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As U.S. Senate readies to vote on partial-birth abortion ban veto:

Bishop O'Malley urges prayer and action •

Nine-day novena, intercessions at Mass, letters to U. S. Sens. Kennedy and Kerry urged as vote on veto of heinous late term abortion act nears.

FALL RIVER - A prayer campaign aimed at changing the minds of U.S. Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry of Massachusetts so that they will oppose a veto, thereby allowing the partial-birth abortion ban to become law, will begin in all parishes in the Fall River Diocese, starting this weekend.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, along with the bishops of the other Massachusetts dioceses, is calling for the prayer campaign to begin in all parishes beginning at this weekend's Masses and continuing until the Senate vote on HR 1122 is taken sometime after Labor Day. At the same time, Church leaders are urging all concerned citizens to press Kennedy and Kerry to renounce their insistence on protecting a late term method of abortion often described as a brutal form of infanticide.

HR1122 bans partial-birth abortions with a life-of-the-mother exception. A tally of senators indicates that the U.S. Senate vote will fail unless three senators change their minds and oppose the veto. Kennedy and Kerry have opposed the ban and supported a presidential veto in the past.

Thousands of postcards, letters and calls have reportedly already arrived in the senators' offices urging them to override the veto.

While the Senate has until Oct. 9 to vote, it most likely will take up the ban issue during the second or third week of September.

"I ask you to urge all members of your parish to join in this effort," Bishop O'Malley said in a letter sent to all pastors in the Fall River Diocese. "Enclosed you will find a Novena to Our Lady of Sorrows to be reproduced and distributed to parishioners. Please encourage your parishioners to pray the novena ... and to contact Senators Kennedy and

Kerry as soon. as possible regardless of whether they have contacted them in the past."

The nine-day novena for life will take place between Sept. 7, which is the vigil of the feast of the Birth of Mary, and Sept. 15, the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. It seeks the intercession of Mary as the mother of our life, our faith and our hope.

The bishop asked that the following intercession be included in the Prayer of the Faithful at all Masses starting this weekend and continuing through the Senate vote:

Prayer of Intercession "For the success of the override vote on a ban on partial-birth abomon currently before the U.S. Senate. We pray in particular for Senators Kennedy and Kerry that they receive the grace of courage and wisdom to defend unborn human life."

"Only through God's intercession will we succeed in restoring the law's respect for human life," Bishop O'Malley asserted. 'The stakes are high, the lives of the unborn are at

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risk, as well as the lives and health of women victimized by abortion." . Partial-birth abortion occurs thousands of times a year in the United States. It is done mainly on healthy babies of healthy mothers. The American Medical Association, former U,S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and other medical authorities agree that partial-birth abortion is never medically necessary. In fact, the procedure can significantly threaten a mother's health and her ability to carry future children to term.

Catholics and all concerned citizens can contact their senators by letter or telephone.

You must include the message: "Please vote to override the President's veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, HR 1122."

Mail letters to: The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 or call in Boston at (617) 5653170.

The Honorable John F. Kerry, Russell Senate Office Building, Washington D.C. 20510, or call: Fall River (508) 677-0522; New Bedford (508) 994-7651; Boston (617) 565-8519.

Refurbished St. Patrick Church ready for the millennium ahead •

glass window dedicated to Our Lady of St. Patrick.

Comprising 7,000 square feei, the downwe realized that it was time to do the things needed," he said. "Msgr. James E. Gleason stairs now boasts of eight classrooms, two was the pastor at that time, and in the 34 years conference rooms and offices to meet the since we've realized that changes - really it demands of religious education programs.

Since 1964 it had utilized portable classroom complete renovation - had to be made."

Some of the dramatic changes include a walls that went from one wall to the other new sanctuary, redesign and remodeling of and they served well for several years, Msgr. the religious instruction classrooms and ar- Regan said.

"The problem was that whenever you eas downstairs; rebuilt entranceways and air' Turn to page J3 - St. Patrick's conditioning; modern sliding kneelers; new with additional photos on pages eight and nine Stations of the Cross and a circular stained

"The last time the church was renovated Cape Cod church rededicated was when it was doubled in size in 1964 and after a $1.5 million renewal.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR FALMOUTH - Recent rededication ceremonies at St. Patrick Church here capped a $1.5 million, yearlong renovation of the vintage 1899 structure, preparing it to meet the millennium and the future needs of its growing Catholic community.

It was in anticipation of the upcoming100th anniversary of the original church that the structure was entirely renovated upstairs and d.own, reported pastor Msgr. John J. Regan.

1998 Catholic 'Education Convention set for Sept. 19 at Bishop Connolly FALL RIVER - The annual Catholic Education Convention, with a theme "Holy Spirit: Source of Unity," will be held Sept.

19, 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m., in Bishop Connolly High School.

The fall convention, sponsored by the Fall River Diocese's Office of Religious Education, which yearly attracts hundreds from across the diocese and region, will include the traditional offerings of workshops and displays and Mass celebrated by BishQp Sean P. O'Malley.

Known in former years as the Religious

Education Convention, Its now more diverse nature has led its committee to change its name. , Deacon Bruce J. Bonneau, director of Religious Education, said that the committee felt the new name more accurately represents the total scope and nature of Catholic education and the many ministries it encompasses.

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NEW SANCTUARY - in St. Patrick Church, Falmouth h;as brilliant stained glass window most fittingly picturing Our Lady of St. Patrick. It is but one of the many new features of the recently remodeled and refurbished house of worship and religious instruction areas.

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NEW BEDFORD -- Margaret E. ,Sullivan, 93, who was music director for the Fall River Diocese's Television Mass for more than 30 years, died Aug. 26 at her home.

A lifelong resident of New Bedford and the daughter of the late Daniel 1. and Elizabeth A. (Brawley) Sullivan, she was a graduate of Holy Family High School and Fitchburg Normal SchooL Prior to retirement she was a kindergarten teacher in the New Bedford School System, A member of St. Lawrence Parish and its St. Julie's Ladies' Guild, she was organist there and at St. Julie Billiart Church, St. Mary's Home and liturgies at the Bristol County House of Correction.

Sullivan was the music director for the televised Mass, beginning with its first broadcast in September 1963, when it was aired in black and white from the former Channel 6 studio in New Bedford.

, HARWICH-Ethan MhCarthy 'Christ; that it is essential thai the is currently beginning his first year: priest model his life on Christ'~ life "Her dedication and commitment of theology at Mount Saint Mary 'in order to meet the many challepges to the Television Mass Apostolate Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md., as a 0'£ ministering in the Church of the over so many years is what really seminarian for the Diocese of Fall new millennium. He trusts gr~atly touched my heart," said Father Steven River aspiring to be ordained a in the power of prayer and recom- , J. Avila, dire~tor of the program. "No ' mends prayer as a certain way td dismatter the weather, Miss Margaret, as priest. : Born in Annapolis, Md., the son cern one's vocation in life. she was 'affectionately called, would of Dana and Diane McCarthy, he The vocation to serve in the minmake it to each TV Mass production to ensure that music was part of. the spent his early life there an4 gradu- istry has been part of Dana liturgy. Her signature piece, "Let ated from Harwich High School in McCarthy's life as well. Eth:an's There Be Peace on Earth," closed 1993 before moving to Harwich father felt the call to service land ,many a Mass broadcast through the with his parents, two'brothers and thrpugh discernment and stu?ies, years. Despite her insistence that she a sister. A recent graduate ,of St. was ordained to the perma~ent not be seen on camera, the Channel 6 John Seminary College in Brighton, diaconate in 1996.

I technicians would occasionally slip ir where h~ earned a bachelor's deThe most important and! de,a quick shot of her at the organ, cap- -gree in philosophy, he entered the manding journey of your life is folturing her doing what she did so faith- sem'inary while he was studying lowing,Gad's call. For some pe6ple, fully for 30 yearS." , fine arts at Framingham St~te Col- that call is to a life of ministry in ETHAN MCCARTHY She is survived by nieces and lege. He enjoys reading, pairiting. "the Church. It is the journey which nephews. She was the sister of the late ' and walking. asks the gift of a lifetime. COIhaCt cations to church ministry. Listen Daniel Sullivan, Arthur Sullivan, Ethan McCarthy understands the the Vocation Office at (508) 675- to the Lord's invitation: "Come and Katherine E. Sullivan, Anna M.. priest as acting in the person of 1311 to receive material about vosee."

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Her funeral Mass was celebrated Aug. 29 in St.Lawrence-Church.

Italian surgeon wh,osaved' pope's life dies of cancer

By JOHN THAVIS

, In 1992,Crucitti operated on the pope to take out an orange-sized tl,lROME - The Italian surgeon mor in the colon. His public assurcredited with saving the life of Pope ances that the pope's tumor h!ld not John Paul II after a 1981 assassina- turned malignant were questioned in tion attempt, Dr. Francesco Crucitti, ,later press reports, but Crucitti was died in Rome of cancer at age 67. insistent on the point.

The pope, who had often exIn 1996, when he removed the pressed his esteem for the surgeon, pope's trouble~Qme appendix amid paid a brief call at the Crucitti resi- more rumors that the pontiff' might dence after his death Aug. 26. The have cancer, Crucitti ruled out any pope knelt in prayer before the cas- more serious disease' for the pope and ket and met with the doctor's wife and ' told reporters bluntly: "It's time to put two children. an end to all these fantasies we've The pope told the family he read." wanted to pay his respects to "a man Known as one of the leading Italwho saved my life," a Vatican spokes- ian experts in surgery for cancer and man said. digestive ailments, Crucitti performed Crucitti also perfoimed an appen- more than 15,000 operations and pubdectomy on the pontiff in 1996 and lished some 500 articles on medical removed a nonmalignant, tumor from topics. the pope's intestine in 1992.

He came to Gemelli hospital in He was thrust into the world spot- , 1967, and in 1977 was named a spelight in May 1981, when the pope was cial professor in surgery. In 1987 he shot in the intestines and hand during became director of the Institute of an audience in St. Peter's Square. The ' Pathological Surgery at Gemelli, and surgeon later described how he rushed in 1991 was named head of the to Rome's Gemelli hospital upon hospital's Institute of Clinical Surhearing the news, enlisting the aid of gery. a police motorcycle to clear traffic The Vatican said Cardinal Angelo from his path, and presided over a Sodan~, Vatican secretary of state, delicate and successful five-hour op- celebrated the funeral Mass on Thurseration. ' day.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Marriageanniver~aryMass set for Oct 4 iIi C~thedral

FALL RIVER - The Diocesan secure an invitation by asking $eir' Sept. 18. Couples will then receive Office of Family Ministry will parish to send in their names before invitations by mail. honor couples who have been married 25, 50 or more years at a special Mass Sunday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m., in St. Mary Cathedral celebrated by 'Bishop Sean P. O'Malley.

This year marks the 19th celebration sponsored by the Family FALL RIVER -:- Members qf many area parishes will be participating Ministry office. Since 1980, more than 4,000cQuples have partici-, ' in the Respect Life Walk to ai,d mothers and children Sunday, Oct. 4, pated, the couple longest honored 2:30-3:30 p.m., at Boston Common, corner,of Charles and Beacon streets, sponsored by Massachusetts C(tizens for Life. . having been wed for 67 years.

Registration begins at 1 p.m.; Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director of Couples attending have the opportunity to renew their vows and the Pro-Life Apostolate for th~ Fall River Diocese, asks parish pro-life will receive a commemorative ,representatives to encourage th9se making the walk to designate # 50 on the registration form (the Pro-Llife Apostolate of the Fall River Diocese) scroll marking their special day.

Each parish has been sent a form as beneficiary. Last year the Apostolate received nearly $2,000 from the '.

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Walkers from the diocese wi,lI again carry their famous banner. couples wishing to be invited.

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WOMEN pRAY in front of a statue of Mary on the Hill of Crosses in Kryziu Kalnas, Lithuania. The hill, covered with hundreds of thousands of crosses, rosaries and other religious symbols, attracts up to 1,500 pilgrims each day. (CNS photo by Frank Brown)

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Sacred Heart Nursing Home honors retiring administrator

RECALLING YESTERYEAR - Teachers and students at SS. Peter and Paul School, Fall River, celebrated the opening day of school this week by recalling the first day the school operied 75 years ago. Principal Kathleen Burt, left, is garbed as Mercy Sister Josepha, the school's first principal, and students in 1923 attire included, from left, Amanda Blackburn, Jordan Teves, Sarah Thibeault and Nicole Blackburn. Five of the teachers were in nuns' garb memorializing the original teaching sisters, and pastor Father Stephen A. Fernandes attended the opening in clerical attire of the period, portraying Father Thomas A. Kelly, who founded the school.

Calix group celebrates 10 years in diocese NEW BEDFORD - The Fall River diocesan chapter of Calix recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with a Communion brunch featuring Father Albert J. Ryan, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in New Bedford, as guest speaker.

Ernie Anacone, a parishioner of St. Ann's Parish in Raynham, had read about the Calix organization

in a Catholic periodical and he was instrumental in establishing the group within the Fall River diocese.

It is one of only three such units in the New England area.

Members of Calix also held their annual summer picnic and are developing plans for a day of recollection to be held in Westport, Conn., this October. Calix also

CONTEST WINNER! Matt Donovan of Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, receives a $100 check for his winning essay in the Calix group's essay contest on the dangers of alcohol and drugs. Students were asked to write on the topic "Why it Makes Sense for Teenagers to Avoid Alcohol and Other Drugs." Presenting the award are Calix members Dan Wrenn and Phyllis Anacone.

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sponsored an essay contest for teenagers in the Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford. Students composed essays on the topic "Why it makes sense for teenagers to avoid alcohol and other drugs."

Matt Donovan of New Bedford submitted the winning essay.

The name of the group is derived from the Latin term for chalice or cup. It enlists Catholics who are celebrating the gift of recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction and other dependencies and it supplements the spirituality of the 12-step programs of AA and NA with specifically Catholic elements, including Mass and the Sacraments.

Calix meets on the second Sunday of every month at Holy Name Parish Center, New Bedford, at 6:30 p.m. for discussion, sharing and support. Unit Chaplain Msgr.

Thomas J. Harrington, celebrates Mass following the group's discussion. New members are always welcome. For more information call Msgr. Harrington at 992-3184.

The next Calix meeting will be on Sept. 13.

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.P.M. Cap., Bishop of Fall River has accepted the nomination of the Reverend Patrick P. Fanning, SS.Cc., Provincial of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, and has made the following appointment: Rev. William Penderghest, SS.CC., Parochial Vicar, Saint Joseph Parish, Fairhaven.

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Holy Union Sisters hold annual assembly HOLYOKE - Religious and Sisters of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts of the Fall River and Groton Provinces met at Mont Marie Conference Center recently for their annual assembly.

The sisters reviewed the work of the past year on creating the new expression of Holy Union in the United States and planned the work of the coming years toward the project's fulfillment on the theme, 'The Journey Is Home."

Keynote speaker for the day was Presentation Sister Catherine Hannigan. She presented reflections on the topic "Sacred Encounter: Refreshment for the Jdur~ey." . Holy Union Sister Mary Lou Simcoe, a member of the Fall River Province and a general councilor of the Holy Union International Congregation based in Rome, addressed the group on "New Opportunities." Sister Simcoe also noted that the Year of Chapter with the theme of "Conversions Toward the Dawn," has officially opened and will culminate in the August 1999 General Chapter in Brittany, France.

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NEW BEDFORD - Sister of Charity Blandine d' Amours was the guest at a recent reception in the Sacred Heart Nursing Home where she has served as administrator for more than 13 years.

Sister Blandine, who plans to retire, was feted by residents, directors, physicians, local dignitaries, employees and friends who showed their appreciation for her work and dedication.

A member of the Sisters of Charity of Quebec, which was established by Mother Marcel Mallet in 1857, Sister Blandine began her assignment as administrator of the 217-bed nursing facility on March ~ .'

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The administrator was recogSISTER BLANDINE nized for guiding and assisting the D'AMOURS nursing home in providing residents with the highest quality of care physically and spiritually, and for her own hallmark example of compassion and empathy, reported Julia A. Wilkinson, director of nurses.

As a token of appreciation a garden has been planted on the nursing home's grounds to serve as a lasting tribute to Sister Blandine's leadership and contributions to the home and the community.

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Many Americans are now worried that the nation is entering ,'into a period of terrorist warfare. The recent governmental actions in the Sudan and Afghanistan have induced a state of apprehension and even fear among segments of the general public. ' First and foremost, there really is no protection against a: fanatic and determined terrorist.

The d,estructionand killing at the embassies in Nairobi and Dares-Salaam also give vivid witness to the effectiveness of the famitic. In light of thes~ later episo.d((s, Americans are now w'amed .,about travel, emb~ssies are fortified, governml?nt institutions at home are made more secure, airports areevolv.ing into armed camps ,and'this is,only the beginning. However;:with each new step in the ';"protection'~ process, the'public becomes less assurea that it is well 'protected. It feels that <we are entering anew age pf global war,'fare, whiCh we are'" Superpowers are always:targets when they "become world policemen. The lesso~'s of history s'h'ould 't~ach us · well, but sad to say, they have few students.. ' " ~!, Just a century ago, 13ritaii{'was the world policeman.. Through<,out the latter part of Victoria's reign; england was constantly at war. Some say it goes with,the turf of a superpower. It's-interest, ing to note that two of the many areas added to'the British Empire during Victoria's reign were the Sudan and Afghanistan: The former was led by a Moslem leader who attempted with missionary zeal r to drIve aI' foreigners from the land: Tll'afattiitide hasn't changed much. The Bri~ish defe,ated his efforts, but anti-Western seeds were , · well planted."

- In Afghanistan the. story was similar. The British, under the pretext of being peacekeepers, marched into the country. Like the Russians in the 1980s, they did not succeed in taking over, but they played one tribe against another. As a result of these hostilities, · the people of Afghani,stan developed a real hatred of the British "peacekeepers." What began a hundred years ago still continues • and we should not be blinded by our own propaganda to think otherwise. The very fact that both countries are now hotbeds of anti-American terrorism is sufficient evidenc'e that we are regarded as successors to the British.

What does it all mean? Well, those who hope it will all come to a swift conclusion should realize that we are in for a long-haul nightmare. What is now going on is only an extension of the past.

Since we are now a so-called world power, we become the chief object of hate and derision and the United States will continue to be the object of fanatical terrorism.

It should also be noted that in the political chess game of diplomats, these terrorists now possess very sophisticated weaponry.

Mter all, we armed Afghanistan in its war against Russia which it won, a major reason for the fall of the Russian empire. World communication hardware is not simply the toy of the West. Today rebels and terrorists use laptop computers. Nations throughout the world are ready to sell all the sophisticated weapons of war to anyone with a dollar. Terrorism is well-fin~ced.

We must realize that all this means we are in for some very surprising and dangerous times. Our national borders are not secure, our populace has a false sense of security and our government has not adequately responded to the problem with its efforts that result in too many martyrs. We need to m~keJa!TIes Bond, look like Shirley Temple. Surveillance, infiltration and espionage have togo far beyond the present level. ' What we are doing .today just is not working. Each and, every American must take these "little" wars seriously. If we fail in this there can be little doubt thatthere will be more flag':'draped coffins, from abro~d·andalso <,1t home.

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A FARMWORKER PLANTS PINEAPPLES IN A FIELD IN HAWAll. AMERICANS MARK LABOR DAY SEPT. 7.

,"The whole earth re~ts peacef~lly, song breaks forth" Isaiah 14:7'

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mobility and tough new immigra- tions. tion laws."

"Pray for the workers who still WASHINGTON - The backQuoting from Pope John Paul don't have a 40-hour work week, yard barbecues celebrating Labor II's 1981 encyclical, "Laborem safe and sanitary shops or the Day are an appropriate place for Exercens" ("On Human Work'~), chance to make a decent living for remembering the roots of the holi- Bishop Skylstad noted that the their families," he said. "Rememday and the continuing need to pro- Church supports the right of work-' ber the workers confronting firing, tect workers' rights, according to ers to form unions and bargain col- intimidation, delays, replacement the chairman of the U.S. bishops' lectively. and bad faith when they try to orDomestic Policy Committee.

"The experience of history ganize to defend their rights." ':'The low-wage workers who teaches that organizations of this But also, he said, "recognize the cleaned the chickens and picked the type are an indispensable element contributions of those employers strawberries for our Labor Day of social life, especially in modern whose initiative and investment crefeast probably cannot afford to pur- industrialized societies," the pope ate decent jobs at decent wages, chase the fruits of their labors," wrote. who treat their workers as partners wrote Bishop William S. Skylstad ' Referring,to previous, U.S. bish- and who help build the. economic of Spokane, . Wash., \ in his' ops' statements on labor, Bishop health and vitality of ttie commu, committee's annual Labor Day Skylstad noted that just as Catholic. nity." statement. teaching'calls on employers to treat Bishop Skylsta~ called on workMost agricultural workers, as their workers with dignity and re- ers ~nd employers, unions and corwell as janitors, window cleaners, spect, laborers and unions must not' porations to' work together crehotel housekeepers and workers in just seek economic gain but contrib~ atively to increase productivity, enhan'ce job sec4ri,ty, share economic The Editor health and child care "have no pen- ute to the common ·good. sion. other than Social Security and " "Cath9lic teachirg ~hall~nges rewards and contribute to the comthem to se~; their wor~ as part of. mo~ 'good ~f soci~~y. , no health insurance," he noted.' .Americans who. question their Christian vocation to trans-, ,.'~LaborDay should be more than whether workers need to organize forlJl the ,\yorWin' the lig~t Qf'the a shopping day or ti.me for backin this country any longer fail to see ' Gospel," h,~ said., '" , ',to-school sales," he said:'''It should the true situation, Bishop Skylstad 'He quoted the U.S: bishop~ in "be 'a time'torev'iew why the Church thei~_..l986 pastoral letter "Eco-has 'stood with workers in their said. " OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE Dl,OCtSE OF FAll,RIVER "Many migrant farm workers nomic Justice for All": "Workers 'struggle for justice.

I Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River lack not only a decent wage; health must use their collective' power to "Each of u's has a responsibility 887 Highland Avenue , P,O, BQX 7,. , " , care and retirement benefits, but 'contribute to the well-being of the 'to make this eco~omy'work for evFall River. MA 02720 Fall River. MA 02722-0007 some live in wretched housing, con- whole community and shpuldavoid eryone: employers, work~rs, shareTelephone 508-675-7151 tend with dangerous machinery, 'pressing demands whose -fulfill- holders, union members, 'consumFAX (508) 675-7048 ' . handle hazardous farm chemicals ,ment would damage the common ers," Bishop Skylstad continued.

Send address changes to P,O, Box 7 or call telephone number above and work long hours," he wrote.' good arid the rights of more vulner"As followers ofJesulChrist, we "These seasonal crop workers able members of society." are called to measure our economy, EDITOR , GENERAL MANAGER Bishop Skylstad urged people to ' not only by wha'f'it produces, but those who pick the strawberries, NEWS EDITOR melons, apples and other picnic remember the low-wage laborers how it touches human life, whether Rev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault James N. Dunbar delights - are especially vulner- who provide food, often by work- it protects human dignity and ~ LlARY PRESS - FALL RIVEA able to exploitation because of their ing long hours in horrible condi- strengthens family life."

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Twenty-nine U.S. sainthood causes are under study •

Candidates now in a Iservant of God' category include Knights of Columbus founder Father Michael J. McGivney.

- Redemptorist Father Francis Xavier Seelos (1819-1867); A German who emigrated to America in 1843 to join Redemptorists; Redemptorist superior and missionary in Pittsburgh, Maryland and New Orleans; cause officially opened,1912; - Mother Marianne Cope of Molokai (1838-1918); Germanborn second provincial of the Sisters of the Third Franciscan Order in Syracuse, N.Y.; first American religious missionary to serve leprosy patients in Hawaiian Islands, where she worked for 35 years; cause opened in 1983, moved to Rome phase in 1988; - Mother Maria Kaupas (18801940); Lithuanian-born naturalized American who in 1907 founded the Sisters of St. Casimir in Chicago, an order devoted to education and health care; known for her deep faith and eucharistic devotion; cause opened in 1986, moved to Rome phase in 1993; - Msgr. Nelson H. Baker (18421936); Civil War soldier and later priest of the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y.; served 54 years as pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church in Lackawanna, where he founded and expanded a number of community

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WASHINGTON - Of29 open U.S. sainthood causes, 19 are in the early stages of the Catholic canonization process.

Among the other 10 causes, three potential saints have been de. clared "blessed" and seven "venerable."

The following list of U.S. servants of God was developed with the help of Msgr. Robert 1. Sarno, a U.S. official at the Congregation for the Causes of Saints.

The first five causes have moved beyond the diocesan inquiry and are under study in Rome. They are: - Bishop Frederic Baraga (1797-1868); Siovenian-born missionary to Native Americans in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and founding bishop of Marquette, Mich.; cause opened in 1933, moved to Rome phase in 1998; .

institutions; cause opened in 1988, moved to Rome phase in 1992.

Fourteen more U.S. causes are being investigated and documenta- " tion prepared at the diocesan leveL They are: - The martyrs of Georgia: .Franciscan Fathers Pedro de Corpa, BIas de Rodriguez, Miguel de Anon and Francisco de Berascolo, and Franciscan Brother Antonio de Badajoz; Spanish missionaries killed by Guale Indians in 1597; - Cardinal Terence J. Cooke (1921-1983); named archbishop of New York in 1968; known for his holy death, after secretly suffering from cancer for eight years; - Father Thomas F. Price (1860-1919); first North Carolina native ordained a priest; cofounder in 1911 of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers: - Bishop James A. Walsh (1867-1936); Boston archdiocesan priest and cofounder of the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in 1911; - Mother Angeline (Bridget Teresa) McCrory (1893-1984); Irish-born member of the Little Sisters of the Poor who ministered to the elderly in various U.S. homes; - Father Michael J. McGivney (1852-1890); priest of the Archdio- ,

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At least two other causes have a U.S. connection.

During a 1996 papal visit, the bishops of Guatemala gave Pope John Paul a list of78 martyrs killed during the country's long Civil War. Among those being promoted for sainthood was Father Stanley F. Rother (1935-1981), a priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City murdered in Guatemala, where he had been a missionary since 1968.

Blessed Damien (Joseph) de Veuster (1840-1889), a Belgianborn member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, died ofleprosy in Hawaii. He had been a missionary there for 25 years, the last 16 working among . leprosy patients on Molokai. He was beatified in Belgium in 1995.

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But they also say private or church-related schools th~t accept government tuition payments should be accountable to the state the way public schools are.

An annual poll by Gallup for Phi Delta Kappa International found that for the first time, more than half - 51 percent - of those polled favor allowing tax-supported payments to nonpublic schools chosen by parents., .

In each of the three previous years the question was asked, less than 50 percent supported the idea, although in 1997 the breakdown was 49 percent favoring tax support to 48 percent opposed.

Parents with children in either public or private schools were even more supportive of allowing government funding to go to any school the parents choose. .

Fifty-six percent ofthose with children in public schools and 74'percent of those with children in non public schools said they would support a proposal allowing parents to send their children to any public, private or parochial school they choose, with the government paying all or part of the tuition. ' The 1,151 people surveyed nationwide in June also were' asked whether private ot churc~-related schools that accept government tuition payments should be a¢countable to the state in the way public schools are. ',' , Seventy-five percent of the entire sample said they thought private schools should have to answer to the state if they accept government funding. Of parents with children in school, 80 percent of public school parents and 62 percent of non public school parents agreed. Seventyfour percent of those with' no children in school agreed. : The people polled also said they thought schools that receive public funding ~hould be required to accept students from a wider range of backgrounds and academic ability than they generally do now.

The poll also found that about 57 percent of parents would keep their children in public schools if they were given the option of having tuition paid at a private or church-related school, though 6 percent would send their children to another public school.

In response to a question about tax credits to recover the cost of tuition to private or church-related schools, 66 percent nationwide said they would favor such a system. Among parents of school-age children, 63 percent with public school students would support tax credits and 89 percent of those with children in non public schools would. Of those with no children in school, 62 percent would support tax credits.

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Parents ponder their .role as kids quit Church

By EMILIE AST, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

What would you change back if you could?

A recent item I read asked, "Of all the numerous changes and advancements you've witnessed in your lifetime, what would you change back, if you could?"

The people who were asked this question ranged in age from 61 to 86 and their answers varied noticeably. Some were very thoughtful, like the woman, 72, who said if she could change anything it would have . been "faith in myself. Due to lack of self-esteem, I lost out on many opportunities in my life." That was a sad note.

A man, 69, bemoaned the fact that he believes the United States has fallen into a state of "low morals.

The Bible says thou shall not commit adultery, also . fornication." But then he adds, "Most changes are fine."

Several answers focused on prayer, feeling that the banning of innocent prayers of children in school has "seriously contributed to taking away the innocence of children," as a 61-year old woman put it. And a woman, 70, calling prayer a "part of our American heritage," emphasized that "nonsectarian prayer should never have been taken out of the schools."

Another woman, 63, would "make Sundays once again a family day - when food markets and retail stores were closed so parents and children would have a quality day together, ... when the family attended church and everyone was expected at the midday meal."

I applauded a man for his humanitarian conscience, evident in his words, "The Brookings Institution after a four-year study concluded that the United States spent close to $6 trillion to develop nuclear industry.

I would have diverted those funds for humanitarian purposes."

Others who responded. regretted that neighbors didn't have coffee klatches any more, that they no longer feel safe, that the media are filled with violence and bad language, and that it's hard to have a

ST. PAUL, Minn. - It would have been understandable for Jackie Barrett to feel anxious or guilty when her two oldest daughters 'stopped going to church.

After all, she said, she grew up with the image of a vengeful God who threatened eternal damnation for anyone who was not a practicing Catholic.

But these days, Barrett says she is not worried about her five daughters, including Carrie, 28, and Megan, 24, who live oil their own. The youngest three still live at home with Barrett and her husband, Roland. .

The family attends Annunciation parish in Minneapolis. Both Carrie and Megan stopped attending church as young adults. Megan recently has begun going to Mass again, although not every week.

"I think they're doing what (young) people typically do," said Barrett, . office administrator at the Loyola Spiritual Renewal Center in St. Paul.

"They're moving away from what they've been conditioned to know in order to find something that speaks to them."

Barrett said that unlike the God she knew as a girl, her children have grownup with a "loving, compassionate God." "I look at them, and they are loving, caring, generous people," she said. "So obviously they've picked up something."

Barrett said Megan stopped practicing her faith as part of what she called a "rebel stage" - a phase she thinks most young people experience. Her parents, therefore, would have had little influence on her decision to return to church.

"I think it was just me," Megan said. "I probably woulqn't have listened to them."

It's quite natural for parents to take it personally when their children question and doubt their childhood faith teachings, said Father John Forliti, pastor of St. Olaf, Minneapolis, a parish that includes many yOUlig adults.

"A lot of parents feel personally about their kids' faith," he said. They may think, "'I wish I'd made him go to church,' - or 'I made him go to church and drove him away.'"

Father Forliti said parents can influence their grown children to a certain extent by practicing their own faith and sharing it as best they can.

Dear Dr. Kenny: I have been very upset lately, "But at some point, the child has tg love God for himself or herself," he so anxious that I canit seem to concentrate. My said. "So parents have to let go of the 'choices their children make." marriage,and family seem to be fine, and I can't He added that some young people today may ask questions their par- understand why the panic. I'm afraid to leave the ents never thought to ask when they were YOUlig':...... just as many teens house. My doctor says I: need to see a psychologist. know more about computers than their parents do.

How can I choose a good psychologist? (New Jer"Parents may be threatened by children whose intellectual and moral sey) development has surpassed their own," Father Joncas said.

But Barrett said she does see spirituality in her daughters even now; "I The best recommendation is a referral from somehave grown to realize that Catholics are not going to be the only ones in one with a similar problem who has been helped. If heaven," she added. "If God is a loving God, he's going to love every- you don't know anyone who has seen a psychologist, one." check with your physician or local mental health cen, . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . ; . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . , ter. Ask that person to have a recovered patient call you.

In the mental health field, credentials are also important.

A psychologist should have a Ph.D. degree plus state certification as a clinician to receive insurance. A social

By MARK PATIISON, CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE worker should have an MSW HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - There are a lot of Catholic men across America who keep their (master of socialwork) degree . eyes glued to the television screen during football season. in the mental health field plus Sean McManus is one of them. He's the president of CBS Sports, and he'll be looking at ACSW (Academy of Certified several screens at any given moment this.fall as National Football League games return to CBS Social Workers) certification. after a four-year absence.

A psychiatrist is a physiBut how to keep your Sunday Mass obligation and follow football, too? cian who specializes in menMcManus' solution: "The good news is you can go Saturday evening.... It's not a prob- tal and emotional' disorders. lem."

Most psychiatrists focus on He currently attends the 5 o'clock Mass Saturdays at St. Michael Parish iIi New Canaan, medication and are neither Conn., but his home church is Assumption in路Westport, Conn., where McManus grew up and trained nor skilled in psychowhere he got married in late spring to Tracy Torre McManus. therapy. A physician who is McManus describes his bride as a honorary member of the CBS Sports team. "She goes on knowledgeable about psychoa lot of remotes, knows all the sports personnel, and is a huge; huge, NASCAR fan," he told active drugs working together Catholic News Service. with a psychologist may be the Getting back the rights to NFL football proved arduous. McManus was hired in December best of both worlds. .

1996 to bring back football to the network.

After you have selected "The majority of my time was spent regenerating CBS Sports and working on the NFL someone and seen him or her deal. It probably took up 50 percent of my time from Day One, and when we got into negotia- once, here are some clues to tions, it took up about 80 percent of my time," he said. determine whether he can help "We're going to try to cover the NFL as well as CBS did the last time we had the NFL," you with your problem: McManus said. "If we do that we'll be very, very happy."

By the end of the first sesWhat does McManus think sealed the deal? "On the way over to the final negotiating ses- sion, he should be able to tell sion with (NFL commissioner) Paul Tagliabue, I stopped in to St. Patrick's Cathedral to say a you if he thinks he can help. prayer and light a candle. True story," he said.

He should tell you how you What he did "not only pleased the NFL but pleased my mother, who is a very good Irish and he will proceed, and how Catholic who went to the College of Notre Dame (in Baltimore), the oldest Catholic women's many' sessions it is likely to school in America. So my Irish-Catholic roots run very deep." . take. If he does not volunteer Something McManus didn't mention is that sports broadcasting runs in the family. He's the this, ask him. son of venerable ABC Sports host Jim McKay - born McManus - who is a graduate of You should have some idea Loyola College in Baltimore, with an honorary doctorate there, too. McKay's wife is a trustee of the cost. Call your insurof her alma mater, the College of Notre Dame. ' ance agent and find out

conversation with an actual person anymore when you dial a business phone.

I found myself relating to a lot of these comments.

Certainly I am sorry that my grandchildren, like all children today, cannot be sent outside to play without

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supervision. When I ~as young and was raising my children, everybody trusted their children to play outdoors with their buddies. We could send our children to the store alone without worrying that they'd meet foul play. Not so today.

But as I reflected on the question and thought about what I'd change back, I concluded that I. agree with the 70-year-old gentleman who said, "I would not change anything," and went on to the changes he had witnessed that indicate the progress we're making in technology, world health and other areas. Like him, I feel that while some comforts may have been lost, and some people have discarded values, we are for the most part moving creation forward.

I think God, looking down on us, must feel proud that creation has gone a giant step forward. Like any parent who would rejoice to see his or her child progress from cave living to the computer age, I think our Father must similarly rejoice in seeing what, by his grace, his children have accomplished.

Finding the. right psychologist

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whether this psychologist (or therapist) is covered and for how many sessions.

Are you comfortable with him? Since m\lch of psychotherapy will be mediated through your relationship, you need ~o f~el positively about your therapist. .

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Start with the simple graces. Was he courteous?

On time? Was he pleasant and sensitive to your nervousness?

What about his office? Was it cold and sterile? Is he overly insulated by secretaries and nurses? Can you reach him by phone? Does he return calls promptly? I believe that offices should.be designed and furnished to provide comfort to those in distress.

Generally, people are more at ease when the psychologist lets something of his own personality show in the decor.

Did he concentrate directly on your problem and its solution? A good psychologist will focus on outcomes rather' than process or procedures.

Freud believed in getting to the bottom of things, the forgotten events in earlier life, the unconscious meanings in everyday behavior. The idea was that once the patient had insight, all her problems would be over.

Unfortunately, recovery doesn't work that way.

If your psychologist focuses on repressed memories and early childnood trauma, find another therapist. Your history is reflected in modern dress, and can be found and corrected in your present daily life.

You don't have to spend hours recovering the literal past. There are quicker and more effective ways to reduce your panic.

Focus on outcomes, not on the technique of psychotherapy. The goal is to reduce your panic, not to admire the technique and mystique of your therapist.

Reader questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address questions: The Kennys; .St. Joseph's College; 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

A mistaken translation of the Our Father Q. How do we explain the words in the Lord's Prayer, "Lead us not into temptation"? Surely God does not try to lead us into sin.

Why would sucll a thought be ineluded in the Our Father? (Tennessee)

glish word, like "temptation" or "test," can convey the rich meaning of the Greck word in the Gospels. fnthis sixth petition of the Lord's Prayer, we ask God to keep us from the way that leads to sin, to help us unmask the lie in every temptation, whose object appears to be good, but in reality leads to death.

In other words, Christ unites us here with his battle

A. You are right, of course. The Letter of James in the New Testament says clearly, "God is not subject to temptation to evil, and he himself tempts no one" (1:13), .

Obviously,. therefore, !hat section of the Lord's Prayer is a mistaken translation, a mistake which has persisted inEnglish Bibles, both Protestant and Catholic, for hundreds of years.

It's not possible to explore here why the change occurred, but more correct translations began to appear only in the 1960s.

The (Protestant) New English Bible reads "the test" illstead of temptation. The (Catholic) New American BihIe.llillOLhas the wotds- "OO-oot--suhjeet-us-to-the- - against evit anoms agonY~-aDd-urges us to the vigifinal test" in both Matthew (6:13) and Luke (11:4). lance that keeps our heart in communion with his These and other recent translations of the Lord's (Catechism 2846-2849).

Prayer in the Gospels are somewhat closer to the real Many saints and theologians have commented exmeaning. tensively on the Our Father through the centuries.

Interestingly, the first drafts of the new Catechism Their thoughts and insights are summarized well and of the Catholic Church attempted to remedy the trasuccinctly in the catechism's extended section on this, ditional mistake with a more accurate and theologithe common and central prayer of all Christians. cally correct wording. In the end, however, the English-speaking bishops decided to keep "lead us not A free broehure answering questions Catholics into temptation" because of its centuries-old usage in ask about receiving the holy Eucharist is available Catholic liturgies and devotions. by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The catechism gives an enlightening and inspiring Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, 61651. explanation of this text in its commentary on the OUf Queslions for this colUIDD should be sent to FaFather. It acknowledges first of all that no one Enther DielZen at the same address.

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Don't ask me why, but for some reason I wondered what the young parent would do If I h~ed at him as he passed in front of me. HQOlced in a nasty way. , ·Sl3rtled him imd hisyoung sOn for no g'lQd t'e2SOn. I know that sounds awful, but stick with me.

What made me wonder was the T-shirt. It marked him as a Christ-follower. Would he react angrily, savagely, belligerently? As defensible as a quarrelsome reaction might be, the T-shirt nonetheless indicated one might expect something more tolerant or forgiving or example-setting than perhaps kicking in a headlight, or jumping onto my hood, or even gesturing in

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In anyeven~ the 85-ntinute runsets populated by pony-tailed pub- Nnrbert Palea will playa patient "Naked Gun" movies; this time Prof!

Heists, personal trainer~, grips, Damienbefriends in the movie. But makes his directorial debut. -The ning time passes briskly as viewers groupies and frenzied fans.

Palea sllld he almost didn't take the movie focuses mostly' on spDQfing get invol~ in guessing which of a But things are different when part becanse it was so painful to Harrison Fon!'s roles, especially in . you choose to shoot a film in relive tlDse early memories of re- ''The Fugitive;' and other famously Kalaupapa, especially when the jection that Hansen's disease recognizable movie scenes are zanily story you aim to tell is the very one brought him and his family. skewered.

"I experienced so much hardship As Ryan Harrison, "Lon! of the which made this isolated spit of Hawaiian soil one of the islands' and so much pain. A lot of the things Violin," Nielsen is a patsy for seductive terrorist Lauren (Kelly LeBroek), Br "'''K PA-ON most extraordinary places. they say in (the movie) are things h d d ""'" ... ~ . . al and' th ",.n hap.. "p'_1 unaware er one~anne • one-eye CAnOllC NEWS SERVICE H ere, an mtemabon cast atac,~y pen"" to me, ",ea one-I~ accomplice Sean (Aaron Pearl) is setting him up.

HOLeWOOD _ Even at the "re",.."f 135 have spen1.theJastfonr.-said.--, months among Kalaupapa's 124 "The good thing about acting in The dastardly duo do in her hus- relatively onder age of 24, Catholic residents making "Father Damien," this movie is, for me, it's not act- band (Michael York), blame it on actress Efsa Donovan realizes that a fuU-length featnre movie about ing, it's real. It's different. When I Harrison and later move on to their her acting :areet is a "gift I've been Blessed Damien DeVeuster's 16- speak to David (Wenham), the ac- real target. the United Nations secre- given." aDl she intends to nurture it year ntinistry to the Hansen's dis- tor who is playing Father Damien, Iary-general, secure in the knowledge to positive,trect. ease patients of Kalawao. it's not like I'm talking to an actor. that Hanison's been convicted and is Donoval, who plays Amber in the At the end of a day of filming it I really feel that I'm talking to Fa- en roule to the big house in a big yel- UPN serie: "Clueless" - as she did is the spirit of Kalaupapa that pre- ther Damien. low prison bus. in the orignal film - told Catholic vails. Actors eat dinner at the local "As a person afflicted with But a funny thing happens on the News SO'vice, "I love' doing social hall and settle in to watch TV Hansen's disease that's a ntiracu· way involving a banana peel and a 'Clueless:: love being able to make with residents and crew, Makeup lous thing, a truly spiritual thing," close encoun1erwith asmashingtrain, little kids "'PPY, that we are enterartists stop by St. Francis Parish Palea said. leaving Harrison on the loose after the lainment fll' them," she said.

Hall for a sing-along, complelewith A national historical park, one-limbed man.

But "Clleless" won't last forever. ukuleles strumming and impromplil Kalawao is not the easiest place to Call in cop Richard Crenna (archly In fac~ the gang at Bronson Alcott hula demonstrations. get to. Oacepermission is granted satirizing Tommy Lee Jones' fugitive High in BO'eriy Hills is entering its I' h th od Id b eside db H ... De putWer)totraekdownhisprey;oow- senior yewforthe show's thinI sea-' ts ow e pr ueers wou yr nts an y awans - e"er now H ' bas dub'tous help son, wh'IC I may weII mel ak 't the amson have it. Production guidelines dis-partrnent of Health and a visitur's " 'b ted th· . ' -_. aI 'b evading hint from mystery lady Cass show's last "Maybe they'll extend tn. u to e crew IRclude such WaIver Stg.."", actu access IS y (Melinda McGraw), who may be in our senior)'ar fur a conple of years," pomters as, "Sharing a wave and a hoat, by,~l propeller plane, by love with him, or is actually out for Donovan lagbed. smile with residents of Kalaupapa foot or by mule. the reward money. How's astrnng-out Hercarer goal, s!lesaid, is "comis a good thing," Much of the film production violiniSlto know? The plot, such as municatingbrough this craft and this The film's director, Paul Cox, a equipment came by barge. Food it is, gets nuttier in strainingtore-cre- gift I've boo given." self-described maker of movies and other supplies come by plane "about little people," said his aim almost daily, was not to recreate Damien's story Even local crew members have in the image and likeness of Holly- fonnd the isolated locale a bit burwood, but to "restore the noble den some. One has had to walk spirit of Damien," three-plus miles down the A film ahout a humble Catholic Kalaupapa trail every day before missionary priest who gave his life dawn to get to work. completely to God and his people Being so off the beaten path was is not what many would call a difficult for everyone, but Wenham, . blockbuster, but that's fine with who attended an all-boys Catholic Cox. school as a child, said he couldn't "(This film) has none of the in- see it being done any place other gredients of what makes a so-called than Molokai. successful film," he told lhe Hawaii ~I don't think you could do this Catholic Herald, newspaper of the story justice anywhere else," said Diocese of Honoluln.

Wenham, who got ready for his role But many of those ingredients as Father Damien by drawing on his "violate our spirits and appeal to Own faith and visiting an old school our lower instincts on all tevels," he chum, who is now a Passionist said. "Film has so much more po- priest. tential. Film is nne of the most "I conldn't stress enough how abused, misused mediums on Earth fortunate we are to be filming here ACTOR TATE Donovan as Father Kevircounsels his drugand it should be the most glorious On the location where it happened, abu!ling sister, played by Bonnie Root. in he pUot episode of the NBC dramatic series "Trinity." (CNS lhoto from NBC) ones:' because it is holy ground," .' Y

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Researching, especially Blessed Damien's correspondence, carnelO be a spiritual experience.

"On 'Orne of these papers there was blood. You could see as the dates progressed so too did Damien's condition. There was more blood. It was quite extraordinary seeing these documents," Eynikel said.

~People our own age don't percet'''e us as being real human beings," • said Donovan, adding rnarslfe-wan-.s ''to be true to my craft, to do what I love to do, and to make films and television that hopefully will affect people," Donovan, a native of Northport, N. Y., said her role model in acting is Susan Sarandnn, wbo won an Oscar for her portrayal of Sister Helen Prejean in "Dead Man Walking."

"1 have respected her career from the very beginning," Donovan said of Sarandon. ~'Shech()()sesfilmsthatare morally important as well as emotionally effecti",."

Since "Clueless" first bowed in 1996, Donovan said she has been ''very much, very mucll from the begt'nm'ng'co-medaboultheunpres-' _ _ _ __ st'oo the •.._·'s c"·_~ could __,-. ,..~. ........... .."'"" as poSitivefllle models furlbe show's "young viewers. '.

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unconvincing and lighthearted scenes of recreational drugs, underage drinking, casnal sex and troubled students are highly unanmsing. Jolrey treatment of substance abuse and promiscuity, fleeting nudity as weD as much rough language and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. 1be Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"A Merry War" (First Look) Whimsical British satire adapted from George Orwell's 1936 novel, "Keep the Aspidistra Flying," in which a bright young man (Richard E. Grant) quits his job in a London ad agency to earn his living as a poet, then becomes a panper until he has to .•.. i.,.~· ',' ': ,-,j .;.'t..~'1 • .'J'';;'! .• '!"': t'~;rj/....l

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1985, leavingtbree wives (Viviea A. Fox, Halle Hery and Lela Rocbon) to fight over an etateconsisting of a fortune in unpai'royalties. Directed by Gregory Navame result succeeds betIer in its re-cmtion oflbe beginnings ofthe rock 'n' oU era in the ntid-1950s than inlbe perslnallIashbacli:s portraying the blckerilg widows' very different reeollectiotl of the same man who never beCOme:lmore than a cipher for viewers. Intere physical and psychnlogical violenQ, explicit sexual situations, recurrin; rough language and some profanib. The U.S. Catholic Conference cl.sification is A-N adults, with reervations. The Motion Picture Assocition ofAmerica rating is R - restrictd.

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By HEIDI SCHLUMPF CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ADMIRERS OF Franciscan Mother Marianne Cope gather around her grave Aug. 9 on the Hawaiian island of Molokai to mark the 80th anniversary of her death. The cause for her sainthood has moved beyond the diocesan phase and is now being investigated at the Vatican. (CNS photo by Tarre Beach, Hawaii Catholic Herald)

Healing spirit of sainthood candidate seen continuing

By PATRICK DOWNES CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE HONOLULU - There is reason to believe the remarkable 19th-century healing ministry of Franciscan Mother Marianne Cope continues today.

According to Sister Mary Laurence Hanley, director of Mo~er Cope's sainthood cause for the Sisters of the Third Franciscan Order in Syracuse, N.Y., her intercession is why a 14-year-old East Coast girl who should have died five years ago now leads a normal life.

"The doctors had given her up," Sister Hanley said of the girl, who experienced multiple organ failure.

Certainty of death was "100 percent."

But after prayers seeking Mother Cope's intercession, the girl's major organs came back to life. She recovered within a week and has no residual effects. In fact, she has' no memory of her illness.

Mother Cope, who lived from 1838 to 1918, was the first U.S. missionary to work among patients with leprosy - or Hansen's disease - in the Hawaiian Islands. She was the physical and spiritual successor of Blessed Damien de Veuster, the Belgian missionary who first ministered to the outcast leper colony. .

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Sarno, a U.S. official with the Vatican's Congregation for Sainthood Causes, were in Hawaii recently to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Mother Cope's death. They spoke with the Hawaii Catholic Herald, Honolulu's diocesan newspaper.

One miracle credited to her intercession is needed for the Church to declare Mother Cope "blessed" or beatified, and a second to canonize her.

Msgr. Sarno said Mother Cope's cause already has received the historians' "unanimous approvaL" It now awaits consideration by the theologians - in line with approximately 200 other worthy causes. Her case is good, but only about 20 are heard each year, so it may be a while before her cause advances.

However, the reported miracle will help. A tribunal in Syracuse is collecting and documenting evidence

regarding the girl's cure, and its report will be forwarded to Rome.

Mother Cope was born Barbara Koob (Cope) in Germany. Her family settled in Utica, N. Y., when she was 2. She entered the Franciscans in 1862 and was elected second provincial in 1877.

In 1883 she arrived in Hawaii with a handful of sisters, the only religious to respond to an international plea from Hawaii's king to care for 200 Hansen's patients.

Within a few years, she founded Maui's first hospital and opened

homes for the healthy female children of leprosy patients and for homeless women and girls with leprosy. When Blessed Damien died five months after her arrival, she took over his ministry as well.

Mother Cope spent 35 years in Hawaii, never once returning to Syracuse, and is buried there. Yet, her life and acc9mplishments have always existed in Blessed Damien's shadow.

This would have more than pleased the extremely humble nun, said Sister Hanley, but it makes working on her cause more difficult.

AMA says assisted suicide also bad for physicians

By HELEN OSMAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE GEORGETOWN, Texas - Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicides are not only bad for the patient, they're also bad for the physician.

That's why the American Medical Association, the largest physician organization in the world, opposes both practices, the AMA's president told about 400 people attending the fourth annual Respect Life Conference for the Diocese of Austin.

The conference, held at St. Helen's Parish in Georgetown recently, heard from Dr. Nancy Dickey, a College Stationfamily physician and first female president of the AMA. "We believe it is not our job to decide which life to shorten," Dickey said, explaining why the AMA opposes the legalization of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide.

Proponents of the measures insist that physicians would simply be honoring patients' requests to end their own lives, but that's not a realistic way of looking at physician-patient relationships nor the broader implications of encouraging people to end their lives, Dickey said.

The move toward legalizing ending one's life is due to several factors, Dickey said. Among them are technological advancements, growing liability threats, poor training of doctors in how to treat dying patients, American individualism and inadequate end-of-

life care, she said.

While medical advancements have prolonged life and made it more enjoyable for a large part of humanity, they did not come without a price, Dickey said. "We pushed patients to try to be cured," she said, "and made it very hard for patients to say 'enough treatment, I don't want any more treatment.'"

Just the threat of having to be involved in a suit that will take up much time, energy and money pushes doctors to continue treating a patient, sometimes long after a cure is even possible, Dickey said.

Finally, doctors and Americans in general have not been trained well in dealing with end-of-life issues, Dickey said. The AMA is combating that by encouraging all medical schools to better train doctors on how to talk with and treat patients who are nearing the end of their life. It has also developed a course for current doctors and other health care professionals, called Education for Physicians on End of Life Care.

"There is a huge difference between assisted suicide and euthanasia and a patient's decision to stop extraordinary treatment," Dickey said. "You have a right to stop a treatment. At that point the disease takes your life. That is very different from assisted suicide."

She encouraged her audience to develop a living will and to give someone the durable power of attorney for their health care needs, but, more importantly, she said, "Talk to your family."

CHICAGO - Like many Catholics, Peggy DesJarlait frequently calls upon the saints for help in her daily life. She often prays to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, the first North ~merican Indian beatified by the Catholic Church.

"I'll say, 'Kateri, I wish I could be like you,'" said the 73year-old mother, grandmother and foster mother who s e Arikara name is White Cedar Woman.

But DesJarlait also rememb e r s Tekakwitha in her daily devotions. "I pray that someday she'll be canonized and be really recognized by the Church," she told The New MOHAWK WOMEN lay flowers at the foot of ~h~ rid" a statue of KateriTekakwitha in Auriesville, N.V"

arc~~i~~e~a~ in 1956. The sainthood cause of the Native

newspaper. ,American maiden began in 1932. She was de"She has clared Blessed Kateri in 1980 and supporters of done so her cause hope she will become the first Native ~uch fo.r ,In- American saint. (CNS file photo) dlans SplTltually," said DesJarlait, whose faith combines Catholicism and traditional Indian spiritual practices. "I think a lot of Indians have gone back to the Church because of her. And she's a role model, especially for young people."

But who was this maiden known as the "Lily of the Mohawks"? Although Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George recently celebrated a Mass in her honor, few Americans are familiar with the person expected to become the first American Indian saint.

Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in a village on the Mohawk River called Ossernenon, now AuriesvilIe, N. Y. Her father was a Mohawk chief and her mother a Christian Algonquin raised among the French. When she was only 4, a smallpox epidemic claimed her parents and baby brother.

Tekakwitha survived, but her face was disfigured and her eyesight impaired.

According to legend, she was raised by relatives who began to plan her marriage. But after meeting with Catholic priests, Tekakwitha decided to be baptized and pursue religious life. When she was baptized on Easter in 1676, her relatives were not pleased.

She fled the next year to a Christian village 200 miles away near Montreal and reportedly made her first Communion on Christmas in 1677.

Although her request to start a religious community was denied, Tekakwitha continued to live a life of austerity and prayer that inspired many. She was said to perform "extraordinary penances" and devoted her life to teaching prayers to children and helping the sick and aged.

She died in 1680 at the age of 24. According to eyewitnesses, including two Jesuits and many Indians, the scars on her face suddenly disappeared after her death.

Declared venerable in 1943, Tekakwitha was beatified in 1980. Her feast day is July 14. ' Although her life story is incredible, it is her Indian blood that endears Tekakwitha to Native American Catholics.

Dominican Sister Toni Harris, director of Chicago's Anawim Center, an archdiocesan ministry to Native Americans, said, "There's a certain amount of ownership and pride because she's a Native American person and she's recognized by the Church."

Native peoples and others can relate to her decision to become a follower of Jesus despite opposition. "She's someone who made a choice in a time when it was unpopular," said Sister Harris. "She offers some inspiration for all of us who have to make choices that aren't easy."

The damage to her eyesight and a translation of her name as "one who feels her way along" also have meaning today, "On a metaphorical level, we're all on a spiritual journey feeling our way along ... trying to move forward," tne Dominican said.

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Jerusalem said. He c'aIled the "numerous, experts holding a :once secret document "danger- wide variety of ¥iews" with ous and very, very sild." ; w~om he regularly holds discusNevertheless', he said,. people sions on various·iss4es. " were not all that surprised by the Opposition Labor Party'activreport beca~se of the growing dis- ist; Nadia, Hilo!J, 'rho is Catholic, integration within the general Is- said thai instead of issuing .suCh , " raeli ,society, .over, the past .few reports!, thegovemment should repenting 'of old sins and celebrat- lic~Anglican discussions. Address,years... Friction is evident not only 'spend inqr~ time focusing on in~ ing new hopes, Anglicans ~nd Ro- in'g a conference of Anglican bishalong the Jewish-Arab divide but creasing the rights and integration • Anglican-:Roman" man CatJlOlics,may'know the joy ops in July, the Vatican's top ecua!so among the religious and of Arab/s in Israeli society. . commission told that which is ours when brothers and meniCal official, Cardinal Edward secular, between.

Jews of Euro"We have beenhere for 50 \ . any communion sistefs dweli in unity."

I. Cassidy, said that some form of pean descent and Jews of Middle years, and \Ve have had to pas.s must work to halt , The issue of authority' inuniversal authority was a' necessary Eastern des~e~t, and between vet- all ldnds' of tests, our loyalty, cluding corollary papal authority ...i.. has beof Church communion at confusion about· eran residents and new immi- and there was never any aggresin Cathocome a primary question a universalleveI. opjective mo;a~ truth. , - .

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"We hope that, this qccasion sh~ ~ai~. wO,uld like to ~ee in'BY CAtHOLIC NEWS ,SERVI~E ,serves as _an ~w*ening qll, fQr styad a, committee, study how to Arabs a.nd also.'·as a, (warningLto tmprove ,the:gaps l?~t~een}~~s . CASTEL G/\NDOLFO\ Italy ,th~a!Jthori~~s that,they c!!p'fpl~y and: A-tabs1,Qp'rr to !~~reas.e the ,--.-·Pope John PauHI told a CathQ.,wit~ fire, they..ca1!;t play,witp the I'!u~.~er .ofArabs in' !1<:a~~Il1ic,po- .lic~Anglican dialogue commission : ..., -', .": " "~'gjl~'" Q?j"'-J~. (!?;;iize/ ,;,'.,-,,' :" ::_"J: that the Church!s teaching authority ml;ist be fIrmly enunciated in or· '.. : ." ~-y~ ~~~ (, ' . ~,( ... ,~'-fTA§· wilt/Ai? 'doReO~;'~'-46'~.:ij~...'.~ der to confront a crisi'~. of, truth',in modern society. ··'~·It','" ~.~ '. '.,.~i.: . 'J;~'Yj!n:\ .... ~,:;\~l":f·"~ i.~Jlf! The pope made the remarks at , i " , , ' j ',1" :":<1i"".·.f!(I{l,V,TeoIen " ", .. ..:.,.... ; . '. , • .,' . r . t. .. " ~..' _ .'. _ . the papal palace at Castle Oan~olfo .. -";Gtl8ren;ralap."~ffhr~b~wantsfur:t.f;lef:~~.mid;?!/pnof ~Ut,: 1, as he welcomed"merribers"Qf the "I bodY of'ALii<i1iary Bishop Juan'Gerardi Coneaera as Anglican-Roman Gat~9lic Jl)terna",investigation lags. .. Oh adorable-mid Divine Will, betiolcline'h~re:b~fore the 1m':""; tional Commission, who were ,",,' .; l '. ~ men~itiqfYphr Ligl)t, th~tYour et~tn~},goodne,ss maYiPperi (0,' . meeting in }{ome 'ihls we'ek. '"

By CATHOLIC NEWS S~RVICE «', : . ' melli~ doofs }md.ITlake n£~nteI}nt~ It tb ''f'6'ipiP:if life' lllf ri~" : '" ' Their maiii agen<la itemw,aS ~he issue of,t~ac'1iing a~thOl:ity iif ti).e '. GUATEMALA; CITY - The Catholic ,Church in Guatemala has reYou.n.~vine Will, .Therefore; oh ad.oraBle Will, prostnite,before, : Church...·... ": .). . ;i.g~~d its call'tor the iinrile'diate exhumation of the body 9f~, murdered : Your Light, L the leaSt of ~1 creatures, put myself into the 'little' '. , , Th'e p~p'e said 'Chris'dan bishop in 'or~er:to putap'end to the "spap opera:: b~ing buil,~ ~p around '.group ofJhe '~ons and'daughters of'your 'Supreme'FlAT. Pros~' .,~ the case. "., , '. " ',_. , " churches 'should take a leading role . trate in my notl)ingt},ess,.I invoke Your LIght' beg that it I. in promo'tingsuch' authority, to Aux,iliary Bishop Mario Rios Mont pf Guate!Jlala City, current head clothe me and eclip~~-,~I.l.thatdoes I)ot pertain,!o Yo~, Divfne . help reinedy widespread confusion of the archdiocesan human rights office, tQI.d .rep·orters.re~ently that the - Will. It will be ',my Lif~, the center of my intelligence, the about objective'rilOral truth: ~ exhumation 'of the remains' of fellow AU,xiliary' Bishop Juan Gerardi . enrapturer of my heart and of my "Yhole being. 1-9.0 not want , "At tithe j when many people Conedeia and the reconstruction' Of the scene of the murder are the "only the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it are deeply uncertain and anxious, way to solve the crime and put an end to these soap operas." away, from me and thus form the new Eden ofPeace, of happi- i~ is important for ChristianstoreBishop Rios Mont, the only authorize,d church spoke~man on the case, 'affirm that truth does, exist; that it was referring to speculation following the surprise arrest of an ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a . can be known, ·and that Christ.has archdiocesan priest in July and the rumors of further detentions of top singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and, '" " ' . ,,' " , established a teaching .authority ,members ofthe clergy. conducts them to God. ' ,' evi~~nce against Father ' within the Church to safeguard and , According to the human rights.office, the only Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity , make known the truth of.faith," the Mario Orantes, arrested and <.;harged with themUl:der,'c~nters on the find. that They permit me to live inthe cloister ofthe ,Divine Will and ings ofa Spa~ish forensic team, which identifi~d'the inarks of,dog bites s.~i4. , ", pope . thus return in m~ the first order of creation, just as the creature ~'A loss of confidence in, the on th~ pishop's body.. ~,' .' ",' " was created. ' .; . truth has led ,t~ a crisis of c~lture, _.' ':The p'dyst's p~t dog" an ll-year~old German shepherd,)3aloo, was Heavenly Mother, Soyere,gn ~d Queen the Divine Fiat, which does'not leave the di~cipi~s taken.into,custody aloflg with i~.owner: ',.. .' '... take my hand and introduce me'into the Light of the Divine of Christ untoucheo.

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The ,pope said the task of Chrisperson: who found the "body; was' arrested .'July 22 in a massive police Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the ',Han 'churches is' to preach that operation in the center of the city. Margarita Lopez, the cook at the home infernal serpent Clare' not penet~te into this sacred Ederi to' en,Christ is the absolute and uriiver- 'where. Bishop Ghardi lived; was, taken into custo<;ly .with him.,. tice me and make me fall·into the maze of the human will. ,,' sal truth, that Christ can be known . " Lopez was charged with complicity and placed under house arrest.

Ijeart of my gr~;lt~st Good, Jesus, yo~_will give me Your -and,that humanity finds. its 'true , According to the legal adviser to the ar<;hdiocese, Myn<;>r Melgar, the flaines that they'may bum me, consume me,' arid feed me to ,freedom in knowing Christ. ' ' exhumation should be carried' out as speedily as possi6le because of the form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

He noted that in his 1995 encyc- "laten'tpossibility of ilOtfinding any evidence"on the body. The judicial Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my lical on Christian'unity; "Ut Unum authorities have'yet to put a date on the exhumation.

Sintp he emphasized that the bishop Local newspapers reported in late August that two prominent memheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will "of Rome·is "particularly directed to ·bers of the Catholic hierarchy were about to be arr~sted in connection keep my heartjealQusly and shall never give it to me again, that , , recalling the need for f411 <;ommun- '\vith·the killing.'

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THE ANCHOR ~ Diocese ~fF~II' River':- Fri., 'Sept.. 4, 1998 Continued from page one

opened the door the walls would In the 1950s, the rectory was at- , now It looks like, part of the move," he said, laughing. "It also tached to the church and the com- church." wasted a lot of space because the plex has served the parish well."

The modern touch was that the classrooms were twice the size The total refurbishing b'egan church now has sliding kneelers. needed. So when Jim Edwards of with groundbreaking in July 1997 "We discovered them in a church Holmes and Edwards did the rede- and was completed just this July. in Mystic, Conn., Msgr. Regan re"When we began, we estab- ported. "Remember how kneelers sign, we put a corridor in the middle and that is how we now have eight 'Iished a centenary fundraiser and make so much noise? The old modern classrooms. We also en- that enabled uS to cover most of the kneelers needed hardware and larged the parish hall and made it cost of the renovations, which when we looked at the books we suitable and installed an elevator so amounted to $1.5 million," reported found it very expensive. But one of the men had seen the sliding that the folks who were unable to Msgr. Regan.

The colorful rededication cer- kneelers. We contacted the architect ' go downstairs now have access to emonies were held Aug. 9 when for the Connecticut church and it."

Weeks ago, .when the parish Bishop Sean P. O'Malley blessed bought his plans for the kneelers . '; " and had them installed. The noise hosted a celebration for some of the the church. ' " children in religious education' pro"One of the wonderful features is 99'percent gone. The oMy thing grams, "It marked the first time in of the renewed church is that we we have to do is train the people parish history we had a person have Stations of the Cross that are and our many unknowing summer down there in a wheelchair and that painted in' oil on caI:\vas by 'I'ocal' visitors not to try to lift them."

The planning for the parish with was most excellent," Msgr. Regan artist Karen Renaldo. They are very commented. bpautiful. We also have a new 1,200 families and still growing, He said that St. Patrick's. is a stained grass .window which is' the ,i.ncluded something of a market "long church and there is a main , work of Franz Sh;~eder of Bavaria. study, according to Msgr. Regan.

"One ofthe things we had to deentrance facing Main Street, put it It i& circular, eight-an,d-a-half feet isn't used l)1uch. The two 'side en- in 'diameter and depicts St. Patrick termine at the beginning - we are trances are the most us({d because ~neeliffg !?efore the Blessed Mot~er surrounded by four parishes - was they are closer to the p~rking lot. and receiving a shamrock. It pic- that the Gnly other parish that might So we put in ramps and everything tures the shores of Ireland on the really expand would 'be St. Elizais handicapped accessible, and spe- left and a po~~ on the rig~t ,and has beth Ann Seton in North Falmouth. cial res~ooms were installed to ac- a little c.hurch i~ the~ackgro~!ld That is not counting a rapidly growand some Cape Cod ducks in it too," , ing Corpus Clids,ti Parish in East commodate them as well.',' By extending the side entrances the pastor said "We named the win- Sanawich: But the reason we renovated the downstairs classrooms some 15 feet, allowing for a foyer dow Our Lady of St. Patrick."

One of t,he problem ¥eas was' was that we looked over the numand outside stairways, "It made it possible to air condition an old the sanctuary. When' the' church bers of area children going to relichurch. by new duct work in the was doubled in size nothing was gious educationiin the past 10 years ceilings and in the wings. We had done to the area of the altar anil it and saw that it didn't vary that the structure of the I898-era church appeared to be just an alcove, the much. We have,400 in religious reinforced, and of course every- pastor said. "The renovated sanc- education right now, and we geared thing was painted and redecorated. tuary is remarkably well done and for the future."

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and enhance their ministries, Bonneau said.

Besides utilization of elemenjunior high school! tary/middle, Colltinued from page one confirmation and enrichment The Odyssey Channel will pay tracks, there will also be a leadertribute to Mother Teresa mday, the ship track for school principals, eve of the anniversary of her death parish directors of religious educain 1997, in the world premiere, "Re- tion and deacons. membering Mother: A Tribute to Professional development Mother Teresa." The program will points, which may be applied toair at 6:30 p.m. and tomorrow ward Massachusetts certification, morning at 2 a.m. will be awarded to teachers and catThis documentary is a shortened· echists from both Catholic and pubversion of a feature documentary lic schools. being prepared for theatrical release Deacons and catechists of the in 1999.

A 24~hour channel, Odyssey is diocese will also be able to obtain available to more than 30 million continuing education units which homes through 1,500 cable sys- may be applied toward their respectems, the Primestar direct-to-home tive professional certificatio~s.

The day will begin with'regissatellite service (Channel 84) and' C-Band. dish owners across the tr~tion from 7:45 to 8:30 a.m., followed by 'Massce,ebrat~d by country.

Knights' to pay' for t~lecasts ofVatican~s jUbilee events.· ,

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NEW HAVEN, ,Conn. -'The KnightS of Columbus have pledged financial assistance for telecast~of selected events at the Vatican and in the Holy Landdl,lri~g the jubilee year 2009. ' , The money will pay for satellite uplink services from t~e event site, as well as downlink services in some mission countries.

Last year's Christmas and Easter events from the Vatican cost the Knights $100,000, according to Knights spokesman Tim Hickey. He

said the 'Knights' have paid' about $2.6 milliont'o transmit Vatican events o~er the past 25 y'ears. ' . .Among the events for Which the Knights',will provide satellite transmission are Christmas midnight Mass 1999, including the opening of the Holy OQor; the feast of the Annunciation Mass in Nazareth on March' 25, 2000; Pope John Paul II's 80th birthday Mass in St. ,Peter's Square on May 18, 2000; , World Youth Day in Rome Aug. 19-20, 2000; and the feast of the Epiphany and closing of the Holy Door on Jan. 6, 2001.

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Continued from page one Bishop O'Malley at 8:30 a.m.

Three sessions of workshops will be offered: 11-11:50 a.m., 12:50-1 :40 p.m., and 1:45-2:30 p.m., and lunch is included in the registration fee. Exhibits will be open from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

The keynote address will be delivered by Sacred Hearts Father Thomas E. McElroy, director of the Sacred Hearts Retreat House in Wareham, at 10 a.m. A member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Father McElroy has been a priest for 30 years. He is the director of the Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham, which provides retreats, programs, spiritual direction and counseling. He holds a master's degree in applied spirituality from the 'University of San Francisco. . , Two special present~tions will also 'be' made. Father Robert Kas~yn~ki, or '~Father K," as he has become known in the diocese, pastor of St. Staqislaus Church, Fall River, will give a t~lk on spiritual, ity. Appointed as, spiritual director ~o the Community of Youth Apqstles .by aishQpO'Mall~y, in .1993, he continues to be are~ource for all who wish to deepen their spiritual'lives., " , Also, St. Joseph ,Sister Paula , Robillard, director of religious'education in~the Diocese of Springfield, 'will discuss leadership. She is past president of the' National Association of Parish Coordinators/Directors of Religious Education and has been a frequerit presenter at major convocations and conventions throughout New England.

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Theological stands taken by late Indian author Father Anthony de Mello are incompatible with Catholic doctrine.

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE,

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican dec;lared that I)ositions of a best-selling Indian author, the late Jesuit Father Anthony de Mello, are incompatible with the faith and 'urged bishops around the world to have his' books withdrawn from sale. , A "notification" by the Congregatio'n fOT'the D'octrine of the Faith, made pub)\c recently, sharply' critiq ued Father de Mello's works, saying they presented qod as an impersonal cosmic reality, organized religion as an obstacle to 'self-awareness and Jesus as one master among many.

Moreover; the doctrinal congregation said, some of Father de Mello's books accuse.the Church oftuming Scripture "into an idol" and blame religious texts for causing people to become "obtuse and cruel," "In order to prot~ct the good of the Christian faithful, this congregation declares that the abovementioned positions are incom, patible with the Catholic faith' and can cause grave harm," said the notification, which was personally approved by Pope John Paul II. It was issued in English and five other languages.

Father de Mello, who died in 1987, wrote a great number of books on personal spirituality, using a simple meditative style that has continued to find a wide readership after his death. Publishers say his works are a mix of Christian and Buddhist parables, Islamic sayings, Hindu breathing

exercises and psychological insight.

The Vatican notification and a hackground essay was sent to bishops'conferences in late July with a cover letter signed by Cardinal Joseph R~tzinger, head 'of the doctrinal congregation. Cardinal Ratzinger's letter asked bishops to make the warning known to their faithful andlo take s,teps to curb publication of the late author's works.

It asked bishops to contact publishing houses that had printed Father'de Mello's books and "ensure' that the texts not be reprinted."As'lfot'books already in 'disti1bution~ it said bishops should try either to get them' withdrawn from sale or, at the very least, have copies of the Vatican's notification inserted into every copy before sale: ' While some of Father de Mello's works have been published by editorial houses run by religious orders ~ for example, the Daughters of St. Paul in Italy - many have been printed by general publishers. In the United States, Doubleday has published several of his books, including the popular "Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality," "One Minute Wisdom" and "The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of Anthony de Mello," The Vatican said Father de Mello relativized the contents of Christianity, portraying Christ's divine nature as part of the divine nature shared by all people, and Christ's presence in the Eucharist as one aspect of his presence in all creation.

In recent years, Cardinal Ratzinger and other Vatican officials have repeatedly warned that in India and other Asian countries, basic Church teachings are being diluted to make them more compatible with a predominantly nonChristian culture.

Our Lady's Monthly Message From Medjugorje Au~st 25, 1998

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YOUNG CATHOLICS from St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Rio Rancho, N.M., gather for Mass with Father Guy Robr' erts and nuns from the monastery of the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in Jemez, N.M. The teens participated in a weeklong summer camp exploring religious vocations. (eNS photo by Noel Fletc~er) .

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St. Joseph's captures third ,,',CYO 'baseball title

RIO RANCHO, N.M. -'Wliile boarding a bus one hot afternoon on a trip to the Brothers of the Good Shepherd Center, 35 teens fromSt. 'Tho-' mas-Aquinas Church in Rio Rancho'wonderedwhat a weeklong:explora:, FALL JPVER..:..... St. joseph's young people. "The kids all have . ' Pari~h, after narrowly winqing the .a good time," he said. tion' of religious vocations would hold.

But as the da~s pas~ed and the bli~ trekked throu~h'windin~ "?ountain regular season champ'~onsliip over In the final game, John Kollek roa~s an~ ~at desert highways to ~anous New MeXICO monastenes, c~~-. St., Michaei's of Swansea, cap- and Dennis Almeida had a scorevents, relIgIOus ,houses and churclies, the teens learned a great apprecla,: ':t "d't' thO d F 11 R' ' ' for re I"IglOuS,l'~ 'h at Ieast one glVlOg . , senous . ure ·1B"s b IrII' L a Iver less pitchers' duel through the . an d ent h tlOn uSlasm he, - Wit CYO' C·h'area '. , consideration to the priesthood. , , _ ' . ~se a eague ampl- first five innings until the St. The St. Thomas Aquinas program combinedac;tivities more typical of ' onshlp 10 the last four 'years at Joseph's bats exploded for six a summer camp with tours of-religious communities and discussions about Kennedy Park., tuns. Soares singled and went Powered· by 'the bats of Jay. , to second o,n a sacrifice by how all people ,are: called to holiness and some consecrate their lives to" God" ,., , ' , . . Ledoux ana Marco Soares and Kollek. George Cintron walked This blend of ideas and activities was the brainchild of 27-year-old ;strongpitching from John Lollek, seminarian Dennis Garcia, a native of Arroyo Seco, who will enter I;tis : the team was victorious o~er a gallant Holy Name of Fail River third.year of st~die.s at North American C:0llege in Rome th~s fall. , !'IIS summer ,¥~I~nme~t f?r ~he ArchdIOcese o( Santa F,e. I~tc;luded dec team in the best of three series. vlSlng and supervlslOg the'sec'ond annual summer vocation week proSt J 'h' -.' ,d t . gnim for parish youths at St. Thomas Aquinas. " , .', ' , . ' osep. s game. a :spo 10 In addition to the vQ~ati61J-related trips, the teens" camp acHvities in- the final senes by takmg two o~t cludciJ:hiking, painting,'swi.mmjng, picnicking, arid conducting a canned- of three games from St. Bernard s food drive for the homeless. .: :ofAssonet. St. Bernard's won the FALL RIVER - The 39th an,Garciasaidtheprogramwasintended~saprocess~includiitgprayer, 'firs,t game, butd~opped the n~xt' nual Fall River Diocesan CYO daily Mass; reflectjon; cOQfession and other activities - rathe~ than 'a .two giving Sf: Joseph's another, Golf Tournament recently took ;;,:, title shot: Holy Name of Fall' place at the Segregansett Counsuccession of single eve~ts:' '>. ,"I wanted to expose them to how different peoplei!l New M~xico are River bested St. Michael's of 'try Club in Taunton. Golfers who living both married and 'sin~le voca~i~ns," he·said....I also want.ed to help ,Swan'se~ i~"~ three game series qualified in local, tournaments ~e~ .Iearn to pray about thelT vO,catlOns ~? ,look at, what V?CatlOns m~an also losing the firstga~e, but tak_ throughout the diocese took to the mdlvldually for them.selv~s ~nd the po~slbllIty ~~t:God might be callIng ing two s'traight to secure its spot course and made their mark at them to a lIfe of servIce to him as a pnest or relIgIOUS." . ' segregansett . " . h th e Franclscan . f n.

10 the finals · ." . Iuded',VISlts'Wlt The vocatIons camp ItlOet:ary mc . . . .. ' ars:,Missionarie,s of Charity, Sisters of St.'Joseph, LittleSisters of the H?ly Nam~got off to ~ great In th,e Se.nlOr DIVISIOn, Poor and diocesan priests in Gallup, including the vocations director of, start 10 the senes by defeatmg St. Somerset s KevI~ Blaser, a recent the Diocese of Gallup; Carmelite nuns in Santa Fe; Benedictine monks in Joseph's 7-4 in the first game be- graduate of Bndgewater State Pecos; and the Handmaids of the Precious Blood in Jemez. hind the pitching of Ray, St. College, shot a 78 for the day. He Offering Mass at the monastery in Jemez, newly ordained Father Guy Pierre. Game two was played ~ested Jason DaRosa of Taunton Roberts, parochial vicar at St. Thomas Aquinas, spoke from the heart to over the course of two nights due who finished two strokes back at the,~eens as a fell?w mem?er of the so-calle~ Generation X. , to a violent storm. St. Joseph's 80.

AS"we h~ard ...n t~day s Gospel, l?e de~11 wo~ks to tu!n people.. n~~ was leading 7-5 when play was Last year's Intermediate Diviweeds, h~,sald.. Let s m,ake <;Jeneratl?nX IOtO a Gener~t~on of Chnst, , suspended in the fourth inning sion Champion, Kyle Quigley of ,he added., In l?IS next mlllen~lUm, we II see a lot of vocations. Our Lord and w nt on to win 16-6 Taunton tied Jamie Sunderland Jesus Chnst Will start to reclaim the world." e . . , . , At the <;:Iose'of the vocation camp, 12-year-old Sandra Alcantara ad. Father Jay T. ~addock who IS a ~raduate of Dighton-Rehoboth mitted that she had not wanted to come because "I thought it was going to dlTector for the dIOcesan and Fall HIgh School, as both posted be a bunch of prayers.'"

River area Catholic Youth Orga- scores of 78. The title was deBut I really enjoyed it and I would do it again," she said. ''The experi- nizations, attended the games and cided by a sudden-death playoff ence was one I would never have had on my own. I think the religious declared that the games and tour- which Sunderland won on the life would be Ii great vocation if that's what you're called to do." naments were a great thing for the first hole.

and Marc Charest blooped a double to right to score Cintron.

Eric Correira followed with a two-run double and Ledoux homered, to clear toe Qases. After Jay Menard's solo hO,me run and a sacrific~fly by Jin U 0 in the sixth; ,~aking it 6-0, St. Joseph's had captured another CYO champ~on~.hip. -

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includes pl~yoff In the Junior~ Division, Jacob Kutzy, a 16-yea'r-oldCoyleCassidy student, took first place honors with a round of 80 and was closely followed by ,Fall River's Brent Amaral, one stroke back at 81. It was not the first CYO win for Kutzy, who previously captut:ed ·the Cadet Division of the tournament.

Patrick Dolan carried the flag for New Bedford as he won this year's Cadet Division with a score of 46 for nine holes. Derek Phillipe of Taunton came in second with a 49.

The Bill Doyle Trophy, named for a former director of the tournament, was awarded to Jamie Sunderland. Tournament Director Larry Masterson was grateful to the Segregansett Country Club and its board of directors for donating the course to the CYO for the afternoon.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Sept. 4, 1998

Our Rock and Role How good is this song's advice?

By CHARLIE'MARTIN

True to Your Heart Baby, I knew at once thatIYou were meant for me Deep in my soul I knowlThat I'm your destiny: Though you're unsurelWhy fight the tide? ; .

Don't think so much/Let your heart de,cide.

Baby, I see your future/And it's tied to mine' I look in your eyes and seeNou searching fo~ a' sign But you'll never falllTiII you letga' .

Don't be so scared/Of what you don~t know.

Chorus:' True·to your heart You must be true ' To your heart That's when the heavens Will part And baby, shower youlWith my love.

Open your eyes ' Your heart canlTell you no lies And when you're truelTo your heart I know it's gonna lead you Straight to me (Got to be true to your heart).

Someone you know is On your side, Can set you free I can do that for you If you believe in me.

Why second-guess What feels so right?

Just trust your heart And yOU'll s~e the light.

(Chorus) Girl, my heart is driving me To where you are You can take both hands ,off the wheel And still get far Be swept away.

Enjoy the ride You won't get lost With your heart to guide you. (chorus) When things are getting crazy And you don't know Where to start Keep on believin,' baby Just be true to your heart When all the world around you ' It seems to fall apart Keep on believin,' baby Just be true to your heart.

Written by Matthew Wilder/David Zippel Sung by 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder Copyright (c) 1998 by Walt Disney Music Co. (ASCAP) MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS have done well this past summer.

"Quest for Camelot" film. Also on the charts is "True to Your Heart," sung by the unexpeCted combo of 98 Degrees and Stevie Wonder.

It's off,the "Mulan" soundtrack: One wquld th~rik that'a song so · titled ,woulq offer helpful hints on , how to liye~ On 'the contrary, I find , . the song contains 9ubious advice.

• For example, the character, in the film says: '!Deep in my soul t know that Fm..your destiny, though you're unsure, why fight the tide, don't think so .much, let your heart decide." ..

Also, I doubt if being "tr4~ to "your heart'; has anYthing 'to do with allowing another to tell you that ''I'm your destiny." Rather, · this persOn seems to haveover~ , dosed on arrogance!

If the person really wanted the .: other to be "true" to her heart, he wouid not tell her wh,at should happen. Instead he might say, "I want you to look inside yourself to see what is best 'for you, . whether this means splitting up or staying together." Such words could convey an attitude of respect. The song, however, appears to focus solely on his desire.

Perhaps the song's real lesson is about how to recognize another's words of manipulation.

As a teen, you might encounter a peer who wants to have a romance with you. The person might say that this would be good for both of you. Again, this person might try to influence you toward certain behaviors, for example, having sex with him or her.

Contrary to what the song says, rarely is it helpful to "take both hands off the wheel," "be swept' away" and !'enjoy the ride.'" .

Instead, listen to your "head" , as well as your heart's feelings.

Consider these questions: , l.. What are my ~eep((r values,. and' how can they direct me toward what truly benefits me? , 1. What 'are the consequences · of doing what the'other wants?

3. Is anything about my actions' secretive or deceptive? Will Ibe able to tell my friends and family about my new romance and/or' actions?

4. How will my choices affect my relationship with God? These are not the only questions to thi,nk a~out, but they can help you decide what is really "true to your heart." Don't allow another's words to tell you what is in your heart. Take the time to · find out for yourself.

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The crime of stupidity

By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Congratulations.

It's the end of the first week of school, and you've gracefully grabbed the honor of being involved in the first major disciplinary event of the new school year.

Proud? Let's see what happened. ' You don't smoke, but you have a friend who does. It's lunch time, and that very same friend suggests · a little stroll around the campus.

After a few seconds you notice that you're heading into forbidden territory- the rear of the gym, off-limits to students during lunch.

But you don't say aI1ything because you're with your friend, and ; it wouldn't. be particularly cool to suggest adherence to, of all things, .' .school rules at that moment.

Once. at your destination, the purpose ,of the trip becomes clear as your friend whips out a ciga· rette and a lighter from his backpack and lights up.

The crimes are multiplying right before Y(iur~eyes..you're in , a place you're not supposed to be, and you're with someone who's · breaking another' school rule 'and a pretty serious one at that.

Do you say anything? No, because in your I1)ind, friends don't do that. They don't correct each other. They support. Affirm. Hang with. All that jazz.

Suddenly, your friend's eyes grow wide and he drops the ciga~ rette. YQu know what you're going to see when you tum around, . and ~our heart jumps right up into your mouth when you do.

It's the dean. You've been . busted, and for the most humiliating crime of all: stupidity.

There are, to be sure, teens who put the brakes on when they sense they're about to be led in a direction they really shouldn't be going.

There are teens who will try to be the voice of conscience and, if not that, at ,least common sense

when they're with their friends.

But not nearly enough of them, I think.

If you're riding in the car with a friend who's racing down the highway at a dangerous speed, do

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If you witness a friend being incredibly disrespectful toward her mother and saying things you know are wrong, do you ever tell her later that maybe she was out of line, and she might consider the possibility that if she's nicer to her mom, her mom might be nicer to her? .

If a friend of yours is being a problem in a class - mouthing off to the· teacher and distracting the class from schoolwork would you ever say something t(,; him, telling him that it's just no\ funny anymore? !

In J;l1y experiepce, it takes a 10(1 ,of courage for teens to speak ur in this way, even to their friends.

The need'to be accepted by peers seems to have such power that it almost overwhelms every other consideration, including the voice of conscience.

As usual, the best way to grapple with this is to reverse roles: What if you were on the 'other end? What if you were the one being a real jerk, taking stupid risks or even putting your life in danger? What would you want your friends to do?

Would you actually consider someone a real friend who just stood by and watched you fall into being your worst self rather than encouraging you to be the best you can?

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FALLRIVER - A novena service·in honor of St. Anne will be held at St. Anne's Parish Shrine at 3 p.m.

Sept,6.' It will be followed by a healing service until 5 p.m. All welcome.

FALL RI~R - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will celebrate a'special .Mass of thanksgiving for couples ob. serving 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries during 1998. It will be held at 5 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral Oct. 4. For information or invitations , please speak to your parish priest.

through Friday at 12:10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Saturday at 12:10 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 12:10 p.m.

The shrine's Counseling Center continues ·its Grief Education Programs this fall for those dealing with the death of a loved one. Daytime sessions'will be held from 1-2:30 p.m.

FALL RIVER - A Bereavement "Moving from Pain into Power" will Support Group meeting for adults be held Sept. 10 and "Viewing Loss who have lost a loved one will be held as a Teacher" Sept. 24. Evening ses- on Sept. 8 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Hossions will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. pice Outreach, 502 Bedford Street 'Dtey include "If Only" Sept. 14 and . (side entrance - 4th floor)..Pre-regis-· "Forgiveness: A Component to Heal- tration is necessary. For more infor. ing" on Sept. 28. For more informaATTLEBORO .....:... LaSalette tion call the shrine at 222-5410.

Shrine will hold a Catholic Family BREWSTER - "Come Walk Pilgrimage Day on Sept. 13. The annual event will include a bilingual With Me," an eight week mutual sup. By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK Mass at noon celebrated by Bishop port seminar for bereaved persons, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Louis E. Gelineau, retired head of the will be offered by the Lazarus Group .

Although few welcomed his work Providence Diocese. Family enter- t~s fall. Those who have recently extainnient is scheduled for the after- perienced the death of a loved one are when . he was living, Richard most welcome. Seminars Ylill be held Schoenherr's studies on the decline noon. All welcome.

In preparation for the feast of Our on Friday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. of dipcesan priests in the United Lady of LaSalette,"Sept. 18-20, the . beginning Oct. 2 at Our Lady of the States live on afte.t his death. shrine will host a special novena Sept. Cape Parish Center. For more infor- , In 1990, researchers Schoenherr of 9-17. People are invited to pray the mation or ,registration call Eileen the University ofWisconsin and Larry novena at the shrine Masses Monday Miller at 896-4218 or Happy Young of Brigham Young University found there would be a 40 percent deWhitman ilt 385-3252. cline in the number of diocesan priests EAST SANDWICH - A Voca- between 1966 and 2005. These findNEED A GOOD PLUMBER? tion Fair will be held at Corpus Christi . ings not only have proven accurate ~p Parish on Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 to now but new projections indicate I For your home or business. I p.m. Come learn about the religious that the decline could be as high as I I life of priests, sisters, brothers, and 61 percent by' 2015. According to Schoenherr and Young, the major reaI I deacons. All welcome. son behind the decline is fewer semiI I narians: .Montle Plumbing.

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NORTH DARTMOUTH - A WESTPORT - Saint Anne's Divorced 'and Separated Catholics Support Group meets on the 2.nd Hospital School of Nursing alumnae Wednesday and 4th Monday of each association is conducting its annual month from 7-9 p.m. at the Family dinner meeting at White's on Sept. 16.

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tential candidates. Some have im- parishes or reorganized. in order to proved their vocation offices by hir- . better utilize available priests. ing full-time recruiters and.have made Some dioceses have man(fated perit a di6cesan priority to increase vo- petual adoration and similar prayer cations. crusades for vocations. , A number of the vocation offices Social scientists and theologians also have utilized new organizational have discussed whether a married methods and modem advertising in priesthood would stem the decline. hopes of reaching candidates who And studies have been commisotherwise would be missed. sioned to leam the ultimate causes of .The Lilly Endowment has played decline. Is it the result ofVatican Couna major role in responding to the prob- cil II? Is the Church in a puzzling tranlem by providing' funding for the sition which confounds its leadership? ,Schoenherr study and other studies of What the Church needs to do now seminarians and seminaries to learn is to continue asking questions. How what most attracts men to the priest~ can it attract vocations from the growhood, how the seminary system can ing Hispanic, Asian and Pacific culretain them and how it can improve tures? What is counseled by elderly itself. . priests and laity in our pews who have Serra clubs and similar organiza- experienced the decline from its betions have hosted meetings at which ginnings? How can we more effecguest speakers heighten awareness of tively reach a youth population raised the .decline and address ways to re- on television, the Internet, virtual reverse it. ality? What has to improve in parish Many dipceses have consolidated life to highlight the beauty of the priesthood?

What. we shouldn't do is to become overly cautious and stop asking questions. Nor should we give up . on trying to recruit young people or count on importing priests from other countries. And we can't simply double the workloads of existing priests or say the problem will go away.

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