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Westporter takes . reins of NCCW Boston Province By DEACON JAMES

Study to look at Fall-River Catholic schools

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By JOHN E. KEARNS JR. DIOCESAN DIRECToR OF CoMMUNICATIONS

COLUMBUS, Ohio -When Bishop Michael Bransfield of Wheeling-Charleston closed the September 23-25 convention of the National Convention of Catholic Women saying, "You are doing so many good things for' the right reasons:' he could well have been talking about Lynette M. Ouellette. A member of St. George's Parish in Westport, Ouellette was installed as Boston Province director of the NCCW earlier during the convention, placing her in one of the top regional posts in the Catholic women's organization committed to serving the Church, family and community. It's a demanding job the former teacher and long-active member and leader in the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women said she relishes. "It will mean lots more travel- and I have done a great deal already - and thank. God my husband Normand is very understanding and very supportive:' said Ouellette, whose province includes the Fall River Diocese, all of New Hampshire and Maine as well. Residents of Westport, they are the parents of a son and grandparents of two. "It's been something of a journey since joined the diocese's Council ofCatholic Women in the late 1988s as a member of St. George's Tum to page 15 - Director

FALL RIVER - A comprehensive study of Catholic schools in Fall River will begin this fall to evaluate Catholic elementary education in the city and to determine ways to strengthen the schools, individually and as a citywide system. George A. Milot, diocesan superintendent of schools, has announced the formation of an ad hoc committee of veteran educators and planning and building consultants whose mission will be, he said, ''to collect and analyze significant data pertaining to all of the Catholic schools in the city of Fall River and, from the data, to offer recommendations to improve the delivery system of Catholic education in the city." Members of this ad hoc committee are Dominican Sister Ann Dominic Roach, former superintendent of schools in the Boston Archdiocese, who will chair the group; Martina Grover, former teacher and principal ofSt. Mary School, Taunton; Mercy Sister Elaine Heffen1an, former teacher, principal, and diocesan director ofReligious Education; Deacon Thomas Palanza, an independent design and construction consultant; and Douglas Rodrigues, planning consultant for the diocese. This work is being undertaken, Milot explained, in response to the decline in the school

TAKING IT TO THE STREETS - Diocesan faithful process on South Main Street in Fall River in the annual Peace March on October 8. (Photo by Brian Kennedy)

Peace March celebrates Our Lady of Fatima in many tongues By BRIAN KENNEDY ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - Hundreds of parishioners from around the Fa)J. River Diocese gathered for the annual Our Lady ofFatima Peace March. As the procession rolled down South Main Streettowards St. Anne's Church, songs in a multitude of languages could be heard. Upon entry, the statue of Our Lady of Fatima· was placed to the left of the ambo, and the service began with a rosary. The

Joyful Mysteries were recited with each decade in a different language: Portuguese, English,-Spanish, French, and finally Polish. "Ave Maria's" were sung between each mystery, until the Mass began. The hymns were sung in many languages, performed by the choir and congregation in a beautiful service unlike. any other. The readings also spanped three languages, showcasing the true universality of Tum to page 18 - Peace

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Award-wining Pro-Life film set to reach mainstream audience By MATT McDONALD ANCHOR STAFF'

BUZZARDS BAY - The enthusiastic" applause at the end of a pre-release screening ·of the independent movie '~Bella"'last month showed it had won over the mostly .hand-picked crowd of Roman Catholics. Now . industry watchers are waiting to see how the movie does when it is released to a wider audience October 26. ·'·'Bella" is about a Latino restaurant chef in New York City who tries to persuade a coworker not to have an abortion.

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It's about more than that, of course, b~t the clear anti-abortion and pro-family me~- . sages have helped attract religious groups. The Pro-Life Apostolate of the Diocese of Fall River hosted a showing of the movie September 30 at Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Bourne. "I think "Bella" can just carry a tremendous message. It's hitting the young people. That's what's so encouraging," said Mari~ Desrosiers, director of the diocese's Pro Lif'e office, while speaking to the audience after II

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World Mission Sunday reminds us to advance the Good News "But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on the earth" (Lk 18:1-8). By DEACON JAMES

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NEW BEDFORD - This Sunday, World Mission Sunday, the faithful in parishes across the Fall River Diocese will replicate what is taking place in churches all over the world - an active renewal of our baptismal commitment to share our faith, to spread the "Good News" to those waiting to know Christ - some of them

without a sign of hope. Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, is calling every Catholic to celebrate at Mass Sunday our vocation to be missionaries and to forward the work of the missions. "All the churches for all the world" is the theme for this year's World Mission Sunday. "It invites the local Church - the parishes - of every continent to share awareness of the urgent need to relaunch missionary action in the face of the many serious challenges of our time," said Msgr. John J. Oliveira, director of the Society for the

Propagation of the Faith for the Fall River Diocese. "The whole idea of Mission Sunday is to realize that while we may not be able to travel to a distant land to be evangelists or catechists, we can fulfill our missionary responsibility through prayer and financial support of the missions and missionaries," he said. "By our prayers next weekend and by what we offer the Propagation of the Faith, we become spiritual partners with mission priests, Sister, Brothers, and catechists who Tum to page 18 - Missions

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Prayerful presence in St. Peter's is neat reminder of its purpose VATICAN CITY (CNS) More than enforcing a dress code and broadcasting a multilingual reminder that St. Peter's Basilica is a church, seeing people praying in the basilica reminds tourists that the magnificent building is designed to give glory to' God, Pope Benedict XVI said. "In this sacred place where thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world come each day, there must be a stable community of prayer," the pope told the priests who form the chapter of St. Peter's Basilica. Archbishop Angelo Comastri, archpriest of the basilica, told the pope that since the sixth century there always has been a group of clergy assigned to pray at the tomb of St. Peter. . Pope Benedict said that in recent

years the chapter has rediscovered its original purpose, "consisting, first of all, of the ministry of prayer." "If prayer if fundamental for all Christians," he said, "for you, dear brothers, it can be said to be a professional obligation." Pope Benedict told the priests that "prayer is service to the Lord, who always deserves to be. praised and adored" and, at the same time, it is a witness before other men and women. The pope said the mission of the chapter is to "recall, with your prayerful presence at the tomb of Peter, that nothing comes before God; that the church is entirely oriented toward him, toward his glory; (and) that the primacy of Peter is at the service of the unity of the Church, which is at the service of the Holy ninity's plan for salvation."

Because ofJesus' divinity, all . humans can be saved, says pope

THE NEW, LIGHTER CROSIER - Pope Benedict XVI holds a balloon at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican recently. In his audience address, the pope said, "Christ is our savior precisely because he is true God and true man." (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters)

Pope asks for prayers after.Russian Orthodox walk out of dialogue

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Be- every human being to himself." cause God became human in Jesus By CINDY WOODEN "Because of this, the path toward The Russian Orthodox Church Church." CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE Christ, all humans can be saved, Christ is open to everyone," Pope does not recognize the Estonian ApThe document, he said, will look Pope Benedict XVI said. Benedict said. . VATICAN CITY Pope ostolic Church, which is tied to the at the biblical foundations for seeing "Christ is our savior precisely beThe pope also told the estimated .Benedict XVI asked for pray~rs for Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Church as a sacramental presence cause he is true God and true man," 23,000 people .at the audience that participants in the Catholic-Orthodox Constantinople, said a statement by in the world and at how responsibilhe said October 10 at his weekly gen- one ofhis favorite passages from the international theological dialogue af- the Russian Orthodox Church. The ity and authority are exercised on the eral audience in St. Peter's Square. writings of St. Hilary is: "God can ter the Russian Orthodox delegation Russian Orthodox Church believes local, regional and universal level. Continuing a series of audience . never be anythifig but love, or any- walked out of the meeting. the Orthodox in Estonia fall under the Members ofthe dialogue commistalks about early <:;hurch theolC?- .thing but a father. And he who loves "I ask you to join me in sion hope the document will lay gians, Pope Benedict focused his does not envy; he who is father is praying that this important the foundation for a new docu. remarks on St. Hilary of Poitiers, a wholly and entirely father. This meeting will help the joumey During the Orthodox meeting, ment focusing on primacy fourth-century doctor of the Church name admits ofno compromise: No toward full communion beRussian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion of within.the Church and, specifiand strong defender of the Church one can be partly father, and partly tween Catholics and Orthodox Vienna and Austria told the other cally, on the status and role of teaching that Christ was both fully not." and that we could soon share Orthodox delegates that his delega- the bishop of Rome among all human and fully divine. In the same way, St. Hilary the same chalice of the Lord," Christian bishops, the particiSt. Hilary taught that Christ, who taught, as the beloved Son of God, the pope said October 10 dur- tion would leave the meeting if they pant said. came from perfection, "is perfec- Jesus must possess aU that his father ing his weekly general audi- did not ask the Estonian Orthodox Of the Orthodox churches delegation to leave. tion," the pope said. "Assuming a possesses, which is why Christians ence. participating in the dialogue, human nature, the Son of God united recognize him as God. Members of the dialogue the Russian Orthodox Church commission were meeting October 8- jurisdiction of the Russian Orthodox has the largest membership. 15 in Ravenna, Italy, to continue work Church, not the ecumenical patriarchThe Vatican announced thatArchbegun a year ago on a document on ate. bishop Paul Cordes, head ofthe PonCub~ the sacramental nature of the Church The ecumenical patriarchate and tifical Council Cor Unum, planned to VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The by Pope Benedict XVI. and its consequences for the structure the Vatican sponsor the dialogue and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II Vatican's secretary of s~te will visit Castro said Pope Benedict had of the Church and Church decision- issue the invitations for participation. of Moscow on Thursday. . Cuba early next year. the face of"a good angel" and woul4 making. The dialogue participant said delArchbishop Cordes, whose office Vatican sources confirmed. that be welcome to visit Cuba, accordThe Roman Catholic delegation egations expect to be able to complete promotes and coordinates Catholic Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone would uig to Cardinal Bertone. . met separately from the 16 Orthodox work on their document, "The charitable activity, will visit Russia to . travel to the communist island naThe cardinal said Castro praised delegations OCtober 9 to prepare for Ecclesiological and Canonical Con- participate in a meeting of Catholic tion and possibly pay a visit t~ its the local Church's social efforts, say- the joint working sessions. sequences ofthe Sacramental Nature charities, which often work in coop.. ailing leader, Fidel Castro. ing that when it comes to working During the Orthodox meeting, of the Church: Ecclesial Commun- eration with Orthodox charitable inThough it will be the first time among the poor and needy "the Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion of ion, Conciliarity andAuthority in the stitutions, the announcement said. he visits Cuba as the Vatican's No. . Church is. ahead of all of us." Vienna and Austria told the other two official, Cardinal Bertone travRelati6ns between the Church Orthodox delegates that his delega- r - " - . - _.._ . - .- - . - . - . - - - - . OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE eled there and met with Castro in and the Cuban govemme!1t have had tion would leave the meeting if they DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER 2005 when he was the archbishop ups and downs since the revolution did not ask the Estonian Orthodox VoL 51, No. 40 of Genoa, Italy. that put Castro in power in 1959. delegation to leave. Member: Catholic Press Assncialion. Catholic News Service Published weekly except for two weeks in the summer and the week after While Vatican sources did not Pope John Paul's historic visit to A participant at the dialogue told Christmas by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River, 887 Highland Avenue, have definitive dates for the the island lowered the tension, al- Catholic News Service October 10 Fall River, MA 02720, Telephone 508-675-7151 - FAX 508-675-7048, email: cardinal's trip, other than occurring though there has been little progress that both Catholic and Orthodox reptheanchor@anchomews.org. Slilscription price by mail, postpaid $14.00 per year. "at the beginning of the year," news on several of the Church's demands, resentatives were "a bit shocked" at Send address changes to P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA, call or use email address PUBLISHER路 Most Reverend George W. Coleman agencies predicted the visit might such as access to state-controlled Bishop Hilarion's ultimatum and de, EXECUTIVE EDITOR Father Roger J. Landry falherrogerlandry@anchomews.org coincide with the lOth路 anniversary media and education. cision to leave, but the Catholic posiEDITOR David B. Jollvel davelollvet@anchornews.org of Pope John PaulII's January 21During his visit, the late pope tion was that it was an internal Or- : NEWS EDITOR Deacon James N. Dunbar Jlmdunbar@anchornews.org REPORTER Matt McDonald mattmcdonald@anchomews,org 25, 1998, pilgrimage to Cuba. also criticized the U.S. economic thodox matter. REPORTER Brian Kennedy brlankennedy@anchomews.org In his 2005 meeting with Cardi- embargo, which for the past 45 Delegates decided to move forOFFICE MANAGER Mary Chase marychase@anchornews.org nal Bertone, Castro paid tribute to years has virtually prohibited U.S. ward with their work and the joint Send Letters to the Editor to: fathenugerlandry@anchomcws.org , the late pope as a "prophet of peace" companies from trading with sessions were "going exceptionally POS1MAS1ERS send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall RiVeT, MA 02722. TIlE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020) Periodical Postage Paid at FaIl RivCf, Mass. and said he was favorably impressed Cuba. well," the participant said.

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Worcester bishop urges Holy Cross to deny forum for pro-choice groups By DEACON JAMES N.

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associate itself from the upcoming zation to natural death. This teaching WORCESTER - Bishop Robert conference ... so that the college can is so basic and important that it proJ. McManus and the College of the continue to be recognized as a Catho- . vides the foundation upon which Holy Cross are at odds after the col- lic institution committed to promot- much of the Church's moral and s0lege rented conference space to two ing the moral teaching of the Roman cial doctrine rests. It is beyond modipro-choice organizations which pro- Catholic Church," Bishop McManus fication and compromise;' he added. mote positions on artificial Saying that Planned Parentcontraception and abortion that hood and NARAL Pro-Choice are contrary to the moral teachHe also stated that denying a fo- are notorious for their policies ings ~f the Catholic Church. rum to the pro-choice groups is "not and practices that directly reThe upcoming conference, an infringement of the exercise of ject the Church's teaching on sponsored by the Massachu- academic freedom" but would ''make artificial contraception and setts Alliance on Teen Pregunambiguously clear" the Catholic abortion, 'The College of the nancy, involves workshops Holy Cross should recognize identity and mission of the college. presented by members of the that any association with these Planned Parenthood and groups can create the situation NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts. asserted. of offering scandal understood in its He said "people have appealed to proper theological sense, i.e., an attiIn a strong statement in an October 10 letter, Bishop McManus said, him to ask Father Michael tude or behavior which leads another "I have received numerous c.om- McFarland, president ofthe College to do evil. Certainly it is understandplaints from people who are shocked of the Holy Cross, to revoke the able how people of good will could and outraged that a Catholic institu- college's agreement to rent space to interpret the college's allowing pretion like Holy Cross would have any- the Massachusetts Teen Alliance. sentations to be made by such groups "I have done so," Bishop as truly scandalous," the bishop thing to do with such groups." The bishop indicated that his re- McManus reported. He noted that as stated. sponsibility is to determine what in- Bishop ofWorcester, it is his pastoral ''I strongly contend that the constitutions can be called "Catholic" and canonical responsibility to deter- fusion and upset to the Catholic faithand that the actions of the College of mine which institutions can "prop- ful and others that flow from the perthe Holy Cross can create confusion erly" be called Catholic. ception that the administration ofthe ''This is a duty that I do not take College of the Holy Cross supports as well as scandal in how key teachings of the Catholic Church on artifi- lightly since to be a Catholic institu- positions contrary to the fundamencial contraception and abortion are tion means that such an institution tal moral teaching ofthe Church must conducts its mission and ministry in be avoided. To deny Planned Parentperceived by faithful Catholics. He also stated that denying a fo- accord with Catholic Church teach- hood and NARAL Pro-Choice a forum to the pro-cJ:1oice groups is "not ing, especil;l1ly in caSes faith ~d fum in which to present thlfir moran infringement of the exercise of morals. ally unacceptable positions is not an 'The moral teaching ofthe Catho- infringement of the exercise of acaacademic freedom" but would "make unambiguously clear" the Catholic lic Church on respect for life at all demic freedorp. but a defensible atstages of its development is mani- tempt to make unambiguously clear identity and mission of the college. ''It is my fervent wish that the ad- festly clear. Life is a fundamental the Catholic identity and mission of nllnistration of the College of the gOod that must be protected and re- the College of the Holy Cross," Holy Cross will unequivocally dis- spected from the moment of fertili- Bishop McManus explained.

Gaza Christians express uIiease after killing of prominent businessman JERUSALEM (CNS) - Christians in the Gaza Strip expressed unease after a prominent Christian busi.nessman was killed by what many believe to be an extremist Islamic group. Costa Dabbagh. executive director of the Middle East Council of Churches, said the killing had "a bit ofa psychological effect" on the Christian commumty, but details of the murder have yet to be determined. Rami Ayyad, 30, a member of the Gaza Baptist Church and director of the Palestinian Holy Bible Society. was abducted near his home, then killed October 6. No one has clainiedresponsibility for his murder. Church leaders condemned the killing·"with deep sorrow." ''This tragic incident is the first of its kind," they said in a statement issued by the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center. According to press reports, Ayyad was able to call his family after his abduction, and he told them ifhe was not home in two hours he would be gone for a ''long, long time." His body later was found near his home,and

Gaza medic3I officials said he had been shot and stabbed. The religious bookstore he managed was blown up lastApril, and the perpetrators have yet to be arrested. ''Rami was a very good and honest man;' said Khalil Zakharia, 25, a Catholic resident of Gaza. He said Ayyad had received numerous threats a few days before he was killed. "Maybe they want to stop the movement of Christians and close Christian institutions. Christians are very, very, very afraid and fearful;' he said

Approximately 2,500 Christians live among 1.5 million Muslims in the Gaza Strip; the largest number of Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church. Most Christians in Gaza are well-educated and tend to keep a low profile. YUsefDaher, executive secretary of the Jerusalem Inter-Church Center, saidAyyad was born into a Greek Orthodox family, married in the Catholic Church and later became a Baptist. Ayyad is smvivedby his pregnant wife and two young children. Daher saidAyyad's bookstore was

the only Christian bookstore in Gaza, and he had been accused of missionary work among Muslims. Some MUslim clerics have vowed to "deal harshly" with ·Christian missionaries inGaza. '1t was a personal vendettabecause he is a Christian and (because of) what he represents;' said Daher. ''He was killed because he was a Christian, but (there) is not a war between Muslims and all Christians." The Islamic militant group Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh condemned Ayyad's killing and said Hamas "wquld not allow anyone to sabotage Muslim-Christian relations;' reported the British news agency Reuters. However, a young Catholic man living in Gaza who askedthat his name not be used said Christians in Gaza remained fearful despite the official condemnation. "Some people are really fanatics who want to confine us; they want to eliminate the Christian (presence) in Gaza," he said. ''We still have our doubts."

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His Excellency, thJMost Reverend George W. Coleman, Bishop of Fall River, has an~ounced the following appointments: .,

Deacon Karl G. Buder, Deacon at Good Shepherd Parish, Martha's Vineyard. I Deacon Peter R. Cote, Deacon at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Fall River. Deacon Daniel M. Donovan, Deacon at St. Patrick's Parish, Wareham, arid Prison Ministry Barnstable County House of Correction. ,'!

Deacon John W. Foley, Deacon at Holy Trinity Parish, West . Harwich.

Deacon Joseph KJ: Kane, Deacon at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Wellfleet and SUPeter the Apostle Parish, Provincetown. Deacon Richard G. Lemay, Deacon at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Seekonk~ Deacon Adelbert F. Malloy, Deacon at St. John _the Evangelist Parish, Attleboro. Deacon Joseph A. McGinley, Deacon at St. Ann Parish, Raynham. ..Deacon Steven F. Minninger, Deacon at Our Lady of the Cape . .Parish, Brewster. :

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Deacon Alan J. Thadeu, Deacon at St. Joseph Parish, and St. Paul Parish, Taunton,: Deacon.MichaeLT. Zonghetti, Deacon at St. Mary Parish, Norton.

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Deacon candidate says finding Alaskan Byzantine church a homecoming By EFFIE CALDAROLA CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ANCHORAGE, Alaska When Stephen Vrabel discovered St. Nicholas of Myra Ruthenian Byzantine Church in Anchorage, it was a homecoming, one that he said has brought him deeply into the heart of his Catholic faith. Now studying to be a deacon, Vrabel and the rest of the St. Nicholas community, led by Father Michael Hornick, pa~ish administrator, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Byzantine Catholic Church in Alaska in September. The rustic church building with its stunning lighted dome is something of a well-kept secret. If a stranger were to visit St. Nicholas of Myra, he might mistake it for an Orthodox church. The interior is covered in icons with sparkling chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. While Eastern Catholic churches such as this one have maintained the liturgical and spiritual heritage they share with the Orthodox churches, they are fully in union with Rome. St. Nicholas of Myra, with about 45 families, is the only Eastern-rite parish in Alaska. On its Website, parishioners boast that "Alaska is our parish - all 586,412 square miles of it." The church also maintains Blessed Theodore Romzha Mission in Wasilla. The church is part of the Byz-

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antine Eparchy of Van Nuys, Calif., based in Phoenix, but it was founded in 1957 after Bishop Nicholas T. Elko of what was then the Byzantine Eparchy of Pittsburgh sent two priests to Alaska. Father Hornick is a priest of the Latin-rite Archdiocese of Anchorage who serves at St. Nicholas with the consent of Anchorage Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz and Byzantine Bishop William C. Skurla of Van Nuys. Vrabel discovered St. Nicholas of Myra through his son, who had made a good friend who attends the church. Raised in the Latin-rite, Vrabel, who was born in Cleveland, left organized religion behind when as a young man he enlisted in the military. . Yet "in the desert of secular PRAYER TIME - John Michels, right, prays during Mass at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. society, I was dying for the EuPaul, Minn., in late September. Enrollment is at an all-time high, with 154 men from 28 dioceses, charist," he told the Catholic An- making it the largest college seminary enrollment in the United States. (eNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, chor, Anchorage's archdiocesan _Catholic Spirit) newspaper. He felt drawn to the Orthodox Church because it reminded him of his Slovakian grandparents, but said he knew his Puerto Rican By MARIA WIERING wife would resist" the notion of faith for which to live. And they and face their social fears. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE leaving the Catholic Church. And the men rise to the occasion, want a God that is real." Shortly after the family moved The local seminary's enrollment ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. John said Father Rolf Tollefson, who is to Anchorage, he found out about Vianney Seminary in St. Paul has c!llled a "formator." He is also a upturn mirrors national trends, St. Nicholas. Each summer his increased its housing, its staff and spiritual director and lives with which indicate an uptick in the diaconate studies take him to a what it demands of students. And seminarians. number of Catholic seminarians in Byzantine seminary in Pitts- the men keep coming. "The men don't want to live a undergraduate college programs, burgh. The seminary's enrollment is at life of mediocrity," he told The according to the Center for Applied In September, the 50th anni- an all-time high, with 154 men from- Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Research in the Apostolate, based versary of St. Nicholas was cel- 28 dioceses, making it the largest -Archdiocese of St. Paul and Min- at Georgetown University in Washebrated with a Divine Liturgy. ington. college seminary enrollment in the neapolis. Father Hornick was joined by United States. It has more than Father Baer attributes the Matt Kuettel, 19, a freshman 24 priests from the Eparchy of doubled in size in the last six seminary's growth to an inVan Nuys and two Byzantine years. crease in students coming bishops, as well as Archbishop Students at college semi"There is a strong heroic sense from other Midwestern dioSchwietz to mark the anniver- naries are typically in their of calling among theseyoung men," ceses. This year 35 of St. John sary. Vianney's seminarians are late teens and early 20s, said Father William Baer, Sf. John from the Archdiocese of St. studying for a bachelor's deVianney's rector since 1998. "They Paul and Minn~apolis. gree and gaining bac~ground have a love for the Church and the This is the largest group of CAPE COD in philosophy. This precedes Catholic faith that strikes them as a archdiocesan seminarians a major seminary, which is NATIONAL MORTGAGE there in at least 25 years, Fawhere seminarians study the- mission, a battle, an adventure." ther Baer said. It's also the ology and work toward ordi" largest number of college nation. Not all of those in major seminaries have attended a seminarian from Maternity of Mary seminarians from any single dioLow, low rates starting at Parish in St. Paul, said that semi- cese in the United States. college seminary. "There is a renewed commit"There is a strong heroic sense nary life is an adjustment. "They throw a lot at you at once, ment to the Catholic faith by high of calling among these young men," NO POINTS, NO CLOSING COSTS said Father William Baer, St. John they expect a lot of you," he said. school and college students," Father 1ST, 2ND, 3RD MORTGAGES PURCHASE OR REFINANCE Vianney's rector since 1998. 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Sainthood cause formally opened for Oklahoma priest slain in 1981 By RAy OvER CATHOLIC

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OKARCHE, Okla. - Inside Okarche's Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the same church where Stanley Rother was baptized two days after his birth on March 27, 1935, Oklahoma Catholics gathered to celebrate the Eucharist and to again pray for the canonization of the beloved priest they believe was martyred for the faith. They witnessed the October 5 formal start of the sainthood cause for Father Stanley Francis Rother, a priest of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese who was brutally murdered in 1981 in the Guatemalan_village where he ministered to the poor. ''This is the very first time in history that a canonization process has been initiated here in Oklahoma," saidArchbishop Eusebius 1. Beltran ofOklahoma City. ''It is my hope and my prayer that almighty God will bring to a happy conclusion this good work which he has begun in us." An:hbishop Beltran commissioned a canonization committee and named Deacon Norman Mejstrik, a parishioner at St. Philip Neri Church in Midwest City, as its coordinator. Carol Davito has been named assistant coordinator. ''It really is such an honor and a privilege in some small way to be connected with such a holy man as Father Rother," said Deacon Mejstrik. 'There is no doubt in my mind; he gave his life for his faith. He knew he was going to be killed, and he stayed anyway." Father Rother, 46, was shot to death July 28, 1981, in the rectory at his church in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. Government officials there put the blame on the Catholic Church for unrest

in the country that they said led to his death. Even though Father Rother knew his life was in danger, he chose to remain with the people he had grown to love during the more than dozen years he lived there. The priest arrived in SantiagoAtitlan in 1968 on assignment from the Oklahoma City Archdiocese. He was better known as "Padre Francisco" to the locals. Despite repeated requests by the U.S. State Department for a formal inves-

tigation into Father Rother's murder, Guatemalan authorities failed to find the priest's killers.: His body was returned to Oklahoma. his family's permission, his heart and some of his blood were enshrined in the church of thi people he loved and served. A memorial plaque marks the place. Archbishop Beltran heads the committee fo~ his canonization cause. Because Father Rothet was killed in Guatemala, his cause should hav~

been undertaken there. But the local Church lacked the resources for such an effort, so Archbishop Beltran requested and received a transfer ofjurisdiction to his archdiocese. Archbishop Beltran said he firmly believes "Father Rother died for the faith," and considers him a martyr. ''Thus we believe he is in heaven," the archbishop said. ''We hope and pray that the Church will someday officially proclaim that Father Rother is indeed a saint." The archbishop added that "most of us will not see this to its successful completion. The Church is slow in these matters because it is thorough, and we are dealing here with the spiritual realm which is timeless." According to Andrea Ambrosi of Rome, named by theVatican as postulator for the cause, three prerequisites must be met for a candidate for sainthood to be named a martyr: - the person who assassinated the candidate must have had the motive ofkilling the victim only because of the victim's faith; - the person who was killed must have accepted dying for the faith; - the death of the person must have been violent. In a meeting withAmbrosi last summer, several members ofthe Oklahomacommittee made arguments that the circumstances surrounding Father Rother's death would satisfy all three requirements. In 1996, Father Rother's name was included on a list of martyrs for the faith in Guatemala to FRIEND OF THE POOR - Sainthood cause formally opened for Oklahoma prie~t Father Stanley Rother, a priest of the Oklahoma City Archdiocese who was brutally be considered for canonization. The list was submurdered in 1981 in the Guatemalan village where he ministered to the poor, where mitted by Guatemala's bishops to the la!e Pope he is shown baptizing a child in this undated photo. (CNS) John Paul IT during a pastoral visit there.

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Pro-abortion tyranny and the Church's response At the beginning of October in Connecticut, a new law went into effect that illustrates once again that "pro-choice" politicians and proponents will stop at nothingto force their immorality on those who wish to choose life, or on doctors who do not wish to act against the best interests of their patients. The law forbids all hospitals in the state- but it was targeting Catholic hospitals - from using an ovulation test prior to the administration of emergency contraception for victims of sexual assault Catholic hospitals in Connecticut have long given emergency contraception to rape victims, but only after determining through pregnancy and ovulation tests that the powerful drug would be working to prevent the conception of new life rather than to abort a new boy or girl already conceived. From a clinical point ofview, the Catholic protocol is the only sane one. There is absolutely no medical reason to give a powerful drug with various side effects to a woman if it is not going to help her. If a woman is already pregnant and therefore incapable ofovulation, or ifa woman has already ovulated, then there is no purpose to give her a potent anovulatory medication like Plan B or any other emergency contraception. That is unless there is another effect to emergency "contraception:' Barr Pharmaceoticals, the manufacturer ofPlan B, clearly thinks that there is. In the insert they include with the drug's packaging, they state, 'This product wOIks mainly by preventing ovulation (egg release). It may also prevent fertilization ofa released egg Goining ofsperm and egg) or attachment ofa fertilized egg to the uterus (implantation)." To prevent implantation ofa fertilized egg is a medical way of saying that it will cause a chemical abortion by preventing a five- to seven-day-old boy or girl from attaching to the mother's womb. It's clear that Connecticut legislators and proponents offorcing Catholic hospitals to give Plan B to sexual assault victims who have already ovulated are also aware of this abortifacient mechanism; otherwise, there would be no purpose to administering it to women who have already ovulated. That is where the double injustice and evil of this new law comes in: Not only does it advance abortion but it also force<; Catholic medical personnel and institutions to cooperate in its administration against freedom ofreligion and freedom , ofconscience. The three Catholic dioceses ofConnecticut fought hard to defeat the legislation, but, as we reported in last week's edition of The Anchor, announced to the surprise of many inside and outside the Qllm:h that Catholic hospitals would "reluctantly comply" with it The bishops of Connecticut said that, even though they will still be fighting to see the lIDjust law changed, it is poostble mqrally to obey it, since even a rare positive ovulation test would not indicate necessarily that a conception has taken place, but only that one may have taken place. Therefore, the administration of a drug with an abortifacient mechanism in those circumstances would not mean they are necessarily cooperating with a chemical abortion. They did announce, however, that ifa test were ~eloped that allowed doctors to determine medically that conception has takenplacedwing or after the assault, thenCatholic hospitals wouldrefuse to administer the emergency c0ntraception. They added that Catholic hospitals will still administer a pregnancy test (which the Connecticut law allows) and will not administer the emergency c0ntraception ifthe test shows that a woman is already pregnant since it might cause the abortion of a child already conceived Even pro-abortion doctorS'Dote that a positive pregnancy test during the first 72 hours after an assault would indicate not that the woman was impregnated dwing the assault, but before it, since pregnancy tests assay for thepresenceofahonnone secreted afterimplantation. which occurs five to seven days after conception of a newborn child Many Pro-Lifers,andCatholics inside and outsideConnecti.cuthaveexpressed concern that, even though the Connecticut bishops were technically correct in saying that it was possible morally to comply with the law as written. it was unwise to do so, first, because it could potentially lead to a chemical abortion in rare cases, and, second, because it will likely embolden pro-abortion legislative forces in Connecticut and elsewhere to continue to force Catholic hospitals to act contrary to Catholic principles. Here in Massachusetts, after the Legislature in 2005 passed a law mandating all hospitals, including Catholic ones, to dispense emergency contraception to rape victims upon their request, the Caritas Christi Catholic health care network, which includes Saint Anne's in Fall River and is owned by the Archdiocese of Boston, courageously announced that they would continue to follow the Catholic protocol and distribute Plan Bonly ifit were serving as an anovulatory c0ntraceptive and not as an abortifacient lbese Catholic hospitals based their defiance not just on Church teaching and freedom of religion and conscience, but also on a 1975 law that bars the Commonwealth from forcing private hospitals to dispense contraceptive devices or participate in abortions. A recent undercover study by NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts shows that the refusal of Catholic hospitals to comply with an unjust law has created space even for non-Catholic hospitals to make protocols that respect the consciences of medical personnel. The study showed that 14 perrent of Massachusetts hospitals are not in full compliance with the letter of this unjust law. Half of them allow doctors to make determinations according to the criteriaoftheir discipline as well as theirconscience about whether to ilispense the emergency contraception ornot; the other half, including all nine Catholic hospitals in the state, administer emergency contraception only after a rape kit detennines that the effect of the pill would be contraceptive not abortifacient The reality is that in almost all cases, women who have been sexua)ly assaulted do receive emergency contraception, but only after protocols to prevent the violation of the conscience of the medical provider or institution and to prevent adding a victim ofabortion to a victim of rape. The Church's resistance to unjust civil laws will necessarily vary according to the circumstances. For much ofthe history ofthe Church in ourcountry, while we have had to deal with issues of anti-Catholic discrimination, we have not had to face the issue of forced compliance with immoral laws. 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Missionary zeal close to home This Sunday the Church celebrates pecially with the young. World Mission Sunday. When thinkIn 1649, the Iroquois attacked the ing about the missions, most of us village where he was stationed and he think about far away lands, but the his- was sentenced to death. His death is tory of the first evangelization of our about as gruesome as that of any misarea is one of the most glorious in the sionary ever recorded. Church's annals. Among all the misHe was stripped naked and beaten sionaries, none shine as brightly as the with clubs on every part oftheir body. saints we celebrate today, the eight Then they cut off his hands, applied white-hot tomahawks to his armpits North American Martyrs. Their task, in the early 1600s, was and groin, and fastened searing sword to bring the Gospel to New France, blades around his neck. Next, they which encompassed most of eastern covered him with bark soaked in pitch Canada as well as some of the areas and resin and lit him on fire. During of upstate NewYork. Practically speaking, it meant ··'~-Y-;"-.".~---------

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cans - the Hurons, the .~)\ theOee'p Mohawks, the Iroquois". ,~.(-) who by the time the JesuI ''':w;~€ ',;;;>\ (,> its anived in 1625 had a1B',"'t~r:~( ready earned a reputation 'Roger J. Landry for resisting missionaries ......... _ and making them martyrs. Jean de Bre'beufwas one ofthe first all of this, as the eyewitness account Jesuits to anive in 1625 at the age of records in "The Jesuit Relations," he 31. Earlier, he had been rendered an continued to encourage and exhort the invalid by tubercuiosis, but having re- Christian converts around him to recovered his strength, he wanted to use main faithful. To stop his preaching, the health he had to pass on the trea- the savages then plugged up his mouth, sure ofthe faith. As soon as he anived, tore off his lips, cut off his nose, and he began to study the difficult Huron then, in mockery of baptism, put him language. Over the course of three in a tub of boiling water. They proyears of hard work, living alone ceeded next to cut offhis flesh, roast it among the Indians, with much suffer- and eat it in front of him. The final ing and constant danger, he did not blow came when they sliced open his gain a single convert. When England chest and ripped out his beating, valtook over Canada in 1629, he was iant heart, so that they could drink his blood when it was still warm. summoned back to France. The missionary life and death of It would have been easy for him to say he had paid his dues and spend Isaac Jogues are similarly inspiring. He the rest of his life at the Jesuit institu- anived in New France in 1636 at the tions of Europe, but when France re- age of 29. His hard work among the obtained title to the Canadian colonies Hurons bore fiuit; in 1637, he rejoiced four years later, he was on the first boat to baptize 200. In 1642, the Iroquois back For 16 more years he labored attacked the village where he was. He about the Hurons, with his perilous ad- was beaten to the ground with clubs, ventures covered in detail in "The Je- and then had his hair, beard and nails suit Relations." He would drag his ca- tom away and forefingers bitten off. noe and bags over mountains and val- He was then made a slave. Eventua1ly, leys for miles, going from location to he was rescued by the Dutch and sent location, wherever the,Hurons were. backto France, where he Wll$ greeted ~ apostolate began bear ~t,.' ~ withpity~dasa~ ..

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Because he no longer had the fin~ gers to hold the sacred Host, he was technically incapable of celebrating Mass, until Pope Urban VIII gave him a special dispensation. "It would be unjust that a martyr for Christ should not drink the blood of Christ," Urban said. Despite all that he had suffered, however, when the opportunity came to return to New France in early 1644, he jumped at the chance. It didn't take long for him to receive his imperishable wreath. He was ambushed at a meal by the Mohawks, who tomahawked him as he was entering the cabin. They cut off his head and placed it on a pole facing the direction from which he had come, as a warning to other missionaries. But what the Mohawks were not planning on was that the blood of Jogues, Brebeuf and the six other North American martyrs would soften and fertilize the Indian soil to receive the Gospel. At the very place where Jogues was killed inAuriesvilles, N.Y., 10 years later Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha would be born. Even though they didn't experience many conversions during their missionary work, the North American Martyrs' heroic deaths, perseverance in the faith, and zeal for the salvation of their torturers would become renown not just in the Christian world, but even among the sadistic executioners. When the next wave of courageous missionaries arrived, they would Christianize almost every tribe they encountered. The blood of the martyr~ is indeed the seed of Christians. Their example should also inspire us here in the Diocese ofFall River. If the men we celebrate today were willing to suffer so much to preach the Gospel to ferocious savages, then what possible excuse could we have for not striving to re-evangelize our civilized neighbors, family and friends? Father Landry is pastor of St. Anthony's P~shi;,~w Bedford. "

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The 'pumpkin patch It's not easy preparing a column on a Tuesday for a Friday release. By the time this reaches your mailbox, the Red Sox could very well be toast. . With that possibility, I'll trudge onward with my original train of thought. I'm still rubbing salve on the singe marks from the Game 2 implosion at Fenway Park last Saturday night. For more than four grueling hours, I sat in my rocker-recliner, rocking and reclining while the Red Sox' World Series dream turned into an Ernest Hemingway novel niglitinare: "A Farewell to Arms." Suddenly, the pitching-loaded Bosox morphed into a one-armed pussy cat. Right now it seems the only starter who showed up for the ALCS is Josh Beckett, and he doesn't have nine lives. After feeling that I wasted four valuable hours of free time on a Saturday, I vowed I would not make the same mistake Monday night for Game 3. I had thoughts

of checking in on the telecast once in a while for an update, but even that was too much to bear. I needed a diversion to prevent me from taking hold of the channel selector, and slipping. Thanks to Emilie, that diversion came. She suggested it was time

to carve the family pumpkin. Not only would the task provide a tray full of savory seeds, but attacking a large fruit with an X-acto knife could be just the therapy I needed to forget Eric Gagne. Perfect. In past years the large orange orb was transformed into SpongeBob SquarePants, Mickey Mouse, the Red Sox logo (fat chance this year), and even our collie-cattle dog Igor. This year would be a challenge - Captain

FRUITS OF MY LABOR - This image of Captain Jack Sparrow was just the medicine to cure my Red Sox blues. (Photo by Dave Jolivet)

Jack Sparrow from Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" series. I had already sketched the image on the good side of the pumpkin, so we were set to go. With all due respect to Rod Stewart, it isn't only the first cut that's the deepest. They all are. Each slice had to be made with precision and love. One slip and Cap'n Jack could end up looking like 'Edvard Munch's "The Scream." Shortly after flipping the lid and extracting the guts, the project began in earnest (not Hemingway). Within minutes I was on a roll. There were pumpkin chips, flakes, seeds and peels flying all over the room. I found it pretty ironic that I resembled Edward Scissorhands while creating a Captain Jack-o-lantern - both characters portrayed by Johnny Depp. While I was giving my best Errol Flynn imitation with my Xacto, my wife was sneaking peeks at the Sox on the tube. I warned her not to do that ... but. On one journey into the forbidden land, she switched channels rather abruptly. I told her I knew the Sox were behind, otherwise she would have rehlyed . good news. "They're only down by two," she said. "Sorry." Denise stayed out of Cleveland for the rest of the night. Slowly the oversized gourd took on the resemblance of an old sea dog. The time came to plunk a candle in the belly Qf old Jack Sparrow. The lights went out and the sinister glow aroused thoughts of Davy Jones' locker. Arrggghh. It worked. I no longer felt the sting of Red Sox baseball. That big old pumpkin patched up the

7 wounds of the Game 2 11ss. I felt . I great. In fact, I didn't even check the score until the folloJing mornmg. We watched a fouple of episodes of "Little People, Big World," and then went to bed with visions of trick-or-treats Idancing I in our heads. The Sox lost Game 3, That means tonight I'll have find somethmg on w hich I cl1P use my X-acto.' Ii Hmmmmm. Everyone in the •

house has left the room. Even Igor. So much for my tattoo idea. I wonder ifthere are any allnight fruit stands in the area. If carving a bloated squash is so therapeutic, perhaps I should load up for the 2008 campaign. By the end of the season, I'll have created the leading man, woman or mouse from every Disney classic. davejolivet@anchornews.org

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'All the churches for the entire world' We celebrate with other communities throughout the world today, Mission Sunday. Each year this next to the last Sunday of October provides us with an opportunity to focus on the baptismal obligation we all have to make Jesus known. Our celebration has a twO-fold aspect. It is an occasion to reflect upon the missionary aspect of our Church and provide an opportunity to support the missionary work of the Cfiurch through our prayers and donations. The theme of this year's celebration is, "All the churches for the entire world." In his message Pope Benedict XVI echoes the hope that this will be an opportunity for aU to reflect together on the Church's missionary action in our time. The theme invites local churches of every continent to a shared awareness of the urgent need to relaunch missionary action in the face of the many serious challenges of our time, ' the pope states.

, Perhaps this Mission Sunday, , While also commenting on we need to reflect not only or the sharing of missionaries exclusively on bringing the throughout the world and the importance of missionary message of Christ to other lands, but here in our own midst. We consciousness among all of us, are aware of the challenges to the the pope reminds us that the first living ofthe faith. as expres~ed this way by our Holy Father: "The mily of the e crisis of the family. the/fwenty-ninth Sunday dwindling number of @t, -::ill~9r~i,I!~!),. Ti~e vocations and the progressive aging of the .,%~~ '''-. clergy.... QJt:S4iQ, "",,F';: W

Msgr. Wb#e commenting on .'.'f'.U".' ' .... John J. Oliveira"_ the n~; fot the different dioceses, even those in growing and foremost contribution that areas of the world, to share their we are called to offer the resources with others, the pope missionary action of the Church is prayer. reminds us, ''M,issiOtlat'y c~tnmit Today must be above au a day ment ijinainsthe flrstseMcethe of prayer for the spread of the 'Churc~ owes to bUplAAity,tOdaY to guide and evangelize the good news of Jesus Christ. It is cultural, social and ethical also an opportUnity to pray for transformations; to offer Christ's those whose specific task and salvatiotl to the people of our vocation is to bring the word of God to foreign lands. time in so many parts of the We should also recall our world who are hurniliatedand. need to support the mission .oppres~ed by endemic poverty. Church with our donations and violence and thesystexnatic sacrifices to assist them in their denial. ,of huxnan rigbts." , ,

work. The work of education. medical assistance, caring for the homeless and the sick all need our support. For example, Father Gilbert Sales works with 2,000 street children of Mongolia's capital city. These children have been pushed into the sewer deep underground by poverty and family tragedy. This missionary priest brings food and wann, clean clothes. He stays with the children a listening ear. an open heart, a sign of God's great love. He offers the hope of the Resurrection to these street children the crucified of this Asian city. Above ground, Father Sales runs a center for street children providing bed. meals and schooling. This is just one of the many examples of Christ among the poor and needy thCough missionary activity. We support him and so many others through our financial sacrifices this weekend. Before conduding with his prayerful remembrance for

missionaries and those who help them and imparting his apostolic blessing, Pope Benedict asks the help of the Blessed Mother: "May the Virgin Mary who accompanied with motherly solicitude the development of the newborn Church. also guide our footsteps in our time and obtain for us a new Pentecost of love. May she especially make us all aware of being missionaries, that is, those who have been sent out by the Lord to be his witnesses at every moment of our life." I cannot think of a more fitting challenge for this Mission Sunday when we pray for and support our missionaries and are reminded that we too are missionaries. I take this occasion, as diocesan director of the Propagation of the Faith to express my sincere gratitude for all you do for our missions. May God reward you abundantly. Msgr. Oliveira is pastor ofSt Mary~ Parish in New Bedford, and diocesan director ofthe Office for the Propagation ofthe Faith.

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Camelot revisited John F. Kennedy would now be 90 years old - a circumstimce :; virtually impossible to imagine. for those of us alive on Nov. 22, 1963. When Lee Harvey Oswald's bullets killed the 35th president of the United States, our memories of him were frozen in a kind of memorial amber. It's hard enough to picture 60-year-old JFK as the proprietor of a great newspaper (a post-presidential career he was . 'considering)'. It is simply impos~, sible to conjure up images of him at 75, much less 90. He remains, forever, young, at least in the memory of those who remember his presidency. Do we understand why he died, though? And does the regnant interpretation of the Kennedy assassination mask the truth about his presidency, and

about his place in the ,spectrum of American political opinion? In' a brilliant new book, "Camelot and the Cultural Revolution" (Encounter Books). James' Pieresori argues that the answers to those questions are "No" and "Yes." Some books make us think again about events or' personalities. Jim Piereson, an old friend, ~ happily concede,. does all of that. But he also asks us t,o rethink again an entire era. and to reckon with how its ' interpretation and misinterpretation have shaped our own troubled times. Why did John F. Kennedy die? According to the interpretation advanced by admiring biogra-

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to Jacqueline Kennedy. After , this in a country still jittery oyer Oswald had been arrested and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, identified, Mrs. Kennedy laand the subsequent substitution of mented that her husband hadn't the Camelot myth for the facts, even had the satisfaction of being had consequences that remain killed for civil rights; his murwith us, Jim Piereson argues. By derer had been, a "silly turning John F. Kennedy - the little communist." a fact embodiment of pragmatic, Mrs. Kennedy thought rationalist. results~()riented had robbed JFK's death ' anticommunist liberalism - into of "any meaning." So a mythical figure whose idealism meaning would,be could never be recaptured, Mrs. created. And thus was ,Kennedy, the Kennedy biogra- " born the familiar phers, and the mainstream media imagery of the Kennedy helped destroy the confidence in White House as an progress that had once characterArthurian Camelot, a ized the liberalism of FDR, right-wing: thus right-wing ''brief shining moment" that must Truman - and John F. Kennedy. , "never be forgot" as Alan Jay paranoia about communism and Conspiracy theorizing migrated civil rights activism had turned Lerner's lyrics, from a contempo- from the Bircher fever swamps of the city of Dallas into a seething rary Broadway musical, memorathe extreme right and began to political madhouse where bly put it. infect American liberalism. And something awful was very likely Yet the fact remains that Lee since the glorious Camelot past to happen. In proposing this Harvey Oswald was a convinced could never be re-captured, interpretive framework, for communist, a fonner defector to American liberalism became less grappling with the seemingly the Soviet Union,and a passiona matter of substantive change incomprehen'sible, Schlesinger ate supporter of Fidel Castro. The than of style - and eventually of and Sorensen followed the lead of Kennedy administration was a lifestyle. The net result was the the mainstream media. For print sworn foe of Castro and his liberalism we know today - a and electronic coverage of Cuban communist regime. Hatred liberalism for which the legal Kennedy's assassination and of Kennedy's Cold War policies recognition indeed, promotion of Oswald's subsequent murder had was Oswald's motivation for lifestyle Iibertinism is the parabathed these events in a torrent of assassinating President Kennedy. mount concern. i~trospection about an America Thus John F. Kennedy was a All of which would probably allegedly fearful Of the world, casualty of the Cold War - a have puzzled John F. Kennedy. fearful of social change, and Cold War, Piereson reminds us, had he lived to 90. addicted to violence. that he prosecuted vigorously, if George Weigel is a seniorfellow The Schlesinger/Sorensen not always wisely or successfully. ofthe Ethics and Public Policy interpretation was also congenial The failure to acknowledge Center in Washington, D.C.

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deMello retired, he was followed • II 10 rapid succession by Fathers John deValles and Simon military chaplains." He spent 24 Thursday 11 Ociober 2007 I take a ride to the Diocesan Archives. Father Barry Wall years of heroic duty that included O'Rourke. Why did Fdthers Port-O-Call: Fall RiverdeValles and' o 'Rourkel! leave so World War II infantry service in welcomes me. He brings me my General Pulas~i Memorial Day quickly? Where did they go? I Africa, France, Italy, and predecessors' files. Absolutely I found three old chairs. One learned in the archives that they fascinating. These are the men is a simple wooden rocker, the Germany. He also served in the II went off to the Great War. seat crudely upholstered. One is Korean War. He was twice who sat in the chairs. Father O'Rourke's navy wounded in assaults in a sid.e chair. The springs career during World WJr 1 was Italy and was awarded are exposed and the brief but stellar. Father b'Rourke horsehair spilling out. two Purple Hearts. His was ordained a priest b} Bishop One is a comfortable campaign ribbons' were Daniel Feehan on Jund' 2, 1917. leather rocker. The numerous. He won three Reflections of a . He served here that yeal-. In April Legion of Merit awards, leather is tom and the ," Pa[iSh;e of 1918, Bishop Feeha~ released the Silver Star, and the excelsior oyerflowing. ,,~1;·:J~~,J!.\\ him to the navy, remarI<!ing to These chairs, dear Bronze Star. He retired Joseph Daniels, Secrethry of the readers, are not your from the military iil I Goldrick Navy, that the young prj.est "in "shabby-chic." Most 1967, having served in excellent health, is posJessed of a would call them junk. the highest military post disposition that would tbake hi~ All three have places of honor in at the Pentagon - Chief of I knew Msgr. Bernard . h the enhste~ . popu Iar wIt men." my parlor. These three chairs Fenton but I had no idea. Then I Chaplains - for a decade. Then In June of 1918, Fatherli were used by my predecessors. read his obituary (published June he came here to the Dightons. O'Rourke reported for duty at Late at night, I sit wondering The year 1917 saw four 28, 1984 in the Fall River Herald I' the Charlestown Navy Yard. It priests come and go here at St. about the men who once sat in News). Bernie, it says, was "one I' was hazardous duty. Ht1: served these chairs. Joseph. When Father E. Sousa of the nation's most decorated only four months. The*nnouncement made by Father .lj;dward Carr, vicar general,.of Father O'Rourke's untimely d~ath, calls · Father O'Rourke a zeal~us priest I have always been slightly of us. upheaval. Weighed down by the and patriot. During this time I came across puzzled by Matthew 18:20 where pain and exhaustion, I sunk The summer of 1918 was hot Jesus says, ''For where two or this quote from Father Henri rapidly into a place of spiritual and very dry in Bostonhhe Yard three come together in my name; . darkness and lost sight of God. I Nouwen, "In times of doubt or was packed with as maAy as there am I with them." I wonunbelief the [Christian] commuhave been through other times of 7,000 men awaiting ass}gnment dered why this gathering was nity can 'carry you along,' so to crisis, so I can't really say why or returning from "over,l there." speak; it can even offer on your necessary if each believer was this one so thoroughly blackened The threat was not froni artillery already a temple of the Holy behalf what you yourself my spiritual vision, but it did. fire, but the "Spanish Itlfluenza." Spirit (l Cor 6: 12), but I offered overlook, and can be the COntext None of the spiritual buoys I It was brutal, the worst in I this uncertainty up to the Lord in which you may recognize the tried - pmyer, scripture reading, modem history. The epidemic and asked if one day he would, Lord again:' Where I was too confession, Mass, Eucharistic began in Boston and s~ept the please, help me understand. weak and burdened to see God in adoration -lifted me even an nation. On the evening bf August Well, the answer all. of the 1!sual places I 27, two sailors with sytbptoms came last spring in the ~~"'-'::iiii::~,.... knew to look for him, he reported to sick bay. midst of an unusually nevertheless appeared to " Charleston Navy Yard s'bon demanding school me through the faith and became a breeding grortnd for . semester. We had taken love of others. It was as if the invisible enemy. WHen all II on an ambitious each act of help and was said and done 548,900 schedule that included pmyer were a life ring, people died of the Spanish my husband's juggling' and that the sum of these . t h'IS countryII and 20 Infl uenza 10 of three jobs, multiple acts raised me 01!t of the million worldwide - more than trips out of town for darkness. kept me afloat in the war. II each of us, and my until my symptoms began inch out oithe murky place of Working in close proximity to tackling of a new writing project. doubt and despair into which I to subside and my head began to the returning sailors, Fdther Our five high school and homeclear, and lconld once again see had descended. O'Rourke contacted th~ influschooled kids had heavy God. Then. something miraculous enza, from which, on Sbptember II academic loads, plus unrelenting Here's what my experience began to happen. Friends began 20, 1918, he died. The fall River sports schedules. taught me about the meaning of stopping over with dinilers, Herald News called hini a I was just barely keeping my Matthew 18:20: Godunden;tands "kidnapping" and caringfor my "young martyr chaplairti." head above water when I our fragility. 'lIe knows that three youngest childrenwhile my · Admiral Leahy atteste~ that developed a severe case of things like doubt, despair, mge, husband was out of town, even. Father O'Rourke was tHe only bronchitis and contracted poison injustice, and pain will somethrowing a surprise birthday navy chaplain to die in ~ervice ivy at the same time. My lungs timesoverwhel1ll,and blind us to party for me. From every comet · during the Great War. became a snarl of unmovable his love. Jnthesetimes he' of my life people let me know Father John deValles!was born I' doesn't expect us~io be congestion. My legs and my they were praying forme and for.. in St. Michael, Azores. He was arms were wrapped with rashes sufficient islan9S. By promising our new baby. A girlfriend i and open, oozing sores. Between his special presence when two or introduced me to the wonders of the two, a restful night's sleep more are gathered in his name, ginger.. .p each tea. which provided was as likely as the existence of G9d gives us companions. to help unprecedented relief frQfl1my the Tooth Fairy. To make matters carry our load and to buoy us on morning sickness. My children worse, I was reluctant to go to our way. took over much of the daily. the doctor to get any medici~e How lavish is the love of God, housework on top of their because some intuition told me which provides more than the homework and sports pmctices. that I might be pregnant. bare minimum necessary for our My father, unable to be of any If the coughing and itching individual journeys toward physical help from 1,200 miles were like leaden weights hung heaven. away in Minnesota, decided to around my arms, then fatigue and unite himself to my struggles by Heidi is an author, photographer, andfull-time mother. She nausea became two additional fasting from sweets for the and her husband raise theirfive anchors tied to my legs as my duration of my pregnancy. My children in Falmouth. pregnancy was confirmed, and I husband arranged an overnight homegrownfaith@gmail.com. was cast into a sea of emotional anniversary getaway for the two II

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ordained a priest by Bishop William Stang on'June 21, 1906. He was assigned here to the Dightons in 1917. In June of that year, under Knights of Columbus auspices, he left to go to war. Father deValles distinguished himself in the army. For his extraordinary and repeated heroism under fire, the French government awarded him the Croix de Guerre and the French Legion of Honor. Father deValles was seriously wounded and he never fully recovered. After 18 months of battle duty with the Yankee Division, and with some 100 military awards, he returned to the diocese and spent time in and out of hospitals. As Father deValles lay dying at St. Luke Hospital in New Bedford, on May 12, 1919, at 5 p.m., Secretary of War Baker in Washington signed a document awarding the priest the Distinguished Service Cross. It was the very first of 27 such honors to be awarded. A telephone call was received at St. Luke's Hospital. My grandmother could well have been the switchboard operator. A nurse delivered the news to Father deValles: Unable to speak, Father deValles raised both arms in recognition. 'Twenty-five minutes after receiving the news, Father deValles, at age 41, died. General Clarence Edwards awarded the medal. The chairs have spoken. I have heard them. Father Goldrick is pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in North Dighton.

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Marty served six-year stints as president of the parish's St. Vincent de Paul Society and also of the Cape and Islands regional society. He credits Christ the King Parish with making it ' easy to do good'works for others. 'They have so many ministries, there's no excuse' . for not participating in some way or other," he said. He added that more than 150 people in the parish participatein the society's works. "It just functions beautifully - fairly low-key, but maybe that's the way it's supposed to be,"Marty said. Marty emphasized that his role ,in the society has largely been to make sure, that the charitable contri' butions of others are well managed and well spent. "None of this c041d take place were it not for the generosity of the pariShipners, who contribute on a ' regular basis to the St. Vincent de Paul

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extent that you-cart, known for his charguide them, comfort ity to the poor, is an them:' international organiPat and Marty zation that offers also occasionally help to those in help families plan ~ need. Msgr. Ronald A. funerals for loved ones, visiting them;:lt Tosti, the founding home to go oversugpilstor of Christ the gestions for Scripture King in 1984, readings and hymns: started the parish's "The bereavechapter. ment is very difficult. "Msgr. Tosti was That I find very hard. fond of saying the And yet it's comfortSt. Vincent de Paul ing to be able to help Society gives the someone," Pat said. Church credibility," . "It's all very ANCHOR PERSONS OF THE WEEK - Pat and Marty Marty said. ' much: worthwhile," Henry. (Photo by Matt McDonald) Msgr. Tosti, who Marty said of beretired as pastor last reavement assistance. "You feel like you're doing year, spoke glowingly of the Henrys. something that is both necessary and of assistance to ''TWo of the finest people on God's earth. They, people in need." are really two special people. They are truly goodPat Henry is director ofthe society's Friendly Visi- ness personified," Msgr. Tosti said in an interview. ~or program, where parishioners volunteer to take eld~ 'There's no baloney. What you see is what you get. erly people living alone on errands ancls~nd time They're very straightforward, honest, devout Cathowith them. , ' " lies. And two ofthe hardest-working people I've ever "Basically you wind up beinggood'friehds with met." , In addition to his work with St. Vmcent de Paul, someone who has been very 101l~iy:' ,she said: The Henrys also serve on the comtiUttee that se- Marty for seven years edited "The Crown," the lects families to receive a'homefromJ{~itat for Hu- parish's bi-monthly journal. He's proud to say that manity, which partners with Christ the Khtgpansh. while running the journal he regularly published two In each case, Marty and Pat frame theii:~olunteer authors who now write columns for The Anchor. service in terms of gratitude for all they have been He currently schedules Christ the King's monthly given, particularly their eight children and 22 grand- 24-hour eucharistic adoration on first Fridays of the children. . month.' "We've been blessed. We've had so much. The nicWhile Christ the King sponsors works of charity, est thing is helping other people," Pat said. "And with it isn't just a social-service agency, he said. Habitat, we're seeing young families get homes." "In addition to all of the various ministries, the Marty, 74, grew up in the Bronx and served in the parish is also active spiritually, which is nice to see,'" Fire Departinent ofNewYork, rising to battalion chief Marty said. before retiring. He served two years as fire chief at Asked why she participates, Pat said: "It's my way the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and then of pleasing the Lord and thanking him for all he has went to work for the National Fire Protection Asso- given me." , ciatton, eventually moving to the Boston area. ''Life has been good," Marty said. "You do give Pat is originally from the Morningside Heights are~ thought to the fact that you've been blessed. And that of Manhattan. After raising her family, she worked as also gives you the realization that you have to give a school secretary and as a secretary for a construc- back." tion company, both in Quincy. Submit Living Stone nominations to: The couple bought a home in Popponesset in 1981, theanchor@anchornews.org, or write to The Anf and moved there year-round after Marty retired for chor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

FAMILY RESEMBLANCE - Al;ii Bojaxhiu, the niece of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, participates in a recent panel discussion at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, 'Pa., with friends and professionals who were associated with Mother Teresa d~ring her life. (CNS photo/Ed Zelachoski, Catholic Accen~

Blessed Mother Teresa's niece shares stories of nun's youth. By MARYANN G. EIDEMILLER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LATROBE, Pa. - Blessed Mother Teresa's niece told an au. dience at St. Vincent College in Latrobe that she remembers her father, Lazar, telling 'stories about .growing up with the older sister who would become the famous nun. "He was the only boy in the family and he was very naughty," said Agi Bojaxhiu of Italy. "Mother Teresa tried to protect him when he got in trouble." Their mother, who raised the family alone lifter her husband died, was very strict, according to Bojaxhiu. "Sometimes when she punished Lazar by sending him to bed without dinner, his doting sister would save half of her food and smuggle it to him," she said. "She would do his homework for him, too." Mother Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity, was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu into an ethnic Albanian fa~ily in Skopje, in present-day Macedonia. She died in 1997 and was beatified in ~003. Her niece was one of four relatives and friends who shared stories about her at an evening panel discussion during an October 5-7 conference titled "Remembrances of Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Her Family and Friends." Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt of Greensburg celebrated the event's opening Mass. Another panel speaker was Sandy McMurtrie, who was Mother Teresa's traveling companion from 1981 until her death in 1997. The single mother of three children, she longed for another child and often asked Mother Teresa to find her an orphan to adopt. "'It is not time,' she would tell

me," McMurtrie said. "Then one day - and she often talked about , herself in the third person - she said, 'Mother would be very happy for you to have this child.''' She was referring to Maria, a raven-haired little girl, now 24, who also attended the conference. Film producer Jan Petrie, who, with her sister, Ann, produced two films about Mother Teresa, became her friend as well. "We had a very emotional time when we went to Albania," Petrie said. That was where Mother Teresa's mother and sister were buried, and the country was legally atheist. Undaunted, the nun insisted that a crucifix be placed to mark the grave where she had their remains relocated together. Shortly thereafter, other crucifixes appeared in the cemetery where before there were none. "There were so many examples of her being stubborn," Petrie said. , She was that way, too, when it came to defying advice' from Dr. Patricia Aubanel, who took care of her from 1991 until her death. Toward the end, as her heart and lungs were failing, she insisted on seeing Pope John Paul II one more time. She was in a wheelchair when they met. "He was waiting for her," Aubanel said. "He knelt and kissed her head and said, 'My mother, my mother.' For her; the Holy Father was everything. They loved each other." The pontiff was ill, too, and could barely walk. Yet, at the end of Mass, as Mother Teresa held her face in her hands, he struggled down the aisle to, her wheelchair. When she realized that he was there, she got up to embrace him. "Every single person there was crying," Aubanel said. "It was the last time they would be together."

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, REMINISCING - Sist~r Nirmala Joshi, superior general of the Missionaries of Charity, completes an address about the experiences she shared with Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta before an audience of several hundred people at St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. The college hosted a three-day event titled "Remembrances of Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Her Family and Friends," which was timed to coinCide with the 10th anniversary of her death. (CNS photo/Ed Zelachoski, Catholic Accen~

Mother Teresa's successor, recalls th'e.~un's struggles By MARYANN G. EIDEMILLER CATHOl:IC NEWS SERVICE LATROBE,.'Pa. ..:-. Blessed M;other Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Charity, did not curse the darkness that plagued her, but. rather she embraced it, Sister Nirmala Joshi said at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. "She chose to accept the darkness that the world chose for her," said Sister Nirmala, Mother Teresa's successor as superior general of the order of nuns. She spoke during an October 57 conference at the college titled "Remembrances of Mother Teresa of Calcutta by Her Family and Friends." ,it' was a three-day reunion of people who' knew and loved her. The event commemorated the 10th ";lOniversary of her death or, as ,Benedictine Archabbot Douglas R.. No'wicki, college chancellor, said, .' ,"her entrance into heaven." She , died in Calcutta, India, Sept. 5, 1997. , In the discussion moderated by author and television host Colleen Carroll Campbell, Sister Nirmala and Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, a Missionaries of Charity priest who is the postulator of her sainthood cause, brought to light the.m~an:" ing of Mother Teresa's surprising and well-publicized interior "darkness.". "Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light," the book that Father Kolodiejchuk edited, made headliries even before it was released and was the focus of a recent Time magazine cover story. Its publication raised questions

in the secular world about Mother - Her encounter with Christ was Teresa's holiness, but those who the reason that she founded the , understand the human struggles M~ssionaries of Ch~ty,,,and she with faith are not that easily shaken, was on fire with what. they cOl,lld., , by the pain that she wrote about. ' do in the name of God. Loving th~::' Instead, her struggles can be under- unloved became her passion, and- ..' ': ' ,"~'''''i ". " " . UP~~T CRQWD T A clQwn looks on as Pope. Bene~lct XVI greets stood as a union with Christ in his others followed her first the Sisters th' th . t '; , ' a pllgnm .at the end of a recent general audience In St. Peter's suffering, Sister Nirmala and Father eThn e ~nehs s. h "1" Square at the'VaticAn. (CNS photolTony Gentile, Reuters) en lor er t ere came SI ence " , Kolodiejchuk both noted. IF"''''''''''''''''''C==_'''''''''''''''''''''''11',"",.OZ!.=""'E!-"'""""""""'''''=''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''====n "She spoke of faith and love, and from Jesus. she spoke of an unbroken union," "She couldn't understand this," Eh,I he said. Father Kolodiejchuk said. "She had The book reports on, and quotes surrendered and accepted, and she from, letters between Mother Teresa experienced this terrible ~ense of and her 'confessors and superiors loss and loneliness. Then the darkover a period of 66 years. It covers ness set in." I It lasted for decades. But none Mother Teresa's early years as a nun and the revelation that she felt the of it deten;ed her from keeping her presence ofJesus and heard his call promise to Jesus. His thirst from the cross became her thirst, he to devote her life to the poor.

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the Nazi's propaganda. In the one newspaper they allowed him TAUNTON"":"" On Sept. to print, he wrote: "No one can 19, 1939, the Nazis invaded Fa- change the truth. What we can ther Maximilian Mary Kolbe's do and should do is to seek truth "City of the Immaculate" - his and to serve it when we have monastery in Poland - where found it. The real conflict is the he had been printing several inner conflict. Beyond armies of widely circulated publications, occupation and the hecatombs of including a daily newspaper extermination camps, there are with a circulation of 230,000. two irreconcilable enemies in He was sent to a concentration the depth of every soul: good camp at Amtitz on Feb. 17, 1941, and evil, sin and love. And what then on to Auschwitz, where he use are the victories on the died on Aug. 14, 1941, and was oattlefield if we ourselves are defeated in our innermost percremated. iG:" Most路 people know St. sonal selves?" Inspired by Father. Kolbe's Maximilian Kolbe as the man who freely gave up his life in ex- life after a meeting with the solchange for a stranger in dier he died in place of, Francis Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi Gajowniczek, and Brother prison camp where men, Jerome Wierzba, a former perwomen, and children were sonal assistant of Father Kolbe, starved, beaten, tortured, and Roach and 'Figlock founded the killed. But St. Maximilian Kolbe St. Max Kolbe Radio Net to is more than a martyr of charity. honor and c.ontinue his work. Although the St. Max Kolbe Before the Reich took him to their murderous halls on charges Net does not have a topic leader of espionage, he brought the or 'any official set topics, it Word to others through a multi-. spreads the Word through its tude of newspapers and as his participants, who are asked to call signal, SP3RN, on Catholic tell all about the goings on in their parish or diocese, and any' and Polish radio programs. S1. Kolbe's amateur radio special religious projects they work continues today with St. are working on. Several particiMax Kolbe Radio Net, founded pants in the St. Max Kolbe Net 10 years ago by Lloyd Roach of are retired and active priests, Pennsylvania (W3QT) and Ted some from other nations, who Figlock (WIHGY), a parishioner still have a passion for spreadof Holy Rosary Parish in Taunton. ing the Word. One ofthe projects During his life Father Kolbe that has been talked about on the provided immense hope and network is a Knights of Columfaith to the people of Poland with bus Amateur Radio Net. Licensed ham radio operators his newspaper, Knight ofThe Immaculate, and his radio pro- are welcome to join in the St. grams. In addition to his work' Max Kolbe Radio ~et. It meets in Poland, he also established a every Sunday night at 7 o'clock. monastery and printing house in on 3.814 MHz. Other Catholic radio nets include the recently Japan. Upon returning to Poland, his founded Knights of Columbus monastery became a shelter for Amateur Radio Net, which Jewish refugees fleeing the meets Sundays at 8 p.m. on Reich. Ultimately, Father IS:olbe 1~.293 MHz; 8:30 p.m. on 7.234 sealed his capture by flouting MHz; and 9 p.m. on 3.829 MHz. ANCHOR STAFF

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(E:a.I()~Ulllle~ NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops. "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" (Universal) Sweeping, but historically slipshod biography in which England's "Virgin Queen" (Cate Blanchett), with the help of a wise counselor (Geoffrey Rush), prepares to fend off the Armada, sent against her by King Philip of Spain (Jordi Molla), and defeat the intrigues of the captive Mary, Queen of Scots (Samantha Morton), while also contending with one of her ladies-in-waiting (Abbie Cornish) for the affections of Sir Walter Raleigh (Clive Owen). The film, as directed by Shekhar Kapur, is rich in spectacle, yet it whitewashes its subject, even as it darkly caricatures the cause of Spain and of Catholicism. Rear and partial upper female nudity, scenes of torture, blood with gore and occasional crass language. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. "Feel the Noise" (TriStar) Pleasant if naive musical in which an aspiring rapper

(MGMlSidney Kimmel) (Omarion Grandberry) must Poignant story of emotionally leave his Harlem home and the single mother who raised him fragile delusiomil man (a brilliant (Kellita Smith) 'after attempting Ryan Gosling) who - unable to to steal the wrong person's hub- make human connection - buys caps, and goes to stay with his a life-size female doll whom he father (Giancarlo Esposito) and presents as his girlfriend, and stepmother (Rosa Arr'edando) in how his brother and sister-in-law Puerto Rico, where he befriends (Paul Schneider and Emily his musically inclined step- Mortimer), his office mates, felbrother (Victor Rasuk), falls in low churchgoers and t9wnslove with a local dancer (Zulay people accept "her" as human out Henao), discovers the pop music of love .and compassion for him. genre called reggaeton, and man- .Though suspension of disbelief ages to impress a New York- is essential, director Craig based music producer (James Gillespie, working from Nancy McCaffrey). Director Alejandro Oliver's delicate script, makes Chomski's film is mostly just a this improbable tale utterly beshowcase for the singing and lievable, while the themes of dancing, but fans of world mu- family, community, religion, forsic, and of reggaeton in particu- giveness, redemption and a lar, will no doubt enjoy what they strong affirmation of human dehear. Sexual activity without nu- cency override those very few dity, drug use, skimpy clothing, elements that might preclude suggestive dancing, one use of younger teens. Two nonexplicit the f-word, two uses of the n- images of a porn site, mild innuword, a~d occasional crass and endo, discreet sexual references crude language. The USCCB Of- and brief profanity. The USCCB fice for Film & Broadcasting Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -: adults. classification is A-II - adults The Motion Picture Association and adolescents. The Motion Pic.ture Association of America ratof Americ~ rating is PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some ing is PG-13 - parents strongly material may be inappropriate for cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under children under 13. 13. "Lars and the Real Girl"

Diocese of Fall River TV Mass on WLNE Channel 6 Sunday, October 21 at 11:00 a.m. World Mission Sunday Scheduled celebrant is Msgr. John J. Oliveira, pastor of St. Mary's Parish in New Bedford, and director of the diocesan Office of the Propagation of the Faith.

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By CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CI'FY - Pope Benedict XVI nametl as members of the Pontifical Ac!demy of Sciences two Nobel laureates, including a Taiwanese professor and researcher. Ii II Yuan 'Tseh Lee,!i 70, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1986 while he was a professor at the University of Califprnia, Berkeley. The other new rnember, Klaus von Klitzing, 64, is currently a professor of physics at the Max Planck Institute f~r Solid State Research in Germ~y.. The Vatican announced the appointments October 9. Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Lee moved to the United States in 1962 after receivihg university degrees inTaiwan. In addition to teaching and conducting research at Berkeley, he also taught at the I . James Franck Institute of the University of Chic~go. . Lee's work developing a II

NOT EVEN THE BARE NECESSITIES - A family in Pisco, Peru, runs its household outside its earthquake-damaged home recently, weeks after a magnitude eight quake flattened thousands of homes, businesses and churches. (eNS photo/Patricia Zapor)

Primitive but effective, soup pots .continue to feed·quake·victims By PATRICIA ZAPoR CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

. stopped rushed in and got supplies. ent women cook soups over a -.yood Those who lived farther away, or fire. When it's ready, the neighbors SAN CLEMENTE, Peru - A . didn't hear that a truck had arrived, show up with their bowls. That day, system of feeding thousands of or couldn't get there in time. were the "olla" nearest St. Martin was filled with a hearty-looking, richpeople along Peru's central coast out of luck. ,Nearly six weeks aftei- the e3rth- smelling chicken noodle soup. through a network of open soup pots The Peruvian civil defense instiin the streets would have seemed quake, heavy equipment had arrived in San Clemente just that week to re- tute reported October 1 that more than primitive two months ago. But after an August IS earth- move the tons of debris that had been 2,700 "ollas" were operating in the quake flattened more than 70,000 cleared by hand up to that point, said four provinces affected by the quake. Pileo said the next step will be a homes in the region 130 or so miles Atuncar. For most people, the only south of Lima, the "ollas" that feed . payingjobs in the area are through the more formal kind of dining room, people in their neighborhoods are a govemrnent'srebuildingprogram,re-· meant to serve more people with heartier meals that have been prewelcome indication that there is at . Qloving debris for about $4 a day. Mariana Pileo Guerra, another St. pared in a kitchen in a house or other least some kind of system at work. For the first 10 days after the Martin parishioner, described the structure. These dining rooms, or quake, the people of San Clemente system organized by agencies such "comedores," will serve about 200 might as well have been 130 miles as Caritas fQr getting hot meals to people each, she said. to the west, on an island in the Pa- people whose existence still revolves. "People have to rebuild their largely around clearing debris and houses and can't put in any time on cific Ocean. "We had no help at all for the first surviving. CRS, the U.S. Church's the farms," he said. 10 days," explained SaraviaAtuncar, overseas aid agency .and part of. AtUncar said a major concern for a member of St. Martin de Porces Caritas Intemationalis, a confedera- .the parish now is how reconstrucParish in San Clemente. He and tion of Catholic relief agencies, is tion will work. The Peruvian govother parishioners met with two U.S. among the donors providing the . emment has talked of loans to rebuild, but every few days the amount reporters and representatives of staple supplies. Catholic Re~ef Services-Peru in a Neighborhood meal-cooking net- of those supposed loans changes church hall in late September to ex- works are one element, established .first about $2,000, then $1,300, then plain how the community has coped primarily through churches and their .. $3,000. And there's still no sign of .local contacts. Large soup pots are' any money. with the disaster. The town of 25,000 people had set up every few blocks in the streets, "We know we need some form about 1,500 houses destroyed in the for a rotation ofcooks to put together of stable economic activity," he said, maybe something like skilled handimagnitude eight earthquake that· meals to be shared. Using food supplied through or- crafts. "We know this, but we don't killed 519 people in the region and ganizations such as Caritas, differ- know how to proceed." left 18 dead in San Clemente. Like neighboring communities, San Clemente lostelectricity, water and sewer services. Many roads were blocked by debris and downed power poles, Atuncar explained. At the time of the earthquake, he was at a meeting in that same church Current Weekend Retreat Offerings hall, which was undamaged. Half of November 9·11. 2007 - Discovering Life After Loss his home collapsed, and the other November 18. 2007 - Thanksgiving and Prayer halfis so damaged it's uninhabitable, Nov 30 • Dec. 2. 2007 An Advent Retreat Atuncar said. But he, his wife, chilDecember 9. 2007 AdventRecoUection - Praying with dren and grandchildren were uninthe Symbols ofthe Jesse Tree jured. Dec. 31. 07 • .Jan. I. 08 - New Year's Eve Retreat Although relief supplies - food, .January 11·13.2008 - Christian Yoga Retreat water, tents, blankets, medicines .January 18·20, 2008 - Women's Retreat arrived in the area relatively quickly, For more infonnation, please call or write the Retreat Secretary there was no system for making sure e-mail: lasaletteretreats@hotmail.com website: www.lasalette-shrine.org everyone got a share, he said. People for informatifJn regarding the La Salette Shrine call 508·222·5410 who lived near where the trucks

"crossed-molecular beams" laboratory technique aided scientists in understanding elementary chemical reactions and led to his winning the Nobel Prize: He returned to Taiwan in 1994 to head the island's national academy, Academia Sinica, of which he is currently a distinguished research fellow. Von Klitzing, a native ofGermany, received the Nobel .Prj.ze in physics in 1985 for his discovery of the integer quantum Hall effect, which helped scientists make extremely accurate measurements of electrical resi~ tance. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences brings together from around the world 82 scientists ~ about one-fourth of whom are Nobel laureates - to promote scientific research and to examine scientific questions of inter- . est to the church. Members ar~. chosen according to their exper~ . . I tise; most of them are not Catha. lie.

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Argentine priest gets life for crimes during 'dirty war' By MARCELA PIZARRO CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE LA PLATA, Argentina - The first Catholic priest in Argentina to face charges of human rights violations committed during the country's military dictatorship was given a life sentence. The historic ruling is expected to set a legal precedent and push the Church into the spotlight for its alleged role in the country's 19761983 "dirty war." Father Christian von Wernich, 67, was found guilty of collaborating in seven murders, 31 cases of torture and 42 kidnappings during his time as police chaplain in clandestine detention centers in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship. He also was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. The verdict was met by a roar of delight inside the courtroom October 9. Thousands of human rights activists who had gathered outside the court for the verdict set off fireworks and burned an effigy in celebration. "Today, the complicity of the Church is being brought to justice," said Taty Almeyda, one of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, who have lobbied for 30 years in the name of their missing children. "We still don't know about all the horrors they committed, but it is a historic day that we never thought we would live to see," she said. Testimony from scores of witnesses in the three-month trial built up a disturbing picture of how Father von Wernich attended torture sessions and how he used the sacrament of confession to elicit information from prisoners, while reassuring the police they were doing

God's work. Nobel Peace Prizewinner Adolfo Perez Esquivel testified about the complicity of the Church hierarchy with the military dictatorship. Defense lawyer Juan Martin Cerolini said Father von Wernich was being used as a Catholic scapegoat. He insisted the priest had carried out his pastoral duties at the detention centers but that he had not participated in the military regime's bloody campaign. Security for the 70 witnesses was stepped up for the trial after the disappearance of a key witness last year. Father von Wernich was flanked by armed security guards and wore a bulletproof vest throughout the trial. Father von Wernich had remained impassive throughout the trial, but he broke his silence in the last moments, saying, ''Those who give false testimony are "demonic, because they are consumed with evil." He denied the charges and insisted he never disclosed information obtained during confession. "In 2,000 years, no priest of the Catholic Church ... has ever violated this sacrament," he said. Following the verdict, Cardinal' Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires issued a short statement that said the Church had been pained to find out about the priest's crimes. "We believe that the findings of the court should serve to renew the efforts of all citizens on the path of reconciliation and call us to distance ourselves not just from impunity, but from hatred and bitterness," it said. Officially, the "dirty war" left some 13,000 dead or missing, although human rights groups have put the toll at nearly 30,000.

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LOS ANGELES (CWNews.com) - Bishop Tod Brown of Orange, California, has entered a not-guilty plea on contempt-of-court charges stemming from a lawsuit involving sexual abuse by diocesan clergy. Plaintiffs' lawyers in the sex-abuse suit had asked the judge to hold Bishop Brown in contempt because the bishop approved a move to send a key diocesan official out of the country before that official completed his testimony in the connection with the case. Although the lawsuit was settled last week, Judge Gail Andler surprised many legal observers by moving forward with the contempt proceedings. If convicted of contempt, Bishop Brown could face a . prison sentence. Hearings in the case are expected to take place in December. Peter Callahan, the at-

torney for Bishop Brown, told reporters that the bishop wanted to fight the contempt charges, even after the case was closed, in order to "clear the bishop's name." The attorney said that Brown had hoped that he would "have the opportunity to exonerate hirnselfby telling the truth but he didn't get the opportunity' in the course of the lawsuit brought by the abuse victims. Earlier in the month, Callahan had said that the contempt charges were merely a stalling tactic, employed by lawyers for the plaintiffs in the abuse lawsuit to postpoI}e the court proceedings. He said Bishop Brown was eager to go to trial in the case. Just hours later the diocese announced an out-of-court settlement in which the diocese will pay nearly $7 million in damages to the plaintiffs.

A DAY AT THE LAKE - Father Chito Palang, parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King in Atlanta, accompanies men of the Filipino community as they process along the shore of Lake Lanier in north Georgia with a statue of Our Lady of Penafrancia in mid-September. FilipinO-Americans known as Bicolanos, named for the Bicol region of the Philippines, and their friends gathered to pay their respects to Mary and to celebrate their culture during a daylong festival. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin)

Motorboat procession on Georgia lake shows Filipino Marian devotion By ERIKA ANDERSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

became very ill. He prayed to Our Lady of Penafrancia to spare his life. He vowed to build a chapel if ATLANTA - Revelers at Lake his prayers were answered. He was Lanier in north Georgia on a recent cured and later ordained a priest weekend witnessed a unique sight in what is now known as Naga as a motorboat carrying a statue of City. Mary slowly moved by them. He had a chapel built by the As the boat made its way around bank of the Bicol River in Naga the man-made lake, Father Chito City. He also commissioned an artPalang, parochial vicar at the Caist to carve an image of Our thedral of Christ the King in Lady of Penafrancia patAtlanta, and six men with terned after the picture of her him in the boat prayed the "Our feast day today must be he kept with him always. rosary. Back on the shore, more seen and understood and cel- Afterward the faithful attribthan 100 people who were ebrated and believed in the con- uted many miracles to her ingathered for the festival of text of Jesus Christ - who he was, tercession and devotion to Our Lady ofPenafrancia also who he is and who he will be," he her spread throughout the prayed the rosary, waiting for said. "Every celebration when we world. In Naga City, hundreds of the boat to return. honor the Blessed Mother, we thousands gather each year Members of the Filipino- honor her son." to celebrate Our Lady of American community known Penafrancia, which is highas BicoLanos, named for the Bicol region of the Philippines, and cent of the country's residents are lighted by a procession on the watheir friends were continuing a Catholic, the celebration of Our ter. Amid shouts of "Viva La long-held tradition of honoring Lady of Penafrancia is considered Virgen!" men take a statue of her Mary as Our Lady of Penafrancia. the biggest and most popular reli- in a long wooden, boat called a "banka" and sail down the Bicol The congregation gathered un- gious festival. The devotion dates back to 1434 River while praying the rosary. der the shade of Georgia pine trees The Mass and the festival that fOJ: a Mass celebrated by Father in France when a friar, Simon Vela, Palang, a Filipino priest serving in found an icon of Mary believed to follows bring people together, said have been buried in 711. It was ex- Jay Suarez, a parishioner of St. Pethe Atlanta Archdiocese. . ,"Our Lady ofPenafrancia's feast cavated from a cave on a rocky ter Chanel Church in Roswell and day is very special for路 you Bicols, mountain not far from the Spanish vice president of Sarong Bangui of village of San Martin de Castanar. ' Georgia, the sponsor of the Georspiritually and socially as well," Devotion to Our Lady of gia event. Father Palang said in his homily. "In the Philippines, there are Mass was part of the mid-Septem- Penafrancia - which literally 7,000 islands and 1,000 dialects ber religious and cultural celebra- means rocky hill of France - be(spoken), but when it comes to regan in the Philippines in the 17th tion. ligious things, we all gather tocentury when the Covarrubias To understand a feast of Mary, gether as one," he told the Georfamily moved from the Spanish Father Palang.said, it must be regia Bulletin, newspaper of the Atvillage to Cavite in the Philippines. lated to Jesus, her son. lanta Archdiocese. "It's the only A son in the family, Miguel "Our feast day today must, be time all of these people get toRobles, was a seminarian studying seen and understood and celebrated gether." in Manila, Philippines, when he and believed in the context of Jesus Christ - who he was, who he is and who he will be," he said. "Every celebration when we honor the Blessed Mother, we honor her son." , During the Mass, which was filled with music of the Bicol region and other areas of the Philippines, the ornately decorated statue of Mary rested next to the altar. In the Philippines, where 99 per-

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4; The Anchor news briefs Using technology, experts otTer advice on people with mental illness WASHINGTON (CNS) - A psychiatrist and a hospital chaplain offered advice to a nationwide audience recently on how to support people with mental illness and their families at their parishes. But the audience members were not gathered together in one room. Instead they were sitting at computer screens - some alone, some in groups - at 50 sites from coast to coast for the first "Webinar" sponsored by the National Catholic Partnership for Disability and its year-old Council on Mental Illness. The hourlong seminar, conducted over the World Wide Web, was part of the Washington-based organization's observance of National Mental Health Awareness Week, , and took place the day after the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and· Understanding, October 9. Dr. Thomas P. Welch, a psychiatrist in private practice in Portland, Ore., and chairman of the Interfaith Council on Mental Health in Portland, said parish staff members are often "the first responders to people experiencing mental health crises." In that group of first responders he includes "clergy, religious, educators, the secretary, the janitor and the groundskeeper." .

COLUMBUS DAY - Boston Province Director of the National Council of Catholic Women Lynette M. Ouellette of Westport, front, third from right, was sworn in last month at the national convention in Columbus, Ohio. Ii

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Pope says humans must never be exploited for scientific research VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Human beings, including embryos, must never be manipulated or exploited for scientific and medical research, Pope Benedict XVI said. Destroying human embryos for harvesting stem cells or any other purpose "contradicts the purported intent of researchers, legislators and public health officials to promote human welfare," he said in an address to South Korea's new ambassador to the Vatican. While advances in biotechnology have the potential to treat and cure otherwise deadly or debilitating illnesses, such discoveries "invite man to a deeper awareness of the weighty responsibilities involved in their application," the pope told Francesco Kim Ji-Young, who presented his letters of credential in an October 11 ceremony at the Vatican. Biomedical science must be guided by "robust and firm ethical standards," Pope Benedict said. South Korea made headlines in 2004, when Hwang Woo-suk, a scientist from Seoul National University, claimed he had created the world's first cloned human embryos. That and a later claim he had cloned patient-specific stem cells were found to be false.

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age population in Fall River in recent years and the resultant decrease in enrollment at many of the city's Catholic schools. There are eight Catholic elementary schools in the city: Espirito Santo, Holy Name, Holy Trinity, Notre Dame, St. Anne, St. Michael, Saints Peter and Paul, and St. Stanislaus. For each school, the ad hoc committee will look at enrollment trends over the past 10 years; curriculum; condition ofbuildings and grounds; financial stability; and culture and climate. Finally, to be included in the study also is detailed demographic information from Fall River and surrounding communities. Population figures and projections, public school enrollments, and avemge household income data will be examined along with area parish statistics. Once the information has been analyzed and school visitations made, the ad hoc committee will formulate its recommendations on actions to be taken to strengthen Catholic elementary schools inthecity. The group is expected to complete its wqK bYel!l"Y spring. ,

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Police evict ex-nuns who refused to leave Polish convent WARSAW, Poland (CNS) - Police evi"cted several dozen former nuns from a Polish convent after they refused a series of court orders to leave. A force of 200 police, supported by ambulances and firetrucks, forced entry October 10 to the motherhouse of the Sisters of the Family of Bethany in Kazimierz to evict the women, who were expelled from their order earlier this year. Mariusz Sokolowski, police spokesman, said police officials secured the property in a peaceful sevenhour action. He said the former nuns initially showed "strong emotions" but later sang hymns and conferred with psychologists and priests. Sokolowski also said former Franciscan Father Roman Komaryczko had been arrested after "acting aggressively" and five women from Russia and Belarus who were detained at the convent would be deported. More than 60 women were bused to retreat centers in other cities; Poland's Gazeta "yborcza daily reported October 11 that most had'leftfor unknown locations later in tbe day. .

reported. ''We not onj.y renewed our sion of Catholic Faniily Life - for commitment to Church and family many years is another," she reported. but also promised to explore practiWhat is awesome is that her span cal ways to bring our faith to bear on of time-consuming activities doesn't the problems at home and around the end there. world." She is a member of St. George's She said she was inspired by Mat- Parish Council, its representative to thew Kelly, the young principal the diocese's Pastoral Planning Comspeaker, who in his keynote address mittee, and is an extraordinary minon the need to grow in holiness, in- ister of holy Communion at Mass as vited attendees" to become the best well as to the homebound. version of yourself," she noted. It's easy to see how those services ''It's a wonderful message and one earned her the parish Women's I'll carry with me I take on new Guild's Woman of the Year Award. widespread responsibilities include Taking notice of that, the Fall River conducting tWice-y~arly meetings Diocese awarded her its prestigious within the Boston Province .;". which Marian Medal for service and dedJ.has its offices in Manchester, N.H. - ~tion. and monitoring. councils' vision, Asked how she manages being an active member of the New England growth and activities~" Ouellette's official11duties mean she Fmtemal Congress - a consortium of will also cochair the Fall River benevolent societies - which in the DCCW's annual convention nextMay. past she has se~ed as president, she ''Working with Catholic Women said, ''It is all part ofmy being active, is a great love, but also being a mem- getting involved in Church, parish, ber and advisory ~ard member of family, society and the person, I L'Union St. Jeanne Baptiste - a divi- ,guess. It's what I am."

Women's Guild, where I am current president, a post I've held many times," the New Bedford native told The Anchor last week. For 28 years she was a teacher, instructing in French in the Public School system in Fairhaven and at Westport High School, and did a stint as a teacher at Notre Dame School in Fall River until retirement in 1999. Apart from that, her williIigness and commitment to serve the larger community and promote the power and love of God made her a likely and successful candidate for the twoyear presidency ofthe DCCW's District Five Deanery beginning in 1999. . Her vision of what w~ needed propelled her election as the president ofthe DCCW from 2003 to 2005, and subsequently as a representative to the NCCW's nominating committee from 2005 to 2007. ''1\velve of us were installed as province directors at the NCCW convention in Ohio which was attended by more than 1,100 members," she

Muslim leaders send letter to pope proposing theological similarities WASHlNGTON (CNS) - For the first time, more than 100 senior Muslim leaders from around the world sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders proposing theological similarities as a basis for peace and understanding. "Finding common ground between Muslims and Christians is not simply a matter for polite ecumenical dialogue between selected religious leaders," said 138 Muslim leaders in a letter released October 11 in Washington. Christians and Muslims "make up more than 55 percent of the world's population, making the relationship between these two religious communities the most important factor in contributing to meaningful peace around the world," they said. "If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace." As Muslims, "We say to Christians that we are not against them and that Islam is not against them - so long as they do not wage war against Muslims on account of their religion, oppress them and drive them out of their homes," they said.

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IS THAT ELTON JOHN? -Members of St. Anthony's Youth Group from New Bedford recently traveled to Boston on a field trip. Here they prepare to watch a 3-D trip to shark-infested territory at the Museum of Science's Imax theater. Below, they board a Ducktours boat for a tour.

THEY CAN DIG IT - Seventh- and eighth-graders at St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro enjoyed their first dance of the year recently. The students dressed in attire from the 1960s-1970s. The students also had an opportunity to tie-dye T-shirts. From left: Billy Ward, Douglas Downey, Ryan Murray, Eric Hohlfeld, Kaylla Foley, Lyza Hanson, and Meg Riley.

BACK TO THE FUTURE - Parents change classes during Back to School Night at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro.

SHOOTING STARS - The St. Mary's Stars of Mansfield Cross Country Team, pictured here with Coach Jeff Cahill, are off and running. The Stars began their season with a First-Place win for the boys and second for the girls. ..

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Bishop Stang High School announces AP Scholars NORTH DARTMOUTH Twenty-nine students at Bishop Stang High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Program Exams. Only 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million students who took AP Examinations in May 2007 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition. Students took AP Exams in May.2007 after completing rigorous college-level courses at Bishop Stang. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students' performance on AP exams. At Bishop Stang six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of three or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are John Carroll, Andrew Grenier,

By CHARLIE MARTIN - CAT'10L1C NEWS SERVICE When I first starting writing this people and getting to know who column 30 years agd~ no emerg- they are. Aubrey Hartnett, Thomas Lally, ing artist would have thought about Call'or visit your grandparents Nicole Leonard, and Adam placing hislher work on a social at least once a month. You won't O'Toole. networking Website.11 Of course, find them 'on MySpace or "IMSix students qualified for the there was, none. But c,pnsider new ing," and some may not even own AP Scholar with Honor Award pop/alternative vOfce Colbie a cell phone. Staying in contact by earning an average grade of Caillat. She gained re~ognition by with grandparents means extra efat least 3.25 on all AP exams promoting her work qn the popu- fort in showing them that you aptaken, and grades of three or lar MySpace Website. After her preciate who they are and how higher on four or more of these "friends" grew to 1001000 with 10 important they are to you. exams. These students are million plays, her ca1!eer zoomed Find out if your parish or school to include a major rec6rd label and sponsors a parish in another part Annie Cervin, Joseph Hunt, l now her first chart hit, "Bubbly." of the world. If so, get your parish Kevin Jones, Katherine "Bubbly's" lightheJUted, almost youth/religious education group to Rosario, Stephanie Sallum, and whimsical message is bot represendo a fund-raiser for this group of Alyssa Smith. tative of Callail's mor~ substantive God's family. If such an opportuSeventeen students qualified lyrics, but it does exen\plify her re- nity is not available locally, get for the AP Scholar Award by laxed, mellow, music~ approach. something started. Visit these sites completing three or more exPerhaps it's not that important to for ideas: www.crs.org (Catholic aminations, with grades of three determine how well we help others Relief Services) or www.heifer.org or higher. The AP Scholars are "crinkle" their "nose"!,with delight (Heifer International), to name two Jessica Beauregard, Charles or whether they experience "feel- of many. Burnett, Paul Caffrey, Cameron ings" that they "ador~." However, Although I've suggested lookthe song demonstrates the power ing beyond your immediate group Durant, Jessica Giammalvo, and that each of us possesses to make a of friends, do pay attention to what William Grandmont. positive difference fot: others. is going on in their lives. Notice Also, Elizabeth Hamel, Seth The song describe~ a romantic any unusual behavior or mood Hayes, John KaHfe, Sarah context, but I encourage you to changes that may indicate Kearns, Lauren Ketschke, Taythink beyond these types of relastruggles or difficulties. When you lor Krajewski, Frahcine Lizotte, tionships. What are ~~ys that. you see something like this happening, Jennifer Read, Sarah Spach, can uplift others' spihts through reach out to them. Offer ways to . Riley Sullivan, and Kaitlin gestures of kindness ~nd caring? support them. Walsh. For starters, you c:m " go out 0 f Take time each day to pray for your way to say helloland engage those who are dear to you. Ask in lighthearted convetsation with God to bless them with his guidothers; don't just t~lk to your ance and help them through any friends. Be open to !'many other suffering. peers too, especially those who Jesus taught us how we can creWorcester; Liam Flynn, grandson seem less invOlvedl with your ate a positive difference in others' of Helen Dolan, who will attend school's social life. I lives. Perhaps you can't make evUMass-Dartmouth. "Mix it up" in th~ lunchroom eryone you know, "bubbly" with Also, B.J. McDonald, grandinstead of always sitting with the delight, but you can be a disciple II son of Joan McDonald, who same group. Get to l{now people ofJesus by bringing smiles and ofwill attend UMass-Amherst; Sung by Colbie Caillat of a different race 'or ethnic back- fering support. and Dan Gamache, son of Copyright 2007 by Universal ground. Doing so dod~n't devalue Your comments are always welyour current friends ,I but simply come. Write to Charlie Martin at: Cynthia and Ron Gamache, who Republic Sounds trite, but it is true: How states that you want Ilyour life in chmartin@swindiana.net or at will attend Emerson College in time brings changes! school to be about m¢eting lots of 7125W 200S, Rockport, IN 47635. Boston.

Sacred Heart Parish awards Rose E. Sullivan Scholarships FALL RIVER - Sacred Heart Parish has announced the 200708 recipients of the Rose E. Sullivan Scholarships. They are: Meridith Taylor, granddaughter of the late Martha , Taylor, who will attend Boston College; Gregory Jancarik, grandson of Helen Wilson, who will attend Clark University in

BUBBLY I've been awake for a while now You've got me feelin' like a child now 'Cause every time I see your bubbly face I get the tinglies in a silly place Refrain: It starts in my toes Makes me crinkle my nose Wherever it goes I always know That you make me smile Please stay for a while now Just take your time Wherever you go The rain is fallin' on my window pane But we are hidin' in a safer place Under the covers stayin' dry and warm You give me feelings that I adore (Repeat refrain.) What am I gonna say When you make me feel this way Ijust ... mmmmmmmm (Repeat refrain.) I've been asleep for a while now You tucked me in just like a child now 'Cause every time you hold me in your arms I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth . It's starts in my soul And I lose control When you kiss my nose The feeling shows 'Cause you make me smile Baby just take your time Boldin' me tight' Wherever, wherever, wherever you go Wherever, wherever, wherever you go

Setting tteart$ ·onfire This Sunday is Mission Sunday in the Catholic Church. It is a day set aside to give our attention to the missionary activity of our faith. We have been commissioned by Christ, as members of his Body, to take the good news of salvation to all the ends of the earth. While many of the articles written this week may focus on the thousands of men and women religious, priests, and communities who travel throughout the .world to evangelize, this article is specifically for the young people in this diocese who as yet do not have the freedom to travel such great distances, or perhaps do not yet have a strong enough faith to pass on. We have mission territory right

here in the Diocese of Fall ecrate die sacredness of our River, in the stat¢ of Mas~ very lives. This is prime . sachusetts, in the United mission territory. States of America. It's time Many young people in for those Who believe and your school or in your are grounded in their faith to start setting hearts on fire with love of ' the truth, J e s u s r i g Christ. Here we are in" one of the richest" countries in the world, liVing ina society that so often does neighborhood may not have not value life. Pornography had much religious educa~ and other forms"of violence' tion or training and may be are rampant, abortion looking to those of you remains the law of the land, who are faithful for some marriage between a man much needed direction. If and a woman as the norm is we are to set hearts on fire, under attack, domestic we must keep the flame violence is epidemic ... the burning within ourselves. list could go on and on with We must never stop rekinexamples of how we desdling the flame; never stop

working on Qur prayer lives pass on the flame of our' or learning more ~bout our faith we wili set hearts on faith and the herdesof our fire as Christ did on the faith. We have anlincredible road to Emmaus. heritage as a Church, we Where is your mission territory? Whose heart will need to knojW it and use it and claim it as you try to touch with God's love? Never underestimate our own. I I am a mlssionary the impact you can have on the world by living a h t here af home. faithful life. As St. Paul My missioti' territory is tWO~fold:ilthe hearts told Timothy: "Let no one of young p10ple at have contempt for your youth, but set an example Bishop StaJ:}g High School and I~e hearts for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, of women incarcerated at faith, and purity." It's time the Dartmouth Hfuse of to set some hearts on fire. Correction Womef's Center. It is the l\eart that is May God's blessings be the true territory.!Accordupon you. ing to the Catechism, "it is Jean Revil teaches the heart that prays." It is spiritual theology and in the heart, in the core of thanatology at Bishop I Stang High School. Comour being, that w~ find the ments welcome at: Spirit of God wh9 created us in his image. If we can jrevil@bishopstang.com.

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, proclaim the Gospel and offer help stances in order for the poor to "Bella" is a low-budget movie a good message." which was made last but doesn't look that way. The diThe dialogue drew occasional and hope to the suffering poor," experience God's saving love and year by Metanoia Films, won the rector shoots most scenes with a laughs, and. some other scenes said Msgr. Oliveira, who is also the find help and hope. For American Catholic families People's Choice Award at the tight closeup, keeping the visual touched at least some viewers emo- pastor of St. Mary's Parish in New Bedford. who historically have sent thou' Toronto Film Festival but has had elements engaging without hav- tionally. .The partnership extends into sands of its sons and daughters as "I loved it, because it was good, trouble reaching commercial the- ing to use the high-budget trickery of multiple angles, sweeping clean entertainment with a won- village missions, small schools, priests and religious to the misaters until now. The producers are using small .aerial perspectives and special derful message," said Arleen medical outposts, orphanages, sions, a new saga of a local missympathetic groups to help create effects. Booker, of Berkley, principal of refugee camps and crowded cities sionary martyred for his faith una buzz about "Bella" before its of"It was excellent, because It was Our Lady of Lourdes School in throughout Africa, Asia, the Pa- winds. On October 5, in the Archdioficial release date, hoping to build a good story, and it was done pro- Taunton. "It's just beautiful. A very i cific Islands and remote regions of cese of Oklahoma City, the formal , a groundswell of support to carry it fessionally," said Jezak, who lives beautiful movie. It brought tears to Latin America. For local Catholics who fre- start of the sainthood cause began financially through the all-impor- in Fall River and serves as confir- my eyes." tant opening weekend that starts mation director and youth minister While clearly anti-abortion, the quently are inspired to give to the for Father Stanley Francis Rother, next Friday. It's similar to the strat- at Holy Trinity Parish and Good movie isn't just told frbm that per- missions but 'never take the time one of its priests, who was brutally ,egy that worked for "The Passion Shepherd Parish there. "You could spective. The script presents the to find an envelope or address and murdered in 1981 in a Guatemalan of the Christ" a few years ago, tell this was Hollywood quality, but strongest arguments for abortion, in follow up, Mission Sunday is the village where, for more than 12 which had similar trouble finding a the person of the pregnant restau- opportunity to mark the weekly years he ministered to the poor, even dl~tnbutor before its eventual rerant hostess who has an unstable eucharistic celebration by not only knowing his life was in danger. Father Rother, 46, was shot to lease to theaters worldwide. career and is terrified of bringing a offering our prayers but our gen-' erous financial support to continue death in the rectory of his church Ahalf-dozen people interviewed baby into the world all by herself. the ongoing mission of Jesus. ,in Santiago Atitlan Guatemala, , ,after the screening a few weeks ago , Catherine Poirier, who founded No amount is too small, Msgr. where he was known as Padre all reacted positively, not only to the and runs Birthright of Taunton, Oliveira pointed out. He noted that Francisco. The local government major themes but to the storyline, which helps women with problem $5 supports a seminarian in poor Catholic Church for blamed the which dwells more on the characpregnancies in hopes of persuading countries for a day; $25 helps sup-' causing unrest that led to his death. ters and their work and family life them to lceep their baby, said port a catechist for a month; $75 oflack of finances in GuaBecause than on abortion. "Bella" offers a realistic account of the work of Sisters ~ provides for temala, the Oklahoma Archdiocese "I think 'on the surface it starts why women consider abortion. out ... as an Tve-got-a-message' Many of the single mothers she and $30 helps for a month's for- has received the jurisdiction for the kind of movie. And then it turns works with would prefer to keep mation for a nun candidate. A do- cause. Although the martyred from that and gets into human natheir baby, she said, even if they nation of $100 is a month's help missionary's body was returned to ture, what's important," said Ken are also seriously considering ter- for a parish mission. PRO-LIFE: FILM STAR "We do well in the Fall River Oklahoma, his family has permitCarrier, a retired special education minating their pregnancy early. teacher from Fall River. "It's a sur- Eduardo Verastegui is co- "But the film does capture the di- Diocese in this annual collection ted his heart and some of his blood founder of Metanoia Films, lemma a woman is going through, because we have such a great faith to be enshrined in his parish church prise the way it works." Debbie Jezak, who saw the which released its debut film, her circumstances, her back- community of generous people in Guatemala, where a memorial "Bella," last year. The Mexican with a strong missionary spirit," plaque marks the site. movie with her husband Torn, paid' ground,''' Poirier said. actor starred in the lead role in "Next year's collection on MisMsgr. Oliveira reported. particular attention to what in the the movie, which won the . "It's very relatable to what All of the money coliected goes sion Sunday will celebrate the business are known as production People's Choice Award at the young people go through," added to the Central Office of the Propa100th anniversary of the U.S. not values, because her 24-year-old Toronto Film Festival in 2006. Pauline Hayes, who also volunteers having received any of the money of the Faith in New York. A gation daughter is earning a master's de- (CNS photo/Deborah Gyapong, for Birthright of Taunton. later meeting in Rome decides how collected," Msgr. Oliveira re"I think that it was wonderful. gree in theater at Villanova. Canadian Catholic News) the funds are to be appropriated. ported. Very moving, very inspirational," "It's a twofold purpose, not "The fact that in our country we said Maureen Parkinson, of Taunr-~-------------------, haven't received any mission asonly to fund the missions in those ton, another Birthright volunteer. "I countries which need it the most, sistance for more than a century is' " hope that the young people will see It shows how much we significant. but also to educate the people and it They need good examples." The Post Office charges The Anchor 70 cents for notificacatechists too," Msgr. Oliveira exin the Church in America have After showing the movie the or~ion of a subscriber's change of address. Please help us benefited from missionaries complained. reduce these expenses by notifying us immediately when ganizers ofthe event showed l:l short you plan to move. . "But there are so many couning from other countries over the DVD about the making of "Bella", past century. It also points out our tries and nations like Africa _which included startling details Please Print Your New Address 'Below from the life oflead actor Eduardo which need so much help for their responsibility to share that benefit NAME: Verastegui, 33, a major Mexican missions, and I don't know which ,with others who now need help from us," he stated. film, soap opera, and pop music star needs more," he said. For more information and to He noted that Sunday's psalm STREET ADDRESS: who left behind the glitter to work dOflate, contact Msgr. John J. Olresponse which speaks of the only on productions he thinks will Lord's' revealing his "saving iveira at The Society for the CITY, STATE, ZIP: do good. power" to the nations is in realPropagation ofthe Faith, 10611"I was poisoning the society by ity the work and witness of mislinois Street, New Bedford, MA : ' .NEW PARISH: the projects I was involved [in]," sionaries, who leave home and 02745; by telephone at 508-995Verastegui explains in the DVD. family, and, at times, serve in dif6168; by FAX at 508-995-2453; Desrosiers, who has met the ac: MOVING DATE: tor and heard him speak in person, ficult and dangerous circum- or by email atpropoJJaithnb.net. I . Please attach your Anchor address label below so we said Verastegui described a conver- . I can update your record Immediately. sion experience he had a few years ago when a woman hired by a Continued from page one I movie producer to teach him EnI and Southeast Asia. He ended by glish challenged him on what it 'the Catholic faith. Please cut and adhere address I "Fatima is a message of God's saying ~'Mary embraces us all with means to be a Catholic. label in this space I' Verastegui started attending mercy for his people ... it is a call the Holy Spirit ... peace can be I路 daily Mass and even thought about to conversion ... our true home is brought to our homes and neighCLIP THIS ENTIRE FORM AND MAIL TO: I becoming a priest, before a priest heaven and God awaits us with his borhoods and in all countries I who was counseling him said he merciful love," said Bishop George around the world." The service concluded with holy I should stay in Hollywood and make W. Coleman in his homily. "We cannot help but be aware of ongoCommunion and the concluding movies for God. I in so many parts of ing conflicts rites. The statue of Our Lady of it was at daily Desrosiers said I the world," Bishop Coleman con- Fatima led the way out of St. Mass that Verastegui met one of his I P.O. BOX 7 - FALL RIVER, MA 02722 future partners in the making of tinued, citing Iraq, Afghanistan, Anne's, and then off into the disI'L 'THANKYOU the Middle East, the Holy Land, tance on a cool October night. "Bella." the showing.

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ATTLEBORO - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette at 947 Park Street is continuing a Bible Study of the Gospel of John Part 2 presented by Father Donald Paradis every Saturday morning until November 17. The Bible Study wiil be held in the Reconciliation Chapel from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. To register contact the Programs Office at 508-236-9068. NORTH DARTMOUTH - St. Julie Billiart Church hosts a Bible study twice a week, organized by the parish's Adult Faith Formation office. The lectionary-based study takes place 10 a.m. Tuesdays in the parish conference room at 494 Slocum Road, with a repeat session at 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

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947 Park Street celebrates Divine Mercy holy hour every Wednesday immediately following the 6:30 p.m. Mass. The Blessed Sacrament is exposed during the holy hour. CENTERVILLE - A Divine Mercy holy hour with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy takes place 6 to 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Our Uidy of Victory Parish at 230 South Main Street. WEST HARWICH - The Celebrate Life Committee of Holy Trinity and Holy Redeemer parishes invites you to participate in its monthly holy hour at Holy Trinity Church, 246 Main Street, Route 28, October 22 at 1 p.m. There will be a rosary followed by Benediction of the most Blessed Sacrament.

ATTLEBORO - La Salette Father Andre Patenaude will lead an English Healing Service with Mass at the National Shrine of our Lady of La Salette October 28 at 2:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather the healing service will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church at One Saint John Place, Route 152. r-- -----.

,Ledures FALL RIVER - There will be atalk and video presentation by Mercy Sister Elaine Deasey, entitled "Sisters of Mercy: Where are they now?" Sunday at SS. Peter and Paul Parish Conference Center at 240 Dover Street. For further information call 508-676-8463. FALMOUTH - The St. Patrick's Parish Council c;>f Catholic Women is sponsoring a talk by Heidi Bratton, who will speak on "The Gift of Being Present to God and Neighbor," October 21 at noon in the Parish Hall on Main Street. Heidi is the mother ot"six children, an author, photographer, and an Anchor columnist. For information, contact Anne Smith' at 508-457-9648 or Ellen Binda at 508-540-

5134. TAUNTON - Father Samuel Leonard IVE will offer a recollection "Render to Caeser, Render to God" tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. that begins with Mass at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church on 80 Bay Street. Bring a bag lunch. Drinks and refreshment will be provided. Sponsored by Catholic Citizenship. For information call Bea Martins at 508-678-3351. TAUNTON - Everyone is invited to a six-week "Life in the Spirir seminar, held every Thursday starting October 25 from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at St. Jude the Apostle Church at 249 Whittenton Street. It is sponsored by the Diocesan Service Committee. Contact Mary at 508822-2219 for more information.

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ATTLEBORO - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette at 947 Park Street is holding the following events and activities: a concert featuring Portuguese and Spanish music provided by Brazilian musician Zisa Fernandes on October 27. The concert will take place in the Shrine Church; and the second annual Brazilian Pilgrimage Day will be October 28, led by La Salette Father Pedro Chingandu.' . ATTLEBORO - La Salette Life in the Spirit Prayer Group's monthly meeting will be on October 23 in the reconciliation chapel. CHATHAM - A Tridentine Mass in Latin according fo the 1962 missal is celebrated 1 p.m. every Sunday at Our Lady of Grace Chapel on Route 137 in Chatham.

in St. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Mis- hood on May 10, 1975 I Anthony's Church in Providence, sionary of La Salette Father Alan P. Beauregard, 60, of 151 Pine .R.I. by Bishop Louis E. Gelineau. Crest Drive, Riverside, R.I., died In the years following his ordinaOctober 4, at the Philip Huliter tion he served in Community Hospice Care Center of esophageal cancer. Service MinisBorn in .Providence, the son of tries at La SalMrs. Cecile (Bourassa) ette Shrine and Beauregard, and the late Paul A. Center for Beauregard, he attended the La C()mmunity Living in Salette Seminary High School in Enfield, N.H. and Assumption At'tleboro, as College in Worcester, Mass. . ditector of voFATHER ALAN P. ' In 1967, Father Alan entered BEAUREGARD MS cations and as the La Salette Novitiate in Center a Illember of Harbor, N.H., and made the first the Ministries' Team and as a profession of Vows on July 2, member of the Formation. 1968. From 1968-70 he studied at In 1988 Father Beauregard, bethe University of St. Paul in Ot- gan ministry as a chaplain at the Newman Center in Hanover, N.H. tawa, Canada. He was ordained to the priest- The following year he. began minI!

Msgr. Donald p. Velozo; served in many ministries ,

SOMERSET - Msgr. Donald D. Velozo, 74, $I native of this town and a priest of the Diocese of Camden in New Jersey, died October 7 at Our Lady's Residence Health Care Center in Pleasantville, N.J. At the time of his death, Father Velozo was the pastor of St.

Please pray for these priests during the coming weeks Oct. 22 Rev. John E. Connors, Pastor, St. Peter, Dighton, 1940 Rev. Jerome F. O'Donnell, OFM, Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, 1983 Oct. 23 Chor Bishop Joseph Eid, Pastor, St. Anthony of the Desert, Fall River, 1970 Oct. 24 Rev. Marc Maurice Dagenais, O.P., Retired Assistant, St. Anne, Fall River, 1982 Most Rev. Joseph W. Regan, M.M, Retired Prelate of Tagum, Philippines, 1994

Bernadette Parish in Northfield. The son of the late Jesse V. and Dorothy (Rogers) Velozo of Somerset, he was a U.S. Air Force Veteran ofthe Korean War. He was. or- r-~~--...., dained a priest on May 22, 1965 and appointed a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II on Oct. 22, 1984. Father Velozo earned MSGR. DONALD a bachelor's D. VELOZQ degree from Saint Mary's College in Ken-. tucky; a master's degree in theology from Christ theI King, St. Bonaventure, N.Y.; a master's in history路 from VillanJ~a University; and a master's in school administration from Glassboro

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Rev. Reginald Chene, OP, Dominican Priory, Fall River, 1935 Rev. Raymond B. Bourgoin, Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton, 1950 Rev. James W. Connerton, CSC, Founder, Stonehill College, North Easton, 1988 Rev. Msgr. John 1. Steakem, Pastor, St. Thomas More, Somerset, 1999 Oct. 27 Rev. Francisco L. Jorge, Assistant, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford, 1918 Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson, Assistant, St. Mathieu, Fall River, 1967 Rev. Joseph F. O'Donnell, Retired Pas.tor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton, 1990 .

Rev. Alfred E. Coulombe, Pastor, St. George, Westport, 1923 Rev. Stanislaus Kozikowski, OFM Conv., Pastor, St. Hedwig, New Bedford, 1956

State College. He had served in several parishes in New Jersey; was on the faculty of several high schools; directed retreats; was director of Vianney Villa in Cherry Hill, N.J.; was the first director of the Permanent Diaconate Program for the Diocese of Camden; and was dean of the Atlantic Deanery. He leaves two sisters, Judith Ponte of Somerset, and' Helen Correira of Swansea; three brothers, Gerald Velozo of West Palm Beach, Fla., Robert Velozo of Cape May, N.J., and Kenneth Velozo of Somerset. He was also the brother of the late Jesse V. Velozo Jr. . His funeral Mass was celebrated October 11, in St. Bernadette Church in Northfield, N.L Burial was in S1. Patrick's Cemetery in Fall River.

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TAUNTON - St. Anthony's Church at 126 School Street will have its second annual Harvest Craft Fair October 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities and events include crafts, a Chinese auction, roll-up bazaar, face painting, and a bake sale table.

istry at Blessed Tekakwitha in Lakeside, Calif. After a year's sabbatical in 1994, Father Alan returned to California where he lived (or the next 10 years. In 2005 he returned to La Salette Community life and has been residing in the La Salette House in Riverside, R.I. and with ministry as co-coordinator of Chaplaincy Services for the Diocese of Providence. Besides his mother, he leaves three sisters, Anne, JoAnne and Elaine Beauregard. He was also the brother of the late Laurel Beauregard. His funeral Mass was cel'~. , , ebrated October 8 at the La Salette Shrine Church in Attleboro. Burial was in the La Salette Cemetery i~ Enfield, N.H.

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