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La Salette Shrine will host Jubilee Year Mass Editor's Note: This is the final story in a 10part series on the pilgrimage churches in the Fall River diocese that has been running since January when Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., designated St. Mary's Cathedral and nine other churches as pilgrim churches in the Jubilee Year of the new millennium. Featuring one of the churches each month, The Anchor sought to assist diocesan Catholics in making pilgrimages to those sites. According to guidelines published by the diocese, those who travel to St. Mary's Cathedral or any of the designated churches and fulfill the simple conditions of the indulgence, will receive for themselves, or for a soul in Purgatory, the same indulgence as if they have traveled to Rome or the Holy Land for the Jubilee Year.

• The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of La Salette on Sunday, Dec. 3, at 4 p. m. By JAMES N. DUNBAR

ATILEBORO - Nearing three months since the beautiful new Shrine Church of Our Lady of La Salette was dedicated, the house of worship, a des-

ignated pilgrimage church, will· welcome parishioners from around the diocese for a Mass in observance of the Jubilee Year. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will be principal celebrant of the Mass Dec. 3 at 4 p.m. Since Dec. 3 is being observed in Rome as the Jubilee for Persons with Disabilities, that theme will also be expressed during the liturgy at the Mass at La Salette, said Lisa M. Gulino, diocesan director of Adult Education. As part of that, ramps have been installed at the church allowing those with handicaps to be able to lead the intercessions as well as present the gifts. Father Andre "Pat" Patenaude, program director of the Shrine, said that the music for the Mass will come from the choir of St. Cecilia's Church in Pawtucket, under the direction of Bert Masse. Although the church was completed and dedicated on Sept. 19, Catholics from across the region for over a half-century have flocked to the shrine, drawn by Our Lady of La Salette, the reconciler of sinners, who appeared to two children in a mountaintop apparition in France 154 years ago. Staffed by the Missionary Order of Our Lady of Salette in Attleboro since 1942, the Shrine has over the years become a beacon of mercy, love and forgiveness to literally millions of visitors ranging Tum to page eight - La Salette

.'.. l.~ Cause for Father Peyton, 'Rosary Priest' sought • Announcement comes Sunday as new headquarters of Holy Cross Family Ministries in Easton is dedicated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. EASTON - Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., dedicated and blessed the new 22,700-square-foot Father Patrick Peyton Center, a pilgrimage and

visitor center and the new international headquarters for Holy Cross Family Ministries, founded by and/or furthering the work of the famous "Rosary Priest" and Catholic media pioneer. Near the end of a dedication Mass, at which Bishop O'Malley presided and preached, Father Hugh Cleary, superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Rome, announced to the apTum to page 16 - Peyton

PROCESSING WAS difficult through the crowd that jammed St. Julie Billiart Church in North Dartmouth for the annual Marian Medal Awards ceremony.

Marian Medals awarded NORTH DARTMOUTH - Hundreds of people filled St. Julie Billiart Church here on Sunday to witness 94 men and women from across the diocese receive the coveted Marian Medals for service to their parishes and the diocese. Tum to page 16 - Medals

The Anchor puts on a new face • But much more than color is in the foreseeable future. By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - In the wake of last week's first edition of The Anchor sporting color, the sweet smell of success has become infectious in the newsroom. While it is always a congenial place where, with the proverbial smoke and mirrors, the staff manages to get out "the weekly edition without much hooting and hollering, the marvelous science of color print has added a new buzz. Msgr. John F. Moore, editor of The Anchor, said the capability of the newspaper of the Diocese of Fall River to offer pages in color opens up "exciting "new vistas. "It is launching pad that takes us in new directions and new missions, not only with color, but with new layouts, design, content and the possibility of expansion," he said. "It brings us into a whole new manner of bringing the Good News to the people ofthe diocese."

Msgr. Moore said the reality is that The Anchor "is a local paper to bring the news of the local Church to the people and with that frame of reference we know where we are at and what our possibilities are in trying to fill our commitment." With the Cape Cod area becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the nation, and the increasing number offarnilies taking up residence in the areas of Mansfield, North Attleboro and Easton - all within the diocese - "shows us clearly that we have to effectively bring the news of our diocese to everyone," Msgr. Moore said. "So many people who have moved into our diocese, especially from Boston, still think they are part of the Boston Archdiocese," Msgr. Moore said with a grin. "We are not. We are the Diocese of Fall River. We are The Anchor, the anchor of the soul to these new people and we must continue this as our mission." Msgr. Moore was quick to praise General Manager RoseTum to page 13 - Anchor

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FALL RIVER - Following the tradition of the Church to begin preparing for the feast day on the evening before, a Vespers service on Nov. 30 at 6 p.m., in St. Louis Church will remember those who had succu'mbed to AIDS and their loved ones and make .fervent intercession for those infected and affected by HIV. "This is meant to be a very simple service of remembrance on the eve of World AIDS Day observed on Dec. I," explained Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, director of AIDS Ministry for the Fall River diocese. "It will begin with incantation and then is pretty much antiphonal, with the bishop leading the prayer and the people responding," she said. "There will be special music between

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the psalms." Helping to coordinate the service are clergy, religious, and lay persons including those living with the HIV/AIDS virus and their families members and AIDS Ministry Office volunteers. She added that, "There will be no homily because we're leaving space for the Lord." Dr. Winter-Green reported that she has written especially for this year's service a new inmemoriam motet in Latin called '''Lux Perpetua" which in English means "Perpetual Light." "It is in memory of all those who have died from AIDS," she explained. The motet and other choral components of the service will be sung by Sine Nomine, a regional 20-voice choir which specializes in liturgical music. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will preside at the evening prayer or Vespers, part.

of the Church's Liturgy of the Hours, the official prayer of the Church traditionally offered at different hours and aimed at sanctifying the entire course of daily life. Again this year, Dr. WinterGreen and musician-composer Glenn Giuttari of Rehoboth, who directs Sine Nomine, have teamed' up for' the annual service that has received overwhelming support and encouragement. Dr. Winter-Green reported that colorful memorial quilts, sewn by students from 10 diocesan schools, will adorn the sanctuary for the service. Participating schools included: St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; St. Anne's, Holy Trinity, Holy Name, 5S. Peter and Paul, and Bishop Connolly High in Fall River; Bishop Stang High in North Dartmouth; and Holy Family/ Holy Name, St. Theresa/St. Joseph, and St. Mary's all in New Bedford.

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The new members are: Alan Amaral, an attorney who is president and chief executive officer of Yomega Corporation .in Fall River; Zelma Braga, senior vice president and senior trust officer with Citizens-Union Savings Bank in Fall River; Francis J. Cabral, associate director of SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc.; Clifton Greenwood, chief executive officer of the Clifton Healthcare campus which includes Clifton Rehabilitative

Nursing Center, Clifton Outpatient Rehabilitative Clinic, and Clifton Assisted Living Community in Somerset; Dr. Elizabeth A.·Pennington, RN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth; Mary Sabra, a retired registered nurse who worked for many years at St. Anne's with her late husband, Dr. James J. Sabra; and John Saulino, an attorney with Saulino and Silvia, P.C., of Fall River.

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Catholic Men's Conference to take place Dec. 2 in Taunton TAUNTON - Final plans fore you!" The keynote are being developed for the speaker, Father Phil Catholic Men's Conference Merdinger, founder and supewhich will be held on Satur- rior of the Brotherhood of day, Dec. 2, at Coyle and Hope, is recognized as one of Cassidy High School in the leading exponents of Taunton. Catholic Registramen's mintion is schedWorkshops will focus istry in the uled for 8:00 upon opportunities for nation. Rea.m. and the nowned liCatholic men to seek spiriConference turgical mutual and moral growth long will begin at sician, John after the conclusion of the 8:30 a.m. Po Ice, will Conference. Members be directing of the coordithe musical nating committee for Men's ministry for the event. Ministry, headed by Msgr. Tony Medeiros of Taunton Thomas J. Harrington, dioc- will serve as master of ceremoesan Secretary for Spiritual nies. Formation, have been laying Workshops will focus upon the gr~undwork for this special opportunities for Catholic men opportunity for Catholic men to seek spiritual and moral from throughout the diocese to growth long after the conclugather for mutual encourage- sion of the conference. The ment and spiritual enrichment. Men of Saint Joseph will Representatives of several present participants with an Catholic men's organizations opportunity to share in the rehave shared in planning ses- treat movement. sions and many of them will In the spring, Father John have displays at the Confer- Sweeney of the Franciscans of ence. the Primitive Observance will The theme for the confer- be leading a retreat experience ence is derived from the New at the Cathedral Camp faciliTestament Letter to the He- ties in East Freetown. brews, "Seize the hope set beSeveral of the traditional

men's organizations will be on hand, including the Men of the Sacred Hearts, the Knights of Columbus and the Holy Name Society. Bilingual opportunities will be offered in the workshops. The sacrament of reconciliation will be available for participants. No fee will be charged. Catholic men 18 years of age and older are warmly encouraged to participate in what promises to be a memorable experience of fraternal and spiritual enrichment.

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Communications': the common good For all the hectic political antics and maneuvering of this past week, we, as Americans, have much to be thankful for in our living. In so many other nations of the world such political turmoil would , end in chaos and civil war; people would take to the streets and vent their frustrations in violence. So far; Americans have upheld the magnificence of our constitutiorral system where checks and balances are inherent in the law of the land and not in the manipulation of the few. We as a people have thrived under our Constitution and the determined mind--set of our founders as they forged a new path for democracy. Indeed, we have our inherent disadvantages due to the broad sweep of liberties given to the government. However, we also have our inherent disadvantages due to the broad sweep of liberties given to the government. However, we also have the inherent means whereby c;me segment of government cannot become dictator to the others. To assure the executive, judicial or Congress . do not become dictatorial in their own right, the sharing of power and influence is an ongoing regulatory procedure. At times it may seem that one of the three governmental factions IS in the limelight. Too often this situation is a reflection of media imagination formed to capture ratings and audiences. This past week the nation was subject to media frenzy that sometimes simply was out-of-control. As a result, one could honestly reflect that the manipulation of public opinion became more important than fostering informed partici. pation in the political process. On the surface, the conventions of democracy were observed but techniques and strategies borrowed from advertising and public relations were used in such a manner that particular groups were exploited and marginalized. The whirlwinds of unending 'polls, private interest surveys and group reactions carried the nation into a meaningless void. It is no excuse to say the media reflected popular standards, rather they were a catalyst in influencing them. Instead of explaining complex matters carefully and truthfully, newsmedia avoided or oversimplified them. Much ,,?fthe.politicaJ ~g9ny of the past ;oveek certainly can be placed at the feet of our political repoiting. One should refleCt that it is the task of the m~ia ,and all forms. of communicatio.n to bring people together and safeguard their lives, not isolate and exploit them. In the best of circumstances human communications have serious limitations. It is very difficult for people to communicate honestly with one another in a way that does no harm and serves the best interest of all. In today's media world the basic difficulties of communicating are often magnified by ideology, by the desire to make a profit, by the demands of political control and payback and by the rivalries and conflicts between determined social groups. . The power of the media is ever-increasing in our daily life. It is commonplace to view events from sports to conflicts in an instant from the other side of the world. We can tap into the events of man immediately. Communications technology constantly achieves new breakthroughs with enormolis potentiality either for good or evil. In this regard and as we have viewed the programs of these fast moving days, continuing research is needed into impact by and ethical implications of new and emerging media. Attempting to foster and support high ethical standards in the use of the means of social communication is basically the responsibility of each and every one of us. We all have the duty to uphold the cornmon good, especially that of the political community. This is one of the many lessons we should derive from our current politi~al dilemma. lois is a task in which everyone has a role to play.

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STUDENTS FROM OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL, NEW BEDFORD, GET READY TO SAY THE ROSARY. EACH AFTERNOON THEY GATHER TO SAY A DECADE OF THE ROSARY IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED MOTHER.

"MOST BLESSED ARE YOU AMONG WOMEN, AND BLESSED IS THE FRUIT OF YOUR WOMB" (LUKE

1:42).

After. the elections: Moving beyond hatred By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

Church are built. On Capitol Hill, numerous This year's U.S. elections mottoes are to be seen lauding brought out an extraordinary unity and reminding us that number of voters and also unity is the country's backbone. brought out how divided Ameri- The prayers at Mass constantly urge us to pray for unity. If we cans have become. A retired Republican con- are to preserve unity within our gressman recently told me, "We ' nation and within our hearts, we always battled with the Demo~ must internalize the meaning of crats, but once tne day ended we these 'mottoes and of these put aside our differences and had prayers. dinner together. Today, this caBut how does this happen? First, be aware of a mob menmaraderie is no longer the case." No matter whether it is in the tality which always accompanies Congress or Senate, the ratio of division! This mentality contains those working against each other the vicious urge to lynch anyone is far greater than of those work- who doesn't agree with us. Know ing together. Instead of the chasm that it is one thing to be part of a between the parties closing, crowd working for a good cause, we've seen it widen. yet another thing to be part of a Some senators and congress- . mob that is emotionally stirred men support stricter laws on who up by hatred. Realize that the No. I enemy can own a gun, while others do not. There are those who sup- of unity is hatred, which can deport legal abortion and those who stroy clearsightedness and our do not; those who favor capital ability to make prudent judgpunishment and those against it; ments. those who welcome immigrants Conversation is the No.1 carand those who want to seal our rier of hate. Know when it is turnborders. The list of divisions is ing to maliciousness, and diploendless. matically tum it in another direcFinding ourselves in the tion. If programs we .listen to or midst of these growing divisions, view aim to capture an audience what can be done to work to- through hate talk, tum them off. gether better? One answer is to Know how insidious hate talk is. revisit the foundations upon The more we listen to it the more which the United States and our it becomes a part of us. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Another principle to remember is that unity implies compromise, and this in turn 'calls . for a sense of the common good.. In the U.S. Capitol, there is a magnificent statue lauding Chief Washakie of Wyoming, who realized that warring against settlers traveling through his territory would cause more bloodshed than good. In place of war, he welcomed them and gave them safe passage, sparing his tribe and the settlers untold hardships. History tells us that the secret behind his peacefulness was his deep spirituality. As the common good guided Chief Washakie's decisions, so must this principle be cultivated much more deeply if we are to achieve unity. . St. Pius X once said, "Don't pray at Mass, pray th~ Mass." True prayer is the most powerful means we have for creating unity. When we pray from the heart, prayer has enormous powers to change our disposition and point us in the right direction. Divisions we will always have. We need not fear them if we avoid hate talk. Know how to compromise for the common good, and pray from the heart for unity.

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Put me in the' front 'row!! Hundreds of teens

Last Sunday, I made a rare trek to Foxboro Stadium to see the New England Patriots play the Cincinnati Bengals. It was rare, not because I don't enjoy sitting in the cold watching two bad teams play bad football, but because it just costs so darned much to do it, and it's a real pain in the neck to try and get the ducats for the event to begin with. I purchased four tickets to this Nov. 19 game back in June of this year, when the By New England Patriots rele,ased tickets for single games for the 2000 season. Now keep in mind that season ticket holders gobble up most of the seats and all of the prime seats well before we "normal" fans have the chance. That means a limited number of not-so-hot seats are sold to an extremely large fan base. My choices for purchasing the tickets was to try to get through to the telephone charge line, or try to get through to the online charge line. Unless you enjoy the busy buzz on a telephone receiver, the best bet is to get online if you can. After countless attempts on a hot summer morning, I finally got through and was able to pick up four seats to a game against a team

consistently one of the worse in the NFL. We weren't that close to the field and we had obstructed view seats, but hey, we were going to the Patriots! Another thing to keep in mind is that the pre-season prognosis for

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the Pats was they were an 8-8 team at best. That didn't stop the fans from buying out all the leftover tickets in about two hours. The game I attended was the 69th consecutive sellout for the Pats. During the game, the Patriots randomly select two patrons from the "cheap seats" and gives them a "ticket upgrade," seats in the prime sections, close to the field. No matter how bad the Patriots are, people want to be close to the rich young men playing a game on the field. This is not just a football phenomenon. The same holds true for most sporting events, concerts,

Broadway shows and the like. The seats closest to the action go first and fast. And it's all to see obscenely rich people making more obscene amounts of money. This phenomenon confuses me, mostly because I find myself caught up in it. When I do try to get tickets for a sporting event or a concert, I always hope to get the best and closest seasts to the action. But at Mass, the almost completely opposite thing happens. All of the "good seats," the seats closest to the altar, the seats closest to where the priest changes the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ, are empty (unless of course it's Christmas or Easter). Most people, myself included, will only sit in the front rows if we have to. . Why is.it that most of us have the chance to sit so close to the Savior of the world, and we choose not to, and when it comes to being taken by greedy humans, we are taken in hook, line and sinker? Maybe Jesus needs an agent, or we should change our priorities.

Dave Jolivet is a former sports writer/editor, and current staff member of The Anchor. Comments are welcome at anchorpress@sneplanet.com.

gather at Youth 2000 retreat NEW BEDFORD - Nearly to us only to raise us." 500 teens and chaperones from The goal of the retreat was to across New England descended bring the teens into a personal on St. Joseph-St. Therese Parish relationship with Jesus in and here last weekend for a three-day, through the sacraments, espeEucharistic-centered retreat cially the Eucharist, "the source called Youth 2000. and summit of our faith," Father Making that church's parish Engo said. From Friday until hall their chapel for the weekend Sunday the Blessed Sacrament and the classrooms their dormi- was exposed in the center of the tories, they experienced contem- chapel surrounded by many porary Christian music led by the candles. Youth 2000 staff, and also heard On the Saturday night there testimony of the reality and was a dramatic presentation of power of God in their lives. the passion by Father Led by Father David Engo of Engo.Father Joseph Medio, the Friars of the Primitive Ob- FPO, carried the Eucharist in servance, the spiritual director procession. The teens then made for Youth 2000 in New Bedford, a commitment to God and to one they heard talks on topics such another. A group of priests gathas the Eucharist, the presence of ered to hear confessions. Jesus, chastity, confession, the Bishop O'Malley, OFM Cap., Crucifixion, the Blessed Virgin celebrated Mass for the group and Mary, and living the Christian gave a homily. life. Explaining his intent, FaYouth 2000 is a lay-run orgather Engo noted that nization with offices in more than "incarnational, like Christ, we 10 countries worldwide. come to their level. We explain For information on upcomthe fulness of the Catholic faith ing retreats, or to have a Youth in a way that they can understand 2000 in your parish, call Cindy it, then we raise them up, just as Dufresene, director of Youth Christ did, for us. He came down )000, at (40,1) 624-7614.

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Horns'on the'head of Moses?

Iteering pOintl Publicity Chairmen are tion call 993-3547. asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. NEW BEDFORD - The Box 7, Fall River, 0~722. Name Catholic Homeschool Support of city or town shouUd be in- Group meets every first Friday cluded, as well as full dates of of the month. They will next all activities. DEADLINE IS meet Dec. I at St. Killian's NOON ON FRIDAYS. Church following the 'II :30 a.m. Events published must be of Mass. Attendees ~re asked to interest and open to our gen- bring a picnic lunch. For more eral readership. We do ,!ot nor- information call Brenda Peter at mally carry notices of fund- 991-6570. raising activities, which may be NORTH ATTLEBORO ad,vertised at our regular rates, A First Friday celebration will obtainable from our business 'be held on Dec. I at Sacred office at (508) 675-7151. ; Heart Church. It will begin with ATTLEBORO - The 48th Mass at 7 p.m. and' a program annual Christmas Festival of by guest speaker Patricia Lights at the La Salette Shrine Trantor entitled "In Support of is open evenings from 5-9 p.m. Life," at 8 p.m. Adoration will Sunday through Thursday and follow and continue throughout to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. the night. For more information For more information call 222- call 699-8383. 5410. NORTH DARTMOUTHThe 25th annual Christmas A meeting of the Separated-DiB~zaar at the Shrine begins Nov. 24 at noon. It will run from noon vorced Support Group will be to 9 p.m. on Nov. 25 and from held Nov. 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the Diocesan Family Life Cen~ noon to 8 p.m. on Nov. 26. ter, 500 Slocum Road. Guest ATTLEBORO - The Coun- speaker Lori Anderson will adseling Center of the La Salette ,dress the topic of financial planShrine. offers a Grief Education ning. il~r.~~ ~pr;.,th\l~~\4~a.lipg witq the ~eatti of a foved-one:''''fhe Tears ,', SOME~S~T:~,A Ch:ris\~a~; &'r:Wlriter,r~')j~~j·.{,'[rom'l 0:30 concert wiIroe field Dec. 8 at a~m. to 'noon; ,"Special Family' St. Louis de France Church. It Occasions," Dec.14, from 6:30- will begin with Mass at 7 p.m. 8 p.m.; "What to do with the and the Elmwood Brass EnHolidays," Dec. 18 from 10:30 semble will perform at 8 p.m. a.m. to noon; and "Pain or For more information call FaMemory Embraces," Dec. 21 ther Roger LeDuc at 674-1103. from 6:30-8 p.m. For more information call Counseling CenSWANSEA - St. Dominic's Church has day-long adoration ter at 226-8220. of the Blessed Sacrament folFA.LL RIVER:""" The Fail lowing its 8 a.m. Mass on Dec. River First Friday Men's Club I and every First Friday. It will . invites all men of area parishes include a holy hour and Beneto join them for Mass Dec. I at diction. On Dec. 3 devotions to 6 p.in. at Sacred Heart Church. Our Blessed Mother will follow An informal dinner will follow the 8 a.m. Mass. in the parish center. TAUNTON - The Youth FALL RIVER - The Fall' Apostles Institute will present River Widowed Group will meet a seminar entitled "Bringing Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. in the St. the Gospel to Life: High EnMary's School hall. Carol ergy Youth Ministry," Dec. 5 Benoit from St. Anne's Hospi- from 8-9 p.m. in the Dolan tal will be guest speaker. All Center of St. Mary's Church. widows and widowers are wel- Attendees are invited to join. come. For more information call them for Mass in the side Annette Dellecese at 679·,3278. chapel at 7:30 p.m. For more information call Youth MASHPEK- The Catholic Apostles at 672-2755. Women's Club of Christ the King Parish will hold its annual WEST HARWICH - The Christmas Bazaar Dec. 2 from Celebrate Life Committee of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parish Holy Trinity Parish will hold its hall. It will feature a greens' , monthly holy hour on Nov. 26 table, a children's shopping at 1:30 p.m. For more informaroom and baked goods, For tion call 432-4000. more information call 4777710. WEST HARWICH - The' Charismatic Prayer Group of NEW BEDFORD - Holy Holy Trinity Church invites Family-Holy Name School, people to come and prepare with 91 Summer Street, will hold them for Advent on Nov. 30 at its annual Breakfast with 7:30 p.m. in" Damien Hall. It Santa Dec. 2 from 8:30-10:30 will include,Scripture, song and a.m. For reservation informa- refreshments.

Q. Recently, at the tomb of Pope Julius in the Church of St. Peter in Chains in Rome, we saw the statue of Moses by Michelangelo. It's an awesomesculpture. But why does the statue have horns on the head of Moses? I've seen the same since then on the copies of the statue. No one has been able to explain where the horns came from? (Illinois) A The book of Exodus (34:29-35) describes how the face of Moses was transformed when he came down from Mount Sinai after speaking with the Lord. The Latin Vulgate translation of St. Jerome says the people at the time saw that Moses wore a homed face

Q. Our son lives in Germany and has visited many of the beautiful churches and cathedrals in Europe built from around 800 to 1600 A.D. He is puzzled, to put it mildly, by the gargoyles, ugly beasts around the roof line. A tour guide told him they were intended to. "scare away the evil spirits." Why, he asks, would Christians build churches with pagan idols insuch prominent places? (Indiana) A. Gargoyles, as you must know, are spouts, representing some animal or human figure, jutting from the gutters to carry rain water away from the building. There's really nothing that sinister about their (''facies comuta"). presence on religious or other buildings. Horns, of course, appear throughout the Bible We know from histories of those days that aras symbols for God's power and majesty. For . chitects, masons, stonecutters and other craftsmen example,thelambinRevwho labored on these elation (5:6) has seven horns. Luke (l:69) speaks By Father structures for many deof God raising up a·"hom John J. Dietzen cades often took the opfor our salvation." portunity to be artistic and In addition, specialists playful in what could be in Near East history tell us that masks made from the almost infinitely boring and wearisome work. homed skulls of cattle were known in that period, Add to that the medieval penchant for occasional apparently in the context of religious or civil ceremo- grotesque, even gruesome, figures in their religious nies. art, and you have more than sufficient reason for what This is certainly how Michelangelo came to in- they did. , elude the horns on his statue. Since then, translations Anybody could do a downspout. It took real imagirefer rather to "beams of light" emanating from the nation and genius to conceive and sculpt a gargoyle. face of Moses. The King James Version says that ''the In the religious context of their days, it's not imskin of Moses shone." possible that some elements of superstition or creduIn 1986 a New Latin Vulgate, based on more ex- lousness crept into their motives. There's no evidence, tensive biblical scholarship, was published under the however, that features like gargoyles appeared on these . auspices of the Vatican Library. This edition says sim- cathedrals as vestiges of pagan influence. A free brochure outlining basic Catholic ply that the skin of Moses' face was radiant, a translation similar to the one used in most Bibles today. prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by In other words, Michelangelo followed the lead of sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Fathe most acceptable Scripture translation available. ther John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. He woulCl likely do it differently if he were creating, Qu~ons may be sent to Father Dietzen at the his Moses today:'·· '. . Same addiess~ or E-mail: iidietzen@aol.com.

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Tickling the soul With the holiday season well under way, what have power within you. Know your priorities. we need is a dose of good humor to keep us smil- Know that happiness and joy are within our reach. I went to Albany to hear SisterAnne because I ing. I was fortunate enough to get such a healing treatment shortly before the holiday planning days . needed to recharge my fun batteries. I knew she'd began at the College of St. Rose in Albany,. N.Y.; get us laughing from start to finish. Actually, our paths had crossed in several coinwhere Sister Anne Bryan Smollin was not just talking to us, but actually '~tickling" our souls. cidental ways over the years, starting first when I've known Sister she and I were both inAnne for about 20 years vited speakers for a reliand can say, with cergious education conference in Pennsylvania. tainty, that she's the best tonic I've ever tried for She is a Sister of St. Jofeeling healthy, happy seph of Carondelet and lived in Albany, which is and optimistic about life. She spelled out her formy hometown. I was By Antoinette Bosco taught by these wondermula for attaining health ful nuns from elementary and happiness six years ago in a book she aptly ....-----------L...1..~"--- school through college. named "Jiggle Your Coincidentally, Sister Heart and Tickle Your SouL" Anne and two other nuns had just moved to the Wonderfully human, she pointed out how de- second floor of a house in Albany, renting from a structive it is when we hold on to "negative thoughts nice Italian couple, my parents! She was also a that become our 'un-freedoms,' nooses we tie friend, counselor and somewhat of a spiritual adaround our necks," choking out joy. She described viser to my dear sister Rosemary. Both of us were ways to "increase the joy, laughter and humor in alumni of the College of St. Rose. This year, when the college arranged to have your life." . She still had so much to say that she has written alumni come back to give talks in the spring and a sequel, "Tickle Your Soul - Live Well, Love' fall, I was asked to speak in April, and Sister Anne Much, Laugh Often" (Sorin Books, Notre Dame, in late October. Knowing her as a wonderfully huInd.). It continues her gift of sharing wisdom with man, delightful treasure, I went back to our tollege with my sister Rosemary to get my soul tickled us. I still meditate on her gems of advice, such as: again! I've underlined so many lines in Sister Anne's Don't take yourself so seriously. Smile more. Enjoy the now. Give away something. Spend some book. Let me pass on two: "We live so much in the quiet time. Differentiate between wants and needs. future and the past that we miss the present moMake a list of things that uplift you. Keep a jour- ment - and that is where all the energy is." And nal. Don't waste your life with worry. Laugh. Cel- finally, "Believe in Santa Claus. Let the little child ebrate. Don't bring past resentments or arguments in you be real and alive. Giggle like a little child into the present. Don't 'rehearse' your anger. Fo- too." Thank you, Sister Anne. cus on living without prejudices. Know that you

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The Kennys bid farewell .-

The time has come to say Yet the family remains imporgoodbye to our many readers and tant, even today, for two basic correspondents in the Catholic reasons: The family is small and press. We began writing "Family personal. Talk" in August 1976 and have not Small is beautiful. And funcmissed a week from then until now. Since this is our final column, we thought we would share with you some of our basic beliefs about family. When God took on flesh, he came, not in a With Dr. James & spaceship, not as an amMary Kenny bassador, not to a church, but as a newborn baby in a family. . The family is the oldest insti- tional. The principle of subsidiary tution on earth, older than the function reminds us always to let Church. God was telling us some- the smallest possible unit perform thing: that the family is in and of the tasks of which it is capable. itself holy. "Small" keeps bureaucracy to a Why should the family sur- minimum. With no committees vive? Reports of its impending and no middle management, the" doom bombard us from all sides. family can often be more effecPerhaps the family should be al- tive than the larger and more comlowed to die in peace, without the plex institutions. Besides, institutions are not indignities of extra props and indoing all that well. Based too oftravenous feeding.

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ten on a profit motive, grown to an unwieldy size where individuals became faceless numbers, institutions do not provide individualized and loving services. We all want personal treatment. The family has always been the birthplace and harbor of intense personal relationships. Family ties have seen us through many a distressed moment. The family is the last bastion of personal relatedness in an increasingly alienated society. The traditional family - small communities of persons related by blood - is in serious trouble, beset by shrinkage in size, loss of many functions, changed by both spouses working outside the home and too often ended by divorce. Fortunately, the essence of the family does not depend on the survival of many of its aspects. Certain externals of the family grouping'may change while the

On humming religious hymns before high school games Last June the U.S. Supreme ball games - helmets placed on Court told Texas public schools knees in supermacho style-and it was not OK to allow formal praying for divine assistance to prayers before football games be- rip one's upcoming opponent to cause it might seem like the school was thereby, whereas and let it be known -- forcing someone to take part in an act of worship." Clearly this leaves many questions unanswered, such as: Does By Dan Morris this also apply to basketball, baseball, tennis and swimming? Might there be a loophole that would allow shreds, eviscerating them if at all someone to hum a well-known possible. This would be especially hymn instead of reciting a prayer? true if you are a Christian BrothAlso, could this have been ers' football team facing an opavoided if the parents' club had ponent from a Jesuit school. Marianist high schools have been allowed to sell earplugs to people who don't want to hear the been a little suspect in this regard. prayer? How would the people There is an unspoken fear that bewearing earplugs know when to cause they are the Society of Mary they might have an "in" with the take them out? Since this was in Texas, do Blessed Mother that other Catho. other states have to take it seri- lic schools might not. Famous are prayers such as: ously? If worship is an "act," are worshipers actors? If a tree falls "Lead us, Lady of Peace, in our in a forest, and no one is there to quest to leave St. Ignatius of hear it fall, who will call the Loyola's football team in bloody wads of pulp up and down the EPA? The Supreme Court decision, gridiron. Gird our loins for battle, however, left Catholic school and help us follow the commandcoaches, players, teachers, admin- ment to love our enemies after we istrators, secretaries, par~nts, have laid cross-body blocks on cheerleaders, fu nd-rai sers, them that can be heard for sevalumni, crossing guards, play- eral blocks. Amen." Many of these prayers bear a ground moderators and janitors feeling rather smug. They can still startling resemblance to Psalms, say all the prayers they want be- only without pompoms. Of course, we all know neifore football games. As a priest-athlete friend of ther the Blessed Mother nor her mine said so well, "Nanner, Son would play favorites when it comes to completing post-pattern nanner, nanner." There has been a long and passes against fellow Catholic grand tradition among Catholic Christians. This, of course, is why high schools in particular of Catholics love saints. There's kneeling reverently before foot- nothing in the Catechism that says

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saints might not be open to lending a little special help if remembered in well-spoken, sincere, helmet-on-knee prayer. " As a matter of fact, Church teaching on the communion of saints is wide open to this inter" pretation. Some teams are rather brash and just call themselves The Saints. I wonder if that is legal in Texas?

Comments are welcome. Write Uncle Dan at 441 Church St., San Francisco, Cl\ 94114; or E-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

1HEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., November 24, 2000 essential family process and values remain. What is the essence of family? Small in size and personal in nature, the essential family involves one generation caring for another. Here are a few of our personal beliefs about family as we have raised our 12 children and many more foster children: -We are longtime members of La Leche League, believing that breast-feeding is the best way to feed and love our babies. -We are concerned about the growth of day care, when children are cared for with few adult care persons. -As disciplinarians we are focused on outcomes. Good discipline works. We decry the lecture-yell-punish method as demeaning and ineffective. Pronouncing and threatening are not generally effective methods of behavioral control or change. -We believe that mental health is not so much the absence of anxiety and depression, but the presence of an inner happiness and an outer effectiveness in our roles as spouse, parent and employee. -We believe that marriage is forever. We see divorce, when it happens, as a restructuring of the parenting relationship. Spouses may divorce as husband and wife

but they never divorce as father and mother. -As co-founders of "Adoption in Child Time," we believe that all children have the right to a permanent home. We fault the foster-care system for allowing children to be bounced from home to home, and eventually emancipated to so-called independent living with no family support. -We believe that aging is a natural process and that we need to look to our strength"s as we grow older as well as accept our accumulating weaknesses. And when it comes time to pass from this world to the next, we believe no one should die alone. As we end our career as columnists for Catholic News Service, Mary and I are devoting our time and efforts to helping every child in foster care find a permanent home. We have lobbied for new laws and policies, have written two books and many pamphlets on foster care and adoption, and have offered many seminars for attorneys.

Anyone interested in learning about our publications may write us at Box 305, Rensselaer, IN 47978 or visit our website: http://beam.to/act. Thank you for our many good years together. '

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THE ANCHOR - DibCese of Fall River - Fri., November 24,2000

AN IMAGE of Our Lady of La Salette weeping is adorned with flowers at the new church on the grounds of La Salette Shrine in North Attleboro. A JUbilee Year Mass will take place there on Dec. 3,' part of the Diocese of Fall River's celebration cif thetnew'hiillerinilim. '(;4nchodGordon' pHoto)' "

Jubilee Year guidelines JubileeYear guidelines state that ther," the Profession of Faith a person on pilgrimage to St. and a prayer to the Blessed Mary's Cathedral or any of the Mother. Sacramental confespilgrim churches should do atleast sion leading to a genuine conone of the following: attend Mass version of heart is also a condiorVespers, make the Stations ofthe tion for the indulgences. This Cross, say the rosaxy, or spend time may be fulfilled several days in eucharistic adoration and pious before or after the church visimeditation, ending with the ''Our tation. Other ways to gain the Father;' the Profession ofFaith and Jubilee indulgence includes: the a prayer to the Blessed Vrrgin Maxy. undertaking of charitable Those seeking indulgences . works, visits to the sick, imprismust receive holy Communion, oned or elderly, almsgiving and ideally on the same day that the abstaining for a whole day from Jubilee Church or shrine is vis- the unnecessary consumption of ited. They must offer praye\rs for cigarettes, alcohol, or fasting the Holy Father along with other and abstinence according to the prayers ending with the "Our Fa- general n<?rms of the Church.

Official diocesan pilgrimage churches In addition to St. Mary's Cathedral, the following churches have been designed by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., as pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Fall River for the Jubilee Year. Bi~hop O'Malley will be the principal celebrant at Masses at the churches on the following dates and times: - St. Mary Church, Mansfield, held in March; - Saint Anne Church, Fall River, held in April; - St. Anthony Church, Taunton, held in May; - Concluding Mass for the Eucharistic Congress, held in June; - Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford, held in July; - St. John Neumann Church, East Freetown, held in August.; - St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth, held in September; - Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich, held in October; - Christ the King Church, Mashpee, held in November; - Sunday, December 3, La Salette Shrine; Attleboro, 4 p.m. >.'

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La Salette from Canada to New Jersey. Any La Salettt~ story traces its beginning to Sept. 19, 1846 when the Blessed Mother appeared to two shepherd children at La. Salette, a small hamlet in the French Alps. Her message, recalls La Salette Father Donald Paradis in his history of the congregation, included the words " ...make this known to all my people" and in 1852 the Missionaries of La Salette were founded to serve as "a perpetual remembrance of Mary's merciful apparition." In 1892 two La Salette missionaries arrived on this continent to explore possible settlement in the New World and ultimately settled in Hartford, Conn. Since then the U.S. presence has grown to include four provinces stretching from the East Coast to California and from Wisconsin to Texas. Meanwhile, back in Attleboro, James Solomon was gathering herbs and roots in the woods on his property for herbal remedies that he concocted and peddled. Although he was known as Dr. Solomon, he was not a medical doctor, but his dream was to build a great sanatorium on the site where people would come to be healed of cancer. It was a strand in the wondrous history of the property which centers 6n dream and struggle, hope and healing. . In 1894, 'an engineer surveyed the grounds and by March 190 I, the walls stood in place to receive the giant roof, and a local businessman pl~dged the necessary financial backing to complete the project which amazingly totaled $400,000. When Solomon's Sanatorium was dedic~t~d on April 25, 1903, the order' oJ the .day included a band concert on-th'e -Attleboto Comrrion followed by a parade. A contemporary account described the scene: "With the coming of the dark,. Dr. Solomon's dream sprang to life in a great blaze of electrical splendor: 1,800 electric lights outline.d the exterior of the building, while an immense searchlight mounted on the' roof threw its slender, graceful finger of light over four miles." It was a herald of the dark night of search and bright lights pointing the way that would be the beacon of a new spirituality to be found at the site. Unfortunately, the years to come found lack of funds sparking changes of ownership. In 1919 it was purchased by the Method-

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ist Church and its name changed La Salette was dedicated. to Attleboro Springs. It has become 'a place where In 1942 the La Salette Mis- families and individuals are welsionaries purchased the property come to enjoy the Shrine's beaufor use as a major seminary and tiful gardens and picnic areas, and in 1952 the construction of the groups are offered special, oneShrine was announced. On Dec. day programs focusing on vari8, 1953, the feast of the Immacu- ous themes. It is a place of opIate Conception, the Shrine offi- portunity for worship and reconcially opened. It coincided with ciliation. Throughout the year ethnic the beginning of the Marian Year promulgated by Pope Pius XII. pilgrimages, outdoor concerts, a That day, more than 5,000 vis- counseling center, ongoing opporited the Shrine, viewed an out- tunities for the. sacrament of recdoor Nativity scene and enjoyed onciliation, a summer tent rea fireworks display. . vival, healing services, a Labor Since then the outdoor Nativ- Day weekend Family Festival and ity display has grown to the various workshops and seminars p.resent scope of the annual with guest speakers highlight life Christmas Festival of Lights, at the Shrine. In this Jubilee Year there are which features more than 225,000 dazzling lights and welcomes 27 La Salette fathers serving in busloads of people - in excess Attleboro, with some 1,000 colof 500,000 pilgrims'. league priests and religious The festival, free to the pub- . brothers serving in 21 counlic, opened Thursday and will tries. Masses are celebrated in the continue until Jan. 1, 2001. Father Pat also reported that as church daily at 12: 10 p.m., 4 part of the Christmas Festival of p.m., and 6:30 p.m. The sacrament of reconciliaLights, he will give concerts daily tion is available daily in the at the Shrine at 3 and 7:30 p.m. A tragic fire on Nov. 5, 1999 church from 2 to 8 p.m. For information on prodestroyed the majestic Provincial House. But the stands of life and grams as well as gift shop and water continued ... the fountain cafeteria hours, contact the at La Salette and Attleboro Shrine at 947 Park St., Springs. Just one year after the Attleboro, MA 02703-0965 or fire, the Shrine of Our Lady of call (508) 2~2-5410.

,AN ICON bearing the resemblance of Our Lady of La Salette rests in the new Shrine Church: (AnchodGordon photo)

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Catholic Relief Ser"I am particularly pleased to report to you that vices· has raised more than $1 billion in the last CRS is expanding its resources to counsel and comthree years, as the agency has deepened its long- fort - as well as provide jobs and means of liveliterm commitments and added new ones, reported hood - to AIDS sufferers and their families," board chairman Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola- Bishop Ricard said. Tallahassee, Fla. . "Yet as we examine our achievements, we are In the annual report Nov. 13 to the U.S. bishops painfully aware of how much still remains to be about the work of their overseas relief and develop- done in the Middle East, in East Timor and Indoment agency, Bishop Ricard said that CRS has nesia, in the Balkans and in Africa," Bishop Ricard launched new programs on top of its ongoing com- .said. "As we face the enormity of our collective mitment to the victims of Hurrlcane Mitch, its peace- task ahead, I am Plore convinced than ever of the building efforts in Burundi and Mindanao, and its rightness of our path and the singular force of our ~work withre~gees~in ·the Balkans.~9 ~lsewb~re. mission."

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River- Fri., November 24,2000

Retired bishops to get stipend increase, more health care options

RETREAT DAY offered parish teams of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in the Fall River diocese a time to renew themselves. Held recently at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown, the theme was "Companions on the Journey: Coming to Fullness of Faith," and several presenters told of their experiences in coming to the fullness of faith in the Church. Top, from left, Lisa Gulino of the Office of RCIA; Linda Perry of Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Director of the RCIA Father Henry J. Dahl; Mrs. Julie DeSouza of St. John Neumann Church, East Freetown; Deacon Paul Macedo of the Office of RCIA; and Deacon Richard Murphy of Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich. At bottom, participants chat about their parish efforts over lunch.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Retired U.S. bishops will get a costof-living increase in their monthly stipends plus additional health care options in actions approved by the U.S. bishops during their fall general meeting in Washington. The retired bishops' stipend will go from $1,300 a month to $1,500 a month to reflect an increase in the cost of living since their benefit package was lastexarnined five years ago. The amended guidelines were approved on a voice vote. Otherhealth care benefits already in the package include major medical and the full cost of all medical and hospital care. Other basic benefits that remain unchanged in the retired bishops' package include appropriate housing and board, an office with secretarial assistance as needed, a car for their personal use, transportation, plus food and lodging expenses for meetings of the U.S. bishops, "ad limina" visitS, provincial and re-

gional meetings, workshops and retreats. Retired bishops also are entitled to suitable funeral and burial arrangements. The cost ofthe benefits is largely borne by the diocese in which the bishop retired. Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., chairman ofthe Ad Hoc Committee for Bishops' Life and Ministry, said during a press conference that there are about 100 retired bishops in the United States - more than 25 percent of all U.S. bishops. While the guidelines recommend that "the official residence provided by the diocese is for the use of the diocesan bishop;' Bishop Skylstad said there are cases where the retired bishop continues to live in the house with his episcopal successor. They may also choose a house in a residential neighborhood or an apartment, or may even move to a different area of the country to exercise a particular ministry.

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House subcommittee counsel named to bishops' Pro-Life post WASHINGTON (CNS) Cathleen A. Cleaver, chief counsel of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, has been named director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. She succeeds Helen Alva.re as chief spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops on Pro-Life issues. Alva.re, who had held the position since 1990, resigned earlier this year to become a law professor at The Catholic University of America. As chief counsel for the House subcommittee since February 1999, Cleaver gained firsthand experience with constitutional amendments and issues involving sanctity of life, freedom of religion, speech and association, and civil rights. She served as counsel for the same subcpmmittee from March 1998 to February 1999.

Cleaver was director of legal policy for the Family Research Council from May 1995 to March 1998 and filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal courts in cases involving abortion, euthanasia and pornography. From January 1994 to May 1995, she served as legal counsel and program director for the National Law Center for Children and Families, a nonprofit legal center established to strengthen and defend laws against obscenity, child pornography and sexual exploitation. A 1986 graduate of the University ofSouth Horida in speech communication and political science, Cleaver earned her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1989. "I arn honored by this opportunity to help promote the voice of the Catholic community on the

most important issue facing America today - the sanctity of human life," she said in a statement. "Ours is a voice of compassion, recognizing the dignity of each human being, and I am humbled to have a role in advancing this understanding." Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, thanked Cleaver "for placing her talents at the service of the church" and praised her "distinguished background." The Pro-Life secretariat works to deepen respect for all human life, especially the unborn, disabled, elderly or those who are dying. It also seeks to affect public policy in those areas and encourages local programs that assist pregnant women, disabled people, the dying and those who have been involved in abortion.

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Diocese ofFall River- Fri., November 24, 2<XX>

Vatican, German publisher release official Holy Year CD VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Vatican and Deutsche Grammophon, a major publisher of classical music, have released the Vatican's official Holy Year compact disc, "Te Deum." The music on the CD, performed by the orchestra and choir of Italy's National Academy of St. Cecili'a, consists of four different musical settings of the Te Deum prayer of thanksgiving to God. Omella Farioli, a spokeswoman for Deutsche Grammophon in Italy, said the Germany-based publisher released the CD worldwide Nov. 17. The album was recorded in Rome during Holy Week and was inspired

by St. Cecilia's performance of Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Te Deum at the September 1999 inau~ guration of the restored facade of St. Peter's Basilica Myung-Whun Chung, the Korea-born, U.S.-educated conductor of the Rome orchestra, said the. pieces by Charpentier, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Giuseppe Verdi and Arvo Part were chosen to allow listenets to hear the same Latin prayer adapted in different centuries and different musical styles. The CD, he said, is just one sign of St. Cecilia's commitment to the jubilee year, a commitment which included 64 concerts of sacred music.

eNS book review GOODBYE TO CATHOUC IRELAND: HOW THE IRISH LOST THE CIVILIZATION THEY CREATED, by Mary Kenny. Templegate Publishers (Springfield, la., 2000). 376 pp. REVIEWED BY MARK LOMBARD CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

It has been understood for generations that, alone amol1g Englishspeaking lands, Ireland has been primarily Catholic, and that the Republic of Ireland became an independent nation because she was Catholic. Yet, in a work that weaves anecdotes, statistics, news reports from general and Catholic press sources, historical analyses and personal experience, writer and journalist Mary Kenny sews together a tapestry that portrays a fluid social history of a nation growing and a faith fraying. "Goodbye to Catholic Ireland: How the Irish Lost the Civilization They Created," ii'litially published in the United Kingdom in 1997 with the first U.S. edition updated and released in late October, is not an attack on the Church but a compelling analysis of the modem Irish Catholic experience. While the intermingling of fact and hearsay can be a su~pect mixture in a historical examination, Kenny, 20 years a columnist for London's Sunday Telegraph, successfully offers insight, humor, frankness and pathos in chronicling the causes behind and consequences of this shift. In doing so, she also challenges and depunks the hackneyed stereotypical view of Irish Catholicism, in which insular priests mled 'with an iron fist over the superstitious, passive and gullible faithful. The chronological account of Catholic Ireland moves from the late 19th- and early 20th-century growth in Europe of nationalism and radicalism, through the Irish cultural renaissance, the "sacramental" Easter Rising of 1916, the partition of Ireland and the creation of the confessional constitutional state. It examines the Church's role in state censorship from the late 1920s to the

1960s, in Irish neutrality and isolationism during the Second World War, and in wrestling with issues of depopulation, emigration and contraception. With the coming of the "liberal dawn" of the 1960s, Kenny sees old Ireland fading away and the Irish Church beginning its decline from its position as ''the most dominant continuous influence in Iris}llife." Kenny is not a detached observer. She confesses that she was a part of a "group of young Irish feminists" that in 197} defiantly and publicly brought contraceptives from the North into the Irish Republic. She suggests Pope Paul VI's encyclical "Humanae Vitae" split Catholic Ireland into conservative and liberal camps, raised the issue of-and the subsequent opposition to - ''the archaic Irish law" banning barrier methods of contraception, and propelled the foundation of an anti-clerica1 women's liberation movement The conflict in Northern Ireland, argues the author, also served to undermine the place of the Catholic Church in the republic, which itself became the target of charges of being a theocracy. The rise of the country's boom economy, known as the ''Celtic TIger," has become yet another force she points to as radically changing the cultural landscape and challenging the faith. Kenny contends that the authority of the Catholic Church, already weakened by the "liberalization of society - indeed the sexualization of society" and the precipitous drop in vocations 'and Mass attendance, was damaged, potentially irreversibly, by a series ofreports in the 19908 of "horrific and pitiful cases of sex charges against Catholic priests." 'The very concept of 'Catholic Ireland' was, by the end of the century, gone," she writes. 'The very phrase 'Catholic Ireland' was deeml(d repulsive, and offensively sectarian." Despite her criticism, Kenny, who seems in this sobering book to be very much an insider in mourning, holds out hope for a resurgent Catholicism in Ireland.

TAYLOR MOMSEN and Jim Carrey star in a scene from "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas:' See CNS Movie Capsules on this page for a brief review of this film. (CNS photo from Universal)

Say 'ouf' to 'Rugrats in Paris' NEW YORK (CNS) - The Rugrats "oui-out' all the way to the land of smelly cheese in the sweet animated sequel "Rugrats in Paris - The Movie" (Paramount). Based on the characters from the animated televi. sion series on Nickelodeon, directors Stig Bergqvist and Paul Demeyer create a simple story that is pep- , pered with enough clever quips to keep both the little ones and their parents amused. Clocking in at 78 minutes and filling the screen with colorful, lively ani~ mated characters, "Rugrats" delights both in presentation and delivery. When Stu Pickles (voice of Jack Riley) is summoned to Paris to repair the star electronic monster reptile of Euroreptarland (a Japanese amusement park that bears a not-so-coincidental resemblance to Eurodisney, and elicits the same French contempt), it becomes a Gallic excursion for the whole clan. At just about the same time, Chas Finster (voice of Michael Bell), the widowed father of two-year-old Chuckie (voice of Christine Cavanaugh), has decided to start dating again, giving Chuckie hope that his wish for a new mommy may come true. The land of romance and baguettes holds plenty of opportunity for the fulfillment of such a wish, or at .

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least it seems. Conniving meanie Coco La Bouche (voice of Susan Sarandon), the ambitious manager of the kiddy-catering Euroreptarland, loathes children. But the edict has come down from top management that only someone married with children will become the top bon-bon. Willing to swallow a lot of foie-gras to get what she wants, Coco sets her sites on poor, hapless Chas. C'est te,rrible! Can the Rugrats save Chuckie and his dad from the snapping. claws of this beret-wearing brie eater? The film moves along at a good pace, likely to keep most tykes interested. And a few jabs, like one mocking the "It's A Small World" song, elicit quite a chuckle. 'f!te directors seem to have a real regard for children, respecting their intelligence and tender age by not exposing them to any unnecessary crass elements (other than a few poopy diaper jokes). In a lighthearted manner, the story also imparts lessons of courage, trust and true love. Fun and wholesome, "Rugrats in Paris - The Movie" is a treat for the entire family. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - general audiences. ---------_

rating is, PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. ''Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (Universal) Less than spectacular adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic tale in which Jim Carrey stars as the Grinch, a mean-spirited green creature who disguises himself as Santa Claus, sneaks into the town of Whoville ' on Christmas Eve and steals all the residents' presents. Director Ron Howard's fanciful路 rendition is crammed with many colorful, teetering sets and zippy one-liners, but it is essentially a vanity vehicle for its star with a secularized definition of the true meaning of Christmas. Some crass humor including mild sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-ITadults and adolescents. The Motion PictureAssociation ofAmerica rating is PG- parentalguidance suggested. "La Buche" (Empire) Quirky French seriocomedy set just before Christmas that follows members of a Parisian family (including SabineAzema, Emmanuelle Beart, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Francoise Fabian) whose already complicated lives are shaken by the revelation of some family secrets.

Director Daniele Thompson's film is a lightweight study of complex relationships and steadfast family love, despite the humorous treatment of marital infidelity. Subtitles. Several extramarital affairs, a few implied sexual encounters and sporadic rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification isA-Nadults, with reservations. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America ''Unbreakable'' (Touchstone) Melancholy thriller in which the sole survivor (Bruce Willis) ofa devastating train wreck is befriended by a frail comic book gallery owner (Samuel L. Jackson) who suggests the man has physical and psychic abilities that destine him to save others from evildoers. While writer-director M. NightShyamalan's moody tale is engrossing and the angular camera work initially intriguing, the narrative falters with its ultimately unsatisfying conclusion. Brief vio~ lence, fleeting sexual menace and minimal profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IT - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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Supporters say papal center is not just another 'museum WASHINGTON (CNS) The new Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington is not just bricks and mortar, not just another museum in a city already filled with museums, according to its supporters. The new center is seen as a living institution that will carry on the spirit of Pope John Paul's work for generations to come, a place for scholars of religion and culture, and also for families seeking to strengthen their faith and knowledge - a powerful tool for evangelization and interfaith understanding. "I think it's going to be a beacon to the world," said Judith Darin, a member of St. Hugo of the Hills Parish in Bloomfield Hills, a,Detroit suburb. Her husband, Ned Darin, predicted, "It wi 11 draw a lot of people who might not otherwise be exposed to the Church. Pope John Paul is such a monumental man, a great man. This will draw a lot of people to Christianity, to Jesus Christ." The Darins were among several hundred financial contributors and others who attended a recent reception at a hotel on Capitol Hill.

The following day they attended a special Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception celebrated by Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit, president of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Foundation. After Mass, there was a dedication ceremony and tour of the center. Situated a short distance from the National Shrine, the center will open to the public in March 2001. Fellow St. Hugo parishioner Robert Vlasic said he was supporting the center "because it will be a place where all Catholics can come when they're in the nation's capital, in addition to being a wonderful, very educational and entertaining place." "The key thing is that it will be a focal point for religion in the nation's capital, and the pope and the cardinal feel that is very important," Vlasic added. Frank and Jane Warchol, members of St. Paul of Tarsus Parish in Clinton Township, another Detroit suburb, were also enthusiastic about the center. "We feel that the country should have something to remind us of our Catholicism, and the

most logical place is the nation's capital. We want anybody who comes to Washington to be able to visit it as they do the other national sites," Frank Warchol said. Marvin and Julie Redlawski, members of Assumption Grotto Parish in Detroit, were in Washington for the dedication events with their children, Hanna, eight, Holly, six, Lucas, three, and Jacob, 22 months. '''It is by far what the Catholic Church needs to teach the next generation our faith, and it's what the Catholic Church is all about," Marvin Redlawski said. fIe said he hoped people will spread the word about it and encourage family trips there. "People spend thousands to take their families to Disney World or other theme parks, and this is a lot more important. I believe a trip to visit the center will not only be a blessing to these families, but an eye-opening experi'ence about their faith," Redlawski added. Bishop Bernard J. Harrington of Winona, Minn., predicted, "This will have a great impact on the American Church. It will be a source of great pride and an opportunity for Catholics to spread their faith throughout the country." Bishop Dale Melczek of Gary, Pope accepts resignation of Bishop Lucker Ind., said he was excited about of his ministry to religious edu- the ability the center will have to VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II has accepted cation, focusing on catechesis, communicate "the values of our faith - beginning with life and the resignation of Bishop evangelization and theology. He was a pioneer in the the dignity of every human perRaymond A. Lucker of New Ulm, Minn., the Vatican an- catechetical renewal in the United son - to untold numbers of perStates, helping develop the Con- sons." nounced. If the center is as big a hit with Bishop Lucker, 73, who has fraternity of Christian Doctrine headed the New Ulm Diocese and the National Conference of other young people as it has been with volunteer Brian Keaney, then since 1976, was diagnosed with Diocesan Directors. He has been actively associated its supporters' hopes may be remelanoma last year. He underwent surgery for it, but was told by doc- with renewal movements and as a alized. Keaney, a sophomore at The tors that his cancer may recur and promoter of pastoral planning and Catholic University of America could become terminal. He had lay involvement in the Church. The bishop, who was born Feb. and a member of St. Mary Parish said he wanted to retire and was awaiting the Vatican's acceptance 24, 1927, in St. Paul, was edu- in Dedham, Mass., predicted the of his resignation. ' cated in Catholic schools there and center is sure to take its place Since being ordained a bishop earned bachelor's and master's among Washington's must-see atin 1971, when he became an aux- degrees at St. Paul Seminary. He tractions. "I see it as a Catholic iliary of St. Paul-Minneapolis, was ordained to the priesthood on Smithsonian," Keaney said. Bishop Lucker has devoted much June 7, 1952.

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Philippine bishops express concerns over impeachment process

Philippine archbishop resigns fro,!, government peace. panel

Echoing his sentiments were MANILA, Philippines (CNS) or mo~e of the 220 House mem- Following the impeachment of bers. Seventy-seven members en- Archbishop' Carmelo Morelos of Philippine President Joseph dorsed the Articles of Impeach- Zamboanga, Bishop Antonio Ledesma ofIpil and Msgr. Edwin Estrada, some bishops expressed ment: de la Pena of Marawi. apprehension over the They added, however, impeachment process and that their apprehension said the president should was lessened by the reresign. instead. cent election of Sen. At last week's meeting Aquilino Pimentel as of the bishops' conferSenate president. ence perma,nent council, Pimentel succeeded Sen. discussions showed that Franklin Drilon, who was 98 percent of the bishops voted out by ruling coafavored resignation, with .Iition senators after he the other two percent joined the call for "still confused," said Estrada's resignation. Archbishop Leonardo "Pimentel is a fair and Legaspi of Caceres, a honest man with no lofty council member, reported ambitions," Archbishop UCA News, an Asian Morelos said. church news agency Archbishop Orlando based in Thailand. Estrada who is acQuevedo of Cotabato, cused of bribery, graftand president of the bishops' corruption, betrayal of the conference, warned that public trust and violation people would continue to PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT Joseph protest if they felt the imof the Philippine Constitution has said he will not Estrada attends a pray rally attended by his peachment process was resigd and is ready to face supporters in Manila. The Philippine House being manipulated and trial of Representatives impeached Estrada on said if there is manipuE'strada's impeach- charges that he had ties to an illegal gam- lation "the only remainment by the lower house blingracket. (eNS photo from Reuters) ing option is resi.gnaof Congress came after tion." weeks of mounting pressure for Meanwhile, Archbishop Bishop Dinualdo Guiterrez of his resignation stirred by church Marbel, chairman of the bishops' Legaspi said he supports imcommission on social action,jus- peachment because recent defecand other civic leaders. Villar said the constitution al- tice and peace, told UCA News tions of Estrada's party members lows the impeachment complaint that the impeachment process "is in the House and Senate have into be automatically sent to the open to manipulation more than creased the chances for a fair impeachment trial. . Senate for trial if it is filed by 73 any other process."

MANILA, Philippines (CNS) News that the president's office has - An archbishop on a Philippine lost "moral legitimacy." He said that National Peace Fogovernment peace panel has quit his post, while a religious brother rum members from civil s'ociety serving as education secretary is doubted whether they could still be standing firm amid the crisIs plagu- "credible" in conducting peace talks . with communists. ing President Joseph Estrada. The nine-member forum that Archbishop Fernando Capalia of Davao and three other members of Estrada created in June 1999 has a the National Peace Forum resigned mandate to supervise "all peace inifrom the body, saying that "the tiatives" with communist insurstorm clouds" hovering over the gents. Extremist forces might take adpresidency have created "unpeace," reported UCA News, an Asian vantage of the social unrest over church news agency b~sed in Thai- the aliegations against the president, Archbishop Capalia, HaydeeYorac, land. In a mid-November letter to Carol Hernandez and Howard Dee Estrada, they said the political cri- said in their resignation letter. This could lead to armed gov搂is puts into question "the sincerity of the peace process" and "the seri- ernment intervention and the breakousness of the pursuit of national down of democracy, they warned.. reforms and social justice." They added that while they supEstrada, impeached by the House . po~ the impeachment process, the.y of Representatives Nov. 13, has ~elieve that Es~d~ could make h!s . faced calls for his resignation since greates~,contnb~tI~n to pea~e III a governor alleged in early Octo- our lan~, by .resI~nlllg to qUlckl~ ber thafthe president took hundreds resolve the SItuatIon of unpeace. of millions of pesos in payoffs from Archbishop Capalla said he will illegal gambling and tax funds due continue his work for peace tobacco farmers. through the Bishops-Ulama (lsThe impeachment complaint is lamic scholars) Forum ofMindanao now with the Senate for trial. Ca.th.olic, Protestant and Muslim Archbishop Capalla told UCA relIgIOUS leaders.

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Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, thatYour eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine WIll. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I dq not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will castit away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God: . . Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the.cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. . Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen ofthe Divine Fiat, take' . my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myselfin the order and the bounds ofthe Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine WIll and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me withYour mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fali into the maze ofthe human will. Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus,You will give meYour flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian ofmy heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the WIll of God. My guardian Ange I, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden rqay flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. ( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

Kenyan Church leadersocall consultations on poverty wasteful NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)路- The Kenyan government's plan tei spend 140 million shillings (US$1.8 million) for national consultations on how to fight poverty in Kenya is money and time ill spent, said Catholic Church and develo~ment officials. . "We can give this information for free," said Father Henry Simaro, national secretary of the Kenyan bishops' conference's social commul)ications department. . "To spend that kind of money, and yet there's so much information, that's reinventing the wheel in a very expensive way," he said. Father Simaro said the money could be much better used for "reinforcing the existing programs" and funding literacy, civic education, democracy and other programs. Finance Minister Chrysanthus Okemo officially launched the consultations recently in Nairobi. The consultations are expected to produce a final draft of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, scheduled for release in April 2001. Okemo said the money to fund this process comes from development partners and donors. The consultative process began in March with a meeting of the National Stakeholders' Consultative Forum, a gathering of 300 government, private sector, nongovernmental organizations and other representatives. Now, a complex organizational structure headed by a Cabinet and including a National Steering Committee made up of government and nongovernmental officials - will oversee and implement the consultative process, which will reach the village level. "No economic recovery program will suc- . ceed if all Kenyans are not involved in the pro-

cess," Okemo said at the launch. Everestus Okumu, national secretary of the bishops' conference's development and social services department, said that despite the Catholic Church's vast experience with the poor, the government only invited the bishops' conference into the process in late October. "If the government still remains what it is, and if the policy implementers remain who they are, I think we will continue to wonder if this will be a successful project," said Okumu. Peter Kimeu, on the staff of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' international relief and development agency, also expressed concerns over the usefulness of consultations on poverty. "The levels of corruption have reached an alarming status in Kenya," said Kimeu. But the Kenyan government is serious about stamping out corruption, Okemo said at the launch. He listed a number of anti-corruption measures recently implemented by the government, including a bill that requires those who hold public office to declare their assets and liabilities; increased support for the Kenyan Anti-Corruption Authority and the Contmller and Auditor General; and updated procurement regulations for all public institutions. Slightly more than half of Kenya's population is classified as poor, according to government statistics. The poverty line for those Ii ving in rural areas is 1,239 shillings (US$16) per person per month and 2,648 shillings (US$34) per person per month in urban areas. According to the interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, the number of poor people in Kenya has increased from 3.7 million in 197273 to an estimated 15 million today.

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mary Dussault, who has been at the newspaper since it began in 1957. "From its very start The Anchor has always been grateful for her work, and we still owe much to her for the direction we are going in," he said. "Where we're heading is because of all the hard work she has done in the name of the Church, for the Diocese of

Fall River, for The Anchor, over the many years." Dussault said she was very pleased with the advent of color and all it opens up "and it is long overdue. It certainly enhances the paper and this has been our aim for many years. When the opportunity arrived we eagerly took it. While we are very happy we hope our subscribers are happy too."

The changeover has probably put the greatest pressure on Production Manager Dave Jolivet. He humbly acknowledges that he borrowed his daughter Emilie's book on art for a fast lesson on the primary colors and the hues and shadings he needs to bring photos and advertisements to life. Then he had to master the complicated process and make it a go.

AT A GLANCE

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Approved guidelines for building or renovating churches. Called for U.S. immigration laws and policies that uphold human rights. Made on explicit expression of support for on independent Palestinian state. Urged refonn ofthe U.S. criminal justice system. Addressed the challenges ofwelcoming immigrants into the life of the church. Called on leaders in Sudan to end violence and repression against its citizens. Recommitted themselves and the church to protectin'g human I~e. Elected Bishop William B. Friend of Shreveport, La., as NCCB-USCC secretory. Approved additional diocesan financial reporting requirements. Debated procedural guidelines on how to grant, withhold or withdraw atheologian's Umandatum to teach. • Discussed proposed revisions to the NEthical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Core Services." • Approved a$49.3 million budget for 2001.

"The process is bit more complicated but well worth it," he said. "We live in an area that's naturally beautiful; the sea, the beaches, the forests, and now we can communicate that beauty to our readers." Staffer Mike Gordon said that as a writer and photographer he thinks it is an exciting time and a step forward for the paper. "It will be nice to see photos in vivid color of local events and I'm sure our readership will also enjoy seeing those." Barbara Reis, The Anchor's subscripti().ns clerk, said that "moving into the world of color print brings our newspaper into today's marketplace where readers truly expect it. We are able to offer subscribers a product they can enjoy more." John E. Kearns Jr., assistant director of the Office of Communications, said that it not hard to imagine how the many rich colors associated with the various Church seasons will be reflected in The Anchor. "It will great to see the reds of

New Roman Missal instruction to take effect with missal WASHINGTON (CNS) The Vatican's new General Instruction on the Roman Missal will take effect the day the new Roman Missal is issued in Latfn, Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala., told the U.S. bishops recentli' He urged them, however, "not to precipitously implement any provisions ... which might be changed by particular law" - that is, by special U.S. rules for which the bishops could apply. Archbishop Lipscomb, chairman of the Committee on the Liturgy, made his comments during the fall meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, held in Washington. The new liturgy instruction from the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments was made public in late July. Because it was intended to accompany the new Roman Missal and the new missal is not yet out, however, there have been conflicting views among liturgists and among Church lawyers as to when the instruction would take effect. According to one argument, typically there is a time lag, called a "vacatio legis" from the issuance of a law to its effective date, and that time lag would not start

until the missal itself is issued. According to another argument, the instruction for the new missal would not take effect in an English-speaking country until an official English translation of the instruction - and possibly of the new missal as well - is approved and adopted in that country. "It is important to note that the effective date of the' Latin liturgical document is not contingent upon i~ publication in an approved and confirmed English edition, but instead upon its publication as a part of the 'editio typica latina' (typical Latin edition)," Archbishop Lipscomb said. He added that changes in prayer texts cannot be implemented until approved English versions are established, but "rubrical changes become the universal law ofthe Church upon ... publication in Latin." Recently the liturgy committee sent the bishops a detailed listing of areas where changes are needed in the U.S. appendix to the previous general instruction to bring it in line with the new instruction. Attached to the list were questions and forms inviting bishops to submit requests for other changes they would like to see.

Archbishop Lipscomb told the bishops that the liturgy committee has already decided to propose one request for a U.S. exception to the Vatican instruction, dealing with the role of extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist. He said this will be brought to the bishops for their consideration at their next general meeting in June. He also said the Vatican has already been asked for a clarification of the new instruction's norms for the placement of the tabernacle where the Eucharist is reserved. Since 1975 the Vatican rule has been a strong preference for placing the tabernacle in its own chapel of reservation. The new instruction says it may also be placed in the sanctuary, although not on the altar of celebration and it seems to give no preference to use of a distinct chapel, leaving it up to the local bishop to decide. What the clarification sought, Archbishop Lipscomb said, is whether there still is a preference or the new instruction intends to give equal weight to' either option. He told Catholic News Service that the inquiry came from a U.S. bishop but he did not know who.

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Diocese ofFall River~ Fri., November24, 2000

STUDENTS FROM St. Joseph School, Fairhaven, show off their Khfaaooty Bear Awards. Khfaaooty is an acronym for, "Keep hands, feet, and all other objects to yourself." Clockwise from left: Angela Pallatroni, Taite Fonteneau, Julie Foster, Chelsea Mitchell, Stephen Foster, Maggie Rossi, Matthew Perreira, Taylor Days-Merrill and Danielle Trahan. A STATUE of the Blessed Virgin was recently dedicated and a tree planted in the garden at Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton. From left: Carolyn De Sousa, who donated the tree in memory of her mother, Hilda Boyle, former volunteer at the school; Austin Laffan, second-grader and great- grandson of Nancy Benoit who donated the statue; Sister Margretta, former principal; and Arleene Booker, current principal.

SENIOR PETER Methot from Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, receives the W_endy's High School Heisman Award from principal Anthony Nunes. Methot was one of two winners from the state and is now eligible for national competition. . .

STUDENTS JENNY Almquist and Christine Servant fold clothes at a free clothing store sponsored by .Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. It is held every first Friday of the month from 9:30-11 :30 a.m.

Hundreds attend school's' â&#x20AC;˘ reunion FALL RIVER - More than 400 graduates of the former Mount Saint Mary Academy and Bishop Gerrard High School recently gathered for a reunion and Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Brian Harring~on was the principal celebrant and was assisted by Father James Butler. Music was under the direction of graduate Pauline Dumais. Bishop Gerrard High School was established when financial need led to the merger of Jesus Mary, Dominican and Mount St. Mary academies, but rising costs later forced the closing of the school. . Dinner followed Mass at the Hawthorne Country Club, North Dartmouth. The sum of $4,221.05 was raised through alumni events and a Check was presented to the Sisters of Mercy for their retirement fund and ministry. Sister Denisita Sullivan said the event was "wonderful" and could not get over the number. of graduates who turned out. The Sisters were "amazed" at the donation. "People got a lot out of their education and its nice to come back," added Sister Sullh:an. "They came from all over the eastern seaboard."

.... THE SENIOR class of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, recently held elections for its class officers. From left: Meaghan Fournier, vice president; Teresa Flynn, secretary; Ashley S'parks, president; and Zachary Baumgart, treasurer.

~ SENIOR MAURA Smith has been nominated to compete in the national Principal Leadership Award scholarship program. She was chosen for her academic excellenGe, holding a GPA of 3.97, leadership and school-involvement.

Educators take part in Professional Development Day By STEVE MEDEIROS OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

THEANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River - Fri., November 24, 2000

ries of struggle and hardship, my life is filled with those stories, and every life in this auditorium is filled with these stories," said Livingston. "The important thing is whether the

announced that St. Mary Sacred Heart School in North FALL RIVER - While stuAttleboro received accommodents from Catholic schools in dation and member status in the the diocese found themselves New England Association of with a'rare midweek day off, Schools and Colleges. educators from throughIn addition to the preout the diocese gathered sentations by Livingston, recently for a day of pro"She took you on a roller coaster all attendees divided into fessional development. ride," said Paula Raposo, religious groups by school and atEducators from all 28 education coordinator for Notre tended breakout sessions. schools, as well as parish Dame Parish in Fall River. "She During these, the groups directors of Religious had you next to tears one moment discussed Livingston's Education filled the audiand roaring with laughter the next. presentation and how they torium at Bishop can implement these ideas Connolly High School to I really enjoyed everything she had into their everyday life. In listen to keynote speaker, to say." addition, the groups disPatricia Livingston. cussed issues more speLivingston charmed cific to their particular the audience with her many sto- chaos breaks us down or school's setting. Several groups ries that seemed to perfectly il- strengthens us. For when we are used the time to share ideas on lustrate her ideas, able to trust in the lord through how they can improve their "She took you on a roller the chaos, then we shall see the school. coaster ride," said Paula Lord's blessings. . When asked why people reRaposo, religious education Livingston is an award-win- late to her message, Livingston coordinator for Notre Dame ning writer. She leads seminars, said, "People identify with my Parish in Fall River. "She had workshops, and retreats stories because I speak of ordiyou next to tears one moment throughout the United States nary, imperfect life. They conand roaring with laughter the and abroad. nect with me because they renext. I really enjoyed everyBefore introducing the key- alize that my life and their lives thing she had to say." note speaker, Superintendent are similar ... we meet in a "Scripture is filled with sto- of Schools, James McNamee shared human experience."

... PAT LIVINGSTON, an award-winning writer whose work has been featured in "Praying," "St. Anthony Messenger," and "U.S. Catholic," was the keynote speaker at Professional Development Day at Bishop Connolly High School. Below, educators from Holy Trinity School, East Harwich, take part in a breakdown session. (Photos by Steve Medeiros)

Why college-bound teens need to know their faith By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

My oldest son is approaching the end' of his first semester in college, and like many parents I'm finding it extremely difficult to resist the never-ending temptation to say "I told you so" during our telephone conversations. "Gee, mom, the professors don't help you like the high school teachers did. You're really on your own." Told you so. "I really have to be careful how I spend my money now." Told you so. "I'm trying to stay organized, but it's really hard to keep track of everything I have to do." Told you so. Besides the adjustments he's having to make as an almost-adult suddenly put in complete charge of his own time, my son has confronted another aspect of life that's surprised and even confused him a little: defending his faith. Told you so. It's true. My son, a student in Catholic schools his entire life, surrounded by Catholics, and while not resistant, never too terribly interested in the intricacies of faith either. is facing questions about being Catholic. They're coming from a coworker, a devout Southern Baptist, who won't stop asking ques-

tions. The fellow isn't being mean or belligerent, but he is apparently pretty persistent, peppering my son with questions about the

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pope, saints, Mass - the usual subjects. And so now these same questions have become a part of our telephone calls. My son asks, I explain and he says, thoughtfully, "That's what I thought, but I wasn't quite sure." Because, you see, it's one thing to make good grades on religion tests and another thing completely to answer challenging questions coming from someone who's got a lot of misconceptions about the Catholic faith. It's one thing to sit in Mass, say your prayers and coast along with a vague sense of dependence on and gratitude for God's love, and another thing to be directly asked, "Are you saved?" My son's lucky, too. The guy who's asking him these questions doesn't seem to be intent on drawing my son away from his faith.

Not all of us will be so lucky. There are certainly lots of groups out there, groups that target Cathplic teens and young adults, not for curious questions but for outright proselytizing. If you don't know your faith, you're extremely vulnerable to that kind of witnessing. If you don't understand why we as Catholics believe as we do and practice what we do, you're like a fertile field, ripe for the sowing of doubts by folks who know exactly what to say to do just that. Am I being too harsh? Nope. Ask those who work in Catholic campus ministry on college campuses; they'll have lots of stories to tell about college kids coming to them, upset and confused because they've almost been convinced that everything they've believed and done as a Catholic their whole life has led them away from, not closer to, God. It may not be at the top of your priority list at the moment. But it might not be a bad idea to add deepening your understanding of your faith to the rest of your high school tasks: picking a college, getting those SAT scores up, saving for tuition and learning how to study. Being unprepared for any of these future challenges puts you at a disadvantage. Told you so.

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plause of the 500 persons crowded into the adjacent Holy Cross Center chapel that-the Congregation has decided "to approach the Church to initiate the Cause of Canonization" of Father Peyton The headquarters had been in Albany, N.Y., where Fa~er Peyton founded Family Rosary in 1942 but moved in August to the new building adjacent to Stonehill College, which like Holy Cross Fami ly Ministries, is sponsored by the Congregation of Holy Cross. In addition to Family Rosary, Holy Cross Family Ministries is comprised of Family Rosary Inter-

canying a symbol ofthe apostolates. - ill his homily at the dedication Mass, Bishop O'Malley said, ''Father Peyton knew the challenge of the call to discipleship, and he knew that in prayer the impossible became possible. I heard Father Peyton say, 'God became a child so He could be a part ofevery family.' it was a privilege and joy for" me to have known Father Peyton. He was from County Mayo where the O'Malley's are from. It was a poor place that sent a lot of poor people to America ''When Patrick Peyton left ireland (in 1928), his father told him, 'Be faithful to our Lord in America.' He not only was faithful," Bishop

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YOUNG FATHER Peyton with Hollywood stars who participated in Family Theater radio programs: Ruth Hussey, Jimmy Durante, William Lundigan (rear), Bobby Driscoll (front), Rita Johnson, Father Peyton, Gigi Perreau, Jeanne Cagney, Ann Blyth and Jeff Chandler. (Photo courtesy of Family Theater Production)

national (with ministries in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania in East Africa, Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Spain and Uruguay), Family Theater Productions, -which Father Peyton founded in Hollywood, Calif., in 1947, and the Father Peyton Family Institute, Easton, and Lima, Peru, founded in 1999 and 1997 respectively to strengthen families by providing education, research apd training opportunities. - A colorful procession led Bishop O'Malley and the 52 concelebrating priests into the Mass and.then afterwards to the new centerfor the blessing. The procession featured representatives of 11 international offices carrying their countries' flags and of the four member ministries, each -

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-O'Malley said, "but he helped countless people be faithful. "Like Simeon (who prophesied about Jesus at his presentation in the temple) FatherPeyton was a prophet in our time for the family," reminding them that"'the family that prays together stays together,' and he urged that their prayer should be the ro:. sary," which enables them to pray and at the same time focus on the events in Jesus' life. Bishop O'Malley expressed his gratitude for Father Peyton's organization bringing more family ministries into the diocese. Holy Cross Family Ministries offers family retreats and parish missions in the area, rosary collection and distribution worldwide, youth contests, family-centered

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games, activities and products, spiri~ tual reading material, dramatic films and compelling, insightful documentaries and Spanish-language, dramatic radio/audio programs. It also is creating jobs in Easton and drawing pilgrims and visitors from throughout the world to the center and Father Peyton's gravesite. In announcing the Congregation of Holy Cross' decision to seek the opening of a possible cause of canonization for Father Peyton, Father Cleary, said, 'This marks a defini-tive move, a commitment in faith to ask the Church to recognize publicly the action of God in the life of Father Peyton, and to recognize his response to that grace. This cause will be instructed in a local diocese, but it will bring together the stories, the dedication, the faith of many, many thousands ofpeople who continue the thrust of Father Peyton's work throughout the world." The seeking of Father Peyton's' cause begins only eight years after his death on June 3, 1992 at age 83 in San Pedro, Calif. Generally, requirements for the Church declaring a person a saint are confirmation that a person practiced Christian virtue to a heroic degree as evidenced by their actions and writings and that a miracle is

ascribed to his or her intercession. Once a petition of a cause of sainthood is accepted by a presenting bishop, a diocesan inquiry is opened, bestowing on the candidate the title "Servant of God." The diocese will thoroughly investigate the compiled evidence and testimony of witnesses, including an exhaustive critical biography of the candidate and reports of favors received through his intercession. After receiving the final report of the diocesan inquiry, the presenting bishop' would then decide if the petition and local findings should be sent to the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints. If he does and if that body accepts the petition, then it would launch its own exhaustive inqUiry, and then, based on those findings and authenticated miracles attributed to his intercession, the pope could decide to declare the candidate Venerable, then Blessed and then a Saint. For the 51 years ofhis priesthood, Father Peyton encouraged millions offamilies around the world to pray daily, especially the rosary, to strengthen families and to achieve world peace. After immigrating to the United States from Ireland at age 19, he eventually become a seminarian and

contracted tuberculosis and was unexplainably healed which he attributed to the intercession of Mary. He was ordained in 1941, and founded Family Rosary the next year in a tribute to Mary. Upon his death, statements were issued by the Vatican on behalf of Pope John Paul IT, by Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, and by Cardinal Mahony. The late Cardinal John O'Connor, then Archbishop of New York, led a r0sary at one of the funeral services for Father Peyton at Stonehill College. In response to many of Father Peyton's supporters and friends around the world, the Congregation of Holy Cross in conjunction with Boly Cross Family Ministries began a study in 1996 to see if there was enoughevidence to seek acause. Holy Cross Father John Phalen, presidentof Holy Cross Family Ministries, said, "Behind all of Father Peyton's achievements was a man of deep faith and piety, a prayerful man whQ always had his rosary in his hand; a man whose devotion to the Blessed Mother and her Son led him to spread the faith and to foster family prayer, especially the rosary, around the world. In time we will find out if he was a saint among us."

BISHOP O'MALLEY listens while Father Hugh Cleary, superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Rome, addresses the gathering.

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Bishop Sean P. O'Ma]ley, OFM Cap., presided at the 33rd annual awards ceremony and the solemn evening prayer, Eucharistic adoration and Benediction of which it was a part. The award was established by Bishop James L. Connolly in 1968 and since then more than 2,000 men and women have been recipients of the Marian Medal, which has a raised image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

In apologizing to the congregation路 that jammed every nook and cranny of the church, Bishop O'Malley explained in a comical fashion why they were there and not at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River which is- closed while undergoing extensive refurbishing. "Last January, at a ecumenical celebration at our cathedral, as we were singing the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic-,' it ol;curred to me that I had never heard it accompanied. by. maracas before," the

bishop said. " And then I realized them all up to the light to check that it was people's teeth chatter- them ...and I am happy to report ing because there was no heat. that we didn't find any frauduThat's why we are not there to- lent submissions," which drew day...the floor there has been tom loud laughter from the congregaup and the heating system is be- tion. "But this isn't Florida," he ing replaced. " added. During his homily Bishop He said that Thanksgiving O'Malley also alluded in jest to week is an excellent time to hold the presidential ballot recount in the Marian. Award ceremonies Florida. Explaining the difficulty "Because often in abundance we pastors have in making final forget to give thanks for what we nominations for the Marian Medal have. It is so easy to take people's he said that ''This year we held goodness and hard work for

granted. Today at least we single out those fine parishioners whose service and generosity have kept our fine parishes and agencies running." Reciting a long list of the various services and dedication provided by volunteers who are this year's honorees, a list he quipped he compiled "without the help of partisan observers," he mentioned a traffic director. "We could have used him here today," the bishop added.