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VOL. 43, NO. 33 • Friday, August 27,1999

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Author, lecturer Sharon Hueckel to address clergy and parish committees.

FALL RIVER - Clergy and members of parish committees will have the opportunity to hear how stewardship is and can be advanced at separate seminars next month sponsored by the Diocesan Stewardship Committee.

The committee and Father Marcel H. Bouchard, diocesan Director of Stewardship, announced that Sharon Hueckel will be the guest speaker at meetings Sept. 8 and 9 at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown.

Hueckel, who has written and lectured on stewardship as a way of life, is the former director of Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of Lafayette, Ind. She is the Turn to page 13 - Stewardship

Diocesan schools set to open; enroUment up

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - As the summer recess ends, teachers and administrators throughout the diocese are preparing for the opening of Catholic schools. They have been going through orientations, reviewing faculty and student handbooks, working on curriculum and getting classrooms ready for the influx of students.

Superintendent of Diocesan Schools, JamesA. McNamee says they're ready. "It will be a very exciting school year as we move into the new millennium," said McNamee adding that "it's been an extremely busy summer. We've been interviewing new teachers, doing memos, working on calendars and newsletters."

More than 8,500 students were enrolled in Catholic Schools in the Fall River Diocese last year and it looks like that number will continue to increase with this year's en~ollmen1. "Most of our schools have a waiting list," reported McNamee who said he's looking forward to the official opening of schools slated for Tuesday for most of the diocese. Fall River Schools open after the Labor Day holiday.

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Investiture ceremonies for the monsignors will be held in Sf. Mary's Cathedral in the fall.

celebrated his silver jubilee as a priest in 1989. He holds a licentiate in canon law from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. In 1974, Pope Paul VI designated him a Papal Chamberlain with the title of monsignor.

FALL RIVER - Nine priests of the Fall River Diocese He has been pastor at Holy Name Church, New Bedford, have been informed by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., since 1995; is a former chancellor; served in the Diocesan that Pope John Paul II has conferred papal honors on them. Tribunal, and is currently Secretary of Spiritual Formation In a letter dated August 19, Bishop O'Malley said he was and the Apostolates; and is a diocesan consultor.

Rev. Msgr. Levesque informed through the offices of the Apostolic Nuncio, the Rev. Msgr. Edmond R. Levesque was born in Fall River, Most Rev. Gabriel Montalvo, of the honors.

Those who have been named Prelate of Honor of His studied at Assumption College, Worcester, and was ordained Holiness are: Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Rev. Msgr. a priest on Feb. 2, 1955 in St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop Turn to page three - Papal Honors Edmond R. Levesque, Rev. Msgr. John J. Steakem and Rev. Msgr. Antonino C. Tavares.

Those who have been named Chaplain to His Holiness are: Rev. Msgr. Stephen J. Avila, Rev. Msgr. Edmund J. Fitzgerald, Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore, Rev. Msgr. John A. Perry and Rev. Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti.

In his announcement letter to the priests ofthe diocese, Bishop O'Malley said that, "The Holy Father, in doing so, has recognized the constant, dedicated pastoral work that these, your brother priests have carried out, in fidelity to the mission of the Church. In a very real sense this honor recognizes not only their contributions to building up the Church in the Diocese of Fall River, but also those of all the priests ofour exceptionally dedicated presbyterate. While all these men bring to their minisREV. MSGR. EDMOND R. LEVESQUE try unique talents and gifts, they, REV. MSGR. THOMAS J. HARRINGTON like so many of you, bring a joyful enthusiasm to those whom they serve, giving exemplary witness to their priestly vocation."

The bishop noted that the honors will be bestowed at S1.

Mary's Cathedral at a fall date to be announced.

"With you, I offer my prayers and heartfelt congratulations to our new 'Monsignori.' May the Lord, who has graced us with the gift of priesthood, instill in us ever greater zeal and love for His Mission," Bishop O'Malley said.

Rev. Msgr. Harrington Rev. Msgr. Harrington, a New Bedford native, was ordained a priest in S1. Mary's Cathedral on May 30, 1964 by the late Bishop James L. Connolly. He

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In a stateThe cancer ment, Bishop was discovMcGann said ered about a week earlier Bishop McHugh "is when Bishop McHugh,67, grateful to know that we'nt for tests the bishops, after not feelpriests, deaing well for cons, relisome time, acgious and cording to lay people of J 0 ann e the diocese Novarro, spokeswoman will be prayfor the Dioing for him cese of and looks Rockville forward to reCentre. suming his duties upon B i s.h 0 P McHugh was recovery." installed as Before coadjutor to being named BISHOP JAMES T. McHUGH Bishop John as coadjutor R. McGann of in Rockville Rockville Centre in February.

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EASTON - Stonehill College was ranked first among top regional liberal arts colleges in the North by U.S. News & World Report.

"We are delighted at being ranked number one and salute our co-winner, Susquehanna University," said Stonehill President, Holy Cross Father Bartley MacPhaidin.

Since 1996, the college has placed second in the regional liberal arts category in t,he North. This is the first year Stonehill has capture the number one position, with a perfect score of 100.

U.S. News ranked more than 1,400 colleges and universities based on academic reputation, freshmen retention, graduation rate,

DARTMOUTH - Dr. Jean F. MacCormack has been named the interim chancellor of the University's Dartmouth campus, it was announced by UMass President William M. Bulger.

MacCormack, currently the deputy chancellor and vice chancellor for Administration and Finance on the university's Boston campus, will replace Chancellor

ATTLEBORO - The St. John's Council #404 of the Knights of Columbus announces its new officers for the year 1999-2000. An installation ceremony will be held on Sept.

25 at 2 Hodges Street, Attleboro.

Officers are Leo Dumas, grand knight; Michael Bouffard, deputy . grand knight; Frederick Paine, chancellor;. Henry Hebert, recorder; David Petrie, financial secretary;

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The interim chancellor holds a master's degree and doctorate in education from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a bachelor of arts degree in literature from Emmanuel College. She is a faculty member in the Boston campus' higher education administrator doctoral program.

Peter H. Cressy. Cressy is leaving to become the chief executive officer of the National Distilleries Council and the organization's philanthropic foundation, the Century Council.

MacCormack, who is a Catholic and member of St. Alphonse Parish in Beverly, will serve as interim chancellor for a term not to exceed two years. She will assume the lead-

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ting to the number one spot is a great way to conclude the college's 50th anniversary and an inspiring start to the new millennium."

Among the criteria used by U.S. News, Stonehill ranked first in graduation rate and second in freshmen retention rate and academic reputation.

"Without question, being highlighted by U.S. News is a great endorsement, but there can be no complacency," added Dire~tor of Communications Martin McGovern. "The college remains committed to delivering a high quality education while offering a sound investment to students and their families."

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class size, student/faculty ratio,. percentage of full-time faculty, student selectivity, acceptance rate and alumni giving rates. Other regional colleges ranked among the best in the North include Elizabethan College, Penn. (third); St. Anselm College, N.H. (fourth); and Le Moyne College, N. Y. (fifth). " I congratulate Stonehill's facuity and staff whose hard work and commitment to our educational mission have made this recognition possible," Father MacPhaidin said.

"I also congratulate our alumni whose loyalty played a role in this honor and I cannot forget our increasingly talented students whose desire to learn motivates us. Get-

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Connolly. He has been pastor, actively refurbishing St. Anthony of Padua Church, New Bedford, since June 27, 1990. His diocesan appointments include service with the Tribunal, as director of activities at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, and as chaplain to the St. Isidore the Farmer Council No. 4373 Knights of Columbus, Westport-Dartmouth.

Rev. Msgr. Steakem Rev. Msgr. John 1. Steakem is a native of the Bronx, N.Y., and grew up in Pawtucket, R.I. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Connolly on Jan. 30, 1960 in St Mary's Cathedral here.

He has been pastor at St. Thomas More Church, Somerset, since March 1, 1995. He has been director ofTaun-

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2, 1987; has served on the Priests' Council and the Diocesan College ofConsultors; was a faculty member at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth and chaplain at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro; and served as an assistant director of the Catholic Charities Appeal in 1988 and 1989.

Rev. Msgr. Tavares Rev. Msgr. Antonino C. Tavares was born in Feteiras, St. Michael, Azores. While studying canon law in Rome - where he subsequently earned a bachelor's degree and a licentiate in canon law from the Gregorian University - he was ordained a priest in St. John Lateran Church on April 24, 1943 by Bishop Luiggi Traglia. He came to this country in 1960 to study architectural drafting at the Rhode Island School of Design. He was accepted into the Fall River Diocese

by Bishop Connolly in 1963 and assigned to Santo Christo Parish where he was named pastor in 1972 and from which he retired in June 1991. He celebrated his golden jubilee as a priest in 1993.

Rev. Msgr. Avila Rev. Msgr. Stephen 1. Avila was born in New Bedford and was ordained a priest by former Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral on July 18, 1981. He holds a bachelor's degree (S.T.B.) in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian University in Rome. He has been director of the Diocesan Television Mass since June 1988; has been Secretary to the Bishop since June 1994; and has been assisting at St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River, for the past year. Since July he has been parochial administrator at SS. Peter & Paul Parish, Fall River.

Rev. Msgr. Fitzgerald Rev. Msgr. Edmund 1. Fitzgerald was born in Fall River. He was ordained to the priesthood on May 18, 1968 in St. Mary's Cathedral

by Bishop Connolly. Besides his divinity degree he holds a master's degree in -education from Bridgewater State College and a management certificate from

Bryant College. Since 1988 he has been executive director of the Diocesan Health Facilities; since 1994 has been Secretary for Health Care and since 1997 has been dean of the Fall River Deanery. He has also served on the Tribunal and as director of Saint Anne Hospital's Pastoral Care Department. Since 1986 he has been pastor of St. John the Baptist Parish, Westport.

Rev. Msgr. Moore Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore is a native of New Bedford. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Connolly on Jan. 30, 1960 in St. Mary's Cathedral. He holds a master's degree in education from Bridgewater State College. He is a former treasurer of the Priests' Senate. Since 1976 he has directed the diocesan Permanent Deacon Program and since 1977 has been editor of The Anchor as well as diocesan Director of Communications. He was named Secretary of Communications in 1994, and has been pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in North Falmouth since June 20, 1995.

Rev. Msgr. Perry Rev. Msgr. JohnA. Perry was born in Pawtucket, R.I. He was ordained to

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Rev. Msgr. Tosti Rev. Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti is a native of Taunton. He was ordained a priest on May 11, 1962 in St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop Connolly. In 1970 he earned a master's degree in religious studies from Fordham University, N.Y. Since 1984 he has been pastor ofChrist the King Parish in Mashpee. Earlier this year he was appointed Diocesan Director of the Office of Pastoral Planning.

He has served in other diocesan appointments including, director of CCD, director the Diocesan Jubilee, Diocesan Director of Family Ministry, founder and director of the Family Life Center; and is a member of the Priests' Council and the Diocesan Pastoral Council.

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Supporting Cat~olic schools It's that time of year again when pupils begin returning to the classroOms. The secular media will cover many aspects of this event in their communities from a public school angle. Few Catholic schools will share these headlines, and so it is important for our readership to get an update on our Catholic schools as they open the new academic year.

We need to remember that Catholic schools across the nation have a common understanding of their fundamental identity and mission.

So often, public education struggles to adjust to shifting philosophies. Catholic schools have ethical and moral faith bonding which eludes public education. The common core of responsibility brings a dimension to Catholic schools that by law is unavailable in the public sector. Given the reality of our times, this aspect of education should become a model for all.

Catholic schools are a gift to the entire nation. The National Catholic Education Association dramatically points out the fact that given the difference in per pupil cost between Catholic and public schools, the dollar value of Catholic secondary education's annual contribution to the United States exceeds $4 ,billion.

Contrary to what is seen in the public sector, Catholic high schools teach a diverse and growing group of students. The 'percentage of minorities in Catholic elementary and secondary schools has more than doubled in the last generation. It now stands at 25 percent. Catholic high schools also enroll close to 20 percent of their students from other faith background!>. In some inner city schoo~s a majority of students are.non-Catholics. \' Other facts gleaned by the NCEA highlight the' effectiveness of the Catholic education process. Catholic high schools offer a strong academic curriculum for all students, not just the few; 83 percent offer advance placement courses while more than 30 percent offer programs for students with disabilities.

Here is a real whopper: as much as 97 percent of Catholic high school graduates go to college! Minority students who graduate from Catholic high schools are three times more likely to earn a college degree (25 percent cOI1).pared to 8.5 percent African-American and Hispanic-American graduates of public high schools).

Read .this one well,: 1"- national st4dy of all high school students ,r~ported that while 14 percent of s~udents in publicsShools and 11.9 percent in private schools leave high school between sophomore midyear and senior mid-year, the rate in Catholic schools is as low as 3.4 percent. .

Numerous studies indicated that parents place their children in Catholic schools for three reasons: the superior academic achiev~­ ment of Catholic school children; the secure and disciplined learning environments; and the all-encompassing education which includes growth in religious awareness and appreciation of morals and values.

In our social hodgepodge of misguided priorities, the state has failed to support and encourage the proper role of the education process. The Department of Education and the local school board are not the prime educators of children. At best they are political managers of a child in the public school system. They fail to acknowledge that as it is the parents who have given'life to th~se children, so too, on parents rests the grave obligation of educating their offspring. Our society must again come to recognize parents as being primarily and principally responsible for their children's education. The role and decision of parents in education is of such importance that it is almost impossible to provide an adequate substitute. The current condition of public education gives testimony to this fact. The state should adequately support the right of parents in their education choices and not be a stumbling block. Parental choice should not only be safeguarded, but encouraged by the state.

As we continue to rethink education in America, inclusiveness and choice must become the norm. Exclusion by the ,state, a denial of education freedoms, has not be kind to America.

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By FATliER EUGENE HEMRICK CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

Why aren't religious denominations doing more to make our neighborhoods safer, our barrios more livable, our government more honest and the marketplac~ more ethical?

Why aren't they turning 'society around, making it more peaceful and wise in the ways of God? The fact is that there is no such thing anymore as "that old-time religion" that once greatly influenced our society. At the moment, religious denominations have all they can do to maintain unity within their own ranks, let alone solve society's problems. Religious leaders often disagree among themselves, while the flocks they tend often stray off.

A recent article by Richard N: Ostling in Brookings Review magazine titled '~merica's Ever Changing Religious Landscape" paints a good picture of the roots of discord today's religious denominations face.

Mainline denominations like the Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, United Church of Christ, United Methodi'st Church and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) are "suffering new member-

ship declines, year after year after year," Ostling reports.

In the past, these denominations were "relatively liberal in religion and politics, and have long been consi~ered the voice of Protestantism in what remains a heavily.Protestant culture."

But today these denominations gradually have been supplanted by conservative evangelicals. The split between conservatives who want a defined, hard-line doctrine, and liberal Protestants more open to compromise and to accepting anyone as a member is a major reason for discord in Protestant denominations.

In Judaism also the religious population is shrinking. Ostling.report,5" "YoungerAmerican Jews marrying gentiles are now a majority for the first time in history."

Another trend that leads fewer people to join a religious group "is the large and growing minority of younger Americans who define themselves as 'spiritual' but not 'religious.'" They don't believe in Jesus Christ and have lost faith in most traditional institutions.

In Catholicism, the liberal vs. conservative virus also causes dis-

cord. Ongoing battles over the issues of the day, and previously unheard-of scandals also greatly afflict the Church's unity. . All of which give us some idea of why our religious denominations are not doing more to turn our societyaround.

Is the inner discord a passing situation, or will we see it over and over throughout our lifetime?

I believe we won't experience "that old-time religion" again. But I don't see this as totally negative.

Today people expect to have their own say in matters that affect their lives. And they have their own ways of understanding God. This reflects l,l backlash against the times when religion had all the answers and often left little room for God to address people personally.

Most backlashes go to extremes and then level off. When they do level off, new models emerge.

For some reason, known only to God, a great many religious groups are experiencing upheaval today.

But these upheavals will somehow prove to be part of a process - one, I suspect, in which God will enable religion to become stronger in righting the wrongs of society.

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It's the unmanaged religious differences that lead to problems.

By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON -A report on a national study of interchurch marriages has called for churches to create "programs attractive to and tailored to the needs of interchurch couples."

Religion can be a bonding force in marriage, but "unmanaged religious differences" can be a major source of marital breakup, the study said.

"When religious differences are not dealt with, a potential dan-

ger lurks for both marital satisfaction and stability," it said.

The 220-page study, "Ministry to Interchurch Marriages," was published in July. It is the result of a three-year research project by the Center for Marriage and Family of Jesuit-run Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. Michael G. Lawler, director of the center and a professor of theology at the university, headed the project.

The study found that among U.S. Christian couples who got married within the past 20 years, nearly one-third belonged to different churches when they got engaged. Of those who started as interchurch couples, nearly half 43.8 percent - eventually be-

came same-church couples. Many shifts to same-church occurred between engagement and marriage or in the first year of marriage, and almost all took place before the fifth anniversary.

The researchers reported that 20.3 percent of the respondents in interchurch marriages were separated or divorced, compared to 14.1 percent of those in samechurch marriages and only six percent of those who started as interchurch couples but became same-church.

They emphasized, however, that same-church or differentchurch affiliation was not itself a good predictor of whether a marriage would succeed or fail.

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lHEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,August27,1999 "The three most significant predictors of marital stability were participation in joint religious activities, few religious differences and family approval of spouse at time of marriage," they said.

Funded by the Lilly Endowment, the study gathered data by telephone from 1,512 Christians who had married other Christians within the past 20 years. Of those, 1,285 were still married at the time of the interview; 227 were separated or divorced.

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The study found that Catholics and members of other Christian denominations were similar in many of the areas studied, but it found a notable difference in religiosity.

"Baptists, ecumenical Protestants, evangelical Protestants and other Protestants reported significantly higher levels of religiosity than Catholics," it said.

The report said the findings challenge clergy and congregations of all denominations to do more for interchurch couples before marriage and after.

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Some amazing free stuff I went out for my early morning walk gems of wisdom, written by a man named recently and found that a couple of houses Frank Crane. His "footnotes" were coldown from mine my neighbors had put umns published daily in some 30 newspaout a few items they thought someone might like, labeling - - - - - - - - - - - these "free stuff."

Who can resist a sign like that?

I paused, because something caught my eye. It was a book.

Anyone who knows me would understand that I could never throw

By Antoinette Bosco away a book without examining it first. So I picked up the book and saw it was titled "Footnotes ...-----------I~..:.......;; ....JI_I to Life," published back in 1914. I was pers in the United States and Canada at a intrigued by ~hat accent on "life," when time when people were doing what they're our 20th century, which has been so de- doing now - speculating about the comvoted to war and so marked by man's in- . ing of new millennium. . The titles in the table of contents, like humanity to man, was just getti'ng under these few, intrigued me: "Men better than way.

Here I was, on the side of the road, hold- their institutions"; "Mo'ney an enemy of ing 237 pages of what I quickly saw were the future"; "Our children know us too

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history was starting. Nor could Crane have envisioned the atrocious conflicts to fol-' low in the 20th century - yet more vicious and destructive wars, and unbelievable happenings like the Holocaust and other ethnic cleansing evils we name by country: Cambodia, Bosnia, Kosovo.

Yet, here was a man writing that "brute force never settled any question right. War is medieval. It is senseless. Peace, with compulsory arbitration, is not millennial, does not belong to the dim future; it is utterly present, timely, practical right now.

It is war that is the anachronism. It belongs to the 10th century. Arbitration belongs to this present time."

Crane didn't have a crystal ball. But he had what could have saved the century: a love both of God and the humanity created by the love of God. Crane's book is a treasure I found, literally, at my feet!

well"; "Nothing dies"; "Why I believe in God"; "Joy is more wonderful than sorrow"; "The angels interested in us"; "Love is the perfect-tense of life"; "The eternal feminine"; "Knowledge and wonder."

Well, I finished my walk with that book under my arm, impatient to get home and read what this man had to say.

I found the book fascinating, right from the beginning, when Crane wrote: "Any man is better than the institution to which he belongs. All institutions were made by men. But a man is made by almighty God. The more we study men and love them, the wiser and larger grow our hearts. And the more we lump men and look upon them as members of groups, classes and sects, the more liable we are to become hard and unjust and narrow."

It struck me that the book was published when people still didn't know that the most horrible war yet to be seen in

Beware the enemy within If you have not read 0Ir heard about the recent flap involving a certain denomination that has been running advertisements calling the Catholic Church less than flattering things, then don't. It will only get your dander up, and you'll be tempted,' like I am, to call individual members of that denomination on the phone and say things like, "Hey, weasel, bet your church doesn't own nearly as' much Michaelangelo stuff as mine. Nanner, nanner, nanner."

You could also quote spiffy little passages from the Bible. The Psalms are always a rich and dependable source of verse that you can take any way you want and twist the meaning to ypur needs. And if you can't twist Scripture to your needs, why take all those Bible study classes?

So, you could shriek into the phone, "Take Psalm 109, Verses 18 and 19, sucker: 'And may he (translat~d "weasel") be clothed .with cursing as with a robe;

may it penetrate into his entrails.like water and like oil into his bones (translated "nanner, nanner").'''

Be ready if they get testy and say something right back such as: "Huh? Who is this? May I help you? May I a~k your name?"

Say, "This is the self-appointed spokesperson for the Church, and I'd like you to think twice about ever again running nasty billboard ads about my religion."

Don't let them overwhelm you. Be prepared. Have your Bible open and your reading glasses handy. Don't let them catch you off guard and retort something like, "Who is this again?"

If you become rattled, because you are so righteously angry - and lose your place in the Bible, just say, "You know, Mr. Billboard Ad Smarty Pants, how would you like it if one of us snuck into your church with an inflatable religious ·shrine timed to self-inflate during the col-

Scream, "Yes it does. That's what they used to call my shop teacher's haircut."

"Did you inhale a little too much wood smoke?" they might ask.

See? I warned you. They can deftly work you into an area of conversation you had not intended. Shop class might have been a painful time in your life.

This, however, can ·be overcome by always speaking to them in tones that make the tiny hairs in their ears vibrate.

Boom out, "Nice try, Mr. AntiCatholic Bigot."

And you'll know you have made your point, if they counter: "Oh, it's you. Come on over after work, and I'll buy you a carbonated soft drink."

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"What was that again about entrails and oily bones?" they might cleverly reply.

Shout, "Same Psalm, Verse 20, right

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back at you: 'May this be the recompense from the Lord upon my accusers and upon those who speak evil against me.'''

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Protesters oppose human cloning experiments ~

Worcesterbiotechnology firm is target for peaceful demonstration.

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into a cow egg whose own nucleus has been removed. The result could then be used to grow

embryonic stern cells which developers hope' body tissue, increasing the number of scarce orwill eventually be used to grow replacement gans available for transplant and solving the problems of immune rejection.

The Rev. Patrick Mahoney, a Presbyterian minister and president of the Christian Defense Coalition of Washington, D.C., the agency that organized the rally, said his organization is seeking federal and state legislation to ban cloning because of the ethical and moral implications involved. There is a ban on federal funding of such research.

"Right now theAmerican public is not comfortable with human cloning," he told The Catholic Free Press, Worcester's diocesan newspaper.

The company has said that the human embryos used in the experiments were not developed beyond 10 to 12 days. In the scientific community, researchers believe an embryo is not considered human until )' ~nr..,., f the frrst evidence of a nervous system ap-

WORCESlER, Mass. - A Catholic priest who took part in two days of demonstrations outside a Worcester biotechnology company called for a ban on all human cloning and said it is a pro-life issue that. should concern all Catholics.

"We are here to speak out in defense of the unborn babies who have no way to . speak out for themselves," said Father Daniel 1. Becker of St. Stephen's Parish.

The priest was among 85 pickets taking part in a recent protest against Advanced Cell Technologies Inc., which is conducting human Cloning experiments.

The priest, joined in his opposition by Father Anthony S. Kazarnowicl of Our Lady ofCzestochowa Parish and other prolife leaders, compared the work at the re~ search facility to that of the Nazis in the -__'. . /. ".$;'I-i;~~~"':' / '..

'30s and '40s. ~ ./ ' .i.~' :'.; ,:' r ''We, as believers in God, know that the . ~.F -.' '. ••"'J<;..'., . '1 I" .' ./" ..., .,,,,f,.t,;,~.··y .'., ends can neverjustify the means," said Fa~ ther Becker, frequently seen protesting /.r·~i'<f.~r·~,~~"," <~, ;;.....;=--:l ~_ _......=~.;;...._ _'____"~...::...J abortions outside a local Planned ParentFATHER DANIEL J. Becker, at right holding banner, joins William Cotter, left, and hood clinic.

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He said the research is troubling because it pushes the limits of what society believes is morally acceptable.

"Once you open this door, where does it end?" he asked.

Jesus' genealogy Q. My question concerns the lineage of Jesus. The accounts of his ancestors in Luke and Mat-

Questions and Answers

By Father John J. Dietzen thew do not agree. Which one is correct?

I heard one interpretation that the man designated as Joseph's father was probably his fatherin-law, thus tracing Mary's ancestors.

Since he did not carry any of Joseph's genes, why do the evan-

gelists bothe'!" to trace Joseph's lineageinsteaJofMary's? Joseph should not be called the father of Jesus. He was merely the stepfather, and the writers were well aware of this.

(North Carolina) A. Genealogies in ancient times normally differed considerably, in nature and purpose, from the family trees we know today. Most obviously, for ordinary people, like Joseph for example, records going back even a few generations became extremely tangled.

Thus, among the Jews, except for the priestly families, almost no one could trace family histories

back very far, let alone 2,000 years or more. Some rabbis held that all this confusion would be resolved only when the prophet Elijah returned.

Also, genealogies often were constructed for symbolic, instructive purposes, emphasizing the prowess or special significance of an individual, with no particular concern for historical accuracy.

These realities, among others, are relevant to the many differences between the ancestry of Jesus given

by Matthew (l :2-17) and Luke (3:23-38). Obviously each of these evangelists had partially different sources as well. For example, Luke's list contains 36 names not found in Matthew or in the Old Testament.

This brief background can help us approach these interesting if puzzling genealogies a little more

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1. Exercise daily. Walk, jog, bicycle, swim, dance, stair-step.

Twenty minutes of consecutive heavy breathing will keep your heart and lungs in good working order. Add to your physical activities to include endurance, strength, balance and flexibility training. Stay fit.

2. Eat healthy foods.

Learn to enjoy fruits and vegetables and grains. Start the day with breakfast. Limit fatty foods. Use caffeine and alcohol in moderation.

3. Vitamins A and E are antioxidants and are especially helpful in slowing down aging.

4. Do something new. Take a risk. You are never too old to try something different. Attempt a new skill. Visit a new place each month.

Change your daily schedule. Routine fosters mental and physical deterioration. Novelty and innovation keep your brain fresh.

5. Educate yourself. Take a course. Tackle the Internet. Learn to playa musical instrument. Read.

Write poetry. Challenges can be invigorating. Don't sit still or you'll lose brain function.

6. Use common sense. Take normal precautions. Fasten your seat 'belt. Drive within the speed limit.

Don't drink and drive.

7. Pace yourself. Learn to take minibreaks every two hours or so.

Interrupt whatever you are doing with a different activity. Take a night off each week and a weekend off each month. Breaks need not cost money. A good bre'lk involves doing something different and keeps tension from building.

8. Develop your spirituality.

Meditate. Learn to pray without words. Find quiet time, and simply put yourself in God's presence.

Look for the deeper meaning beneath ordinary everyday events.

You won't stay young by accident or by taking a pill. An active body and mind are only possible if you make the effort. The above eight steps are a good antidote to aging. Plan and act for a long and fruitful life.

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THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., August 27, 1999 thoughtfully. Matthew's listing, from Abraham to Christ, is focused on David, in whom God's promise to Abraham seemed to be fulfilled.

But that covenant was broken by David and the people, leading to exile and decline, until the true "son of David," the Messiah, arrived in the person of Jesus.

Luke's much longer list starts with Jesus and Joseph (whose father is different, by the way, in the two accounts) and extends back to "Adam, the son of God," which suggests perhaps the major interest of Luke in presenting his list.

Immediately before his genealogy, he rep9rts the voice from heaven identifying Jesus as "my beloved Son." Immediately after it, the tempter in the desert calls him the Son of God. The genealogy therefore places Jesus and his ministry in the context of human history, emphasizing his dignity and role as coming from, and acting as, God's Son. In Hebrew culture the number seven was the "perfect," and therefore somewhat sacred, number.

Both genealogies play on that symbolism. Matthew himself observes (v. 17) that he has arranged his list in three sets of 14 (2 x 7) generations each, though in fact the list does not total exactly 42.

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In Luke we find II sequences of seven "fathers," the final one God himself, No. 77, superperfect as it were. Thus Jesus begins the 12th (another number of special significance for the Jewish people) and final age of history.

Again, these numbers serve to emphasize the pre-eminence of the person being introduced through the genealogies.

The more accurate title for Joseph is the foster-father of Jesus. A stepfather is the husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage, which was not true, of course, in this case.

Mary herself, incidentally, calls Joseph the father of Jesus (Lk 2:48), so it can't be too bad, as long as what we mean is clear.

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Undercover agent credits faith Murphy and Marti~ at for marriage staying strong their best in 'Bowfinger' TIIEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River-Fri., August 27, 1999

By GERRI PARE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Eddie Murphy and Steve Martin play wild and crazy guys trying to survive the insanity of making it in Hollywood in the screwball comedy "Bowfinger" (Universal).

The two are at opposite ends of the success spectrum: Martin's bankrupt Bobby Bowfinger is desperate to make a movie but can only get studio financing if he signs top action star Kit Ramsey (Murphy).

When Ramsey declines, Bowfinger decides to bluff it, telling his gullible cast of three (Chris-' tine Baranski, Kohl Sudduth and Heather Graham) that they must work around Ramsey since he never wants to see the camera or be introduced to any of them.

Working from a loony sci-fi script written by his immigrant accountant (Adam Alexi-Malle), Bowfinger secretly shoots footage of Ramsey in restaurants or. on the street reacting to cast meinbers approaching him with dire warnings of alien pod people on the loose.

As Ramsey actually fears an alien invasion, it .plays right into Bowfinger's hands as Ramsey flees from the crazy people who keep accosting him, thereby providing action footage.

So alarmed is Ramsey he hides out with a cultlike guru (Terence Stamp), bringing the film shoot to a standstill - until dimwitted .look-alike Jiff (Murphy again) shows up to fill in the blanks. The film might actually get finished if they can just lure Ramsey out and onto a rooftop to face down a knife-

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Capsules . NEWYORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"StiffUpper Lips" (Cowboy International) Strained British bedroom farce in which an upper-crust English family vacations in 1908 Italy and India hoping their effeminate guest (Robert Portal) will propose to the marriage-age daughter (Georgina Cates), but unexpected romances develop instead. Directed by Gary Sinyor, the spoofof genteel literarystyle movies relies on vulgar comedy in following silly snobs and their frivolous fancies.,Fleeting violence, implied sexiJal encounters, brief nudity, crude references, some profanity and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-ill adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association ofAmerica.

"Teaching Mrs. Tingle" (Dimension) Corrosive black comedy in

By MARK PATIISON wielding psycho-alien for the wacky climax.

Both Martin and Murphy are in. tip-top comic form, working from Martin's script and energetically directed by Frank Oz. A goofy movie that never gets mean-spirited, it lampoons all manner of Tinseltown pretensions, but Martin does it with wry affection for all the affectations. His throwaway lines include Bowfinger impressing his cast by describing his first meeting with superstar Ramsey.

Claims nobody Bowfinger: "By the way, he knew who I was. Big fan."

Even the running joke about starlet Daisy (Graham) seducing anyone she th}nks can expand her role in the movie is treated in a humorous fashion and is not to be taken seriously.

Baranski's arch performance as a has-been stage actress who wonders why she can't introduce herself to fellow cast member Ramsey has its comic moments as well at several points in the frenzied story.

While not filled with belly laughs, the movie captures the little nuances of life in La-La Land, and teamed with two fine performances from these enduring comedy veterans, "Bowfiriger" hits the bulls-ey.e for screwball shenanigans.

Due to its comic treatment of a promiscuous starlet, a few crude expressions and an instance of rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-ill adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PO-13 - parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

which three high school seniors tie their nasty history teacher (Helen Mirren) to her bedposts, taking scandalous bedroom photos of her with the school's drunken married coach in order to prevent their being expelled for cheating. As written and directed by Kevin Williamson, the smug, emotionally manipulative tale of self-absorbed adolescents conniving to control a cruel adult is morally bankrupt in lionizing the teens' outrageously anti-social behavior. Implied justification of criminal acts, an off-screen sexual encounter, some violence, underage drinking and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

Movies Online Can't remember how a recent film was classified by the USCC? Want to know whether to let the kids go see it? Now you can look film reviews up on America Online. Once you're connected to AOL, just use the. keyword CNS to go to Catholic News Service's online site, then look for movie reviews.

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HOLLYWOOD - Joe'Pistone, the undercover FBI agent whose infiltration of the underworld was the basis for the 1997 movie "Donnie Brasco," credits his strong Catholic faith with helping keep his marriage strong during 17-plus years leading a double life in the Mafia.

"Everybody I have worked undercover with has been divorced," .Pistone said. "You're away five, six months, your woman isn't happy with this. It's a路continuous battle."

But Pistone made iUhrough because he and his wife "had a strong marriage going in. I.didn't take undercover work to get away from a bad marriage" like other agents, he said. "Guys work 20 hours a day because they never want to go home. I did it because that's what I did. I did it and I enjoyed it."

Pistone added, "You have to believe in something, and I am religious. I am Catholic and I believe in my religion and I practice it.

Yeah, that belief gets you through a lot of hard times sometimes."

He also praised his Irish Catholic wife as a "strong and a self-sufficient individual."

Pistone is a consultant for the CBS series "Falcone," which could debut later this season.

"Falcone" also portrays Pistone's life in the Mafia, but will show more of the relationships between Falcone and his wife, as well as with the Mafia hoods he's setting up.

Pistone is not about to say to which parish he belongs; he and his wife have taken on new identities and live in an undisclosed location.

Even at the press conference touting "Falcone," Pistone wore sunglasses to. help shield his looks.

Pistone also thinks the current Hollywood craze glamorizing the mob is all wrong.

"I liked 'The Godfather,'" Pistone said. "Did it reflect the Mafia? No." He reserves most of his distaste for the made-for-TV movie which glorifies Mafia dons like John Gotti

JASON GEDRICK (right) stars as Joe Pistone in the new CBS drama "Falcone." Gedrick's character is based on Pistone's actual life as an undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Mafia. (CNS photo from CBS) and Joe Bonanno.

As for HBO's ''The Sopranos," which garnered 16 Emmy nominations, Pistone dismissed it by saying that if it weren't for the vulgar language and nudity, "I don't think it's a (commercial broadcast) network show."

Despite so much time in the Mafia, Pistone said he never had to

kill anyone. , "I had contracts, but I never carried them out," he said, adding he usually told his bosses he couldn't find the target, and had friends who were willing to lie to his boss that he had committed the "hit."

"I never told them I wouldn't kill," Pistone said. "Because if you refuse, you get killed later."

PBS ends "On the Trail of Mark Twain," on Sept. 1 NEW YORK (CNS) - A visit to India and South Africa brings to a close the (our-part series, "On the Trail of Mark Twain with Peter Ustinov," airing Wednesday, Sept.

1, 9-11 p.m. EDT on PBS. Though actor and wit Ustinov occasionally refers to "Following the Equator," Twain's 1897 account of his trip around the world, the TV series is not so much interested in the past as it is in what's happening now.

Wednesday's first hour, ''A Riddle at Every Turn," joins Ustinov on a slow train up a Himalayan slope to the mountain town of Darjeeling, which is still a center qf India's tea trade.

There as elsewhere in India, Ustinov finds fragments of British colonialism still deeply ingrained in local cus. toms and is puzzled by this "affection for an alien imperial past." .

Along the way, he visits the maharajah of Jodhpur, chats with the ll-year-old reincarnation of an 800-yearold Tibetan Buddhist as well as attends two weddings and a funeral.

When he locates the strange effigy of a living god whom Twain had met and found impressive, all Ustin6v

can find of interest is ''the quality of the sculpture."

IfUstinov is' bemused by India's contradictions, he is enthused by the promise of the new South Africa in the final hour, "Such a Wonderful Thing."

What impresses him most is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which acknowledges the hateful crimes of the past in order to bring a divided nation together in a spirit of forgiveness.

He enjoys his meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu but even more with Nelson Mandela, whojokingly embarrasses the British actor with lavish praise ofhis screen career.

In any event, the program is quite sunny with Ustinov seeming to thoroughly enjoy his encounters with all kinds of people.

At the same time, however, he seems truly moved by the signs of hope he finds in today's South Africa.

Though renowned as a consummate wit and leg-pulling wag, Sir Peter Ustinov winds up the series on a seriously philosophical note about the misuses of the past.

A co-production of New York's WNET and Britain's Granada Television, the series is literate, intelligent and not a little fun.

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ELAINE LASKY created this icon depicting the Last Supper. The artist, from the Louisville, Ky., area, calls it "Mystical Supper" and said it is one of her favorite路s. (CNS photo by Roy J. Horner, The Record)

Artist sees her icons as opening a 'window to God'

By Roy J. HORNER

meant to be a prayer."

Lasky said she hopes her work will inspire LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When Louisville-area people, like the icons of old, "giving them anartist Elaine Lasky was painting landscapes, she other voice in which to sing God's praises."

Pictured in Lasky's always saw God's glory reflected in icons are scenes from the lives of the saints, the terrain.

Thinking back, Mary and Christ. she said it was probSome icons are original designs while othably God's hand gently tugging at ers are taken from traditional ethnic deher heartstrings that led her to change signs.

Cultural influences her specialty from represented in Lasky's landscapes to religious art. colorful icons include Russian, Romanian, And once she enCretan, Palestinian, tered the realm of Ethiopian, Byzantine, painting spiritually German and Italian inspirational images traditions. on canvas, Lasky . One of Lasky's fadiscovered that God vorite icons is "Mystihad further plans for cal Supper," based on her talents. a Romanian design.

So for the past "I really like the two years, Lasky, a joyful nature and the member of the color of the Romanian Secular Franciscan (tradition), that folk Order, has been apart look, the bright plying most of her colors and the patartistic energy to terns," she said. icons.

Lasky's favorite .In the Christian saint is St. Francis of tradition, the icon Assisi, the subject of can be traced back to several of her icons.

St. Luke's images of She said St. Francis Mary and the infant touched her soul when Jesus. Icons come in she spent a week in a variety of ethnic Italy painting scenes styles and designs. in and around Assisi.

Lasky said the art The trip was a gift form allows her to from her sister. create "small, inti"I came back and I mate prayer pieces" knew my artwork was rooted in Christian changing," she said. tradition.

Lasky hopes her "They sayan icons move people to icon is written, not give glory to God. painted," she told ARTIST ELAINE Lasky created this icon of "They're intended to The Record, newspaper of the Louis- St. Francis of Assisi, who is the subject of sev- be a window to God, ville Archdiocese. eral of her works. Lasky said icons are a window a prayer tool, a de"It is done me- to God, a prayer and devotional tool. (CNS photo votional tool," she said. thodically and i.s by Roy J. Horner, The Record) CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

MADISON, Wis. -A federal appeals court has upheld a Wisconsin law requiring women to wait 24 hours before having abortions.

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the 1996 law, which took effect in 1998, does not "impose an undue burden on a woman's right to choose whether to have an abortion," nor is it unconstitutionally vague, as challengers contended.

The law requires that a woman meet with a doctor at least 24 hours before having an abortion.

Doctors are required to explain the procedure, its risks and alternatives to abortion. Women also are given state-published information about fetal development and about laws obligating a child's father to pay support even in cases of rape and incest.

Exceptions are allowed if a doctor decides the 24-hour wait would threaten the woman's health.

Doctors who fail to comply with the law could be fined from $1,000 to $10,000 and lose their medical licenses.

Susan Armacost, legislative director of Wisconsin Right to Life, said the ruling was not surprising.

"The plaintiffs were really grasping at straws in their arguments to the appeals court," she said in a statement. "They lost On every point, which included whether the law was vague,

whether women should be informed about the availability of viewing their child via ultrasound, whether a 24-hour waiting period is uncon.stitutional and whether the law posed an undue burden on women."

John Huebscher, executive director of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, said the ruling was consistent with decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court permitting states to require waiting periods and informed consent, similar to Wisconsin's law.

The 7th Circuit's decision upheld an earlier ruling by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabbe that found most provisions of the raw were constitutional and said she erred in rejecting two of its provisions.

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but soon found that the meager Determination and wages earned by her father a!' a sponsorship help guard and her stepmother as a cook Ugandan Woman to go . were simply not enough to cover school expenses. Neither parent back to school.

had the opportunity for an educaUGANDA - Sylvia Wendidda's tion, which might have led to a betburning desire to obtain an educa- . ter job.

Sent to live with her grandpartion has been a lifelong struggle.

Now 22, the Ugandan woman has ents in another village, Sylvia reendured one setback after another, ceived a Christmas gift from her' but says she has "seen a new light" father, along with a letter telling her thanks to the Christian Foundation to respect her grandparents and for Children and Aging (CFCA), a study hard. Shortly afterward, she lay Catholic organization assisting received word that her father had both youth and the elderly at mis- died of complications from AIDS. sion sites in 26 countrie,> around Within a year, the illness would claim her stepmother as well. the world.

Her extended family rallied to Born to Catholic parents in a small village in Uganda, Sylvia was the aid of the six orphans, but for the 'first of her natural mother's Sylvia it meant uprooting her life three children to survive. Her sib- yet again. Since no single relative lings' deaths, each before they were could afford to care for all six chilsister, Suzan, a month old, had been considered dren, Sylvia and "bad omens" for the family. Her were sent to live with an uncle in .JONI BACHELOR RENKEN, one of Boys Town's first female graduates, shoots marbles parents soon separated: Sylvia re- Busunju. It was there that she was with Father Val Peter, executive director,during the Boys Town 1999 National Alumni Conmained with her father, who remar- introduced to CFCA and the Capuried. Sylvia's stepmother gave birth chin priests who coordinate the vention in Boys Town, Neb. Renken graduated from the facility in 1979. (CNS photo courtesy Boys Town) to five more children, and Sylvia CFCA program in Uganda.

Sylvia and her sister both found began studying in the village school. It was a happy, peaceful life sponsors, men and women of faith in the United States who pledge $20 that proved to be short-lived.

"We were enjoying our lives as monthly to help children in develchildren," Sylvia recalls. "But sud- oping countries have a chance at a denly fighting started around the better life.

One of the Capuchin Fathers, area. People said war had started.

We never knew what war was. But Lawrence Dilraj Sequeria, arranged

By ELIZABETH WELLS soon our parents had to run away, for Sylvia to continue her educaThe girls lived with two sets of campus, and when Father Peter beCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE and we ran with them. We were hid- tion. She has helped out in the came the executive director in house parents in a separate buildden in the bushes and had to keep CFCA office after school for sevBOYS TOWN, Neb- Boys 1985, he told the girls the boy-girl ing from the boys. They worked quiet all the time. My stepmother eral years.

Town accepted its first five female student population ratio would be hard at their studies and partici"I am 22, and my sister Suzan is students in 1979, and 20 years- later close.to equal in the near future. pated in extracurricular actiyi~ies, used to bring some fruits or yams, 11," Sylvia writes. "We are still they were saluted as trailblazers Today approximately half of the including cheerleading. which we ate to survive."

Eventually the family escaped studying. I finished my elementary . during a summer alumni gathering. 33,000 youths at Boys Town's 14 They said each had many friends to a city called Kajjansi, where and secondary schooling, and now "In 1979, five brave young la- sites are girls. that were boys during their high many of Sylvia's relatives were liv- I take a course in stenography. I dies dared to challenge tradition at Change did not come easily, school years, but none had a "boying. There, she met her grandpar- have the confidence that I will do one ofAmerica's cultural icons ... a however, and many of the staff were friend." ents and many other extended fam- something in my life. I have seen a' boys-only school with very strong opposed to bringing the girls into Father Peter said this is one of ily members for the first time, and new light in my life, and it is be- traditions," said Dan Shields, presi- the program, Father Peter said. the real lessons faculty strive to once again was admitted to school. . cause of CFtA, I am very grateful dent of Boys Town National Alumni The four women who returned teach at Boys Town. "If boys and "The' war broke out agaiJ:! and to God for bringing me to Busunju, Association. to campus this summer told The girls cailmake friends arid keep we had to run," she says: "We'ran a where I found this great organiza"Their coming to Boys' Town Catholic Voice,' Omaha them during high school, they are long way and hid ourselves in the tion." . was in fact a remarkable achieve- archdiocesan newspaper, that' they better prepared for marriage and forest. Those who remained in . More than 1,000 children are ment and couldn't,have been easy," had obstacles to overcome when family later," he' said. "Remember .Kajjansi werekilied mercilessly; no "spon'sored ion CFCA's Busunju he said.--'.'But thankS to their brav- ~hey entered Boys Town~ we are a family here - we are here one was spared. We could hear bul- project, among more tha~ i 40,000 . ery and persistence; girls are as '. "I'think they didn't want 'girls to help each other get better." lets everywhere. Many werf~ killed throughout the world. much an accepted pr.esence on cam- town.' They didn't want Boys Town All of the women said they with long knivt<s cailed panga:' . For more. iriformation con路 pus as boys.".'. . '" to change so they (so'me students learned many lessons during their Returning to Kajjansi after the . cerning Catholic child sponsorThe five girls graduated in 1983 and staff) were a little reserved at stay. fighting ceased, her immediate fam- ship, call CFCA toll-free at(800) and four ofthem returned to B0Ys first," said Joni Bachelor Renken, "Boys Town makes you realize ily again enrolled Sylvia in school, 875路6564~ Town's campus west of Omaha with who lives in Lincoln. that you can achieve any goal you 750 other alumni and staff for the Lisa Bordogna Jensen of Fort want no matter what anyone else recent National Alumni Collins, Colo., Cindy Koppenhaver tells you," Michel said. "I know Association's 25th biennial con- Michel of Oma,ha and Dianna Luce what Boys Town did for me. I was vention. definitely on the wrong path in life, Marek of Elkhorn agreed.

The women received an enJeannette Hoer, the fifth of the but Boys Town helped me chose a graved plaque and a standing ova- first five, was not at the reunion. better life for myself." tion during the gathering's awards presentation.

Boys Town has cared for troubled youths since Father Edward Flanagan opened the door of a modest house in Omaha to five B()(J{JIA, Colombia (CNS)-Co- the guerrillas ''to respect the physical, boys on Dec. 12, 1917. Boys ar- , lombian rebels kidnapped a bishop moral and psychological integrity of rived daily. By the end of 1921, and released a priest abducted with Bishop Quintero."

Father Flanagan's Boys' Home had him. The bishop had also been held ' A diocesan statement said the kidrelocated to a farm just outside hostage by rebels in 1997. nappers identified themselves as Omaha, and later became an incorRebels last week blocked the truck members of the Simon Bolivar Guerporated village.. ofBishop Jose de Jesus Quintero Diaz rilla Coordinator, an umbrella group Until 1979, the programs and of Tibu as he was returning to his dio- under which Colombia's two main opportunities offered by the home ce8e in northern Colombia from the rebel armies conductjoint operations. were limited to boys. town ofTarra, where he visited a parOne of the rebel groups, the NaFather Val 1. Peter, executive di- ish with Father Vianey Sanchez. tional Liberation'Army, known by its rector for Boys Town USA, said Both were kidnapped, but two days Spanish acronym ELN, was still holdthen-director -Msgr. Robert Hupp later the priest was released to inform ing dozens of hostages it seized May agreed to take a small group of girls the vicar general ofTIbu, Msgr. Nelson 30 during a Mass at a church in the at Boys Town in 1979 after a feeastern city of Cali. Archbishop Isaias UGANDAN SISTERS - Sylvia (left) and Suzan Wendidda male juvenile court judge "begged, Roze.

Msgr. Roze immediately issued a Duarte Cancino of Cali h~ exco.mattend school thanks to sponsorship through Christian Foun- bribed and cajoled" him to do so. statement demanding the "immedi- municated the rebels for kidnappmg dation for Children and Aging (CFCA).

By 1984, there were 23 girls on ate release of our bishop," and asked the churchgoers.

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Pro-lifers blast report linking abortion to decreased crime rate

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., August27, 1999

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Levitt and Donohue cited studies and 20 percent," the report says.

"According to our estimates, legal- by P.K. Dagg in Eastern Europe and WASHINGTON -A study hy- ized abortion is a primary explana- Scandinavia which "found that the pothesizing that the legalization of tion, accounting for perhaps one- children who were born because their abortion in 1973 is the main cause half of the overall crime reduction." mothers were denied an abortion for a drop in the crime rate in the If abortion had not been legal- were substantially more likely to be 1990s is prompting outrage . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . , involved in crime and have poorer 'This is absolutely the most life prospects, even when controlamong pro-life leaders.

"This is absolutely the most insidious rational I have ever ling for the income, age, educad f fc b "tion, and health of the mother." insidious rational I have ever h heard of for tolerating abortion," eafi 0 or to eratmg a ortion, Scheidler called the study "an said Joseph Scheidler, executive said Joseph Scheidler, execuinsult to the 40 million lives lost through abortion and an insult to director of the Pro-Life Action tive director of the Pro-Life AcLeague, of the unpublished re- tion League, of the unpubthe women who rightly grieve for the children they aborted." search paper, "Legalized Abor- lished research paper, "Legaltion and Crime."

In a statement about the report, Gail Quinn, executive direc- ized Abortion and Crime." the National Right to Life agreed.

"The true effects of the over 40 tor of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-life Activities, million lives lost since 1973 may called the study's conclusions "in- ized nationwide in the 1973 Roe vs. never be known," the statement said. suIting" and said they were based Wade decision of the Supreme "Our society not only has lost future on "tentative assumptions" rather Court, "crime rates might be 10-20 artists, scientists, musicians and than solid scholarship. percent higher than they currently teachers, but also has accepted a The 40-page study by Steven D. are with abortion," the authors said. mentality that targets for destruction Levitt, professor of economics at Quinn was particularly critical of the vulnerable - whether they be the University ofChicago, and John the report, saying, "In other words, children of poor parents or, with asJ. Donohue III, a professor at if you are a teen-age girl ofAfrican- sisted suicide and euthanasia, the eldStanford University Law School, American descent, and perhaps live erly and disabled who have ceased was made available to Catholic in the inner city in less than affluent to be 'useful.'" circumstances, you are more likely News Service in mid-August.

"Between 1991 and 1997, crime than other women to give birth to a fell substantially. Murder rates child who will grow up to be a crook dropped 30 percent; property and or a murderer. Sounds like prenatal violent crime each fell between 15 racial profiling to me."

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Catholic men's ministries 'mushrooming,' says report

By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Three years ago a U.S. bishops' committee described the Promise Keepers phenomenon as a "wake-up call" for Catholics to form Catholic men's ministries.

Now a new report says such Catholic ministries are "mushrooming."

Catholic men "are meeting together in large and small groups, sharing their burdens, listening to each other's stories and celebrating the Eucharist," it says. "Call it a revival, an awakening. Call it a work of the Holy Spirit at the grassroots level. The emergence of new ministries with men is a welcome development in the Church."

It urges bishops and pastors to encourage and support such ministries and assist in their development.

The lO-page report, "Catholic Men's Ministries," was sent to the U.S. bishops in July.

It is the joint work of the Committee on Marriage and Family and the Committee on Evangelization of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, based on a two-day consultation the two committees had last year with leaders of about 20 Catholic men's movements from around the country.

The committees said they have identified about 30 diocesan or regional men's ministry programs around the country, some more than 10 years old, others just recently formed.

"A good number of men being drawn to the new groups have roots in Catholic charismatic re-

newal, Marriage Encounter, Cursillo and similar renewal experiences. Others speak of having been influenced by Promise Keepers and of a desire to share with their . Catholic brothers what they found in PK," the report said.

In a 1996 report the bishops' Committee on Marriage and Family gave a cautiously positive evaluation of Promise Keepers, a nondenominational evangelical group that draws hundreds of thousands of American men to make commitments to Christ each year at stadium rallies.

"In the end," the 1996 report said, "it seems better for Catholic pastors and leaders to become proactive in responding to men's spiritual issues rather than to be reactive to what Promise Keepers is offering. Let us focus and expend our energies on what we can offer distinctively from within the Roman Catholic faith tradition."

The new report said the Catholic groups which are emerging "incorporate what many Catholics find 'missing' in the Promise Keepers experience, namely, sacramental celebration - Eucharist and reconciliation - and devotion to the saints."

It said the Catholic groups "urgently need resources and program materials particularly to use in the small groups."

The report urged priests and bishops to meet with Catholic men interested in men's ministry, "become acquainted with their vision" and work with them to support and shape such ministries to increase their value and effectiveness.

A NATIONALIST supporter throws a petrol bomb at Royal Ulster Constabulary police in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, recently. The confrontation came after the Northern Ireland Parades Commission gave the go-ahead for a Loyalist Apprentice Boys march 'through the Catholic area into Londonderry's city center. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,August27,1999

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY of America President Father David M. O'Connell reviews plans for a new residence hall with Susan D. Pervi, vi~e president for administration. To accommodate a booming freshman. class, the university purchased 26 modular units to house students at the Washington campus until the new hall opens in 2001. (CNS photo from CUA)

u.s. Catholic colleges see enrollments rise

By CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE Source: The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA). 1999.

Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your 'eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the neW Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. , Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain my~lfin the, order and the bounds of the, Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being toYour Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent 'dare' not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me faIl into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum 'me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you 'will tJe my protector, lhe guardian of my heart! and will keep !he keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. ( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

WASHINGTON - To accommodate a bigger incoming freshman class, The Catholic University of America in Washington has had to do some quick rearranging for the coming 1999-2000 academic year.

School officials have put up a temporary residential courtyard with 26 modular homes for juniors and seniors to free up residence hall space for 816 freshmen, up from 597 the previous year.

John Dolan, Catholic University's dean of enrollment management, attributes the biggest factor for the increase to the university's "clarity of our Catholic message," stressed by the school's new president, Vincentian Father David O'Connell.

The university is also reaping the benefits of a "baby boomlet" that all higher education institutions are competing for, Dolan said.

With 2.8 million students graduating from high school this past year, colleges across the board have re~ ported a rise in applications.

Catholic University officials said they aggressively targeted high school seniors by increasing the advertising budget and creating a new telecommunications center to contact graduating seniors directly.

"We emphasized a quality Catholic education, and that's what students responded to," Dolan said.

"Students who find out what we're all about here are telling us this is the Catholic school they were lookingfor."

Universities are also getting more applications because of the Internet. This year, the first year that Catholic University took online' applications, it received more than 700.

In response to the housing

crunch demanded by the increase of students, Catholic University purchased the modular housing units from St. Anselm's College in Manchester, N.R.. The units will remain in use until'the university opens a new residence hall in the fall of 200 1.

Catholic University is not the ,only U.S. Catholic college to experience an enrollment surge.

At Loyola-Marymount in Los Angeles, the university expects 1,025 freshmen, among the biggest in the university's history.

At the Marianist-run University of Dayton, Ohio, a record 7,173 students applied for enrollment, compared to 6,559 a year ago. And for the first time in two decades, the university established a waiting list.

Loyola College in Baltimore will have a freshman class of 956, after 10 years of averaging a firstyear class of 800.

Catholic schools on upswing with new路schools, waiting lists

By CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - During the 1998-~9 school year, 36 Catholic schools opened, according to a study by the National Catholic Educational Association. ' The study, titled "United States Catholic.EIementary and' Secondary Schools 1998-1999," is loaded with other statistics, including total Catholic school enrollment, which now stands at 2,648,844 for 8,217 Catholic schools nationwide.

Catholic school enrollment has remained stable' over the past year and overall enrollment has increased by 81,000 students during the past six years.

Within elementary schools, preschool admission is up 5.7 percent. In high schools, enrollment has increased by nearly 2,000.

A fixture at Catholic schools seems to be the waiting list for admission - 41 percent of Catholic schools have such a list. They exist in most suburban schools. And where diocesan and pri-

vately funded scholarship support is available in inner-city schools, there are long 'waiting lists for lottery-like selection.

"These statistics remind me of the soaring stock market. It's a great story reflecting unprecedented growth and confidence in the system," said NCEA presiden,t Leonard DeFiore.

"Like the flip side of the bull market, the good news isn't reaching out to everyone - in our case the thousands of families who are on waiting lists for admission and the thousands more for whom Catholic schools are unattainable due to economic limitations."

DeFiore said the greatest challenge for the future is "working for a just educational system in this country.".

"Our waiting lists and new schools are a sensational statement about parents' motivation to choose schools," he said. "But what about the millions of other parents who have the will but no way of financing their school choice?"

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,August27,1999

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Editor:

In response to the August 13 editorial ''The good earth," regarding the transfer of the northern 15,000 acres of the Massachusetts Military Res, ervation to the Department of Environmental Management's Wildlife and Fisheries, I would like to make the following points: 1. The only co[1tamination on those acres is extremely insignificant compared to the southern 5,000 acres, used by the Air National Guard and Coast Guard; 2.

Use of live ammunition has ended and training is environmentally responsible; 3. A refuge is operated by the National Guard in response to the Sikes Act; 4. The only master plan for the entire acreage is by the National Guard. The supposed water shortage on Cape Cod is refuted byexisting U.S. Geological Survey maps and data. The water beneath Camp Edwards flows naturally from the aquifer apex to town wells used for 65 years and without evidence of contamination; 6.

The land may be returned to the granters, the Crowell Family, if the National Guard is forced to leave; 7. The threatened wells, as classified by the Cape Cod Commission, are proposed as the solution to the water shortage! Is this not the epitome of convoluted thinking?; 8. The timing of the governor's announcement days before the release of the master plan and which short-circuits the legislative and other processes, shows lack of respect for those who expended so much time and effort to reach this point. As the scientific truths emerge, the motivation, a land grab/

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anti-military agenda, are exposed. The National Guard performs 50 percent of the military missions for the U.S. The basic function of government is to protect its citizens from external and internal threats. Reports of a draft to aid downsizing of military forc~s has been aired. Loss of the National Guard will strip us of protection from chemical/biological terrorist threats, response to natural disasters, fire fighting assistance including the use of five aircraft, their generous community service; and represents the loss of more than 1,500 jobs from the state's economy.They have earned and deserve our support and gratitude for the sacrifices they make to maintain their combat readiness, sacrificing quality time with the families in that effort. It is time for our citizens to rally to their support, rather than make them feel unwelcome.

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attend. The meeting will be followed by dinner.

She will meet with parish stewardship committees on Sept. 9 at the camp from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The topic will be "Stewardship: Answering the Call to Discipleship in a Parish."

"This is an excellent opportunity to meet others from around the diocese who are living stewardship as a way of life and ask them how they are spreading the word in their parish," said James M. Riley, a diocesan Stewardship Committee member.

The diocesan committee will also be meeting with Hueckel to help plan future events, said Riley.

The committee has been presenting programs featuring prominent speakers every year and a half.

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Alaska CQurt considers overturning assisted suicide ban ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) -Two Church leaders involved in the assisted suicide debateafthe<nationaY level serit hopes and warn-: ings to Alaska, where the subject is moving through state courts. "If Alaska creates a state constitutional right to assisted suicide, that will be a firsUn American law, and.a very daqgerous precedent for. other states," said Richard Doerflinger, asso~i~te director for policy development at the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference qj;Catholic Bishops. ''My prayers and my hopes are. with the peORle of Alaska as you go through this' debate," said Bob Castagna,ex~i:utive director of theOregoll ~atholic Conference, the public po~,i~y ~m of Oregon's Cath,olic.jbi!sh9ps..Cal;tagna's ,of-. fice participated in the unsuccessful attempt t«;> drfeat the 1994 ballot measure ml;-t legalized assisted suicide in pregon. '~"

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A previous survey of priests in the Fall River Diocese indicated that in order for stewardship to take hold in a parish the pastor must be supportive. The survey also indicated that the pastors can not do it alone, but need the help of the laity.

"The evening is intended as much for pastors and established parish stewardship committees, as it is for parish committees in their formative stages," Father Bouchard explained.

Riley added that, "Continuing education and revitalization of existing committees is just as important to us as inviting new parishes to learn more."

For information and to make reservations, call Father Bouchard at 888·0209 prior to Sept. 1.

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author of "Stewardship by the Book," which centers on stewardship from the Scriptures for the Sunday of the year, and "Stewardship Saints," a reflection on saints memorialized or solemnly recognized during the liturgical year.

She has lectured and given workshops at various diocesan and regional.conferences nationwide.

She has appeared on speaking programs with Auxiliaty Bishop Robert F. Morneau of Green Bay, Wisc., one of the nation's leading proponents of stewardship.

Her topic at the private presentation and discussion for priests and deacons of the diocese on Sept. 8 at 3:30 p.m., at the camp will be ~The Priest as Spiritual Director of the Disciples Called to Stewardship." Bishop Sean P. 0' Malley will

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re.(CNS) -Church and pro-life leaders decried bYOreg9~Gov.Jof1nIf.itzhatier 'that he plans to uld:r~\l~epareritaFnotlftcatidn of minor seeking an abottieanno~pcement came ~t.irPrise for pro-life advocates,l< ...•..•. h1eaders'and parenlS' 'iroups~ But ·they still expressed oUtIage;~~tthep?sSible veto of a bJll they see as a moderate attempt tOllelprparentscounsel their :children.Under Oregon law, Kitzhaber has,u~til Sept. 3to sign oryeto\)iIls that reached his desk afW theI1g~~ltJure'sJ~I)';24adjourriment.

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kids are excited." that spirit with the new teachers," Edmund Borges, principal of St. he added.

James-St. John in New Bedford They've all been working hard agreed and said there is a waiting according to Denita Tremblay, prinlist in every grade level. "There is a ,cipal of St. Stanislaus School, Fall rise in parents who want their chil- River. "It's been a busy summer, but dren in Catholic schools. It's a great we're all excited about the new environment and the kids get ev- year," she said. erything they need."

Teachers at St. Stanislaus and There were some 500 teachers in other diocesan schools will be workthe diocesan system last year and new ing on some special projects this teachers are getting ready for the year because of the millennium inopening of schools too according to cluding one coinciding with the McNamee. "We are expecting about Eucharistic Congress. The congress 60-65 new teachers this year and they calls diocesan people together for went through orientation at Bishop a renewed reverence of the EuchaConnolly High School this past rist and Tremblay said the project Wednesday," he said. will bring that understanding and "We have a lot of support for our reverence to students. new teachers from veteran teachers "The opening ofschool is always and principals with a mentor pro- a challenge, but its very awarding," gram," said McNamee. The program declared Tremblay. ''Teachers have helps new teachers adjust and find been coming in and exploring new support throughout the school year. textbooks and getting ready. It will "All our teachers have done a won- be nice to have fresh new faces in derful job and we're excited to share the c1~sroom willing to learn."

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The superintendent said the rise in enrollment is due to many factors including the "quality of education and the Catholic morality" that students receive in diocesan schools. "Parents see the many years of dedication from teachers and know students are getting a great education," he said adding that stability and the safety of schools was also important.

Principal of St. Margaret Regional School in Buzzards Bay, Charles B. Lindberg, said the school has had to add new classrooms to accommodate the influx of new students. "In 1997 we had 130-140 pupils. Now that number is up over 250." Lindberg said there is a push from parents to have children in parochial schools. "They want their children to have the experience of a Catholic education and many feel it's a safe environment. It looks like it will be a very good year," he added. "Parents and

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New Bedford BOYS AND girls from St. Mary's School and par. ish, New Bedford, enjoyed many summer camp activities during the school break. .

HAVING A BLAST - Members of the millennium class for St. Mary's enjoy a field d~y at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. All diocesan schools are gearing up for the opening of schools in the next few weeks.

MATTHEW GIARD is greeted by Mr. Bear at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic.

Held close to the opening of school, the day gives nursery and kindergarten students the opportunity to meet their classmates and teachers and have some fun.

Stang students excel on National Latin exam NORTHDARlMOUTH-1Eighteen Bishop Stang students wen: recognized for their outstanding p()rformance on' the American Classical League's National Latin Exam. Each received a certificate ofachievement.

Summa cum laude honors wellt to James White; maxima cum laude to Stephen Beriau, Andrew Carreras,

Melissa Daniel, Emilie Duclos, Jessica Grygiel and Mark Oien; magna路 cum laude to Rachel Aguiar, Jonathan Brisson, Kathleen Burke, Timothy. Flinn, Teresa Flynn, Samantha Kelly, Katherine Manning, Ellen Wheeler and Amy White; cum laude to Grace Maynard and Katherine Thompson.

SUMMER FUN - The youth group of St. M;:iry's Parish, Mansfield, enjoyed a day at Canobie L~ke Amusement Park in New Hampshire this summer. Above, from left, Megan Fuller, Gregg Kennedy and David Lincoln wait for a ride, while, below, Jared Giblin, Brian . Kiley, Shaun Wade and John Giblin get splashed by the flume.

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CENTURY CLUB -1 00 years of service have been amassed by these three faculty members at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, with the start of the new school year.They are, from left, Neil Loew, director of guidance, 33 years; Paul O'Boy, math teacher, 35 years; and Sister Patricia Harrington, 32 years.

Vermont Catholic school part of sophisticated weather network

By CORI FUGERE UPBAN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

BENNINGTON, Vt. - An Albany, N.Y., television station has installed a high-tech computer and weather instrument package at Sacred Heart School in Bennington, making it the first school to participate in the station's "First WarningNeighborhood Network."

"The weather station is operating," announced Paul Conti, news director ofWNYT-TV, after it was installed at the school. He pro-· ceeded to list the current wind velocity and direction, temperature, humidity and barometric pressure readings. "It's moderately overcast," he concluded.

Randall B. Krum, Sacred Heart School technology coordinator, laughed when he heard the last report, observing, "It's all being re-

ported from a closet!"

Conti was reading from a computer that supplies the weather station's Internet access, located in a closet in the school's resource center. On the roof of the neighboring school are an anemometer, or wind gauge; thermometer and rain gauge; and an "eye in the sky," for observing sky conditions.

WNYT-TV, known as NewsChannel 13, is currently installing nine weather stations at a cost of about $90,000. More installations will follow. ''To date, this type of weather station is the first installed in the country," Conti said in an interview. "In the past, these types of weather stations had telephone lines connected to a modem. To get the data from the weather station you 'dialed-in' and could only stay

connected about a minute. Now we get the data every five seconds using the Internet."

The new technology means "we don't have to guess if the weather is 'turning bad' in Bennington anymore," he added. "Now we can continuously monitor the changes."

Information from the weather station is transmitted to the TV station - about 40 miles away - via the Internet for use on TV and on special Web pages.

The only other organization with this type ofcapability is the National Weather Service, Conti said. "But they only have the sensors in three locations in the region. We'll have nine when the first wave of these is installed and we'll have 36 when the entire project is completed."

When Krum heard on a news broadcast that the station was look-

Our Rock and Role Handling that overburdened feeling

By CHARLIE MARTIN· CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

I wish that I could fly Into the sky so very high Just like a dragonfly I'd fly above the trees Over the seas in all degrees To anywhere I please Chorus I want to get away I want to flyaway

Yeah,yeah,yeah I want to get away I want to flyaway Yeah, yeah, yeah

Where we are one Just for a little fun Chorus

Let's go and see the stars Produced, arranged and The Milky Way or even Mars sung by Lenny Kravitz Where it could just be ours Copyright (c) 1998 by Virgin Records Let's fade into the sun Let your spirit fly America Inc.

DO LIFE'S challenges ever get you down?

Do you ever wish that you could take a break and gain some perspective? Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away," off his highly successful "5" disc, describes that feeling.

We are not told what is weighing this guy down. He sings: "I wish that I could fly into the sky so very high just like a dragonfly. I'd fly above the trees over the seas in all degrees to anywhere I please." He adds: "I want to get away, I want to flyaway!"

Perhaps he is just being whimsical when he says, "Let's go and see the stars, the Milky Way or even Mars ... just for a little fun."

We all need to know when to step away from the routine. Teens in school experience many demands on their time. It can be difficult to balance academics and after-school activities like sports, drama, music, student government, church .groups and maybe even a job. Given how full teen life can become, it is easy to feel overburdened. You might wish that you could "flyaway."

Knowing how to take a break is important in teen life. If you begin feeling that life's busyness is eroding the joy of daily life, consider these suggestions: I. Plan ahead. Look at what a week is going to ask from you, and save some time just for you. Do not have a week that has little or no enjoyment and is filled with only demands and busyness.

2. Kno~what brings you enjoyment and selfrenewal. M long as your choices are legal and

ing for schools to submit applica- Krum prominently displayed along tions to get a weather station, he with the TV graphic.

The new project allows multiple immediately sent an e-mail proposal, assuring officials that Sacred users to share the continuously upHeart was interested and properly dated data. "Because Sacred Heart has a full-time Internet connection, equipped.

In fact, Conti said the school's the data never stops," Conti said. "very good technical setup" was In addition to the educational one reason it was selected. Other benefit of the program, "which we reasons were the "obvious excite- think is huge," Conti said, there is ment" of faculty, staff and students . the public service aspect of the data. and the school's Bennington loca- Bennington residents will be tion, which will benefit the station's warned of approaching, localized, severe weather. "They will no weather reporting.

Through the project, students longer have to rely on observation can learn from a real, calibrated equipment in Albany," Conti said. weather station that keeps track of The school provides Internet weather data all day, and teachers access and minimal electricity for can make lessons on weather "real" equipment. Only nominal installato the students, Conti said. tion costs were incurred; Krum himAll of the devices that observe self helped with installation.

An official "ribbon cutting" at the weather are connected to the personal computer that is con- Sacred Heart School is to take place nected to the Internet and sends when the students return in the fall. data to a server in Huntsville, Ala., WNYT's chief meteorologist, Bob every five seconds. The television Kovachick, is to spend a day at the station contacts the server via the school and do the evening weather Internet and extracts all of the data forecasts from there.

Asked if there is a time limit on it wants from the weather stations.

The school accesses the data the school's participation, Conti from a Web page created for it by replied, "No time limit. They can the television station. That Web have it forever. I suspect it will be site has a school logo designed by enhanced over time."

moral, it makes little difference what activities give you a "break." However, you need to plan these choices into your weekly schedule or they may not occur.

3. Evaluate your goals. Some teens attempt to accomplish too much. Having to make a car payment, get a 4.0 grade-point average and make school academic or athletic teams is a prescription for emotional burnout. Evaluate what is important, and then'realize that only one goal can be your top objective. .

Sure, most of us can work toward more than one goal at a time, but not 10 if we're still to enjoy day-to-day .Iife. Set priorities.

4. As you identify these priorities, consider this: Few aspects of life bring more lasting satisfaction than loving relationships. Don't become so busy that you have no time for family interaction, socializing with friends or establishing a relationship with God. Remember that what you give to others is often what you receive in return. Achievements can, and often do, bring satisfaction, but it is connections of the heart that bring the most joy.

Even if you follow these suggestions, there still may be times when you feel like flying away. Hear this as a message from your spirit that you need more balance in all your activities, and then take the steps to create this balance.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 2008, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

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Avoid the pain of getting dUlllped

By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Face it. Eventually you'll get dumped. It's an inevitable part ofdating. You'll think everything in your relationship is fine - or at least tolerable for the moment - and "the other" will decide to bailout. Everybody goes through it.

Does that mean it won't hurt?

Absolutely not. Rejection is a bitter pill for anybody. No matter what the reasons may be, no matter how difficult the time together may have become for both of you, when somebody else breaks up with you, it hurts.

There are several ways of avoiding this pain. First, you can avoid meeting anybody even remotely datable. Spend all your time alone in your room or with your tiny group of best friends. Never talk with anybody else. Then nothing can have a painful ending.

Second, you can always try to reject "the other" first. Many people find that frrst dates are the best possible time forrejection. Jump on those minor incompatibilities, and you'll never get to really troublesome issues such as the fact that you could really like each other.

More adventurous types may risk three or four dates, or wait until the frrst hint that things 'could possibly be anything but rosy perfection and then instantly call the whole thing off. The trick is getting there frrst, to be the dumper, not the dumpee.

Here's how. As soon as "the other" says anything remotely like, "I think we ought to talk about our relationship," you declare that this is impossible and break things off. Shouting helps.

Walk out right away, and don't accept any phone calls. Avoid "the other" at school, walk down different halls, hide behind your locker during lunch breaks. That way, you win. Well, actually, it's just another kind of losing, but you knew what I meant.

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yourself is actually the best. Behave as if you've already been dumped so that nobody's disappointed when the balloon finally loses that last tiny bit of helium.

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ing it as soon as you're a couple, and keep it up, at regular intervals, so nobody gets too relaxed: "I know you're going to dump me - everybody does." It's perfect. The other will try to cheer you up. "No, really, I'll never do that."

Smile, butjust a little. Indicate that you like the reassurance, but that it really isn't enough. Keep saying the magic phrase at unpredictable times, like right at the end of the best date you ever had. "This was wonderful, but I know you're going to dump me."

This keeps you from getting too happy, and the inevitable rejection won't make you so sad.

Of course, it will also drive "the other" absolutely nuts, and anybody who is healthy will figure out the game - and bail. But then, even though you get dumped, you're still a winner in a kind of miserable way.

"I knew this was going to happen. I told you so."

Yes, there are several ways to avoid the pain of being dumped. They're all pathetic. Each will keep you isolated in your own little shell. There's no risk, but neither is there any growth.

Caring about people is risky. But caring about people brings us out of our self-centered isolation. Caring that matters isn't about winning or losing; it's about living and learning, and sharing. That's what makes it worth the risks.

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ASSONET - A night of fun and survival tips for students entering high school will be held this Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at St. Bernard Church. Current high school students will answer questions about freshman year and what to expect. For more information call Kathy Thomassen at 821-9373.

ATTLEBORO - A Healing Service and Mass will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the La Salette Shrine Chapel. It will be led by Father Pat and include Mass, music and the opportunity to be prayed over and anointed individually. For more information call 222-5410.

All welcome.

The Counseling Center of the Shrine offers Grief Education Programs for those dealing with the death of a family member, friend or pet. Day ~essions, from 1-2:30 p.m. include "Widowhood," on Sept. 2, . "Understanding Your Own Unique Grief," Sept. 16 and "When Depression Finds You," on Sept. 39.

Evening sessions, held from 6:30-

of Isabella will be held Sept. 11 at St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset.

Registration will ·begin at 12:30 p.m. and Father Stephen Salvador will be the guest speaker. Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. Members and non-members are welcome. For more information call 993-6677 or 993-6956.

8 p.m. includes "Conflicted Relationships," Sept. 13 and "Unfinished Business," Sept. 27. For more information call 226-8220.

Greek Orthodox Archbishop ofAmerica Spyridon resigl~s

By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

FALL RIVER - Catholic SoNEW YORK - After three years cial Services will hold an informa- of growing turmoil and division in tion session on Aug. 31 from 7-9 his church, Archbishop Spyridon rep.m. for persons interested in adopt- signed last week as Greek Orthodox FAIRHAVEN - The Hospice. ing an older/special needs child, archbishop ofAmerica.

Community Nurse Association will ages 6-13. It will be held at the Fall In Istanbul, Thrkey, the synod of begin a training program for vol- River office, 783 Slade Street. For Greek Orthodox bishops headed by unteers next month at the Fairhaven more information or directions call . Patriarch Bartholomew of town hall. Training will help vol-· 226-4780. All welcome.

Constantinople elected as a succesunteers provide friendship, support sor Metropolitan Demetrios MASHPEE - A concert fea- Trakatellis of Vresthena. and practicaLass.istanC!U~!~rmi~ nally ill patients and their families. turing the Children's Choir ofChrist Metropolitan Demetrios, 71, is a Sessions will be held in the morn- the King Parish will be held at the well-known theologian and Scripture ing and early evening. For more church gazebo on Aug. 29 at 2 p.m. scholar from Greece who has studied information or to register call Gloria It will feature soloists from the adult and taught in the United States. In rechoir and those attending are en- cent weeks critics of Archbishop Richard at 999-3400. couraged to bring their own seat- Spyridon have increasingly focused FALL RIVER - Aseries offour ing. All welcome. In case of inclem- on the metropolitan as the only nonm.onthly Natural Family Planning . ent weather the performance will American candidate capable ofrestorclasses, sponsored by the Couple be held in the church hall. ing peace. to Couple League will begin on· In a letter announcing his resignaMASHPEE - A young adult tion, which takes effectAug. 30,ArchSept. 7 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Saint Anne's HospitaL To pre-register or prayer group meets the first and bishop Spyridon defended his threefor more information call Rita third Wednesday of each month at year rule and criticized his opponents, Quinn at (401) 635"8773 or Dianne 7 p.m. in the chapel of Christ the who by the end included all five metSantos at 674-5600 ext. 2480.

King. For more information call ropolitan bishops of the U.S. Greek Heather Kirby at 548-2364.

Orthodox Church.

FALL RIVER- English as a NORTH ATTLEBORO - A Second Language and civics volunteers are needed for the cities of First Friday Celebration will be Fall River and New Bedford. Prior held tonight at the Sacred Heart teaching experience is not required Church hall, 58 Church Street. and volunteers may choose be- Guest speaker Bud Miller will adDENVER (CNS) - Culminating tween teaching a small group or dress the theme "New Times Call 30 years of ecumenical dialogue, the one-on-one instruction. Teaching for New Methods: Pope John Paul churchwide assembly of the Evangelimaterials and training will be pro- II's Call for a New Evangelization." cal Lutheran Church in America apvided. For more information call It begins at 6:30 p.m. and includes proved full communion with the EpisEva Cordeiro at Catholic Social Mass. All welcome. For more infor- copal Church last week.

Services at 674-4681 or 997-7337. mation call 699-8383.

Under full communion, the 5.2 million-member ELCA and the 2.4 milFALL RIVER - The annual NORTH DARTMOUTH lion-member Episcopal Church will membership luncheon and Mass for Retrouvaille, a program to help retain their own structures. But each the Fall River Diocese Daughters heal and renew troubled marriages, will recognize the other's sacraments, will be held Sept. 10-12. It offers a clergy from either church can be acchance to rediscover oneself and cepted for work in the other, and the one's spouse and a loving relation- two can hold joint worship services. ship in marriage. For more inforThe assembly also approved full mation call 1-800-470-2230 or the communion with the Moravian Diocesan Office of Family Minis- Church in America. try at 999-6420. All welcome.

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Archbishop Spyridon, 54, was born in Ohio but studied in Greece, Turkey, Germany and Switzerland. He spent most of his life as a priest and bishop in Europe before his 1996 appointment as archbishop of America.

His efforts to restore Greek culture in the U.S. church and negative comments on the state ofGreek Orthodoxy inAmericadrew sharp opposition from critics. They argued that he. failed to recognize the multiethnic reality of the United States and was alienating third- and fourth-generation Americans who speak no Greekand feel more American than Greek.

His firing of four professors who opposed a cover-up of an alleged sex scandal at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School ofTheology in Brookline, Mass., helped fuel the campaign to oust him.

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, which claims nearly two million members, is the largest Orthodox church in America and the largest and richest jurisdiction under the Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Lutherans approve full communion with Episcopalians, Moravians ELCA, at its 1997 assembly in Philadelphia, entered full communion with three churches of the Reformed tradition - the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in AmericaandtheUnitedQum:hofOuist In adopting it, the Lutherans agreed to accept the "historic episcopate;' requiring that bishops ordained in a historical line dating back to the earliest days of Christianity participate in the laying on of hands when new clergy are ordained.

The proposal calls for Episcopalians to suspend a 17th-century rule about who can bea pri~t and accept the ministries ofall current ELCA pastors and bishops.

Thousands gather to see 'miracle girl' in Worcester

By MICHAEL Cox CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE·

WORCESTER, Mass. - Thousands flocked to a Worcester church early this month to renew their faith and to pray for a 15-year-old girl in a comalike. state. who many believe is performing miracles. .

An estimated 3,000to 4,000 people came from as far away as theWest Coast justto get a glimpse ofAudrey Santo, a young girl who nearly drowned in her backyard pool when she was three.

Crowds began forming outside Christ the.I<ing Church·at·7.am. and by the time the doors opened at I p.m. the line weaved around the rectory and several times throughout the parking lot They came to renew their faith, l;lUt many also believeAudrey has the power to heaL Inside the church, Audrey was in the "cry room;' a windowed area set aside for families with young children, and those who came to see her could get a glimpse of her through the win-

dow. They made the sign ofthe cross as they walked by and pressed their fingers to the glass.

Believers say thatAudrey is a "victim soul" chosen by God to suffer for others. Witnesses have cited marks on her body that resemble the wounds of Christ, statues in her room that ooze oil and hosts that bleed in her presence.

A committee set up by Bishop Daniel P. Reilly ·of Worcester is continuing its investigation into these paranormal activities.

Raymond L. Delisle, a spokesman for the diocese, stressed the importance of praying for Audrey and noUo her.

'This is a wonderful reminder that we all have the opportunity to pray for one another;' he said.

For many the phenomenon was simply a chance to see Audrey and to be a part of a spiritual gathering.

The day of prayer was held on the 12th anniversary ofAudrey's accident Her parents, Linda and Stephen, expressed hope that those who traveled

to Worcester to see their daughter would feel renewed in their relationship with God. '~udrey brings usto Jesus and that's what she's doing in that church;' Linda Santo said. '1 think she's astatement of life in a culture of death. She's telling us that life is valuable at every leveL" The Santos told the media that they did. not dispute the bishop's preliminary report issued in January, which neither confirmed nor denied the miracles happening around their daughter. The Santos· said they do not receive any financial benefit from their daughter and any donations that come to Audrey go directly to her care. 1)ley said the accident 12 years ago left their daughter without purposeful movement or speech, but she is aware and can respond if they ask her to put her finger up.

They expressed hope that someday she would beable to~ulously overcome her conditio~d rise from her bed.