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Annual Education Convention set for Oct 23 at ConnoDy By MIKE GORDON ANcHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - The Catholic Education Convention will be held at Bishop Connolly High School on oei. 23 and Director of Religious Education Permanent Deacon Bruce J. Bonneau sees it as a "great opportunity for people involved in faith formation to come together," for a day of workshops, prayer and presentations. The event hopes to attract school principals and teachers, parish directors, coordinators of religious education and deacons who are involved with the faith formation of the young people throughout the diocese. Attendees will have a chance to attend several workshops during the conference where they will find a variety of subjects aimed to help tqem succeed and reach out to youth. "We have the largest amount of workshops at this year's convention that we've ever had," said Bonneau. More than 27 presenters will offer 60 workshops during the day in addition to the keynote address. "There are no more classrooms available for workshops. They're all used up," the deacon declared. Bonneau has been involved with the convention for years now and said that it has been a staple in the diocese for some 11-12 years. It was originally known as the Religious Education Convention and develops Tum to page 13 - Convention

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pastor at Sacred Heart for 12 years, will be retiring. Pastor of the parish Sacred will be Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington, Heart currently the pastor at Holy Name. Church, It was in 1872 when Father New Lawrence S. McMahon, vicar general of the Fall River Diocese, and Bedford, as pastor of St. Lawrence Church in it appeared New Bedford, took the first steps to NEW BEDFORD - A three-day establish a parish for the arriving celebration is set for Oct. 22 through French Canadians. With diminishing 24 as members of Sacred Heart Par- available land to subdivide among ish here take a loving look at where their traditionally large famili~s, a their community came from 125 change in government of the Canayears ago and an anxious, but faith- dian provinces, and the tremendous filled look at what the future has in opportunities being offered in this store. region by the growing textile indusThe events will begin at a reunion try, they flocked here. night on Oct. 22 beginning at 7 p.m.. Initially, Sacred Heart Church was in the parish hall, a dance on Oct. 23 but a mission of St. Lawrence's, and from 7 to 11 p.m., also in the hall, with the nomination of Father ,~ 'I" . and the anniversary Mass on Sun- Georges Pager in 1876 as pastor, it day, Oct. 24, at 10 a.m., with Bishop is said the new parish was offi+ Sean P. O'Malley as principal cel- cially established. He began .. :l ebrant and homilist. A banquet will to gather funds for a new "J follow at Century House in church. Acushnet. In August of _.-, - _.e--~. Father Clement E. Dufour, pastor, 1876 the corner'I J ~., said in an interview this week, that "It will be the final celebration, an R. exciting one in the parish's history, H· ,.*,' as we ready to merge on Nov. 21 with Mass In aMIdnight wooden rJ . ' '. ' -,'I -- ~.; ~ .• 1r Holy Name Church next door as the ",;;"1 I; -::= new Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish." cation was held in "'. ~p.~ i _ ..;;,;· ......r~,~1. Father Dufour, who will be 70 in January of 1877.A , . a few weeks, a priest for 41 years and wooden rectory

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Taunton native marks 50th anniversary . DIMWOODIE, Ga - Msgr. R. Donald Kiernan, pastor of All Saints Church, was honored by the friends and parishioners as he observed his 50th anniversary as a priest at colorful ceremonies in his parish church. Msgr. Kiernan, 74, who hails from Taunton, Mass., is a graduate of St Mary's School and Coyle High School. After attending St Mary,Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., he was ordained a priest on May 4, 1949 by Cardinal Richard Cushing in Boston. After assignments in Savannah and LaGrange, he was named a monsignor in 1969. Following several pastorates he was assigned as pastor atAll Saints in 1985.

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Msgr. Kiernan was editor ofthediROCHESTER, N.Y. - Bishop ocesan newspaper The Georgia Bulle- Dennis W. Hickey, former auxiliary tin for 13 years. He founded the Geor- of Rochester, died Oct. 6 after a long gia Association of Chiefs of Police, . illness. He was 84. serving as its director and chaplain for As priest and.bishop, he served the more than 20 y~s. He is also the cur- Diocese of Rochester for nearly 60 rent chaplain of the Georgia StatePa- years in many assignments, officially trol, the DeKalb County Police Depart- " retiring as auxiliary bishopin 1990. ment, the local division of the U.S. At the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco and Firetime of his arms, and the Knights of Columbus. retirement, Msgr. Kiernan holds an honorary Bishop degree in public administration from Hickey alBiscayne College in Miami and a honready had orary doctorate of law degree from served five Georgia State University. In 1984 the years as Boy Scouts ofAmerica presented him ,g en era I with its Silver BeaverAward. manager of the Catholic Courier andcontinSales And Service ued in that BISHOP HICKEY capacity Fall River's Largest until 1995. Display of TVs '. Bishop Hickey's funeral Mass' . was held Monday at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, followed by ZENITH • SONY , burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. 1196 BEDFORD ST. FALL RIVER

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Serra club elects officers FALL RIVER - In a recent meeting of the Attleboro District Serra "Club, an organization of Catholic lay leaders who foster and promote vocations to the priesthood and all religious vocations in the Church, officers were elected for the new year. Those elected are: President David I. McIntyre, Vice President

of Programs Ross Pini, Vice President of Membership Gerald J. Keane, Vice President of Vocations Joseph E. Doran, Secretary Pa~l M. Rockett,'Treasurer Thomas O. Castro, Past President Edward G. Lambert, Trustees John J. Carroll, Kenneth P. Fitch, Hugh L. Donnelly' and Chaplain Father John M. Sullivan.

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''We are deeply' saddened by this loss;' said Bishop Matthew H. Oark of Rochester. ''Bishop Hickey's guidance and leadership over the years have contributed greatly to makipg the dioCese what it is today. He was deeply, eminently pastoral and delightfully blessed with a dry sense of huinor." Since his ordination to the priesthood in 1941, Bishop Hickey served as a parish pastor, secretary for the diocesan tribunal and director of priest personnel. As a monsignor, Bishop Hickey was appointed vicar general by Bishop Fulton 1. Sheen, bishop of

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River, but also for his community work on behalf of young people. Proceeds from the annual breakfast support two, $1,000 scholarships given in his name to deserving local students. Bob Williston, a senior vice president of Capital Corporation, a brokerage service in California, will be the guest speaker. He remained a personal friend ofFather McCarrick, his mentor as a youth, throughout his life. A 1962 graduate of B.M.C. Durfee High School, where he was voted the .Most Valuable Player in

football, he was captain of the football team at Bridgewater State College. He received a master's degree in education from Providence College. After a local teaching and coaching career, he worked in the financial field in California. Fall River School Superintendent James Gibney will be master of ceremonies: For reserVations contact Will· iam Keating, ticket chainnan, 011" by calling Jim Rogers at (508) 6750800.

In Your' Prayers Please pray for the following' priests during the coming week NECROLOGY October 19 1928, Rev. Manuel A. Silvia, Pastor, Santo Christo, Fall River October 21 1937, Rev. Msgr. Edward J. Carr, P.R., Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River; Chancellor of,Diocese 1907-21 1942, Rev. Francis E. Gagne, Pastor, St. Stephen, Dodgeville (Attleboro) \ \ . 1979, Rev. Walter J. Buckley, Retired Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford \ \

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End of life issues course offered FALL RIVER - In response to the Roman Catholic Church's statewide campaign, "In Support of Life," the Fall River diocese will offer a series of educational workshops exploring the Christian meaning of human suffering and end of life issues. Sessions will be held on Monday evenings, Oct. 25 through Dec. 13 from 7-9 p.m. at St. Mary's Parish, 106 Illinois St., New Bedford. They will address society's attitudes towards death/dying, pain management and the Catholic response to physician-assisted suicide.

Diocesan Director of Adult Education/Evangelization Lisa M. Gulino said "It is an important time culturally and politically to teach the positive alternatives to physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. We have a serious responsibility to learn about the issues which surround death and dying because the reality is that legislation to legalize physician-assisted suicide is at our door." Each session is independent of the others allowing participants to register for individual sessions or

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themoorin~ Supporting the signing' The decisive action of the governor in transferring the '15,000 acres of Camp Edwards to a protected environmental preserve is to be applauded and commended. Editorially, The Anchor, from the outset of the issue, has advocated ecological responsibility and the protection of our natural gifts. This initial step in signing over the land to the state's environmental agency is the beginning of a process that ensures the right use of this most precious and fragile watershed. The order of the governor designates the acreage as the Upper Cape Water Supply Reserve. Two more steps remain to bring the governor's proposal to fruition. It must receive legislative approval in order to permanently designate the area as conservation land; and there must be negotiations with the Department of the Army for the proper transfer of military leases to the state. These areas of governmental talks should begin as soon as possible. Let's remember the massive pollution problems that flow from our reckless abuse of that land. Billions of gallons of ground water have been contaminated because of policies that were tenuous and abhorrent. It is imperative for all who view nature's resources as a trust and gift to continue efforts to bring the . transfer process to completion. . In addition, cleaning up the current pollution should be continued by the military, It would be wrong for them to abandon the many projects now in place to rectify this well-known water pollution site. Sometimes many things are overlooked in transfers and procedures. There should be no cover up of the damage that has been inflicted on this acreage. Careful monitoring of all military action in relation to the land lease is a necessity, not an option. There are those who would lead. us to believe that our national defense is endangered because of our support of the wonders of creation. It would be well for those people to listen to the words of Adjutant General George W. Keefe'of the Massachusetts National Guard when he remarked at the signing ceremony, "With this executive order, we share a common vision of what must be done to protect a natural resource while maintaining a strong and ready 'military force." It is in this -mind-set that all can work together to preserve and not destroy the natural'gifts that are ours.

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The recent polemic and distorted reporting of Cardinal Bernard Law's position and judicial reflection is appalling and outrageous. In fact, the innuendo and lies are nothing more than Catholic bashing which should never smear the print of any paper. Sad to say, the publishers of papers who allow such vindictive ·and prejudicial columnists to offer opinions in their name, and they do indeed, are supporting Catholic bashing in all its vile dimensions. There appears to be a mind-set across our land' that one can dump on the Catholic Church and its beliefs at will. It's open house. The fallout of the outrageous Brooklyn Museum art show is yet another case where the Church is literally dragged through the dung heap. Yet, when Catholics stand. up to express their concerns, they immediately become the target of. prejudice and bias. Unfortunately, much of this is done under' the' cover of liberalism and defense of constitutional rights. What cowardliness is perpetrated by such a position. First Amendment rights are not for the select. They are for all citizens of this land including all Catha;lics who are insulted by seedy and sickening journalists and all those who support them. _ Let's get together and support Catholic civil liberties and rights.

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Taking preaching seriously By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

What was the most effective homily you ever h~ard? Was it a homily that helped you to see life in a new way, released pent~up sentiments that were crying to be freed or .moved you to take action you were afraid to initiate? Did it touch someone you love, like your children or spouse, and create greater family union? Did it speak profoundly to you as a single person, a divorced or widowed person or someone who' is ch'roI1ically ill? Or was it a homily that showed you'a new world vision and whet:e you fit into it? On Oct. 1, soul-searching questions such as these were discussed 'at the Strategic Colloquium on the Future of Catholic Preaching, which was sponsored by the Catholic Coalition on Preaching. Bishops, priests, deacons and laypersons from all parts of the country who are deeply concerned about the state of preaching convened in San Antonio, Texas, for the colloquium. I believe you will find, as I experienced, that the questions they addressed contain great hope for the future of preaching.

With-priests now celebrating, and preaching at, as many as five weekend Masses, is there a need to commission lay preachers who could share the preaching load? This of course would meanchanging Church practices and seeking authorization. Should we be seeking that authorization in order to have lay preaching at Mass? To better appreciate the seriousness of this question, let's take it deeper. If, for example, a priest serves a Puerto Rican congregation and does not speak the language of the people, would it be good if he could commission a Puerto Rican parishioner known for holines.s to preach? Perhaps that way not only adult Puerto Ricans would hear the word of God, but more important, their children would understand it, and we might not lose second-generation Puerto Ricans. Another question heard during the colloquium was, "How do we make our homilies passionate enough so that they not only touch the minds of people, but their hearts?" This question speaks to the importance for homilists of knowing where people are in their daily lives and walking with them. It means knowing God's life-giv-

ing Spirit intimately for the sake of people whose lives are in disarray. The colloquium further discussed what would happen if preachers received feedback regarding their homilies. If preaching was evaluated, would homilies be more compassionate, filled with God's moving Spirit and reach larger audiences? Basic to all these questions is a desire to know how best to form a preacher. For example, is the present manner of teaching homiletics adequate for our times when people are so accustomed to the strengths and weaknesses of electronic communications and images? Do today's preachers need to make adjustments that coincide with the new ways people receive and digest information? Studies repeatedly have shown that despite all the types of helpful information people receive, the homily gives them the most important information of all. They not only look to it for helpful direction, but seek God's Spirit in it. The San Antonio colloquium was filled with that Spirit, revealing the depths to which God will lead us in order to make the Gospel come alive through homilies.

White Mass, liturgy to honor all who work with the sick FALL RIVER - An "Afternoon ofAffirmation and Inspiration for Health Care Workers," which builds on the tradition of the White Mass for physicians in its intention to bless caregivers, will be held Oct. 24, 3 p.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will the principal celebrant of the Mass and the homilist. Following the Mass, Dominican Father Romanus Cesario, professor of moral theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston, will address the participants. A reception will follow in the Cathedral Parish Hall. The gathering of those involved in health care fields is hosted annually by the diocese and there is no

charge to attend. It furthers the White Mass tradition in that it is not limiting the Mass to doctors, but including all who work with the sick: people such as administrators, executives, chaplains, EMTs, home health aids, hospice workers, paramedics, pharmacists, social service providers, technicians, therapists, volunteers of all kinds, including those who bring the Eucharist to the sick and homebound. It is the wish of Bishop O'Malley to bring together all men and women who are the face and heart of health care in the diocese. . Father Edward 1. Healey, diocesan director of Pastoral Care, is coordinating the afternoon event.

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PEACE ADVOCATES begin their one-mile walk for peace last weekend from S1. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River to S1. Anne's Church where Bishop Sean P. O'Malley and Bishop Elliott G. Thomas of the Virgin Islands concelebrated Mass. The annual Mass and walk has been held in the Diocese of Fall River since 1975. (AnchodJolivet photo)

ILetters to the Editorl Editor: I write in reference to the "objectionable" display at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. I too was appalled when I first read about it. After some further reading and some reflections, I as a concerned Christian have concluded that it would be wrong to deny any part of the display. Freedom of artistic expression and the interpretation of art by the viewer are essential aspects of the ongoing controversy. One of the purposes of art can be to reflect back to viewers certain realities of life. I do not know, nor am I aware that any of the viewers know what the motive and intent of the artist was in creating such a piece. However, as observers of any piece of art, we are all free to make our own interpretations of what it represents to us. Does not dung in the face of Mary in the displayed piece remind us of the reality of our, the viewers, and the artist's consequences of sin? When we sin, do we not do far more violence than that which is expressed and is somewhat akin to dung in the face of Mary? And when we contemplate such an interpretation and continue to object to the content of such art are we really expressing our own refusal to look honestly at such consequences. Do we object to art that is upsetting and portrays Christ hanging on a cross? Or do we, as is traditional, interpret that it is a reminder that we have been responsible for that disturbing event. Thomas Moore, author of "Care of the Soul," writes: "The arts show us our souls, and therefore they are often deeply moving or sometimes profoundly disturbing." Artists have a right to freedom of expression. It is not the right of the viewer to necessarily impute an evil motive for art that he or she finds objectionable. It is the privilege of the viewer to make

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Promoting the Psalms, labor of love Chuck Thompson believes "If you do sire to get people to read the Psalms. The nothing after retirement, you will die." Idle- first is the most recent event. On his 76th ness isn't a problem for the 76-year-old Sec- birthday last Jan. 25, he watched a movie. ond World War veteran. He's deeply com- There was James Cagney, a criminal, walkmitted to a new project that he excitedly calls "a ministry." The Texas resid~nt has begun a quiet campaign to alert everybody to the power and beauty of the Psalms. His initial step has been to reprint the 23rd psalm on a card and send it to more than 5,000 people. By Antoinette Bosco . This well-known verse begins, 'The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Thompson hopes people will memorize these words, which he calls "an inspiring blessing worth remem- ing the last mile to the electric chair, while bering." Pat O'Brien, a priest,. read the 23rd psalm. He tells several stories to explain his de- Thompson remembered vividly that day how

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he had in his younger years often repeated those powerfully comforting words. Then he tells of his conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1951. He was stationed in Rome close to the Vatican during the Second World War, and he started to get very curious about the origins of Christianity. He began to read the history of the Church. His wife, Joan, three daughters and six grandsons are, like himself, "happily Catholic." The Thompsons celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next year. After the war Thompson majored in radio broadcasting and communication in college and then worked for radio and TV stations in Montgomery, Ala. In the next 15 years he interviewed many celebrities - Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Perry Como, James Cagney. He kept a poster in his office with the 23rd psalm, and he recited it on air many times.

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Then he forgot it until he saw that old Cagney movie last January. "I rediscovered it, and wanted everybody else to hear theses words again," says Thompson. He came up with the idea of printing the cards to encourage people to read the Psalms. "I do think it was like a little calling," he affirms. One surprising development is discovering quotes from the psalms on old postcards, greeting cards and bookmarks. Now he is encouraging what he calls an "inspiring hobby" of collecting psalm cards. He plans a quarterly newsletter on how psalm collecting can enrich lives. Modestly, he calls what he is doing "a worthy project." Who would disagree?

To request cards, just send two stamps to Thompson at 10802 Greencreek Dr., Suite 703; Houston, Texas 77070.

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I want to set the record straight. time, you should know. things in our home. Example: ing it under the bathtub faucet and And I certainly would not allow Never, I mean never, never, never . mixing it there. So, you see, disciI do not allow my grandsons to finger paint on the television, nor do I Otto or Bull to drop 9/16- or even were they to use the toaster to prac- pline was enforced. allow thel)1 to drop their father's 3/4-inch sockets into the com- tice jump shots by shooting into Well, maybe things were a little sockets into the toilet. I did write mode. OK, OK, not even 11/32 the trash can. loose around the socket set. Or recently I might be tempted to do ones, but, honestly, who would miss More? Absolutely forbidden maybe I just threw in the towel. I· either or both in exchange for a few the 11132 or even the 5/16 for that was making any of ....- - · - - - - - - - -__r-:::::;-::---,~ our car's hubcaps . moments of peace and quite while matter? Those of you who wrote and into belt buckles, baby sitting them (the two grandpointed out I am the one respon- Frisbees or hats. sons, not the socket set). However, I would never let them sible for the breakdown of civility, That's not all. finger paint on the television, es- culture, discipline and family life They knew there pecially during "Monday Night in North America have it all wrong. would be' the Football," which I should have . Parts of the West Coast at the most. dickens to pay if By Dan Morris Actually, I long have had stern .they used the cofmentioned was the context for the table as a to.... ~ ~.. fee misunderstood remarks. It was and clear - if largely unspoken, these two boys' grandmother who but certainly assumed - rules by boggan. had the idea - and not for the first which our children were to respect Or if they put their mother's favorite lamp shades on their heads forget. And I am sticking to that and sang into the light bulb like story. their Uncle Kevin, especially if Regardless, early on - as soon they didn't, unplug it first. as our children could palm a 1/2 To my recollection, never once socket - they regarded the socket did our children violate the canon wrench set as an imaginary place. about not pouring Kool-Aid di- Me, too. I could rarely imagine rectly into the sugar canister, hold- where it was.

Sockets make great Monopoly movers, avant-guard earrings and fishing weights. "New r~ng?" I asked oldest son one day. \ "Old 15/16 socket I turned in metal shop," he smiled. "How old?" I asked. "I'll be 15 next month." "Cute," I snarled. If you wonder why some secondhand shops have a bin of rusty old sockets of indiscriminate sizes (actually about 80 percent are 11/32) that they sell by the pound, now you know. There are those who might argue this is symbolic of the cultural breakdown arounCl us. Well, if that's how you feel, .you probably wouldn't appreciate the finger-paint art on our refrigerator door either.

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WASHINGTON·- Respondents to an ABC News phone poll picked Pope John Paul II as the top religious figure of the past millennium. He was followed ,closely by the Rev. Billy Graham and Mother Teresa. The poll results were announced recently. The phone poll, taken Aug. 1622 of 506 adults, had an error margin of plus or minus 4.5 percent. The poll asked openended questions rather than providing possible answers to each question. It asked for the top figures in a dozen categories. Other winners included Michael Jordan' in sports, William Shakespeare in literature, Bill

Gates in business, Albert Einstein in science, John Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln in politics or government, Wolfgang Amadeus

Dwight D. Eisenhower in the military. Lincoln and George Washington were chosen by 12 percent each a~ the greatest historical figure of the past 1,000 years, followed by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Kennedy and Adolf. Hitler. In a question about what would be the biggest challenge in the next millennium, 14 percent cited racism and nine percent chose people needing to learn to get along with each other. Other challenges listed by the poll respondents were pollution, violence, overpopulation, war, i'mmorality and food shortages. ,\. .'0"') Asked their greatest hope for the new millennium, 48 percent said peace in the world, folMozart in music, Bob Hope in en- lowed by 13 percent saying the distertainment, polio vaccine devel- covery of cures for such diseases oper Jonas Salk in medicine, and as cancer and AIDS.

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Questions and Answers By Father John J. Dietzen housed a relic (a bone) ofSt Margaret It made a huge impression on me. While I don't doubt the church had the relic, I have wondered about its validity. Where did this idea start? Does every church have a relic ofitssaint? How do Church officials evaluate the authenticity of a relic? Our own children have never heard ofthem. (NewYork) , A. It's perhaps understandable that many Catholics, like your children, don't hear much about relics today. The veneration of the relics of saints (some clothing, something they

used, even sOl.1etimes parts of their bodies) or of Our Lord (parts of the cross, for example), is one of those areas of Christian belief which are theologically sol-' idly founded, but which, as history proves, have an almost built-in temptation for misunderstanding and even abuse. 'The answer to your questions requires explaining a little of that experience. As most of us know, very early on the Christian people began to honor the bodies of saints, especially the martyrs who gave their lives rather than deny their faith. Sometimes, for example, the blood of those who had been beheaded was collected on' a cloth to be kept as a reminder of that individual's fidelity and courage in professing belief in Christ. In time the Eucharist was celebrated, and churches were built, over their tombs. Later, however, the custom as-

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sumed some bizarre features. Possession of the bodies of certain saints became a jealously guarded source of prestige for churches and monasteries. When St. Thomas Aquinas, a Dominican, died in the Cistercian monastery ofFossaNuova, the monks there reportedly decapitated his body to be, certain of keeping his remains. The tug of war between the Cistercian monks and Dominicans for Thomas' body cpntinued for decades. Transfer of relics became a major international business. The Church fmds it necessary even to this day to forbid transfer ofmajor relics from one place to another without the pope's permission (Canon 1190). Not surprisingly, this strange sort of dealing with the bodies of saints was reflected in popular piety in the Middle Ages and beyond. Veneration ofrelics gave rise to all kinds offeasts, shrines and pilgrimages - such as the one described in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales:' for example.

Possession ofrelics becam~ a mark sponsible for preserving that focus in ofafiluence and power. During a ban- governing the use of relics. quet in 1392, King Charles VI of By the late Middle Ages it was France presented his guests with parts customary, and finally required, to of the ribs of his sainted ancestor, St. insert a saint's relic in every altar, the Louis. old "altar stone." Relics may still be Even popes eventually became placed in altars now, but only under nearly powerless to discourage these -certain conditions, one ofwhich is that practices. Mishandling, and the sale, the relic be large enough to be recogof relics became one of the major nizable as part ofa human body ("Rite abuses attacked by leaders ofthe Prot- of Dedicating a Church:' 5). estant Reformation. For genuine relics, an authenticaIn 1563, the Council of Trent of- tion is normally issued by a Church fered three positive reasons for honor- agency or religious order declaring ing the bodies of saints. They were that, as far as it is possible to deterliving members ofthe Body ofChrist, mine, a particular relic is actually what they were temples of the Holy Spirit it is reported to be. and they are destined for resurrection A free brochure answering ques(Session XXV). Obviously, these mo- tions Catholics ask about Mary, the tives remain valid. mother ofJesus, is available by sendHonoring the relics of Christian ing a stamped self-addressed enveheroes who have gone before us can lope to FatherJohn Dietzen, Box324, be therefore, as it has been, an authen- Peoria, m. 61651. tic means of praising the goodness of Questions for this column may God as it is manifested in the saints. be sent to Father Dietzen at the Today the Roman Congregation for same address, or e-mail the Liturgy and the Sacraments is re- iidietzen@aol.com.

Putting a lid on one's own road rage Dear Dr. Kenny: I am becoming an angry driver. I find I have little tolerance for the guy ahead of me who drives too slowly, the lady who turns without signaling, the person who pulls out in front of me. Sometimes I react impulsively but foolishly by cutting them off or yelling at them as I pass. Am I suffering "road rage"? How do I deal with it? (Illinois) Understand where yO'.Jr rage originates. Anger represents arousal at being frustrated. YOll are in a hurry, anp

Family Talk With Dr. James & Mary Kenny someone gets in your way. Hormones are activated, and they trigger a rise in adrenaline, blood pressure and much more. This suggests a strategy. Your present goal may be to get to your destination as quickly as possible. Before setting out, select an alternate goal, one that you can put in place if you are delayed. Here are a few suggestions. Notice something new. Pay attention to something you ordinarily miss: a house along the road; the faces of your fellow drivers. Open your window, smell the outdoors. Think about the person who cut you off. Is he frustrated and in a hurry too? Is he perhaps unhappy? Cut him some slack, Put in an audio tape you have meant to play. Take these moments to give yourself a concert. Use the moment to get in touch with God. Put yourself in his presence. Pray for your fellow travelers and for those in ahurry. By choosing adifferent goal, you will lessen your frustration. Anger, however, may not be that

easily quenched. If you already are aroused and upset, if your body is already running in overdrive, you may need to do something. Telling an angry person to cool down and be calm may be like trying to stop Niagara Falls. The arousal screams for some outlet, some physical expression. What can you do while driving your car? Obviously, your options are limited. Here are a few actions you might take to help express your sudden rush of negative energy. Use humor. Find something in your situation to laugh about. Imagine a grown man or woman being upset by a few minutes delay. Picture the other guy in a clown suit. That's ridiculous. Force a laugh ifyou must. Laughter is like a psychological sneeze. It releases tension. Talk out loud to yourself. Say things to help redirect and re-label your energy. "I'm too good a driver to let myselfget carried away by emotions." "I won't do something dumb just because he did." Make up some nonsense mad bad words. Try something besides the unholy trinity of eliminatory, obscene and blasphemous words. Think up a word or phrase with shock value and shout it out. Use your arousal to increase your alertness. If you're not careful, your anger may cause you to do something foolish. Instead, use your heightened sensitivity to become a better driver. Focus on handling your car, and do it with the extra skill that your arousal offers you. Everybody has moments of anger and frustration. If these should occur while driving, you may be in danger of doing s'omething foolish. Try changing your goals or find some harmless way to express your arousal.

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Archbishop Flynn blast Minnesota governor's slam on religion. By EMILIE AST CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura needs a lesson in how important Church and religion are to society, according to a Minne~ sota archbishop. ''We realize that Gov. Ventura is . undergoing a learning process dl)ring his first term in office;' Archbishop Harry 1. Flynn of St. Paul and Minne. apolis said in ,.....

religious leaders around Minnesota. He also said his comments were directed mostly toward "right-wing" Christian organizations. 'In the carefully worded letter, Ventura said he ''respect(s) the role that religious organizations play in our communities and more importantly, that faith plays in people's lives. "I respect the beliefs and choices of others, including my close family members," he said. Ventura's wife, Terry, attends a Lutheran church· regularly, sometimes' with their two children, said spokesman John Wodele. The gov---, ern or has

A WOMAN prays at the reliquary of St. Therese of Lisieux at the Carmelite Monastery in said he believes in God Washington recently. Hundreds of people lined up at the small chapel to pray before the and calls relics which will be displayed in Boston on Oct. 24 and in Danvers on Oct. 25. For more himself a information, call (617) 542-5682 or (508) 791-4319. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec) C h r is t ian, but that he nized reli_ Father David McCauley does not' . gion. director, Minnesota Catholic need an orgaConference nized reli"Our hope is that as he gion to excontinues to ...- - - - - - - - - - - - -. . press his beevaluate and liefs. By CAROL ZIMMERMANN . ing television camera crews and and plays and has been the subject Father David McCauley, director examine what is necessary to lead our CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE onlookers with cameras, when the of nearly 900 biographies. state, he will choose to educate him- of the Minnesota Catholic ConferBishop Ahern told Catholic relics arrived in a blue Ford van. WASHINGTON St. Therese selffully on the importance ofChurch ence, said he was not convinced by News Service that St. Therese is After of Lisieux, whom Pope Pius X eight men carried the reli'. and religion in our society and per- Ventura's letter. known as a "universal saint" becalled the "greatest saint quary inside, the congregation colof modhaps even learn from our example," "I found his initial statement in cause of her ability to relate to evthe archbishop added. the Playboy interview and his letter ern times," was hailed as "one of lectively stretched their necks to eryone no matter where they are in catch a glimpse us" during one of the initial U.S. of their beloved Meanwhile, although Ventura did to religious leaders to be completely saint. . their spiritual walk and bring them not apologize for his remarks, he sent contradictory to one another," he said. stops on a tour that is taking her Those in the pews and side aisles closer to God. a letter to religious leaders saying he The Catholic conference, the pub- relics all over the world. He said that her writing de"What common sense she had, of all ages, including some in were respects and appreciates the help relic policy arm of the Minnesota's ligious organizations provide for the Catholic bishops, did not issue an what down-to-earth spirituality, wheelchairs and many in strollers. scribes God not in terms of measurofficial statement. But Father, suited for the likes of us who are Some carried a single red rose, sym- ing, punishing or judging, but as community. ' .The archbishop's statement, re- McCauley said he personally fell' little. souls the same as she," said bolic of St. Therese, who is also "nothing but mercy and love." And for those who have the opleased a day after the Playboy issue Ventura's "~mark was inappropriate, retired Auxiliary Bishop Patrick V. called "the Little Flower of Jesus." portunity to view the relics of St. Ahern of New.York in his homily Bishop Ahern, who has written hit the newsstands, was a response to that it was insulting to Minnesota citiduring Mass at the Basilica of the There~e, the bishop said, "you just about St. Therese and helped to orVentura's comment that "organized zens who do identify themselves as National Shrine of the Immaculate ganize the U.S. tour of her relics, know you're in the presence of the , religion is a sham and a crutch for members of churches." pointed out in his homily that St. bones of someone who understood, Conception in Washington. weak·minded people who need Archbishop Flynn's statement reThe bishop hardly needed to Therese had "lived a life that was knew and loved God totally." strength in numbers." iterated the importance of religious . . in no way spectacular." And that in itself should inspire . Ventura said organized religion is institutions, including the Catholic convince the crowd of 4,500, who . filled the cavernous church and people to live more faith-filled "She had neither visions nor ecthe reason mostAmericans do not sup- Church. They "are not only providers stasies, as other saints had, nor did stood in the shrine's side aisles and lives, according to Pat Davis, a paport the idea of legalized' prostitution. of spiritual guidance and leadership, After complaints arose, Ventura but are also great contributors to the chapels, of the merits of one of the she ever hear the voice of Jesus rishioner of St. Leo's in Fairfax, Va., most popular saints, a Carmelite speaking to her," he said of the saint, who attended the Mass and stood sent a one-page letter to several dozen well-being of our society;' it said. nun who died 102years ago from who was canonized in 1925 and in line to venerate the relics. . declared a doctor of the Church in For her, St. Therese's example is tuberculosis at the age of 24. , Worshipers began filling the 1997. that "every moment can be sanctichurch for Mass hours before St. "By all the rules of history no fied and that whatever you do, you Therese's relics arrived, and were one should know her ~ame," the should do it out of love." there several hours later hoping to bishop added. Instead, 'she is She said if she and those get uP. close to the sainfs reliquary known worldwide because of the around her didn't come away from . at the front of the church. . autobiography she wrote at her being near the relics loving God The U.S. segment of the tou~ of superior's prompting. and their neighbors more, '·'thenSt. Therese's relics, began in WashThe autobiography, "Story of a we haven't received the fruits of ington in October and will finish Soul," has been printed in more . being here." in Hawaii at the end of January than 60 languages and has become , A complete itinerary of the 2000 as part of a worldwide tour a spiritual classic. Therese also reliquary's U.S. tour is available at that began in 1995 and will con- wrote hundreds of letters, poems www.thereserelicsusa.org. tinue th):"ough 2001. . What viewers get to see is a 300pound reliquary, made of wood and silver gilt enclosed in plexiglass and mounted ona wooden plaiform. More than 600 visitors greeted , the relics at their first U.S. stop Oct. 5 at a cloistered Carmelite convent in La Plata, Md., which is the site -of the first monastery ,of nuns in . America. 'Whlle in Washington, the relics also were on display at two Carmelite monasteries. ' - NCCB, Living the Gospel of Life: Outside the national shrine, a A Challenge to American Catholics small crowd was on hand, includ-

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Look what this Benedictine monk has cooked up By MARK PAlTISON CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - Benedictine Father Dominic Garramone took a vow of poverty, yet he still manages to make a lot of dough. His prowess with kneading and baking bread has earned him a 13week PBS series, "Breaking Bread with Father Dominic." It airs on various times and dates at PBS affiliates around the country; check local affiliate for exact dates and times. In fact, an hour before a telephone interview with Catholic News Service, Father Garramone watched the first installment with his students at St. Bede Academy on the grounds of the Benedictine abbey in Peru, Ill., where he has lived since 1983. "I couldn't believe how nervous I looked," he said. "It took four hours just to do that half-hour." It got better as the taping went on. By the end, "I could do it in one take with just one cue card with the major points I had to make," he told CNS. Father Garramone gives partial credit to his ease behind the camera to his history in the theater he teaches dramatics among other subjects in the high school - but he gives more credit to his training in homiletics. "It helped me to know how to preach," he said. "You can't let your mood affect how you celebrate the Eucharist. You've got to try to present the Word in a way so that it's beneficial for your hearers." He said the TV crew marveled at his effectiveness: "You don't stumble over your words," he said they told him. "Part of it is teaching four classes a day of sacred Scripture to freshmen." Father Garramone said he grew up in a cooking family. In fifth grade, he had to bring some kind of ethnic food for a school function. "Why don't you make French bread?" he said his mother told him. "That's easy," He made it, and it came out just fine. And that's what started the

priest on his bread-baking adventures. While he had dabbled in other breads earlier, upon joining the monastery he's had to impress the palates of monks who hail from near and far. "I've had to expand my vocabulary," he said. "I've even made breads that I don't like, because I know someone here who just loves them," Father Garramone's personal top-five breads are: - Pull-apart garlic bread. - Jewish challah, "one of my all-time favorites," - A hero sandwich loaf that tastes sweeter than usual because "I put a lot of sugar in it," - Caramel pecan cinnamon rolls. "I'm a diabetic, so I don't make it too much, and when I do, I try not to eat too many of them," - Corn bread. And no, Father Garramone has no hints on how to keep it from crumbling: "You've

just got to eat it the first day," The priest's reputation precedes him when he goes to parishes for Masses and other functions. "You wouldn't believe h()w often I get asked (for samples)," he said. Still, it's unusual that a monk would be asked to head up a TV show. Father Garramone said the idea came from a onetime classmate of his who was pitching show ideas to KETC, the PBS affiliate in St. Louis. The station executives latched on to this idea, but it still required not only Father Garramone's OK but that of his religious superior. Father Garramone said he put in a request to do the series and the superior said he would consider it. Not long after that, when KETC asked whether the superior had said yes, Father Garramone replied that he had not given an answer, and informed his superior that the sta-

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Alaskan teen. trades. village life for full scholarship to Harvard SOUTH NAKNEK, Alaska (CNS) - For the last seven years, Jordan Heyano rode a small airplane back and forth from his home in this tiny Alaska bush village to his high school across the Naknek River. This September he again boarded an airplane to go to school, only this time, he flew to Cambridge, Mass. Heyano, 18, has a full scholarship to Harvard University. That's Harvard, where the world's top minds ponder medicine, history and art amid ivy-laden, 300year-old buildings. And that's South Naknek, some 3,000 miles west, a windy tundra town with no paved roads, a two-teacher scfioolhouse, and one police officer. "I'm excited about it. It's going to be a big adventure," Heyano said before his departure. The Heyanos ~tually live a mile or

two outside South Naknek - a com- living in the bush," he said. "It's the munity ofaround 100 people 70 miles kind of thing you could take for east of Dillingham - at Wards Cove granted in a more urban setting," Packing cannery. Raymond Heyano, The isolation and dependence on the commuter flight to school Jordan's father, is watchman there. The family belongs to St. Paul Mis- makes Heyano's achievement even sion, a conglomeration of 20 remote more remarkable. The school planes southcentral Alaska villages whose . also don't fly when it's colder than pastor is pilot priest Father Jim Kelley 20 degrees below zero, or when it's ofDillingham. Father Kelley flies twice too dark, too foggy or too windy. As a senior he traveled the state a month to South Naknek, where he celebrates Mass in the Heyano home. as the lone student adviser to the Father Kelley's presence has state Board of Education. He earned "been good for our family," said Kim . a 4.0 grade point average and was Heyano, Jordan's mother. Since Fa- valedictorian. "Don't ever sell yourself short," ther Kelley started coming, Jordan and his siblings, Megan, 14, and Heyano said,'mentioning another Lauren, five, have been baptized young man from the Bristol Bay village of Togiak who was accepted and received first Communion. Jordan Heyano said he appreci- to Brown University. "Just because ated Father Kelley's commitment. you're a village kid, and even if "Just being exposed to religion at your test scores aren't high, at least all is something you don't often get apply," he said.

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Catholic Family Radio adds new stations in Mass., R.I. SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Catholic Family Radio will add stations in Boston; Springfield, Mass.; Providence, RI.; and three towns in Maine, pending approval from federal regulators. The San Diego-based radio network already has stations in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Chicago and Philadelphia. The Catholic hierarchy has no authority over the company or its programs, but Denver Archbishop Charles 1. Chaput is an adviser. One of the network's latest offerings is a talk show by Raymond Flynn, former Boston mayor and ambassador to the Vatican. "It's a different kind of political talk

show:' said Flynn. "There's a level of education and a level of entertainment." , Flynn, who is also president of the Catholic Alliance, said possible guests include candidates in next year's presidential elections. In early September, Flynn broadcast from Ireland and Northern Ireland to discuss the peace process there. John T. Lynch, chief executive of the network, said Catholic Family Radio is unlike many of the other 1,600 religious radio stations. 'We are not addressing this to the highly committed Catholic," he said. 'We are addressjng this to the weekly Catholic ... the fallen-away Catholic and to non-Catholics."

Living the Gospel at work, home is focus of, . new magazIne ,

By ANN PIASECKI CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO - A new magazine p~blished in Chicago spotlights people who apply spirituality within the workplace, and it details the obstacles and risks they face. The 36-page, quarterly publica, tion - called The Works - is the newest venture by. the Crossroads Center for Faith and Works, which is supported in part by Old St. Patrick's Parish on Chicago's near West Side. The first issue, distributed in late September, features stories about Chicago personalities - a radio disc jockey, a Protestant minister, a .former sportswriter turned entrepreneur, an acclaimed motivational speaker and a couple who act as mentors and guide others in spirituality. It includes personal tales of faith experiences. For the editor, Mary Beth Sammons, the publication is about facing reality and soul-searching for the truth inside oneself that aches to surface. A recently divorced mother of three, she relates her message in the magazine and describes how her "perfect world" in suburban Palatine crashed and her marriage died. With the help of others, who perhaps coincidentally or through divine intervention entered her life, she was' encouraged to rely upon faith and spiritual guidance for the , ~courage to rediscover hope. The publication, with its circulation of 50,000, had been distributed for only a few days when "Sammons said responses began , pouring in. The tel~phone never stopped ringing. "I must have gotten 22 phone calls from women saying they were going through the same thing. They were crying on the phone." , Uie slick, glossy magazine put out by a team of professional newspaper reporters, book authors, photographers and graphic artists, most of whom are members of the parish, is a completely volunteer commitment. Preparation for the magazine' ",,~

LOLITA DAVIDOVICH and Mary McCormack star in the motion picture "Mystery, Alaska." , (CNS'photo from Hollywood Pictures)

Elmo recaptures the screen for young movie-goers BY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - The Sesame Street gang is back in movie theaters with a little romp titled "The Adventures of Elmo in began six months ago. The way it Grouchland" (Columbia). came together had to Qe providen- ' The story follows shy little tial, said Sammons. People whose Elmo's search for his beloved blanpaths had crossed at the Crossroads , ket, which he finally tracks to a subCenter or as members of Old St. terranean world of grouches, garPatrick's Parish came'to the fore- bage and goop. front. They helped find affordable Poor Elmo has to reckon with printing. Some serve on the the worst of the grouches (Mandy magazine's advisory board. Patinkin), who claims the blanket "In ourJirst meeting for volun- for his own until he learns a lesson teers, we had 35 people show up. , in sharing. They weren't just bodies. They were Directed by Gary Halvorson, the professional writers and photogra- Muppet characters go through their phers," she added., They created a paces in endearing fashion and, skillfully produced publication though matters get fairly messy in that is inviting to Catholics and garbage-filled Grouchland, non-Catholics alike. preschoolers will find this more As a reward, they receive the amusing than threatening., personal satisfaction that comes Though it plays well enough on from promoting lay leadership and the big screen, it's likely to find its the lay experience in a more ecu- biggest audience on video. menical approach, said Al The U.S. Catholic Conference Gustafson, the director of Cross- classification is A-I - general paroads Center. tronage. The Motion Picture AssoWhile the magazine is ciation' of America rating is G "grounded" in the Catholic faith, general audiences. the ecumenical aspect is essential and keeps from alienating those seeking an alternative spiritual path, noted G~stafson. "We wanted to harvest what was rich in other traditions." For one contributing writer, 29year-old Jeremy Langford, the, magazine is "a perfect opportunity to call people to seek for meaning in their lives." The editor of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's book, "The Gift of Peace," and editor in chief bf the religious .publishing company, Sheed & Ward, Langford admits to looking for personal iden路NEWYORK (CNS)- The foltity and deeper connections to famlowing are home videocassette ily and God. ' reviews from the U.S. Catholic , A graduate student in, theology ,Conference Office for Film and at Chicago's Catholic Th~ological Broadcasting. Each videocassette Union, Langford frequently speaks is available. on VHS format. out about spirituality. A popular "Lost & Found" (1999) presenter at numerous ,seminars, Wan comedy in which complilecture series and workshops" incations arise after a restaurant cluding Theology on Tap, he enowner, (David Spade) infatuated courages self-assessment and goalwith a French cellist (Sophie , s.etting. "I'm very interested in usMarceau) steals her dog in order ing the Catholic Christian tradition to be the hero when he returns it. to invite people to thjnk about their ,As directed by JeffPollack, the thin lives and where they're going."

"Drive Me Crazy' (20th Century Fox) Formula tee,n romancein which a,senior-class leader (Melissa Joan Hart) and a surly classmate (Adria!) Grenier) begin dating in hopes of winning back their former heartthrobs by making them jealous, with predictable results. Directed by John Schultz, the fitful high school proceedings are all extracurricular and mostly tedious with cliched adolescent characters mooning over how they're making out in the dating game. Sexual situations and innuendo, alcohol and drug abuse and instances of profanity and rough language. The U.S.

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premise makes the comic' antics seem little more than a stretchedout sitcom. A few crude'sexual references, fleeting nudity, much toilet humor and an instance of profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification isA-II1- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parentsare strongly cautioned that some materiallIiay be inappropriate for children under 13. (Warner)

"Pushing Tin" (1999) Quirky comedy in which the intense professional rivalry between two' air traffic controllers (John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton) spills over into their personal lives to threaten their respective marriages (to Cate Blanche'tt and Angelina Jolie). Briskly directed by Mike Newell, the characters' finely tuned performances poke fun at the macho world of controllers whose splitsecond decisions mean life or death in the skies. Brief violence,

Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Pic~ ture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly ~au颅 tioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Mystery, Alaska" (Hollywood) Slick. but mindless sports comedy in which the, title small-town hockey team challenges the New York Rangers to an exhibition game, but most of the story follows the troubled relationships of individual Mystery team members with their wives, lovers and assorted offspring. Directed by Jay Roach from a script co-authored by producer David E. Kelley, the meandering plot tries to give the characters some' romantic appeal but gets no further than quirky sex before the brutal , action on the ice and feel-good ending. Stylized violence on and off the rink, several sexual encounters and much innuendo as well as frequent profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conferenceclassification isA-N -adults, with reservations. The Motion PictureAssociation of America rating is R.- restricted.

theme of infidelity, ,fleeting nudity and some profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIII "'- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted. (Fox) "10 1bings I Hate About Yw" (1999) Crude high school comedy in which a surly senior (Heath Ledger) is paid to take out a hostile student (Julia Stiles) so that her younger sister (Larisa Oleynik) will then be allowed to date as well. As lamely directed by Gil Junger, adults are hapless or horrible and 'adolescents have only one thing on their minds. Brief violence, some crass sexual references and some underage drinking. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification isA-III-adults. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. (Touchstone)

Catholic bishops speak out on marriage prep, cohabitation Vatican's family council THEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., October 15, 1999

Editor's Note: The recent focus by the National Catholic Bishops' Committee on Marriage and Family on the growing practice of unmarried couples living together and the ancillary issue of marriage preparation, points up the undermining of society itself and the lack of commitment in many Christian marriages. In order for clergy, pastoral ministers and the laity to have adequate information on the issues, The Anchor, in upcoming editions, will offer the text ofthe report as published in the CNS documentary service, "Origins."

specr, couples can be helped to understand and live the vocation of Christian marriage," it says. The report, copyright (c) 1999 by the U.S. Catholic Conference, follows. INTRODUCTION Today almost halfthe couples who come for marriage prep~ation in the Catholic Church are in a cohabiting relationship. (I) Cohabitation, in a commonly understood sense, means living together in a sexual relationship without marriage. Living together in this way involves varying degrees ofphysical and emotional interaction. Such a relationship is a false sign. It contradicts the meaning of a sexual relationship in marriage as the total gift of oneself in fidelity, exclusivity and permanency. Over the past 25 years cohabitation has become a major social phenomenon affecting the institution of marriage and family life. (2) It is also an extremely perplexing issue for priests, deacons and lay pastoral ministers who help couples prepare for marriage in the Church.

the increased number of dioceses that now include a treatment of the issue within their marriage-preparation policies. In this present resource paper the NCCJ;3 Committee on Marriage and Family builds upon the foundation provided by ''Faithful to Each Other Forever" when it first treated the question of cohabitation. The paper adopts the same twopart structure: empirical data and pastoral approaches. Its purpose is twofold: 1. To impart information that is current and relevant to all who particiMarriage Preparation and pate in the Church's ministry with enCohabiting Couples: gaged couples, including those in diInformation Report ocesan leadership who might be in "The general goal of marriage the process ofrevising their marriagepreparation with all couples is the preparation policies; same.... For cohabiting couples a spe2. To offer a descriptive overview cific goal may be added: to encourof common pastoral approaches now age the couple to reflect on their situbeing taken in U.S. dioceses to the ation and why they decided to covarious situations and issues conhabit, and to provide insights into posnected with the phenomenon of cosible consequences, factors that may habiting couples. present special challenges to them," This paper is neither an official says an information report isstatement of the Committee sued inAugust by the National on Marriage and Family nor Conference of Catholic Bishof the National Conference of ops' Committee on Marriage Catholic Bishops. It does not and Family. The report, neioffer formal recommendations ther an official statement of for action. It is intended as a the committee nor of the resource paper, offering acomNCCB, does not offer "formal pilation of resources and a rerecommendations for action"; flection of the present "state it reflects upon "the present ofthe question" regarding cer'state of the question' regardtain issues of cohabitation. ing certain issues of cohabitaIn this way, it wishes to tion," reviewing current rehelp: search into the characteristics 1. Bishops and diocesan of couples who cohabit and staff who are reviewing and surveying policies and pracpossibly revising their martices in U.S. dioceses regardriage-preparation policies. ing several "concrete ques2. Priests, deacons, pastotions that arise during marral ministers and lay volunteers riage preparation with cohabwho want to become more initing couples": Should they be formed and effective in workencouraged to separate before . ing with cohabiting couples the wedding? Can marriage who come to marriage-prepabe denied or delayed for a coration programs. habiting couple? Is it possible 3. Those who are responfor cohabitation to scandalize sible for in-service and conthe community? And is a tinuing education of clergy The NCCB's committee inforsimple wedding ceremony and laity who carry out the mational report offers no recommost appropriate for cohabitChurch's ministry of marriage mendations for action but rather . ing couples? "Today almost preparation. reflects on the state of the issue. half the couples who come for As 'pointed out in "Faithmarriage preparation in the ful to Each Other Forever" (p. . 71), the committee acknowlCatholic Church are in a cohabiting relationship," the report says. ''Many In 1988 the National Conference edges a distinction between sexual pastoral ministers identify cohabita- of Catholic Bishops' Committee on activity outside of marriage and cotion as the most difficult issue they Pastoral Practices published "Faith- habitation. They are not identical matdeal with in marriage preparation," the ful to Each Other Forever: A Catholic ters. One can exist without the other. report notes. It says the majority of Handbook of Pastoral Help for Mar- Couples may engage in sexual interdiocesan policies and practices cur- riage Preparation." The intent of this course without living together; other rently follow a middle way between volume was to be a resource for those couples may share the same residence two extremes of "immediately con- involved in marriage-preparation but not live in a sexual relationship. fronting the couple and condemning work. It remains a very useful and The focus ofthis paper, however, is on their behavior, and ignoring the co- comprehensive pastoral tool. cohabitation understood as both havhabitation; they integrate "general "Faithful to Each Other Forever" ing a sexual relationship and living correction with understanding and discussed (pp. 71-77) the question of together in the same residence. Morecompassion." One challenge in mar- cohabitation under two headings: (a) over, in Part 2, the paper focuses even riage preparation is ''to provide addi- input on cohabitation from personal more narrowly on a segment of cotional formation for those who pre- experiences and the behavioral sci- habiting couples, namely those who pare couples for marriage so that they ences, and (b) pastoral approaches to choose to move out of this type of can more effectively handle the issues cohabiting couples. In this latter sec- relationship and into the life-long raised by cohabitation. Another chal- tion the handbook drew upon the writ- commitment of marriage. It is this lenge is learning how to discuss co- ten policies ofa few dioceses to present group of engaged couples who pose habitation in the various settings in a range of possible options for work- certain unique pastoral challenges. which marriage preparation takes ing with cohabiting couples who In both sections of the paper the place," says the report. Above all, it come seeking marriage in the Church. committee has chosen a question-andadds, "when cohabiting couples apNow, nearly 12years after the origi- answer format in order to organize the proach the Church for marriage, we nal work of ''Faithful to Each Other material in a concise manner. encourage pastoral ministers to rec- Forever," the cumulative pastoral exTo be continued with Part I: ognize this as a teachable moment" perience of ministering to cohabiting Empirical Information About Coand an opportunity for evangeliza- couples has broadened and deepened. habitation and Marrwge in the Oction. "Treated with sensitivity and re- This is reflected, at least partially, in tober 22 issue of The Anchor.

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manifest objective," a Vatican statement said. VATICAN CITY - The VatiThe cardinal said that the imcan invited a small group of schol- portance of the family's foundaars from around the world to ex- tion on marriage comes not so amine the growing practice of much from the demands of faith, unmarried couples living to- but on the true good of society. gether, an official said. "The, institution of marriage Abo u t .----, guarantees half a dozen 'The institution of mar- the nature of experts will . h social commitment in take part in a nage guarantees t e nature late-Decem- 'of social commitment in fafavor of the ber meeting vor of the weaker members, w e a k e r at the Pon- especially the children." members, ~stifical Coun-Vatican statement pecially the cil for the children," F ami I y , the stateMsgr. Francesco di Felice, the ment said. "Therefore, the stabilcouncil's undersecretary, told ity which political powers must Catholic News Service. A list of guarantee is not a strictly reliparticipants was not available. gious good, but a human good." Cardinal Tettamanzi warned The issue of cohabitation also surfaced during a Pontifical Coun- that laws making marriage just cil for the Family meeting in Sep- one of many personal union optember with the heads of the Eu- tions would undermine society ropean bishops' family commis- itself. "A claimed equality between sions. Italian Cardinal Dionigi family and cohabitation on the Tettamanzi of Genoa warned par- part of society and civil law would ticipants that "certain cultural introduce family models which forces of a radical character have cannot be compared in the slightthe destruction of the family in- est, and which result in damage stitution as their more or less to society," the statement said.

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Vatican urges vigilance on nuclear materials traffic'king By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

"Fear and anxiety about the real VIENNA, Austria - While the possibilities of a secret production possibility of nuclear confliCt of explosive nuclear devices do not seems remote, the world's people favor trust and confidence," he said. The monsignor told delegates need to be assured that nuclear materials are not being trafficked, . that the Vatican was among the nations signing the nonproliferation a Vatican official said. "Illicit trafficking in nuclear agreements, "and the Vatican doors material eventually might pave the are widely opened for any verificaway for clandestine activities tion" that it is in full compliance. While it would be easy to conwhich greatly disturb the internavince most tional community," "Fear and anxiety about the people that they do not Msgr. Domireal possibilities of a secret pro- have to n i que worry about Rezeau told duction of explosive nuclear the Vatican the Interna- devices do not favor trust and misusing t ion a I confidence." nuclear maAtomic En- Msgr. Dominique Rezeau terials, they ergy Agency. are not so . The moneasily assignor, representing the Vatican, spoke during sured about other nations, he said. He encouraged developed nathe recent general conference ofthe agency, which aims to promote the tions to give more support to the peaceful use of nuclear technology agency's programs to use nuclearand conducts inspections to enSlclre related technology to find water compliance with international trea- and to create drinking water from ties on nuclear material and tech- saltwater. Msgr. Rezeau said the need to find nology. "Even though a nuclear conflict new sources of potable water is beseems to be remote for the time becoming more urgent and is ari essening," Msgr. Rezeau said, the agency' tial part of supporting sustainable still has work to do.' development throughout the world.

POPE JOHN Paul II gathers with the bishops of Europe for a session of the European synod at the Vatican. The synod opened in early October with a call to revitalize evangelization in Europe. (eNS photo from Vatican)

Synod observers high_ight family, prayer and small com~unities By CINOVWOODEN

When people forget ~heir place as God's creatures and their responsibilities toward God, he said, "we become unsuited to marriage, to family and to society." The Catholic Church must preach Christ's message: "Repent and believe the Gospel," he said.

home, where the little ones first come to know the Savior and, from the witness of their parents, learn VATICAN CITY - When the ABCs of living in society," he people ignore God, even their expressions of love lose their full said. Denis Vienot, president of meaning and can become harmful, said a lay observer at the Synod of Caritas Europe, told the bishops Bishops for Europe. that many of Europe's poor experience the Gospel and get their "We make love, but we do When people forget their first glimpse of the Catholic not love; we create knowledge, but we do not know; we make I G d' d Church through their enc(Junter work, but do not work," said p ace as 0 s creatures an with Catholic charities. Stanislaw Grygiel, a professor at their responsibilities toward "For some, the doors of the Church are too difficult to cross; Rome's Pope John'P;lUl II Insti- God, Professor Grygiel said, tute for Marriage and Family "we become unsuited to marCaritas allows them to enter riage, to familv and to society." them through a window," he Studies. J said. Grygiel was one of 15 lay and Sister Marie Noelle religious observers addressing the synod's Oct. 5 evening session. Hausman, the Belgian superior Their presentations focused on Through conversion and a rec- of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of the importance of the family, lay ognition that God is present in oth- Mary, told the bishops the synod's communities, religious life and ers, people rediscover how love, working document and some of its charity for bringing Gospel values knowledge and work were meant speeches "treat consecrated life as to Europe. to be in God's plan. a very ill patient." "Consecrated life cannot be reGrygiel said when the Gospel William Stainsby, moderator of contrasts "the world" with God's the Center for Faith and Culture in duced to its problems of vocations plan, it is highlighting how vanity, Ireland, urged the synod to focus or aging," Sister Hausman said. The "the concupiscence of the eyes and its energies on supporting Chris- witness of community life and of poverty, chastity and obedience are of the flesh" fracture union with tian families. ''The civilization of love at the too important for the Church in God and deform lo~e, 'knowledge and work. heart of Christian culture begins at Europe to brush aside, she said. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little . group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happi- . ness 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路 Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Diyine Will. 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 of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

Bishop has no say in parish affairs MOSCOW - A small Roman Catholic church in Russia's hinterlands is being denied registration as a religious organization by officials who object to the bishop having a say in parish affairs. The problem in Syzran, a city of 250,000 nearly 600 miles southeast of Moscow, is not a threat to the wellbeing of the Roman Catholic Church in Russia. However, the situation typifies the kind of difficulties for minority faiths that were expected to stem from a controversial 1997 Russian law on religion, which was opposed by the Vatican and religious-freedom advocates. With Dec. 31 looming as the deadline for the registration of all religious organizations under the law, Syzran's pastor, Father Philip Andrews, is scrambling to garner the necessary approval of his parish charter from local Justice Ministry officials. Because dozens of other Catholic parishes across Russia have been registered already using a standard charter, Father Andrews said he had expected smooth sailing. . Instead, when Father Andrews visited the Justice Ministry office in the provincial capital of Samara Sept. 28, he was told that the parish charter conflicted with existing laws. Specifically, a Justice Ministry official explained that because the bishop heads a different juridical body

and is not a member ofthe local parish, he cannot interfere in parish affairs by, for example, .liquidating it. Elsewhere in Russia, Catholic organizations - the Jesuits, for example - also have been refused registration by the Justice Ministry. The Jesuits face the opposite problem ofthe Syzran parish. Officials recommended the Jesuits drop their claim for recognition as an independent legal body and, instead, register as part of an apostolic administration. The Jesuits, in tum, are loathe to yield their independence to the local apostolic administrator, whose powers in Russia roughly correspond to those of a diocesan bishop. FatherAndrews raised the alarm with U.S. Catholics. In an Oct. 2 e-mail to Father Andrews, Jack Cullinan, a foreign policy adviser for the U.S. Catholic Conference, said he had alerted the State Department and congressional human rights monitors about the situation. FatherAndrews also sent a message to Vice PresidentAI Gore's office about the problem in Syzran. "If nothing happens in, say two weeks, then I'll try my German connections;' Father Andrews said. Historically, Catholics in Syzran have been ethnic Germans or Poles. To this day, Masses are celebrated in Russian and German.

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By 1890, the parishioners had be- Champagneur in Joliett, Quebec, come too numerous for the church where he died in September 1956 and St. Hyacinth Parish was at age 88. founded, leaving 4,600 members at A former curate under Father Sacred Heart. Valois, Father Alphonse Gauthier, Father Joseph-Adelard Payan was named his successor. A high was the third pastor, under whose Mass on Christmas 1961, marked administration a separate new the end of repair work. Father school building was dedicated on Gauthier died two months later in Jan. 20, 1892 at a cost of $40,000. 1962. He was replaced by Father Charles In the spring of 1962, Father Polycarpe Gaboury, who saw his Henri R. Canuel, a native of Fall parish diminish to 1,200 families River, became pastor, taking great when St. Anthony Parish was interest in improving the two cemeteries while having to make the founded. Following Father Gaboury's res- hard decision of closing the school ignation due to ill health in 1913, and convent. He died in Florida on Father Omer ValQis took his place , Nov. 17, 1980. and remained as pastor for 36 years. In 1972, Bishop Daniel A. Many parish improvements were Cronin, as the new Bishop of Fall made in the 1920s, most notably River, asked Father Ernest Blais to the opening of St. Joseph House as take charge of Sacred Heart Parish a refuge for young girls. It subse- as the eighth pastor. The vibrant quently became occupied entirely pastor saw to the renovation of the by senior citizens and was staffed parish hall, creation of a parking by the Sister of Charity of Quebec. lot, the overseeing of two cemeterAt age 79, Father Valois relin- ies, the reorganization of parish quished the parish he had served groups and establishing a choir. so well and retired to Maison Later assigned to Notre Dame Par-

Convention a holistic approach for anyone who is involved with Catholic teaching in schools and education. In addition to the workshops it will feature more than 30 exhibitors who represent religious publications, catechetical programs, retail businesses and Catholic education. They will be set up in the gym. Catholic Social Services will be offering its Abuse Prevention Workshop. "The convention offers all our teachers and catechists a spiritual experience," said Bonneau. "It's a chance to speak with their bishop, get a national viewpoint, work in basic methodologies and attend workshops for their own spiritual enrichment." There will also be opportunities for attendees to learn more about the millennium and ways to bring that celebration back to their parishes and schools as well as a workshop on the Eucharistic Congress. The annual event will begin

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFail River-Fri., Octoher 15,1999 ish in Fall River, he died in 1994. Father Thomas Morrissey came to Sacred Heart in June 1980. Born in Fall River, he was ordained in 1961. During his pastorate the sanctuary was updated to its current design and the Communion rail removed; the sacristy was converted to a chapel; and the interior and exterior of the rectory refurbished. He currently is pastor of St. Jacques in Taunton. Father Dufour, a native of Fall River, arrived at Sacred Heart in 1988, after serving as pastor at St. Michael's in Swansea and St. George's in Westport. "We'll be looking at this long parish history at the reunion night, which we are calling 'Memories Night," Father Dufour said. "We'll have all kinds of photographs and history for people to look at, and recall how everything here began, and how, as a parish, we have welcomed ethnic groups of all kinds over the years. We have been called 'the little church with the big heart.' All of us are looking forward to a wonderful, meaningful celebration."

Boston Auxiliary Bishop McNamara retires at 72 By CATHOL.IC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop John R. McNamara of Boston, a onetime Navy chief of chaplains. The resignation was announced Tuesday at the Vatican. Bishop McNamara, 72, had been an auxiliary bishop in Boston for seven years. Under Church law a bishop is expected to submit his resignation to the pope at the age of 75, but Bishop McNamara's resignation was accepted under provisions of the Code of Canon Law, which allow him to resign "because of illness or some other grave reason." A native of Worcester, Bishop McNamara was ordained to the

priesthood in 1952. He served in the Navy from 1962 to 1988 becoming chief of chaplains and reaching the rank of rear admiral. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal and the Bronze Star for service with the Marines in Vietnam. He was named a monsignor in 1985 and upon retirement from the Navy in 1988 became the pastor of St. Brigid Parish in Boston. He was appointed and ordained a bishop in 1992. This year, Bishop McNamara testified before the Massachusetts Legislature on behalf of the state's proposed Defense of Marriage Act, which would legally define marriage as taking place between one man and one woman.

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with registration at 8 a.m. and include morning prayer with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley. The day concludes at 3: 15 p.m. Thomas Thibodeau will be the keynote speaker. Thibodeau is an assistant professor of theology at Viterbo College in Wisconsin, a pastoral minister, professional speaker and parish catechist. Bonneau saw him present at a Diocesan Catholic Education Leadership Day last year. "People are really looking for: ward to hearing Thomas Thib9deau," said Bonneau. "He's a dynamic speaker." Four professional development points can be earned by teachers and applied toward Massachusetts teaching certification for those in the Catholic or public schools. Deacons and catechists of the diocese will be able to obtain con~ tinuing education units which may be applied to their' professional certifications respectively.

The Office of the Permanent Diaconate has agreed to issue five CEU credits to dea.cons who attend the entire day. Bonneau commented that there were many dedicated volunteers involved in the planning of this year's convention and offered his thanks for their efforts. Diocesan Director of Education Father William T. Garland, OSA, Superintendent of Schools James A. McNamee, Director ofAdult Education Lisa M. Gulino, and Director ofYouth and Young Adult Ministry Bud Miller were among those who helped plari and coordinate the day. Bonneau said he is anticipating another successful convention. "I'm looking forward to a great convention and helping teachers and catechists with their faith formation. It shouldbe1rgreat oay."

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Florida fannworker honored by youth leadership group

THE STATUE of "Christ the Redeemer" rises above the clouds atop Brazil's Corcovado mountain in Rio De Janeiro. The city plans to restore the 125-foot statue that was inaugurated in 1931. The $1.8 million facelift includes a thorough scrubbing and the addition of a panoramic elevator. (CNS photo from Reuters)

NEW YORK (CNS) - Do Something, a national youth leadership organization, has named 23-year-old migrant farmworker Lucas Benitez as one of America's 10 best young community leaders for his efforts on behalf of farm workers in south florida. Last year, Benitez was the first winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award sponsored by the U.S. bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development.

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BISHOP CONNOLLY High School, Fall River recently held elections for junior and senior class officers on its student council. The seniors,above from left, are, President David Bates, Vice President Jessica Nadeau, Secretary Morgan Buonanno and Treasurer Julie Solomon. Student Body President, Sean O'Connor i,s not pictured. The junior class officers, below, are President Peter Methot, Vice President Erin Lenaghan, Secretary Theresa Sou$a and Treasurer . Meggan Marcantonio.

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Notre Dame creates new Center for Sport, Character and Culture NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) between sport participation and The University of Notre Dame has socio-moral development, the deestablished a new Center for Sport, velopment of physical education Character and Culture. and sports programs designed to Appointed as co-directors of the promote character, and the sponsorcenter are the husband-and-wife ship of conferences designed to inteam of Brenda Light Bredemeier fluence-the culture in' and aro~nd and David Light Shields. They are sport, among the nation's leading experts The center will work with the on the relationship between partici- university's Institute for Educapation in athletics and character tional Initiatives, Center for Social development, according to an an- Concerns and National Youth nouncement on the new center. , Sports Program, as well as the athThe center's primary goals are letic department'sLife Skills Proto promote sport as a means of de- gram. veloping and expressing various Bredemeier and Shields will offacets of human excellence, espe- fer undergraduate and graduate cially moral virtue, and to offer a courses on topics related to the work " social critique of practices that un- of the center. dermine the potential of sport to Bredemeier has a doctorate from Temple University focusing on the build character. Its activities will include schol- social psychology of sport and a arly research into the relationship master's degree in the same field

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The millennium and the end times "God says in prophecy" about the end of time, and it's stuff you've Have you heard about the mil- never heard of. What should yo,:, think about all of that? lennium? No, not the Backstreet Boys' alOne of the most popular tools bum. The other millennium; that for spreading the fundamentalist moment comirtg up in a couple of . message on the end times is. the months when we celebrate 2,000 best-selling fiction sefies called "Left Behind" thaI you might have years since the birth of Christ heard of - an'd that I dearly hope you "re avoiding. These' books are thinly disguised sermons designed to scare the reader - that's you. It's stealth proselytizing and subtly but persistently anti-Catholic to boot. These people will insist that the Bible gives us an extremely detailed scenario for the end of time: the New Year's party that promises First, there's the "Rapture" in to put all parties of the past to which all believers get swept up ~ame? . to heaven. Then there are seven Yes, 2000 is creeping closer. years of "tribulation" - plagues, Any thoughts? earthquakes, the rise of an AntiWe're aware, of course, that christ and so on. At the end of the final battle since there was no year "0," the 21st century doesn't really begin Armageddon - Christ will come untiIJan.1,2001,butthatdoesn't again, victorious, and set up a really affect the moment's symbol- thousand-year reign of peace on ism for most of us. earth called the millennium. Then Saying that it's 1999 is com- it's over. Life on earth, that is. Some fortable.We're used to it, and say- people even are convinced that ing the first part of it, the 19_ they know the dates on which all connects us with the past century these even'ts will occur. Here's the news. The Bible and all the strange, horrifying and wonderful things that have oc- doesn't teach any such thing in so curred during it. clear-cut a w~y. What do CathoBut nothing's happened in the lics believe? We believe that the 21st century yet. We're the first end of time indeed will be preones to step into it. We're lonely ceded 'by troubles, (although we pioneers, ' don't presume to detail them), that A lot of anxiety is brewing Jesus will return to earth for the about this transition, some of it final judgment and the world'will media-created and some of it end. Much more than that we can't real, like the Y2K concerns. Some of the excitement is even say, for Jesus himself warns us over religious. . and over that we don't know the Alot of people, especially cer- time of his return, And remember - we Catholics tain types of fundamentalists, are using this flip of a calendar page are celebrating this new millento think a lot about some serious nium with something called a "juthings, Some of them might be bilee" - a special year of praye'r and recommitment to our faith. you~ friends and might be talking to you very seriously about the Take time, and involve yourself in "end times," the jubilee rather than spending They might get you worried be- one minute of your precious time .cause they're talking to you about on imaginative fantasies about "what the Bible .says" and what "what the Bible says."

TIIEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River-Fri., October IS, 1999

The next No. 1 wedding song By CHARLIE MARTIN • CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

I Do (Cherish You) All I am, all I'll be .Everything in this world All that I'll ever need Is in your eyes Shining at me When you smile I can feel All my passions unfolding Your hand brushes mine And a thousand sensations Seduce me, 'cause I Chorus: I do cherish you

For the rest of my life Didn't know where I was going You don't have to think twice 'Til the day I found you I will love you still How you opened my life From the depths of my soul To a new paradise It's beyond my control In a world torn by change I've waited so long Still with all of my heart To say this to you 'Til my dying day If you're asking Repeat chorus Do I love you this much Sung by 98 Degrees I do In my world, before you Copyright (c) 1998 by Motown I lived outside my emotions Record Company

nlANK8 TO a teen in Coralville, Iow~, I fi- out the grace of forgiveness. .. nally got the lyrics to 98 Degrees' song "I Do Forgiving another does not me~n Ignonng the (Cherish You)." hurt that has occurred. Rather, forgiveness e~ables I always appreciate getting suggestions on a ~ouple t? face all of the truth~ re~ealed m the songs to review. Just send me a copy of the lyrics pamf~l episode a.nd to us~ the sltuatl~n a,s ~ way to the address listed below. Also, if your youth to bUIld a .health~er m~rna¥e. When. mdlvlduals group or religious education class would like to enter mamage With thiS attitude, theIr love has a collaborate with me on,a column, just contact me. much better cha~ce to endure and grow. , I would use your group'!i comments in the col~ 3. "I do pr?mlse to mak~ my perso~al ~Ife ,?utumn. . side our mam.age wort~whI1eand satls~ymg. . . Each of us IS resp~nslble for the q~alIty ~r hap,~ , "I Do"has to become the latest '~we4ding sorig!' Expect to hear it many times at weddings in the pmess that we ~xpe~lence: Inheren,t m the I do next few years. . . of a ~ood ~arrl~g~ IS one .s commitment to keep The guy in the song sings: "I do cherish you ~rowmg, to use h.fe s expenences to create a happy for the rest of my life. You don't have to think h~e . .when marnage p~tner~ make ~uch a comtwife, I will love you still." His "I do" implies tne mltm~nt, often t~emarnag~ Itself thnves, commitment that marriage requires. 4. I do promise that I Will extend the love that Of course, he cannot know what challenges to we share to ma~y others." , . ,In the CatholIc Church marrla~e IS a sacrament. this promise will emerge over time. The "I do" is a promise full of meaning and ~~s means that Go.d's presenc~ IS '!lade clear an,d hope. If a marriage is to continue, then the follow- VISible to others. This might begm With the couple. s ing promises must be part of the "I do": ext~nde~ families, but also reaches .qut to th~se m 1. "I do promise to face my own problems and . their parish and the larger co~mumty. ~uch IS the unhealthy behaviors that might appear over time." grace of the sacr:unent to~chmg many lIves. When a person enters marriage, he or she has Because love s source IS al,ways God, the marnot completed the process of personal growth. One riage is a creative a~d expansive power ~or good. of the most loving things a spouse can do is to A sacramental marna~e dem~?strates th~s. " commit to the work and change that will empower Many ?ther meamngs of I do chensh ~ou him or her to become a better human being and, could be discussed. As teens learn about marriage, thus, a better marriage partner, Doing so clearly they c~n see ~ore and m~re what such a sacred shows that spouses "cherish" one another and the commitment mvolves: ThiS kno~ledge can help marriage. them I!ve out the ~arnage commitment as a pow2, "I do promise to forgive you when you hurt me." erful sign of God s presence. People do not get married with the idea of beYour comment:' are alw~ys welcome. Please ing hurt by their partner. Yet, we do hurt those we address: Charhe Martm, 7125 W 2008, love. Consequently, no marriage survives with- Rockport, Ind. 47635.

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'IHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River'- Fri:, OctoberJ5, 1999'

Iteering pOintl ASSONET The Rosary Crafters Group of St. BeJ:Ilard's Parish will meet on Oct. 18 at 7: 15 p.m. in classroom one of the religious education center, 30 South Main Street. Join them in m~ing rosaries for people around the world. All welcome.

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ATTLEBORO - A healing service in Portuguese will be held at the La Salette .Shrine on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. It will be' led by Father Manuel Pereira and include Mass, music and the opportunity to be prayed over and anointed individually. For more information' call 222-5410. A program entitled "Can We Talk About Sin," the second in a series on the sacrament of reconciliation, will be held on Oct. 22, 7: 15 p.m. at the Shrine's chapel. It will- include a question and answer period. All welcome.

FALL RIVER'-A Eucharistic Day of Prayer 'for Vocations to priestly and religious· life will be held on Oct. 21 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. It will begin with Mass at.7:30 a.m. and include Eucharistic adoration, Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and Mass at. 4 p.m. All welcome. FALL RIVER - A new statue of Our Lady of Grace will be blessed by. Bishop Sean' P. O'Malley on Oct. 26 at a 7 p.m:Mass at Holy Name Church. It is a replica of tlie Medjugorje statue made.in.Italy and the eveningw.ill include prayer of the rQsary at' 6:40 p:m. All welcome. For more information call 619-6732. FALL RIVER' - The annual White Mass will' be hel9 on Oct. 23 at St. Mary's Cathedral at 3 p.m: It is an afternoon of affirmation and inspiration for those working in any aspect of health care. A. reception' will follow.

CENTERVILLE - The Cape Cod Widowed Support Group will be holding its next meeting on NEW BEDFORD - The Oct. 27 from 1:30-3 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Parish. The topic ,Hyacinth Circle Daughters of , will be "When Change is Forced Isabella will hold its next meetUpon Us." For more information ing on Oct. 19 at 7.p.m. in the call Dorothyann Callahan at (617) Religious Education Center of Holy Name Church. 267-5258. FAIRHAVEN - Our Lady's Haven, 71 Center Street, will host a discussion of the novel, . "Another Country," on November 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. The book offers coping strategies for caretakers of elders. All welcome. For more information call 9994561.

NEW BEDFORD - A committee has been formed to plan a reunion for graduates and those who attended St. Mary's School of St. James Parish between the· years '1956-1960. If you would like to attend or know of the location of a classmate contact Mary Gomes Rodrigues at 996-

9923· or Thomas Medeiros at . 996-9151. Students from' other years are welcome to attend: NORTIJ: DARTMOUTHThe National'Honor Society of Bishop Stang High School is sponsoring a rock-a-thon -today and tomorrow to', benefit local food pantries. Members of the NHS will'spend two days rock. ing in rocking chairs and collecting food. Community members are invited to bring canned goods and other non-perishable foods to the Stang gym between 5-10 p.m. tonig~t or 8' a.m. to midnight tomorrow. SEEKONK - A Celebration· of Faith for both single and mar-, ried 'persons in their 20s and 30s will beheld this Sunday from 2.8 p.m. at, Our Lady of Mount, Carmel Parish hall: It will include prayer, socializing, guest speakers·, musiC, Mass, refreshments and a live performance by. artist Rob Surette. For more information call Bud Miller. at 678-2828 or Lora Morgan at (401) 2784525. , . SOMERSET - A Prayer Service for Vocations will be held on Oct. 21 at St. Thomas More Parish beginning at 7:30 p.m. It will include prayer, song and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. All welcome.

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hurdle in path of solving brutal murder of Bishop Juan-Gerardo Conedera. By MIKE LANCHIN' CATHOucNEWS SERVICE

SISTER·S OF MERCY 1999 BE·NEFIT DINNER MOUNT- ST. RITA HEALTH CENTRE Sunday, November 7, 1999 VENUS 'de M1LO, SWANSEA $60.00 per Person Noon to 1 p.m. 1 p.m. Conte Orchestra

. Tickets or donations please call: . . S,ister M. Lourdette Harrold (508)679-8511 Ext. 319 Sister Rose Angela McLellan- (508) 226-4608 Sister Mary Nora Smith .(508) 992-3694 .

Team orst.. Michael's Church is sponsoring a Iiving.rosary for intentions of vocations in the diocese beginning at' 6:30,p.mJ on Oct. 17. All welcome.

TAUNTON· The Cursillo movement of the Fall River Diocese will mark its 36th year with Mass celebrate'd by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley tonight at 7p.m. at St. Joseph's Parish. Anyone SOUTH YARMOUTH who has ever lived a Cursillo "Juoilee Justice: Understanding . is wel'come. For more inforSabbath and' Jubilee," the first of mation call Barbara Gauthier seven sessions to study and reflect at 823-4116. on the biblical roots and' contemWEST HARWICH - The porary call to Jubilee, will be held on Oct. 18 from 7:30-9:15 p.m. Perpetual Adoration Chapel in at St. Pius X Parish (St. Mary's .. Holy Trinity Church, Route 28, Hall). It is sponsored by Pax invites people to sign up and Christi-Cape Cod, and, all those spend and hour or two in searchingJor peace are welcome. prayer. This regional chapel of For more information call 771- the mid-Cape area depends on the support of people. All ages 6737. welcome. For more'informaSOUTH YARMOUTH - A tioncall Jane H. Jannell at 430Separated-Divorced Catholies 0014., Support Group will meet on; Oct. - WEST~ORT - The Fall 19 at the Life Center of St. Pius X Parish. It w.ill feature _guest River Diocesan Council of sp'eaker Father Jay T. Maddock Catholic Women - District 1 will addressing the annulment process. hold a meeting on Oct. 20 at 7 Welcome is at 6:30 p.m. and, the p.m. at Our Lady of Grace meeting beginsat'7 p.m. For more Church. It will include' a living information' call Father Richard rosary and new members are welcome. Affiliate president~ are M. Roy at 255:"0170. reminded to bring two dozen SWANSEA - The Vocation pastries.

Second p'rosecutor in bishop's murder' re'signs, flees Guatemala

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SOUTH' YARMOUTH· The St: Pius-X Parish·nurses will. sponsor a day of recollection and, professional growth on Oct.' 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the parish'life center. Sacred Heart Sis- , ter Nancy. Kehoe will present the program and' all nurses and caregivers are welcome. For more information and reservations call Marylee Meehan at 77'1.5856.

In lieu of purchasing a ticket, DONATIONS are appreciated: Mount St. Rita Health Centre 15 Sumner Brown Road Cumberland, RI 02864 This message sponsored by the following business concerns in the Fall River diocese WALSH PHARMACY· GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA INSURANCE AGENCY· FEITELBERG INSURANCE AGENCY GmBE MANUFACTURIN<;3CoMPANY • DURO FINISHING CORPORATION

cial prosecutor leading the invesGalindo was the second prostigations into the murder of Auxil- ecutor to resign from the inquiry iary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera into the murder of Bishop Gerardi, of Guatemala City resigned. and bludgeoned to death outside his fled into exile in the United States parish home in Guatemala City with his family, sources in Guate- April 26, 1998. mala City confirmed recently. Two days before his death, Special pr'osecutor Celvin Bishop.Gerardi had issued a reGalindo told a news agency that port on abuses committed by the he decided to resign after having security forces during received "multiple death threats" Guatemala's 36-year civil war since taking on the case in Janu- that ended in' 1996. Church and human rights leaders believe that ary. Galindo, his wife and three chil- the bishop's killin'g was a vendren left last week for an undis- detta by high-ranking army ofclosed location in the United ficers. On the initiative of States, where it is believed he will . Galindo, the official investigations led by Ardon were rediseek political asylum. The president of the Guatema- rected toward examining the role lan bishops' conference, Arch- of the military. "We were pleased with how he bishop Victor Hugo Martinez Contreras of Los Altos, was leading the investigations," Quezaltenango-Totonicapan, said: :..Archbishop Martinez told CNS. "This is terrible, I deeply regret this . In May Galindo took the unhappening ... (he) has every right precedented step of order-ing DNA to defend his own life and that of tests on 17 people, including 12 his family, but (his resignation) military officers and a diocesan makes me deeply sad." priest, suspected of involvement With the departure of Galindo, in the case. Full results of the tests, "the Gerardi case once again carried out by the FBI, have not reaches an impasse. Afrer so many yet been made public. leads having been found, (the inIn his letter of resignation, vestigations) have again been trun- Galindo wrote: "When I was ascated" he told Catholic News Ser- signed this case I saw that it could vice in a'telephone interview. mean the end of my career as a Archbishop Martinez said he prosecutor, but I was honored to believed Galindo was forced into take on the challenge. resigning because "he was leading "In the past months the threats the investigations along the path have intensified and they have left toward the truth. The road he was me no dourse but to leave the case. talcing was getting near the truth." ... In view of this and fn view of The future of the investigatioQs, he the lack of objective conditions said, would depend on "someone for (my) security, I have no choice courageous" being appointed in his but to present my irrevocable resignation," he wrote. place.