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,Respectjor life paramount
Bishops issue statement Respect for life of every person, born and unborn, must be paramount, the Massachusetts bishops said in their "1988 Political Responsibility Statement," issued in connection with the November elections. . . "Our vision springs from our faith and is founded on the objective truth about the human person," said the Ordinaries of the Commonwealth's four dioceses. "Each member of the human family is created in the image of God and each one of us enjoys an innate dignity with a reason for existence extending beyond the limits of this world. This vision demands that every human life be respected from the moment of conception to natural death." Cardinal Bernard Law of Bos-
BABY ON her back, a young Lesotho mother wields her pickax. The small kingdom surrounded by South Africa is one of five African nations the pope is visiting this month. (NC/UPI photo)
Excitement high in Swaziland
Africa awaits pope By Pat McGowan with NC News reports "We talk about it in the streets and whenever we meet" is how. Micah V. Zikalala of Swaziland sums up the excitement in his southern African home country about the coming visit of Pope John Paul II. "We have heard about him blessing other nations so we want him to come and bless us as well," said Zikalala, who was visiting friends in Fall River prior to beginning graduate studies at Bridgewater State College. He is a high school headmaster in Swaziland, a landlocked nation almost completely surrounded by South Africa. He noted that his government pays all teachers' salaries, including those in the country's 60 Catholic schools. Swaziland has 37,000 Catholics in a population of 650,000. They are served by one bishop, 115 sisters, 37 priests and eight brothers. Nine seminarians are preparing for ordination. "I am missing two events in Swaziland," said Zikalala regretfully, "the celebration on September 6 of the 20th anniversary of my country and the visit of the pope on September 16." Swaziland's ,King Mswati III is the same age as his country. His 1986 installation as the world's youngest monarch attracted worldwide television coverage. He and the pope will meet in the royal palace following a. Mass in
Somhlolo National Stadium in the city of Manzini, where the pope's plane will land at Matsapha airport at 10 a. m. Sept. 16. After meeting the king, the pope will speak at the Manzini cathedral. He will leave Swaziland at 6 p.m. Sept. 16. The nation will be the next to last stop on the papal tour of southern Africa, which begins tomorrow and ends Sept. 19 in Mozambique. The other countries the pope will. visit are Zimbabwe, Botswana and Lesotho. Throughout his visit, Pope John .Paul is expected to stress the evangelizing task that still faces the church in southern Africa. Most of the, countries he will visit have seen the missionary era give way to fledgling local churches. Besides the life-and-death issues of war and hunger, these churches are battling the attraction of old tribal beliefs and new religious cults. It will be the pontiffs first visit to the region, and it comes at a dramatic moment in its evolution. In Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony that won independ.ence in 1975, daily life is burdened by a guerrilla war waged by Turn to Page Six
ton, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin of Fall River, Bishop Joseph F. Ma.guire of Springfield and Bishop Timothy J. Harrington ofWorcester collaborated in writing the statement. The bishops asked all citizens "to vote with thoughtful convictions." "We call upon all citizens of good will, especially our Catholic sisters and brothers, to participate actively and thoughtfully in the election process, and to vote according to the vision of a society built on justice, freedom and peace," the statement said. It urged readers to "promote at every opportunity the dignity of each person, including physical, intellectual and spiritual well-being." The bishops asked that voters
also reflect on other concerns, including promotion of family life; formation of the moral and intellectual fiber of the nation's children; preservation of the environment and conservation of its resources; development of social and economic policy to benefit rather than exploit other peoples and nations, particularly the poor of Africa, Asia and South Amer- . ica; and protection offreedom and peace at home and abroad .. The Ordinaries also urged citizens to register and vote. "We appeal to all citizens to be active participants in the life of the nation for the good of society," they said. "Most important, we urge them to vote." . The full text of the bishops' statement appears on page 2.
"Funds, friends, freshmen" WASHINGTON (NC) - As Catholic schools begin another academic year, parents, teachers, and administrators gear up once more for the herculean task of finanCing their efforts to provide education with a spiritual dimension. Sophisticated development programs raising "funds, friends and freshmen" can help, according to National Catholic Educational Association officials. The Washington-based NCEA is surveying development efforts of dioceses, said Providence Sister Mary Leahy, NCEA vice president for development. The survey began in early August and by the end of the month the
NCEA had .62 responses. Twenty dioceses reported capital campaigns with a total goal of $28~ million and at least J,7 have annual funds. Twelve more dioceses are planning programs. Declining enrollment and mounting expenses have caused a dramatic decline in the number of' U.S. Catholic schools since the 1960s, but some schools are now being built in the Sunbelt. In 1987-88 there were 7,601 Catholic elementary schools and 1,391 secondary schools. The year before there were 7,709 elementary schools and IAll secondary schools. NCEA president Sister Catharine T. McNamee said that devel-
opment efforts can "turn around that trend" because the root problem has been financial. "The decline was not for lack of interest or because of the lack of quality ofthe schools," but lack of a stable financial base, said Sister McNamee, a member of the Sis-' ters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. She said the development programs show that bishops "recog..: nize the importance of Catholic schools and provide a financial base" for the future. The goal of a development program is to go beyond scraping together enough money for the next school year to long-range financial planning, fundraising, Turn to Page Six
IN A RITE offall, Bishop Stang High School head coach James Lanagan gives some tips to freshman football squad member Dave Fonseca. (Rosa photo) .
, Massachusetts bishops' election year statement In the weeks and months immediately before us, citizens of our Commonwealth and throughout the United States will have the opportunity to exerciiie the fundamental right and privilege of casting a vote in free elections. Freedom is a great gift and blessing from God. We call upon all citizens of good will, especially our Catholic sisters and brothers, to participate actively and thoughtfully in the election process and to vote according to the vision of a society built on justice, freedom and peace. Our vision is rooted in faith and is founded on the objective truth about the human person. Each member of the human family is created in the image of God. Each one of us enjoys an innate dignity with a reason for existence extend-
Together, we can shape the future ing beyond the limits of this world. This vision demands that every of our society by calling attention human life be respected from the to values guiding our common life moment of conception to natural and by collaborating with our feldeath. . low citizens in support of proEvery citizen has a right to the grams reflecting these values. full protection of the law. The We appeal to all citizens to parequality and inviolability of each ticipate actively in the life of the human being must be acknowl- nation for the good of society. edged and respected. Each person Most路 importantly, we urge all to deserves the fullest opportunity to vote, and to vote with thoughtful achieve his or her potential, free conviction. We offer, therefore, the followfrom the threat of unjust discrimination and to be encouraged to ing challenges for the serious refleccontribute to the common good. tion of Catholics and all citizens in Since the foundation of society is view of the important issues before the family, we must create and us: protect the conditions that foster - Defend and enhance the life family life and values. of every person from the moment When society is at peace within of conception to the moment of itself it can work more effectively -natural death. - Promote at every opportunfor peace, justice and freedom in the world. . ity the dignity of each person,
especially the poor of Africa, Asia and Latin America. - Demonstrate that we are people of peace, willing to commit ourselves and our resources to protect not only our own freedom but the freedom of all nations, while taking all the necessary steps to diminish the threat of war. If you have not done so, we appeal to you to register to vote. We ask that yo~ encourage and assist in the registration of a family member or neighbor. We earnestly urge you to exercise your right to vote. To these efforts, we add the indispensable element of daily prayer that our country, under God, may grow and prosper. May God help us to be worthy citizens and committed brothers and sisters to all the people of this nation and of the world.
Bernard Cardinal Law
Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin
Most Reverend Timothy J. Harrington
Most Reverend Joseph F. Maguire
Archbishop of Boston
Bishop of Fall River
Bishop of Worcester
Bishop of Springfield
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St. Anne's Hospital grateiully acknowledges contributions that we have received to the Remembrance Fund during August, 1988. Through the remembrance and honor of these lives, St. Anne's can continue its "Caring With Excellence."
Charles Arendt Candida' Barney Alexander Bernier Anita Berube Madeleine A. Boardman .Peter F. Boardman John Clifford John F. Daley Phillipe Desrosier Gerald Emond Aniela Hardro Lillian J arabek Marie L. LaVigne Vincent A. Mannion, Sr. Pauline Matwejko Marion Medeiros Joseph Mendoza Manuel Moniz Nellie Murphy Timothy O'Haire路 George Petrin Albert W. Phoneuf Doris Pickering Harriet Zangwill
John B. Walsh of Jamaica Plain, a community relations specialist, has been named director of communications for the Boston archdiocese, succeeding Rev. Peter V. Conley, now rector of Boston's Holy Cross Cathedral. The appointment was effective Sept. I. Walsh is a 1973 honors graduate of Boston College. Most recently, he was assistant to the president of Massachusetts Bay Community College for community and legislative affairs. Previously he' was senior public information representative for the Boston Edison Company, legislative director in the state Office of Energy Resources, a teacher at Catholic Memorial High School, West Roxbury, and a legislative aide in the Massa. chusetts House of Representatives. He joins a growing list of lay persons in key archdiocesan positions, including: Paul Devlin, chancellor and secretary for central services; Philip F. Lawler, executive editor of The Pilot; Greer . Gordon of the Office for Black Catholics; Mary Alice Breinlinger of the Family Life Apostolate; Barbara Thorp of the Pro-Life Office; Timothy W. Sweet of the Boston Catholic Directory; and Mrs. Barbara Shine of Pastoral Ministries. The Office of Communications was established in 1980 in response 'to a Vatican Council II recommendation that "every diocese should have its own official and permanent spokesman or press officer to issue the news and give Clear explanations of the documents of the Chutch." The office is located at the Catholic Center Building, 49 Franklin Street, Boston, along with the offices of The Pilot and the Boston Catholic Directory.
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Over 70'bishops back Holiday inn boycott
John Walsh named archdiocesan head of communications
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Microfiche slides aid immigrants St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, has provided microfiche readers to other area hospitals and health care facilities, enabling them to read emergency health information cards given by St. Anne's to immigrant or refugee patients speaking little or no English. The wallet-sized card contains a microfiche slide giving information on a patient's blood type, allergies, medical history, personal data and primary language spoken, in case an interpreter is needed. To date, 1,600 cards have been distributed to patients of Portuguese, Cambodian, Hispanic, Italian, French, Filipino, Laotian, German, Greek, Polish, Japanese and Korean origin or descent. Applications for the card are available at businesses employing many immigrants, physicians' offices and the International Ladies Garment Workers Health Care Center in Fall River. The program is funded by the Massachusetts Gateways Program Health Access and Outreach Project under auspices of St. Anne's Hospital's Portuguese Health Care Committee, headed by Father John J. Oliveira, parochial vicar at St. Michael's Church, Fall River.
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including physical, intellectual and spiritual well-being, with particular concern for minorities in our communities. - Consciously and courageously defend the family, promote family life and strengthen family bonds. - Help children to be well educated and to receive the moral and intellectual formation required for making a contribution to society. - Have concern for the environment, proclaim the truth that creation belongs to all and that the goods of this world should not be squandered by a few with no care for others or for the future. - Articulate the conviction that we are all members of one human family and that our resources and financial power should not be used through trade or commerce to exploit other peoples and nations,
WASHINGTON (NC) - More than 70 Catholic bishops have endorsed a statement backing a boycott of Holiday Inns which show what critics say are pornographic movies in guest rooms, but the boycott organizer and a motel spokesman disagreed as to the action's effect. The protest was organized in 1986 by the Rev. Donald Wildmon, a Methodist minister and founder of the American Family Association, based in Tupelo, Miss. Mr. Wildmon said about 1,100 churchmen have backed it, including Cardinals John J. Krol of Philadelphia, Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago, Bernard F. Law of Boston and James A. Hickey of Washington and Archbishop John L. May of S1. Louis, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. The churchmen signed a statement urging "concerned individuals, churches and businesses to discontil)ue doing business with
Holiday Inn motels which provide the in-room pornographic movies." The boycott gained support last November when members of the Illinois delegation to a National Council of Catholic Women convention in Minneapolis canceled' Holiday Inn reservations and moved a banquet for 300 people elsewhere, said Patricia Smuck, past president of the Chicago Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women. Robert L. Brannon, Holiday Inn's vice-president for corporate communications, said in a telephone interview that the boycott has had "virtually no effect" on business. He also said some bishops "are very careless about the causes to which they lend their name." But Mr. Wildmon noted that "approximately 50 local Holiday Inns have pulled the porn movies even though they have to pay a $4 per room per month penalty when they do so."
Obituaries Brother Lecomte The Mass of Christian Burial was offered last Saturday at Notre Dame Institute, Alfred, Maine, for Brother of Christian Instruction Leo Lecomte, 71, who died in Worcester Aug. 30. A native of Canada, he was the son of the late George and Rose (DeLima) Lecomte. He lived in Fall River before entering religious life. As a brother, his assignments included service in Grand Falls, New Brunswick; Alfred; Nome, Alaska; and Worcester. He is survived by six sisters, his twin, Irene Case of Somerset; Elizabeth Bougie, Santa Clara, Calif.; Sister Mary Theresa of the Holy Rosary, a member of the Little Sisters of the Poor, stationed in Washington, D.C.; Lydia St. Ives, Westport; Georgette Quintin, Charlestown; Marguerite Madon-
na, Fall River;' also by several nieces and nephews.
Sister Marie Remy Father Rene Levesque, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fall River, was principal celebrant last Friday of the Mass of Christian Burial offered at the church for his aunt, Sister Marie Remy, SSJ, 85, who died Aug. 31. Sister Remy, who lived in retirement at Blessed Sacrament Convent, Fall River, was the daughter of the late Francois and Delina (Beaudry) Remy. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1925 and during her active life served at convents in Blessed Sacrament, St. Mathieu and St. Roch parishes in Fall River and in St. Louis de France parish, Swansea. She retired in 1971. She is survived by a brother, Telesphore Remy of Swansea, and by several nieces and nephews in addition to Father Levesque.
AT CONVOCATION, from left, Sisters Ann Kernan, provincial su·perior; Maureen McCann, RSM, keynote speaker; Eileen Davey and Gretchen Marlatt, steering committee cochairpersons.
Holy Union Sisters convene at Mont Marie, Holyoke "What is, is. Thank you." Sister minican Sister from Blauvelt, N. Y., Maureen McCann, RSM, keynote descri bed her order's associate speaker at the annual convocation membership program which curof the Holy Union Sisters of the rently has 19 members. The sisters Fall River Province, recommended also heard from a six-person panel use of these words of acceptance consisting of three lay persons and gratitude for present realities interested in associating with the to 110 province members meeting Holy Union Sisters, an associate last month at Mont Marie Confer- member of the Sisters ofSt. Joseph, ence Center, Holyoke. and two Holy Union Sisters who In her address, Sister McCann presented their views on the proused the image of a trunk as the , cess. receptacle for outworn attitudes, Province members gave unaniexpectations and worries that mous support to the Membership should be discarded along one's Committee and affirmed their life journey. future work in establishing an A knapsack was her symbol for associate membership process for the carrying of the lifegiving at- the Fall River Province. tributes that should distinguish The Mont Marie convocation vowed women religious. In this concluded with a liturgical celeconnection, Sister McCann said bration honoring this year's 13 sisthat there has never been a greater ters marking 60, 50 or 25 years of need than exists today for the wit- religious life. ness of chaste love. Women can stress relationship to create community in areas where only rules and regulations exist, she said. ROME (NC) - Soviet leader She cautioned the sisters that Mikhail Gorbachev is in a strong choices for lifegiving change are position to promote religious reaccompanied by anxiety, "but it forms, which should include legal will be anxiety that comes from recognition of Catholic communistretching one's selfand not that of ties throughout the Soviet Union, violence." says Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Sister McCann concluded with ' Vatican secretary of state. The a G.K. Chesterton quote: "If you cardinal added that the Soviet have to be serious about anything, Union was at a "unique" moment let it be your necktie. In all other in its history, one favorable to religmatters let there be mirth and ious liberalization. laughter." . "I believe Gorbachev can do In other business at Holyoke, much. I think his position is solid," the Holy Union Sisters heard re- Cardinal Casaroli told the Rome ports from province committees newspaper II Messaggero. on Aging and on Membership. Speaking for the Committe'e on ~ 234 Second Street Aging, Sister Vera Herbert of . . . . . Fall River, MA 02721 Coyle-Cassidy Convent, Taunton, ~ Web Offset . gave a historical overview of the _ _ _ Newspapers province's care for aged and infirm ~ Printing & Mailing members. She traced its developIMIiIIiiIiI (508) 679-5262 ment from the lack of a separate facility to the use of St. Martin Convent on Highland Avenue, now housing the education offices of First Class Second Class the Fall River Diocese. Today 32 First Class Presort Carrier Route Coding elderly, retired or infirm sisters live lit Sacred Hearts Convent on Third Class Bulk Rate Zip Code Sorting Prospect Place in Fall River. Third Class Non Profit List Maintenance The 'Membership Committee ALL TO USPS SPECIFICATIONS presented the results of a year's study of the concept of associate Cheshire labeling on Kirk·Rudy 4-up membership, which involves relabeler."And Pressure Sensitive labeling ceiving persons who wish to be Inserting, collating, folding, united with a specific religious metering, sealing, sorting, addressing, congregation's life and charism in sacking, completing USPS forms, a non-vowed status. Seen as a new direct delivery to Post Office ,form of religious life, it is a means ... Printing . .. We Do It All! of continuing an order's mission. Call for Details (508) 679-5262 Sister Mary Moynihan, a Do-
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AT A RECENT outdoor Mass at St. James Convent, Tiverton, Sister Nancy Stiles professed first vows as a Holy Union Sister. Celebrating with her were her parents, Samuel ·and Dorah Stiles, her brother, other relatives and many members of the Holy Union community. A native of Camden, N.J.-, Sister Stiles holds a bachelor's degree in music and· a master's degree in reading education from Marywood College, Scranton, Pa. She first met Holy Union sisters at St. William of York parish, Baltimore, where she was a pastoral musician. During. her novitiate she . worked in Appalachia with Sister Barbara Walsh, SUSC, a Fall River native and former principal of the city's Holy Name School. Sister Stiles is now a pastoral minister at the Church ofthe Nativity in New York City.
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the moorins.-., Facing the Facts There was a great uproar recently in Southeastern Massachusetts when Money Magazine ranked Fall River 289th out of 300 cities surveyed as desirable places to live. New Bedford fared even worse than Fall River, achieving the dishonor of 294th place on the list. The Money survey asked subscribers to rate cities on 50 characteristics on scale of I to 10. The three most desired attributes proved to be a low crime rate, affordable housing and availability of health services. The magazine staff supplemented the survey results with information from government and private~sector sources. What Money reported has recently been reinforced with the news that the crime rates in both Fall River and New Bedford have risen sharply. These facts, together with other negatives reported by local media give credence to Money's findings despite the disclaimers that have been shouted from the rooftops. Indeed, much must be done in our area to help it climb out of the ratings cellar. For too long we have been the butt of tasteless jokes and aspersions and treated like the very poor stepchildren of Boston, receiving attention only at election time. Because of our school dropout rate, we have been viewed as a home of the ignorant. In fact, we have been and are a real home for immigrants. Far too many refuse to admit how much has been done in Fall River and New Bedford for those coming to this land to share the so-called American dream. It is true that many who come here do leave school to work in the mills and factories in order to help their families buy a home or a car. Often this is a matter of being overcome by secular priorities but it is interesting to note how many of the second generation reverse this trend. Because people cannot speak English is no reason to label an area an intellectual backwater. Yet so often ethnic bigotry and bias are employed by the establishment to keep people in their "place." It encapsulates immigrant history: the ones on top do not want the ones on the bottom to climb the ladder. Much more could certainly be done to put a new face on our cities. Waterfront drug traffic, escalating crime, lack of good housing, government tokenism and lack of civic pride are just a few problem areas that must be dealt with. The job cannot be done by having fireworks, a parade or other sideshows to distract people from real needs and issues. These are the ploys of Neros and there are many playing the . fiddle while our cities burn. Rather, revival must come from within. Our problems must be brought into the open, not stifled and ignored. It takes a great deal of courage and honesty for a community and its leaders to be.open and sincere. We cannot ignore the findings of Money Magazine or our crime statistics. Rather, we should use these data to help turn things around. Those responsible for governing should face the facts, then determine' what actions and programs should be initiated.. And citizens, above all those who have received or taken much from the local community, should support, encourage and affirm those efforts toward change. It's our turf, after all. It's much nicer to be seen as a garden than as a dump.
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WASHINGTON (NC) - A major Washington think tank sees evidence that natural and technological constraints are dramatically slowing world food production. The result; said the Worldwatch Institute, will be shrinking surpluses, particularly in poorer nations, as the human population increases at an estimated 91 million annually in the early 1990s. The Institute, in a report focusing on world grain production, said that "without a massive reordering of priorities that will restore soils and slow the population growth ... food scarcity and higher food prices may well dominate the '90s." The Editor Wheat, rice and corn dominate the world's grain crops, which account for half of humanity's calorie consumption. Between 1950 and 1984, world food production more than doubled. Low crop prices, land iOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER shortages, soil erosion and scarce :Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River resources路offresh water have begun to brake the food boom, the report 410 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 said. 508.-675-7151 Fall River Mass. 02722 This year and 1987 saw an "unPUBLISHER . precedented" decline in world proMost Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D. duction of grain, World watch PresFINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR EDITOR ident Lester Brown said at a recent Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan Rev. John .F. Moore press briefing at Worldwatch offices. Severe drought in North Amer. . . . .Leary Press-Fall River ica and China, two of the largest
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grain-producing regions, was a "triggering event" that has focused attention on the diminishing world food situation, he said. Agricultural experts predict 1988 will .have only 54 days worth of food more than the estimated consumption stockpiled worldwidethe lowest level in 27 years. In 1973, a 57-day stockpile triggered a doubling in world grain prices, Brown said. One of the institute'S chief recommendations is for many countries to "slam on the demographic brakes by pushing for one-child families as China has done." The Catholic Church opposes mandatory birth control and artificial contraception. Pope John Paul II has called on wealthy nations to help their poorer global neighbors develop economically to improve the standard of living for Third World families. The Worldwatch report also says that global efforts to "conserve and rebuild soils" are needed. In the short term, at least, the drought and the other evidences of trouble on the food front outlined in the World watch report are not threatening Catholic Relief Service efforts, said spokeswoman Beth Griffin in New York. The international aid agency will
experience no "significant effects" on its programs from the drought, she said. Shortages .in some commodities can be compensated for with substitute commodities of equal nutritional value, Ms. Griffin said. Some areas where CRS operates "are doing quite well," she said, citing Ethiopia as "looking up." "In very few cases ... do you absolutely see no food available," she said. One of those cases, h'ow-ever, is southern Sudan - scene of an intense civil war. Ecololgy is "one of many factors" in the effort to provide food relief or agricultural development, she said. . It is possible to drill deeper for . irrigation water or change economic patterns to compensate for new situations, Ms. Griffin said.
Vocation heads CHICAGO (NC) - Father Edward J. Griswold, president of the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors, has been appointed to a three-year term as executive director of the conference. Father Fernando Ferrarese, vocation director for the diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., succeeds Father Griswold as conference president.
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We have two cats, no dogs. I realize I am endangering my popularity with dog-loving readers by this admission but
objected to sand on the- shower floor and nighttime prowling, he brought it home. So we have his and her cats - one for each lap at Ted Koppel time. it can't be helped. Somewhere along Our daughter came in at 11:00 the cultural mythways of America, we have come to believe we are one evening and saw us sitting either cat or dog lovers, not both. with out feet up and a cat in each 1 don't subscribe to this. I like lap. She surveyed the scene and dogs and loved those of my child- commented "I don't believe it." I didn't bother to inform her hood on the farm. But I don't want a dog in suburbia. They bark. that this same cat had been uncereThey have to be walked. They moniously thrown out that morndon't bury their refuse. They need ing when it walked across my tending when you go away for a computer keyboard and erased a couple of paragraphs or to reasweekend. Cats, on the other hand,' are sure her that the cats were not quiet (if neutered), walk on their replacing her in our affection. Wejust smiled because this same own, bury their refuse and can get by with a dishpan of dried food daughter stumbles up early in the morning when she's visiting to let and water for a weekend. But they have their own demer- the cats in so they can snuggle into its. They claw the arms of both her bed. furniture and humans. They climb This is the daughter who at age onto the roof and shred the solar 13 called me out of a workshop insulation. They bring dreadful 1,000 miles away to sob that our gifts like dead birds, lay them at cat had been killed by a car. This is yourfeet and wait to be praised as. the daughter who insisted a litter great hunters. of kittens stay in her closet in spite They crave affection when you of her allergies because their needs don't want to give It and disdain it came first. when you do. They get killed by Like children, pets enrich family cars when you least need it. life. Theyare alternately pests and We never intended to have two lovers. They supply a dimension cats but our son adopted one in. and a responsibility we would not college and when his roommates otherwise experience. They become
Maintaining roots Seventy-three percent of people in a survey by U.S. Catholic magazine said "it's as important to be with your parents as they grow old as it is to be with your children as they grow up." .The same percentage disagreed with the statement, "People who never move away from the extended family never fully grow up." In reporting those findings, writer Jim Breig said, "If you had asked me a few years ago whether I like living 500 miles away from my parents and in-laws, I would have nodded vigorously.... Lately, though, I've reversed that attitude. I'm now willing to declare without hesitation that it's bad for families to live hundreds of miles from their roots." . On the other hand, responding to an essay in which Breig's views were presented, some people expressed their belief that young couples need to move away from their parents in order to strenghten their reliance on each other. Others said parents do children a disservice if they don't raise them to stand on their own two feet. Some said that separation from parents helps children to realize their parents' importance so that visits home are that more special. The arguments for and against leaving one's roots reflect the diverse pulls within us to be our own person and yet to enjoy the security and beauty of being in familiar surroundings, among those who know and love us best. What do you think? How important are roots? At times it seems as though people have little choice when it comes to living close to their roots. They may, for example, find that they need to move away from their roots to find a job' in their own field of interest. In such a case, roots are subjugated to more immediate needs. But even then people can adhere
to their roots in the most meaningful way possible. The answer is not found so much in sociology or psychology as in theology. The greatest heritage we have as Catholics is the faith. It is more
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part of the family and as such, offset sadness, give joy and create problems. When 1 was a child, we made pets out of lambs and calves that were destined for slaughter. "How traumatic," people say. But that was part of life. We knew their end but it didn't keep us from enjoying them. So it is with all love. If we protect our feelings by refusing to get emotionally involved, we won't get 'hurt but we won't reap the rewards of affection and love, either, whether with pets or humans. Pet owners know that some day their pets will die, probably before they do. They accept this, believing that the pleasure of pets compensates for the pain of eventual loss. They know that death is a part of life and that, painful as loss is, it helps us deal with more difficult losses ahead. . Children, too, learn that pets are fun but work and that they can be annoying as well as fun. Not a bad preparation for parenthood.
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important than any blood relationship.. Although the extended family in today's mobile society often September 10 1969, Rt. Rev. Felix S. Childs, finds that it no longer can be Pastor Emeritus, Sacred Heart, together the way it once might have been, people can find consoFall River 1966, Rev. Hugo Dylla, Pastor, lation in knowing that families·are united no matter where they are St. Stanislaus, Fall River through the common bond of their September 11 1987, Rev. Joachim Shults, religion and its practice. The secret to maintaining one's SS.Cc., Our Lady ofthe Assumproots is not to deny the need, for tion, New Bedford various sociological reasons, to 'be • September 12 in a particular place - one that 1962, Rev. JohnJ. Galvin, Assis- may be distant from a childhood tant, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River home. Nor should people deny September 13 their psychological need to remain 1949, Rev. Charles A.J. Dono- in close contact with family memvan, Pastor, Immaculate Concep- bers. tion, North Easton What is needed, however, is to September 14 take seriously the fact that the spir1982, Rev. Stanislaus J. Ryc- itual ties of the church transcend zek, Retired, Lauderhills, Florida human boundaries. Praying for mom and dad, September 15 brothers or sisters, increasing our 1934, Rev. Henry J. Mussely, Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River respect for each other, thoughtful remembrances and other such acts 1958, Rev. Brendan McNally, S.J., Holy Cross College, Worces- that reflect a love based on faith are the ultimate way to keep con. ter, MA 1969, Rev. John J. Casey, Pas- . nected with our roots no matter how distant we may be f~om them. tor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton September 16 1925, Rt. Rev. Jean A. Prevost, VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope P.A.,P.R., Pastor; Notre Dame, John Paul II has strengthened the Fall River Pontifical Commission for Latin America in an effort to develop 11I11II11I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 more pastoral contact with the THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second Latin church. The commission, Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. founded in 1958, will have an Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Highincreased membership, will meet land Avenue. Fall River, Mass. 02720 by every three months, and will mainthe Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall tain close contact with the main River. Subscription price by mail. postpaid organizations of Latin American $10.00 per year. Postmasters send address bishops, religious and lay movechanges to The Anchor. P.O. Box 7. Fall ments. River, MA'02722.
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C/hurch: catholic, Catholic Q. We are senior citizens and both were raised in strict Catholic families. We really don't know much about other churches. Recently we attended a funeral in a Lutheran church and we felt, very comfortable with so much of the liturgy they had. But we thought we were not hearing correctly when they recited the Apostles' Creed exactly like we recite it including, "1 believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church." Will you explain how they believe in the Catholic Church? (Iowa) A. At least by the year 100, perhaps 70 years after the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Christian community of believers already was referred to as the Catholic Church. The Greek word "catholikos" simply means universal.Thus, the meaning simply was that the Christian church was for all people, not just for certain classes or places.. The Apostles' Creed did not come from the apostles themselves. It went thr.ough a few changes through a number of years, reaching its present form somewhere around the year 200. Thus, it is not strange that it should include' the phrase "Catholic Church." When Protestants use this creed, as nearly all ofthem do, they mean' the word "catholic" in that original meaning, not as a reference to the Roman Catholic Church. Q. 1 would like to know if a divorced man can go back to the church? He is not remarried and does not intend to. They were
By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN married 25 years. He is in his 60s and had been going to Mass and the sacraments until this came up when he was about 55. He never misses Mass. He loved his wife, but things did not work. How could he get back to Communion? (New Jersey)--A. I'm sure regular readers of this column must wonder why I come back to this subject so often. It is simply because, increasingly it seems, so many Catholics are confused about this subject. Once again, the fact that a Catholic is divorceo is no obstacle to his or her receiving the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist. Just as any other Catholic, they should be sorry and forgiven of any sins that may have been involved in their life. Once that is done they are as free to receive Communion as any other Catholic. A different problem arises, of course, if another marriage is contemplated, which is obviously not the case with your friend. It is sad that he has been away from the sacraments so long simply because of a misunderstanding. Please ask him to talk to a priest right away. A free brochure explaining the Catholic position on membership in the Masons is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be addressed to Father Dietzen at the same address.
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Friday, Sept. 9, 1988 6 CRS aids millions of Indian poor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (NC) - Catholics in the United States "are changing for the better the way of life of several million people" in India through their donations to Catholic Relief Services, said Bishop Francis A. Quinn of Sacramento. The bisbop, among directors of the U.S. bishops' overseas relief agency, recently toured CRS projects in India. In many of the areas he visited, he said, CRS assists residents by drilling wells for safe drinking water and irrigation, providing food for school children, and supplying mothers with the nutritional supplements for themselves and their babies. "In this land of monsoon rains," the bishop wrote of India, "it seems there is so often a shortage of .water because of a lack of adequate reservoir systems and an infrastructure which is deteriorating. Water pipes are broken and often not repaired." He visited a boys' school in Ranchi where CRS provides food for youngsters "who have been exploited, given little opportunity until now for education." Bishop Quinn met with Ranchi Archbishop Telesphore P. Toppo who, the bishop said, "is convinced that CRS has made a substantive change in the socioeconomic conditions of the tribal people of the Bihar state," where Ranchi is located. "It should be a great source of satisfaction for American Catholics that they are changing for the better the way of life of several million people in this northeast corner ofIndia," the bishop wrote. In the village of Masmano, he said, "we observed several of more than 20,000 'wells dug with the· assistance of ~RS to turn a land arid during the non-monsoon months into a year-round agricultural land of plenty, the kind of development project which Catholic Relief Services is emphasizing to bring lasting livelihood to marginal peoples." The bishop's report mentions several mother-child health care centers funded by CRS where mothers receive education as well as food. At a facility south of Calcutta, he wrote, "we saw an intake clinic with pitifully malnourished children being cared for and mothers learning proper diets for their babies and the importance of breastfeeding." "The health care facility, by U.S. standards, is crude and primitive," he said, "but the number of lives being saved here is phenomenal." Despite its massive problems, India and its people, he said, manifest "joy and affection which is, to a First World person, unfathomable." In a particularly poor village, Bishop Quinn wrote, "the people greeted us with flowers and incense, rushed -to kiss the bishop's ring when it was ourselves who felt that we should be kissing their hands and thanking them for their inspiring lesson in the resiliency of the human condition."
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NINE Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena rec<::ntly celebrated significant anniversaries of religious life. F~ont row, from left: Sisters John of the Cross Gagnon, Beatnce Barrette and Angela Lerette, 60 years. Center row: Sister Anne Marie Ryan, 25 years; Sister Aline St. Denis, 50 years; Sister Linda Rivers, 25 years; top row: Sister Donna Brunell, 25 years; Sisters Ann Mildred Brown and Beatrice Lapalme, 50_years. The women have lived a combined 405 years as religious. (Gaudette photo)
"Funds, friends, freshmen" Continued from Page One public relations, research and student recruitment. According to Sister Leahy, secondary schools today are becoming as sophisticated as colleges in their development programs. "As [U .S. Education Secretary William J.] Bennett said, we need more marketing. It's happening," she commented. Father J. Stephen O'Brien, executive director of the NCEA Department of Chief Administrators, said the move toward more sophisticated approaches shows that dioceses "once again see the value of Catholic schools and want to make sure they continue. It's not just stop-gap." Institutionally, the church has funded schools ·through parishes "but parishes need help," Father O'Brien said and that is where diocesanwide development programs come in. Jeannine Dash, director of development for the archdiocese of Hartford, said development goes beyond fund raising. She said development directors describe the process as "raising funds, friends and freshmen" for the schools. "First the school must make friends for the institution, then it needs students," she said. Also, the diocese must spell out its vision of Catholic education. "The objectives have to be compelling . . . otherwise you can't attract a dime. You have to build commitment to the mission," Ms. Dash said. . The Hartford archdiocese's "Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools," announced in June, is an umbrella foundation to raise $25 million in five years for tuition assistance, emergency assistance, research and capital improvements. Archbishop John F. ~healon of Hartford, in his appeal, said that "for years, Catholic schools have relied on contributions from individual parishioners, tuition payments from parents and special fundraising efforts. Unfortu- . nately, that is not enough - additional support is needed." He said the foundation's main purpose is to create a permanent endowment fund and that the
income from this fund will help the schools of the archdiocese. Ms. Dash said last year the .archdiocese began a development program for its 85 elementary schools and that a program for its 14 high schools is in its fourth year. "Catholic schools have not had to market themselves in the past" she· said, but now "there's a big effort. ... You don't just wait for the student to walk in the door, you invite potential students and their families into the school." The Chicago Big Shoulders pro-' gram contributes to 150 inner-city Catholic elementary schools. The money provides scholarships and equipment, and contributes to the educational endowment fund. In the Philadelphia archdiocese, Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools, known as BLOCS, has raised $40 million for Catholic schools since 1980. Washington has just begun its "Cornerstone for Tomorrow" campaign. Of the $25 million the archdiocese hopes to raise, $15 million will go to education. An endowment fund with a goal of $10 million would give the Washington archdiocese yearly earnings of about $1 million. Sister Leahy said that when the NCEA has gathered information from all U.S. dioceses, it plans to share it among them because "to know this kind of effort is going on gives support to local campaigns." Also, business communities are "highly involved, a strong supporting factor," she said, and it is "important to know others are supporting" schools.
Duty of media VATICAN CITY (NC) - Catholic media should report dissent from church teachings, but must also present the authentic teachings because "failure to correct errors in the secular media can sometimes be erroneously interpreted as silent consent," says Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Commission for Soci\il Communications. He made the comments during recent talks to bishops and church communicators in the Netherlands.
Continued from Page One ization has brought a host of social the Mozambican National Resis- ills, according to church leaders. tance, known by its Portuguese They say in some areas family life acronym of Renamo. Although is in crisis, faced with increased Renamo forces are estimated at alcoholism, sexual promiscuity, dionly 15,000-20,000, its hit-and-run vorce and abortion. In addition, tactics have spread destruction the government has given a high throughout the countryside and priority to its birth control promade travel outside cities unsafe. gram. The pope is unlikely to Churchmen in Mozambique say ignore these issues. The Zimbabwe stop will include that fighting and the exodus of refugees - along with a chronic an important papal address to the priest shortage - have made pas- approximately 70 bishops of southtoral ministry in the war zones ern Africa, meeting in Harare to next to impossible. . discuss the theme "human dignity." The church's relief efforts and Many believe the pope will speak social programs have earned it . about the bishops' uneasy role in government praise and this year, it regional political issues, such as announced it would begin return- apartheid and civil strife. The bishing church property confiscated ops of South Africa will be among after independence. That is seen as those present. a majo'r step by the bishops, and a In Lesotho, a highland country possible key to eventual diplomatic about the size of Maryland, the relations between Mozambique and pope will beatify Father Joseph the Vatican. - Gerard, a French missionary who Vatican sources had high praise brought Christianity to the area in for the government's cooperation the mid-1800s, after several false in planning for the trip, which will starts. take the pope to the capital, Pope John Paul is expected to Maputo, and one of its worst urge a modern evangelization push slums, Bairo; to the coastal port of in the region. In Lesotho, as in Beira, in the area closest to much three of the four other countries of the fighting; and to the northern on the pope's itinerary, the church city of Nampula. has grown slowly in numbers but The Sept. 17-19 schedule in Mo- has decreased as a percentage of zambique includes a meeting with the population over the last sevPresident Joachim Chissano, who eral years. in his two years in office has conOne reason for the slow growth tinued the country's economic is the popularity of new cults. . openings to the West. Mozam- Father James Fitzpatrick, who bique's Marxist orientation, how- oversees affairs in Lesotho for the ever, is still clear elsewhere, Vati- Rome-based Oblates of Mary '1mcan sources say - particularly in maculate missionaries, said funthe atheistic content of school damentalist cults offer easy access curriculums. to ministry - as evidenced by In Zimbabwe, the first stop on their six-month-long seminary prothe pope's itinerary, the church grams - and use traditional.Afrihas had more operating room. can forms of worship. Formerly white-minority ruled The Catholic Church, he added, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe achieved in- has not localized the liturgy to the dependence in 1979 after a long same extent. guerrilla war waged in part by In Lesotho, at least, there are black nationalist leader Robert two hopeful signs for the church: a Mugabe, a Catholic, now the recent increase in priestly vocacountry's president. tions, and a growing lay role in The Jesuit-educated Mugabe de- directing basic Christian communscribes himself as a Marxist, but ities, which seek to link the Gospel he has left much of the church's message with issues of daily life. social and educational network Lesotho is seen by some outintact. He will meet privately with siders as a pulpit from which the the pope shortly after the pontiff pope can preach to South Africa. But Father Fitzpatrick said Lesoarrives Sept. 10. The church currently adminis- 'tho's Catholics, who represent ters some 150 elementary and sec- about 42 percent of the populaondary schools and more than 500 tion, are more interested in the health and welfare centers, includ- pastoral side of the visit. ing 46 hospitals. Only about 9 percent of Zimbabwe's population is "They don't see this as a politiCatholic. cal gesture. They want to show a A touchy church-state issue has very clear devotion to the pope as been the sporadic rural violence head of the church, and have their that has marred a general peace own faith affirmed," he said. since independence. Last April, a In Botswana, one of the few West German priest was killed in authentic democracies in Africa an attack on a Mariannhill mis- the pope will meet with civii sion in Matabeleland. ·Unidenti- authorities, priests and religious, fied "dissidents" were blamed. and celebrate a Mass in the national According to some sources, the stadium. Zimbabwe government did not want the pope to travel to MataTh~ church there is young and beleland - but reluctantly agreed. ~rowmg, but is still a tiny ·minorThe pope's full-day stop in the Ity, about 42,000 people. With provincial capital, Bulawayo, is some 35 priests to cover the counseen as a victory for Catholics in try's single diocese, twice the size of Arizona, its pastors sometimes southern Zimbabwe. The pope is expected to say have to travel 400 miles to celebrate Mass. something about the issue of animist and other traditional tribal The church in Botswana runs a beliefs, which remain strong among handful of primary and secondary most Zimbabweans. The church schools, which are open to all. has tried to incorporate some traditional customs in its marriage Bend Them and burial rites, but some Catholics still go to a traditional relig"When you encounter difficulious practitioner afterward for the ties and contradictions, do not try "real" service, which often involves to break them, but bend them with ancestor worship. gentleness and time." - St. FranZimbabwe's increasing westerncis de Sales
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RCIA now required in U.S.路 WASHINGTON (NC) - The Rite of Christian I nitiation of Adults, mandatory in all U.S. dioceses, should renew parishes as it nurtures the faith of new Catholics, said a priest involved in nationwide implementation of the Vaticanapproved rite. In preparation, the Fall River diocese will hold three workshops. Theological and catechetical aspects of the rite and diocesan policies and procedures regarding its administration will be presented at the sessions, all to be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. Priests of the Fall River, Taunton and Attleboro deaneries will attend a session on Tuesday, Sept. 20; priests ofthe New Bedford and Cape and Island deaneries on Thursday, Sept. 22. Sisters, directors of religious education and laity involved in the program will attend a session Saturday, Sept. 24. Sessions for permanent deacons will begin in October. Commenting on the rite, Msgr. John J. Oliveira, secretary of the diocesan Divine Worship Commission, said "The RCIA is a process, not a program:It is a spiritual journey dependent on God's grace, our cooperation and the action of the Church. Conversion is at the heart ofthe catechumenate - conversion that is nurtured in the context of the welcoming, hospitable community, which itself experiences an ongoing conversion and renewal." Father James B. Dunning, president ofthe North American Forum on the Catechumenate, said the RCIA "raises the most fundamental issues of conversion and faith" for those wishing to join the Catholic community.
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By involving the community in 'the candidate's preparation period, through liturgies and other activities, the example and enthusiasm of new-found faith can "renew the parish," Father Dunning said.
The flte also s.uggests a period of study and reflection on the sacraAWIDE CHOICE OF SAVINGS Cornwell Memorial ments after Easter. & INVESTMENT PlANS The liturgy office is preparing a Chapel, Inc. "Pastoral Companion to the Rite 5 CENTER STREET 'of Christian Initiation of Adults," WAREHAM, MASS. expected to be published in early DIGNIFIED FUNERAL SERVICE The English translation of the. 1989, Msgr. Detscher said: DIRECTORS RCIA, approved by the U.S. biGEORGE E. CORNWELL G) EVERETT E. KAHRMAN shops in 1986, was confirmed for use in the United States by the Vat295路1810 ican Congregation for Divine Worship last March. WIlli CON\'ENlEi'lT OFFICES The U.S. bishops voted to make lliROUGHOur SOUTIiEA..'ITERN MA'IS. AMERICAN INDIAN CUSTOMS implementation of the rite's final Fascinating leaflet explores facts WASHINGTON (NC) - The "~po_ _- - - - - - - - - . 'form mandatory as of Sept. I, about family life and customs of 1988. As such, "it is the only rite U.S. bishops will hold their 1989 Sioux Indians. An informative' for reception of an adult into the spring general meeting at Seton booklet for ariyone interested in church," said Msgr. Alan Detscher, Hall University in South Orange, an associate in the U.S. bishops' N.J., instead of at St. John's Uniour First Americans. LAKOTA versity in Collegeville, Minn. secretariat for liturgy. LIFE, leaflet, FREE. St. Joseph's The bishops' 1989 fall general The Latin text of the rite, called Indian School, Box 1138, Chamfor by the Second Vatican Coun- meeting, usually held in Washingberlain, SO 57326 cil, was released by the Holy See in ton, will take place in Baltimore in . 1972 and a provisional English conjunction with yearlong activitranslation was approved by the ties celebrating the bicentennial of the establishment ofthe U.S. CathU.S. bishops in 1974. Montie Plumbing The RCIA is based on ancient olic hierarchy. Archbishop John Carroll of church customs of catechetical forHeating Co. mation and reception of adult con- Baltimore was c'onsecrated the first Over 35 Years verts to the faith. It includes a ser- bishop in the United States on of Satisfied Service ies of liturgical rites for candidates, Aug. 15, 1790. Reg. Moster Plumber 7023 culminating in the celebration at IDEAL LAUNDRY JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. the Easter Vigil of the three sac373 New Boston Road 432 JEFFERSON STREET Long Range raments of Christian initiation: Fall River 675路7496 Fall River 678-5677 baptism, confirmation and first "The gossiper stands in Syria Eucharist. and kills in Rome." - The Talmud The rite' also includes similar methods of preparation and liturgical celebrations for baptized Christians seeking full membership in the Catholic Church. Msgr. Detscher explained that under the new rite, "the catechumenate must last at least one full year," beginning with the introCOMPLETE HEATING SYSTEMS duction of catechumens, usually SALES & INSTALLATIONS on the first Sunday of Lent one PROMPT DELIVERIES year, and culminating with their DIESEL OILS initiation at the end of Lent the 24 following year.
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lead to ajust, complete and lasting "Even if we are well aware ofthe peace in that area." tragedies not so long ago which Since 1947 the unresolved future The Catholic Church in the Uni- have compelled the Jewish people of Palestine has hung .over Middle Easterners like the sword of Dam- - ted. States has supported the poli- to seek a secure and protected garciesand statements of the .Holy rison in a sovereign and indepenocles. The curtent uprising in the See. Since 1973, the United States dent state oftheir own, and because Israeli-occupied West Bank and Catholic Conference (USCC) has we a're aware ofthis-,we would like. Gaza is only the latest expression issued at least six statements and to invite the children ofthis p-eople of the continuous conflict which documents concerning the Middle to recognize the rights and legitihas afflicted the Holy Land since East. They can be summarized as mate aspirations of another peothe United Nations voted to partiple which have also suffered for a follows: tion Palestine. As the conflict. flares long time, the people of Palestine." the right to I. Palestinians have up, takes lives, and grabs world participate in negotiations affectattention, a new opportunity exists In 1980, Pope John Paul II ing their destiny and to a home- echoed his predecessor while disto work toward a just solution. cussing the potentially explosive Is there a Catholic perspective land of their own. 2. Just compensation should be nature of the seemingly intractable on Palestine? The Vatican's policy problems of the Middle East. He has been expressed by successive provided for all parties concerned, of whatever national origin, de- spoke of the core problem in the popes since the partition. The inalienable rights of Pales- prive.d of home and property Middle East conflict when he tinians are of major concern to the through conflict, occupation and stated: Holy See. Pope John Paul II ad- annexation. "The Jewish people, after tragic 3. Jerusalem should be given dressed this at the United Nations experience linked to the extermion October 2, 1979. In seeking a special status because of its unique nation of so many sons and daughsolution to crises in the Middle religious significance, and access ters, gave life to the State ofIsraeL East, he said, any attempt would to the Holy Places should be guar- At the same time a sad condition only have value if it were "the 'first anteed internationally. was created for the Palestinian 4. United Nations resolutions stone' of a general overall peace in people who were in large part that area." The basis of that peace, 242 and 338 iue a basis for a just excluded from their homeland." settlement in the region. he argued, is "equitable recogniThe current uprising of PalesIn 1984 and again in 1986, the tion of the rights of aiL" The Holy in the face of their long tinians USCC on behalf of the Catholic Father emphasized that such peace oppression calls for urgent efforts "cannot fail to include the consid- bishops in the United States adto break the long impasse which eration and just settlement of the dressed a central concern of the has seen the birth of another new dispute. It "opposed the movement Palestinian question." These concerns are not new. of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem . generation of Israelis and Palestinians. The Church, through the Indeed, the Holy See began to bec~use we believed such a unilatexpressions of both the Holy See express its position 40 years ago, eral move would fail to address the and the bishops of the United when the Holy Land was racked special significance Jerusalem holds States, has articulated long-standby the violence surrounding its for Muslims, Jews and Christians, ing concerns which must be adpartition. Pope Pius XII, who and it would present yet another dressed as the basis for a just founded the Pontifical Mission for obstacle to ·progress toward a solution. Palestine in 1949, issued three en- Middle East peace." Key to understanding the policyclical letters calling for the reesIt is indeed a sobering reality tablishment of peace in Palestine. cies enunciated by the Holy See that the voice of leadership of 53 . Since those earliest days of suf- and the Roman Catholic bishops million Catholics in the United fering and exile for Palestinians, of the United States is the state- States has gone unheeded not only Church leaders have consistently ment of Pope Paul VI in his apos- by the public at large, but even by and publicly called for justice. At tolic exhortation "Nobis in Animo" the faithful, who by and large are the same time, the Church has (1974). He spoke of "the warmth unaware of what is happening in actively responded to the acute of this Ii~ing witness" of the native the birthplace of Christianity. material needs of these millions of Christians, which is to say the life American Catholics would do well to understand these positions durpeople suffering from displacement of the Christian community there. The survival of Christ's follow- ing today's efforts to find justice and violence, especially through the work of the Pontifical Mission ers is now being severely tested by for the people of the Holy Land so for Palestine and the Catholic Near the tremendous political and social that peace may thrive there, as it dislocation experienced by the peo- once did. East Welfare Association. ple of the region, who, in large The establishment of the State part, are Palestinians. Statistics Brother Austin David is assisof Israel and the subsequent armed reveal a continued decline in the tant to the secretary general of the conflicts leave basic concerns of number of followers of Christ in Catholic Near East Welfare Assn. the Catholic Church unresolved. the very birthplace of Christianity. in New York City. This article is They involve justice for all Pales- The living Church is dying. Shrines reprinted with permission from tinians, especially for the Arab are beco.ming museums. the association's magazine, CathoChristian communities of the Holy In his Christmas. message of lic Near East. A copy ofthe magaLand. The Church is keenly sensi- 1975, Pope Paul VI made it clear zine is available on request to its tive to the importance of the State that this, then current, state of office at ,lOll First Ave., New of Israel for all Jews. Nonetheless, affairs was not acceptable: York, N.Y. 10022. the fidelity of Arab Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land is an equally important factor in the Palestine question. On April 20, 1954, Pius XII issued the statement "Redemptionis Anno," in which he spoke of the need for peace and security for the Israelis. He said, "For the Jewish people who live in the State' of Israel and who preserve in that land such precious testimonies to their history and their faith, we must ask for the desired security and the due tranquility that is the prerogative of every nation and condition of life and of progress for every society." More than 33 years later Pope John Paul II quoted his statement to U.S. Jewish leaders assembled in Miami. The Holy Father continued from that statement as follows: "What has been said about the right to homeland also applies to the Palestinian people, so many THIS PICTURE of a weeping child was taken 20 years of whom remain homeless and 'ago at the Baqua'a refugee camp in Jordan. Today 56,000 refugees." He went on to tell the displaced Palestinians still live in the camp. (UN photo by Jewish leaders that "it is time to forge those solutions which will George Nehmeh)
THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Sept. 9, 1988
MARK BOUCHARD directs an institute gathering. (Motta photo)
Leadership program rates high with dioc.esan teens By Joseph Motta When Jason Dubreuil returned to his home in St. Patrick's parish, Wareham, last Friday, he was a different person. The l6-y,ear-old was one of 47 diocesan teen participants in a Christian Leadership Institute held last week at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. The Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 program was sponsored by the Office of Youth Ministry at Cathedral Camp in conjunctionwith the Center for Youth Ministry Development in Naugatuck, Conn. It offered professional training in Christian leadership to 15 to 19-year-old members of parish and sch90l groups. The 27 young women and 20 young men in attendance represented 18 parishes and Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. Many, like Jason, had personal reasons for being there. Jason, one of two social committee leaders for his parish's CYO and active asa lector and usher at CYO-sponsored liturgies, told The Anchor he recently ran unsuccessfully for the CYO presidency. That disappointment, he said, led to awareness that he needed 'leadership skills. Halfway through the institute, Jason noted that "I have learned a lot' about guidance and communication, including oft-overlooked details of posture and eye contact. The young man said .he'll bring his new skills back to his approximately 40-member CYO and recommend the institute to friends he thinks could benefit from it. "You can keep this for the rest of your life," he said of his experience. Director of the program was Mark Bouchard of the Center for
Youth Ministry Development. Eight diocesan, school and parish leaders, trained by the Connecticut center, were the program's adult leaders. They were Father' David A. Costa, parochial vicar at St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, also the session's spiritual director; Father William F. Baker, parochial vicar at St. Mary's parish, Seekonk; Sister Ann Miriam Gallagher, MSBT, of St. Patrick's parish, Wareham; Sister Patricia Harrington, RSM, an instructor at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro; Donna Martyniack, a youth minister at St. Ann's parish, Raynham; Judi Moniz, religious education coordinator at St. George parish, Westport; Bobbi Paradise; youth coordinator at Our Lady of Victory parish, Centerville; and Ed Peck, a youth leader at St. Bernard's parish, Assonet. Bouchard travels the country presenting Christian Leadership Institute sessions when not teaching at a Catholic high school in Louisville, KY. He had already directed six sessions this summer before arriving in the Fall River diocese, . according to Joanne Claussen of Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich. Since January Mrs. Claussen has been a coordinator of youth services at the youth ministry office, directed by Father George E. Harrison. Mrs. Claussen and Kathryn Wrobel of Fall River's St. Stanislaus parish, a coordinator of youth ministry for the office, made arrangements for the program and were present throughout. Bouchard, Mrs. Claussen said, observed that "community" in the Fall River group was formed "very early on, by the end of the first evening" and that with most groups
that doesn't happen until much later. Bouchard said later that the Fall River diocesan youth "were very open to the program," while "some groups come in very atraid." There was "very good chemistry" among the local teens, he added, noting that they seemed aware of their responsibilities as young Catholics. Bouchard's program included skills workshops, personal support groups, prayer and wqrship experiences a~d hands-on planning and
leading of activities and recreation· ~ime. " "It's key," si\id Mrs. Claussen, "that the parishes recognize the gifts and talents in these empow. ered young people and utilize these gifts for growth of a total parish community." Mrs. Claussen said institute days included morning prayer, grace before meals, an evening liturgy and social and a "lights-out activity" which might be prayer, "quiet . time,., meditation, singing or reflection. Institute participants planned each activity, she said, adding that Wednesday morning's prayer session, for example, was "powerful." She explained that the group responsible made "a little wooden cross out of twigs" for everyone present. "Everybody's cross was so unique, a symbol of our own uniqueness." She said the youth ministry office hopes to offer the institute annually. Father Costa, responsible for youth ministry at his home parish, said he's happy that four St. Thomas More teens, Sean McDonald, Debbie Medeiros, Arthur Rezendez and Billy Rodrigues, gained valuable leadership skills. "It's verY'encouraging," he said, "knowing they can enliven the good and potential already present in the parish." The spiritual director said that one girl involved in planning and singing at an institute liturgy told him that "this is the most beautiful and most meaningful Mass I've ever been a part of." "They're so excited about doing this," he said. "The decibel level and excitement level have been high," he added, referring to both teens and adult team. "But there is also a seriousness, a sense of pur:pose in the quiet sharing and listening." Melissa Cavaco, 15, ofSt. Louis parish, Fall River, was among the careful listeners. President of her
parish youth group for over a year and active as a cook at parish fundraisers, she attended the institute "to gain some type of special skills to work with people." In the process she picked up much about bridging the generation gap she sees existing between youth group members and persons in other parish organizations. The teen plans now to let members of her group "develop their own meetings" and to stress the importance of group spiritual activities. . l7-year-old Terri Ferreira ofSt. Ann's, Raynham, was "a bit scared" about coming to the institute since she was the only youth participant from her parish and "I've never been away from home before." The youth group member and CCD teachers' aide became ill on . the second day of the program and went home, "but I started missing the place" and later returned. Her return prompted applause from her contemporaries. "It made me so happy," Terri said. Once upon a time Stephen Healy of Our Lady of the Cape parish, Brewster, thought leadership roles were for "people on ego trips." Now, the l6-year-old, a parish lector and traffic director, who attended "to get involved in some good discussions and meet some nice people," realizes that a "leadership position is just a means of getting things done." Debra Pelland, 16, of St. Stephen's parish, Attleboro, daughter of permanent deacon Robert W. Pelland, attended to learn about motivating her peers. The parish youth group vicepresident, who also. babysits for the church and is involved with parish fundraisers, said she learned much about dealing with others and much that will be useful when she begins the child psychology education she plans. On a one to 10, Debra, how would you rate the institute? "II."
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Dear Dr. Kenny: My husband and I each have custody of two children from our first marriages. The four range in age from 5 to 10. We have been married to each other for three years. My husband's children lived with his mother until we were married. Then they came to live with us. After three years, I left my husband because he had a drinking problem and got abusive with me and the children. His children returned to live with his mother again. Since that time my husband has gotten help, along with myself and my children. We are seeing each other again and planning on getting back together. Our problem is that his mother won't give the children up now. My h'usband went to see his boys and told his mother we were planning to reunite. She said that if we did, she would take him to court over his children. My husband feels caught between a rock and a hard spot. We have been through a lot of pain and are ready for some happiness. I don't . want my husband to go through the pain of having to fight for his children, but I don't want to lose
him over them either. Can you help? - Iowa You and your husband have merged families, separated and now all want to come together again. Meanwhile, his mother wants to keep the two children she has been raising. Now.here in your letter do you ask the important question, What is best for the two children who are presently with her? The first thing I would do is to obtain a professional evaluation to determine where the best interests of the children lie. A mental health center, psychologist or social worker might do a home study on both your intended home and paternal grandmother's home. The home study should be thorough, including a social history, testing, physical exams, checking of references, home visits and especially' talking to the children. Ask the professionals what is best for the children. Listen to what they say, including the reasons for their recommendations. They can be more objective than you in making a recommendation. Often the needs of 'all can be served with liberal visitation. A good professional can help you mediate this. Mediating is better
than fighting, in court or any place.. Maybe grandmother should keep the children for a few months, until you see how your reunited family works. If your husband were to insist on having the children, the law is on his side. In almost all states the rights of the natural parent take precedence, even over grandparents, unless it can be demonstrated that your intended home is not a fit place to raise children. Consider first the best interests of the children. Meet with grandmother and try to ~ork things out amicably. Both families might offer extended visitation for the children. If need be, make use of professional mediation. Remember, you do not have to be on friendly terms to work out an acceptable agreement. Labor and management and hostile nations work out agreements all the time without going to war. If you and your husband have worked out your own differences, perhaps you can do the same with· his mother. Good luck. Reader questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address the Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.
Clergy malpractice: a terrible concept By Antoinette Bosco We finally have it - the first "clergy malpractice" suit in the United States. fA California court ruled that clergy can be held liable in the suicide of 24-year-old Kenneth Nally, who shot himself while alone at a friend's apartment in 1979. The young man, depressed for a long time, had been counseled frequently by Christian fundamentalist pastors. His parents sued the church claiming negligence and misconduct. The suit was dismissed halfway through the trial in 1985, but a California appeals court reinstated the case. Now it is before the California Supreme Court. If the Nal-Iys win their case, the repercussions could be staggering. The Nally family claims that the pastors violated a "duty of care" toward their son "to have provided competent counselors and .. to have made referrals to psychologists and psychiatrists." A great many churches and religious organizations have joined in saying that the case violates freedom of religion under the First Amendment. They say that liability should not be extended to counseling by clergy: I suppose we shouldn't be surprised by this lawsuit considering how incredibly litigious our society has become. Malpractice and liability suits in every conceivable area are jamming and crippling our court system. But this clergy malpractice suit is serious business. Never before has a court presumed that clergy could or should have determined whether a parishioner needed professional medical care. Where do we go from here if clergy place themselves in jeopardy every time they make a judgment or advise troubled people? Clergy dedicate their lives to helping people find a path to God. If priests or rabbis counsel a person to look for happiness and peace through faith in God, who can say they're wrong? Are clergy
"negligent" if a person doesn't find God? Clergy constantly see people with emotional and psychological problems. There are few simple answers. They try to give a glimpse of light and hope. No doubt t'hey make poor judgments at times. So do psychologists and psychiatrists. There is no panacea for emotional problems. I've known more than one case where after years of psychological counseling, patients were more suicidal than ever. Often enough it is spirituality that finally brings peace and healing to the human spirit. The real problem with the concept of clergy malpractice is that it tries to make someone else responsible for our lives. As complex and tragic as a suicide is, responsibility rests with the person who makes the decision, not with parents, psychiatrists or clergy who mayor
may not have made the "right" moves to help. Each person is responsible ultimately for his or her life. We c'an't expect others to provide emotional cures or spiritual salvation, no matter what their profession. . Life doesn't come with guarantees and the world has never been a "safe" place. We can't go looking for scapegoats every time accidents and tragedies occur. The original idea of malpractice suits was to remedy real cases of negligence on the part of physicians. Now it's gotten way out of hand because the healing arts are not cut and dried. They require human judgments. For the clergy, the idea of malpractice just doesn't apply. Priests, ministers and rabbis have a right to be just what they have chosen to be, servants of God, without the intrusion of worldly judgments and jeopardy into their spiritual calling.
How an 8-year-old vacuums By Hjlda Young How to vacuum if you are 8: Ask your mother if you can use the canister vacuum with the long hose attachment to clean your room. Promise you will be more careful than last time about crayons, marbles, shoestrings and the cat. If you are lucky, she will put her hands on her hips and say, "Inventory what's under your bed while you're at it." That means you have permission. Plug in the vacuum. Snap it on. Feel a sense of power. See the cat head for the basement. Stick the end of the hose into your tennis shoe. Listen to the sand and little rocks being whooshed out. Experiment. Suck a baseball card onto the end of the nozzte. Lie on your stomach and see how close you have to hold the nozzle to the card before it voops off the floor onto the attachment. Pretend the hose is a wild python.
Wrestle it to the floor using both hands around its neck to keep its sucker fangs from devouring your face. Feel the suction on your palm. Stick the nozzle on your arm. Feel how it tugs at the hairs on your arm. Get your mother's hand mirror and see if you can get the vacuum to hold your hair straight up. Only 6-year-olds worry about their hair being pulled out by the roots. Be cautious, however. Stay clear of your eyeball. Set up your transformers and toy soldiers along the edge of your bed in a defensive position. Stage a dramatic confrontation between them and the extraordinarily powerful and mysterious force from the planet Hoover. See if you can turn pages of your coloring book one at a time using only the vacuum nozzle. When your mother opens your door and asks, "Are you still playing with the vacuum?" say, "Hey, this is hard work."
JustLife rates candidates
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 9, 1988
U.8. church seen affected by g~y 'rights ruling
WASHINGTON(NC)- Texas Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen earned a rating of 50 percent and Indiana Sen. Dan Quayle 33 percent from JustLife, an ecumenical Christian political action committee pro~ moting a "consistent ethic of life." The organization, which opposes abortion, nuclear weapons proliferation and economic injustice, released its ratings - including ratings for Bentsen, the Democratic nominee for vice president, and Quayle, the Republican contender ~ earlier this year based on congressional voting records. JustLife based its ratings on 15 votes - five each dealing with economic justice, abortion and the nuclear arms race. On abortion, Quayle achieved a 100 percent score by voting in accord with JustLife's position five of five times. Bentsen voted against JustLife and in favor of abortion on four of four votes for which he was present. On five economic justice votes, Quayle voted in opposition to JustLife's position five times. Bentsen voted with JustLife three times and against it twice. On nuclear proliferation issues, Bentsen voted with the JustLife position four of five times. Quayle voted against the JustLife position five of five times. Overall, JustLife listed Bentsen as voting with it in seven out of 14 times while Quayle voted with it five of 15 times. JustLife's interdenominational advisory board includes HolyCross Father James T. Burtchaell, University of Notre Dame theology professor; Monika K. Hellwig, Georgetown University professor; Franciscan Father Joseph Nangle, director of peace and justice at the Conference of Major Superiors of Men; and Sister Janet Roesener, executive director of the leadership Conference of Women Religious and a member ofthe Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.
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Shooting for Olympics PHOENIX, Ariz. (NC) - For a Catholic young man named Dan' Majerle who knows how to shoot buckets, the transition from a col. legiate team to Olympic b~sketball trials was made in record time. One week he was a virtual unknown playing basketball for Central Michigan University. The next, he was drafted by an NBA team and asked to compete in the U.S. Olympic basketball trials. In late August, the 6-foot-7 Majerle was chosen to play forward on the final 12-man Olympic team, which would compete at Seoul, South Korea, site of the 1988 Summer Olympics in early September. During the Sept. 16-0ct. 2 games, Majerle was expected to be "on the court" doing a little of everything - diving, scratching, scrambling and long-range shooting. The native of Traverse City, Mich., who was a first-round draft choice for the Phoenix Suns, recently signed a $2.2 million fiveyear contract with the Suns.
Too restrictive MIAMI (NC) - A federal judge, in response to a class-action lawsuit brought by the diocese of Palm Beach and 17 area farmworkers, has ruled that the Immigration and Naturalization Service was too restrictive in handling legalization applications of farmworkers. INS was ordered to reinstate the applications of thousands of illegal aliens, chiefly Haitians and Mexicans, whose applications for legal status had been denied. The ruling affects migrant farmworkers in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. -
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But Majerle spent nearly all summer at Jesuit-run Georgetown University in Washington practicing with the Olympians under the watchful eye of the team's head coach John Thompson. "Just making the Olympic trials and getting this far and having the
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WASHINGTON (NC) - A' court ruling requiring Georgetown University to comply with a District of Columbia homosexual rights ordinance could have a farreaching effect on the rights of U.S. church institutions, according to ordinance opponents. A group of religious organizations held a press conference in Washington recently to support an amendment in Congress, introduced by Sen. Wiliam L. Armstrong, R-Colo., that would require the District to exempt religious schools from its law banning discrimination against homosexuals. Joseph E. Broadus, assistant law professor at George Mason University, Arlington, Va., called the ruling by a local ap'peals court "a unique breach into the legal integrity of the church" because it "actually orders a church or church institution to support particular ideas" it may oppose on religious grounds. Patrick Riley, executive director of the Washington chapter of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said the ordinance "strikes at traditional religious doctrine on the family, the basis cell of civil society. It violates the freedom of bely:ving citizens to teach that doctnne unimpeded, without challenge from inside the very institutions they create to hand their doctrines on." The press conference included representatives of the Lutheran church-Missouri Synod, the Southern Baptist Convention, the Presbyterian Lay Committee, the American Association of Bible Colleges and the American Association of Christian Schools. The case began in 1980 when two homosexual student organizations sued Jesuit-operated Georgetown University because the university would not fund their activities even though it funded . other student organizations. The homosexual groups said the refusal violated the District of Columbia's Human Rights Act, which forbids discrimination against homosexuals. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals in November ordered 'Georgetown to give homosexual
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Pontiff • praises pastoral CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (NC) - Pope John Paul II praised the U.S. bishops' draft pastoral on women, endorsing its opposition to sex discrimination and its presentation of women as "partners" in redemption. He said the church needs to promote a "true Christian feminism," defending women's "vocation and dignity" and emphasizing the "complementarity" of men and women. The pope spoke Sept. 2 as he met with 22 bishops from the western United States at his summer residence outside Rome. Among the group was Archbishop William J. Levada of Portland, Ore., a member of the committee that prepared the statement on women. The pope said the first draft of the U.S. document had shown "sensitivity" in dealing with the women's issues. "You are rightly striving to eliminate discrimination based on sex," the pope said. The bishops' statement called sexism a pervasive sin that should be eliminated in the church and in society. The pope also lauded the bishops' statement for presenting Mary as "a special symbol and model for women in their partnership with God in the ministry of the church." He did not refer to the statement's ' more specific recommendations that all liturgical ministries not requiring ordination be opened to women, and that the possibility of ordaining women deacons be studied. The pope said the complementary nature of men and women was an essential concept in dealing with the specific rights of women. "Whatever violates the complementarity of women· and men, whatever impedes the true communion of persons according to the complementarity of the sexes offends the dignity of both women and men," he said. The U.S. bishops' statement, he added, makes "real efforts to respond with sensitivity to these greatly varying concerns, by presenting women as partners in the mystery of the redemption as this mystery is lived out in our day." The pope said the whole church needs to make a "great prayerful reflection" on the church's teaching about women's dignity and vocation. His own forthcoming document, he said, reflects the seriousness of the church's commitment. ' "The church is determined to place her full teaching; with all the power with which divine truth is invested, at the service ofthe cause of women in the modern world to help clarify their correlative rights and duties, while defending their feminine dignity and vocation," the pope said. "The importance of true Christian feminism is so great that every effort must be made to present the principles on which this caus€; is based," he added. In more general remarks to the bishops, the pope said the church's concern for human dignity was
VATICAN CITY (NC) - Most Catholic pilgrims who come to Rome count attending a papal event as a "must-do" on their itineraries. But they often discover the rigors of a papal ceremony are quite unlike any other Catholic event they may have experienced. That is true of any public event at which the pope is a featured presence: Marian art show openings, meetings with Catholic motorcycle clubs, Wednesday general audiences and the occasional visit to a Roman parish. But there is nothing quite like a papal Mass in St. Peter's Basilica. The entrance ritual is a search by Italian police. The metal detectors are set off by the usual key chains and nail files, but the search of handbags also uncovers stashes of food, bottles of wine and canteenS of various shapes and sizes. These are clearly visitors prepared for anything. In the portico of the massive baroque facade, two doors are open for the thousands of people streaming inside. Very important people, people who know very important people, and the press avoid the stampede by using special side entrances, where they are saluted by Swiss Guards and even greeted by ushers in formal dress.
THE POPE has praised the U.S. bishops' draft pastoral on women, endorsing its opposition to sex discrimination. It's unclear what he might think of women coal miners and Air Force maintenance crews. (NCJ UPI photos) , opposed today by a decline in fundamental values - such as respect for human life "from the moment of conception" and respect forthe indissolubility of marriage. Human rights, he said, must be defended not only through organizations but through personal relationships that recognize the divine image in people. He said the. modern decline in values was "a phenomenon which militates against this whole structure of personal relationships and therefore against human rights." The pope also reminded bishops. that Catholic parents have a duty to educate their children "according to their moral and religious convictions, and to supervise closely and to control their sex education." "The church must continue to present human sexuality as linked to God's plan of creation and consta,ntly proclaim the ... dignity of sex," he said. Among other current threats to the family, the pope named "lucrative drug trafficking and pornography." "Both of these plague society, debase human life and human love and violate human rights," he said. The U.S. bishops were on their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican, made every five years by heads of dioceses. They included bishops from Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico imd Wyo·ming. ' Missing from the group were Seattle's Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen and Coadjutor Arch- , bishop Thomas J. Murphy. A Vatican official said the "ad limina" visits of the Seattle prelates were rescheduled for later in the year so that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger,
head of th€; doctrinal congregation, and Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, head of the Congregation for Bishops, could meet with them. Neither cardinal was available in early September. In 1986, following an investigation, the Vatican instructed Archbishop Hunthausen to cede authority over several key aspects of archdiocesan life to an auxiliary bishop. The unprecedented division of episcopal authority provoked controversy, and a three-bishop commission worked out a solution under which Archbishop Hunthausen's powers were restored and Archbishop Murphy named coadjutor with power of succession.
They're Hungary for religion VATICAN CITY (N'C) - Religious belief is on the rise in Hungary, said Vatican Radio, quoting a survey done by the Hungarian Communist Party daily newspaper, Nepszabadsag. The newspaper survey said 62 percent ofthe 10.6 million population has a religious belief, compared to 53 percent in 1980. About 70 percent of Hungarian babies are baptized and about 75 percent of funerals take place in church, according to the survey. The survey said about 12 percent of the population has a strong belief in atheistic materialism.
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The galleons' worth of gold used to decorate the mosaics and inscriptions of the basilica's upper reaches come alive in the bright glare. It is a moment guaranteed to quiet even the fussiest of children and draw a gasp from the crowd. The applause which follows is not for the lighting but for the arrival ofthe pope. He is preceded by acolytes, priests, bishops and the occasional guest patriarch, but no one is fooled. Only when a pope is glimpsed does the applause erupt, along with hundreds of flashbulbs. At the closing of the Marian year Aug. 15, one particularly enthusiastic woman stood on her chair shouting "viva il Papa, viva il Papa!" - not standard liturgical practice in most local parishes. Those without a seating strategy or sharp elbows who wind up unable to see the altar may spend the entire liturgy staring at some cardinal's rococo tomb while listening to the voices of celebrants they cannot see praying in Latin.
But the readings and prayers of the faithful are in most major languages, and a few not-so-major. One can identify all the Filipinos in the audience, for instance, by their excited whispers during a prayer intoned in Tagalog. Even pilgrims with a view will At the front entrance, however, is present only by a· the protocol is a bit less sedate. know the pope bobbing white head far away at Harried Vatican security officers speaking a variety of broken the altar. Keeping in mind that St. tongues steer the flood into the Peter's is the largest church in the world, binoculars are highly rechurch, where the hunt for a seat commended for all attendees. begins in earnest. Cameras, on the other hand, are Prime positions for the madoften useless, unless armed with a ding crowd are: - a) Any spot near an aisle lens the size of a small cannon. But which the pope is likely to walk this does not stop hundreds of people from holding their Instadown. . matics high above their heads and - b) Any spot with a chair. - c) The best of all, a chair snapping off shot after shot (in what news photographers call a next to an aisle. ' "Hail Mary" shot - aim and pray Since the sections closest to you get a good picture) of what Bernini's monumental papal altar will turn out to be a very distant are reserved for the sort of people altar canopy surrounded by a mulwho use side entrances, the best ticolored blur: shot of being within touching disTwo young Europeans at a recent tance of the pope is an aisle post ceremony tried to solve this prob, near the back of the church. lem by holding their binoculars up Unfortunately, most of the other to their camera lens for a make25,000 visitors being herded into shift telephoto shot. One can always the basilica have, the same idea, hope. which is where sharp elbows come Along with binoculars, a pair of in handy. In the battle for an aisle spot, a 6-foot-tall U.S. male may sturdy shoes is advisable for those find himself clipped by a 4-foot- who do not arrive early enough to tall Italian female dressed in black find seating. Unless the pilgrim and old enough to be his grand- has been practicing for the occamother, and he is unlikely to retal- sion by standing in place on cold marble for two hours at a stretch, iate - a fatal weakness. the Mass is likely to take its toll on Those who have no luck in finding a center aisle position, or even the. legs. Parents of small and restiess a ,chair, end up sitting on any sculpted protrusion which happens children may in fact prefer a side to be about, usually off to the side aisle roost, where kids can sit on and often out of sight of the altar the floor in a pinch and no one will object to them walking about or itself. This is a prime location, how- petting 6-foot-high stone cherubs. At the conclusion of the Mass, ever, for watching the "passeggi- ' ata" or stroll. Famous annual the pope exits amid another barevents like the basilica's'midnight rage of camera flashes, often blessChristmas Mass are particularly ing those pinned against the aisle popular for strolling. All dressed barricades in the final crush. up and with no more room for eel Outside, the survivors of this and Christmas cake; Romans slow- challenging rite are greeted by ly cruise the side aisles, talking, dozens of idling tour buses, hawklaughing and looking at each other ers of religious articles and Gypsy and the tired pilgrims perched on beggars. cold marble. But as the pilgrims stumble into Day or night, the beginning of a the square, with the words "VatiSt. Peter's ceremony is signaled by can coins, you want Vatican coins?" the ignition of banks of powerful ringing in their ears, they can be lights normally seen only in sports proud that they have successfully attended a papal ceremony. stadiums.
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What America stands for By Msgr. George G. Higgins Arnold Raphel, the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan killed a few weeks ago in a plane crash near Islamabad which also killed the president of Pakistan and a U.S. Army general, was as fine a career diplomat as this country has had, according to all accounts. At his funeral, his superiors and professional peers. in the Foreign Service praised him in terms used to describe only a handful of other public servants during my many years in Washington. His personal friends - and particularly, Leon Wieseltier of the New Republicwere even more eloquent and mov~ ing in their tributes. ."1 am glad," Wieseltier wrote, "that he was the sort of American whom America showed to the world. Arnie was a talented, inquiring man. He did not believe that the planet comprises the United States and countries aspiring to be the United States. He respected, he relished, otherness.... "He was not impa!ient for the use of force. He was in love with suasion.... Arnie was the ·unugly American." Wieseltier's insightful profile brought to mind how much of the rhetoric at the Democratic and Republican conventions this year - and most previous ones, for that matter - was crudely superpatriotic. Why do presidential candidates feel they must stoop to such jingoistic self-congratulation? Why do they feel constrained to describe. the United States with Fourth of July bombast as the greatest, strongest, most unselfish, most resourceful, most decent and compassionate, most God-fearing, etc., nation in history, thereby insulting the people of other nations, including our most valued allies? Unlike Ambassador Raphel, candidates talk without embarrassment like "ugly" Americans who not only believe, but feel obliged to boast by satellite to the farthest regions of the world, that "the planet comprises the United States
and others aspiring to be the United States." I hope I'm not the only American who thinks such distasteful rhetoric, presumably intended to win our votes, insults our intelligence and reveals an almost indecent disrespect for the opinion of humankind. Criticizing superpatriotism is in many circles thought to be in very bad taste if not downright "unAmerican." I prefer Thomas Pangel's views. Pangel, political science profesSor at the University of Toronto and author of an important new book, "The Spirit of Modern Republicanism: The Moral Vision of the American Founders and the Philosophy of Locke," argues convincingly that there is a properly American way of living up to the challenge of patriotism. "America," he writes, "is not a traditional society, and therefore its patriotism must be of a strikingly untraditional kind. To a perhaps unparalleled degree, this nation is founded on the conten, tion that patriotism must express more than simple loyalty to what is one's own, that it must also express loyalty to what is good and some truly self-conscious awareness of the possible tension between what is one's own and the good." Pangel concludes that to question what America stands for is "not un-American; it is, paradoxically, part of the very core of what it means to be a patriotic American. To a degree rarely seen in history, we are asked to love our country while at the same time purifying or rarefying our ardor by cultivating an awareness that our country may not be the best, certainly not the best conceivable, political order. This, it seems to me, ought to be a source of reasonable pride." The years are catching up with me, but I Hope to live long enough to hear presidential candidates give voice "with a sense of reasonable pride" to a properly American patriotism. It will never happen, you say. But one can hope....
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Fight racism, nuns told. ST. PAUL, Minn. (NC)- Women in religious orders should help lead a "massive revolution" against racism. in the church and society, a speaker told the national assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in St. Paul. . The theme of last week's assembly was "Removing Racism From Our Lives." "I'm black, I'm a female and I'm Catholic - how's that for having a corner on mirlOrities?".Franciscan Sister Francesca Thompson said. ,"I consider myself a KKK (Ku Klux Klan) dream girL" Sisters of all orders must take action on the problems of racism, in any way they can, she told the 700 members of the conference. The conference is made up of chief administrators of congregations of women religious "At this time in history, I have come to remind you that we have a mandate to make this moment in history count," said Sister Thompson. "Now, I am not asking you to run into the inner city. No matter where you are, you can make a difference," she said. She called for a "massive revolution of religious emotions" by
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What's on your路 mind? Q. Tell me what you think life means. I mean, in this day and age we spend a quarter of our life in school and then work just to stay alive until they put us in a hole. So what's the'point? (Ohio)
A. First, it needs to be said that the dismal view of,this question ~akes no mention of the good times and the deep joys that are part of many lives. Most people enjoy many, many happy days. The question is a reminder of a quip a few years back that was both humorous and deadly serious: "In Russia life's a bitch and then you die. In Poland life's a bitch and then you go to heaven." This quip presents two views of life - one pessimistic and one optimistic. The questioner this week seems to want to know what our view of life should be and what our uHimate goal should be. Young people today cannot help but hear many different voices giv-
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ingmany different answers to questions such as, "What's the point? Why are we here?" ~et's listen to a variety of these vOices. I. Money's the answer. If you latch on to a lot of bucks, you can buy anything you want and do all the things that will make you happy." 2. "My career is everything. That's where I find self-fulfillment and that's'where I can grow into the kind of person I want to be." 3. "Go for pleasure. All kinds of pleasure. You've only got one life to live, so go for it, man. Drugs, boo'ze, sex - that's what life's all about." 4. "Build a better world, one where there'll be justice and peace for all. Get our planet ready for the coming kingdom of God. That's the meaning of life." 5. "Fame is what I want! Then I can do lots of good!"
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had to paint a picture to show the world how true love'ean really be I would use the brlgbtest colors to create a vision of harmony It would be a reality because' it's only wbat is inside of my heart YClU would see that I would always love you right fr~m the very start. Tell me; What is the color of love? Wbat do you see? Is it warm, is it tender _ " When y~u think ClIme? I see the color of love when I'm ,tbhl~dng Of,ou That's a picture 111 be painting of a love forever true. , Tbe colors of the rainbow Tum gray wbenever you are so far away It chanles like the seaSOns You're the reason itbappens that way But you see the power of emotion reflecting what I feel deep inside Now I would like'to take a look at emotions tllat you hide. A~d oh,if anytbingmay try to keep us apart The colors that I see A shining light to see us througb . No matter what the world will do 111 always love you., Recorded by Billy Ocean. W~itten by Brathwaite, Eastmond, Ocean, Skinner. (c) 1988 Somba Productions Ltd.
Billy Ocean's new release, "The Color of Love" reminds me of last year's big hit by Cyndi Lauper, "True Colors." Both songs are ballads that describe the difference love makes in our lives. Ocean asks us: "What is the
color of love? What do you see? Is it warm? Is it tender?" He goes on to speak of true love as "a shining light to see us through, n,o matter what the world will do." What if we took Ocean's ques-
6. "I'm old now, but what I learned as a child has helped me most in making sense out of life. What I learned was this: 'God made me to know him, love him, serve him in this w.orld and be ' happy with him forever in the next.'" In this noisy world, can you find a quiet time and place to ponder the various viewpoints presented here? Consider carefully the longrange effects of living according to the various ideas these anonymous speakers give. ' Finally, how do you think the way you view this life might affect your life in the world to come?
Award to Angelo George Angelo, a teacher at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, and a summer park ranger at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, has been honored by Grand Teton superintendent Jack Stark with a Special Achievement Award. , A story on Angelo's work as a ranger was featured in The Anchor for last April 29. The award recognized an "outstanding contribution to the improvement of [park emergency medical staff] operations resulting from sustained superior job performance," according to park spokesperson Colleen Smith. Angelo was previously honored for reviving a woman who suffered cardiac arrest in a park lodge. tion literally and tried to answer it? Can we discover the color of love? I would suggest the following: I. Blue - the color o( the sky. Looking up at the expansive sky reminds us how our lives can change and grow, reaching out toward our dreams and goals. All of this can happen when we love and believe in ourselves, using ourinner resources to create the type of life we want. , 2. Yellow - the color of the su~. God gave us the sun as the primary energy source for the physical world. The sun reminds us of our inner energy, the power .we need to strive toward our hopes and desires. , Life holds magic moments, but what we seek it' life also requires work and effort. Claiming the abilities and ~_nergies within us '~垄lps us to brit:tg new satisfaction and joy into Our lives. ' 3. Green - the color of the plant world.' If we learn from and -WOrk in harmony with nature, and if we treat the earth more responsibly, we receive an abundance in return to nourish us. Green is the color that tells us :how much, we ~re loved by God. " . '4. Red~' the' symbolic color oflove. All ofus need to be loved and cared 'for by others. We are not meant to go through life alone. God gave us different types cjf relationships so that we might experience the love that we need. For example, the love between friends, the deep caring between parents and children, and that ,special, loving commitment that happens in marriage. So I ask you, what is the color of love in your life? Look creatively at your world. See the beautiful rainbow of self-love, others' love and God's love. Your comments always are welcome. Address Charlie Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville,lnd.,47714.
By Mick Conway Imagine holding a seashell in your hand. It is made of a sturdy yet delicate material. Its texture may be smooth or rough. A seashell has held a lving thing, an organism, and is now a reminder of earth and sea: A young substance abuse counselor I know uses a seashell to teach the concept of spirituality to' his patients in an adolescent treatment facility. Frequently, teenagers who are chemically dependent have lost touch with their faith because of preoccupation with alcohol or drugs. Their relationship with God has faded or disappeared completely as a result of their dependency. Although teenagers tend to minimize the need for spirituality in their lives, the presence of God can be an unexpected force in dealing路 with problems common to their age group. When teens attempt to meet the stresses of their lives alone without the help and grace given by God, they are faced with what may prove to be an insurmountable task. The counselor mentioned here teaches the concept of spirituality in a most unique way. He gives a seashell, th~,size of one's hand, to a teenage patient. The patient must hold the seashell continuously, never setting it down for even a brief moment. The seashell goes everywhere with the teen, in the shower, to meals and classes, to recreational activities and finally to bed. The idea is, of course, that the seashell is like God, always with us, every moment of our lives, day and night. In every situation, never
being separated from us, the constant reminder that the seashell offers is meant to convey the idea of God's presence in our lives. After holding the seashell for a day or two, the teenager relates this constancy to the issue ofspiritual' ity. If the teen forgets to keep the ' seashell in hand at all times, an interesting' thing happens. The young person seems to feel a personalloss and a desire to retrieve the seashell becomes evident. The teen starts to search for the seashell with the express concern of recovering the prized object at all costs. If the seashell has been found by another patient or by the counselor, the teenager may regain it by serving some small penalty such as extra kitchen duty. Usually teens experience a sense of relief when they get the lost seashell back and they guard the privileged gift much more closely thereafter. Alcoholism and drug addiction are frightening realities for many teenagers. Recreational use of these chemicals may cause harmful dependencies to develop with serious, often lifelong, consequences. The lesson we can learn through the story of the seashell is that God is always with us. He is present in every moment of our day, never leaving us except when we forget or cast him aside. . And God is ready to help us deal with all our difficulties, no matter how heavy or devastating they may seem to be. Like the seashell, God is with us constantly. Mick Conway is a free-lance writer and substance abuse counselor in Emmetsburg, Iowa.
In Florida: a cut above the rest ORLANDO, Fla. (NC) - Student barbers needing practice and residents of a shelter for the homeless needing haircuts helped each other out in Orlando thanks to Robert Kloznick, a permanent deacon and the barbers' instructor. A free haircut is more than a way to save some money, it's also a morale booster, Kloznick said. "It's good therapy to get your hair done," he said. "When you look good, at least groomed, you're more confident. You feel like a million dollars when you look like a million dollars." The haircut crusade began when Kloznick's students at Orlando Vocational Technical Center were short on customers because construction at the center blocked the public's access. He decided to take his barbers on the road.
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FATHER MICHAEL Tueth, SJ, director of the Sacred Heart radio program and Lift Up Your Heart television program, prepares to go on air with the technical assistance of Jerry Irvine. (NC photo) ,
TV scandals didn't affect' Jesuit program, says head ST. LOUIS (NC) - Recent scandals involving religious broadcast ministries have had little impact on a worldwide Jesuit broadcast operation based in St. Louis, its executive director says. Jesuit Father Michael Tueth is executive director of the nearly 50year-old Sacred Heart Program, one of the oldest and largest nonprofit syndicators of Catholic radio and television programming. He said his program-and other Catholic broadcast efforts have little in common with the television evangelists who have recently made headlines with one scandal after another. According to Father Tueth, The Sacred Heart Program differs from many others in that it does no onair fund soliciting. Funds are raised through supporters contacted by mail and are used only for program development.' . . Nor the does program proselytize. The goal is to "educate and inspire" the audience with is,sueoriented programs that discuss social concerns, personal growth and spiritual values. Radio and television stations are not paid to air the Sacred Heart programs. The radio programs are h'eard on 800 U.S. and foreign stations, while "Lift Up Your Heart," a 15-minute television show, is aired by 16 television stations and on cable TV networks stich as the Eternal Word, Catl)olic Telecommunications, and the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service. Occasionally, Father Tueth said, it is difficult to convince a broadcaster in a new market that The Sacred Heart Program does not do fund raising on the air. "They feel it's too good to be true," he said. In 1981, the Federal Communications Commission began to deregulate broadcasting, freeing stations from public-service responsibilities
and letting them sell unlimited commercial time. "There was a sense of doom at the time" among religious broadcasters, Father Tueth said. But since then the Sacred Heart Program has increased its participating stations by more the 300, he said. Its budget of less than $750,000 is small compared to other broadcasting effor~s.
60's magic number NEW YORK (NC) - The 60year-old Catholic Medical Mission' Board is looking for 60-year-old medical professionals to work in 60 countries. Actually, you can be over 60 if you're a doctor, dentist, registered nurse or medical tec.hnician seeking a new challenge. Although the mission board's main work is distributing medicines at no cost to thousands of missions in mostly Third World c'ountries, it also proc'esses volunteers for the missions. . A recent trend in medical missionary work, said Father Joseph J. Walter, S.J., the board's executive director, is for volunteers to come from either end of the age spectrum - people just concluding their studies and people just concluding their active careers. Inquiries and applications may be addressed to the mission board's placement department at '10 W. 17th St., New York, N.Y. 1001 I.
St. Jean Baptiste Three new teachers have joined the staff of St. Jean Baptiste School, Fall Rive'r. Joyce Menard is teaching seventh graders, Patricia Hoyle is new to first grade, and kindergarten students, who begin classes Monday, will be instructed by Lorraine Theroux.
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tized portrait of the maverick inventor (Jeff Bridges) who bucked the top car manufacturers of the postwar 1940s to create a visionary automobile with innovative Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic executive (Michael Keaton) and design, speed and safety factors Films Office ratings. which do not his subsequent slow road to re- threatening the lackluster products always coincide. covery. Realistic characterization of his competitors. Characters and General ratings: G-suitable for takes Keaton from criminal be- moral issues are too black and general viewing; PG·13-parental gui- havior arid denial to acceptance white. Mild rough language. A2, dance strongly suggested for children and forces him to interact with PG under 13: PG-parenta~'guidance sug"Young Guns" (20th Century gested: R-restricted. unsuitable for those helping him. Moving perchildren or young teens. . formances byM. Emmet Walsh Fox) - The early years of William Catholic ratinas: AI-approved for and Kathy Baker as recovering H. Bonney, a.k.a. Billy the Kid children and adults: A2-approved for addicts and Morgan Freeman as a (Emilio Estevez), when he traveled adults and adolescents: A3-approved hard-nosed detox counselor. Lock- with young men known as the for adults only; 4-separate classifi- er room language, e~plicit scenes Regulators to llvenge the murder cation (given films not morally offen- of drug and alcohol use and abuse of their good-guy cattle rancher sive which. however, require some and brief nudity. A3, R mentor (Terence Stamp). Period analysis and explanation); a-morally "Married to the Mob" (Orion flavor and historical accuracy lessoffensive. Catholic ratinas for television Pictures) - This slice of Long ened by anachronisms. Some inmovies are those of the movie house Island mob life focuses on a young tense violence and bloodshed, much mob widow (Michelle Pfeiffer) who profanity, a sequence glorifying ve.rsions of the films. tries to start a new life with her son drug use and implications of sex~"""·"""'·#"'·"1 on New York's Lower East Side. ual impropriety. A3, R Comedy surrounds her struggles NOTE TV Film' to fend off the advances of the Please check dates and Tuesday, Sept. 20, 8:30-11 p.m. mob boss (Dean Stockwell), the times of television and radio wrath of his jealous wife (Mer- EDT (CBS) - "White Nights" programs against local list· cedes Ruehl) and the nerdy at- (1985) - Excellent dance sequenings, which may differ from tempts of an undercover FBI agent ces highlight this movie about a the New York network sched(Matthew Modine) to infiltrate dissident Vietnam veteran (Gregules supplied to The Anchor. her life. Fine performances. Some' ory Hines) and a Russian defector graphic rubouts handled humor- (Mikhail Baryshnikov) who flee to ously, much profanity, brief nud:' freedom from behind the Iron CurNew Films ity within a suggested illicit dal- tain. Romantic complications be"Clean and Sober" (Warner liance. Al, R tween Isabella Rossellini and Hines Bros.) - Gutsy drama chronicling in a test of commitment in the face the toll of alcohol and cocaine "Tucker: The Man and His of betrayal. A2, PG-13 addiction on a successful sales "Dream" (Paramount) - DramaReligious TV Sunday, Sept. 11 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - Report on Israel as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. . Religious Radio Sunday, Sept. 11 (NBC) WASHINGTON (NC) - Prof- novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, was "Guideline" - Henry Herx, USCC its from "The Last Temptation of protested by several religious Department of Communication reChrist" are limited for its distribu- groups. viewer, discusses his new book, Ms. Leach called distribution of "The Family Guide to Movies on tor, Universal Pictures, because few theaters "wanted to book it," the movie "a platform release," a Video." said Marion Bilings, press agent film industry term for a marketing for the film's director, Martin Scor- strategy in which films are distrib"New England hosl'italiry uted slowly to see how well they sese. with a European Flair" Ms. Billings said, however, that are received. A current box office hit, "A Fish theaters which showed the film grossed about $11 ,000 each for the Called Wanda"'(MGM), is another Aug. 26-28 weekend. She said that example of a platform release l she Bed ~ Breakfast . amount was "wonderful" since most said. Barry Lorie, an MGM senior· of them are small art houses. "Last Temptation" was being vice president for marketing, said 495 West Falmouth HIghway shown in 48 theaters at the end of that "Wanda," which was on only (Route 2BA) P.O. Box 895 August. National successes us~ three screens for its first two weeks West Falmouth, Ma. 02574 ally are shown in 500-1,000 theat- out, was on 192 screens by its third ers and gross $2,000-$6,000 per weekend when it earned almost $2 Open year round screen on a weekend, industry ex- million. On its fourth weekend, on (508) 540,7232 perts said. . 619 screens, it grossed more then Ms. Billings said finding outlets $4.8 million. for the film was difficult because He said the weekly figures for "fundamentalists and religious in- "Last Temptation" showed a "seOUR.LADY'S . terest groups put a lot of heat on vere drop" given that the total RELIGIOUS STORE .. theater managers and .~hey refused gross had not greatly increased' as . Mon. - Sat. 10:00 - 5:30 P.M. to show it." the movie exp'anded in~o' more The film, which shows Christ in theaters. GIFTS a dream sequence imagining him"As you expand, the aggregate self giving up his role as Messiah should substantially go up," Lorie . CARDS to marry Mary Magdalene but said. later rejecting the temptation, atThe $11,000 figure for an inditracted sellout crowds when it de- vidual theater, however, is "still .673-4262 buted Aug. 12 in nine cities. . .enormous," he saiQ. On Aug. 26-28, the weekend A Los Angeles producer, who 936 So. Main St.. Fall River gross was $561,631 nationwide, a asked to remain unnamed, said the per screen average of $11,70 I ,said current figures indicate the film is Catherine Leach, a publicist at Uni- a huge success for theaters running versal Pictures. it but not for Uni.versal. The average was about $30,000 Given the limited number of less than the first weekend's per theaters showing "Last Temptascreen average, when the film tion," he estimated Universal's grossed $401,211, a $44,579 per share of the gross receipts at $1.2 screen average, Ms. Leach said in million so far and expected that a telephone interview. the movie would play itself out in a Cumulative gross receipts as of month. From that point, it is "a Aug. 28 were $2,088,435, the pub- disaster," he said. licist said. She would not say what However, he said he expected JOHN'S SHOE STORE the low.-budget film cost to pro- that the studio would meet its duce, but several news reports have costs after the film becomes avail295 Rhode Island Avenue given the figure at $6.5 million. able for cassette, foreign distribuFall River, MA 02724 Release of the movie, based on a tion and cable television.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 9, 1988
WIDOWED SUPPORT, NB ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, Meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, St. SWANSEA Confirmation I retreat Nov. 19 ,Kilian's rectory; all widowed weland 20. Practice for fifth-grader Mass come; information: 998-3269. I p.m. tomorrow, church. ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM Information on religious educaSECULAR FRANCISCANS, tion program in parish bulletin. BabyPOCASSET St. Francis of the Cape fraternity sitting at 10 a.m. Mass each Sunday. reception and profession at meeting DOMINICAN LAITY, FR and Mass 7 p. m. Tuesday at St. John Meeting 2 p.m. Sept. II, 37 Park Evangelist Church; information: Ern- St. Breviaries should be brought. est Foley 540-5392, Upper Cape; VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON Dorothy Williams, 394-4094, MidDistrict council meeting Monday, dle and Lower Cape. St. Joseph's church hall, Taunton, CATHOLIC NURSES, follows 7:30 p.m. Mass for the intenCAPE AND ISLANDS tion of beatification of society founder Fourth annual Catholic Nurses' Frederic Ozanam. Sunday Sept. 18; Mass 9:30, a.m:, ST. JAMES, NB Our Lady of Victory Church, CenConsolata Father Reno Airardi terville; social follows, church hall; will speak at weekend Masses. Pariall Catholic nurses welcome. 'shioners interested in a Biblical theology course may inquire at rectory. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON' O,L. CAPE, BREWSTER Canned peas may be brought to Ladies' Guild meeting with speaker Sept. 24 and 25 Ma~ses to benefit Delia O'Riordan follows 7 p.m. Mass Taunton's Our Daily Bread soup Tuesday; new members may contact kitchen. New choir members welMargaret Sonnenberg, 896-7259. come; information: 824-4974 after 3 Memorare recitation after daily p.m. Abbot Kevin A. Smity of NorMasses during September, dedicated bertine Missions will speak at w.eek, to Our Lady of La Salette; solemn end Masses. feast celebration Sept. 18. HOLY NAME, FR ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Vincentian meeting 7 p.m. MonYouth group meeting 6 p.m. Sunday, rectory. Women's Guild memday; new members grades eight bership tea 3 p.m. Sept. 25, school; through 12 welcome. information: Helen Marie Booth, 679O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK 6232. Organizational meeting for Family, rosary evening of Oct. 7. girls' grade five through eight CYO basketball team 10 a.m. Sept. 17, Holy Name Men's Bowling League school. Youth group installation season information; Jim McGregor, Mass 10 a.m. Sept. 18; general meet- 336-7847. Youth Ministry program kickoff Sept. 28: all parish high ing 7 p.m. Sunday, school hall. school students welcome.
ST. MARY, MANSFIELD Septemberfest fair Sept. 18. CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HOME, FR Screening of "The Apple Dumpling Gang" 1:30 p.m. Thursday, auditorium. Birthday party/coffee hour with entertainment by Judy Conrad 2 p.m. Sept. 16, auditorium. New residents Clara Bolen, Kathleen Witherell, Edward Monarch, Milred Langlais, Clara Lally, Margaret O'Neil and Lucy Borden are welcomed. Farewell to receptionist Carolyn Halleck, an employee since 1981 who has moved to Virginia.
CATHEDRAL, FR Second anniversary Mass for Bishop James L. Connolly 10 a.m. Sunday. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, FR Meetings 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and 28, Our Lady of Fatima Church hall, Swansea.
"This is where God wants me."
CAPE SESSION Catholic Adult Religious Enrichment sessions on the person, and ministry of Jesus Christ 7 to 9 p.m. October Tuesdays, St. Michael's parish school hall, Fall River; St. Michael's parishioners and members of the following parishes welcome: St. Bernard, Assonet, and Holy Name, St. Joseph, St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Mathieu, all Fall River. BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Women's Guild membership tea 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14; guest speaker: Paul Rogers; all welcome. Bible study classes begin after 7 p.m. Mass Oct. 5; information: Father Rene R. Levesque, pastor, 672-5473. Healing service follows 2 p.m. Mass Sunday. APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Dennis Canulla, Barbara Domingue and Lucien Rego are new eucharistic ministers for the apostolate. Mass 2 p.m. Sept. 18, St. Vincent's Home Chapel; Fall River; religious education teachers and aides will be commissioned, social and Faith and Light meeting follow. ST. STANISLAUS, FR Back-to-schoolliturgy 10:30 a.m. Sunday includes commissioning and blessing of faculty. Holy Rosary Sodality meeting I: 15 p.m. Sunday, school auditorium. CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Women's Guild Mass 7 p.m. Wednesday; silver tea follows, Father Clinton Hall. Child care available during 9:30 a.m. Mass Sundays, hall. Cape Heritage Nursing Home Mass 2 p.m. Sept 19., Vincentian meeting 7- p.m. Monday, rectory. SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR Vincentian meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, rectory. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentian meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON A tip of the parish cap to Manny and Palmira Mello, celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. HOSPICE, TAUNTON Hospice Care of Greater Taunton seeks volunteers; information: Sister Thomas More, OP, 823-5528. SACRED HEART, FR Secretary Teri Gumkowski and cook Julie Depin are leaving and will be missed; the parish welcomes Barbara Hickey as new secretary.
Sister Mary Florence Age: 37 Native of: Philadelphia, PA Graduate: Pace University, New York City Associate Degree, Nursing Interests: Sports, and arts and crafts.
CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/ MASHPEE Legion of Mary meeting 6:30 p.m. Fridays, CCD Center next to St. Jude's Chapel, Cotuit; all welcome. O.L. ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE Coffee hour after 10:30 a.m. Mass Sept. II, church hall.
O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Guild meeting begins with Benediction service noon Monday, parish center; all parish women welcome. ST. ANNE, FR Nine-week Bible study program examining Mark's Gospel 7: 15 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays Sept. 14 through Nov. 16, shrine; information: parochial vicar Father Herbert T. Nichols, 674-5651. ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22; Charlton Hospital cardiac rehabilitation team will offer a presentation. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Legion of Mary meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, rectory. Prayer meeting 9:45 a.m. Wednesdays, convent at 44 Rotch St. Bible study 9:45 a.m. Tuesdays, rectory. Council meeting 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, rectory. ST. JOSEPH, NB Legion of Mary 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Junior legion 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays. Boy Scouts 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Prayer meeting 7 p.m. Wednesdays, rectory basement. Drama Club 2:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Coordinators' meeting I p.m. Sept. 15. Seniors' social 2 p.m. Sept. 22. School opening Mass II a.m. Sept. 23; all welcome. Vincentians meeting 10 a.m. Sept. II; beginning in October, the conferen'ce will meet each first Sunday. LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO All welcome to 33rd annual FrancoAmerican Pilgrimage Day Sunday; includes a I :30 p.m. concert by La Troupe Franco-Arhericaine of Connecticut, directed by Doris Bouthillier ofN. Attleboro; 2:30 p.m. rosary devotions 3 p.m. Outdoor Mass with principal celebrant and homilist Father Louis Dion, AA, vice-chancellor at Assumption College: Worcester. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Parish council meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, recto!y.
Laborers aided WASHINGTON (NC) - Two Los Angeles churches have offered their grounds as meeting places for illegal day laborers and prospective employers. Jesuit Father Michael E. Kennedy, associate pastor of Dolores Mission in Los Angeles, said the churches took the action to counter an aggressive Immigration and Naturalization Service campaign to curb street-corner day labor pools. The other parish involved is the historic Our Lady Queen of Angels Church.
"A t 16/ volunteered to help the sisters at one oftheir nearby homes. And therein is my life story! / was so impressed with their spirit ofjoy and happiness, / joined the congregation. And to this day I'm glad / did. "
DOMINICAN SISTERS OF HAWTHORNE A religious community of Catholic women. with seven .modern nursing facilities in six states. Our one apostolate IS to nurse IDcurable cancer patients. This work is a practical fulfillment of our faith. The most important talent, highly prized by us, is the tal~nt for. sharing of yourself - your compassion, your cheerfulness, your faIth - WIth those who have been made so vulnerable and dependent by this dread disease. Not all of our sisters are nurses, but as part of our apostolate, 'all directly help in the care of the patients. If you think you have a religious vocation and would like to know more about 0l.\r work and community life, why not plan .to visit with us. We wo.uld be happy to share with you a day from our lIves. Write: Sr. Anne Marie DOMINICAN SISTERS OF HAWTHORNE' Rosary Hill Home 600 Linda Avenue Hawthorne. New York 10532 or call: (914) 769-4794
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ARCHBISHOP Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska, receives a carving of a dogsled from Inuit Carver Ted Mayac. The archbishop later presented the gift to Pope John Paul II. Made from a walrus tusk, it measures 19 1/2 inches and weighs I 1/2 pounds. (N C photo)