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By Pat McGowan AIDS is a problem that is not going away. Compared by some to the Black Death which ravaged Asia and Europe in the 14th century and is thought to have killed as much as two-thirds ofthe population of some nations, AIDS is' spreading in the U.S. population.

And it is striking close to home.

Father Bruce W. Cwiekowski, diocesan coordinator of Catholic AIDS ministry and a chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, points out that New Bedford has the highest incidence of women with AIDS and the third highest overall incidence of the fatal disease in the commonwealth.

Only Boston and Brockton top New Bedford in the latter dismal statistic. Ranking fourth for AIDS cases is Provincetown, also in the Fall River diocese. St. Luke's Hosp"ital alone served 51 AIDS cases between 1979 and 1990. In Southeastern Massachusetts there are at present 373 diagnosed AIDS patients, said Father Cwiekowski.

That figure can be multiplied by 10 to arrive at the number pf persons with HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that may tick away within the body for years, like a time bomb, before manifest-' ing itself.

It may be multiplied by 5 to estimate the number with ARC,

an AIDS-related complex ofsymptoms often less severe than those manifested by full-blown AIDS. Returning to the New Bedford scene, Father Cwiekowski said the bleak picture there emerged from a report issued by the city's AIDS consortium, a year-old group which has brought together representatives from the city, the New Bedford area community health and human services centers, and St. Luke's Hospital.

Other city statistics developed by the consortium: in April there were 72 reported AIDS cases in the area with 46 percent of them intravenous drug users as opposed to 23 percent statewide; AIDS is increasing most rapidly among Hispanics and women, with infected women in many cases putting children at risk.

Again in the New Bedford area: there is currently one death a month from AIDS and ovenhe past year area agencies report a 66 percent increase in AI DS patients requesting various forms of assistance.

But other communities need not be complacent. AIDS I is everywhere, although possibly better reported in New Bedford. And everywhere the words of poet John Donne apply: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main... ·

Book offers glimpse of theology in ~aking

By Pat McGowan.

Shortly before the Supreme Court's June 25 decision ruling against withdrawing food and water from Nancy Cruzan, a young Missouri woman in a "persistent vegetative state," the Pope John XXIII Medical-Moral Research and Education Center in Braintree published a significant contribution to this increasingly frequent ethical dilemma.

Entitled "Conserving Human Life," it is an updated and edited version of Bishop Daniel A. Cronin's 1958 doctoral dissertation, originally titled "The Moral Law in Regard to the Ordinary and Extraordinary Means of Conserving Life." .

"Little did I realize that what I wrote over 30 years ago as a young student could be helpful today," writes the bishop in a foreword to the new edition of his dissertation.

"Frankly," he admits, "I just worked seriously at what I had been assigned to do by the Archbishop of Boston, the then Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing. It

has since emerged as a surprise to me that my dissertation contains research of very important significance to those engaged presently in the ethical implications of certain medical and surgical procedures."

It was staff members at the Pope John Center who convinced the bishop that the research he had begun in 1956 as a 26-year-old priest could be of immense value to today's theologians and ethicists.

Father Russell E. Smith, director of education at the John XXIII Ce~ter, explains in its preface that "Conserving Human Life" was originally intended only as a republication of Bishop Cronin's 1958 dissertation.

But in light of medical advances since the 1950s and the increasing number of ethical problems posed by today's ability to maintain life under conditions previously deemed terminal, it was decided the book should be expanded by adding monographs by the late Msgr.

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St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River

Unique health move •

St..Anne's, Charlton hospitals sponsor _G:reater Fall River Medical System technology, enhanced quality and access to care; • Serve as a catalyst to promote the new system and organize it into a regional entity; • Encourage further development of innovative and accessible services to the poor and underinsured.

Catholic hos'pitals have joined together to form Catholic health care delivery systems in other parts of the country. And, collaborations among hospitals across the country are not unusual. However, this affiliation is unique.

"This is a innovative arrange··' ment of a Catholic hospital and a non-sectarian hospital," Knight said. "While the new organization is non-sectarian, the arrangement has been carefully structured to preserve the identity and values of.

St. Anne's as a Catholic health care facility."

The establishment of the Greater Fall River Medical System is an exciting first step towards achiev·· ing truly regionalized health care services that Charlton Memorial Hospital and St. Anne's Hospital will encourage other hospitals in southeastern Massachusetts to participate in as well.

"Our society expects high quality, high caring, high technical medical services, despite today's immense pressure on hospitals to reduce co~ts" according to Dreyer.

"As demonstrated elsewhere across the country, regionalized medical systems can effectively integrate the planning process to ensure that the community has the comprehensive health care it needs, delivered in the most cost-effective way," he said.

According to both Knight and Dreyer, this new unified system of strategic planning will enable St. Anne's and Charlton to optimize opportunities to eliminate expensive duplication where possible and identify ways·to enhance medical services to the people served.

Knight continued, "Undoubtedly, it will also enable us, and other hospitals which may wish to join us in the future, to introduce new and better medical services than would have been possible before this collaborative arrangement. This is truly a positive and exciting development which will benefit physicians, hospitals and especially our patients. After all, it is our patients who will receive the value that this new system will enable us to provide."

The Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, Roman Catholic Bishop of Fall River, said, "In the present health care environment, the responsible delivery of health care points toward the need for the type of joint planning that the new Greater Fall River Medical System will make possible. I think that this is a responsible action by St. Anne's and Charlton to make health care more efficient and more economical in Fall River."

Bishop Cronin continued, "I am satisfied that every guarantee exists in this new corporate structure for the independence of St. Anne's and the protection of its Catholic identity."

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The 84-year-old Brennan, known of the USCe's Domestic Policy WASHINGTON (CNS) - Some Catholic observers, hoping for a as a liberal stalwart whose views Committee and public policy anareversal of Roe vs. Wade, cheered shaped the direction of the high lyst at the National Urban League, court for more than three decades, said Brennan's leadership had been Supreme Court Justice William J. resigned for health reasons three influential in the court's decisions Brennan's J uiy 20 resignation, weeks after suffering a small stroke. in favor of affirmative action and while others expressed sorrow, calling him "one of the greats" in John Pantuso, a spokesman for opposing employment discriminathe Milwaukee-based Catholic tion. "His ability to get the court to the high court's history.

League for Religious and Civil understand" what writers of the' President Bush's announcement, Rights, in a July 23 telephone . Constitution really meant resulted three days after the Brennan resignation, that he would nominate interview termed news of the in great strides in civil rights, said Brennan resignation "wonderful." Jackson. federal appeals court Judge David H. Souter of New Hampshire to "We court watchers have been Holy Cross Father William the vacancy prompted speculation sitting back for a long time, fully Lewers, law professor and director aware of the ages of Brennan and ofthe Centerfor Civil and Human about Souter's stand on abortion.

Brennan had been among the (Justice) Thurgood Marshall, Rights at the University of Notre wishing they would step aside so Dame, said that in his view Brendwindling number of justices still supporting the court's 1973 Roe that the court can hopefully over- nan had made "a superb contribuvs. Wade decision that declared a . turn Roe vs. Wade," said Pantuso. tion to the development of constiBut Jesuit Father Robert F. tutional law and practice in the ,constitutional right to abortion.

Drinan, law professor at Wash- United States."

Supporters and opponents of aborington-based Georgetown Univertion rights have speculated that "While I would strongly disagree the focus of the confirmation pro- sity, said he was "sad that this man with some of his decisions, most who contributed almost 34 years" notably his stand in Roe vs. Wade, cess for Brennan's replacement will to the court was forced to retire for I believe when one considers the be abortion.

Souter, 50, an Episcopalian, said health reasons. 'full scope of his work ... one must at a July 23 news conference that "He was certainly one of the be very grateful for his public serv~ he would noJ comment on any greats in Supreme Court history: ice," said Father Lewers. judicial issues until his Senate con- He interpreted the Bill of.Rights in He cited in particular Brennan's firmation hearings. a way that increased freedom and leadershi p in the 1970 case of The Harvard Law School grad- liberty" for many, said Father Goldberg vs. Kelly, in which it was uate and Rhodes Scholar partici- Drinan, citing the 1963 Sherbert determined that due process repated in one major ruling involv- vs. Verner decision, which he said quired that welfare recipients reing abortion as a member of the "expanded the frontiers' of relig- ceive a hearing before their beneNew Hampshire Supreme Court. ious freedom." fits are cut off.

In a 1986 lawsuit against a doctor, In that pivotal case,' Brennan Joseph M. Scheidler, director of a woman alleged that the physi- wrote that only a compelling state the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action cian failed to advise her of the pos- interest justified limitations on League" in a July 21 statement sibility that the measles she con- religious liberty. termed the resignation as "that tracted during pregnancy could Father Drinan said Brennan long-awaited vacancy that will acresult in birth defects for her baby. made a "tremendous contribution" celerate the reversal of the infamThe' court ruled that it had no in the area of civil rights, empha- ous Roe vs. Wade abortion ruling business deciding whether such a sizing the importance of the "equal that Brennan helped to craft."

"It is a good day for the unborn child would be better off aborted protection clause of the 14th by its mother. But it did rule that Amendment on behalf of minori- children and for the future of the American family," said Scheidler. the parents of children with birth ties, especially blacks." .

Ronald G. Jackson, a member "A new court is emerging." defects have a right to sue.

It also held that doctors have a responsibility to test for birth defects and inform pregnant women of the possibility of defects to give them the option of abortion.

"We recognize that the terminaRiver, for Sister Rosa Plante, SSJ, tion of pregnancy involves con87, formerly known as Sister Mari~ troversial and divisive social' isA solemn requiem Mass and du Sainte Sacrement. She died sues," said the opinion with which Souter agreed. "Nevertheless, the burial liturgy were celebrated July July 18. , , In residence at Mont Marie ConSupreme Court of the United States 18 at Holy Cross Armenian Cathhas held that a woman has a con- olic Church in Cambridge for its vent, Holyoke, at the time of her stitutionally secured right to ter- pastor, Father Luke Arakelian, death, she formerly resided at Blessed Sacrament Convent. She C.M.Vd., 74, who died July 14. minate a pregnancy." Abortion He was chancellor ofthe Armen- was a native of Manchester, NH, rights opponents reacted cautiously ian Catholic Exarchate ofthe Uni- and the daughter of the late Eloi to the nomination of Souter. and Azilda (Therrien) Plante.

"As far as we know, Judge Souter ted States and Canada.

In her active life she taught at For many years he directed St. has not expressed a judgment on Roe vs. Wade. We are pleased that Gregory Camp on Cape Cod both St. Jean Baptiste and St. Mathieu schools, Fall River; St. Michael's, President Bush says he is nominat- to provide a summer program and ing a justice who will interpret the to teach the Armenian language to Ocean Grove; St. Theresa's, New Bedford; and St. Louis de France, Constitution according to its text, young church members.

A native of Constanza, Roma- Swansea. and who will not legislate from the She is survived by two sisters, bench," said Douglas JO,hnson, nia, Father Arakalian studied in Regina Garhetti and Rita Correia, legislative director of the National Italy, then prepared for the priestboth of New Bedford, and by sevRight to Life Committee, in a July hood in Vienna and was ordained a Mekhitarist priest in 1942. After eral nieces and nephews.

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Backers of legalized abortion spending seven years in Vienna, he called for detailed questioning of was assigned to Holy Cross parish The Mass of Christian Burial Souter on Roe vs. Wade. "It would in Watertown, which he later relowas offered the evening of July 18 'be a terrible injustice to confirm a cated in Cambridge. It is the only at Our Lady's Chapel, New Bednominee without knowing that he Armenian Catholic Church in the ford, for Father Rayner A. Dray, is committed to protecting Ameri- state.

OFM, 68, who died July 15 in He is remembered for his selfcans' fundamental constitutional Cambridge. He had served at the rights, including privacy and the sacrificing service to parishioners, chapel for the past six years. right to choose," said Kate Michel- including some families in the Fall A native of Boston and the son inan, head of the National Abor- River diocese, and his many publiof the late Leo F. and Gladys cations, including spiritual books, tion Rights Action League.

(Merrill) Dray, he' entered the The civil rights community Armenian grammars and cassettes, Franciscan order in 1943 and was knows little about Souter, said , liturgical works and biographical ordained in 1949, thereafter servRalph G. Neas, executive director booklets.

He is survived by a sister, Isaing for the most part in southern of the Leadership Conference on states until being assigned to the Civil Rights. "With so much at bella Arakelian of Falmouth, and New Bedford chapel. stake we will carefully examine his brothers in Romania and Russia.

He is survived by two sisters, record and his judicial philosophy."

Frances Shirley Gillis of Medfield The U.S. Catholic Conference, The Mass of Christian Burial and Ellen L Burke of East Walpublic policy arm of the U.S. was offered last Saturday at Blessed pole, and by several nieces and bishops, is a member ofthe leaderSacrament Convent chapel, Fall nephews. ~hiP confcren".

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AT ANNUAL Provincetown Blessing of the Fleet, from top, fishermen carry statue of 51. Peter in parade to MacMillan Wharf; boat Gale prepares to join the procession for blessing: Colin Maguire and Ashley Vasques snuggle into a tire aboard the Gale; Bishop Daniel A. Cronin blesses boats as other clergy wave. (Gail Vasques photos)

For the Kingdom Since the beginning of the year, St. Joseph's parish. Fairhaven, has been sending $100 a month to its sister parish, Sacred Hearts in Hidalgo, Texas. where Father Bill Davis, 55.CC., is pastor.

Last week Father Davis wrote to St. Joseph's pastor Father Patrick Killilea, SS.Ce., and his parishioners to thank them for their help.

"I and the parish community are very grateful," wrote Father Davis.

"Every little bit helps us to work for the Kingdom. especially among the poor and the marginalized.

"We have just finished our school year and we are very proud of our . high school. We had about 135 graduate and all except three are planning to go to college.

"Our dropout percentage is about the lowest in the nation and I think that the reason is that the parents are interested in the future of their children.

"The valedictorian of the class was a girl of our parish who is a black Spanish-American. Her average for the four years of high school was 97.5. She has been offered about $50,000 in scholarships, and we hope that she will work for a medical career.

"We continue to pray for you and your parishioners."

Work on conferences. document resumes VATICAN CITY (CNS) Work on a proposed Vatican document on bishops' conferences has resumed two-and-a-half years after a first draft was sent to the world's bishops for comment.

Denver Archbishop J. Francis Stafford was the only U.S. bishop at a Juqe consultation sponsored by the Vatican Congregation for Bishops to examine draft responses and discuss future directions of the project.

Information on the consultation was not released by the Vatican.

Reaction to the document's first draft, circulated in January 1988, included a suggestion by the U.S. bishops' conference and a theological commission of Asian bishops that the Vatican start over.

Titled "Theologi'cal'and Juridical Status of Episcopal Conferences," the draft said bishops' conferences were useful for "examining, debating and coordinating important ecclesial problems at the national or supraregionallevel."

But it said they have no theological basis, "no competence to establish doctrinal and moral contents," and do not possess the teaching authority of individual bishops in their own dioceses.

The U.S. bishop's statement on the first draft said it was ambiguous, offered one-sided approaches to complex issues, and failed to reflect papal teachi~gs and church law and history.

Among first draft supporters were bishops concerned that episcopal conferences not impinge on the authority of local bishops.

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Satanism probed JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS) - South African Law and Order Minister Adriaan Vlok has ordered a full-scale investigation into Satanism in his country.

Investigation of the "diabolical phenomenon" is to be conducted with the cooperation of churches, ed ucators, social workers, psychologists and lawyers, Vlok said.

The mo:ve follows recent reports of rampant Satanic practices in some parts of South Africa, such as sacrificing babies with slit throats, then eating the babies' hearts.

Heads rights league . PARISHIONERS and relatives recently honored Father Antoine Charest, SM, on the occasion of his golden jubilee of ordination. Parochial vicar at St. Jean Baptiste Church, Fall River, for the past 14 years,he offered a Mass of thanksgiving there on July 1. A reception followed. From left, nephew Robert Robida; Mrs. Elsie J. Lamacq, who organized a dinner for family and friends that preceded the parish celebration; Father Charest; Mrs. Jeanne Robida, his sister; and Roland Robida, his brother-in-law. (Studio D photo)

CHICAGO (CNS) - At a special meeting in Chicago ,June 2, board members of the Catholic League for Religous and Civil Rights elected as president John M. Tierney, retired admiral and business executive, to replace the late Jesuit Father Virgil C. Blum.

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MONROVIA, Liberia (CNS)St. Joseph's Catholic Hospital, the last open hospital in the Liberian capital, has been tending an abnormally high number of civilians with bullet wounds.

Most are shot at close range by soldiers in President Samuel Doe's army, out on nighttime looting and shooting sprees with their U.S.supplied M-16 or M-l rifles.

The army, under siege in the Liberian capital of Monrovia by rebels led by dissident Charles Taylor, seldom engaged its enemy in a classic firefight from a distance. Instead, they were shooting civilians.

The war degenerated into a tribal conflict between Doe's Krahn people and the rebels' Gio and Mano tribes.

"I never saw such brutality," said Brother J ustino Izquierdo, executive' officer at St. Joseph's, which is run by Spanish monks.. , "I have served 25 years in Africa'

and 18 of those in Liberia and this is the worst I have ever seen," he added.

St. Joseph's patients included a l2-year-old boy, sent out to buy food and shot through the palm of the hand for refusing to part with a $5 bill given to him by his father.

He was with score's of other patients cn~mmed into the hospital. With only 140 beds, it had more than 200 patients and 300 of their relatives who were unable to return homt: because of the fighting.

Patients spilled over into the reception area where they slept on makeshift mattresses.

The staff did not ask whether they were soldiers or civilians. The space markl~d for "tribe" on admission cards was left blank.

"We are trying to remain neutral," said a European doctor. "We take clothe:; off victims so nobody will know who they are." .

W ounde,d soldiers were stripped

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of their uniforms which were quickly burned. Once an orderly forgot to check the pockets and a live bullet exploded in the incinerator.

The Belgian branch of the medical relief agency Doctors Without Frontiers flew in a surgical unit to perform emergency operations.

"This is the highest proportion of serious injuries I have ever . seen;' said Dr. Reginald Moreels, a Belgian who has worked in war zones the world over.

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Auxiliary Bishop J. Terry Steib of St. Louis, episcopal moderator for Worldwide Marriage Encounter, said that "as 'encountered' people we have to take the values we keep building up and bring them into the church."

Comparing the church to an airplane, hl~ said that "Marriage Encounter showed me that I don't have to be the entire airplane.

There are other people who can be engines. By their sacrament of matrimony and my sacrament of holy orders, we can move the church togt:ther."

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Marriage Encounter conventions promote "source of holiness" MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) Ideals of love and faith held sway in Minnesota at a recent W orldwide Marriage Encounter convention which drew 175 priests and some 800 couples from the United States, Canada, Korea, England and .the Virgin Islands.

The convention was intended to help couples continue to build a relationship with each other, the church and society, and participants' efforts were praised by Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul and Minneapolis. ''I'm very proud of the many things Worldwide Marriage Encounter does in this archdiocese," he said. during a Mass.

"The radical question for all of us is this: 'Do I really want to be· holy?''' he said. "I've experienced great changes in the way we experience holin~ss."

The archbishop said that one's faith was a private thing when he was ordained 44 years ago. "Today, a wondrous new thing has happened," he added. "It's OK to talk about holiness."

"You are the Lord's source of holiness to others;' he added.

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the moorins.-., A Global Awareness Despite all efforts to the contrary, the issue of ecology is far too often relegated to the realm of the environmental dilettante. The so-called overwhelming success of Earth Day did

indeed receive a great deal of media response.

However, it was like a flash in the pan. Somehow we still have the attitude that the ecology of planet Earth is not a priority matter.

AIDS, the homeless, drugs, family life and joBs are in actual practice considered far more important than trees, water, air and the land. In'fact, concern about the latter is viewed as the private province of the elite who can afford such worry time.

This mind-set is understandable. It is difficult forthe guy on the third shift to get caught up in preserving our fragile natural inheritance when his chief concern is job sur~ival.

Yet everyone must join in the battle to preserve our planet. A massive effort must be undertaken to educat.e, inform and instruct not just Americans but all who live on Earth. The evidence of the environmental abuse that has been going on in the newly liberated countries of Eastern Europe is appaliing; inde~d it seems that in some areas the damage is irreversible.

The urgency of the issues was' recently highlighted in a United Nations study indicating that the tropical forests which playa vital role in regulating the global climate are disappearing at a. rate nearly 50 percent greater than previously estimated.

Most tropical forests are in so-called developing countries, where the problem of deforestation has been exacerbated by governmental, economic, construction and agricultural policies. In many cases shortsighted and heedless destruction of natural resources has been the chief means of increasing purchasing power and obtaining debt reduction. Such means may solve very temporary national problems but they also guarantee permanent international damage.

Because so much destruction of tropical forests is taking place 'outside our national borders, we see it as a Brazilian or Indonesian difficulty. However, Americans should realize that this country and Russia are the first and second largest net producers of greenhouse gases. While there may be uncertainties about the magn,itude of global warming, the overwhelming scientific consensus is that the changes are real, they are now underway and it would be very shortsighted to think otherwise.

Th~re are, however, many ways we can start reversing our si.tuation, from eliminating use of chlorofluorocarbons and protecting forests to cleaning our polluted air and developing waste recycling techniques.

Above all, we must develop a sensitivity to the reality that all of us are in this together. It's not an American difficulty or a Chinese predicament; the Russians must face it as much as the Indians; Europeans cannot point the finger at South Americans. The problem involves each man, woman and child on Earth because unchecked pollution could destroy us all.

Don't be afraid to get involved in some action that might make a difference, no matter how insignificant it may seem.

There are many organizations to join and many causes to support; ~ut what really matters is that you care and you do something.

At first you might feel foolish and self-conscious. Some might even categorize yo'u as a nature freak. But remember that in doing something to save Earth, you are helping to save us all. .

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Let's not trash the young

By Father Kevin J. Harrington There has been much interest in the news about the generation of young people known as "twentysomething." Trashing them as indifferent and illiterate is commonplace in newspapers and magazines. A recent Times Mirror study, for instance, found young Americans for the first time since World War II less knowledgeable about people and events than their elders.

There is nothing new about attributing all th'e vices to youth and all the virtues to the mature. It has been happening since the days of the ancient Greeks.

Americans have always worried about the next generation. A recent visit to the Plimoth Plantation proved enlightening. Character actors play their period pieces to perfection. A young Puritan mother was more anxious about her children's sinful behavior and lack of piety than she was about a possible crop failure that would endanger their survivai the next winter.

Even if you -take these surveys with a grain of salt, there is a great deal to be concerned with when study after study indicates that in art "information age" so many Americans are so uninformed.

Schools become the scapegoat because it is easier to point a finger of accusation at someone else than to look into our own homes;,but the beating that educators have received in the press for the cultural illiteracy of the younger generation is for the most part undeserved.

Several years ago Alan Bloom published a bestseller, "The Closing of the American Mind," in which he argued persuasively that

young people were more fascinated with the shifting surfaces of culture and self than they were with transcendent ideas.

They were more "hip" to changing tastes in fashion and music than to changes in world events.

They were more attuned to the lifestyles of celebrities than to the major political issues of the day.

Bloom's book was originally entitled "Souls Without Longing," a title which perhaps more accurately describes the crisis he chronicles.

In my own experience as a parish priest I have encountered countless young people who prove the surveys wrong. Many youngsters are giving their time, talent and energy in volunteer services.

They may feel overwhelmed when it comes to solving the problem of homeless ness but they are u~f1ag-

praye~BOX Prayer to St. Anne Good St. Anne, you were especially fav.ored by God' to be the mother of the most holy Virgin Mary. By your power with her and with her divine Son, grant. me the favor I seek and secure for me forgiveness for past sins, strength to perform daily duties and the help 1 need to persevere in the love of Jesus and Mary. Amen.

gingly willing to spend hours helping in soup kitchens.

A nursing home executive recently told~me that it had saved thousands of dollars the previous year because of the volupteer commitment made by area youth. It is so easy to focus on original sin that we forget original innocence!

Indifference in a democracy is dangerous. Today many of our political leaders promote themselves in the same manner as a salesman promotes a product. But if a democracy is to be viable it must renew itself through its people. Indifference permits manipulation and politicians who are more concerned with preserving their job than serving their constituents are the ones most adept at manipulating. No wonder Abraham Lincoln's comment that democracy is always one generation removed from extinction is as relevant today as it was in his time!

The young must be able to look to their elders for good example and for encouragement to channel their energies toward making a difference in today's world.

They don't need to be publicly castigated for the indifference of some of their contemporaries. They do need to be reminded that only . one-third of the colonists supported the American Revolution and only a tiny fraction supported the abolitionist movement.

History is not shaped by the indifferent but by those whose vision is timeless, whose energies are limitless and whose commitment is without compromise.lnstead of trashing the young we should keep reminding them that they can and must make a difference! .

Tips for traveling teens

Dear Dr. Kenny: My 17-yearold daughter is going to Europe as an exchange student this summer.

I am worried about her ability to handle money, take care of her passport, exchange foreign currency, etc. She has never had responsibility for such things. Any suggestions? - Florida What a lucky girl your daughter is! Despite your misgivings, since she has been chosen as an exchange student, she is probably as responsible or even more so than most 17-year-olds.

Here are some suggestions from the Consumer Credit Institute and from me about safeguarding your finances while traveling. This institute is the consumer education arm of the American Financial Services Association.

Purchase traveler's checks for most of her spending money. It is the easiest way to protect from loss or theft. Keep one record of the number with you at home, another with her in a place separate from the checks themselves. She should note on her record when and where she cashes each check.

If your daughter will be located at one address where you can write to her for a period of time, keep some of her traveler's checks at home and mail them to her at intervals during the summer. This not only safeguards against losing them all at once, but also assures

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY that her money will last over the duration of her stay.

Encourage her to exchange traveler's checks and to avoid individuals '~on the street" who offer a "good deal." Teens catch on quickly to the mystery offoreign exchange.

They become quite adept at understanding rates of exchange. .

You are often advised to exchange a small amount of money before leaving so that she need not exchange money immediately upon arriv·al. This is nice, if convenient for you, but far from necessary.

Usually there are many convenient facilities to exchange money immediately upon arrival.

Plan ways to safeguard cash and passport. Teens rarely worry about such matters. A money belt or "fanny pack" keeps valuables securely attached to her body. Put a thick rubber band around her wallet to keep it from sliding easily out of a pocket or purse. Never hang a purse or ajacket with valuables over the back of a chair in a public place.

Keep cash separate from traveler's checks to avoid loss or theft of both at once. If a hotel key is

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stolen, notify the hotel immediately to prevent theft from your room before you return. A credit card is a safeguard as an extra source of funds while traveling. It is also a risk, subjl~ct to loss or overuse.

Personally, I would never give a credit card to a teenage daughter, but the choice is up to you as parents.

By planning ahead you can assist your daughter to safeguard her money wit.hout making her overly anxious olr concerned.

Questions on family living or child care to be answered in print are invited by The Kennys; 219 W. Harrison St., Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

Priest Shortage Forecast Statistics point to widening gap In number of U.S. Catholics to diocesan' priests

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Colleges merge DETROIT (CNS) - The Jesuit-run University .of Detroit and the Mt:rcy Sisters' Mercy College of Detroit merged July I under the name of University of Detroit Mt:rcy. The new entity will be Michigan's largest private fouryear university, with an anticipated enrollment. of more than 8,000 students and a budget of nearly $73 million. Dominican Sister Maureen Fay, Mercy's president, will continue as president, and_ Jesuit Father Robert Mitchell, Univeristy of Detroit president, will be chancellor.

Hispanic priests SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)Some 300 priests are expected to attend the first annual convention ofthe National Association of Hispanic Priests scheduled for Oct. 22~24 at Albuquerque, N.M. Father Enrique J. Sera, association secretary, said it hoped to represent some 3,000 U.S. priests.

51,000 prize for ecumenism NEW YORK (CNS) - The Atonement Friars and Commonweal magazine have established a $1,000 award, called the Graymoor Prize, for the best article on ecumenical or interreligious affairs.

The prize will include publication ofthe winner's article in the magazine's contemporary theology issue scheduled for January, 1991.

Original, unpublished essays of 2,500-4,000 words are to be submitted to the Commonweal editors by Oct. 15. Entries can be scholarly or critical essays or a personal narrative a!1d should appeal to educa~ed readers, the announcement says.

The prize gets its name from the

motherhouse of the Atonement Friars in Graymoor, N.Y. Entries may be submitted to the Graymoor Prize, Commonweal, 15 Dutch St., New York, N.Y. 10038.

New appeal planned DAYTON, Ohio (CNS) - Father Roger E. Griese, a Dayton pastor removed last January for refusing communion to people who did not meet his dress code requirements, has lost an appeal to the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, but plans to take his case to the Apostolic Signature, the church's supreme court.

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By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

If it isn't a politician being threatened with excommunication, then it is the pope speaking on the economy or bishops writin'g on

peace. The,church is visible in the realm of public affairs.

Some would question all this public involvement on religion's part. They would like to see the church minding its own affairs, not those of the state.

But suppose the church did that?

Would society really benefit if the church were uninvolved?

I believe that what religion has to offer society is a sense of the sacred, a sense that more and more people find missing in their world today.

"The madman,'.' G.K. Chesterton once wrote, "is not the man

Today, we are hearing calls for who has lost his reason. . . . He has lost everything but reason." religion to reassert its role in soHe has become like the lunar moon, ciety, whether in the public policy encircled by his own thoughts with arena or that of social life. The , reasons for doing so are many. no opening for escape."

First, there is the fear that those In the recent history of com- who govern without benefit of munism and Nazism, we have seen religious principles could lead us murder philosophically condoned into calamity. Without a sense of on grounds that it was for the good the sacred, it is too easy for policyof the state. Eroticism has been makers to set themselves up as pursued to its most bizarre depths demigods, neither conferring with on grounds that it enhances the conscience, consulting others nor sens\lal in the human spirit. Again, revering God's creation.

Second, those ruled by reason scientific discoveries gave some the idea that they had found God's and the sensual alone are learning secret of life and now could play that emptiness is the result. Every important human relationship, for god.

example, needs to be based on the kind of true respect of one person for another that really constitutes respect for the sacred.

Finally, there is a natural need in everyone for the sacred. Death needs to be explained; life needs to be celebrated, its joys grasped and understood; there is a need to recognize the wonder of the world.

One theme is repeated throughout history: society needs the sacred. It makes sense for religion to concern itself with the public and social realm - with the sacred dimensions of our lives here on earth.

Volunteers abound, but little work. gets done By DOLORES CURRAN

One Tuesday morning, six parishioners volunteered to sort, clean, iron and size donated clothing for the homeless. Two showed up. Of the remaining four, one forgot, one decided she didn't want to, one called and said something else had come up, and one never gave any reason at' all. The two who came stayed all day and returned the next to finish.

"A sower went out to sow his seed. Now as he sowed, some fell

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on the edge of the path and was trampled on; and the birds of the air ate it up. Some seed fell on rock, and when it came up it withered away, having no moisture.

Some seed fell in the middle of thorns and the thorns grew with it and choked. And some seed fell into good soil and grew and produced its crop a hundredfold. Saying this, Jesus cried 'Anyone who has ears for listening should listen.' " Luke 8:4-8.

Afriend who serves as volunteer director for her parish told me the story of the six volunteers and made the connection with the parable of the sower. "Every time I work with volunteers, I think of that parable," she said. "Thank God, there are always a few who make a commitment and stick to it. They are the seed that falls on

fertile ground. But the rest .. ." she sighed and opened her palms.

"How would you categorize volunteers?" I asked. She gave the descriptions that follow. The labels are mine.

Committed Carrie: she thinks carefully before she makes a commitment and often says no. But once she says yes, you can count on her to be there, to be on time, to stay the course and to complete the task, no matter how trivial, arduous, or boring it might be.

Mary Maybe readily volunteers, often because she's bored. aut she can't be counted on because if something else comes up, like lunch with a friend, she cancels. She believes that commitment is .conditional, that she shouldn't be held responsible for fulfilling a commitment if she has a better offer.

Mouthy Martin talks a good game about helping the parish, the needy, the homeless and the orphans but he rarely shows up for the actual work. He volunteers for everything but always has a prior commitment and loudly proclaims his regrets. Everyone hears Martin but few see him.

Lazy Larry shows up but doesn't do much. He wanders around the church basement or soup kitchen, making jokes and chatting with people but doesn't get around to cleaning the veggies. Larry likes to hang around causes but he doesn't like to work. .

Haphazard Hazel shows up late and leaves early. She forgets the day or fails to bring the cookies she promised. She makes phone calls and runs errands during her stint. Iffive volunteers are needed, she counts as a half.

Nettie Never-Shows can't say no, so she always agrees to volunteer. But she has no intention of showing up. She doesn't call, either, because she doesn't want to displease. She's the one who says, "Call me if you need me," and that willingness to be called seems to satisfy her need to be needed.

After awhile, nobody calls her and she justifies her generous tendencies with, "Nobody ever asks me."

Righteous Robert volunteers and shows up, often to the dismay of others. He denigrates the homeless for laziness as he carries furniture.

He throws in substandard vegetables because "these people don't care what they eat as long as they've got their bottle of wine."

He may go into the temple to work but he makes it very clear that he isn't like "those others." Robert is expendable.

Can new godparents be chosen for child?

one is chosen as a godparent and later becomes incapable of filling that responsibility because they have moved at a distance from the JOHN J. child or perhaps have left the practice of their Catholic faith.

DIETZEN When godparents abandon the faith, the child's parents understandably might wish another perQ. I have a question regarding son to be godfather or godmother, godparents. Is it possible to change someone more likely to care for who we have as a godfather or the child's spiritual welfare should godmother for our child if this the parents die or become in:' person is no longer a Catholic, or capacitated. no longer a part of our child's life?

The Vatican Congregation for We feel godparents are very the Sacraments acknowledges this important for our children. Could very possibility. The bishop of a you help us? (Wisconsin) diocese may designate a substitute . A. The situation you describe sponsor whose name could be inhappens frequently today. Some- 'scribed on the official baptism FATHER

register. This ruling was sent in your children have the best supNovember 1984 to the bishops of port possible from yourselves and the United States and Canada, but . others to grow into good adult presumably applies anywhere in Catholics. Taking the route I sugthe world. gest may help you to do that more It may be possible to achieve effectively than changing names of your desire without going through godparents on your child's bapall of this paper work. You might tism record. speak with a relative or friend who is close to your family and conQ. I'm sure there is a good reacerned about your children's wel- son why St. Jude became the patron saint of so many people, but I am' fare.

If you explain the circumstances, puzzled. We are told that Judas, as such a loving and concerned friend he was known in the time of our or relative will normally do just as Lord, became a traitor for 30 much for the good of your child pieces of silver. After all this, how without going through the formal- could he be honored as a saint? ity of actually changing the name (New York) of the godparent. ' A. Judas, the betrayer of Christ, Your concern, after all, is that and St. Jude are two different

people. Our St. Jude goes by the name of Thaddeus in the Gospels of Matthew (10:3) and Mark3:18).

Since these were probably the earliest Gospels, perhaps they wished to be sure no one confused this apostle with Judas Iscariot.

Later Gospels are more comfortable with calling this faithful apostle Jude or Judas, but they sometimes make the distinction from the other Judas very clear.

See, for example, John 14:22.

The history 'of how the apostle Jude Thaddeus became the "patron for hopeless cases" is not clear.

Considering the widespread devotion to him, however, millions of Christians believe his prayers have great power before God.

Wisdom of an incurable optimist, By ANTOINETTE BOSCO

My mother, nearly 82, still approaches life as if everything's coming up roses. On difficult days, she gives herselflittle pep talks like she always gave us.

One was "smile and the world smiles with you. Cry and you cry alone." Always she would remind us that it took few muscles to smile, while it took hundreds more to frown.

When I was raising my own children I too adopted a program of positive optimism to keep them looking on the bright side of life.

All six grew up knowing (sometimes to their loud groans!) that I would have the proper bit of wisdom to help them opt for optimism when they were wrestling with negatives. . I would tell them, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade," or if they were worried, I would remind them that "worry is the interest you pay on money you never borrowed."

When they complained about nasty people I would say, "If you see someone without a smile, give him (or her) one of yours," or if their blahs were with life in general I would quote, "Life is like being a . fiddler on the roof - trying to playa pretty tune without falling off and breaking our necks."

It became a family joke that Mom is a walking encyclopedia of corny little sayings because she is really an incurable optimist.

True, but I have a great precedent. Years ago I read that the Chinese word for crisis is divided into two characters. One means danger, but the other means opportunity.

Once in college, I remember asking a priest-theologian, "Does everything really happen for the best?"

He answered, "No. But everything that happens to you can put you on a path toward becoming someone better than you might have been without it." I never forgot that.

When it comes right down to it, however it was not be-happy, keep-smiling sayings that kept me optimistic. It was my Christian heritage.

I once read an anonymous piece that is still one of my favorite inspiring thoughts, for it expresses much of my Christian philosophy:

"You are richer today than you were yesterday if you have laughed often, given something, forgiven even more, made a new friend, made stepping stones out of stumbling blocks; if you have thought more in terms of 'thyself than 'myself or if you have managed to be careful even if you were weary.

"You are richer tonight than .you were this morning if you have taken time to trace the handiwork of God in the commonplace things of life, or if you have learned to count out things that really don't count, or if you have been a little blinder to the faults of friend or foe.

"You are richer if a little child has smiled at you and a stray dog has licked your hand, or if you have looked for the best in others and have given others the best in you." .

And my favorite optimism story

is the answer St. Francis de Sales gave a man complaining that roses have thorns.

He responded, "Nay, rather, isn't wonderful that thorns have roses!"

Change foreseen JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS) - South Africa's bishops will meet with superiors of male and female religious orders to discuss the church's changing role in society. "Extensive analyses and discussion are needed because the church is facing a new situation," said a statement released by the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.

The Recipe "Like love, trust can only be kept by giving it away." - Catherine Doherty

Cardinal's offer to help pregn'ant women finding more takers

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Grape boycott Dear Editor: For most, summer i,S a time of rejuvenation - a time for health, relaxation and fun. But for the farm workers, it is the season of the poison grapes, bringing a new crop of cancer, birth defects and death.

In the small farming town of Earlimart, California, the childhood cancer rate is 12 times higher than the national average.

Why? The overuse of pesticides on table grapes, ignored by a grower-controlled state bureaucracy, is killing the workers and their children. Just recently, 25year-old Jose Campos Martinez died while applying the pesticide Parathion tp the grapes- despite wearing the mandated "protective" clothing.

Since 1984, the United Farm Workers Union has been advocating a boycott on California table grapes, in an effort to ban the five most deadly pesticides and win fair repres'entation for farmworkers. However, the growers have turned a deaf ear to the cries of the farmworkers, and California Governor George Deukmejian refu~es to enforce the existing farm labor laws. The biggest irony is that many of the workers cannot afford the food that they harvest.

What can we do about this tragic situation? We as consumers can use our purchasing power and refuse to buy these pesticide-laden grapes. First, notice that many of the pesticides, which have an oil base, do not wash off. The grapes often appear cloudy even after you put them under your kitchen faucet.

Then,join millions of other Americans by boycotting grapes.

So relax, enjoy the sunshine, and have a great summer - but please remember the struggle of the farm workers, an~ boycott grapes.

Rua Kelly Boycott Coordinator New England N.Y., N.J.

Pluralism urged

ROSE Fitzgeraid Kennedy at age 90. (CNS/UPI photo)

Hyannis Port scene of Rose Kennedy birthday fetes WASHINGTON (CNS) Church and state joined in celebrations of Rose Kennedy's IOOth birthday and the values of strong family life.

Born July 22, 1890, Mrs. Kennedy was praised in a congressional resolution and in messages from U.S. dioceses.

Congress officially recognized July 22 as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day. It saluted the contributions of Mrs. Kennedy and the role families play in the nation.

Mrs. Kennedy, widow ofJoseph P. Kennedy Sr. and mother of a president and two senators, is known for her-work as a Catholic laywoman and mother of nine children, four of whom died violently.

Pope John Paul II joined in greeting her.

In a telegram to Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, he said that "on the joyful occasion" of Mrs. Kennedy's IOOth birthday, "I ask you to convey to her my cordial best wishes and the assurance of my prayers. Invoking upon her and her family the loving intercession of Mary, the mother of God, I willingly impart my apostolic blessing."

An official celebration of the birthday took place July 15 and a family observance was held July 22, both at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port. For many years Mrs. Kennedy attended daily Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, where the pew used by President John F. Kennedy is marked with a small plaque.

ROME (CNS) -Theologians should not be considered as strictly dependent on the church's teaching authority, but should work with the magisterium in a "partnership" that respects different views, a leading Jesuit theologian said. To avoid misunderstanding, "mediators" from diverse theologVATICAN CITY (CNS) - The ical opinions should assist when church authorities investigate the unity of marriage and the family is writings of individual theologians, under siege in Brazil, and that said Father Rene Marie. The dean _country's bishops should insist on of the Jesuit theological faculty in church teachings to reverse the Paris argued that a certain "theo- situation, Pope John Paul II said. logical pluralism" is good and The pope, speaking to 30 bishops necessary for the church. He made from the eastern region of the his comments in La Civilta Cattol- South American country, warned ica, a Jesuit magazine that often that the weakness of family life in modern Brazil was having deep reflects Vatican thinking. consequences for society and for individuals. The pope expressed alarm at the "extreme fragility" of marriage and the "excessive number of separations" at all social levels. Brazil's divorce laws, he said, were "unfortunately very permJuly 29 1913, Rev. Mathias McCabe, issive," Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River

NEW YORK (CNS) - New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor's offer to help any pregnant woman in need find an alternative to abortion has been getting more and more t.akers. , The number of women seeking help from a program that may have served around 300 women in earlier years has more than doubled and could triple, reported officials who are carrying out the maternity services.

Although not all of the women would necessarily have chosen abortion iIll the absence of church assistance, the officials said, many have ended previous pregnancies with abortion and some have come directly from abortion clinics.

Dominic:an Sister Una McCor:' mack, child care director for New York Catholic Charities and head of its Catholic Home Bureau, said that the number of pregnant women receiving services reached 450 in the last six months of 1989.

Cardinal O'Connor has criticized secular news media for failing to report his offers of help for women facing problem pregnancies, but his own efforts appear to have had substantial impact.

Sister McCormack said the archdiocesan se:rvices are advertised in the Yellow Pages of all telephone books of the IO-county archdiocesan area, plus Long Island, in the Rockville Centre diocese. ' A telephone answering machine allows women to leave requests for assistance at any hour.

"NormaHy, when we arrive in the morning, there will be seven or eight calls on the machine," said Susan Grady, intake codrdinator for the home bureau's maternity/ birth care program.

The help needed varies. Sometimes parents threaten to put a pregnant daughter out of the home unless she gets an abortion, and the archdiocese will then arrange for housing in one offour residences available to it. Sometimes women are placed in homes operated by the independent agency Birthright.

The an:hdiocese can cover medical expenses if necessary, and, if desired, arrange adoptions. Finding homes is no problem - so many couples want to adopt, there is a 24-month wait for a child.

Many women are directed to the archdiocese, Sister McCormack

and Miss Grady said, by Operation Rescue participants and others who gO'to abortion clinics to encourage women seeking abortions to consider other solutions.

The budget for the maternity services program now runs around $1 million a year. And in contrast to some services that Catholic Charities provides on contract to government social service agencies, funds for this program are raised by the archdiocese through appeals,

fundraising events and fees for adoption services.

Financial help has also come through establishment of an O'Connor Endowment Fund with a gift of $100,000 from philanthropist Florence D'U rso, widow of a food-chain executive.

The archdiocesan program exists not just to provide alternatives to abortion, but also to give prenatal care when needed and training in baby care to new mothers.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Mark Twain attributed to Disraeli the famous quote "There are three kinds of lies: lies, da.mned lies and statistics...

Statistics may be used to conceal, but they can also reveal the current state of affairs. So it could be with the 447-page Vatican Sta'tistical Yearbook published this month and the 1990 Official Catholic Directory, published by P.J. Kennedy & Sons of Wilmette, III. The numbers may seem big or small, but they only hint at the size and diversity of Catholic life and ministry in the United States and in the world. Vatican figures for 1988, the last year for which worldwide Catholic statistics are available, report 906 million Catholics in the world-18 percent of the planet's population. They include an estimated 15 million Catholics living in countries, mostly under communist rule in 1988,

where reliable statistics could not . increase in the number of sembe obtained. inarians.

The number of priests is 40 I,930, The figures show Catholics keeping pace with the overall increases a drop of 313 from the previous in the number of people in the year. In 1983 there were 406,376 world, with the Catholic popula- priests. tion rising 13 million over the preThe figures show that there are vious year.

2,217 Catholics per priest, a rise of The data were compiled by the 35 over the previous year. There Vatican's Central Statistics Office were 2,032 Catholics per priest in' from information provided by 1983. officials of the church's 2,527 The number of major seminarl<cclesial territories. ians is 92,173. This is 1,749 more than the previous year. The figure The five countries with the larg- for 1983 was 77,044. Seminarians est Catholic populations are: have increased in Africa, Latin - Brazil. 127 million.

American and Asia, offsetting - Mexico, 79.3 million. losses in Europe and the United - Italy, 56.3 million.

States.

- United States. 54.6 million U.S. Figures - Philippines, 50 million.

In the United States the number The figures also show a continu- of Catholics has topped 57 iniling drop in the number of priests lion, according to the 1990 Official and a continuing rise in the ratio of Catholic Directory.

Catholics per priest. At the same The total of 57,019,948 Catholtime, the figures show a continued ics, a jump of more than 2 million from 1989's figure of54,918,989, is due largely to inclusion of Easternrite Catholics, according to Jeanne Hanline, directory managing If Catholics wanted to base their editor.. diocese of choice on sacramental The number of Catholics showed activity and the number of priests a slight rise to 55,062,842 when to administer sacraments, they Eastern-rite Catholics and Catholwould be impressed with the num- ics on Puerto Rico, Guam and St. bers posted by the nation's major Thomas, Virgin Islands, were not archdioceses. taken into account.

Chicago has the most diocesan Eastern-rite statistics had been priests, with 1,150. But the 1,438' "sketchy," but this year reporting religious priests in New York give of them was much improved, Ms. New York the overall title, with Hanline told Catholic -News 2,400 priests total. Boston had 31 Service. I new priestly ordinations, but ChiShe said she foresees eventually cago had 537 permanent deacons, propo-sing a uniform counting empowered to officiate at baptisms method for all dioceses. and weddings.

The directory is based on quesChicago had more baptisms than tionnaires sent to parishes, schools anyone else, with 38,40 I, but also and other Catholic institutions, more deaths, with 19,674. Los Angeles recorded the most first Communions, with 29,854, and the most marriages, with 13,914.

Boston led the way in confirmations, with 24,737.

Some apparent oddities occur in the statistics due to the way dioceses count the numbers, and how they define just who is served in a particular category.

Boston led with 17 Catholic dispensaries serving 77,969 patients, but Lafayette, Ind., listed 363,397 patients assisted by their four dispensaries, good for 28 percent of all patients helped in U.S. Catholic dispensaries.

But some statistical oddities could be blamed on human error.

The directory misplaced a listing for 5657 elementary school students in the diocese of Charleston, S.C.,' saying that all of them attended Catholic p~ivate schools even though the diocese has no such schools. They should have been listed as attending the 27 diocesan and parochial elementary schools.

In education, Chicago had the most: - Private high schools, 40.

- Private high school students, 33,247.

- Diocesan and parochial grade schools, 341. Even after 16 schools are closed, as has been announced, it will still outdistance secondplace New York, which has 243.

- Diocesan and parochial grade school students, 114,896.

Los Angeles led with 34 diocesan and parochial high schools, . but Philadelphia had more students, with 30,025 in 32 schools.

New York had the most colleges and universities, with 12, and the most college and university stu"Sorry, nowadays we dents, with 59,409.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Dioceses and archdioceses rank first in anyone of 58 different categories listed by the Official Catholic Directory for many reasons: history, tradition, sheer force of will on the part of bishops and laypeople and the ability to support priorities with dollars and dedication are only some of the dynamics behind the statistics.

And those statistics, of course, can never begin to tell the stories ofeach individual who helps make them up.

But the statistics, current as of Jan. I, point to a number of interesting stories.

Los Angeles, the most populous diocese since 1983, continues topranked with 3,405,180 Catholics.

Chicago follows with 2,350,000, and New York with 2,223,290.

But the most "Catholic" dioceses, in terms of percentage of the overall population, are' not in the United States themselves.

Agana, Guam, a U.S. possession, is 91 percent Catholic. Caguas, in the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is 87 percent Catholic, and Saipan, an island near Guam under U.S. Navy civil administration since 1947, is 86 percent Catholic. Saipan's estimated 1990 total population, however, was only 56.189.

Brownsville, Texas; leads U.S. dioceses with an 82 percent Catholic population. Other U.S. dioceses more than half Catholic are EI Paso, Texas, 67 percent; Providence, R.I., 64 percent; HoumaThibodaux, La., 53 percent; Victoria, Texas, 52 percent; and Boston, Fall River and Worcester, Mass., and CorpusChristi, Texas, all 5 I percent.

Chicago is listed as having 416 parishes as of Jan. I, most in the nation. But it might have surrendered that title on July I, when 27 parishes were closed. New York, with 412 parishes, is probably now in first place.

Detroit listed the most new parishes, with six. But in the wake of 1989's parish closings in Detroit, the archdiocese' recorded a net decrease of 23 parishes from 1989.

Arecibo, Puerto Rico, totaled more missions than any diocese included in the directory with 220.

Arecibo has only 59 parishes. Santa Fe, N.M., led U.S. dioceses with 216 missions; Santa Fe has but 91 parishes. .

then returned to the dioceses involved., who forward them to Kenedy.

The published figures are effective Jan. I of each year.

Catholics now make up 23 percent of the U.S. population, up from 22 percent. The change is significant. Ms. Hanline said, because of the notion "that everyone's leaving the church. That's not the case."

The total number of priests rose slightly. The 1989 figure was 52,948; 1990's was 53, III. The number of diocesan priests rose from 34,390 last year to 34,553. The last increase was in 1988.

Ms. Hanline attributed the increase to ordinations, which rose from 482 in the 1989 directory to 641 in the 1990 edition.

Religious order priests rose by one, from 18,558 to 18,559.

Permanent deacons also rose, from 9,065 to 9,497.

The number of sisters and brothers, however, continued to decline. Sisters dropped from 104,419 to 103,269. Brothers dropped from 6,977 to 6,743.

Statistics show that mote people were using many more Catholic institutions than previously.

CatllOlic hospitals and colleges and universities showed marked increases.

The 641 Catholic hospitals served an average of 67,718 patients, compared to 640 hospitals serving an average of 63,258 the year· before. The 232 Catholic colleges and universities had an average.of 2,675 students compared to 2,377 students the year before.

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Lawyer seek ABA policy reversal CHICAGO (CNS) - A group of American Bar Association members has been formed to push for a reversal ofthe pro-abortion stance taken by the association's House of Delegates last February.

The lawyers are asking association members attending the annual meeting in Chicago in August to back a resolution returning its policy to neutrality on abortion.

The Archdiocese of Chicago supports the neutrality resolution.

Last winter the House of Delegates, the association's policy-mak.ing body, voted 238-106 to support a right of privacy for a woman in determining whether to end her pregnancy at any time before the fetus is capable of independent life.

The group seeking to reverse that position at the Aug. 1-7 meeting has raised $70,000 to promote the neutrality resolution.

About 50 members met July 18 in Chicago to publicize the issue.

The group has four cochairman: Tony Palermo, incoming association secretary, from New York;.

Frank Trotta, an association official, also from New York; Darrell Jordan, president of the Texas Bar Association; and Ed Proctor, a Chicago attorney.

"It's repugnant to me that my representative as a union, if you will, the ABA, has taken a position abhorrent to my personal moral beliefs," said Proctor.

Father Robert Kealy, arch-. diocesan chancellor who was present at the meeting, said it was obvious the archdiocese was not neutral on abortion, "but in terms of the procedures of the ABA, we are endorsing the position that the ABA should return to a position of neutrality."

He said diocesan officials around the country were lining up for the resolution.

The neutrality resolution will be considered separately by the asso- , ciation's Assembly and its House of Delegates in August. An Assem-

bly vote is not binding on the House of Delegates.. ., "From past expenence I.t s clear a vote b~ the ,;\ss~mbly will carry great welg~t, said Ed~und St~­ phan, a semor partner with a Chl. cago law fir~.

Stephen said the strategy will be to ~ncourage members of .both bodies to vote for the resolutlo.n. , He sai~ the F~bruary resolution ' goes qUite a bit beyond Roe vs.

Wade," t~~ 1973 U.S. Supre.me Court deCISIon that made abortion a constitutional right. '. . So~e_ members favonng ab~rtlon ng.hts also fav?r the neutrahty resolution, accordIng to members of the new group.. .

The August ~eetIng :-V~II also consider resolutlon~ retal~lln~ th.e F.ebruary stand while notIng Indlvidual members are not bound by it, accor~in~ t? ~ichard Colli?s, the association s director of P?hcy and presidential comm~nicatlOns. Because of the abortion resolution, some 1,100 members have resigned and more than 3,000 letters on the subject .ha~e gone ~o the office of the associatIOn preSident.

Those resigning included the past president of the Los Angeles :Bar Association, Richard M. Coleman, whose mother, Mrs. Frank T. Coleman, is a member of St. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth.

The abortion resolution led association treasurer Joseph Nolan of Mantoloking, N.J., to resign, believed to be the first time a national officer had quit.

In a·letter to the ABA Journal, Nolan said the resolution "ignored the sensibilities and concerns of many members."

Quoting from a letter of Darre~l Jordan to the association presldent, Nolan wrote that the resolution "requires Catholics to sacrifice tenets of their faith in order to continue their membership in the ABA." Nolan also said he resigned because the new policy was "offensive to deeply held personal values."

He quits Democrats over abortionNEW YORK (CNS) - Gerald M. Costello, editor in chief of the New York archdiocesan weekly, Catholic New York, has announced he is "checking out" of the Democratic Party because of its stance on abortion. .

"I sincerely believe," he wrote in a letter sent to the party chairman and published in a July 19 column, "that there is no room in the Democratic Party, as it is presently constituted, for someone who considers himself or herself. to be pro-life - someone who believes that human life exists in a mother's womb before birth, and that to . destroy it through abortion is gravely wrong."

"I say this not only because the party is fervently committed to a continuation of the abortion-on. demand policy that has already destroyed 15 million unborn infants," he said, "but also because of the disdain with which the party treats those who disagree."

Costello said he welcomed the recent decision of the Democratic Party to hold its 1992 convention in New York, but found "odious" the statement of chairman Ronald H. Brown that a key factor in' rejection of New Orleans was passage of pro-life legislation in Louisiana.

Headlined "Thanks, But No Thanks," Costello's column explained that the letter was sent in response to an invitation from

B~own for him to send a contribution and get a "contributing member" card.

Returning the invitation, Costello wrote, "You'll notice that where it says, 'Chairman Brown, sign me up! I want to help strong, progressive Democrats with the kind of victories that will shape the decade of the '90's,' no signature appears. No check, either."

"Just the opposite," Costello said. "I'm checking out." .

He said he grew up during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, thought of himself as a Democrat from his teen-age years and registered as a Democrat when he cast his first presidential vote in 1952.

"I've considered changing the registration for a few years now, from Democrat to Independent, and your lett~r - along with recent events on the national scene convinced me that the time has come," he said.

Costello said he originally favored the Democrats because he saw them as "people who genuinely cared about the less fortunate, about families, about wage earners.

"How ironic, then, that at a time when the most defenseless human beings of all, the unborn, need help wherever they can find it, the Democratic Party turns its back to them," he said. "Worse, it campaigns relentlessly against them."

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SAN ANTONIO (CNS) - Bishop Alfons Nossol ofOpole, Poland, told the first national Polish American priests convention that the Catholic Church.in Poland "does not know how to 'live' in normal times," having had a thousandyear history of a threatened existence.

"It is fea,red that normality and prosperity will lead to a culture of success and consumption threatening the faith," he told 94 priests who attended a recent convention in San Antonio. There are some 2,300 U.S. priests of Polish ancestry.

"Due to the decline of communism and return to normality within social, economical and political . life today" in Poland, he said, the church no longer needed to be "a mediator in dialogue with government" but "can devote herself primarily to pastoral tasks that are inherent to her." Bishop Nossol, a member .of both the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and of the steering committee of Poland's bishops, was the guest of honor of the convention.

There was a time when the saying "Polish equals church" was true, he said, but the "church no longer needs to mobilize a patriotic religiQus consciousness... .Instead, she must concern herself with the faith of the individuaL" Convention-goers visited the first Polish settlement in. the United States, founded in 1854, and the oldest parish at Panna Maria, Virgin Mary in Polish, about 55 miles southeast of San Antonio.

There they visited the grave of Franciscan Father Leopold Moczygemba, c:onsidered the patriarch of American PoIonia, or people of Polish descent.

A national association ofPolish~ American priests is being formed as a result of the convention.

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The story of Sister Margarita Denis

50 years of happiness

"You're lucky," a little kid said to my son John as they waited for their ups at the plate in a park board diamond ball game. "Your grandpa comes to watch you play."

"He's not my grandpa," said John. "He's my dad."

I didn't say anything. So I was prematurely gray. So I did marry late. So I did sire six children, John, the last, when I was well into my 40s. What could I add?

John's friend had voiced the desire of every little kid for a grandparent to provide companionship when parents get to busy.

Trouble is, many modern grandparents are still working, traveling or living far apart.

Grandchildren are a source of . joy and pride. Proverbs 17:6 says "Children's children are the crown of old men . . ." Not only that, they're easy to take care of. If they cry or smell, you can always hand them back to their parents.

"If I'd have known grandchildren were so much fun," a friend said, "I'd have had them first."

Important as we are to our grandchildren, it is just as vital that we bond with them. Most states have laws guaranteeing the right of grandparents to visit their littlest heirs. .

Grandparent rights may be endangered, however. There soon may not be enough grandchildren to go around. That prediction was made by Julia Tavares de Alvarez,

When the Anchor moved its war by the Nazis who had invaded offices nearly two years ago, a France. bonus was its new neighbors, the When I arrived in Canada, I was Sisters of the Congregation of the asked to teach and was promoted Sacred Hearts whose House of every year: the first year I taught Prayer was across the street. We the first grade; the second year I quickly learned to calion them for taught the second grade; the third prayer when problems arose. We year the third grade, and finally especially. got to know Sister Mar- the 4th and 5th together for three garita Denis, 71, who celebrated years. During those years, I learned her golden jubilee last Sunday at how to wait upon the Lord because St. Mary's parish, Fairhaven.

I am more inclined for manual Now commuting daily to her work. new assignment at Sacred Hearts In 1946, a year after the end of Seminary and retreat house in the war, I returned to Paris for my Wareham, she tells us that "I pray final commitment. The boats were As you can see, I was quite from the gut" as she drives from in such a miserable condition after involved, but something was missFairhaven to Wareham at 6 a.m. the war, that it took me three ing in my life. I had too much daily. We hope we're still included weeks to cross the Atlantic on~ ambition in doing my own things in those prayers. way - and 3 more weeks afterwards 路-1 was so busy that my prayer life What follows are excerpts from to return. was lacking.

Sister Margarita's speech at her . When I returned to Canada this In the late 1960s, a prayer group jubilee reception. Editor . time, the sisters had decided to began in Providence. Two of our I have been asked to tell you my build an addition' to our convent sisters were going but because of story... Please excuse my French before school started. Because of the distance it was later decided to accent..It is also the first time I am the restrictions of the war, the begin a prayer meeting at the speaking in front of such an impos- work had been delayed and we had academy. I was in charge of a few ing crowd. just three weeks left when the per- Spanish student-boarders and some Since I am celebrating 50 years mit came though. of them were interested. Since I of religious life, I will limit myself I became a jack-of-all-trades. was atfracted myself, I began to go jus. to those years. I was the first The community spirit was tremen- with them and I never missed a French-speaking Canadian to enter dous. The sisters worked in com- meeting after the first. the Congregation of the Sacred petition with the workers. The Again, many stories could be Hearts. men would prepare the work for told of that time ... but the fact is The sisters had just arrived in the sisters during the day - and the that at the end of a seminar, when I Quebec, and their convent was sisters would do it at night. To the was prayed over, I had an expenext to my home. Their devotion great surprise of the men, the sis- rience which changed my life comto the Sacred Hearts and the ado- ters would always surpass their pletely: I came out of my shell and ration attracted me there right expectations. Believe it or not - we began to be inyolved with people. I away. were ready to s,tart school on time. became known as Sister Sunshine, Since no novitiate had been In 1954, a fire destroyed every- also the Smiling Sister. .established yet, I was sent to Paris. thing. At 2 a.m. we were' on the When the academy closed as a Our congregation is international street with just what we had time school, it became a retreat house. so there I met sisters from many to gather. Again we worked with . We had such a great time together other countries. For me, it was ingenuity and again the commun- and the Community of New Jerfascinatillg and a great experience. ity spirit was at its best. usalem was really Spirit-filled.

Two years later, we built our Six months before my religious The retreat house functioned profession (in September 1939) new convent on a new spot. It for almost 10 years and then the the Second World War was de- happened that I was now near congregation decided to ,sell the clared. That same night I received home - just two miles away from academy. Many hearts were a phone call from my mother my former parish church. broken, mine included.

But路 not too long after that a offering me the opportunity to At that time we moved our come back home'right away. I told sewing teacher was needed at elderly sisters to Fall' River. I her: "No matter what will hap- Sacred Hearts Academy, here in offered to go with them. Those pen.. .I want to stay."

Fairhaven. Since I was known as a years also have been priceless for Here I want to mention that jack-of-all-trades, I was chosen. me. There, our special apostolate three sisters of my novitiate died in The fact is, that I didn't know how was intercessory prayer and we the fervor of their commitment - to sew! I had to learn by myself. I received very many requests by lettragically killed in a bombing. They took a dress, undid it completely ter and phone. I learned so much were_ready, I. suppose...and the and sewed it back again and again. from the wisdom of those sisters in Lord chose them to make up for After Vatican II, we simplified our their golden age. We had so many what was lacking at the time of religious habit. There were 45 sislaughs together and we suffered war. I say this because this could ters at the academy and I made at much together, too. Heaven is have happened to me. Certainly I least three religious habits for each present here - because I know that was not ready.. .I needed 50 years one, often transforming the old the eight sisters who died while we to go by leaps and bounds to be habits to make the new ones. were in Fall River are close to us at It was also-at that time that I liberated. this moment.

Right after my religious profes- began to make stained glass decoWhen I was replaced in Fall sion I was sent back to Canada. rations to beautify the academy. I River, I wanted the experience of Being a British subject...I could made so many that every feastday going to the missions and serving have been taken as a prisoner of had its own.

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"The time bomb is ticking," she told a Denville, NJ, forum on Aging in America. "In the year 2025, grandparents will outnumber babies two to one." The source of her data was not revealed, but demographers have been warning us about tl:te impact of the "birth dearth."

Predicting populations for a time 35 years from now is very chancy, to say the least. If Madame Ambassador is right, it could be great for the kids, with an average of two grandparents each.

But stop and think of us grandparents, without enough grandchildren to go around! To whom will we tell our stories about the Great Depression or what we did in the last war?

My grandfather, John Rice, had eight grandchildren, and he was a powerful male figure for us five Casserly kids, growing up without a father. He taught us how to fish, how to make sauerkraut, lots of import~nt things.

Most of all he was a figure of authority. Gramps put the fear of the Lord into us in such matters as telling the truth, being honest, helping others, having manners, being punctual, paying your bills, going to church on Sunday all dressed up. .

Many programs are being offered today to help kids who don't have grandparents or who~e grandpar-

ents live too far away. Called "Foster Grandparents" in these parts, it provides respite for busy parents and lets the little ones see seniors in a new light.

Intergenerational bonding goes the other way, too. Parochial school kids in the primary grades are making periodic visits to nearby nursing homes so lonely residents can hug someone, hold a little hand, and hear the lilt of children's laughter.

But what if your grandchildren live far away and visits are few or never? One of my favorite devotional magazines has a remedy called the "Grandmothers' Club."

It appears in the "Annals of St. Anne de Beaupre," a monthly named for the grandmother of Jesus.

Members write in to support each other, share ideas for dealing with their grandchilden and ask prayers for their little ones. Want to be a better grandmother? Write to the Annals, 9795 Basilica St. Anne, PO Box 1000, Quebec GOA/3CO, Canada.

Good St. Anne, Jesus' grandma, pray for our grandchildren. Pray for us grandparents~ too.

the poor, but I found that I did not qualify for mission work: It was at that time that Father Tom McElroy asked ifI could be added to the retreat house staff in Wareham.

God knew that this would be a treat for me, a kind of frosting on the cake.

At Wareham I feel I am in my perfect element - being able to use

all my talents 路in serving others, and preparing a place for those who come to be closer to the Lord.

May the Lord give me many more years of service there. Amen!

Alleluia! I am proud of my congregation and of our family spirit.

If I had to begin again, I would do exactly the same as I did 50 years ago!

BERNARD CASSERLY

FRANCISCAN FATHER Valentine Myslicki holds the ball and club with which he sank a hole-in-one at a Racine, Wise. golf course. He accomplished the feat on the 46th anniversary of his priestly ordination, acing the par-3, 189-yard 18th hole with a 3-wood. (eNS photo)

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., July 27, 1990

Health move Continued from Page One both institution's boards, including volunteer community leaders.

Charlton's representatives were John F. Dator, Frederic C. Dreyer, 'Jr., F. Robert Laing, Arthur Marchand, Jr., Donald H. Ramsbottom, Frederick W. Schnure, M.D., William J. Torpey.

S1.' Anne's representatives were Anthony Abraham, Sr., Brian Corey, Alan D. Knight, Kevin O'Brien, M.D., Sr. Dorothy Ruggiero, D.P., Philip Silvia, Ph.D, and Robert Stoico.

John F. Dator, Chairman of Charlton Health System, stated, "It is a credit to those volunteers who have been so dedicated to finding a way of enhancing our health care system. As community leaders they brought their unique talents and experience in local government, education, business, religion, and human services to this process. One of our main objectives was insuring access to quality health care for all who need it. Mr. Dreyer and Mr. Knight deserve special recognition for their vision and commitment to this endeavor." .

Indeed, Sister Joanna Fernandes, D.P., Chairman of the Board of St. Anne's Healthcare Systems and Provincial Superior ofthe Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, said the new system will be a better vehicle for providing necessary care to the indigent. "I am especially happy that providing health care to the needy is a main purpose of the new corporation."

William J. Torpey, Chairman, Charlton Memorial Hospital Board, said, "At a time when so many hospitals in Massachusetts are coping with financial issues that could affect services and programs, it is exciting for the hospitals in our community to respond so positively."

Sister Dorothy Ruggiero, D.P., Chairman of the Board at St. Anne's Hospital added that "This affiliation will strengthen St. Anne's as well as Charlton and will help us continue to enhance the quality care that we give our patients."

In a joint statement from Frederick W. Schnure, M.D., president of Charlton's medical staff and Kevin J. O'Brien, M.D., president of St. Anne's medical staff, they expressed their compliments and support for the plan. They stated, "As representatives of the medical staff leadership from both hospitals, we have been involved in the planning phase of this venture and are enthusiastic in our support of this concept."

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Continued from Page One research at the Pope John Center, and Father Albert Moraczewski, • OP, director of the Houston regional office of the center.

The dissertation itself is a study of the distinction between ordinary and extraordinary means of preserving life, as understood by Catholic theologians over the past seven centuries.

Last September, before the new· edition of the dissertation was available, the original text was cited in an Atlanta court by canon lawyers for the Atlanta archdiocese in the case of a paralyzed man FATHER CWIEKOWSKI speaks at SS. Peter and Paul who sought court permission to parish, Fall River, at one ofthe AIDS workshops recently held switch off the ventilator keeping at six locations in the diocese. (Hicky photo) him alive. Parenthetically, the request was granted, but the patient later opted for continued life.

The new book begins with Bishop Continued from Page One ed that tht: church was involved." Cronin's text, in which he makes "an historical and substantive exEvery AIDS patient or person They were also impressed, he amination" of ordinary and exadded, that the church focus was at risk for AIDS has a family, traordinary means of conserving on the suffering people involved in friends or work mates who are aflife and traces theological develthe AIDS crisis. fected by his or her illness. Indeed, Father Cwiekowski also com- opment of the concept as medical there are now very few people who techniques became more and more do not at least indirectly know of mented on a support meeting for AIDS ministers held at Notre sophisticated. an' AIDS patient.

Under the title "Feeding the What is the Christian response? Dame University in late June and Hopeless and the Helpless," Msgr. and attended by himself early July The Fall River diocese began Griese considers the ethics of artistudying the issue in May, 1987, and Father James Krupa, SJ, of when Father Peter N. Graziano, Bishop COJllnolly High.School, Fall ficial provision of nutrition and hydration to those unable to feed executive director of the Diocesan River. themselves.

He distinguishes beDepartment of Social Services, He said that speakers pointed tween prolongation and conservawas named .by Bishop Daniel A. out that AIDSwas "reshaping the' or sustenance of life, noting tion Cronin to head an AIDS task face of the ministering church" in that prolongation is not always a force. In August, 1989, after the face of its worldwide statistics. In moral imperative but that sustetask force's report had been sub- one Uganda diocese, for instance, nance is; in other words, medical mitted to the bishop, Father Cwie- the forecast is that 250,000 chiltreatment is not always of obligakowski was appointed AIDS min- dren will be orphaned by AIDS by tion but ordinary care is. istry coordinator while remaining next year. Whole villages have He gives the example of nourin his chaplaincy post at St. Luke's. been wiped out by the epidemic, he ishment by way of a gastrostomy Since that time, the priest, who said, noting that with parents gone, holds a doctorate of ministry in grandparents must assume care of tube, which is considered ordinary pastoral counseling, has conducted children. In effect, a generation care, as opposed to cases in which a patient cannot absorb nourishinformative meetings for priests, has been wiped out, he said. ment thus supplied. Where nour-. sisters and deacons, has addressed Father Cwiekowski said that in ishment can be absorbed, he exmany parish and other groups and his own experience, he finds a deep- plains, a vital fu.nction is being most recently organized a fiveened spirituality in AIDS patients, supplemented by means of the hour Sunday afternoon workshop many of whom had never before tube, but where nourishment canheld in six parishes of the diocese not be absorbed in the normal beginning in January and conclud- given a thought to such matters. way, supplying it by other means Admitting that AIDS ministry ing in April. is in its beginning stages in the Fall could be considered use of means The locations were SS. Peter River diocese, he said there is disproportionate to the good to be and Paul parish, Fall River; St. much to be done, including devel- achieved.

Pius X, South Yarmouth; St. John opment of support groups. Father Father Moraczewski, discusses Evangelist, Attleboro; St. John Raul Lagoa, chaplain at Morton possible exceptions to the obligaNeumann, East Freetown; St. JoHospital, Taunton, has a group in tion to provide nutrition and hyseph, Taunton; and Christ the operation and several priests, s·is- dration to terminal patients in King, Mashpee.

The program, the same in every tel'S and deacons who attended imminent danger of death; and to Father Cwiekowski's informative comatose or vegetative patients in area, presented an AIDS update and presentations on the sociolog- meetings iin 1989 are interested in no immediate danger.

Noting that the duty to conserve ical, pastoral and personal aspects initiating programs in their respeclife is a positive precept of the of the illness. The last presentation tive areas.

-Those who might wish to assist moral law, he points out that posiwas the story of an AIDS patient in organizing groups may contact tive precepts "do not bind in the related by himself.

Looking back on the workshops, any hospital chaplain or Father presence of a proportionately grave attended by a total of 306 persons, Cwiekowski at St. Luke's, tele- difficulty." phone 997-1515.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Seil- Father Cwiekowski said he was Thus, he says, the pivotal quesing large blocks of program time very pleased with the response As for himself, the AIDS minis- tion becomes "Is it of benefit to to televangelists who unfairly at- they elicited. Several persons, in- try coordinator says he will carry maintain a person indefinitely in a tack other churches is "an abuse of cluding some retired nurses, indi-- with him for the rest of his life the profound and permanent comapublic trust," Archbishop John P. cated interest in participating in memory ofthose he has counseled. tose condition?" His conclusion, Foley, president of the Pontifical any hospice-type programs that parting company with that of Msgr.

Council for Social Communica- might offer direct assistance to Griese, is that removal offood and tions, told Latin American TV AIDS patients. hydration in such cases does not executives meeting at Maracaibo, The coordinator noted that St. NEW YORK (CNS) - During constitute direct killing. ' Venezuela. He said religious sects Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and a recent teleconference on the future Ttie difference of opinion beare browbeating viewers with pro- the Department of Public Health of American nuns, Notre Dame tween the two theologians iIIusgrams that contain "more insist- are both developing needs assess- Sister Marie Augusta Neal of Emence and less accuracy" than auto- ments in order to direct help where manuel College,· Boston, com'One Issue mobile commercials. it is most needed. It is already mented that young women would "The one issue is life in nil its obvious, he said, that "the overrid- be attractl~d to religious life if they ing need seems to be housing for felt nuns were committed to effect- manifestations. We must be conHe Wants Us the sicker patients, especially in ive radical social change to benefit sistent in our support of all life's "God prefers the poverty of our cases where families have rejected the poor. Many congregations have issues. To ignore one is to place all hearts to the most sublime thoughts them." written a ,;ommitment to the poor in jeopardy. It is that very consisHe said that many participants into their "mission statements" tency which demands that we be borrowed from others. You can be sure Our Lord wants our heart and in the recent workshops had since the Second Vatican Council, absolutely uncompromising in our not that of someone else." - St. "thought AIDS a taboo subject she said, but have lagged in put- defense of the life of the unborn."

- Joseph Cardinal Bernardin for Catholic clergy and were thrill- ting words into action.

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Numbers game Continued from Page Eight average numbers attending diocesan seminaries, parochial grade schools, nurseries, and using spe- . cial care center.s.

Average seminary attendance improved from 51 to 60, while grade school attendance went up from 262 in the 1989 figures to 264.

The number of seminaries also increased from 7,268 to 7,273.

The number of Catholic nurseries, however, has,soared from 245 in 1988 to 496 in 1989 to 606 in 1990.

An average of3,467 people were assisted in 1,771 special care centers in the 1990 statistics, compared to an average of 2,778 in 1,803 centers in 1989.

Ms. Ha~line said the number of special care centers fluctuates from year to year - 1,542 were reported in 1988 - because "half' of the dioceses don't know how to slot this" category. The possibility exists, she added, of "overlap between welfare and education and hospital" institutions in reporting the statistics.

There were decreases in use of religious seminaries, Catholic dispensaries, diocesan high schools, private grade and high schools, and "homes for special care," once called homes for the aged.

Less than half as many patients went to the special care homes., with an average of 178 using 743 homes in 1990, compared to 369 using 667 homes in 1989.

Baptisms were up, with 1,044,334 reported for 1990 compared to 1,028,712 for 1989.

The directory included numbers offirst communions (697,848) and 'confirmations (526,845) for the first time because "the Vatican asked the dioceses for this and then the dioceses came to us," Ms. Hanline said.

Marriages were up, from 336,9 15 to 341,356. Deaths, too, were up - from 454,521 to 456,413.

Although in its I73rd year of existence, this is the first year the Official Catholic Directory has stored all its information on computers, Ms. Hanline said. She said computerization can help eliminate duplication, such as when a priest from one diocese is studying in another diocese, with both dioceses counting the same priest.

"We asked for a lot more information out of the dioceses this year," Ms. Hanline, said, althougb new categories for the directory's statistical summaries would only be added "on the urging from some of the chanceries."

One potential area for further research, she said, is "who's running the church," specifically, "to see how many laypeople are running their parishes in the U.S." .~-

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Students at the Vatican's summer school didn't have their eyes on curial careers, but on heavenly bodies of the astronomical kind.

"The Structure of Galaxies and the Spectral Classification of Stars" was the theme of路the 1990 summer school sponsored by the Vatican Observatory for 25 graduate students specializing in astronomy and astrophysics research.

As classes were winding down at the pope's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, the lecturers had to raise their voices to be heard above the hammering in the court.yard where workers were preparing the palace for the pope's late July arrival.

The students from 22 countries were chosen from among 150 applicants on the basis of their academic achievements and their desire to specialize in scientific research, said. Jesuit Father George Coyne, observatory director.

The observatory, the only fulltime research institute directly sponsored by the Vatican, is based at the papal palace. Because of light pollution from Rome 15 miles . to the north, two telescopes at the palace and two others nearby are used seldom and only for practice.

The observatory staff members gather data and some of them teach at the University of Arizona.

Most of the students were attracted to the summer school after reading scientific reports by one or more of the eight Jesuit priest.scientists on the observatory staff.

Fernando Comeron Tejera, a路 student at the University. of Barcelona, Spain, said that when he first heard about the Vatican Observatory "I was a little surprised at the people and the qual. ity of the work."

The combination of"the quality of their observation data and the stature of the teachers" led him to apply for the summer school.

Aaron Evans; an American, said he met one of the Vatican astronomers at a professional conference. He and summer school classmate Eiichi Egami, who is from Japan, will begin graduate work at the University of Hawaii this fall.

The students are not charged tuition, but are asked to pay their travel expenses and room and board at an inn down the street from the papal palace.

But most students aren't paying anything. Some have received grants from their universities, and the Vatican covered expenses for 12 who came from developing countries.

When the students and faculty were received by Pope John Paul II at the Vatican July 7, the pope noted that the telescopes and other specialized equipment used by astronomers "are generally the privileged possession of the technologically advanced nations, but intelligence is the privileged possession of no single nation."

He told the students from Asia, Africa, Europe and North and

South America that "you are here because you are blessed with the intelligence and with the disciplined motivation required for scientific research."

While the classroom was the place to share technical informl,ltion, !inother goal of the Vatican summer school was achieved on the terrace overlooking Lake Albano, during p~riodic explorations of Rome and while strolling around Castel Gandolfo.

"We insist on the mix [of students] because we want them to develop' professional relationships" that span borders, Father Coyne said.

English was the official language of the school, although with students from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Peru, Spanish was common in the hallways and dining room.

The number of women at the summer school, which operates every other year, has risen consistently. 1n 1986 six women attended, in 1988 there were eight and this year 11.

Amy E. Mossman, a Massachusetts native who will begin gradu-

ate stuc!ies at the University ofVictoria, British Columbia, and Robert F. Garrison, a Vatican summer school professor from the University of Toronto, Ontario, had a lunchtime discussion about women in science.

If young women aren't encouraged' to study chemistry, physics and mathematics in high school, they won't pursue them in college, they agreed.

The summer school's formal sessions, held in a room where paintings of famous astronomers shared space with framed photographs of Pope John Paul and five of his predecessors, were intensive in science and research methods.

But "informally questions oftheology and philosophy always come up," said Father Coyne. "I don't know what faith the students are - 1 imagine it's a good mix."

At their next' summer session, the Jesuit astronomers will lead their students deeper into the subject of faith and science. They are scheduled to host a seminar on cosmoiogy - the origins of the universe - for bishops from around the world .

German Catholics move. ,路toward united church BONN, West Germany (CNS) "In our own regions, through - While politicians work on the long years of common experienpolitical reconnection of divided ces, the church has taken on pasGermany, Catholics on both sides toral characteristics of its own," he UNDER A STATUE of St. Paul, tourists sunbathe on ofthe former dividing line are pre- said. "As church in East Germany, paring to forge a new, united church we were confronted with state- steps as they await a noon blessing of Pope John Paul II. structure. prescribed atheism. Religion and (eNS/ Wide World photo) The spokesman for the West church were completely shut out German bishops' conference, Rud- as factors of culture and public olf Hammerschmidt, said in a tel-, . life." ephone interview that by late SepAs a consequence, Bishop Wanke . VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The tember, the bishops of East and said, "the .ignorance about reliOn May 28, the association West Germany plan to ask the gious questions [in the East GerVatican has raised employee pay sponsored a protest march of 500 Vatican to merge their conferences. man public] is terrifying." scales by more than 20 percent. employees beneath the,pope's win": 'The German Bishops' 'ConferIt is. the first wage readjustment dow at the Vatican to complain But Catholics "have lived and ence (West) and the Berlin Bishops' proclaimed their faith in difficult in five years and comes less than about delays in readjusting the pay Conference (East) will hold ajoint times and have resisted the totalittwo months after lay employees scales. arian demands of the state," he plenary session at that time. held a p'rotest march in the Vatican.

The action was followed by a Hammerschmidt said Pope John added.

The increases range from 21 to letter from Cardinal Casaroli to Catholics number between 1 milPaul II has said that the Vatican is 23 percent and,cover lay and cleri- employees criticizing "pressure lion and 1.3 millio~ in the total waiting for the merger request. cal employees on the Vatican's 1O~ bargaining methods." The letter In a telephone interview, Bishop East German population of 17 millevel pay scale. The increases are asked the association to use "conhigher at the bottom ofthe scale in structive dialogue" in its dealings Joachim Wanke, apostolic admin- lion. There are between 4 million istrator of Erfurt-Meiningen, East and 7 million Lutherans and 30,000 with Vatican offiCials. It said the terms of percentage.

Germany, and vice-president of other Christians. The remaining The new system also has a built- Vatican. was working to assure the East German Conference, pre~ population professes no religion. in wage readjustment every six "just compensation" to its emdicted a merger in. early 1991. months based on government cost- ployees.

The Berlin diocese has been the "Usually the church waits for link between the East and West of-living figures for Rome.

The letter was dated July II, finalization of 'the political reali路 conferences as a member of both.

The new wage policy and pay two days before the Vatican circuties before it takes such steps," he Pope John Paul once called it "the scales were contained in a decree lated the new pay scales to emsaid. most difficult diocese of the world." signed by Cardinal Agostino Casa- ployees. roli, Vatican secretary of state; The Berlin Bishops' Conference In early July, it was announced that the chanceries and admini'swas always seen as a "provisional" and dated May 5. The decree was body, said church officials. It was tration ofthe two parts of the Bercirculated to Vatican employees VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The organized under Pope Pius XII in lin diocese (East and West) would on July lland made available to value of conscience as an arbiter of 1950 to assist a "more efficient and be merged Sept. I. the press several days later.

Although German unity is prostronger direction of the church" The new pay scales, all in Italian right and wrong should not be in East Germany, but it was origi- gressing rapidly, restoring old currency, range from the equiva- "oversimplified," said Pope John nallya regional conference within diocesan borders is hampered by lent of $1,086.84 per month to Paul II. Rather;conscience is "the the German Bishops' Conference. "complicating factors," Hammer- $1,718.95 per month. Employees pulse of the divine law beating' While the merger will terminate schmidt said. also get a one-month 'bonus at the within each person as a standard of right and wrong, with an unHe noted the original territory end of the year. the dual-conference situation, The old pay scales, also in Ital- questionable authority," he said.

Bishop Wanke said East German of the apostolic administration of bishops would like to continue Gorlitz, on the border of East ian currency, ranged from the At the same time, it is "the duty of working together through a re- Germany and Poland, includes equivalent of $880.33 per month a Christ'ian to inform and educate [conscience] through the guidance parts of the Polish archdiocese of to $1,417.34 per month. gional "pastoral conference."

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The decree also establishes a of an authority in order to bring it East German church leaders also one-time, lump-sum payment in to maturity and perfection," the say they feel that because of the July to all employees as a "partial pope said in a letter commemoratdifferent histories in East and West recuperation of the purchasing ing the 100th anniversary of the Germany over 45 years, diocesan power lost" jn the previous five . death of 19th-century British borders should be newly drawn years. This payment ranges from theologian Cardinal John Henry instead of simply reuniting the old the equivalent of $88.33 to Newman. territories. $1,116.67 depending on the pay A Better Reason "For the time being, everything scale level and length of service of "If you have come to help me, will stay as it is," Hammerschmidt the employee. said. "There are more pressing The Vatican has over 3,000 em- you are wasting your time. But if problems for the church right now, .ployees. About 1,800 are laypeo- you have come because your liber'and there is no pastoral necessity pIe and 1,200 of these are repre- ation is bound up with mine; then to do anything about this immesented by the Association of Vati- 'let us work together." - Australdiately." ian aborigine can Lay Employees.

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The theologian spoke at a fourday symposium marking the centenary of the British cardinal's death. An Anglican convert to Catholicism; Newman was one of the leading Catholic theologians of the English-speaking world in the 19th century.

Reviewing the cardinal's writings on papal infallibility. Father Dulles said that in the course of his life the British theologian "ran the gamut of practically all the positions" on the subject. ' He said that before his conversion, Cardinal Newman "attacked infallibility as the fundamental fla w of the Roman Catholic system"; but later "answered his own previous objections and argued for the necessity of an infallible teaching authority."

During the First Vatican Council, when it was proposed that papal infallibility be formally defined, the cardinal "nervously expressed his opposition to the proposed definition," he said.

"When the doctrine was defined in 1870, he initially hesitated as to whether it was binding on Catholics. Soon, however, he overcame his own doubts and became a leading apologist for the definition," Father Dulles added.

In the decades before Vatican I, those who favored strong, direct papal authority over the church worldwide in matters of doctrine and government were called "ultramontanists" because they backed_ papal authority "beyond the mountains," meaning the Alps.

Father Dulles said Cardinal Newman "writes as if caught between two mind sets, unable to choose

between them. He is torn by two sets of fears. When he looks at the ultramontane curialists, he speaks almost as a liberal, defending the rights of private judgment against the harsh imposition of authority.

"But when he contemplates the rapid spread of infidelity, he rushes to the defense of central authority .... He wavers and sometimes falls into contradiction with himself."

He said the cardinal's position was "that the adequate bearer of infallibility is neither the hierarchical magisterium [the church's teaching authority] alone nor the body of the faithful alone, but the church as a whole."

This position, he said, is "consonant with the teaching of Vatican Council II, which treated infallibility primarily as a charism of the whole people of God." "Although Newman had reservations about papal infallibility, he would probably have no difficulty in saying with Vatican Council II that under certain conditions 'the charism of the infallibility of the church itself is individually present' in the successor of Peter," Father Dulles said.

He suggested that more attention should be paid today to "Newman's doctrine that theologians play an indis.pensable role in the preparation and interpretation of infallible statements, and hence in the infallibility ofthe church itself."

"Finally," he added, "Newman's emphasis on the importance of reception as a criterion for thevalid exercise of the infallible teaching office anticipates some of the insights of contemporary theologians such as (French Dominican theologian Father) Yves Congar."

The question of "reception" how the faithful receive, accept and understand a teaching, and what role their responsiveness plays in understanding the authority of a teaching - is one that has increasingly occupied theologians in recent years.

From prison to priesthood EDINBURGH, Scotland (CNS) - The deputy warden of Wormwood Scr:ubbs, one of Britain's toughest prisons, was recently ordained a priest for the archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.

Father John Morrison, 53, said he always had a religious bent, but has no intention of becoming a prison chaplain..

As a prison official, he was in charge of such notorious killers as Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper; Ian Brady, who with accomplice Myra Handley murdered children in the Manchester area; and Denis Nielson, who was convicted of killing 16 young men in London.

Born in Edinburgh, Father Morrison attended Oxford University and studied for the priesthood at the Beda College in Rome.

After his ordination, Father Morrison told reporters, "My colleagues always joked that I acted like a priest. I must say I never kept my faith a secret.

"When I told them I was leaving they thought I was· daft. I had a very satisfying career meeting all sorts of people."

Despite his close encounters with violent criminals, Father Morrison said he remains opposed to the death penalty.

He explained why he would not become a prison chaplain. "I still have contacts with inmates and ex-prisoners," he said. "Word would soon get around of whom I used to be and the job would be impossible."

The new priest said he would like to work with youths "and do what I can to help out the drugs and AIDS scene in Edinburgh."

EWTN nulls contract WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Eternal Word Television Network has given the U.S. bishops notice that it will cancel its current contract to air programs produced by the U.S. Catholic Conference but will continue to work with the con. ference informally. The bishops had called at their November 1989 meeting for renegotiating the contract, which had made EWTN "exclusive" carrier of usec programs in exchange for free air time.

Our Calling "We are called to love without limit, to care without measuring, and sometimes to experience the pain of growth without regretting.

There is no comfortable way to reach the center where intimacy is rewarded." - Paula Ripple

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Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers.

The Cry of the People Fund is to The collection was named after . be used to pay for the education of Ms. Lernoux's first and most wellMs. Lernoux's daughter, said known book, "Cry of the People," Wayne Tormala, administrator of published by Doubleday in 1980. the Institute for Policy Studies, Ms. Lernoux had been an assothe organization that is collecting ciate fellow of the 'institute, spethe money, in a July 16 interview.

BISHOP LYKE Ms. Lernoux, who wrote exten- cializing in Central American issues' sively about the Catholic Church and assisting with the institute's human rights project. and the poor in Latin America, died of cancer last Oct. 8 at age 49.

Fortitude She was survived by her husband, ATLANTA (CNS) - Auxiliary Denis Nahum, and their II-year"Courage is the supreme virtue, Bishop James P. Lyke of Cleveold daughter, Angela, of Bogota, because it is the guarantor of every land. named Jury 10 as apostolic other virtue." - Evans Colombia. administrator of the Atlanta Arc~­ diocese in the wake of Archbishop Eugene A. Marino's resignation, called his appointment "bittersweet."

"Coming in to take the place of a man I greatly admire," he added. tempered the normal excitement • LANDSCAPE DESIGN over such an appointment.

• NEW PLANTINGS Archbishop Marino. the first black U.S. archbishop. resigned • GENERAL LAWN MAINTENANCE for health reasons. He had been Atlanta's an:hbishop for two years.

32 Years Experience • Fully Insured Bishop Lyke is still considered an auxiliary bishop for Cleveland unless he is appointed to another diocese.

He said he intended to give his priority in Atlanta to parishes and . that he hopes to visit the 64 parishes and I! missions in the archdiocese by Christmas, as well as all Catholic institutions.

Bishop Lyke. 51 ..was born in Chicago, the youngest of eight children. His father left before he individual Retirement Account~ was born, and he was raised in a from Citizens-Union. federal hou:;ing project.

One sister died from a stray bullet in a dance hall shooting; ~l I J s.\\ N;"; R-\.....' " another died of tuberculosis. A brother was murdered in a 1980 robbery.

The bishop's mother placed him in a Catholic school in fourth grade because she'admired the discipline of the religious. Bishop Lyke told The Georgia Bulletin.

All the family members except for 1E -,:' the eldest boy eventually converted to Catholicism.

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Hey you, the one with the laughing eyes You, the one with the haunting stare Well you, you have the power to hypnotize I should be aware 'Cause I have followed you Done everything for you But you just won't look my way So come baby and Save me I'm running for cover Save nie It's time 'for somebody else Save me Well you, you could own the universe Think about it and you'l realize You, you got to believe me And take my word Look at me It's written in my eyes I can't wait any longer for paradise I told you once" ' I'm not gonna tell yo'u twice So come on baby and .

Save me Written by Christine McVie and Eddy Quintella; sung by Fleetwood Mac (c) 1990 by Fleetwood Mac Music WHEN I START ED writing' this column 13 years ago one of the first songs I reviewed was Fleetwood Mac's "Y 01.1 Make Loving Fun." I don't know how many hits the group has had since then, but it is clear that they know the secret to endurance in the music business.

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Most people do seek the rewards of being in an emotionally close relationship. They want the companionship, romance and partnership that such relationships can bring.

However, it is unreasonable and perhaps even unfair to think that another person is going to make you happy. People who enter a relationship with this expectation place a burden on, the other. In time the other person is likely to resent how the responsibility for the other's happiness was dumped on him or her. , When a couple, is seriously dating and beginning to con~ sider marriage, their expectations of happiness need to be discussed. I suggest the following questions as guidelines for the conversation: I. What are each person's goals in life?

2. What does each person believe about taking the responsibility for his or her own happiness?

3. What are each person's :'. immediate, plans for working toward these goals?

4. What help, support and challenge does each person, expect from the other in attaining these goals? ' 5. How does being in a committed love relationship fit into each person's expectations for happiness in life?'

6. How does each person think changes and growth throughout life will affect personal goals and the relationship itself?

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By Hilda Young Twelve-year-old creek-fishing addicts view the world in simple terms - fishing, sleeping and finding bait.

Finding bait seems to be the tricky one. And to be honest, it has made the mother of our resident addict somewhat edgy.

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his fishing buddy Clayton Slowendraw dug up half the backyard in search of worms.

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By Robert Doolittle benefit. When people get playful a,nd laughing and, yes, physical, Please read the following and decide if you think it's a valid the atmosphere gets very relaxed expression of ch'urch. and comfortable and open. People You walk into a youth meeting can be themselves. A feeling of and find a circle of people laugh- community develops. ing and cheering as two girls stalk It becomes much easier for teens warily around a boy on his hands to go on to think together about 'and kn'ees between them on the their deepest questions, and even ,floor. At a signal both leap for his pray together about their deepest back, the quicker one holding him concerns. And if that isn't church, around the middle and hanging on what is? for dear life, while the slower one Now let's get really frank. A lot tries to pull her off and claim the of young people reading this go to poor lad for herself. After a brief parish programs with no feeling of struggle, one emerges victorious. community at all. You have wellYou have just witnessed the intentioned teachers and leaders, climax of the game called Musical but there's an important truth they Boys, and you might well walk in haven't learned. Without good on such a scene in some parishes I things happening between people, know. It's just like Musical Chairs, kids hate to be there.

But listen, you dissatisfied ones. except instead of chairs you start out with a tight circle of boys, head', With what you're feeling, you could to head on their hands and knees, do something great. Most adult with one less each time so you have Catholics are a lot more reachable the same mad scramble for'spots, and open than you realize, for two except this time it's a boy's back good reasons. For one,thing, Vatiand the girls have to hold on to can Council II has been moving keep their man. the whole church further and But is it church? further into "community" ever since Of course it is. Games like this the 1960s. , do very good, very healing things Second, most adults know that for people. I'll name two big benefif we don't listen to you ~e'lllose its just for starters. you, as we've already lost so many.

I. A game' like Musical Boys That's a sadness being felt all across (even just the title) quickly wins the country in homes with grown friends for the church. A lot of children, and it has made us more young people hold back and don't humble and open as we think , trust that mother church wants about your needs. you to enjoy life - this life. And So be bold enough to bring the you're especially not sure she wants Gospel to your elders. T~ey may you to enjoy life under her roof. ' never have heard that enjoyment You may think all she really of life - joy - is right at the core wants is for you to get your beliefs of the Gospel: "Ask and receive, and behavior straight so you can that your joy may be full" (J ohn enjoy the next life. Well, one good, 16:24). Pray- first, then go with rowdy, crazy game throws that love and courage, and ask for the thought right out the window and joy o.f community: . .

Bnng along this article If yo.u , says clearly: church is about allout good times. like. And you can pass along this 2. And to any doubters who address for community-building may say, "Fine, but how do games resources: National Federation for serve the church's great spiritual Catholic Youth Ministry, 3900 purpose?" here's the second big Harewood Rd., Washington, D.C. bulbs in half. I gave them a 30second headstart before chasing them into the next county with my electric pruning shears. (Lucky for them, the cord didn't stretch that far.)

The edginess reached its zenith yesterday when friends from the Caffeine Club stopped by for a low-cal lunch and I served up a large spoonful of "cottage cheese night crawlers." , "You must be a little edgy," the young fisherman observed later, struggling to free himself from the vacuum cleaner cord I was using to tie him to the stair railing.

My den-mother days paid dividends. In no time he was secure in a maze of half-hitch and bowline knots.

"Before 'you put the gag in my mouth," he puffed, "just tell me if it was the worms in the cottage cheese carton that set you off, or the can of corn niblets I left open for bait.

"Have you forgotten the mini-

ature marshmallows you trailed through the house?" I asked coolly.

His eyes brightened. "Mom, you can't believe how cutthroat go after those, especially the limegreen ones. See, they float up off the bottom .....

"Let's also remember," I interrupted, "the fish-bite size chunks you~ve whittled out of my rolled roast, left-over ham and $6-apound'premium cheddar cheese."

"Mom," he pleaded, "if you let me go this time I'll switch from food bait to lures. No muss, no fuss." Reluctantly I cut him loose, which was a mistake because a vacuum cord isn't cheap.

"Clayton," I overheard him say on the phone in the next room, "my mom says it's OK for us to try a treble hook on those old earrings of hers. She says she caught my dad on 'em."

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MANILA, Philippines (CNS) The Daughters of Mary are diocebuildings swayed and parked veh- A Filipino nun, among more san sisters of the Archdiocese of icles rattled. Deaths and injuries' than 100 people rescued from ruins Caceres based in Naga City, southresulted from panic and fires. of a Christian school toppled by a eastern Luzon. The two nuns In the resort town of Baguio powerful earthquake, told of being moved to ~:abanatuan last year to City more than 100 people were Reprnted With perll'issVl of vanety (\l) 1990 0'lS Grapl'ics trapped with a colleague under help teach catechism in parochial reported dead and at least 1,000 tons of debris wondering whether schools.

Symbols following reviews they would be saved. were feared trapped in collapsed According to Sister Reyataza hotels and other buildings. indicate both general and Daughters of Mary Sisters Flo- they were found within an hour.

Catholic Films Office ratings, serfina Reyataza and Nila Corre Rescue and other equipment "We went to the hospital but which do not always coincide. were pulled from the rubble by there were so many who seemed to could not be immediately sent to Gelleral ratings: (;-suitable rescue teams at Cabanatuan City, need help more than we did. So we . the mountain city, about 125 miles n'orthwest of Manila, because land60 miles north of Manila, just rested and we'll see a doctor for general viewing; PG-13- about slides made two main roads impaswhere the Christian College of the later," she said. parental guidance. strongly Philippines collapsed during the In Manila and its suburbs peo- sable. The tremor also cracked the suggested for children under July l6quake, reported UCA News, ple poured onto the streets as Baguio City airport runway.

13; PG-parental guidance an Asian church news agency.

The Red Cross reported July 17 suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young that 46 out of 152 rescued from the The annual Fall River Area CYO Father Jay Maddock, Fall River non-denominational school had teens. area CYO director, expressed his died and that more than 100 other golf tournament was held July 23 thanks to Tom Tetreault and the Catholic ratings: AI-ap- students and school personnel were at Fall River Country Club.

In the Senior Division Kevin ~ members of the Fall River Counproved for children and adults; believed trapped in the ruins. try Club for once again hosting the The strongest tremor registered McGuill of Fall River captured A2-approved for adults and tournament. Special thanks also first place with a 40-44-84 score. on the Richter scale and lasted 7.7 adolescents; A3-approved went to Everett Smith of Fall at least 45 seconds. Its epicenter Dennis Medeiros of Fall River for adults only; 4-separate was about six miles from Cabana- had a 43-41-84 score, but McGuill River who once again served as classification (given films not tuan. Aftershocks have continued took first place by the tie-breaker tournament director. morally offensive which, how- since the initial quake. It is believed tournament rule, which is that the ever, require some analysis the final total of dead and missing golfer with the lowest score on the first hole. becomes the winner in and explanation); O-morally persons will top 1000.

Sisters Reyataza and Corre, both , case of a tie. offensive.

HEATING, INC. In the Intermediate Division, in their early 40s, lived on the top Dave Carvara of Fall River won floor of the school.

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Interviewed a few hours after easily with a round of 39-36-75. In for Domestic I and Indu,strial their rescue, Sister Reyataza said: second place was Brandon White"We were on the sixth floor and on head of Westport who sported.a 995-1631 our way to the Blessed Sacrament 40-44-84 for the day., 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE WASHIN-GTON (CNS) - A when the building began to sway, The Junior Division saw Jamie NEW BEDFORD manual to .assist U.S. dioceses, at around 4:30 p.m.

Codega of Fall River takiIig the parishes and schools in observance "Before we could do' anything championship.with a 45-44-89 score of World Youth Day on Oct. 28 else, the roofing, began, to fall while Matt Weaver of Swansea has been prepared by the U.S. around .us. The ground continued came in second with a round of A ~lDE CHOICE OF SA\lNGS bishops' Secretariat for Laity and to shake and the next,thing I. knew 52-43-95~ . & IN\'ESTMENT PiA~S Family Life. It features prayer and Finally, in 'the Cadet Divisio'ri, was that we were trapped in a pile worship suggestions, family-cenof wood and chips of cement. . two newcomers finished first and tered activities and the faith stories There were narrow gaps in the second: Kc~vin Blaser of Somerset of five Catholic youths of varying pile,;' she said. ' " won first place with a score 0£50ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Sister Reyataza recalled a 'lot of 45-95 and Rob Curtin of Swansea screaming but 'she said she could came in second with a tally of G) _ Greater Truth not see anything from the rubble 72-57-129.

The winners and second place except rays of light.

"The great Easter truth is not that we are to live newly after "We couldn't move. I couldn't finishers are now eligible to play in the diocesan tournament at Pocasdeath...but that we are to be new ,even feel my hand. We thought \\lTIl CO\\"[\IE.\T OFFICF.~ set Country Club on Cape Cod "" '11 IIII ll'G1101 T SOll1lEA.\TEIl\ ,t~SS ~ here and now by the power of the we'd never be saved so we prayed Aug. 6.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK Blood drive 5:30 p.m. Aug. 9, parish center. Parish center sleepover for youth from 4th grade up 7 p.m.

July 31 until noon Aug. 1. Paw Sox ball game Aug. I, meeting at parish center 6 p.m. Altar boys' field day Aug. 13,9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Youth group cookout Aug. II. Bible Vacation School Aug. 13 through 16,9:30 a.m. to noon, for children kindergarten age and up.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Men's Club fishing trip 7 to II a.m. tomorrow. Wheelchairs needed , for parish use. Videotape of building and dedication of church available at parish office.

ST. PATRICK, FR Shut,in parishioners may have weekly bulletins, sent to them on request. Call 672-2302.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Four-day reflection on prayer and repentance ends today with 9 a.m.

Mass at Church of Visitation, North Eastham, and 7 p. m. holy hour at St. Joan of Arc. HOLY NAME, FR Altar servers' schedules available after weekend Masses.

ST. JOSEPH, FAJRHAVEN Adoration 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., church. New Jerusalem prayer meeting tonight at rectory. Cookout 4 p.m. Sunday at rectory for 1991 confirmation candidates.

NOTRE DAME, FR The parish is grateful for donation of a wheelchair by the St. Vincent de Paul Society for use of the handicapped and' also for installation of a flagpole by Railings Unlimited.

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ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Women's Guild, bylaw committee meeting 7:30 p.m. July 31, CCD Center. Final registration for CCD classes at weekend Masses Aug. 4 and 5.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Eucharistic ministers and lectors' meeting 7:30 p.m. July 30, parish hall.

LEGION OF MARY The diocesan Legion of Mary will hold its annual picnic from noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 5' at Sacred Hearts Provincial House, 3 Adams St., Fairhaven. It will include games and community singing and will conclude with Benediction and recitation of the rosary. Participants may bring lunches and chairs. All welcome.

ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Natalie Taber has been named , parish religious education coordinaST. ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR tor. Father Dennis Kennedy, C.S.Sp. Exposition of Blessed Sacrament will speak at weekend Masses on the noon to 6 p.m. Aug. 5, ending with work of his community in Third holy hour.

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ST. PATRI<:2K, SOMERSET Dorothean Sister Dorothy Schwarz will speak on the New Testament each first Tuesday for eight months, beginning in September.

Father Thomas McElroy, SS.CC., will conduct a parish retreat at the beginning of next Lent ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Centering prayer group meetings resume 7 p.m. each Thursday, parish center. Parvuli Dei awards will be presented to Cub Scouts at 8:30 a.m.

Mass Aug. 5.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Habitat for Humanity is constructing a house in Brewster. Those wishing to assist may call Don Biron, 896-7823. Reception at 7 p.m. Aug. 8 will honor retiring sexton Francis Gallant.

ST. JOSEPH, NB Sister Rhea Quintin, SSJ, will celebrate her silver jubilee with a Mass and following reception at 2 p.m. Sunday. All welcome. AIDS healing service in church 7 p.m.

Sunday. All welcome.

ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO A white Vermont marble altar has been donated to the parish in honor of Mrs. Katherine L. Greve Kennedy by her family.

BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS Holy hour 7 p.m. July 30, St. Theresa's Church, New Bedford, with Father William T., Babbitt presiding. Exposition held at St. Theresa's 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each Friday.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Parish Golden Agers invite new members. August clothing drive seeks lightweight clothes and bedding and children's sneakers but no hats, belts, pocketbooks or shoes. Donations may be left inside the church side door until 4 p.m. daily.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON, N. FALMOUTH Nonperishable foods'for the needy are requested by the Falmouth Service Center and may be brought to weekend Masses. Youth ministry planning team meeting 7 tonight, church hall.

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Episodes of the ABC series "The Wonder Years" and "thirtysomething" were among the winners of the 1990 Humanitas Prizes, recently awarded in Los Angeles.

Six programs shared $70,000 in prizes for programs affirming human yalues. The prizes are sponsored by the Human Family Educational and Cultural Institute, headed by Paulist Father El1wood Kieser.

Other winners included episodes of CBS' animated show "Dink, The Little Dinosaur" and the syndicated program "Raising Good Kids in Bad Times," installments of the" ABC Afterschool Special" and the CBS miniseries "Common Ground."

"The Wonder Years," which also won in 1989, won a $10,000 prize for writer Todd W. Langen in the 30-minute category for the episode "Square Dance," in which Kevin succumbs to peer pressure and snubs his assigned dance partner.

Repeat winners are not rare, Judy Conway Greening, executive director of the institute, told Catholic News Service in a July 12 telephone interview. "Good writing is good writing," she said, noting that "Hill Street Blues" and "M*A*S*H" were among past multipIe award winners. "thirtysomething" writer Joseph Dougherty won $15,000 for "the

Other Shoe," an episode in which Nancy is so absorbed in dealing with her ovarian cancer, she is at risk of widening the distance between her and her family.

The second part of "Common Ground," a miniseries based on a nOil-fiction account of how three families faced Boston public school's court-ordered busing in the 1970s, won $25,000 in the 90 minutes or more category for Edward H ume's screen adaptation.

Bruce Harmon's screenplay for "A Town's Revenge," an "ABC Afterschool Special," won $10,000 in the children's live action category. The story told of a teenager who, with his activist great-aunt, promoted farming without pesticides and learned how to be faithful to ideals not shared by others.

"Dink, The Little Dinosaur" learns to overcome fear and help others whose lives are threatened in the "Badge of Courage" episode of the children's animated series, which won Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser $10,000.

The program "See Dick & Jane Lie, Cheat & Steal: Teaching Morality to Kids," part ofthe syndicated show "Raising Good Kids in Bad Times," was shown in 80 percent of the United States, Ms. Greening said. ' The show looked at the amorality of children and included interviews and solutions used in different parts of the country.