan, who previously was the director of the Newman Center at the University of Pennsylvania, said campus ministers struggle with how to serve a diversity of students.

Other challenges also mark campus ministry. Among them: how to keep campus ministry programs going despite financial constraints, how to minister to college staff, how to combat the lure of materialism facing students, and how to make the faith relevant to students' lives.

"Students are exploring a vocation - to what particular area

should they devote their lives," he said. "They wrestle with cultural and religious questions. They struggle for meaning and identity."

Mass is important to building community among students and faculty, both on public as well as Catholic campuses, he said.

"The Sunday liturgy is often the best place to educate the community about Catholic social teaching and to inform students, faculty and staff about retreat, community outreach and education programs," he said.

Liturgies are crucial at a large state university, according to Father James Bacik, who has spent the past II years as campus minis- . ter at the University of Toledo and who previously worked at Bowling Green State University.

Father Bacik said campus ministry programs have to be inserted into the midst of campus life.

"Campus ministers have to be concerned with the university as a whole - with the educational enterprise and climate on campus," Father Bacik said. "We should not be about the business of forming little ghettos on the periphery of the campus. We have to be concerned about the entire life of the university."

Campus ministers must understand the purpose of the university, Father Bacik said. "Both the university and campus ministers can benefit from religious and academic inquiry, a dialogue between faith and culture."

After 23 years in campus ministry, Father Bacik is concerned about the 路"religious illiteracy" of students. He said a professorship in Catholic Thought was established recently at the University of Toledo, where students can take classes in Catholic Thought for full credit. "We have to look at creative opportunities like this to get students involved and educated," he said.

"Students lack basic factual information about religion and are unaware of the resources religion provides for helping them live their lives," Father Bacik added. He tries to help combat a lack of knowledge about Catholicism with small discussion groups where students reflect on their faith.

At the same time, he takes hope in the fact that an increasing number of campuses offer the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, the Church's way of introducing people to membership in the Church.

Young couples seek church niche

By Christopher D. Martinez everything from mortgages to other couples who can relate to their experiences..

World Youth Day 1993 Campaign miscarriages, said his wife.

"They know best of all how it Young marrieds want "to be Ron and Melissa Kaderly were works in their marriage," she said. accepted as full-fledged members active in their Catholic youth group In St. Barnabas parish, Long and campus ministry program, but in the Church," said Don Paglia, after they married, they felt for- president of the National Associa- Beach, Calif., couples have been tion of Catholic Family Life Min- doing just that, said Barbara Reggotten. nier, coordinator for the Support Young couples are "left out on isters.

Ministries for the Sacrament of They also need education, their own to find their place in the Matrimony in the Los Angels archChurch," said Mrs. Kaderly, 24, McCord said, in communication, who was married three years ago conflict resolution, and how to diocese. Couples have been coming to marriage enrichment meetbring two families together in to Don, 25. . ings three times a year. The outThe Kaderlys are not alone, marriage. They also must learn come is that "couples are naturally family life ministers note. The how to pray as a couple. gravitating to people they like, and The challenge is to get their ministers point out that the Church are forming their own little supattention, McCord said.

With a has to help young couples face the port groups." These groups go to trials of the first years of marriage job, a new home, children, there movies together or go on picnics . and find companionship with other are numerous demands on their with each other and their children, time. couples. she said.

Young couples also have a tenBut assisting young couples is a The archdiocese seeks to make dency to move around, making it relatively new ministry. ministry to newly married couples hard to make contact with them, The first five years of marriage said Paglia. parish-based. After five years of is "the most critical time," said H. spending its energy on marriage "Nationally, we've all been tryRichard McCord, associate direc- ing to figure out how to minister to preparation, the archdiocese is now tor of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat newly married couples," he said. concentrating on a newly married for Laity, Family, Women and ministry, said the coordinator.

Some programs have been develYouth. The Church, he asserts, oped.

Family life ministers have been can help couples through that time. visiting parishes to help them assess St. James parish in Stratford, One way is by "connecting them Conn., is beginning to apply the what their couples need. to others" in similar circumstanformat of marriage preparation to Ms. Regnier believes ministerces, he said. This can occur in its young couples program, said ing to young couples will help "faith-sharing" and education . Dominican Sister Ann Kilbride. solve many other problems. groups.

The marriage preparation program "If we as a Church spent 10 perFellowship is primary, said recently began with older, more cent of our energy that we do on experienced couples meeting with everything else on newly married Kaderly, who said young people engaged couples, she said. ministry, we wouldn't have to spend need "the chance to make new friends in the Church." Young so much on everything else." AdSister Kilbride could teach young couples want to talk to other young couples communication skills her- dressing problems early in the couples about what they are going self, but she believes it's important relationship will keep them from through and how to deal with for the newly married to meet with magnifying later on, she said.

Young adults: missing generation?

Young Adult Ministry Association them by the secular culture, agreed

By David Scott Leilani Goeckner, coordinator of World Youth Day 1993 campaign in Omaha, Neb. The Church's failure to attract young adult ministry in the Los Matthew Pinto belongs to whatsome call the missing generation young adults stems largely from a Angeles archdiocese. The challenge of the Church in the United States. lack of commitment at the dioce- to the Church, she believes, is to Five years ago he was 22, single, san level, she says. She cites the make the Gospel relevant to young and owned his own advertising fact that only 57 percent of the adults and to find ways to incorbusiness. He was making big money nation's dioceses report having even porate their invigorating "energy and lived in a good neighborhood a part-time ministry to young and idealism" into the-life of the Church. in Philadelphia. He seemed to be adults.

Father Cusick recommends that It is not that young adults are on top of the world. parishes take an inventory of those Then a "born again" Christian not interested in religion, insists Father John Cusick, director of active in lay ministry and the parfriend challenged him about the depth of his religious convictions. young adult ministry for the Chi- ish council and actively recruit younger blood.

A cradle Catholic, at the time he cago archdiocese.

As important as starting new In fact, Father Cusick said, from was going to Mass about three programs for young adults, Father falling in love and getting married, times a month, but was otherwise to giving birth to the world's next Cusick said, is having parishioners inactive in his parish.

Pinto began to look into his generation, to facing the aging and extend personal invitations to inevitable death of their parents, young adults to come to.Mass and religion by himself, through books, because his church had little in the the experiences of young adults participate in existing educational, way of programs or support for make these years "the most reli- recreational and support groups in the parish. gious years of people's lives." young adults.

Ms. Weber said that most peoThe large numbers of young The experience, and the powerple who have left the church or adults who have left the Church ful answers that he discovered, for Protestant and "new age" sects grown inactive return between the changed his life. Today, at 27, he indicate that young adults are ages of 21 and 25, usually to parworks for a Catholic group that searching for meaning and iden- take in some sacrament, either explains the faith to others and Turn to Page Nine runs a young adult ministry pro- tity that is not being provided for gram at his parish in San Diego.

The program draws close to 150 people for monthly rap sessions.

"We've sort of been distracted by the wonderful fruits of our culture," Pinto said of his age group.

"We've had the BMW cars, the $40,OOO-a-year jobs right out of college. The world has converted us; the Church has not."

And many in the Church agree.

They worry that while parish and diocesan life is built around children, teens, and the middle-aged, young adults - aged 18 to 35 have been allowed to slip through the cracks.

Studies show that many young adults don't attend Mass weekly, are less apt to read Catholic newspapers and magazines and are less FAITH TALK: Matt Pinto, who directs a young adult likely to join Catholic associations, according to Joan Weber, presi- ministry group in San Diego, Calif., psychs up his peers at one dent of the National Catholic of regular meetings to discuss faith issues. (Montali photo)

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MICKEY AND MINNIE are a familiar sight for Salesian Father James Mulloy, who celebrates Mass for tourists at the Luau Cove inside Walt Disney World's Polynesian Resort.

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.Another kind of Disney offer'ing: Sunday Mass KISSIMMEE, Fla. (CNS) - In Disney's make-be:lieve world of life-size fairly tale characters and a world-renowned mouse, Salesian Father James Mulloy invites tourists to return to reality.

Though the return is as short as an hour on Sunday mornings, millions of visitors to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center and MG M Studios can put fantasy on hold allld attend Mass in the Luau Cove, a restaurant and stage complex loc:ated at Disney's Polynesian Resort.

The Mass gives visitors who cannot get to a local church an opportunity to atte:nd church services, said Father. Mulloy in an interview with The Florida Catholic, newspaper of the diocese of Orlando.

"Many of the visitors here are without transportation and can't travel to the new shrine," said the priest, referring to the Mary, Queen ofthe Universe Shrine, built across

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Parishes should look at sacra men·· tal preparation, then, as a form of young adult ministry.

Parishes in the Los Angele!, archdiocese have had success with "welcoming night socials," whict. combine refreshments with a talk on a subject of concern to youn!: adults, Ms. Goeckner said.

Pinto's group has grown through its monthly sessions about Catho·· lic spiritual and moral teaching:; on such issues as abortion, birth control and sex outside of marriage.

Young ad ult ministers agree thai dioceses must begin budgeting for fulltime young adult ministry coordinators and creative pro·· grams. Examples of such program:: would include the quarterly news.. letter for young adults publishec, by the Chicago archdiocese, a:, well as its annual summer educa.. tional series, "Theology on Tap."

A recent Los Angeles young adult conference drew more than 2,000 people to a program that featured popular music concerts, dances and social mixers, along with workshops on topics such as sexual addiction, prayer techniques, experiencing Jesus and building loving, lasting relationships.

The Church's missing generation is looking for strong, countercultural doctrine, Pinto said of his peers.

"We live in an age of change and competition betwee:n so many ideologies," he said. "What young adults want is solid teaching and a firm foundation. We need to know the whys behind Church teaching.

I've found that on,ce they understand 'the why,' young adults become radical Christians-serving the poor, giving to the Church, and subtly evangelizing their families and peers."

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Each branch of the family has had individual reunions, and this was the second time the entire family gathered. The first was in 1984.

"The reunion taught me a lot about family and where I come from. The family stories are amazing," said Rod Reyna, director of the Austin diocesan Youth Office.

"I can't describe the feeling of filling up a dance hall, a whole Holiday Inn, or having a church filled with people and knowing that they are all related to you," he said.

In its efforts to preserve its heritageand traditions, the Vela family has produced videotaped memoirs, a history book, an album of family anecdotes and short stories, and even a recipe book called "La Cocina de los Vela."

It took a 15-member reunion committee, meeting monthly for the past year, to plan the event.

The Velas even had a corporate sponsor, Coca-Cola. The company has produced a reunion planning guide for other families, using tips from the Vela family's experiences.

The company is offering it free through a toll-free number, 1-800254-FMLY.

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the highway from Walt Disney World.

Father Mulloy, 41, has assumed primary responsibility for Masses in Luau Cove. Tourists reach the Polynesian Resort by a monorail system connecting affiliated hotels.

"They fly in and fly out and catch shuttles here from the airDAYTON, Ohio (CNS) - Since: port. The area parishes are too far to travel to without a car, so the the breakup of the Soviet Union..

Disney people provide this space Americans seem less frightened by the proliferation of nuclear wea.. as a service," he added.

During the school year, Father pons than they were in the early Mulloy is director of Mary Help of 1980s, said Auxiliary Bishop Christians School in Tampa, a Thomas J. Gumbleton of Detroit. boarding school run by his order. "But the threat of nuclear holo..

For the past two years, he has trav- caust is not something of the past. eledto. Kissimmee to celebrate the In some ways our world is in mon: danger now than it was even in tourists' Mass.

1983," he said, calling for revision According to Father Mulloy, more than 800 people attend dur- of the 1983 U. S. 1;>ishops' pastoral ing the busiest times of the year. letter on peace, which he helped to Off-season crowds average about draft. Bishop Gumbleton spoke: recently at the University of Day..

500 worshipers.

Father Mulloy called the casu- . ton on "The Challenge of Peace: ally-dressed tourists who seek out Ten Years Later."

Texas·-size family reunion dra,,,s 2,500 members MCALLEN, Texas (CNS) Texans say everything is bigger in Texas. You don't need to convince the Vela family, who gathered by the thousands for a family reunion.

About 2,500 people from 49 states and six foreign countries came to McAllen July 8-11 to claim their place in the Vela family tree and celebrate: their common roots.

They believe it may have been the largest Hispanic family reunion in the United Stat,es.

Activities included a family history class for the children, a Tejano dance, a golf tournament, a fashion show, a show-and··tell and a Texas barbecue. They closed the reunion with an hour-and-a-half Mass.

They met at 79-year-old Reynaldo Vela's 8,OOO-acre Laguna Seca Ranch, whi(:h includes part of the original 4.,000-acre ranch that Salvador and Leonor Vela purchased in South Texas in the I820s.

Those at the reunion all traced their ancestry back to Salvador and Leonor and their eight children, but the Velas believe their first ancestor in the New World was Francisco Vela, who petitioned for a land grant near Monterrey, Mexico, in 1685.

"Our parents have served as an inspiration," said Manuel Vela,

Mass even while on vacation "the real faithful," but added that he . often encounters hurting and lapsed Catholics.

"Any time you are away from your own community, people seem to have the courage to work out some problems," Father Mulloy said. "It is a graced moment to be able to spend time with family on a vacation, so very often people have spiritual experiences. I think being in a pressure-free environment is a lift for adults as well as children."

Frances and Arthur Keller from Long Island, N.Y., told The Florida Catholic that Mass at the Luau Cove is more than a convenience.

"It is something different because it is in the open air," Mr. Keller said. "And we wouldn't have gone [to Mass] otherwise because we haven't any car here for transportation."

The on-location Masses at Disney World were started in 1977 by Father Joseph Harte, director of Tourism Ministry for the diocese of Orlando and director of the Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine. While pastor of Holy Family Parish, Father Harte recognized that the area parishes could not meet the needs of the developing theme park and other tourist attractions of the Orlando area.

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CLYDE AND ALICE Wordell enjoy a Catholic Memorial Home event at which couples renewed their wedding vows.

Mr. Wordell is a Memorial Home resident.

MANUEL BENEVIDES of Fall River has been selected as a participant in the Administrator-inTraining program sponsored by the Diocesan Health Facilities office.

Director of environmental services at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, since 1991, Benevides will complete the six month training program at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven. Aspects of the program include general management, operation of specific departments, all aspects of resident care and state and federal regulations governing nursing home administration.

Upon completion of the training he will resume his position at the Memorial Home and will take the January 1994 exam of the Board of Registration of Nursing Horne Administrators to secure his Massachusetts administrato'r's license.

Benevides is also enrolled at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI, as a part-time graduate student in the health services pro-

Avoid hyperthermia Hyperthermia is a term referring to a variety of heat-related illnesses. The two most common forms of hyperthermia are heat exhaustion and heat strokes.

Preventions: Drink plenty of liquids, even if not thirsty. Dress in lightweight, light-colored loose-fitting clothing (cotton is best).

Avoid mid-day heat and do not engage in vigorous activity during the hottest part of the day (noon-4 p.m.) Try to stay indoors on very hot and humid days, especially when there is an air pollution alert in effect. Wear a hat or use an umbrella for shade. lf possible, use air conditioning or try to visit air-conditioned places such as senior centers, libraries, malls and theaters.

Avoid hot, heavy meals. Do a minimum of cooking and use an oven only when absolutly necessary.

Ask your physician whether you are at particular risk because of medications.

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gram. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

* * * * CECILE L. SANDERS has recently been appointed admissions coordinator for Marian Manor, Taunton. She will assist individuals and families interested in admission to the nursing home.

Mrs. Sanders will also provide information to the greater Taunton community about long-term care, Medicare and Medicaid, and the Manor's programs and services. She has previous experience as the director of the Council on Aging in Rochester and as admissions coordinator for Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New Bedford.

The Mattapoisett resident holds a bachelor's degree from Assumption College, Worcester, and has taken courses in nursing home administration. Mrs. Sanders may be contacted for information about the home, or to schedule a tour, by calling 822-4885. presented by Elizabeth Hoyle, RD, and Etta Schroeder, RN, I to 2 p.m. fourth Fridays until November. Registration is required at the COA, 487-7080, by the Thursday preceding each presentation.

Elder Services of Cape Cod and the Islands recognized Provincetown seniors Dick Snell a.nd Vern Wilson as exemplars of the "Spirit of Positive Aging." As volunteers for the Home Delivered Meals Program, they also create handmade birthday, holiday and getwell cards for seniors, bake cookies and bread, and make Christmas ornaments and other holiday gifts. They also provide rides and do errands for the homebound.

Snell, a WOMR radio volunteer, recently started an art gallery at the station for volunteers to display their artwork and poetry.

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Simon's Night Are you ready for a nursing home?

You're 74. You're a hypochondriac, afraid you've got peritonitis, Ahlzeimer's Disease. You can't even remember your Social Security number.

You're forgetful. You drive to town, ride home with somebody else, and your car gets stolen. You take mail out of your rural mailbox, set it down in the grass and lose a personal letter and your retirement check.

You're dangerous to yourself.

You leave the kitchen range on; it ignites some curtains, and your kitchen is ruined before you can douse the fire with the garden hose.

Besides, your wife ran away with another man 23 years ago.

Never divorced, she keeps in touch only with Christmas cards. Now she has decided to return, and you're scared.

Hattie Norman's Home for the Elderly may be just the place in which to end your days. And that's what retired English professor Simon Peter Shea decides as the curtain goes up on "Simon's Night," novelist Jon Hassler's first play.

A writer-in-residence at St. John's University, Collegeville, MN, Hassler has had several bestsellers, and one, "A Green J ourney," became a TV movie. "Simon's Night" was a successful novel, and his play of the same name may be the start of a whole new career.

After all, many families are going to face the same decision as Professor Shea - except the part about the returning spouse. More than two out of five Americans who turned 65 last year will spend time in nursing homes, according to a recent study.

"Simon's Night" is not just for the elderly. All ages laughed and applauded its performances in Minneapolis, MN. Hassler is only 57, but he has a way of "getting inside the head" of an older person, as one reader wrote when the novel came out.

He grew up with a grandfather with whom he became very close.

Living with him, Hassler said, "gave me a tendency to feel more at home inside the heads of older people." And he doesn't mind being called a senior citizen author or playwright.

Simon is not discouraged when he meets the residents of the Norman Home. They include Smalleye, an Indian goose hunter; Hatch, a farmer living in past droughts; Mrs. Kibbikoski, bitter and confined to a wheelchair; and Mrs. Biggs, a flirt, gossip and scene stealer.

"Maybe I haven't outlived my usefulness after all," Simon says.

"Maybe I should call together all the residents and challenge them to stop acting like over-the-hill has-beens.... Haven't I spent my life schooling people? If I could sell poetry to 20-year-olds, why

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shouldn't I be able to self purpose to the elderly?"

Hassler's insight into the loves and cares of older people is matched by his understanding of the depth of their faith. Unlike some of his peers, he told me, he doesn't mind being called a Catholic writer.

In Simon's words: "When"you cling to a faith as long as I have, it becomes more than a guide to behavior, or a hope for eternity. It becomes - at least it has for me the source of the light that makes sense out of all creation. It's the frame through which you view the world, and your place in the world."

Though Hassler claims it's his nature to be a novelist more than a playwright, "Simon's Night," the play, deserves a wider audience, on larger stages, on TV and the movies. Life in a nursing home will not be the lot of everyone, but each of us needs to learn more about this increasingly common destiny.

Hassler calls his charming drama a story of resurrection. "I was intrigued by the idea of a man who assumes that his life is over," he told me, "and then discovers that he has more life to live."

Foundation offers $23 million for caregiver projects NEW YORK (CNS) - Up to $23 million has been earmarked to fund interfaith projects nationwide offering home-based volunteer care and companionship to the disabled and frail elderly.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation will a ward start-up grants of $25,000 to as many as 900 interfaith projects that can obtain matching funds from congregations or civic and corporate sponsors.

"While the nation labors to reform its formal system of delivering health care, there is an urgent need to address the informal system of care which acts as a lifeline to the millions of Americans with chronic health problems," said Dr. Steven A. Schroeder, foundation president, at aNew York press conference.

The foundation estimates that approximately 35 million Americans have some activity limitation because of chronic health conditions. Only about 2.2 million of them live in nursing homes or other residential facilities.

The "Faith in Action" program is intended to establish more than 900 new interfaith volunteer caregiver projects over the next four years. Some 400 such projects already exist in 45 states.

Project volunteers each give about four hours a week to provide companionship and assistance with transportation, shopping, personal care and chores, and referral to other relevant community services. Respite for family caregivers also'is available.

The Johnson foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy devoted to health care issues, established and supported 25 interfaith volunteer caregiver pilot projects in 17 states between 1984 and 1987. Twenty-four of the 25 projects are still operating today.

In those 25 programs, more than 11,000 volunteers were trained and more than 26,000 persons in need received aid.

After the pilot period ended in 1987, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation established the National Federation of Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers, which will provide technical assistance to those developing a caregivers project. Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala., is on the federation's board of trustees.

Archbishop Patrick F. Flores of San Antonio is on the Faith in Action advisory committee.

Dr. Kenneth G. Johnson, national program director of Faith

in Action, said the work of interfaith volunteer caregiving has deep spiritual underpinnings.

"I n all faiths, adherents are called to help others in need, not as humanists would, but to exercise and affirm their faith in fulfillment of their personal spiritual life," he said. "In serving others, they serve themselves by reaching spiritual fulfillment in their lives."

For applications or further information, write Dr. Kenneth G. Johnson, director, Faith in Action, Health Services Research Center, 368 Broadway, Suite 105, P.O. Box 2290, Kingston, NY 1240 I. Phone: (914) 331-0016. Fax: (914) 331-4191.

Improving your memory Increase your sensory abilities.

Since memory relies on information you receive from your senses, making up for deficiencies in vision and hearing is important. If necessary wear prescription glasses or a hearing aid. Have regular checkups with your physician to keep your prescriptions up to date.

Keep medications to a minimum.

Both prescription and over-thecounter medications can affect memory if taken improperly. Develop a plan for taking them exactly as prescribed. Any change in medication should be reviewed and monitored by your doctor.

Take care ofyour physical health.

Some physical illnesses can cause temporary but treatable memory decline. These include infections, thyroid, liver and kidney problems, heart disease, diabetes and dehydration. Receive ongoing medical treatment for chronic conditions and prompt medical evaluation of new problems.

Eat a well-balanced diet. Poor nutrition makes it harder for the

mind to receive and recall information.

Exercise. A physically fit body enhances the mind and increases blood flow to the brain.

Take care of your mental health.

Keep mentally fit with activities that use your memory, such as taking classes, doing crossword puzzles, playing chess, cards or other games.

Depression affects thinking and memory and can usually be alleviated by evaluation and treatment by mental health professional.

Alcohol can also affect thinking and memory. Consult your physician for evaluation and referral if necessary.

From the Janu.ary 1993 Flash, newsletter of the Chatham Council on Aging.

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Ginsburg says abortion ",central" right Continued from Page One, ing that, "The only campaign Lemon vs. Kurtzman ruling "is the she defended abortion as a wom- promise President Clinton has ful- test. The court has no other." an's right and "something central filled to date is' to do all in his Lemon established a three-part to a woman's lifl~, to her dignity." power to extend and permanize test for determining whether laws In keeping with some of her the availability of elective abor- are intrusive on religious rights legal writings, Mrs. Ginsburg tio'n. His nomination of Judge that has been widely criticized from acknowledged t.hat she believes Ginsburg and of the radical Dr. within and outside the court. Varabortion is protected under consti- Jocelyn Elders as Surgeon General ious legal scholars believe several tutional privacy rights. But she ·provides the most recent irrefuta- justices are ready to replace it with voiced respect for the Supreme ble evidence of that fact. His con- a standard of review that is more Court's 1992. ruling in Planned duct also exposes the lie in his favorable to religious interests.

Parenthooq vs. Casey that let stand claimed intention of making aborMrs. Ginsburg said she is "open most of Pennsylvania's prerequi- tion 'more rare.'" to arguments" about a replaGesites for obtaining an abortion. ment for Lemon, but reminded Despite the criticisms of her The constitutional right to privacy Leahy it is one thing to criticize a views on abortion, Mrs. Ginsburg does allow the government to inlegal standard and quite another walked into the hearings with tervene to protect community to find a substitute. bipartisan support from commithealth and well-being, she said.

She also avoided saying whether tee members and little public However, shf: interpreted the she believes the death penalty is opposition.

Casey ruling as strongly supporAlthough coming in as the constitutionally supportable. Sevtive of a woman having a legal " nominee of, a Democraticpresi- eral sena,tors attempted to get her right to abortion. to discuss her thoughts on capital In her writings, Mrs. Ginsburg dent facing a Democrat-controlled punishment but each time she deSenate, Mrs. Ginsburg has the had faulted the Supreme Court's murred.

1973 Roevs. Wade decision, which support of several Senate RepubMrs. Ginsburg spent three days licans who consider her a less legalized abortion. But her disagreement cent,ers on the legal objectionable nominee than they being grilled by committee mempath taken by th(~ court, not on the had expected from President bers in a modern teak-paneled hearing room in the newest Senate Clinton. ruling's result. office building. Unlike Judge Mrs. Ginsburg called the decididn't necessarily answer She sion to have an abortion a per- the questi()Ils to the satisfaction of Clarence Thomas' confirmation sonal one "essential to a woman's the members ofthe Judiciary Com- hearings just two summers before equality with man." She also told mittee, but she showed finesse and in the majestic, marble Caucus the Senate Judiciary Committee ease with academic arguments and Room, the sessions attracted far that "if you imp,ose restraints, [on was adept at side-stepping attempts less attention from the public and a woman) you are disadvantaging to get her to commit to specific the press.

Instead, in this session's more her because of h(~r sex" and "deny- positions. familial atmosphere, Mrs. Gins~ ing her full autonomy and full Nevertheless, her testimony shed burg's son and daughter appeared equality." some light on her views not only alongside reporters providing comIn a response to those comments, mentary during breaks in live covKay Cole James, vice president of on abortion but also other controversiili subjects including whether erage for public television. And a Family Research Council, told the Senate committ,ee, "Women don't the wall of separation be.tween book, "My Grandma is Very, Very need to mutilate their bodies and church and state should be higher Special," by her 6-year-old grandtake the lives of their children in or lower. On other issues, such as son, Paul Spera, became a centerorder to be equal to any man. The the constitutionality of capital piece of the hearing's opening real feminists are those who say, punishment, her views remained session.

"In preparation for these hear'I'm pregnant. I can bear children, vague.

Upon questioning by Sen. ings I have read briefing books, and you better be prepared to deal Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., about her opinion books, law reviews," Mrs. with it.'" philosophy regarding church-state Ginsburg said, "but there is no Others on the witness panel said book in the world that means as Mrs. Ginsburg was not the mod- separation, Mrs. Ginsburg noted much to me." erate candidate that she had been that the court's controversial 1971 portrayed as being. Susan Hirschmann, who is ex,ecutive director of Eagle Forum and in that organization's Washington office, said that Mrs. Ginsburg's writings "betray her as a radical feminist, far out of the mainstream."

Nellie Gray, a Catholic and president of March for Life in Washington, criticized Mrs. GinsOfficesat 550Fish Rd., Tiverton burg for her "prejudice against a class of innocent human beings," Heating Oil • Dies~1 Fuel and said that such an "open, and Gasoline notorious show of prejudice, alone, disqualifies this nominee for any A!Jtomatic Delivery official position."

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say so in a professional manner," it added. "What Wf: at the Catholic League find deeply troubling is the Continued from Page One cant and calumny associated with works 100 percent is abstinencf:," . Dr. Elders' remarks. There is she said, but "we know that our simply no place for bigotry in public office." children are not being abstinent."

Msgr. William F. Murphy, secBishop McHugh told Kennedy in his letter that "whatever the retary' for community relations 'in questions of competence, experi- the Boston archdiiocese, also critience and intent the committee mlY cized Ms. Elders as "an anti-Cathoinvestigate, I believe the anti- lic bigot" and said she "advocates Catholic remarks of Dr. Eldf:rs extremist positions regarding demand close scrutiny in the con- health care, sex education and abortion referrals for young peofirmation process."

The bishop, former executive ple." director of the U.S. bishops' SecreWriting in a column for the July tariat for Pro-Life Activities, cited 23 issue of The Pilot, Boston archpart of a 1992 speech' by Ms. diocesan newspaper, Msgr. MurElders that was recently excerpted phy said U.S. sOGiety has a "douon NBC's "Dateline" program. ble standard" that accepts anti"The first 400 years black pe 0- Catholicism but condemns dispie had their freedom aborted a'1d crimination against nearly every the church said nothing," Nls. other group.

Elders told the Arkansas CoaliCommenting on the social polition for Choice on Jan. 18, 1992. cies she promotes, Msgr. Murphy "The way of life for the Native described Ms. Elders as "t.he ultiAmerican was aborted; the church mate expression of that group of was silent. We attempted to eradi- bureaucrats who want to control cate a whole race of people throu gh our lives,. take decisions about the Holocaust, and the church Vias children away/from parents and silent.. .. Look at who's fighting the promote a secularistic and matepro-choice movement: a celibate, rialistic vision of life." male-dominated church."

As Arkansas health director On another occasion, accordi ng sinc,e 1987, M,s. Elders established to Bishop McHugh, Ms. Elders school~based health clinics that said that those in the pro-life provided free condoms and abor- . movement, including Catholics, tion referrals. She also has urged "love little babies, as long as they're wider distribution of the Norplant in someone else's uterus, rather contraceptive implant and federal than caril1g about children after approval of the French abortion they're born." pill, RU-486.

"This is demonstrably false, unWomen Affirming Life, a najust and propagandistic," he said. tional group of Catholic profes"As a matter of fact, Cathe,lic sional'women, told Kennedy in a _ Charities agencies across the U.S. separate letter that Ms. Elders' provide over $1 billion of social comments on Catholics and proand medical services to the poor lifers "have demonstrated lapses in and disadvantaged eachyear. This professional judgment and raise figure does not include the medical serious 'questions about her ability services in Catholic hospitals. to serve effectively as surgeon "Dr. Elders' style of inflamma- general." tory language has no place in any The letter was signed by Frances human society, especially the UniX. Hogan, an attorney and presited States of America, that claims respect for all religious bodies and dent of the Brighton, Mass.-based . attempts to constitutionally p',o- organization. tect religious institutions from c.iscrimination and injustice," Bishop "New England 110.'1'1/<11(1)' McHugh added. with a European FlaiT" The Catholic League also criticized Ms. Elders' 1992 talk and said it "smacks either of ignoran,ce or malice."

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around the church world with catholic news service BOSTON NATIVE Kenneth F. Hackett has been named executive director of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' Baltimorebased international aid and development agency.

Currently stationed in Nairobi, Kenya, as head of the East Africa and Indian Ocean division, Hackett, 46, is to take up his new post in September.

'He replaces Lawrence Pezzullo, who resigned in March to join the Clinton administration as a special adviser on Haiti in the State Department.

CRS, which distributed some $290 million in development and relief assistance around the world last year, is one of the largest nongovernmental relief organizations in the world.

Hackett has headed CRS operations in Africa and the Philippines and Pacific.

He joined the agency in 1972 after graduating from Boston College and spending three years in Ghana with the Peace Corps.

POPE JOHN Paul II greets a group of disabled youths during a recent visit to Macerata, Italy. (eNS photo)

Handicapped have much to offer, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) - People with handicaps have much to offer society, but society must create the space for their talents to be shown, Pope John Paul II said.

The pope praised the work of the International Research Center for the Self-Sufficiency of the Handicapped during a recent meeting with 150 people connected to the center.

"The quality of a society and of a civilization is measured by the respect which it shows toward the weakest of its members," the pope told the group.

Communities must help people with handicapping conditions "integrate themselves fully in civil society and in its economic processes," the pope said.

"Unfortunately, one must recognize that often the pressing rhythm of modern life does not make it easy to give attention to those who live with physical or psychic impairment," the pope said.

There is a growing awareness of the needs and gifts of people with disabilities, and some nations have passed important legislation to protect their rights and assist them, he said.

Nevertheless, he said, "sterile forms of commiseration ... risk increasing their suffering and making their condition more intolerable."

Christians are called to show all those who suffer "the concreteness and tenderness of the love of God," the pope said.

A Christian attitude to those who have handicaps is to look beyond their impediments to their gifts, he said.

Communities must "make real space for their potential," which is often hidden, so it must be discovered, encouraged and cultivated.

Those with handicaps have a right to a "real life," where they do not feel they are a burden, but can see themselves as useful and active members of society, he said.

Medjugorje's bishop retires VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A bishop from war-torn BosniaHerzegovina, in whose diocese the alleged Medjugorje apparitions have occurred, retired in late July.

Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of 75-year-old Bishop Pavao Zanic of M ostar and Duvno and named his coadjutor, Bishop Ratko Peric, to succeed him.

Mostar was the scene of heavy bombing in the spring of 1992. The bishop's residence, the diocesan cathedral and a Franciscan parish were destroyed.

In an interview with Catholic News Service less than a week after losing his home, Bishop Zanic said he had been hopeful about the prospects of independence for Bosnia-Herzegovina and the ability of its diverse ethnic groups to live in peace.

"Now, with all these people killed, I don't know when that will

* * * * CARDINAL FRANCIS Arinze, head of the Vatican office for interreligious dialogue, returned from a trip to Taiwan and Hong Kong impressed with the strength of Buddhist and Catholic religious life in affluent societies.

The Nigerian cardinal, who visited Asia for 10 days in July, said it was striking how many vocations the religious have.

Buddhist leaders in Taiwan said that about a thousand young people become monks or nuns every year, he told Vatican Radio. "The extraordinary thing is that there is a very strict observance of celibacy and Buddhist monks and nuns live in a condition of extreme poverty."

"This is truly interesting given that Taiwan is an extremely rich country," he said.

Cardinal Arinze said he visited several new Buddhist monasteries, which generally form around a charismatic person.

A Buddhist nun he met said "she learned to promote social works from the Catholic nuns who work in the country."

She has established a hospital and a nursing school with hundreds of volunteers, he said.

At a monastery of Carmelite nuns in central Taiwan, Cardinal Arinze said he also found a glowing vocations picture.

It is absolutely false that young people don't want to make sacrifices, Cardinal Arinze said. They just need someone to be welcoming and to guide them as they discover what God wants for their lives, he said.

happen," he said in the May 1992 interview.

Bishop Zanic consistently has questioned the authenticity of the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje, a town in his diocese, and * * * * has criticized the way the local IN A LETTER marking the Franciscan priests have dealt with 850th anniversary of the Norberthe situation. tine order's official foundation in No definitive judgment has been the Czech Republic, the pope asked made about the authenticity of the the Norbertines to lead the way in apparitions, although the Catholic rediscovering traditional moral bishops of the former Yugoslavia . values. said in late 1990: "one cannot The entire order, formally known affirm that supernatural appari- as the Canons Regular of Premontions or revelation are involved." tre, is celebrating the anniversary Bishop Zanic was born May 20, along with the reorganized Czech 1918, in Kas.tel Novi. Ordained in communities.

1941, he was named coadjutor "I salute with respect and admibishop of Mostar and Duvno in ration the religious who did not hesitate to witness to their faith in 1971 and has served as bishop since 1980.

Christ and their fidelity toward His successor, Bishop Peric, 49, this apostolic see, and often risked . was named.coadjutor in May 1992. their路 lives, during more than 45

years of dispersion and persecution," the pope said.

Following their founder's example, the Norbertines should find new ways of spreading the Gospel message so that it will "penetrate hearts, mentalities, customs and cultures, and peoples freed from oppression will receive Christ the Savior," the pope said.

* * * * IRELAND'S SUPREME Court has upheld a ruling that prevents a clinic from giving women information on where to get abortions abroad.

The court's five judges ruled 4-1 to keep the ban despite a referendum last year in which most people voted for making abortion information available in the Irish.

Republic and allowing women to travel abroad to terminate pregnancies.

The Supreme Court ruling was on a suit brought by Dublin's Well Woman Center to have the ban lifted.

An opinion poll conducted in June on behalf of the Pro-Life Campaign has shown that 60 percent of those surveyed favor a further referendum to decide whether abortion should be legalized in the republic.

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COPIES OF a photograph of missing Bishop Peter Chen Jianzhang of Baoding in northern China are circulating outside the country in an appeal to overseas Catholics to pray for the elderly bishop's release.

Text on the reverse side of the photo says Bishop Chen, who refuses to join the governmentapproved Catholic organization in Hebei province, has not been seen since he was taken by authorities to attend a meeting on Nov. 17, 1990, UCA News, a Thailand-

based church news agency, reported. Sources said Bishop Chen, paralyzed on his right side as the result of a stroke, is confined to a wheelchair and also has diabetes.

The bishop, 73, is one of the so-called underground who retains loyalty to the Vatican, in contrast to government-approved bishops who reject papal authority in Chinese Catholic affairs.

It is believed Bishop Chen is now restricted to an "old people's . home," a euphemism for detention without trial, Catholic sources in Hong Kong said. The bishop has been detained at various times for a total of more than 30 years. The text notes that three other bishops have died in detention.

* * * * POPE JOHN PAUL II condemned continuing acts of "unjustified violence" in Colombia and the murder of a Spanish missionary priest who had been kidnapped May 29.

Father Javier Cirujano Arjona, who for the past four years had been trying, with some success, to negotiate the demobilization of leftist Colombian rebels, was found dead July 16.

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper, reported the priest's body was found by a Colombian army patrol near the city of San Jacinto, where he had been a pastor.

One faction of leftist rebels had claimed responsibility for the priest's kidnapping and execution.

Father Cirujano Arjona, 63, had worked in Colombia for more than 30 years.

Meanwhile, Colombia's war with the drug cartels continued as hundreds of troops searched for fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar.

Escobar remains at large after his escape from prison a year ago.

,Peter's Pence aids works of Holy Father As pastor of the Universal Church, Pope John Paul II is a witness to Christ's love in a suffering world and an agent of Christ's mercy and justice to those who suffer. The Holy Father's mission is reflected in the theme for the 1993 Peter's Pence Collection: "Look to Christ and Share God's Love." The annual Peter's Pence Collection, this year the weekend of July 31-Aug. I, provides an ongoing opportunity for U.S. Catholics to join in the work and witness of Pope John Paul II.

to heighten their sense of belonging to the Church... to make bold and enlightened choices which can help steer the future course of history under the powerful but gentle guidance of the Holy Spirit."

The Holy Father has also infused the Church with a new zeal for evangelization. In his October 1992 address to the Latin American Bishops in Santo Domingo" Dominican Republic, he charged the Church to develop "an evangelization new in its ardor. ..an irrepressible enthusiasm for the task of announcing the Gospel.': Throughout his service to the This annual appeal supports the Church, John Paul II has been Holy Father's pastoral and evanespecially dedicated to the Church's young people - and to helping gelization efforts. In addition, the them share Christ's love in the collection enables him to provide world. In 1985 the Holy Father emergency relief through the Holy Father's Relief Fund to countries inaugurated World Youth Day, a biennial gathering of young peo- devastated by natural disasters, ple from around the world to wor- . and helps the Holy See serve 700 ship and focus on their role in the million Catholics in more than 100 Church. This August, tens ofthou- countries.

The collection also supports the sands of young people from 70 heart of John Paul's pastoral mincountries will gather for World istry: visiting the faithful Youth Day in Denver, Colorado. around the world and offering Pope John Paul II views the moral leadership to the communChurch's youth as a prophetic force ity of nations, through papal reprein the Church and, through the sentatives in 142 countries.

Church, in the world. He has said Through the appeal, all Cathothat the World Youth Day gather- lics join with the Holy Father in ings "enable young people to witnessing to Christ's love and examine their deepest aspirations, serving in Christ's name.

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Coalition balcks conversion from defe:nse econ()my

RISING WATERS: Farmer Gary Edwards of Quincy, ilL checks his corn crop as Mississippi flood waters lap behind him. Edwards has lost over 250 acres of land to flooding:

Bish()p McHugh criticizes White House m1eeting with Catholic dissendents WASHINGTON (CNS) BishopJamesT. McHugh of Camden, N.J., blasted the Clinton administration for hosting a meetingat the White House with a coalition of dissident Catholic groups.

"Is the White House staff now in the role of theological arbiter as to what constitute:> orthodox teaching?" he asked.

It is wrong for government officials to give "even the appearance of taking sides in matters of church policy or doctrilne," he added.

Bishop McHugh made his comments in mid-July in "Life Issues Forum," a biweekly column distributed to Catholic newspapers by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

He said the coalition, Catholic Organizations for Renewal, has among its members "organizations that are diametrically opposed to specific Catholic doctrines or moral teachings, often hostile and openly political in tryiing to undermine church teachings and policies."

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Through your prayers, obtain for us' the gift of peace which :your son promised. We aslk. this through the same Lord Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace. Amen.

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The coalition representatives recently met at the White House for more than an hour with Steve Hilton, deputy assistant to the president in the Office of Public . Liaison, and three liaison office staff members.

Among coalition members are CORPUS and Women's Ordination Conference, both of which oppose church laws against married or female priests; Catholics for a Free Choice, which advocates abortion rights and challenges church teaching on the subject; and Catholics Speak Out, a group formed before Pope John Paul I!'s 1987 visit to the United States as a forum for organized opposition to various Vatican decisions and policies.

The groups involved "seek to destroy the unity ·of the church" and "engage in a misrepresentation of church positions," Bishop McHugh said.

"The White House cannot claim ignorance," he said, since the coalition clearly presented itself as an alternative voice on Catholic views.

He said there is clearly "much debate and some dissent within the Catholic Church on many issues."

The status of dissent and dissenters in the church "is a serious theological question, but not a civil matter," he added.

He asked, "Has it not occurred to the White House that entertaining a group that is openly antagonistic to the religious teaching of its own church places the administration in the position of associating itself \Yith ~ and giving honor

to - those rejecting church leadership?"

"Of course, meeting with those on different sides of public policy matters is accepted political behavior," Bishop McH ugh wrote.

"Meeting with groups contesting internal matters of church tea(;hing is not."

Anthony Padovano of CORPUS, one of the coalition representatives, said the group went to the White House to present "an alternative theological and public policy voice that expresses t.he views of most Catholic voters."

It's personal WASHINGTON (CNS) Whether he looks to Jesus or to Chrysler ads as his example.

Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore comes to the same conclusion - the key to vocations is a specific call to a specific vocation.

For him that means frequent dinners to meet prospective seminarians face-to-face. to talk about what life is like for a diocesan priest, and to ask them to think and pray about it. It is a lesson the U.S. church forgot in the 1970s but has begun to rediscover in recent years, the archbishop said.

"Traditionally. the call has been specific. When he called his apostles. Jesus called each one by name." he said.

and sets up the potential for lost WASHINGTON (CNS) Worried about the ramifications jobs if a company has not diversiof a shifting economy, a broad fied by the time military cuts are coalition of interest groups has inevitable.

Social interest organizations like united to try to shape the nation's transition from a defense-based Network see the Workplace Economic Conversion Action Network economy.

Organizations as diverse as the as a forum from which to advocate Military Toxics Project, the Inter- reinvestment of ddense dollars into national Association of Machini!,ts the social economy, said Sister and Aerospace Workers, and N,~t­ Friedman.

During the 1980s, the federal work, a Catholic social justice Ie bby, met in Washi~gton recently to government inc:reased defense discuss how they might influer.ce spending at the same time it was reducing expenditures on low ingovernments, communities and businesses in retooling their ecc n- come housing and other social omies as the defense industry welfare programs, she said. shrinks.

"The budget ought first to focus The newly formed Workplll.ce on meeting unmet human needs," Economic Conversion Action N ~t­ said Sister Friedman. That priorwork is starting its work with an ity, she said, will have as much of a appeal, still in draft form, to the positive effect on national security U.S. secretary of defense asking as a great deal of military spending. that his department not discriDiSister Friedman told conference nate against contractors who are participants that religious groups attempting to convert from total like Network are looking for ways , to help ease unemployment probreliance on military contracts.

Presentation Sister Richelle lems such as thosl~ that occur when Friedman, a lobbyist for Network, military bases or manufacturing said the coalition was convened plants close.

Network is producing a fiveunder the umbrella of labor union activists interested in shaping a part program on how citizens can plan for converting the nation's help their communities convert industries from defense. Though from dependence: upon disappeardiverse, the organizations agreed ing industries. The first part. the nation needs a conversion plan includes a videotape about how that would reduce harmful effe:ts one city adapted, discussion mato individuals, businesses and lo,;al terials and supporting articles. governments.

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FIELDS OF GOLD

By Linda L. Rome Worry threatens our sense of well-being, and constant worry can cause more unhappiness than what we're worried about. " Sometimes parents and other adults lecture teens: "What have you got to worry about? Wait until you're my age or until you have a family or until you're a grownup.

Then you'll know what worry is!"

The first fallacy is that teens don't have anything of real importance to worry about. But the second even more important mistake is accepting worry as a productive, useful way of dealing with difficult concerns and issues.

Worry is a bad spiritual habit.

Although it sometimes signals a spiritual crisis, usually it is a lowgrade symptom ofspiritual malaise, like a chronic cough that annoys but doesn't alarm.

When we worry, we feel anxious, afraid and out of control, and it can be a hard habit to break. Why? Because worry creates the illusion that we're doing something to solve our problems.

The first step to breaking the worry habit is to recognize when and what you worry about. Write down everything you worry about for three days or a week.

Your list might look like this: -"I'm afraid of getting AIDS." -"I don't know what I should do when I graduate from high school."

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-"I'm worried my haircut will make my friends laugh."

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If you have such fears, ask yourself the following questions.

I. Is there anything I can do to influence the outcome of a particular worry?

Ifthere is something you can do then, as they say in the Nike ad, "Just do it."

2. Will my worrying change what will happen?

Will worrying stop friends from laughing at me? Or my parents from fighting? Or the environment路 from being destroyed?

No. Worrying accomplishes nothing. Let go of your worries and give them to God. Then trust in God's guidance and goodness to bring the best from that situation.

Handing your worries over will take practice, but you can do it.

Write what worries you in a journal. You can call it "God's Worry Box." Then whenever you find yourself fretting, pray a short prayer of affirmation like, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

This is the key to breaking free from the negative power of worry in your life. Jesus says, "Do not let your heart be troubled. Have faith in God and in me."

In other words, don't worry, be happy.

Parish seeks to organize care for DIV/ AIDS kids CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CNS)The Browns wanted their son in preschool for the same reasons as most parents - the 5-year-old needed to interact with other children and his mom was ready for a few hours' respite each day.

Eighteen preschools turned them away because the boy has AIDS. Although a church-affiliated center finally accepted him, the Browns' search underscores the difficulty of getting children .with AIDS or HIV, the virus that causes it, into the mainstream.

St. Ann' parish in Charlotte has taken up the cause for Bob Brown's son and p'ossibly hundreds of other families in the same p"redicament.

The family did not want the first' names of the child or his mother used.

With Sister of St. Joseph Judy Monahan as coordinator, parishioners are contacting oth'er churches and forming a volunteer task force to finance and establish a day care center for families affected by AI DS or HIV. The congregation already has spearheaded several AI DS-related projects, includjng supporting the

House of Mercy, a residence in Belmont, N.C., for people with AIDS, and helping with a vicariate program on the disease.

Msgr. Richard Allen, St. Ann's pastor, sees AIDS as a spiritual as we'll as a social and medical problem.

"A lot of people do not have the spiritual support they need to help them deal with the illness," he said.

The need of day care programs for children with AI DS or whose parents have the disease is apparent to Lisa Piazzi; coordinator of a program for women and adolescents at Metrolina AIDS Project.

Many potential students are children whose mothers are sick themselves and need a break from caring for a terminally ill child. Others need someone to care for children while they go for medical treatment.

In fact, the Browns are typical" of most families with a child suffering from AIDS or HIV. Their son was abandoned at birth by his biological mother who had ex posed him to cocaine, methadone and heroin in addition to passing on the AIDS virus. ' The boy has been on AZT, a

You'll remember me When the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You'll forget the sun In his jealous sky As we walk in fields of gold So she took her love For to gaze awhile Upon the fields of barley In his arms she fell As her hair came down Among the fields of gold Will you stay with me?

Will you be my love?

Among the fields of gold We'll forget the sun In his jealous sky As we lie in fields of gold See the west wind move Like a lover so Upon th'e fields of barley Feel her body rise When you kiss her mouth Among the fields of gold I never made promises lightly And there have been some That I've broken But I swear In the days still left We'll walk in fields of gold We'll walk in fields of gold Many years have passed Since those summer days Among the fields of barley See the children run As the sun goes down Among the fields of gold You'll remember me When the west wind moves Upon the fields of barley You can tell the sun In his jealous sky When we walked In fields of gold Written and Sung by Sting (c) 1993 by A & M Records "FIELDS OF GOLD" is The song is like a tale, a story Sting's latest hit off his "Ten about a dreamlike summer roSummoner's Tales" album. Premance. Shared love blossoms viously, "If I Ever Lose My as the fields turn gold.

Faith in You," from the same But as the seasons change, so does the love. The person in the disc, rose high in the charts. drug used to slow the development of the disease, since he was 6 months old, but he now displays the symptoms of full-blown AI DS. Unlike most families living with AI DS, the Browns live in an afflu-. ent community and can afford to pay the child's medical bills.

"These children are no different than any other child," except their life spans are expected to be short, Brown said. "We don't look at our child and think of him as terminally ill. We look at him as a child who deserves to play and run."

At St. Ann's, the community seems up to the task of giving children with AI DS that chance.

"It is not the church's place to judge, but to be compassionate," said Msgr. Allen.

Although parishioners are working on starting the day care center, its day-to-day operations will be left to experts, he said.

Ms. Piazzi thinks the role is appropriate for the community.

"It's a perfect program for church-based support," she said.

"Churches historically reach out to people who are shunned by other people. The Catholic Church

in particular has reached out' to people with AIDS." And while plans are laid to open the center, the boy whose predicament planted its seed will enter a

song watches'''the children run as the sun goes down among the fields of gold," and remembers that long-ago romance.

The song reminded me how easy it can be to fall in love, especially helped along by summertime magic. Many of these romances do not last. Yet having such relationships can be a natural part of learning about oneself and about the process of loving another.

But this is also one reason I encourage teens and young adults to date around. When it comes to romantic relationships, much of the knowledge that we need can only be attained through interactions with others.

As we go through brief romances, it is important to remember a few guidelines. One needed perspective, as the song indicates, concerns commitment.

The person in the song states: "I never made promises lightly, and there have been some that I've broken," Broken promises hurt.

We can avoid giving and re- . ceiving this pain by trying to see summer romance for what it is.

Here are some guidelines.

I. Don't promise "forever love" when you're not sure what will happen to the relationship when school starts.

2. Don't let love's passion trick you into saying words that you will later regret. Every relationship, no matter how brief, needs clear emotional and sexual boundaries. .

3. Be clear about your own moral values. Make these part of every romance. Doing so will deepen your sense of personal integrity, and integrity is the foundation on which one builds a permanent commitment later in life.

4. Finally, treat this person you feel love for with dignity and respect. This style of relating to others conveys your caring.

Summing up, I would say: Keep your perspective. And remember, even if a summer romance fails by fall's first frost, the gift of your caring will always remain in the other's heart.

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"He is no threat to other children," said Brown. "But they are to him. Chicken pox can be fatal to my child.'~

LOS SEISES: Members of the Spanish dance troupe Los Seises perform during the recent 45th International Eucharistic Congress in Seville, Spain. The troupe of boys, which has members as young as eight years old, has roots in the fourth century. (CNS photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., July 30, 1993

The following is excerpted from the graduation speech of George Dos Santos, Class of [993 valedictorian at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth.

Catholic seventh-gr~lder gets good reviews

Graduation day has traditionally been .a time spent recalling the memorable events which have led up to the reception of a most coveted diploma, the crowning achievement of four years of hard work and study. However, it is also a time to contemplate the application of our Catholic education in the modern world.

Dietrich von Hildebrand once said that the problem with the world is that it has lost its sense of sin. People speak of world peace, yet they show animosity toward their neighbors. People speak of justice, yet they look for loopholes in the law. People speak of fidelity, yet they misuse the gift of sexuality. People speak of being Christ's followers, yet they refuse to follow His teachings. Modf:rn man has divorced words from actions and thus created an indifferent world where sin is considered psychosis.

Our primary vocation in this life is to be realists. I am pleased to announce the end of cliques within our class. We are now called to go into the world and become a universal, a truly catholic, people.

This is primarily accomplished by developing a true concern for everyone, friend and foe alike. The modern world is marked by apathy, superficial concern for others that breaks the heart of Christ:...

The early Christians were easily distinguishable from all other people by their genuine love for others. Can we say the same for ourselves today?

Or will the early Christians rise with the members of our generation and condemn us at the judgement?

In the end, we shall be judged by the· wounds of Christ. I solicit to you today the question once asked by Archbishop Sheen and what may be well asked of us by Our Lord, "Do you have any scars?" Has your head been scarred by humility? by obedience to legitimate authority? Have your hands been scarred by giving? by attending to the needs of the sick and less fortunate? by folding them in prayer? Have your feet been scarred by freque'nt visits to the B[essed Sacrament? by visiting hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons? by walking into a confessional? by walking in many communion lines? Has your body been scarred by chastity and purity? Has your heart been scarred by love, oftentimes unrequited and apathetic? by love through adversity and pain? by love which often goes unappreciated and is often misunde,rstood? (I would wager that every parent present this afternoon understands this type oflove.) by love of enemy even in the midst of insults? Yes, we shall be judged by our scars, the scars o( genuine love. This is the message which this indifferent world sorely needs. This is the message which we must bring forth into the world.

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HAMILTON SQUARE, N.J. (CNS) - Look out Macaulay Culkin. Here comes Tom Guiry.

A seventh-grader at St. Gregory the Great Grammar School in Hamilton Square, Tom already has a TV. movie and a theatrical release under his belt - a purple belt in karate, at that.

Tom is featured in the summer movie "The Sandlot," set in 1962, as Scotty Smalls, a boy who is accepted· on a sandlot baseball team. He also played Gregory Kingsley, the boy who "divorced" his parents so he could be adopted, in "A Place to Be Loved," which aired in April on CBS. On most days he's just one of ~~52 students who attend St. Gregor't'. But other school days may fi.n~j Tom on a sound stage in

NEW BEDFORD Mayor Rosemary Tierney awarded citations to eight students from St. Mary's School who earned Presidential Academic Fitness Aw&rds. The presidential award' recognizes eighth grade students who have achieved a B-plus cumulative average in all academic areas since grade 4 and w):lo have scored in the 80th percentile ..o r higher on standardized tests. Pictured are, from left, Jes'jica: Desrosiers, Melissa Cor.. reia, Sean Fisher, eighth grade ·teacher Timothy Duarte, \-l~llywood.

"Acting is fun," the [2-year-old Aaron Santos, Mayor Tierney,' Rya\! Trahan, Brad Abreau, actor told The Monitor, newspaper Carolyn Jasinski and Katie Steliga. . / of the diocese of Trenton, N.J. "[

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (CNS)Keep the Ten Commandments but throw out some other church teachings, said teenagers responding to Bishop John J. Leibrecht's latest letter to them.

In the last of three letters to more than 3,000 high school students in the Springfield-Cape Girardeau diocese, Bishop Leibrecht wrote about the Catholic Church as a guide through life's . ups and downs.

"Sometimes in trying to figure out right from wrong, our instincts fall short," he wrote. "The church has something special going for it: it is guided by the Ho[y Spirit and has lots of experience about life."

Many students wrote that they had already found out what strong support the church can provide.

Others criticized it for being out of touch with today's world.

Are the Ten Commandments needed, when we already have an instinct, an "inner light" given by God?, Bishop Leibrecht asked.

"Some people's inner light isn't as bright and they need something to guide them," said Mary Kay Richards of Benton. "Everyone needs something solid to know what's right and wrong."

The commandments are needed by everyone, even t.hose who don't want to hear their message, wrote David Ancell of Sikeston. "Unfortunately, many people are too ready to believe that 'times have changed' or 'well, people are doing that now so it's OK,''' he said. "Times have changed, but Christ remains the same. The problem is that we are reluctant to listen to doctrine that may require a change in our [ives."

Illegal drugs introduced by a boyfriend plunged one teen into her own darkness. When she started smoking marijuana, she also started fighting with her mother and sneaking out at night and her grade:. fell from A's and B's to C's and D's. Now, months later, she believes God was the inner light that helped her see her way out, she wrote Bishop Leibrecht.

"Slowly things have gotten better," she said. "God has given me the strength to say no again. He has also given my mom the strength

to deal with me. For a while, I wondered if I'd ever get out of my darkness."

Teens had strong opinions on wha: the Catholic Church should be like, and many wrote that they wished people would be more Christian in their parishes.

From Cape Girardeau, Julie Hoffman wrote, "I can accept a lot of imperfection in the church because even though we serve God, we're still human and we make mistakes. But we need to own up to those mistakes."

"A priest told me I needed to forgive myself before others could forgive me," said Brian Spence of Capf: Girardeau. "That helped me a lot."

Miss Richards of Benton said she had recently come to a new perception of being part of a Catholic community. "I have come to understand the church isn't telling us what to do but instead is giving us a better understanding and insight to the problems w~ face every day," she wrote.

Students also wrote to Bishop Leibrecht about church teachings they found inconsistent or unreasonable.

Stacy Schott of Perkins said that even after eight years in a Catholic school, there are still some church teachings she doesn't understand. "I don't understand how the bread and wine can be changed into Jesus' body and blood," she Wrotf:. '''Most everything else that is taught I understand very clearly.

I just don't know if I believe in everything yet."

Lucy Knaup and Darin Philip, both of Cape Girardeau, questioned the church's stand on .the ordination of women. "I don't understand why they won't let womf:n be priests if women performed the breaking of the bread in the early church," said Miss Knaup.

Bishop Leibrecht's letter and the responses brought to an end the series of three letters and replies initiated earlier this year. The bishop was expected to write a pastoral reflection on all the responses for publication in the fall.

get to go to new places and meet nice pecple. I haven't found a dowl1side to acting."

Tom said he was 6 years old when he got interested in acting. "( saw commercials and movies on television," he said. "[ thought, 'I can do that. It looks easy.'"

In reality, Tom said, it is sometimes hard.

"Getting the emotions right is hard," he said. "I met the real Gregory for the TV film. I studied his mannerisms, viewed videos and the court records to get him just right."

Tom said he hopes to do one film a year, preferably motion pictures. "I don't know what the next project will be," he said. "I just want it to be funny and family oriented."

He said he would advise students interested in acting to try it.

"You have to have a good studio tutor and a good school like St. Gregory's encouraging and backing you," Tom said.

Tom gets A's and B's at St. Gregory. "He never complains about the assignments or makeup work.

And St. Gregory's is known for giving a lot of homework," said Lee LaPerriere, Tom's homeroom and religion teacher, who coordinates his schoolwork with the studios' tutors while he is away.

The youngest of three children, Tom sees his older siblings as role models, said his mother, Margaret. ·"Tom reads all the scripts his agent sends," he said. "We offer him advice, but he makes the final

decisions. He has rejected scripts because they have too much violence or dirty language."

St. Gregory's two seventh-grade classes were treated to a preview of "The Sandlot," and Tom's classmates gave him good reviews.

Students Danny DeRose and Steven Riccardone gave Tom an A. Kelly Torlay gave him an Aplus. "I thought hi:; facial expressions deserved the plus,"~ Kelly said.

When asked about Macaulay Culkin, who, like Tom goes to Catholic school when not on a movie set, Tom shrugged off the comparison.

"Every new boy actor is compared to Macaulay Cu[kin," he said.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., July 30,1993

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ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Clothing drive will be held during August for Father Shanley's Mission on Texas; clean, lightweight clothing and bedding are needed, particularly children's clothing and sneakers in good condition.

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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO The Christian music trio "Spirit" will be featured in the Shrine outdoor summer concerts series 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. Those attending may bring lawn chairs or blankets to supplement available seating and are invited to attend 4:30 p.m. Mass before the concert. In the case of rain the concert will be moved indoors.

Hispanic Pilgrimage Day beginning 2 p.m. Sunday will include devotions, procession, music and outdoor Mass with Bishop Davi;~ Arias. All services in Spanish. , Information: 222-5410.. \ SACRED HEART, N.ATTLEBORO , Women's Guild food pantry col-, lection this weekend.

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ST. JULIE BILLIART, N. DARTMOUTH Informal receptions welcoming new pastor Father Brian Harrington and Deacon Bruce Bonneau will be held after all Masses this weekend.

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300 North Eastern Ave. SECULAR FRANCISCANS Bishop Sean O'Malley will meet with members ofSt. Francis of Peace Fraternity, W. Harwich, and St. Francis of the Cape Fraternity, Pocasset, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, at Holy Trinity Church, W. Harwich, in celebration of the .800th anniversary of the birth of St. Clare of Assisi. Father Cornelius Kelly, OFM, spiritual assistant, will celebrate Mass. Refreshments will follow.

Rosary recited 1:30 p.m. for end to abortion. Information: Dorothy Williams, 394-4094.

TCMS plans tloo~ relief drive Taunton Catholic Middl,e School, 61 Summer St., will conduct a Flood Relief Driye Aug. 2-6 for victims of flooding in the Midwest. Volunteers w.W .be at the school from 9 a.m. (0 5 , p.m. each day of the drive tn ' collect donations of such iteJ11's as blankets and other bedding, nonperishable foods, bottled water, cleaning sllpplies, insect repellent, towels, personal items, rllincuats, sleeping bags, cots, radios, batteries, tote bags, baby items and children's books and toys.

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Religion said neglected in the news CINCINNATI (CNS) - Religion is getting much less coverage in ~ecular newsmagazines today for a variety of reasons, including journalistic ignorance, Newsweek magazine's religion editor said recently.

"Since the culture of journalism is generally ignorant of and often hostile to religion, the effect is to further sequester religious conversation, even about public events, into the private sphere of specifically religious publications and television programs," said Kenneth L. Woodward, Newsweek's religion editor since 1964.

Woodward, author of "Making Saints," a book about the Vatican's canonization process, spoke to more than 300 Catholic journalists at the Catholic Press Associa~ tion's 83rd annual convention in Cincinnati.

He traced the history of the newsmagazine, noting that Time magazine founder Henry Luce took n,ligion seriously and regularly featured religious issues on Time's cover.

"Newsweek as it happens has never taken religion as seriously as in Luce's Time," said Woodward.

He said a newsmagazine's cover story is a declaration of that magazine's news judgment, and that at both Time and Newsweek coverage of religion, including cover stories, has slipped. While in the 1960s three out of four Newsweek issues had a religion section and there would be two cover stories a year, today the religion section appears little more than twice a month, and some years see no religion cover stories.

There are a variety of reasons for this, Woodward said, including the need to cover more topics, such as families or aging, and that

readers themselves have less understanding of religious concepts.

But a far more significant reason is that those in the national news media are far less religious than the public as a whole, he said.

Secular journalists "constitute a professional elite or subculture which is far more secular than the culture of their viewers or their readers," he said.

"Like the intellectual class in general, and academics in particu:' lar, newsmagazine editors tend to regard religious ideas and identities as essentially peripheral to the public life," said Woodward.

But he also said the changes in coverage of religion offered some opportunities for those who see the importance of religion.

"To the degree that religion speaks to and embodies basic attitudes about human existence, these changes offer renewed opportuni-' ties for bringing religious perspectives to bear on issues that society as a whole is concerned about," he said.

Paralegal information night at Stonehill Aug. 9 Stonehill College, North Easton, will host a paralegal information night 6 p.m. Aug. 9 in the campus' Martin Institute.

The event will feature three area attorneys, all faculty members in Stonehill's paralegal certificate program, who will discuss the opportunities available in the growing paralegal profession, duties of paralegals in law offices of different sizes, and job hunting.

For information call George Rogers, associate academic dean for continuing education at Stonehill, 230-1298.