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Clergy conference highlights approaching U.S. liturgy changes By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR AND CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

steps to work with the Vatican hoping that U.S. adaptations to the new general instruction could take effect at the same time as the instruction. Also coming up soon for American Catholics is use of the new weekday Lectionary for Mass - as an option in U.S. parishes beginning February 13 and as a requirement beginning May 19. Father Moroney said he hopes that a better understanding ofthe litorgy will be "the biggest change that anyone would notice" as the changes are implemented. 'This latest edition ofthe Roman Missal, the New Typical Edition, is intended to provide us with an opportunity at the beginning ofthe new millennium to deepen our understanding, theologically and spiritually and ritually, of what has always been in the Roman Missal;' he said. 'That's the core poin!;' he told The Anchor. "The change in the Roman Missal is not simply an occasion for a political reassessment of the way we order rubrics. But what's more important is to determine how and why we're celebrating Mass the way we do." Pragmatically, he said, "I've come here to talk about the ways that Roman Missal becomes adaptable to the dioceses ofthe United States;' he added. Father Moroney made itclear that Turn to page 13 - Liturgy

EAST FREETOWN - Hundreds of priests and deacons from the Fall River diocese gathered recently at Cathedral Camp to leam about changes in the liturgy that U.S. Catholics can expect to see in the coming months. The instructional workshops from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a briefer meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. - were presented by Father James P. Moroney, associate director of the HOLY UNION AND MERCY sisters meet regularly at the Landmark retirement facility in Secretariat for Liturgy of the U.S. Fall River for a book club and were recently discussing the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird." Conference of Catholic Bishops, a Clockwise from left are, Holy Union Sister Eugenia Maria Arsenault, 63 years of service; priest in the Diocese of Worcester. Msgr. Stephen 1. Avila, director Holy Union Sister 'Elizabeth Magdalene Clayton, 66 years; Mercy Sister Denisita Sullivan, of the Office of Worship, coordi50 years; Holy Union Sister Vera Herbert, 75 years; and Holy Union Sister Francis Sebastian nated the workshops, which keyed , Dwyer, 75 years. (AnchodGordon photo) on what had been discussed and voted by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at the bishops' November 12 through 15 meeting in Washington, D.C. A number of changes Will come in connection with the Vatican's new General InStI1lction of the Roman Missal, which is'to take effect immore than $6 billion of unfunded religious in this diocese will re- mediately whenever the third edition NORTH DARTMOUTH Retired members of religious retirement liability for the more member you in prayer for all your , of the Roman Missal coines out in communities who spent their than 85,000 religious sisters, generous support," she said. Latll. The instruction itselfhas been "The Diocese of Fall River has public since July 2000. lives in Church ministries will be brothers and order priests in this given without stint to assist reliassisted by the national collection country. The new edition of the Roman The Fall River diocese alone gious congregations of men and Missal is expected to appear within for the Retirement Fund for Religious to be taken up in parishes contributed $163,110 last year women to care for their elderly the next month, Father Moroney rein this diocese and nationwide reports Mercy Sister Elaine and retired members," Sister ported. Heffernan, episcopal representa- Heffernan added. "This aid has At the meeting the bishops took this weekend. enabled the religious to continue Now in its 14th year, the RFR tive for religious. "This brings our total diocesan their service to the people of the has evoked a greater response from U.S. Catholics than any an- contribution for all the years of the diocese in spite of reduced memnual appyal in the U.S. Catholic collection to $1.9 million and you bers available." The crisis in unfunded retireChurch history, helping to offset can be assured that 52,000 retired ment became evident in the early 1970s for Catholic religiou& orders, Sister Heffernan said. For nearly a century they had established some of the largest systems of education, heaith care and social service ministries in the nation. They supported and trained their members. Until recent decades, the care of elderly members of religious institutes was ensured by younger members who entered religious life in sufficient numbers to provide financial and human resources to care for all members. But today, elderly religious who are retired from active, paid ministry far outnumber their POPE JOHN Paul II greets Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM wage-earning religious colCap., at the proclamation of the post synodal document for leagues. Health costs have sky-

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the Synod of Oceania on November 22. The bishop was also in Rome attending a!T1eeting of the Pontifical Council for Family.

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'Day of Prayer for Peace' resources are available from USCf;B WASHINGTON -,- In response to the tragedies of September II, the nation's Catholic bishops have designated Jan. I, 2002, a Day of Prayer for Peace. Resources for praying'a "Rosary for Peace" are now available from United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Publishing. The bishops' declaration urges Catholics to pray the rosary on January I, seeking the intercession of the Virgin Mary under her title "Queen of Peace." Using various Marian liturgical texts, the bishops' Committee on the Liturgy has dcvel. oped a "Rosary for Peace," which is. now available from the USCCB's publishing department. It is a six-panel booklet - designed to help parishes, schools, and small groups meditate on the rosary's Glorious Mysteries. Also available from USCCB Publishing is a prayer

card featuring Pope John Paul II's "Prayer for Peace" available in English and Spanish. This prayer also asks for the intercession .of Mary to bring an end to evil in all its forms - famine, war, hatred, injustice, and sin - and to reveal the light of hope to the world. To ensure delivery in time for the National Day of Prayer for Peace, all orders for the rosary resource and the prayer card must be received by December 10. Orders for these resources should be directed to USCCB Publishing at 800-235~8722. To order Rosary for Peace: For the National Day of Prayer for Peace ask for publication 5-489. For. the Prayer for Peace prayer cards ask for publication 5-490 (English) or 5-863 (Spanish). Additional resources' and more information will be availab"le on the Web at www.usccb.org and at www.prayerforpeace.org.

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GATHERING AT Boston's State House in observance of World AIDSDay was addressed by Bishop O'Malley. (Photo by John E. Kearns Jr.) .

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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, O.P., St. Anne, Dominican Priory, Fall River 1991, Rev. Adrien L. Francoeur, M.S., LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro Dec. 14 1970, Rev. Msgr.)ohn 1. Hayes, Pastor, Holy Name, New Bedford Dec. 15 1942, Rev. Mortimer Downing, Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis

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DEDICATION OF new parish center at Holy Cross Church in South Easton finds Bishop O'Malley among those cutting the traditional ribbon. From left, Holy Cross Father Robert deleon, pastor; and at right, Holy Cross Father John Santone, associate pastor, and Deacon George Zarella who serves there. .

Holy' Cross celebrates parish center dedication' SOUTH EASTON - Hundreds of parishioners and friends of Holy Cross Parish joined in celebrations November 18 dedicating the new, 12,OOO-square foot, multimillion dollar parish center adjacent to their church. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., celebrated Mass and blessed the new facility. He was joined by Holy Cross Father Robert deLeon, pastor; Holy Cross Father John Santone, associate pastor; and Deacon George Zarella. . Others participating included Holy Cross Father Mark Cregan, president of Stonehill College; and former pastors Holy Cross Fathers John Murphy and William Kelley. According to Father deLeon, the parish has grown considerably since its establishment in 1966, far exceeding the limited capacity of the existing church. Currently the parish serves 1,800 families with more than 1,300 students in its religious education program. The new parish center, com-

pleted ahead of schedule and under budget, will address ~n acute need for meeting space, a demand that .continues to expand as the parish reaches out to a broader based Christian community. It has eight meeting rooms, eight bffices for parish staf(and a large meeting room or""great room." The celebrations culminated an intense period of construction, which began April 23.Father deLeon said the purpose of the ceremony was "to thank God for the many dedicated hours of work performed by the building committee which made this parish center possible and to ask God's guidance through the community's use of the center." The committee members includd Chairman Richard Lawler, Michele Azevedo, Greg Bielski, Ken Carlson, Dan and Mary Dempsey, Jerry Kowalczyk, Paul Mullen, Bruce Pilz and Nancy Zarella. . Also attending the dedication were Dennis Keefe and Fred Atherton of Keefe & Associates,

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Our new"brotbers and sisters During the recent Washington meeting of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the president of the conference introduced a bishop new· to the group. It happens that the newcomer was the' founding bishop of the Syro-MalabarDiocese in the United States. For most Catholics of the Roman Rite, this would be an equivalent to a new attraction at Disney Land. The gap that exists between the many new Catholic immigrants in this country and the Catholic establishment is in many ways as wide as the Grand Canyon. For the past 100 years Europe has been the major source of immigration to America. In addition to the border nations of Mexico and Canada, this nation has been an extension of Western Culture. Since the end ·of the. Korean War there has been a mass movement of new people throughout the world.,America has always been the object of international migration. Thus it should 'come as no surprise that millions of people from so many new nations have sought to come to our shores. They are different from the immigrants of old. Their language, their looks and their food are something that has never been seen before in this country. As a .result, a polarization of people becomes the standard. America by choice became a nation of strangers. Separation rather than unity was an entrenched concept. World events have begun to change this mind-set. Changes in immigration laws have opened many new doors and new opportunities for people from Asia, Latin- and Central America, the Middle East, Africa and the nations of the former Soviet Union. In the midst of this vast movement of people, many have been trampled underfoot. Bias and bigotry became a norm for acceptance or rejection. It has even in some ways affected our American Catholic Church. There has been a huge influx of Catholics from rites totally unknown to the Latin image. Today we find scattered throughout the "United States vibrant communities of Eastern Catholic Churches including ancient churches of the Coptics, the Chaldeans and Melkites. Their visas will describe t~em as Indians, Egyptians, Ethiopians and Iranians. Others from the many churches of the Byzantine tradition will be Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian.. Each of these rites has distinct disciplines, liturgies and theologies reaching back thousands of years. What we must do is to recall that all are part of the-Universal Church. We are all members of the one, holy, and Catholic Church in spite Of personal differences and even prejudices. It is most important to recognize that so many of the new churches in America are in full communion with the Church and are bearers of the authentic teaching of the Church, each according to its own traditions. It is important for all in the Latin Church not merely to recognize our brothers and sisters of the Eastern churches but also to reach out to them with a filial love and defend their rights in this, their' new homeland. .

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As a young boy, I used to become frightened at the thought' At the entrance of the U.S. of the destruction war' creates. Capitol, an often-overlooked One' day my' grandfather took 'statue of a woman stands just off me aside and told me:' "Conto the .sid.e of the big bronze' flicts are as old. as the world; doors that greet visitors. She is they are forever with us. Don't garbed in Roman dress :and forget, they run throughout the seems to be in distress because entire Bible. If God permits she is holding her hand against them, he has a reason, and if he her breast with somewhat down- has a reason, who are we to think cast eyes. Her name i~ Peace, we should be !In exception to his and contrary to what some might reasoning?" This is not to say that God think her posture is meant to deThe Executive Editor' note a heartfelt desire for peace. causes war. Furthermore, I still May the same heartfelt peace fear the destruction war creates.' and its serenity' be yours par ex- But my grandfather's advice contains a simple but often difcellence this Christmas! Because we live in an atmo- ficult principle to follow: ·To sphere of constant war, achiev- cope with wars of all types and ing peace never comes easily. their anxieties, we must first OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER . Almost daily we are reminded of acknowledge their reality. When Published weekly by the Catholic Press of the Dioce~e of Fall River wars throughout the world, wars we truly deal with reality, we 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 within our country's political make way for God, thus letting Fall River, MA 02720 . Fall River, MA 02722-0007 bodies, in our workplaces, homes him comfort us. . Telephone 508-675-7151 FAX 508-675-7048 How many times in our workand neighborhoods, and even . E-mail: TheAnchor@Anchornews~org within ourselves. Entertainment, places has.a full-blown battle Send address changes to P.O. Box, call or use E-mail ~address which we may wish would soothe developedove,r something rat,her our nerves, is filled with warfare trivi aI, leaving- us ,to feel we EXECUTIVE EDITOR have been stabbed in the heart? qf one SOl:t or another. Rev. Msgr~ John F. Moore . . ,: Ironically, one way. to achieve Ironically, instead of seeking EDITOR NEWS EDITOR OFFICE MANAGER , ~erenity in this atmosphere of ways to heal the situation, we David B. Jolivet James N. Dunbar Barbara M. Rels war is to recognize war's reality. often take action that worsens

Bishop Lawrence Riley, the patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, died suddenly this past week at the age of 87. Bishop Riley was a professor of moral theology at St. John's Seminary at the time this writer was a student. The bishop. was an avid reader of his student's editorials and often would mail a comment or two to The Anchor always with a pertinent reflection. Whenever we would meet he always .had an assuring word seldom heard by others. His many years of steadfast devotion to the Church in so many areas of his life were indeed a model for' his many students and friends. He went through life with little .fuss, always focused on the things that truly matte(ed for the present and the eternal. He was a friend to many an~ in his own special w~y, a friend to The Anchor. .

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the situation, increasing our pain in order to justify our desire for revenge. When we let go of slights, for example, we not only reduce tens.ions, but we avoid smallmindedness and allow room for peace of mind. Letting go especially applies to us personally. How often do we let inward feelings of inadequacy war against us'! We tell ourselves that we aren't as intelligent or as social as we would like to be; we don't like what we see in the mirror in the morning.; we feel undignified and anything but noble. Here the virtue of peace cautions us that we tend to view the world through our own eyes. By that I mean that if we see everything about ourselves as negative, everything around us will seem negative too. So be reconciled with yourself first, and enjoy the reconciliation and peace this creates with everything around you. May letting go, acceptance, reconciliation and the peace they create be yours as you celebrate the peace of Christ on earth.

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able to handle his or her own well-being. She also noted that if a treatFALL RIVER - Bringing a recent series on ment promises Catholic Teachto be very paining on Medical ful, a patient is Ethics to路 a undernoobligaclose, Ann tion to undergo Baker, RN, a it. consultant on . Summing up ethics in pracher address, she observed that tice at Norwood Hospital, spoke "God gave us a. at Bishop Conbrain to think nolly High with and we School on Noshould use it." Also at the vember 13. Addressing final lecture the topic "Unwere coordinadeI's tan din g tors Father Ri~ Hospital and chard Landry, Clinical Issues: chaplain at Pain, Proxies ETHICS SPEAKER Ann Baker, RN, center, met with Mrs.. Bi s hop and Trauma," Joseph Feitelberg and Father Roger Landry, after lecturing Connolly High Baker said pa- recently on medical ethic's. (Photo by Owen McGowan) School, and tients have the ( 'Mrs. Joseph right to refuse treatments but preferably a relative or friend, Feitelberg, a member of the 01'should be assured that those car- empowered to make decisions in del' of Malta, one of the' sponing for them will respect their the case of a patient no longer SOl'S of the series. SPECIAL TO THE ANCHOR

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JOHN F. AND RITA Hession of 81. John the Evangelist Parish, Pocasset, are greeted by Bishop O'Malley at the annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at 81. Mary's Cathedral in F~II River last weekend. The Hessions, who have been married for 63 years, were presented with a special gift as the attending couple with the most years married. (Photo by John E. Kearns Jr:)

Letter to . the Editor Editor: In the article concerning the groundbreaking for the new S1. Pius X School in Yarmouth that appeared November 16 in The Anchor, the diocesan Director of Education is quoted as saying that after an extensive study it was found that two more Catholic elementary schools were needed on the Cape t6 make sure that sufficient students would be available to make a Catholic high school feasible. Such an assumption lacks credibility. Many educators, parents and priests familiar with Cape Cod are certain that every school on the Cape (public and Catholic) would be sending students to a Catholic high school. Indeed the problem would not be filling such a school but determining who would be accepted. As the Cape Cod Times

pointed out more than 700 residents of the Cape have indicated their interest in having a Catholic high school. Furthermore the TImes mentioned the fact that Worcester with a population of 175,000 (compared to the Cape's 205,000 population) supports three Catholic high schools. Directly addressing the assumption that Catholic elementary schools must be in place before a high school may be opened the TImes noted that 64 percent of Bishop Stang's students are from nonfeeder schools. Secondly, the diocesan director claims that since St. Pius X is one of the two schools needed, the outlook is very bright. How can the outlook be bright if only one school is being planned? Where is the other? When will it be built and when can we expect a Catholic high school on the Cape? FallierEdwmUJ.B~~on

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on the main staircase 6f the State House in Boston. "We pray that this year's observance will help strengthen our resolve to overcome prejudice, to reach out to help those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS and to hasten the day when a cure will be available," Bishop O'Malley said. He offered gratitude for those who minister to persons riving with HIV and AIDS and thanked the staff and the loyal group of volun-

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ATTLEBORO - The 49 th annual Christmas Festival of Lights at the La Salette Shrine runs from 5-9 p.m. every evening now through January I. It features more than 250,000 lights, Mass, concerts with Father Pat and an intemational display of Nativity sets. For more information call 508-222-54 IO. FALL RIVER - The Fall River First Friday Men's Club invites all men of area parishes to join them tonight at 6 p.m. for Mass at Sacred Heart Church. An informal dinner will follow in the parish center. Guest 'speaker Father Joseph Viveiros will speak about the Nativity and will show part of his Nativity set collection. For more information call 508678-1792. FALL RIVER - Women of Sacred Heart Parish, relatives and guests are invited to meet jointly with the Men's First Friday Club tonight beginning with Eucharist at 6 p.m., followed by dinner in the parish hall. For information, call Betty Sullivan at 508-6731231.

Q. My question isn't very or made, or even been good for. , Ieayes a great deal outside; it is The only exphination people the large and preposterous present deep, but with Christmas coming I am concerned about the had wasthat a being caIIed Santa of myself, as to the origin of attitude of some friends who Claus was somehow kindly dis-- which I can offer no suggestiqn don't want their children to posed toward him: "We be-/ except that Santa Claus gave it to lieved," he wrote, that a certain me in a fit of peculiarly fantastic "believe in Santa Claus." , From ,almost infancy, they benevolent person "did 'give us good wilL" Are not parents of faith blessed, . tell their children there isn't re-' those toys for nothing. And ... I day at 7 p.m. in the rectory of countless times ov.er, to , Holy Name of the Sacred Heart ally a Santa and that it have for their children of Jesus Pari·sj1. Courage is a sup- ' was all made up to sell (and fof'themselves) such more things at POlt group for Catholic men and a fantastic and playful , ChristDlastime. I think - women who are confronting same bridge to infinite, uncon...... they're missing so~ sex attraction issues and who are ditionally loving (Joodthing, but I'm not siJre striving to lead chaste lives. For ness, the Goodness which how to tell them. What more information call Msgr. Tho- do you think? (Florida) By Father dreamed up the Christmas mas Harrington at 508-992-3 I 84. - A. I too think they are event in the first place? John J. Dietzen CaII Santa Claus a missing something, very NEW BEDFORD - Calix, 'a big. It's always risky to myth or what you will, ' group which enlists Catholic men analyze fantasies, but maybe it's believe it still. I have merely ex- but in, his name parents, and for and women who are gratefully cel:, worth trying for a moment: _ that matter all of us who give gifts tended the idea. 5 ebrating recovery from alcohol"Then I only wondered who at this special time of the year, , Fantasies, perhaps espedally ism, drug addiction and 'other de- for children, are critical ways of put the toys in the'stocking; now are putting ea<;:h other in deeper pendencies will meet Sunday at entering a world, a real world, I wonder who put the stocking by touch with the "peculiarly fantas6:30 p.m. at the parish center of that is closed to us in ordinary the bed, and the bed in the room, tic good will" which is the ultiHoly Name of the Sacred Heart human language and happenings. and the room in the house, and mate Source of it all. Plus, it's of Jesus Church. Newcomers al- They are doors to wonder and the house on the planet, and the fun! I hope your friends reconsider. awe, a waY,of touching some- great planet iQ the void. ways welcome. A free brochure answering "Once I only thanked Santa thing otherwise incomprehenClaus' for a few dolls and crack-, questions Catholics ask about sible. Santa Claus, I believe, is NEW BEDFORD -·The Ecumenism, interc!>mmunion I thank him fOf stars and ers, now like that. New Bedford Catholic Women's No onehas ever expressed this street faces and wine and the great and other ways of sharing with Club will meet December 12 at 7 p.m. at the Century House, 107 tru'th more movingly and accu- sea. Once I thought it delightful people of other faiths is availSouth Main Street, A~ushnet. The rately, in my opinion, than the and astonishing to find a present , able by sending a stamped, selfaddressed envelope, to Father New Bedford High School Jazz great British Catholic author G. so big that it only went halfway John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, 'K. Chesterton in an essay years into the stocking. Choir wiII entertain. For more inago in the London Tablet. On "Now I am delig~ted and as- IL 61651. formation call 508-995-93 I 9. Questions may be sent to FaChristmas morning,' he remem- tonished every morning to find a bered, his stockin'gs were filled present so big that it takes two ther Dietzen at the same address, NORTH DARTMOUTH with things he had not worked for, stockiO'gs to hold it, and then o~ e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com. The next RetrouvaiIIe weekend wiII be held January 11-13 and offers couples a chance to heal and renew troubled marriages'. Redis- , , cover yourself and your spouse I and a loving relationship in marriage. For more information caII I -800-470-2230 or call the diocesan' Office of Family Ministry Christmas is always a time for love stories, and shock. But - and perhaps Paul was speaking to her at 508-999-6420. Claudia Grammatico wrote a beautiful one this year. from heaven - she very quickly began to think ,

FAIRHAVEN - First Friday Mass,7 p.m. tonight at St. Mary's Church on North Main Street. It is sponsored by the Men of the Sacred Hearts, Fair~aven Chap_ ter every First Friday. All are welcome. Please join us and spend time with the Blessed Sacrament· NORTH DARTMOUTH in a holy hour following Mass. Refreshments will be served af- A Separated-Divorced Support Group will hold its holiday gathter Mass. ering December 10 from 7-9 p.m. MISCELLANEOUS - The at the Diocesan Family Life CenSt. Mary Academy-Bay View ter, 500 Slocum Road. School, wiII hold its annual NORTH DIGHTON - St. Christmas holiday concert Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Bay View Joseph's Church will have 24-hour Auditorium. For more informa- Eucharistic Adoration followingthe tion call 401-434-0 I 13 ext. 100. 8 p.m. Mass tonight. It will continue until the 8 p.m. Mass SaturNEW BEDFORD - The day. All ages are welcome to spend Courage Group wiII meet Satur- an hour or two with the Lord:

New Bedford Deanery sets ·Advent penance services 'NEW BEDFORD - A series of evening penance services in~ vitirig Catholics to receive the sacrament of reconciliation or penance during Advent and before the celebration of Christmas are planned. St. Mary's Parish on Tarkiln Hill Road will host the North End celebration on Monday, December 17, , at 7 p.m. ' St. Mary's Parish on Dartmouth Street in South Dartmouth, wiII host the South End Celebration on Tuesday, December 18, at 7 p.m. Both services will include Scrip-

ture and music after which the sac" rament of reconciliation will be available. Priests from neighboring parishes will be on hand to hear confessions. It was also announced that penance services in Portugues,e wiIJ be held in all three of New Bedford's, Portuguese ethnic parishes at 7 p.m., on the following dat,es: - December 19, Immaculate Conception ChurG,h; - December, 20, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church; - December 21, St. John the Baptist Church. '

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"Paul Grammatico's gift of life

She set her story to music, inspired by the life and di fferently. words of her late son Paul. When I saw the CD's Paul would want this, she knew, because he would title, "The Gifts of Life and Love," I was not sur- be giving the gift of life to others. This is a miracle prised, for I have known'the work GrammatiCo has story because, with the family's consent, Paul's ordone since Paul's untimely death. gans were donated to nine people who faced death and now live. When I saw the inGrammatico has, ever serted card, a valentine Paul gave his mother at since, been a tireless age ,five of a heart with a worker and outspoken shining sun smiling down advocate for organ donafrom above, I caught the tions. A Sister of Mercy, symbolism. Paul is very·· associate, Grammatico By Antoinette Bosco alive, up there in God's became known as "Donor sunny universe, smiling at Mom" because of her the gifts orlife and love ....- - - - - - - - - - -......;;!.._ _~...:.J_I work raising awareness that people like his mother keep giving to others. about this special way to give the gift of life. But I'm ahead of myself. I must introduce you Grammatico said she was moved to produce the to Claudia Grammatico., CD because the melody kept coming to her. "It was When I met this lovely woman we instantly con- in my head," she said, when she found a tape of nected. She had become outspoken in a rriission she Paul's words that "wrenched my gut." , never would have chosen. It was to give "the gift of She got together with ,)ler father, Philip life and love" t6 many by asking families grieving Bontempo, a saxophonist and music director, and a sudden death to consider donating their loved one's seven months later the work was completed. The organs to someone in desperate need of a trans- song, with words and music written by Grammatico, plant. ' is sung by a 10-year-old boy:because Grammatico On May 16, 1999, the Gr~mmatico family said she "wanted a child to deliver the message." Claudia, her husband Paul and their daughter ChrisThe, message is beautiful and clear: that because tine -.got the terrible news that Paul Jr., 26, and a of Paul's gift of life to others there is "presence in . friend, Michael Penny, 25, had been fatally injured your absence." when a drun~ driver slammed into their vehicle. Really, heartwarming is to hear Paul's voice givMichael died instantly; Baul was brought to the hos- ing a motivational talk to youth about the i:mporpital "brain dead." tance of setting goals: Almost immediately this mother had to go be"It's all about heart. Because I have a lot of heart, yond her tears and pain to make a decision when I can be the best! You can be the best and eventually medj.fal professionals asked her if the family would sing music to it! Paul Grammatico, OK, that's who consider donating Paul's organs to people in dire I am." And, indeed, Paul's heart is still beating! . . need of transplants. Her immediate reaction was

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Baseball, faith and daily life During the 2001 World Series, seemed little hope. there was a moving camerashot Then, of course, Tino Martinez of a woman in the stands earnestly tied the game with a home run in praying. I mean, praying hard. If .the ninth inning with two out, and she had been praying any harder, Derek Jeter won it latcr for the she might have knocked over beer venders from the sheer vibration. Her eyes were shut so tight her eyeballs were in danger of compression bruises. Her lips quivered a little, and you suspect God was saying, "OK, By Dan Morris OK, OK, I have this little world hunger problem ....- - - - - - - - - -.....~ over here, but I suppose I can listen for a second, you be- Yankees with another home run. ing from New York and all." Lots of us thought that woman It was late in one of the games should have been given the game at Yankee Stadium. New York ball, was trailing Arizona. There . Which, as you can understand,

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storybook wins, but everlasting brings us to the homily that Pope life and a God who loves you seem John Paul II gave earlier this to be in another league. (No pun month ata little parish in a hill- intended, but it works, ya know?) side neighborhood (Church of So, why don't most of us grow Holy Mary Mother of God) not as excited about Sunday Mass or too far from the Vatican. All Souls Day or the Immaculate While the pope prob- Conception or even Easter Sunably would have agreed day as it seems we become when the woman' deserved at a couple dozen young millionaires least an autographed Yan- are about to win a baseball title kee pennant, that's not and the chance to earn millions what he talked about. His .more endorsing shoes and cereal? Of course, this is comparing homily focused on the connection between daily apples to oranges. Or is it? How life and faith. cool would it be if dads, for exGod is "not the God of ample, would sneak a day off the dead but of the living" work to grab a child or two and and wants to share his everlasting take them to a talk by a missionlife with all people, the pope told ary, or a Marian grotto, or an exparishioners. hibit of Christian art, or a CathoNot to diminish the Yankees' lic college campus, or a Catholic couple of come-from-behind

The influence of religious Sometimes ideas for this col- intra-parish baseball league. It kids, cheering on both teams. umn come quite naturally. Other was operated by parishioners for Unfortunately, it was that evertimes, I'm stumped hours from parishioners. It's one thing to put present cigarette that was a large deadline. This is one of those col- together a league like that and factor in his poor health in his umns that came quite easily. In it's another to have it last well later years. fact, the idea for this piece hit over 25 years. In fact, the ball The St. Anne's Junior Baseme from two sides. field, located adjacent to the ball League was filled with boys This weekend is the whose surnames sounded like they were more annual collection for resuited for hockey arenas tired religious men and than baseball fields. And women. Laying out the I'm sure that if ice rinks feature and pictures of area religious for this had been the fashion in week's Anchor, I this area in the 50s, 60s couldn't help but think and 70s, the native of By Dave Jolivet· back fondly to my days Valleyfield, Quebec, at St. Anne's School in .....:!!..L......... Canada wou Id have Fall River. Nearly all my found the resources to teachers, from preprimary to school parking lot on the corner initiate the St. Anne's Junior Ice eighth-grade were religious, so I of Forest and Osborn Streets, was Hockey League as well. . figured a column with a nun/ named Father Rene Patenaude When the baseball league celpriest/brothcr theme was in or- Athletic ·Field. For nearly three ebrated its 25 th anniversary in der. decades, hundreds of parish boys 1980, nearly 500 people atThe second half of my idea got the opportunity to play or- tended a banquet honoring the perfecta was when I noticed in ganized ·baseball. without even founder and all involved last week's necrology in The An- leaving their neighborhood. It's through the years. Sadly, Father chor the name of a beloved priest disturbing to now see a parking Pat couldn't attend because of I knew as a lad. Dominican Fa- lot where many gr.eat baseball health reasons. ther Rene Patenaude who had moments were played out. Father Rene Patenaude perFor me there was nothing bet- sonified the call of the religious passed away on December 9, 1983. ter than donning the itchy, gray in our Church - to serve God Still more warm memories woolen uniform of the Collies on and others with joy and peace. No ballplayer ever graduated flooded my mind at the mere those hot May and June evenings to do battle with the Beagles, from the St. Anne's Junior Basesight of his name. Father Pat was the director of Boxers and Terriers. And at ev- ball League to Major League St. Anne's School from 1955 to ery game, there was Father Pat, Baseball, but most went on to be1973, also serving as the school's with cigarette in hand, sur- come upstanding citizens, largely. religion teacher and CCD coor- rounded by a swarm of school because of the influ~nce of Father Pat. dinator. It seemed Father Pat was .always around the school during And many more boys and girls graduated from St. Anne's my !line years there. He would School to go on and become uppop into our classroom, visit us standing citizens largely because during recess, and always sit of the influence of Father Pat and front and center at all school the dedicated, loyal Dominican plays and assemblies. So often Sisters who taught us so well. would students find him sitting When collection time arrives behind his desk in the office near at Mass this weekend, give with the principal's, and when he saw the heart to these faith-filled men you, he would flash a big grin in and women and those like them your direction. who now need to be served rather Father Pat cared about all his than to serve. The fact that you're students. He knew all his stuin church for a weekend Mass dents. He made most of us feel probably has something to do very at ease and relaxed in his with the influence such a person presence. had on you. And, being a sports junkie, THE LATE Father Rene Dave Jolivet is a former some of my fondest Father Pat memories are of the St. Anne's Patenaude, a.p.', as he ap:- sports editor/writer. and the Junior Baseball League. The peared in the St Anne's current editor of The Anchor. SAJBL, founded by Father .Pat ,School eighth-.grade yearComments a.re welcome at . DaveJolivet@Anchornews.org. in 1955, was the diocese's only book in 1970,

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cemetery? How nurturing of a child's faith might it be if we grandparents were as excited about a book of saints' lives as we are about one called "Shrek"? ' Sporting events inevitably become the "hot ticket" when a team is winning, to say nothing of closing in on a pennant, championship or title. Perhaps we should take to heart the pope's reminder to in~ sert faith realities into our daily lives - look at them with new vision and renewed appreciation. And you don't need to pay $4 for a 50-cent hotdog or buy a ticket from a scalper.

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rocketed and the number of eld- Sheen, award-winning star of the erly religious in assisted living or hit TV series "West Wing." Sheen, a graduate of Catholic nursing facilities has risen draschools in Dayton, Ohio, provides matically. Until 1972, religious did not 'support by videotaping public service TV and radio ads in order to qualify for Social Security. While the annual cost of care promote the annual religious refor religious over age 70 is tirement collection. The actor admits he has a sense $21,219., ,their average annual Social Security benefit is only of respect and admiration for the $3,329, as compared to other Marianist Brothers and Sisters of Americans who receive $9,360 as Notre Dame de Namur, who taught him. of February 1999. "They had a profound impact," Statistics show there are appr~ximately 35,000 sisters and Sheen said. "I've been inspired 5,000 brothers and priests over the and nourished by them. Their families were like our families; age of 70 in the United States. One of those lending his name , their fathers were immigrants and to help the ef~ort is actor Martin laborers. They understood that if

MERCY SISTER'Elaine Heffernan, left,episcopal representative for the Fall River diocese, chats with members of her orde'j- at the Landmark. All of the sisters taught during their careers. From left, Sister Heffernan; Sister Denisita Sullivan who said she "got a lot of enjoyment out of teaching"; Sister Mary Romana 'Murphy who noted that ''the exceptional students at Nazareth Hall in Fall River were great to work with"; Sister Patricia Custy who taught for 55 years; Sister Alminda Diniz who recalled, "My happiest years were working with children"; and Sister Florita Sou~a.who has been a religious for 55 years. : : ....

you went to school without meet-, their lives. Here's what some of ing a certain standard of 'clean' them'had to say: it might be because you had no A member of the Daughters of hot water. They never made a big the Holy. Spirit for 75 years, Sisdeal of their charity. If you didn't ter Emmanuel Alexandrinha have money for a lunch ticket Cabral, 80, said she had retired they just gave you one. No big to Connecticut after nursing the deal." sick as well as performing day That American Catholics have care duties, in a nursery. benefited beyond measure from' "I was inspired by the Holy Spirit the various services given over the one wee,ie, after retirement and past century by religious commu- asked if they needed a sister in nities, is well understood. That the Fall" River Area," said Sister ; ~~was behind the laun}:hing of the , Cabraki: native of Fall River. "I "Religious Retirement Collection was told I was needed. Being able by the U.S. bishops and leaders to re~ch' out and help Portuguese RETIRED BROTHER of Christian rnstruction Jlog~r~Millett~.:.. national a.ssociations of reli- immigflints again ~s ~onderful." has served for 60 years and has many fond, memOrie's:; He:~'':Jglou~ orders ID 1988. ' . . " B~9ther of <;~mstlan Instrucspent many years working with students at Bishop Connolly . Sister Heffernan. sa~d }t was tlOn Roger Millette, who had High School and prior fo that at the former Msgr. Prevost llJ.lport~tfor CatholIcs ID the Fall served for 60 year~, says he has a . . .' River dlOcese'to know that "the lot of fond memones. Because he High School,' He .currently lives With three other brothe~s at retired, religious pray dailyfor the Ii ves~;:~HQ three others at the the Brothers ReSidence ~ear Notre Dame Church, Fall River. Church, particularly for those Brother's residence on Eastern whom they served in the past." Avenue near Notre Dame Church, In a letter to pastors of par- "I'm hlCky," he ~eclared. "I see ishes she said: "Be assured of my the kids;every day at Bishop' prayers, too, for your intentions Connolly High School and that and for the choicest of blessings keeps 'me, going." After 25 years at Bishop during the Advent season." , This week, The Anchor met Connolly as assistant principal with dozens of the diocese's re- Brother Millette retired, but· he . tired religious and heard about continues to help out at the'school .

when he is needed. Dominican Sister of Hope Gertrude Gaudette entered her congregati'on in 1943 and ironi- . cally taught every class but art at Dominican Academy for 20 years. But after teaching art at Bishop Stang High School for 10 years, she realized in retirement that she C9u1dn't leave it. For the past 19 years she has maintained an art studio at Dominican Academy and teaches students ages six through 86 several times a week. She said she has added wood carving to ber classes and still finds time to help out with the Christmas displays at La Salette Shrine in Attleboro. Holy Union Sister Alice Pare joined her congregation in 1937 ' and for the next 48 years was.busy as a teacher and later as administrator at St. Mary's Convent in North Attleboro. "The kids brought me closer to God," Sister Pare, who resides at the Landmar~ in Fall River, said. "I really enjoyed teaching tremendously. I stiU love to keep busy and do a lot of reading." ,

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A VARIETY of activities provide enjoyment at the Landmark including getting together to share a puzzle. Clockwise are, Holy Union Sister Rita Laprade, Holy Union Sister Toni Ouellette, Mercy Sister Eugenie Marie Arsenault and Holy Union Sister Patricia Mulryan.

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> DAUGHTER OF the Holy Spirit Sister Emmanuel Alexandrina Cabral displays a birthday card she received on her 80th birthday. She said that "being able to reach out and help Portuguese immi- . grants" was something she has enjoyed during her religious life.

j HAVING SERVED the Fall River diocese for 96 years" Dominican Sisters of the Presentation are still ministering at Saint Anne's Hospital. Residing at their convent in Dighton, are, from left, Sister Therese Joseph, 81; Sister Madeleine Clemence, 94; Sister Maria Ascension, 79; Sister Irene, 81; and Sister Emilia 87.

< DOMINICAN SISTERS of Hope living at Domtnican Academy in Fall River include, from left, Sister Mary of Lourdes, 57 years of service; Sister Angele Morin, 69 years; and Sister Christine Boadway, 50 years. Sister Boadway said that "assisting the children at the Academy," was one of her fondest memories.

< HOLY UNION Sister Alice Pare, a member of her community since 1937, displays a dish towel she is in the process of making. She says she is enjoying retirement at the Landmark in Fall River and makes baby blankets, hats, and other items for people.

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eNS .book review HOLY PERSONAL: LOOK· of private prayer spaces to visit, ING FOR SMALL PRIVATE the outline of a book and a plan PLACES OF WORSHIP, by 'to build her own chapel on her Laura Chester. Photo- New Englafld property. 'graphs by Donna DeMari, Chester's record of visits beforeword by Thomas(Moore. gins with the chapels in the East Indiana University Press and Midwest, moves Southwest, (Bloomington, Ind., 2000). 199 then deep South, then far West. pp. Her descriptions of the design, construction and ornamentation REVIEWED BY MAUREEN E. DALY of these personal spaces and, the CATHOLIC NEWS'SERVICE people who created them is inThis hook is so beautiful tercut with the progress of the you'll feel you have to buy It as construction 'of her own small a gift - and then you won:t stone chapel over a year. Chester SIMON BAKER . , .f h . d "Th Aft· f th N kl " is a precise writer with a gift for -'. . . star~ In. a scene rom t e ~omantlc rama : e air 0 e ec ace. , want to give it away! 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Retired couple takes Pro-Life views down new roads By ROB CULLIVAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

FAIRPORT, N.Y. - Edward Lada and his wife, Dorothea, have marched in protest of abortion for the past 20 years. But recently they decided they wanted to do something else for the Pro-Life movement. So the retired couple started taking care of .babies. Edward, 71, and Dorothea, 68, volunteer with Daystar, a ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Rochester, who provide round-the-clock care for medically frail infants. By volunteering to babysit, the Ladas enable Daystar's staff of three sisters to run errands and do chores. Sister Myra Monaghan, a Sister of St. Joseph and one of the three sisters who staff Daystar~ described tl'te couple as "extremely attentive and ingenious" in their care for the ba_bies.

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The couple, parishioners at Catholicism provided by the St. Louis Church in Pittsford Catholic Home Study Service, where they attend daily Mass, sponsored by the Missouri have four grown children and ,Knights of Columbus and the eight grandchildren. Vincentians. Recipients may "I think you really need out- correspond with the study serside interests, otherwise you vice, but neither the society nor wither," Dorothea told The the study service ever calls the Catholic Courier, Rochester di- recipient. ocesan newspaper. "I think it's The Ladas, who heard of the really good to keep going and postcard ministry about three keep active." . years ago, currently send out - Another way the couple approximately 30 postcards a keeps busy is through a post~ month. card mailing ministry ,of the , "It's about $6 a month in Society of Sts. Francis Xavier change," Edward said, estimatand Therese, a group with more ing the couple spends a mere t/lan 500 members nationwide hour on the ministry per who use their own money to month. "Our Holy Father has send out unsolicited postcards asked to reach out and open the to home addresses taken from door (to the nonevangelized), phone books primarily from and we are in our own small, Southern states with small minute way," Dorothea added. DAYSTAR VOLUNTEER Ed Lada, a retired bank manCatholic populations. "It's unassuming," Dorothea ager, feeds an 11-month-old baby at Daystar, a temporary The cards briefly describe said of the ministry. "You kind , residence staffed by the Sisters of S1. Joseph of Rochester, the Ii fe of Christ, and invite the of-put it in the Lord's hands, recipients to return the card to and he can do with it as he N.Y. (CNS photo by Andrea A. Dixon, Catholic Couriet] receive a free study course in chooses."

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ROME (CNS) - Algeria's Muslim majority and tiny Christian minority have spent 10 years under terrorism by armed Muslim extremist groups, but . the world paid little attention, said Archbishop Henri Teissier of Algiers. "The world left us alone to deal with this terror, but now things have changed because Westerners, not Algerians, have died," the archbishop said November 28. . When the World Trade Center in New York was attacked September 11, "Algerians felt two things simultaneously: that this proves that organized extremist terrorism exists, but also a fear that all Muslims would become the victims" of the U.S.-led war on terrorism. . The fear, he said, is not unfounded, although U.S. operations through November focused on Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden. However, after U.S. President George W. Bush insisted that the government of Iraq allow inspectors into the country to deterl11 ine if it was developing weapons of mass destruction, many observers thought pe was setting the stage fOF attacks against Iraq. "There is a danger that tensions will be aggravated," Archbishop Teissier said. "If this transforms into a war against Islam, the world will be divided into two, and danger increases." Archbishop Teissier, in speeches in Rome and meetings with Journalists, said the Muslim extrem.ists who have killed some 100,000 people in Algeria - the vast majority of whom were Muslims belong to "the same group with the same ideas and same plans" as those who attacked the World Trade Center. "Now the world understands that this. ideological structure exists and has the power to act," he said. . The Algerian victims included more than 120 imams, Muslim prayer leaders, as well as a Catho-

lic bishop and about two dozen priests, mon~s, nuns and foreign Christians working in the country. Archbishop Teissier said he and most Catholic personnel in the country do not wear habits or clerical garb in public so as not to attract undue attention, but he said the situation in the country is improving and is nowhere near as tense as it was in the early 1990s. While most of the victims were Muslims, he said, "it is true that these armed groups wanted to send the message that they do not want Christians in Algeria." However, he said, "the more Christians were killed, the more the majority of Muslims said, 'We do not want this kind of.lslam in Algeria.'" Within Algeria's Muslim community, the archbishop said, there is an active debate about how to interpret Islamic teaching and put it into action in society. . Dialogue within Islam is a necessary prerequisite for Muslim-Christian 'dialogue in the country, he said. "In Algeria today there is not so much a dialogue as a living together," recognizing that Christians and Muslims share a common humanity and faith in God, the archbishop said. "It is not a theological dialogue, but the acceptance of the other with his or her own identity, which is the only thing that can ensure communion despite differences," he said. "We all know the problems ~hat remain in Algerian society and that cause suffering for so many families," tne archbishop said. "We know well the aggressiveness and rancor that still mark the mentality of people in many areas,~' he said, but "we also want to thank God for the progress in dialogue in our nation." . . Christians are an active part of the dialogue, Archbishop Teissier said, and many Muslims "consider us brothers and sisters, friends."

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LEMOYNE COLLEGE alumnus John Zogby of Zogby International sits with LeMoyne College president Father Charles J. Beirne discussing first results of the Contemporary Catholic Trends survey recently. The joint project tracked, and will continue to track, perspectives and spirituality among the 60 million U.S. Catholics. (.eNS photo by Paul Finch, Catholic Sun)

Poll finds Catholics value identity and pope, despite disagreeDlents By PATRICIA ZAPOR CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - Only a little more than half of American Catholics go to Mass every week, a new poIl shows, but they con.: sider their Catholic identity to be important, they go to confession at least once a year and they're big on the pope. They also tend to be pretty satisfied with their own parishes, pastors and bishops, according to the poll. The pol1 asked 1,508 Catholics nationwide their opinions

about their Church, its teachings and other issues. It is the first of a planned biannual poIl of "Contemporary Catholic Trends" conducted by Zogby International in conjunction with leMoyne College, a Jesuit school in Syracuse, N.Y., where it was recently released. The poIl found that eight percent of those poIled attend Mass daily and 46 percent go at least once a week. Another II percent said they go almost every week, while a total of 30 percent said they go rarely, only on religious

holidays, or about once a month. Of the total surveyed, 58 percent said their Catholic identity is very important, and 31 percent caIled it som~what important. Seventy-five percent agreed with the statement "there is something special about being Catholic that you cannot find in other religions." And, 72 percent said they consider it very important to stand up for and live according to their Catholic values, w.hile 25 percent consider it somewhat important. Zogby pol1steis relied on lists of people describing themselves

as Catholic that were obtained from previous poIling or on data provided by other organizations. The survey was conducted by telephone between October 25 and November II; the margin of error for overall results is plus or minus 2.8 percent. Across the board, those surveyed overwhelmingly agreed with basic tenets of the faith, and overwhelmingly said they believe the pope is infaIlible in matters of faith and morals and that he and other Church leaders are doing a good job. And while they tended to agree with Church teaching on most of the moral issues raised in the survey, they disagreed with the Church not aIlowing women to be ordained or priests to be married. For example, majOlities agreed with, Church positions opposing the use of human embryos in stem-ceIl research (61 percent), about.the immorality of euthanasia and abortion (66 percent and 68 percent, resp~tively), about sexual relations outside marriage being moraIly wrong (71 percent), and about the infaIlibility of the pope in matters of faith arid mor, als (64 percent). But 53 percent said they disagreed with the Church's ban on women priests and 54 percent said they disagreed that Catholic priests should be unmarried. Sixty-one percent said they dis-' agreed with Church teaching that artificial birth control is immoral, and 64 percent said they disagreed with the Church prohibiting Communion for Catholics who have divorced and remarried without obtaining an annulment. In response to questions about

specific Catholic beliefs, between 85 percent and 97 percent said they agree with statements such as: "God has the power to answer prayers" (97 percent); "Mary is the mother of God" (95 percent); "Jesus is both ful1y divine and fuIly human" (94 percent); "Jesus rose bodily from the dead" (95 percent); and "Faithful foIlowers of Jesus wiIl have a similar experience after death" (85 percent). Sixty-eight percent said they participated in the sacrament of reconciliation at least once in the last year, with 21 percent saying they participated in it at least once a month. The poll also asked about people's personal faith experiences during the last year. Eighty percent said they have often felt that God has taken care of them in times of need, and 14 percent said that was sometimes their experience. Eighty-six percent said they have often or sometimes felt a special relationship with God. Seventy-seven percent said they have at least sometimes experiencryd the Mass as uniting them with God. Ninety percent of the respondents said they think Pope John Paul II is doing a good job of leading the worldwide Church and 86 percent think their pastors are doing a good job. Bishops also . got a vote of confidence, with 83 percent saying that the American bishops as a whole are doing a good job and that their own bishop is, as well. Parishes fared wel1, with 88 percent of respondents saying they are very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with how their parishes meet their needs.

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"the changes (in actual liturgical practice) are few and far between. It's extraordinarily important that we not miss the forest for the trees." The norms in the new instruction, as modified by U.S. adaptations, wiIl involve few changes for most parishes, he said. One new norm caIls on members of the assembly to act together in their gestures and posture as an expression of unity, asking individual worshipers to avoid "any appearance of indi vidualism or division." Another caIls for processional crosses or fixed crosses at the altar to be crucifixes, not plain , crosses. One U.S. norm says standing is the norm for receiving Communion, but anyone who insists on kneeling should not be denied Communion for that reason. The most notable adaptations are those designed to continue U.S. customs, such as kneeling throughout the eucharistic prayer, which differ from the universal norms. The biggest concrete change in coming months wiIl be the publication of the rest of the new Lectionary, the book of Scripture readings for Masses. But that change reaIly will be noticed only by daily Mass-goers, not those

who attend only on Sundays or holy days. The bishops gave final' approval for a new ~ctionary for Sundays and some major feasts in 1997 and for three additional volumes, covering readings for weekdays, saints' feasts; votive Masses, ritual Masses and other occasions, in 1998. The Sunday volume received Vatican approval and was published in 1998. It has been avail-' able for optional use in U.S. Catholic parishes since Advent of that year, and most parishes already have been using it for some time. Earlier this year the other three volumes 'received Vatican approval. Parishes can begin using them Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2002. Publishers are ex'pected fo have the new volumes available by the beginning of February. As of P'entecost, 'May 19, 2002, use of the entire new Lectionary in four volumes wiIl become mandatory, and any previous edition of the Lectionary' can no longer be Ilsed. The new Lectionary in English is based on the "New American Bible." Among volumes of Scripture texts for liturgical use, the ancient

Book of the Gospels has been restored to prominence in recent years. On Sundays and other solemn occasions it is carried in the opening procession, placed on the aItar until the Gospel, and then used for the Gospel reading. It also is used as part of the ordination rite of deacons and bishops. A new volume of the Book of the Gospels was published and approved for use in U.S. parishes in 2000. The new General Instruction of the Roman Missal says specificaIly that only the Book of the Gospels, not the Lectionary, is to be carried in the entrance procession. No book is carried out in the closing procession. Father Moroney said no final word has been received yet on the bishops' requests for exceptions to the new general norms concerning the role of lay eucharistic ministers at Mass: Approval of , such exceptions, caIled induIts, re: quires a legal approach slightly different from that used for adaptations. The bishops adopted those in June in a document, then titled "This Holy and Living Sacrifice," on the celebration and reception of Communion under both kinds. At the Vatican's requ,est, since an earlier U.S. directory on Com-

munion under both kinds had the same title, the new document has been retitled "One Bread, One Cup." But final Vatican approval of its norms has not yet been received. One change U.S. liturgists had been looking forward to for several years has been delayed because ofthe imminent issuance of a new edition of the Roman Missal..In the 1990s the bishops of the UQited States and other English-speaking countries worked extensively on adopting a new

Sacramentary - another name for the Roman Missal without the Lectionary readings - based on the second edition of the Roman Missal in Latin. The U.S. version was sent to Rome for approval in 1998. With the isslJance of a third edition of the Roman Missal in Latin and a ne~ Vatican instruction on liturgical translations, however, Father Moroney said the revised Sacramentary wiIl have to be delayed until it can be revised again to take those texts into account.

CHANGES IN the liturgy are explained to Fall River diocesan priests meeting at Cathedral Camp by Father James P. Moroney, associate director of the Secretariat for the Liturgy of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. (Anchor photo)

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.Bishop Connolly High School opens food. pantry FALL RIVER - After a year of hard work, fund-raising and planning, Bishop Connolly High School opened a food distribution center in the city. Students under the direction of Christopher Connelly, campus minister, opened the doors to the food pantry in late September at the Holy Trinity Education Center, formerly St. Elizabeth's Parish Center.. The food pantry was started in conjunction with the Fall River Chapter ofthe St. Vincent de Paul Society and Connolly students al)d several confirmation candidates from Holy Trinity Church volunteer to staff it. The use of the building was made possib}e through

the generosity of Father David Andrade. Students, faculty and staff raise money each month through "dress down" days, voluntary offerings and _ recycling in addition-to monthly food drives. . "Jesus tells us in the Oospels that when we take care of the least one of our.brothers and sisters we are taking care of him," said Connelly. "By creating a food pantry we are creating a consistent and direct way for our community to live out our mission to bring Jesus Christ and his Word into the !?TUDENTS FROM Holy Trinity School, Fall River, respond world. We are living his,call to be disciples," stated when asked 'Who wants to go'to college?"The students were Connelly."

STUDENTS IN the social justice class at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, planted hundreds of tulip, daffodil and gladiola bulbs this fall as a sign of hope for the future and to remember victims of the terrorist attacks. From left are Kent Bilsborough, Chris Lampron, . Rich Costa and Jon Connolly. . '

addressed by Dr. Irving Fradkin, founder of The American. Dream Challenge Essay Contest, open to all student~ in Fall River in fourth-, sixth- eighth- and 10th-grades. The American Dream Challenge encourages students to stay in school, be drug and alcohol free,respect other people and perform community service."'Ne're very proud to have our students participating in this," said Kathleen Barboza, principal of Holy Trinity School. Superintendent of diocesan schools James McNamee also addressed the students, speaking of the value of a good education and making right choices in life. (Anchor! Gordon photo) ,

FIRST-GRADE students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford, get a lesson in fire safety at Fire Station .No. 6 in New Bedford. Brendaleigh Fontanez gets to see how heavy a fire hose is while her classmates Matthew Vidal, Andrew DaCosta and Wyatt Monte look on. Matthew Raposo, an alumnus of the school, organized and gave the children the to'ur.

STUDENTS FROM Saint Mary-Sacred Heart School, North Attleboro, dressed up as pilgrims and Native Americans for its annual Thanksgiving fe<;ist. A meal prepared by the students was shared and included corn and pumpkin bread, fruit and cranberry juice.

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STUDENT COUNCIL members Mikaela Fox, Teresa McGin1ey and Morgan McGarthy of St. Margaret's Regional School, Buzzards Bay, roll coins from the school store's snack fund. The student council and its members play an important role at the school throughout the year.

THE ANNU~L Thanksgiving liturgy was held recently at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sch901, New Bedford and many students dressed as pilgrims and Native Americans: Each class collected canned goods for the needy. From left are: Kendall Morin, Courtney Nunes, Candace Maqeira, Tabitha Vargas and Nicholas DeFrias.

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MADRID, Spain - Religious education programs in public and private schools should provide accurate information on other religions and promote respect for the faith of others, a Vatican official told an international conference. "Religious education is a powerful instrument to help believers intensify their efforts t~ward the realization of the unity of the one human family," Archbishop Diarmuid Martin told a U.N.sponsored conference in Madrid. The late November conference on "school education in relation' to freedom of religion or belief, tolerance and nondiscrimination" was sponsored by the U.N.'s special rapporteur on the question of religious intolerance. The meeting was billed as an international consultation of government representatives and nongovernmental organizations to develop strategies for promoting religious freedom and respect in elementary and secondary schools. One of the key resolutions of the conference was that textbooks, particularly those used in religious education and history courses, be reviewed to ensure that references to various faiths accurately reflect the beliefs of that faith. Archbishop Martin, the Vatican's observer at several European'-based U.N. agencies, supported the resolution. "Where necessary, school textbooks and curricula should be revised to remove harmful or

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School programs .should respect all faiths, says VatiCan By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

unbalanced presentations of other religious traditions or historical events," he said. . "School education is a key factor in fostering understanding and tolerance among religious communities," especially in increasingly pluralistic and secularized societies, he said. Too often, the archbishop told the conference, the only information many people receive about religions is focused on division and intolerance rather than on the ability of faith~-to foster respect and unity. "Much unhealthy and negative stereotyping of religious traditions springs from a lack of knowledge or from the lack of an open and sympathetic understandi ng of the路 tenets of another's religious traditions," he said. No one, he said, should feel pressured to renounce his or her own religious beliefs, and doing so is not a prerequisite for respecting the beliefs of others. Where believers respect one another, the 'archbishop said, they can work together for the common good, address tensions that have arisen and better understand the hurts members of other faith communities have experienced. Archbishop Martin said the more than 200,000 schools operated by the Catholic Church demonstrate how a religion can educate its members in its own faith while simultaneously fostering within them a spirit of openness to and respect for the beliefs of others. J

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"have your handkerchiefs ready." forth from them how they might "You are going to experience see their gifts being served in sc;rvOTTAWA -A newly released ing Christ." manual aimed at helping young a renewal of the gift of tears Cardinal Stafford pre,sented people prepare spiritually for not tears of sorrow - but tears World Youth Day 2002 in Toronto of joy in the rediscovery of the the first copies of the manual to has been hailed as an "extraordi- depths of what it means to be hu- Chrissy Milligan and Adam Coates, both 18 and stunary book" by a Vatican dents at Mother Teresa official. High School in Ottawa. U.S. Cardinal J. The pair accepted them Francis Stafford, presion behalf of all the youth dent of the Pontifical who will be attending Council for the Laity, World Youth Day in told a group of 100 Toronto and on behalf of people who attended the the students of their manual's launching last school. week in Ottawa that he Earlier, in Edmonton, wished a similar book Alberta, Cardinal had been produced for Stafford said that Denver World Youth Day in 1993 organizers expected some while he served as arch60,000 people to particibishop of the host city, pate in World Youth Day. Denver. Instead, about 375,000 "We didn't have the people attended the foresight in Denver to event's closing Mass with produce such a thing," .~. Cardinal Stafford' said. ,-,-,,,",-:; ;..., '.: :.::.__ . __. :......:.:.:;. Pope John Paul II. Titled "Salt and-Light: Cardinal Stafford -Preparing for World ~_. said World Youth Day Youth Day 2002 in . - ';;;::~'::-_'J-'>' 4t!l"I~'''''"-'" demonstrated several lessons: "First, that the Toronto," the l40-page .. ' ~.~ : __ ~.J" catechetical handbook .' ~-:. - - -'for Holy Father has an immense attraction for !lay young people, not only people have a more pro" j~ .' ....' 2-002 in Eastern countries, found faith experience at J~ in Toronto. but throughout the world, including North the event. ... -,y . ./ Cardinal Stafford L.~_ _....:.;.. ___J America." "It also revealed another side praised Canadian organizers, call- man and respond to God's gift to ing the World Youth Day com- us in love for Jesus Christ," he of the Catholic Church that the press and other media were supmittee "the most mature organi- said. Auxiliary Bishop Anthony G. pressing," he said - that the hunzation that I've seen." "This book is an example of Meagher of Toronto, chairman of dreds of thousands of young the Canadian bishops' World people in Denver did not oppose that," he added. For the July 23-28 World Youth Day organizing committee, the teachings of the Church the Youth Day in Canada, Cardinal said the manual offers readers "a way the media predicted they Stafford cautioned participants to variety of choices, and it calls would.

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The best gift teens can give to' their older relatives By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Thanksgiving having-come and gone, this is the high season for gift buying. No doubt you've got a list of people to buy gifts for. You know your little sister's favorite CDs, mom always likes books and dad may be set on golf stuff. Those are the easy ones. Then there are the real tough gi fts to select. Teens often have a hard time finding gifts for路 older relatives, especially those who don't get out much or live in a care center. Most kids have no idea what to getJor grandma or grandpa or dear aunt Edna. Actually, your elderly relatives will be so delighted to hear from you that whatever gift you send will be just fine with them. In fact, if you sent aunt Edna your brother's computer game by mistake, the dear woman probably would be puzzled, but she'd smile anyway, happy that you remembered her.

On the other hand, if you'd like to really shine a little light on a older person's life, you can be a real star. All it takes is a bit of thought and a couple .. hours of your time. The best way to deliver a gift to an older person, especi ally one who doesn't get around very well, is in person. Truthfully, your visit may be the best part of the gift. You'll want to bring three things. Each is part of making this Christmas gift special. First, bring a card with a personal note you wrote yourself. Older folks love the old-fashioned sort of card, with flowers and angels. Don't go for modern or clever. They sell millions of those traditional, old-fashioned, cards because traditional, old-fashioned people love them. Write a couple of lines inside. A long

letter is not required. All it takes is a sentence or two of your own handwriting inside the card. Trust me, that will be enough to fill grandma's . . heart. Your card will be

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displayed on a shelf and will stay there for weeks. When other friends come over, your card will be taken down and passed around with pride. Second, bring a gi ft that is personal, either a small gift you made yourself or something from your life. You might make a scrapbook of events in your family or at school. A real favorite is always a photo of yourself, perhaps with your friends. Put it in a nice but inexpensive frame, and you've come up with a gift that will be treasured. There's a third thing to bring that will make the visit - and your Christmas gift - complete in every way. Bring readi-

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ness to listen to some stories. One of the most valuable things in an older person's life is a sense that others still care, that their lives and experiences still matter. In earlier times families spent long evenings together, and it was natural that the older ones would tell family stories. Those times of sharing are now rare indeed. When you go to bring your card and ,.your gift, plan to spend an hour or so. Sit dowh in a: comfortable chair, and ask the following question:' "Aunt Edna, what was Christmas like when you were a little girl?" Then stay and really listen to the answers. Letting an older person share remembrances says, "I love you, and you are still an important person to me" in the clearest possible way. Listening may be your greatest gift.

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

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Indian Mission Director 'Asks for Your Help To Readers of The Anchor 'THOREAU, NM "Lord, when did I see you hungry andfeed you?'" "When you did it for one of the least ofmy people, you did itfor me." Matt 25:40

The director, priest, sisters; lay missionaries .and staff of a New MexicoMissionschoolareconcemed about urgently-needed help. They work daily to make quality Catholic education a reality for American Indian children in their care. These children "do without" as a way oflife ... will you help t~em? For many ofour ~tudents, the school at St. Bonaventure Mission is their "last hope." Trusting in God, everyone at the Mission prays for help to provide for the children and elders. St. Bonaventure Mission started a school more than 10 years ago when the founder realized the

most basic reading and writing skills. Today over 250 children, most of them Native American, join in prayers for their future. Mission staff believe education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty. The Indian boys' and girls attending St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and'Schoollive with the following realities:

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Many of the children have experienced failure. in other schools or inability to get to school from great distances. Will you help? Dedicated lay volunteers teach and carry out the other work of the Mission. This "other work" includes maintaining the buses and vans which travel the remote mesas to bring the children to school; preparing two' nourishing meals daily for the children; and bringing both food and water to aging Navajos living in poverty in remote areas ofthe barren Reservation. The shininKeyes of these Navajo "angels," part of last year's New volunteers staff often ask, preschool pageant, reflect the hope of all at St. Bonaventure - to "Can this be America?" dream of a better life ... to give 250 children the skills they will . Gifts made to St. Bonaventure ,teed to break the cycle ofpoverty and to live a Spirit-filled life. Indian Mission and School are tax' deductible. The school also qualifies for "Matching Gifts." .•. Dear Anchor Readers, I •

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