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VATICAN MEET'ING - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, Father Stephen J. Avila, secretary to the bishop; and seminarians from the Fall River Diocese studying in Rome chatted with Pope John Paul" at a recent audience during the bishop's "ad limina"visit. From left, seminarians Roger Landry and Gerard O'Connor, Bishop O'Malley, the pontiff, seminarian Rodney Thibault, Father Avila, and seminarians David Pignato and Tadeusz Pacholczyk. (Photo by Felici)

Diocese looks assertively for Dlore vocations to the priesthood By

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FALL RIVER -Although parishes are seen as a principal source of vocations to the :'-., priesthood, religious education and the need for planning with regard to the number of parishes that can be :. .\~l I ~O!; manned under ~ . . ..:::=7 • present circumstances are essential . to maintaining the vitality of the Church in the Fall River Diocese, says its vocations direcFR.PREGANA tor. "Things right now are very much looking up as far as vocations to the priesthood go;' said Father Craig ~

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lose him during those long eight years. But it serves us better to have men in formation that long. It not only helps the young man but it serves the Church better in the long run." The good news, Father Pregana said. is that in the coming years, the diocese is looking at nearly 17 young men advancing to the priesthood. "This June we are looking at four men who will be ordained, then six the following year and four the year after that. So things are looking fairly good with the numbers who will be ordained in the next three years. But after that, we are maybe looking at only one or two. It means that it is really incumbent upon those in the parishes who can identify their young people, to reach out and ask them to consider the priesthood as a vocation." Father Pregana believes that a Catholic education is one of the principal factors in fostering vocations. , Tum to page two - Vocations

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Vocations "The CARA group's report suggests that with the decline in Catholic education,'so too caine a decline in ·vocations. But there has been an upswing recently in Catholic education and so some are predicting an increase in vocations. The difference now is that there are not as many priests and religious in the classrooms as there were in past years. So the predictions might not come.true. We really don't know and we'll have to wait." Statistically, it is the personal . contact that a religious or priest teacher has with a young person that makes the difference, Father Pregana said. "Along with the studies, what seems to work best in getting the young person to consider a vocation to the religious life is that personal contact." While the diocesan vocation office centers mainly on the priesthood, it also is involved in fielding questions from those wanting to enter the brotherhood or sisterhood. "The' vocations office is a clearing house for those looking into the priesthood or diaconate and those seeking to become religious broth- . ers or sisters," Father Pregana said. "There is a diocesan vocations committee comprised of vocation directors from different religious communities, a.couple of lay workers from parish vocations teams and a permanent deacon. Together we provide vocations programs for parishes and schools that are essentially a vocations awareness outreach. Together we work to foster vocations across the board for anyone who seeks any particular kind of religious life. The referral is most cases is made very quickly by our office and the particular religious groups then take over." Father Pregana said he works closely with Mercy Sister Mary Noel Blute, who is the representative for religious in the diocese. "Any young women whose names come along are . referred to Sister Blute who then puts them in touch with various communities of women. She is a wonderful resource. She has a bishop's perspectiv~ on all the religious who serve in our dio.cese. She is an invaluable help to the vocation office and all the work we do," said Father Pregana. Asked whether the diocese is "hurting" in regard to a lack of priests pnd whether one-priest parishes find pastors working long, hard hours, Father Pregana posed his oWn question.

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"I wonder if the qcestion of whether we have suffic:ient vocations should be, 'Are wt: trying to staff too many churches or parishes ... that is, should there be' fewer resources? I think we are currently dojng all right. But we have to take a hard look at how many priests we will have active in the :lext eight years. I believe it drops off rather dramatically in that time f:ame, with the numbers of priests who will be . retiring. I ~hink the number is approximately 40 who will retire or are expected to retire. We are not going to be able to replace 40 priests in the next eight years. It is not that we want to associate voca.tions with pastoral planning, but I think the number of churches we have will impact on how well we will use the resources we are given.'" '. The curriculum for candidates to the priesthood is two years of philosophy and four years of theology. "Some men have opted most recently to take a pastoral year during their theology years that allo~s them to be in a parish and do more hands-on ministry," Father Pregana reported. "They find that they return to the seminary more refreshed and more able to bring the practical aspect to what they learn in the classroom." After the candidates are ordained to the diaconate they work in parishes for some kind of fie:ld education, usually in the summer. The parish setting offers them an opportunity to see how a pari:.h works. "And it allows us see them in the parish and help us form them in the way of the priesthood." At a recent vocations day presentation at Bishop Feehan High School, one young person asked why anyone would consider the priesthood today. 'The basic answer is that priesthood matters in the lives ofour people and in the Church," said Father Pregana. "That's why young people are drawn to it, because they see priests have such an impact on the lives of people. Not only priests, but all those in the religious life as well." See special Vocations s,~ction on pages seven to ii. IIII1111111111111111111111111

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Permanent diaconate programs expand to meet goals, spirituality By JAMES N. DUNBAR NORTH DARTMOUTH - The 22 men sitting at round tables listened attentively as Father Marcel Bouchard lectured on the Old Testament. It was the third class for the candidates for the permanent diaconate in the Diocese of Fall River, and after 10 months of discernment and a 13-week period of meeting with deacons, the class was eager to move ahead with four years of formationacademic training necessary to ready members for ordination. Father John F. Moore, director of the Permanent Diaconate program, took time to talk with The Anchor about the changing format of the

program and the need for deacons in today's Church, 'The diaconate is immensely successful in our diocese," said Father Moore. "In fact, the screening process is getting involved because we have more and more men applying for the diaconate. Rome is beefing up the program and new guidelines and adherence to them will greatly affect the Church too." He said that the former four-yearprogram has now been extended to five years to be in accord with the guidelines. One of the things added was a year of discernment. It will provide a more intense period of study of ecclesiastical subjects such as Church history and patristics. "After alI, the world in which the

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Marian Medals will be awarded Nov. 15 FALL RIVER - TIle awarding of Marian Medals to 103 lay people from around the diocese will be held during a ceremony of Solemn Evening Prayer and Be:nediction, Nov. 15, 3 p.m., in the Cathedral of SI. Mary of the Assumption. Bishop Sean P. O'MalIey, OFM Cap., wiII present the annual awards which recognizes those nominated by their pastors for outstanding devotion and service. Made of sterling silver, the prestigious awards were first presented in 1968 by then Bishop James L. ConnolIy. The medal is embossed with a miraculous medal on one side and the diocese's coat-of-arms on the reverse. The 1998 Marian Medal recipients and their parishes in the folIowing deaneries are: ATTLEBORO Russell John April, St. Stephen, Attleboro; Pauline Barselou, St. Joseph, Attleboro; Susanne Benoit St. Mary, Mansfield; Arthur C. Bergeron, Jr., St. Mary, Seekonk; John I. Brown, Ol Mount Carmel, Seekonk; linda Doherty, St. Mary, Norton; Sandra A. Kelley, SI. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Madeleine lander, Sacred Heart N. Attleboro; Antonio Pavao. Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Theresa Vigorito, St. Mark, Attleboro Falls. CAPE COD Donna deBettencourt St. Augustine, Vine· yard Haven; Jane P. Fisher, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs; John A. Forte, Corpus Christi, E. Sandwich; Ann Furey, Ol of the Cape, Brewster; Rosalie Ghelfi, St. Patrick, Falmouth; Josette Goff, Holy Redeemer, Ghatham; Paul E. Hebert, Ol of Victory, Cent,erville; Donald Hoffer. St. Anthony, E. Falmouth; Catherine E. Horgan, Christ the King, Ma:lhpee; John J. Jennings. Holy Trinity, W. Harwich; Clarence A. leonard, Jr.• St. Elizabeth Seton, N. Falmouth; Richard C. Mack, Ol of the Isle, Nantucket; Margaret Mary McDonough, SI. Pius X. S. Yarmouth; Margaret Mcinnis, St. Joseph, Woods Hole; John Monahan, Ol of

lourdes, Wellfleet; Joseph F. Moran, Jr., St. Joan of Are, Orleans; Margaret C. Morse, St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset; Gloria Norton, St. Elizabeth, Edgartown; lillian Senteio, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; Fran Zlogar, St. Mar· garet, Buzzards Bay. FAll RIVER Claire P. Amiot, Notre Dame de lourdes, Fall River; Daniel Berthiaume, St. louis de France, Swansea; Mary qrreiro, Santo Christo, Fall River; Catherine Patricia Fox, St. Michael, Swansea; Robert J. Gagnon, St. Jo· seph, Fall River; Nonnand A. Gingras, St. Anne, Fall River; Albert W. Jalbert,lnmaculate Conception, Fall River; William F. Kenney, Sacred Heart Fall River; Dolores leonard, St. Patrick, Somerset; Paul levesque, St. Bernard, Assonet; Maria deJesus lopes, St. Anthony of Padua, Fall River; Nancy Mauretti, Holy Rosary, Fall River; Robert Messier, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River; Dorothy Midura, Ol of the Angels, Fall River; Claire Mulfins, St. Mary's Cathedral. Fall River; Ruth Murray, St. Patrick, Fall River; Elizabeth Neilan, Holy Name, Fall River; Rudolph Ouellette, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River; Valentine Palmer, St. William, Fall River; Rose Marie Silvia Paul, Ol of Health, Fall River; Mary Philipp, St. Thomas More, Somerset; Maria Pimentel, St. John the Bap· tist, Westport; Jose P. Pina, Espirito Santo, Fall River; Madeline Ponte, St. Elizabeth, Fall River; Joseph Rebello, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River; Georgia S. Silvia, Ol of Fatima, Swansea; Silvino Sousa, St. John of God, Somerset; Ethel Souza, St.louis, Fall River; Mary Theresa Tavares, St. Michael, Fall River; Manuel Travers, S1. Dominic, Swansea; Walter Wisniewski, St. Stanislaus, FilII River. NEW BEDFORD lee Stanley Adamowski, St. Casimir, New Bedford; Naim Benavente, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, New Bedford; Joseph F. Borges, St. Joseph, Fairhaven; Carol Brunneau, St. James, New Bedford; Maria Centeio, Ol of the Assumption, New Bedford; Roger Denault, Sacred Heart, New Bedford; LIonel Dubois. Ol of Perpetual Help. New Bedford; Stewart Willard Ellis, St. George. Westport; Georgianna Turn to page 8 - Medals

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One of the most impOltant Church efforts and one that all of us should regard as a priority is that of the fostering of vocations on all levels but especially on that of the priesthood. This is not an option or an undertaking limited by lack of vision; it is an. imperative that should receive the support of the entire diocesan family. First and foremost, on the practical side, the bishop of a diocese should be the catalyst in encouragement of vocations. So much depends on his shepherding and his attitude in the matter, which should never be halfhearted or delegated entirely to a diocesan office. The standard of judgment in this regard is the bishop's attitude toward his priests. On the matter the Fathers of the Second Vatican Council reflected "He should regard his priests as sons and friends. Thus by his .readiness to listen to them and by his trusting familiarity, a bishop can work to promote the whole pastoral work of the entire diocese." There can indeed be little doubt that how a bishop treats his priests affects the entire vocation ministry in a diocese. If there are wedges between a bishop and his priests, there will be a lack of vocations. Fortunately, the special relationship that should exist between bishop and priest has come a long way since the days of Vatican II. As a day to day matter, parish vocations should be a central concern for a pastor, reflected in how he regards his own vocation. If he himself is disgruntled and depressed, he certainly will not be a source of encouragement for a parishioner considering entering a seminary. A pastor .should encourage parish vocation programs as a part of prayer group~ and eucharisPICTURED ABOVE, SIX MEN ARE ORDAINED TO THE TRANSITIONAL tic holy hours. Also a seedbed for vocations can be weekends DIACONATE. THIS IS THE LAST STEP BEFORE PRIESTHOOD. at which various diocesan options with regard to religious life EACH YEAR MEN'S AND WOMEN'S. RELIGIOUS GROUPS can be presented to parish families. Indeed, vocation efforts . ACCEPT are only limited by a lack of imagination or by outright refusal NEW MEMBERS. IS THE LORD CALLING YOU TO A RELIGIOUS VOCATION? to take on this most important parish work. Next, the family should be the domestic church that fosters "1 have called you by name. You are mine." Isaiah 43:1 vocations; but regrettably, in a time when so many families are split by separation or divorce, that concept, has been lpst. In the ideal, parents should. by their work and example b~ the first preachers of the faith to their children. They should also encourage them in the vocation proper to each of them, fostering a religious vocation with special guidance. In the materialistic give-and-take of American life, too many parents guide their children to high-paying positions. Success is too often measured by one's salary, one's occupation and By ROBERT O'STEEN is highly favored in Israel. "The an adaptation of the methods in the one's material achievements. To many, religious life is not a CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE people in the region are tired of the United States, according to the viable choice; yet, if vocations are to increase, family life is a MIAMI - A peace process in old thing and really want to reach rabbi. He said quiet interfaith diavital catalyst in the matter. logue is going on at the private Israel may be signed by politicians, peace and normalization. The Church family in general should take note of the times but that will not make the people "The good news is that we're on level, adding that it is an effort and the corresponding mores. For example, most vocational love each other the next day. the road to peace. The bad news is largely imported by otbers who decisions are not made on the high school level. \Vhat was That-is the view Rabbi Ronald that it is a bad road with"lots of ac- have come from the West and it once viewed as a delayed vocation is fast becoming the norm. Kronish, director of the Interreli- cidents and potholes. For the first doesn't have a large impact on Israeli life. More and more people are waiting until their late twenties to gious Coordinating Council in IsHe said, for instance, that every rael, conveyed to a group of Cathoconsider vocation options. 'The good news is that day !he Palestinian and Israeli seAs commitments to life choices are being made by more lic, Protestant and Jewish clergy in Miami to discuss the topic. we're on the road to peace. curity forces cooperate to. maintain mature people, more effort should be directed towards encourThe rabbi, who was raised in The bad news is that it is a peace, and even patrol together. aging single adults to consider vocations to priesthood or reli- Miami Beach but has lived in Is"As we get to know Muslims, we gious life. Religious formation might be more challenging in rael for the past 19 years, was ad- bad road with lots of acci- discover they are just like the Jews. our time than in the past, but it is a challenge that can be met. dressing the National ,!:onference dents and potholes," Rabbi They don't agree on anything," he The more we discuss vocations, the more we should realize for Community and Justice's clergy Kronish said. said, chuckling. He said the Mus_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.. lims have their diversity of opinthat all in the Church should be praying for them. There is no dialogue recently. He also talked about complicaions and groupings just like the question about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in this matter, "tions of the coming millennium cel- time in our lives, in the last five Jews, but are mostly moderate. Such but we must recognize that the whole Church family should ebration in the Holy Land and fun- years it is conceivable to see the person-to-person relati ons will involve itself in this all-important work. help make peace a success, he said. The Editor damentalist proselytizing, the end of- the conflict."

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pope's possible visit to Jerusalem, and the canonization of Edith Stein, which he said was only a minor issue in Israel compared to overall positive Catholic-Jewish relations. Rabbi Kronish, noted author, lecturer and educator, said peace pacts do not convert hearts. "That," he said, "is where the religions come in. ''This is yet to be a perfect peace. Even if they sign an agreement tomorrow, there are going to be plenty of troubles up ahead and everybody knows that," he added. In spite of flare-ups that make the news all the time, he said, the polls show that the peace process

The process began five years ago with the signing of documents at the· White House formalizing the peace efforts between the Palestinians and Israelis. Rabbi Kronish said that changed everything because it began the mutual recognition of both side's right to exist. The latest Israeli-Palestinian land-for-peace accord, signed at the White House Oct. 23, came after 19 months of impasse. . One of the issues, Rabbi Kronish said, is whether signed papers can lead to peace among peoples. "My position is that this is not the job of politicians. It is the job of religious leaders," he added, Interfaith relations in Israel are

Asked if he thought [he pope might ever make it to Jerulialem, he said it was a possibility, depending on how peace progresses and other security and political considerations. But he said suchan event could be an important boost to the peace process. For some time there has been discussion of a possible visit by Pope John Paul II to the Middle East in the year 2000 as part of Church celebrations of the third millennium of Christianity. In reacting to the latest peace accord, Vatican officials said that additional peace moves would improve the chances for a papal visit to Jerusalem in 1999 or 2000.

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WASHINGTON - A statement to be considered at their annual meeting Nov. 16-19 is as close as the U.S. bishops have come to a unified approach in handling Catholic politicians who support policies and laws allowing abortions. "Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics" broadly discusses the nation's moral and ethical standards in relation to Church teachings about sanctity of human life. It challenges all Catholics to be accountable in battling abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. But the statement, prepared by the bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities, particularly addresses Catholics in public office. It stops short of suggesting Catholic officeholders be sanctioned by the Church for supporting laws and policies that "depart from church teaching on the inviolability of human life." However, it says that bishops, "as chief teachers in the Church," must "explain, persuade, correct and admonish and do whatever else may be pastorally required in regard to elected leaders who' contradiet the Gospel of life through their actions and policies." The phrase "whatever else may be pastorally required" is not defined. In the past, public: statements by individual bishops or the National Conference of Catholic Bishops have tended to focus on specific legislation. Gail Quinn, who heads the bishops' Secretariat for Pro·Life Activities, said many bishops regularly phone or write to Catholic politicians about their abortion positions, but those contacts are generally private. However, a few bishops have occasionally publicly chatlenged politicians who describe themselves as being "personally opposed" to abortion but unwilling to impose their beliefs on others. For example, in 1984, Rep. Geraldine Ferraro and Gov. Mario Cuomo, both Catholic Democrats from New York, were chastised by Cardinal John 1. O'Connor of New York. Ferraro, then a candidate for vice president, had said there was no conflict between Church teaching and her "pro-choice" position. Cuomo was criticized for refusing to veto a bill allowing state funds for abortions for poor women. In another case, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland in 1989 criticized Ohio's then-attorney general, Anthony 1. Celebrezze Jr., for his defense of his abortion positions. "The argument that one's personal religious and moral convictions ought. not to influence one's actions in the political arena is simply untenable," the bishop said. Like most such public admonishments from bishops, neither Cardinal O'Connor nor Bishop Pilla did more than challenge the politicians, despite pressure from some quarters

to excommunicate Catholics whose political actions defy Church teaching. In 1990, both Cardinal O'Connor and Bishop James T.McHugh of Camden, N.J., rejected excommunication as a good option. "In dealing with Catholics in public life, I do not see the use of spiritual penalties as the most appropriate approach," said Bishop McHugh in a letter to priests of his diocese. Cardinal O'Connor, then chairman of the pro-life activities committee, said the bishops planned to emphasize persuasion rather than ecclesiastical sanctions. But in at least one situation, an individual bishop imposed an ecclesiastical penalty on a Catholic politician. In November 1989, Bishop Leo T. Maher of San Dieg~ denied Lucy Killea the right to receive Communion just 20 days before a special election in which she was running for the state Senate. She won and remained in the Senate until she retired in 1996 under a tenn-limit law.

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A statement that the Church does care On Dec. 6, a very special home located on the grounds of Our Lady of Grace Church in West Babylon on Long Island, N. Y., will be dedicated: Christa House - The Jerry Hartman Residence. It is a notfor-profit home for the dying poor, especially those at the 'end stage of AIDS. I first heard about this unusual enterprise from Msgr. Tom Hartman, a longtime friend, when I was on a program at Telicare, a' TV channel By he directs for the diocese of Rockville Center on Long Island. He spoke 'with such love for his brother Jerry, who had died of AIDS. Msgr. Hartman told me he had le~ed so

much about that devastating illness, including that Long Island has more persons with AIDS than any other U.S.' suburban area.

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A prayer of thank~givj.ng Thank you. 1998 was a remarkable year For negotiated peace, For peace among nations, For the promise of peate in the Mideast, Negotiations instead of war'. Thank you for giving our leaders patience,路 For giving them the strength to control temper. Give Palestinians and Israelis the grace to keep their word:

A continent starving, Women and small children Shrunken by malnutrition, A continent flirting with extinction, Beset with the AIDS plague: Bless them with'peace and food and health: What about econontic peace? Poor nations in debt to rich nations, , ' I

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Forgive me, Father, For offering a wish list for 1999, An agenda of matters That would win great gratitude. What about Africa, Man's likely birthplace? A continent in shambles, Brutal tribal wars with holocaustal genocide,

.Miracles required for canonizatic)n To your second question, two miracles , Q. I understand that miraculous cures ., are part of the Catholic Church process of usually are required, one for beal:ification, canonization of saints. I'm not sure how an intermediate step in the process, and anthat works, but am interested in an article other for final canonization: (The word "can,about the canonization of the new sai,nt, onization," by the way, me~ns, that l:he saint's Edith Stein, a convert to the Catholic faith name may now be placed i!1 the Eucharistic from Judaism, 'it said.' ' Prayer, or Canon, of the Mass.) The article claimed that a miraculous ' . A rigorous procedure is required for each cure occurred, through her intercession, on miracle to prove I) that it was accomplished the daughter of a Catholic priest. How can miraculously by God and cannot be exthat be? Is he Catholic or (as I'm betting) is plained naturally ,or medically; and 2) that he Orthodox? Also, how does the Church know something like this is _ - - - - - - - - - - - a miracle? (Maryland) ,

Peace in northern Ireland. Thank you .for il)spiring Protestant and Catholic ' To forget the continuing wrongs on both sides, To put anger aside With Dr. James & And end the shame of a so-called reMary Kenny ligious waf, Ending the hypocrisy of Christian jus- ... _ tification For killing one another. " RiCh nations overextended, in disarray: Thank you for bringing hope instead offear, How do we provide well for everyone? Life instead of death. Thank you for progress in Bosnia. Things are bad but could be much worse. We still are talking, still trying. War never solves anything, No one wins a war. Give us courage to be patient and keep trying. Help us end the ethnic "cleansing" What a terrible term! Teach us a better way to share power.

and made a vow to build a home to help the dying poor on Long Island. He. was determined to see a building constructed on church grounds so that it would be "a statement by the Church that we do care." As often happens, God sent the right help at the right time. Msgr. Hartman found a perfect co-worker to help him in his mission. She is Sister of St. Joseph Patricia Ryan, a nurse. Sister Ryan explained ~at Msgr. Hartman and his friends chose the name Christa House "to acknowledge the primacy of the risen Christ." The addition of the feminine "a" was done "to acknowledge that the risen Christ involves both 'men and women." Sister Ryan said,Msgr. Hartman has been "working'his magic" to raise funds. Construction cost for the 12-bed residence was estimated at $2 million and fundraising continues to be necessary. Sister Ryan and a small staff will work with licensed agencies, but the environment will be anything but institutional. "We're a private home, and this is a family we are cre-

Questions and Answers

A. Some Catholics are still unaware that many Eastern churches are in communion with Rome and are .properly called Catholic. These churches (sometimes less accurately By Father referred to as rites) and their memJohn J. Dietzen bers are as fully Catholic as the Roman Catholic Church and its mem- ....-----------~ What about domestic peace? bers. the miracle occurred through the intercesYou sanctified family life Those Eastern churches not in commun- sion of the servant of God whose cause is By coming as a child. ion with Rome use the name Orthodox, under study. You described the God-life in family terms. which means right belief, or, more loosely, in Neither ofthose proofs issimph: or brief. Help us find ways to promote fantily harmony, . the tradition of the apostles. Specialists in every related medical field are To end child abuse, The American prie'st whose daughter was consulted, individually and as a :sroup, to To find peace and permanence cured is a Melkite. The Melkite Catholic establish the first. For children without families. Church traces its origins to the anCIent CathoThen theologians take over. They study, Teach us how to be family. lic Church in Antioch, though it now fol- for example, the possibility that the miracle lows the Constantinople (Byzantine) ritual. might have occurred through prayers also Accept our prayer for 1999. It is one of the Catholic churches in the world. offered to another already recogni;~ed saint. Thank you for the graces of 1998. Obviously, all these steps take place in the context of finite human be::ngs and knowledge: When positive judgments are reached, however, they are passed on to lics with Catholic words. The second is to ciboria are washed and which drains di- higher officials of the Congregation for the tickle their imaginations with multiple- 'rectly into the earth, not a common drain. Causes of Saints, which supervises the entire -What is a chasuble? A) In dog lan- process. choice questions that they will guess correctly, because whenever there's a multiple- guage, a slow car. B) Legal tender on the This congregation evaluates the路 miracles choice question the answer is always "C" island of Chaz. C) The outer liturgical gar- and other factors (orthodoxy of tea<:hing, for if the "C" answer contains more three-syl- ment worn by the celebrant at Mass. example, and holiness of life), with input and -Define "intinction." A) When no more advice from other Vatican congregations. lable words than either "A" or 路'B." Go ahead, cut out the questions below of a cer:tain type bug, animal or fish exists. The pope then makes the final and definiand just see if your. fellow parish- '---------------f"'--:::::;:'~-...,..., tive judgment for canonization, that the inioners won't be enamored and edi- r dividual is to be honored as a saint by the fied that you did not cut yourself entire Catholic Church. in the process.: For the first 1,000 years or so, "I:anoniza-What is a heretic? A) A nasty tion" was much less formal. It followed rather little bug ,with long hair. B) The simply the age-old Christian axiom "lex sound a digital dock would make orandi, lex cre!1endi" (What you pray shows if digital clock~ ticked. C) A bapwhat you believe) and vice versa. tized and professed person who -culNames of martyrs and others who were' By Dan Morris pably refuses to accept the honored and referred to as saints simply beChurch's divine ~eaching. gan to appear in prayers and at the celebra-Define "Counter-Reformation of Mass. tion." A) A remodeling job most common B) The phenomenon by which some aniSince then, methods have become more in kitchens. B) A recovery program for mals know how to do things without go- formal, but popes, including Pope John Paul CPAs. C) Movements for Church renewal ing to school. C) When a particle of eu_cha- II, modify them often. Recognitinn of the emphasizing personal holiness and works ristic bread (host) is dipped into the chal- sanctity of martyrs, for example, is reached of charity largely stimulated by the Refor- ice containing consecrated wine. much more readily today than previously. mation. Predictably, those modifications will con-What is a sacrarium? A) A clinic for Your comments are welcome always. tinue into the future, as the Church experipeople who read Stephen King novels. B) Please send 'them to Uncle Dan, 6363 ences new evidences of the holiness the Holy A place grocery bags are recycled. C) The Christie Ave. No. 222, Emeryville, Calif. Spirit inspires in its members, a:[Id other special "sink" where chalices, patens and 94608. people. In Our own cdunlry the gap is widening :' H"etween rich and!j>oor. More than one-fourth of our children Live in poverty. Enlighten our representatives and our voters. Teach us your way to share the wealth.

A tutorial quiz for U.S. Catholic literacy In some catechetical circles - and no doubt in some catechetical squares and parallelograms as well - there is much gnashing of teeth and wringing of hands due to the apparent state of religious illiteracy among U.S. Catholics. If knowledge of the Church, its traditions and its practices were dynamite, many of us would not possess enough to blow our noses. ' That, at least, is what I am told some of these folks very likely said to someone, who let it slip to someone in my parish, who in turn said it loudly enough at the next table last week for me to hear. In the church this is known as Mass communication, unless you are a Marshall McLuhan devotee. Then you would term this mode of information-dissemination a medium message as described in his famous book, "The Marshall Plan." So, being a person who would rather light one candle so he can see what he is cursing in the darkness, I offer a tutorial quiz. The quiz's intent i~ twofold (which is quite and altogether different from bifold, although I still get biannual and semiannual mixed up even with no folds). The first objective is to acquaint or reacquaint information-challenged Catho-

ating," said Sister Ryan. What Msgr. Hartman and all involved with Christa House hope- for is that pf;ople will see reflected here the compassionate love Jesus has for everyone: The nonjudgmental spirit at Christa House will "empower the dying to live in peace, safety and dignity. No one will be asked what they've done or who they are," Sister Ryan empha:,izes. , "We're making a .public statement that the Church is willing to walk the walk," Sister Ryan said. "Seeing Christa House Dn church property is a subliminal message tha~ the residents here are part of the parish family and the Church family. The nUlnber of people volunteering to help is astounding. We , would love to see this spread around the country." On Dec. 6, when the dedication ceremony is in full swing, I can imagine Msgr. Hartman repeating the words he has written, that at Christa House "each person, uniqll,e in rela, tion to religious belief, age, race:, ger.der, sexual orientation, physical and intellectual capacity, deserves and will receive: compassionate care." . What Msgr. Hartman has done in his brother's name is a resounding shollt of love, to be heard and felt by many in the future. What an inspiring story! '

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THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF THE DIVINE MOTHERHOOD

In a few months' time I will be preparing for my final vows. I can hardly believe that by the time I take those vows I will have been with the Franciscan family for nearly eight

did not regularly attend church themselves and therefore did not mind me going to the Church of England Sunday school. So for a time I stopped attending the Catholic church and went to Sunday school with my friends. But I missed my own church despite

Christian Workers group, which met quite often. I was also involved in many other things. During my teenage years I still had the feeling that I wanted to be a religious sister. I wanted to be closer to God and this seemed the right way for me.

cause I had shared my feelings about religious life with them before. My family all knew how I felt for I had talked with them about it quite often, and they gave me support. At this time I had to have an operation and as a consequence I

of my family would have been happier if I had not entered religious life, because none of my family had done this before and they were not sure what it was all about. But over the years they have visited a number of our Franciscan houses and they know that I am happy so they are happy, too. S 0 m e people thought that becoming a religious sister was a wonderful idea but some of these people were really not in touch with how the sisters of the 1980s (the time I entered) were living. Other people felt that I could do such a lot in life without joining a religious order. They said that I could serve and love God without being a Sister. Yes, that is true but I felt then and feel now that this way of life is for me, for this is where the Lord has led me. I look forward to preparing for my final vows and to the rest of my life. .

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growing and real living: a coming to an awareness of who I am, what I am called to and how I am to live my life to~ the full. My journey began at an early age. My granny taught me all my prayers and when she visited our family she used to take me to church. I remember being very inquisitive and asking my granny a lot of questions about God. When I was older I continued to go to church. However, none of my primary school friends was Catholic. This meant that, while I was at church, they were all playing together and while they were at church, I waited for them. So that is what I did. My mum and dad had no objections. They

my friends and somehow I knew A Franciscan Sister came to I belonged there, so I went back visit our school; she had just come to it. back from Africa. She came into My mother tells me that I had our class so I decided to talk with told her from about the age of her and then a little later on I viseight or nine years that I wanted . ited the Franciscan Sisters in Surto be a sister. I was not sure what rey, England. I really felt at home a religious sister was then, for I there and felt that this particular had not really met one until I went Franciscan missionary life was for to the Catholic secondary school, me. I then went to visit other orwhere I met a Mercy Sister. Dur- ders to make sure that I had choing my time at secondary school, sen the right place for me. I was given instruction to prepare I continued with school and me for my first communion and told some of my friends what I confirmation as I had gone to a was considering. Some were surChurch of England primary prised, others already knew beschool and had not made my first communion. As a teenager I had a lot of friends and belonged to a Young

was not able to go to teacher training college the following year. So I decided to take a year off from study. The following year I decided that I still would not go to college. I would get a job for a year and during that time I would make up my mind about religious life. I got a job in a university library and stayed there for ten m~)fiths. After ten months I felt ready to enter the Franciscans. I felt very happy joining the order, for this was what I had always wanted. I think, at the time, some

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'A hard look at religious vows By SISTER JANE BERTELSON OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF THE DiVINE MOTHERHOOD

mitment I have, made. That commit- and I desire to share them generously ment is not to "vows" or a particular with others. There is a wonderful free"work"; the commitment is to a per- dom in this approach to life. I am not Why do I live the way I do? What son-the person of Jesus. burdened with possessions, with a There are many parallels with need to find security in "things"-we is it that gives life meaning? Again and again over eighteen years in re- those who commit themselves to an- all know deep in our hearts that seculigious life I have been challenged other person through marriage: they rity is not found that way! There is also a bigger, global dito answer, these questions. This re- live a certain way, with a certain set of flection is.about the vows that we as criteria, because that is the only way mension to seeing all thing1; as a gift; religious take-the vows of chastity, that makes sense. I would like those I begin to see everything and everypoverty and obedience. However, who read this reflection to see the reli- one around me, the whole world, as a gift. As a person who profe~.ses a vow the vows only make sense if seen in gious vows in the same context. with the intemationallanguage of LOVE AND JOY tl1rough ,Often when people ask about re- of poverty I am called to witness to the context of the particular comeducation on all levels. ligious vows they ask questions such the dignity of all creation and to rec, Contact: Sr. Mary Sardinha, J3 Monkeywrench Lane, Bristol, RI as: are y'ou allowed; how do you ognize the interdependencf: between 02809, Tel.: 1-401-254-8876 or Smary41@aol.com cope without; what did you have to creation and humanity and. our need give up? to treat the whole world arid all that I would like to describe the vows is in it with respect. as a pOsitive, life-giving framework' Obedience: The word "obedifor a way of life dedicated primarilyence" actually means '.'to :hear." In to the person of Jesus and the spread- choosing to Ii ve in obedience, I ing of his message of hope and love choose to commit' myself to listenWE ARE A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN RELIGIOUS as we find it in the Gospel. ing to God speaking in our world Chastity: This vow is so often today. God's word is manifested priviewed by those looking from the marily in Jesus and in the Scriptures, Who in collaboration outside as not being allowed to get and so an important part of my life married. It is true I will not get mar- is to reflect closely and pmyerfully with our associates ried and I will not have children of on the Scriptures, often in the com-' women and men, single my own; but I choose to stay celi- pany of others so that together we , bate because my relationship with· 'may hear God's call to (IS in our and married -live and an Interr.ultural Community· Jesus is so central to my life that I world today. However, God speaks work for justice and of Falth, Love arid Ministry could not envisage committing'my- in many other ways: in ow: livesas peace in all areas of life Founded in 1696 by self totally to another person. That religious we recognize the voice of Marie Poussepin, is not to say I am isolated or not in God in our leaders, who may ask us that all may be united relationship with others; quite the to respond to a particular need in • we continue Jesus' mission of with God and one "love one another" contrary. Just as a married person is particular place, and we take up that another. primarily committed to husband or challenge and are happy to be sent. • we choose a preferential option wife and then to children, extended God often speaks to us thr'Dugh the for poor withlnour ministries family and friends, so I 'am primarily . events and the people that make up " 1 committed to the person of Jesus the fabric of our lives. So often in • we share a simple cOmlnunity you would like to know more about us contact: and from that ·flows the many other. the .~usy, cluttered world in which , ", .' , , . , .' lifestyle, rooted In prayer. relat~onships in qty life: family, we live we 'can miss the opportuniVOCATION ED~CATION 'QFF!CE , ffiends, 'my religious community ties to see and hear God at work;' For more Information" contact: ~ISTERS OF,:ST., JOSEPH. , and the people ~ith whqm I work. : again the place of prayer and reflecThere is a great. freedonl_in a celi- ,tion bec-omes a priority. To live the ,I' Vocation r MONT , -3012 Elm street ' bate· lifestyle-a freedom to re~pond. 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Prayer is a vital support to my living my vow of chastity. Time ,spent alone with the One who gives meaning and purpose life, i.e. ' Continuedfrom page on e God, is a priority in my life. Again Esa. St. Anthony of Padua, New Bedford; there is a close parallel with a marFr. Tom Wright, SMA Lawrence Ferreira. St. Mary, Fairhaven; Mar· ried couple, who, 'in order, to build .tin Aim. S1. Mary. New Bedford; Helme Fortin, Vocation Director and maintain t!teir relationship, St Joseph, New Bedford; MieczyslllVl' Galanek, need to spend time with each other. St. Hedwig, New Bedford; Edward j:. Gaspa, (301) 270-8435 My daily prayer an,d reflection on St. Patrick. Wareham; Joseph L. Herman, S1. the life and message of Jesus in the John NelJ118nn, E. Freetown; Eleanor Kuszycki, ' Theresa Hicks Gospels enable me to develop and' St. Mary, S. 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young pe9ple in all sons of projects (camps I run in the holidays with a team of Year 12 and Uni students working with disadvantaged kids in different areas). And you might think I'm a bit funny, but I love to dom, or money, or possessions. I took a deep breath, and consid- pray. Sometimes I feel that my life is Rather, I feel that I've been drawn ered it. I looked at it !is a real possiinto a larger world, a deeper mys- bility for me. so full that I haven't got time to pray, tery, that I've just gained so much Well, as the story goes, the ad- to spend some time in meditation in by traveling this different path. I've venture took off from there. Three the early hours of the morning or always been impressed by Robert years down the track, with a uni- late at night before going to bed. I Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken: versity degree behind me, I took always try to spend some time in Two roads diverged in a yellow the plunge and gave the Brothers a prayer each day, even if it's only for wood,!and sorry I could not travel go. Well, I needn't have worried. ten minutes or so when 1have a busy both/and be one traveler, long I The Brothers' life suited me down day. The days I'm less hurried and I stood/And looked down one as far to the ground. You could say "I was can spend a longer time in prayer ' are special to me. In my prayer time as I couldITo where it bent in the set forlife!" , undergrowth; Then took the other, People might look at ine as a bit I can just be by myself, at peace, ~d as just as fair,!And having perhaps strange when I say that being a in tune with God. a better. c1aim,lBecause it was Brother has been a real adventure, a Some would say that time for grassy and wanted wear...11 shall be journey of a lifetime, but it's true. meditation is wasted time; but for telling this with a sigh! Apart from there never being a dull me it's getting in tOUi;h with the Somewhere ages and ages moment (teaching, running camps, source, with the whole reason why hence:/Two roads diverged in a working with youth offenders at I'm living this life. If I'm not keep. yellow wood, and I-II took the one Turana, just counseling kids who are ing in touch with God in my life, less travelled by,!And that has made searching for some meaning in their then when I go out to my students, . all the difference./ lives, organizing youth groups and I go empty-handed. In;l real sense, It's funny to think back when I prayer groups with young people, then, I see my mission in life as was in high school and how I was etc.), I've also come into contact with joined with Jesus' mis;iion in lifefaced with the questions "What am so many Brothers. Being a part of and, as a Marist, my service to othI going to do for the rest of my life? the Marist family, living in a prov- ers is also part of what Mary and What am I.going to be?" and how 'ince of over 130 Brothers, belong- Champagnat were about. (It was the answer ''Why not be a Brother?" ing to such a dedicated and great Blessed Marcellin Champagnat kept appearing in my thoughts. It's group of men has been a treasured who founded our Orde:r of Brothfunny how afraid I was to look at experience. To live' with, pray with, ers, and his inspiration for foundthis option, how I evaded it; pushed celebrate with, and work alongside ing us was based on the love he it down at first. I could have run these "Little Brothers of Mary" (as had for Mary). away from it completely, I suppose.. we are sometimes called) is part of There are a lot of other things I I imagine that's what l.llot ofguys the richness of my life. could say about my life as a Marist, do. But, well, I've always been a bit The adventure, too,'comes from but I think you get the picture. of a risk-taker, a bit foolhardy per- being able to use all my gifts and Thank God I let myself think about haps, and I didn't totally'run away. talents. I love'to sing and dance and being a Brother way hack in my I let the idea hang there, and finally. play the guitar; I love to involve Year 12 year! ,

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I was giving a talk last year to a class of Year II students on "Religious Life." When it was time for questions one asked, "Couldn't SOme people just join the Brothers to escape from relating to other people?" "I suppose they could," I said, and then I reflected on my own life. I would have to say that since joining the Brothers, I have met so many people, in so many situations-it has literally been unbelievable-certainly far more than if I'd decided .not tO,be a Brother! Mind you, I suppose I needn't have got so involved with so many people, but my work 'tend~ to open up all sorts of doors in this direction. I can certainly say that ~ love the work I do and the people I meet from day to day, particularly my students and the young people I

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on to the priesthood - was promulgated by Pope Paul VI on June 18, 1967, in a document entitled "Sacred Order of the Diaconate." The pope's action implemented the desire expressed by the Second Vatican Council to restore the order to supply ministers and complete the hierarchical StructUfl~ of the Church. While deacons truly receive Holy Orders, they are not priests. They are ordained to a separate ministry, to assist bishops and priests and allow them to minister in the fullness of the priesthood. ''To really boil it down, deacons are the bishop's men," Father Moore asserted. "But the diaconate and the separate order of priests, the presbyterate, are to work in common. Deacons and priests are part of the same family, but they are 'living on different floors of the house." Deacons have a threefold ministry: of the altar, of the Word, and of charity. They have various functions, depending on the nature of their assignments. Liturgically they can officiate at baptisrils, weddings, wake services, funerals and Communion services, can I>roclaim the Gospel both by reading the text and preaching about it, distribute the Eucharist to the sick and dying and guide and administer communities of faith that are without a pastor. The number of permanent deacons in the Fall River Diocese, including those who have moved into the diocese, is now 100, Father Moore reported, For the next two years, the current class will study the Old Testament and New Testament, amounting to four semesters. The theology side will deal with all four books of the, "Catechism of the Catholic

Church." Because there are two Portuguese immigrants in the program, bilingual texts are provided. "We found out that it is better to include rather than exclude and it builds up a better family. To take a group and have a second course going is really not beneficial for the universal Church. We found that the entire class was blessed by the knowledge, customs and mores of other people and it works well." Father Moore made it clear that "more and more we have to emphasize the spirituality of the diaconal vocation. He is called first of all to personal holiness. Sometimes it gets swept aside, not by the deacon himself, perhaps, but by the circumstances of the world in which we live. A deacon who is not 'motivated and called to that holin~ss has a problem." During a break, several of the candidates agreed to be interviewed. John Simonis, 51, of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth, is married with two children and four grandchildren. He is a purchasing agent and a store manager for a boatyard. "I felt a calling to serve," he said. "Something drew me here. I've been very prayerful in the last six or seven years. I feel and pray that I have been called to serve. It came unexpectedly and I pray that God'will lead me wherever he wapts me to go." An English and Latin teacher in the New Bedford School System, Maurice Ouellette, 44, is married and a member of St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford. , "The diaconate is something I have been thinking about for a long while," Ouellette confided. "My wife Theresa and I are very involved in our parish. I instruct the ,confirma-

tion class and train altar servers and act as master of ceremonies at parish liturgies. The nudgings of the Holy Spirit have been coming for a few years. My wife is very happy about all this. With the job, family, Church, the diaconate and taking courses in my professional career, my plate is full," he said laughing. Ron Borges is 53, from New Bedford, and a member of St. Julie Billiart Parish in North Dartmouth. Married with two children in college, he is a banker and quality control manager at First Citizens Credit Union. ''Two and a half years ago during an Easter retreat I began having thoughts about the diaconate. I talked to a deacon friend and then with a priest for a year and a half before applying. I'm nervous but excited at getting started. My family is behind me 100 percent." A pharmacist at Falmouth Hospital, David Boucher is 42 and from Corpus Christi Parish in Sandwich where he is a eucharistic minister and mentor. "The Holy Spirit has tugged at me gently over a long period of time and throughout the discernment process last winter helped me to understand and clarify that this is something I believe God is leading me to." Ron's wife Deborah took time from her busy schedule as assistant director of education at Corpus Christi to sit in on the class. Asked how the couple, who have three children in school, can manage time for the diaconate, she said: "I think God calls you when he's ready and if he calls people at our age he's going to find a way to get you tbrough it." Dave added: "We had to look over what was going on in our life and how the diaconate would affect our kids and how God calls us. We came to the realization that this was our time."

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In a recent message:, the general : fers of assistance to be sent to the secretary of the Canac:ian bishops' archdiocesan chancery... Philadelphia Carainal Anthony ,.conference asked bishops to urge .J. Bevilacqua urged Catho~ics to Catholics in their dioceses to send pray for the victims as well- as sur- . donations for hurricane victims to :..vivors. !'My prayers and my sym- the Canadian Catholic Organiza,pathy go out to the people of Cen-' tion for Development and Peace, trill America in the face of this-night- -the development agenl~y of the Canadian bishops. mare," he said.

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.VATICAN CITY --'-;Pope John Paul II sent a message of condo- ' . lence to the nuncio of Hopduras, and U;S. and Canadian church officials called for prayers and aid for victims of Hurricane Mitch. . ~ Detroft Bishop,GumbleA telegram sent to the nuncio ton says Americans in Honduras, Archbishop Luigi, have moralresponsibilConti, said the pope wanted to give the region's people "a message of . ity to close gap, encouragem~nt,路 solidarity and between poor and rich. closeness, beseeching the Lord to give them the strength and hope By DAVID BRUCE necessary to face this dramatic moCATliOLIC NEWS SERVICE ment." The pope "insistently urges ERIE, Pa. - The bishop who public and private institutions, as violated a U.S. law to Iielp take mediwell as all people of good will, to cine into Iraq earlier this year told urgently increase adequate means an audience at Erie's Mercyhurst of assistance with the aim of easing College that the United States has the effects of the damage and offer- "an unjust amount of wealth in the ing a reason to hope for a rapid nor- world and we have to change that." malization" of family and national, Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. life, said the message, signed by Gumbleton of Detroit, founding Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican president of Pax Christi USA, presecretary of state. . .. - sented a critique. of globalization In Honduras 'the death toll was . from the perspective of the poor expected to reach 9,000, according titled "Globalization: Whose World . to emergency workers. Is It Anyway?" . A separate telegram of condoIn an interview prior to his relence signed .by Cardinal Sodano cent talk, Bishop Gumbleton said was sent to Archbishop Luigi Americans have a moral responsiTravaglino, the Vatican nuncio in bility to reduce the growing gap Nicaragua. ,.; between rich and poor. The storm hit Honduras, Nicara- . "We have a responsibility to . gua, El Salvador and Guatemala in change the mechanisms of wealth," late October, left millions homeless he told the Lake Shore Visitor, Erie's and killed an estimated 9,000 diocesan newspaper. "It's not just people. Widespread flooding de- giving away our excess wealth but stroyed whole, villages, roads, working to change the mechanisms bridges and houses. As oflast week- between rich and poor." end, up to 13,000 people were still The 68-year-old bishop has been missing. working for peace, justice and emCardinal Bernard F. Law of Bos- powerment for the poor on an interton, in a letter to all pastors, asked national level for more than 25 for prayers for victims and for of- years. He has investigated the plight

of political prisoners in Vietnam, visited theUS. hostage;> - and their captors - in Iran, and accompanied refugees returning to EI Salvador. In May 1998, Bishop Gumbleton violated the U.S. Trading With an Enemy Act by traveling to Iraq to help deliver medical supplies, even though he faced a $1 million fine and up to 12 years imprisonment. "Before we left for [raq, each of us received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice whi.ch stated we would be subject to the fine and possible imprisonment if we went," he said. "But I never heard from them after I came back," he added, "because it's very clear this country doesn't want a public discwision about what's going on over there." What's going on, according to Bishop Gumbleton, is the elimination of an entire genera.tion of Iraqi children. '~Dennis Hallday (former U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Iraq) recently resigned in anger because the program isn't working," the bishop said. "He said 6,000 Iraqi children are dying every month and he couldn't play the game any longer. The ,~ountry was bombed .with more tha:il 88 million tons of bombs, more than in Vietnam or Korea, all wil:hin just 42 days. We deliberately targeted their water, transportation and electrical systems. We said we wl~re trying to get the Iraqis out of Kuwait but why did we blanket-bomb their country?"

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people to be prayed over and anointed individually. POrtuguese confessions will be heard at the shrine from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 14. For more information call 222-5410. The shrine's 46th annual Christmas Festival of Lights begins on Nov. 26. Lights are lit daily from 5-9 p.m. and till 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. It features over 225,000 lights and runs through Jan. 3. This year's theme is "Jesus, Lead Us to the Father." CENTERVILLE - "God's Call to Social Justice, A Continuing Challenge," will be the theme of the next monthly meeting of Pax Christi - Cape Cod. It will be Held from 7:30-9:15 p.m. Nov. 16 in the religious education center of Our Lady of Victory Church. All those searching for peace are welcome.

ATTLEBORO - The Christian musical group "Spirit" returns to the LaSalette Shrine Coffee House at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14. All welcome. A Portuguese Healing Service will be held at the shrine a.t 2 p.m. Nov. 15. It will be led by Father Manuel Pereira and include Mass, music and the opportunity for

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"When the pain is very strong," says Primosi Mujemula, a 35-year-old Tanzanian with AIDS, "I pray. Then it does not hurt so much." Eacr day, Sister Gratiana Nunuga travels up to 100 miles to help care for, and pray with, the 195 persons with AIDS who live in the Mwanza Diocese. At every visit, Primosi asks Sister Gratiana to pray with . him. When she gives him her hand, her smile is reflected in his face; Primosi is immune to despair. Often, when medicine offers no answers, only people like Sister Gratiana can help. You can, too. Please pray for Sister Gratiana, Primosi and the people of the Mwanza Diocese. And, please, support the work of the Church in the Missions through the Propagation of the Faith.

Cod Widowed Support Group will hold its next meeting from 1:30-3 p.m. Nov. 18 at Our Lady ofVictory Church Hall. For more infonnation call Dorothy Callahan at (617) 267-5258. EAST FREETOWN - Hearts and Hands will hold its first memorial service for parents and family members who have lost a child at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. John Neumann Church, route 18. All welcome. Family members wishing to have a child remembered in the service and memorial book should call Hearts and Hands at 763-9703. FALL RIVER - Saint Anne's Parish and Shrine holds Healing Services on the first and third Sundays of every month at 3: 15 p.m. The next service will be held on Nov. 15. All welcome. FALL RIVER - The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women District I will meet at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19. A bus is available, leaving from the McDonald's parking lot, President Ave. at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The host parish, St. Bernard of Assonet, will provide refreshments. All affiliates are to bring in their spiritual bouquets for the bishop. FALL RIVER - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will lead the diocese in the observance of World AIDS Day with the celebration of Vespers at St. Mary's Cathedral Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. An integral part of this celebration of memory and healing will be the reading of names of family members and friends who have died from AIDS. All welcome to this special . prayer service. MARION - John Rose, organist of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., will present the dedicatory organ recital of Ahlborn-Galanti classic pipeelectronic organ at St. Rita's Church at 7 p.m. Nov. 17. All welcome. MASHPEE - A young adult prayer group meets the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of Christ the King Church. All are welcome. For more information call Heather Kirby at 548-2364. NEW BEDFORD -

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ness meeting of Hyacinth Circle Daughters of Isabella will be preceded by a Mass for deceased members at 6:30 p.m. at Holy Name Church Nov. 17th. All welcome. NORTH DARTMOUTH - The Bishop Stang High School drama club will present "Up the Down Staircase," a play exploring the human side of students and teachers, at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 and 14 in the John C.

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O'Brien Auditorium. SOUTH YARMOUTH - A Separated- Divorced Catholics Support Group will meet on Nov. 15 at the Life Center of St. Pius X Parish. Welcome and refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m. Guest speaker Father John Culloty will present the topic ''Necessary Losses." All welcome. For more information call Father Richard M. Roy at 255-0170.

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side Out" complemented that approach. An adolescent development program, which stresses team~ work, values clarification, time management, communication, the influence of media and career awareness, she found it fit well into the life skills area of her teaching program. She was among the first teachers to utilize the program and this fall was asked by the Plymouth Bay Girl Scout Council to demonstrate it in action with eighth-graders fOl: visiting Girl Scout executives. "I like the humanistic side of the program - the fact that it's not just facts," she commented. "I like to draw the kids' out and have them share their ideas. And they take it away with them...they can practice what they start in class in their

neighborhoods." Murphy does not confine her teaching to her classroom. She is also active at St. Mary's Church, New Bedford, where she teaches in the parish religious education program. "Inside Out" is the second level of "Girl Scouts in School," a Plymouth Bay Council program that serves over 1,000 girls in fourth through sixth grades as a part of their school curriculum. Last spring it also served another 1,000 girls in New Bedford's three junior high schools; and this year it has been expanded to other schools in southeastern Massachusetts.

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Apologetics for Christian teens By AMY WELBORN

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Time After Time Time After Time Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick and think of you. Caught up in circles, Confusion is nothing new. Flash back warm night, Almost left behind Suitcase of memories. Time after sometime you pictured me. I'm walking too far ahead You're calling to me I can't hear what you've said. You said: "Go slow, I fall behind." " ' The secor)d hand unwinds.

deal of pride, strength of your own faith. Do you And believe me, most of those really understand what it means to " Here's a question for you, churches have absolutely '''killer'' be Catholic? Have you tried out Your friend, who isn't Catho- youth programs. They are fun, en- your own parish youth programs? lic, invites you to attend her gaging, intense; they incorporate The stronger your "yes" answer to church's youth group meeting. She great music and have enthusiastic those questions, the more confi, dence you can have in the benefit says it's fun; the kids are all really folks guiding thetp. nice and they all But all of that of exposing yourself to another is to serve a mis- faith tradition. have a good time. What should " -~~l sion, which in Finally, no matter what attitude ..,Y I some cases just you take with you on your visit, you do? Should Refrain: Y 'c' might not be rememberthis;good'rrtusic, attracyou go? If you're lost, you can ,: Our first incompatible with tive leaders, fun activities and ap~ look", , stinct, these days your' Catholic peals to emotion, friendship and you will find me, And at least, would be, ' faith. even fear'have nothing to do with Time after time; to say yes. Any- FOR YOOT" • "BOOT YOOT~ So how do whether a religion is true or not. thing else would . . IiI' you know? Do Lies c,an be'liidden under a good If you fall I will catch you, be rude, wouldn't it? your homework. beat. The answer:.It depends. Ask the friend who's inviting you Jokes and skits can make you I'll be waiting, It depends primarily on your outright what she believes about laugh and forget that what's being Time after time. evaluation of two,factors: the level salvation. Does her church see communicated is not the complete of trust you have with your'friend Catholics as true Christians? Is truth that Jesus gave us, a truth you I turn" my picture fades your faith going to be respected? can find peace in right in your own and the nature of her church. And darkness has If you're invited, to another If you go once are you g()ing to be parish when you open your eyes turned to gray church's youth group by a close manipulated into attending again and heart. Watching through friend who respects your Catholic and again? . Maybe if you concentrate on windows faith, accompanies you to Mass One more factor to consider understanding that, it will be you and the youth activities in your when making this decision is the who'll be doing the inviting. You're wondering if I'm parish, I would think there wQl,Jld r-.......-~---,.---"""":".,.....-------...;:.,.--_...::- ..... OK ' be no hesitation in saying, yes. i.: ',r"~1 r ~""""':(.' ,"-'; Secrets stolen from . .But if the invitation comes from ~ . ,'" ", ~,' 'I.:;.,,::: deep inside someone who is not an especially " oillt_~ .........,.•,.,...~ ....,.. • .. The drum beats out of clqse friend, you need ~o look time. closely at that second consideration. Just what church is she ask(Repeat refrain.) ing you to come and visit?, ' These days when something called "intolerance" is preached as Written by C. Lauperl the ultimate wrong, what I'm about R."Hyman ;' ',' to say may strike some of you as a ·SU'ng by Inoj .' mortal 'sin, but irs' just the cold Copyrigt"!t (c) 1~98 hard facts of life. " , by Sony Music . There are some churches out Entertainment the,re - some individual congre'gatipns and some entire denomi~'''' na,tibns, that have aggressivepr,~s- ' , DO you (lnjoy Thanksgiv\: 'elytizing at the heart of their'mis: ' ing? It IS one of iny favorite ~iop, an agenda- of "'b6nging · holidays~ For today's followers 'people to Christ,",and the big news of Jesus, ii is also one of the hois, 'some of those churches 'don't' · lieSl days;'9f the year. " . .c·oJisider Catholics t6.'be :Chris-, To reflecton this special day" tiaris. ." I've chosen Inoj's current, hit, 2,!$ome of those churches even the're,make of the 1984 Cyndi ,have quotas for their members to LAURIE GRANDMO :;' (left) and ,Ellen Murphy from the Laupe'r classic "Time After meet, as in anum:ber ofvisitofs' ;Kennedy .oonovan Cente,tyisited fifth graqers at SS. Jam'es Time:" In thinking about the :th~y're expected to b~ing to church an~ John School, 'NewBedford, to teach them American Sign holiday, I was especially drawn or youth group over the course of ' Language. Students have'peen learning ASL as part of their to the refrain's words: "If you're a year. Some of those churches 'will 'reading curriculum and pyt on a demo'nstration for first grad~ lost you can look, and you will report how many of their members er~.~ral1d~Onr~d~yg~ter"Megan, helpsout duringthe demare former' CathoJjcs. ~ith..a g!~at, 'OlJstration. <.'.....:... ~~, ': .. ' , CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Scout program useful to .junior high teacher NEW BEDFORD - Louise Murphy, 1997 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and recently named among the top 10 National Affiliate Teachers by the American Association of Family and Consumer Science, has made "Inside Out," a school-day program provided by the Plymouth Bay Girl Scout Council, part of her eighthgrade curriculum. "Inside Out" was piloted last spring in the New Bedford school system, where Ms. Murphy teaches home economics at Roosevelt Junior High School, at which she has been a faculty member for her entire 21-year career in education. She stresses collaborative work, team building and cooperation in her classes and said she found "In-

find me, time after time; if you fall I will catch you, I'll be waiting, time after time." Getting "lost" or experiencing oneself as "falling" in life is a common occurrence. 'Nhen we think back over the months of this year, most of us have had times when we needed guidance to get past a surprise challenge life brought to us. To De, these words from the song's refrain reflect the way God supports our lives. Thanksgiving prompts us to remember the times when God's help made all the diffe:rence. This Thanksgiving, these words speak very pers:mally to me. One morning last spring, while I waited for a red light to change, a car hit me ht:ad on. It could have been the ~Ild of my time on earth. Ye:t. God "caught" my life. God invited me to stay on this pl2,net, and keep learning more about liv, ' ing, and loving. " Consequently, this Thanksgiving means much to me as I reflect on that eV,ent -- and indeed on all the things ~:>r which I am gratefuL I hope your year did not present such a moment of drama. Yet, I encourage you to consider the times when you felt confused or lost., Perhaps you felt very alone as you faced a hurtful situation. Yet we are never alone. God always is present, even when our loneliness or "Iostness" feels overwhelming. , We do not have to deny life's pain as we celebrate Thanksgiving. But even when celtain parts , ,of our lives.are not go;ing well, " there are many blessings for us , in other areas. ., Sure, we need to acknowl, edge what needs to be addressed and healed. However, we should , spend even more time focusing on what is good and what is go," , ing well. , Notice especially the ways God is 'helping us thrcugh any current "falling" or "lostness." , Time after time ";you can look, and you will find me; time, 'after ti~e ... I will catch you, I'll be waiting." . This Thanksgiving, let these words'lead you into a deeply ' prayerful thank you.

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Madonna Manor names staff to new Alzheimer's unit NORTH ATILEBORO ~ Madonna Manor has named a unit manager and therapeutic activities r - - - - - - : - - - - - , coordinator for the

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Regina University lmd wprking for certification as an activity director through the National Association for Activity Professionals. The St. Francis ofAssisi Unit will offer a transdisciplinary' care program that embraces the whole per-

SPECIAL CELE RATION - State Representative Kevin Poirier presents a resolution celebrating National Rehabilitation Week to Alice Mingo, president of Madonna Manor's Residents' Council. Residents enjoyed parties and outings as part of the weeklong celebration which Shawn Baxter, director of rehabilitative services for Diocesan Health Facilities, said "is an opportunity to recognize the power and possibili, ties of rehabilitation:'

t~ew FRIENDS - J:.lmie Pacheco, a resident of the Bethany House, Taunton, enjoys visiting with a puppy from the Barn Babies Farm, Lakeville. Several baby animals, including a piglet, were brought to the horpe to spend time withitr. residents in 'celebration of National Adult Health Services Week.

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SISTER ELAINE HEFFERNAN, (right) director of pastoral care at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, was recently named its Employee of the Quarter. An employee of the home for the last three years, Sister Elaine was honored for her dedication and support of residents, families and staff. She recieved a recognition pin, $25 cash prize, award certificate and reserved parking space. Sister Nina Amaral, administrator of the home, prese'nted the award.

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disease and related memory-impairing illnesses, which will be blessed and dedicated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley at 2 p.m. November 17. Diana Grillo, a staff nurse and n u r s'e manager .---at Madon n a Man 0 r over the last fi ve years, will serve as the unit's cl inical n u r s e manager. The Milford CARRIE JARVIS resident holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from Montana State University and is certified in gerontological nursing by the American Nursing Credentialing Center. Grillo has also completed the "Train the Trainer" program for certification in staff education offered by the Alzheimer's Association. As the new Alzhl'i, del'" activities coordinator, Carrie J~r \,,;n lead therapeutic activities at the St. Francis Unit. She has worked as a therapeutic activities professional for four y.:ars, specializing in programming for individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Jarvis, a resident of Seekonk, holds a bachelor's degree in ;,('hah;'itation services from Springfield College and is pursuing a master's degree in holistic medicine at Salve

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