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Life Athlete Chris Godfrey reaches out to Stang By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF Chris Godfrey is a big guy, standing about six three and weighing well over two hundred pounds, but even bigger than this former right guard for the Superbowl champion New York Giants is the message he brings to young people around the country. He brought his message to the students at Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth recently: that message, the mission of the Life Athletes, is to live a life of virtue and abstinence (chastity) and respect all life. Godfrey was invited to speak to students as school opened. He is the president of the Li fe Athletes Inc., a group of some 200 professional and Olympic athletes who are committed to living lives that reflect the message of virtue and who bring that message via public speaking to schools, sports camps, and youth rallies. Other members of the group include Andy Pettite of the New York Yankees; Curtis Martin and Scooter McGruder of the New England Patriots; and Reggie White of the' Green Bay Packers. These athletes may not be involved in sports for their entire lives, but they will be respecting life and bringing their message to youth long after their professional careers are oyer. Godfrey spoke to stUldents about his rise in professional sports and as students listened they did not hear of an athlete who was a number one draft pick or earned millions of dollars a year but instead the story of a man who worked hard, failed as often as he succeeded, but because he believed in himself and developed a strong faith in God, was able to find success in his career. Success has continued now for Chris who lives in South Bend, Indiana with his wife Daria and their five children.

He told students at Stang that although he was a successful defensive lineman from Michigan early in his football career

would eventually cut him prior to the season and he was beginning to give up hope of playing professional football. Arriving

home, he found a message from the Green Bay Packers who said they were interested Turn to page J3

A GROUP of students from Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth ask Chris Godfrey questions after his presentation about positive living. Godfrey is a member of the Superbowl champion New York Giants football team and the president of Life Athletes Inc. and now spends time speaking to young people around the country. (Anchor/ Gordon photo) he felt something was missing. Illness led to his missing the NFL draft his senior year, but he was eventually picked up as a free agent by the Washington Redskins. But both the Redskins and the New York Jets

PRESIDENT OF STANG THERESA Dougall, Father Stephen Fernandes and Marian Desrosiers, both from the pro-life office of the diocese stand with Chris Godfrey. An NFL player for nine seasons, Godfrey brought to students a pro-life and positive living message. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

St. Therese to be. honored, declared doctor of church A Solemn Pontifical Mass in honor of the first centenary of the death of St. Therese of Lisieux will be celebrated by the Most Rev. Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., on September 29 at 6 p.m. in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. The bishop will be homilist for the Mass which will be followed by a reception in the parish hall for those attending the celebration. It was declared by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II at the recent World Youth Day in Paris that the heroic sanctity, love and humility of St. Therese, who died at age 24, rendered her most worthy of bearing the title Doctor of the Church. The Holy Father will make the official declaration on October 19, 1997, making her the third woman to receive such an honor and placing her in the company of St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and many other saints. She will be the youngest person to be declared a Doctor of the Church. A Doctor of the Church is defined as one whose influence is felt throughout the whole Church as a teacher and holy person. "The criteria and conditions for recognition as a Doctor of the Church are eminent doctrine, outstanding holiness of life, and the declaration of the Church herself," said Cardinal

Pietro Palazzini on June 21, 1981. Therese, therefore, is richly deserving to be named Doctor Ecclesiae like her Carmelite sister, St. Teresa ofAvila, and St. Catherine of Siena of the Dominican Order. Therese was born in Alencon, France on January 2, 1873 and given the name MarieFrancoise-Therese Martin. She was the ninth and youngest child of Louis and Zelie Martin, who were lace makers. Four years later, her mother died and Therese chose her sister, Pauline, as a second mother. In October of 1882 Pauline entered the Lisieux Carmel. This 'Ioss caused Therese much anxiety and repeated illness. Before her entry into Carmel in 1888, Therese had been taught the Catholic faith by her father, sisters, and extended family members. She had been catechized by her own parish priest and the religious sisters at school, but her exposure to Sacred Scripture had been limited to the texts at Mass and those she found in Imitation of Christ and other spiritual works. She would come to discover the hidden treasures of the Gospels which came to be her one source of meditation and contemplation. Turn to page J3

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®httltUrtl\~1 IFather Cyril Augustyn, OFM Cony. and Pastor at St. Adalbert Friary and Church in Elmhurst, New York. Father Cyril was Guardian and Pastor at Mater Dolorosa Friary and Church in Holyoke from 1982 to 1991, then being assigned to Holy Rosary parish in the same capacities.

Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., presided and Friar Mark L. Curesky, OFM Conv.,provincial of St. Anthony of Padua province of the Conventual Franciscan Friars, was principal celebrant and homilist at the Mass ofChristian Burial offered Sept. 15 at Holy Rosary Church, Taunton, for Fr. Cyril Augustyn, OEM Conv., 69, who died Sept. II at Morton Hospital, Taunton. Father Cyril's confreres and diocesan priests were concelebrants. A New Bedford native, Father Cyri I entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1946 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. After teaching for 17 years at high schools in New York and Connecticut, he was named assistant pastor at S1. Hedwig parish, New Bedford, where he served for three years before being appointed secretary for his province at its headquarters in Baltimore. Subsequently he was named a,councilor and vicar provincial for St. Anthony Province, at the same time serving as Guardian

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Brother Damian Antaya Brother of Christian Instruction Damian Antaya, 77, died Sept. 15 at Saint Anne's Hospital gratefully acknowledges contributions to the Tribute Fund received during August 1997*. Through the remembrance and honor of these lives, Saint Anne's can continue "Caring for our community." ",\ I;\. I ,\:--': 1': I "

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Maine Medical Center, Portland, after a long illness. A native of Fall River and the son of the late George and Marie-Louise (Morais) Antaya, he entered religious life after graduating from parochial school. During a long career in education, he taught at schools in Montreal, Que., New York State, Maine and Ohio. In retirement he lived at the Walsh College community center in Canton, OH, and then at his community'sinfirmary in Alfred, ME. He enjo.Ye(Lcooking, ' and maintaininghliicommunity's groUnds and on one Qccasion joined a.Vo!unteer construction crew. working for the diocese of Juneau, AK. Brother Damian's Mass of ChrisHim Burial Was offered yesterday in his commuIl:ity's chapel in Alfn:;d With Portland B,ishop Joseph GeiTy, OSJ;J, 'presiding. ' Interment was in the Brothers' cemetery in Alfred. He'is survived bia niece, Susan Santos of Fall.River. '". '. ." , -,,,\ ......

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PARISHIONERS GATHERED at Holy Cross Church, Fall River, September 13 for ·the last Mass of the'Conventual Franciscan Friars who have been ministering to the parish since its founding. From left are Father Roman Chwaliszewski, OFM Conv., pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, New Bedford; Monsignor George W. Coleman, vicar general and moderator of the curia; Father Mark Curesky, OFM Conv., provincial of the St. Anthony of Padua province; Bishop Sean O'Malley; Father Stephen Avila; Father Walter Mruk; Father Stephen A. Fernandes, pastor of SS. P~ter and Paul; and· Father Charles Porada. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

A fond farewell to good shepherds By CHRISTINE VIEIRA MILLS ANCHOR STAFF

feast of the Holy Cross, and ex- used to expand the SS. Peter and pressed his gratitude to the priests Paul School "I am also thankful for the PolTears mixed with warm memo- and parishioners. "I am happy to be here espe- ish culture," the bishop continued, ries as the parish family of Holy Cross Church in Fall River gathered cially to thank the Conventual explaining that "we have become September 13 to bid a fond farewell 'J Franciscans who for so long have. the, beneficiaries" of this bc:cause of to the Franciscan Order of Friars.served the people. of ,Holy Cross ~, the Polish immigrants who came to Minor Conventual who had been 'p~rish," the ,bishop said." '-, this area, led by their faith, He said their'leaders since 'the founding of' The order of Conventuals was that one of the duties of the new the parish in -1.916. The current sent to the parish to minister to the pastor of the amalgamated churches pastor, Hither Walter Mruk, OFM .Polishpeople of Fall River's will be to continue the Polish heriConv., and Father Charles Porada" Niagara section at a time when the tage. Con~elebrating the Mass with OFM Conv., have be~n ministering population of immigrants .was to the needs of the parish for the swelling due to the textile boom in Bishop O'Malley were Monsignor last 15 years. , tht;:area. Sadly, with adwindling Georg~ W. Coleman, VG, vicar . "It's a sad, moment,'~ Father population and a shortage of priests gen.eral and moderator of the curia; Pora<:Ja said, "After' 1'5 years, it's t<,> :·s.taff diocesan parishes, ithas Father Roman Cpwali1;zewski, like leaving home." .The. former becom,e necessary,to consolidate or QF'M Conv., pastor of Our Lady of pastor, only semi-retired a~ age '8'3, 'Close several area parishes. , Perpetual Help Church, New Bedjoked about his move to retirement .: Atc,o;i:lingly,'Holy Cross parish ford; Father Mark Curesl~y, OFM !'1, Tau.!1t<?,ry. ,:;~~.t.~e minister g~n- m~rge<:! with Saints Pet~r and Paul Conv., provincial of the St.Anthony eral said, 'As long ~ you can cra",l, ,parish, on mia'r,by Dover Street, ef- of Padua .province; anlll Father -'yo~'re, gO)!1g'tQ :worl<,:m. -:,', fec'th-:e S~tem~er) p~~hs' are to ;'Stephen'/t Fernanc,les, pas tor of SS. "'IWii:fe; taking' it Jstep\:>y step," :,begin' re'noYat.i9n~ .on Hqly 'Cr.Q~s Peter, and Paul parish. ,', :' .Fa~her~~ruk, said,. "We.,gQ _where chl!r&hjminediate~, a.n(L.~ben· P~~eris.·6fparishiO{l..e~ Mtended we are needed.".. . completed, use this worship space a,recepti91\ after the Mass at which Bishop Sean ,-P.'¥an~y, ,OF~r:., fqr ;a:'ne~) e:m:ish;o,f- SS(:}>e!er' ~~:,: tl'!.c¥ haQt~~ opportunity to express Cap., presided at the Mass of Paul. The current worship space of personal best wishes to their two Thanksgiving, celebrated op the . SS. cP~tf;r and' Paul parish will l?e .sh~ph·~rds.

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also be speaking. On display at the banquet will be a collection of memorabilia showing the church's vast history. Anyone whD is willing to loan programs, phDtos, etc. is invited to submit them tD the parish rectory and may call 673-0852 for further information. 1I11I11111II11111111111111111

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Bishop announces three new' deans

THE ANCHOR -

Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., Sept. 19, 1997

Letters Welcome Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemed necessary. AU letters must be signed and contain a home or business address.

John Polce Concert Sunday, September 21

5:00-6:30 p.m. (all ages invited) St. George School American Legion Highway, Westport, MA Prior to the concert there will be a Pot Luck dinner at 4 p.m. Just bring your favorite dish to share and join us!

A free Will offering will be taken Sponsored by the St. George Celebration Committee

VERY REV. ARRUDA

VERY REV. OLIVEIRA

Diocese of Fall River Office of Religious Education

VERY REV. FITZGERALD

Welcomes You to Our Annual

Diocese of Fan River

OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop ofFaH River, has announced the following appointments: Very Reverend Edmund J. Fitzgerald, dean of the Fall River Deanery Very Reverend Henry S. Arruda, dean of the New Bedford Deanery Very Rev. Robert A. Oliveira, dean of the Attleboro Deanery IEfftetive September 1, 1997

THREE NEW DEANS have been appointed by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., effective September 1: Very Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgerald, pastor of St. John the Baptist parish in Westport, is dean of the Fall River Deanery; Very Rev. Henry S. Arruda, pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish in New Bedford, is dean of the New Bedford Deanery; and Very Rev. Robert A. Oliveira, pastor of St. Mary parish in North Attleboro, is now dean of the Attleboro Deanery.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONVENTION ''jf!MM,'C'hYl4t: y~~, T~, F07'eNu" Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River Saturday, September 27, 1997 - 8: 15 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. Opening Liturgy and Keynote Address by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM., Cap. General Presentations in Areas of Faith Development AREAS OF CONCENTRATION Elementary &< Middle Levels Marie Murphy, Ph.D.

JuniorlSenior Levels COIIflrmalioaIYoath MI.lstry

Enriebment Rev. Robert KlIS7J'nski

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FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AT (508) -678-2828 "

Permanent Deacon to be ordained for diocese of'St. Maron Bishop Stephen Hector Doueihi, S.T.D., D.D., the new bishop ofthe Maronite Rite Eparchy of S1. Maron in Brooklyn, will make his first visit to Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Rite Church in New Bedford this weekend. Tonight, he will ordain Jean E. Mattar as a permanent deacon at a 5:30 p.m. Mass. Mattar, who was

born in Lebanon and later came to the United States, has served as subdeacon at Our Lady of Purgatory for five years. He is a resident of Rochester and works at Polaroid. He and his wife MartI)a (Thomas) are the parents of thre~ children. Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., will attend the ordination liturgy, which will be followed by a

reception. On Sunday Bishop Doueihi will celebrate a liturgy to mark the 80th anniversary of Our Lady of Purgatory parish. It was founded in 1917 to serve the growing number of Lebanese immigrants in the New Bedford area who adhered to the Maronite Rite ofthe Roman Catholic Church.

AIDS essay contest路open to high school students This year the Fall Rivc~r diocesan Office of AIDS Ministry is sponsoring an essay contest for high school age students as part of its commemoration of World AIDS Day, set for December 1 at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. Planning committee members have announced that the title/theme of the essay is "My Responsibility in Combating the HIV/AIDS Virus" to encourage personal reflection by high school teens and to foster a greater awareness of the virus among this age group. Anyone attending a high school within the Fall River Diocese is eligible to enter. Submitted essays must be no longer than 250 words, typed and double-spaced. Entries must be received by October 31, 1997 at the Office of AIDS Ministry, Diocese of Fall River, Clemence

Hall Room 225, 243 ForestS1., Fall River, MA 02721-1798. Name, address, age, high school, and grade level should not be written on the essay itself, but rather on a separate piece of paper which should then be attached to the submitted essay. First prize will be a $100. monetary gift and a copy of Crossing the Threshold by Pope John Paul II. The award-winning essay will be read at the diocesan World AIDS Day program and will be published in the diocesan news1paper, The Anchor: The top six run,ner-up contestants will receive a copy of Crossing the Threshold. The purpose ofWorld AIDS Day is to promote awareness of HIV/ AIDS and to encourage prevention of the virus. "Give Chiildren Hope in a World with AIDS" has been

designated as this year's theme by UNAIDS, the United Nations joint program on HIV/AIDS. The diocesan observance of World AIDS Day, the center of which is a Mass celebrated by Bishop Sean O'Malley, provides an opportunity to bring this focus to the hearts and minds of many in our community of faith, says AIDS Ministry Director Dr. Krysten Winter-Green. "In a special way this year we're attempting to reach children and youth;' she added, through this essay contest for the older students and through an art contest held last spring for those in kindergarten through grade 8. Anyone interested in more information on the essay contest should contact the Office of AIDS Ministry at (508) 674-5600, ext. 2295.

LA SALETTE TRIDUUM & FEAST Friday, September 19 3:00 p.m. Outdoor Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Mass with Bishop Odore Gendron Reception to follow

Saturday, September 20 4:30 p.m. Multi-Cultural Mass Bishop George Rueger 6:00 p.m. International Buffet 8:00 p.m. Candlelight Procession

Sunday, September 21 3:00 p.m. SoJemnity of the Feast of Our Lady of La Salette Bishop Sean O'Malley (No 12: 10 Mass or Confessions on this day)

GRIEF EDUCATION S~RIES Thursday, September 25 - 1:00 p.m. Counseling Center Staff - $7.50 Pre-registration - (508) 226-8220

JOHN POLCE: BETHANY NIGHTS Friday, September 26 - 7:30 p.m.

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Fri., Sept. 19, 1997

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Among the many remarkable things about Mother Teresa think little of you was that she did not let power and prestige get to her. Rather, she because you was shrewd enough to use the trappings of the world for her causes. are young. In fact, she was one smart lady-she had to be to accomplish all she did in her lifetime. The legacy she left the Church and world Be their ideal; stemmed from her faith and her determination. let them follow the To many she seemed merely a sweet old lady who also hapway you teach and pened to be charismatic and holy. But beneath the image cultivated by the media was' a woman dedicated to the spiritual and live; be a pattern for corporal works of mercy. them in your love, Saints are not cowards! Mother Teresa could be fearsome your faith, and your on issues concerning the gift of life and the image of God to be found in every human being. Her critics, even some in the Church clean thoughts. family, felt that she was uncompromising. On those i~sues she 1 Timothy 4: 12. was, and rightly so. The lifestyle and prayer life of her religious family, now active throughout the world, shine amid the doubts and hesitancies St. Therese of Lisieux, that have permeated so many communities in today's Church. Too photographed here as a many have become social workers rather than apostles, fleeing young woman, is to the mountain top and rushing into the marketplace. become the 33rd doctor They have forgotten that to be effective in ministry one must of the church. She continually return to the mountain top. It is in the labor of the would become the third ascent that people come face to face with their God. Only then can female to receive the they come down from the mountain and bring Him to the needy, designation, which is the homeless and the outcast. He is not brought via state or federal aid bu~ rather by belief and love. given to church figures Many who have misinterpreted the spirit and truth of the who have made wonderful message of Vatican II have stumbled along the way but important contributions Mother Teresa took its message to heart, remembering that the to explaining the faith Council Fathers stated that all should realize that the first and foreand whose teachings most task of a missionary seeking to spread the faith is to lead a are of true holiness. profoundly Christian life herself or himself. In this way the fervor 路 of such persons in the service of God and their charity towards 路 others will ignite ne~ spiritual inspiration throughout the Church. 路 From the Vatican to Vietnam, Chicago to Calcutta, Boston to Bucharest and in 500 other places Mother Teresa has fulfilled this By TRACY EARLY NEW YORK (CNS)- A New Council directive. In a very special way she has helped the Church York biographer of the late Mother to appear as a sign lifted up among the nations (Is. 11: 12), as "the Teresa recalled how the nun would light of the world" (Mt. 5: 14), and "the salt of the earth" (Mt. 5: 13). greet each person with a beautiful It would be well for all of us to recall that the work of the smile even when her health was at missions is made fruitful by God's grace. As we have seen in its worst. "She would always conjure up Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, by that grace vocations this beautifulsmile for each one she are generated and the resources needed by missions are forthcommet. And it was not just something ing. We should also recall that the work of the missions is the external, but came from her inner responsibility of all the baptized, not alone those actually working being," Eileen Egan told Catholic in mission lands. St. Therese, the Little Flower, the patroness of News Service Sept. 6. Egan, whose book "Such a Vimissions, knew this well, realizing that contemplative religious sion of the Street: Mother Teresa, communities playa decisive role in spreading the Gospel. the Spirit and the Work" was pubIn this spirit, Mother Teresa knew well that to evangelize lished by Doubleday in 1985, has one must also feed the poor, heal the leper and cure the sick: in special memories of Mother Teresa, short, do what Jesus did. Taking the Gospel at face value, devoid who died of cardiac arrest Sept. 5 of sociological interpretations, she took the Lord at His word and .at her order's headquarters in Calcutta. did his work. She allowed the mystery of Christ to be brought to Over the years Egan kept in light amid the most rejected. She really believed in the. saying touch with Mother Teresa and saw "Feed the man dying of hunger, because if you have fed him you her on each of her visits to New York, including the most recent one have healed him." in June. The Editor "The sisters wheeled her over to me, and although I know she was in pain, she always had a smile," Egan recalled. "She would never tell you much about herself. When I asked, 'How are youT she would say, 'I'm fine,'" OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER justEgan first met Mother Teresa Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River during a 1955 visit to India. Her job P.O. BOX 7 路887 Highland Avenue at the time took her there; she was Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 the executive at the headquarters of Telephone 508-675-7151 Catholic Relief Services responFAX (508) 675-7048 sible for India. Send address changes to P.O. Box 7 or call telephone number above In 1960, she arranged for Mother Teresa's first visit to the United States as a speaker for a Las EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER Vegas meeting of the National .Rev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault Council of Catholic Women. . . . LlAJll' ~ESS - FALL AIVEA Egan also brought Mother

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Teresa and Dorothy Day together during that same U.S. visit. And Egan, who was a close friend and associate of Day in the Catholic Worker movement, accompanied her in 1970 on an international trip that included a stop in Calcutta to see Mother Teresa. "She took a safety pin and pinned a crucifix on Dorothy's left shoulder, and said, You are one of us," Egan recalled. "I don't think she did that with anyone else." Egan noted that Day's workwhich included public protests, support of strikers, civil disobedience and acceptance of several jail sentences - took quite a different form from Mother Teresa's, but she said it derived from the same inner conviction. People who try to set them against each other are wrong, she said, because both did their work out of a belief in "the infinite value and invioll,lbility of each person." Egan said Mother Teresa's devotion to "the most despised" also provided the connection ~ith another person seemingly quite different from her, Princess Diana. . Although the princess often appeared' at society functions, wearing the clothes of fashionable designers, she seemed to have a genuine concern that prompted her to put her arms around people such as AIDS patients, Egan said. This impulse drew her to Mother Teresa, and the contact strengthened that concern in her, Egan said. A New York priest, Father Josu Iriondo, remembered Mother Teresa as a woman who "had power to givestrength to the weak."

"She showed that a peJ'son who believes can be so strong and so creative even in weakness, and that we could do the same," he tDld CNS Sept. 5. Father Iriondo is in charge of St. Anthony of Padua Church in the South Bronx, where in 1976 Mother Teresa established the first contemplative community of her Missionary Sisters of Charity. The parish convent was turned over to her for her use. In the ensuing years she visited St. Anthony several time;; and the people there always "fell: a blessing was coming when Mother Teresa was coming," said the priest. An active community of the order is housed at another parish in the South Bronx, St. Rita of Cascia, and on visits Mother Tere:sa would spend some time at each. On several occasions Cardinal John 1. O'Connor of New York and Father Iriondo led service~: in which Mother Teresa received new members 9f the order at St. Anthony of Padua Church. The church has a permanent memorial of Mother Teresa inthe form ofa sculpture of Pope JohJ:l Paul II's hands enclosing one of hers. A mark of her permanent influence on the worship life of the church, Father Iriondo said, is the practice of daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, a devotion she found to be a special !;ource of strength. The church did not have it until she asked him and Cardinal O'Connor if it could be implemented, he said. "Who could say no?"

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Sept. 19, 1997

Theology on Tap attracts youth Food, fun, faith, and fellowship were all part of the recent Theology on Tap evening which gathered some 30 adults ages 20 to 30 in a new program. The event sought to bring young people together for a meal who share a common interest in exploring their own faith and listening to guest speakers. The idea for Theology on Tap arose from the continuing efforts to find ways of getting younger people involved in the church, reflecting on faith and building community. The people who attended all seemed to enjoy it. Michelle Hamel said, "I found the evening to be very energetic, positive and beneficial as I met other young adults trying to live their faith in

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the midst of so many conflicting ideologies and materialism." The first program included a full course meal and Father Robert Kaszynski as guest speaker with the topic "Days of Hope-Journey of Excitement." As of now, there are two more Theology on Tap sessions planned in the upcoming months. The first, Sept. 24, features Ernie Collamati covering the topic "Finding God in Unlikely Places." The second evening, October 29, wil1 feature Lisa M. Gulino on the topic, "Caught Up in the Millennium Momentum: Fervor, Faith, and Fact." Both evenings will be held at Magoni's Restaurant in Somerset from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

BROTHER OF Christian Instruction Theodore Letendre (far right) is ordained by Bishop Joseph Gerry of Maine (seated). Father Letendre is a native of the diocese and will be returning to Fall River offer a Mass of Thanksgiying in his home parish of Notre Dame.

Parish t(> welcome new priest back to roots By CHRISTINE VIEIRA MILLS ANCHOR STAFF Notre Dame parish, Fall River, will welcome a native son back to the diocese tomorrow at a 4 p.m. Mass of Thanksgiving. Former Brother of Christian Instruction Theodore (Ted) Letendre will offer Mass in his home parish to celebrate his recent ordination to thc~ priesthood and will welcome well-wishers at a reception immediately follow-

ing in the adjacent hall. Bishop of Maine Joseph Gerry, OSB, presided August 9 at Father Letendre's ordination in the chapel of the Brothers of Christian Instruction at the Notre Dame Institute campus in Alfred, Maine. He has been ordained for spiritual and liturgical ministry to the community and assumed leadership of the Notre Dame Spiritual Center, a retreat an~ spiritual renewal ministry to young adults

Weekly General Audience Message Pope John Paul n Deor brothers ond sisters, Continuing our catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary, we now consider Mary under her title as "Mother of the Church." While this title was r'arely used in the past, it has become more common in the church's magisterium and in the piety of the Christian' people. The maternal relationship of Mary to the church is seen in the New Testament, especiolly at the foot of the cross where Jesus says to her: "Woman, behold your son" (In 19:26), thus proclaiming her the mother of St. John the Apostle and of ever'y disciple. Mary's motherhood is a fundamental element of her relationship with all those redeemed by her son. The Second Vatican Council speaks of Mary as, "pre-eminent" and "wholly unique," the church's "type and outstanding model in faith and charity," whose members honor her "with filial affection and devotion as a most beloved mother" ("lumen Gentium," 53). Pope Paul VI eHplicitly proclaimed Mary Mother of the Church and thus of the whole People of God, and asked that the Blessed Virgin should be honored and invoked under this tit.le by all Christian people. I am pleased to greet the group sponsored by the "Foyer Unitas" Institute in Rome. I pray that your activities will foster greater unity among Christians. Upon all the English-speaking pilgrims, especially those from England, Sweden, Norway, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan, and the United States, I invoke the grace l:md peace of our lord Jesus Christ.'

and seniors, on September 1. Born in Fall River, Father Letendre began his teaching career at Denis Hall Junior High School, in Alfred, but came back to the city to teach at Monsignor Prevost High School from 1964 to 1968 and at Bishop Connolly High School from 1968 to 1978. Before beginning his theological studies, he served at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio, and was actively involved with Habitat for Humanity, giving students an opportunity to work with the economically disadvantaged. He was named Outstanding Educator of the Year in 1989 and was part of Walsh's campus ministry until 1995. He was ordained a deacon on December 19, 1996, and graduated this year from Weston Jesuit School of Theology with a Master's degree in theological studies.

Catholic nurses appoint officers The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses recently recognized the new officers for the 1997-98 calendar year in a celebration of Mass at Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New Bedford. Father Mark Hession, moderator, celebrated the Eucharist. Elected officers are as follows: president, Sister Therese Bergeron; vice-president, Delores Santos; secretary, Alice LeBlanc; treasurer, Elizabeth Novacek; and director, Joan Morin. Following the Mass and appointments, the Council awarded three scholarship awards to area youths. Paula Sullivan, a nursing student at Bristol Community College; Julie Elizabeth Sylvia, a speech pathology student from Bridgewater State College; and Kellie Marie Vultao, a nursing student from UMASS Dartmouth, received awards. ' ,

St. Therese of Lisieux ICON PORTRAIT ON SOLID WALNUT September 30, 1997 marked the lOath anniversary of the death of St. Therese, whose simple memoirs, The Story of a Soul, has touched the hearts of thousands. She died of tuberculosis at age twenty-four. Therese was canonized in 1924. Pope John Paul II recently announced she will be named a Doctor of the Church, the third woman to receive this notable title. Her essence is captured in this icon portrait by Br. Claude Lane, O.S.B. of Mt. Angel Abbey. Printed on heavy paper and mounted on 3/4'" thick walnut with satin lacquer finish. Made 100% in Missouri. As a thoughtful gift or for your personal enjoyment, select your order from the five sizes listed below. ICA017F 4" x 5.2" $ 9.95 ICA117F 6" x 8" $16.95 8" x 10.4" $25.95 ICA217F $36.95 ICA317F 10" x 13" ICA417F 12" x 15.6" $52.95 Note: ICAD17 is mounted on half inch thick walnut.

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news Briefs Oregonians vote on assisted suicide PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) - As Oregonians prepare to vote on a proposed repeal of their law allowing physicianassisted suicide, they are facing a new round of discussion and debate on the meaning of their unique legislation. In a 1994 referendum voters narrowly approved the Oregon Death With Dignity Act, making it legal for doctors to provide lethal drugs to terminally ill patients who request them. This November they face a new referendum, Measure 51, which would repeal the 1994 law. In mid-August the Oregon Medical Association took a fUll-page advertisement in the state's largest newspaper urging citizens to vote yes on Measure 51.

Hog farming athreat ; WASHINGTON (CNS) - Corporate hog farming is being increasingly seen by Catholic Church leaders as a threat to the viability of U.S. rural life. Sandra A. LaBlanc, communications director for the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, said the conference receives more calls from dioceses about·the corporate hog farming issue than anything else. The biggest overall threat is the loss of a way of life that has sustained rural America for generations. Family farmers, trying to compete with the corporate farms, go into debt with bank loans. One mishap and they can lose their farm. That is less likely to happen in corporate farming, according to Christopher Dodson, executive director of the North Dakota Catholic Conference.

Catholic schools led integration ST. LOUIS (CNS) - Fifty years ago this fall, the late Cardinal John E. Ritter changed the path of Catholic education in the St. Louis Archdiocese by integrating the schools. Seven years before the Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" school policies then in place· in much of the country were unconstitutional, many people in St. Louis were shaken by then-Archbishop Ritter's di~ rective that all archdiocesan schools should be open to any child who met the scholastic requirements. What started as a quiet effort in a confidential memo from the archdiocesan chancellor, Auxiliary Bishop John P. Cody, became the SUbject of daily newspaper headlines and nearly led to civil court, as a group of white parents fought the integration efforts.

Kenyan bishops plead 'for peace NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS) - Kenya's bishops appealed to the public to help quell ethnic violence and promote political reform in the troubled African country after several weeks of protests and mob attacks. "We, the Catholic bishops, are together with you in these very critical d~ys when we all sense that something very wrong is happening in Kenya," they said in an Aug. 27 statement. "It is not only for religious leaders to hear the cries of the poor, the homeless, the hungry, the victims of violence and injustice," the statement said. "All Kenyans must speak out the truth to those in power, without violence but with courage."

Sierra Leone archbishop appeals for aid OTTAWA (CNS) - An archbishop from strife-tornSierra Leone said help is needed to rebuild schools, hospitals and churches destroyed or looted during the nation's six-year civil war. But Archbishop Joseph H. Ganda of Freetown and Bo, Sierra Leone, said Aug. 25 during a visit to Canada that little reconstruction work can be done until the current embargo against the West African country is lifted. The embargo was imposed by West African nations, led by Nigeria, after mutinous soldiers ousted the democratically elected government of President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah in a coup May 25. Kabbah, elected in February 1996, has been living in exile in Guinea since then.

"Wisdom has built her house" in Connecticut There's a place in Litchfield, Conn., that I call an oasis. Others have called it "a spa for the spirit." It is Wisdom House, an interfaith retreat center on 54 acres in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains. The place vibrates with spirit, extends invisible arms to all who come. It is dedicated to being a witness for wisdom, that heavenly gift which makes us yearn for the Lord - yearn to see the divine in all things. Sister Rosemarie Greco, a Daughter of Wisdom and Wisdom House's director, with her ready smile, would say, "Here's a place where you're always welcome." Visitors from around the nation attest to that. Here people find hospitality, a warm and loving embrace, and an environment of peaceful comfort that is just right for meditation, reflection, conversation and prayer. As Sister Rosemarie explains, you can come to Wisdom House because you need to talk to a friend, go on a directed or private retreat or just have some quiet time for whatever your need is, be it writing, art, praying, exercise. "You may come here because you're interested in yoga, or the arts, or women's or men's issues. This is how God works. Wisdom is a biblical term for God.... Whatever your experience in life, that's where God is," she says. She welcomes "seekers and learners" who come to Wisdom House, to "treat themselves to a retreat, ... some'precious time to commune with God, nature and themselves." I first encountered Wisdom House in the 1980s when the place was in danger of becoming a white elephant. The property, with a farmhouse, had been purchased in 1949, and a lIS-room brick building was added in 1953. It served as a training center and college for women studying to become Daughters of Wisdom, a religious order founded in 1703 in France by St. Louis de Montfort and a devout teen-ager, Marie

Louise Trichet. The order suffered a decline in vocations beginning in the 1960s. For a while the future ofWi:;dom House, an almost empty set,ofbuildings, was on l:haky ground. When Sister Rosemarie, who received part of her training here back in 1963, became director in

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1990, she was unsure what could be done to bring Wisdom House back to a new life. Before long she hired Sister Joanne Iannotti, a Dominican Sister of Hope who is a poet, writer and photographer, to be her associate director and program developer. Together these two dynamic nuns, counting on the power of God to transform people, places and things, have'turned Wisdom House into a viable center for retreats, seminars, conferences, and talks. These nuns rent space for meetings, for pro,grams on healing arts, poetry and creative arts. Their vision of art encompasses wisdom, recognizing the artist as one "who expresses the depths of the soul in ways that heal and unify a person." One program thi:; year, for example, was titled "Montfort: Artist of Divine Wisdom." I have led two retreats at Wisdom House, and rarely . have I felt such power in how God responds to heal us. I believe it is a place where, as the Bible: says, "Wisdom has built her house.... Let whoever is searching turn in here."

Laughter, life's magical elixir Dear Dr. Kenny: Readers' Digest says that "laughter is the best medicine." I like to laugh, but for the life of me I cannot see any comparison to medicine. Let's not confuse entertainment with health and well-being. While we all may need a time out on occasion, life itself is a rather serious business and not to ' be trivialized. How does something funny prevent or cure cancer and heart disease?" -Illinois Imagine a situation where your pulse quickens, climbing to double its normal rate. Your blood pressure soars from an average of 120 to 200. You breathe deeply as every system in your body leaps intq action. . What causes such a dramatic physical response: a strenuous workout? A great kiss? An unexpected visit from the boss? The answer is none of the above. This incredible display of physiology is simply the result of a knee slapper, something funny, a good joke. Laughter has been proven effective in pain relief and in the fight against some diseases. Researchers are not sure how, but most speculate that laughter causes the release of endorphins, the body's own morphinelike chemical for dealing with pain. Under stress, muscles tense, the cardiovascular system constricts, breathing becomes shallow, stomach acid increases and we are more sensitive to pain. Laughter physically has the opposite effect. Laughter, like a sneeze, is an explosive reaction. A good laugh relieves stress. Muscles relax. Breathing deepens. Blood pressure stabilizes. Digestion improves. Laughing does more than help our body. As a social activity, it's bonding. We become attached to those with whom we have shared a good laugh. Laughter is also good spiritually. One theologian wrote that if God's best name were not "love," he would use the word "play" to describe God. He likes to think of the universe as God at play. What a beautiful thought, to look at nature and everything that surrounds us with a smile. As John LeCarre writes in "The Russia House": "The line between actually very serious and actually very funny is actually very thin." How can we get more laughter in our lives? First, by noticing what goes on around us. We can all be ludicrous in our vanities. Our mistakes are often 1 1 '. , • ~

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Family Talk With Dr. James & Mary Kenny ter and life into a story. Tell jokes. Have a repertoire of one-liners and longer stories for special occasions. Here are a few true headlines that delight. "Reagan Wins on Budget but More Lies Ahead." "Hospital Sued by Seven Foot Doctors." "Include Your Children When Baking Cookies." Finally, act silly. Throw adult parties where you play children's games like hide-and-seek or red rover , or football on your knees. Do absolutely silly things. Pop popcorn without putting the lid on. Fill out a tax form with Roman numerals. Stare at people through your fork and pretend they are in jail. When someone says "have a nice day," tell them you have other plans. To say that laughter is good medicine is more than just an analogy. It's true.

Daily Readings Sept. 22 Ezra 1:1-6; Ps 126:1.-6; Lk 8:115-18 Sept. 23 Ezra 6:7-8,12b,14-20; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 8:19-21 Sept. 24 Ezra 9:5-9; (Ps) Tb 13:2-4,6-8; Lk 9:1-6 Sept. 25 Hg 1:1-8; Ps 149:1-6,9; Lk 9:7-9 Sept.26 Hg 1:15b-2:9; Ps43:1-4; Lk9:18-22 Sept. 27 Zee 2:5-9, 14-15a; (Ps) Jer 31: 10-13; Lk 9:43b-45 Sept.28 Nm 11:25-29; Ps 19:8,10,12-14; Jas 5:1-6; Mk 9:38-43,45,47-48 I

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Stewardship of the body Q. I am mother of three children and wife of 1lI good husband. My sincere wish is to donate my organs when I die so others might live. My husband and children all disagree. He says I must return to God the way he sent me on earth, all in one piece with nothing missing. My understanding is that we as Catholics believe donation of our organs is good. Are they right to oppose my wish? (New York) A. The tradition and teaching of the Catholic

Church totally supports the practice ofgiving organs of one's body to another, either before or after death. Obviously, several conditions need to be considered before organ transplants take place, all of which can sometimes become complicated. If the donor is living, for example, the physical and emotional dangers must be measured against the benefit to the recipient. If the organ is to be transplanted after death, proper criteria must be used to be certain the donor is dead and that death is not hastened to facilitate the transplant. Assuming these kinds of questions are resolved, as they clearly would be in your family, providing for the gift of our bodily organs is a generous act of charity. In one way or another we already give our lives to each other throughout our lives. If medical science enables us to make some gift of ourselves to another even after death, it is an opportunity to be generous about and grateful for. . Pope John Paul II emphasized the need for this kind of generosity several years ago. Speaking of the shortage of donors for patients awaiting transplants, he said it is a matter of Christian generosity. "No solution will be forthcoming without a renewed sense of human solidarity." Here Christ's own example can "inspire men and women to make great sacrifices in the service of others" (April 30, 1990).

As for your husband's obje<;tion, very few of us go back to God "all in one piece with nothing missing." It's how we dispose ofour time and all the other (llements of our earthly life that tells how good stewards we are of the gifts God has given.us.

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those questions most people never thought about much. Maybe it's simply a feeling that somehow the bl,essing asks God's mercy and compassion on the whole tragic reality of people killing other people by the thousands or millions. Certainly many men and women, not only in our country, share your puzzlement more often and more vocally than ever before. While some wars may appear more "just" than others, rarely is there a warring nation or group that hasn't somehow convinced itself that "God is on our side." I'd appreciate hearing how readers of this column might respond to your good question.

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Two hankies for "Nothing Sacred" There really are not many things that bring a tear to my eye, although there is this terrific Nepalese restaurant called Kathmandu's on Solano in Berkeley that serves up an incredibly spicy chicken-on-rice. dish that's a two-hanky hummer,let me tell you. Wouldn't it be nice if Siskell and Ebert (besides changing their names) might start rating movies with a means other than their thumbs? Like maybe hankies or rotten tomatoes or hubba-hubbas or barf bags or screams or maybe even other digits. ("Yup, Siskell, I'd give 'Face Off' a scream, rotten tomato and pinky." "Well, Ebert, I'm going to give it both of my thumbs up so the papers will have something to quote us on.") Tears? Oh yeah. Don't tell my three sons (they have not reached the age of reading yet; they're 19, 21 and 23), but I watched a pilot of that new TV series "Nothing Sacred," and it made me cry. As a matter of fact, I watched it three times. It made me blink my eyes and hide a sniff all three times. And I am not talking about the scene where the lead character draws a pat. full house during a priests' poker night (which they call the "priests' senate"). Nor am I talking about the scene where a great character named Father Leo quotes Lena Horne. I mean, who even knows who Lena is any more? That alone is worth a tear. Naw, I had emotion yanked out of me I had not expected during a healing scene - a dramatization of the application of extreme unction (we don't call it last rites any more, remmnber?) - that was as powerful as it was loosey-goosey with the rubrics. I confess I really wanted to see the advance video of the program because I had read all kinds of negative views of it by the same folks who want to bum down Disneyland. Actually. they only want to boycott Disney stuff, which must be working because I heard from a reliable source that the waiting line for the best rides at Disneyworld is only a couple hours now - - if you arrive early on a weekday. And. to be honest. I expected the program to be yet another production with knee-jerk characters like M.A.S.H's Father Mulcahy or that priest detective who wouldn't know a sacrament from cement. But the program was just plain good. Even the u.s. Catholic Conference's Department of Communica-

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DCCW: Not just bake sales and sewing circh~s By CHRISTINE VIEIRA MILLS ANCHOR STAFF

what needs they perceived. Second, pews." She added that each pastor Women currently members of the Fall will also receive his parish results River DCCW or of parish guilds were fromCARA. adies, answer the call. InThough she is no longer pn:sident, surveyed for their ideas. Finally, . terested, hard-working through the summer, women unaffili- Lancisi will continue the project unwomen needed. Life ated with church women's groups der direction of new DCCW president experience necessary. were questioned for their opinions. Theresa Lewis. When Katherine (Kitsy) Lancisi The ladies explained that the purAs the survey process wound down became president of the Diocesan pose of the DCCW, a local affiliate of this month, those implementing it Council of Catholic Women in 1995, the National it was with the Council of single-minded Catholic purpose of a genWomen, is to eral marching educate and emforth to battle igpower tDday's norance and fear Catholic women by educating and through spirituempowering ality, leadership Catholic women and service acof the diocese. It cording to Goswas also with the pel values. The tenderhearted council was compassion of a originally orgaloving mother innized by Bishop tent on nurturing . James Connolly her daughters so in 1953 to recogthey might reach nize wornen for their fullest potheir work and to tentials. encourage It was with church-related this outlook and activities. drive that she em"We 're not barked, on her just a presidency with a fundra.ising goal of finding group and we're out the needs of not just a bunch the women in the of coffee-drinkdiocese. ers'" Lancisi "Ultimately said, list.ing the the idea came many programs from Monsignor the council ofHoye," Lancisi including fers, said. Monsignor MADAME PRESIDENT- Past presidents of the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, (from spirituality, acDaniel F. Hoye, left) Emma Andrade, Kitsy Lancisi and Bella Nogueira are just three of the hundreds of councilwomen YE, DCCW mod- throughout the diocese who are extremely active in the pursuit of services and programs for women. tion aga:inst domestic violence, erator at the time, (Anchor/Mills photo) . ministry to th~ suggested a surlonely and sick vey of Catholic women within the diocese. Taking the cese began the formidable task of col- were enthusiastic about the response. and pro-life programs. The ongoing "We got many more responses effort, she says, is to make women bull by the horns, Lancisi contacted lecting survey information upon which to base goals and objectives for than they [CARA] thought we'd get," aware that there is a group that does the Center for Applied Research in the new programs or different implemenLancisi added-approximately 4,000 needed work, and that needs them. Apostolate (CARA), based at of current ones. When Kitsy Lancisi became completed surveys so far. Survey Georgetown University in Washing- tation questions were also translated into president of the DCCW, she was just "Kitsy has really been the driving ton, D.C., for a breakdown ofthe inforce behind this whole thing," said Portuguese and Spanish so the counlike most women: full of intelligence, formation services they would proAndrade, who, at age 83, describes cil could get input from the talent, and love. inirnigrant Like her, other vide. But then there was the cost. women have the potential to do great "We spent the first year of my herself as a "maverick women's community. libber." She explained Lancisi's mo. "The bishop encouraged us," things to help a great many or small (two-year) term in office trying to get tivation and tireless efforts in obtainNogueira said, "to seek participation "great" things to help a few. Their funding," Lancisi said, Bella Nogueira and Emma Andrade, both ing survey responses ranging from from younger women and immigrants life experiences, good and bad, are all past presidents who have been in- letters to pastors and women's guilds as well as to develop programs to help they need for the job. So, ladies, answer the call. Intervolved with the council since 1953, to promoting the survey during them." Masses. The final report from CARA con- ested, hard-working women needed. nodding in agreement. "The pastors were the utmost in of an analysis of all the com- Life experience necessary. sisting "The bishop was in favor of it Lancisisaid. "They cooperation," piled data will be completed 30 days That means you. from the beginning," Andrade exwere very cordial." after the surveys are in. "We hope to plained, "~ut we couldn't get any The survey was administered in have the reports back by the end of To get involved with your local funding from corporate or charitable three phases. The first began this October," Lancisi said, "and we truly Diocesan Council .of Catholic sponsors." With only about $2,000 April when pastors were surveyed so thank everyone for their cooperation, Women, take the first step 21nd join of a staggering $11,000 fee for the to understand the council might begin from the bishop to the people in the your parish ladies' guild. survey service, the council was in

need of donations. "So, we went to the pastors," Nogueira said, "and they were very generous." Council workers solicited another $2,000 from their parish subsidy funds. "The rest came from the bishop." With the funding they needed, ladies in parishes throughout the dio-

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New papal center is 'all God's work,' says cardinal By NANCY

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center, scheduled to open in Washington in 2000, is "all God's work," said Detroit Cardinal Adam J. Maida during a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. II. "This center's mission is truly in keeping with the vision and teaching of our Holy Father Pope John Paul II," he said. "It will be a means for ensuring the continued proclamation of the Gospel of the good news of Christian faith for generations to come." Construction of the $50-million facility, consisting of an intercultural forum and interactive museum, was expected to begin by the end of the year. The 14-acre site is adjacent to The Catholic University of America and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. When the project was announced, Cardinal Maida, the driving force behind it, said the center wi II become the premier Catholic think-tank in the United States. Most of the crowd of 500-600 people who witnessed the groundbreaking were delighted with the event. But a dozen members of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House in Washington protested, saying the money should be spent instead on the poor. Standing outside two tents that shielded guests from intermittent rain, the protesters held signs that read, "We repent for the misuse of church resources" and "Preferential option for the poor?" One member of the group, Sue Frankel Streit, began reading a statement from the stage as gue,sts arrived, then was ushered outside. In remarks during the ceremony, Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law said, "The U.S. church is second only to the U.S. government in meeting the needs of the poor and advocating on their behalf." Before the ground breaking, Cardinal Maida was principal celebrant and homilist at a Mass in the shrine's upper church. Five other cardinals, about 35 bishops and archbishops and an equal

number of priests concelebrated the Mass. Among them were Cardinal Law; Cardinal Rosa~io Castillo Lara, a Vatican envoy repreSenting the pope; Cardinal Franciszek Macharski of Krakow, Poland; Cardinal James A. Hickey ofWashington; Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philad~lphia; Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio ~o the United States; and Cleveland BishopAnthony M. Pilla, president of the U.S. bish, ops' twin conferences. The fes~ivities took place at the conclusion of a three-day meeting of the

bishops' Administrative Committee in Washington. In his homily, Cardinal Maida said throughout Pope John Paul's pontificate he "has clearly understood his ministry as a mission to affirm the dignity of the human person." The center, which will focus on the institution of the papacy as well as the history of individual popes, "will provide an ongoing forum for reflection on the connection between faith and culture," the cardinal said. "Hopefully, visitors to the center will be inspired to put their faith into action through Christian ser-

lies in Washington need emergency assistance. "We think it's a sin that this much money would go to another Catholic buildillg here," he said. He told CNS the services the center will provide could be done by the universities, religious houses and other Catholic entities already located in northeast Washington. When asked to comment on the demonstration, Washington Auxiliary Bishop William E. Lori said, "It is certainly their right to express their opinion." But he added, "There is no institution in this country that reaches out more lov-

DETROIT CARDINAL Adam Maida blesses the site where construction for the John Paul II Cultural Center is set to begin by the end of the year. Church officials and donors to the $50 million museum and Catholic think tank gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony in Washington Sept. 11. (CNS/Roller photo)

SUE FRANKEL Streit and Art Laffin of the Dorothy Day House in Washington disrupt the groundbreaking ceremony for the John Paul II Cultural Center Sept. 11. They stated their objections before the ceremony started at the Washington site where construction is to begin later this year. (CNS/Roller photo)

vice, thus keeping alive our Holy Father's message of hope." In conveying the pope's greeting before the Mass, Cardinal Castillo Lara, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, called the new center "a wonderful testimony" of the U.S. Catholic Church and said it "will assist in the work of the new evangelization." He later told Catholic News Service the center is "a wonderful idea" and will be important as "a point of gathering for dialogue, research and study." Larry Ziemianski, a permanent deacon at St. Mark's Church in Vienna, Va., and chairman of the center campaign in the greater Washington area, said he was honored to serve as deacon at the Mass. He called the event "a historic moment for the American church." "We have been gifted by God with such a magnificent pope," said Ziemianski, who told CNS the center will be "an ongoing and living memorial" to Pope John Paul. Art Laffin, a member of the Catholic Worker group, said 500 homeless fami-

ingly than the church." He suggested that "contemplating ... the Holy Father's teaching on the dignity of the human person" also would contribute to the church's mission of service. For most, the groundbreaking was a positive event. Wanda Nilsson traveled to Washington with 35 other members of St. Hyacinth in Glen Head, N.Y. She said the Long Island parish had taken up a special collection for the cultural center. At the end of the Mass, the first trustees of the new center - who had donated $100,000 or more - were commissioned and awarded Pro Vita Ecclesiae Medals by Cardinal Maida. Among them were Emma A. Daniels ofSt. Patrick in Brooklyn, N.Y., who said she was "so thrilled." And Peter Ministrelli of West Bloomfield, Mich., who is a member of St. Mary Parish in Detroit, told CNS he was "still shaking." Ministrelli said he met the pope last summer in Rome. "I looked at him and saw an aura of sunshine behind his head," he said.

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Freetown's oldest citizen receives gift of can(~ Being the oldest does have storefront display of televisions its advantages. Just ask Jules and wondering, "would we ever Cayer, 98, of Our Lady's Ha- be able to buy one of these?" ven, Fairhaven. Mr. Cayer was At the age of 23, he bought his recently honored as the recipi- first car, a Model T Ford. Before his retirement, Cayer ent of the Boston Post Cane as worked in manufacturing and the oldest citizen of Freetown as a laborer. During the war, where he has been a resident for 35 years. Officials of the Free- he made propellers for torpetown Selectmen's Office, Bruce does. After retiring, he worked Wilber, chairman; Christopher at the Freetown town hall for McCarthy, selectman; and ten years as a radio dispatcher Linda Lynn, senior secretary, for the police and ambulance presented Cayer with the cane services. "I worked in quite a during a ceremony at Our few places; I was never out of Lady's Haven. Owning the work. I was lucky," he comcane "makes me feel proud," he mented. At Our Lady's Haven he ensaid. He shared some of his h'appy joys listening to books on tape, memories of life in Freetown especially history stories and with those on hand. "We had a listening to sports on the radio. nice little home on Long Pond. "I like it here. They take good It was very comfortable. I care of me," he said. would wake up in the morning Cayer has four children: and look out the window to see Gabrielle of West Chester, PA; my friends-geese, ducks and John of Westport; Therese of birds. We were in heaven on Dartmouth; and Norman of Long Pond." While in Free- New Bedford. He also has 14 town he indulged in his favor- grandchildren and great-grand ite outdoor hobbies which in- children. The now defunct Boston cluded fishing and hunting with Post distributed the goldhis beagles. Born on March 9, 1899, headed canes to 431 New EnCayel has seen many innova- gland cities and towns as an tions in his lifetime including advertising gimmick in 1909. telephones, televisions, and au- Ownership of the cane .was to - tomobiles, and said he thought transfer from the oldest"citizen it was wonderful that those to the next oldest of each comJULES CAYER of Our Lady's Haven Nursing Home in Fairhaven, was recently given the things happened. He remem- munity and that tradition con- Boston Post Cane for being the oldest citizen of Freetown by town selectmen. Hel is 98 bered stopping to admire a tinues today. years old and when asked about receiving the cane said owning it, "makes me proud."

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: ' In the August 22, 1997 issue of the ANCHOR a person wrote to Father John J. Dietzen quoting a statement that he had made in an earlier issue in his column wherein Father Dietzen said "we don't know if anyone is in hell." How could a priest make the above far-out statement? In 1931 Jesus took Sister Faustina, to whom He was to give the devotion of the Chaplet of The Divine Mercy, to hell. He said "I am showing you hell and all of these souls down here-who didn't believe in hell." He told her to go back and tell everybody about the souls in hell who did not believe. In Fatima, on July 13, 1917, Our Blessed Mother showed the children a vision of hell and they were horrified. They said afterwards that if they hadn't had supernatural help from God, that they would have died of fright at this vision of hell and the suffering souls in hell. Our Lady said "You have seen hell where the souls of people go because there is no one to pray for them and make sacrifices for them." In Matthew 25:41, we are warned that He will say to those on His left:"Out of my sight, you condemned, into that everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!" Genevieve E. Foley . New Bedford

Senior Pharmacy Program enrollment 'extended until December Boston, MA-Governor A. Paul Cellucci is extending the state's new Senior Pharmacy Program enrollment period to December 31 of this year so that thousands more eligible senior citizens can apply. Since February of this year, over 20,000 elderly residents have applied for the program through which they receive up to $500 a year to pay for certain prescription drugs. Cellucci approved the funding for the extension as part of a statewide outreach campaign "to deliver this much-needed benefit to qualified elders struggling to make ends meet on limited incomes." The program, which was enacted under the Improved Access to Health Care Act, was established by the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) in 1997 and is administered by the executive office' of Elder Affairs in cooperation with DMA. Funding for the $30 million pro-' gram comes from cigarette tax revenues.

When he was visiting seniors at the Salem Senior Center, Governor Cellucci said, "we want to make sure every elder who is eligible to receive assistance through Senior Pharmacy Program gets it." To be eligible for it, individuals must be age 65 or older, residents of Massachusetts for the past six months, cannot be enrolled in a Medicaid program, cannot have drug coverage from a supplemental policy (Medigap or HMO plan) or any other third

party payer, and must have an income no greater than 150% of the federal poverty level which is currently $11,844 per year for an individual. To enroll in the Senio]; Pharmacy Program, elders must apply during the enrollme:nt period. To receive an application or to find out more about this program, those interested should contact the program at 1-800953-3305, or contact their local Home Care Program.

Dear Father, You give us a wonderful gift in our elderly. A source of knowledge and wisdom, they are pillars of strength. please help everyone to remember that, though aged or infirm, the ellderly and sick are an important part of our lives and our history. We need them as much as they need us. Amen.

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La SALETTE SHRINE, ATTLE· BORO John Polce, composer, singer and musician, will present an evening of song, witness and prayer Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Solemnity of the Feast of Our Lady of La Salette will be celebrated Sept. 21 with a Mass at the Garden of Worship at 3 p.m. Bishop Louis Gelineau of Providence will be the principal celebrant and homilist. All welcome.

ST. ANNE, F.R. Organ concert in mt:mory of Alexander Peloquin will be held Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. and feature music played by Normand Gingras. Selections will include works by Peloquin and French composers. All welcome.

HOSPICE OUTREACH Eight week volunteer training program is accepting ~pplicatio~s now for fall classes. Program WIll prepare volunteers as companions for the terminally ill ano their families. Classes begin October 6, and will continue each Monday and Thursday from 6:30 p.t:J1. to 9 p.m. through Dec. 4. Program is free and all are welcome. Information: 6731589.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD Free scripture study program led by Wayne Berard, associate professor of Humanities and English at Nichols College. Clas$es will run on Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. starting Oct. 7 in the parish center. Registration: Patti Phillips 339-2981.

FAMILY MINISTRY, F.R. A program for children ages 418 who have lost a parent through divorce, separation, or death, entitled "Rainbows for All God's Children," will begin in October. Sessions will be held at the Family Life Office as follows: Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29; Nov. 12, 19; and Dec. 13. Call for times and information: 9996420.

CURSILLO The Cursillo diocesan liturgy will be celebrated at Notre Dame Church, Fall River, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. The Dartmouth'Ultreya will be held on Sept. 22 at 7:30p.m. at the Holy Cross Fathers' Residence, Tucker Rd., North Dartmouth.

HOLY NAME, N.B. A meeting of the "Courage" group will be held on Oct. 11 in the rectory at 7 p.m. Courage is a support group for homosexual Catholic men and women who are striving for chaste lives. The "Calix" group will meet on Oct. 12 in the parish center at 6:30 p.m. Calix enlists men and wo~en who are celebrating the, grace and gift of recovery from alcoholism, substance abuse, and behavioral dependencies to supplement the spirituality of the "12 step" program with specific Catholic elements including Mass and the Sacraments. New members welcome.

Preparations underway for menlorial breakfast The first annual RI~v. Paul McCarrick Memorial Breakfast will be held on Sunday, November 16th at White's on the Watuppa Restaurant at 10 a.m. The breakfast will serve to honor the life of Father McCarrick and it will be a chance to raise money for area youth in the form of scholarships. Father McCarrick, who died last December, was well known not only as pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Fall River for 20 years, but also for his community work and commitment to young people. In his ministry, it was his zeal in encouraging youth to fulfill their potential that gained him respect from numerous community leaders and last year they honored his memory by raising money for two $1,000

scholarships awarded to area youths. Anthony Abraham, executive vice-president of Feitelberg Insurance will be the guest speaker for the breakfast and Dr. Patrick Foley will serve as the master of ceremonies. Others involved in the committee working on the event include James Gibney, school superintendent; Robert Stoicio; William Keating; Albert Attar; Dr. Phillip Silvia; Dr. Paul Raymond; Bill Correiro; Pauline Turcotte; Ted Reagan; and Arthur Machado, honorary chair. Additional volunteers are welcomed to assist in the preparations leading up to the breakfast and individuals may contact Machado or Rogers at 46 North Main St., Fall Riv.er, 675-0800.

Conference to assist religious congregations of all faiths in making their worship, buildings and activities more accessible to all God's people will be held Sept. 24. Events will take place throughout the day at the Baptist temple in Fall River. Speakers include Rev. John Perry. Information: 679-0001.

ST. MARY, F.R. A Solemn Pontifical Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. to commemorate the centenary of the death of St. Therese ofLisieux. A reception will follow Mass. All welcome.

REV. LARSON SENIOR CEN· TER, ATTLEBORO A series on ~pirituality is scheduled to begin Sept. 24 with a program entitled ''That's the Spirit," by Rabbi Sam Seico!. Other events are as follows: Oct. 1 "Spirituality in the Faith Community," by Rev. Daniel Dore, Rev. John Sullivan, and Rev. James Cox; Oct. 2 "Our Being-Mind, Body, and Spirit," by Claudia Binns. All sessions are from 7-8:30 p.m.

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ST. ANNE'S SHRINE, F.R. Free seminar on St. John's Gospel will be given by biblical scholar Barbara Medeiros following 6:30 p.m. Mass Sept. 18. All welcome. Healing services will be celebrated on the first Sunday of each month begining on Oct. 5. The service will be conducted by Father Nichols at 3: 15 p.m.

ST. WILLIAM, F.R. A holy hour to promote a greater respect for life in the Fall River diocese will be held Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. Themed liturgical celebration, "Life is Worth Living," will include a living rosary, readings, and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. All welcome. Information: Bea Martins 678-3351.

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Catholic-Lutheran dialogue back to apostolicity, Eucharist By CINDY WOODEN

reach a common consensus on VATICAN CITY (CNS) these themes," Msgr. John Members of the official interna- Radano, the Catholic secretary of tional Lutheran-Roman Catholic the dialogue, told Vatican Radio. dialogue team are deepening The second phase of the diatheir earlier discussions about ap- logue, which lasted from 1973 to ostolic succession and about the 1984, looked at the Eucharist and Eucharist, according to a joint ministry. In Hungary, members press release. of the dialogue team returned to The Lutheran-Roman Catho- the topic of the Eucharist for furlic Commission on Unity met in ther discussion, the press release Hungary Aug. 31-Sept. 6 to ex- said. amine the issues "in need of reso,"We believe we are very close lution in order that further vis- on this matter," Msgr. Radano ible steps toward unity can take said in the Vatican Radio interplace," said the statement which view, "and because we do, we was released Sept. 17 at the Vati- want to understand how close." can. "For example, the theme of The September discussions on the real presence of Christ in the apostolicity, apostolic succes- Eucharist, the theme of the Eu. sion, the role and authority of charist as sacrifice - these are bishops and the historic develop- some of the topics we treated and me.nt of the episcopate were , on which we really have much meant to deepen the work done in common," he said. in the first phase of the official The cochairmen of the diachurch dialogue in the late 1960s logue commission are Catholic' and early 1970s, the statement Bishop Walter Kasper of said. Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Germany, "This is not only an important and Lutheran Bishop Bela topic, but is the starting point for Harmati of Hungary. discussing topics such as ministry and episcopacy and trying to

Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my. intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. ' Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate'my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart.' You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will. Heart of my greatest GOod, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to fomi in me the Life of the Divine Will. . Saint Joseph, you wjll be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and, will keep the keys of my will in your hlinds. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I. may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument, that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

Chinese official reiterates position on relations with Vatican HONG KONG (CNS) - Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen has reiterated to Catholics that Sino-Vatican relations are a political, not religious, matter. Anthony Liu Bainian, vice chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, reported remarks made by Qian Aug. 26 at the 40th anniversary celebration of the patriotic association. Liu spoke to UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. In his speech at the Great Hall of the People in the heart of Beijing, Qian said. that only after the political aspect of Sino-Vatican relations has improved can the religious aspect be discussed. Liu added that this view is shared by the patriotic association. Qian stated that China has always upheld peace and independence in foreign relations and, under the same conditions, is willing to improve relations with the

Vatican, Liu continued. The vice which spurns Vatican authority premier reiterated Beijing's insis- over its affairs and elect:; bishops tence that the Vatican recognize without Vatican approval. That the People's Republic of China as would leave in limbo contact with the only legitimate Chinese gov- the "underground" church, which ernment and that it not interfere maintains allegiance to the Vatiin China's internal affairs in the can and has rejected the government's effort to closely name of religion. The Vatican recognizes the .align religion with state policy. China says all citizens enjoy government of Taiwan, the Republic of China, but its relations freedom of belief. But the state were downgraded some years ago regulates the practice of religion through national and provincial from the nuncio level. The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Religious Affairs Bureaus. AddiAssociation was set up with the tionally, the Chinese Communist government's approval by dozens Party monitors and directs the of clergy and lay people in 1957 Chinese Catholic Patriotic Assoto implement government reli- ciation and the equival.ent assogious policy in the Catholic ciations for Protestant, Buddhist, Church. It upholds the three-self Muslim and other faith:;. Despite the controls, however, principles of self-administration, self-financing and self-propaga- there is some mingling of the untion, and pledges to oppose im- derground and patriotic churches at the parish level. perialism. Additionally, a num'Jer of the To meet the noninterference condition repeatedly set out by government-approved bishops are China, the Vatican would have to said to have secretly reconciled accept the patriotic association, with the Vatican.

Canadian poll suggests link between religiousness and m'arital fidelity By ART BABYCH

OTTAWA (CNS) - A new Canadian poll by the Angus Reid Group suggests that people who consider themselves "religious" are less likely to be unfaithful to their spouses. John Wright, Angus Reid senior vice-president, said in a Canadian Catholic News interview that the company's "infidelity" survey of 1,200 Canadians in late August did not ask any direct questions about religion. . However, he pointed out that residents of the Prairie provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba - who were given high marks for "religious association" in previous surveys - also ranked highest in the new poll on the level of fidelity. "Prairie people were less in favor of it (infidelity) than others," he said. Infidelity has become more socially acceptable over the past

decade among 51 percent of Canadians, according to the survey for CTV, the Canadian Television n'etwork.. "Overall, almost two in 10 (I8 percent) Canadians report that they have had an affair, compared to eight in 10 (80 percent) who indicate that they have not," said ~he pollster. "Canadians who appear to be most faithful (or who are most likely to report not having had an affair) included Atlantic Canadians (90 percent), residents of SaskatchewanlManitoba (90 percent), married Canadians (88 percent), and females (84 percent, versus 75 percent among males)." Presented with a "one night stand" scenario, 93 percent of respondents in Saskatchewan and Manitoba said they would not be unfaithful, followed by Atlantic Canadians at 91 percent. Quebec residents, 28 percent, and males, 22 percent, were more

likely to report having had an affair, said the poll. Released in two pans Sept. 15 and 16, the survey gathered other information on Canadians' beliefs about infidelity: - 51. percent of Canadians believe that having all affair is more acceptable behavior today than it was 10 years ago. -67 percent of Canadians say an admitted affair by a competent politician running for office would have no impact on their voting pattern. - 66 percent feel that if their spouse or partner had an affair they would try to work things out. - 50 percent are comfortable with TV shows which portray affairs between characters as acceptable. The Angus Reid poll is considered 95 percent accurate, with a margin of error of 2.8 :percentage points had the entire Canadian population been polled.

Prelate urges for fair trial of bomb suspect By MIKE LANCHIN

SAN SALVADOR (CNS) Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador has called for a fair trial of a former Salvadoran' military cadet detained in connection with a recent wave of bombings in Cuba. The archbishop ruled out the immediate possibility of the Catholic Church intervening on behalf of the accused. Speaking to reporters Sept. 14, following Sunday Mass, Archbishop Saenz said that the Cuban authorities should carry out "a full and balanced investigation" of the involvement of Raul Ernesto Cruz Leon, detained in Havana in midSeptember. "We recommend that the judi'ciaJ' process should becarri~d qut

with a great deal Of care and jus- ister, Gen. Jaime Guzman, has tice," said Archbishop Saenz. denied any links between Cruz Cruz, who spent a period as a and the military. According to cade~ in EI Salvador's military army records, he left tbe academy academy in 1991, is accused of for medical reasons. planting four bombs, one of Following his arrest, Cruz's which killed an Italian tourist, in . family members told reporters in three hetels and a restaurant. San S'alvador 'that he: had been Cubans say that he has con- working as a bodyguard for a Salfessed to two other bomb attacks vadoran show busines:, promoter. on tourist targets in July. They confirmed that he had been They say he was hired by the in Cuba on various occasions in Cuban-American National Foun- the past year, but denied his indation, a U.S.-based Cuban exile volvement in the bombings. Archbishop' Saenz :iaid that he group, to damage the country's has not been approached by lucrative tourist industry. However, in a Sept. 15 state- Cruz's relatives to intervene on ment, the foundation called the his behalf. He also said that be::ause Cuba accusation "only the latest act in (Cuban President) Fidel Castro's and EI Salvador do not have diplomatic relations, a "'third party theater of the absurd." , The Salvadora~_ ~~rens~.."!~~~ ... s.hC?ul~. supervise th.e ease."

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in him. He flew out for their training camp the next day and after a week made the team. Godfrey then told the students that he was cut the next day after the Packers decided to keep an extra quarterback on their roster. He gave up, he said. He didn't know what to do and fell to his knees and prayed to God, exclaiming, "I give up, where you want me to go is up to you." After realizing that he needed to do things "God's way," Godfrey became a member of the Giants, playing on the professional level for nine years and earning a Superbowl ring. He found God, that's what was missing for Chris Godfrey. He told students at Stang that even with success in life they "are going to fall," sooner or later. He reminded them that the difference between

winners and losers is that winners get up after they lose, The Life Athlete commitment which he relayed to students consists of four credos: I will try to do what is right, even when it is difficult; I will give r'nyself only to that special person ~hat I marry as my partner for lif~; I will respect the lives of o~hers, especially the unborn an~ the aged; and I will not quit ~r make excuses when I fail. I will try again. Chris Godfrey le'ft students with lots of messages about living a positive life and maintaining purity of heart arid he hopes they will keep that m~ssage with them as they get older. The important thing, he saidl was not to give up when they do; find failure in life and to know that "it's hard sometimes, but we're all in this together."

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In her short lifetime, Therese managed to write a great many things, including poems, prayers, plays and numerous le:tters. But perhaps what she is best known for is her autobiography, entitled Story of a Soul, which was first published in 1898 and made her known throughout the world. Her sublime doctrine prepared the hearts of people to receive the Second Vatican Council's universal call to holiness as a consequence of one's baptismal commitment. The ramifications ofthis teaching on the life of the Church havl~ been immense. Therese rediscovered the heart of the Gospel for all to emulate and was surely a forerunner of Vatican II, whose special emphasis was on a return to the sources. St. Therese of Lisieux was a seeker of truth and allowed herself to be guided by God throughout her life. Her spirituality was entirely centered on Holy Scripture and she was nourished by it constantly, possessing the contemplative sureness of a seer whowas privileged to experience God. She knc~w that the only true love was sacrificial love, and that she must follow the Suffering Servant to the summit of Calvary, to be identified with Him in the mystery of dying for the sake of others; that her personal sufferings were a perfect participation in

the passion of Christ. Those sufferings first began in 1894 when she experienced ailments of the throat an4 lungs, a tubercular condition, w~ich caused her great 'pain until her death on September 30, 1897. In her many months of agony, The~ese came to realize her vocation of love at the heart of the Church, with the added crown of spiritual mar~yrdom. Long before her canonization in 1925, people proclaimed Therese a "saint." She had ac~omplished nothing outstanding; she was just good and her goodnes1s compelled hearts to make this "Little Flower" their own. Throughout the world, millions continue to s~ek her intercession and strive to; imitate her because she led the w~y to the Father along "a straight and short path" by being little arid trusting in Jesus to carry her to ,the heart of God. St. Pius X called hqr "the greatest saint of modern times." Pius XI said that "her exceptional wisdom traces out for others al sure way to salvation," and he referred to her as a master in matters o~·spirituality. Therese will be recognized for her achievements and inspiration that still continue today when she is officially declared a Dpctor of the Church by His Holiness, Pope John Paul II in October. All are invited to help celebrate this great woman and her accomplishm¢nts.

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MISSING ALUMNI are what Elaine Holland O'Neil (Class of '42) and Debbie Reney (Class of '69) are searching for at the Saints Peter'and Paul School in Fall River. The 75th anniversary of the school is to take place in November of 1998 and will include a reunion for alumni.

SSe Peter and Paul School looking for alumni Saints Peter and Paul School is planning a jubilee celebration in 1998 to mark the school's 75th anniversary. Currently the school is seeking to update its information on alumni addresses, but is having a tough time doing so. Out of 2636 graduates, over 1,000 addresses are still needed to update the current database. All alumni

who respond will receive an updated alumni newsletter and soon after an invitation to the reunion. If you are a graduate of Saints Peter and Paul it is asked that you update your address by calling Ines Bates at 677-3938 or by contacting Saints Peter and Paul School, 240 Dover St., Fall River, MA 02721. Please include the

year you graduated and, if applicable, your maiden name. Anyone who has an update on a former classmate is also asked to respond. Questions regarding the reunion may be directed to Kathy Burt, principal of the school, at 672-7258.

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Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton, appoints new principal Arleen M. Booker has been appointed principal of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Taunton for the 1997-98 school year. She has been at Our Lady of Lburdes School in various capacities for 19 years, having served as assistant principal for the past three years. Mrs. Booker is a graduate of Southeastern Massachusetts University, with a bachelor of arts degree in multidisciplinary studies. She completed the three-year Diocesan Leadership Program and earned a master's degree in educational administration at Boston College in the Catholic School Leadership Program. Mrs. Booker has resided in Berkley for nearly 30 years, but is a New Bedford native. She is the mother of three children, Jeff,

Lori, and Tim, and has three grandsons. She replaces principal Sister Mary Margretta who is serving as director of development for the school this year.

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ARLEEN M. BOOKER

Students, parents, and staff of the school opened the new school year on September 3rd by joining together outdoors in the schoolyard for morning prayer. New principal Arleen Booker introduced staff and teachers, including two. new teachers: Sister Antoinette Gamache RJM, who will teach 3rd grade; and Mrs. Donna O'Connell, who will be teaching grade five. Pastor John Gomes was on hand for the opening and visited each classroom to welcome students.

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VISIONARY SYMBOL-A quilt created by students, sisters, and friends of Coyle and Cassidy High School hangs behind Father John Denning who celebrated Mass for students returning to school recently.

Coyle and Cassidy High School begins 86th year . Coyle and Cassidy High . Paul Collard. Because of her unSchool in Taunton kicke~ off its , timely';death her des~gnwas fin86th year recently with· a newly . ished by her best- friend, Sister appointed headmaster at:l~'a work Mary (~atherine Burns and .now of art that symbolizes the school's rests in the' middle of the quilt. vision. Headmaster Dennis Because of Ann Molloy's tireless Poyant welcomed some 721 stu- collecting of patches and the work dents, representing two dozen io- of a seamstress who wishes to r~ eal cities and towns, into the gym- main nameless, the quilt was nasium for the opening school completed iil time for the new Mass. Included were some 200 school year. Father Denning freshman and 18 transfer students pointed to it during the ceremony who prayed with the school com- and said that it "expressed in sym.munity for the first time. bol what cannot be adequately exAs Father John Denning CSC pressed in word." Following the led the school in prayer, many of Mass, students returned to their the students' eyes were drawn to classes to finish the first day of an enormous quilt hanging behind school. the altar. The quilt measures lOx 13 feet and is made up of 130 patches, half of which were created by various groups within the school. Three exceptional student artists, Emily Bowen, Matthew Bourque, and Brian O'Donnell, were instrumental in the design of the squares themselves. The center square features an embroidered cross by Sister St.

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WELCOME BACK-Abovei Bishop Feehan High School principal George. A.· Milot speaks - with freshmen Missy Traversi and Todd Rixon, both'of-Attleboro, about the upcomin~1 school year, offering them the advice "Your parents did this once, ~nd so can you." At top, Feehan also welcomed 13 new teachers to its staff. Standing from left ~re James. Girard, Carla Tirrell, Robert McDermott, John Muller and Steve McGonigle. 'Sitting from-left are'Nicole LaPorte, . Paul Mancini, Maureen Mclaughlin and John Staiti. _Missing from the photo are Eileen Chekal, John laPalme, James Morris, and Theresa Ashe-Endler.

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Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro formally opened the new school year with a Mass celebrated on Mercy Day, September 10, in the auditorium. New chaplain Father Michael Kuhn celebrated the Mass and was assisted by Deacon James Meloni who is also a member of the Feehan theology department. . Principal George A. Milot also welcomed 13 new faculty members to the Feehan staff. They are: Eileen Chekal, alumni director; Theresa Ashe-Endler and Maureen McLaughlin, English; James Girard and Steven McGonIgle, social studies; John LaPalme and James Morris, technology; Nicole LaPorte; Robert McDermott, and John Muller, science; Paul Mancini, music; John Staiti, theology; and Carla

Tirreil theology/campus ministry. Jeff la Rocque, won a convincing Head guidance counselor Neil 28-6 victory over Coyle-Cassidy in Loew has released the list of col- the annual D'artmouth Football lege mini-fairs to all seniors. The. Jamboree. fairs present 25 to 30 colleges evThe girls' swim team, coached ery Thursday beginning in Septem- by Rod McGarry ('90) recently inber, and Feehan joined with four dicated that it is ready to defend its local public high schools this year Southern Conference swim title as in sponsoring the hourlong fairs, al- it cruised to a 100-point victory lowing students to meet college rep- over eight other league members at resentatives and gather information the annual Conference Relay Carfor their future. nival in Milford. Feehan won 8 of In sports news, the boys' soccer the 11 events and placed 2:nd in the team, under the direction of Mike other three on the road to victory. Pariseau, won its first match of the They set four meet records with season 2-0 over diocesan rival freshmen Katie McCann and Bishop Connolly. Sophomore Pat Meghan Thomas; sophomores Gazzolo scored the winning goal. Jackie Barnaby and Lindsay The Shamrock Football team, Pemberton; and senioni Caitlin under the leadership of tri-captains Thomas and Erica Reynolds earnMichael Cataldo, Joe Gazzola, and ing honors.

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Certainly, those definitions Teens, like all of us, can are important, but when they resometimes get overwhelmed main at the level of just being when they think about God: definitions, they become empty. "Well, gee, he's omnipotent, They're certainly easy to say omniscient, omnipresent and and easy to fall back on, but eternal." what do they have to do with our All those things are true, of lives? course, as. well as the fact that So if you're interested in God is our loving parent, our deepening your relationship creator and redeemer. with God, why don't you try the But sometimes we need to exercise I gave to my students. use other words to think about Think seriously about who God, words and phrases and God is to you, then look around images from everyday life that at the objects that surround you can help us relate to God on our and think: What is God really like to level. A class of sophomores re- me? cently were asked to bring in The next step is to use those objects that reminded them of objects in prayer. Give it a try. God. This is what they came up Sit down in the quiet of your with: room, look at the object or think God is like my calculator, be- about it. cause he helps me solve my Then say to God something problems. like this: God is like my glasses be"God, it's hard for me to uncause I'll always need him to derstand you, but I think you help me see clearly., might be like this ..." And thenspenq some time . God iS,like my ring becau.se he never. ends.. '.. , talkin,g to God a~out why you ~. God is like my brace~ be- think .he mIght be .like that obcause he straightens me out.,. ject, and list~n to what he has to God is like my keys because say in response. • :.' And:don't,b'e afraidof the he opens doors}or ~.., God is like my shoes because' negative, either:'God wants us to he prot~cts me fJ:O~ th~, ~0ll.~~ : ',Qe ~9ne,st \V.jth hi!TI:. So if you're '; , haymg problems WIth God, you spots on·the road.' , ·GOd iJ FIc.e an eraser, b~c.aus~ .might find al}'obj~qt that reflects .when I sin, he fQrgivesme ~nEl .that.· ., . ; erases what I've done wrung', Just as is the case when talk, One more (and I'hope thi's ingto a friend, there's no value in praying un~ess you are going .doesn't offenCl anyone~ but :..): , God IS like my underwear be- to 'be completely honest, and ' cause hegives 'me support where God doesn 't mi~d. rtleed it!! ' , There are as many types of , It's amazing ,what kids' ·.can prayer as there are people, and if you want to draw closer to come IJP with, isn't it? God you oW~ it to yourself to try So who is God to you; Part of growing into an adult as many as you can, searchin.g spirituality is moving beyond for different ways to commUJl1thinking about faith purely in cate with God in a way that terms of the definitions we've makes sense to you. been taught by parents, teachers So give it a try. What is God and church. like to you?

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