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Diocese readies to proclaim Respect Life Sunday •

liOn the eve of the Third Millennium proclaim the Gospel of life with honesty and love." - Pope John Paul II

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - As Father Stephen A. Fernandes was talking about this Respect Life edition of the Anchor a week ago, he suddenly sat forward in his chair and said eagerly: "Do you know what I wish? I wish that when people

read this they will have a reflective sense; to have something trigger them; to stop them for a moment and make them say, 'Yes, there's something unique about human life....

He was right to the point. When the Catholic Bishops of the United States began the Respect Life program in 1972, they clearly stated that its purpose was to bring Church teaching on the value and dignity of human life to the attention of the Catholic cQmmunity and the wider public; The bishops also stressed that the Respect Life program - which celebrates October as Respect Life Month - should strive to combine prayer,

pastoral services, advocacy and education; all at the heart of the matter.

"It all starts in the Old Testanient, in Genesis," Father Fernandes said of the respect life message. ''It starts there, that human life is created in the image and likeness of God. Its pinnacle is in the New Testament because human life is redeemed. So it is a very old message and the source ofour motivation," The pastor said that he likes to tell a story of the parakeet he cherished as a boy.

"He still has a marker in the garden of the backyard at my father's house. So I am not an animal hater. But there is no dog heaven:' he asserted. ''The distinction of human life that sets us apart is our immortal nature, the soul that we have, which Jesus Christ died on the cross for. He did not die for my parakeet," While the message of respect life is old, ganizer Father Edward J. Healy. Based on an the urgency is new, he said.

"We have seen over the past several deold tradition of honoring physicians, "It's a way to remind laity that faith has to playa key role in cades an erosion of what had been an intuition about this respect for and the distinctheir life and the workplace." \ This year's celebration will honor many health tive nature of human life. People are loscare workers incl4ding administrators, chaplains, ing what perhaps before was an innate EMTS, paramedics, hospice workers, pharma- sense of why human life is very special, cists, social service providers, therapists and vol- and it is becoming cheapened," "My strong opinion is that the 1973 unteers. It will include those who bring the EuU.S. Supreme Court decision, Roe vs. charist to the sick and homebound.

A reception with refreshments will follow and Wade, crystallized a sense of abortion that feature keynote speaker Sister of Charity Nuala for years some people had sought after. It Kenny, a physician from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was the turning point. We have seen from where she is director of bioethics research and there a continued decline in the respect for human life, to the point that today we have education at Dalhousie University.

Mass will include the "Imago Dei (Image of two things that startlingly stand out: the infanticide we refer to as partial-birth aborTum to page 12 - White Mass tion and the incidents of infant abuse and murder by young parents, boyfriends, girlfriends or relatives," "That is because the thinking is that 'I could have aborted this child when it wasjust three inches from birth, so why should I pay respect to it now?'"

Another area that manifests itselfwith urgency the $1.8 million center whose architecture and is the area of physician-assisted suicide, he said stone amazingly mirror that of the church that ''It is all part of the idea that you are not worth as predates it. " much now as you were at 42 because, look at you," The center, that carries an inscription over the Father Fernandes also commented on the reentranceway, 'ThatAll May Be One," was needed cent failure of the U.S. Senate to override Presito handle the many modem demands ofthe parish dent Clinton's veto of the partial-birth abortion that serves 2,000 families and 6,000 parishioners. ban, and the failure to support that override by Sens. Edward M. Kennedy and John Kerry.

Tum to page 13 - St. John's ''I can't read the mind ofEdward M. Kennedy or any other senator and we have done everything humanly possible to educate and inform these senators. I know that Cardinal (Bernard) Law personally met with Kennedy and Kerry and he presented all of the facts, all the statements "from the American Medical Association about partial-birth abortion and there was a refusal, a

blindness on the senators' part. What motivates that, I am not going to judge," Asked why the papal encyclical "Humanae Vitae," which dealt with human life, is not the topic of many homilies in parishes today, Father

White Mass will celebrate health care workers' dedicated ~inistry •

Oct. 14 Mass will honor those who are part of the healing ministry of Jesus.

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NEW BEDFORD - Plans are completed for the third annual White Mass which this year will be celebrated at Holy Namt: Parish October 14 at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OFM. Cap., will be principal celebrant and homilist for the Mass, organized by the Department of Pastoral Care for the Sick and diocesan chaplains.

'The White Mass is a means for the Church to affirm the faith and dedication of Catholics who work in all aspects of healthcare," said Director of Pastoral Care of the Sick and chief 01'-

St. John the Evangelist Church dedicate~s its new parish center

By JAMES N. [)UNBAR

ATILEBORO - St. John the Evangelist Parish was host to several hundred people last Sunday at a Mass and dedication of its new Hospitality and Administration Center.

Following the 11:30 a.m., Mass celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, the assembly toured

Fernandes said: ''I think the reason is that priests consider that preaching futile," Marian Desrosiers, assistant director of the diocesan Pro-Life Office, added that she finds people in their 305 and 40s "lack proper understanding of the encyclical. They don't have a comprehension of the full teaching of what it is all about. They only hear the secular reports. They seemed to have made up their minds on what little they know," But she said that when young people across the diocese are taught about chastity education and they hear about the value, dignity and s~­ credness of their human sexuality, going back into Humanae Vitae and going forward from there, "there is a great response that they have never heard that teaching before.

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,®bttuartP!3 Evelyn F. Wall FAIRHAVEN- Mrs. Evelyn F. (Matthews) Wall, R.N., 87, of New Bedford, died Sept. 26 at Our Lady's Haven after a long illness. She was the wife of the late Herbert A. Wall and mother of Father Barry W. Wall, pastor of St. Anthony Church, Mattapoisett.

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Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late William A., and the late Lena M. (Brady) Matthews, she was a member of St. James'Church, New Bedford and a member of the parish's Prayer Ministry.

She attended the former Holy Name School, New Bedford High School and was graduated from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in 1933. She did private duty nursing and for several years was employed by the City of New Bedford in public health nursing. She was also a school nurse in parochial schools.

Besides her priest son, she leaves another son, Neal P. Wall ofNew Bedford; a sister, Mary V. Curry of Fairhaven; and nieces and nephews.

She was the sister of the late Eleanor M. Lucier.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated Wednesday in St. James Church.

Coordinator of Religious Education Vatican II-spirited parish of 1,400 households in \srl,all seaside town 15 miles south of Boston seeks ~oo~dinator for approximately 500 students, grades 1-~j75 teachers;· fulltime secretary. Most classes. in horhes. RespO'nsibilities include catechist recruitment and ~ah,~g, sacramental preparation for reconci Iiati~n~~1 e~charist: Collaborative styl: ~eeded to work ~Itli grade'coordlnators, r.e. commission and parish "'staff. \' F6r, information call 781-925-0680.

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EAST SANDWICH - At a time when candidates to the priesthood and religious orders of men and women are few, the fact that 100 people sought out information at the Vocation Fair held at the Corpus Christi Parish Center here last Saturday, made it a success, said its chairman.

"We had representatives from 25 religious communities of men and women including sisters and brothers and priests and monks and some contemplatives - a real cross section ofreligious communities in southeastern Massachusetts," reported Father Henry 1. Dahl, parochial vicar at Corpus Christi and fair chairman.

"It was an enthusiastic and happy group and very pleased to be 'with us, and the number of those who came with curiosity about a vocation, well, we had 100. It was wonderful to have prayer with them when we opened the fair, and they walked through to see what was offered. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley w.as here to celebrate midafternoon prayer and he talked with them too," he said. .

Was it a success? "Yes, it was well worth all the planning," said Father Dahl. "Everyone who participated was very .excited about it. It is good for them to get together and for us to see all'the work that they do. Sometimes we lose sight of all the apostolates we have out there and never see gathered in one place. We were very very thankful for the day."

A few weeks ago, when the planning by a large committee ofparishioners was underway, Father Dahl made it clear that "whoever the Holy Spirit sends to us on the fair day is what we will expect. We will not guess at numbers."

The planning for what was a diocesan-wide event included letters and notices to all pastors and flyers te every high school and college in the're-

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"It was the first fair, and our challenge was to get people to understand what a vocation fair is all about," he said. "It was the beginning. We hope that next year some other parish will take it over and do the same thing.

We can develop an outline for it."

Father Dahl said that in talking with the various religious groups ''It seems that all of them felt they had some nibbles and bites from the those who might be considering a religious vocation - at least thinking about it at this time. They told me that those attending

watched their videos and received the literature they were handing out. That is what we had hoped to do, to open the door for people considering a vocation to religious life. But this was not a time that we were interested in knowing about the results. Our goal was to resolve people's curiosity, without putting any kind of pressure on anyone."

He said that at the booth manned by permanent deacons, "several men dropped by to inquim about the diaconate. I was told there were others asking about the priesthood too.

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MEMBERS OF 25 religious groups gathered at the Corpus Christi parish center, East Sandwich, for its Vocation Fair. About 100 people came to the fair seeking information on religious life.

Diocesan-wide disaster aJ'Peal slated for this weekentl FALL RIVER - In the wake of the destruction and death left by Hurricane Georges as it cut a swathe through the Caribbean before hitting America's south coast, Bishop Sean P., O'Malley has authorized a special appeal and collection in all churches in the diocese this weekend.

Catholic Relief Services and Catholic Charities USA are mounting a relief response for those affected by the'destruction of Hurricane Georges.

CRS has operation contacts with both national and diocesan Caritas Disaster Response efforts in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the island nations of the Eastern Caribbean.

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Vugin Islands and Catholic Social Services ofPuerto ~co will su pport disaster response efforts in these an:as.

It is a joint appeal and the contributions from the diocese will be sent to those agencies. U.S. territories will be taken care of by Catholic Charities and the non-U.S. territoric~s by Catholic Relief Services, said Msgr. George W. Coleman, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the diocese.

Those wishing to contribute to this appeal can do so through the special collection in their parishes this weekend. Or they may send a contribution to Hurricane Georges Appeal, Diocese of Fall River, P.O. Box 2577, Fall ~ver, MA 02722.

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UMass chancellor to speak at Diocesan Scholarship Dinner FALL RIVER - Dr. Peter H. Cressy, chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, will be the guest speaker at the fourth annual

St. Mary's Education Fund Fall Dinner, Oct. 15 at White's of Westport. It begins with a reception at 5:45 p.m.

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PLANNERS - Members of the executive council of the St. Mary's education Fund Fall Dinner and their spouses gathered at last winter's Boston Archdiocese Inner-City Scholarhip Fund Celebration. The upcoming St. Mary's Fund Dinner in this diocese, set for Oct. 15 at White's of Westport, !s modeled after this Boston dinner and council members were there to experience how the program is run. From left are Joseph Feitelberg, Thomas Flatley, Sheila Feitelberg, Boston InnerCity School Scholarship Fund Chairman Peter Lynch, Anne Lynch, Fall River Dinner Chairman Richard Lafrance, Muriel Lafrance, Fall River Dinner Vice-Chairman Timothy Cotter, Noreen Cotter and James Riley.

the St. Mary's Fund, which provides need-based financial scholarships to students attending Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese.

Cressy has been at the helm of UMass Dartmouth since 1993. His appointment there followed two years as president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and service in the United States Navy from which he retired with the milk of Rear Admiml.

A 1963 grnduate ofYale University, he has a master's degree in international affairs from George Washington University, a master's degree in business administmtion from the University of Rhode Island and a doctomte in education from the University ofSan Francisco. He also gmduated with distinction from the Naval War College.

Fall Dinner chairperson Richard Lafrance said he's pleased that Cressy is able to be part of the evening progmm. He believes that Cressy's experience and insights on education along with his interest in the advancement of southeastern Massachusetts make him the ideal speaker for a dinner designed to focus on the importance of helping students in this region attain a solid education.

Lafrance and the dinner's executive committee are still taking reservations from businesses, parishes and individuals who want to host a table that evening to support the St. Mary's Education Fund and, through it, children in need.

Assisting Lafrance and vice-chairperson Timothy J. Cotter of the Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank are several cochairs. They include, in the Fall River area, cochairs William

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Lapointe ofLapointe Insurance and Dr. William M. Wood, M.D., of Borden ¥edical Associates; in the New Bedford area, John G. Hodgson, Jr. of Hodgson, Pmtt and Associates, PC, and William E. Walsh of Sippican, Inc.; in the Thunton area, Fronk L. Tosti Real Estate and Victor Santos, CPA; and in the Attleboro area, George Agostini of Bacon Construction.

Since the St. Mary's Education Fund was established in 1991, over $650,000 has been raised to benefit 970 students.

For information on hosting a table or attending the dinner, contact any area chairperson or Michael 1. Donly, director of development for the diocese, at 676-3200.

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9vt.otlier rHresa S cuCpture GOD'S WORD - Teens who attended the recent Overnight Lock-In at the Dartmouth Sports Dome listen to"readings during a Youth Mass. Theme of the weekend was "Choices."

Diocesan-sponsored Lock-In for teens hosts more than 225 DARTMOUTH - Teens from across the diocese gathered last weekend for an Overnight Lock-In aimed at encoumging them to accept Pope John Paul n's challenge to become "communicators of hope and workers for peace."

With a theme of "Choices," the event, held at the Dartmouth Sports Dome from Friday evening to Saturday morning, gathered 225 tl:ens and adults.

The youth gathering was a mixture of fun, food, friends, faith, presentations, pmyer, liturgy and reflectionsandmessagesaboutchoicesand situations many teens have to face, such as gangs, drugs, alcohol and violence. The overnight consisted of a dance, pizza and soft drinks, two professional bicycle stunt shows, two pmyer services and Mass celebmted

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played volleyball, soccer and football, and heard presentations from inmates from the Bristol County House of Correction on the consequences of bad choices they made.

The gathering concluded with a presentation on God's love and forgiveness by way of reflection and paintings by Rob Surette, a local Catholic artist.

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Living the faith For most Catholics, the word martyr conjures up a vision of the Roman Colosseum and. of Christians being fed to the lions.

The concept that people in our own times are dying for their witness to the faith is rarely adverted to by Catholics who live in comfortable circumstances. It seems that when we are secure in our own practice of faith and our circumstances are supportive to our well-being, we simply do not want to hear any bad news.

If we are forced to deal with reality, our approach is too often detached and we simply relegate unpleasant events to the nightly news channels. If even this is too disturbing, we switch channels mentally as well as physically.

But there are some things we should not ignore. In connection with the· October observance of World Mission Sunday, the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples recently reported that thus far in 1998 over 14 women religious, nine priests, four religious brothers and a bishop have been slain, more than half of them in Rwanda and the Congo. The ilUmber of such as yet uncanonized martyrs has increased each year since 1990.

Some ask how such martyrs differ from those of the early Church. In truth, there is little difference; all have been witnesses to the faith. In places where turmoil and oppression reign, they have often suffered for upholding the values' of peace and justice taught by the Church. In other areas, persecution is due to the violence of the times; and in localities where fundamentalism rules, all other religions are suspect.

The current climate in India, for example, is very hostile to many Church activities; in fact, the bishops of that nation have already voiced concern over some of the policies of the Hindu government. Another troubled country, in which even contemplative monks have been slaughtered, is Algeria, where extreme Islamic fanatics have created havoc and murdered religious in an attempt to take over government.

These realities seem far removed from Catholics in America; but this mind-set has spawned a complacency that in itself is dangerous. Indifference and apathy encourage a lifestyle characterized by lack of sensitivity to important matters. Awareness of our modern martyrs should warn all of us that we are not immune to such tragedies. In, a social order that is becoming ever more violent, where brutality and revenge become fodder f()r the media and where human life is not valued, the likelihood of murder is ever increasing. We simply cannot assume that none of these elements will affect our own environments, fostering an atmosphere in which all who witness to the truth could be endangered.

Even in our harsh times, however, we must imitate the gentleness and respect for others modeled by Christ. In other words, we should confidently live the Word of God, but at the same time should not be afraid to name the darkness. Like our ancestors in faith, we should unhesitantly speak out against governments and other international forces that directly oppose the Church and her teachings.

As reflected in the Acts of the Apostles, "we must obey God rather than men." The martyrs of this year, like countless before them, walked this road with faith and courage. True to the Gospel unto death, they should cause us all to reflect that the journey of faith is not easy and that sometimes, at least figuratively, we are called upon to put our necks on the block.

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Pontiff will mark 20 years in the chair of St. Peter this fall.

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope John 'paul ij: marks 20 years in office this fall, a milestone in a pontificate that has influenced world events, left a distinctive stamp on the Church and touched millions of individuals around the globe.

The anniversary was shaping up as a tribute to an already historic papacy. But Vatican officials, saying this pope is still capable of surprising people, also emphasized his goals for the years to come.

Although the pope discouraged extravagant commemorative ceremonies, a video and musical presentation will be held below the papal

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Pope John Paul's Polish compatriots, including the country's bishops, were expected to arrive in Rome by the thousands to bring the songs and sentiments of their homeland and recall together the electrifying moment when the world learned of the election of the first non-Italian pontiff in 455 years: Poland's own Cardinal Karol Wojtyla.

The pope they see today has changed dramatically from the youthful and vigorous man who spoke from the balcony in St. Peter's Square 20 years ago. At 78, his gait is slow and his speech halting. Often. his eyes cast a heavy gaze - perhaps a symptom of Parkinson's disease, or perhaps simply the expression of a man who has much on his mind and in his soul.

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sary in his own fashion, :-'>-":' by issuing a .-:; - . new encyclical on one of f~-- his favorite ~---:- topics: "Faith -~-:.: The and Reason." r.;::__ docu,. _ ment was ex" ~. . pected in -'r~~.r. mid-October. .' ''Today, I see pope who IS continually pro'. jeeted toward the future, mentally and spiritually. I see it in his daily work," said Vatican spokesman _ _ _..-.jJoaquin NavarroValls.

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only God knows," Navarro-Valls added. The papal spokesman, like other top Vatican offici als, did not want the 20th anniverslUy 10 become an occasion for "closing the book" on this pontificate.

According to Navarrl)-Valls, "the pot is simmering" in three main areas: Interreligious and ecumenical relations. Next year, the pope hopes a trip to Romania will break through the curtain of Catholic-Orthodox tension that hangs over much of Eastern Europe and perhaps pave the way for a visit to Moscow.

- Human rights. The pope who stood up to Communist and rightwing dictators around the world has, in recent years, been emphasizing that human rights are not jU!;t a question for the political order. He has zeroed in on life issues such as abortion, euthanasia and genetic expe:rimentation, and on family issues such as birth control programs and legal recognition of irregular unions, such as domestic partnership laws.

- The culture-faith dialogue. The pope's new encyclical on faith and reason will extend the discussion of his earlier encyclical on moral truth, "Veritatis Splendor." Th,~ pope is attempting not just to lay down a moral law, but to analyze our epoch and the roots of modem attitudes toward good and evil, truth and morality.

In reviewing the first 20 years under Pope John Paul, Vatican officials said it was impossible to summarize the impact of a pontificate that has recast the role of the papacy in so many ways.

This pope has traveled to 119 countries on more than. 80 foreign trips, using the world a:; a pulpit to preach the Gospel and denounce injustice. At the Vatican and abroad, he has given more speeches l:han any predecessor, and in more larlguages. He has met with more world leaders, appeared more often on television, and given more press conferences. He has beatified more than 800 people and declared 279 saints, a rel;ord. He has convened more synods of bishops, using them as extensive think-tank sessions for regional and universal problems in the Church. He has changed the face of the Catholic hierarchy, naming most (If the active bishops in the world and the vast majority of voting-age cardinals.

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Angel craze is not all sweetness according to Jesuit magazine

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The phenomenon shows that people are thirsting for security and protection in a world that is often frightening and devoid ofspiritual values, it said.

By C,NDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME - The current popular depiction of angels is not all sweetness and light, but it would be if it were fully Christian. an influential Jesuit magazine said.

In fact. modern angel-mania runs the risk of misleading Christians or even leading them away from the faith. said an article in a recent edition of La Civilta

Cattolica.

Many of the books. seminars and New Age movement and to its film depictions which make up the strictly individualistic search for contemporary angel craze have meaning and spirituality. more to do with human desperation "It is dangerous to penetrate the than with Christianity, said the angelic world with esoteric or magimagazine published by Jesuits in cal intentions because this is idolatry in the worst case or stupidity in Rome.

"Behind the walls lives a human- the case of superstitious naivete." it ity which. as far as its supernatural said.

"An angel is a sign of the only salvation goes, seem to be mostly indifferent," it said. "Yet, angels one who should be adored. God;' have returned to these the magazine said. They are not 'technopolies.... beings who perform magic on beThe phenomenon shows that half of those they protect. people are thirsting for security and While there can be no connecprotection in a world that is often tion between angels and demons, it frightening and devoid of spiritual said. the social and psychological values. it said. factors pushing people toward a fas''The truth is that there is a great cination with angels or with the desire to be consoled and reas- . occult can be similar.

The Gospel of Christ has the sured." it added.

But. the article said, much of answers people are searching for, modem angel lore is related to the the magazine said, and part of the

Christian teaching includes the reality of angels.

Correctly understood. it said. angels can help people live truly Christian lives. ''Angels are incorporeal spiritual beings. gifted with intelligence and free will. They are personal and immortal creatures who surpass every visible creature in perfection." the magazine said.

"The Church believes in their powerful and mysterious assistance." it said. "From its beginning

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Preview of play with gay characters draws protest

By TRACY EARLY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK (CNS)-- "Corpus Christi," the play by Terrence McNally that presents a variation of the Gospel story in tenns of homosexual characters, began preview perfonnances in New York with 200 people protesting near th{: theater.

The protest was spearheaded by the Franciscan Friars of the: Renewal. an 11-year-old order of tht: Archdiocese of New York. and several of them were present. wearing their habits. They were joined by a few priests in clerical garb. nuns in habits and lay people.

A prominent figure among the protesters was Detective Steven McDonald. a New York City police officer who has been paralyzed from the neck down since he was shot while on duty. He has become wellknown as a participant and speaker at Catholic and other events. Protesters recited prayers. sang to the accompaniment of guitars and held signs with messages such as "Why Mock Jesus Christ?" and "You Call This Art?" While the main body of protesters was placed in an open area across the street and down several feet from

the theater entrance. some of the friars were allowed to hand out leaflets near the doorway. ''The play goes quite beyond the level of acceptable critical theater and is simply vicious;' the leaflets said. "Many of the protesters this

Protesters recited prayers, sang to the accompanimentofguitars and held signs with messages such as 'Why Mock Jesus Christ?" and "You Call This Art?" evening are religious people and (they) find this kind of perfonnance a sacrilege."

People receiving the leaflets were also asked to consider leaving the theater "when you hear and see things that you know are profoundly abusive to the sacred values of your neighbors." .

The protesters called themselves the Committee of Reverent People United against Sacrilege. or CORPUS. Franciscan Father Benedict J.

St. lanuarius' blood liquefies amid probe ofNaples' cardinal

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE NAPLES. Italy - The blood of St. Januarius appeared to liquefy at an annual ceremony in Naples, bringing optimism to the city and some relief to its cardinal. who was under investigation for usury.

After an hour and a half of prayers in the Naples cathedral, a smiling Cardinal Michele Giordano held up a sealed flask in which the saint's blood appeared to turn :fluid. The event usually. but not always, has a successful outcome; it marks the anniversary of the saint's martyrdom in the fourth century.

Some Catholics in Naples had looked to the ceremony for a divine sign on the investigation of the cardinal. which has prompted both sympathy and calls for his resignation.

Cardinal Giordano is suspected of having participated in fraudulent loan activities of his brother. The cardinal has proclaimed his innocence in the case and sharply criticized investigators.

But despite the alleged miracle, the cardinal witnessed signs of division among his own flock as he processed out of the cathedral. according to Italian news agencies.

Investigators suspect that blank checks Cardinal Giordano wrote for his brother were used in money-laundering operations. The cardinal said the checks drew on his personal funds and were an attempt to aid a brother in need.

Groeschel. director of spiritual development for the Archdiocese of New York and a leader of the protest organizers, told Catholic News Service that he had little success attempting to enter into dialogue with the people going in to see the play. ''They consider us terrorists.... he said.

He said that art criticizing the Church might be acceptable, but that a direct attack on Christ went beyond the bounds of civility. He provided a description of the play 'by Bill Buford of the London Guardian that indicated it contained extensive vulgarity of language and action.

Another protest, called an assembly for "prayerful reparation." was planned for Sept. 26 by the U.S. unit of Tradition. Family and Property.

And the Committee of Reverent People United against Sacrilege said it planned another protest for Oct. 13. the night of the play's formal opening.

to its end. human life enjoys their protection and their intercession."

Angels. created from the love of God. are "purely spiritual substances" which continuously gaze upon God and sing God's praises and are empowered by God to guard over his other creatures. including people, the magazine said.

"In imitation of the angels. Christians are called by baptism to an ever deeper contemplation and appreciation of divine beauty, which shines from the face of Christ," it said.

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The consoling, sustaining vision of a grieving father's book Matthew Arnold once wrote, "More and Bennett's lines sear you with an Old Testamore mankind will discover that we _ - - - - - - - - - - have to tum to poetry to interpret life for us, to console us, to sustain us."

Never have I found those words so vibrantly true as I did this week, reading the poetry of Saul Bennett, a father and a friend. The poems in "New Fields and Other Stones - On a

By Antoinette Bosco Child's Death" (Archer Books), arise from the crucible of pain Bennett has been immersed in the past four years, ever since his 24-year-old daughter Sara, who had been in perfect health, died sud- ment quiet fury. They capture you with imagdenly from a brain aneurysm. ery generated from depths of tortured wonder.

The Bottom Line

Our son hates math Dear Dr. Kenny: Our 8-year-old son is having trouble understanding math. He seems to have a mental block. His teacher suggested getting a tutor for after school.

How can we help him? (Ohio)

Put him on a "salary," just like Mom and Dad. He can eam play money for doing the dishes and going to bed on time. He can save it and spend it, add and subtract.

You can even make him a play checkbook, and he can write checks from his account. Keep it simple, with small numbers. When he sees what his "money" can do, he may find addition and subtraction more interesting.

Most people, especially children, deal with a reality they can see and hear and feel. Not so with math.

A number without items to be counted cannot be pictured concretely. - - - - - - - - - - - You can consider four "somethings" but it is much harder to consider the concept of "four-ness."

Unfortunately, some people, instead of being excited at a new way to think, shy away from math and say, "I With Dr. James & can't do it."

Mary Kenny I question whether a tutor is a wise _ next step. If the tutor follows the ... school approach, you may solidify "Monopoly" is one of many games with play your son's negative attitude.

Suppose school consisted mainly of basket- money that you and he might enjoy. Make up ball. Last year when the ball was passed to you, your own game and board,. similar to "Moit slipped through your fingers and broke your nopoly," with buying and selling.

Many families throw their change into a large nose. You can barely hit the backboard while jar. Dump the coins out every so ofte!1' and let the other children are making baskets.

Then one day your parents say: "We know him count them. How many pennies', nickels, you're having trouble in school with basketball, dimes, quarters? How much altogether? If you so we have a surprise. Every day after school buy a desired item for this much, how much the coach will come by to help you with bas- will you have left?

Perhaps you can obtain an abacus and leam ketball." After the pain of failure all day, you now have to face more of the same after school. to use it together. Your son can visualize the beads Think how you might make math fun and sliding bayk and forth as he "does his math."

Machines can motivate a child. Playing with teach it differently from school. You have one advantage in your son's age. Eights are gener- adding machines, calculators and computers can be a treat. Many children are fascinated by small ally "money-mad." Use money.

"Family store" can be an attractive game. machines and regard them as toys. At 8, doing Canned goods, toys, clothing and other items something with your hands beats sitting in your seat and thinking. can all be priced.

Finally, beginning with' "Sesame Street," Your son can keep track with a pencil or adding machine. He can take turns being the cus- there are attractive videos and computer software which "teach" math in a different way. The tomer or the storekeeper.

Use play money. Perhaps he has eamed the best programs are interactive. They require your "money" through good behavior and doing chi'd to do something.

Good luck in helping your son with math. I chores. He might use his "money" to buy cerhope you have fun too. â&#x20AC;˘ tain treats or privileges.

Family Talk

Ultimately, they astound you for their soulMy heart broke as the tears fell, for I knew wrenching honesty. the pain he was racked with. I also knew he Sara died the morning of July 14, 1994. I . was now permanently altered, forever lonely was one of the first to get the tragic news. It from the loss of a child. I told him it was all was a strange set of circumstances that had set too soon for comfort, but that we do eventumy friendship \Vith Bennett and his wife Joan ally find help from those who 10vl~ us. And at the top of that list would always be his Sara into motion.

I was the editor of a Connecticut weekly and the Lord, buoying him with love from th.eir newspaper and Bennett, a former reporter who other habitat. was then president of a Manhattan public reAlmost immediately after S~lra's death, lations firm, contacted me about a community Bennett found himself writing poetry. He never event he was helping to publicize. had written a poem before, but now the words My book, "The Pummeled Heart, Finding came. His daughter Sara was a writer, and I Peace Through Pain," had just come out. By never have doubted that she is the muse inthe time Bennett and I got together, he had spiring his new literary work. bought a copy and read of the tragic deaths of And his poems are inspired! "New Fields two of my sons. He and Joan, parents of three, and Other Stones" is poetry written with a reached out to me with such compassion. We sword of sorrow, emanating tortured confusion, became friends. yet exploding with love.

That July morning in 1994 I was in How grateful I am to Bennett for exposing Bennett's Manhattan office. He had wanted to his heart. I heard myself uttering as I finished introduce me to another mother he knew and each poem, "He understands!" His words help respected. When I arrived, Bennett wasn't dispel the awful loneliness that one who has there. His secretary put me at his desk, and lost a child feels. within a few minutes, he was on the' phone.

Saul Bennett may be a newly minted poet, "Toni," he said, "Sara died this morning." but he has become the best - cr,~ating a viAnd he asked, "Is there anything in your faith sion with his words that does indel~d "console us" and "sustain us." to help me now?"

Communion to the homeboun.i Q. Sometimes I wonder why you don't isters give thousands of Communions every go one step further with some of your an- year to people the priest could serve this way swers. much less frequently. And they do it graIn your recent column about watching ciously and generously.

Mass on television, you told the woman to I hope people confined to their homes will utilize this and any other ways available heed your suggestion. Their prayers and their to unite oneself to the sacrifice of the Mass. reception of the sacraments are a source of Why not suggest that the homebound great blessing for themselves as well as their contact the pastor about having _ - - - - - - - - - - Communion brought to the home, perhaps by an extraordinary eucharistic minister if the priest's schedule won't allow it? . It seems a shame to have this possibility and not advertise and

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Often, people who cannot get to Mass are not aware of this possibility or do not wish to "bother" anyone.

The church's instructions for pastoral care of the sick stress that the sick or aged should have and use the opportunity for frequent, even daily, Communion.

It is necessary, says the Ritual for Pastoral Care of the Sick, for priests with pastoral responsibilities to ensure that the community has a sufficient number of eucharistic ministers to provide frequent Communion for such people (No. 72).

In parishes I have served, eucharistic min-

He said, I said, said not What my son said: "Well, Pops, this is the one. I'm asking her to marry me.".

What he did not say: "What do you think?

I hope you and Mom will love and care for this woman, too. I want her to be part of our family, our whole family."

What I said: "Good for you, son. It's a big decision."

What I did not say: "Whoa. Wow. You? Phew. I gotta sit down and think about this.

You're my 98-mph offspring who lights up rooms with his presence, who scares me to death with his daring, who scandalizes people for entertainment, who takes on 13 projects at a time."

What Jon said: "What about Mom?" What Jon did not say: "Mom has scared most of the girls I've dated to death. I hope she doesn't give Holli 'the look.' I want them _ to come to really enjoy one another."

What I said: "Oh, I wouldn't worry about it."

What I did not say: "If you think your Mom's 'look' is intimidating, you should hear some of the things she has had to say about some of the young women you have chosen

What I did not say: "Interplanetary travel, to date in the past - and that was before she knew them. Mother Grizzlies are nowhere nuclear physics and Mark McGwire's homenear as ferocious as your petite little mommy run season pale in comparison to the advenwhen it comes to protecting her boy cubs. ture called marriage. It's senseless to scream, But she likes Holli a ton and even has said 'Do you have any idea what you are getting she hopes you hang on to this one for a long into?' because there's not a chance you would have a clue." time."

What Jon said: "Guess there's a lot of deWhat Jon said: "I already talked to Holli's folks."

What Jon did not say: "I want to be part of her family, too, to show them I love and respect their daughter."

What I said: "Good."

What I did not say: "You have no idea, son, how important your

By Dan Morris spouse's family's attitude toward you _ can be in the future. Double phew. If ... you have criticisms and concerns, bite your tongue. Be lovable. Be caring. Be tails putting a wedding together, huh?"

What I said: "Not compared to putting togenerous. Be honest. Be careful. Be quiet." gether a marriage."

What Jon said: "Pretty awesome, eh?"

What Jon did not say: "I know you know Your comments are welcome always.

I know you know I am kinda scared here.

Please send them to Uncle Dan, 25218 Excited, but a little shaky, too."

Meadow Way, Arlington, Wash. 98223.

What I said: "Yup."

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community.

Q. Your column on the so-caIJed "new" Sign of the Cross reminded me of an incident in our parish. The priest b.aptized an adult during Mass, "In the name of the Creator, and of the Son and olf the Holy Spirit."

I asked him about it, but he Iltad no explanation. After some months I asked the new pastor, who told me he would look into it. But nothing has been done.

Was this woman truly baptiz(d? Should I keep asking until something is done?

(New York) A. How do you know nothing has been done? Take your present pastor's word. Judging from your letter, it sounds as if he would be concerned and pursue it as necessary.

In all the sacraments, and at Mass, the church's liturgical guidelines ali.d practice leave plenty of room for the prie!;t (or other minister) to adapt the ceremony to the circumstances of the occasion.

Your experience is another example, however, of why we need always to be careful and exact, particularly with the key words and actions of the sacraments.

Several reasons urge this, not the least of which is that failure to do so is bound to cause wonder, confusion and even worry to ordinary, well-informed people - as il: obviously did in this case.

A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about Mary, the mother of Jesus, is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, m. 61651.

Questions for this column shol!dd be sent to Father Dietzen at the same a,tldress.

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Palliative care vs. assisted suicide By

RICHARD

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F. GOMEZ

of pain relief and palliative care." can Medical Association m:ws item Realizing that assiSted suicide is of Marc4 25, 1992, part of modem less popular than improved palliative medicine's task may ,be that of "killcare, euthanasia advocates have re- ing pain before it kills the patient." sorted to the claim that there is re- Or, as the Catholic Health Associaally not much difference between tion says in its 1993 guide Care of the two. They assert that doctors , the Dying: A Catholic Per,tpective, commonly practice euth~nasia un- ~'Unrelieved agony will shorten a life der the guise of pain control, by more surely than adequate doses of , giving dying patients massive morphine.", dpses of qiorphine to suppress th~ir What 'of the rare case ':Yhen probreathing, calling their death a viding pain re~ief or sedati.on does mere side effect, and Justifying, risk haste~gdea~?, Is this the same their "hypocrisy" by invpking "the' as deliberately killing a patient? , Centuries of Catholic moral tradition principle of double effed."

This .pro-assisted suicideargU- say it is not. When an act has both a ment has been w;dely circulated. 'good and a'bad effect, we s~.ould ask .It has' also been rejected by the whether it meets four criteria.

First, the act itself must be good American medical profession and the Supreme Court. To understand or,at least morally indifferent; givwhy, we must explore the facts ing medi~ation to relieve pain cerabout modem pain control, and the tainly meets this test.¡ Second, the , meaning of the principle of the, good effec;t must not be a~t:llned by means of the bad effect-wl~ 'cannot double effect.

Many doctors hesitate to give daim, like Jack Kevorkian, that we dying patients adequate p,ain relief , may deliberateiy kill suffering because they fe,ar that high doses people:because once they :lre dead of painkillers such as morphine will they can't suffer. ' Third, tht~ bad efsuppress the breathing reflex and fect must not be intended; we can~ not give pain medication in order to cause death.

THE PRETEXT for assisted suicide - ending the suffering of This fear is based o~ false as- ,.,end pain and cause death. Fourth, dying patients - is hollow. Better palliative care and aggressive sumptions and on inadequate train- there must be a serious reason for pain management can relieve suffering and help make the end of ing of physicians in pain manage- pursuing the good effect; it would be life a time of great spiritiJal growth. October 4, 1998, is Respect ment techniques. In reality, a very , irresponsible to risk ~astiming death large dose of morphine may well to relieve an ordinary he:adache.

Life Sunday. (Catholic Communication Campaign photo) cause death -:- if given to a healthy Taken together, these criteria have , person who is not in pain and has become known in Catholi.c moral not received morphine before. But reasoning as the pri.nciple of double effect. Euthanasia supporters like to patien~s' regularly receiving morphine for pain quickly build up a re-, emphasize the principle's Catholic sistance to side effects such as res- origins so they can dismiss, it as an piratory suppression, so they can eas- arcane medieval invention. ily tolerate doses that would cause The importan~e of intentions in death in others. What is the maxi- making moral decisions should 'be mum dose of morphine for a cancer ' clear to all physicians who routinely patient in pain? The dose that will .prescribe medicines and treatments relieve the pain. As long as a pa- that may have unhappy or unforeseen tient is awake and in pain, the risk consequences. If, despite everyone's of hastening death by increasing the best efforts, a patient stops breathing dose of narcotics is virtually zero. and dies on the operating table~ the Patients whose unrelieved pain is surgeon is not a killer. There are indistorting the' very fabric of their deed borderline cases where people's lives need adequate pain control the intentions are notclear. The principle way a diabetic needs insulin to func- of double effect does not automatition properly. cally clarify all questions of intent, Only recently has the medical and it does not mean that causing profession begun to appreciate that death is justified whenever it is not unrelieved pain can itself hasten directly intended., Butthe distinction death. It can weaken the patient, is a useful tool for moral dedsions. suppress his or her immune system, Doerflinger is associate director and induce depression and suicidal for Policy Development. Secretariat feelings. It can keep patients from for Pro-Life ACtivities. National Conliving out their lives with a modicum ference of Catholic Bishops'. Gomez of dignity, in the fellowship of their is Assistant Professor ofMedicine at families and friends. Adequate pain the University ofVirginia Health Sysrelief can actually lengthen life. tem and Medical Director of its Pal. According to a Journal ofthe Ameri- liative Care Program.

"Patients with pain do not seem to view euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide as the appropriate response to poor pain management," wrote Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel. "Indeed, ,

An ad in a medical journal promoting a new painkilling drug began with this slogan: "Stop the pain. Not the patient."

The outcome of society's debate on physician-assisted suicide may depend on how well we communicate a similar message. Some dpctors and lawmakers think that the best solution for some patients' suffering is to give them lethal drugs for suicide. Catholics committed to the dignity of each human person must insist: "Kill the pain., Not the patient."

It is a compelling message.

Some opinion polls show support for assisted suicide when it is presented as the only relief for a dy'ing patient in unbearable pain. Offered an alternative, people overwhelmingly say society should ensure pain control and compassionate care for such patients - not, help them' take their lives. Dying , patients feel especially strongly about this. The medical journal The Lancet reported in 1996 that dying patients experiencing significant pain were more opposed to assisted suicide than the general public.

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Birthright marks IOC~tl and national anniverslAtry

Diocesan Department of Pastoral Care to the Sick Rev. Edward J. Healey, Director P.O. Box 2516, Mashpee, MA 02649

Sr. Shirley Agnew, R.S.M., Assistant Director

Tel. 508-477-8909

HYANNIS - 1998 is a special year for Birthright, a pro-life organization of trained volunteers who counsel and support women concemed with an unplanned pregnancy, as it marks the 30th anniversary of its establishment in the United States and the Cape Cod Birthright celebrates its 26th anniversary.

Over the years, Birthright of Cape Cod has provided service to over 15,000 women, including free pregnancy tests, one to one friendship counseling,support groups, continuing education, maternity homes, and referrals to physicians and social workers. The workers of Birthright ha,ve dedicated ttre'mselves to providing practical solutions to what may seem like insurmount:able problems and for over 20 years, have supported andl worked to preserve the right of every woman to give birth and the right of every child, once conceived, to be born.

There are 500 Birthright centers in the United States and Canada. All offer services free of charge and aU maint:ain strict confidentiality. Other' Birthright centers in Massachusetts are in Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro, Taunton, Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard.

Birthright of Cape Cod has just moved to a new location at' 76 West Main Street, Hyannis. Ii is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling 1-800-550-4900.

Prison ministry: 'Freeing the souls of captives By

REV. MR. GEORGE W. BROOKS

I've路known more than 200 murderers and visited hundreds of others accused of murder. I've prayed with these people and listened as they've expressed their feelings-guilt and remorse, frustration and anger. I've heard their life stories. including stories of conversion and faith. This is what prison ministry is all about. ' I'm still not sure how it all happened. In the 19808 I was practicing law and had my own firm, with two partners. Then I felt called to become a deacon: As part of my training, I visited Cook County jail. By the time I was ordained, my wife and I both knew I was going to give up law for prison ministry. Soon I was worlcing for Kolbe House, the Chicago archdiocese's prison and jail ministry, with the title of Director ofAdv,ocacy and Chaplain at the jail.

Father Larry Craig soon asked me to路 speak out against the impending execution by the State ofIllinois ofthe brutal serial killer John Wayne Gacy.

As an abstract theological matter, I had no trouble opposing the death penalty.

But Gacy? I prayed. I read the Bible and the Church's social teaching. As I did, my. thinking and attitude began to shift. I knew I could not take a pickand-choose approach, against the death penalty in some cases but not in all. ~ no longer opposed Gacy's execution because it was my job. I did so because it was wrong.

On the night of the execution several groups organized a prayer vigil outside Stateville prison. About 75 of us found ourselves in the middle of a partying crowd of 1,500 or more.

People were grilling food, drinking,

cheering and singing fighting songs.

Men and women exchanged highfives.

Our group formed a circle, holding candles and praying silently. People blew out our candles and shouted obscenifies. Women, most of th~m senior citizens, were the worst There was sustained cheering when Gacy's death was announced. Then, looking for other sport, the crowd backed us up against a snow fence. The state police had to escort us offthe grounds.

We prayed for our tormentors before we left, and I asked myself why they had behaved in such a way.

People sometimes tell me that a person who has committed murder has lost not only his civil rights, but his rights as a child of God and no longer deserves to be treated with respect.

When did God say that? Have people who think that way received a special revelation? .

Opposing the death penalty does not mean siding with the offender against the victim-it means recognizing that every person is a child of God. The execution earlier this year of Karla Faye Thcker seems to have led some people to take a new look at the death penalty. People thought of her as a person with a name, a face, a personality. I suppose it's my advantage as a prison chaplain that all the murderers I know have names, faces, and person-路 alities, and most have a desire to find and accept Jesus Christ. Not all murderers will experience religious conversion. Not all will repent and seek forgiveness. But whether they do or don't, all are children of God.' . What can we do? Prayer-for the humane ~atment and rehabilitation of the incarcerated--is a large part of it.

Just as important, we need to pray that society will have a change of heart.

Perhaps some ofyou who read this will feel called to prison ministry. But visiting inmates is not for everyone. Exchanging letters with inmates is an-

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 2, 1998 other possibility, but this should be done only with proper security precautions. Contact your diocesan prison ministry office for information.

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Deacon Brooks is director of advocacy and jail chaplain for Kolbe House, the Archdiocese of Chicago's prison andjail ministry.

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Begotten, not made: A Catholic view of reproduction

By JOHN M.

HAAS

Infertility is a growing problem in the United States. It is quite legitimate to try to find ways to overcome this problem which causes great pain and anguish for many

married couples. Since children are a wonderful gift of marriage, it is a good thing to try to overcome the obstacles which prevent children from being conceived and born.

In our day many techniques and therapies have been developed to

overcome infertility. In trueAmerican fashion, an entire "industry", has emerged with little or no governmental or professional regulations to protect the interests of the men, women or children Who become involved. Women receive fertility

drugs which can result in their con- circumstances of their conception ceiving four, five or six children at and birth, they should be loved, once, risking their own health and cherished and cared for.

We have a tendency to think that the health of their children. Some have several eggs fertilized in vitro we can solve all problems with the (in a glass dish) without realizing right "technology." But children are that this may lead to the destruc- not engendered by technology or tion of these embryos or their being frozen for later experimental use.

The Church has great compassion for those who suffer from infertility. But out of love for all human life and respect for the integrity of marital relations, the Church teaches that some means of trying to achieve pregnancy are not licit. The many techniques now used to overcome infertility also have profound moral implications, and couples should be aware of these before making decisions about their use. All these technologies touch in some way on innocent human life.

Church teaching on the morality of modem fertility procedures is exU.S.-BACKED population control pressed in, Donum, Vitae programs in developing countries dis'("The Gift of Life"), a courage women from having children. document issued by the Family planning may involve coercive Sacred Congregation for sterilization, abortifacient contracepthe Doctrine of the Faith tives and abortions. The Respect Life. in 1987. The document does not judge the use of Program begins Octobm 4. (Jim technology to overcome ,Whitmer photo) infertility as wrong in itself. Nor does it question the mo- produced by an industry. Children tives of those using those tech- should arise from an act of love beniques. It does conclude that some tween a husband and wife, in comethods are moral, while others- operation with God. No human bebecause they do violence to the dig- ing can "create" the image of God. nity of the human person-are im- That is why we say that human bemoral. The fundamental principle ings "procreate" with God. Engenin Donum Vitae is that if a given dering children is a cooperative act medical intervention helps or as- among husband, wife, and God sists the marriage act' to achieve himself Children, in tbe final analypregnancy, it may be considered sis, should be begotten, not made. moral; if the intervention replaces Dr. Haas is president of the Nathe marriage act in order to engen- tional Catholic Bwethies Center, Bosder life, it is not moral. ton, and a consultant to the NCCB One reproductive technology Committee for Pro-Lifi? Activities. which the Church has clearly and unequivocally judged to be im moral is in vitro fertilization or IVF frOlf(,tIuir This procedure brings about ne" ~tJWt woH<b, btUm" t/) (jolt wIuJ life in a petri dish. Children engen rearcl1:u i:/wH; an.,d; dered through IVF are sometime: known as "test tube babies." Sev WlC-r tit.eMct) wIuJ eral eggs are aspirated from thl JonH.G ~1l.IUl woman's ovary after she has take, a fertility drug which causes a nUID 1W4~ ber of eggs to mature at the saml . t/)jedur time. Semen is collected from thl ,~ltUoum man, usually through masturbation. The egg and sperm are ulti1uur.t4) wIu> mately joined in a glass dish, j~«NO""~ where conception takes place and ~ l':luy ue- tiHp the new life is allowed to develop for several days. In the simplest r~ie&r uttbryor case, embryos are then transferred 1l.IUl~'e.uit rut iIf., t6 the mother's womb in the hope tJw..1(- tJt,e, aauttr that one will survive to term.

Most Catholics are not aware oftD~yyour of the Church's teaching on IVF, w/i'l)sedAp u~ do not know that the procedure is immoral, and some have used it 1f.41HiJereJ, tuUt in attempting to have children. If w!f.Oft.-IItJC4tiIJ"" a couple is unaware that the prouwmlUJlIr cedure is immoral, it is not subjectively guilty of sin. Children lQI'ittUt, iIf., tJt,e, conceived through this procedure "book" oflife· II are children of God and are loved by their parents, as they should be.

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Choose life: A culture of life in the new millennium

By ARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT Americans could sell sand in the desert. We're the world's best marketers. That's the genius, and also the weakness, of our talent as a people.

We use words with great skill, but without thinking too deeply about their consequences. In fact, we often use them precisely to prevent ourselves from thinking too deeply.

Words can sell anything. 111ey can

also justify anything.

The result is that fewer and fewer of us have confidence in the honesty of our public debates. 1\venty-five

years after Roe v. Wade, this means that any reflection on the "culture of life" begins from a deficit: the language of idealism has been so strangely misused for so long that many citizens simply don't listen anymore to principle or conscience.

About the only thing that remains irrefutable is experience. So let me begin with the story of a colleague.

Bill has a Down's syndrOme child.

The striking thing about Dan, according to Bill, is not how different he is from others, but how similar. He has all the usual Down's syndrome characteristics that seem to soften the hard edge of a birth defect: aSweet temper, a gentle smile.

He is also trouble on wheels, like every other firstgrader. Dan is a person. He merely wears his imperfections on the outside, where they remind us uncomfortably of our own.

The thirst for perfection in our children, in our friends, in the strangers we encounter, is really a thirst for perfection within our wounded selves. TIle irony ofGod's design is that only our weakness, our imperfection, can drive th,e economy

of love. It's what makes us human.

We need each other. Fortunately, in all Dan's limitations and in all his possibilities, Bill has learned that his son is a treasure and not a mistake.

The story ofBill and his son can serve to remind us that we need to begin with the specific and concrete in order to arrive at the general principles which we once all instinctively shared. Abortion kills people like Danny. In fact, Down's syndrome children are becoming extinct because the defense of reproductive choice and the pursuit ofhuman "perfection" have been elevated to modem dogmas.

Some observers criticize the use of graphic fetal images to show the brutality of abortion techniques. It's true that sometimes the use of such images is inappropriate-for example, when small children might see them and be traumatized. But these pictures of broken bodies reconnect the hot air balloon of political debate to the gravity of the consequences, which involve flesh and blood. Pictures show what "pro-choice" rhetoric tries to hide. ''Terminating a pregnancy" means kiIling a child prior to birth. "partial-birth abortion" means stabbing and coIlapsing the skull of an infant who is partially born. Our society markets this as "choice."And, as a result, people are duped; society is soothed into indifference. When it's just a matter of choice, social and economic concerns can easily trump any claim that a "potential" baby might have.

Today's marketing of physician-

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 2, 1998 assisted suicide is, perhaps, even more ominous because we have even less reason to be naive about it. The German medical establishment's inclination toward euthanasia predated the Nazis and can be traced to the eugenics movement of the early part of this century. That same eugenics movement persists today, in this country, albeit with alaundered vocabulary and better public relations advisers.

Nor can we plead innocence due to ignorance. We've had too many warnings. Society may start, as Oregon has, by allowing physician-assisted suicide in limited circumstances. But it can only end as a social "necessity." Safeguards against the abuse of physician-assisted suicide were trumpeted as stringent in the Netherlands. But the safeguards don't work because the logic of phy-

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National groups consult on priests' retirement

New Yo.~k'priests get CardiIilal Cooke annual Pro-life awal'd

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By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO - The National Federation of Priests' Councils and· the Diocesan Fiscal Management Conference held a consultation recently on senior priests and retirement planning.

In keynote remarks Msgr. Charles Fahey of Fordham University's Third Age Center urged an approach to retirement that balances the understanding of priesthood as a vocation and as a profession.

The values of having a priest at the altar and the needs of the priest must both be respected, he said. "The wheelchair, circuit-riding priest is not the answer to the priest shortage issue in any instance - fair neither to priest nor to the people," he said.

The consultation focused on Church personnel policies, formation programs for older priests and the appropriate financial and other resources to meet the needs of retired priests.

The two-day meeting in Chicago was sponsored by the Christian Brothers Investment Service and Christian Brothers Services.

Marianist Brother Bernard F. Stratman, NFPC executive director, said the impetus for the meeting came from prior NFPC work on the graying of the ministry and a Catholic News Service story in June reporting that almost one-fourth of U.S. dioc-

esan priests are 'now retired, sick or NEW YORK - The annual Carotherwise absent from active duty.

He said concern about retirement dinal Cooke Right to Life Award was planning and compensation for priests presented to the priests of the Archhas surfaced in other Catholic publica- diocese of New York recently at a tions as well and "is afrequent focus of luncheon attended by 700 people at phonecalls and correspondence received the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New . by both the DFMC (Diocesan Fiscal York.

Named for the late Cardinal Management Conference) and NFPC." Msgr. Fahey, a pioneer in raising Terence Cooke of New York, the the awareness of Church leaders award was accepted by his succesabout issues ofaging for priests, high- sor, Cardinal John J. O'Connor, on behalf of the priests. lighted three areas of concern: Thomas J. Moran, president of - humane and equitable personMutual of America Life Insurance nel policies and procedures; - programs ofcontinuing forma- Co.: made the presentation, saying tion in ministry that help priests grow that "priesthood meant everything to old gracefully - physically, emotion- Cardinal Cooke," and that Cardinal O'Connor, like him, is "above all a ally and spiritually; - adequate resources, financial priest."

The luncheon, a fundraising and in kind, to assure retired priests a event, is held annually by the Friends decent living situation.

Participants discussed issues rang- of the Cardinal Cooke Guild, a group ing from pensions and pension port- devoted to perpetuating the memory ability to wellness programs, from of the cardinal, who died in 1983. retirement facilities to ministry .0P- The guild is also working for Carditions appropriate to the age and abili- nal Cooke's canonization.

Accepting the award, Cardinal ties of retired priests.

Taking part in the consultation were O'Connor said he had recently heard top officials of the priests' federation the "canard" repeated that "the proand fiscal management conference and life movement is paralyzed because of the indifference of our priests." a number of invited experts.

The consultation group agreed to . He said critics charged the meet again in Baltimore in March and priests were "afraid they will ofagreed on various research assignments fend" if they speak out on pro-life issues, and that they were "not couin preparation for that meeting. rageous enough."

Cardinal O'Connor said, how-

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ever, that the priests of his'archdiocese displayed a "vital commitment" to the pro-life cause. And he said these priests, a majority of them ordained before he became archbishop in 1984, had been inspired by Cardinal Cooke to take that stand. .' Speaking just four days after the U.S. Senate failed to override President Clinton's veto of the PartialBirth Abortion Ban Act, Cardinal O'Connor said the procedure the act would have prohibited was infanticide and murder. .

He said the United States was "the only country that has legitimized infantici4e.'"

Earlier that day, before the luncheon, the cardinal reported, he called a leader of the Senate effort to override the veto and told him, "Don't be discouraged."

Cardinal O'Connor said the issue would come up again in April, and if the pro-life forces did not succeed then, they would "try again and again and again."

Franciscan Father Benedict J. Groeschel, diocesan postulator for the cause of Cardinal Cooke, reported that "the cause goes very well."

He expressed hope that a petition for canonization could go to Rome by the year 2000.

However, he observed that in contrast to Pierre ToussaInt, another candidate for canonization who left no writings, Cardinal Cooke had 200

Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. .

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus! You will give me Your flames that they may bum me,consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Wl1l.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. ( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child ofthe Divine Will)

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ArchbisJlop Chaput says: 'Be your own special prosecutor' •

Advice comes as Americans ponder the White House scandal.

By PETER DRCIEGE CATHOLIC NEWS SiERVICE

DENVER - The meeting had been planned for months, but it took place at the very time America was struggling with issues oJ healing and reconciliation in the aftf:rmath of the White House sex scandal.

A national assembly of Catholic leaders came to Denver recently to participate in ''A Reconciling Church: Preparing for the Jubilee Year 2000."

"All ofus have sinned," Archbishop Charles 1. Chaput told thl~ 300 participants during morning prayer Sept. 19.

"So if we want to be reconciled with each other and with God, we have to start by looking honestly at our own behavior.

"We have to be our own 'special prosecutors,' demanding the truth from ourselves. And that's hard work, because each of us - from janitor, to archbishop, to president (If the United States - is a factory ofpc::rsuasive alibis designed to make us IOJk better and feel better."

Paul Henderson, executive director of the U. S. bishops' Secretariat for the Third Millennium and the Jubilee Year 2000, told the Denver Catholic Register, archdiocesan newspaper, that the White House scandal points to the division between those who define themselves by unrestrained personal freedom and those seeking authentic spirituality.

'The '80s were about materialism and 'feeling good,'" said Henderson.

"But many discovered thaI: money and power do not necessarily hring happiness.

"World Youth Day in Denver showed the Church that today's youth are searching for authentic spirituality," he continued. "But we as a church have not done a very good job proclaiming the things that uni.te us: Jesus Christ as Lord, and the sacraments that reveal his presence in the world."

Catholic leaders, mostly lay people from across the United States, took part in the three-day conferenc·e designed to identify pastoral actions that would encourage a greater undemtanding of the sacrament of penance and the issue of reconciliation in the Church.

White M~ass Continued from pagl: one

God) Blessing" by Bishop O'Malley.

It calls on God to bless the minds,

hands and hearts of those attending.

It asks that God heal others through

health care workers and bring peace to those they reach out to.

Father Healy has been involved in the White Mass before, but this year marks his first as chief org.mizer. He was enthusiastic about the Mass bringing together people from all over the diocese and its spiritual aspect.

'The idea is to let people who work in health care see the conne<:tion to being part ofthe healing ministry ofJesus and its importance," said Falher Healy.

Service Awardspreseritedby St. Vincent's FALL RIVER - St. Vincent's Home presented its first annual Service Awards to four people who exemplify its core values and mission yesterday in the chapel.

The evening included music and prayer, conversation and refmshments and was attended by directors, staff, volunteers and donors to S1. Vincent's.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley presented

the awards.

Recipients'were the late Mercy Sister Rose de Lima Clark. a former executive director of S1. Vincent's, to whom the award was given posthumously; Irene Venditti, a longtime supporter of the organization and the chil- ' dren it serves; volunteers Conrad and Charleen Simcock, who serve as visiting resources for the children, offering

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them companionship and shared activities; and Clayton Walker, a staffworker.

The awards night coincided with Mission Week, Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, during which S1. Vincent's team renewed its mission goal to let donors know how important they are to the work of helping troubled children learn skills for productive living. Children and staff from St. Vincent's also visited area businesses to present mugs and certificates of appreciation.

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EARTHQUAKE BENEFIT - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, right, presents check to Bishop Antonio de Sousa Braga of Angra and the Islands of the Azores that represented the $45,000 proceeds of a special collection to benefit victims of the July 9 earthquake on the islands of Fayal and Pico. The collection was taken during the summer in 14 parishes that serve the Portuguese of the Fall River Diocese. Nine people died, hundreds were left homeless and many public buildings, including three churches, were destroyed in the quake. During Bishop Braga's visit here last summer he visited many priests who serve the local Portuguese community. Among the intentions of a Mass celebrated by Bishop O'Malley in Ne"i' Bedford was a remembrance of those who had died in the earthquake.

St. John's

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"It was a wonderful day for the parish, a great celebration and lots of people came through the center," reported pastor Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye.

'The celebration and visits continued on so late that we almost had to lock the doors on the people at 3:30 p.m., when the events were to end," He said that many of the 10 priests who concelebrated the Mass had once been assigned to the parish as a pastor, associate pastor, or in residence, In his homily, Bishop O'Malley used the theme from the Sunday read-

Life Continued from page one

the beauty and the richness of the teachings and find that they are not negative, but very positive teachings," She said that "We need more ways to expose adults to these truths," While education on human life is important, said Father Femmldes, 'The cornerstone of that is the education of the educators. We need our educators to have all the resources of the faith at their disposal. It is critical. That's why the helpof the Adult Education Office is so important," Father Fernandes said candidly that: "We sorely lack the religious sisters," Desrosiers suggested that rather than telling people during Respect Life Week ''to do this, this and this, that people try to reflect inward and ask themselves: 'Where am 1on the Respect Life issue?'

We can change ourselves and at a deeper level be truer to the beauty and sacredness of life. When we do, we can affect people around us," Father Fernandes made a final plea: "Please join us and Bishop O'Malley on Oct. 4 in Boston for the Respect Life Walk. Let's all be ther~."

ings, addressing the proper use of resources and stewardship: that everything comes from God and we are using it on a temporary basis.

After Mass, the &'isembly processed to the new center, which is attached to the church, and gathered before the center where BishopO'Malley held aprayer service and blessed the dedication plaque on the building and the 10 crucifixes placed in the rooms of the center.

As part of the celebrations, other events, including a family ~ay later this month, a mission in December and a social extravaganza in February 1999 are planned.

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ported. The Oceania region encompasses sections ofthe South Pacific and Australia. The region includes the Fiji Islands, Guam, the Cook Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Marianas, the Marquesas Islands, Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia and New Zealand.

AU of the bishops from Oceania have also been invited to attend. Cardinals from the Curia will also be part of the assembly. ' In a brief statement, Bishop O'Malley said: "I am very honored by this appointment of the Holy Father and look forward to the opportunity of working with the othermembers ofthis synod for the good of the Church in Oceania and throughout the world as we strive to promote spiritual renewal in the new Millennium. I ask for the prayers of the priests, religious and faithful of the Fall River Diocese that the synod will be responsive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit and be asource ofgrace and blessings for the Church,"

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By MARK PATTISON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

HOLLYWOOD David Boreanaz, who plays underworld vampire character Angel in the WB network's "Buffy" the Vampire Slayer," is proving so popular on television he's getting his own spin-off , show in a year.

But the success he's enjoying now has its roots in his Catholic high school education. He is a 1987 graduate of Malvern Prep, an Augustinian-run prep school for boys in Philadelphia.

His instructors instilled "some serious studying, Latin and memorization," Boreanaz told Catholic News Service.

"I had one Augustinian priest who made us memorize certain phrases ... and he would make us stand in front of the class and say them word for word," he recalled. "If you missed one word you had to sit down, you failed.

I mean, you had to hit every word.

It's good training, if you think about it."

In his senior class yearbook, Boreanaz wrote: "Most smiles are started by another smile. Thanks, Malvern, for the memories and opportunities you gave me." .

After two seasons of playing Buffy's tortured love interest, Angel will somehow get out of the "hell mouth" he found himself in at last season's cliffhanger episode. Then he will leave fictional Sunnydale and¡ move to Los Angeles.

While "Buffy" probes the pain of adolescence, the new show, "Angel," is intended to probe the pains of adulthood, with Angel fighting real and personal demons. Joss Whedon, who created both shows, said ''Angel'' will be a bit darker and appeal to a slightly older audience than "Buffy," but continue in at least the same vein dramatically.

34th year at-Feehan underway ATTLEBORO - Bishop Feehan High School opened its doors for the ,34th time with principal George Milot welcoming 230 members of the class;of2002. They took part in a full day of orientation including buying books, receiving locker assignments, meeting with teachers and getting a rundown of first semester schedules.

Students enjoyed a catered lunch and presentations on extracurricular activities.

Principal Milot met with parents and announced changes for the upcoming school year. He also requested help with preparation for Feehan's reaccreditation. The school will undergo an intensive yearlong period of self-analysis in preparation for the visiting committee next Fall.

"Angel" has been givena;l3-episode commitment for its debut in fall 1999. Starring in his own show could give Boreanaz less time for traveling, as he did this summer to South Africa. There he lived for several weeks with the Nyani tribe.

Boreanaz was born' in Buffalo, N.Y., but moved with his parents to Philadelphia when he was seven.

He said one of his acting heroes was Yul Brynner. "I was able to see him in a production of 'The King and I' in Philadelphia when I was eight years old," he said. ''I remember looking at him and saying I want to be the king like him.... I like the old-school kind of guys."

His own favorite TV shows are on cable, especially films on American Movie Classics, ESPN's "Sports Center" and "Cooking With Emeril" on the Food Network.

Boreanaz acknowledged that fame can be fleeting. Should his rising star happen to fall, "you don't turn to drugs. You don't do anything stupid," he said.

Fame "doesn't faze me one way or the other," Boreanaz said. "It's just brought on more work. When we are in production, the work schedule is demanding, very demanding at times - and television's so fast, so the work ethics have got to be very pinpointed and very focused."

FALL RIVER-The opening of the 1998-99 school year at Bishop Connolly High School was celebrated recently with a school-wide liturgy.

A procession into the school was led by students, faculty and staff members bearing the crucifixes that hang in its classrooms and hallways.

Father David Costa, school chaplain and celebrant, related the carrying of those crucifixes to the burdens people bear in life, burdens not unlike those Jesus had to shoulder when he carried the cross. ''The Lord gave us each other to help one another when those times come into our lives," said Father Costa.

In a call to service, he encouraged the student body to continue to build community within itself and with faculty and parents. He then blessed the crosses and asked that they "serve as a reminder that when things'get difficult that Jesus also helps to carry the load."

Student government officers were commissioned during the Mass and knelt as students and Father Costa extended their hands in prayer over them. They prayed that those who have taken the responsibility to serve as elected officials would meet those needs and be good leaders in the community.

The school year opens with an increase in the size ofthe freshman class which was welcomed to the Connolly community through recent student! parent orientation sessions.

NEW SCHOOLYEAR - Father David Costa, school chaplain at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, calls the student body to prayer at its opening Mass. Below, the Connolly student body prays over members of its stude,nt government as they kneel in the auditorium as part of the celebration.

Stang cheerleaders soar NORTH DARTMOUTH The Bishop Stang High School cheerleaders recently returned victorious from a National Cheerleaders Association camp. It was held at UMass-Dartmouth and attracted more than 150 cheerleaders from surrounding states. The Spartans' performance earned the team a bid to the NCA Nationals.

The Stang team had seven allAmerican nominees and three e.ventual winners. Jacqueline Jozapaitis, Michelle Jarvis and Jessica Froh, having been named allAmericans, are now eligible to perform at various NCA special events including the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii.

Jenna Burns, Stephanie Mello,

Nichole Gauthier and Sara Aiello were nominated for the award.

Team recognition induded The Spirit Award, National Championship Bid winner, top team finalist, champion chant, superior award and awards for jumps and stunts.

Team members are Sara Aiello, Jenna Burns, Britt Carlson, Annie Denault, Rachael Escobar, Colleen Farrow, Caitlin Fraser, Jessica Froh, Nichole Gauthier, Michelle Jarvis, Jacqueline J ozapaitis, Amanda Livingstone, Stephanie Mello, Jenn O'Melia, Jess Perry and Sara Vargas.

The squad is coached by Joanne Fortier and three assistants, Kate Demanche, Martha Rivet and Virginia Ramsbottom.

GO SPARTANS! The Stang cheerleaders were recognized for their outstanding performance at a recent cheerleading camp. In addition to several awards, the team also earned a bid to the NCA Nationals.

WELCOME BACK - Students, parents and te'achers enjoy themselves at St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, Hyannis, during its annual Rollerblading Barbecue Party. The event celebrates the opening of the school year.

Our Rock and Role Does life move too fast?

By CHARLIE MARTIN

Ray of Light Verse 1 Zephyr In the sky at night I wonder, Do my tears of mourning Sink beneath the sun?

She's got herself a universe Gone quickly For the call of thunder Threatens everyone.

Chorus And I feeVLlke I Just gC)t home Al\d I feeVAnd I feel Like I Just got homelAnd I feel

I wonder if this song reflects Madonna's questions about her own life. Recently she turned 40: Sometimes the start of a new decade in life encourages people to evaluate whether they are living life as they really. want to do.

I realize that many reading this column are teens and that many teens' lives are full of activity. All the busyness can add zest to life, and perhaps they enjoy the excitement created by life's challenges and demands.

However, even in the teen years Verse 2 there is more to life than activities.

Faster than the speeding light Consider these slow-down possibili- She's flying . ties that might add.to the quality of Trying to remember the teen years: ' 1. Pause to say "thank you," esWhere it all began.

She's got herself pecially for the small things others A little piece of heaven do for you..Did your mother or faWaiting for the time wlhen ther cook.dinn~r for you sometime Earth shall be as one. this week? .Dld an older sibling or Repeat Chorus another student help you with a difficult homework assignment? Did a Quicker than a ray of light· .friend call just to' hear how you are Quicker than a ray of light doing? .

The kindness of other$ makes a', Quicker than a ray of light.

Repeat Verse 1 difference in how one's life goes.'

They deserve recognition.

And I feel 2. Pause to listen to your feelings.

Quicker than a ray of light At times we get so caught up in acThen gone for tivity that we don't realize what our Someone else shall be there emotions are saying. Life is complex.

Through the endless )rears.

Our feelings are messengers about She's got herself a universe what is and isn't going well, She's got herself a universe v:" don't always need to act on She's got herself a universe what we feel, but time spent reflecting on what our feelings tell us helps And I feeVAnd I feel guide us toward making the kinds of And I feel/Like I Just got home choices that enhance our lives.

And I feel 3. Pause to listen to others. Few Quicker than a ray of light acts convey as much caring as genu- .

She's flying inely listening to another. When we Quicker than a ray;': light do this, we build an avenue of underI'm flying. standing between ourselves and the other person.

Written by Madonna, William Listening does not mean that we Orbit, Clive Moldoon, Dave agree with another's perceptions or Curtiss, Christine Leac:h. Sung by ideas. It just validates that we care Madonna. Copyright (c) 1998 by enough to understand what tltis perWarner Bros. Records Inc. son is thinking or feeling. Real listening builds real love. ' DOES YOUR life move fast?

4. Pause to pmy each day. Pmyer Perhaps too fast? does not change God - it chlIDges us!

Madonna's latest hit, "Ray of People who take time to pray not Light," brought these questions to only deepen their'relationship with mind. Off her new disc by the same God, they understand themselves name, the song describes a person better. The result is an inner peace whose life is lived "quICker than a than enables them to navigate life's my of light." ups and downs better.

This woman moves "faster than the speeding light- she's flying, tryYour comments are always weling to remember where it all began." come. Please address: Charlie True, "she's got herself a universe," Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport, but then, it's "gone quickly."

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Students invited to compose prayers for World AIDS Day FALL RIVER - Ali students in grades K-12 in the Diocese ofFall River are invited to compose a pmyer for this year's World AIDS Day observance. It should address the reality of AIDS in the world today, clearly reflect a spiritual dimension and not exceed 12 lines.

All submissions will be presented to Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at the Nov. 30 Vespers Service planned for World AIDS Day at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Interested students enrolled in Catholic schools should contact: teachers for more information. Other students should speak with their parish religious education coordinator or con-

tact the Fall River diocesan Office of AIDS Ministry at 675-56QO ext. 2295.

Prayers must be submitted by Oct:. 23.

The national theme ofWorld AIDS Day, observed on Dec. 1each year, is "Be a Force for Change." Bishop O'Malley will lead the Fall River Diocese in its observance with the celebration of Vespers at St:. Mary's Cathedral, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m~ An integral part of this special evening of prayer will be the reading of names of family members and friends who have died of AIDS. Names of loved ones to be read at the service should be submitted to pastors no later than Nov. 2.

What's a kid to think

By AMY WELBORN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE Afew Saturdays ago my 16-year-old son returned from spending the night at a friend's house. He saw the newspaper supplement featuring the text ofthe Kenneth Starr report sitting on the couch and looked at me warily. "Did you read it?" he asked.

I told him I'd actually read most of it the day before when it was made available over the Internet.

"Did you?"

He nodded, almost sheepishly.

"What? Did you and your friend sit there this morning and read it like it was an issue of Playboy or something?"

Again, he nodded, relating how they'd been amazed at what they'd read and even a little embarrassed, despite the fact that they're acouple ofperfectly normal adolescent males.

"We couldn't believe all that stuff happened," he concluded.

Few ofus can. This has got to be one of the most bizarre periods in American history, atime when we can sit and watch the President of the United States testify to a grand jury regarding the details of his sex life.

What's a kid to think?

There are a lot of lessons to learn from this whole tawdry mess,' which should, in the end, be a strong cautionary tale to anyo~, particularly. adoles-

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First, it points to the fact that sex is indeed a serious matter.

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Well, look at the destruction a few sexual contacts between two reputedly consenting adults has wrought:. It's brought profound disrespect to the office of the presidency. . -It's brought shame to many people . and probably resulted in certain people being remembered for the rest of their lives and perhaps through history primarily for their involvement in those sexual acts.

There are many reasons sex is a serious matter, and one of them comes through clearly in this situation: sex is powerful and complicated.

Whatever his motivation, consider what President Clinton has admitted: He did engage in this relationship with

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Monica Lewinsky, one that he now characterizes as inappropriate and wrong.

Again, without going into any deep psychological analysis, one has to wonder why a person with the responsibilities that Clinton possesses would be so reckless as to allow himself to. be involved in such activities, which could potentially bring such harm to so many people.

It should serve as a warning. Sex possesses a power that can work against your original intentions, your emotions and even your betterjudgment and conscience.

Finally, all of this should shout to you loudly and clearly that integrity and truthfulness matter. They form the basis of our relations to one another.

Our call to be fully honest people in our words and actions comes from the God who made us and who is truth. We are only at peace when we listen to that call and live by it.

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fteering pOint, ATTLEBORO - The musical . Oct. 7 at the 12: 10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. group ''Brethren~' will perrorm at the Masses. A candlelight rosary procesLa Salette Shrine coffee house at 6:30 sion will follow. p.m. Oct. 3.

The shrine's Divine Mercy Prayer A blessing of pets will be held at Group meets every Wci:lnesday at 7: 15 . the shrine's Garden of St. Francis'at 2 p.m. All welcome. p.m. Oct. 4in honor of the FeastofSt. Jackie Sitte will lead a workshop on ''Wholeness and Holiness;' from 10 .

Francis ofAssisi. All. welcome.

The Feast of Our Lady of the Ro- a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at. the shrine. sary will be celebrated at the shrine Pre-registration is requested by Oct. 5.

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DIGHTON - Members of the Taunton District Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will celebrate Mass at 7 p;m. Oct. 5 at St. Peter's Church for, the intention of the canonization of Blessed Frederic Ozanam and in memory of deceased members.

The regular monthly meeting will follow in the parish hall.

FAIRHAVEN - StMary's Parish will begin offering Rairibows, a weekly support group for children who have experienced the loss of a family member through death or divorce, on Oct 8. Through peer support with nurturing adults to guide them and a secure place to share grief, these painful transitions can be addressed. For more ,information call Carol Fauteux at 9992642 or Charlie Murphy at 992-2195..

FALL RIVER - Dominican Laity, Saint Rose of Lima'Chapter, will hold its monthly meeting on Oct. 14 at the Dominican Academy Chapel. It

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Lachance, .oP, will follow. All wel- 385-6587. come. For more information call Ann Fennessey at 674-1899 or the DominiMANSFIELD - Catholic Social can Sisters of Hope at 676-3096.

Services will hold an intbrmation session for individuals and families interFALL RIVER - The annual pro- ested in domestic newlxlm and intercession and Mass for Peace will take national adoption. It will be held from place on Oct. 12, departing from the 1:30-4:30 p.m. Oct 11 at St Mary's Cathedral at 6 p.m. The procession Parish, Route 106. Handouts will be will travel to St: Anne's Church, where available. For information or registraMass will be celebrated. All welcome. tion call 674-4681. All welcome.

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