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St. Francis, Hyannis, to open middle school "The dream of having Catholic schools available to all parents and children of Cape Cod is one step closer to becoming a reality," said Father Richard W. Beaulieu, diocesan director of Catholic Education, in announcing the proposed opening next September of St. Francis Xavier Middle School at St. Francis Xavier parish in Hyannis.

"With the proposed opening of St. Francis Xavier Middle School," said Father Beaulieu, "elementary education from grades K to 8 will be available on the Cape." (K to 4 is offered at St. Margaret's parish, Buzzards Bay, and at Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich.)

"There's a lot of work yet to be done in opening this school," continued the diocesan director, "but

it is a great opportunity to help our young people grow in an environment that encourages Catholic Christian teachings and Gospel values. We're counting on the support of many parents and friends as we look forward to continued growth in our Catholic schools."

Father Edward J. Byington, pastor of St. Francis Xavier, said that news of the new school was

announced Feb. 26 at a parish mission attended by over 1000 persons. He said that it would be located in the parish center, which can provide 12 classrooms.

At present, said the pastor, the first priority is finding a principal for the middle school. He said tuition fees have not as yet been set.

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BISHOP SEAN O'Malley, at rear, and Father Horace Travassos, rector of 5t. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, distribute ashes to the faithful to mark the beginning of Lent. (AnchorlJolivet photo)

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This Lent, as in years past, the paschal mystery of suffering, death and resurrection continues in mission areas around the world.

Good Friday experiences are many. Last Jan. 8, two missionaries in Ghana, Wes~ Africa, were murdered by a man wielding a machete. Presentation Sister Ann Patricia McAleese, from New York State, and Missionary of Our Lady of Africa, Canadian Sister Claudia Murphy, were with a group of students when the attack occurred.

Bishop William J. McCormack, national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, who was at Sister McAleese's funeral Mass, pointed out that the missionaries, in their lives as well as in their terrible deaths, were united intimately with Christ in his work of redemption.

In the African country of Burundi, 12 priests and three sisters, as well as several lay catechists have been killed since 1993.

On Oct..I, 1995, the day after that report was released by the Fides news agency in Rome, two more

priests and a laywoman were shot in a Burundi mission house.

But sometimes there is "resurrection" news. In Rwanda, in East Central Africa, there are signs of renewal for the Church. Seminaries are flourishing, a great blessing in a country in which more than half the dioceses have no more than 10 priests and some have only one. In one seminary alone, there are some 90 aspirants to the priesthood, Fides reported last June.

Another sign of vitality is the recent ordination of seven local priests and the fact that by last September over 60 missionaries had returned to their former posts to minister among people weakened by hunger, wounds and disease.

Resurrections are also taking place in other mission areas. UCA News Service reported that last Holy Saturday in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, 13 people were bapti7,ed and joined missionary priests in their ministry to children living on the streets and in rehabilitation centers and orphan-

ages. Reestablishment of a mission in Mongolia was undertaken by the Missionhurst Fathers in

1992. Today the mission is served by four priests and two brothers.

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Bishop is Grand Marshal for St. Patrick's Day parade Bishop Sean Patrick O'Malley, OFM, Cap. has accepted an invitation to be the Grand Marshal of the annual St. Patrick's Day pa~ade in Fall River on March 17. In conjunction with that, the Interfaith Council is invited to appear in a special division of the parade.

The cochairmen of this year's parade are Chuck Gregory, representing the Clover Club, an Irish heritage organization with an extensive history of religious, civic and political achievement, and Bill Connelly, cofounder of Jeffs Companion Animal Shelter of Westport, a non-profit organization that provides senior citizens with animal .companions free of charge.

The parade committee has 25 members from Fall River, Assonet,

Somerset, Swansea, Westport, New Bedford and Dartmouth. Last year, the parade had 102 units and was seen by more than 150,000 people.

The committee is shooting for 150 units this year. Already secured are the IOlst Artillery Marching Unit and the215th Army National Guard Marching Band.

This year's Irish festivities will expand into several areas beyond last year's parade, ball and raffle.

The committee is currently considering a Miss, Mrs., and Senior Ms, St. Patrick's Day ladies competition.

The Clover Club will celebrate its annual Mass at St. Thomas More Church in Somerset on the Sunday preceding the parade.

Hundreds at New Bedford schools Mass

By Dave Jolivet Anchor Staff The magnificent interior of St. Anthony's Church, New Bedf<;>rd, . was graced with the presence of nearly 2000 Catholic school students from 10 New Bedford area schools this past Wednesday. For the second time in as many weeks, Bishop Sean O'Malley celebrated a Catholic Schools Mass before an overflow congregation. Two weeks ago, Fall River Catholic schools gathered at St. Anne's Church in that city.

Participating schools last Wednesday were Holy Family-Holy Name, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. Anthony, St. James-St. John, St. Joseph and St. Mary's in New Bedford; St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet; St. Joseph; Fairhaven; St. Margaret's, 'Buzzards Bay; and Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. The Mass was coordinated路 by Mrs. Elizabeth-Ann Lavigne, principal ofSt. Anthony's, New Bedford. She noted that the celebration highlighted the. unity and vitality of the Catholic school community, A choir comprised of 10 students from each participating school enhanced the liturgy under the direction of Theresa Ouellette, with Anita Belliveau as organist

and Jacqueline Vardo as leader of He concluded with a message of song. hope, saying that while the world In his homily, the bishop recog- is full of evil and temptations, nized the sacrifices made by par- "God's love and power are stronger ents and evoked a warm ovation than evil." from the children for those parStudents participating in cereents. Stressing the importance of monies at the liturgy were: Susan prayer in the lives of the students, Darling, Lina Louro, Nancy Davis, he pointed 'out that路 "the more Amy Bowen, Claudette LeBlanc, person prays, the more they want Catherine Jason, Christopher Hall to pray, and the less a person and Shannon Rodrigues, flag bearprays, the less they want to." "!t's ers; Kyle Fink, Allison Kelly, Derek not easy to be a person of prayer.

Tiago, David Hayes, Andrea Jesus' desciples asked him to help Amaral, Carolyn Kawa, Brandi them be people oCprayer." Refer- . Roderick, Charlene Pereira and ring to the Gospel reading (Mat- Christina McMahon, petition thew 6:7-15), the bishop then went readers. through the. Lord's Prayer with the Tiffany Cordeiro, Kristen Lachildren. dino, Nathan Silveira, Rebecca Stressing that God is our Father, Fernandes, Danielle Dumont, Jef"the best Dad we could ever imagine," and that makes us all frey Gonville, Sean Landry, Stephanie Escobar; John Throckmorbrothers and sisters, and that our ton, Jessica Belanger and Brian lives should reflect our love for one another. Bishop O'Malley add- Jusseaume; gift bearers; Sarah daSilva, reader. ed that we should place our entire trust in God and ask for His will to Prior to presentation of the be done, not ours, because "God's bread and wine, eight other gifts plan for us is the best." were brought to the altar: a globe, The bishop reminded the sturepresenting the gift of family; a dents of the sentence in the Lord's rosary, the gift offaith; a cross, the gift of hope; a rose, the gift of love.

Prayer that is often spoken without thinking: "Forgive us our tresTextbooks, the gift of knowlpasses as we forgive those who edge; a basketball, the gift of health; trespass against us." a fishing net, the gift of fortitude; "We are asking God to treat us and a basket of food, the gift of as we treat others," he said. service.

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FATHER STEPHEN J. Avila and Bishop Sean O'Malley enter St. Anthony's Church, New Bedford, for Ca.tholic Schools Mass.

SARAH daSilva of St. Anthony School, New Bedford, gives a Mass reading, left; :right, unique gifts accompany bread and wine at Catholic Schools Mass. (All pictures Anchor/ Jolivet)

---------------------------------------------------60 ye.ars of devoted service tember, 1995, Sister has been residing in Fall River.

The Diamond Jubilee of Sister Brigid McCoy, sS.ce, was celebrated at the Fall River residence of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts . of Jesus and Mary, on February 18th.

The celebration began with a special Mass of Renewal of Vows; with Rev. David Lupo, sS.ce presiding and was attended by relatives and friends of Sister Brigid, as well as by her Religious Community. Also attending were Sister Dolores Pavao, sS.ce, Regional Leader of the sisters and Rev. Columban Crotty, sS.ce, Provincial Leader of the priests and brothers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

The Sacred Hearts Congregation, comprising both women and men, was founded in France 200 years ago. One of its members, Father Damien deVeuster, sS.ce, was beatified last year by Pope John Paul II.

(Story written by Sister Marion Storjohann, ~s.ce)

During the Mass, Sister Brigid renewed her vows of Chastity, Poverty and Obedience, in a moving ceremony. At the conclusion of the Mass. Sister Dolores gave an inspiring reflection on the meaning of "Call" in the lives of all Christians and the specific call which animates those who follow Jesus in the vowed life.

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Sister's teaching career included five years at St. Joseph's School and 25 years at the former Sacred Hearts Academy, both in Fairhaven, as well as six years in England.

She then served as a pastoral minister at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. After retirement, Sister was assigned to Mt. Rainier, M D, adjacent to Washington, D.e, where she spent 15 years of acti vi tyin peace and justice ca uses.

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44th aJnnual Legion of Mary ACJlES cert~mony to be held March 10 The Legion of Mary of the Fall River Diocese invites all members and their family and friends, to attend the 44th annual Acies ceremony. The Annual Consecration will be held on Sunday, March 10, at 2:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. The speaker will be Father Timothy Goldrick, pastor of St. Bernard's parish, Assonet and spiritual Director of the Legion of Mary praesidium, Mary Our Mother, of that parish.

A spiritual bouquet will be presented by Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Hart, of the Immaculate: Heart of Mary praesidium of Sit. Mary's, Fairhaven. The Harts, who have been active in the Legion of Mary for 50 years, have served as curia officers, as well as officers of their own praesidium. Dedicated to teaching D. religion classes, Brother Bob and Sister Kay (as they are called by Legionaries),

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This is also an anniversary year for the Legion of Mary, marking its 75th year September 7, 1996.

Frank Duff.. founder of the Legion of Mary in Ireland in 1921, was one of the first lay persons to be invited by Pope John XXIII to attend a Vatican II council meeting in the 1960's. Although the Legion of Mary is a pre-Vatican II organization, it is most relevant to the modern day needs of the Church. For, just as th~ very first work of the Legion of Mary in Ireland in 1921 was to help derelicts and underprivilege4, so today, Legionaries have the same aim of bringing comfort to th~ sick, the elderly, the poor or rejected of society and also comfort to those in spiritual need.

Through the Legion of Mary countless souls are given the hope to go on. Some are brought back to -the sacraments, while others are given the needed encouragement to keep the faith!

The examples of some heroic Legionaries, such as Edel Quinn, envoy to Africa, and Alphee Lame, envoy to South America, give courage to other Legionaries. These heroic persons gave their lives for the extension of the Legion of Mary in foreign c:ountries.

Although area members may never go further than our local parishes or dioceses, they have the same zeal for the growth of the Legion of Mary. The work of the Legion wil) never be finished and for this reason, it depends on "recruits" to continue the evangel-

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CY0 tournanlents The Fall River diocesan CYO All-Star Basketball Tournaments were held in Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River on Feb. 25.

The Junior Boys tournament was held at the New Bedford! CYO. In the first game, Fall River defeated Taunton 45-27. Dave Bates (13 points) and Nick Christ (12 points) led the Fall River attadc Jason Arroiel paced Taunton. with II points. In the championship game, Fall River beat New Bedford 3929. Again, Bates and Christ led the Fall River charge with 10 and 13 respectively. Greg Hardy (10 points) and Tom Kosher (8 points) were high scorers for the New Bedford team. The Most Valuable Player award went to Nick Christ. The All-Tournament Team was comprised of Jason Arroiel of Taunton, Greg Hardy and Tom Kosher, New Bedford, and Jason Arruda, David Bates and Nick Christ of Fall River.

The Junior Girls Tournament was held at the Fall River CYO and Fall River nipped New Bedford in overtime, 47-44. Rebecca Rodrigues of New Bedford led all scorers with 15 points, and her teammate Lashauana Barboza added II points. Jaclyn Fournier paced the Fall River attack with 13 points.' Ms .. Rodrigues was the tournament MVP. The All-Tournament team was made up of Jaclyn Fournier, Rochelle Lavoie and Jillian Boulay of Fall River, and Kristen Gonsalves, Lashauana Barboza and Rebecca Rodrigues of New Bedford.

The Boys Prep All-Star tournament took place at th,e Taunton CYO. In Game I, Fall River defeated New Bedford 49-35. High scorers for Fall River were Mike Hunsignerwith 16 pointsand John Perreira with 10 points. N orberto R ubuert topped the New Bedford team with seven points. In the championship game, Taunton defeated Fall River62-52. Ken Lomba poured in 17 points for Taunton and teammate Jason Dumont chipped in with II points. The Fall River effort was led by John Perreira's 15 points and '11 points from Nick Santos and Mike Hunsigner. H unsigner was the tournament MVP, and he was joined

by John Perreira and Nick Santos of Fall River and Ken Lomba, Kyle Quimby and Jason Dumont of Taunton on the All-Tournament team.

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But in a world devoted to consumerism, this call often falls on deaf ears or on hearts hardened by secularism.

Many Church members manage only a token observance of the season. The term A&P Catholics well describes the multitude who come only to receive ashes and to pick up a palm frond. To be sure, they obtain these symbols of Lent, but its. real message too often falls on rocky soil.

Others feel that Lent is only a time to give up something such as sweets or their favorite beverage. Self-denial often becomes selfish, with its true objective being that of personal accomplishment. Then there are some who feel they can storm heaven by prayer alone. They think that the more they pray~ the more strongly they will develop a faith able to resist all temptations. . All these examples contain a grain of truth but taken individually, each is limited in scope. Alone, none truly captures the Gospel message.

In his Lenten letter to the faithful of the world, Pope John Paul II calls the Church to conversion. Lent, he points out, is a journey"of evolving creative reflection which inspires penance and gives new impetus to every aspect of our commitment to follow the Gospel." The pontiff continues by asking Catholics to renew their spiritual lives not simply by acts offaith but also of charity.

"Each day," he says, "we encounter people who are hungry,· thirsty or sick, people who are outcasts or migrants. During this season of Lent we are invited to pay greater heed to the ·suffering written on their faces, faces which challenge us to acknowledge the various aspects of poverty that continue in our time." The Holy Father then quotes the words of Jesus: "Give them something to eat."

However, for those who are seeking the so-called good life, the self becomes all-consuming. They refuse to acknowledge their Christian responsibility of doing good works rooted in a living faith. Too many in the Church family who have climbed the ladder of success simply ignore the pain and anguishofthe least of their brothers and sisters.

They do not open their ears or hearts to the cry of the abused, addicted, unemployed and homeless. This happens because they ignore the call to personal sacrifice on behalf of the needy; and have not realized that inner conversion is a lifetime process which has the power to change consumeristic behavior, combat hedonism and resist indifference and the tendency to ignore personal responsibility.

In every parish in this country, Catholics are given the opportunity to help realize the hope of the Holy Father that the suffering will be cared for. During the special season of Lent, Catholic Relief Services and the U.S. Catholic Conference invite us to share in Operation Rice Bowl, which asks us to eat a simple main meal once a week and donate the money saved to a special parish collection for this purpose.

In this way, we can help meet the challenge of poverty both at home and overseas. But Lent is not just an extra monetary donation; it should also be viewed as a time for prayer, fasting and education. These four elements meet in Operation Rice Bowl. It gives us the opportunity to teach our children to pray and care for those who have much less than they.

The pope has urged us to seek practical steps through which we can multiply the loaves and fishes at our disposal. Don't walk by the Rice Bowl in your parish. Use it to carry out the work of Jesus now, in 1996.

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TEENS FROM OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH, TAUNTON, PARTICIPATE IN A 30-HOUR FAST TO BENEFIT WORLD VISION. THE STUDENTS RAISED MORE THAN $1,500 FOR THE HUNGRY.

"Then I, the King, shall say to those at my right, 'Come into the Kingdom prepared for you for I was hungry and you fed me; I was thirsty and you gave me water; I was a stranger and you invited me into your home.'" Mt 25:34-35

In search of'family entertainment

By Father Kevin J. Harrington On a recent trip to a mall during the February school vacation I noticed a line of disappointed families with youngsters ·turned aw'ay from seeing "Muppets Treasure Island" because all the tickets were sold out. None of the other adjacent cinemas were showing anything appropriate for family entertainment. The motion picture industry proves the wisdom found in the Book of Proverbs (29: 15): "The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a mother is disgraced by a child left to his or her own whims." .

Now that the motion picture industry and the television networks have merged it is critical for the government to provide the "rod and reproof' that will offer much needed wisdom to an industry that has been left too long to its own whims!

Courage is sorely lacking in the political arena. President Bill Clinton is hardlyin a position to press Hollywood potentates who are some of his biggest political contributors.

Congress has the power of the proverbial "rod, and reproof' because the networks were not granted further access to the public air-, waves (so-called "spectrum") for additional channels with the recent passage of the telecommunication bill. Congress should freeze the number of stations until the present stations service children as well as adults.

There is a great deal at stake here. Between the ages of 3 and 17 there are some 60 million Americans who, in spite of a plurality of television stations, have very few edifying choices.

The V-chip is not the panacea that President Clinton proclaimed it to be in his State of the Union. address. For the V-chip to work someone must draw up a rating system. The networks can hardly

be trusted to pe objective when millions of dollars of advertising revenues are in jeopardy. The networks will surely cry "censorship" if a federal agency suchas the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) intervenes. Since the average life of a television set is 10 years and only new television sets will be equipped with the V-chip, there needs to be a better shortterm solution.

If there is such a market for wholesome programming, why are there so few good .choices? -The domestic market used to account for the great majority of money an American movie would make ..

Revenues from international screenings were comparatively trivial.

But now, the money from audiences in places like Caracas, Venezuela; Medellin, Colombia; Munich, Germany; and Bangkok, Thailand, is a significant portion of many American films' total earnings.

Global blockbusters are filled with images that leap over the language barrier. Unfortunately, the universal language employed is

pray~~ BOX For Courage Almighty an'd eternal God, Father. of the world to come, your goodness is beyond what our spirit can touch and your strength is more than the mind can bear. Lead us to seek beyond our reach and give us the co~rage to stand before your truth. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

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violence and Hollywood has proved adept at speaking this language because of the new economics of \he global market. To blam.e twisted cultural forces for the explosion of violence in movies makes ::or a better sound byte but the real story of Hollywood is a story of greed and not lust!

Someday we may come to our· senses like the prodigal son and recognize that as a culture we have a responsibility to promote a universallanguage of laughter, music, dance and love. Perhaps the trash talk shows that dominate: the airways during the after scho 01 hours will be looked back upon ,is a time in which the media longed to feast on the huskings that were meant for the pigs. The late gr,eat New York Times colum'nist, James Reston, once said that the most remarkable change he had observed in over 80 years in this country was the evolution from puritanism to hedonism. Attitudinal cha nges are needed among nationallea.:Jers that can reinforce parents' efforts to protect their' children from the deleterious impact of the mass media.

Corporations that look only at the botton line must be made accountable to a higher authority than their shareholders. The First Amendment has been invoked too often by'the entertainment industry as a magical shield to prevent them from being held ac:countable. After the election rhetoric, Congress and President Clinton or his successor need to address this important issue.

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In this Sunday's readings God calls us to journey in trust that his promises of blessing will be fulfilled in Jesus, who by his death and resurrection "has robbed death of its power and has brought life and immortality into clear light through the gospel" (2 Tim I: 10). Let us embrace our Lenten penance as we sing the refrain for this week's responsorial psalm: "Lord, let your mercy b~ on us, as we place our trust in you" (Ps 33).

In the Old Testament reading, Abram's obedient trust stands in sharp contrast to Adam and Eve in last Sunday's first reading. Rather than obediently trusting God's command not to eat of the tree of knowledge, they grasped at Godlike power for the sake of sensual, aesthetic, and intellectual fulfillment. With the call of Abram, God begins again with one man to try to restore blessings to a curse-ridden human family. God commands Abram to abandon land, family, and house and to journey to an unknown land that he will show him. A series of promises, offering hope for a new future, accompanies the cal1. God promises to make Abram a great nation; he will be blessed; his name will be so great that it will be a blessing; and all the families of the earth'will find blessing in him. Despite his advanced age and his wife Sarai's barrenness, Abram in obedient trust departs "as the Lord directed him."

In the second readilllg Timothy is being asked to bear his "share of the hardship which the gospel entails" by preaching the gospel without fear and protecting it from false teaching. The reason Timothy may confidently undertake this task is the very gospel itself which Paul states in a summary fashion.

Christians are saved from the power of evil and called to live holy lives" not by any merit of their own, but because of what God has done for them in Christ.

In the death and resurrection of Christ Jesus, God has defeated sin and "robbed death of its power and has brought life and immortality into clear light through the gospe1."

On the second Sunday of Lent, the gospel reading is always the story of Jesus' transfiguration. Early in our Lentenjourney in the path of the suffering Jesus, we - like Peter, James, and John - are given a glimpse of Jesus' glory as God's beloved Son which will not be fully revealed until his resurrection. In the previous chapter, after Peter confesses Jesus as "the Messiah, the Son of the living God," Jesus goes on to speak of his destiny to go to Jerusalem to suffer, be killed and on the third day be raised. When Peter rebukes Jesus over the idea of his suffering, Jesus harshly condemns him as a "Satan" and warns of the need for his followers to take up their crosses and follow him. In this frightening context, God's trans-

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In Matthew's account of the transfiguration, God reyeals Jesus as his final word, the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets. The event occurs on a high mountain, a place of revelation for Matthew (Matt 28: 16-20; Exod 19-40). The radiance of Jesus' face and garments is reminiscent of Moses' transfiguration on Mount Sinai (Exod 34) and indicates that now Jesus manifests the divine presence.

At the sudden appearance of Moses and Elijah conversing with Jesus, Peter proposes to build three booths honoring them equally. With that a bright cloud overshadows them and commands: "This is my beloved Son on whom my favor rests. Listen to him." As at the baptisrp scene (Matt 3: 17), God's heavenly voice reveals Jesus as the fullness of revelation in completion of the Law and the prophets.

When the disciples hear the divine voice, they prostrate on the ground in fear. But the scene ends with tender reassurance. Jesus comes forward and lays his hand on them with a healing gesture (8:3, 15; 9:25,29) and commands: "Get up! Do not be afraid."

Having been given a reassuring preview of Jesus' glorious destiny, they resume their journey with Jesus to his death in Jerusalem. As they descend the mountain, Jesus commands them: "Do not tell anyone of the vision until the Son of Man rises from the dead." The only path to that glory is through the suffering and death which Jesus must endure.

Daily Readings March 4: On 9:4b-l0; Ps 79:8-9,11-13; lk 6:36-38 March 5: Is 1:10,16-20; Ps 50:8-9,1617,21,23; Mt 23:1-12 March 6: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6,14-16; Mt 20:17-28 March 7: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4,6; lk 16:19-31 March 8: Gn 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28;Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43,45-46 March 9: Mi 7:14-15,18-20; Ps 103:1-4,912; lk 15:1-3,11-32 March 10: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2,6-9; Rom 5:1-2,5-8; In 4:5-42 or 4:4-15,19b-26, 39a, 40-42

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The story of Father Jozo Zovko It's not often these days that you see a movie that leaves you with' a sense of hope, "Gospa" is of that rare breed.

I had seen an ad for this movie, said to be a story of Mary's reported appearances in Medjugorje, a tiny village in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

My curiosity was aroused when I saw that it starred top-notch actors like Martin Sheen, Michael York and Morgan Fairchild. And I wondered, what did "Gospa" mean, anyway?

I found out. "Gospa" means "Our Lady" in Croatian, but the movie is not about the wonders and miracles some say have occurred in Medjugorje.

That was wise, since the apparitions are still under investigation by a commission '01' bishops. Rome ultimately will be the final authority regarding the . visions' authenticity.

The film depicts the troubles, the arrest and torHHe heaped upon a Croatian priest, Father J ozo Zovko, by the commuilists heading the local government in 1981. His crime? He was the pastor of'St. James Church in Medjugorje when six children that year said they had been visited by the Blessed Mother. , When word of the alleged visions spread, people began to flock to the village, seeking to share in the experience of heaven touching earth. Father Zovko, impressed with the faith of the pilgrims coming to Medjugorje, would not obey the orders of the communist officials to put a stop to these gatherings; and so he became the target of their vicious anger..

As the crowds kept coming, Father Zovko became enormous threat to the co'mmunists who claimed BISHOP DONALD E. Pelotte of Gallup, N. M., serves a an he was a facist. and an enemy of the state. They diocese of 56,000 square miles with half of the parishes locat~d charged him with exploiting the children as a way of on reservation lands. (CNS photo) getting an audience for subversive anti-communist propaganda.

To their surprise, Father Zovko accepted arrest and physical torture rather than betray his soul. He believed that somehow Mary was speaking through the children - givi'ng a message for all to open their

Heading nation's poorest diocese is challenging

PORTLAND, Maine (CNS)Bishop Donald E. Pelotte of Gallup, N. M., may not be able to visit with his fellow Abnaki Indians in his na'tive Maine very o/ten,. b.ut that doesn't mean there is any shortage of Native Americans in his life.

"I have contact with fellow Native Americans perhaps daily in the Gallup Diocese in New Mexico and Arizona, where hundreds of thousands of them live," Bishop Pelotte said in an interview with The Church World, Portland diocesan newspaper.

The New Mexico diocese, which he has headed since 1990, is nearly twice the size of the state as Maine - 56,000 square miles compared with Maine's 32,500 square miles.

'He covers that area without an auxiliary bishop and with fewer than 100 priests.

"About 52 percent of Catholics in the diocese are Native Americans," Bishop Pelotte said. "Ours is the diocese with the largest population of Native people in the United States."

On the negative side, the Gallup Diocese is the poorest diocese in ~he country. "The area is as Third World as anything I saw in Guatemala when I was there," Bishop Pelotte said: '. . "\t's been cold in Maine this winter, but we have had some bad winters in Gallup, which is 6,500 feet above sea level .....,- higher than Denver," he added. "An average of 17 Native Americans die on the streets of Gallup each 'winter from the cold."

Hearing that statisti~.from Bishop Pelotte, prompted Billy and Connie Eastburn of Doylestown, Pa., to estab'lish'a national organization called Americans for Native Americans.

After the bishop met the Eastburns in 1991, a tractor-trailer came to the Gallup Diocese with a huge load of blankets,medical equipment and dialysis machines,

donated by Americans for Native Americans. , Money is very scarce in the Gallup Diocese, Bishop Pelotte said.

"We're totally dependent on outside help to survive from month to month," he said.

"Thank God for the (Catholic Church) Extension Society," he added. "We receive more assistance from the society than any other diocese in the country. Msgr.

(Paul) Lenz's Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions is also a big help."

His most weighty financial concern is to pay for the health expenses of his priests as they grow older.

The bishop has sought financial help to cover the priests' health insurance, but without success.

"People respond generously to projects benefiting the Native people on the reservations - but when it comes to supporting the priests' health plan, that's a different story."

The shortage of priests in the Gallup Diocese has been eased somewhat by volunteers from other dioceses or religious orders. Women religious also playa big role by ministering in hospitals, clinics, parishes and soup kitchens.

But Bishop Pelotte believes the solution to the vocations problem in Gallup, in the long run, will be the strong Native American deacon and lay ministry formation program.

"A year ago, r orcta,ined two fullbloodedNavajo'married deacons," he said. "Their wives participated in the program, and they presently serve as catechists. '.

"Be~ause the Navajo people are poor, it's difficult for them to travel outside their huge reserva- . tion, so the training路 programs are taking place right there on the reservation - conducted by. the priests and sisters, many of whom speak the Navajo language," he added. "We were hoping that from this would come deacons - and that's exactly what happened."

hearts to her Son .so that love and peace might reign in this w.orld.

When I read about this movie, I became curious about how the story was handled. In late January, while visiting my son Sterling's family in Illinois, I saw it. They mentioned "Gospa" and said it was playing nearby.

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The director, Jakov Sedlar, deserves much credit for how he handled this story. In 1988, he met Martin Sheen in Medjugorje and shared that hope with him.

That was the 路beginning. "Gospa" is the fruition.

The movie is strong because it is about courage in the face. of evil powe路r. The movie leaves us \vith hope for what can be accomplished by the gooc,ness and fidelity. of even one person.

1" I The movie is dedicated to the 60 I路priestslfnurdered in recent years in the former Yugoslavia. Writers Larry and Mary Sue Eck; on the setlof ttoe movie, wrote that "incredibly, the deterioration of cummunism in Yugoslavia can be traced directly ti)'Medjugorje - to Mary, who on June 25, 1981, first came to bring the world back to her Son, Jesus."

The movie makes a subtle case for this. with an ending, however, that predates the ethnic b~ltchering in that country that was to come after communism.

Yet faith still soars among the pilgrims arrivingregularly in Medjugorje. That,too, nurtures hopefor the coming of the peace of the Lord to the country once called Yugoslavia.

Your children's different personalitiies .

Dear Dr. Kenny: "Our children have very opposite personalities. One cares for his clothes and cleans his room. The other does not. How do you get a boy to b'ecome more neat and organized?:' (New Jersey) Difference's in children are typical in a family. One' . child gets your applause for being neat and organized. Rather than compete, the other bids for attention by being disorderly and sloppy.

Kids, like older people, vary. A world in which everyone was a neatnik and everything was in order would surely be less interesting.

Neatness is not the only virtue. Your "laid-back" child must have other positives. Perhaps he or she is more gentle, more creative, more of a dreamer or poet, more compassionate. Notice these traits.

Nevertheless, a neat and orderly home makes life much more pleasant for parents. Neatness and organization, while not necessarily vital, are certainly worth striving for.

Teach your child how to clean a room. Motel chains take weeks and use lists to train a new maid.

Cleaning a room is not so simple as it seems.

Children need very specific instructions. You should prepare a list, which might' include such obvious steps as making bed, picking up floor, cleaning under bed, dirty clothes in hamper, clean clothes put away in drawer, dresser top clear, etc.

Initially, you should work with your child. Modeling and good example are the best way t6 motivate and teach.

Trying to get a child to pick up his or her room probably provokes more nagging than any other parent-child issue. You can ininimize the nagging by scheduling a c.ertain time each day to clean the room.

Get started, work' together, and get it done with.

'Lists help by bre1;l~ing down a iiuge task into smaller parts which can be accomplished one-by-one and checked, off. Lists and charts for cleaning all the rooms in. a house areproyided in .our latest book "Loving and Learning..'" .':': You also ask how to get your child to care for his or her clothes. I am not sure whether you mean his manner of dress or his general care of clothes. In either case, it will be of some help if clothing and manner of dress are valued by other family members.

Reward good dressing by commenting on it when it happens. Rather than notice what you don't like, find something about his or her clothes that you do.

You don't need to praise. Just so you notice it aloud.

Accept differences in your children. Notice what is good about each of them. And best of luck in encouraging neatness.

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A discussion on in vitro f,ertilization Q. A magazine we receive had a long article recently about in vitro fertilization. According to the author, there are many more of these than we thought.

Is the church still against this way of conceiving babies? I know it's different, but if it helps couples conceive a child, what is so bad about it? (N ew York) A. You raise many huge questions; I will try to respond briefly to a few.

Technologies in thl: reproduction of human life are developing rapidly, but at least until'now nothing has happened to diminish our serious Catholic moral concerns about in vitro fertilization.

First, let's clarify what we're talking about.

IYF is one of the methods now possible to conceive a child without sl~xual relations between a man and woman. In this procedure, the gametes (woman's ovum and male sperm) are united, and conception occurs, in a laboratory container, where the first stages of new human growth occur.

Soon the new embryo is transferred to another environment, usually the mother's (or other woman's) womb, for continuing development.

Such fertilization is called heterologous if the gametes come from people who are not married to each other, and homologous if the cells come from a husband and wife married to one another.

The church considers in vitro, literally "in glass," fertilization morally unacceptable for at least three fundamental reasons.

First, from the timl~ the ovum is fertilized a new seperate human life has begun which has its own identity and dignity.

Commercial, scientific and other procedures often performed on lives begun i.n vitro violate the respect and physical and spiritual reverence owed to these lives.

Second, IYF methods normally involve producing a number of zygotes (fertilized ova). Some or all are usually placed in a womb; but one or a few of them 'usually die one way or the other.

In some procedures this would involve direct killing of human life; in others it may not. At the very least it wrongly places new human beings in high risk of death.

And third, this proc:ess for initiating human life is seen as a subversion of the dignity and unity of marriage, and of the integrity of natural and necessary parental relationships with children as they come into the world.

This aspect of the moral character of IYF may seem less tangible, but it is an important and profound one.

In the tradition and teachings of the church, as well as in the vast majority of human social traditions through history, sexual relations in the context of the marriage relationship are the only setting

worthy of bringing into existence and nurturing new human life.

Heterologous fertilization, of course, brings in the additional questions of marriagt: fidelity and parental identity and responsibility. , But even if the fertilization is homologous (hus-

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The fullest explanation of the church's teachings on these matters is in the March,. 1987, "Instruction on Respect for Human Life in Its Origin and on the D,ignity of Procreation," issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. , It says of this procedure, "I n conformity with the traditional doctrine relating to the goods of marriage ahd the dignity of the person, the church remains opposed from the moral point of view to homologous 'in vitro' fertilization. Such fertilization is in itSelf illicit and in opposition to the dignity of procreation and of the conjugal union" (II, 5).

It needs to be clearly stated here that when IYF or any other kind of artificial human fertilization does happen, the resulting life is no less human and no less to be accepted and cared for with love.

-This, of course, underlies the first and second points I made above.

I For us who were raised when there was only one way for a baby to be conceived and carried to term in the womb of its own mother, it boggles the mind to realize that today there are at least 30 different combinations of methods whereby all this can happen.

And each has its own array of religious and human, and therefore moral, questions.

For the reasons given, the church's concerns about IYF and related procedures remain basically the s'!me as they have been. They are not likely to change unless future technological developments somehow address and mitigate them.

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Of life jackets and Lent There is a delightful scene in the James Clavell novel "Tai-Pan" in which the hero's Chinese paramour petitions the se:a god to allow their vessel to reach port without sinking, which it is near doing.

Young May-may convinces swashbuckling Dirk to let her wrap a brick of silver in the paper upon which she has composed her prayer, and drop the pricey appeal to the s,~a god.

Standing at the edge of the listing ship, she intones, "Oh great wise and powerful sea god, in return for this enormous gift which is almost (a) hundred taels of silver, please bring us safe to ...

Hong Kong." .

Then she slickly slips the silver bar out of the paper and into her jacket while letting the paper sink toward the "god" for whom it was intended.

"That's a cheat," the hero protests, despite the fact he did not want to "donate" the silver in the first place.

"Shussssh," May-may tells him. "Na so loud. You spoil everything.... You dinna think I'd really throw all that silver in the river, did you?"

It makes me laugh because May-may animates what is often my approach to Lent: silver supplications wrapped in self-·deluding sincerity.

This is not an exercise in breast-beating or meatball mea culpas. I'd prefer to see it as confirmation of universal weakness and temptation - which I'd like to battle a little more effectively.

My friend Mitch Finley unmasks this further in his just-published "Season of New Beginnings" (Resurrection Press), a physi,cally thin but thought-provokingly ample volume of daily prayer and reflection for Lent and Easter.

"There is much about the spiritual life that is hilarious once we stop to think about it," writes Finley.

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. , He ends each day's reflection with a suggested prayer. The one that concludes his above thoughts for the Tuesday of the third week of Lent bears repeating: "Lord God of love, thank you for the gift of spiritual healing and liberation; help me to know in my h'eart that your mercy is trustworthy beyond all t~ings. Amen."

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Women in rural ministr.y find camaraderie amid.isolation ·ROCHESTER, Minn. (CNS) - Like many who minister to the faithful in rural areas, Michele Rein spends a lot of her time' on the road.

She frequently drives the 20 miles between Harrison and Bloomville, Wis., where she performs pastoral administration duties for the Catholic parish in each lown.

She visits ill parishioners in hospitals up to '60 miles away.

Recently, she drove 75 miles to attend a wake.

"Y ou learn to take a lot of snacks along for the ride," she said. "Time spent in the car can . also be a good time for reflection."

Ms. Rein's story' was typical of those told by women serving rural congregations in the upper Midwest who attended a two-day conference in Rochester, "The Land

and the People: Journeys of Women stay around for any length of time.

He added that the presence of in Rural Ministry."

About 50 women attended the several urban natives also points ecumenical gathering. Similar pro- to. the need for special seminary programs. About 80 percent of grams were held in Crookston and ..seminarians are born and raised in in Marvin, S.D. An ice-breaker designed to cities, but many ~ill get their first acquaint the women with one assignments in a rural setting, he said. another revealed that most of them Most of the women indicated work full time for congregations in they served alone in their positowns of fewer than 500 people.

Most have been in 'their current tions. The loneliness of a solitary life on the prairie or range is diffipositions for less than two years and many were born and raised in cult, but there are ways to cope.

Som~ women have gone on line urban areas.

Dean Freudenberger, a profes- and now share conversation and sor of church and society at Luther mail through their computers.

Seminary who attended as an "I think the isolation out there is observer, said the large number of certainly a piece of the problem," women who said they'd been said Notre Dame'Sister Mary Mark working less than two years highTacheny, a member of the conferlights one of rural ministry's probences' planning committee. "It's lems - getting qualified leaders to happening to both men and women

because of the dwindling number of people in rural areas."

Rural residents are falling prey to an increasing sense of hopelessness as they watch family farms deteriorate and rural c~urches and businesses close, she said, noting . she has seen the same trends develop among members of religious orders serving rural areas.

"We saw sisters in generalleaving rural parishes, much as farmers were, and finding work in more urban areas," said Sister Tactieny, who is part of an initiative to help her order find new ways to serve rural residents.

Rural ministers can help people make the daily connection between . their lives and the Gospel, she said, and give them the hope and confidence they need to tackk problems facing their communi·ties.

But keeping people spiritually tied to the land and to thei r communities is a difficult challenge for rural ministers, said Franciscan Sister Christelle Watercott, pastoral associate of Assumption Parish in Morris.

In the Catholic Church, she said, lay and religious women can help solidify that connection in ways priests often can't because of periodic changes in their assignments and their dwindling numbers.

But while Catholic wome'n serving congregations can help with the administration of day·to-day parish life, they cannot administer the sacraments, unlike ordained Protestant women.

Most pastors in the St. Cloud Diocese who have pastoral associates welcome them, said Judy Virnig, pastoral associate of Our Lady' of Lourdes Parish in Little Falls, but the diocese is still illprepared for the time when there will be even fewer priests.

Ms. Virnig said small parishes worry about their long-term viability and losing 'pastor:;, and diocesan leaders need to u::gently prepare them for the arri.val of more lay ministers, includillg women, who can carry out much of the work priests do now.

Conference director Shirl,:y Teig said conference participants enjoyed the time to "renourish themselves spiritually." If the conferences continue next year, Teig hopes they will focus on longrange visions for rural ministry.

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Regis Philbin treasures Catholic edllcation BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CNS) - Regis Philbin isn't just proud of Catholic schools. He's also named after one.

The co-star of the popular"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" television show was named after his father's alma mater - Regis High School, a Catholic boys' school in New York.

"I think everything I am is the result of 16 years of Catholic education," Philbin told The Catholic Transcript, newspaper or the Archdiocese of Hartford.

Growing up in the Bronx, h~ attended Our Lady of Solace Grammar School and Cardinal Hayes High School. He completed his Catholic schooling at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. "The values that you learn as a kid stay with you the n:st of your life. Certainly, those nuns and brothers and priests drummed enough of those values into us that it helped us tremendously," he said.

Philbin, 62, an Irish-Italian Catholic who lives in Greenwich, was in Bridgeport as the featured speaker at the Americ;an Heart Association's "Straight from the Heart" advice luncheon.

He was there to talk about his own battle with heart disease, which included a near-heart attack three years ago. In January 1993, during taping of a commercial, he experienced extreme chest pain.

Tests showed he had a 90 percent blockage in one of his arteries. He underwent an angioplasty, a procedure that involves doctors putting a balloon-like instrument through the artery to open it up.

Three months later he experienced more pain and needed a different procedure to clean fatty material out of his artery.

He stressed the importance of exercise, a healthy diet, stress red uction and a smoke-free lifestyle. But when a pre-teen girl in the audience stood up to ask a question, Philbin also recognized the power of faith in God. "At my age, what can I do to have a good heart?" the girl inquired. "Say your prayers every night," Philbin replied. "And pray for 'V ncle· Regis.'''

After the luncheon, Philbin spoke about how his Catholic schooling has been like a life preserver throughout his life.

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REGIS PHILBIN, an Irish-Italian Catholic and co-star of the popular "Live with Regis and Kathy Lee" television show, was named for his father's alma mater, Regis High School in New York. He said his 16 years of Catholic education have been like a life preserver over the years. (CNS photo from Buena Vista Television) TV star has not alw~ys enjoyed such good fortune.

His first marriage ended in divorce after his son, Dan, was born with missing vertebrae and no muscles in his legs, Dan Philbin, now 29, eventually lost his legs and underwent a number of surgeries; once, he spent an entire year in the hospital. His father still considers him the "hero" in his life.

Careerwise, Philbin has also been through some difficult times. His only other national talk shows "The Regis Philbin show" in 1964 and "Regis Philbin" in 1981 were both canceled after runs of only three months and five months, respectively.

"When I got down on my professionalluck, I had something to rely on," Philbin said of his Catholic schooling. "lowe it all to the nuns and brothers and priests."

With the exception of his current talk show with Kathie Lee Gifford, Philbin may be best known for his love of the University of Notre Dame, which he mentions in detail in his new book, ''I'm Only One Man." He has said that not only does he hope to buy a house next door to the campus when he retires, but he also believes the world would be a better place if society would embrace the values taught at the Catholic university.

His daughter, Jennifer, followed in his footsteps, and is currently a junior at Notre Dame.

Asked if there is any truth to reports that he wants his ashes to be scattered over the Notre Dame campus when he: dies, he answered with proud enthusiasm.

"That's right," Philbin said. "I want to be then: forever."

NFP goes microscopic TORONTO (CN~ - A ~w cause a woman's temperature does method of natural family planning not rise until ovulation has oclaunched in Toronto examines sal- curred, while sperm can live in a iva samples to determine when a woman's body for days. woman will ovulate.

Ms. Forrestall said that the same The PC-2000 Fertility Tester hormones that cause changes in was launched in January by Nu cervical mucous - tracked by Focus Canada Ltd., a newly formed some natural family planning proToronto company. The pocket- grams - also cause a change in size microscope is not available in . saliva, which can be seen on a slide under a microscope. These changes the United States.

Shanna Forrestall, company can occur days before ovulation. spokeswoman, said tests show that The fertility-testing microscope using the microscope to prevent is the brainchild of Dr. Biel Caspregnancy is 96 percent effective. sals, a Spanish gynecologist who "People are looking for an al- discovered in 1969 that a woman's ternative" to other methods of saliva crystallizes during ovulation.

In a test of 1,000 women in family planning, she sa.id.

Ms. Forrestall said one of the Madrid, Spain, the success rate in microscope's major advantages is preventing pregnancy was 96.2 perthat it has no side effl:cts, unlike cent.

The director of the Archdiocese some other types of contraception.

She said it was an improvement of Toronto's Office of Catholic over natural family planning Family Life, Suzanne Scorsone, methods that track ovulation only said she has not had the opportunusing daily temperature charts be- ity to examine the de~ice.

"Since it seems it is tracking natural symptoms, one can see that it could be, if it worked, a help in natural family planning," she said, adding that there had not been any official Canadian Catholic pronouncement on its acceptability.

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• Clemence Hall, Room #128 For more information contact Fred Barbosa, L1CSW at (508) 674-5600, Ext. 2279 or .

Rosemarie Baylies, RN, BSN, MHP, DCN at (508) 675-5688.

Breast Cancer Support Group· Therapeutic support group for women with non-metastatic breast cancer disease.

• Tuesdays, March 12 & 26

• 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Pre-registration is required.

For more information contact Ann Mitchell, L1CSW at (508) 674-5600, Ext. 2270.

Diabetes Education and Support Group· Open to individuals with diabetes, family and friends.

• Tuesday, March 12 • 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

• Nannery Conference Room "Diabetes and Exercise," presented by Michelle St. Laurent, PT. Please dress comfortably since all participants will be exercising. For more information contact Geny Dauphin at (508) 674-5600, Ext. 433.

Rehabilitation Services' Educational Programs • Wednesday, March 20 • 6:00 p.m.• 7:00 p.m.

• Nannery Conference Room "The Language of Toys:' presented by Patricia McLaughlin, MS, CCC, is an interactive presentation focusing on the use of everyday toys and games to enhance language development. This program is free and open to the public.

• Thursday, March 28 • 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

• Clemence Hall, cardiopulmonary Rehab Center "Spring Into Fitness," presented

by Stephen Wing, MS, Karen Corey, MS, RD and Robin Ponte, PT, focuses on how to exercise right, eat well, purchase exercise equipment and choose a health club. There is a $10 fee for this program which includes recipes, taste testing and a raffle. Preregistration is required. For more information call (508) 674-5600, Ext. 425.

Oncology Educational Series· Ageneral cancer educational program.

• Wednesdays, March 20 & 27 • 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

• Clemence Hall, Room #134 For more information contact Fred Barbosa, L1CSW, at (508) 674-5600, Ext. 2279.

Sunday Senior Luncheon • Sunday, March 31 • 12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m.

• Nannery Conference Room Enjoy a nutritious lunch while learning about "Aromatherapy," presented by Ann Marie Lauzon, A.S. There is a $4.00 fee which includes lunch and the presentation. Pre-registration is required. For more information contact the Food & Nutrition Department at (508) 674-5600, Ext. 2635.

Healthy Heart Screenings· • Tuesday, March 19 • 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

• Clemence Hall, Cardiac Rehabilitation Center The Cardiac Rehabilitation Department is offering free cardiac risk assessment screenings with blood pressure and cholesterol checks. Pre-registration is required by calling 1-800-838-1644.

•All support groups are free and open to the public.

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Movie line, helps parents to choose family fun WASHINGTON (CNS) - The nomination of a family-oriented film from Australia as best picture of 1995 "ought to be a wake-up call to Hollywood," according to the U.S. bishops' movie expert, Henry Herx.

Herx, who has been reviewing movies for the bishops since 1964, made the comment Feb. 13 after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that :'Babe," an Australian movie about a pig, was among the five films nominated for best picture of 1995. "'Babe' was one of the few quality movies that theaters offered for the entire family, and it had to come from Australia," he said.

Herx, director of the U. S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and lJroadcasting, was especially critical of The Disney Co., saying that its hite founder Walt Disney built up the company by "consistently producing quality family entertainment.

"The current leadership is diluting the Disney name by playing around with the animation form and incorporating adult themes and references," he said.

Herx commended the academy, however, for nominating three other quality movies as best picture despite his belief that "Hollywood has turned movies into an overwhelmingly adult medium."

"The Postman," ",Sense and Sensibility" and" Apollo 13" each received a classification of A-II suitable for adults and adolescents - from the USCC film office.

"Babe" was classified A-I - suitable for all.

"The academy seems to be hearing the cry for movies to which you can take the family," Herx said.

"The fifth nominee for best pic-

lUre, "Braveheart," was classified A-IV - suitable for adults, with reservations - because of its scenes of violence. Oscar winners will be announced March 25.

Another movie with Catholic themes, "Dead Man Walking," received Oscar nominations for best actor, best actress and best director but was not nominated for best picture. It is based on a Catholic nun's book about her experiences with inmates facing the death penalty. It was classified A-III - suitable for adults.

Concern for movie fare prompted the Catholic Communication Campaign, the U.S. bishops' media-funding effort, to launch a nation-wide toll-free movie review line to assist parents in choosing movies and videos for the family.

The toll-free number is 800-3114CCC. "The movie review line puts important information .about moviegoing choices right at the. fingertips of Catholic parents," said Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Costello of Syracuse, N.Y., chairman of the bishops'. Communications Committee. "When there are quality movies, the movie line broadcasts that fact."

The movie line drew '100,000 calls in its first four months, prompting the bishops to vote in January to continue the service at least through February 1997.

In 1995, the USCC film and broadcasting office reviewed 240 films. Only 14 of them were classified A-lor suitable for the entire family, while 45 were classified 0 - morally offensive for all.

Of the rest, 38 were classified A-II, i09 were A-III and 34 were A-IV, primarily because of violent or sexually explicit scenes;

LENTEN RADIO SERIES The Attleboro deanery is sponsoring an adult Lenten education radio series on WARA (B20 AM) hom 6:00 to 6:30 p.rti on the Fridays of Lent.

Bishop Sean O'Malley will speak on Friday, ,March 1, on !he Sabbath. Oil Good Friday his topic will be The Seven Last Words of Jesus.

Father Kevin Harrington will present The Creed in Light of the New Catechism on the last four Fridays of March.

'School-choice'catches states' eye WASHINGTON (CNS) - As 1996 got under way, several states were consideri ng school-choice measures..

In Missouri, the timing is right and the legislation is ready, accord, ing to George Benry, superinte~­ dent of schools for the St. LOUIS Archdiocese.

Henry said there is "a lot to like" in a House bill introduced in tl)e Missouri Legislature in January.

If approved, the bill would set up demonstration projects in St. Louis, Kansas City and Cape Girardeau to evaluate the effectiveness of allowing poor parents a choice of educational alternatives for their children.

It's a "creative piece of legislation" and an "exciting concept from an educational viewpoint, not just from our viewpoint," he .told the 'St. Louis Review, the archdiocesan newspaper.

Families whose income is no greater than 1.75 times the federal poverty level would qualify for the program. The pilot projects ~ould involve students entenng kmdergarten or the ninth grade who could receive assistance during the three years of the project, beginning with the 1996-97 school year.

Indiana lawmakers also have introduced a school-choice proposal that would fund .up to a "?inimum of 300 scholarships for thlrdand fourth-graders in"Indianapolis public schools who are at risk. of academic failure. The scholarships could be used at either a public school or at eligible nonpublic schools.

In New Jersey, an advisory panel appointed by the governor released a report in January recommending that a minimum of$5.5 milli.on be spent on a pilot school-chOice voucher program each year for the next five years.

As proposed by the panel, legislation would make as much as $2,500 available for each child in the elementary grades and $3,500 for those in high school so they could attend private schools beginning in September.

Gov. Christine Todd Whitman has promised to review the panel's recommendation before determining her next course of action. , The proposal would allow all school districts in the state to apply to participate in the voucher program. However, only one d.istrict in each of the 21 counties could be chosen for the pilot program.. All students would be eligible to receive the voucher if the program is located within t.heir district, and they could take It to any school - public, private or parochial - in the county.

George Corwell, associate director fo'r education for the New Jersey Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the stat~'s Catholic bishops, called the legiSlation a "modest experiment."

He told the Catholic Star Herald, Camden's diocesan newspaper, that the biggest opponent to the voucher system is the New Jersey Education Association, which sees it as a threat to public schools.

"It's absurd to believe that a pilot program represents a threat to public education," he said.

In Ohio, supporters of an experimental voucher plan were push~ ing ahead despite a lawsuit filed against it by a coalition Of teachers unions, public school administrators and civil libertarians.

The $5.25 million p'roposed plan would provide $2,250 to 1,500 low~income Cleveland children in

kindergarten through third grade to let them attend private schools beginning next September.

Some 6,500 applications were submitted for the scholarships funded by the pilot project, and a lottery was used to select recipients.

The state has approved ,53 private elementary schools, 27 of which are Catholic, to accept the students under the program. Parents had until Feb. 15 to choose the private school they'd like their child to attend next fall.

However, the Ohio Federation of Teachers and eight other plaintiffs want the voucher program gone long before then.

In a lawsuit filed Jan. 10, the group contends that the experiment violates state and federal constitutional guarantees of separation of church and state. They also claim it would cause irrepara-

ble harm to nearly bankrupt Clevela'nd schools by divertir..g public money to private schools.

Mark Weaver, a spokesman for Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery, said the plan is constitutionally sound and does not violate any principles of churchstate separation. He was optimistic the court would agree.

Proponents of the pilot program were not waiting for a green light from the court to proceed with the program, and have already held the first of three scheduled meetings to explain to parents how the test program will work.

"I can assure you, the state vows to fight the legal challenge all the way," Thomas Needles, an executive assistant to Gov. George Voinovich, told ,the gathering. "Nobody knows better wh,ere kids should go to school than parents."

Experiences that shaped a genersltion

By Monica and Bill Dodds for them. Mom has alwa.ys done Members of the senior genera- her part, is proud of her work histion have shared two common tory and independence, and doesn't experiences that continue to influ-' want any "handouts" nClw. Dad ences profoundly how they think, doesn't want to spend adime unless how they act and what they see as he absolutely has to because a truth. It can help to keep these dime is still something pre:cious to eXperiences in mind when you're him. taking care of your aging parent.

With that in mind, here are World War II wa$ one of those some. specific suggestions: experiences. It's hard for later - Some parents refuse to spend generations to imagine the spirit of money on items or service they patriotism and of sacrifice that really need for their OW'1l health swept the United States from 1941 and safety or basic comfort because to 1945. they look on their saving!: as their The war touched everyone: from children's inheritance. ~roviding the young men entering military for the family still comes rirst. service - by choice or by la w - to If that seems to be t he case, those they left behind. assure your mom and dad it's all On the home .front women right to spend the mon,ey. You stepped forward to fill the gap in want him or her to spend it. Your the American work force. Ration- parent has not onlyyollr permising was one way all private citizens sion, but your blessing. contributed to the war effort.

- Some parents don't· want a The other common experience particular service because: people was the Great Depre'ssion, which "didn't used to need it." Remind spared few families. In some, the Mom that years ago some services breadwinner lost a job. In other~, .like personal home care may not siblings had to be split up because even have been available. Today, parents couldn't afford to care for with adult children often trying to all their children. juggle work and family r,:sponsiChildren sometimes had to drop bilities long distance, many famiout of school and takeanyjobthey lies need them and use the:m. could find to help support their - Somt; parents refuse to accept families. Banks closed. Family "charity." Remind Dad that for homes and farms were lost. years he put his tax dollars into Through the Depression and on this system, and he's entitil:d to use through the war, Americans learned it. That's why it's there. He's simply to make do, to go without. They getting a dividend from an investrightfully took pride in their abil- ment he's already made. ity to accept those hard times and to live through them. And they never forgot them.

The odds are your parents have a very strong opinion about t~e United States, a staunch love for It and matching intolerance for those who in their eyes, are tearing dow~ what they and their peers sacrificed, fought and died to preserve.

Your parents have probably an even stronger opinion regarding money. They know what happens when poverty strikes.

The combination of those two experiences can make YO~Jf parents balk when you try to get help

each other in a safe and sup~ portive environment."

The support of peers can be very helpful for men who are dealing with this major life event. "Anxiety and fear are very common emotions for men - the encouragement and understanding of others who are experiencing the same issues can bring an increased sense ofstability and comfort," explained Barbosa.

Keynote speakers will dis~ cuss a variety of topics includ~ ing the effects of prostate cancer on the patient and family, treat~ ment options, nutrition and survivorship.

The schedule of keynote speakers and topics to be ad~ dressed indude: "Prostate Gland and its Function," Rose Marie Baylies, RN, BSN, MHP, OCN on March 11; "Over~ view ofPSA Testing," Anthony D' Amico, M.D., on March 25; "Overview of Treatment Options," Raymond L. Dugal, M.D., on April 8; "Address~ ing the Effects of Prostate Cancer on the Patient and his Family," Fred Barbosa, MSW, LICSW on April 22; "Nutri~ tion and the Cancer Patient," Carole Hazen, RD and Brenda Helger, RD on May 6; and "Addressing Issues After T reat~ ment and Survivorship," Barry Brown, MSW, LICSW and Fred Barbo~a, MSW, LICSW on May 20.

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Fall River, is sponsoring an Prostate cancer is the most educational prostate cancer common form of cancer in support group to discuss the American men, affecting 1 out emotional and physical impact of 10 men over age 40. If dis~ of a diagnosis of prostate c~vered early, prostate cancer cancer. can be successfully treated in The prostate cancer support most cases. group meets on Mondays from According to Fred Barbosa, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Clemence Hall, Room .#128. MSW, LICSW, Oncology Each meeting. wiU include a . Social Worker at the Hudner presentation of at pertinent Oncology Cente~, "The sup~ topic related to prostate cancer. port group is an integral part The support group is free and of the healing process because open to patients and their it enables patients to learn from

National Natural Family Planning Week Mar. 24-30 Men and women all over the country, who teach, support, and live natural family planning, are prepa'ring to celebratt: the week of March 25, the Feast orthe Annunciation as national natural family planning Week. Many parishes are planning to commemorate this week through 'providing information about natural family planning during and after the Sunday Masses, holding promotional meetings, and sponsoring dinners to recognize the importance of NFP. Natural family planning is gaining popularity. Through the prac-

tice of modern methods of NFP, couples communicate better and are autonomous in determining their days of fertility and infertility based on the naturally occurring signs that the woman's body gives.

Effectiveness studies report at least 98.8% in spacing or flvoiding pregnancy.

. For more information on nlltural family plarming contact: the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry, 999-6420 or The American Academy of Natural Family Planning,61S South New Ballas Road, St. Louis, MO 63141.

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DONNA CONTRERAS, RN, a cardiac rehabilitation nurse at Morton Hospital, discusses heart health during a recent educational session at Bethany House Adult Day Health Care.

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Ms. Contreras ex.plained the differences between angina and a heart attack. She af\swered questions from participants and gave tips for improving heart health.

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"Dear children, today I invite you to conversion. This is the most important message that I have given you here. Little children, I wish that each of you become a carrier of my messages. I invite you, little children, to live the messages that J have given you over these years. This is a time of grace, especially now when the church is also inviting you to prayer and conversion. I also, little children, invite you to live my messages that I have given you during the time since I appeared here.

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of anti-personnel land mines was among such provisions.

Since 1992, but. mostly within the past two years: -'- Sixteen other nations have joined the Vnited States in announcing a comprehensive moratorium on exports of anti-personnel land mines.

- Eight have announced a complete, permanent ban on exports.

- Eight have announced a limited moratorium on exports.

- Thirteen nations, including several known to have exported such mines in the past, have

declared publicly' that they are not presently engaged in their export.

While the 1994 V.N. vote placed the world's nations on n:cord in favor of eventual elmination of all anti-personnel land mine!;, within the past two years 22 nations have gone a step further, calling for an immediate, compreherisiw,worldwide ban.

In addition, some nations have halted production of su.ch mines, renounced their use by their own military, initiated destructiori of their own stockpiles, or iaken a combination of those actions.

Mexican evangelicals run business of souls . THESE MINES found in Iraq were made in Italy, China and Russia:The one on the left is an Italian mine designed to jump up after it is activated and explode a second time, spraying 1,200 bullets. 26,000 people are killed or injured worldwide each year, mostly civilians, as a result of land mine explosions. (CNS/ Human Rights Watch photo)

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From on.e child to a global campaign WASHINGTON(CNS)路- Eight years ago a V.S. senator from Vermont' met a child in Central America whose leg was blown off by a land mine.

That encounter helped spark what has turned into a global campaign to eliminate anti-personnelland mines from the face of the earth.

A key figure behind the campaign has been Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. He has initiated all V .S. iegislation against such land mines and introduced the V nited Nations resolutions that helped fuel the current worldwide campaign.

"I first became concerned about land mines when I was traveling in Central America during the contra war in Nicaragua," Leahy, a Catholic, told Catholic News Service. "I met a young boy who ~ad lost a leg from a mine. He had no artificial limb."

"I started a $5 million fund in the foreign aid budget (beginning in 1989) to produce artificial limbs for war victims, in places like El Salvador, Vietnam and Cambodia where thousands of people have been disabled by land mines," he said.

With help from that funding the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation has set up prosthetics clinics in Cambodia and El Salva~ dor' for land-mind victims, and more recently an orthotics training program in Vietnam, said Mark Perry, the foundation's communications director.

"Y ou can imagine the graphic kinds of injuries you see there from land mines," Perry said. He said soon after the foundation began its work in rehabilitation, it approached Leahy about doing something to prevent such injl.!ries in the first place as well as help the victims afterward.

"He said, 'Let me try to put a moratorium on exporting them,'" Perry said. The bill Leahy introduced into the Senate in 1992 made the V nited States the first nation in the world to forbid the foreign sale or export of antipersonnel land mines.

The same year the Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation got together with several other international non-governmental organizations to start the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

The campaign has more than 60 sponsoring organizations in the V nited States and more than 450 around the world, at least 60 of them identifiably Catholic - Catholic charities, peace, or aid and development agencies or religious orders.

When Congress approved a Leahy bill to extend the export moratorium three more years in 1993, the Senate voted IOQ-O for it.

Most recently Congress extended it to 1997.

Also in 1993, Leahy, o.n behalf of the V nited States, asked the ,V. N. General Assembly to call on the nations of the world "to agree to a moratorium on the export" of anti-personnel land mines. The assembly adopted the resolution by consensus, committing all member nations to the principle of a moratorium.

In 1994 Leahy introduced another V. N. resolution to push the issue further, this time calling for the eventual complete elimination of such mines. The General Assembly adopted it by consensus as well.

In 1995 he introduced a bill in the Senate to impose a one-year

moratorium on V.S. military use of anti-personnel land mines, apart from certain limited situations, starting in three years.

In June, 1995, the V.S. Catholic bishops called unanimously for a moratorium on and eventual complete elimination of anti-personnel land mines. Soon after, they started writing and calling their senators urging support for the Leahy bill, and many added their names as co-sponsors.

The Leahy bill went to a SenateHouse conference as an amendment to the Senate's Foreign Operations Appropriations bill.

The bishops and other Catholic officials again got actively involved with a campaign targeting each House conferee to garner support the Leahy amendment, and it was approved in conference.

When Congress passed its continuing resolution in late January to keep the government going, it included in the resolution pending legislation from numerous bills which had been agreed to in conference committees but not yet passed into law. Leahy's one-year moratorium on V.S. military use

A YOUNG victim of a land-mine explosion in BosniaHerzegovina learns to read Braille with a teacher's assistance.

Ten-year-old Ivica Bagario, his face still showing scars,' was left totally .blind as a result of the explosion in April, 1995.

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MEXICO CITY (CNS) - A Mexican evangelical group says Chiapas soon will be the first state in Mexico in which the majority of the population is Protestant.

"We calculate that the growth of the evangelical church will increase in the next 10 years, to the degree that in about 10 years Chiapas will be the first state in Mexico in which the majority of the population is Protestant, and in about 25 or 30 years the entire country of Mexico will have a majority evangelical population," said a statement released. by the National Confraternity of Evangelical Christian Churches.

The statement said the reason Pope John Paul II visited Latin America in February was to stop . the spread' of evarigelical Protestant groups.

"V sing highly intolerant and offensive language toward the Christian Latin American churches, which are always referred to as . 'sects,' the European ecclesiastical hierarchy is trying to stop the preaching of the pure Gospel in these lands," the statement said.

In a telephone interview with Catholic News Service, Arturo Farela, president of the confraternity, explained why the group believes evangelicalism is spreading quickly and will continue to do so.

"In this state (Chiapas), 40 percent of the total population is Protestanl, and we estimate that, given the great avidity for knowledge of the truth, which is found in the Bible, the people are finding answers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ..

Farela asserted that 17 percent to 20 percent of Mexico's population is already Protestant; other statistics list the Catholic population at anywhere from 89 percent to 95 percent of the population.

Farela said his group bases its prediction of a Protestant majority "on the'fact that Mexicans are sincere people who don't find

answers any more in the Catholic Church and its leaders and who are tired of listening to :.ermons and preaching."

Catholic leaders reacted calmly to the group's predictions, "They don't worry mf: much, nor do I keep in mind those numerical figures, becau:;e what should concern those of us who believe in Jesus Christ is to extend his kingdom through an authentic evangelization that does not include a selfish or disloyal pro:;elytization," said Bish9P Felipe Aguirre Franco ofTuxtla Gutierrez, a diocese in Chiapas. .

"I say they are words 'that are said, but we can't meascre with human parameters the work of God. It can't be projected like that, as if it were a business enterprise, using human materials,'; Bishop Aguirre said. "We are entering the terrain of faith, and it ean't be measured like that."

The bishop used one of Christ's parables to illustrate his point.

"We don't want so much to be a forest of trees as we do a mustard seed, nor a lot of sand, but a lot of yeast," he said.

Bishop Ramon Godine,: Flores, secretary-general of the Mexican bishops' conference, said the church is not fighting the spread of evangelicalism in Mexico.

The church "is not fighting anything," he said. "We try to give testimony that God loves us and that his love invites us to love one another. . "All we bishops and priests and lay members (of the church) of Mexico try to work for God and for the nation, and we trust in God and that he will continue to help us grow in faith and in spirit," said Bishop Godinez. "We try to work with our lives above all to give an example of the love of God and of respect for others in our societies, and we want to work toward healthy families and healthy parishes."

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Irish documentary to air Mar. 15 on PBS

IN THE area of Jimma-Bonga, Ethiopia, support provided through the Propagation of the Faith benefits priests, sisters and brothers and helps in the upkeep of Church facilities.

Hopes for the future in Jimma-Bonga include more missionaries and local priests. Photo courtesy of Monsignor B.D. Souraphiel, C. M.

Propagation of Faith helps missions Continued from Page One In Ethiopia, the jurisdiction of Jimma-Bonga suffered 17 years of persecution undertheformer Marxist government. Now the Church is regaining some properties and the Daughters of Charity are serving in health, social and education programs. Last year the Little Sisters of Jesus came to the Kaffa area to pray, study the language and culture and discover the needs of the people. A minor seminary was opened last year in Bonga

with six seminarians; their number was already increased to 12.

On behalf of the Church's work in Ghana, Burundi, R'wanda, Mongolia and Ethiopia, as well as in other countries in Africa, Asia, the Pacific area and Latin America, the Propagation of the Faith is asking U.S. Catholics for Lenten prayers and sacrifices. Donations will support the ,daily work of the Church in mission dioceses, education of seminarians, religious novices and lay catechists, building of church-related facilities and

the provision of disaster and emergency aid as needed.

In the Fall River diocese, contributions may be sent to the Office of the Propal~ation of the Faith, 344 Highland Ave., Fall River 02720.

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Continued from Page One dents from other parishes in addition to St. Francis Xavier, he noted, adding that the nearest Catholic middle school now available to Cape Cod youngsters is in Kingston, an hour's drive away.

Father Byington said that within the next two weeks school registration dates and times would be announced in Cape parish bulletins and in the local media.

He noted that the parish center had proved its suitability as a school when it was temporarily used by West Elementary School in West Barnstable after that school had a fire within the building.

"We accommodated 280 students and 50 staff members and they found the building to be great," he said.

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Chockfull of dramatic Irish history and interesting cultural observations, the visuals are also very engaging. Vintage still photographs are combined with old movie footage and current shots of rural Ireland to evoke a genuine sense of time and place.

There is much to learn and enjoy in this striking story of mass emigration to America, and one need not have a drop of Irish blood to appreciate its significance to the development of our nation.

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The 44 million Americans of Irish descent will get a look back at the travails of their immigrant ancestors in "Out of Ireland," to be rerun Friday, March IS, 9-11 p.m. EST on PBS. This lyrical documentary uses the letters of eight immigrants who left Ireland from the mid-19th to the early 20th century to personalize what was the largest exodus in human history. Seven million men, women and children were forced by famine, religious oppression and economic deprivation to emigrate, often facing further discrimination and exploitation in America.

On the upside, their indomitable spirit and especially the organized support of the Catholic Church helped them to assimilate and make successful lives in their adopted homeland.

Immigrant earnings mailed back to Ireland constituted the greatest trans-Atlantic philanthropy of the 19th century, often used to fund more migration.

Directed by Paul Wagner, who co-wrote the program with historian Kerby Miller, "Out of Ireland" is graced by the voice talents of narrator-actress Kelly McGillis and the authentic Irish accents of Liam Neeson, Brenda Fricker, Gabriel Byrne and Aidan Quinn. Each imbues the immigrants' letters home with the loneliness and longing they felt for their birthplace.

Setting a musically melancholy tone for their remarkable stories is

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BOSTON GLOBE art contest winners from Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, are (seated, from left) Christine Sansone of Cumberland, art teacher Brenda Loiselle of Mansfield, Elizabeth Scallon of North Attleboro, Arnie Plante of Pawtucket, and Johanna Dery of North Attleboro. Standing are Peter Shorrock of Cumberland, Seth Bai of Attleboro," and Jamie Head of Rumford.

Feehan announces 1996 Hall of Famers Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, will inaugurate its Athletic Hall of Fame with the induction of seven former Shamrock greats. Former Feehan studentathletes who are alumni of 10 or more years are eligible for induction. The Hall of Fame inductees for 1996 are: Christine Basile, '73, basketball and softball- currently Head Basketball Coach at Boston University; Thomas "Ty" Brennan, '68, basketball and baseball - currently Director of Information Services, Salve Regina University; Mark Coogan, '84, cross country, track and basketball - currently Olympic Athlete in Boulder, Colorado; William Hyland, '81, football, hockey anq baseball - currently Business Systems Consultant, Anderson Consulting, Philadelphia, PA; Joanna Needham, '77, basketball, trac~ and volleyball - currently Los Angeles Police Off"ic"er; Mark Schmidt, '81, basketball and baseball - currently Ass"t.

Basketball Coach, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio; and Harold "Chet" Hanewich, former head football, head baseball coach

and Athletic Director - currently faculty member at Attleboro High School.

Sister M. Therese Antone, RSM, the president of Salve Re-

gina University and former principal of Feehan will be the featured speaker at the Hall of Fame Dinneron April26at Folan's Restaurant, No. Attleboro.'

ROBERT QUIRK, critical care educator at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, demonstrates the Heimlich mam:uver on Jacob Diefenbach during a safety program at St. Josl~ph's School, Fairhaven. Sixth, seventh and eighth graders lin(:d up. (bottom photo) to inspect the emergency equipment on di:;play that had been demonstrated by Fairhaven safety officer Macy Joseph.

EMS ACCESS at St. Joseph's School Recently the sixth, seventh, and situation that required a call to 911 eighth grade students at S't. Jo- to access,EMS. Jacob was the vicseph's School in Fairhaven were tim of an accident and Sara made given a program that taught them the call that' Officer Joseph anhow to access their emergency' swered. Sara was then aske:d the medical services or EMS in the information tha.t, would help the event that they had to deal with an . police resp.ond to th~ emergency emergency situation. This pro- most efficiently. Jacob was then gram was co-presented by Robert placed in a cervical collar and Quirk, critical care educator and . some of the emergencyequipmellt foqner,ER nurse at St. 'Luke's,' was 'demonstrated by Officer Hospital, New Bedford, and Macy Joseph.

Joseph, safety. officer for the town, Mr. Quirk demonstrated the of Fairhaven.

Heimlich maneuver on an awake Mr. Quirk began this program adult and infant victim. The: proby explaining to the studentswhere ,gram ended after the students' CAROL CAULFIELD'S art students at Coyle and Cas- to call (or. help. and wl)at they questions were ans)Yered and they sidy High School, Taunton, displayed stunning works of art would be asked about the situa- were shown the remainder <if the and were big winners in the Boston Globe Scholastic Art路 tion. Two students, Jacob Die- life-saving equipment that Officer fenbach and Sara Aiello, volun- Joseph路 had "brought with him in contest. ,Sitting; Alicia Brillo; standing (Ieft,.right), Morgan teered to act, out an emergency the Fairhaven ambulance.

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ST. ANNE'S Pre-School, Fall River, recently celebrated Catholic Schools week with many activities including pajama day where teacher Linda Paquette helped boys and girls learn their goodnight prayers.

MRS. KAREN Smith, Certified Dental Assistant, visited students al St. Mary-Sacred Heart School,. North Attleboro, recently to discuss proper oral hygiene with the students as part of Children's Dental Health Month. Here she talks with Christopher Vilandre and Michelle Nadeau about the proper way to brush teeth. Michelle is dressed in the type of protective' clothing that is worn in the dental office.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Mar. I, 1996

Don't Sit and Sulk

By Charlie Martin

SITTIN' UP IN MY ROOM Seems like ever since The first day we met There Is no one else I think 0" more than you Can't seem to forget Can't get you out of my head Guess the verdict's In I'm crazy about you How can one be down Tell me where to start 'Cause every time you smile I feel tremors In my heart I have but one concern How cart I get with you Till my day comes Here's what I'm gonna do (Refraln:l Be slttln' up In my room Back hero thinking about you I must cl:mfess I'm a mess for you Be slttln' up In my room Back hero thinking about you I must cl:mfess I'm a mess for you Pray that you will Invest In my happiness All It tak,as Is Just one simple call from you Turn my heart around If I'm making ground Pretty bllby please tell me 'If I'm getting through Tell me what Is up You see I need to know Tell me If I'm far Or If I'm getting close I have but one concern And that one concern Is you Till I'm with you Here's what I'm going to do (Repeat refrain twice) Written by Babyface. Sung by Brandy.

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"Waiting to Exhale" gives Whit- tinues to ignore her or only pays ney Houston top billing. But minimal attention she'll eventhere's also Chaka Khan, Patti tually change her mind. Yet, laBelle, Toni Braxton, Aretha . instead of j'ust waiting and hopFranklin, just to mention a few. ing, she ought to be doing something more valuable and enjoyAlso on this disc is Brandy's able with her time. current chart hit "Sittin' Up in For e路xample. she cQuld recMy Room." Like much of the ognize her hopes and feelings, CD, the cassingle is written by but move beyond her self-abBabyface, surely another sign sorption. She could look around that this is a collection of '90s- at her friends and se~ who is style-pop, "can't miss" songs. struggling with his or her own The song describes how in- problems. She could offer to fatuation can take over your life meet with them and listen to if you let it. The woman in the their difficulties, doubts and song has "but one concern, and fears. . that one concern' is you," her She could also expand beyond much longed-for boyfriend. She infatuation's tunnel v~sion and only wants to know: "How can I ask herself what she wants to do get with you? Till my day comes, with the gift of her life. She here's what I'm gonna do. Be might explore her dreams and sittin' up in my room, back here hopes, asking what she wants in thinking about you!" life besides a relationship.

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She might determine what could give her life more purpose and' meaning. Then she could begin to outline specific steps that would help her reach her new goals.

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PAIGE TIFFANY, a Catholic school student, landed a role on ABC's new series, "Aliens in the Family." She attends Our Lady of Mercy Academy in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N.Y. (CNS/ ABC photo)

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THERE HAS TO BE A GOD WHO WEEPS A retreat for women survivors of 'abuse will be held in Bourne the weekend of May 3-5. Contact Catherine Abbott, tel. 285-4061, for more information.

ST. AUGUSTINE, VINEY ARD HAVEN Hours of adoration of the Blessed PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN Sacrament at St. Augustine Church, ST. JOSEPH, NB are asked to submit news Items lor this There will be Stations ofthe Cross Vineyard Haven, will be.'odar from column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall each Wednesday and Friday evening 9 a'.m. to 5: 15 p.m., closing WIth the River, 02722. Name 01 city or town should at 6:30 p.m. at the church. All are. Stations of the Cross. be Included, as well as lull dates 01 all activwelcome. ' ities. Please send news 01 luture rather ST. ANNE'S SCHOOL, FR than past events.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, St. Anne's preschool is now acceptDue to limited space and also because EAST FREETOWN ing registrations for Sept., 1996, for notices 01 strictly parish allairs normally The following events are scheduled children 3-5 years. Full and half day appear'ln a parish's own bulletin, we are at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown: schedules are offered M-F. For, lorced to limit Items to events 01 general Our Lady of Grace Confirmation information, call 678-2152.

Interest. Also, we do not normally carry Retreat, Mar. 2; FQur-part seminar notices ollundraislng activities, which may MARY, FAIRHAVEN ST. on "An Introduction to Catechism be advertised at our regular rates, obtainStations of the Cross and Bene-, able Irom The Anchor business ollice, teleof the Catholic Church," I:30 to 3:30 diction will be held every Friday of phone (508) 675-715,1. p.m., March 6, 12, ~O, 27. ~rese?ter On Steering Points Items, FR Indicates Lent at 7 p.m. Adoration will be held is Mr. Thomas Koclk. RegIstratIOns Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedlord. on the First Friday, March I, instead still open.; Opr Lady of Mt. Carmel Confirmation Retreat, Mar. 9. Infor- of Wednesday this week.

CURSILLO mation for any event: tel. 763-3768.

The Cursillo Community of SomerHIS LAND-BETHANY HOUSE set I Swansea will hold ,a Palanca CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE OF PRAYER, LAKEVILLE Mass March 7 at St. Michael's On March 2, Father Mike McNaAdoration of Blessed Sacrament Church, 270 Ocean Grove Ave., each first Friday of the month from mara will be conducting a workshop Swansea, at 7 p.m. for the team and 9 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. on first Saturentitled "The Power of the Passion." candidates ofCursillo # 156. Members day. For information, call Diane To register or for more information, of the team will be commissioned.

Kenney at 428-4414. call Pat or Norma, tel. 947-4704.

All are welcome for an evening of RETROUV AILLE prayer and liturgy celebrated by Fa- OUR LADY OF THE CAPE, BREWSTER Are'you experiencing a struggling ther Richard Gendreau.

Come experience the healing power marital relationship? Are you already ATTLEBORO AREA of Jesus at a healing service with divorced and would like to reconCOUNCIL OF CHURCHES , Mass March 6 at 7:30 p.m. Father cile? Retrouvaille, a diocesan sponFather Joseph F. Girzone, popuDick Lavoie, MS will celebrate. For sored program, can help. The next lar speaker and author of the more information, call Sue at weekend will be held April, 19-21.

"Joshua" books, will speak on Mar. 432-4934.

For more information, call Bob and 15,7:30 p.m. at Bishop Feehan High The First Friday adoration of the Meg Pettiti, tel. (617) 327-1864, or School auditorium in Attleboro.

Most Blessed Sacrament will be Phil and Diane Caruso, tel. (508) Dorothy Ederer, O.P. will also speak' March I from 8:30 a.m. to closing 429-6293. All inquiries are held in on the evening's theme, "Portrait of Benediction at 3 p.m. confidence.

Jesus." Father Andre Patenaude of CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, ST. MARY,SEEKONK LaSalette Shrine will offer pre-session "Bringing Harmony to the Family CAPE COD music. Information: tel. 222-2933.

Volunteers are needed to teach , Zoo" will be presented March 6 at 8 B.E.L.L. PROGRAM p.m. in the parish center. Each ses- conversational English to adults.

The Basic English for Lifelong Information: Sister EJlen or Sister sion includes a video, worksheet and Learning program, a ministry of discussion.

Mary Alice: tel. 771-6771 Catholic Social Services, i& in need of tutors to teach English to immigrants for I to 1112 hours per week.

No teaching experience necessary.

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BOB AND MAUREEN DIGAN LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Bob and Maurene Digan of the Divine Mercy Shrine in Stockbridge will be guest speakers at a March 2 conference on Sister Faustina and the Divine Mercy devotion. Maureen will share the story of her miraculous cure that led to the beatification of Sister Faustina.

LaSalette will extend its "Come Home, We Miss You" series through the end of March on Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. These informal gatherings are for anyone feeling separated from the Church for whatever reason.

The shrine will offer a Lenten mission on March 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 led by Father Roger Chauvette, MS. The mission theme will be "Let Yourself be Reconciled to God." Conferences will take place at al,1 Masses, beginning March 2 at 4:30 p.m., continuing March 3 at 12:10 p.m., and March 4 to 6 at 12: lOp. m. and 6:30 p.m. , The Coffee House at LaSalette will feature the music group "Brethren" on March 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The public is welcome to all LaSalette events. For more information, call 222-5410.

ST. THERESA'S CHAPEL, SAGAMORE An afternoon of recollection for women will be held March II at the chapel on Rt. 6A. Confessions will be heard from 2:30 to 3 p.m. and also at 5 p.m. All area women are welcome.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS St. Francis of Peace Fraternity, West Harwich, will hold its monthly meeting on Sunday March 10 at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Mass路 will be celebrated by Father Cornelius Kelly, OFM, who will speak on "The Spirit of Lent." A business meeting, discussion and refreshments will follow. The recitation of the rosary for the end of abortion will be at I:30 p.m. For further information, call Dorothy Williams, tel.

394-0494.

FR. ROGER CHAUYETTE ST. VINCENT de PAUL, TAUNTON The Taunton district council monthly meeting (St. Anth ony Conference) will be held March 4 beginning with 7:30 p.m. MailS at St. Joseph Church, 19 Kilmer Ave., Taunton. This month's intention is the beatification of Fredc:ric Ozanam and for deceased members of the St. Vincent de Paul Sodety.

HOSPICE OF CAPE CO][) Hospice is looking for volunteers.

Training is offered. Call Ca,thy Healey, Director of Volunteers, tel. 3621103, if interested.

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National (::atholic-Jewish workshop slated for October in Connecti,:ut WASHINGTON (CNS)-"Seeking God: The Challenge of Being Religious in America" will be the theme o(the 15th National Workshop on Christian-Jewish Relations, scheduled for Oct. 27-30 at Stamford Hotel, Stamford, CT. More than 1,500 participants are expected, including Christian and Jewish laity, teachers, priests, scholars, seminars, students, pastors and rabbis.

Topics of discussion in plenary sessions and individ ual workshops will include ways to expand interfaith programs; anti-Semitism and extremism; common interfaith issues; questions in education; historical research and archeological

development~;women; ethical concerns; religion in the media; the Holocaust; and the search for God. "We ,are planning a co;:tference in which Christians and Jews can meet, exchange ideas, discu.5s theology, study and worship together," said Deborah Goldberg, workshop executive director.

"Our goal is to create a celebration of both our diversity and our unity in an atmosphere that will deepen understanding thri:>ugh interfaith dialogue, enrich anj broaden religious knowledge, and translate into practical progr,ams forinterfaith actions in our homes, churches, and synagogu,~s," she added.