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Advent begins today. women and men all As we light the first around the world go to candle, remember we bed hungry. To them, live in a time when life has become secondary . the Christmas season is to many people. just another day ofpain and suffering.

Let us devote this Today, let us rememAdvent, through prayer, ber these people in some sacrifice and good deeds, to LIFE in all its special way. beautiful stages...from conception to death.

Life for some .has become an unbearable burden. There are many who consider taking their own lives.

On this day, offer a prayer, sacrifice or deedfor these brothers and sisters, that their hearts may be touched with mercy and healing.

Many of us gather for parties and get together with family and friends at this time.

There are others who have no relatives or friends. Today, let us think of these individuals in a special way.

There are still many people on this Earth who don't know who Jesus is.

Todgy, let us remember these people and pray that they may encounter the Savior and realize the wonderfullife He offers us.

a" this feast of St. Nicholas, let us think about the children throughout the world in hospitals and at home, who are sick or injured.

Offer this day for them and theirfamilies, that they may feel the peace ofJesus.

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Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. On this day, let us make an offeringfor those babies that have been aborted, and for their mothers.

Let us ask Mary, who said "yes" to the Lord, to pray for these broken-hearted sisters.

In many places, including this country, people are still being oppressed for various reaSons such as race or religion. . Today, let us remember the oppressed and pray for their oppressors.

On this day, let us remember in a special way those infants who have died within the womb, or shortly after birth. Ask Mary,mother of the Baby Jesus, to intercede for those families.

In Zaire and other parts of the world, many refugees wander homeless and hungry, attempting fa escape oppression, much as Jesus, MaryandJoseph did.

Today, let us remember these brothers and sisters in our thoughts and prayers.

Some people have chosen physician-assisted suicide to put an end to their suffering.

Today, let us pray for the terminally ill, that they may chose to die with dignity, as Cardinal Joseph Bernardin did.

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All too often we hear about women and children being ballered and abused.

Today, as Christmas draws ever nearer, .let us take afew minutes to pr:ayfor these individuals.

am! doesn't have to be a parent to become sickem~d by the abduc. tion ofa child.

Today, tet us make an offering for all abducted children and their families.

Anyone of us could have our faith shaken through unforeseen circumstances.

On this day during Advent, let us remember in a special way those who question their faith. Let us ask the Lord to strengthen and guide them.

Today, let us remember all those who live with disabilities, whether they be physical, spiritual or mental.

May these people feel the love of God through our actions and prayers.

Mary and Joseph knew hOl¥ it felt to be . turned awqy, as they searchedfor a'place to stay.

Many immigrants in this country share the same feelings. Today, let us remember our immigrant brothers and sisters and ,their struggle.

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On this third Sunday ofAdvent, let us remember and pray for all those living with and aJfected by HIV/AIDS and theirfamily andfr.rends.

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On this fourth and final Sunday of Advent /996, let us prayfor the family, that it may be strengthened and stand firm against the evils of this world.

As the day approaches for Mary to give birth to the Baby Jesus, let usprayfor all pregnan t women and their unborn children.

On the eve of the birthday ofour Lord, let u~ prayfervently for an end to abortion of all kinds, physician-assisted suicide and ellthanasia.

Let us pray for respectfor all life - from the first moment ofconception to the last moment ofnatural death.

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As the baby Jesus grew ta become a man, he held the orphaned and widowed dear to his Sacred Heart.

At this time in the Christmas season, let us remember the orphaned and widowed ofour day.

On this day, let us remember a/l those who strive to make life better for all of us, such as healthcare workers. social workers and pro-life supporters.

May our prayers strengthen and encourage all who work for sustaining life.

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Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., will celebrate a Mass of Healing and Remembrance in observance of World AIDS Day on Dec. I at 2:00 p.m. at St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth.

Recognizing the tragedy of HIV / AIDS in our community and our world', this Mass offers the opportunity to pray for all those affected by the disease and for those deceased. It is coordinated

by Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, director of the diocesan AIDS 'Ministry Ofnee.

Parishes on the Cape and throughout the diocese have been encouraged to extend an invitation to all parishioners to attend the Mass and priests have been invited to concelebrate with Bishop O'Malley.

Music for the Mass will be provided by the 40 member choir of St. Pius X parish, under the direction of parish music leader Gayle Boudreau and Joan Cuttle,of th~ Office of AIDS Ministry. Servers will be from St. Pius X and Stonehill College,.North Easton. Intercessory. prayers wili be offered in several languages to reflect the many ethnicities within the diocese.

Following communionthere will be cross-generational reflections on HIV and AlPS offered by an elder volunteer in diocesan AIDS

~ Marie Donnelly ~ Marie Donnelly, 77, a member of Holy Name parish, Fall River, and the mother of Sister Margaret Donnelly, SUSC, a social worker at The Oncology Center of St. Anne's and St. Luke's Hospitals, North Dartmouth; died Nov. 22., Her Mass of Christian Burial was offered Nov. 25 at Holy Name parish; where she was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, a Eucharistic minister and a former Women's Guild member.

A native and lifelung resident of Fall River, she was the-daughter of the late Edward F. Hughes and the late Anna (Walsh) Hughes. In addition to being a homemaker, she was active in the family's former business, the Donnelly Carpet Co., and was a past president of the Sucordium Club of the former Sacred Hearts Academy in Fall River. ' She is survived by her husband, John J. Donnelly Jr., with whom she celebrated 50 years of mar-

Ministry and by three students from Taunton Catholic Middle School.

Two· panels from the national A [OS quilt will hang in the church during the Mass.

Among those in attendance will be students from several diocesan schools. A number of them just participated in a pilot program at their school called" AIDS and the Arts - A Personal Responsibility Program," designed by Dr. WinterGreen. Offered this fall to sixth graders at seven diocesan schools, the AIDS and Art program engaged the students on many levels·· intellectual, spiritual, physical - with the idea of changing behaviors and attitudes rather than just imparting information.

Dr. Winter-Green has been assisted in planning this World AIDS Day observance by a commiqee of representatives from several diocesan offices anc: ministries, St. Pius X pastor, Rev. Msgr.

J.ohnJ. Smith, and parishioners.

The Mass of Healing and Remembrance for World AI OS Day is held annually in the diocese. It was initiated by Bishop O'Malley two years ago ·in Fall River and last year was celebrated in New Bedford. riage last January, by fOllr sons, John J. Donnelly III,Edward F .

Donnelly, Michael M. Donnelly and Army Sgt. Paul J. Donnelly, and by another daughter, Anne Marie Fortin; also by 10 grandchildren and nieces and nephews.

Sister Stanislaus IlJM The Mass of Christian Burial was offered Nov. 26 at Presentation of Mary Church, Providence, RI, for Religious of JesuH Mary Sister Stanislaus, 89, who died Nov. 23.

The former Vivian St. Pierre, a Taunto~ native, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Marie (Bousquet) St. Pierre. She entered the Jesus Mary community in 1928 and thereafter se:rved as a superior and teacher in schools in Rhode Island, Maryland and Fall River. In Fall River she was at the former Jesus-Mary Academy and at Notre Dame School.

Sister Stanislaus was also ;1t various times a novice counsl:lor in Goffstown, NH, and a tertian counselor at houses of her community in Germany, Rome, Italy, and Texas. She is survived 'by two nieces and a nephew.

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Last Sunday St. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth, became the second diocesan parish to com.plete a self-study program that currently involves two parishes in each of the five deancries in the diocese.

Bishop Sean O'Malley presided at a Nov. 17 standing··room only liturgy of presentation at which he was formally presented a report of self-study findings. Father Walter A. Sullivan, pastor, and Father Thomas E. McGlynn, parochial vicar, were concelebrants.

The two-year program was facilitated by the Center for Applied Research .in the Apostolate (CARA), based at Georgetown Univetsity, Washington, DC. A questionnaire distributed to parishioners in November 1995 post;d 55 questions, five of which were specifically tailored to St. Mary's parish.

A summary of 1,14'6 responses to the questions was prepared by CARA. In part it noted that "parishioners seem highly pleased with most areas of parish life, particularly [with] the pastor and parish administration. Parish outreach is perceived to be particularly strong for the sick or disabled, senior citizens, married couples and young children.... Parishioners are much more concerned with giving to local rather than international needs, and a strong majority believe that the parish should give more to the local needy. Parishioners tend to be older, but almost half still have childre~n living at home. The major language spoken at home is English, b.ut one out of

10 still speaks Portuguese as the major household language."

In a "Snapshot of Strengths'! section of the report, CARA stated that "respondents indicate considerable satisfaction with. their parish," with 85 percent rating it good or excellent and 76 percent giving the same rating to the parish sense of community.

St. Mary's named i,ts self-study "Our Gift," a reflection of what was the theme of Father Sullivan's 1994 celebration of 40 years of priesthood and has come to be a favorite parish saying~ "What you are is God's gift to yqu; whatyou make of yourself is your gift to God." Father Sullivan said some 55 persons served on tqe self-study REV. WALn:R A. SULLIVAN committee, representing all areas of parish life. A subcbmmittee on showed that 60 percent of those parish organizations; headed by surveyed were women and 40 perPaul Ferro and with Ann Borges' cent men, with 83 percent coming as secretary, gatheredinformatio.n from households with two persons on 15 groups, incluping, the Wo- 18 or over and 43 percent from men's Guild, the parish council, households with one or more memthe finance council, '. the, annual ,bers under age 18:' Ninety percent country fair committee, a blood reportedspe!1~ing English at home, bank at St. Luke's Hospital, New and nine percent Portugqese. Other Bedford with an average of four languages reported were Italian, donations monthly from parish- Lithuanian and French. ioners, in return for which the Asked their preferred topics for hospital provides free blood tests preaching and for parish educafor engaged couples in the parish, tion, 53 percent' of respondents Also a Rose Hawthorne Lathrop listed "sense of community," 50 Home support group which meets percent prayer and worship, and weekly September through June 46 percent Biblical interpretation. to sew bed pads for HQme patients; Other subjects in descending order five Brownie troops, a Cub pack were social and economic issues, and a Boy Scout troop, a Catholic sexual morality, pro-life issues, Charities Appeal collectors group, workplace related matters, sinfulness, Church authority and obeand a parish choir.

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The four Roman Catholic bishops of Massachusetts joined with other religious leaders in the Massachusetts Council of Churches, to issue a statement urging passage of legislation to guarantee the rights of employees to observe religious holidays.

In the past, Massachusetts has had a legacy of honoring religious traditions of its citizens, but in recent times commercial interests have prevailed, forcing employees and their families to suffer the consequences, the statcment continued. New legislation, assuring the right of working individuals to observe religious holidays, would stem the erosion of this important legacy.

The following is the text of the bishops' statement:

EMPLOYEES'RIGHTS TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM November 27, 1996 The dedsion of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court regarding the requirement of two women to work on Christmas Day, despite their religious beliefs, cannot be the final wordl on the matter. It now must be the task of a sensitive and Informed legislature to pass new legislation guaranteeing the rights of employees to practice their religiolils bel~efs.

In striking dOWh 1I 23-year-old Massachusetts law, llllowing employees not to work on religious holidays, the Supr(:me Judicial Court rejected a valuable statute because of a single dause. The Massachusetts Catholic Conference and the Massachusetts Coun-

cil of Churches strongly urge the passage of new legislation to assure federal and state guaranteed rights of religious freedom to all employees. Without such a law, all employees are vulnerable to losing essential protection.

Since its founding, Massachusetts has had a history of honoring the religious-traditions of its citizens. In recent yea~s, there has been a- steady erosion of that historic legacy. For instance, in the eliminatio~ of -Sunday dosings, commercial interests have been favored over religious traditions and working people and their famHies have suffered, the consequences. Unless new legislation redresses the rights of individuals to observe religious holidays, the religious traditions of working people will be eroded even 'further.

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Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. His Grace, Bishop Methodios Greek Orthodox Diocese of Boston The Rt. Rev. 'Gordon P. Scruton Episcopal Diocese Western Massachusetts The Rt. Rev.' M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE Episcopal Diocese Massachusetts The Rev. Bennie E. Whiten, Jr: Massachusetts Conference United Church of Christ The Rev. Diane C. Kessler Massachusetts Council of Churches

Vocation crisis in Europe VATICAN CITY (CNS) Dwindling numbers of priests and religious, coupled with growth in the Catholic population, have caused a crisis for the church in many parts of Europe, said a rtlport released by the Vatican Oct. 29.

The report, "Pastoral Care of Vocations in the Particular Churches of Europe," is a working document for the European Vocations Congress, which is to be held in Rome next May. With numerous charts and explanatory notes, it concludes that only a renewed dedication to recruiting young religious and priests across Europe will correct the prohlem.

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As a world family, we are involved in a massive media revolution.. Digital innovations are pushing aside former broadcasting limits. Satellite communications have opened home television sets to reception of programs from the entire planet. Every day seems to bring new technological improvements, many of which will affect every aspect of our living.

In fact, we are going beyon,d the boundaries of imagination, so fast are changes taking place. Within the few short years before the new millennium we can expect to 'have access to hundreds more television stations than we have today. Radio is now seeking to move to salellite broadcasting, which will have :the capacity to' beam hundreds of programs into our homes, automobiles and workplaces. ' - All these 'advances pre'sent us with tremendous challenges.

Selection of programs will be a matter oJ moral evaluation for all families, whiJe the right to' priva'cy will be tested, by the all-seeing eyes in the sky. Ina~ed, mass communication h~s the potential to deprive peopleoftheir freedom. The list ofpossible problems is long and provides compelling reasons fqr the public to keep informed arid alert. ', '.,'," This new wave of media.e,xpansion also poses a challenge to 'the church, which to date in this country has done a r!lther poor job of exploring the potential of the media to advance her mission. The Catholic Telecommunications Network of Amer. ica was a botched flop and, sad to say, is being followed by a fragmented mind-set that fails in many ways to meet the needs of the universal church.

The National Conference .of Catholic Bishops was challenged at its recent meeting to meet the media challenge, but it seems that a countrywide initiative to harness this technological revolution for good ends has yet to be fOrmulated. As a result, much depends on the local churches, which are limited both by resources and by t,he few media outlets available to them. . ' It is imperative that we remember the communica~i,9,nc):lai'lenge given the church by the Fathers of Vatican n. Ourchurc~ has been commissioned by the Lord himself to bring salvation to aU and is bound to proclaim the Gospel; thus it is her duty to preach the Good News with the help of all the instruments of social communication. ' The Council Fathers stated that "the church, Claims as a birthright the use and possession of all instruments of this kind which are necessary and useful for the formation of God's people." It is thus incumbent on us that we as a church set aside all pettiness to form a common bond and use the many media, available to us for the furthering of our apostolic activity. We cannot waste energy competing with o'ne another: a house that does not stand together will fall.

Of COUrse, ente'ring the world of American media demands resources. Programming is expensive, and in today's aggressive marketplace donations of time and money are scarce. But this must not deter us-the church should seek the 'aid of Catholic ow'ners of media outlets and encourage them to contribute to the cause of bringing Christ into the world of communications.

Such church-media partnerships work very well for many evangelical communities and we should learn from them techniques of spreading the Good News in every' way possible.

Today's possibilities for preaching and teaching the Word are ljmitless. Let us see them as a new form of challenge to rt:store all things in Christ. ' The Editor

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"I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the'weak',!an(rtQr:e'ni~in~.erthe word ofthe Lord Jes,us,-how he said: 'It is a : '; :' more' b~essed'thing to give, rather than to receive. '" Acts 20:35

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By Father Kevin J. Harrington If the United States had an official civic religion, Thanksgiving would be its highest holy day. It includes elements of reverence, respect and gratitude that go to the very heart of reli'gion, I remember being profoundly moved as a child visiting Plymouth Rock and as a 'young adult being equally touched

by Plimoth Plantation. We all 'hunger for stories that lend· mean'ing to life and this is all the more true for a young 'nation lacking in history. However;as a'youngster, the FreedomTrail never had much impact upon me' for some strange reason. The gallantry and valor of war had little appeal to my imagination.

It is a shame that so few people avail themselves of the opportunity to assist at Mass on Thanksgiving Eve or Day. Few are familiar with the rich Preface ofthat Mass.

It bears close reading and prayerful pondering and it also helps to be able to imagine what it would be like to travel back in time to the early 17th century and to be a colonist in Plymouth.

For those offended by the noninclusive language-'-pleaseattempt to look beyond that issue and try to appreciate this prayer: Father, we do well tOojoin all creation in heaven and on earth in praising you, our mighty God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, You made man to your own image and set him over all cre'ation. Once you , c.h~~e a pe9ple and gave them a destiny a'nd' when you

brought them out of bondage to freedom they carried with them the promise that all men would, be blessed and all men could be free.

What the prophets pledged was fulfilled in Jesus Christ, your Son and our saving Lord. It has come to pass in every generation for all men who believed that Jesus by his death and resurrection gave them a newfreedom,in his'Spirit. It 'happened, to our fathers; who came"to this land' as if out of the desert into a place of promise and hope. It happens to us still, in our time, as you lead all men through your Church to the blessed vision of peace.

, Daily Readings Dec. 2: Is 2:1-5; Mt 8:5-11 Dec. 3: Is 11:1-10; Lk 10:21-,24 Dec. 4: Is 25:6-10a; Mt 15:29-37 '' Dec. 5: Is 26:1-6; Mt 7:21,24-27 Dec. 6: Is 29: 17-24; Mt 9:27-31 . Dec. 7: Is30:19-21,23-26; Mt 9:35-10: 1,6-8 Dec. 8: Is 40:1-5,9-fl; Ps 85:9-14; 2 Pt 3:8-14; Mk 1:1-8 ..;.

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There is great wisdom to the old saving: "Gratitude is the I,~ast of the virtues: the lack of it is the worst of the vices." In a :;ociety such as ours, that encourag'~s people to see themselves as victims, there are growing indications that 'gratitude is becoming an ,~ndan­ gered virtue. When our natural resources are taken for granted or when people pay taxes and donate to charity begrudgingly, we lose a sense of"grace," a word that harks back to "gratia," which meant a favor or something pleasin;~ done to you for which in return you showed yourself pleasantly thankful. ' Jewish people keep alive the meaning of the Passover rr.,eal by having the youngest male child ask the oldest adult male why this meal is different from other meals.

Understandably, as a young nation, we lack rituals but the family meal is a befitting way to celebrate this holiday.

Offered a good meal, especially when surrounded by loved ones, we can be grateful that life brings us delightful things. We i.hould also be aware that Thanksgiving can bring sorrow and sadness to the poor and those who are separated from their loved ones. , This is why we should be forever grateful that the love and fellowship we share on Thanksgiving Day can fortify us in our resolve to give the least of our brethren a foretaste of the generosity that our Lord has promised them. Perhaps this is what is meant by a blessed , vision of peace!

Thousands say goodbye to Bernardin CHICAGO(CNS)-- Uncounted thousands of Chicagoans lined the 18-mile funeral route carrying the body of Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin from Holy I\~ame Cathedral to its final resting place in Mount Carmel Cemetery Nov. 20.

The cardinal, who in life always preferred to travel the city streets instead of the expressways, had asked that his funeral cortege also avoid the expressways.

So the slow, 60-vehicle procession snaked through the city for 90 minutes: - Through downtown streets, where people from Loop office buildings and the Michigan Avenue shopping district were lined three and four deep behind the curbs.

- Out through some of Cardinal Bernardin's favorite urban neighborhoods and into the western suburbs, where in some blocks the crowds thinned to scattered knots of onlookers, while others were filled by milling, chattering children and their tt:acher-monitors, released from a nearby school to be part ofthis unique day in the history of their city.

Some onlookers knc:It and prayed as the hearse bearing the cardinal approached. Others made a simple Sign of the Cross as it passed.

Some raised signs with messages like"We love you" and "Goodbye, God bless you."

Some waved at the long string of cars and limos that followed,

and some of the bishops and other dignitaries in the procession rolled. down their windows and waved back.

Through Oak Park the entourage went, under the increasingly graying, snow-threatening skies of late afternoon, to Hillside and the final committal rites, where the first flakes of a light snow fell as dusk approached.

At Mount Carmel, where some 224,000 of Chicago's faithful have been buried since the cemetery was consecrated 95 years ago, a trumpetbearing statue of the Angel of the Resurrection stood atop the Bishops' Mausoleum, guarding six other Chicago bishops and archbishops entombed there and .awaiting the seventh.

Of the hundreds of people gathered outside the mausoleum, some had come hours earlier and waited patiently in the cold to keep their choice spots to observe the cardinal's arrival.

The hearse passed through the cemetery's gates, draped in purple and white bunting, a'nd came up to the mausoleum, where Corinthian columns flank the entrance and a single Latin word ~ "Resurrecturis"("To those who will rise again") - is inscribed over the chapel entrance.

Only a small number of those who accompanied the cardinal's body to the cemetery were allowed

into the 20-foot-by-40-foot interior, where the:re are nine crypts on each side of the altar, for the final rite of committal.

The rest gathered under a canopy outside. After a funeral Mass that had lasted well over two hours earlier in the day, the rite of committal was relatively brief and simple.

It openea with the Litany of Saints and the hymn "Amazing Grace." Following an invitation to prayer, Gospd proclamation and homily, came the final prayers over the casket.

The people recited the Lord's Prayer an<;l Auxiliary Bishop Raymond E. Goedert, archdiocesan vicar general under Cardinal Bernardin and administrator since his death, intoned the ancient final prayer: "Eternal rest grant unto him, 0 Lord .... May his soul and the souls ofall the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace."

Cardinal Bernardin's body was brought into the chapel and entombed in the crypt next to the one holding his predecessor, Cardinal John Cody.

Dolores Vendi, archdiocesan Catholic Cemt:teries spokeswoman, said the mausoleum would be open to the public daily through Dec. I and on weekends until the end of the year. !twill then be closed for the winter months but reopen to the public in the spring, she said.

Cardinal's death converts abortion doctor

By Angela Moore and Brian T. Olszewski MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CNS) - Dr. John Nwarlnull'uestimates that he has performed hundreds of abortions since he began his family practice at a clinic in Merrillville more than two years ago.

Bu~ no more.

Nwannunu called Bishop Dale J. MelczekofGaryNov.15tosay that he will no longer do abortions in Merrillville or at his clinics in Gary and East Chicago.

"You can come and get the equipment," he told the bishop.

Nwannunu attributed his change of heart to the coverage of Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin's death that had saturated the airwaves in the Chicago market. The 68-yearold Chicago prelate, hailed by some as this century's leading U.S. Catholic figure, died Nov. 14 of liver cancer.

In an interview with the Northwest Indiana Catholic, newspaper of the Diocese of Gary, the doctor said he was moved by "how he(the

cardinal) handled death" and by "the letter he wrote to the Supreme Court (against assisted suicide) prior to dying," .. , ..

"Out of resj,ect for him, I w'ill' never again do this procedure," Nwannunu said.

Bishop Melczek told the newspaper, "This is a miracle."

Father Dennis Teles, pastor of SS. Peter and Paul parish in Merrillville, said he was "absolutely surprised" when the bishop told him what had happened.

"The .people of my parish have been working at this, with prayer and picketing at the clinic," he said. When he told the congregation at the 4 p.m. Mass Nov. 16 what had happened, "the people broke into applause," he said.

He concurred with the bishop that Nwannunu's action was a miracle. "Through Cardinal Bernardin's death, people have been given life," he said ..

Carolyn Kenning, coordinator of the Northwest Indiana chapter. of Children of the Rosary, a prolife group which sponsors monthly

pro-life Masses and pilgrimages to abortion clinics, said the doctor's change of heart was the work of .O,ur .Lady .~f C!1;l,!dalupe., ... , .• A photograpliic' replica of the miraculous image which appeared on an Indian's cloak in Mexico in 1531 toured abortion clinics, churches and! hospitals throughout the Diocese of Gary in June in hopes of miracles of c·onversion.

Kenning said that after reading about the missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, she learned it can take up to one year to witness conversion. It took five months to convert the doctor, she said.

"I believe our Mother started this when the image toured here in June," Kenning said. "We will keep praying for conversion of healing hearts of all in the abortion industry for as long as our Lord wants us to stand witness at the foot of the Cross." . The Children of the Rosary sent Nwannunu and his wife a bouquet of peace lilies draped with a rosary to thank him for his decision and to let him know there is forgiveness.

Cardinal remembers Little Sisters of Poor CHICAGO (CNS) - It wasn't until the night Cardinal Bernardin died that the Little Sisters of the Poor learned he wanted any memorial gifts in his name given to them.

"We are filled with deep gratitude," said Sister Marcel McCanless, assistant administrator of the order's Helen Kellogg Center in Chicago, where the cardinal's mother, Maria, lives.

"He always shared his gifts with us. He frequently sent over flowers, cookies, cakes - he was so generous," Sister McCanless said.

Mrs. Bernardin, now 92, has lived with the Little Sisters of the Poor since 1982, when Cardinal Bernardin was naml:d archbishop of Chicago.

The Little Sisters of the Poor are a mendicant order founded in 1839 in France by Jeanne Jugan, who was beatified in 1981. "Blessed Jeanne instructed us to show tenderness, love and the compassion of Christ to the aged poor," Sister McCllllless said.

Today about 3,500 members carryon that minis~ry on five continents in 200 residences, serving nearly 23,000 elderly men and women. . "The cardinal came here every day before his illness," Sister McCanless said. "He was 'Father Joseph's when he was here. And he loved being here," Sister Beatrice Scully in Palatine, where the si~ters also have

their provinc:ial house, said the congregation has made no immediate decision on how gifts in the cardinal's name will be used, but the donations will probably help "put bread on the table, pay the bills, keep the lights on."

"As a mendicant order, we go out and beg for food and donations." she said. Every day members of the order go out to South Water Market in Chicago to collect donations of produce. Other food is brought to their door by donors every day.

Memorial gifts in Cardinal Bernardin's name can be sent to: Little Sisters orthe Poor, 2325 N. Lakewood Ave., Chicago, IL 60614.

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Thank God it is different today. We've evolved as a society where men and women no longer have to ."---carry the burden of unequal rights: t was ,visiting Albany, NY', recently and had the happy experience of seeing a front-page newspaper story about the new president of my alma mater, the College of St. Rose. In his inauguration speech, R. Mark Sullivan said he had learned that "nearly eve,ryone associated with th~ college has a deep reservoir of love and affection for it." How true his words are for me and, I'm sure, for many others! .

The college has changed a lot since I was there, the main' change being the shift from an all-women's college to a cooed institution .. But from what I- hear, the mission has not changed. As the new president put it, this is a college "where individual lives are made more fully human, ... where each of us - in our own special way - contributes to making the world a more hospitable and civil place' to live and 'work and learn." .

Even when I was there, the nuns who taught at the college were ahead of their times. Long 'before it became all right for Catholic women to get involved in activities outside the home, the nuns' at my college were talking' to us about our. role"in changing the world. All subjects were taught with a principle in mind: to help prepare us women to become forces for positive change in the communities in which we one ____ day would live.

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I have·always felt that men and women both could learn a lot in an atmosphere where feminine and masculine gifts are complementary, where there are no putdowns based on- gender. . · . However, from my own experience, I have·nothing · but good things to say abo'ut having gone to an all · women's college in a time when men called the shots, . from home to politics. We were provided with a · gender-safe environment.

We were never put down because of being the "weaker" sex. Nomen were there to remind liS that it · waS a man's world - something no one denit:d in the late '40s.· We could get down to the business of learning and bujlding confidence in ourselves as intelligent beings "created equal" with men.

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OPEN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 10 A.M. - 4 P.M: We are longtime foster parents with other children in our home. The casewor~er is brand ne~, unmarried and makes decisions abruptly. We asked to talk to the director, but she supported her caseworker.

CHRISTIAN PRO-LIFER With Dr. James & We then, wrote to the'regiopal director but have not heard back.

HELPER Mary Kenny ApOSTOLIC We lov.e these children and feel we should have ADVISOR some say in what happens to them. What can we d9? .

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I know some of the DFCS objections. "We are RESTORER' already too busy. This would complicate things too You did well, the right thing.

The first step clearly HOLY MEDICATOR much." Nevertheless, many Indiana counties operate was to talk to the director and then to contact the on a similar plan. person at the ne~t level." trust that you will eventuANTI-ABORTIONIST ONE Don't be shy. You owe it to the children you love ally hear from the regional director and that. your CAREGIVER to make sure that the voice offoster parents is heard. concern ·will be properly addressed.

THoMAS PASTERNAK LOVING However much work it may be, the welfare of small You raise an important larger 'question that conI'hannaclsl INSTRUCTOR children demands that we take such action. cerns the rights of foster parents to haye some say in INFALLIBLE Perhaps the efforts that you and other fm:ter parimportant decisions that.involve tlie' youngsters SPECIALIST 202 Rock St. ents make will help Indiana and other state~: to pass committed to.their care. temporarily FaURlver CHARITABLE THERAPEUTIST laws to require that foster parents be heard. Good State laws differ: In Indiana, the law "strongly luck and keep us informed. ·679-1300 recommends" that the Department of Family an(j Children's Servicd consider the opinions of the -fosReader questions on family living and child care to . . " .f<t>, . ~ be answered in pri~t are hlvited. Address questions: ter parents in case plannillgJor the children. County The Kennys, St. Joseph's College, 219 W. Harrison department vary widely in how they respond to that St.,' Rensselaer, Ind. 47978. ' recommendation. .

The best interests of the children dictate that foster parents should have a significan't say. Who knows ADVENT WREATH PRAYER the current situation of the child better?

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Please bring the whole family to share the memory.

It will be your spiritual Quistmas gift to your child and yourselves. "[ am the light ofthe world; whoever follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." John 8: J2

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BISHOP SEAN O'Malley, OFM Cap. (left) and Father Joseph Costa address an interfaith

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The event; sponsored by St. Vincent's Home in Fall River, attracted 350 representatives from congregations throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

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350 gather to pray for children What do a children's gospel choir, a trio of wedding musicians, a cantor and synagogue- president, two nuns, two African-American ministers, two Muslims, a Roman Catholic Bishop, two priests, a youth minister, and· the area director of the Depart ml:nt of Social Services have in common?

In three words, Pray For Children, an interfaith service sponsored by St. Vincent's H orne, Fall River, that drew nearly 350 people to the University of MassachusettsDartmouth on Nov. 18.

Planned by an interfaith committee, -the service consisted of a welcome by Bishop Sean O'Malley, a variety of musi<:, from gospel to contemporary, scripture readings from the Torah, Quran and New Testament, intercessory prayer, and a sermon by Rev. Steve Murphy, pastor of the Baptist Church of All Nations in Taunton.

The mission: to bring together people of different faiths to lift up to God the needs of children.

"It was really an uplifting experience," Ed Parr, a consultant to St. Vincent's for community outreach, said. "Then: were Jews, Muslims, and Christians, putting aside whatever divides them as people offaith and coming together as one family to pray for the needs of children. We see this as the foundation for an annual event and soon after the New Year we will begin to promote next year's service, where, hopefully, we'll fill the auditorium."

Parr got the idea for Pray For Children after attending Stand For Children, a rally sponsored by the Children's Defense Fund that drew more than 200,000 people to Washington, DC, on Jum: I. "What impressed me most about Stand For Children was that peopie from all over the nation came together to demonstrate their concern for children. That's what we want Pray For Children to be for our region. It's a teBtimony to the importance of children, and an opportunity for people to come together before God to commit themselves to give children what they. nee~ to" build healthy, productlve lives. , •

Unique in the area, Pray For Children is the first time people from southeastem.. Massachusetts have been called together to pray for children and families. More than 450 congregatiotts were invited to send representatives.

The leaders of the service represented major faiths in .the region.

Mr. Don Bliss, youth minister at the Federated Church of Hyannis, offered the opening prayer, setting the theme for the multifaith service with the refrain. "M other God,

Dec. 1 1958. Rev. Phillipe Ross: Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home. New Bedford 1964. Rev. Edward J. Gorman, Pastor Emeritus, St. Patrick. Somerset Dec. 2 1917, Rev. Arthur Savoie. Pastor, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford' 1958, Rev. DennIs W. Harrington, Assistant. St. Mary. Taunton Dec.3 ' 1926, R'ev. John 'w. Mc<:;'arthy.

P.R., Pastor, Sacred Heart. falI River Dec. 4 1945. Rev. Charles Ouellette.

Assistant, St. Jame/>. Taunton .

1994. Rev. Edward C. Duffy.

Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis _ Dec. 5 198'6, Rev. Eugene J. Boutin.

Manchester Diocese . 1990, Rev. Coleman Conley, SS.Cc.. Chaplain. Sacred Heart Home. New Bedford Dec. 6 1959, Rev. Joseph L. Cabral, Pastor, Our Lady of Angels. Fall River ' 1966, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H. Hackett. Chancellor of Fall River Diocese June-December 1966 1971. Rev. Joseph K. Welsh, Retired Pastor. Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 1985, Rev. John 1'. Higgins.

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Father God, Allah, Jehovah. Yahweh."

Rev. Eletha Boute-Grieg, pastor of St. John's Episcopal Church in Fall River and Episcopal chaplain UMass, led' the call to worship. Cantor Abraham Landau and synagogue president Sean Lloyd, both from Tifereth Israel Synagogue in New Bedford, read from the Hebrew Scriptures. Landau chanted the verses in Hebrew, while Lloyd translated them into English. Ahmed Genawi, an Egyptian student at the university, read the Instruction to Children from the Quran in Arabic while Ruth Haq translated. Rev. Joseph Costa, executive director at St. Vincent's presented the New Testament reading in which Jesus blesses the children.

Two pastoral counselors at St. Vincent's, Sisters Cathy Donovan and Rayleen Giannotti, led intercessory prayer, produced a slide meditation titled Faces of the Children, which used pictures of the children from the churches in attendance, and designed wall-sized banners for the event.

Sandra Fitzsimmons, Fall River area director of the Massachusetts Department of Social.Services, led the' congregation in an Act of Commitment. Rev. Idola Williams, pastor of Bethel A. M. E. Church in New Bedford, charged the congregation to praY_i.i1ways for children everywhere.

Hand-clapping and spirited Gospel music was provided by Madison Explosions, the children's choir at the United House of Prayer in New Bedford. Prelude, background and closing music was provided by Avenue A, a piano, percussion and saxophone trio from Rhode Island.

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Reconciliation "aft~r' abortion Q. Several years ago I wrote to a priest about this_ .matter, but he didn't respond. I'm not sure why.

I hope I can somehow get through it this time.

Years ago I' had three abortions, which my doctor recommended,very firmly since my ex-boyfriend was a heroin addict.

I was young and afraid, but I have never forgotten it nor can I get over wondering, "What if -?" /' I could never express how I wish it never happened or how I could change things. I am now the mother ofthree beautiful children, and when I look at them I only wish there were six. .

Am I forgiven or am I lost or am I still a Catholic? I hope so.

After all these years I'm not sure what I should do.

I am sorry and afraid. (Maryland) A. You cannot imagine the numb-er of women who are in the same lonely and unhappy situation you are. It may at least help to know that you are not alone in your remorse over the past abortions, What you have done is a terrible violence against the gift of life, which you obviously realize, but God, the church and the sacraments are there waiting for you to come home. .

There may be some sort of parallel here between, abortion and divorce, Having heard so forcefully the church's position on the permanence of marriage, some Catholics came to believe that once divorced, even apart from remarriage, one ~as out of the .::hurch forever.

Similarly, many who have had abortions'believe :there is no way back to God or faith,.

It's clear ,you will never be happy until you are once again united to your church's worship and sac.raments, beginning with the sacrament of reconciliation. .

There are many parishes and priests close to where you live. Pick one you don't know-if you wish, perhaps one you have heard will be gentle and welcoming, look up the times for co.nfession and come back.

You have waited long enough.

probably. too trivial a question, 'but which one is right? I'm not even sure I know what the kingdom of God is. (South Dakota) A. Your question is not·trivial at all. Ideally, our whole spiritual lives should be' founded on that reality.

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The Gospels speak of that kingdom dozl~ns of times as a truth which frames our relationship with God here and in eternity. . Essential to our understanding of that image is the realization that Christ's kingship, God's reign, is not a place or something else static, to be "completed," finally finished, sometime here or in the future.

God's reign, like God's' love, is something active, dynamic, ongoing, continually at work in creation, Thus this kingdom/ reign is his gift to us now and manifests itself as we human beings react to each other socially, religiously, politically and in a myriad of other ways.

As the New Testament indicates often, this presence of God, his rule, is not something we merit, or . even."build." He gives it to his people when they are. communities of faith and fidelity to him .

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,I t is the season of lefto'ver turkey, which is to say a good time for a' word about sandwiches. . Not nearly enough is said about sandwiches. As a matter of fact, I do not recall one iota of attention given to them during the recent election season '. despite its own bevy of leftover turkeys. . How could these folks ignore the role the sandwich plays in family life, in social interaction, in handing down cultural norms?

"Really?" you snort.

Yes, I say. Think about this. You work a morning ,shift. You know a tasty leftover turkey sandwich . waits in y.our lunch box. You are excited. You take a large bite, then realize what you are chewing is SQ dry it's sucking the moisture out of your eye sockets.

Gasping, you stagger to the water cooler. You lie directly' under it and pour water into your mouth before the bite of sandwich has a chance to set up like a hunk of cement.

This leads ·to questions about the meaning of life - to say nothing of doubts about turkeys with thermometer implants, four legs and cellophanewrapped innards.

To think this could have been avoided if our cuitural leadership had pai,d more attention to hand,ing down good sandwich values rat~er than creating ways tQ market $120 tennis shoes.

Of course that makes no sense. It makes no more sense than our younger generations 'thinking they can make a palatable turkey sandwich by slapping a couple of dry pieces of white meat on leftover Thanksgiving dinner buns.

Marriage relationships have been enhanced because . one partner knew the intricacies ofspreading butter or margarine all the way to the edges of the slice of bread; then the same with mayonnaise or sandwich spread.' .

None of this quick swipe across the middle of the slice with a skim ofno-fat, fake mayo. None of this shallow, no-salt fad. None of this nibble-nibble nonsense.

Pour on the cr~ativity. Add cranberries. Glop on a little gravy. Slice in a black (pitted) olive or a cut of. leftover dressing.

My granc!mother could make a leftover turkey skin sandwich augmented with parts of the tail (once

k"nown as the pope's hose) that could make your soul and arteries hum the same hYl!ln.

A true-blue American leftover turkey sandwich should take two hands to hold. Like a politician, it should shift left and right as you approach it. It sh-ould render you speechless for several minutes while you make happy sounds like, "mmmmph," "guummm," and "hmmmmwhupa."

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Restoring Raphael's

"The School of Athens," widely regarded as one of Raphael's most VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The important works, measilres close Vatican Museums called in the to 19 feet high and 27 feet wide, Italian military po~ice to identify covering almost an entire wall in some handprints in the Raphael what is now called the "Stanza Rooms. della Segnatura ofthe Raphael Rooms.

Nothing was missing from the The painting portrays the greatrooms famed for their Renaissance' est philosophers of ancient Greece frescoes; it's just that the hand- - Plato and Aristotle stand in the prints were unexpected. center - talking to each other, Workers involved in the two- writing, reading and thinking. year project to restore Raphael's A self-portrait of Raphael, lookfresco, "The School of Athens,'" ing out from the far right wearing discovered the four handprints after a'black beret, is another of the 58 removing a layer of dirt and grime. figures in the painting.

Naturally, the museum was curThe fresco is a celebration ofthe ious about whose prints·they were, church's embracing and helping to said Arnold Nesslrath, director of further the Renaissance rediscovthe Department of Byzantine, ery and appreciation of human Medieval and Modern Art at the learning.

Vatican Museums.

The room taken as a whole is The restoration, madl~ possible seen as a papal seal of approval of with a $150,000 donation by Mrs. the Renaissance belief in the posHenry J. Gaisman of New York, a sibility that faith could be deeplongtime member of the Patrons ened and enlightened through the of the Arts in the Vatican Muse- use of reason. ums, was a success.

"The School of Athens" lies But the process of identifying directly opposite Raphael's "Disthe handprints was not. pute over the Sacrament," porBecause the prints are between traying theologians discussing the two layers of the original paint, , nature of the Blessed Sacrament they must have occurred when the under the gaze of biblical figures. fresco was being executed by . The four ceiling medallions in Raphael and his assistants, Nessl- the rOOm portray Theology, Phirath said. losophy, Poetry and Law. His guess is that some sort of Pope Julius II, who reigned accident occurred on the scaffold- between 1505 and 1515, commising and the workers put their hands sioned Raphael to decorate the on the freshly painted wall for rooms. The work was ~arried out support. bet ween 1508 and 151 I. .

It's very likely that one of t(le The Raphael Rooms, while handprints belongs to the RenaIS- famous, are not the ~est-known sance master himself, Nesslrath Vatican wotks executed under Pope said.

Julius' patronage. He also comAccording to the carabinieri, missioned Michelangelo to paint the police branch of the Italian the Sistine Chapel ceiling and military, fi,ngerprints from "The ordered the construction to begin School of Athens" would have to on what is now St. Peter's Basilica, be matched with fingerprints from with Bramante as architect. another Raphael work. Both would The importance of "The School have to be lifted from the paintof Athens" and the papal approval ings, which would damage them. it received can be 'seen in the fact "Maybe the FBI is more adthat .the room originally was devanced" and could get prints with- • signed to be Pope Julius' library, , out dusting and lifting them from the place where he held private the masterpieces, Nesslrath said. audiences.

But for now, the Vatican is closLike other parts o'fthe apostolic ing the book on the unsolved palace, the room .was used for a mystery. variety of purposes by successive ft

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The fact that it was an important place, that it was a work commissioned by the pope, that it - along with Michelangelo's work on the Sistine Chapel - marked the High Renaissance "all give it enormous importance,''' Nesslrath said.

The handprints were not the only thing discovered during the 1994-96 restoration. the director said.

"Visually, the (;hange was not as enormous as in the Sistine Chapel," although a similar method for cleaning the frescoes was used, Nesslrath said.

Art historians as well as members of the public gasped when the Sistine restoration showed th~ ceiling to be luminously colorfUl once layers of smoke and soot were washed away.

But what was discovered during the restoration of "The School of Athens" is just as important to art scholars and to Raphael's reputation, Nesslrath said.

"It is as startling as the Sistine Chapel because what we found was a Raphael with painterly qualities that we nl~ver expected to find: the work shows a speed and a mastery of the brush that were completely unknown before," he said.

Experts at the Vatican Museums expect to learn more about Raphael and his style as they work their way around the frescoes on the walls of the "Stanza della Segl'latura." .~ But they don't expect£ to find anything else requiring a police investigation. .

Apostolate reaches 1 million rosaries WASHINGTON, NJ (CNS)The World Apostolate of Fatima, also' known as the Blue Army, announced it reached its goal of having more than a million rosaries said for America by the time the national' elections wer.e held Nov. 5.

E. William Sockey, executive director of the New Jersey-based group, said the response was so positive that a new goal has been set for 5 million rosaries to be said by the 50th anniversary of the Blue Army on Oct. 13, 1997.

According to Sockey, the number of r.osaries was tabulated by local groups who submitted numbers to headquarters. Notices of the rosary crusade were put on the Internet and published in newspapers. Tallies came in from Catholics as far away as Australia.

"Why have these rosaries been prayed?" asked a statement from the Blue Army. "The answer is downright simple: for America.

Across the nation people are getting down on their knees and taking their rosaries in hand to pray for the moral condition of the U nited States.

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News media s)o'w)y rediscovering

By David Finnigan LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Broadcast news media are finding religion, but slowly.

Some TV and radio news directors are enhancingtheir coverage of religious news in places as varied as Indiana, New York City and Kentucky's bluegrass . region. _ "We did research in our market, northeast Indiana which indicated that the No. I pasttime of people in our market, more than anything else, was Bible study," said Jim Bailey, news anchor Of WKLG-TV ' in Fort Wayne.

Bailey said 'when he was working as a TV news reporter in New Orleans 10 years ago, he did a series on Marian apparitions that still ranks as the.station's highest-rated series.

Religion "\,5 something thai resonates in every individual's life in one way or another," he said.

Broadcast journalists formed the bulk of the 15,000 p~ople at the Radio-Television News Directors Association annual convention Oct. 10-12 in Los Angeles.

One discussion panel that attracted about 50 peo~ pie Oct. 12 - a good turnout for a Saturday morning session, convention veterans said - was called, "When the Pope's Not in Town: Covering Religious and Spiritual Issues." " ~ ABC News religion correspondent Peggy Wehmeyer - whose appointment two years ago made her the first TV network reporter assigned to cover religion full time - moderated the panel. ' She used an example from a network morning news show to illustrate how television journalism often dances around religious news. , .She read' from the transcript of the show's interview with American pilot Scott O'Grady, who was shot down in Bosnia-Herzegovina last year and eluded Serb .forces for several days before he was rescued. Every time O'Grady mentioned praying to God or that God saved him, the reporter steered the interview off in another direction.

"This man is trying to say something miraculous happened to him," Wehmeyer said. "And nobody (in the news media) wants·to hear.

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"The public wants to hear," she added. "Why are we getting in the way then? What's so sc:ary about this?"

Panelist James Ogle, news director at WK YT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Ky., said he hired a fulltime religion reporter two years ago, and her work has drawn a positive respo'nse in the predominantly evangelical Protestant area the stati,on serves.

Ogle called religion news a way "t~ reach into a 'different set of communities inside our market."

There are other measures of a community's life,he said, but none that takes its pulse "quite as effectively as the religious communities people belong to.... In Lexington, religion is a community story."

Among indicators ofthe place of religion in Amer-tcan society that were cited in the discussio n were the regular findings.in the U.S. opinion polls that 95 percent of Americans say they believe in God and more than 40 percent say they attend <:hurch or synagogue regularly. One recent poll reported 70 percent of respondents said they belong to a church and 64 percent believed religion can solve all or most of today's problems.

The discussion highlighted how is!:ues and approaches to religion coverage vary from region to region.

Reporter Mary McMahon of KTAB-T'V in Abi c lene, Texas, said religion stories are hard to do in a remote small town where the people are overwhelmingly Baptist and Church of Christ.

"How do you get a story that you're i:ncluding everyone and not offending anyone?" she asked.

McMahon said that as a Catholic who is :marrying a Baptist man who is becoming a Catholic, "I would like to see stories on interfaith marriage bel:ause I'm going through a change (and) he's going through a change for me." , Jim Driscoll, executive producer of WWOR-TV in New York, said surveys there show 44 percent of viewers are Catholic.

"We have found in our research that religion is a lot 'more important to the poor people, th~ not-soeducated," he said.

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How have you given a drink to Caught up in the daily challenges of caring for an aging par- your father? ent, it is easy to overlook the spir- .

- You sat down with him and itual side of what you're doing. watched a ballgame on television Caring for others is what God asks as you split a beer and let him'talk ' of all of us. about his memories of games past.

Matthew25:35~36 describes a - You took him out for a cup of caregiver's life: "I was hungry and coffee on a dreary Saturday morn~ • you gave me food, I was thirsty ing. and you gave me drink, a stranger - You held his hand and offered and you welcomed ,me, naked and soothing words as a nurse stuck you clothed me, ill and you cared his other arm with an intravenous for me, in prison and you visited needle. me."

- You rang for, the nurse and Whenever'we do that for,some- asked for ice chips to cool his ::one, Jesuqaught;'we're doing it parched tongue. for hi1T!.' ",-,.~"" " . - You rested a moist washcloth Howtlayes6u fed your mother? against", !tis 'lips and, wiped the -:- You arranged for Meals-on- perspirationfrom his. bro~ when' 'Wheels to'comeinwith nutritiotls ,he was'fcio'sic~ to 'swallow.' .:food. ·~~t~· , How have you welComed Mom - YoiJ shopped for her and as. a ,stranger? You never stopped : made sure, she had w'hqJ~SOn1e loving her even as Iier body betrayed ,.' ,her. 'foodin her house. ' :' -=- You s'topped by afte; work , - When her physical problems and cooked dinner so she wouldn:' made it impossible for her to ':be have to eat'alone.' the "super cook" aOQ "super house" -,- You took her to lunch. cleaner" she loved tob~, you - You picked her up and drove showed her she was mo're. her to the family party.

- When her mental problems' - You visited her in the nursing made her forget who she was, who h9me and sat at her table in .the you were, you' were there. Time , dining room., arid again, no matter how much it - You helped her cut her meat, hurt you inside, you stepped forspooned the soup, the Jello, and ward and smiled and reintroduced , applesauce into her mouth when yciurself to your own mother. You

sat and told her wonderful stories about herself and about h<:r family.

How did you'c1othe Dad when he was naked?

- You took the time to do his laundry.

- You got him that beautiful sweater for his birthday.

- You helped him button his jacket and made sure h,~ had a warm cap on when the two of you went out on a windy day.'

- You saw him in a hospital gown and gently brushed aside his embarrassment by talking about other things, by treating h.im with sincere respect under conditions that he felt demeaning.

-,- You picked out his hest suit and took it to the fun~ral hom~.

How have you cared for your parent when he or she was ,ill?

That's an easy one, one that has 1,000 ans\yers. , How have you visited'hiin or her in prison?

- When he greW old a nd was impriso~ed in a body thai: would no longer do whll:t he wanted it to, when she became confused and the world became a frightenin,g place, you came and you sat, you talked and you listened, and most of all, you loved.

You did it - you're doing it for your mother, for your father.

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The .curriculum has the approval of Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh and the enthusiastic support of Eunice Shriver, founder of the Special Olympics and executive vice president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation in Washington.

The Pittsburgh Diocese's Department for Persons with Disabilities guided the curriculum's preparation.

"This curriculum, the first of its kind, specifically designed for use in Catholic schools, CCD classes and at home by parents, is one of the most important and effective ways we can support parents trying to raise their children with mental retardation in the Catholic faith," Shriver said in a statement.

"Regardless of how fast one learns or how well one can read and write, all of us des(:rve to share in the gift of faith given by God, and to have the opportunity to

Bishop seeks to ban clinic BEND, Ore. (CNS) - Saying that abortion count(:rs Catholic teaching on social justice and the sanctity of life, Bishop Thomas J. Connolly of Baker urged priests and laity in his diocese to voice their disapproval of a proposed Planned Parenthood clinic in Bend.

Such a clinic could be seen.as an attempt to capitalizl~ o,n central Oregon's growing Hispanic population, Bishop Connolly said in an Oct. II letter to priests. He criticized Planned Parenthood for what he called "targl~ting minorities and low-income families."

contribute in the community of our church," she added.

"With this unique effort, we come one step closer'to bringing individ uals with merital retardation fully into the spiritual life of each parish."

Bishop Wuerl, in a statement, called the curriculum a "p.ioneering effort" and "ano~her impor;tant step toward full inclusion of persons with disabilities into the life of the church."

The Kennedy Foundation, based in Washington, granted $87,500.10 fund the curriculum project.

It contains 260 lesson plans and prayer services; a catechist formation handbook, a parent guide to sharing the faith, references, and practical resources for teaching.

It will be distributed to every bishop heading the United States' 178 archdioceses and' dioceses.

The grant also will pay for: - Training sessions in each of the 13 U.S. ecclesial regions starting in late ,October. .

- A communications package to be sent to each Catholic school superintendent and diocesan directorof ministry to persons with disabilities. . - Development and dissemination of a press kit.

- Development o.f a video on the program for use in parishes and Catholic schools.

The Kennedy Foundation is named after Shriver's eldest brother, Joseph, who was kiIIed in World War II. It was established in 1946 by his parents, Joseph and Rose Kennedy, to honor hi·m..

The foundation has two major objectives: to. imp'r,o.ve t~e w.ay society deals with people who have mental retardation, and. to help identify and disseminate ways to prevent the causes of mental retardation.

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of Columbus also made a grant of $42,500 to print and distribute the curriculum, which is being named for Rose Fitzgerald, Kennedy.

"The generous grants that we have received will help solve the challenge of welcoming and including Catholic children and adults with mental retardation in parish and school religious education programs," said a statement by Grace Harding, director of the Pittsburgh Diocese's Department for Persons with Disabilities.

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"Your Holiness. for me this is a great honor." Castro said with a slight bow as he entered the Vatican for the first time Nov. 19. The pontiff welcomed him with a handshake and led him into his office. wh.e're they spoke in Spanish without interpreters for 35 minutes.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls'said Castro renewed his invitation to the pope to visit the island nation. home to 4.5 million Catholics. The pope accepted. and both men agreed they would try to make it happen in 1997. though no date was set.

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He echoed other Vatican offiJohn Paul is widely credited with hastening the' fall of European cials.' who said privately that the dialogue with Castro and his governcommunism. , Navarro-Valls said the two lead- ment was certainly more open than ers spoke in a climate of "open in the past. but by no means easy. dialogue." and their talks focused Tile church there is still pressing on "normalization of the church's for gr.eater operating space for its life in Cuba and of the role of ' missionary, social. educational and mass media activities. . believers in Cuban society."

Castro arrived 'at the Vatican A carefully worded Vatican statement summarizing the meeting did for his morning meeting with a not explicitly mention human heavily armed motorcade; he left rights, but Navarro-Valls said the his Italian police escort. complete issue surely was covered in the talks. with mounted machine guns. at In the past. the pope has strongly , the edge of St. Peter's Square.

His' separate working session insisted on respect for religious freedom 'as the first of all 'human . with Cardinal Angelo Sodano. rights. and Castro's communist Vatican secretary of state. lasted government has recently shown 45 minutes. Also attending the signs of modera~ingits restrictions meeting were Cuban Foreign Ministers Roberto Robaina and Archon church activities.

The Cuban president, wh.o once bishop Jean-Louis Tauran. an attended a Jesuit school, expressed , assistant secretary of state who -to the pope his admiration and visited Cuba in October.'

Navarro-Valls said one topic in appreCiation for the church's work in his country. especially its educa- this second round of talks was the tion and social welfare programs. activity of bishops and priests in After an exchange of gifts, both men posed for photographs.

Castro left the pontiff with the 'words: "I hope to see you soon in Cuba." Pope John Paul replied: "Thank you for your visit. and my blessings on the Cuban people."

Navarro-Valls underlined the historic nature of the encounter.

"The most impor.tant thing that

Cuba; the Vatican has pressed for freer entry of non-Cuban pastoral workers in the country. citing a priest shortage. and Cuba recently showed some flexibility on the same issue.

The two sides also talked about the process of national reconciliation in Cuba. which the Vatican spokesman said included all Cubans living inside or outsi'de the country. More than a million Cubans have left the island since Castro , came to power; most have settled in the United States.

They discussed development in' Cuban society and Cuba's place in the international community. Both ha,ve been conditioned by a long , U.S. economic embargo against Cuba, which the Vatican opposes for humanitarian reasons.

Castro departed the Vatican via St. Peter's -Basilica. stopping, for about 20 minutes to admire the church's art works and pausing before the crypt leading to the tomb of St. Peter: Afterward, the Cuban president hosted a lunch at a nearby hotel for several Vatican . officials who had visited his country in recent years.

Bishop Cipriano Calderon Polo, vice president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America. told reporters afterward that the meal, which lasted about two-anda-half hours. was not a, working lunch.

"Because he had been with the pope and it was a historical meeting. it was obvious to tiS that he was touched." Bishop Calderon said. ' "He was very glad and for him it was an extraordinary thing." he said.

Cardinal Bernardin Ga:ltin, presiden~ of the Latin America commission and prefect of the Congregation, for Bishops. thanked Castro on behalf of those present for the lunch invitation. t:he bishop said.

"He expressed his best wishes for Cuba and for the future of Cuba." Bishop Calderon said.

Castro, in Roml! for a World Food Summit. said before the papal audience that a visit to Cuba by' the pontiff would be "a very important event. which certainly would have repercussion:; on public opinion."

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Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity, that They permit me to live in the cloist~r of the, Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created.

H en! M th f h eiN y 0 er, Sovereign and Queen 0 t e 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 myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate路my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the DiVine Will and I will listen most attentively to ' Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the

NOVICE ANP VETERAN religious sisters met Nov. 21 to reflect on their experiences of religious life. Sister Mary Noel Blute; RS M, the Bishop's Representative for Religious, moderated the discussion. Participants from left are Sisters Catherine Mary O'Brien, OP; Rut'h TamuIis, FMM; Gina Ngayan Chua; Thi Kim Loan Nguyen; Mary Noel Blute, RSM, Kathee Corrigan, Rayleen Giannotti, RSM; Theresa of Jesus Bouchard, OP; Anita Durocher, OP; and Rose, Gravel, OP. (Anchor/Mills photo)

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that have occurred in religious life from Vatican II to the recent restructuring of individual religious Ten' religious sisters from sey- orders. and that which has reeral communities, ranging from mained unchanged. young newly-profe'ssed to veter;:lns "Although the numbers are not celebrating many years in religious life gathered Nov. 21' at Domini- large," said Sister Noel, "there are can Academy School, Fall River" new members coming into relig" to note the differences and similar- ious life. There is a vibrant, posiities in religious life today from "tive attitude within the Church and in religious communities. The' that of the past.' dedication and zeal for the conseThose in attendance were second crated life and service to the peoyear novice of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary of Nazareth Thi 'ple ~f God are strong and alive." inf~ serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to Kim Loan Nguyen; Franciscan The sisters discussed their fears entice me and make me fall,into the maze of the human will. first year novice Gina Ngayail at the sc;emingly dwindling number H~of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your Chua; Sister Ruth Tam.ulis,FMM; of vocations, but agreed that flames that they m,ay burn me, consume me, and feed me to ' ,retired Dominican Sister Cathe- throughout history the Church' has " form in'me the Life路of the Divine Will. " .' rine Mary O'Brien; Kathee Corri- had its ups and downs. ' "The Church has always had Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my gan, ,a first year novice' for ~lie Holy Union sisters; DominiCans' times in history when' there are heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will Sister Rose Gravel, Sister Anita fewer religious vocations," said keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, Durocher, Sister. Theresa of Jesus, Sister Gianotti, who's in her first that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of Goa. Bouchard and Sister of, Mercy year of vows. "It's cyclical."

"The Lord is so faithful in His Rayleen Giannotti.

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything s.o that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that' Mercy'Sister Mary Noel Blute, ministry," agreed Franciscan Misdraws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. diocesan representative for relig- ,sionary of Mary Sister Ruth Taious, moderated the discussion mulis, who in addition to her Honor 0/ Luisa Picearreta 1865-1947 Child 0/ the Divine Will) which engaged young and old to - diocesan ministry worked for 22 ... .... . reflect both on the great changes years in India. r

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The sisters also discussed the role路 of retired religious iin their communities.

"All the retired sisters who are well enough to do so help' out in some way," Sister Noel said. Even in retirement, she continued, "relig- , ious men and women are serving the ministries we were founded to do."

Perhaps they don't even know it.

Sister Theresa of Jesus, with 70 years in religious life and a long list of household duties that she currently performs, sighed and said, "I don't do much of anything because I'm 91, years old."

The sisters are proud of their retired members: "Ifs not a sign that we're dying out," Sister Ruth said. "It's a sign we're living longer."

The fear that the United States is no longer able to meet the:, needs of retired religious has stirred a nationwide effort to raise funds for that purpose. In the Fall River diocese, the collection for retired religious will be December 8, and 9.

B~ke 'trip was also spiritual jourrley

By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM (CNS) - For the 99 bike riders who rode across Israel and Jordan to raise money for Nazareth Hospital, the fiveday trip was not only a physical challenge, but also a personal and spiritual journey.

"When we crossed the Sea of Galilee I felt that this' is where Jesus was," said Anne Horan, 45, a Catholic from Helensburgh, Scotland.

Horan had never taken part in a long-distance bike ride before, sh,e said, but was at a juncture in her life where she was overcoming some personal issues and felt a need to do something for herself.

Although the Nov. 3"8 trip was grueling and frightening at times, it helped prove to her that she was up to facing challenges, she said.

Some of the participants in the bike ride were 'avid bikers while

Angels t(J1 hit the road in '98

By Tracy Early Philosophy and Theology in BerNEW YORK (CNS) - An keley, Calif. Instead, he accepted a exhibit of Vatican art with angels five-year appointment to oversee as the theme is scheduled to open the patrons program. in 1998 at the Armand Hammer The priest said there are now Museum of Art on the University about 500 patrons and patron chapof California campus in Los An- ters in California, Florida, Louisigeles, the city named for Our Lady ana, the Midwest, New York, North of the Angels.

Caroiina, Pennsylvania, South The exhibit, which will open Carolina, Texas a'nd in Buffalo, Jan. 31 of that year, will then move NY and Washington, D.C. to the St. Louis Museum of Art He said efforts to fo~m chapters (May 9-Aug. 2), the Museum of in Boston and PhiladHphia were Fine Arts in Houston (Aug. 22- now under way and he hopes t6 Oct. 18), the Walters Gallery in start a chapter in London to begin Baltimore (Nov. 7-Jan. 3, 1999) branching out to other countries. and the Norton Museum of Art in Chapter leaders hold board West Palm Beach, Fla., (Jan. 23- meetings on alternate years in Rome and the United States. This March 21, 1999).

Titled "The Invisible Made Vis- year's meeting was in San Franible: Angels in the Vatican Collec- cisco Oct. 17-19, where -particitions," the exhibit will include pants agreed that p~trons must about 100 works, and ois being make a minimum annual contrihandled by an agency in Alexan- bution of$500 to be in the program.

Father Duston, who attended dria, vii., called Art Services Interthe meeting, said he was also talknational.

Dominican Father Allen Dus- ing with patrons about making ton, who directs the patrons ofthe special gifts for the restoration arts program of the Vatican Muse- needed by some works that will be ums, said in a New York interview part of the upcoming angels exhibit. recently that the exhibit was being Costs for those works will be relabrought to this country to show tively modest. For $2,000, a patron appreciation for help from patrons can cover the restoration of a l6thand to encourage further support. . century painting, "Choir of AnThe patrons are Catholic and gels," by Lorenzo d'Allessandro di non-Catholic individuals who assist San Severino.

Apart from the angels' exhibit, the Vatican Museums with the patrons can finance other and more cost of restoring art works.

Father Duston said Walter Per- expensive projects. Because of segati, an official of the Museums, publicity over the restoration of and Msgr. Eugene V. Clark, a Michelangelo's work "everyone priest of the Archdiocese of New assumed the Sistine Chapel was York, launched the program fol- finished," Father Duston said. But lowing the large Vatican exhibit the chapel still has 10 15th century shown in New York, Chicago and frescoes "that hadn't been touched," he said. Each will cost about San Francisco in 1983-84.

Upon Persegati's retirement last $269,000 to restore.

Overall, the patrons program year, Father Duston was asked to become to become the first full- took in about $900,000 last year, which is important irtcome for the time director.

A native of California with a . Museum's, Father buston said. master's degree in art history, Fa- They are directly supported by the ther Duston was planning to take Holy See, and admission fees do a sabbatical from his post as presi- not cover the needed amount of dent of the Dominican School of restoration work, he said.

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others, like Horan, had ridden "We in the West get so complaMacKenzie. The New Testament bicycles for pleasure but had never sites this' year were mostly in the cent about (our CHristianity). It .undertaken such a strenuous trip.

Galilee area while Old Testament was such a contrast," said MacAll were advised to train for sevsites were in Jordan. This was the Kenzie. "The Christians in Karak eral months before the ride. first year that any part of the ride were so eager to meet us. (The Participants ra.nged in age from priest) said that other Christians took place in Jordan.

21 to 73, and came mostly from the At Karak, they were greeted by (from outside of Jordan) don't United Kingdom, but there were the Latin-rite Catholic community come to visit. It was a fresh insight" also people from Germany, the welcoming them with songs and into what it is like to be a religious United States and Australia. About food. community in the minority.

23 percent had participated in previous bike trip fund raisers for the hospital.

"I liked the adventure of it," said Galen SaudeF, 32, a Mennonite from Philadelphia. "It is the most practical way to see the Holy Land.

Weston Jesuit School of Theology offers a wide You really see it when you are ridvariety of graduate-level courses in Church History, ing over it. It was a lot tougher Biblical Studies, Systematic and Historical Theology, than I thought. It was challenging.

It wasn't a Sunday afternoon ride.

Moral Theology and Pastoral Studies taught by a There was a time (in the desert) world-renowned faculty. Work towards adegree on a when I yelled that if I had been one part-time basis or take courses individually, exploring of the Children of Israel, I would and enriching areas of 'personal interest. have demanded to go back to Egypttoo."

This spring's evening wurstS indwk: The l36-bed Nazareth Hospital C/Jrmelite Spirituality is run by the Edinburgh Medical Elizabeth E. Carr • Tuesdays, 6JO-8:30pm Missionary Society and is recogBusiness Ethics , nized as a District General Hospital by the Israeli Ministry of Health.

Edward VVacek, SJ • Tuesdays, 7:00-9:l5'pm It serves as a main health care Women's Religious life Since 1650 facility for Christians, Muslims, .

Janice S, Farnham, RJ M Jews and Druse in the Galilee area Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm and provides the only 24-hour Thomas Aquinas and Ethics emergency service in Nazareth.

James F. Keenan, SJ As with all Israeli hospitals, _ Wednesdays,7:00-1O:00pm Nazareth Hospital must come up with its own ca.pital development Seminar: Religion and Disabilities funds, said Dorothy MacKenzie, Margaret Elena Guider, OSF A National fundraising and public relations Thursdays,7:00-9:00pm manager for the society.

Theological Participants in the bike ride For information on these or any of our other Center were asked to raise at least $3,500 courses and progra~, please contact: from sponsors, and many raise'd Mary Pat St. Jean, Director of Admissions more than that. This is the fifth Weston Jesuit School of Theology bike ride organized by the society; 3 Phillips Place, Dept. Q4 Spring semester the previous four raised more than 'Cambridge, MA 02138-3495 begins)anuary 27th $1,125,000 for the hospital. They Phone: (617) 492-1960' Fax: (617) 492-5833 hope to have raised an additional $375,000 this year to help in the Registration Dates: refurbishing of the facilities.

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The girls' soccer team recently concluded its season with a family 'dinner at'the Bocce Club in Plainville. There~ Coach Doug Weldon, '74 announced the 'new captains' 'for the 1997 season. They were seniors Lauren Lamey (Norton), Kelly Collins (E. Walpole) and JessiCa Pellerin (Cumberland). The team voted sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Clausius (Cl;lmberland) as :the 1996 MVP ...Sarah was a member9f b9~hth.e E.f\CLeague All Star team and the Sun Chronicle Area, Girls' ,Soccer All Star team.

The winter sports seasons will' officially commence with tryouts and practices for girls' and boys' basketball, gi'rls' and boys' indoor, track, boys' ice hockey, and cheerleading Dec. 2. ' , The Junior. Classical League, lJnder the direction of moderator Dian,e Crane (Norfolk) recently

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The Spanish National Honor (Norfolk) and program chairman Rachel Deschenes.

Society, under the direction of its Members ofthe National Honor, moderator, Mrs. Drobnis, has Society organized a Thanksgiving recently volunteered its services to Day turkey basket drive. Each of the Food Pantry at St. J,)seph's the 30 homerooms in the school Church in Attleboro. Every Fridonated a complete Thanksgiving , day afternoon, two students will Day basket with turkey for a needy help distribute food and a;sist in family in the Attleboro area. interpretations.

In addition the French National Basketball coach Leo Charron Honor Society, under. the direc~ (Attleboro) has announced that tion of modenitoi Linda Ausiello the school's Men's Alumni Bas(N. Attleboro) also organized a ketball game will be held Dec. 7 at Thanksgiving Day turkey basket 2 p.m. in the school's gymnasium. for a needy Haitian family in the Interested participants should contact Charron ,at (508) 226-6223.

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R~cently members of the ForThe afternoon will also feature an eign Language Departmentattend- intrasquad game among n.e Feeed the M FLA Convention In addi- han varsity players.

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sented at the Thanksgiving Mass ren's Museum during the week of Nov. 25 at St. Lawrenc~, Church. , Nov. II. The children participated Students in kindergarten through in the many interactive hands-on wade ,4 visited the Boston Child- exhibits. They also visited a spe'cial Magic School Bus exhibit on Inside the Earth and learned about rocl<s, and volcanoes.

The teachers at HFHN have Notre Dame School in Fall their own Halloween treats that recently completed a math workRiver is involved in a Community were distributed during the din- shop entitled Beyond Counting.

Outreach Program that will bene- ner.

This workshop was open to all fit several causes in Fall River. All On Nov. 25 third graders also New Bedford Catholic school students pre-K through grade took part in a special Thanksgiv- teachers th,rough a grant. The eight, showing Thanksgiving place- ing prayer service. Pre-K and kin- teachers have learned many pracmats that will decorate the tables dergarten students presented a First tical, yet exciting ways to include during the free Thanksgiving din- Thanksgiving reenactm~nt for their games and activities in their math ner offered each year by Jack Oli- parents on Nov. 26th in the parish classes. veira at the Rocking Horse Res-, center. ,Sue Massoud, eighth grade taurant'in Fall River. Third gradThe next day, the entire student teacher, and Suzanne Madden, ers made'andJilled candy baskets body celebrated their gifts and fourth grade teacher, participated .from ,recycled milk cartons, using gave thanks to God. in a NEED workshop OVI:r the BISHOP FEEHAN High Schooi, Attleboro, seniors • weekend of Nov. II. The Natio,nal Energy Education Development Monika Rothemich of North Attleboro and Casey Carney of Project workshop was attended by Seekonk r~cently signed letters of intent to play cbllege basMargaretM. Green Of Fairand awards college jun- educators and energy repreitentaketball. Monika will play at Holy Cross College and Casey at ,haven, Mass., a 'senior nursing ognizes iors, seniors and graduate students tives from throughout New EngAssumption College, both in Worcester. Already showing major at Salve Regina University, . on the basis of academic achieve- land. It was a leadership twining ,school spirit, the students are sporting official team caps. ' Newport, RI, has been named to ment, participation and leadership, session designed to incor~'orate Above, senior Tatum Charron of Attleboro is congratulated' Who's Who Among Students in il). extracurricular activities, ser- energy education into the classby guidance counselor Neil Loew on her selection ·asthe American Colleges and Univer-' 'vice to their university community room where children will tea,ch to She' is the daughter' of and potential for future success other children. school's 1996 Daughter of the American Revolution award sities.

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During Coyle and Cassidy's open house, held Nov. 25, student volunteers conducted tours for prospective freshmen and their parents, with teachers also on hand to . answer questions. The students also got involved by visiting local· schools to answer any questions students might have.

For any eighth grad(:r considering attending C-C, the Admissions Department is holding the placement test on Dec. 7, a.t 7:30 a.m.

The test is mandatory for all incoming freshmen.

Computer lab Recently the computer science department at C-C complemented its Macintosh lab with the pur. chase of three Pentium computers, all running Windows 95. These computers have opened the imag-

inations of many students, espe-. now as well. Senior Matt Pelletier It's been a busy year for Lomcially those in one of C-C's newest has create~ and is keeping updated bardi .. In addition to the baseball classes, Creativity and Computers.

C-C's Web Page. C-C can be . season at Coyle and Cassidy, he found at www:coyleandcassidy. has played in the Bay State Games, Students in this class use procom. grams like Adobe Illustrator and played in the 1996 Area Code Games in Long Beach, California, Truespace to generate 3-D graphStar pitcher ics and animations. "These proCoyle and Cassidy senior Justin was featured in the Team One grams are the ones used to make Lombardi of Taunton signed a let- Baseball Showcase in Clemson, Toy Story,. and other animated ter of intent to attend the Univer- South Carolina, and tried out for movies. These are really high-tech," .sity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa at a -the USA Baseball Junior Team.

He has attended tryouts for the said teacher Jim Rusconi. Rus- press conference held Nov. 15. coni, after attending an in-service The son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, workshop at Brown University, Lombardi will play baseball for Kansas City Royals, Cleveland decided to use the class to help him the Crimson Tide beginning next Indians, Cincinnati Reds, and the create an animated tour of cells. "I fall. He was recruited out of Coyle Milwaukee Brewers. found out that it is really hard and Cassidy by more than 100 work," he added. major colleges and has been scouted by most major league baseball Many of the students enrolled in For the first quarter m'arking the class are creating images of teams. period at Bishop Connolly High Lombardi helped pitch the War- School, . Fall River 98 students such high quality, they may be riors to the 1996 Division II South . received Highest Honors, 64 stuincluded on Brown's Web Page.

Mike O'Connoll, a junior; took Sectional championship of East- dents received High Honors, and the class without knowing what to ern Massachusetts and was named . 47 students received Honors. expect. "I thought the class was to the tournament all-star team. going to be on CAD, I never Coyle and Cassidy head base"New England hospitality expected this." The class is open to ball coach Brian Nichols call with a European Flair" all upperclassmen, and no expe- Lombardi "one of the best high rience is necessary, as O'Connell school players I've ever seen. Juswill tell you. "I knew almost nothing tin was one of the major reasons about animation or computer for our success last season. He's Bed & Breakfast drawing, I've really learned a lot." worked hard to get this far and C-C can be found on the Internet deserves this full-ride to Alabama."

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FRIENDS Packing up the dreams of God planted In Ihe fertile soli of you Can't believe the hopes he's granted Means a chapter In your life Is through But we'll keep you close as always It won't even seem you've gone 'Cause our hearts In big and small ways Will keep the love that keeps us strong Refrain: And frlend.s are friends forever If the Lord Is the Lord of them And a friend will not say "never" Though It's hard to let you go In the Father's hands we know That a lifetime's not too long Te) live as friends With the faith and love God's given Slnlnglng from the hope we know We will pray the Joy you'll live In Is the strength that you now show But we'll keep you close as always It won't even seem you've gone 'Cause our hearts In big and small ways Will keep the love That keeps us strong (Repeat chorus twice) Written by Deborah D. Smith/Michael W. Smith Sung by Michael W. Smith Copyright (c) 1982 by Meadowgreen Music Co. (ASCAP); 1993, Reunion Records HOW WILL you thank God you? How do they enrich your life? As the song suggests, they this Thanksgiving for the gifts that mean the most to you? can be a pathway that brings When I think of my own life, you closer to God? The song des(;ribes a situafew parts hold more meaning than my friendships. Thus, tion where a "chapter".of a perto write this column I was son's life is "through." This person is moving away. Another drawn to Michael W. Smith's "Friends." Smith is wellperson realizes that he won't be recognized on both the Chrisable to see this friend as often as tian and pop charts. This song before. Yet, he understands that is off his top-selling Chrisfriendship's love is a powerful tian charts' CD "The First bond, for "our hearts in big and Decade." small ways will keep the love What do friends mean to that keeps us strong." Indeed, I

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Some of you may consider your parents good friends. The parent-child relationship can be .one of life's most rewarding, and especially as one gets older a gifted friendship can emerge.

Other teens share special re. lationships with grandparents.

Often the tensions or struggles that occur with parents do not occur with grandparents. Con- . sequently, an easy and lighthearted spirit exists. Those who share this kind of friendship with grandparents are clearly gifted.

Who else? There may be friendly people at work or teachers at school who help to make your life more enjoyable.

Some of you may have met coaches who have taken a constructive interest in your life.

Actually, friendships can spring up about anywhere, and when they do, invariably, we are blessed.

Then there are what I call soul friends. These are people who' support us so strongly that in them we keep experiencing God's presence. They listen with the kind of caring that keeps revealingGod's love. Such friendships are life's truest treasures.

Thanksgiving offers us the chance to pause, to reflect, to open our hearts in humble gratitude. This Thanksgiving; try to remember the people for whom "a.lifetime·'s not too long to live as friends."

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ST. MAR.Y, NO. ATTLEBORO SACRED HEART, FR The parish will open the celebra- . All are welcome to a ho:alinJ.l service with Mass celebrated by Father tion of its 125th year at 4 p.m. SunWilliam Babbitt at 2:30 p.:m. Dec. I. day, Dec. 15 with a concert, "The Sounds of Advent/ Christmas 1996," ST. STANISLAUS, FR presented by the Archdiocesan Pa pal The Diocesan Service Committee Choir of Boston, directed by Father for Charismatic Renewal iii sponsorFrankStrahan-:' -'ing a morning event Dec. 7 from 9:30 BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR a.m. to noon at St. Stan's. Father All are welcome at a polka Mass Douglas Sousa will speak on "Preto be offered at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 7 by P.O. Box 7, Fall Rivet, 02722. paring for the Great Jubilee of th~ PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN Bishop Sean O'Malley. Music will' Year 2000." All are welcome. are asked to submit news items Name of city or town should be inbe by the Dick Pillar Polka Orchesfor thiscolu";lfl to the The Anchor, cluded, as well as full dates of all CATHEDRAL CAMP, tra and the lector will be Fall River E. FREETOWN Mayor Edward. M. Lambert Jr. A . D.e. Christopher Gosey, a nationpolka party will follow the Mass. ally known iconograplier and the HOLY TRINITY, founder of Holy Images of CamWEST HARWICH bridge" M.A, is coming to Cathedral . Holy Trinity Pastoral Care VisCamp to lecture on "Spirituality and Sales And Service itors have prepared an Advent Serthe Arts: The Icon as a Form of vice for the residents of Eagle RehaPrayer." The lecture will be given bilitation/ Living Center on Dec. 2 Dec. 6 from 7-9' p.m. For informaFall'River's Largest at 6:30 p.m. at the nursing home in For further information, tion, call 763-8874.

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An AdventService will also Display TVs SECULAR FRANCISCANS be field at Rosewood Manor in SACRED HEART HOME, NB St. Francis of Peace Fral:ernity of Harwich Center on Dec. 5 at 10:30 The nursing home is taking dona- a.m. Father Paul Lamb, parochial the Secular Franciscan Order will RCA· ZENITH·· SYLVANIA tions for needy families. For more vicar at Holy Trinity, will preside at hold its monthly meetirigDec. 8 at 2 P.O. Box 23 .

1196 BEDFORD STREET information. call Kathleen Hardy, p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, West both services.and all staff, residents; 673-9721 tel. 996-6751 ext. 21 or Ann Alves at family members and parishioners Harwich. Mass will be celebrated by .Boston, ~A02112-0023 exto"23. . Fattier Cornelius Kelly, OFM, and a are welcome to attend: business meeting, discussion and refreshments will follow.. Tile rosary will· be recited at I:30 p.m. for the end of abortion. I nquirers are welcoine. Information: Mae Hall, tel.

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ST. MICHAEL, SW A:NSE~ St. Michael's is hosting a l:reeprogram called. "Coping with Holiday Stress" Dec. I at 6 p.m. in th,~ church hall. Dorothy Levesque from the . Diocese of Providence will show us how to identify and' deal with our stress so we can relax and truly enjoy ------------------.--~--------------- the real meaning of each Iioliday. All are welcome. ' Available in s~erling silver, gold finish and 14K solid' gold, and HOLY REDEEMER, CHATHAM in two sizes: Classic (1-3/4" high) and Petite (1-1/4!1 high).

An Advent Triduum will be held Each Cross comes in an inscribed display box with a. registered ahd Dec. 9-11 at II a.m. and 7 p.m. each ·day. Led by Fa~her AI Dagnoli. SS. numbered Certificate of Authenticity, plus a fre~ vide6:telling the Ce., the theme will be "I am the story of the Nativity Stones.

Way, the Truth. and the Life." He will also be available for the SacraThis sacred heirloom will be ment of' Reconciliation after all cherished for generations to .

Masses and from 2-2:30 p. m. All are come. But remember, the supply invited. of Nativity Stones is.limited.

Holy Hour will be held the first Frid'ay of each month. Father Once they're gone, they're gone Thomas F. Mara will say the8 a.m. forever.

Mass followed by a talk. recitation of thJ: rosary and B·enediction.

DIOCESAN CHOIR The choir, under the new direction of Madeleine Grace, will begin rehearsals for upcoming lit'Jrgical celebrations. Singers who may wish to join the choir as well as returning members are encouraged to attend the first rehearsal Dec. 4 at7:30 p.m. at the Cathedral Music Room.

Rehearsals will be held regularly on Ricardo"Montalban who introduced the Nativity Cross on the first Wednesday of each month. televis"ion reveals its remarkable story:.. " For more information, call 678-1054.

Classic Petite OFFICE FOR RELIGIOUS "This is the Nativity Cross, the most u1)ique cross in history. In 1963, ~._._~~'O'n Dec. 5, there will be a comrenovations were made to the Cave of the Nativity in Bethlehem -- the I Please fiU'out and mail 10: Nativity Stones, Dept. AN1129, P.O. Box 4525, Pacoima, CA 91333 memoration of the deaths of the four recognized birthplace ofJesus Christ. The Mayor of Bethlehem approved I For fastest service on credit card orders, call 1.800·558.9977. women killed in EI Salvador al)d the I six Jesuits and two women ma!.acred the shipment of excavated stones from the Cave to the United States.

Price I· on the campus of the Central AmerDocumeryted by both the Mayor and t~ Israel Museum; these sacred Qty. Total Each I. Item Size ica University in San Salvador. The relics have been in safekeeping for many years.

I Sterling silver Cross and Chain Classic ~95.00 . pro'gram will· be held at Catholic $79.00 Petite I, Sterling silver Cross'and Chain' Memorial Home. Fall River. from Now you·can share these sacred.relics through the Narivity Cross.

6:30 - 7:30 p.m: I. 22K'gold finish Cross and Chain Classic $59.95 My devoUt wish is that when you receive the Nativity Cross for yourself or I " OUR: LADY OF VI.CTORY, I. 22K gold finish Cross and Chain Petite $59.95 to give to a loved one, it will help you draw closer to the only true answer CENTERVILLE I' 14K solld gold Cross (no chain) Classic $295.00 in these uncertain rimes, our Lord Jesus Christ."

I The parish will participate in the I' 14K solid gold Cross (no chain)' Petite $179.00 --, Ricardo Montalban 7th National Night of Prayer for I· Life Dec. 9'. There will be Expol;ition Subtotal I A Cherished Gift of the Blessed Sacrament from 7-11 I Rush delivery available CA residents, add 8.25% sales tax What better way to share Christ's love than with a Nativity Stone p:m. with special prayers. including ,I. for $1 2 extra.

Snipping. any quantity $9.95 that was present at His very birth. A gift every Christian would rosary, pro-life meditations and time cherish, The Nativity Cross adds special significance to any Total for quiet adoration each hour. Beneoccasion: . .

-.:... _ diction will conclude. the servic,~. All are invited to share in this evening of --.:. _ • Christmas and Easter, to celebrate His love for us " reparation before tile Blessed City -.: _ Sacrament.

• Bir:thdays, as a joyous reminder of Christ's birth as well State/Zip .,-_ ST. THERESA'S CHAPEL, • Weddings, as a loving exchange between bride & groom or a SAGAMORE .,--_ _ _ Phone unique "thank you" for the wedding party An afternoon of recollectiou for 'women will be held the Monday.

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I [ I AmEx • Anniversaries, to celebrate love for'each other in Christ Dec. 9. Confessions will be heard [ ) Check enclosed payable to Nativity Cross from 2:30 to·3 p.m. and also at 5 p.m.

• Baptism or Christening, to celebrate the newborn's birth and that Ex~. Date _ Acct. # by a priest of Opus Dei. All area of the Lord . women are welcome.

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Also, we do not normally carry no" tices of fundraising activities, which may be advertised at our regUlar rates, obtainable from the The Anchor business office, telephone (508) 675-7151. .On Steering Points items, FR indicates Fall River, NB indicates New Beqford. " SACRED.HEARTS RETREAT CENTER, WAREHAM .

Come enjoy the C.hristmas lights, music, hot chocolate and cookies at the Sacred Hearts annual open house Dec. 15 from 4-6 p.m.

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