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, RETIRED BISHOP of Angra and the Azorean Islands, the Most Reverend Aurelio Granada Escudeiro '(center) and Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., process into St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford, for the 125th anniversary Mass last Sunday. Flanking Bishop Escudeiro are Father John J. Oliveira, pastor, and Father Christopher Stanibula, parochial vicar.

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M ass, dinner culminate jubilee year celebration for St. John the Baptist, New Bedford

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By Dave Jolivet Anchor Staff The year-long commemoration at the 125th anniversary of St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford culminated with 'a Mass last Sunday, celebrated by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap" with princi pal concelebrants the Most Reverend Aurelio Granada Escudeiro, former Bishop of Angra & the Azorean Islands, St. John's pastor Father John J. Oliveira, and priests from the Dioceses of Fall River, Manchester, Providence and the Archdiocese of Boston. New Bedford Mayor Rosemary Tierney and several representatives from area Christian churches were in attendance as well. St. John the Baptist is the first Portuguese Roman Catholic Church in North America.

The Mass was preceded by a procession on County St. from the

Kennedy Center to the church two-thirds of a mile away. Taking part in the procession were the bishops, concelebrants, deacons Antonio M. da Cruz and Paul J. Macedo, special guests, the Anniversary Committee, and the Our Lady of Angels Band. The procession arrived to a filled St. John the Baptist Churc.h, and was greeted with a glorious rendition of Joyful. Joyful, We Adore Thee. performed by the combined Adult and Youth Choirs of St. John's, complete with percussion, organ, trumpets and woodwinds.

In his homily, Bishop O'Malley told the congregation, "Today, we dedicate the people of this parish to the love and care of Mary." On behalf of the parish, he thanked the Lord for what has been, and for what will be he said, "Yes, Lord, yes!"

For Communion meditation, the

choirs sang "Behold the Lamb." the parish theme for the past year.

The parish received several gifts,

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Mother Teresa released from hospital CALCUTTA, India (CNS) Mother Teresa was released from the intensive care unit of Woodlands Nursing Home Sept. 6, still weak from her struggle with heart problems, malaria and pneumonia.

The 86-year-old Nobel laureate and foundress of the Missionaries of Charity was moved by wheelchair, ambulance and stretcher to the order's headquarters in Calcutta.

"We had a plan to release her on Saturday, but she was restless and wanted to go home today. We could not force her to stay one more day," said Dr. Sudipta Sen, director of the nursing home and

one of six doctors who had treated Mother Teresa.

"She is a little stronger but she needs lots of rest," he said.

Once she arrived home, Mother Teresa was carried on a stretcher to the upstairs prayer room of the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse where she attended morning Mass, said a spokeswoman for the order.

Leaving the hospital, where she had been since Aug. 20, Mother Teresa thanked her doctors and said. "May God bless you."

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LUCILLE RAMOS (left) and Lelia Goncalves, both parish secretaries.and lifelong parishioners, stand with their pastor in front of a banner represl~nting "All God's People." The banner was made by parishioners for Pentecost, 1985. At right, Julia Almeida makes baptismal garments for infants baptized at Our Lady of Assumption parish, New Bedford. Pastor Rev. David Reid, 55.CC, who recently moved here from Rochester, New York, is fascinated by the Cape Verdean parish and its people. (Anchor/ Mills photos) , '

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New Bedford parish celebrates 90 years of survival hoping'to pick up some Crioulo." grants, suffered the low pay, backHe also found himself blessed to breaking labor and poor working be in the company of not only is . conditions of the Industrial RevoThe idea of newness and change ' assistant Rev. Richard Lifrak, lution. has always filled human beings Then Fall River Bishop William SS.Cc., but many individuals from with simultaneous feelings of exhis 1400-family parish willing to Stang, responding to the request citement and dread, peace and for spiritual leadership of th,e mosthelp him practice the language. anxiety, hope and fear of accep'Iy Catholic immigrant population, Returning to the history of Cape tance. Embarking on a new career, invited the Fathers of the CongreVerde, as time went by on the entering a new school, or moving struggling archipelago, drought gation of the Sacred Hearts of to a new neighborhood can be and colonial mismanagement led Belgium to the diocese to minister angst-producing agents in themto famine and widespread hunger specifically to these new arrivals. 'selves; however, when coupled among its people. Many men, hop- .Our Lady of Assumption parish with an unwelcoming atmosphere ing to escape the constant suffer- was founded in 1905 and very soon in the new location, the high hopes ing, signed on as hands on Ameri- became a center of Cape Verdeanfor life's new chapter can ea'sily can whaling and sailing vessels. American life, attracting the isoturn to despair. ' Cape Verdeans became well known lated community to form a coSuch is the plight of many immias valued seamen, but despite their hesive bond which has lasted for grants who, 'upon arriving in the skill and desirability, they were many years.

United States, are' scorned, exAt that time and up until repaid low wages and mistreated ploited, or scapegoated by those to cently, Our Lady of Assumption because of racial and ethnic prejuwhom the.y look for freedom. But parish was the first and only Cape dices.

This discrimination' forethe Cape Verdean community at Verdean ethnic parish in the Unishadowed their treatment in future Our Lady of Assumption parish in ted States. Originally located on occupations on land as well.

New Bedford is a shining example South Water Street in New BedAs profits from the whaling inof the determination necessary to ford, the church had been a seadustry diminished, many obsolete persevere through times of admen's chapel, a Jewish synagogue, vessels became available, so many versity. The parish celebrates its a kindergarten and a supply store early Cape Verdean emigrants 90th anniversary this year and,· until Bishop Stang bought the pooled their resources to buy says pastor Father David Reid, building from a New Bedford buspacket boats and cargo and pasSS.Cc., is proud of its heritage inessman on August 15, 1905, the senger ships for sailings between and many accomplishments.

Feast of the Assumption. southeastern Massachusetts ports "It was wonderful to celebrate As the parish grew, it was clear and Cabo Verde, thus assuming 90 years of survival of the Cape that the low-lying, storm-beaten control over their own passage to Verdean community here in New church building needed replacethis area. .

Bedford," said Father Reid, his ment. So, after a few years of speAs they came en masse in the own lilting Irish brogue still softly cial collections and fundraisers, early 1900s, they began to meet the apparent. "New Bedford is to the the first Mass in the current church rising demand for labor in the texCape Verdean community what 'on South Sixth Street was celetile mills of New Bedford and Ellis Island has been for other brated on September 2, 1957. . cranberry bogs of Cape Cod. Alimmigrants."

Since then, prejudice and immithough well-known as hard workCabo Verde (the Green Cape) is gration I\mits have forced the Cape ers, they, like most pOOr immian archipelago of IS islands in the Verdean people to form a'strong, cohesive community of believers sharing similar experiences, happinesses and struggles. .

"Before, Cape Verdeans couldn't live freely," said Lelia Goncalves, a parish secretary and lifelong parishioner. "That's why we stayed around the church." She explained how the prejudice of the time wouldn't even allow a Cape Verdean to purchase a home' in a "white" neighborhood. "It was a . gentleman's agreement that they would only sell to another white person," she continued, smiling and shrugging her shoulders. "We didn't know we 'were victims. It's much different now."

Today the parish does have a different face. The elderly still remain active, while many of the BISHOP O'MALLEY t~kes part in a procession, 400 strong, August 18 followed by a young people have moved away. ~ass at Our Lady of AssumptIOn Church, New Bedford. The Mass celebratedthe parish's 90th The pastor, himself only transbirthday. (Gomes/ Johnson photo) planted to the parish in July from

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Atlantic Ocean, 385 miles off the western coast of Africa. The mountainous volcanic islands ha~e very rich soil but the hot, arid climate makes agriculture very difficult.

Etoded by mists, of fine sand, brought via Sahara Desert trade winds, the virtually uninhabited islands were first colol)ized by the Portuguese in the mid 1400s.

With the realization. that the land would not cooperate with their commercial farming intentions, settlers took advantage of the islands' geographical location on the busy lanes of seafaring commerce to develop them as an ideal port not only for refueling but as a stopover point in· the exchange of human cargo during Europe's and the United States' then expanding slave trade.

During that period, European , settlers (primarily Portuguese adventurers) and a minimum of 27 differ~nt African tribes interwove their cultures so completely that a separate unique civilization developed with its own customs, folklore, cuisine, music and even language.

"Crioulo is a derivative of Portuguese, the official language of the islands," said Father Reid, "mixed with several African dialects." The result is a tongue specific to the area.

The Dublin-born pastor plans to visit the homeland of many of his parishioners next year. "By then," he said, "I hope to know Portuguese a little better.. I'm also

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"We were actually going to cal1 our Friday night 'N ostalgia Night,'" he explained, "but I objected to it because nostalgia kind of says it's over and dom:, you're looking at a relic, so you don't have to keep the faith. It's not over, it's still alive."

Although there are 1400 families that would call Our Lady of the Assumption their parish, many more attend special ett.nic occasions.

"These people make great efforts to support each other. in time of bereavement," the pastor noted.

"There is a tremendous attention paid to the deceased." ' Though the community is going through a time of diasp,:>ra, the parish activity is stil1 high and enthusiastic. The busy parish center, where club meeting ro,:>ms and CCD classrooms are de:corated with framed honors, photographs of parishioners and posters of the homeland, is located directly behind the church. A walk through on any given day may find Julia Almeida making baptism ill robes or Sister Marianna Sylvester, RSM, extremely active with youth ministry. One is also sure: to find Lucille Ramos running the parish office. None, though, is too busy to smile and offer a kind 'word of welcome.

"The best thing about the parish," said the priest, his sentiments echoed by the office secretaries, "is the sense of community, the sense of ownership parishionen. have of their church."

About 400 people participated in the celebration of90 years in the community which came to a close August 16-18 with prayer services, storytellers, music and fu,n in the robust Cape Verde tradition. Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., presided at a multilingual celebration of the Eucharist.' .

Proud of their heritage and history, the Cape Verdeal1. people have overcome much but still struggle with the barriers ,)f ignorance and prejudice.

"America makes you ,;hoose," said Father Reid. "Are you black?

Are you white?" The people of Our Lady of Assumption are neither and both. They are Cape Verdean, with a rich heritage and history of survival. '

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Longtil1ne Friend becomes honorary library trustee Antone F. Souza, Jr., il resident of Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, was named an honorary member of the Fall Rivl~r Public Library Board of Trustees during a presentation by Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr., Regina Slezak, library administrator, and Irving Zangwill, chairperson of the Board of Trustees.

In his presentation, Mayor Lambert thanked M r. Souza for his lifetime of active service to the library. "I appreciate that you're staying involved. Although your mobility is restricted now, we know that the most extensive travel is through bookS," he said.

M r. Souza, a past president of

the Friends of the Public Library,l said his passion for boo~s began as a small child. "My mother brought me to the library when I was about eight years old and added my name to the children's section. I've been connected with the library in some way ever since," he said.

A copy of the Gale Encyclopedia of Multi cultural Al1'!erica will be added to the reference collec. tion in his honor.

Also attending the presentation were his daughter Mary Lou Souza, his son-in-Ia w George Miller, and his wife Mary, "Mamie," who is also a resident of Catholic Memorial Home.

Bishops, lay h~aders to meet in October WASHINGiON (CNS) - u.s. bishops and lay leaders from around the country will study the role of the laity going into the third millennium during the 1996 National Lay Forum.

The three-day meeting, "Crossing the Threshold With Hope: Laity and Bishops Together Preparing for the Third Millennium," is slated for Cleveland Oct. 11-13.

The forum is open to lay leaders designated by dioceses and lay organizations.

Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, will deliver the keynote address, "The Third Millennium: Opportunities and Questions for the Church." Other speakers will include author and theologian Father Michael Himes, Auxiliary Bishop Robert Morneau of Green Bay, Wis., and Zeni Fox of Immaculate Conception Seminary in Seton Hall, N.J. Discussion sessions will focus on four themes of "Called and Gifted for the Third Millennium," the bishops' 1995 pastoral statement on the laity. Participants will look at the laity's calls to holiness, to community, to mission and ministry, and to Christian maturity, and will identify challenges for the future.

Following the forum, four subgroups will discuss marriage and

family, women, young adults, and ecclesiallay ministry.

The 1996 National Lay Forum is sponsored by the bishops' Committee on the Laity and Subcommittee on the Millennium. This is the third lay forum sponsored by the NCCB. Earlier forums were held in Washington in 1991 and 1994.

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The Invisible. Miracle This weekthe Anchor begins a four-part series by Sol Stern, "The Invisible Miracle of Catholic Schools." Using New York City schools as an example, Stern spotlights the contributions that Catholics have made and are making to our nation. His article, first published in City Journal and reprinted in shorter form by the Wall Street Journal, was occasioned by his interest in the recent offer of New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor to educate five percent of the city's lowest achieving public school students in Catholic schools where, he said, "they will succeed."

As Stern explored the Catholic school system for himself, he ended by writing a most important document on their value.

It is interesting but not surprising to note that within the past week the generous offer of the Archdiocese of New York .. became the target.ofinvectives from the New York Times after it was endorsed by the city's Mayor Giuliani.

The education situation in New York is currently more than critical. The problems of overcrowded schools and the lack of even desks and chairs for students have become a nightmare.

This is nothing new, but the cause of this educational horror story has been found to be immigrant students. Over 135,000 youngsters who have entered the United States in the past three years now answer the school bell. A system already overburdened by every human problem imaginable is now forced to deal with yet another.

Nor is it unique. What New York is facing is the case in many other areas. Immigration is a problem which affects the entire nation, yet Washington has thus far refused to handle it with care and compassion, let alone a sense of historic perspective or social responsibility.

When a sincere offer of help is extended to a city, one would expect a grateful response. To the not too surprising contrary, the opponents of Catholic schools immediately began to beat the drum of separation of church and state.

The New York Times pontificated editorially that "the city should drop instantly Mayor Giuliani's proposal to send 1000 low-achieving city students to Catholic schools." Others were fearful that public school students sent to Catholic schools would not be guaranteed access to information regarding reproductive issues, while yet others were opposed to any voucher system. The list of objections grew as parents' hopes of quality education for their children diminished. The prejudiced platitudes of the past have again surfaced to impede any attempt to help children leave the ghettos of despair.

At the same time, the educational outlook fo'r public schools becomes more and more glum as new problems are handed to communities by various bureaucracies. Communities cannot· continue to tax citizens for new facilities while failing to face such issues as immigration, school curriculums, crime in schools, drug use and sexual behaviors. Millions of parents depend on schools to provide their children with a wide gamut of services as a solution for their own shortco~ings. As a result, in thousands of schools, social problems far outweigh concern for educational progress.

The offer of the New York Archdiocese to the City of New York is a noteworthy example of Church willingness to offer help to all regardless of race, creed or ·color. To ignore such generosity because of anti-Catholicism is an affront to decency and justice, not to mention deliberate denial of what could be a life-changing gift to hund~eds of children.

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AUSTRALIAN SISTERS MOIRA LYNCH, MARY BATCHELOR AND MAUREEN CAREY ARRIVE IN NAIROBI RECENTLY AFTER BEING RELEASED BY REBELS IN SUDAN. THE NUNS, TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND A BROTHER WERE HELD FOR TWO WEEKS BY A GROUP THAT ACCUSED THE MISSIONARIES OF SPYING.

"He has sent me to comfort the broken-hearted, to announce libierty to captives and to open the eyes of the blind." Is 61:1

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color is not always the primary About 25 years ago I was asked source of separation and alienato fill out a scholarship applica- tion among individuals in our tion at Providence College in which society. Emphasis on skin color I was asked what my race was. The seems to be a way'of keeping alive options were the then politically the sad stories of discrimination correct "Negro," "Indian," "Span- and victimization that have plagued ish" or "Other." I crossed out the our nation. word "Other" and replaced it with There is another story to be told the word "Human." The dean did that neither denies racism nor does not appreciate my response and in it glorify cultural diversity. The no uncertain terms insisted on an . truth is 'always in between. Pitting acceptable answer. He explained people against each other as victhat if I were Negro, Indian or tims or oppressors is divisive to Spanish the college could be reim- our unique American soul and bursed by the government for my perpetuates an environment of . scholarship expenses. I found the suspicion and mistrust. process as offensive then as I do We need to welcome every pernow. son with his or her unique ethnic The facts that my mother's par- and racial composition with both ents came from Portugal and my success stories and with dreams of father's parents came from Ireland improvement. Failures and excuses were grounds for disqualification abound when we perceive ourselves seemed blatantly unfair. I read with keen interest a story published in the New York Times by Sunil Garg, a public policy analyst Sept. 16: 1 Cor 11:17in Chicago. Her parents emigrated from India in the early 1960s and 26,33; Ps 40:7-10,17; lk. she has always considered herse!f.

7:1-10 Indian-American. She deeply resented the fact that when she was Sept. 17: 1 Cor 12:12accepted to the John F. Kennedy 14,27-3la; .Ps 100:1-5; lk School of Government at Harvard 7:11-17 J a few years ago, she was invited by the school to attend a special Sept. 18: 1 Cor 12:31orientation for "students of color."

13:13; Ps 33:2-5,12,22; lk She saw no reason to separate the 7:31-35 student body into two groups; whites and those with "color."

Sept. 19: 1Cor 15:1-11; Ps She did not find the explanation 118:1-2,16-17',28; lk 7:36-50 given to her by other students particularly persuasive. The rationale Sept. 20: 1 Cor 15:12-20; for a separate orientation was to Ps 17-:1,6-8,15; lk 8:1-3 acknowledge that "people of color" include those who have historiSept. 21: Eph 4:1-7,11-13; cally been alienated or oppressed Ps 19:2-5; Mt 9:9-13 by.the Western white world and Sept. 22 Is 55:6-9; Ps whose perspectives and cultures have not been properly heard or 145:2-3,8-9,17-18; Phil 1: appreciated. What this ivory tower 20c-24,27a; Mt 20:1-16a designation ignores is that skin

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If every hyphenated American told his or her story it would be a much more optimistic sl:Ory told than what is emanating from our Ivy League colleges and universities. The reason why so many people wish to emigrate to our shores is because the American Dream is still alive and well. The American experience is deeply rooted in our Western culture. Howevl:r flawed it may be, we need not repudiate it in order to become culturally diverse.

I sense that the' greatest challenge before us is to uphold our Western culture while at the same time fully appreciating the diverse perspective of the many people who are emigrating to our land.

Listening with sensitivity to their tales of joy and woe and responding with justice and men:y will be the test of whether we me living .according to our noble Western values. When we color each. other human we .He truly reflecting the best of cu:.ture and living up to our potential;to be the world's last great hope.

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Does Dr. Kevorkian offer 'liberty'?

Here is an unsigned editorial from the Aug. 29 issue of the Catholic Courier, newspaper of the Diocese of Rochester, N.Y. Few of the facts are clear at this point.

Judith Curren, a 42-year-old mother of two daughtt:rs (ages 8 and 10), and her husband, Dr. Franklin Curren, traveled from their home in Pembroke, Mass., to Michigan. There, on Aug. 15, Mrs. Curren committed suicide with the help of Dr. Jack Kevorkian.

After that, facts fade into claims and al1egations.

Dr. Curren claims his wife suffered for 20 years from a combination of the painful muscular disorder fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, and an unspecified immune-system dysfunction. He says she had endured severe pain in recent years, and that her ailments had left her paralyzed and bedridden.

But no one has asserted any of these alleged problems threatened her life. In fact, Dr. Ljubisa Dragovic, the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Judith Curren, said he found no indications of any potential1y fatal conditions.

Meanwhile, police documents from Pembroke show scveral reports of domestic disputes and two

arrests of Dr. Curren during the couple's 12-year marriage. As recently as July 26. Dr. Curren was arrested on charges of domestic assault and battery against his wife.

The day after the suicide, news reports said Kevorkian learned about the Currens' domestic problems after the fact, and that he was having second thoughts. But Kevorkian and his lawy(lr later dis. counted those stories.

So why did two young children lose their mother?

And how far will this case push the legal limits on physician-assisted suicide?

Initially, Kevorkian and other proponents had argued that physician-assisted suicide: be permitted for people with terminal illness.

In this case, however, Kevorkian helped end a life because of pain and depression - two highly subjective, nonterminal conditions.

How long wil1 it be before we see the assisted suicidc of someone who has severe arthritis? Is grieving over the loss of a loved one?

Depressed over the inability to find a spouse? Simply bored?

Are such questions absurd? Not if the history of another life issue offers any indication.

Recall that during the early 1970s, the Supreme Court acted to permit abortions· throughout nine

months of pregnancy for reasons including the mother's health.

Since that time, courts have interpreted "health" to include a broad range of problems, including, for example, depression over an unplanned pregnancy.

This line of reasoning was extended further by the court's 1992 "Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania vs. Casey" decision concerning state limits on abortion. In that decision, justices wrote, "At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe and of the mystery of human life."

Those words broaden the ruling's societal implications well beyond abortion. And they could be applied to the Curren situation.

In light of "Casey," it could be argued that J ud ith Curren had a right to define her own "concept of existence" and "mystery of human life." If that de:finition included ending her life, then the "Casey" decision would see the act as her right and prohibit the government from imposing undue limits on her enjoyment of that right.

So don't be surprised if this death becomes a precedent, opening the door to more legal suicides of nonterminally ill people - all under the guise of "liberty."

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An outrageous, saorilegious rlJling

By Father John T. Igoe Responding to editors' requests for a regular sampling of current commentary from around the Catholic press, here Is an editorial headlined "An Outrageous, sacrilegious Ruling," from the Aug. 16 Issue of One Voice, newspaper of the Diocese of Birmingham, Ala. It was written by Father John T. Igoe, editor.

The seal of confession has been trampled in a most arrogant and blatant way by a circuit court judge in Oregon.

By reason of the judge'S ruling, six people heard the tape of a penitent's sacramental confession which was secretly recorded in a prison cell. The priest who administered the sacrament of penance to a prisoner was outraged.

All the bishops of the U.S., al1 confessors and all Catholics and people of ethics and decency are appalled at such a sacrilege.

The judiciary of the U.S. should remedy the violation in such 1:1 way that this will never happen again. In its very essence, this violation of the seal of confession is an insult to all Catholics and a mockery of religion.

Untold harm has been done in the name of justice. We ask that at the very least the judge be removed from office and barred from the practice of law forever, anywhere.

Sometimes such deceit was reported dur~

ing wartime atrocities, but was unheard of and undreamed of in America. What has happened to "the American way?" Where have ethics and decency gone? Is this the beginning of a trend that has no end, of contempt for religion?

The seal of confession is more than a promise of secrecy. It is a seal by anyone who hears the confession of another, even accidentally.

Anyone who hears the confession of another may not, under any circumstances, identify the sin with the sinner, during the lifetime of the sinner, nor after the sinner has died; not for the advantage of anyone elSEl. There is no excuse for violating the seal of confession either directly or indirectly.

Confession is made to a confessor because of his privileged position, and such a state must be protected and respected at all costs.

This decision by the circuit court judge is an interference in the essence, not the interpretation, of the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States that says, "Congress shall make no law ... forbidding the free exercise (of religion)."

From what author-ity did a circuit judge get the right to violate this right to free exercise of reli'gion? Since when would al' judge take it upon himself to do such an outrageous act?

Ancient roots of our liturgy

By Father John J. (:astelot Worship at the temp\~; inJerusalem must have been spectacular in biblical times. The priests and Levites were richly and colorfully garbed, the prescribed l:eremonies were awe-inspiring.

The temple itself ,vas magnificent - and big. It was so big that the individual worshiper easi~y could get lost in the crowd, bCl;oming personally uninvolved, a spectator at a grand spectacle. This wasn't inevitable, but it happened so often that the prophets complained loudly.

The trouble when pe:ople were not actively involved in the liturgy was that it tended to lead to a divorce between liturgy and life.

Typical are the words of Isaiah: '''What care I for the number of your sacrificesT says the Lord. 'I

have had enough of whole-burnt rams and fat of fatlings .... Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes: cease doing evil; learn to do good'" (Isaiah I: 11-16).

For people throughout the land, the temple was far away. Worship there was mandated only on the big pilgrimage feasts. The synagogue was close by, especially in the smaller towns and villages. Its purpose was personal prayer and study of the Jewish law. If it was structured, as any groups must be, the structure was simple.

The elders of the community were responsible for maintenance of the building. and the "ruler of the synagoguc" determined the order of the services.

The service itself was far from complex. The people' recited to-

get her the "she rna," their profession of faith (De:uteronomy 6:4ff).

One of them re(:ited a long, original1y spontaneous, prayer. This was followed by a reading of a passage from the first five books of Scripture. to which was added a reading from th,~ prophets. Then a member of the community gave a homily and a formula of dismissal.

But the people did not just leave and go about their business. They stayed around for further instruction in and discussion of the Scriptures.

Such involvement gave them a conscious identity as members of God's people. This consciousness contributed to their survival long after tlTe temple had been destroyed and they were scattered all over the map. It was the heart of their lives. ,,'

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A bout mothers Dear Editor: Not long ago we celebrated the lovely feast of the Assumption of Mary into heaven, body and soul, because of God's great love for his mother. As a dying Christ on Calvary he gave us that same mother to guide and protect us on our journey into eternity.

Today, in a world of abortions and lack of respect for life, the word "mother" has lost its tender meaning. But it is reassuring to recall that the late Cardinal Joseph.

Mindszenty gave us the realization that in a world gone astray, we should venerate that name. This is his description of a mother: The most important person on earth is a mother. She cannot claim the honor, of having built Notre Dame Cathedral. She need not. She has built something more magnificent than a cathedral-adwellingforanimmortal soul, the tiny perfection of her baby's body.

The angels have not been blessed with such a grace.

They cannot share in God's creative miraCle to bring new saints to Heaven. Only a human mother can. Moth-

ers are Closer to God the Creator than any other creatures. God joins forces with mothers in performing this act of creation....

What on God's good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother?

Mrs. Thomas QuinnJr. South Dartmouth

For cancerpatients Dear Editor: This prayer for cancer sufferers is for the many people who have it: Oh, Jesus, I don't know how we could live without you in our lives; we turn to you in our needs.

Jesus, we pray earnestly for those who have cancer that you make them strong and, Jesus, that you take away the pain.

Jesus, I know you can heal all that are afflicted.

We pray for a miraCle you know that cancer is the killer sickness; Jesus, we pray for a cure Jesus, spread out your arms over all of them that are afflicted.

Sally Tavares

Priest flooded with donations after returning check NORTHGROSVENORDAL~

Conn. (CNS) - A Connecticut priest who gained national attention in April for returning a proabortion lawmaker's $5,000 donation to 'a Catholic school has received more than 10 times that amount from pro-lifers who are lauding his actions.

Father George H. Parker, administrator of St. Joseph parish in North Grosvenordale, told Hartford's archdiocesan paper, The Catholic Transcript, that he had received $56,300 in donations to St. Joseph's School as of Aug. 22.

All of the donations were from people who supported. Father Parker's refusal to accept money from Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-Conn., an advocate of keeping abortion legal.

Father Parker was thrust in the national spotlight four months earlier when he returned to Dodd a $5,000 check the lawmaker had given to the parish school. . At that time, the priest referred to Dodd as "a disciple of death" for voting against a bill that would have banned doctors from performing partial-birth abortions.

The priest said he has received ove 1,000 letters and calls from people who heard about his action and wished to commend him, inCluding a letter from Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, a call from Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York, and donations from priests throughout the nation.

"It's been totally unexpected.

For a while, the donations were coming in at the rate of nine or 10 a day," said Father Parker.

Donations have ranged from as high as $5,000 (of which there were three) to as low as $10, he said.

Dodd became the target of Fa-

ther Parker's criticism after the lawmaker attended a Mass and Communion breakfast sponsored by the local Knights of Columbus council last year. Dodd, who is Catholic, has been a repeated speaker at council events for 20 years. He made the $5,000 dona. tion to St. Joseph School as part of the Knights-sponsored event.

Father Parker, in a letter to Dodd dated April 15, explained his decision to return the check.

"Our school is in dire financial need and is operating at a deficit.

Nevertheless, the decision to return this donation was made by me and the dedicated Sisters of Charity of Our Lady, Mother of the Church, who staff our school," he wrote.

The Knights of Columbus has a national policy against inviting public officials who support legal . abortion to its events.

An idea whose time has come A new poll is telling us that school uniforms are gaining popularity.

Phi Delta Kappa surveys adults annually on a broad range of educational subjects. This year it put the school uniform question on the list and found that 53 percent of those polled favored uniforms for public school students.

When the subject of school uniforms re-emerged in the past couple of years, many were suprised to learn that President Bill Clinton was for them.

I admit I was surprised to read that he advoc~ted uniforms in schools, since I often talk to youngsters who get apoplectic at the very thought ofthis. Many young people say that dressing alike robs them of their individuality.

I was the product of Catholic school education from first grade through college, and I wore school uniforms every year until I graduated from high school, with the exception of fourth grade. That year we moved from one area ofthe city to another, and it was too late for my mother to enroll me in a Catholic school. So she put me in public school, though I think she feared losing her soul for months after doing this. . Mostly I think my mother was endlessly annoyed - because she had a new job that year - seeing to it that I had proper dresses each day for Class. I remember her buying material at 15 cents a yard and sewing four dresses for me.

Funny thing, though, I don't ever remember any of my friends commenting on my homemade clothes, and I had a lot of friends. I bring this out because in scores of interviews I've done with youngsters in the past year I've heard, over and over, that Clothing is a major concern.

All too many of them are afraid they will be criticized, made fun of and laughed at for having "nerdy"路 clothes, or wearing fashions that fall short of the current rage. That concern goes from head - notice

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These fads will probably die out, but what will the new ones be? .

In the few schools already courageous ,~nough to go for the "new look," neatness via a dress code, educators and parents alike had had enough of dress competition. They wanted youth to focus on learning.

I think public schools ought to give s(:hool uniforms a try. If the uniforms lead toany new problems that can't be resolved, the schools can always go back, eliminating the dress code.

But maybe educators and parents will find that school uniforms give them a new and bette:r freedom: freedom from the daily need to conform to the dress standards of advertisers and peer groups; freedom from the ensuing competition and distr.ilctions in Classrooms.

Basic parenting principles Dear Dr. Kenny: Weare new parents,and we went to our local library for something like a parenting manual. What we found was very confusing: many books on specific topics, with titles like "How to Wean Your Child," "When Your Child Lies," "Improve Your Child's IQ," etc. .

Aren't there any books on overall principles of parenting? Is it that complicated? Or better still, are there any general guidelines for new parents which would apply in different areas? Thanks. (Iowa)

You are right. Parenting books today are specific, dealing with children's behavior symptom by symptom. If there are any books about general principles, they are often so academic as to be impractical for parents in the front lines.

A recent issue of American Psychologist (June 1996) carried an artiCle titled "Basic Behavioral Science Research for Mental Health." In a section on "Effective vs. Ineffective Care-Giving," the artiCle identified two basic parenting principles: unconditional love and effective control.

By unconditional love, the researchers meant how much warmth, nurturance and acceptance (versus hostility and rejection) the caregivers conveyed to children. High levels of caregiver warmth are associated with elevated self-esteem, obedience, internalized moral standards, academic success and social adjustment.

Love, however, is not enough. Caregivers must also be effective managers of child behavior. Effective management and guidance are different from controlling, manipulative or punitive parenting.

The researchers distinguished between authoritaVATICAN CITY (CNS) tive control (provides structure, sets reasonable rules France's Catholic Jegacy and the and communicates involvement) and authoritarian future of the faithful are to. be control (which combines rigid and harsh enforceamong the main points during ment of rules with poorly reasoned and dictatorially Pope John Paul II's upcoming trip set standards.) to that country. The schedule for In other words, love and control are quite compatthe Sept. 19-22 visit, as released by ible and not so different from the earlier mandate the Vatican Aug. 27, includes an . that children required both uncondi"tional and conaddress to young people, a meet- ditional love. Perhaps the best way to. synthesize ing with young couples and their these two elements is to say that children need "lovchildren and prayer before the rel- ing guidance." ics of a French saint. One point in In our book "Loving and Learning" we list two the schedule, a visit to the place practical principles which can be applied to improve where Frankish King Clovis was all discipline: baptized, has been the source of I. There is more to discipline than punishment. controversy.路 Various groups are Punishment, despite its common use, is often not planning to boycott the pope's very good discipline because it does not obtain the visit, and some Catholics are desired result. demanding to be taken offthe rolls As a primary means of behavior control, punishin protest of the mixing of church ment can be indicted on four counts. It negates the and state in the papal trip. person. It fails to offer a blueprint for virtue. It is less

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the haircuts and hairstyles - to toe. The toe gets . special attention. God help a kid who wears cheap sneakers.

It takes guts to go to school these days without the proper look that makes you fit in with your peer group. So much for individuality!

effective with older children. And it provides valued time and attention for the wrong behavior.

2. Give attention to the behavior that y,)U want to encourage. Nothing happens or continues to happen without some type of payoff or reward. Attention is the most powerful of all the payoffs. Most of us, adults and children alike, thrive on attention.

With Dr. James & Mary Kenny How many teachers, supervisors and parents have complained: "I can't understand that person. The more I get after him, the worse he gets.... He's just doing it to get attention." Yet we keep on giving attention to the misbehavior because we don't know a better way.

These two principles can be effectively applied to discipline at all ages.

Parents, and others interested in changing and shaping behavior, need a few practical general principles that can be applied across the board. Instead, parents are getting a series of books addn:ssing specific behaviors.

Thank yoti for an important question .

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I wrote to them. When my mother heard of it she was less than happy. She thinks this is the way Mormons get names for "posthumous baptism."

I have heard that, according to this religion, living people can be baptized for the dead. Is this true?

I have also heard tlltat Christians did the same a long time ago.

As a baptized Christian, I do not want my name to go down in history as 11 Mormon'. Can you enlighten us about any of this? I:New Jersey) A. You ask a lot of heavy questions in a few' words. Let's look first at the· one about early Christians.

In his firSt letter to the Corinthians, St. Paul discusses at length the resurrection of Jesus. Against some who denied this belief, he strongly affirmed that if Christ has not bt~cn raised our whole religion is absurd.

At one point he uses a puzzling argument. If we are not raised from the dead, then "what will people accomplish by having themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they having themselves baptized for them?" (15:29) Understandably, this perplexing verse has provoked much speculation. One oftoday's most knowledgeable e~perts on the Corinthian letters says the practice of baptizing the living for the dead is so foreign to Paul's theology that Paul would never have used such a practice even as an argument. The expert then offered his own explanation of the passage. .

The predominant interpretation, however, stiU seems to be that in those early days some living Christians did have themselves baptized for deceased non-Christians, which is not to say, of course, that Paul promoted or approved the practice.

Other interpretations end up being rather tortuous; but there's never been a thoroughly satisfactory explanation.

The Mormon practice of baptizing the living for the dead grows out of.a theology of faith and salvation thoroughly alien to other Christians.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was founded, ~r "restored," in 1830 by the Prophet Joseph Smith, who aCI;ording to his own testimony discovered a set of golden plates on a hill near Palmyra, N.Y. His translation of the writing on these plates, accomplished, he claimed, with the help of certain myster!ous stone glasses, is the Book of Mormon,

one of the three or four books most honored by adherents of that faith.

To expand on these beliefs is not possible here.

Briefly, there is not one God; there are several gods Who, at the highest level of the heavens and through numberless generations, generate numerous "children."

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These gods, or Fathers, through a sort of sexual relationship with counterpart females, bring into existence beings, including Jesu:; and other inhabitants of our earth, who take earthly bodies after (for sqme of them at least) a pre-existence in heaven.

Those who reach the most "exalted state," what they envision as salvation, become, in their own right, gods or Fathers to others, uin and through the continuation ofthe family unit in eternity" (Doctrine and Covenants, 131" 132).

For adherents "there is 11,0 salvation of this type outside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670).

This explains the well-known Mormon interest in and promotion of the family, and why devout M ormons want their deceased ancestors to be baptized, even if by proxy. Ancestors entering the Mormon church in this way, it is believed, will have the opportunity to reach the "celestial" level of eternity.

It is critical to remember that words like "God," "savior," "heaven," "faith," even "morality," mean something vastly different to Mormons than they do to us.

Understanding them, or getting them to understand other Christians, is nearly impossible without a long, honest and arduous effort to state very clearly what exactly is meant by every word that is used. Not many on either side can overcome that hurdle.

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ORGANIST ST. JULIE BILLIART PARISH OF NORTH DARTMOUTH IS LOOKING FOR A FULL TIME ORGANIST, ABLE TO TAKE CHOIR, FUNERALS, WEDDINGS, ETC.

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The coveted end-af-pew posi'tion It was recently poi nted out to me that some of you pew dwellers are forgetting your manners. You know who you are, so there Jis no need to list your names here, but let's review some pew etiquette, just for the record.

A good place to start is entering the pew. As.we all know, the best place to sit is at the very end of the pew. There are thousands of reasons this is true, but two top ones include claustrophobia and early exit for a post-liturgy golf date.

Unfortunately, if one arrives early enough to stake out an end position, he or she simultaneously blocks entry to the center of the pew. Even in the most modern post-conciliar designs it is rare to find pews that allow you to enter in the middle.

Later-comers are thus forced into a social conundrum. What they should do, as we all know, is accept the good fortune of the fellow parishioners who are now kneeling and praying in their pew-end power positions.

It is spiritually unhealthy to think of the latter as jerks who are hogging the end of the pew.

As tradition dictates, the later-arrivals should wander the church with others in the same predicament, seeing if they can find someone who will scoot over. Failing in this, they must proceed to the front rows of pews and sit. down.

Of course, there is a corresponding convention for the person or persons bunkered down at pew ends.

He, she or they can swing his, her or their knees in an open-gate position. This invites the later-comers to enter the center of the pew, even if they are forced to tight-rope walk the kneeler.

(Note: It is considered bad form to kick a kneeler from upright position into a pew-end squatter's foot just because he or she wouldn:t move. There are dispensations for this, though, if you are carrying your elderly aunt on your shoulders.)

What some Catholics have apparently been doing, however~ is to stand at the end of the pew and just wait, making it clear they expect the "end-lOners" to· slide toward the center.

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vaal. Da. / By Dan Morris 'When the person holding first mortgage on the end spot insists on seeing proof of a baby first, social grace can go to the wind.

'Attention to seating protocol - its delicate dependence on refined deportment and decorum is critical. Snafus can lead to unseemliness during the exchange of the sign of peace and even to awkwardness during the recessional and hijinks in the parking lo~. .

Which brings us to recessional etiquette and con~ du'ct. In future essays, we will explore questions such as: Does tradition favor those who claim it is custom to "vamoose" after the third or fourth verse of the closing hymn (especially "When the Saints Go Marching In")?

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But the city would gain a still _greater benefit from having thousands more of its disadvantaged children finish school and become productive citizens, for O'Connor's claim that Catholic schools would do a better job than public schools is no idle boast. Catholic schools are already transforming the lives of thousands of poor black and Hispanic children, many of whom are not Catholic. Unlike the public schools, which have trivialized their curriculum and abandoned their standards in the name of multiculturalism, Catholic schools have remained committed to the ideal that min'ority children can share in, arid master, our civilization's intellectual and spiritual heritage.

Indeed, Catholic schools are among the last bastions il) American education of the ideas of a common civic culture.

This makes for a supreme historical irony. When America erected the "iron wall" of separation between church schools and government schools more than a century ago, the' public school system seemed the besC instrument for educating poor immigrants and assimilating them into the nation's mainstream culture and shared civic ideals. The separatist Catholic schools, on the other hand, saw themselves as a bulwark against an attempt by the public schools to impose first Protestantism and, later, secularism on Catholic children.

But beginning in the 1970s, as , public schools were deteriorating, urban parish schools,' inspired by Vatican II's universalism and by its call for an end to racism and social injustice, opened their doors to the new poor, mostly minority, and non-Catholic. Minority'e,nrollment in New York State's Catholic schools shot up - from '12 percent in 1970 to 36 percent in 1991. In New York City the figure is almost 60 percent; in Manhattan and the ..

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The early scholarship attributed Catholic schools' superior performance to their more rigorous academic curriculum and'their greater degree of discipline. Researchers also credited the distinctive organization of Catholic schools. Free from the central bureaucratic controls that weigh down public schools, they seemed more like autonomous communities, yet were accountable to'their students' families. Coleman observed that whereas the public school system had become an arena for, the clash of political and economic interests, Catholic schools were infused with an atmosphere of trust and cooperation among teachers, administrators, and parents, based on a shared moral vision.

During the next decade a growing body of research confirmed the Catholic schools' advantage. In 1990 the RAN D Corporation compared the performance of children from New York City's piJblic and Catholic high schools.

Only 25 percent of the publicschool students graduated at all, and only 16 percent took the Scholastic Aptitude Test. By contrast, over 95 percent of the Catholic. school students graduated, and 75 percent took the SAT. Catholicschool students scored an average of 8150n the SAT. By shameful contrast, the small "elite" of publicschool students who graduated and took the SAT averaged only 642 for those, in neighborhood schools and 715 for those in magnet schools. .The national average, heavily dominated by' white middle-class pupils, is 900.

A 1993 New York State I?epartment of Education report compared New York City schools with the highest levels of minority enrollment. The conclusions were striking: "Catholic schools with 81 to 100 percent minority composition outscored New York City public schools with the same percentage of minority enrollment in Grade 3 reading (+17 percent), Grade 3 mathematics (+ 10 percent), Grade 5 writing (+6 percent), Grade 6 reading (+10 percent), and Grade 6 mathematics (+11 percent)." And a seminal study by Anthony Bryk, Valerie Lee, and Peter Holland, based on a national database of student performance, found that Catholic schools succeed in reducing - by almost half - the impact of a student's minority background on academic achievement.

Public-education interest groups - of which the most powerful by far are the teachers' unions argue that both a "creaming" and a "self-selection" bias distort the survey data. While public schools must takeallchildren, theyclaim, Catholic schools allegedly can screen out those from troubled backgrounds and expel those who misbehave.

What's more, the pO.or minority children whose parents choose to pay Catholic-school tuition are more motivated.

Yet the 1993 State Educati~n Department study found that Catholic and public schools had similar percentages of ~tudents from troubled families with low incomes, while Bryk, Lee: and Holland report that Catholic schools expel far fewer children than public schools.

And the experience of a wealthy

New York,er named Charles Benenson dramatically demonstrates how negligible a part self-selection plays in Catholic schools' success with inner-city pupils.

As part ofthe"l Have a Dream" program, which pays colkge tuition for minority children who finish high school, Benenson adopted several classes at P.S. 44 in the South Bronx. Disappointed by how few students even made it through high school, Benenson began offering to pay the tuition for any of the ei'ghth-graders who wished to attend Catholic high schools. Results for his first adopted graduating class: of the 38 students who stayed in public high schools, only two made it to college; of the 22 who attended Catholic: High schools, only two failed to go to college.

"They were the same kids from the same families and the same housing projects," says Be:rlenson, a non-Catholic. "In fact, sometimes one child went to public school and a sibling went to Catholic school. We even gave money to the public-school kids for tutoring and after-school programs.It'sjust that the Catholic schools worked, and the others didn't.", Most of New York's elite are resolutely uninterested in thf: Catholic schools' success. Last August, when Mayor Giuliani extolled the Catholic schools for their success in educating minority children and suggested that they held,impprtant lessons for public schools, most of the city's education report(:rs were mystified. Catholic schools? They wouldn't have known where to find one. The New York Times' carried extensive quotes from pubiic-school teachers and principals angry at th~ mayor's comparison. The Times editoriali2,ed that "the two systems are simply not comparable," repeating [he old canard about self-selection, The paper didn't publish a word about the large body of scholarly literature on, Catholic schools' success.

Mayor Giuliani was right: educating the public about how consistently well Catholic schools have done with New York's in:ner-city pupils would help pave the way for the kind of radical reform:; public schools desperately need. Such kids are eminently educable, Catholic schools show - and here's how to educate them, for a mere [hird of the public schools' per-pupil cost.

In the face of this fine performance, public schools can have no excuse for not doing as we:ll. Nor can the public schools claim that lack of money accounts for their dismal record: as the Catholic schools show, something otlter than money is the key to succeS:i.

Reprinted with permissi<J,n from the Summer 1996 edition ·of City Journal, published by the' Manhattan Institute. Part II of this article will run in the next issue of the Anchor.

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We ask this through 1~hrist our Lord. Amen.

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• Throughout the Missions, young men hear the Lord's call to serve as priest; young women, to enter Religious life. You can help them say "Yes!" with your own generous response through the Propagation of the Faith/St. Peter Apostle.

VISITORS TO the Columbia Gorge Interpre~ive Center in Stevenson, Wash., look over the museum's extensive rosary display. With 4,000 rosaries, the display is said to be the largest such collection. (CNS/ Fetchko)

Wash:ington museUIJI claims wOlrld's larg~~st collection of rosary bea.ds STEVENSON, Wash.(CNS)The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center near Stevenson claims the world's largest rosary collection with nearly 4,000 sets of beads.

Stevenson is on the north side of the Columbia River about 35 miles east of Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, o're.

The rosary collection, featured as a centerpiece of the center's "Spiritual Quest" exhibit, was assembled by a local historian, Donald Brown.

'Brown was a convert to Cat holicismand became a memberofthe Third Order of St. Dominic, a lay association of the Dominicans in which one of the recommended spiritual activities was daily recitation of the rosary.

He founded the Skamania County Historical Society in 1926 and in 1973 donated his personal collection of religious artifacts to help establish a county museum.

Among prayer beads featured in the display is a rosary of John F. Kennedy, the nation's first Catholic president, which has Ii medallion with an image of the president attached to the chain ju~t above the crucifix. ' Some of the rosaries have odd, even startling, featurcls. A rosary from China featu'res ivory beads carved in the shape oftiny rabbits.

A set of beads shaped' like human skulls is a reminder of how fleeting life is.

The cross on one' rosary is a swastika. Although overwhelm-

ingly linked now to the horrors of Hitler's genocidal campai'gn against the Jews, the swastika is an ancient religious symbol of several cultures and was us,ed to represent the cross in early Christian and Byzantine art. When used as a C~ristian symbol it was known as the gammadion cross or crux gammata.

Also featured in the interpretive center's Rosa~y Ro'om are hundreds of other religious items. Among them are antique altar cruets and the prie-dieu and family Bible of Archbishop Francis N. Blanchet of Oregon City, pioneer leader of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest.

Planning for the 23,000-squarefoot center began in 1979 as the collection in the county museum began to outgrow its space. It was completed last year at a cost of $10.5 million.

The center interprets the natural and cultural history of the Columbia River Gorge. Its Creation Theatre features a multimedia presentation of the cataclysmic events that formed the gorge.

Sharon Tiffany, the center's founding executive director, described the rosary collection as "a living collection, one that grows as we receive new rosaries."

"The Rosary Room is not maintained as a plac'~ of worship but as a display of an almost ,universal form of worship including not only Roman Catholics, but Mus, lims, Buddhists and other religious groups who use prayer beads in their devotions,," she said.

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KATlILEENB. Castro, president and publisher of 0 lornal, Portuguese-language weekly, presents Bi$hop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., with the Monthly Recognition Award for the month of August, for exemplary service to 'the Portuguese community. (Photo courtesy of Olornal)

VATlCAN CITY (CNS) - A Philadelphia-born priest who has served in the Vatican diplomatic corps for two decades has been named papal nuncio to Bangladesh. With his new position, Msgr.

Edward J. Adams, 52, also is to be promoted to an;hbishop. The Vatican announced the changes on Archbishop-d,~signate Adams' birthday, Aug. 24. "This is a real gift and a grace," he told Catholic News Service shortly after the announcement. '!It is awesome, just as becoming a priest and entering service for the Apostolic See were awesome.'"

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Colleen Aubry, physical therapy assistant, watches the gaug~ while Catherine Pires, physical therapy assistant, cheers him on. (Right photo) The "Steppin' O'ut" walking group for residents at Our Lady's Haven,.Fairhaven, took advantage of the warm summer breezes to combine therapeutic activity and exercise.

REHABILITATIVE ther~ apy staff in all four diocesan . nursing homes recently cel~~ brated National Rehabilitation Week with demonstrations, information andlearning games for staff members.

National RehabilitatiOn Week is an opportunity to celebrate successes in rehabili~ tation, build awareness of the needs ofdisabled residents and to salute the professionals who provide service to elders with .disabilities. .

Rehabilitative programs in physical, occupational and speech therapies at the dioce~ san homes are designed to enhance and reestablish a res~ ident's skills and abilities when they have been impaired through illness or trauma.

Personalized programs devel~ oped by a multi disciplinary team can accommodate adults of any age who require a short~ term rehabilitl\,l:ion program JANICE CACI, a physical therapist at Marian Manor, Taunton, (left photo) tries her hand at completing a maze while as well as those who may need' looking in a mirror during a "Hands on Rehab" demonstration. The maze game simulated the challenges of a percc~ptiIal extended care for longer'rehabil~ problem. At right, Mimi Greene, CN A, maneuvers through an obstacle course while in a wheelchair during the Madonna itation. , Manor, North Attleboro, Rehab Olympic Games. Mark Forest, a certified occupational therpy assistant, ecourages her.

A National Alzheimer Wanderers Alert Program coordinates efforts to locate Alzheimer's victims who have strayed from homes or health facilities. A patient may be registered for life for a fee of $15.

Information isavailable from Elinor Norwood of the Cape Cod chapter of the Alzheimer's Assn., tel. 775·5656.

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On their way to Mass on a recent morning, residents and staff members of Madonna Manor Nursing Home in North Attleboro paused to greet the ~\Ilanor's newest resident, a beautiful canary.

Also among greeters was Riley, a border collie.

A bird and a dog in a nursing home?

"Absolutely," said Susan L. Caldwell, Madonna Manor administrator. "We're undergoing a miraculous transformation here called the Eden Alternative. We're infusing plants, animals, gardens and visits from children into Madonna Manor to create Ii true home for our residents, much like the homes they enjoyed before they came to live here."

"I think he's beautiful," said resident Dorothy Andrews of the new canary. ''I'm so happy when he sings; it's nice. He brings sunshine."

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pets for the residents. It makes them feel more at home," said Elaine Fontaine, owner of Attleboro's Pet Emporium and donor of the new canary.

The Eden Alternative was developed by William H. Thomas, M 0, medical director of Chase Memorial Nursing Home in New York.

He realized that while nursing homes meet people's medical needs, equally important social opportunities are often miss,ing, and residents can suffer loneliness and boredom.

In seeking to alleviate such problems, Dr. Thomas, aware that in nature a variety of, species living together creat.e a thriving environment, applied Mother Nature's methods in the nursing home setting. He designed a home where plants, animals and people lived together to create an environment where all can thrive.

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RESIDENT Walter Laliberte, right, admires a canary donated to Madonna Manor Nursing Home by pet shop owner Elaine Fontaine, far left, with Riley, a border collie.

Others, from left, Toni Paulin, pet shop manager; and Susan L. Caldwell, nursing home administrator.

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Sunday, September 15 at Saint Anne's Church, across the street from the hospital. Fol~ lowing the liturgy, there will be a reception in the hospital lobby.

Despite many changes since its founding, Saint Anne's tra~ dition of community dedica~ tion, its mission to provide high quality care with com~

passion and its vision of a pro~ gressive approach to health care delivery have remained strong and are evidenced daily by its dedicated st!J,ff.

Staff members reach beyond the walls of the hospital with many community services, including the Well Women's and the Parish Nurse programs.

As we at Saint Anne's con~ tinue to honor our history and heritage, we invite the com~ munity to attend the 90th Anniversary Mass. We look forward to celebrating with each of you the vision and determination that are the foundation of Saint Anne's Hospital.

Alternative and were struck by the way it seemed to improve the quality of life for everyone" said Tracy Strother, LSW, Madonna Manor's social worker. "We wanted to bring it to our home."

The "Edenized" nursing home effectively addresses issues ofloneIi ness and boredom because of the social opportunities it offers, including chances to nurture and give to others.

"The Eden Alternative diversifies the nursing home environment to give residents breaks from routine, important when many parts of the day are structured and predictable. For instance, a dog's reaction to a group of people watching a parakeet is spontaneous and gives residents something to talk about and share," said Sue Carlson, BSN, Madonna Manor's director of nursing services.

Madonna Manor pets currently include two parakeets, Sunshine and Tinkerbell, Fritz, the canary, and Lucy, Ms. Caldwell's chocolate Labrador retriever. Riley and Derby, Ms. Strother's pet collies; and Timothy, food service director Lori Nieukoops' Angora rabbit, visit from time to time.

The staff hopes to add more house plants to resident rooms, adopt more dogs, cats and rabbits to live in the home and create more intergenerational programs with area schools. "So many of our residents cared for children, plants and pets in their own homes. Now that they are frail, they have nothing to take care of and feel helpless.

It's heartening to see a resident helping a child with a snack or caring for a favorite plant. They can feel needed again," said Ms. .Strother.

But that is not all. Dr. Thomas also found that the Eden Alternative did more for residents than alleviate boredom. The medical benefits were extraordinary. "Residents were happier and healthier; they needed less medication," said Ms. Caldwell. Also reported at Chase MemOirial were reductions in infection rates, medication needs, mortality and staff turnover.

"We have witnessed the impact of the steps wf:'ve taken thus far in our home and we're only at the beginning. We're taking an extremely good skilled nursing facility and making it an even more wonderful place to live," added Ms. Caldwell.

"Support for the Eden Alternative has been overwhelming," said Ms. Carlson. Staff members and families have made donations. They include the two parakeets, from . Terry Merrill, a licensed practical nurse at the Manor; and Sue Wanamaker, a certified nursing assistant, donated a birdbath and a welcome sign for the home's garden.

The Eden Alternative also reminds residents and staff that simple things can add much joy to life.

"When Terry donated the parakeets, a group of staff and residents gathered to admire them.

One resident said to me, 'Aren't we rich.' If two parakeets in a cage can make such a difference, what else can we do?" said Ms. Carlson.

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JOHN TROELSTRUP and five of his eight children gather on and around an old pew inside their Oak Park, I L, house. The pew is one remnant of the former convent they now own. (eNS photo)

Parish convent now ajamilyhome OAK PARK, Ill. (CNS) - The former 20-room convent of St. Edmund parish in Oak Park is now home to Sandy and John Troelstrup and their family of eight children.

After the Dominican sisters who lived in the convent left the Chicago suburb, the parish sold the property to'raise money for capital improvements needed at its school and church.

According to Sandy Troelstrup, the stately, turn-of-the-century brick house suits them just fine.

"We were under constru'ction for eight months after moving in," she said. "We had to remove 150 feet of wall, because the small, cell-

like rooms that served as the nuns' bedrooms weren't practical for us."

But the first thing to go was the orange shag carpeting throughout the convent, she ad<led, laughing.

The family adapted the convent's religious environment to its needs ..

"Two of our children share what was once the convent's chapel," Troelstrup said. "It has beautiful stained-glass windows. Of course, the altar and pews were removed by the church."

When the parish later offered the pews for sale, the Troelstrups were quick to buy one.

And the convent's industrial kitchen turned out to be a plus, Sandy Troelstrup is a professional day

care provider, and when she's not cooking for her own family, there are plenty of other mouths to feed.

The Troelstrups, though not Catholic, are involved in the life of St. Edmund's as neighbors, said Sandy. They participate in parish fU11draise.rs and parties and have sent some of their children to St. Edmund's preschool program. John Troelstrup is a trustee on the Oak. Park Village Board.

It could be providential that she lives and, works in a place once occupied by women who were devoted to the ed ucation and care of children, Sandy Troelstrup said, because that certainly fits her lifestyle and job description.

French visit draws protests VATICAN CITY (eNS) France's Catholic legacy and the future of the faithful are to be among the main points during PopeJohn Paul II's upcoming trip to that country.

The schedule for the Sept. 19-22 visit, as released by the Vatican' Aug. 27, includes an address to young people, a meeting with young couples and their children' and prayer before the relics of 'a French saint.

Various groups are planning to boycott the pope's visit, and some Catholics are demanding to be taken off the rolls in protest of the mixing of church and state in the papal trip.· A dozen pie-throwing protesters who interrupted a Sunday Mass in the northwestern French city of Nantes joined a lengthening list of those who have dramatically made their views known in the weeks .before the pontiffs visit.

The Vatican offered no reaction to the incident, which occurred at . Saint-Pierre de Nantes cathedral Sept. 8.

The demonstrators charged onto the altar, knocked over one priest and hurled pies made with cold cream at others who were conducting Sunday morning services, hitting some of them.

They also tossed water-filled condoms down ·.the central. aisle and threw. sheaves of leaflets to the 500 parishione~s ,presel1t: ' ".. '.'

dissent in France over the upcom-' The papers said "other Masses ing papal trip. will be creamfully sabotaged in the In early August an unexploded coming days in large French cities bomb was found in a church in as a precursor to the annoyances Reims that the pope is scheduled that await John Paul II if he does to visit. A message had been not cancel his visit." scrawled on one wall: "In the name Some male members oftheconof the father, boom." gregationjumped up and detained Throughout the summer various a few of the protesters, while police groups have protested the use of' arrived to round up others who public funds.to help finance events were waiting outside. They confiscated signs with slogans that trans~ '- related to the papal visit,. forcing lated roughly as, "Condoms, not .parishes to make additional collections. skullcaps."

Others have objected to what Police detained two Belgian citithey consider inappropriate mixzens, one who is known for throwing of church and state in a cereing pies in protest at public figures. mony at which the pope is to Both suspects were released later in the day. . commemorate the baptism 1,500 Several other incidents in recent years ago of Clovis, a Frankish weeks have drawn attention to the. king credited with founding France.

Some agreement try in the service of unity arId WASHINGTON (CNS) - The communion," said the statement.

Roman Catholic-Methodist InterThe new Methodist-Catholic national Commission has issued a statement is titled "The Word of wide-ranging statementexpressing Life: A Statement on Revelation fundamental agreement on matand Faith." The World Methodist ters of revelation and faith. In its Council published the statement final sections the 44-page statein August. ment also highlighted key remaining differences between the Catholic and Methodist churches. "In particular, future study could address the related topics of pastoral and doctrinal authority, :the offices of oversight in the ch urch and succession in. them:, and the' offer ·m,!lde. by Rome of-a)?e.trine.mil}is-;'~lJ!1'"~III!lI"1

BElT GUVRIN, Israel (CNS) spectacle only for the mas:,es, but men and women from alll,evels of - It was perhaps the most vicious and bloody sport in all of history. society attended the fights. Some There was much pomp, cere- gladiators were free men and othmony and music surrounding the ers were forced to fight as. prisonfight of the gladiators, leading to a ers of war or criminals.

Usually in the mornings the gruesome end: many who entered fights would be between animals the Roman amphitheater would be carried off dead, or they were - which in ancient Palestine could include lions, bears, wild boars or maimed by wild animals and then leopards - followed by a. match killed. between wild animal and criminal, A team of archaeologists, led by or Christian. Sometimes t.he perProfessor Amos Kloner of the Israel Antiquities Authority, re- son would be tied up B.nd the cently completed excavations of animal would maul and tl:ar him an extremely well-preserved am- apart. If he did not die from the phitheater in the Judean foothills attack a professional gladiator would come and kill him. in southern Israel.

Other times there would be Although three other amphimatches between two condemned theaters have been excavated in men, only one armed. When the Israel and the West Bank, this one unarmed man had been slain, the is the first found built specifically for gladiatorial combat. The other armed man would face a similar three - in Cae~aria, Beit She'an fate as he became the. unarmed man in another fight with a:l armed and Nablus - are converted hipman. podromes, which had originally The dead and dying animals and been used for horse races.

"We can use our imagination a men would be ha uled off the arena bit here, to decide who were the (Latin for "sand") much like gladiators who fought here," said modern-day bullfights, and the archaeologist Alain Hubsch. bloodied sand would sin ply be "Maybe they were Jewish, maybe brushed away, readying the arena they were Christian. But we do for the main afternoon e:vent of know (from historical records) gladiator versus gladiator.

"This is what.people wanted to that there were two Christian martyrs from this area who were sen- see. There were several fights going tenced to death in gladiatorial com- on at once and it was ve:ry emobat, but they were sent to Caesaria tional," said Hubsch.

"The games seem very secular, (the provincial capital) to fight but we know that these were cult and die."

Many early Christians met their games. In every amphitheat.er there death this way, as Roman tribu- was one room with an altar where nals sentenced them to death as gladiators would come to pray to enemies of the state. The Romans all kinds of gods, Mars, Diana, saw Christians as dangerous to the Zeus, before goingoffto combat," empire and to their pagan relig- said Hubsch. The name "Zeus" ious cults because the Christians was engraved on one of the two were missionary with their religion altars found in the Beit Guvrin while the Jews were not, explained amphitheater.

Although the games se,:m very Hubsch.

This type of persecution of cruel and savage to people living in Christians was common until the modern times, people at t!lat time third century, when Constantine did not think as we do, said came i!1to power. He, with his Hubsch.

"The life of a person was not mother Helena, legalized Chrisviewed as it is today," he said. tianity in the Roman empire.

Christianity spread quickest in "There weren't many people in the the area of Kibbutz Beit Guvrin, audience who would say 'wait a located about an hour ana a half minute, these people down there southwest of Jerusalem. Many of are dying. There is something Jesus' first followers were Edo- wrong.'''

In fact, it was only with the mites from this zone. advent of Christianity that the The dozens of caves scattered about provided excellent hiding gladiatorial matches came to an places for the persecuted Chris- end. tians, just.as. they had given refuge _ Christian writers and ,others to King David and his men escap- spoke out against the games and ing.the wrath of King Saul hun- they were outlawed ev~ntually, but animal fights continued until the c'dreds of years earlier. . sixth century in many pla,:es.

Gladia~orial contests first apThe excavations at Bei1 Guvrin peared in Rome in.264 ,B.C. The Beit Guvrin amphitheater was one began in J 992 and continued until of 200 gladiatorial arenas in the February ofthis year. They had to Roman world. It had a seating be stopped when the Touri:sm Mincapacity of 3,500 people and was istry, which was underwr:iting the project, ran out of money. Until built in the later half of the second new funds can be found, the site century A.D. Gladiatorial combat was not a remains closed to the public.

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ST. JOHN the Baptist Church in New Bedford was filled last Sunday during the Mass culminating the 125th anniversary of the parish. The church is the first Portuguese Roman Catholic parish in North America. (Anchor/ Jolivet photo)

St. John the Baptist, NB on a foundation of the faith of our ancestors."

Continqed from Page One tifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People and an award from the Portuguese government.

Following the Mass was a celebration dinner at White's Restaurant in Westport. At the dinner, Mayor Tierney announced that the intersection of Wing, County and Allen Streets in New Bedford will now be known as St. John the Baptist Square, in recognition of the first Portuguese Roman Catholic Church in North America.

"This W(lS a very memorable day," said Father Oliveira. "It was a great day of family parish spirit in which we thanked God for our faith and the faith of our ancestors. It allowed us to grow in faith

On the following Tuesday, Sept.

10, the actual cornerstone day, a Mass was held at 6 p.m., prepared by the parish youth ministry. During the Mass, parishioners renewed their Baptismal promises in response to their patron's call to be converted and bapti~ed. In addition the Papal Blessing was permanently mounted in the church.

After the Mass, people shared an anniversary cake.

Later in 'the year, a hardcover book will be published, including an updated history of the parish and many historical photographs as well as color pictures of the past year.

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Sen confirmed that on Aug. 21 Mother Teresa.'s heart had stopped beating, "Her heart was irregular for between one-and-a-half to two minutes. At a time like that, every second seems like an hour and, looking back, she was a minute away from death," the doctor said.

"If this happened outside the hospital, or even outside the intensive care unit, I don't think she would have survived," he said.

Another of the doctors treating Mother Teresa, Dr. Dinamani Banerjee, said: "Her pulse rate is now normal for her age, between 72 and 80. It was more than 100 at the worst time but has been controlled with medicine. Her chest infection is completely cleared."

Banerjee said that because of pressure caused by Mother Teresa's stooped posture, her lung infection had not completely healed.

"Her lung is almost always infected but that is not a problem," he said. "We have to be careful about reinfection of malaria or fever."

He said Mother Teresa told him she decided she would be "happier and better" if she could retu'rn home to "pray with the sisters."

Doctors have asked that certain arrangements be made at the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse in Calcutta, induding life support systems like oxygen, an artificial respirator and round-the-clock attendance by the order's doctor and nurses.

Doctors asked the sisters to make Mother Teresa's room as mosquitoproof as possible and asked city authorities to spray the area around her house to prevent her from catching malaria again.

At the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse, one nun told reporters: "Mother is very happy to return home. God has listened to our prayers. She is now on her bed and resting as per the advice of the doctors .... We will have special prayers throughout the day."

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Still no arrests GUATEMALA CITY (CNS)Impunity and judicial inefficiency are hampering investigations into the murder of Belgian Father Alfonso Stessel, killed in Guatemala more than a year and a half ago, lawyers said. Despite key leads in the December 1994 murder, authorities have failed to arrest suspects, said Lucrecia Barrientos, legal representative of the Congregation of Immaculate Mary Missionaries, to which Father Stessel belonged. Father Stessel, 65, who worked in Zaire before transferring to Guatemala in 1986, was shot some 30 yards from his

parish home in Tierra Nueva while returning from a Christmas celebration on the evening of Dec. 19, 1994. Government authorities believed robbers to be responsible for the priest's murder, but Barrientos rules out theft.

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BISHOP CONNOLLY principal Anthony Nunes congratulates Jennifer Hale and Benjamin Pease, winners 9f the 1996 Jesuit Scholarship. .

Three Taunton Catholic Middle School graduates entered Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, this September; having received scholarships prior to their graduation. At the annual Scholarship Mass held at TCMS, Melissa Rich, and Kevin Faria were awarded the William M. Halpin, Jr. Memorial Scholarship.

This is the fifth year that these scholarships have been awarded.

The William M. Halpin Memorial Scholarship was established by the Halpin Family, in 1990 to recognize a student in good academic standing who has been educated in Catholic schools and is a good citizen of the school. All recipients of the scholarship must be graduating from Taunton Catholic Middle School and entering Coyle and Cassidy High School. Mrs.

Gail Halpin-Chalifoux was present to a ward the two scholarships to Rich and Faria, The Helen Regan Lysaght Memorial Scholarship was established by her family to recognizl: outstanding scholastic performance and exemplary Christian e:.tizenship. The recipient must also be a graduate ofSt. Mary's school. Dr. Michael Lysaght was presl~nt to award this year's scholarship to Diana Rodriques of Taunton.

Special guests at the Scholarship Mass included Michael Donly, Headmaster of Coyle and Cassidy High School, and former recipients Matthew Chmura, Timothy Barney, Patricia Pimental, Jessica Santos, Kristen Riccio, Karen Canatta, Elizabeth Coyne, John Manganaro and Tracey De Escobar.

.Bishop Connolly High 'School, FR Anthony S. Nunes; principal of Bispop Connqlly,High Scho,ol, Fall River, has announced the recipients of the' 1996 Jesuit Scholarship. Jennifer Hille and Benjamin' Pease were awarded the scholarship and certificates noting their achievement on the Connolly Place~ ment Exam in a ceremony' at the high school.

The scholarship was established last year at Bishop Connolly High School to. honor the' me,mory of the men who gave ,so many years of service to the people of the Diocese of Fall River"The annual scholarship is given in recognition of academic excellence to'the boy and girl who achieve the highest scores on the. yearly placement exam given in December.

"We are extremely grateful to the Jesuits for their kindness and generosity," said Mr. Nunes, "This scholarship is a wonderful tribute to their dedication and service to the people of this area. We are also proud of the fine· work Jennifer and Benjamin have done, We congratulate them and welcome them to Bishop Connolly as members of the Class of 2000." , The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) has announced that senior Daniel Murphy is a semifinalist in the 42nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program, Dan is among 15,000 semifinalists named nationwide. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for aproximately 7,000 Merit Scholarship awards, worth about $27 million, to be offered next spring. , NMSC is a privately financed, not-for-profit corporation. Scholarshipsawarded through the Merit Program are supported by some 600 independent sponsor organizations and institutions that share the program's goals of broadening educational opportunities for scholastically able young men and women and encouraging the pursuit of excellence at all academic levels.

Semifinalists named today are among more than 1.1 million students in some 20,000 U.S. high' schools who entered the 1997 Merit Program as juniors by taking the 1996 Preliminary SAT I National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT I NMSQT). Using this qual-

.ifying test as an initial screen 'of 'pany serves, or finalists whose program entrants, the' highest career goals a sp'onsor wishes to .. scorers in each state were desig- encourage. natep . s,er:nlfinalists, :in ·num,bers .. . About 200 colleges and univer, 'representing about one-half of one sities are expected to sponsor more percent of the state's high school than' 3,900· Merit Scholarship : awards. Winners of college-spongraduating classes, Before'they can be considered sored Merit Scholarship awards for Merit Scholarship awards, will be chosen from among finalsemifinalists must advance to th'e . :ists who will attend the institutions· finalist level of the competition by financing their scholarships.. fulfilling additional requireme~ts.

NMSC will announce the names These include having an outstandof Merit Scholarship ,winners in ing academic record throughout three major media releases beginhigh school, being endorsed and DIANA RODRIQUES, a gradu'ate of Taunton Catholic ning next Apr.il. !~e Merit Scholrecommended by the school prinars of 1997 wl1~ Jom- some 20,0~0. Middle School now a freshman at Coyle and Cassidy High others who' Will be enrolled In ' , • . , ci pal, and submitting SAT I scores about 600 higher education -insti- School,. :raunton, I~ aw~rded, the Helen Regan Ly~:aght that confirm the earlier PSAT I tutions during the 19997-98 aca- Memonal Scholarship. With Diana are the Lysaght fam:lly to NMSQT performance. ~ detl)-iled scholarship application that must demic year. her left and Coyle Headmaster Michael Donly (right). be completed by the semifinalist and an official of the high school gives important information about the student's educational interests and goals, as well as participation and leadership in school and communityactivities.

About 90 percent of the semi~ finalists are expected to meet the Roger Landry is a native of of the high school tennis team. love of God and all those in Eis imrequirements for finalist standing Lowell, and formerly a member of Landry sees in the priesthood the age. He was influenced to enter the and all 7,000 Merit Scholarship St. Michael's Parish there. Presently, opportunity to bring people ever seminary by several priests and spiriwinners will be chosen from. this he is in his second year of theology closer to Christ, both sacramentally tual directors, in particular Cardinal exceptionally able group of apat the North American College BemardLaw. proximately 14,000 finalists. Those .in Rome. chosen to receive the title, Merit Before studying at the North Landry is the son of Roger Scholar sM will be. the finalists American College, Landry atand Midge Landry, and he has judged to have the greatest poi~n­ tended Mount Saint Mary Semian identical twin brother, Scot, tial for success in rigorous ,college nary in Emmitsburg, MD and l:! younger brother, Greg, and a studies, based on th,e evaluations St. Philip's Seminary in sister, Colleen. Scot is also of professionals in admission and Toronto. While in Toronto, he studying for the priesthood. selection who consider candidates' worked with the Missionary Before entering the semiacademic abilities, skills and accomSisters of Charity, assisting plishments. . nary, Landry received an A.B. mentally ill patients. In Rome, Three types of scholarships will degree in Biology from Harvard Landry helped the sisters at a be offered in 1997. Every finalist University and he also worked shelter for homeless men. will be considered for one of 2,000 in research at Massachusetts The priesthood and' re,li.

National Merit $2000 Scholarships General Hospital for over four to be awarded on a state represengious life demand genel"osity, years. In 1992 he directed a tational basis. N MSC's own funds sacrifice, motivation,f1eJ:ibiUty small political action commitwill underwrite approximately 80 and a sense of humor. If you tee in Washington, D.C., focuspercent of these scholarships, and feel tluJt you are a person of ing on the pro-life issue. He was grants from corporate sponsors also a supervisor of summer care andfaith, and willing will finance about 20 percent. programs for the Lowell Parks to sluJre your life with pl~ople, Some 400 corporations, comand Recreation Department. then you may be focusing into pany foundations, and other busiWhile at Harvard, Landry ness organizations will support the vision oftoday's pm:.t and was the cofounder and managabout I, 100 Merit Scholarship religious. Think abou.r it _. ing editor of Peninsula, a proawards for finalists who meet the pray about it! .' life, pro-family monthly magaaward grantor's preferential criteTo discuss a vocation to ROGER LANDRY zine. He was also a founding memria. Most ofthese corporate-sponChurch ministry, call Father Craig ber and treasurer of Harvardsored scholarships are specified Radcliffe Progressive Alliance for and extra-sacramentally. He believes A. Pregana, tel 675-1311, or write for finalists who are children of employees of the grantor organiLife. He is an avid sports fan, espe- that the priesthood is how God Diocese ofFall River Vocation Ofzation, but some are provided for cially tennis, a three-time co-captain wishes him to serve in building up fice, P.O. Box 2577, Fall River residents of communities a comand two-time Most Valuable Player God's Kingdom and thereby grow in 02720.

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His/lOp Feehan High School, Attleboro

Diocesan CY0 Golf Tournment results The 37th annual Diocesan CYO Golf Tournament was held Aug. 26 at Pocasset Country Club, Pocasset.. Cape Cod. Father Jay Maddock, director of the Diocesan CYO expressed his thanks to Richard Iwaszko, James Royane and the members of the Pocasset Golf Club for hosting the tournament. Larry Masterson again served as tournament director.

The following are the results: Senior Division (Ages 19-26) First - James Griffiths (Taunton) 81; second - Craig Brightman (New Bedford) 85 (won playofffor second' place); third -Isaac Moniz (Attleboro) 85; fourth - Ernie Guimond.

Intermediate Division(Ages 17-

19) First - Myles Sigman (Attleboro) 80; second - Jason Da Rosa (Taunton) 83; third - Shawn Syde (Fall River) 86; fourth - Keith Gilchrist (Taunton) 91.

Junior Division (Ages 14-16) First - Steve Finocchi (Attleboro) 80; second - Mike Michel (Attleboro) 84; third - Greg Williams (Taunton) 93; fourth - Matt Shedlock (Taunton) 94.

Cadet Divisions (under 14) Nine holes. First - Justin Ciombro (Attleboro)43; second - Bob Hunt (Attleboro) 44; third - Jacob Kutzy (Taunton)45; fourth - Kevin Silva (New Bedford) 46.

Steve Finocchi won the Marty Higgins Trophy as the outstanding player, shooting 40 and 40.

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HELPING TO distribute materials to freshmen and sophomores at Bishc>p Feehan High School, Attleboro are (from left) senior Deidre Wall; academic vice principal Pat Kelleher; and seniors Peter Owens, Daniel Lammon and Katie S~hroth.

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The newest fashion craze giving parents fits isn't short skirts or fancy ,tennis shoes. It's beepers.

"Everybody has one, Mom. I'll pay for it myself."

Parents typically recoil in terror. "A beeper? Don't drug dealers wear beepers? I don't want people thinking you're a pusher!"

The teen insists that the beeper will be good for the parent.

"Wherever I am, you'll be able to page me. R~ally, it will make things better for both of us."

I don't buy it.

There is a big problem with beepers. Parents have a responsibility to know what their kids are up to, who they're talking to and when.

The beeper makes it much more difficult for parents to fulfill that responsibility.

When a friend calls you at the house, there's usually about a 5050 chance that a parent will answer the phone. The parent hears the voice on the other end of the line, and even a few words of conversation yield important information.

Parents can tell if ifs a familiar voice or some new, unknown friend. They know if it's a guy or a girl - or a man in his 20s.

When the pager sounds and you call back, the parent loses access to that information. There are times when you don't want your parents to know who's calling - and a number of those situations are rife with potential risk.

If somebody you'Vt: met on the Internet or in a coffee: house calls

ABOUT YOUTH your house, and your mom or dad hears the unfamiljar voice, you'll be asked who it was who called.

My experience as a psychologist working with teens has taught me that when kids don't want their parents to know who's calling, it's often because the parents wouldn't approve.

When parents have a chance to answer the phone and screen the calls, they get to ask 'those tough questions they need to ask.

"Who was tharT' "Where did you meet her?" "What are you planning to do together?"

Parents need those,answers.

Another problem is the mid~ night page. If the phqne rings at 3 a.m., it's almost certain that a parent will be getting up to find out what the call was about.

But if the pager goes off under your pillow, it's all too easy to slip down to the phone in the basement and return the call without your parents having a clue what's up.

Why is that an issue? Because a lot of those late-night conversations evolve into plans for sneaking out, doing things behind your parents' backs or simply having long heart-to-heart conversations when you should be resting up for school in the morning.

I've long thought that it is a mistake for teens to have their own phone line for eKactlx that reason..

Parents need to be involved in the social lives of their children, and secret communication makes that a lot harder.

The argument that "you can get me on the'phone wherever I am"

doesn't hold up either. Parents should always know where you are and how to contact you. Having a beeper makes it easier for everybody to let that responsibility slide.

Teens slip out saying, "Page me if you need me." It's not the same as discussing where you're going and what you'll be up to.

Do I think there's a time when teenagers should have beepers?

Maybe after they graduate from high school.

Your comments are welcome.

Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service, 3211 Four'th St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

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FRANCOPHONE, FR & SHELTER, FR AIDS MINISTRY, FR PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN PAX CHRISTI, CAPE COD A lecture and accompanying slide A Walk for Food and Shelter will "Embracing the Mystery," a serare asked to submit news Itemu for this - Father Roger Nolette, OSB, will presentation on the original Notre vice of healing apd remembrance for begin at noon Sept. 22 from St. Vincolumn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall lead' discussion on Spirituality of cent's Home, Fall River. The sixDame de Lourdes Church, Fall persons living with or affected by River, 02722. Name of city or town should River,' will be given by Roland be Included, as well as full dates of all actlv-· Nonviolence and Peacemaking at mile event will be'led by Fall R·iver H IV I Al DS, will take place at 2 p.m.

Masse, sexton of the parish, The lecthe meeting set for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 16 Illes. Please send news of future rather mayor Edward Lambert. ParticiSunday, Sept. 22, at the chapel ofSt. at O. L. Victory Church, Centerville, ture will take place on Sept. 19, 7 than past events. pants will be supported by pledges Anne's Hospital, 795 Middle St., in the religious education center. All Due to limited space and also because p.m. at the Randall Durfee Gues~ from family, friends and coworkers Fall River. notices of strictly parish affairs normally. welcome. ' House, 19 Highland Ave., Fall River.

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150th anniversary, the Missionaries able from The Anchor business office, teleSt. Jude's Hospital for chilc'tren with MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FR ST. of LaSalette will hold a triduum of phone (508) 675-7151. catastrophic diseases will Hike place Mass is celebrated each Saturday CATHOLIC NURSES, On Steering Points Items, FR Indicates prayer Sept. 19 through 22. On Sept. from 9 to II a.m. Oct. 5, beginning at 9 a.m. in the main church. All CAPE & ISLANDS Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedford.

19, the anniversary date of the appaThe Cape & Islands chapter will at 46 N. Main St., Fall River. Particiinvited. The Cathedral Choir sings rition of Our Lady to two children at celebrate its 12th annual member- pants may ride a lO-mBe course each Sunday at the 10 a.m. Mass.

PARENT AIDE PROGRAM, LaSalette in the French Alps, a ship Mass at 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at O. L. through the north end of the city or The Choir is now welcoming new CAPE & ISLANDS prayer service will be held at 3 p.m.

Cape Church, Brewster. Next meet- may bring completed pledge forms members. Anyone throughout the Volunteers are sought to work at the shrine's outdoor chapel. That ing will be 7 p. m. Sept. 18 at St. Pius to the starting point, where coffee diocese who' wishes to become a with stressed families who may be at evening Providence Bishop Louis E. X Center, So. Yarmouth. Parish and doughnuts will be served. Furmember should contact Madeleine risk of abusi!1g or neglectrng chil- Gelineau will be principal celebrant Nursing will be discussed. Informa- ther information is availahle from dren. Information: Pat Medeiros, at a 6:30 'p.m. Mass. Father Gilles 'Grace, tel. 678-1054 or Father Jim Rogers at 46 North M~lin St. tion: Debbie, tel. 420-1387.

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Genest, MS, will be homilist and be led by Father Andre music will RELIGION TEACHERS CERTIFICATION COURSES Patenaude with the St. Louis de The diocese is sponsoring a series France contemporary choir of Swim- . of religion education courses leading sea. to certification of CeD teachers.

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In the womb. ! I d~ I,,', .' the chHd's skull at the utenne Good Voyage, patroness of marinOther events during the triduum ers, will be observed with a candle- will include a 6:30 p.m. Mass and h .d Scissors are Jammed. Into , Th. h'Id's brains are "ea.: . . '. ,~, '0 ri the \vound Wider eel, light procession at 6 p. m. Sept. 21 reception on Sept. 20 with Worcesopening. tlwn expa"ded t the skullcoHapses, an~ the mother and a solemn procession at 2 p.m. ter Bishop, Daniel P. Reilly as celeSept. 22 with the image of Our Lady brant and homilist and music by su:ked out ~''''itt1a vacuum ,~,vlce'd t be aibaby. of Good Voyage. A triduum prepar- Father Patenaude. Providence Bish~ delivers, a brainless carcass Hiel use a . , atory to the feast will be held at 6 op Robert E. Mulvee will be celep.m. Sept. 18 through 20. On the brant Sept. 21 and Bishop Sean ' " "bb n in remembrance of that dark day .. actual feast, Sept. 23, a solemn Mass O'Malley, OFM Cap., on Sunday.

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'1925, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jean A. Prevost, P.A., P.R., Pastor, Notre Dame; Fall River

September 17 1954, Rev. Thomas F. McNulty, Pastor, St. 'Kilian, New Bedford

September 1& 1945, Rev. Luke Golla, SS.Ce., Seminary of Sacred Heart, Wareham 1964, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edmund J. Ward, Pastor, St: Patrick, Fall River

September 19 1859, Rev. Henry E.S. Henniss, Pastor, St. Mary, New Bedford 1985, Msgr. Arthur W. Tansey, Retired, Pastor, "Immaculate Conception, Fall River

September 20 1918, Rev. Simon A. O'Rourke, Chaplain, United States Navy .

19~8, Rev. Orner Valois, Pastor, Sacred':Heart, New Bedford