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Len.ten Message of Bishop O'Malley Dearly beloved in Christ, Each year, the Catholic community throughout the world receives, with the simple sign of ashes on our forehead, the call to turn from sin and believe in the Gospel. Today, on this first Sunday of Lent, we recall not only Jesus' sojourn in the dese:rt, but we embark on a baptismal retreat in union with our Lord and members of His Body.

ROBERT P. CASEY

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Former GOV. Casey calls for leadership NEW YORK (CNS) - Former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey, a pro-life Democrat who has talked about thl~ possibility of challenging President Clinton for the 1996 presidential nomination, told a New York audience that the nation needed leadership.

He criticized Clinton's 1992 campaign for making the economy the primary issue, and said that those swept away by the "tidal wave" of last November's dections "still don't get it."

Casey, a Jesuit-educated Catholic who was born in New York City, was the principal speaker at the annual fundraising dinner of the Catholic Campaign for America Feb. 23.

Afterward, he told Catholic News Service that he was still thinking about running for the presidential nomination but had not made a decision.

He said he is currently writing a book he hopes to have published by the end of 1995. Subjects, he said, would include his not being allowed to speak at the '1992 Democratic convention, encountering hecklers who shouted him down when he tried to sp'~ak about abortion in New York later that year, and undergoing a 1993 liver-heart transplant operation.

In the address, Casey challenged the informal slogan of the 1992 Clinton campaign, "It's the economy, stupid."

"It's not the economy, stupid," he countered. "It's the culture."

Concern about cultural values, especially on abortion, is "gnawing at the soul of America," he said.

Casey said the tidal wave was still moving, and politicians who could not see it should turn to seIling insurance or practicing law.

Calling support for abortion unAmerican, he predicted the current situation would change "because it has to charge."

"Judges get it wrong, but the people always get it right," he said.

Casey, who has combined a prolife stance with a traditional Democratic approach tQ social welfare, warned against a "disturbing trend" in both parties 'of focusing on the interests of individuals without regard to social obligations or social impact.

He criticized Republican proposals to cut school lunch funds and support for children of unwed mothers.

Children should not be punished for the sins of their parents, he said.

Democrats show a similar "worship of the self' in their talk about "quality of life," Casey said.

Commellting on the U. N. population and development conference in Cairo, Egypt, Casey called it a battle and said that "the Catholic Church won" in its fight against making abortion part of family planning programs.

"A line had to be drawn in the sand," he said. "And to his credit, Turn to Page II

As a Church community, we are invited in these weeks ahead to deepen our relationship with Christ and be renewed in His Spirit. In our daily lives, we face many te:mptations to turn from our baptismal call to holiness and seek satisfaction, fulfillment and pleasure in the "false gods" of our modern day world. The Season of Lent affords us an opportunity to reflect on the direction of our lives and seek the grace God offers us to deepen our union with Him. We are reminded of the sc:mrce of our strength when we pray in today's Responsorial Psalm: Say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust." (Psalm 91,2) Jesus provides the example of holiness through fidelity and prayer. With Jesus, we will be able to see through the temptations of evil and stand firm. Lent is a special opportunity. We must make the most ofthis time. Too often Lent is seen as a period of intense dieting, or liberation from nicotine addiction or a few weeks of sobriety. In reality, it is a time to renew and deepen our life of prayer. It is prayer that will give spiritual value to all our Lenten sacrifices. It is also a time when we reach out to those in need, depriving ourselves of some simple pleasure so as to be able to give alms for the poor such as in Operation Rice Bowl.

I would ask that you seek opportunities within your parish communities during this season of grace to grow in your love of Christ. Certainly, daily Mass, the source and summit of our worship, is a beautiful way to be fed by Christ's word and sacrament and be strengthened by His presence. Parish Lenten programs, the Stations of the Cross, Days of Recollection, Lenten devotions, and celebrations of the Sacrament of Confession are also offered on the parish and diocesan level to support us, as a Church, on our journey to our Heavenly Father.

During this time of prayer and penance, I ask you to please pray for the Catechumens and Candidates.preparing for the Easter Sacraments and reception into the Church. In this period of preparation, wejoin with them in directing our minds and hearts to the Lord who calls us to holiness and new life in our baptismal vocation.

Throughout the Season of Lent, I will hold all of you in my prayers and Mass intentions so that we may, together, be renewed by the Lord's Spirit as we rededicate ourselves to serve Him with our very lives.

Devotedly yours in Christ,

*~tpJto/Bishop of Fall River

Health care reform issue won't go away, says Bishop Ricard DALLAS (CNS) - National health care reform remains a critical issue that won't go away despite its drop on the political priorities charts in Washington, Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop John H. Ricard recently told an international gathering of bishops in Dallas.

Although last year's reform debate eventually disintegrated into "attack commercials and partisan gamesmanship" Bishop. Ricard said, "the Catholic community was seen as a serious, principled and involved constituency on health care."

"I believe we have laid the groundwork for future Catholic advocacy' on health care which protects human life and advances human dignity," he added. "I believe consistent commitment to principle continues to offer the best path for the future."

He s'aid the issue will keep coming back because "our health care system serves too few and costs too much."

Both problems - lack of access and higher costs - are rapidly growing worse, not better. he said.

Bishop Ricard, chairman of the V .S. Catholic Conference Domestic Policy Committee, was one among the featured speakers at the 14th bishops' workshop on II\edical and moral issues, an annual Dallas event organized by the Pope John XXIII Medical-Moral Researcn and Education Center through a grant from the Knights of Columbus.

The center declined to give out

attendance figures for the meeting.

In some past years attendance has gone over 200, with most bishops from the V nited States.

But one participant said significantly fewer V .S. bishops attended this year and, with a substantial increase in foreign attendance, the V.S. contingent for the first time was outnumbered by bishops from Canada, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Philippines.

In a keynote speech opening the meeting Bishop Francis E. George of Yakima, Wash., described Pope John Paul II's moral teaching as setting an example to bishops of how to preach and teach moral truth.

He said a basic challenge confronting the V'.S. bishops is to restore religion and values to the pub- a lie forum in a society that has increasingly made them private.

"When facts are public and values are private, the chasm between them cannot be closed and the, Gospel is so relativized that it loses its effectiveness;" he said, Former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey argued that Catholic teaching on social responsibility challenges both the conservative and liberal politics of the Vnited States.

"On the one hand, many conservatives seem to close their eyes to the common good and the societal obligation to the less fortunate, the sick, the poor, the unemployed, the homeless. to all of those who need a helping hand," he said.

"When you look at the liberal

side, there are deficiencies just as serious," he added. "There we see a breakdown in responsibility and community and an exclusive emphasis on rights to the exclusion of corresponding responsibilities." . Nicholas P. Cafardi, law school dean at Duquesne V niversity in Pittsburgh, warned bishops that rapidly shifting financial pressures and hospital buy-outs and mergers threaten the Catholic identity of hospitals and the Catholic presence in V.S. health care.

He urged them to use their recently revised health care directives as a reference point for preserving the religious identity of Catholic hospitals in their dioceses.

Boston psychiatrist E. Joanne Angelo declared that research on health care for women should devote more attention to issues such as the negative medical and psychological impact of abortion. the negative impact of contraceptive intercourse on marriage relationships and the improved succes's rates of natural family planning.

She urged special attention to the medical and spiritual challenges faced by older women as they live longer amid changing social and cultural patterns which have weakened traditional family support systems for the elderly.

Bishop Ricard said Catholic advocacy on health care reform in the V nited States comes out of a position of "strong convictions, broad experience and a capacity for advocacy" and that it does not fluctuate with the latest elections or opinion polls but rests on 路"a consistent commitment to human life and human dignity."

Catholic health care advocacy will continue to work for universal access in the face of the new conservative Congress just as it continued to fight against mandated abortion coverage following President Clinton's election, he said.

He said the Catholic community is not only "the largest nonprofit provider of health care" in the country, but also "a major purchaser" with institutions that provide coverage "for hundreds of thousands of employees and their families."

"We are also a community that picks up the pieces of a failing health care system," reaching those without insurance through emerge'ncy rooms. shelters, soup kitchens, parishes, schools and networks of social services, he said.

Bishop Ricard summarized the Catholic agenda in health care reform: "Our agenda is pro-life and pro-health care. Our criteria are focused on the unserved, uninsured and unborn."

"The role of Catholic moral leadership in the health care arena should not be underestimated," he said. '

RENEWAL DAY: Over 300 diocesans attended a firsttime Bishop's Day of Renewal for Laity Feb. 25 at St. John Neumann Church, Cathedral Center of Renewal, East Freetown. Bishop Sean Treaty said flawed O'Malley's day-long talk on ROME (CNS) - A draft Europrayer attracted many who pean treaty on bioethics has rehad never attended ,a retreat ceived a cool reception from Catholic officials who feel it is too before, and participants came vague to protect human embryos away from the experience from abuse in laboratory experi"thrilled" and "rejeuvenated" ments. The draft is also criticized said one. The program also for not dealing with issues such as included a prayer service and cloning and efforts to improve society future generations through Benediction. (Studio D pho- selective mating based on genetic tos) standards.

A RESIDENT of San Cristobal de Las Casas in ChiHpas, Mexico, throws a chair at supporters of Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia, who is mediating a dispute between the Mexican government and poverty-stricken Indians. (CNS/ Reuters photo)

Protestants aid Mexical1l bishop as violence erupts SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (CNS) - Evangelical Protestant Indians, members of a group expelled over the past 20 years by the Catholic majority in the village of San Juan Chamula, came to the rescue of the local Catholic bishop during an anti-church riot Feb. 19.

When a mob turned an Army Day demonstration into a violent protest against Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia and his diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas, the group of Presbyterian and Seventh-day Adventist Indians appeared and with a few deft punches cleared the protesters from the plaza in front of the diocesan cathedral and offices.

Still standing guard the next day in a makeshift camp at the threshold of the diocesan curia, the Indians explained in broken Spanish the irony of their coming to the defense of a Catholic prelate..

"For us, he is a pastor," Rosalio Gomez, a Presbyterian from a shantytown with the biblical name of Betania [Bethany) a few miles south of San Cristobal. "He has always helped the' poor people."

Sitting next to Jimenez at a charcoal cookfire devouring a sand-' wich, Manuel Perez, aChamulan expelled 12 years ago, explained that he and about a dozen fellow ejected villagers heard that "the rich of San Cristobal were attacking the cathedral" and hurried to Bishop Ruiz's defense.

"We had a 'little discussion' with them," he said with a grin, describing what others say was a virtual free-for-all. "We were afraid they were going to burn the church."

The mob was alleged to have

been incited by wealthy landowners and local officials who dislike the bishop's defense of poor Ind.ians, Catholic and Protestant alikl:.

Since the expulsions from Chamula began in the mid-I 960s, the bishop has come to reco,~nize the problem not as religious strife but as an issue rooted in economic and political control by local pa wnbrokers.

In fact, evangelicals are expelled from villages partly because they refuse to pay exorbitant sums required of them for candles, ,llcohoi and fireworks used in local Catholic religious festivals. Some 20,000 Chamulans and Indians of other villages have been expelled and now live in squalid condil:ions in and around San Cristobal. Over the years, Bishop R uiz has corne to their defense through the diocesan human rights office and in pr<lviding social services for them.

How long do his defenders plan to stay in front of the diocesan offices? ' "We'll have to see how long it takes for this thing to be resolved," Perez said, motioning toward a pile of sleeping mats stacked outside the curia door.

"Until this problem is resolved, we're not going anywhere," he said. .

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Don't measure Lent by pounds lost

FA THER CARROLL

Fath.er John Carroll Bishop Sean O'Malley was celebrant and Father Ronald A. Tosti was homilist at the Mass of Christian Burial yesterday at Christ the King Church, Mashpee, for Father John G. Carroll, who died Feb. 27 at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River. The retired pastor of St. Margaret's parish, Buzzard:s Bay, he was 81.

Born in Fall River Dec. 19, 1913, he was the son of the late George A. and the late Catherine (McDermott) Carroll. He graduated from LaSalle Academy in Providence and att<:nded Providence College bcfon: entering St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.

He was ordained by Bishop James E. Cassidy on June 3,1939, at St. Mary's Cathed ral.

He was associate pastor at Our

Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; St. Mary and Sacred Heart parishes, Taunton; St. Patrick's, Wareham; and Sacred Heart, Fall River.

He was pastor at St. John the Baptist, Westport. from 1961 to 1966, when he became pastor of St. Margaret's. Serving there until 1981, he oversa w construction of the parish center, wh.ich is now St. Margaret's School.

He served as an a~sistant at St. Thomas More, Somerset, until his retirement in 1984, then assisted at Christ the King. Later he resided at Catholic Memorial Home.

Father Carroll is survived by sisters Catherine Ferreira of Reading and Mary M iller of St. Petersburgh, FL, and nieces and nephews.

Interment was at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River.

Group calls for hearings on embryo research WASHINGTON (CNS) - After Congress spends its "first hundred days" dealing with the Republican Contract With America, it should hold hearings on embryo research, said the executive director of the Catholic Campaign for America.

Speaking at a pn:ss conference in Washington, Thomas V. Wykes added that Congress should legislate when life begins. and that public conversation on the issue is imperative.

"I think the American people need to hear the latest in fetal medicine and fetal development," Wykes said.

Also speaking were two Georgetown University medical school professors on feta, development and medicine and on human embryology and embryo research.

Dr. Camilla Carroll Hersh, an obstetrician and gynecologist, said that at the time of the 1973 Roe vs.

Wade decision legalizing abortion virtually on demand, the Supreme Court said in eSSCIl(:e, "We can't be sure when life begins."

But "in the last 22 years there are volumes available about when

life begins. That needs to be reintroduced into the way we make laws about when life begins," she said.

"With all these advances, unborn children can be seen and understood much more clearly than just two decades ago," she said. "The humanity of unborn children at all stages of the continuum is harder to deny."

Supporters of legal abortion respond with an attempt to "dehumanize those who are so obviously human and alive.... Their goal is to make destruction or use of that life appear more palatable."

One way, Ms. 'Hersh said, is with language. The word "preembryo," used to describe the first 14 days after conception, "did not exist before 1986."

And "contragestational" was coined by Dr. Etienne-Emile Baulieu, who developed RU-486, the so-called "morning after" abortion pill, to make its abortifacient methods "sound like 'contraception,''' she said.

"This disassociation of the basic respect we have for other human beings isn't science or genuine

"Lent shouldn't mean 'How many pounds can I 10seT but 'How much closer to God am I? ' " said Bishop Sean O'Malley at the annual Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Discussing a Roman church of his community, the Capuchin Franciscan bishop said that whereas the church was built in the midst of orchards and vineyards, it is now in the "dolce vita" section of the Eternal City, surrounded by boutiques and other trappings of the good life.

But beneath it are catacombs containing the skeletons of thousands of Capuchin friars interred there over the centuries. When residents of the aJrea visit those catacombs, he said, he wondered if they thought that they would become like those whose bones they were viewing. The ashes received by the faithful, he said, should, like the Roman bones, be a reminder of mortality.

Penance, he: continued, has a threefold meaning and that preached by John the Baptist ref- . ers to interior c:onve·rsion. Secondly, "Works of penance," said the bishop, "such as fasting should be the sign of the changes which should be taking place in our lives."

The third meaning of penance refers to the sacrament, usually now referred to as the sacrament of reconciliation. "Lent is the time to make a good confession and to reconcile with those with whom there may have: been disagreements.

But don't bury the hatchet and [then] mark the place," cautioned the bishop.

Noting that Lent should be a time of increased prayer and "more attention to what God wants me to do in my life," the bishop concluded by saying, "The ashes are like war paint, readying us to do battle, not just to go sit in our tepees. When we get to Holy Week, we should be transformed by our Lenten journl~Y." 1IIIIIIIIIIll1111111111111111111111illllllllllllllliliIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIII

medicine at all," she said. "As a doctor, as a woman, as a Catholic and as a mother I find this sort of 'projl;ress' unacceptable."

Dr. Maria Michejda, editor of the Journal of Fetal Medicine, said that medicine is moving unalterably toward use of fetal tissue in treatments, but "the problem from a bioethicai viewpoint is the gathering of that tissue."

Decrying the possibility of what she called "fetal farming," Ms. M ichejda said that "if we can have surrogate mothers [bring children to term], then we can have surrogate mothers only for fetuses."

Pointing to alternative viable tissue for transplants, she estimated that about 30,000 third-trimester miscarriages occur each year. "It's a good source if people were well enough to collect it, store it and bank this tissue," she said.

In a related matter, the American Life League of Stafford, Va., sponsored a full-page advertisement in the Jan. 19 issue of The Washington Times demanding that no public money be used for "unethical human embryo research."

"The manipulation and destruction of one set of human beings, even if done in the name of curing serious disease, is not morally neutral, it is morally repugnant," said the ad, to which about 100 individuals signed on.

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A Time for Healing During this Lenten season, most parishes are announcing wonderful and encouraging programs and are demonstrating special concern for unchurched Catholics. The many weekly parish bulletins received at the Anchor office reflect these special efforts and indicate what Lent should mean to those in the Ghurch family.

Even with diminishing staffs, additional ceremonies and special activities involving hours of preparation are offered.

From stations of the cross to Bible studies, opportunities for renewal and reflection abound. This year it is interesting to note that the new Catechism of the Catholic Church is a topic of study in many areas of the diocese. All such work, prayer and study are indeed the heart and soul of Lent.

After all, the liturgical year, as we now know it, was revised at the Second Vatican Council not only in order to preserve the traditional customs and discipline of the sacred seasons but also to restore them in a manner suiting the temper of the times. The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy given us by the Council Fathers takes very special note ofthe Lenten season. It indicates that during this holy time the minds of the faithful should be directed more to feasts of the Lord than to those of the saints.

The Fathers also directed that the two elements they felt especially characteristic of Lent should be emphasized not only in the liturgy but also in instructional programs. These elements are the 'recalling of one's baptism or the preparation for reception of this sacrament; and the place ofthe sacrament CNS phOIO of reconciliation in the Christian life. Indeed, it is by means of LENT these sacraments that the Church prepares us to celebrate "The Lord...remembereth that we are dust: man's days are as grass, a:s the Easter. flower of the field so 'shall he flourish." Ps. 102:13,14-15 In today's social order many of the baptized have simply been absorbed into the secular, drifting into that nebulous nothing that well describes our society. Others have been tossed about by the dissolution of families that has 路become a tragic hallmark of our times.

By Father Kevin J. Harrington but continues to show us mercy. In Perhaps this is why original sin Yet, as evidenced by 'so many enrolled in our Rite of Christhe story of Adam and Eve:, after Once again we are called to is best defined as a turning away tian Initiation of Adults programs, many want to come home journey from ashes to Easter as we from God. Adam and Eve believed their disobedience he gave: them and to feel accepted by the Church community. This whole 'enter the holy season of Lent. The they themselves could determine clothes to cover their nakedness process is one of instruction and healing, precisely what Lent first reading of Lent, in the Mass what was good for them. In real- and continued to seek their wellbeing and that of their children. for Ash Wednesday, was from the ity, they did not act independently, should be all about.

Every ye'ar the Gospels for the But the role of the Church in this process must not become Book of Joel the prophet. It be- but listened to a serpent. Genesis gins: "Even now says the Lord, describes the serpent as cunning, first two Sundays of Lent present simply a matter of pop psychology. First and foremost, all return to me with your whole but actually, in spite of an air of first the temptation of Jesus, recalparishes should pray most especially for those seeking recon- heart, with fasting and weeping sophistication, he is like a small ling the temptation of every human ciliation. Return to this sacrament should be encouraged in anti mourning: rend your hearts, child whose only idea of freedom being since the beginning, and ways suited to our time and in harmony with Church direc- not your garments, and return to is to say "N o!" to his or her par- second the transfiguration of Jesus, ents. The "good" that the serpent reminding us of the transformatives. Too many broken people have not found the healing they the Lord, your God." Jesus himself exhorted his dis- holds before Adam and Eve is to tion in glory which is the goal of need, but the season of Lent offers a tremendous opportunity ciples to turn to God without seek- become like God. every human hope. The transfigfor all in the Church to reach out to the spirituallY'disenfran- ing approval even from themselves, Ironically, this "good" is not an ured Jesus, however, models not chised, the hurting and the neglected. to give without letting the left original idea but an imitation of only our goal but our ongoing life.

The process of reconciliation is not easy for many, especially hand see what the right is doing, the good God does intend us to If we turn to Jesus, we are :.ed by for those who have left the Church for some time. Every effort thus allowing God to measure their have: for what he wants is for us to the Spirit to listen and follow him. recompense. "Your Father, who become like himself. The only thing Lent is a season of metanoia, a must be made to make people feel that' they are always wel- sees in secret, will repay you." original about sin is Adam and Greek word signifying a change of come. In the past, sad to say, many have felt rejected. But (Matt. 6:4) Eve's failure to trust that God was heart, implying that one has turned The key word for Ash Wednes- seeking their well-being and would return to the communion of the faithful should be an exciting oneself around and achieved a different view of things. These spatial and dynamic experience. The joy and peace of the sacraments day and, for that matter, all of guide them toward it.

Lent, is "turn." Turning is always a In spite of our turning away metaphors remind us that to do is an overpowering experience for those who have come home surprise. The turning of God is from God, he does not abandon us evil is to walk away from God. The to the Church family. Admittedly, it is not an easy road to . always out of proportion to the farther we walk, the more deeply travel, any more than was the Way of the Cross. But once gift of a "rent heart." His people we go into evil. But to repent, or to reconciled, the joyous soul willjoin the chorus of Easter praise. turn in fasting and prayer; he turns turn toward what promises to give

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with the gift of life.

At the climax of his turning, God made him who did not know sin to be sin, that he might turn us to be the very holiness of God. He turned to take our nature, that we, who did not know righteousness, might live by his life.

We are a new creation, reconciled to God. through Christ. In Christ, God has turned to us that we might turn to each other and all together return to him. The sad record of our resistance to reconciliation and the harmful consequences of our abuse of the gift of freedom extends throughout history. But the infinite patience of God with sinners as revealed in the Sacred Scriptures should keep us from despair.

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A II-powerful God, increase our strength of will for doing good that Christ mayfind an eager welcome at his coming and call us to his side in the kingdom of heaven, where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. A men.

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us well-being is not sufficient to free ourselves from all evil. We must also walk toward Gcd by obeying his will.

Lent can be a time to r~flect upon how much space we lea.ve in our lives for God. Are our lives so . cluttered with material thingH that we rarely remember that they are passing and will not always contribute to our well-being? An~ our lives so crammed with things '10 do that we rarely remember that our accomplishments will never eclipse the fact that the most important thing about us in God's eyes is not what we do but who we are?

Lastly, do we really believe that any passing pleasure this world offers can match the good that God wills us to possess?

Marrying without Mass

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Q. In a recent column you said that if a Catholic bride and groom choose to have a maniage without Mass it indicates a lack of faith. .

I have to say that ,"vas judgmental and negative. Not to have marriage at Mass may actually express a great deal of faith.

Maybe there will be many nonCatholics present, pel'haps because

By FATHER JOHN one of the partners is a convert.

DIETZEN Lots of people in the congregation would be excluded from communUsually, however, the relatives ion.

The presider could easily craft a accept such circumstances much homily that shows how this sac- more easily, at least in my experament (marriage) flows into and rience. They recognize the new out of the unity celebrated in the faith of their family member and Eucharist, without al:tually having realize the Mass is an important Mass. part of this faith.

If you had another agenda in It is worth noting that the church your response I would like to places specific obligations on the know it. Otherwise your answer priest (or deacon) to consider the requires further citation and explan- different faith conditions of peoation. (Iowa) ple attending the wedding.

A. I made no judgments about . Priests must show special conanyone in my response. I said that sideration, says the Rite of Marin my experience marriage of two riage, for those who hear the GosCatholics without the Eucharist pel only at weddings, either because usually means some: lack of faith they are not Catholic or are on one or both their parts.

Catholics who rarely, if ever, take Thatisjustafact.ln41 years as part in the Eucharist or who have a priest and officiant at many abandoned their faith. hundreds of marriages, I've not These obligations are present had more than two or three in because "priests are ministers of which both were Catholic and there Christ's Gospel to everyone" (I ntrowas no Mass. d uction, 9).

You make some excellent points While it is possible to deal with about sensitivity to the feelings of the marriage of two Catholics outthose who are not Catholic, a sen- side of Mass in the way you sugsitivity which I feel most priests try gest, this is clearly not an equally to share with the c:ouple as they optional choice as far as the church prepare their wedding ceremony. is concerned.

This is particularly true of interThe marriage ritual simply asfaith marriages. As you know, a sumes that Catholic marriages will Mass (that is, the liturgies of the take place within the Mass (1 ntroword and Eucharist) may be cele- duction, 6). brated in that ceremony if the nonThis shouldn't surprise us or Catholic is a baptized Christian seem out of place. As Christians, and certain other conditions are the bride and groom commit themfulfilled. selves to love one another "as I In such an instance. not only have loved you," says the Lord, many of the congregation but even until death. the non-Catholic spouse cannot Both common sense and the normally receive communion. insights of faith, it seems to me, I never tell such couples they indicate that this commitment cannot have a Mass, but I urge should, wherever possible, be celethem to consider all these factors brated within the context of the and others in making their decision. celebration ofthe death and resurThe situation is different, also, rection of Jesus in the Eucharist. when one Catholic spouse is a Once again, as the ritual remarks, convert to our faith. Here, too, a of supreme importance in the marfair number of people attending riage rite is "the reception of holy the wedding as friends and rela- communion by the groom and the tives of the convert would not bride, and by all present, by which receive communion. their love is nourished and all are lifted up into communion with our Lord and with one another" (No.

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LAHORE, Pakistan (CNS) The Lahore High Court has dismiss'ed blasphemy charges against two Christians, overturning their death sentences.

Judges ordered the release of Salamat Masih, 14, and his uncle Rehmat Masih, 44, saying there was no evidence against them. The two had been convicted of blaspheming the prophet of Mohammed. Salamat was 12 in May 1993, the time the alleged offense took place.

The name "Masih" (messiah) in Pakistan indicates a Christian male.

Pakistan is 97 percent Muslim.

In overturning the death sentences, the judges noted that antiIslamic slogans allegedly scrawled on a mosque wall had been rubbed off immediately. Witnesses had refused to n:peat the slogans in court, saying they were too offensive.

Bishops in Pakistan and India had appealed for mercy for the two Christians.

In Washington, Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester, Mass., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Policy, wrote Pakistan's ambassador to the United States seeking clemency for the: two; while the Indian bishops' conference also noted that the condemned teen is illiterate, thus could not have produced the blasphemous graffiti that led to his sentencing.

In his lette:r, Bishop Reilly said he did not tn:at blasphemy lightly.

However, he said, a death sentence "for what appears to the rest of the world to have been a foolish chalking of unspecified words on a mosque wall is not only grossly disproportionate to the deed, but is itself a grave offense to the Creator God we both acknowledge and worship."

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Not long ago my friend Margie Grace sent me "The Hidden Hand of God," written by her longtime friend Cardinal Leo Suenens, former archbishop of Malines-Brussels Belgium, known for his openness, humanity arid vision.

The book is mostly a story about the life of Veronica O'Brien, the remarkable Irish woman who w'as a mover and shaker for the Lord.

Cardinal Suenens worked with her . for some 50 years.

The work o(this inspired woman, now 87, fills the book, beginning with her energetic association with the Legion of Mary apostolate.

Cardinal Suenens describes her evolution as God's handmaid in getting official acceptance of the charismatic renewal movement and founding the Family International Apostolic Team, an organization in the service of "the family and of love," as Ms. O'Brien put it.

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KENNY As in the child's game of c,:>ps and robbers, one says, "Bang, bang, you're dead." Moments later, the child returns to say "Fix, fix," and the person is alive again.

Your friend, however, may not "really" be himself in the dream, but may be a symbol of someone or something else.

Dreams are another way that our mind attempts to make sense of our experiences. As such, dreams are instructive. Keep a book by your bed to record them. Y,:>u may discover a pattern that helps you to interpret them.

Dreams, like life itself, come in both pleasant and unpleasant packages. Your mind is using dre:ams to come to grips with reality. Accept and learn from them. , Questions on family Iivilllg and child care to be answered illl print are invited by The Kennys; :~19 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, Ind ..n978.

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Cardinal Suenens writes: "Faith "A first meeting with the ,prace is a magnifying glass which helps family in Paris," writes Cardinal us to see and to discover God, Suenens, "led to more than 30 secretly and anorlymously at work, years of friendship and extn:mely in the chance events of human productive collaboration." life."

Cardinal Suenens' book is a How the cardinal met Peter and gem, especially in describing the Margie Grace is a case in point. spirituality of Virginia O'Brien. I'll Grace, served as adviser to three leave you with one of this extraorV.S. presidents and headed Presidinary woman's insights: ".1 am dent Reagan's private-sector effort with my Father, in the arms (If my to bring cost control to the federal Mother. When I say Mary, she government. says Jesus, and Jesus says Father."

The cardinal had helped Father Can- we be mOore bonded to ,God Patrick Peyton, known as the than that? .)"

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Some say that this 'is all there is to a dream, a random juxtaposition of .ideas and feelings caused by a bad stomach.

At the psychological level, dreams are often explained as a symbolic working through of hard problems. Vsing pictures instead of words, stories instead of rhetoric, the dream is a preconscious attempt to resolve a troubling issue.

Emotions are often contradictory.

They also tend to be black and white. We can both love and hate someone at the same time. Logic, however, allows nuances but requires that we think or feel one way or the other.

Your dream is best interpreted individually. Freud suggested a techniq ue called "free association" to unravel the meaning ofa dream.

The procedure is to take each character or action in the dream and freely associate to that aspect.

You are to keep saying whatever pops into your mind.

The purpose is to uncover unconscious associations ra'ther than logical connections.

As a psychologist, I would speculate that your dream is an attempt to work out some normal hostile feelings toward your friend.

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Dear Dr. Kenny: I had a frightening dream the other night in which I murdered one of my good friends. I am horrified. I feel guilty, even though I would never kill anyone. As with all friends, we've had some problem moments but I certainly would not wish him harm.

What does my dream mean? (New York) We dream in images, not in words, and images are more impressive. As the saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words." This is one reason why your dream is staying with you.

Dreams admit to many different levels of interpretation: spiritual, physical and psychologicaL All levels, I believe, should be inter. preted individually.

At the spiritual level, some would interpret dreams as carrying a message, perhaps a warning or a foretelling. A possibility in your case would be an admonition to be careful of your negative feelings toward your friend. You might say or do something hurtfuL At the physical level, dreams have been related to something you ate, to a fever, to certain types of sleep. These explanations, of course, ignore the dream content.

Superior State V niversity in Michigan has published a list of "Words to Be Banished from the' Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General V selessness."

Aah, that the church community would publish such a list, making it a venial sin to use any offlimit words for at least 12 months.

LSS V's most current suggestions include time-honored classics like "challenged" (as in "physically challenged").

I confess useless usages have found their way into my vocabulary, probably because the population of my home (predominantly teenaged) uses-them,like, like,like, like - you know!

We have teens who are wakingup-challenged, fashion-challenged, transportation-challenged and meaning-of-life-challenged.

"Neutral" would rank high on ~y list of words to ban - as in

By "cost-neutral," "relationally neutral," "language neutral" and/ or -DAN "process neutral."

While we're at it, maybe we MORRIS could shelve "process" and/ or "and/or."

How about "collegial"? That baby was bouncing around rectoWords and Sounds to Be at Least ries and chanceries 'before bellbottoms and paisley prinb. It Temporarily Suspended From Vse becomes confused with people who in Catholic Discussions." attend colleges and that gooey, Don't worry. I've already infibrous' protein - which themcluded "misogyny" and "misanselves can be confused during finals thrope." Heard and saw 'em both week. Let's "86" it. in recent weeks and wanted t(l nip Since it's my list, let's, add this trend in the bud. "empower" - as in empower the . Before long we'd have spinoffs (fill in the blank), "prioritize',',,,:, as like "misterogyny" (a hatred of in let's prioritize (fill in the blanks) - M r. Rogers) and "misantelopeand. "consensus" - as in build -thrope'l (a dislike for -roping consensus about (fill in the blank). antelope.)

What about you? Any nomina(SSU has "lit a candle" for us. tions for the list?

Let's not blow it.

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Peter Francisco Dear Editor: Who was Peter Francisco?

He was a great American Revolutionary War hero who was a giant of a man who evoked by his feats of strength and valor the awe and respect offriend and foe alike, becoming one of thl: most famous privates in George Washington's army.

March 15th has been designated as "Peter Francisco Day" by a resolution passed by the Rhode Island General Assembly for 1995.

At age five, Peter was kidnapped from his parents, possibly for political reasons, from the Azorean island of Terceira, taken by ship and left on a wharf in Virginia, in a strange land where people spoke a language unknown to him.

He was rais~d, or, as it was then termed, indentured by kinfolk of Patrick Henry whose oratory inspired the boy. He grew into a giant of a man, six feet six inches tall, with unbelievable strength.

In 1776 he was released from his indentured status and at age 16, in December of that year, enlisted in the Tenth Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army.

In 1975 the US Post Office issued an 18-cent stamp commemorating one of Peter's incredible feats of strength. When he noticed the horses attached to an IIOO-pound cannon had been killed, he removed the "canon from gun carriage, shouldered it and carried it to a placc~ of safety."

In so doing, he prevented the piece from being taken by the enemy, which no doubt saved many lives of the Continental Army.

He was such a huge, strong man that he asked George Washington to have a special sword made for him because the rt:gulation sword was to him like a toothpick. "The broadsword Peter used was six feet long with a five foot blade. It was the heaviest in I:he entire army."

Anyone interested in reading about this phenomenal giant can find his biography in the public libraries of Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth and Jamestown, RI, as well as in the Portsmouth and Middletown High School and Middletown Gaudet Middle School. It is incredible!

Peter was the pc~rsonal friend of General George Washington, Patrick Henry, the ~Marquis de Lafayette, General Nathaniel Greene, Colonel William Washington, Colonel William Mayo, Henry Clay and Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall. Many of these people left personal records of his charm, wit, valor and superhuman strength.

His picture hangs in the state capitol in Richmond, Va., where he was sergeant-at-arms of the Virginia House of Delegates after the Revolutionary War. He died in 1831.

George Washington said of Peter Francisco: "Without him we would have lost two crucial battles, perhaps the war, and with it our freedom. He was truly a one-manarmy."

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"You know the Red Sox are passed down here from generation to generation," he said. "My grandfather was a big Red Sox fan, so was my grandmother. She always listened to the radio.

"When 1 went to New York to do an interview one of the writers said, 'How did you get interested in the Red Sox?' and I said, 'That's the way it is in Dalton - an affinity for the Red Sox is passed down from your parents,' "And he said, 'Wen, what would've hap'pened if your parents were morons? Would you be a moron, too? I said, 'No I'd be a Yankee fan.' " His young audience at St. Agnes grade school in Dalton laughed.

Duquette was at his alma mater in the small community near Pittsfield in western Massachusetts to receive a 1995 Distinguished Graduate Award. The award is a recognition presented by the National Catholic Educational Association to grade school graduates who have continued to outstanding careers.

Duquette's former grade school teacher, Sister ofSt. Joseph Eunice Tassone, said the anecdote reminded her of the "sneaky smile" he flashed in grade school which, she said, usually followed some of his "quick wit" and "way with words," "God has a plan for everyone and I was thankful to get a great start with my education, because if you can find out who you are and what you want to do early in life, you've got a big jump on that," Duquette told the students. "St. Agnes School allowed me to do that in a real nice town and a nice family life and I appreciate that start."

He expressed a desire to return to Dalton in the near future to celebrate "what every long-suffering Red Sox fan is looking for" -a World Series winner.

"I have the prayers of all the Red Sox fans here and I also have the prayers of my uncle," (Conventual Franciscan Father Don Bosco Duquette), he said. "We'll take all the help we can get," He told The Catholic Observer, newspa per of the diocese of Spri ngfield, that in his own family, "we try to make Sunday a day when the family comes out to the ballpark and Dad keeps his business separate from his family."

Duquette and his family are members of St. Bernard parish in Concord, N.H. "Faith in God gives me confidence in myself to do what I have to do on a daily basis," he said.

"And I think that's really where you can get strength, particularly if you're down and you come back to the church and back to God, you get some direction to get back up again and get on with your life."

Asked how hard it is to be a Christian in baseball's competitive atmosphere, Duquette said, "The values oftlle Christian faith can be used in any business. The competitive nature of a business may tempt you to stray, but the short-term gain isn't worth it."

Duquette answered children's questions during his visit to St. Agnes.

What did he like the most about St. Agnes? "That's an easy one. I liked the rec~sses like anybody else," Duquette replied to laughter.

Is it exciting meeting sports heroes? "The sports heroes are also employees and it is exciting to be able to meet a Roger Clemens or a Mo Vaughn," he said.

"We went to a ski-a-thon a few weeks ago and we met [Boston College and Canadian Football League quarterback great] Doug Flutie. I think that's very interesting because they are the people at the top of their profession and I get a chance to be around them," How would he solve the baseball strike? To his audience's delight, Duquette answered, "Pray!"

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LONDON (CNS) - Dramatist and screenwriter Robert Bolt, 70, who won an Academy Award for the screen adaptation of hil; play "A Man for All Season," died Feb. 20 at his home near Peter!;field, England.

Bolt, whose first dramatic ,~ffort was a nativity play based on the Gospel of Luke for a village s,:hool in England, also won Oscal's for his screenplays of "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago."

His last credited screenplay was 1986's "The Mission," based on a novel of his.

"Though not in the end a believer, he always admired religious conviction in others," said an obituary in London's Daily Telegraph.

Bolt married and divorced three times before remarrying his second wife, actress Sarah Miles, in 1988.

The 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons" dramatized the life o)f St. Thomas More, the 16th-century English chancellor who was executed for refusing to side with Henry VIII in his efforts to have the pope grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon so he (:ould marry Anne Boleyn.

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SANTA FE, N.M. (CNS) stars Goodman as the DepressionResponse to the archdioces·~ of era Louisiana governor. It will be Santa Fe's financial crisis. caused shown March 19,8-10 p.m. EST, by numerous lawsuits claiming sexon the TNT cable channel. ual abuse of minors by priests ,)ver She plays a hospital sister who a 30-year period, has reached about says the Act of Contrition while $2.7 million in donations - 51.8 running down the hall with the million for a la wsuit settlement mortally wounded Long after he is fund. and another $900.000 for a rushed toa Baton Rouge hospital. victim counseling fund. Reporting "I told the director that I really on his first year as head of·the didn't have to practice saying the archd iocese. Arch bishop Mic hael prayer because I work in a hospital J. Sheehan praised his pari;hes and pray with our patients all the and his people for their efforts. time," Sister Thibeaux said. "I "The generosity of you and your know the Act of Contrition!" fellow Catholics to help with the She heard about the role from crisis has overwhelmed me and in another nun who came back to fact has brought me to tears,': he Mercy Hospital and announced . said in people of God. the monthly that casting director Dave Leblanc archdiocesan newspaper. needed a couple of nuns to tryout I1111I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I1111111111111111 for a part. Filming took place last Thibeaux said the scene took about year. six or seven takes. "He [Goodrr..an) "He wanted local talent," said is brought into the hospital on a Sister Thibeaux, who has worked gurney and reaches out to a si:;ter at the hospital for 2S years. in the· hallway and says. 'Sister, She decided to audition because pray for me,''' she explained .. she thought the part would "be a Then she took his hand and said good chance to say a prayer with the Act of Contrition. "I just did it an actor on national television," she told the Clarion Herald, New like it was the real thing," she s2.id.

Sister Thibeaux talked bridly Orleans' archdiocesan newspaper.

"I was just going for the kick of with Goodman, saying, '" have it. I'm not an actress. After the something to confess to you. I audition the directors 'came over didn't know who you were." Goodman replied, "That's all right, and asked me if I could 'walk fast' Sister." down the hall for them. They were In the convent for 68 years, Sisnot sure an 83-year-old nun could ter Thibeaux appears in a second run down the hall." .

Sister Thibeaux said the most scene, telling Long's brother, "H e's resting easy." difficult part of her experience was She got paid for two days' work, " preparing for the scene. Her costume was the former traditional "'ike I was an actress," she said, black habit of her community in "but I gave most of it to the poor."

The Mercy community was so which she said she felt "enveloped." thrilled to have an actress in its Once she was dressed and ready, she waited four hours for the crew midst, it presehted Sister Thibeaux with her own' "Oscar" during its to set up.

When actually filmed. Sister . summer ass~mbly in St. Louis.

Few Europe'ans seek annulments ROME (CNS) - While many European Catholics seek civil divorces, few parade their marital woes into church courts to seek an annulment.

The result is Catholics relegating themselves to the margins of church life rathe:r than seeking an ecclesial legal remedy.

Although no statistics are available, the situation is worrisome to church officials. They say the reluctance stems from misconceptions and fears about the church process.

Church authorities are also quick to note that a good portion of divorced and remarried Catholics do not use church courts because they have stopped going to church.

But the recent controversy surrounding reception of communion

by Catholics in unapproved second marriages shows that a significant number of remarried Catholics want to have both feet in the church and yet have not used church courts. Many of these Catholics either want to go to communion or de facto do it despite its prohibition, Catholic officials in several European countries have said.

The issue was spotlighted in October by the Vatican's strong reaffirmation that Catholics in invalid second marriages cannot receive communion. The church considers a Catholic as living in ad ultery if the first spouse is still alive and a church court has not granted an annulment.

Italian church court officials say an Italian civil divorce is a lot less trying on people than an annulment process.

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AMERICAN DREAM CHALLENGE: Dr. Irving Fradkin, American Dream Challenge founder, visits student and faculty participants in the program at St. Stanislaus School (top and center) and St. Anne's School. (Hickey photos)

"A small bit from everybody" helps fund American Dream Challenge

By Marcie Hickey St. Anne's and St. Stanislaus schools in Fall River are the first to begin a new fundraising venture for the American Dream Challenge sc;:holarship program for fourth graders, founded by Dr. Irving Fradkin.

Dr. Fradkin calls it "the Parade of Dimes": at each of the schools, faculty and staff donate 10 cents a week each to the scholarship fund, and students can deposit spare change in a classroom jar earmarked for the American Dream Challenge.

The Challenge is embarking on its second year with submissions from fourth-graders of essays on

why education is important to them and what they hope to achieve -with it. A committee headed by Jim Wallace will judge entries this month and select oni: winner from each of the 51 participating schools.

The project, Dr. Fradkin says, appeals to the "idealism of kids at this age" and encourages them to stay in school and aspire to higher education.

In their essays, "kids talk about wanting to help people - their families, their neighbors," Dr. Fradkin says. Wanting tQ stop violence was a common theme this year, noted St. Stanislaus principal Denita Tremblay.

St. Stanislaus is collecting "Parade of Dimes" contributions

quarterly, while St. Anne's is taking up an annual collection of $5 from participants for a total of $100.

The fourth grade winners earn a $100 scholarship to be awarded when they graduate from high school, and in the interim they can increase the amount of the award to a possible $1,000 with essay submissions and adherence to a pledge to finish school, perform community service and refrain from using drugs and weapons.

"The American Dream Challenge is unique because it provides a continuous thread of motivation, recognition and scholarship for any student who is willing to take the challenge and chance success," said Kathleen Barboza, principal of St. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River, and a committee member for the Challenge program.

By the time this year's recipients are high school seniors, "we'll need $50,000 annually," Dr. Fradkin notes. He hopes other schools will . follow the lead of St. Anne's and St. Stanislaus-"the first schools in the world" to establish such funding, he says enthusiasticallyand' that state college and universities can be persuaded to set up matching funds programs for American Dream Challenge Scholars.

He also hopes that the program can: be spread to other communities with success like that of the Citizens Scholarship Foundation, which Dr. Fradkin founded in 1961 and which now has 792 chapters in 39 states. He intends this new Challenge to be further proof that "just a small bit from everybody can make a tremendous difference to children in this country."

investigation into the personal reasons that caused the marriage breakdown, said Msgr. Rosario Colantonio, president of the church's marriage appeals court for central Italy and Sardinia.

In Italy, where 98 percent of the population professes. Catholicism, there are about 12,000 divorces and about 1,500 annulment cases introduced yearly.

In Europe, only 10,956 annulment cases were introduced in 1992, while the Catholic population was 288 million: In the United States, with a Catholic population of slightly more than 55 million d ur-

ingthe same year, there were47,071 annulment cases introduced.

In the Netherlands, about 10 percent of the estimated 10,000 yearly divorces involving Catholics end up in a church court.

Church officials say misconceptions include that the annulment process is expensive and lengthy.

A church annulment declares that the marriage never took place because all the conditions for a Catholic marriage - such as free consent or desire to have children - were not present in at least one of the spouses at the time of the wedding ceremony.

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A Month of Healthy Learning at Saint Anne's.

Breast Cancer Support Group for Women with Breast Cancer that has Recurred· • March 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 • 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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Smoking Cessation Program • Education Classroom • Cost is $70.00 Contact Beder Health Associates at (617) 327-1500.

Reflections: Women for Women· Breast Cancer Support Group for women with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer.

• March 14 & 18 • 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• Room # CH128 Contact Ann Mitchell, MSW, L1CSW, at (508) 674-5600, ext. 2270 or Susan O'Brien, RN, at (508) 674-5600, ext, 441.

New Diagnosis Breast Group· • Tuesday, March 7 &21, • 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Room II CH134 Sunday Seniors Luncheon Buffet Lunch to be followed by a Contact Ann Mitchell, MSW, L1CSW, at (508) 674-5600, presentation entitled ext, 2270 or Susan O'Brien, RN, "Understanding Health at (508) 674-5600, ext. 441, Insurance Medicare/ Medigap/ HMOs/ Medicaid" by a Prostate Support Group· representative from SHINE For men with prostate cancer, (Serving Health Information this type of forum allows for Needs of Elders). educational and peer support Pre-registration is required. when dealing with this major life • Sunday, March 12 event.

• Mondays, March 13 & 27, '12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m.

• 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• Education Classroom There is a $4.00 charge for this • Nannery Conference Room Contact Fred Barbosa, MSW, at program which includes lunch (508) 674-5600, ext. 2279 or and the presentation.

Rosemarie Baylies, RN, at Contact the Food & Nutrition Department at (508) 674-5600, (508) 674-5688. ext. 2635, Diabetes Education and Support Group· "Activities of Daily living and "Diabetes & Coronary Artery Exercise for People with Disease" presented by Pulmonary Disease."

M. Wagid Baig, MD, Presented by Stephen Wing, MS, an exercise physiologist at Cardiologist, Cardiology Associates of Fall River. Meeting Saint Anne's Hospital. This focuses on an educational topic lecture is free and open to the related to diabetes as well as public. sharing of individual • Tuesday, March 21 experiences.

• 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Open to those with diabetes, • Nannery Conference Room their family and friends.

Contact Cardiopulmonary • Tuesday, March 14 Rehabilitation Department at • 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Nothing wrong with getting a second medical opinion

By Monica and Bill Dodds It is good for adult children and their aging parents to remember there's nothing wrong with getting a second medical opinion. Sometimes it is exactly the right thing to, do.

If a doctor has given your mother or father a diagnosis that just doesn't seem possible - or just doesn't "feel" right for whatever reason - to your parent or to you, getting that second opinion is important.

A second examination may prove that the first diagnosis was wrong and a different treatment is needed.

Then again, it may confirm what the first doctor said and make it easier for your parent and you to accept the hard truth you are hearing.

With that in mind, here are some points to consider: - Your mom or dad (or you) may hesitate to ask for a second opinion for fear of offending the doctor. Maybe he or she is someone the family has been going to for years.

Don't let that stop you. Any good physician has· no problem with a patient seeing someone else to get a second opinion.

A good doctor knows sometimes a patient won't believe a diagnosis until it is heard more than once. A good doctor also wants to know if he or she has misdiagnosed a problem in order to avoid making that same mistake again.

-On the other hand, maybe your parent doesn't believe any doctor unless the physician says the words he or she wants to hear.

If your mom ordad wants a second, third or fourth opinion simply to finally get the "right" diagnosis, it is a waste of time, energy and money.

-Ask your parent (or yourself) why he or she thinks a second opinion is necessary. Don't discount' a yague "something just doesn't feel right about it." Maybe your parent feels the doctor didn't really listen to what he or she was explaining. Maybe the doctor was abrupt in presenting a diagnosis.

Maybe the diagnosis just seems too pat and doesn't reflect all the symptoms Mom or Dad has. Maybe your parent's condition is getting worse despite treatment for a particular malady.

-If the concern centers on the doctor listening and taking time to explain, set up another appointment with him or her. Make this one in the office, not in the examination room. Go with your mom or dad, and explain what's going on and the concerns that you and your parent have. Ask the doctor what determined the diagnosis.

- Get information on the disease or condition that has been

diagnosed. Many (such as cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes) have national organizations and local chapters. Contact them for up-to-date, accurate information.

Sometimes a disease or condition has a wide variety of symptoms, so even though your parent and a neighbor have the same problem, they have different symptoms. Sometimes books at the library are out of date and the information presented in popular magazines is incomplete.

-Ask your doctor to recommend someone who can give a second opinion. (This is not uncommon and it's not insulting.)

A national organization can sometimes suggest local physicians who specialize in treating that particular disease.

-Some doctors do better with older patients. Mom or Dad may feel more comfortable with a "geriatric doctor," one' who specializes in working with the aged.

The bottom line is that your parent needs a doctor he or she can trust.

Free tax help available The Internal Revenue Service has several programs to help people learn about taxes and complete their tax returns.

"During the filing season, IRS trained volunteers in community locations help complete returns for low income, disabled, elderly and non-English speaking taxpayers who file Form 1040EZ, Form 1040A or basic Form 1040 federal tax returns," said Francine Crowley, Boston IRS District Director.

Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) volunteers are trained specifically in issues that affect elder taxpayers such as the credit for elderly or the disabled and the taxability of social security benefits.

Volunteers in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA) are trained in special credits and deductions such as the child care credit; earhed income credit; ~nd deductions for medical and dental expenses.

"Taxpayers who need help should bring with them tax forms received in the mail, their W-2 forms, bank statements (1099s), last year's return if available, as well as any other documents or receipts," said Crowley. There are 20 tax aide sites in Bristol County.

For information on sites of these volunteer programs or any other services IRS offers (outreach sessions and small business tax educational programs) call the tollfree taxpayer assistance line, 1-800829-1040, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Triathlon lessons for marriage

By Father Eugene Hemrick I learn something about life every time I participate in a triathlon.

On the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago last summer, watching swimmers enveloped by huge waves, I asked myself why I was competing in yet another triathlon. It was my 17th, and it included swimming a mile, bicycling 24 miles and running six and one-quarter miles.

Years ago I conceded' that one motive behind this insanity is my love of Chicago's lakefront. The night before the event I glory in walking along the shore and seeing how, as the sun sets, it silhouettes magnificent skyscrapers. Intoxicating fresh air, sailboats and cyclists, runners and young people on roller blades exude a spirit of health.

But atmosphere was not the primary force inspiring me this time. Rather, I was deriving inspiration from the concern and encouragement of friends.

I was enjoying the feeling of solidarity with the priests I stayed with who wished me luck" my home parish pastor, who encouraged me to keep it up, and a woman who not only lent me her bike for the race but made sure it was in good shape.

The team spirit I felt also came from walking through the campus of Illinois Benedictine College, where I once spent five years, and hearing its president tell everyone we met about the triathlon.

When Greg LeMond, the famous American cyclist, was being hailed for winning the Tour d'France, he remarked, "Cycling is never a oneperson event, it is teamwork involving a number of people, and the sooner one realizes this the greater one becomes."

Teamwork and team spirit are multidimensional. A sense of gratitude swelled up in me toward all who wished me well, and helped me to minimize worries and to become well focused.

I wanted to finish well so that I could say to them, "Your encouragement brought us together, and together we triumphed."

Team spirit also counteracts the tendency to go it alone in life, and alerts us to the need for community. Teamwork and team spirit remind us of the best in our human nature, which thrives when we give encouragement to others and become a part of each other. . After the triathlon I went to Creighton University in Omaha,

Neb., for some research on what keeps a marriage togethl~r at critical stages in a couple's life. In talks with professors there on marriage, I found myself again reflecting back to the people who wpported me in the triathlon. After all, isn't teamwork also a key support in marriage?

Pressures often disrupt marriage, making it appear that one partner's concern for the other has diminished. I suspect that the pressures of life deplete energy that should go into heightening concern for the other, turning a spow:e's attention inward.,Intimacy requires sharing, and a husband and wife both need to be able to rely on the high level of. concern each has for the other.

Because pressure and stress have their unique ways of driving individuals inward and making them go it alone, they can serve as divisive forces for a couple. When this happens a person is deprived of one of life's most gratifying possibilities - mutual concern and the enlivening spirit that can underlie life together.

Every time I do a triathlon I ask why I'm doing it. And jUBt for the record, every time I do one I learn enough to keep coming back.

Catholics featured in "Save Sex" ad compaign

Bevacqua said he got active in Christian-oriented matters in New York, where he was a member of Models for Christ. When the group started attracting actors and others in the entertainment industry, its name was switched to Impact.

Now in California, "I do different stuffat my parish," St. Monica in Santa Monica, Calif., Bevacqua said.

"I never got the impression that [the campaign) was going to get that much public attention," he added, but Kristi Hamrick of the Family Research Council hopes to counter that impression.

Already, she said, 32,000 fullcolor flyers of the ads have been

mailed to schools, churches and organizations.

WASHINGTON(CNS)- Two Catholics are among a host of young adults featured in a "Save Sex" advertising campaign launched by the Washington-based Family Research Council.

The campaign kicked off nationally in the Oct. 20 issue of Rolling Stone magazine with "The New Revolution," one of the five ads.

The issue was Rolling Stone's annual campus issue, which received extra distribution to college campuses nationwide.

Yvonne Duvier, an actress and singer who lives in Los Angeles, is featured in the ad. Jim Bevacqua, who works in the fihn industry in Southern California, is featured in an ad titled "Clean Slate."

"What sort of enticed me," said 28-year-old Ms. Duvier, "is that the message is something I strongly believe in."

The ad featuring her reads in part: "We think it's time for a new revolution. We think it's time for a love that is real ... and lasting '" and pure. A love that sees sex as a celebration of two lives shared together. Forever. That's why we believe in marriage. And why we're saving sex for it."

"I believe what the Bible says, that you should not have sex before marriage," Ms. Duvier said. "It's a difficult thing to do - especially if you're ine!" she laughed.

She says of herfriends who have "slept around a lot" that "they've lost a little bit more of themselves with each person" they've slept .with: At her age, saving sex for marriage "makes so much more sense to me," Ms. Duvier said. "I'm worth waiting for, and if someone can't wait for me, too bad."

Bevacqua, 35, said the text for his ad "is great."

It reads in part: "Many people are learning the hard way that sex without a lifelong commitment is empty. We know. We've been there.

Done that. And we don't plan to make that mistake again."

Posters of the ads are also available, and proceeds from their sale will help buy ads in other magazines with a high teenage readership.

The Family Research C:lUncil is looking at buying one ad II month for the time being, Ms. Hemrick said. The Rolling Stone ad alone cost $48,000.

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ADOPT·A·COP: Crystal Brown and Darren Moseley, students at Holy Cross School in New York, offer flowers to police officers Michelle DiGiansanti and Anthony Corio, who visited the school for a prayer service as part of students' "Adopt a Cop" program. (CNS photo)

Casey calls for leadership Continued from Page One Pope John Paul II drt:w that line."

Casey referred to the story that Joseph Stalin, responding sarcastically to a suggestion that Pope Pius XII's views should be taken into account, asked, "How many divisions does the pope have?"

Asking the same question was Timothy E. Wirth, the key U.S. State Department offtcial involved with the Cairo confer<~nce, and "he found out," Casey said.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino, Vatican nuncio to th,e United Nations and head of the Vatican delegation at Cairo, had said the battle there was partly won in the United States because of the leadership of the U.S. cardinals and other U.S. Catholics.

"But the battle is not the war," Casey added, appealing for continued backing. "We have more challenges ahead."

Thomas V. Wykes Jr., executive director of the Catholic Campaign for America, told CNS his organization planned to sf:nd a delegation to the World Conference on Women in Beijing in September.

During the dinner, Peter S. Lynch, noted for his success as a former investment manager with the Fidelity mutual funds, was honored as "Catholic American of the Year" and Virgil C. Dechant, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, received a "lifetime achievement" award.

Mary Cunningham Agee, a Catholic campaign board member who made the prt:sentation to Lynch, commended his work in arranging for a full-page ad in The

New York Times defending the Vatican position at Cairo.

The Washington-based Catholic Campaign for America was formed in 1991 and has about 14,000 members, Wykes said. He added about 430 $500-tickets were sold for the dinner.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has praised Blessed Edith Stein, a Jewish convert to Catholicism killed in a Nazi death camp, as a model for women peacemakers of today.

Blessed Edith combined activities as a philosopher, social activist and contemplative in an exemplary effort to connect the demands of reason and faith, he said.

The pope commented at one of a series of talks on Catholic women who have worked for peace in the church and in the world.

He recalled that Blessed Edith, who became a Carmelite nun, was killed in the gas chambers of the Auschwitz death camp, like "many other victims of Nazi ferocity."

She had faced the prospect of her deportation and death with an awareness of dying for her people, he said.

"Her sacrifice was a cry of peace, and a service to peace," said the pope, who be:atified her in 1987 during a trip to West Germany.

Less-known is Blessed Edith's work on behalf of women's promotion befon: her arrest by Nazi soldiers, he said. In the years preceding her entering the convent, she researched, wrote and held conferences on women's topics.

She was concerned that women's rights be fully recognized, the pope said. This induded the woman's

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vocation as wife and mother, as well as her roles in cultural and social life.

She herself was considered an intellectual, particularly for her efforts to apply contemporary philosophy to the search for deeper spiritual meaning in life, he said.

Blessed Edith's conversion at the age of 30 was reached after a painful personal search and "did not signify the refusal of her cultural and religious roots," he said.

Instead, Christ was helping her to "read the history of her people in a deeper way," he said.

The pope ended his talk with a call for closer relationships among all believers, especially Christians

and Jews, who share a "unique fraternity rooted in the providential design of God who accompanies their history."

Thief sentenced BOSTON (CNS) - One of two men who snatched a chalice, paten and ciborium off the altar during a Mass last June in Lawrence has been sentenced to three to five years in state prison. David Cedeno, a I7-year-old high school dropout, "stupidly thought that he could feed his drug habit by pawning the sacred vessels," said an editorial in Boston's archdiocesan newspaper, The Pilot.

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Cardinal, bishop discuss communion for divorced PARIS(CNS) - French Bishop Henri Derouet said the Vatican's top doctrinal official is open but unbending on prohibiting communion for divorced and remarried Catholics whose first marriages are recognized as valid by the church.

Bishop Derouet, 72, said that at a private meeting with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head ofthe Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the cardinal restated the position in Pope John Paul II's 1981 apostolic exhortation "Familiaris Gonsortio" that divorced and remarried Catholics are not to receive the Eucharist.

At the Vatican, Msgr. Josef Clemens, a doctrinal congregation

official, said the meeting took place Feb. 13, but added no further comment.

Bishop Derouet, of Arras, discussed the meeting in an interview in the Paris路 Catholic newspaper, La Croix.

With a third o(the.marriages in France breaking up, priests are greatly in need of pastoral criteria to deal with the situation, he said, calling for more research into the issue.

Cardinal Ratzinger promised no change in' church teachings, but said he favored broadening the conditions for declaring marriages null, said Bishop Derouet.

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Bishop Derouet said he did not question church teachings on marriage, but pointed out that many' Catholics are abandoned or divorced through no fault of their own.

The bishop said the cardinal told him that their conversation had made him realize that certain documents risk being less well understood when transmitted directly by the Vatican than when they are presented through the mediation of a national bishops' conference.

Bishop Derouet said that the way Vatican teaching is presented sometimes appears harsh and legalistic, leading to a misunderstanding of the church's message of mercy and forgiveness.

"The law should offer a more human face, like Jesus himself," said the bishop, adding that he cited theologian Cardinal Yves Congar as saying that the Vatican must pay greater attention to the way in which a message is addressed, being careful "to listen and to adapt the language to the culture of each country."

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Peru-Ecuador accord lauded by pope VATICAN CITY(CNS)- Pope John Paul II praised a recent cease-fire agreement between Ecuador and Peru, and urged continued dialogue to resolve the countries' longstanding border dispute.

The pope made the remarks in a talk to Ecuador's new ambassador to the Vatican, Marcelos Santos Vera.

The two countries signed the cease-fire pact Feb. 17 after three weeks of fighting along the mineralrich border area. But there were reports of firefights breaking out between opposing units as late as Feb. 22, and on Feb. 24, Ecuador accused Peru of violating the agreement and killing 13 of its soldiers.

The Latin American bishops' council, known as CELAM, has encouraged the bishops of the warring nations to continue their efforts to promote peace.

Pope John Paul said he was deeply concerned about the border

fighting and .hopeful that both sides would follow through on the cease-fire pledge. In signing the路 agreement, the two countries showed a willingness to compromise, he said.

He praised the four mediating countries - Argentin~, Brazil, Chile and the United State! - for their peacemaking role. He said church leaders across the continent would continue to offf:r their support for peace through prayer campaigns, preaching and other means .

Compounds Injustke "Regrettably, advantaged ,groups often seem more intent on curbing Third World births than on restraining the even more voracious consumerism of the devl:1oped world. We believe this compounds injustice and increases disrespect. for the life of the weakest among us."- U.S. Catholic Bishop:., "Renewing the Earth"

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Among the hierarchy CARDINAL WILl.IAM W. Baum, senior American in the Vatican, who heads the Apostolic Penitentiary, was honored Feb. 23 when the principal conference room of the U.S. Embassy ItO the Holy See was dedicated in his name.

U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond L. Flynn told those present that the dedication recognized the cardinal's "substantive contribution to relations between the U.S. government and the Holy See over the past several decades."

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CARDINAL JOHN J. O'Connor of New York, who offered his resignation on his 75th birthday Jan. 15, thinks he has a "good shot" at still being at his post when Pope John Paul II makes his planned visit to New York this fall.

The cardinal noted th;at it usually takes some time to name a successor for a see as large as New York.

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A KANSAS Capuchin and a Canadian Montfort Missionary have been named bishops in Papua New Guinea. Capuchin Father Stephen J. Reichert. 51. a native of Leoville Kan .. will be bishop of Mendi. succeeding another Kansas Capuchin. Bishop Firmin M. Schmidt. Bishop-desigate Reichert prepared for the priesthood at St. Fidelis College. Hermann. Pa .. and was ordained in 1969. He has served in Papua New Guinea since 1970.

Bishop-designate Cote. born in Varnier. Ont.. has workedin Papua New Guinea since 1971. He will be bishop of Daru-Kiunga, where he has been vicar general since 1982.

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has been named administrator for the Vatican Congregation for the the diocese of Juneau, Alaska. folClergy and a consultor to the Vatilowing the sudden death of Bishop can commission for revision of the Michael F. Kenny while he was Code of Canon Law. visiting Jordan while on business * * * * for the Pontifical Council for BYZANTINE PRIEST Judson Palestine. Bishop Kenny's funeral M. Procyk has been ordained and Mass will take place tomorrow. installed as the third Byzantine with Los Angel(:s Cardinal Roger archbishop of Pittsburgh. His archMahony presiding. diocese comprises 85 parishes Father Nash was ordained for spread across 10 states with a total theJuneau diocese in 1980. Heisa- of over 100.000 parishioners. A pastor. in charge of two mission native of Uniontown. Pa .• he is 63. stations and is diocesan vocations * * * director and a memb~r of the colHOLY CROSS Father Charles lege of consultors.

A. Schleck. 69, has been named an * ,~ * * archbishop and assistant secretary MSGR. JOHN M. Dougherty, of the Congregation for the Evanvicar general of the diocese of gelization of Peoples.

Scranton, Pa., has been named an He has been undersecretary of auxiliary bishop for the see. A the Vatican congregation since native of Scranton, he was ordained 1986. I n his new position he will be in 1957 and thereafter was in parochial ministry and was a professor of theology at St. Pius X Seminary, Dalton, Pa. He has served as assistant chancellor and chancellor in the diocese and has been vicar for religious.

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BISHOP DAVID M. MALONEY, 82, retired bishop of Wichita, Kansas, died Feb. 15 after a long illness. He attended ~Il sessions of the Second Vatican Council and participated in drafting "Lumen Gentium," the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church. A native of Colorado. he was ordained in 1936 at the North American College in Rome and subsequently received a doctorate in canon law from the Lateran University, also in Rome.

He was auxiliary bishop of Denver prior to being bishop of Wichita and in the 1970s was a member of

One of oldest US dioceses becomes a titular see LOUISVILLE. Ky. (CNS) Bardstown, Ky., one of the oldest dioceses in the United States, has a bishop again - its third in history and its first in more than 150 years.

Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly of Louisville announced re-establishment of Bardstown -as a titular see at a Mass in Louisville marking the 40th anniversary of the episcopal ordination of his retired auxiliary, Bishop Charles G. Maloney, 82.

The archbishop said Pope John Paul II had named Bishop Maloney - who has been titular bishop of Capsa in Northenn Africa since his episcopal ordination in 1955 -as first titular bishop of Bardstown.

Bardstown was made a diocese on April 8. 1808. when Baltimore - up to then a single diocese encompassing the whole nation --was made an archdiocese and its territory was divided. adding four dioceses under it.

Also made dioces,:s on the same day were Boston, New York and Philadelphia.

Bishop Benedict Joseph Flaget was first bishop of Bardstown. He resigned in 1832 and his coadjutor.

Bishop John Baptiste Marie David. succeeded him.

Bishop Flaget's resignation caused such an uproar among Kentucky Catholics, however, that the Holy See put him back in charge in 1833.

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Alleghenies, covered the-states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio. Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin.

In 1838 its boundaries were reduced back to the state of Kentucky. and in 1841 the Holy See approved Bishop Flaget's request to transfer diocesan headquarters 30 miles north to Louisville. which by' then had become the state's leading city. The bi~hop remained ordinary in Louisville until his death in 1850 at age 88.

The church practice of as,igni ng titular sees to bishops who do not have their own dioceses goes back to the 16th century. when Pope Leo X began giving cardinals in the Roman Curia title to abandoned dioceses. most in Africa.

Spain and the Middle East. The practice was grad ually extended to auxiliary hishops in dioceses. No jurisdiction is attached to such ·titles. ' Bishop Maloney said he was "exalted above the stars" at his 40th anniversary gift.

He said he would continue to reside in Louisville. "It would be out of place to live in your titular see because you have no jurisdiction." he said. .

Makes Sense "Hope is not the ~onviction that something will turn out well, but rather the certainty that something makes sense regardless of how it turns out."-Vaclav Havel

MARK GABRIEL Girardin of Rhode Island will perform in the LaSalette Shrine Coffee House series 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. Joining him for a selection of original and upbeat songs will be Gary Heaslip of Attleboro and Charles Bibeault of Providence, and dancer Nancy Ann Nivickas and baritone Paul Mancini will accompany pieces from Girardin's latest work, "Christsong." A 4:30 p.m.

Mass will precede the performance. Information: 2225410.

president of the Supreme Council of the Pontifical Missionary Works. A native of Milwaukee. he studied in Rome and was ordained priest in 1951.

* * * * LESS THAN TWO weeks after his ordination as 8th bishop of the diocese of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bishop George H. Niederauer. 58. was hospitalized with left arm pain.

He was released after doctors found no heart damage but will be treated for a heart blockage.

Austria and Switzerland during the hostilities, eventually completing his studies at Catholic University in Washington. He was 01'dained in 1942 and after parish ministry served as vice chancellor. assistant secretary to the archbishop and chancellor of the M ilwaukee archdiocese before his ordination as a bishop in 1969.

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Science fair winners at St. Anthony's School, New Bedford: Gina Colangelo (center), grand prize for "How is Water Purified"; first place recipients Jennifer Costa, "Acid Rain and Water Quality"; John Gonsalves, "Electricity: Conductors and Insulators."

SSe Peter and Paul School FALL路 RIVER - Jonathan Wood, grade 6, was chosen by the Greater Fall River Tobacco Advisory Board to represent the school at their breakfast with legislators. Wood addressed the group about the dangers of smoking and the temptations youths face. He will also attend the Yaffie Foundation Health Fair this spring as an invited participant after his science fair project was selected by a committee member.

Announcement of Valerie Costa's first place win in the annual science fair came as no surprise: her study of "Mnemonics: Improving Your Memory," which had as subjects teachers, students and their parents and family members, was very extensive and well presented. Miss Costa will be the school's eighth grade represcntative at the regional science fair.

Also p~rticipating in the regional event will be seventh grade first place winner Michelle Boudria, with a project on "Communicable Diseases," and sixth gradc winner Andrea Guillot, with "Composting - Nature's Way of Recycling." .

Second place winners were Charlene Miranda, grade 8;' Joseph Crepeau, grade 7; Brittany Ashworth, grade 6.

Third place winners were Jennifer Amaral !lnd Christine Brown, grade 8; Elizabeth Affonso and Karen Shannon, grade 7; Krystal Mateus, Jonathan Wood and Jarid Pereira, grade 6.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - "Junior Nuts and Bolts Night: An Introduction to the College Application Pro. cess" for juniors and their parents will be offered 7 p.m.

March 8 in the cafeteria. A college admissions officer will speak and among topics will be choosing a college, visiting campuses, interviewing techniques and financial aid.

A concert featuring singers and instrumentalists and an exhibit of students' art work will comprise Fine Arts Night 7:30 p.m. March 91n the John C. O'Brien Gym. For the first time, sophomores were among inductees as the National Honor Society welcomed 54 new members recently.

"The National Honor Society wants to become more active in school and community affairs," said NHS advisor Nancy Mulcare. "Naming sophomores will allow students to participate for two years instead of just one."

Current officers president Beth Dunphe, vice president Chad d'Adamo, secretary Melissa Amann, treasurer Rachel Brune and recording secretary Lisa Wnek have worked diligently to make the NHS 'an active organization, Ms. Mulcare added. Plans for activities include participation in the American Heart Association's spring phone-a-thon and organization of an in-s(.;hool tutoring center. Board members and officers will attend the March 7 NHS State Conference at Holy Cross College.

InN ovember, Ms. Mulcare and the officers attended a State House hearing on amendment to House Bill 5348, which allows qualified public high school students to enroll free of charge in courses offered by state colleges or universities.

0' Adamo and Miss Dunphe spoke on behalfof private school students who feel entitled to the same opportunity and their comments were later mentioned by a legislator in his closing remarks.

It's been a season of firsts for 36-year teaching veteran Jim McDonald and his Spartan Debate and Forensics . Team. The inaugural season included a charter from the national Forensic League, debates throughout Southeastern Massachusetts, and formation of "The Forum," in which all Stang students are invited to discuss contemporary issues. .

"The Forum is an activity chaired and run by students," McDonald said. ~路1t's an opportunity for students and faculty to be able to come together and express their . opinions in a formal setting." Meetings began in January.

The Spartan debaters, meanwhile, completed a season of debating in fouf venues against 27 opponents. They will return next year with top affirmative teams Lisa Reale'and Derek Sousa and Chuck Burke and Joe Castelo, and negative teams Jeff Figueiredo and Chris O'Donnell and Parker Gavigan and Josh Giguere.

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SS. Peter and Paul School science fair winner Valerie Costa, (right), with her sister Kathleen, displays her winning project on mnemonics. (Leisow photo)

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'''Mr. Subway" awarded certificates for free kids meals at the sandwich shop to SS. Peter and Paul honor roll students, among them Sonia Borges, left, and Kelly .Smaldone. (Leisow photo)

ATTLEBORO - Students in Peter Klin's psychology classes are making a second visit today the Old Colony Correctional Center, Bridgewater, as part of the" Project Youth" program. .

The project, whic.h has reached 2,500,000 young people since 1964, was founded by Hank Powell, a death row inmate who, after he was not executed on the scheduled date, pledged he would spend the rest of his life trying to deter youth from ending up in prison.

Students attend a 90-minute presentation consisting of a panel discussion with prisoners. a question and answer period and a tour of the prison.

Its message, in the words of Powell, is that it is "fruitless, stupid, too costly and extremely painful to follow in the footsteps" of Project Youth presenters. Since the program's beginning, not one of the inmate participants has returned to prison as a recidivist.

Students comments on the program, which they also attended on Jan. 27, included: "This program taught me that drugs and alcohol always turn out to be a lot more trouble than they're worth.~' "Since Project Youth I have taken a second thought about everything that I do." "This experience makes me value life!"

At the Southeastern Massachusetts Debate League Meet Feb. 7 at New Bedford High School: For varsity negative, Dana Smith and Abigail Swaim defeated Somerset and were ranked first and second speakers, respectively. Jason Collins and Dave Heffner defeated Foxboro and New Bedford; Collins ranked best speaker in both rounds.

For novice affirmative, Jonathan Solomon and Carla Fazio defeated New Bedford and Foxboro. Solomon ranked first speaker against Foxboro and second speaker against New Bedford.

For novice negative, Kristen Dissinger and Tasha Buzzel defeated New Bedford and ranked as first and second speakers, respectively.

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First place awards in Coyle-Cassidy's History Day competition went to David Mackiewicz, Kathleen Oeorge (top), Scott Wenson and Joanna Gately.

Coyle-Cassidy High TAUNTON - Coyle and Cassidy High School recently held its annual History Day activities and social studies department chairman Howard Waldron has announced the winners in the three different categories. The wi nners will advance to the regional contest for Massachusetts History Day to be held at Bridgewater State CDllege tomorrow.

Freshman Scott Wenson of Bridgewater took top honors in: the historical paper category with the topic "Practicing Medicine in Nazi Germany: Ethical Conflicts and Moral Compromises." Junior Nicole Saccone of Brockton took second with her paper, "Dred Scott: A Fictional Poem of His Life." Sophomore Cara Giovanoni of East Taunton won third prize for "To the Victor .

Goes The Square."

In the group project category, sophomores Kathleen George of Taunton and Joanna Gately of Middkboro earned blue ribbons for their project, "The BaHle of Ignorance: Salem Witch Trials, 1692."路Freshmen Haren Read of Taunton and Brianna LaChance of Taunton, for their work, "Cuban Missile Crisis," finished sel;ond.

Sophomores Kathryn Souza of Taunton and Steven Matos of Taunton placed third for work on "Susan B. Anthony." "The Great Compromise" by sophomores Brian Fernandez of Norton and Scott Nogueh'a of Brockton, took home fourth place honors.

First place in the Individual Project group went to freshman David Mackiewicz of Middleboro for "Julius Caesar: Republic to Empire." Freshman Brent McCarty of Raynham placed second for his project, "War Planes in the Pacific."

Salve R egina University NEWPORT, R.l. - On the dean's list for thl: fall semester were Mark Cardelli of Fall River; Rebecca Ann Gagnon of Somerset; and Sheryl Lynn Grant of Fall River.

By Charlie Martin

TAKE A BOW Take a bow Thl~ night is over This masquerade Is g,etting older Lights are low The curtains are down Thl~re's no one here (There's no one here In Ithe crowd) Sa:~ your lines.

But do you feel them Do you mean what you say When there's no one around Wiltching you, watching me?

One lonely star (One lonely star You don't know who you are.)

I'v,e always been in love with you I guess you've Always known it's true You took my love for granted Why oh why The show is over Say goodbye Say goodbye Say goodbye Make them laugh It comes so easy When you get to the part Where you're breaking my heart Hide behind your smile All the world loves a clown (Just make them smile The whole world loves a clown) Wish you well I unnot stay You deserve an award For the role That you've played.

No more masquerade You're one lonely star (One lonely star And you don't know who you are.)

All the world is a stage And everyone has their part How was I to know Which way the story'd go How was I to know you'd break You'd break, you'd break You'd break, you'd break my heart.

Written by Babyfaee/Madonna. Sung by Madonna (c) 1994, ECAF/Sony Songs Ine./(BMI)/ WB Music Corp./Webo Girl Publishing Inc.

IMAGINE THIS situation: You are in love! However, the words spoken to you by the other

person are deceiving your mind and eventually ijreaking your heart.

That's the situation in Madonna's new hit "Take a Bow." Off her recent CD "Bedtime Stories," the cassingle features Madonna's more soft, ballad-like style, the same approach that previously has prod uced some of her biggest hits.

The person in t'le song is evaluating her rom.mtic partner's behavior. She tells this guy that he deserves "an award for the role that you've played."

She no longer trusts his "lines," and asks him, "Do you mean what you say when there's no one around?" She realizes that the relationship is a "masquerade" - one for which she has a single word: "Goodbye!"

Now that she has recognized the truth, how does she proceed?

One approach is to learn for the future from this painful occurrence. She needs to ask herself how she got into this mess in the first place.

Each of us is responsible for our choices, even those that don't turn out well. We are likely to want to blame the other person totally for our pain.

But we can use hurtful situations as guides for changing and growing. The woman in this song might want to consider the following questions: I. What was it about the other person's approach that got me into the relationship? What in his "lines" led me to overlook other aspects of his behavior?

2. How did I miss the warning signs that some parts of the romance were not right? Did I fail to listen to messages coming from my feelings about what was happening?

3. Is there a part of me that seeks a relationship even when it is characterized by mistrust and distrust? If so, what can I do to' heal this excessive need in myself?

4. Are there any deceitful parts in my own life than need to be add ressed, especially in the way I treat others?

5. What steps can I take that will move me toward trustworthy and truthful people?

God invites us to seek and live in the truth. Take responsibility for 'removing any form of "masq uerade" from your life.

In this way you also move into God's light, where you'll be able to view things much more clearly.

Your comments are welcomed

by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockpor:t, IN 47635.

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By Linda L. Rome During a free-for-all discussion I was moderating with a group of teenage girls, one asked, "How can you really tell if somebody loves you?" This is a serious question -one many people have trouble answering.

Teens trying to figure out the tricky intricacies of relationships want to know when to trust, when to believe, when to leave.

"He says he loves me," said one girl, "but he never introduces me to any of his friends. It's like he's ashamed to be seen with me."

Another girl tells of a friend who threatened to commit suicide if her boyfriend broke up with her -because "I love him so much."

Another girl talked about the pressure "to prove my love by putting out" more than she thought was right. "If he loves me, and I love him," she asked, "shouldn't I be willing to show him how much I love him?"

Perhaps sorting through such questions would be easier if you considered other situations that aren't so colored by strong emotion and attempted to see how you make judgments in those situations.

Part of the problem in trying to know whether someone really loves you is deciding whether to believe what he or she says or does.

I grew up in a family that taught honesty. And so the first time I cared about someone who said one thing but did the opposite, I was confused. I asked myself which was more important - what someone said or what someone did.

Picture this. You ask a boy to copy down an important assignment you missed because you were out of class. He says, "Sure, I'll do that." But when you call him later,

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he doesn't remember his promise.

Or what about a neighbor who offers to pay you $10 to rake her lawn, but after the leaves are bagged she doesn't have the money on her.

In fact, she never gets around to paying you.

Compare those actions of people who keep their word.

For example, another boy you know goes out of his way to bring you an assignment from the class that you missed. "No problem," he says, when you thank him.

You rake another neighbor's lawn. And after spending three hours of tedious work, he throws in an extra $5 because he says "there were a lot more leaves than I thought."

Comparing the first two examples with the last two, ask yourself: Who was your friend and who wasn't? Who was trustworthy and who wasn't? Who treated you with respect and who didn't?

As Christians we talk a lot about love. In many situations in the Bible, Jesus shows us what love means. He shows us that love is treating people with respect no matter what others think.

Love is a gift, unexpected and worthy, but a gift is not something to force upon someone by using threats or intimidation or putdowns or anything else.

Ask yourself this question: Does real love ask us to sacrifice what is right?

Jesus instructed his disciples that "Whatever place does not welco!TIe you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them" (Mark 6: II).

Over and over in Scripture, Jesus tells us to love each other, and he shows us how to do that. His words and his actions match, and he calls us to match our actions with our words.

So when trying to decide whether someone really loves you, one good place to start is by checking to see if the person's words and actions match.

Church has what students seek, say campus 'ministers ATLANTA (CNS) - Millions of young Catholics at U.S. colleges and universities are ripe for the church's rich heritage and history, according to speakers at the third national Catholic campus ministry convention, held in Atlanta.

The 41 million young adults born between 1965 and 1976, dubbed "Generation X," are searching for spiritual roots and symbols, said one keynote speaker, Sister Mary Johnson, a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and associate professor of sociology and religious studies at Emmanuel College in Boston.

The estimated 10 million U.S. Catholics between the ages of 19 and 30 are "a potential treasure trove" for the church, Sister Johnson said, suggesting that the assets the church has to offer are pre-

cisely what this generation is seeking.

Facing "a phenomenal culture of death" that includes AI DS, drug overdoses, drunk-driving fatalities, suicide, crime and abuse, young people can benefit from the spiritual security and hope that the church can offer, she said.

To attract students, Catholic campus ministry centers must be "places of invitation, warmth and welcome," said Sister Johnson, a member of the research team for Wade Clark Roofs recent book, "A Generation of Seekers."

As living models of community, they should offer students the opportunity to explore the fullness of Catholic intellectual tradition, including the writings of Thomas Merton and Dorothy Day, papal teachings on social justice

and the work of Cesar Chavez, she said. ' Maureen Masterson, a member of the campus ministry team for the diocese of Cleveland, Ohio, agreed that campus ministry centers can be places where students "legitimize Christianity as a human experience,"learning to understand Catholicism as a spiritual reality rather than just dogma.

At 23, with a theology degree from Wheeling Jesuit College in West Virginia, Ms. Masterson readily relates to students' spiritual conflicts and confusion.

"We don't feel part of anything," including the church, she said.

Growing up with the "Jesus loves me" theology that replaced the Baltimore Catechism left a gap in basic church teachings that she and others are still trying to make up, she added.

DOMINICAN ACADEMY science fair winners, representing the Fall River school at the regional science fair beginning today at Bristol Community College, are honorable mention recipients (front row, from left) Elyse Travers, "The Wonders of Solar Energy"; Kelly Degagne, "The Beat Grows On"; Jamie Ferreira, "A Matter of Night and Day"; Julie Solomon, "Corrosion."

Back row, from left: honorable mention recipients Michelle Moreira, "Laser Beams"; Melanie Cabral, "Which Light is Right?"; and Erica Tavares, third place, "The Battle of the Sexes"; Dawn Brooder, second place, .. Acid's Role in Tooth Decay"; Stephanie Shahady, first place, "Water - Too Precious to Waste!"; Amanda Dwelly, honorable mention, "Sun Sense."

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THE A~kHOR~Djoce~~''of Fall Rjver-F~i·.:Ma~'.".:(·i995

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Dr. Owen McGowan will lead discussion of Gospel ofSt. John 7 to 8 p.m. Mondays March 6 through April 10, parish center; participants are asked to bring a copy of the New Testament. Stations of the cross and Benediction 7 p.m. Fridays in Lent beginning March 10.

CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB, NB Mass for deceased members 7 p.m. March 8, St. Lawrence Church, NB; business meeting will follow at the Seaport Inn, Fairhaven, with . speaker Father Edward Correia, , pastor of St. James Church, NB. CATHEDRAL CENTER OF RENEW AL, E. FREETOWN . Our Lady of Grace, Westport, confirmation retreat March 4-5; Immaculate Conception, N. Easton, confirmation' retreat March 5.

ST. ANTHONY, E.'FALMOUTH Holy hour in honor of Blessed Virgin Mary 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

CORPUS CHRISTI, E. SANDWICH Our lady.ofthe Miraculous Medal novena will begin I.p.m. March 7, parish center.

CHRIST THE 'KING, MASHPEE Lenten Bible study will meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning March 7; information: Alice or Millard Cramp, 477-3672.

ST. PATRICK,FR At guild meeting 7:30 p.m. March 6. parish center, Slade St., inexpensive kitchen items will'be exchanged for benefit of .Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO LaSalette Shrine's Christian Action Group plans various "Choose Life" weekends beginning tomorrow and Sunday with euthanasia as topic of 4:30 p.m. Mass homily and 6:30 p.m. talk in Shrine theater by Father Joe Gosselin. The program will be repeated at 12:10 p.m. Mass and 3 p.m. talk on Sunday. Information: 222-5410.

Lenten sched ule: confessions 2 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. weekdays, I to 4 p.m. Saturdays and I to 5 p.m.

Sundays. Stations of the cross 7: I5 p.m. Fridays through April IS. Lenten mission with Father Ernest Corriveau, MS, March II-IS. FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FR Father George C. Bellenoit, pastor of St. Patrick's parish, Somerset, and director of diocesan pastoral ministry to the sick will speak on "Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist" at dinner meeting following 6 p.m.

Mass tonight at Sacred Heart Church, FR. Information: Paul Dumais, president, 673-7675.' .'

ST. MARY,'N. ATTLEBORO Healing service and Sunday Mass with Father William Babbitt 2:'30 p.m. March 5.

K. of C., NB Knights of Columbus Council 15 I will sponsor a course of studies on The 'New Catechism of the Catholic Church, taught by the Franciscan Friars ofthe Immaculate, 7 to 9 p:m.

Thursdays, ·K. of C. Hall, corner of Coggeshall and Purchase Sts., NB. Information: Grand Knight Richard Babineau, 997-2421.

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SACREDlrEARt;FR' . . . . "CATHEDRAL, FR '''ST. PATRICK; FALMOUTH Lenten spiritual workshops 7 to Stations of the cross 7 p.m. TuesDuring Lent stations of the cross 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays March 8days in Lent beginning March 7. and Benediction will. be' held 3 p.m.

AprilS; March 8 topic is "The SpirST. JOAN of ARC, ORLEANS Fridays and confessions at 3: 15p.m. itual Journey."

Stations of the cross and Benedic- Saturdays.

ST. JAMES, NB tion 7 p.m. Fridays at St. Joan of CATHOLIC NURSES, CAPE Lenten Bible sharing on Scripture Arc and following 9 a.m. Mass FriCape-Islands Chapter Catholic readings for following Sunday will days, Church of The Visitation, EastNurses will meet 7 p.m. March IS, be held 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesham.

St. Pius X parish center, S. Yardays following 9 a.m. Mass.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN mouth. Msgr. John J. Smith, modST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, NB A blood drive for 22-month-old erator, will speak on "A Night to Alex Rego of Wareham will be held Father Jose Medeiros, OFM Remember." Information: Leonard Conv., will present Lenten Bible March 5 at the Seaport Inn; inforFisher, 362-8264. study on Scripture readings for the mation: Aida Fredette. 992-0875.

D. of I., EASTON following Sunday 7 p.m. Wednes- ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Easton ,Circle 564 Daughters of days, church hall.

Lenten retreat March 5 through Isabella will meet 7:30 p.m. March 8, O.L. VICTORY, CENTERViLLE 9 with Father Thomas McElroy, K. of C. Hall, Rt. 106, S. Easton, for Stations of the cross 7 p.m. FriSS.Cc. During Lent: Exposition and a baby shower for Birthright. days during Lent.

Adoration of Blessed Sacrament folSEPARATED/DiVORCI:D lowing 9. a.m. Mass until 6 p.m.

CATHOLICS, NB O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Mondays; rosary 8:30 p. m. weekSupport group meeting 7 to 9 p.m. . Vincentians "Harvest Sunday" Match '8, Family Life Ce,nter, N.food collection March 5. Nonvio- days; stations of the cross 4 p.m.

Fridays; Benediction and reflection Dartmouth. Dr. Victor Caliri will lence Group will meet 3 to 5 p.m. on "Sacraments: Our Encounters speak on how counscling can be an Sunday, parish center. During Lent, with Christ" 7 p.m. Fridays. Toaid through the difficult ex perience stations of the cross 7 p. m. Fridays; night's topic will be baptism, preof separation/ divorce. . evening prayer 4 p.m. Sundays, folsented by Father Brian Harrington lowed by confessions. and a witness couple; all present will VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, renew their baptismal promises; SisMass 7 p.m. March 6, Immaculate FR ter Theresa 'Sparrow will speak on Conception Church, Taunton; meetAdoption Support/ Education confirmation at March 10 service. ing will Jollow in church hall.

Group for adoptive parents of adoSECULAR FRANCISCANS ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM lescents (ages 12 to 18) will meet for St. Francis of Peace Fraternity Stations of the cross and Benedic,four weeks beginning March 9. Regmonthly meeting 2 p.m. March 12, tion 6:30 p.m. Mondays and noon istration required. Information: Holy Trinity Church, W. 'Harwich.

Fridays during Lent.

674-4681.

Father Cornelius Kelly, OFM, will SACRED HEART, TAUNTON ST. JOSEPH, WOODS' HOLE celebrate Mass and speak on "Lent Dr. Joan Kelly, assistant profesLenten Forums will be offered as - A Labor of Love." Business meetsor of religious studies, chair of the ,ing and refreshments .will follow. follows: 3 p.m. March 5, Rabbi Elias grad \late department of religious Lieberman. "The Faith Journey'for Rosary recited 1:30.p.m. for end to studies at SLJoseph's College, West AIIPeople~'; 3 p.m. March 19. Dr. abortion. Information: Dorothy WilHartford, CT, and a Sacred 'Heart Florence Davidson, "A Spiritual Role Iiams, 394-4094. parish native, will speak on the.sacin Public Schools"; 3 p.m. April 2.

CATHOLIC NURSES, NB raments 6:30 p.m. March 12 .in a ·Rev. William W. Norton. pastor.

Meeting 8:45 a.m. to 1:.30 p.m. program sponsored by the first-year "Life is.aDifficult and Wonderful March 18, Sacred Heart :'1ursing confirmation class. A question and ,Journey."

Home, NB; topic: organ donations. answer period and refreshments will D.·OF I., ATTLEBORO ST. MICHAEL,-SWANSEA follow.

Benedict Circle 61 ,Daughters' of Lenten retreats, with reconciliaIsabella are .sponsoring a drive for CURSILLO MOVEMENT OF tion 6:30 ·p.m., Mass at 7 pOom. and newborns in need March 4-April 9 FALL RIVER .guest speaker, Tuesdays March 7 to with boxes 'for donations at St. Leaders' School and penance'servApril II. March 7 topic will be 'Mary's and Sacred Heart churches, ice 7:30 p.m. March 8, Bishop Con"Prayer" with speaker Father Bruce N. Attleboro; St. Mark's, Attleboro 'nolly High School, FR. All welNeylon.

'Fa!ls; and St. Martha's, Plainville. come.

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