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Bishop 'Daniel A. Cronin is en route to Rome for the "ad lim ina" visit to the Vatican re quired every five years of bish ops and military vicars. The term ad limina, meaning ""to the threshold," refers to a visit to the tombs of the apos tles Peter and Paul made by bishops in the course of the visit. Also part of the visit are presentation of a written "state of the diocese", report known as the Quinquennial Report, to the pope and consultation with Vatican officials as needed. In a letter to priests of the diocese written before his de parture, the bishop noted that "by a happy convergence of cir cumstances, tb~ "ad limina visit comes during the Holy Year marking the Jubilee of our Re demption, which is an extra ordinary time, indeed, for my visit to the Eternal City. "During the ad limina visit," Tum to Page Fourteen
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A month's mind Mass for Car dinal Humberto Medeiros was offered by Bishop Daniel A. Cro nin "last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Auxiliary Bishop Thomas V. Daily, admin istrator for the Boston archdio cese, will offer a similar Mass at noon Monday in Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston. He will then travel to St. Pat rick's Cemetery, Fall River, where he will offer prayers at the cardinal's grave. There the original tombstone has been reTurn to Page Fifteen
Mrs. Cronin As The Anchor went to press word was received of the UJbo expected death on OCt. 19 In Cambridge of Mrs. Emlly (Joyce) Cronin, mother of Bishop Daniel A. Cro,un. She Is surviVed by her husband, Daniel G. Cronin, and three other sons, Robert, Peter and Joseph. Funeral arrange ments were Incomplete at press time.
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The U.S. delegates acknow ledged at a press conference that Cardinal Ratzingelr~ interven tion carried "special weight" be cause of his Vatican post. But they said the interveption should not stop discussion~ especially of mission countries' concerns about absolution.
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BISHOP DANIEl:. A. CRONIN officiates at Mass last Saturday at St. Anne's Church, Fall River, for Sister Marie Therese Pelletier, OP, killed Oct. 11 when a gas explosion partially destroyed the Dighton provincial house of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation. Among the mourners were the community's superior general, Sister Ines Mercedes, stationed. in Rome, and Sister Ascension, former administrator of St. Anne's Hospital, now a general councilor for her cO'mmunity, also headquartered in Rome. Still listed in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital is Sister Vimala Vadakumpadan, injured in the explosion. At a recent Red Cross-sponsored bloodmo bile in Fall River, 27 area residents donated blood for her. (Rosa Photo)
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Vocations Today Once more The Anchor is devoting a special issue vocations, attempting, to highlight in' a very special way 'the calling to serve the Lord, his church and his people. There can be little doubt that the church places a high priority on this topic. In many areas of religious life, there is indeed a severe vocational crisis. Indeed, many orders of men and women have no young entrants at all. There .is no one to fill the places of those who retire or become ill. This is especially evident in the area of Catholic educa tion. Very few parish schools can expect a religious sister or brother as replacement for one who leaves the classroom. The same is true in apostolates such as hospitals, nursing homes and children's homes. In fact, it is estimated that ,by the tum of the century some religious orders as we know them today will not exist. ' However, the situation with regard to the diocesan priesthood is currently holding its own; although interest has not returned to the level of the 50s and early 60s. But in many areas of the country there seems to be at least a leveling off of the diminished numbers. While it is unlikely that there will be a return to the so-called good old days of plenty of vocations, it can be said that there is renewed interest in reviewing their quality~ This attitude flows logically from the current social climate, to which the church, not living in a vacuum, must react. For example, it is evident that today's ,caring and concerned person is becoming more than a little conserva tive. He or she does not believe that the world of, the late 60s has. much to say to today's situation; in fact, many are convinced that problems such as drug abuse, pornography, abortion on demand and the decay of family life stem from the permissiveness of that era. They do not believe that ·doing your own thing is synonymous with doing God's thing.
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They want order in their lives, they seek discipline in education, they believe in the community of the family, they hold all life sacred and they believe more and more that they must witness to these realities in' the world in which they live. One can label such a trend as one wishes, pne can try to deny it but one cannot ignore it.
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What attracts a young man to the pries~hood? In a study con ducted at the center for Youth Development at the Catholic University of America, we ana lyzed 54 responses of seminari ans to this question. Two re sponses best reflect their mo tives:
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swer, I suggest looking into some of the conflicti~g forces at work within us. There is, for ex ample, the conflict of selfish ness and unselfishness.
be unselfish? That he sees a priest as another Christ and the epitome of this desire? This is one possible explanation of our research findings.
Could it be that when a young man sees priests serving other, God triggers the unselfish force within him?
As I look at the decreasing number of seminarians and the research indicating there will be 50 percent fewer priests by the year 2000, I am convinced we have to ask, in a most serious way, what attracts youth to the priesthood.
If we are to foster vocations and encourage young' people to serve God, we must see things as they are in his plan and not as we would like to have them. For too Unselfishness is very attrac many years, there have been those even in the church who - "The example of priests tive. It means not thinking first sought to mold her, refusing to let her mold them; and.who who staffed my parish. I wanted of one's self, fixing one's atten subscribed to the go-it-alone theory rather than to the to be just like them. They were tion upon' a task, learning to be always helping someone in need objective. Unselfishness smacks .concept of community. of spartanism, which is captiva and I wanted to do the same." .
Time has proven such attitudes to be deadly to religious life. Religious life is just that. It is not the life of the world in the world. It is the life of the Spirit in the Spirit.
- "The special way. that a priest can offer service to some one. The way a priest offe~ ser vice has no parallel in any other career or profession."
ting to young men. Instead of being 'locked up in ourselves, unselfishness opens us to a wider world. It encourag~s us to' extend to others in a per sonal, giving manner;
If we will only read the signs of our time, we need not .'continue to witness a shortage of vocations. Pe~ple are' Response after response indi searching for community, for prayer, for a cause to which cated Being part of the bigger world that a priest providing to dedicate themselves.' . and interacting' with others for service starts young men think , c> • a higher good are winners in at My ing about the priesthood. If we offer such challenges to today's youth, our tracting youth. guess is that some of these ser tomorrows will take care of themselves. . vices consist in counseling, visit
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ing the sick, working with teen clubs, conducting food and clothing drives for the poor and good preaching~ . No doubt other factors' contri . bute to a young man's attrac tion to the seminary. They could include: a' desire for the spirit ual life; .loving parents who s~ow their respect for the priest~ hood; supportive friends. We might ask what is so at tractive about a priest providing service to -others? For an an
When one seminarian said a priest offers service in a way no other career or profession can, I do not think he was devaluing the services of the laity. Rather, I feel he was reflecting a com mon belief that priests, by rea son of their closeness to the al tar, are especiaIly expected to reflect Christ who is the personi fication of unselfishness. When a seminarian is attracted to the service asPect of priest hood, is it possible he is really responding to a deep desire to
It is true we have' fewer men going into the priesthood. But it is equally true we are still get ting vocations.
In understanding the "why" behind those· vocations I feel we will learn "how" to increase them. "Why?" That is a one-word question that will help to lead us where I think we need to go. And the deeper we plunge with it, the more distinctions' that must be made - distinctions which weigh heavy on the mind. But the depth reached by~ our hypotheses. questions and theor ies could just be the degree of depth the priesthood will re flect come the year 2000. ~""""""""'"'
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Serving • Chri.st In priests The: following article is by Sister Louise Levesque, SJA, vo cation directress of the Sisters of St. Joan of Arc. A native of St. Anne's parish, Fall River, she moved' with her' family to Notre Dame parish at- age 3. She grad uated from Notre Dame School in 1940 'and attended Jesus Mary ~cademy one year on a scholarship before leaving school 'to work, because as the fourth oldest child In a family of 12, her contribution was ~ at home. She entered the Sisters of St. Joan .of Arc in 1947. The story of her decision to Join the commimity follows, told in the form of a letter to a young wo man InquiJrer. Dear V <;lcation Directress: I am interested in your com· munity.; Could you please send me some information? Also, please ~el1 me how you yourself knew you were, being called to religious life - and particularly to the Sisters of St. Joan of Arc? , Nancy L.
,Dear Nancy, ' In answer to your request, I , am sending you: the information about oUr congregation. Our vo ~tion i$ clearly expressed in our efforts~o unite our I.ove .of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. and joy ful serlrice to ,the priesthood. Priests •continue on earth the higI:t and indispensable function of Christ, head and shepherd of the people of God. "For this rea son, serYing priests becomes an honor." ;(Words of our founder, Father ,Marie Clement Staub, Augustir;tian of _the Assumption.) The Virgin Maly, who while on earth led a life similar 'to ours, filled with· care and family tasks, remaimid intimately united to her 'Son and cooperated in a unique way to ~he Saviour's mission. She is the perfect model of .our, spiJ.'itual and. apostolic life; and in rectories, religious houses, bishops' I residences, where we help the: priest,. he is also'sus- . tained by our prayer for him, and we ishare' in his apostolate for souls. , We live' in small groups of 3 4-5, as a family. We can also take on 'certain' parish ministry, sacristy Or secretarial tasks ac cording to the' talents of each and the needs of the parish, etc. ,. I" St. Joan of Arc is our ideal! How ,wei love to imitate this model of courage, generosity and joy 'in the accomplishment of our vocation. Recalling my own calling, with its questions, its doubts, its un certainties; and also prayer and discernm~nt, I will at this point try to answer your second ques tion: How did I know the Lord was calIi~g me to this particular . commmunity? And I will share with you, the story of my own vocation and calling to religious I life.
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Fascinated by Sisters I seem to have had an atrac tion to sisters since I was a very little girl;' I would see them when my parents took me to church with them on Sunday, and I was fascin'ated by these women who sat in the side aisle. I also went to school where these sisters taught, and I always thought that some day I would be like them. I knew three different com munities of sisters: • Those who taught me in school. They were the first sisters that I knew, and I 'loved them very much; but somehow I did not feel drawn to them. • The Sisters of St. Joan of Arc were in the rectory of the parish where I went to school, and I saw them when I went to therectory to see a priest. Th'ey . opened the door, and I did notice that they were always smiling ami they looked happy; but to me they were just there and that .was it. I had never thought of inquiring about them. • Then there was this other community 'of sisters wh~ came tQ my house every time my mother had a new ',baby, to care for mother and wash the baby. My older sister Laureanne en tered that community when I was 10 years old, and another sister Jeannette joined the same community later on. I thought they were marvelous women, so dedicated, so kind, but somehow I did not ·feel an ,attraction to these sisters either. What really started me think ing is when my close friend Laura entered the St. Joan of Arc Sisters at 18. Whim we were in grammar school, we often dis cussed the possibilitY of' some day, entering a convent'and be coming a sister. We often prayed about this together; vie would meet in church and pray to Jesus for our vocation. But then my. family moved to another state, and I almost lost contact with' Laura. Later I met her at a friend's graduation. This is when' she told me of her de cision, and reminded me of our childhood discussion... Quick ly I was on the defensive and told her that was not for me, that I now had other plans. But it really bothered me. After she left for the convent, I longed for news from her, and I would inquire abottt her from her sis-
ters, but I never wrote to her, I was far too independent. Made a Retreat After struggling and fighting with myself for a couple of years, I decided to make a re treat. While Jesus was exposed in the monstrance on the altar, I asked him _what he wanted me to do. I asked him that if he wanted me as a religious to please give me some kind of a sign, or to show me somehow in what community he 'wanted me to love and serve him. I don't remember how long it took before I got the answer, but I kept praying and search ing. One day I was on a local bus, and guess who was on that very bus? Laura! Two days pre vious, she had made her religious profession, that is - she had taken the vows of. poverty, chastity, and obedience. She was so happy, and as she told me all about this, she was radi ant! And I was so happy to see her. The minute I saw her, some . thing inside me said: "This is it. I went to visit her a few times, and inquired from her and the other sisters a·bout the community, and their apostolate and prayer life. What. attracted me was the sacredness of the priest! I was so honored and I could not believe that God was calling me to work so close to his appointed' ones, 'these other Christs, who continue his saving mission on earth. The day I met Laura 'on the bus was Nov. 23 - the feast of St. Clement, pope and martyr; and also the' feast day of the founder of the Sisters of St. Joan of Are, Father Staub. I decided to make'a novena to the Immaculate Conception to end on her feast day, Dec. 8, and ask . the Blessed Mother to help me in my choice and decision. At the end of my novena, I was in such peacel' I felt sure now that this what the Lord wanted for me, and there was nothing to stop me. I now felt .J had the courage to overcome all the obstacles. This is when Laura told me how she had been pray ing for me all along, aI)d for my vocation, asking the Lord to make Himself clear to me. Religious Profes~on I entered this community on Jan. 28, 1947. I made my reliTum to Page Seven II
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,In the 1920s as professed members of the Little Sisters of the Paoli whose work was limited ,t() the care of ,the indigent aged, Mother M. Angeline and six oth~ shared a concern for other . classes of the aged and infirm, especially the'middle class, oth· erwi~ deprived of adequate care tn American cities. They recognized the need to establish a new direction in the care of the aged.
edthe carmelite Sisters in 1929, among them that they were at a time in our national Jljstory home and that their comfort anc:J when .nothing but failure seemed happIness were of paramount imminent. Yet in' that troubled importance. The best technical era a new congregation was and professional skills were emborn and has grown in the years ployed to provide the finest of care. No regulations were im. since. The sisters'. purpose was to posed except those of any well· provide aeconimodations for el- regulated household. Residents derly single people and couples were free to visit friends, go in an environment conducive to shopping or pursue other intertheir total well-being, dedicated estS sbnpJy by' informing the solely to making their iast' years sisters in advance of their intentioqs. After much prudent and dis- tI'uly bappl" ~sfying and reThe new congregation became, cerning guidance, Mother Ange-' I warding. Prottams and services affiliated with Carmel and rewouId be provided witJt.:that ob-: Une approached His Eminence ceived pennission July 16, 1931, Patrick Cardinal Hayes, for hts )ective in mind. the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. juidance. With his assistance, From" the beginnIDg MOther CarnieJ, to use the title of Car8nd that of the Most Rev. John Angeline's ideal of ,preserving .melite Sisters for the Aged anet ~. Dunn, awrlUary bishop of New the eSsentials of family" lite Infirm. " \7ork, she and her companions _among die elderly was realized. One of the rust homes. comleft the Little Sisters and found- The feeling was' engendered bined with the motberhouse andnovitiate, was~ In New York Citi and the years that followed sa'll additional foundations m the, "I will citiure' ~r and I wili go with her into the ~iocese of New. York and in wilderness and I will speak to her heart. many other dioceses. In 1947 Hosea 2:12 the motherhouse and novitiate: In Scripture, the wilderness is the chosen place were moved to Germantown, of encounter with God. . _ N.Y. Carmel: the fruitful desert The philosophy of the Carmela call to listen, ite SisterS in caring for the aged an answer given in a life . is based on the fact that each -ot apostolic prayer for the Church --cif ' meeting, our brothers and sisters individual, regardless .of race, there. where the Lord speaks. . color or creed, bas the God- ' to the heart of each. given and inviolable right to fullness and dignity of, life, CARMELITE MONASTERY Respect for this right is reflectSoI-E-Mar Road, South Dartmouth, Ma.02748 ed In the tireless efforts of the community to serve and preserve· It
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80rn in Quebec 134 years ago, the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity has spread throughout the, eastern part of, Quebec, and then to the U.S.A.,
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By Father John F. Moore Wonderful, just great, it's about time, when can we do it again? These were but a few of the superlatives voiced by priests of ,the diocese who attended the recent Priestly Convocation called together by Bishop Cronin. So genuine was the acceptance of this historic first in the diocese, that a spontaneous -round of applause was enthusiastically given the bishop at the end of the concluding Hturgy. . The idea of bringing all of the priests of the diocese together for a period of prayer, fellowship and sharing came jointly from the bishop and the priests' council. The end produ<;t was a program that was not merely effective but also renewing. In these days of ministerial tensions and frustrations, the personal problems of priests are more complicated and confused. More and more, we must face the reality ,that there is no such thing in ministry as the proverbial ivory tower, a place of refuge and security. The world has crashed in upon us: The expectations of the faithful, carried over from the days of plentiful vocations, are increasingly difficult to meet at a time when parish staffs have been all but cut in half. The priest is often pushed into areas of social ministry with which he may be unable to cope. On the one hand, constant change .is deeply threatening 路to many priests, while on the other, the devotees of variety frequently find themselves living on what seems to them a treadmill. These are but a few areas which have had 4 more than dramatic impact on priestly living. Coping with such realities has been very difficult for many and a challenge for all. Priests, it must be said, have been the last to admit to their own problems, perhaps because they are so caught up in the turmoil of everyone else's difficulties that they tend to push aside their personal worries, doubts and fears. Often priests lack an avenue for open sharing of ,their problems and anxieties. Some hold everything in until the explosion cannot be contained. Such happenings force priests to face reality. How better than with brother priests? ,In essence that's what the convocation sought to -accomplish with participants. In many positive ways, it succeeded. For one thing, many diocesan priests simply never get to know each other, often for geographic but also for ethnic reasons. In many cases there has .been an understandable ,tendency for priests to mingle only with priests of their particular national group, simply because of ease of communication. In some areas this tendency has changed but in others it has been reinforced by recent Immigration. As a result, many priests never had the opportunity to find out who was who.
DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
The convocation brought the priests of the diocese together in a way that dissolved barriers. The warm spirit of fraternity engendered by the gathering bodes well for elimination of this particular hindrance to ministry. Another area in which the con~ocation contributed to ,the esprit de corps or the clergy was in the selection of the topics and speakers who shared their minds and hearts with their brothers. \ The areas explored were those of priests as "Called and Gifted,"
"Called to be Human, "Called to Believe" and Called to Serve the Church."
Each was well developed by competent priests from other dioceses delighted
to give of themselves and their talents. The spirit of openness with which
they addressed these topics truly ministered to' their Hsteners.
It is so important for priests to recognize that they not only share in a special gUt but tha,t they themselves are gift. Too often circumstances of assignment, adjustments and misunderstandings seemingly condemn men to personal ruts.
REV. JOHN F. MOORE
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What was once exciting loses its luster, what was a glowing ideal becomes dull and what was considered positive is viewed as negative. Priests must realize, not only that their priesthood is gift, but that they themselves are special. A new appreciation of their own worth was indeed a major contribution of the convocation to the Uves of many in attendance. Knowing and recognizing that grace builds on nature, the gathering reminded aU ,that they serve the church not primarily as social workers or counselors but above all as priests. In truth, our social order very often relegates priests to the status of mere functionaries, tending to consider them as some sort of spiritual social workers. In the daily humdrum, it is rather easy to forget that one ordained must serve the church as ordained. There are roles in the church that only priests can fill. To help them realize this on the psychological as well as the spiritual level was an outstanding ach~evement of the convocation. . To be sure, time may dim the enthusiasm and energy that the meeting brought to many lives. Yet one cannot forget that the convocation was a mom~nt of hope. It is precisely because of this that it achieved its success. Af~er
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, Continued from page one wrote. the bishop, "I shall pray at the tombs of Saints Peter and 'Paul. I wish,to assure you of prayerful remembrances when I make these visitations. \ "I assure' you, dear Father, that this no mere formality. When, as bishop, I fulfill this aspect of my pastoral responsi bi,lities, I irulY,will commend to Almighty God 'the devoted mem bers of the presbyterate of the Diocese of Fall River. I shall do so with profound' gratitude for the extraordinary, fraternal col· laboration, which I have been pleased to experience in our mission to God's people here in th~ Diocese of Fall River. "I intend to recount for the Holy Father, in, the event that 'ari' opportunity to do so' arises, the very moving experience which we shared during the reo cent Convo,cation. (See article on page 13.) ,
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WASHINTON (NC) - Seven archbishops and three bishops October 23 have been nom'inated to succeed Rev. Joseph Eid, Pastor, 1970, Archbishop John R. Roach of St. St. Anthony of Desert, Fall River Paul-Minneapolis as president of the National Conference of Cath October 24 olic Bishops, the NCCB has an ·Rev. Marc Maurice Dagenais, nounced. . O.P., Retired Assistant, 1982, St. , Anne's, Fall iRver Archbishop Roach's three-year term as NCCB president expires OCtober 25 at the end of this year's NCCB Rev. Reginald Chene, O.P., general meeting Nov. 14-17 in 1935, Dominican Priory, Fall Washington. NCCB bylaws pro River • hibit his reelection. Rev. Raymond B. Bourgoin, The 10 nominees are Arch· Pastor, 1950, St: Paul, Taunton bishops James A. Hickey, Wash ington; Thomas C. Kelly, Louis October 27 ville; John L. May, St. Louis; Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson, Daniel E. Pilarczyk, Cincinnati; Assistant, 1967, St. Mathieu, Fall Edmund C. Szoka, Detroit; Rem River bert G. Weakland, Milwaukee; Rev. Francisco L. Jorge, Assis John F~ Whealon, Hartford. tant, 1918, Mt. Carmel, New Also Bishops Bernard F. Law, Bedford Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Roger M. Mahony, Stockton, OCtober 28 o
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Cardinal Continued from page one placed by one of similar size bearing the cardinal's coat of arms on one side and his name and those of his parents, An tonio and Mari~ Medeiros, on the reverse. In tribute to the cardinal it has been announced that Boston Col lege will dedicate a residence hall, now known at the Town house, in his name. The action follows a long
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A lady should never get your own needs are and what you really want to believe this dirty, she said. and how I can make you believe it. She stood there with a Professionals in the field of child care get one kind of quiet, proud dignity. She answer. People who just care about and love kids (like' was incomparably dirty most of you) without the scientific interest of a herfaceand hands smeared, professional get a different answer. Those who think that her clothes to~n and soiled. somehow all street kids are lazy, shiftless drifters and The lady was 11. My brothers are hungry, she said. The two criminals get a third-and shorter!-response. little boys she clutch~ prot~ctivel~ were 8 and 9. They were . Professionals like to see the data. I talk to them about two of the most beau.hful chtldren Id ever seen. Our parents our program components and operating principles, dis beat us a lot, she said. We had to leave. The boys n~dded cuss the professional credentials of our staff, the d~mbly. We had t~ I~ave, one of them echoed. The chlldr~n demographics of our client population and the types of
did not cry. After hvmg on the street for tw? wee~s, t,heydld pathological behavior patterns encountered, and treat not cry. I struggled to manage part of a smIle. It dldn t come ment plans off very well. The littlest kid looked back at me with a quick, '. . . dubious grin. Igave him a surreptitious hug. Iwas all choked .Most people,. though, who really Just ~are a lot.about the up I would like to take a shower she said. kids, are more Impressed by anecdotal mformatlOn: facts, . . ' . '. true histories, stories that Illustrate how a lot of our kids . I was 10 ~ur UNDE~ 21 Center, checkmg thl~gs out, talk do experience a real change in their ability to love, to be responsible, to speak the truth, and to increase their 109 to t~e kl~s. They hketheCenter a lot. What s more, they capacity and desire to be good people, to care about appreciate I t . . A few minutes later a kid who would never win any beauty themselves again. I talk about our ability to help about prizes walked up to me, a typical hugger-mugger nomad, the one-third of the kids who come to us make it back off the kind you would never want to meet in a dark alley and the street: back home with relieved parents, or placed in a kind you'd like to have beside you if you had to walk down good foster home, or in a job with their own apartment, or one. Bruce, he said, this is a really nice place, and he began in the military or Job Corps or another job training petting me on the shoulder. Thanks? lot, h~ sai~, you m~st program, or back to school. have a soft spot in your heart for us kIds. IsaId I did. He saId, . . Bruce, why did you make it so beautiful? I said, because "Beauty affirms beauty and conflfms It and sometimes causes it to happen. " . you're beauti~1. And he smiled.at me. I got more choked up. I can't crY-It's bad for my unage-so I was glad when another kid walked over and punched me on the arm and When people who are inclined to be down on street kids said he really liked the plants and the flowers and his friend ask me the "does it work" question, Iget pretty impatient. who came with him said it was better than the Holiday Inn, So I talk more about the reasons why my· kids are having and then this little girl said, come see my baby, Bruce. He such a tough time and why some won't make it. Itry to put was 6-weeks-old and lying in the middle of one of our comfor into perspective our kids' weaknesses and inadequacies.
table lounge chairs. He was a cute little kid. She was 16. How long did it take us to quit smoking or drinking, or to Iget asked tons of questions about Covenant House and lose weight? How many times did we promise to be good?
our kids, but there are two questions that, no matter who How many times did we promise to keep our promises before we did, if we did, until we, too, fell again? I point out
the audience, I always get asked. that growth and progress are judged depending 'on where The first one, the easiest, is how do you survive in that you start from. If you start from the very bottom, then three
hell hole. I usually just laugh and talk about how great the steps up the lad~er is great progress. kids are and how easy they are to love and what a gr~at bunch of people I live With-my 90 member lay commumty So, Bruce, I hear you asking, did Covenant House'work that prays three hours a day and is just a real joy to be for those kids you met in the Center? with. My l1-year-old lady and her heart wrenchingly beautiful 8 The other the hardest, is does it work? How successful and 9,year-old brothers? They were easy to help; to place in
are you? The way I answer the "does it work" question a foster home where beautiful kids are wanted and Joved, depends a lot on who's asking it. On who you are and "what and made more beauti'ful, precisely because they are wanted and loved. My 16-year-old madonna ofthe streets and her 6 week-old baby? Sl:te was e~sy to.help, too, with a successful
Father Bruce Ritter, OFM Conv., is the founder and President. of referral to a first-class mother-child program. For 18months
Covenant House/UNDER 21, which operates crisis centers for she'll be taught-how to parent the baby she bore. The kid
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more and went AWOL. God, send him back. The hugger-mligger nomad, the one who smiled at me? He's still with us but I don't think he'll make it and I think he thinks it's already too late for him. He petted me on the shoulder; he broke my heart with his smile and he knew why we try so hard to make UNDER 21 not only safe and clean, but beautiful. Because he was. You see; beauty affirms beauty and confirms it sometimes even causes it to happen for a sad-eyed 17
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Did we succeed with that kid? Was it, is it, worth spen ding your hard earned money on plants and flowers and comfortable furniture so thousands and thousands and thousands of desperate kids who come in out of their smoking, ugly, depraved hell can be confronted by that beauty and know, without a word being said thatwe loved them1 And that God does? Professionals in child care sometimes give me a funny look when Itell them that God is responsible for taking care of our kids and that if any really good things happen to . them, He should get the credit. I don't have any problems about using other values and standards to gauge the effec tiveness of our program, but I think we ought to get our priorities straight and first praise and tha~k God for h~v ing loved and helped our kids and for lettmg us help Him with the job. Pray for me, please. Please pray, too, for my staff and the kids. We pray for you. --~-------------,
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