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Vatican denies Communion to divorced Catholics in unsanctioned remarriages WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Vatican has reiterated the church's ban on reception of holy Communion by divorced Catholics in invalid second marriages. forcing three German bishops to rescind a 1993 policy that allowed some exceptions to the rule, The Vatican statement came in the form of a letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to the world's bishops, dated Sept. 14 and released Oct. 14, It said the church cannot ignore Jesus' clear teaching on the indissolubility of marriage, But The German prelates Archbishop Oskar Saier of Freiburg and Bishops Karl Lehmann of Mainz and Walter Kasper of Rottenburg-Stuttgart - issued a nine-page statement Oct. 14 in which they rescinded their policy permitting some pastoral fle xi bility, However. they defended the theological basis of their 1993 stand and said the issue should still be considered an open question.
They said that their development of a pastoral approach was not in conflict with the indissolubility of marriage. They expressed hope that church dialogue will continue on the controversial issue so that a deeper "theologically and pastorally responsible answer" will be found. The Vatican letter, signed by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the doctrinal congregation, was approved by Pope John Paul II. It was titled, "Concerning the Reception of Holy Communion by Divorced and Remarried Catholics." It said, "In fidelity to the words of Jesus Christ. the church affirms that a new union cannot be recognized as valid if the preceding marriage was valid." "If the divorced are remarried civilly, they find themselves in a situation that objectively contravenes God's law." it added. "Consequently. they cannot receive holy Turn to Page II
Season of Renewal starts November 10 for diocesan laity As a means of expressing appreciation for the commitment of laypersons involved in parish or diocesan ministries, Bishop Sean O'Malley has announced a Season of Renewal. To open at a 7 p.m, Mass of Christ the King Thursday. Nov. 10. at St. Mary's Cathedral. Fall Riwr. to which both clergy and laity are invited. and to culminate on Trinitv Sunday next June II. the Season is designed to offer opportunities for prayer. enrichment and renewal to lectors. F ucharistic ministers. members and officers of diocesan and parish organizations and all other lay leaders, Father Richard W. Beaulieu. a member of its core planning committee. said the Season is the outcome ofa session held last August. at which representati\es of diocesan ministries shared ideas and suggestions for renewal. He said the Nowmber to June activities are expected to be the catalyst for a comprehensive diocesan ministry formation program. He also noted that the Nov. 10 Cathedral
Mass will be taped for telecasting at 8 a.m. Sunday. Nov. 20, the actual feast of Christ the King, A Prayer for Renewal is offered for daily recitation during the Season. said Father Beaulieu. noting that "the interior life is the place from which Christ's love radiates to those who are served," The text of the prayer follows: "Generous God. we stand in awe before vour presence, Send w\ your Spirit. enliwn our faith that we may proclaim the Good l\ews of vour Son. Jesus. with renewed enthusiasm, Strengthen us for this work, Challenge us to be signs of :- our lo\e, We ask this. inspired by your Spirit. united with vour Son. for you are one God. for ever and ever. Amen." In addition to recitation of the prayer. said Father Beaulieu. man\ opportunities will be a\ailable for Season participants to "come a way by yourselves to a deserted place and rest awhile" (Mk 6:31), These opportunities will be designed to provide "a place apart" for centerTurn to Page II
TWO-YEAR-OLD Anita Hankinson enjoys a spin on the carousel at Battleship Cove. Fall River. She is the great-grand niece of Father Lucien J usseaume, retired former pastor of St. George parish. Westport. and the former St. Mathieu and St. Roch parishes. both in Fall River. (Studio 0 photo)
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Annual Youth Convention set for Oct. 30 The Diocesan Office for Youth Ministry Services will offer its annual Diocesan Youth Convention II :30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, with thetheme"Come Home to Christ." Keynote speaker A.J. Brown, director of urban youth ministry for the Boston archdiocese, will begin the day by challenging convention participants to re-examine their relationship with Jesus Christ. Following will be three workship sessions. Topics and presenters are: Dealing with Tough Times (Carol Adams), Stress (Kathy Legg), Death and Dying (Jean Revil), Issues Affecting Girls (Sue Colla mati), Media/ Youth Culture (Father Dan O'Connell), Conflict Resolution (Kevin Regan), Eating Disorders (Sister Ellen McCarthy), Addictions (Ellen Cuttle), AIDS Awareness (Jay Hoyle), ParentTeen Relationships (Nancy Towers), Sexuality (Kathy St. Laurent), Steroids (Howie Walron), Cult/ Occult (Father Paul Desmarais), Pro-Life Issues (Marion Desrosiers), Self-Esteem (Dr. Milton Young), Issues Affecting Guys (Doug Rodrigues), Suicide (Sister Beth Mahoney), and Developing a Positive Attitude (Matt Lanagan). Workshop topics for adults in attendance will be Family and Faith, Youth Culture, Helping Kids Cope, and Parenting.
Sunday Mass will follow, celebrated by Father David Costa, director of the Office for Youth Ministry Services. Father Bill Baker of St. Mary's parish, Seekonk, will be homilist. Sister Marianna Sylvester, RSM, Joan Cuttle and Deacon Paul Fournier are working with a group of teens to plan the celebration, and a youth choir will lead music. Also included in the program will be a youth forum, moderated by Father Tom Frechette of Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich, and a one-act play titled "The Inner Circle" featuring youth from St. Mary's parish, Fairhaven. Produced and directed by Father Charles Jodoin, director of the diocesan Office for Youth Evangelization, it will address the issue of AIDS. New to this year's convention will be a "Pizza Wars" contest, coordinated by Eric and Jill Dyl of St. Louis de France parish, Swansea. Local pizzarias are donating samples of their offerings, and a youth panel will judge the besttasting pizza. The convention will end with a Halloween dance organized by Bud Miller, coordinator for youth ministry services. For registration information, contact the Office for Youth Ministry Services, 676-6503, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays.
Ball chairpersons named Members of the Bishop's Ball committee and ball co-sponsoring organizations, the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and the St. Vincent de Paul Society, met recently to further plans for I he 40th annual Bishop's Charity Ball. to be held Jan. 13 at the Venus de Milo, Swansea. Ball director Father Daniel L. Frei tas named as chairpersons Mrs.
1995 marriage preparation booklet now available The 1995 marriage preparation booklet has been sent by the diocesan Office of Family Ministry to all parishes and diocesan offices. The booklet lists dates and locations of preparation programs required of all engaged couples planning church weddings and explains , diocesan guidelines for reception of the sacrament of marriage. The preparation program involves eight hours of instruction for engaged couples offered as one-day, two-day, or engaged encounter weekend sessions. Programs are offered in Portuguese in addition to sessions in English. Led by teams composed of a priest or deacon and several married couples, sessions include presentations by team members and time for private dialogue between the engaged man and woman. The engagt:d couples are encouraged to examine their attitudes toward such issues as religious faith, family backgrounds. abuse, communications, sexual intimacy, being parents. and financial values. Copies of the booklet may be obtained from the family ministry office, 999-6420.
Aubrey A. Armstrong of Somerset. decorations: Mrs. Michael J. McMahon of Fall River, hospitality: Miss Claire O'Toole of Fall River. presentees: V. Vito Gerardi of New Bedford, ushers coordinator. Area directors of the ball are as follows. Attleboro: Father John J. Steakem, St. Mary's. Norton, assisted by Father Robert A. Oliveira, St. Mary's, North Attleboro. Cape and Islands: Father Thomas L. Rita. Our Lady of the Assumption. Osterville. assisted by Father Freddie Babiczuk, St. Francis Xavier. Hyannis. New Bedford: Father Ralph D. Tetrault, assisted by Father Daniel Lacroix, both ofSt. Patrick's. Wareham. Taunton: Msgr. ThomasJ. Harrington, St. Joseph's, Taunton, assisted by Father Paul A. Caron. Immaculate Conception, North Easton. Fall River: Father Daniel L. Freitas, St. John of God. Somerset, assisted by Father John F. Andrews. St. Dominic. Swar:sea. Persons or organizations wishing to have their names in the Ball Booklet may contact area committee members or the Bishop's Charity Ball Headquarters, 344 Highland Ave., P.O. Box 1470. Fall River 02722, tel. 676-8943 or 6763200. Tickets are distributed accor-' ding to booklet categories: In Memoriam, Very S'pecial Friend, Benefactor, Guarantor. or .Sponsor. 1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllili1111II111111111111 THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $11.00 per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor. P.O. Box 7, Fall River. MA 02722.
FATHER WALLACE during his service as an Army chaplain. (U.S. Army/Curtis Jones photo)
Father Wallace to retire from Falmouth parish Father Francis X. Wallace, a longtime army chaplain and since 1977 a parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Falmouth. and a hospital chaplain, will retire from fulltime ministry on Nov. I. Parishioners will honor him at a tent reception following II: 15 a.m. Mass Sunday, Oct. 23. Born in Beverly Nov. 30, 1921, the son of Harry and Florence (Hayes) Wallace, he graduated from Holy Family grammar and high schools in New Bedford. and attended St. Anselm's College, Manchester. NH, before entering St. Mary's Seminary. Baltimore, Md., to prepare for the priesthood. Father Wallace was ordained by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy May 31. 1947, and thereafter served as parochial vicar at Corpus Christi parish. Sandwich. before entering the Chaplain Corps of the U.S. Army in 1951. He served with the Army for 26 years, with his assignments including duty in Korea and Germany as well as in the United States. He retired from the service in 1977 with the rank of colonel. In retirement, he will continue to serve St. Patrick's parish on weekends. A parish tribute to Father Wallace reads in part: "When we look at the accomplishments of this fine priest. we see two important phases of his life: an Army chaplain who cared for those in the service, and a hospital chaplain who cared equally well for those confined to Falmouth Hospital, and for the homebound in St. Patrick's parish. "Known throughout the community for his care of the sick and also
for his other priestly labors. we salute Father Wallace as he retires from fulltime ministry and in retirement reduces his priestly duties. "We say to him today: 'Well done thou good and faithful servant.' The community and the church will miss you. But the community will also recall your long list of priestly activities. -Many are the people who can recall how Father Wallace visited them in the hospital, in nursing homes and at home. Many are the sick and unfortunate to whom he came in time of need. Many are the blessings he bestowed on his beloved people in church and out of church. . -How enriched are the parish and the town for the many times he touched the people of Falmouth! These are our fond memories of this fine priest, and it is because of them that, sad as we are at his leaving, we know he has touched the face of Falmouth forever.'
Book for pope BALTIMORE (CNS) - With words, pen-and-ink drawings, calligraphy and prayers, hundreds of representatives of faith and civic communities around Maryland created a unique gesture of welcomefor Pope John Paul II for his planned visit to Baltimore Oct. 23. But even after the trip was canceled, Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore vowed to take' the "Book of Greetings" to the pope in Rome to show him the sentiments of a city awaiting his visit, possibly next year.
NEW YORK (CNS) - The Society for the Propa,gation of the Faith "reminds us of the needs of mission churches" and that "we all have a responsibility to support the missionary work of the church," said Bishop Edmond Carmody about World Mission Sunday, Oct. 23. A special collection will be taken up in all diocesan parishes this weekend for the Society, directed here by Msgr. John .I. Oliveira. Bishop Carmody, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Missions, is a native of Ireland who was ordained a priest of the San Antonio archdiocl~se. He served for five years in thl~ 1980s as a missionary in Ecuador, where his parish included 42 villages. "The needs of these people were many and great," he said. "But when I would visit them, they would always ask for one thing first: a chapel." Bishop Carmody recalled being inspired by the fervor l)f another missionary in Ecuador who told him, "Every child I baptize is my niece or nephew: every man I bury is my father; every woman I bury is my mother; every marri.age I perform is my sister, and as I celebrate with the people all my ::amily are there in the pews. There are my brothers and sisters in Christ. and I am given the privilege to live that vocation." The bishop said that during his missionary years he felt 'that those who supported his work through prayer or material assistance "were missionaries right there with me." The Ecuadoreans he served marked World Mission Sunday in a special way. Bishop Carmody said. "Normally the villagers would give, on one Sunday, tht: equivalent of 50 cents," he said. "But each year on that next-to-Ias:: Sunday of October they would give $3! They knew they were receiving help from that collection, but they wanted to be a part of the missionary work of the church." The 18 parishes of the Diocese of Marsabit, Kenya, showed a similar response to the World Mission Sunday collection, acco:rding to article in Mission magazine,published by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. The weekly collection in all 18 parishes usually totaled abe'ut $100, but contributions on a recent World Mission Sunday came to $2,000. A comparable spirit of !:acrifice was exhibited in the diocese of Baroda, India, where last year Babubhai Singo sold his g,:>at and gave the whole amount of the sale for the missions, the article said. In the United States, 51 Dercent of funds raised on World ~4 ission Sunday goes to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith for pastoral and evangelizing programs of needy faith communities in Asia, Africa, parts of Latin America and the islands of the Pacific. Forty percent goes to the American Board of Catholic Missions for needy U.S. missions, and 9 percent goes to the work of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association. Additional story, pictures pp.
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Bishop announces retirements, appointments Bishop Sean O'Malley has announced retirements and appointments affecting four priests of the diocese. Fathers Joseph Oliveira and Francis X. Wallace are retiring and Father James Ferry has been named temporary administrator at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Taunton, where Father Oliveira was pastor. (Story and picture of Father Wallace on page 2.) Father Mark Hession, parochial vicar at St. Mary's parish, New Bedford, has been named moderator of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses. Father Olivl~ira Born Sept. II, 1924, Father Joseph Oliveira received his early education in Angra, Terceira, Azores and began preparing for the priesthood at the Angra seminary, continuing at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, and at Catholic University of America. He was ordained June II, 1949 by the late Bishop James L. Connolly and thereafter served as parochial vicar at Santo Christo and St. Michael's parishes, Fall River, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford, and St. Anthony's, Taunton. He has also served as ajudge in the diocesan Marriage Tribunal. Father Oliveira retllf~ed to St. Michael's in 1969 as pastor and has been pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes since 1985. Father Ferry Father Ferry, ordained June 16, 1984 by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, has been parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mt.Carme1, -:-Jew Bedford, and has been at Our Lady of
Lourdes, Taunton, in the same capacity since July, 1993. While at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, he partici pated in a culture and humanities program at the Catholic University of Portugal in Lisbon. Father Hession Father Hession, ordained at the same time as Father Ferry, has done graduate study in canon law at the Catholic University of America and has for several years organized a diocesan medical ethics symposium for doctors a'1d other health care professionals. He is ajudge in the Marriage Tribunal, and serves on the Saint Anne's Hospital ethics committee in Fall River. He has been parochial vicar at
St. Joan of Arc parish, Orleans; Holy Name, Fall River; and since 1987 at St. Mary's, New Bedford.
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.Stewardship and Justice Almost daily, statements are issued concerning the environment, but they say little about the poor. Nevertheless, it is usually the poor, powerless and dispossessed who suffer the results of environmental abuse. Too often we have traditional attitudes towards environmental issues, worrying, for example, about natural resources, conservation, wildlife management and pollutants. But, although important, this frame of reference is too confining. It does not adequately take into account the many environmental concerns which arise from the clear connections that exist between social and economic inequities. What can be described as environmental justice deals with the ethical and moral issues that arise in connection with such decisions. The question, for instance, of meeting the needs of the poor in relation to environmental issues becomes a real issue ofjustice. By way of example, nine out of 10 future births are projected to occur in developing countries, yet every child born in the industrialized world will consume at least four times as much in the way of resources as will a child in a developing nation. We know that abortion is not God's answer to this difficulty. It is estimated that 140 species of plants and animals become extinct daily. We strive to protect them, but fail to protect the estimated 1.6 million children who yearly lose their lives to abortion in the United States alone. On the other hand, over the past 20 years, there has been a 45 percent rise in per capita consumption in this country. Consumerism rises as our world environment becomes more and more ravaged. It is clear that protective measures must extend beyond plants and animals to human beings. Time and again the Catholic Church has been the lone voice stating that we must take into account not only the ecological crisis facing our planet but the crises facing so many of its inhabitants. Every day half a billion people go hungry; half the world's population drinIs.li PQlluted.wat~r; th~ n,u[I1.ber..of ch,r:onicalfy ill, untreated persons is known to God, alone. ,... : -" lEnvironmental issues are' also. and inescapably people issues. It should be more than obvious that social changes and policies that protect public health and the quality of human life in general are essential components of any agenda for environmental justice. It's not just saving a whale, an owl or a tree. It's protecting all the creation of which we are stewards. In a shrinking world roamed by refugees, where the poor struggle for mere existence, we must face the fact that it is the wasteful lifestyles of most people in the so-called first world that are the chief contributors to environmental decline. We have the polluting industries and automobiles, we are the ra vagers of the natural resources of poor countries, we degrade the land by over-production, we create mountains of toxic waste. Our global survival rests on the moral concept that God's creation is meant for all, not just the few and the powerful. If we believe that at each stage of creation God "saw it was good," then to damage his work not only violates morality but is a direct insult to him, indeed a kind of blasphemy. In the final analysis, the wonder we call creation is the basis of all life and civilization. Neither can continue or progress unless we ensure the maintenance and preservation of essential natural processes. The Editor
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By Father Kevin J .. Harrington The month of November begins with the celebration of the feast of All Saints to commemorate all those not officially recognized by the Church. We should take note that with only 365 da'ys in a year it is impossible to honor even a fraction of the more than 4000 officially recognized saints. During the month of October. when the foliage is at its peak, ,I often reflect that just as the leaves die some of my favorite saints are honored on the day they died and enter into glory. St. Francis of Assisi and St. Teresa of Avila are wonderful studies of contrasts and comparisons. St. Francis often called himself an "idiota," knowing full well that the only thing he mastered as a young man was an uncanny ability to spend his wealthy father's money in vain pursuits. His efforts to distinguish himself in battle were thwarted without his ever achieving his dream of knighthood. Instead of winning his father's es.teem, he only engendered the wrath of a man who thought his son was both a coward and a fool. Knowing that he had failed as a man of the sword, St. Francis turned in desperation to the Lord at the foot of a crucifix at an ancient church in San Damiano. It was here that he heard those famous words of Christ: "Francis, repair my house." From the age of 26 until his death at 46 St. Francis remained in a state of perpetual gratitude that animated his life and inspired his followers. True, all saints possess heroic determination; however, St. Francis distinguished himself in that he exuded a new-found joy in the living of each and every moment as a gift that sustained in him an endless
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fascination for and appreciation and love of God. Those last 20 years of his life were not without sorrows, but the difficult circumstances which St. Francis encountered did not lead him to states of anger, pettiness or self-pity, only to more prayer and to a restored heartfelt appreciation of life. Little wonder that less than two years after his death on October 3, 1226, Pope Gregory IX canonized Francis of Assisi. The life of St. Teresa of Avila reminds me in many ways of the life of St. Francis. At the age of seven she and her brother concocted a bold plan to run away from home in order to convert the Moors to Christianity. With humor she looked back upon this episode, noting that her only real disappointment was that she never had time to taste the dried raisins she
praye~BOX For Daily Aid Father in heaven, the hand of your loving kind'ness powerfully yet gently guides all the moments of our day. Go before us in our pilgrimage of life, anticipate our needs and prevent our falling. Send your Spirit to unite us in faith, that sharing in your service, we may rejoice in your presence. We ask this through Christ our Lord.
had packed for what she be'lieved would be her journey to martyrdom. Convent confines became this 16th-century Spaniard's path of self-imposed martyrdom. She saw the rigid walls of the Carmelite convent as a means of escaping the temptations of this world. ::n her early twenties, just a few days before she entered the convent, she told a young man who was admiring her dancing slippers: "Take a good look, sir. You won't be getting another chance." A year into her convent life, Teresa became gravely ill, hut as her health deteriorated her prayer life improved. However, as her health improved, for some reason she lost her ability to pray. At the age of 40, after 18 anguishing years of being in a prayerless state, St. Augustine's Confessions evoked within her a great desire to rise and repent. At the age of 45 she felt commanded by God to establish a new order of Carmelites. rededicated to the austere rules of the founding fathers. If St. Francis' call was to repair the house of God, St. Teresa's call was to restore the original ardor of the Carmelite trad ition with rigorous fasting, many hours of daily prayer, modest clothing, and no bedding other than the ground and a stone for a pillow. Fifteen years after founding her order she died at the age of 67 on Oct. 2, 1582. On her path to sainthood St. Teresa of Avila made more enemies than St. Francis. Perhaps that is why it was not until 1622 that she was canonized and not until 1970 that she was honored as the first of only two women saints named Doctors of the Church.
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for baptized non-Catholics Q. Although my husband is not Catholic, he is baptized Christian. He attends Mass regularly and supports our parish. He is not well, and told us he wants to have a funeral Mass in our church. Is this possible? He feels it is "his church" even though he is not a member of our faith. (Massachusetts) A. I don't think there is any doubt that he could have a funeral Mass if he wishes. The law of the church says that, "I n the prudent judgment of the local ordinary [bishop), ecclesiastical funeral rites [that includes Mass) can be granted to baptized members of some: non-Catholic church or ecclesial community unless it is evidently contrary to their will and provided their own minister is unavailable" (Canon 1183). Catholic Church regulations say, in addition, that public - that is, publicly announced - Masses may be offered for people who are not Catholic if two conditions are fulfilled: I. The request for the celebration of Mass for the non-Catholic Christian should be made by the family, or at least explicitly approved by them. This is simply to assure that the non-Catholic's family will not be offended by something they do not believe in and possibly reject. Obviously, you and your family do not fall into this category. 2. There should be no scandal or ill will resulting for Catholics or for those of other faiths because of the Mass for someone not of our faith (Decree of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1976). Again, it seems obvious this restriction would not apply to your family and friends. One question bothers me, however. Why does your husband so desire to have a Catholic burial, including Mass? He must have quite a faith in the Eucharist and the meaning of the Mass. To put it bluntly, would he want to make a profession offaith in the Catholic Church? If he did, he would open himself to reception of other sacraments, the anointing of the sick and the Eucharist in particular. I hope you, someone else in your family or even your parish priest would discuss this possibility with him. Q. When we had our first child we asked my bl'other, at that time a strong Catholic, to be godfather.
DAILY READINGS Oct. 24: Eph 4:32-5:8; Ps 1:1-4,6; lk 13:10-17 Oct. 25: Eph 5:21-33; Ps 128:1-5; lk 13:18-21 Oct. 26: [ph 6:1-9; Ps 145: 10-14; lk 13:22-30 Oct. 27: Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144:1-2,9-10; lk 13:31-35 Oct. 28: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5: lk 6:12-16 Oct. 29: Phil 1:18-26: Ps 42:2-3,5; lk 14:1,7-11 Oct. 30: Dt 6:2-6; Ps 18:24,47,51; Heb 7:23-28; Mk 12:28-34
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By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Since then he has not only left the Catholic faith but is active in another fundamentalist church. To be honest, we don't want our daughter to consider him as a "model" Christian that she would look up to. Is it possible for us to designate a different sponsor for her? She is still young enough for us to do that. We feel a godfather can be very important, but would like to do something official if that can be done. (Pennsylvania) A. I'm glad you feel as you do about the baptismal sponsor for your daughter. A good and thoughtful godfather and godmother will be a wonderfUl support for your child's spiritual and emotional growth for many years. First of all, apart from anything that might be done officially, you can designate someone else among your family and friends to serve your child in this capacity. The right person cou.ld have a wonderful effect on her life. Beyond that, the church has acknowledged precisely the problem you have and allows a new godparent to bt; designated when one of them abandons the Catholic faith. The bishop of a diocese may designate a substitute sponsor, whose name could be inscribed on the official baptismal register. This applies to the United States and Canada, and perhaps to other countries (Reply of Nov. 13, 1984; in the 1985 Roman Replies of the Canon Law Society of America). There may on occasion be good reason for this kind of official change of godparent. As I said, however. a loving, concerned friend or relative may do just as much good for the child without going through all this formality. A free brochure on confession without serious sin and other questions abo~t the sacrament of penance is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.
Cancer researcher presents paper Dr. Vas Krithivas. for the past five years chief medical physicist at St. Anne's Hospital. Fall River. presented a paper on appropriate radiation doses for head. neck and breast cancer patients at a recent conference of the American Assn. of Physicists in Medicine. held in Anaheim. CA. The paper was accepted for exhibition at the meeting. Dr. Krithivas is a frequent contributor to professionaljournals in his field.
The second annual multicultural. multilingual Mass celebrating National Migration Week will take place at 3 p. m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Bishop Connolly High School. Fall River. Its theme will be the contributions of immigrant and refugee families to the Fall River diocese. All are welcome and all priests are invited to concelebrate the Mass. Coordinating arrangements for the liturgy is Father John J. Oliveira. pastor of St. John Baptist parish, New Bedford. and director of the Diocesan Apostolate to the Portuguese. working with a committee of persons representing ethnic groups in the diocese. He said that 10 ethnic groups will be present at the Mass and that members of each group will participate in the offertory procession bearing gifts symbolic of their cultures. Especially welcomed will be Korean residents of the diocese. for whom a Mass in their native tongue has been celebrated twice monthly since last June at St. Mary's Cathedral. The celebrant. Columban Father Gerald Dunn. now of the Boston archdiocese. served 18 years in Korea and is proficient in the language. said Kwangsut Lee. a Korean now living in North Dartmouth. who is among those who attend the cathedral Mass.
Totus Tuus parley set for November Over 8.000 persons are expected to attend a TolUS Tuus II - Consecrate Them in Truth conference at Philadelphia's new convention center from Nov. 18 to 20; the event will honor the Intermitional Year of the Family. Sponsored by the Apostolate for Family Consecration. headquartered in Bloomington. Ohio. conference participants will include Cardinals Francis Arinze. president of the Pontifical Council for I nter-Religious Dialogue; .lose T. Sanchez. prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy; and Alfonso Lopel. Trujillo. president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. Pope John Paul II will be represented by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan. Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to the United States. and there is a possibility that Mother Teresa of Calcutta may address the conference Also among speakers will be Father George Kosicki of Divine Mercy International; de Montfort Father Roger Charest, a Fall River native and editor of Queen magazine; Father Michael Scanlan, president of Franciscan University of Steubenville; and Dr. Mark M iravalle. a Mariologist and professor of theology at the University of Steubenville. Jerry and Gwen Coniker. parents of 13 children and founders of A Fe. are hosts of the 3-day event. Music and entertainment for Totus Tuus II will include performances by internationally-known concert artists such as Dana. who composed and performed for the last two papal visits to the United States; Tony Melendel.. a severaltime pe:rformerforthe Holy Father; Foxhoven Family. performingespecially for youth. Further information is available by calling 1-800-FOR-MARY(614) 765-430 I. or by writing the Apostolate at Seminary Road. Rt. 2 Box 700. Bloomingdale. OH 43910.
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Evaluating day care Dear Mary: I have two children, ages 4 and 1.1 have been a stay-athome mom for several years. Now I need to return to work. I would like to know how to find child care and how to evaluate it. - Illinois You are wise to be concerned about who cares for your children. Scarcity and cost of child-care providers force many families to take whatever is available. You may need to spend time investigating. Assuming you have choices, the most effective way to evaluate is t6 observe while children are actually being cared for. When you observe, try to make yourself inconspicuous. Do not ask questions and do not take notes. Some things to notice: Is the area clean? Are there enough adults in relation to the children? Do the children have interesting toys and activities available? Is discipline handled satisfactorily? Is food served? If so, is it attractive to young children? How is the reluctant eater handled?
Questions yo~ might ask the administrator: What is the age and training of the staff members? How long has each staff member been at his or her job? One study found that staffturnover in child care averages 49 percent per year. Children, particularly young children, can be upset by constant change. Stability is a plus if you can find it. Ask everyone you know who uses child care what they think of the services. Besides the basic points mentioned here, consider the needs of your children. Do you want a day care center with many children or a home setting with only a few children? Burton White, an authority on young children, suggests that infants need one adult per infant, and toddlers, ages I to 3, need one adult for every two or three children. Young children might do better in a home setting with one or two caring adults available. Fours, 5s and some outgoing 3s might enjoy a larger center with many children.
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When faith is tested A NATIVE AMERICAN girl adjusts a friend's braids before Mass at the recent Catholic Charities USA conference in Spokane, Wash. Ch.ildren's Defense Fund president Marian Wright Edelman stressed protection of children in the meeting's opening speech. (CNS photo)
What are teens taught about sex? By Mitch ~il\ley" t ' . • , , ' .. ' Recentl~ I.called the dlr.ector?L c~mpus ministry at the Catholic high school our two oldest sons attend. .'. "Have you heard ab~ut thiS program to promote saving sex for ~arriage?" I a~ke~. "It's called True Love Walts. It was deve.loped by the Sunday S~hool Boald ~f the So~thern Baptist Convent!on and IS app.roved by the Nl~tlOnal F~d.eratl~n for Catholic Y~,uth Mlmstry; ." N.o, haven t he~rd about It.' he ~a~d. But the tOpiC comes up In r~ligl~,n classes at appropnate tll~es. . . But With all the ~res~ure?n ~Ids!o be sex~ally.actlve, I said, . don t you think It would make sense t? take advantage o~ a, program like 'True. Love Walts and try to do.somet~I~¥on a long-term schoolwlde baSIS. .You see, I'm concerne~. Always With our three ~ons my :-Vlfe Kathy t an d I h ave t ne d t 0 give a wopro~ged message. .. First, human sexuali~y IS good. .Secon~, our sexuality can be mIsused In wa~s that harm us and others. Sexual Intercourse belongs in marriage only, and in marriage sex is one of the best things God created. As our sons entered adolescence we were clear about o~r reJe~ti?n of the ways the media tnvlalize sex. A nd we comment w henever appropriate about the ways people abuse sex. Because t.h~ "True ~ove Wait.s" progr~m ?ngl.na.ted ,":It.h a Baptl~t orgamzatlOn, In ItS onglnal form It ~ocuses on a single. e~ent, the signIng of a c.ard promIsing to save sex for. marnage. This is in line with a biblical fundamentalist attitude toward conversion as a one-time sudden
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Some friends of ':Dine experienced tragedy this summer when their son was killed in an auto accident. Knowing that I have had to come to peace with the deaths of two sons, they told me their faith was shattered, and they wanted to know how I was able to hang on to mine. If ever faith is tested; it is in,the dark times like these. I know because I had· to, get to ,the gut reality of what I really. believ~d when the God I loved and trusted allowed such terrible pu~meling or'my heart. So I asked God -what kind of relationship we had. And it was then that I began to learn. People have asked if I didn't feel like Job sometimes, and I've said yes. But if you use the Job analogy to shake your fist at God, then you also have to remember what God responded ,to Job, "Where were you when I set.the cornerstone of the universe?" , " I read a great line not rong ago that said God didn't ever simmer in the cosmic crock pot that gave . . ,'-'
saved" seems to be, the message. -Also,:'th'e biblical resource materials seem to communicate a negative attitude'toward sex. Catholicism on the other hand takes a long-'range perspective: Conversion is a "long haul" process: , "There needs to be an ongoing process of education and formation," said Kathleen Carver, associate director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, which recently surveyed US. Catholic dioceses regarding teen chastity programs. "Lots of the dioceses we got responsesfrom expressed reservations with the idea of having kids sign a card," said Ms, Carver. "Also we're concerned to communi~ate a basically positive ap": . preciation for sex." I agree that staging a one-time I asked our' cousin-the-priest, event focused on signing a pledge Father Kevin, how difficult it is to card. has dra wbacks. I also agree that Catholicism's attitude toward prepare an inspirational, entertaining and informative homily week sex is positive and healthy. after week. Parish youth ministry programs He smiled benevolently. and Catholic high schools should "Not bad really _ assuming have positive, long-'range programs' you haven't been on call at the in place to counter cultural pres- hospital all night for three days sures on Catholic teens to be sexu- and that you lim'it your meetings ally active. to six or eight on Thursday and The N FCY M survey showed Fridays, and that there are not too that at least 60 out of 150 dioceses many funerals or baptisms or house include the Catholic version of blessings or:civic functions or wed"True Love Waits," or something dings on Saturday and that ..." similar, in their youth ministry "OK ' OK , OK" d , I groane. curriculum. He went on to explain there are Having worked in a diocesan also indicators that provide homioffice I know that what a diocesan lists hints that a particular homily office'generates, and what actually might not fly as well as hoped. Ala happens in parishes and Catholic Dave Letterman, he listed his own schools are often two different Top 10: things.' I) A beach ball appears in a What's going on out there in back pew and begins bouncing Catholic land? Are we doing as around the congregation. much as we should to help our 2) You begin with a knockteenagers value sex highly enough knockjoke, and no one will answer to save sex .for ~a_~~i"a~~?_, "_ .:'\y'~o'~ ,there?"
the universe birth, for God was the cook. We've got to let God be God and not reduce God to someone who carries out our requests and demands. If we do the latter, we doom our faith from the start,just as we doom any relationship where one of us says to the other, "Make' me comfortable, rich, beautiful, serve me asl ,want to be,served." That's not the way it work's 'Y,i~h a relationship. I have. come to unde~stand that God made a w~nderful universe, with marvelous creatures, like us. It all works well until some unexpected, fprce messes it up -like faulty cells in a brain or a gun in the hand of a troubled person. • God didn't cause this evil. It was an aberration. To have prevented it, God would have had to interfere by giving me a miracle. And Jesus himself warned that our faith should not be based on seeking "signs and wonders." , As for all the pain, it's a teacher to'help 'us learn compassion and the one iJ.llportant truth: that all
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we take with us when we leave '~his earth is what was given to us wi'Jen we came, God's love, and therefore our lives should be 'about love. Jesus reminded us, "If you ask your Father for bread, will he give you a stone?" some of you will say, "But we do get stones sometimes." Oh, but you're wrong. What we think are stones is the nouri:;hment - the bread - God gives us on our journey. It is the journey .that returns us to God. You see, "faith is really a love affair. We're in this relationship together, and it won't fail so lo:ng as we know that unless we choose otherwise, we're always in the inner circle of God.'s arms. This is wha t I shared with my friends.
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9) As you begin, the Murphy:;' infant twins start crying. The Bel'tilli baby responds, encouraging the Theobolds' newborn to join ir... He does. So do the Lesters' toddler and the Greens' little one. YOIl mouth a sentence. No one notices. 10) The woman in the front whe> always closes her eyes and fingers her rosary during your homily ha,; made a pretend noose out of the beads. She's jerking it up and down for you to see while sh(: makes a slashing motion acros~; her throat. It's your mother.
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New appointments at Salve Sister Dianne Carlson has been named campus ministry director at Salve Regina University. New-
port, RI. For the past seven years, Sister Carlson has been a retreat director, spiritual director, and administrator at the Our Lady of Peace Spiritual Life Center in Narragansett, RI. She has participated in teaching and/ or administrative ministries throughout the world, ranging from the Central American nation of Belize to the archdiocese of Alaska. New faculty members are: Dr. Eileen K. Donnelly, professor of nursing and chairperson of the nursing department. Dr. Marie T. Harrington, associate professor of special education. Gloria Hernandez de Hoyos. a one-year appointment as instructor in education. K.athleen J. Nickerson. instructor in education. Dr. Paul Paparella, assistant professor ofeducation and head of the secondary tcacher education program. linda A. Silvestri. assistant professor of nursing. Donald St. Jean has been named a full·time assistant professor of music. He has taught at the Moses Brown School. Providence, RI,
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KATE MURPHY (left) of California, Kathy Mullooly of Milwaukee and Doug Perlitz (far right of Chicago were Jesuit International Volunteers in the Central American nation of Belize. In her time as a teacher and counselor at a school in Orange Walk. Ms. Mullooly says her faith "definitely changed-it's more real, more alive." Perlitz. serving some miles away in Punta Gorda, hiked several times a month to outer villages with Jesuit Father Frank Schmitt. Perlitz recalls learning "about simple love, simple faith, simple service. simple hope. And that's the most important thing I can learn from them -simplicity as a whole."' When a friend came to town. he introduced people such as the above catechists as "my friends ...(this is] my community; this is my church."' These volunteers were impelled to leave home and family to serve new family in Belize. Ms. Mullooly feels she was called to the missions "in a spiritual way. in a personal way." You too are called, spiritually and personally, to take part in the worldwide mission (~rJesus. Your prayers andfinancial sacr~fices on World Mission Sunday, joined with offerin/(J (~f Catholics throu/(hoUf the It'or/d, become the basis ofsupport for the dai~1' service.'! ofsome800 mis.fiion dioceses: in the Home MiHlons. in Belize 'and Bosnia, in Kenya and Korea, in Sudan and Sri Lanka. in Papua New Guinea and Pakistan; in fndiaand in Indonesia:
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TANZANIAN SISTER Salome Shayo te ches youngsters in her homeland. Her order, the Sisters of Kilimanjaro serve in parishes. schools. hospitals and development work. Sister Mary Anne Williamson. a Francisclln Missionary of Mary from New York City and physician at Mwea Mission Hospital in Ke~ya, says. "For me, to be a missionary has often meant to witness. to see with my own eyes a~ to proclaim to others that deep down we are all one... we are all brothers and sisters in Jesus land all children of his Abba, our dear Father." Through the Propagation ofthe Faith, some 25.3J14 mission seminarians ondJome 9,924 sister and brother novices are aided as they respond fa the call of ChrYst and prepare to serve in mission parishes. schools and medica~fadlit;es.telling millions ofthe Good Ne'H'sofGod's love. HoM' can these millions believe ~rlhey have not heard? And how can ther hear, unless those who do helie\'e lell thf"m? • i
The smaller island of Flores, the most Catholic island in predominantly Muslim Indonesia, was devastated by a December 1992 earthquake which killed 2,500 and des/royed two seminaries and /5 convents along with numerous villages. Shortly after the disoster Divine Word Missionary Father Sepp Hal/week noted. "Theftrst things the people wonted from their bishop were not relief supplies, but 0 cross, 'a picture o/Dur Lady and a book to use for Services ofthe Word when a priest cannot be present. "They wanted what was needed to celebrate Christmas. In thosefirst days after the catastrophe, the bishops and Divine Word Missionaries provincial gQ\!~ priority to comforting the people and meeting their needs. Less affected villages sentfood to the homeless and offered help in creating temporary shelter. While construction was not yet underway, the church in Flores was being built in another way. a more lasting way. a more profound way. A spiritual WO}'. The Propagation ofthe Faith rushed emergency aid of$/oO,Ooo to the church in Flores. Since then, help has been given toward restoration and construction projects as well as for the daily work of the church. On World Mission Sunday, aI/ Catholics are reminded ofrheir cal/to "build the church, "to build the Body of Christ in the world. On World Mission Sunday, and throughout the year, let yourfaith affecl those around you-and people unknown at the "ends of the earth. ..
HEALING SERVICE WrrH MASS Sunday, Oct. 23 • 2:00 P.M. Rev. Andre Patenaude, M.S. BIBLE STUDY CLASS Wednesday, Oct. 26 10:00 A.M. & 7:00 P.M. WORLD YOUTH DAY CELEBRA1·ION Sunday, Oct. 23 - 7:00P.M. Chapel - All are welcome Liturgy followed by pizza party
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Spiritual approach helps families affected by addictions By Rev. Sean O'Sullivan, D.S.W.
Schools, parishes try to aid single parents WASHINGTON (CNS) - No
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one needs to tell Sister Janet Stolba. a Religious of Jesus and Mary, about the growing number of single parents. As a school principal in Washington, she sees more of them each year. She says that her elementary school, St. Gabriel, reflects the current statistic that one of every three families is headed by single parents. Because of the growing number of single~parent households and households with both parents working. St. Gabriel, like many Catholic schools across the country, offers an extended care program. That helps, says Sister Stolba but it's not enough. Her dilemma was voiced by the
Women and Youth Secretariat, said pastors need to be especially sensitive to single parents. On a practical leveL she said. parishes can help single parents with child care, "an idea whose time has come." and support groups. Cynthia Morris. a single mother in Washington. said support of other single parents at her parish has helped her raise her.ll-yearold daughter. Ms. Morris. like many other single parents, sacrificed to send her daughter to Catholic schooL because she wanted her "to have a religious-based education in order to make responsible decisions." And for this mother, the sacrifice has literally paid off. Her daughter was recently named a
U.S. Census Bureau's Steve Rawlings. who said the tremendous increase in single-parent families "has major implications for the well-being of children, the demand for day care. and the special pres~ sures placed on institutions and schools." Bob Colbert, executive director of the Department of Religious Education for the National Catholic Educational Association, said that "wonderful things are being done lfor single parents} but more still needs to be done." He noted that many parishes offer religious education programs at night to make them more convenient for parents. Some programs also have incorporated a curricu-
lum called "Rainbows for All God's Children," aimed at helping children cope with the loss of a parent through death or divorce.
And Dolores Leckey. who heads
Seton Scholar by the NCEA and will receive a $1.000 scholarship to apply to her tuition costs. "We not onLy have single parents, but single grandparents and great-grandparents," said Sister Stolba. "We have one kindergarten sludent who is in a family of four generations of single women:' Her teathers frequently send home parenting tips, because, she said, parents often have "no idea what to do." But notes and after-school care cannot begin to provide enough help. That's why she wants to form a support group for the single parents. Ms. Morris recommends it. ·'Through the support of other parents and other people, you're able to make it. You have the whole community behind you."
High levels of marital fidelity not news WASHINGTON (CNS) -
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survey revealing high levels of marital fidelity may have surprised its authors, but not Catholic familv life leaders. . There is a "great desire for marital security" among a larger group of Americans than what is commonly believed. said Joan McGuinness Wagner, president of the National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers. "Jeepers! Wouldn't I like it that people are faithful?" asked Mary Anne Boylan of Wallingford. Pa., who with her husband. Bill, is part of the U.S. secretariat leadership tc;am for Worldwide Marriage Encounter. "~It's good to see people a"re recognizing Catholic values." The survey was conducted by University of Chicago researchers, who did face-to-face interviews with more than 3.400 men and women ages 18-59. It noted that only" 24.5 percent of married me.n
and 15 percent of married women said they have had an affair. It also showed that. compared to never-mar:-ied singles and those who are divorced, separated or widowed. married people had the lowest median number of sex partners - two - since age 18. It revealed that Catholics and fun· damentalist Protestants had the lowest median number of sex partners at three. National media reacted with surprise. "Marital Fidelity Rampant'" read a New York Times headline on the survey. ··Sex in America: Contented but Surprisingly Chaste" read a Washington Post headline. "We are not as promiscuous as they thought we were." said Bill Boylan. "l probably didn't believe the sensationalism thal's given to .. sexual happenings that papers
play up." Married for 36 years. "our sex life's better now than when we
The United Nations has designated 1994 as the International Year of the Family. It has invited everyone to think of ways to strengthen those family bonds which alone can. successfully resist the forces within society that lead to family dissolution. Similarly, the Church continually calls us to reflect on the sacred role of families. entrusted with the care and nurturing of God's precious gift of life. One of the most powerful forces that can lead to family turmoil and break-Up is substance abuse, in particular the disease of addiction. It is estimated that one-quarter of the families in the United States are affected by addiction in some way. Many members of families that -suffeiTiom addiction develop roles-that enable them to cope. The social science literature documents numerous roles whose labels are useful in understanding the different types of dysfunctional behavior in families afflicted by addiction (e.g.. enabler, scapegoat. mascot). These coping behaViors only compound the stress and strain on the family and take a great toll on family life. Recovery from addiction is likewise a family affair and, regardless of the time and effort it takes. recovery is worth it. There are a number of self-help organizations that assist families affected by the disease of addiction, such as. Alcoholics Anonymous. AI-Anon, Alateen, and Adult ChiLdren of Alcoholics (ACOA). These organizations provide group support from the crippling consequences of living with an addicted person. Self-help organizations are a great resource to families in trouble, but the best line of defense against teenage addiction is to avoid it in the first place by providing strong parental guidance and support. Parental support helps children develop the personal values and self-esteem they need to 1111111111111111111111111I1111111111I11111I111111111111111I1111I11111111
started out:' Mrs. Boylan said. "There's more understanding now. more romance. It's very. very good. People think you've settled down to bonbons and knitting afghans." She cautioned that "a lot of people think that good marriages happen and don't need work. Good marriages need work daily and communicating daily .... Dolores Leckey. executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth, was grateful for the affirmation for being faithful rendered by the survey. "We talk about the importance of fidelity" in marriage. '·really being commilted to the married relationship, not only to the child, but 10 each other. and the larger family and society:' Ms. Wagner echoed Mrs. Leckey's stress on marital fidelity being important for «children and society at large - and the church. I think it's consistent with what the church has preached. '"The family is a sacrament of the church. The family is the way in which the church is being lived out." Reading the survey results "will free people to live out their own values," Ms. Wagner said. since they will know that their view on fidelity "is more the norm than the abnorm."
THE HARM caused by alcohol and other drug abuse extends b,yond the individual to families and loved ones. Recovery is more likely to succeed when a spiritual approach is used. (Quaroni photo) resist peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol. Here are some guidelines to help parents esta blish family bonds: • Establish family rules and responsibilities. and set limits with meaningful consequenc::s. • Requi:-e teens to share in household chores. • Demand accountability for teens' whereabouts. • Treat til young people with respect. • Encourage children to talk openl)' about peer pressure, scholastic and athletic challenges,and any of their other struggies. Many of tlte guidelines for strengthening the family reflect the understanding oft~e family as a "domes· tic church" presented by the bishops in their 1993 pastoral message Fol-
low the WayofLove. The family is the first place that healing takes place; it is the place "to share a story or confide a need, to playa game, tell a joke, to watch and cheer on - time to be present to another's failure or success, confusion or des[)air, or moment of decision. Th~ family is the cradle
of life." The Church also has an important role to play in combatting addictions. Addiction is not solely a physical, enotional or social disease, but is ~n increasingly as a spiritual disease, one that attacks the very soul. Priests are on the front line ci the battle against addiction. They counsel the anguished family, the addicted spouse or the wayward teenager. Clergy are in a unieue position to point out the bridle between hurt and healing and llave a special duty to know the reMurces available. II is now a commonly accepted fact in the social science literature that people who have been addicted and who hav~ undergone a spiritual renewal as part of their recovery process lave a much better chance of renaining drug-free than those individuals who have not experienced aspiritual awakening. This spirillal understanding of the nature of addictions reflects a biblical undelstanding of our nature as being~ made in the image
and likeness of God. We are tem-
ples of the Holy Spirit. Awareness of who we are activates the best preventative measures against substance abuse: the positive values of temperance and prudence; in :short, what the Church calls virtues. All effective wOTk in the area of substance abuse prevention in the United States reflects an appreciation of these virtues. The Office of National Drug Control Policy relies heavily on religious institutions for help in overcoming drug; addiction.
In 1991, the United States Catholic Conference (USCCj issued New Slavery, New Freedom: A Pastoral Message on Substance Abuse. This document stressed the sacramental treasures the Church possesses for fighting addiction. It also stressed the role of parishes, which can become centers of prayer
for those looking for help out of the morass oJ addictions. In 1992,
USCC issueda parishguide, Communities of Hope: Parishes and Substance Abuse, which recommends training parish volunteers to make appropriate referrals for treatment, thereby assist ing clergy in outreach activities. Similarly, the National Conference of ~Catholic Bishops in its 1993 evangeli.zation document, Go
and Make Disciples, highlights the Church's role in advocating for sociaJ policies that strengthen family life. Already, many dioceses throughout tbe country have strong advocacy pr()grams, seeking to bring counseling and treatment programs to areas most hit by drug addictio n. In Florida, a manual entitled Florida Religious Leaders' Drug Free Communities Guide is being used to train approximately 8,000 rrabbis. ministers and priests in substance abuse ministry. Drug abuse can destroy families. But through prayer and intentional efforts to build family bonds. families can liberate themselves from the seduction of drugs and come to enjoy peace and freedom through the gl"ace of Jesus Christ. Rev. Sean O'Sullivan. D.S. W.. is the director 'o.fthe archdiocese of Miami's Drug.s. Alcohol Rehabilitation and Education (DA RE) program. a pro.;ect of Catholic Community Services, Inc.
Vatican denies
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 21,1994
Continued from Page One Communion as long as this situation persists." It cited the passage from Mark's Gospel where Jesus says anyone who divorces his or her spouse and marries again commits adultery. The Vatican called on pastors to give "special attention" to "the difficulties and suffering of those faithful in irregular marriage situations." Such people "arc not excluded from ecclesial communion," it said. It added that the church "is concerned to accompany them pastorally and invite them to share in the life of the church in the measure that is compatible with the dispositions of the divine law, from from which the church has no power to dispense." But it said a divorced Catholic can enter a valid marriage only if the church, through its courts, finds the first marriage null. It rejects private, nonjudicial solutions. Catholics in invalid second marriages who continue to live together as husband and wife cannot receive Communipn, it said. To receive Communion, such couples must separate or, if separation is impossible, go to confession and "take on themselves the duty to live in complete continence, that is, by abstinence from the acts proper to married couples," the letter said. Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, president of the U.S. National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the letter "n:flects the constant teaching of the church." "With the congregation, I want to clearly state that this te,aching is not 'a punishment or a discrimination' against those who are divorced or remarried. They are our brothers and sisters, and we wish to 'accompany them pastorally,' to use the congregation's phrase," he said. Archbishop Keeler issued his statement Oct. 14 at the Vatican where he was attending the world Synod of Bishops. "The' perma nence of marriage is a difficult teaching, as our Lord indicated when he presented it. Yet it is in fidelity to the teachings of Jesus - especially the most difficult - that we are offered the way to find him," the archbishop said. He said divorced Catholics in invalid second marriages "can and should remain faithful to Mass and prayer. They are encouraged to meditate on the Word of God in the Scriptures and to practice works of charity and justice. They should be actively involved in the Christian formation of their children." Just two days before the Vatican letter came out, the Canon Law Society of America, meeting in Atlanta, unanimously approved a resolution establishing a task force to "study pastoral options for the Christian initiation and sacramental reconciliation of those who are in irregular marriages." The society's resolution addressed the issue of millions of baptized Catholics barred from Communion by an irregular second marriage. But it also highlighted another pastoral-canonical issue that comes up increasingly in the United States: the obstacle faced by many adults who wish to become Catholic but are barred fromjoining the church because of an irregular marriage.
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Saint Anne's Hospital sets programs
NEW OFFICERS of South Attleboro Knights ofColumbus, Council No. 5876, are front, from left, William J. Cauley, Chancellor; Father Richard Roy, chaplain; Richard Enright, Grand Knight; Harry Williams, Deputy Grand Knight; rear, George Sequeira, District Deputy; Henry Lumbra, District Warden.
Season of Renewal Continued from Page One ing, restoring one's spirit and "listening for the voice that guides all ministers in their work." A Season highlight will begin April 24 when Father Joe Tagg of the diocese of Memphis will speak in each deanery, concluding a Week of Renewal with a liturgical celebration at St. Mary's Cathedral on April 30. In addition to Father Beaulieu, other core planning committee members are Fathers David Costa, George Harrison, Charles Jodoin, Jay Maddock and Stephen Salvador, Sister Elaine Heffernan, RSM and Louis Miller, diocesan coordinatior for Youth Services.
Familial Cancer In conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Saint Anne's will sponsor a presentation on" Recent Developments in Familial Cancer" by Judy Ellen Garber, M 0, Oct. 25, with a social at 6 p.m. and presentation 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. A question and answer session will follow. Dr. Garber, who has subspecialties in oncology and hematology, is clinical associate and director of the cancer risk and prevention clinic/ clinical genetics program at Dana Farber Cancer Institute; associate physician in medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital; and assistant professor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Preregistration for the program is required by today. For information call 674-5600 ext. 2480.
St. Patrick parade to make comeback
Religion not the issue ARLINGTON, Va. (eNS) -In a pastoral letter, Bishop John R. Keating of Arlington has challenged the political argument that opponents of abortion and homosexual activity should not impose their religious beliefs on others through law. "The morality of abortion is not a religious belief, any more than the morality of slavery, apartheid, rape, larceny, murder or arson is a religious belief," he said in"A Pastoral Letter on Morality and Conscience." ..Another item of confusion on the political agenda'these days deals with a so-called 'pro~choice' approach to the legality and acceptability of homosexual rights and lifestyle.... The church is bitterly attacked for teaching that this is
Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, will sponsor a Pediatric Health Fair I to 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Swansea Mall. Topics at informational booths will include Halloween safety, nutrition, domestic violence, stress management for parents, and information on Safe Sitter, a babysitting instructional program for adolescents. The American Lung Association will provide information on asthma and related topics. Massachusetts State Police will provide free fingerprinting until 3 p.m. McGruff the Crime Dog will make a special appearance, along with an officer from DARE, an anti-drug program for children. Also included will be a teddy bear clinic. For information contact LuAnn Wells, pediatrics department nurse manager, 674-5600 ext. 2510.
not a matter of sectarian belief, but of the law of nature itself known by reason and applicable to all mankind," he wrote.
"Alternative Nobel'" PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CNS) - A Trinidad priest ilwarded an $80,000" Alternative Nobel" prize by the Right Livelihood Award Foundation said he would use the money to develop a parent outreach program and a post-primary teaching. service. Father Gerry Pantin is founder of Servol. a 24-year-old organization that has provided vocational training for thousands of young slum dwellers.
After a lapse of 35 years, Fall River will once again see a St. Patrick's parade, courtesy of the city's Clover Club, Bill Sullivan, a member of the arrangements committee for the event, said. Sullivan said the parade route will take marchers from Eastern Avenue along Bedford Street, ending at Battleship Cove. It will be held Sunday, March 19, and he said planners "expect to have the greatest St. Patrick's Day parade that the city and surrounding areas have seen in a long time." "Tihe event will be preceded by a dinner dance that will·benefit both the Clover Club's scholarship fund that assists young persons with college expenses and Jeffs Com-
pan ion Animal Shelter of Westport, an organization that places unwanted animals with seniorcitizens, thus providing them with a new interest in life. Tom Quinn, Clover Club president, announced that Tom Murphy will be parade coordinator and that Bill Connelly, co-founder of the animal shelter, will be parade co-chair. John McAvoy, writer of a popular Fall River Herald News column, will be parade grand marshal. A large committee is also assisting with arrangements. . Further parade information is available from the animal shelter, tel. 636-4272, or from the Clover Club at PO Box 43, Westport Point 02791.
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In Europe Several European church officials contacted from Rome by Catholic News Service said some Catholics in second marriages unapproved by the church are receiving Communion despite the law against it. The officials said that there are no reliable figures about the situations, but they did not think the practice was widespread because most divorced and remarried Catholics have stopped going to church. "For pastoral reasons, you can't ask a person in the Communion line if he is a divorced and remarried Catholic," said Father Wilfried Brieven, secretary to Cardinal Godfried Danneels of MalinesBrussels, Belgium.
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路Liturgy; women"ili -ch'ur~h, violeric~路;;'l"'."; medical ethics on bishops' agenda WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. Catholic bishops will face new liturgical decisions and statements on violence, medical ethics and women in the church when they meet in Washington Nov. 14-17. They will also be asked to extend the national collection for the church in Eastern and Central Europe another year, review several committee structures, approve a $41.3 million 1995 budget for the National Conference of ~atholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference and elect a new NCCBUSCC general secretary. On liturgy they will be asked to approve the first three segments of a new translation from Latin of the Sacramentary, the official book of prayers used at Mass. Part of a massive project already under way for several years, the revision of the Sacramentary still has four segments to go. Additionally, the bishops will be asked to approve several changes or optional alternatives in the way Mass is celebrated. These include: - A shift of the sign of peace from just before Communion to the start of the Liturgy of the Eucharist. - An option for members of the congregation to extend their hands outward in the same prayer position as the priest while reciting the Lord's Prayer. - An option to kneel during the penitential rite at the beginning of Mass during Lent, and an option to stand during the Eucharistic Prayer if there are good reasons for it. Such noticeable changes are included along with hundreds of minor revisions in liturgical instructions that the bishops will be asked to act on as part of the revision of the Sacramentary. The proposed statement on the role of women was drafted by the NCCB Committee on the Role of Women in Society and in the Church in an effort to improve the leadership role of women in the church and to raise awareness of discrimination and sexism issues following the May declaration by Pope John Paul II that women cannot be ordained priests.
The pastoral message on violence, proposed by the USCC Committee on Domestic Policy, is titled: "Confronting a Culture of Violence: A Catholic Framework for Action." The message calls for a wide range of grassroots efforts, especially at the levels offamily, parish and local Catholic organizations, to restore a climate of respect for human life and dignity in U.S. culture. A proposed revision of the bishops' "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services" is the result of nearly five years of work and consulation by the NCCB Committee on Doctrine. The first revision of the bishops' health care directives since 1975, it provides a national code of ethical standards for Catholic health care institutions. The code applies principles of Catholic teaching to traditional and new ethical questions that such institutions confront in the fields of pastoral and medical care amid changing medical technology and clinical practice. The proposed 1995 NCCBUSCC budget of $41.3 million represents a $400,000 decrease from the 1994 budget. About $9.2 million of it is to come from perCatholic assessments of U.S. dioceses. At the initiative of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the NCCB Committee on Religious Life and Ministry is proposing to the bishops that membership on the Tri-Conference Commission on Religious Life and and Ministry be expanded to include the recently established Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. The commission was formed by and is composed of representatives of the NCCB, LCWR and Conference of Major Superiors of Men. Since the initiative to include the council in the commission came from the LCWR, and since the LCWR and CMSM have already voted in favor of the inclusion, an affirmative vote by the bishops is virtually assured. The bishops will be asked to elect a new general secretary to succeed Msgr. Robert N. Lynch,
Violence condemned PENSACOLA, Fla. (CNS) "Violence in the name of pro-life makes a mockery of the pro-life movement," Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala., said in a keynote address to a statewide gathering of Catholic pro-life leaders in Florida. The archbishop's remarks came against the background of the killing of two abor-, tionists in Florida within the past year, giving national attention to a
violent fringe element in the movement against abortion. "When someone who claims to be pro-life kills an abortionist, the entire prolife movement risks the loss of credibility that nonviolent witness, often heroic, hasjustly won for it," the archbishop said. The Pensacola gathering drew more than 200 diocesan and parish pro-life leaders from across Florida plus some from Alabama and Mississippi.
53, a Miami archdiocesan priest who will complete his sixth year in that office Feb. I. It is an open secret that the NCCB Administrative Committee has agreed on the nomination of Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr, associate general secretary for the past five years. Under conference bylaws, a general secretary - the chief administrative officer of the bishops' national staff - is elected to an initial term of five years. After that he can be re-elected only on a year-by-year basis. Under a "sunset provision" adopted by the bishops in 1988, II ad hoc committees established over the years face automatic phaseout this November unless the bishops vote to keep them going. This year the bishops are being asked to extend the existence of all II for another three years or until their task is completed, whichever comes first.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Reports of the pope's impending death have been greatly exaggerated, Cardinal John J. O'Connor said at the world Synod of Bishops. Speaking to Pope John Paul 1\ - in formal Latin - the cardinal VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The said, "If we were to believe those bishops of Thailand asked the voices in the media who tell us that world Synod of Bishops to conyou are deathly ill, we would also sider allowing temporary religious have to believe that you are not commitments as a means of responhere." ding to the culture of modern The doomsayers would have youth and the needs of the church. people believe "you have been Bishop George Yod Phimphireplaced by a healthy twin brother san of Udon Thani, speaking to or by what Hollywood would call the synod on behalf of his nation's a stand-in," the cardinal said. bishops. said most' young people "The pope described by the media are reluctant to make lifelong com- could not sit here in this synod hall mitments to religious life.Furthwith us hour after hour, day after ermore, those who leave religious day, vigilant and attentive while communities "carry the stigma of some of us fall asleep," Cardinal guilt for the rest of their lives," he O'Connor said. said. The Oct. 2-29 synod has included By allowing limited commit- an average of five or six hours of ments, he said, people can answer meetings each day, and during the God's call with the blessing of the first two weeks featured more than church then "return to the world 200 speeches in half a dozen with the heartfelt support and languages. praise of the Christian community." Opening the Oct. 14 session of The practice would be in harthe synod, Cardinal O'Connor, mony with general religious pracspeaking on behalf of all the synod tice in Thailand, he said. The' participants, wished the pope well country is predominantly Buddhist advance of the 16th anniversary in and has a tradition of young peoof his election, Oct. 16. ple living as Buddhist monks for a Despite what synod members fixed period before embarking on may have read, he said, "we are a career and marrying, not fooled. We know that you The Thai bishops believe the don't need a stand-in." traditional lifelong commitment "You are the same pope we have to religious life should be the norm known for 16 years, always strong, and their proposal does not include always untiring and working more a temporary priesthood but "would hours in a day than the majority of be a response to a felt calling from men half your age could tolerate," God to live one's life\as a religious the cardinal said. me," Bishop for a fixed period of ts:' "We can tell the world that you Phimphisan said, are ready to serve us for at least Candidates would go through a another 16 years," he said. formation period and be 'expected The cardinal prayed that the to keep the vows of poverty, chaspope's right leg, broken in a fall tity and obedience during their last April, would heal rapidly. And time as religious. then, he suggested, the pope could A young man is not considered sell his cane "at auction to meet the marriageable in traditional Thai expenses of this synod." culture until he has been ordained. "Speaking seriously, Holy FathTo be ordained a Buddhist monk a 'male must be at least 20 years er, while recognizing you as the old. He may be so ordained up to vicar of Christ on earth, we know that you also are'a human being, three times during his life. Traditionally, young men are and we love you and revere you as ordained as monks for one Phansa, such," he said. "You suffer for Sarajevo and the annual three-month period someR wanda, for Somalia and Haiti, times called the rainy season retreat or Buddhist Lent. Shorter periods, for Bosnia, for Iraq and for Sudan," he said. "You suffer for every place as little as a week, are increasingly where human blood is shed, for common. Male Thai civil servants are every circumstance in which human beings suffer. allowed to take one three-month "We, your brothers in the episleave during their careers to live as copate, and all the others present .'."' .. , . a monk. ..
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in the synod hall, know this side of you and love you for it," the cardinal said. "May Christ continue to accompany you in your journey and may Mary watch over you. Thank you for being our father and brOl:her and our friend," he said. Reporters cannot attend synod sessions, but Cardinal O'Connor later told Catholic News Service, "I think he [the pope) was deeply touched - not by what I said, but by the reaction of the assembly." He said synod members and obsl~rv颅 ers immediately and spontaneously gave the pope a standing ovation. Cardinal O'Connor said the pope responded in Latin with word:, of thanks that were "warm and humorous," but the cardinal would not quote the pope. The cardinal said he drafted the message in English, then tra nslated it into Latin "with some help." He said he made the remarks on behalf of the synod because it was his turn to lead the assembly as one of three synod presidents.
First Catholic parish opens in MongolHa WARSAW, Poland (CNS) The first Catholic parish has be:en registered in the former Soviet republic of Mongolia, two years after the country established diplom,atic ties with the Vatican. Poland's Catholic Information Agency said the community of three priests and several dozen laity is meeting for Masses at a private house in the capital of Ulan Bator. Members hope to begin building a Catholic church, helped by funding from Taiwan. The 1994 Catholic Almanac liBts Mongolia as having 200 Catholics in a population of 2.25 million. Mongolia, which became independent from the Soviet Union after the 1991 Moscow coup, Cl:1frently has a democratic government with legal guarantees for religious rights. The majority ofChalchasi Mongols, who make up around 80 percent of the population, are Tibetan Buddhists, although the republic is also home to Russian, Kazakh and Chinese minorities.
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ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Bishop O'Malley will celebrate 11:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. A food drive. "Feeding Our Future." has been established for third Sundays: a parish committee will transport donations to community food pantry services. Six and 12-string guitars arc being sought for students who otherwise would not be able to take lessons: contacl Mary Murphy. 695-3847. ST. ANNE, FR St. .I ude novena began yesterday and continues at II :30 a.m. daily Masses. DARTMOUTH ULTREYA Meeting 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24. Holy Cross Fathers, Tucker Rd., with hosts Betty and Marty King and witness Joan Park. Palanca will be provided by Sally and Paul Clark. Food donations will be collected for Market Ministries. Father Ed Correia joins the group as spiritual advisor. Regional ultreya will be held 7: IS p.m. Nov. IS, St. Joseph's, New Redford. HOLY TRINITY. W. HARWICH Exposition of Blessed Sacrament will follow 9 a.m. Mass Nov. 4 until Benediction 8:15 a.m. Nov. 5 prior to morning prayer. Children's Chapel. OFFICEOF FAMILY MINISTRY Dorothy J. Levesque will present "Healing Painful Memories," a day of prayer, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 26 at the Family Life Center. 500 Slocum Rd .. N. Dartmouth Included will be presentations, reflections. journaling and discussion. Topics of the program's lhree segments will be: "What's the Story?" (what hurtful incidents need to be healed?): "Where Am I?" (how am,1 coping with painflll memories today?): "Dreaming of a Better TomorrowBecause I Deserve It." Registration required by Nov. I. Information: Office of Family Ministry. 999-6420.
SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS, TAUNTON First meeting of new Taunton area support group will be 4 p.m. Oct. 30 at St. Joseph's parish center. 499 Spring St.. N. Dighton, under direction of pastor Father James McLellen. Information: Office of Family Ministry. 999-6420. ST. MICHAEL, SWANSEA Father Richard Gendreau's 25th anniversary of ordination will be celebrated at II a.m. Mass Nov. 6. D. of I., NB Daughters of Isabella Hyacinth Circle 71 will meet 7:30 p. m. Oct. 25. Holy Name Church center. NB. with speaker Edith Nichols. ST. PATRICK. WAREHAM First meeting of young adult group will be Mass and social 7 p.m. Oct. 28 at St. Anthony's mission. West Wareham: information: Father Dan Lacroix. 295-2411 or Sal and Sharon LoPiccolo. 291-2265. Vincentians are conducting a food drive for the holiday season. SAINT ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Upcoming at the hospital is a program on therapeutic touch, "The Role of Faith in the Healing Process." to be presented from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Oct. 27 by therapist Tom McDonough. M. Div .. as part of the hospital's celebration of National Pastoral Care Week. Ad mission is free but seating is limited. Reservations may be made with Donna Mangels. 674-5600. ext. 2060. In anticipation of the holiday season. the hospital's Diabetes Education and Support Group will offer a program on healthy eating choices for diabetics from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nov. 8 in the Nannery Conference Room. Holiday recipes will be a vailable for sampling so participants are asked to "save a starch or fruit. a meat and a fat or two." All welcome. no charge. Further information: Maria Cabrales. 674-5600. ext. 2390.
STONEHILL COLLECE, '. :,THE ANCHOR-1)iocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 21; 1994 N. EASTON The college and the E. Nakamichi Foundation will sponsor a concert BIRTHRIGHT, FR ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON by violinist Bonnie Bewick and pianBirthright of Greater FR. Inco a Mike Ruth. formerly of the New ist Timothy Steele 8 p.m. Nov. I. volunteer pro-life organization. will England Patriots and Houston OilMartin Institute. celebrate its 20th anniversary with ers and most recently the Barcelona INTERFAITH PROGRAM Mass celebrated by Bishop O'MalDragons of the International FootArun Gandhi, grandson of Maley 4 p.m. Oct. 29, SS. Peter and ball League. will speak at a World hatma Gandhi and director of the Paul Church. FR. Dinner will folYouth Day brunch hosted by youth M. K. Gandhi Institutefor the Study low in church hall. Information: group following 10:30 a.m. Mass of Non-Violence at the Christian 679-1898,674-3711. Reservations reSunday. Halloween liturgy for chilBrothers University in Memphis. will quired by Oct. 24. dren will be held 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 speak on "From Chaos to Communand will include the play "Noah's CATHEDRAL CENTER of ity: Building a Non-Violent Society" Ark" and a "parade of horribles" RENEWAL, E. FREETOWN 7 p.m. Oct. 29, First Baptist Church around the block. ending in church Permanent Diaconate retreat OCt. in America, 75 North Main St.. hall. where refreshments will be 21 through Oct. 23. Providence, RI. Sponsored by the served. All encouraged to come in CURSILLO Rhode Island Committe for NonCursillo Movement Leader's costume. Violence Initiatives. Information: School 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, Bishop SEPARATED/DIVORCED 336-5457 or Ann Welch, Sisters of CATHOLICS, NB Connolly H.S., FR: both English Mercy Office of Peace and Justice. Support group meeting 7 t09 p.m. and Portuguese units will be attend(40 I) 333-6333. Oct. 24. Family Life Center. N. ing. All welcome. JOYFUL SOUNDS, FR Dartmouth. Clara Weeks-Boutilier ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORO Choral group will present fourth will speak on how to deal with your Children's clothing will be colannual concert. "I Have Often Walkchildren's pain while you deal with lected in lower sacristy this weekend ed Down This Street Before." featuryour own. for St. Vincent de Paul clothes cening Broadway Show Tunes. 3 p.m. DCCW ter on Pine St. Oct. 23. Dominican Academy. 37 At 7 p.m. Oct. 24 in St. Patrick's SACRED HEART NURSING Park St.. FR. New members are Church, FR. the Diocesan Council HOME, NB welcome to join the group; informaThe home is offering at no charge . of Catholic Women will hold an tion: 679-9754. hour of prayer and reflection for eight 9-foot oak pews to any church ECHO REUNION Bishop O'Malley and priests of the which can usc them. For informaAll are welcome at a Mass and diocese as they conclude their yeartion. call 996-6751 ext. 12. following social hour marking the long Emmaus process of renewal. TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL 25th anniversary of the ECHO (EnO.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Volunteers sought to teach patients countering Christ in Others) proHealing service with Mass celecomputer fundamentals. Training in gram of youth retreats. The event brated by Father Dick Lavoie, MS, working with patients available. Inforwill take place at 2 p.m. Sunday. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2. Information: 432mation: Sanford R. Epstein. 824Nov. 27, at St. John Evangelist 4934. 755 I. 727-7978 ext. 127. Church. Attleboro.
March for Life, essay contest plans underway The diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate is looking ahead to the January March for Life in Washington, DC, with plans for a pilgrimage to the annual prayer vigil and march and for a student essay contest. Three motorcoaches have been reservcd for diocesan pilgrims and will depart Sunday morning, Jan. 22. from a point of origin to be determined later. Two nights will be spent in Washington. with lodgingat the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill. Pilgrims will attend the prayer vigil's opening Mass and remain at the vigil as long as they choose on Sunday evening and participate in the rally and march on Monday. Bishop Sean O'Malley is expected to participate to celebrate Mass for the diocesan group on Monday morning. Departure will be on Tuesday morning. Jan. 24. Children under age 10 cannot be accommodated due to the length of the bus ride. about eight or nine hours. Older children not yet in high school must be accompanied by a parent. Youths under age 18 not traveling with a parent will need to submit emergency medical forms and permission slips. Reservations will be made on a first-come. first-served basis and are required by Nov. 24. For further information contact the Pro-Life Apostolate at 997-2290.
Essay Contest Chris Godfrey. former professional football player and president of P 1'0- Life Athletes. who spoke recently at several diocesan schools, will serve as judge for the second annual pro-life essay contest for students in grades 7 through 12 enrolled in any diocl:san school or parish. Entries on the topic "Life: What a Beautiful Choice" will be grouped into two categories: grades 7-9, and grades 10-12. Essays, to be 400-600 words in length and typed. double spaced if possible. will bejudged oncontent (80%) and style (20%). The staff of the Pro-Life Apostolate and a panel ofjudges comprised of school principals and religious education directors will make an initial selection of entries to be sent to Godfrey in South Bend. Ind., for final selection of winners. First prize winners in each category will be offered free transportation and lodging for the pilgrimage to the March for Life; second place winners will receive $50 U.S. savings bonds. Entries must be submitted by 3 p.m. Nov. 9 and the name, grade. school and parish of the author should appear on a separate page at the end of the essay. The entries may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Pro-I.ife Apostolate office, 500 Slocum Rd .. North Dartmouth 02747-2930.
A t an open house showcasing Espirito Santo School's new satellite system and audiovisual equipment, students view the satellite dish on a classroom TV screen while school custodian Mike Brogan explains its operation in a "live broadcast" from the school office. During demonstrations of new TVs, VCRs and video cameras, students (below left) react to seeing themselves on TV as cameraman Kevin Moreira, with Nancy Simoes (left) and A my Santos, films the audience. Other demonstrations included samplings of educational programs available to students through Cable in the Classroom; a link allowing computer information to be displayed on a TV screen; and videotaped messagesfrom, among others, Bishop O'Malley and Fall River Mayor John Mitchell. "I'm sorry I couldn't be here in person, but I suppose this is the next best thing!" said the bishop. Fundraising which netted more than the school's operating needs enabled purchase of the satellite system, and parents, grandparents and alumni donated the nine new televisions and VCRs. Espirito Santo is the only elementary school in Fall River and the only diocesan elementary school to boast such equipment, and it willhost an informational meeting in Decemberfor other schools hoping to upgrade their technology. The system connects Espirito Santo children with information from allover the world - and beyond: they can even link up with astronauts on the space shuttle. "The amount of information coming in to us is endless, " said Brogan, (Hickey photos)
Bishop. Connolly High . FALL RIVER - Ms. Joanne Beaupre, yearbook moderator,- ;has announced that the 1994 edition of OPUS, the Bishop Connolly yearbook, has arrived. Seniors interested in getting copies that they had previously paid for can come to the main office to pick them up. Other students may also purchase copies, though supplies are limited. Students, faculty and staff reached their goal in the recent magazine drive. A Limo Lunch was awarded by Westport Shuttle Service and White's of Westport to top sellers Meghan Murphy, Katie Bounds, James Stern, Matt Gillespe, Daniel Lang and Landan Merrill, along with Ms. Anne Marie Fayan and Mrs. Collette Turcotte. Kristina Frazzano won a color television set in a drawing. Other students earned such prizes as candy, stuffed animals, walkmen and phones. On the last day of the. drive a "cash scramble" was held in the gym for students who reached their quota. Top-selling homerooms, 205 (Ms. Colleen Smith's) and 214 (AI Valcourt's) were treated to a pizza party. . New Officers Miriam Lararijeira of Fall ~iver was elected student council president. Class officers, listed in order of president, vice president, treasurer and secretary, are as ' . follows. Seniors: Jennifer Rezendes of Westport, Sheilll Reilly of Fall River, Richard Sisson of Portsmouth, Rl, and Bryan Stubbert of Westport. Juniors: Kevin Donnelly of Somerset, Catherine Dacey of Berkley, Kathryn Bounds of Portsmouth, Rl, and Aaron Brum of Tiverton, RI. Sophomores: Carla DiCorpo of Fall River, ~ary Noone of Fall River, Tara Agrawal of Swansea, Bethany White of Tiverton, RI. Freshmen: Karen Rezendes of Westport, Tara Fernandes of Westport, Marisa Saccardo of Middletown, RI, Kellie O'Connell of Fall River. Foreign language national honor societies also held elections. New officers of the Societe Honoraire de Franr;ais (French) are president Liliana Iball'a of North Dartmouth and secretary Keelin Garvey of Swansea. Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica (Spanish and Portuguese) officers are president Lisa Almeida of Fall River and secretary Sofia Millham of Westport. The two foreign language societies are responsible for Connolly's Mentor Outreach Program, through which diocesan junior high students visit Connolly to learn about French, Spanish and' Portuguese language and. culture. . Mrs. Mary Jane Keyes, athletic director, has announced that the first athletes of the month for the 199495 athletic season are Lisa Raposa of Tiverton, RI, senior captain of the girls' soccer team, and Mike Clappi of Portsmouth, R I, senior captain of the boys' soccer team.
TCMS TAUNTON - As part of their ongoing community service involvement, seventh grade students at Taunton Catholic Middle School have joined with Lens Crafters and the Lions Club International to collect used eyeglasses for the visually impaired and ask for a~sistance from students, parents and the greater commumty. Millions of people throughout the world who can't see clearly will benefit from the glasses that are collected and matched to'the prescriptions they need. A "Give the Gift of Sight" collection box has been placed in the office ofTCMS and all people are welco~e to come and deposit unwanted glasses. Donated pairs will be cleaned, repaired, classified by prescriptions and given to someone who needs them. The school is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, or you can contact the office at 822-0491 or any TCMS student to take them for you.
St. Joseph's School NEW BEDFORD - Grades 5 and 6 attended a recent drug awareness program sponsored by St. Luke's Hospital. It included a dramatization of treatment of a drug or alcohol overdose patient by emergency medical services and emergency room professionals. Fifth-graders also composed bumper stickers, stickers or posters with slogans on the theme "Drug-Free and Proud." October brings observance of Respect Life Month, for which students will spend time in a pro-life vigil in the church, and of the month of the rosary. Fifth-graders have also studied the Beatitudes and designed a collage illustrating each one. Grade 6 is participating in Newspapers in Education.
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. the cross and the Hail Mary and studying the letters L and T. They are learning super "bee-havior" from the Super Bee. First-graders have illustrated a big book called "The Birthday Cake" and produced individual books entil:Ied "The Birthday Gift." They celebrated Johnny Appleseed's birthday with a story and cards, and continued apple studies that included weighing, measuring, describing, comparing and creating graphs. Second-graders completed journals shown to parents at an open house. Third grade students collected accounts of summer memories in a class book. They also designed their own stamps and addressed postcards about their summer activities to family members and friends. Grade 4 is studying the weather. They made weather instruments, studied the effects of sunlight and heat on evaporation, and created "lightning" by breaking hard candy with pliers. The students have also written to pen pals in New Jersey and to all 50 states to request information about them. Grade 5 received DARE booklets, explaining the antidrug program, from Sergeant Daniel Coyle. In their first science project, students made ecosystems in jars, bowls and aquariums. Grade 6 is studying the history ofthe earth and of their families by investigating their family trees. Students created cave drawings in the hallways inspired by prehistoric works found in caves in Spain and France. Seventh-graders, studying map skills, are advertising "Land for Sale" in Latin America. They have designed brochures about their chosen regions. Eighth-graders are writing their biographies. Students in grades 5 through 8 are participating in Class Afloat, a project of the American Sail Advancement Program. The students follow newspaper accounts of the global voyages of the tall ship Concordia, then rival class teams vie to answer questions that accompany the curriculum.
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Coyle-Cassidy junior James Boyle receives class ring , from president Vanessa DeMarco at,Junior Class Liturgy and Ring Ceremony. .
Coyle and Cassidy High . TAUNTON - Fathe~ John Denning, CSC, school chaplain, was principal' celebrant of the Class of 1996 Junior Class Mass and Ring Ceremony, themed "Center of My Life." Oct. 12 at St. Mary's Church. Rings were presented to 188 juniors by class president Vanessa DeMarco, vice president Alana Cordeiro, secretary Christopher Watson and treasurer Michael Previti. . Other class members pa'fticipated as readers. offertory gift bearers. and presenters of eucharistic candles. Miss DeMarco, Miss Cordeiro and Sarah Bowen, Angel Stroll and Beth Riendeau presented a liturgical dance. Thomas McGarry played the Ave Maria by Franz Schubert as a piano solo during the offertory procession. Ms. Lucille Marchetti, director of music ministry at Coyle-Cassidy. coordinated music for the liturgy. which also included student guitarists and vocal soloists. The class made a donation to the school's food pantry, which aids the needy of the Greater Taunton area. Six seniors have been named Commended Students in the 1995 National Merit Scholarship Program. Alexa Connell of Assonet, Peter Fletcher of Bridgewater. Laurel Goj of Taunton, Robert Kinney of Middleboro, Jeffrey Ladino of New Bedford and Amy Wong of Taunton are among 35,000 students who placed among the top five percent of the one million students who entered the National Merit program by taking the 1993 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
St. Mary-Sacred Heart NORTH ATTLEBORO - Grades 1 through 6 are participating in the r~ading progra'm "Book It." With reading goals set for each grade, students can earn awards and a class pizza party. Grades I through 4 attended a performance of" Aladdin and. the Magic Lamp" by tile Gerwick Puppets last month in Sacred Heart Church hall. Class Notes Kindergarteners began the year by learning the sign of
NORTH DARTMOUTH - Seniors Rachel Bruneand, Bryan Lemieux and Mark Oliveira of Acushnet have been named Commended Students in the 1995 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each will receive a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Commended students are those who scored among the top five percent of the more than one million students who took the 1993 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Class Reunions The Class of 1986 plans a reunion to coincide with homecoming and dedication of Stang's new athletic fielC:s Oct. 29. A Class of 1986 table will be found at the noon dedication and I:30 p.m. football game at which cla1:s members can get information on later activities. Keith Holbrook and Jen Connell are coordinating the reunion. The class of 1989 has postponed a reunion set for OCL 22 until Nov. 23. Stephanie Francis is coordinating the event. For information on either reunion. call the alumni office. 993-8959. The Bishop Stang campus ministry team will sponsor a Haunted Houseforchildren 12and under6t08 p.m. Oct. 28 at the school. There will also be a game room with prizes and treats. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Dominican Academy FALL RIVER - Dominican Academy will hold a "Pumpkin Patch Day" Oct. 28, offering guided tours of the school for parents, guardians and guests every half hour beginning at 10 a.m. Visitors will have the oppor.. tunity to attend classes in session. and teachers will pro.. vide handouts explaining programs. The guests will also have lunch with students. A musical. under direction of John Travers. will be: held in the auditorium during the afternoon. An alumnae/student basketball game is scheduled for 6 p.m. and additional classroom visits will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. The day will end with sundaes in the lunchroom. As part of the celebration, students have been working with art teacher Deborah Ekersley and their class room teachers on projects that integrate the regular curriculum with the art program. First, second and third prize winners will be selected from each grade and these works will be displayed throughout the building. For more information on the events contact principal Patricia Moneey at 674-6100.
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 21, 1994
By Charlie Martin
ALL I WANNA DO This ain't no disco It ain't no country club either This is LA All I wanna do Is have a little fun Hefore I die Says a man next to me Out of nowhere It's apropos to nothing He says his name is William But I'm sure it's Bill or Billy Or Mac or Buddie And he's plain ugly to me And I wonder if He has ever had a day of fun In his whole life We are drinking beer At noon on Tuesday At the bar that faces A giant carwash The good people of the world Are washing their cars On their lunch break Hosing and scrubbing The best that they can 1m their skirts and suits They'l drive Their shiny Datsuns or Buicks Back to the phone company And the record store too They ain't nothing Like Billy and me Because All I wanna do Is have some fun I got a feeling I'm not the only one All I wanna do Is have some fun I got a feeling I'm not the only one All I wanna do Is have some fun Until the sun comes up Over Santa Monica Boulevard I like a good beer buzz Early in the morning And Billy likes to peel the labels From his bottles of Bud He shreds them on the bar And then he lights every match In an oversize pack Letting each one burn Down to his thick fingers Before blowing and cursing them out He's watching the bottles of Bud As they spin on the floor And a happy couple enters the bar Dangerously close to one another The bartender looks up From his want ads Otherwise the bar is ours The day and the night And the carwash too The matches and the Buds And the clean and dirty cars The sun and the moon Written by Wyn Cooper/Sheryl Crow/Bill Bottrell/David Baerwald/Kevin Gilbert. Sung by Sheryl Crow (c) 1993, 1993 by A&M Records Inc. WHAT ARE the best ways after listening to Sheryl Crow's "All I Wanna Do." to have fun? That's my question
Funding banned LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) Kentucky Catholic schools will no longer receive money from the state to defray costs of transporting students beca use such payments violate the state's constitution, according to the Kentucky Supreme Court. The 4-3 court decision in
September affirmed a July 1993 ruling by Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Geoffrey Morris banning nonpublic schools from receiving the $468,256 subsidy allotted for the 1993-94 school year. Catholic schools were to receive $455,642 of that amount. The Jefferson Fiscal COUl1 has been providing the annu-
The song reminds me of a past review in this column of John Mellencamp's "Wild Night." Both songs focus on ways to put more adventure and fun into life. However, Ms. Crow's cassingle presents the blurred images of two individuals "drinking beer at noon on Tuesday." Apparently, their idea offun is to drink and watch the happenings on Los Angeles' Santa Monica Boulevard. In the song, Billy pauses from "watching the bottles of Bud as they spin on the floor" and says, "All I wanna do is have a little fun before I die." Most of us would agree that having fun is important. However, wasting away the day in a bar is more the route to alcoholism than fun. You need to know whether your choices of "fun" will help or hurt your life. Consider these questions when determining if your brand offun supports your life in a healthy way. I. What happens as a result of your fun? The impact of genuine fun should be positive for all involved. Neither you nor others should be worse off because of the kind of fun chosen. 2. Could you tell anyone what you do for fun? While there are many kinds offun, there should be nothing hidden about what you choose to do. If you have to hide activities from parents, teachers or friends, you may be endangering some aspect of your life. 3. Does your fun leave you with renewed enthusiasm for other aspects of your life? Fun should provide a break from your more demanding tasks and personal roles. But a distinction is needed here: There's a big difference between "getting away" and "running away" from your daily life. Having fun isn't meant to replace everything else in life. 4. Does your fun allow you to explore aspects of life that you otherwise might miss? For example, playing a team sport might help you experience what it is like to work for a common goal. This can teach you more about teamwork, cooperation and how to develop both a personal and a group sense of confidence. 5. Finally, do your choices for fun help you further appreciate the person that God made you to be and the world that God gives to us? Genuine fun is one of the paths to holiness. for it encourages us to affirm life and life's source, our Creator. We do need some fun in life. But let your choices lead you to enjoy the gift of life presented to each one of us. (Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.)
al subsidy directly to individual Catholic schools since 1975. The court ruling to ban this funding was the result of a lawsuit filed by the Jefferson County Teachers Association in 1992, following the cancellation of a public school transportation subsidy for "optional instructional programs."
By Linda L. Rome Are you a victim of the Super Teen Syndrome? If so, you are oversched uled, overcommited and overstressed, and your life seems out of balance and out of control. Maybe it's time for you to slow down and take stock of what you may be doing to yourself. It may be that your"candle burns at both ends," as the poet Edna St. Vincent Millay once described her own hectic Me. See how many of the following 10 scenarios describe your daily life. Mark each statement either "true" or "false": I. You volunteer to be on every committee or in many extracurricular activities your school offers. 2. You sign up for extra courses so that you have no time for study hall or lunch, and there still isn't enough time to take other courses .you want. 3. At least once a month you're supposed to be in three places at the same time, and you can resched ule only one of your commitments. 4.路You have to do your homework between II p.m. and I a.m., and you must get up at 5:30 a.m. to catch your bus. 5. Between the demands of your homework, church group and two part-time jobs, you don't have time for friends. 6. You're so tired that you fall asleep while you're waiting at the dentist's office. 7. You're at band practice or some other activity five or six nights a week. 8. Despite your busy schedule, if you don't get an A in almost all classes you feel you're a failure. 9. As soon as you complete or drop an activity, you add another one. 10. You never seem to have enough time, and you're always running late.
Appeal to parents WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. Catholic Conference is joining U.S. Education Secretary Richard Riley in his newly announced campaign to urge more parental involvement in their children's education. "The American family is the rock on which a solid education can and must be built," said Riley during a speech in Washington. Riley's campaign, still in the planning stages, will involve a broad-based partnership of his department, the National Coalition for Parent Involvement, the USCC and several other organizations, induding the National Parent Teacher Association, National Alliance of Business, and Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Since February, the education secretary has met with 125 parent, religious, education and business groups to, as he says, "coalesce around this vital issue and support families."
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Now count up your "true" and "false" answers. If you marked one to three of the situations "true," you might think about reassessing how you spend your time. You have a low-grade case of Super Teen Syndrome. If your answers were "true" in four to seven situations, you're suffering from a moderate case of Super Teen Syndrome. If you answered "true" to eight or more of the situations, watch out! You have a raging case of Super Teen Syndrome. Remember that God wants you to use your talents, but you don't need to get obsessive about it. Here are a few guidelines that should help you keep things in perspective. - Do all things in moderation. - Know your limitations. .- Learn how to say no. - Cherish your health. - Just because you can do something doesn't mean you have to do it. - Know when you've done enough. - Know that God loves you even though you're not perfect.
BOSTON RED SOX pitcher Ken Ryan of Seekonk, who spoke at St. Vincent's Home, Fall River, last year, will be grand marshal for the "For Kids' Sake" walk-a-thon benefitingthe children's home. The walk kicks off at II a.m. Sunday as part of St. Vincent's Fourth Annual Children's Festival, which opens at 9 a.m.
WORLD MISSION SUNDAY October 23" 1994·'
Pray for the missionary work ofthe Church and offer your generous financial assistance on WORLD MISSION SUNDAY Papua New Guinea
October 23, 1994
THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH .. .all of us committed to the worldwide mission ofJesus PLEASE HELP THE MISSIONS BY BRINGING YOUR GIFT TO MASS OR MAIL TO: REV. MSGR. JOHN J. OLIVEIRA P.O. BOX 2577 • FALL RIVER, MA 02722 TELEPHONE 672-7781