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Parish nurse heals more than just the body •

At St. Peter's, Dighton, retired nurse has a varied pastoral ministry.

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JAMES N. DUNBAR

DIGHTON-As a ,registered nurse in a hospital setting for many years, Jean Quigley realized all too many times that attention to the external healing was not enough for her.

So when in 1995, after being retired for five years, she was asked to become involved in the parish nurse program, the pastoral needs ministry fulfilled what Quigley had long hoped to do, cross the line from physical to spiritual care.

"As I recall now, those patients who are indelibly etched in my mind are the ones with whom I shared thoughts and feelings as opposed to those technical trap-

pings associated with intensive care," Quigley said.

Today, Quigley's service to her St. Peter's Parish is helping its members live full, abundant and healthy lives. Along with committees of parish workers from every background and profession, she offers a multi-disciplinary approach on behalf of the healing mission of the church, a healing of body, mind and spirit.

In an interview wid) The Anchor last week, Quigley talked abut the parish ministry program that began at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, in the fall of 1995. She remembers getting a tall from Sistttr Carole Mello of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, who coordinates the training of the Congregational Health MinistrylParish Nurse program. " It started with an invitation to nurses from churches and syna-

gogues to offer th~:ir clinical skills to members of their congregations," Sister Mello said. "We have about 55 very active nurses in the program right now, and another group that began and slackened off during the year." In all there are approximately 85 people involved throughout the Fall River Diocese and areas of Portsmouth and Tiverton, R.I. "Being a parish nurse is an ideal situation for me," Quigley said with a wide smile. A native of Fall River, she trained at the former Truesdale School of Nursing and later earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Salve Regina University, Newport. She has served as a medical surgical staff nurse and a supervisor in the intensive care unit at the former Truesdale Hospital. She later taught nursing at a vocational Turn to page II .- Parish Nurse

Pope urges negotiated settlement to Iraqi crisis •

He calls possible air strikes against Iraqi targets counterproductive.

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

express his hope that -interna- critic of the 1991 Gulf war tionalleaders would "use the in- against Iraq, said the current cristruments of diplomacy and dia- sis in the same country illustrates logue to avoid any use of weap- that war never brings real solutions. ons."

"The very situation in Iraq and "I am convinced that all sides still have the possibility of un- in the entire region of the Middle derstanding each other and reaf- East teaches us that armed confirming the principles that peace- flicts do not resolve problems, fully govern international coex- but create greater misunderstandistence," he said.

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VATICAN CITY .- Pope John Paul II warned that new military intervention in Iraq would be counterproductive and urged all sides to ........,,.,....,..,.find a negotiated settlement to the latest crisis.

The pope's strong words came during a Sunday blessing Feb. 8, as the United States was beefing up its military presence in the Persian Gulf in view of a possible strike against Iraqi targets. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has refused to allow unconditional U.N. inspection of suspected chemical weapons sites in his country.

The pope said he A PRE-FLIGHT check is carried out aboard the aircraft carrier USS had been following the developments in Nimitz in the Persian Gulf Feb. 3. Vatican sources said the Holy See is Iraq with deep con- working quietly through diplomatic channels to forestall another round of cern and wanted to military action against Iraq. (CNS photo from U.S. Navy)

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Lo.cal student may be traveling to meet Pope By

PAT MCGOWAN

FALL RIVER Ann Hodkinson of Holy Name Parish is watching for the letter carrier these days. The 24-year-old premed student is among young scholars throughout the world who have been invited by the Vatican to submit papers, posters or videotapes on human rights issues for possible use at an international student conference to be held this April in Rome.

After translation into Italian, Spanish, and English, as needed, student submissions will be screened at the Vatican, said Ann, and the creators of those judged best will present their work before Pope John Paul II and some 1,000 fellow students from around the world.

Ann's paper, accompanied by a fourfoot by three-foot full-color collage de-

picting the development of a human fetus, is titled "A Biological Defense of Human Life Before Birth." In it she quotes statements from Popes Paul VI and John Paul II affirming the sanctity of life from conception to death; and from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who declared "Man Turn to page 2- Hodkinson

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®httnaru Sister Mary Clark, RSM ATTLEBORO-Sister Mary Rose de Lima Clark of the Sisters of Mercy, 78, of Our Lady of Mercy Convent, 70 Holcott Drive, died Feb. 7.

Born in Providence, R.I. and baptized Virginia H. Clark, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Anna T. (Casey) Clark. .

She entered the Sisters of Mercy on Sept. 8, 1938 and made her final profession on Aug. 16, 1944. She retired to Our Lady of Mercy Convent in 1993 after many years of service including terms as superior and administrator. She also served as executive director of the former St. Vincent's Home, Fall River.

She worked as an educator at the Tyler and Immaculate Conception Schools in Providence, St. Mary's School, Attleboro, St. Joseph's School, Pawtucket, andSt. James School, New Bedford, after earning a bachelor of science degree from Catholic Teachers College, Providence.

She held a master's degree in social work from Boston College and received an honorary doctoral degree from the former Southeastern Massachusetts University.

Sister Clark was a member of the board of the Massachusetts Conference of Catholic Bishops and a recipient of the Marian Medal Award She leaves three sisters, Madeline Gilmore and Anna T. . MacAnd.~~w· of Warw'ick, RI. and . Marie L)'-nch of Glocester, iU.; and nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Dr. John Q. Clark.

Her Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Feb. 10 at St. Mark's Church, Attleboro Falls.

Interment was in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland, RI.

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests.-"\~. ~uring the coming week \NECROLOGY· \ February 14 .

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Hod'kinson' worships at the altar of technology but science· tells him only what is possibfe, not what is right."

Noting that abortion is a human rights issue, Ann declares that both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution uphold the dignity and sanctity of human life. She then lists scientific proofs supporting the statement that "the child at the moment of conception is a living human being with all of the DNA it will have throughout its life present throughout its one body ceiL" She closes her presentation by quoting the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who asked President Clinton to give her the American children threatened with death by abortion. "Give those children to me. I will love them! I will love them!" she declared.

"Today," Ann concludes, "there are two million couples who stand like Mother Teresa with open arms waiting for children that they can adopt. Sadly, 66 percent of unplanned pregnancies end in abortion. Only 2 percent of children from such pregnancies are given up for adoption ... that's a lot of love lost."

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If Ann's dream comes true and she flies to Rome in April for the student conferences, it will be the latest in a long list of achievements. She is presently a premedical student at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, but before that she graduated last May from U-Mass Amherst as an English major and summa cum laude Commonwe'alth Scholar.

She spent her undergraduate junior year at the Royal College of Surgeons of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and is considering completing her medical training at U-Mass Medical School in Worcester.

Along with all this, she is a member of Opus Dei, an organization founded in Spain in 1928

by Msgr. Josemaria Escriva. Its Latin title means "Work of God" and its aim is to spread awareness of the universal call to holiness, Christian witness and action through the activities of daily life.

In 1982, Pope John Paul II designated the organization a personal prelature or special-purpose jurisdiction whose members are secular priests, deacons, and dedicated lay persons.

On to the Eternal City, Ann!

ANN HODKINSON of Holy Name parish, Fall Fliver, has recently submitted a project to an international student conference in Rome and if selected, she will pre.sent it at the Vatican before peers and Pope John Paul II. The 24year-old medical student from U-Mass Dartmouth wrote a paper entitled "A Biological Defense of Human Life Before Birth," and now awaits word from Rome.

Rhode Island philanthropist leading battle on hunger •

Feinstein pledges to match up to $1 million in donations until Feb. 14.

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

CRANSTON, R.I. (CNS) - A Rhode Island philanthropist and hunger activist has pledged to match donations of $25 or more to food pantries and soup kitchens feeding the needy anywhere in the United States during a lO-day period beginning Feb. 4.

Alan Shawn Feinstein, founder of the HLinger Program at Brown University and the International Famine Center at Tufts University, said he would match up to $1 million in donations made between

Feb. 4 and Feb. 14.

Feinstein said he made the challenge because it is "a disgrace for the greatest nation in the world to have 35 million citizens hungry or without adequate food.'~ , Earlier, a $100,000 challenge grant inspired blitz telephone and mail campaigns by more than 300 eligible charities to their past and potential donors. Over $1.3 million was raised in seven days in response to that challenge.

In order to qualify for a grant, food providers must send in one envelope and postmarked only on Feb. 18 the following items: - a copy of their tax exemption or proof of affiliation with a taxexempt organization; - copies of all donation checks

Worcester diocese gets .$5 million windfall

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

WORCESTER, Mass. -An anonymous donor has given the Diocese of Worcester a $5 million charitable gift annuity, asking that it be used "to help people, not build monuments."

The donation, the largest single gift in the history of the Worcester Diocese, will be used principally for financial aid to students in parish, regional and central Catholic elementary schools.

About one-quarter will go to students in junior-senior high schools, 15 percent will be used at the bishop's discretion and 1 percent of the total annual income will be donated to the Bishop's Fund Appeal to fund charitable works.

"This magnificent gift is testimony to the great appreciation that the people of our diocese have for Catholic education," said Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester. "I hope that the leadership of this most generous family will move others who are capable of it to be generous to our schools and provide a stable future for them."

The charitable gift annuity will provide income for the husband and wife making the gift until the death of the surviving donor. At that time, the annuity will be used to create an endowment fund.

they can get between Feb. 4 and Feb. 14; - two copies of a typed 8 1/2

by II inch cover letter bearing the organization's full name and address, the total number of enclosed checks and their total value.

The envelope should be sent to: P.O. Box 2065, Cranston, RI02905.

The Feinstein checks will be sent as soon as the tally is completed, which is expected to be by the end of March. If donations rf:ceived total more than $1 million, the $1 million donated by Feinstein will be divided equally among all qualified recipients.

Daily Readings Feb. 16 Jas 1:1-11 ; Ps 119:67-6fl,71-72, 75-76; Mk8:"11-13 Feb. 17 Jas 1:12-18; Ps 94:12-15,18-19; Mk 8:14-21 Feb, 18 Jas 1:19-27; Ps 15: 2-5; Mk 8:22-26 Feb. 19 Jas 2:1-9; Ps 34:2-7; Mk 8:27-33 Feb. 20 Jas 2:14-24,~:6; Ps 112:1-6; Mk fl:34-9:1 Feb.21 Jas 3:1-10; P:~ 12: 2-5,7-8; Mk 9:2-13 Feb.22 1 8m 26:2,7-B, 12-13,22-23; Ps 103:1-4,8,10, 12-13; 1 Cor'15: 45-49; Lk 6:2:7-38 I1111111111111111111111111111

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Holy Union Sister takes first vows BROCKTON-Sister Kathleen Corrigan pronounced her first vows as a Holy Union Sister recently at St. Colman of Cloyne Church here. In the presence of Sisters, family and friends, Sister Theresa M. Horvath, provincial of the Fall River Province, officially accepted Sister Kathce into the Congregation.

Sister Alice Arsenault, provincial of the Groton Province, pronounced the blessing. Principal celebrant of the Mass was Msgr.

James J. Cooney, pastor of the Church of St. Clare, Rosedale N.Y., uncle of the newly pro-

fessed. Assisting priests were Father John Schatzel, pastor and Father James Flavin, parochial vicar of St. Colman; Father Jean Marx Pierre-Louis, Sacred Heart Church, Brockton; and Msgr.

George Zatarga, pastor, Christ the King Church, Springfield .

Gardens N.Y. The daughter of Jeanne Corrigan of Brooklyn, NY, where she was born and raised, Sister Kathee graduated from ED. Roosevelt High School and attended The School of Visual Arts and Brooklyn CQllege.

Prior to entering Holy Union, she was employed as a maitre d'hotel of an executive dining room in a private brokerage firm in the Wall Street area of Manhattan and was folk group leader for her home parish of St. Rose of Lim a , Parkville, in Brooklyn.

A resiSISTER KATHLEEN Corrigan (left) was re- dent of the cently accepted into the Congregation of the Holy community's Union Sisters and stands here at a reception in House of her honor with provincial SisterTheresa Horvath. Formation

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in Brockton, Sister Kathee was involved in AIDS Ministry, the BELL Program (Basic English for Lifelong Learning), Saint Paul's Soup Kitchen, SI. Colman's Parish Music Ministry and Nazareth Residence for Women and Children in Roxbury. She also spent time in ministry in the Appalachian region of Kentucky and recently completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. This coming year she will be a fulltime student at Emmanuel College, Boston, pursuing a degree in fine arts and pastoral theology.

Participants in the liturgy were lectors Sisters Beverly Furtado, Rita Beaudoin and Helen Poirier. Reflection was given by Sister Helen Carpinelli, director of novices. Eucharistic ministerS were Sisters Connie LeBeau and Marilyn Bearne. Mr and Mrs Michael Antonucci, Mike and Mary Jean, sister and brother-in-law, nephew and niece of Sister Kathee, presented the offertory gifts. Mrs. Jeanne Corrigan, Sister Kathee's mother, led the opening procession with her daughter. Music was provided by the SI. Colman's Choir under the direction of Jeffrey Herbert.

Following the ceremony, a reception, hosted by Associates of the Holy Union Sisters, was held in the church hall.

The reasons people give for Mass attendance

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK In the 19608, Father Romano Guardini wrote a number of inspiring works on the Mass which hold as true for the liturgy ~oday as they did for the liturgy of his times. Those works, now collected in ''The Essential Guardini: An Anthology of the Writings of Romano Guardini" (Liturgical Training Publications, Chicago, 1997), raise a soul~searehing question: What exactly is it that prompts people to go to Mass?

This question isn't easy to answer because no two motivations are exactly alike. But let's examine a few responses that I'm sure we'd hear.

One response surely would be this: The Mass makes many people feel closer to God and thus makes them feel good about themselves.

Again, although some might not admit it, they e~joy the fact that the Mass puts them into contact with friends or helps !them start their day right., .

Many husband~and wives believe that the Mass i~ an important means of keeping t~~irf~,Wily together. As much as they might have to drag their child~~t9 it'~~~i,~li~veJhll.~ the battle is worthwhile and gives religious "backbone" totQe),:Jamily. . !!

-'-'.,:,"Rj'.Somepeople.~()UldsaY.1n response to our question that Mass attendance. is as~d()us bligatio~;they fe~1 they won't getlto heaven without it.

Sowe~ge the~~~(jfthe spiritual found in the Sunday liturgy's ~tual,esp~5ill. . enitjsc~l~brated""ithprocessiRns, the blessing with water, fine mus'5', .... autift\1vestmentS and a whole~qJPe community spirit.

Others:likea(.:~rtain priest's homilies, perhaps on social-justice issues or makin~ the Biq~~ come. alive. . . . . i For s~rn~,~h~;¥a~~a.f¢:9~san opportunity topqur personal troubles out to God, t(j Prayiforafavor or to regai n a sense oflbalance and focus in life. . (')' '. '.. .

If we fit into any of these categories, howe.ver,Father Guardini would challenge us to as~whetherwe are using the Mass solely for our own ego needs. If ~o, ~e.v{()ulden8~urageus to seriously. ~think those needs in order fully toexpe~ence the liturgy as it is intended!

Here is a tltollght-provoking observation that Father Guardini offers on the Mass: Seldom is the word "I" found in it. This indicates that the Mass aims to help us re~lize we.are part of God's bigger world, which stretches far beyond our Iitfle circle of friends, family, personal needs or even our need to be alone':'{ith God. : In the Mass) wyare connected with the saints of all ages and with God's history of salvatiqn. The liturgy of the Mass invites' us to leave our own time zo~ei' our(j;-v,.~, little .""orld, and ~o enter i~t? .90~'~, bi~ger P!;t!;J~' .

Although we)llll.Y resld~lri a particular pansh'at-thlsglven moment In time, we transcend it wlien we unite ourselves to the Iranscendem Jesus. A main reason for going to Mass, therefore, should be to enter God's world, not to maintain our world.

The purpose of the Mass is to pull us out of ourselves toward God. Of course, the result also will be that we love and serve "thers better than ever befure. ' Father Guardihi is quick to say that all of this is not easy. Human beings have "a tendency to spiritual intimacy and exFlusiveness."

One reason I enjoy reading Father Guardini's workS is because he makes it so easy to. see why exclusiveness and ego needs mi~s the real point of the Mass. . , ,

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETIS

Since the actual place of residence of SHARON GAYLE BOULANGER is unknown.

We cite SHARON GAYLE BOULANGER to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, February 24, 1998, at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Croteau-Boulanger case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, Sharon Gayle Boulanger, must see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D. Adjutant Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts on this the 4th day of Februa~" 1997.

coordinator of the diocesan Portuguese Apostolate, explained that many of the immigrants, especially those who settled in the south end of New Bedford, came from the very village inundated or trace their roots there. He reported that some of the residents lost close family members in the flood.

Ten parishes in the Fall River Diocese which serve the Portuguese-speaking community held special collections in the wake of the disaster. Father Oliveira noted that "the solidarity of the entire Portuguese community was outstanding" in response to the appeal.

The proceeds of these collections, along with a contribution

Iraqi crisis ings among peoples," he said.

He added that the Vatican was encouraging all those working to continue negotiations "in order to avoid actions of war and favor a path of peace."

In his annual address to diplomats in early January, the pope highlighted the suffering of the civilian population in Iraq, which has been under U.N. embargo since 1990. He called on those inside and outside Iraq to show flexibility in ending t,he ongoing problems.

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Diocese collects $50,000 for Azorean flood victiDls FALL RIVER-A total of $50,000 has been collected to aid victims of massive flooding in the village of Ribeira Quente on the island of St. Michael in the Azores, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., announced.

The flood killed 29 people, wiped out entire streets and caused millions of dollars of damage.

News of the flood, which struck on October 31, was particularly devastating to many of the Portuguese immigrants and Portuguese-Americans in the diocese. Father John J. Oliveira,

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from the diocese, will be sent to Bishop Antonio de Sousa Braga, SCJ, bishop of the Azores, for distribution to relief efforts.

Bishop O'Malley expressed his thanks to those who contributed to the collection and asked for continued prayers for recovery of the areas impacted.

In the week following the flood, the bishop celebrated a special Mass for flood victims at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in New Bedford, where many former residents of Ribeira Quente worship and where the priest from their former village parish of St. Paul, Father Silvino Amaral, has come on occasion to visit and offer the Liturgy.

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On Feb. 8, a few hours after the pope's latest remarks, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright warned that time was running out for the Iraqi president. She said the United States was preparing a "substantial strike" against Iraqi targets.

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themoorin~ Please: Peace, Not War It is rather sad to view the officials of this country whirling their way from nation to nation pleading for support of a new war with Iraq. Our so-called aIlies are being cajoled by a rationale that's far from worthy of the American spirit. Our excuse that Baghdad possesses biological and chemical weapons pales when one compares Iraq's holdings to the stockpiles possessed by Russia, China and the so-called free world. . The excuse that Saddam Hussein is a crass dictator loses its effectiveness when we fail to place the Chinese and Iranian leaders in the same category. This past week an American pilot lost his life in the Persian Gulf and that is one life too many.

Americans fail to comprehend that peace is not merely the absence of war, nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a balance of power.

Peace results from the harmony flowing from a universal concern for the common good and actualized by nations as they strive for justice. For the Christian, it is the peace of Christ, consideration of whose teachings is usually left out of peace negotiations.

War is the greatest evi I facing the family of man. In spite of the fact that recent conflicts have devastated our world, we still resort to them as a solution for international problems. This is wrong; it is evil. We know all too well that each year the horror and perversity of war is increased by the multiplication of scientific weapons. Acts of war involving such weapons, no matter how contained they may be, inflict massive and indiscriminate destruction far exceeding all boundaries of legitimate defense.

The very thought that this nation would initiate such a policy is horrendous. The widespread devastation that a single engagement could occasion beggars the imagination.

This fact alone should compel us to evaluate our proposed actions with full realization of their possible consequences.

The movers and shakers of our time mllst realize that they will face a deadly reckoning for hasty and iII-considered-deeds of war.

Our future will depend largely on the decisions now being made.

-But'sad to say, many Americans believelhMas long as waris waged

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UNDERGROUND ARTWORK-RAYMOND LANE JR., A PARISHIONER OF ASSUMPTION CHURCH, CINCINNATI, OHIO, DISPLAYS HIS CLAY SCULPTURE OF HARRIET TUBMAN. THE ARTIST'S WORK MAY BECOME PART OF THE PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE CITY' S NATIONAL UNDERGROUND FREEDOM CENTER. FEBRUARY MARKS BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WHEN AMERICANS'HONOR THE WORK OF THOSE LIKE TUBMAN WHO PAVED THE WAY FOR AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN THE U.S.

"From heaven the Lord looks down; he sees all mankind. From his fixed throne he beholds all who dwell on the earth, He who fashioned the heart . of each, he who knows all their works." Psalms 33:13-15.

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It is our clear duty to use every means at our disposal to work for the time when war is completely. outlawed by international consent. To date even the best efforts of the United Nations have not come close to this goal. Indeed, the reverse is true. Individuals or groups of nations look to the UN as providing a consensus approving of warfare. It would be well if this international assembly acted on the beli,ef that peace must be born of mutual trust among nations rather than imposed on them through fear of oneanothe(s weapons.

In a nation where respect for human life is at an alltime low, we have failed to realize that true peace flows from a recognition of human dignity. St. Augustine once said, '~Peace is the tranquillity of order," but in a country where accountability and responsibility seem to have disappeared from even the highest levels of government, order and peace are mere whispers in the wind.

"Blessed are the peacemakers" are not words we hear in our nation's capital these days. Yet despite the hype and rhetoric of those who would not hesitate to send Americans to die in foreign places and to permit innocent civilians to become victims of carnage, peacemakers cannot remain passive and silent. It's not a matter of popularity and ratings; it is one of justice and charity.

May we earnestly pray that the Prince of Peace guide our national conscience.

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in place of what former generaWhen I staple my finger or tions used to call sin or crime. take a wrong tum, I miss what I When a pro basketball player was aiming for. When I curse or apologizes for choking his coach punch, my intention itself is and calls a news conference to wrong. Words really matter. I can apologize for "making a mistake," regret hurting my finger or wast- we,see how words can be abused. ing my time on the wrong road, One can sympathize with Pilate's but I cannot rightly repent that question: "What is truth?" kind of behavior. I can try harder Language is an integral part of to pay attention when I am sta- what makes every civilization pling or driving, but I really can- tick. Definitions are important. not be responsible for changing ,Unless we define terms, the very myself in any essential manner. words that were meant to commuNo one deliberately makes errors, nicate can become walls that ditherefore, no reformation of the vide us. For example, if I'mstawill is required. piing a document together and the The morality play unfolding in staple touches Jl:IY finger, then the form of the latest sex scandal that's a mistake. If in pain I take in Washington has brought forth the name of the Lord my God in the many ways that people talk vain, then that's a sin. If! take a about wrongdoing these days. wrong turn and am an hour late Adultery becomes an affair which to punch in at work, then that's a later becomes an emotional rela~ mistake. If I arrive on time and tionship. Perjury becomes a mis- punch a person in the face whom statement which later becomes I don't like, then that's a crime. embelIishment. However we It is all very easy because the difbathe our words in whatever lin- ference between a mistake and a guistic Lourdes water we use, we sin or a crime has everything to should not forget that the human do with intention. Intentions have OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER condition never changes. It would everything to do with morality. be refreshing, however, once in a The future can only change for Published weekly by The Catholic Press ot the Diocese ot Fall River while to hear a sincere apology. a person who is a wrongdoer 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 Who could forget that famous when he or she admits a sin or Fall River. MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 admission that came out of the crime. Granted, admitting a misTelephone 508-675-7151 White House some years back, take is a lot less painful than conFAX (508) 675":7048 that "mistakes were made"? The fessing to a crime or a sin, but pain Send address changes to P.O. BOll 7 or call telephone number above avoidance of the路 personal pro- is central to repentance because noun "I" is admirable when de- it provides the motive for the EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER NEWS EDITOR flecting praise but not when de- needed change of heart. HowRev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault James N. Dunbar flecting blame.

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pain. Therapists, presl;riptions and alcohol can lessen the pain but only confession can heal the wounds of shame and guilt that afflict the soul. The decl:ine in the use of the sacrament of penance not only indicates our lack of trust in God's power to forgive but also our inability to see our moral defects for what they are.

The avoidance of suff,;~ring has become the root of so much evil in our society. Commitments and promises that become too painful to keep are jettisoned. The pleasures afforded by credit cards are 'enjoyed long before the debts incurred are paid. Our human body and mind are like acreditl~ard. We start with a zero balance and with a generous spending limit we tragically borrow the potential of our bodies and minds to pumue pleasures and avoid pain without ever recognizing that there will be a day of reckoning for the time: that we have wasted. As St. Paul reminded ' the Romans of his day, none of us lives as his or her own master; each of us is accountable to the Lord.

We are not inclined to see suffering as redemptive or as the route to wisdom. The message of the Cross is being lo:it to our secular society as we ,grow further and further away from the roots of our civilization. Words are becoming our only link to our past, but less judgmental talk will not stay Judgment Day. We need to regain our ability to speak hon. estly about moral wrong:;.

St. Valentine's Day: a holiday for the birds

By JOHN BOHUSLAW CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

HARTFORD, Conn. - Finding out why the feast of St. Valentine Feb. 14 spum:d the exchange of greetings between loved ones is no easy task.

It takes a minidetective hunt through dusty en<:y- ~,~ '-clopedias, works of Geoffrey Chaucer and obscure 14th-century French ballads, as w(~11 as some knowledge of the mating habits of birds - yes, birds.

Losing one's head on Valentine's Day was not just a figurative expression for the two saints who bear the name.

Both were beheaded during the religious persecution of early Christians.

According to the New Catholic Encyclopedia, both saints died on the same day, Feb. 14, around the year 270 A.D. Om: was a Roman priest and the othcr was the bishop ofTerni, a village 60 miles from Rome.

In any case, there does not appearto be any direct relationship bctween the saints and today's Valentine's Day observances.

Instead, Valentine's Day with its professions of love seems to be a matter directly related to the mating habits of birds and to folklore.

Early English talcs reported that birds, choosing their partners for the coming summer season, mated during the month of February.

With his observations of mating birds, Chaucer, the celebrated 14th-century English poet, appears to be the one who should be credited with starting the tradition of exchanging greetings on Valentine's Day.

Observing the birds, Chaucer wrote in "Parliament of Fou\es": "For this was Seyny (St.) Valentine's Day when every foul (fowl) cometh there to choose his mate."

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t hat many of the English gentry seemed to exchange love notes at about the same time of year. Once Chaucer documented that sending love greetings was the thing to do on Valentine's Day, it became the thing to do.

Not to be outdone by the British in the art of wooing, the French quickly too~ up on the custom of exchanging greetings and may even have begun the custom of "trothing," when two lovers committed themselves to marriage.

References to the custom of getting engaged on Valentine's Day first began to appear in French ballads written during the 14th and 15th centuries.

A variant on sending Valentine greetings was putting Xs with a signature to symbolize kisses.

This tradition apparently goes back to the mediev~1 legal practice of placing the sign of St. Andrew - a cross - by a signature to symbolize honesty and trustworthiness.

Weekly' General Audienc;e M~ge Pope Johri'Paul·n Dear brothers and sisters, Today, the World Day of the Sick is being celebrated at the Shrine of the Holy Family in Loreto. In his earthly life, Jesus showed particular love for the sIck and infirm. In his passion and death, he took upon himself all our weaknesses to open for us the way to salvation.

Through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, I pray that the sick, in offering their suffering in union with the redemptive work of Christ, will experience the comforting love of God. I am happy to greet the students and teachers of the Oslo Handelsgymnasium and the Sotra Vidaregaande Skule from Norw~, as well as the students of the J unshin University of Kogoshima in Japan. I welcome all the English-speaking pilgrims and visitors, especially the various groups from the United States. Upon you and your families I cordially invoke the blessings of Almighty God.

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Contracts would not be considered valid unless a St. Andrew's Cross appeared. Both parties would kiss the document near the cross to signify compliance.

Because the crosses were often hurriedly signed, they looked like Xs. As centuries elapsed, the hurried cross or X became associated with just a kiss - a kiss of commitment.

At the turn of the 20th century, Christmas cards became popular as a form of greeting. Later Easter cards, and then birthday cards, and finally cards for almost any celebration came into vogue.

The long hiatus in receiving preprinted greetings between Christmas and Easter was solved with Valentine's Day cards cards of love, maybe commitment, and often signed with Xs.

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DES MOINES, Iowa -As Iowa lawmakers consider reinstating the death penalty, the state's Catholic bisllops have reiterated their opposition to the death penalty. . Iow~'s capital punishment law was repealed 33 years ago, and the state is now on(~ of only 12 that currently do not allow the death penalty.

Capital punishment would be reinstated in certain types of cases if Iowa legislators pass a bill backed

by House Republican leaders.

Under the proposal, the death penalty would be imposed in crimes involving a combination of two serious felonies, such as rape and murder, or a prison murder committed by an inmate already serving a life sentence.

"We speak in opposition to the death penalty and its possible reinstatement in Iowa," said the statement released by the Iowa Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state's Catholic bishops.

The bishops said they also oppose it "to give further testimony of our conviction that God is indeed the Lord of life," and "to follow the example of Jesus, who both taught and practiced the forgiveness of injustice."

The definitive edition of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" issued last fall by the Vatican said that there are cases in which execution of criminals is not excluded "if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor,''' But it said such cases "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent," Archbishop Jerome G. Hanus presented the bishops' statement at a hearing at the Iowa Statehouse, jammed with about 70 other opponents.

The bill was ~xpected to come up for debate a couple of weeks after the hearing. The Des Moines Register daily newspaper noted that similar legislation was stalled in the Senate last year.

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"ews Briefs Cable industry offers parents' guide WASHINGTON (eNS) - The cable television industry will make available for parents several hundred thousand copies of a video guide on the revised TV ratings system.

The guide features Bob Keeshan, the original "Captain Kangaroo," and the vocal group Rockapella, known to young viewers from appearances on PBS' "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" The revised ratings, which took effect in October, "made sense to American. families and worked for Americans," said Decker Anstrom, president of the National Cable Television Association, at a Washington press conference Feb. 5. What is needed, Anstrom said, is to make the ratings and what they mean more widely known.

Tech plan launched in Chicago . CHICAGO (CNS) - The Archdiocese of Chicago has launched a $120 million, five-year plan to improve technology in its Catholic schools. "In order to continue to provide quality education in our schools we must bring them up to a certain level in terms of technology," said Elaine Schuster, superintendent of Catholic schools for the archdiocese. The plan calls for computer labs, new software and data management systems in all primary and secondary schools in the archdiocese. It also stress'es staff development and integrating technology in the curriculum.

Report lauds faith-based social services WASHINGTON (CNS) - The experiences of several states in bringing faith-based social services organizations into government efforts to help the poor show they have much to contribute, but cannot be expected to do it all, says author Jim Castelli in a new report. The 15-page report titled "Faith-Based Social Services: A Blessing, Not a Miracle" was commissioned by the Progressiv~ Policy Institute, based in Washington. The report's goal, Castelli says in an intrOduction, is to dispute ~rguments by con7 servatives and liberals that have led to limits on the role of religious organizations in government efforts to improve the plight of the poor.

Five arrested in Iraq protest WASHINGTON (CNS) - Five people were arrested Feb. 5 after an hourlong demonstration in front of the White House to protest repeated American threats to launch air strikes against Iraq. A group of 50 protesters, c;tJanting such slogans as "Don't bomb, don't attack, make peace with Iraq," marched in cold, drizzly weather. "Why doesn't God make it' a nicer day for such things?" asked JeSuit .

Father Bruce Bavinger, pastor of St. Aloysius Parish in Washington and one of the protesters. "In the spirit of nonviolence, we implore the Clinton administration to end its' threat of bombing Iraq," said Art Laffin of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House in Washington.

Christmas funds to Cuba ESSEN, Germany (CNS) - A prominent German Catholic aid agency has decided in the wake of the papal trip to Cuba to dedicate its 1998 Christmas funddrive.~to the Caribbean island nation. The Adveniat project, which year-round promotes humanitarian works in Latin Ameri~, focuses on a different country every year. The head of the organization, Auxiliary Bishop Franz Grave of Essen, announced Feb. 5 that originally this year's beneficiary was to be Ecuador, but after Pope John Paul II's Jan. 21-25 pastoral visit to Cuba, the Ecuadorean program was rescheduled for the year 2000.

'Youth-day' cardinal dies at 77" VATICAN CITY (CNS) ~ In telegrams of condolence, Pope John Paul II mourned the Feb. 5 death in Rome of Argentine Cardinal Eduardo Pironio, the prelate who organized and oversaw the first six international celebrations of World Youth Day. The pope presided over tbe cardinal's funeral Mass Feb. 7 in St. Peter's Basilica. The 77 -year-old cardinal, former president of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, had retired in 1996, but continued living in Rome and serving as a member of a number of Vatican congregations. He reportedly was suffering from bone cancer.

Will it be ~'St." Michael McGivney? off and established neighbors. Because Father Will Father Michael 1. McGivney become the first McGivney knew the pain of poverty and of burying U.S.-born man named a saint? Catholics of my state overworked fathers who died too young, he began felt a great deal of pride when Archbishop Daniel A. to organize laymen in his parish to find a way to Cronin of Hartford, Conn., announced near the end help the widows and orphans he kept encountering. of 1997 that Father McGivney's sainthood cause had It was out of this effort that the Knights of Cobeen formally initiated. lumbus was born. "By naming themsel ves after This is an honor not only for Connecticut residents, but even more for the people in the past century who were positively affected by the work he initiated - namely, the founding of the Knights of Columbus.

"The Knights began as a means to ensure that路 working families would have someone to look after them if the breadwinner died of a factory accident or of fatigue - as Father McGivney's own father

By Antoinette Bosco had died," explained Alistair Highet, a journalist who has written about this humble priest. Today, he added, the Knights have 1.6 million members in 12 counChristopher Columbus, an Italian Catholic, the group tries, "and the organization is one of the most powerful insurance companies in the world." was asserting Catholic legitimacy in the American milieu, and while the founders were Irish, the goal I think it's natural for us to wonder what makes a person's life so remarkable that he or she begins to was to establish a solidarity among all the immigrant be thought of as a saint. groups," said Highet.

In all his priesthood, Father McGivney's heart Father McGivney was pastor of another immigrant went out to the poor. He knew what poverty meant. parish, in Thomaston, Conn., when he Willi stricken His parents were immigrants who had fled the powith pneumonia. The stress of factory work a.t a young tato famine in Ireland and settled in Waterbury, age, the effects of having suffered many childhood Conn., home of brass mills. poverty diseases, along with years of overwork on Born there Aug. 12, 1852, Michael was the oldbehalf of families and youth, left him vulnerable. He est of 13 children, six of whom died before ever was 38 when he died of tuberculosis Aug. 14, 1890. reaching adolescence. To help his parents put food Father McGivney's funeral in Waterbury was one on the table, he left school at 13 to work in a spoonof the largest in the city's history, attesting to how making factory. It was a priest in Waterbury who' . much people loved him. His remains today are at St. saw the unusual potential in this young man and arMary's in New Haven, the city ofthe Knights' world ranged to help him get an education. When Michael headquarters. was 19 his father died. By then Michael knew he The first step now has been taken to honor this wanted to be a priest. He was ordained in 1877. priest, who in his lifetime had a reputation for virtue Father McGivney's first assignment was St. and holiness. If God works a miracle in his cause, Mary's in New Haven, and the people he served were the day will come when the Knights of Columbus mainly Polish, Italian and Irish immigrants who can rejoice that their holy founder has been given worked in the mills, looked down upon by their wellthe official title of saint.

The Bottom Line

What's wrong with multiple-choice tests?

Dear Dr. Kenny: I am in my senior year of college to become a nurse. Last semester I passed the clinical section of my major course with a 93 . but got a grade of 74 on the multiple-choice quiz when I needed a 75. They dropped me from the program.

I have been diagnosed with a learning disability, and the psychologist said that I should be tested in some fashion other than multiple-choice tests. All the school did was give me an oral multiple-choice test. Is there anything I can do?

(Iowa) Yes. Appeal the decision immediately through whatever grievance procedure your colIege provides.

Apart from any learning disability you may have, multiple-choice tests are a poor way to measure practical knowledge for anyone. Their biggest asset may be that they are easy for the teacher to correct.

ColIege board tests (SATs) and GREs (Graduate Record Exams) are the best-known multiple-choice tests. They do not measure intelIigence or success in one's career. They predict future grades, how welI the student will do in colIege and graduate school.

In other words, they predict how the student will do on other multiple-choice tests.

Many students like multiple-choice tests because such a test gives them the chance to guess, even when they have not studied. The trick is to guess right.

Booklets of multiple-choice questions are provided to the professor for every major textbook to make his job even easier. The professor can select them from his computer disc, print them out, pass them out, gather them up and have them computer scored.

To give the student a part in this "game," sample books of multiple-choice questions and past tests on almost every subject are available in most libraries.

A test is an attempt to measure how well a student has mastered a subject or skill. The best measure of all would be a sample of the result. Give the student a chance to perform. Athletes are tested every week in the games they play.

The next best measures are open-ended questions.

As a professor, I have offered students the option to write one paper during the semester for their entire grade, in answer to the statement: "Tell me what you learned." Few students chose this option.

Essay questions are a reasonable measure of learn-

Family路 Talk With Dr. James & Mary Kenny ing. The student must search his mind to presl~nt what he has learned. The professor must read the answer, think about it and consider the student's point of view.

There is nothing sacred about multiple-choice tests.

You have every right to object to beingjudged by this device. Here are some suggestions for your appeal.

1. The U.S. government has laws that mandate appropriate consideration for persons with disabilities. CalI the American Disabilities Act Information Hotline at 1-800-514-0301 to locate a representative in your area and learn your rights.

2. Have your lawyer write to the college and appeals board. Better yet, have him with you when you make your appeal.

3. State how you wish to be tested. Here are two possibilities. You might want to have them ask you the questions orally, but without the confusing multiple-choice options, and allow you to answer oralIy. Or you might ask to write an overall paper, 1:0 combine lecture notes, reading of the text, outside reading, your own thinking. That is a lot more work for you than guessing and a much fairer measure of what you know.

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The aftermath of a marriage breakup Q. My parents recently were divorced after 29 years of a marriage troubled by communication problems, workaholism, alcoholism and infidelity. My father, a Catholic, has initiated annulment proceedings, which has greatly offended my mother (not Catholic), and I'm caught in the middle.

I am confused how to handle this - with joy that my father may become free to receive the sacraments and marry the mother of his two illegitimate children, or compassion for my despondent mother, who sees her life as meaningless at this point, and would like to see him "suf~ fer the consequences." Please help clarify this for me. (Kansas) A. The sad experience of your family is another proof of the overwhelming individualism which has so much taken over our relationships. I will do what I want, when I want, with no care or . even attention to the damage done to others by my actions. I'm sorry for your hurt. As you know well, it is shared by too many other families today. Perhaps I cannot clarify a lot, but I can suggest a few thoughts for you and your mother to consider.

You naturally want. to be as loving as possible to both your parents. But your father has walked away from you and your mother, and apparently has been in that process for a long time. There's probably nothing you can do about that.

So your first and main responsibility is to yourself and to your mother. She, most of all, needs to admit what I just said. Neither of you can control your father or what happens to him. Ultimately, each of us can control only ourselves. Fierce anger over this kind of abandonment is understandable..Your mother only heaps one tragedy on another, however, if she now lets her happiness and peace of heart depend on what her husband suffers or does.

Should she allow bitterness and the desire for revenge to take over her life, she will harm only herself, not him. It is sad to waste one's precious time, attention and energy on something futile.

Even after such a painful rejection, your mother's life is meaningless only if she lets that happen. She still has life and health and talents, a

whole world out there that needs what she has to give.

She can find lots of reasons for life once she decides to look for them.

The same, incidentally, goes for you. You don't say whether you are married an~ have your own

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First, if an item is repository for enough mold to be declared a national penicillin reserve, it may be jettisoned without consultation.

I suspect spouse fudged on this rule when my Little League mitt disappeared not long ago, but I didn't say much as I had "disappeared" her historic dancing slippers around the same time.

Call it tit for tat, or mitt for tap.

Second is the "Do you really want to sav~ this?" agreement. For example, wife holds up a stack of 1973 Reader's Digests, and asks, "Do you really want to save these?"

I answer, "Of course." This means I have no more than 48 hours to hid~: them in a new place.

The hardest items are those to which we have attactied sentimental value, items we surely never will use again, but don't have the courage to discard.

For example, last weekend my wife held up an admittedly rough-looking sweatshirt. The color was between 10-30-weight-oil "blue" and salt-waterrust brownish. One pinkish splotch highlighted the left-sleeve where I'd been grazed in a paint ball battle. In other words, a classic garment.

"You have not worn this thing since Gerald Ford fell out of that airplane, and I can't get it to grow enough mold for the national penicillin reserve," she observed, dangling it over the out-can.

"But that's my lucky sweatshirt," I told her. "I wore that thing almost every day of my very first commercial dive season."

"Well, that explains why mold won't have anything to do with it," she grimaced.

I counterattacked. "What about this gosh-awful yellow dress with the giant suntlower in the front.

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I cleverly paused for effect. "Deal," I nodded. I could retrieve my shirt from the out-can in the morning when I went out for t.he newspaper, then hide it under the seat of my pickup.

"Well, you're up early," I said, coming in with the paper the next morning. "Whatcha got behind your back in the plastic sack that's leaking something smock yellow?"

She whacked me with the sack. "I was hoping you could store this under your front seat for a couple days," she said.

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Archbishop McCarrick would change U.S.-Cuban policy' direct flights of pilgrims for the papal visit.

"The Cuban people some parts of need these commodities the current U. S. from abroad, including embargo. from the United States, without excessive prohiBy CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE bitions and restrictions," WASHINGTON - A U.S. Archbishop McCarrick archbishop urged modifications wrote, adding that ending of U.S. policy toward Cuba in rec- the restrictions "would be ' ognition of that government's lift- a noble and needed huing of some restrictions on reli- manitarian gesture and an gious freedom in preparation for expression of wise statesthe January visit of Pope John manship on the part of our elected leaders.

Paul II. '.'We stand with the Cu"As welcome as these changes are, it is obvious that they fall far ban people in their just short of the measure of a just so- .hopes for full civic, politiciety repeatedly outlined by the cal and religious freeHoly Father. But they are steps dom," the archbishop along a better path and should be said. acknowledged as such," wrote Archbishop Theodore E'

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LOS ANGELES - Cardinal Roger M. Mahony ~as still seeking a satisfactory response from Mother Angelica of the Eternal Word Television Network for her nationally broadcast attacks on his pastoral letter on Sunday Mass, said the cardinal's press spokesman, Capuchin Father Gregory Coiro. .

He said Feb. 3 that he knew of no new developments SInce early December, when Cardinal Mahony, who heads the Los Angeles Archdiocese, wrote Mother Angelica a five-page letter demanding a straightforward apology and retraction.

The cardinal said if that did not happen he would be forced to pursue a complaint through the Holy See because "I could not allow my teachARCHBISHOP THEODORE E. ing authority and good name in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to be imMcCARRICK pugned publicly."

I He sent a copy of his letter to the Vatican Congregation for Institutes i of Consecrated Life and Societies of Committee on International I Apostolic Life.

Policy. His Jan. 30 statement was The conflict began last Nov. 12 released in Washington Feb. 2. when Mother Angelica, on her naArchbishop McCarrick and tionally syndicated cable television other members of the bishops'

By TOM TRACY II show, "Mother Angelica Live," accommitt~e traveled to Cuba f o r " CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE i l cused Cardinal Mahony of denying the Jan. 21-25 visit of the pope.

VERb BEACH Fla. At least one member of the Cuban the real presence of Jesus Christ in "It is clearly time for the United exile community in south Florida Is wishing he had p,artlcithe Eucharist.

States also to take some practical pated in the papal visit to Cuba in January. .

II ''I'm afraid my obedience in that steps of its own and test whether Jpse Guerra, president of television station WWCI:I said diocese would be absolutely ze.ro.

And I hope' everybody else's in that the hopes enkindled by the p~pal he had opposed going to Cuba but now wlshe~ he hal~ not. diocese 'is zero," she said. 'visit can lead to real improve~'I was against the cruise, now I guess I missed. ~i very When Cardinal Mahony dements" in U.S.-Cuban relations, important part of the Cuban history," Guerra, a resldl~nt of CARDINAL ROGER M. manded a public clarification and he said.

Miami, said of the cruise to Havana that had been pro~losed MAHONY apology, she responded Nov. 18 with Archbishop McCarrick noted by the Miami Archdiocese. "I am disappoi~ted not to:: have a one-hour TV commentary in which that prior to the pope's visit, the seen the pope in Havana. It was like a mIracle to s~~ the she apologized at the beginning but. went on to criticize the cardinal's Cuban government allowed a sepope's Mass in Revolution. Square." . :1' pastoral at length, repeatedly saying that she found it confusing. ries of open-air liturgies, procesGuerra said he sees eVidence that the Cuban eXllei;comIn his Dec. I letter Cardinal Mahony said he would have been "quite sions, a door-to-door evangelizamunity heard the pope's message to them regarding ~)pensatisfied" with the apology, had she stopped there. tion program, limited media aciQg up to the Cubans still living on the is~and. .

IL "However," he said, "I believe that your apology was so diluted by cess, the reinstatement of ChristFor example, he said, the Cuban Amencan NatIonal fi oun your continuing commentary that any ordinary viewer would have found mas as a public holiday for 1997 dation, 'an organization ardently opposed to the regi~n~ of my pastoral letter to be at best confusing and at worst somehow a danand an increase in visas for forCuban President Fidel Castro, has suggested that the qnlted gerous teaching document. . eign priests and religious to minStates might consider sending monetary aid directly t:o the "You yourself used the words 'confused' and 'confusing' at least 30 ister in Cuba. .

Cuban pooryia the Catholic Churq~orthe (;lJbanRed qtros s . times during the course of that segment, leaving no doubt that you disapHe added that the U.S. bish"My Wife and l\'Ver~~upporter~,\oft~eemb~1rg()a nd lreally . proved of the pastoral letter." ops hoped the papal visit would my feeling now is different," sal~,~uerra:"w~ hayeto pen Father Coiro released the text of the cardinal's letter to·Catholic News upa little bit:mor~, The o!1 ly way,'we can help the. Chu~ph In Service Feb. 2. He said the cardinal gave per'mission to release to itjour:- . "mark a new phase" 'in U.S.-'Cuban relations. .

CUba. is to establi~h some line of£ommunlcations, to go '~here nalists who asked for it after The Wanderer, a national Catholic newspa"The officials of our governand let the peopl~of Cuba know that the rest of the wqrld is . . per, quoted portions of it in a story in January. ment repeatedly affirm their not against Cuba." '. .' ; .' !I. In the letter Cardinal Mahony asked Mother Angelica to work with Bishop David E. Foley of Birmingham, Ala.. , where EWTN is located, to readiness to least modify some A member of. St. Brendan Parish in Miami, Guerra! IS a draw up "a brief, written. statement of retraction and apology that would aspects of the embargo ... in regraduate of Miami University in Mi~ml and has been wOJking be read without any further comment or commentary." sponse to clear signs of a greater in advertising In radio and TV production for the last 30 ~~ars.

He said "essential elements" of the apology would include an acopening within the society" as He left Cuba in 1 9 6 1 . , : . i knowledgment that she misjudged the pastoral letter "and you do not well as heightened respect for "My Wife and I cried every time.. we watched the (pope's) question my firm belief in the full nature of the Eucharist, nor my teachhuman rights, including religious Masses.on TV:' he said,. adding th~t he was partlcularl:, imings about the Eucharist." freedom, the archbishop wrote. pressed With the papal visit to Santiago de Cuba.

II: He said it was also essential that she say she does not invite people to He said the bishops were ask"Nobody in 39 years has said what that bishop?f Sanj;lago disobey their bishop and that it is not within her competence to do so. ing U.S. President Bill Clinton "to said right In front of R~ul Castro:' thEtbrother of Fidei C 9stro, "The Holy Father is the only competent authority in the church emrescind the onerous and evidently Guerra said. "Tr e bi~b9P of. Santiago said \'V.e hav~ t~i ~nd powered to do that," he wrote. , meaningless" ban on direct flights the' division between the Cubans 'there and.those In oXlle, Father Coiro told CNS that it is a violation of church law to incite and the ban on sale of food and tl1atwe have t().~~t~§li~h~ fre~,'Cuba,toeQd a one-l~arty Catholics to disobey their bishop. He said that in Mother Angelica's "sosystem,"to stop splitting families af'!d jailing people who have called apology program, she didn't seem to realize the seriousness ofthe ' medicines to Cuba.

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Cuba was imposed in 1962 and GUerra'said h.e had be.en ag~il'lst the Idea,' of trayelil:lg to In light of the wide dissemination of Mother Angelica's earlier criticisms, Cardinal Mahony said he expected that an.apology and retraction rwyi would be broadcast "on at least four different occasions" before Christcans. firsthand.." ',' " ' " ',.".,. . , ' I mas. .

1996, .Clinton ordered a ban on,\!-jJ~,()nly\~egr~l\'V~~,:tl1~tm~p()p,~,~idnotr:oemorializ~;!he direct flights to Cuba following yoli\lg:gatholic~'c:ll1dR~tl1olic~tu,dents who' died reslf;tlng "It is my fond hope and desire that this matter can be handled in this the Cuban military's shootdown the revolution and that .the pope'was not allowed to vi;:>lt a way, discreetly and without further public comment by you or by me," he said. of two airplanes operated by a priSon.:> '.i'.:L '. . . . "i' '. ·,. . !!

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Says premarriage instruction is necessary for understanding of a lifelong commitment.

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NEWS SEHVICE

ST. PAUL, Minn. - In a pastoral letter on marriage and thf: family, Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis said "religious and sacramental" formation is "the core of an authentic preparation for Catholic marriage."

In his 1,700-word pastoral released Feb. 8 he outlined the meaning of marriage vows, the relation of marriage to family and children, and an understanding of human sexuality as key issues all parish and archdiocesan marriage preparation programs should address.

He said training in natural family planning should be a part of every program.

He also called for greater attention to programs of "post-wedding help" to assist recently married couples with communication skills, preparation for children and various practical adjustments that follow the transition from single life to married life.

The pastoral was issued in conjunction witli the 17th annual archdiocesan observance of World Marriage Day. The celebration at St. Paul Cathedral featured a renewal of vows by married couples and recognition of couples throughout the archdiocese married 50 years or more.

Archbishop Flynn said that the family - "the foundation of all human society and the irreplaceable institution for the education and formation of children" - faces difficult challenges today.

"We live in a society in which marriage is misunderstood and even denigrated," he wrote. "Vows have been frequently broken. The gift of life has been rejected. Cohabitation before marriftge has clouded the intrinsic connection between marriage vows and physical sexual union. ...

Divorce has caused great damage to human relationships."

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Diocese of Fall River -

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Father Greeley marks 70th birthday in style

He said premarriage instruction in sponsored preparation programs

By DEIRDRE DALY O'NEAL University ofArizona; and Father Robpractical areas such as "financial plan- should address.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ert Barron, professor ofphilosophy and ning, interpersonal communication, He called for marriage preparation CHICAGO - Father Andrew systematic theology at Mundelein career expectations and other socio- to begin ordinarily "at least a year" logical aspects of marriage" is a valu- before the wedding and in any case Greeley marked his 70th birthday in Seminary.

Father Greeley concluded the symgrand style - with a symposium on able part of marriage preparation and "not less than six months" before. should continue to be part of it.

It should include a minimum of religion and literature, a Mass, an op- posium with a talk titled "Seanachie But he said church programs five sessions and include a "marriage era for which he wrote the libretto, and as Evangelist: Intimacy and Story Telling." should "place parinventory" with a formal dinner for 250 "Seanachie" is the ticular emphasis on follow-up discus- of his closest friends.

Gaelic word for "storyThe priest, novelist the specifically relision, he said. teller." Father Greeley gious and sacramenMarriageinven- and sociologist, who said the telling of stories tal elements involved tories are question- turned 70 Feb. 5, held - defined as "fiction" in the beautiful vocanaires designed to his birthday celebrations in the terminology of tion of marriage." help a couple dis- Jan. 31-Feb. I at St. modem literature - is He said engaged cover differences in Patrick Church, on the often more revealing of couples who underviews and attitudes city's near west side, the true nature of the stostand the personal and various one ofthe few structures ryteller than the "soand religious meanstrengths and to survive the Great Chiof 1873. called facts" of a biogcago Fire ing of a vow will be weaknesses each The free symporaphy or autobiography. better prepared to apbrings to the marThe storyteller says proach marriage "as a riage, so they will sium, which drew 250 to his audience, "Here lifelong commitment be better prepared attendees, brought toto the service of to deal with con- gethersix scholars, writ- FATHER ANDREW are the pictures that lurk GREELEY in my memory. Here are spouse, children and flicts or differences ers and theologians to my yesterdays, todays family." later, or in some discuss "Religion as Couples should cases learn they are Story." It was moderated by Ingrid and tomorrows," Father Greeley said.

"I have spun them together to "be prepared to welnot yet ready for Shafer, a professor from Oklahoma and ARCHBISHOP come children as the marriage or not re- author of three books about Father amuse you, to entertain you, to seduce you into liking my stories and liking HARRY J. FLYNN supreme gift of mar· ally suited to each Greeley and his novels.

A featured speaker was Father me. Perhaps, if! am fortunate," Father riage" and should unother. derstand the importance of a solid Archbishop Flynn said that the David Tracy from the University of Greeley continued, "my stories may prayer and sacramental life to mar- portion of the program dealing with Chicago Divinity School. He is the touch some of the pictures in your riage and family life, he said. human sexuality should include Greeley distinguished service profes- memories and make a change, howAn understanding of how the vo- teaching on the morality of various sor of modem Catholic studies at the ever small, in your life."

Father Greeley celebrated Mass at cation of married life is fulfilled "in reproductive technologies plus "at university, a chair endowed by Father St. Patrick Church after the sympobodily as well as ~;piritual ways" in- least two introductory classes" on Greeley in honor of his parents.

In Father Tracy's address, "James sium. Among the concelebrants was . volves an understanding of human natural family planning.

Joyce's Epiphanies," he noted that retired Bishop Mark 1. Hurley of Santa sexuality and the importance of "virHe said some of the essential eletues, particularly chastity," for an en- ments of instruction on the sacramen: Joyce is one of Father Greeley's favor- Rosa, Calif.

An invitation-only dinner followed ite authors. during marriage, he said. tal nature of marriage include: In fact, Father Tracy said, Father the Mass. Guests came from as far away "Every marriage program also _ - a Christian understanding of . 'Greeleyhas beei1krt~>,_~referto as Arizona, NewYork and Gem'lany. ought to ihtroduce couples to natural the human person;' To top off Father Greeley's birthday family planning," he said. "Natural - understanding of marriage in Joyce, in tongue-in-cheek fashion, as family planning honors thy Catholic terms of the Redemption and as a "re- "the greatest Catholic theologian" in weekend, a new opera, ''The Death of teaching on the indissoluble link be- flection of Christ's love for the spite ofJoyce's professed agnosticism. Michael Collins," was performed free However, Father Tracy maintained for 350 people Feb. I at St. Patrick tween life and love, provides a way church"; by which husbands and wives come - a practical understandi ng of the that Father Greeley's description of Church. Collins was one of the leaders to understand each other more inti- commitments made in the couple's Joyce as a theologian was appropriate of the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland.

The libretto was written by Father mately and offers an escape from the promises of fidelity, permanence and because Joyce defined religion as "the contraceptive mentality that threatens openness to life. Archbishop Flynn manifestation of one's felt relationship Greeley while the music and the lyrto corrupt marriages and all interper- encouraged parishes and marriage to the God ofthe cosmos," and life it- ics to the songs were written by Father Edward McKenna. It was the secsonal relationships." preparation providers in the archdio- self as "a series of epiphanies."

Other speakers included John Shea;' ond operatic collaboration between the In a series of pastoral recommen- cese to "develop ongoing programs dations appended to the pastoral let· and support for newly married professor at the Institute for Pastoral two priests.

The opera wa~ sung by seven memtel', Ar~hbishop Flynn listed a num- couples, especially in the first three Studies, Loyola University; Albert Bergeson, sociology professor at the bers of the Chicago Opera Factory. ber ofelements that he said all church- years."

Kentucky Dominicans continue pioneering ways

By HEIDI SCHLUMPI= CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO - The Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine, Ky.,are pioneering women.

The nine women who gathered in 1822 in a small cabin in a lush green valley in rural Washington County, Ky., with a dream to help educate the children of struggling families in a harsh, demanding land were obviously pioneers.

But so are today's Kentucky Dominicans, many of whom are on the cutting edge of new ministries in the church. They say the uniquely American order allows them the freedom to pursue creative and challenging work.

In the Chicago Archdiocese, one sister helps to tum around the lives of fi rst-time offenders convicted ofdrunk driving. Another trains lay people to be spiritual directors and conducts workshops on the Enneagram. Sti II another spends her days with Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims.

"I've always felt that the Dominican charism is to follow your own individual spiritual light. Ourcommunity truly supports that," says Sister

Patricia Kilbane of Chicago. facilitate the process of helping mission to "search for truth ... hear and Together with Msgr. Ignatius people discover God in their every- proclaim God's word, promote the digMcDermott of Haymarket House, Sis- day lives and to listen more deeply to nity of persons .. teach, heal, serve and ter Kilbane helped establish a DUI the word of God speaking in them and transform oppressive structures." education program for first-time of- in their work and relationships," said To that end, the order also has fenders who come through the circuit Sister Petrusa. taken several corporate stances on a court. With more wide variety of isthan 20,000 refersues. It opposes ') ~s par( ~~ the yeart '.i ;;'l~bration:of~h~}{eh.':: . the death penalty, rals a year, the program claims a tu~ky DominIcans' 175t ,i~rsary, the. $lstEJrsarej " supports civil 96 percent success rights legislation getting back ~o their r9P" .l~ading anothei'tfabin"i for rate, virtually homosexuals, to their moth,erhouse. ca,rJiR"~ i: . ' , . , !' opposed the Pereliminating recidivism. sian Gulf War and "That's a very educable moment The Kentucky Dominican sisters supports the closing of the School of because it's the first time the person also are repre!.ented at the the Americas. has crossed the line from citizen to archdiocesan Pastoral Center, where The most recent corporate stance, part of the criminal justice system," Sister Joan Monica McGuire, a ,in December 1997, opposed the prosaid Sister Kilbane. "Most people are former president of the community, duction, sale and use of land mines. just overwhelmed with the misery serves as director of the Office of Environmental concerns also have they've caused themselves and they're Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs. been a priority for the order. An "earth ready to listen."

"One of the mottoes of the Do- audit" at the motherhouse in St. Another Chicagoan, Sister Rita minicans is 'veritas' or truth. Ecu- Catharine, Ky., in 1989 was the first Petrusa, does retreats on dreams and menical, interfaith and interreligious in a series of projects to tum the camthe Enneagram, a tool for understand- work is really a search for truth," said pus into a center for earth education, ing personality styles. She also serves Sister McGuire. "It's also a means for earth spirituality and sustainable livas director of the Institute of Spiri- renewing our church as we're in dia- ing. tual Companionship, which trains lay logue with others."

In addition to a recycling center, people to be spiritual directors or Despite the wide diversity of min- the motherhouse campus supports companions. istries, the women all see their work extensive vegetable gardens, a green"In spiritual companioning, we as fulfilling the Kentucky Dominicans' house and a compost heap. All trees

on the 640 acres have been identified and wildflowers have been planted.

As part of the yearlong celebration of the Kentucky Dominicans' 175th anniversary, the sisters are getting back to their roots by adding another "cabin" to their motherhouse campus.

With more than $30,000 raised by the sisters and the community, a Habitat for Humanity home will be built for a needy family. ''The community has given to us so now we wanted to give back," explained Sister Joye Gros, a Chicagoan and current member of the community's governing board.

Like most religious orders, the 300-membercongregation sees fewer and fewer women interested in dedicating their lives to God and to service. However, its 20-year-old associate program is burgeoning.

"I find this has been a very meaningful life for me," says Sister Gros.

"My sadness is not many people think of it as a possibility for a meaningful life.

"I just want people to do whatever makes them happy, whether or· not that's religious life," she added. "But, for me, I'm very happy."

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Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., Feb. 13, 1998

"Zero Effect" sags, drags over trivia

NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule review~; of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Four Days in September" (Miramax)

By GERRI PARE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

taneously wanting to earn his humongous fee yet needing to save NEWYORK-A reclusive pri- the likely guilty party from his own vate eye and his tightlipped client client, who is demanding her idenhave very different designs on a tity.

Complicating matters, Arlo has mystery woman in the offbeat tale "Zero Effect" (Columbia). finally walked out on him while The debut feature by writer-di- lovestruck Gloria thinks Zero's a rector Jake Kasdan, son of "The Big mi Id-mannered accountant and Chill" director Lawrence Kasdan, Stark is slowly closing in on her. starts off amus.ingly but eventually And slowly is the operative word overdoses on quirkiness. here. Kasdan's narrative soon beSince brilliant detective Daryl gins to drag and sag as far too much Zero (Bill Pullman) does not care time is spent on detailing just how to actually meet his clients, he sends ' eccentric and borderline paranoid his representative Arlo (Ben Stiller) Zero is, how overworked and frusto pick up a retainer from Portland trated Arlo is, and how sly and semillionaire Stark (Ryan O'Neal), cretive Stark is. who is being blackmailed by an" .~ The actual blackmail case inunknown party for a reason Stark ~volves a convoluted murder mysabsolutely refuses to reveal. tery whose final resolution is not In this opening scene, the movie worth the two-hour running time. wryly cuts between Arlo selling a By that time, interest in whodunit skeptical Stark on Zero's steel-trap and why seems almost beside the mind - if unconventional way of point, so involved is the script in doing business - while privately minute details.

Arlo confides in a drinking buddy Pullman in fact can pull off this that Zero is a pathetic jerk with zero type of quirky character pretty well social skills. but in this overwritten instance his Their classic Holmes-Watson re- oddness becomes grating, as is lationship has little room for mu- Stiller's whiny interpretation of his tual respect as Zero also treats Arlo Watson role.

If 20 or more minutes of extralike a round-the-clock gofer.

While tracking his client's neous characterization were cut moves to get a better handle on the from the movie, the pace would not case, Zero makes the acquaintance seem so deadly and the film's modof plucky paramedic Gloria est charms would blossom instead Sullivan (Kim Dickens) and finds . of having~zei"o effect. himself uncharacteristically drawn Due to an implied sexual ento her. counter, intermittent profanity and Worse, he comes to suspect she recurring rough language, the U.S. may be the actual blackmailer and, Catholic Conference classification if so, Stark would not hesitate to is A-III - adults. The Motion Pichave her killed. ture Association of America rating Thus, Zero finds himself simul- is R - restricted.

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"Half-Baked" (Universal) Dreary collection of drug jokes revolving around a spaced-out addict (Dave Chappelle) getting money to bail a halfwit pal (Harland Williams) out ofjail by becoming a dealer in marijuana. Directed by Tamra Davis, the low-budget proceedings are of the dumb-and-dumber variety with witless fantasies that smoking weed is no crime but only harmless fun. Unamusing trivialization of the drug culture, sexual encounters, brief nudity and frequent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"The Replacement Killers" (Columbia) Bullet-riddled action movie in which a hit man (Chow Yun-Fat) finds himself targeted for death after refusing an assignment, then unwittingly ensnares a shady lady (Mira Sorvino) in his desperate attempts at Ilight. Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the mimJless story merely shuftles its flat, un~;ympathetic characters from one bloody shootout to the next with boring predictability.

Excessive violence, some rough language and a few instances of profanity.

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally oftensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"Stephen King's The Night Flier" (New Line)

DENZEL WASHINGTON stars as a cop trying to beat the devil in the supernatural thriller "Fallen." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-Ill-adults. The Motion Picture of America rating is R-restricted. (CNS/ Warner Bros. photo)

Upcoming TV shows By

HENRY HERX AND GERRI PARE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Here are capsule reviews of theatrical films to be shown on national television the week of Feb. 22: Sunday, Feb. 22, 7-9 p.m. EST (ABC) "Casper" (1995). A lonely 13-year-old (Christina Ricci) is be,..

ties and a crude expression. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of the theatrical version was A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG - parental guidance suggested; Sunday, Feb. 22, 8:30-11 p.m.

EST (NBC) "Crimson Tide" (1995). Slack thriller about a breakdown in the chain of command .. aboard a U.S. submarine

when its captain (Gene Sister Marjorie Keenan, RSHM Hackman) and executive officer (Denzel Washing1 ton) battle over launching a pre-emptive nuclear strike on a Russian missile base A Body Broken for a Broken People seized by rebel forces. Diby Salesian Father Francis J. Moloney rector Tony Scott sets up the political situation realistically enough, then fritters away the suspense in miliSister Maqarie Keenan tary and technological jarofficial at the Pontifical gon, underdeveloped charCouncil for Justice and Peace acters and portentous verbal sparring between the two "~::'; .,.~: principals. Stylized vioSacred Heart ofMary Sister Maffoije . lence, a bit of profanity and an official at the Pontifical [ouncilfQ intermittent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of UA Body Broken for a Broken People" by Francis J. Moloney, SOB, the theatrical version was (Hendrickson Publishers Inc., Peabody, Mass.) 1997, 256 pp.

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Gripping but thoughtful fact-based thriller about the 1969 kidnapping of the U.S. ambassador to Brazil (Alan Arkin) by an underground group seeking to force Brazil's military dictatorship to release some of their imprisoned comrades. Directed by Bruno Barreto, the step-by-step account of the kidnapping and police search is quite suspenseful, but the treatment of the period's political landscape and the motivation of key characters clearly show the kidnapping as a brutal act of terrorism and as morally repugnant as the regime against which it is directed. Subtitles. Scenes of violence including torture, menacing situations and occasional rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

Tedious horror story about a cynical reporter (Miguel Ferrar) hot on the trail of a vampire killer who lands his plane on lonely, back-country airstrips, then drains the blood from his victims. Directed by Mark Pavia, the concept of the supernatural marauder.is too tjlin to be sustained in this overlong feature which ends in an overdone bloodbath. Excessive violence, menacing situations, occasional profanity and rough languagl~. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted. ~ .. "....,m:

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Marian Awards air on cable The Marian Medal Award ceremony continues to air on local cable access channels in parts of the diocese: in Dartmouth, Fall River and New Bedford on cable channel 3 on Feb. 13 at noon and 9 p.m.; Feb. 14 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.; Feb. 24 at noon and II p.m.; Feb. 17 at noon and 9 p.m.; Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 29 at 2 p.m.; in Mashpee on cable channel 20 on Feb. 16 and 23 at 4 :00 p.m.; and in New Bedford on cable channel 98 on Feb. 13 and 20 at 7 p.m.

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Cardinal Joseph Bernardin (Loyola Press) 2. Life of the Beloved

Henri J.M. Nouwen (Crossroad] 3. Twelve Months of Monastelry Soups

Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourllitte (Liguori) Paperback 1. Handbook for Today's Calhollc

ARedemptorist Publication (Lilluori) 2. Workbook for Lectors & Gospel Readers '98

Lawrence E. Mick (Liturgy Training Publications) 3. Mother Teresa: In My Own Words Mother Teresa (Liguori) Children and Young People 1. Have You Ever Heard a Hummingbird Hum?

Bernadette McCarver Snyder (Ave Moria Press) 2. Can You Find Jesus?

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(St. Anthony Messenger Press) 3. Together at Mass Cronin & Bellina (Ave Moria Pmss) Source: Catholic Book Publishers Assoc.

Understanding our aged parents

By DEBORAH OSUCH People often ask me why I have chosen geriatric nursing (care offrail elderly) as my specialty. The answer has a lot to do with what I have learned from this wonderful group.

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ize about all elders, they share common experiences that shape the way they cope with aging, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. When the elder is also our parent, the journey can be fraught with frustration as well as with joy.

The shared experience of our parents includes surviving two world wars and the Depression. They have seen transportation transformed from the Model-T to the space shuttle. They are a generation of hard workers who are also fiercely patriotic. Our aging parents took pride in taking care of their own and in being self-sufficient.

Theirs is an independent generation which values privacy and remaining in charge of their households. They have also witnessed advances in medical technology that have allowed them to live longer than any previous generation. While living longerceltainly has numerous benefits, eventually the normal processes of aging impact upon the quality of life, causing many elderly parenL~ to dread becoming a burden to their families.

Caregiving responsibilities for a frail parent may develop slowly over the years due to a chronic illness, or may occur suddenly due to a stroke or fatl. Either way, becoming our parents' caregivers turns both their lives and ours inside out. In my work as a geriatric care manager 1 rarely come

in contact with families who got through it easily. More often, assuming the roles of caregiver and care receiver were difficult and frustrating because of denial, differences in expectations and difficult personal relationships. .

Denial is a symptom of our youth and beauty oriented society that devalues aging and dependence and fears mortality. We may nOtice physical changes and memory problems in our parents, but often ignore these signs until a crisis develops. Denial protects us from admitting that our parents are getting older, and therefore, so are we. Our parents may also wish to protect us by maintaining the parent/child relationship. Our elderly parents often feel ashamed that they are no longer able to maintain their independence.

Differences in expectations, theirs and ours, frequently involye the issue of independence.

We place great: importance on our frail parents' safety. However, our parents place emphasis on their quality of life and dignity. Living alone in a two-story home and driving are two subjects about which elderly parents and adult children often differ in opinion. Although competent older adults have the right to take chances, everyone sleeps better when an acceptable level of risk is negotiated.

Some elderly parents wt;:lcome, or

ALZHEIMER'S PROGRAM-Diane Leclair (left) of the Community Nurse Association and Deborah Osuch, Geriatric Care Manager at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, ready themselves to present a course to health care workers on working with Alzheimer's patients. Over 100 healthcare professionals took part in the extensive program held at the extended care facility.

Parish 路Nurse school for licensed practical nurses and worked at a medical walk-in center. When she retired in 1990 she was director of nurses at the Catholic Memorial Home.

"Currently, I am busy doing about 25 home visits and I see a number of other people at church functions," said Quigley, who is married. "We don't practice medicine or get into the area of dressing wounds or any of that during the pastoral visits," Quigley explained.

"Most of the time people are comfortable telling nurses just about anything. When you think you're going in strictly to bring people the Eucharist, you find there are problems they want to talk about. They ask you about their mt:dication.

They tell you that they are not feeling well. They'll describe symptoms and we can make recommendations and referrals.

"As a matter of fact we make referrals to services that t.he people don't even know are available. Frequently they just don't know the

even expect their adult children to help. However, issues such as health, housing, careers, distance or divorce can prevent us from providing the care they need, possibly causing guilt on our part and hard fl~elings on theirs.

Open communkation and honesty are a good start. We need to listen to our elderly parents' concerns and wishes. They in tum need to listen to our concerns and fears. Each side needs to be realistic and willing to compromise. Our way or their way may not be the. only ways! We also need to become gracious receivers.

While it is important to respect and value independence and privacy, it is also necessary to develop a sense of interdependence and sharing. Our parents are a generation of givers. But as our parents become frail elders, we could ask them to consider that God is calling them to become receivers, so that we can give back to them. As Christians we are called to share each other's burdens. This call is a far cry from the dread our parents have of becoming a burden to us. To what extent we are a role model to our own children will be a gift to ourselves in our own old age.

Deborah Osuch is a geriatric care manager at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, and is certified in gerontological training. She may be reachedfor referrals and consultation at 999-4561.

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ACTOR RICARDO MONTALBAN, wearing the medal of the Pontifical Order of St. Gregory the Great, attends a special Mass recognizing 67 people for their contributions to the church. Cardinal Roger M. Mahony presented the papal honors recently at St. Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks, Calif. (CNS/Jacobs photo)

Healthcare workers trained to care for people with Alzheimer's disease FAIRHAVEN-In a collaborative effort, staff members from Our Lady's Haven and Community NurseAssociation recently offered a course to train healthcare workers to care more effectively for people with Alzheimer's disease.

One hundred and ten healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals from the two agencies took part in the twelve-hour course, which was led by two local nurses. Instructors Diane LeClair, MSN, RNC, director of professional dQ.vel.opment at Community Nurse Association of Fairhaven, and Deborah Osuch, MS, RNC, geriatric care manager based at Our Lady's Haven, are both certified by the Alzheimer's Association of Eastern MA and are members of the Alzheimer's Partnership of South. eastern MA. Topics addressed during the course included theories on the causes of Alzheimer's disease, diagnostic testing, identifying and managing problem behavior, effective communication, stresses and concerns of caregivers, planning for the future and long-term care.

As a geriatric care manager, Deborah Osuch provides needs assessment, care planning and counseling to frail elders and their families. The goal of care management is to prevent premature nursing home placement and the program serves elders and their families in the Greater New Bedford and Fall River areas and parts of Rhode Island. For more information about Alzheimer's disease, area residents may contact Deborah Osuch at 999-4561 or the Alzheimer's Association of Eastern MA at (617) 494-5150.

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health care resources they can have access to."

Crossing the line for Quigley means getting into many pastoral areas. One of them is the bereavement ministry. "It is very important to me but it is quite important to the family because they need someone to talk to."

And sometimes it means telling people the hard facts. "Families are frequently not ready for Hospice programs. Often it is too difficult for them to accept the fact that a relative has a terminal illness that will be of long duration. They talk to us."

The Hospice program, operated by a private agency in Fall River with two visiting nurs~s, offers a service to those terminally ill.

"Someone is needed to provide medication, as well as to sit and talk and check in on them, and support the family," Quigley pointed out.

At St. Peter's, Quigley coordinates a monthly blood pressure screening held in conjunction with

a pancake breakfast. "We might take 25 to 30 blood pressure screenings a week," said Quigley. " Currently we do about 25 to 30 home visits. As a eucharistic minister, Quigley brings Communion to the housebound and shutins not just on first Fridays but whenever it is convenient to the people at home. The parish also has a health council comprised of parishioners interested in well ness and developing programs within the parish. It includes a pharmacist, a secretary, a teacher and the director of a Council on Aging.

"From the clinic we have branched out into a weight management program; are in the planning stages for a health fair, and in a coming week we will be doing CPR certification," Quigley added.

"We teach and provide literature too."

The list of activities and projects Quigley is involved with is comprehensive. It includes education forums on all aspects of health, stress

reduction, sex education, drug and personal abuse, and home visits to the sick, shut-irts, and elderly. The unique ministry also involves visits to hospitalized elderly, fellowship and support groups for various personal situations, and assisting the elderly to stay in their own homes.

The work also calls for establishing prayer groups to help congregations move toward prayer services for healing; recruiting, training and coordinating volunteers to meet needs and maximizing the use of community resources by personal referral and followup by community agencies.

Quigley reported that St. Anne's Hospital offers continuing training programs for the parish nurses and does recruitment. On June 13, there will be a program at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown open to area nurses interested in becoming parish nurses.

"We are interested in training more people to deal with the health

care of parishioners at the parish level," Quigley said. "The June meeting will include information on alternative therapies to be given by a physician from St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Boston. Parish care is an area that many nurses are becoming interested in."

This concept of the parish nurse is spreading, Quigley and Sister Mello reported. Approximately 900 parish nurses attended the recent international convention that takes place annually in Chicago - where the idea started. But in the Southeast sector of the nation the concept is still new.

Sister Mary Ann Gorelczenko, a Missionary Servant of the Blessed Trinity from Philadelphia, is one of two students currently in the hospital's parish nurse program while pursuing a bachelor's degree in public health nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. She is also studying to be a chaplain in a pastoral care program offered by the hospital.

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Irish primate calls for defeat of "death dealers"

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

ARMAGH, Northern Ireland Following a spate of sectarian ml,lrders, Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh called for prayers "for the defeat ,of all the death dealers."

In his Life Sunday homily Feb.

I, the archbishop, who is primate of all Ireland, said many in Northern Ireland were terrified by the recent increase in sectarian threats and violence.

"Murders of innocent working men assail human life and dignity," Archbishop Brady said.

"A way forward must be found.

The memory of the dead must not be dishonored by further bloodshed," he said, adding that those inv.olved in peace talks "must not be intimidated or deflected from their work: the search for a fair and lasting peace." .

Italian cardinal-designate seen as papal candidat.e

Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I sh~11 have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all.things and .. , conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature ' . was created, Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, ' take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to - Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will. keep'my heartjealollsly and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may f1our.ish and be the instrument that draws all: men iDto the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. f

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half of the eight killed were targeted ing their attacks again,t Catholics.

Msgr. Denis Faul, a prominent because of their involvement in Northern Ireland peace; campaigner cross-community activities.

After urgent appeals by church in Dungannon, said the threats leaders in late January, the Loyalist against Protestants were probably Volunteer Force declared it would not genuine, "but true or false, they stop killing "ordinary Catholics," have a chilling effect on the recipibut would continue attacks on ents.

"One hopes no practicing Catho"known Republicans."

But since then a new organiza- lic would get involved in such bad tion calling itself the Catholic Re- behavior," he said. action Force has emerged, issuing threats to Protestant workers and clergymen living near the border in south Armagh, a strong nationalist area. The Catholic Church has rejected any knowledge of the Catholic Reaction Force, A spokesman said: "Who are they? Where do they come from? Of course they have nothing to do with us, They contravene everything that is Catholic. T'lle blueprint. fqr us is the love commandment.

Anyone who threatens human life is going ag~inst all that."

Since the appearance of the Catholic Reactiqn Force, Loyal- . ist Volunteer Force members have issued a statement saying they ARCHBISHOP SEAN BRADY are co'nside~~ng ~esum-

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Some place Cardinaldelegate Tettamanzi high on list of possible successors to Pope John Paul II.

By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The news that the archbishop ofGenoa, Italy, was being mimedto the College of Cardinals immediately placed him near the top of Italian pundits' list of possible ~uccessors to Pope John Paul' II. Cardinal-designate Dionigi Tettamanzi served as general secretary of the Italian bishops' conference in the early I990s, winning a reputation as a wise leader, a negotiator and a pastor in touch with the real problems of society.

Pope John Paul announced Jan. 18 that the prelate would join the C,ollege of Cardinals,during a Feb. 21 consistory at the Vatican. . Itlllia'1, n~wspapers described the 63-year-old cardinal-designate as "one of the most authoritative and listened-to voices of the Italian church."

An expert in moral theology and a leader in pastoral outreach to families, Cardinal~designate Tettamanzi has led the northern 'Italian Archdiocese,ofGenoa since

1995. He also serves as vice presi- nary in Rome. Two years later, dent of the Italian bishops' confer- Pope John Paul named him archence. bishop ofAncona. He led the archHis four-year term as the full- diocese until being nominated gentime secretary of the conference eral secretary of the bi shops" conand chief spokesman for the bish- ference in 1990. ops in the early I990s came at a Cardinal-designate Tettamanzi time of great turmoil for Italy: was making a weekend-long pasbribery and kickback scandals toral visit to Our Lady of Provi. rocked the political scene and the dence Parish in Genoa. when Pope traditionally Catholic Christian John Paul announced the newest Democrat Party dissolved., group of cardinals.

The Italian church's initial reItalian news report:. quoted the action seemed to be fear of losing archbishop as saying the nominaa Catholic voice in government . tion was mostly a recognition and, and social life. But Cardinal~des- . honor for Genoa, which traditionignateTettamanzi led the bishops' ally is led by a cardinal.

"I'm trying to live this moment call for Catholics to ensure that no matter which party they belonged like every other moment of my life, to, the party would promote basic following the plans God has for values of respect for human dig- me," he told the Italian news nity and huma!1 life, and concern agency ANSA shortly after the pope's announcement:. . for the poor and for immigrants.

Born March 4, 1934, in Renato, Even being named a cardinal, Italy, near Milan, he began his he said, "I'm trying to respond to studies for the priesthood in Milan. his plan which is so bea!Jtiful and He earned a degree in theology. so demanding. It is bl~autiful befrom the Gregorian University in cause cardinals have a ~.pecial bond Rome and was ordained to the· with the pope and his ministry and priesthood in 1957. perform a service not just to a parReturning to Mjlan, he taught·: ticular chu'rcl), but to the'church of , moral· theoiogy fn the Rome, that is, t'he universal archdiocesan seminary and served' church." as an adviser to the Milan chapIt is demanding, he 'said, beter of the Association of Catholic cause cardinals are called to serve Physicians. the church and humani'ty "to the In 1987, he was named rector point of shedding their blood," if ofthe Milan Archdiocese's semi- necessary. .. ,',

Milwaukee priest named head of papal household •

Msgr. Harvey, a former Service in Rome.

As of Feb. 9, arrangements had not diplomat, is also named been finalized for his episcopal ordia bishop.

nation, although it was likely to be scheduled for mid-March.

Also on Feb. 7, Pope :John Paul CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE named his longtime personal secreVATICAN CITY-Pope John tary, Msgr. Stanislaw Dziwisz, a Paul II has named a Milwaukee-born bishop and adjunct prefect of the paVatican diplomat, Msgr. James M. pal household.

Harvey, to be a bishop and prefect of Bishop-designate Dziwisz, 58, the papal household. became personal secretary to ArchBishop-designate Harvey, 48, had bishop Karol Wojtyla of Krakow, Pobeen assessor of the Vatican Secre- land, in 1966. He continued serving tariat of State for the past seven as his secretary even after the archmonths. bishop was elected pope and took the On Feb. 7 the pope appointed him name John Paul II in 1978. to head the Prefecture of the Papal Bishop-designate Harvey said the Household, the office in charge of new appointments formalize a situaorganizing all public and private pa- tion that has existed for years: the Secpal audiences and ceremonies, with' retariat of State and the Prefecture the exception of those which are of the Papal Household work together strictly liturgical. to plan and organize audiences. They The appointment means that pass on the requests and proposed Bishop-designate Harvey will be in plans to Bishop-designate Dziwisz for close daily contact with Pope John the pope's approval.

Paul, greeting visiting heads of state, Vatican spokesman Joaquin bishops and others who are granted Navarro-Valls also told reporters the audiences with the pope and oversee- new appointments simply formalized ing all the details necessary for en- an existing situation. The need for cosuring the dignity of the encounters. ordination, he said, "is bound to in"I'm very humbled and honored tensify in view of the Great Jubilee by the opportunity to serve the pope of the Year 2000." and the church in this way;' BishopWhen asked if his new job would designate Harvey told Catholic News be very different from the tasks he was

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responsible for in the Secretariat of State over the last 'IS years, Bishopdesignate Harvey answered, "Yes and no.

"A lot of the work here involves collaboration between the Secretariat of State and the prefecture. A lot of things treated by the Secretariat of State have repercussions on the prefecture," including decisions about the timing and topics of papal audiences, especially with visiting heads of state and diplomats, he said.

Born Oct. 20, 1949, in Milwaukee, James Michael Harvey did high school and college studies at the Milwaukee archdiocesan seminary. Sent to North American College in Rome, he earned a license in theology from Gregorian University and was ordained to the priesthood in 1975 by Pope Paul VI. In 1976, he began studies at the Vatican's diplomatic academy. He earned a doctorate in canon law from Gregorian University and entered the Vatican's diplomatic service in 1980 with a posting in the Dominican Republic.

Two years later, he was transferred to the Vatican Secretariat of State. In July he was named assessor of the secretariat, a rank similar to that of an undersecretary at a Vatican congregation.

Protests intensify over 'quick-fix' abortion

By JOHN BURGER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Pro-life activists in the New York City area are intensifying efforts to dissuade women from taking a generic version of the controversial abortion-inducing pill RU-486.

Announcements that two New York area medical centers are participating in trials of the new pill have made pro-life activists determined to stress that a human life is taken, regardless of the abortion method.

Trials of a generic version of the French-made pill are being conducted at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and the Women's Medical Pavilion in the Westchester County town of Dobbs Ferry.

Used in the first seven weeks of pregnancy, the procedure involves two types of medication: RU-486, generically known as mifepristone, to stop the pregnancy, and a prostaglandin, misoprostol, that stimulates uterine contractions to expel the fetus.

Three separate doctor's exams are required to ensure the prooess is completed. If the dead fetus is not expelled, surgery is required. To date, the procedure has been ~sed by an estimated 200,000 European women.

Christopher T. Slattery, di rector of crisis pregnancy centers in Manhattan and the Bronx, said protesters of the abortion pill want to "emphasize the parenthood of early life so women aren't deceived into thinking there is no harm done in an early abortion."

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, This is an expression of thanks for the wonderful and Christ-like leadership of Bishop Scan O'Malley. Each time I read something he's written, hear him speak or learn of something he has done, I am more and more grateful for his presence in this diocese.

In particular, I would like to thank him for the letter he authored regarding partial birth abortion, which was read at Mass recently. The letter could have been more graphic, given the gruesome nature of this procedure, but it was couched in words which were caring of the sensitivities of the younger members of the congregations. Nevertheless, it carried a powerful message, clearly teaching Catholic truths and doctrine. Hopefully, that message will reach the ears and consciences of our two senators.

I would also like to express enormous pride in our priests here at' Corpus Christi parish: Fathers Marcel Bouchard, Henry Dahl and Felician Plichta. Unquestionably, these feelings are shared by most of our parishioners. The bishop's letter was read at all Masses at Corpus Christi and each of them gave heartfelt and moving homilies reinforcing its message and the Catholic position of reverence for all life. Additionally, they gave solid support to our successful card campaign. In every way, these priests demonstrate strong spiritual example and leadership for all in our parish, including the shining example ofobedience.

Would that everywhere this commitment to coumgeously teach Catholic truth be so very evident.

Patricia Stebbins East Sandwich

Slattery planned to hold demonstrations March 21 near the two medical centers and at other sites where abortions are performe~, either with RU-486 or the newer methods.

Two of the latest methods involve use of the cancer drug Methotroxate or a syringe to abolt fetuses as young as eight days old.

The Food and Drug Administration approved RU-486 for sale in the United States in September 1996, but it is not yet available on the market.

Under boycott pressure from prolife groups in the United States, its French maker, Roussel Uclaf, last year transferred U.S. patent rights for the drug to the nonprofit Population Council. The council has not revealed who will manufactlllre.the drug for the U.S. market.

RU-486 induces a miscarriage that generally occurs at home, said Dr. Steven Kaali, director of the Dobbs Ferry clinic. He is participating in the study ofthe drug being conducted by Abortion Rights Mobilization, based in Manhattan.

Angela McNaughton, executive director of the Pregnancy Care Center in New Rochelle, N.Y., said that the drug is presented as a "quick fix" but that like other types of abortion it is traumatic and leaves the woman with a sense of loss.

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By MARY C. UHLER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

a sweepstakes featured in the De- Jerome School, said the faculty and cember issue of Sports Illustrated for students were "extremely proud and COLUMBUS, Wis. -;-A Catho- Kids sponsored by Coca-Cola. excited" for Jonathan. lic school student from Wisconsin Kids were encouraged to ansWer "It's a definitely a once-in-a-Iifewas selected to carry the Olympic five Olympic-related trivia questions time opportunity," she said. flame in Japan as a member of the to qualify for a spot on the relay She said Jonathan took slides and Olympic torch relay team.. team. Nearly 10,000 young people videos of his experience, which also Jonathan Hodkiewicz,12, re- entered the contest. included touring Japan. Of course, ceived a big send-off from his classThe Hodkiewiczes were notified he will give a report to his fellow stumates at St. Jerome School in Co- in January that Jonathan could be a dents at St. Jerome School, where he lumbus in the Diocese of Madison. 'potential wi.nner. They were asked is in the sixth grade.. days before he left for Japan. He was to fill out"several pieces of paperThe flame, kindled Dec. 19 in one of just 32 people setected to work.

Athens, Greece, was transported to carry the torch, each accompanied .

"I was' really excited," said Japan by plane on Dec. 23. It then by five escort runners from countries Jonathan, noting that his mother, Su- crisscrossed Japan, making its way throughout the world. san, was skeptical. "My mom said, to Nagano for the opening ceremoJonathan was one of five Ameri- 'Yeah, right, like I'm going to win nies on Feb. 6 of the XVIII Winter can youths who had the honor ofcar- this,'" he said, "but when we got the .Games. rying the Olympic flame as it made call telling me that I had won, all my Jonathan ran with the flame for its 1,1 00-kilometer journey to the mom could say was, 'Wow!' My par- one kilometer through the city of Olympic Stadium in Nagano. He ents are really overwhelmed by all Matsumoto in Japan, accompanied by won the unique opportunity through of this." five escort runners. He practiced for Coca-Cola ~greed to fly his moment in the Olympic spotlight.

Jonathan, four other winners, and "My parents had me running their parents to Nagano Jan. 28. around St. Jerome School three times Jonathan's father, Alan, accompa- a day and I played.basketball," he said. nied him. It was Jonathan~s first airHe'll be able to keep the torch he FALL RIVER-The students at plane ride. carried. His only regret was that he SS. Peter and Paul SchOOl know that The HOdkiewiczes are active could not stay in Japan for the acpostal workers deliver a lot of valen- members of St. Jerome Catholic Partual Olympic competition. Showing tines each year and wanted to recog- ish in Columbus, wh'ere 路Jonathan wisdom beyond his years, Jonathan nize their efforts with a special project had previously displayed his luck by said, "I'm not that disappointed. Afthat pots mailmen on the receiving winning many church raffles. ter all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime thing end of the mail.

Kim Frederick, principal of St. just to go to Japan." .

From 1-2 p.m. today at all local postal station~, the students will personally deliver handmade valentines to postal workers in appreciation for all the hard work they do to insure the mail comes through. Students in grades K-8 created the valentines and the delivery will be handled by the student workers at Saint Pete's Station, the in-school post office.

Kathleen Burt, school principal, said that Valentine's Day is a great time to uphold those who staff the mail system and added that "no communication will ever be so full of love as the word that is hand-delivered and written on beautiful paper." The Wee Deliver postal program has been going on for five years at SS. Peter and Paul and in honor of that anniversary LOCAL STUDENTS from Bishops Connolly and Stang the students are recognizing local high schools gather with Connolly faCUlty members Dean postal workers said Burt.

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for championships ATTLEBORO-Bishop Fee~an High School swim coach Rod McGarry has announced the newly elected captains for the 1998 girls' swim team: juniors Meaghan Keams and Katie Maker of Wrentham and Catherine Servant ofAttleboro Falls.

Although the school will be closed for mid-winter break from Feb'-1420 the sports teams will remain active and the boys' swim team\vill try to cap its undefeated dual meet sea. son with a win at the SOlithern Conference Championships t<)day ~t Milford High School. They are the 'defending champions of the meet and . will compete in the South Sectiomil Championship next weekend.

Both the boys' (6-2) and girls' (7-1) winter track teams will compete for the Eastern Athletic Conference Championship at New Bedford Vocational at 9 a.m. Feb. 14. They are led by their coach Steve McGonigle and qualifiers at the meet will advance to the class and state meets next weekend.

A mandatory registration night for incoming freshmen will be held on Feb. 23.

Lauzon (back right) and Cathy Rogue (front right) in front of the Youth Apostolate building in Washington; D.C. While on the diocesan March for Life trip last month they participated in many spiritual activities, including presentations on the rosary and chastity and celebration of Mass:

CAREER DAY! Frank Andrade, a flight attendant for North American Airlines, shows Ashley Baldo and other first graders at SS. James and John School, New Bedford, how the life jacket of a plane works as part of the school's recent career day. Students throughout the school enjoyed presentations on many professions during Catholic Education Week.

STUDENTS OF Taunton Catholic Middle School and their grandparents take part in the schools traditional Grandparents Day Mass during Catholic Schools Week. ThEl service was led by school chaplain, Father Pawel Swiercz.

Quiz bowl and family ev.~nts highlight special wee1.~ TAUNTON-Area schools recently celebrated Catholic Schools Week and the students at Taunton Catholic Middle School (TCMS) opened the week with a special Grandparents' Day Mass led by school chaplain Father Pawel Swiercz. Father Swiercz spoke to the grandparents on dedication to Catholic education and thanked them for the sacrifices they continue to make on behalf of the students.

During the week the students invited family members to a "Bagel Break" where parents met over coffee and pastries.

A new event this year, Career Day, gave eighth grade students an opportunity to explore their futures. Bruce Correia, an environmental engineer at Taunton Mu-

nicipal Light and Power and Clairemarie Stewart, an occupational therapist, spoke t,j students about their own careers and answered questions. Literature and videos on many careers were available to the students during the day.

Another highlight of the week was the first annual TCMS Invitational Quiz Bowl, which brought students from St. Joseph's, St. Mary's and SS. James and John schools in New Bedford; Notre Dame, SS. Peter and Paul, and Holy Name schools in Fall River; and St. Francis Xavier school in Acushnet together to compete.

SS. James and John school took first place, St. Mary's second, and TCMS third. Following the event the students shared lunch in the cafeteria.

ART OIN DISPLAY: Bishop Feehan High School senior Sarah Rando of South Attleboro stands proudly next to her art work at the school's rElcerit art coffeehouse. Student art, music, and' dance were part of the annual event sponsored by the Feehan fine arts department, directed by Brenda Loiselle.

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32 Flavors Squint your eyes and look closer I'm not between you and your ambition I am a poster girl with no poster I am 32 flavors and then some And I'm beyond your peripheral vision So you might want to turn your head 'Cause some day you're going to get hungry And eat all of the words you just said I am what I am 32 flavors and then some God help you if you are an ugly girl Course too pretty is also your doom 'Cause everyone harbors a secret hatred For the prettiest girl in the room God help you if you are a phoenix And you dare to rise up from ash A thousand eyes Will smolder with jealousy You are just f1Ving past I am what I am I am 32 flavors and then some I'm taking my chances as they come I am 32 flavors and then some I'm nobody but I am someone Someone I'd never try to give my life meaning By demeaning you And I would like to state For the record I did everything that I could do (Repeat second verse) (Repeat first four lines of Verse 5) I'm looking for truth But there is none 32 flavors and then some I'll never forget where I came from 32 flavors and then some I'm nobody but I am someone 32 flavors and then some I'm taking my chances as they come 32 flavors and then some Looking for tr'uth And there is none Written by Ani DiFranco Sung by Alana Davis Copyright (c) 1997 by Elektra Entertainm~nt Group, a division of Warner Communications for the United States and WEA International for the world outside the United States.

I LIKE ALANA DAVIS' new chart hit "32 Flavors." Her music reminds me of Lisa Loeb's, though perhaps a bit softer with the acoustic guitar

mix. Like Loeb, Davis' music presents ideas worthy of discussion.

As human beings, each of us is a combination of many inter-

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Indeed, each of us is "32 flavors and then some." God gave us personalities that hold much potential for growth and discovery. It is up to you to learn more about who you are as a person.

In the song, Davis explains that one's physical attractiveness is neither a plus nor a minus.

Sometimes, teens are overconcerned about this aspect of life.

Indeed, we have a choice about how well we take care of our bodies, but outside of that, little can be done about who we are physically.

However, the opposite is true about most other aspects of our lives. For example, we can choose how kind we want to be to others. Likewise, we can be generous or not.

Your ability to be honest, caring and to live according to your own values is up to you.

Furthermore, you can set your own goals. It is up to you to find out what deeply interests you and then to pursue these passions. You also have the choice over how much work you want to put out in order to reach your goals.

Parents, teachers or others may offer direction, but in reality only you can determine which of the "32 flavors and then some" become active parts of your life.

As much as I like this song, there is one line I disagree with: "I'm looking for truth but there is none." If by chance that line means that it doesn't matter what we believe, I disagree.

However, if Davis means that there is no one way to discover the truth about who you are, then I concur. Clearly, there are many ways to develop who you are, and trying to be someone that you are not always leads to dissatisfaction. .

In any event, the happiest people I know are those who have recognized some of the truth of who they are. They are in tune with their Creator, and thus God's creativity and love shine through them.

Aspire to be this kind of individual, no matter how many "flavors" you discover within yourself.

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Will big money make you what you want to be?

By CHRISTOPHER

One questions I almost always ask teens is, "What would you like to do when you're done with school?"

The answer almost always makes me sad, because it's so often the same. "Oh, I don't know. Get a good job, one that pays a lot of money."

I wish they were just tossing off an answer. But, truthfully, I think it's a pretty honest answer.

Most young people think about work as what you do to get a paycheck. Bigger paychecks mean nicer cars and better trips to the mall. The work itself doesn't really matter. "It's just a job."

I sometimes find myself wanting to shout, "Yes, it really does matter because it isn't just ajob, it's your life!"

I'm not talking about the jobs people do going through school or while they're looking for a chance to get into something really exciting. I'm talking about your career, the work you really select for yourself.

If you like your work, you can count on enjoying large chunks of time every day. You'll come home feeling relaxed, ready for time with your friends and your family. There will be energy for seeing movies, climbing rocks and just hanging out.

But if you hate your work you'll dread getting up in the morning, and each day you'll have new reasons to remember why. You'll get home cranky and likely find yourself too exhausted for anything but television and sleep. .

Getting a big paycheck is nice.

But a person's satisfaction with his or her work is not determined by a dollar amount.

The question that really divides

people who love their work and people who dread Monday morning is not about money at all. Here's the important question. "Do you care about what you do?"

There is no external set of definitions that will determine whether or not ajob is one you'll care about.

It's personal and entirely based on your own internal values.

For example, let's imagine that you work as a receptionist. But if you really love animals you might enjoy every day spent as a receptionist in a veterinarian's office, while the same job in a real-estate office could feel like a prison sentence.

The difference won't be the pay or the hours, it will be in whether or not you care about what you do.

Art is work done with so much love that the outcome is beautiful.

I know a woman who manages a medical office. She does her work with great care for the patients and for each one of the people who work there. The employees are happy, and patients sense that they are valued.

The manager works hard, but she does it with joy. She has made art of her work. Her satisfaction is not based on her paycheck. Rather, it comes from caring about what she does.

If you want happiness in your work - and in your life - spend time learning about what you love doing. Follow your heart. And then do work that you care about.

If you're good at it, the paycheck will take care of itself.

But if you go after just any job that brings a big paycheck, you're likely to find yourself trapped in a job you can't stand. You'd better really enjoy those trips to the mall because they're coming at a very high price.

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'Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name is held every Tues. at St. Bernard's of city or town should be inFAIRHAVEN-St. Joseph cluded, as well as full dates of . parish at 7 p.m. and alI are invited to School is looking for graduates or attend. all activities. Please send news teachers who do not receive its newsof future rather than past ATTLEBORO-La .Salette letter. Names and addresses may be events.

Due to limited space and Shrine will welcome The Lighthouse sent to St. Joseph School, 100 Spring THE FALL 'RIVER Diocesan Council ot-Catholic Women . Ministry to its coffeehouse series on Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 c/o the also because notices of strictly Feb. 14at6:30p.m; The duo of Briari development office or via phone at will sponsor a retreartor all women at the Family Life! Center, .parish affairs normally appear North Dartmouth, on March 27-29. The retreat will:be'led by 996:1983. ·in a parish's own·bulletin, we and'Phyllis Calvey wilI play music focusing on family values and alI are .Father James Fitzpatrick and the deadline to registe r is Feb. 'are 'forced to limit items to FALL'RIVER-A day ·of.recol- 27. "For more information, call Agnes Lyons, retreat chairwelcome. For more information or events of general interest. ·Also, we do not normally carry no- to get on the coffeehouse maililJg list lection sponsored' by' the FilII River person, ·at (508) 362-6337. Pictured above are .Ms. Lyons ,call the shrine at 222-5410.

Dominican Laity of the Dominican ~tices of fundraising activities, (left) and Sister Jane Sellmayer, Church Commissions Con.Confessions will be heard at the Sisters will be held at 37 Park Street which may be advertised at-our sultant.

Also assisting with the retreat arrangements, but not regular rates, obtainable from . shrine in Portuguese Feb. 14 from 1- Feb. 14 from 9: 15 a.m. to 2 p.m. All . pictured is Vivian B.elanger, DCCW Church Commission are welcome to join in prayer led by The Anchor business office, tel. 4p.m.

A healing service will be held at Father Marc H. Bergeron..For more Chairperson.

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On Steering Points items, FR the shrine at 2 p.m. Feb. 15.' Led by information 'and' meal reservations Feb. 23 a Divorced and Separated Catholic Worker and all are welcome. . indicates Fall River, NB indi- Father Manuel Pereira, M.S., the ser- .calI Anne Fennessey at 674-1899. vice will include Mass, music and the Support Group will meet from 7-9 cates New Bedford. All teleFALMOUTH-The Falmouth p.m. at tht; Family Life Center, 500 SOUTH YARMOUTH-The phone numbers without area opportunity for people to'be anointed individualIy. All are welcome.

Knights of Columbus will' hold its Slocum Rd. All are welcome. For next me~ting of the Divorced and codes are'(508).

ASSONET-Local s(;ripture scholar Dr; Owen McGowan will give a presentation at St. Bernard's Church hall onFeb. 25 at8 p.m. His lecture is entitled "The Death of the Messiah" and is based on the work of Father

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annual Valentine's party on' Feb. 14 from 7-12 p.m. at the K of C Council 813 Hall on Brick Kiln Road. Danc,ing and light refreshments; and Father Leonard Mullaney will conduct a marriage vows renewal ceremony.

AlI are welcome.

HYANNIS-A pro-life rosary vigil including recitation of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy is held from lOIl a.m. everyWed:at 68 Camp Street. ,All are welcome to join in public support ofthe right to life of all unborn children. For information call 4287281. .MANSFIELD-A series of four monthly Natural Family Planning classes sponsored by the Couple to Couple League will begin on Feb. 15 from 2-4 p.m. in the parish center of St. Mary's Church. For information call,Jon or Maureen Howey at 3394730.

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NEW BEDFORD-The Hyacinth Circle Daughters ofIsabella will meet on Feb. 17.at 7 p.m. in the Holy Name CCD center. Those planning to,attend are asked to bring an article of non-perishable food for its food pantry. .

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SAGAMORE-A day of recollection for women wilI be held at St. Theresa's Chapel Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. AlI are welcome. For information call the Corpus Christi parish at 888-0209.

Separated Catholics Support Group of St. Pius X parish will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 15. Meetings are held at the Parish Life Center. For more information call Father Richard M. Roy at 255-0170.

SEEKONK-A quiet evening of prayer for all area women will be held at St. Mark's parish on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Refreshments and socializing will follow.

SWANSEA--:.The Union St. Jean-Baptiste will hold a chowder and clam cake supper at -St. Louis de France parish on Feb. 21 from 5-7 p.m. It will benefit the youth programs of the parish and take place in the church hall.

SOMERSET-Youth ministry members of-St. Thomas More parish will· hold a dance tonight from 7:30 to 10:30 in the parish center.

The movie Entertaining Angels will be shown at the parish on Feb. 17 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The film is about the lives of Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, cofounders of the

WAREHAM-A Bible study group wilI hold its first meeting on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in the CCD center of St. Patrick's Church. The· Little Rock Bible Study will be facilitated

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Yeltsin's papal visit 'offers little optimism

By FRANK'BROWN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MOSCOW - On the eve of the meeting between Russian Presidlmt Boris Yeltsin and Pope John Paul II, Catholic leaders in Russia were not hopeful that the encounter would lessen the impact of a newTestrictive law on religion.

"They will talk about the law, certainly, and Mr. Yeltsin will probably say that the law will expand religious liberty in Russia. This is not true," said FatherVadim Shaikevich, an assistant to the church's apostolic administrator of European Russia.

The rules of implementation for the new law have yet to be released and Yeltsin's government has issued conflicting signals as to how the Roman Catholic Church llnd other minority faiths will be affected.

Still, there are scattered reports of local officials taking a cue from the new law and obstructing operation of Catholic and other churches.

Bishop Joseph Werth, the apostolic administrator of Siberian Russia, said Feb. 9 that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was issuing visas bf shorter and shorter duration for religious workers.

"Just today we got a fax saying that two Carmelite sisters from America were told by the (Russian) consulate that they could only get threl:-month visas," said Bishop Werth, referring to two nuns from St. Matthew's convent in St. Paul, Minn.. "They have been preparing to come for some time. They wanted to come to Siberia this spring to live and pray with us."

Because Russian visa holders must physically leave the country to renew the document, short-term visas are cumbersome, especially for those living in remote areas of Russia. The vast majority of Russia's 170 priests are foreign citizens.

Father Shaikevich said that in the southern Russian city of Prokhladny, the Catholic parish staffed by two Irish priests has been told that its existing charter is invalid by regional government officials who cited the new law on religion.