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Providing a Christian presence in the Land of the Rising Sun By Joseph Motta Father Martin R. Dubuc, SSC, recently visited family and friends in North Attleboro. ". arrived on the Emperor's birthday," he said. "April 29." The emperor is Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Father Dubuc, 35, has been a missionary in that nation for nine years. The Columban priest, a 1970 graduate of Attleboro's Bishop Feehan High School, was ordained in 1979 and went directly to language school in Japan. The native of Sacred Heart parish, North Attleboro, told The Anchor he had an interest in mission work since childhood. While a parochial school student, a sister introduced him to the life story of Dominican Oblate St. Martin de Porres, known as the wonderworker of Peru and one of the church's great missionaries. The saint's story stuck hard in his mind. The first St. Columban's Foreign Mission Society priest Father Dubuc knew was a family friend stationed in Rhode Island. Through that priest, he said, he met other society members and soon found himself wanting to join them. Language school, a fulltime endeavor for two years, was tough, Father Dubuc said. "Some days I couldn't get myself out of bed to take the train to go to school," he remembered with a laugh. "Other days I'd get to the front door but I couldn't make myself go in." The oft-smiling priest spent two hours and 40 minutes traveling to and from school. The average Jap-

anese businessman, he adds, has a daily four-hour commute. Father Dubuc is pastor of Nobeoka Catholic Church in Nobeoka, Japan, a city of 130,000 on the east coast of Kyushu, one· of Japan's four main islands. Nobeoka's church has 300 members. "It's the second largest church in the county," Father Dubuc said, noting that over half of its members are converts. About 6000 of the millions of persons residing in the Oita diocese, which includes Nobeoka, are Catholic. Father Dubuc explains that only about three-tenths of one percent of Japanese are Catholics. Most are Buddhist and / or Shinto. The pastor says Nobeoka is "an avera~c middle class parish." Most of its wembers have "some sort of relationship with the city's large chemical factory," he adds. It'3 a 40 minute drive to the bordering parish to the south. The northern neighbor is an hour and 15 minutes away and the next parish west checks in at three-and-ahalf hours. How about the neighbor to the east? "California," grins Father Dubuc. 178 children are enrolled in Nobeoka Catholic Church's kindergarten where Catholicism is not a requirement for attendance. The priest said Japan's Catholic bishops' conference recently issued a statement stating that although most Japanese do not seek bap~ tism the country's priests and religious must work to instill Christian standards into society.

Father Dubuc teaches English at the school and offers weekly Bible talks to students. Another grin: "And I play with the kids every day." He also meets regularly with school parents' groups and teaches English at Nobeoka Junior College, operated by the Missionary Ursulines of the Sacred Heart, an Italian-based group of mostly Japanese nuns. Father Dubuc is a head of the Oita diocese's Ministry to Foreigners and in that capacity works with some ofthe thousands of Filipinos who, legally or illegally, enter Japan to work, hoping to share its wealth and escape the poverty of their own nation. 90 percent of those aliens are Catholic. Father Dubuc said most intend to work as entertainers but find themselves employed by sleazy establishments. "Some ofthem are forced into prostitution, beaten up, not given any pay." The peace and justice-minded priest cQunsels Filipinos, helps them with passport problems and celebrates Mass for them in English, an official language of their home country. He recently was involved, he said, with seeing a group of Filipinos home after they had had particularly negative experiences in Japan. Social issues, he said, also matter deeply to his parishioners. He cited their involvement with a village in the parish, once the site of arsenic mining. Many villagers sickened and died after the eleTurn to Page Six

WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Conference has urged a Republican Party platform panel to oppose abortion by supporting a human life amendment and to protect "life after birth" by opposing euthanasia and discrimination against handicapped infants. In a summary of written testimony presented in New Orleans by Frank J. Monahan, USCC director of government liaison, the conference also urged the party to support nuclear arms agreements, combat discrimination in housing, oppose capital punishment and assist parents who send their children to Catholic schools. A text of the testimony was released in Washington. The same testimony was presented to the Democrats in May during that party's platform hearings. The Republicans held hearings in New Orleans a week before the convention was to convene Aug. 15. Earlier hearings were held in Kansas City and Los Angeles. On abortion, Monahan said a legal system that allows it "contradicts the principle that human rights are inherent and inalienable." He said that unless the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion and subsequent court decisions were reversed, restoring protection of the unborn would require a constitutional amendment. "We specifically urge the platform committee to support such an amendment," Monahan said, adding that it should also address the "eroding" of laws protecting life after birth, namely efforts to

deny basic care to newborns with handicaps and campaigns promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide for the termininally ill and seriously disabled. Quoting from the U.S. bishops' statement on political responsibility issued last September, Monahan said the bishops were "convinced that a consistent ethic of life should be the moral framework from which we address all issues in the political arena." Referring to the U.S. bishops' 1983 pastoral on war and peace, Monahan noted that the bishops condemned "the countercity and counterpopulation use of nuclear weapons," rejected the "notion of waging limited nuclear war" and gave strict conditional acceptance of nuclear deterrence. He urged that the intermediaterange nuclear forces treaty signed by President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev last December and later approved by the Senate be "a point of departure to mutual, verifiable arms control measures that make deep cuts in strategic weapons," ban nuclear testing and reduce conventional forces. Monahan called for financial assistance for parents who send their children to Catholic schools and asked that remedial education opportunities be restored to parochial school students. Monahan also recommended development of a national literacy program for needy adults. The USCC testimony called for public policy to "preserve, mainTurn to Page Six

BISHOP DANIEL A. Cronin blesses the site of a proposed parish center at Our Lady ofthe Cape parish, Brewster, with, from left, pastor Father Rene J. Caissey, MS, parochial vicar Father Robert Campbell, MS, and altar server Patrick Desmond. Groundbreaking for the handicapped-accessible facility, to include a 600-person function room and religious education classrooms, is planned for next month. (Kuhn photo courtesy of The Register, Yarmouth)

The Anchor Friday, August 12, 1988

Ball planning meeting set Preparations for the annual Bishop's Charity Ball will begin with a planning meeting at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at White's of Westport, where the 34th annual ball wiD take place Friday, Jan. 13. At the September meeting, members of the Society of St. Vins:ent de Paul and the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will receive committee assignments. The organizations are honorary cosponsors of the charitable and social .highlight of the winter season, at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin is traditionally the guest of honor. Ball proceeds help fund diocesan summer camps for underprivileged children and other charitable apostolates.

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Anglican resolutions cloud dialogue with Catholics CANTERBURY, England(NC) bishop was an observer at the - In two votes, Anglicanism's Lambeth Conference. periodic gathering of bishops threw "The ordination of a woman a cloud over the official dialogue bishop compounds the already exwith the Catholic Church, but a isting obstacle to reconciliation of Catholic spokesman said the talks ministries posed by the ordination would continue despite the new of women priests," he said after strain. the vote. "The ordination of a Five hundred ofthe world's Ang- woman bishop is plore serious lican bishops, gathered in Canter- because the bishop is a focus of bury for the July 18-Aug. 7 lam- unity within a diocese and between beth Conference, voted over- a diocese and other bishops." whelmingly to urge the various Pope John Paul II has restated autonomous member churches of the Catholic Church's tradition the Anglican Communion to re- against ordaining women. spect one another's decisions on In another controversial vote, ordaining women as bishops. the Anglican bishops conditionAlthough the conference has no ally supported allowing polygalegislative power, the vote indi- mists to become church members cated to observers that at least without having to abandon some some Anglican churches are ready of their spouses. The vote reversed for a woman bishop. a IOO-year-old Lambeth resolution. The conference also endorsed "Christ did not come to break allowing polygamists to become families, but to strengthen them," church members in those cultures said Bishop George Njuguna of where having more than one spouse Mount Kenya South, Kenya. Bishis traditional. op Njuguna introduced the resoluThe Catholic Church requires tion. that an individual practicing poThe resolution requires the conlygamy renounce all but one spouse vert polygamist to marry no more before being eligible.to join. wives while current spouses live, Other debate and voting at the but not to be compelled to abanconference showed that the Angli- don any spouse. It also requires cans are searching for routes him to have the consent to his toward unity with the Catholic reception into the church of the Church. local Anglican community. Archbishop Robert Runcie of Pope John Paul has repeatedly Canterbury, the senior Anglican and strongly condemned the pracbishop, in his keynote address to tice of polygamy, saying it is the conference spoke of a new incompatible with Christian marTHIS 1986 STAINED GLASS chapel window at 81. "vision" of the papacy for Chris- riage and "directly negates the tians. He said it occurred to him at Vincent's Home, Tacony, Pa., honors the Drexel family. a major ecumenical gathering for plan of God which was revealed Francis A. Drexel, Mother Katharine's father, was a trustee of Christian and non-Christian relig- from the beginning." On the issue of the Anglican81. Vincent's. (8ibre photo) ions called by Pope John Paul II at Catholic dialogue, the Lambeth Assisi, Italy, in 1986. "Whether we like it or not, there Conference endorsed the report of ARCIC I. is only one church and one bishop It recognized agreements on the who could have effectively convoked such an ecumenical gather- Eucharist and on ministry and ing," Archbishop Runcie said. "At ordination as "consonant in subPHILADELPHIA (NC) Bevilacqua of Philadelphia an- Assisi I saw the vision of a new stance with the faith of Anglicans." Mother Katharine Drexel, founder nounced on July 22, speaking at style of Petrine ministry ... priAmong other matters, the diaof the Sisters of the Blessed Sac- the Blessed Sacrament mother- macy rather than a papal mon- logue report recommended recograment, will be beatified in Rome house in suburban Philadelphia. nizing the pope as universal priarchy." Nov. 20, Archbishop Anthony J. The conference also endorsed mate with authority over bishops "This is a great joy to all of the sisters and a great joy to me and to the work of the opening round of . in some cases, but without the the whole church," he said at St. formal talks between the Angljcan degree of authority in matters of v ANCOUVER, British Colum- Elizabeth Convent. "Mother Kath- and Roman Catholic churches, faith the office currently holds. bia(NC)- The Knights of Colum- arine established the Sisters of the the first Anglican-Roman CathoIt also cited the dialogue's agreebus have voted unanimously to Blessed Sacrament to give service lic International Commission ment on the essential beliefs about double a $10 million endowment to the blacks and Indians of this (ARCIC I). A new round, ARCIC the Eucharist, the nature of the fund they established in 1981 to nation. The work she has done is II, is now under way. priesthood and the apostolic sucThe vote on ordaining women cession. support the activities of the Holy now recognized in a special way by See and help reduce the Vatican the church itself through this to the episcopacy followed specuIn other matters, the Lambeth lation that the issue might split the debt. beatification." Conference: At the 106th annual InternaSister Mary Juliana Haynes, Anglican Communion, already - In a follow-up resolution to tional Supreme Council conven- president of the Sisters of the bruised by the decision of some the polygamy vote reaffirmed tration, held Aug. 2-4 in Vancouver, Blessed Sacrament, also welcomed member churches to ordain women ditional teaching that sex is licit the Knights unanimously approved . the news. "Katharine Drexel to the priesthood. only within marriage and that The bishops voted 428-28 with monogamous love is the ideal. the plan to increase the value of belongs to the church. She belongs their Vicarius Christi Fund to $20 to the United States of America 19 abstentions to recognize that - Condemned sectarian violence million. and, notably, to Philadelphia ordaining women as bishops is a in Northern Ireland and the MidRussell Shaw, public informa- where she was born and raised ..... controversial issue, but to urge dle East. tion officer for the Knights, said She belongs in a very special way mutual respect for decisions of that the $10 million had been to the black and Native American member churches on such ordinaadded to the endowment from the people and to all who yearn for tions. organization's surplus funds. Bishop Cormac Murphy-O'Conequality and a just society." MOSCOW (NC) -·A Soviet The earnings from the endowA member of a wealthy Phila- nor, the Catholic co-chairman of weekly newspaper has quoted Poment, which have exceeded $ I mil- delphia family, Mother Drexel ARCIC II, said the probability lion annually, are turned over to renounced herfortune and in 1891 that some Anglican women will lish Cardinal Jozef Glemp as callPope John Paul II, Shaw said. founded the Sisters of the Blessed become bishops would seriously ing for the truth in recounting the 'The Holy See, which estimates Sacrament. She retired in 1937 affect ecumenical relations. The massacre of thousands of Polish officers in a forest near the city of that it will have a $61.8 million and died in 1955 at age 96. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Smolensk during World War II. operating deficit for.l988, has apHer cause for canonization was pealed for increased donations since officially opened in 1964 by Car- intervention, one of the conditions The Katyn forest massacre has kept bitterness towards the Soviet 1979 when it first made deficit fig- dinal John J. Krol, now retired for beatification. Robert Gutherman, a young Union alive in Poland for over 45 ures public. archbishop of Philadelphia. Pope In recommending that the John Paul II declared Mother man whose cure of a severe ear years. Poles believe the killing of Knights double the endowment, Katharine venerable on June 26, infection was attributed to Mother an estimated 12,000 Polish officers Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant 1987. Drexel's intercession, attended the and NCOs were the work of the NKVD, the Soviet security police told the 2,000 people attending the In June of this year, the Con- July 22 press conference. Another miracle proven to have at the time. The Soviet Union officonvention that he hoped other gregation for Sainthood Causes Catholic organizations throughout unanimously accepted the likeli- taken place after her beatification cially blames.the massacre on Nazi the world would follow the Knights' hood that a miracle could be would be necessary for her to be Germany, but lately has hinted at rethinking that position. lead in assisting the Vatican. attributed to Mother Drexel's declared a saint.

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Monday, Aug. 15, is the feast of the Assumption, a holy day, and as always, when such a day falls on Saturday or Monday, there is an obligation to participate in two separate Masses. The Sunday obligation may be fulfilled at a Saturday vigil Mass or at any Mass this Sunday. The feast day obligation may be fulfilled at any Mass after 4 p.m. Sunday or at any Mass on Monday. One Sunday evening Mass does not fulfill both obligations!

Announcements His Excellency, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the Reverend Daniel M. Pietrzak, OFM Conv., Provincial of Order of Friars Minor Conventual, Saint Anthony of Padua Province, and has appointed Reverend Paul G. Dente, OFM Conv., a Parochial Vicar at Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Taunton, Massachusetts. This appointment was effective August 2, 1988.

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themoorin~ Give It Some Thought As we continue wading through Campaign 88, the cliches of the past live again. The verbiage is the same, the promises yet unfulfilled. The familiar issues of housing, education, defense and welfare are batted about like tennis balls. Both parties have zeroed in on taxes and debt like avenging angels. Somehow, each has a formula to help us escape the inevitable. But while the candidates whine about the cost of big government, the people should give some thought to the money they themselves are spending to get elected. It's really ironic to hear how they will clean up the slums, stop the druggies and give free medical care to the needy as they move about the country in private planes and chauffeured limos, staying in top-rated accommodations and enjoying unlimited expense accounts. Let us look at some facts. In 1984, according to the Citizens' Research Foundation, the total election bill was close to $350 million. The price tag of the conventions alone would alleviate much suffering of street people. Four years ago the Democrats spent $18 million for their bash, while conservative Republicans kept their costs to $13.8 million. Of course, they had only to renominate an incumbent. . If these figures seem rather modest for a soiree, be sure they were surpassed by campaign spending. The politicians who vowed to bring a frugal approach to government spending managed to shell out $84.2 million to win or lose. This was apart from the $25.1 million garnered from unions, corporations and various associations. All projections for 1988 indicate that both major parties will far exceed their 1984 spending records. Indeed, the days when candidates were bankrolled by a moneyed elite are being revived, this in addition to the federal funds that go directly to the campaigns. Only a few years ago, in the throes of the national guilt that followed Watergate, we tried to reform the election process. Under the new system, 1988 nominees will get $46.1 million in public money on condition they accept no more than $3.5 million from their respective national committees. Everyone knows this means nothing. Private money is made available through account,s ostensibly for party outreach or voter registration. Such money is not limited and its uses are unchecked. And with fundraisers for both Bush and Dukakis now in full gear, private money is pouring in as never before and will probably exceed the public funds allotted to the coming fall free-for-all. One cannot escape the impression that the White House is for sale to the highest bidder. In sum, it is imperative that those concerned with public morality and ethics keep a watchful eye on 1988 campaign funds, expenses and purchases. The headlong rush for power is too often accompanied by greed and corruption. In our times, the White House has suffered too many embarrassments. Unchecked and unaccounted-for monies will indeed provide a stage for repeat performances. Perhaps the millions of dollars being spent on this campaign would make no more than a dent in the fiscal woes we will undoubtedly face in future days. However, even a few million spent to aid needy citizens would be an acceptable token of sincerity and honesty. The Editor

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Social justice victories WASHINGTON (NC) - August got off to a great start for social justice advocates at the U.S. Catholic Conference and Catholic Charities USA when victories with plant closing and fair housing legislation capped years of hard work. "It was a good day," said John L. Carr, USCCsecretaryforsocial development and world peace, savoring the success. . The Senate 94-3 vote approving the Fair Housing Amendments followed a recent House of Representatives vote of 376-23 on a nearly identical measure. The same day as the housing victory, President Reagan announced he would not veto plant closing legislation, which took effect at midnight Aug. 3. When fully phased in, it will require corporate bosses to notify workers before closing plants or laying off employees - a "basic" economic right long advocated by the church. The housing bill is expected to receive its finishing touches soon from a House-Senate conference committee (which must reconcile minor differences) before Reagan, who supports the legislation, officially signs it into law. the measure allows tough enforcement offederallaws prohibiting discrimination and shores up the 1968 Fair Housing Act, which outlawed discrimination but failed to provide any substantive federal clout for redressing wrongs. Along with prohibiting racial or other more traditional forms of discrimination, the legislation also forbids acts of bias against the handicapped, families with children and pregnant women seeking housing opportunities. As it turned out, the same day that the housing anti-discrimination bill passed, a federal judge fined the city of Yonkers, N.Y., which is 24 percent black or Hispanic, for refusing to obey a 1985 order to integrate its housing and

provide low-cost houses in white neighborhoods. The court, in 1985, had found the city discouraged non-whites from living in white neighborhoods and promoted segregation in education as well. The fight over fair housing goes back decades. "We promised equal housing opportunity for all in 1968, and two decades of delay are long enough," Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., said in urging support of fair housing by the current Congress. "Housing is probably the most critical area in race relations today," said Sulpician Father John F. Cronin in 1966, when he was assistant director of the social action department at the National Catholic Welfare Conference, predecessor of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and its publi~ policy twin, the USCC. Members of a community "generally support voting rights ... and also equal job and educational opportunity," Father Cronin said. "But there are many foot-draggers in the area of housing and quite a few adamantly opposed to fair housing." Middle-class blacks often were denied decent housing in white neighborhoods and whites who usually favored public housing for the disadvantaged "resist any such . programs which would be located outside of the so-called urban ghetto," Father Cronin said. In 1979, Bishop Thomas C. Kelly, then USCC general secretary and now archbishop of Louisville, Ky., told President Jimmy Carter's administration that "we condemn discrimination in the housing market against minorities, women and the handicapped and we agree that the federal government should have effective authority to deal with it." Since then, the housing issue has never gone away. In a state-

ment issued this past spring, the USCC administrative board, composed of bishops, again pleaded for "stronger efforts to combat discrimination in housing against racial and ethnic minorities, women, those with handicapping conditions, and families with children." But the success of the fair housing bill furthers that goal, Carr noted. Getting a plant closing law took years as well. As finally enacted, the measure demands - among other stipulations - that corporate employers notify each employee as well as local governments in writing before closing factories or other facilities that employ 100 or more fulltime workers. "We were delighted that finally the president saw the light" and decided to let the bill become law, a step which the White House earlier had opposed, said Mathew H. Ahmann, associate director for governmental relations at Catholic Charities USA. "It's long overdue," he said of the new law. "What it establishes in principle is the basic right of American workers to be notified of economic decisions that affect their lives. That's a fundamental economic right." The bishops' 1986 pastoral letter on economic justice concurs. ..As a minimum," the bishops wrote, "workers have a right to be informed in advance ... a right to negotiate with management about possible alternatives and a right to fair compensation and assistance with retraining and relocation expenses should these be necessary." Ahmann added that the victories of early August don't mean the social justice agenda in the tOOth Congress is finished. "There's a lot on the schedule to come yet," he said. "It's been a very busy year."

The great Katies "You're going to a w.edding, huh?" the shopkeeper said. "Is it family?" I started to say no and then changed my mind. "Sort of," I replied and he didn't pursue it further. I don't blame him. It isn't the kind of reply that invites discussion. Katie got married last month and we celebrated with her. She isn't family to us by blood but she 'was family to us in a very significant way for a number of years. She lived across the street and was our babysitter during her teen years. But she was more than your usual sitter. She was that rare breed that both parents and kids loved to see arrive. I should explain for those who haven't experienced the dilemma of engaging sitters that it's a general rule that the sitter the kids like, the parents dislike and vice versa. The reason is understandable. Parents want a sitter who is in control, who wiJI get the kids in bed on time, who won't let them watch pornography on TV and enjoys them to boot. Kids enjoy all of the above so when they like a sitter too much, parents get uneasy. We had our share of such sitters. One time we came home to a sitter who reported that everything went fine but when

our four-year-old got up the next morning the bangs on her forehead were missing. We asked her what happened and she said, "Nothing," of course. We called the sitter and she was mystified. Worse, she was totally disinterested. Eventually we discovered that Beth, bored because the sitter spent the entire evening on the phone, decided to cut her hair. Fortunately, she missed her eyes but that was the last time for that sitter. We went through a period when our two sons begged us to get a neighborhood boy. We were suspicious but acquiesced until we came home to a living room in shambles and dozens of heel marks on the wall above the sofa. It surfaced that our departure signaled time for an evening wrestling match and our boys loved it. They were disappointed when we didn't call that sitter again. Parents have dozens such tales to share but if we're lucky (and good!) God sends a Katie now and then. We don't honor our Katies as much as we should. So this column is a thank you to all the Katies out there who are or were responsible for preserving parents' sanity by allowing them a worryfree night out.

The long drought As a result of the 1988 drought, many ofthe 5,000 to 6,000 migrants who go to Wisconsin annually to plant or harvest crops and work in canneries have found themselves away from home without jobs or a place to stay. The drought, which encourages growth of harmful bacteria, also contributed to an explosion in oyster disease throughout the Chesapeake Bay. Experts say the disease is so widespread that even if it vanished tomorrow complete recovery of the bay's oyster population could require three to four years. When all the reports on the effects ofthe drought finally are in they will confirm that the United States has experienced a major catastrophe which has done extensive damage to nature and to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. In the Old Testament the prophets often interpreted a catastrophe as an opportunity for God to enlighten the Hebrews. Today, the prophetic in us asks what God might be teaching by the drought. I think it reminds everyone how precious the world of God's creation is and how much value there is in the work of those who till the earth. In Genesis we are told we were made in the image and likeness of God. The story of Adam and Eve reveals that people have responsibility over all creatures. Reflecting God's likeness is a God-given principle we are obliged to follow. In the book "Power and Responsibility," Father Romano Guardini told us that true power comes when we consider the world as on loan to us. Weare lord over it by the grace of God. And we have true power to the degree tltat we serve God's creation. I would like to suggest that the drought could be a sign for theologians and catechists to work

overtime to bring the early pages of Genesis to life for Catholics. They could help us see that the world is our responsibility and that the air, water and earth are great gifts for which we bear responsibility. One way to image God is to accept responsibility for the wellbeing of creation. Theology teaches us that despite the complexity of electricity, the atom, the automobile and other technological advances, we must never leave their control to "others." It is a Christian duty to assure

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Like Katie, these are the sitters who really like kids enough to set limits, to spend time with them, and to become a quasi-member of the family. Katie would arrive with some activity which made the kids eager to have us leave. She would take them on walks, read to them, make a game of bath time, decorate cookies with them and clean up afterwards. More than what she did was what she was: gentle, firm, caring and fun. She played an important family role for us and our grown children still view her as a good friend. To all the present and past Katies out there, I want to say a public thank you. You are more valued than you realize. Sometimes we forget to tell you how important and wonderful you are. And to Katie, dear Katie, the beautiful and bubbling bride, I say thank you again for all the joy you gave us and wish you the happiest of married lives. And we hope you are lucky enough to find a Katie for your children someday.

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK that these advances benefit everyone. We ought to have respect and awe for our land, air and water. We never can take them for granted.

intinction explained Q. I recently read in a Catholic magazine that communion by intinction, dipping the consecrated host into the cup and placing it upon one's own tongue, is forbidden. The minister or priest must do that. ls that right? Many churches in our area do not even have communion by intinction anymore. (Illinois) A. First, regarding your last sentence, communion by intinction is seen less and less today. It is not absolutely forbidden in itself, but when this form of communion is performed correctly, .as I will explain in a moment, it removes the legitimate option for people to receive communion in the hand. No priest or other eucharistic minister has a right to deny that option. If communion by intinction is offered for some reason, the eucharistic minister, not the person receiving communion, dips the host into the chalice. This is for the same reason that the host or chalice is not simply . placed on the altar for communicants to approach and take themselves. Proper liturgical symbolism for communion requires that the Eucharist be "ministered" to those receiving. What I have said is simply good basic liturgical practice; it also is officially prescribed procedure for communion. According to the directives of the U.S. bishops, communion by intinction is not customary in the United States since it "may remove

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DIETZEN the communicant's legitimate option to receive the consecrated wine. "However, if communion is given by intinction, the communicant may never dip the eucharistic bread into the chalice. Communion under either the form of bread or wine always must be given by a minister with the usual words" ("This Holy and Living Sacrifice: Directory for the Celebration and Reception of Communion Under Both Kinds," NCCB, No. 52). Other conferences of bishops have issued similar direction for their countries. A free brochure, "Infant Baptism: Catholic Practice Today," is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

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"Last 'Temptation"rates By Henry Herx NEW YORK (NC) - Capitalizing on the controversy that has elevated a low-budget movie to a full-blown media event, "The Last Temptation of Christ" (Universal) has arrived in the movie marketplace more than a month early. For the curious willing to pay to see what has occasioned outraged protests by segments of the religious community, the movie can only be a disappointment. It proves to be little more than a wooden, unconvincing robe-and-sandals dramatization. This, of course, is not what movie director Martin Scorsese had intended with his screen adaptation of the 1950s controversial novel by Greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. The novel was an attempt to probe the mystery ofthe human nature of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, by using the writer's imagination., to conjure with the reality of the divine in human form. How well the original novel dealt with this is less important than how credibly Scorsese conveys it on the screen. Though his attempt is a failure, its faults are mainly those of artistic inadequacy rather than of anti-religious bias. Those who reject as blasphemous any attempt to portray the Lord other than as they interpret the Gospels deny the right of even an untalented artist to use the power of the imagination to grapple with the character of Christ, the central figure id~ntified with Western culture. Lest there be any misunderstanding about what he is intending, Scorsese prefaces his movie with a quotation from Kazantzakis explaining that this is not the Gospel account but the author's meditation. As long as the Christian faith is alive and well, storytellers will feel compelled to fill in the blank spaces left by the Gospel writers. .With this said, Scorsese has done a poor job in evoking a credible image ofthe human side of Christ. A principal handicap is the muddied script, shallow characterizations and flat dialogue contributed by screenwriter Paul Schrader. The script begins with a confused, God-obsessed Jes s being

berated by Judas, an anti-Roman zealot, for making crossbars for Romans to crucify Jews. After some time in the desert, Jesus returns confident that God is speaking through him. The script retells in a somewhat jumbled, idiosyncratic manner the miracles worked by Jesus, the gathering of the apostles, the triumphant entry into Jerusalem and the Last Supper. Here Jesus persuades the reluctant Judas to betray him so the Scriptures can be fulfilled. With Jesus on the cross, he yields to his final temptation by the devil in the form of an angel. In what may be taken as an hallucination, Jesus leaves the cross unseen to spend his final years as contented husband and father but as an old man finally realizes the truth andasks his heavenly Father to allow him to complete his sacrifice for all people. His request granted, the movie ends with his death on the cross, leaving viewers to wonder whether such a fallible figure can, indeed, be regarded as the Messiah. After more than two hours, this final15-minute sequence offers little in the form of dramatic resolutio'n nor any reconciliation of the narrative's contradictory strands. One leaves with a sense offrustration rather than enlightenment or wonderment. Partly because ofthe limitations of his low-budget production, partly because of the failure of his own artistic imagination, Scorsese has come up with a muddled, unconvincing and ultimately boring religious dramatization. As such, the movie falls flat, troubled by a halting narrative that never manages to get beyond its surface level of trying to picture the world in which Jesus lived. These images prove to be an interesting mishmash of picturesque costuming, elaborate tattooing and exotic music of northern African desert tribes uneasily mixed in with more conventional Hollywood trappings of the New Testament era. Essentially what is missing is a meaningful spiritual dimension, let alone any depth of characteriza-

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tion. On the human level, inconsistencies abound as the main characters of Judas (Harvey Keitel) and Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey), among others, come in and out of focus, shifting arbitrarily between being supporters or nay-sayers of Jesus. In the title role is Willem Dafoe who falters in trying to blend some coherence into a character that is part bumbling country bumpkin and part charismatic leader. Perhaps Scorsese's most egregious offense to spiritual sensibility is his offhanded treatment of Jesus announcing that God wants us to love one another. One would never get the idea from this movie that this message of love is central to Christianity. Instead, we are shown a leader on the make, winning converts to what seems to be no more than an earthly kingdom. Though some may justify the film's abundance of bloody violence as a realistic depiction of the era, others will question the sincerity of depicting it in such excessively literal, close-up fashion. This wrong-headed insistence on gore and brutality is compounded by the movie's preoccupation with sexual rather than spiritual love. A scene in which Jesus waits to talk with Mary Magdalene while she services a tentful of patrons is as ludicrous as it is sexually explicit. Even worse is the movie's suggestion that women have no individuality other than their sex. Though this idea ultimately proves to be that of the devil, it is enough to sway Jesus who lives with Mary and Martha after the death of his wife, Mary Magdalene. Though some viewers may find one or another provocative spiritual insight in this fictional rendering of the life of Christ, many Christians will find offen~e in Scorsese's deeply flawed portrayal of the Son of God. Because of excessively graphic violence, several sexually explicit scenes and some incidental nudity, the United States Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

VISITING in North Attleboro, top, Father Dubu~ with, from left, Yuko Okubo, his parents, Michiko Suizu and Chihomi Sato. At right, Father Dubuc leads a dance at the Nobeoka kindergarten on Sports Day, an annual observance throughout Japan. (Motta and Kawano photos)

A Christian presence Continued from Page One ment entered their water supply. The surviving inhabitants, many ofthem ill, have not been officially recognized by the Japanese government as poisoning victims. The Nobeoka Catholics, Father Dubuc said, are working for the recognition so the villagers can qualify for aid. A Visit Home Father Dubuc visits his parents, Roland and Blanche, every four years and they have traveled to Japan twice. This visit ends Oct. 6,

USCC suggests Continued from Page One . tain and improve" existing lowcost housing, to increase the supply of housing, encourage tenants and whole communities to get more involved in housing decision~and combat discrimination in housing based on race, ethnicity, sex, disability or because families have children. On immigration, Monahan said attempts to reform U.S. immigration policy were "too premature" and recommended that future efforts have as a fundamental precept family reunification, fair treatment of all nationalities and promotion ofjust immigration laws to discourage illegal immigration.

HORTENSE Babin, since 1970 a resident of Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, celebrated her 100th birthday Tuesday. Friends, CMH residents and relatives including son Leonard Babin and daughter Connie Beausoleil attended. Mrs. Babin, a Canadian native, came to Fall River as a ninemonths-old. She married the late Horace Babin in 1923. (Gar. . land photo)

He expressed concern for undocumented aliens who did not qualify for the amnesty program provided for in the Immigration Re.. form and Control Act of 1986 and warned that the law's employer sanctions would have adverse effects on Hispanic U.S. citizens and legal aliens. Monahan said the Republican platform should:

- Support continued and better civil rights efforts. - Oppose capital punishment, push for handgun control, and provide for better rehabilitation and education of criminals as well as compensation to crime victims. - Reduce military aid to Central America, support diplomatic efforts in the region to discourage military build-up by other nations and give development aid to those nations, including Nicaragua, that are willing to comply with human rights criteria. - Create jobs, provide a liveable federal minimum wage, and give more support to employer efforts to provide child care. - Make eliminating hunger in the nation a priority of food policy, protect the rights of farmworkers and have a farm policy that supports the family farm and protects farmworkers' rights. - Push for a national health insurance program but give immediate attention to the health care needs of the urban and rural poor. - Restore the fairness doctrine in broadcasting.

and Father Dubuc will reach Nobeoka in plenty of time for first communion on Oct. 16. Four kindergarten teachers, three from the Nobeoka school and one from a parish where Father Dubuc was previously stationed, stayed with the Dubucs for part of the summer. Mika Yamamoto, Michiko Suizu, Chihomi Sato and Yuko Okubo, all in their 20s, were the travelers. It was Michiko's third time stateside. She still can't believe, she said, the beauty of U.S. houses and yards. Chihomi was impressed with the variety of goods available at American supermarkets and department stores and Yuko thought Boston much nicer than New York and Los Angeles, which she also visited. "It's very green, beautiful and friendly there," she said. All four young teachers were impressed with the quantities of food Americans eat, Father Dubuc laughed. . Last year the Dubucs welcomed Japan's Yorihiro Yasunaga, a friend of Father Dubuc who came here to learn English. He was profiled in an Anchor feature last summer. Until departure time rolls around, Father Dubuc will be visiting family, old friends and local Columban priests. He's helping with Masses and ministry at North Attleboro's Madonna Manor and at area parishes, including Sacred Heart, and has visited schools to show slides of life in Japan. One school was in Ephrata, Pa. "I'm their ad oped missionary," he said. Father Dubuc was shoeless during his Anchor interview. "I'm used to it," he offered. "You all take your shoes off when you come to church in Japan."

I:~~!~~!==!~~::::!~=::~~~~~~~~' Diocese thanked Dear Editor: I wish to thank the people ofthe diocese of Fall River for their continuing and generous support of the Campaign for Human Development. A check for $73,000 has been received at the national office for distribution nationally to selfhelp projects controlled by the

poor themselves and designed to remove the causes of poverty. In his most recent encyclical letter, "On Social Concerns," Pope John Paul II writes: ... this love of preference for the poor, and the decisions which it inspires in us, cannot but embrace the immense multitudes of the hungry, the needy, the homeless, those without medi-

cal care and, above all, those without hope of a better future. By their continued support, the people of your diocese are helping us to operationalize within our country "this love of preference for the poor." Through their support hope is enabled to blossom in thatfuture. are lived without hope of alives better In the name of he Campaign for Human Development, I want to express sincere thanks to Rev. Peter N. Graziano, CHD director in the Fall River Diocese. Rev. Alfred LoPinto CHD Executive Director

Thanks from CUA In a letter to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Catholic University of

Excluding disabled hurts all, director says PORTLAND, Ore. (NC) - If one person is prevented from membership in the church, then the community is incomplete and everyone suffers, said the executive director of the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities. "Is your parish welcoming? Is your religious education program or school open to receiving children with special needs? Anyone who believes their parish has no persons with disabilities, probably hasn't found them yet,~' said Sister Rita Baum, who has been executive director of the office since it opened in 1982. The Sister of St. Joseph made the comments during the fifth national training conference sponsored by her office held recently in Portland. Among those attending the conference were disabled people in wheelchairs and blind people led by guide dogs. The meeting commemorated the 10th anniversary of the U.S. bishops' pastoral statement on handicapped people. 12 percent of Americans suffer from some form of disability, Sister Baum said at the conference. Statistics show that of every 1,000 children born, one will be deaf, one blind and 50 mentally retarded, she said. "We need to be ready to welcome people who might speak out at the wrong time, those who understand things a little differently than we do," she said.

"People who are mentally retarded often have gifts to give us. They see the world in simpler, more concrete terms and help us laugh at our over-attention to intellectual things," she said. She said working with the disabled can help one prepare for the physical and mental limitations old age can bring. Ministering to the disabled has made him a better person, said Bishop John J. Snyder of St. Augustine, Fla., who helped write the 1978 pastoral letter. "My experiences have forced me to go beyond appearances and to discover the uniqueness of the individual," Bishop Snyder said. "When we extend our healing hand to others, we are healed ourselves," he said, quoting the pastoral. "Are we enabling people with disabilities to reach out in peer ministry to one another?" he asked. "Isn't this what being church is all about?" Jesuit Father David Rothrock, founder of a L'Arche community in Tacoma, Wash., said at the conference that disabled people "because of your suffering, ... are closest to Jesus," quoting Pope Paul VI's remarks to a group of developmentally disabled individuals gathered at the Vatican in 1975. "You are the heart of the church," Father Rothrock said. L'Arche communities, based on the philosophy of Frenchman Jean Vanier, are places where handicapped and able-bodied persons

live together communally and learn about each other. A 1983 change in Canon Law that said a special dispensation was no longer required for the disabled to study for the priesthood was "a wonderful opportunity to open up," said Father Bill Collins, director of programs for the disabled in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. To offer handicapped persons "an opportunity to serve in the active ministry - the priesthood or religious life - is really important. So many spiritual people I've met have been very frustrated because of the additional burden and their special needs," said Father Collins, who suffered polio as a child.

THE ANCHOR -·Diocese of Fall River America President William J. Byron, SJ, has thanked the diocese of Fall River for its contribution of $37,000 to the annual collection to benefit the University. "This collection would not succeed were it not for your support and the cooperation of the priests ofthe diocese of Fall River," Father Byron wrote.

Prayers asked Dear Editor: I am writing to ask for prayers so that the blasphemous movie "The Last Temptation of Christ" will not be shown in the movie houses. This deplorable film, directed by Martin Scorsese, depicts Jesus Christ as deranged and driven by lust. The novel that this movie is based on was denounced as heresy by the Greek Orthodox Church and removed from some public library shelves in the early 60s. Genevieve E. Foley New Bedford

Barbara Domingue, religious education coordinator and resource and information person for the Diocesan Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities, recently attended a teacher training program at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The coordinator said the program investigated non-aversive behavioral teaching techniques for use by educators who work with autistic chiidren. "We are everywhere," he said. "We are your brothers and sisters. We are members of your church. We want to be as much a part of your church as you are. We want the opportunity t~ serve the community of the people of God. We have the gifts and talents to do that," the priest said.

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Trying to improve ROME (NC) - The Soviet Union is seeking to improve its legislation regarding churches and religious worship, says Konstantin Kharchev, chairman of the Soviet government's Department of Religious Affairs, who said his department was printing more Bibles and that the government would also allow 50,000 copies to be imported at the request of Pope John Paul II. However, current laws forbidding religious education for children are likely to continue, he said.

Mission money VATICAN CITY (NC) - Vatican agencies have allocated about $120 million in missionary aid for 1988, and further allocations later in the year are expected to bring mission spending to a record level, say Vatican officials. Pontifical mission aid societies made the allocations in early May and released final 1987 contribution figures, which showed an increase of nearly $20 million over 1986. U.S. Catholics gave more than $50 million in mission aid in 1987, an increase of about $3 million over 1986.

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Working together for peace WASHINGTON (NC) - Father Gerry Reynolds and his partner, Methodist minister Rev. Sam Burch, say they want Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland's troubled cities to take the risk of accepting one another as fellow Christians and begin living in peace for the first time in 300 years. If the communities could accept one another "as truly Chris.tian," a long history of mutual hatred and bloodshed could end, said Father Reynolds, a Redemptorist. Now, he said, they're fighting as if it were still the Reformation. Mr. Burch says without that acceptance, the country will continue "slipping down into the abyss." Father Reynolds, 53, and Mr. Burch, 58, spoke on Northern Ireland's troubles and their ecumenical efforts during a recent threeweek tour of the United States. They said they hoped to help Americans understand the situation, to campaign against private American contributions to Protestant and Catholic paramilitary organizations in Northern Ireland, and to urge visits there by ecumenical delegations as an example of "interchurch" cooperation. Both said that the "ordinary people" of Northern Ireland want peace, but historical church divisions and fear of breaking with "the tribe" work against achieving it. In those areas of Northern Ireland where the communities live

Hibernians vote endowment increase CLEVELAND (NC) - Delegates to the Ancient Order of Hibernians convention voted to raise $900,000 to endow the Hibernians' Chair of Celtic Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington. The order, the oldest and lar~est Irish-Catholic organization in the United States, originally endowed the chair in 1896 with $50,000. The more than 1,000 delegates to the recent biennial convention in Cleveland also presented $21,000 to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana to help fund a study of how the Irish have contributed to the United States. At the 84th convention, The John F. Kennedy Memorial Medal, the order's highest honor, was presented to Dennis P. Long of Sunset Hills, Mo. Long has received numerous awards for his social and civic activities. The Hibernians also passed resolutions reaffirming support for pro-life activities and expressing their concerns about U.S. immigration policy at a time when young Irish are comingto the United States in search of jobs.

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easily together there may be too much tranquillity, said Mr. Burch. "They don't see the urgency" of promoting reconciliation in Belfast and other hot spots, he said. British government plans for ending job discrimination against Catholics and for integrating schools will help, the clergymen said, but will not end the divisions. They also said a campaign in the United States to force U.S. companies doing business in Northern Ireland to accept anti-discrimination guidelines called the MacBride Principles is "a waste of time" and a "secondary issue" because it could scare away employers: The priest and the minister last year formed a joint ministry of reconciliation in the most troubled and violent sections of West Belfast. They began calling on Catholic and Protestant families who had lost members to assassins of the illegal Irish Republican Army and its Protestant counterpart the Ulster Defense Association. The first visit was to a Protestant mother whose son, a soldier in the British army's Ulster Defense Regiment, had been killed by the IRA in 1986. Father Reynolds recalled that while having tea with her one night, the woman said: " 'if only they had known him they could never have killed him.' " Mr. Burch said theirs is one of many ministries quietly "beavering away like ants in the woodwork" to break enmities that have lasted since the 17th century. The peace groups keep a low public profile, the Methodist minister said, because to draw headlines is also to risk "coming under attack by the wildmen." Mr. Burch leads the Cornerstone Community - an organization of Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist and Catholic lay people and clergy trying to build communication between the rival communities. Father Reynolds is in charge of ecumenical and peace efforts of his Redemptorist community, located

on the -dividing line between the Protestant and Catholic sections of West Belfast. Both described their work as longterm. They could not predict, an end to the troubles. Both also said that the conflicts are as much "tribal" as religious. Father Reynolds said there is a "fear" among Catholics and Protestants against moving "out of your own tribe" and making contact with historical rivals. Ecumenism is "a dirty word" in some neighborhoods, said Mr. Burch. . Among hard-line Protestants, particularly in Londonderry and West Belfast, a Protestant who tries working with Catholics is labeled a "Iundy." Lundy, the clergymen explained, was the name of a Londonderry Protestant who felt all was lost in the 1689 Catholic siege of the city and opened the gates to }et King James II's troops in. His attempt was stopped by young trades apprentices participating in the city's defense. The"Apprentice Boys" are honored annually in Protestant parades and celebrations. "Ordinary" people are sick and tired ofthe seemingly endless cycle of conflict and death, said Mr. Burch. But-the paramilitaries and the hard-line politicians of both sides continue fanning the flames. Although there is no resolution in view, the Methodist minister said he feels bound 1'0 continue his ecumenical work. "When you go in among the community and see the pain and horror" then you feel pushed to continue seeking peace, Mr. Burch said. "The goal pulling you is the call of Christ . .. to love one another." Father Reynolds said that "success or failure is not what counts at the end ofthe day. What counts is faithfulness to Christ" and the people. "They're just people longin~ for peace," he said.

FATHER GERRY Reynolds and the Rev. Sam Burch (NC photo)

NFP in China SHANGHAI, China (NC) - A U.S. priest from Cleveland who spent 20 years as a missionary in Latin America has helped introduce natural family planning in China. Father Denis St. Marie is part of a team that has taught the method to Shanghai medical personnel since 1985. The Chinese family planning program, geared to one child per family, is one of the most demanding in the world and the government has been accused of forcing abortions, sterilizations and infanticide in an effort to control population growth. Now NFP is to be offered to the II percent to 14 percent of Chinese women unable to use artificial birth control.

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Kristin Caldera just graduated from Bourne High School. Like most of her classmates, she spent a lot of time choosing the college she would attend. "All of the schools I liked just happened to be Catholic," said Kristin, 17. "I also liked that the security of my religion is there." The former cheerleader and student government participant, who also stays busy working at a local ice cream shop, decided on Stonehill College, North Easton. "I can't wait to go," she says. "It's really a pretty campus. I felt at home." The Monument Beach resident, a member of St. John the Evangelist parish, Pocasset, thinks that the Catholic schools she visited "just seem to be more warm" than their secular counterparts. . "At a Catholic school you have to take religion classes, they're required," she added. "I kind of like that." Kristin will elect an elementary education major and a mathematics minor at Stonehill. She's already gained some teaching experience in the form of two years of heading up a first-grade religious education classroom at St. John's. This year she had 16 students. "I had a wild class," the Cape Codder said, "real munchkins. It was great, though. You form a family in your class." And she's aware that she's setting an example for the children she meets. "If my kids saw me doing things," she said, "maybe they'd want to get involved, too." But it all hasn't been happiness and roses for the easy-s~iling teen. Her brother Eric, now 20 and a college student in Schenectedy, NY, had made an Encountering Christ in Others (ECHO) retreat on the Cape and was asked to join the program's Youth Board. He sponsored Kristin for a January 1987 weekend, saying "he thought it would help me grow closer to God, meet some friends and gain self-confidence," said his sister. Kristin "signed up right away, because it sounded interesting. I thought it would be fun." Eric had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease three weeks earlier and his spleen had been removed. And 15 minutes before Kristin left the house to make her retreat, word came to the family

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But Eric told their mother, Toni, that he still wanted Kristin to attend the retreat. "When Eric says something I listen," Kristin explained. "He's my big brother." At the retreat Kristin met "a lot of people who really cared. They told me stories that made me realize that it was still possible to have faith in God even when you're facing big problems." During a shared prayer session at ECHO, Kristin said, many people were praying for Eric. "It just showed me that so many people love me and support me and that there is faith." During the weekend, Kristin added, she came to learn and understand "more about God and Jesus, what he went through during his crucifixion and more about the spirituality of the church. "I guess I was educated about my religion." Kristin says that by the end of her retreat she had put her brother's illness into perspective, realiz-

ing that it was all up to God and that she couldn't blame him if he did call Eric home, " 'cause that's the way of life.' " Eric, happily, is doing well now. Kristin was asked to be an ECHO team leader and in· October '87 attended a retreat and spoke about her brother and how his experiences could be related to the paschal mystery. Since then, she has become an ECHO Youth Board member and acted as board chairman at two retreats. The job includes coordinating ECHO's nightly prayer services. Kristin was recently named a recipient of a $600 Women's Guild scholarship from her parish. "I was happy," she said, "but one of my friends applied for it and he didn't get it and I felt bad." Kristin thinks that other young people can find the help they need through religion. "I've found a lot of support through my faith," she said. "It's helped me through difficult times."

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Handling difficult situations By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Dr. Kenny: I hope I misunderstood your argument about Playboy. It seems these magazines are in your home and you see little wrong with them. Terrible advice to be giving Catholic parents in a Catholic paper. Your argument that some harmful conduct needs to be allowed into the home because the children will come across it in other situations is nonsensical. To bring Playboy in and tolerate it is to tolerate the recruiting of coeds on campuses as objects for men to leer at. It is a central part of an immoral practice. (Iowa) A. I get discouraged receiving letters like this. First of all because words are put in my mouth. I have reviewed the column referred to and I never said to tolerate Playboy or that I saw little wrong with it. I said that the best parental strategy upon finding such a magazine hidden was to ignore it. But I received many letters on my earlier column. So I am writing on this subject again. Some persons feel that if you don't condemn something, you thereby approve it. But ignoring is a strategy, and more effective than

lectures or punishment for getting rid of unacceptable behavior. Some persons feel they must set the world straight with verbal correction. but this is usually a poor strategy for changing behavior. Don't we want to stop the behavior? If you want the magazine out ofthe house, I suggested simply throwing it out. We are dealing with a magazine hidden under the mattress, not with the entire pornographic industry. A second reason for discouragement is the meanness in so many letters involving sex. The above sample is mild. Other letters have been verbally abusive. How sad! We have a mandate to be kind to and love our neighbor. What a paradox to receive vicious and condemning letters. A third reason for my discouragement is the tendency to see sex as the ce.ntral or only parental worry. That is frightening. There are other un-Christian temptations. Sex is not the only danger. A major concern should be the TV game shows, which tempt young minds to materialism and greed. Pride is rather directly taught in all the "You're Number I" and "You deserve a break today" com-

mercials. The notion that "I" am central, that "I and my needs" come before all else is very unChristian. What about gluttony? Television shouts at us to eat and drink, to consume, to buy, buy, buy. The messages succeed. We are a nation of fat people. Our children are shortening their lives by eating too much, by eating junk food. And what about anger and violence? Rambo is almost a folk hero. Yet he is a killer. I am not a permissive parent. I am concerned about premarital sex and about the tawdry way the female body is displayed in Playboy. Yet the important issue is not to condemn something, but to stop it in the most effective way. Sexual wrongs are not the only dangers facing our children. We parents need to be equally concerned about violence and pride and greed. Most of all, may God grant us the charity to discipline our children without putting them down, and to disagree with our neighbor without attacking him. Questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address The Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, 47978.

The business of prenuptial agreements By Antoinette Bosco I saw a news photo which really grabbed me - a smiling bride, wedding gown covered in dollar bills. At first I thought it was a story about dowries, the substantial wedding gifts brides used to bring their husbands. Actually, the photo reflected another kind of business deal - the prenuptial agreement. These agreements are designed to protect the individual assets of people in the event of divorce. The original idea was to protect children of a first marriage if a parent decided to enter a second marriage. "The typical client was once an elderly man with money who wanted to marry late in life and wanted to protect his children and avoid will contests," said Samuel Fredman, vice-president of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Now prenuptial agreements are common. Young people with substantial business interests have been seeking them with encouragement from their families. Fredman advocates the practice. "While prenuptial agreements interfere with the romantic and emotional aspect of marriage, there is a necessity for full final}cial disclosure before the wedding," he said. The agreements are most beneficial for lawyers, who charge at least $1,500, usually much more, and for the person with the greater assets. "The person without assets at least will know what's in the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow," Fredman adds. That's a great way to think of marriage - getting our hands on somebody else's pot of gold. This type of thinking violates the sanctity of marriage. Matrimonial lawyer Herman Tarnow argues that prenuptial agreements are advisable and healthy. "Now the full range of marital life can be contracted so that you don't have to deal with sensitive issues at times of emotional stress," he says. Bu~ not every lawyer agrees.

Take Norman Sheresky, past pres- there are situations where children ident of the New York chapter of need financial protection. the American Academy of MatriBut it's wrong to use a practice monial Lawyers. developed for that purpose to turn "It burns a big hole in the roman- . marriage itself into a business deal. Granted, in the state's view, martic fabric of marriage," he said. "I would tell my sister, if he doesn't riages are legal contracts. In the eyes of God, however, marriage is trust you find someone else." That's the point. What good is a a sacrament, not a business deal. Prenuptial agreements attempt marriage without trust? A prenuptial agreement assumes that divorce to mix the sacred and profane but and lawsuits are likely possibilities. it just doesn't work that way. MarOf course, second marriages are riage has to mean total sharing. common and complex. I am sure Anything less is not a real marriage.

A battle for his affections By Hilda Young We were newlyweds. My husband leaned over the breakfast table. He looked serious. "I'm going out in the yard and mulch," he said. "Was it the sausage?" I squeaked. Little did I realize then that an ongoing battle for affection had begun: his lawn or his wife. .At the end of our first summer, I calculated how much time and money he had invested in our lawn and how much in our relationship. It wouldn't have been close if I hadn't feigned root rot. I know I am not alone. A dear friend once sued her husband of alienation of affection over his riding mower. "The neighbors are starting to talk," I told my husband this morning. "Nancy told me yesterday she heard from Suzanne that there is some looney in the neighborhood who crawls around on all fours on his lawn laughing fiendishly. I think it's you." "Give me a break," he said. "You know how you cackle when your slug bait works. I heard you after dinner last night out there snickering, 'Serves you right, Slimeball.' " "You heard wrong," he said, looking up from the June issue of the American Journal of Fertilizer. "I was snickering, 'Go ahead,

make my day, Slimebucket.' I've been reading up on nitrates," he added. "If they're cheaper than day rates, does that mean we're going somewhere?" I asked excitedly. "Cute," he said. "You know we wouldn't dare go somewhere while the new lawn seed is germinating." "Lower your voice," I whispered. The children will hear you." "Which reminds me," he went on. "The one with the Band-Aid on his arm, if he goes through that reseeded section with his scooter again he'll need to exchange the Band-Aid for a cast." "But we're your family, man," I said. "Surely you prefer quality time with us over your lawn." His eyes narrowed. "Don't tell me you have root rot again." Send comments to Hilda Young, 15118 Meadow Way N.W., Arlington, Wash. 98113•

Extinction feared ITAICI, Brazil (NC) - Violence against Brazil's Indians is reaching "alarming proportions" and threatens the extinction of a South American tribe, said a recent report approved by the Brazilian bishops' conference. The report also accused FUN AI, the government's Indian agency, of leading "the sacking ofthe riches of Indian lands."

Cultural racism NEW YORK (NC) - A black Catholic leader has called for efforts to overcome the "cultural racism" that insists people of European background have a right to "define the world." Marist Brother Cyprian Rowe, former director of the National Office for Black Catholics and the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, said that "reverse racism" may exist among individual blacks but that it "becomes a factor only where people have power." He spoke at a forum cosponsored by The Tablet, Brooklyn diocesan newspaper, and the diocesan Office of Black Ministry.

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Domino's Pizza president founds leaders' group WASHINGTON (NC) - Thomas S. Monaghan, founder and president of Domino's Pizza, believes that 2S years of successes and mistakes in building the world's largest pizza delivery business were all in preparation for founding an organization of Catholic business leaders. "Two or three hours" after meeting Pope John Paul II in Rome last May, Monaghan said he was "hit with the idea" for Legatus, an international group of Cathoiics who are corporate presidents and chiefexecutive officers. " Legatus," a Latin word, means emissary or one who bears a message. "It was almost like marching orders," said Monaghan, SI, who afso owns the Detroit Tigers professional baseball team and has been dubbed the "Pizza Tiger." "I believe everything I've done in Domino's has been in preparation for Legatus," Monaghan said in a telephone interview from his office at Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Mich. His approach to Legatus is the same as he's taken in building more than 4,300 pizza stores: "If it doesn't have quality, it doesn't have anyttling," he said. Legatus is "a vehicle to help the most talented, visible, influential group of people...to become better Catholics and, through their rolemodeling, to help others be better Catholics," Monaghan said. The first Legatus meeting was held in June 1987 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Monaghan visits the Central American nation "every quarter" to check on the progress of several projects he's funding there to help a village church and the poor it serves. He told some friends there about his idea, and they were eager to form a chapter. Legatus' Honduran chapter has 15 to 20 members, he said, including the owner of a food-processing plant and a plumbing fixtures distributor. A friend told friends in Spain about Legatus and now the Barcelona chapter has 20 members. Chapters are up and running in

Detroit, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Milwaukee. Others are in formation in Boston, New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington, Buffalo, N.Y., and in the Philippines. More than 150 men and women and their spouses joined Legatus in its first 10 months. Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law, a Legatus board member hosted an organizational meeting of the Boston chapter and Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl spoke at the inaugural meeting of the Pittsburgh chapter. The organization's mission statement says it is a group of "Roman Catholics in good standing who are the heads of companies, organizations, professional firms and institutions. Members are interested in promoting moral ethics in business in conformity with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church so that the lives of all can be enhanced." Ten percent of the national and local dues are "given to the Holy Father." To qualify for Legatus, one must be the top-ranking person in a company or organization with at least 50 fulltime employees. The financial status of the company is also a factor in determining membership. Monthly meetings begin with the opportunity to go to confession. Then Mass is celebrated, followed by dinner and a speaker. "Legatus helps members to be better Catholics and to bring that into their businesses, not Just on Sundays," said Monaghan. Leaders of large corporations have few opportunities to discuss their faith with their peers because of the demands of running a business and fear of offending someone, he added. "When you get a group together of people who all want to be better Catholics, it loosens things up," he said. "The conversations at most of the tables during· the meal have to do with the church, and it's a peer support. It almost works like magic."

ROME (NC) - The primate of Hungary, Cardinal Laszlo Paskai, 61, does not see his task as much different from that of his Western colleagues. When asked what problems face the Hungarian church, he listed consumerism, the disaffected young and the shortage of priests. The Hungarian church does not encounter any particular state interference, he told Vatican Radio last year.

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC) - Pope John Paul II commemorated the 10th anniversary of the death of Pope Paul VI, declaring that the intervening years "have proven his greatness." Pope Paul died at Castel Gandolfo Aug. 6, 1978. In his Aug. 7 Angelus address, Pope John Paul remembered his predecessor's "profound devotion" to Mary, which he described as a "stimulus" for Christians "to live in a particularly intense way this closing of the Marian year." "Paul VI was a profoundly Marian pope," Pope John Paul said. The pope recalled Pope Paul's devotion to Mary as a young man, when he regularly visited a Marian sanctuary in Brescia, near where he was raised. Following his election in 1963, Pope Paul issued a proclamation called "Mary, Mother of the Church." With this title, the pope said, Pope Paul revealed that "among the various functions that can be attributed to the Madonna, none better than mother expresses what she is." The pope described Pope Paul as one who "greatly loved the age in which he lived" and for which he "worked to bring it back to God." During an early morning Mass at St. Thomas Villanova Parish in Castel Gandolfo Aug. 6, the pope commemorated the anniversary of the death. About 200 people attended the celebration. The pope did not preach a hom_ily. Instead, Pope Paul's former secretary, Msgr. Pasquale Macchi,

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read passages from the late pope's writings. The writings were chosen to show Pope Paul's "recurring meditation" on death and his "meeting with the Lord," Msgr. Macchi said. Born Sept. 26,1897, Pope Paul had been a Vatican official and archbishop of Milan before being elected pope in 1963. During his pontificate he traveled to Asia, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the United States. Besides bringingthe Second Vatican Council to a close in 1965 and then implementing its decrees, Pope Paul also was active in developing ecumenical relations. Of his seven encyclicals, his two best known are "Populorum Progressio," ("On the Development of Peoples") and "Humanae Vitae" ("Of Human Life"). In the first, he appealed to wealthy countries to take "concrete action" to remedy global imbalances. "Humanae Vitae," his last encyclical, created a storm of controversy when he reiterated the church's opposition to artificial means of birth control. Pope Paul said such means sever the unitive and procreative aspects of sexual intercourse. He died of a heart attack at the age of 80.

Fewer Czech nuns VATICAN CITY (NC) - The number of women religious in Czechoslovakia is declining rapidly, and the government has not given religious orders permission to accept new members, Vatican Radio recently reported. In 1986, the last year for which reliable figures are available, there were 2,811 women religious mostly elderly - in the provinces of Bohemia and Moravia, and the figure is expected to drop to 1,400 by the year 2000, said Vatican Radio. The figures were contained in a letter sent to Vatican Radio by women officials of religious orders in the two Czechoslovakian provinces. The letter said the religious officials had no information about the number of women religious in the region of Slovakia because they have been unable to meet with Slovakian religious since 1968. "For some time we have been aware of the critical state of our existence. For this reason, three times we have turned to the representatives of our government asking permission to accept novices," said the letter. Two requests were made in 1985 and the third in 1987, but no response has been received, the letter said.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC) - Pope John Paul II met privately with singer Sarah Vaughan, who has recorded an album of the pope's poetry sung to a jazz accompaniment. The Vatican confirmed news reports that Miss Vaughan met the pope Aug. 7 at his summer residence outside Rome. The meeting lasted five minutes, during which the two spoke English. Miss Vaughan, her daughter and the organizer of her Italian tour had flown down to Rome from Milan for ihe audience. According to news reports, the pope told her he was happy that she had made a recording of his poems put to music and complimented her on her "splendid voice." In 1984 Miss Vaughan sang the poems at a recital in Dusseldorf, West Germany, after they had been set to music by songwriters Tito Fontana and Sante Palumbo. She later made a record and a video of the songs. Following the private papal audience, Miss Vaughan flew back to Milan for a performance that evening, after which she collapsed at a VATICAN CITY (NC) - Cathrestaurant, according to press re- olic and Orthodox officials have ports. set up a joint group to examine the The remainder of her tour was status of Eastern-rite Catholic canceled and she flew back to the Churches "as a serious factor" in United States Aug. 8. ecumenical relations. The group Miss Vaughan's bad luck in Italy was formed at a recent meeting in began the week before during a Valamo, Finland, of the Joint Inconcert stop in Sicily. Thieves ternational Commission for Theostopped a car she was riding in, logical Dialogue between the Rosmashed a window and stole her man Catholic Church and the purse. Orthodox Church.

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People-watching is fun even if the boss is out VATICAN CITY (NC) - When Pope John Paul II leaves the Vatican on one of his frequent foreign trips, disappointment sometimes shows on the faces oftourists in St. Peter's Square. They arrive expecting to see the familiar white-robed figure either blessing the crowd from his apartment window or sitting on his chair on the outdeor wooden stage during his Wednesday general audience. But when the pope is a no-show, that doesn't mean an end to peoplewatching at the Vatican. St. Peter's Square is a crossroads of cardinals, curial officials and other major and minor celebrities of the universal church. And unlike the pope, they can be observed at close range. On one weekday morning when the pope, alas, was away from home, practically the whole curial hierarchy seemed to be strolling around, rubbing shoulders with unwitting pilgrims. There was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the sometimes controversial white-haired German theologian who heads the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Known as the church's "doctrinal watchdog," he does not seem like the barking type as he strolls the sunny arc of the square, chatting quietly with a priest. He goes unnoticed by the hundreds of tour-

ists, but may turn up in their videotapes as the black-cassocked figure crossing in front of the fountain. Who knows what's inside his leather briefcase? Just on the other side ofthe colonnade, Cardinal Johannes Willebrands dodges motorcycles and cars on his way to work. The 78year-old Dutchman wears the distinctive black "capello romano" a hat with a brim wide enough to hide behind, if necessary. He briskly salutes a traffic policeman, jaywalks across the street and disappears through a medieval arch on his way to the Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity. Nearby, where the 64 bus line disgorges its human cargo, Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze is hustling to an appointment inside the Vatican walls. As always, he seems to be in a hurry. As well as being the head of the Secretariat for Non-Christian Religions, he serves on an important Curia reform commission now completing its work. When the sun gets too warm, prelates prefer the shade of Bernini's marble colonnade. Here is where Cardinal Rosario Castillo Lara, the Vatican's top canon law expert, chats in Spanish with an aide. He wears a black felt hat; the scarlet trim on his cassock hemline is the only tip-off of his standing as a cardinal. As he enters the bronze

doors of the apostolic palace, the Swiss Guards recognize him and tamp their halberds in salute. Cardinal Paul Mayer, a tall, straight-backed monk who heads the Vatican's Congregations for Worship and Sacraments, passes the newsstand and tour buses on his way to his office facing the square. He sometimes stops to converse with pilgrims who recognize him. This morning, he strides across the marble sidewalk without looking down at the fresh writing in chalk - six lines of antiVatican graffiti that will soon be washed away. Nearby, Cardinal Antonio Innocenti, head of the clergy congregation, wades through a taxi stand and gets into a blue Italian compact, on his way to an appointment downtown. The bookstores and souvenir shops that lie on the fringe of St. Peter's Square are havens for visiting prelates. A few months ago, sometime political mediator Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo of Niearagua called on the pope during a crucial negotiating impasse. As the Vatican press corps tried frantically to obtain information on his visit, the cardinal was thumbing through holy cards at "Coletti's" next door. The "Leonina" bookshop around the corner is a kind of 19th hole for cardinals, one of the few places where information is swapped after working hours. On one recent occasion, curial veteran Cardinal Giuseppe Casoria was seen to meet Vatican financial expert Cardinal Giuseppe Caprio between the stacks. They were joined later by Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, who probably holds more positions in the Curia than anyone, and Dutch Cardinal Maximilien de Furstenberg, a retired Vatican official. These mini-conclaves take place in semipublic fashion, but without fanfare and without flowing scarlet garments. It's part of the show that goes on every day - even when the pope is not in Rome.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 12, 1988 treal priest familiar with Haiti gave the program "high praise," Sister Fane said. However, she suggested that the literacy program was perhaps "too ambitious," beginning with 7,000 people but aiming in a few years to reach 3 million illiterate Haitians.

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By Michael Warren When I'm young my life stretches out before me and my focus is as much on who I will be in the future as who I am right now. Think about yourself right now. For some time your focus has more than likely been: What will I do with my life? A later question, but not too much later, is: With whom will I share my life? We dream of the person we will be in the future, of the one we will be with and what it will be like. We try to picture it. When we imagine ourselves in the future, we also are imagining not just who we will be, but also -and this is important - the kind of person we would like to be. Some imagine themselves as strong, or admired and loved the way sports stars might be, or entertainment figures, or fashion models. Still others imagine themselves making sacrifices to care for and serve others.

Actually I think if we listen carefully to how friends talk 'about their future fantasies - and most people do talk about them at least occasionally - we can find out a lot about how they see themselves and the kind of persons they would like to be. But there is more to our imagination of ourselves than simply deciding the kind of person we would like to be. The fact is, our imagination of ourselves doesn't come simply from inside ourselves. It also comes from outside. We also could ask ourselves and our friends: Who is the person you want to be like. Whoever those people are, they are imagining our lives for us in the sense that they offer a model we would like to imitate. That model can be powerful, not just for young people but for people of all ages. Human beings tend to imitate behavior that appeals to them. She doesn't just want to be a singer; she

wants to be like a particular singer. He might want to be a football star, but one modeled on a particular star. 1 know a young doctor in East Africa who gave up a good practice in the United States to work with the poor for three years. He traces his decision to accounts of missionaries he heard about in . grade school. What I am talking about is heroes and heroines. 1 think the matter of heroes needs to be given a lot of thought because they can have such a great influence. We can find out an amazing amount about a person if we know who his or her heroes are. Of course, what one person names as hero another may name as jerk. We can find plenty of persons supposed to be heroes who are actually greedy, mean, lying people. What a terrible thing for a person to p'ursue dreams that in fact are silly and follow heroes who are shabby! My suggestion is that young people think a lot about the kind of person they would like to be, pay attention to their dreams of themselves in the future and be quite deliberate about whom they name as hero or heroine. For Christians, these are deeply religious issues. Michael Warren is a religious educator who teaches at St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.

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AMONG WINNERS of college scho.larship grants from the Catholic Association of Foresters, a fraternal benefit society, are, from left, Christian McCloskey, Fall River; Paul Ol~veira, New Bedford; and, right, Walter Braillard, MattapOisett. They are congratulated by Foresters' High Chief Ranger Daniel E. Hamre, second right.

Signs of the times DE'TROIT (NC) - Fingers, hands and arms slice through the air in a uniformly graceful symphony as students at Detroit's East Catholic High School learn sign language as part of a special choir designed to improve their fluency. Eleven students, not hearingimpaired, chose American Sign Language to fulfill their foreign language requirement, but they're studying it through the special choir created by teacher Charles Anderson. The choir's repertoire ranges from hymns to comedic Christmas carols to pop standards to spoken tributes. American Sign Language, the form of communication used by

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bellis production which took a modern-day look at Christ's life. DeCubellis performed lead roles in sevc:ral Feehan productions and appears in "Mr. North," a recently released film given an A2 rating by the U.S. Catholic Conference. "Action" will be presented at 8 tonight and Sunday at Feehan's Theatre. Information is available from the Vision Theatre Company, (401) 728-8830.

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Apparitions not essential, he says DAYTON, Ohio (NC) - Apparitions .are small signs that can awaken faith from lethargy, but they are not the essentials of faith, according to a Marian scholar who has been studying a reported vision at Medjugorje, Yugoslavia. The scholar, Father Rene Lau-' rentin, said, "apparitions are at the last degree of value, after the sacraments and the Bible." Interviewed at the University of Dayton where he has been a frequent guest lecturer, Father Laurentin, 70, said he considers such phenomena to be "small signs ... on the long terrestrial journey to God. "Remember what Jesus said to Thomas: 'Happy are those who have not seen but still'believe,''' he said. Apparitions do help people recall what what is often forgotten, he said - that God, Christ and Mary exist and that people can encounter them. Father Laurentin was an official consultor during the Second Vatican Council and helped prepare the council's statement on Mary. Known as the "theologian of Lourdes" because of his extensive studies on the famous shrine in France, Father Laurentin has turned his attention in recent years to Medjugorje, the village where Mary has reportedly been appearing to six youths since 1981. "An apparition is not good news for a parish priest or a bishop. It's a problem," Father Laurentin said. It is also a problem for theologians charged with investigating apparitions. Often "theologians have big brains but are not prepared for discernment," he said. Father Laurentin is the author of books路 and articles on Medjugorje and has visited the village 18 times, interviewed the young people and taken part in scientific and medical studies on the apparitions. Medical tests, he said, prove that the young people are not sleeping, dreaming or having epileptic seizures during the apparitions. "The tests confirm there is nothing pathological," he said. The church has yet to determine the authenticity of the apparitions. Yugoslavia's national bishops conference is responsible for investigating the events at Medjugorje. Conformity to doctrine and morality, and signs such as miracles or healing are among the criteria the church looks for before approving an apparition, Father Laurentin said. "The most principal sign is the fruits. A bad 路tree cannot produce good fruits."路 . He said he sees good fruits in the messages at Medjugorje - peace, prayer, conversion and fasting. He said that the discipline of fasting "opens us to be more hungry and thirsty for God." As for the to secrets the visionaries are said to have received, some of which warn of future "punishment," the priest 路said, "I don't like that word. It's not a vengeful God who is the source of trouble in the world" but humans through their sinful behavior who cause their own destruction. What might the church ultimately decide about Medjugorje? "I don't think a negative judgment against the apparitions would be possible. But I don't think many theologians or bishops would be capable of a positive judgment. Probably they will (authorize) pil-

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FATHER Francois Pellissier of the Glenmary Home Missioners will speak at Masses tomorrow and Sunday at St. Peter the Apostle church, Provincetown, explaining his community's ministry in Appalachia and the rural South and Southwest. Born near Paris, Father Pellissier is now a U.S. citizen and is secretary of the Glenmary society. Ordained in 1981, he has served in Kentucky and Mississippi. The Glenmary priests and brothers, founded in 1939, serve the spiritual and material needs of persons in home mission regions. Members are active in 77 counties in 12 states, working in territory where there is only one priest for every 30,000 people.

Symbols followin, film reviews indicate both ,eneral and Catholic Films Office ratin,s, which do not always coincide. General ratin,s: G..;...suitable for ,eneral viewin,; PG-13-parental,uidance stron,ly sUllested for children under 13; PG-parental,uidance su,,ested; I-restricted. unsuitable for children or youn, teens. Catholic ratin,s: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; 4-separate classification (,iven films not morally offensive which. however. require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive. Catholic ratin,s for television movies are those of the movie house versions of the films.

duction values. Pee-wee's sexual blossoming and loss of virginity implied. A2, PG "Die Hard" (Fox) - When a band of terrorists take over an L.A. high-rise, they're no match for Bruce Willis as a New York cop who just happens to be attending his estranged wife's office party at the time. Many suspenseful thrills and chills, much humorous banter and in-jokes that will have audiences screaming and cheering. But also much intense, graphic violence and some profanity. 0, R

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"Mr. North". (Goldwyn) - A Yale grad (Anthony Edwards) with a peculiar talent for giving electric shocks shows up in Newport, R.I., in the summer of 1926 and proceeds to raise havoc in the homes where he works as tutor and tennis instructor. Based on Thornton Wilder's last novel. Technically uneven. Lively character performances. Some vulgar references. A2, PO

NEW FILMS "Big Top Pee-wee"(Paramount) - Pee-wee Herman's (Paul Reubens) latest extravaganza sees the zany child-man mature into a young gentleman farmer. Features colorful circus activity. Gorgeous pro-

"Monkey Shines" (Orion Pictures) - Tasteless effort sees a labtortured monkey turn killer after she's given to a paraplegic (Jason

Beghe) as a helpmate. Graphic injection scenes, grisly murde~nd mayhem, much menace and an explicit kinky sex scene. 0, R "The New Adventures of Pippi Lonptocldnl"(Columbia) - Cheesy, cloying English-language adaptation ofthe Astrid Lindgren children's books sees Pippi (Tami Erin), her horse and monkey settling in a rambling old house after they wash overboard from her father's ship. Peppy music, bad acting and unimaginative direction. A I, G Religious TV Sunday, AUI. 14 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - Continuation of last week's program where Mother Teresa and other world figures reflect upon the futureofthe pianet. Religious Radio Sunday, Aug. 14 (NBC) "Guideline" Stephen Labunski, executive director ofthe International Radio and Tele/vision Society and chairman of the advisory board of Voice of America, discusses the importance of the radio medium on the international scene.

More aid possible NEW YORK (NC) - A decline in violence in Guatemala has en-' . abled Catholic Relief Services to broaden the scope of its work there, says Daniel Moriarty, CRS director in Guatemala for the past three years. However, problems. still occur, he said, citing the case of a volunteer couple from Minnesota forced to leave the country abruptly because of a death threat.

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ST. STANISLAUS, FR Czestochowa prayer days Aug. 15 through 26. HOLY NAME, FR Vincentians' meeting 7 p.m. Monday, rectory.

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Outing for parish boys and girls Monday, including cookout, bowling, miniature golf and swimming. ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET CCD teaching materials on view at the office lOa. m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN .Adoration at church today, prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. at rectory. NOTRE DAME, FR Women's Guild board meeting following7 p.m. Mass Monday, rectory. CCD registration after 10:30 a.m. and noon Masses Aug. 28., CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE Baptismal preparation meetings for parents and godparents Saturday night Aug. 20, Sept. 17. ST. JAMES, NB CYO outing participants meet tomorrow at County Street parking lot at 8:30 a.m. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays, church basement. Cursillo information night 7:30 p.m. Aug. 24, parish center. Adventure youth group membership meeting 7 p.m. Monday, parish center; officers and adults meeting 7 p.m. Aug. 23, parish center. Altar servers' father/ son night (Pawtucket Red Sox game) Aug. 16. Softball for A1l6 p.m. Aug. 14, North School field. O.L. ANGELS, FR Holy Name Society meeting and breakfast Sept. 18 follows 8 a.m. Mass. Holy Rosary Sodality breakfast and meeting Oct. 16 follows 8 a.m. Mass. Religious education teachers' meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, hall. Appreciation night for parish workers Sept. 25, White's of Westport.

'ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT,FR Healing service and Mass with Father William Babbitt, 2 p.m. Aug. 21, church; all welcome. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Five parishioners will attend the diocesan Christian Leadership Conference at Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown. PRAYER MEETING, WAREHAM Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Sacred Hearts Seminary Retreat House, Wareham; all welcome. ST.MARY,NB Jack Curry Memorial golf open Oct. I, Whaling City Country Club; information: 995-9123. School committee meeting·7:30 p.m. Aug. 23, school. Pack 12 Cub Scouts 7 p.m. Sept. 26, gym; adult volunteers needed; information: Normand Cabral, 998-3704. O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK The parish will host a regional prayer meeting Wednesday; meeting begins with 7 p.m. Mass; all welcome. ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Healing service with Father William Babbitt 2 p.m. Sunday before the4p.m. vigil Mass for the Assumption. Mass and prayer meeting 7 p.m. each Thursday through the summer. CCD registration in .office 10 a.m. to noon, I to 4 p.m. each Monday through Wednesday. CCD teachers and an aide are needed. Information at rectory. CATHEDRAL, FR Adult sacramental' and convert inquiry classes are in formation. A parish library and reading room are planned. Donations of books on Catholic faith and practice are welcome. Information at rectory. LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO The closing of the Marian year will be observed Monday at a 6:30 p.m. outdoor Mass followed by Marian devotions and a candlelight procession. Jon Polce will lead music ministry at 6:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, Aug. 20, and will be featured in a twilight garden concert at 7:30 p.m'. A healing service and Mass will be led by Rev. Albert Fredette, MS, Sunday, Aug. 21. Music will be by Alan Bessette.

PREVOST ALUMNI, FR Graduates and friends of the former Msgr. Prevost High School will attend a dinner dance Aug. 20 at McGovern's restaurant, Fall River. The event will mark the 50th anniversary of the school's first graduation and will be attended by several former faculty members. Chairman is Dr. Roland E. Chabot, 1938 class president. CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Salesian Fathers Daniel Rauzl and James Heuser will speak at weekend Masses on the missions of their congregation. Ending the Marian year, exposition ofthe Blessed Sacrament will follow 9 a.m. Mass until noon Monday, at which time eucharistic devotions ,will take place.

BARITONE Bob Thompson will perform and share his faith experience story in a rain-or-shine garden concert at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro. Lawn chairs' suggested. All welcome. Information: 2225410. ATTLEBORO SEPARATED/DIVORCED Meetings 7 p.m. each 2nd and 4th Sunday, St. Mary's parish center, North Attleboro. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR First communion, confirmation and graduation pictures available at the rectory. A few openings' exist in the parish school; information available there. ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Prayer group picnic Aug. 21, Colt State park, Bristol, RI. Information at rectory. Holy Ghost committee officers: Joseph Medeiros, president; Aurelio Gouveia, vice-president; John Camara, mordomo. PILGRIM VIRGIN, FALMOUTH The Pilgrim Virgin statue will be at Falmouth Nursing Home Aug. 13 through 20. Welcome and farewell ceremonies will be held in the home's chapel at 10 a.m. on those dates and the rosary will be led at 10 a.m. each morning by Women's Guild members from St. Patrick's parish, Falmouth. Mass will be offered at 2 p.m. Aug. 19, with music by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Deechan, also of St. Patrick's. All welcome to visit the chapel all week. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Sister Beth Mahoney, CSC, will work in parish outreach to the physically and spiritually afflicted and will make a formal commitment to the parish family at 7:30 p.m. Mass Monday.

LEGION OF MARY Legionaries will hold their 9th Marian year event at 7 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Following recitation of the rosary at the outdoor statue of Mary, members will process into the cathedral for Mass celebrated by Father Matthew Sullivan, SS.CC., New Bedford Legion curia spiritual director. Souvenirs made by junior legionaries from St. Joseph's parish, New Bedford, will be distributed. All are welcome. Legion officials announce that a praesidium for Hispanics has been established in St. Joseph's parish, Attleboro. There are now one junior and seven senior groups in the diocese. SENHOR da PEDRA, NB The annual Feast of Senhor Bom Jesus da Pedra will be held Aug. 19 through 21 at Madeira Field. Originating centuries ago in the Azores, it is culminated by a procession at 2 p.m. Aug. 21, beginning at Immaculate Conception Church.

AIDS book ST. LOUIS (NC) - Catholic health care officials and men religious in a joint book on AIDS call it a "tragic, threatening and cruel" disease that requires the entire church to help society deal with the complex issues surrouding it. The book, prepared by the Catholic Health Association and the Conference of Major Superiors of Men and titled "The Gospel Alive: Caring for Persons with AIDS and Related Illnesses," covers medical, legal, operational, theological, ethical and social aspects of AIDS within the context of church teaching.

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A display of Madonnas from around the world and herbs and flowers associated with Mary will bring the Marian year to a close at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, North Falmouth. Organized by the parish Wo-

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men's Guild, the exhibit will be on view this weekend and at holy day Masses on Monday. It will feature an unusual collectionofMadonnasgathen:d by Father Timothy J. Goldrick, parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth Seton.

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ENJOY ETHNIC FOODS, VISIT OUR CRAFT SHOPS, MINI MALL AND FLEA MARKET. YOU'RE ALSO SURE TO ENJOY THE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT WE HAVE FOR YOU UNDER THE BIG TENT.

• AUCTION SATURDAY 11 A.M. • GAMES FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS • ALL NEW DUNK TANK • INDOOR &OUTDOOR DINING FRIDAY, AUGUST 12 • 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 • 9 A.M to 4 P.M. 6 P.M. to 11 P.M. SUNDAY, AUGUST 14 • 1 P.M. to 5 P.M.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON CHURCH