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A political firestorm WASHINGTON(CNS)- Ever since Rep. Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., the House speaker-to-be, made remarks about cutting out welfare and putting children in orphanages, a political firestorm has brewed, the likes of which are uncommon even by Washington standards. Nov. 13, the day after one of Gingrich's post-election comments on orphanages. Auxiliary Bishop John H. Ricard of Baltimore, head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Policy, said in response to reporters' questions, "The state has a responsibility to care for those who cannot care for themselves. And children would be disproportionately affected [by cutting out welfare)." The orphanage proposal is part of the proposed Personal Responsibility Act in the Republican Party's "Contract with America." It would end Aid to Families with Dependent Children and housing funds for unwed mothers under age 18. States could raise the age t021 and useanysavingstoestablish orphanages or group homes. The goal is to l;ut in half the 10 million now on welfare rolls and save $40 billion in the first five years. First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton called the proposal "unbelievable and absurd." Gingrich, speaking on "Meet the Press" Dec. 4, suggested she go to a video store and rent a copy of "Boys Town." President Clinton will hold a private, bipartisan welfare summit in early January. There were 194 Catholic orphanages serving 76,245 children in 1993, according to the Official Catholic Directory.

Orphanages today are far different from when Thomas S. Monaghan was a boy. Monaghan, owner of Domino's Pizza and active in several Catholic causes, was sent ~ith his brother to a Catholic orphanage by their mother after their father died. In a 1988 interview, he acknowledged the loneliness and hardships of orphanage life, but said the nuns there taught him that "my first love ... is the church," and impressed upon him the importance of being fair with people. "Orphanages of years ago were opened by religious groups - nuns and brothers running these places with very little money," said Helen Hayes, executive director of St. Catherine's Center for Children in Albany, N.Y. "Those days are gone. For one thing, the [numbers of) religious aren't here to do it." St. Catherine's gets 90 percent of its funds from government sources, mostly in the form of contracts, Ms. Hayes said. The average for Catholic residential care centers is 60 percent, according to Sharon Daly, deputy assistant to the president of Catholic Charities USA. By Ms. Daly's count, government support would be cut up to 30 percent "or maybe more" by the Gingrich plan. "Placing hundreds ofthousands of children in orphanages doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me, personally or profession'ally," Ms. Hayes said. The GOP proposal implies that children born to poor teenage mothers are "ipso facto in need of Turn to Page 13

Bishops urge support for Senate Bill #2 The four Catholic bishops of Massachusetts have issued a statement urging support for Senate Bill #2, which would protect state services to non-public school students and remove discriminatory language from the state Constitution, thereby conforming it to the United States Constitution. Sta,te legislators, meeting in a joint session, will deliberate and vote on Senate #2 on De:c. 19. In their statement, Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley of Fall River, Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester and Bishop Thomas L. Dupre; administrator of the diocese of Springfield, said that "The time has arrived for justice to prevail." Senate #2 seeks to replace antiCatholic language, inserted in the

state COn!.titution in 1855 by the Know-Nothing Party, and to replace it with the language found in the Bill of Rights: "[The General Court] shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion." Lobbyists against Senate #2, said the bishops, "have distorted the facts on the issue by falsely claiming that somehow inserting lan-' guage from the United States Bill of Rights in our state Constitution will result in Catholics raiding the state treasury and hi'ndering public education." However, "Catholic schools currently save the taxpayers of the Commonwealth hundreds of millions of dollars each year," the statement said, adding that Senate #2 "would not appropriate one cent toward the support of Catholic Turn to Page 13

l IT WAS A BIG DAY for Holy Trinity School, West Harwich, and St. Margaret's School, Buzzards Bay, as Bishop Sean O'Malley blessed the schools, both of which' opened in September. Top to bottom, left to right, the bishop with Mrs. Teresa Rosseter, principal of St. Margaret's, Rev. Richard W. Beaulieu, director, and James McNamee, superintendent of diocesan schools; time to eat at St. Margaret's; at Holy Trinity, the bishop with Rev. Thomas A. Frechette, parochial vicar, Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton, pastor, and Sister Carol Clifford, RSM, principal; Sister Terence, RSM, with some of her second-graders; children at Holy Trinity and St. Margaret's prayer services. (McNamee & Beaulieu photos)

Dr. Elders' departure unlamented WASHINGTON (CNS) - The resignation of Surgeon General J oycelyn Elders has been welcomed by critics of her outspoken views about sex education and the use of condoms, church teachings about homosexuality and other issues. President Clinton said Dr. Elders' "public statements reflecting differences with administration policy and my own convictions" led hi m to ask for her resigna tion. The White House said she made one too many statements with which Clinton disagreed.

''I'm delighted," said William Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. "I just hope this is an opening to get someone who more closely represents the will of the people and does not have animus toward the Catholic Church." "It is my hope that the dismissal of Surgeon General Elders will clear the way for leadership in the area of public health that respects the values of the vast majority of Americans and recognizes the fundamental importance of the family

for the well-being of society," said CardinalJamesA. Hickey of Washington, who also had publicly criticized her. Dr. Elders was sharply criticized by Catholic leaders for her comments about churches which opposed some of her ideas. In letters to Clinton earlier in 1994. Cardinal Hickey asked him to disavow statements she had made about homosexuals, religion and traditional families. Dr. Elders criticized churches Turn to Page 13

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The Anchor 2- -' "... 'Friday: "Dec. 16, i9<)4' Oregon vote called

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A BOY prepares to chop firewood from the framework of a destroyed house in Sarajevo. Citizens lack heating gas and firewood as the third winter of Bosnia's war sets In. (CNS/ Reuters photo)

Christmas is time to aid works of Holy Childhood Christmas is a time for American children to think of their needy brothers and sisters around the world. Thousands of such children are aided through the Holy Childhood Association, a .150-year-old mission organization dedicaterd to aiding needy youngsters in countries such as Zambia in Africa, Bangladesh in' South Asia and Columbia in South America. In Lusaka, Zambia, Sister Haria recalls being aghast at her task of caring for 350 children who came daily to the center she directed for food, clothing and a little love and attention. She remembers wishing that Jesus would come and multiply the few slices of bread and the few kwacha (Zambian money) that she had been left to work with. Then she was notified that the center would receive funds from Holy Childhood, thanks to contributions from U.S. children. She scolded herself, saying, "You woman of little faith, how could you imagine that you could care for these little children more than their Father in heaven?" In Zambia, Bangladesh and Colombia, lack of adequate food means that 250,000 children a year go blind for want of vitamin A, 120,000 children a year are born mentally impaired because of iodine deficiency, and millions go hungry because they get only a little bit of porridge or rice day after day. Through Holy Childhood, U.S. children and adults can help such children get nutritious food, edu c cation, day care and medical attention in more than 100 countries. Those wishing to assist Holy Childhood can do so through Catholic schools or Msgr. John J. Oliveira, Propagation of the Faith office, 344 Highland Ave., Fall River 02720, tel. 672-7781. I

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AWAY OF LIFE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The passage of Oregon's pro-euthanasia initiative turned Election Day"94 into "a day of mourning for humanity," said the Vatican newspaper. "Euthanasia is an abominable crime which can never be justified in any culture nor by any condi-' tion of life," said the L'Osservatore Romano article. Oregon voters approved the initiative by a vote of 52 percent to 48 percent. It allows a patient with a probable six months or less to live to ask a doctor to provide a lethal dose of drugs. At least two doctors must agree that the patient's condition is terminal, and the patient must reque~t the drugs at least three times, including once in writing. Franciscan Father Gino Concetti, a moral theologian who wrote the Vatican newspaper article, said the initiative is a "rending defeat for medicine, whose workers will be transformed into notaries of death." Perhaps more frightening than the result of the voting, he said, is the fact that public officials are increasingly willing to put basic human rights and moral values to a popular vote. "Truth and goodness -, which include the fundamental human rights - are values in themselves, therefore they always require assent and adhesion," Father Concetti wrote. "They cannot be submitted to .popular consensus."

ADVENT WREATH PRAYER FOURTH WEEK OF ADVENT

STIR UP thy power and come, we pray thee, o Lord, and with great might succor us; that our deliverance, which our sins impede, may be hastened by the help of thy grace and the forgiveness of thy mercy, who livest andreignest with God· the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world. without. end. Amen. II111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.1111111 THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $11.00 per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA 02722.

F ATHER DANIEL L. Freitas, diocesan director of the Bishop's Ball, and Antone Pacheco, 1995 master of ceremonies, look" over program for the event. The 40th annual Ball will take place from 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 13 at Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea. Music will be by the Buddy Braga orchestra. (Gaudette photo)

Ball committees ready for event The fortieth annual Bishop's Charity Ball will be held 8 p.m. to midnight Jan. 13 at the Venus de Milo, Swansea. Decorations will be set up beginning at I p.m. Jan. 12 and rehearsal for presentees and their presenters will be at 6:30 that evening. Claire O'Toole of Fall River heads the presentee committee. Mrs. Manuel T. Nogueira of Fall River and Matthew Martin of South Dartmouth are honorary chairpersons of the Ball, and

Antone Pacheco of Fall River is master of ceremonies. Serving on the hospitality committee are several women who were presentees at the 1970 Bishop's Charity Ball: Denise Messier Erickson, St. George parish, Westport, originally from St. Anne's parish, Fall River; Susan Lackey Leferve, Holy Rosary parish, Fall River, originally from St. Mary's Cathedral parish, Fall River; and Alicia Kullas Mozzone, St. Mary's parish, Holliston, originally from St. Mary's parish, Taunton.

Edith Stein Guild fights anti-Semitism WEST HARTFORD, Conn. angered her family who thought (CNS) - I f prejudice against Jews she was deserting her people durpersists, it's despite the efforts of ing a time of persecution. She lived Passionist Father Victor Donovan, in Holland during the early stages age 87. of World War II.. Captured by He has devoted so much effort Nazi soldiers, she said before her to eliminating anti-Semitism that execution that she was dying for many Jewish people call him her Jewish people. Her family has "Rabbi Donovan." He is one of since accepted her conversion. several founders of the Edith Stein Father DoilOvan, who was a Guild, a Christian-Jewish organi- professor of Old Testament studzation based in New York City ies, learned of Blessed Edith's writthat is celebrating its 40th anniverings after World War II. In 1954, sary this year. he and several others from a The organization, with over Queens, N.Y., ,Bible study group 1,000 members in the United States formed the Edith Stein Guild and Canada, seeks to eliminate which publishes newsletters. anti-Semitism by educating peo"Everybody knew that 6 million ple about the Jewish faith and Jews were killed in the Holocaust. culture. But 6 million is just a number. We When asked about his life, wanted to put a face on that 6 milFather Donovan told The Catholic lion, and Edith Stein was that Transcript, Hartford's archdioceface," said Father Donovan. san newspaper, that he would He said the anti-Semitism he rather talk about Blessed Edith observed as a young man in fellow Stein, his philosophical and spirCatholics initially drove him to itual inspiration and the woman fight prejudice. . for whom the guild is named. While studying in ·Rome; he Converted to Catholicism from Judaism, she became a Carmelite . said, he heard German seminarians defending Hitler. He also renun, and was killed in Auschwitz counted the story of a Jewish merby the Nazis in 1942 at age 51. Her conversion to Christianity chant who was told by a nun customer that her superior chose her to shop because she was the "Jew of the order," meaning that NOTICE she could always find a bargain. "If this is how the religious of In keeping with our 50your faith, think, what about the week publishing' schedule, others?" the merchant asked the there will be no Anchor priest. issue for Dec. 30, 1994. Father Donovan believes the Edith Stein Guild has stamped out Items for publication before some anti-Semitism. Quoting St. Jan. 6, 1995, should reach Jerome, who said "Ignorance of our office by Tuesday, Dec. the Scriptures is ignorance of 20, for inclusion in the Dec. Christ," he added, "Our ignorance 23 Christmas issue. of the Jewish people is also ignorance of Christ."

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) - John W. McDevitt, 89, past supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, who died Dec. 6, was praised by his successor as "the very embodiment of a committed Catholic layman." Speaking was Virgil C. Dechant, present head of the Catholic fraternal society. McDevitt was supreme knight from 1964 to 1977. A New Haven resident, he was born in Malden and was superintendent of schools in Waltham from 1942 until his electiol1. as deputy supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus in 1960. He was a graduate of Bmton College, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees. As well as being Waltham school superintendent he was chairman and member of several Massachusetts school boards and was a former chairman of the state Board of Education. McDevitt was named a Kni.ght of the Grand Cross of the Order of 'St. Gregory the Great by Pope Paul VI in 1968, and in 1969 was appointed to the Order of Pius IX, the highest papal honor that can be conferred on a Catholic layman who is not a head of state. A funeral Mass was celebra.ted Dec. 12 at St. Mary's Church in New Haven, where the K of C was founded in 1882 and another Mass was celebrated Dec. 14 at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in that city.

St. Anne's revises visitor policy Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, has implemented a l1.ew family-centered visitor policy. The new guidelines, which strongly emphasize the safety concerns of patients, visitors and staff, require the admitting nurse or primary nurse to speak with I:he patient and the patient's fam:ily, noting the best times to visit a.nd stressing the importance of privacy and rest for the patient. Im'mediate family and significant others will be welcomed at l:he hospital 24 hours a day and when appropriate, encouraged to participate and assist in the patient's care and educational programs. Carole Billington, RN, BSN, chairperson of the visitor poJ:icy task force, said, "At Saint Anne's Hospital, we believe that familycentered care not only enhances the well-being of the patient, but also serves to hasten the recov€:ry process." Guidelines for non-family visitors remain unchanged. All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a supervising , adult, who must fill out a brief questionnaire at the informati,)n desk in the hospital's main lobby. Healthy children under age 12 who are not members of the patient's immediate family may visit between I and 8 p.m. Visiting children will be given dated identification stickers to wear at all times while they are in the hospital. Pre-planning of visits by children to patients in the intensive care unit is encouraged. For more information regarding visitor guidelines, contact Carole Billington, clinical coordinator, South I, Saint Anne's Hospital, 674-5600 ext. 486.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II greets Muzeyen Agca, mother of Mehmet Ali Agca, who attempted to assassinate the pontiffin 1981. The bandage on the pope's little finger cove~s an injury he incurred when the finger was caught in his car door. (eNS/ Reuters photo)

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VATICAN CITY (CNS)- The mother of would-be papal assassin Mehmet Ali Agca met with Pope John Paul II earlier this month and asked him to help convince Italian authorities to release her son from prison. The Vatican made no details available after the audience, attended by Muzeyen Agca and another of her sons.

It was her second meeting with the pontiff; in ] 987, the pope assured her that he had forgiven her son, who shot and seriously wounded him in 1981. Agca is serving a life sentence in an Italian prision for the shooting but would be eligible for conditional release in 2005. Several justice ministers have refused requests to pardon Agca.

The fine art of criticism VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Is Pope John Paul appears to dialoguc a dirty word at. the believe it does. At a general auVatican'! dience more th'ln a year ago, he You wouldn't think so,listening said constructive criticism was good to Pope John Paul II. He's called . for the church, as long as it was not for dialogue to resolve virtually made with bitterness or disrespect. every kind of conflict; but recent He even cited "prophetic" figevents left some wondering the ures from the paSt, including saints who had leveled criticism at the extent to which candid exchanges hierarchy and eventually helped are welcome in sensitive areas of church debate. the church. "This demonstrates the possibilAt the Synod of Bishops on religious life, the Vatican secretary of ity and the usefulness of freedom state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, of speech in the church: freedom delivered a speech that effectively that can also be manifested in the form of constructive criticism," ruled out criticism of the hierarchy. the pope said. "One who loves does not critiThe same point was made at a cize," the cardinal told the synod. synod press conference when bish"One who loves prays. works and ops were asked about Cardinal collaborates with the bishop and Sodano's remarks. Bishop Raymunwith the pope." do Assis, secretary general of the He referred to "painful cases" in Latin American Bishops' Counwhich criticism has been aimed at cil, said there must be true dialeading church officials. His comments echoed those of logue to resolve internal church problems. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the But how does this translate in Vatican's top doctrinal official, real ecclesial life, where dialogue who said in a 1989 interview that can run into questions of doctrine "the right to criticize ends when and authority? faced with the duty to love the Even as Bishop Assis was speakchurch and to respect its teaching ing, Cardinal Ratzinger's Congreauthority." gation for the Doctrine of the The day after Cardinal SodaFaith was issuing a letter to the no's speech, a different note was world's bishops insisting that distruck by Colombian Bishop Hecvorced and remarried Catholics in tor Lopez Hurtado. He was apunapproved second marriages canpointed by the pope in 1991 to not receive Communion. oversee the work of the ConfederThe letter came after months of ation of Latin American Religious~ following two years of tensions dialogue between the congregation between the religious and the Latin and three German bishops. The bishops, including the president of American Bishops' Council. Bishop Lopez told the synod the German bishops' conference, that honest dialogue was a key Bishop Karl Lehmann, had adopted clement of love in the church and a policy that relied largely on the said he thought both sides were judgment of the individual conwell on the way toward a better science. Cardinal Ratzinger's ninerelationship. Quoting Pope Paul page letter delivered an emphatic VI, he said: "Dialogue is the new "No" to such a policy, and the German bishops reversed it. name for love today." Was dialogue in this case giveDoes dialogue, then, include and-take? criticism?

Fellowship of Merry Christians, is giving its first annual Scrooge and True Spirit of Christmas Present awards, with raps going to the Jesus Seminar and claps to "The Book of Joy" by Sherwood E. Wirt, age 82. The Scrooge Award went to the Jesus Seminar, a group of 150 religious scholars, for publishing a book during the 1993 Christmas season that cast "serious doubts about who Jesus is and what he said." The book, "The Five Gospels: The Search for the Authentic Words of Jesus," says among other things that no more than 18 percent of the sayings attributed to Jesus in the New Testament were actually spoken by him, and that Jesus neve:r regarded himself as the Messiah and the Son of God. The Fellowship of Merry Christians, based in Portage, announced the awards in the December issue of their Joyful Noiseletter. In the newsletter the fellowship said the . Scrooge Award will go annually "to the organization or group whose humbug most insistently dampens the spirit of Christmas at Christmas time." The True Spirit of Christmas Present Award was given to Sherwood Wirt, 82, of Poway, Calif., for his new book, "The Book of Joy." Wirt is a member of the Merry Christians, a group devoted to recapturing joy and humor in faith. His book focuses on joyful men and women of faith such as Billy Graham, St. Francis of Assisi, and author and Holocaust survivor Corrie ten Boom. "The Bible is a book of joy," wrote Wirt. "When the Holy Spirit brings revival to our generation, it will not come with black clouds and premonitions of doom. Revival will come when the churches of the '90s begin laughing and singing and loving each other [and] are filled with the joy of his salvation. The Noiseletter commented: '''Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly,' G.K. Chesterton observed. Dr. Wirt's book will help readers grow wings and fly with the joy that our joyful Savior intended his followers to have at Christmas and year-round."

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"Certainly it was difficult," Bishop Lehmann said afterward. But he said the German prelates were able to "speak frankly and present our arguments." "Clearly Cardinal Ratzinger was not in agreement, but there was a certain fairness in the relationship," he said. Bishop Lehmann knows what it's like to dialogue from a position of authority. In his home territory, Germany's official Catholic youth movement recently launched a petition against the papal letter that ruled out women priests. The bishop called the action inappropriate and in a restructuring move, two officials of the organization lost their jobs as youth advisers to the bishops. As an example of positive criticism, the pope has'cited St. Catherine of Siena, whose sometimes blunt criticism of papal policies in the 14th century influenced the course of church history. She operated in the medium of her age, the private letter; today's criticism is more likely to reach the pope when he opens the newspaper or turns on the TV.

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assistance to the devastated area fishing industry. This concern on the part of the private sector reflects the importance of this industry to the economic well-being of Southeastern Massachusetts. Many people forget that although the backbone of commercial fishing is boats and fishermen, there are many allied businesses that depend on the industry. Supply houses, rope works, repair yards, seafood outlets and maritime law and insurance offices are but a few of the businesses adversely affected by current fishing problems. Thousands of area residents earn their livelihood from the sea and a downturn in fishing harvests can be catastrophic for them. Admittedly, the federal government seems to be offering positive assistance in this situation, but this is no more than a short-term remedy. There is no doubt that adequate conservation and management of such areas as the Georges Bank is imperative. However, it would be well for those shaping such policies toÂˇ remember that it's not the small boats out of New Bedford, Chatham" Provincetown and other area ports that are respon\ \ sible for overfishing. It's the enormous floating fish factories of foreign registry that are the true villains and constitute the real . problem that Washington should address. In the meantime, it remains important that federal agencies continue helping to alleviate local problems. eNS! PBS photo Heacon Hill has never done much to help the fishing industry, which has historically been given second-class treatment "Bless the Lord, all ye his angels!" Ps. 102:20 except, of course, during election campaigns. Irs remarkable .I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ how swiftly the State House gang was able to give itself a 55 percent pay raise. Wouldn't it be great if it voted matching funds for unemployed fishermen and their families? Don't The following editorial appeared Sc;eT!t; of Jesus' birth to pay him, Interestingly, at the same time hold your breath. di'~ , . the Saint Cloud Visitor, news- homage and to tell the shepherls - that s.o many' people are trying 1'0 in Even apart from the fishing industry, the overall economy of paper of the diocese of St. Cloud, of his arrivaL Ar;J angel stood at explain away all possible superSoutheastern Massachusetts is more than fragile. U nemplciyMinn. It is by Benedictine Sister the empty tomb on Easter mornnatural elements regarding the conment in New Bedford and Fall River is the highest in the state ing and announced to Mary Mag- ception, birth, resurrection and Nancy Bauer, editor. dalene that the Lord had risen ascension of Jesus Christ. they are and rumors of more plant closings abound. Sad to say, little is The current fascination with from the dead. unabashedly willing to believe that being done to encourage development of worthwhile job angels is a fine thing. Depending. I n accordance with Scripture. angels are flying hither and yon opportunities, except on the part of the private sector, which is Depending on what? Depending the church also teaches that angels performing feats of wonder at e\'ery making a real effort to attract businesses to the area. on whether or not angels are be- praise God in the' heavenly court turn. Would, however, that local public efforts could see beyond coming a convenient replacement and provide protection for human A virgin birth? Couldn't be! It's for belief in Jesus Christ. beings - a la guardian angels. out of the question! casino gambling as the sole solution to economic woes. If this In case you haven't noticed. a Funeral liturgies end with the You saw a fleet of angels lift a mind-set continues, and given the politics involved in gamnew book about angels seems to be beautiful sung petition that the car out of the path of an oncoming bling, in the long run the community will be worse off than at published weekly. Personal tes- angels lead the soul of the deceased truck? Wow! That must have been present. New Jersey and Connecticut are finding this out the timonies of angelic intervention into paradise. a remarkable experience. hard way. So. if the church is so positive appear in Christian and New Age The advantage of seeking spirmagazines regularly. Angel Christ- about angels, why be concerned itual fulfillment in angels. rather No one can say that we are not in for difficult times. .Government does what it can in proportion to the demands of mas ornaments are here. there and about the current devotion to them? than in Jesus Christ, is that no the electorate, but that is never sufficient. The private sector everywhere. Even the U.S. Postal Because some of that devotion angel ever said, "Take up your Service was headlong into plans seems more inclined toward idola- cross and follow me." Angel tales, must be urged to use a part of its profits for the common good. for replacing the Madonna and. trous worship of the angels them- at least most of those making their It is also important to recall and affirm the statement of the Child with a Victorian-style angel selves, rather than toward greater way into the current genre, are in its 1995 lineup of Christmas, worship of God. Second Vatican Council that "economic development must be conspicuously devoid of any menstamps. Following a flurry of negkept under the control of mankind. It must not be left to the tion of the moral and social responsibilities that flow from Chrissole judgment of a few men or groups possessing excessive ative reaction. the Postal Service quickly canceled plans to cancel tian belief. power or to the political community alone." Mary and Jesus. but the attempt They are, for the most part, This statement recognizes that at every level the largest to do away with the Savior seems simply nice stories of nice angels possible number of people should have an active share in synibolic of the national obsession who come to rescue nice people, with angels. And the obsession directing economic development. although some testimonies are with angels may. in some cases. The Editor clearly examples of New Age polyFor Joy symbolize an interest in finding a theism. New Age angels are more duty-free. feel-good. nondoctrinal. Father in heaven, everlike ancient pre-biblical gods than politically correct spirituality. living source of all that is servants and messengers of the one Belief in angels is certainly not God. And, it must be admitted good, from the beginning 'contrary to Christian teaching.lnthat some of the interest in ang:ls of time you promised man deed the new "Catechism of the is purely commercial. Angels sdl. Catholic Church" reaffirms that salvatio,n through the future Of course, commercial trends fade "the existence of spiritual. noncoming of your Son, our OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER corporeal beings that Sacred Scripfast. Last year it was cows. Lord Jesus Christ. Help us Published weekly by. 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Money not a factor for annulment Q. We saw your recent column about unequal application of the death penalty in the United States. The same gross inequality is applied to those seeking an annulment of their marriage. It seems that only the rich and affluent can afford it. I have been told it takes 51,000 to get an annulment. Our daughter was married in 1982 in the Catholic Church to a non-Catholic. Later he became a heavy drinker, abused her and the children, and obtained a divorce. She later married in the Episcopal Church. She talked with a priest in our area and was told it costs 5500 to even begin the process of annulment. They want to send their children to a Catholic school. Since they could not afford both, they chose the Catholic education instead of an annulment. Did she do the right thing? (Iowa) A. I'm sorry that you were given some very erroneous information. Unfortunately a lot of others are under the same misconceptions. After receiving your letter I checked with the tribunal office of your diocese. The fee requested for an annulment case is $200, not $1,000, with a $50 deposit requested at the beginning. Moreover, if the petitioner or his/ her parish is not able to pay the fee, the tribunal manages to pay for it some other way. No one is denied access to tribunar processes because of lack of money.

told me that occasionally priests don't want to be bothered with annulment cases or simply don't believe in them. They can discourage people who approach them from even trying to pursue a case by quoting overinflated tribunal costs. The head of the tribunal in your diocese invites anyone such as yourself to call him. He will point you toward a priest to whom you can present your petition, and who you can be confident will follow up on it competently and earnestly.

DAilY READINGS By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN I decided to use your letter in this column because a number of people make the same claims about exorbitant charges for annulment, petitioners. All prove untrue. The fee for such a case in your diocese is lower than some others, but none that I know of is anywhere near the amount you mention. How do we explain that your daughter heard such figures? At least two reasons immediately come to mind. The first is plain unfounded rumor. For a variety of reasons some individuals spread or embellish half-true information which ends up being totally untrue, but is believed, especially by people who want to believe the worst. . Another is that some priests give information that may not be entirely accurate. Officials of several tribunals have

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I know most, if not all, tribunals would offer to do the same. If your daughter is still interested in pursuing her Case so she can get back to the sacraments, you might suggest this to her. Q. I am concerned about the validity of the sacrament of the Eucharist because ofdefect ofform. The form was always "Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam aeternam" - May the body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve you to life eternal. The present Novus Ordo Missae uses words that are wrong. Popes, councils and saints have stated that the church has no power to innovate. Doesn't this make the Eucharist invalid when administered with the new form, "body of Christ"? (Florida) A. I think you better reread the book on Catholic teaching you are using; either that or get a different one. The "form" for the sacrament of the Eucharist is, and has been, the.

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words of consecration during the eucharistic prayer. Who administers holy communion, or what words they use, does not affect the reality of our Lord's real eucharistic presence under the forms of bread and wine. A free brochure outlining marriage regulations in the Catholic Church and explaining the promises in an interfaith marriage is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

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- Holy Masses (Dec. 24) 4:00 p.m. - Christmas music and carols 4:30 p.m. . Vigil Mass of Christmas with full senior choir 10:00 p.m. . Office of Readings and Carols 10:30 p.m. Mid·Night Mass of Christmas - Solo and Congregational singing Christmas Day (Dec 25) , 8:30 a.m. . Polish/English Mass of Christmas Dawn . 10:30 a.m. . Family Mass of Christmas Day- Full junior choir and congregational singing starting at 10:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. . Evening prayer of Christmas: Carols by Candlelight Monday • Feast of St. Stephen, Deacon/Martyr 8:45 a.m. . Morning Prayer 9:00 a.m. . Festal Eucharist of St. Stephen

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HOLY FAMILY, HOLY YEAR: 51. Joseph's parish, Taunton, marked the end of the International Year of the Family with display of a pilgrim icon of the Holy Family. Blessed by Pope John Paul II and circulated by the Knights of Columbus, the icon is a replica of a 17th century masterpiece by Bartolome Esteban Murillo. The original is in 51. Petersburg, Russia. Patty Dooley headed the parish committee which planned devotions for 51. Joseph's observance of the Year of the Family. (Breen photo)

A Christmas wish By Father Eugene Hemrick At first glance, the message the November elections sent and the message of Christmas seem alike. Politicians pledged to restore peace by providing more police protection, jails and tough laws, while during Christmas we celebrate the righteous Branch of David who "shall execute justice and righteousness in the land." But then we look closer. True, citizens need more protection due to the level of violence. Too many people are getting hurt. People are casting their votes for politicians who expound hard, swift justice. . Christmas on the other hand tells us that justice does not begin with hurt or hardness, rather it begins with the heart. Early on in history, the la wgiver Solon realized that if Greece was to be civilized its citizens had to "interfere when wrongs were inflicted on their neighbors." They were not to stand by coldheartedly and let a situation deteriorate to the point of needing a judge. He ruled that all citizens were responsible for their neighbor. The Greek poet Hesiod tells the story of a hawk capturing a nightingale, giving us another example of the heart of justice. "Wretched creature," the hawk says to the nightingale, "why are you crying? You are in the grip of one stronger than you, and you will follow me wherever I take you~ If I decide to kill you I will, if not I will let you go." . Hesiod deplores the hawk's mentality and says might does not make right. No one because of greater strength, money or position has a, right over another. In fact, the stronger are responsible for protecting the weaker. The Old Testament prophets' vision of justice centers even more greatly on the heart. They wanted Israel to enjoy a good life. They

compared this life to a happy marriage in which spouses remain true to each other, and the prophets gave us an image of Israel as God's bride. The good life envisioned by Solon and Hesiod is one in which the more fortunate are expected to look after the less fortunate, and in which people act asa caring communitv. The prophets saw the good life in terms of blessed harmonies and rhythms that lift the spirit, just as beautiful music or art do. When the prophets spoke about the good life they were poetic, drawing upon images of beautiful pastoral scenes in which sheep and lions play together on rolling meadows. But when the Israelites adored other gods or took advantage of widows and the destitute, cacophony would replace harmony, dehumanization would destroy Israel's nobility and a good marriage would go bad. Then the cry went out for justice and for Israel to regain its selfrespect and its respect for God. The prophets burning desire was for good will and harmony among neighbors, as well as harmony with God. No doubt 1994 has had its hurts as well as its joys for all of us. 'H urt and the disharmony it spawns appear in many different guises: unemployment, marital feuding, an ungrateful child gone astray, chron-' ic illness, an unfaithful friend, hurtful innuendos, the loss of selfrespect. Hurts cause pain because they lead us to feel unfortunate and ignoble. Often in such a position, we cry for tough and revengeful justice. May Christmas be a time in which we cherish true justice -the justice which begins with a loving heart and desires nothing but the noble in life.

,Prescription for joy I first met Sister Anne Bryan Smollin when she and I were invited to speak to a religious education conference in Pennsylvania. That was in the late '70s'. Sister SmoIIin was a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and lived in Albany, N.Y. 1 had b,een taught by this order' of nuns from elementary school through college in Albany, my hometown. ' And get this. She and two other nuns had just moved to the second floor, of a two-family house' in Albany, renting from a nice Italian couple - my parents! ' , ,-It was clear. We were meailrto meet. Sister SmoIIin turned out to be just what I needed - a colleague who believed in the intrinsic value oflaughter, who radiated joy and appreciated a good meaL Last year I felt I needed to recharge my fun batteries, so I signed up for a weekend workshop on humor in Saratoga, N. Y. One of the speakers was myoid ffiend Sister'SmoIIin, who still lives on the 'second floor of the family home where I grew up. , After I heard her talk, I told her, "You've got to write a book." She said she was trying to do just that, but her commitments as executive director of Counseling for Laity in

the diocese of Albany, therapist By and lecturer made that a problem. Well, 'the deed is done. This ANTOINETTE week I got an early copy of her book, with its wonderful title, "Jiggle Your Heart and Tickle BOSCO Your, Soul" on the uses of joy and laughter in attaining health and happiness (Contact: Counseling for baggage.... Our physical bodies Laity, 40 N. Main Ave., Albany, don't hold on to dead skin. Every N.Y.). ' month - every 28 days _. we It's the way she says what she become new people. If only we says that makes the difference. could do the same psychologically." For example, she talks about I especially like a section where 'how we hold on to negative Sister SmoIIin advises us to surhoughts.-"One bad experience, one found ourselves with positive peorejection, one significant loss, one ple. If we stay in the company "of person saying something bad about negative, complaining, unha.ppy us, someone not liking something people," she says, before long "the we've done, not receiving the apworld has two negative, complainproval of a co-worker, incidents , ing, unhappy people." Right! like these become obsessions and ,Her final chapter is "an idea list" we measure everything by them. to help "increase the joy, laughter "They also become our 'unfreeand humor in your life." What <toms.' They are nooses we tie does she suggest? Don't take your'around our own necks. They self so seriously; smile more; enjoy become our controllers, so we the now; give something away; choke any joy from our perception spend some quiet time; differenand allow the negatives to block tiate between wants and needs; our pores." make a list of things that u:plift Here's another Sister SmoIIinyou; believe in Santa Claus; keep a spin: "w,ewaste so much energy journal; don't waste your life with on old baggage, old thoughts, old worry; laught; celebrate. hurts, old disappointments - and Reading her book was like getsometimes even other people's old ting a 10v!=ly visit from a friend.

Parenting essentials , Dear Dr. Kenny: I have been asked to set up an evening parenting class in our parish. What do you think are the most important issues tocover? (New York) Parenting is a broad area! Never,~he.less, all pa~ents ne~d rl;min~ing of a few basics. ," Parenting can be describeq in three "Ls": living, loving and learning. Our book "Loving and Learning" (St. Anthony Press, 1992) is a practical manual for parenting courses. "Learning" in our book is another word for discipline, and refers to all the things we parents do or need to do to shape and' mold' the character of our children. Too often parents feel they have failed at discipline and become discouraged. Thus it is wise to remind them that good parenting also .includes providing a living and giving lots of love, something most parents do well. Here are two down-to-earth rules of discipline and one.very practical technique. These rules can b~ suc-

cessfully applied to almost any behavioral problem, from toilet training to drug abuse. Rule No. I: You get more of any behavior to which you pay atten,tion. Attention, even negative at. tention, is a powerful J;,eward. As , l1)uch as possible" parent~,shQuld focus their a~tention on the good behavior. Rule No.2: Discipline is more than punishment. Punishment is not even the chief ingredient in discipline. In fact, punishment is often not very good discipline because it does not obtain the desired result. Discipline includes many more techniques of control and change. Discipline is the total charactermolding of the child through love, example, praise and attention for good behavior while ignoring the bad. Some of the many methods include using natural consequences, m'aking a "game of being quiet or picking up a mess, distracting, working together and using charts. The practical technique: Use sche-

The slipp,ery, slope 'Our children have hinted for the past few Christmases they might like to give my wife and, me snow skiing lessons. Our oldest claims the only reason I resist is that I am afraid of the ski lift. Actually. that's only one of many reasons: I. Snow hurts. To prove this, drive your car back and forth on the snow in your driveway to create a simulated ski run. Then,' knotting your hands behind your back, fall face first onto the "snow." You have just had your first ski lesson. 2. Despite the fact that the pope loves skiing, the church has rigorously avoided naming any patron saints of skiing. There is wisdom here, I suspect. 3. Sports in which the only ball involved is the one a human body makes as it rolls down a mountainside make me nervous.

, 4. Ski clothing intimidation. Much ski apparel appears to be designed by the same people who created Star Trek. It costs roughly what it takes to feed a small nation. 5. Equipment. Skiers build additions onto their cars to haul boots, skis, poles. medical supplies. "snow visors" and several dozen boxes of dry socks. As for ski poles. there are only three places to jab these things - the snow, your foot, someone else's foot. I am adept in two of those three categories. 6. Finally. of course, there is the ski lift - which would be fine if you did not have to ride it. Ski lifts consist mainly of used Ferris wheel seats dangling from skinny cables' stretched about a mile between pylons, also made of left-over Ferris wheel parts. You are suspended very, very,

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY , dules and charts. Charting is nothing more than a graphic way of formally rewarding behavior. Another name for charting might be behavioral bookkeeping. The chart is a written record of the date and the desired behavior with a space left blank where it will be noted whether the child did the activity or not. Charting works just as well for adults where it is used to encourage work rate or bonus rate, where patrons may amass points to earn premium gifts or by coaches who keep track of their athletes' m:Jes run or laps swum. Parenting skills are multiple a nd can fill a six-month course. But I believe you can point out the basics in an evening.

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very high above the ground wit h,out a parachute, without in-flight meals, without frequent flier miles and with 'the wind and snow. You sit with someone chirpi:lg away about the time he or she was suspended thusly for three hours while they repaired the lift - 110 doubt trying to locate a traveling circus in Florida for spare Ferris wheel parts. I have taken vacations for less than what it costs to ride most ski lifts.

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LONDON (CNS) - A prominent Eastern-rite Catholic archbishop, speaking in England said the marriage provision ofthe Easternrite Code of Canon Law is causing problems for Catholic-Orthodox. relations in his region. The code is "a new and serious obstacle," said Melkite Catholic Archbishop Isi-

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He's gone, He's absent from school Surely this is not of His choosing; _Tbe Qnes _who'ce to -blame; "ha've ..... "luope."4!:d...lIis Illlme, . Think they've won, but really they're losing We've exiled God from our honies, The children there think Him a stranger. They kilow neither pniyer nor His presence there, A refuge in doubt or in danger Shame on those nine in black robes Who decided God's imal"'amen."

Their hands aTe the same who swore in His name With His help injustice would end. He who has walked through a meadow, He who has stood by the shore, Who has witnessed a birth or toiled with the earth Cpuld deny there's a Gpd ~ny more. We should reconsider our Mste I" sending God on His way. Alone much we can do, but we're limited too, And we're sure to need Him someday. Gerald J. Riding New Bedford

A bout Cursillo Dear Editor: I was very much eneouraged by

your editorial on Nov. 11, titled Ch~nging the Times. In it you. caned for the evangelization of Catholics through "specific training programs...developed to encourage and to call people to leadership on all levels of parish and diocesan life, to nurture the spiritual lives of those called and to provide a firm and realistic foundation of church teachings." The Cursino Movement in the Fall River Diocese is attempting to meet this purpose. Through a three-day course in Christianity, Catholics are offered a new view of the world, and of their proper place as a Christian. The -aim of Cursillo is the evangelization of environments through the full and progressive conversion of persons. Most people who make a Cursillo find it such a deeply moving experience that it leaves an indelible mark on the rest of their lives. Continued spiritual growth is encouraged by joining with smaJJ groups of friends to perpetuate the weekend experience through the development of holiness, formation and evangelization. Roland Hebert

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A first for church CHICAGO (CNS) - Saying it was the first time in church history a cardinal has issued a pastoral on videocassette, the archdiocese of Chicago's youth office has released "Here and Now," a pastoral for youth by Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin.

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dore Battithae, pakiarcheJ-·vKac for Damascus, Syria. The code, presented by the Vatican in 1990 but only translated into Arabic in 1993, requires both spouses in a marriage between a Catholic and a member of another religion to declare that they wHi raise their children as Catholics.

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Pro-life contest semifinalists chosen The Diocesa.n Pro-Life Apostolate has announced semifinalists in its "Life, What a Beautiful Choice" essay contest. For grades 7-9 they are: from Taunton Catholic Middle School, Meghan Montouri, Rachel Dorsey, Ryan Ruggiero and Amy Terreira; from Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, Tif-

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Hayes, Richard Macbnowslti, Christopher Guilbert and Adam Sylvia; CromSt. Anne's School, Fall River, Kelly Medieros; and from Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich, Adrienne Larsen-SiIva. For grades 10-12 semifinalists are: from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, Melissa Hammond, Abigail Feeney, DonaJd Gueneueand Joshua Giguere; from St. Anthony'S parish, East Falmouth, Shena MuldooR; and from Christ the King parish, Mashpee, Elizabeth Roma. Judges were principals Cecilia Felix of Holy Family-Holy Name School and Felipe Felipe, St.

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Family ministry to offer preparation for remarriage The Diocesan Office of Family Mini"stry will offer a Remarriage Preparation Program beginning in 1995, with sessions in April and October. Led by Father Jose Sousa, pastoral associate at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford; Ron and Mary Dupuis, SI. John Evangelist parish, Attleboro; and Lenny and Terry Bouchard, St. Louis parish, Fall River, the sessions will be held on two consecutive Sunday afternoons for a total of nine hours. Topics wiIJ include: Bringing Closure to the First Marriage, Discovering Each Other, Remarriage- Wonderful and Difficult, Communicating Effectively, Marital Intimacy, Potential Problems (finances, in-laws, addictions, etc.), Family Blending, and Our Relationship With God. Information on the program is available from Jerry and Sconie Foley, Office of Family Ministry program directors, at 999-6420. . Parishes seeking resources for outreach to families on any subject are invited to contact the office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. ~eek days or to leave a message after hours.

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The Vatican gets in trim for Christmas VATICAN CITY (CNS) -In early December, a I4-wheel flatbed truck pulled into a Vatican parking lot after a European journey. With the arrival of Pope John Paul Irs Christmas tree, the yuletide season was officially underway. Even as the truck~s gearbox was cooliftg down, tire POI","sug8eSted that Christmas was a perfect period for reflection, a time to create "a climate of silence and prayer." But at the Vatican, 'tis also the season --- --ef eeremonies, -ef'-ewds and- gift--giving, perhaps best described to the accompaniment of Christmas -carols. "0 Tannenbaum, 0 Tannenbaum..." Looking down from his apartment window, the pope can see workers string yellow and white. bulbs on one of the world's tallest Christmas trees. This year's came from a Slovakian forest and, at about 75 feet, stauds almost as high as the Egyptian obelisk in the center of St. Peter's Square. Gaps in its branches are artfully filled by screwing extra boughs into the trunk. For Romans, it's the only giant Chri~tmas tree in town: the "green" city government opted not to put one up this year as an ecology statement. ·Deck the halls with boughs of holly..•" The Vatican's marble hallways

That may be one ofthe few giflS the pope doesn't receive during the Christmas season. Santa ringsdaily for the pontiffat the Btonze Doors, leaving letters and packages with Swiss Guards and papal aides. There are fresh-haked sweelS, children's art, clothing and, religious items - all of them opened by the ~papl\ll!o~hold,and many quietly donated to lOcal cerit~i's for the poor and homeless..

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L THE VATICAN'S 1991 Christmas tree stands beside the Egyptian obelisk in St. Peter's Square. Behind the obelisk is a house-sized nativity scene. Crowds are gathered around it to hear Pope John Paul II's traditional Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi blessing to the city of Rome and to the world. (CNS/ Reuters photo) are decked with paintings all year long, and holly wouldn't blend in. But here and there, as in the foyer ofthe Secretariat of State, a nativity scene is set up. Anything, mor:e lavish would show a ·Iack of seriousness," as one Curia member

put it. Insiders say the pope's own apartment, by contrast, is packed with traditional Polish decorations that remain for several weeks after Christmas. .....nd • partridge in • pear tree."

gOod, so be good for goodness' sake.••" The pope gets to play Santa Claus, too. Vatican employees re'ceive a Christmas bonus of sparkling wine and Italian panettone cake; fnm2thepope-replaced the panettone with a copy of the new catechism. Some workers are wondering whether the pope's new book, or perhaps the new CD of his rosary recital, will be in their stockings this year. • .••to hear sleigh bells in the snow..•" The last time it snowed heavily in Rome was in the late 19808, so sleigh rides are unlikely. But St. Peter's Square is a starting point for the horse-pulled carriages that clatter down the city's cobblestoned streets. Passengers hear car horns., not bells; prices start at about $50 for a half-hour jaunt. "A'Way in a manger, no crib for his bed•••" It was the pope's idea to erect a nativity scene next to the Christmas tree. Unveiled on Christmas Eve, it is the size ofa house and is a magnet for both tourists and

Romans. The baby Jesus lies on a bed of straw; next year, hq'wever, the Vatican could offer a room at its own inn. Just behind St. Peter's Basilica looms the nearly completed Domus Sanctae Marthae, which will provide II 0 two-rOOm suites for visiting prelates and perhaps some lay gueslS. ' .....and beal'en and nature sinl•••" Today the pope i. expected-to ioiIlbWl<lmd&at.theseeondlmnual Vatican Christmas concert, starring pop star Peter Gabriel, -operatic soprano Renata Scotto: and blind guitarist Jose Feliciano, with choral and orchestral renditions of Christmas favorites. Bring your billfold: ticket prices range from $t25 mS625; wuh proceeds gomg' to Rome church-building'projects. ••••the goose is getting fat, please to put a penny in tbe old man's bat." The Vatican has no Salvation Army Santas and allows no begging on its premises. But beneficence is in the air: the ·pope's ·apostolic charity office" helps out families at Christmas with rent payments and heating bills. A few steps away from St. Peter's Square, Mother Teresa's hospice for the poor celebrates with a big meal on Christmas Day with the pope sometimes among the guests. •••,aIi is <aim, aU is bright..." Bright, yes, especially at midnight on Christmas Eve when the lights of St. Peter's Basilica suddenly burst on in celebration of Jesus' birth. Calm, no, especially if Tum to Page Nine

This priest helps Santa ina big way FLORENCE, N.J. (eNS) Santa Claus isn't the only one who gives toys to children at Christmas. lJ~ere's also Father -Felix F. ~ Venza, 48. pastor of St. Clare's. a parish of 500 fami~ies in Florence. N.J.

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the chulCh tree, followed by San- made or the toy is given to a sister ta'S' arrival for a rame of Father in the family." Venza's toys. "It's fun seeing the expressions "Each child [who attendsl gets a on the children's faces as they'win' free rafOe ticket," he said.. "and a toy," he said. "It also brings peowhen Santa calls out a number, pIe together in the spirit of rejoicthe child with that number· gets ing as we aw~i!.!~~9ming of the .tJt_~....19'.....sOmeti"'""'=a~~~-Of'tne Cfirist Child." WID: a iIrrstoy; but exchanges are Father Venza said he started the

summer'll:tl,l'falt,"the,p"iest told The Monitor, Trenton's diocesan newspaper. He distributes the toys in the context of a ceremony blessing the Christmas crib and lighting

toy giveaway six years ago. when he became pastor of St. Clare's, as an extension of his own hobby of collecting model trains. "As I scoured flea markets for additions to my collection of trains and accessories, I would come across toys," he explained. In past raf!!~s, wagon!., pisvcles, ~ ~~ ~lir~, mb11el trams, and Barbie dolls have delighted the children, Father Venza said.

'Vatican in trim Continued from Page Eight you're one of tbe 10,000 pilgrims pushing and elbowing toward a good view of the pope as he walks up the center aisle. "Go, tell it on the mountain..." .Angels may have am;1ounced Christ's birth to shepherds; today, the news is repeated in TV broadcasts beamed around the world by satellite. The pope's Christmas Mass at midnight is seen in more than 50 countries with a total potential viewing audience of2 billion people. All this means a hectic yuletide countdown for many at the Vati· can, a crescendo of ding-a-ling, tra-Ia-Ia and rum-a-tum-tum. When the big day arrives, all a redrobed cardinal may want to do is to throw a few chestnuts on an open fire and settle into a silent night.

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. This year, on the advice of parents, Fatller Venza looked not fOf Barney but for Power Rangers. "I've found all six flexible Power Rangers," he said, "as. well as aStrawberry Shortcake dollbouse." Father Venza said he worts on his toy project as time perQ1i\s a~.q4 .-,_ he- bargaiR!t f.,r toys 'p.""TfudS local flea: 'markets. "I've always been mechanically inclined," said the priest, who drives a '69 Pontiac GTO and is repairing a '56 Ford Thunderbird. ·1 loye to take things apart and put them together again," he said. "So fixing a wheel on a bike or taking a dent out of a toy isn't a problem. It's a talent from God." - "w."t<y'fl>flvesomethiilg for'-' every season" to foster hospitality aod togetherness in the parish, he said, mentioning an Easter egg hunt and a summer picnic with magician and music.' About the Christmas giveaway. he added, £'1 don't want anyone to think I am always at flea matkets or repairing toys. The emphasis on gathering together [during) Adveilt is and will always be spiritual, not [the getting ot] toys." Hope Actively "I want to restate my conviction, as a man of hope, that a new ray of salvation will appear. And I want to encourage those who have the kindness to listen to me to have the same conviction. Noone has the right to sink into despair. We all have the duty to seek together I channels and to hope actively, Christians." - Archbishop us~r ,~~fflero. . . .

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 16. 1994

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quiet reflection in anticipation of the coming of the Lord. Today, in the rush of buying , gifts-midst the.cacophony of carols long before the Christ Chil4 comes, we seldom have-time for reading. or meditating on the true meaning, of that world-sbaking birth in Betblebellll,994 years'880' Instead of a long essay, tben, let me offer some brief thonghts to . 'J'Oitttthe'waytoward making:UlIShectic season more full ofmeaning in our lives. Food shelves, tbemost popular form of ecumenical activity in the social arena, usually are well· stocked during tbe holidays, wben people of many faiths and none are reminded of the needs of the poor. Some most needed items are seldom contributed, according to a survey of volunteers in the Minneapolis area. In order. they are: full meals in cans, particularly corned beef basb; canned fruit; peanut butter; canned tomato products; high-protein items like tuna and canned ham. Don't knock Santa Claus. Irs possible for little children to believe in good Saint Nick as well as in the birth of the baby Jesus in a stable on a hillside in Judea. Not only is there a sound basis for Santa Claus in the wonderfUl story of St. Nicholas of Myra, who popularized tbe idea of giving presents centuries ago. but kids won't give up on him anyway. Most kids are too level-headed to disbelieve in Santa Claus, according to a Wall Street Journal report ofa study made by two psychologists. On the average, kids believe until they are 7 and a half, longer than parents think they do, the story reported. Pre-Christmas Lent! • Advent is for Cbildren" is tbe title and theme of a small handbook by Julie Keleman. It asks

LINCOLN, Neb. (CNS) - It's hard to @inpoint whether Marie Hassel deserves credit most for being the ,organist at her parish for 44 years,- for celebratin~ h~r 80th birthday cor for ac~omphshlOgher 6O-year mlusical career despite being blind since early childhoQd. Mlss Hlassel has no plans to retire froUll teaching piano or from playing thee organ for Sacr~d ,Heart p'8.rish. .. Born inl North Dakota in 1914, Miss Hass;ellost her eyesight at the age of 1 because of a tumor. Miss Hassel graduated from the Nebraska :School for the Blind and entered the University of Nebraska. While Slhe was a studen.t. her friends wo\uld read music to her as she translated it into Braitle. She credits Bralne-wlffi aUowTrigTt-ii-tolead a nornnallife. "People think Braille sets you apart, but actually. Braille brings us togethelf and allows us to share the same '\World." she said~ "Blindness is like any di$abil~ ity:' she staid. "'You have to be patient. nueet it as a challenge ratherthan, a handicap. And always keep a sense of humor - laughter gets you a Uong way." Her love of music has been a lifelong dewotion. Now teaching 20 s~utlents a week, Miss Hassel also is still active in ber parish Altar Society and tbe Third Order Franciscans. "If they :say life begins at 80, 1 can say, ~lHeUo, world. Here I come....

parents to resist the temptation to make Advent simply a pre-ehrist_Il).jls:,.J...ent. . ,,' The-Jesse tree is increasing -in popu!>irit~Iinking. as it.does our Christiatl--,ttadition with <'ur Jewish origin. Whether used i",home, school ot ChUrch, its. hand-eut or carved stJllbols iUw.tratethe story of our faitb. . BRAILLE was her key to the world, says longtime orga. NamidTor Jesse, the father-,0",f_.JIIlJli5~t~l,pietured '''';th her dog, Holly. (eNS pltmO) King Davi<J:t1letree Often:uses the six-pointed star ofIsrael.atits base and the eroSS of Christ on top; Its "ornamenb" include eut-outs of tbe Tep Commandments, a Chicredits for tbe year. To be Social Security and SupplemenRho f-or' Jesus' name. a scroll for eligitlle for Social· Security tal Securi,ty Income (SSI) benefithe prophets. ~ rainbow. Noah's benefits, a worker needs a ciaries win receive a l.8-percent Ark, an apple from the Garden of raise in their benefits for 1995. Tbe specific number of credits. Eden, arid many more. The lumber depends on his 'increase will appear in the checks It reminds us, as' good. Pope or ber date of birtb and tbe Social Security beneficiaries receive Jobn XXIII did, that spiritually type Cifbenefit involved. Most on January 3,1995, lind in the SSI we are Semites. , people need 40 credits to be checks recipients will receive on "Children need activities and eligible for retirement benef~ December 30, 1994. tangible things to belp them underBenefits ·Iac...... its. but some younger people stapd.the intangibl~ of our faith," qualify for disability and surTbe averagemontbly Social Ms. KeIernan explains in an open- Security benefit for a retired worker vivon benefits with as few as ing note to adults. Adtlhs are six credits. will increase from $679 before the helped in.this ,""y too, she adds. • The maximum amount of cost-of-living adjustment to $698 Parents don't bave to wait for in January 1995. The average monthmoney that beneficiaries Advent to alert their children to ly benefit for a couple where both between tbe ages of65 and 69 tbeCbristmas story, she says. Start spouses are receiving benefits will canearn in 1995 without reducas soon as the stores put up deco- be $1,178 in January 1995, coming tbe amount ohbeir Social rations and the TV commercials pared witb$I,146 before theadjustSecurity benefits is $11 ,280. begin selling gifts. For every $3 a person earns ment. Average monthly disability Signs and Symbols over this limit, $1 is withheld benefits will be $661 in January Campaigns to "Keep Cbrist in 1995, compared with $643 a year from a.is or her benefit. In Christmas" are not as popular earlier. 1994, tbe limit was $11,160. today as they used to be, but the The maximum federal SSI • For people under age 65. the By :M.rie O'Neill idea is still sound. When our six monthly payment for one person corresponding limit will be asked Gloria Raymond if she I kids were young. we promoted the will be $458 in January 1995, up $g,l60 next year. For every would agrCfC to have her photoreal Christmas story with a creche from $446 in January 1994. For a $2 a penon under 65 earns graph takenl and allow me to write containing an empty crib. For couple, the maximum monthly aover this amount. $1 is withan artiCle albout her in Caring &. every good deed done before mount will increase to 5687 in held flOm benefits. In 1994, Sharing (Sacred Heart Home·s January 1995, up from $669 a year Cbristmas, tbey could place a straw the earnings limit was $8.040. newsletter) in honor of ber lOOtb on which the Infant Jesus could earlier. Because some states add The benefits of people aged lay his bead. money to.the federal benefit, total 70 or older who continue to birthday. ] commenlted that a lot of people Symbols speak to us without payment amounts will vary from work are not affected. have remembered ber birrbdayand bepefit of words, and the approach one state to another. Future Tax Cbanges of Cbristmas provides many opChances Mandated For planning purposes, Social that everyon\e cared enough about portunities for using signs and The annual increase in both Security beneficiaries need to be her to plan a special lOOth birthsymbols rich with the Christian Social Security and SSI benefits is aware the tax rate on some of their day celebratiion for Dec. 30. She shrugged ber shOUlders, message. based on the rise in the Consumer benefits may have increased. CouPrice Index. Other changes that ples whose provisional income is smiled and said, ··Okay. if it's will become effective January I. more tban $44,000 and individuals going to make everyone bappy to 1995. are based on "automatic witbincome,xceeding$34,OOOmay give me a palrty, then let them!" adjustment" provisions in the raw pay income 18x on up to 85 percent Gloria Emond was born Dec. and are tied to the increase in of tbeir Social Security benefits. 31, 1894, and raised in tbe Flint average wages. (Provisional income is an individ- section of F..lI River. She was tbe ual's or married couple's adjusted fourth child iln a family ofl2 cbildChanges include: • The Social Security "wage gr.oss income as reported on the ren born to Pbilomene (Levesque) base" for 1995 will be $6 1,200. Form 1040, plw one-half of the and Pierre Emond. Sbe attended In 1994, the taxable wage total Social Security benefits re- Notre Dame Scbool until the eightb base was $60, 600. The W88e ceived for the year. plus nontaxa~ grade, at which time she left to base is the maximum amount ble interest.) Couples whose pro- work as a spooler tender in the of earnings taxed for Social visional income is between $32,000 K.err Mills until her marriage. and $44,000 may pay lax on up to Security. In 1919, "1 married tbe best man • As was true in 1994. all wages 50 percent of their benefits, as will in the world...• she said. Her marand salaries will be subject to be true for individuals whose in- . riage to John E. Raymond was the Medicare portion of the come is between $25,000 and extremely ba ppy, their only disSocial Security tax-I.45 per- $34,000. For beneficiaries whose appointment was in not having cent. For tbe self-employed, incOlne is below these levels. Social children. the tax remains at 2.9 percent Security benefits are not taxed: When Mrs. Raymond came to and it. too. applies to all their Sacred Heartt Home on Feb. 1, earnings. 1973, ber bus,band was already a • The amount of wages needed resident. Sadly, she was widowed to earn one Social Security in January 1976 after 57 years of ·credit" will be $630 in 1995, marriage. up from $620 in 1994. The DON'T KNOCK ST, NICK, l.t's possible for little chilCommenting on her upcoming maximum number of credits dren to understand that Christmas commemorates the birth of birthday, Mrs. Raymond noted "I that can be earned each year Jesus and to believe in Santa, toO, says Bernard Casserly. don't think years matter too much. is four. Thus. anyone earning Besides, Santa's appeal findS sound backing in the story of St. As for my age, I don't feel any at least $2,520 in 1995 will . different." Nicholas. {CNS/UPI photo) receive the maxImum of four

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Sacred Heart Home resident to mark lOOtlh birthday

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 16, 1994

IN A FOLLOW-UP to the November consistory in which he created 30 new cardinals, Pope John Paul II appointed the new members of the College of Cardinals to various Vatican congregations and councils. Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore will continue as a member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, a position to which ht: was named in October, and will serve on the Congregation for Eastern Churches. Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Detroit was named a member of the Congregation for Clergy where he previously had been a consultor - and of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Travelers. Canadian Cardinal Jean-Claude Turcotte of Montreal was named a member of the Congregation for Sainthood Causes and of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II has accepted the resignation of Bishop John J. Paul of La Crosse, Wis., and named a La Crosse diocesan priest, Msgr. Raymond L. Burke, to succeed him. Bishop-designate Burke, 46, is defender of the bond for the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signature, the church's supreme court. Bishop Paul, 76, was named auxiliary bishop of La Crosse in 1977 and head of the diocese in 1983.

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an advocate of church-state dialogue to resolve problems caused by legal reforms. After his retirement as archbishop of Madrid in 1983, he continued to preach dialogue in columns and articles in Catholic publications. "The presence of the church in this concrete society has to be distinct from that of years past," he wrote in 1993. "Its attitude has to be of rapproachement and dialogue, not imposition." The cardinal was born May 14, 1907, in Burriana, a small town in eastern Spain. Ordained in 1929, he became bishop of Solsona in 1945 and was named a cardinal in 1969.

• • • • POPE JOHN PAUL II has accepted the resignation of Jamaican Archbishop Samuel E. Carter, who led the archdiqcese of Kingston for 24 years. The 75-year-old Jesuit is widely known for his involvement in ecumenism, particularly as co-chairman of the Roman Catholic-Disciples of Christ international dialogue commission. The pope named Bishop Edgertown R. Clarke of Montego Bay, the island nation's other diocese, to succeed him. Archbishop Carter was born in Kingston July 31, 1919, and ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of Kingston in 1966 and archbishop in 1970.

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pointed Auxiliary Bishop Alfred J. Markiewicz of Rockville Centre, N.Y., 66, as bishop of the diocese of Kalamazoo, Mich. The pope accepted the resigilation of Kalamazoo Bishop Paul V. Donovan, 70, for reasons of age and health. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 17, 1928, Bishop Markiewicz was ordained to the priesthood in 1953. His installation is scheduled for Jan. 31 at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo. Bishop Donovan was the first bishop of Kalamazoo; the diocese was created in 1971. Born Sept. I, 1924, in the family farmhouse in Bernard, Iowa, Paul Donovan lived his first 13 years in Iowa until the family moved to Lansing, Mich., in 1937. Ordained in 1950, he served twice as secretary to Bishop Joseph Albers of Lansing. In between, he pursued graduate studies in canon law at Lateran University in Rome. In 1990, Bishop Donovan was one of more than 50 U.S. bishops asking Congress to halt military aid to EI Salvador in the wake of the murder of six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter the year before. After his "adlimina" visit to the Vatican last year, Bishop Donovan told Catholic News Service he had discussed his health with the pope. "I told him I had been experiencing some health problems," the bishop said. "He was concerned, wanted to know how I was and if I was receiving good medical attention."

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POPE JOHN PAUL II has named the head of Opus Dei, Msgr. Javier Echevarria Rodriguez, a bishop. Bishop-designate Echevarria, a 62-year-old Spaniard, was elected head of the personal prelature of Opus Dei, a predominantly lay organization, April 20. His election was confirmed by the pope the following day. At the time of his election, he was vicar general of the personal prelature, a nonterritorial ecclesial jurisdiction. The pope had also named as a bishop the previous head of the 77,OOO-member organization, Bishop Alvaro del Portillo. He died in March aftl~r- leading the organization for 19 years.

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CARDINAL VICENTE Enrique Tarancon, who helped guide Spain and the church through the nation's delicate transition period to democracy in the late 1970s, died Nov. 28 at a hospital in Valencia, Spain. The 87-year-old cardinal had been ill for a long time with respiratory and cardiovascular problems. In a telegram to Spanish church officials, Pope John Paul II praised the cardinal's work to promote "harmony among all Spaniards." The pope also remembered Cardinal Enrique for his "application of the doctrine of the Second Vatican Council and for church reform in loyalty to Christ." The cardinal headed the Spanish bishops during the era marked by the end of the 36-year dictatorial regime of Gen. Francisco Franco and the transition to a democratic government under a titular monarchy. Throughout, the cardinal was

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NEWLY-INSTALLED Cardinal Mikel Koloqi, 92, shows pictures from his 'Bfe in exile during a recent interview. The Albanian prelate spent 37 years in jail and at forced labor under the former Communist regime. (CNSI. Reuters photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., ,Dec. 16, 1994

They're music makers for the pope Gregory Rodriguez

THE FAMOUS .1983 photograph of the pope scolding Father Ernesto Cardenal. The pontiff was visiting Nicaragua. (CNS/Wide World photo)

Father Cardenal quitsSandinistas MANAGUA, Nicaragua (CNS) ' - A prominent Nicaraguan priest who served in the Sandinista government and was publicly chastised by Pope John Paul II for it has resigned from the party to protest its control by hard liners. Father Ernesto Cardenal, a well-known poet and former minister of culture during the Sandinista regime, told -reporters he was leaving be-

cause former president Daniel Ortega and his supporters would not allow moderates a voice in the Sandinista party. . "The truth is that a small group headed by Daniel Ortega has taken over the Sandinista Front. This is not the Sandinista Front wejoined. Because of this I have considered it my duty to resign," said Father Cardenal.

Religious freedom protection urged UNITED NATIONS (CNS)The Vatican observer at the United Nations appealed for the international community to take more decisive action in support of relig-' ious freedom and other human rights. Archbishop Renato R. Martino, in an address to a U.N. General Assembly committee reviewing activity in the human rights'

field, rejected the argument that international action constituted impermissible 'interference in a country's interpal affairs. "The most certain means for any state to avoid external interference is precisely for it to recognize and ensure that in its territories fundamental rights, liberties and human dignity are respected," he said..

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) Although ll-year-old opera singer Gregory Daniel Rodriguez didn't perform for Pope John Paul II this October, it wasn't his first chance to sing for the pontiff and he hopes it won't be his last. 'Before last fall's papal visit to the United States was canceled, Rodriguez had been rehearsing one day a week at the diocese of Brooklyn's Schola Cantorum in anticipation of the 'pope's coming. But last April, the 4-foot-llinch soprano, who is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Children's Choir, traveled to Rome with his mother to perform for the pope during a concert commemorating . the Holocaust. "I sang 'Salmo 23' [23rd Psalm) and I was a little nervous singing in front of the pope and 7,000 people," said Rodriguez. "It was such an honor.... When I was singing, all I wanted todo was please the pope by singing the best that I could. "I felt so proud," he added. "When I was done I walked over to him, shook his hand and then he blessed me." Rodriguez was introduced to opera five years ago while auditioning for a parish choir. "While I was there,'" said the boy, "the conductor of the Metropolitan Opera [Gilbert Levine) was there looking for people to audition for the opera 'Tosca' in Long Island. He thought I had a good voice and should audition too." Rodriguez auditioned and was in the show and then in 1990, at age 7, was invited to audition for the Metropolitan Opera Children's Choir.

Siberian church serves area of 8 million miles NOVOSIBIRSK,Russia (CNS) - The opening' of a small seminary and publication of a Catholic paper were seen as achievements when Siberian church leaders met to assess developments. The area's first full-scale pastoral conference was organized by Siberia's apostolic administrator, Bishop Josef Werth, and attended by more than 200 delegates, including 55 priests, 60 nuns and lay parish representatives. They discussed liturgy, parish life and family issues, as well as ways of encouraging priestly vocations. The Apostolic Administration of Siberia, established in 1991, has an estimated 100,000 Catholics路 spread over 8 million,square miles of Asiatic Russia. Besides the opening of the seminary, partiCipants noted the cornerstone for a Catholic cathedral in Novosibirsk was brought from Rome and dedicated in a ceremony in the spring of 1993. Siberia's first Catholic paper, Catholic Messenger, is currently being published monthly and has a circulation of 2,000. The Church of the Transfiguration, which includes about 300 practicing Catholics, is one of about 60 reactivated in Siberia during the last three years. Another local church, used as a concert hall after its Soviet seizure in 1936, is being used parttime for Masses.

Since joining the choir, he has performed with renowned soloists Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Kathleen Battle and Paul Plishka. His stage performances have included "La Boheme," "Tannhauser," "Falstaff," "Der Rosenkavalier" and "Die Zauberflote." "Mr. Domingo is a very nice man, he told me to keep on singing," Rodriguez said. "He's always saying to the children's choir, 'Beautiful voices.' That makes us feel good." , . The Brooklyn-born singer is the only child of Anna Martinez from El Salvador and Juan Rodriguez from Puerto Rico. He is in seventh grade at St. Catherine of Alexandria School in Borough Park. "Gregory is an excellent student in all of his subjects," said Sister Ethna Egan, a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and principal of the school. "Gregory is very unassuming with the gifts that' God has given him .... We are very proud of him." "We have to do well in school," said Rodriguez, an honor student. "The children's choir director, Eleanor Doria, tells us, 'If you don't do well in school, you can't be in the choir. '" While not performing, he enjoys playing baseball or basketball. He has received several academic awards in math and English, but his favorite class is gym.

James Goettsche BROOKLYN. N.Y. (CNS) Each year during his September vacation. American James Goettsche. principal organist at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome and organist to Pope John Paul 11. comes home to work. This year. his annual concert tour included a performance at Brooklyn's St. James CathedralBasilica. and Goettsche spoke with The Tablet. weekly paper of thl; Brooklyn diocese. Born in Los Angeles. Goettsche went to Rome '33 years ago. Fernando Germani. then world-renowned principal organist at St. Peter's. had invited the American organist to study in Rome after hearing him perform the works of Bach at Los Angeles' Grace Cathedral. Recalling the invitation. Goettsche said. '" was astonished." He has loved Rome from boyhood. he said: "Instead of comic bo'oks with superheroes. I read about the feats of the ancient Romans. "I h.ad always dreamed of living in Rome. It's like no other city in the world," he continued. "There

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are remnants of mankind and civilization from every period going back thousands of years .... From Michelangelo to Julius Caesar, all you have to do is put your hand out and touch them.". After seven years of musical studies. Goettsche began to give organ recitals in and around Rome. playing concerts and recitals nearly every Sunday. In 1989. when the job of principal organist at St. Peter:'s was vacant. the Chapter of the Basilica of St. Peter's elected Goew:che as the official titular organist and nominated him as organist Jor the pope's liturgical celebrati')ns. a separate position. He is \t.e first American to hold either po,t. As St. Peter's principal organist, Goettsche is responsihle for all chapter services, including first and second vespers, on feasts and Sundays. In his other role, he plays at official Vatican functions wheri the pope is present, whether at St. Peter's or outside the- Vatican. But he does not accompany the pope on pastoral visits to parishes. "It gives the parish's organist and choir a chance to 'do their thing' for the Holy Father," he explained. Although he has played for the pope at every official liturgy for the past five years, Goettsche and Pope John' Paul 11 have never spoken to one another. "We keep in contact through his master of ceremonies, who's my boss," Goettsche said. "Blit the circumstances don't provide any personal contact. He's on the altar, and I'm at the organ. That's about the closest we get." It's close enough for Goettsche to observe the pope enjoying guest performances by Polish choi::s and organists. "Sometimes we call hear him singing along from the 3,ltar," he said. Goettsche often hosts guest choirs and organists at St. Pl:ter's. Brian Zuar,' Brooklyn's diocesan director of music ministry, rel:alled a 1991 visit he made to Rome: with the Schola Canto rum for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. "St. Peter's was a storm oLactivity. with feast-day services, c:hoirs from other countries needing to be scheduled and rehearsals i:J between," Mr. Zuar said. "But Jim was the definition of tranquillity and peace amid all that chaos." But his life in Rome is quitt: hectic, said the organist. In addition to his regular jobs, he is professor of organ and Gregorian ch3 nt at the State Conservatory of Music in Frosinone, performs on Vatican radio and television. and plans to record some Bach next year.

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A political firestorm Continued from Page One protection from abuse and neglect," Ms. Daly said. "That is something we have a Jot of trouble with .... Their only crime is that they were born befon~ their mothers were 18." Ms. Daly said that consultants to Catholic Charities estimated earlier in 1994 that the effects of a Gingrich-style plan would result in "more teenage pregnancies, not less." Gingrich "thinks that 16-yearold girls think like stockbrokers, and calculate the pluses and minuses," Ms. Daly said. "The people we talk to tell us they don't calculate those things at all. That's why they're in the situation they're in." Ms. Daly said she prefers a plan backed by Rep. Jim Greenwood, R-Pa., that would permit welfare payments to teen moms living with their parents, with group homes a second choice and young moms living on their own as a "last gasp." None of these options is in the Gingrich plan, she said. Sister Josephine Murphy, a Daughter of Charity who runs the

St. Ann Infant and Maternity Home in the Washington suburb of Hyattsville, Md., acknowledged that drug abuse or prostitution by the mother plays a part in what she called "failure-to-thrive" babies. Give mothers with troubled backgrounds six months to a year to sort out their lives and get some help and a job, Sister Murphy said, but if that doesn't work, "terminate parental rights and put these children up for adoption." Tough talk? "Certainly I'm prejudiced toward the children. But I don't mind," she said. "There need to be a few people prejudiced toward the children." Boys Town, riding the crest of a wave of favorable publicity, still gives heaping helpings of love as depicted in the Spencer TracyMickey Rooney movie, said its present director, Father Val Peter. The difference today for Boys Town's 20,000 boys and girls in 16 metropolitan areas is that "we combine scientific technologies with enormous compassion," he said. Rather than the dormitories and mess halls of old, for instance,

Boys Town children all live with families, Father Peter said. No comment from Father Peter on the Gingrich plan, though. "Politicians tried to get [Boys Town founder) Father Flanagan to endorse their id.eas in his day. He graciously declined," Father Peter said. "We similarly decline in this day." Father Peter said he has sent faxes to both Gingrich and Mrs. Clinton, inviting them to visit Boys Town headquarters near Omaha, Neb. But come separately, he told them. "You would probably squabble and fight publicly, and that would be bad modeling for our children," Father Peter said. "Our children need good role modeling."

Dr. Elders Continued from Page One for their opposition to promoting use of condoms and for their stance on sex and AIDS education. At a speech in June to the Lesbian and Gay Health Conference, she re:erred to the "un-Christian religious right" and attacked its opposition to sex education programs. The statement that finally pushed Clinton to ask Dr. Elders to resign was her suggestion that school sex education classes teach about masturbation. She made the comment following a speech at the United Nations Dec. I for World AIDS Day, according to U.S. News and World Report. A June 24 letter from 87 House Republicans had called for the surgeon general to be removed because of her views on sex education and other issues. Among statements for which she was criticized were her comments that abortion opponents "love little babies as long as they are in someone else's uterus" and that they need to get over their "love affair with the fetus." In an interview broadcast Dec. 1101'1 NBC's "Meet the Press," she reiterated several of the statements that got her into trouble, including the comment that the anti-abortion movement "was being run primarily by...a celibate, male-dominated church," a reference to the Catholic Church. "We won't miss Dr. Elders' offensive attacks on the milfions of Americans who believe that unborn children deserve legal protection," said a statement from Wanda Franz, president of the National Right to Life Committee. "But we don't deceive ourselves into thinkL ing that today's firing indicates any change in President Clinton's support for federal promotion of abortion on demand.." The Family Research Council called the firing a consequence of the November elections, in which a majority of Republicans were elected to Congress for the first time in 40 years. "The Clinton administration is mistaken if they believe that changing the window dressing will make their radically anti-family proposals any more acceptable to the American people," said council president Gary L. Bauer.

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Senate Bill #2 Continued from Page One education. The wording would, however, provide a greater constitutional shield to protect parochial schools from future governmental intrusion. It would safeguard indirect assistance that is being challenged or unjustly denied students in Catholic schools today. These include nutritional supplements for poor students, crossing

guards, health care and equal application of the law regarding admission to zoos, museums and their educational programs." The bishops asked "all citizens interested injustice and fairness to notify their state senators and state representatives to support Senate Bill #2." Telephone numbers are: (617) 722-1455 (Senate) and (617) 722-2000 (House).

Push for unity VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II called for greater efforts to unify the Catholic and Orthodox churches as the third millennium approaches. "How I hope that in these years of preparation for the jubilee we will find a way for a closer collaboration between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church," he wrote in a message to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople. The pope said he was looking forward to his first meeting with the Patriarch, likely to

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Father Richard Degagne, pastor of Sacr~d Heart Church, North Attleboro, shares his collection ofNative American art with St. Mary-Sacred Heart Schoolfifthgraders, who are doing research on different tribes and their customs. From left are students Matthew Seward, Amy Caldwell and Danny Cafarelli.

St. Joseph's School NEW BEDFORD - First and second grade students· are busy preparing for the Dec. 20 Christmas songfest. First-graders will offer selections on recorders. The class .also made giant candy cane decorations for a local nursing home, while second-graders were invited to visit and decorate at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center. . First-graders were put at ease in a hospital en~i~o~ ment during a field trip to St. Luke's Hospital They' fo~nd it especially comforting that patients could have video games in their rooms! Third-graders haxe been studying about parish churches and were led on a tour ofSt. Joseph's by Father Levesque. Fourth-graders, learning about recycling, gathered items that would have been thrown out and discovered other uses for them. The third and fourth grades held a Thanksgiving minimeal, serving foods that were eaten at the first Thanksgiving, such as corn bread and popcorn. The students received a classroom visit from a Continental Airlines flight attenda.nt"and on Dec. 5 they went on a field tri.p to New Bedford Airport. . Fifth- and sixth-graders recently attended an anti-drug progranl sponsored by, the Bristol County Sheriffs Department. Inmates spoke to the students about their experiences of drug and alcohol addiction. The classes are preparing a musical production 'for Catholic Schools Wee~ in January. They will perform selections covering more tha~ 30 years of pdpular music.

.' .Bishop Connolly' FALL RIVER - Teachers SQzette Andrade, Joyce Costa, Edward Pettine, Suzi Silvia and Father James Krupa, SJ, have been selected for "Who's Who Among America's Teachers" after their nomination by former students who are listed in "Who's Who Among American High School Students" or "The National Dean's List." Mrs. Andrade and Carole Cordeiro, both members of the foreign language'department, recently attended the: Massacnusetts Foreign language Association's 29th' annual conference in Andover. Teens' of the 'Month Jennifer Rezendes and Bryan Stubbert,:both: of Westport, we:re named Teenagers ofthe Month for November by Fall River Elks Lodge 118: . Miss Rezendes has been class president for four years and is a participant in softball, basketball, the National and French National honor societies, and cheerleading. She has received the Hugh O'Brian Leadership Award, the University of Massachusetts-Amher'st Chancellor's Award for Academic Excellence, and the United States National Honor Roll Award. She is also the 1994 Westport Ju'nior Miss..' Stubbert is vice president of the National Honor Society and a member of the varsity soccer, lacrosse and ski teams and the ski club.

TAUNTON - Athletic director William Tranter has announced that nine Coyle-Cassidy students were named to Eastern Athletic Conference all-star teams for the fall season. In football, Kern Nwosu of Bridgewater and senior captain Kevin Avilla of Taunton were selected by league coaches. Nwosu had II touchdowns for the season and was the EAC's third lead'ing rusher, while Avilla provided strong defense, leading the CC Warriors in tackles. Senior captain James Braga and junior Eric Hager, both of Middleboro, received all-conference honors for boys' soccer. Braga led a Warrior team that won 10 of its last 13 matches, and Hager was the league's secondleading scorer. All-stars from the girls' soccer squad were freshman Katie Morgis of Raynham, sophomore Katie Maffini of Plymouth and sophomore Erica Fitzgerald of Middleboro. They were major contributors to the Lady Warriors' first visit t9 the state tournament in school history. Senior captain Jamie Leonard of Taunton was selected from the volleyball team. She led the squad to its best season record ever and its first appearance in the state tournament. Senior Patricia Murphy of Lakeville was the coaches' selection for cross country. She won four races this season, including the City of Taunton Championship Meet. Coyle and Cassidy's junior varsity football team posted one of the best records in the school's history this past fall, compiling an 8-2 record. The JV Warriors averaged 18 points per game and only allowed a touchdown a game. "We're really happy ab"out the progress of our younger players," said varsity head coach Steve McGonigle. "This outstanding season gives us real hopefor the next couple of years." A pair of Middleboro student-athletes led the offensive attack. Sophomore Adam Levesque threw for four touchdown passes, scored a rushing TO, and ran an offense that scored 21 touchdowns in 10 games. Junior halfback Chris Richard was the most potent force in the backfield with a total of 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught a pass for another score. Christmas Concert The band and chorus Christmas concert will be held 7 p.m. Sunday in the school auditorium. Canned goods for the Coyle-Cassidy Food Pantry will be collected. Concert'goers may have their pictures taken with Santa. Scholarship Amanda Terra, '93, of Taunton has received the , FrueauffScholarship at Stonehill College, North Easton, where she is a sophomore majoring in psychology. Dean of students Anthony S. Nunes has earned a master of education degree from Boston College. A 1968 CC graduate, Nunes has been a faculty member since 1982 and chairs the foreign language department. Academic principal Dr. Donna A. Boyle has announced the honor roll for the first marking period. Freshman Anne Goj of Taunton received headmaster's list honors for earning all As. 21 students received highest honors, 138 high honors and 142 honors. Voice of Democracy Junior Eric Hager of Middleboro is the school's winner in the Voice of Democracy contest, sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars ofthe United States and its Ladies' Auxiliary. Hager's essay, "My Vision for America," is now ,entered in city 'competition~ He has the chance to win more than $101,000 in scholarships an'd a trip·to W;ishington, DC.

Essay contest winner Sara de Sousa with her parents Theresa and Nelson de Sousa (left) and (from left} Rep. Edward R. Lambert, Jr., Notre Dame School principal Sister Paulette Gregoire, and Richard Perry of Notre Dame Federal Credit Union. (Fayfoto)

Notre Dame School FALL RIVER - Eighth-grader Sara de Sousa e:arned a citation from Rep. Edward Lambert, Jr., a $100 U.S. Savings Bond, and met with Governor Weld as the winner of an essay contest on "The Person I Admire Most," conducted by the Massachusetts CUNA Credit Union Association, Inc. Her entry, sponsored by the Notre Dame F~deral Credit Union in Fall River, was selected from more than 3,000 essays submitted by seventh and eighth grade students from all over the state. The winning essay follows. A Lasting Influence For the past 13 years my mother has worked fora very special person. She is not just my mother's boss, she is a very good friend of our family. She has multiple scle:rosis, but even though she is sick, she always finds time to help others. Her name is Jessie Da Silva. Jessie is a very generous person. She is always willing to help people out who are less fortunate. She volunteers her time so she can help those in need. To the people who work for her she is more than just a boss, she is a friend. To other people who know her she is more than a friend. I cannot speak for anyone else, but I personally would have to s~y that I love and respect Jessie as I would my own mother. If I ever need a favor or just someone to talk to, I know I can count on her. Even though I am only 13 years old, Jessie has been a great influence in my life. I really wish there were more people like her. I am not trying to make her out to be as perfect as an angel, but she has definitely made an enormous impact on the lives of many people. I don't have anything else to say about Jessie except that she is an amazing and extraordinary person.

Bishop Stang High NORTH DARTMOUTH - The Campus Ministry Team will sponsor an Advent Evening Prayer servjce: 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Stang's Annunciation Chapel, with a tree lighting and o~tdoor caroling to follow. Hot chocolate will be provided by the student council. A Christmas concert will begin at 7 p.m. i~. the school auditorium. The drama club will present an original mystery theater 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 in the auditorium. Reservations, requ'ired by Jan. 10, may be ~ade with the Stang development office, 993-8959, or by calling 759-4644 evenings.

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Captains for the Coyle-Cassidy Warriors 1995 football season, pictured with Coach Steve McGonigle, are, from left, Mike Metzger of Taunton, Steve Rivers of Berkley, K em Nwosu ofBridgewater and Casey Medas of Taunton.

. TAUNTON - Taunton Catholic Middle School is conducting a "Welcome a Child" pr.oject throughout Advent. Each week different items for mothers and babies are being collec~ed for Birthright of. Ta,un.ton: receiving blankets, diapers, sleepers and undershirts; and supermarket· gift certificates for purchase of baby for,mula, milk and food. Eighth-graders are beginning study oJ geology a~d will .be participating in the Jason VI project, run 'by Dr. Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. This year the project focuses on volcanic formation ·of the Hawaiian Islands. Students will ~e. working on related activities until the end of February, when they will take part' at Bridgewater State College in an ~'electr,:>nic . field trip," via satellite, to Hawaii. The Home and School Association Board meeting originally scheduled for Jan. 3 will instead be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 10.

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OUT OF TEARS I can't feel Feel a thing I can't shout I can't scream Brellthe it out Breathe it in All this love From within I won't cry When you say goodbye I'm out of tears I won't die When you say goodbye I'm out of tears Out of tears I won't drink I won't eat I can't hear I won't speak Let it out Let it out All this pain From within And I just can't Pour my heart out To another living thing I'm a whisper I'm a shadow But I'm standing up to sing Let it out From within Some you lose Some you win I can drift I can dream Till float Orf your screen And I just can't Pour my heart out To another living thing I'm a whisper I'm a shadow lIut I'm standing up to sing Written by Mick Jagger/Keith Richards. Sung by Rolling Stones (c) 1994 by Protone B.V. WHO ARE the greatest bands recording for about 30 years and at the time of this writing of the rock era? No matter how long or short are making their epic "Voodoo your list of answers to that Lounge" tour. Off the CD by the same name question, it's likely to include is their recent chart hit "Out of the Rolling Stones. They've been

rears." rhe song's short, crisp lyrics describe a man trying to face the loss of love in his life. Apparently, he's already been through so much sorrow that "I won't cry when you say goodbye," for "I'm out of tears." He feels "all this pain from within." Yet, he can't pour his "heart out to another living thing." His only release is "standing up to sing." This last phrase reminds me of the power of music to bring healing into our lives. Even when difficult feelings seem overwhelming and endless, music can often reach into our pained hearts and begin to lift us out of the hurt and depresl.ion. As a counselor in a parish, I try to help people get through significant losses in their lives. When 1 ask them what they could do to provide temporary relief for their hurt, listening to music is often mentioned. The style of music varies from person to person, but there is something about music that eases life's pains. When talking with these people, I also ask what else might help. I often encourage people to experiment with different activities. Sometimes the activity can channel one's attention in a new direction, away from hurt feelings. Keep in mind that emotions come in waves. If you can get through the most intense part of an emotional upheaval, maybe with some hobby or recreation, you may be able to get through a day. Then one day at a time you can build momentum in getting past your loss. I also suggest that you share your feelings with God. God is prepared to walk with you through any fear, sadness, hatred or anger that you might feel. Invite God to be your ally and friend. Certainly there can be times when a person feels so much hurt that he or she is, as the song says, "out of tears." There are no magic ways to heal pain. But we can start the process of loosening hurt's grip on our hearts and begin renewing our lives. Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.

World Youth Day housing a headache MANILA, Philippines (CNS) - With just a month before the start of the 10th World Youth Day celebration, organizers still were not sure where to put the estimated half-million participants. The church and the government jointly searched for suitable h~us ing for the delegates who will travel to Manila for the celebration - the main purpose of Pope John Paul II's scheduled Jan. 1216 visit to the Philippines. The capital's massive housing shortage makes the task .all the more daunting, especially since out-of-town you! h will be asked to contribute only a token share of the expenses, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Philippine provincial delegates are being asked to contribute 200 pesos (U.S.$S), and Manila delegates 300 pesos, to help defray the costs of the provincial delegates' participation. Foreign delegates' share is $10 each. In return, organizers must pro-

vide accommodations, food and transportation for the young participants during the eight-day International Youth Forum and otheryouth gatherings to be held in January. One solution that has been proposed is to house the delegates in government and church-administered schools. Manila pastors have asked parishioners to be volunteer "foster .families" for the delegates. Some parish communities plan to set up tents as temporary homes for their guests. "Housing haS always been a problem in every World Youth Day celebration," said Josephine Grafil, head of the World Youth Day secretariat. "It will also come out as the biggest problem this year." But organizers are doing their best, she adds, and "will continue meeting government officials to explore other possibilities of housing the delegates." Ms. Grafil said at least 350,000

Filipinos and 150,000 foreigners from some 150 countries are expected for the celebration. Also expected are youth from other Christian churches and other religions. More than 192,000 Filipino youth have registered with the secretariat. Papal visit organizers estimate a minimum of 1 million people will attend the vigil and closing liturgy for the celebration Jan. 14-15 at Rizal Park.

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By Amy Welborn right on the edge offlunking out of Christmas trees. Tinsel. Rein- school. deer. Santa Claus, of course. We If you don't think you have a see those images everywhere we go problem that's as serious as any of during the month of December. these kids or adults, if you drink at They're symbols of what this sea- all, you shouldn't be afraid to ask son is about: giving, loving and yourself certain questions. celebrating. Why do I drink? Could 1 cope There's yet another scene that with my life without drinking? we encounter when we page through People frequently drink because magazines and flip through TV they are unhappy with themselves channels in the weeks before Christ- and their lives. Drinking helps mas and New Year's Day. Tinsel, them feel more comfortable with greenery and gifts are in this scene, who they are and who they're with. too, with one important addition: You're uncomfortable at a party? people, usually young and always Have a few, and you'll loosen up attractive, drinking alcohol. soon enough. Unsure whether you No matter how old we are, we really like the guy you're out with? see these images and we get the Split a six-pack and suddenly he's message: If you really want to Mr. Right!· celebrate, if you really want to It's dangerous because when we have a good time, you've got to depend on drinking in order to feel have holiday cheer - a glass of good about our surroundings and this champagne or that premium even ourselves we're avoiding probbeer in your hand. lems that need tending to. We can A lot of us, teens and adults even cause more problems for alike, believe that message without ourselves. But God put us on Earth to deal question. We identify socializing with drinking. We can't imagine a with reality, in all its beauty and Friday night without it, whether pain. We may want to avoid the we're over 21 or not. For teens it difficulties of life, but the irony is that when we live in a deadening may have started out as a game to see if you can get around the law, buzz, the beauty loses its power as well. or an experiment to see what drinking feels like. But statistics So try being different this year show that for many teens, drink- (Mom and Dad, too). Jesus came ing soon becomes a regular part of into the world ready to experience . all the good and bad of human life. life. Besides being illegal for teens- Try celebrating his birth with real holiday cheer, stepping out of the no small matter, by the way what's the big deal about drink- haze to enjoy life as it is, not as ing? Parents drink. Grandparents alcohol allows you to pretend that it is. too. So what's the problem? First, is drinking really as innocuous as those happy ads would STEWARDSHiP.... lead us to believe? Just ask people who've been affected by it. A WAY OF LIFE Ask about the local high school students killed when their drunken friend, driving them down a country road at 100 miles an hour, slammed into a pickup truck coming in the opposite direction. Who's left to offer a toast? . HEATING, INC. Ask the girl whose father's Sales and Service nightly routine is to come home for Domestic and Industrial from work, drink until he passes Oil Bumers out and sleep in his clothes on the couch until morning. 995-1631 Ask your classmate who can't 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE wake up and shake off her hanNEW BEDFORD ~over until fourth period and is

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Advent pen- , be brought to Christmas Masses. MARCH FOR LIFE, O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE ance service 7 p. m. Dec. 19. WASHINGTON,D.C. Christmas pageant 2 p.m. Dec. 18; The Franciscan Seculars of the ST. PATRICK, FR Immaculate will sponsor a bus to the Choir and new hand bell choir will Christmas party will follow in parish annual March for Life in Washingpresent IS-minute concert before 4:30 center and infant figures from Christton, departing II p.m. Jan. 22 from p.m. vigil Mass Dec. 24 and before mas cribs will be blessed. the Convent of, Jesus and Mary Christmas midnight Mass. PAX CHRISTI, CAPE COD Immaculate, 382 Main St., Fair"God's Own Peace" will be the ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM haven, and making a stop at Heritheme of quiet prayer and sharing at Youth will perform "Bethlehem monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Dec: 19, tage Park, Fall River, at II :30 p.m. Inn" 6 p.m. Dec. 18, parish hall. Participants will arrive in WashingO. L. 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Food donations to Market Advent penance service 7 tonight. social 6:30 p.m. Sunday, RubyTuesMinistries will be collected. A men's showing appreciation for their families and awarded their Adv(:nt vespers 4 p.m. Dec. 18. day restaurant, Silver City Galleria Cursillo will be held Jan. 26 to 29. parents buttons declaring them "Person of the Year." ActiviMall, Taunton. Meetings are held at various restaurants in the mall on ties for families will continue with bowling outings on Jan. 15 third Sundays. Bible study, "Applyand 22. MARIAN MEDAL CEREMONY TELECASTS ing the Bible to Everyday Life," 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, LaItalics denote new listing or time Salette· Shrine (in room above gift shop), Attleboro. Information: 8248378. Brewster, Eastham, Acushnet, Fairhaven Provin'cetown, Orleans, CVI Cablevision, K. ore., FALMOUTH WASHINGTON (CNS) - A lege Park Drive, Dayton,OH45469Knights of Columbus Council813 Truro, Wellfleet Cable channel 2 Dec. 28-Jan. 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Dec. 18,8:00 p.m. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Harwich, Yarmouth Poet and writer Edwina Gate- tion. The rankings combine a Penance service 7 p.m. Dec. 20. C3TV, ley, founder of the International school's academic reputatio::t, stuMashpee SEPARATED/DIVORCED Lay Missionary Movement, will Cable channel 3 CATHOLlCS,NB dent selectivity, faculty resources, Continental Cablevision, Dec. 16,4:30 p.m. Holiday dinner 6 p.m. Jan. 7, give the keynote address. financial resources, graduation rate Cable channel fO Sessions are planned on student and alumni satisfaction. Seaport Inn; reservation requested Dec; 22, 4:00 p.m. Dec. 20, 5:30 p.m. by Dec. 20. Information: Father life, faith and spirituality, practiDec. 24, I:00 p.m. Among Stonehill's achievements Dec. 21, 8:30 p.m. Matthew Sullivan, S5.Ce., 999-0400. cal campus ministry, socialjustice, Dec. 29, 2:30 p.m. that were cited: ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO and issues dealing with other counStonehill is one of only four • Feed Our Future food collection Dartmouth, Fall River, tries, cultures and religions. Marion, Mattapoisett, private colleges and universities in this weekend; baskets at church enNew Bedford The gathering, sponsored by the Wareham Massachusetts mentioned in the trances. Co/any Cab/evision. Continental Cablevision Council for Ecumenical Student 1994 edition of Barron's Best Buys BISHOP FEEHAN H.S., Cable channel 13 Cable channel 8 Christian Ministry, will be held at in College -Education and the: colATTLEBORO' Dec. 19,8:00 p.m. Dec. 2/. 6:00 p.m. the Regal Riverfront and Marriott Fine arts 'department will present lege was included in Prentice Hall's Dec. 21. 9:00 p.m. Pavilion Hotels and the Cervantes "The Kingdom Songs,"a Christmas 200 Most Selective Colleges: The Dec. 24: 8:30 a.m. Convention Center in St. Louis. musical, 7:30 tonight and 2 p.m. Definitive Guide to America's FirstEight Christian groups, including Sunday in the auditorium. Choice Schools. the National Catholic Student Coal• Recently receiving high honors ition, are cosponsors. from the Massachusetts Society of Information is available from Certified Public Accountants for Ms. Jamie Williams, National Cathoutstanding performance on the olic Student Coalition, 300 ColCPA exam were 1993 graduates Scott Dussault, gold medal, and Michael Dupill, bronze medal. • This year the first Fulbright Fellowship ever awarded toa Stonehill student went to a senior to study the poetry of Fernando Pessoa, Portugal's leading poet of the ~~~ 20th century. TO ORDER YOUR COPY PLEASE FILL OUT THE FORM • Physics professor Chet Raymo, BELOW AND RETURN IT WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO; author of several books on science and nature and science writer for the Boston Globe, recently p:Jblished a novel, The Dark of Cork, which is being made into a movie. • Alumnus Michael Novak, '~i6, was awarded the 1994 Templeton NAME _ Prize for Progress in Religion. 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