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i-Reiig-ious· of Jesus and Mary mark 125 years in diocese SPECIAL 10 THE ANCHOR

By SIS1BI JANICE FARNHAM, RJM

THESE THREE Sisters of Mercy are retired and residing at Our Lady of Mercy Convent in New Bedford. From left, Sisters Nora Smith, Jeanette Thomas and Brian Murphy enjoy a well-deserved rest after teaching in New Bedford Catholic schools for many years. With them is their pet "Angel," who provides comfort and companionship. (Photo by Sister Elaine Heffernan, RSM.)

Religions retirement collection in parishes is December 7-8 FALL RIVER - "Promise, Commitment, Impact," is the theme of the 15th national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious which will be taken up in Catholic parishes across the Fall River diocese this weekend.

The annual appeal helps retired sisters, brothers, and religious order priests who spent their lives in Church ministries such as education, health care, and social services, said Mercy Sister Elaine Heffernan, episcopal representative for religious.

"The Diocese of Fall River has given without

stint to assist religious congregations of men and women to care for their elderly and retired members," she said in a recent letter to pastors and administrators.

"This aid has enabled the religious to continue their service to the people of the diocese in spite of reduced numbers available for their works," she added.

Last year, the diocese contributed $164,979 bringing the total diocesan contributions for all the Tum to page eight - Religious

Pipe organ restored to life for Cape Cod parish

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

EAST SANDWICH - Corpus Christi Parish will bring the past to life and into its new church next year when it unveils a restored 1899 Hook and Hastings pipe organ.

The organ that once adorned the former St. Peter's Church in Lowell will bring its music and its 3,400 pipes to Corpus Christi Parish and Music Minister James DeFrancesco couldn't be happier.

'There's a lot of excitement in the air," said DeFrancesco. "People are thrilled that it's going to be restored and are looking forward to hearing it."

The organ was in use at the Lowell parish since it was built by

Boston's E.G. & G. Hook and Hastings Company in 1899. St. Peter's was razed in 1996, but thanks to the efforts of many people the organ was saved and put into storage so that another parish might be able to use it.

Enter Corpus Christi Church which bought the pipe organ last spring.

The parish was looking for an organ to grace its new church and according to DeFrancesco, who has been in music ministry for 10 years, it was "big enough for our space and we wanted to rescue an instrument."

Although the parish only paid for the storage cost on the organ the necessary restoration process will

cost in the range of $800,000 when completed.

That may seem like a lot of money, but when compared to nearly $1.6 million for a new pipe organ, double the cost of restoring a handmade pipe organ, it seems more reasonable.

"We're very happy about this restoration project," said Corpus Christi Pastor Father Marcel H. Bouchard. "It's an exciting and historical thing to preserve such a good instrument."

The parish created a Pipe Organ Committee for the project and it has been working with consultant James Jordan, a pipe organ specialist.

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FALL RIVER - When they gather in Providence, R.I., tomorrow for their Provincial Assembly, Religious Sisters of Jesus and Mary of the United States Province will mark the 125th anniversary of their service to the United States.

But during what will be a day of work and celebration, the gathering will especially remember the Fall River diocese, where it all humbly began with an exploratory visit in December 1876 to look at an offered mission to the French-Canadian immigrants of the newly-formed parish of Notre Dame de Lourdes in Flint Village.

It was the first and much-loved foundation of what would become an extensive network of convents and schools reaching out from Fall River throughout New England, New York, Maryland, the South and the Southwest.

"We'll be at the Radisson Airport Hotel in Warwick, R.I., involved in a business meeting and finances, a Mass later in the day, and yes, we will have a celebration dinner," reported Religious of Jesus and Mary Sister Diane Dube.

Sister Dube, an alumna of the former Jesus Mary Academy, who is administrative assistant at the Catholic Education Center in Fall River, is among a community of seven sisters of her congregation residing at Thevenet Mission Center on Highland Avenue. The group includes a provincial councilor, the novice director and a novice.

Sister Renee Thibault, a native of Fall River, currently receives nursing care at the Catholic Memorial Home, also in Fall River. Sister Shirley Ann Leveille teaches English as a Second Language and is a part-time librarian at Holy Name School.

This year the historic community of nuns took on a special mission. They welcome sisters in the New England region for a ; variety of gatherings and renewal programs which they organize.

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QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Sister of Charity of Quebec Juliette Leblanc, 86, also known as Sister St. Denisa, died November 18 at the Mother House in Beauport, Quebec.

Born in Cascapedia, Quebec, the daughter of the ,late Guillaume and the late Emilia (A!senault) Lebla'nc. she' entered t~e Congregation in 1935.

In 1963 Sister Leblanc was assigned to the Sacred Heart Home in New Bedford, Mass., and

served as a nurse there until 1996.

Following retirement in 1996, she resided at the Mother House.

She leaves two sisters, Gertrude Leblanc and Good Shepherd Sister Yvonne Leblanc; nieces and nephews; and all her sisters of the Sisters of ChaJity of Quebec.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated in the chapel of the Mother House. Interment was in the Sisters of Charity Community Cemetery, Beaup0l1, Quebec.

Attleboro Serra Club meets dents. She said that guests are always welcome at the Manor and volunteers are readily accepted for numerous jobs and positions.

Roque also described the difference between assisted living and nursing care and then fielded questions.

Subsequently, reports were received from the Treasurer James Grenier and Program Chairman David McIntyre. President Kevin Poirier expanded on those reports and thanked the personnel at Folan's Restaurant for an enjoyable evening.

The Attleboro District Serra JEFFREY E. SULLIVAN Club is made up of Catholic layFUNERAL HOME men from Attleboro, Mansfield, 550 Locust Street Norton, Seekonk and North Fall River, Mass.

Attleboro whose object is the promotion of vocations to priestly and Rose E. Sullivan William 1. Sullivan religious life. For more informaMargaret M. Sullivan tion write them at P.O. Box 1015, 508路672路2391 L.... ......_...;.,,;,,--I , North Attleboro, MA 02761. , ATTLEBORO The Attleboro Distlict Sen'a Club recently hosted guest speaker Joanne Roque, administrator of North Attleboro's Madonna Manor. She is a graduate of Salve Regina University and was the former head nurse at Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro.

Roque described the organization of the Manor which consists of 129 beds and a special Alzheimer's Unit as well as a variety of animals and birds to ent.ertain and bring joy to its resi-

MARY C. GLEASON presents a check to Fall River seminarian Karl Bissinger towards his studies at the North American College in Rome. He is in his second year of theology.

Also pictured are Beatrice E. Gleason and Diocesan Administrator Msgr. G.eorge W. Coleman.

The Gleason sisters are parishioners of Corpus Christi Church, East Sandwich. (Anchor!

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Knights of Columbus honor three families , FALL RIVER - The Knights of Columbus recently honored three Fall River families through its Family of the Month Program.

Those honored include Ernani and Egidia Vergano of St. Mark's Church, Attleboro Falls; John and Joan l,-ynn of St. Anne's Church, 'Raynliarri; and .Peter and Peg Levesque of St. Mary's Church, Norton.

All honored families were selected for their contributions of time, talent and volunteerism in furthering the noble aims of their

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parishes, communities and councils. All received a plaque and letter of congratulations from the Knights.

Ernani and Egidia Verano are the parents of three adult children.

Since 1984 they have helped select a subject and served as judges for the Council 404 essay contest open to seventh- and eighth-graders from the Greater Attleboro area. Ernani has served on the Board of Friends of the Capron Park Zoo. He was also the past venerable of the sons of Italy lodge and has served on its various committees. Egidia is involved with Community Care, a mental health organization in the Attleboro area. Ernani is a member of the St. John's Council 404 in Attleboro.

John and Joan Lynn are par-

ents to five adult children. They both serve as eucharistic ministers at St. Ann's Church and each weekend they count and sort the proceeds from the parish collection. They family collectively plans, organizes and directs the annual parish Summer Festival.

John is a member of St. Ann's Council 10289 and is a former district deputy.

Peter and Peg Levesque are parents of two children and are active within the St. Mary's Parish community. Peg has cochaired its parish bazaar and has contributed to the success of parish Bingo nights. Both work at the council's weekly Bingo. Peter is a member of St. Mary's Council 11690 and serves as youth director. He organizes the annual FreeThrow Competition.

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week Dec. 9 1983, Rev. Rene Patenaude, a.p., Retired Associate Pastor, St. Anne, Fall River; Director of Youth Activities Dec. 10 1971, Rev. Andrew S.P. Baj Dec. 11 1959, Rev. Edward L. Killigrew, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford Dec. 12 1996, Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, Pastor, St. Joseph, Fall River Dec. 13 1972, Rev. Reginald Theriault, a.p., St. Anne, Dominican Priory, Fall River 1991, Rev. Adrien L. Francoeur, M.S., LaSalette Shrine, North Attleboro Dec. 14 1970, Rev. Msgr. John J. Hayes, Pastor, Holy Name, New Bedford Dec. 15 1942, Rev. Mortimer Downing, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis

TIlE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., December 6,2002 came as a surprise to him and his . parishioners, Father Bouchard reported. .

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MEETING WITH Kansas City Archbishop James P. Keleher, center, at the recent International Catholic Stewardship Council conference in Toronto, Canada, were, from left, Deacons Ar.thur LaChance and Dennis O'Connell from Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; and right, Mrs. Julie LaChance, and Edward Romano of·the Fall River Dioces~n Stewardship Committee. (Photo 60urtesy of Father Marcel H. Bouchard, pastor of Corpus Christi,who also attended the conference.)

EAST SANDWICH - Corpus Christi Parish was among the top 10 contenders nationally for the annual Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy Award for outstanding wor.k in stew.ardship.

Father Marcel·H. Bouchard, diocesan director of Stewardship, and who is also pastor of CorpLis Christi, reported that the Cape Cod parish was the only one among contenders from the nOltheast region of the United States.

Winner of the award was St. Matthias Parish in Somerset, N.J. Archbishop Murphy, who died in 1997, was an ardent supporter oflCSC and was deeply involved in the writing of the U.S. bishops' 1992 pastoral letter, "Stewardship: A Disciple's Response."

The nominees for the 2002 award were announced at the International Catholic Stewardship

Co.uncil's annual conference in Toronto, Canada, in late October.

The conference theme was "Stewardship: A Disciple's Response: Solidarity Through Service," em- , phasizing the essential link between the hands-on practicalities of stewardship and a vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ in the life of the Church.

Attending the conference from the Fall River diocese were Father Bouchard, Deacon and Mrs. Arthur LaChance and Deacon Dennis O'Connell, all from Corpus Christi Parish; and Edward Romano from Sacred Heart Parish, North Attleboro, who represented the Diocesan Stewardship Committee.

Father Bouchard recalled that members of his parish drew up the application in time for. the 200 I ICSC conference. Howeverit was

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is Sunday at St. Kilian's Church NEW BEDFORD - The His- being carried in procession..This panic Apostolate of the Diocese of year is especially joyful, due to Fall River is preparing for its an- Pope John Paul II's canonization nual celebration of the feast of Our earlier.in the year of St. Juan DiLady of Guadalupe: This year's ego, the native Mexican to whom celebration will be held Sunday at Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared.

At the beginning of Mass, Saint Kilian's Church, 306 Ashley Blvd., which is Route 18, heading Msgr. Coleman will bless an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, nOlth from Interstate 195.

The celebration w\1I begin with that the Spanish- and Englisha Mass at 4:30 p.m., celebrated by . speaking parishioners of St. Msgr. George W. Coleman, ad- Kilian's parish plan to keep in a ministrator of the Diocese of Fall place of honor in their church. The River. The people of St. Kilian's traditional "Maiianitas" (hymns to are happy to welcome back Msgr. the Blessed Mother) will be sung Coleman, since he began his after the blessing..

Following Mass there will be a priesthood in 1964 with his first "fiesta" in the parish hall. It will assignment there.

The Mass will be in Spanish include food and folklore from and English, with participation of throughout the Americas. Among choirs from throughout the dio- the countries which will be reprecese. The annual Mass always has sented in the en~ertainment are a Latin flair, with the flags of the Mexico, Colombia, Panama, EI various countries of the Americas .Salvador and Spain.

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the moorin&....-·· Art, a human' n~ed In a recent address to the Pontifical Commission for Cultural, Heritage of the Church, Pope John 'Paul II stressed the need of the Church to have a fruitful dialogue with the artists of our time. He encouraged the members of this commission to continue in th~ir commitment to the arts involving those who work to give life to our historical artistic heritage. Quoting his letter to the artist, the pope recalled that "humanity in every age ~nd even today looks to works ofart to shed light upon its path and its destiny."

The q1Urch has always maintained that in some way through all the expression of art, the infinite beauty of God is reflected and the human mind is almost naturally drawn toward hill). He brought new emphasis to this fact when he stated, "oilr time is characterized by the awareness that art, architecture, archives, libraries, museums, sacred music and theater are a storehouse which can be enjoyed by ,all people."This heritage must always be safeguarded' by judicial protection and appropriate guidelines should be developed to ensure that the gift of the arts is.preserved. In a world that is torn by war and revolt, the arts are so often negat~d by the madness of men. So very often political ambitions· destroy the rich heritage that has been accumulated over the centuries." , In their "Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy," the fathers of Vatican II stress that the fine arts are rightly classed among the noblest activities of man's genius. They emphasized that the Church' has always been the patron of fine arts: She has trained a'riists and continuol,lsly renews the works ofart in her possession. Inthe course of centiJries, the Church has brought int9 existence a treasury of art. Even in our own times, the Churcp continues this tradition that today's art from every race and country be given free scope in the Church, always in harmony with her spiritual heritage.

It is important that we counteract the pessimisms and negativity abundant in our social order with a sincere effort to encourage those who are involved in the world of the arts. So many struggle' for mere survival. We pay millions of dollars to those who are involved in'the world of sports. Rarely does'an artist get paid in a lifetime what so many athletes make in a year. The commercial so often takes precedent over'thc,artistic.' ' "' ,, ,'. ,

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be supportive of the arts. To be sure, many wh~ ~upp6rt the cr~ss capitalism of our times have little awareness that current Church teaching is perhaps one of the most supportive communities that is obliged to bolster the arts. As it states; man created in the image of God expresses his relationship with God the creator by the history of his artistic works. Art is a distinctive form of human expression.

Beyond the basic necessities of life,which are fundamental to all, art is a freely given superabundance of our inner riches. There is really no price tag on art unlike everything else in our commercial world. Reflecting words from'wisdom literature, art is to be vie,wed as a form of practical wisdom, uniting knowledge and skill to' give, form to the truth of reality. It ev~des the .senses· and-becorpes~an' , enforcing catalyst to the human spi·rit. It fulfills the ultimate strings' of the spirit be it visualized or heard. It indeed reflects the qeative activity of the divine. To be sure, art is not an end in itself. It is given to us that we might be enabled and enhanced.

In an era where we are so immersed in the subjective and pragmatic, may we hope that our appreciation of the arts will lift us fromthe pessimistic and bring us to a new level of hope. Advent, the season of hope, is a great time to reflect on the need of art in ' our living. ' ,

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Handling the stress of .those holiday rituals By

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

days should be special, sofind c ing what we want frequen~ly inHave you-ever s.topped to think volves a special, time-consuming .: ,.: ' ; , 6(the maddening rituals we go hun't.. -"'-'" 'Fo'r many there is the ritualo( throl!gh d,uring the holidays?

First there are the shopping' relatives.'Eventhough a wife may rituals. Advertisements bombard nodike her in-lawsand a husband us with the need to buy the per- may riot like his, Christmas is the fect Christmas gift for our loved time to be at peace ~nd get toones. ,And as we get closer to g~ther. Everyone dresses up, a Christl11as these advertisements , feat in, itself, and tries to make the increase our anxiety by remind- beSt of the situation. Often, to everyone's surprise; the day turns ing us thattime is funning out.

During the shopping-mall out'much better than anyone ritual we enjoy the dazzling atmo- would have thought. sphere but find ,ourselves conA special ritual awaits those fused about what to·purchase. If, who travel. 'It consists of long perchance, we are buying clothes, , lines, interminable waiting - allthere is the additional worry of the the while attempting to transport cumbersome gifts ~t atime when right sty,te, size and colors.

The shopping ritual doesn't security checks are extremely stop here but continues with the tight. Survival ultimately depends wraPRing of gifts. If they 'are to on possessing the patience of Job be mailed, we ,have to plan care- and a very good sense of humor.

No doubt the holidays are fully so as to allow enough time for them to get to their destina- , filled with many' other nervetion. , wracking rituals besides the ones If we like real Christmas trees, I've, mentioned, Of course, ten~ getting the right size and shape, ,sion is the companion of many and especially getting it to'stand holiday rituals. properlyqn be an enormous But this need not be. The first chore. rule in countering tension is to Even holid'ay grocery shop- own up to it. If, for example, ping bears the marks of a ritual. shopping or traveling is not your We feel that food during the'holi- forte,. admit it. Take time to re- CATHOLIC NEY'S SERVICE

fleer' on what exactly it is that inakesyou tense. When you achieve this, reflective frame of mind, you· al'e o'n y'our way to' overcoming lheproblem because you are now taking control' of it.

May I also'suggest that the holidays be a time of special prayerfulness. The beauty of prayer is .that it enables us to see life as God created it, peaceful, and not as it often is, hectic.

During' Advent, make or buy an Advent wreath, and before mealtime recite the prayers that go with it. (Prayers for Advent often are distributed by parishes these days.)

Instead of taking' all the holiday anxieties upon yourself, start your day with a prayer ,that asks God's help. Once you become one with God, you become one ,with yourself. Then you can deal in a calmer way with most things life serves up. , May I also suggest gelling to' one or two daily Masses during the week if at all possible. A church with its sacred rituals is a quiet temple where peaceful thoughts abound. When you are in it, you are at peace: May your holidays be blessed with peace!,

Religious recollections As Catholics, many times we're told, "The Lord moves in mysterious ways," or "God's ways are not necessari l'y man's ways.'"

These catchy phrases usually pop up when something occurs that we can't explain or understand.

I got that feeling again this past .week while talking to a very nice lady, Religious Sister of Jesus and Mary Janice Farnham. Sister Famham and I were working on coverage of the 125th anniversary of her order's presence in the

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United States for this Anchor edition. Actually, I should say Sister Farnham was working on the project - she wrote a magnificent piece - I just told her where to send it!

While speaking with the good sister, we reminisced about the days when many more good sisters graced our Catholic schools as teachers and principals. Sadly, very few of our Catholic school children will know the joy of having one of these special women help guide them through the formative years. (I truly dislike the word "special," for I feel it's way over used and loses it's meaning; but when referring to our religious there is no better word.)

My eight-year-old is in secondgrade at a Catholic school and has been there since pre-kindergarten, but has never had the pleasure of being taught by a religious sister - and most likely won't in 'years to come. And that is a shame. But, in my conversation with Sister Famham, she didn't question why this is so, she simply says it is God's will at this time.

Deep down inside I agree with her. ~ut I still don't like it. Yet, what I like even less is that many of these great women have retired but struggle to make ends meet, or lack adequate health care. It's just not right that after decades and decades of faithful service to God's children, these women often seem simply forgotten - but there's so much good 'to remember.

It bothers me to this day when I hear "hon'or" stories from former Catholic school students about the nuns. Yes, there were some who could put Marine drill sergeants to shame, but in retrospect they were doing their job the way they

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Comments are welcome at thought is should be done. And and women that touched my heart be stin'ed only at this time of year. there were never any discipline and soul on this em1hly journey. I don't think that's God's will. That davejolivet@anchomews.org. proble'ms in their classrooms. Can that still be said today?

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They did all of this not because they had to, and certainly not for money. They did it because they loved God and his people. And they still do.

During my conversations with Sister Farnham, it felt like I was talking to a long-time friend, even though we didn't know each other.

In fact, she ,did become a friend.

Additionally, I was blessed tei work with another friend on this edition - Mercy Sister Elaine Heffernan, the diocesan episcopal representative for religious. No one brightens a room when they enter it like Sister Heffernan. AI-' ways with a smile on her face and a kind word on her lips, Sister Heffernan lives out her professed vows every day. ' And there have been so many other good sisters who have touched my life and countless others through the years. I would be remiss not to mention another dear friend, 'who passed away earlier this '~M year - Mercy Sister Judy Soares.

She was a lady who ,selflessly gave of her time and talents for the betterment of everyone around her.

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Catholic and Protestant· belief 1n the real prese.nce

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River- Fri., December 6, 2002

. Q. My understanding has always· been that and adoration are appropriate" ("The Eucharist as Protestants do notbelieye in the real pr~sence of . Sacrifice"; Lutherans and Catholics in Dialogue 1Jesus in the Eucharist. However, some friends III).

Most Catholics and, as I understand, many who are Lutheran .tell us they definitely believe Lutherans, are unaware that Martin Luther himself that Jesus is pr~sent. The sacrament is even reFAIRHAVEN - A First Friday Cannel Church. For more informaserved in their church, and Communion is taken firmly believed in the real presence of Jesus in the Mass. sponsored by the Fairhaven . tion call 508-992-7810.

Eucharist. Among many affirmations of this belief, to the sick. Can you explain? (Florida) chapter of the Men of the Sacred he wrote, "No one but an Arianheretic can or will A. In practice, a, variety of Lutheran practices NORTH DARTMOUTH .-:. A Hearts, will be held tonight at 7 p.m.' deny that Chnst himself, beliefs exist conand atSt. Mary's Church. A holy hour and . Divorced-Separated Support Group ~-...... true .God and true man, Benediction ofthe Blessed Sacrament will hold its annual Christmas party cerning the Eucharist. who is truly and essenwill follow. Refreshments will be December 9 from 7-9 p.m. at the Some differences are retially present in the suplate.d to the Lutheran synFamily Life Center, 500 Slocum served afterwards. per when .it is rightly celRoad. For more information call 508- ods (the Evangelical ebrated (to give CommunFALL RIVER - Catholic Social 999-6420.

Lutheran .Church in ion to the community) Services will offer an educational se- .

America and the Misries "Building Healt~y RelationNORTH DARTMOUTH should be adored in spirit . By Father souri Synod are the two. ships," December 9 and 16 from 6:30- There will be a Diocesan Ultreya, largest ones in the United and in truth in all places, . John J. Dietzen _ 7:30 p.m. in the former· Rose a monthly gathering of people who States) to which indi-' .... but especially where his HawthomeHome, 1600 Bay Street. have lived the Cursillo experience vidual congregations be- . community is present" Sessions will include setting bound- . and those interested in Cursillo, on long.

(Smalkald Articles VII, Formula of Concord). . aries and intimacy in relationships. December IO'at 7 p.m. at the Fam. It is true that Luther believed the consecrated Lutheran teaching and liturgical guides for worFor more information call Mary 1. ily'Life Center on Slocum Road ship, howeyer, are clear about belief in the continu- eucharistic elements should usually be disposed of McGrail at 508-674-4681. near Bishop Stang High School.. ing presence of the -Lord in the Eucharist. "The after the cetebration.This followed, however, not The evening includes sharing, 'a Lutheran Book of Worship (similar to our missa.l), from a denial of Christ's presence, but from his conFALL RIVER - The Taubl witness speaker and a special AdOccasional Services," for example, pr~)Vides in'struc- viction that Jesus gave his e.ucharistic body and Family will present a concert "Fam- vent Liturgy. tions for distribution of Communion on Good Fri·- . blood tobe.'consumed in the sacrament, not to be ily Harmony," DecemQer 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Bishop Connolly High School.

NORTH EASTON - Holy day, when, as i~Catholic traditio·n, no full eucha- adored outside of Mass.

H{storians a:ndtheologians tell us that only later, TheTaubl family consists ofJohn and Cross Family Ministries 'will sponsor' ristic liturgy is celebrated. in the 17th century, did official Lutheran· doctrine It also assumes that the Eucharist will be reserved Carol Taubl who, will perform with guest'speaker Holy Cross Father Joe their' seven children, three of which Esparza December 12 from 7-&:30 for distribution of Communion to people in s'pecial develop a theology of the termination of .Christ's are students at the Juliard School of p.m. at the Father Peyton Center, 518 . circumstances.The 1978 Lutheran statement on the eucharistic presence.

Your friends' congregation is obviously one that Music in New York.

Washington Street He will address subject says, "Sick and homebound members should the topic "What the Prophets Saw." be included in the Commllnion of the congregation adheres.to these particular.eucharistic beliefs and --/ policies.

FA~L RIVER - Dominican For more information call 508-238- ... by sending 'pastors or trained and designated lay .A free brochure on ecumenism, including Father Pierre Lachance invites you 4095. members out from the corporate assembly." These to join him for the Novena to Saint eucharistic practices are increasingly common in questionson.intercommunion and other ways of Anne every Tuesday from 2-2:30 POCASSET -, Oil December Lutheran churches. .. \ sharing worship, is available by sending. a p.m.' at the Shrine, 818 Middle 10 at 6:30 'p.m. the Franciscan The Lutheran-Roman C~tholic dialogue, carried stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Street. It will include hymns! prayer, Crown Rosiuy will be recited with on now for severai decades, notes as one of their Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. . a spiritiJal talk, veneration of the special prayers by the Franciscan points of agreetTIent; "We agree thatas long as Christ Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at relic and the opportunity for reco'n- Mission Associates at St.John the remains sacramentally present, worship,' reverence the same address, or E-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com. ciliation. .

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St. Francis and· peace

FALL RIV~R - Father John Oliveira. pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New annual reunion ofthe Legion ofMary The Advent season is here, the the Vatican, it is said that MarBedford, will celebrate Mass for the of the Fall River diocese will be hCld time we prepare for the birth of quis de la Rochetulon, founder of Fall River Area Men's First Friday Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's the Prince of Peace. 'Butthis year,' a Catholic weekly paper, sent the Club tonight at 6 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, site of the. Our Lady of with preparations for yet anoth.er prayer to Pope BenediCt ((V. Church. It will be followed by a ca- Mercy praesidium. The evening will . war dominating the news, are we 'Scholars of St. Francis' writings tered supper at Which Father Oliveira . include rosary and Benediction ofthe . really allied with the Prince of .say t~at the peace prayer was not will be guest speaker. For more in- Blessed Sacram.ent and a social gath- Peace? . written by St. Francis but by an formation call Norman Laliquetteat ering. All members of the Legion of .

Mary, family and'friends are invited I couldn't help wondering unknow,n author in the early 70th 508-672-8174. to attend. about that as I heard a clergyman century. It became associated speak about our "right" to def~nd . with St. Francis when it was FALL RIVER - The "Seniors in Motion" program helps seniors and 'SOUTH DA~TMOUTH ---.:. St. ourselves in a war with handicapped individuals oQtain mo- Mary's Parish, 783 Dartmouth Street, Iraq·, while he ended his ,,'- - - - - - - - - - bility equipment including motorized is hosting an Advent Retreat Decem- ~alk by asking us all to . and manual wheelchairs and are usu- ber 10 through Dec;ember 12. Father say the famous prayer of ally available at no cost. For more in- Stanley Kolasa, SS.CC, pastor of Our St. Francis, "Lord make formation call 1-800-594-1225. ' Lady of Assumption Parish in New me an instrument of thy Bedford; will lead the retreat. Mass peace." I felt a curious NEW BEDFORD - The New and retreat talk will be held at noon contradiction.

'Bedford Catholic Women's Club will and 7 p.m. each day.. For more infor. I wonder if he knew

By Antoinette Bosco meet December II at 7 p.m. at the mation call the rectory at 508-992- that it was war that Wamsutta Club for its annual'Christ- 7163. brought the prayer of St. ----~---~-- ......__' mas Program. For more information ' Francis to lighi, the horrendous printed on a holy card with the call 508-995-9319..

TAUNTON - Theology on Tap, - World War I. I have just com- saint's picture on th~ 'other side. a' monthly social and educational pleted an expan,ded version of a As for why the prayer took off, NEW BEDFORD - Holy Fam- gathering sponsored by the Young book on that war, written by my , eventually spreading throughout ily-Holy Name School will hold its Adult Ministry Office, will be held annual Breakfast with Santa Saturday December 12' at 6:30 p.m. at . late son Pet~r, atthe request of the the world, that's easy to explain. from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at 91 Summer Muldoon's Saloon Restaurant, Route publisher, Facts on File. Im- This war that was raging so furiStreet.

140. It will include a presentation by mersed in research on this "Great ously and so long was like no )'he students will celebrate the Father Roger Landry "Everything War, the War to End All Wars," I other. Begun as a conflict bebirth of our Lord in SOllg and tableau You Ever Wanted to Know About the discovered that this prayer for tween Serbia and Austria, it December 15 at 3 p.m. at the St. Catholic Faith But Were Afraid to peace first appeared in 1913.in a spread to,all the world's major Lawrence Martyr Church, 556 Ask." For more information ca1lS08- . small magazine put out in countries, bringing a destr.uction Norinandy, France. . never imagIned, defying all past .

County Street. Those attending either 675-3847.

It was neady two years later rules of war.' event .are asked to bring a canned good for the needy. For more inforIt b~came the 'era of surprise, WEST HARWICH.- The Per- that L'Osservatore Romano, the mation call 508-993-3547. petual Adoration Chapel at' Holy . official Vatican newspaper: pub- because of something unknown Trinity Church, Route 28, invites . lished this prayer. It was picked then. to most people: technology.

NEW BEDFORD - A Christ- people to sign ·up and spend an hour up the following week by the The new "toys" - airplanes, aumas concert by the Saints and Sing- or two in prayer. This regional chapel French daily, La'Croix, and it tomobiles, wireless, ma'chine ers G~oup will be held December 13 of the Cape area depends on the sup- . immediately soared to popularity. . guns, killing chemicals - made at 8 p.m. at· Our Lady of Mount port of people.

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Bombardmen ts from the skies wou Id pi Ie up the dead; the wounded, the homeless. Even more would be killed by starvation as farms and towns were destroyed i'n the holocausts.

The people, especially in France, where the bulk of the ftghting took place, begged for an end to this destru·ction.

While leaders had deaf ears, the people had only one to turn to, the Prince of Peace. The prayer of St. Francis gave them hope that this horrendous killing would end.

Soldiers, too, are victims Of war, obediently ,;",J.. following orders that make them.kill a person named an "enemy," who under other circumstances might be their friend.

There was a beautiful moment in World War I, Christmas 1914, when soldiers of both sides began singing Christmas songs.

They walked into No Man's Land - the strip of land separating them, where fighting took-place - bringing no weapons, only brandy, chocolates and musical instruments to share. Both sides . were jo'yful for this brief time of celebrating the peace before thpy got back to killing each other.

Let us pray this Advent that we each become an "instrument" of Christ's peace, in the footsteps of St. Francis.

Grateful for things that annoy us The "holiday corridor" of Halloween through New Year's is a time of thanksgiving. Perhaps our thanksgiving will be even richer if we can generate gratitude as well for things and events that trouble or annoy us.

Let's be grateful for the teen-agel' who fights us toothand-nail about going to Mass and things religious because he or she is bringing fire and passion to the questions of faith.

Let's be grateful for the person who stakes out the end of the pew and forces worshipers to climb over him or her to sit down because this person has perhaps braved demons about which we know little in order to worship with us.

Let's be grateful for the family who arrives five or 10 minutes late for Mass because they did not use the potential of being late as an excuse to miss the eucharistic liturgy and to send a poor message to their children in the process.

Let's be grateful for the pastor who occasionally finds himself short on temper and time because, after all, it means we do

have a priest to celebrate the Mass, hear our confessions and baptize our children.

Let's be grateful for the homilies that become "money talks" because it indicates we have resources.

Let's be grateful for the snarl in the church parking lot because

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By Dan Morris

it means we have cars and a place to worship.

Let's be grateful for Christmas and Easter Catholics because we know God is still a presence in their lives and that the door to fuller participation in the Church is not closed.

Let's be grateful for the person who sings too loud and way off key because it means we can hear, and we are reminded that the prayer of song is not measured by performance but piety.

Let's be grateful for the young

person with a ring in his eyebrow and the left half of his head shaved because he is, in fact, in church and at worship.

Let's be grateful for the fellow worshipers who make clear that they do not want to hold hands during the Our Father because they have the courage to be honest and show community in their own way.

Let's be grateful for fellow parishioners who take our hands to hold during the Our Father because they have the courage to reach out to us and to remind us the liturgy is a celebration of the community, not a gathering of isolated individuals.

Let's be grateful for disagreements over inclusive language because it spotlights the importance of every individual to the Church.

Let's be grateful for dissents and disagreements because at the bottom of so many is the underlying principle that we want a God and a Savior and a community that make sense to us.

Comments are welcome. Email Uncle Dan at cnsuncleOl@yahoo.com.

Giuliani advising Mexico City gets qualified OK from C~urch official

By Jo TUCKMAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

committing armed robberies during Mass, most reports referred to nonviolent stealing from collection boxes, just the kind of misdemeanor considered ripe for Giuliani's theory that pursuing even the most minor transgressions helps dismantle the wider culture of crime.

But the Church also shares some of the misgivings voiced by local human rights groups that fear zero tolerance in the Mexi-

City, he said, "Let's give it a chance."

About 500 crimes are reported MEXICO CITY - A Church each day in Mexico City, but official in Mexico City has given criminologist Rafael Ruiz Harrell a qualified welcome to the city's decision to hire former New York estimates that this represents about 10 percent of the total.

Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani for About 10 percent of crimes recrime-fighting advice. ported end with convictions.

"Our perception is basically Although the kidnappings, positive, but we will have to wait violent assaults and bank robberand see," said Javier Acuna, coies catch the headlines, ruleordinator of the archdiocesan jusbreaking goes palticularly deep in tice and peace commission, of the a context where policemen plan to bring in Giuliani and called to investigate a burhis famed zero-tolerance may walk off with an policy credited with slash"We have to be sure that it does glary additional item for theming New York's crime rate.

The $4.3 million con- not create more human rights prob- selves and where bribing oftract with Giuliani's new lems than we already have," Acuna ficers is accepted practice.

In a city where flouting company, Giuliani Partners, said. "Criminals deserve to be aris the Mexico City rested, but that does not mean that traffic regulations is routine, impromptu garbage dumps government's admission they also deserve to be tortured." spring up on street corners that it has run out of homeand public parks become grown ideas to break the building sites at the wink of high levels of crime first prompted by the 1994 economic can capital will mean greater po- an eye, there is a sense that people crisis but now firmly entrenched. lice abuse, as it reportedly did in more or less do as they please.

Some Mexicans perceive the The deal was announced in New York.

"We have to be sure that it does arrival of a zero-tolerance policy October, and a team from the company is already working with not create more human rights prob- less as an opportunity to impose the local authorities. Giuliani is lems than we already have," Acuna good citizenship or protect the expected to visit the Mexican said. "Criminals deserve to be ar- vulnerable and more as a chance capital before the end of the year. rested, but that does not mean that to play hardball with petty crimi"We are enthused by the fact they also deserve to be tortured." nals.

"If he comes here there will be that the (city) government is lookAcuna also said the zero-toling for a solution to the terrible erance strategy might not be so violence," said pirated-video venproblem we have," said Acuna, easily transferable to the specific dor Joaquin Valderas, 34, recallwho added that over half of conditions of this sprawling, cha- ing the burning barricades that Mexico City's 1,000 places of otic metropolis, where people have met past police and army worship have reported some kind have gotten used to shrugging off operations in what some call the of robbery in the last year. what seems intolerable elsewhere. Fierce BalTio or the Barrio Bravo.

While there were some cases But while he said he recognized 'Tolerance is the way we have of of organized crime gangs swip- the complexities of imposing the protecting ourselves and our ing valuable sacred artifacts or New York import on Mexico families from the gangs."

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., December 6, 2002 .

MERCY SISTERS, from left, Virginia Sweeney, Constance Monahan, and Nathan Doherty taught in New Bedford for more than 40 years. Sister Doherty still volunteers at Holy Family-Holy Name School, where she was once principal.

AT DAMIEN HOUSE, Fairhaven, from left, Sacred Hearts Father Brian Marggras, who spent many years in Japan and Hawaii; Brother James Rukavine, who received a nursing degree from Catholic University and keeps an. eye on the retired priests; and Father Leo King, who spent many years in parish ministry in Mattapoisett, Wareham, Chatham, Wellfleet and Harwich.

The Anchoy will not publish on December 27, 2002 and January 3, 2003, but should return to your door on January 10, 2003. Copy and ads for the December 13 issue should reach us by noon, December 6 and materials for the DecemJber 20 issue shoul«ll reach us by noon, December 13.

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REPRESENTATIVES OF three religious communities share an afternoon break at the Landmark in Fall River. From left, Holy Union Sister Agnes Pare; Dominican Sister Agnes Mary Shannon; and Mercy Sisters Patricia Gusty and Florita Souza. The sisters continue to share their gifts with one another and the laity at the Landmark.

Religious years of collection to nearly $2.1 million.

Nationally, the fund collected $32.7 million, the highest amount every collected in the campaign's 14-year history.

"Your support is greatly appreciated and you·can be assured that 52,000 retired religious will remember you in prayer," Sister Heffernan said.

The Retirement Fund nationally contributes to 600 congregations providing not only supplementation for immediate health care needs of the elderly and infirm religious, but also financial planning and technical assistance so that religious institutes can work to establish retirement funds for the years ahead.

Sister Heffernan says the funds collected are sent to the chancery and then one check is sent to Washington, D.C. The appeal was launched in 1988 by the U.S. bishops and leaders of national associations of religious orders.

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"The committee in Washing- munities of religious need help, ton responds to the needs of reli- she noted. gious," she said. "I can tell you In Fall River alone, there are six that the following religious in our Sisters of Mercy, nine Dominicans diocese have received funding of Hope and 14 Holy Union Sisinclude: Sisters of Mercy, Holy ters living at the Landmark.

Union Sisters, Dominican Sisters "The Landmark is a public faof Hope, Sisters of St. Joseph, cility because the communities Religious of Jesus and Mary, could not afford to bujld an asBrothers of Christian Instruction, sisted living facility," Sister Sacred Heart Fathers. and Holy H.effernan explained. "These Cross Fathers." . wonderful women are still doing Sister Heffernan reported that ministry of prayer. The transition the spiritual energy of religious was very difficult to leave their life should not be underestimated. convents, but I have to say they "Over the years, this energy have been an example to me and has made possible the develop- the laity at Landmark." ment of Catholic Health Care She said that all congregations Systems and Catholic Educa- now have a great deal of elderly tional Systems in the United members who are experiencing a States," she explained. "Each re- variety of health care needs. While ligious congregation has a unique every religious faces rising health spirit of community. Religious . costs, elderly men and women relife takes different norms in dif- ligious do not have adequate health ferent times." insurance or pension plans or even Because the median age of adequate Social Security to women and men religious has in- supplement their later years.

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The annual Social Security benefit received by an individual religious is less than $4,000.

"They must rely on their own resources, which cannot begin to meet the financial needs of the approximately 45,000 religious in the United States who are over 70," Sister Heffernan said.

Currently the unfunded retire-

ment liability of the nation's religious orders is estimated at $6.1 billion, down from the $7.4 billion that was projected in 1998. ''Together we can make a difference," she asserted. "Let us join together in this holy work of providing for the health care needs of those aging and infirm religious who have given a lifetime of service."

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Sister Heffernan said like so many people, she was influenced by religious "who shaped so many of our lives, and still remain ministering to others even as they, themselves have grown older ... in a lifetime of service."

She added: "I thank you for your generosity. Be assured ofthe prayers of our retired religious men and women."

ATTHE HOLY CROSS Retirement Home in South Dartmouth are Holy Cross Fathers, seated, Tom Tobin; and back row, from left, Henri Bourgeous; Robert Proulx; and Marc Hebert.The Home has been renovated to meet the needs of the retired priests.

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AT LEFT is Dominican Sister Celine Thiboutot, a resident of Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River.

Sister Celine was a familiar face at S1. Mary's Cathedral with her ministry to the sick. She has been a Dominican Sister for 70 years, and is always eager to welcome visitors at the Home.

(All photos by Mercy Sister Elaine Heffernan.)

Bilingual kit offers ideas for honoring consecrated life

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - A bilingual parish kit with ideas for observing the 2003 World Day for Consecrated Life on February 2 has been sent to all U.S. bishops, vicars for religious, diocesan youth ministers, religious orders of men and women, and secular institutes.

Theme of the 2003 observance is "For I Have Seen the Face of Christ." Since 1997, the World Day for Consecrated Life has highlighted individuals who are pursuing religious vocations in the Catholic Church.

"It is our hope that parishes in your diocese might use the occasion both to honor those who have embraced the consecrated life and to heighten their visibility in the church community," said Bishop Sean P.

O'Malley of Palm Beach, Fla., chairman of the bishops' Committee on Consecrated Life, in a letter to his feIlow bishops.

The kit, in booklet form, includes celebration suggestions for parishes and youth coordinators, research showing how young people view people in religious life, frequently asked questions, a brochure, seven profiles of individuals pursuing the consecrated life and shorter thumbnail sketches of more than two dozen "religious men and women worth knowing."

"The overwhelming majority of people have positive images of religious life, but less than one-fourth of the men and less than one-sixth of the women have ever been asked to consider joining a religious order or community," according to the research cited" in the

booklet.

The profiled religious include Sara Feick, a 37-year-old Benedictine novice who has competed in triathalons worldwide; Sister Amy Golm, 36, of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who works with the terminaIly ill; Paulist Father Brett Hoover, 34, of St. Paul the Apostle Church in New York; Franciscan Brother of Peace Conrad Richardson, 32, who cares for the severely brain-damaged founder of his community along with his feIlow brothers; and Christine-Noell Tremblay, a 42year-old laywoman who belongs to a secular institute, the Oblate Missionaries of Mary Immaculate.

Materials for the celebration are available on the Internet at www.consecratedlife.org.

::_SACRED HEARTS Father Albert Evans spends his days at the "Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River. Father Evans was a missionary in Japan for more than 25 years. Stop by and visit some day. He enjoys the company and has many stories to share. With Father Evans is Mercy Sister Catherine Donovan, director of Pastoral Care at the Home.

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How viewers and experts rate TV's ratings system

By MARK PATTISON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

members of the family can see the show.

And the viewing public?

WASHINGTON Ever A Kaiser study of parents in since the TV Parental Guidelines - TV ratings to the rest of us- 200 I noted that 56 percent used started appearing in the upper- the TV ratings system as a guide left corner of our screens at the for their children, with half of start of most programs in Janu- those saying they used the ratary 1997, a lot of news accounts ings often. Of those using the and essays on the ratings duti- ratings as a guide, 92 percent said fully reported the enthusiasm of they found it "useful" or "very most of the TV industry, the useful." . But it's not all good news. Of skeptical scorn of critics, and the indifference of the viewing pub- those parents surveyed, 62 percent knew the V advisory stood lic.

Has anything changed in the for violence, but only 52 percent knew the S stood for sex, 50 perpast six years?

Not if you believe a Kaiser cent knew the L stood for lanFamily Foundation report issued guage, and just five percent knew in November, "Ratin'g Sex and the D stood for dialogue.

The same study found that 40 Violence in the Media: Media Ratings and Proposals for Re- percent of all parents had a TV set with a V-chip, but 54 percent form."

The TV industry generally has of them weren't even aware of it. Of the rest, found a way to only 36 perlive with the ratThe TV industry gener- cent chose to ings system, . even though it ally has found a way to live路 use it. The Vwas dragged with the ratings system, chip, it should kicking and even though it was .be noted, can screaming into dragged kicking and be used to prothe debate as screaming into the debate block grams that early as 1993, as early as 1993, when contains cerwhen some cultural cri tics in some cultural critics in tain ratings o~ Congress Congress started dE!riding content advi~~ started deriding what they called''trash tele,. sories.

And a Uniwhat they called vision." "trash televiversity of sion."

Pennsylvania When the original TV ratings survey in 2000 of more than were modified soon after their in- 1,200 parents of kids ages twotroduction to include the letters 17 found that only half of the parD, L, Sand Vto indicate sug- ents were aware of the ratings gestive dialogue, foul language, system - down from 70 percent sex and violence, NBC and the in 1997, the introductory yearBET cable channel balked. and only 39 percent said they BET, which shows a lot of used the ratings to guide their rap-music videos and was later children's viewing. bought by Viacom, eventually Perhaps lhis is why media readded the letters to its ratings. searcher Dale Kunkel told the NBC, which argued the letters Senate Committee on Governwould have "a chilling effect" on mental Affairs last year, "Unless program content, still does only media ratings can consistently the occasional on-screen advi- and ac;curately label the content sory to buttress the original six that poses the greatest risk of ratings of TVY, TVY7, TVG, harm to children, such systems TVPG, TVI4 and TVMA. cannot accomplish much help for Four pay-cable outlets parents."

HBO, Showtime, The Movie Until they do, it may be best Channel and Cinemax - go to use not just that little black even further with their ratings square with lots of letters in the than others in the broadcast and TV picture, but your head and cable industry. They have 10 dif- your heart, in making good TV ferent letter-based content advi- viewing choices for the whole sories to take into account every- family. thing from mild violence to Pattison is lnedia editor for strong sexual content.

Catholic News Service.

The Fox Family Channel When you keep your eye on sold last year to Disney and re- TV, what do you see? What christened ABC Family - uses are your likes' or dislikes? a series of 10-second narrated What are your concerns and advisories, along with a picture criticisms? Be as general or as of a family. If certain age groups speCific as you wish. Send aren't meant to see the upcom- your comments to: Mark ing show, they're seen walking Pattison, Media Editor, off the screen. This gives rise in Catholic News Service, 3211 my mind as to why the channel Fourth St, NE, Washington, calls itself "Family" if not all DC 20017.

YOUNG JIM Hawkins searches for his place in the universe in the animated adventure "Treasure Planet." (eNS photo from Disney)

'Treasure Island' goes 21st century NEW YORK (CNS) - "Treasure Planet" (Disney) is an imaginative retelling of RobertLouis Stevenson's classic adventure story, "Treasure Island." Directors John MuskeI' and Ron Clements employ both cuttingedge digital effects and traditional hand-drawn animation in the "mouse factory's" visually captivating new offering.

While not detracting from its sheer entertainment value, the film's coupling of a strong narrative with complex characters helps it attain a level of nuance rare in animated fare, resulting in an enchanting, swashbuckling yam for landlubbers young and old alike.

Transposed from the high seas of Stevenson's 1883 novel into outer space, the story centers on Jim Hawkins (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a wayward 15-yearold from the planet Montressor, searching for "his place in the universe." A loner by nature, he desperately seeks an escape from t~~ ,!!ono~ony of his h,!mdrum daily routine; helping his mother run the Benbow Inn .-'- a pursuit that frequently finds him flying his solarsurfer recklessly and in trouble with the law. A naturally gifted aviator, much of his impetuousness is fueled by angst over his father abandoning him and his mom when he was a child.

Jim's life takes an abrupt tum when a space cruiser crash-lands near the inn. An alien named Billy Bones (voice of Patrick McGoohan) emerges from the wreckage clutching a sea chest. Before dying, he issues a cryptic warning about a fiendish cyborg (part man, part machine) hot on his trail- obviously in pursuit of the mysterious chest's secret. Jim unlocks the chest, revealing an enigmatic sphere which, when activated, projects a holographic space map, disclosing the location of "Treasure Planet," the fabled hiding place of the legendary space-pirate Captain Flint's treasure trove, "the loot of a thousand worlds."

With the help of a trusted friend, the bumbling astrophysicist Dr. Delbert Doppler (voice of David Hyde Pierce), Jim, in true heroic tradition, answers the call to adventure and sets out to find his fortune. They embark on an intergalactic expedition, enlisting the services of a motley crew of the galaxy's flotsam and jetsam.

Jim is soon taken under the wing of the ship's salty

IC~~ ~'I()viile (CaIIV~Ulllle~ NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews ofmovies recently reviewed by the U.S .

Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights" (Columbia) Cartoon comedy, with songs, in which a 33-year-old Jewish wastrel (voiced by Adam Sandler) redeems

cook, a cyborg named John Silver (voice of Brian Murray). Silver recognizes the makings of a fine "spacer" in the scrappy youth. Under the swarthy seadog's tutelage, Jim slowly lowers his emotional guard, and a surrogate father-son relationship blossoms.

The space galleon weathers ferocious space storms, black holes and other cosmic calamities - but far more dangerous is the treachery of the crew. Jim is transformed from a boy to a man when confronted by a wrenching betrayal.

In "Treasure Planet," Disney shows the mouse roars louder than the rest of the pack in the area of innovative animation. Unfortunately, eclipsing the studio's acumen and artistry are the omnipresent merchandising efforts sure to accompany the film's release. This strategy that dominates much of Disney's corporate thinking is ironic, given the picture's strong message of valuing personal rela~ions over materialgain.

Reminisce'nt of ''The Lion 'King;': this whimsical space opera explores the complexities of father-son relations, the alienating repercussions wreaked by severed bonds. The film's timeless theme ofempowerment through the realization of one's true self-worth is much needed for a generation lost in space.

One Disney hallmark noticeably absent in ''Treasure Planet" is its lack of memorable tunes. Though rousingly scored by James Newton Howard, the film's only song is a forgettable number written and performed

by John Rzeznik (lead vocalist of the Goo Goo Dolls), a marked contrast to the recent stretch of Academy Award-nominated chart-toppers. As always, Disney's ''Treasure Planet" boasts an impressive cast lending their voices to the characters, including Emma Thompson as Captain Amelia and Martin Short as B.E.N., a robot who's shy a few parts.

Certain sequences, especially those involving the sinister spider-like crew member, Scroop, may prove frightening for young children but not so for older preteens.

Due to some mildly scary scenes, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG - parental guidance suggested.

himself during Hanukkah by coaching basketball, befriending a fatherless boy and helping an elderly man win a prize. As directed by Seth Kearsley, positive values flood the final scenes but only after a considerable quantity of gross behavior and rudeness that is designed to delight an irreverent, impressionable young audience. Recurring vulgarity that takes many forms, a lot of it involving bodily functions and off-putting images, and brief alcohol abuse. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III - adults.

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for chil-

dren under 13.

"Analyze That" (Warner Bros.)

Coarse sequel in which a jailed mobster (Robert De Niro) is released into the custody of his reluctant psychiatrist (Billy Crystal) who soon 'finds himself in the middle of a mob war. Director Harold Ramis substitutes vulgarity for witty humor in this often flat, always mean-spirited comedy. Comic treatment of crime and promiscuity, intermittent stylized violence, crude sexual references, some profanity and continuous rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is AIV - adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of路 America rating is R - restricted.

Bishop Belo, Nobel winner, resigns as head of 'East, Timor diocese

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RAVELLO, Italy (eNS) - The grams and films also can help us best television programs and films know God with our intellects and Bishop Belo helped bring the East Timor indepenCATHOLIC NEWS SERVIC,E do not preach at people, but lead hearts, or at least help us understand dence struggle to the attention of the Vatican and the VATICAN CITY - Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes world, meeting several times with the' pope to brief them to think about the meaning of what the 'transcendent aspirations' life and the importance of helping are," he said.

Belo, spiritual guide of East Timor's successful him on the situation. others, said U.S. Archbishop John "A great drama can touch our struggle for independence, has resigned as apostolic In 1996, Bishop Belo and Jose Ramos Horta, a P. Foley. hearts, deepening our understanding administrator of the Dili diocese for reasons of health, , prominent independence activist who is now East· "Ifthe beauty of nature can draw and, through the grace of God, the Vatican said.

Timor's foreign minister, were The Vatican announced that Pope awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for us' closer to God, television pro- change our lives." he said.

John Paul II had accepted Bishop advocating nonviolent resistance to Belo's resignation last week after the Indonesian rule. prelate repeatedly asked to be reRenewed violence in 1999 Sales And Service lieved of his pastoral duties. sparked international concern and a .

The Nobel Prize-winning prelate U.N.-sponsored referendum in Fall River's Largest said in a statement released in East which the people of East Timor voted FOR ALLDAY Display of TVs Timor that he was "suffering from for independence. both physical and mental fatigue that WALKING COMFORT Bishops Belo's life was repeatwill require a long period of recuZENITH • SONY edly threatened by pro-Indonesia peration." militias in the months leading up to JOHN'S SHOE STORE , 1196 BEDFORD ST. Bishop Belo, 54, recently spent the referendum. In the week before 295 Rhode Islalld Avellue 'FALL RIVER three months in Portugal for medithe vote, a flier was circulated in Dili: 'Fall River, MA 02724 508-673-9721 cal treatment. Sources said the bishop "To the bishop: For now your robe had been treated for stress. He met is white. But it will soon be covered with the pope privately in late Octoin the color of your own blood."

La Salette Retreat Center ber dUling his "ad limina" visit to the Preceding the vote and in its af947 Park Street Vatican, which all heads of dioceses termath, anti-independence militia are required to make every five years. gangs backed by the Indonesian Attleboro, MA 02703-5115 Pope-John Paul named Bishop army went on a rampage, killing up 508-222-8530 Basilio do Nascimento as apostolic to 2,000 civilians, burning and lootadministrator of Dili. Bishop do ing houses and driving 250,000' Nascimento also remains apostolic people from their homes. . Dec. 8 Afternooll of Recollectioll administrator in the East Timorese After results of the 1999 referenBISHOP CARLOS FiLiPE - Fr. Fern Cassista, M.S. , Di.ocese of Bacau. dum were announced, Bishop Belo . XIMENES BELO Advent and Winter Hope Bishop Belo has been a vocal devisited Rome following an attack by Jesse Tree Family Weekelld Retreat Dec. 20-22 fender of human rights under Indonesian occupation pro-Indonesian militias on his residence that left more Dec. 31-Jall. 1 Celebrating New Year's Eve Retreat and a strong supporter of the independence movement. than 30 people dead. The bishop was promoting an Yoga Retreat - Judith Medeiros Jan. 3-5 After centuries of Portuguese colonial rule, Indo- effective international peacekeeping force, which was , Jan. 10-12 Meister Eckhart Retreat - Betsy Quinn nesia invaded East Timor in December 1975 and an- eventually sent to the embattled territory. nexed it the following year. More than 200,000 East After a period of transitional U.N. administration, Art ofCompassiolUlte Touch II - Pat Warren Jail. 10-12 Timorese were killed or died ofdisease or famine dur- East Timor gained full independence in May. ing Indonesia's 24-year rule.

Bishop Belo, speaking in NewYork earlier this year, For more information, please call or write Retreat Secretary Perhaps the wat~rshed event of the resistance move, said independence was bringing "a' new consciousment occurred Feb. 6, 1989, when Bishop Belo wrote ness of democratic ideals and a new self-understandto then-U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar ing" among the people of East Timor. " H E R PARENTS OFTEN GO TO calling for a democratic referendum on whether the , But he said that despite the hope and optimism, a THE FOREST TO COLLECT East Timorese wanted to remain a part of Indonesia. harsh reality of East Timor is that most citizens are LEAVES AND WILD ROOTS "The people of Timor ought to be heard through a impoverished, with nearly 60 percent underfed. plebiscite on their future," Bishop Belo wrote. "In the ''The quality of life for most people is far, very far TO SATISFY THEIR HUNGER.. " .. meantime, we are dying as a people and as a nation." from what it should be," he said.

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MotherCabrini "didso much for Teresa of Calcutta has launched a examined as part of the canonizaWebsite about the cause, including tion process after Mother Teresa the Americans because she became one of them," MotherTeresa wrote. a long article with details of her per- died in 1997. 'sonal spiritual life that she had kept Launching the Website, Father' "Why can't I do in India what she Kolodiejchuk posted a long article did for America? She did not wait largely hidden.

Missionaries of Charity Father about her 1942 private vow "to give for souls to come to her. She went Brian Kolodiejchuk, postulator of God anything that he may ask" and to them with her zealous workers.

MotherTeresa's cause, launched the about the 1946-1947 "interior lo- Why can't I do the same for him here?"

Website - mothel1eresacause.info cutions" and "interior visions" Mother Teresa also wrote. that it hearing voices and seeing images -last week.

In late Decef!lber, Pope John 'in her mind - urging her to found ' was Jesus who suggested shegive Paul II and top Vatican officials are the Missionaries of Charity to care up aWestern nun's habit and adopt expected to examine a healing that for the poorest of the poor in India. the traditional Indian sari.

"These three ph.enomena, espe- _ "You will dress in simple Indian Father Kolodiejchuk hopes will be the miracle necessary for Mother cially when seen in relation to each clothes or rather like my mother other, lead us to gather apprecia- dressed,.simple and poor," Mother Teresa's beatification.

If the alleged miracle is ap- tion of the depth of Mother Teresa's Teresa said' Jesus told her. "Your proved, the ceremony could take holiness and the relevance 'of her present habit is holy because it is place in late spring or in' the fall of example and message forourtime," my symbol - your sari will become holy because it will be, my the priest wrote.

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Previously in interviews, Father The visions detailed in Mother Kolodiejchuk has spoken about let- text of two letters Mother Teresa ters Mother Teresa wrote to her wrote to Archbishop Ferdinand Teresa's letter to the archbishop de-. spiritual directors and to the arch- Perier in 1946 and '1947 detailing scribe scenes of large crowds callbishop of Calcutta containing de- what she heard Jesus say and what ing out for salvation; ofthe Blessed tails of her spiritual life and of the she saw, as well as her own retlec- Virgin Mary encouraging Mother Teresa to help them; and of Christ founding of the Missionaries of tions.

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Pope says Catholics must rediscover the

Eucharist to live faith

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The pope said the parish should, . be not only the' "heart of liturgical VATICAN CITY - Pope John life"JorCatholics, but also the place Paul II said that to effectively live where they rcceive ongoing educathe faith, modem Catholics need to' 'tion in the faith. He said the council's rediscovei路 the centrality of the Eu- study of the sacraments of initiation chmist and the ilnpOitance of palish had highlighted the significance of life. the parish as the place where the con/ The pope made th~ comments in tents of the faith are transmitted. a路 speech to the Pontifical Council Cardinal Stafford, in an interview for the Laity, which was meeting in . with Catholic News Service, said it BRITISH FATHER Paul Maddison greets a Palestinian student at 'the Latin Patriarchate Rome to discuss the sacrament of was important for modem parishes School in the West Bank village of Taybeh recently. The priest was among a group of 21 the Eucharist and the pmish role in to become centers ofpcist-baptismal pilgrims from England and Wales recently touring the embattled Holy Land, which has seen ongoing eatechesis. religious instruction, so that Cathovery few pilgrims since late 2000. (CNS photo by Debbie. Hill) .

For.several years the pontifical lics can better experience the conc'ouncil,headed by U.S. Cardinal nection between the sacraments and 1. francis Stafford, has been study- their daily lives. ing the sacraments of initiation He said the pontifical council baptism, confirmation and the Eu- seems to be moving toward a refleccharist - and highlighting their tion on the parish, especially in light impOltance in everyday Christian . of problems brought by urbanization, industrialization and seculmizalife.

By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY The pope said the modem "cur- tion. rents of de-Christianization" have Cardinal Stafford said the Church CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE "Our presence here is to show much hope especially among the led many baptized Christians to lose. needs to recognize thatthere is a crisupport of the Holy Land in these kids," said Father Maddison.

The priest s~d there was a false contact with' the essentials of their 'sis in parish life and that it has gone TAYBEH, West Bank - A few . difficult times," Whelan said. "We faith. He saidfaith is more and more unmet. groups 'of determined Catholic pil- . are also visiting the holy sites, but impression in his homeland that the. confined to "episodes or fragments'" He said one specific issue is how grims have been visiting Christian more important (or us are the conflict was strictly between Muslims and Israelis. He said the Chrisof one's life, and Catholic doctrine lay movements can contribute to the communities in the Holy Land with' people."

GrQu p members visi ted tian community here was deeply afand moral teacl}ings are increasingly renewal 91'the parish, which remains . . the assistance of the Church there. accepted or rejected on the basis of the basic stiuctureofChurchlife for Some 21 members ofthe English . Ramallah and Taybeh the same day fected and needs the support of personal preference.

Catholics around'the world. and Welsh chapter of the Knights a suicide bombing in Jerusalem Christians in other countries.

Whelan said the g~oup had unreThe pope -returned to the theme of the Holy Sepulcher visited holy killed 11 people and wounded 48 "The received faith thus ceases to be lived as a divine gift, as ex- of the laity when he spoke at an An- sites in Jerusalem, lending emotional others. They -.yere in Bethlehem a stricted access to the holy sites betraordinary opportunity of human geLus blessing.On the (east of Christ support to various Catholic parishes day prior to the most recently im- cause of the dearth of pilgrims in the area.. and Christian growth, as an event of the King: He said Catholic men and and schools in" the West Bank, in- posed curfew on the city.

"At the Holy Sepulcher you can meaning and conyersion in life," he women should lead the way i.n pro- cluding Ramallah, the Bethlehem . "I felt an enormous amount of said. . claiming Christ as the savior of the . area, Taybeh, Jifna and Aboud. ' sadness when I heard about the kneel at the tomb of Jesus for IO "Only a faith that is rooted in the world and the fulfillment of the de"We are grateful to you for your bombing," said Father Paul minutes alone. That is good for me, cOl)rage' because you ha~e decided Maddison of St. Ives Church near but it is desperately sad for the place sacramental structure of the Church, sign of creation. and people living here," he said. and which drinks from the springs "Humanity in 'the third millen- .to come on this pilgrimage," Father Cambridge, England.

Joseph McNally of St. Thomas of Scripture and 'tradition ... can nium needs to discover that Christ Raed Abusahlia, Taybeh parish . "The first thing we did was pray tllake the baptized truly capable of is its savior. This is the announce- priest, told the group as they gath- for those.killed and injured. It is a of Capterbury and Our Lady of withstanding the impact ofthe domi- ment that Christians must bring with ered recently for a prayer at Taybeh's matter of justice for both sides, it Beauchief Parish in Sheffield, Enrenewed courage to today's world," St. Redeemer Parish. becomes more apparent now. Israe- gland, said he was beginning to renant secularized culture," he said.

Participation in the Eucharist is he said.

"Friends come to visit friends in lis don't deserve what is happerung alize the importance of the group's central to spiritual growth, Christian In his talk and his speech to the difficult times, not only during the to them, and neither do Palestinians . pilgrimage. ''The Christians here are being formation and parish life, the pope laity council, the pope highlighted good times. This is thebest sign of deserve what we see happening to said. the action of the Second Vatican solidarity with the small Christian them. What is missing is an appre- . tested in their faith, and we who are "The Eucharist increases our Council, which he called "the great- community of the Holy Land,'"he dation of the situation of the Pales- not (living) here are being tested in our love. Our presence here may be union with Christ, separates us' and est ecclesial evept of our time." It s a i d . ' tinians," he said. a small indication that we do care," preserves us from sin, strengthens was the council that promoted the . Father Abusahlia and the Latin Still, he said, he was struck by the bonds of charity, gives support role, of lay men and women in the Patriarchate ofJerusalem helped fa- the "enormous amount" of hope he he said'. ''I'm not sure we really can during the long pilgrimage of life, Church and encouraged them to cilitate the group's pilgrimage, saw alongside the suffering of the appreciate even now the effect this and offers a foretaste of -the glory bring the Gospel to contemporary which was arranged by Michael people. . 'visit has had on the local Christians for which we are destined," he.said. culture, he said.. ' .

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VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's secretary of have a vote at the general assembly; it is allowed to state, Italian Cardinal Angelo. Sodano, said the ~ vote in U.N.-sponsored international conferences.

Switzerland became a full member of the United Vatican might seek full membership in the United Nations if it would enhance the U.N. peacekeeping Nations in September. role in the world.

Cardinal Sodano said the Vatican's diplomatic .

The United Nations should have a particularly role, which he oversees, involves a "discreet and pastrong voice in avoiding. a new war in Iraq and in tient work to promote peace and make the Christian rejecting the concept of a "preventative war," Cardi- message known," even while respecting that the state nal Sodano said in an interview published by the Ital- is not identified with a single religion.

Cardinal Sodano entered the Vatican's diplomatic ian newspaper Carriere della Sera. . Cardinal Sodano's comments' came the day after service as a priest in 1961 and served in nunciatures Pope John Paul II, in a 75th birthday greeting to t~e in a number of Latin American countries. He was cardinal, asked him to stay on as secretary' of state called back to Rome in 1968 and worked 10 years in past the normal retirement age for an indefinite pe- the Secretariat of State's foreign llffairs division, visriod. The Vatican took the unusual step of publish- iting a number of Eas.t European countries during ing the pope's letter, and .the cardinal said he was' the period of communist repression. grateful for the'vote of confidence.

After serving as apostolic nuncio to Chile from Asked about the situation in Iraq, Cardinal Sodano 1977-88, he returned to head the Vatican's foreign A CHRISTIAN woman kneels in prayer in a church in . said the avenues of dialogue and negotiation,should affairs division, giving particular attention to the situBaghdad, Iraq. Minority 'Christians held special services ,be exhausted before plans for war are made. ation' in the Soviet Union. He was named pro-secreacross Iraq to offer prayers to avert a new war in their counAsa permanent observer, tpe Holy See partici~ tary of state in 1990 and became a cardinal the fol~ try. (CNS pho~o from Reuters) , pates in U~N. discussions and debates, but does not lowing year.

Anniversary Bedard that Mother Sl. Cyrille Reynier came. She was seeking a -new foundation where she could send sisters whose health was too frail to endure the harsh Canadian winters, but who might be able to minister to the growing immigrants employed in the cotton mills.

On May 22, 1877, a pioneer trio arrived. By the end of that month a new building was completed on Mason Street. Among the mission band was Mother St. Benoit (Mathilde Foui'nier), whose family was from the Fall River area._ By early September seven more sisters arrived, teaching 200 students in the elementary day school; nearly 100 working girls in evening classes; and 36 for private music lessons. Within a year they added a flourishing boarding school and girls' orphanage.

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were administering the new, Notre Dame Parochial School with 1,200 boys and girls. The neighboring Convent Jesus-Marie was well known with 51 young women boarders from across the diocese. An auditorium and gymnasium were added in 1939.

The phenomenal growth and success of the community's educational work encouraged many fervent and lasting vocations 'to the priesthood and religious life from Notre Dame Parish. More than 36 young women chose to enter the Religious of Jesus and Mary during the 20th century aJld 25 more entered other religious congregations.

After World War II Notre Dame Parish and the sisters were forced to re-examine their ministry to a changing population and changing times. Declining enrollment led to the school's c1osi':lg.

By 1960, Jesus-Mary Academy was a secondary school exclusively for day students. However, demographic changes in the city,

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SIXTH-GRADERS from Taunton Catholic Middle School playa game of Pente during a recent lesson about ancient Greece and Rome. The mini-course is taught by Daniel Thompson, teacher of theater arts. Taunton Catholic Middle School student council advisors Sister Marie Baldi and Lynne Weldon stand with the its new members for the 2002-2003 school year. Their peers inducted them last month following a formal campaign and election. . .

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TEACHER ROSE Jakobowksi of SLFrancis Xavier School, Acushnet, uses skills she learned as a former State Trooper to measure the speed of a scream from. seventh-grader Caitlin Jackson, 'during a recent lesson. The radar detector clocked Jackson's scream at more than 48 miles per hour. At right, students and faculty from St. FranCis .Xavier School honor Dominican Sister, Louise Place with roses. The school's chapter of the National Junior Honor Society was named in her honor. The ceremony w~s held on the feast of St. Theres~ .and marked the opening of the newly restored oratory.

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By JESSICA SANTOS COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY .

FALL RIVER - The song "Our God is an Awesome God," echoed loudly throughout the auditorium at Bishop Connolly High School during the recent annual Diocesan High School Youth Convention which saw more than 400 teens and youth ministers gather to sing, dance, pray, laugh and celebrate Mass.

"The day gave teens a great faith experience and helped them realize that they belong to a larger community," said Beverly Tavares, confirmation director at Espirito Santos Parish, Fall River.

The day began with an energetic musical performance by the teen group Spirit of Life from St. Mary's Church, Mansfield, led by youth minister Dave Dumaine. It didn't take long for the energy of the group to get the teens on their feet singing and moving their hands to the

music.

Then internationally recognized Catholic musician and inspirational speaker Steve Angrisano from Denver, Colo., engaged the youth through witness, contemporary music and humor.

Katie Blythe, a Junior from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Seekonk, enjoyed the performance stating "The music and stories were uplifting and made me feel good about my Catholic faith."

Following Angrisano was Matt Pinto, a nationally recognized Catholic evangelist, author and publisher of Envoy Magazine. He addressed the topic "Why be Catholic?" He began his talk with his own conversion story and informed teens on the importance of knowing their faith, so they can share and defend it. Later in the day he held a question and answer session titled "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Catholic

YOUTH MINISTER Dave Dumaine of St. Mary's Church, Mansfield, leads its musical group Spirit of Life, during the opening of the Diocesan Youth .

Convention at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Faith, But Were Afraid to Ask." The teens submitted anonymous questions on index cards and Pinto enthusiastically responded to each question.

"It made me happy to hear all our questions about our faith answered," said Bianca Tavares ofEspirito Santo School, Fall River.

One of the highlights from the day was a skit written by Christin Jezak from Good Shepherd Parish, Fall River.

Jezak's contemporary rendition of "The Rich Young Man," taken from Matthew 19: 16-30 was performed by teens who had attended the Catholic Leadership Instituted together.

Four of those CLI teens volunteered to be masters of ceremonies for the convention. They were Nathan Almeida and Jonathon Duarte of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford; Rory Driscoll of St. Patrick's, Falmouth; and Christine Carroll of St. John the Baptist, Westport. They did a superb job and were an extremely effective team. When asked if he enjoyed being an MC, Duarte responded, "I liked it, but it was hectic."

While half of the convention participants munched on pizza, the other half had the opportunity to ask questions concerning issues facing the Catholic Church. Executive Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Father Hernando Herrera and teacher Jean Revil of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, hosted the session and began by addressing the current scandal affecting the Church. Father Herrera and Revil tackled a host of difficult issues that have been on the minds of teens for the past year. They repeated the open forum for the group that had just eaten dinner.

The day conduded with Mass celebrated by Father Herrera. Music was provided by Angrisano. During his homily Father Herrera preached about the call to be saints and "Morning Watchmen,"

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FATHER HERNANDO Herrera, executive director of the diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office gives the thumbs-up sign during last month's youth convention. More than 400 teens and youth ministers attended the day-long event. willing to defend the Catholic faith. He also called on the youth to transform our culture by being holy at whatever they choose to do in life.

When asked later about the day, Father Herrera said "I think the children had a great time. They learned a lot, prayed together and experienced the Church at the diocesan level."

He added that "It was exciting to be working with a new staff as well as so many youth and adult volunteers from throughout the diocese."

Repairing the world By

CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

A man crept into a San Diego, Calif., home and kidnapped a little girl last summer. Weeks later they found her dead by a country road. But they caught the man, and we can all relax now.

Last month snipers drove around shooting random men and women - nobody had any idea why. Nobody knew who might be next. It was a telTifying ordeal, but they caught the men. We can relax now. Right?

On Sept. II. 200 I. a small group of terrorists brought down the World Trade Center. We invaded Afghanistan. trying to root the terrorists out. But scmehow it hasn't worked the way people hoped. So far, nobody has been able to relax at all.

There is a plentiful supply of

"bad guys" out there. It doesn't make sense, does it, in a world that God created? If God loved us, why would he expose us to such risks and danger?

Even more perplexing, if everybody is made in God's image, why are there bad guys? How did two of God's children end up hiding in the trunk of a car and shooting innocent people? Why did that man kidnap little Danielle?

The answer Christian faith gives is complex, and it isn't simple. But these are not easy times. In fact, there never have been any easy times. When God created us, he gave us the ability to make our own choices.

Throughout the centuries we've messed it up again and again.

Motivated by pride, greed and envy, by anger and laziness, by

the desire to have right now what we want and to have far more than we need, people have sold out the needs of others to meet their own desires.

Evil exists, not because God wants it but because God allows us to decide for ourselves. Far too often we deci~e wrongly.

The message of the Bible, the newspapers and the history books is that the world has long been in a pretty rotten state. There isn't

much evidence that people ever will make things better on their own.

The Gospel is the record of God working his way into our world. God took human form in Jesus, not so he could come down here on some kind of vacation. It was because we were lost, and it was our only way back.

God's response is not to change the creation that he has made, turning everybody into good little robots (though sometimes we wish he would). Because of what God did through Jesus, in the middle of a messedup world, we have the chance to do the right thing. Without God's assistance, we'll just keep on being selfish, pig-headed and wrong.

We like to think of our world as a beautiful robe with a stain on

one sleeve. We think the stain is the mark of evil. Everything would be fine, except for that one little patch.

But take a closer look. In fact, the whole garment is old and dirty and falling apart. That spot on the sleeve? It isn't a stain at all. It's the only part that's clean.

It is the place that God has repaired and cleaned and patched.

It's the beginning of what God has planned, making the whole of the world beautiful and new again.

We're called to be part of that patch, to participate with God in his work of repair.

Your comments are welcome. Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

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Diocese of Fall River - Fri., December 6, 2002

Arizona, Mexico bishops agree to 'partnership that transcends border'

By PATRICIA ZAPOR CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope." It will be published by JanuNOGALES, Mexico - In a bi- ary.

"It speaks to the view thatmigra- . cultural Mass celebrated two blocks south of the border dividing their tion between our nations is necescountries, bishops of two U.S. dio- sary ~d challenges us to look at the ceses and a Mexican archdiocese root causes of migration - poverty signed a covenant to create a part- and injustice," he said.

Archbishop Macias said the three nership "which transcends the physical border between our countries." dioceses "seek to build a Church The "Call to Commitment" without borders committedto living signed last week by the bishops of out our Church's teachings on sothe dioceses ofPhoenix and Tucson, cialjustice and peace along the borAriz., and the Archdiocese of der."

The ''Call to Commitment" says Hermosillo, Mexico, commits them to a "dioceses-without-borders" re- that although the three dioceses lationship in which they will share "manifest our own cultural traits and everything from hospitality and national identities, the same faith and prayer to ministerial information and person of the word of Jesus Christ our Savior unite us." They also are public advocacy.

The covenant was signed by united by the devotion of their comHermosillo Archbishop Jose Ulises munities to the Vrrgin ofGuadalupe, Macias Salcedo, Tucson Bishop it says.

The long-term reciprocal relaManuel D. Moreno and his coadjutor, Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas, and tionship agreed to by the document Phoenix BishOp Thomas 1. O'Brien. is based on the call to conversion, It formalized a working relationship communion and solidarity in among the dioceses that drew to- "Ecclesia in America," Pope John gether about 200 people in ministry Paul II's 1999 apostolic exhortation from Arizona and the Mexican state envisioning one Church in the of Sonora for a three-day "Dioceses Americas.

Without Borders" conference durBishop Kicanas said the pope's ing which the document was signed. exhortation means the people of the "In the hearts of the families of Americas should treat each other in the Americas, we are creating a new a way which recognizes ''you are a family;' said Archbishop Macias at gift to me and I am a gift to you. the conference shortly before they Despite our differences, we share a deep and abiding friendship." signed the document.

Bishop Moreno, whose family He said the agreement among the immigrated illegally to California dioceses means that "we will not from Mexico a few months before stand by as our brothers and sisters he was born, said that ''this encoun- are dying as they cross the border ... ter is the realization of a personal as families do not have enough to eat. We will not ignore the actions . dream of mine."

Bishop O'Brien said that al- of some who would deprive others though the Phoenix diocese does not of their human rights. We will riot physically abut the international let borders divide us. And we will boundary line, ''we are still a border not let women and children be taken diocese" by virtue of the fluid popu- advantage of or exploited, because lation moving through it. He called no one of us has less value than anthe joint document "an opportunity other." to walk in solidarity with each other."

The conference included speakHe noted that the steps taken by ers on topics such as the theology of the three dioceses came just a week migration and group discussions after the national bishops confer- about how the three dioceses can路 ences of Mexico and the United expand current areas of collaboraStates each approved their first joint tion and begin new joint ent~rprises. pastoral letter, "Strangers No

THIS 1899 Hook and Hastings pipe organ that once made the former St. Peter's Church in Lowell its home, has been purchased by Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich. After a restoration project at the Andover Organ Company in Lawrence, the fine instrument will come back to life at the Cape Cod parish. At left is Andover Organ Company employee Craig Seaman with company president Donald Olsen. (Lowell Sun photo by Michael Pigeon.)

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"Parishioners will enjoy this pipe organ and its music for many years," Father Bouchard added.

DeFrancesco, who has listened to recordings of music by the Hook and Hastings instrument, said that this particular pipe organ is a ''very warm instrument;' as well as "powerful."

Because he's looking forward to playing it DeFrancesco declared that he "feels like a kid in a candy store."

The church has an adult choir of 35 members and a 1O-member youth choir and DeFrancesco is hoping those numbers will increase with the arrival of the new instrument.

The organ is being restored by the Andover Organ Company and will be completed in five phases. The instrument originally had 2,687 pipes and besides adding new ones the company and its president Don Olsen, will also add a new keyboarq, bringing the total to four on this particular organ. . . The new pipes are being added to give the organ a fuller sound since it will be on ground level instead of in a choir 16ft as it was at St. Peter's. .' It will have 40 stops and 47 rank with 61 pipes per rank when it's .complete. The stops are tabs the or. ganist pulls out路to .create different sounds and according to DeFrancesco that's where the phrase "pulling out all the stops," originated. The rank is a row of pipes and each rank always has pipes for the same kind of sound.

The Hook and Hastings pipe organs have a ''wonderful sound," said Olsen whose company has been in the organ selling and restoration process for 55 years. Olsen himself graduated with a degree in organ music, but said he found that he enjoyed fiddling with the machines DAVID RUSSELL, a Third Order Franciscan from St. more than playing them.

Francis de Sales Parish in Tucson, Ariz., holds up a symbol ''There's a lot of satisfaction in created by participants in a "Dioceses Without Borders" con- seeing one restored and having a new home;' Olsen said. ference in Nogales, Mexico. (CNS photo' by Patricia Zapor)

Phase One ofthe restoration pro- perspective according to Father cess, which will cost $250,000, is Bouchard because it "preserves the underway. It includes the pipes of pipe organ as a form. In preserving the great division washed and re- organ music as part of a heritage," paired as well as the great wind chest continued Father Bouchard, "we're brought back to its former glory. The reflecting the mind of the Church."

The parish has been raising original console will also be redone.

Phase Two will involve the pipes money for the project since the sumof the swell division, Phase Three mer and has already collected the choir division pipes and Phase $210,000 in donations, including Four a new keyboard console will two $100,000 contributions. be added to replace the electronic DeFrancesco said that they have one added in 1963, but is now out- been doing mailings and are hoping dated. The final division of the res- that people might donate money as toration will be the pedal division memorials via stocking stuffers this and those largest of the pipes will Christmas. help "lay the bass," according to Father Bouchard said that although the project has been a lot of Olsen.

The process of restoration is a work it has been made easier thanks long one said Olsen, but they are to the many ''wonderful people helpplanning on completing the project ing to move things along."

The dedication is planned someby July 2003. ''The Hook and Hastings Com- time in September of 2003.

To make a donation towards pany once produced 200 pipe organs in one year. We're lucky if we do the project write: Corpus Christi two," declared Olsen.

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