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Members of Criminal Justice System to. be cited at October 3 Red Mass ~

Diocese will present four with prestigious St. Thomas More Awards.

FALL RIVER - Two judges, a lawyer, and a court prosecutor will be awarded medals for distinguished service at the annual Red Mass to be celebrated October 3 at 3 p.m. in St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop George W. Coleman.

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A banquet will follow at White's of Westport. Father Mark R. Hession, liaison to the Red Mass Planning Committee chaired by Atty. Joseph P. Harrington Jr., of New Bedford, announced the names of the recipients this week. The St. Thomas More Medal will be presented to Judge Robert E. Terry, first justice of the Turn to page J3 - Red Mass

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ST. JACQUES Parish, Taunton, will complete its centenary celebrations with a Mass on October 10.

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TAUNTON Guided by the theme, "Forever We Will Sing the Goodness of the Lord," St. Jacques Parish's Centennial Committee and pastor Father Thomas E. Morrissey have led parishioners during a year of spiritual and social events commemorating the 100th anniversary of their church. The festival of 11 successful monthly activities that began last February will conclude with the final celebrations on October 10. A Mass of Thanksgiving is

scheduled at 10:30 a.m., that day, with Bishop George W. Coleman as the principal celebrant. Concelebrants will include Father Morrissey and priests whose vocations began in the parish as well as others who served there. Deacon Philip E. Bedard and other invited deacons will assist. Members of the Holy Union Sisters who taught or ministered at the parish school,- and those religious women who, as parishioners, also heard the call to service - have been invited. It will be a great opportunity for St. Jacques School pupils and alumni to meet their

former teachers and reminisce. Parish families will gather after the Mass to celebrate their first 100 years at a banquet at the Venus de Milo Restaurant in Swansea. But even as they ready for that, plans are in place for the next 100 years, Father Morrissey said during a visit to The Anchor. Under his leadership a ramp that allows the handicapped to attend Mass and devotions has been built and future plans call for making the church hall similarly accessible. And an enthusiastic Parish Turn to page J3 - St. Jacques

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EAST SANDWICH - Hundreds came last weekend to watch - and meditate ·as the angle and intensity of light coming . through 60 inspirational stained glass windows in the new, Corpus Christi Church, changed from hour to hour. Only 15 of the windows that reflect biblical themes were in place when the 1,500seat house of worship, one of the largest in New England, was dedicated on Labor Day weekend 2003. Last Sunday, Father Marcel H. Bouchard, pastor, celebrated a special Mass that included a reflection on the window

themes. The windows were blessed during a service in the afternoon. Earlier that day, there was a children's hour, led by artist Helen McLean of Wexford, Ireland, and Barbara Derix of Derix Glasstudios of Germany. McLean's paintings were fabricated in separate pieces of glass and assembled into 60 windows under the direction of Derix. On the Saturday prior, the church was open from 6 a.m., to 7 p.m., and McLean and Derix hosted tours and answered questions about the windows. They also led a THE MAGNIFICENT stained glass windows at Corpus Christi Church, East Children's Hour on Sunday morning. Turn to page JJ - Windows Sandwich, were blessed in ceremonies last Sunday. (Bruce McDaniel photo)

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PARISHIONERS OF St. Kilian Parish, New Bedford, recently held a F~rewell/Welcome party for four priests at the parish. Parishioners bid farewell (topp.hoto) to former pastor, . , Institute of the Incarnate Word Fathers Jose Giunta, left, who is going to Brooklyn, N.Y., and Pablo Ruani, who is going to Pakistan. Welcomed were (bottom photo): Institute of the Daily Readings Incarnate Word Fathers Samuel Leonard, right, who is the Sept 27 , Jb 1:6-22; Ps new pastor; and Carlos Amaya, the newparochial vicar. (Pho17:1-3,6-7; Lk 'tos by Julie Carlesi) Sept 28

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Fall River executive to chair St~ Mary's Fund,FallDinner FALL RIVER - Nicholas M. Christ, a longtime bank executive in Fall River and a member of that city's Holy Name Parish, has accepted the invitation from Bishop George W. Coleman to be chairman of the 10lb annual St. Mary's Education Fund Fall Dinner. The St. Mary's Education Fund provides tuition assistance to needy' students attending Catholic elementary and middle schools throughout the Fall River diocese, and the Fall Dinner is one of two yearly fund-raisers held to support the Fund. , The 2004 Fall Dinner will take place on Thursday, October 28, at White's of Westport. Having served as a member of the Fall Dinner committee for five years, Christ is no newcomer to the eyent or to what is made possible by the St. Mary's Education Fund. For the past four years Christ led the Dinner's Fall River area committee as it reached out to local businesses, community and academic leaders and individuals to invite their support and the hundreds of children who benefit from it each year. "I think Catholic education is important," he said recently. "And the St. Mary's Fund is absolutely essential because it provides kids with an opportunity to go to a Catholic school who otherwise

FALL RIVER - fs nothing new to find Ray FI~nn making whistle stops at medii sites across Southeastern Massa&husetts on the eve of elections. But this time t\e former Mayor of Boston and f(ffi1er Ambassador to the Vatican isn't stumping for himselfor for acandidate he's working for. His b!tz last Thursday was to motive catholics to register to vote, become informed on the issues and put Fro-Life at the forefront .in

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nearly 700 students are receiving tuition aid from the St. Mary's Educatioll Fund. Christ is the president and chief operating officer of Citizens-Union Savings Bank. He also serves as the bank's chief financial officer. 1n his position he oversees the diy-to-day operations of the Citilens-Union group of financial services including CitizensUnion' Bank, which has seven branches, and its affiliates, Narragansett Financial Services, LLC, and Narragansett Financial Insurance Agency: LLC. A native of Birdsboro, Penn., Christ graduated from St. Francis Preparatory School in Spring . Grove, Penn., then went on to earn a degree in accounting from Boston College andan MBA with a concentration in finance from Babson College. NICHOLAS IV. CHRisT He lives in Fall River with his Christ has lVorked steadily wife, Meg, and four children. Christ is a strong advocate of over the years £0 enlarge the Fall River area committee to get the community involvement, 'and is word out ou the dinner to an in- currently involved with many creasing [1.'1mber of prospective non-profit organizations, where he'serves in a number of leadersupporters. The Ihll Dinner is an important ship roles. For his dedication and involvesourceClf revenue for the Fund, he expla:hed, and as the nurnber of ment over the years, he was awarded the John S. Brayton Jr.. stu~nts seeking tuition aid from thu Fund grows each .year, it is Memorial Community S'ervice ittportant that proceeds from the Award by the Greater Fall River Dinner grow as well. In this 2004-2005 school year,

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vast land of many nations and peoples bound together by force,' . \ \ power and might. What we consider to be a democratic institution \ \ never really flourished in Russia. From the tnjght of the czars to the tyranny of Communism, the Russian people were reduced to a slave labor <,:amp. Wars, revolutions and assassinations were the hallmarks of Russian life. For centuries, concepts of freedom and liberty were banished from the land: What yearnings people had in this regard were eradicated by massive bloodlettings. Such a situation is very difficult for Americans to understand. Sad to say, we take so many of our freedoms for granted. Our involvement in the political process is at best tepid. The recent primary elections are proof of this state of mind. However, since 9111, there is a growing awareness that our insular world is changing. Our reactions to this savage attack on our nation can inde.ed be questioned. However, our purpose of intent cannot be doubted. . . At the end of the Cold War .there was great hope that the Russian people would cast aside despotism and enter into a democratic-styled process. Seemingly, this ideal has taken root in the new Russia. However, a new reactionary shadow has thrown this hope into question. The attack in the school in :eeslan was indeed savage. The hor- . rOl: of a terror that has no regard for women and children is irideed to be condemned and eradicated. How this is to be 'accomplished is the question at hand.. Russian·Pr~sidentVladimir V. Putin seemingly has chosen to return to government by the iron hand. His reaction to Beslan is a return to the authority reminiscent of the Kremlin. 'By dissolving the election process on parliamentarian seating, he is quenching the right of choice that is essential to po,litical freedom. Essentially, Putin has little faith' in democracy. J:Ie views it as a divisive pro~ess. As a result, the absolute power of the state as vested in his ruling ofRussia smacks of a return to Stalinism. . Once more there is ~ hint that Big Brother knows best. The ghosts of the .past are re-emerging, and the rule of force is again at hand. . He might not have said it directly, but it seems Putin indeed longs for the days of the Soviet Union, with all its disastrous side effects. This is the real fallout from Beslan. _ It should be obvious that Putin has not eradicated opposition in Chechnya. Despite all-out war, the sO-.called rebels are yet able to spread their terror throughout Russia. In a nation of s,ome 27 ethnic groups and a vast number of religious bl1liefs, Moscow. will indeed have its hands full in its attempt to institute a new spiriteof oligarchy. Global communications is now a given, as evident in China's attempt to enter credibly into the .world family. The era of the _computer has made it clear that the age of the dictatorial government . By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK older, every time we talked on the 'Suddenly, I was surrounded by cannot hide from the people. Before Putin returns Russia to its former. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE phone she would tearfully tell me young pe~le who exuded health. state, he should realize that the world of Stalin has indeed changed. '. of another friend who had died. I walked to Navy Pier, which Of course, the real issue at hand concerns wiping out terrorist. . It's always ajoy to see old Then she would brighten' up and stretches o~ into Lake Michigan. warfare. How to deal with people who truly believe that the car- friends, but at times 'it also hurt~. Recently I went back to my home say: "You know that when we cry It is like one big boardwalk filled. nage they inflict as the will of God is truly-the real terror that this for someone we love, we are with food staMs, entertainment world now faces in its daily life. As we are learning here in America, in Chicago for a meeting. While , crying for ourselves. Friends our and throngs of'Reopie. There a . . . there I caugh! up with friends I no nation can go it alone. This is a serious internation'al reality that hadn't seen in years. same l!ge who have failing health little two-year-o'd girl watched the world family must collectively face in day-to:day life. Nations A priest friend who gave me remind us that we too could be in . . ducks swim towal:d the food that must band together to eradicate this extremism that has infected so ~onderful advice when I was first their same place. We also cry people were thrOWing to them. many .places. The world of Islam should. take -the lead in this ac- ordained on how to stay healthy . because we have lost someone She was fascinated'\1y every little' tion. Putin's poor choice of using the iron hand will only polarize in the priesthood was carrying • who gives us joy and usually are thing she saw and ke;,t pointing it out to her mother." . thinking of our loss more than the people as they attempt to free themselves from all terror. around oxygen to help him . their loss."-I then walked to tlie new ' T h e Executive Editor· breathe.Age, with its the wear and tear, had reduced his breath- (fP Mom's way of getting beyond Millennium Park on Mi,chigan ing capacity. the doldrums was to take the train Boulevard where I watched . Another friend looking like the . to downtown Chicago and mingle . children splashing around in its with whomever she met. She picture of health told me that the fountains. On the sidelines, ·h.· ..,'. '. . ... pare'nts looked on with glee as reason he looked so slim and trim '. loved people-watching. was that he had had triple bypass . ,feeling somewhat down; I the children screeched as they followed her example and drove ran in and out of the cold \ surgery recently and was on a , .' ,l • •PAH. Of TItEDtIGISi OF fALL RIVER , new regime.. ' to downtown Chicag~, parki~g water. . \ w$~by-1he Oatnolio lI"fessof'the Diocese of Fall River , Yet another close classmate near Lake Michigan. I then began . I returned home invigorated. k ~"tan<t :AVenue '. P.O. SOX 7 was unable to go out with me on to walk its shores. There isstill felt deeply about my friends, '\ l>"">;"'~'·"·""_.j IAlver, MA '02120 PalfPl'lver. MA 027~~·0007 humid days because his heart something life-giving about being but now I had something more to . '.'.. ,,,,, ·'~·ThlepI1Clrie508.675.7151. FAX508-675~7048 near such a large body of water. . give to them than before:It was couldn't take it. ", e·mair. TheAnchor@Anchornews.org _ Then there was a dear woman Perhaps.itis the mesmerizing the invigoration I had received a~rfd address changes to P.O. Box, call or use E·mail address. friend -:- someone who always from the power of a big body of motion of the waves. Or perhaps was the life of the party and who is the fresh breezes or frawater and the enthusiastic people it . EXeCunv& EDITOR did so much for vOCations to the grance. Whatever it is, it is I'd encountered: Rev. Msgr. J.oiln F. Moore religious life. She now was being calming and refreshing. .In them there was brightness, NIWS eDITOR OFPiCE MANAGER pushed around in a wheelchair. It wasn't long before runners the best antidote to the darkness Jam.es N; .unbar Barbara M. Rels and cyclists were passing me. . When my mother was getting that sorrow creates.

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New Bedford parish to host Living Rosary devotions NEW BEDFORD - St. Joseph-St. Therese Parish will be host to the 20 th annual Living Rosary, which includes an outside procession, on October 3 at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Legion of Mary of the host parish, participants will include members of the Knights of Columbus, Men of the Sacred Hearts, active and auxiliary members of the eight groups of the Legion ofMary from acrosS the Fall River diocese, as well as devotees to the Blessed Mother. Father Philip Hamel, pastor of St. Joseph-St. Therese Parish, and the spiritual director of the Legion there, will be the speaker and preMEMBERS OF ~he Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women were among 500 side at Benedict~on. At the outside procession, the people in attendance at this year's National Council of Catholic Women's General Assembly held September 23-26 in Austin, Texas. The annual event featured conferences on a variety· rosary will be led by Donald St.

of topics and many guest speakers. From left: Claire McMahon, Mary Galvin, Maureen Papineau, Theresa Lewis, Lynette Ouellette, Sister of St. Joseph of Cluny Eugenia Brady . and Betty Mazzucchelli.·

Bopped on the schnoz again Someone in Red Sox Nation Sure the Sox may limp into the playoffs as the Wildcard, but has to say it - so I will. This is . sure as shootin', they'll limp out NOT the year. I "still believed" heading into of the playoffs sans a championship. the three-game series at Yankee The Sox had the perfect Stadium last weekend, and I opportunity to finally stick it to especially "kept the faith" when t.he Yanks, but as is usually the the Sox rallied in the ninth case, they came away with a inning against the best closer in bloodied nose running home to baseball to defeat the Yankees mama. in game one. Derek Lowe and Pedro But all that was washed away Martinez, both holding the Sox during the Boston.'s dead-on hostage for beefier contracts, imitation of the Wicked Witch choked under the pressure. That of the North when they melted . is what we Sox fans have to look forward to in the playoffs. Following the Sox Bronx. meltdown, NESN ran one commercial By Dave Jolivet over and over again to psyche up Red Sox Nation again - the away to oblivion in the remcatch Manny Ramirez made nants of Hurricane Ivan as he taking away a would be home roared through the Bronx. run. One lone highlight in a lost . Simply put, the 2004 version weekend. How pathetic :of the Boston Red Sox is not almost as pathetic as last year's tough enough, particularly DVD chronicling a mere mentally, to endure the frenetic bridesmaid season. Pathetic. playoff atmosphere. It's no wonder Yankee fans Prior to last week's New York series, the Sox were one of taunt us. 1 honestly don't know what it the hottest teams in baseball will take to give the Red Sox having convincingly defeated the boost they need. the likes of the California Fans have packed Fenway' to Angels and Oakland Athletics. the rafters at every game this But the true measuring stick season. Their loyalty verges on is N-ew York, and once again, obsession. No team is more the Sox failed to measure up. beloved. But that's not enough. Failed miserably. This is NOT the year. Of that The Pinstripes had been I am completely conficle~t, ~nd I floundering, but as usual, they would like nothing better to be sucked it up and humiliated the proven completely wrong: Red Sox as they have countless That won't happen though. times before. . The 2004 Red Sox aren't tough I love the Red Sox and enough to do it. I have no faith always will, and I hate the left to keep. Yankees and always will, but I Dave Jolivet, editor of The am so envious of New York .Anchor, is a former sports fans and the success they editor/writer, and regularly experience year after year.

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"I doubt there.is any pain comparable to what a parent giles through when a child dies. Earlier in my writing ,years, I sometimes interviewed parents who had lost a childJrom illness or accident, suicide or murder, always, knowing that a wal~,existed ·betweenus. For, ' thank God,. at that ti~le, I'd never lost a.child. It was abo'ut 35 years ago that I first heard -about an organization that had been started by Father Simon Stephens,\an Anglican priest, in 1968 to, help parents cope,with a child's death. The organization' had ' the expressive mime of Compassionate Friends:' . I was. a reporter \ \ then for Th~ Long \,

,opened the truth to me - that my life ever after would be defined by this pain, which would ' takb different shapes, sizes and intensities. Imagine the honor I felt when the national offic-e Q(Compassionate Friends (www.compassionatefriends.org) asked me to be the keynote speaker for their annual gathering of some 1,200 parents, held this summer in Hollywood, Calif. , I have met with parents lost in anger whose children were victims of murder, suicide, drunk drivers and fatal illnesses. Here I met parents who showed no anger. They have learned that this level

ATTLEBOliO The 30th ther Joseph McDermott will cel~ annual Portuguese Pilgrimage Day 'ebrate Mass Sunday at 2 p.m. at Imwill be held Sunday at The National maculate Conception Church, Shrine of our Lady of La Salette Stoughton. A healing service will beginning at 1:30 p.m. The day will follow. For more information call include recitation of the rosary, a 781-762-2029. procession, and Mass celebrated by Bishop George W. Coleman. For 'MISCELLANEOUS - The' information call 508-222-~41O. Massachusetts Citizen's for Life group is sponsoring the annual ReBREWSTER - Beginning spect Life Walk for Mothers and Sunday the eight-week support pro- Children October 3 at I p.m. at the gram "Come Walk With Me," will, Boston Common. Local walkers in of pain is permanent, be offered at Our Lady of the Cape 'needofarideshOliidbeatImmacu- Island Catholic but it does not have to , late Conception Church, Fall River, Parish for anyone who has experiBy Antoinette Bosco defeat us or change us enced the death of a loved one. It at 11 :30 a.m:, or th~ Taunton Gal- newspaper and had in a negative way. . -will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. in the leria Park and Ride at 11:45 a.m, , gotten a call fr.om a ' , , ..----"':"""-----"""'I.'-....J.;..._~ Surprisingly, this pain Parilih Center. For more informa- , To reserve a seat or for more infor- . 'couple asking if I . can so humanize us that tion call Happy Whitman at 508- mation call Dot Nicolau at' 508- would do a story on ' 674-8695. this organization. They had lost their 16-year~ we can embrace what the organizat,ion was 385-3252. old son in an auto accident and had helped to founded for, weI! expressed in this statement: NEW BEDFORD ~ 'A six- ' start this group on Long Island. They ex"The Compassionate Friends, a mutual EAST FREETOwN - The assistance', self-help organization offering annual Scouting retreat themed week Bible study focusing on the plained, "We believe that if we become m6r~ friendship, understanding and hope to be'The Spirit Moves,': will be held Gospel ofLuke will begin Septem- , awa~e of what the process of grief is at! about, reaved families following the death of a child. this weekend at Cathedral Camp, ber 29 from 7-8:30 p.m. at OUf. then we might become better prepared to cope ' ' Our mission is to assist families toward the' 157 Middleboro Road. 'It is open Lady of Fatima Church. For more with it." to Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts 10 information call Lisa Gulino at 508I didn"t have contact after that time with positive resolution of grief following the death years and older. Catholic Mass and 678-2828. Compassionate Friends for 20 more years. of a child of any age and to provide informaProtestant services will be proThen my s,ons Peter arid John had died, and I tion to help others be supportive." TAUNTON - St. Jacques wrote the book, "The Pummeled Heart, , vided. For more infonnation call .I would be so happy if I could go back to 'Church will celebrate its Centen~ Finding Peace Through Pain." A group in 508-676-8463. my innocent days when I had the joyful . mal Mass of Thanksgiving Octo- Connecticut asked me to come and speak to sounds of all my seve~ children around me. FALL RIVER - The Fall ber 10 at 10:30 a.m. A banquet will them. One woman there spoke With heart and My children and I had a private joke: "What is River Men's First Friday Club 'will follow at the Venus de Milo in tears about her six:month-old daughter, who' .a sm.all family?" we'd ask" and we'd answer, . meet for the celebration of Mass Swansea. For information about the , had died. I was a bit confused though. She "Any family with one child missing!" October 1 at 6 a.m. at Sacred Heart banquet call 508-824-7794 before looked to be about my age, and.I was long past ' Well now, I have a small family. ~ have Church, 160 Seabury Street. Fol- October 1. child-bearing years., ' ' , t h r e e cQildren missing, but I am not alone. lowing Mass, a hot meal will be When I asked the woman when her daughter With niy'faith in Jesus - and compassionate WEST HARWICH......;. The served in the church.hall. Dominihad died, she said 1960. I felt the sword in my friends ana,family - I have become able to can Father Kenneth Gumburt will Pro-Life Prayer Groups of Holy pe guest speaker. For more infor- Trinity Parish and Holy Redeemer chest pier~ing'me as I got the message. My pain believe again in the goodness of God and life, finding joy once more and even 'laughter. mation call Normand Valiquette at Parish will sponsor a holy hour was new, n6t yet three years old, but she Sept~mber 26 at 1:30 p.m. atHoly 508-672-81.74. Trinity Church, Route 28. Rosary FALL RIVER - A prayer will be followed by Benediction of n., meeting is held every Tuesday at 7 , the Blessed Sacrament. p.m. at Holy Name Church, 709 Over the years we have trialone end of a chest of drawers in Truly, would not just about Hanover Street. It includes recitaWESTPORT ---.: Diocesan ' ballooned a number of parishmy lap. any parish be enhanced by a tion of the rosary, confession and Health Facilities is hosting a Pain based ministries in,this column ' "Dad, you OK?" asked my ,Packing ,and Moving Ministry? ' Benediction of the Blessed Sacra- Management Fair at White's of - thin'gs like an outreach to. the youngest son, who was manning A Lift and Lug Club? An ment. Every Wednesday at 3 p.m. , Westport on September 29 from trailer-light challenged; a babythe other end of the chest of ' Apostleship 'of Shipping and theChapletofDi\-:ineMercyiss~ng' 10 a,m. to 3 p.m. The event is sitting guild; a parish picnic. drawers. Gripping? A Wrap, Strap, Box and Eucharistic Adoration with the 'open to alL A presentation for ,paramedic program; a "furid , "That depends," I said, "on , ~nd Tag Society? Miraculous Medal' Novena is n~~' nurses is f~om 10: 15-1 .1: .15 a.m.; raising through coercion ,and wh'ether I can,get the feeling I know, [ know: How cited at 6 p.m. For more informa- a presentatI?~ for- P~yslclans and O'uilt committee;" an annual back in my fingers and if I can . would you persuade anyone to tion call 508~679-6732. nurse practItIOners IS from noon . b t' db' , join? Not J;I1any :of us , to Ip.m:; aJid a session open to auc lon.an ~zaar want to give up a FALL RIVER - An afternoon the public is from 2-2:30 p.m. For' , manual, a pUnIshment Saturday to be pinned. of music honoring Mary and featur- more information, call 50g.~679- and fine squad to handle in a .door jam with a people whose cell . ing Marian hymns will be held Oc- 0011. " phones go off at Mass; a refrigerator smashing tober 17 at 3 p.m. at St. Mary's Caour nose. Few and far WESTPORT - The Fall search and rescue team thedral. The Fall River Diocesan . between would be Choir will lead the singing and, River Diocesan Council of Catho-. for familie's whose twothose willing to make present a few choral works for medi- lic Nurses is sponsoring a seminar year-olds go ,off at By Dan Morris -, tation. ' repeated runs to the' entitled "Diabetes Update 2004 - ' .Mas~; and many !TIore What you need to know to better (write for a (ree video liquor store for more . MASHPEE - The Cape Cod manage your patients," on October ' and brochure). ,boxes. . Celiac Support Group will meet 16 at White's ofWestport from 8:30 However, prepare to ooh and This truly would be a Sunday from 1:30-~:30 p.m. in the ,a.m. to' 3 p.Q1., CEUs will be prO" ahh when you hear the latest figure out a way to stand up." spiritual endeavor to challenge parish hall of Christ the King vided. Registration deadline is Oc- idea. As a matter of fact, you' "I told you we should have the most ardent of hands-on Church. It will include a report on tober 9. To register or for more in- might even shed tears ' 'taken the drawers out first;" he Christians. Speaking of whom, I a recent conference and a talk en- ,formation call Betty Novacek at especially. if you recently moved. pointed out. wonder if the group could .' titled 'The Gluten-Free Diet." 508-678-2373. ' ' frofu one residence to another "~then we would have denied become an auxiliary of the St. YARMOUTHPORT _ Fa- ;and ~till are trying to fi.nd ~l1ere " the new neighbors the entertain- Vincent de Paul Society? They , MASHPEE - The Kmghts of · Landry ill I d you packed your toenatl cItp,nient of watching the top ones' even have 'trucks. Columbus Council No. 13388 of ther Roger he dri"veway . I can hardly wait to run the . f 11'; w0 teab amorn9 b I pers, have not been able to 'stand s l'd 1 e out. onto t an d Christ the King Church will spon- 109 0 reco eCuon· coer e. h . th d d . , idea past friend~. However, that ginning with reconciliation at 8:30 up stralg t 10 ree ays an , ,splatter underwear to the sor a Communion Breakfast Octomight take a while in that most a.m. at the Sacred Heart Chapel cif have vowed at .the top o(your winds.'" ' ber 3 in the p¢sh hall following of-their phones stopped working '~Good point." the 10 a.m. Mass. Guest speaker , Saint Francis Xavier Church. Mass lungs sev~ral tll~es n:ver to after word got out that I was "Sure glad you volunteered Father Jim Laughlin will address will be celebrated at 9 a.in. and the move agam, sayIng: Never, going to move.. to help, son," I told him., the topic "Crisis in the Church: event will close with Benediction' ·ever. I will.die here." . Comments are welcome. E- ' Yes, this epiphany came to "Volunteer? You promised Keeping Faith in Troubled Times." of the Blessed Sacrament at 11:40 . mail Uncle Dan at a:m. It is themed "Praying the Ro- meas I was sitting on thl? fron~ me a newCorvet~e and a . cnsuncleOl@yahoo.com. MISCELLANEOUS - Fa- sary More Fruitfully." " steps 'of my new house - with vacation in Maui."

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Bishop Boyle, 78, is a Detroit native and was superior general BALTIMORE) - Hurricane of the Passionist religious order Ivan has forced U.S. Bishop Gor- before he was made a bishop. "He spent his whole term as' ,don D. Bennett to postpone indefinitely his intended Sunday bishop building these churches installation as bishop of and convents and rectories," Mandeville, Jamaica. Bishop Bennett said. "To have He said he would take over as them evaporate in a matter of the bishop Of Mandeville today hours at the end of his tenure but his first focus will now be to' makes me very sad personally assess damage to Church proper- because he worked so hard." ties from the hurricane and begin While his new diocese was to raise funds and make repairs. experiencing the wrath of Ivan, "All of that is while still trying the Baltimore Archdiocese held a ' to promote a pastoral agenda that farewell prayer service for Bishop meets the spiritual needs of the Bennett at the Cathedral of Mary people," he said. Our Queen. Ivan was a Category Five hur"Church of Baltimore, thank ricane when it pummeled the Car- you for everything," said Bishop ibbean island nation with 25-foot Bennett, his voice wavering with waves and sustained winds of 160 emotion during his remarks in . SEVERE DAMAGE to a building is shown in Pensacola Beach, Fla., after Hurricane Ivan mph last week. Bishop Bennett, English and Spanish. swept thro,ugh the area recently. At ieast 50 people lost their lives in the violent storm as it "It is you who taught me how who was wrapping up affairs as an auxiliary of Ba~timore when big God is. God is inviting every made its way across the Caribbean and into the United States. (CNS p~oto from Reuters) Ivan hit Jamaica, said the hurri- one of us not only to a special and cane brings "a different circum- unique relationship with him, but stance than I was hoping for" at a special and unique roJe of the beginning his new ministry. spreading the GoSpel and build. He told the Catholic Review, ing the Church. Despite how hard Baltimore archdiocesan newspa- it is to leave, it is a great honor per, that he's been told the roof and privilege to be sent," he said. of the Cathedral Of St. Paul of the ' Bishop Bennett, a 57-year-old. By RAYMOND SYMS ag~, b,~t many hoped to resume these areas, as there will be : Cross in Mandeville sustained, "Jesuit, has been路 an auxiliary CATHO~IC NEWS SERVICE services .the following week- various forms of hardshjp. Your ~evere damage, as did many of the ' bishop oiBaltirnore for six years: . 'PORT~OF-SPAIN;' Trinidad路 end. He said his residence lost- contribution and mine can diocese's' churches 'and schools.. Before. his appointment to ---,- The bishop 'of the Caribbean , its roof, windows and doors. make a difference," said 'com-' The lack of housing in the dio- Mandeville he was one of 10 ac- island of Grenada said the en. He described the situation as 'mission Chair Leela Ramdeen. cese for priests, religious'and mis- tive African-American bishops in' ,tire. diocese will have to. be . "chaotic" because electricity, U.S.-born Archbishop Edsianaries was worsened by. dam- the United States. completely rebuilt after being water and communications had . ward J. Gilbert of Port~of-Spain_ During the prayer service devastated by 'powerful Hurri-' not yet been resto~ed. age to existing convents and recwas expected to release a statetories, he said. Bishop Bennett was presented cane Ivan. . "I think people are still in a ment on how the archaiocese 'There is debris strewn every- with a miter in the colors of 路the Bishop Vincent Darius of St. state of shock," he said. :'Many will help. whue," said Bishop Bennett. "It's crest of the Baltimore Archdio- George's in Grenada said all are concerned about what will The Caribbean Disaster just something we have to deal cese and a check for $25,000 col- Church structures there had happen tomorrow in terms of Emergency Relief Agency dewith." lected in parishes in the archdio- been damaged following the their survival. Many are now clared Grenada a disaster area. The hurricane knocked out cese to assist his ministry in his passage of Hurricane Ivan, the waking up to the seriousness of Prime Minister Keith Mitchell electricity in the diocese, and the new missionary diocese. most powerful storm to hit the the situation." said his island was "completely The archdiocese had already region in ~ decade. lack of telephone service has devastated," and it will made it difficult to keep in touch presented him, with $50,000, "Like all the' other take an estimated $1 bil-' from Baltimore, he said. which represents Mandeville's buildings here, our lion to begin recovery. "Our sympathies and prayers are He said he feels most badly for diocesan operating expenses for churches, presbyterie's, Nutmeg estates, one of Bishop Paul Michael Boyle, who one month. The Mandeville dio- convents and schools 'with our brothers and sisters whose Grenada's largest busi-. just recently retired after 13 years cese has 8,200 Catholics in a have received structural lives have been devastated by the nesses, have been decias Mandeville's first bishop. population of 576,000. . damage," he said.. ' , passage of recent hurricanes. We mated, and its hotels and Ivan, traveling through "~beaches are no longer an the Caribbean and headed need to respond to the real need attractive paradise. Tourfor Cuba and the United that exists in these areas, as there ists, many from the States, killed at least 47 will be various forms of hardship. United States and Europe, people, including 19 in Your contribution and mine can have been left stranded. Grenada and 19 in J aMore than 200 inmates make a difference,"said commission maica. Ninety percent of of the island's prison esGrenada's buildings were 'Chair Leela Ramdeen. caped during the hurriflattened or badly damcane as its roof blew aged, _and the Red Cross , away; some were recap,estimated 60,000 ofthe island's Bishop Darius said he was tured. Looting of businesses 90,000 people'were left home- currently working on putting and homes persisted, and a ,less. . together a diocesan disaster re- dusk-to-dawn curfew was imSpeaking to Catholic News lief committee to coordinate the posed. Service on a borrowed cell distribution of incoming relief Humanitarian organizaphone last week,-Bishop D~ritis to parishes on the predomi- tions and foreign governments said the'roof of the Cathedral nantly Catholic island. were sending aid to the Car. He said residents might be ibbean. BALTIMORE CARDINAL William H. Keeler, left, presents of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Relief Services, Bishop Gordon D. Bennett with the new miter given to him in St. George's had cavced in. shaken..but"we have not lost The eye of "Ivan the Terrible" our faith." the U.S. bishops' international during the Service of Song and Prayer in Thanksgiving for - as the hurricane ha~ been "Our sympathies and prayers relief and development the ministry of Bishop Bennett at the Cathedral of Mary Our dubbed by locals - passed diare with our brothers and sis- agency, announced it was proQueen in Baltimore September 11. Hurricane Ivan forced rectly over' the capital. ters whose lives have been dev- . viding $30,000 for immediate Bishop Bennett to postpone indefinitely his intended Sunday Bishop Darius said few par- astated by the passage of recent needs in Jamaica and $10,000 installation as bishop of Mandeville, Jamaica. (CNSphoto ishescelebrated Mass Septem- hurricanes. 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California bishops speak out against stem-cell initiative By PATRICK JOYCE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

A RAINBOW forms a perfect arc over the Church of the Nativity of Jesus in Magadan, Russia. Part of a second, larger rainbow can be seen as well. Nativity of Jesus is the first and only Catholic church built in this city on the east coast of Russia. Two American priests, Fathers Michael Shields of Anchorage, Alaska, and David Means of St. Louis are the pastor and associate pastor, respectively. (CNS photo by Father David Means)

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cance to Bishop Roque is the pos- diocese of Los Angeles for 15 WASHINGTON Pope sible candidacy for sainthood of years; he spent much of his time John Paul II has accepted the res- Father Emil J. Kapaun, a priest of there on youth ministry. Over the years the bishop, ignations of Auxiliary Bishops the Diocese of Wichita, Kan., Francis X. Roque, 75, and Joseph who was a U.S. Army chaplain whose specialty is spirituality, has J. Madera, 76, of the U.S. Arch- in World War II and the Korean given numerous retreats and misdiocese for the Military Services. War and was taken as a prisoner sions to various religious commuArchbishop Gabriel Montalvo, of war by the Chinese commu- nities and diocesan clergy. He was a'special lecturer on pastoral apostolic nuncio to the United nists in North Korea in 1950. The priest died in a prison Spanish at St. John's Seminary of States, made the announcement camp in 1953. Last year, Bishop the Archdiocese of Los Angeles September 15 in Washington. Bishop Roque, who was an Thomas J. Olmsted, then head of in Camarillo, Calif. He heads the military Army chaplain in Vietnam, Ko- the Wichita diocese and now rea and Europe for 21 years be- bishop of Phoenix, announced the archdiocese's pastoral support fore his appointment to the mili- possibility of beginning the can- department, working particularly tary archdiocese in 1983, was onization process for Father with Hispanics in the U.S. military. He has been publishborn Oct. 9,1928, in Proviing weekly homilies and an dence, R.I. He attended St. article on religious instrucJohn's Seminary in Brighton, Mass., and was Another issue of great signifi- tion in Spanish and a ordained a priest for the cance to Bishop Roque is the pos- monthly article in English on the archdiocesan WebDiocese of Providence in sible candidacy for sainthood of Fa- site. 1953. Bishop Madera also has At the military archdio- ther Emil J. Kapaun, a priest of the cese, he had been the vicar Diocese of Wichita, Kan., who was been spiritual adviser to the of veterans affairs, sup- a U.S. Army chaplain in World War Military Council of Cathoporting the work of 230 /I and the Korean. War and was lic Women, traveling to EuCatholic chaplains in the taken as a prisoner of war by the rope each year to lead their annual retreat. 172 hospitals run by the This July, two military Department of Veterans Chinese communists in North Korea in 1950. chaplains were ordained as Affairs. auxiliary bishops for miliBishop Roque has been tary archdiocese. The new a firm believer in the role auxiliaries, both 60 years old, are of chaplains at VA hospitals. He Kapaun. Bishop Madera, a member of Bishop Joseph W. Estabrook, a once said that each chaplain is "integrated into the medical team the Congregation of the Mission- priest of the Diocese of Albany, and is considered important to the aries of the Holy Spirit, was N.Y., and a Navy chaplain, and healing process, bringing the ethi- bishop of Fresno, Calif., from Bishop Richard B. Higgins, a cal religious dimension to hospi- 1980 until his appointment to the priest of the Diocese of Sacratal committees and all their military archdiocese in 1991. He mento, Calif., who was a chapserved in Germany as vicar gen- lain at the U.S. Air Force Acadwork." He also noted that the chap- eral for military bases in Europe emy. The military arcI:tdiocese is relains work closely with veterans' and the Mediterranean in 1993. sponsible for the pastoral care of families and with medical person- 95. Born Nov. 27, 1927, in San more than 1.4 million Catholics, nel. In particular, they help families simply by being "someone to Francisco, Joseph J. Madera was including 375,000 people in unitalk things through with, and to raised in Mexico. He studied for form and more than 900,000 famhelp them find the courage to face the priesthood at the Holy Spirit ily members of active-duty perwhat must be dealt with in their Missionaries' House of Studies in sonnel; 300,000 Catholics in the loved ones' lives, especially with Coyoacan, Mexico, and was or- Reserve and Coast Guard; and long-term care issues," he added. dained'in 1957 to parish work in those serving in government serAnother issue of great signifi- Mexico. He served in the Arch- vice overseas or in VA hospitals.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. California's Catholic bishops are speaking out againstProposition 71, an initiative on the November 2 ballot that seeks to fund stem-cell research in which human embryos are killed at a cost to California taxpayers of $6 billion. The bishops, in a recent statement, said they do not oppose stemcell research itself but the consequencesofusing human embryos in the research. "Drawing stem cells from an embryo always directly kills that human embryo, and killing human life is never justified even when the intent is to benefit other humans," they said. "We approve and encourage research that uses cells derived from adults and umbilical-eord blood, and we rejoice at the phenomenal cures that some have experienced because of that research," the bishops added, describing this form of research as "morally good.", An argument against the proposition that was published with election materials by the California secretary of state said adult and umbilical-cord stem cells have been responsible for 74 major medical breakthroughs. "Cord-blood stem cells are being used to treat sickle cell anemia with a staggering success rate of 90 percent. That's real progress, helping real people, but it may not receive one penny from this initiative," the materials said. Another argument against the proposition, published with ballot materials, says its proponents "are manipulating those seeking cures, building false hopes with exaggerated claims, and creating a costly program without adequate oversight or accountability." Opponents of Proposition 71 include fiscal conservatives who describe the initiative as a form of"corporate. welfare" and leading ferninists who support embryonic stemcell research but are concerned that the initiative will' open the door to human cloning. In terms of campaign contribu-

tions, opponents of Proposition 71 had raised about $115,000 by early September, compared to the more than $1 I million raised by its supporters, including medical research groups, technology business leaders, venture capitalist~ and the families who have been touched by the diseases targeted by stem-cell research. The campaign in favor of Proposition 71 has received $1 million contributions each from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife, Pamela, and venture capitalist John Doerr and his wife, Ann; $400,000 from Microsoft's Bill Gates; and $1.5 million from Fresno businessman Robert Klein IT, whose son has juvenile diabetes and father has Alzheimer's disease. Backers ofstem-cell research say it might lead to cures for those diseases. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has contributed $50,000 to the campaign against Proposition 71, as has Howard Ahmanson Jr., a Southern California supporter of evangelical Christian causes. Proposition 71, also called the Embryo Cloning and Stem-Cell Research Bond Act, is both a constitutional amendment and a bond authorization that would "establish a right to conduct stem-cell research involving adult-stem cells, cordblood stem cells, pluripotent stem '. cells and/or progenitor cells," another term for embryonic stem cells. The California bishops said they oppose Proposition 71 because it "involves the technology of human embryonic cloning, cannot be justified from an ethical perspective, promises what may not happen, and is a financial boondoggle." Backers say the $3 billion bond will not increase taxes or create a new tax. The money to payoff the bonds - about $200 million a year - will come from the state's general fund. Opponents point out that in a year when general fund revenues fall short the state will be forced to increase taxes or cut spending on other programs such as education and public safety to pay the Proposition 71 bond debt.

CARDINAL JOACHIM Meisner of Cologne, Germany, dedicates the chapel named for S1. Edith Stein in the new office building for the German bishops' conference recently in Bonn. Cardinal Meisner has spoken out against nostalgia for communism in the former East Germany. (CNS photo from KNA-Bild)

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The.USCCB Office for Film & . Broadcasting classification ~sA-m ". ..' - 'adults. The Motion Picture As~ . . soCiation ofAme.nc\l rating is PG~ 'l3 --parents :are strongly "cau- . .tioned: "Some material may be in~ appropriate.for children Linder 13. . "Conspiracy of SHe~ce" (Watch Entertainm'ent) .1 'Insipid thriiIer set in modernday' Ireland about a muckraking tC~S ~\,()vii,e . reporter (Jason Barry) who, while . investigating the connections between two' seemingly unrelated NEW YORK (eNS) - The fol~' events - the suicide of a local lowing are capsule reviews ofmov- priest and the 'expulsi9n of a· ies recently reviewed bYthe Office young, idealistic seminarian for Film & 13 roadcasting ofthe U.S; (Jonathan Forbes) - uncovers a Conference of Catholic Bishops. . secret incriminating those in the "Cellular" (New Line)' '. . highestranks of the Church. With Somewhat satisfying fast-paced· little in the way of plausible susthriller about a kidnapped woman pense, director. John Deery uses (Kim Basinger) whose life the film's slim storyline as a rod along with that of her young son on which to hang his grievances,. - hangs on the tenuous connec:' including the Church's stands on rion to a stranger's (Chris Evans) homosexuality and celibacy, emcell phone..Giving the old damsel- ploying caricature and distortion BERNIE MAC, right, stars in a scene from the movie "Mr. 3000." (eNS photo from Touchin-distress formula a wireless to position the hierarchy as one" stone) , twist, director David R. Ellis' slim dimerisionally corrupt. A manipustory about a good Samaritan' lativeand sinister portrayal of the slacker trying to save a woman he ' institutional Church,. including has never. met is full of predictable anth::lerical characterizations, a . . . popcorn thrills - including high- suicide, a sexual encounter with NEW YORK (CNS) '- hi make the same mistakes. Or will ' Travolta had been tossed around . ,. .. . during the script's IO-year develoctane car chases - which, taken shadowy nudity, a shower scene "Mr. 3000" (Touchstone), a base- he? '. While.not in the same league opment, relative rookie Mac's coas a whole, add up to more than with rear nudity, b.rief violence, ball comedy about an aging . the sum of its' B-movie parts. Re-andrecurring rough and crude, "ballplayer who comes out of re- as films like "Field of.Dreams," medic charisma' softens the curring -violence, some gore and language. The USCCB Office for' tirement to guarantee his place in "Bull Durham" and "The Natu- character's more .abrasive edges terror situations, an instance of Film & Broadcasting c1assifica- the record books, director Charles rill," "Mr. 3000" has Ii certain. and succeeds in making even a rough language, a crude gesture tion is 0 - morally offensive. Stone ill &wings for the feel~good crowd-pleasing charm. self-absorbed braggart likable. and some sexual humor, as well. Not .rated oy the Motion Picture fences but comes up short of a Mac .steps up to the plate for Mac also provides many of the . home run. as crass language and profanity. Association Of America. · the first time in ~ leading role. film's genuine laughs. . Bernie Mac stars as Stan Ross, And while it is hardly a grandUnfortunately much of the an arrogant all-star with a'sweet slam performance, he takes his picture's humor is of the vulgar s~ing and a sour attitude, play- ·swings with authority and doesn't" and sexually suggestive variety,. NEW FOR PRIME TIME ing for the hapless Milwauk~e strike out. Angela Bassett is which is unwelcome in a PG-13 Brewers; .. ' . wasted as a sassy ESPN reporter movie. Still, the ultimate message All Til1)8S CentrallMountain On the 'night hejoins the ex': , who once, had a fling with Ross imparted is one of self-saqifice clusive 3,000-hit club ~ one' of and· is now covering his come- over selfishness and everyone de.' the.~arest milestones in'all profes- . back. Toe 'same goes for Paul serving a second chance. . .' sional sports'-:-,"""" Ross hangs up his. Sorvino as the riear-muteMilwau. If one can look P;lst lis cliches cleats, leaving his teammates in kee. manager. (: .. and unnecessary cJ;'udeness, ~·Mr. , the lurch. 'The implausibility of the 3000" offers viewers diverting Confident that his ticket to the ·premise .aside" the. baseball se- entertainment. Mall of Fame has be.en punched,' quences - shot on. location in Due to ~n implied sexual enRoss capitalizes on' his self-ag- Milwaukee's Miller Park - are counter, fleeting partial rear nugrandizing moniker, 'turning it intq convincing, their.believability en-. dity and recurring coarse lana "Mr. 3000" retail empire, as he hanceoby the casting of actors guage and humor, the USCCB waits for Cooperstown to call. with real sports experience in sup- Office for Film & Broadcasting But nine years later, an error in porting roles, including ex-pro . classification is A-Ill -adults. recordkeeping is discovered, re- football player Brian White as the The Motion Picture Association .vealing that he had only accrued. Brew crew's hot-.dogging super- of America rating is PG-132,997 base hitS - three shy ofthe star-on-the-rise, T-Rex. parents are strongly cautionyd. landmark number he has built his Though all-star names like . Some material may be inappi'o.entire identity around - putting his . 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He is president of the The plaque is to be part of a disits on the culture, history and con- Tekakwitha Conference board of' play of tributes to individual Iriditemporary lives of Indians is a directors. ans who have been important in glimpse ofthe role ofspirituality and The opening of the museum "is some way, he explained: At a prereligion, from cosmology and re- one of. the most important eveqts view of the museum for ,the press, spect for the earth to a discussion of involving American Indians in my the plaques had not yet been put in' '''A SAFE RETURN" is the title of this modern sculpture the good and bad effects of Chris- life," York told Catholic News Ser- place. by Allan Houser on exhibit at the new National Museum of tian missionary activities. vice in a phoI1e interview shortly 'The other thing we're trying to the American Indian in Washington. The new museum opened A 13-minute introductory film at , before he left for Washington. do is to put up a statue of her somethe recommended starting point of Curators Collaborated with 24 where close to the museum," York to the public September 21. (eNS photo by Paul Haring) a tour sets the tone ofthe importance tribes for the material in the said. Museum authorities "didn't say to native peoples of being in har- museum's first three permanent ex- 'no,' but they wanted to know more mony with the earth and with one hibitions. For instance, for the ex- details." Contil/ued/rom page one another. A prayer said in the video hibit "Our Universes: Traditional In the meantime, members ofthe All of the windows reflect bib- lic parish on the Cape, is recalled asks the Creator to "bring our minds Knowledge Shapes Our World," Tekakwitha Conference planned to together" to acknowledge the inter- curator Emil Her Many Horses, an come to Washington armed with lical themes, or are inspired by in a window showing the first Oglala Sioux, consulted with tribal material about Blessed Kateri, who Scripture. The several windows church building on Jarves Street. connections of all life. ' The museum opened Monday elders and spiritual leaders from died at the age of 24 after leading a flanking the nave depict swirling The Sandwich Historical Comwith a week of events, expected to , eight tribes. , l i f e ofprayer and service to children, water and a continuous, undulat- mission was saluted at the blessing fishing net, suggesting that the ing ceremony for its role in aidbring tens of thousands of Indians In another section ofthe museum, the sick and the aged. to Washington from across two con- the role of Christian missionaries as "She has a vision for the world faithful are being drawn by Jesus ing the preservation of the historic structure. having both good and bad effects on that we all nee9," York said. Yet he into the sanctuary. tinents. Another window recalls the In the Works of Mercy Chapel K'enneth York was looking for- Native Americans is presented said an informal survey of Native Americans fOlJlld many people had on the north side of the church, charitable work of Blessed ward to being one of 300 members briefly and directly. A vast curving wall displays 200 never heard of Blessed Kateri, "in- windows show the recently can- Frederic Ozanam and Blessed of the Choctaw tribe coming to , onized St. Paulina of Brazil min- Rosalie Rendu in France during Washington for the opening ceremo- editions ofthe Bible, including trans- . cluding a lot of Catholics." istering to the sick and visiting the 19th century. The St. Vincent lations into more than 175 Indian "Just think if we can get 20,000 nies. de Paul Society, which has a people to help us" work for her can- prisoners. With an estimated 20,000 partici- languages. Relics of St. Paulina, often chapter in Corpus Christi Parish, pants in the procession, York figured York said the 40 or so mem'?ers onization, he said. called the Mother Teresa of Bra- owes its origin to them. The parish will soon receive zil, are enclosed within the altar of the church. Other relics arrived and erect Italian-made marble Continued from page three in July and were placed in a reli- sculptures of the Blessed Mother with the Child Jesus, and St. And with more money in people's the people to vote 'for that candi- quary for public veneration. Boston area,.Aynn and his son EdMembers of the Brazilian Therese of Lisieux. Both show the ward M. Aynn, visited The Anchor pockets, "secularism has had a nega- date." "I'm not out to get priests to do 'Catholic Community of Cape figures seated, which is said to before heading to other local tive impacton how we live our faith," that. My goal is to get lay Catholics Cod participated in the blessing heighten the viewer's sense of newsmedia. Later that night he was he opined. intimacy with the saints depicted. "It's shocking. Catholics are not to become more informed voters and of the windows. keynote speaker and received a HisImages of some of the Another window 'represents panic Recognition Award at New voting. And we have to get back, as to register and vote." One ofthe most frequently asked the compassion and charity of stained glass windows can be the Holy Father says, 'to renewing Bedford High School. "We're encouraging lay Catho- our vows to faithful citizenship.'" questions Flynn says he gets, is Squanto, the Wampanoag who seen on the ·parish Website lics to become more politically ac- Aynn said. "We I}ave to be good whether faithful Catholics can vote assisted the Pilgrims during their www.corpuschristiparish.org. Corpus Christi Parish is lofirst months in Plymouth. for a'pro-choice candidate. tive, to register to vote, and we're The history of Sandwich as the cated on Quaker Meetinghouse 'The answer is no," Aynn said asking their clergy to help us to get energetically. "Catholics should first Cape's oldest town and Corpus Road, just south of the.Mid Cape that message out," says Aynn. and foremost vote for those candi- Christi Parish as the first Catho- Highway (Route 6) at Exit 3. "Contrary to what it lIsed to be, dates who have fundamental respect Catholics are not voting. In Massafor the sanctity of life. That is the chusetts alone, where Catholics make Montie Plumbing number one issue for Catholic votup 48 percent of the entil'e popula& Heating Co. ers." , tion and 53 percent of the voters, 39 Over 35 Years While Catholics also are voting percent did not vote in the 2000 U.S. 88·A SI.I. R"d (RI. 8), N, D.~m,ulh of Satisfied Services (508) 907·1165" FBI (508) 997·~2' _ I on issues affecting them such as pl'esidential election." Reg. Master Plumber 7023 housing, education, health care,jobs, Although Catholics used to be the JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. the economy, the war in Iraq - all best American citizens in voting and of them part of the social and ecogetting involved, that has fallen by 43'2 JEFFERSON STREET " nomic justice mission - "in the fithe wayside in the pa'>t 10 years. FALL RIVER 508-675-7496 J!~~(l)il. _ . . nal analysis, the bottom line, right Asked why that is ,happening, up front, is that Catholics must be Flynn said the onset of TV has RAY FLYNN PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, Pro-Life first in how they vote." changed family life substantially. AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA Aynn, a lifelong Democrat, said "We used to sit around at night Catholics and we h~ve to be good that when he endorsed Republican and talk about family; reading, talk- citizens." On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia The second objective Aynn has George W. Bush for president in ing, sharing our experiences of the , (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Allnounce in my day. Our lives were rooted in fam- is to educate Catholics about the 2000, "I said that it was more imname that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces ily and community and church. important issues that affect them and portant for me to be a good Amerinecessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall: ,Things have changed. Programs the country. His final goal is to get can and a good Catholic, than to be I. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite the _ such as the well-watched "Sex In Catholics more involved in the civic a good Democrat." , Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for IS minutes while While he was criticized by his the City" and others have changed life of their community and their meditating on the IS mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of fellow Democrats for that, Aynn our culture," he said. "All the infor- Church. making reparation to me." 'While some newspapers contend said he believed then and now, that mation we now get is from TV." In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be Where once we got our infor- that this is a violation of the separa- this is how Catholics must vote. preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses 'This vote on November 2 is the mation from school or church, he tion ofchurch and state, Aynn said: committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary." said, "unfortunately our Catholic "No, every other group does this. most important in oUf. lifetime and Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the schools and our churChes are clos- I've been in Protestant churches American Catholics, who are estifirst Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at ing. Fewer people are going to where the minister endorsed a can- mated at 67 million strong, should eithe~ the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday. didate for public office and urged be more actively involved in it," church, and we see the result." Flynn asserted. .

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rri.inistration. Whoever takes office路in January 'The main difference between will face a situation in Iraq "which Bush and Kerry on whether to go is so far deteriorated and is going to war with Iraq was that Kerry to be so difficult to rest6re that the thought pursuing it through the notion of moving now to a position U.N. Security Council shoull;1 be consistent with Catholic social dont<n1ore aggressively or differ- teaching on peace and war is really ently," Powers said. "But they both beyond the fact," he said. . basically supported, ultimately, the Lopez criticized Bush's unilatright oLthe U.S. to use force pre~ eral abandonment in 2001 of the emptively, without U.N. support if U.S.-Russian Anti-Ballistic j'vlissile necessary." , Treaty, in force since 1972, by . George A. Lopez, a political sci-. which they mutually agreed not to . ence professor at the University of establish a national missile defense Notre Dame, told CNS that neither system. At the same time he criticandidate represents "the kind of cized Kerry for not articulating a seamless garment that many of us clear position on the U.S. posture would search for in linkages across .toward treaties. "Kerry has to make , peace and justice issues." .a generic case for why treaty be, He said, "Kerry has simply told 'havior is in our national interest, us, 'I'll do it better,' but he hasn't whether it be the chemical weap,told us (how). He's told us that, ons convention, Kyoto (a convenbecause he'll be more multilateral, tion on the environment) or the the outcomes will be better, but ABM. He's got to make a claim that that's not tru~ by definition." makes sense 垄ere," Lopez said.

WASHINGTON - Th~ words "unilateralism" and "multilateralism" won't make it into either presidential campaign's ads or sound bites, but Catholic peace experts say'they represent an important difference .between the twO main candidates , on questions of war ana peace. Republican President George W. 'Bush has a tendency toward ,unilateralism, whi.le Democratic Sen. John F. Kerry espouses a more multilateral approach, accord~ng to the expert~. , 'There is a different emphasis, By PATRICIA ZAPOR Based on those breakdowns, but not much of a fundamental difCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE 57 percent of traditionalist ference," said Gerard Powers, diWASHINGTON ~ It has Catholics said they were Repub- rector of policy studies at the Unibeen awhile since Catholic'vot- licans and 30 percent said they yersity of Notre Dame's Joan B. ers were reliably Democrats, but were Democrats. That compared 'Kroc Institute for International' now a new poll that looks at po- to 51 percent of modernist Peace Studies. ,litical attitudes in 'relation to re- Catholics\yho said they were' Jes~it Father Drew Christiansen,' ligion finds the reverse shift Democrats and,38 percent who associate' editor of the national across party lines among Prot-said they were Republicans.' Catholic magazine America; said,' estants. ' Among the centrist Catholics, "I think the Blish administration. nove~a The fourth National Survey... , 47. percent said they were would be the polar opposite of the of Religion and Politics found ..Democrats, and 34 percent iden- Catholic position because it rejects that in the last dozen years tified themselves as Republi- multilateralism for aggressive, musCatholics have c'ome close to cans. cular unilateralism, even with reNEWYORK(CNS) - Thousands of Catholics nationwide have being evenly divided between The surveyors inte'rviewed spect to oUf closest allies, saying begun a special novena to pray for the nation as it prepares for the Republican and Democratic 4,000 randomly selected adults no one else will determine what our national and local elections November 2. parties, at 41 and 44 percent, re- nationwide in March~ April and interests are or what we will do. Organized by Priests for Life, the nine-week "spiritual bouquet spectively, up from 38 percent May. Of those, 17 .5 percent ' And that includes preventive war. for America" began August 31. It commits Catholics, who sign up who were'Republicans and 43 ' were non-LatIno CatholIcs, He added, however, ''1' in not at the organization's Website ww.priestsforlife.org/elections) to ofpercent who were Democrats in about half of whom were cat- sure that the Catholic position, in fer Masses, rosaries, holy hours, hours of adoration, days of fast, 1992. The reJ11ainder of.-those egorize'd as centrist, with about terms ofthe actual decisions, w'ould ing and other expressions of prayer during the period leading up to surveyed said they were inde- a quarter each in the modernist be any different when it comes to the election, and traditionalist categories. John Kerry. who said thflt he suppendents. , So far, a't least 9,400 people ~ave made the commitment !o , Mainline Protestants, on the ' Another 4.5 p'ercent ,of those ported the war and would still go prayer, according to Priests for Life. . ,'other hand, now are more likely polled were Latino Catholics; to war despite what we know now Here is the text of the prayer for the novena that was prepared to be Democrats than were Prot- whose beliefs were not broken about the situation." by Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, al,estants' 12 years ago, the poll down into smaller divisions beIn "Faithful Citizenship: A though any type of prayer may b~ used: ' found. Thirty-nine percent said cause of the small size of the' Catholic Call to Politicai Responthey were Democrats and 44 group.. sibility," a guide for Catholics on o God, we acknowledge you today a,s Lord, percent identified themselves as Among the other findings of political responsibility published in Not only of individuals, but of nations and governments. Republicans, up from 32 perce'!.t ,the survey: aavance of this year's electoral , We thank you for the privilege - just 15 percent 'of all campaigns, the bishops' Adminisand 50 percent, respectively, 12 OJ being able to 'organize ourselves politically years ago. people surveyed and 13 percent trative Comrhittee warned against And of knowing that political loyalty The survey was conducted by of non-Latino Catholics agreed goingitalone or defining security Does'not have to mean disloyalty to you. the Pew Forum on Religion and with the statement: "Abortion "primarily in military terms," even We thank you for your law, , Public Life and the Ray C. Bliss should always be illegal." after the .events of Sept. 11, 2001. Which our Founding Fathers'acknowledped Institute of Applied Politics of Among non-Latino Catholics, The U.S. decision to invade Iraq, And recognized as higher than (my human law. ' the University of Akron, Ohio. 35 percent said abortion should , certainly one of the defining moWe thank you for the opportunity that this election year puts The Republican Party has be legal in a few circumstances mentS of the Bush administration, 'beforeus, , .. , grown significantly among and 35 percent said it should be was marked hy a sharp moral diTo exercise our solemn duty not only to vote, evangelical Protestants, while "legal and up to the woman to vergence between the president and But to.influence countless others to vote, Democrats have found new decide"; ,, ,the leadership of the Catholic And to vote correctly. ' ' growth among Latino Catholics - among nearly' all groups Church. Lord, we pray that your people may be awakened. and Jews, the study found: Fifiy-' polled, participants have beAs the nation prepared to go, to' Let them realize that while politics is not their salvation, six percent of evangelical Prot- come more likely to support war, the Vatican and the U.S. bishTheir response to you requires'that they be politically active. estants said they are Repu/:)Ii- "Pro-Life positions," said the're- ops vigorously and publicly opAwaken your people to know that they are not called to be a cans' and 27 percent are Demo- port by University of Akronre-; posed entering into such awar with,sect fleeing the world crats. The number of Latino searc.her John C. Green. In out exhausting the alternatives and But rather a community offaith renewing .the world. Catholics'who s'aid they are 1992,40 percent of the whole without U.N. cOncurrence. In the Awaken them thatthe same hands lifted up to you in prayer Democrats rose by 12 percent to group surveyed had Pro-Life final prewar weeks Pope John Paul Are the hands that pull the lever in the voting booth; 61 percent, with 15 percent say- responses to questions, com- II even sent a personal envoy, CarThat the same eyes that r.ead your word ing they are Republicans. Sixty- pared to 48 percent,this year. . dinal Pio Laghi, to the White House Are the eyes that read the names on the ballot, eight percent of Jews said they' The only religious segment to try to change Bush's mind. And that they do not cease io be Christians are Democrats, up.by 23 percent found to be less likely to express Bush's 2002 National Security' When they enter the voting booth. from 1992. ' , Pro-Life views was Jcws,'down, Strategy spelled out the US. policy' Awaken your people to a commitment to justice The survey also for the first to 16 percent this year from 20 explicitly: "We wilL not hesitate to , To the sanctity of marriage and the family, tiine asked questions to, define percent in 1992; , act alone, jf necessary, to'exercis~ To the dignity of each individual human life, . , whether people are more "tra- , - forty~two percent of white our right of self-defense by acting And to the truth that human rights begin when human lives beditionalist," "centrist" or "mod- Catholics and 39 percent of the 'pre~emptively against ... terrorists." gin, ernist" wi thin their denomina- entire survey sample said they' , The Kerry campaign has' sharply And 1)ot one moment later. tion. To create the scale, it sl,lpport tax-funded vouchers for criticized Bush's unilateralism, Lord, we rejoice today asked, for instance, about be- children to attend pr.ivate or re- promising that Kerry as president That we are c;'itizens of your kingdom. liefs including the existence of ligious schools. ' . would mend fences with the United May that make us all the more committed the devil, participation in reliThe margin of error for the 'Nations and rebuild the internaTo being faithful citizens on earth. gious activities and views on whole survey was given as plus' tional alliances that Kerry says have We ask this through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. church, traditions. or minus two percent. been damaged by the current ad-

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Red Mass Barnstable Division of the Probate and Family Court of Bristol County; Atty. Walter R. Smith, a partner in the law firm of Burke, Smith & Jaikes in Dartmouth; Retired North Attleboro Police Sgt. Brian F. Coyle, a former prosecutor in the North Attleboro District Court; and to the ecumenical recipient, Chief Justice Manual Kyriakakis of the Housing Court Department of Massachusetts. The liturgy is called the Red Mass because of the color of the vestments worn during the Mass of the Holy Spirit, who will be invoked upon the medal recipients. The awards are named for St. Tnomas More, a 16'h century English layman and attorney martyred for opposition to the divorce of England's King Henry VIII and for refusing to renounce papal authority. The keynote speaker at the banquet will be Jesuit Father Robert J. Araujo, a former trial attorney who practiced in courts in Bristol County and who is currently senior advisor and member of the Delegation Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations. He is on an extended leave from his position as professor of law at Gonzaga University School of Law, Spokane, Wash., while on a specialmissi.on as representative of the Vatican Secretariat of State to the U.N. Justice Terry was appointed to the bench in 1989 and has served as the First Justice of the Barnstable Division of the Probate and Family Court since 1993. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Boston University School of Law. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was the managing partner of the law firm of Terry, Dunning and Terry. He also served as special counsel for the Executive Office of Human Services, as executive director of Legal Services for Cape Cod and the Islands, and associate counsel of the Northern Worcester County Legal Aid Society. He.was th'e founder and former president of the Mashpee Business Association, and the founder and former member of the board of directors for both the Cape Cod and the Islands Child Development Council and the Housing Assistance Corporation. He has participated in numerous continuing education programs for the MSCLE, the Massachusetts Bar and Boston bar associations, and has served as chairman of the ,Family Law Section of the, Barnstable County Bar Association. He is a member of the Alumni Admissions Committee for 'Holy Cross and interviews prospective students for admission to the college. In 2001, he received the Massachusetts Bar Association's Community Service Award, and was presented with the 2002 Award for Judicial Excellence

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siRned to the community service in 1999. Law; adjunct professor of Law, at North Attleboro Police headHe holds eight academic de- Georgetown University; and from quarters. There, the youths would grees including a bachelor's de- 1994 to the present, professor of .from the Massachusetts Judges get to know officers who 'served gree and doctorate from law at Gonzaga University. Conference. as mentors. Some of those' young Georgetown University; a bacho In the fall of 1997 he was a Judge Terry is a member of people would later become mem- elor of philosophy from Gonzaga Visiting professor of law at St. Corpus ChrIst Parish in Sand- bers of the police department. University; a master of law and Louis University School of Law. wich. He is married to the former A member of Sacred Heart doctor of scIence degrees from During the 2000-2001 academic Pamela Harriman and they have Parish in North Attleboro, he has Columbia University; a master of year he was a visiting fellow at three children, Matthew, Caitlin been married to the former Leonie divinity degree and licentiate in the Stein Center for Ethics at and Alex. Lalancette for 45 years. They sacred theology from the Weston Fordham University School of Attorney Smith, a partner in have two daughters, Lisa and Jesuit School of Theology; and a Law. the law firm of Burke, Smith & Patricia, and three grandchildren, bachelor's degree'in civil law In addition to his teaching duJaikes, graduated from Brian, Kerrin and Bridget. from Oxford University. ties, he serves as senior legal adDartmouth High School in 1963 Justice Kyriakakis, who reHis academic appointments visor to the Holy See and freand from Dartmouth College in .sides in Boston, is a member of include: lecturer in law at Boston quently assists the Holy See's 1967. He earned his law degree the Greek Orthodox Church. He College Law School; Chamber- permanent observer to the United from Boston College Law School had served as president of St. lain Fellow, Columbia School of Nations. in 1970. Demetrios, Greek Orthodox His community service in- Church in Fall River from 1978 cludes serving on the Dartmouth to 1980 w.hile he was a resident Continuedfrom page one School Committee from 1977 to of Somerset. 1992; as a former director and , After graduation from Brown president of the New Bedford University and the Boston Uni- Pastoral Council, Finance Com- vent. Boys' and Girls' Club; as former versity School of Law, he served mittee and staff look forward to Construction of the fouQdapresident and director of the in the U.S. Air Force in the Judge participate in the diocesan pasto- tion for church began on Oct. Advocate' General's Department. ral planning process. 21, 1906. The basement church A "World Marriage Day" was to be used as a house of He practiced law with firms in Fall River, Franklin and Dedham, kicked off the centennial in Feb- worship while building of a as well as in Portsmouth and ruary. A brunch and wedding cake school was undertaken. Bishop Providence R.I. He is a member followed the ceremonies in which Daniel Feehan blessed the corof the American, Massachusetts, couples renewed their marriage nerstone of the school on Fifth Rhode Island and Fall River bar vows. Street on Aug. 20, 1912. It A French Mass in March was opened with 500 students on associations. He represented and served as followed by a Youth Day party March 31, 1913. counsel to many town, City, state with a Hawaiian Tropical theme路 In 1922 the Holy Union Sisand federal agencies during his in April. May centered on Mary's ters moved into their new home, long career, and also served on month and the rosary, and which currently serves as the boards of many educational, busi- LaSalette's Father Pat celebrated parish's Religious Education Cenness, professional and civic orga- a Healing Mass in June that center. Father Alfred Levesque sucnizations in administrative posts. tered on life. June found the parish com- ceeded Father Carrier as pastor in He served several terms as a trustee and as chairman of the memorating the feast of its pa- 1931. He founded the S1. Vincent former Southeastern Massachu- tron, St. Jacques, which in French de Paul Society and an addition ST, LoUIS JESUIT FATHER setts University, now UMass- is St. James. And August was a to the school was completed. The ROBERT J, ARAUJO Dartmouth, from which he re- time to remember the parishio- Lique du Sacred as well as Les ceived an honorary Doctor of ners who sacrificed time, talent . Dames de Ste. Anne and LaSociete and treasure to found and main- de Enfants, de Marie, were also Schwartz Center; as a former di- Humane Letters in 1987. established. rector of the Dartmouth Natural Justice Kyriakakis has been tain a parish. In the 1940s a defective boiler Earlier in September, a Mass Resources Trust; and as a former , Chief Justice of the Housing volunteer at Market Ministries. Court of Ma~sachusetts. since was offered for all the priests, liv- caused a fire that damaged the rear He is a member of St. Julie June 2002; has served on its ad- ing and dead, who served the par- of the church. Father William Smith became Billiart Parish in North . ministrative committees since ish during its 100 years. To that Dartmouth, where he is an ex- 1995; and been a presenter at vari- was added the prayers of the the pastor in February, 1950 and traordinary minister of holy Com- ous MCLE educational forums people for an increase of priestly completed the upper church. On July 25, 1953, the feast of St. munion and co-chairs St. Julie's and F1ashner Institute forums. He vocations. It was that kind of faith among Jacques, the yellow brick church Building Fund. He is also a has also been the author of articles the French Canadian Catholics who with a Romanesque influence, 'former member of the Pastoral on Landlordffenant Law. He and his wife Elaine V. migrated from Canada to work and ,marble pillars and oak natural Council and a former captain of Kyriakakis are celebrating 44 settle in the north end of Taunton woodwork, was dedicated by the Catholic Charities Appeal. He is married to Jane L. Smith years of marriage. They have - the路 Whittenton Area - that Bishop James L. Connolly. Father Smith was succeeded by and they reside in Dartmouth. two children and four grandchil- brought St. Jacques into being. On October 11, 1904 Bishop Father Anatole Desmarais, who They are the parents of Edward dren. Father Araujo, whose clerk- William Stang, the first bishop of paid off the debt and renovated R., Karen S., and Andrew J., Smith, and have four grandchil- ship and initial practice was with the new Fall River diocese the rectory. He was .followed in the Law Offices of Francis M. founded just seven months ear- 1966 by Msgr. Alfred Gendreau. dren. Sgt. Brian F. Coyle was born O'Boy in Taunt~ beginning in lier, established St. Jacques as the Father Andre Jussaume, who had and raised in North Attleboro, 1971, entered military service in first French parish in the diocese. been a curate at St. Jacques since where he attended St. Mary's 1973 after earning law degrees At that time, the French-Canadi- 1958, was named administrator. School and North Attleboro High from Georgetown University. He ans attended religious services at He would spend 30 years there School. He entered the U.S. Ma- was commissioned in the Field ,Immaculate Conception Church until transferred in 1988. When Father Morrissey arrines in 1956 and served through Artillery and served in the Quar- on Bay Street. Father Alfred Carrier, a curate rived in June, 1988, he enthusi1959. In 1965 he joined the North termaster Corps. Following his, Attleboro Police Department and discharge from the U.S. Army he at Immaculate Conception, was ' astically began renovations. The was promoted to the detective di- was an attorney and advisor and named St. Jacques' first pastor. He church and rectory were reftirvision in 1970. He was appointed supervisory trial lawyer with the, rented a house at King and bished, the Religious Education court prosecutor f6r the depart- Office of the Solicitor of the U.S. Lawrence streets for a rectory, and Center refinished, gutter problems ment in 1980, serving in the Attle- Department of the Interior from held services at St. Jean Baptiste rectified, the sound system imboro District Court for more than 1974 to 1979. He left government Hall on Whittenton Street until , proved, the church hall painted, and blacktop areas resealed. The 20 years. Until his retirement service to join the Law Depart- 1907. A house at WaShington and Van total cost was $362,000 and befrom the police department in ment of the Standard Oil Com2003, he had been chief of the pany. After corporate experience . Buren streets was rented to house cause of a generous parish stewhe joined the law firm of the Holy'Union Sisters who had ardship, was paid off in e~ght detective bureau since 1998. During his tenure in the court Tillinghast, Licht & Semonoff in to travel daify from St. Mary's years. As St. Jacques enters its secsystem, he instituted and super- Providence, R.I. In 1986 he en- Convent to staff the parish school. A large tract of land was pur- ond century of exemplary service, vised a program in conjunction . tered the Society of Jesus; was with the Probation Department in ordained a priest in 1993 and chased with the vision of a it lists approximately 600 famiwhich young offenders were as-, made his final solemn profession church, rectory, school and con- lies. Continuedfrom page one

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Coyle and CassidyHighSch091 to 'host grant writi~.g worksh'op TAUNTON - Coyle and Kevin J. Garganta, a. general , Cassidy High' School has joined . partner of MATE will coordinate. forces with "MATE" (Mariage- the presentation. Garganta has ment and Training Enterprises) to focused exclusively on consulting provide a public workshop de- services for education and nori- . signed to explore grant writing. It profit organizations and success-路 will be held at the school October . fully written hundreds of grants 14' and 21 from 9 a.m. to noon. ',worth millions of dollars for an The workshop will explore extensive client list throughout the process of developing-an ef- the U.S. and Canada. He is also fective funding proposal, finding an associate professor and direcand researching potential fund- tor of the Human Services Pro. ' ing sources, the submission and gram at Bristol Community CoI~ . review process of a grant an.d lege in Fali ~ver. . several other key areas of grant . The workshop is scheduled in writing. . two three-hour sessions one

week apart allowing participants' time to process the information. they acquire on 路the first week and prepare a mock grant application for the second session. The second session allows sufficient time to review students' proposal'and offer ~onstructive . suggestionsproviding路maximum potential funding for actual applications.

Coyle and Cassidy High School is located at 2 Hamilton Street. For more information ( call Jamie Crossman at 508823-6164, ext 626.

STUDENTS FROM Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton, raised mor,e than $4,000 for the annual Jerry Lewis Mus~ . cular Dystrophy Association Telethon with a "Hop-a-thon:' which featured 'a variety of physical activities. The school presented its check on television because it raised the most money of any schoo'l in Southeastern.Massachusetts. Clockwise from' left: Corey Inacio, Principal Arleen M. Booker, Channel 5 newscaster Nancy. Huff, Krista de Mello and Joseph de Mello.

FIREFIGHTER DAN Faria and Principal Robert Jeffrey look on as seventh-grader Abig'ail Alegi of Taunton Catholic Memorial School, Taunton, reads a composition during a r~cent . (9 prayer service honoring the victims and heroes of September 11.

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TAUNTON - History teach- Steven Turner, thailking them and ers John Lanagan and Wiliiam ,other civil servants for their bravRuggiero .of Taunton Catholic ery and ,heroism in the, face of Middle School, recently com- unimaginable terror, . bined efforts to present a dignipavid Gwozdz led the Pledge . fied and solerim prayer service of Allegiance assisted by flag of remembrance for the victims bearer Eva Marie Joubert. Stuand heroes' of September 11, dents and faculty' sang the Na2001. tion Anthem led by the school, Stu&ents from the school wrote choir. S'eventh-gnide student speeches and made presentations Abigail Alegi re~d her original to Dan Faria, a trainIng officer composi~on and presented acerand representative from the Taun- tificate of appreciation to Dan ton Fire Department and to Po- Faria arid the . Taunton lice Officer~, Robert Casey and . firefighters in atte'ndance. Her

classmate, Thomas: Kelliher, read his .work and made a presentation to police officers 'Turner ,and, Casey. ' The prayer service concluded with seve'nth-grader Jacqueline' Clark reading a nilrrativepoem titled, "We are One Under God," which ends, "Weare one color, one class, one, generation, one gender, one faith, one language,. one body, one family, one soul, one people. We are the Power of' One; Under One God. We are United. We are America."

" . . . NIC~LE GOLONSKI, left, an eighth-grader at St. Patrl.ck School In Seneca Fal.ls, N.Y.,. rea~s a Dr. Seuss book to klndergartenstudent Lexi Salerno, dUring an event that celebrated. the 100th anniversary of Dr. Seuss' birthday. (eNS photo by Mike Crupi, Cat~olic Courief)

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students has benefits, teachers say By JENNIFER BURKE CATHOLIC. NEWS' SERVICE

"-' STUDENTS AT St.J~rome's Grade School in EI Cerrito, Calif., bless a prayer chain that· they made for Russian students affected by the ,terrorist attack at a school in Beslan, Russia. At least 335 'hostages were killed during the two-day . siege. Below, fifth-grade student Chermayn Moore writes a letter to children affected by the terroris~ attack. (CNS phots by Greg Tarczynski)

thought. One benefit, Kolo said~ is that the older. students can begin to see themselves as role models. Having a younger buddy. is also a good experience for the eighth-graders who don't have younger siblings, Kolo added. Sometimes when kindergarten students see their older buddies in the hall, they want to stop and say hi to or get ahlig from their buddy.

stay together for two years, until the older girl graduates and the younger of the pair is given her ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Durown "little sister." ing a recent picnic lunch· at St. "This seems to help the freshPatrick's School in Seneca Falls, ·men as they adjustto high scho.o\. most students were sitting on the It gives them an older student to lawn eating, but 12 kindergartn~rs talk to about concerns they might were lined up outside the.school's have," said Sister Mary Anne main entrance, anxiously. waiting Mayer, a Sister of St. Joseph who for the eighth-grade students to coordinates Nazareth's big-sistercome outside. little-sister program. .And as'soon as the eighth"We work to build community graders walked through the doors, here at school,": she said. each kindergarten studenJ "We stress the idea of workwalked up to one of the' ing together and looking out older students, took his or "I think the younger ..kids are Jor each other. If we have her hand and the pair sometimes scared; it helps them get competition among the walked away to get lunch. These kindergartners together and bond with the older classes, it is on a more and eighth-graders have kids. I think it gives you a chance to friendly vein. rather than a cutthroat, competitive been paired up through the :. geUo know other people." .. vein." school's buddy program. Our'Lady ofMercy High· "It's been a wonderful . School in Roche.ster also program. They've just deFourteen-year-old Nicole has a big·-si.ster-little-sister proveloped wonderful friendships," . said Michelle "Brown, kindergar- ; Golonski thinks the buddy' program that pairs incoming seventh.ten teacher at St. Patrick's who gram helps the younger students·· graders with eighth-graders. Ifan adjust to school and feel more '. eighth-grader transfers into the helped: develop the program. . . . 'school, that student is assigned a Eleven years ago, the school comfortable. , !'I think the younger kids are fellow eighth-grade girl as a decided that the kindergarten students would start attending First sometimes scared; it helps them "cousin." The' "sisters" and "cousins" Friday Mass with the rest of the get together and bond with the students in the schoo\. Brown met older kids. I think it gives you a take pmt in several activities towith Mary Ann Kolo, who chance to get to know other gether throughout the.sc~ool year teaches seventh- and eighth-grad- people," Golonski told the Cat/zo- and know they can always talk to ers, and the two decided that the lie Courier, newspaper of the one another. Since hospitality is one of the charisms of the Sisters kindergartners might behave bet- Rochester diocese. St. Patrick's is not the only of Mercy, who run the school, the ter if they went to Mass with an Catholic'school in the diocese to big-sister-little-sister program is eighth-grade "buddy." The eighth-graders .would set pair up older and younger stu~ . a way to be hospitable to new stuan example for the younger students. On their first day of school dents, said Sue Clifford AI vut, dents and help supervise them, at Rochester's Nazareth Acad- who designed it 14 years ago. emy, freshmen meet their "big sisAs she sees it, the program is Kolo said. As the year went on, however, ter." Through the school's big-sis- more than just for forming Brown and Kolo discovered that ter-little-sister program, each friendships; it's also an opportumatching up the students had freshman is paired with a junior nity for older girls to develop more benefits than they originally at the school, and the "sisters" leadership skills.

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Commitments ByKASE JOHNSTUN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Everything about me ached. My knees swelled like ripe tomatoes in color and size. The muscle connected to my shins screamed in pain if my fingers tried to rub it. My left hamstring felt tighter than a stretched rubber band ready to snap. My right quadriceps spasmed in the front seat of the car. "Eighty degrees, 98 percent humidity," the weatherman said about the early moming start time. I stepped Ollt of the car, and my feet tightened lip. The gravel beneath me slipped every way a<; I headed to the back to get my bike out of the hatchback. Race day. 1 made a commitment to .nyself I would race three duathlons this season. Two had

come and gone, and with each I learned a little more about the strategy of the race, how to train better for the next one and the mental toughness it takes to finish them. With a body full of aches, I drove into town late the night before. The idea of racing in the morning did not seem attractive to me at the moment. I rationalized ways to get out of it. I thought about not showing up, sleeping in and heading home. Two races down. Next year I could do three. No one would fault me. To tell the truth, hardly anyone would know. Racers bounced around the race tent at 7:30 in the morning, putting their numbers on their jerseys, stuffing last minute carbohydrates into their mouths,

chatting with other racers. Typical race morning stuff. Thirty minutes before race time I headed off to warm up. Aching. Tight. Sore. The

Coming of Age effects of a summer of training rained down heavily on my joints, placing a stiff cast of pain on them. The 10 minutes at the starting line are always the toughest. You think, "Why do I do this to myself?" I could be sleeping. I

could be eating breakfast instead of trying to hold it down before the sound of the gun. Racers jockey themselves in around you for position. "Why am I standing here right now?" Of course, the race director is late getting the race under way, and everyone is complaining, though understandably. They prepare to start at a certain time mentally, and when the gun doesn't go off barriers of mental toughness start to give way to floods of doubt and the thought of three miles/20 miles/five miles creeps into your head. The gun goes off, and 60 people head down the road into two hours of all-out effort, aiming to cross the finish line still standing. "Why do I do this to myself?" I ask. as the legs are

barely moving over the first halfmile. Commitment. I always have found it easier to honor a commitment if not honoring it means letting someone else down. It is more difficult to face the commitments you make to yourself in the 98percent-humidity-race mornings of teen-age years, but they are so rewarding. As I crossed the finish line, I felt good - tired, but good. Half an hour later I noticed an elderly women cross the line too. She stumbled in. She grabbed water. She smiled. I wondered what commitment she'd made to herself when she statted that day. Whatever it was, she accomplished it as her smile glowed with the rising sun. Kasetate@/lotmflO.rolll.

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[n(!)) Islamic fundamentalism is cause of Mideast Christian exodus, Jesuit says By JOHN THAVIS

from Persia and from North Af" rica," he said. "Unless there is a CAMALDOLl, Italy - In the miracle - and miracles are not six weeks that followed the Au- God's usual way in politics - it gust I bombing of Catholic will happen." churches in Baghdad and North'.'But in the meantime, we Chrisern Iraq, some 10,000 Iraqi Catho- tians have a mission, an essential lics fled the country, said Jesuit role to play," he said. Part of that Father Samir Khalil Samir. mission is to help bring peace to The events in Iraq offer a com- the Holy Land and preserve it as a pressed illustration of a trend place for all religions, he said. throughout the Arab world, where: Father Samir surveyed the Christian populations have Christian populations that remain dwindled in the face of conflict and in the Middle East: growing Islamic fundamentalism, - Lebanon has the most conFather Samir said. centrated percentage of Christians. Father Samir, an Egyptian-born While official figures are hard to expert on Islam who runs the Cen- come by, Father Samir estimated ter for Arab-Christian Documen- the Christian population at 40 pertation and Research in Beirut, cent today, and that number is deLebanon, said the latest exodus of creasing. The important thing is Iraqi Catholics was not simply a that constitutionally, Christians reresponse to the church attacks, but main equal to Muslims - a big also a reflection that work was dis- reason why Lebanon is the only appearing for Christians in the country in the region that allows a country. normal life for Christians, he said. Almost all those who left in - In Egypt, estimates of the August were Chaldean Catholics, Christian population range from and many are seeking to emigrate four million to 15 million. Father to the United States or Australia, Samir estimated seven million where they have relatives, "the nearly 10 percent of the popula. tion. But the rise of Islamic funpriest said. Overall, he said, Iraqi Chris- damentalism has made life diffitians were safer undervthe regime cult for Egyptian Christians, he of former President Saddam' said. " Hussein than they are today - not ~ In the Palestinian territories " because they approved the regime, and Israel, the Christian population" but because the dictatorship pro- has dwindled to about 150,000, or vided security. 1.5 percent of the population. Father Samirsaid the steady - In Syria, where Christians rise of Islamic fundamentalism in have played a somewhat signifithe Middle East has roots in the cant political role under the secuearly 20th century. Although the lar government, the Christian vast majority of the region's Mus- population has dropped from about lims reject terrorism, fundamental- eight percent of the population 30 ism today has spread into every years ago to about four percent or area of social life - including five percent today, he said. mealtimes, TV programining and - The Arabian peninsula, the calling out of public prayers. where Christianity is illegal" in "Christians are suffocating in many countries, is home to 1.3 this atmosphere. They don't have million Christians, 路most of them the same chance to survive. The foreign laborers from places like essential cause is fundamental- the Philippines. ism," he said. Father Samir said there was a Father Samir was not optimis- tendency among Arab Christians tic about the future. to no longer identify themselves as "This situation means that, Arabs. within a matter of decades or cen"I think this is a mistake. We turies, Christianity will disappear Christians are part of the Arab - as it disappeared from Turkey, world," he said. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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JOHN MCALEER, a member of the pastoral council at St. Michael Parish in Schererville, Ind., waits outside for parishioners to come "register to vote after Mass in the parish hall recently. (CNS photo by Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana Catholic)

CHIEF AMONG the seven archan"gels are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. The Church marks a feast in their names SepterT!~er 29. (CNS graphic by Anthony DeFeo)

Pope, Vatican of~cials Dle~t with Israeli interior'Dlinister By CAROL GLATZ

Poraz said that if the Vatican religious were trying to obtain permission to work in the Holy Land. backs up an applicant and says he VATICAN CITY :....- Pope The delay or denial of entry for or she is "not a threat, it will be John Paul II and top Vatican offi- Church personnel has affected much easier and we'll be able to cials met with Israeli Interior Min- many Church institutions and shorten all the security checks." Navarro-Valls said Vatican ofister Avraham Poraz to discuss the hampered the work of Christian Church's ongoing difficulties in hospitals and charitable institu- ficials and Poraz also discussed "the Israel. tions in Israel and the Palestinian progress of negotiations under way in Jerusalem for the realization of The Vatican's secretary of . territories. state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, According to the Vatican state- an agreement that defines the fis: and Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo, ment, Poraz "gave assurances of cal questions of ecclesiastical institutions in Israel." secretary of relations with states, met in the Vatican reIsraeli law guarantees tax cently with Poraz, together In his Interview with Vatican Ra- exemptions for religious with Israeli Ambassador to dio, Poraz reaffirmed his promise property in Israel, but the law has not been enacted, and it the Holy See Oded Ben-Hur that his ministry "will facilitate all the even and other Israeli officials. underwent further reVatican spokesman procedures in order to enable strictions in its application, Joaquin Navarro-Valls said people of the clergy to come easily according to a recent report the talks centered on issues to the Holy Land." by the Italian-based missiondirectly under the interior ary news agency, Asianews. minister's jurisdi<;:tion, inAs a result, tax authorities cluding entry visas to Israel for having given the necessary instruc- in Israel have sued Church instiChurch personnel and the tax-ex- tions for a satisfactory solution" to tutions over nonpayment of taxes. empt status of the Church. the problem of delays in issuing Poraz said he and Vatican officials discussed the issue of local Though Navarro-Valls did not visas to religious. mention what Poraz and the pope In his interview with Vatican taxation. He said churches, talked about in their meeting at the Ramo, Poraz reaffirmed his prom- schools, and "places of prayer are papal summer residence in Castel ise that his ministry "will facilitate exempt from any taxation." However, other religious faciliGandolfo, Poraz later told Vatican all the procedures in order to enRadio that the pope was "very able people of the clergy to come ties like monasteries "will have to happy" to receive him. pay for the services given by the easily to the Holy Land." Poraz said the pope was interBut the interior minister ex- cities like sewage, electricity, waested in the fact that as interior plained that when religious apply- ter and cleaning." minister he was also in charge of ing for visas come from "countries' The questions concerning visas religious affairs. that are in a situation of hostility and the Church's tax-exempt staAt the Vatican, Cardinal with Israel," such as "Lebanon, tus will continue to be discussed in Sodano focused discussions on the Syria or Jordan," their request is a second round of negotiations beissue of entrance visas to Israel for delayed because "we must check tween Vatican and Israeli delegates religious personnel, the Vatican them carefully." in Jerusalem at the end of October. statement said. He added, however, that in The first round oftalks wrapped Earlier this year, some 52 reli- some cases the Vatican agreed to up earlier this month after more gious were denied visas to work "recommend" religious personnel than a year of stalled efforts bein Israel. As ofApril this year, 138 from Arabic countries. tween the two parties. , CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE