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House' committee passes partial-birth abortion ban

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WASHINGTON - The House Ju"According to Neerhof, partial-birth . diciary Committee voted 19-11 last abortion exposes the unborn human to i week to pass the Partial-Birth Abortion levels of pain that would fail the fedBan Act without any amendments. eral standards for humane treatment of The bill is now in position for a vote animals in medical research," Cleaver on the House said. "It is unfloor and is exconscionable pected to pass "According to Dr. Nee;hof, partial- that women and by a wide mar- birth abortion exposes the unborn hu- children have gin. The Senate man to levels of pain that would fail been made to passed a similar suffer so needthe federal standards, for humane, lessly from this ban in midMarch and treatment of animals in medical re- procedure."

President Bush search," Cleaver said. "It is unconscioRep. Steve has vowed to nable that women and children have Chabot, Rsign.the legisla- been made to suffer so needlessly Ohio, who intion into law. troduced the from this procedure."

"With the legislation in the Judiciary House, said a Committee's passage of a ban on par- "moral, medical and ethical consensus tial-birth abortions, the ban is one step exists that partial-birth abortion is im closer to becoming the first federal law inhumane procedure that is never limiting abortion since Roe v. Wade," medically necessary and should be said Cathy Cleaver, director of plan- prohibited." ning and information for the U.S. bishThe House version of the legislation ops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities. does not include the nonbinding reso"We applaud the committee's work lution in the Senate version that enon this crucial bill, and look forward dorsed Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme to its passage by the full House soon," Court decision legalizing abortion, and she added in a statement. said it secured an "important constituDuring a hearing on the legislation, tional right." experts in obstetrics and gynecology House committee members who optestified that the partial-birth procedure posed the partial-birth abortion ban as is "excruciatingly painful" for the un- unconstitqtional had proposed several . born child. Dr. Mark Neerhof, assis- amendments to loosen the bill's re: tant professor of clinical obstetrics and strictions, including a provision to . gynecology at Evanston Northwestern eliminate prison terms for doctors who I Healthcare in Evanston, Ill., also experform the procedure that failed in a : plained the health risks to women from 15-8 vote. t

.WINNERS IN the 2003'Pro-Life Essay contest received praise for their work on the topic "Back to Basics: Why Abortion Should Not be Legal:' From left: director of the Pro-Life Apostolate, Father Stephen A. Fernandes; Brian Hodge; Austin Webb; Diocesan Administrator Msgr. George W. Coleman; Caitlin McQueen; Jeff Santoro; and assistant director of the ProLife Apostolate, Marian Desrosiers. (Anchon'Gordon photo)

Students laud life at Pro-Life Mass

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FAll. RIVER - Wmners in the annual Pro-Life essay contest, sponsored by the Diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate, read their award winning essays following a March 25 Pro-Life Mass at Espirito Santo Church.

First and second place finishers for the elementary school and high school levels received $100 and $50 savings bonds respectively for their efforts in this year's contest.

Each also received a certificate of merit.

Themed "Back to Basics: Why Abortion Should Not be Legal:' the contest winners were chosen from among hundreds of entries from schools and religious education programs throughout the diocese.

"We are very proud of these young people's effort;' declared Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director ofthe Diocesan Pro-Life • Apostolate. ''They were very powerfully :

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BISHOP SEAN O'Malley, OFM Cap., cent~r, of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Fla., returned to St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, last Saturday to ordain Michael J. Fitzpatrick, second from left, .and Ethan McCarthy, second from right, as. transitional deacons. Also pictured are Msgr. George W. Coleman, left, diocesan administrator, and Deacon Dana McCarthy, right, the father of Ethan.

FALL RIVER - Preliminary meetings with lay leaders in the various geographic areas of the Fall River diocese have concluded and leaders of the 62nd Annual Catholic Charities Appeal continue to map strategies as the spring campaign readies to kick off.

Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington, director of the Appeal, and Michael 1.

Donly, diocesan director of Development, are continuing to lay the groundwork.

Following the regional meetings Donly said that experience gleaned from a careful review of procedures in the past five years clearly indicates that parishes where there are

active committees with laymen and laywomen serving as volunteer chairmen have had greater levels of participation and more encouraging results.

"We are always hoping that those who have contributed in the past will continue to do so, perhaps to increase their gifts," Donly explained.

"But the essential element in achieving real growth in our Appeal will be in identifying new donors and convincing them of the worthiness ofourprogram. Only in this way can we increase the number of real and prospective donors."

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Father James T. Keefe SSCC EL PASO, Texas :..- Father James Thomas Keefe, 90, of the Congregation of the Sacred Heatts of Jesus and Mary, died March 22 at Nazareth Hall.

Bom and raised in Boston, Mass., he was the son of .the late Thomas E. and the late Winifred (Egim) Keefe.

He entered' the novitiate of the Congregation in 1936 and made his first profession in !937. He was ordained to the priesthood on Ma)~ 28, 1942 in the National Sluine of the Immaculate 'Conception in Washington, D.C. Faiher Keefe served in St. Joseph's Palish and St. Maty's Pat·ish in Fairhaven, Mass., a11d at Holy Tliniry in Hatwich and St., Francis Xmiier's in Acushnet, also in Mas-

sachusetts; as well as at parishes in California. He also served as a U.S. AmlY chaplain at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Father Keefe was also involved in the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart ministry, which is sponsored by' the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts.

He leaves a brother, Joseph Keefe of Norwood; two sisters, Winifred Keefe and Claire Gay of West Roxbury, all in Massachusetts; and nieces and nephews.

His funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday in St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven, Mass. Interment was in the Community Cemetery there.

The Austin-Carney Funeral Home, 549 County Street, New Bedford, Mass., was in charge of arrangements.

WOMEN FROM St. Anthony's Parish, Taunton, prepared the 'traditional Portuguese Lenten malasadas for parishioners on, Shrove Tuesday. From left: Liduina deMelp, Lourdes Sousa,' and Gilda Pedro, chairman.

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On Aug. 15, 1933, Sister Mary Florence entered the Holy Union Novitiate in Fall River. She made her first profession of vows on Mat'ch 25. 1935, and her final profession on Sept. 20, 1940.

She taught at· Sl. Mary's, Taunton from 1935-1967. She also taught at schools in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

In addition to her Holy Union Sisters, she is survived by nieces and nephews, among them Holy U1)ion Sister Mary Margaret Rommal of Attleboro.

Her funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Mat-y's Cathedral Tuesday.

Burial was in New Cathedral Cemetery in Baltimore.

NEW BEDFORD - The parishes of the New Bedford Deanery wi II sponsor a Lenten Mission from Aplil 7 to 10 at St. Julie Billiart Church, 494 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. "Transformed by Jesus From Broken to Made Brand New," is the theme. .Sacred Hearts Fa,ther Stanley J. Kolasa, pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Palish, New Bedford, will preach the mission.

There will be two services daily - Mass will be celebrated at noon and a Liturgy of the Word will be held evenings at 7 p.m.

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ora multi-evening retreat led by Father Jose DaSilva Lima of the Catholic University of Portugal, at Santo Christo Church in Fall River.

The Portuguese Channel is available on mo:;t cable television systems in the diocese.

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week April 7 1976, Rev. James A. Dury, Chaplain, Madonna Manor. North Attleboro 2001, Rev. Lucien Jusseaume, Retired 'Chaplain, Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven AprilS· 1988, Rev. Alvin Matthews, OFM, Retired, Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford Aprif9 1919, Rev. Cornelius McSweeney, Pastor, Immaculatc Conccption, Fall River 1965, Rev. Edward F. Dowling, Pastor, 'Immaculatc Conccption, Fall River April 10 1944, Rev. John P. Doyle, Pastor, St. William, Fall River April 11 1914, Rev. John F. Downey, Pastor, Corpus Christi, Sandwich April 12 1909, Rev. John Tobin, Assistant, Sl. Patrick, Fall Rivcr 1996, Rev. Msgr, Alfred J. Gendreau, Cath'olic Memorial Home, Fall River 1997, Rey. Edward P. Qoyle, a.p., St. Raymond, Providcnce, R.I. 200 I, Rev. Bertrand, R. Chabot, Retired Pi\stor, Sl. Anthony of Padua, New Bedford

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unto the altar of God"), the priest's opening prayer in Latin of the Tridentine Mass of yesteryear, is echoing again - with approval in the Fall River diocese.

Every. Sunday since Feb. 17, 2002, the ancient Tridentine Mass has been celebrated with full ecclesiastical approval in the chapel at Our Lady ofGrace Church in South Chatham.

On that first day, which happened to be the first day of Lent, approxi!11ately 170 people filled the pews for the now seldom-seen rite, celebrated as it had been for centuries.

The approval process began some three years before approval was given by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., who had been bishop of the Fall River diocese until October 200 I, when he took over the Diocese of Palm Beach, Fla. In an earlier papal declaration, Ecclesia Dei, by Pope John Paul II on July 2, 1988, the pontiff expanded on an earlier direction that full respect should be granted to Catholics worldwide wishing to participate in the Mass they had long become used to, and under. cCI1ain conditions and guidelines.

A group lead by Cape Cod summer resident Joseph Klonoski, full lime resident Joseph Gallante, and several others, organized as Una Voce Cape Cod, and began the prb-

ber of events are planned, includUna Voce is committed to working a Communion Breakfast with ing within the confines of ecclesiSister Margherita Marchione to astical approval. Currently the speak on the World War ,II contro- Tridentine Mass is being celebrated versies surrounding Pope Pius XU. in aliSO states, Canada, and around Another appearance by S1. the world.

Gregory's chanters, as well as a giIt should be noted that any par'gantic yard sale, are also on the ish may hold the celebration of the, cess that lead to diocesan recogni- allow the Mass attendees to get to docket.

Pauline Latin Mass at any time. tion. know one another better, and speAfter consulting with diocesan cial events serve to increase .Sisters ofSaint Joseph of'Boston councils and priestly representa- people's awareness of the Mass. tives, Bishop O'Malley issued a letMost notable among those was Your donations are used for ter on Feb. 12, 2002. It reads in part, the appearance of S1. Gregory's our ministries and the care "After extensive consultation with Schola Cantorum or choir that sang of our retired Sisters. the Diocesan PrieSts' Council, the the Gregorian chants liturgically priests of the Cape Cod Deanery, linked to the Tridentine Mass; and Please send your donations to: and the Diocesan Pastoral Council, ' a special tribute to Father ,N<:;ilson The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston BistiopO'Mall~y ... has announced on his birthday.'

Office of Development that he has authorized the celebra, Una Voce, with recourse to a 637 Cambridge Street tion of the Tridentine Mass." modern saint, S1. Padre Pio of Brighton MA 02135路2801 Within a week of that letter, Fa- Pietrelcina, hopes to attract new 617.746.;n 14 www.csjboston.org ther Jon-Paul Gallant of Holy Re- members to the chapel, and a.numdeemer Parish in Chatham made the parish's mission church of Our Lady ofGrace Church available on a year-round basis for the special M~ss.路 ..

Father Richard 1. Neilson, a retired priest residing on the Cape, agreed to celebrate the Tridentine Mass each Sunday. , Without destroying the chapel's post-Vatican II altar arrangement, organizers obtained yesteryear's vestments and missals, trained altar servers and completed a host of details for the proper and dignified celebration of Mass.

At the first Mass, many of the 170 came from across the Fall River diocese as well as from other dioceses for the I p,m. rite.

Mass attendance seemed to 'settle in at about 50 to 60 people.

Finally, a request was granted allowing the ancient Mass to be celebrated on Holy Days as well.

Meetings ofUna Voce and other get-togethers are held m~nthly to

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.Tbe War arid the media Much is being said about the news coverage of the current Iraqi war.

Some of the reflections are positive and 'others quite negative. This is our first media war, bonging' all its horrors into our homes in living color. For some it has become nothing more than a virttial reality media game: Others are repelled by the fear of seeing one of their loved ones woimded or dying. People are fighting wars in their living rooms a click away from their favorite soap opera'. The result is a very confusing situation. For those on the battlefield, war is always a horror; for those sitting in the comfort of their homes it leads to a recognition of crllilhing ~~

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.There are some very important reflections on thi~ issue in a document from Vatican Council II concerning social communication. First and foremost, if public opinion is to be properly formed, it is necessary that right from the start the public be given free access to the sources and channels of information. They also should be 'allowed to express their ?wn vie~. "Freedom of opinion and the right to be i~formed go handm-hand.

It should oe.obvious that we cannot do without information. That is, complete"consistent, accurate and above all true, not staged. Withoutit we cannot understand the ever-changing complexities of the world in which we live. ' . News information does not simply occur: it has to be sought..Those whose job it is to give the hews have~a most difficult ana responsible role to play. This is especially true for reporters who, in order to do this, P!flce themselves in harin's·way. As we have seen in this war, they risk their lives, and indeed some have b'eeri' killed. "The Church," the Council reflected, "utterly condemns the'use of violence against news people~" : We should try to remember that it is hard for anyone to have th.e whole tmth and to pass that on to others. News people fa<;e an additional problem. Of its nature, news is a~6ut what is new. Journalists and reporters deal with what has just happened and with what is of current interest. They must judge what is significant fact. .It can happen that news reported is only part of the whole and does not convey what is of , real importance. A iot can be left out by the quick comment. In some ways this has been the case as war days drag on. This is especially true in the situation where reporters in the field have only novice experience in their job. In the heat of battle there is the potentiql of making news' sensational in such a way that it becomes distorted orexaggenited out of all proportion. The reporting of violence and brutality demands special care and prudence. There is no denying that human life is debased by war. Such media visions frequently replayed can lull us into thinking that violence is the acceptable way to resolve conflicts. ·It is also important to note that we should not look for superhuman pelfection' from comritunicators under siege in battle. We do have 'a right,to expect that any errors in reporting be corrected. Let's not forget that>the right to information is riot limitless. It has to be reconciled with other existing rights. For example, ~he right oftruth. Also, there is a light of secrecy that might be r,equired for the common good. Whenever the public good is·at stake,' discretion and careful jU<:!gIilent should al.. . ways be used in the preparation of news. .

W,e all pray thatthe war i~ broughdo a;qiJick and secure end and th~t our amled service people safely returri'110me an,d'- that our reporting news people in the field be .supported in ~heii efforts to be honestly '. informed.

This war is a new experience for ail 'of-tis. It wili take some time for us to sift through all the reporting pros aJ)dcons. In all of this let us qe . grateful that we live in a nation that upholds and respects freedom of the . press.

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done be'tter that wasn't accomplished by world leaders, our edu"UIiimately our global leader- cational systems and churches? ship is ,riding On this. It's not ", ~Do we.just throw up our Saddam that is' the issue; it's· hands and say there is·evil in the whether America can lead, lead world and that the only way to constructiVely and in away that . ~t9P,it isto take an eyecfor-an-eye others respect it." stance, ,or do'we look it squarely 'These thought-provoking i!1,,~he eye and, more imp,ortant, words of Zbigniew'Brzezinski in look into the minds and hearts of: 'an intel'view on PBS' eveni ng QUI' enemies?'

Ne.ws Hour raise a critical ques. G~~vity is the courage to purtion: What type of leadership is s.ue. root cause~ when everything -needed to produce the respect ~eems. chaotic and 'hopeless . .It Brzezinski spoke of? , creates think tanks, takes counsel; After experiencing the devas- ~tudies and calls forsummitmeetThe Executive Editor tation of his Germany in World ipgs. It refuses to yield to th", feel.War' II,' the renowned theologian ing that certain seemingly unsolv c 'and cultural observer Father able problems can't be peacefully .

Romano Guardini answered this solv~d. question: Tciday's leaders need, Asceticism is the discipline, more than ever, to practice the self-s'acrifice and tough1'less virtues of earnestness, gravity and needed, to practice earnestness asceticism. ' and gravity.

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER More than ever, our leaders , Earnestness goes 'to the truth' Published 'weekly by.the.Catholic P~essof the Diocese ,ofFal! River' of a matter, seeking its ultimate need to practice,these virtues be'.- causes. Earnestness lo:oks beyond '. cause we are on the brink of a new 887 Highland Aven~~:.. . . ··;>,.·.·:P.O.BOX7.· Fall River, MA02720·. ' ,FallRiver, MA02722,0007 " building bomb shelters or carry- and horrendously fearful world.

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way of liXe. In his public life, Christ never ran from a problem. When confronting Pharisees or his own death, he never flinched from seeking out the truth of,the matter.

No dOl!bt the. large crow9s and the anxiety of the moment gener~ ated the fearful feeling that things we~e coming apart. Yet, C,hrist ~ou.rageously held his ground and sorted through one problem after another. He is forever taking, counsel with his Father., who is the S.9urce of ~isstrength. .

In the end, the Lord's earnestness, courage and asceticism led to our redemptive healing, the same healing we presently yearn for in 6rder.to return life to normal.

Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said: "Last but not least, courage :..- moral courage, the courage of' 'one's convictions, the courage to see things through.·The world is in' a constant conspiracy against the brave. It's the age-old struggle - the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other."

That voice' of conscience MacArthur speaks of is Christ beckoning us to emulate his model of leadership in tbe midst of seeming chaos. .

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Youth isn't wasted on the YOUJ~g March Madness never veins carry ice water. How ceases to blow me away. For reiliarkable are these young nearly three solid weeks a athletes? magical group of 18-, 19-, and As amazing as these individuals 20-year-olds consistently are, nothing can compare to their amaze and astound millions of peers who are roaming the hoop fans with incredible feats of battlefields ofIraq and Kuwait. athletic prowess.

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Whether it be the women's or Watching war footage and the men's tournament, these viewing magazine and newspaper remarkable students, not too far removed from adQlescence and with just, one foot in adulthood, capture the imaginations of a nation of sports fanatics and takes them on a thrilling ride until a

By Dave Jolivet champion is crowned.

Every year the contests include upsets, blowouts, squeakers and heart-stoppers. How photos, one can't help but stare at incredible is it for a young woman these young faces. Their eyes are or man to stand at the foul line focused, with a hint of fear. Their with the game on the line, in front' nerves are steel, with a trace of of thousands of screaming fans caution. And at one moment ice and millions of viewers at home, water courses through their bodies and toss up a free throw hitting and the next rrioment they are nothing but net? How amazing is it warm-blooded human beings for a hoopster to race down the filled with compassion for the court, stop on a dime, launch innocent strangers they encounter. themseLves into the air and allow To these exemplary young men the pumpkin to delicately roll off and women, World War n, Korea ' their fingeltips in a high arc and and Vietnam were lessons they have it fall through the, twine for a learned about in history class but a three pointer - all with a second few years ago. The Gulf War was or two left on the clock? And how something they saw on television, stupendous is it for a ball player to but didn't understand. Only a few risk a broken bone or two to dive years ago their primary conc~rns into the stands and save ball were how they looked to the possession for their team for one opposite sex, what kind of car they last shot at victory? would get and if they would pass One can't help but stare into the next math exam. these young faces as they react to Now, they have the weight of the pressures of the NCAA big the world on their young shouldance. Their eyes are focused, ders. They have no choice but to their nerves arc steel and their fight in a war that half the world '

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These outstanding young men and women are torn between fighting an enemy that has no ethics and protecting men, women and children who are victims of their own people. One instant they're staring down the barrel of an automatic weapon, and the next, they're offering a candy bar to a hungry, scared ' and confused child. ' There are times when they're cradling a rocket launcher in battle, and then there are times when they're cradling an Iraqi infant, searching for its family.

War is despicable - of that there is no doubt. AlsQ doubtless is the courage and compassion of our young men and women facing perils and decisions most of us will . never know. They need our prayers and support, and they deserve it,regardless of one's political and religious views.

Please, keep let's keep them in our prayers. Let's continue to pray for the Iraqi people, the Iraqi soldiers of good will, and the leaders of both nations. Let's petition the Lord that this conflict may cease very, very soon. Let's pray for the day when the only battles young men and women face will be in the sports.arenas of the world.

Comments are welcome at dave;olivet@anchornews.org.

News ,from Saint Anne's Hospital The hospital's Multicultural tion; use the award during the 2003FALL RIVER - Parents who are coping with a diagnosis of can- Health Committee, in an effort to ,2004 academic year. , Deadline for subrriission of apcer can leam how to face related reduce barriers and improve access parenting issues when the Hudner to education to a culturally diverse plication is April 25 at 4'p.m. For Oncology Center offers a program community, is offering six $500 more information call 508-674-5600 entitled "When a Parent Has Can- scholarships to local students pur- ext. 2441. cer: How to Care for Children," , suing a health care career.

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The program will offer a panel dent of the Greater Fall River area; 32-hour course is designed as the of.experienced survivors and chil- entering or pursuing a degree in first stage for staff to learn profesdren who will share stOlies and ex- nursing and/or health care related sional medical interpreting skills. It peliences about living with a cancer profession at an accredited college, ' included lectures, and discussions on diagnosis. They will share advice university or enroUed in a program principals of interpreting, cultural ahout empowering children during leading to eligibility of state license! competency, information about the chronic illness, protecting their need certification; be a graduating high U.S. health care system, practice in for stahility and n0I111alcy and help- school senior, college student or en- supervised role plays and nine hours rolled in a program leading to eligi- ofcoaching in medical terminology ing them to heal and grow.

For more information call Karyl bility of state licenselcertification; in POItuguese. .

To date, a total of 45 pmticipants Benoit. the oncology outreach co- provide the original GED celtificate, , ordinatorat508-674-5600ext. 2515. if applicable; complete the applica- have been trained in basic and advanced interpretation in Portuguese, Clarification Spanish or Khmer. Those who pm'In the March 21 edition, the history of St. PatriCk's Parish, Fall ticipated in the most recent sessions River. carrit:d the headline "Good Shepherd Parish, Fall River." were: Natasha Andrade, Claudia The laller parish is the result of a merger of St. Patrick's, Our Lady Barboza, Maria M. Borges, Ana of Angels Parish and Blessed Sacrament Parish in 2002. It was Braga, Rosemarie Cabral, Vania also slated that Father Freddie Babiczuk was the 14 th pastor of Good Coelho, Diane Couto, Wanda ClUZ, Shepherd Parish. He was the 14 th pastor of St. Patrick's Parish and Janice Dasilva, Chlistina FelTeira, is the current pastor of €ioad Shepherd Parish. In the March 28 Marie Giguere, Leonor LUZ, Mary edition, Annunciation of the Lord Parish, Taunton, should have Machado, Naomi Patricio, Ana bccn titled Sacred Heart Parish.

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be taught QY the Couple to Couple League beginning April 26 at I p.m. at Christ the King Parish. For more information call Celina Della-Morte at 508833-9535. . NEW BEDFORD -'The New Bedford Women's Club will meet April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Wamsutta Club. They will' also hold a Day of Reflection April 12 at II a.m. at Holy Family'School.

Guest speaker will be Sister Christine M. Horen. For more information calf508-995-9319.

EAST TAUNTON - Members of the Taunton District Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will attend Mass April 7 at 7 p.m. at Holy Family Church for the intention of the canoniNORTH DARTMOUTH - The zation of Blessed Frederic Ozanam and Diocesan Ullreya scheduled 'for April in memory of deceased members. The regular monthly meeting will follow in , 8 is cancelled so that members can attend the New Bed ford Deanery's the parish hall.

Lenten Retreat. The next meeting will .

FALL RIVER - The Fall River be May 13.

Area Men's First Friday Club will meet SOMERSET - The Parish Nurse tonight following a 6 p.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church. A catered supper Miriistry of Saint Patrick's Parish will sponsor a seminar ('Organ and Tissue will follow. Guest speaker Jim Wilcox will address the topic "Palestinian and, Donation:' from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

April 26 in the parish center:306 South Israeli Iss'ues:' For more information call Norman Valiquette at 508-672-. Street. F:or more information call Claire 8174.. ' Stevens at 508-678-3831.

FALL RIVER-A Lenten Mission will De held April 7-9 at St. Anthony of the Desert Maronite Church. 300 North, Eastern Avenue. beginning with· 6:30 p.rn. Mass. Franciscan Father Patrick Magee will be homilist. For more information call 508-672-7653.

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They are-well funded and Q. I know Catholics are not number in the thousands, espeallowed to join the Freemasons. cially, it seems, along the Eastern However, I am reading some material, well documented, that ' Seaboard of the United States. But 'Masonry controls very high . their literature, videotapes and books reach across the country. levels of the Catholic Church.

Similar activities exist also in other Pope John Paul D appointed countries.. a cardinal to one of the Vatican To say the ~th bluntly, these congregations who was initiated into the Masonic rite Sept. 28,1957, No. 41076. His code name is CASA. .

You probably use the Novus Ordo (New Order) of the Mass. But do you know this Ordo;

By F~ther which "replaced" the John J. Dietzen Tridentine Mass, was composed by an archaccusations, in addition to being bishop who was initiated into Freemasonry April 23, 1963, No. slander and an insult to the integrity and serVice to the Church 1365-75? His code naine is of all the individuals involved, .

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He was reported to the Holy insult to the intelligence of, Father in July 1975 as being a Catholic people.

Freemason, but nothing was 'Even as I say it, I know such done about it! accusations, spread through The list I have contains 122 private correspondence and an other high-ranking Masonic astounding array of periodicals , Catholic Church officials. I canuriderstand .why this is generally .published by groups who angrily reject nearly an that has happened not known in the new Church. in the Church in the last 40 years, Can you help? (New Jersey) for some reason gain a wider A. I hope readers of this audience today than ever. . column will realize I thought long It is another tragic example of and hard about this sad letter and the loss ofcivility and tolerance addressing this subject again. My let along simple Christian charity mail gives evidence that people - in public dialogue in today's who like to believe these sorts of Church and larger society. Some , allegations, even to the point of calling the pope the anti-Christ, ;u-e people feel free to attack t1)eir "enemy" with every possible back stronger than ever.

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viciousness, regardless of honesty, truth or integrity.

Individuals believe accusations and attacks made with no evidence or proof. With no effort to check. the facts, they don't hesitate to spread the most outlandish allegations as widely as possible.

Ridiculous as it is to be forced to deny them, someone needs to declare what most Catholics of good sense would conclude on their own - that these accusations are without foundation and false.

My purpose in writing this is not to defend people who in this need no ' defense. Perhaps some Catholics still need to be alerted, however, to the existence of these destructive tactics on the part of people who feel more and 'more abandoned as the Church gets on with its life.

Compassion is due those who can't handle spiritual growth and developmeJ,1t in the Body of Christ. Their way of responding to their frustrations, however, is so bizarre that the very extravagance of their accusations might make an ordinary person say: No charges like these could possibly be made against Church officials unless the accusers had real solid proof.

In calmer times, in an atmosphere of thoughtful and tolerant discourse, it might be safe to assume this kind of moral responsibility. Sadly, one cannot make such an assumption today.

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mittees have devised very creative Donly noted that at the heart of , A late February story on the . prisoner in Texas, 'a state that, ways of promoting the Appeal in the campaign is the fact that 94 cents front page of The New York Times keeps its. death house busy, having their patishes, Donly reported. out ofevery dollar contributed to the, ~as literally shocking. A Missouri executed 13 people just in J~uary Considerable energy is being . Appeal remains right here i.n the dio- death-row inmate, claiming new and February. Zani has written to devoted at the Diocesan Headquar-' .cese to provide services for the resi- evidence, 'was trying to have his me extensively about "acknowlters of the Appeal to develop pro- dents ofsoutheastern Massachusetts, convietion reopened. The prosecu- edged innocence" and how the tor was in front of Judge Laura motional materials for this year:s Cape Cod and the Islands. .criminal justice system cares not at campaign. . "Not a penny of the donations is Denvir Stith trying to block this. all about this.

"We anticipate an unprecedented used for legal fees or settlements ' "Are you suggesting," level of exposure this year in the . with those who have resolved such she asked the prosecutor, media, especially in cable televi- tragic situations as the clergy abuse that "even if we find Mr. sion;' Donly said. . scandal," Msgr. Hanington asserted. Amrine is actually ,Working closely with David "All the contributions are devoted innocent, he should be FOttin of Media Image Productions to the charitable'works of the dioc-, ' executed?'" of New Bedford, diocesan officials esan agencies and institutions," he Frank A. Jung, an are preparing the annual promo- added. assistant state attorney ,

By Antoinette Bosco tional video, as well as a half-hour . It was announced that Father general, replied, 'That's. correCt, your honor."

TV program for local cable access. , George C. Bellenoit, pastor' of St._ As the story went on, This programming is specifically Mary's Parish in Mansfield, has ac- the justification for not allowing In a quite recent letter, he geared to each ofthe three main geo- ceptedthe invitation to serve as area new evidence, brought in after a wrote, "Congress still cannot get graphic regions of Jhe ~iocese that coordinator for the ApPeal in the trial and appeal, that might prove enough ·votes to pass the Innostretches from North Easton south Attleboro Deanery, succeeding Fa- the innocence of a person on death c;ence Protection Act," an attempt to Fall River, and then out through. ther Bruce Neylpn, who has taken ' row is quite practical, because as to .require states to consent to New Bedford to Cape Cod and the on an assJgnment in the Fall River- Jeremiah W. Nixon, Missouri's DNA testing where such eviIslands. . , area. . attorney general, explained, there dence might provide proof of An additional seriesof30-second . "Father Neylon did great work must come a time'when cases can innocence or even guilt. Zani promotional TV advertisements are over the years, and we are delighted be closed. In other wordS; what's went on: "Billions for tax cuts. in production. to welcome Father Bellenoit to our important here is the clock.

But not a red cent for innocence.

If time runs out because of "Our printed material, ~hich in- team," Msgr. Harrington comInnocence is irrelevant to them. eludes the contribution cards and the mented. "He will. be coordinating som~ arbitrary deadlin~ blocking See what Jesus and John the attractive brochure will soon be efforts in the vital, northern tier of new evidence -,- even DNA proof Baptist were up against?" ready for distribution," Donly told our diocese." , ' t h a t a conviCted person did not do I don't believe the American people want to be a party to killing The Anchor.'

Calling Father Bellenoit "a very that crime - well, that's just innocent people. Most people Msgr: Harrington and Donly busy man,pastor of a: large parish tough luck. Acknowledged refuse to believe such a thing emphatically pointed out that given with a recently opened school, there innocence doesn't matter. The the cutbacks and financial con- is an old adage that ifyou ask a busy deadline does. As ,New York Tunes could happen. But it does, as straints cun'Cntly affecting publicly- person to ,tackle a project, he or she _ letter writer Eric B. Lipps pointed ,Americans learned when Gov. Qut: "This is not justice or even George Ryan of Illinois had to funded agencies. a greater demand will surely respond with a generous 'vengeance. It's death for the confront what journalism students for service~ from diocesan institu- heart," Msgr.. Hanington said. "We convenience of the state.": had uncovered and proved - tl:tat tions. ministties and agencies is cer- are grateful for Father Bellenoit's I have corresponded for seven 13 death-row prisoners in his state tainly to come in the year ahead. generous heart in this regard·"years with Robert 1. Zani, a . were innocent. He then declared a

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moratorium on executions to prevent "the worst nightmare a state can face, the killing of an innocent person."

Hollywood and Broadway are now stepping in to show that such killing can and does happen. The new movie, 'The Life of David Gale," is a stunner, a cleverly plotted tale about how some anti-death penalty workers prove an innocent man can be executed. The movie , made me uncomfortable, even as it made its point ~ that this nightmare can and has happened.

Much more· effective is the off-Broadway play "The Exonerated." Here, actors' tell the harrowing stories of five men and one woman who spent years on death row in differen't states and then were found innocent and released. I had the ptivilege of meeting the woman, Sunny Jacob's, a few years ago. Her story of justice gone awry is in my book "Choosing Mercy, A Mother of Murder Victims . Pleads to End the Death Penalty." , Innocence is relevant. The New York TIrnes has reported: "Once a jury has relicheda verdict or a judge has ruled, lawyers say, the odds are overwhelmingly against reopening a case, no matter how com~lIing the new inlolmation .IS." This is incomprehensible. and as citizens we should protest.

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For 16 years, Archbishop not the voice of the Church's Renato Martino did important magisterium on matters of service for the Church at the doctrine. Knowledgeable Vatican United Nations, where he was the observers may wonder whether it Holy See's Permanent Observer. is altogether appropriate for the He vigorously defended the cause president of Justice and Peace to of life, fought off attempts to have take such a high-profile role in the Holy See stlipped of its .commenting on matters of position at the U.N., and made the international politics; articulating Vatican delegation a real presence the Holy See's position on these in U.N. affairs. In recognition of these accomplishments, Archbishop Maltino was appointed president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace last year, on the death of the gentle

By George Weigel Vietnamese maltyrconfessor, Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van TlllIan. questions would seem to be the In the months plior to the responsibility of the Vatican's CUITent military intervention to "foreign mini~ter," or Secretary enforce disarmament in Iraq, for Relation with States. But Archbishop Mattino was a vocal many, indeed most, people are proponent of a diplomatic quite unaware of the nuances of solution to the conflict. That was the Vatican bureaucracy, and of surely his prerogative, and indeed the difference between the his responsibility - although prudential judgments of Vatican some will wonder whether his officials and the teaching authorpre-war descliption of any ity of the Catholic Church. possible military intervention as a Which is to say that many "crime against peace that would people, reading that interview cry out for God's vengeance" was with Archbishop Martino, drew not over the top rhetorically (not the conclusion, not unreasonably, . least because it came almost that the Catholic Church no simultaneously with reports that longer believed ajust war Osmna bin Laden had issued a possible.' fatlVa urging the revenge-murder That is not the teaching of the of Americans all over the world).

Catholic Church. It is the personal In late March, however, opinion of Archbishop Martino.

Archbishop Mattino's comments And, in all chality, it seems an on a possible intervention in Iraq opinion uninfluenced by pertinent moved beyond the pmdential and facts. engaged questions of docuine.

The fact of the matter Indeed, the archbishop seemed to vividly displayed in the 24/7 repeal 1500 years of settled television coverage of the war' Catholic teaching with a single against" Saddam Hussein's adverb. Here is the exchange, regime - is that precisi'on from the March 23-29 issue of the guided munitions ("smart National Catholic Register:. bombs") make it far, far easier to Question: "Are you suggesting,. observe the just war-conduct there is no such thing as a just '.,' princ.ip!es of proport.ion.a.lity (1}0 war anymore?" more force than necessary to .

Archbishop Martino: "Abso~ ~ achieve a legitimate militarx' lutely. I think with modern. objecti,!;,e) and disclimitlation weaponry, there is no propOltion(non-combatant immunity) than ality between the offense and the in the past. War can be less ' reply. It makes much more destructive, and force more damage. War is so destru..:tive precisely focused on legitimate now. It is not just a tlght between targets and combatants, because one person and another." of modern technology.

The president of the Pontifical Moreover, war, as the just war Council for'Justice and Peace is tradition understands it, has never

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been "a fight between one person and another." "War," in the just war tradition, is the use of armed force for public goods by legitimate public authorities. That is what distinguishes war from piracy, brigandage, dueling, or just plain wickeqness. Surely this is obvious to those familiar with the tradition.

Then there is the pastoral implication of the archbishop's statement that a just war today is "absolutely" precluded: which is that the men and women of the armed forces are, de facto, in peril of their souls. That is certainly not the teaching of the Catholic Church, and it almost certainly isn't what ArchbisllOP Martino, a pastorally sensitive man, intended to imply. But it is precisely what is suggested by his use of "absolutely."

Noble intentions notwithstanding, something is seriously awry here. It must be repaired, promptly, to safeguard the integrity of the Church's doctrine,

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St.Peter the Apostle Parish, Provincetown PROVINCETOWN - When FatherJoseph Finotti arrived here on .

Aug. 26, 1852, it was in response to a plea from Catholics there to Bishop John B. Fitzpatrick of Boston, whose espiscopal see included southeastern Massachusetts.

A native of Italy, Father Finotti was assigned to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston and was sent regularly on missions to care for. small isolated pockets of Catholics in the region.

Father Finotti heard confessions in Pilgrim House where he lodged that firslnight, and the next day celebmted Mass for 70, mostly ofIrish heritage at that time, in a home on Franklin Street. He also baptized five children.

The missionary came to Provincetown a few times a year.

In 1854 he bought a building known as Snow's Block near 119 Bradford Street. Mass was said in the upstairs area where Sunday School was also taught. The priest's quarters were in the basement.

Other priests, including Father James A. Healey, secretary to Bishop Fitzpatrick and chancellor of the Boston diocese, visited Provincetown to serve the Catholics there in the ensuing years.

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Cornelius O'Connor was appointed pastor of Harwich and its missions - including St. Peter's - until October 1973. Because of a growing congregation at the latter parish, which then included many of Portugueseancestry, FatherO'Connor had to lease a hall to accommodate them.

Under the guidance of Father John McGeough, the parish began to build a church that would hold 600 at the site of the former Congregational Church on Parkers's Plain. It was completed under the pastorate of FatherJohn 1. McGuire, who became the first pastor when he arrived on July 4, 1874.

BishopThomas F. Hendricken of the Providence, R.I., new diocese established in 1872 with the southeastern Massachusetts area within its territory, arrived in Provincetown on Oct. II, 1874, after an exhausting daylong journey by train, and blessed and dedicated St. Peter's Parish.

In 1866 a new rectory was built beside the chun:;h and a bell wa'i installed in the church in 1887. In 1914 the sanctuary was extended and new windows installed.

A parish hall was built in 1953, and the church itSelf was remodeled ex~risively' in 1956; with other refurbishing, including. stained glass

windows, in 1958, 1971 and 1978.

Achapel to service the cemetery was erected in 1976.

An exceptionally fine mural of St. Peter walking on the sea enriches .the sanctuary.

Over the years the parish has been served by the Sisters of Notre Dame, and the Religious Sisters of the Love of God staffed the parish school until it was closed in 1971.

Over the years the pastors who have served St. Peter's included: Father Francis Thite, Father James A. Ward, Father Thomas Elliott, Father Bernard F. McCahill, Father Manuel C. Terra, Father John A. Silva, Father John Duarte, Father Bento Fraga, FatherEdward Bums, FatherJohn C. Martins, Father William Blottman and Father John A. Raposo.

The current pastor is Father Henry 1. Dahl. Chester Cook is the deacon, Cathleen Henrique the office manager and coordinator of religious education, Mary Codinha is the organist and Maurice Gonsalves is the sexton and manager of the cemetery.

The rectory is at 11 Prince Street, Provincetown, MA 02657-1304. It can be reached by telephone at 508487-0095; by FAX at 508-4872564; and by E-mail at stpetersptown@aol.com.

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In 1872, Father Lawrence McMahon, pastor ofSt. Lawrence Church, took the first steps

to establish a parish for these newest immigrants.

Land was purchased on AsWand Street (now Summer Street), and Sacred Heart Parish, which would become the first French parish in New Bedford, was founded as a mission. Early in 1876, Father George Pager was officially named as its first pastor.

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Mass in a wooden church which cost $20,000. Father Valois retired in 1946 and he was reThe dedication was held in January 1877. placed by Father Henry Canuel as adminisA wooden rectory was built the following -trator. year and in 1880 the first burial took place in Father Alphonse Gauthier, a former curate Sacred Heart Cemetery, then known as the at the parish, was named pastor in 1949 and First Cemetery. served until his death in 1962. Father Canuel Under second pastor Father Jean-Alfred was appointed pastor.

Prevost, the original Sacred Heart School and After Father Canuel died in 1980, Father convent were built and staffed by the Sisters . Ernest Blais became the eighth pastor, and saw of the Holy Cross. By 1890, the parishioners to the renovation of the parish hall, creation had become too numerous for the church, and ofa parking lot, reorganization ofparish comSt. Hyacinth Parish was founded leaving 4,600 mittees and establishment of a choir. members in Sacred Heart Parish. .

When FatheFBlais was transferred to Notre It was one of several growth spurts of par- Dame de Lourdes Parish in Fall River in 1980, ishes in the New Bedford area that in those Father Thomas Morrissey waS made pastor. early years would impact its growth, and later, He remodeled the sanctuary of the church as in their decline, would result in the parish's well.as the interior and exterior of the rectory. merger.

Father Clement Dufour arrived in 1988 FatherJoseph-Adelarq Payari was the third . and led the parish into celebration ofits 120'" pastor and he built a separate new $40,000 anniversary in 1994, and was its final passchool building which was dedicated in·1892: tor.

When he was replaced by Father Charles In 1994, Sacred Heart Parish and Holy Polycarpe Gaboury, St. Anthony Parish was Name Parish in New Bedford were merged founded and Sacred Heart was left with 1,200 . and the faith community became Holy Name families. . of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish.

Following Father Gaboury's resignation, The current pastor is Msgr. Thomas 1.

Father Orner Valois took his place and re- . Harrington.. Father Andrzej Kosanko is the mained pastor for 36 years. parochial vicar, Eugene H. Sasseville is the Of the many parish' improvements in the deacon, Mercy Sister Barbara Hunt is pasto1920s, the most significant was the opening ral visitor, Heidi Kuliga is coordinator of reliof St. Joseph House, intended as a refuge for gious education, and Robert Kuliga is the young girls. However it quickly became oc- youth minister, cupied entirely by senior citizens and was The ~tory is located at 121 Mt. Pleasant staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Quebec.

Street, New Bedford, MA 02740-5699. It can In 1926 the parish was reduced to 700 fami- be reached by telephone at 508-992-3184; and lies when a gooO part ofits territory was taken by FAX at 508-984-3406.

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News from our mission in Guaimaca Editor's note: The following is an E-mail message received from Father Paul Canuel from thediocesan mission in GuaimaCB, Honduras, updating everyone in the Fall River diocese about the happeninllft there.

Greetings from south of the border!

It seems like years ago since the last update but our schedule has been so full that we haven't had time to even turn the page on the monthly calendar. We have been following the news, however, and sympathize with you who are enduring the coldest and snowiest winter for decades. It almost makes us feel guilty to enjoy our mornings and evenings with temperatures around 70 degrees and almost stops us from complaining about the midday 90s ... almost!

The rainy season has ended and while it dries up the roads enough for us to be able to get to the villages that were inaccessible because ofthe mud and ditches, it now means drought and the struggle to find sources of water for the essentials of drinking and cooking. The bathing and laundry takes place in the ever-shrinking flow of the rivers. This is a direct result of the extensive logging permitted in the primary resource of our beautiful mountains and the failure ofthe govemment to enforce existing laws of reforestation which the logging companies blatantly fail to abide by.

Politics, Honduran style!

January was the month for a return visit from the Seekonk branch of the Friends of Guaimaca as 12 volunteers, some returnees from last year's visit, came to share their time, talent and resources with our parishes in Guaimaca and Orica. They

were involved in hauling rocks from riverbeds, construction· of houses, distribution of medicines and clothing, initiating our program for providing the poor children with the uniforms required for them to attend school, etc.

They were a fun group and very helpful. There was a doctor and two nurses among them and since we already had two doctor volunteers staying with us for a month we were able to provide one-day clinics for . some villages and special groups, such as Senior Citizens, etc. Here in Honduras the seniors are called members ofthe "ThirdAge" and are given preferential treatment in the banks and wherever else people . have to wait in line. I am proud to include myself among their nurnbers.

Our most active member of the "Third Age" is perhaps our very own Sister Lucia Gomez who comes to us from the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation in Dighton. She worked for many years at Marion Manor in Taunton and Marie's Place in Fall River before retiring to the Provincial House in Dighton. She came out of retirement last August to join our team as Companion to SisterMaria Ceballos and has little by little carved her own area of responsibility as she walks allover town bringing cOffi!llunion to the sick and elderly. She has taken over the care of Altar and Sacristy, sought out children who have not yet been baptized and personally begun their catechetical preparation. She oversees the project ofschool uniforms for the poor. Sister Lucia also cares for the chickens, rabbits and garden in the churchyard and tried to keep secret her 80th birthday last week! She is

ABOVE, SOME of the wedding parties of the seven couples married at La Nava.

At right, Father Paul Canuel administers the sacrament of reconciliation to one of the brides-to-be prior to her wedding ceremony. (Photos courtesy of Father Paul Canuel)

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a dynamo of activity and we try to limit her so we won't look too bad as she passes us by! God bless her.

February may have been the shortest month of the year but it was filled with activity and reduced team members. Sister Maria's mother died suddenly in Cali, Colombia, on February 4th "":,";'" . and she left to attend the funeral . and be with her family through the mourning period of the first ~t~~'~l month. On February 5th we celebrated confirmation for about 50 young people in our village of Guatemalita with the participation of Auxiliary Bishop Roberto Carnilieri. Guatemalita is about an hour-and-a-half from Guaimaca.

We had first Communion on February 8 for 19 children of La Nava, one of the closer villages to us, only a half-hour distance but up about 1000 feet overlooking the valley of Guaimaca, a gorgeous view but the road there is not for the feint ofheart. Firstconfession for the children of Las Canas, village where the principal crop is sugar cane and I just an hour's distance, was celebrated on February 13. While there I also took advantage of the time to celebrate Mass for them once again and baptize those who had already been prepared by the catechists and Delegates of the Word.

The weekend of February 14-16 we had a wonderful retreat for the Delegates of the Word from the parish in Orica. Delegates of the Word PATRICK CLEARY, a student from UMass-Dartmouth is are lay people who receive training staining some cabinets for use in a parish clinic with a newly and formation in Scripture, theology found friend. and sacraments and are the celebra-

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of their.community and the scheduling of the visit" of the priest. On that three-day weekend, they gathered from all the .villages at a villa that had been lent to us by the Mayor ofOrica. We had volunteers to cook for them but they had to sleep on the floor, which they did with little complaint, happy to be receiving the grace of God through the team who led them through their weekend journey.

On February 18, I met Bishop Camilieri, in Orica where we departed on a mission to the Indian tribe of Tolupanes who live on the Mountain of the Hower and form part of our parish of Orica. It takes three hours from Guaimaca to arrive at the first village. We are respon~ sible for four communities of these indigenous people. Each community has its own chief (cacique) and live in isolation from the rest of the Honduran people. They live in dire poverty in adobe houses, which we were allowed to enter as a special privilege extended to us by the chiefs. There we were able talk with the individual families and see first hand the primitive conditions oftheir daily life: uneven dirt floors, wooden ·planks for a bed, a string stretched from wall to wall serving as a closet for the few articles of clothing they each own, an open fire in the middle of the one-room dwelling filling the lungs of all inhabitants with smoke and covering arms and legs with ash, SA. LUCIA Gomez wel- accounting for the constant appearcomes people to the Rectory ance of these people as the great (Gasa Gural ~ the Priest Thm to page 13 - Guaimaca House).

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NBC broadcaster says fame has'no ,value unless usedfor'good works By liz 'QUIRIN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Costas never confuses the part a celebrity plays in the healing ST. LOUIS - Still looking process with that of the medical much like the boy next door, Bob professionals who are treating C\lstas has ajob many youngsters' patients. "They never put the ~!:'eam of - meeting and talking name of the nurse or orderly on with big-name sports figures; go- the side of a building. While a ing to major league spqrts events celebrity receives recognition, the and getting paid for,it. nurse or other medical profesCostas, an NBC broadcaster sional is comforting a sick child," since 1.980. has prelly much he said. ' earned his way to the top of his Costas also does not wear his profession. He drops names and faith on his sleeve or talk openly halling averages of renowned 'about his own journey of faith. hasehall players and interjects Nor does he approve of minimizpersonal anecdotes about those ing or oversimplifying the role players as he makes one point or, God plays in people's lives, inanother. Reaching back into his, cluding those who play for major or baseball"s. memory doesn't league sports teams. seem difficult.

"I respect sincere faith wherIn St. Louis in early March to ever it manifests itself. It cancerreceive the first Healin o and tainly enhance someone's life," Hope award given by tht Mis- Costas said. But, he added, "I sionary Ohlates of Mary Im- have a problem WIth a kindergarmaculate, Costas talked to The ten view of religion - someone Messenger, newspaper of the thinking they have a pipeline to neighhoring Diocese of God - a God whose mystery is Belleville. Ill., about the impor- so vast" that it is difficult for hutance of giving back. mans to understand.

Costas, a 'Catholic, volunCostas said simple stories of tee red at the Oblates' Radio In- faith are appealing, "but it insults formation Service to: the blind, the intelligence of reasonable and sight-impaired in the niid- people"to claim that God inter1970s at the National Shrine of vened to help them catch a ball, Our Lady of the Snows in make a basket or score a winning Belleville. At the time, he had point. "It does not do justice to just landed a job with KMOX the vast mystery offaith. I don't radio in St. Louis, and the' New believe. God - whatever one beYork native was beginning his" lieves God to be - influences the career .in broadcasting. outcome of athletic contests," he He met the legendary Jack added.

Buck .. hroadcaster for the St. But Costas also can'be moved Louis Cardinals baseball team by the prayerful dignity of play.. from 1954-200 I, and, impressed ers like Los Angeles Dodgers with Buck's volunteerism,'was pitcher Orel Hershiser when he determined to follow his lead.' struck out the last batter cIinch"What,I got from Jack is less ing a World Series game; Before ahout broadcasting and more his teammates swarmed over him "bout the possibility of using the with congratulations, Hershiser visibility that comes from broad- "went down on his knee on the casting," Costas said, "I saw what mound and put his hand~ over his Jack could do with recognition. face giving thanks," Costa said. " The idea of being well known is The pitcher seel1)ed to be saying not anything unless you can do that "iL's'my relationship with something worthwhi Ie. I don't Jesus that's import,ant to me," he ;hink I could approach what Jack added.' did over 50 years," hut "each of Costas cautioned that'athletes LIS can do a small piece of it," should not be anyone's primary Costas' "small piece" has been role model and noted that the a IS-yem: commitment to Cai'di- woild of sports has changed over nal Glennon Children's Hospital the years. in St. Louis. Now a member of "It has always been a busilhe hospital's bom:d of governors, ness," h~ said, but now there the fund-raising ann of the 'hos- seems to be "more crassness and pita!. Costas hosts an annual gala less charm". than ba'sebal(once' for the hospital that has hrought had. in millions of dollars, according As far as his work goes, he said to the board's executive director, that besides covering baseball he Jim Orsund."· . would probably be most remem, ' Oi:~un'dsaid Cos.t~s is a fre- bered for his work in covering the qt.icri\·~isitor)6 t.he"rq~pttaJ, last three summer Olympic where he greets familie.s andsiaff Games and the 2002 Winter .' and Visits-wilh,the yblIl1fdJ3tierl'ts.'· Olympics.

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Film isn't rotten to 'The Core' NEW YORK (CNS) - A manned spaceship must over Rome, imploding its ancient monuments. penetrate deep into Earth to Testabilize its cor~ or the.

It's visually engaging as the six bUlTOW into the world will end in,the heady sci-fi thriller "The Core" planet. But a repetitive stIUcture sets in: a problem, (Paramount). deadly danger, hopelessness, then sudden inspiration With lavish production design, sharp ensemble cast that saves the mission until the next round of obstacles. and wealth of special effects, director Jon Amici crafts .It gets far-fetched in the extreme when the craft is stuck a fairly suspenseful film. But at 136 minutes it's over- among giant crystals and several venture outside to free long, some dialogue falls flat, and, most of all, it's it, claiming their spacesuits can withstand the pressure. pretty preposterous. Yet it does provide disaster-movie One by one the crew's numbers diminish as at difentertainment with some eye-popping visuals. ferent stages the ultimate sacrifiCe is called for to keep The intriguingopening has scientists Dr. Josh Keyes the mission on target. Well-acted characterizations and (Aaron Eckhart) and Dr. Levesque (Tcheky Karyo) exceptional production values keep the overlong story guessing that the sudden deaths of 32 Bostonians was moving 'along as the. film avoids becoming' too soldue to the electromagnetic failure of their pacemak- emn or slipping into a campy mode. ers. BuCthey reaiize there may be global implications I , ' . Tu'cc(seems td'i'eli~h his!JI:61'e'~~'tn'e"stipre'me egowhen flocks of pigeons lose their way over London, tist who gets to throw a hissy tit before brinoing his crashing into windows and pedestrians in a scene in- deliciously arrogant character full circle. Eckhart and stantly reminiscent of ~itchcock's "The Birds."

Swank keep the emotions grounded' with oilly the Josh becomes convmced the planet is doomed by slightest hint of potential romance if they ever resuran electromagnetic failure in Earth's core after a space- face. Back at Mission Control, OJ. Qualls brings a ship loses its bearings over Los Angeles - and only sense of mischiefto'his role as a computer hacker hired the quick thinking of Maj. Beck Childs (Hilary Swank) , by the government to keep the secret project off the and skill of. Cmdr. Iverson (Bruce Greenwood) en- 'Web lest mass panic ensue. Scientific mumbo-jumbo able the ship to land safely without crashing into explanations are kept to a minimum, and it ends on an Dodger Stadium. upbeat note despite a disaster in San Francisco bound The government quickly enlists these scientists and to chill moviegoers in these 'anxious times. astronauts an~ pre-eminent geophysiCist Dr.' Zimsky 'Due to scenes of mayhem, lethal danger and an (Stanley TUCCI) to penetrate the core and reset its elec~ instance of rough language, the USCCB Office for tromagnetic rotation. But to get there they need the Film & Broadcasting ciassification IS A-II ~adults brilliantly eccentric Dr. Brazzleton (Delroy Lindo), ,and adolescents. The Motion' Picture Association of whose invention of a subterranean craft can pierce the America rating is PG-13 - pa'rent's are strongly cauearth without cIUshing from the exterior pressiJre. The tioned. Some material may be inappropriate for chi 1urgency increases when erratic light!1ing intensifies dren under 13.

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"Basic" (Columbia) Unsatisfying military thriller in which an ex-Army Ranger (John Travolta) and a prickly Army captain (Connie Nielsen)

. must try to unravel the truth be- : Tired comedy in which .an hind the Panama jungle deaths African-American alderman of a hat~d Special Force's ser- (Chris Rock) is set up to be the .. 'geant (Sam.uel L. Jackson) and losing presidential candidate but ·four tTairieesunder him while decides to forget politics and :two survivors spin a,1 elaborate speak frpm the heart with his . series of stories about what hap- bail bondsman-brother (Bernie pened.

Director John Mac) as his running mate. The McTie.rnan's macho action flick film is also co-written and ditakes a "Rashomon"-like ap- rected by Rock, who resorts to proach to the narrative, but the racial ~nd political stereotypes, dozen characters, murky visuals milking the populist theme 'for and constant plot twists eventu- only occasional laughs. A liveally become tedious. Recurring in relationship, crass sexual refviolence, much rough language erences, racial epithets and an and intermittent profanity. The instance of rough language. The USCCB Office for Film & USCCB 'Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A- Broadcasting classification is AIV - adults, with reservations. III - adults. The Mot'ion PicThe Motion Picture Association ture Association ofA me rica ratof America rating is R - re- ing is PG- I 3 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some 'matestricted. , "Head of State" rial may be inappropriate for (DreamWorks) children under 13. ....... .. .'

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Hong Kong diocese issues plan to prevent spread of SARS~ By

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and volunteers are instructed to HONG KONG - The Hong stop visiting patients, unless they Kong diocese has issued sp<:;cial have consulted with parish priests. guidelines for Church activities Priests are instructed to wear to preyent the spread of severe surgical masks while hearing conacute respiratory syndrome, an fessions, and those confessing are atypical pneumonia known as encouraged to wear some kind of SARS, that has killed at least 10 mask. people locally.

Father Lawrence Lee Len, di"Guidelines for the Preven- ocesan chancellor, explaIned in tion of the Spread of Atypical the document that the diocese proPneumonia," a two-page docu- mulgated the guidelines after conment rcleased by the diocesan sulting medical professionals and chancery, deals with steriliza- the diocesan liturgy commission tion of churches and with close in a bid to prevent the spread of body contact during Mass, con- SARS. fessions and Sunday schooL reAtypical pneumonia, a lung ported UCA News, an Asian infection, is usually caused by the church ncws agency based in influenza virus, mycoplasma or Thailand. other, unknown micro-organisms.

Parishes arc told to clean more' Common symptoms include feoftcn and sterilize church flo'ors, ver, chills, cough, headache and kneelers, toilets and confession- general malaise. als while maintaining good vcn. The government confirmed tilation during church services. 286 people infected with atypical Protective masks are to be pro- pneumonia in' Hong Kong, with vided for people at church en- 10 people having died of it since trances. early March. The exact cause of The guidelines advise Catho- the disease is still, unknown, and lics suffering from a cough, fever the number of people diagnosed or respiratory difticulty not to at- with pneumonia symptoms. of' tend Mass, even on Sunday, but high fever and flu keeps rising. pray privately instead. Use of holy The diocesan guidelines order water fonts at church entrances is a suspension of all Sunday school to be discontinued temporarily. classes March 29 and 30.

All priests and liturgical minFather Louis Ho Siu-keung, isters are instructed to wash their assistant parish priest of St. hands hefore services, and body Margaret's Church, told UCA contact during Mass such as hold- News, before the guidelines were ing hands during the Lord's issued, that the parish had added Prayer and shaking hands at the a fabric covering to the confessign of peace i~ to be kept mini- sional panel between the confesmal. sor and the penitent.

The guidelines also instruct Deacon Karl Tsang Fan-hing parishes to stop distributing con- of the diocesan Commission for secrated wine or administering Hospital Pastoral Care told UCA Communion in the mouth. Priests News that the commission told its and eucharistic mini'sters are en- 40 full-time pastoral care workcouraged to wear masks while distributing Communion. and distribution of Communion to pa. tients in hospitals or at home is suspended.

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ers to stop general visits.

"In order to protect our staff, we have asked them to work on calls only and not to enter highrisk wards," he said. A Catholic volunteer at a public hospital was infected during a ward visit and is now hospitalized, the diocesan weekly Kung Kao Po reported recently.

By March 26, about 60 schools . - two percent of Hong Kong's total - had temporarily shut down. About 30,000 students remain at home..

Additionally, at least 182 students whose parents are infected hospital workers were ordered to remain at home for a week, the government reported.

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written and I'm delighted we had music was provid~d by theEspirito such a wonderful selection of es- , Santo School choir led by teachers Debra Polselli and Christine Mello. says,forwarded to us."

"I Offer a word of. congratulation Winners froni the elementary school level are: Austin Webb, first to the essay contest winners 'and a placc, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. word of thanks to. all the" students' parish, Seekonk; and Caitlfn who participated this year," said McQucen, second place, Saint Msgr. Coleman. "We are all very Francis Xavier Prcparatory School, proud of you.". , During his homily, Msgr.

Hyannis. , Fri)m the high school level: Coleman reflected on Mary's deBrian Hodge, first place and Jeff Cision to say yes to God and accept Santoro, second place. Both are stu- his call to be the mother of Jesus. dents at Bishop Feehan High Msgr. Coleman'told students that School. Attleboro. ' they too must "invi.te Jesus into their Diocesan administrator Msgr. lives."

Second-place winner Caitlin George W. Coleman was joined by many concelebrating priests and McQueen said she was really sur-

prised she wo.n. "I was shocked and have his essay chose~ and said the happy," declared the eighth-grader. reason he supports the Pro-Life When asked about reaso'ns for en-' , cause is th'at "life is sacred and it tering the contest McQueen stated 'should be prese~ed and protected." . , Assistant Director of the Pro"I think it's really important to rec,ognize the dignity and value of hu- Life Apostolate Marian Desro~i~rs man life." thought that the students did a beauFirst-place finisher and tiful job on the essays this year. eighth-grader Austin Webb was "We're very pleased a't all the paralso happy at winning and said ticipation from around the diocese.

"The essay contest is a good way We hope they wiII spread this Proto tell people about the Pro-Life Life message to their communities and sc~ooIs and parishes. It is so m'ovement."

JuniorJeff Santoro said abortion badly needed and important," asis' an important issue for youngserted Desrosiers. .

School's participating in the people and he was "proud and extremely happy to win." Senior 2003 essay contest were: Holy Brian Hodge was also thrille~ to Family-Holy Name, New Bedford;

AUSTIN WEBB, FIRST PLACE-WINNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL

BRIAN HODGE, FIRST PLACE illGH SCHOOL LEVEL

Our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, asks Catholics to stand up for all human life from conception to natural <leath. One way to fulfill this mission and to reach out-to others within the Catholic faith. is to educate the truth about the 'sacredness of human life, the beginning of human life, and the preserving of human life. The results of educating these truths can make a significant difference in the incidence of abortion in the future.

At least 1.4 million innocent babies are killed each year and at least 42 million have died since the United States Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion 30 years ago in 1973. Just as one plus one equals two, murder is murder! They are both facts nq matter how you look at it. Abortion is murder' God is the creator of all life ard to willingly take one's life is clearly murder. , Life is a sacred gift from God. To take a life away is not only morally wrong, but is legally wrong as well. That is why abortion should not be legalized. In the American Constitution it states, that all Americans have the right'to life, liberty and the pursuit'of happiness. This'statement states that all Americans, including babies inside the mother'~ womb, have the right to life. Since this is true, abc.1ion is against the American Constitution and it should be illegal and this is just another exa,mple of why abortion should not be legal.

The argument that many Americans. as well as world-wide pro-choice activists" make is that life does not begin until birth: According to the World Book Encyclop~dia'of Science, life begins at the moment of conception. Immediately upon fertilization, cellular development begins, and the unborn child is a living. developing human being with its own unique DNA. It is our mQral and legal obligation to preserve that life until its natural death.

Many wi II argue that the woman has a right to her own individual body and she )TIay choose to do with it as she pleas~s. This may be true - to do as she please to her own body - but the sacred. unique. living. developing human being within her body is also an individual that is entitled to his or her own body. and life as well! A woman may make choices regarding her own hody, bU,t she does not have the right to harm another's body even if that other body is within her own body.

We need to preserve life at all times. Life is a gift from God. Life was intended to be so basic, whereas. life begins and ]ife ends. We need to get "Back 10Basics," by respecting life at all times from natural li fe at conception to natural death: We are not the creator of. life and regardless of any circumstances we should 'no! take a life away. That is why abortion should not be legal. '

Abortion is defined. as the termination'of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, l-esulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus. Courage is defined as the mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear or difficulty. There is no courage in getting an abortion, just as there is no a~rtion when you have courage. ."

Courage is personified in many ways. In the doctors that save a human life, instead of prematurely terminating it. In the mother and father who chose to give birth, life and hope all in a single action. In a family who is willing to inherit and adopt this fragile life. And in a church community that welComed a young special-needs girl into their hearts. It'has been said it takes a village to raise a child. Apparently; it also takes a whole lot of courage.

My sister has mild cerebral palsy, restricted dexterity, multiple learning delays and is near deaf. She was born prematurely, weighing one pound and ten ounces, four months earlier than expected. It is not uncommon for ,aborted babies to weigh upwards of two' pounds. Thanks to hard working neonatal doctors and nurses, and the grace of God, Ashley lived. Five months later, she was ready for life outside the hospiial. Ashley's birth mother chose treatment, despite no guarantee for ner survival.

Ashley was handed over to an already full foster family, who went out on a limb to take one more.

This household, this loving family, welcomed her as Jesus did in Mark 10: 14-16 saying "Let the chi 1~n come to me and do not hinder them. It is to just such as these that the kingdom of God belongs."

My parents opened their hearts and their arms and Ashley was home, this time for good. And, the church community and parish opened their doors for a family with a girl that was not special needs, but simply special.. , So what exactly is courage? These people had the mental and moral strength to venture into uncertainty by putting their lives in GOd's hands, persevere through delicate ,months with a fragile life. and withstand all the danger, fear and difficulty that came along with it. Courage is ditTerent people, whose stories are intertwined by <l: single life and a single act - Standing up for what they believe in and believiilg in life. , The choice to end a child's life is not ours to make. All life is made in the image and dignity of God and the life formed at conception is no different. To damage this life'is to desecrate this innate dignity.

Thirty years after two landmark decisions,'abortion is still legal, but it is not right. Abortion is still the destruction ora human life. As Catholic'Christians, we should work towards educating ourselves and the women in need, helping them to make the right decision and choosing life.

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Life is the greatest gift J~omGqd. It is something that almost everyone takes for granted. ,Life .is transient 'and in the brief time'each hum~n being has to spend'on Earth, the value and dignity 'of the human life is sometimes lost in our daily activities and routines. The fact is that life is precious. However, if life is precious and it is easily recognized 'as aninalieoable right that is endowed by God ihe Creator, why are little babies that are stiit within their mothers' wombs denied.this 'right? God, in his omnipotence, has sole authority over all humankind and he alone has the power to give life and take life.

Everyone must learn how to respect life at all stages. Pope John 路Paul II has warned, the human race that they need to focus on becoming a "culture of life," rather than a "culture of death." The phrase "culture of death," refers to the warning that God commanded Moses to convey to the Hebrews just before they enterec! into the Promised Land. He told the people through Moses that they had the ability to choose which type of culture they would become.

The culture of death forms a society that places the strong' against the weak, who have no choice but to accept the impact of these decisions, because they do not have enough strength or power to light back. Today's world faces a deeplY:rooted struggle between becoming a culture of life or death. When someone accepts God's gift of life, that person has the responsibility to ensure that' this gi ft is valued. To detach oneself from this truth is to condemn oneself to certain meaninglessness and unhappiness. One may'even become a threat to others' livesbeC;lUse they' have.no harriers guaranteeing respect for life and the defense of life. In a culture of death, the powerful people decide who has rights and they, shrug these cruel acts off saying it's no big deal. However. it is a big deal and in an exemplary culture of life, the weakest members have the sallle rights as the strongest members. A society or community is only as strong as its weakest Illember.' Everyone has equal rights and each one oi' God's children ha~ a certain obli'galion to strive t.o create a culture of life in their communities. ' Ahortionis an ,ilrocity, in which people,commit a rash and terrible act by 9verlooking the righl~ of the weak and vulnerable. Just qver two years ago, the doctors told my mother she was wilh chi Id. but the baby girl growing inside of her suffered from a severe chromosome disease, kno\\'11 as '"rrisol11Y 18 ~nd also had a h.ole in' her heart. . .

This heautiful baby Sarah Mary was stillborn, but nonetheless, a wonderful gift from God ,Collti;llIed all page /3 - McQu~e;, .

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Abortion has quickly become one of the heated b?ttles of our time and does not appear to be going away any time in the near future. Since January 2, 1973, when abortion became legal in these United States of America, approximately 35 million babies have been killed by ineans of abortion. This eyebrow-raising statistic is more than all the American casualties experienced in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Persian Gulf War and the Vietnam War combined.

This statistic is becoming increasingly unacceptable as every year passes and that is why abortion must and should be illegal. , I am a Pro-Life advocate, strongly believing that the unborn and under-developed fetus is already a living and breathing baby from the point of conception, thus it must be protected during the developmental stages in its mother's womb. This fact alone, however, is not strong enough to persuade people against abortion. Incredibly, a large percentage of people know about someone who has had an abortion and one in six women have actually had the procedur~ done to them. This number has reached shocking proportions and will undoubtedly increase if abortion is to be kept legal.

Setting the precedent for all proceeding abortioa court cases was Roe versus Wade. Jane Roe, the mother of the prospective chi Id, sued for the right to have an abortion. The judge ruled in her favor, ruling that it was her own private decision, and if she had a solid reason, then such a choice 'would be completely legal. This case was promptly modernized through the court decision in the Doe versus Bolton trial. In this case, it was reinforced that 'a woman coulO seek to have and abortion on demand.

Public perception of abortion is almost split in half between pro-choice and Pro-Life. Through numerous class discussions I ,have participated in regarding abortion, the main reasons prochoice individuals hold their beliefs include the rare instance of rape or incest and therefore the woman should be allowed to abort the unwanted ICtus. Also these people agree it is a woman's right; therefore it is not the government's decision and they should have complete control over what they do with their personal body. This argument lacks a backbone because alth'ough having an abortion should be a woman's private'matter, if she were to kill her bahy after it was born, she would be charged with murder and placed in jail. This appears to be a great injustice to the unborn babies of our society as well as a great contradiction of universal ethics people claim to live hy, Continued on page /3 - Santoro

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unwashed. In one home we wit- (sounds like a sequel to the earth of the nessed the sharing of one tortilla midd Ie between two adults as their Hobbits!). We were able to get "lunch." One of the young per- them through .customs in orgasons demonstrated his prowess nized fashion and off to Orica to with the blowgun as the pebble begin their projects of "mission he used hit dead center on his tar- life" and I waited behind at the airport to receive Sister Maria get from a distance of 30 feet.

I had brought sacks of rice, who was flying in a.little later in beans, flour, powdered milk, ro- the afternoon. Our "team" was saries, I!ghters, soap, Coca Cola, once again complete. On Mona short wave radio (donated by day I returned to the airport to one of our Seekonk Friends), and pick up two more Dominican a statue of Our Lady of Suyapa, nuns, Sister Reetha (novice misthe patron saint of Honduras. tress), and Sister Mary Jo (novThis visit was to lay the ice), who are here for three groundwork for a three-day mis- weeks. sian, which was accomplished The group from Stonehill was this past weekend with Father Jo- just delightful and very helpful seph Blyskosz and Bishop in our various construction Canlilieri returning to the same projects and interrelating with communities for Mass and bap- our people on a oile-to-one tisms. basis. They were also,able to get To fill out the rest of the Feb- a flavor of mission roads by trav~ ruary calendar, weddings, eling up to "El Chile" a mounMasses and community meetingstain peak in a Biological Forest brought us to the villages of Preset:ve, which .is part of our : Piiiuelas, Guaslaca, Santa Ines, Guaimaca parish.

Naranjo, Rio Abajo, y Gones.

They. were guided by Eliza'With March we said goodbye beth Schuster, a young' woman to Ordinary time and began our' from New Hampshire, who is a Lenten journey. Ash Wednesday . Peace COi'pS volunteer, responwas a bit problematic running be- sib Ie for the setti ng Li po f a tween both parishes, as Father women's cooperative, harvestJoseph did not return until the ing, grinding and packaging orday ilfter. ganic coffee. Before' they' knew Father John Denning, CSC, it, Friday arrived and the day of arrived on Friday with Nuala their return to their cold Easton Hetzler tcampus minister) and 10 campus was upon them. I am university students from sure their experience will be the Stonehill College for a mission successful resource for reverse experience in the Third World mission to Stonehill

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and th.e pride and joy of my family. Throughout the pregnancy, however, comments were made to my mother and people would heartlessly ask her why she hadn't considered abortion, rather than undergo all the pain and suffering we endured. The truth is, our family's experience of this tragedy was so powerful that we considcr it a blessing. It' was a defiriing moment of our faith in God ..

Wc cannot imagine making any other choice. Every person is spe~ cial in their own way and everyone has an impact on the world.

With every life lost to abortion, God's plan is disregarded. I ask myself the question of why abortion is cvcn legal as I gaze intently at my new baby brother Sean who

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College. This was part of the vision of Bishop O'Malley when he began our mission to Honduras and I think we can say it is being fulfilled. .

On March 15, another notch , was carved in ·that effort of reverse mission as Father Craig Pregana arrived in Tegucigalpa with two students from the University of MassachusettsDartmouth, Patrick 'Cleary and Joanna MacPherson. We have them hard at work this morning as I write this little update, painting shelves in the health clinic and sorting/organizing the cases of new medications they themselves brought down on the flight here. They will be accompanying me to La Nava where we have a celebration of seven wed.dings planned and later on to San Jose of EI Encino for the celebration of that community's patron saint, Saint Joseph.

We continue to hold you' up to all our communities and in all of our Masses, remiriding our . people that we are but a few representatives of a whole army of brothers and sisters from the Diocese of Fall River. We are greatly .encouraged as our friends, families, volunteers and whole parishes continue to support us with , prayers and projects. .

One such encouraging project came in from St. La\yrence Martyr Parish in New Bedford who are sending all their, Lenten folder offerings to us to continue

was born on New Year's Eve bryos for stem cell research, 2002. Each person is beautiful in which is probably the most God's eyes and God has a spe- prominent issue of the day. cial plan in mind for each one of Though these embryos are going us. to research, all life is sacred and In the light of the 30'h anniver- true medical progress does not sary of Roe v. Wade, the citizens eliminate one life for the sake of of the United States have at- another. tempted to make strides to repeal .' Each one of us can do somethe decision that led to legalizing thing to promote Pro-Life aware- . abortion. Despite abortion; a ness in our own way, whether it's source of great pain; certain contributing time, talent or savevents have taken place that pro- ings. Repealing Roe v. Wade is a mote Pro-Li fe beliefs and values. cause worth fighting for because too. Our, current president, it unjustly takes a life and goes George W. Bush, has 'been ex-' against God in every aspect. Tak- . tremclysupportive of the goal of . ing a iife is murder. If human life those whb are Pro-Life and just· begins at conception, then aborrecently signed the Born Alive tion is indeed the equivalent to Infants Protection Act. This act murder. If murder is illegal, then opposes the destruction of em- why isn't abortion?

the project of school uniforms for July. The visit of Centerville's our poor children! What a boost youth group with Father Dermot . Rodgers will be rescheduled. of morale that was for us.

We might look into an affiliaWe look forward to the planned visits of Father Scott tion with Johnson and Wales Ciosek and a group of youth Hospitality Division to upgrade from St. Michael's (Fall River) our professional standing. in May; of Father Hernando May your Lenten journey inHerrera and a group of youth clude us as your companions!

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I myself am complctely ProLife. I do not sce the fairness in choosing for someone else whcther hc or she wishes to live or whether the baby wishes to die.

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any other type of similar action in the futuI"e. Although I have never been faced with the decision of abortion, I would like to think if I was ever put in that predicamcnt I would stand up for what is right and strongly promote the baby's life.

We live ina society today where there is an unprecedented amount of money, endless amounts of food and the best medicine ever to be known to the world. I find it astonishing that

with all this, we cannot find it within our hearts to sustain the Ii fe of a baby, who does not have the ability to help itself in the mother's womb. Allowing a person to take the life of an innocent, unborn baby is compromising the integrity .of the entire nation. I find it upsetting as well as cruel that abortion is .Iegal in this country and I hope thel:e comes a day in history when abortion is made to be permanently illegal, just as its "twin" is now. murder.

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TCMS prays for military, families TAUNTON - Lenten obser- his fellow studentsand the staff he vances at Taunton Catholic Middle said; "I would like ,to dedicate School have taken on additional today's rosary to the members of consideration as the Arnled Forces the Armed Forces and their famiof the United States entered war lies and ffiends. I am aware that with 1I.1l[: On S't. Patrick:s Day, several members of the TCMS famSister :vlarie Baldi and sixth-grade ily are painfully impacted by this rcli!!i(ln teachers. Barbara Connors war because they have loved ones and~ Mary Jane Rehello invited all overseas or awaiting orders to be .students and stalf to inscrihe the sent overseas, to protect our homenames (')1' family memhers <Hid land. DUling this tenible time Of friends,as well as Tallllton Catho- war. our thoughts should tum to our lic Middle School alumni in thi service men and women who put Armed Services. on .scrolls. their'lives on the line to protect us.

The scrolls will remain on dis"I ask St. Michael, the patron play. in the foyer. throughout the saint of soldiers to watch over my Lenten seasor;. In the prayer ser- hrave comrades in battle. Whether vice that followed. sixth-grade in the Army; Navy, Air Force, MaPRESIDENT OF the Assembly, Fernando Menezes, welcomes Coyle and Cassidy High , .. students led prayers for peace and Ijnes, Coast Guard, Speci~1 Forces School students and teachers to the Azorean Regional Assembly diJring a recent visit by the read selections from the Snip~ or any ofthe Reserves, the men and Taunton entourage to the city of -Horta, Faial. The visit was part of a cultural exchange tures. women of the United States miliprogram sponsored ~y the U.S. Department of State.'

E\;eryFfiday mOl1ling. everyone tary will ensure that. freedom en. in the school prilYs a rosary for dures. peace. This tradition began follow, "Let us all hope for a peaceful ing the Septemher II attacks. and end to this blUtal war and let us pray will continue indetinitely. Opening . for peace and a safe retum of our the rosary this week. sixth-grader . soldiers to their friends and famiRichard Souza, a member of the lies:' .

Navy League Cadet Corps, delivThe Lenten observances will TAUNTON - Eight Coyle attending classes as well as visit- dents and two teachers from the ered a dedication. Dressed in' his continue to focus on the Armed and Cassidy High School students , ing the city museum, conserva- Azores will visit with their new cadet uniform and standing hefore' Forces and their families. and two teachers recently re- 'tory of. music and ·the Regional American friends for a threeturned to the United States fol- Assembly where they were wel- week period to experience life in lowing a three-week trip to the comed by its resident Fernando the United Stat~s. While here the)' . city Of Horta on the island of Faial Menezes. While in Faial, the stu- will visit New York City as well in the Azores. The trip was 'part dents lived with eight Portuguese as Boston and Providence. Louis of a cultural exchange program host families that offered them the Melim of Roger Williams Uni-.;ersponsored by the United States opportunity to experience family sity in Bristol, R.I., directs the Department of State, Bureau of life in the Azores. ' Azores and Cape Verde School Education'al and CulturalAffairs. ' Tours were taken of Faial and Partnership Program. .The group, led by Anthony S. the adjacent island of Pico where Students who traveled to the Nunes, world language depart- students visited several whaling Azores were: Lindsay BettencOlllt, ment chairman and Portuguese museums. Additionally the group Lindsey Chaves, Tim Mack, teacher Maria Goodwin, spent was able to experience the Carni- Meghan Noonan, Krystal Rohens, three weeks at the Escola val celebration.

Nicole Soares, Brooke Teixeira Secunda ria de Manuel Arriaga Later this, month, eigh.t stu- and Ryan Wellman. j.

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FOURTH~Gr:ADERS from Diana Macfarlane's class at Saint Joseph School, Fairhaven, display letters, draWings and toys they are sending to their pen pal Ezra in Malawi, Africa.

They learned about him after a visit from missionary Celeste Richard and each student has sent him a letter detailing a little bit about their lives.' "

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Bedford, wilLbe the principal cel'ebrant of the Mass'. ' '. . Marijanmi l'bk:ltis:;,a·,youQg' adult from New Bed"ford: has been helping to 'plan ~hi.event.

Feels like you made a mistake You made somebody's heart break But now I have to let you go I have to let you go You left a stain On every one of my good days But I am stronger than you know I have to let you go No one's ever turned you over No one's tried To ever let you down Beautiful girl Bless your heart Refrain: I got a disease Deep inside me Makes me feel uneasy baby I can't live without you Tell me what am I supposed to do about it Keep your distance from it" DGn't pay no attention to me ~ I got a disease '; Feels like you're ma~ing a mess You're 'hell on wheels in a black dress You drove me to the fire 'And left me there to burn Every little thing you do is tragic All my life, oh was magic Beaut~ul girl I can't breathe (Repeat refrain.)

I think that I'm sick .

But leave me Be while my world is coming down on me You taste like honey, honey Tell me can I be your honey Be, be strong Keep telling myself it that won't take long till I'm free' of my disease Yeah, well free of my disease Free of my disease (Repeat refrain.) ,,,-7 (Repeat sixth verse,) Sung by Matchbox 20 FATHER RAMON Domin'guez shares a moment with young (c) 2002 by Atlantic Records Matchbox 20 released their third people from Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, New Bedford, during the Junior High School Youth Convention last month at CD "More Than You Think" toward the end of last year. Both their fans Bishop Connolly High School. (AnchoriGordon photo)

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and music critics wondered, can they possibly equal t~e:level of success l11;arked by their previous two discs? There's an almost unanimous response: Not only is this album very good, but it's even better than the other, t w o . , , "More Than You Think" demonstrates h,ow the group is growing musically, They weave togetl)er an album that features lyrical ballads, a touch of Gospel, a' certain amount of tw'ang and, of , "

primary symptom is that an individua'iloses who he or she is for the sake of being in the relationship. However, if you stop being yourself then you've lost more than any relationship ever could give you. , What is helpful is to recognize that you have the :'disease" while you still have a light case of it.

Here's a partial list of questions to help you determine if you're comin'g down with "relationship flu": I. Are you afraid to tell the truth ~I I ' " ~,I~ about how you feel or what you ""~I .11 want? Healthy relationships promote . . your individuality. , Dr, 2. Do you suppress feelings about being uncomfortable with the other person? Feelings are messages r frokmnow (;)Ul eug , consl ereIdllean j ac an dt, to be perhaps, acted upon. Don't push aside important inner guidance aboul what is good for you and what is not. " , ' .

3. Does your dating'pallner , 'disrespect or ridicule your values'? , . .• .

-Further, does he or she ask you to '~ct in ways that violate these values'?

No relationship is worth the price of your integrity. ' course, the rock sound that origi4.. Does your dating partner lI)' to l1ally brought.Fhem to fim:te., .

Off IDe new CD is their current control or manipulate you? If you single "Disease." The"guy in the tlnd that keeping the other person happy depends on giving in to his or song ~xpresses the tangled eQ1otions . ,her choices, then you are being of IX:ing)it all, uri~eaIthy rellitio!1ship.:He says: ~'I'got 11 disease deep controlled.

5. Honestly face this question: inside me. Makes me feel uneasy Am I a better human being because baby. I can't be withoilt you." , . This is a problem because the girl of dating this person? Healthy' has "left a staihon every one of my relationships expand our abilities to good days." He' tells her, "You're manifest the good that God placed within each of us. hell on wheels in,a black dress. You The excitement of beginning a drove me tei the fire and left me there to bum." Now he's feeling like "I new relationship can cause us to can't breathe." overlook some of these "symptoms." However. once you've Clearly, it's tim,e for some fresh noticed what is going on. take the air! Other lyrics tell how he is trying ,best medicine: End the relationship. to let go. Well, then~ could be no There's no sense allowing a few better time than today! .symptoms to develop into a fullUnfortunately, this "disease" fledged disease! occurs in many"relationships. Its

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and a brother.

But then he startled me. In today's Church, he said, "I don't Recently, I was interviewing a , think it's changed negatively." member of a religious order of But what about our shortage of brothers for a StOI)' about his community. I marveled as he religious vocations'? I asked. desclibed the great numbei- of He obviously had given the vocations to the pliesthood and' question some thought.

"If you wanted to serve the religious life back in the early 50s Church then, you could only do it when he was making his life's as a priest or religious. That was choices.

For instance, there were nearly your point of entry," he said. Now, 30 brothers on the faculty ot~his he continued, since Vatican Catholic high school. (Brothers are Council II and its emphasis on the involvement of laity in the life of men who take vows of povelty, chastity and obedience, but like the Church, "there are so many other points of entry." sisters are not ordained pliests.)

Points of entry.

"Half of them were 25 or younger," this brother rememThat's a, good phrase. We all bered. "They were a vibrant group. went through our first point of To a freshman, it just seemed entry when we were baptized into remarkable." the Body of Christ. Now, as we deepen our faith, more and more He went on to say that his eighth-grade class of about 36 doors of service and growth open to us in the Church. produced one pliest, two sisters

It's an exciting time to be a Catholic, particularly a young Catholic.

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But there are short-term commitments that often have special appeal to the young. The Jesuit Volunteer Corps, for instance, is one of many Catholic organizations that attracts hun-

We'll always need ordained dreds of people just out of college clergy, and we'll always benelit each year to serve the poor whi Ie from the unique gifts provided by liv,ing simple, spiritual lives in those in vowed religious life. As community. you grow in the life of the Church, A young friend told me that you may find one of those "points more than 10 percent of her of entl)''' beckoning to YOli. University of Notre Dame But no matter what life choices graduating class dedicated a year you make, you're still called to be , after college to vali()us volunteer "church." service opportunities.

When my daughter was in high But you don't have to wait until you graduate from college to serve . school, sht: was the president of our palish's youth group; later she the Church. Many parishes'are went on to m~or in religious eager to have teen-agel's who have studies in college. received confirmation work in "Do you think she's going to be a liturgical ministry as lectors or nun?" my 80-yeal'-0Id mother asked. eucharistic ministers.

To someone of mom's generation, it In our parish, we have teens seemed a logical next step. who assist in catech'etical work I doubt that my daughter is with younger kids. We've even called to be a sister. But she is had high school students on the called. Like all of us, her effOlts to parish council. know, love and selve ChIist in The involvement of teen-agers whatever role he has in mind for or young adults would be a boon her should be a lifetime quest. to any local Catholic Charities.

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On battlefields, chaplain,s ·called to save soldiers' souls, humanity

By CINDY,WOODEN CATHOLIC NE,WSSERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Military chaplains on t.he battlefield must go beyond .offering troops solace and work to save their so.uls by saving their humanity, said participants at a Vatican meeting.

"War has a dehumanizing effect 9n people," said Francis«an Fathlfr Louis V. .Illsiello, deputy chief of chaplains for ,the U.S. Navy and' the top~haplainoqhe U.S. MariJ;}e Corps.

War pushes combatliilts into a dog-eat-d;og lpentality and makes it easy for p~ople to ignore "the roots of tJ:teir common humanity," said Archbishop Renato Martino, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.

International conventions aim to protect tpe human rights and dignity of everyone caught up in a war, offering "a draft version, a foreshadowing of that peace for which even the opponents yearn," the archbishop said.

"Religious personnel who carry out their pastoral ministry in the armed forces ~liould be on the frontlines of the vast process" in which the Catholic C'hurch promotes humanitarian law because it is c()mmitted to protecting human dignity "in every circumstance," the .archbis.hop. told 41 high-ranking . bishops and chaplains ministering to the military qf 34 countries.

The chaplains were in Rome for a March f5-26 courSe on hu-

rnanitarian .law and its specific application to situations of war and conflict.

"The role of the chaplain is to bring troops the spiritual and ethical guidance needed to re. tain their humanity,':' Father Iasiello, who holds the rank of rear admiral, told Catholic News Service.

"If you fight with the right intention - to prepare for. a just and lasting peace - you will retain yourh.umanity and protect the humanity of others,"he said.

In ,a message to the;.participants, Pope John Paul II said, "precis.ely when we,apo!1s are 'unleashed, the need for rules aimed at making warfare less illhuman is .imperative."

Protecting the dignity of all involved in armed conflicts also helps promote "the reconciliation necessary once peace returns," he said.

The theme of the course, sponsored by Archbishop Martino's office and the Congregation for Bishops, was chosen more than three years ago and the program was finalized six months ago, before it was certajn the United States and Britain would attack Iraq.

Nevertheless, the conflict in Iraq,obviously was on the minds of the participants.

"What consoles us," Father Iasjello said, "is the ~nowledge that there are chaplains active there with the soldiers and with the relief efforts in the areas where the fighting has stopped."

The course was planned to be mOfe .practical than theoretical,

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SOLDIERS FROM Britain's 2nd Royal Tank Regiment distribute humanitarian aid and supplies to citizens of Az Zubayr in southern Iraq. (CNS photo from Reuters) examining international law and its specific application to situations of war, including the treatment of prisoners and civilians" the role of medical and religious personnet'and the individual responsibility of combatants.

The fact that a war was under way "reminded us of the importance of our ministry to bring reason and justice in the midst of this inhuman activity," Father Iasiello said.

The Franciscan said chaplains are not starting from scratch when they promote respect for the enemy even when a battle is raging.

Even the youngest U.S. soldiers are taught that "if they fight with restraint and justice," there is a greater chance that enemies will later become allies, he said.

Father Iasiello, whose doctoral dissertation was on the just-war theory, said he believes the centuries of tension within the Christian community over the morality of participating in war have been inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Being a Christian called to shun violence and being a citizen called to arms forces a believer to think, to pray and sometimes to compromise, he said.

"Within the Church there is an inspired tension between . pacifism and realism, and that is good. It keeps us focused," he said. "It keeps us honest."

The continuing tension was clear in Archbishop Martino's conclusion that the course underlined "the service of the chaplain as a minister of Christ and, for that relison, as a man of peace."

In the light of Pope John Paul's teaching, he said, "we are more convinced than ever of the unacceptability of war as a means for overcoming disputes between states."

AUXILIARY 'BISHOP Thomas J. Gumbleton of Detroit is handcuffed during. his arrest at Lafayette Park in Washington recently. Religious .groups including Pax Christ USA and Maryknoll Global Concerns sponsored a war protest in front of the White House where some 60 people were arrested for civil disobedience. (CNS photo by Bob Roller)

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