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PROGRAMMERS readying for the May 4 convention of the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women are, seated, First Vice President Lynette Ouellette and Fifth Vice President and convention chairman Pat Costa; and standing, DCCW President Betty Mazzucchelli, Moderator Father Philip DaVignon, and Treasurer Jeanne Alves. (Photo by Maddy Lavoie)

DCCW plans 49th Annual Convention in Mashpee MASHPEE Hundreds of Catholic women from across the region will gather May 4 at Christ the King Parish Center here to be inspired by motivational speakers to continue spreading the Gospel message and being effective role models to the world around them.

The theme of this, the 49th annual convention of the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, is "Act justly, love tenderly, walk humbly with the Lord."

Registration will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., and a business meeting will follow.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will be the principal celebrant at a Mass at 11: 15 a.m.

The keynote speaker will be Father John P. Phalen of the Con-

gregation of Holy Cross.

He is president of the Holy Cross Family Ministries which consists of The Family Rosary Theater, Family Rosary International and the Father Peyton Family Institute, located in Easton.

His position provides him with the opportunity to continue a long history of promoting family prayer and Marian devotions at the inspiration of Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, the founder of these ministries.

A native of Waterbury, Conn., and ordained a priest of the Congregation on April 20, 1974, he earned a bachelor's degree from Stonehill College, a master of theology degree from the University Turn to page 12 - DCCW

very intense prayer at the Cenacle.

Personal recommitment to "They prayed for the coming of the Holy Spirit discipleship and holiness is asked by and their prayers were answered on Pentecost," he Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.

By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR FALL RIVER - Saying the 'aftermath of the sexual abuse scandal has been a particularly painful time for all in the Church, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., is proposing a novena to be prayed by those in every parish of the Fall River diocese from Ascension Thursday until Pentecost Sunday.

In a letter to priests in the diocese, Bishop O'Malley asked that their homilies on the Pentecost weekend reflect on the themes of healing, reconciliation and unity.

Asked how Catholics in the diocese were reacting to the abuse scandals Bishop O'Malley said, "it's pretty even across the board. Some people arc very supportive of their priests, while others are pretty confused and some are angry. It's a terrible time for the Church and we need to turn to God in prayer. 1 am asking people to use these nine days as a special time of prayer."

The bishop told The Anchor that he was proposing using the Peace Prayer of St. Francis with its message of peace and healing and that he will supply copies of the prayer in various languages to the parishes.

He also,recommended that during the nine days of novena people attend Mass more frequently if they can,. and say other prayers especially the rosary.

"We must remember that the Pentecost Novena is done in the company of Mary as the Acts of the Apostles tells us," said Bishop O'Malley.

He said the first novena in the Church's history began following the 40 days after Easter, following the Ascension of Jesus - when the first disciples and the Blessed Virgin Mary went for nine days of

said. "So I woulc~ like to take advantage of the approaching solemnity of Pentecost to invite all Catholics of our diocese to inake the novena."

The bish()p said that the small community of Chrisf~ followers, "suffering from the confusion arid pain of Jesus' absence were filled with the Easter faith, that the Lord had risen and is alive. Suddenly filled with the Holy Spirit they find courage and direction for their mission and the strength to go out and witness to the world."

The result was that 3,000 asked to be baptized, and Pentecost is often referred to as the birthday of the Church. ''This year I would like us to celebrate Pentecost as a day of prayer for healing and reconciliation and unity," he said. "We need healing for the wounds inflicted on the Body of Christ by the betrayal of trust, by the sins of sexual abuse of minors, and healing for the youngsters and their families directly affected by these crimes and bad decisions of Church leaders."

He added: "Really, it is healing for the whole community that has suffered the shock and disappointment that has affected every person who loves the Catholic Church."

The novena would be a time for reconciliation and in the spirit of contrition and sorrow to ask forgiveness for the mistakes of the past and urge those who have been hurt to turn to God and try to forgive.

"Those who have been affected directly have much to contribute to ensuring that crimes and mistakes of the past will not be repeated," Bishop O'Malley said. "Reconciliation always means firm purpose of amendment. It means looking for new ways to making all our churches, schools and agenTum to page 16- Novena

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at the first session included the potential reassignment of priests who have abused minors, strengthening the observance of celibacy, seminary screeningand formation, and homosexuality. . tIn response to reporters' questions, t~ey said calls ;';f~~(~be f~signation ofl,loston Cardinal Bernard F. 'LaW, who is underfii'e for reassigning priest-abusers'; were not mentioned. l3ut one of prelates at the briefing, Cardinal Tum to page 13 - Summit

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Diocesan Scouters attend' National Scouting Conference

THE ANCHOR - Di.ocese of Fall.River - Fri., April 26, 2002

New U.S. 'norms for Communion under both forms take effect WASHINGTON (CNS) - Fol- corporated into the new General Inlowing Vatican approval, new norms struction of the Roman Missal and for the distribution and reception of have the same force of law in the Communion under the outward signs United States as the rest of the genof both bread and wine by Catholics eral instruction. in the United States have been deInduded among the norms is an creed by the president of the U.S. indult- or exception to the general requirement - from the Vatican Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The newly revised norms, pub- Congregation for Divine Worship lished in March by Bishop Wilton D. and the Sacraments that provides for Gregory of Belleville, 111., were ap- the cleansing of sacred vessels by proved by the U.S. bishops on June special eucharistic ministers. The 15, 200 I , and confinned by the Holy indult was promulgated as "particular law" for the dioceses of the See on March 22.

The norms, which replace the U.S. United States at the same time as the bishops' 1984 directory titled "This norms and it became effective on Holy and Living Sacrifice," give spe- April 7. cific directives regarding liturgical . However. the Vatican congregaroles, sacred vessels and the rites to tion declined to approve an indult aube followed in distributing Commun- thorizing special ministers to assist ion under both kinds. with the distribution of the conseThe first section of the new norms crated blood to other chalices during provides a theological summary of the singing of the "Lamb of God." the Church's teaching on CommunIn the letter confirming the nonns, ion under both kinds, while the fol- the congregation also made clear that lowing section describes the autho- special eucharistic ministers, or inrized procedures by which such dis- deed any communicant, may assist tribution can be accomplished. at in the consumption of what remains Mass. . of the blood after distribution ofComThe U.S. adaptations are to be in- munion has been completed.

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TUCSON, Ariz. - Local dioc~san.Scouters speakers from both the Church and th~ Boy joined Catholic Scouters from around the United Scouting programs. The meetings' are held to States here April 9-13 for the 37th Biennial Con- give Catholic Scouters serving on the local diference of the National Catholic Committee on ocesan level practical information to help them Scouting. carry out the Scouting program under Catholic Attending frcim the Fall River diocese were Fa- auspices. Father Salvador coordinated an openther Stephen B. Salvador, pastor of SS. Peter & Paul ing workshop for new chaplains and priests to Parish, Fall River; Professor Paul & Anne Parente NCCS. of Swansea: members' Key speakers inof St. Michael's Parish; . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : : cluded Bishop Anthony Quinn, Bishop Emeritus and Father David C. Frederici, parochial of Sacramento, Calif.; and Chief Scout Execuvicar at Our Lady ofYictory Parish, CentervilIe. tive, Boy Scouts of and Scout Chaplain for America, Roy L. WillCape Cod and the Islands. iams. Bishop Manuel D. Father Salvador is the ReMoreno of Tucson celgion I Chaplain for ebrated the closing NCCS and Diocesan Mass.

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ATTENDING THE National Scouting Conference States to the Boy Scouts They joined with earlier this month in Tuscon, Ariz., were, from left: of America. It prepares nearly 200 other at- Father Stephen B.• Salvador, diocesan Scouting and implements protendees in 'the week's chaplain; Anne Parente and Professor Paul Parente grams utilizing the proactivities that in- of St. Michael's Parish, Swansea; and Father David grams of Scouting for cluded instructional C. Frederici, Scouting Chaplain of Cape Cod and.. the Church's youth workshops and guest the Islands. ministry.

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FALL RIVER - Following three years of preparation and an extensive self-study process Saint Vincent's Home has received notification of its accreditation by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services.

"We have much to be proud of at Saint Vincent's," said John T. Weldon, executive director. "Together we do wondelful and important work with children .and families. I am velY grateful to all of our staff and the board of directors for their many significant contributions to the fulfillment of our mission and

the accreditation proce·ss."

The COA accreditation attests to an organization meeting the highest national standards and is delivering the best quality services to the community it serves. The process included a review of organizational standards including human resources, flnancial and risk management, con-

tinuous quality improvement, as well as 39 service standards.

Founded as an orphanage in 1885, Saint Vincent's has grown and changed- over the past I 17 years. Today, it is home to more than 160 children and is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of nearly 150 members.

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May! 1882, Rev. Francis J. Quinn, Founder, Immaculate Conception, North Easton; Founder, Sacred Heart, Fall River 1996, Rev. Joseph F. D' Amico, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs 1997, Rev. Walter A. Sullivan, Pastor, St. Mary, South Dartmouth May 2 1963, Rt. Rev. Msgr. M.P. Leonidas Lariviere, Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River MayS 1973, Rev. Leo M. Curry, Chaplain, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River 1985, Rev. Albert Rowley, SS.Cc., in residence, St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet

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Can huge 'footsteps of Alaskan priest be filled? Search begins • Tragic death of New Bedford native missionary priest leaves massive void.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska "Wanted: Experienced pastor to cover 33,000-square-mile parish (roughly the size of South Carolina) in the badlands of southwest Alaska. Pilot's license a plus; ability to fly in some of the world's worst weather a huge plus. Must be comfortable living among your 600 parishioners, sometimes for several days at a time when weather keeps the airplane, your only means of transportation, on the ground. No need to apply if you get ail:sick or mind traveling 100 miles to celebrate Mass oneon-one in a parishioner's living room."

If you have a hard time imagining such an advertiscmcnt producing long lincs of qualified applicants, you grasp thc predicament facing the Archdiocese of Anchorage: Could there possibly be another Fathcr Jim Kelley out there?

The well-known priest-pilot died March 23 when his singlcengine airplane went down in a , snowstorm on the way to a remote village along Bristol Bay. Now Church leaders in Anchorage are trying to figure out how to continue his extraordinary ministry to thc people of his vast parish.

"Quite frankly,- without exaggeration, I don't think there is another priest in the entire world that would do what Father Kelley did for thosc II years,;' said Augustinian Father John Tyma, who is perhaps the most qualitied person alive to make such a statement.

Father Tyma had Father Kelley's job from 1983-86 - that is to say, both men served Holy Rosary Parish in Dillingham and flew a small airplane to serve Catholics in the surTounding areas.

Father Kelley expanded the flying ministry into a regular twicea-month circuit to 23 communities

from Port Alsworth on Lake Clark all the way to Unalaska, 700 miles southwest on the Aleutian archipelago.

A scattering of Alaska native villages and the occasional fishing community dot the mostly barren, roadlcss expanse of mgged mountains and tundra-covered plains.

But Father Kelley called the 33,000-square-mile region his St. Paul Mission, and his dedication to the Catholics he encountered there have become legendary.

Only one other priest-pilot served out of Dillingham: Augustinian Father R.K. Smith, who was 'there from 1978-83. He died in 1987 when his plane went down near Coos Bay, Ore. Father Kelley, 73, had been on his way to celebrate Palm Sunday Masses in the village of Togiak when he crashed into Tuklung Mountain about 30 miles west of Dillingham. Investigators and local pilots said it appeared Father Kelley was attempting to tum back to Dillingham when his plane clipped a protruding edge of the mountain.

At the April 2 funeral, Anchorage Archbishop Roger L. Schwietz raised that troubling problem of continuing to st(,rve the St. Paul Mission. "Let us pray that the Lord will send us someone who will continue the ministry, . trusting that God ... will not leave us abandoned," he said.

Meanwhile, the archdiocese is doing the only thing it can to sccure a permanent pastor: praying and advertising.

Archbishop Schwietz said it would be ideal but not necessary to find a priest who can fly. Commercial flights and air taxi services, though expensive, would be ' able to ferry a priest fairly regularly to several of the villages in the St. Paul Mission.

Perhaps the greater challenge will be finding someone with the right personality for the assignment. He will have to be dedicated and down-to-earth enough to live among the people and celebrate the sacraments in living rooms, offices and seafood canneries.

Once, whcn the bulIding he normally used for Mass was locked up, Father Kelley used the wing of his airplane as an altar; friends say.

Kyle Belleque of the village of Koliganek said, "He taught us that a person can live the sacramental life no matter where thcy are."

FALL RIVER - Several semin·ars and workshops on a variety of topics ·in coming we~ks are announced by Saint Anne's Hospital.

Area men and their families are invited to attend a prostate cancer education series on April 29 and May 13 sponsored by the hospital's Hudner Oncology Center.

On April 29, Dr.,John Carroll will present "Understanding Radical Prostatectomy and Treatments for Impotence and Incontinence."

On May 13, Dr. Anthony 0' Amico will offer "New Advances in the Treatment of Prostate Canc~r."· Both talks will be held from 9 to 10:30 a.m., in the Nannery Conference Room. To register, call Mark Theodore MSW at 508-674-5600, ext. 2279. .A free training program for healthcare professionals who work with immigrants and refugees and who deal with issues of health care eligibility will be held April 30, II a.m.-l :30 p.m., in the Nannery Conference Room. To register, call the hospital's Interpreter Services at 508-674-5600, ext. 1455.

To help smokers kick the habit, the hospital will offer. an eight-week smoking cessation program begin-

ning May 7, at 5 p.m., in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Suite. There is a fee and registration is required.

Call Dixie Tavares, RN at 508-6745600, ext. 2392.

Free skin cancer screenings will be conducted by Drs. Arthur Daily and Richard Waldman on May 8 and 9 from 5 to 6:30 p.m., at the Hudner Oncology Center. Advance appointments are requircd. Call the hospital's Cance~ Registry at 508674-5600, ext. 2185, Mondays through Fridays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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Carrying the cross ,togethe'r One refle.ction concerning the current crisis in the, Church zeroed in on the laity. Much has been written about bishops and priests. The role of the laity in the Church has taken on a back-burner approach.

As Church leaders attempt to restore credibility and confidence it should be obvious that they must encourage the laity to accept their proper place in the life of the total Church as she undertakes this special healing ministry. A two-day meeting of American cardinals at the Vatican is only a l?eginning. To be effective, there must be a renewed . effort to help' the laity to h~ve an effective voice in the Church.

One must ~onsider the unique position that American Catholics . have in the Church. We now have in the United States a better educated laity than we have had in the whole history of the Church. For over two centuries American Catholics have developed Church~spon-­ sored educational institutions that have lifted up millions of students from immigrant status. Our colleges, universities, high schools and elementary schools have been and are yet producing some of the best' educated men and women in the entin; world. Education has empowered them to take their energy skills to an ever-expaTl;ding marketplace. They must also have the same opportunity to offer their unique contributions to their Church. .

First and foremost they should not be viewed as a threat to ordained mini·stry. We can no longer tolerate a confrontational atmosphere in our Church, especially in America. We desperately need to restore the mind-set of Vatican II with regards to the laity. in the,last decade the real spirit of the council has diminished and as a result we have become somewhat fragmented.

More thap ever do the words of the sacred council ring true.

In the council's "Dogmatic Constitution on the'Church" the laity' are urged "by their combined efforts to remedy any institutions and conditions of the world which are customarily an inducement to sin, so that all such things may be conformed to the norms of justice and may favor the practice o'f virtue rather than hinder it." These are powerful words for our time and condition.

The council also urged that the laity express its opinion on things 'that concern the good of the.Church. "When occasions arise let this be ST. JOSEPH AND CHRIST IN THE'WORKSHOP BY PIETRO ANNIGONI HANas IN THE CHURCH OF.' SAN LORENZO IN FLORENCE, ITALY. THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER IS MAY 1. done through the agencies set up by the Church for this purpose. Let it (CNS PHOTO BY NANCY WIECHEC) always be done in truth, in courage and in prudence with reverence and charity to those who by reason of the sacred office represent the person of Christ." ' "HE WENT DOWN WITH THEM AND CAME TO NAZARETH, The need to restore the entire concept of sacredness and holiness to AND WAS OBEDIENT TO THEM" (L_UKE 2:51). ordained miDistry is an imperative. The daily and sometimes erroneous reporting of the media have cast a dark shadow on ministerial.priesthood. Clergy must internally and earnestly renew these fundamental precepts in living and life. Renewing the image is not an option. As we work in the resolve to bring wholeness and holin'ess to our Church may this be a cooperative effort. The laity, who are indeed the' faithful, can bring much to this effort. They can restore a strengthened sense of personal responsibility, a renewed enthusiasm, a more ready application of their talents .to the needs of those pastoring. In tum,

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK Palestinians and Israelis. Just as or a war over holy land prized pastors who indeed must shepherd can be. aided by the experience of CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE the media gives us daily reports for its r~ligious symbolism? the laity in those areas of Church life where their expertise can help In the recent past, revoluThe prophetic words of Ma- of the fighting, so should it give the entire Church. Together, the whole family of the Church will be a history of what pre<;isely tions have' been stopped hatma Gandhi that an eye, for healed and strengthened in its mission of salvation. an eye causes blindness clearly undergirds the conflict as well through use of the Internet. I As we trod these difficult times, it will be the holiness of the Church .apply to the Israeli-Palestinian' as an' in-depth look at the dif- think we ought to pray now that that will be the light that will dispel the present darkness. All in the conflict. Neither side,is able to ferences and similarities of , we'll be able to usc this new believing community must renew the effort to allow and encourage see itself sitting down with the. 'these two,cultures. We need to technology wisely to bombard this to happen. We have been given a cross to carry and together, carry other to work out differences,' grasp the geography of the re- each side in the conflict with 'it we must.

The world is witnessing the gion and why certain areas are information about our conThe Executive Editor sensele!is shedding of blood. valued by both sides, and espe- cerns, hopes and efforts for recThe fear is that' the conflict cially the religious beliefs ·that , onciliation.

We must not sit on the sidecould escalate into an Arma- playa role in the war. geddon: Knowing the history of the lines as spectators of this. conWhat petitions to God conflict is extremely important flict. Instead, we need to make should we formulate on behalf because it uncov'ers root the' effort to inform ourselves of peace? causes. To achieve a balanced and to take action.

More than ever, public opinI believe we should pray that ,view of the conflict, we' must '. OFFICIALNEWSPAPER OFTHE DIOCESE OF FALLRIVE'R the leadershi p on both sides be understand how it first started. ion within a nation ranks among "p'ubiish~d"weekly by the Catl.1olic Press of the Diocese of Fall River replaced by wiser heads if it reAnd we need to pray for the its most powerful weapons. ·~·~'.'>887.,·Hig·hl~ndAvenue ~ . ' " P.O. BOX 7 ' mains hardhearted. In history, wisdom to discern whether this . When public opinion supported ;.', . - Fal!J~iver, MA 02720 .

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Hundreds attend Catholic Charities Appeal kickoffs FALL RIVER - Regional kick-off meetings in an- parish representatives from the Taunton and Attleboro ticipation of the upcoming 61 st annual Catholic Chari- areas gathered. ties Appeal had outstanding attendance according to diMost parish committees are completing plans for the ocesan campaign officials.

2002 Appeal which is slated to formally open on SunMsgr. Thomas J. Hanington, director of the Appeal, day, May 5. and Michael 1. Donly, diocesan director of DevelopAttendees at the various meetings were especially ment, said they were pleased with the turnouts. heartened to hear that 94 cents out of every dollar col"We were thrilled that more than 200 people turned lected during the Appeal goes directly to service those out for the Cape Cod who approach the diocArea Meeting at esan agencies because of Christine's Restaurant various needs and imin South Dennis to hem' poverishment, Msgr. the message for the ApHanington reported. peal here in the Fall Donly told the gathRiver diocese," Msgr. erings that there is a draHanington said. matic possibility of inBishop Sean P. creasing returns if only O'Malley, OFM Cap., five percent additional attended that meeting contributions were to be and met with represenrealized from each partatives from all the parish and if contributing ishes of the Cape Cod donors would increase Deanery.

'--R-A-R....IS"""H ....REPRESENTATIVES from the Taunton their gifts only by that A video presentation same five percent. offered some exciting and Attleboro areas gathered for a Catholic ChariMsgr. Harrington new insights into the ties. Appeal kick-off dinner at Highland Country Club noted that at St. Elizascope and extent of the in Attleboro recently. (John E. Kearns Jr. photo) beth Seton Parish in outreach ofthe Appeal to North Falmouth, pastor the agencies, institutions and ministlies which it supports. Msgr. John F. Moore's committee would be undertakAmong the speakers was Father Craig A. Pregana, ing a "mail" campaign this year. whose ministry and activities as chaplain to Catholic As The Anchor went to press, it was reported that students at UMass-Dartmouth is among those funded the meeting of the Fall River and New Bedford repreby Catholic Charities. sentatives was slated to be' held Wednesday. Officials A similar kickoff was held recently at the Highland said a record number of parish delegates were expected Country Club in Attleboro, where a large turnout of to attend.

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Knights' leader calls for unity as response to sex abuse crisis NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) - Catholics' response to the clergy sex abuse scandal in the U.S. Church "must begin with the principle of unity with our bishops and, through them, with oUI: priests," said the head of the Knights of Columbus.

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson said the only adequate response to the current crisis, in which Catholic priests have been implicated in hundreds ofchild sex abuse allegations, must be "through the eyes of faith and from within the tradition of the ·faith."

He also said the Knights of Columbus stands with every Catholic family that has been victimized and supports the "zero-tolerance policy" for child abuse announced by a number of U.S. bishops. .

He made his comments ApJi I 15 in' Boston after r~ceiving the 2002 Lantern Award from the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus. The award is given each Patriot's Day, a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine, to a citizen who reflects the religious and patriotic ideals of the Founding Fathers.

Anderson said the Catholic 01'-

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by a pair of charging bisons on his helmt;:t, firing completions - to the Patliots'secondary. No longer will a Bledsoe booboo late in the game gnaw at my gut. How great it will be to watch him hold on to the ball too long and end up part of the gridiron. Unlike the past nine years, every bad decision he makes won't break our backs quite the contrary.

Then again, Buffalo Drew could help tum the franchise around, sweep the Patliots and claim theAFC East title. That would be just like him! No, that's just silly talk. Won't happen. CAN'T happen!

Good-bye Drew. I wish I could wish you well. I wish I could thank you. I wish we could part as friends .

But what I can tell you is that not everything will change with your departure. Your successes and failures will still playa big part in the Patriots' future. .

Dave Jolivet is a former sports editor/writer and the current edi- . tor of The Anchor.

Comments are welcome at Dave.Iolivet@Anchomews.org.

ganization must be a "living witness to the unity of the Catholic Church," and that individual bishops are the source and foundation of that unity in their dioceses.

He said priests must not become isolated from the people they serve. "There must be greater closeness between families and their priests, not less," he said.

Regarding zero toler:;.nce for child abuse, he said, "We support its implementation swiftly, strictly and without exception. That too is a measure of solidarity with our faithful priests and with every Catholic family."

The Knights will "stand shoulder to shoulder with our pJiests" in this crisis, he pledged, and will increase efforts to promote priestly vocations.

The Ca.tholic service organization, which has 1.6 million members and 12,000 local units throughout North America and the Philippines, already provides millions of dollars annually in schol~ arship and other financial aid to st<minarians and gave financial support for the recent Third Continental Congress on Vocations in Montreal.

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By Dave Jolivet employer very well. He led the PatJiots to the Super L.. ....;, _ Bowl in 1996; he shattered a number of passing records; he form, the greater the benefit for the thJilled the masses with two come- Patriots. The further down the Bills from-behind victOlies.- with a bro- . finish in the standings, the better the ken tJigger tinger. His coup de grace pick for the Pats in next year's draft. surely was his behavior last season The Patriots will face Bledsoe when he was benched in favor of a Bill twice this year- one-eighth of younger gunslinger. His class and the season. Twice will Bledsoe have silence lead to deafening rom'S for the chance to come back and haunt the Pats by season's end. us - or twice can the Patliots knock Drew BlCdsoe was a Patriot the Bills down a notch in the standthrough and through when he was ings. here, and I'm positive,he'll be the Already, I'm eagerly waiting for ultimate Bill in Buffalo.. the chance to see Bledsoe, flanked

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ATTLEBORO - A Bethany Nights evening of-song with John Poke will take place tonight at 7:30 p.m,in the Shrine Church. All in,vited to attend. Wheekhair accessible. , A healing service in English with Mass is scheduled for Sunday, 2 p.m. at the Shrine Church. Father Richard Lavoi'e, M.S. will lead the service which will include teaching, music, Eucharist, and the opportunity to be prayed over indiv.idually.

Handicapped accessible.

For more information. call 508222-5410. ' ATTLEBORO - The Hospice Program of the Community Visiting Nurse Agency is offering volunteer training May 1,7,8, 15,21, and 22 at 141 Park Street. Opportunities include direct care. office assistance or transportation of patients to medical appointments. Advance registration required. For more information call 508-222-0118. ext. 2116.

ATTLEBORO - St. John's Council No. 404 Knights of Columbus is sponsoring its annual Dinner for Pr\ests and Religious April 30 from 6~7 p.m. at St. John's Council . Home. 2 Hodges Street. Call La Salette Father Robert Nichols at 508236-9019 for more information.

BREWSTER - A' Mass, and healing service will be celebrated by La Salette Father William Kaliyadan May I at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 428' Stony Brook' Road. For more information 'call 508-385~3252.

FAIRHAVEN - Saint Mary's Church will h'old its annual parish retreat Saturday at the Sacred Hearts Retreat Center, Wareham. Sacred Hearts Father Richard McNally will be retreat master. For more information call Sheila Dorgan at 508-7589881. , FALL RIVER - The Youth , Apostles Institute will hold a program, "Death and Dying," for youth minjsters. teachers. catechists. parents and all interested parties May 7 from 8-9 p.m. at the new Youth Apostles residence, 42 Chicago Street. Attendees are invited to join them for evening prayer at7: 15 p.m. and Mass at 7:30 p.m. in the' chapel.

For more information call Youth Apostles at 508-672-'2755.

FALL RIVER - A Mass and healing service will be held AiJril30 at 7 p.m. at Holy Name Church. The rosary will be recited before Mass and it will include the opportunity to be prayed over individually. For more information call 508-6749877.

FALL RIVER -A healing service will ,be held Sunday a12:30 p.m: at SI. Anne;s Church. It wilnnclude r~sary and Benediction of tht: Blessed Sacrament. ' MISCELLANEOUS - Volunteers are needed to work with

Why a priest路 washes his. han'ds at Mass

Q. What is the meaning of offering. of the gifts was partly thus ruling out multiple in, the priest washing his hands ' an extension 'of that custom.' tentions. Some parishes have during Mass? Some claim it Some 'other traditional cus- Masses said for two or three represents Pilate washing his toms related to the Mass have fa m iii e's, but we are told no. hands during the trial of 'similar histories. Priests used to Which is correct? (Michigan) women and children at the Donovan Jesus: Others say it's just wear over their arm, as a Mass A. I have a suspicion there is House, a transitional home for washing, which doesn't make vestment, what was called a a misunderstanding here somewomen an'd children. Share your alotofsense.Whatisthereal maniple, m~de of cloth the where. Canon law (948) does retime, knowlt:dge and skills. Train- a~swer? (Indiana) color of the day. This was a quire that a separate Mass be aping and support will be provided. For A. Part of the answer seems vestige of the old Roman hand- plied for each individual offermore information c<\11 Debra Kenney of Catholic Social Services at 508- to be that this is one _-----------1--::::iiiiiiiii:::::-'.., ing (stipend) accepted, part of the Massrehowever small. The rea- ' 999-5893. ' maining from former; son is obvious. It is to . avoid an abuse in which NEW BEDFORD- The New centuries when it had a practical significance. a priest might accept nuBedford Catholic Women's Club At the offering of the .. merous stipends for one will m~et May 8 at 7 p.m. at the Mass.

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John J. Dietzen however, one offering David Reboy' will speak about the often was brought formade for a, group of Buttonwood Park Zoo. For more in- ward and given to the presiding priest for the people, even for several formation call 508-995-9319. poor or for other purposes. He kerchief (Latin, "mappa" or families. Mass intentions comNEW BEDFORD - People are needed to wash his hands after- "mappu[a"), carried fashion- monly are listed for the family of needed for perpetual adOration at ' ward. ably in the hand- (Latin, Joe and Mary Gray, the Girl Our Lady's Chapel, 600 Pleasant When this practical. reason "inanus") or fasten,ed to the Scouts, manied couples of the parStreet. It was'recently approved and no longer ,existed, the custom arm. Thus the. nam'e maniple. ish, those killed in the September a'II168 houfs a week need to be cov- continued, with spiritual interWhen this item no longer 11,2001, attack and so on. There ered. For more information call pretation's given for the wash- served a practical purpose, it is nothing wrong or against Brother Jude Mary at 508-996-8274. ing. It was said to symbolize" continued to be worn but was Church policy in doing so. for example~,thespiritual c1ean- gi ven a variety of somewh'at I'm sure your pastor is well NORTH DARTMOUTH' - A Ii ness appropriate for celebrat- spiritual meanings. This is the aware of these regulations. ' Separated-Divorced Support Group I'ng the Eucharist. main reaso'n a number of acA free brochure describing will meet April 29 from 7-9 p.m. at 'Publicly washing one's hands tions and articles formerly con- basic Catholic prayers, bethe Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. It will feattire a talk before a liturgical ceremony nected with the Mass, but with Iiefs and moral precepts is entitled "Annulments in the Catholic was common in bider days, similar histories, have been dis- available by sending a Church." by Father Jay T. Maddock. among Christians and others, to continued. The maniple is nO stamped, self-addressed enveprepare oneself spiritually fot a longer an official part of the lope to Father John Dietzen, , NORTH DARTMOUTH -A religious ceremony. Fountains priest's or bishop's Mass attire. Box 325, Peoria, II 61651.

Diocesan Uhreya will be held May, for this purpose may sti II be Q. Our parish bulletin had Questions for this column ,,7 at 7 p.m. at the Family Life Ce~- seen in the, courtyards of ancient a note recently that canon law ' should be sent to the same ad, ter. Guest speaker Marilyn Lariviere ' Christi'an churches in Rome. forbids accepting more than' dress, or send E-mail to will address the topic "Evangelizac ,' The priest's washing ~t the one stipend for each Mass, iidietzen@aol.com. tion." For more information call 508-823-4116:

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NORTH DIGHTON, Twenty-four-hour Eucharistic adoration will begin May 3 following the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph's Church. 499 Spring Street. It will continue until the 8 a.m. Mass on May 4.

ORLEANS - A Separated-Divorced Catholics Support Group will' meet SD~day at 7 p.m. in the parish center of St. Joan of Arc Church.

Guest speaker will be Tom O路Connell. For more information call Father Richard Roy ai 508- 255~0 170.

SWANSEA - First Friday daylong adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held May 3 beginning after the 8 a.m. Mass atSt. Dominic's Church. It will continue until 6:30 p.m. 路when a Holy Hour and Benediction will be held. Devotions to Our Blessed Mother follows the 8 a.m.

Mass every First Saturday.

TAUNTON St. Joseph Church, 19 Kilmer Avenue, will be the site of a mission April 29-May 2. beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. It will be directed by Father Pio Mandato and is themed "Going Into the Depths." It includes spiritual talks and reconciliation. For more in'formation call 508-824-5435.

TAUNTON - The Taunion District Council of Catholic Women will sponsor an International Day S_unday from 2-5 p.m, at St. Anthony's Church. It will include entertainment, food and exhibits.

An extraordinary mQther's love

.' Fortunately, few mothers ever have to make the , II. The story of her heroic love for her unborn choice that confronted Gianna Beretta Molla, an child had begun to be, known far and wide, and Italian physician, a little more than 40 years ago. ' several Pro-Life centers were dedicated in her She was in'her fourth pregnancy when a life-threat- name. Then, a bona fide miracle that saved the ening complication developed. life ofa young Protestant woman in Brazil,-atMolla faced'a terrible decision. Her life could be ti-it>uted to Molla's intercession, .was declared saved if she had surgery to remove her uterus. But authef\tic after a six-year investigation. Then the in saving her own life, ~er ' Church could go ahead and declare her 'child would, of course, _ - - - - - - - - - - die..Asa mother, I can't ':blessed." imagine the torment she At the ceremony, Pope felt at having to decide John Paul offered her as who would live and who a model for all mothers, would die. saying, "A woman of he: Here she was, a 39roic love, an outstanding

By Antoinette Bosco year-old woman who wife and mother, she gave loyed life, was extremely dedicated witness to the devoted to her husband demanding values of the Pietro and their three children, had a great medical Gospel in her daily life.... We thank you for the inpractice and an active spiritual life of prayer and trepid trust in God and in his love." , , work; m'uch of it for the St. Vincent de Paul Society Pauline Books and Media will be publishing a ' 'dedicated to helping the poor and oppressed. And book on Blessed Gianna's life soon, and I had the now she had to face the end of living, unless she privilege of re~ding the manuscript. I was deeply sacrificed the child in her womb. moved when I read of the real miracle here - the It takes enormous inner strength to face the prob- words spoken by Gianna Emanuela Molla, then 32, ability of your own_death when you also know it the child now living because of her mother's sacrican be averted;, Molla would not have the surgery fice : "Dear Mama, thank you for having given me that could save her, but considering how much she life two times: when you conceived ,me and when loved her three living children and wanted to be you permilled me to be born .... My life seems to be there to raise them, I sense she may have chosen to the natural continuation of your life, of you{ joy of believe she would not die. Yet, like Jesus, she left living, of your enthusiasm; I discover my life's full her destiny in the hands of her Father, out of love meaning in dedicating myself to whoever lives in for the life within her. She must have wept bitterly, suffering." kn'owing, in all probability, as a physician, the price In her younger years, Blessed Gianna wrote, "Our she would pay. task is to make the truth visible and lovable in ourI learned of Molla in April 1994 when I read selves, offering ourselves as an attractive and, if that this woman; who had died April 28, 1962, possible, heroic example." She could not have had been proclaimed "blessed" by Pope John Paul known how prophetic her words were.

The Bottom, Line

A challenge froDl the Bureau of

Church Pews Research As you know, we at the Bu- (smile) by a recent Catholic reau of Church Pews Research University of America study on - an agency with strong orga- where and when people sit at nizational ties to both Worship church.

Technotics Inc. and the Pew Pencil Foundation - long have been keenly interested in the sociological interplay of individuals, families, groups, the occasional pet iguana and foreign objects

By Dan Morris (toy dinosaurs, Cheerios and coloring books, for example) as they impact what is known by The major finding of the many in Church circles as "the study - hang onto your hats worship space." and headbands - was, in the Note: "Worship space" is not words of assistant professor D. to be confused with "worship- Paul Sullins, "People who aring in space" or the "worship rive earlier tend to sit up toward of space" or even "the Starship the front, much more than those Enterprise," although some arriving later."

Church architectural work from I know what you are thinkthe mid-'70s did bear an un- ing. "This can't be. Front pews canny resemblance to the are intentionally left empty so Enterprise's control deck. parishioners arriving late with Thus, we were quite taken three or four chi Idren trailing

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behind them have to traipse all the way to the front as a form of Catholic entertainment and mortification."

Relax. The Catholic University of America study did not concern itself with Catholic churches. They are too big and have too many people, noted Sullins.

So his class limited itself to Washington, D.C., area Protestant churches.

Oh. Needless to day, this was a little disappointing for those of us who have been advocating the study of cordoning off Catholic pews into sections such as "non hand-holding" and "hand-holding," or "kneel" and "no-kneel", or "sing" and "Iipsync."

While the study by the sociology class did not shed light on this, it did reveal that almost 60 percent of non-Catholic

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churchgoers arrive in the last 10 minutes before the service.

At least around Washington, D.C. This is interesting in that many Catholic observers claim about 50 percent of Catholics arrive three minutes before Mass, and about 10 percent after. The other 40 percent are at home.

Apparently no exit polls were taken to find out why people arrived when they did.

Too bad. It might have been valuable to have answers to questions such as, "Was today the opening of bass season?"

"Did you check the cold-air return vent for your toddler's missing shoe?" "Were you part of that group sitting in the motor home in the parking lot listening to the NBA playoffs?"

"In regard to daylight saving time, does one spring forward

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or spring backward?" "Did your bishop send you?"

It was unclear how the information might be used, notably by the U.S. bishops who keep an eye on the place.

"Catholic University has one of the oldest - some wou Id say the very oldest - sociology departments in the country," according to Sullins. "We try to do real life, cutting-edge research. And this was designed to do just that, put them (his students) in real-life research situations."

WelI, then, the Bureau of Church Pews Research has a challenge for his class: "Define the reasons some persons come early and stake out the end of pews like 4gers on a gold claim."

Comments are welcome. Email Uncle Dan at cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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public schools, and favored greater accommodation WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Jus- of religion by governments. He also wrote opintice Byron White, a football hero turned jurist who ions that struck down capital punishment for rapdied April 15, was remembered for dissenting from ists, said nude dancing is a form of expression prosome of the most controversial court rulings of his tected by the Constitution, and said child pornogratime, including the Roe vs. Wade decision legaliz- phy is not protected under free speech provisions.

White had been a coling abortion. lege football star for the White, 84, died of University of Colorado, complications of pneunamed an All-American monia at his home in player. He was the highDenver. He had retired est-paid professional from the court in 1993 footbalI player in the after serving 31 years, a country, earning $15,800 term stretching from his for the 1938-39 season appointment by President with the Pittsburgh John F. Kennedy to the Steelers. At the end of the first months of the season, he accepted a deClinton presidency. ferred Rhodes scholarOne of his more faship and left for England. mous dissents at the SuAfter World War II bepreme Court was in the gan in Europe, White re1973 Roe case. turned to the United He wrote that "the States and entered Yale court apparently values Law School. He continthe convenience of the ued to play football for pregnant mother more the Detroit Lions while than the continued existstudying. In 1942 he ence and development of joined the Navy and .. the life' or potential life served as an intelligence which she carries. I find officer in the Pacific. no constitutional warrant He met John F. for imposing such an orKennedy first in England, der of priorities on the when the future president's people and legislatures of father was ambassador to the states." the Court of S1. James.

White said the majorThey later crossed paths ity opinion was "an imSUPREME COURT JUSTICE BYRON WHITE again in the Navy, when provident and extravaWhite wrote an intelligence gant exercise of the report on the sinking of Kennedy's ship, the PT-109. power of judicial rule."

White completed his law degree after the war, In future cases, White continued to vote to allow states to regulate or prohibit abortion. He also was served as a clerk to Chief Justice Fred Vinson and part of the majority in the 1990 opinion saying the then returned to Colorado and a law practice spestate of Missouri's role in protecting life gave it the cializing in corporate and antitrust law. After workprevailing interest in whether Nancy Beth Cruzan ing for Kennedy's election in 1960, White became deputy attorney general under the president's should be kept alive in an irreversible coma.

On other issues, he voted to expand the powers brother, Robert F. Kennedy. He was named to the of federal courts in ordering racial desegregation of Supreme Court in 1962.

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Send resume and organ repertoire list by May 15th to Rev. R. Bradley Beaupre, C.S.C., 480 Washington Street, North Easton, MA 02356.

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Pope beatifies six, including Nicaraguan, first Argentine By

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VATICAN CITY - Celebrating examples of priestly and religious holiness in the Church, , .. Pope John Paul II beatified six . ,,",' people, including the first Argen;' ,: ' ;tine and Nicaraguan women.

"These (six) newly beatified were able to recognize the Lord's living presence in the Church and, overcoining,difficulties and fears, became his enthusiastic and cou-' rageous witnesses to the world," the pope said April 14 during a solemn liturgy in St. Peter's Square.

As the pope pronounced the Latin formula of beatification under an overcast sky, drapes slipped off large tapestries on the basilica facade that depicted those being declared "blessed." The group was made up of three priests, two religious sisters and a religious brother.

Among the tens of thousands in St. Peter's Square who cheered as the pope read out the names were American descendents of Salvatore Cacciappoli, an Italian man whose miraculous cure from a perforated stomach ulcer in 1952 advanced the beatification cause of Father Gaetano Errico, 19th-century founder of an Italian missionary order.

Cacciappoli's 61-year-old son, Giuseppe, medical director of a , mental health center in Lawton, Okla., said that throughout the beatification liturgy he had strong

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In his homily, the pope dwelled longest on Father Errico, noting that he spent whole days in the confessional "spending his best energies welcoming and listening to peJ;litents." The Italian priest , also founded the Congregation of ' Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts , of' Jesus and Mary.

The pope also beatified: - Italian Father Lodovico Pavoni, 19th-century founder of the Congregation of Sons of Mary Immaculate; - Italian Salesian Father Luigi Variara, 20th-century founder of the Institute of Daughters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary; - Argentine Sister Maria del Transito de Jesus Sacramentado, 19th-century founder of the Cone gregation of Tertiary Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Argentina; - Italian Salesian Brother ' Artemide Zatti, who died in 1951 after spending most of his life as a health care worker in Argentina; - Salesian Sister Maria Romero Meneses, 'a Nicaraguan who died in 1977 after spending most of her religious life in Costa Rica.

With the ceremony, the number of people beatified by the pope rose to 1,290, according to a calculation based on figures from the Vatican's sainthood congregation.

RESIDENTS OF sister cities EI Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, cross the Santa Fe bridge that connects the countries of Mexico and the United States. Families with relatives living in both cities used to have easy access to each other until the U.S. tightened border controls several years ago. (CNS photo by Martin Lueders)

Mexican WOOlen seeking jobs at U.S.-Mexico border find hardship

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room units designed for women . with young children.

Another problem is the limited education of many Mexican women.

Dominican Sister Dorothy Kustusch, who has been working for 10 years with poor women along the Mexican border, said many have only a sixth-grade education.

"The most they can do is work an assembly-line job. They're kept poor because of education," she said.

Sister Kustusch operates Santa Catalina, a women's center featuring a sewing cooperative and a day-care center in a poor neighborhood of Juarez.

The 25 women in her cooperative make shawls, blankets and quilts, sharing the profits equally, she said. "Their goal is to earn $100 a month each."

A dramatic symbol of the abandoned status of women in Juarez is that 300 women have been killed since 1993 in unsolved crimes, she said.

Ruben Garcia, director of Annunciation House, said domestic violence is also a main problem as Mexico struggles with its machismo and the evolving role of women in society.

Sister Kustusch said the living conditions of the women greatly influence their spirituality.

At Mass the Eucharist is not the important image ofChrist, because many cannot receive Communion as they are married civilly but not in the Church, she said.

Reasons why many women are not married in the Church include indifference by the husband and that many Church marriage preparation courses are at night and difficult to get to, she said.

JUAREZ, Mexico - The courtyard of Casa del Peregrina serves as a playground and clothes-drying area. Kids dart between dripping sheets, not knowing what the future brings when their mothers return in the evening.

Casa del Peregrina, Spanish for Pilgrim House, is a shelter for women in the Mexican border city of Juarez. Many have arrived from other parts of Mexico seeking their fortunes. Others are victims of domestic violence.

"Most women are looking for work. Some are just living on the streets, come in for a short period to get off the streets and then go back again," said Rachel Zerkle, a volunteer from Bradford, Ohio, working at Casa del Peregrina.

Casa del Peregrina is part of Annunciation House, affiliated with the Diocese of El Paso. It serves as a temporary refuge for women, giving them some breathing space to seek the next step in their lives. Annunciation House also has three migrant shelters across the border in El Paso.

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by Mexican. police and Church organizations.

Many of the women at Casa del Peregrina are seeking jobs in the maquiladoras, foreign-owned - mostly U.S. - assembly plants attracted by Mexican tax laws and low wages. Most Of the J' / ; maquiladora workers are women. / But jobs are hard to find now because a recession has sparked numerous layoffs in the assembly plants and dried up other employment sources.

LINES OF cars and buses line up across the Santa Fe "It's difficult to find jobs especially if you have children and bridge that connects Mexico and the United States. Resican't afford day care," said dents of EI Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, wait hours to Zerkle. The casa can house up to get through the border crossing because of U.S. security.

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THE IMAGE of Sister Maria Romero Meneses hangs from the facade of St. Peter's Basilica recently. The Nicaraguaborn nun, one of six people beatified by Pope John Paul II, spent most of her life working in Costa Rica. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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Alaskan bishops write pastoral on controversial subsistence

By JOHN ROSCOE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

"SHIP OF STATE;' by U.S. maritime artist Tom W. Freeman, depicts the visit of Pope Pius IX aboard the USS Constitution in Italy's Gaeta harbor Aug. 1, 1849. The event marked the first papal visit to what is considered U.S. soil. Freeman presented the painting to Pope John Paul II recently.

Sixth Fleet's Holy Grail: Pope Pius IX visited U.S. warship

By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul n, the most traveled pope in history, in April accepted a painting depicting a little-known papal journey: the first formal visit to the United States.

More than a century before Pope Paul VI's landmark joumey to New York in 1965, Pope Pius IX spent three hours visiting the captain and crew aboard the famous American warship USS Constitution, anchored in an Italian harbor. Like embassies, U.S. Navy ships are considered U.S. soil.

'The significance of the day went, I think, kind of unnoticed," said Tom W. Freeman, a noted U.S. maritime artist who painted a three-foot by five-foot watercolor depiction of Pope Pius' visit.

Freeman, accompanied by Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore, presented the painting to the pope after a recent general audience in St. Peter's Square.

'The day that is represented was a pivotal day for the United States' relationship with the Vatican," said Freeman, who consulted U.S. and Italian Navy historians about the event.

Pope Pius visited the warship with King Ferdinand [I, king of the two Sicilies, Aug. 2, 1849, at Gaeta, a port city between Rome and Naples that today serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Pope Pius was based there after being forced to flee Rome when his prime minister was assassinated.

In the painting, the warship, known as "Old Ironsides" for the fabled ability of its oak sides to repel cannonballs, blasts a 21-gun salute as Pope Pius prepares to step aboard. Marines stand in formation on the deck, while high above, white-uniformed sailors stand arm-to-arm along the mast yardarms.

According to U.S. Cmdr. Tyrone G. Martin, a Constitution historian who described the visit in a recent issue of NavaL History magazine, the pope was shown every part of the ship. The pontiff walked among the 80 Catholic members of the crew, gave them his blessing and later sent them 150 rosaries and prayer books.

To the ship's captain he sent a silver medal bearing his image and coat of arms.

At one point, Martin writes, the pontiff appeared to feel seasick, but the ship's surgeon gave him something that made him feel better.

One prayer book and rosary given by the pope are still preserved at the USS Constitution Museum in Boston. The rosary is "very, very simple: just the wood beads and a simple silver cross," said Freeman.

Though the visit is now recalled in the U.S. Navy as a proud moment, at the time it led to charges of insubordination against Constitution's Capt. John Gwinn.

Gwinn's naval superior explicitly forbade him to host the embattled pontiff and king aboard his ship I because of concerns that" a visit might compromise U.S. neutrality. It is unclear, writes historian Martin, whether Gwinn ignored the orders or thought they were overridden by a U.S. diplomat'S subsequent invitation to the dignitaries.

Gwinn's superior wrote a report recommending that the captain be punished, also because the 84 cannon shots used to salute the pope and king "wasted" precious gunpowder. But Gwinn suddenly died a month later in Sicily, possibly of a slow brain hemorrhage, says,Martin. "(Gwinn) probably would have been court-. martialed today," Adm. Gregory G. Johnson, commander in chief of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe and of Allied Forces in Southern Europe, told reporters at an embassy reception for Freeman. .

"But that's another story. We're glad that he tOQk it upon himself to visit Gaeta" and host the pontiff, he said. The admiral was quick to emphasize, with a laugh, that his appreciation of Gwinn .should not be under-. stood as advQCating insubordination in the military..: .

Johnson said the story of Pope Pius' visit bas al~: ways been well known in the Navy's Sixth Fleet, which operates mainly in the Mediterranean Sea. "As a Sixth Fleet commander, this was the Holy Grail," he said. 'This story is a very important part"of our history and our being." .

Church histories, however, pay the inciderit less attention. It does not warrant even a mention in Jesuit historian Giacomo Martina's definitive three-volume . biography of Pius IX. Johnson said he had on his office wall a small print of a 19th-century etching recalling the visit and no~ plans to put up a copy of Freeman's painting. .

Freeman has created 100 copies of the painting, cropping them slightly to ensure that Pope John Paul received the only full-sized original painting. .

The artist, who has painted five other worksfeaturing the USS Constitution, said he had received numerous inquiries about the new painting, many of which came from the warship's former crew members.

"I believe this is the first full-color image of the event," he said.

in the equal access stance, they say the authors of the state constitution ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The "may have created ail injustice for Catholic bishops of Alaska have the Alaska native peoples" by inwritten a pastoral letter on subsis- cludingthe equal access provision. tence, a controversial issue that is The pastoral letter goes on to at its heart about the just distribu- address subsistence in light of five tion of fish and wildlife resources. Catholic social principles: solidarReleased last week, "A Catho- ity, the 'preferential option for the lic Perspective on Subsistence: Our poor and vulnerable, subsidiarity, Responsibility stewardship, and Toward Alaska's the dignity of The apparentgradual work.

Bounty and Our Human Family" disintegration of Alaska The apparent is the bishops' native cultures should gradual disinte~ contribution to lead Christians to "stand. gration of Alaska an old question in solidarity" with them, ' native cultures in Alaska: When should lead fish and game are attempting to help them Christians to in short supply, meet~effsoda~heaffh "stand in solidarwho should be and cultural needs, the ity" with them, atfirst in line to har- bishops say. tempting to help vest these rethem meet their sources? social, health and Commercial fishermen, native cultural needs, the bishops say.

Alaskans, hunters, and those who They assert that protecting subsislive a subsistence lifestyle - that tence rights for Alaska natives is is, those who depend on wildlife crucial to preserving their cultures, resources for food, shelter, tools and and cite a 1988 pontifical document other basic necessities - all have that says, 'The right of the first ocstakes in the answer. cupants to land, and a social and ''A Catholic Perspective on Sub- political organization which would sistence" frames the issue largely allow them to preserve their cultural in terms of the right ofAlaska's in- identity ... must be guaranteed." digenous peoples to preserve their The bishops mailed "A Cathoway of life. In it the bishops also lic Perspective on Subsistence" to recognize the need for a harvest the 20,000 Catholic families in the priority for rural subsistence users state.

The pastoral is signed by Anas one step toward a "just resoluchorage Archbishop Roger L. tion" of the issue.

The.AlaskaConstitution guaran- Schwietz; retired Anchorage Archtees all residents of the state equal bishop Francis T. Hurley; Bishop access to fish and game resources, Michael W. Warfel of Juneau, who while federal law gives a harvest also is interim apostolic adminispriority to subsistence users in ru- trator of the Fairbanks diocese; and Jesuit Father Richard Case, Bishop ral areas. . The bishops clearly favor allow- Warfel's deputy in Fairbanks. ing a priority. Citing several flaws

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Fri., April 26, 2002 .

Devotion to St.· Rita highlighted in new movie By

PEGGY WEBER

Catholic Observer.. '

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He said there are "pockets in the United States" where she has a strong following but that people SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Who is St. Rita?

Disney's recent release of "The Rookie" has might be less familiar with her than with St. Jude. prompted that question for many moviegoers, ac- . St. Rita was born in 1381 in a small- town near cording to Augustinian Father Michael DiGregorio, Cascia, Italy. She was an only child. and told her director and pastor of the National Shrine of St. Rita parents she wanted to be a nun. Instead, a marriage of Cascia in Philadelphia. . was arranged for her. She became the mother of "It's too soon to say what kind of impact this two boys. Her I8-year marriage ended when her movie will have on devotion to St. Rita," said Fa- husband, Paolo, was killed "as a result of a venther DiGregorio in an interview with The Catholic detta/' said Father DiGregorio~ , Observer, Springfield diocesan newspaper. How"Rita forgave the murderers. But her sons were ever, he has "gotten calls from several people and r not able to do that," he added. Both became ill and MIRA SORVINO stars as a princess in the movie "Triumph was stopped after Mass and asked about the movie." . died within a year. of Love." For a brief review of this film, see CNSMovie CapThe movie, starring Dennis Quaid, tells the true Foliowing the death of her husband and sons, sules below. (CNS photo from Paramount Classics) story of Jim Morris, a high Rita gave herself to works of school science teacher and charity and to a more intense whose Greek parents (Michael baseball coach who tried to life of prayer. She asked to join Constantine and Lainie Kazan) motivate his team by agreeing an Augustinian convent in flip out when she falls for and to tryout for a major-league Cascia but was refused three plans to marry a non-Greek man team if his high school playtimes "because the murder of (John Corbett). Director Joel ers win the district championher husband was rather public Zwick's good-natured film, bas'ed ship. ' and certain families were at on Vardalos' one-woman show, When the team won, Morodds. However, Rita went and gently pokes fun at absurd famil- ris, who had given up a career reconciled with the two famiial situations, yet reveals the re- in pro baseball after an injury, lies and· was able to fulfill her (C~~ ~'I()Viile wards in accepting and loving tried out for- and was signed dream of religious life," exone's family, warts and all. Fleet- by - the Tampa Bay Devil plained Father DiGregorio.

ICaIV~Ulllle~ ing bedroom scene and a few in- Rays, making him one of For the next 40 years Rita stances of crass language. The baseball's oldest rookies ever. lived the life of an AugustinNEW YORK (CNS) - The U.S. Conference .of Catholic The U ,S. Conference of ian nun. After 25 years of relifollowing are recent capsule re- Bishops classification is A-II Catholic Bishops' Office for gious life, she was given a views issued by the U.S. Confer- adults and adolescents. The Mo- Film and Broadcasting called ~''''. '): "stigmata" on her forehead, ence of Catholic Bishops' Office tion Picture Association of "The Rookie" "a rare film in1t ' which she bore until her death America rating is PG - parental deed that not only pleases and for Film and Broadcasting. .~ ~ : 15 years later. guidance suggested.

"Murder by Numbers" inspires but does so without a \ :i ,~: \ Father DiGregorio said St. 'Triumph of Love" (Warner Bros.) drop of violence or sex or even l, ',"ir~' ·l.

Rita holds much relevance for (Paramount Classics) Creepy thriller in which two so much as a crude word," .' Ii': today's society, whether people Frothy 18th-century romantic murderous high school seniors i , ' ~ . ' , 1 ' · ,it:' \ . ' .,',: are seeking a position on a bigclassifying it A-I - general (Michael Pitt and Ryan Gosling) comedy in which a fetching prin- patronage. . . league roster or reconciliation match wits with a fierce homicide cess (Mira Sorvino) gets around Throughout the movie, \." . '\ among family members. detective (Sandra Bullock) who a stern brother and sister (Ben MorrisshowsadevotiontoSt. THIS STATUE of St. Rita of "Ithink her message is very won't accept that the prime sus- Kingsley and Fiona Shaw) pro- Rita, the patron saint of impos- Cascia bears a representation of the pertinent to society today. . pect" an apparent suicide, was the tecting the young man (Jay sible causes. stigmata on her forehead. Jim Mor- Whenever visitors come to the guilty party. Director Barbet Rodan) she loves from the fair sex Father DiGregorio said the ris, the teacher and baseball coach shrine and hear her story they Schroeder attempts character by pretending to be a man, but in movie's opening scene acculeave with a new friend," he studies of the three leads to add the process she becomes engaged rately depicts a group of nuns whose life is portrayed in the Disney said. 'interest, but I the film remains at to all three of them simulta- who bought some land in the movie "The Rookie," held a strong "In addition to being the the level of a conventional thriller. neously. Clare Peploe dire.cts the hopes of having oil discovered devotion to St. Rita, the patron saint saint of the impossible, she also Sporadic violence, brief sexual tasteful sex farce with zest, an- on their property. The nuns of impossible causes. (CNS photo is the peacemaker saint and'a situations and substance abuse, chored by Sorvino's saucy perfor- were told it would be impos- from Crosiers) promoter of family harmony. some rough language and mini- mance and spry comic turns from sible for oil to be found there.

That quality is so attractive tomal profanity. The U.S. Confer- Kingsley and Shaw. Brief rear They prayed to St. Rita and sprinkled rose pet- day where so many families experience alienation ence of Catholic Bishops classi- nudity and romantic compliCa- als, a symbol of one of St. Rita's miracles, on the and division. She is an advocate for people, espefication is A-IV - adults, with tions. The U.S. Conference of land. Oil then was found, another "impossible" cially for people who think family harmony is imreservations. The Motion Picture Catholic Bishops classification is , event becoming possible. Morris was aware of this possible."

Association of America rating is A-II - adults and adolescents. "impossible dream" and turned to St. Rita in hopes Father DiGregorio said St. Rita was canonized R - restricted.

The Motion Picture Association of fulfilling his. in 1900. "1 nere was a resurgence of interest in her "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" of America rating is PG-13 . "She is definitely the saint of the impossible in 2000 when the 100th anniversary of her canoni(Lions Gate) parents are strongly cautioned. and has a strong following in Spain, Ireland, zation was celebrated," he noted.

Amusing comedy about a Some material may be inappro- South America, the Philippines, Lebanon and At that time, Pope John Paul II called her a model young woman (Nia Vardalos) priate for children under 13.

Italy, her homeland," Father DiGregorio told the of holiness for women around the world.

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eNS video ·reviews·' NEW YORK (CNS) - The follow- a beautiful peasant girl (Marsha . ing are home videocassette reviews from . Thomason) to topple a wicked king. Exthe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish- cept for Lawrence's zany standup comic ops' Office for Film and Broadcasting. talent, director Gil Junger's story plods Each videocassette is available on VHS along rather pr~dictably, offering only a format. Theatrical movies on video have few laughs and clever one-liners to mask a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops the familiar fish-out-of-water theme. An classification and Motion Picture Asso- implied sexual encounter, some mayhem . ciation of America rating. All reviews and battle violence and recurring crass indicate the appropriate age group for the language including a few crude sexual video audience. remarks. The U.S. Conference ofCatho"Black Knight" (2001) .Iic Bishops classification is A-III ....:Mediocre comedy in which a lowly adults. The Motion. Picture Association employee (Martin Lawrence) at a medi-' of America rating is PG-I3 - parents eval theme park is transported back to are strongly' cautioned. Some· material the Middle Ages where he teams up with may be inappropriate for children under a has-been knight (Tom Wilkinson) and 13. (Fox)

Beckinsale) meet by chance and have an "The Last Starfighter" (1984) A high school senior (Lance Guest), instant connection, but tempt fate by a whiz at electronic games, finds him- separating, only to search each other out self defending the frontiers of the uni- years later when they are both about to verse against ruthless space invaders in marry someone else. Poorly directed by a touching, romantic, humorous 'fantasy Peter Chelsom, the contrived plot is from director Nick Castle. Some of the 'stretched beyond its feeble limits to proviolence might be too much for younger duce a lethargic film accompanied by viewers. The U.S. Conference of Catho- mostly flat performances. Live-in relalic Bishops classification is A-II --; tionships, a fleeting bedroom scene and adults and adolescents. The Motion Pic- some crass language. The U.S. Conferture Association of America rating i~ PG ence of Catholic Bishops classification - parental guidance suggested. (Univer- is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 sal) - parents are strongly cautioned. Some "Serendipity" (2001) Leaden romantic comedy in which material may be inappropriate for chiltwo strangers (John Cusack and Kate dren under 13. (Miramax)

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Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., April 26, 2002

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New program h'elps those near death deal with the' inevitable

By ANN

AUBREY HANSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

information about death and an individual's rights up to the moment of death. This confusion threatens innocent lives and causes untold anguish for families."

Some of the difficulties stem from recent technological and medical advancements, which often have been misused to prolong death rather than preserve life, Hogan said.

Consequently, a real knowledge of the legalities and realities concerned with end-of-life issues is necessary. In particular, the Church's teachings on euthanasia and assisted suicide need emphasis, she said.

People interested in learning more about the program, or about the Catholic view of death and dying, arc invited to visit the new Website: , www.embracingourdying.com.

"Our site provides useful information for those 'who are willing to embrace the dyingindividuals and/or parish communities," said Hogan. "Included on the site is a fairly in~ depth overview of theological, medical, legal and political considerations' on end-'of-life issues. The site also includes links for'locating hospices and parishes."

SAN DIEGO - Confronting death can be a time of soulnumbing isolation, anguish and despair. It also can be a time of extraordinary spiritual growth and fulfillment - if those who are facing death are nurtured and embraced by people who understand the process of dyYOUNG WOMEN sing songs for peace in the Palestinian territories at St. John the Bap- ing and the decisions that need tist Church in neighboring Amman, Jordan, recently. Hundreds of Muslims and Christians, to be made beforehand. gathered together for a service calling for an end to bloodshed in the Middle East. (CNS A new outreach offered by photo from Reuters) • the California Catholic Conference is designed to help Catholics learn about death and dying, and how to embrace those who are facing their final hours, helping them to go home with Grief experts call the six- are invited to enter the 6 lh Annual Office of the Secretary of the love, hope and dignity.

Carol Hogan, associate dimonths-to-one-year period after Senior Citizens interpretation of Commonwealth will retain ownthe loss of a loved one or a friend, the State House holiday card con- ership rights to the artwork only rector for pastoral projects and the most critical in the life of the test. as a card. An affirmation of the communications at the Sacraconferenc'e, bereaved.

Sponsored by the office of award will, be presented to the mento-based helped create the Embracing AARP Grief and Loss pro- William Francis Galvin, Secre- winning artist in August. grams provide special support via tary of the Commonwealth, the For more information, call Our Dying program and cura toll-free telephone line (1-866- contest is open to all citizens age Dolores McCray or Marty rently is organizing sympo797-2277) to the families, friends 62 and over. The theme of the Gearin-Foley at 617-727-2816, siums throughout the state. and co-workers of September I I 2002 contest is An Old-Fashioned ext. 551.

California's bishops launched victims and grieving Americans Winter Holiday at the State the program after hearing from *** throughout the country. All calls House. Entries will be accepted The rising cost of prescription priests and others about a need are confidential. This drugs continues to be a for training in dealing with program is made posmajor concern for thou- people facing imminent death. sible in part by SBC sands of elders. In April The program was designed to Communications, Inc. 200 I, the state launched educate Catholics about the These volunteers, the nation's first state- rami fications of physician-aswho themselves have sponsored prescription sisted suicide and "right-to-die" experienced the death of drug insurance program issues. a loved one, have been for elders and people Montie Plumbing "Embracing Our Dying ,is specially trained to prowith disabilities. Prethe <::atholic response to the po& Heating Co. vide compassion, under-. scription Advantage litical and social efforts to proOver 35 Years standing and listening provides help for more mote the acceptance and evenof Satisfied Services ears to September I I mourners from both amateur and profes- than 73,000 people. 'Elders who Reg. Master Plumber 7023 and others grieving a death. sional artists. qualify know their prescription tual legalization of 'assisted JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. The entries will be exhibited drug needs are fully covered, no suicide' in California," Hogan "Although the healing has begun for some, it will be a long time be- at the Commonwealth Museum matter how expensive their drugs said. "Catholics, like many oth432 JEFFERSON STREET ers in th'e nation, are often overfore many come to terms with beginning July 15. Professional are. .

FALL RIVER 508-675-7496 September's terrible attacks," said artists will judge the entries. Any Elders in the plan do not need whelmed or confused by misSusan Kovac Ecklich, director of the medium of art is acceptable (oil, to worry about catastrophic costs AARP Grief and Loss Programs. watercolor, ink, pastels, etc.). The as the plan has an annual out-ofJEFFREY E. SULLIVAN Eckrich noted, "You do not size requirements are a minimum pOCKet spending limit that is FUNERAL HOME need to be an AARP member to of 5 x 7 inches and a maximum based on gross annual household 550 Locust Street Sales and Service use this service. Phone lines are of 18 x 24 inches. If an artist is income. No member has to pay Fall River, Mass. for Domestic and Industrial staffed daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. unable to mat and frame their en- more than $2000 on co-payments Oil Burners Rose E. Sullivan ET. Translation/interpreter service try, the sponsors will provide ba- and deductibles in any given plan William 1. Sullivan 508-995-1631 and the National Relay Service for sic matting materials. Contestants year. , Margaret M. Sullivan 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE To make the insurance affordthe healing impaired and speech must print their name"address and NEW BEDFORD 508·672·2391 , able for all, the plan collects preof telephone number on the back disabled are also available." miums, deductibles and co-payIn addition to the toll-free sup- the artwork.

The deadline for entlies is June ments that are graduated based on port line, AARP offers a Website.

PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, The site, www.griefandloss.org 28. Entries must be mailed or de- a ~ember's househQld income.

AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA features resources unavailable livered to the attention of Dolores For example, a member with an elsewhere on the Web including: McCray,- Commonwealth Mu" annual income of $17,000 would On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Luci~ - articles written by gricfpro- seum, Archives Building 220 pay a premium of $15 per month, (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce ill my fessionals; , Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, while a member with an annual name that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces - guides on financial and le- MA 02125. In order for artwork income of $50,000 .would pay a necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first to be displayed on the state premium of $99 per month. gal decisions; Saturday of five cOllsecutive months shall.· , Lillian Glickman, secretary of - online support groups; Website, each entry must include 1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite the Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 millutes while - a national site locator for lo- an authorization form. Artists are the Massachusetts Office of EImeditatillg on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of cal AARP Grief and Loss Pro- responsible for retrieving their der Affairs, says, "I encourage all making reparation to me." . grams. artwork from the Commonwealth elders to learn more about PreIn a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be For more information you can Museum at or after the awards scription Advantage by calling 1preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses 800-AGE-INFO (I ~800-243­ write AARP Grief and Loss Pro- presentation. . committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:' grams, 60 I E Street, NW, WashThe winning card will be re- 4636) or TTY: 1-877-610-0241."

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.Sexual abuse and the ,'Church: An interview with Frederick S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D.

Executive Editor's note: The following is the final installment of a series of Questions and Answers concerning sexual abuse, with· Frederick S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D. .

Dr. Berlin is associate professor, Department of PSYchiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the . Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and founder of the Sexual Disorders Clinic at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is director of the National Institut~ for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma and chairman of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Study, Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Trauma. .

Berlin has written extensively on sexual disorders for numerous distinguishecl journals, including TheAmerican Journal ofPsychiatry, The, FATHER JOHN P. PHALEN MARIA C. PARKER New England Journal of Medicine and The American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry. He 'has been a consultant to the Natronal Conference of Catholic Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Conlinuedfrolll page one Abuse 'since its inception. The interview was'con'ducted September 8, 1997, in Baltimore. of Notre Dame, and pursued television series "Affirm Life," as

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graduate studies at Fairfield Uni- well as radio programs; and is a versity. frequent speaker before the NaFollowing a catered lunch, the tional Council of Catholic assembly at 2 p.m., will hear from Women. , Amember of the Holy See's guest speaker, Maria C. Parker, associate director of the Massa- Delegation to the Economic and chusetts Catholic Conference, the Social Council at the United Naofficial public policy'voice of the tions, Parker heads a team of repe four bishops leading dioceses in resentatives to the' World Union Massachusetts. of Catholic Women's OrganizaHer topic will be, "Swiml11ing tions; and is a Dame of Malta.

Father Phalen, who will lead a with the Sharks: Lobbying at the State House.:' A question and al)- delegation of young people to the World Youth Day celebrations in swer period will follow.

Parker lobbies primarily on life Toronto, Canada, July 18 through issues of abortion, euthanasia and 28, is asking DCCW members capital punishment, as well as re- attending the convention to bring lated issues of cloning, stem-cell spare rosaries that he migh~ give research and contraception. to those at World Youth Day. The mother of five, Parker More than 200,000 teens and graduated from Anna Maria Col- young adults are expected to atlege and also holds a master's de- tend.

Convent'ion attendees are also gree in business administration from the University of Rhode Is- being asked to donate linens and land. She coordinated the state- towels to supply the needs of wide "In Support of Life" initia- those at St. Clare's Home run by tive for the MCC; has hosted the . the diocese.

Q. What determines if an abuser will abuse· again?

A. There are m~ny factoi's: the strength of his drives, his motivation not to do it again, the kinds of social supports that are either in place or lacking, the qlWlity of treatment that he has an opportunity to receive or conversely may not have an opportunity to receive, the attitude of his peers -=--- all of those factors can influence whether or not the abuse will re-emerge:

not previously been identified and who wants very much to keep secret his own sexual yearnings.

Q. What can be done to educate adults about pedophilia?

A. Adults need to know that there are people who are attracted sexually to youngsters. Most of us can't imagine that because we don't have those kinds of feelings, so education is extremely important. Once people realize the problem some of the steps fall into place: Don't allow un-chaperoned situations; let your children know that they ought to talk with you if somebody approaches them in a sexual way; and teach them it's okay to say 'no,' even to a priest, if it involves something that ought not to happen.

Also more treatment has to be made available for pedop~iles. ·People who experience these cravings .. need to know that treatment is available. Society is so punitive and stigmatizing about this problem that people with these desires have to be encouraged to get help by assuring them that they will be assisted rather than hurt. All of these things can ultimately make a difference.

Q. Are many accusations of sexual ab'use false? ,A. It would be a terrible tragedy not to respond to a child who's been sexually abused. It is also tragic to hold someone responsible for an act of abuse that they did not do. Even though false allegations are made, every allegation has to be taken seriously and looked at carefully and objectively.

The mission of those looking into it is to get at the truth.

Q. During the mid-'60s, boun(Jaries between clergy and laity were de-constructed; Is there a need to redefine boundaries and if so, how?

Q. SO pedophilia is almost impossible to cure.

A. There's no cure for p~dophilia. There is, how- ' ever, effective and successful treatment. As with alcoholism, where there are many similarities, we talk about successful treatment but not cures. There's something about your makeup that makes you vulnerable and you need to pay attention every day to make sure that you don't, so to speak, fall off th~ wagon. If you think you're cured, meaning that this vulnerability is somehow removed, that's dangerc ous because you' can let down your guard, stop maintaining vigilance, and gradually slip back into old habits. Years back, the Church, very sadly, was misled by mental health professionals. The Church \\ias one of ~he earliest organizations to recognize. that pedophilia existed and to send people for help.

Unfortunately, back in the late '40s and '50s, and even the '60s, 'psychiatrists who didn't understand what we do now thought thafthese people could be cured. The Church, after talking to the authorities of the day and believing that these people were going to be safe, put them back into the community..

The fault there was not the Church's.

A. As a physician, it-'s terribly important that I have boundaries between myself and patients, but those boundaries shouldn.'t interfere with my showing a genuine concern and care. That's also the issue for priests. They need to be clear, for example, that they should never be in an un-chaperoned situation with a child. The boundaries, however, should not ,:ut off a genuine concern and emotional bonding with parishioners..

Q. Are there any kinds ofrules to guide behavior?

A. Efforts are being made to teach priests. I saw an,excellent film made recently to educate'bishops and priests about boundary issues, not only with childr~n but also'with adults, for example, how to· show concern for a woman who's grieving over the death of her husband in a way that will not be misinterpreted. These are ,tricky ·issues. They require education. They don't necessarily come to us through intuition.

Q. Is there anything else on which you would like to comment?

A. Yes. The Church needs to recognize that the

Q. Do you see a difference in how the Catho- first priority must be the parishioners, to let parishlic Church deals with this problem now as com- ioners know. that there is a genuine sense of conpared to the early '80s when people began to . cern. Lawyers need to help the Church accomplish learn that sexual abuse of minors existed in the this without creating a "we-vs.-them" mentality. In Catholic Church? other organizations, if somebbdy's suing, it is "we-

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A. I have met a number of extremely conscientious and dedicated priests who are absolutely determined to do everything they can to deal with this problem.as effectively as possible. I personally believe there has been too much Church-bashing. The Church has made mistakes - we've all made mistakes - and' sadly there may still be mistakes that individuals will make as time goes along. The notion thatsomehow priests in general don't care about the \\iell-being·of children, or that they're insensitive to their parishioners, or that they would turn a blind eye and allow children somehow to be h'armed ...:...- that's not true. From what I've seen of all the hard work, there's a tremendous dedication to do- . ing everythil~g possible to minimize these kinds of problems and, to the extent that they can be eliminated to try to do that as well.

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. A. There is no scre_ening that, would identify a pedophile .. We can do some common sense things, such as background checks. We can do more education: We can prov'ide' more treatment so that pedophiles can get help. But there is no way that we can identify ahead of time a pedophile who's

vs.-them." But the Church 1s in a unique position where it should never be "we-vs.-them." The people whom I've met in the Church want the first response to be that of ministry, to be what the Church is supposed to be. The question is how to do this in modern American society where the legal system is very adversarial.

Q. Any other comments?

A. For some, it's «asy to write off human beings as disposable commodities, but the Church can'1. It needs, first of all, to protect society, when it comes to pedophilia. There is no doubt about that. It also needs to be true to its belief in the possibility of salvaging the human life that's gone astray. Forgiveness and atonement - those shouldn't just be words. Though these concerns must never interfere with safeguarding parishioners, at the same time, the Church cannot be true to itself, if it treats the . pedophile priest as though he is lesnhan human.

The ~hur~h cannot give up its very essence in deal-' ing ':\lith this difficult problem. In the understandable anger ar d outrage thar people feel, the reaction can be to treat these people like disposable items. But that's not the way the Church can function and still be Church.

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Francis E. GeOl:ge of Chicago, (convicted pedophile former said Cardinal Law raised the is- Boston priest John) Geoghan, sue at a private meeting of the who preys upon little children U.S. Church leaders the night and does so in a serial fashion, before the summit. He said the and someone who perhaps uncardinal apologized to his col- der the influence of alcohol enleagues, acknowledging that "if gages in an' action with a 17- or ,he had not made some mis- 16-year-old young woman, who takes, we would not be here." returns his affection," he said.

The American cardinals The cardinal said civil law were given the first part of the considers both to be crimes, but meeting to make individual pre- "in terms of the culpability and sentations. Cardinal George the possibility for a ref9rin of said the mood was "serious, one's life, they are two very even somber." different sets of circumAfter presentatiop.s from stances."

Vatican officials, the second Another prelate at the briefday was devoted to an open dis- ing, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, III., president of , cussion of proposals.

Cardinal George said the U.S. Conference of CathoChurch leaders at the summit 'Iic Bishops, suggested that an were split on whether to adopt alternative to a flat "zero tolera "zero-tolerance" policy for ance" policy might be to allow priest-abusers, in large part be- largely lay diocesan review cause abuse of minors could en- boards to assist the bishop in compass a broad variety of be- deciding whether to reinstate an accused priest. haviors.

"There is a difference beThis would allow considertween a moral monster like ation of "mitigating circum-

starices" while still providing a "prudent and transparent soluti,on" that assures parents their children are not at risk of harm, he said.

Cardinal George also supported lay involvement in implementing abuse policies.

But Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles said he read the pope's speech as support fora zero-tolerance policy.

Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony 1. Bevilacqua said he thought the pope's remarks "could be read" as support for a zero'-tolerance policy, but that the text required more study.

Cardinal Bevilacqua told Catholic News Service: "The Holy Father is showing that the highest priority and the first priority is being given to the children."

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have arguedthat most of the re- a struggle to ensure that the cently reported cases relate to Catholic priesthood is not h()mosexual activity, not pedo- , dominated by homosexual men; philia in the strict sense, since (that) not only is it not domimany of the victims were teen- nated by homosexual men, but the candidates that we receive age males.

In response to a reporter's are healthy in every possible question, Bishop Gregory said way: 'psychologically, emotion"a homosexu,al atmosphere or ally, spiritually, intellectually."

Cardinal George said the dynamic" in a seminary causes difficulties within the seminary question should not be whether and in recruiting candidates to a priesthood candidate is homothe priesthood, because it can sexual or not, but whether he dissuade heterosexual men is "capable of marriage and family, because an orcdined from pursuing a vocation.

"It is an ongoing struggle," priest is a married man" with he said. "It is most importantly the Church as his bride.

Pope says he"s 'deeply grieved' by. U.S. clerical sexual abuse

By CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

radical decision to turn away from sin and back to God, which VATICAN CITY - Pope reaches to the depths of a person's John Paul II said he was "deeply soul and can work extraordinary grieved" by news of clerical change," he said.

Pope John Paul also emphasexual abuse in the United States and expressed his "profound sized his admiration for U.S. sense of solidarity and concern" Catholic clergy and religious as a whole, who have accomplished to the victims and their families.

"There is no place in the priest- and continue to accomplish so hood and religious lif~ for those much good for so many people in who would harm the young," he the country.

The U.S. bishops, he said, told 14 top U.S. churchmen - 12 of them cardinals - and eight top must make it clear to all that their Vatican officials Tuesday during first concern is "the spiritual good their two-day meeting to discuss of souls" and "genuine pastoral charity for the victims." the crisis.

"So much pain, so much sorThe pope addressed the group row must lead to a holier priestat the end of their tirst morning session, which was led by Cardi- hood, a holier episcopate and a nal Angelo Sodano, Vatican sec-, holier Church," he said.

The entire Church, the pope retary of state. said, must turn first to God "for Pope John Paul said that he, like the U.S. bishops, has been forgiveness, f<;>r healing arid for "deeply grieved by the fact that the grace to meet this challenge priests and religious, whose vo- with uncompromising courage cation it is to help people live holy and harmony of purpose."

"We must be confident that lives in the sight of God, have themselves caused such suffering this time of trial will bring a purification of the entire Catholic and scandal to the young."

The pope also said he was community, a purification that is aware that'''the great harm done urgently needed if the Church is by some priests and religious" has to preach more effectively the caused the Church as a whole to Gospel of Jesus Christ in all its be "viewed with distrust" and liberating force," he said.

"Now you must ensure that many bishops to be criticized for the way, they have handled the where sin increased, grace will all the more abound," the pope said. scandal.

Pope Jo~n Paul also told the "The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard Vatican and U.S. officials that he believes abuse of the young is a ~rong and rightly considered a crime by society; it is also an ap- crisis affecting the entire society, palling sin in the eyes of God," not just the Catholic Church.

"It is a deep-seated crisis of he said.

With the assistance of the sexual, morality, even of. human Vatican, the U.S. bishops are look- relationships, and its prime vicing at ways to ensure "that such tims are the family and the mistakes are not repeated," he said. young," he said.

Cardinal Sodano, opening the Pope John Paul said it was clear that sometimes bishops meeting, told participants, "This made mistakes although they is a distressing time for the acted in good faith, following the Church and for all of us:" Yet, he said, the U.S. bishops advice of "clinical experts" who said a priest gui Ity of sexual abuse and the Vatican officials must act together for the good of the enin the past no longer was a risk.

Despite the mistakes and the tire Church.

"Our task is to reflect on the scandal connected with the reasof the present moment problems signment of priests who went on to abuse others, the Catholic with great openness of spirit, Church cannot forget its faith in knowing that the Church should the possibility of conversion, "that be transparent," he said.

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路Ser.ra Club honors altar servers ATTLEBORO - For it's April meeting, the Attleboro' Serra Club hosted an Altar Servers Night at St. Mary's Parish Center, North Attleboro. The evening brought more路 than 80 servers and chaperones together for a buffet dinner and entertainment by the famous Colonial Pipers Ba'1d.

Chaplain Francis Crowley sponsored the bagpipers and drummers who range in age from 12 to 20 years and had recently returned from appearances in New York City and New Jersey...

Serra members served food to those in attendance and also presented altar servers with Serra Club certificates. Among highlights of the evening were raffles for PawSox tickets, Frisbees and an NCAA basketball. Special thanks were' extended to Father James Fitzpatrick, pastor of St. Mary's, for hosting the event.

The Serra Club is made up of.

Catholic laymen whose object is to promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life. They meet bi-monthly and may be contacted thro~gh P.O. Box 1015, North.

Attleboro, MA 02761.

. BREAK A LEG! - Rogers and Hammerstein's,"Oklahoma" was the spring musical for Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, this year. Front are cast members George Sutherland and Alex Scigliano.Back: Luke Krafka, Ashley Bigda, Brian Loew, Ashley Armstrong, Maggie Marino and Meaghan Coughlin. t.

~ STUDENT WITNESSES Bishop. Feehan High School .students Liz Wiseman, Shauna Crounse and Brian Loew recently addressed classmates at the Attleboro school about their faith lives and obstacles. It was part of an afternoon of spiritual' activities with more than 300 studen!s participa!ed.

Coyle and Cassidy names new academic principal

IMPORTANT LESSON - First-grader Lexis Carreiro (top photo) of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford, displays her skill at brushing teeth during a recent visit by nurse practitioner Terri Norton. Students learned the difference between healthy and I'}pn-healthy snacks, tooth decay and got a chance to practice their tooth-brushing skills on "Gertie the Giraffe." Below, Sandi LeFever congratulates first-graders Brendaleigh Fontanez and Michael Ferreira of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School for winning a recent punctuation contest. The teacher had the tough job of deciding who wrote the best telling sentence and the best asking sentence.

TAUNTON - Headmaster Dennis Poyant of Coyle and Cassidy High School has announced the appointment oJ Dr. Mary Pat Tranter as academic principal.

Tranter will replace Donna Boyle who is leaving to become. assistant superintenden~ of schools for the Fall River diocese.

Tranter is a 1980 graduate of Coyle and Cassidy and earned her bachelor's degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1984. She went on to earn a doctorate in . medical science from Harvard University in 1991. After graduation she did. a post doctoral fellowship at UMass Medical School. She joined the faculty at Coyle and Cassidy in 1991 and has served as a science teacher, department head and guidance counselor. Tranter currently serves as the school's director of guidance and scheduling. .

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Fashion show offers fresh spin on old-fashioned value of Dlodesty

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FOURTH-GRADER Nicole Albergaria of Espirito Santo School, Fall River, shows no fear as she dissects a candy worm in school. Students learned about the different parts of worms and had to label where its heart, brain and gizzard were during science class.

KICKAPOO, III. - A fashion show recently held at St. Mary~s Palish Hall in Kickapoo put a fresh spin on a style some would consider old-fashioned: mode esty.

As part of a mother-daughter chastity program, five young women and one of their mothers staged a "Chastity's Closet Fashion Show," demonstrating practical ideas and rules of thumb for modest dress.

Hosted by St. Mary's parishioner Deb Shanahan, the show included examples ofcasual wear, swim wear, dress for church and formal wear.

The show was part of "From Girlhood to Womanhood," a program for girls ages 10 to 14 and their mothers, at St. Mary's Parish. The event was sponsored by the parish and by the Diocese of Peoria Office of Family Life's department of chastity formation and family planning.

Barbara Hartman, natural family planning coordinator for the diocese and main organizer of the motherdaughter programs, said the fashion show in Kickapoo drew favorable comments from both the mothers and daughters.

"This was an area that, on the evaluation forms, most said they really liked," Harzman told The Catholic Post, Peoria diocesan newspaper. "One mom said this was an issue she and her daughter had recently been discussing."

Since their inception in the Peoria diocese in 1991, the mother-daughter programs have included presentations on the bodily changes girls will experience during adolescence, the functions of the reproductive system, the sanctity of human life and the value of chastity.

The fashion show, however, was a first-time addition - yet at the same time a throwback to past generations.

Catholic women's organizations in the post-World War II era crusaded for modest dress and staged fashion shows offering alternatives to styles such as strapless gowns, halter tops and two-piece bathing suits that were just beginning to become popular.

Shanahan said the modesty fashion show was pr.oposed to her by a friend who had attended a similar mother-daughter program sponsored by a Protestant organization.

"We thought it would be a great way to show the

girls what modesty really means," she said. "You can , talk about it all you want, but the girls really ne(',j to see it."

She asked five girls, including her II-year-old daughter Jennifer, to be the models for the show. At Ilrst she took the girls to a local depaltment store to find the .clothing they would wear.

"But they had a really hard time finding any modest clothing in the junior section," she said. In the end the models used clothing they already had, some of it secondhand or homemade.

The show included Shanahan's suggestions for judging suitable attire and finding it at reasonable prices.

She also included frank explanations of why celtain styles encourage young women to be viewed as sex objects, rather than as children of God wOlthy of respect.

"I was saying some 'tough' things that the girls needed to heal' from someone other than their mom," she said. .Shanahan's rules of thumb for modest attire included: - A skirt or dress is too short if the wearer has to constantly pull it down when she sits in a chair.

- Hip-hugger or other low-cut jeans should not expose any skin in front or back.

- Clothing should always be age-appropriate. "If your 13-year-old daughter is in an outfit that makes her look 21, there is a problem," Shanahan said.

- Girls should not try to fit into the smallest possible sizes. Young women often wear clothing that is too tight and revealing because they are "stuck on a (size) number," she said.

Because modest clothing can be hard to flnd in the junior-size sections of many clothing stores, Shanahan suggested shopping in the misses' size or petite departments, which feature styles geared more for young adulL'> and career women.

She said consignment stores, secondhand or thrift shops, and gal'age sales can be good places to llnd styles that are less extreme but don't look outdated. Also, "mothers who sew are not at the mercy of any designer" and can create ormodify styles to suit their daughters' needs.

"It is partly our fault as consumers" that the teen fashion market is saturated with provocative styles, she said. "If we would stop emptying the racks (of these fashions), designers would get the message."

Will a spiritual 'high' last?

By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE When I was a high school junior, I made a retreat. It was a very intensive weekend retreat. We were shut ofT from the rest of the world. Our watches were taken away.

All the clocks in the school where our retreat was held were covered.

We listened to lots of talks, mostly from our peers. We prayed together and apart.' We experienced the sacrament of reconciliation. We were led through various exercises - a "Trust Walk," for example, in which we were led together, blindfolded, around the property, ending up in the school chapel in front a large crucifix where our hlindfolds were removed.

And we wept. Partly because of emotion. partly because by Saturday night we were so tired, the weekend was filled with tears, tears which built to a flood by Sunday afternoon when we opened letters of

affirmation and love from family and friends.

In retrospect, I have to say that I resent the emotional manipulation that I think moves that kind of retreat, . . but I also have to say that it did me a world of good ,r-~7il right when I needed it.

I won't say I was completely transformed, but the experience did challenge me to open up a bit more to everyone around me and to see, with tremendous intensity, the depth and power of God's love for me.

The greater challenge, though, lay ahead. Could I keep it? It would be impossible to keep the weekend's high going the rest of my life, but would I be able to keep any part of it at all? Would the awareness of God's love I'd learned on the weekend stay with me for more than a week?

Maybe that:s s0f!l~,thing y<?u're f~eling.

these days too. A lot of kids make retreats this time of year, and a lot of kids celebrate the sacrament of confirmation. Those can be moments of great spiritual realization ... and growth, and a lot of kids wonder, even as they're marveling at the fruits of those experiences, the same thing I did: How can I keep this ft 'going?

Here are some ideas.

First, be realistic.

Highs don't last. Ask anyone who's experienced any'time of intense experience. We even have a specific phrase - "the honeymoon is over" - to refer to the waning of the heights of emotion that such an experience evokes.

Second, understand that even though emotions wane, God's presence doesn't.

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Third, commit yourself to deepening your relationship with God. Don't depend on an external experience to do it for you.

Make time to pray each day. Go to Mass.

Continue to evaluate your heart and your life in God's eyes, not the world's.

When you do all that, you just might find that though the emotional high has passed, something better has taken its place: a calm, steady, inner sense of God's presence no matter where you are, no matter what. It is a kind of joy that outlasts everything, even emotion, believe it or not!

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Picking up the bishop's theme FALL RIVER - Calling these as "challenging times for the of a need for vocations but in a Church," homilist Father Craig A. particular way currently because Pregana, director of the diocesan of the scandal of clergy abuse of Vocations Office, urged prayers minors, Father Pregana said, "for those whom God is calling so "When we pray for vocations we they may hear his inviting voice" pray for parents who have the reat a Holy Hour for Vocations Sun- sponsibility to raise faith-filled children. We pray for those in orday at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM dained and 路consecrated life that Cap., presided at the service ofquiet they may never lose the fire in their hearts that impels them to do prayer, reflection and song.

Re especially urged the God's work."

Father Pregana added, "We assembly's prayers for seminarians currently in formation for the pray for those whom God is callpriesthood. He said that because ing so that they may hear the voice it was Good Shepherd Sunday it of the Good Shepherd inviting was an ideal time to recall the im- them. Vocation is about service, age of Jesus the Good Shepherd sacrifice and commitment."

Urging the assembly to painted on the walls of the catacombs in the early Church; as well ' "weather the challenge of the as reminding modem-day Catho- storm" the vocations director said lics to pray for vocations as well the Church "stands not as a as those priests and religious faith- weathervane that is subject to the fully serving the Church and who prevailing winds. The Church is in these times of crisis of faith ur- the foundation on which we build gently needed prayers. our lives. All of us must listen fOf

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cies safe havens for children."

Praying for unity is most important in times of intense suffering "when we need each other and we need the Lord," Bishop O'Malley asserted.

Urging all Catholics to rededicate themselves to Christ and his Church, the bishop said "the Church is the instrument that Christ founded so that his teachings anq sacraments could be present to believers in every generation and every place. The Church is not the buildings nor the hierarchy, it is the Body of .

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Men and women from consecrated life were well represented as were diocesan and religious priests.

Permanent Deacon Paul Macedo and Transitional Deacon Jeff Cabral were chaplains to the bishop.

Seminarian Robert Lepage led the song and Shirley Guerreiro was the organist. Seminarians William Sylvia and Daniel Nunes were altar servers.

Dorothy Curry, chairman of the Church Commission of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, coordinated the event with the Diocesan Vocation Committee.

"Members felt it was a wonderful gathering of representatives from the various DCCW Councils and other organizations that included Serra, Knights of Columbus, Parish Vocation Teams and parishioners," Curry said.

Christ. Jesus refers to himself as the bridegroom. He is not the widower. He does not exist separately from the Church. We cannot dismember the head from the body.

Christ, the hierarchy, the religious and the faithful are all one."

And he added, "Together we must embrace the mission Christ has entrusted us."

Asked how members of the diocesan clergy were faring, Bishop O'Malley said "I think everyone is trying to put their best foot forward. Many very fine priests are feeling the collateral damage from

this scandal. But it is in suffering that we come to realize our dependence upon God, to ask for his strength and his light. We can only ask people to pray for their priests and support them."

He also asked that people pray for vocations. "It is hard enough for young people to make the courageous decision to give their lives to God's service in the Church. Now it makes that even more difficult and it is going to take real heroism on the part of young people, and they need the prayers and encouragement of all Catholics."