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Catholic education celebrates centuries of service in the U.S. By THE NATIONAL CATHOUC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SPECIAL 10 THE ANCHOR
Today the almost 8,000 Catholic schools across the United States are regarded as a gift to the Church and a gift to the nation. But exactly when and where the first Catholic "school" began in this country - or the names of the teacher and pupils - remains a mystery. A Spanish Franciscan with a few children in a mission outpost? A member of an early French exploration party, quietly teaching and preaching? A chaplain holding class for young ship's apprentices on the beach where some 16th-century vessel had just anchored? It's hard to say. What is clear is that Catholic education goes back deep into U.S. history - to at least 1606.
That year, expressing their desire "to teach children Christian doctrine, reading and writing," the Franciscans opened a school in what is now St. Augustine, Fla. Further north and a bit later, Jesuits instructed such dedicated Native American students as Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680), who became a Catholic in New York and taught Native American children in a Christian settlement near Montreal. By the latter 1600s, English colonists had set up their own, publicly supported schools. But since all the colonies were overwhelmingly Protestant, the rudimentary education often had a heavily fundamentalist Protestant (if not blatantly anti-Catholic) cast. Even in Catholic-founded Turn to page J3 - Education
READY AND WAITING - A sparkling new classroom awaits its first inhabitants at St. Pius X School in South Yarmouth. The school opens its doors for the first time on September 8. Story on page eight. (AnchonJolivet photo)
New school, principals and academic enhancements usher in school year By DAVE JOUVET EDnoR
FALL RIVER - Bucking the national trend of decreased enrollment in Catholic schools across the country, the Diocese of Fall River opens the 2004-05 school year with a student population that is holding steady. And with the opening of a new school in South Yarmouth next month, diocesan enrollment may actually increase. "This is an exciting school year for us," said George A. Milot, diocesan superintendent of schools. "We have many new programs, personnel, a new school, and many of our schools have healthy enrollments." In addition to opening St. Pius X School on Cape Cod, the diocesan Education Department welcomes four new parochial school principals to its family. Patricia Marmen is the new principal of St. Pius X; Chris Myron has been named principal at Notre Dame School in Fall River; Connie Hipolito takes over at Holy Trin-
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THIS STATUE of Christ with children will welcome new students at St. Pius X School in South Yarmouth this September. (AnchonJolivet photo)
John the Evangelist School in Attleboro. "We're very pleased with the addition of these four experienced educators," Kathleen A. Simpson, diocesan assistant superintendent for personnel told The Anchor. "In addition, we've added nearly 90 new teachers in schools across the diocese - many of those at St. Pius X in South Yarmouth. Another change on the school horizon this fall is the addition of a sixth-grade class at St. Mary's School in Mansfield. One of this school year's major offerings is the utilization of the nationally-recognized "Child Lures Prevention" program. 'This is one of the finest child saf~ty programs in the country," said Dr. Donna A. Boyle, diocesan assistant superintendent for curriculum. "It's in response to the United States Council of Catholic Bishops' call for increased awareness and prevention of child abuse." According to Boyle, all diocesan school employees are particiTurn to page nine - School
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@hilnarn Sister Belmira Oliveira SUSC FALL RIVER - Holy Union Sister Belrnira Oliveira, formerly known as Sister Claire Francis, 75, a former teacher and school principal, died August 8 at the Catholic Memorial Home. Born in Fall River, one of nine children of the late Francisco and the late Clara (Alonso) Oliveira, she graduated from St. Mary Elementary School in Providence, R.I., and from Sacred Hearts Academy in Fall River before entering the Holy Union Novitiate in Fall River on Aug. 15, 1947. She made professions of vows on August 22 in 1949 and in 1955. Following novitiate, Sister Belmira earned a bachelor of science degree in education from Fordham University in New York City, and received a master of science degree in education from Bridgewater State College. She also studied at Hunter College in New York and at Providence College. She was certified as a director of guidance. . On the elementary school level, Sister Belrnira taught locally at St. Mirry's School in Taunton, and at Sacred Hearts Academy Elemen-
tary, St. Michael's School and Holy Name School, all in Fall River. She also served as principal at Holy Name. She also taught at Sacred Hearts Academy in Fall River, Holy Family High School in New Bedford, and at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, where she was a guidance counselor. After her retirement from fulltime ministry because of health reasons, Sister Belrnira continued as a teacher's assistant at North Elementary School in Somerset, and at the Talbot School and B.M.C. Durfee High School in Fall River. She leaves a brother, Edward Oliveira of Brockton; a sister, Theresa Nientimp ofFall River, and her Holy Union Sisters. She was also the sister of the late Holy Union Sister Mary Oliveira, Franciscan Missionary ofMary Sister Lia Oliveira, Margaret Silvia, Beatrice Vasconcelios, Maximine Oliveira and Alfonso Oliveira. Her funeral Mass was celebrated in·the chapel at the Catholic Memorial Home. Burial was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River..
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follow through on those commitments. . "For example;' he said, "small farms in developing countries can be priced out of the market by protected or subsidized goods from developed countries, while small farms in the U.S. often receive much less government support than large agricultural entities." He noted the growing concern of many U.S. workers who are "ilfraid of losing their jobs here to places where labor is plentiful and cheap." 'This can lead to resentment that tunis workers into economic enc emies. It can also arouse protectionist attitudes resulting in barriers to trade in richer countries that further jeopardize poor workers," he said. "As a global Church, we believe in building bridges aI1:d crossing boundaries in order to share both our needs and our gifts," he said. "Arguments that focus simply and exclusively on the likely domestic impact of trade are far too narrow. At the same time, U.S. workers and their families must be able to earn a decent living and, when necessary,
adjust to the requirements of job changes and dislocation." He said trade and economic policies "are not preordained laws of nature" but the work of people and governments. 'Their goal must be to promote the dignity of work and the rights of workers," he said. "The moral measure of trade policy," he added, "is not simply the trade increased, the growth produced or the money made; rather, it is the lives lifted up, the decent jobs created and the families leaving poverty behind." As an example of the Church's concerns for justice and human dignity in trade agreements he cited the consultation ofrepresentatives ofthe bishops' conferences of the United States and Central America this summer over the recently signed U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement. The consultation led to a four-page joint statement by the participating bishops on principles and concems that should be taken into account in developing and implementing such an agreement.
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Saint Anne's Hospital announces Women's Outreach Program schedule FALL RIVER - Saint Anne's Hospital announces its September schedule for its Women's Health Network Outreach Program of breast and cervical cancer medical services as follows: September 2 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care at Saint Anne's Hospital, corner of South Main and Middle Streets; September 7 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., SSTAR Family Health Care Center, 400 Stanley Street; September 9, noon - 3 p.m., Healthfirst Family Care Center, 102 County Street; September 18 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care at Saint Anne's Hospital; September 22 from 6:30-8:30 p.m., FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care at Saint Anne's Hospital; September 25 from 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care at Saint Anne's Hospital. Since 1994, Saint Anne's Hospital has provided free breast and cervical services to more than
4,300 uninsured or underinsured women. To find out if you qualify or to make an appointment call 508-675-5686 or check out the hospital's Website: www.saintanneshospital.org. A nurse practitioner provides clinical breast exams, Pap tests, physical exams and breast and cervical education at host sites throughout the area. Mammography is provided at the FIRSTFED Center for Breast Care. Other health services including free further diagnostic testing as ordered by the physician are included as needed. Portuguese-speaking staff and interpreters of other languages are available.
Hospital Calendar of Events On September 11 Saint Anne's Hospital will host the Lymphedema Education and Support Group for patients and caregivers. They will meet from 6-7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the hospital's Rehabilitation Services, 222 Miliken Boulevard. For more in-
formation call 508-646-9470. A program entitled "The Role of the Glycemic Index and Diet," will be presented by guest speaker Laurie Hammontree, a registered dietician and certified diabetes educator, September 14 from 67 p.m. in the Nannery Conference Room of the hospital. For more information call 508-674-5600 ext. 2490. . "Importal).t Information About Heart and Blood-Pressure Medications," will be presented by guest speaker Katie Simmons on September 19 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Nannery Conference Room. Reservations are required and can be reserved by calling 508-674-5600 ext. 2635. Prostrate cancer screening will be available September 21-23 from 5-7 p.m. in the Hudner Oncology Center. To make an appointment call 508-674-5600 ext.
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Holy Union Sisters and Associates gathered at Mont Marie Conference Center here for their annual Province Assembly. The theme for this year's gathering was "Our Moment, Embracing Diversity - Cherishing Gifts." The Assembly began with a presentation entitled "Enlivening the International Dimension of Christ's Compassion in Religious Communities Today" by David B. Couturier, a Capuchin Franciscan. A good portion of one day was given to reports and conversation about Stewardship of Resources, as well as an update on our membership in UNANIMA International, a UNNGO, and the planning for the Congregation collegial Assembly in 2005.
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At the crossroads As the Church faces the many challenges of the' present, her mission remains the same. As Bishop George W. Coleman stated in his recent pastoral letter, "As a living institution, the Church naturally expresses changes over time, and from place to place. In the face of these'changes it is necessary to respond so that the unchanging mission of the Church may be accomplished." This is especially true in the area of Catholic education. Today, the Catholic schools of our country are caught up in the expediencies of the times. Michael Guerra, president of the National Catholic Education Association, reflected on the closing of Catholic schools this past year. These closings come at a crossroads in the history of Catholic schools. Approximately 123 schools were closed or consolidated for a net loss of 45 schools. Catholic schools have been a force in the nation, providing a strong academic and Christian education for students. ''The loss of these schools is a significant loss for our country," 'he said. Guerra feels that economics and shifting populations playa major role in his view of Catholic education. While the Church has many programs in place to help lower income families with tuition, this support is not widely available to middle-income families ~ho truly are being squeezed by the nation's fickle economy. It should also be noted that there are many students anxious to attend Catholic schools in places where the Church does not have enough buildings. In other areas we have an abundance of buildings but fewer students. Yet, the news is not all that bleak. Along with the data on school closings, there is another statistic to report: 34 new Catholic schools opened. Many of these were launched by parents who are seeking the faith-based, strong academic traditions provided by Catholic education. It is interesting to note that across the nation, of 2,801 Catholic schools, more than one third of the total have waiting lists. Now this surfaces a growing challenge that Catholic education currently faces. Are Catholic schools really Catholic, or are they merely an alternative form of education? Many parents have lost confidence in public education. From coast to coast the horrible reality of schools being patrolled, drug-sniffing dogs on premises, and playgrounds marked by police vehicles have given rise to fear and insecurity. The fundamental concepts that learning and discipline go hand-in-hand in educational development are being eroded by the circumstances of the times. Many parents have abandoned the basic reality that they are the prime educators of their children. "Let the school fill the gap" - and it's not working. As a result, alternative education has become the ideal of the day. The charter school concept is the public answer for some; for others it's Catholic education, especially on the high school level. In the rush to fill seats, and so continue to be economically feasible, some Catholic schools in their striving for survival have simply become less Catholic. The priority of a basic, faith-based structure, again given the social confrontation of the times, has simply become yet another course. The disciplines of faith have become severely tested by the society in which we live. If we are to face a future that is hopeful, we must make every effort to assure that it is grounded in a faithbased reality. Otherwise we will simply self-destruct as a Catholic mission. Changes can be difficult, but they also can be challenging. Today we are called to the challenge of our times. We' cannot foretell future circumstances that will affect the lives of us all. However, in the area of Catholic education we must never forget that we in the Church are sent to teach, baptizing in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Catholic education must teach as Jesus taught.
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EPHRIM MBACHU, A KINDERGARTEN STUDENT AT AQUINAS CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SCHOOL IN MERRILLVILLE, IND., RAISES HIS HAND TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE RULES DURING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. NEARLY
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Going'to college for the first time By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK . CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
Do you have a son or daughter going to college for the first time this fall? If so, take advantage of the moment! Usually, when children go off to school, the focus is on ensuring that they have all the necessities needed for living away from home. Another concern is how to transport everything that is needed to survive college living. Of course, at some point in the nottoo-distant future ther~ will be the need to choose a field of study as one's major. This is a time of many frightening unknowns. It is also a teachable moment, a good time for a heart-to-heart talk about this new venture in life: To begin, it would help to reflect on the reality that moving away from home leads to a big adjustment. A home is more than four walls. Its familiar settings constitute a life-giving environment. There is, for example, the kitchen, along with its refrigerator. They feed us over the years. The kitchen is a place of
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memories - of hominess that comfort us and give us security. The same is true of our bedrooms. Their pictures and other memorabilia make us feel at home. So young people moving away for the first time are entering a new, foreign environment. Years ago when I was in campus ministry, it was common for first-time students to experience homesickness. They couldn't put their finger on it, but we knew that they were now out on their own with no mother or father at their side, no favorite comfort spot they could call their own. .The time just before a young person leaves for college is the perfect time to reflect on this new stage in his or her life. Adulthood is about to be entered. The young student is about to leam that leaving the nest and learning to stand on one's own feet are difficult but wonderful parts of the journey into adulthood. We've learned from the field of psychology that we all go through various stages in life.
The better we understand them, the better we move through them. Much emphasis has been given to the "midlife crisis," a time when we begin to realize we aren't immortal and wonder what our life is all about. The same holds true for young people going off to college. It is a time of transformation when they are being formed into someone new. They wonder and worry about what their future holds. It might seem that some firsttime college students don't want to talk about the feelings and emotions attached to this move. But you can be sure that they have thoughts and concerns about leaving their familiar surroundings. This is a unique moment to talk. Encourage them to address their fears and joys about moving on with life. During this once-in-a-lifetime stage, young people learn how to face hesitations, doubts and insecurity. They discover that life has more to do than they realized with new horizons that will keep opening before them, urging them forward.
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There's just so much tugging The Tudor-style monastery, and pushing the human heart, a short walk from the guest mind and soul can take without quarters, is home to Lithuanian needing a rest. Franciscans, who have owned It's obvious that for Red Sox the land since [947. fans, the roller-coaster ride of The chapel, where Mass is emotions takes its toll day after celebrated daily, is adorned day, year after year. with intriguing Lithuanian Here at The Anchor we get artwork giving glory to God letters claiming that we are too 'and all his wonderful creation. pro-Bush, and in the same batch of mail comes correspondence charging we're proKerry; we publish too much about the sexabuse scandals or we're trying to cover up the priest scandals. By Dave Jolivet It's enough to make one's head spin. And not wanting to hire an exorcist, [ recently decided to Attached to the main chapel is a lovely Infant of Prague accept the invitation of Mike Fa[cone at Franciscan Guest Chapel. Surely St. Francis himself House in Kennebunkport, Maine, for a weekend away the would have treasured this tract of [and adorned with pines, tug-of-war conflicts of life. Now, if anyone has ever maples, oaks, lindens, a variety been to the Kennebunkport of flowers, birds and yes a few area in the [and of moose and of God's most puzzling creatures, mosquitoes. lobsters, you'll know the A leisurely walk around the sights, sounds and smells of grounds will reveal a grotto of this seacoast town are enough Our Lady of Lourdes, which is to rejuvenate the body and colorfully illuminated at night, mind. a shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Add to that the peace, a chapel of the Stations of the tranquility and serenity of a [ovely 200-acre slice of heaven Cross, a shrine of St. Anthony, on the banks of the Kennebunk a statue of Blessed Catherine River, and you'll find renewed Tekakwitha, the Lithuanian Wayside Cross, a fountain and energy for the heart and soul. statue of St. Francis, a Vatican Simply passing through the Monument from the 1964 New gates entering the monasteryYork World's Fair, and a guest house [ could feel the turmoil of day-to-day routines woodland walk along the melt away amid the quiet Kennebunk River. The site lends itself very beauty of the grounds. Not wanting to sound like a nicely tr groups who wish to stay am Jxperience their own travel guide writer, the airretreat; ,ld to folks, who like conditioned guest room was myself, wanted to get away to clean, simple and comfortable, the real world for a while. with a private bath, cable Families too are more than television, including EWTN welcome, with a refreshing and other inspirational chansaltwater swimming pool and nels, and no telephone (there is small play area available. a pay phone at the main desk). A unique Lithuanian breakWhile the accommodations fast is there for the taking each are quite cozy, it's the entire morning, and dinners are package that stimulates the offered later in the day. heart and soul.
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And the gift shop, which has a very Franciscan influence, particularly that of St. Padre Pio, offers fine gifts, books and holy articles at a very reasonable cost. And if a lobster dinner is calling your name, downtown Kennebunkport is a short 10minute walk away. The Franciscan Guest House advertisement that runs often in The Anchor says it is "A vacation for the body and the soul." I can truly vouch for that. The only drawback was returning to the world of Red Sox, politics and differences of opinion. For more information, give Mike and his friends a call at 207-967-4865. The rates are some of the lowest in the Kennebunkport area and the benefits are some of the best. Lodging is available well into foliage season in late October. The monastery grounds and chapel are open all year long. Oh well, it's back to work in the mainstream - but with a renewed energy thanks to a wonderful stay by a Maine stream. Comments aT:e welcome at davejolivet@anchornews.org.
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Letter to the Editor happy reunion with his mom, sisDear miracle workers, thank ters and brothers. They all came you so much for your prayers and to Ma~s last night to give thanks concern for Emmanuel and his ,to Go,l. EI' manuel's brother Daniel, dear family. He was my very first visit yesterday as I began my first who '-Ie are supporting through day in Guaimaca. What an over- the s~minary, arrived today to whelming feeling to be able to bring me a little souvenir from the hold him and give thanks to God "Bl :~ Jesus" Shrine in for rescuing him from the edge. Esql'ipulas, Guatemala, where he He is over the crisis, still getting led a pilgrimage in July for our his double dose of chemotherapy pari~h. It made me so happy to be twice a week but is walking, talk- able to have made a difference in ing (normal, not crazy) and study- all their lives and that is thanks to ing as hard as ever to finish high all of you for your "$upport" and school this year. We still have to prayers. Thank you and God bless get rid of those cancer cells so you. Paul of Honduras please keep remembering him in (Father Paul E. Canuel) your prayers. It was an emotional,
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ATTLEBORO - La Salette Father Andre Patenaude will celebrate Mass and lead a healing service afthe La Salette Shrine Sunday at 2 p.m. It will include music and the opportunity to be prayed over individually. ATTLEBORO - La Salette Shrine, 947 Park Street, will host singer-musician John Poke tonight at 7:30 p.m. for his Bethany Nights Program. It will include music, prayer and a healing service. For more information call 508-2225410. BREWSTER - La Salette Father Richard Lavoie will celebrate Mass and lead a healing service September 1 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 Stony Brook Road. For more information call 508-385-3252. FALL RIVER - A prayer meeting is held every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Holy Name Church, 709 Hanover Street. It includes recitation of the rosary, confession and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. the Chaplet ofDivine Mercy is sung and Eucharistic Adoration with the Miraculous Medal Novena is recited at 6 p.m. For more information call 508-679-6732. FALL RIVER - "Journeys," a discussion and support group for women with a recent cancer diagnosis will meet August 31 from 45 p.m. at SaintAnne's Hospital. For more information call the oncology outreach coordinator Karyl Benoit at 508-674-5600 ext. 2515. FALL RIVER - People are needed to become Beacon Hospice Volunteers who help care for patients with life-limiting illnesses. Training will be provided and other volunteer opportunities including some for teen-agers are available. For more information call Billie Baker at 508-324-1900. FALL RIVER - The Hudner Oncology Center at Saint Anne's Hospital invites area cancer patients to participate in an education and support program held from 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday in Room 220 of Clemence Hall. The series gives patients with a cancer diagnosis a chance to share concerns, thoughts, fears and joys in a safe and supportive place. Mark Theodore is the coordinator. For more information call 508-674-5600 ext. 2279. FALL RIVER - A Catholic television program entitled "Boa Nova da Vida," will appear on Channel 20 in Portuguese on the first and third Wednesdays of each' month at 9:30' p.m. Sponsored by the Communications Department of the diocese, the September airing is "Christians Ask: What Is the
family of faith." accompanied Archbishop Hurley. It's likely Magadan, Russia, Soon he began to feel the tug of Said another, 'The people there wasn't high on your summer something Mother Teresa referred have so little. Our concept of vacation wish list. to ill her own life as "a call within material wealth doesn't exist there, A drab, Soviet-era city of a call." so they search for other growth. 115,000, Magadan was built as a "Come and pray in the Spiritual growth is abundant over camps," hub for Stalin's slave labor camps Role ofthe Lay Person in Church?" Father Mike heard. So, with the there. It seems like what reality where prisoners mined gold and archbishop's permission, he should be." MISCELLANEOUS - A . other minerals. In cold and remote of returned to found the Church The church offers a place not eastern Russia, with summertime . Rachel's Vineyard Retreat, sponthe Nativity of Jesus Parish, . mosquitoes rivaling ours' in just to worship but also to eat, sored by the Diocese ofProvidence, supported by our archdiocese. laugh, socialize, help others. In R.I., will be held September 24-26. Alaska, Magadan was built on other words, it is a true faith The group from Anchorage It's an opportunity for any man, suffering. community, a prototype of An estimated two woman or couple who struggle million people lie buried the early Church commuwith the pain of abortion to experinities. ence the gentleness, mercy and in unmarked graves Here's what an 18around the area. compassion of Jesus and begin a year-old Alaskan said: When the camps journey toward healing. For more "Our spirituality is so information call Donna Warner at closed in the 1950s, many crushed by our culture. We 401-785-9625 or via E-mail: survivors remained. God have so many things that had been outlawed, but rachelsvineyard@dioceseof By Effie Caldarola compete to make us pain in Magadan was providence.org. happy." The youth of institutionalized. three Magadan have found, she So why did MISCELLANEOUS - The visited Magadan for the dedication young people and several adults of what added, ''the epitome Knights of Columbus from Christ of a new church, a Martyrs Chapel Church should be." the King Parish, Mashpee, are from the Archdiocese of AnchorAs an American mother of and outreach facility. They stayed sponsoring a summer-long scrap age spend over $1,300 each to fly "Magadan Airlines" to the city for in host homes, went on a camping three, I ponder those words. So metal drive to benefit Mission Hontrip (where they were introduced many things compete to seduce duras. Unwanted scrap metal items two weeks this summer? my children with "happiness" And why did they come back to our Alaskan mosquitoes' of copper, aluminum, brass, lead fire with a powerful sense of retreat on Russian cousins), made a movies, electronic gadgetry, the and stainless steel are wanted. For with Father Mike, and helped out mall, the latest fashions, the lure more information call Bill Kelley Church? Since 1990, the archdiocese with the children of the parish on Sunday morning of dewy grass at 508-477-8417. which grew to 200 members. has been involved in Magadan. and fast competition on a soccer That year, Archbishop Francis What the young Alaskans field versus "boring" Mass. MISCELLANEOUS I'd consider sending my own Catholic Social Services is seeking Hurley, now retired, celebrated the discovered was a church which kids on the next annual trip to volunteers from the Fall RiverINew first public Mass ever in the city. It draws young people. Many come thfm that he heard the was on their own, even though it may I'd like them to see a Magadan. Bedford area who are interested in mean ostracism from a society that place where - in the midst of working with immigrant popula- memories of a woman who spent considers itself Russian Orthodox. poverty, spiraling alcoholism and tions, teaching English as a second her enslavement praying on a made stealthily and rosary 'They seek it out, embrace it," divorce - the choices are more language. No teaching experience painstakingly from bread crumbs said one Alaskan of the Russian clear-cut. They'll see a place is necessary. Training and support teens' thirst for community and where a visionary priest and a is provided by CSS. New students saved from her meager portions. A popular young Anchorage faith. 'There is so much love. community of faith make it easier can register for free classes: Seppriest, Father Mike Shields, They literally have ,created that to choose the One True Thing. tember 1 at CSS in Hyannis; September 9 at Phillips Center in New Bedford; and September 13 at CSS in Fall River. For more information call Sheila Sullivan at 508-674- . 4681. If you are an inveterate It sure took me back to the There were three long camper like myself, you have days when we camped with our seconds of silence. Then: "I NORTH DARTMOUTH probably wondered the same children. We would desert pray that Killer doesn't get sick A Diocesan Divorced-Separated thing I have: If parishes can comfortable beds, electricity, in the van like he did when we Support Group will meetAugust 30 have "crying rooms" for flush toilets and television for left him in there the last time we from 7-9 p.m. at the Family Life families with youngsters prone the thrills of sleeping with went to church when we were Center, 500 Slocum Road. It will' to tears or tantrums during small boulders jammed against camping," one of the children feature the video "When Bad Mass, why could we not also our kidneys, cooking-kerosene said in a tiny voice. Things Happen to Good People," have a "Campers' , "Is that him I hear by Harold Kushner. For more in- Room" or a "Campers' barking?" the mother formation call Bob Menard at 508- Pew" or a "Campers' whispered. 673-2997. Comer"? "Does the priest 0 really say 'fish guts'?" They could be NORTH EASTON - The equipped with things like giggled Miss Marshprograms "Voting Your Faith," and bandages, fish-lure mallow. ''Adult Faith Enrichment," will be- resistant pews, Handi By Dan Morris "Jason, go check on gin at the Father Peyton Center, 518 Wipes, maps and breath Killer," instructed the Washington Street the week ofSep- mints. father. tember 6. In "Voting Your Faith," "But don't breathe I was wondering that the social teachings of the Catholic last Sunday when an unfamiliar flavored pancakes, and slapon him or you'll make him Church will be explored as a help- family arrived at our St. All ping mosquitoes on one sick," volunteered his sister. ful guide for informing the voting . Saints. I suspected they had another's foreheads. It was "I sure hope no rocks and public. Faith enrichment will be come to Mass during a camping great. spiders get into your sleeping offered Tuesday evenings and vacation in that the five-yearThe family slid into the pew bag." Wednesday mornings 1;>eginning old's hair was matted with in front of us. "Don't even think about it." September 7 and 8. For more in- . burned marshmallow, and there "Daddy," whispered a "Shh you two." formation call 508-238-4095. roughly lO-year-old, "Jason's "Can I go with Jason?" asked was a slight scent of campfire breath smells like fish guts." Miss Marshmallow. . smoke and mosquito repellent WEST HARWICH - The surrounding the group. "Does not," responded the "No" and "Yes" said mom PerpetualAdoration Chapel at Holy The father's eyes looked like accused. and dad simultaneously. Trinity Church, Route 28, is look- , two tiny pepperoni pizzas and "Shh you two," said the I loved it. Maybe a Campers' ing for people who will register to the mother's hair was tied into a mother. Room would not be such a good spend an hour or two in prayer. This ponytail with lO-pound fishing "Mommy," said Miss idea after all. regional chapel of the mid-Cape leader. The toddler was playing Marshmallow, "is it OK to say Oh, Killer was just fine. area depends on the support of with a plastic tent peg, doing his 'fish guts' in church?" Comments are welcome. Epeople. For more information call best to stick it into his brother's "Only if you're the priest," mail Uncle Dan at Jane Jannell at 508-430-0014. ear.... ~aid dad. "Be quiet and pray." cnsuncleOl@yahoo.com.
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Voting for a candidate who backs abortion: Is this a sin? Q. I am thoroughly conformal and material. Archbishop Levada, quoting Pope John fused. Recent issues of our Catholic newspaper and Paul's encyclical 'The Gospel of magazines say that, according Life" (No. 74), defines formal to some bishops, voting for a cooperation in this context as "a direct participation in an act candidate who backs abortion is a sin, and we should not go to Communion. Other bishops tell us something different. How can something be a mortal sin in one part of the country and not a sin somewhere By Father else? It seems to me no John J. Dietzen politician's hands are clean, even on aboragainst innocent human life or a tion. Are we expected to avoid voting altogether until we have sharing in the immoral intention of the person committing it." a "perfect" candidate, which will never happen? (Maryland) Such participation or intention is never lawful. A. My mail is heavy these Material cooperation is an days with questions similar to action which may abet a sinful yours. Catholic voters are act but does not directly particiwondering how to work their pate in it, and does not concur in way through this. Fortunately, the evil intention of the perpetrathe United States Conference of tor. Material cooperation, Catholic Bishops gave us some therefore, is not automatically major help at their meeting in sinful, but it is lawful for a Denver this past June. proportionate reason. (ProporAfter a brief opening statetionate reason would weigh ment, interim reflections from factors such as the effectiveness the USCCB task force on of one's choice for achieving a Catholics and political life were desired good or avoiding an evil, presented by Cardinal Theodore and overall benefits of. one McCarrick (Washington), option over another.) Archbishop William Levada Cardinal McCarrick, citing a (San Francisco) and Cardinal letter from Cardinal Josef William Keeler (Baltimore). Ratzinger, head of the CongregaBecause of space limits, what I tion for the Doctrine of the Faith, say here will apply their comapplies that distinction to voters. ments only to voters (not to A Catholic would be guilty of politicians), which was your sinful formal cooperation in evil, question. he said, "only if he were to Your concern must be deliberately vote for a candidate resolved on basic moral prinprecisely because of the ciples of cooperation with evil. candidate's permissive stand on In Catholic tradition, there are abortion. two kinds of such cooperation -
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"However, when a Catholic does not share a candidate's stand in favor of abortion and/or euthanasia but votes for that candidate for other reasons, it is considered remote material cooperation, which can be permitted if there are proportionate reasons." Archbishop Levada quotes St. Thomas Aquinas in his "Summa Theologiae" that even God tolerates some evils which he could remove, but if he did it would result in even worse evils. Civil authorities, says Thomas, must sometimes do the same ("Summa Theologia.e" 11lI-qlO-11). This is simply good traditional ethics. Without going through all these moral technicalities, I believe most people of good will, Catholic or not, almost intuitively use this process for making important moral distinctions and decisions. Some other USCCB remarks are relevant. Interestingly, the bishops several times acknowledge they need to do more to persuade people about dignityof-life issues. Bishops have long been engaged in teaching and internal Church "dialog," according to Archbishop Levada, but "that dialog has not been effectively engaged for many Catholics in political life and in
American culture at large." Cardinal McCarrick said similarly, "We cannot communicate and persuade simply through newspaper columns or issuing statements." "We bishops," Archbishop Levada reported, "owe it to our people to achieve a reasonable consensus among ourselves on issues affecting the common status of Catholics in American culture and political life." It seems to me these insights from the bishops can resolve many questions about conscience formation which, as the bishops note, the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" calls "a lifelong task" (No. 1784).
Full texts of these statements are available on the Internet. Google search: "American bishops interim reports" and follow the link.
A free brochure on ecumenism, including questions on intercommunion and other ways of sharing worship, is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or E-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.
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Pope to visit Marian shrine, beatify two lay Italians, Spanish priest By CAROL GLATZ CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II will visit a popular Italian Marian shrine to beatify two lay Italians and one Spanish priest. The one-day visit to eastern, Italy's Holy House of Loreto September 5 will come just three days before the Church's feast day of the birth of Mary. It also marks the pope's second pilgrimage in three weeks. Pope John Paul joined hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in celebration of the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on his recent trip to Lourdes, France. The Holy House of Loreto, located south of the Italian city of Ancona near the Adriatic Sea, is venerated as the home in which the Virgin Mary was born. According to tradition, angels, flew the house from
Nazareth, Israel, to its current location in Loreto. On September 5, the pope will celebrate an outdoor Mass and beatify three members of Catholic Action, a Christian lay association founded more than 130 years ago. The two men and one woman who will be beatified by the pope are: -Alberto Marvelli, a lay Italian born in 1918 who helped the poor and those in need during and after World War II in his hometown of Rimini. He died at the age of 28 in 1946; . - Pina Suriano, an Italian laywoman born in 1915; she died in 1950; - Spanish Father Pedro Tarres Claret, a medical doctor born in 1905. He dedicated himself to the Blessed Virgin Mary and to helping the wounded from Spain's civil war. He died in 1950.
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South Yarmouth school sl!t to open its doors September 8 By DAVE JOUVET
ration element, and a beginning to welcoming the children to come and learn about SOUTH YARMOUTH - Saying good- the creator, God, and love of humanity. "It's a great joy to open the doors to the bye to summer and hello to a new school year won't be quite so bad for 120 or so children of the parish and neighboring parishes,"he added. students in this neck of the woods. The original idea of building a new The students will join nearly 20 staff. members in opening the doors of the mag- school in this area of Cape Cod was that of nificent structure located on a three-and-a- then Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., nearly six years ago. half acre slice of parish property. Patricia Marmen, an experienced educaThe state-of-the art structure will be home for students in grades Pre-K through tor who has spent 24 years in Catholic edufour, with the addition of a new grade each cation, is the new principal. school year up to grade eight. . "We are committed to developing in ''This is a beginning as well as an end," our students a strong Catholic foundation said St. Pius X pastor Msgr. John A: Smith. upon which they will build,' so that they "It's an end to the fund-raising and prepa- become role models and leaders of the
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pating in the program. Use of the "Child Lures Prevention" program resulted from a combined study by the Massachusetts Department of Social Services and the diocesan Catholic Social Services. The program is the labor of child safety expert Kenneth Wooden, whose background includes working as an investigative reporter for network television, focusing on issues affecting children, particularly sexual exploitation. He is also the author of several books and guides, and has provided expert testimony before Congress with regards to child abuse. "All diocesan teachers attended a seminar on 'Child Lures Prevention,'" said Boyle. The next step is to present it to the students. The research-based program will teach students life skills to keep them safe from sexual abuse, date rape, abduction, Internet crime, drugs, and school violence. The lessons plans are geared toward both elementary and middle! high school students through video tapes, guides, and activities. "Each parent will also receive a 'Child Lures' Parent Guide," said Boyle. The day-to-day curriculum subjects in the more than 30 diocesan schools are also being tweaked according to Milot, Boyle and Simpson.
"We're working very hard to make sure the curriculum will eventually be 'seamless' from PreK to grade 12," said Simpson. "Our schools are mission-driven, and we want good communications at all levels in all subjects." "All of our subjects meet the national and state standards," Boyle told The Anchor. "But, we make certain, first and foremost, that our curriculum is missiondriven, in accordance with the Catholic doctrines and encyclicals." Boyle added that no subject, from math to science to English, would ever contradict Church teachings. "Each school is free to interpret their own curriculum," she said, adding, however, that such independence must not compromise the Catholic, national and state standards: Diocesan high school students will receive a marriage course, originating from a recommendation from then Bishop Sean O'Malley. The course, taught by religion teachers, is in cooperation with the diocesan Family Life and Pro-Life offices, who provide the schools with updated Church materials and teachings. Father Paul Caron, pastor of St. Mary-Our Lady of the Isle on Nantucket, will address all diocesan high school and junior high school science teachers at a September 28
seminar. He will address bioethics issues, such as stem-cell research and abortion, and advise teachers how to correctly respond to students who have questions on these often-confusing topics. Father Caron is a former secondary school science teacher and has extensive knowledge of the theological aspects of bioethics. Milot told The Anchor that the first diocesan faculty Professional Day would take place in early October. "We've invited a national speaker, Alan November, to talk to us about new technical integrations into the schools." The awardwinning November is an author and designer with great experience in guiding schools to utilize modern technology to improve students' learning experiences. 'The school environment is a lot different that it was 10 years ago," said Boyle. "We have to sometimes change teaching methods to remain current." With the opening of school only days away, the diocesan Education Department staff is confident that all has been done and is being done to ensure that diocesan students not only work hard at reading, writing and arithmetic, but that they are also informed, protected and enlightened in a safe, well rounded, and state-of-the-art Catholic educational environment.
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Washington D.C. - More than 14,000 delegates and exhibitors are expected to attend the l02nd Annual Convention and Exposition of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in Philadelphia, March 29 through April I, 2005. The theme for the convention is "We the People: Proclaiming Faith and Freedom." . Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communication in Vatican City, will be the convention keynote speaker. Open to anyone working in or interested in Catholic education, the NCEA convention features general sessions and liturgies, department meetings, development sessions, technology sessions, presentations and workshops dealing with special interests for school board members, directors of religious education, parents, pastors, principal's and teachers. The convention is expected to draw delegates from throughout the country. Most convention sessions will be held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. NCEA last met in Philadelphia in 1996. The association has convened in Philadelphia seven times since its first meeting there in 1922. The Archdiocese of Phila-
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Please join us at our Open House on Sunday, November 14,2004 at 1:00 PM. This is a wonderful opportunity to see all that Bishop Connolly has to offer including: student guided tours of our 72-acre campus, meet with all faculty members and department chairpersons, meet athletic coaches as well as Connolly parents and receive information on various extracurricular activities. Our Placement Exam will be held on Saturday, December 4,2004 at 8:00 AM. The make-up date will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2004 at 8:00 AM. No need to pre-register, cost of exam is $20.00. Please contact our Admissions Office at 508-676-1071 x333 if you would like an admissions packet sent to your home. Come experience Bishop Connolly and you will see why students use the words "family" and "community" to describe their school!
delphia ranks second (after Chicago) among U.S. dioceses in enrollment of Catholic school students, with 272 schools serving 111,949 students, according to the latest NCEA statistics. The state of Pennsylvania ranks third路 in the nation in enrollment (after New York and California), with 214,057 students. The 14th annual National Association of Parish Coordinators and Directors of Religious Education convocation will meet in Philadelphia concurrent with the NCEA convention. Parish catechetical leaders and coordinators of religious education will gather for workshops, prayer and fellowship with hundreds of colleagues from across the United States. According to Sue Arvo, NCEA convention director, an integral part of the four-day convention is the exposition, which features the latest in educational equipment and supplies. "With offerings ranging from school uniforms to computer networking and Internet services, exhibitors find the exposition an effective way to develop contacts," said Arvo. Approximately 500 companies will display in more than 750 booths.
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200,000 Catholic educators, most of whom keeping the doors open in urban America, seive the two-and-a-half million students Religious congregations also have made attending Catholic' schools, added, exceptional contributions by opening a "Throughout the last century, our schools number of special schools to set;Ve students have helped millions of children become in the inner city, School closings responsible and concerned citizens." SPECIAL 10 THE ANCHOR At the same time, school closings reNew schools Along with the data on closings and main a challenge. Despite resolute efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than one-third of Catholic schools nationwide enrollment declines, there is another sta- on the part of many Catholic dioceses to have waiting lists for admission while 123 tistic to report: 34 schools opened in 2003- provide additional financial support, 123 Catholic schools were closed or consolidated for a net loss 04, many of them of 45 schools, according to it report issued launched by parconsolidated or by the National Catholic Educational As- ents and boards Guerra, whose association repre- closed last year, sociation (NCEA). To address the demand who are seeking /" 'h ,I' A many of them in for a Catholic education in many parts of the faith-based, sents 200, 000 vat OIIC euucators, urban areas, acthe country, 34 new Catholic schools were strong a'cademic most of whom serve the two and a cording to NCEA opened during the past school year. . . traditions provided halfmillion students aUending Catho- research. This reThe report also indicates that Catholic by Catholic educa- .lic schools, added, 'Throughout the suIted in a net loss school enrollment is 2,484,252, a 2.7 per- tion:'ln addition, lastcenturJ/, ourschools have helped of 45 schools. Encent decrease during the past school year. 2,801 Catholic millions ofchildren become respon- . rollment is now at Catholic elementary and secondary schools schools.~ more 2,484,252, a drop of69,025 students than' one-third of sible and concerned citizens. II number 7,955. . Michael J. Guerra, NCEA president, the total - have from the previous said that the closings come at a crossroads waiting lists. academic year in the history of Catholic schools. "This The NCEA president said the statisti- when there were 2,553,277 elementary and past year NCEA marks its centennial cel-. cal report also suggested a growing de- secondary students. ebration and is observing 100 years of U.S mand in many"Rarts of the country for more "Economics and shifting populations Catholic education. For more than a cen- Catholic schools, adding that more than play major roles in this report. While we tury, Catholic schools have been a force in 300 Catholic schools have opened during have many programs in place to.help the nation, providing a strong academic, the past decade. He cited the leadership and lower-income families with tuition, this and Christian education for students. The support of Catholic education leaders, busi- support is not widely available to middleloss of these schools is a significant loss ness leaders and civic leaders, working in income families who are· being squeezed for our country," he said. collaboration with dioceses, who are com- by a soft economy. Also, we have students Guerra, whose association represents mitted.to both opeliPng ne~ sch901s and anxious to attend Catholic schools in places where we idon't have enough buildings. In other areas we have ~n abundance of buildings but fewer students,': Guerra. added. BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL School choice and the D.C. Voucher 500 SLOCUM ROAD While some Catholic schools have . NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA 02747-2999 closed because of demographic shifts, othPhone: 508-996-5602 Fax: 508-994-6756 ers could have survived if parents had 'the financial means to choose those schools for Web Site: www.bisbopstang.com their children. "Some parents select. schools with their checkbooks by paying tuition; others, by choosing residences 10- . cated in good school districts," said Guerra. 1 "But millions ofparents do not haye these resources. These families deserve an opportunity to choose schools. "Catholic educators will continue to speak out, not simply for our own institu-
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World Youth Day organizers drop aiifield as closing Mass site
ARCHEOLOGISTS WORKING west of Jerusalem recently unearthed this cave they believe was used by St. John the Baptist. The entrance, shown in this August 16 photo, leads down 28 steps to an underground cistern. Archeologists uncovered about 250,000 pottery shards from the cave, which British archeologist Shimon Gibson, who headed the dig, believes are remnants of small water jugs used for baptism. Wall carvings of a man with a staff and wearing animal skin also point to John the Baptist. (eNS photo from Reuters)
Archaeologists say John the Baptist might have baptized in !sraeli cave By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE JERUSALEM - Archaeologists believe a cave they uncovered in the Judean Hills south ofJerusalem may have been the cave used by St. John the Baptist, The Associated Press reported. Although some scholars dispute the claim, the archaeologists say it is at least the oldest baptismal site yet discovered. 'The site we've uncovered is seemingly the connecting link between Jewish and Christian baptism," British archaeologist Shimon Gibson was quoted as saying in the Israeli Ha'aretz newspaper August 17. Gibson is the director of the private Jerusalem Archaeological Field Unit and supervises the dig. The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, helped sponsor the dig. Though the cave houses a huge water cistern decorated with Byzantine-era wall carvings that the excavation's archaeologists believe depict John the Baptist and others, some archaeologists say there is no actual proof John the Baptist ever used the cave, said Ha'aretz. The carvings include the image of what the archaeological dig
team says is John the Baptist and a cross-shaped carving, reported Ha'aretz. Among the findings was an imprint of a foot which archaeologists believe would have contained oil and where early Christians would have placed their right foot for cleansing after descending 28 stone steps, said Ha'aretz. Gibson told AP that the carvings, the foot-washing stone and other finds, taken together with the proximity of John's home town, constituted strong circumstantial evidence that the cave was used by St. John. The cave is located some 2.5 miles from Ein Kerem, the traditional birthplace of John the Baptist. The French Catholic monastery of St. John in the Wilderness is also located nearby. Archaeologists also pulled about 250,000 pottery shards the apparent remnants of small water jugs used in the baptismal rite - from the cave, AP reported. Gibson said the cave - 80 feet long, 13 feet wide and 13 feet deep - was originally formed in the Iron Age, somewhere between 800 and 500 B.C., and was apparently
first used by the Israelites as an immersion pool.
fears that there might be unexploded World War II bombs on the site. World Youth Day organizers also said it was unclear who would pay for the bomb-disposal teams. The organizers said September was the earliest an alternative site would be announced. Local press reports suggest that a restored open-cast mine within the archdiocese is under consideration. Friends of the Earth had proposed a site on agricultural land nearby, but the organizers said it has inadequate transport, health care and security provisions and would be too muddy in case of rain. At the 1993 World Youth Day in Denver, the papal Mass site at Cherry Creek State Park was overrun by prairie dogs. World Youth Day organizers hired a company that invented a machine similar to a vacuum cleaner to suck the prairie dogs - unharmed - from their homes and move them to another prairie dog colony before the Mass.
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COLOGNE, Germany (CNS) - The organizers of World Youth Day 2005 have abandoned plans to hold the event's closing Mass on the site of a former airfield near the town of Sankt Augustin. The local branch of the international environmental organization Friends of the Earth had criticized the decision to use the former airfield. The activists said the closing Mass, which could draw a million young people, would cause irreparable damage to the nature reserve and biotopes that are part of the 400acre site. The Aug. 21, 2005, Mass is scheduled to be attended by Pope . John Paul II and will be the culmination of 10 days of events in the Cologne Archdiocese and around Germany. In a statement issued in midAugust, World Youth Day organizers said the former airfield had been discarded as the site as a result of the court case brought by Friends of the Earth to prevent bomb-disposal teams from working in the nature reserve. The teams were needed because of
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New flier ready on stem-cell research and human cloning By
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WASHINGTON The U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities has developed a series of questions and answers for Catholics on stemcell research and human cloning that has been published as a flier for use in parish bulletins, Titled "Stem Cell Research arid Human Cloning: Questions and Answers," the flier spells out Catholic teaching on these issues. The Church is not opposed to stem cells obtained from adult tissue, umbilical cord blood, bone marrow, muscle, fat, nerves and similar sources, the flier says. The Church, though, opposes embryonic stem-cell research "because harvesting these stem cells kills the living human embryo." The flier acknowledges there are some human embryos in frozen storage and likely to be discarded. "In the end we will all die anyway, but that gives no one a right to kill us," it said. "One wrong choice does not justify an additional wrong choice to kill them for research, much less a choice to make taxpayers support such destruction." Rather than calling Catholics to choose the lives of embryos over suffering patients,
the Church is "calling us to respect both, without discrimination," the flier says. It adds that "thousands of lives have been saved by adult stem cells - most often in the form of 'bone-marrow transplants' for leukemia and other conditions. Today, adult stem cells have been used to help people ~ith Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, sicklecell anemia, heart damage, corneal damage and dozens of other conditions." The flier says the Church opposes human cloning because it is "a depersonalized way to reproduce, in which human beings are manufactured in the laboratory to preset specifications. It is not a worthy way to bring a new human being into the world." "Through this resource we hope Catholics can arrive at a more informed perspective on one of the fundamental issues of the 21st century," said a statement from Cardinal William H. Keller of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities. "Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning: Questions and Answers," is available for $10 per 100 copies. It can be ordered toll-free by calling: (800) 235-8722, and asking for publication No. 5-665.
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SUDANESE SECURITY pe.rsonnel drive past a group of displaced Sudanese schoolchildren in the Abushock camp in the Darfur region of Sudan recently. Millions of Sudanese have fled from their homes to es6ap~ attacks by Arab militias and Sudanese government forces aimed at cleansing the population of non-Arab Muslims. (CNS photo from Reuters)
Aid workers brace for Chad refugees; bishop calls for quick U.S. action By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - As aid organizations in Chad braced for 100,000 more refugees from Sudan, the chairman of the U.S. bishops' international policy committee said there was "no question" that the killings in the Darfur region of Sudan represented ethnic cleansing. Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., told Catholic News Service that the Sudanese government is engaged in a policy to Arabize and ,Islamize the population. Bishop Ricard, who met with displaced persons in Darfur during a recent visit to Sudan, said a small contingent of African Union troops that arrived in Darfur in mid-August will do little to protect civilians from further violence. He requested a meeting with Secretary of State Colin Powell and urged a series of steps to relieve the crisis in Sudan. Bishop Ricard recommended that: } - the United States and the United Nations work together to immediately deploy human rights monitors to the region; - President Bush appoint a special envoy and coordinator for U.S. policy; - the United States and the international community continue to insist that the Sudanese government allow unfettered humanitarian relief efforts; immediately end government attacks on civilian targets and punish such attacks by others; and accept responsibility to safeguard its own citizens.
Meanwhile, U.N. refugee workers in Chad told CNS they are bracing for th'e arrival of about 100,000 refugees from western Sudan. They said they expect a crush of refugees to cross the border, joining nearly 200,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled to eastern Chad since the beginning of militia attacks more than a year ago. Another 1.2 million people are displaced within the Darfur region. Rebel groups in Darfur rose up against the government last year, accusing the government of oppressing black Africans in favor of Arabs. Local disputes over scarce grazing lands also have fueled the conflict. Both groups are Muslim, but black Africans are primarily farmers, while the Arabs are nomadic herdsmen, which has brought the two groups into conflict over access to land and water resources. An estimated 30,000-50,000 people have died in militia attacks or from starvation or other causes related to their displacement. According to a recent estimate by the U.S. Agency for International Development, another 350,000 are likely to die unless they receive immediate assistance. The 500 new refugees who arrived in Chad in mid-August told U.N. workers that their camps and villages were being bombed daily by government aircraft and looted by Arab militia, known as Janjaweed. . The bishop told CNS in a
telephone interview that refugees have reported being attacked by government aircraft once they return to their homes, so they are forced to flee again. "Many of these people will surely die - children, old people -- because they have nothing to go to; they have no protection," he said. "We're hearing stories of there not being enough food or water, of families choosing to leave sick people behind," said Fatoumata Kaba, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Chad. In Washington, Bishop Ricard noted that the U.S. bishops asked Catholics to pray for a resolution to the crisis in Sudan and to participate in a special voluntary collection August 22 or another date to finance Catholic Relief Services' humanitarian efforts. In the last 21 years in Sudan, more than 60 peace agreements between the North and South have collapsed. The most recent agreement - reached in early 2004 - spelled out a formula to share power, oil wealth and land. It brought an end to fighting and bombing of villages in the South. But in Darfur, nonArab Muslims refused to accept the agreement saying it did not include them. In late July, the U.S. Congress called the violence in Darfur genocide and urged the Bush administration to do the same. A subsequent report by the European Union said there was no evidence of genocide in Darfur.
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Maryland, Catholics were a minority, although with a bit more freedom. Meanwhile the Catholic population continued to expand, reaching approximately 25,000 in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York State alone by about 1776. During the same period, Catholic education progressed in non-British America. In New Orleans, the Franciscans opened a school for boys in 1718. The Ursulines opened one for girls in 1727.
Impact of American Revolution The American Revolution brought revolutionary changes, with participation in the war by such patriots as Charles, Daniel and John Carroll helping erode anti-Catholic bigotry. Catholics in Philadelphia in 1782 opened St. Mary's School, considered the first parochial school in the United States. Not long after the Revolution ended, John Carroll saw his dream of a Catholic "college" take root with the establishment in 1789 of Georgetown College, albeit mostly as an "academy" or upper-elementary high school preparatory institution for boys age 10 to 16. Ten years later, a short distance away Alice Lalor and her companions founded
Georgetown Visitation Preparatory for girls, establishing a new convent of the Sisters of the Visitation as well. Across the continent in the 1770s, Junipero Serra and his Franciscans were busy establishing the California mission system, whose ministry included the education of Native Americans in farming, Christian belief, skilled crafts and other fields. Ratification in 1791 of the Bill of Rights, with the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom, helped Catholics further cement their place in post-Revolutionary America, and the new 19th century brought a spate of developments in education. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton set up a school for poor children in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1809; founded the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph; and made the creation of parochial schools a lifetime cause. In 1812, in rural Kentucky, a trio of intrepid women - Mary Rhodes, Christina Stuart, and Nancy Havern, aided by a Belgium immigrant, Father Charles Nerinckx, formed the Friends of Mary (later the Sisters of Loretto) and began to teach poor children. The same year, the Sisters of Char-
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19th century brings increased interest The middle of the 19th century saw increasing Catholic interest in education in tandem with increasing Catholic.immigration. To serve their growing communities, American Catholics first tried to reform American public schools to rid them of blatantly fundamentalist Protestant overtones. Failing, they began opening their own schools, ably aided by religious orders such as the Sisters of Mercy, who arrived from Ireland under Sister Frances Warde in 1843, and the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, organized in 1845 by Sister Theresa (Almaide) Duchemin, originally an Oblate Sister of Providence, to teach in Michigan. But such successes sparked a bigoted backlash, fomented by groups such as the Know-Nothing Society, committed to wiping out "foreign influence, Popery, Jesuitism, and Catholicism." Mobs burnt a convent and murdered a nun in Massachusetts in 1834, destroyed two churches in New England in 1854, and, that same year, tarred-and-feathered and nearly killed Father John Bapst, a Swiss-born Jesuit teaching in Maine and ministering to the Passamaquoddy Indians and Irish immigrants, as well as to other Catholics, including former Protestants who hac! converted under his influence.
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School Openings During the 2003¡4 school year, 34 new schools opened their doors.
, Source: The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), 2004. Catholic parish in the nation to establish a school. The Civil War divided American Catholics into North and South but also helped to further dilute religious prejudices, with Catholics fighting alongside Protestants on both sides. The post-war period brought continued growth in Catholic education, with the Second Baltimore Council in 1866 repeating the call for parochial schools and the Third Baltimore Council in 1884 turning the plea into a demand that all Catholic parishes open schools within two years. The late 19th century also saw the continued development of religious orders, including the founding by rich heiress Katherine Drexel of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, to meet the educational needs of blacks and Native Americans.
Catholic educators form NCEA By 1900, that system was up and running with remarkable vigor, to such an extent that in 1904 Catholic educators formed a new organization, the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). By 1900, an estimated 3,500 parochial schools existed in the United States. Within 20 years, the number of elementary schools had reached 6,551, enrolling 1,759,673 pupils taught by 41,581 teachers. Secondary education likewise boomed. In 1900, Catholics could boast of approximately 100 Catholic high schools, but by 1920 more than 1,500 existed. For more than two generations, enrollment continued to climb. By the mid-1960s, it had reached an all-time high of 4.5 million elementary school pupils, with about
one million students in Catholic high schools. Four decades later, total elementary and secondary enrollment is 2.6 million. For much of the 20th century, the Church in America, like the nation itself, experienced challenge and change. Despite national solidarity in World War I, Ku Klux Klan bigotry targeted Catholics, and anti-immigrant legislation discouraged newcomers after the war. At the same time, Catholic social justice teaching became deeply rooted, reflected in the founding of the Catholic Worker Movement, Catholic labor activism, establishment of the National Catholic Welfare Conference (now the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops) and participation by the Maryknoll community and other religious orders in missionary work around the globe. Catholic families, parishes and schools suffered alongside their neighbors during the Depression and proved their valor and patriotism again in World War II. Then came the Cold War, election and Pro-Life movements. As the 21st dawned, U.S. Catholics faced the ongoing crisis of religious vocations, welcomed the invigorating contributions of Hispanics and other new arrivals, celebrated 2000 years of Christianity at the Millennium and reeled at the horrors of 9/11. Through it all, Catholic schools were there - for their families, communities, nation and Church. Nearly 400 years after that first known Catholic school opened in Florida, they continue to be a gift to the Church and a gift to the nation.
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TULLAHOMA, Tenn. - Students from St. Paul the Apostle and Good Shepherd Catholic schools made history for Tennessee when they made contact with the International Space Station. "My heart skipped when we first heard him," radio control operator Mike Boyea said of the initial voice contact he made with U.S. astronaut Lt. Col. Mike Fincke. Boyea, an avid ham radio hobbyist, and Mike Glennon, a technical specialist, helped organize the contact between the schoolchildren and the space station. Boyea is a parishioner at Good Shepherd in Winchester, and Glennon belongs to St. Paul the Apostle Parish in Tullahoma. Crew members on the International Space Station have amateur, or ham radio as a constant companion, and regularly communicate with schools around the world during their mission. However, there has never been contact with a school in Tennessee. For about 10 minutes, as the space station passed from Baja, Calif., to New York, children from St. Paul and Good Shepherd were able to pose questions directly to Fincke. . The space station, which travels 17,500 miles per hour at approximately 200 miles above-the earth, makes one orbit around the earth approximately every 90 minutes. The students, who are on a yearround school schedule, had been studying space exploration in their science classes for about three weeks. They asked Fincke, the , flight engineer and science officer, questions about space exploration and daily life on the space station. The children learned that the two-man crew is able to eat similar food to what they have at home; they don't have Internet access or television; and they use a special
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"space toilet" when nature calls. Fincke, whose voice came through loud and clear over the ham radio, told the students that he is able to communicate with his wife every day, but that he does get lonely. For a total of six months, he is confined to the space station with only one other person, his commander, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. "I don't think I would want to go into space because I might miss my family too much," St. Paul seventh-grader Catherine Chappell told the Tennessee Register, newspaper of the Nashville diocese. St. Paul eighth-grader John Oosting observed how complicated the process was. "I was surprised that we could link up," he said. In a complex logistical feat that was more than three years in the making, students and teachers had been waiting for word that 'their school would be chosen to make contact with the space crew. "It's a rather involved process to get permission to talk to the space station," Boyea said. When the time came, local ham radio operators, including Boyea, and technical specialists began tracking the space station's flight pattern and were notified of a time and date to make contact. The equipment that was used was the same setup as for an emergency situation, Boyea explained, using generators to power the tracking system and a VHF re-' ceiver. The International Space Station is ajoint project of 16 nations: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Fincke and Padalka are members of the ninth expedition that continues nearly four years of international human presence aboard the space station.
A FIRST-GRADER at Good Shepherd School in Winchester, Tenn., asks a question to an astronaut aboard the International Space Station 200 miles above the earth. (CNS photo by Theresa Laurence, Tennessee Registel)
PARTICIPANTS IN Providence College's Providence Alliance for Catholic Teachers (PACT) program will be teaching in schools in the Fall River diocese this fall. Front, from left: Gabrielle Morin, Angela Parquette, Amy Brennan, John Long, Christine Miller, Kar~n K~n~, Pa~ela Swan, and Justin Menno. Middle row: Dana Couzens, Sarah Sahm, Larkin Philbin, Allison Wilson, Erin Farrow, Jessica Bonvino, Meaghan Roach, and Kathleen Stankiewicz. Rear: Courtney Stonely.
PACT teachers in diocese recognizedfor participation' in service-teac~ing program PROVIDENCE, R.I. Middletown, Conn., and graduProvidence College's Provi- ate of Providence College, asdence Alliance for Catholic signed to St. Mary's School, Teachers (PACT) recently recog- Mansfield; nized participants who will be Dana Couzens, a resident of teaching in schools in the Fall White Plains, N.Y., and graduRiver diocese for the 2004-2005 ate of Providence College, asacademic year. They are: signed to St. Joseph's School, Amy Brennan, a resident of Fairhaven; Seekonk, and graduate of Erin Farrow, a resident of Villanova University; assigned Somerville, and graduate of to Bishop Feehan High School, Springfield College, assigned to Espirito Santo School, Fall Attleboro; , Karen Kane, a resident of River; Caribou, Maine, and graduate of John Long, a resident of St. Anselm College; assigned to Munroe Falls, Ohio, and graduSt. Joseph-St. Therese School, ate of John Carroll University, New Bedford; assigned to Bishop Feehan High Justin Menno, a resident of School, Attleboro; Christine Miller, a resident of Mystic, Conn:, and graduate of Mount St. Mary College; as- Dallas, Texas, and graduate of signed to Bishop Feehan High Xavier University, assigned to Bishop Feehan High School, School, Attleboro; Gabrielle Morin, a resident of Attleboru; Lowell, and graduate of Salve Angela Parquette, a resident Regina University; assigned to of Providence, R.I., and graduEspirito Santo School, Fall River; ate of the Franciscan University Meaghan Roach, a resident of of Steubenville, assigned to Weymol!th, and graduate of the Bishop Connolly High School, Catholic University of America; Fall River; assigned to Bishop Connolly Larkin Philbin, a resident' of High School, Fall River; Bellingham, Wa., and graduate Kathleen Stankiewicz, a resi- of the University of Santa Clara, dent Walden, N.Y., and graduate assigned to Bishop Connolly of Providence College; assigned' High School, Fall River; . to St. Michael's School, Fall Sarah Sahm, a resident of InRiver; dianapolis, Ind., and graduate of Courtney Stonely, a resident . Regis University; assigned to of Duxbury, and graduate of Bishop Stang High School, Providence College; assigned to North Dartmouth; St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven; Allison Wilson, a resident of Pamela Swan, a resident of St. Devon, Pa., and graduate ofBosPetersburg, Fla., and graduate of ton College; assigned to Bishop the University of Notre Dame; Feehan High School, Attleboro. assigned to St. Joseph-St. PACT -,- established in 2001 Therese School, New Bedford; as an affiliate program with the Jessica Bonvino, a resident of University of Notre Dame - is
a unique service-teaching program that offers recent graduates the opportunity to teach for two years in Catholic schools in New England. Graduates with majors in the liberal arts pursue a Providence College master of education degree and teacher certification in secondary education. Education graduates - who already have certification - follow a master of education program in special needs or literacy. For two summers, PACT students live at and attend full-time classes at Providence College, where the graduate degree tuition and room and board fees are waived by the college. During the two academic years, they are teaching in diocesan schools, and participants attend retreats and live in small faith communities with fellow PACT teachers. Each new teacher is supervised by an experienced teacher-mentor at the school. The program is supported, in part, by a three-year, $150,000 gift from the CVS Charitable Trust. Providence College is the only college or university in the United States administered by the Dominican Friars. The Catholic, liberal arts college has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 3,700 students and offers degrees in 49 academic majors. For the last eight years, Providence College has been ranked as one of the top two regional universities in the North in U.S. News' America's Best Colleges. The college achieved the No. 2 position in the year 2004 edition of the popular college guide.
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New school this year? Don't be afraid to try something new So you think you're going to be at the bottom of the proverbial ladder this school year? That's OK because when you look to your right or look to your left from your new desk in September you'll see other students who are in the same boat. Whether you're entering middle school as an eighth-grader, or high school or college as a freshman, you are not alone. Like you, many
Looking Back, Looking Ahead By Mike Gordon students are facing a new place and the challenge of meeting new friends, having new teachers, and fitting in at their new school. Don't sweat it. You'll be fine. We've all been there. My advice to you is to be yourself and don't worry about fitting in. You will. Go out of your way to smile at students you don't know. Introduce yourself and make some new friends. Try something different this year like playing an instrument in the band or joining a new club or team. Intramural sports can provide much fun after school. Do you like to play chess, but worry that no one else does? Talk to a teacher about starting a chess club. You may be surprised that you're not the only one to enjoy the game, when 10 other students show up. Because you're at the bottom of the school ladder age-wise doesn't mean you can't make an impact. In high school I played trumpet in the band. It was something I started when in fifth-grade, because my best friend played and it was something I grew to enjoy a great
deal. When I arrived at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., as a freshman in 1994, I discovered they didn't have a band - unless you counted hired musicians from West Point Academy who played at our basketball games. One day I walked down there with trumpet in hand and asked if I could join them. I was the first student to do so. You know what happened next? Soon another trumpet player from my dorm joined us. Soon we had a trio. With the ~. encouragement of the band director the Pep Band became a club with a dozen Marist students making up its ranks. We organized a set of by-laws. I was elected president and we held a spring concert on campus. Now 10 years later, as I prepare my return to the campus for a reunion, I will be playing on the field during the football game as an alumnus. The program that was nonexistent when I arrived at Marist has flourished since my graduation. The Pep Band now plays at school basketball and football games. There is a concert band, jazz band, brass and wind ensemble and the school even awards a $2,000 music scholarship each year. All because one student decided to take the first step. It's something that warms my heart when I look back on my colIege life. I made a difference because I had the courage to introduce myself to something new. Maybe this fall at your middle school or high school or colIege you can be that student. You may be surprised at what happens. I was.
Comments are welcome at mikegordon@anchornews.org.
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Ways to connect with God's love By CHARUE MARTIN· LOVE'S DIVINE Then the rainstorm came over me And I felt my spirit break I had lost all of my belief you see And I realized my mistake But time through a prayer, to me And all around me, it came still Refrain: I need love, love's divine Please forgive me now I see that I've been blind Give me love, love is what I need to help me know my name Through the rainstorm came sanctuary And I felt my spirit fly I had found all of my reality I realize what it takes (Repeat refrain.) Oh I, don't bet (don't bet), don't break (don't break) Show me how to live a promise me you won't forsake 'Cause love can help me know my name Well I try to say there's nothing wrong But inside I felt me lying all alone But the message here was plain to see Believe in me (Repeat refrain.) (Repeat third verse.) Love can help me know my name Sung by Seal Album: Seal IV Copyright (c) 2003 Warner Brothers Seal became a recording star with his '90s pop music hit "Kiss From a Rose." He dropped out of sight for a while, but now he's back. "Seal IV" is his first album in six years. (He likes naming his albums after himself.) Off that disc and getting airplay is his single "Love's Divine." Seal's style is natural, passion-
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ate and emotionally intense. His voice is distinctive, even hard to describe, and he uses it well to convey positive messages about life. "Love's Divine" is an ode to what each of us needs and what we already have received - divine love. The person in the song was having difficulties. He says, "Then the rainstorm came over me and I felt my spirit break." He
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to have? There is a way. Look into your heart. Who do you care about? When you focus on others' well-being, love grows in your own life. Observe your friends and family. What simple, practical and daily acts of kindness could uplift their lives? - Practice generosity. When you buy a drink on a hot summer day, also buy one for a friend. Generosity expands the feeling of love in our lives. Give some money to a charity each month. It is a way to bring love to God's family on this planet. - Be aware of the needs of those younger than you. Take time to play with younger family members. Volunteer to tutor or coach children. By being love for others, you increase love's energy in your life. - Recognize how much you have been given by God. We can begin with our bodies. They are an absolute wonder. This container for your soul enables you to make the earth journey. Appreciate it deeply. Tune in to the beauty of the world around you. These gifts are not offered to you because you earned them. They are bestowed by the Creator out of love. - Do what you can to establish a more loving world. Practice being an agent of peace in your own circle of friends and acquaintances. Refuse any temptation to add to the violence in the world, including violent words. Treat everyone with loving respect. Surely, love reveals the divine. Open your life to manifest this truth for all to see.
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School bus assault By KASE JOHNSTUN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE The school bus is a place of intrigue. There are crazy storylines circling through the plastics seat of the long yellow cruiser. In the back comer, a couple cuddles before heading into the school. - In the front row, one guy studies for a physics exam. - In the third row, a couple of young women talk about the weekend, boys, tests and family. - In the sixth row, two brothers try not to touch each other as one draws a line between them and threatens loss of limb if crossed. - In the ninth row, a girl is tucked in the comer, her knees point toward the window and her arms are folded over her stomach.
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She flinches and tries to mentally escape through the tiny bus windows that hold her captive to a fondling, groping guy that won't leave her alone. No one notices as they continue on in their lives. The bus driver is clueless as he concentrates on the road over the noise of the students behind him. Her friends can't help her as they ride another bus to school. She cries out inside, trying to escape his grasp but feels helpless against his threat of spreading rumors. This scene plays over and over in her mind throughout first period and the next day she plays sick so her mom will drive her to school. A simple bus ride has turned into a nightmare. A social staple in a teen-ager's life has turned into a
comfort famine. Young women who experience sexual assault feel guilt and shame for things out of their control, and since they blame themselves, they do not talk to anyone else about
Coming of Age the situation. They fear how their peers will perceive them if they found out. They try, as the young women in the bus did, to change her environment, to escape it. They withdraw from family and friends.
Their schoolwork suffers. Their lives change. Adolescent women are more at risk for sexual assault than any other group. According to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault, "Sexual violence is any act (verbal and/or physical) which breaks a person's trust and/ or safety and is sexual in nature. Victims/survivors of sexual assaults are forced, coerced, and/or manipulated to participate in the unwanted sexual activity." Teenage women experience this more than any other age group. The first reaction is usually one of denial or rage. These emotions tend to take control of logic and lead the victim away from smart decisions. Although there may be many repercussions, someone
needs to be told - a parent, a principal or a policeman. I have no idea who was assaulted in my high school. I dealt with my own problems. I studied in the front row. I talked in the back row. I goofed around in the middle rows and I never paid attention to the fact that someone could be getting hurt somewhere outside my view. I never knew who was doing what. I didn't care. Someone in the ninth row could have been calling out for help, but I didn't see it. Someone in the ninth row could have called in sick twice a week in order to avoid the bus ride, but I didn't notice her absence. Look around the bus. Victims may not stand up for themselves, but you can.
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his fall, more than 2.5 milliori students will return to their desks in 8,000 Catholic schools . throughout the nation. They represent a tradition tracing its origins to the earliest explorers and settlers in the New World. It is estimated that more than 30 million students have attended Catholic schools in the U.S. Millions more have learned the basics of their faith in parish. religious education programs. As this school year opens, the National Catholic Educational Association '(NCEA) celebrates its: centennial. Fonned in 1904 from the merger of the Conference of Seminary Faculties, the Association of Catholic Colleges and the Parish School Conference, NCEA today is the world's largest, private professional education association. Association . members serve 7.6 million students at all levels of Catholic education. .
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F o r ten years, BU Keane, a graduate of St. William : : Elementary and Northeast Catholic High School in : . Philadelphia, has drawn a cartoon especially for Catholic i Schools Week. This year's illustration recalls that "readin' and writin' and religion too" are remembered from those "dear old golden rule days," . __ .
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Pope John Paul II, in a visit with 1925 In Pierce vs. Society Catholic of Sisters, the U.S. Supreme educators Court found unconstitutional in New Orleans, declared an Oregon law compelling all . Catholic schools are a "gift to children to attend public the church, gift to the nation." schools. The decision established as law the fact 2004 NCEA promulgates that parents have the first vision statements for the responsibility. for the future. education of their children.
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