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THE "SUIGIDE DOCTOR," Jack Kevorkian speaks to the National Press Club last week in Washington. The doctor who has been involved with 34 assisted suicides, criticized religion and defended his actions. (CNS/ Roller photo)

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WASHINGTOl'/ (CNS) - As "suicide d.octor" Jack Kevorkian delivered a speech at the National Press Club criticizing religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular, a dozen protesters outside condemned what they called' his attacks 'on human life and human dignity.

"This week happens to be the sixth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law confirming our right to a life with dignity and value," said Mary Jane Owen, head ofthe National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities, at the July 29 protest in Washington.

Kevorkian, who has been present for at least 34 suicides since 1990, "is the man who is promoting that we (persons with disabilities) have no dignity and no value," she said.

Owen, who is blind, partially deaf and in a wh~elchair, organized the protest and was joined by leaders from the American Life League and the Cbristian Defense Coalition. "He has killed people like me - I felt I had to be here," she said. . The protesters distributed leaf-

'Iets to passers-by detailing recent assisted-suicide cases involving Kevorkian, and several carried signs proclaiming"Doctors Should Not Kill' or "Kevorkian Stop the Killing."

A numbl:r of the protesters attempted to enter the National Press Club building before Kevorkian's talk, but were quickly turned away.

In his talk, Kevorkian said "all religion is irrational" and argued that Catholicism and other religions have undue influence on the U.S. government.

"The pope has his' hands on our neck. He's wringing it," he said.

"I'm not against the pope, but I know he has a grip - no, he controls - the Michigan Supreme Court."

Kevorkian and his attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, roundly criticized the court system and the Legislature in Michigan, which have repeatedly tried to curtail the retired pathologist's activities in the state.

They call1:d religion "mythology" that should have no influence on society or on societal institutions like medicine. . Just as priests and rabbis should

not tell architects how to practice their profession, they should likewise not impose their beliefs on the field of medicine, Kevorkian said.

"Rational medical practice (should be) devoid ofreligious mythology," he said.

"I'm basically agnostic," he added. "I'm not against religion, but when you force it on me as law, I'm against it."

Kevorkian also said Christ's birth in a stable and his painful death on Turn to Page Eight

Church mourns loss' of two bishops CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy spects no one and nothing, Algeria (CNS) - Pope John Paul II said a more than ever needs peacemakers bishop murdered in Algeria must and brotherhood," the pope said. become a seed of hope for Al- "May God move the Christians and Muslims there to gather togerians.

Bishop Pierre Lucien Claverie, gether and imitate the witness of 58, of Oran, Algeria, "was the vic- Bishop Claverie." tim of an unjustifiable and inhuBishop Claverie and his chaufman attack in that same land where feur were killed Aug. I when a gas he lived part of his life at the ser- canister, ignited by remote convice of the tiny Catholic commun- trol, exploded near his front porch. ity," Pope John Paul said Aug. 4.

Authorities suspected that Is"His martyrdom must become lamic rebels, seeking to establish a the seed of love and the reason of new government in Algeria, staged hope," the pope said during his the attack to draw attention to regular Sunday Angelus address their cause during a visit to Algiers at his summer residence in Castel by French Foreign Minister Herve Gandolfo. de Charette.

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"'ch'3.'nge'h'eii'H,:wafmi'ng. - :~'-'" -,.•~ - ., 'reIHii1<r'iIle'c'hilrc!l," 'said '~ather" "I f Ik" 'd F th go or wa s, sal a er Walter, noting that three times · '1" d I aroun d th e bl oc k IS a ml e, an love to talk to the people. I find , that we " all have so much In commono The interior of the church, with its colorful illustrations and warm lighting, was beauty to behold.

"There's a warmth here," he said.

The sign outside sums it up quite well, "Everybody welcome," it says.

"People really care about their church," he added. "The altar and shrines are always full of flowers."

Shrines to Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Maximillian Kolbe, the man who gave his life for a fellow concentration camp prisoner during World War II, are also quiet nooks for prayer within the church.

Walter. "But the Church is'[l't just b' k d I' I " nco s an mortar. t s pc:op e.

Their constant search for voca." d d b h' , . hons IS eVI ence y t e inVItatIOn taped to the front door of t he rect ory:," F ' t'll 'b UI'Id ranclscans are sin: ing the Church. Come join us!"

Today, three of the five original buildings remain and with 260 addresses on their mailing Jist, its easy to fear another church closing. "We are a struggling church," he said, "but we will survivl: if the people are willing and able to support it." He looked around at the beauty of the property and buildings. "Look at what these people did," he said.

A dedicated, loyal and f.:lithful congregation, the people of Holy Cross parish have been a proud part of Fall River's Polish community for 80 years. .

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REMINISCENT OF the times when many people couldn't read or write, the interior of Holy Cross Church, Fall River, is decorated with colorful depictions of Biblical stories and even~s. (Anchor! Mill~ phpto)

Franciscans love church 'warmth'

by Christine Vieira Mills

Anchor Staff Father Walter Mruk, OFM Conv., dressed in the traditional long dark robe of his order's founder St. Francis of Assisi, pointed out the picture window in Holy Cross Church's rectory, motioning past Pulaski Park and the many tenement apartment houses in Fall River's Niagara section, to the ghostly shells of mills that once made Fall River the textile capital of the world.

"We were a big parish," the 71year-old pastor said, referring to Fall River's heyday and population surge prior to World War I, "but that was when the mills were operating."

"Because of the threat of the first world war," said the Franciscan, who has been pastor since 199\, "many immigrants came here and found jobs in the factories," He explained the persecution of religion within eastern block countries at the time and how many fled their homelands for safety in the United States.

"When you're persecuted, you need the faith," he said, adding that many ethnically based churches sprung up in the area to meet the needs of those who suffered with the barriers of language and culture.

Holy Cross parish aimed to serve the Polish community'in the area since its inception in 1916. Though another Polish parish, St. Stanislaus on Rockland Street, was also in the city, the fervent appeals to then Bishop Daniel F. Feehan by groups of Polish families living on the other side of town won them the services of Father Stanislaus Bona, assistant at St. Stan's.

"There were very few cars around then," said Father Walter, "so everyone walked" and needed houses of worship in their neighborhoods, Parishioners attended services at nearby Sts. Peter and Paul Church until the congregation built its own edifice, blessed on November 23, 1927. By this time, the parish owned five structures. In additior{ to the church, there was a /. . . --'rectory hOUSing the men of the Franciscan Order Minor Conven-

tual who administered the parish; the school where liS children were taught under the supervision of the Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph from Hamburg, N.Y. (their convent was also on the property); and the church hall, where all the social activities were held.

"The parish hall was the center of social life," said Father Walter of the st'ruclure adorned with' ,gleaming, hardwood Hoors and. walls. "They held plays, dances, movies, and all the society meetings. It was what you did on a Sunday."

Downstairs in the hall basement parish groups still meet and religious education classes are held from first grade through confirmation. "We have a smali program with only about 30 students," he explained, proudly pointing to students' artwork displayed on the walls, "but they meet every week.

We insist on it."

The basement is also home to parish suppers and, with prayer always first on the !11enu, the cooks have come up with. their own: "SMACZNE," let it be tasty.

While on the subject of food, nearby neighbors could smell lunch cooking at the rectory a la Rev. Charles J. Porada, OFM Conv.

The parish's 81-year-old former pastor, known as Father Charlie, serves as parish assistant and master chef. "We don't have a cook," he said, "so I picked up the spatula."

The priestly pair exude warmth and happiness in their easy laughter and casual conversation. "We're always happy-gp-Iucky," said Father Walter. "Keep 'em laughing and they'll come back."

Father Charlie cited one of the most important things he does is to talk and listen to people with genuine concern and to keep a sense of humor. "I like to make people think," he said. On one' occasion, in the grocery store, he came upon a table where people were asking for canned goods for "Food for Friends." "I gave them something and said, 'God also tells us that we are supposed to feed our enemies too.' If we just feed our friends, there's no merit," he said.

He shared an anecdote of the time he went to a store in "normal clothes" with his tax exempt card.

"The sales girl asked me if I was a priest and I said, 'Yes, but you didn't know it because I left my halo at home.'"

Father Walter chimed in, "We are just happy people and we try to ~ake others happy spreading the Father's·word."

Dear.to the hearts of many parisliioners is keeping alive their Polish heritage in language, music and tradition. "We say Mass here in Polish on Sunday at 10:30 a.m." said the pastor, "and people like to sing the old songs."

"They love processions," he added. "They like to demonstrate their faith publicly."

Though Polish is the ethnic background of the parish, the years have seen a change in the neighborhood. Families of other ethnicities have altered the demo-

EVEN THE sign outside of the Holy Cross, Fall River, rectory invites all to be a part of the community. Parishioners enjoy a rich tradition by keeping alive their Polish heritage through language and customs since the community formed in 1916. (Anchor/Mills photo)

BON APPETITI Father Charles Porada (left) demonstrates his cooking abilities while pastor Father Walter Mruk waits eagerly for lunch. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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Olympic Reflections The Centennial Olympic Games were recently completed and for many they will be considered the most poorly organized Olympics in history. Aside from the stark reality ofterrorism which indeed is a national issue, Atlanta has been called a city in gridlock. Horrible traffic jams compounded by bus drivers not knowing the routes, an unrealistic subway system whose escalators failed continuously and computer systems that simply couldn't handle the information surge clearly indicated that the Games had become unmanageable because of the enormous siege.

People traveled three to four hoursjust to get to the various venues. With added security, the lines were longer and events· were delayed. Some will say these glitches were to be expected.

However, Atlanta became an Olympic site primarily because· they sold themselves as an all-American high tech city.

Of course, one would never guess how bad things were if they were glued to NBC. Simply put, the peacock lost its feathers and was transformed into a sick looking chicken. As one reporter reflected, this is the last hurrah for the monopoly of broadcast sports. In four years, when the world goes to Sidney, Australia, cable TV will deliver the games on multi-channels. . eNS/ B.~ych photo The television companies of the world that converged on A FAMILY IN A HORSE-DRAWN CART MAKES ITS WAY HOME AFTER Atlanta had very few good words for the American exclusiveATTENDING MASS AT A NEARBY CHURCH IN NORTHEAST CUBA. ness. One would never think NBC was covering an internaRELIGIOUS PRACTICES ONCE KEPT HIDDEN ARE NOW tional event. The world came to Atlanta and was ignored by BEING CELEBRATED OPENLY IN CUBA. the network. The absolutely selective coverage of events was a "But the' next sabbath day, the whole city almost came together, to disaster. Aside from the opening and closing ceremonies, NBC chose to use fillers, feature stories and delayed broadcasting to hear the word of God." Acts 13:44 present a bias mismatch of edited tapes which did little to promote the reality of a world family.

In addition to the partisan coverage by the NBC broadcasting booth, the exhausted facilities of Atlanta and above all the WASHINGTON (CNS) - The sylvania, John Rowland of Con- his vice-presidential choice Aug.. reality of terrorism, these Olympics were out for the gold. The Republican National Convention necticut and Tommy Thompson 10 in Russell, Kan. That choice will be one ,:>f the consumer mind of America surfaced to reveal before the whole that opens Aug. 12 in San Diego of .Wisconsin. - will follow her factors· affecting how Buchanan world that the real winner of these Games was the dolla:r: ., will have a decidedlfCiltholic fla- :that·night... · . ..... ..

When the modern Olympic Games were initiated in 18'96 by· vor - perhaps more than any pre- .. Among those.scheduled,to be , acts'at-the convention, he·said in vious GOP convention.· on the podium for the conven- the days preceding it. If Dole Baron Pierre de Coubertin, he set the ideal that the "most There will be a Catholic keynote tion's first day are Sen. Alfonse chooses an abortion advoc;lte, if important thing is not to win but to take part." This was once speaker, the strong possibility of a 0' Amato of New York, chairman the party weakens its platform the heart and soul of American sports. Sad to say, the soul was Catholic vice-presidentialcandi- of the National Republican Sena- stand on abortion or if the lineup sold for pieces of gold. The real worth of sports is now mea- date and even a potential Catholic torial Committee; Gov. John Engler of convention speakers is too · W h k V' L b d" . spoiler in the form of Pat Bucha- of Michigan, chairman of the moderate, he might feel compelled sure d b y f mances. eave ta en _ mce om ar 1 s saymg, nan, who is continuing his' fight Republican Governors Associa- to leave the Republican Party, he "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing," and made sports with the party over abortion and tion; Rep. Henry J. Hyde of Illi- said. a commercial reality. . other issues. nois, chairman of the convention's Convention organizers had This is changing the way people view sports, the way people And because the convention's platform committee; Rep. Bill hoped that the abortion quo:stion . . . last day falls on the Feast of the Paxon of New York, chairman of would be· long-settled before: deleparticipate in sports and the way children enVlSlon sports. It's. Assumption, a holy day of obliga- the National Republican Congres- gates arrived in San Diego. Dole having a dramatic and disastrous effect on all athletic competi- tion, there will be a special Mass sional Committee; and Ohio Gov. announed an agreement with Hyde tion. It's now not the simple fact of self-fulfillment, it also is for Catholic delegates and others George Voinovich. All are Catho- July 12 that would retain the: platAug. 15 at Immaculata Church on lics. filling the pockets with the gold offered by teams, advertisers form's support for a constitutional and sponsors. If you get the gold, you're in t~ gold. Silver and the University of San Diego camp"There are lots of Catholics in amendment to ban abortion but Republican leadership positions also call for "tolerance ... as we bronze are overlooked by the blatant greed that has become us.

Although there is no way to now," Gillespie noted. "They're struggle to forge a national cc,nsenthe hallmark of American sports. Those who might disagree gauge the exact number of Cathonot just going to be up there (on sus.'~ should first take a long and hard look at the inordinate and lics among the 1,990 delegates to the podium) because they're CathoLater in July, Buchanan issued his own platform proposal which outrageous salaries of professional athletes. the convention, the increased num- lics." calls for an abortion ban, lar.ge tax There are still great moments when people do become peo- ber of Catholic Republican elected Many of those same names are officials these days would make surfacing in speculation about a cuts and "buy American" trade pIe again and cheer for a loser and hug those who defeat them. policy. He rejected Dole's proposed almost inevitable a heightened Cathrunning mate for presumptive tolerance language and suggested However, certain events and the lessons of time have a way of olic role in the convention. turning things around, of reinforcing priorities. The pathos of Nine of the 31 current Republi- Republican presidential nominee a general statement of inclu!,ion.

"Whether we debate cultural, this Olympic presence should remind us all that time has a way can governors are Catholics, as are Bob Dole. Six of the nine men asked by the Dole campaign to of putting everything in its true perspective. nine Republicans in the U.S. Senate submit to a background check as social, economic or foreign questions; we have no litmus test for and 55 members of the GOP in the The Editor possible vice-presidential candi- admission to our ranks," the BuHouse of Representatives. chanan proposal reads. "We impose "It's been a natural progression dates are Catholics.

In addition to Ridge, Thomp- no loyalty oath; we welcome all as the number of Catholics expanded in the Republican Party," son, Engler and Voinovic?, Dole's into the open forum that j,s the short list as of Aug. I mcluded national Republican Party." said Ed Gillespie, Republican A poll of the 1,990 GOP conNational Committee communica- Catholic Sens. Don Nickles of tions director and himself an Irish Oklahoma and Connie Mack of vention delegates conducted by OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FAll RIVER Catholic. "Catholics have been Florida. The other three candi- The Associated Press found that Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River turning Republican for some time dates are Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar 34 percent wanted to remove the of Illinois, an American Baptist, abortion plank from the Republinow."

887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 and two Episcopalians -:- former can platform, 41 percent wanted The Aug. 12-15 convention will Fall River. MA 02720 Fall River. MA 02722-0007 South Carolina Gov. Carroll Camp- to keep it and 25 percent said they feature many of them; among the Telephone 508-675-7151 bell and Sen. John McCain of did not know or refused to respond. most prominent will be 38-yearFAX (508) 675-7048 Arizona.

All but nine delegates responded old Rep. Susan Molinari of New Send address changes to P.O. Box 7 or call telephone number above Voinovich took himself out of to the poll.

York, who will deliver the conventhe running for vice president Aug. Women delegates supported tion's keynote address Aug. 13.

I, saying he was committed to fin- removal of the abortion planl' by a .

Another Catholic, Rep. John R. GENERAL MANAGER EDITOR Rosemary Dussault Kasich of Ohio, will introduce ishing his term as governor and 40.4 percent 'to 35.8 percent marRev. John F. Moore ~ lEA"RV PRESS - FALL RIVER Molinari, and three Catholic gov- running for the Senate in 1998. gin, with the remainder undecided ernors - Thomas Ridge of Penn- Dole was expected to'announce or declining to answer.

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This Sunday's Message

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by Dr. Patrick V. Reid

Daily Readings

Finding our God-given strength

Aug. 12: Ez 1:2-5,24-28c; Ps 148:1-2,11-14; Mt 17:22-27 Aug. 13: Ez 2:8-3:4; Ps 119:14,24,72,103,111,131; Mt 18:1-5,10,12-14 .

Aug. 14: Ez 9:1-7;10:18-22; Ps 113:1-6; Mt 18:15-20 Aug. 15: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a,10ab; Ps 45:10-12,16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; lk 1:39-56 Aug. 16: Ez 16:1-15,60,63 or Ex 16:59-63; (Ps) Is 12:2-6; Mt 19:3-12 Aug. 17: Ez 18:1-10,13b,30-32; Ps 51:12-15,18-19; Mt 19:13-15 Aug. 18: Is 56:1,6-7; Ps 67:2-3,5-6,8; Rom 11:13-15,2932; Mt 15:21-28

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Readings: 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:22-33 This Sunday's readings present two men, Elijah and Peter, who find themselves in danger because of their efforts to follow God's will. In fear, both reach out for God's saving help. Let us pray with them in the words of the responsorial psalm: "Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation" (Ps 85).

In the reading from I Kings, Elijah is fleeing from the wicked queen Jezebel who has put him under a death sentence for defeating her prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (see I Kings 18: 1-19:3). Filled with despair at his apparent failure, Elijah escapes into the desert, where he is ready to die like his forefathers who came out of Egypt and wandered for forty years. He goes to sleep under a broom tree, as he prays for death: "This is' enough, 0 Lord! Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers." But God has a life-giving mission for the prophet. Just as the Lord provided his ancestors water and manna in the wilderness (Exodus 15-17), he sustains Elijah with a hearth cake and jug of water so that he can journey forty days and nights to the mountain of God. There,like the frightened Moses before him, Elijah encounters the Lord, but the Lord is not present in the spectacular and powerful manifestations traditiondlly associated with the mountain. Elijah hears in a "tiny whispering sound" that he is not alone in his struggle and is to return to his people (I IKgs 19:13-18).

For the next three weeks in the second reading from Romans, Paul will be struggling with the question of the place of his people, the Jews, in God's plan for salvation in light of the fact that they did not as a whole embrace Jesus as the Messiah. Using the language of a solemn oath, Paul begins by expressing his grief and pain over his people's apparent separation from the Messiah.

I speak the truth in Christ: I do not lie. My con~cience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that there is great grief and constant pain in my heart. Indeed, I could even wish to be separated from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my kinsmen the Israelites.

Paul goes on to praise God in a blessing for all the privileges that the Jewish people have in the plan for salvation.

Theirs were the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the lawgiving, the worship, and the promises; theirs were the patriarchs, and from them came the Messiah (I speak of his human origins). Blessed forever be God who is over all! Amen.

Later Paul will come to the conclusion that, despite the present failure of the Jews to accept Jesus as the Messiah, their place in God's plan is irrevocable. They are and remain the chosen people (Rom 11:28-29).

Matthew's story of Peter's attempt to walk toward Jesus on the waters of the stormy Sea of Galilee captures the challenge of a Christian trying to be faithful to Jesus in a terrifying situation in which o':!e is not sure of his presence. Matthc:w stresses that Jesus has sent the dis¢iples out alone into the night storm. After feeding the crowd of five thousand with loaves and fishes, Jesus insists "that his disciples get into the boat and precede him to the other side." In the meantime, he goes "up on the mountain by himselfto pray, remaining there alone as evening drew on."

During the night, the disciples find themselves several hundred yards out from shore "being tossed. about in the waves raised by strong· head winds." When 'Je:ms comes ,walking toward them on the lake:at about threein the morningj they are.soterrified'th'at'tl1ey.assu!'n'e'l'Ie'is'a.-gtfost.

Jesus attempts to 'reassure them with the words: "Get hold of yourselves!

It is I. Do not be afraid!" Peter is not sure that this. apparition is Jesus, but he is willing to propose a bold test: "Lord, if it is really you, tell me to come to you across the water." At once Jesus commands him: "Come."

And, in obedience, Peter gets out of the boat and begins to walk on the water toward Jesus. But as he feels the power ofthe wind, Peter becomes frightened and begins to sink.

In desparate faith, he cries out, "Lord, save me!" Jesus at once stretches out his hand and catches Peter but then chides him, "How little faith you have! ... Why did you falter?" When our lukewarm faith begins to falter in times of danger, let us make Peter's desparate, but faith-filled, prayer our own: "Lord, save me!"

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Fri., Aug, 9; 1996

Politicians like to propose things that make headlines in, an election year. Sometimes the proposals actually have an altruistic bent to them. That would certainly be true of one that President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole are both behind: the call fora constitutional amendment guaranteeing crime victims' rights.

The basic concern is' that the justice system too

By Antoinette Bosco often ignores crime victims. Could a constitutional amendment right a number of wrongs in this area?

One goal is to guarantee that crime victims are a jury in death penalty cases, letting the jury know informed when a court proceeding will take place and that they have the right to attend. Another goal: the crime's impact of them.

The dilemma raised here is serious enough to get a to assure victims the right to make a statement in national debate going on whether and how the rights court about bail, sentencing and accepting plea of the accused can coexist with the rights beillg bargains. gained by victims.

At issue too is the desire of many that victims be informed about parole hearings and given the right I have known the pain of murder, and have ~:rieved with many other parents of murdered childre:n. We to speak at them. And why not notify victims when a are all victims, and through one group, Survi1l0rs of convicted criminal escapes from prison or comes up Homicide, we advocate certain changes inthe: court for early release?

SCIENCE TEACHER Maureen Burkitt watches' as system. It is devastating when you can't get informaIn my own state of Connecticut, Gov. John Rowtion from the,system that would help you cop,e with eighth grade students complete a hydrology analysis which will . land and· the Connecticut General Assembly are the ~ragic death. be fed into an Internet database. Students at St. Helen's advocating an amendment to the state's ,constitution If we need a constitutional amendment to giJaranSchool in Fort Laurderdale, Fla., are helping scientists piece to protect the rights of crime victims. On the table is a provision that would give victims access to in(ormatee victims' rights, the: reason is that the criminal together a global view of the changing ,enVironment. (eNS/ tion about the arrest, allow them to communicate justice.system and the courts have failed us..

O'Steen photo) The increase in crime. has mean! an increase in with the prosecution, to make a statement to the victims. That means more voices are being raised by court at sentencing and to have the right to restitution. people whose lives have been shattered by the senseThe propqsal for an amendment to the state's less acts of another; they're demanding to be :~eard. constitution has come under attack by some who feel As always, there must be caution. We have to that this gives special status to an interested partyassure that in asserting the rights of victims, rights a victim - in a criminal case before a trial, a change are not taken away from the accused, who could be that would diminish the consitutional tenet that an innocent.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. and temperature. This hydrologi- accused is innocent until proven guilty.

But the voices of crime victims won't be siknced.

As for what will happen, that's to-be-continued.

(CNS) - Students at St. Helen's cal data shows the degree of orThey are demanding that ttie scales of justice be In New Jersey, a new law is being challenged that Catholic School in Fort Lauder- ganic and other pollution draining balanced. gives a murder victim's survivors the right to address dale understand they are part of into local canals.

Once a year, students measure the globe and are working to help the canopy of a designated 30-bypreserve what i~ left of it.

Their measurements of the air, 30-meter area of trees on their water and foliage in their .locale campus, recording species, amount May we still use these places for interment? 'Must are fed via the Internet to scientists ff r d h . h .

Q. Some astronomers tell us today that in our own part of the universe there are hundreds of stars o 0 lage an tree elg t. they be blessed by a priest? (New Jersey) who piece together a comprehen' With all its student data, GLOBE A. Unless your diocese has special regul.ations sive worldwide picture of the . bl t d h' which, like our sun" have planetary systems which IS a e 0 pro uce an ever-c angIDg could support life. 'against it, which I doubt, you are still free to plan environmental picture. Even changing environment.· cemetery.

The students participate in the 'though SJ'. Heien's 'occupies' only .. ;\ssu,~ing t~a~ s,o~e,!>'th~n.'. "av~ I.'f~ f~rms f·~pa- ' ,.. your burial-. at this ." , 'ng and Obse'rvatl'o"ns ' I " . ' f " ble ofratlonal thought, what would be thelT relatlonGlobal Learnl one plxe ,-'- a tIDy ractlOn on a ship to salvation as we know it?:" ";.', " . n' .' to Benefit the Environments Pro- computer screen I'n the U S ..

Did the death and resurrection of Jesus save them gram, known as GLOBE. It is an map picture, Ms. Burkitt and her international science and environ- students feel it gives them perspec- too? I can't imagine Jesus having to die 1,000 times, I k b once on each planet. (Missouri) A. I can't either. On the other hand, if I didn't menta networ egun by Vice tive about their part in the big picture.

President Al Gore and funded & 'ointly by the National, Oceanic Th . t "h I d know otherwise from faith, I couldn't imagine God J e proJec e ps us to un er- coming to this planet, taking a human form and and Atmospheric Administration, stand the climate from season to

By Father dying even once. the National Science Foundation season and how to preserve our and the Environmental Protection natural resources," said student About the only claim we can make for sure in such John J. Dietzen Agency. matters is that nothing in our Catholic and Christian Erin Cavanaugh. "It also helps faith would deny the possibility of rational "human"The' program helps us learn other people to get an overall view The ritual for Catholic funerals contains several about the environment and how it of what our area is like." like" creatures existing in other parts of the cosmos. 'prayers for blessing graves or crypts at the time of God's creative imagination and power is certainly can benefit us and how it changes," She thinks the environment is burial. . 'd . h h d K • not exhausted by the human realities we experience ' ,. sal elg t -gra er elly Halber. getting worse because "not enough ,on this earth, "It helps us to see long term where people are trying to help conserve Q. Can a priest be godfather for a child's baptism? the environment is headed and it."

There could be countless other life forms having (Missouri) how we can prevent bad things Student Kim Haydu said she the faculties necessary to know and love and relate to A. Nothing in church law prohibits a priest from from happening in the future." didn't know if members of her the Creator in a conscious way. What "salvation" being a baptism sponsor.

St. Helen's is one of900 schools generation would be willing to might mean for these creatures we have no clue.

Some practical considerations may enter in, such around the world that gather data . th' rk f h I Considering the exuberant generosity with which give up Illgs least cars to e p God seems to shower life of all kinds so lavishly on as distance from the child for whom he is sponsor daily and send it electronically to the ·environment. . and how many parents might want this particular the program's processing center in "But this program really helps the world around us, one might. be excused for priest to act as sponsor and so on. t' b . strongly suspecting that this divine extravagance Washington. Their informatl'on I'S our genera Ion ecome more ID isn't limited to here.

Talk to the priest you.have in mind, tell him your combined with other scientific tune with the environment," she Beyond that, any theory'about whether or how desires, and let him siiY yes or no, and why. sources, such as satellite imagery, said. "So. maybe we will'do a lot to create online images of the . more with solar .energy. It' costs that might happen is pure speculation. earth's environment. more but hopefully we will be will"SOIne people claim it is typical human arrogance Then, the program's stud'ent data 'ing 'to make sacrifices to help the even toquestion,the existence of other humanly is made available to the public' environment. " conscious life. We,cannot be, they say, the ot;Jly fish ' , "This program helps usto under- in such ~ big pond .... ,. who can. access the information using the address www.globe,gov ' stand that if we don't do someTha't'snot a strongly imposing argument. It pre. tends to know much more about what God expects on t he Wor Id W I'd e Web. . thing,it'sgoingtobegQnefor.ever," Maureen Burkitt, the schools' she added. '. and receives from this creation, including ourselves, '.

August 12 .',,' eighth-grade science teacher,' told . Another student, Allison Wade, than we will probably even know this side of eternity.

1974, Rev. Victor O. Masse, M.S., Retired, Pastor, The Florida Catholic, newspaper . said, the. program has a mo.ral.

Again, conjectures are fun, but it's good to St. Anthony, New Bedford , ' remem/Jer that that's all they' are. . . of the Miami Archdioce,se, that dimension as well. ·"AsCatholics.:.· . '.

August 13 she attended a four-day wor~shop we believe God created all the natQ.A priest w~s'ordai"etI25 ,years ago and left the 1896, Rev. Edward J. Sheridan, Pastor, S~. Mary, in Charleston, S.c., to learn how ural resources," she said,"and we 'priesthood to get .mar!.ied. His wife divorced him Taunton 1 to operate.,the program. She said have to take care of them because .I!-f~er about five years. ..'

1964, Rt. Rev. Leonard J. Daley; Pastor, St. the equipment cos~ of less than they are special." ' . " " " Can he 'return to the priesthood if he so chooses?

Francis Xavier, Hyannis ". : 'J " $1,000 was a worthwhile invest"The extra money and'expenses" ·~New Y.~rk) .' ':'. ,: ..

1991, Rev..Gabriel Swol, ·OFM Conv., lFormer ment, cortsidering the lessons it are worth it," said Ms. Cavanaugh. ". A-.!t IS not ImpOSSible. ObVIOusly, many factors Associate Pastor, Ho.ly Rosary, Taunton 11 teaches' in' both science and envir- "What's ploney' if there's nothing" Will ~eed to be eV~luated, and. several steps would be August 14 onmental awareness. else left to enjoy?" , ' . , reqUired, dependlllg on the circumstances.

1947, Rev. Raphael Marciniak, OFM Conv., PasFollowing a duty roster, stu' If it is decided that this option should be pursued, tor, Holy Cross, Falr'River . specific procedures would be worked out between 1969, Rev. Conrad Lamb.. O.S,B., Missionary in dents chart the temperature and precipitation outside their class • the man and the bishop or bishops involved.

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Exercise key to"a healfhy, hapipy life Dear Dr. Kenny: How important is exercise? My husband and I don't have time. We both work fuJI time and come home tired.

We enjoy going out to dinner, visiting with friends occasionally and watching television. So far we are free of any serious diseases, although no one would say we are physically fit. Are physical health and mental well-beinR related?

What a good qUf:stion!

Americans eat too much, drink too much, smoke too much and spectate too much. We are too tired to have adventures of our own so we watch the excitement of others and live vicariously. How sad!

You say you both work full time and are too tired to do anything else. Do you love your work that much? Or are you saving money to do something else? What?

Materialism, the belief that money and possessions will make us happy, is perhaps the most dangerous "heresy" of all time. We are led to waste our lives making money, only to wake up one day and ask, What for? By that time, age and illness may have intervened to make it too late to realize our dreams.

I don't know what your dream is, but I doubt it ends with making money. I hope you want to learn about something, be somewhere, have exciting moments of your own. Become physically and mentally fit is a wiser goal than amassing money.

Is exercise important? Yes, very important. Aerobic exercise is not a 20th-century fad. It is a necessary part of any successful weight-loss program, a requirement for physical and mental well-being.

Health is not simply the absence of illness. Rather, it is a state of well-being, compounded of sufficient energy, optimism and a feeling of being ready for life.

Aerobic exercisl:s stretch the heart and lungs.

They are vital to good health. Examples include brisk walking, walkfjogging, running, swimming, bicycling, stair climbing, bench stepping, jumping rope and aerobic dancing.

A change in breathing pattern and an increase in pulse are the obvious signs that your exercise is

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aerobic. To enhance physical fitness, you need 20 minutes a day at least five days a week.

Physical and psychological well-being are closely related to each other, so closely that some would even say they are the same thing. I would almost guarantee that after two weeks of aerobic exercise

ram.ll? . . .11I: With Dr. James & Mary Kenny you will notice a difference in your energy level and mood.

Here are some suggestions to "get a life!"

I. Review your work commitment. What are you working for? Can you find time in your schedules to try some activities?

2. Schedule one new activity each week for a period of time. Try different things. The key to getting new activities started is to write them down.

Without a plan, your tired mood will win out, and you will stay in the TV rut.

3. Exercise. Schedule aerobic exercise either before or after work. Do it together with your husband even if you go at a different pace. Do it even if you are tired.

Good luck in reaching for a state of physical wellbeing and living life instead of watching others.

For a free pamphlet on "Exercising Well," send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Kennys at the address below.

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"Caught you," she proclaimed. "And explain to me how I am ever supposed to use that thing again?"

"Clean it with turpentine or kerosene?" I smiled sheepishly.

"Argh," she sputtered. "You've used my potato masher to stir paint for the last time, buster."

I blinked. "Did 1 miss a transition here somewhere?"

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I was also forbidden to use her rolling pin to shape sheet metal or to use the metal salad tongs to arrange charcoal briquettes - or even to let her knife sharpeIll:r anywhere near my chain saw.

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"What is my bel,t - and long-lost - chisel doing in ~ere?" I frowned.

She feigned surprise. "Your chisel? I don't recall that. I use that all the time to remove burned-on casserole from pans."

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He was among the first in the sial fidelity" who "strove valiantly Continued from Page One At an Aug. 5 Mass in the Oran country to implement many of the to implement the counciL" "He was a learned man who cathedral, Cardinal Bernardin changes decreed or fostered by worked hard to promote the eduGantin, prefect of the Congrega- Vatican II. In 1964, when permission to cational thrust of the church," tion for Bishops and dean of the College of Cardinals, called Bishop celebrate Mass in the vernacular . Archbishop Hanus said. "As a Claverie "a courageous and re- ,was about to be implemented, he , bishop he was respected by women spected pastor, an entirely devoted informed his priests that at least religious throughout the country, brother, an always true and loyal one Mass in English would be giving retreats and spiritual counrequired in every parish each Sun- sel to several communities, espefriend."

"The whole world remains pro- , day and holy day. He established a cially those called to be contemfoundly shocked and distressed," priest's senate in 1966 and an arch- platives in our world." diocesan pastoral council in 1970.

Cardinal Gantin said.

From 1974 until his retirement, Bishop Claverie was "always he was a member of the Vatican dedicated to this country and to Congregation for Religious. . this Algerian society which he so James Joseph Byrne was '~orn loved," Cardinal Gantin said. "He July 28, 1908, in St. Paul, Minn., gave them his life." one of nine children of Philip J. Bishop Claverie was born in and Mary Agnes Byrne.

Algeria to third-generation French He was ordained a priest in 1933 settlers in 1938 when Algeria was after studies at Nazareth Hall Prestill a French colony. He studied paratory Seminary and St. Paul Arabic in Cairo and traveled widely Seminary, both in St. Paul. as a young man before returning After doing graduate studi,~s in to the country of his birth. education at the University of He was active in human rights Minnesota and earning a doctomatters in Algeria and tried to rate in theology from Louvain maintain dialogue between Chris" University in Belgium, he ta'lIght tians and Muslims. He was an out-· philosophy and theology at the spoken critic of the ongoing revoCollege of St. Thomas in St. Paul lution, sparked by government 1937-45 and at St. Paul Semi:ilary nullification of elections in 1992.

1945-47. He also taught part time Archbishop James J. Byrne atSt. Catherine's College in. St. Paul and served as chaplain to Retired Archbishop James J . several area institutions.

Byrne, head of the Dubuque ArchARCHBISHOP JAMES BYRNE He was named an auxiliary diocese from 1962-83, died of a bishop of St. Paul May 13, 1947. stroke Aug. 2 at Stonehill Care In 1963 he announced that he Two other new bishops named the Center, a nursing home in Du~ would release one archdiocesan same day were John Patrick C,)dy, buque. He was 88 years old. priest for missionary work in Latin who later became cardinal archHe was to be entombed in the America for every 10 priests he · bishop of ,Chicago, and John crypt ofSt. Raphael's Cathedral in Dubuque following a funeral Mass . ordained. The archdiocese took Joseph Wright, who later became responsibility for a new parish in a cardinal and prefect of the Vatithere Aug. 10.

A Minnesota native, Archbishop Cochabamba, Bolivia, named St. can Congregation for Clergy.

Raphael's after the Dubuque caIn 1956 Bishop Byrne was made Byrne was made a bishop in 1947, thedral. bishop of Boise, Idaho. Six y,ears when he was only 38 years old.

In all he sent seven priests to later he was made archbishop of Appointed to the. Dubuque Archdiocese in 1962, he saw north~ Cochabamba', three ofwhcimwere · Dubuque. · He is survived by a brother, . eastern Iowa Catholics through there when he retired.

Archbishop Jerome Hanus of Thomas, who was mayor of St. the years of the Second Vatican Council and nearly two decades of Dubuque called his predecessor "a Paul from 1966 to 1970, and a sisman of spiritual depth and eccle- ter, Peggy Allen. postconciliar renewal.

Suicide doctor Continued from Page One the cross lacked the dignity with which Kevorkian treats patients.

He referred to his van 'which patients have used as a place where they can inject themselves with lethal drugs, saying, "H.ad Christ died in my van, with people around him who loved him, that "(in my mind) would be far more dignified."

K.evorkian charged that early Christian martyrs practiced a form of assisted suicide, and he claimed that the church's opposition to abortion was hypocritical because early Christians allowed children to be martyred in the lion's den, which he said is much "more grotesque, brutal and indefensible than anything you see today."

He ridiculed the concept of the "sanctity of life," asking if gall bladders or baboon hearts transplanted into human bodies were sacred.

Elye Chrzanowski of S1. Mary of Sorrows parish in Fairfax Station, Va., said she came to the pro- . test in her wheelchair because she is,disturbed by the growing movement toward physician-assisted suicide.

"Dr. Kervorkian iscomingalong at a time when the terminally ill or disabled feel the need for solutions to the guilt of burdening their families with medical costs," she said."B u t H'tl h d I t' t d 1 er a a so u Ion 00, an it was very similar to Dr. Ke,vorkian's.': -c., ,.) ie'. _' " . , : "JIll

DOCTOR JACK Kevorkian drew a small group of protesters outside the National Press Club in Washington, w~c:re he spo k e J uI y 29 " Pat M a h oney (Ie f t), M ary J ane 0 wen I,m f' .. . '. . wheelchau) and Wmdy Wnght were among those opposmg ,~ssist~~,sjuicj~~.(CN~/~ol1er photq) l ' _ ...... ,

LAFAYETTE, La. (CNS) When Edward Bernard was born on July 22,1889, Benjamin Harrison was president, half the U.S. population farmed, and fewer than two in a hundred citizens went to college.

Bernard's family and friends gathered July 28 at St. Joseph's Church in Milton - where he has lived for 75 years - to celebrate his 107th birthday.

Born and raised near Broussard, Bernard bought 25 acres of land near Milton in 1921. He and his wife built a house and began farming. They had three children, Isabelle Bonin and Harold of Lafayette, and a boy who died at age 10.

A farmer all his life, Bernard recalls a time when neighbors were scarce and the dirt roads turned to mud when it rained. He told the Acadiana Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Lafayette, that his mules plowed the fields and pulled the wagon that carried the family to church.

Bernard, who has remarkably good health, takes no medication, "not even vitamins." His only complaint is a loss of appetite. "I just don't feel like eating anything, but I know I have to," he said. "So I drink a can of Ensure (nutritional

drink) every morning and eat a banana."

He has lived alone, but is not lonely," a family member added.

Bernard said he doesn't mind living alone, "but I don't cook, so my daughter cooks meals -for me and puts them into little packages in the freezer."

When his wife was in the hospital before she died, a nurse told him about balanced meals delivered to peoples' homes by Meals· on Wheels. "I told her we didn't like balanced meals, we like rice and gravy," he recalled with a laugh.

Every spring Bernard plants a garden of tomatoes, squash and cucumbers, and he still picks figs and pecans from his trees. He regularly mows three acres Of his own grass, along with the two-and-a half that belong to his daughter.

He likes television, "especially baseball," and watches every night until his eight o'clock bedtime.

A home health nurse visits several times a week to bathe and check on him. She laughs when she takes his blood pressure, he said. "There's nothing wrong with me."

Visitors are frequent. His company includes both friends and vacationers from Europe "who

British women acquitted after 'disarming' jet MANCHESTER, UK(CNS)Four British women who set out to "disarm" a military jet bound for Indonesia have been ch:ared by a jury of all charges. _ The four were part of a group called the East Timor Plowshares and said they were pn~venting a greater crime that would be committed by the Indonesian armed forces in East Timor.

They protested that Indonesia, which has occupied East Timor since 1975, would use the Hawk aircraft for repression of the people there.

Three of the women had been accused of criminal damage and the fourth of conspiracy after a Jan. 29 raid at a British Aerospace factory in Warton, ill northern England. Using household hammers they attacked a Hawk aircraft, causing damag(: estimated

by British Aerospeace at 1.5 million pounds sterling (US$2.25 million).

Following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court, the four were acquitted July 30, to cheers and songs from friends and supporters in the public gallery of the court.

The three women who broke into the British Aerospace complex were Andrea N(:edham, 30, Lotta Kronlid, 28, and Joanna Wilson, 32. Accused of conspiracy was Angie Zeiter, 45.

The four are members of the Plowshares movement., a Christian peace group with its origins in the United States during the Vietnam War. Needham, a convert to Catholicism, joined the movement after working with a Cat.holic group looking after the homeless in Washington, D.C. The plane they attacked was one of 24 Hawks bound for Indonesia as part of a deal signed in 1993, worth 500 million pounds (US$750 million).

The women spent six months in prison awaiting trial, supported by

a network of church groups and peace campaigners.

In a prison interview before the trial, Needham told.one newspaper: .\'1 have never doubted it was the right thing to do, even in my darkest hours when I've (elt I don't want to be in prison.

"It wassuch an amazing feeling dancing in the night oU,tside a hangar where we had di~armed the plane. We aren't superheroes. We are four ordinary wornen. Anyone could do what we have done if they feel strongly enough about what is happening," she said. ' In a statement after the verdict, the Catholic peace group Pax Christi said: "We are overjoyed that the jury has recognized the righteousness of the wonderful witness of Andrea, Jo, Lottie and Angie.

"By their involvement action and the presentation of their defense of lawful excuse, the~ have shown that concerned citizens of this country can take personal responsibility for the prevention of great crimes of violence."

Pat Gaffney, general secretary of Pax Christi, said the peace group's campaign against arms sales to Indonesia would c,ontinue.

British Aerospace immediately served court injunctions on the women to prevent them going near the Warton factory again. The company, one of Britain's biggest arms manufacturers,' is also taking action for damages in civil courts.

In a statement, British Aerospace said it operated in accordance with export licenses granted by the British government.

"In addition, we have no evidence that Hawk aircraft are used in a manner contrary to assurances provided that the Indonesian government to the British government," it said.

In court, the women had referred to reports by British journalists who had seen Indonesian Hawk aircraft flying over East-Ti-mor; -

come to Louisiana to visit my friends, who bring them to meet me."

With a keen sense of humor, Bernard likes to tease and joke.

Most of the summer, he pads about the house barefoot, but offers to put on shoes "if you think I ought to."

Among his cherished mementos are a silver dollar minted in 1889 and a 1989 photo from the Acadiana Catholic of himself with Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul and Minneapolis when he was bishop of Lafayette.

"For my first birthday party," he said, "when I was a hundred years old."

On that occasion, he also received a papal blessing and greetings from Pope John Paul II, along with a birthday card and photo from former President Bush and Barbara Bush.

"This year I wrote to President Clinton and asked him to send me a picture of hi m and Hillary," Bernard said. "I got a birthday card, but no picture. I t.hink maybe he's a little stingy," he laughed.

Over his lifetime, Bernard has witnessed everything from the invention of the incandescent light bulb, the bicycle and chewing gum to the development of a global economy, atomic energy and space travel.

"Everything that ever was has changed," Bernard said. "I've seen lots of change; nothing is the same.

But you know what? It's all better!

The times when I was young, all the people were poor. Today people have more -education, cars, television, clothes, nice houses, computers. Things have gotten better for everyone."

Asked 'what pari his faith and church have played in his long life, Bernard said, "A great part - the greatest part."

"You know, I've always asked God for everything I've wanted and I've had it," he reflected.

Sisters celebrate foundress' birth The Good Shepherd sisters of the United States and Canada met in June in Niagara Falls in Ontario, where a celebration was held to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of their foundress, St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier at Noirmoutier in France on July 31, 1796. Four Companions of Jesus the Good Shepherd pronounced their vows as consecrated lay members of the community, which was also founded by Mary Euphrasia in 1835.

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Queen devalued family life by urging royal divorce MANCHESTER, England able sign of Britain's continuing (CNS) - A Catholic commenta- moral and cultural decline."

Some Catholics have speculated tor said Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has devalued family life and that if either Charles or Diana had been Catholics, they could have motherhood by her actions in the divorce of Prince Charles and Prin- qualified for an annulment in the light of the confession of adultery cess Diana.

The charges were leveled by writ- by the prince, when he gave details er William Oddie in the July 26 of a relationship that pre-dated his marriage to Diana. edition of the weekly newspaper, Francis Davies, spokesman for The Catholic Herald. Odd ie, a Marriage Care, a Catholic counformer Anglican clergyman, is now ' a Catholic. seling service for couples, said: "At In his commentary, "The Royal times like this it is very easy for Dissent," he said that British those outside the situation to give Catholics had always been loyal to advice. Our experience at Marriage Care is that people need supthe monarchy, despite the fact that port and love at times of relationthe monarch was by law an ship breakdown." , Anglican.

But he said the present situation' of the royal family meant that Catholic loyalty to them was under threat - not because of the "immorality of certain members of the ... younger generation," but beWASHINGTON(CNS)-"Procause the queen had identified herself with "secular moral relativism" tecting Families for Generations" in relation to the divorce of her son will be the theme when the Knights of Columbus hold their 114th and his wife.

Oddie wrote: "The fact is that annual convention in Chicago Aug. she has used her position to force a 6-8. divorce on a wronged and anxious Cardinal Adam J. Maida of wife who was anxious not to be Detroit was the featured speaker divorced, both for the sake of her at the annual States Dinner Aug. children and because she was op- 6. Earlier that day, Cardinal Joseph posed to divorce in principle, in a L. Bernardin of Chicago was chief way we had always supposed the concelebrant and homilist at the queen herself was." opening Mass.

Newspaper reports in early 1996 Some 2,000 Knights, family suggested that the queen had urged members and guests attended the Prince Charles and Princess Diana convention, including more than to end, their 'marriage, although ,50 cardinals, archbishops and the princess had said that she did bishops. not want a divorce.

The Knights of Columbus, "In doing this, the queen has founded in Connecticut in 1882, performed a symbolic action of have about 1.6 million members, huge import, whose dangers to mainly in the United States, Cantraditional family life - at pre- ada, Mexico and the Philippines. cisely the historical juncture at Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin which it stands in most peril - we have not yet begun adequately to of Hartford, Conn., was celebrated a special pre-convention Mass Aug. comprehend."

Oddie said the queen's refusal in 5 to inaugurate the cause for the 1955 to accept the marriage of her oeatification of Father Michael J. sister, Princess Margaret, to a McGivney, founder of the divorcee represented a "stand ',Knights. The homilist will be Dominican Father Gabriel B. against the social tide represented O'Donnell, who in April was by a growing divorce rate." appointed promoter of Father "The monarch, herself has now McGivney's cause. been seen openly to abandon the Cardinal Bernard F. Law of belief that marriage is indissoluble; unlike (with) Princess Mar- Boston,head of the U.S. bishops' garet four decades ago, she is no Committee for Pro-Life Activities longer 'mindful ofthe teachings of gave a report to the convention' Aug. 7 on the current state of the the church.'''

Oddie also criticized the queen pro-life movement, to which the for stripping Diana of the title Knights have devoted con~idera足 "Her Royal Highness." He said ble energy in recent decades.

Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua this act had "devalued motherhood." spoke at an opening-day apprecia"What its removal signifies is tion luncheon for wives of Knights that although Prince William (the of Columbus officials.

At a business session Aug. 8 eldest son of Charles and Diana) had to have a mother, her relation- delegates dealt with resolutions on , various issues. Abortion, euthanaship with the young prince, second in line as heir to the th rone, sia, parental rights in education, will now become that of a kind of family life and decency in the media are among likely issues to ambulating womb and childminder. be addressed in the business session.

"By removing Diana's 'HRH,' the queen has given royal sanction to the secularization of Christian marriage and completed the work of demolition wrought by her children," he wrote.

"Most of the queen's subjects will probably remain residual monarchists, the possible alternatives - think of President Clinton being so much worse. But the joy has gone out of it; and that loss will, I suspect, be seen by historians as the most poignantly unbear-

" K ofe focuses on family at convention

A JUBILANT Bob Hentzen, accompanied by his wife, Cristina, walks along the International Bridge in Hidalgo, Texas, and crosses the U.S. - Mexico border at Reynosa on July II. Hentzen has walked 1,800 miles of his 4,000 mile Pilgrimage of Faith to Guatemala which began in Kansas March 29. (Photo by Luis Garcia)

Pilgrim goes south of the 'border Kansas City, KS - He has walked through chilling rain, blistering heat and gusty winds covering over 1800 miles in four states to raise awareness about the poor and he's not finished yet.

Bob Hentzen, president and cofounder of Christian Foundation for Childrena,nd Aging, an international Catholic child sponsorship organization, completed the U.S. portion of a 4,000 mile walk to Guatemala on July II as he walked through Hidalgo, Texas,

and across the International Bridge to enter Mexico.

The pilgrim's first stop in Mexico will be Monterrey, the midway point for the 4,000 mile walk. A retreat was held ,there July 23-28.

The pilgrimage will then continue south towards Orizaba for a second CFc:A retreat September 23-28.

Hentzen began the "Pilgrimage of Faith" in Kansas City, Kan., on March 29, his 60th birthday, and has walked an avera'ge of 20 miles

per day, seven days a week, stopping only to give talks about his respect for the poor and the work of CFCA. The pilgrimage has visited over 21 cities in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas.

Hentzen expects to reach his final destination, San Lucas Toliman, Guatem~la, by Decembl:r I. CFCA assists over 75,000 children and elderly in 23 developing countries. The Pilgrimage of Faith can be tracked on the I:l1ternet at httP:f / www.sky.net/-cfea

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SANT A CLARA, Calif. (CNS) - In an age when people talk about families needing support groups, people are beginning to discover that the Christian Family Movement has offered that to families since its founding in 1947, said Dolores Curran.

Curran, who is a syndicated columnist, author and lecturer, made the remarks as the keynote speaker'for the Christian Family Movement's regional gathering in Santa Clara July 20.

With levity, personal anecdotes and examples from research with families, Curran offered the audience her parental wisdom.

"Any child who can't operate a washing machine, a dishwasher and a vacuum has no business operating a car, which is a much more complicated piece of machinery," advised Curran.

More than 140 people attended Family Festival '96, sponsored by the Christian Family Movement, known as CFM, and by the Dio'cese of San Jose and Jesuit-run Santa Clara University.

"We keep hearing families need support groups," said Curran, the author of more'than a dozen books, including "Stress and the Healthy Family," published in 1985 by Harper San Francisco. "It is inter-

esting to see people beginning to discover what CFM has been about all along."

Small groups meeting to discuss faith, parenting and family issues is the linchpin of the Christian Family Movement. Founded in 1947 in Chicago, the movement fosters spiritual growth, family fun and service to others.

"One of the things I love about CFM is its age diversity," said Curran. She and her husband, Jim, were members of the movement for many years. "We don't listen enough to parents who have been through it," she added.

Parents with grown children in Curran's audience were invited to tell what they would do differently if given the opportunity.

Among their responses was the desire to spend more time with their children, be less rigid, treat each child as an individual, and be less critical.

Modern culture focuses too much on families that break down, Curran said, adding that many families are doing much worth celebrating. . She said she wrote "Traits of a Healthy Family," published in 1983, "because I was convinced that families were stronger than they knew."

Curran ,is the mother of three young ad ults, each of whom needed different parenting at different times.

"All families are healthy in some ways and unhealthy in some ways," she said.

Curran is convinced that 80 percent of kids' arguments occur to entertain themselves, to distract parents from real issues or to get attention.

"What is your pressure point?

What gets you hooked?" Curran

asked. "You don't have to get engaged every time your child wants to argue."

The secret for parents, she said, is to detach. The biggest mistakes parents make today are rescuing kids. Parents need to stop taking responsibilities away from children and allow them to learn from childish failures. Parents also err by not following through with stated consequences.

Curran listed 10 family stresses, including finances, disciplining, oversched uling, insufficie:nt time for mom and dad to be alone as a couple, and too little play time or time to oneself.

She identified four characteristics of families who deal well with stress: they know their strengths; they recognize the early Higns of stress; they concentrate on what they can control without wasting energy on what they cannot; and they try new solutions and !:et rules instead of assuming there is nothing that can change. ' "Family Festival '96" waH one of three regional CFM conv,:ntions taking place this year.

"People say the future of the church depends on small faith communities. CFM is the quintessential small faith community," said Father Peter Sammon, former San Francisco Archdiocesan Family Life director and longtime supporter of the movement: who opened the event with prayer."The greatest gift of CFM to me has been the relationships formed through it."

Exhaustion: care for the caregiver

By Monica and Bill Dodds A caregiver's exhaustion is more than just "being tired." It's being tired for weeks or months.

The people around you can't help but notice if you've become exhausted or if you're rapidly and steadily - approaching exhaustion. It's not unusual for them to comment on it.

The typical response from an exhausted caregiver is denial. Why? Because if you admit the problem, you may be expected to do something about it.

Change seems impossible; and you don't want to do anything that would jeopardize your role as caregiver. You really want to continue to be there for mom and dad.

At the same time, exhaustion can bring on a sense of helplessness or even of hopelessness - the seemingly awfUl thought that "I wish all this were over."

The symptoms of exhaustion aren't hard to spot. They include: - Feeling extremely fatigued (even when you do get a chance to sleep, it isn't restful).

- Becoming more emotional (you get angry more quickly and are less patient; also, you feel a deep sadness, which Clln lead to depression).

- Arguing more with your spouse, children, siblings, even with your parent.

- Changing your eating habits (eating all the time or' not eating enough).

Corporate America must keep families in min~ CHICAGO (CNS) - Corporate policies must be viewed through a "family prism" if businesses want to do right by their employees, according to Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago.

For businesses, it means "creating a climate that undf:rscores the importance of the family so that it permeates everything we do," the cardinal said in address to the National Conference of Christians and Jews in Chicago.

"There are times when one's family takes priority over other pressing matters," Cardinal Bernardin said. Not minding the needs offamilies consistently comes back "to haunt us in terms of lost productivity, the erosiQn of the social order and costly social problems spawned by the instability of family life."

In his address, "Ethics in Corporate America: Formula for Success," he suggested that business leaders evaluate their own lives first if they want to better understand the needs of their employees.

"Employees are a long-term resource in which you and I have a substantial investment," Cardinal Bernardin said.

"When we become more sensitive to their personal needs, when we respect them as fellow citizens and valuable contributors to society, we will discover that they are, indeed, our brothers and sisters before God!" Cardinal Bernardin said convictions about the dignity of each human life and the need to work for the common good "form the bedrock of Catholic; social teaching" and pose three key ethical questions for both corporate America and the church itself: - "What do our policies and decisions do for our people - our employees, our clients or consumers, our community?"

- "What do our policies and decisions do to our people?"

- "How do our people participate in the development of our policies, and decisions?"

To help answer those questions, Cardinal Bernardin outlined two ethical principles that he said deserve consideration..

One is to judge economic decisions by "whether they protect or undermine the dignity of the human persons affected," he said.

The other is to give employees an opportunity to participate in the development of corporate policies and decisions that affect their lives.

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I Responding to people in times of need "makes gOQd business sense," he said. "Moreover, when workers are threatened constantly by downsizing and possible unemployment, how can weexpect them to concentrate fully on their work, let alone to develop any sense of loyalty to their company?"

The cardinal also outlined several ethical issues in ~Iay in corporate America today. They include "downsizing the workforce and increasing the workloads of remaining workers in order to compete more effectively, outs'ourcing work to avoid paying costly benefits to members of labor uriions, shifting production to much cheaper labor markets overseas." : He mentioned noneconomic ethical issues that are also part of the corporate scene, including "ineffective personnel Policies regarding issues like sexual harassment and racial or gendJr discrimination, little or no commitment by a corporation to the broader community, the attitude that the end justifies the means, ,and an 'ethic' that insists that WOfk is the No. I priority in a person's life, second to none."

Parents already feel the burden of working harder 'to provide for their families. "The average parent spends 40 percent less time with his or her children,today than he or she did only 20 years ago," Cardinal Bernardin said.

He acknowiedgeo that "it's quite a challenge" to be "the CEO of a relatively large corljloratiOll" -the Archdiocese of Chicago -"and always have patience, understanding, compassion and good humor."

In conjunction with his remarks, Cardinal Bernardin was given the National Conference of Christians and Jews' 1996 Humanitarian Award. It was given for the cardinal's "dedication to mankind, his humanity, his valpr, his courage, and his demonstration of faith."

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Reform unfair WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. Catholic bishops will urge President Clintort to veto welfare reform legislation approved by Congress because it "undermines the national safety net," said the chairman ofthe bishops' Committee on Domestic paticy-... , " j

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- Having a haggard appearance.

- Showing poor judgment.

- Having trouble remembering things.

- Constantly feeling overloaded and stressed.

- Feeling in danger of "crashing," of breaking down and then not being able to care for your parent or yourself.

What can you do, especially at a time when you feel you're already doing way too much? These are some suggestions: - Take a small step back and realize that being exhausted isn't good for you or for the person your are caring for. An exhausted caregiver can't be a good caregiver. Also, your exhtustion may be apparent to your parent and consequently a cause of concern or even guilt.

- Give yourself a tiny' break, just a minute or two. Go into the bathroom and shut the door, or walk out onto the porch. Just take a moment to wash your face with cool water or take a few deep breaths. Taking a day off seems impossible, but you can take a one-minute break.

- Build on that by taking more breaks and longer breaks. It takes time to go from exhausted to well.

Start planning what you'll do, giving yourself something to look forward to: 10 minutes while dad is watching the news, 15 while mom is napping.

- Get help with caregiving from siblings, neighbors, friends and parishioners, and home-care professionals. Look into respite care.

Even a few hours off once a week can make a big difference.

- This may seem silly or impossible, but try to get some exercise.

A daily walk around the block can help a lot.

- Consider joining a caregivers' support group. Many caregivers find it extremely beneficial.

- Remember it's better - and easier - to prevent exhaustion than to reach that point and have to recover. It is not selfish to take time from caregiving for breaks, for exercise, for eating right, for sleeping, for asking for help.

- Admit that the best way to be a good caregiver, to be good to your parent, is to be good to yourself. Taking care of yourself will allow you to continue to provide the first-rate, loving compassionate care you want your parent to have.

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Saint Anne's Hospital offers Safe Sitter program Saint Anne's Hospital, F~ll River, will be offering the Safe Sitter program as part of a coordinated effort to teach baby sitters safety techniques for reducing the number of accidental and preventable deaths among children.

The medically accurate two, day instructional Safe Sitter program for girls and boys, ages II to 13, is scheduled for August 29 and August 30 from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Saint Anne's Hospital.

Safe Sitter classes are taught by certified registered nurses who have an expertise in child care and safety. The program is designed to teach babysit, tel's how to recognize an emer, gency, as well as basic safety precautions that can help keep a child out of danger.

Students in the Safe Sitter program receive personal atten, tion throughout the two,day training period and learn the fundamentals of child care and emergency management skills.

Students must pass a written

and practical exam to receive Safe Sitter certification.

For more information on the Safe Sitter program or to register your son, daugh~ ter, or babysitter, please contact the Education De~ partment at Saint Anne's Hospital at 674~5600, Ext. 2480.

Special concerns JOH ANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS) - The head of the Holy See's delegation at the ninth U. N. Conference on Trade and Development said the needs of women in a developing society and people living in poverty are "special concerns." Msgr. Diarmuid Martin, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told the conference that women's contribution to economic and social development was essential. In the development process, investment in basic health and education for women has to be ensured, along with access to credit, ownership titles and know-how, he said. Some 3,000 delegates from 198 countries attended the conference in early May in Midrand, just outside Johannesburg.

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"These embryos were originally ister John Major and to the courts vice in a July 31 telephone infor a stay of execution for thou- terview. frozen because the parents wanted sands of abandoned embryos.

"The authorities say adoption to have a child - no other reaFertility clinics across Britain could only go ahead with parental son.... Children should not be began to destroy the previously consent. But in many cases, par- treated as consumer durables frozen embryos Aug. I after fail- ents have not been given all the things that you have when you ing to contact many of the parents information about the possibility want them and then destroy when you don't." of the embryos. of adoption.

Mrs. Bray said she and her husPro-lifers delivered a plea to "In other cases the parents have band had discussed with their chilMajor's London home at 10 Downing Street July 31. As clinics began not bothered to keep in touch. dren the possibility of adopting an the task of destroying more than They have clearly lost all moral embryo, and the children had responded very positively. The fam3,000 embryos, the pro-life group claim to these children."

Jacqui and Brian Bray from ily are members of the Church of LIFE launched a last-ditch appeal to the official solicitor to stop the Surrey, who already have four England. process. Both appeals were unsuc- children of their own, ages 13, to "I don't think what we have and 8-y~ar-old twins, have offered offered to do is brave," Mrs. Bray cessful. told CNS. "It's just a very human Legislation passed by the Brit- to adopt an embryo.

Mrs. Bray told CNS, "They thing to do." ish Parliament in 1990 permitted WASHINGTON (CNS) - The to Judger' by Richard M. Doerthe use of embryos for experimenU.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-' flinger, associate director for poltation and established rules for the Life Activities has published its icy development in thl: pro-life treatment of embryos produced 1996 Respect Life program packet, office. from in vitro fertilization.

- "The Scriptural Orientation liturgy guide and related materials.

Parliament agreed that beginThe theme of the 1996 obser- of ' Evangeliurn Vitae,''' hy Father ning Aug. I, 1991, embryos could vance of Respect Life Sunday, set Francis Martin, a prieHt of the be stored deep frozen for a maxifor Oct. 6, is: "The Gospel of life is Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario, mum of five years, until Aug. I, at the heart of Jesus' message. and professor of the Neo,y Testa1996. Parliament has since agreed Everyone has an obligation to serve ment at the Dominican House of that the storage limit may be exlife." It comes from "Evangelium Studies in Washington. tended"but only with the consent.

Vitae," Pope John Paul II's en- '~Chastity: Its Plac:e in the of the embryos' parents.

Gospel of Life," by Rose Fuller, cyclical. . :Jack Scarisbrick, chairman of '''Evangelium Vitae' is a lov~, let- executive director of Northwest LIFE, was 'accompanied by three' ter to the whole world,",said Father Family Services in ,rortland, Ore. couples wanting to "adopt" the, Richard John Neuhaus in his arti-;- "The Good News: More Than embryos as he delivered the plea cle for the, 1996 program packet.

Black and White," by Josephite for a six-month stay of execution "At the same time, it is a prophetic Father Stephen F. Brett, pastor of for the embryos to Major and to indictment of what we human be- St. Luke's Church in Wa!:hington Stephen Dorrell, secretary of state ings are increasingly doing to one and associate professor (If moral for health. another at the end of the 20th cen- theology at DeSales School of The Human' Fertilization arid tury, at the threshold of the third Theology in Washington; Embryology Authority, which conmillennium." .

The 1996 RespeCt Life, packet trols and regulates the fertility Father Neuhaus is a New York also includes a list of suggested clinics on behalf of the governprieSt.1£aridediiodil.chiefofFirst resources,.m9dels for parish pro, ... ..... D " J j ' . " ' : : ' : ;"', nl - . ':4.1" ment, had already ruled out the .TJ:iirigs;a 'monttilyjpurn~r on,relI- 'g~ainswsucfi"a'~'~VfestlV'al of life or possibility of couples adopting the gion and public life. ' ., outreach'to pregnant women and embryos facing destruction. Ruth The packet also includes articles new mothers, clip art, a po:;ter and Deech, chairwoman of the authoron five related topics: flyer in Spanish and English, and ity, said July 22 that such a move - "Political Action and Legal the liturgical guide., , would be "wrong both legally and Reform in 'Evangelium Vitae,''' by To purchase 1996 Resp,~ct Life ethically."

Robert P. George, associate pro- materials, contact the Sec:retariat Freezing of human embryos was fessor of politics at Princeton for Pro-Life Activities, 3211 Fourth condemned in a 1987 document on University.

St. N.E., Washington, DC 20017 procreation prepared by the Con- "The Quality of Life: Who's or call (202) 541-3070. gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. "The freezing of embryos, even when carried out to preserve '. the life of an embryo ... constitutes, an offense against the respect due to human beings by exposing them LONDON (CNS) - Unborn humans is even less completely to grave risks of death ... thus placchildren have the necessary ana- understood." , ing them in a situation in which FROZEN HUMAN embryos are checked at the Priory tomical structures to, feel pain McCullagh said th.ere was no further offenses and manipulation are possible,".the document said.

Hospital in Birmingham, England. The embryos in this picture before the 10th week of life in the longer certainty as to which parts womb, according to a report . of the human brain were responsiIn a July 31 statement, Cardinal were not scheduled to be destroyed, but their future could be ble for the experience of pain. released in London, George Basil Hume of Westmin- affected by the. rolling five-year deadlil}e set by the. g~vern. "The burden of proof, surely, The report was written by Dr, ster, said, "We are in a moral cul- ment. (eNS! Reuters photo) . .

Peter McCullagh on behalf of. a should rest upon those who 2.ccept de-sac. All the so-called solutions group of pro-life members of the the principles of the British Aborto this dilemma have severe drawtion Act, to show that the fetus British Parliament. backs and it is a question of find"There is such an abundance of doesnotfeelpain,mtherthantodemand ing the least worse. evidence indicating that by the conclusive pro()f that hel she does.

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10th week of life the human fetus bryos-are frozen human life and has the anatomical structures rieces- many in the' comm'unity Vlould they should be disposed of in a HONG KONG (CNS) --.: Presin southern Baoding was demol- sary for the experience and appre-, recognize that the obligation not dignified manner. That is not sure from .China's central governciation of pain, that it is up to to' harm' other hu'man subjects ished by the government, necessarily the same as destroying ment was the force behind a recent Bishop James Su Zhemin of those who would deny the child extends considerably beyond that them - in fact it is more akin to crackdown on some underground Baoding, whose episcopacy is not protection to prove that it can not of not causing pain," he concluded. removing extraordinary means of Catholic communities in Baoding recognized by the Chinese govern- feel pain," said Ann Winterton, preserving life," the cardinal said.

Diocese in Hebei province, said a ment, was summoned to the Pub- chairman of the All Party ParliaBut Cardinal Hume's view was Catholic source in northern China, lic Security Bureau. mentary Pro-Life Group. Winterchallenged by Scarisbrick of LI FE. - On Dec, 23, 1995, eight nuns ton introduced the report to the Several priests, brothers and He said the actions of the fertility nuns of the church in Baoding, 87 were arrested in Dacheng county, House of Commons.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The 62 mI'l es wes clinics were killing the embryos. miles southwest of Beijing, were . t 0 f Bao d'mg, F our McCullagh said the presump- heads of the national conferences were detal'ned at the c oun. t y secur- tion in veterinary and human med- for men and women religious urged "This is not just a case of letting interrogated and detained, and a I'ty bureau offl'ce and four at the them die. They have said some newly built church was demolished icine was that the subject may be Co'ngress to override President embryos will die as they are thawed at the turn of the year. detention center, able to feel pain from any given Clinton's veto of the partial-birth out; the others that are living will The nuns at the securl'ty offl'ce procedure," unless this can be abortion ban, saying it was ahout then be immersed in a mixture of Some central government olliwere allowed to leave after paying excluded with reasonable confi- "infanticide." "For the past three alcohol and water," said Scads- cials reportedly were present to 500 yuan (US $60) bail, but 'the dence." months we have been horrified by brick. direct the actions, the Catholic "The anatomical structures in- the arguments that have ra.ged situation of those in the detention He also challenged the views of source said, including the' follow- center was unknown, volved in awareness of pain in the around this issue," said a July 25 the Human Fertilization and Em- ing three cases: - A Baoding religious brother, mature animal or human have not joint statement from the Conferbryology Authority that nothing who was previously detained for been completely identified," the ence of Major S~periors of Men, - In November 1995, a new more than five years, was rear- doctor's reports said. "The pro- and the Leadership Conference of else could be done with the embryos without parental consent.

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BRISTOL COMMUNITY COLLEGE, FR The college is offering free educational planning advice Aug. 12-14to pick eourses and help students chart their academic careers.

Iteering pOintl SECULAR FRANCISCANS St. Francis of Peace Fraternity, West Harwich, will hold its monthly meeting on Sunday, Aug. II, at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich. Mass will be celebrated by Father Cornelius Kelly, OFM, who will speak on "St. Bonaventure's Way to God - Part 111." The business meeting, discussion and refreshments will follow and the rosary will be recited at I :30 p.m. for the end of abortion. Inquirers are we:lcome. For further information, call Mae Hall at 432-5772.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED MEETING Susan Dupuis will speak on the power of positive thinking Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. at the Family Life Center in North Dartmouth.

ADULT SUPPORT GROUPS Fall/winter bereavement groups meet every second and fourth Tuesday beginning Oct. 8 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Young adults, aged 18-25, who have lost a family member or friend in the last five years arc welcome Oct. 15 and 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

An ongoing support group for family members coping with a loved one with a serious illness meets Tuesdays from I to 2 p.m.

A workshop for those who have experienced the death of a family member with whom they shared a difficult/ strained relationship will be held Oct. 26 from 9 to II a.m.

A parenting group for men will be held Sept. ,17 and 24 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

A children's bereavement group is scheduled to begin in mid-October.

Call Sue Vincent at 999-3400 for information on any of these group opportunities.

CURSILLO Th,e Cursillo community of Somerset/ Swansea will hold an Ultreya on Aug. 22 at St. Thomas More Parish Hall, Somerset, at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend.

BOYS SCOUTS St. Aime's Boy Scout Troop 50 will hold a Chowder and Fritter Supper (all you can eat) Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Elks Hall North Main St., Fall River. Call Leo Ouellette, teo 675-0479, for tickets.

WOMEN'S AFTERNOON OF RECOLLECTION All area women are invited to St. Theresa's Chapel, Sagamore, August 12 from 3-5 p.m. Confe$sions will be heard from 2:30 to 3 p.m. and again at 5 p.m.

OUR LADY OF THE CAPE, BREWSTER "Reading Under the Eye of God" - The directed spiritual reading groups will begin again on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. or Sept. 13 at 9:30 a.m.

Because it is necessary to order books, please register for the group

by Aug. 16. Call Sister Betty, tel.

385-2535.. All are welcome.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, N. DARTMOUTH The Family Life Center is offering a two-part seminar which looks at the integration of spirituality and healing prayer in treating illnesses of the body, mind and spirit. For more information, call 999-6420.

HOLY NAME, NB The Calix group will meet Aug. II at 6:30 p.m. in the parish center.

Calix enlists Catholics who are gratefully celebrating recovery from alcoholism and other addictive diseases, supplementing other 12-step programs. There is discussion and sharing followed by the monthly , Calix Mass.

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES CSS will offer informational evenings for individuals or families interested in adopting an older/special needs child at all four of its offices: Aug. 13 in New Bedford; Aug. 20 in Fall River; Aug. 27 'in Attleboro; and Sept. 10 in Hyannis. All meetings will be at 7 p.m. Information: ' call 771-6771.

Proclamation Knights of Columbus Family Week Whereas, the Knights of Columbus is a family-oriented organization and has been since its founding by Father Michael J. McOivney in 1882; and Whereas, in policy and program the Order is committed to the highest ideals of marriage and family life as these are set forth in the authoritative teaching of the Catholic Church and expressed

by His Holiness Pope John Paul II and our Bishops; and Wheras, the Knights of Columbus celebrates and affirms the family as a way of serving society at large, recognizing that there is and can be no such thing as a life worthy of human beings without a cultural and socioeconomic and legal system that honors and defends marriage and family; and Whereas, in our day there are many threats to marriage and family life - destructive 'no-fault' divorce, illegitimacy, legal abortion, abuse of children, undermining of parental rights, demands that single-sex relationships be accorded the same legal status as true marriages; and Whereas, for the good of families and society, the Knights Of Columbus resists such threats and rejects such demands; Now therefore] do proclaim the period August 10-18, 1996, to be Knights of Columbus Family Week, aware that both the 144th anniversary of the birth of Father McGivney (August 12) and the 106th anniversary of his death (August 14) fall during that week; And I do further invite Knights of Columbus everywhere and their family members to take this occasion to celebrate the Godgiven gift of family and recommit themselves to work for the well beirig of farriilie:; everywhere; And I do further declare that our Order makes its own the vision offamily set forth by Pope John Paul II at the Eucharistic celebration held on October 6, 1995, cosponsored by the Knights of Columbus during his pastoral visit to the United States, in which he reaffirmed the Catholic conviction that homes enlivened by religious faith and charity constitute the very "roots of human development and human happiness."

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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO All are invited to Divine Mercy Devotions every Wednesday evening at 7: I5 in the Shrine Chapel.

Each month focuses on a special intention with August in honor of Mary's Assumption.

The Feast of the Assumption of Mary will be celebrated with a Mass on Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. and Aug. 15 at 12:10,3. and 6:30 p.m.

Young people of all faiths are invited to gather Aug. 14 at 8:30 p.m. for an evening of prayer, witness, music and sharing led by Brother David Dumaine and Pastor Kevin Doyle of the Bethany Gospel Chapel of Swansea.

The adult education series on spirituality and mental health continues Aug. 14 from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. The topic is "Understanding Addictions: the lIlusions of Control." The Aug. 28 topic will be "Compulsive Gambling."

The Coffee House will feature "Wayword" Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Garden of Worship.

For information on any LaSalette happening, call 222-5410.

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his is Conchita. She lives in Guatemala in a one-room house with a tin roof, a dirt floor and no electricity. Only four years old, she must help her mother carry water for cooking and bathing. She gets very tired but finds little comfort on her stiff wooden bed with a straw mattress. Because her father earns only $25 per month as a day laborer, there is no money for playthings, and even basic necessities are a luxury to her family of six.

Through CFCA, you can sponsor a child with the amount you can afford.

Ordinarily it takes $20 a month to provide a child with the life-changing benefits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, we invite you to do what you can.

CFCA works hand-in-hand with dedicated, trusted Catholic missionaries and lay leaders who know their communities and labor tirelessly to improve conditions for needy children and their families. Your sponsorship dollars help them do the work Jesus has called us to do.

When you become a sponsor you receive a photo of your child, their personal family history, a description of the country where your child lives, and the CFCA newsletter, Your new friend will write you - and you may write them as often as you like. But most of all, you have the satisfaction of helping a child in need.

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PAX CHRISTI "Building the City of God ... One Stone at a Time" was the theme of the Pax Christi National Assembly in Berea, Ohio, Aug. 9-11. A member of the Cape Cod chapter will give a report at the monthly meeting on Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville. All who are searching for peace are invited to attend.

But there is hope!

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Catholic junior scores 1600 on SAT CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS) 1,067,993 scored 1600. Six ofthem - For the first time in its 800-year were females," Ms. Ervin told The history, Bishop England High New Catholic Miscellany, newsSchool has produced a perfect paper of the Charleston Diocese, "She's part of a very small group." student.

Well, maybe Sarah Rackley just Stat-istics for 1996 are not yet seems perfect. She volunteers week- available, but Ms, Ervin said that ends at the Atrium, a playroom for only five of the 21 students who ill children at the Medical Univer- achieved a perfect score in 1994 sity of South Carolina; arranges were female. Slightly more than entertainment.for the elderly at a half of the SAT takers each year nursing home; writes for the school are female, she said. newspaper; is a member of the The usual number of .perfect track team; and says she "tries to scores comes out to mere thoube a good Catholic." She also is an sandths of I percent nationwide, honors student who loves math. and that includes students who are Alice D. Bolchoz, director of taking the SAT for the second or guidance at the high school, calls third time. Miss Rackley took the the 17-year-old junior "humble" test only once. and says she is popular among her The daughter of Mary and David peers and her teachers. Miss Rack- Rackley, a medical technologist ley will be editor of the yearbook and a' state fisheries biologist next year. respectively, was on all.the CharlesIf all that is not enough to prove ton television stations and in the Miss Rackley is perfect, then con- local newspaper because of her. sider this: She scored a perfect perfect SAT score. She finds that 1600 on the Scholastic Aptitude ironic, Test earlier this academic year.

"It's kind of amusing that eveAccording to Nancy Ervin of ryone's paying attention to me.

Educational TesHng Ser,vice in The SAT score is not the biggest Princeton, NJ; whose client Col- accomplishment of my life," she lege Board conducts the SAT,per- said, "I'm more proud of how I do fect scores are rare indeed. in school and my activities out of.

"In 1995, 32 students out of. school."

Teens and Dad's love WASHINGTON, D.C. - A teenager's positive relationship ,with his or her father .can effectively offset the effects of depressiQn in their mothers that are alone which can cause unruly and withdrawn teens, according to recent research.

Past research has found that "Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Conduct Disorder are common in the offspring of depressed mothers." noted the researchers from the University of Georgia. Depression and poor school perform.ance are also associated with maternal.depression.

The researchers studied the family relationships of 282 white adolescents aged II to 16 years, to assess the role a father might play in alleviating the effects of maternal depression on the teenager.

Each teenager's social science teacher was also questioned concerning behavioral problems shown by the teenager in class, Teenagers in the study who suffered from poor conduct in class and showed signs of withdrawal were significantly more likely to have mothers suffering from moderate to severe depression and poor relationships with their fathers, However, "when a good fatheradolescent relationship existed in the presence of a higher maternal depressive mood. the behavioral problems of adolescents were not only significantly less than without such a relationship, but were equal to that of adolescents who were not exposed to [depress(:d) mothers," The beneficial effects

occurred for both sons and daughters. .

The researc\:1~rs emphasized that since the teens were not drawn fro~ families with a clinically depressed group of mothers but from the community. the findings "demonstrate that even minor variations in nonclinic mothers' depressed mood are associated with adolescent'behavior difficulties and that the father-adolescent relationship, can serve as a significant buffer for this depressed mood."

The benefits of a healthy fatheradolescent relationship did not prevent children of depressed mothers from suffering poorer grades at school. however.

Surprisingly. a positive fatheradolescent relationship proved helpful even if the parents were divorced. leading the researchers to conclude that the quality of the father-adolescent relationship was more important than the amount of physical presence of the father.

Only about 8% of mothers are clinically depressed, according to other studies. More common are variations in moods with symptoms of depression such as anxiety, listlessness, feeling down on oneself, not sleeping well, and either over or under eating. Divorced women are five times more likely to suffer with psychiatric illness, such as depression, compared to married women. Among divorced men, psychiatric illness increases ten-fold, a factor to keep in mind when looking for impact on teens' behavior. '

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Her friends are enjoying her fame, without any apparent jealousy or bitte'rness, Ms. Bolchoz said. Miss Rackley said one of the many things she likes about Bishop England is that her peers are genuinely happy for her success.

She also likes the size and structure of the school, and its atmosphere that fosters academic pursuits. "There's a sense of integrity and a really.good learning environment," she said. "I love it here." .Nicholas Theos, principal, said Miss Rackley's accomplishment goes further than Bishop England.

"It's something the whole community can be proud of, not just us."

Helen C. Brandenburg, who teaches hoilOrs English, described Miss Rackley as "unassuming, with a quiet toughness about her."

"What's good about Sarah is that she's always cooperative never pushy," Ms. Brandenburg said.

"She's not a nit-picker; she's responsible and well-organized."

Miss Rackley admits she is not the best student at Bishop England but said the preparation and background she received at the Catholic' school.made her .SAT perfection happen. She hopes to study science and enter either medicine or a . 'research field later in life.

But whatever Miss Rackley does with he'r life, she will always be known in, Charleston as Bishop England's, perfect ,stud,ept.,

SARAH RACKLEY, 17, of Bishop England High S,chool in Charleston, S.C., earned the highest possible SAT ~:core.

According to a testing official only 32 students out of more than I million scored that high on the college entrance exam.

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In the summer issues of the A~chor, we will be introducing the seminarians who are currently se,rving the Diocese of Fall River. This gives us the opportunity to know who they are, and what they are doing.

Please pray for them. . ' .

Rodney E.路Thibault - Cathedral CampI Rodney E. Thibault is a member He was greatly influenced to enof Notre Dame de Lourdes parish in ter the seminary by his parish priests Fall River and a lifelong resiboth past and present. They continue dent of that city. He is the .. son of Eugene and Rachel Thibault and has a younger brother, Ryan. Thibault's interests include camping, swimming and reading. He has participated in scouting and is an Eagle Scout..

He graduated from Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, Fall River, in 1993. While there, he served as president of the student body in his junior and senior years. After graduat. ing, 'he entered St. John Seminary, Brighton, where he'will begin his third year of college.

The seminary incorporates apostolic work as part of the formation program. During his time in the seminary, Rodney has taught religious education to persons living with developmental disabilities, as well as coordinating that proRODNEY E. THIBAULT gram.

He has served as a eucharistic to be an example of Christ's comminister at Children's Hospital in passion and care for others. Another Boston. Last summer Thibault par- influence has been the diocesan semiticipated in a language program in narians who staffed the former St. Mexico which helped him to learn Vincent's Camp in Westport where the Spanish language and culture.

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This summer he is the aS5istant head counselor at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown.

Thibault joins a group of seminarians who form part of the staff there. The seminarians live together during the summer, gathering for moming prayer, evening prayer and Mass eacb day while participating in the services the c:amp provides.

For Thibault, as well 2S the other seminarians, formuion is an ongoing process 拢(ioted in daily prayer. Throu,gh a personal relationship with the Lord, the seminarian deepens his commitment to following Christ and discerning his vocation.

If prayer and service are part of your life. the L.ord may be calling you to a life of church service. Consider the priesthood. For some reading matelrial about the priesthood. write to Father Craig A. Pregana. Vocations Office. P.O. Box 2577,'l=all River. 02720.

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You Learn I recommend Getting your heart trampled on To anyone I recommend Walking around naked In your IIvll1g room Swallow It down (What a lagged little pili) It feels so good (Swlmmln~lln your stomach) Walt until the dust settles (Refrain) You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn Youlose,voulearn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn I recommend biting off More than you can chew To anyone I certainly do I recommond Sticking your foot In your mouth At any ana time Feel free Throw It down (The caution blocks you from the wind) Hold It up (to the rays) You walt and see When the smoke clears (Repeat refrain) Wear It out (The way a 3-year-old would do) Melt It down (You're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming at us Around the bend (Repeat refrain) You grle"o, you learn You choke, you learn Youlaugh,youlearn You choose, you learn You pray, you learn You ask, you learn You live, you learn Written by Alanis Morrissette/Glen Ballard. Sung by Alanis Morrissette, (c) 1996 by MCA Music PubllshlnglVanhurt Music (BMI)/Aerostatlon Corporation (ASCAP) TO SAY that Alanis Mormies last spring, including "Best Rock Album" and "Best Rock rissette's music is "hot" would Song." Yet to me; her sound is be an understatement. When I've asked teens what they think more akin to screaming than of her music, all have responded music. Clearly, I'm in the mifavorably. nority!

"You Learn" is her latest hit Morrissette won four Gram-

off the chart-topping "Jagged Little Pill" CD. As Morrissette says, one can learn from any life experience.

She says that emotions like crying, screaming, grieving and laughing are amollg those experiences. I agree that an attitude of openness to life encourages you to grow from whatever happens. Such an approach builds trust in God's gift of life and how your l~xistence may unfold.

But Morrissette also encourages "biting off more than you can chew" and "sticking your foot in your mouth, I I along with some other questionable ideas.

It occurs to me that to learn from life, you don't have to do foolish things. You don't need to drive down the interstate backward to learn that doing so can lead to injury or worse.

While I'm all for learning, I'm also for good judgment.

Acting on impulse might be fun, but you can also hurt yourself or others. Indeed, pain can be a valuable teacher, but common sense also can help us learn and grow.

Morrissette recommends swallowing down a "jagged little pill," remarking that "it feels so good swimming in your stomach." But 'what if this pill is some harmful drug? Then you are taking chances with your well-being. Sure, you might "learn" something, like how little sense it makes to hurt yourself and your life unnecessarily.

The song also doesn't address the question of respect. Abusing your body or your good relationships only shows a lack of respect for yourself and for those who love you. Without respect, your life becomes a path to suffering and pain.

You can feel free to live life any way that you want. But you also are "free" to live with the consequences of your choices.

Let common sense and sound judgment be your guides and teachers.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.

Bishop Stang H.S. holds NHS induction 63 new members were elected to the Nati'onal Honor Society at Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth, prior to the close of the school year. The students were recommended and elected based upon outstanding scholarship, 'service, leadership and character.

Jacob McGuigan, president of the NHS for 1995-1996, welcomed the attendees and introduced the newly elected officers. Officers for 199697 are Kristin Koczera of Mattapoisett, president; Elisha Nadeau of Tiverton, RI, vice president; Heather Pierce of Westport, secretary; Sarah Walde of Berkley, treasurer. Professor Les Cory of .

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By Amy Welborn "Give our children everything they want.

"Spend hours every week driving them to music lessons, dance class and athletic practices.

"Refrain from giving them household chores because 'they need time to just be kids.'''

Sound familiar? It should, because those statements summarize the American way. Of .childrearing, that is..

It's an ethos that's hard to resist.

After all, parental instincts are essentially protective. Parents don't want children to suffer, and do want them to enjoy the advantages modern life has to offer, advantages that perhaps parents didn't have..

This is a column for and about youth. This time, speaking from a teacher's vantage point, my message is directed mainly to parents, but I hope young people will find it of interest too.

There's a problem. Research in disciplines from psychology to sociology to education, as well as mounting anecdotal evidence, is revealing a startling reality: Indulging and protecting children from responsibility is bad for them.

Perhaps the results of this research aren't so startling. Common wisdom has never forgotten that responsible, moral adults don't emerge from a vacuum: They are the product of a character-forming, disciplined childhood.

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thew Dumont (Dartmouth), Paula Elbert (Tiverton, RI).

Also from the Class of 1998 were Katie Fels (New Bedford), Miles Flynn (Acushnet), Rebekah Gelinas (New Bedford), Jennifer Gifford (Dartmouth), Izabel Greenwood (Westport), Richard Grundy (Westport), Christopher Guenette (Acushnet), Dennis Heaton (Westport), Matthew Jarvis (Fairhaven), Jennifer Johnson (Pocasset), Adrienne Kuss (Fairhaven), Megan Lally (Acushnet), Bethany Lamoureux (Marion), Laura Lombardi (Westport), Rebecca Lussier (Fall River), Leah Makuch (Fall River), Heather Medeiros(Tiverton, RI), Sean Mitchell (Fairhaven), Rima Nasri (Westport), Kevin Oliveira (Mattapoisett), Thomas Osuch (Fairhaven), Melissa Pacheco (Westport),'Jennifer Perrault (Monument Beach), Heather Pierce (Westport), Elissa Pocze (Dartmouth), Rebecca Pye (East Freetown), Virginia Ransbottom (New Bedford), Shannon Reynolds (Westport), Shannon Rodrigues (North Dartmouth), Heidi Ro)' (Mattapoisett), Janice Thibault (Westport), Timothy Whitehead (Fairhaven), Catherine Wingate (Westport), Tim Wojcik (Fairhaven).

ABOUT YOUTH Expectations: Overcoming the Culture of Indulgence in America's Homes and Schools" (Free Press).

Damon wanted to find out why our culture is becoming "a less wholesome climate for raising children." He is also deeply concerned about children themselves: There are more who are poor students, less productive citizens and more violent than ever. How has this happened, and why does it show no signs of abating?

There are, of course, a number of contributing factors, but Damon concentrates o~ the lowering of standards for children and youth as well as a skewed "child-centered" emphasis in homelife, education and social agencies.

In schools, Damon writes, lowered expectations and unfocused curricula are resulting in a situation where the mass of children are acquiring bad habits: "They are habits of idleness, of getting by with the least possible effort, of cynicism about the very possibility of achievement. They are habits of shirking, of ineptitude, of willed incompetence."

Anyone who teaches high school will recognize this description and will not be surprised by Damon's citation of a study that found only one-fourth of American students "place top priority on working hard, as opposed to almost threequarters of Japanese youth."

Fewer and fewer children have household chores, and a startling number are not even expected to care for their own rooms. They are given everything, and nothing is expected in return. Not good training for life, is it?

Children spend an amazing number of hours a day in what Damon terms "idle amusements": watching television, playing video games, hanging out at the mall.

Damon concludes that our culture (which includes parents, schools, society at large) is failing children by indulging them and fantasizing about them.

He points out that children are built to grow, not only physically but in character. They flourish into full humanity - the type of people we want to be around, to talk to, to have as neighbors and employees - when we build on their natural virtues, making them stronger, not softer.

In short, they will not be responsible unless they are given responsibility and must bear the consequences when they fail. They will not be caring and moral unless we encourage them to think beyond themselves.

Parents do not exist only to serve children, chauffeur them, finance them and get them out of trouble.

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Prayers, Donations Urgently Needed

Indian Mission Director Pleads for .He~p s~ to TheAndlor THO~AU,

NM - As .Catholics around the world ~el~brate the season ofPentecost, the elirector,priest, sisters, lay' missionaries and staff of a New Mexico Mission school are concerned about urgently-needed help. They work daily to make quality Catholic education a reality for American Indian chil9ren in. their care.

These children "do without" as a way of life ... will you help them?

Trusting in God, everyone at the Mission prays for urgentlyneeded help. We struggle to pay our'bills month to month and the added expenses of books, workbooks and supplies as we prepare for a new schoolyear have us praying and pleading for more people who care about these boys and girls.

St. Bonaventure Mission started a school more than a decade ago when the founder realized the Indian children in the Mission's

CCD classes didn't have even the most basic reading and writing skills. Today over 300 children, most of them Native American, join in prayer to keep their school from closing.

The Indian boys and girls attending St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School live with the following realities: • 55% oj the Navajo population cannot read or write; • McKinley County (where the MI:rsion is located) has the higllestpoverty rate (4]%) in the state; • The suicide, rate among Navajo teenagers is ten tlines higher than jor their age group Iii the Us. population atlarge.

• McKlitley Coun~y has the highestalcoholism rate in the United States.

A nearly40-member strong corps of dedicated lay missionaries teach and carry out the other work of the Mission. This "other work" includes maintaining the buses and vans which travel the remote mesas to bring the children to school; preparing two nourishing meals daily for the. children; and bringing both food and water to aging Navajos living in poverty in remote areas of the barren Reservation.

New lay missionaries often ask, "Can this be America?"

For many of our students, the school at St. Bonaventure Mission is their"last hope. "They 've experienced failure in other schools or inability to get to school from great distances.

Will you help?

Gifts made to St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School are taxdeductible. The' school also qualifies for "Matchin~ Gifts.," ,

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This fall our needs are especially great. The high costs for : • books, workbooks and supplies for each classroom and for • : each child have me asking God how we'll meet these expenses. : • I pray' you will'join in our love for these children through your • : financial help and your prayers. :

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