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RememJ'1er;ng ;s Lenten keynote Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we begin our annual Lenten journey, each of us is signed with blessed aShl!S and admonished to "Remember." We recall those things that we have done - or have failed to do .- which may prevent us from achieving a true reconciliation with God and one another. Through the traditional Lenten practices of prayer, fasting and abstinenc.~,and giving to the poor, we "remember" that we are Christians and are called to proclaim the Gospel of Christ.

This year, we recall the fin hundredth anniversary of the arrival of that same Gospel message in the Americas. It is a good time hr all of us to reflect on that long history. Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul 11, has invited the whole Church to this reflection in his Lenten message for 1992: "I earnestly invite you to concentrate your attention on this year commemorating the fifth centenary ofthe evangeliz~ltionof the American continent, which in no way should remain a mere historical anniversary. Our vision of the past must be complemented by a look around us and toward the future."

As we "look around us," WI~ are struck with the fact that five hundred years of en n·gelization· have not yet

Peace is message of pope in Africa BANJUL. Gambia (CNS) Catholic Church has for Muslims Pope John Paull!. visiting West must be reciprocal. the pope told Africa from Feb. 19 to 26. preached them. peace and reconciliation and prayed A Muslim presence was evident for forgiveness for humanity's sins at almost all the papal ·events. against the continent. from airport greet'ings and fareHis trip. which concluded Wedwells to Masses and a meeting with nesday. included calls for Cathmore than 15.000 youths in Dakar olic-Muslim dialogue in Senegal.

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Gambia and Guinea; pleas for The youth rally summed up the peace within those countries and region's cultures. problems and on the continent; and an emo- hopes in song. dal)ce. poetry and tional visit to a former slave depot. speeches.

Leaving Gambia Feb. 23 for A dozen dancers wearing ragged Guinea. the pope prayed for the clothes shuffled in formation as a people of nearby Liberia. which he poem was recited: "Why all of this had planned to visit in 1991. until misery in the green of our youth? . "a fratricidal war" made that ... Our towns are ftill of populaimpossible. tions in distress, of those fleeing In Guinea. his schedule included burning lands. lands devastated by a meeting with youths. a Mass drought. by the plague ciflocusts." including ordination of priests. a The rally also included a procesmeeting with Muslims and a cele- sion of young students of the bration at a Marian grotto at the Koran, Islam's holy book. with chancery of the archdiocese of their imam. who recited verses Conakry. from the Muslim holy book.

Visiting the Slave House on the At a meeting with six Muslim Senegalese island of Goree Feb. leaders in Ziguinchor. Senegal. the 22. the pope recalled the estimated pope said religious leaders must II million Africans abducted into help their faithful learn to live in slavery in the Americas. The Slave peace with each other.

House. located at a port of deparMeeting Feb. 21 with members ture for the New World, ware- of the regional bishops' conference housed African captives until they in Poponguine, Senegal. the pope were loaded aboard slave ships. said religious diversity is found At the Goree village church, the not only within the nations. but pontiff asked God's forgiveness within specific ethnic groups and for the "horrible aberration of individual families. those who reduced to slavery the Greeting Gambian President brothers and sisters that the GosDawda Kairaba Jawara Feb. 23. pel had destined for freedom." the pope praised the country as a Later that day. the pope put on . land where "the ideals of tolera white and gold bou-bou. a tradiance, justice and freedom are held tional Muslim tunic, during a in the highest regard." meeting with Muslim leaders in.

"Let the conscience of every Dakar. Senegal. The Muslim leadindividual be fully respected so ers also gave him a live ram.

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produced a society in which justice prevails. The fundamental dignity of all those created in the image of God seems tarnisI,ed as'we continue to confront the problems of poverty, hunger, homelessness, and the assault on innocent human life. The goods of creation, the Holy Father reminds us, "are meant for us all." We are called during this season to examine our own relation to the goods ofthe world and to do all that we can to work for justice. Selfishness should have no place in the heart that is truly committed to the Lord.

As we "look towards the future," we are filled with hope. It is the Lord Himself who calls us "from the darkness of sin into His own wonderful light." He stands with us in our service to those in need; He is present in those who give; He has promised to be with us always, until the very end of time.

I urge you to be attentive to His presence during the days of Lent and;that you be responsive to the gentle call of Jesus opening your hearts to His grace and forgiveness.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

17';1~4<. (Rev. Msgr.) Henry T. Munroe Administrator of the Diocese of Fall River

From p:rincess to prayer house, Mother Teresa's.back in action ROME (CNS) - Britain's Princess Diana. fulfilling a :ongtime personal wish, jetted to Rome Feb. 19 for a 20~minute pen,onal encounter with M other Teresa of Calcutta.

The princess and the pa uper nun met at a convent and retreat house run by the Missionaries of Charity. the religious order fou nded

by Mother Teresa to help the world's destitute.

Arriving in a black limo:Jsine and bearing a bouq uet of flowers, Princess Diana was greeted by Mother Teresa at the doorway. where they embraced and kissed

each other on the cheek. After recent months from heart and respiratory problems, and her Rome speaking privately for 20 minutes, the two removed their shoes and doctor said she was still in frail entered the convent's chapel, where health. She was discharged from the clinic the morning of Princess they knelt in prayer for a few Diana's visit. minutes.

The unusual visit came after cir"I'm happy you've set her on her cumstances forced the cancelling feet again," the princess remarked of three previously planned meetto one of the sisters. ings between the two women. In Princess Diana also greeted India the week before, Princess approximately 45 resident nuns at Diana had toured four of Mother the house, along with some 28 visTeresa's charity houses but failed iting sisters who briefly broke a to see the 81-year-old nun. who . (etreat to welcome her. The prinwas hospitalized for observation cess accepted a gift of a pink gauze at a Rome clinic.

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MOTHER TERESA and Princess Diana hold hands during their meeting in Rome. (eNS/ Reuters photo)

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Operation Rice Bowl: a Lenten tradition Operation Rice Bowl, Catholic in a hostile home environment.

Relief Services' Lenten program But there are few children over age of prayer, fasting, education and two at the orphanage. almsgiving, began in 1975 as the That is because the staff is dediprogram of one diocese and in cated not only to caring for infants 1976 became a national project. but to giving them a real future by Since then, it has raised over $43 placing them in happy, well-admillion for needy persons in the justed homes. The orphanage nurse United States and Third 'World follows up every adoption and if a countries. child does not seem happy seeks a There are many ways to partici- new placement for him or her. pate in Rice Bowl: Prayer is a All this is made possible through powerful weapon and Rice Bowl the generosity of Rice Bowl participrovides Lenten devotions, focusing this year on the environmental pants. theme"The Global Family in SoliFor the Aged darity with Creation."

In Burkina Faso, there is no Fasting in solidarity with the social security or system of old age poor calls on Catholics to skip a homes for the aged and infirm. meal once a week or more often; or Such persons must rely on family replace the usual evening meal members for assistance and that with a typical Third World repast type of care is not always available. of rice or beans.

Thus Catholic Relief Services, Education is' a most effective with the aid of Rice Bowl contribway of becoming a ware of poverty- utors, has funded Home Kisito for related problems. Rice Bowl offers people with no families or relatives videos on various aspects of pov- unwilling to help them. Situated erty and suggests that parish or on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, group viewings be followed by dis- the country's capitaL Home Kisito cussion of possible solutions. currently shelters 318 women and Almsgiving may take the form 52 men. Two nuns oversee the of donating money saved by operation, but Kisito functions as skipped or simple meals to Rice a self-contained community, with Bowl; or a luxury item may be for- residents controlling their own lives gone and its cost donated. and making their own decisions, One quarter of moneys raised including voting on whether to through Rice Bowl is used in dio- , accept a new person as a member. ceses for fighting local poverty; the Some residents are "adult orremainder is used around the world phans" with no familv. but most

by Catholic Relief Services to help have relatives who ha~e disowned farmers and others boost produc- or abandoned them. Manv of the tivity, build wells and irrigation women, victims of superstition. systems, improve health care and were accused of practicing witchengage in other projects aimed at craft and were thrown out of their bettering quality of life. . family homes.

Burkina Faso One resident. a woman about 70 The small nation of Burkina years old. commented sadly. "My Faso offers an example of how son and his family do not underOperation Rice Bowl funds assist stand. Sometimes I do not feel both young and old. Swept by welL I forget things. or get conSaharan sands, it has one of the fused when talking. They told evehighest infant mortality rates on ryone I was a witch and I had to the African continent. Health ser- leave their house."

Some of the women and nearly vices are poor, and malnutrition and related diseases claim the lives all the men are mentally ill. In of many children and young mo- impoverished Burkina Faso, there is no medical or psychiatric help thers.

The nation also has a dispropor- for them; they are cast out by their tionate number of orphans, which families and left to wander the streets. is why Operation Rice Bowl funds But Kisito gives its residents a supply food and other support for the Centre d'Accoeil de Tanghin home for the rest of their lives.

Capable members are involved in orphanage, which shelters about projects such as farming or gather50 babies and toddlers at anyone ing grain; and all enjoy being part. time.

Some of the infants are gen'uine of a large extended family of more orphans whose mothers died in than 350. childbirth. When this happens, the Sister Marie, who has been workchild is abandoned, as local supering in the home for more than six stition .holds that the child is to years. summed up the value of Kisblame for the mother's death. Other ito: "Because of the generosity of infants are given up by their parAmericans who give to Catholic Relief Services through Operation ents because of a birth defect or Rice Bowl, the Kisito residents can retardation. live out their remaining days with Dedicated staff members nurse dignity. They are no longer out~ sick or malnourished children back to health and show them the affec- cast or undesired; now they are a part of a real community." tion and care they would not receive

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Pope's Lenten message: all must share world's goods WASHINGTON (CNS) - Pope John Paul II, in his message for Lent in 1992, said 500 years of "the Gospel's presence" in the Americas has not produced a fair distribution of the goods of the earth.

Excluded most often, he said, are "the poorest of the poor - the indigenous groups and, together with them, many campesinos." He was referring to peasants in Latin America, where frequently wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few while millions remain impoverished.

"The situation of these brothers and, sisters of ours cries out for justice from the Lord. Consequently, a generous and bold reform of economic structures and agrarian 'policies needs to be fostered," said Pope John Paul.

He said the poor and indigenous are often excluded from "the exercise of even'their most fundamental rights."

English and Spanish texts of the 1992 Lenten message were sent to U.S. bishops by Msgr. Robert N. Lynch, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The message, which calls for commemorating the 500th anniversary of the evangelization of the Americas, says the commemorations should not be seen as "a mere historical anniversary," In 1492 Spanish colonizers, bringing with them their Catholic religion, landed in the Americas, already inhabited by native peoples.

"Our vision of the past must be complemented by a look around us and toward the future," the pope said.

The church has repeatedly made clear through its social teaching that when God prepared "the wonderful table of creation ... he meant to invite all without exception," said the pontiff.

Unfortunately, the pope said, the earth with all its goods is "in

many ways still in the hands of a few minorities."

He said human beings are "called to cooperate in the work of creation through their intelligence and labor."

All human beings need a share in the world's goods "in order to reach their fullness:' he said.

The pontiff called for awareness during Lent and weeks dedicated to solidarity with the poor that "it is the Creator's will to place the goods of creation at the service of everyone," This recognition, he said, "should inspire work for the genuine and complete development of the person and of all people."

Idea shot down WASHINGTON (CNS) Heads of the two Passionist provinces in the United States have strongly protested efforts to have a Passionist priest declared the patron saint of handgunners. Passionist Fathers Robert Joerger and Michael J. Stengle say no evidence exists that St. Gabriel Possenti saved an Italian village from being plundered because of his proficiency in handgun use. "Without even getting into the matter of'gun control' we are against the proposal on the sheer lack of historical evidence for the incident," the priests said in a letter to Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczykof Cincinnati, president of the U.S. bishops' conference.

Correction An advertisement on page 5 of the Feb. 14 issue of the Anchor listed an incorrect time for the beginning of a Michael Connolly vocal and choral workshop to be sponsored tomorrow at St. George parish, Westport. by the Fall River chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. The workshop will begin at 9 a.m.

Bishop Marshall is installed SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) - It is secular society, not the church, that is obsessed with sex, Bishop John A. Marshall said at his Feb. 18 installation as sixth bishop of Springfield.

Bishop Marshall, 63, spoke about moral issues within the context of a homily that focused on the role of the bishop as teacher.

Morethan 30cardinalsand bishops and about 350 priests joined the worshipers who filled St. Michael's Cathedral for the installation Mass. , Last December Pope John Paul II named Bishop Marshall, who since 1971 had headed the diocese of Burlington, Vt., to succeed Bishop Joseph F. Maguire, 72, who retired after 20 years as a bishop and 14 as head of the Springfield diocese.

A Worcester native, Bishop Marshall studied at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Sulpician College in Montreal and the North American College and Gregorian University in Rome.

Ordained a priest in 1953, he held pastoral and teaching assignments in Worcester and was spiritual director and business manager at North American College in Rome before he was named a bishop.

Inthe 1980s he directed a nineyear Vatican-mandated study, during which every U.S. Catholic seminary was evaluated by a team of bishops and educators.

Speaking on moral issues, Bishop Marshall stressed the importance of family life. "It is in the family that we locate the inalienable right to life from conception to natural death." he said.

"We are sometimes told that the church in our day seems to have an obsession with sexual matters," he added. "Is it not secular society which has the obsession. whereas the church has a desire to give us a wholesome understanding of authentic human love, a love patterned on the love which Christ has for us'?"

He 'criticized those who reject sexual self-restraint as a response to issues confronting society. It is "strange indeed." he said, that Americans who otherwise admire the powers of human intelligence would hold "that in matters of the flesh we must act like brute animals."

He also criticized those who advocate that "we look to other means, often immoral, to protect us from the consequences" of immorality. At a press conference later he told reporters he was referring to abortion, condom use and other practices.condemned by the church.

praye~BOX Prayer for Selection ofaBishop Lord God, you are our eternal shepherd and guide.

In your mercy grant your Church in the diocese of Fall River a shepherd who will walk in your ways and whose watchful care will bring us your blessing.

Amen.

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Dominicans elect leaders Dominican history was made this month as two congregations of Dominican sisters elected new leaders at a joint chapter meeting in Holyoke.

The Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, whose motherhouse is in Fall River. met with Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor of Ossining. N. Y., to conduct elections. The two communities also collaborate with the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, N.Y .. who elected leaders last year. The three groups are in process of forming one entity.

At this month's meeting. delegates ofthe two electing congregations shared a process of discernment also involving the Newburgh Dominicans. Those elected by each of the three groups will form a joint council looking towards their eventual merger.

In Holyoke, Sister Noel Blute.

RS M. vicar for religious of the Fall River diocese. represented diocesan administrator Msgr.

Henry T. Munroe.

Succeeding Sister Elizabeth Menard as prioress of the Fall River Dominicans was Sister Annette Roach. currently director of religious education at St. Gregory the Great parish. Warwick.

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SISTER ROACH Louise Levesque. first councilor; Sister Madeleine Tacy. second councilor; Sister Joanne Bonville, third councilor; and Sister Claire Sinotte. fourth councilor.

Sister Levesque is educational consultant for the Catholic schools office of the Providence diocese; Sister Tacy is a campus minister at U Mass Dartmouth and a counselor at a New Bedford agency; Sister Bonville teaches at Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford; Sister Sinotte is an administrative assistant at the congregation's generalate offices.

The new leaders will be installed

by July I in ceremonies at their Fall River motherhouse.

Obituaries Sister Lamontagne

and Sister Marie Emile Lamontagne of the Fiji Islands.

The Mass of Christian Burial waS offered Feb. 21 at Sacred· Heart Church. Fall Rive"r, for Sister Therese Gertrude Lamontagne.

SUSC, 89, who died Feb. 18.

A native of Lawrence, the former Clara Bernadette Lamontagne was a daughter of the late Arsene and Leopoldine (Deschene) Lamontagne. S he entered the Religious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts Sept. 8, 1923, and made final vows July 26, 1930.

Following eight years as assistant to the community's mistress of novices, she served at various times as an infirmarian and portress and from 1952 to 1954 was assigned to the Holy Union novitiate in Fall River.

From 1954 until she retired in 1979. she assisted in care of elderly and infirm community members at the former St. Martin's Convent and in later years at Prospect Place convent, both in Fall River.

In retirement she was sacristan at Prospect Place.

Sister was one of 16 children, seven of whom were in religious life. Three sisters, all deceased, were Holy Union Sisters and three were Marist Sisters; of whom one is deceased. The others are Sisters Cecile Lamontagne of Waltham

The other surviving sisters are Lucille Pineault of Lawrence and Gertrude Johnson of Rochester.

Mich. Three surviving brothers are Paul Lamo·ntagne. Lawrence; Gerard Lamontagne. Salem, NH; and Stephen Lamontagne, Lawrence Harbor, NJ

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Sister Cote The Mass of Christian Burial was offered Feb. 25 at Dominican Academy chapel. Fall River. for Sister Mary Juliette Cote. OP. 77. who died Feb. 22 A Fall River native. she was the daughter of the late Alphonse J. and Emilia (Belanger) Cote. After entering the Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena in 1934. she earned a bachelor's degree in education at St. Michael's College.

Winooski. Vt.. and a master's in counseling at Plattsburgh State College. Plattsburgh. NY. During her years of active ministry. she taught at Dominican Academy. Fall River; St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet; and schools in Arizona and New York State. She is survived by a sister.

Alice Poirier of Fall River. and nieces and nephews.

RICHERENCHES, France (CNS) - Once a year during Mass, the faithful in the southern French village of Richerenches drop fUIIgus into the collection plate - and Father Pierre Gleize loves to see them do it.

It's not just any run-of-the-mill fungus they put in the plate and certainly not the kind you hate.t 0 see on aged leftovers in the refrigerator.

In fact, if you are a well-off COIlnoisseur, you might be able 10 afford a smidgen of this parasite n your pantry - and that's the soun:e of Father Gleize's smile.

For the past 30 years during the special Mass, the parish gets truffles in the collection and has a licensed truffle broker sell the delicacies on the spot for a heLy sum. The proceeds go to the pari~;h maintenance fund.

This year's truffle service packed the church and yielded a bump~r offering, with nearly II pounds Jf "black diamond" bringing .n $2,000. Immediately after the service, the congregation gathered in the church hall where the precio'ls collection was weighed and sold.

"M Y predecessor had the idea:: 0 years ago. and we've stuck to· it ," Father Gleize, whose village lies in the heart of French truffle-produ,;ing country. told Reuters, the British news agency.

"Christians should embellish tLe world the way truffles embellish a meal," he told churchgoers earlil:r from the pulpit. "Love transforms everything. Isn't that just what a good truffle does to an omeletk. pate or poultry dish?"

But the culture surrounding t~e legendary black fungus. whO! e earthy flavor has delighted gOU"mets since antiquity. is not alwa)'s as lovely as its subject.

In a recent scandal, major bOetling firms were accused of colo 'ing lesser varieties with walnut stain and selling them as genuire "tuber" melanosporum." Industry officials also suspect gangsters al e buying up truffle plots to laundcr illegal funds.

"The money at stake and the fact that production can't keep up with the world demand; invite people to take advantage of the situation." said Paul Bonne·:. founder of an information centf r devoted to furthering knowledge aboiJt the truffle.

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Bonnet is a third-generation "trufficulteur" from Carpentras in the Vaucluse region. where the country's biggest truffle marketstrictly cash only - is held every Friday from November to midMarch.

As president of a committee on truffle production technique, he is waging a campaign to clean up the business.

Since the bottling scandal broke, people all over the world have called Bonnet asking how to recognize the real thing.

The truffle, found only in France• Italy and Spain, has a dull black crinkly skin covered with tiny

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wart-like protuberances and a dark purple-blue flesh when ripe.

Most truffle farmers use dogs to sniff them out. Pigs, which are also used. tend to gobble up their finds.

At the beginning of the century France produced about 1,000 tons of black truffles a year. Since then two world wars, bushfires and building projects have steadily eliminated the particular oak trees under which they grow.

"This year we'll be lucky to harvest eight or 10 tons," Bonnet said. "And the demand is unlimited. Even if we produced 100 times as much, it would still not be satisfied."

Retreat for widowed The Diocesan Office of Family Ministry will sponsor a retreat for the widowed 7 p.m. March 27 to 2 p.m. March 29 at the Family Life Center. 500 Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth.

Leading the retreat, themed "Come to the Water." will be Dorothy J. Levesque. director of widowed ministry for the Providence diocese.

Each segment of the retreat will begin with prayer. include a presentation, offer time for reflection. and extend an invitation for discussion.

To register. contact the Office of

Family Ministry, 999-6420, by March 13.

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From many Catholics, Lent gets merely a pious nod. In the practical order, canonical guidelines and regulations for the holy season all too often fall on deaf ears.

Even Easter itself, the most important liturgical celebration of the church year, has become little more than a second-rate commercial event. And many people couldn't celebrate Easter even if they wanted to because of employment commitments.

All in all, Lent and its triumphant conclusion lack their former impact, and this is tragic.

If there was ever a time this season could bring a grain of sanity to our society, it is now. The abandonment of Lent by a vast number of Christians is symbolic of the indifference that permeates our social order.

Our refusal to acknowledge the decadence of our lifestyle has brought about an abandonment of accountability at:\d responsibility. One need only read the newspaper or watch the evening news to realize that we are fast becoming a sick society and that there are few who are even heeding the warning.signs, let alone offering solutions to our situation.

A vivid example of this appeared last month in a local newspaper that offers a "drug watch" feature that includes pictures of culprits. On one day alone, 22 persons were charged with trafficking in drugs. Of that number, 18 were accused of pushing heroin or cocaine in a school zone. All cases were merely continued by the court.

Here is a graphic example of our deplorable state. Known repeat offenders push lethal drugs in school zones to children under age 18 and our legal system allows them basically to go scot-free. Such persons, often themselves pathetic victims in bondage to some nebulous drug don, prey on grammar, middle and high school students. Transactions take place, arrests are made and court appearances follow, but matters seem to end there. Traffickers become addicts, school kids become users, and it seems no one will or can do anything about it.

Until and unless we get back to the basics of Lent, death and resurrection, the scenarios of despair and depression which daily monopolize our headlines and newscasts will continue with hellish intensity.

Lent is a time of healing; during these 40 days we are asked to take stock of our lives and to be renewed. It is a period when we should look ahead to what can be if we really want it. .

It is the church's responsibility to plant and sow, to nurture and renew; but nothing substantial will grow in an uncared-for field. Even if it seems that no one cares, parishes and communities should not remain mired in 'old and complacent routines.

Parishioners must realize that the only way to change our frightful times is to make the world better and realize too that this process begins with making ourselves better.

This is not easy. Our Lord tells us to turn around, to take a new road, to pick up what has been thrown aside, to embrace what seems foolish.ness and to crucify not one another but ourselves.

But if we fail in our efforts, society will continue to decay while the pushers and drug traffickers will drag us and our world nearer and nearer to a living death devoid of all hope.

Each day we fail to heed the Lord's Lenten call is a day during which we fail to make a real difference in our world. In 1992, more than ever, this is Lent's challenge to ourselves and to our church.

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By Father Kevin J. Harrington

Next Wednesday we begin the holy season of Lent. Where do we stand at its beginning? Ash Wednesday is as good a time as any for us to make a searching personal examination of how we have lived out our baptismal promises. . In the baptismal liturgy the threefold rejection of Satan. all his works and all his empty promises has an alternative form that it would behoove us to ponder to see how convincingly we do reject Satan by word and deed: Do you reject sin, so as to live in the freedom of God's children? Do you reject the glamor of evil, and refuse to be mastered by sin? Do you reject Satan, father of sin and prince of darkness?

Ultimately, Lent can become a fruitful season only if we reject the darkness of self-deceit and face the truth that sets us free. Lent is about freedom which is often gained through painful exposure Editor to the truth. There is nothing glamorous about facing up to our fears. insecurities, anxieties and guilt.

But Lent reminds each of us that Jesus felt called by the Spirit to live in the desert for 40 days, in order to remove himself from all distractions. Too often we are so OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER distracted by the passing pleasures Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River' that this world affords that we lose sight of our true purpose in life.

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To partially answer Pilate's question, it is helpful to consider the Greek word for truth, "altheia," which means "unhiddenness." This translation implies that truth is not a thing but an event that happens to us when the coverings of illusion are stripped away.

The true challenge of Lent is to expose the dark or hidden areas of our life to the healing presence of God's love and forgiveness. But unfortunately. for too many people, Lent means the calculated giving up of this or taking on of that.

It is true that our anxious efforts to fulfill our Lenten resolutions can be a useful exercise of selfdiscipline and a painful reminder of how dependent we are on our creature comforts; and that our attempts to be more charitable can have a positive impact on those in need. Nevertheless, I suspect that

praye~BOX A Lenten Prayer Lord, our God, holy is your name! J ncline our hearts to your commandments, and give us the wisdom of the cross, so that, freed from sin, which imprisons us in our own selfcenteredness, we may be open to the gift of your Spirit, andso become living temples of your love.

all these Lenten endeavors are less beneficial than is the prayerful surrender of ourselves into the healing presence of God. I like to think of Lent as a 40day vacation on a train with the Lord. At the beginning of Lent you enjoy putting your best foot forward and making a favorable impression on your travelmate. As you become more acquainted with the Lord, you will become more yourself. Little by little, your resistances will vanish as yo'u come to believe that he loves you infinitely more than you can guess and that he is more on your side than you are yourself.

As your defenses are stripped away you wilf see your true self emerge and learn that only by loving yourself through surrendering yourself totally to God can you answer his call to holiness and enjoy a foretaste of the bliss of heaven.

On a train trip there is nothing more annoying than to have a chatterbox sitting nexfto you. We should not think of prayer as incessant talking. Taking time for daily meditation on sacred 'Scripture, speaking to God from our own hearts and assisting at daily Mass are the best ways I know of communicating on this Lenten train journey.

The beauty of Lent is that it is short enough for sustained effort but long enough for us to recognize that we really do need God's help to make our efforts worthwhile.

We may know we are on the right train but only day-to-day faithfulness to our baptismal promises will bring us to the right destination.

Discover your real self

Haiti to be topi c for Pax Christi

Sirach 27:4-7 I Corinthians 15:54·58 Luke 6:39-45 In his autobiography, "GentleBy FATHER ROGER men, Start Your Engines," legendKARBAN ary Indianapolis driver Wilbur Shaw described the disastrous finus to victory is our relationship ish of his first competition: the with God, not the approval of annual children's goat race at the Shelby, Indiana County Fair of others.

"Be firm, steadfast, always fully 1910. . devoted to the work of the Lord," "As we neared the finish line," ~he Apostle writes, "knowing that Shaw recalled, "I gave Billy a tug 10 the Lord your labor is not in on the rein and he veered to the vain. " right in order to gain sufficient racPaul simply is falling back on ing room to pass the leader. Everything was proceeding according to the Master's teaching. The Lord plan, but I couldn't resist the temp- often commands his disciples to tation to glance at the grandstand· judge themselves only against the and wave nonchalantly to my background of their own gifts and friends. The crowd was cheering abilities. Listen carefully to Jesus' and applauding. It was a sight I'll Gospel words. "Can a blind pernever forget and I was completely son guide a blind person?" he asks. entranced by the commotion I was "Will not both fall into a pit? ... causing - until I suddenly realized Why do you notice the splinter in we were getting extremely close to your brother's eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your the outside rail...!"

It was the last time Wilbur would own? ... Remove the wooden beam ever indulge in the luxury and dis- from your eye first; then..." traction of noticing crowd reacThe Lord next pulls out all the tion. stops. "A good tree does not bear H ow difficult to live without letrotten fruit," he declares, "nor ting others' opinions influence how does a rotten tree bear good fruit. we live! ... A good person out of the store of Accustomed to judging ourselves goodness in his heart produces against others. comparing ourselves good, but an evil person out of a with others, looking for others' store of evil produces evil; for approval or disapproval, we have from the fullness of the heart the no idea how we would act if those mouth speaks." others and their opinions did not Sirach conveyed th~ same mesexist. sage centuries before Jesus. "The Because Jesus wanishis' followfruit of a tree." he wrote, "shows ers to develop into very free indi- the care it has had; so too does a viduals, he shows us how to throw man's speech disclose the bent of off the restrictions most people his mind." take for granted. He helps us work Both Jesus and Sirach tried to through sin and guilt, blame and reveal the real, hidden person in punishment. But he also encoureach of us; the person buried under ages us to become ourselves.liberlayers of fear arid self-consciousated from the actions and opinions ness. God only deals with that perof others. son. Yet it is that person which we Since every human being primspend a lifetime trying to cover up; arily longs to be free from the fear always adapting to others' of death. we can sense the fo·rce in ideals, comparing our actions to Paul's proclamation: "Death is their actions. When they approve, swallowed up in victory." And we we're OK; if we're better than they, can feel the sarcasm in his taunt: we're good.

"0 death, where is your victory? 0 All true God-followers encourdeath, where is your sting?" age us to ignore such distractions.

We achieve our triumph by over~ife is too importailt to "be expecoming sin. Yet the power pushing nenced through the eyes and morals of others. Only we know what we are capable of doing, and our Daily Readings motives for doing it.

Jesus is more a shaper of perMarch 2: 1 Pt 1:3-9; Ps sonalities than a lawgiver. He wants 111:1-2,5-6,9-10; Mk 10: us to live life to the fullest. But we . can only accomplish this whole17:27 ness by breaking the chains with March 3: 1 Pt 1:10-16; which we have permitted others to bind us. Only then will we be truly Ps 98:1-4; Mk 10:28-31 ourselves and truly free.

March 4: J12:12-18; Ps We should never fear discover51:3-6,12-14,17; 2Cor 5:20ing our real selves. God not only created that self, he also loves it.

6:2; Mt 6:1-6,16-18

March 5: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4,6; Lk 9:22-25 March 6: Is 58:1-9; Ps 51:3-6,18-19; Mt 9:14:15 March 7: Is 5:9-14; Ps 86: 1-6; Lk 5:27-32 March 8: Dt 26:4-10; Ps 91:1-2,10-15; Rom 10:813; Lk 4:1-13

N CCB plans study WASHINGTON (CNS) - Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago will chair a nine-bishop committee to reevaluate the mission and priorities ofthe National Conference of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic Conference. The NCCB is concerned with issues of church life and discipline and the USCC is the bishops' civil or public policy organization.

"Haiti and Its People" will be the topic of Dr. Jeremiah J. Lc,wney Jr. at an address to be sponsored by Pax Christi of Southe:;.stern Massachusetts at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 8. at St. Vincent's Home, 2425 Highland Ave., Fall River. All are welcome to attend.

Lowney, a Fall River native, .s a Connecticut orthodontist whc is the founder and since 1982 :he president of the Haitian Health Foundation, which seeks to improve health and living conditions in the area of Jeremie, a seaport town in southwestern Haiti.

On March 8, he will discuss his own work in reconstructive facial surgery at City of God mediraldental clinic in Jeremie, as wet: as other activities of the Haifan Health Foundation. They include a Save-a-Family program which provides needy.families with education, clothing and food expem,es; inoculation and vaccination services and other outpatient treatments; and education of community hea Ith workers.

Lowney and his wife Virgi nia grew up in Fall River parishes, he in the Cathedral parish and sht: in St. Stanislaus. She is a graduat!: of the former Sacred Hearts Academy and the former St. Anne's Hospital School of Nursing. both inTall . River. While a city resident, :;he was a volunteer at the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Cancer Homeand she is now coordinator of ':he Save-a-Family program in Jeremie.

Lowney, active in many dental associations, is an associate professor at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine:, a staff member at the Backus Hospital and a consultant at Norwich Hospital. both in Norwich. Conn.

A Knight of St. Gregory and a past member of the board of directors of the Connecticut Catholic Conference, he has received many church and civic awards and is active in state and civic organi:~a­ tions.

The couple are the parents of four children.

Pax Christi is an international Catholic peace movement.

tiiifI Feb. 29 1980, Rev. Msgr. James F. Dolan, Pastor Emeritus, St. Mary.

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Founder, St. Patrick, Somerset 1948, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter L. D. Robert, P.R., Pastor, No':re Dame, Fall River Mar. 2 1941, Rev. James J. Brady, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford 1936. Rev. Antonio Beruhe, Pastor, SI. Joseph, Attleboro 1952, Rev. Tarcisius Dreesen.

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Some advice on giving advice

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By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Dear Dr. Kenny: How can I get my daughter and son-in-law to listen to me regarding their children? I am careful not to tell them how to raise their children, but

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JOHN J. DIETZEN Q. I enjoy discussing matters of our faith with others, but I find talking with fundamentalists about the Bible very frustrating.

One said he takes the Scripture as it stands with no interpretation; this according to him is how the Holy Spirit guides us, all in plain black and white.

No scientific or historical discovery should have any significance in all this, according to them.

Does the Holy Spirit really influence us this way? Can you give

often there is a simple little problem, such as eating or sleeping or toilet training, where I have experienced the situation and could help them.

How can I be tactful and still helpful? - Ohio You can't, at least not directly.

The best advice about giving advice. according to poetess Phyllis McGinley. is never to give it.

Adult children are programmed to do things on their own, breaking free of parental help. Nowhere is this more true than in thearea of child rearing.

This is sad because we parents

have much to offer, and we want to keep on helping. As a good friend of ours, pediatrician Dr. Robert Mendelsohn often remarked: "One grandmother is worth three pediatricians."

So how do you get the attention of your children?

I. Set a quiet example. Surely you take care of your grandchildren sometimes. Perhaps you can model the parental behavior that you would recommend.

You might even ask them if you can give the matter a try. A few times might be enough to show a

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

I keep coming across books and articles on how we have to heal the wounded "inner child" in all of us.

The first few times I read about this, I started remembering things perhaps better forgotten from my own childhood.

One such incident happened on a summer day when I was 7. My mother had gotten me a pair of

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us some ideas that might help?

(Massachusetts) A. Two thoughts might be helpful. If by interpretation we mean choosing one explanation, meaning or reading of the sacred texts over another. then it is utterly impossible to read the Bible intelligently without interpreting it.

Let me suggest just two ofnumerous possible examples. Mark's Gospel says Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist (M k I :9); but Luke has John in prison when Jesus came to be baptized (Lk 3:20-21). Which is right?

Luke says Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth before Jesus was born. Matthew assumes that they lived in Bethlehem, and only "went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth" after their return from Egypt (Mt 2:23).

Since both cannot be right. in each of these instances what rea-

roller skates, and I was in heaven. I was zooming and spinning up and down the block in front of our house when my father came home.

It's hard for most people these days to understand the way Italian fathers ran their families 50 years ago. They were strict - especially with daughters. If we had spare time, girls were expected to do things like can tomatoes or crochet.

Anyway, when my father saw me skating he became upset and ordered me into the house. Then he scolded my mother who was supposed to know better than to let me outdoors. He threw away my beloved skates.

According to some books, an incident like that stays buried inside

Self-help groups, like LaLeche League, church groups for young parents and many homemaker clubs where mothers come together to share the wisdom of experience, can be very useful and supportive.

If parents won't listen to you. they may listen to and be helped by other parents.

Questions are invited by The Kennys; 219 West Harrison St.; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

sons does one offer for accepting one meaning or explanation over the other? That is interpretation.

It helps also to remember that a major difference between traditional Catholic Christianity and fundamentalism is our attitude toward the created world.

Christian tradition from the beginning has taken creation very seriously and sacredly. Whether it is material (bread. wine. water. oil, words, actions) or spiritual (our minds and wills, our passions and emotions), we believe that all creation, rightly used, can be a channel 路of God's power and grace.

The more exclusively otherworldly approach tends to consider things of this world, especially as they are affected by human action. unworthy of God. None are capable of being sacraments, points of contact between

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God and ourselves through and in which God can work his love.

For us, to reject science. history, discovery is a rejection of the Holy Spirit. To accept what we learn with our minds. enlightened by faith. honors the God who made us and the Spirit who enlightens us.

In other words. we believe that to use what we have been able to learn about the times in which the authors of Scripture wrote, what problems they faced and what they meant to say is affirming. not denying, the Holy Spirit.

Everything is obviously possible for God. We believe, however. that the normal and ordinary way the Holy Spirit works in us, individually and as community. is not by shining a mysterious light into our eyes or by some other miraculous intervention.

Rather. when we do our best to

use well the gifts he has given, his power is at work immeasurably in ways we cannot even imagine (Eph 3:20), enriching our minds and wills as we reflect on him and try to love him more deeply.

As you suggest. this approach to creation and to the Scriptures will not always result in the bla'Ck-andwhite answers we might sometimes desire.

We believe, however, it is still the best way to honor God and to respect this world which has come from his creating hand.

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us and becomes erosive, prevent- we may have suppressed for years, with joys we may have forgotten. ing us from dealing maturely with I felt these emotions reading a lot of things later in life. But I'm Ms. Deitering's book. She wrote: not convinced this always hap"Hearing a crack of thunder in the pens. pounding rain, watching ocean I feel that many of us accept the waves dash over a rocky New reality of our parents, our homeEngland coastline, catching the life and its limitations. We can rising odors of damp earth, hearfocus on our parents' love for us.

There are so many other gifts of . ing the wind in fir trees, catching the telephone-wire chatter of a childhood to compensate for the flock of birds, I knew that God negatives - the sense of wonder dances." and the ability to see the marvels What a beautiful image! It of creation in a way adults have reminded me of rainy days when I forgotten. was a child. As the rain hit the In "I Am a Pilgrim Child," by Carolyn Deitering, the author sidewalk and bounced up, my mother would tell me that God shows us what it was like to be a was making the rain "dance" to part of God's world as we saw it clean the earth and make it beauwith our child's eyes. She shows us tiful. I hadn't thought for decades how to get in touch with emotions

about those words of my mother until I read Ms. Deitering's book.

There's validity in paying attention to the "inner child" if one is still dealing with old wounds. Maturity requires that we come to terms with our history and move on.

But moving on does not mean we forget the child within. On the contrary, once the inner child is healed we are free to retain those childlike qualities that link us with God - the ability to listen, to ask, to marvel, to see all creation with fresh eyes.

Carolyn Deitering's lovely little book helped me to ponder again what the Lord said: Unless you "become like little children you will never enter the kingdom of heaven."

Lent I: A time for everything under the sun "A time/or war; a timefor peace. ..

CURRAN

Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 is a favorite passage of many because of its poetry and simplicity. It pretty much covers the span of life. But if we continue to read the rest of Chapter 3, we soon discover that these verses are talking about death.

"For everything there is a season. a time for everything under the sun: .

"A timefor giving birth; a time/or dying.

"A time for planting; a time for uprooting that which has been ; planted. .

"A time for killing; a time for healing.

"A timefor knocking down; a time for building. ",-4 time for tears; a time for laughter...

According to the author, Qoheleth (meaning president or preacher), son of David. king in Jerusalem, half of all our human activities have to do with sorrow because death casts its constant shadow on life. Thus the litany of contradictory activities.

The remaining words in Chapter 3 are actually a depressing follow-up to the beautiful opening poetry. In essence, the writer asks, "What's the point of living if we're only going to die?"

DOLORES

3. Encourage them to join groups where good parenting is the focus.

Many mothers learn better from each other than from experts.

. Catholics, fundamentalists and the Bible

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different approach. Example is always easier to accept than advice.

If your daughter and son-in-law are not there to observe, they may be impressed with the results and may ask how you did it. If the results are not good, your children may feel better as parents, knowing that even their own mother can't do everything.

2. Select other experts who agree with you. If your children won't listen to you but will listen to other experts, select someone who deals with the issue in a way you believe is correct. Give them the book or tape as a gift.

and fearsomeness. the despair and The author is a master of despair and futility. In fact, this whole futility of living - or on the lifegiving halves of "For everything book of the Bible is depressing. there is a season" - loving. healBut, in the explanatory notes in ing, building, laughter and peace.

The New Jerusalem Bible, the Living in a world where suicide scholars point out that Ecclesimachines. wars, and natural disasastes represents only one stage in ters arean everyday reality, we can the religious development of Israel, become as pessimistic as Ecclesii.e. "it exposes the need of a nell' astes. We're only going to die revelation. It warns against attanyway. achment to the goods of this world Yes, we are all going to die but and, by denying that the rich are' happy, prepares the world for before we do, we live. And how we give life to ourselves, our spirit, hearing, 'blessed are the poor.''' and others is the reward we reap Whereas Ecclesiastes focuses on for living. death and futility, Jesus, in the In the next six weeks, I'm going new revelation, focuses on life and to share thoughts with you about hope. "I have come to bring you the times for laughter, for buildlife, so that you may live it to the ing, for giving birth, for speaking, fullest," is surely one of the most for searching, and, yes, for dying reassuring of gospel promises.

As Catholic Christians, we can .because death is part of life.

Wednesday is a time for ashes, a focus on' death - its inevitability

period wisely set aside for us to focus on deeper meanings in life.

Near the end of the scriptural verse above, the author writes, "Everything goes to the same place; everything comes from the dust; everything returns to the dust." To remind us of this truth. we are marked with ashes.

Pope says destroy "wall of poverty" v ATlCAN CITY (CNS) - Destroying the "wall of poverty" that separates nations is in the best interest of world peace, said Pope John Paul II. "It is an illusion to think that millions of people can be left in situations of hopelessness without one day considering violence as the way to make their voice heard," he said.

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School choice at standstill

By Catholic News Service

Despite the support of Education Secretary Lamar Alexander. who says that giving low and middle-income families a choice of where to send children to school is good for the nation. moves in that direction are at a standstill.

Choice in education is not moving because the National Education Association doesn't want it and public schools are scared of it. says Andrew Hartman. aide to Rep. William F. Goodling. R-Pa.• who is the ranking minority member on the House Subcommittee on Elementary. Secondary and Vocational Education.

"Groups like the NEA." the major teacher union in the countr~ said "don't wanLit-1o happen."

They are "very powerful. have a lot of money. have a lot of friends on the Hill.... said Hartman. Goodling's top adviser on education.

Hartman commented at the U.S. Catholic Conference Seventh Annual Legislative Conference in Washington. held Feb. 24 to 26.

Hartman also announced that the House version of the recently passed Senate education bill. the Neighborhood Schools Improvement .Act. was being changed to

progra.ms as part of.a national education reform effort.

Hartman's comments came after a conference participant asked about the inconsistency in Congress permitting federal aid to be spent for child care and postsecondary education in non-public institutions but balking at letting such aid go to elementary and secondary schools. ". don't think that the University of Massachusetts feels threatened by Harvard~ getting aid and students, said Hartman. However. when it comes to St. Mary's School vs. the public school down the block. he said. public schools feel "threatened."

Terry Hartle. Kennedy's top eNS photo education aide. noted the nation's longstanding precedent against LAMAR ALEXANDER giving aid to non-public schools. drop a provision for choice in despite passage of recent childeducation. care legislation.

The House move followed the "When you do have precedents."

Jan.2~Gf~amendment-to.

-hesaid~sometimes it takes the Senate's education bill. The decades" to get them changed. amendment would have let private "Public policy isn't always a and parochial schools take part in a program establishing six exper- rational, orderly world wherein if imental demonstration projects to you make a decision here in higher give poor parents more educational education then immediately it follows we have to do the same thing choice for their children.

Without the choice provision. someplace else," he added.

Emotion. chance and irrationalthe Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. ity playa bigger role than people Edward M. Kennedy. D-Mass.. like to assume. he pointed. out. passed almost unanimously. , The Bush administration has "But that's just part of the enviargued for including non-public ronment that we deal with in a schools in choice in education democracy."

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Dominican Sister Christine Matthews. executive director of the association. said the survey showed church workers to be "unhappy with their pay," but not "unhappy with their jobs.~ Their job satisfaction comes mainly from factors other than pay. she said.

She said a significant survey finding for church personnel policies was the fact that large majorities of administrators and employees ranked opportunities for further educatiOn as important. but significant numbers said there was no provision for educational expenses to be reimbursed.

Nearly half the lay workers surveyed cited further education as "very important" to them. and more than 90 percent of workers under age 35 described it as "very important" or "fairly important."

Sister Matthews said the survey findings indicated that providing opportunities for further education "is going to be critical~ for recruiting and retaining young people.

Holy Trinity class attends retreat Twenty-two 10th-grade confirmation students at Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich, recently attended a two-day retreat themed "Jesus Calls Us By Name.~ The retreat at the Centerville Conference Center included discussions, prayer. reconciliation and Mass. Students reviewed what they have learned in religious education during the past few years and explored ways Jesus calls them through the sacraments and through family and friends.

Presentations included a video on Jean Donovan. a Catholic missionary killed in El Salvador. and a discussion by Father Thomas Frechette of Holy Trinity about his own response to God's call.

Students also received letters from their parents and wrote responses.

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A majority. ranging from 60 to in the general job market.

Most church workers rated the 70 percent, ranked their health, holiday and vacation benefits as church "excellent" or "good~ in its efforts to recruit. hire and pro- good or excellent; but only a mote women. But most said it does minority. ranging from about 25 not do enough to recruit. hire or percent to 35 percent. gave a good promote blacks. other minorities or excellent rating to their benefits for retirement. disability insurance. or people with disabilities.

A summary of the survey. titled life insurance or educational bene"Attitudinal Survey on Working fits.

Asked about other factors imin the Catholic Church." was published in January by the Cincin- portant to job satisfaction. "a nati-based National Association majority of administrators and emof Church Personnel Administra- ployees were very satisfied with severaljob factors. The one factor tors. not rated 'very satisfied' was It was based on responses to mail questionnaires by 692 admin- 'recognition,''' the report said.

Among administrators. most existrators - parish. diocesan or religious-order personnel with pressed high satisfaction with their supervisory responsibilities - and involvement in ministry. their 669 employees - professional or responsibilities. their relations with coworkers and their participation support staff.

A national sample of 500 adult in decisions.

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According to a 20-page sum- amount of recognition they got for mary report. nearly 60 percent of their work. and only 37 percent the lay workers hoped to work were satisfied with their ability to always for the church. and more participate in decisions. than 70 percen~said they were wilPriests without supervisory ling to make sacrifices in pay and duties expressed the most dissatisbenefits in order to do so. faction on the recognition and But 63 percent ofthe lay workers. participation factors - a finding both administrators and employees. consistent with other studies that said they may not be able to afford have found priests with supervito continue working for the church. sory responsibilities more satisfied Asked about the adequacy of with their jobs than associate pastheir compensation. 44 percent of tors and others in nonadministraemployees rated it good or excel- tive positions.

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Here are 47 days of suggestions to help make your Lent a time of spiritual renewal. They incorporate the following themes: Operation Rice Bowl. Each Monday will explain the theme suggested for the week by Catholic Relief Services' annual Operation Rice Bowl program. The title of the 1992 project is "The Global Family: In Harmony with Creation."

Reconciliation. Each Tuesday will discuss how we can become reconciled with ourselves, others and God. Almsgiving. Wednesdays will show how almsgiving encompasses not only sacrifical giving but also simplifying our lifestyles to become more in tune with God. PTa:yer. Thursdays will offer suggestions for enriching your prayer life.

Fasting. Fridays, days of abstinence from meat in Lent, will explore other ways to trim meals as a Lenten sacrifice to assist and demonstrate solidarity with the needy.

General suggestions are offered on Saturdays and Sundays.

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Ash Wednesday Attend Ash Wednesd~y services. Take time today to decide as an in~i­ vidual or family what you will do for Lent. Also consider beginning a Lenten journal to recom changes in your lifestyle during the holy seaso~.

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"Whoever wishes to be my follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in my steps. " Lk 9:23 Compose a Lenten prayer expressing your gratitude, hopes and needs and say it each day until Easter.

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SS. Perpetua and Felicity. A young mother sentenced to death in 203 AD for her faith. St. Perpetua wrote in prison. "I can not call myself by any other name... [than] aChristian." Are you familiar enough with Jesus' teachings to know what it entails to be a model Christian? Resolve to imitate him more consciously.

St. John of God. "Where there is no love. pu~ love and there will be love." said this 16th century saint w~o repented a dissolute life as a soldier to found hostels for the poor. sick and neglected. Try today to make a difference in the fife of someone who is lonely, hurt or ailing with a visit. phon¢ call. letter or special treat.

Rice Bowl theme: Co-creaters. W~ are called to workwithGodtoslIstain the earth and replenish what we have destroyed. How do your daily activities affect the environment? Can you change *,hat's causing harm? As an example ofGod's creation, fill a clear glass with soil and place a seed between the, glass and soil.

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In today's Gospel (In 4:4-42), Jesus surprises his disciples by talking to a Samaritan woman, who then brings his message to her vii/age, where many become believers. In this quincentennial year of the evangelization of the Americas, let us remember that all peoples are to be valued as children of God. Pray for those who do not yet know or who have rejected Christ.

Theme: Stewards. "We have not inherited the earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children," says Lester Brown of the Worldwatch Institute. As stewards we must respect the earth and share its resources. Are you a good steward of the gifts God has given you? Today use one of your talents for the good of others.

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"Let the man among you who has no sin be the first to cast a stone at her." Jn 8:7 Do you harbor resentments or prejudices? Try to see others through Jesus' compassionate eyes. What good qualities do you see?

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Theme: Listeners. Cross-cultural understanding means respecting others' traditions and differences. What are some of your family's cultural traditions? Your family could learn about another culture by sponsoring a Third World child through an agency such as Catholic Relief Services' Help-A-Child program.

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Going grocery shopping? Buy some extra goods for your local food pantry or the next Vincentian collection. They'll be putting together Easter baskets for the needy.

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Do you take advantage of small prayer opportunities waiting in line, stopped at the red light, waiting for dinner to cook?

Annoociation of the lord. Meditate on the joyful mysteries of the rosary and Mary's role in salvation..Could you give alms to an organization that promotes alternatives to abortion. such as the dioc~san Pro·Life Apostolate or Birthright?

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In the Philippines, more than 50% of children suffer from some degree of malnutrition. Consider fasting today in solidarity with those around the world who are chronically hungry.

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Copy a Bible verse you find meaningful and attach it to your mirror until Easter. Can it change your life?

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Gaudete Sunday. "We had to celebrate and rejoice! This brother of yours was dead and has come back to life. " Lk 15:32 Lent is halfway through; the day of the Lord's glory is near.

Make today's mood a little more festive. How are your Lenten resolutions coming?

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Theme: Healers. The Worldwatch Institute reports that there are now more than 13 million refugees in the world. Have your family reflect on how you can welcome the stranger - the immigrant or someone on the fringes of society.

Turn down the heat today as you pray for those ,. .._ who have no shelter.

Is there something you've been procrastinating about doing?

Write that letter! Clean out that closet! Start exercising!

"While he was praying, his face changed in appearance and his clothes became dazzlingly white." Lk 9:29 The Lord's transfiguration gives us a glimpse of bur own destiny. To accept Jesus is to expect transformation. Record in your journal what you think the future might bring for you.

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"One of you will betray me." Jn 13:21 Think how sad Jesus was to be betrayed by someone he loved.

He is also sad each time we sin. Have you been to confession yet in preparation for this week's reflection on Jesus' passion, death and resurrection?

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Palm Sunday. It is atradition to bring home a blessed palm and place it behind a crucifix. If your home has no crucifix, this might be the time to get one.

Theme: Believers. "As disciples of Christ. each of us is called to a deep personal conversion and action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world." -U.S. Catholic bishops. Discuss ways in which your family can live in harmony with creation. Write down five steps that you will take this coming year to act in solidarity with the poor and all of creation.

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Lenten almsg[ying shoulq includit,cutting back: on unnecessary purchases. A columnist and ,her husband,l, stunned by Christmas-season bills. resolved to spend no money for a month.

They stocked up on groceries, filled their gas t~nks, and set aside a $25 emergency fund.. They made it! Can yo~? How about for a week? . ,

Have you resolved to cut down on junk food, snacking and empty calories?

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Approach the days ahead with an "uncluttered" mind and heart.

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Theme: Conservationists. To work for the coming of the reign of God, we must conserve and protect what G@d has given us. Set up a plan to save energy. water and food; Find three things normally thrown away after one use and reuse them: plastic bags, aluminum foil, etc.

St. Patrick. As the High King of Ireland was preparing to light the Bealta/ne Fire for a pagan festival at Tara, he spied another fire on a nearby hill, lit by Patrick in honor of Christ's resurrection.

The king was converted and before many years paschal fires burned in every part of Ireland.

Aday for merriment and the wearin' 0' the green.

"Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest. .. Mt. 21:26 Who are the people in your life who need you mos~? How well are you meeting their needs?

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"If one ofyou thinks he is wise in aworldly way, he had better become a fool ... for the wisdom of this world is absurdity with God." 1 Cor 3:18-19 Are you a fool for Christ? His folly included such statements as "Love your enemies" and "Pray for your persecutors." Does he make sense? See 1 Cor 1:18-25 and 3:18-23.

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If Jesus were here in person today and you could talk to him about anything you wanted, what would you say? What do you think he'd reply? Record your thoughts in your journal. (Did you make one?)

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ApproXimately 1,300,000,000 people in the ~ world have no access to drinkable water. Today , . become more conscious of the gift of readily:. available clean water. Try drinking nothing b u t . - .. water all day. How many times do you turn on the faucet each day for other uses? Put 25¢ in your Rice Bowl for each water source in your home.

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"Now it is really a strange hot day -suddenly spring. One's consciousness seems to come out of its sheath - like a bud buried in a stalk that suddenly comes out and there is a flower - wide open." - Katherine Butler Hathaway.

Has your Lenten journey made you wide open to God, letting his word take root in you and blossom? The tomb is about to burst forth with life!

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St. Jude' for more than 31'years, had decided to sell the house and move to a retirement community to more easily care for her 90-yearold mother and for her husband, who suffers from emphysema.

Teresa's order that she decided to When Bishop Brom later visited fly to Rome to see her. the house and Mrs. Samora learned why the diocese was interested, her New House happiness doubled.

Meanwhile, in San Diego, Calif., preparations are underway for "I almost went through the ceilopening the 50 Ist house to be ing," she said, "and I've been on established by the Missionaries of cloud nine ever since."

Charity, who have convents in 97 When Mother Teresa looked countries. over the house Jan. 28, "she told To be a house of prayer for the me what a nice house it was and contemplative branch of the comasked permission to see the bedmunity, plans for its opening began rooms," Mrs. Samora said. Upon during Mother Teresa's recent hosentering the room of Mrs. Samopitalization at Scripps Clinic in La ra's invalided mother, Mother Jolla, Calif. During one of San Teresa hugged her, touched her Diego Bishop Robert H: Brom's cheek and told her to pray. many visits to her in the hospital, Before leaving, she placed a Mother Teresa asked him to help blessed medal on a ledge inside the her set up a house of prayer"to do house and prayed a moment. "Now God's work in San Diego."

Mary is here and will take care of -Aftel"heu-eleasdrom thehosph- -u~ mesaia:tal, Mother Teresa visited various Sister Sylvia, regional superior locations with the bishop to find of the Missionaries of Charity's the most appropriate place for a active members, said fourcontemhouse.

When Maria Samora, owner of plative sisters of the order will move into the house about March the chosen house, was initially contacted by St. Jude pastor Father I. Ned Brockhaus, she didn't know Look why the diocese was interested. "I was glad because no one had come "The gloom of the world is but shadow. Beyond it, yet within to look at the house in the three months since I'd put it up for sale," reach, is joy. There is radiance and glory in the darkness, could we but she said. "I was beginning to think see, and to see we only have to maybe the Lord didn't want us to look. I beseech you to look!" go."

Mrs. Samora, a parishioner of Fra Giovanni

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. 28, 1992

Mother Teresa Continued from Page One garland and left behind a framed photograph for the house.

She left, smiling and waving, and a few minutes later was on the return flight to London, where she was to attend a formal dinner that evening.

The next day, Mother Teresa too was on a flight, returning to her headquarters in Calcutta.

Authorities kept the Rome meeting between her and Princess Diana lightning-fast and low-key.

Reporters had to wait outside the gates of the convent, located in a poor Rome suburb. Very little security was evident outside, and most patrons in a bar across the street did not know the princess was coming.

- -sn-e-wasaccompaDled by a security agent and a few aides, along with the British ambassador to Italy. Prince Charles was said to have been trekking in the Himalayas.

Princess Diana had planned to meet Mother Teresa in England in 1990 at an awards ceremony, but the nun became ill. Last year, the princess had to cancel a planned visit to India because of the Persian Gulf War. On her recent trip to India, aides said Princess Diana was so moved by the charity work done by Mother

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Earlier. meeting with diplomats in Dakar. the pope called for immediate international development aid for Africa and full respect for human rights on the continent.

The pope celebrated Mass Feb. 20 in Ziguinchor. capital of the Casamance region of Senegal. and told the people to build "a dwelling place of peace" in Senegal.

"U nite your efforts to obtain the best fruits of the fertile soil." he 'said." Work so that the poor will no Longer be abandoned. so that your children can grow in hope. so that the sick receive necessary care."

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from 1947 to 1962. the pope told Catholics' to be united with the universal church. Archbishop Lefebvre. leader of a traditionalist movement opposed to teachings of the Second Vatican Council. was excommunicated in 1988.

"Christ himself spoke of excluding someone from the community" but only as a last resort. the pope said. "The church always wants the conversion of sinners to form the community of men and women reconciled With God and among themselves:' The pope spent 24 hours in Gambia. the home of 17.000 Catholics served by (iye" Gapbi.an diocesan priests amfL7 Boly Ghost Fathers from Ireland.

I n the capital. Banj ul. the pope told Catholics not to be worried that they are only 2 percent of the population.

"A little salt can enhance all the other ingredients in a dish." he said. "A little candle can give light to everyone in a room."

During a visit with students at St. Augustine's High School. built with the help of money from the Boston archdiocese. the pope received traditional welcomes.

Rice. a sign of long life and prosperity. was scattered before him and water was poured on the ground in a traditional African sacrificial ritual.

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By Ivan Kubista Editor. The Winona Courier There's a lot of discussion going around these days about the cost of health care and what can be done about it. Such discussion is needed. of course. but a mighty disturbing thread is being woven into it lately.

At a recent legislative forum on health care in the Winona. Minn. area. a person representing a health maintenance organization commented on factors which drive health care costs up so dramatically. Among reasons given was this: "When we consider the expense involved with saving and caring for premature babies. or the high cost of keeping terminal patients on life-support systems. it's clear that these are priorities which will have to be discussed at some point."

There is a paraphrase. but the intent is clear. Those who make such statements leave the impression that our pospitals are filled with old people in permanent vegetative states. hooked up to feeding tubes. respirators and exotic machinery: they want you to believe that the cost of maintaining all this artificial survival technology is being done at the expense of those who need routine health care you and me. for instance.

It sounds plausible. But it simply is not true. Most people spend their final days at home. free of

pain. aware of their surroundings. and in control of their bodily functions. A bout one third die at home and nearly half do not transferto a hospital until shortly before they die. A fourth die in nursing homes and more than half die peacefully in their sleep.

All this according to a recent study by the National Institute on Aging.

In reporting on the study. The Washington Post commented that the image being painted of death in America is not accurate. "Most Americans do not die hooked up to beeping. wheezing. life-support machines after weeks or months in an intensive care unit." said the Post. "Nor are their deaths arranged after a battle between hospital administrators. attorneys. family members and ethicists. who argue over when to pull the plug."

There are. of course. some cases which involve just those distasteful circumstances. However. they constitute a very tiny number of the total population. So why promote this false image'?

A disturbing parallel exists with the original arguments to make abortion legal. In 1973 abortion proponents were screaming that "a million women died annually from illegal abortions." when the actual number for that vear was. according to the Center for Disease ControL only 45 deaths!

The strategy back then was to drum up sentiment for making

Catholic League award to Sen. Bulger The Massachusetts chapter of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights will hold its annual award ba-nquet March II at the Sher'aton Tara Hotel in Braintree.

The event will honor Massachusetts Senate President William M. Bulger(D-Boston). who will receive the League's John W. McCormack Public Service Award. named in honor of the late Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. who. like Senator Bulger. represented South Boston.

A mong previous reci pients of the McCormack Award is Boston Cardinal Bernard' Law. who will be present for this year's ceremony banquet.

The McCormack Award honors public figures who exemplify the religious freedom principle of the Catholic League. Senator Bulger is an eloquent advocate for freedom of choice in education. and is recognized in Massachusetts as a Catholic public official dis-

tinguished for independence of thought and fidelity to principle.

The senator. who has been president of the State Senate since 1978. has waged an annual battle to purge the Massachusetts Constitution of the 1855 Know-Nothing Amendment. which was rooted in anti-Catholic bigotry and has been responsible for continued discrimination against Catholic school students. Senator Bulger is also noted as a dedicated champion of the pro-life cause.

The banl\uet host will be the HonorableJohn F. Collins. former mayor of Boston and a Catholic League national board member.

Catholic League members and supporters are welcome at the banl\uet. Ticket and sponsor information is available from chapterexecutive director Joe Doyle at (617) 444-5997 or from the Catholic League at III Cabot Street. Needham02194.

abortion legal. The strateg~1 today - and it differs only in its s Jbtlety - is to drum up sentiml:nt for making euthanasia legaL And just as the abortion proponents successfully recruit ~d the news and entertainment m,:dia to their side. so too has the euthanasia movement endeared itself to the media. As various statrs consider laws designed to pa ve the way to legal euthanasia. there appears a flurry of pro-euth:wasia

stories in magazines. on television and in newspapers.

If there is any heartening aspect to all this. it is that the general public still hasn't bought the idea.

People are still suspicious of advance health care directives. People have stopped buying Derek Humphry's suicide manual (having apparently satisfied their mor-

DEVOTION to academic excellence and to fostering Christian Catholic values: these are significant aspects of the curriculum at St. James St. John School.

On September 4. 1885. the school opened to students in the New Bedford area. At that time. it was named St. Mary's SchooL and four classes were offered for students of grades one and two.

The school continued under this name until 1965. at which time it WC.s renamed St. James, thus matching the affiliated parish name.

In September of 1941. St. John School opened its doors as St. John's Academy in the Grinnell Mansion on County Street. St. John School was moved to the new buildin!: at 180 Orchard Street in 1957.

In 1973. St. James and :)t. John Schools were merged into the current St. James St. .I ohn School. The first classes were held at the old St. James School building at .67 Acushnet Avenue. continuing there until January. 1986. when they moved to their current location at 180 Orchard Street.

Over a century of edUt:ation has been provided by the Sisters of Mercy and dedicated lay teachers. Throughout the years, the school has grown from four classes to 10. ranging from pre-school to grade eigh1. The students have progressed from the sOlall tablet stage to advanced programs. including science lab periods and computer classes.

The main purpose of t le classes that began over 100 years ago was to preserve the Catholic faith and to prepare imm.grant people to take their places in American s(lciety. The school has been very successful in meeting these goals and many others over the yean.

I n an effort to develop self-esteem and a positive self-image. from pre-sc hool through eighth grade. every effort is made through in-school and extracurricular activiti路~s to unite the school family.

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bid curiosity). People in Washington State voted down a euthanasia measure. Jack "Doctor Death" Kervorkian may now be prosecuted for murder.

But all that forces the pro-euthanasia people to be more cunning, more subtle: such as promoting the notion that the elderly are to blame for high health care costs.

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ST. JAMES ST. JOH-N-~tudentsenjoy a library reading period.

St. James St. John offers extended care for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners as a service to working parents.

In-school activities are enhanced by the presI ence of such extracurricular activities as an art enrichment program. a computer club. theatre outings and roller-skating parties.

Faculty. parents and students become an integral part of school life through these activities and events. and also gain the satisfaction of knowing that they make the difference at St. James St. John.

Responsible for the school are Father James F. Greene. pastor of St. James parish; Father Henry S. Arruda. pastor ofSt. John the Baptist parish: and Miss Mary E. Mello. St. James St. John principal.

Several days during the year feature special activities. such as the Rudolph Shop in which ,tudents may buy Christmas gifts for relatives lnd friend路s. A BasketJail Shoot-Out raises noney for Easter Seals and Fun Day is a fuildraiser for an appreciat ion dinner for eighth graders and their par('nts. A monthly Mass is celebrated by each class. both leading to a positive classroom learning atmosphere.

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Holiday observances are traditional and children's birthdays are acknowledged on a monthly basis in order to better know and individualize each student.

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PICTURE A PICTURE: Curtis Lilly. custodian at St. Michael's Elementary School in Montpelier. Ye, and an amateur photographer, shows one of his flower photographs that have become popular among school faculty members. (CNS photo)

THE ANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., Feb. 28, 1992

St. James St. John School 180 Orchard Street New Bedford, MA 02740 Telephone 996-0534 Enrollment 206 Pre-School 8:30 - 11 a.m.

Tuition $750 Kindergarten - 2 sessions 8:30-11:15 a.m,; noon-2:30 p.m.

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Proposed catechism still en route

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II said the situation of African-Americans will receive special attention from bishops VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A meeting to mark the SOOth annicommission of cardinals and bishversary of Christianity in the ops has unanimously approved Americas. the final version of the proposed Blacks in North and South universal catechism and forwarded America "will be the object ofspe~ the text to Pope John Paul II for cial pastoral attention on the part approval. of the bishops" who will meet with The pope is expected to approve the pope in October in Santo Domthe catechism soon, Vatican souringo. Dominican Republic, the ces said. but the work of translapope said. tion and publication will still Pope John Paul, in a continuing require several months. spiritual "pilgrimage" to shrines in '" n this phase. too, the cooperaLatin America during his Sunday tion of local episcopates appears Angelus talks. recently discussed 'indispensable." said a Vatican the Sanctuary of St. Peter Claver statement. The catechism will be in Cartagena, Colombia. published in English, French, ItalThe pope called the Spanish ian. Portuguese. Spanish and Latin.

Jesuit saint, who is buried at the It was first proposed in 1985 as a sanctuary, "one of the greatest and -' ' reference work to aid in preparamost heroic evangelizers America tion of local and national catePILGRIMS PROGRESS toward Czestochowa's shrine of the Black Madonna on the had during the first phase of the chisms. Vatican officials have' annual pilgrimage to Poland's famous place of worship. This group, pausing for Mass on a church's expansion in the lands of stressed that the catechism. about the Caribbean." hilltop, is walking some 130 miles from Warsaw to Czestochowa.

(CNS photo) 400 pages long, is meant for reliOrdained to the priesthood in gious educators rather than indi, 1615 in Cartagena. SI. Peter Claver viduals taking religious Instruction. "dedicated himself with limitless The pope hopes the new work pastoral love to protecting, assistwill serve as "an effective instruing, helping and evangelizing the ment for announcing the Christian slaves who came from Africa," the message" and expressed gratitude pope said.

ROM E (CNS) - Even as they Such rural walks to a shrine or talk to the conference. related how to the commission for its six years "He baptized more than 300,000 pastoral opportuniexplore new sanctuary can last up to 15 days. join in street clothes he would of work on the project. whom people devoid of blacks. ties, the liberated churches of and people grow tired. almost ex- thousands of Slovakian Catholics The 13-member preparatory comconscience threw onto the shores Eastern Europe are returning to Thev refrain from smokto Marian sanctuarhausted. in procession mission was a seven-bishop editorof the New World without any familiar terrain - the centuriesing and dri~king. They become ies. These pilgrimages "became for ial staff and several other experts. respect for human dignity." that survived old pilgrimage trails and thirsty.

Men and women of our life of faith" hot us the symbol The group decided that the modcommunism. sleep in separate quarters at the and an expression of hope, he said. ifications responded well to comFor decades pilgrimages were a end of the day.

The secret police were often ments and criticisms made during and but couldn't possibly keep subtle challenge to the regime there.

"Ttis isn't tourism," said Cara 1990 survey involving the world's a rare chance for spiritual comtabs on all the faithful; there were dinal Macharski. bishops, the Vatican statement said. munity - events where the perseThe commission is headed by In place of the usual comforts safety and strength in numbers, he VATICAN CITY (CNS) cuted church could flex its muscle. said. Authorities tried to prevent Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. preare spiritual exercises: prayer.

Today, pastors believe the pilgrimcoming by limCatholic health care workers and big crowds from fect of the Vatican's doctrinal conmeditation, sermons, discussions. iting public transportation, for age can help Catholics stay on songs. People tend to open up, and institutions hold a special place in gregation, and included two U.S. the church's evangelization efforts, course in a rapidly changing society. prelates: Cardinal William W. confessions become more numer- example - but that only increased "We still ne~d pilgrimages. be- ous. Many who join pilgrimages people's determination. bringing hope and healing to the Baum. head ofa Vatican tribunal, and Cardinal Bernard F. Law of cause they offer a sense of unity for Cardinal Korec said pilgrimages sick, the pope said. out of curiosity experience real Called to carry the message of the heart and not just the mind.

Boston. Archbishop William Levtoday lack this flavor of resistance, conversion. the cardinal said.

They represent the church - a salvation to the world, "the church ada of Portland. Ore., worked on but can act as a spiritual anchor as Archbishop Tadeusz Kondruscan do no less than to witness with family that prays, that sings and the catechism as a member of the iewicz. the apostolic administrator the country enters an era of social that listens." said Czechoslovakian a love that attends those who freedom. editorial staff. of European Russia, has been suffer, to share the pain and seek Cardinal Jan Korec.

The East European map is still "In places like Slovakia, pil- promoting pilgrimages from his dotted with pilgrimage shrines, to alleviate it when possible," Pope Moscow office.

John Paul II said. grimages are going to be very mountaintop chapels and ways of Now that travel restrictions have necessary in the future, given the The pope made his remarks in the cross, especially in Lithuania. spiritual devastation of the last 40 been loosened, he said, the Rus~ Poland. Czechoslovakia and Hunan address to a recent plenary sessian faithful would love to roam years." he said. sion of the Pontifical Council for VATICAN CITY (CNS)- The Some pilgrimages are big, gary. the continent, visiting such MarPastoral Assistance to Health Care role of the church's highest marCardinal Korecjoined other East such as the national pray-in at ian shrines as Lourdes and Fatima.

Workers. riage tribunal is to protect the European bishops earlier this Czestochowa.

Poland. which anBut exorbitant air fares and the The meeting opened with an unchanging laws of God while month at a Vatican-sponsored connually draws hundreds of thoueconomic crisis will keep most announcement by Cardinal Fioresponding to modern human needs ference in Rome on "Church and sands. Some are simply one-day Russians at home, the archbishop renzo Angelini, council president, and problems, says Pope John Pilgrimage." Billed as the first diocesan or regional prayer hikes said. that by the end of the year his Paul II. pastoral-theological convention on that end up at a rural church. office would publish a code of pro1nstead. he is inviting the rest of He recently told members of the the subject, the meeting aimed at To those who would argue that fessional conduct for Catholic Roman Rota that they were part relaunching the pilgrimage as 'a the Christian world to Russia. He these kinds of pilgrimages represhealth care workers. ofthe church's effort to offer "pas-, religious experience in both East foresees joint Catholic and Ortho- ent pastoral backsliding, the The pope praised the idea as dox pilgrimages with faithful of bishops quote the Second Vatican toral remedies" for today's ills. and West. well as council efforts to start an every ethnic group included.

This Responding to modern probCouncil's description of the "pilHowever, the bishops were not international federation of Catholic could be a Christian witness against grim" church. And they say expelems, he said, requires the church talking about a bus tour of some health care institutions. the "increasing number of national- rience proves the value of pilgrimto uphold "the supreme demands mountain shrine and a big lunch He also said the issues the counistic conflicts in Eastern Europe," ages, especially in reaching out to of God's law, unbreakable and afterward. In the medieval tradicil was treating in its current meethe said. unchangeable, confirmed and per- tion. pilgrimage in Eastern Europe young people. ing are "at the center of the attenfected by Christian revelation" and Some conference participants The archbishop, an enthusiastic should involve hardship, they said. tion of hunlanity":' at the same time confront "the "Movement - and walking itself pilgrim in his youth, also thinks said pilgrimages are a good exam- "The defense and promotion changing conditions of humanity, ple of how Eastern Europe's add some fun pilgrimages would - is an essential part of the pilof the ... value of every human life its particular needs and its most and energy to the pinched Russian "theology of experience" is just as grimage," said Polish Cardinal from its conception until its natuacute weaknesses." the more abstract theolvalid as same time, he existence.

At the Franciszek Macharski of Krakow. ral end.

He said the Roman Rota, which He said he still occasionally joins said, they could be a walking ogy of the West. The West could - "The social integration of the handles appeals in marriage approach, they learn. from this "school of evangelization" for young people in several hours of disabled and those with handicaps. annulment cases, must apply people who know little about the said. walking and praying "under the - "Help for the reconstruction church law with care if it is to be a They would probably find supfaith which is much of Russian rain and through the mud - and of the countries of Eastern Europe, church instrument for bringing port from Pope John Paul II, who society. no one turns back." where health problems are urgent Christ's salvation to men and regula'rly went on pilgrimage as a Cardinal Korec, in an emotional and where collaboration with the I1I11111I111I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 women. young man to Kalwaria, in the Eastern churches in the field of "founded on a correct philosophiTo make judgments about the mountains of southern Poland. pastoral health care can contribvalidity of marriages, the court cal and theological" view of human Last summer, the pope presided ute to the promotion of ecumenimust first understand the current beings, should contribute to the over the conclusion of one of cal dialogue.

Rota's work, he said. human situation, "rightly confront" Europe's largest-ever pilgrimages - "And, finally, evangelization."

He told Rota members that their the individuals involved "with the at Czestochowa. attended by tens The pope told the council that main responsibilities are "to safemandatory requirements of divine of thousands of East Europeans. "generous help to those who suffer law and show them the most con- guard .the immutability of divine That event is often cited as a is a factor of unity in charity and a sistent way to adapt themselves" law and the stability of canonical watershed in the present revival of promise of new solidarity among norms and, at the same time, to to those requirements. the pilgrim movement in Eastern human beings:" Sociology and psychology, protect and defend human dignity."

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Health workers praised by pope

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Alcohol a problem for young, oJld

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. 28, 1992

Catholic colleges mount campaign to fight alcohol abuse ERIE, Pa. (CNS) - Presidents of Catholic colleges in Pennsylvania have joined with their counterparts at other public and private institutions in a campaign to eradicate the widespread abuse of alcohol on campus.

"We're going after it [alcohol abuse] far more vehemently now," said William Garvey, president of Mercyhurst College in Erie.

Garvey recently joined Msgr.

David Rubino, interim president of Gannon University, and Carlyle Haaland, president of Thiel College in Greenville, in presenting the findings of the Presidential Task Force on Substance Use Issues on Pennsylvania College and U niversity Campuses.

The announcement at St. Mark Catholic Center in Erie coincided with news conferences on the task force's final report at II other sites in the state.

The report is the result of at woyear study requested of the Pennsylvania Department of Health. It cites alcohol as the most widely used "drug of choice" on college campuses today.

"We cannot solve the drug problem until we solve the alcohol problem," the task force said in an

executive summary of the report.

"Alcohol does more damage to college students than any other drug, by a very wide margin."

The report cites alcohol as a factor in 50 to 70 percent of . property damage on campus, violations of rules or incidents of violence.

"While we recognize this won't be an end to the problem, we hope it is a substantial beginning of the end to the problem," said Garvey at the Erie news conference.

Although Mercyhurst and Gannon,like all colleges, have drinking policies already in place, they are joining the statewide effort to address more comprehensively the problem of alcohol abuse on their campuses. The report calls for a two-pronged attack on the campus and legislative fronts against alcohol abuse.

Msgr. Rubino specifically cited three areas in which college presidents ought to act: - Establishment of an interdisciplinary group to introduce a comprehensive alcohol and drug program.

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None of the college presider ts at the Erie news conference tho 19ht he would be able to eradicate alcohol use altogether, but al believe they can encourage its resJlonsible use.

Drinking "is clearly part of the college experience," Msgr. R uhino said~ "but it's too easy to run a way from it." He pointed to the effective campaign to reduce smobng throughout the country.

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"What we need to inculcale is responsible drinking," Garvey said.

"We're not trying to eliminate it."

Elderly alcoholics an increasing problem, says priest In his defense Deaver claimed WASHINGTON (CNS) -Alco- in their happiness that nothing else alcoholism had clouded his memholism in the elderly is on the rise, can."

In her testimony. Rep. Mary ory. He was fined $100,000 and ·a Catholic priest who founded and Rose Oaker. D-Ohio, said up to ordered to perform 1,500 houn of runs an alcoholism treatment cenhalf of nursing home residents public service. ter in Maryland told a congresha ve alcohol-related problems. Dr. sional subcommittee.

Deaver said Father Martin's Anne Geller of the American Soci- treatment program has helped him It often goes untreated or is ety,of Addietion.Medicine said the recover. misdillgrldst:'d',:' accotding' 'to the number of elderly people with alcoHe condemned what he said Vias priest and 'other witnesses at a hol problems will increase, par- a government fixation on the hearing in February of the subticularly as more women who have criminal justice aspect of drug and committee on Health and Longmatured in an age when it is more alcohol abuse. .

Term Care of the House Select acceptable for women to drink "The problem isn't demand. The Committee on Aging. The witnesses reach their senior years. problem is treating the disease," he cited loneliness, failing health and At the same hearing, Michael K. said. "What we need to be doing is changing family and social sitDeaver, once deputy chief of staff spending 70 percent teaching yOUlg uations as factors that contribute people this is like cancer and to President Ronald Reagan, said to alcoholism late in life. tuberculosis." the federal government has all but Sulpician Father Joseph C. ignored treatment and education ......""~"., ......_.. ,--,,~ Martin, whose treatment center is about alcohol and drugs in f a v o r / " ,; <f'~" .,~ in Havre de Grace, Md., said of enforcement. ' . !p' alcoholism in the elderly is beDeaver described how aICO-~ \ coming a major problem at least .' partially because people are living ,holism affected his life in the government and as a lobbyist. In .•. longer and the pressures of life 1987 he was convicted of lying to a /",'" that draw them into drinking are House subcommittee and toa grand . , exacerbated as they age. jury investigating ethics violations.

"Alcohol is hazardous for the young simply because they are living in very immature, un. developed bodies, highly susceptible to addiction," Father Martin told the subcommittee.

"The elderly are living in bodies whose parts are wearing out, and they, too, become highlysuscepti'ble to addiction."

The witnesses said .often family members and even doctors don't attempt to treat older alcoholics for their drinking, using arguments like, "He'.s 79 xears old and drinking is his only pleasure," or "He's just too old. He'd never quit drinking."

Maurine Baker, coordinator of Older Adult Services for Alcohol Services of Cleveland, said treatment works for older people as well or better than for those who are younger.

Father Martin concurred.

"What I see in an elderly person who responds to treatment and becomes involved in Alcoholics Anonymous is someone who has been given another reason to live," he said. "Enthusiasm is created.

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By Charlie Martin

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By Christopher Carstens Watching an ad is really not much of a problem when your A U.S. presidential election will decision involves jeans or a soft be held next November. Until then you will watch hundreds of politi- drink. But when we're talking about selecting the man of woman who cal TV ads for various presidential will lead our country. it's different. candidates.

You may see an ad showing the Voting is a big decision. and getimage of a strong president. That ting people to choose one candiad is supposed to make you feel date or another is a big business in safe when you think about the America. The candidates will spend candidate. millions of dollars on 30-second Another presidential candidate TV spots. may be shown with the poor or Those presidential ads are worth with small children. That's an image watching. whether or not you will designed to make you feel warm be able to vote this year. Unfortuinside. nately. a lot of those ads will look Here's the trick. Those ads like short MTV videos. with plenty attempt to make you feel good of music. fancy camera work and a about the candidate. And the canfew catchy words. But sometimes didate's hope is that your vote will watching those ads is an exercise be based on those feelings. in figuring out what the candidate But good feelings don't necesis trying to say. sarily make good presidents. The things that matter are accomplishThere is a troublesome trend ments and ideas. not feeling and going on here. More and more often. ad agencies are marketing images.

So whether you're watching ads. presidential candidates just like listening to the candidates speak Pepsi and Guess jeans.

What are the chances you will or reading about them in the paper. open a magazine and read an ad look beyond the image and emotion. . for fashionable clothing that says.

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There's a place in your heart And I know that it is love And this place could be much Brighter than tomorrow' And if you really try You'l find there is no need to cry In this place you'l feel There's no hurt or sorrow There are ways to get there If you care enough for the living Make a little space Make a better place Heal the world, make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race There are people dying If you care enough for the living Make a better place For you and for me If you want to know why There's a love that cannot lie Love is strong It only cares of joyful giving If we try we shall see in this bliss We cannot feel fear or dread We stop existing and start living And the dream we were conceived in Will reveal a joyful face And the world we once believed in Will shine again in grace Then why do we keep strangling life Wound this earth, crucify its soul Though it's plain to see This world is heavenly Be God's glow We could fly so high Let our spirits never die In my heart I feel you are all my brothers Create a world with no fear Together we cry happy tears See the nations turn their swords into plowshares Written and sung by Michael Jackson (c) 1991 by MiJac Music, MiJac Productions Inc. THIS YEAR began with Michael Jackson's "Black or White" on top of the charts.

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"Michael." I called. "Were you the last to use the bathroom'?"

I overheard Number 2 son snicker, "Captain Midnight caught you again. Bozo."

"What?" Michael answered. "I leave the light on?"

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Plants grow to the light. Children grow to the light switch.

I remember the excitement in their eyes. They could turn on a light by themselves. My wife and I were proud. My wife and I were young and dumb.

"M ichael. Michael. Michael. come here." I called. Another snicker.

"Give him the'Don't Worry We Are Surely Going to Win the Lotto' lecture, Dad." someone said through a mouthful of Cheerios.

My 13-year-old now stood before me. Sullen. Toast in hand. "Son," I said, "this is a big day for you. I am going to show you something special. This switch works both ways. Honest. I kid you not. Watch.

"See that? The light went out.

You try it now. Good. See? Ifit's not too much to ask, maybe you could remember to do this every time you leave the bathroom."

He started to the kitchen.''' And," I went on. "give it a try in your room, the kitchen, the garage and any other room you le.ave where there is a light on but no one there."

recognition. One I liked is "Heal the World."

The .song is in the mold of one of my favorite Jackson hits.

"The Man in the Mirror.·..·Heal the World" expresses an important truth: Much depends on how willing each of us becomes to make the commitment to help our world be "a better place for you and me."

I like what the song says about joy. Lookingat the problems in our world, as vast as they sometimes are, does not mean that we must get lost in humankind's pain and sadness.

A Christian tries to keep his or her eyes wide open and yet works with joy for a different human experience. Self-righteous, somber criticism does little to change the current situation. We must instead reach out to our world in joy.

In practice. how do you do this? Consider these suggestions for doing your part to help our world "shine again in grace": I. Start with yourself. Do at least one thing each day that holds joy and meaning fpr you.

Listen to music, read. playa sport or call a friend.

2. Stop passing judgment on yourself or others. Learn from your mistakes. When you encounter failure, consider what you can do to change the situation.

3. Examine your own lifestyle. Avoid negative judgment. but observe where your actions or attitudes do not support your life or others' lives.

4. Be respectful of your body, of the earth, of your family and friends, and even of those who disagree with your values and opinions.

5. Lighten up your spirit with laughter. There are times when understandably we are serious or sad. Yet we still need the healing of humor in our lives.

I agree with Michael Jackson: "This world is heavenly. Be God's glow." Commit yourself today to shine forth the love that heals the world.

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"Y ou lucked out this morning," I heard Number 2 whisper to M ichael. "Darth Vader must be in a good mood. I got the 'If I Charged You a Nickel for Every Light I Turned OutTd Be a Rich Man' routine last week. three times."

"Well. excuuuuuse me," I addressed the breakfast table. "I guess it's no big deal to you who do not pay the bills to run up light bills that would make New York City proud.

"00 you know how many lights.

TVs, VCRs. battery chargers. hair dryers, space heaters, radios and stereos I can turn out on average at any time in this house that are not being used?" I demanded.

"Five," they said in unison.

"Five," I told them. "And do you know that if I were smart I would have (they joined in and recited with me) bought shares in the power company because we certainly do the best we can to keep them in busine~s."

It's hard to stay mad at four teenagers laughing with their mouths full ofCheerios. So I turned out the light. .

Uncommon "Holiness consists not in doing uncommon t,hings. but in doing all common things with an uncommon fervour."-Bernard Manning

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. 28, 1992

Bishop Feehan

SPEED SKATER Bonnie Blair shows off the gold medal she won in the womell's SOO-meter race, the first gold earned by the United States at the Winter Olympics in AlbertviLe, France. (CNS photo)

Catholic Olympians include two medalists WASHINGTON (CNS) - Several Catholics were among the U.S. Winter Olympians who competed at the XVI Winter Olympiad in Albertville, France, including at least two medal winners and at least two members of the U.S. hockey team.

"It's impossible to express how I feel about having a brother play for Team U.S.A. ... said Anthony Emma of Cranston, R.I., older brother to center David Emma.

"David gives 120 percent at all times. No matter what he does. whether if it's playing golf with me or it's on ice, he's always been very competitive, and if David's not satisfied with how he:s playi'ng. he'll keep on doing it till he is."

Emma said.

The U.S. hockey team sported the top seed in medal round play, but its unbeaten string was broken by the Unified Team in a 5-2 game Feb. 21: Team U.S.A. dropped a 6-1 game to Czechoslovakia Feb. 22 for the bronze medal.

Father Daniel Azzarone of St. Mary Parish in Cranston said the Emma family has a strong reputation in the parish, from the "very active" grandparents on down.

"Everyone you talk to in the parish says [David] is a good boy with a solid family:' Father Azzarone said.

Emma, who played college hockey at Jesuit-run Boston College, is signed with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. He is expected to get a call to the Devils soon.

Goalie Ray LeBlanc of Fitchburg is also Catholic. The career long minor league goaltender has been a sensation with two shutouts to his credit, earning him the nickname "LeBlank."

The Chicago Blackhawks said during the Olympics they would call up LeBlanc to play in at least one game so he can qualify for the N H L expansion draft. The league will add two teams for 1992-93.

Nancy Kerrigan of Stoneham, a Catholic, won a bronze medal in

the ladies' figure skating competition Feb. 21. She finished third in the World Championships last yelr.

Both members of the U.S. figure skating team of April Sargellt~ Thomas and Russ Witherby He Catholic.

M rs. Sargent-Thomas, 24, graduated from Ogdensburg, N. Y., Catholic Central School and WlS married in September at St. Ma ,y Cathedral in Ogdensburg.

She started training in Wilmington, Del., at age 14 after an Olynpic coach saw her potential. She and Witherby almost made the 1984 Olympic team.

Witherby's mother, Marty. was an accomplished skater. but ~ e didn't take to the ice quite so readily. At age 5 Witherby and h s brothers went to an ice rink and "the boys raced and knocked each other down so we didn't bring them back after that," said their father, Russ.

Five years later, Witherby returned to the rink and won his first g91d medal in two years at an allOhio competition.

Witherby said he finds his faith to be source of strength. "It ha:; given me a good base as a persor: and made me strong," he said.

In training for the 1992 Olympics. Witherby and Mrs. SargentThomas moved their training headquarters from Delaware to Toronto. Considered long shots at a medal. they finished II th overall in the ice dancing competition.

They qualified for the Olympics by placing first at a national competition in January in Orlando.

Fla., following Mrs. SargentThomas' near-miraculou's recovery from emergency surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst. ' Speed skater Bonnie Blair; a lifelong member of St. Matthew parish in Champaign, Ill., added gold medals in the 500- and 1,000meter races in Albertville to a gold medal she earned in the 500-meter competition in the 1988 Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.

Ms. Blair's uncle, Leonard Murphy of Flushing, NY, recalled that her success in the sport seemed predestined.

Ms. Blair's father took Mrs. , Blair, pregnant with ~onnie, to the hospital in nearby. Westchester, N. Y., and then he went to the ice rink to wait with his other children.

"They announced it on the loudspeaker," Murphy said, "They said the newest skater in the Blair family had just been born."

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RA Y LeBLANC, U.S. Olympic hockey team goalie, cheers a Feb. 18 team victory in Maribel, France. (CNS photo)

Each of Bishop Feehan High School's winter athletic teams has been honored for academic excellence by the Massachusetts 1nterscholastic Athletic Association.

The M IAA seasonally recognizes school teams whose members collectively attain exemplary grade point averages.

All winter teams at the Attleboro high school met or exceeded the level of excellence required for MIAA awards. Seven Feehan teams earned gold awards, presented to teams who collectively attain a G P A of 3.0 or above.

Three teams received silver awards for a GPA of 2.5. to 2.9.

Said principal Brother Robert ,Wickman. FSC, "I am delighted for Bishop Feehan High School that such a marvelous level of achievement was reached by every one of our teams. At Bishop Feehan the concept of the studentathlete is alive, well and prospering. These achievements are a credit to our students, faculty, parents and administration.

"I believe that should other organizations to which our other extracurricular activities be.long conduct similar assessments as does the MIAA. they would find Feehan activity groups similarly outstanding. Congratulations to ourstudentathletes. their teachers and coaches.

I share your deep sense of accomplishment and pride. Go Shamrocks!"

Bishop Connolly Bishop Connolly High School.

Fall River, nominees in the Tandy Technology Scholars program were: Outstanding Math/ Science/ Computer Science Student: Wendy S. Ingles.

Top 2 Percent Academic: Christina Fasy. Jonathan Whittenhall.

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Outstanding Math/ Science/ Computer Science Teacher: George Angelo, Jr. Each nominee received a certificate from the Tandy program.

CY0 tourneys set CYO all-star boys' basketball teams from Fall River, New Bedford, Attleboro and Taunton will compete in division tournaments on Sunday.

The schedule of games is as follows: Junior Boys, at Fall River CYO Hall, Anawan St.: Fall River vs.

Attleboro at I p.m.; New Bedford vs. Taunton at 2 p.m., followed by championship game between the winners at 3 p.m,.

Prep Boys, at Taunton Catholic Middle School: Fall River vs.

Taunton at 2 p.m.

Senior Boys, at Kennedy CYO Center, County St., New Bedford: Fall River vs. New Bedford at 2 p.m.

The Junior Girls' all-star tournament took place Feb. 26 with Fall River. Attleboro, and New Bedford teams competing.

At all four tournaments, an alltourney team was to be named, along with a most valuable player.

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THE ANCHOR--:-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb. 28,1992

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Youth Group presentation on mission to Abaco 6 p.m. Sunday. church hall. "Scripture from Scratch" Bible study Wednesday evenings in Lent beginning after 7 p.m. Mass March 4. Rice bowls available this weekend. Family Mass 9:30 a.m.

Sunday.

ST. ANTHONY of the DESERT, FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament noon to 6 p.m. with holy hour 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday. St. Sharbel Chapel.

ST. JOSEPH, NB Life in the Spirit Seminar reunion 7:30 tonight. rectory basement. First penance 9 a.m. tomorrow.

ST. PATRICK, FR Women's Guild meeting and potluck supper 7:30 p.m. March 2; game: Win, Lose or Draw.

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ST. JULIE BILLIART, N. DARTMOUTH Pastoral council meeting 7 p.m.

Sunday. rectory.

HOLY TRINITY, W. HARWICH Potluck Mardi Gras supper March 3, church hall. Information: 4328190 or 432-2307.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH RCIA inquiry session 7:30 p.m.

March 2. parish center. Prayer meetings 7:30 p.m. Mondays. parish center.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR Clover Club of Fall River will attend 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday followed by communion breakfast in parish hall; information: Bill O'Neil, 672-6346.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Kay Doherty will speak about Good Friday Walk 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Collections for the Fall River Community Food Pantry will begin this weekend and continue each first weekend. Baskets will be available at church doors.

LEGION OF MARY Legionaries will be at 5 p. m. Mass Saturday and 9 and II a.m. Masses Sunday at St. Casimir Church. New Bedford. where Father Albert Evans.

SS.CC.. will speak on Saturday and Father Alfred Puccini on Sunday on the advantages of membership in the Legion of Mary. Father Puccini is spiritual director for the Boston Legion senatus. Legionaries will take names of prospective members following the Masses and will follow up with home visits.

ST. LAWRENCE, NB Confirmation II retreat II a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow; students will attend 4 p. m. parish Mass as a group. Confirmation I class will attend noon Mass March 8 followed by afternoon of recollection until 4:30 p. m.

ST. JOHN EV ANGELlST, POCASSET First penance II a.m. tomorrow followed by luncheon in parish center. Little Rock Scripture Study will begin after 7 p.m. Mass March 4; a morning session will also be available. To register call Deacon Jim Marzelli. 759-7446. or leave name and phone number at religious education office. Kristen Jensen will represent the Ladies Guild at the Outstanding Young Church Women program held annually by Church Women United.

DCCW District V. Cape and Islands, meeting 2 p.m. Sunday, St. John Evangelist Church. Pocasset; program: "Our Children. Our Future."

The Madonna Plan will be discussed.

O.L. HEALTH, F.R. Parishioners interested in hosting a neighborhood Mass in their home should speak to Father Steven Furtado. Dates available are March 16 and April 6 and 13.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Reception for new parishioners (those who have joined in the past two years) after II: 15 a. m. Mass Sunday. parish hall.

SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO Organ dedication with guest organist Steven Young. director of music and liturgy at St. Catherine of Siena parish. Norwood.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Grade I class Mass 10 a.m. Sunday. Grade 8 students will lead 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday Mass March 4. Confirmation class will lead Sta. tions of the Cross 7 p.m. March 6.

High school youth meeting 6 p. m.

Sunday. center. Adult choir seeks new members for 11:30 a.m. Mass Sundays. Rehearsals 7 to 8:30 p. m.

Mondays.

SACRED HEART, NB Lenten Renewal Week with retired Navy chaplain Father Al Dagnoli. ss.cc.. begins with 4 p.m. Mass March 7.

CATHEDRAL, FR Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.

March 2; Ruth Hurley is chairman.

Topic will be feast of St. Patrick.

'Scout awards ceremony 3 p.m.

Sunday.

FEBRUARY I'S CATHOLIC PRESS MONTH

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO Confessions in Portuguese 3 p.m. tomorrow; Rev. Brian Albino. SJ. will celebrate 9:30 a.m. Portuguese Mass Sunday. Confirmation II sponsor-candidate meetings 7 to 8 p.m. March 3.10,17 and 24. Youth group meeting 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

ST.GEORGE,WESTPORT Parish leaders' holy hour 7 tonight; all welcome. Michael Connolly music workshop sponsored by diocesan pastoral musicians 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. hall. Youth communion Mass II a.m. Sunday; front pews of church will be reserved for all high school youth. Youth are preparing to visit shut-ins and elderly in their homes.

If anyone knows of a parishioner who would enjoy such a visit. please notify rectory.

D. of I. Alcazaba Circle 65 Daughters of Isabella, Attleboro, meeting 7 p.m.

March 5, K. of C. Hall, Hodges St. Social will follow.

During Lent. Benedict Circle 61.

North Attleboro. will conduct annual collection of new baby items for newborns in need. Donation boxes will be located at St. Mary's, Sacred Heart and St. Mark's churches in North Attleboro and St. Martha's Church in Plainville March 7 to AprilS. Items collected will be given to town nurse Lenore Paquin for distribution.

ST. MARY,N. ATTLEBORO Children's liturgy 5: 15 p.m. tomorrow; participants will be 6th grade CCD class. Lenten series on Christian Moral Principles. conducted by Father Ralph D. Tetrault, will meet 7 p.m. Wednesdays March 4 to April6. parish center. Program will consist of Mass and video presentation followed by coffee and discussion. Daughters of Isabella prolife committee will be collecting new unwrapped baby articles for unwed and needy mothers; donations may be left in container at rear of church on weekends during Lent.

Healing service and Mass with Father William Babbitt 2:30 p.m.

Sunday.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON, N. FALMOUTH Charismatic prayer group meeting 7:30 p.m. March 5. Lenten Scripture study with focus on St. Paul's letters to Galatians and Romans will be offered 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays March 4 to April 15 at the parish hall. Sign-up sheet on bulletin board at church front entrance.

VINCENTIANS Taunton District Council monthly Mass 7 p.m. March 2. St. Mary's Church. Taunton followed by meeting in school hall.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Men's Club meeting 7:30 p.m.

March 4. R.E. center; Gary Philbrick. golf pro at Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds Course, will speak.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS St. Francis of Peace Prefraternity of West Harwich will meet 2 p.m.

March 8, Holy Trinity Church, W. Harwich. Father Gabriel Healy, SS.CC. will celebrate Mass and give a Lenten talk on "The Stigmata of St. Francis." Business meeting and refreshments will follow. Rosary will be recited at I:30 p.m. I nquirers welcome. Information: Dorothy Williams, 394-4094.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Ash Wednesday services: Masses 12: 10 and 6:30 p.m.; Scripture service with ashes 4 p.m.

Confessions I to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p. m. weekdays beginning March 4. I to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Communal celebration of sacrament of reconciliation 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays March II to April 15.

Stations of the Cross 7:15 p.m.

Fridays beginning March 6.

ST. MARY, NORTON Tomorrow's 6 p.m. Mass will' be offered for the youth of the parish.

Youth league members will participate in the Mass and children of all ages are encouraged to attend.

Women's Guild meeting and St. Patrick's buffet 7 p.m. March 3. Green and wax beans are being collected for Food and Friends Kitchens this weekend.

ST. PIUS X, S. YARMOUTH Women's Guild day of recollection 10 a.m. March 10, parish life center. Participants asked to bring lunch; dessert and coffee will be served. Moderator: Msgr. John J. Smith.

ST. MARY, NB Lenten enrichment series 7:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays March II to April 8. parish center. Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m. March 9; Sister Rita Pelletier will lead spiritual preparation for Lent. Guild will sponsor health check. including blood pressure. pulse monitoring and glucose testing after morning Masses March 15.

HOLY ROSARY, FR Bible study continues 7: 15 p. m.

May 5; Sister Helen O'Neil will lead discussion of Mark chapter II. Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.

March 2. Paul Vaitses, former executive vice president of Battleship Massachusetts Memorial Committee. will speak on Christopher Columbus. Meeting agenda includes plans to May installation dinner and June Fiesta Italiana.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Babysitters needed for service during Sunday Mass. Pro-life committee meeting 8 p.m. March 2, library; new members welcome.

String quartet concert 3 p. m. Sunday. St. Jude Chapel. Seminarian Edward Peek will speak on vocations at Masses this weekend.

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SISTER GRANDMA: Benedictine Sister Sebastian Geary holds her four-month-old granddaughter during the baby's baptism at Nativity of Our Savior parish in Portage, Ind. Sister Geary, who became a nun four years ago after she was widowed, has six children, among them the infant's mother, Susan Vandersteen, left. (eNS photo)