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FROM TOP LEFT, young pilgrims bound for World Youth Day receive seashells at commissioning ceremony in St. Mary's Cathedral. Shells are an ancient symbol of pilgrims, dating back to the Middle Ages when those journeying to the shrine'ofSt. James in Compostela, Spain, wore them around their necks and received free hospitality from devout Christians along their . way. Receiving shells from Bishop O'Malley and Father William Boffa: Kyle

Duffy, Adrienne Larsen-Silva, Rob Pereira; below, members of Cathedral 'congregation bless young people; bishop gre;:ts them at following reception.

Ji::n Durette, right, of St. Patrick's parish, Somerset, represented the Fall River diocese at yesterday's welcoming ceremony for Pope John Paul II at Stapleton Airport, Denver, and will serve at the papal Mass. (Hickey photos)

Bishop, diocesan pilgrims at World Youth Day in Denver

By Pat Mc'Gowan with Catholic News Service reports Sent on their wa.y by a commissioning service at St. Mary's Cathedral and buoyed by prayers offered for them at a service closing last weekend's Summer Splash program at Cathedlral Camp, East Freetown, young diocesan pilgrims are in the midst of World Youth Day activities in Denver.

Wearing teal-green t-shirts and matching caps proclaiming that they are from the Fall River diocese, they will ha.ve no trouble spotting each other among the thousands of youths flooding the mile-high city.

After a bus trip from Cathedral Camp. East Freetown. the young people traveled from Logan Airport. Boston. to Stapleton Airport, Denver, arriving Tuesday night at Annunciation parish in Denver, which is staffed by Capuchin Franciscan friars. The parish is providing sleeping space in its school and parishioners hosted a

welcome breakfast for the Fall River contingent on Wednesday morning.

They did better than President Clinton, in Denver yesterday to greet the pope but unable to find hotel space for himself and his entourage because all rooms had long been reserved for World Youth Day participants. Clinton therefore flew to California for the night, returning today for a political event.

The pope landed in Denver at 2:30 p.m. yesterday and among those greeting him at Stapleton Airport was Jim Durette of St. Patrick's parish, Somerset, chosen to represent the Fall River diocese at the event. Young Durette, whose father, Robert, is in Denver to videotape World Youth Day events, will also be one of three young people from the diocese who will serve the pope's Mass on Sunday.

Today Bishop Sean O'Malley will share in an open forum with diocesan pilgrims. He will also try

to join them for II :30 p.m. night prayers at Annunciation parish as his schedule permits.

Closing today's events will be a Way ofthe Cross at Denver's Mile High Stadium. Tomorrow will see iF' '

ANCHOR reporter-photographer Marcie Hickey is in Denver covering World Youth Day.

the 7 p.m. arrival of Pope John Paul II for a prayer vigil with youth; and at 9:30 a.m. Sunday the long-planned for closing Mass with himwill take place at Cherry Creek Park.

Diocesan pilgrims are expected to deplane in Boston at 12:20 a.m.

Monday. The Anchor will carry a full report of their experiences in next week's issue, chronicled and photographed by reporter Marcie Hickey.

Inquiring Minds They were too young to be World Youth Day participants but six "Colorado Kids," ages 9 and 10. who are junior reporters for the Denver Post made front-page news with papal answers to questions they had sent the pope.

The youngsters sent written questions to the Post, which forwarded them to the Vatican. The Vatican released the full text of questions and answers Aug. 6.

J oaquin Navarro-Valls. director of the Vatican press office. told the

Post that the pope had never before answered children's questions in such a format.

"I think you will be glad to know this is the very first time John Paul II is interviewed in a newspaper by young journalists," Navarro-Valls wrote in a letter to Janet Walters, who created the Colorado Kids page. "Congratulations."

The text of the children's questions and the papal answers follows: l. If you could say one thing to all the children in the world, what would that one thing be? - James Kempe-Mehl I would say. "Do not ever lose hope; and remember, with God you can make a difference." In modern society. it is very easy to lose faith in oneself and in the wonderful things that God's grace can accomplish through the individual person. But if we maintain hope, if we keep our faith and trust in God. there will be nothing that Turn to Page 13

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Woman Church Dear Editor: Recently I attended the Massachusetts Woman Church Convergence held at Stonehill College.

The Convergence was officially welcomed by James Kenneally, a representative of the college. Approximately 300 women heard fem-, inist speaker Rosemary Ruether address the group.

I n her 45-minute speech, the name of Christ was mentioned only once. Ruether recommended that the rite of Baptism be reshaped, stated that Catholic teachings had no scriptural roots, indulged in ridicule of bishops and priests, and said the idea that "the one true God can be found onLy through Christi.anity is not intellectually acceptable."

Ruether's speech was followed by an open mike session in which she recommended to a young mother that she "inveru her own way to introduce the sacraments, write her own communion book, and conduct her own communion service."

A ritual concluded the morning session. A two-foot statue of a woman resembling the Greek goddess Diana was given center stage, her pedestal surrounded by flowers and candles. The women sang with great reverence, "Mother, into your hands I commend my spirit."

Women were called to listen to the goddess within themselves.

Given their sensitivity to inclusive language in the Mass, it was surprising that the ritual was heavily laden with feminine pronouns.

Of course, "Woman Church" is not a model of inclusive language either.

I left the convention feeling deeply saddened that so many souls were being led astray into false idolatry. If these ideas are the fruits of the women's ordination movement, they are not being led by the Holy Spirit. I left feeling even more convinced of the Church's teaching on the priesthood.

How could these women yearn _ for ordained priesthood when they showed no belief or respect for the sacraments? How can these women feel hampered in worship when they are called to fully share in Christ's greatest gift, His presence in the Blessed Sacrament?

Kathryn Swegart West Harwich

A wake-up call Dear Editor: Recently two decisions were reached that could have a considerable impact on the pro-life movement. In the first case, in Tennessee, a higher court overturned a lower court's decision that human life begins at conception and ruled that the father of seven artificially inseminated frozen embryos had a "right" to destroy them independent of and contrary to the mother's wishes. Recently the father destroyed the seven embryos.

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I. All human life is precious in God's eyes. No one may ever directly attack or destroy an innocent human life.

2, Noone has a "right" to a baby. All children are gifts from God and are to be received with gratitude.

3. No one may treat a child as a piece of property - a thing to be possessed. Each and every child has been created in the image and likeness of God, purchased by the precious' blood of Jesus and is capable of becoming a temple of the Holy Spirit.

4. Every child has a right to be conceived and born as a result of the love expressed by a husband and wife in marital intercourse.

5. Isn't it ironic, downright contradictory, that ,in this country a woman can destroy her child when it is within her and the father has no say in the matter and a father can destroy his child when it is not inside the mother and she has no say in the matter. This obvious hypocrisy can be resolved if all of us recognize the right to life of each and every child.

In a second decision, a doctor in New York was sentenced to two and two-thirds to seven years for a "botched" abortion because the child was born with a severed arm.

In light of this, several questions come to mind: Is Dr. Hayat being convicted because he didn't sever more than one arm? (Legal late-term abortions almost always involve the severing of body parts from the child.)

How can a "blob of tissue" have an arm severed?

How can a "non-person" have standing in a court of law?

When are we in the United States going to wake up and admit that an unborn child is a human person who should never be attacked, dismembered or destroyed by any doctor, any mother or anyone?

Rev. John Dowling Knoxville, Tenn.

Information hidden Dear Editor: The Boston press recently ran an article stating that the issuance of condoms to Arkansas children revealed many defective condoms (leaks and breaks) were given to the children, without any announcement to the public.

The director of the Arkansas Health Department said that the public should not know of the defects. With the public's knowledge of the inadequacy of these condoms, it appeared that insult was added to the feelings of the public, in withholding this information.

It happens that the [former Arkansas Health Department) director is Number One on the president's list for nomination to be our next U.S. surgeon general!

Thomas A. Walsh Morality in Media of Mass.

More To Life "There is more to life than increasing its speed."-Mohandas K. Gandhi

PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR Robert Casey, accompanied by his wife Ellen and son Matthew, speaks to reporters as he leaves the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center six weeks after undergoing a rare liver and heart transplant. A Catholic, he is best known for challenging the Democratic Party on its abortion stand. He is expected to resume his gubernatorial duties after a period of recuperation at home.

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16 millio路n. more of us VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The number of Catholics in the world increased by 16 million in 1991, and the number of priests grew for the second year in a row after more than a decade of decline.

The "Statistical Yearbook of the Church: 1991," which tracks the Catholic population, work force' and institutional presence through Dec. 31, 1991, was released at th,~ Vatican in late July.

The Vatican's tally of 944 million Catholics out of a worldwid,~ population of almost 5.4 billion showed Catholics as a percentag,e of the world's people holding steady at about 18 percent.

According to the World Almanac, the Catholic Church is the .single largest religious body in the world.

The number of diocesan and religious order priests climbed to 404,031, an increase of 858 over 1990. The increase between 1989 and 1990 was 1,694.

The reported number of wome [l relgious - 875,332 - and of religious men - 62,184 - showed a continuing decline.

The number of permanent dea.cons continued increasing. As in the past, more than half of the world's 18,408 permanent deacons served the church in North America.

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Sister Harvey Good Shepherd Sister Mary Mildred Harvey, died July 29 a,t Cranberry Pointe nursing facility, Harwich. The Mass of.Christian Burial was offered for her Aug. 2 at Good Shepherd Chapel, Marlboro.

A native of Medford, ,she was the daughter of James and Agm:s (Gallagher) Harvey. Before entering religious life she held office positions and served in the Navy as a WAVE. Joining the Good Shepherd community in 1950, she served in Rhode Island and New York homes for emotionally di~;颅 turbed teenage girls.

She is survived by two brother:;, retired probate and family court Judge John V. Harvey of Cotuit and James E. Harvey of Belmont; and by nieces and nephews.

The yearbook's authors said that the world's Catholic population probably includes another 5 million who live in China and other areas that cannot make diocesan reports to the Vatican for political and other reasons, Primarily because of more accurate reporting possibilities, significant changes were seen in the numbers of Catholics in the republics of the former Soviet Union.

Figures on the Catholic population of Belarus were adjusted down to 1.5 million from 2 million in 1990, and in Ukraine the estimate for 1990 was 2.5 million, while the figure reported for 1991 was almost 5.2 million.

The five countries the yearbook reported as having the largest Catholic populations kept the ranking they have had since 1990, when the Philippines moved ahead of France. The five are: - Brazil, with a'Catholic population of almost 135.2 million.

- Mexico, with more than 83.8 million Catholics.

- Italy, with 55. 7 million.

- The United States, with almost 55 million.

- The Philippines, with 52.3 million Catholics.

In the category of "Catholics as percentage of the general population," Mongolia with .01 percent Catholics and Iran, Turkey and Nepal with .02 percent were at the low end. .

'San Marino, a tiny nation surrounded by Italy" reported the highest percentage, with 99.85 percent of its 23,000 citizens being Catholic. Next was Malta, with 98.79 percent.

The n'umber of "defections of diocesan priests," those who left the active ministry, was up to 608 in 1991 after a yearly decline since 1986.

At the same time, the number of new diocesan priests ordained and the number of diocesan and religious seminarians continues to grow.

In 1991 there were 6,482 diocesan priests ordained, an increase of 544 over 1990 and an increase of more than 2,500 over the number ordained in the world in 1981.

The yearbook reported a total of99,668 candidates for the priesthood enrolled in philosophy and theology studies. The increase continues a trend that has been constant since 1975.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaking at the III th annual convention ofJheKnights of Columbus, said {hat tfie CatfiOIfC Church "has Clone more than any other institution in the country" in addressing the problem of child sex abuse by clergy.

Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore addressed about 2,000 Knights and their families during the August parley in Washington.

Its theme was "In Solidarity with Our Priests."

The archbishop said that many U.S. dioceses have instituted "aggressive procedures to protect young people, to provide instant attention to complaints, to offer speedy evaluations of persons accused, and to give assurance to our people that the proper steps ha ve been taken."

At the same time, he said, "Church leaders have been very conscious of the need to support and publicly affirm our good priests, the vast majority of priests, who are faithful and effective servants of God's people."

In his address, Archbishop Keeler said that cases of child abuse by Catholic clergy have involved "a relatively small number of priests," but that even one of these cases "is one too many."

Other convention speakers included Supreme Knight Virgil Dechant and Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J. In his annual report, Dechant told convention delegates that the 1993 pro-life movement in the U.S. had achieved a degree of success that few people would have predicted six months ago.

He said that approval of the Hyde Amendment, which restricts federal funding of abortions, raised questions about the Freedom of Choice Act and whether abortion coverage will be part of a national health care reform plan.

"Many thousands of Knights and their family members have written, called or visited their congressional representatives to urge the rejection of this abortion-ondemand legislation," he added, referring to the Freedom of Choice Act. Regarding abortion coverage as part of a national health care plan, Dechant cited a resolution adopted in April by the Knights' board of directors that said inclusion of such coverage would "compel millions of Americans to contribute to the support of abortion in violation of their consciences."

The Supreme Knight's report also noted the organization's continued support for the 25-year-old papal encyclical "H umanae Vitae" ("Of Human Life"), which reaffirmed church teaching against artificial contraception.

"From its proclamation in 1968," he said, "the Knights of Columbus have been fully committed to the teaching of'Humanae Vitae,' and we remain fully committed to it today."

During a convention luncheon, Archbishop McCarrick urged the delegates to pray for vocations and to encourage family me,mbers to pursue religious life.

"By your willingness to have your own children and grandchildren serve the Lord as priests and brothers and sisters, you can give a strong message of faith and trust in the future," he said.

World Youth Day attracts TV stars DENVER (CNS) - The big three television networks are sending their top news anchors and correspondents to Denver in conjunction with World Youth Day. ABC will have David Brinkley in Denver to host "This Week With David Brinkley" Aug. 15, the last day of Pope: John Paul II's visit.

CBS will send anchorman Dan Rather to Denver for live reporting on "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and Connie Chung."

NBC is sending Tom Brokaw from "NBC Nightly News," and Bryant Gumbel and Katie Couric will host "Today" live from Denver.

ABC, CBS, NBC and Telemundo, the nation's largest Spanishlanguage network, have subscribed to the video pool feed.

CBS' participation in the pool means that thel9-nation European Broadcasting Union and The Tokyo Broadcast System will also receive TV coverage of World Youth Day activities. The video feed is estimated to be available to I billion people.

The Catholic Telecommunications Network of America, owned by the U.S. bishops, will present half-hour wrap-ups, hosted by two young people, Gloria Jarava and Steve Corbellini, at 9 p.m.

EDT Aug. 13-19.

The show will sum up the day's events, profile some of the delegates, and emphasize the faith aspects of World Youth Day from a youth perspective.

CTNA's signal, which is usually scrambled, will he unscrambled for World Youth Day coverage. It will be available via satellite on Telstar 301, transponder 3V. CTN A and NBC will co-produce a 60-minute World Youth Day documentary, expected to be available immediately after World Youth Day. VISN, the interfaith cable channel, will present the: concluding Mass with the pope, 1-2:30 p.m.

EDT Aug: 15; and a wrap-up special, 9-10 p.m. 'EDT Aug. 15.

An interactive multimedia workshop, "The Many Faces of Covenant House," will be tied in ·to World Youth Day programming.

To be shown 7-8:30 p.m. EDT Aug. 13, PBS host MichaeIPritchard and musician Tony Melendez will help young people report from U.S. cities where Covenant House is working with homeless and runaway youth.

VISN will also present 6O-second updates 9 a.m. and 3, 7 and 9 p.m.

EDT Aug. 13-15. It will also rerun the CTN A wrap-ups Aug. 13-15 at midnight EDT, and again at 8 a.m.

EDT the next morning.

In all, nearly 3,000 journalists, including 160 from outside the United States and Canada, have credentials to cover World Youth Day events.

Among foreign :nedia covering World Youth Day are BBC, French, German, Spanish and Czech television, Italian and Polish television and radio, and the Hungarian News Agency.

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AT BISHOP O'MALLEY'S first Evening on the Cape, held last week in Hyannis, from top, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women president Bella Nogueira (center) and Joanne Quirk, National Council of Catholic Women Boston Province director, present gift to the bishop; view of some of the hundreds of diocesans in attendance; Irish musicians who dropped in at the celebration to serendade the bishop when they heard that he, like them, had roots in County Cork.

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A Look at Denver As thousands of young people gather in Denver to celebrate the joy of faith with our Holy Father, including scores from our own diocese, itis important that we do not become confused victims of our national media. The pope is here on a mission which centers around the young people of the world, not just America. He will also meet with the U.S. hierarchy, no doubt discussing some internal matters pertinent to their office. as bishops. H is meeting with President Clinton is also significant, considering the role the pope plays in international affairs. .

Yet, one can be sure that the offbeat and radical elements will get media play far exceeding their impact, but detrimental to the reality of Catholic ethical, moral and doctrinal beliefs.

The hundreds of thousands of pilgrims will receive less attention than the few who choose to dissent and defame. The all-seeing eye of the camera will eagerly search for any discord that might manifest itself. . This attitudinal'problem that many have with the Church must not divert the faithful from the essence of this papal visit.

First and foremost, it is a time of faith for the faithful. The young people from our parishes who are in Denver are on pilgrimage, not on a joyride with the sole aim of having fun in the Rockies. It is vitally important that this realization is not lost amid the hoopla we have grown accustomed to expect from media dedicated' to sensationalism and often the absurd: Seen in the light offaith, the papal celebration for the youth of the world is an important testimony tq the Holy Father's care and concern for our young people. What he says and shares has a special meaning to those who believe. In truth, he has come' to affirm and confirm the witness of faith.

To be sure, there is another side to t'he visit that is also important to all members of the world community. The Holy Father has played and is playing a very dynamic role in world events. His influence on events in Russia, the Middle East, and South America will be seen in its true importance in the long view of history. His meeting with our president yesterday was not mer,~ protocol. Anyone who thinks that is naive at best.

Despite the new rumbles of anti-Catholic sentiment from some Protestant groups, President Clinton knows that to ignore the pope because of the WASP mentality still prevalel)t in America would be political folly.

As our world continues to change with old hatreds continuing to surface, it is more than important that world leaders maintain open lines of communication. In today's world there is perhaps no other international leader with Pope John Paul's scope of vision and extent of knowledge. His influence and importance exceed all borders and states, as they should.

As we continue to follow the events of World Youth Day, may we as a Church family pray for the welfare and safety of the pope and of our youth. May we also prayerfully respect their joint mission. And let's not be taken in by the media that so often champion issues and causes insulting to the Church.

The American Church family indeed has its difficulties and doubts, as do all families. But we shoufd remember that families most often solve their problems by sticking together, not by going their separate ways.

May this be true of American Catholics.

The Editor

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"What did our pride avail us? What have wealth and its boastfulness afforded us? All of them passed like a shadow and like a fleeting rumor; like a ship traversing the heaving water, ofwhich, when it has passed, no-trace , can be found, no path of its keel in the waves." Wisdom 5:8-10

Bishops, NCCW study spousal abuse WASHINGTON (CNS) months in the hospital taught the Rev. Imagene Stewart lessons her years of seminary training never addressed.

you had done that you would not better, Mrs. Leckey told Catholic be in the position you're in today.'" News Service. Toward that end, the NCCB is developing a video Even when church officials are for pastors and deacons, specifisympathetic, women may find them cally to help them address the subunaware of what help is available. ject of abuse from the pulpit, she The harsh education she received For instance, a minister who said.

- first at the hands of an abusive counsels an abuse victim about the Since two committees of the husband and then from the inade- spiritual dimensions ,of her situaU.S. Catholic bishops issued a quate assistance of her religious tion without making sure she community - taught the Baptist knows of a shelter where she can joint statement on violence against women in October 1992, thousands minister from Washington as much, flee the violence may be putting of copies have been distributed about church attitudes as about her in greater danger than ever, through parishes, priests' workfamily violence. participants said. shops, shelters for abused women And members of the clergy have In many cases, misunderstood and other religious denominations, or misinterpreted religious dictates the added responsibility of dealing said Mrs: Leckey. are used to justify violent behav- not just with the victims of abuse The statement said violence ior, said Dolores Leckey, head of but with the abuser, who often as against women can never be justithe secretariat for Family, Laity, not is an upstanding member of fied. It offered practical advice to Women and Youth of the National the congregation and may deny he battered women and their abusers has a problem, Ms. Spitzer said.

Conference of Catholic Bishops. as well as examples of how parAs Ms. Spitzer and Ms. Stewart ishes and pastoral staff can help And "statistically, in any given congregation there is at least one learned, rabbinical schools and them. case of an abused woman," she Protestant theological colleges are One priest who gave a sermon equally remiss in addressing the based on the document was astonadded. ished when eight women from his Ms. Stewart's experiences in the counseling needs of abuse victims.

Catholic seminaries are not much parish admitted they were being mid-1970s are stil1 apparently beaten by their husbands, Mrs. reflective of the attitudes of church Leckey said. leaders in many denominations, according to participants in a A bishop who gave a similar recent round-table discussion on sermon met a woman who thanked domestic abuse and religion. him for recognizing what she had Despite the fact that many abuse gone through for many years before victims often first seek help from she stood up to her husband and members of the clergy, churches in 'insist that he seek treatment for Prayer to our Lady the United States have been slow alcoholism and abusive behavior. to understand the needs of women .When he did, the marriage was assumed into heaven who are being abused and even saved, Mrs. Leckey said.

I m maculate Virgin, slower to do something about it, The National Council of CathMother of Jesus and our said Rabbi Julie Spitzer, director olic Women (NCCW) is dnifting a of the American Hebrew CongreMother, we believe in your 'formal resolution to promote the gation's Mid-Atlantic Council. triumphant Assumption bishops' statement, to work on Soon after their marriage, Ms. educating.clergy and laity on the into heaven where the Stewart's husband began to occasubject and to support legislation angels and saints acclaim sionally slap her, then gradually that supports battered women and you as Queen. We join them children. , ' worked up to more violent attacks. in praising you and bless Eventually he pulled her from the Among other organizations that 路the Lord who raised you pulpit where she was preaching have been using the bishops' and beat her so badly she was hosabove all creatures. With statement is a Washington shelter pitalized for three months, she for abused women, the House of them we offer you our said.

Ruth. Mrs. Leckey said shelter dertltion and love. staff have suggested that the U.S. As she recovered, she turned to We look to you, our life, fellow clergy. "The church was the Catholic Church might establish a our sweetness and our network of "safe houses" for first group I went to," she said. hope.

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Jesus Inust live in all we Ido Revelation tlI:19;12:1-6,10 I Corinthians 15:20-26 Luke 1:39-56 It's really hard to find Scripture texts for a feast not mentioned in Scripture. And it's even harder to comment on those which somehow have been chosen for the liturgy. Either I concentrate on the feast. and ignore the intent of the Sacred Authors, or I concentrate on the intent of the Sacred Authors and ignore the feast. All homilists face this dilemma when they prepare for today's celebration of the Assumption.

One way to approach the problem is to begin with our Gospel pericope and focus on the Magnificat, Mary's hymn to God's love. ' Most commentators believe Luke is using someone else's prayer at this point, adding one verse of his own r:for he has looked upon his servant in her lowliness; all ages to' come shall call me blessed") to make it applicable to the situation he's describing.

The original Jewish hymn praises God for being a consistent "turnabouter." Against common wisdom, the Lord has "confused the proud ... deposed the mighty...and raised the lowly. The hu ngry he has given every good thing, while the rich he has sent empty away."

The Lord's strange behavior patterns were recognized long before God entered Mary's life (or Luke wouldn't have had a hymn to work with). The evangelist simply presupposes they're still in effect in his day and age (or he wouldn't have added Mary to the hymn).

But Luke also presupposes God will never stop acting in strange ways. That's why he includes this amended hymn in his gospel. Just as Mary discover,ed that this pattern of divine actions in the lives of her ancestors was also present in her own life, so we should be able to find some of those same actions in our lives. Whenever we sing or recite the Magnificat, we're not just commemorating Mary; we're also celebrating ourselves.

Paul follows the same reasoning in this well-known passage from his first letter to the community at Corinth.

Jesus' resurrection from the dead isn't just a once and for all event.

It's actually the beginning of something which the Lord's followers

DAILY READINGS Aug. 16: 2:11-19; Ps 106:

34-37 ,39-40,4~1-44; Mt 19: 16-22 Aug. 17: Jgs 6:11-24; Ps 85:9,11-14; Mt 19:23-30 Aug. 18: Jg:s 9:6-15; Ps 21:2-7; Mt 20:1-16

By FATHER ROGER KARBAN continually experience. "Christ has heen raised from the dead," Paul writes, "the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep ...Just as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will come to life again ..... We're not spectators, we're participants. , This even applies to today's rather strange passage from Revelation.

We logically think that the Sacred Author has Mary in mind when he writes, "A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun ..... The image perfectly agrees with our concept of the Virgin.

Yet most Scripture scholars believe that in this context the woman who labors to give birth, then flies into the desert, is not Mary but the church. The narrative mirrors the experience of all in the early Christian community, not just the special actions of one individual.

The biblical writer believes that we, the church, give birth to Jesus day by day. Not only do we imitate the Lord's death and resurrection, we also bring him to life in our own lives. We are to make certain that Jesus lives in whatever we do and say - and theri suffer the consequences for making him present.

Somewhere along the line many Christians got the idel'l that we're doing the right thing when we discover the Lord's unique features and simply commemorate them with special festivities. We Catholics have even carried this over to our veneration of Mary. Yet those who first passed on the faith to us never operated with such a mentality.

People with a scriptural faith believe that we're not just an audience applauding at the proper times during the divine performance. We're actually up on the stage along with God, taking part in a lot of the production. l.fthis is so, then today's celebration of Mary's Assumption must also commemorate events in our own lives. Just as the Virgin's faith eventually made her physically one with her Son after her death, so must our faith lead us to the same oneness.

Michael Galloway, a Hollywood veteran who thinks "it's high time we produced the same quality video and entertainment for the Church as we do for the world," is currently prod ucing a series of 21 videos on the Franciscan missions established between 1769 and 1822 along the California coastline by Blessed Junipero Ser,ra and his successor, Fermin Lasuen.

Among films Galloway has worked on are Rocky, Star Wars, Star Trek, King Kong and Annie and he plans to incorporate techniques used in those productions into his new undertaking, using digital video technolagy and contemporary music. He will market the half-tour videos through the Knowledge Quest Foundation. targeting schools, parishes and diocesan agencies as institutions most likely to be interested in them.

He said part of his profits will be channeled to Catholic schools by the foundation. He plans a Hollywood-style premier for his first video, which will focus on the Mission of San Carlos Borromeo and will be released in September.

Correction In the Aug. 6 Anchor, the name of Margaret Travis was inadvertently omitted from the list of catechists attending the seventh biennial New Englalld Convocation for Catc~chetical Leadership Aug. 17-19 in Springfield. She is religious education coordinator at St. Joseph's parish, Taunton.

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Romanian children start new lives CLUJ, Romania (CNS) - Although their lives have not been easy, the six children who recently moved into the Casa ofthe Mother of God in northern Romania "are like children everywhere," says Sister Anita Green.

"When an adult passes, they raise their arms to be picked up," says the Sister of Divine Providence about the residents, who are all under the age of 4. They came to their new home from a state hospital after being abandoned by their parents.

Sister Green, who lives in Romania and oversees Catholic Health Association projects there, joined the four Sisters of the Mother of God who will care for the childrell.

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By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Dear Mary: My son in about to enter the sixth grade. He has had a very poor year. He hates to study, frequently fails to complete his work, usually gets poor grades.

Yet when he puts his mind to something, he works hard and does well.

He collects baseball cards, and he can recite names, teams and statistics without an error. Is there

Overcoming underachievement in school any way we can help him become a better student? - Ohio Your son may be an underachiever. Underachievers are common enough that they are a subject of concern and study by educators.

Schools test children extensively.

Review your child's test results in his school records. The school can help you 0terpret them.

The book "Underachievement Syndrome," by Sylvia B. Rimm, Ph.D., addresses the issue. Suspect underachievement, she says, when you find a significant discrepancy between IQ, achievement and expected letter grades.

Not all discrepancies are due to underachievement. Rimm offers guidelines to distinguish the child who has difficulty learning from the child who underachieves.

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Q. Many months ago your column explained the Catholic Church's policy concerning displaying the American (or any other country's) flag in church.

I recently attempted to explain this to a friend who said it doesn't sound very patriotic.

Can you explain the reason for our policy and ~ow we started to

When someone suffers from drug or alcohol addiction, friends or family frequently provide support for the addiction by covering up the behavior or by providing financial,' physical or emotional help. Such people are called enablers.

Underachievers also have enablers. Parents who hover over the child during homework time and supply so many hints and clues that they virtually do the work for the child are enabling the child to continue the dependence and lack of responsibility that characterize underachievement.

What can parents do? Stop being enablers. Demand school performance before allowing hobbies or favorite activities. Set a regular time and place for homework, and stick to it. Be present but do not assist with the homework.

The child should learn the material at school and practice at home.

If the child does not understand the material, there is a problem of learning. Talk to the child's teacher.

If your child seems to dawdle, you must judge whether he or she requires more time. If so, extend the homework time by an extra 15 minutes. If no improvement results, end the homework period whether the child has finished or not.

If your child has little or no homework, contact the teacher to

determine whether all assignments are being completed.

The problem of underachievement does not arise in a day, and it will not be solved in a day. Some educators estimate it will take two or three years to turn around an underachiever. The older the child, the more difficult the change.

Your goal is to help your child complete work, work independently and take responsibility for tasks. By providing structure, setting a time and place for schoolwork, and withholding other privileges until work is finished, you can improve your child's achievement.

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In general, underachievers depend on adults. They need to learn to work independently to complete work and to take responsibility for their own assignments.

display flags in churches in the exhibit the flag in public build. ings. first place? - Indiana A. We do not evaluate an indiIt is worth noting that even then vidual's patriotism by the flags this custom was followed only in they fly any more than we can the United States. Catnolics of judge people's <;:hristianity by how other nations would consider the many pictures of Christ they have display "of their national flag in church, at least in the sanctuary, as in their homes.

The church's policy has nothing something wholly inappropriate to do with patriotism. It is simply to the spirit of the Eucharist, that our practices are governed by which knows no national or politiour theology and tradition as cal boundary.

As for official church guidelines, Catholics, not by the practice in public buildings or some other the General Instruction on the Roman Missal, which gives primchurches.

As older Catholics will remem- ary instruction for everything relatber, display of the American flag ing to the Mass, does not list flags in some churches became common or other national symbols among only around the time of World accoutrements to be present in War II, when it was encouraged to the sanctuary for the Eucharist.

The U.S. bishops' Committee on the liturgy has said: "when Catholics assemble for worship, they bring with them their culturaJ., ethnic and national identities.!

These traits should not be devalued or denied unless, of course, there is something in them which is truly inimical to the Gospel of Christ.

"Still, the liturgy of the church w,hich is expressed in the various cultures ofthe people must always reflect a church which is truly Catholic."

They then quote the U.S. bishops' document, "Envlro'nment and Art in Catholic Worship" (No. 101): "Although the art and decoration

of the 1iturgical space will be that of the local culture, identifying symbols of particular cultures, groups or nations are not appropriate as permanent parts of the liturgical environment.

"While such symbols might be used for a particular occasion or holiday, they should not regularly constitute a part of the environment of common prayer" (BCl Newsletter, December 1982).

Thus, to display the flag or other symbols of our nation at the time of major celebrations or holidays is certainly appropria.te.

As for permanent display, however, though some churches have done it and still do, there is no authorization and never has been.

Healing priest says the power is God's By ANTOINETTE BOSCO

I long had wanted to attend a healing service led by Father Ralph A. DiOrio, the Massachusettsbased priest known for nearly 20 years as a healer.

I saw a notice recently that he would be at St. Peter's parish in Hartford, Conn., for a few days. I was only able ~o attend the first night's events, but it was worth it.

I sat next to a man praying a rosary, and I asked him if this was his first time to see Father DiOrio.

He said no and then told me of his own personal healing.

The man said he had been born with a muscle defect surrounding his left eye, making the skin droop and causing an "embarrassing deformity." But he said that when he saw Father DiOrio and participated in a healing, the heat from the priest's hand resulted in an almost IOO-percent cure.

Father DiOrio opened the program I attended with an insightful talk, followed by a Mass concelebrated by five priests. The healing session came last.

He made clear over and over that he doesn't heal, Jesus heals.

Father DiOrio said that if he could heal, there'd be no more "hostility" - his word for all the world's ills.

But he maintained that Jesus heals only when one has emptied all the negative impressions stored up over the years that can block the healing.

"I don't know what experiences your mother had when you were conceived, or what happened when you were born," Father DiOrio said. "Did you have enough oxygen? Did your father scream at you, which he might have, especially if he was Italian?" .said the priest, who often slipped into Italianisms in self-turned humor.

"What happened on your first date?"

The priest said that the events in such contexts as these can leave a person with impressions that halt healing.

Also vital to healing is prayer and the need for self-knowledge, mostly to see ourselves not as everyone else sees us, but as God sees us, Father DiOrio said.

"If you can empty yourself of all that baggage and just let go of that pain, anger, torment, desire to get even - really let it go --'- then you'll be filled with Christ," he said.

"Y ou've got to become naked before the lord, stripped, humbled, broken. Then you can pray direct, wholesome, clean prayer. That's what comes through when you're broken.... Then you can be healed.

And this is divine healing - the surrender of your life to God," the priest declared.

Certainly, anyone looking for magic wasn't going to find it with

this down-to-earth 63-year-old priest who said he had received the healing gift suddenly 18 years ago.

Some attending the events were spellbound by Father DiOr.io's invitation to people suffering from back pain or arthritis or hearing problems and others to come forward, let go of their pain and give testimony "to glorify the Father."

By the end ofthe evening, about 12 people were on the altar, giving testimony to the healing they said they experienced that night.

If seeing is believing, one must believe. Most important, Father DiOrio claims no power for himself, explainingthat only God is to be glorified from the healing. This healing priest deserves much respect for that.

Reacting to offspring's harebrained schemes By DOLORES CURRAN

"Mom, what would you think of my taking a year off to travel.

China?" asked a child related to me by delivery room.

"I wouldn't think of it," I replied supportively.

"No, really, what would you think?"

"Of China?"

"No, you know what I mean."

"I would think it was an idea spawned by an early morning dorm

discussion where someone said, 'Hey, let's go to China.'''

He-had the grace to smile. But he had asked and I wasn't through.

"I would think, also, that one should complete one's college Spanish requirement before tackling Chinese."

Then I brought in the big guns.

"I would think the fare is double what one earns mowing summer lawns or parking cars and that while rice is cheap,jobs are probably hard to get for foreigners there.

"Finally, I would think it would be too expensive to send boxes of brownies to China."

Young adults have a way of testingparental waters on grandiose schemes. These approaches are usually semi-serious, presented with

nonchalance during times of parental distraction.

Such distraction leads them to hope for a, "That's nice, Honey," or "Sounds like fun," and are brought up later to buttress a serious proposal with, "But you said it sounded good."

So how parents react to the initial idea is crucial. And that's tough because we have five seconds max to decide if this is a worthy idea or a harebrained one.

There are worthy ones, like, ''I'm thinking of taking a year off to work," or "What would you think i(I changed majors?" Parental flippancy here is clearly inappropriate.

Kids on the brink of adulthood are easily drawn to grandiose

schemes. They meet someone who has trekked Africa with backpack and parasites and they get caught up in t.he adventure and drama. A light bulb explodes: "I could do that." Gone in a flash are mundane goals like graduating from the school they prayed so hard to get into.

Parents have to act as the damper on such spontaneous ideas. A friend of mine calls them breath-of-thesix-pack schemes. They tend to be hatched in the early morning hours in some dorm room.

Being a damper isn't much fun but parents get a lot of practice if they start early enough. We aren't out to kill spontaneity and creativity but to supply sorely needed

wisdom to temper youthful enthusiasms.

In spite of their protestations against such wisdom; young adults count on parents to supply it.

Their own zeal frightens them and they seek control and structure ~rom adults they admire.

And I admire the father whose son said, "I'm thinking of using my student loan to buy into a motorcycle cartel on campus."

"Great," exclaimed Dad. "Your mom and I can finally take that Australian trip if we don't have to pay your tuition."

Proverb "Fall seven times, stand up eight."-Japanese proverb

When We'Just Don't Know The following editorial by Father Peter V. Conley, Editor of the archdiocese of Boston.

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of being frail, how little we really know and how much we have yet to learn - over and over again.

DENMARK'S Ph.::.rmacy

We should commend Vincent Foster to the gracious God who In any age of great human casts out demons and pray that he accomplishments, there is a ten- be forgiven for his frailties dency to be intellectually immod- especially the unintended pain he est - to be convinced that with inflicted on his own family. closer scrutiny and keener thought Already the Boston media have we can unravel the mystery called blamed doctors. lawyers, Celtics human life. We live in such an arrogant age. Nothing is beyond officials - and even Reggie Lewis himself. Doesn't it make more our eventual control, we believe. sense to simply acknowledge that Last week, the nation's capital we "know neither the day nor the was abuzz with questions about hour." Medical science, for all its Vincent Foster, a senior Clinton accomplishments, is still a human aide. who had committed suicide.. 'science, and therefore quite fallible.

H ow could he do it? Why did he do The unfathomable mysteries of it? \ life and death remain just that.

Even after his burial from Little Before each of them we should at Rock's Catholic cathedral, the times stand in silent awe, leaving "whys" have persisted in the media. our questions for another time Now in Boston, the sudden death- when they will at last he answered. of Celtics' captain Reggie Lewis at the vigorous age of 27, while shooting a few hoops, has left the New Bedford parish sets city stunned and. asking the same question. Why? How could it Senhor da Pedra feast happen?

Members of Our Lady of the In the first instance, suicide, we have one of the most frightening mysteries of the human heart.

What depth of despondency or despair pushes the mind toward self-inflicted death as a solution to one's woes? How could someone, in their right mind, do such a thing to wife, children, family and friends? Suicide i.nflicts the sharpest of pains. Trw:, it will someday diminish, but it will never go away entirely. Vincent Foster's wife and children will bear that ache forever.

Yes, forever.

The matter of Reggie Lewis"collapse on the gym floor at Brandeis after a less-than-exhausting practice session is quite different, but still full of sadness and sorrow.

Again, the question, why?

But this local inquiry will be played out in the medical as well as the sports world. It will be excessively presented in the various media. Fingers will be pointed.

Accusations will be made. Scapegoats will be found everywhere.

Poor Dr. Gilbert Mudge, who had insisted that Reggie could continue playing basketball, will be hunted and hounded to explain how he could be so wrong.

It might do us all well to recall how frail each of us is. And on top

Aug. 14 1947, Rev. Raphael Marchiniak, OFM Conv., Pastor, Holy Cross,' Fall River 1969. Rev. Conrad Lamb, O.S.B., Missionary in Guatemala Aug. 15 1926, Rev. Charles W. Cullin, Founder. Holy Family. East Taunton Aug. 17 1882, Rev. Cornelius O'Connor, Pator. HolyTrinity, West Harwich Aug. 18 1977, Rev. Msgr. William H. Dolan, Pastor Emeritus. Holy Family, East Taunton Aug. 20 1982. Rev. Bernard H. Unsworth.

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KING BA UDOUIN of Belgium, 62, who abdicated for several days in 1990 rather than sign a bill legalizing abortion, died of a heart attack while vacationing in Motril, Spain. He was Europe's longest-reigning king, assuming the throne in 1951.

Immaculate Conception parish at The king died July 31 and his 136 Earle St., New Bedford, are· body was flown to Brussels celebrating the feast of Senhor da for a state funeraL In telePedra this weekend. At 7 tonight grams to Belgian officials, the Senhor da Pedra statue wiII be transferred to the church in the Pope John Paul II praised context of a procession accomhim as an "exemplary king panied hy the Senhor da Pedra and fervent Christian" who band. worked "to defend with faith At Madeira Field in the north the fundamental values of life end c;>f the city t,he program will continue with music by Califorand human dignity."

nian Chico Avila and dancing by the Folclorico do Pico group.

The festival will continue from 4 to 11:45 p.m. tomorrow at Madeira Field with a concert by the Senhor da Pedra band and the "Lovestreet" group.

Sunday's schedule will begin at II a.m. with a solemn Mass for members of the Society of Senhor da Pedra and their guests with sermon by Rev. Antonio Jacinto de Medeiros of Vila Franca do Campo, Sao Miguel, Azores. A procession from the church to Eugenia Street will follow at 2:30 p.m. with music by the Senhora da Luz, Senhora do Rosario, Santo Antonio and Senhor da Pedra bands from Fall River, Providence, Cambridge and New Bedford respectively; and the Lirra Nossa Senhor ·de Fatima hand from Toronto.

From noon to II :30 p.m. Sunday there will also be activities at Madeira Field, including a late afternoon concert by the Toronto band and music by the Centerfold group.

There will be an auction all three days of the feast and Portuguese and American foods will be available. including malassadas. bacalhau, cacoila, stewed goat and rabbit, carne no espeto, carne assada, linguica and hot dogs.

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Christial1l Brother finds ne\v species PHILADELPHIA (CNS) Every summer Christian Brother Craig J. Franz heads for Isle de Margarita in the Caribbean for a summer of snorkeling and scuba diving in the beautiful turquoise tropical waters.

Sounds a bit luxurious for a Christian Brother, but actually, Brother Franz, assistant professor of biology at La Salle University in Philadelphia, has been conducting marine research near the island since 1987.

The Christiar.. Brothers run Fundacion La Salle, educational and scientific facilities ranging from elementary to college level on the small fishing island off the coast of Venezuela. The natives call it "island of abundant fish."

Brother Franz, a marine biologist, specializes in the study of shelled aquatic animals, called mollusks.

H is most recent discovery was a new species - marine parasites that attach to chiton mollusks.

"I was studying something else, but my attention fell on this," he told The Catholic Standard and Times, archdiocesan newspaper.

"It's like so much of science: you stumble on things.

"I had never heard of parasites attached to chitons so I reviewed the literature," t.e said. "I got really excited. Y Ol:, go to the books and it's not there and you realize you've discovered so met hi ng.

That's a lot of fun."

The findings we:re verified by a professional journal and are now considered fact. A:, the discoverer, Brother Franz was given the opportunity to name the species. He chose Ischnochitonika Lasalliana, in honor of the founder of the Christian Brothers, St. John the Baptist de La Salle, and in accordance with zoological nomenclature.

Brother Franz said these kind of discoveries are made every day.

"Amazingly enough, there is much more life out there than we know about," he said. "This is one of the reasons why ecologists are upset about rain forest destruction. We are destroying unknown species of animals and plants that maybe hold the cure to cancer."

Brother Franz's love for the ocean and ecology trace back to his childhood family vacations at the beach in Stone Harbor, N.J. He went on to reeeive his bachelor's degree in biology from Bucknell University and a doctorate in zoology from the University of Rhode Island.

Brother Franz doesn't think it's odd for a Christian Brother to be spending so much time underwater.

"The Christian Brothers are a teaching order, and the more I know about my field the better I can communicate to my students and help them learn about the universe," he said ..

"Also, when you're studying biology, you're studying the beauty of creation and the wonder of the universe. It would be a difficult thing for someone to remain agnostic while underneath the water.

How could one se'e the beauty, harmony and complexity and say there is no God?" h,e asked.

"It's a spiritual experience to look in at nature and to have nature look back a': you. There is no conflict of interest there at al\."

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Hawthorne Dominicans hold elections In recent elections a: the Hawthorne, NY, mother house of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer, Mother Anne Marie Holden was elected to a second fouryear term as mother genera\. She is the eighth mother general in the community's 95-year history.

Originally a high school volunteer at the community's Sacred Heart Home in Philadelphia, she entered the community in 1967 and from 1973 to 1976 served at St. Rose's Home in Manhattan until she was named assistant novice mistress in 1980; a position she held until her 1989 election as mother genera\.

Elected as councilors in the community were Sister Marie Edward Deutsch, first councilor, and Siste~rs M. Jude McKenna, M. Kevin Clutterbuck, and M. Imelda O'Brien. second, third and fourth councilors respectively.

Sister Deutsch, community formation directress, previously served at Our Lady of Good Counsel Hom(:, St. Paul. MN. Shewasa clinical microbiologist before entering rei igion in 1979. In 1985 she received a nursing degree with honors from the Cochran School of Nursing at St. John's Hos'pital, Yonkers. NY. Sister McKenna serves at Our

Lady of Good Counsel Home ancl earlier was superior of St. Rose Home, Manhattan, and served al: Sacred Heart Home, Philadelphia, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home, Atlanta.

Sister O'Brien left Fall River in May after 13 years as superior of the city's Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home. As with Mother Holden. the Philadelphia native's contact with the Hawthorne sisters began when she was a high school volunteer at Sacred Heart Horne. She has also served at the Atlanta and St. Paul homes of the community and at Rosary Hill Horne at the Hawthorne, NY, motherhouse.

Tiny community s.ways major corporation WASHINGTON (CNS) David took on Goliath and won when the 313-member community of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament forged an agreement with industrial giant Procter and Gam-' ble to disclose its criteria for executive pay.

The Cincinnati manufacturer of household and personal care products, including laundry detergents, will come clean in a sheet to be distributed with proxy forms in September and at its annual stockholders' meeting Oct. 12.

The Bensalem, Pa.-based religious community, founded in 1891 to serve Native Americans and Afro-Americans, owns 100 shares of Procter and, Gamble stock. It had filed a stockholder resolution last year to force Procter and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIII1111

Scholar award. His grant covers lecturing at the Mar Imtitute of University Technology in Point of Piedras, Venezuela, whicr. he began last January and will continue until May 1994. .

According to an article in the recent La Salle quarterly magazine, "Competition is so fierce to get into his class that students sleep outside the chairman's door the night before registration to assure themselves a spot."

Brother Franz attributes the popularity to "a natural curiosity about marine biology, and I think students like the idea of a small, intimate hands-on course." The course, which includes field trips, is limited to 12 biology majors.

Gamble to reveal its criteria, said Sister Patricia Marshall in a telephone interview with Catholic News Service.

Many religious orders hold stock in publicly tHided companies in order to offer resolutions on various national, international and human rights issues.

"Executive compe!1sation is a hot issue with the stockholders," Sister Marshall said. "If they see a CEO making $53 million a year on his compensation package, they figure something is wrong, that some of that should be coming to them."

The sisters' concern was that Procter and Gamble's bottom line not be th(: only criterion to award executive and upper-management pay. "Social justice concerns" should also come into play, Sister Marshall said.

Procter & Gamble spokeswo- man Linda Ulrey said the company has had "long-standing principles and practices" in executive pay, but, after the sisters' move, -"we see the need to communicate more clearly" those principles to stock holders.

Those principles include financial performance, workplace diversity and improving the environmental quality of Procter& Gamble products, Ms. Ulrey told CNS in a telephone interview from Cincinnati.

"We certainly believe and support the desire to have more complete details on executive compensation," she said.

Ms. Ulrey said that, according to last year's proxy statement, Procter & Gamble chairman and CEO Edwin L. Artzt made $1.89 million in pay and bonuses.

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A Jesuit brother at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles has invented a portable device to aid short drivers like himself.

The 4-foot, 6-inch Brother Ray Upton, assistant minister for the Jesuit community at the university, has created an adjustable device featuring brake and accelerator pedals controlled by extensions closer to the feet of the driver.

The device can be installed and removed easily without causing damage to the vehicle and can be folded up to fit compactly in a case the size of an attache. "This feature is particularly important for people who rent cars," he said. .The 20-pound device developed from Brother Upton's own experience asa short driver. Previous systems that he had found caused damage to vehicles when installed or he considered 'them unsafe because they were operated only with the hands.

"With the steering wheel controls, the hands must maneuver the entire car and it seems much safer if both the hands and feet can be used," he said.

With a background in industrial electronics and mechanics, he designed the device and applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where a patent is now pending.

"Irrevocable" EAST ORANGE, N.J. (CNS) - Efforts since the Second Vatican Council show "the Catholic Church's commitment to ecumenism is irrevocable," said the Vatican's chief ecumenical officer. Following decades or centuries of division, progress toward dialogue with other faiths has often been dramatic, said Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

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SUMMER SPLASHING Parish youth groups from all over the diocese participated in the Diocesan Office for Catholic Youth Ministry's first annual "Summer Splash" event featuring sports, swimming and sundaes at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown.

The day ended with a prayer service (top), led by Father David Costa, offered for young people in Denver this week for World Youth Day. Among other activities, ice cream was a popular draw, along with ongoing'games of softball, volleyball and soccer.

At bottom, Chris Tanguay of the youth ministry office and 2-month-old daughter Violet ref a basketball game; right, impromptu musical entertainment. (H ickey photos)

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By Father William W. Norton Are you aware that your body is very influenced by your mind? The Greeks had a saying: "Sound mind; sound body." We can be physical victims of our fears, misconceptions, poor perc(:ptions and our general outlook on life. Sometimes, in fact, we ~proach medicine like beggars with our hats in our hands, ready to take whatever we are given.

I was impressed by a letter quoted in Dr. Bernie Siegal's book "Peace, Love and Health." It was written by a woman to her surgeon before entering the hospital. She stated, "1 would like to tell you something about myself, what kind of person I am, what qualities I can bring to this surgery. I bring you a strong, healthy body, equipped with a good heart and lungs and better than average endurance.

I bring you sorno~one who runs, swims, plays tennis and bikes. I bring you someone to whom the outdoors is terribly important. I bring you someone who loves life.

"But yesterday, I felt as though I was being put in a boxcar and shipped to Auschwitz to rendezvous with Nazi doctors. I felt as though procedures or protocols

were going to be inflicted on me with my having no say in the matter.

"1 need to be heard; to have you know my fears and expectations.

One of my many concerns is bodily impairment. I want tl) be able to use my legs as I have in the past.

My small incision has been somewhat restrictive, although I feel today that I could go out and run, maybe a mile. To the point, I do not want radical surgery on the lower lymph node system. This is what I want from the surgeons who are in my hire: I want/ need to be consulted if possible, to be in on any decisions that are to be made on my behalf.

"Once in the operating room, I want the most highly q'Jalified and skilled surgeons and staff operating on my behalf. I want someone who sees alternative solutions and is not thrown by the unexpected. I want someone who when making decisions keeps in mind the spirit and lifestyle of the woman lying helpless and inert on the table.

"You are the right person for me. I bring to the situation my faith, a strong mind and a sturdy body and a fierce des'ire to continue my life."

N un with bishops on ad Iimina visit CHARLESTON, S.c. (CNS) - When Sister M. Bridget Sullivan accompanied the bishop of Charleston to Rome for his "ad limina" visit in JUly', she was the only woman among 30 bishops and the only female guest at Pope John Paul II's private Mass.

"It didn't seem to bother [the' bishops) in the least," she said.

They shared their problems with me as if I was on,~ of them. I felt accepted and respected by them."

"They all know and like her," said Charleston Bishop David B. Thompson. "She was chosen as the lector for the Mass at the tomb of St. Paul."

It was Sister Sullivan's first trip to Italy and a memorable one except for the most important part.

When she met Pope John Paul in his private chapel her memory went blank.

Bishop Thompson introduced her and she remembers only the pope saying, "Thi~, is the sister you were telling me about."

"1 was in shock. It was all a blur

and I don't even remember what I said to him," Sister Sullivan said.

"Standing in his presence was a kind of awesome feeling." . Sister Sullivan is known in the diocese of Charleston as a pers'on who does the work of a half dozen normal humans. She is superior general of her order, the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy, and assistant to the vicar general of the diocese.

She is director of lay personnel for the diocese, executive secretary of the diocesan synod, a member of the Diocesan Development Fund committee and executive secretary of the diocesan Pastoral Council.

She said her trip to Rome was memorable in ways other than meeting with the pope, since it took her to the center of the Catholic Church.

"It was a different feeling, to be on the inside, to walk in the footsteps of the church that represents so many people in the world," she said. "The trip made me see an aspect of our church that I never could have seen otherwise."

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CHARLESTON BISHOP David B.'Thompson introduces Sister M. Bridget Sullivan to Pope John Paul II. (eNS photo)

She ended with a postscript: I want to be sewn rather than stapled! ! !"

My gut feeling is that this woman is over this medical crisis and has resumed her routine of life with gusto.

Life is worth living and illness calls for adaptation rather than falling apart. How we approach any illness says something about how we live our lives. Do we trust that God is the ultimate healer?

Are we able to accept the wonderful words of the Book of Sirach which wisely says "Hold the physician in honor, for the Lord it was who established his profession."

Total trust in God's healing hands

True solidarity needed, says priest BUFFALO, N. Y. (CNS) - The "wisdom to know true solidarity from false solidarity" and the method of planning commitments "inthe light of human solidarity" will help religious orders understand thdr futures, said a keynote speaker at a national assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. The issues facing religious are many, said Jesuit Father Howard J. Gray: "What shall we do about an aging membership asked to meet new demands? What shall we do about a day jammed with immediate problems when we are supposed to be men of vision and agents of transformation?"

The conference, representing U.S. superiors of men's religious orders met in Buffalo. Among speakers were Vincentian Father David Nygren and Sister of St. Joseph of Carondolet Miriam Ukeritis, co-authors of The Futures of Religious Life Project.

The project looked at factors influencing the transformation of , religious life in the Catholic Church in the United States and the leadership competency of heads of religious orders.

Father Gray, former Detroit Jesuit provincial, alluded to the project in his remarks.

"In our effort to renew, to accommodate to the needs of our times, yes even to be more human, we did sometimes lose focus or energy as the Nygren-Ukeritis report details," he said.

"But let us not fault the spiritual instincts that led us to be with the people we serve," Father Gray added. "Let us never be ashamed that we desire to give our church a compassionate face."

He said there are two reasons for religious and their leaders to pursue a spirituality of solidarity.

"First, it engages us with the decision Jesus made and presented as a consltitutive element in following his way. Second, a spirituality of solidarity gives us a way of interpreting and responding to the needs of our times," he said.

"Being in solidarity as Christ was in solidarity means being in solidarity with the people of today," sa~d Father Gray.

"Christ today through his spirit in you and me feels the distrust so many women and men have toward governml~nt, business, the press, lawyers, doctors and religious professionals.

"The crisis is not that we are older and fewer. The crisis is that we have not radicalized our understanding of a practice of collaboration so that we model and effect solidarity," Father Gray said.

and trust in one's doctor will serve any patient well in the long run.

I believe that illness is just a part. of living and that we are still in charge of our lives when we are ill or dying. Yes, illness is a test, a trial and for most of us, a very unwelcome part of life. If we believe that life is precious and worth living, we fight hard to maintain the quality of our days, even if our disease denies us a quantity cf days.

But why wait till we are ill to savor health? Strive now to exercise, eat nutritionally correct food, pray a lot, stop smoking, drink less and live well. Laugh as much as you can; it's good for yo~.

Again in the same Chapter 38 of the Book of Sirach we read "Then give the doctor his place lest h~

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Appreciating our Catholic heritage

The Anchor Friday, August 13, 1993

"U nity Explosion" brings 800 black Catholics to parley HOUSTON (CNS) - Among African-American communities, the Catholic Church is undergoing a long-needed revitalization from within, said participants at a July conference in Houston.

At the fifth annual"U nity Explosion," an African-American conference on worship, some 800 black Catholics were told that forms of w~rship in keeping with AfricanAmerican traditions, such as vibrant preaching, gospel music and colorful dress, along with open communication between generations, are important to AfricanAmerican Catholics.

"As African-Americans we come bearing gifts to enrich not just ourselves but the entire church," said Galveston-Houston Auxiliary Bishop Curtis J. Guillory.

Conference sessions touched on preaching, sacred movement, liturgy planning, serving and being cantors at Mass and music technology.

Wearold Hadnott, 16, one of 200 youths at the Houston meeting, said "A lot of kids would be more open to the church but they don't think they'd fit in." He described himself as a former "bad kid" who got involve<;l in parish work and changed his life.

"They don't think there is anything for them to do," Hadnott said of his teen-age peers. "I tell them differently, but many are stubborn-headed. Both parents and kids have got to try harder to reach kids on the fringe. I know, because I was one."

Mentor programs in Catholic communities can help divert young people onto healthier courses, believes Ralph McCloud, director of African-American ministry for the diocese of Fort Worth.

"Black men are first in many categories - drug arrests, jail time and the like - they don't need to be first in," he said. "We need to <get back to the motto of 'each one teach one.'''

In a workshop on how to be a mentor, McCloud outlined a threestep process of intervention for individuals, religious institutions and the community and said the inspiration for such work comes from Jesus.

"Jesus Christ challenges us to be like him - a person who set out to change his community," McCloud said.

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Priest hopes spaghetti sauce will nourish people, minds PIQUA, Ohio (CNS) - Father Angelo Caserta hopes that a familyrecipe for spaghetti sauce that has nourished countless people at church suppers will now serve to nourish young minds.

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Wilborn Jones, a probation officerfrom Mobile, Ala., said the church is out of touch with problems of youth.

Community reso,urces including bu~inesses, teachers and colleges need to be tapped, he said. Even activities as simple as sponsoring an aft,er-school basketball league among churches could payoff, he noted, pointing out that "it's difficult to steal a car when you're dribbling a basketball."

Keynote speaker the Re~. Gwenn Pierre, a Baptist minister from Houston, encouraged AfricanAmerican Catholics to express their culture in their worship.

"To see Catholics, who have always been known as quiet Christians, so inspired over their faith is a tremendously uplifting experience," she said, noting that hisorically, Catholics who wanted to worship more fully felt they had to go to other churches. ''I'm all for a new sense of worship for African-Americans," she added. "If it builds up the kingdom of God here on earth, then it is a beautiful thing."

educational projects for both private and public school students.

The sauce came to the United States with 17-year-old Nunziatina Cipriano, who arrived from Italy after the turn of the century.

Miss Cipriano, who became Nancy Caserta of Piqua, passed the secret formula along to her dozen children when they learned to cook in her kitchen.

"I have no doubt our sauce will have a great market, because there' is no sauce that can come up to the quality used," said Father Caserta, her second eldest child.

"We use only virgin olive oil, only Romano cheese and only a grad'e of wine which brings a unique blend," he said. "Many sauces have fillers and substitutes, and we have neither."

At less than $3 for a 28-ounc~ package, the sauce costs more than some in the supermarket, but isn't priced too high for an everyday meal.

"Our sauce costs more because of the quality and quantity of these ingredients," Father Caserta said.

It comes in 28-ounce plastic pouches, 28-ounce cans and gallonsized cans for commercial use.

It "makes the best pizza and the best lasagna you'd ever want to taste," said Father Caserta. "It's a gourmet sauce."

As for marketing the product, "We're praying a lot," said St. Boniface secretary Carol Koenig, who can be reached for more information at PO Box 1636, Piqua, OH 45356.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen once said, "N ot a hundred people in the United States hate the Roman Catholic Church, but millions hate what they mistakenly think the Roman Catholic Church is."

That's why Jimmy Swaggart, for example, went on a crusade some 10 years ago to persuade Catholics to leave the Catholic Church ifthey wanted to be saved.

He was probably sincere, but he was sincerely wrong. What he condemned was not the Catholic Church, but the common Protestant prejudices against it.

Likewise, many sincere Protestants, some of them ex-Catholics, try to win Catholics to their church.

They are "Fundamentalist Christians" who interpret the Bible literally and usually accuse Catholics of believing things that are not in the Bible, even against the Bible.

They invite Catholics to join a good "Bible Church" but what ,they mean is a Fundamentalist Bible Church, which is quite different.

The problem with many Catholics is that they have but a superficial knowledge of the Bible, and indeed oftheir Catholic faith, which makes them vulnerable to Fundamentalist evangelizers. In fact, many of them have left Catholi~ cism for Pentecostal and so-called nondenominational churches in the last 15 years. .

My purpose in writing is to help Catholics better understand and appreciate their Catholic heritage and know what we believe and why.

Let me begin by saying that we have much in common, thank God, with our Protestant brothers and sisters, but we have more. In the words of Vatican II: "The Church founded by Jesus Christ is found in its fullness in the Catholic Church."

Many Protestants recognize the unique riches of Catholicism religion and even envy some of our precious means of salvation. In 1991, the Rev. Douglas Lowry, a national officer of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, told Catholies:" Appreciate the Catholic faith you have and be thankful."

He mentioned several blessings of Catholicism not found in his or other Protestant churches: - You have Christ at the center of your worship (the Mass). You have the opportunity to meet him every day,in the Eucharist. You are nourished by his Body and Blood.

- You have an incredibly rich heritage. You celebrate in a yearly cycle the lives, the faith, the insights, the example of the saints.

- You have spiritual directors who can guide you j,n your search for a deeper spirituafity and prayer life. You have sacraments that affirm and heal and renew you in your pilgrimage.

- You have Vatican II, which laid the foundation for renewal under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

What a rich treasure!

Testimony to the riches of our Catholic heritage can also be found in the amazing number of sincere and highly educated Protestant ministers and theologians who have converted to the Catholic Church in the last 15 years or 路so. They include the Rev. Richard Neuhaus, now a Catholic priest, and many more who now teach and write about the Catholic faith.

Especially remarkable is the conversion story of the Rev. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister and professor of theology, who was received into the Catholic Church in 1986. During his seminary years he was regarded as the most anti-Catholic student in his class and later he began a study of Catholic beliefs and history with the intention of using the Scriptures to prove them wrong. On one point after another, he found the' Catholic faith to be true to the Word of God and he finally decided he had no choice but to embra'ce the Church.

'After his conversion, he employed the same zeal he had used against the Church to promote Catholicism. His example and brilliant mind led many of his closest friends, including fellow Presbyterian ministers, to become Catholics. Scott is now a professor oftheology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville and one of his chief aims is to help "cradle Catholics" appreciate the truth and the joys of their faith. As he says, it sometimes takes a convert to explain to born Catholics the greatness of their faith.

Editor retires ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) Henry Lexau, editor since 1976 of Catholic Digest, has retired after 44 years with the general-interest monthly magazine. Succeeding him is Richard J. Reece, Catholic Digest's managing editor and himself a 20-year veteran of the magazine.

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"If you think it's hard to say no OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) - In 1975 Dr. Beverly McMillan opened to secular humanist obstetrics and the first abortion clinic in Missis- gynecology, just wait until you say yes and then decide to change," sippi. She also belonged to the Dr. McMillan told 1,500 particiNational Organization for Women and supported the National Aborpants at the Internationiil Humanae Vitae Conference held in tion Rights Action Le,ague.

Omaha last month.

But in 1978 she resigned from Raised in a conservative Cathothe clinic, started to speak out on lic family, she said, she found herpro-life issues, stopped prescribing contraceptives and added natself surrounded by a system that did nothing to support Catholic ural family planning to her practice. values and she left the church.

And in 1983 she married Roy After medical school she first McMillan, head of Operation Rescue in Mississippi, and little by litpracticed in Kentucky, and later moved with her then-husband and tle she herself has become involved . three sons to Mississippi. There in "rescuing" at abortion clinics.

Finally, in 1991, she came back she met citIzens and clergy anxto the Catholic Church, which she ious to bring abortion to the state, had left in the 1960s while a stu- who needed a physician willing to dent at the University.of.Tennessee, . ' be路labeled' an abortionist.

After a year, she said, her abortion clinic was doing well; but the only problem was she was so depressed that she even thought of suicide.

"I just started looking at what I was doing," she said.

From then on Dr. McMillan arrang~d the clinic schedule so she no longer' had to perform abortions. She joined a friend's Pro-

testant church and in 1978 resigned from the clinic and was baptized in that church.

In 1980 she started meeting with local clergy and doctors who were forming il right-to-life group. There she began to get answers to her questions about what was wrong 'with abortion and eventually realized she had to make changes in her medical practice. She stopped. inserting IUDs in 1980.

Divorced in 1979, she was married in 1983 to McMillan, who persuaded her to stop giving oral contraceptives to unmarried women. She also st9Pped tying women's tubes. ,"My discussion with [the patients) was difficult at first, but it gets"easier as you do it," 'Dr.

McMillan said. "I told them as a Christian physician I had to care as much about their soul as I did their body and I could not encourage them in a lifestyle that would separate them from God forever."

A Methodist Cursillo she made in 1986 "got me thinking about the Eucharist..." Dr. McMillan continued.

She went back to Mass in 1990 and has since made a confession, had her marriage blessed by the church and returned to Catholicism.

She has added natural family planning to her practice and if patients insist on oral contraceptives, her nurse refers them to another doctor in the office. Eventually she hopes to stop that as well.

Youth Day

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 13, 1993

Continued from Page One - will be able to stop us from making God's kingdom more present here and now, from making a difference for the better here and now.

2. Why did you choose Denver out of all other cities for World Youth Day? - Lauren Tatum There were many cities whose bishops offered to host the eighth World Youth Day celebration. Ultimately, Archbishop Stafford's invitation was accepted. Denver was chosen because my advisers believed it would be one of the sites best suited for the event.

3. Do you think there is a simple solution for world peace? - Jennifer Wollen Yes, I think there is a simple solution; simple, but not easy. I believe quite simply that people reatly have to take to heart the message of Jesus to do to 'others what they would have others do to them. This is a simple dictum and one with whose good sense most, people readily agree:. The difficulty, as all of us know from our own experience, arises when we try to put this simple, common-sense approach to life into practice. "But again, with honesty and humility on our part, which means letting God's grace into our lives and into our world, putting this "golden rule" into practice becomes-easier.

4. What is your' purpose ,for coming to Denvet:? Will you be delivering a specilll message? Samuel Seton My purpose in eoming is to be

12. When you were a little boy, did you want to be 'pope? - Jen·· nifer Wollen I am not sure that as a little boy I ever really thought about it.

13. Have you ever hit anyone ill the head with your incense shaker~ - Brandon Russell Incense is burned in a vessel called a "censer" or "thurible"; the' rising of the incense represents our

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prayers rising before God. So far I have never hit anyone in the head with a censer.

14. With all the traveling and public speaking you have to do, do you ever get tired? - Beatriz Arteaga Yes, I do. But I find that the people I visit refresh me and invigorate me, especially with their love and prayers.

Chinese BillIe published NO ONE NEED lack for papal souvenirs of World Youth Day. A Vatican Visor and papal coloring book are displayed

by Chad Sebern. Other items include pope-scopes, t-shirts and medals. (CNS/ Reuters photo) 'fith representatives of the 'youth of the world, and there will be a special message in keeping with the theme chosen for the event: "That they might have life and have it to the full" (J n 10: 10).

5. We have so much violence in the u.S: Cat. you' do anything to help stop the violence? ,- Samuel 'Seton ' I can pray. I think that all too often the verY real power and efficacY' of prayer is overlooked, or dIscounted. Action is certainly important, but it must a1ways b~ accompanied by prayer. Therefore I repeat: I can pray, and I can remind people that we are called to love our neighbor as ourselves.

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OnTV parts of the diocese on various Each Sunday, 8:00 a.m WLNE, channels. Consult local listings.

On Radio Channel 6. Diol:esan Television Mass, also broadcast on radio The American Catholic," 5:45 station 87.9 FM. a.m. Sundays, WPXC, IO:Z.9 FM, Portuguese Mlasses from Our Hyannis.

St. Jude Novena, 6:45 a.m.

Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford: 1:15 p.m, each Sundays, WHTB, 1400 A.M. Fall Sunday on radi~, station WJFD- River.

FM, 7 p.m. each Sunday on tele"Talking Religion" with Sister vision Channel 2,0.

Mary Hennessey, a rabbi and rotating Protestant ministers, 6:05 "Vivendo a Nossa Fe" (Portua.m. Sundays, WRKO, 680 AM. guese), 9:30 p.m. Saturdays Fall Charismatic programs with River/New Bedford Channel 20; Father 10hn Rand!111 are aired 2 p.m. Sundays Fall River/New from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday Bedford Channel 13; Rhode Isthrough Friday on station WRIB, land Interconned, Channel 50; 1220 AM; Mass is broadcast at I TCI Cable Channel 58, 4 p.m. p.m. each Sunday.

Sundays.

"Topic Religion," presented by "Confluence," 8:30 a.m. ,each Sunday on Cha~lnel 6, is a panel two priests, a rabbi and a Proprogram moderuted by Truman testant minister, is broadcast at Taylor and having as permanent 6:06 a.m. each Sunday on station participants Fattier Peter N. Gra- WEEI Boston, 590 AM ..

Programs of Catholic interest ziano, diocesan director of social services; Right RI~V. George Hunt, are broadcast at the following Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, times on station WROL Boston, and Rabbi Barul:h Korff.

950 AM: Monday through FriMass 9:30 a.m. Monday to day 9',9:1'5, 11:45 a.m.; 12:15, 12:30, I p.m.

Friday, WFXT, Channel 25. , "In Season & Out of Season" "Rejoice and Hope" 6:30 a.m. with Father Tom DiLorenzo, 3 a1terna~e Sundays, Channel 10, features Providence Bishop Louis and 1(45 a.m".; 9:45 p.m. '1260 AM. Gelineau.

A Polish-language Mass is "Marysori," a family puppet heard from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. show with moral and spiritual every Sunday on station WICE, perspective 6 p.:m. each Thurs550 AM. day. Fall River and New Bedford The rosary is broadcast at 5:45 Cable Channel 13. a.m. Monday through Saturday "Spirit and th,e Bride," a talk and the St. 1ude novena at 9: 15 show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. p.m. each Thursday on WPLM Monday, cable channel 35.

Plymouth, 1390 AM, 991 FM. EWTN can be viewed in most Both programs are simulcast.

6. How does a person become pope? - Brandon Russell The Holy Spirit working through the church chooses the person.who will be pope. Accordingly, someone becomes pope by the choice of the Holy Spirit.

7. Do :you think it is. bad w~en people don't' pray?' - James Kempe-Mehl More than bad, I thin,k it is very, very sad., Prayer puts us into contact with God and allows us truly to be what God has made us to be.

Witho,ut prayer, I don't believe it is possible to be happy with oneself or with others. In a way, therefore, when om: does not pray, one condemns oneself to unhappiness and misery, often bringing unhappiness and misery 'to others. ' 8. Whlllt is the meaning of the beads yOll wear and do they have a special nlilme? - Brandon Russell If you mean my rosary, they are a remind,~r and an aid to prayer. . 9. Why do you wear such a tall hat and does it have a special name? - Beatriz Arteaga The "tall hat" is called a miter and I wear it as one of the external symbols of my office as bishop.

10. How many hours a day do you read~' - Brandon Russell It depends on the day, of course, but sometimes I spend many hours reading.

11. Do you have a favorite sport?

- Brandon Russell I do not really have a favorite; but I do enjoy skiing, swimming and hiking.

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HONG KONG (CNS) - The first 50,000 copies of a Chineselanguage Bible, part of a pla~ned run of 200,000 have been published by China's 'government-approved Catholic organization. .The event marks the first time the sta,te~sanctioned church has published the entire Bible in Chinese, Anthony Liu Bilinian, a vice chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, was quoted as saying by yCA News, an Asia church n'ews agency based in Thailand."

The state-approved Catholic organization says there are 3.5 mil-, lion Chinese Catholics.

The association, formed at theinsistence of the state more than 30 years ago, monitors state-approved Catholic activities. Neither the association nor the officially sanctioned church organization recognize papal authority in Chinese church affairs. The association falls under the organizational umbrella, along with many other Chinese religious institutions, of the Works Department of the Chinese Communist Party. . The new Bible is a reprint of a translation that the Franciscanrun Studium' Biblicum produced over a 22~year period. That work began in 1946 in Beijing, China's capital, and continued when the Studium Biblicum moved to Hong Kong in 1948.

The printing ofthe 50,000 copies, completed by Beijing Xinhua Printing House, was the first phase in a project that is designed to produce a total of 200,000 copies, Liu said.

To mark the first run, China-

appointed Bishop 10seph Zong Huaide of Jinan and Zhoucun, head of the government-approved . Bishops' Confe~ence of the Catholic Church in China and of the Patriotic Association, dedicated the r~pririts to Mary in a ceremony at,the national seminary in Beijing.

Liu, a layman, sai9 the nine priests and some 60 seminarians who took part in the Mass prayed that God's word would be widely propagated in China.

The Chinese Bibles are being circulateq to dioceses throughout the country, and by early July 10,000 copies were already sold to various dioceses at a 'cost of 22 yuan (about US$2.60) each. It normally retails at 26 yuan a copy.

Liu said that if a diocese cannot afford copies, the n~tional Catholic offices will provide them free.

He expressed, a hope that every diocese will set ,~up Bible study groups.

The Studium Biblicum's Chinese translation of the. Bible is the version most widely read by Chinese Catholics outside mainland China.

It was translated directly from the original languages of the Bible - Aramaic. Greek, Hebrew and includes references to some of the earl"iest versions of the Bible as well as Protestant translations:

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 13, 1993

By Christopher Carstens Nobody expects much more from Although I now,reside in 'Cali- . them. Grownups do the important fornia, I ,was born in Iowa and work. They raise families, hold' later lived with my family in responsible jobs and take care of Davenport, one of the cities along the communty's needs. ' the Mississippi devastated by this Teens are stuck in the middle. summer's monster floods.

They're too old for toy-trucks and With the special eyes of a trans- Barbies, but few adults trust them planted Iowan, I watched on 'tele- with responsible work. I n the vision as the brave citizens of city, absence of important stuff to do, after city battled against the river. they aci like kids. " I keep, seeing the same thing My observation is that when again and' again, but it is never teens are given real. responsibility mentioned by the news cornmenta- they do the job. It's dear, onthe tors. , " " ," ' ,'fami, where teens feed calves and Every time you watch a stpiy plow fields as reliably .as adults. about a communityfighiing' the I've seen teens manllge stores as flood, there they are,' dozens of well as adults might. them; teenagers; They fill sandIn San Diego, Marines are bags and pass them along, they trained - arguably the best soldistay up all night long, watching for ers in the world. I 'often see the breaks in the levees, they cook and recruits when they fly into ourairserve thousands of meals to all the port. Boys of 18 or 19, they come other hungry"exhausted and deter- into town looking like scared kids.

They don't know what to expect. mined volunteers.

I see the same guys a few months . In every way that matters, they DIO.CESAN YOUTH take off Tuesday from Cathedral Camp, East Freetown, on the first are the equals of the adult volun- later, after, training. They don't leg,of their journey to World Youth Day in Deq.ver: (Kearns photos) teers. This is nothing new. When- look like kids any more - they ever there's a disaster, teenagers look like Marines. Their instruc- ' respond. ' 'tors do it the old-fashioned way.

I've worked with teens fighting They say~ "Here's a real tough job fires, I've seen teens clear the dev- - screw up and you're responsible astation left: by hurricanes and forthe lives of your buddies." The build homes in.the slums ofTijuana, kids come through.

Mexico. Call on our kids and they In Boston, teens of about the come through.' same age volunteer for City Year, Don't talk about American teens a program where they work on being lazy or selfish or materialis- improving life in that city's toughtic. Don't tell me they don't care est neighborhoods. abourtheir communities. It simply Some teens in America are havisn't true. ing a lot of trouble. Mostly, I think The proof is on the national it's b,ecause we don't give them, news every time there's a disaster. enough chances to show what they Take the teens out of those sand- can really do. " bag lines along the Missisippi, and It's time to take our eyes off the this flood would have been even kids cruising the malls and fightworse. ing gang wars. I think America Like anybp!iy else, teens tend to needs to watch those kids filling rise to meet 'lofty 'expectations, sandbags on the levees and ask, and they sink to match low ones. I What else cOljld they do, if people think that one reason teens get bad only had the wisdom to ask?

Your comments are w'elcomed press is that, as a society, people have stopped asking them to do by Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o anything important. ' Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth Little kids play, eat and sleep. St:N.E., Washing~ori,D.C. 20017.

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To be constructed are a' multiThe baseball field honors the ,purpose field' for soccer, field , memory of Assistant District 'hockey and football games, a baseAttorney Stanley Stankiewicz, presball field and practicefields. Sche- ident of the Stang senior class of duled for next summer 'isrefur1969; and the refurbished gymnabishing of the' school's existing sium will be named for the late gymnasium, John C.O'Brien, a teacher, coach Speaking at the ground break- and athletic director at Stang for ing were Bishop Sean O'Malley;' over 20 years. O'Brien's family 'Father Stephen J. Avila, Stang remains active at the school, with chaplain; Theresa E. Dougall, his wife regularly volunteering her principal; and Patrick Carney, services and a son, Michael, coachchairman of the $1.5 million capiing freshman basketball. ' tal campaign drive that is -financWives of all the me'n honored ing the new construction. participated in the groundbreaking program.

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DIGGING IN at groundbreaking ceremonies for athletic field 'improvements at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, are, top picture from left, Theresa E. Dougall, Stang principal; Patrick Carney, fundraising drive chairman; Bishop Sean O'Malley, who led a prayer of blessing on the new construction; bottom, Mrs. John C. O'Brien, Mrs. Stanley Stankiewicz, Mrs. Hugh J. Carney, widows of the men after whom the athletic facilities will be named.

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WHAT I DID THIS SUMMER: Participants in diocesan camping programs in Westport will have plenty to write about in the perennial essay; (from top, left to right) an outing to Fenway Park; impromptu monkeyshine.s observed by head counselor William Tranter; Garrett Skinner hangs in there on the camp's new playground equipment; counselor Ryan Powers with swing set members James Gregan, Denys Tarter and Kory Boff; counselor Scott Gebelein and Peter Cummings form a tire twosome; Valerie Griego (left) and Kevin Raymond (right) demonstrate fast footwork. (Breen photos)

Fun in the sun abounds at camps A very busy season has passed .its halfway mark at the St. Vincent's Catholic Boys and Nazareth Camps.

The Westport camps are in the capable hands of director Father William L. Boffa, who has overseen their operation for the past II years. William Breen is assistant director 'and William Tranter is head· counselor. Both are from Taunton and are teachers at CoyleCassidy High School in that city.

Jim Conforti of Adamsville, RI, assists with daily activities and programs.

In charge of the Nazareth Camp for special campers is Robert Wood, a Westport High School teacher. Lenore Souza, RN, of Swansea, takes care of cuts and scrapes in the camp's infirmary, while camp secretary Lisa Garcea of Brockton keeps things running smoothly in the office. Ernest Sennett of Westport is in charge of camp maintainence.

More than 25 cou nselors, life-

guards, and workers supervise daily activities of the campers. Many are area college students who have served at the camps for years.

Mon: than 350 campers have passed through the Westport facility since tne July 5 'opening day and have participated in swimming, archery. baseball, soccer, arts and crafts and basketball. One of the highlights of the summer so far has been the campers' trip to Fenway Park, where they saw Roger Clemens pitch the Red Sox to a 4-1 win over the California Angels.

For many youngsters it was a first visit to Fenway.

Following the game. the 25 12and 13"year olds, along with three Nazareth campers and staff members, camped out overnight in tents.

More than 40 exer.:lplarycampers have been added to the Order of Cross and Arrow Honor Tribe so far this summer. The Honor Tribe is a special group of campers who have shown willingness to try their best in all the activities and have

demonstrated regard for their fdlow campers. This year's group was installed by Chief Friendly Smile (Father Boffa) and Assi!;tant Chief Thunder-Cloud (Breen).

The camps took' on the Mattapoisett YMCA in stickball, softball, and volleyball with successful' results, and will play rival Cathedral Camp in similar contests later in the summer. Future events sched uled are bowling, roller ska too ing, a visit to the Roger Willia~ls Zoo, and the annual camp Olympics.

A tip of the hat goes to the St. Vincent de Paul Societies of the Fall River, Taunton, Attleboro and New Bedford deaneries, who are once again sponsoring many youngsters' attendance at the camps,.

There are openings for all camps for the remainder ofthecamp season, which ends Friday, Aug. 27.

F or more information, contact the camp office at 636-4375.

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WISH COME TRUE, FALL RIVER "Laurie Ann in Concert" will be offered at 8 'p.m. Oct. 23 at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Proceeds benefit "Wish Come True" . . that grants requests ' an orgamzatlOn NOTRE DAME, FR of Massachusetts and Rhode Island children with life-threatening illThe Religious of Jesus and Mary nesses. have expressed thanks to the parish HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ~~~.it..s_~~S.~t~~~L~~!~~~i~~<1~I~I~2i~ LaSALETTE SHRiNE, GREATER FALL RIVER _--s,"'" lug <.:ommlllee meeting and member and the canonization of its . '-''-L:~ill;oMa~chetti will appear in the shrine's summer concert series at election of directors 7 p.m. Au·g. 16 foundress.

6:30 p.m. tomorrow. A LaSalette lay at St. Vincent's Home. Fall River.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS, missionary and a teacher at CoyleAll welcome. Chicken barbecue Cassidy High School, Taunton, she AUGUST A, ME dinner 4 to 6 p. m. Aug. 21 at Union New England Secular Franciscans was a member of the Father Pat and United Methodist Church, 600 Highare invited to a conference Sept. 18 the Reconcilers religious folk group land Ave., Fall River, will benefit and 19 at St. Paul's Center, 136 State that sang throughout New England. the organization, which builds housSt., Augusta, Maine. With the theme Mass at 4:30 p.m. will precede the ing for the poor. The program will "From Gospel to Life and from Life concert. include a video on Habitat's work, to Gospel:' speakers will include volleyball and other games.

Richard Trezza, OFM, of New York ST, JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH City's Urban Ministry Center; Anne Parishioners recently contributed Martinous, S FO, New England area NEW YORK (CNS) - Opus nearly $4,000 to the Consolata Miscounselor, who will discuss regionalsions in response to a recent appeal ization; and Alan QUimet, Francis- Dei has produced a 24-page speby Father Tony Bellagamba. can Family Apostolate founder, who cial booklet marking the first anniwill explain linkage between U.S. versary of the beatification of its CAPE HOMELESS COUNCIL Secular franciscans and poor fami- founder, Blessed Josemaria Escriva Volunteers needed to assist Cape lies' in India. Further information: de Balaguer. persons in need of housing. Infor(207) 622-6235. mation: 833-1483.

The special edition features many color photographs of the May 17, 1992, beatification ceremony in St. Peter's Square, attended by 46 cardinals, 300 bishops and some 300,000 pilgrims.

It also includes the full text of Pope John Paul II's homily at the beatification Mass and excerpts from homilies of various cardinals at Masses of thanksgiving after the Officesat550FishRd.,Tiverton beatification. .

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Fri., Aug. I), 1993

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Information: 255-8546 or 428-7688.

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Brother Jose Furtado expresses gratitude for over $1350 contributed to the Order of Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy after he spoke at the parish for the Mission Cooperative Program.

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Aug. 17 in the Presbyterian church hall off Route 134 in West Barnstable, near 4 es.

MAKING STRIDES Sister Carole Mello, OP, of the pastoral care department of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, will head area recruiting for a five-mile Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to be held at II a.m.

Sept. 26 in Boston, starting at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. Further information: Ic80Q-952-74 30 ST. VINCENT'S HOME, FR "For Kids' Sake," a festival benefiting St. Vincent's Home. will take.. place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sun: day. Oct. 24. at the home's campus, 2425 Highland Ave. It will include a flea market, a walkathon. games and an antique car display. Information: Jeannette Lambert, 679-8511, ext.

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Fellowships offered NEW YORK (CNS) - Faculty members at more than 200 Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox seminaries and divinity schools will be eligible for fellowships up to $50,000, under a new program funded by the Henry Luce Foundation. A grant of $1 ,560,000 from the New York-based foundation will fund 24 fellowships over the next four years in six key areas of theological study.

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