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Thousands enjoy Great Feast of the Holy Ghost

A NEW teacher orientation was sponsored August 22 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, by the Catholic Education Center. About 60 new teachers and many veteran instructors attended. From left are Gary Porter, Bishop Feehan, Attleboro; Principal Denise Peixoto, St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, North Attleboro; Kristen Gay, first-year teacher from St. Mary-Sacred Heart; and fellow teacher Courtney Sandham. (Anchon'Gordon photo)

FALL RIVER - The Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England attracted more than 250,000 people to five days of religious and festive events that concluded Monday evening with a banquet at White's of Westport.

According to Luis Silva of Fall River, public relations officer for the 17th annual summer celebration, visitors and pilgrims came from Portugal, the Azores, Canada, California and nearby Rhode Island as well as New Jer-

sey and Connecticut.

Dozens of buses carrying visitors arrived and were parked in lower Kennedy Park.

"Police estimated the combined attendance at all of the events, many held in upper Kennedy Park and others in nearby St. Anne's Church, at some 250,000," Silva reported.

The Holy Ghost Feast is also celebrated in all nine Azorean Islands, where it ha~ survived since Tum to page eight - Feast

Diocesan schools open doors to an estimated 9,000 students

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FALL RIVER - Catching up with busy SuperintendentofSchools George A Milot in the hectic week before school starts always means an interview on _the run. Nevertheless, it is traditionally upbeat, and was so again this year.

"We have a mandatory marriage

preparation course in place in the high schools; we're bent on updating the religious curriculum for all students; and we're also coordinating the ~vailability for teachers to continue their education with master's degrees at two local colleges," said Milot in a thumbnail sketch of what's new as schools

opened.

Caught between meetings and en . route to a conference at UMassDartmouth, Milot talked assertively BANNER EMBLAZONED with a white dove, symbol of about the dedicated planning and the Holy Spirit, is carried in the procession during Sunday's what's immediately ahead.

Students in the diocese's Catho- events of the Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England lic high schools and some elemen- that drew hundreds of thousands of visitors to Fall River last weekend. (Photo courtesy of Luis Silva) Tum to page I3 - School

Area groups to host day-long gatherings Catholics to rekindle faith at FIRE Rally in Hyannis ..

7'5 inspirational events at Cape Cod Melody Tent include Mass and speakers.

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HYANNIS - Hoping to imitate its successful 1995 turnout, the Cape Cod Prayer Group Deanery is again sponsoring the allday FIRE Rally on September 7 featuring noted authors, TV personalities, lecturers and evangelists.

The event, which begins with a Mass at 9 a.m., celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., is hailed as an old-time revival meeting presented by the FIRE Team of the Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio.

FIRE, an acronym that stands for Faith, Intercession, Repentance and Evangelism, is the key to Catholics renewing their relationship with God through prayer, turning back to a Christ-centered life, and holding up their baptismal commitment to spread the Gospel.

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Charismatic prayer groups planning day of recollection ~

Prayers, reflections and songs will center on pres-

~rice of the Holy Spirit.

TAUNTON - Members of Portuguese charismatic prayer . groups from parishes in the Fall River and Providence dioceses will gather September 7 at St. Anthony's Parish here for a day of recollection.

"It will be a full retreat day, a day of prayer, reflection and song, beginning at 8 a.m., and lasting until 7 p.m.," said Father Jose AF. dos Reis of Our Lady of Health Parish, Fall River, who is a director of the event and also has a parish group that will be participating.

Father Daniel O. Reis, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in New Bedford, Father Henry S. Arruda, pastor of St. Anthony's, the host parish; and Father John J. Oliveira, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, New Bedford, are co-directors assisted by a Tum to page I3 - Charismatic

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 2002

Fall Abuse Prevention Training schedule released Dame Parish Center, Bedard Street, Fall River, 508-679-1991, handicapped accessible.

October 3: 7 p.m., St. Peter the Apostle, 11 Prince Street, Provincetown, 508-487-0095.

October 5: 1st training at 11:30 a.m., 2nd training at I:20 p.m., Religious Education Conference, Bishop Connolly High School, 373 Elsbree Street, Fall River, 508-6761071, handicapped accessible.

October 8: 7 p.m., St. Margaret's Parish, 141 Main Street, Buzzards Bay, 508-759-7777, handicapped accessible.

October 10: 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Seton Parish Hall, 481 Quaker Road, North Falmouth, 508-5637774, handicapped accessible.

October 16: 7 p.m., St. Pius X Parish Hall, 5 Barbara Street, South Yarmouth, 508-398-2248, handicapped accessible.

October 21: 7:30 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 82 High Street, Wareham, 508-295-2411.

October 23, 7 p.m., St. John the Evangelist Hospitality Center, One St. John Place, Attleboro, handicapped accessible.

November 6: 7 p.m., New Bedford CYO, 377 County Street, 508-993-3547~ September 24: 7 p.m.,N:otre New Bedford, George Viveiros 508-993-2018, CYO 508-9960536. ,JEFFREY E. SULLIVAN November 7: 7 p.m., St. Mary's , FUNERAL HOME Parish Hall, Comer of Route 123 550 Locust Street and Power Street, Norton, 508-285.Fall River, MaSs. 4462, handicapped accessible.

November 12: 7 p.m., Holy "Rose E. Sullivan Name Pat,ish Center, 709 Hanover William J. Sullivan Margaret M. Sullivan Street, ~ali River, 508-679-6732, " handicapped accessible.

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FALL RIVER Susan Desrosiers, director of the diocesan Abuse Prevention Unit, has announced the fall schedule for the Abuse Prevention Training sessions throughout'the diocese.

The training is for all people, paid or volunteer, who work with children in any way within the Fall River diocese.

The classes are usually two hours in duration, followed by a question and answer period. All attendees will complete a questionnaire and participate in the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORl) testing.

'For further information about the sessions, call Catholic Social Services at 508-674-4681.

The fall schedule is as follows: September 12: 7 p.m., St. Theresa's, 18 Baltic Street, South Attleboro, 508-761-8111.

September 17: 7 p.m., St. Anthony Church Hall, 1359 Acushnet Avenue, New Bedford, 508-9931691.

September 19: 7 p.m., St. Lawrence will host training at: Holy Family-Holy Name School, 91 Summer Street, New Bedford,

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Two of the diocese's permaily to join in a special Mass on of the Diocesan Preparedness September 8 at 5 p.m. at St. Committee and chaplain of the nent deacons with special links to public safety will assist at the Mary's Cathedral to especially re- New Bedford Fire Department. member the victims of the terror"It did not seem appropriate Mass at Saint Mary's Cathedral for any sort of parade of ouI' cou- on September 8. ism.

Deacon Michael Murray of Among the thousands of vic- rageous and devoted public sertims were several members of vants. Instead, they may attend Taunton, who serves at Saint parishes in the diocese as Mary's Church in Norton, is well as Congregation of, affiliated with the American Holy Cross Father Francis A special invitation has been ex- Red Cross and has considerable experience as a pasGrogan. The director of the tenrJed to firefighters, police officers toral care provider and inCongregation's spiritual center in North Dartmouth, and other law enforce,ment person- strl!ctor in major disaster Father Grogan was aboard nel as well as emergency medical situations.

Deacon David Akin, who one of the hijacked com- service technicians from across the serves Saint Pius X Parish, mercial airliners that sui- region.

South Yarmouth, is chaplain cidal terrorists crashed into the Twin Towers in Manof the Yarmouth Fire Dehattan, N.Y. partment, which he led as a Members of the new, Diocesan the Mass with comrades or, per- chief prior to his retirement and Preparedness Committee, which haps with family members and ordination to the diaconate. He the bishop instituted following the loved ones," Monsignor ministered to workers at ground attacks on America, will be par- Harrington said. zero in Manhattan in the weeks ticipating in the Mass. They He added that all members of . immediately following the atwill serve as lectors in the proc- the diocesan community of faith tacks. lamation of the Scriptures and as are welcome to unite in prayer on "I understand that some indimembers of the offertory proces- the anniversary and remember vidual parishes are planning sersion. victims and heroes at the Mass. v~ces and Masses for the actual The Diocesan Choir, directed The idea of celebrating a di- anniversary," Msgr. Harrington hy Madeleine Grace, will sing the ocesan,liturgy on the Sunday pre" noted.

Mass. .ceding the actual anniversary preThe Taunton Deanery will host . Concelebrating with Bishop sented itself, Msgr. Harrington a Mass of Remembrance marking O'Malley will be diocesan explaineci, as members of the Di- the 9111 events on Tuesday, Seppriests, including several who ocesan Preparedness Committee . tember 10, at 7 p.m., in St. Anserve as chaplains to local fire and felt that'local, community obser- thony of Lisbon Church, 126 police departments in Bristol and vances would be scheduled' for School Street, Taunton.

Barnstable counties. many cities arid towns on the. . The Mass will be A special invitation has been Wednesday, .September 11 date. concelebrated by pastor, Father extended to firefighters, police Response to the news of the Henry Arruda, and priests of the officers and other law enforce- anniversary Mass has beeri "very diocese. Father Jay Maddock, ment personnel as well as emer- encouraging,': said Msgr. pastor of Holy Family Church, gency medical service technicians Harrington. . . .. East Taunton, will be the homilist. from across the'region. . Among priests w.ho A reception in St. Anthony's Because of the affiliation po- coricelebrate, Mass are Father Parish Center will follow the Mass. licemen, firemen and emergency M~c T~emblay of Saint Patrick:s '. Monsignor Harrington also repersonnel had withthose involved . Pansh 10 Somerset, the chaplalO porte.d plans for a memorial event oftheFallRiverFireDepart~ent;·. evolving at Holy Family-Holy Father John 1. Perry, pastor qf Name School, which he and FaDaily Readings Saint Joseph's Church, Fall River ther John J. Sullivan of Saint and chaplain of the Fall River Lawrence· Chu~ch. in New Sept 2 1 Cor2:1-5; Ps Police Department; Father Jam'es . Bedford, jointly direct.

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Sept 4 1 Cor 3:1-9; Ps 33:12-15,20-21 ; Please pray for the following Lk 4:38-44 .

1 Cor 3:18-23; Ps Sept 5 priests during. the coming week 24: 1-6; Lk 5: 1-11 Sept. 3 .1 Cor 4:1-5; Ps Sept 6 1912, Rev. Thomas 1.

McG"~e, D.D., Pastor, Sacred Heart, Taunton 37:3-6,27-28,3740;Lk 5:33-39 ~ipt. 4 Sept 7 1 Cor 4:6b-15; Ps .1864, Rev. Joseph P. Tallon,\r¥tor, S~; Marf,.New Bedford 145:17-21; Lk 1~94, Rev. John J. Maguir~, 'Founder, S1. Peter the Apostle, 6:1-5 -. \~ Provincetown Sept 8 Ez 33:7-9; Ps - / .. /-",-\,\ 95:1-2,6-9; Rom /' SepCS, 13:8-10; Mt 1948, Rev. Napoleon A. Messier,'r~tor, St. Mathieu, Fall River 18:15-20

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Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., August 30, 2002

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themoorin~ Supporting local immigrants In these days of uncertain finances, government cuts in spending and failing state budgets, people are going to be hurt especially the und~serving poor and elderly. Somehow, the "fat cats" always do very we\l even in questionable financial times. It's the people who depend on govemmental support for their very existence who are the ones cut from disputed budgets. Nowhere is this more true than in areas of our own diocese. A recent newspaper study indicated that the lowest medium income in the Commonwealth is in New Bedford. In fact, it was at the bottom of the poll. Fall River was a mere, three points higher. Taunton was also on the list of the 13 cities whose medium incomes are the worst in the state. This surely shows us that many people in our area will become victimized by our current financial crisis.

These three cities also are reflecting the immigration .difficulties imposed on the area because of our uncertain times. New Bedford, Taunton and Fall River ha~e been and are still immigrant cities. Throughout their histories it has been the immigrant who fled to these mill towns for jobs.

Today ther~ are really no mills. They have gone south or overseas. In place, a whole industry of varied sweat shops has sprung up. For those who can find a job, it's usually in one of these rock bottom-paying positions. New Bedford yet has its wonderful fishing industry. However, today's immigrants to this city find themselves at the bottom of the fishing industries labor pool.

Another factor that has made a distinct difference in these cities' ability to rise above difficult circumstances rests in the new faces of immigration.

European immigration has all but halted. No longer do we see massive waves of Portuguese, Irish, Polish, French Canadian and English immi. grants. Today's newcqmers are from Spanish-speaking Caribbean islands or Central America. Others are from Cambodia and Brazil. They bring with them new cultural and anthropological identification which of necessity impact the status quo. Perhaps the areas where this is most seen is in education, healthcare and social services. Just from the viewpoint of language it should be obvious that communication skills are always evolving to meet new challenges. Most ofthese new legal immigrants have no health insurance and are dependent on governmental health agencies. Housing and related issues are helped by city and state human services. When'government cutbacks become a reality the first to be hurt are these newest of peoples.

Some local immigration will indeed be curtailed by the new homeland security policies that are evolving in Washington, However, family members are constantly increasing the immigrant base. As established inhabitants flee to the. suburbs, the €ities once more must adjust to the ongoing cycle of immigration and all that it reflects in community development. At a time when fiscal limitations are rising, immigrant cities will be the first to face continued decline and depression.

The social services of our diocese have done a wonderful job in stepping in and helping ournew immigrants. They indeed are the major supplement to our governmental agencies. In some case, they are the sole helper.

This is why the Church must continue' to fund this work of respite and despite the current crisis. Yet we must see this outreach as the work of us all. All of us came from immigrant backgrounds. In our haste to shed this image and to achieve the benefits that only this country can render, we often forget our origins. As the saying goes, "too many have become more Yankee than the Yankees themselves."

If our cities are to survive and tum around then how we treat and care for the immigrant is not an option. The more prosperous, to the extent they are able, should welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood he or she cannot find in the country of their origin.

The challenges indeed will be many. However, helping the least of our brothers and sisters is really not an option.

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tors report having been trained to faith and to her life.

Today it cannot be said that the lead a Communion service or Despite the inferno created by Sunday celebration in the absence laity are. in tutelage, and as difficult as the present scandals are to the recent scandals in the Church, of a priest.

Although this is not business as comprehend, the laity have not something positive is arising: the . usual for many Catholics who re- become indifferent. moment of the laity.

On the contrary, a Church Not only are we experiencing member when it was different, oversight boards solely composed they need not be shaken by a stron-· brought to her knees is being lifted up by its own bootof laypersons for the purstraps - a deeply conpose of maintaining the cerned laity upon which she Church's honor, but an unAlthough this. is not business as stands. imaginable surge in lay parusual for many Catholics who re- . Make no doubt, there are ticipation is surfacing.

Who would have memberwhen,it was different, they many angry laypersons,' thought we would learn of need not be shaken by a stronger some of whom have divorced themselves from parbishops training laypersons presence of lay leatJership in the ish activities and some who, for preaching? Who would have imagined laypersons midst of a Church crisis. Historically, unfortunately, have left the being put in charge of par- lay leadership has saved the Church Church. Their picture of what the Church should be ishes, or being trained to more than onqe: has been shattered, their lead a Communion service, faith shaken and their hope or even a Sunday celebration in the absence of a priest? ger presence of lay leadership in turned to despair. With little or no .

Who would have envisioned in-' the midst of a Church crisis. His- historical perspective, they are stitutions such as our Catholic torically, lay leadership has saved unable to comprehend that the Church is a human as well as dischools, once the sole responsi- the Church more than once. . bility of priests, sisters and brothThree centuries ago it saved vine institution that always has ers, taken over entirely by lay the Church,in Ireland, and despite had its scandals.

A new, revitalized Church administrators and staff? a ruthless persecution in 1660 that A recent study conducted by destroyed the priesthood in Japan, awaits those who understand that the Center for Applied Research when missionary priest Bernard the Church is not only bishops in the Apostolate found that 19 Petitjean set foot on its shores in and priests, but the mystical body percent of lay ecc1esial ministers 1865 he found the Catholic faith of Christ composed of all believand 34 percent of pastoral admin- stronger than ever, thanks to a ers; those who refuse to fall by the wayside and who forever are istrators (many of whom are la- secretive, faithful laity. ity) entrusted with the pastoral Dominican Father Yves nurturing hope.

The moment of the laity is the care of a parish where no pastor Congar, the renowned theologian, resides say that preaching is part once wrote that when lay people present moment when we will of their ministry: Forty-one per- are kept in tutelage and treated experience their heart - the heart cent of lay ecc1esial ministers and more or less as children they be- of the Church - beating stron, 92 percent of pastoral administra- come indifferent to the Church's ger than ever.

It's a scorcher There's little question the sum- Red Sox team I've ever seen. mer of2002 has been a scorcher here The manager takes everything in in New England. Hot, hazy skies, caramel colored ....- - - - - - - - - lawns and daily multiple wardrobe changes have been the norm this season.

Finding a spot to cool down amid drought conditions has been priority one.

By Dave Jolivet It's times like these when we truly appreciate shopping malls, ceiling fans, the ocean and even going to stride - including mediocrity. The work (as long as there is NC!). players have no clear-cut leader However, there is one place in this one who should be verbally biting a fairl"egion where the heat wasn't on .few heads off in that placid dugout. all summer- where everything was Nomar tried - for one game anymellow and cool and calm. Where way. It must have been too much of was this pleasant oasis you may ask? a strain to continue.

- The Red Sox dugout - both After 80 years without a titie, Sox home and away. fans are use.d to not winning the As we went to press this week, I whole ball of wax, but we do expect wasn't certain whether the boys of an effort. How tiring has it been to summer would cut their own throats watch these Sox make elTOrs on the or not, so I'm approaching this col- field, errors on the base paths, waste umn from two avenues. The first excellent starting pitching, refuse to being, if the players are now on play fundamental baseball when strike, who cares? See you later called for, and still get all huggy boys. RIP Major League Baseball. when someone manages to do someAre you ready for some football? thing right?

If all parties concerned decided Added to that is the frustration not to test the fans one final time and of watching them win one or two resolved their differences, who games, then lose one or two games. cares? At least for Red Sox fans. Their collective math skills must be Why? - Simple, Major League askew, because most fans know Baseball may still be alive, but as that's not how to climb back into a usual, the Red Sox are dead. pennant chase. And the icing on the It's difficult to pinpoint the exact cake is witnessing the Sox, when date of death for this year's team, they do get on base (more than likely but the cause of death is quite evi- not via a timely basehit) they smile dent - no heart. and joke around with the opposing The 2002 Red Sox are a very tal- players at the respective bases. ented bunch indeed. Why then, can't The 2002 version of the Boston they put together a five-, six-, seven- Red Sox seem to be having the time game winning streak coming down their lives. Well, let it be known the the stretch? - Because there's no fans aren't. We've seen what hard . one grabbing the reigns. This is the work and teamwork can do - and most laid-back, leaderless, huggy we have a world championship to

My View From the Stands

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 2002

I am responding to the August 9 editorial in The Anchor, entitled, "Some media reflections."

As mentioned in the article, there are areas of programming where the media gives honest perspectives. Your editorial went on to deplore the fact that the Church has not done well in developing its own media outlets.

Was the Global Catholic Network, Mother Angelica's Eternal World Television Network (EWfN), forgotten'! It-is doing well in informing the world of the teachings of the Catholic Church. What other network carried live coverage of the papal visits to the World Youth Day in Toronto in July; or to Guatemala or Mexico for canonizations? The wide variety of programs on EWTN range from children's to adult's and the commercials are super.

Thank God for EWTN! Alice Beaulieu New Bedford

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that at seven years ofage your reaehed the use of reason, so you knew right from wrong.

Didn't these boys ... some were 10 through 14, know what they were doing was wrong? Has anyone wondered why they didn't report this to their parents or doctors, etc.? Or were they actually willing subjects?

After all these years, how can they come forward? At the time they knew they were guilty of a wrongdoing.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri'" August 30, 2002

BREWSTER - A Mass and healing service will be held September 4 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 ~tony Brook Road.

La Salette Father William Kaliyadan will lead it. For more information call 508-385-3252. _

Thursdays until October 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. at 386 Stanley Street. All potential volunteers will be screened and subject to CORI checks. For further information, call Anne DaSilva at 508-235-7076.

NEW BEDFORD - Devotion CAPE COD - The Cape Cod to Our Lady of Perpetual Help iscelPrayer Group Deanery is sponsoring ebrated every Tuesday and Thursday a FIRE Rally September 7 at the Cape at the noon Mass at Our Lady of PerCod Melody Tent, featuring noted au- petual Help Church. For more inforthors, TV personalities, lecturers and ,mation call 508-992-9378. evangelists. The event begins with a NORTH DIGHTON - 24-hour Mass at 9 a.m. For more information and tickets contact: Cape Cod for Jesus, Eucharistic Adoration will be held at PO Box 210, Centerville, MA, 02632. St. Joseph's Church September 6 following the 8 a.m. Mass. It will conFALL RIVER - The Youth tinue until 8 a.m. September 7. For Apostles Institute will hold a program more information call 508-822-6219. for youth ministers, teachers, catSWANSEA - First Friday dayechists, parents and all interested parties September 3 from 8-9 p.m. at the long adoration of the Blessed Sacrane'w Youth Apostles residence, 42 ment will be held at St. Dominic's Chicago Street. Attendees are invited Church September 6 after the 8 a.m. to join them for evening prayer at 7: 15 Mass until 6:30 p.m. followed by a p.m. and Mass at 7:30 p.m. in the holy hour and Benediction. Devotion chapel. For more information call the to Our Blessed Mother will follow the 8 a.m. Mass September 7.

Youth Apostles at 508-672-2755.

FALL RIVER - Stanley Street Treatment and Resources (SSTAR) of Fall River will offering a Volunteer Training Series for State Certification as a Rape Crisis/Sexual Assault Advocate beginning September 17.

Sessions will be held on Tuesdays and

TAUNTON - A Mass of remembrance commemorating the tragic events of September II will be held September 10 at 7 p.m. at St. Anthony of Lisbon Church, 126 School Street. Father Jay Maddock will be the homilist.

Permanent Diaconate ordinations to air on local cable television FALL RIVER - A video of the Ordination of Permanent Deacons, which took place in May at St. Anthony of Padua Church in New Bedford, is airing on several cable television public access channels in the Fall River diocese.

The schedule is as follows: . - Falmouth, cable channel 13, August 31 at 7 a.m.

- Lower Cape area (Orleans, Brewster, Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown), cablc channel 17, September 3 at 9:30 p.m. and September II at 3 p.m.

- Martha's Vineyard, cable channel 8, August 31 at 9 a.m.

- Mashpee, cable channel 17, September 3 and 10 at 3 p.m.

- Mid Cape area (Barnstable, Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, and Chatham), cable channel 17, September 8, 15, 22 and 29 at 11 p.m.

- New Bedford, cable channel 95, September 4 at 11 a.m. and September 5 at 9 p.m. ' - North Attleboro, cable channel 15, September 3 at 8 p.m.

- Taunton, cable channel 15, September 3 at 8 p.m.

l:a:ston parishes to host 'Wellness and Safety Fair NORTH EASTON - The Violence, DARE, Blood Pressure, Health Ministlies' of Immaculate CPR, Ma'\sage, and Kids'ID; Conception Parish in North Easton Chiropractic, Nutlition, Healtll and Holy Cross Parish in South .Care Proxy, Cancer Prevention, Easton have teamed up to sponsor a Hospice, Seniors -- Triad, and Wellness and SaJcty Fair 011 Septem- ,SpiliLual Health.

The Health Ministries, of both her 8 from 9 am. to 2 p.m. The event will take place in the Immaculate parishes encourage everyone to, ,Conception Parish hall, 193 Main "Bring your whole family for a day Street, North Easton;' of learning and fun."

In addition to the presentations, Presented will be maI)y screenings, health and safety topics, includ- there will be free 'door prizes, reing: ' freshments and snacks, face paintEye Mobile, Blood Sugar, Reiki, ing and clowns.

Bike Safety, Child Safety Seats, For more information about Complementary Medicine, In Sup- the fair, call Pat Brophy, Holy port of Life, and Organ Donation; , Cross Health Ministry at 508-238Smoking Cessation, Domestic 2194.

Can a' Catholic and Mormon marry in a Catholic church?

Q. I am a Catholic widow and am attracted to a Father and in Jesus as God. Their understanding of these widower. His second wife died, but his first mar- truths is, at very least, eccentric when compared with riage ended in divorce many years ago. The man is Catholic dQCtrine. According to Mormon teaching, there a baptized, nonpracticing Mormon, and both his is not one God, but several gods who, through countmarriages were performed in'the Mormon religion. less generations, produce innumerable children.

By a sort of sexual union with female counterparts, He feels he is reaDy a baptized Christian and that this should make it possible ~or us to have a Catho- these gods bring into existence additional beings, including Jesus and other earthly inhabitants, who take lic marriage. bodies here after a pre-exIf I ever remarry I istence in heaven. want it to be in the CathoIn the translation of the lie Church. Is it possible

by Mormon founder Bible for,a Catholic to marry a Joseph Smith, for example, Mormon in a church serit is claimed that Jesus,was vice? Is Mormon bapthe procreated son of tism actuaUy considered "Elohim" and a goddess valid? Must he apply for

By Father mother. Jesus then became an annulment for us to be John J. Dietzen divine by obeying the rules married in the Church? established for Latter Day (Wyoming) A. It is not impossible for a Catholic-Mormon mar- Saints, the Mormons.

One Mormon holy book states: "Our Heavenly Fariage to take place in a Catholic church. Any marriage between two people who are not Catholic, however, if ther and Mother live in an exalted state because they they are free to marry, is considered a valid marriage. achieved a celestial marriage. As we achieve a like marYour friend's first marriage appears at first glance to be riage, we shall become as they are and begin the cresuch a -case. Some action by your diocesan tribunal ation of worlqs for our own spirit children" (Achieving . would be necessary, therefore, before he is free to marry a Celestial Marriage, first section).

In light of these ideologies, the Vatican Congregayou in the Church.

The circumstances of his baptism will affect what tion for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled June 5,2001, tilat Mormon baptisms cannot be considered valid. that action might be.

The Catholic Church recognizes as valid the bap- Among other reasons, it was explained, according to tisms of many other Christian denominations. One con- Mormon teaching the baptism fOlmula cannot be a true dition, however, is that the baptism be conferred in the invocation of the Trinity. narrie of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in the tradiSince your friend is not a practicing Mormon he is tional sense of Christian belief in one God and three perhaps unaware of these ollicial doctrines. Please talk with the priest in your parish, or anotiler priest or tribupersons.

For this reason among others, Mormon baptisms are nal official in whom you have confidence, explain tile not recognized as valid by the Catholic Church. While particulars, and ask him or her to help you.

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen by send, many, perhaps most, Mormons often claim that theirs is a Christian religion, that claim is disputed by all Chris- ing a stamped, self-addressed envelope' to Father tian denominations of which I'm aware.

John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651, or E~mail: Mormon adherents profess to believe in God the iidietzen@aol.com.

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Children of 9/11: Healing with musi.c Some happenings are so pow- saw people falling from the build- voice to their inner feelings~ to tell , erfully destructive they are unfor- ings. their story through song, to gain a Judi never left the school that sense 6fcommunity through rhythgettable. People of my generation tell me they still remember what day to go to work. A therapist, she mic improvisations and, with time, they were doing when the news stayed to comfort them and the to experience closure as, a group."

She further explained how stocame out that the Japanese had frightened children who were bebombed Pearl Harbor in December ing evacuated from their downtown ries have' "both surface and deep meaning," mentioning, for ex1941. The same comment is heard schools to this one.

Within a few days the initial ample, "Sleeping Beauty," which about the day John F. Kennedy was murdered. . shock gave way to dealing with the is about more than a brave prince And now, once again, I hear it realities of how their neighborhood and a beautiful princess. "It is also a promise, an assurancc said: "I remember where I that kind forces will hclp us was and what I was doing dOling ,difficult times." She September 11 when the said, "Children of all ages news hit that- planes had ~ong for stories and songs flown into the World that touch me deeper conTrade Center." ccrns that linger 'in their In all that has been spohcal1.s." ken and written during the

By Antoinette Bosco Judi is now, one of 27 past year, I wonder if Illusic therapists engagcd in enough attention has been a wider effort, called the put on one of this tragedy's groups of victims - the children had changed. Concenicd teachers New York City Music Therapy of Manhattan who actually wit- and parents wanted to find strong Relief Project, ln help rchuild their nessed the massacre from their ways to help the traumatized chil- .. community t.hrough the "healing aI1 classrooms. As a grandmother of dren. Almost immediately, they of music:' This is a program of lhe tilree children who live in lower turned to music, enlisting Judi's , American Music Therapy Assi)daManhattan, I was very concerned expertise. She and her husband, my tion. wit.h unucrw;-iting support , about the experiences they were son Frank, are both professional from thc Recording Acadcmy, musjc therapists and had much ex- which acted quickly to provide .having that tenibleday. l knew that my granddaughter perience in how music can give funding for music therapy programs for children and adults diTalia's classroom had a clear view voice to inner experiences.

Judi especially felt that a tech~ , rectly affected by me tragedy of of these great buildings: some, 25 blocks south of the school. Fortu- f1ique she and other music thera- Septemher I I. Thegreat stOtytel!erHans Chlisnately, my. daughter-in-law Judi 'pists who work witil children call was at the school that morning, hav- "storysong" could be healing. In the tian Anderson said, "Where words ing brought .grandson Gabriel to spring issue of Early Childhood fail, music speaks."

Judi, Frank and their music school for his second day of kin- Connections, Judi explained this therapy colleagues are putting this dergarten. She told me biter how concept: ''The children would be given an belief into practice for the healing the children were watching, frozen in disbelief, some screaming as they opportunity to explore and giye of the children of September 11.

The', Bottom Line

Parent awareness can keep

children safe, says police officer

By KATHRYNNE

SKONICKI . CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

is covered by a swimsuit should not be touched.

Parents should also talk to children about safety ROMEOVILLE, III. - A handful of highly concerns and make sure their children know that publicized child abductions may have recently there will never be a stranger picking them up from raised concerns among parents, but according to school.

Sgt. Elizabeth Frances Smith, a community eduSmith suggested that any adult>who is superviscation/crime prevention officer for the Naperville ing a child should always have a recent photo with . Police Department, child abduction by strangers information such as hair color, eye color, height is a rare occurrence. and weight. Parents should also place a photo in During a telephone interview the glove compartment of the car. with the Catholic Explorer, She also emphasized the imnewspaper of the Joliet diocese, It is always a good idea portance of teaching children to Smith noted that children are to discuss the safety of trust their "gut instinct." more likely to be victimized by "It's so hard because we want someone they know and trust one's child, and there are our children to be polite, good rather than a stranger. She ex- plenty of precautions that citizens," she said, but there are plained that across the nation 99 parents can take to protect some people they should avoid. percent of missing children are their children.

If something should occur and runaways; a noncustodial parent a child is missing, Smith said partakes 90 percent of the remainents should call 911 immediately. ing one percent.

She endorsed school programs that make adults But, she said, it is always a good idea to discuss sign in and sign out when dropping off or picking the safety of one's child, and there are plenty of up students and said schools should make students precautions that parents can take to protect their feel comfortable enough to be able to go back into children. the school and discuss an inappropriate encounter For starters, she emphasized the importance of they had in the parking lot. raising self-confident children.

Mary Lloyd, principal of St. Walter School in "If a kid feels confident in their own instincts Roselle, said her school instituted specific security and attitudes, they are much more likely to not precautions more than a decade ago. Signing approach a stranger and to fight," she said, refer- preschoolers in and out and maintaining a single ring to the seven-year-old Philadelphia girl who door for entrance and exit might seem like munchewed through duct tape to escape her kidnap- dane tasks, but they have proven successful in prepers. venting problems, she said.

Smith also urged parents to talk to the children As a principal for 14 years at the Roselle school, from the time that they are two or three years old Lloyd said she starts off every school year by reabout what's appropriate behavior and what's not, minding parents and students that safety is a top explaining to them that whatever part of the body priority.

A patron saint for harvest divers?

Given the situation in Iraq, many areas. A group just tags the threats from Osama bin on "Our Lady of' in front of Laden, the economic downturn their gig, and Mary protects and the Seattle Mariners' pitch- them. (I think she would do this ing woes, I did what I do best. anyway, to be honest.)

Ignore it all. I decided to "go For example, I learned that online" to see if there is a pa- Our Lady of the Miraculous' tron saint for divers. Somehow, Medal is the patron saint of mothis made me feel better. torcyclists, which is surely the Because harvesting sea urchins and sea cucumbers makes up a greater part of my annual income, it only made sense that 1" make contact with the patron saint of this inBy Dan Mo"rris dustry. The good news and the bad news is that there appears to be no saint specifically as- genesis for the phrase "peddle signed to harvest diving. to the meta1." I also learned that There are loads of patron St. Valentine is patron to beesaints for sailors, fishermen, keepers (as in birds and bees), navigators and swimmers. I happy marriages (as in birds suppose one could adopt one of and bees) and greeting card these for divers. Still, these manufacturers (as in words for saints focus on keeping their fees). devotees on top of the water There are patron saints for while a popular saying in my every thing from in-law probindustry is: "Hey, you in the lems (St. Ludmila) and soap diver suit. You ain't making boilers (St. Florian) to button any money on deck. Jump off makers (St. Louis IX) and carthe boat." nival workers (St. Julian the So the good news is that we Hospitaller). can probably simply choose a I thought it was interesting likely saint and ask him or her that one Internet site listed 46 to be our patron. I have not patron saints for widows and cleared this with the Vatican, two for widowers. There are but it makes sense. I assume way more patron saints for that is how the Blessed Mother horses than for fathers. Just so has been stretched to cover so you know, if you have prob-

The offbeat world of Uncle Dan

lems with itching you can call on both St. Cornelius and St. Bartholomew the Apostle.

Non-Catholics might give us a bad time for this tradition of asking saints' intercession with God, but I persbnally think it is a kick and pulls one's attention toward making awareness of the divine an integral part of one's daily life - whether dealing with nasty insects (St. Dominic of Silos) or losing one's keys (St. Zita).

Harvest divers' patron saint? It seems prudent to keep our options open for a while since this is a big deal, and no saint has officially been designated for us. However, I would certainly think St. Walburga might fit the bil1. For one thing, the saint's patronages include not only sailors, mariners, boatmen and "watermen," but also dog bites and hydrophobia.

In addition, the saint is also known as St. Bugga, St. Gaudurge, St. Vaubourg, St. Walpurga and St. Walpurgis all of which resemble the sounds made by divers when they first step back on deck.

Who is the patron saint of what you do?

Comments are welcome. Email Uncle Dan at cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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Pope 'listened with joy' during dinner with former classmates WARSAW, Poland (CNS)- Pope John Paul IT "listened with joy" to stories told by former classmates who met with the pope last week in Poland, said a participant in the dinner.

Eugeniusz Mroz told Poland's Catholic Information Agency that the pope didn't say much, and temporarily interrupted the meeting with 14 guests from his Wadowice hometown to address young Catholics from the balcony of the archbishop's residence in Krakow.

Mroz said the pope later invited his friends to meet at Castel Gandolfo in October 2003 for the 25th anniversary of his election and 65th anniversary of the classmates' final exams.

"Of course, we recalled old times and our gymnasium friends," said Mroz, a lawyer living in Opole.

'These meetings with us are certainly a source of energy and internal strength for him," he said.

Mroz said that four other people at the dinner had taken the exams, called "Matum;' with the future pope in 1938.

He added that eight of the 42

Matura students were still alive, including Jewish-born Jerzy Kluger, who lives in Rome.

Karol Hagenhuber, son of the owner of a Wadowice ice cream shop, said the future pope had once consumed 10 cream-cakes at his father's shop as part of a bet, and then had ordered five more.

Asked about the meeting's purpose, Mroz said the group used to visit the pope while he was still Archbishop of Krakow every two to three years.

He said the group met with Pope John Paul after his election as pope in Wadowice's parish sacristy during his 1979 Polish pilgrimage, and visited him in Rome and Castel Gandolfo on four separate occasions.

The last visit in 1998, marking the 60th anniversary of the Matura, lasted a week, Mroz said.

"He was a very sober and solid friend and pupil- I can say nothing else about him;' the lawyer said.

"We wished the pope that he'd live 100 years so we could meet up again sometime," he said.

Father Cabral ordination to air FALL RIVER - The June 8 ordination of Father Jeffrey Cabral to the priesthood will be shown beginning today on AT&T Broadband Cable Channel 9 in Dartmouth, Fall River and New Bedford.

The dates and times are: August 30 and September 6 at 7 p.m. and Sep-

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In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:' Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

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THIS SMALL house, representing the place where the Holy Spirit dwells in the holy flags, crowns and symbols allied to the Holy Ghost Feast was a much-visited place during the five days of activities that harken back to 15th century Azorean traditions.

CROWN REPRESENTATIVE of one worn by Queen Isabel of Portugal who tradition says often placed her own crown on the poor when she fed them with food taken from her palace, is carried in religious procession from St. Anne's Church during 17th annual Holy Ghost celebration and festival.

ViD!EOS AVAiUBJIL.!E Feast Ordination to 'Priesthood June 8th Ceremony from St. Mary Cathedral

Ordination to the Permanent Diaconate Recorded May 18th at the Magnificent St. Anthony Church, New Bedford Each video is approximately 2 hours & features the complete Ordination Rite & music

Cost is $19.95 per video and includes shipping. Send check . payable to the Diocesan Office of Commun.ications • P.O. Box 7 .

• Fall River, MA 02722 /Please ~T to ~ ~ video yoM are onlering.

The fiLL nEW 200ZmOl Directo~ & Buyen' Guide for the Diocese of Fan R!ver. will· be available next monthI This new edition wiD include Mass schedules for AU.. parishes in the diocese, as weD as phone, FAX and E-Mail listings for priests, religious, diocesan personnel and lay personS involved in diocesan Church ministries.. .

In addition, the Directory is a valuable tool for locating suppliers of .ch~rch services.

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the 16th century, and was broughtto this country by immigrants from the archipelago. It is linked with Queen Isabel of Portugal, who tradition says, would, against her husband, King Dinis' wishes, carry food outside the palace to feed the poor. She would often place her crown on the heads of those needy people to whom she served the food.

The many local events began on Thursday, August 22 with the traditional Youth Night in Kennedy Park. Dozens of booths were set up there offering a variety of Portuguese ethnic fo'ods, homemade items and crafts from the Azores On the Friday, there were many concerts and musical presentation

by Azorean groups, competition by marching bands, and a giant auction of donated items.

On the Saturday, one of the

feast's principal events, the Bodo de Leite, ,meaning "Booth of Milk," was held. The two-hour event involved a long parade with dozens of bands and colorful floats depicting village life in the Azores. It began on Water Street and proceeded to the park where everyone was treated to slices of bread from hundreds of loaves of Portuguese sweetbread and milk.

Folk lore musical groups performed during the evening and marching bands competed again.

On Sunday, the heart of the feast's tradition, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., was principal celebrant of a noon Mass in St. Anne's Church. Other celebrants included Bishop Robert E.Mulvee of Providence, R.I., and Bishop Tomas Silva Nunes, auxiliary bishop to the patriarch of Lisbon.

Ceremonies included a coronation of selected representatives

from the brotherhood of, Holy Ghost Societies, as well as the selection of young women from several parishes as queens for the religious events.

A massive procession was then formed. Among the many groups and bands were representatives carrying the Holy Ghost flags and banners and the crowns used in the religious events throughout the year as well as the Domingas hosted by families in their homes in the eight weeks following Easter.

The procession left the church and made its way to Columbia Street and then back to the park. ''This year's feast was under the direction of Manuel Costa of Fall River, who served as its president," Silva said. "The weather was ideal. It was a wonderful time for everyone and very successful," he added.

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To obtain your copy, send a check for $14.00' (includes shipping & handling) made payable to Diocesan Directory to: Directories, ~O. Box 7, Fall River 02722

FIREFIGHTERS FROM Vila Franca in the Azores comprise this fine, silver-helmeted band, one of 24 that marched during Fall River's Holy Ghost Feast parade. (Photos courtesy of Luis Silva.)

Furry feline is 'catalyst' 'for emotionally disturbed children

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 20029

By JENNIFER WILLIAMS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

more, where he cuddles up to the patients. Sam is registered with the nonprofit Pets on Wheels proTIMONIUM, Md. - Chants of "Hi, Sam. Hey, gram, which arranges pet visits to day-care centers, Sammy!" ring out as soon as the children spot the senior citizen facil.ities and hospices to lift the spirfamiliar large orange and white cat. its of clients.

Eyes bright with the excitement of discovering Sister Joyce chose to volunteer at Good Samarihim, the children at Catholic Charities' Villa Maria tan because her mother spent a "significant amount .

School at St. Vincent in Timonium reach up to pet of time there," and after her she died, Sister Joyce their furry friend. felt a desire to give back.

Sam, for his part, seems. unfazed by the frenzy As soon as they arrive, Sam begins to work his of hands, his large golden eyes casually taking in magic. the scene.

"People will start talking about their pets and get "The children just love him," said a beaming away from their hurt," Sister Joyce said. "They reFranciscan Sister Joyce Helfrich, the library and ally light up." reading specialist at the ~~~.....,::--~~~~~~~___ Sister Joyce became school and Sam's a teacher shortly after owner. joining her order in For many of the se- .• 1967. After teaching at verely emotionally disschools in Delaware and turbed and often abused at St. Anthony of Padua children ages four to School in Baltimore and 10, reaching out to the Immaculate Conception mild-mannered cat is in Towson, she realized sometimes easier than she wanted to work full reaching out to an adult. time with children with "To have cats and learning disabilities. dogs around is a real And now Sister calming thing for the Joyce, who was inspired kids," said Sister Joyce, by her teachers at The adding that a rescued Catholic High School of Greyhound . ~amed FRANCISCAN SISTER Joyce Helfrich shares Baltimore to join her rePenny often VISItS the a moment with her cat Sam who befriends the ligious order, loves seeschool as well. ..' ' ing the children respond Sister Joyce 53 severely emotionally disturbed and often abused to Sam..

POPE JOHN Paul II embraces one-year-old Giovanni Costi didn't exactly plan t~ children ~t Catho~ic Charities'.Villa Maria School "Our kids have a lot of Italy during the pontiff's weekly general audience recently add Sam, a short-haired at St. Vmcent m the Baltimore suburb of of issues on top of learn- at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy. After seecat saved by the Animal Timonium. (CNS photo by Owen Sweeney III, ing disabilities," she ing the young Giovanni sitting atop his father's shoulders the Rescue League, to her Catholic Review) said. "Their emotionaL pope asked his aides to bring the boy up from the crowd. household. difficulties can prevent (CNS photo from Reuters) "I never thought I would have a cat," she said in them from learning and a lot ofthese children don't an interview with The Catholic Review, newspaper have significant family members. At a young age, of the Baltimore Archdiocese. they have a lot of heavy burdens."

But once a friend arrived with the easy-going cat "I like to be with the kids and staff," said Sister and a trunk full of supplies, her community, the Sis- Joyce, who also teaches at the main campus for the ters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, could hardly say Villa Maria School in Timonium. "It's good to see no. She met with members of Animal Rescue and kids who are so damaged be happy. We really give VATICAN CITY (CNS) Mary Sister Marjorie Keenan, a adopted her new pet on .the Fourth of July - and them a gift with education."

Official Catholic teaching on semi-retired U.S. official of the appropriately named him Sam. Teaching at a school where "you're not only a the environment is based on the . council, the book also ipcludes Now her desk in the library at St. Vincent's is teacher, but a parent a lot of the time" is also chalbelief that creation is a gift of major excerpts on environmenfilled with portraits of her photogenic feline and lenging, she said. .God that must be protected, tal issues from 24 papal or even a sign that says, "Cats like obedient people."

That's where Sam comes in. used responsibly and shared Vatican documents.

And Sam is a cat who earns his keep. ·"It's important to revive yourself," Sister Joyce equitably, said a new Vatican Pope John Paul, she wrote, Aside from befriending the children at the school, said, looking adoringly at the bundle of fur in her book. has "never hesitated to make exSam also accompanies Sister Joyce to the rehabili- arms. "That's another reason why I have Sam Under Pope John Paul II the plicit the relationship between tation center at Good Samaritan Hospital in Balti- for me." teaching has developed, uniting a creation-based spirituality and spirituality with morality and care for the environment that is addressing concrete problems, for all of God's creation." including population growth, . The' pope's teaching on enaccess to water, development vironmental issues presents naand the impact of genetic ma-· ture as ohe of the means by nipulation, said the book, re- whie;h God reveals himself to leased recently. humanity; and while it clearly The Pontifical Council for places human beings at the cenJustice and Peace published the t¢r of concern in evaluating the' book, an overview of Church environmental impact' of teaching on environmental is- progress, i~ stresses "~he obliga- . sues, in preparation for the cur~ tion to care for it in all its splenrent United Nations' August 26- doc 'and beauty, remembering September 4 World Summit on that it was created for al[" .

Sustainable Development in The centrality of the human South Africa. person, in addition, requires "From Stockholm to respect for the conscience of Johannesburg: An Historical each individual. While the Overview of the Concern of the Catholic Church urges couples Holy See for the Environment," to be responsible in their 'parfocused on statements from enthood, it absolutely opposes 1972 to 2002, but also traced the any government or internabeginnings of modem Catholic tional organization's efforts to moral concern for the environ- pressure people to have fewer ment to the Second Vatican children than they want or can Council. care for responsibly, the book Written by Sacred Heart of said.

Vatican publishes overview of Church teaching on environment

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'Touched by an Angel' prepares for ninth season

By MARK

PATIlSON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

HOLLYWOOD - Some TV types predicted the demise of the long-running drama "Touched by an Angel" when CBS moved it from its familiar Sunday time slot to Saturdays at 8 p.m.

The ratings were lower, true, because far fewer people watch TV on Saturdays compared to Sunday, the most-watched night of the week.

"There was a lot of pressure on Sunday night, and we were up to it, and we met the challenge," said Martha Williamson, creator and executive producer of the series.

"But the truth is that network television is a battle. No, it's a war, it's a war, and every night is a battle. They sent us to Sunday night, we won the battle. They sent us to Saturday night, we won the battle. What matters is that CBS wins the war, and that you keep winning the battle on the night they send you to. That's what matters."

Williamson told Catholic News Service, "Who wouldn't want to stay in the top 10 forever?

But to tell you the truth, once the pressure's off, it's made it easier to me to stop cranking so hard and stop, step back and get creative again. But we're still working, and it's a privilege to be still working."

"Touched by an Angel" will begin its ninth season 8-9 p.m.

Eastern time Saturdays on CBS this fall, and will air its 200th episode.

Despite so many episodes, "we never run out of ideas," Williamson said, adding the show will do a "viewers' request year" handling "heavier" and "personal" issues like child molestation and eating disorders. Other topics to be explored, she added, are "what . does the Angel of Death do on his day off, a cataclysmic, end-of-theworld potential for our season pre-

miere," and a string of episodes in which "Tess (Della Reese) is going to be getting Alzheimer's. It . won't be permanent, but it will last long enough to teach us some lessons."

Nor does Williamson fear cancellation. "God told Della thatthe show would last at least 10 years, and I'm going to trust God before I trust the critics," she said. "I don't know that 'Touched' will ever succumb, but I think it will fly off gracefully. We're talking about developing new shows, because once 'Touched' is gone, there's going to be a void for some sort of faith-based show. Somebody's got to fill it, and I certainly want to be one of the ones who does."

Williamson added she would consider "Touched by an Angel" TV movies once the series has run its course.

On the national advertisers' family-friendly programming initiative, Williamson said, "I like the idea, but you can't legislate that.

But it does tell the network that it's something that they want. The people want it, the advertisers want it, and what I like is that they (TV executives) don't always listen to the people but they sure do listen to the advertisers. So I'm glad the advertisers are making their voices heard."

Williamson conducted the interview with CNS with her adopted Chinese daughter, Isabel, in her arms. Isabel will celebrate her third birthday soon. . "I love it," Williamson said of motherhood. "I'm crazy about it.

I think, what was I waiting for? I didn't become a mother until I was 47. I'm 48 now and we're going to go back to China and adopt another little girl next year. We're older parents. I wouldn't want to miss a minute with her."

She added,"The highest high I've ever had on 'Touched by an Angel' doesn't match something she said yesterday."

Success sweeter after failure for actor-playwright HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - It would be easy to say that success changed Catholic actor and playwright Mike O'Malley. But that would be wrong.

Instead, it was failure that changed him.

In 1999, O'Malley landed his own sitcom, 'The Mike O'Malley Show," on NBC. He was fresh off successful stints on cable TV in Nickelodeon's "Double Dare" game show and as the character 'The Rick," a sports buff promoting ESPN. His show lasted two episodes before NBC canceled it.

Most critics savaged the show, although the U.S. bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting said it was "a pleasant enough sitcom" and "the de rigeur sexual innuendo was minimal."

When critics screened the show three years ago in Hollywood and had a chance to talk with the stars of NBC shows, O'Malley was almost totally ignored.

Catholic News Service, on the other hand, had virtually unfettered access to O'Malley for a half-hour as writers made a beeline to actors from other shows.

During this year's media tour, O'Malley, who went to Catholic schools in Nashua, N.H., remembered the CNS interview. And when his current sitcom, CBS' "Yes, Dear," became a Monday night mainstay for that network, O'Malley remembered who had snubbed him - and who hadn't ~ in his down days.

"Yes, Dear" will begin its third season this falI8:3Q9 p.m. EDT Mondays, sifuated comfortably between fellow hits 'The King of Queens" and "Everybody Loves Raymond." O'Malley has even been asked by CBS to co-host comedy specials on TV bloopers and Super Bowl commercials. ''To be singled as someone on the network they want to constantly represent them, is a real vote ofconfidence, I think, about what they feel for 'Yes, Dear,' and what we're doing over there. You feel you're more a part of a family being on a network," he told CNS. He's gotten used to the rigors of filming for a full season.

"It's not that hard to adapt to. Being an actor on a show, the executive producers know exactly what they want, and what the show's about," O'Malley said "You

just show up and do it."

Unlike other comedies where writers and producers take "two steps forward and two steps back" as scripts get rewritten, "that's never happened on this show. As an actor, it's a breeze," he said.

O'Malley recalled the first big role he got in college, which led to one of his major embarrassments.

He was "playing the pharaoh in 'Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat.' I was in a fraternity in college, and they made me this very cheap, bad polyester suit. At the end of this pharaoh role, which was written

by Andrew Lloyd Webber, it's basically a take-off of Elvis (Presley)," he said.

"So I had my whole Elvis thing down, with the kick (motion). It was ridiculous. At that point I had Greg Brady curly hair," revealed the balding O'Malley. ''A bunch of my friends. came to seethe show, and at the end of the show, we (in the cast) all raised our arms up and we're singing. And I had a belly which is a lot worse than it is now, and my Elvis costume stuck right above my navel. So the director made the costumer put a white piece of fabric between my waistband and the top of that shirt so I wouldn't disgust the audience."

Ordinarily, O'Malley spends the off-season writing plays with Catholic themes. One, ''Diverting Devotion," starred his sister, Kerry, who was a co-star playing his sister on his failed NBC series.

Kerry wasn't available this year during the media tour, as she was featured as the baker's wife in the Broadway play "Into the Woods" and nominated for Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk awards.

O'Malley himself has not had much time to write.

He said he has ideas all of the time, "but I don't have time to implement what it is that I've written."

So he contented himself with filming a bank commercial and moving into a new house in Los Angeles.

O'Malley got married a year ago. He doesn't reveal his wife's name to protect her privacy since she is not in show business.

On the subject of children, he said, "We're working on it. That's why you get married, right? We're keeping our fingers crossed."

eNS video reviews

ANGELA LANSBURY and Della Reese star in scene from an episode in last season's run of "Touched by an Angel," (CNS photo from CBS)

NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Clockstoppers" (2002) Ordinary sci-fi adventure in which a teen-ager (Jesse Bradford) finds an odd wristwatch which slows everyone and everything around him to a near standstill yet allows him to move at super speed. But trouble comes when the nefarious government officials who invented the gad-

get want it back. Boasting cool, creative special effects but a story that lacks cohesion, director Jonathan Frakes' predictable film is only mildly entertaining. Some action violence including explosions and fleeting crass language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents.

''The Rookie" (2002) Uplifting charmer based on the true story of 35-year-old Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), a small-town

Texas baseball coach and high school chemistry teacher who gets a second chance at the big leagues and becomes the oldest rookie baseball player in 40 years. In spite of a few sags in momentum, director John Lee Hancock's film pulls on the heartstrings, nudging the audience to think about forgotten dreams while pleasing and inspiring without discernible violence, sex or crude language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I - general patronage.

Women religious told to deal with justice issues to survive ST. LOUIS (CNS) - To survive, U.S. women religious must avoid a "mindless openness to everything" while modifying their specific missions to deal with contemporary problems, especially justice issues, said the keynote speaker at the annual assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

While some newer religious groups are expanding, most congregations reached "a peak of cohesive community identity in the 1950s and early 1960s," said Sister Mary Maher, Northeastern provincial leader of the School Sisters of Notre Dame.

The five-day meeting last week was host to almost 1,000 elected U.S. women religious leaders representing 76,000 nuns.

"Since the Second Vatican

Council, renewal and diminishment have gone hand-in-hand," said Sister Maher.

"I believe we are at the critical point which follows a breakdown period where we are faced with the decision between refoundation路or death," she said.

"As leaders we are challenged to enable our congregations to bend our charisms, our ministerial options, our community life, the fundamental direction of our efforts, in the service of the new justice," she said.

The new justice includes "making the ideals of human dignity, human rights, freedom and equality realizable goals for all peoples," she said.

'The world today is fractured by its racial differences, by conflicts among different ethnic

groups and nationalities, different lifestyles, orientations and philosophies of life, different cultures and religions," she said.

Modifications in religious life must be done while remaining true to "the ancient wisdom of Christianity," she said.

Sister Maher criticized a "consumer approach to spirituality" in which women religious uncritically pick and choose what they like from other religions and traditions.

"It is not uncommon to find sisters who see no inconsistency in toying with belief in reincarnation alongside celebrating Easter faith, or who embrace animistic faith in the divinity of the creatures of the earth and of the cosmos and find no contradiction between that and the Judeo-Chris-

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 2002 tian revelation of a transcendent Creator," she said.

"Theology and spirituality must develop faith and nourish hope particularly in relation to the three profound challenges of the postmodern world: the depth and breadth of suffering in the world; the new science; and the feminist critique of patriarchy," she said.

She asked: "Are our communities really diverse and multicultural or are we composed of individuals and groups who increasingly simply live side by side ... sometimes in conflict, more often in a kind of polite tolerance which keeps at arms length

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genuine unity in community and authentic communal identity?"

Sister Kathleen Pruitt, LCWR president, called on women religious to be "prophets of hope" at a time when "it is all too easy to become prophets of doom" because of the world's social evils such as using violence to solve differences, corporate greed and racial divisions.

"Listen in the tension of a Church torn asunder by sins of passion and abuse of power. Listen in the terror of violence in our streets and of children and women without food to eat," she said in her presidential address.

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Bethlemite sisters in Texas follow in footsteps of Guatemalan s.aint DALLAS (CNS) - One of Bethlemite Sister to Guatemalans - is also known as "SI. Francis of Adelaide Bocanegra's favorite stories about her the Americas," and is revered throughout Central order's founder, SI. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, is America for his miraculous healing of the sick and how the Spanish shepherd became a missionary be- dedication to the poor. The new saint founded the cause his sketchy Latin skills dashed his dreams of Bethlemite Brothers and Sisters in 1653. priesthood.

According to biographies, Pedro de San Jose Undaunted, the shepherd traveled to Guatemala Betancur traveled to the New World at age 24, evenin 1651 and spent the rest of his life caring for the tually arriving in Guatemala in the hope of becomsick and poor. ing a priest. He di~ not have the educational backAlthough he was not a highly educated man, his ground to become a priest and in 1656 made his good works did not go unnoticed. On July 30 in profession instead for the Third Order of Franciscans Guatemala City, Pope John Paul II proclaimed him as a layman. the first Central "He wanted American saint to be a priest, and said his but God had work with the other plans Jor poor and the him," Sister sick make him Bocanegra said: "He couldn't an "outstanding example" , of learn Latin. He Christian would know everything, but the mercy.

Sister moment that he was to be tested, Bocanegra and he would go five others in completely her community blank.

That who liv~ in' Dalshowed him he las are the only was not called Bethlemite sisto the priestters in the hood."

United States.

In February "We <.Ire mainly 1658, he opcned in Central BETHLEMITE SISTER Adelaide Bocanegra sits in a room America, dedicated to Mary at St. Joseph Residence, a Dallas retire- an infirmary Mcx ico. South ment home where she works. Two Bethlemite sisters from and his first Amcrka. Spain, Dallas were in Guatemala for the canonization of the order's school for poor Italy. India and founder, St. Pedro de San Jose Betancur. (CNS photo by chi ldren. "The bishop' would Africa:' she Robert Bunch, Texas Catholic) not givc him said 1'1' an order the money he that has approximately 900 nuns and a handful-of brothers. needed, so he relied on donations," Sister Bocanegra "Bul there arc only six of us in the Unitcd States." said.

He visited the poor and sick in their homcs, takThe Bcthlemites; whose mission is to care for the sick and poor, came to Dallas in January 1955 ing food and small change. He did the same for prisand 0llened SI. Joseph Residence, a retirement home oners and hospital patients. He .also built challcls and shrines throughout the poor ncighborhoods of in Oak Cliff.

Sister Bocanegra, residence administrator, who the city.

Although it has been more than three centuries atl'ived here from Colombia later that year, said, "We since Hermano Pedro's death, Sister Bocanegra dedicate our lives to console the heart of Jesus."

Sisters Graciela Giraldo and Leonor Rojas, cho- said, "A.t this time, he is alive in Guatemala comsen because they had never seen the pope, attended pletely, alive in the heatts and minds of his people.

It is amazing how his memory is present in Guatethe sainthood ceremonies in Guatemala.

The saint - known simply as "Hermano Pedro" mala."

SISTER OF Charity Mary Ann Zollman (center), new president of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, stands with past presidents Sister of St. Joseph Kathleen Pruitt (left) and Sister of Charity Mary Mollison at the organization's national meeting in St. Louis in mid-August.

The conference represents the elected leaders of 76,000 women religious in the United States. (CNS photo by Mary Brickner, St. Louis Review)

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'THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 2002

Appeal goes out for cleanup help following European flooding

By JONAlliAN

LUXMOOllE CAlliOUC NEWS SERVICE

appealed for help to clergy and faithful. The Czech bishops' conference WARSAW, Poland - Church plarined a nationwide collection in leaders from Eastern and Central all churches Aug. 25.

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk of Prague, Europe have appealed for help in a massive cleanup following the worst who was repeatedly rerouted while returning by train from Switzerland, floods in a century. .

"The Church is urging everyone visited damaged churches in Prague to do what they can for their neigh- and other towns after addressing a bors," said Lawrence Cada, Czech special me'ssage to Czechs.

In his CNS interview, Cada said bishops' spokesman.

Cada told Catholic News Service several Prague Metro stations were that the Czech Catholic Charita or- still flooded with sludge from the ganization had opened crisis centers Vltava, which swelled to 20 times around the country, including 13 in its normal water content in midPrague, to collect donations for re- August. He added that numerous building homes. Prague's historic churches were still closed or with-' Old Town was swamped when the out electricity.

Cada said the Charita group had Vltava River burst its banks August 14. . been "cooperating very closely" In Germany, Bishop Leopold with the Red Cross and other agenNowak of Magdeburg set up sev- cies, adding that a spot collection eral aid collection centers and spe- among 5,000 Catholics in Zdar, who had not been able to afford tickets cial funds for cash donations.

"Catholics are doing the same as for World Youth Day in Toronto, everyone, fil1ing sandbags and se- had raised 240,000 Czech crowns curing what they can," said Thomas . (US$7,600).

"Besides sadness and misery, Lazar, Magdeburg diocesan spokesman.. these floods have brought out the "There are many churches in best in people," Cada told CNS. flooded areas, and it's too soon to Roods have also caused damage in Russia's Black Sea region as well estimate the damage," he said.

Pope John Paul II, speaking dur- as in southern Romania, Hungary, ing his August 16-19 trip to Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia, where the urged support for Europeans af- Danube rose to record levels. fected by the floods, which cl,aimed Romania's ecumenical aid assoat least 100 lives and displaced hun- ciation, AIDROM, said displaced people needed food, accommodadreds of thousands.

In eastern Germany, where the tion and hygiene items, while HunGerman military deployed 19,000 garian Inter-Church Aid said further soldiers for rescue work; losses in Danube flooding was expected bethe state ofSaxony were listed at IS tween Budapest and Esztergom. dead and 26 missing. Some 180 In Austria, church sources said bridges were destroyed and 800 news ofthe floods had been met with miles of rail and road were swept "immediate offers" of rescue and away in the state. salvage assistance, but wamed that In Dresden, Germany, the ram- victims also needed "spiritual suppaging Elbe River flooded art trea- port and the presence of psycholosures in the Zwinger museum and gists."

Seperoper opera and was reported They added that wrecked threatening the rebuilt 18th-century churches had included St. Niklaus' Protestant Our Lady Church, which in Obersdorf, where the carol "Sireopened this year after being de- lent Night" was first performed in stroyed in World War II. 1818.

Church sources said flood waters In a recent appeal, Cardinil1 had severely damaged the city's CQristoph Schonborn of Vienna Catholic Holy Cross Church and urged Catholics to give generously, washed away crypt sarcophagi in the but warned that dramatic climate city's Holy Virgin Catholic Cathe- changes had been caused by "man's dral. irresponsible .abandonment of nl!-They added that priests with ture." churches on high ground had offered "During its hardest' times, Ausshelter to homeless people, but said tria always implored help from some buildings had been cut off by God's mother, and Catholics are flood waters. doing this again in our country durBishop Joachim Reinelt of ing this latest catastrophe," the carDresden-Meissen wamed in a state- dinal said. ment that tens of thousands of floodMeanwhile, Polish Bishop Adam hit families had lost livelihoods. He Dyczkowski of Zielona Gora: called on the German bishops' con- Gorzow, whose diocese was ravference to ensure unaffected dio- aged by floods in 1997, called on ceses stepped in to help. local Catholics to help neighboring "The means at the disposal of the countries. victims are small compared to this "From our 1997 Polish experigreat damage and won't cover even ences, we know Glearing wreckage, a tenth of the needs,'; Bishop Reinelt renovating houses and re-equipping \ said. "Just repairing the roads and homes is a process that takes long bridges will require enormous sums months after the waters subside," of money." added the bishop, whose statement In the Czech Republic, the was published by Poland's CathoCatholic bishops of four dioceses lic information agency, KAI.

ISRAELI SOLDIERS fitstate-issued gas masks on Ethiopian immigrants to Israel recently in the northern town of Safed. More than 1,000 new immigrants from Ethiopia were to be supplied with the mask kits as concerns grew that Iraq might retaliate against the Jewish state with non-conventional weapons in the event of a U.S. military strike. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Iraq archbishop appeals for end to U.N.-iDlposed sanctioQs improper and unjust for any human being anywhere in the world," he said.

The sanctions also have caused ' long power outages, disrupting the country's factories and manufacturing plants, which are forced to close down. The lack of electricity also prevents students from studying, the archbishop. said.

"Many students have to drop out of school because they could not afford school supplies, clothes and shoes," he said.

"Our social life has been destroyed. Many psychological and mental problems are spreading ~idely day after day through the people, especially our youngsters.

Worry and stress are causing nightmares for everyone, especially our children," he said.

In response to the embargo, the Basra Archdiocese opened a free pharmacy for distributing medicine to the poor who would otherwise have no access to medical care. The ~. . .. . ~, ':'" archdiocese often pays for needed surgery for people, he said. .

I The church also provides shoes and school supplies to about 1,000 Iraqi children and has opened a computer institute.

In addition, the archdiocese provides a monthly allowance to the families of 112 poor children . "to help their parents provide them with a normal childhood."

The archbishop said he also is seeking to rebuild Basra's cathedral. The structure's roof collapsed two years ago after its foundation was damaged during U.S. bombing raids.

"Everything I share with you today goes back to one single reason: The embargo, the sanctions that have been imposed on us for .

12 years."

"If it was not for this embargo, we would not have to suffer withCHALDEAN ARCHBISHOP Djibrael Kassab, right, re- out food, clean water, sanitary concently said Iraqis continue to suffer under the more than de- . ditions for we have enough natucade-long embargo and appealed to the United States to ral resources to use and to mainend sanctions. (CNS photp courtesy Archbishop Kassab) tain a healthy life," he said.

EVANSTON, Ill. (CNS) to ensure Iraq's compliance with U.S. citizens should call for an end orders to eliminate chemical and to tht< U.N. economic embargo biological weapons. The sanctions. against Iraq, an Iraqi archbishop instead have caused massive shortages in food and medical supplies, appealed.

"To all you people of con- the archbishop said. science, we raise our voice asking Archbishop Kassab said that for your help to lift the embargo, the scarcity of medical supplies has the sanctions, from us, from the resulted in a high incidence of people of Iraq, and apply justice chronic disease and death among by allowing us to get what is nec- elderly and children.

"Lack of medical devices and essary for our daily survival," said Chaldean Archbishop Djibrael medications leave doctors and hosKassab of Basra, Iraq. pitals helpless when it comes to During his homily at St. performing operations or emerNicholas Church in Evanston re- gency work. Surgeries have been cefltly, Archbishop Kassab said done without anesthesia or pain the U.S.-supported sanctions has . relievers,'~ he said. paralyzed Iraq, causing death, disHe described the daily life in ease, widespread poverty and Iraq as being "simply inhumane and unacceptable to any just perbirth defects.

Established to limit trade with son."

Iraq, the sanctions were imposed "It is an unbearable situation,

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FIRE Team members participating include Father Michael Scanlan of the Third Order Franciscans, chancellor of the Franciscan University and author of many books and tapes; Sister Ann Shields, S.G.L., cohost of the TV program, "The Choices We Face"; Peter Herbeck, a layman and vice president of Renewal Ministries and a leader of pilgrimages; and Father Dave Pivonka of the Third Order Franciscans, a well known speaker and director of Youth Outreach at Franciscan University.

The music ministry, Tongues of

Fire, will be on hand and David Thorpe will be the moderator.

While the rally is from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., The Melody Tent grounds will be open to all beginning at 8 a.m. The food court will be open and there is adequate space for picnickers and tai Igaters.

Registration fOims are available at parishes throughout the diocese.

For more information on registration and to receive general admission tickets contact: Cape Cod for Jesus, PO Box 210, Centerville, MA, 02632-2048.

CharisDlatic JOHN MILLER of Murdock, Neb., describes the quality of hay he grows to Bishops Fabian W. Bruskewitz of lincoln, Neb., and David L. Rieken of Cheyenne, Wyo. (CNS photo by Chase Becker, Southern Nebraska Registef)

Bishops encourage farm, ranch families to persevere in tough times ranchers' have a unique place in they were to continue farming. That MURDOCK, Neb. (CNS) . Bishops Fabian W. Bruskewitz of American society "because they are change came in the form of making Lincoln and Bishop David L. reliant, responsible and pet food out of various types of hay.

Ricken of Cheyenne, Wyo., met hardworking. Farming also has a "Necessity was the mother of inwith farm and ranch families in Ne- transcendent purpose, to provide vention," Miller said about the refobraska to encourage them noUo lose society models of how to live close cusing of their farming operation. heart in what has been adifficult year to God, close to family, close to the Two things were key in staying vifor agriculture. land and close to neighbors." able: marketing and the Internet.

Faced with continuing low comThe challenges farmers and After realizing there was a marmodity prices, rising production ranchers face are many, he said. ket for pet food made from hay, in costs, extreme drought, foreign-subOne of those is globalization, he 1993 the Millers started their own sidized imports and an influx of said. "We have a more difficult time operation producing, packaging and grasshoppers, farmers and ranchers sorting out our values and commit- marketing a pellet called "Alfalfa gathered to hear the bishops say that ments in a time of a 'winner take Nibbles." The product is used as feed the Church is aware of what they all' economy. It is a time of tremen- for animals as diverse as rabbits, gerface and not to lose heart. dous risk as seen in the huge losses bils, guinea pigs and chinchillas.

At John and Pat Miller's farm in the corporate world."

A friend helped them with a marnear Murdock recently, the bishops In light of Church teaching, he keting strategy. That strategy insaid the starting point in facing asked: "How do we go beyond cluded a Website promoting their today's difficulties is the realization merely a survivalist mentality?" product, which in tum enabled the that farming and ranching is not just Bishop Ricken said the Church Millers to find distributors for Alan occupation, but a chelished way encourages rural families to look for falfa Nibbles. of life. ways to work with each other and Today, Alfalfa Nibbles are made Bishop Bruskewitz began the farmers to get involved in joint en- from five different types of hay inmeeting by saying the Church's con- terprises. He noted that Nebraska's cluding one known as "Timothy" stant teaching has been in support three Catholic bishops outlined such hay. "We go through 20 tons of and defense of family-run farms and efforts in a May 1999 pastoral letter Timothy hay every 10 days," Miller ranches. on agriculture and economic hard- said.

Noting that his family had a farm ships affecting rural life.

Ox-Bow Hay Co. has become a Bishop Ricken also said farmers leader in pet nutrition around the in Wisconsin, Bishop Bruskewitz said, "Living on a farm is one of and ranchers are not only experienc- world. Alfalfa Nibbles is sold, ing economic difficulties but also among other places, in Japan, God's greatest blessings."

He told those gathered to have suffering stress. The Church, he said, Singapore, Korea, Germany, Italy hope. "I know the difficulties fac- "is trying to find ways to help" in and the United Kingdom. ing farm and ranch families today, both areas.

Miller attributes much of the sucBut as difficult as these times are, cess of Alfalfa Nibbles to the especially because of the weather and market vulnerabilities," he said. he added, they remind everyone of Internet. ''Anyone who is trying to find a The Lincoln diocese staffs a ru- the need for spirituality and for a niche in the market needs to use the rallife office, which promotes state relationship with God. The idea of collaboration was il- . Internet," he said. Being open to dilegislation to help family farmers and provides resources and contacts lustrated by the Mi llers, the versity and being innovative has allowed the Millers to not only surto parishes and individuals for vari- meeting's hosts.

Following the bishops' talks, vive in a difficult farm economy but ous agriculture-related issues.

Bishop Ricken, who is episcopal John Miller, co-owner of Ox-Bow to expand. They employ 35 people liaison for the National Catholic Hay Co., described the evoiution of and are adding two to three new Rural Life Conference, agreed that his family's farming operation in the products a year.

Miller said that society needs to 2002 has been a particularly diffi- last 10 years. cult time for rural families.

He said that in the late 1980s their know what farm and ranch life is He noted that Wyoming is in the farm, which consisted largely of like. "We need to market our way fourth year of a sustained, severe , com, soybeans and hogs, began to of life as well," he said. "We need drought. "I have asked all parishes in evolve into an alfalfa operation. The to sell people on rural America.

Wyoming to pray for rain," he said. Millers soon realized that they That's where the big boys can't comBishop Ricken said farmers and needed to change their operation if pete with you."

large planning committee.

Fathers Reis, Arruda and dos Reis will also be presenrers during a speaking program, all of the talks centering on aspects of the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of the faithful.

Because Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., who was slated to celebrate the bilingual, 5 p.m. closing Mass will not be available, Father Oliveira will be the principal celebrant and homilist.

Father dos Reis said that this year he has invited not only Fall

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River diocesan Portuguese Charismatic groups - four units from New Bedford, three from Fall River, and one each from Taunton and Attleboro areas - but from several parishes in Rhode Island as well.

"There are Portuguese Charismatic Prayer groups in Bristol, Warren, East Providence and Providence, as well, and they intend on coming," Father dos Reis reported.

"We expect to have a large turnout and'look forward to a wonderful day."

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tary schools went back to school Tuesday according to an option administrators chose. Students in the remaining schools will go back to class on the traditional Wednesday after Labor Day. "Nearly 9,000 students are heading back to classes this fall and we have about 650 teachers and principals and administrators on board too," Milot reported.

While the enrollment is about the same as last year, Milot said there is a slight increase because of the new S1. Mary's Parish School in Mansfield, which begins the fall term with grades kindergarten through four. ''There are waiting lists in many schools which reached their enrollment maximum, but this is a situation we regularly face and try to work out," Milot added.

For the first time there are two assistant superintendents working with Milot as the school year was launched.

Last July, Dr. Donna Boyle, the academic principal Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton, was hired to be an assistant superintendent in charge of curriculum for all. schools; and Kathleen A. Simpson, the principal of Taunton Catholic Middle School, was named an assistant superintendent to be responsible for maintenance of personnel records of all school department personnel. ''These two additions to the administration mean we now have the capability to come together in the way we have long envisioned and never had before," said Milot.

The superintendent announced that one of the new mandatory courses at all the diocesan high

schools involves marriage preparation.

"It's brand new this year and all students have to take it," said Milot.

"Bishop Sean (Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.), asked for it and the education department worked collaboratively with the Family Life Center in North Dartmouth to put the curriculum on the required course together. It's most meaningful for Catholic students today," he commented.

He said he was also happy about a new master~s program being initi~ ated for all diocesan teachers this year.

"We have more than 200 of our teachers interested in pursuing either their first or second master's degree as part of their ongoing, continuation education and we are working with UMass-Dartmouth and Stonehill College in NOIth Easton to make those available," he explained.

Milot said what he is looking forward to is an in-depth review of the curriculum in all diocesan schools this year in order to make them uniform, "and certainly a~ the forefront of that is the religion curriculum."

At the time of the interview he was also preparing for an orientation program the following day for all new teachers in the diocese at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River. ''The complement of our teachers has far more stability than it has had," Milot noted. "In the past we have averaged about 90 new teachers or more arriving each year. This year we have only 60 new teachers.

So our complement of experienced teachers is remaining very steady and that speaks well for our schools."

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Bishop Stang plans prayer 'service, remembers 9/11" NORTH DARTMOUTH The Bishop Stang High School community will remember the tragic events of September 11 and the heroic efforts of rescue workers, fire and police with a prayer service on the anniversary. It will be held at the time of the first ter-

rorist attack and Bishop Stang will join with Catholic schools a<;ross the nation in remembering the victimsin prayer. " The service will conclude with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance and the singing of "God Bless America."

SOCCER PRACTICE began recently at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. Many " fall sports athletes returned early from summer vacation to get a headstart on the competition. Manny Pimentel coaches the team. Members of the Bishop Connolly girls volleyball team, below, practice setting and serving in the school's gymnasium. They are coached by Christine Syr. (Anchor/Gordon photos) THE CONSENSUS from attendees of a new teacher orien- . tation at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, last week, was they are eager for the new school year to begin. Taking a break following a workshop are: Pat Cronin, secretary and Bob Jeffrey, principal of Taunton Catholic Middle School; Thorn Hovey, music teacher from Coyle and Cassidy High School, ""Taunton; and Liz S<;:>rel, choral teacher from St. Joseph-St. Therese School, New Bedford. Below, Pat Pasternak, director of religious education for Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich, gives advice to Cliff Ponte, a new volunteer fifth-grade religious education teacher. (Anchor/Gordon photos)

Parents go through phases too

By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE My son's grandmother - my mother passed away a year and a half ago.

During my last visit home, it fell to me to clean out her "corner" - the nook in the expansive living room where she spent much of her day reading, writing and contemplating.

I told my 19-year-old son what I was doing - sorting through his grandmother's papers and many, many books, readying the corner for a new use.

He was incensed. ".How can you do that?" he wondered, hurt, almost as if his possessions were being gone through. .

Well, I answered, it's not easy, but it's time. I'd take most of the files and many of the books. And, I said, "If it's so important to you - here - take one. 'The Imitation of Christ.' Go for it."

I understood why he was bothered, though, because I was, too, of course. And it unearthed the memory of my own ado-

lescent discomfort with an elder's chang- remember complaining bitterly.

Of course, my opinion didn't matter, "ing ways.

It was when I was about 13. and about a and although I don't think the bell-bottom much less serious matter. " trend lasted long, and (thank goodness) my I won't hesitate to tell father had taste enough to you that this was in 1973, never fall for that truly for it's important to the .. ~-~~ â&#x20AC;˘ awful thing called the. ";VII story that you know what "leisure suit," my comera we're talking about plaints didn't stop him here. . from making other At some point that changes - like growing year, my father decided I";;;:;::~:" a. beard to match the that a makeover was in moustache. order. He grew a big handlebar moustache It's kind of funny, isn't it, that while and bought himself a pair of bell-bottom teens sometimes yearn. for change in their trousers. White with blue stripes, as I re- own lives, they're uncomfortable with it call. Oh, yes. . in their elders' lives? They're insistent that He appeare.d in this get-up, with a lovely thefr parents accept the fact that they, as shirt to 'match, I've no doubt. I do, 'how- growing and maturing young men and ever, vividly remember my own emotions women, are changing and will keep on upon seeing him. I was distraught. It wasn't changing for a while, but they balk at their because I thought he looked particularly parents making even the most minor dorky, but he just didn't look like - him- changes. self.

It's understandable, though. Completely "You don't look like a dad anymore!" I understandable, really. You're changing in

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almost every way you can think of. You're changing physically. Your emotions shift hourly. You remember the things you thought were so incredibly important a year ago, and really you can't believe that you were so dumb.

Is it too much to ask that the people around you stay still while you do the changing? Can't there be some stability in your life, somewhere, please?

Well, sure, you have a right to that, and most of the time your parents try to provide that. But they're people too, and grown-ups go through their own stages of life. Adults dev~lop and keep growing their whole lives and sometimes experience changes beyond their control..

So, sure, it's hard when the parts of life you thought were stable start changing. But maybe that kind of change is one more chance to remember that if it's unswerving, unshakable stability you're after, human beings are not the place to find it. Only God can do that for you today, tomorrow and forever.

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San Diego boy donates jellybean 'income' from his Website to shelter

By ANN AUBREY HANSON

until he got through. It was his efforts that paid off."

His first published interview was with New York Yankees' pitcher David Wells. His interview subjects have included other baseball stars from the San Diego Padres such as Tony Gwynn and Ryan Klesko.

He also has interviewed California gubernatorial candidate Richard Riordan, who also is former mayor of Los Angeles;

viewed Bob Simpson, the company's president. Danny proSAN DIEGO - Danny posed that Jelly Belly advertise Stricker is a journalist, a Website on his Web page, and Simpson owner and a philanthropist. He is agreed to the deal. Payment also 12 years old. would be in the form of Jelly On July 26, Danny donated Belly jellybeans. the entire advertising income Danny soon found, however, from his Website to the St. that the deal was too much of a Vincent de Paul Village in San good thing, and decided to doDiego: more than 25,000 Jelly nate his proceeds, the equivalent Belly jellybeans. The jellybeans of $500 worth of advertising inwere delivered in nine boxes come, to the children at St. filled with sampler Vincent de Paul Village. packets of the flavorful, "Here's a boy with chewy candies. talent and interest who "One box got lost in found a way to help do my office," Msgr. Jogood for other children," seph Carroll, president said Father Joe. "He found a creative way to of the village, said jokingly. "By the time we reach out and give to find it, it'll probably be others." empty."

Danny is now seeking new advertisers to Father Joe, as he is affectionately known join Jelly Belly on his Website, which Will throughout San Diego, accepted the candy on said is his "favorite behalf of the hundreds Website ... without quesof children who live at tion," in an interview St. Vincent de Paul Vilwith Danny.. lage or go to school or He is currently in neattend camps there. The gotiations with Mail charitable organization Boxes Etc., and hopes to provides housing, edureceive online ad paycational programs, ment from them in the medical care, counselform of postal goods ing and up to 4,000 free such as envelopes, meals every day to chilstamps and stationery. dren and adults..

"St. Vincent de Paul Danny, who will enVillage has career placeter seventh grade at San ment services and this Diego's Correia Junior stuff would be really High this fall, earned handy for them," said the sweet profit by car- L.-.;;;:. _ Danny. He hopes to nerying a Jelly Belly ban. . gotiate with other comner ad on his Website DANNY STRICKER, 12, talks With a televl- panies who could pay www~ sion reporter ab~ut his decision t? donate with supplies or serOn the Website, Danny 25,000 Jelly Belly Jellybeans to St. Vincent de vices. posts photos and inter- Paul Village in San Diego. (CNS photo by Ann "I'm even looking at Hanes or Fruit-of-theviews with many per- Aubrey Hanson, Southern Cross) Loom," he said, since sonalities from sports, the people at the village can alSharon Ryer Davis, wife of the politics and entertainment. ways use clothes. current governor, Gray Davis; Danny started his journalism "Anything that we aren't Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of career by proposing a kids' page able to use, we would gladly York; and Pulitzer Prize-winning to his community newspaper. The hand on to other charities," said writer George Will. Danny's Peninsula Beacon agreed to his Father Joe, noting, however, story on astronaut Sally Ride was proposal and now, once a month, that there is little his charity published on the NASA Website.

Danny produces a kids' page for could not use.

Danny's interest in helping St. the paper, which includes interDanny's Website has been visVincent de Paul Village came views with notable personalities, ited by people from 37 countries from an interview he did with word puzzles and other items of and it even can be reached Father Joe. interest to kids. It was his idea to through a link on NASA's "I like the work he is doing. I pitch the Website to the newspaWebsite, so advertising on his site think it's really important. And I per, said his parents, Wally and could be lucrative, he said. The just wanted to help," said Danny, Terry Stricker. yearly cost for a nonbanner ad is a Presbyterian.

"When he didn't get a re$100-$150.

While on vacation, Danny had sponse to his first call, I figured For more information on visited the Jelly Belly Candy Co. that was it for the idea," Wally Danny's page, visit his Website Stricker told The Southern Cross, manufacturing facility in at: www.dannyskidspage.com. or Fairfield, about 50 miles northnewspaper of the Diocese of San call: (619) 200-1683. east of San Francisco, and interDiego. "But Danny kept calling CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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HANNAH DELEON, a student at Holy Family Catholic' School in Corpus Christi, Texas, works on computers acqUired for the new school year. (CNS photo by Albert Saenz, South Texas Catholic)

Campus Catholic community helps students cope, keep faith strong GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CNS) - The first year of college is an adventure for new students as they make new friends, learn new things and take on new challenges, said Joseph Varacalli ofNassau Community College.

But it is also a stressful time, and Catholic students should seek out what parish community is available - on campus or nearny - that will help them cope with all kinds of challenges, said Varacalli, who is a sociology professor at Nassau and founder of the college's Center for Catholic Studies.

Many students who are away from their parents and their home for the first time experience homesickness, and face questions about their faith and the temptations of alcohol, drugs or sexual promiscuity, he added.

"As Catholics, our faith teaches us the importance ofcomml,lhity and solidarity," Varacalli told The Long Island Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Rockville Centre. . 路"One of the first things that a Catholic student going offto college should be doing is finding out what kind of community is available," he said. .

Varacalli stressed that a Newman . Center or nearby parish can be a valuable resource, offering a real, visible, continuing connection to the Church as well as ways of finding other like-minded students and activities.

"It's important to find a group of other students who can provide some balance as you are facing the demands and the temptations of this new life," he said. "It can be other Catholics or other Christians or just plain, decent, good-hearted kids who can help support you and who you can offer support to."

While avoiding certain behaviors or overindulgences is a good idea anyway, he said, acting responsibly is also a good way a student can maintain his or her faith life.

"If you are out partying all Saturday night, it might be difficult to get up for Mass Sunday morning," he said, particularly ifa student does not have family around to remind or encourage him or her to get to Mass.

Being part of aCatholic community also can be helpful as the student confronts new ideas and sometimes professors who might have little regard for or even hostility toward religion in general and Catholicism in particular.

"Students tend to be influenced by the ideas that are thrown at them.

College can be a life-changing time.

It's important for the Catholic student to be aware of this and to be prepared," he said. .

Father Gary Braun, director of the Newman Center at Washington University in St. Louis, suggested parents tell their college-bound children about campus Newman centers and maybe help them find the center on their campus.

For starters, the priest advised parents to "have a heart-to-heart talk" with their children before they go off to college, sharing with them the importance of the Catholic faith.

He said parents should remind . their children that "faith makes life richer. It will not confine their experiences as much as it will enrich them and make their experiences of college all the more meaningful."

The priest pointed out that visual reminders of their faith to keep in their room are helpful to college students, as long as it is "nothing too huge - dorm rooms are very small - and nothing they will have to explain every time someone walks into their room," he said. "But something simple and small, perhaps a crucifix that they could place on their desk, could be helpful."

He also advised sending college students spiritual reading material, bulletins from their home parish, or perhaps a monthly periodical or spiritual thought for the day.

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Diocese of Fall River - Fri., August 30, 2002

Cardinal Mahony unveils solar power system at new cathe,dral

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anniversary at Mass NEW BEDFORD.:....:..- 'In St. street from St. Lawrence Church, Lawrence Martyr Chur~h where will be among the religious atMother Teresa of Calcutta in June tending the Mass. of 1995 attended Mass and asked .; '. BisllOP O'Malley was the celfor prayers for her Missionary ebrant' of the 1995 special Mass Sisters of Cnarity, a Mass will be in the church attended by thoucelebrated on September 5 at 4:30 .sands who watched as the diminu- , p.m., marking the anniversary of 'tive nun sat in a front pew,' her her death. hands clasped in prayer and her ' Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, head ·bowed.

OFM Cap., will be the principal She later addressed the congrecelebrant of the anniversary Mass gation, and in a hope-filled mesremembering the holy woman, sage, asked for prayers of support who was awarded a Nobel Lau- to help her and her Missionaries reate for her work with the of Charity in their ongoing work. world's suffering, who died at age Mother Teresa, whose cause 87 on Sept. 5, 1997. for sainthood is currently ongoMembers of the order of Sis- ing~ has been cited several times ters she founded, who live in a by Pope John Paul II as a model mission house located across the of holiness in action.

Los Angeles Department of Water dral will not only serve as a "spiriand Power via its "solar buy-down" tuallandmark," but will also set an LOS ANGELES - As South- program, which covers a percent- ecological standard for others to ern California's brilliant summer age of installation costs for both follow. By installing the solar pansun illuminated the outdoor plaza business and residential customers. els, she noted, the archdiocese is The cardinal is also partnering . demonstrating its "long-term comat the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Intelfaith mitment to the preservation of our recently, Cardinal Roger M. Environmental Council for "Green .' environment for future Los Ange,, 'lenos." ,:' Mahony and local civic and ,Lee H.Wallach,·co:.chairreligious leaders announced , the installation ofenergy-savman of the Los Angeles In"I am both pleased and proud that terfaith Environmental Couning solar panels at the new cathedral as part of a joint our new cathedral is the first reli~: cil and board member6f the "commitment to environ- gious building in our city to become' ",C9a li'tion o~ the. ~~.v~ron~ mental stewardship." solar-power friendly," said Cardinal ,mentandJewls~L1fe,agreed. , " , "By embracmg rel1ewable "I am both pleased and energy in such a proactive' proud that our new cathedral Mahony. and comprehensive manner, is the first religious building the cardinal is not only susin our city to become solarpower friendly," said Cardinal Eternal Light:' a citywide interfaith taining a healthy environment and Mahony at the midday press con- program aimed at encouraging lo- quality of life fot our children and ference. "Southern California is cal religious institutions to "repair, grandchildren, he is also establishblessed with an abundance of sun- protect and preserve our environ- ing the moral compass for the rest light and we are here today to cel- ment" through solar power, conser- of the nation by setting this extraordinary example:' said Wallach. ebrate the creative and responsible vation efforts and other means.

As human beings, all are "stew"It is my hope that this partneruse of this great gift.

"In the new cathedral, light be- ship between, the Department of ards of God's creation," said Carcomes a beautiful symbol of the Water and Power and the Interfaith dinal Mahony. As such, all "stand transcendent," he continued. "In a Environmental Council will en- as part of - not apart from - our wonderfully different way, these courage the creation of similar . environment." , solar panels will transform the gift 'green' sanctuaries' throughout our' '''As stewards, we are entrusted with its care -.:.. and how we care of light into a clean and renewable city," said Cardinal Mahony. source of energy." ''This is an ideal partnership be- for God's creation also says someLocated on the roof of the tween the public and private sectors, thing about the way we relate to oUr cathedral's conference center, the between religious (and secular) fellow human beings," he said. intricate $600,000 solar panel sys- communities; it will prove benefi- "Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul tem will generate between 10 and cial for all," said Los Angeles City IT, recently highlighted this relation15 percent of the total energy Councilmember Jan Perry. "This ship, observing that, 'When one needed for the complex ~ equiva- cathedral is for all- for anyone and separates from God's plan for crelent to the amount of energy re- everyone who wants to bask in the ation, very often attention for one's quired for 66 homes. ' spiritual presence that the cathedral brothers and sisters and respect for the environment are lessened.'''

The 66-kilowatt system was es- has brought to our city." tablished in partnership with the According to Perry, the cathe-

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