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FALL RIVER - A president to administer: Coyle·· and Cassidy High School in Taul1ton and a new principal at St. Michael's School in Fall River were announced today by Superintendent of Diocesan Schools George A. Milot.

Congregation of Holy Cross Brother Harold F. Hathaway, a professor at Stonehill College in North Easton, becomes the first president of Coyle and Cassidy, a position created in the restructuring of the high school's administration.

Holy Union Sister Marie Baldi, a seventh-grade teacher at Taunton Catholic Middle School in Taunton, is the new principal at St. ..

Michael's.

Milot said, "we're thrilled at having someone with the wealth of credentials that Brother Hathaway has, and we are also happy to welcome back a member of the Congregation that was instrumental in the beginning of Coyle and Cassidy."

Milot said he was "very pleased" to have Sister Baldi returning to St. Michael's where she taught from 1979 through 1998.

By MIKE GORDON impressed by it," upon seeing the film in its entirety.

Both appointments are effective ANCHOR STAFF ''To see how the whole thing helped the director July 1.

SOMERVILLE - The premier of the documen- deal with her own tragedy and how people see God In recent months Milot announced that Coyle and Cassidy tary film "High, Fast and Wonderful" was held at in both simple and extraordinary situations was would have a president/principal Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater June 23 and good."

The film began with a look at the life of its dimodel that is prevalent at many the 45-minute film was well received by those in rector via a voice-over narration by Annie Copps in Catholic schools. He announced at attendance including Father Richard D. Wilson.

Wilson was featured in the film for his work with the form of an animated dove. Through the use of that time that Dr. Mary Patricia migrant workers on Nantucket and said he was ''very Tum to page 13 - Film Tranter would be the principal and that a search for a president was underway.

Brother Hathaway has a wealth of experience from his 34-years of successful and varied Catholic secondary school and college teaching, development and administration. He has taught on the secondary and college level; been an assistant principal, principal and chief executive officer; and has been involved as a development director, in strategic planning, capital campaigns, marketing, student recruitment and retention, fund raising, alumni relations and special events.

He holds a bachelor's degree from St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas; a master's degree with a concentration in biological studies from Wesleyan University in Connecticut; a master's degree THE MARQUEE at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway Theater in Somerville announces the in educational administration and . premier of a film with Father Richard D. Wilson as one of its subjects. (AnchortGordon photo) Tum to page 13 - Leaders

Documentary film 'High, Fast and Wonderful' is just that

NEW SEABURY An evening of fine dining and Broadway-class entertainment awaits those who will attend the sixth annual St. Mary's Education Fund dinner at the New Seabury Country Club on July 25.

The event will mark one of the first public appearances of the Diocese of Fall River's seventh bishop. Bishop-Elect George W. Coleman will be a special guest at the dinner, just three days following his ordination and installation ceremonies at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Slated to provide entertainment for the evening is Sharon Zee, who has thrilled audiences with her dynamic contralto voice, offering a unique mix of adult contemporary and classical song styles.

Zee has performed in many starring roles on and off Broadway, including such shows as: "Evita," "Cats," "Phantom of the Opera:' "Les Miserables," "Cabaret:' and others. She has toured Europe in ''The Music of Andrew Lloyd Weber" with Sir Andrew himself, and has performed "Carmen" at LaScala in Italy.

This marks the sixth St. Mary's Education Fund Dinner, and the second consecutive event to be held at the Country Club.

The fund-raiser benefits the St. Mary's Education Fund, which was established in the Diocese of Fall River in 1991 with the proceeds from the sale of the former St. Mary's Home, a diocesansponsored orphanage in New Bedford. .

The interest from the fund is used to provide need-based scholarships to students who otherwise would not be able to attend a Catholic school.

In 1995, a fall scholarship dinner was initiated to provide more monies for the fund. The dinner was held throughout the diocese in the following years until 1988, when the first summer dinner took place on the Cape, and has ever since.

White's of Westport continues to be the site of the fall dinner held each October.

Tickets for the St. Mary's Education Fund Dinner at the New Seabury Country Club are $200.

For more information, contact Jane Robbin, executive fundraiser, St. Mary's Education Fund, at 508-759-3566.

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O»bttuary Sister Cecile Champagne SUSC NORTH ATTLEBORO Holy Union Sister Cecile Champagne. 83. died June 18 in Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Taunton. .

Born ·in Pawtucket, the daughter of the late Adelisca and Arcelia (Breault) Champagne, she attended schools there before entering the Holy Union Community in Fall River in 1936. She earned a bachelor's degree in Education at Catholic Teachers' College, Providence, R.I., and specialized in reading studies at Rhode Island College. .

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Besides her Holy Union Sisters she leaves two brothers, Rene Champagne of Pawtucket, R.I., and George Champagne of Lincoln, R.t.; and nieces and nephews.'

Her funeral Mass was celebrated Monday in Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro. . Burial was Tuesday in St. Mary's Cemetery, North Attleboro..

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In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week _ I,\.uly 7 1965, Rev. James E. Lynch,fi.~t Pastor, St. Joan of Are, Orleans .',' .~~\

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Oblate priest from Fall River marks jubilee in Louisiana ~

Father Robert Sevigny's 50 years of ministry have taken him from Africa to prison ministry to parish priest.

THIBODAUX, LA. - Although retired and living in a nursing home, Father Robert Sevigny took time out recently to celebrate Mass marking the SOli> anniversary of ordination to the priesthood and recall the days in Fall River, Mass., which led to his chosen vocations as both a religious brother and a priest.

Father Sevigny, 76, recounted his busy career as a missionary and parish priest to Monique Vicknair of the Bayou Catholic in Houma, La., in early June.

The son of a native Canadian father and a Massachusetts native mother, Father Sevigny grew up in Blessed Sacrament Parish when even in the pre-Depression years, money and food were in short supply.

"My mother said we ate a lot of macaroni," he reported.

In 1939, Msgr. Osias Boucher sent him, with his parents' permission, to St. Alexandre de La Gatineau boarding school in Ottawa, Canada. The cost of the school was $200 yearly.

After further studies at the Oblate Seminary in Bucksport, Maine', the future priest would become "Brother Bob" in 1947 when he took

his first vows as an Oblate Brother. He was ordained a priest in 1953 in Lowell, Mass.

Because o'f his ability to speak French, he was sent to teach in the minor seminary in Roma, Lesotho, in South Africa, where he also served as a missionary and pastor, traveling on horseback to various points in the poor, mountainous regions that had no roads.

It would take the young priest, who learned the difficult native tongue, three weeks to arrive at each destination in the region where he would administer sacraments and then move on.

Following 13 years in the missions among the poorest of people who often had nothing to eat but grass, Father Sevigny returned to'the United States where he crisscrossed the nation on tours to collect money for the missions. He served as a retreat master in Hudson, N.H., as a pastor in Plattsburg, N.Y., and also did work as a prison chaplain in Georgia and Louisiana.

In 1988 he began service as a parish priest in the Diocese of HoumaThibodaux where his duties included making Communion calls to 48 families. While the people knew no English. they did understand his French. His specialties, he said" were working with youth and in marriage preparation, Limited by problems relating to Parkinson's disease, Father Sevigny Turn to page J3 - Jubilee FATHER ROBERT SEVIGNY

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Leadership reflections How to be a leader in a servant Church. That certainly is the challenge which faces today's American Church. For years in the past century, the bishop of a gIven diocese was treated as "God." His wo'rd was absolute rule; his instruction equal to that of the Moses' tablets, and his person barely one step from the All-Powerful.. As the forces of time imploded on this leadership style, it seems to have become defensive arid insular. The challenges of Vatican II that were offered to the episcopal leaders in the Church have been, somewhat dulled by the p'assage of time. However, current events and the 'crisis in the American Church have surfaced the importance of leadership in the Church and society.

Bishop Wilt011; Gregory, president of the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, zeroed in on this issue at a recent symposium.

He reflected, "Power is never an end fn itself. It is always to be used in. the service of others, especially those most in need." Referring to the teaching of Vatican II, he stated that Christian leadership, following the example ofChrist, is to be understood not as excessive power, but as participation in the work of the Holy Spirit.

We are long past the era in which Catholic Action was defined as the participation of the laity in the work of the hierarchy, as if the "real Church" were the hierarchy. The College of Bishops is not . , the sole possessor of the gifts of the Spirit.

In his wonderful book on the rules and tools for leadership, Perry M. Smith focused on some of the most important fundamentals pertinent to good leadership. His first point is trust. He feels that "It is essential that leaders of large organizations be able to trust subordinate leaders and other associates." People who want to direct every aspect of their organization cannot find their way to trust people. Being a good leader requires a great deal of trust.

Another guideline that Smith stresses is teaching. The facets of teaching and Ie~ding go hand-in-hand. Leaders must be willing to teach skills and to share insights' and experiences. One must be a motivator. To do this, a leader should be committed to the mission, love hisor her work, be dedicated to high standards, and frequently reinfor.ce plans and goals. ' An interes,ting point is made that leaders make a real effort to get feedback from many sources in order to look at themselves objectively, analyze where they have made mistakes and when they have headed down the wrong path. It is obvious that leaders mu'st be brutally honest with themselves. If not, they fall into self-deception. . '.

As the Church in AmeriCa continues to sort out the plague of' difficulties that she faces in-house and in society, it is important to surface some of the important aspects of crisis leadership. Again, Smith points out five major characteristics to deal with such situations. They are decisiveness, flexibility, innovation, simplicity, and empowerment. Crises response teams should be formed. A crisis often provides ,a very severe test on the horizontal and vertical cohesion of a given organization~ Groups that are well-led, wellmanaged, in which the staff works hard to pull peer groups to~ gether, often do well in a crisis. Such an organization can be strengthened by a crisis. Such should be our hope for the Church once again'. As Bishop Gregory stated, "May aIr of us who belong to Christ in the many different ways in which we have been incorporated into'him,have the wisdom to recognize the special gifts that we each have been given, and the courage to use them for the building up of the Body of Lord, which is his Church."

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study it, the more intriguing this No doubt the pope would combination of coiors and have applauded this respect for plants because of his love and patterns becomes, and the more As I was leaving the U.S. Botanical Garden in Washingthey convince me that no human concern for ecology. He may could create such beauty'. ton, I did a double take upon have added, "Blessed are they spotting a photo of Pope John If you want to appreciate who walk t~istalk."

Paul II incensing an altar. The plant life in its fullness, buy How do we waJk this talk? caption under the photo read: seeds and grow the plants If you don't have any plants "Frankincense plays animporyourself. in your home, buy one or two tant role in religious obserRecently I bQught some and place them in a: prominent vance." place. Don't just set them down flower seed!,. As the budding.

When I. read the explanation and forget them. Study them flowers' tiny leaves began to adjacent to the pope's picture, I show and take on life, I felt a regularly. Note their unique learned that neither he nor the . configurations and the fascinat- little extra spark of life touch incense was the focus here. . me. It was one of those added ing patterns their leaves Rather, plants, which among exhibit. joys that lend zest to the day., other things are sources of If the plants are only green in When they finally blossomed in incense,' were being lauded. color, take note of how the color all their ~eauty, I felt awestruck and exhilarated. ..

It said: "Plants are sources of green 'differs from one plant to , machine oil, fuel oils, cosmetic . the other; ask yourself what Scripture repeatedly' reminds bases, resins, gums, rubber, shade of green you like most us that we are to carry on the medicine, inks, dyes and works of God on earth. One of an,d why. I myself love light, insecticides. They give us vapor-like green that has a those important works is certain transparency. flowers, fine fabrics, chamstewardship of the earth's plant pagne, jewelry, toys and .life. I often wonder if the joy If your plants are filled with musical instruments. They bless colorful flowers, sit back and that arrives for us with new us with' shade and hold up marvel at how Mother Nature plant life realiy comes from a swings, treehousesand hamhas arranged the colors to make sense of co-partnering WIth God mocks. They inspire artwork them attractive. . in his creation. and gardens, scent our ceremoAs I write this, I am looking No matter. where we live, nies and adorn our bodies." at a true laurel that has long, plants can become an integral It added: "For so many part of our lives. When they do, somewhat roundish leaves that reasons, it is imperative we take sport a delicate light-pink center we have taken a first step extraordinary steps to preserve with fine white veins that stretch toward respecting and caring for plants, the soil, air and water from the center out arid through the earth with all its God-given ~hey need to grow." goodness and beauty. to its green border. The more I

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Birthday wishes The Boston Red Sox roll into Did this administration jump the Bronx today for a matinee into an unjust war, for fun and showdown at Yankee Stadium. It profit? No. We'll never know doesn't get any better than a how many September 11 th -scale Fourth of July Red Sox-Yankee disasters were averted by our acmatch up, cookouts, fireworks, tions in Afghanistan and Iraq. family, friends and summer in We'd never really know what New England. It doesn't get any kind of poverty and oppression better than being an American. our Afghani and Iraqi brothers How fortunate we are to live in this great land, , . . . - - - - - - - - - despite her shortcomings and her reputation as arrogant and aggressive.

America has been, and continues to be a brilliant beacon of freedom and

By Dave Jolivet hope for the whole world.

America continues to keep a watchful eye out for any- and sisters have experienced for one or anything that threatens the the last two decades. Are they still rights and dignity of all human poor and impoverished? Yes. Can beings ... not just her own. we now help them? Yes. With that responsibility comes In America's more than tworesentment. America consistently and-a-quarter century history, polices a world-wide neighbor- you'd be hard pressed to show me hood filled with thugs and mur- a president who went to war for. derers, taking on a job nobody war's sake. War is heinous and else wants, and because of that, inhumane, but America doesn't . she is a bully out for her own go looking for a fight.

Did this administration find good.

Sorry. but I don't buy into that. weapons of mass destruction?

This publication and others across No. Will it? I don't know. Could the country run op-ed pieces that they have been wrong? Yes. Is lambaste our leaders and. our na- this administration a bunch saber tion as greedy .and self-centered. rattlers? In a way, yes.

This publication and others across This administration continues the country are able to print such to seek out and destroy one opinions because America pro- weapon of mass destruction that tects the freedom to do so. has slaughtered millions of innoIs this administration perfect? cent victims over the last three Hardly. Could it do a better job decades, that .has maimed others with healthcare and tax issues? and psychologically damaged Most definitely. Do the poor and still more. Yes, this group of warelderly deserve a bigger slice of mongers has targeted yet another the American pie? Absolutely. foe ... abortion, in the American This administration needs a wake- tradition of justice for all. _ up call on these issue,s ... big time.

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America has stood up for the rights of the most vulnerable of her children? How long has it been since the unborn have had a voice in the land of the free?

This land has never had a perfect presidential administration, and never will. That's human nature. But if we're going to criticize it, let's look at the whole picture first.

America turns 227 today. Let's wish her well.

And while we're at it, let's send good wishes to our veterans wherever we may find them this weekend. America didn't get to reach 227 without them.

Last week, my eldest daughter had some friends at our home. One of them was a polite young man on leave from the U.S. Marines. This 20-year-old had just returned from Baghdad, where he and his fellow Marines rolled through the Iraqi desert and into the capital city to help liberate her people, and to keep the rest of the world safe from fanatics.

I looked this young man in the eye, shook his hand and said "thank you." He chuckled a bit until he saw that I was serious.

He asked me, "You're not kidding, are you?" No, I wasn't. His face filled with pride. Obviously not a reaction he's received nearly , enough. Well done Dennis, and Godspeed.

We should all thank these old and young men and women who have laid their lives on the line so we can enjoy a Red Sox-Yankee Fourth of July matinee, while cooking out with family and friends. America is still a strong and righteous land, and it's be-

cause of her people, not her government.

Happy birthday America, and may God continue to bless your efforts.

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

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A seven-week program held on Thursday nights entitled "Finding New Life" will begin July 10 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick's Church, Wareham, sponsored by the parish Charismatic Prayer Group. Call Mark Cosgrove at 508-291-3086 for more information.

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ADDENDUM In the parish history of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis, in the July 20 Anchor edition, the name of Susan Lynch was erroneously omitted from the parish staff.

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This event draws leaders of parish-based and diocesan religious education program~ from

across New England and will have as its theme "Catechesis for Discipleship." The conference will feature as speakers Sister Dianne Bergant, whose presentation is entitled "the Bread of Life: Diet f<ir the Disciple;" Brother Michael O'Neil McGrath, who will address "Images of Church Old and New: Tradition with a Twist;" and Patricia Livingston, who will conclude the three-day

Letter to the Editor Editor: As a former Boston journalist (The Pilot, The Boston Post, United Press), and television writer-executive (NBC ''Today'' Show, WBZTV, WCVB-TV), I want to commend you on your June 13 editorial, "Reviewing the printed word."

You struck a chord - dissonant at it was - which needs to be heard. The news media is a mess - of getting-it-first-rather-

than-right, and editorial-comment-in-the-guise-of "news." As you so succinctly and accurately wrote: "This is more than a journalistic disaster; it is a complete affront to authentic values."

Its perpetrators are delusory!

And those of us who long ago believed in the integrity of the profession, are disheartened!

Joseph A. Ryan Harwich

event with "This Blessed Mess: Spirituality for the Catechetical Leader."

Another highlight of the event will be its celebration of the arts.

This year's featured performers will be Kim and Reggie Harris in concert.

A pre-convocation is focusing on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and is planned for August 11-12. This year's topic is "Conversion and Discernment:.

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Creeping militarism apparently acts on the premise I make no claims to being that it is always right, makes it a clairvoyant, able to predict the practice to present 'facts' to the future, but this week I caine American people as justification across a column I wrote 20 years for its decisions. It did this again ago that has a prophetic ring to it. to justify the invasion of Grenada.

It was titled "Creeping MilitaBut the time has come for the rism: How Do We Find the American people to question Truth?" Here's a bit of it: these so:.called facts.

"I, like many others, am still trying to make sense of the October massacre of our sons in Lebanon and the U.S. invasion of " Grenada. More and more I talk to people and find that, like myself, many are asking: 'What's going

By Antoinette Bosco. on in Washington? What .' kind of a man do we have ' L------------f._~...;, in the White House?'

"As Walter Cronkite said on "While the majority of us want to have faith in our leader and NBC-TV the morning after the believe we are free members of a president presented his 'facts' on peace-loving democracy, the facts Grenada, it is clear now that we appear to be that we are going in have to 'look beyond the facts to what may be the truth.''' a direction that is not at all democratic. The president, with I had an e~rie feeling as I his Na~ional Security Council, is reread this November 1983 column of mine that I was making decisions about war behind closed doors, without experiencing history repeating consulting either the Congress or , itself, as more and more questions the American people. ' are being raised about the real "Criticism for the U.S. military reasons why the United States action in Grenada was wide and . went to war with Iraq. We're far.... People around the world getting fragments of information began'lo call [President] Reagan a now on the disastrous situations 'warmonger: someone who among the people in both shoots from the hip before Afghanistan and Iraq, but, as involving the brain. columnist Paul Krugman indi''The administration, which cated, we're getting mainly

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"misinformation" from the media, not truth. "Did the news media feel it was unpatriotic to question the administration's credibility?" he asked. .

Writer Randolf Bourne, after World War I, wrote, "The . moment war is declared, the state once more walks, an august presence, through the imaginations of men."

How true and how sad.

Just this week, a Passionist priest friend of mine informed me that he had been "fired" from his Sunday Mass as~ignment at a local Catholic Church ...J... by the pastor because he . gave a sermon on peace!

The pastor didn't want to "upset" his Catholic congregation, so supportive of the president. I guess they had not paid attention to the pope, who pleaded so eloquen.tly for peace!

During World War I, U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson, underscoring the selling of war, said: ''The first cao;ualty when war comes is truth." The Bush administration has been so successful in selling postSeptember II fear, that it has become "unpatriotic" to challenge the White House, even when it carries out the unthinkable - a preemptive war against another sovereign country for our own reasons, not for our safety or defense.

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A GIRL holds up a statue of the Virgin Mary to compare it to an image seen in a window of Milton Hospital in Milton, Mass. Thousands flocked to the facility to view the window, prompting hospital staff to seek the assistance of the Church to deal with the apparent phenomenon. (eNS photo from Reuters)

What some see as image of Mary in hospital window attracts thousands路 . 'By

MEGHAN DORNEY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BOSTON - People are still flocking to a community hospital in the Boston area to view and pray before what some say looks like an image ofMary on a third-floor window of the facility., Apparently the seal on the window at Milton Hospital hroke several years ago, making the glass foggy in some places.

HoweVf;f, in mid-June, some began to think that the fog had taken the form of the Virgin Mary standing on a rock holding the Child Jesus.

People ,ha~e been drawn to the w;ndow and the numbers became "pretty overwhelming," Susan Schepici, a hospital spokeswoman, told The Pilot, newspaper of the Boston Archdiocese. However,she said that the gatherings have all remained peaceful, with people kneeling and praying the rosary before the window, leaving Mass cards and taking photographs.

Because, approximately 25,000 people visited the window in recent weeks, hospital officials decided to restrict the viewing time to between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. to cut down on traffic. Before and after those hours a tarp covers the window. The officials also have sought the help of the Archdiocese of Boston in handling the situation.

"The hospital respects fully the religious beliefs of the many viewers and is seeking advice from the chancery on what appropriate steps to take," said a statement released by the hos/'

pita!. "In the meantime, a substantial safety issue has arisen that jeopardizes the ability of the hospital to do its charitable work, to treat the sick ,and infirm." ' Father Christopher Coyne, spokesman for the Boston Archdiocese, explained that the archdiocese was looking into the best way to handle the matter and was also contacting Church officials where similar incidents have taken place, such as Clearwater, Fla., in the Diocese of St. Petersburg, and Trenton, N.J. In Florida in 1996, a reported Marian image seen in glass panels on the outside of an office building near a Florida highway drew 300,OqO-350,000 people.

St. Petersburg diocesan officials at the time urged Catholics to maintain a healthy sk;epticism about the reported image.

In central New Jersey, beginning in June 1992, tens of thousands of pilgrims flocked to the home of a man who said Mary had begun to appear to him regularly in his backyard.

The bishop of Trenton established a four-member commission to investigate the alleged apparitions and messag~s to the man, Joseph Januskiewicz, and 'a year later declared there was no evidence of anything "truly miraculous" occurring there.

Father Coyne said the Boston archdiocese was making no , statement about the validity of what people were seeing in the Milton Hospital window, but added that "anything that leads to a deepening ,and livening of faith is a positive thing."

Why pray?

Q. In a recent Bible study class we were discussing why we pray, since God already has a plan for everyone and everything. He knows what will happen, and we're not going to change his mind.

Our conclusion was that prayer should be only to praise God, not to pray for things. Do you agree? (Okla. homa)

i'imself prayed so frequently.

He went so far as to encourage us to push God, harass God if you will, about our petitions (see Luke 18). What our heavenly Father plans and what he does apparently depends, at least to some significant degree, on what we show is important to us in our prayers.

Many elements essential to

A. Not entirely. First of all, it isn't so much a matter of changing God's mind, but rather of recognizing that his care for us includes his awareness of our .By Fathe~ - prayers, our desires and JOhn J. Dietzen our longings.

We're dealing here with two great mysterIes. One is our relationship with God are God's knowledge of all things, involved in prayer, not least of along with his unconditional , which is a genuine desire for the and infinite love, his faithful, things God wants to give us,' unfailing tenderness in our d~sires which must be in our regard. The other is the mystery hearts if we are to be able to of free will, which means there receive his gifts. is some way we work together This is not to say that we with God in shaping our ought always to receive what individual lives and destinies. we want, when we want, if only Our personal relationship we pray hard enough. But with God includes sharing with pr.ayer, and a prayerful attitude him our joys and sorrows, our before God, affects us so' deeply hopes and disappointments, our that we are not the same persons wonders and'regrets, all of we wquld be if we did not pray wh!ch is nothing else than - and that means prayer of prayer. petition and thanksgiving as This is why Jesus urges us to well as praise. pray perseveringly and why he Because of his love, God

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always wants what is best for us. But did it ever occur to you that what is best may be different if we are praying desperately for something than if we' are not? .

We are all different in our relationships with God and the world. Our humility before God, our trust in him, our conviction that something will be good for us and those we love, all this goes into determining what is really best for us in God's eyes here and now.

Thus, if we pray, what is best for us will be different, too, in .

God's view as well as our own.

We don't know how it all works. But the Gospels imd long Christian tradition tell us we're missing something essential if prayer of all kin.ds is not a sustaining part of our lives.

. A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about receiving the holy Eucharist is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or E-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

Friday, July 4, 2003

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Eating my way through writer's block It's a darn good thing I finger of the left hand or the write a weekly column. If it elbow of the right arm. Then was daily, I would weigh. say, 'Write something. Write roughly somewhere between a something now. Write somewashing machine and a Sports thing now or you are going to Utility Vehicle. get it again, you rotten excuse This comes to mind because for a keyboard jockey."

I sent along a note of appreciation to a good friend a while back about a moving commentary he had written for his diocesan newspaper. He wrote back to say hello and in the

By Dan Morris process also asked what I did if I ever found myself in the grip of writer's block - a grip he "Really?" he E-mailed back. apparently had experienced.

"Absolutely," I re-re-E~ "Try this," I E-mailed him. mailed. "And if it works, "Take a framing hammer (aka please let me know. I might a 'really big hammer that try it myself. Or, better yet, I could star in its own TV might patent the process and series') and set it at the top of sell it with late-night TV your desk. 'When you feel a infomercials that also promise touch of writerblockitus a solar-powered writer's coming on, firmly grip the block cattle prod absolutely hammer and smack yourself free for anyone who would soundly on either the little sign up right now for the

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And as a bonus I might add a special gift: "locks of 'Hemingway Hair' - hair we have swept off barbers' floors and dyed the same color as famous authors' hair. It is vacuum-packed and ready for display on your own desk for the edification of your friends and colleagues. Fake autographs sold separately."

Funny, I have not heard from this pal for a while.

At any rate, the truth is that I actually use food to combat writer's block. On the positive side, this can be very well rationalized. We need energy to work. Writing is work. So, we need calories to keyboard and create. I estimate that a recent column's calorie count could have powered lift-off of

a Saturn rocket.

On the slightly negative side, one can find oneself talking to chocolate chip cookies or cold pizza slices at seven in the morning.

"I know you are hiding at least one sentence in there," I snapped at a chicken wing recently. "I am going to sit you right here by my com-

black men and one in 150 black women have been infected with HIV. In addition, where women in general accounted for only six per=cent of new AIDS cases in 1982 and II percent in 1990, in 2000 they accounted for 25 percent of new AIDS cases. Black and Hispanic women accounted for 80 percent of those cases.

After blacks, Hispanics are the most affected by HIV, and its incidence has been growing in that community as well.

While the impact of HIV on the black community is "dramatically disproportionate," O'Neill said, "HIV cannot be just an issue for black clergy orjust an issue for Hispanic clergy; it's got to be an issue for all clergy. There are people living with HIV in every parish in every diocese in this country."

"It was a historic moment when President Bush placed HIV/AIDS dead center in his State of the Union address this year. No president, no world leader has ever taken that dramatic; that important, public leadership on an issue like this. You cannot underestimate the impact of that,'; O'Neill said.

Citing the administration's initiative for a $15 billion global campaign to fight HIV, he said the issue has to be dealt with in its entirety, as both adomestic and global problem.

"It's clear that every year we have more people living with HIVI AIDS in this country.... This has not gone away. It may be easy for people to think, now that we have treatment, now that people are living longer (after being infected),

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White House AIDS czar meets with U.S. bishops' committee ST. LOUIS (CNS) - Alarmed by the dramatic increase of HIV and AIDS among African-Americans, thc U.S. bishops' Committee on African-American Catholics met for more than an hour recently with White House AIDS czar Dr. Joscph O'Neill.

O'Neill said afteiward there is need for community leadership on HIV and AIDS from "not just Hispanic and black clergy, it's all clergy who need to do this. We're looking to this group to spearhead (thc effort) and really mobilize the entire Church around this issue."

Auxiliary Bishop Gordon D. Bennett of Baltimore, the committee's chairman, said the reason he asked O'Neill to speak to thc' committee 'was "the alarming statistics in the black community," but added that HIV is a concern that "affects everyone." .

Last July President Bush appointed O'Neill, a physician with an HIVIAIDS practice, to be director of the Office of National AIDS Policy.

"The Catholic Church is a huge, huge provider ofcare in general and HIV care in particular," he told CNS. "So the care, the compassionate care of people with AIDS is in the finest tradition of the Catholic Church. But we're asking for something more, beyond that.

The "alarming statistics" Bishop Bennett referred to include the fact . that although African-Americans make up only 12 percent ofthe U.S. population they now account for more than half of the 40,000 new cases of HIV infection each year.

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Fall River diocese marks its centennial The following are the next in a series of historical sketches of the parishes comprising the Diocese of Fall River, founded in 1904. The series will run in chronological order from oldest to newest parish, according to diocesan archives, concluding in March, 2004, the centenniizl annivers(lry of the diocese. Please note that ALL parish histories will run i~ the order they were founded - including parishes that have been suppressed or merged. Histories ofmerged parishes will nin according to the time-line.

81. Mary - OUf Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantuc'ket NANTUCKET - That it is located 30 miles at sea makes St. Mary's Parish on the Island of Nantucket the most isolated of all the parishes in the Fall River diocese.

It's historic Catholic church, St. Mary - Our Lady of the Isle, marks a colorful chapter in the progress of the Island and , its faith.

In the mid-1800s, Nantucket was considered mission territory, nominally supervised by the parish of New Bedford, but having neither church nor resident clergy.

Among the 8,800 Island residents were ideally located on Federal Street in downabout 300 Catholics, mostly Irish immi- town Nantucket. Missionary priests arrived grants; who were obliged to conduct their by steamer frQm New B,edford at threeown prayer and funeral services. week intervals. Meanwhile, the Catholic The first priest known to celebrate Mass population began to increase with·the aron the Island was Father Thomas McNulty rival of immigrants from Portugal and the of New Bedford, who visited in 1849 and Azores, corning via New Bedford to work was allowed to use the town hall for the as fishermen, farmers and laborers. ' liturgy.

After 1880, with the rise of the summer In 1858, the Catholics managed to pur- resort business, and the demand for conchase a wooden building called Harmony struction workers, French Canadians came Hall, a former temperancemeetirig room, 'to work the building trades. ' The Catholic population doubled at Mass, and the congregation urged Bishop Matthew Harkins of Providence, R.I., ST. MARy-OUR LADY, whose territory included Nantucket, for a ~.~. OF THE ISLE CHURCH, church and a pastor. //> ~,:~ NANTUCKET In the meanwhile, Father Cornelius McSwiney of Woods Hole obtained per/// ( , ''''-~ mission to build the needed new church. f 'i. ' -:-\ ' ";~::;" The first Mass was celebrated in it in Au..~~'/ \" I·,· "*-¥', ,~., ,~" gust 1897.

With a capacity of 350, the church stands today substantially without change in form.

The long-awaited first pastor, Father Thomas M. McGee of New Bedford, arrived and the parish was created on June 1, 1903: Father Joseph M. Griffin was later to become pastor and served the parish for 34 years until his death in 1947. Refusing other more prestigious parishes, Father Griffin remained as the patriarch of Nantucket, dispensing his charity among needy Islanders and raising the public's opinion of the Catholic community.

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As the Island continued to develop as a summer resort from the' 1950s on, St. Mary's was served by pastors Father Edward Fitzgerald, Father Edward Dowling, Father Dan Carey, Father James Dalzell, Msgr. Lester Hull, a native Islander among four called to the priesthood; and Father Philip Davignon who stayed for 13 years. , 'During Father Thomas C. Lopes' nine years as pastor beginning in 1997, he raised $2 million to refurbish the interior of the church, rebuilt the basement into a modem church hall, and had a stained glass window of Our Lady of the Isle, crafted

by Barbara Cunha, installed.

Father Paul A. Caron arrived as pastor in June 2000. He completed the remainder of the restoration project. including a custom-built M.L. Bigelow pipe organ installed in 2001.

St. Mary's is the spiritual home for about 3,000 Nantucket Catholics and serves a community of 9,700 year-round, which grows five-fold in the summer. The presence of new immigrants has also necessitated the addition of weekly Masses in Spanish and Portuguese.

Father Caron is'the current pastor and the deacon is Donald L. Battison. Elaine Boeiml is director of religious education and Philip Jenkanowski is music director.

The rectory is at 6 Orange Street, Nantucket, MA 02554-1168. It can be reached by telephone at 508-228-0100; by FAX at 508-325-7991 ; and by E-mail at stmarys@nantucket.net. The parish Website is: www.stmatysnantucket.org.

,Ouf,Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, Fall River FALL RIVER - Commenting on the in 1948, Father Joseph R. Pannoni, later July 10, 1904 dedication of Our Lady 'of to become a monsignor, who was a Fall the Holy Rosary Parish, the Fall River River native and,grew up in the parish.

Globe called it "A monument to the en'Father Pannoni established a successergy, perseverance and self-sacrifice of ful, Five Year Plan to improve weekly the Italian Catholics of this city.'" donations to, make extensive repairs ·to Two years earlier, Father Rob~rt the church, which were done in time for Parillo arrived to build a place of wor~ the parish's golden jubilee in 1954. ship and after meeting with Bishop Mat- :'.' After a May 1959 fire caused extenthew Harkins of Providence, whosedio~, sive damage ·to' the right front of the cese at the time included Fall River. Fa~,' church, it was refurbished again. A new ther Parillo purchased land on Beattie organ w'as installed and blessed in 1968.

On May 27, :1971, Father Vincent A. Street opposite what is now Wall Street.

After the cornerstone was laid on Diaferio, who since 1958 had been a paDec. 6,1903, contractors cancelled their rochial yicar at Holy Rosary, was named contract, but from among the 1,500,- its pastor on' the'retirement of Msgr. member congregation masons and la- Pannoni. He was to serve there for an~ borers took'over.he task of building the' other 27 years until his sudden death in granite structure. On July 10, 1904, al- 1998., Under Father Diaferio's leaderthough the basement church was not yet ship, the parish's CYO and athletic procompleted, it was dedicated by the new grams made great strides, fielding Fall River diocese"s first ordinary, championship teams.

Bishop William Stang. .

Father Diaferio's frequent ministerial In the interim, the Italian Catholics visits to the sick and area hospitals were worshipped at St. Roch's Church. also well known. He presided at the , On Nov. 18,1915, the completed full parish's diamond jubilee. The Fall River church was dedicated formally. Father Housing Authority's Hillside Manor Francis J. Bradley and then five housing project was renamed Father 'Pallotine Fathers succeeded as pastors, Diaferio Village in June 1993. followed by Father Roberto Sorgi, FaFather Mark R. Hession administered ther Enrico Mezzatesta, Father John J. the parish from 1998 to 1999 when FaSullivan, Father John Chippendale, and ther Barry W. Wall was named pastor. ,

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A JOURNALIST looks over the new Vatican Museums Website at the Vatican. Virtual visitors can wander through the Sistine Chapel, zoom in on details of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment:' and gaze close-up at the museums' masterpieces. (CNS photo by Alessia Giuliani, Catholic Press Photo)

Vatican Museums seek broad audience through new Website

By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican Ml;lseums, already one of the most-visited museums in the world, have opened their centuries-old collections to a huge new audience - Web surfers.

Virtual visitors to the museums' new Website, launched at

a Vatican press conference recently, can wander through the Sistine Chapel, zoom in on details of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment," and gaze close-up at scores of the museums' most famous masterpieces.

Officials said the site also would help tourists get the most out of a physical visit to the museums by enabling them to plan

an itinerary through their.labyrinthine, mileslong corridors ahead of time.

In a related technological advance, officials hope- t<nnstall, perhaps by the end of the year, wireless "hot spots" in the museum to allow visitors to access an online museum guide. via a handheld computer or late-genenition cell phone.

Replica of Mary's head from famed 'Pieta' arrives at national shrine WASHINGTON (CNS)-A replica ofMary's head are ultimately freed." from Michelangelo's most famous ''Pieta,'' newly arDenise Alexander, speaking on behalf of Boehm, rived at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Im- who was unable to attend the blessing, said the presmaculate Conception in Washington, was blessed last ence ofthe Marian image in the shrine will benefit those week. who cannot travel to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome to see The silver casting of the Vugin Mary's peaceful and the original masterpiece. forlorn face, valued at $40,000, was donated by Helen Boehm is a trustee of the Patrons of the Arts of the Boehm, an art entrepreneurand philanthropistfrom New Vatican Museums. In 1992 a wing of the Vatican MuJersey. seums in Rome was named in honor of her husband, New Renaissance Art, a California firm owned by Edward Marshall Boehm.

David Newren, purchased a sublicense originally isNewren, who was at the blessing, said the casting is sued by the Treasury Museum of St. ...--..., a most inspirational piece of art, and Peter's Basilica to reproduce the head that "all truly great art is a form of from a master made from a Vatican inspiration, which ultimately flows mold of the original sculpture. from the divine:' The casting, a brilliant white-silMsgr. Michael 1. Bransfield, rector of the national shrine, blessed the ver color, was to be placed about a month after the blessing on a five- to piece. During his homily, he described the reproduction as "an image of the six-foot pedestal in the shrine's glory to come" and said it will be a Founder's Chapel, once reconstrucsource ofbeauty to the many pilgrims tion ofthe chapel in the shrine's Crypt who come to the basilica seeking Church is completed.

Mary's intercession.

Each year some 750,000 people Msgr. Bransfield said the casting visit the national shrine, which has an of Mary's face is both "contemplaextensive collection of 2Oth-century tive and shows suffering," which repsacred art and more than 70 chapels. resents to visitors that Mary mourns On the shrine's ceiling over the the loss of her son while realizing the sanctuary is the imposing mosaic "Christ in Majesty." On the interior goodness of what Jesus has done by dying on the cross. back wall is what shrine officials said A"SILVER CASTIN.G o! is the world's largest-known marble Hesaidthe"Pieta,"whichcaptures the moment when Mary holds her son the Madonna della Pleta. relief, ''Universal Call to Holiness;' after he was taken down from the (CNS photo courtesy New which was installed and dedicated in 1999. cross, sl)ows the ''point when souls Renaissance Art)

The project took five years and 15,000 hours of labor to complete, with hardware donated by Hewlett-Packard. At its launch, the site contained 3,200 pages and 165 high-resolution images, and officials said the site would be in continual expansion.

The site can be reached in English at: http://mv.vatican.val 3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html.

Other languages are also available by starting at the Vatican Website, www.vatican.va.

The first collections placed online include the museums' most famous: Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel, Raphael's Rooms and the Pinacoteca painting gallery. Others are those that have been recently renovated or are temporarily closed to the public, like the Etruscan, Egyptian and missionary museums.

Officials said special care was taken to ensure that the broadest possible Internet audience, in every part of the world, could visit the site with ease.

That meant making the site compatible with Internet browsing software going back nearly a decade and designing the graphics to load quickly.

U.S. Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka, chief administrator of Vatican City, including the museums, s~id the site sprung from the Church's recognition both of the tremendous potential of the Internet in evangelization and of art's role as a "universal language" that can bring together people of different c~ltures and religions. . .

One indication of the site's

ultimate spiritual aims is the incorporation of links to biblical passages next to the images that depict them.

The Vatican Museums' 500year-old collections are visited annually by more than three million people, making them the second most-visited in Europe.

The new site is the latest Vatican expansion into the Internet and follows the launch of a similar one last October for the Vatican Library. Officials said they hope to complete a site for the Vatican Secret Archives within several months.

Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli, who oversees the Vatican's Internet office, told reporters that the Vatican's eight-year-old Website now averages about 60 million hits a month from Web surfers in 150 countries. It contains 65,000 church documents and more than 200,000 pages.

He said Vatican offices exchange about 20,000 internal Emails per month and send out nearly 15,000 E-mails daily over the Internet.

The Vatican's security software blocks about 10,000 incoming E-mail-borne viruses and malicious codes every month, and about 30 hacking attempts every week, he said.

No hacker. has ever succeeded in penetrating the site's security, he said, and not all attempts come from "enemies" of the Church. One would-be hacker, the archbishop said with a laugh, was discovered to be a young Franciscan friar who had difficulty sleeping and passed time in front of his computer.

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Children's books for summer reading REVIEWED BY BARB FRAZE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - The following children's books are suitable for summer reading.

SAFARI JOURNAL, by Hudson Talbott.

Silver Whistle (San Diego, 2(03). 66 pp.

Using colorful photographs, a typeface that looks like it was hand printed, and clever, sometimes humorous illustrations, Talbott has designed a "journal" full of intercsting facts, Swahili words and a mysterious plot.

The "journal" is by l2-year~0Id Carey Monroe, who gets to travel to Africa with· her wacky Aunt Elaine. African animals, Masai cultural traditions, poachers and the evil Dr. Fatso contribute to a story that will interest as well as educate young readers. Ages 1014.

SEVEN LONELY PLACES, SEVEN WARM PLACES: THE VICES AND VIRTUES FOR CHILDREN; by April Bolton, illustrated by Brent Beck. St. Anthony Messenger Press (Cincinnati, 2003).

32 pp.

Virtues and vices are hard to explain to children, but Bolton does an amazing job of turning abstract words into simple descriptions. "Greed takes you where it's always empty, no matter how much you stuff in, and you say, 'I must have all and everything and nothing is enough and no one can have anything but me.'" Beck's colorful, two-page cartoon illustrations for each virtue or vice help bring home the point in an even clearer way. For young readers, this is.a good readaloud book. For all readers, it is a good starting point for a discussion with adults. Ages six-13.

A NORTHERN LIGHT, by Jennifer Donnelly. Harcourt Inc. (New York, 2003).

396 pp. .

Set in upstate New York in the early 20th century, "A Northern Light" tells the tale of Mattie Gokey, a high school senior with college and writing aspirations. Mattie is forced to reconsider her plans, however, and care for her siblings after the death of her mother.

Donnelly's novel includes intrigue, friendship, clever use of lang~age - Mattie finds a new word in the dictionary each day reality, dreams and romance, in a wellcrafted, first-person tale that switches from events in the near past to the present. This book is a keeper, sure to keep teen readers turning pages and wanting more. Ages 14up.

THE LIFE OF JESUS, by Sally Grindley, illustrated by Chris Molan. DK

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comic illustrations of the little disasters, er, Publishing Inc. (New York, 2(03). 32 pp.

The story has been told by many, and lessons. Ages seven-lO. IDGH HEAT, by Carl Deuker. Houghton Grindley has a nice narratiye style, but it is Mifflin Co. (Boston, 2(03). 276 pp. the graphics and the illustrations that will Deuker combines his knowledge of teens keep readers interested in this version of'The Life of Jesus." Facing pages become 27-inch - he's taught school for 20 years - with murals of a series.of related events in Jesus' his love of baseball for a fast-paced novel life. For instance, one set of pages takes the about growing up and beating adversity. reader from the birth of Jesus to the angel's When high schooler Shane Hunter's father· appearance to the shepherds, to the wise is arrested for money laundering, his life turns men's search for the babe to the kings' re- . upside down. When Shane seems to hit bottum.-home by an alternative route, with texts tom, a caring coach and baseball bring him

Dennis and Arlene Hirschfelder.

Charlesbridge Publishing (Watertown, Mass., 2003). 64 pp.

From Choctaw to Wabanaki, Comanche to Yup'ik, "Children of Native America Today" profiles 26 different peoples. Colorful photographs capture children in traditional Native American activities as well as in events that let reaoers know Native American children are not that much different from I children anywhere else. Each community is portrayed in facing pages of photos and text, complete.with a "More-facts-about" box for .interested readers. All ages.

OR GIVE ME DEATH: A NOVEL OF PATRICK HENRY'S FAMILY, by Ann Rinaldi. Gulliver Books (Sari Diego, 2003).

256pp. . .

While Pi)trick Henry was traveling about the colonies working for independence for a budding young country, his family was dealing with his wife Sarah's mental breakdown.

Rinaldi tells the story from the point of view of two of the oldest Henry daughters, who . bore the brunt. of run~ing the household al}d raising siblings. Rinaldi, author of several historical novels, brings history to life and shows the struggle of decisions about keeping secrets or telling lies to protect family members. Ages 10-14.

WILLA THE WONDERFUL, written and illustrated by Susan Milord. Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston, 2003). 28 pp.

Willa is the only little pig in the classroom who wants to be a fairy princess, but her teacher and parents are not sure dressing up as a princess really counts as a career exploration project. Willa tries to show her family and friends that being a fairy princess is a and illustrations blending into. a smooth tale back - until a high-inside fast ball creates good job, but soon finds herself in trouble for the eye to follow. Jesus' features are a bit even more problems. Short, compelling chap- with the school and with her best friend. Like on the Anglo side but, in general, the rich. ters and good character development add to all good fairy tales, this adventure has a happy illustrations and pull-out Bible quotes will this book's appeal, especially to baseball fans. ending, as well as humorous illustrations.

Ages four-seven. appeal to all readers. Grindley's one-para- Ages 12-up.

RUB-A-DUB SUB, by Linda Ashman, THE ENEMY HAS A FACE, by Gloria graph segments in the "People of the Bible" appendix add facts that most young readers illustrated by Jeff Mack. Harcourt Children's D. Miklowitz. Eerdmans Books for Young Books (San Diego, 2003). 40 pp.

Readers (Grand Rapids~ Mich., 2003). 139 will find interesting. Ages five-up.

It's hard to say which is more appeal- pp.

FIRST YEAR LETTERS, by Julie This book is told from the perspective of Danneberg, illustrated by Judy Love. ing - Mack's bold, colorful paintings of Charlesbridge Publishing (Watertown, underwater creatures or Ashman's clever an Israeli teen-age girl living in Los Angedescriptions of them. Both will capture les. When her brother turns up missing, Netta Mass., 2003). 28 pp.

Mrs. Hartwell has set up a classroom post young children's imaginations as adults wonders if it is. foul play or an act of Palesoffice for her students to practice letter writ- read aloud this book about a little boy's tinian terrorism. When she finds an unexing and share their thoughts. The letters, writ- adventure in his orange submarine. The pected friend - an Arab boy - she finds ten throughout the year by different students, ending may surprise readers as· it reveals herself confronting issues of prejudice and paint a picture of mayhem, mishaps and a what body of water contains all these c;;rea- vaiues. Suspenseful and poignant, the book's teacher willing to go to great lengths to help tures. Ages two-five. subject matter - not reading level - make CHILDREN OF NATIVE it more appropriate for teen readers. Ages her children learn. The very clever, humorous letters are offset perfectly by Love's AMERICA TODAY, by Yvonne Wakim 12-up.

tection program database after several people on the list tum up dead.

A carnpy script and slick, big-bud· get action scenes make director McG's sequel entertaining, effervescent escapism with empowered women in heels drop-kicking the bad guys; yet the film is almost a carbon copy of the original, with several flirty scenes meant to show off the stars' tight bodies in slightly risque outfits. Intermittent stylized · violence, fleeting crass language and profanity, a live-in relationship and some mild sexual innuendo. The USCCB Office for Film & Broad. casting classification is A-III adults. The Motion PictureAssociation of America rating is PG-13. ''Swimming Pool" (Focus) Problematic mystery melodrama about a dowdy British crime novel- . · ist (Chariotte RaJ!Ipling) holed up at

her publisher's chalet in southern Intensely violent science fiction France and, fascinated by his sexu- thriller about a handful of surVially prolific daughter (Ludivine vors (including Cillian Murphy Sagnier), uses episodes of the girl's and NaomieHarris) struggling to life as fodder for her new book until stay alive in a post-apocalyptic Enmatters tum deadly. Despite an in- gland decimated by a powerful triguing plot and nuanced perfor- virus that turns infected humans mances elicited by director Francois into rabid, bloodthirsty maniacs.

Ozon, the film's effectiveness is Despite an on-screen blood-anddampened by an ambiguous ending gore level teetering on the excesand its distorted contention that pro- sive, director Danny Boyle's hardmiscuity is conducive to creativity. core horror film raises interesting Some subtitles. Several sexual en- questions about man's capacity for counters with nudity, some violence inhumanity, while offering some and substance abuse, as well as genuinely scary moments. Much rough language and profanity The graphic violence, recurring rough USCCB Office for Film & Broad- . language and profanity, as well as casting classification is 0 - mor- fleeting full frontal nudity within ally offensive. The Motion Picture the context of medical treatment.

Association of America rating is R The USCCB Office for Film & - restricted.

Broadcasting classification is AIV - adults, with reservations. ''28 Days Later" (Fox Searchlight) The Motion Picture Association of

America. rating is R - restricted.. 'prom Justin to Kelly" (Fox) .

Pointless musical romantic comedy in which reality TV's "AmeJjcan Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson and her frizzy-haired runner-up, Justin Guarini, play ,star-crossed lovers among the thong-and-tequila spring break crowd in sunny Rorida. With forgettable songs and cardboard performances, director Robert Iscove's uninspired ode to 1960s' beachparty flicks hits a flat note on every level, giving the campy charm of those bygone films a cruder MTVlike makeover. Sexually suggestive situations and. frat-house humor, some mild language, as well as a glamorized attitude toward alcohol.

Th~ USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-ill - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG.

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Bishop's role in coordinating caring ministries stressed

By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SISTER RUTH of the Monastic Fraternity of Jerusalem assembles a sitar at the order's workshop in central Paris. Sitars are among the items sold in France and other countries under the Monastic label, which appears on goods made at more than 200 monasteries. (eNS photo by Geraldine Rey)

Monastic label lets orders generate incolDe despite tight budgets

By TERRENCE MURRAY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE PARIS - Sister Ruth is assembling a sitar. Wearing a rugged blue apron, her curved back hunched over the instrument, she methodical1y pierces tiny holes into what is stil1 just an empty wooden box.

"It is very precise work," explains Brother Leczek Kaminski, who oversees sitar production for the Monastic Fraternity of Jerusalem, the order to which he and Sister Ruth belong.

A sitar is a three stringed, guitar-like musical instrument.

At the other end of the wel1lighted woodshop, completed sitars are shelved, waiting to be shipped to clients. Pegged to each of them is a smal1 "Monastic" sticker, indicating that the goods are made by one of the more than 200 monasteries whose products are marketed

under the Monastic label since it began in 1989.

Sitars are just one of hundreds of different products sold under the Monastic label in France, across Europe and even in Japan to individuals, churches and other monasteries. Shoes, cheese, jellies and housewares fil1 Monastic's glossy catalogue.

This year, advised by a communications consultant, Monastic launched its Website: www.monastic-euro.org with the names and addresses of its participating monasteries.

Faced with dwindling vocations and tighter budgets, monasteries today depend more and more on the sale of their goods to survive.

"It's simple: We have to eat, and by selling these goods we can eat every day; it is a real necessity," said Carmelite Sister Myriam, who

Vatican uses Internet to seek contributions for Peter's Pence VATICAN CITY (CNS) For the first time, the Vatican is appealing directly to Catholics via the Internet for contributions to Peter's Pence, the annual fund used by Pope John Paul II for special projects and' charities.

Visitors clicking on a new Peter's Pence icon on the Vatican's Website www.vatican.va are invited to send an offering to the pope "at any time" by mail or by credit card. American Express, Visa, Diners and MasterCard are al1 accepted, according to instructions in six languages.

The page explains that Peter's Pence was designed so the faithful can share the pope's concern for "the many different needs of the universal Church and for the , relief of those most in need."

Adjoining pages explain the history of the fund and its use over the centuries, along with photos of the pope visiting

groups of needy Africans.

Peter's Pence has fts roots in ninth-century England, when King Alfred the Great collected a "pence" from English landowners as financial support for the pope.

Today it is normal1y col1ected in local dioceses on or about June 29, the feast of SS. Peter and Paul, and sent to the Vatican shortly .afterward.

During years of financial woes in the 1980s, the Vatican had to use part of Peter's Pence to payoff annual shortfalls in its operating budget. But in more recent years the collection has been restored to its original purpose, as a discretionary fund for the pontiff.

Worldwide giving to Peter's Pence generally has been between $50 million and $65 million annually over the last decade. In 2002; contributions to the fund decreased significantly, from $63.6 million to $52 million.

oversees general administration for Monastic.

Monasteries producing goods is not a new phenomenon, said Sister Myriam.

Creating the label has allowed monasteries and convents to benefit from th'e growing appeal ofMonastic g00ds.

But as Father Joyau points out in the introductory letter to the Monastic catalog, monasteries "are not first and foremost production centers." At the Monastic Fraternity of Jerusalem, nuns and monks work in the morning and devote the remainder of their day to prayer and meditation.

Although concrete realities motivated the creation of the Monastic label, Brother Leczek said making the goods is "an integral part of monastic life."

"Without working," he said, "it is hard to have a full spiritual life."

It is difficult to quantify Monastic's revenues because monasteries are hesitant to release any financial figures.

Father Joyau said his Bellefontaine monastery generates as much as 90,000 euros (US$106,ooO) selling fruits, vegetables and other agricultural products; the profits account for about one-third of the monastery's yearly budget.

Last year the Boutique de L' Artisanat Monastique in Paris, one of the largest retailers of Monastic goods, earned more than one million euros (US$I.2 million) in revenues.

Sister Ruth has left her rugged blue apron at the woodshop. She is praying with her fellow nuns and monks at the Saint-Gervais-SaintProtais Church in central Paris. It is the mid-day service, and accompanying them are dozens of lay people. For Sister Ruth and the other members of the fraternity, the service is the beginning of another chapter in their daily routine.

ST. LOUIS - ' "The bishop has a special role of coordinating and unifying the (health and caring) ministries of his diocese," Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan of Brooklyn, N.Y., told the U.S. bishops during their spring meeting in St. Louis.

Bishop Sullivan reported to the bishops on the col1aborative .work in health and caring ministries by Catholic parishes, schools, health care institutions and Catholic Charities agenc.ies under the eight-year-old New Covenant initiative.

The same day the Catholic Health Association and Catholic Charities USA released a national study, "Greater Than the Parts," on ways Catholic health and social ministries are collaborating or can collaborate more to improve the effectiveness and outreach of their ministries.

Bishop Sullivan, a member of the bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Catholic Health Care Issues and the Church, noted that the New Covenant initiative was begun in 1995 by Catholic health care providers, who were subsequently joined by Catholic Charities agencies, and then by a number of Catholic parishes and schools around the country.

The new national study found that "there is significant interministerial collaboration"

taking place across the country among those organizations, Bishop Sul1ivan said.

He said the CHA and Catholic Charities USA have also produced a resource, "Ministering Together," which is available nn compact disc, on the mission and philosophy of the New Covenant initiative.

Although collaboration contributes to more effective ministry, Bishop Sullivan said, "ministry together is not first of all about efficiency. lL is about communion, about the Church building a communion of love. ... Ministry together is an expression of communion."

The national study identi fied more than 100 col1aborative efforts between ministries across the country, ranging from referral programs to extensive programs of joint service.

To suggest various effective approaches to collaboration, it highlighted case studies of successful cooperative programs in the dioceses of Sl. Petersburg, Fla.; Orange, Calif.; Wichita, Kan.: Albany, N.Y.; and Cleveland.

PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA

On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in my Illlme that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, aU those who 011 the first Saturday of five consecutive months shaU: 1. Go to confession; 2, Receive Holy Communioll; 3. Recite the Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 millutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the illtelltioll of making reparation to me."

In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

Confessions may be made duriog 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

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Bishops declare Catholic Korean-American Day

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ST. LOUIS The U.S. Catholic bishops have proclaimed September. 21 as Catholic Korean-American Day. The bishops approved the resolution unanimously by voice vote at their annual spring meeting held recently in St. Louis.

Auxiliary Bishop Tho,mas G. Wenski of Miami introduced the resolution recognizing the Korean-American contributions to . the Church in the United States.

Bishop Wenski, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Migration, said this year marks the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration into the United, States, the 40th anniversary of the first major Korean influx, and the 20th anniversary of the founding

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HYANNIS - A support group for parents and families of gay and lesbian children will meet July 14 at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Social Services Building.

MISCELLANEOUS - A missionary church in India is seeking items for its school children. Especially needed are pens, pencils, markers magazines and rosaries.

They can be sent in care of: Father Paul Cruz, ,St. Anthony's Church, Kanjiracode P.O. Kundara 691 501 Kollam, Kerala, South India.

MISCELLANEOUS - The Legion of Mary and St. Joseph-St. Therese Parish, New Bedford, are asking that people join in their Rosary Drive for Peace by adding their recited rosaries. For more information call Then;:se Beaulieu at 508'995-2354.

NEW BEDFORD A Young Adult Prayer Group will meet July 8 at 7 p.m. in the chapel at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Father Kevin Cook will give a talk and lead the prayer. It is open for men and women ages 20-39. ,For more information call 508-993-4704.

NEW BEDFORD - Our Lady of the Sea Lay Carmelite

of a national pastoral center for Korean-American Catholics.

He said Catholic KoreanAmerican Day would be cel.ebrated across the country September. 21, with special observances in Washington at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

Bishop Wenski praised the "strong religious sense" of KoreanAmerican Catholics and thanked the bishops of Korea for their generQsity in loaning large numbers of priests to serve the Korean Catholic community in the United States, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington said the large number of vocations to priesthood and religious life from the Korean-American community is also noteworthy~

Community ,is sponsoring a Triduum of prayer and reflection July 13~15 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Each evening will begin at 7 p.m. and is dedicated to Our Lady. For more information call Lorene Almeida at 508-9847351.

NORTH DARTMOUTH A support group for men and women who have lost their spouse within the last five years will meet July 9 at 7 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. For more information call the Office of Family Ministry at ;508-999-6420.

NORTH EASTON - The public is invited to participate in the praying of the 20 ":lysteries of the rosary on Sundays at 5 p.m. in the chapel of the Father Peyton Center at Holy Cross Family Ministries, 58 Washington Street. Daily rosary is recited at 9 a.m. and Mass is celebrated at noon every weekday.

OSTERVILLE - Christmas in July at Our Lady oftheAssumption Church will be held Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m, It wili include baked goods and shell gift items.

SEEKONK - A Young Adult Prayer Group will meet July II at ' 7 p.m. in the parish center of Our Lady, of Mount Carmel Parish. It is open to men and women ages 2039 and will be followed by dinner at a local restaurant. For more information call 508-675-3847.

SEEKONK - A three-session . workshop entitled ~'How to Share Your Faith," will be given by Bud Miller in the lower church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish July 8, lSand 22 from 7-9 p.m. and July 10, 17 and 24 from 7:45-9:30 p.m.

For more information call 508-6753847.

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old photographs and film footage, viewers were introduced to Galvin learning about some of her recent crises like surgery for. cancer and the loss of her good friend Brian Honan, What followed was a journey into unusual but important priestly ministries that showed how different parts of our society need a spiritual guide to unite them and hold that moving community together, National Circus Chaplain Father Gerry Hogan of Andover, was one of those priests. Between marrying circus performers, celebrating Mass, comforting those experiencing a loss or just listening, Father Hogan was portrayed as an important part of circus life.

Traveling 60,000 miles through the air each year Father Hogan was praised by several circus performers including the famous comic daredevil Bello.

"Father Hogan presided at a service for my father when he passed away," said Bello. "I have a large amount of respect for him."

According to Sister Charlotte Hobelman, coordinator of this

"People on the Move," mission, these priests share in a "ministry of presence. They connect us with people not normally thought of as the Catholic Church, but they certainly are."

Another priest that the documentary focused on was Father Phil DeRea of the Champion Auto Racing Team Ministries based in Washington, D.C. Father DeRea said he grew up a fan of racing and as a friend of race driver Mario Andretti.

"I was always around racing and used to celebrate Mass for the Andretti family at the track. Later they asked me to celebrate it for the families, pit crews and fans."

One woman interviewed stated that the race car drivers and people involved in racing travel as a family and that having Father DeRea there to celebrate Mass on Sundays "keeps us together."

When asked about the film Father DeRea said he thought Galvin "did a wonderful job." He. added that he "found it extremely touching and moving." He said that he and the other priests are "happy to do what we're doing.

Our faith is so important."

"I thought it was a good film," said Madeleine Grace, organist at S1. Mary'~ Cathedral in Fall River. She attended the screening with her daughter Elizabeth and a contingent of people from the diocese.

"Father Wilson is a very caring individual and he's concerned with human and spiritual needs," said Grace. 'The movie reflected the reality of the island and how we can share ministry of presence just by listening to people like with the RENEW program."

The Nantucket sequence began with a helicopter fly-over shot featuring the crash of ocean waves and a view of some of the "HIGH, FAST and Wonderful" stars Father Gerry Hogan, large estates found there. The audience then heard about the El Richard D. Wilson, Sister Charlotte Hobelman and Father Salvadoran people who are strug- Phil DeRea share a moment following its recent premiere in gling to survive as they work on Somerville, Mass. (Anchor/Gordon photo) Nantucket. These single and married men are working here to be those same islanders are teaching sponds "It's not easy. You have able to send money back home. the El Salvadorians English and to work hard to be here."

Guadalupan M~ssionary of the schools are starting- Early ChildBut it is expensive to live there.

Holy Spirit Sister Obdulia Olivar They enjoy living on Nan- hood Education Programs. worked with Father Wilson on "It's been a good influence," tucket because it's peaceful and safe compared to their native , said Diane Flaherty of having the Nantucket for two years and said land, but at first it was a clash of migrant workers on Nantucket. she enjoyed her experience with the cultures for some natives. Now "Helping immigrants grow in their migrant workers as well as the film.

"It was a good movie," she faith I've grown in my own faith.'?

Worker Noe Pineda said the declared when the lights came up.

The evening opened with comisland "is becoming a good place for us. Father Wilson is very edy from Jimmy Tingle and the screening benefited the West End kind."

Pineda said people will ask Boys and Girls Club of Allston.

The film was aq;epted into the him where he lives and when they hear that he lives on Nantucket Rhode Island Film Festival comthey respond. "You live in Nan- petition to take place during the tucket? That's a good place, that's. first week of August in Newport, a beautiful place," but Pineda re- Providence and other towns.

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READY TO present a unique and exciting presentation of the Lum!nous Mysteries of the rosary is this group of young adults from across the Diocese of Fall River. (Photo by Kenneth Carrier)

development from the University Francis deSales School in New of Notre Dame; and during a Yale York City; at St. Michael's from Fellowship in Theology at Yale 1979 to 1988; was principal at All Divinity School in New Haven, Saints Academy in Portsmouth, Conn., dealt with religious in- R.I., through 1998; and since then sights in administrative leader- had been teaching religion and science at Taunton Catholic ship.

Along with his teaching and Middle School.

Sister Baldi holds a bachelor academic credentials, Brother Hathaway has coached varsity of science degree in elementary tennis and down hill ski racing; education as well as a master's and was moderator of hockey and degree in elementary education, from Bridgewater State College. boys' volleyball.

She has been involved in many Sister Baldi, a member of the Holy Union Sisters since 1970, re- varied academic activities; places Holy Union Sister 'coached girls' basketball teams Bernadette Sullivan who has been through the years; and began the principal at St. Michael's for 24 Youth Group at St. Michael's years. Sister Sullivan has been when she was assigned there. She elected to membership on. the has'interests in photography, Congregation's Provincial Council. computer science, bowling and The new principal taught at St. family genealogy.

Area thespians to present 'living' Luminous Mysteries ofthe rosary Jubilee

FALL RIVER - Taking' the words of Pope John Paul II to heart, a group of young adults are working hard to bring the Luminous Mysteries of the rosary to life.

Twenty-one-year-old Christin Jezak,a theater major at Bridgewater State College, and a parishioner of Good Shepherd Parish here, is directing and choreographing this unique living rosary presentation. Her brother

Nathaniel composed the original music.

The actors, from across the diocese.ranging in age from 1421; include Andrew Almeida, Andrew Arruda, Tracey Bento, Amanda DeFrias, Timothy Gannon, Gabriel Giella, Kyle Hemingway, Kelly Rae Ouellette, Caitlyn Tarr, Kristen Teixeira, Manuel Vasconcellos, and Michelle Williamson.

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The cast, which has been rehearsing' for several weeks, is very still enjoys the two Masses he excited about presenting the Lu- celebrates weekly at St. minous Mysteries of the rosary in Joseph's Manor where he resides and fires off letters to relaa new and exciting way. ' The presentation will be on . tives and friends.

"The vineyard has grown," July 14 at 7:30 p.m. at S1.

Patrick's Church, 1598 South Father Sevigny wrote. "Jesus takes the life of the Father to us.

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All are invited to experience When I look from the pulpit, I see , this prayerful and unique living a beautiful blossom."

Although many years have rosary.

passed since the Fall River native crossed the South African mountainson horseback wearing a safari hat, he still holds tightly to the heavy crucifix that he used to wear tucked into the waistband of his cassock.

That very same crucifix is a symbol which carries him through even the toughest of times, to this day.

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PRINCIPAL JOSEPH Sullivan at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford, congratulates Maria Patricio, parent of Nicole and Andrew Patricio, upon being named the $500 grand prize winner in the annual calendar fund-raiser.

Below, Pastor Father John J. Oliveira, was recently honored by students on National Pastor Day. He was presented with an engraved clock and baked goods.

STUDENTS, PARENTS and staff from St. Joseph-St. Therese School, New Bedford, top photo, participate in its annual walk-a-thon. They walked a total of five miles and raised $3,300 for their school. Bottom photo, first- and second-graders enjoyed a recent field trip to Buttonwood Park, Warwick, R.I. While there, students learned about different cultures in the "Native Lands," presentation put on by Green Meadows Farm.

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THESE STUDENTS from Our Lady of Lourdes School, Taunton, placed first in its annual Art Fair. Front row: Mihaela Krupa, kindergarten.,Middle row: Aubrey Daugherty-Costa, first grade; Brett Guillemette, second grade. Back row: Samantha Bednarz, third grade; Zachary Turner, fifth grade; and Raquel Gomes, fourth grade.

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River Country Club.

Golfers will be divided into To register, golfers must ~e at the club between 6:30 and four groups depending on age.

6:50 a.m. All participants must Participants must be born on or wear shirts with collars and must afterJan. I, 1977. Roger Dugal tum in a scorecard or be ineli- will serve as tournament direcgible for the following year's tor. Father Jay T. Maddock extournament. Please note that the pressed thanks to Tom Tetreault Fall River Country Club is a and .the members of the Fall "spikeless club" and caddies and River Country Club for welcomgolf carts are not allowed for the ing the CYO tournament to their course. tournament.

JOHANNA HAMBLIN of Canada performs in a gymnastics competition during the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin recently. The Knights of Columbus put up $1 million in travel expenses for athletes from the United States, Canada and Mexico to make their way to the events. It was the first time the world games were being held outside the United States. The Catholic fraternal order has been a benefactor to athletes suffering from mental disabilities for more than 15 years. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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By CHARLIE MARTIN • CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE If you're not the one, then why does my soul feel glad today?

If you're not th~ one, th~n why does my hand fit yours thiS way?

If you are not mine, then why does your heart return my call?

If you are. not mine, would I have the strength to stand at all? ·1 never know what the future brings But I know you are here with me now We'll make it through And I hope you are the one I share my life with Refrain: I don't w~nt to r~n away but I can take It, I don t understand If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am? ls there any way that I can stay in your arms?

If I don't n~ed you, then why am I crying on my bed?

If I don't need you, then why does your name resound in my head?

If you're not the one for me, then why does this distance maim my life? . If you're not for me, then why do I dream of you as my wife?

I don't know why . you're so far away But I know that this much is true We'll make it through And I hope you are the one I share my life with And I wish that you could be the one that I die with And I pray that you're the one I build my home with I hope I love you all my life (Repeat refrain.)

'Cause I miss you, body and soul so strong that it takes my breath away And I breathe you into my heart and pray for the strength to stand today

'Cause I love you, whether it's wrong or right And though I can't be with you tonight And know my heart is by your side (Repeat refrain.)

Sung by Daniel Bedingfield Copyright (c) 2002 by Universal Who's king of today's romantic pop ballad? Groups like N'Sync or Backstreet Boys used to come to mind when answering this question, but they seem to have disappeared into some musical limbo. So how

While he is sure she is the one, he also mentions "distance" that maims his life. The reason for this distance is not identified. Perhaps she is not as sure as he is. Or maybe she is away pursuing individual dreams and goals.

Whatever the reason, I wpuld encourage him to be patient. His clarity is a powerful gift that he brings to their relationship. He can show faith by trusting that the distance between them eventually wi II fade.

Consequently, his current task is to trust and wait. Doing so is diffi~".I" cult no matter what dream occupies I( one's mind. But overanalyzing the . pluses and minuses of their current .Dr circumstances isn't what he needs to do.

Of course, loving another is aiways a risk. This girl might decide I(j that right now she prefers some distanceoverthecommitmentheseeks.

During this waiting period, he needs not only to be trusting but respcct• ful. Though he recognizes what he . wants, he must try to support her ' freedom to make the choice that seems best for her. Obviously, this leaves him vulnerable, but love that about a new contender? How about is not freely given and freely acDaniel Bedingfield? cepted will never become a love that His fans often say that his amaz- endures. ing. vocals have a unique way of Should she eventually say "yes" conveying love's complex and in- to marriage, I hope he will rememtense emotions. His debut disc is a ber the power of his intent while he mix of dance and ballads, but many waited. see him as the master of the slow, Maniage is one of life's foreromantic song. An example of that most challenges. The emotional is his current chart hit, "IfYou're Not intensity expressed in this song will the One." wax and wane over time. Yet, the The guy in the song believes he power of intent is also the strength has found the right girl to become to overcome difficulties. If he is his life partner. He asks her: "If able to keep the power of his intent you're not the one, then why does alive, he will be able to draw upon my soul feel glad today? Then why the sacramental grace God places docs my hand fit yours this way? in marriage.

Then why does your name resound Then both he and his wife will in my head? Then why do I dream experience the wonder of being the of you as my wife?" "one" for each other.

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By THERESE J. BORCHARD CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

College campuses today with their patriotism rallies look a lot different from the hotbeds of anti-war demonstrations at the time of the Vietnam War. Today's college students aren't embarrassed to sing patriotic songs and recite spirited speeches expressing their support for the men and women fighting for freedom in Iraq, Afghanistan and around the globe.

For many young adults, the terrorist attacks of 9111 interrupted a neat and tidy world, ·throwing the guts of some serious international problems on the doorstep of some naive perceptions and forcing a crash course in international relations and

American history. The rubble at Ground Zero sparked an interest in and passion for American heritage that was absent before that ominous morning.

For his book, "I Like Being American," editor Michael Leach interviewed hundreds of people - famous and ordinary - quizzing them about what they most treasure and celebrate as Americans. Scattered throughout his patchwork of fascinating quotes are young voices echoing .insights first articulated by our founding fathers.

"I love America!" writes Ryan Bonneville of White Lake, Mich.

"It was magical how the founding fathers dedicated their lives to the idea that everyone is free to live his own life."

Michael Ramirez describes his respect for America's diversity. "I am half Native American, a member of the Navajo tribe, and half Hispanic," says the

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From Stamford High School in Connecticut, Joey Di Gioia adds this thought: "The American idea embraces a mysterious irony. Our founding fathers fought to expel monarchy, yet as Americans we belong to a dynasty where we are each king and absolute ruler of our own destiny and desires, and where we can create our own American dream."

One other Gen-Xer, Sarah Jacobi Tindall of New Orleans, La., speaks of the "triumph of human possibility" that America represents. "Inherent in our psyche is the knowledge that we are capable of great things," she writes, "and inherent in our governmental structure is the license to pursue them. I am proud to live

in a country that recognizes and re.spects the beauty and ability of a human being."

On college campuses and in coffee shops across America, support for the war against terrorism is unprecedented, as high as 85 percent according to some surveys. With no draft in place and no memories of the horrors of war, young people eagerly rally to defend liberty, equalit) justice and democracy here and abroad.

Just as the Vietnam War influenced and shaped their parents' attitudes, today's you.ng aduHs are forever changed by the events of that ominous September morning.

They will sing "God Bless America" a little louder on July 4 and September I I.

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NEWS SERVICE 'to raise unwanted children, a facDALLAS - A federal court tor which he said no longer exin Dallas has:declined to reopen. ists in states that passed the·new " , the historic 1973,U.S.Supreme, legislation.

Court decision Roe:v. Wade ~. At a mid-June press conferwhich legalized abortion, despite: ence in Dallas when McCorvey· a Tequest by the former plaintiff' officially asked the court to conknown as "Jane Roe" - Norma sider reopening the Roe v. Wade McCorvey. decision, she said she regretted McCorvey had filed a "motion her role in the historic 1973 case. , for relief from judgment" a week Several years ago she joined the ago seeking to have the court re- Pro-Life movement. open the abortion decision' and "We're getting our babies to begin an in-depth study on the back," McCorvey, who became effects of abortion on women. a Catholic in 1998, said at the The court ruled ,that news conference.

McCorvey's request was hot "I'm so sorry that 1 filed that made within "a reasonable time" affidavit," said McCorvey, referafter the Supreme Court handed ring to the Roe v. Wade case. "I down its 1973 decision. long for the day that justice will "Whether or not the Supreme be done and the burden from all Court was infallible, its Roe de- these deaths will be removed cision was certainly final in this from my shoulders." litigation," U.S. District Judge The Texas Justice Foundation, David Godbey wrote in the rul-, which filed the motion for ing. "It is simply too late now, McCorvey in the federal district 30 years 'after the fact, for court, has more than 1,000affiMcCorvey to revisit that judg- davits from women who say they ment." regret their decisions: to have an , ' He said federal law allows pe- abortion.,' .,' Parker,said the SupremeCourt , titions to the court to reopen cases in extraordinary circum- in 1973 did not have enough evistances but such petitions must dence about the impac't of aborbe filed weekS or months after a tion on women's physical and emotion;i] health. ,But the 5,400 decision is handed down. , ' , McCo~ey will likely ask the pages of a.ff1davits he presented court to reconsider its'rulirig,ac- ' to: the court recently inCluded cording to Allan Parker, seven new studies, conducted McCorvey's attorney and CEO over the past two years and puband founder of Texas Justice lished in medical journals, that Foundation, a Pro-Life legal link abortions to increased rates group. of suicide, substance abuse and He said McCorvey's case be- clinical depression. fore the federal court was misMcCorvey was 21 years old understood because it is not and pregnant for the third time about "newly discovered evi- when she sought an abortion. She dence" but is "a case of changed agreed to be the plaintiff in a lawfactual conditions and law." suit seeking to overturn a statute The change in the law is leg- in Texas that prohibited abortion islation called the "Baby Moses" unless necessary to save the life Act, adopted in 1999 in Texas of the mother. and later in other states, which The Supreme Court decision allows states to assume respon- came after she had the baby. It sibility for unwanted children. was the third child she put up for Parker noted that a dete~ning adoption. She publicly ideI).titied factor in the Roe v.: Wade,deCi-' herself :as ,the, Jan'e' Roe ohhe sion was the burd~n 6nwome~:, case in:1980. ' , ':'",:' .

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Newly ordained priest tells of his life's journey of challenge, grace

By ERIKA ANDERSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ATLANTA - When Father Ricardo Bailey was young, his mother had a strict rule. "She always said, 'You do what you want on Saturday night, but you have your behind in church on Sunday morning,''' he said. ' Father Bailey listened. Not only was he in church every Sunday morning, but as a newly ordained priest he has chosen to give his life to serve the Church.

He was ordained for the Atlanta Archdiocese by Archbishop John F. Donoghue. He is the only African-American to be ordained a U.S. diocesan priest this year.

Growing up in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Atlanta, Father Bailey attended Catholic elementary school and felt a closeness to God as an altar boy.

When he was 13, a special event convinced him of his calling. "I always wanted to be a priest since 1 was a little kid, but when Archbishop (Eugene A.) Marino(the first black Catholic archbishop in U.S. history) was installed in Atlanta (in 1988), and 1 sawall the black Catholic clergy and all the other clergy, that was just a watershed moment for m~," he told the Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the Atlanta Archdiocese. ' While in high school, he said, he kept his vocation quiet as he established friendships. ".

"I wanted to date and 1 was afraid I'd be alienated," he said. "When 1 finally told them that 1 wanted to be a priest, they were hurt because my . friends were Christians and they said they never would have alienated me. It was like a stamp of approval and God telling me to trust him."

Throughout high school, he continued to become more involved in his parish. "I wanted to immerse myself in the life I knew 1 would have," he said.

After high school, he followed in the footsteps of his mentor, Archbishop Marino, and entered the Josephite order while attending Xavier University in New Orleans. (Archbishop Marino headed the Atlanta Archdiocese from 1988 until 1990 and died in 2000.)

"I was away from home, 1was doing what 1loved and I knew what 1 was doing was pleasing to God," .he said.

But after prayer and discernment, Father Bailey

found that the life of a Josephite was not for him.

He returned to the Atlanta Archdiocese, and then began attending Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.

Father Bailey took a year off to work through some issues. "I wanted to take some time off to really deal with the aspect of celibacy and to reflect on that," he said. "It really was a grace-filled time."

He was not intent on returning to formation, he said, but God continued to call him. "You're going to be challenged in your vocation. A vocation is an invitation from God and God gives you the grace to respond to that;' he said. "But that doesn't mean it's going to be easy."

He reapplied to the archdiocese to study for the priesthood and went to St. Mary's Seminary and University. Just a week after his ordination as a transitional deacon in January 2002, his mother, Elizabeth, died.

"I can remember so wen the clergy that were around me when my mother died," he said. "I'really felt for the first time that sense of fraternitv within the priesthood. 1 was so grateful for the outpouring of support."

As a priest, he said, he hopes to bring "enthusiasm,joy and love of God's Church and the sacraments ... but most of all, 1 want to remind people that God truly loves them."

Father Bailey's first assignment is at St. Joseph Church in Marietta. The new priest, whose celI phone ring tone is set to a song by rapper Jay-Z, said he has no doubt he'll fit right into the community.

"I come to them as a black man, very proud of my heritage and my culture, but 1also come to them as a priest. And 1will bring my ethnic and religious heritage to them and use what I've been given to serve them," he said.

Ordained for the archdiocese the same day as Father Bailey were Fathers John-Paul Ezeonyido, who is originalIy from Nigeria, and John Matejek.

During the ceremony, Archbishop Donoghue spoke of the power of prayer.

"When the priest prays, he sees in Christ those whom Christ has called. When the faithful pray for the priest, they see in him the embodiment of sacrifice, the living example of someone who loves them so much," he said.