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"I cried last night"

By Pat McGowan "I'm going to bleed to death, I have scary nightmares. I cried last night."

Speaking was Steve, 35, one of three persons at high risk for AIDS who told their stories to priests, deacons and religious of the Fall River diocese at an emotional closing session of a five-part course on pastoral ministry to AIDS patients and those at risk for the disease.

The course, which concluded last month, was held at the Fall River offices of the Diocesan Department of Catholic Social Services. Arrangements for the speakers at the last session were made through Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, located in Abington.

CSS, said Rev. Peter N. Graziano, executive director, has been designated by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as the focal point for HIV / ARC! AIDS ministry in the diocese. .t

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HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, and ARC, AIDS-related complex, are conditions that may lead to full-blown AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Steve's Story "I was a New Bedford fisherman and I could do anything. I still want to run the universe," said Steve, tall; lean and casually dressed in blue cords, sneakers and a T-shirt.

He said he had been a drug addict for about 20 years and was indiscriminate about sexual partners but had probably picked up HIV from dirty needles.

"When I tested positive for the virus, I felt guilty and ashamed but went back to drugs, feeling I'd die anyway. I didn't die and I didn't get sick but I decided to 'surrender' 15 months ago. I don't know why - maybe the grace of God." Since then, he said, he has been Turn to Page 12

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Not entertainers, says Fr. Joncas LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) - Pastoral musicians have a greater role in the church than to "merely entertain bored worshipers," says Father Michael Joncas, one of the most widely published liturgical composers in the country.

"We sing with the spirit, but also with the mind," Father Joncas told participants in the biennial convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.

About 3,000 people met in Long Beach for the association's June 26-29 convention. They included Elaine Nadeau, cantor at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

Father Joncas has had liturgical and worship music distributed by a variety of American publishers.

Among his most widely known songs is "On Eagle's Wings," widely used by U.S. congregations.

In his keynote address, Father Joncas, currently a doctoral student at Rome's North American College, urged fellow pastoral musicians to study the origins of the material used in liturgies, to use a variety of translations and to folIowa "reputable" commentary that helps modern readers understand the context of ancient usages.

For example, he said, the original Hebrew or Aramaic words for terms used in modern translations of the Scripture frequently have much more complex meanings than the common ones. He cited the Hebrew word for compassion which describes the .feeling of churning bowels.

"That is what the Gospels tell us Jesus was feeling - that he was 'flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone,' " Father Joncas said.

In a workshop on text writing, Rory Cooney, music director at St. Jerome parish in Phoenix, Ariz., stressed the importance of writing for those who use the songs. Some composers strive to create pieces that will survive through generations, he said, but he maintained it is more important to provide the music current generations need.

"The church has been a museum long enough," Cooney said. "Future generations will write their own music. But now there are people starving in the pews for something they can relate to."

One way to do tnat, he said, is to emulate Jesus' patt~rn of teaching through things familiar to those who followed him.

"Jesus told stories about the things people around him knew," Cooney said. "That's what we have to do, write about things that you can get involved with. Why write rubrics? Music is too important to use it for propaganda."

Cooney advised composers of worship music to take chances presenting traditional themes from non-traditional points of view and to keep up with current trends in theological discussion so their music resonates the church's experience.

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Are we a killer nation?

Abortion battle continues WASHINGTON (CNS) - In its 5-4 ruling July 3 upholding Missouri abortion restrictions, the ; I U.S. Supreme Court refused to overturn Roe vs. Wade, its 1973 decision legalizing abortion, but many observers and some of the justices themselves saw the new decision as a first step in that direction: Catholic officials and others who oppose legalized abortion hailed the decision as a victory for prolife forces. Bac:{ers of legalized abortion sharply criticized it.

In a statement shortly after the court's decision was announced, the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops said the ruling "is a victory for life."

"And the biggest winners today are the tiniest people of all children within the womb," said

Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis.

Abortion backers reacted negatively to the decision.

Molly Yard, president of the National Organization for Women, said, "Pretty soon nothing much will be left for a woman in controlling her reproductive life."

Judith Widdecombe, founder of the clinic involved in the decision, said in St. Louis, "This is a serious, serious setback for women and families in this country.... This is an outrage."

The case at issue, Webster vs.

Reproductive Health Services, involved challenges to the constitutionality of several provisions of a 1986 Missouri law restricting abortion.

On July 3, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin issued the following statement on the high court decision:

The decision ofthe Supreme Court in regard to the Webster case has only now been rendered. It has not yet been possible to read and study the implications of the decision.

Nonetheless, it seems that certain provisions of the decision are definitely a step forward in the efforts to protect unborn human life and for this we are gratified with the opinion ofthe Supreme Court.

We will not relax our labors to bring about the day when human life in all its stages enjoys the complete protection of law.

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Executing minors and the retarded

By Msgr. George G. Higgins Catholic News Service In 1976 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment, under certain circumstances, is constitutional. Since then, scores of criminals have been executed.

This June the court took a horrendous step backward in American jurisprudence in two rulings which permit the execution of mentally retarded and juvenile murderers.

The United States now has the "honor" of being the only major nation in the so-called free world that authorizes the death penalty for minors over the age of 16 and the mentally retarded.

The court's action makes the United States look inconsistent, if not hypocritical, when it rightly condemns the barbaric execution

of student rebels in China. For all its crimes, China does not execute minors or the mentally retarded.

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States, according to all the standard polls, favors capital punishment. That's regrettable, but not difficult to understand.

Violent crime stalks society, and most Americans feel powerless to do anything to stop it.

We're all familiar with promises of court reforms, more modern prisons, social programs and various legislative initiatives that, if put into effect across the nation, might help to stem the lawless tide.

It hasn't happened, however, and many people feel that capital punishment promises to help the country act definitively with lawbreakers. They see it as a "symbol" of a move toward strengthening the criminal justice system.

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AT ST. GEORGE awards ceremony, from left, Claudette Brisson, secretary; Beatrice Harrison, treasurer; Muriel Levesque, vice president; Carol Forand, correspo~ding secretary' and Woman of Year; Norma Huczek, president. ,

I' St. George Guild names W'oman of Year

"It is not an easy title to carry: WOMAN OF THE YEAR," said the notice in the bulletin of St. George parish, Westport. "It is an award given to one of the many hard-working members of the Women's Guild. The bearer of the title has the awesome task of reflecting the goodness of all the women of the parish community who render so much to the good of all.

"This awesome title this year

has been awarded to Carol Forand.

She certainly falls in that category of hard workers and we know that she will carry the title and responsibility well during the coming year."

The award was presented to Mrs. Forand, mother of six and grandmother of 10, at the annual Women's Guild installation banquet. It included flowers, a framed scroll handpainted by Sister Laura

Fortier, SUSC, land an engraved sterling silver medal of St. George attached to a charm bracelet.

"She was soi surprised," said Muriel A. Levesque, guild vice .

I president. "She was elected by the members in rec6gnition of her 30 years of work fot the parish. She's now our corresponding secretary and she has als:o been president and vice president. She always helps everyone, 0 matter who."

Bishop urges parents to discuss ~IDS, ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) for the public school curriculum."

- In a pastoral letter, Anchorage But it was another question in Archbishop Francis T. Hurley has the survey that "really set off an urged parents to "have the cour- alarm for me," he said. It asked, age" to talk with their children "Have you ever discussed AIDS about sex, drugs and AIDS. with any of your school-age childThey should be taught that ab- ren?" and the response was "74.9 stinence outside marriage and fidel- percent, no; 25.1 percent, yes," the ity in marriage are "the only true" archbishop said. means of avoiding AIDS, he said.

He said the response disturbed He said his letter was sparked by him because parents ought to "exera recent survey of Alaskans by a ' cise their responsibility personally" local polling firm. The survey found for the formation of their childthat 95.8 percent of those polled ren's values in health, behavior favored education about AIDS in and human sexuality." the health education curriculum of "Som~times we wonder ,,:hy ~o public schools, and 85.2 percent of many Will shy away from thiS dlsthose surveyed said such a curricu- cussion:' he said. ":remperamenlum should include instruction on tally many feel awkward speaking condoms as preventive measure. to young people about sexuality.

He said it would be "naive" to Culturally or because of family think that such high support for background some are prone to condom education "would have silence or can't find the right words. no influence on those responsible "There are some, however, who

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118th Annual Solemn Novena in honor of

SAINT ANNE Saint Anne Church and Shrine South Main and Middle Streets, Fall River, MA

July 17 to 25, 1989 3:00 and 7:30 p.m. in the shrine Preacher: Rev. John R. Foister, Pastor On Wednesday, July 26, the Solemn Feast of Saint Anne, devotions will be held in the shrine at 2, 3, 4 p.m. Masses will be celebrated in the upper church at 7: 15, 10, II a.m. and 12 noon. A special Mass will ,be celebrated in the shrine at 7:30 p.m. followed by a candlelight processio,n outside the church, weather permitting.

might be tongUettied because they are not them~elves drug-free, chaste, faithful. ~ailure in personal practice often m!ltes a tongue that should be speaking out."

He urged parbnts to "have the courage to speak to your children" about human se~uality, drug use, moral values and AIDS. "Do not hesitate to say t~at chastity is their strength, their strength in protecting the beautiful gift of sexuality that God has gi~en to them, their strength in offsbtting the lure of drugs, their strength against AIDS," ~e sai~.1 .

In deahng wltq the strong pubhc support for condom education in school progra~s on AIDS, he cited the USC€ Administrative Board statement, which said that iffactual educati6n about condoms is included in ptlblic programs, it ought to be situ~ted within a context of common '1basic values" and clear recognition that "abstinence outside of mar~iage and fidelity within marriage as well as the avoidance of ihtravenous drug abuse are the only morally correct and medically shre ways to prevent the spread 6f AIDS." In discussing IAIDS 'programs or in talking to students, he said, Catholic adults :ought "to reflect concern for chastity and the anguish over devastatiorl of drug use, to voice support f~r abstinence, to point out the built-in failure ofthe m'echanical devides and techniques being pushed as ~Irotections against AIDS." He said the "only true and completely effectivel safety device is found in the internal'strength of will and soul that controls personal conduct" ahd that education programs "sho~ld include these factors both on their merits and on their consistency with the moral values of many citizens."

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DETROIT (CNS) - The Vatican rejected appeals of 14 Detroit parishes scheduled to close June 30, and a county court judge refused to grant 18 parishes an injunction against the archdiocese to halt the closures while the parishes pursued a grievance process. .

The Vatican Congregation for Clergy, in a June 17 letter to Cardinal Edmund C. Szoka of Detoiit, said the appeals of nine parishes were "lacking in foundation in law or in fact."

The appeals of five parishes were not considered because they lacked the signature of their pastors.

Cardinal Szoka announced in January that some 30 parishes would close by June 30 because of declining numbers of parishioners and available staff and increased operating costs. He said another 25 would be given until Dec. 31 to "reach viability" or close.

The archdiocese gave five of the affected parishes a three-week extension to allow for planning a closing liturgy, completing audits, arranging and transferring sacramental records and doing other tasks needed to close the parishes.

The Vatican letter said Cardinal Szoka had acted in accordance with the norms prescribed for the arrange'ment of parishes in his archdiocese. It said the cardinal had consulted with the priests' council, studied the' situation for more than five years and provided "ample opportunity for those who felt themselves aggrieved by these changes to be heard."

The letter recommended that the archdiocese "make conscientious efforts" to assure that closing parishes are publicly memorialized; that an inventory be done of parish books and records, histories and relics; that parishioners be 'encouraged to keep longstanding organizations as part of their new parishes; and that parishioners have some voice in disposition of parish assets.

After a June 28 hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court, Judge James Hathaway denied an injunction sought by 18 of the, parishes slated to close.

Catherine Wagner, codirector of the archdiocesan Office for the Church in the City, said that buildings of four of the 30 parishes had been sold to other religious denominations and one was purChased by a business.

Wyatt Jones Jr., the other codirector, said 81 parishes will remain within the city and that no parish will be more than a mile and a half from another parish.

The codirectors said the archdiocese has received requests from all over the world for materials and artifacts from the 30 parishes. ,Priority for such items will. be , given to remaining city parishes, followed by archdiocesan suburban parishes and missionaries.

praye~BOX A ct of Praise May the Divine Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary be known, praised, blessed, loved, worshiped and glorified always and in all places. A men.

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Appointments made in youth programs

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The following appointments have been made for youth programs in the Fall River diocese: Rev. Stephen B. Salvador, . diocesan chaplain for Boy and Girl Scouts and Camp Fire with special attention ·to Boy Scouts; Rev. Martin L. Buote, assistant diocesan chaplain with special attention to Girl Scouts and Camp Fire.

Paul Parente, diocesan chairperson for the Catholic Scouting Committee; Nancy Santos diocesan, chairperson for Girl Scouts and Camp Fire.

Area Boy Scout chaplain~: Father Salvador, Fall River and New Bedford areas; Deacon Vincent Walsh, Cape and Islands; Deacon John Welch, Taunton and Attleboro areas'.

Area Girl Scout and Camp Fire chaplains: Rev. Richard Andrade, Fall River area; Rev. Alphonsus McHugh, SS.Cc., New Bedford area; Deacon Francis Camacho, Cape and Islands; Rev. Arnold Medeiros, Taunton and Attleboro areas.

Awards ceremonies directors: Rev. David Landry, St. Anne's parish, Fall River; Mrs. Kenneth Leger, Fall River.

Area Boy Scout lay chairpersons: Wesley Ridlon, Anawan Council; Frank Sullivan, Cape Cod Council; Michael Childs, Moby Dick Council.

The Mass of Christian Burial was offered June 30 at the People's.

Chapel of LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, for Brother James Moore, MS, 85, who died June 27.

A native of Ireland and the son of the late John and Kate (Baldwin) Moore, he was in 1952 the first pilgrim to come to the La- .

Salette Shrine in Enfield, NH. Later he helped rebuild the shrine chapel.

Assigned to the Attleboro shrine in 1958, he supervised all electriCal work at the facility, including its famed Christmas light display, the largest in the nation. He also served from time to time at'a LaSalette parish in New Brunswick, Canada.

He is survived by a daughter, Morin, in Tennessee, and a sister, Katie Walsh, in Ireland.

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MSGR. JOHN J. OLIVEIRA congratulates new eucharistic ministers, from left, Bob St. Amour, Denise DeMello, Vivian Poulin, Paul Berube, Wilfrid Courville, John A Carreiro Jr. prior to commissioning ceremonies for them and many others in the Fall River area at N~tre Dame Church, Fall River. Similar ceremonies were conducted at Immaculate ConceptIon Church, Taunton, by'Msgr. John J. Smith and at St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth, by Msgr. Henry T. Munroe. (Gaudette photo)

Special ministers of Eucharist named

Seat less important LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) Since 1836, U.S. presidents have named eight Catholics to the Supreme Court. Now, with a record three Catholic justices on the bench, the importance of the socalled "Catholic seat" has diminished, according to a study by college professor Barbara A. Perry, a political scientist from Louisville.

"As Catholics emerged as a potentially significant voting bloc, presidents attempted to woo their votes through Supreme Court appointments," she said, but added that religion was not an overriding factor in the' appointment of any Catholic on the Supreme Court. .

Over 350 men and women from all areas of the Fall River diocese were commissioned special ministers ofthe Eucharist in ceremonies last month.

They will bring communion to the aged and infirm at home, in hospitals and in nursing facilities, assist with the distribution of communion at parish Masses and in some cases serve in both areas.

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,sioned included attendance at a review of the theology of the Eucharist and of guidelines for its distribution conducted by Rev. Robert A. Oliveira, diocesan director of continuing formation of clergy and laity.

Special requirements for distri-, bution of communion to the sick were presented by Rev. Edmund Fitzgerald, diocesan director of pastoral care for the sick, and Sister Shirley Agnew, RSM, assistant director.

Following ceremonies' at Immaculate Conception Church, Taunton; St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; and Notre Dame, Fall River, the new ministers joined the large number of laity commissioned in previous years.

Congratulating them, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin expressed his

The Mass of Christian Burial was offered Tuesday for Sister Helen Faria, RSM, 72, formerly known as Sister M. Lorenzo, who died July 9 in Providence. Among schools where she taught was the former St. Mary's Cathedral School, Fall River.

A Providence native, she was the daughter of the late joseph and Margaret (Preston) Faria. En- . tering the Sisters of Mercy in 1934, . MOBILE, Ala. (CNS) - Jesuit she was an elementary grades teachFather Paul S. Tipton, president . er at several schools in the ProviNEW YORK (CNS) - Retired of Spring Hill College in Mobile, dence dioceses as well as at St. Coadjutor Archbishop John J. has been elected president of the Mary's in Fall River before 'retir- Maguire of New York died July 6 Association of Jesuit Colleges and ing in 1986. of pulmonary and cardiac failure.

Universities, which represents the She is survived by a sister, Mrs. The archbishop, 84, had resided 28 Jesuit colleges and universities Mary R. Nickerson of Warwick, at St. Patrick's Cathedral rectory in the United States. and by several nieces and nephews. since retiring shortly after his 75th birthday.

New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor celebrated his Mass of Christian Burial July II at the cathedral.

He was appointed an auxiliary bishop to Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York in 1959 and was named a coadjutor bishop without the right of succession in 1965. He was twice treasurer ofthe National His Excellency, the M()st Rever~~~ DanielA.Croni~, Bisho~~f Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Fall River, has accepted 'the nominationsofthe Very Revere~d' An ardent supporter of civil Richard McNally, SS.Cc., Provincial, and has made the folloW- . rights, the Sunday before the masing appointments: sive 1963 March on Washington, Reverend Alphonsus McHugh,SS.CC. t<i>PastorofOur Lild¥j' at which Rev. Martin Luther King of the Assumption Parish in New Bedford; Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream'! speech, he issued a letter read at all Reverend Richard Czerwien, SS.CC. to Parochial Vicar at archdiocesan parishes encouraging Saint Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet; <.. '..• i . ' i> Catholics to participate in the Reverend Frederick J. Meyers,SS.CC.to Parochial Vicar llt' march. .

Holy Trinity Parish in West Harwich; After Cardinal Terence Cooke Reverend.Kurt Roters, 5S.CC. to Parochial Vicar at Our LadY was appointed New York archbiof the' Assumption Parish in New ~edford.· . shop in 1968, Archbishop Maguire Effective August I, 1989 was named vicar general of the archdiocese.

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gratitude to them and to those already serving'in the diocese. He promised prayers that they would be rewarded "with choice blessings" for themselves and their families.

Those unable to attend Mass due to age or infirmity who wish to receive communion at home or elsewhere or family members of such persons are urged to contact a parish priest to make arrangements.

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themoorin~ Life Decision-Faith Commitment There is no doubt that the Supreme Court decision in the now famous Missouri abortion case was a stunning setback for aJlti-life forces. However, beyond the venomous rhetoric which is their hallmark, one realizes that this nation and state are in for some very interesting if not trying days.

One thing has certainly been accomplished by the high court action: it has clearly defined 'who stands where on life issues.

A prime area of concern affecting all is the bias of the media which have long been controlled by liberal forces. The prejudi«ed' rancor that has permeated newscasts, talk shows and interview programs has been nothing less than appalling.

Indeed, all the television networks seem to be in the pay' of anti-life forces, with very few pro-lifers receiving impartial treatment.

The Missouri case has clearly indicated that the forces of anti-life have a tremendous publicity and promotion advantage. The concept of equal time has been reduced to a fable.

The American media are definitely anti-life.

Another realization flowing from the Supreme Court vote is that the nation is dealing with a single clear-cut issue, namely life. For years, pro-lifers have been explaining the seamless garment concept. For years they have fought a losing battle but persistence has finally paid off.

Very few anti-life people ever thought they would be forced to take the offensive. But now the lines have been drawn and abortion is the issue. This is not to say that other items will not be debated. But the real heart of the matter is abortion.

Indeed, the high court ruling has made the so-called prochoice mentality obsolete. Those who maintain that th~ argument centers around the right to do whatever one wishes with one's body are raising a false smokescreen, simply a ruse to' avoid the true matter at hand: whether to deny or approve the constitutional right to life.

This becomes more obvious when one realizes the inability of the anti-life forces to determine viability. The notion that their own lives became human between 22 and 24 weeks after conception seems something they cannot or refuse to handle.

Playing games with dates and days merely emphasizes their. determination to suppress life.

Somehow they really think they can fool all the people all the time. The Supreme Court has put an end to this folly.

As we enter a new phase of the life debate, it is imperative that those who believe all human life to be sacred should not be overcome by the shrill cries of judicial rejection.

Be sure that the life issue will permeate the nation and that nowhere will tQ~ battle be more fierce than in this commonwealth. Long the possessor of an outstandingly liberal electorate, it is also the second most Catholic state in the union, with 50 percent of the .population professing Catholicism, a figure ';topped only by Rhode Island, which is 63 percent Cat.holic.

Unfortunately; we have been a house divided, unable to elect pr04ifepublic officials or to rally public support for Catholic ·schools. It is time for the Catholics of this commonwealth to come.together, united by the Word of God, not,the verbiage of beguil~ng politiciaqs'.

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"When controversy fallethout amon!g them, they come to me to judge between them. "i Exod. 18:16

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Seeking a better Earth ROME (NC) - A landmark women in decisioLmaking pro- cluded that "restructuring of Euecumenical assembly of European cesses and in churcti life in general" rope can only be done adequately religious leaders has recommended and see that wom~n are equally as part of the transformation of far-reaching steps in favor of dis- represented in chutch bodies and the global village."

A more general, two-page mesarmament, environmental protec- theological faculties. tion and redistribution of resourThe document Istressed that sage noted that delegates came ces away from richer countries. "sexism is a continuing factor of together across "confessional and The recommendations were the global crisis" artd said that, in political boundaries which only a made in a document approved by general, women bear the main short time ago seemed insurmountnearly all of approximately 700 burden of war, injtistice and en- able."

The session was the first pandelegates to a May meeting in vironmental dama~k Basel, Switzerland, sponsored by - That the united States, the . European ecumenical meeting ever the Council of European Bishops' Soviet Union and European na- held. Only Albania refused perConferences and the Conference tions continue to negotiate arms mission for delegates to attend. of European Churches. reductions, refrain from military Catholics from Lithuania and EsThe weeklong meeting involved use of space and respect current tonia in the Soviet Union were hundreds of discussion and study arms control treati~s. It urged that allowed to participate, and Orsessions on the theme of "Peace international laws be adopted that thodox churches were represented. ~ith .!ustice for the Whole Crea- condemn the devel9pment, testing The message added 'that the hon. . and use. of all we~pons of m~ss urgency of today's peace and jusThe 30:page fl!1~1 do~ument destruction, whether nuclear, blO- tice problems made the meeting str~~gly tied s~eclflc social and logical or chemical.1 necessary. pohtlcal.g~als wI~h the deman~s of _ That strict legislative con"Millions of men, women and the Chnst~an .falth - espeCially trois on genetic research and engi- children perish in poverty, hunger defens~ o~Justice ~or the p.oor and neering be adopted and that and war. Basic human rights are re!1unClation o~ Violence as exem- churches continue to study the violated day in and day out. Whole phfied by Chnst, and respect for issues and provide ethical guide- species of plants and animals are '. lines. being irreparably wiped ·out. The God as cr~at~r. .Reflectmg mput from Catholic Much of the meeting centered life of all of us as well as that of participants, t~e final s~atement on European-relatJd population future generations is under threat de~lored ~~ortlon and said P?P~- problems, especially recent waves today," the message said.

According to U.S. Sister MarlatlOn pohcles should respect mdl- of migration from the Middle East vidual consciences. and Africa.' The fipal document jorie Keenan, a Vatican official The document recomm~nde~: warned that racism has been insti- who attended in. a non-voting ~ That developed nations Im- tutionalized in somelEuropean im- capacity, the meeting was marked plement a "compl~te reversal ~f migration laws an<~ said Europe by an atmosphere of cordiality the con~ept ,of sustamed econo~l1c should be an "open' house, a place and prayer. It was an ~ndeniable ~rowth and, the related e~pI01ta- of refuge and proteJtion:" . boost for the ecumemcal movetlOn of natural res?urces, m order.

Participants emphasized, how- ment, said Sister Keenan, an offi- . . to. cut down o~ e.ne~gy waste, It ever, t~at. i~sues dIscussed were ciaL.at the Pontifical Council for 1 said the only Viable energy plan worldwlde.'·The document con- Justice and Peace. !hat. com?ines "th~ p~7s.ervation of I ' . , . She said the. degree of agreeJustice With creatIOn IS one that ~ m D ] ' ,mentreachedonalmosteveryissue ~or,~s toward a 50 perce!lt r~d~c.I under discussion ·was impressive tlOn In energy consumptIon m m-.· • ••. and that the final document was dustrialized count~ies so that Th~r~ . ; passed by sOple 95 percent of World ,consumptIOn can be mJ~I~ 17~ .. delegat~s, . . .. creased by 30 percent.

1960, Rev.WllhamJ. SmIth, PasCardmal Carlo Mana Martlm' -.:... Thilt nuclear power be rejected tor, St. James, . . of Milan".Italy who also attended , . Taunt'on J as "the basis offuture energy supply 1-981, Rev. Edmonll Rego~ Assosaid that when reviewed in a religbecause of its social, technical, ci~te Pastor, Espiritp Santo, Fall ious perspective, there proved to RIver be a very close conn~cti~n be~ween ecological and military risks." .

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Q. Occasionally when a Catholic dies the family indicates that Mass intentions are preferred to·nowers.

How dDes one go about having Masses said and what is the usual offering?'Shc)lild the Mllsses always be in the deceased's parish? Does the parish always notify the family or should a special request be made for this? I enjoy your informative column. (Louisiana) A. Much could, and perhaps should, be said in partial response about the church's understanding of making an offering for a "particular intention at Mass." But I will limit myself to simply answering your questions.

Church law provides that the bishops of each province establish the amount for Mass offerings; this of course is to avoid as much confusion as possible in a given area. .

If· the provincial bishops have not acted on this matter the responsibility falls to each local bishop (Canon 952).

When one wishes to make such a gift to the family of one who has died, one may make an offering to one's parish or to a missionary priest, requesting the Mass and bring a card indicating that this has been done to the funeral home or to the funeral itself. . Alternately, some prefer to send Mass offerings to the family, thus permitting members to distribute them to their own parishes or to a mission of their choice: This does not always mean that Masses will be offered where the offering has been sent. Normally no priest may accept more stipends or offerings than he can satisfy within a year (Canon 953).

These general rules apply to areas where the custom of offering stipends for Masses is still in effect.

(Many parts of the world never had the custom; in some other places it is gradually being discontinued.) If you wish more specific information for your area you

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Q. In the long form ofthe Mass celebration there are two places that refer to .various: male and female saints. Why are these particular saints singled out for this honor?

Most of them are not even known, to lay people at least.

What is so spedal about them, among all who have been canon- . ized? (New York) You are referring to Eucharistic Prayer I, sometimes still called the .Roman Canon. As you may remember, it was the only eucharistic prayer normally used in the Latin Church for many generations, before additional eucharistic prayc;.rs were revived and adapted in the revision of the missal since Vatican Council II. The saints indicated in this canon were well known centuries ago, especially in the Roman Church.

As you indicate, unless one knows a considerable amount of church history, most ofthem are strangers to Catholics today.

For this reason the missal indicates that the mention of .their . names is optional, even when the first eucharistic prayer is used.

When people are declared saints by the churchj they are said to be canonized precisely because their names may now be included in the "canon," the eucharistic prayer, of the Mass.

All eucharistic prayers now provide for that possibility for parish, diocesan, national or other patron saints, for the saint of the day and others who may have a special place in the life or memory of that particular congregation.

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Last y~ar the country wit- can then become unpleasant rather DOLORES nessed the drama of two whales than bonding. . , I recall when our young daughbelOg rescued 10 Alaska. The ter was playing a simple card game CURRAN incident caught the world's with her grandfather. She became imagination and tapped feelings of so agitated when she lost that he cooperation as many nations got "threw" the next game to her. into the resuce.

With tears in her eyes, she said, enjoy playing rather than to win.

The drama reminded me of a "Grandpa;I don't want me to lose Cheers to that YMCA. Competition can become addicfamily game called "Save the but I don't want to lose me, either."

I've written before about the tive. In families where it is used to Whales." This best-seller is one of a new genre of non-competitive pressure we put on kids by making spur children to achieve, it often games becoming popular in fami- competitions out of every form of results in damaged relationships. lies trying to minimize the compe- recreation. As soon as they en]' oy a A bnghter . or more developed child 'titiveness so deeply embedded in sport, we set up tournaments. Even become-.s t h ' e wmner and the rest our cu,lture. piano recitals are competitive, with losers.

In "Save the Whales," players young players pitting themselves Yet that child may be a loser in 'work together to save eight great against friends in garnering points. non-competitive areas like making whales while oil spills, radioactive The joy of accomplishment is friends, taking on responsibility or wastes and catcher ships move diminished and winning becomes keeping peace in the family. them toward extinction. the goal. In our suburb, youth When one of ours began to One parent wrote the company, league football became so compet- show signs of the need to win years "We recently received the 'Save itive 15 years ago that parents set ago, we stopped affirming first the Whales' game and the whole up a soccer organization so kids place honors and started asking, family played it right away. Com- could play for fun.

"Bu~ did you have any fun?" When petition in other games had ruined It became immensely popular' we stopped praising the res~lt and our family times repeatedly, and but then soccer leagues were started emphasizing the enjoyment, we were so happy to end a game as formed, scores kept, playoffs held this child's mania to win difriends. Thank you for introduc- and so on. Now it is as competitive minished. ' , ing us to a new way to play." as football was.

I gave up bridge years ago when Most families who play together Recently I heard of a YMCA it stopped being fun because parthave ttad to endure the anger, that runs a youth basketball league ners were so intent on winning. I tears, and otherfallout from child- where parents are banned and think families sometimes give up ren who lose. In competitive games, win-loss recoids are not kept. The play for the same reason. And someone has to lose. Family play. ,purpose is to allow children to what a pity it is. . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_I

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DIETZEN Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main Street, Bloomington, IL 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

Lighten up,he advises I had a rare, peaceful Saturday not long ago. There was M to be only one Sunday ass to celebrate instead of the usual two, and someone else was preaching. So I wasn't preparing a homily and my column was written.

I spent the morning leisurely reading the newspapers, but within moments my peace was shattered.

In the Washington Post I read, "Dissident traditionalist Episcopalians created a new church within a church that they hope will shield them from changes such as female priests and bishops, while avoiding a formal split."

One bishop cried, "We are now facing a confrontation between the church and the anti-cllurch, the Gospe' vs. the anti-Gospel."

Next, in a Catholic newspaper, I read about symptoms "of a disease we~ewithiniliechu~htoday ....

Roman centralization of authority, the imposition of bishops, the bans on theologians olit of favor with Rome."

So much for peaceful reading," I told myself, and switched on the radio only to hear' that Chinese students were being murdered in Beijing.

I tried'to console myself with the thought that people always have and always will protest, seek reform and call for a greater voice in decision making. But one question wouldn't go away: Will we see an intensification of dissonance, especially in our church?

I sadly concluded we will. I base

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this on reports of theologians protesting stances ofthe pope. Further, I find more Catholics taking uncompromising stands on almost every issue. Whether it be AIDS, contraception, inclusive language or the Tridentine Mass, people on both the right and the left have become rigid.

Pope Paul VI said that what the - church needs in order to renew itself is dialogue. One of its characteristics is meekness, which is "not proud or bitter, but peaceful arid generous."

Meekness also is closely akin to kindness, which Father Romano Guardini once said contains the forgotten characteristic of humor. .. A sense of humor," he tells us, "means that we take man seriously and strive to help him, but suddenly see how odd he is, and laugh, even though it be only inwardly....

It helps us to be kind, for after a good laugh it is easier tobe serious again." This description ofhumor by the late theologian is flexibility at its best.

In Italian "uh fa" is the way saying, "Be flexible." It translates, '''Hey, life is too short. Ease up and let bygones be bygones."

Today the church seems to be in a hu.m·orless, uptight mood. There are too many who want to take everyone and 'his brother to court.

We seem to have forgotten how to let bygones be bygones.

It all makes it hard to spend a peaceful Saturday morning with one's newspapers.

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Cape T,own prelate dead at 51 LONDON (CNS) - Archbishop Stephen Naidoo, 51, the first cleric of non-European descent to head the Archdiocese of Cape Town, South Africa, died July 1 of an apparent heart attack at his brother's home in London.

The archbishop, who was of Indian heritage and, a prominent opponent of white-ruled South Africa's system of racial discrimination, was convalescing from an illness at the time of his death.

Bishop Wilfrid F. Napier of Kokstad, president of the southern African bishops conference, said in a message to the Naidoo family on behalf of the conference, "Oh, how we will miss this man.

"Together with you we are shattered by the unbelievable news of his untimely death," Bishop Napier said. "We cannot describe the sadness and sense of loss which have suddenly descended on us.".

THIS JOLLY CREW of altar boys helped their pastor, Father Barry W. Wall, and Bishop Daniel A. Cronin celebrate the patronal feast of St. Anthony's parish', Mattapoisett. From left, front row, they are Brendan Dahill, Michael Costa, William Bender, Neil Oliveira; second row· Todd Shockro, Matthew Costa.

Grants go to Latin American churches

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the outspoken anti-apartheid head of WASHINGTON (NC) - The the Anglican Archdiocese of , U.S. ~ishops' Committee for the Johannesburg, South Africa, also Church in Latin America has awardsent his condolences. The two ed nearly $2.24 million to 180 pasarchbishops had participated to- toral pr.ojects in Mexico, the Caribgether in protests against their bean, and Central and South country's racial policies.

America.

The archbishop was on a three'Funds for the projects come month sick leave. He had suffered an attack of angina ..:.... a painful from an annual collection for the condition caused by sudden de- church in Latin America, taken on crease of the blood supply to the the fouth weekend in January in most U.S. dioceses. heart muscle - about a month The grants were awarded during before.

Archbishop Naidoo was ordain- a semiannual meeting in New York ed in 1961 as a Redemptorist priest on the National Conference of Catholic Bishop's Committee for and later earned a doctorate in the Church in Latin America. canon law.

The largest grant, $250,000, was He served in England, Scotland and India, returning to South given to the Latin American Bishops' Council to assist in its Africa in 1968. many international pastoral proIn 1986, he opened archdiocesan doors to 500 black refugees jects and publications.

Some of the other projects which from violence in Cape Town-area received grants included: - A squatter camps.

$20,000 grant to Bishop Luis Estrada of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, to train 500 lay leaders to be catechists and diocesan social workers; - A $20,000 grant to Sister Esperanza Arboleda for pastoral leadership training to more than 100 women in Chepo, Panama; - A $4,000 grant to U.S. missionary Father Vincent McCarthy to open an Oscar Romero Center for the Defense of Human Rights in the Archdiocese of Bahia, Brazil; - A $5,500 grant to Father Yves Jocelyn of Les Cayes, Haiti, to buy teaching materials and provide training to his rural parish's catechetical team.

Hope "Courage is like love: it must have hope to nourish it." -Napoleon Bonaparte

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Continued fro~ Page One According to Rehnquist's opinWeare encouraged by the ion "because none of the chaldecision ofthe Supreme Court lenged provisions of the Missouri of Justice upholding the State Act properly before us conflict of Missouri's regJlations. The with the Constitution, the judgment of the court of appeals is Court has recognited the state's right to protect u~born human reversed." life. In particular; by upholdIn discussing the controversial ing legislative efforts to prodeclaration, found in the preamble tect viableunb6rn children· to the Missouri law, that life begins at conception, the· court held and to prohibit entouragement of abortion with public funds, that "certainly the preamble does the Court has ma~e possible a not by its terms regulate abortion legislative policy favoring life or any other aspect of (doctors') over death for th~ unborn. medical practice." .

By this action~ the Court "The court has emphasized that has begun to correct the gross Roe vs. Wade 'implies no limitaimbalance impo~ed by Roe tion on the authority of a state to make a value judgment favoring vs. Wade on our ~egal system and has indicated anew willchildbirth over abortion,' "it said, repeating the language found in an ingness to defer to! legislatures' responsible efforts to protect earlier I977ruling. "The preamble unborn human life. can be read simply to express that In light of rec~nt evidence sort of value judgment." that most Ameritans oppose On the question of public fundabortion on dem~nd, we fully ing for abortions, it said that the expect .and stro~gly encourstate may refuse to pay for aborage new legislative initiatives tions without denying a woman a on this issue by Ithe elected right to have an abortion. representatives or; the people.

Rehnquist also noted that "there Much more wC?rk must be is no doubt,that our holding today done to establish constitutional will al10w some governmental protection for unb~rn children regulation of abortion that would to the maximum Idegree pos~ have been prohibited" under the sible. We must w6rk together interpretation ofsome of the court's as a society to i~prove our initial abortion-related rulings after support for both the pregnant Roe vs. Wade. woman and her ainborn child Joining Rehnquist were Justices so that no womah need ever Byron R. White and Anthony M. feel she must resbrt to aborKennedy. Like Scalia, Justice tion.

I S~ndra Day ~)'<?on':l0r concurred Wt:bster case pro,visions struck • With the maJonty ~u~gment but down as unconstitutional by lower wrote a separate opmlOn. federal courts but ~pheld by the Other Act.i~ns Supreme Court: I The Webster deCISion stole the _ Declared that [life begins at sp~tlight but other decisions and conception. actlo~s were also on stage July 3 ~s _ Required phy~icians to per- the. high court closed the curtam form various viability tests on on Its I?88-89 term.. fetuses apparently 20 weeks old or For ItS forthcommg term, the older. .

I court.agreed to accept th,ree more _ Prohibited public hospitals ab.ort~on cases,. from Mmnesota, and personnel fro~ performing IlhnOlS and OhIO. .. . any abortion not required to save In anothe~ 5-4d~clslOn, th~ court I . ruled t~at dlsplaylOg a Chnstmas a woman's life. _ Banned use of p'ublic funds to creche 10 th.e A.llegheny County encourage or counsJI a woman to COUI'~h0':lse 10 Plttsbur~h was unhave an abortion n6t required to constltu.tlOnal ~e~ause .It ~ppears save her life.

I to endorse Chnstl~n pnnclples.

The court permitted a HanukIn his opinion fbr the court Chief Justice Willi~m H. Rehn~ kah ~enorah on th~ fr~nt .step.s of quist wrote that the 'appeals court the City-County ~ulldlOg 10 ~Itt~­ had struck down Missouri's re- burgh bec~use displayed With ~t strictions "on the grdund that they w~re ~ Chnstmas tree and a patnviolated this court'~ decision in otlc sign. The over~1I effect was Roe vs. Wade and dses following secular, the court said. it. We ... now revetse." . Th ebcourt also accept~d a f~e~He said the court~s decision to mg~t u e case from Mlssoun 10, accept Missouri's 26-week provi- which parents so~ght to remove sion for testing fetal1viability goes the tube ~ro~ thel.r daughter w,ho against "the rigid tri6ester analy- has b,~e~ 10 a p~rSlS~e~t vege~atlve sis" used by the high fourt 16 years state sl~ce be.lOg IOJured 10 an ago in Roe and to that extent the auto aCCident 10 1983. The case court now' "would 1 modify and centers on Nancy Cruzan, 3 ~. narrow Roe and succeeding cases."

The court agreed to. ~evlew a , But the court did hot find suffi- 1984 feder,al. law requmng ~hat cient reason in the 'Missouri case student rehglOus groups be given • • I •• • the same access as other groups to to review the baSIC deClSlon 10 bl' h' h h I f '1" A R h sa'd I pu IC Ig SC 00 aClltles. ~ih:r m~~bers of the court dis- Bible study group in Omaha, Neb., has wanted to meet after class. agreed, but for diffe~ent reasons. e e Justice Harry A. B~ackmun, who in 1973 wrote the majority opinion in Roe, said the effeCt of the new Continued from Page One decision was to "o~errule Roe" pared notes on some of the comand "limit abortiod rights." -He mon issues of providing music in was joined in his di~sent by Jus- the setting of religion. Workshop tices William J. Brendan and Thur- topics included dance and music; good Marshall.

I job descriptions, contracts· and Justice John Paul Stevens wrote salary negotiations; using eleca separate dissent. I tronic instruments; getting assemJustice Antonin Scalia, while blies to sing and stylizing liturgical concurring with the Inajority that music for various ethnic and age the Missouri law is cbnstitutional, groups.

The musicians also heard new also felt Roe had ~een brought into question and argued that the liturgical compositions at presencourt should have. reconsidered its tations by major publishers and 1973 decision. musical equipment manufacturers.

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Public scandal Dear Editor: Scandal is a word rarely heard in modern language. Scandal, like sin, seems to have become alien to our discourse, yet both words are an inheritance from God's,conversation with His people in the revealed truths of our Catholic faith.

Our Lord's condemnation of serious scandal is severe and explicit. Scandal is a sin against love of God and love of neighbor. There is, moreover, a scandal of acquiescence, when the occasion of sin is foreseen and one does nothing to prevent it.

A very grave public scandal prevails in American life today: the promotion of promiscuous and perverted human sexuality by pornography and sordid public entertainment (radio, television, cable, movies, videotapes and cassettes). In this country we have tolerated the growth of a massive and vile industry with a current annual traffic reaching some $8 billion.

The scandal is huge and deadly to individual salvation and to the salvation of society itself. It is compounded by the scandal of citizen acquiescence. Until that stops, police will not arrest, prosecutors will not indict, and the courts will not convict the flagrant violators of the laws enacted to preserve the common good.

For those who wish to take up the fight for public decency in defense of family life there exist experienced citizen organizations such as Morality in Media, Citizens for Decency Under Law, the American Family Association.

They have the know-how; they need the financial assistance and active cooperation' of citizens everywhere.

Ted Darcy, Director Morality in Media Fall River

"Clumps of cells" Dear Editor: I would like to remind those who would justify abortion and use terms like "non-viable clumps of cells" that we all began our lives as such. Those clumps of cells are not a tumor, an abscess, or a cancer, but rather they contain what is needed for a human being.

When we destroy a human embryo, fetus, baby, we are destroying a human life. Such is this "freedom" of choice.

What if the baby isn't perfect?

What if no one adopts the child?

That child will still have his or her life. Perhaps that child will do great things or perhaps he or she will simply be ordinary. Each must be given his or her chance at life.

I wonder what the retarded and handicapped think when abortion is advocated for those imperfect babies. Does this mean that the retarded and handicapped are better off dead? Is that the message?

Our Declaration of Independence says we have unalienable rights to "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness." Except we denied liberty to black people when we called them "slaves" and we deny life to the unborn by calling them "non-viable clumps of cells."

Respect for life is something we

ml,lst nurture and strengthen. Respect life for the perfectand not so perfect, the wanted and unwanted, the healthy and the infirm. That is a freedom of which women and men can be proud.

Janice Vinci New Bedford

Goodnews Dear Editor: Bishop Cronin's appointment of Rosemary Dussault as General Manager of The Anchor is good news for all of us in the Catholic press who are privileged to know the hard-working and dedicated Rosemary. .

It is with pride that we at Catholic Major Markets Newspaper Associationjoin all in congratulating Rosemary and wishing her continued success in handling her expanded responsibilities.

Leo P. Carroll , President Anthony Duffy Executive Director Catholic Major Markets Newspaper Association

PRESIDENT BUSH and his wife Barbara hear firsthand about life on the streets from a group of young people at New York Covenant House as Father Bruce Ritter, founder of the shelter for runaway and abandoned children, looks on. CNS/ UPlphoto)

Bush visits New York Covenant House

NEW YORK (CNS) - President' Bush recently spent some 40 minutes discussing drugs, violence and life on the streets with 10 youths served by the Covenant House ministries of Franciscan Father Bruce Ritter.

Dear Editor: The president and his wife, Bar, Oct. 19 should be set aside as the bara, accompanied by White House day of our national Unbirthday Chief of Staff John H. Sununu celebration to honor all the John and others, visited Covenant House and Jane' Doe babies who have in New York prior to a luncheon been killed by the abortion indus- address to New York Partnership, try this year in our country, "the an effort to engage the private secland of the free and the home of tor in resolving community probthe brave"! lems.

The date.. .is especially fitting Only White House reporters acbecause Oct. 19 is the feast day of companied the president to the the North American Martyrs. meeting with Father Ritter and the Mary Rita Crowe youths, but the priest spoke to Rochester, NY Catholic News Service following the presidential visit.

"We talked to the president about the American street kids," Father Ritter said, "an~ why there are street kids, and who'they are, and Father Paul Price, SS.Cc., pas- th~ services they need and how good and brave they are. The main tor of St. Francis Xavier parish, thing wrong is that they don't Acushnet, has announced appointbelong to anybody." ment of Mrs. Joanne N. Riley to Then he told the president about succeed Sister Mary'Martin Delatheir needs for housing, medical hanty, O.P. as principal of St. care and ed ucation. "The last thing Francis Xavier School. in that we talked about," he said, "was town. that almost all of them are victims Mrs. Riley, a native of Fall of drug and alcohol abuse, and River, holds a bachelor's degree in that there is an urgent, urgent need elementary education and a masfor treatment." ter's degree in administration, both from Boston College. She Father Ritter said the president was previously on the faculty of and Mrs. Bush then talked with St. Michael's School, Fall River. five young men and five young In his announcement, Father women from different ethnic backPrice stated, "The parish com- grounds. Some were participants munity at St. Francis Xavier is in the New York program, and looking forward to Mrs. Riley's others came from Covenant House presence as she guides our educa- programs in Houston, New Orleans tional programs and fosters stu- , and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. dent and staff development with We didn't want 'to give the imenthusiasm, professionalism and pression that this is just a New prayerfulness."

York phenomenon," the priest said.

She and her husband James are Father Ritter said he talked to active members of St. Mary's par- the youths the night before the ,Mansfield. president's visit "and told them not to rehearse and to forget about the reporters. I told them to speak directly to President and Mrs. Bush about what was important for the situations of kids on the street."

Two of the young women had babies, he said, and Mrs. Bush held one of the babies while she and the president asked questions and -listened to what became an "animated" discussion after some initial shyness.

"The president was just as comfortable as an old shoe, and not intimidating alall," he said.

After the visit, one young woman, aware of Bush's fight to hold down increases in the minimum wage, told him youngsters JOANNE N. RILEY found it difficult to stop drug-

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dealing when their skills enabled them to get only minimum-wage jobs.

'The minimum wage is not enough to survive on," she said she told the president, who listened, but made no response.

A young man from Fort Lauderdale said he made the point he considered especially important the need {or more substance-abuse programs. ' Another Fort Lauderdale program representative said he told the president how hard life was on the street and how conditions forced young people "to p.rostitute and sell drugs."

Father Ritter said the president and Mrs. Bush seemed moved by the discussion.

After speaking with the group, Father Ritter said, the Bushes were taken to the Covenant House med- ' ical clinic to talk with a boy and girl who have, AIDS. _ The priest told CNS that Bush was the first president to visit Covenant House, though Nancy Reagan had visited as first lady.

"I suspect millions more people will become aware of street kids and become more sensitive because ofthe Bushes' visit," he said. "Over time, the ripple effect will be enormous."

Principal is named at Acushnet school

Left to right: Arthur Paul Jr., Robert B. Matheny, James D. Faria.

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Remarkable Regans are visiting here The Dynamic Duo of the Maryknoll community are paying a quick visit to the Fall River diocese this summer. They are Bishop Joseph Regan, 60 years a Maryknoll priest and Sister Rita Marie Regan, 58 years a Maryknoll Sister.

Both are still on the job, he in the Philippines, she in Taiwan. ~ T~ey are visiting friends in their native Fairhaven and in other parts ofthe diocese and he is moonlighting by speaking at several parishes under the Missionary Cooperative Plan.

Bishop Regan Bishop.Regan was born April 5, 1905, in Fai.rhaven. He was ordained in 1929 and was assigned to Wuchow, China, that same year. . Five years later he was assigned to the Kwelin area as vicar delegate of Wuchow and from 1938 to 1948 also served as Maryknoll superior in the area. Bishop Regan remained in China during World War II and during the postwar Communist revolution was placed under house arrest for six weeks.

Released and sent to Hong Kong, in 1951 he was appointed superior of the first mission team to work in Lipa, the Philippines. In 1956 he became vicar superior of the Philippines and in 1958 regional superior. Named bishop of the Tagum diocese in northern Davao, Mindanao in 1962, he was consecrated there on April 25 of that year.

Known as a defender of human rights, Bishop Regan along with 53 clergy and laity, was questioned before a military tribunal in 1977. . Although he was accused of being a "subversive" and a "communist," he was never tried. At that time he said, "If we really live" our Christian life we can expect persecution.

These arrests can be seen as a compliment to the people of the Church here."

In 1980, at age 75, Bishop Regan retired as Bishop ofTagum, but he continues working in the Philippines.

Sister Regan Sister Regan is a 1924 graduate THE REGArS: Bishop Joseph and Sister Rita Marie. of Fairhaven High School.

Except for a year of leadership studies in Nova Scotia and four where they arriveq in time for ded-government regulation that young years of work in public relations ication of a new church. people cannot become Catholics and fund raising at Maryknoll In Hingning, t~ey w;re met by u~ti! they are 18 years old," said headquarters, she has spent all her priests, sisters and catechists whom Sister Regan. religious life in Asia. since her they had not seenlin 37 years. All From Hingning, the sisters went entrance in 1931. had suffered greatly and some had. to Kaying, the place of their early Her record shows 17 years in spent years in prifon, but no bit- mission. Here, where the entire mainland China, one year in Hong terness was expressed, only joy at church compound, the cathedral, Kong and 29 years in Taiwan. the return of old Ifriends, excite- bishop's house, convent and hostel In 1951 she and other mission- ment over the ble~sing of the new for catechists and students, had ers working in Kaying, China, church and hope for China. been sold to the government, the were imprisoned, then expelled by mor~ing they met a pa~to.r was ~lanning a new ,:hurch The next government officials. Since 1953 woman who had worked with them bUilding. Sister Regan said she she has worked in Taiwan in the as a catechist for rany years and a~~her companions felt that their fields of adult religious education, convert instruction, direction of had continued herjapostolate dur- YI~lt was all too short,but she .r~­ ing the difficult years ofthe revolu- JOlced that they were able to VISit women's groups and home and tion.

I the catechists~ pr~ests, s.isters and hospital visitation.

"Mass is said in a room in her other Catholics In their homes, Last year, said Sister Barbara have the opporreliving the past and sharing tears house when they Hendricks, MM, in a release sent p~ople often pray and laughter. tunity.

And the to The Anchor, Sister Regan had It was obvious, she said, that the joy of returning to the People's together. I remerttber that town Republic of China and renewing very well because II spent my first there·are still many restrictions but there is hope for a new period in bonds of faith, hope and love dat- to years there," said Sister Regan.

At the new church, before the the history ofthe Church in China. ing back to the early 1930s in the Kaying territory of South China. . Mass began, and once the fire- The people have suffered much In May, 1988, she and four crackers had stodped, the sisters but the Christians they visited have other Maryknoll Sisters who had were led to seats f~cing the people. been able to practice their religion. also worked in the Kaying Vicar- There were speeches by the presiPerhaps what most impressed iate traveled to the rural scene of dent ofthe parish touncil and also by two governmertt officials. the visiting sisters was the fjdelity their early labors.

"I was impressed by the number of the communities they had helped A 15-hour bus trip from Kowloon, Hong Kong, brought the of young people at the opening of build, and the valor of those Chris.group' to the city of Hingning, tho ,hu"h . . . . . .. thO", i,. tians who had remained faithful.

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Coping with midlife squeeze Society's changing fabric is wearing and tearing on middle-aged women, reports a national Catholic family magazine. For the first time in history; many women are attempting to care for their husband,s, their parents, their husband's parents, their children and possibly their grandchildren, often while working outside the home.

There are, though, practical steps to lessen stress for this "sandwich generation," according to "Tire Midlife Squeeze: When Is It Going to Be My Turn?" featured in the July issue of "St. Anthony Messenger" and written by Joan Wester Anderson.

"I'm trying - but I feel like I'm falling apart," weeps one interviewed woman. "My teenagers are barely speaking to me, my husband is threatening to take a permanent business trip and I'm supposed to take care of a hyperactive grandchild while my divorced daughter works."

Another confesses, "I feel torn all the time, and find myself wondering: 'When is it going to be my turn?' " Several social trends have created this new phenomenon. People are

Barricaded nuns leave monastery WASHINGTON (CNS) - Three of four Discalced Carmelite nuns barricaded in the infirmary oftheir New Jersey monastery for nine months abandoned the building July I and went into seclusion.

A fourth nun, Sister Teresita Romano, left the Monastery ofthe Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mt. Carmel in Morristown on July 6, said Tim Manning, spokesman for the Diocese of Paterson, in which the monastery is located.

The nuns' location was not known but Sister Teresita had indicated she would contact Mother Theresa Hewitt, the monastery prioress, said Manning.

Five of 13 nuns at the monastery barricaded themselves in the infirmary last Oct. 4, saying they feared eviction for protesting Mother Theresa's introduction into the monastery of television, sweets and brighter chapel lighting.

One nun had left the monastery March 19, citing health reasons.

The nuns who left July 1 were Sister Maria of the Holy Face of Jesus; Mother Philomena Kastanowski, 72, a former prioress of the monastery; and Lynn Williams, formerly known as Sister Bernadette of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, whose temporary vows had expired.

Manning said the three left two days before proceedings were to begin to dismiss Sister Maria and Sister Teresita from the order for disobedience to Vatican orders to leave the New Jersey monastery and find new monasteries.

The Vatican ruled that the elderly and frail Mother Philomena could stay at the monastery if she obeyed the new prioress.

"We are really caught between two heartfelt emotions," Mother Hewitt said. On the one hand, she said, there is "thankfulness and relief that no one is in our infirmary anymore and that we can leave our door open for visitors who come in peace."

"It is also a time of sadness and mourning because we have lost almost half of our community," she added.

living longer and only a handful of the elderly are in nursing homes.

Women are the caretakers: of five million people who care for elderly adults in the United States, three and a half million are women.

At the same time, young adults are delaying marriage and childbirth, thus prolonging their dependence upon Mom and Dad. More than a third of 22 to 24 year-olds live with their parents, as dO.a significant number of those in their late 20s.

Many caretaker women are torn by compassion, guilt and anger, especially when they must forego career or leisure opportunities for themselves. . Experts call it the compassion trap: the very instincts that make a woman react more emotionally to another's pain and suffering also make her more apt tei undertake wearisome, thankless labors oflove.

Anger and guilt often follow.

"You tell yourself that you ought to be able to handle it without resentment," says one woman, "but when those feelings surface, you feel like a failure."

How can women cope with all ofthis newfound pressure? Experts prescribe a twofold approach: confront internal attitudes and change your everyday behavior.

Changing internal attitudes presents the most challenging obstacle, but offers the greatest hope.

Midlifers need to ask themselves: "Am I feeling guilty? Angry? Am I having trouble letting go? What would happen if I did?"

People often find themselves in caretaking situations more as a consequen~e of their own feelings than the actual needs of grown children and aging parents.

Dr. Paul Giblin, a pastoral counseling expert, says, "I would ask a client 'What are your needs? What are your elderly parents' needs?'

Too often these two needs become fused, but they should be looked at separately."

Nursing home placement, for example, might better fit an elderly person's needs for pee~ and safer surroundings than residence in a midlifer's home.

Here are highlights of some practical tips: • Use local support groups such as Meals on Wheels, transportation and respite-care services.

• Try not to use vacation time to care for a relative - you need relief of your oWn. • Share work and financial burdens with adult children at home.

• Realize that caring for a grandchild may be too much for you. .• Talk ~bout feelings to friends for objective feedback.

• Do something positive for yourself every day. You've spent years nurturing others; now it's time for a little self-directed tender loving care!

Somalia bishop killed July 9 ROME (CNS) - Somalian police said an unknown assailant gunned down Bishop Pietro Salvatore Colombo, the only Catholic bishop in the country, in the courtyard of his cathedral in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. , Bishop Colombo, 66, a Franciscan missionary from Italy who has served in Somalia for more than 40 years, was killed July 9 as he left the church after celebrating evening Mass. Police said they have no motive for the killing.

Franciscan Father Giorgio Bertin, the diocesan vicar general who was in Rome at the time of the shooting, told journalists: "I can't figure it out. The bishop was wellliked.", Bishop Colombo was the sole ~ bishop in the predominantly Moslem African country, where he has served since 1947. He was ordained .a bishop in 1976.

Somalia has only two parishes and 2,000 Catholics out of a total population or 4.7 million.

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A new study says Estrogen replacement therapy seems to protect. against heart attacks in older women, and may cut the risk of stroke, too. The study was done by researchers at the University of Southern California.

Taking Omega 3fatty acids after balloon angioplasty may help prevent the arteries from clogging up again, researchers at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Dallas found.

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HEALING SERVICE REV. ANDRE PATENAUDE, M.S. THERE WAS a four-way tie for first place iIi athletic events at the recent annual Diocesan Altar Boy Day at CathedralCamp, EastFreetown. Sharing honors were teams from St. Anne and Sacred Heart parishes,~all River; St. Mary, Seekonk; and St. Stephen, Attleboro. From left, Father David Landry, behind Justin Chicca, both of St. Anne; Father Edward Byington and Tony Silvia, Sacred Heart; Father George Harrison, camp director; Father William Baker and Ryan Reeves, St. Mary; Father Richard Gendreau and Joshua Corbeil, St. Stephen. (Galeone photo).

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NINE DOMINICAN SISTERS from Fall River celebrated significant anniversaries in June. Jubilarians pictured are (seated, from left) Sister Marie Gonzales St. Denis, OP; Sister JqhIi Dominic Girard, OP; and Sister Mary of the . Rosary Lacroix, OP, 70 years; (standing, from left) Sister Mary Thomas Halloran, OP, 70 years; Sister Francois Marie Ouellette, OP, 60 years, Sister Marie-Julie Pintal, OP, 50 years; and Sister Louise Levesque, OP, 25 years. Not pictured: Sister Marcolin Mongeau, OP, and Sister Jean de Verceil Beauregard, OP, 60 years. (Gaudette photo)

New gadgets for elderly

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Dr. Kenny: I am 78 years old, living alone, and till now, I think I've done fine. But in the last year, I have the bad feeling that everything is starting to go wrong.

My general health is fair, but a lot of small failings are beginning to add up. My hearing is not as sharp. My eyesight is blurry and I've had to give up needlework.

Even reading is difficult. I'm becoming forgetful. My legs are a bit shaky so that I'm afraid to leave the house.

My daughter says that I can live with her, but it's more than that. I . am losing my mind and my senses.

Is there anything to do? - Iowa Old age is not for sissies. As my father-in-law told me, "It's hell to grow old." .

When you have such physical problems as memory loss, blurry eyesight or shakiness, consider first whether you lire suffering side effects from medication. The elderly are our most medicated group, taking from nine to I! different medications on the average.

A little medication goes a long way with elderly persons. The aged need sm!lller dosages of most medicines.

There are other things you can do to make the best of your decreasing abilities. Technology gives us the opportunity to amplify and enhance our senses.

One prerequisite to make use of modern technology and new gadgets is an openness to change.

Many elderly persons feel insecure and are afraid to do anything different. You've got to be willing to try something new.

Eyeglasses are avery acceptable way to improve failing vision. There are many other innovations which are destined to become similarly widespread.

Most libraries offer audio book

tapes for those who find it hard to read.

-Large print. Readers Digest ·and ·many books come in enlarged-print editions.

-Inexpensive reading glasses are available at most drug stores.

-Special telephones for the hearing-impaired are available through most phone companies.

-Auxiliary speakers can be plugged into your TV set or audio system and brought right up next . to your chair.

-Closed-captioned programs are common on television, and most TV sets can be modified to receive such programming.

-Memory can be regained and expanded through pocket computers which are small enough to fit into your purse. You can program in birth dates, Social Security numbers, all those things you forget, and have them available at the push of a button.

Technology is not the only way to enhance your golden years and improve the quality of your days.

Use the time to enjoy simple pleasures.

-Enjoy the outdoors. Get outside, breathe the fresh air and listen to the birds, even if it's only from your front porch.

-If you don't like cold weather, move to a warmer climate.

-Bathing and water are pleasant. Enjoy a whirlpool bath or a jacuzzi.

-Use skin creams and oils.

-Enjoy the sensation of daydreaming and woolgathering.

Thank you for pointing out the difficulties of growing old. Don't spend all your time trying to remedy your failings and fight aging. Instead, use the technology available and take time to notice and enjoy the very real beauty that surrounds you.

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them. Noone likes to hear a joke twice, but the first time you hear it, it's new to you - no matter how old to the teller.

I have a number of sure-fire . knee-slappers I lIke to spring on friends our children bring over.

When their guests erupt in laughter my kids groan, knowing such joyful sounds only egg me on.

Old jokes don't have to be ancient, though survival means they have stood the test of time and, like properly aged wine, are at their peak. Old jokes can be' about old people, or they can be told by· old people, like me.

Tommy John is not really old -42, but as major league pitchers go, that's ancien.t. Recently released by the New York Yankees, the foxy left-hander needed only 12 wins "for his personal goal of 300 life-time victories.

The Minnesota Twins could use a few good pitchers, and there was talk he might sign on. I hope that happens, because Tommy seems to be a man of faith and humor.

Asked whether he was worried about his prospects, he replied: "I'm not going to worry. I'm gonna let God do it for me. He's up all night anyway."

My favorite old jokes are those-

for the human spirit. They've also got to have a twist, ~ surprise or a neat turn of phrase.j , BERNARD A fellow journalist who is by no means a senior citizd,n was buoyed CASSERLY up by one of his - ~ons recently when the lad said: "The older you get, dad, the less likely it is you will another alum said. "You'll drop die young!" i off in no time."

A lot of old jok~s and stories One spry grad in his early 90s were told at my 50-year college was squiring around a brand-new reunion last month! I asked one wife in her 70s. We wanted to old journalism buddy if he had know' the secret of his long and realized any of his boyhood dreams. happy life. "Not sure yet," he rep"Only one," he sJid, grinning. lied. "I'm still negotiating with a "When my mother Jsed to comb health club chain and two breakmy hair, I always wished I didn't fast food firms." have any."

I Marveling at our luck in getting Another grizzled old grad said together after a half century that his wife had figured lout a way to included the Great Depression and get their daughter ~o remember World War II, some of us wonher after she died. "lfhusnilda put dered if we'd ever meet again. in her will," he said, i'that she was One golden jubilarian, fair of to be ·cremated. Then her ashes face and full of charm, said she weere to be scatte~ed over the even had a preacher call on her one Dayton-Hudson store to be sure day. "He said at my age I should be our daughter visits Iher at least thinking about the hereafter," she twice a week."

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As old timers are wont, we got to talking about our state of health.

"I told him, 'Oh, I do that all the One young geezer (he wasn't even time. No matter where I am - in 70) complained that he was having. the parlor, upstairs, in the kitchen trouble sleeping.

I or down in the basement, I'm "Just keep seeing how close you always asking myself, "What am I can stay to the edge !of the bed," here after?"

Delayed retirement bigger check

getting checks at 65 dan still work and earn a significant amount· before his or her benefit~ are affected.

In 1989, people 65 thtough 69 can People approaching 65 who do earn $8,400 and still: get benefits not plan to retire should be aware the whole year. Thete is no limit that their Social Security check for those 70 and oldelr.

If earnings go above $8,400, will be larger when they do apply. then $1 in benefits is !withheld for for it.

This is because of"delayed retire- each $2 of earnings above this ment credit." This credit increases amount. This annu~1 exempt aa person's retirement checks for mount will increase ahtomatically each month he or she does not get to keep pace with iincreases in average wages. For example, the a benefit after 65 and before 70.

The credit adds 1/4 percent for exempt amount for people under 65 was $6,120 in 1988. each month-3 percent for each full People who are ~orking and year-a person does not get a check because of work. It also app- estimated they would not earn more than the exerhpt amount lies to benefits for the widowed.

The credit will gradually increase should make sure th~ estimate is to 8 percent a year between 1990 still accurate. Any chJnge in a person's estimate ShOUld be reported and 2009. .

In addition to these credits, a to Social Security.

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Alternately, you may choose your own representative to handle your dealings with Social Security. This person can be a lawyer or any other qualified person. If you do not know of anyone yourself, Social Security workers will give you a list of legal service associations, such as the Legal Aid Society or state or local bar associations, from which names of lawyers can be obtained.

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By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Mary: My daughter is engaged to a 20-year-old guy; she is 21. They had gone together a very short time.

I want her to marry and be happy. I know it is her deCision. I am wondering if she is not making a mistake.

My reasons: He doesn't think much of going to church or school.

He until lately wore long hair, earrings, sloppy clothes. His recent job changed some of this. He has a bad temper.

Also, they make plans to do things. She is exCited about going: He will nearly always call up at the last minute and deCide to go golfing or fishing with the guys. He compensates by taking her somewhere at a later time.

He will not come to anything the family has. We have had baptisms and a first Mass. The few times he has gone to church he doesn't try to look nice.

Maybe a lot of this is not. being mature. I know my daughter is hurt, but won't admit it.

I have always tried to teach her the important things .in life. It all seems to have gone out the door.

Am I wrong to be concerned?

No, you are not wrong to be concerned. Your daughter's future

happiness is at stake. You also ged his dress. This is common. His bad temper and impetuou~ behavrealize the decision is hers.

You are facing the universal ior might also stem from immaturproblem of parents when their ity and insecurity. Patience and support oil your part might help .children have grown. Parents are . concerned, just as when their him mature. children were little. But parents You worry that your daughter are no longer in charge. has discarded the values you taught When they can no longer make her. Such behavior is common in decisions for their children, many adolescents. As children enter the parents resort to what seems the 20s, they often begin to espouse next best thing: They give advice. values they discarded during Phyllis McGinley once wrote a adolescence. poem about advice which concludSuppose you welcome your ed: "Never give advice at all." daughter and her fiance, and they She's right. Giving advice is poor do not change. Your daughter has strategy because it rarely works. the opportunity to contrast weiMost grown children will ignore it. coming,loving behavior with inconIf they do follow it, you are in a siderate, hurtful behavior on the .no-win situation. They can take part of her fiance. 1fthe relationcredit if things work out and blame ship is really hurtful to her, she you if things go wrong. may gain the courage to break it off. .

What can you do?

You cannot tell your daughter You can accept the fact that they are engaged and welcome him whom to marry. But you can be to your house as much as possible. open, loving and welcoming.

Invite him to events that do not Your support may give your have a religious basis - picnics, daughter and her fiance the space birthdays, simple family dinners at they need to grow or it may make your house. her aware of the problems she You cannot lose by inviting him faces. In either case you have done and getting to know him. If, as you . what you can to assist your daughsuspect, both parties are rather ter in making a wise choice. immature, your welcome and supReader questions on family liv.port will provide an atmosphere in ing and child care to be answered which they might blossom and in print are invited by the Kennys, grow. .

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Let's hear it for a little tolerance

By Antoinette Bosco ~ A new battle zone has emerged inside the restaurants of America.

It is the volatile space around the demarcation line separating smok- . ing from non-smoking sections.

Someone has to sit there. The trouble is, a puff or two of smoke always wafts over to the pure people's airspace, and they get mad.

"You're polluting my air! You're ruining my lungs!" complains soine non-smoker, loudly enough so that every diner can be drawn into the scene. The offender usually looks embarrassed, the accuser smug and superior.

How many times I have witnessed such nagging and railing against those pO,or souls addicted to a miserable habit.

I came across a refreshing tell-itlike-it-is article in Newsday recently about the new wave ofintolerance.

The author, Adrian Peracchio, returned to the United States after several years in Europe, to find that we've turned into "a ~ation of scolds."

Smoking is not the only issue.

There's also fat, salt, cholesterol, calories, alcohol, caffeine and sugar. The list of do's and don'ts lengthens as the number of fingershaking scolders increases.

The Europeans are noticing and commenting on Americans' grow- . ing intolerance of other people's personal habits. "Do Americans truly believe they are going to live forever if they just do absolutely every.thing right?" asked one.

We are going overboard with the idea that we can control our bodies in our quest for perfect .health. Our life expectancy is longer than ever before, yet we have an excessive fear of disease.

I am not recommending highfat, high-salt diets. We should eat wisely. I am objecting to the belief that we can exert almost total control over our live~ and that if anything interferes with our perceived

control we have a righ.t to dress down the interferer and make him feel small. That is not a superior lifestyle. It is mean-spiritedness.

Intolerance assumes "there 'is one truth and it is my truth."

Whether it has to do with race, religion or eating habits, intolerance has no place in our world.

There is a Brooklyn, N.Y., man named Richard Lewis who died last April at the very ripe age of 105. He smoked cigars, drank a pint of wine daily, consumed fat~

back, salt, coffee, 15 pounds of sugar a month and stayed happy.

"Uncle Dickie did exactly what he wanted to do," said his grandniece, sharing what she' believes was his secret.

The healthiest lifestyle is to be at peace with ourselves. It makes sense to love, laugh and enjoy our time here,living to the fullest however many days God intends us to have.

So let's hear it for a little tolerance.

Kids need' phone .etiquette

By Hilda Young Ok, I admit it. We have never been big at enforcing phone etiquette at our house. We have friends whose children answer the phone "Hamilton's Residence, Maryanne speaking," while we have been content with "Hello" or, "Your nickel, shoot."

However, "yo," or"lsJim there?" or "Youngs' Bed and Breakfast" as telephone greetings stretch even our tolerance.

"The ringing of our phone will no longer be considered an invitation for spontaneous, tacky oneliners," I told our oldest two yesterday. I plopped down a "Tt;lephone Images" pamphlet that came in the mail. "Dignity and decorum shall become the bywords of our salutations."

They exchanged glances while I opened the booklet. "It says here that the optimum distance between the mouthpiece and your lips is one-half inch. One inch produces "fair results,' three inches 'poor results.'" .

"That must explain why I have such a hard time getting people to understand me when I hold the phone between my knees," oldest son remarked with a straight face.

"How do I know an inch from a. half inch when my eyeballs don't

stretch down that far?" questioned oldest daughter-.

"Maybe you could mark off that yardstick you call a tongue in halfinch segments," suggested her brother.

"Cute, dork," she said. "You're just lucky phone lines don't carry breath odors or no one would want to call us. You'd give the word "gagline" a whole new meaning."

It seemed time to interrupt their sharing of ideas. "Tone o( voice, it says here, is critical when speaking on the phone."

"Yeah, Miss Nasaltone here could probably get Memorex tape' to beg for mercy," slipped in her brother. "Her old boyfriend told me he held the receiver up to a tree once and her voice peeled the bark."

Daughter's eyes narrowed.

"That's almost a compliment from someone who thinks mumbling is an art form. My friends ask me how we taught the dog to answer the phone after you answer it."

You guessed it. The phone rang.

After about a tenth of a second pause, they both dashed for it.

Qaughter won. .

"Dignity and decorum," she chimed. Why didn't that surprise me?

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Catholic hospitals. should offer gebetic . couns.eiing: ,

By Tracy Early' NEW YORK - Jesuit Father Robert C: Baum,iller, a medical geneticist, said Cathplic hospitals 'should st<,>p shying away from gen- ' etic couq~eling and get involved in providing the service in context of Catholic vaJues. . , Father Bal,lmiller, director of the genetics division of Georgetown University Hospital in Washington made the comments, during a program for U.S. and Canadian Catholic hospital administrators 'sponsored by S1. John's University and the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens.

Catholic hospitals typically refer patients elsewhere for geneticcoun- , seling, he said, because it involves telling people abqut options available, such as abortion, when they are at risk of having' a child with genetic diseases. , ' "We do not approve morally of 'many of those options," he said, but if an inability to make patients "do the right thing" leads Catholic hospitals to'avoid genetic counseling altogether, the result is "abandonment': of patients ~nd loss of opportunities for them to !)lake their decisions in a Catholic milieu.

Father Baumillersaid most Catholic hospitals consider genetic counseling "a little bit dirty," and consequently they "offer essentially nothing," he said, citing that Georgetown and the New York Medical College, sponsored by the New York Archdiocese, have the only strong program.

But he said the Catholic Health' Association and its member hospitals recognized the need, and that he was part of a CHA committee 'working on a genetics document to encourage Catholic hospitals to go into this area.

Father Baumiller said genetic counseling was not strictly "counseling," but providing information about risks and options in a nondirective way. However, Georgetown will not give information to parents who want it only for sex selection of their child, he said.

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Ob.stetricians and pediatricians, he noted, are increasingly.in danger of lawsuits if they do not, make, people aware of risks they face in having children, of screening tests that are available to them and of the options they w.ill then, have.

By. off~ring this service, Father Baumiller,said, Catholic pospitals can assist people in making "what we hope are good. moral decisions."

If a pregnant woman finds her child w,ill have some deformity she does not think she can handle, he said, thl: counselor could suggest foster care as an option.

In its procreatio~ document released in March 1987, the Vatican said that prenatal diagnosis when intended to safeguard unborn life is legitimate, but is "gravely illicit" if likely to result in an abortion should defects be found.

Father Baumiller also said society needs to understand the significance of genetic testing, especially on the financial level, and must carry the expense when a woman with limited resources chooses to 'bear a child who w'ill need extraordinary care. ; "The problems that exist are going to multiply," he predicted.

"A relatively small population is actually affected, but everyone is at risk, and all have to decide what kind of tests are going to be run and - theoretically - what they might do if those tests come back positive."

Father Baumiller said Catholic hospitals probably would need to give more training to their genetic counselors than any other personnel to ensure that the philosophy of the hopsital is fully understood.

He also called for training of pastoral care staff to help in counseling people who face the risk of giving birth to children with severe genetic defects and called for inclusiop of genetic counseling in premarital preparation.

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Continued from Page One Her husband died in 1986 at age gether a fine educational and working on himself physically, 33.

I pastoral program on a subject mentally and spiritually, but reJulie woke up the morning after which we all would rather did cently developed the bone marrow his funeral and tJld herself, "Life not exist. AIDS is emotionproblems that he fears will lead to goes on."

I ally charged in its etiology, death. care, and prognosis. So-called Initially she started AIDS sup"I'm scared," he admitted, '~be- ' ,port groups in het home and tried good people have a tendency cause I don't know what happens to pick up the th~eads.of normalto judge those who -have conwhen you die." tracted this disease 'and to ity, but "I felt ~rung out, my Steve said he was deriving com- mother died six rponths after my deny the multiple needs of fort from the books of Trappist husband and finally I went back to those who suffer from the dismonk Thomas Merton. "He's using intravenouS drugs. I made ease, their families and their great," he said succinctly. care givers. myself very sick, rrly family, friends I "I thought I'd give you a spirit- and son were totally hurt and It is in this very area of their ual message," he said, looking finally I decided lito turn my life needs that we as Catholics are around at his audience, "but then I around." . bound by the law of charity to thought you knew that, so I'mjust Today Julie, lik~ Steve and Don, distinguish ourselves, recogtalking about what I feel. My is on experimental drug therapy at nizing the suffering Christ in thought for the day is 'I want the a cost, in her case, of $800 a all those who bear the burden peace of God.' The most impor- month: She has a brain lesion that of social, physical, emotional, tant things in my life now are is affecting her vision and must and spiritual pain.... prayer and meditation and work- also take many other medications.

I ' We have to be ready to care ing for humility. I'm Mr. Positive But she says tha,t at the moment for the unwanted or infected when it comes to AIDS." ' she "feels good. I always prayed chil<J and we have to assist Steve's closing message: ','AIDS but in the last ye~r I've stopped those who have participated patients need to feel loved." always asking. I'v~ said to myself, in an abortion or cooperated Don'sStory 'Why don't I thank God once in a by advice to come to repentDon, 38, a slight man with a while?' " I ance, deal with the reality of 'She lives with her father and mustache and a receding hairline, guilt, and return to the consowho said he had been an abuser of cares for her son; whom she delation of the sacraments.... drugs and alcohol and was sexu- scribes proudly as "a good boy."

This is the type of care that ally active, related that after he And she tries to h~lp others. we as Catholics can and must Her message: "flIV people live donated blood about 18 months' give: care based on theJove of ago, "the doctor called to talk to much better ifthey!re not shunned.

Christ, not on the wisdom of me about exposure to the AIDS We're people;we'~e human; we're the world.' ....[A] shortsightvirus. I put down the phone and just like everybody else." . ed vision of the needs of those cried," .

A Reat!tion ' I who suffer may lead us to Don said his immediate response Rev. Martin L. 6uote, pastor of espouse some sort 9f an "end was'to accelerate his use of alcohol St. Anne parish, New Bedford, justifies the means" attitude and drugs. "I wanted to die of that, was among participants in the CSS which ~ould only betray our not of AIDS. I didn't care about course. At·its'condlusion he wrote . faith alld mak,~ us non-eredible. myself or anyone else. a,letter of appreci~tion to' Father Thank youl;~lso, for arrang"My life was a shambles," he . Graziano for insights gained. Exing a div~rse group of presencontinued. "I pushed' my family cerpts follow.

I ' , ters. It is good to see, a probaway, I had trouble at work. Then Dear Father' Gr~ziano, ' ~em from m~ny poin~s of view one morning I Knelt down and I w~nt to takelthis ~ccasio.n so that, our response, to the asked God to show me a' way out to thank you for putting toof my life. ,Then I thought of. a , :pro~lt:m m!iy be <;1C!l!-rer. '". , . "" f " . friend who had gone into treatment and I went into\ treatment myself. , Continued Page One We 'have tried the death penalty "I.got help from counselors and others at the treatment facility', inal is executed II, believe it will some hundreds. of ti~es. That, then I got into the New Bedford prove a step backward for America. too, has proved meffectlve, and no AIDS support group and I've been Admittedly, thelissues are com- probative argument has ever de~­ clean of alcohol and drugs for a plex and highly e~otional; and in onstrated that the death penalty IS little over 20 months. I share my the past the church' has affirmed' a deterrent to crime. story at Alcoholics and Narcotics the state's right tJ use the, death A criminai justice system that is Anonymous meetings and at groups penalty. fair in its processes and ready to like this one. I find it helps others Nevertheless, o~~ of ~astoralcon- punish crimes immediately would and it also' helps me." cern for ~he growmg dlsreg~rd for do much toward achieving the Noting that he is at present able ~uma~ hfe today Imany bishops, objectives sought by both propoto work fulltime, Don said, "God mcludmg the p0p,e, hav~ urged nents and opponents of the death starts and ends my day. I feel I'm a g.overnments not to ~xerclse that penalty, Surely we are capable of rich man in the people who have Tlght~'1 much more than this final, defitouched my life."

Argum'ents against the death tiite, irrevocable, brutal act of Among those people, he said, penalty advanced on religious and execution. . were those who aided him when, If the switch is thrown on only after he picked up a hitchhiker, the . ~umanitarian gro~n~s ha~e conslstently sought ~~ foster.

Imporone of the many prisoners now on person fractured his skull and stole tant val~es: God s:.a!'1thoTlty over Death Row, where will we be? Will his car.

"The hospital personnel were ~uman hfe; recog~ltlo~ of.human . we feel more secure?

Will we confront ourselves with very good to me - I had feared TIghts and persoJ¥ll. d~gmty; the .th~ 9.Tll~ll~al rather the thought that justice has been duty .to help being treated like a leper - then when I was released, friends col- than Just p~n!shl.~~ him, the need vindicated? Or will we perhaps be lected money and got me another forreconcl1iatlon, I~creased aware- haunted by the thought"that fear ness o~ the compl~x mora~.. ·ps~- and vengeance in society have been car." ' .cholo81cal, cult~r~" and soclologl- given a reprieve. . cal nature of cTlmmal acts.'

Julie's Story I would not advo~aie catering to I feel.great sadnes~ at the.tho~ght Julie, 32, is a·strikingly beautiful ruthless felons, for ~ firmly ,believe that, With the ble.ssmg of ItS hlghwidow, the mother of a I7-yearold son. She has had HIV about that crime must be dealt with. But est court, the Umted States seems I am not convinced that we are as to be heading in that direction. five years.

She and her husband, a sheet bankrupt for answ+r.s to the crime metal worker, had used drugs in problem as our actions seem to I ' the early years of their teenage indicate. marriage, but had been drug-free WASHINGTON (CNS) - PresWe are all aware of the nightabout 11 years when the husband, marish situation' 6£ our courts, ident Bush commended a Brooka regular blood donor, suddenly where the swift exdrcise of justice lyn parochial school as a "drugtested positive for HIV. Julie was is virtually impossible. And we are free oasis in a sea of crack dealers" also tested and was also positive. doing little to improve it if the and applauded other Catholic and Her husband worsened rapidly inaction of Congress in revising public schools for fighting drugs. and was told "not to return to the criminal code i~ any index.

The president 'commented during work until he'd found out what Have we really tr,ied to improve .a White House Rose Garden cere,was wrong. We both felt like lep- the judicial system? Have we tested mony honoring 47 Drug-Free en," said Julie, but the couple told stricter sentencing procedures? School Award recipients. They inno one their problem, fearing Have we really look~d at commun- cluded seven Catholic schools from further shunning. that doa1 with crim.1 dioceses around the country.

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In his homily Father Stallings encouraged the congregation not to worry about breaking with the Roman Catholic Church. "Don't get so sidetracked in a religion that you forget your redeemer," he said."You've got to choose this day who you're going to serve."

For too long, he said, black Catholics have' complained about racism in the church. "If you're not going to do anything about it, shut up."

"The Catholic Church has issued document after document after document on rll:cism, but it hasn't done anything about it yet," he' said. .

Black Catholic le'aders who did not attend Father Stallings' services spoke to reporters later at the archdiocesan Pastoral Center. Janice Burton, president of the archdiocesan Council of Black Catltolics, said, "I am hurt because I feel as though we have been separated and the energy that has been used for the separation could be better used to address the issues he is talking about."

"I know we have problems," she said. "But he could do'more good in bringing about unity by staying."

"I share all of his concerns about black Catholics and racism in the church," said Jacqueline Wilson, executive director of the archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics.

"We have a long way to go but changes happen when people work together within the institution."

Auxiliary Bishop John H. Ricard of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Black Catholi~s, said in a July 2 statement that "Father Stallings' action is regressive as well as tragic. It is regressive in that it obscures the heroic efforts of many AfricanAmerican Catholics of the past who struggle for full participation in the church despite tremendous odds.

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By Msgr. George G. Higgins coverage for themselves and Work cures all. The number of their families. That's a steep price to expect people to pay. peopl~ who apply this anCient adage Congress has recognized this m their personal lives is dwindling.

But most would agree it still makes ·problem. The Family Support Act of 1988, also known as welfare good social policy.

People who are self-supporting reform, requires states to offer to extend Medicaid coverage for 12 ~re ~elf-respe~ting. A stable family months when someone re-enters hfe IS almost Impossible without a stable wor,k life. Perhaps most the work force. Unfortunately, it important, the' next generati'on allows states to charge a premium learns good work habits and self- during the second six months. The esteem from the' most effective fact is that workers who earn low wages ca'nnot afford to pay health teachers - parents. insurance premiums and most will There is a mistaken view of welsimply end up going without insufare recipients' as a' well-defined rance coverage.

• ~roup who make a career of getIn other words, they will end up tmg welfare benefits. In fact, .quite eNs photo in the ranks of the. army of the a. high percentage of the populauninsured, now 37 million strong.

FATHER STALLINGS tIOn has been "on welfare" at some point.

Because the poor are eligible for Medicaid, the uninsured are mostly Families break up, people lose their jobs - anyone of a host of employed workers and their • personal catastrophes knocks peo- children.

We all have a stake in guaranple out of the labor force. How WASHINGTON (CNS) teeing health insurance coverage quickly people are able to return Father George A. Stallings inaugfor all Americans. to a stable job is the,key issue. urated his breakaway black CathoIn Congress, the battle of the There's "een a long debate about lic church July 2 with a three-hour bills is already under way. Sen. how to encourage people to return liturgy punctuated by vibrant gosto the job market and whether to Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), and pel music, African rattles and bells use the carrot or the stick. Actu- . Sen. Paul Simon (0-111.) have and a passionate homily. ally, the stick is being used quite introduced the Minimum Health , "Church, we got a struggle now, extensively - the real purchasing Benefits for All Americans Act of but that's OK [because] we serve a 1989.,1t would requir employers to power of welfare benefits has demighty God," Father Stallings told clined drastically over the past provide a basic package of health more than 1,000 people attending decade. When was the last time coverag~ to all employees working the first service of his Imani Temyou heard any politician run for more than 17.5 hours a week and ple African-American Catholic office on a platform of raising wel- their dependents.

Congregation. fare benefits?

By removing a major disincenIn a letter the next day, Cardinal While people may argue over tive to returning to the labor force, James A. Hickey of Washington how to encourage people to work, it makes good social policy sense. everyone ought to agree that we By helping to get health insurance suspended Father Stallings from his priestly duties "until you have mustn't do anything to discourage premiums under control, it makes renounced this act of disobedience people from returning to work. good financial sense. in accordance with the teaching For example, people shouldn't be and the discipline of the Roman expected to lower their family's· prie~t Catholic Church." standard of living to accept a job Father Stallings celebrated a and stop collecting public assistnce. . second liturgy July 9 but also told But that's exactly what's happening.

WASHINGTON (CNS) a Washington television station Ask anyone what is the most that he planned to seek reconciliaimportant fringe benefit their Father George A. Emerson, 58, tion with church authorities. employer offers and they will usu- assistant to the director of the Missionary Society of St. James Father William E. Lori, secreally tell you it is the health coverthe Apostle, has been appointed tary to Cardinal Hickey, said the age. Most of us take for granted move would be welcomed. that a decent job comes with basic executive director of the national Conference of Catholic Bishops' On July 2, after an hour's delay health coverage. ' Secretariat for the Church in Latin to erect an altar and accommodate Unfortunately, there are growAmerica. He will also be staff per- all who came to the 500-~eat chapel ing numbers of employers who do son for the NCCB Committee for of Howard University Law School not offer any health plan for emthe Church in Latin America. in Washington, Father. Stallings ployees. Usually these are the welcomed the. congregation to a The committee sponsors the smaller employers who offer the annual U.S. collecti'on (or the celebration he said would make kind of entry level jobs th,at many Latin Ame'rican church, and dishistory. poor people struggling back' into funds for pastoral projects He told the congregation that burses the job market haveto accept. "we have to raise eno~gh,money to in ,the area.

Most people, when out of work, Father Emerson,a Boston build a church" which will' seat with childr~n;are ~Iigible for Medinative, attended St. John's Semi- 6,000 to 8,000 people: Later Father caid, the public health insurance that the for the poor. Once'they return to, ~ary, Brighton, and ~as~ordaiiJ.ed . Stallings told . - 'reporters . . . in 19~6. - . '.

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Every couple starts with the dream that their 16ve will endure. '.Q~l iflove is to e~~w~"through ··,t~e storm," itmu~tbe rooted firmly in respect. Infatuation dies quickly.

Romance and passion wax and wane, but ~relationship bl!.~ed.onrespect,~!yesacouple .·\li.~.qFd founclatiqna~d,helps . " . loyewithstandth~*orig winds" . of .disappointments and problems.

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THROUGH THE STORM I~this l¥~rti,... ~~r~y()~~ ·Lovers co . • '.' .' d lovers g~.. ..' . . •. . . . ' . ".. •• People ne .r seelP to hold onto what they got ....

Some, theylli!ver stay together But you andJ we know better We can make it last forever · We can keepJ,he love alive .

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I know w~ can survive To the/day Tbrougbthenight If wetry.,s We ca.nke W~'~aJl .' r r ji~~ ". . . . . . . ' ...•.. '. ",' •.. . . lkno"'.thats~nieth1les it's '. . so tough We've been~odose to giving up But our love'~ so strong .' ...' .' . · We'reholdil!go~ to what wei~9t ·It!seasiet:~o.j~.~I,,away. . : U'tlllcesa."qt:;~!,lo\'e to stay" We got a'l,i~~Joveit talces We, know there's a brighterda We justgo,ttab,e strong We just gotta be strong together We just gottabold on , .' . " .'

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Q. Both my parents are divorced and remarried. I don't get along with either of my stepparents. They 'try to sway my parents away from me. Tbey use and manipulate me for tbeir own purposes. What can I do?

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This presence oftruth is, in reality, God's spirit: Pait of this truth is the dream;of what each '. 'pets(}nmost wants 'to receive and give to life. Respect honors this truth. ,Love based on respect provides a safe harbor where the storms of life ,are not quite so d.~~gerous., ..~ :Your comments are welcomed

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By Dr. ChristoJher Carstens I Well, school has been out for a while and it's time! to get down to the tough part -, finding something to do so youlwon't be bored to death. Sleeping in and then watching old movies till 2 a. m. gets old pretty quickly. I A job might help, but by this time the good jo~s have mostly been taken. And if frying burgers isn't your thing o~ if you are too young for regular work, here's an .

S i own busmess. ' Idea. tart-your Being in busines~ is less complicated than most teens think., In fact, if you baby-sil or do odd jobs for money you're iin business already. You just need to become more systematic about it: The key. is rep~at business I doing the same task over and over.

When you do it eyery week, you have a customer. Find two or three customers and you I~re in business. .

It's as simple as that.

First decide wh~t sort of business yo~ want to bJ in. It is easiest , to begin with jobs that most people would rather not do themselves. That's why they pay you to . do it for them. Obvious choices include washing cats and mowing lawns, but there are plenty of others to consider. Wh~t business you choose depends onlwhere you live and what you know how to do.

Everybody likes la shiny waxed car, but most don't enjoy the work.

I . Learn how to apply wax and you can easily find customers who will pay you to polish their cars on a regular basis.

I .' . Most people hate washmg the outside windows ~f their homes. to find a ,You should be able I number of steady customers who would like their wihdows washed once or twice a mortth. Single parI Ii

ents or families with two working adults might be delighted to pay you to come to their house and do laundry.

If there are vacant lots in your area, the owners may be willing to pay you to keep them tidy. Teens who live in horse country might set up a stall-cleaning business.

Older people often have trouble getting to the store to make small purchases. Locate a senior citizens' apartmentcomplex near your home, and you might start a shopping service. For a small fee you can walk to the store and purchase needed items. If you take orders for several customers at a time, those fees can add up nicely.

After you have choosen your business, you need to find customers. The best way to start is by asking people you already know.

After you have done a good job for ,them, they may be willing to give you names of others who might want to use your services. '. Some teens do well with flyers.

You can inexpensively copy a single, neatly typed page telling about your business. (Be sure to check your spelling.) Make up a batch and pass them around in y,?ur neighborhood.

If you are one of the thousands of teens who have already started businesses, we'd like to know about it. Send a short description of your business and how it works to the address below. We'll share the most promising ideas in this column, and everybody who contributes will be mailed a summary of all the ideas we receive. Include your name so we can give you credit.

Write to Christopher Carstens, Special Projects, Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

The family counselor may decide that he or she should help you go to court and ask that a lawyer be By appointed as "friend of the child" or "defender of the child."

If you can get such an ally, it TOM may be possible to settle the situation.

LENI'iON But before you take this somewhat extreme measure, you might ask the family counselor to help you compose a letter to be sent to all four parental persons. difficult, and thousands of young In it, explain how you view the people are wre'stling with pro'bfamily situation. Tell them you lems similar to yours.' think you are being used as a pawn I suggest you ask some authorand try to give a couple of concrete ity figure at school or in your parexamples of how this is being ish to guide you to a capable famdone. ily counselor. He or she may be Let them know how this makes able to help you deal with your you feel'and tell them of your deep stepparents. unhappiness. Rather than lashing It is important that they and out with angry words, concentrate your parents be made aware that on letting these four people know you have been made a pawn in the of the sorrow in your heart. . game they are playing. They have If the family counselor thinks. no right to do this and it must be . such a letter is not a good idea and stopped if possible. also feels that not much is to be gained in private conversations with your parents, it may be necesOUR LADY'S sary to go to court.

RELIGIOUS STORE If you do this, there may be bitter words from one or more of Man. ' Sat. 10'00 ' 5:30 PM, your parents or stepparents. You AMONG rebipients of Catholic Association of Foresters GIFTS cannot control what they will say , sch'olarship grants, shown with association chaplain Father or do. But you can stand firm and ' CARDS be convinced that no one has a Leonard M. Muhaney, pastor of St. Anthony's parish, East right to use you.

F~l1mouth, are , from left, Deborah Harrington, • Attleboro; 'BOOKS I 'It may be painful and difficult to Jeannine McNaught, Stoneham; Joseph Cafferrelh, Westport, resolve this situation, but as you 673-4262 Susan Ml Oliveira, New Bedford; Gregory M. Wills, Conn.; know far better than I, it is impor936 So. Main St.. Fall River tant for your happiness that it be Fall River. Also ~ recipient was Kristine A. Daniels, Acushnet, resolved. Best wishes. , not pictured:

tv, movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Filins Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for general viewin'g; PG-I3-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens, Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2--:.approved for adults and adolescents; A3approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

ACTIVITIES director Gail Lawrence, h;ft, and adminisCatholic ratings for television trator Jean Golitz of Our Lady's Haven stand with posters' movies are those of the movie house versions of the films, explaining the devotion of the brown scapular.

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New'Fllms "Great Balls of Fire!" (Orion Cornwell Memorial Residents and friends of Our a 13th-century English Carmelite, Pictures): Film bio of rock legend Jerry Lee Lewis (Dennis Quaid) Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, are par- gave him the scapular in the year Chapel, Inc. ticipating in a triduum honoring 1251 and promised him that its, promises mlich, but ends with 5 CENTER STREET Our Lady of Mt, CarmeL The wearers "wilt' never know the fire merely pop entertainment. Little is WAREHAM, MASS. three-day devotion, conducted by of hell and will be taken to heaven made of the fact that his music was Train to be a ProfessIonal DIGNIFIED FUNERAL SERVICE radio stations and conbanned by Father.Lucien Jusseaume, Our La- the first Saturday after their death." ·SECRETARY DIRECTORS GEORGE E, CORNWElL dy's Haven chaplain, began yesThe Carmelite order traces its demned by churches and parents ·EXECUTIVE SEC. EVERETT E, KAHRMAN as "the devil's music."

His controterday, It will include an explana- origin to Mt, Carmel, where in the ·WORD PROCESSOR tion of the devotion of the brown 9th century BC the prophet Elijah versial ma~riage to his .13-year-old 295·1810 HOME STUDY IRES. TRAINING is also glossed over. second cousin scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Car- 'defended the faith oflsrael in the ·FINANCIAL AID AVAIL. mel and reception of new members living God. More formally, how- The music (with vocals re-recorded into the confraternity. honoring. ever, 1155 is considered the date of by Lewis) is great. Characteriza·JOB PLACEMENT ASSIST Our Lady under that title. the order's foundation, when St. tions are entertaining but superfiTraditionally conferred at the Berthold established a hermitage ciaL Sexual innuendo; brief vioTHE HART SCHOOl time of first communion, but also on Mt. CarmeL, A century later, lence, suggestive sexual encounter • D1v. of A.C.T. Corp.

Nat1. hdqtr.. Pompano Bch. FL , at other times, the brown scapular under St. Simon Stock, the Car- between Lewis and his child bride.

A3, PG 13 consists of two small rectangles of melites became mendicant friars GENERAL CONTRACTORS brown material joined by strings and it is believed that it was while "Kung Fu Master!" (Expanded 55 Highland Avenue and worn around the neck beneath St. Simon was experiencing diffi- Entertainment): An implausible Fall River, MA 02720 one's clothing. It is intended to culties in introducing the new way infatuation between a 40-year-old 678-5201 represent the brown Carmelite oflife that he received the scapular. divorced mother of two (Jane BirSt. Simon Stock died on July habit. kin) and a 1,4-year-olc1 friend According to a Carmelite legend, 16, now observed as the feast of (Mathieu Demy) of her adolescent Mary appeared to St. Simon Stock, Our Lady of Mt. CarmeL daughter. No clue is given for'this woman's obsession for the smartgins Trophy will go to the out- alecky youth who is obsessed with the "Kung Fu Master!" video standing golfer of the tourney.

Bishop Feehan High School, Area chairmen are Bill Doyle, game. Numerous AIDS warnings Attleboro, has announced its fourth New Bedford; Rev, Jay Maddock, are inexplicably scattered Train for careers In term honor roiL Grade 9 highest Fall River; Larry Masterson, throughout as public service mes·AIRLINES Taunton-Attleboro; Dick Max- sages. Noon-screen sex, but the honors went to John Diverdi. 28 ·CRUISE LINES students received high honors, and cuddling and chaste kisses are well, Cape Cod. ·TRAVEL AGENCIES 17 received honors.

Those interested in the tourney unsettling. In French, English subGrade 10 highest honors: Keith should contact their local CYO titles. 0, R Collins, John Gledhill, Lisa Houg- director. ton, Majorie Llacuna, Sean McOn July 24, the annual Fall "Batman" (Warner Bros.): A Hale, Gabriel Paquenza, Melissa 373 New Boston Road River Area CYO Golf Tourna- new and dark vision of the caped Quinn. 27 students received high ment will be held at the Fall River crusader (Michael Keaton) who Fall River 678·5677 honors and 16 honors.

Country Club. The top two fin- must not only battle the evil Joker ishers in each division will advance Grade II highest honors: Karyn Conlon, Tracie Feeley, Lisa Gagto the diocesan tournament. Regnon, Joanne Gervais, Steven' istration will take place between 7 Goodreau, George Jabren,< Julie and 7:30 a.in. July,24. Only Fall AIR CONDITIONING PL.,UMBING/HEATING Toscano. Twenty-three students River area golfers are eligible for earned high honors and 12 honors. the local tournament.

Grade 12 highest honors: Todd , Alessandri, Denise Bonneau, RobWorking with Architects, Plant ert Giroux,Kathleen:Maher, Eric Maynard, Susan McDonagh, SheEngineers, and Contractors to proyide: fali Shah, Sonali Shroff, James Themis. High honors went to 29 Sales and 'Service ~ students and honors to 17. 'for Domestic , ;;;

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HOLY NAME, FR Members of the newly-formed parish finance council are Vincent Fitzgerald, Maria Cabrales, David.

'Bilcliffe and Elizabeth Neilan.

School advisory council 'has as 'new officers Vincent Fitzgerald, president; Mary Biltcliffe, vice pres. ident;'Sandy:Pietruska, secretary.

Members will hold a cookout 6:30 p.m. July 27 at the rectory. Women!s Guild.executive board will meet 7 p.m. Aug. 8. Youth group members leave tonight fora week'ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Mary, Queen of Peace prayer end in VermonLPlanned for Aug. group meets af7 p.m. each' Wed- 6 is a trip to Rocky Point. .nesday. Mass is offered'at 2 p.m. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON 'eachWednesday at Country GarFather Donald Bowen, a diocedens' Nursing Home. Volunteers san priest on· leave to work'with always welcome to bring residents the Society MSt. James, will speak '. to the chapel'area. at weekend Masses on his'mission ST.MA·RY, in Bolivia.'A "summer safari" Bible N.ATTLEBORO school program for chiidren ages 5 The Father KeliherScholarship to .12 will begin 'Monday at the has been awarded to Jodi de- CCD center. A parish picnic is Visscher, who will attend Bishop planned from noon to 6 p;m. Sun'day at St. Vincent's Camp. VinFeehan High School. centians recently shipped over three and a half tons, of clothing to _ _ _ 234 Second Street Honduros. ~ Fall River. MA 02721 ST. THOMA'S MORE, ~WebOffset SOMERSET _ _ _ Newspapers Father James Ryan, C.SS.R, ""'I!I!I!I Printing & Mailing will speak at weekend Masses on ~ (508)679-5262 mission needs in Thailand.

PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to submit news Items lor this column ·to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name 01 city or town should be Included, as well as lull dates 01 all activIties. Please send news 01 luture rather ·than past events. Note: We do not normally carry news 01 lundraising actlvltles,'We are happy to carry notices 01 spiritual programs, club meetings, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundralslng projects may be advertised at our regular rates; obtainable Irom The Anchor' business olllce;telephcine 675-7151. • On Steering Points Items FR Indicates Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedlord.

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CATHEDRAL, FR· , , . A Mill Hill Father will speak at Masses July 22 and 230n behalf of missions in Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Near East.

ST.MARY,NB The Women's Guild invites Rar- . ishioners and friends to join·a new bowling league. Information: 9951434. The parish offers itg center as a place for gathering after a funeral. The service is sponsored by the Vincentians at no charge. Volunteers are welcome in the' areas of computer service, office help and church maintenance. . ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN .Parishioners are -asked to save lightweight clothing, bedding and children's sneakers for an August Clothing drive for a' Sacred Hearts mission in Texas.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Memorial gifts toward planting .of gardens in honor of Our Lady . and St:Patrick have beenmade'by Mrs. Mary Root, William and Nancy Raposa, the Clement family and Mary Hogan.

CHRIST THE KING, . COTUIT/MASHPEE \ New Women's ·Club·officers: Claire Lane, president; Terry'Reed, vice-president;. Lecky Tolchinsky, treasurer; Barbara' Dolan, Joan Duggan, secretaries. Prospective altar boys may call'428-3521, leaving name and. phone number.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK First communion and confirmation, certificates and pictures'are available in the sacristy;.a first communion video will be available soon.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Ultreya meeting 8 tonight, lower church. All Cursillistas welcome. ,ST. JOSEPH, F AIRHAVEN CCD registration 9:30 to 11 :30 a.m. tomorrow, school. The school is collecting deposit cans for playground equipment. Donations may be left at 45 Spring St., or will be picked up by John Negri, tel. 9962759.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Adults seeking the sacraments of baptism or confirmation are asked to notify the rectory by Aug. I. A support group for those grieving death of a ·Ioved one will meet Monday. Information: 636-4535.

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SANDWICH. I 65-year-old sidewall shingles on St. Theresa's Chapbl are being replaced and exterio~I trim will be • repamted.

I ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTPORT I Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.

Monday, parish centJr. Linda Lesley, RN, of the Greater New Bedford Community Ht.alth Center, will speak on women's health problems. All welcome. I ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM "In God's Image: :the Catholic Vision of Human Sexdality," videos for children in grades16 to 9, will be CNS photo previewed by parents, youth advisors, catechists and: other interALBERTINA SISULU estedadults from 7 ~o 8:30 p.m.

Aug. 2, 8 and 9 in the parish hall. A different video will be shown each WASHINGTON (CNS) - DeI evening. spite South African government ST. ANNE,-FR I .No healing service hntilSept. 10 attempts to suppress it.. the antiand no holy hour until Sept. 8. The 'apartheid movement is going parish 'welcomes forther members strong, said two activists visiting of St. ;Mathieu's' parish and is the United States.

Albei'timi:Sisulu, matriarch of a .grateful for many furrtishings from large and politically active family, the church" and rectoty.

I said that· despite setbacks "when ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, fighting, your' hope is to win the SWANSEA I An altar boy. outing to Riverside battle."

Sister Bernard Ncube, a Catholic Amusement Park, I\gawam, is nun who 'has been arrested several planned for Wednesday.. times for anti-apartheid activity, ST. ELIZABETH,SETON, said the movement "is much NO •.FALMOUTH 1 stronger than it appears" to the The parish welcomes Father outside world.

'JohnJ. Murphy, retired pastor of Both were in the United States Holy Name parish, Jlfew'Bedford, to talk about South Africa. Mrs. who will be active at St. Elizabeth Sisulu, who was invited by PresiSeton.· I dent Bush, said the invitation . ST. JOSEPH,.NB i .promptedher.government to grant Senior Legion of Mary meeting her·a passport after denying her 6:30p.m. 'each Tue~day; junior on'e for years. meeting 10 a.m. each Tuesday in Mrs. Sisulu, 72, co-chaired the July and August, both in rectory United Democr.atic Front, a nowI basement. banned umbrella organization for anti-apartheid groups. She has been HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO During July and A~gust there is jailed or restricted several times an added Mass at 6 p.lm. each Sat- over the past 25 years.

Her husband, Walter, an offiurday. The youth gr10up plans a Newport boat trip tomorrow, a cial of the outlawed African Nabeach trip July 23 aJd a cookout tional Congress, has been impris. oned since J 964.

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Her son, Zwelakhe, is under LaSALETTE SHRINE, house arrest. He is editor of the ATTLEBORO Mass for Hunger 6:30 p.m. New Nation, an outspoken newstomorrow, shrine gJrden. Mass paper owned by South Africa's music will be led by its composer, Catholic bishops.

An adopted son is serving a fiveMark Gabriel Girardin, joined by People of God's Lo~e Seraphim year sentence and three more of Chorale, soloists and synthesizer the eight Sisulu children live outchamber orchestra wi~h Kim Gyu- side South Africa.

Sister Ncube said that self-confiricska on keyboard. ~ather Andre Patenaude will be celebrant and dence is growing among black the guest speaker will be Norm South Africans as people become Houde ofthe servants!ofthe'cross, more politically conscious.

She said one sign of change is in Topsham, Maine. A healing service is set for 2 p.m Sunday, led by how people view the African National Congress. The Congress adFather Patenaude. I vocates rule by South African's ST. ANNE HOSPITAL, FR Michele Chapman ~as received black majority and in recent years certification as a registered elec- has taken up arms against the troencephalographic technologist. white-ruled government. It has She joins only 2000. persons who been banned in South Africa and have passed the stringent oral and now is' headquartered in Lusaka, written examinationslreqUired for the capital of Zambia. this certification.

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Conducted by Fatherl Lucien Jusseaume, Our Lady's Haven chaplain, it will include explanation of the devotion of the brown scapularand reception of n~w members into the Confraternity :of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, .E. FREETOWN I Church picnic tomorrow; com. pany picnic Sunday. I children's sneakers for an August CNS photo clothing drive for a S~cred Hearts SR. BERNARD NCUBE mission in Texas.

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