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Catholic education returns to Cape After a lapse of nearly 40 years in one case and 23 years in another, Catholic education returned to Cape Cod last Wednesday with the reopening of schools in S1. Margaret's parish, Buzzards Bay, and Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich.

Both schools will begin with kindergarten through second grade classes and both are requiring pupils to wear uniforms, with blue and yellow plaid skirts for girls and blue pants for boys at St. Margaret's, and blue and grey jumpers for girls and blue pants for boys at Holy Trinity. At both schools, the girls will wear yellow blouses and the boys yellow shirts.

Also at both schools, former school buildings will return to their original use. At St. Margaret's, where the earlier school closed in 411971, due to lack .of teaching sis-

ters, the building has been used over the years for Christian doctrine classes and many desks remain, but are unsuitable for small children, therefore new desks will be in use.

At Holy Trinity, where Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed Trinity conducted a kindergarten for several years in the 1950s but similarly closed it for want of personnel, usable desks and chairs are available.

St. Margaret's Interviewed as she was preparing for a pre-school open house,

Mrs. Teresa Rosseter, St. Margaret's principal, said that building renovations were underway to provide a library and offices for herself and her secretary.

She said that half-day sessions were to be held Wednesday through today with full day schedules beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 2: 15 p.m. and extended care will be available from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the caregiver a certified teacher who is also a qualified first aider.

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THE TRIP THA T WASN'T: Despite posters in Sarajevo announcing the planned papal visit to the troubled city, it was canceled at the last moment due to security concerns.

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Security concerns nix papal trip to Sarajevo VATICAN CITY (CNS)- Pope John Paul II cancded plans to visit Sarajevo in war-torn BosniaHerzegovina because security could not be guaranteed, the Vatican said.

The Vatican's announcement Sept. 6 came less than 48 hours before the pontiff was to arrive in Sarajevo for a one-day visit.

The pope was "saddened" at being forced to call the trip off, and planned to visit the city "as

soon as conditions permit," the Vatican statement said.

The statement said the pope had always underlined the need for safety assurances for those expected to attend Masses and other events during the Sept. 8 visit.

"Unfortunately, it has so far been impossible to have such guarantees," the Vatican said. The pope deferred the visit so he would not expose the locai population to Turn.to Page I I

The annual Religious Education Day for catechists will take placefrom 8: 15 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 at St. Julie Billiart Church, North Dartmouth, and neighboring Bishop Stang High School.

Bishop Sean O'Malley will celebrate an opening Mass at 8:30 a.m. and keynote speaker Dr. Greer Gordon will be heard at 9:30 a.m. A member of the faculty of Regis College, Weston, she was formerly director of Boston Archdiocesan Office for Black Catholics and of adult religious education for the archdiocese of Washington, DC. Her topic will be "Seek God's Wisdom."

Workshop Presenters Following 10: 15 a. m. registration in the Stang High School cafeteria, workshops will begin at II a. m., followed by two half-hour

Michaela Burke, publisher's representative. "Methodology." I Dr. Ernest- J. Colla mati, Religious Studies chair. Regis College. "Sin and Its Possibilities." II. III

lunch periods and the opportunity to view exhibits. Two workshop sessions will be held in the after115 to: 2051 noon, one f rom: ,t le second from 2: 15 to 3:05 p.m.

Designated Workshops I, II and II I, several will be repeated. (The designations follow each workshop listed below.)

Susan Collamati, Theology Department chair, Bp. Feehan High School, "Secrets of Sacredness: Past and Present."II,111 Joan Cuttle, elementary music specialist; music minister, St. Thomas More parish. Somerset, "\ nstruments of God." I, III Marian Desrosiers, assistant to dircctor, Diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate.

"Pro-Life: Compassion in Action." I ' ers MSW Catllcll'c Susan Desrosl . , '.

I Social Services Abuse Prevention Unit director, "Child Sexual Abuse: the I.aw, .S ymptoms 0 f Ab usc, D'locesan P I" .. II III OICles. .

Barbara Domin~ue: coordinator, Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities. "Let the Children Come: disahled

Jane E.A, Ayer, principal, St. Cecilia's SchooL Pawtucket, RI, "Christian Prayer: A Gentle. Bold Encounter with Our God." II. III Kathie St.CI.lean II R' A . Barboza, S h I Fprincipal, Baptlste. c 00, a Iver, " own Experience." II. III Sr. Ann Boland, puhlisher's representative, "Condensing Catechesis anJ Creativity for an Hour." I

persons in religious education programs." I Sister Mary Dumond, CP, teacher. St. Anne's School, Fall River, "Step-byStep Lesson on Gifts of Holy Spirit." I Robert Fournier, director, Cape Cod Office, Catholic Social Services, "Suicide in the Classroom: Dilemma for Educators and Adolescent;." I, II Anne T, Gauthier, OCDS, Religious Education Coordinator, Tabor Consultant, "Creative Activities." I, II Dr, Greer Gordon, Regis College, Follow-up to keynote address. I Mrs, Pe~ Hanni~an, Health Coordinator/Teacher, Harwich school system, "Help Children with Their Feelings: Free Them from Playing Roles," II, III Hernando Herrera, dl'rector, Youth Apostles, "What H,'ls Youth MI'nl'stry To Do with Religious Education'?" I. III Rev, Mark Hession, parish priest, MarTurn to Page II

Vatican takes o.n U .8. government in Battle of Cairo

By Dale O'!Leary Dale O'Leary is representing the Anchor at the Sept. 5-13 UNsponsored International Conference on Populatioll1 and Development to be held in Cairo, Egypt.

The following article reviews preconference developments.

Even before participants arrivc in Egypt, what may be called the Battle of Cairo is being waged through press conferences, New York Times advertisements, threats from Muslim fundamentalists and conflicting opinions from various concerned persons.

On Aug. 31, the Vatican responded strongly to a statement

by Vice President AI Gore, who

is representing the U.S. in Cairo.

He said, "The United States has not sought, does nqt seck and will not seek to establish an international right to abortion. That is a red herring."

Speaking in Rome Vatican press office director Joaquin NavarroValls responded that "the draft population docum~nt, which has the United States as its principal sponsor, contradicts M r. Gore's statement," Navarro-Valls pointed out that the document in fact makes many references to the "right to have access to methods of fertility regulation which are safe, effective, accessible and acceptable." The World Health Organization has

included abortion among such methods. There are also references to "reproductive rights" which in the United States is a code word for abortion on demand.

Gore's words are also directly contradicted by a March 16 cable from Secretary of State Warren Christopher to all U.S. embassies which read in part: "The United States believes that access to safe, legal and voluntary abortion is a fundamental right of all women.

The United States delegation to the U. N. population conference in Cairo will also be working for stronger language on the importance of access to abortion services."

Gore also said that the adminis-

tration wa nts abortion to be rare and couldn't understand why those who oppose it don't support universal access to contraception which, in the administration's opinion, is the best way to make abortion rare. .

The American experience contradicts this assertion. Access to contraception is certainly easy in the U.S., yet there are almost 1.5 million abortions a year. Furthermore, according to a study done by the pro-abortion group Catholics for a Free Choice, 43 percent. of women having abortions said they were using contraception when they became pregnant. That translates to 645,000 abortions a year.

In an open letter to President Clinton which appeared as a New York Times ad signed by representatives of five Catholic women's organizations, Mary Ann Glendon, a professor of la w at Harvard University, accused Faith Mitchell of the U.S. State Department of bigotry toward Catholics.

In a press conference, Ms. M itchell had said that Vatican opposition to the Cairo conference is motivated by anti-woman sentiments. The Times ad defended Church support for women's rights and called for an end to the religious intolerance of the Clinton administration.

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Catholics urged to fight .anti-immigrant bias WASHINGTON (CNS)- Catholics have a special responsibility to provide moral guidance ~o the nation maintains a caring and generous response to the world refugee crisis, said the executive director of the U.S. Catholic Conference refugee agency.

In a meeting with refugee and immigration staff of Catholic Charities agencies in California, Jesuit Father Richard Ryscavage, outgoi ng executive director of M ig'ration and Refugee Services, said the state's anti-immigrant attitudes are inconsistent with Catholic teachings.

Father Ryscavage, who is leaving his post to go to England for a tutorship in refugee programs, told the Catholic agency workers that a voter initiative on November's bal-

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lot can negatively influence the rest of the country.

The "Save Our State" initiative would require proof of legal residency for many public services including schooling, and prohibit any but emergency aid to people in the country illegally. The measure has been strongly criticized by California church leaders, notably Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, who called it "simplistic and ill-willed."

Father Ryscavage said Catholics in California have "a special responsibility to fight any unwelcoming sentiments. These attitudes, as embodied in the SOS initiative, can negatively influence the rest of the country.

"It pains me to learn that many California Catholics support this mean-spirited proposal, which is inconsistent with Catholic social teaching. Our ch urch insists on the dignity of all and the importance of helping those in need when their dignity is challenged by poverty or political persecution."

Noting there are legitimate budget concerns that in part led to the initiative, Father Ryscavage said the federal government must do its part to help states pay for services to needy immigrants.

"Otherwise, anti-immigrant bashing will continue unabated," he said. "To deny immigrants vital services will not make them disappear from our communities."

He also criticized proposals for welfare reform that would require immigrants' sponsors toaccept financial responsibility for them until the newcomers become citizens.

"This process might take years and might not be achievable for many older immigrants," he said.

"Measures which place vulnerable groups in competition for public help or which challenge family reunification as the basis of our immigration policy are wrong."

Other proprosals would require agencies that provide social services to check the immigration status of clients.

"It is inappropriate to expect human service agencies to use scarce time and resources to carry out government enforcement functions," Father Ryscavage said., Catholics should not only be welcoming strangers, but forming a new pro-immigrant movement, he said.

"Without the leadership of the Catholic community, this proud nation - built on the principles of equality and opportunity for all ~is in danger of growing increasingly isolated and alienated from the global tragedies which surround us," he said. "We must not forget our immigrant roots. Let us act quickly and decisively to renew our spirit of welcome and acceptance of refugees and immigrants, and celebrate our diversity as a nation and the gifts which newcomers contin,ue to give us."

\ ALTAR SERVERS Phillip Bettencourt, left, and Greg Tapis of Holy Family parish, East Taunton, planned their own retreat day. (Hickey photo)

Altar servers conduct own day of recollection

By Marcie Hickey "I t was very interesting and spir-, itual," summed up Father George F. Almeida. _ The pastor might have been referring to any number of events at Holy Family parish, East Taunton, but in this particular case he was describing a unique day of recollection: one conducted entirely by two 12-year-old altar boys for their personal spiritual enrichment.

Greg Tapis and Phillip Bettencourt, both altar servers and members of Father Almeida's hand bell choir for five years, took to heart a suggestion on EWTN's "Mother Angelica Live" that "anyone can conduct a home retreat," said Phillip. . They solicited suggestions from their parents and Father Almeida, then spent a few hours planning a detailed schedule for a 12-hour day of recollection.

On Friday, July 19, it began with attendance at the 8 a.m. parish Mass at Holy Family. The rest of the day was divided into segments at the church and at both boys' houses, including morning, afternoon and evening prayer; re-

citing the rosary; and readings from the Bible, The Book of Saints and Prayers for All Occasions.

They also set aside time for stations of the cross, singing hymns, learning about apparitions of the Blessed Virgin, and, of course, their meals. The day concluded with a return to the source, of their inspiration: a televised Mass on EWTN. Despite the activity-packed schedule, the day was "very relaxing," said Greg.

"We were pretty surprised that we pulled it off, actually!" said Phillip, who described the experience as "nice and peaceful. A good way to take a break."

The two enterprising seventhgraders said they definitely plan to do it again, .probably during their February school vacation, to set the tone for Lent. And waiting in the wings are a pair of proteges: each has a younger brother, also Holy Family altar servers, interested in joining in.

Phillip thinks it's a good idea -but feels the 12-hour schedule might be a bit long for the younger boys.

"We could do a half day - to start," he says.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) -In these hard-bitten, tight-fisted times, the price is right for the Wandering Monk's Guild and Bakery's bountiful buffet (If gourmet food - you pay whatever your heart believes your wallet can afford.

The idea, says the resta urant's founder, Brother Danys Cormier, is to use donations made bv diners to help subsidize a food· kitchen that delivers meals to the homes of needy children.

"We don't want the kids 10 learn soup kitchens are a way (If life," said Brother Cormier, a 40-yearold native of Nashua, N.H. "We want them to learn that you eat dinner in your home, around a table, with your family."

The restaurant, which opened in June, is pretty and simple.

Diners eat at wooden tables with wood benches. On an exposed brick wall are hung a lOW of monk's bells. Two finches rustle quietly in a bird cage nearby.

But the main attraction is the food.

On one recent day the menu included more than 10 different fresh salads, gazpacho, sl;allops cooked in white wine, grilled chicken, roasted vegetableli, platters of fresh fruit, and an ,assortment of desserts, among them a decadent peanut butter espresso cookie cake.

The cash register is a bread basket with a small sign suggesting a minimum donation of $5. Most people, said Brother Cormier, donate $7. A few generow: souls have left as much as $200 and $250. ' Brother Cormier, a former Franciscan and Trappist monk sl~eking affiliation with the Benedictine monks, plans all of the menus, although he says his only cu linary experience was in soup h:chens and at a French bistro while ,tudying for his doctorate at Fordham University in New York.

Many local business owners make the restaurant their n:gular lunch stop, and several othe:r diners have traveled into town just to sample the fare. M ore than 120 people eat there most days.

One regular customer, Lynne Bohan of New Haven, said that in addition to the food, which she keeps coming back for, she. loves the atmosphere.

Barbara Greten of Meridan said the restaurant ~ffered m'uch food ' for thought.

"My hope for the place," she said, "is tha't it will confrom people in its generosity and chaLlenge them to find that generosity in themselves to help others in their community."

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SISTER/DOCTOR Adele O'Sullivan examines little Oscar Cardenas, held by his mother. The Sister ofSt. Joseph, a member of the international Association of Sister, Priest and Brother Physicians, serves at a primary care center in EI Mirage, a low-income rural community in Arizona. (CNS photo)

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Only "heroic forgiveness" can brec,k the cycle of violence and retribut:.on in Rwanda and other African countries, said Archbishop Chrisl.ophe Munzihirwa of Bukavu, Zaire.

"When all is said and done, [God's] mercy alone can definitively hreak the infernal cycle of vindication," he said in a pastoral letter titled, "Is Africa of the Great Lakes Being Manipulated by Foreign Nations?"

A translation of the letter was made available to Catholic News Service by Zaire Actuality, a monthly newsletter publishe:d in Washington.

"'An-e:gedvisionary~'husband start"medical Dtinistry EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) - An Emmitsburg pharmacologist who reports receiving messages from Mary has joined with her physician husband to bring health care and compassion to the poor and uninsured in three central Maryland counties. Gianna Talone-Sullivan and Michael Sullivan have transformed a 34-foot

recreational vehicle into a mobile medical clinic, dubbed the Mission of Mercy.

Ms. Talone-Sullivan is better known in some circles for messages she allegedly receives from Mary. But for people needing health care, she and her husband will be known as sources of healing. .

R wanda rebuilding

NEW AREA OEANS are Very Rev. Henry left; Very Rev. John A. Perry, right.

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BALTI MOR E (CNS) - Not only do Rwanda's government, cities and social structures need rebuilding after a brief, bloody civil war, the Catholic Church must also start nearly from scratch to replace staff, programs and networks, according to a relief agency official. "There is very little infrastructure left," said Tom Dart, director for development education at Catholic Relief Services.

Newly appointed deans are Very Rev. Henry S. Arruda, New Bedford; and Very Rev. JohnA. Perry, Cape and Islands.

All appointments ~ere effective Sept. I. Effective immediately are the appointments of Rev. Andre H. Faria as director of the Catholic Youth Center in New Bedford, while remaining parochial vicar at O.L. Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford; and Rev. Charles A. Jodoin as director of Cathedral Camp and Retreat Center in East Freetown, while remaining parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Fall River.

Effective Sept. 22 is the appointment of Rev. Raymond Vaillancourt, MS, as parochial vicar at Our Lady of the Cape parish, Brewster.

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Rev. Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., Bishop of Fall Riv~:r, has made the following appointments: Episcopal Vicars Reverend Monsignor Daniel F. Hoye ...:... Episcopal Vicar for the Taunton!Attleboro Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River Reverend Monsignor Henry T. Munroe - Episcopa;l Vicar for . the Fall River Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River Reverend Monsignor John 1. Oliveira - Episcopal V;car for the .

New Bedford Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River Reverend Monsignor John J. Smith - Episcopal Vicar for the Cape and the Islanli<; Deanery of the Diocese of Fall River Deans Very Reverend Francis L. Mahoney - Dean of Fall River Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Harrington - Dean ofTaunton Very Reverend Henry S. Arruda - Dean of New Bedford Very Reverend John A. Perry - Dean of Cape Cod and Islands ]~ffective September 1, 1994 Reverend Andre H. Faria, Director of the Catholic Youth Center in New Bedford, while remaining Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in New Bedford.

Reverend Charl.~s A. Jodoin, Director of Cathedral Camp and Retreat Center in East Freetown, while remaining Parochial Vicar . at St. Patrick's Parish in Fall River.

Effective Immediately His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., Bishop of Fall Rivl~r, has accepted the nomination of the Reverend Gilles Genest, M.S., Provincial Superior of the Missionaries ofOur Lady of LaSalette, and has made the following appointment: Reverend Raymond Vaillancourt, M.S., Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of the Cape in Brewster.

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Reappointed area deans were Very Rev. Francis L. Mahoney, Fall River; Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, Taunton; Very Rev. Peter N. Graziano was appointed dean of the Attleboro area last year, succeeding the late Msgr. Armando A. Annunziato.

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Making Our Schools Catholic Last month the 18th general assembly of the International Federation of Catholic Universities was held at Notre Dame University. Among speakers was Cardinal Pio Laghi, prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Ed ucation. In his remarks, he emphasized the need in today's world for Catholic universities to remain truly Catholic.

"In order to respond to the new challenges of society," he said, "and to shape the future of society, the Catholic university may be tempted to lessen its Catholic specificity. This temptation must be overcome because the challenges of the future will be at root ethical, moral and religious."

The schoolS, colleges and universities under church sponsorship in this country especially need to hear and heed the cardinal's words. For too long, too many of our institutions of higher learning have competed to excel in scientific and material ways. In some cases, one might wonder if God could find a place on campus.

Too many parents have had confused priorities, sending their children to the university they deemed best able to provide education geared towards ensuring its possessor a high income in the years following graduation. Future doctors, la wyers and scientists were on the priority list, and God help anyone going to college to study theology. .

As a result of such thinking, certain schools became more desirable than others and Catholics fell into the trap of setting up their own "Ivy League" caste system. To accomplish this ,end, God and Church had to go. For' the most part, the so-called theology courses were relegated to the great catchall of comparative religion programs: nothing specific and certainly nothing dogmatic.

Attempts at renewing the teaching and prea.ching mission of Catholic institutions of higher learning were feeble at best.

Tokenism ruled the day and as a re~ult many Catholic college graduates are among those who themselves need evangelization. . We have"done very well in.producing 'effective' executives: r •• .' '. \ .. . .' J .' \ -. ,'.

• . and profession~lsb4tour record is less outstanding whe'n it comes to graduates .who are true sons and'daughters of the . Church. A look at those who are and 'are not attending weekend Masses at any. parish church will va'lidate this statement.

With all this in mind, it was good to read that Cardinal Laghi reminded Catholic university leaders of their -mission "to guarantee the priorities of the ethical over thetechnical, the primacy of persons over things and the superiority of spirit over matter."

At this time of year, when nearly two million young people are returning to Catholic schools and colleges, we should all realize that every academic activity of a Catholic educational institution, from kindergarten to university, should be in harmony with the evangelical mission of the Church: We cannot and should not separate the classroom from the Gospel.

The shaping of a Christian world requires that Catholic schools be based on the'principle that knowledge must be fused with conscience for the total welfare of humanity. Catholic schools cannot consider religion and religious education as simply a private affair. This notion has led too many Catholics away from the Church and into worship of secular gods.

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A SCHOOLBOY PASSES A SOLDIER,IN WEST BELFAST. AN IRA ANNOUNCEMENT OF A CEASEFIRE IN ITS 25-YEAR WAR AGAINST BRITISH RULE OF NORTHERN IRELAND HAS AWAKENED HOPES OF PEACE IN THE . TROUBLED AREA

"Let peace and truth be in my days." 4 Kings 20:19

Sisters urged to invoke CHICAGO (CNS) - u.s. women religious know "what it is·to be buffeted 'and' shaped by powerful but sometimes' unseen forces from every side" over the last 30 years, said the president of the Leadership Conference of Women' Religious.

Now they must set their own direction, and "our compass is Christ, our sails are woven of faith a nd hope, courage and love," said Mercy Sister Doris Gottemoeller.

She addressed more than 900 women religious who gathered for the I.CWR national assembly last month in Chicago. They represented 88,000 sisters in the United States.

Sister Gottemoeller likened the "unseen forces" or pressures on women's religious life to "winds coming from the four compass points."

Fro'm the east, she said, came expectations of the institutional church, "whether Roman or American," in conciliar documents, canonical requirements, diocesan policies and procedures. Such innuences led to renewal, but also created tension with orders' own insights, she added.

From the south came "the winds of liberation theology," she said.

From the west came forces of U.S. . society and culture, forcing sisters to adapt lifestyles and ministries to meet new needs and to adjust to revolutions in science, technology, communications and the political and social orders.

From the north came "the steadying innuence or" our own founding charisms and sound traditions," Sister Gottemoeller said.

But she encouraged the women to invoke the wind that comes from another direction - "the' breath of the Spirit that blows where it wills'" Her address capped four days of liturgy, workshops and general ses-

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sions under the theme, "Breath of the Spirit: Winds of Change"· Sister Gottemoeller, who is also pre'sidentofthe Sisters of Mercy 'o ft he Americas, said renewal in the church has often meant looking back, but that now is the time to 'look to the future.

"There was no golden age of religious' life," she said. "There were only women and men, human as we are, who loved God, cared for persons in need and dared to dream. We are human, as nawed and gifted as they were, and still in touch with the dream.'"

To "befriend the wind," she said, women religious must answer "the depth questions," including the issue of ecclesial identity: "How important' are we to the church, and how important is membership in the church to usT' "Neither religious life in general nor apostolic religious life in the form in which we know it today is essential to the constitution of the church," she said. But she added that it is a gift to the entire Christian community, not just to those who embrace it.

She said women's religious orders desire recognition in the church "despite our realization that the church itself institutionalizes sexism within and fails to denounce it without."

Love for Christ and the community must, however, sustain commitment to the church, she added, because "to allow ourselves to be alienated" is to give up a birthright and be exiled "from our true home."

The upcoming. world Synod of Bishops on religious life was on the minds of many, and Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago touched on the topic in his homily at a conference Mass.

"I hope that the synod will bring into clear focus - for all the world to see - the true beauty of conse-

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crated life in its various manifestations and the tremendous contri"'ution,it m~~es to the churclJ and society, through its witn\:ss and ministry," he said, adding that he was striving to put "surface, issues" in perspective in preparation for his contribution to the ·synod. "I will point out that we live in a time of crisis for consecrated life, but also a time of creativity," he said.

Creating tensions for rdigious as they try to live the Gospel and help the poor, he said, are the realities of aging members, rising health care costs, and pressures from society's emphasis on individualism and consumerism.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Amata Miller, speaking on "Winds of Challenge," said "Fidelity to our Gospel call in the~;e times calls for creativity, courag'~, commitment, nexibility and int,:grity."

She cited six specific challenges to women religious: challenges of the world's poorest, of systemic change, of employment, ,:>f sustaining life, of the age of anxiety and of nurturing nascent hope.

Some of them were considered at a business meeting at which conferees passed a statement urging the U.S. government to sign three UN human rights documo~nts: a Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; and Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; and on the Rights of the Child.

The sisters, many of whom sponsor major hospitals and health care systems across the country, also overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for universal health coverage "for all those resident in the United States."

"This resolution passed virtually by acclamation," said Presentation Sister Margaret Cafferty, LCWR executive director.

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Q. I am a diocesan priest from the United States working now with people in Latin America. Your column in our dioc,esan paper, which usually arrives two months late, helps me know what is going on.

There is the custom here of having processions for e\'ery celebration. In fact, a fiesta is no fiesta without one. We're not used to them so much back home.

What is the history lllld meaning of processions? With abetter understanding perhaps I un help the people here more. (E(:uador) A. Ceremonial movement of a group of people from one place to another, what we call a procession, seems to be nearly as old as the human race.

At least from records available to us, it seems that people just naturally turned nearly (:very sort of special event - funerals, coronation of kings, celebrations of military victories and thl~ New Year, even birthday parties of prominent figures - into some variety of procession or parade or dance.

Nowhere does this particular method of expressing feelings with our bodies show itself more consistently than in religious activity.

Religous processions, invoking the help of a deity for protection against plague, fora good harvest, for victory against the enemy, and a variety of other petitions, are a common theme in the story of nearly every culture.

The Old Testament is filled with tales of ritual processions among the Hebrew people, from the march of troops around the walls of Jericho at God's command (Joshua 6) to David's high-spirited parade to Jerusalem with the ark of the covenant (2 Samuel 6).

Some psalms are obviously "litany" hymns, verses and brief refrains intended for liturgical processions. Many others, the socalled "psalms of ascent" for example (120-134), were apparently used for the same purpose.

Religious processions and celebrations of ancient Rome have special significance for us, since early Christians adopted some of them for their own usc.

The Processio Robigalia, for example, had been for perhaps

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INDIANAPOLlS(CNS)- The House of Bishops of the U.S. Episcopal Church has added the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola to the Episcopal liturgical calendar.

Issues of Episcopal Church teaching on sexuality and sharp cuts in the church's national budget were among top issues at the 1994 General Convention, held in Indianapolis Aug. 24-Sept. 3.

The 1,000 Episcopal bishops, priests and laity in attendance also addressed a wide range of other issues, including a recently published pastoral letter on racism by their bishops.

There was little debate among

By FATHER JOHN the bishops before their decision DIETZEN to include in the sanctoral cycle of the Book of Common Prayer the hundreds of years the great Roman feast of St. Ignatius, 16th-century spring prayer against crop blight. founder of the Jesuits, an order Christians turned it into the Major whose members were once banned Litany of St. Mark's Day (April from Anglican England under pen25), one of the former Rogation alty of death. St. Ignatius' obserDays asking God for a successful vance was set for July 31, the same crop, coinciding with the date and day ,observed by Roman Catholics. most of the route of the Robigalia In response to questions about procession. the appropriateness of placing a Two interesting observations leading figure of the Catholic about Christian processions might Counter-Reformation in the Ancome closer to being useful. One is . glican liturgy, Bishop Frank Gristheir recalling of the central Chris- wold of Chicago, chairman of the tian paschal theme of journey, Liturgical Commission of the EpisChrist's and ours, from death to copal Church. described the Spanlife. ish-born saint as one of the most The other, related to the first, is exemplary figures of the 16th centhe underlying reminder that we tury and cited the importance of are a pilgrim people on Earth, the healing of memories in the always moving toward our final progress of Catholics and Anglidestination. cans toward Christian unity.

As you know, of course, this Bishop Griswold, who is also very motif lies at the heart of the Episcopal cochair of the Anglicanprocessional psalms, moving from Roman Catholic Dialogue in the suffering and exile up Mount Zion United States. will be a leader of a to the heavenly Jerusalem which is Nov. 2-10 pilgrimage of U.S. Cathour home. olic and Episcopal bishops to CanThese few reflections may not terbury and Rome. Also a pilhelp a lot. But perhaps they at least grimage leader will be Bishop John confirm two truths you already J. Snyder of St. Augustine. Fla., know: first, that what your people Catholic cochair of the dialogue. are doing has deep roots in human After the pilgrimage, Bishop religious instincts.

Griswold, who has described himAnd second, as experienced self as one of many Anglicans missionaries increasingly inform nourished by the Ignatian Spiritus, it takes a large dose of time, ual Exercises, will visit the Ignapatience, humility and curiosity to tian shrine at La Storca, Italy. enter sufficiently in,to a people's Mobile, Ala., Archbishop Oscar "soul" to appreciate and perhaps H. Lipscomb was at the General eventually assist them pastorally Convention as leader of a Catholic in such a culturally subjective spir- observer delegation but had to itual activity. . leave before delivering his report.

I envy you. Good luck!

Christian Brother Jeffrey Gros.

A free brochure answering ques- associate director of the US Bishops tions Catholics ask about receiv- secretariat for Ecumenical and Ining the holy Eucharist is available terreligious Affairs, presented the by sending a stamped self-addressed report. envelope to Father John Dietzen, In it, the archbishop, chairman Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main of the U.S. Bishops' Committee on St., Bloomington, 11I.61701. Ques- Ecumenical and Interreligious Aftions for this column should be fairs, recalled "an almost palpable sent to Father Dietzen at the same gloominess" in 1991 when the Vataddress. ican responded to the 1981 "Final Report" of the first Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, known as ARCIC I. The gloominess, he said, came from the Vatican's negative judgments on some aspects of the report and its request for clarification on A ct of Contrition four points concerning the Eucharist and four concerning ministry my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended' and ordination.

But he reported that the clarifiyou. I detest all my sins cations were submitted to Rome because of your just punby the second commission, ARCIC ishment, but most of all II, along with comments from national dialogue groups such as because th~y offend you those in Canada and the United my God, who are all-good States. and deserving of all my These, he said, led to a Vatican love. I firmly resolve, with response this spring saying that the help of your grace, to "the clarifications have indeed sin no more and to avoid thrown new light on the questions .... The agreement reached on the near occasions of sin.

Eucharist and ministry by ARCIC Amen.

I is thus greatly strengthened and

make's Episcopal calendar no further study would seem to be required at this stage."

He said this does not mean that all Anglican-Roman Catholic differences over ministry and authority have been resolved.

"The 1981 •Final Report' left unresolved a number of questions related to authority in the church," he said. "And our difference concerning the ordination of women was not taken up.... In other words, 'Stay tuned.'"

Archbishop Lipscomb cited as another major sign of progress between the two churches the recent ARCIC II report, "Life in Christ: Morals, Communion and the Church."

He quoted from the report the statement that Catholics and Anglicans "share the same fundamental moral values .... Even on those particular issues where disagreement exists, Anglicans and Roman Catholics, we shall argue, share a common perspective and acknowledge the same underlying values.

This being so, we question whether the limited disagreement, serious as it is, is itself sufficient to justify a continuing breach of communion."

Before the General Convention met. the leak of a draft teaching statement on sexuality provoked national controversy, and drew sharp criticisms from some Episcopalians who said it did not clearly uphold traditional Christian teachings on the sanctity of marriage and was too accepting of homosexuality as an alternative lifestyle.

After intense debate, the bishops overwhelmingly approved a revised "pastoral study document," modified to more strongly reaffirm traditional church teaching on sexual relationships.

The General Convention, the highest decision-making body of the U.S. Episcopal Church, meets every three years. It is made up of two chambers, the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, which is formed by equal numbers of priests and laity.

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BRIANNA PALERMO isn't that sure school is a good idea, despite. the reassurances of her mother. Brianna is in pre-kindergarten at St. Robert Bellarmine School, Arabi, La. (eNS photo) , .

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Answers for angry Catholics

By Mitch Finley What Catholic does not know someone who is angry with the church. What family does not have members, in the 'extended family or closer to home, who want nothing to do with the church? , Earlier generations called these people "fallen-away Catholics."

Today we hear the term "alienated Catholics." Either way we're talking about members of our own families whose feelings about the church range from indifference to hostility.

When I wrote "Everybody Has a Guardian Angel. ..and Other Lasting Lessons I Leamed in Catholic Schools" (Crossroad Publishing Co.), I knew I could not side step this issue.

It would be naive to overlook the fact that some people blame their'anger with the church on bad experiences during their growingup years. ,I suggested, however, that if you scratch beneath the surface of an angry Catholic you may find a disillusioned idealist, someone bitterly disappointed to have found ordinary, flawed human beings in the church.

Angry Catholics "are not about to forgive those who showed them that the world is less than a perfect place," even in the church.

Some angry Catholics blame personal problems - everything from poor self-esteem to drug abuse - on "the nuns who taught me in school" or an, insensitive priest.

Could it be, I wondered, that these people would have had the same personal problems had they attended government ("public") schools, or had they not grown up in a Catholic family? Might "the church" be a convenient whipping boy? .

Recently I read a new book about the late Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton that I wish had been available when I was writing my own book.

M'oreabout angels Angels everywhere! The phenoreceived unexplained help, angels can truly be seen as heavenly helpers menon goes on and on. Angel and 路protectors., shops are opening from coast to That's where Joan Wester Andcoast, and other stores are putting erson comes in:She wrote "Where in angel merchandise sections.

Angels Walk," accounts of how This indicates that people are acknowledging, or at least enter- "heavenly visitors" saved earthly taining the possibility, that life is people from tragic fates. not confined to earthly things.

Joan told me she never expected But looking at some of the cutesy her small book would get a lot of angel stuff displayed in store and attention. She has been amazed at in catalogs makes me worry that what happened in the two years once, the fad winds down, angels since it was published: guest shots will become yesterday's news. on national talk TV shows and That would be a shame because sales booming. there is a theological basis for the Now she has written a second existence of angels. They are main.. book on the angel theme, "An characters in the Bible. The new Angel to Watch Over Me, True Catechism of the Catholic Church Stories of Children's Encounters quotes St. Augustirte as saying with Angels" (Ballantine, $19.00), ... Angel' is the name'oftheir office, I loved this book. It is full of not of their nature. If you seek the true stories about children who name of their nature, it is 'spirit' .... had unusual, beneficial visits from With their whole beingsthe angels presences they knew, were their are servants and messengers of angels. It is a feel-good, get-high God" (No. 329). . book that 'parents can read to and, Angels answer prayers imd give with their children. " messages when directed to do so The tales a.re very ,special.

by God; they do not anSwer pray-' Dolores, '12, tells how a "luminous . ers offered directly to them because figure" filled the doorway of her they have no will of their own that bedroom one night. It told her to is apart from the will of God. follow, "and led her through the And 'for people who have ever ho'use to' the rec room, saying had an experience where they "everythirtg will be all right."

Television violence Dear Dr. Kenny: I am concerned about the amount of violence my three children are seeing on television. Should I stop them from watching television altogether?

Should I forbid them to watch violent programs? How will I know in advance which ones have violence?

(New York) You are right to be concerned.

Violence pervades' much of television and it is. having an impact on all of us, especially children.

If a child watches an average of ' three hours of television per day, he or she will have seen approximately 8,000 murders and more than 100,000 other acts ofviolence by the start of high school.

By,the time the same person enters adulthood, he or she on average will have viewed more than 200,000 violent acts in the media.

According to ~esearch cited in the American Psychological Association's 'Monitor" (August 1993), here are some of the effects, that TV violence can have: - Aggressive behavior of, all kinds, including criminal violence, is highly related to JV-violence exposure.

- Younger children are more susceptible to learning violent behavior from films and television.

- Young children indiscriminately imitate others, particularly if the other is a hero or "good guy."

- The programs most likely to harm children are those in which the hero uses violence in a good cause and is successful.' , - Repeated viewing of violence on television makes children more likely to accept violerice as a way of solving problems.

-.:. Both children and adults become used to violence on television. When that happens, they become aesensitized to their own violent acts and take them less seriously.

- Children who were not predisposed toward aggression but watched many hours of violent television grew up to be more violent than those with aggressive tendencies who didn't watch a lot of television.

As Dr. L. Rowel1 Huesmann, psychology professor at the University of Michigan, notes: "N ot everyone who gets lung cancer was a smoker and not everyone who smokes gets lung cancer. Yet just as smoking raises the odds sub-

"A Song for Nobody: A Memory Vision of Thomas Merton," by Ron Seitz (Triumph Books), is a recollection of the author's friendship with the famous monk who died in December 1968.

Seitz recalls an el)counter early in his friendship with Father Merton when he explained to the monk how angry he was with the church.

Seitz told Father Merton: "I'm still angry, and 'blaming people for what they did to me - the church, that is." ' "You got hurt,Ron, no doubt about it," Father Merton responded. "And deeply, to be sure. In the worst way - by being disappointed, possibly even betrayed,' by 'someone or. something you sincerely loved and trusted and needed ....

"But you must know one thing, Ron ... and it's most important.

The true church is not that institution, not that hierarchy, not that' formal organization which so hurt you as a child and which is not the target of your rage.... The true church is a living community of love!" ' Father Merton made the saine distinction Vatican Council II made in acknowledging "how great a distance lies between the mesAll I did was ask my priest "How long you think that'd sage (the church) offers and the cousin-in-Iaw, "Did you read about take?" I,asked casually. human failings of those to whom the 22-minute religious service that H is eyes began to dart around the Gospel is entrusted" (Dogmatic the room, probably looking for a Baptist minister does, in PenConstitution on the Church, art. sacola'!" the nutcracker.

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"Hey. Kevin,:' I said, "just kidIt wasn't like I endorsed the idea This is a distinction many angry ding. The minister says he does it Catholics don't seem to, under- , or implied the liturgies at Father to compete with the Florida sunKevin's parish' are too' long. Or stand, between the church's impershine and to kinda offer an olive anything. ' fect human dimensions and the branch to people trying to take "N ot you. too!" he boomed. divine tradition from which the baby steps back to the church." church draws its life.

"You're the fourth person this week ."Yes," he seethed. "Yes, yes. who's asked me this!"

While thl; two cannot be separA blood vessel in his forehead' yes! Maybe it does have potential. ated, what Father Merton called We could have a new liturgical "that institution" will always do its vibrated. "Instead of the Liturgy position, the keeper of the time job imperfectly, sometimes even of the Word I suppose you'd like clock. We could set up a contest badly. us to mimeograph' the readings between parishes to see who could Still, the living stream of Cathand have you read them on the olic tradition is always there, a way home. Then I could do , set speed records. We could number the prayer.s. so instead of recitsource of grace, truth and peace in a bumper sticker homily. race the world, and that is the only through the consecration. speed ing the Our Father, I could say, read the final ,blessing and sprint 'Prayer No.3,' and everyone would church it's fair to judge the church 路nod." by. the recessional."

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The next night the figure returned. This time Dolores smelled smoke. The figure lit a path for her, the same way he had taken her the night before. She followed, gasping for air.

When she reached the patio doors, a man wearing "something that felt rubbery" reached in and pulled her out of the housl:, which was on fire. Her mother was crying. Her parents th~ught she was trapped in her room. How did she escape? .

That's when Dolores knew her visitor was her guardian angel, who 'had come twice, once' to prepare her, and then to lead her to safety.

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MARY KENNY stantial1y of getting lung cancer, 'habitual childhood viewing ofviolent films and television raises the odds of becoming a violent person."

What can you do to lessen the odds? Here are a few simple suggestions: - Limit TV viewing tirr.,e. Two hours of passive entertain ment is plenty. Help your children select programs in advance.

- Pre-select positive programs.

Positives are always a better strategy than negatives.

- Don't assume that TV violence is the only harmful subject on television. Sexual1y e:xplicit scenes, materialism presen': in TV games shows, the win-at-a:ily-cost attitude in professional sports, etc., . can all impact our children.

- Watch television with your children. Use television as a chance to be with them rather than as a baby sit~er.

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"We could take it a step further," he continued. "Do you th ink we could retire our debt if we sold Superbowl Sunday Mass dispensations?"

"Trout season openers would sell welL too," I said helpfully.

He took a deep breath. "Shall we stop pulling one another's legs?"

"OK," I agreed. "But tell me the part again about the bumper sticker homily."

Men religious told they can counter U.8. culture of violence MILWAUKEE (eNS) - The president of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men urged U.S. men religious to take the lead in reversing the violence plaguing America's cities.

Other speakers urged the religious-order leaders to be creatively engaged with u.s. t:ulture, both challenging it and drawing from it.

The CMS M president, Sulpician Father Gerald L. Brown, said the "culture of death" is a pervasive social evil in the UIlited States comparable to the systematic apartheid only recently overcome in South Africa.

"Youth, on their own, in the streets, are left with a feeling of emptiness lacking meaning," he said. "Life is cheap. More and more, we live in fear, our homes and cars alarmed, young people killed by stray bul:tets, random murders rocking our neighborhoods."

But many religious priests and brothers "are already in the trenches" trying to gi ve an alternative vision of life to young people in the streets and schools of the country, he said.

"I challenge all of us to join forces, on the national and regional levels, and most especially in cities, towns and neighborhoods, in a corporate effort to eradicate violence from the hearts of our brothers and sisters, to create environments of safety and peace and to change those structures that hold our young people in social and psychological bondage," he said.

Religious orders are in a unique position to offer alternatives to violence because their members' life commitment to community and to peace with justice gives them "the vision, t he resources, the know-how" to tac;kle the issue, he said.

"Who better than we to address the problem of violence?" he asked.

About 200 leaders of men's religious orders attended the' recent national assembly of the CMS M, which had "Religious Life in Dialogue with U.S. Culture" as its theme.

Keynoting the meeting was the Rev. Martin E. Marty of the University of Chicago, a religious historian, author and Lutheran minister.

He said religious orders provide communities of knowledge, discipline, motivation and a potential for charismatic innovation which enable them to contribute to the larger church and culture. Whether or how they do so is up to them and God's providence, he said.

He expressed confidence in the Catholic Church's survival and continued growth in years to come but added, "Survival by itself is not an enriching achievem¢nt .... Survival

Legion of Mary announces retreat Montfort Father Roger Charest of Bay Shore, NY, will preach a Marian retreat sponsored by the diocesan Legion of Mary Oct. 28 to 30 at the Family Life Center, North Dartmouth.

The retreat will include a holy hour, stations of the cross, rosary, time for confessions and counseling, viewing of inspirational videos and celebration of the Eucharist.

Reservations should be made by Sept. 20 by calling 995-2354.

Father Charest, a Fall River native, is an authority on the spirituality of the Legion of Mary and is a former president of the Mariological Society of America, from which he received the John Cardinal Wright Mariological Award in 1982. He has traveled extensively, preaching and lecturing on the True Devotion to Mary, a form of spirituality originated by St. Louis de Montfort.

Ordained in 1942, Father Char~ est in 1969 founded Queen of All Hearts Magazine, fiow known as Queen, to promote better knowlSept. 10 edge of Mary.

1966, Rev. Hugo Dylla, Pastor, Serving for a time as provincial St. Stanislaus, Fall River superior of Montfort Missionaries 1969. Rt. Rev. Felix S. Childs, in the U.S. and Borneo, he returned Pastor Emeritus, Sacred Heart, as managing editor of Queen in Fall River 1969. He is also director of Mon. fort publications and national Sept. III moderator for Priests of Mary and 1987, Rev. Joachim Shults.

SS.CC.. Our Lady of Assumption. the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts.

New Bedford He has directed many pilgrimSept. 12 ages to Lourdes, France, and is 1962, Rev. John J. Galvin, Assisamong Montfort Fathers who have tant, SS. Peter and Paul. Fall served as pastor of St. Peter's parRiver ish, Dighton.

1986, Most Rev. .lames L. Connolly, Fourth Bishop of Fall River 1951-1970

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Sept. 14 1982. Rev. Stanislaus J. Ryczek, Retired, Lauderhills, Florida

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Adults who watch television say they believe the tube offers more sex, violence and bad language this year than last, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by the Family Channel. The poll also showed that adults believe TV shows more negative values than positive ones.

They are also more worried about TV's effects on children. Results of the poll, released in late August, also indicate that disclaimers about televised violence, sex and adult language are not effective. The Family Channel is controlled by the Rev. Pat Robertson.

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1949, Rev. Charles A.J. Donovan, Pastor, Immaculate Conception. North Easton .

1934, Rev. Henry J. Mussely, Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River 1958. Rev. Brendan McNally, S.J .• Holy Cross Collt:ge, Worcester 1969. Rev. John JI. Casey, Pastor.lmmaculate Conception. North Easton Sept, II; 1925. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Jean A. Prevost, P.A .• P.R .. Pastor, Notre Dame. Fall River

through what means and toward what ends: this is the issue before the assembly, before religious communities of men and the Catholic Church todav."

Jesuit Father William Barry, a clinical psychologist and superior of the Jesuits' New England province, said U.S. culture teaches men and women religious to prize individual gifts, but "we must not overlook the dangers in the kind of radical individualism rampant in American culture."

"I have noticed a tendency for religious to criticize community life, but not to ask what :they are contributing to it," he said. He urged religious "to work hard against the virus of individualism which destroys community."

One important way to do so is for members to share their faith journeys and apostolic work with one another, countering the American tendency to treat religious belief and spirituality as a private affair, he said.

"There is nothing better as an anitdote to narcissism than meeting the living God ... Each of us must engage in our way to God, and then we must find ways to communicate to other members of our congregation the experience of meeting the living God in our way," he said.

While most religious orders have their spiritual roots in Europe, the way life in those orders is lived out in the United States is transf~rmed by "a distinctive American spirituality," Father Barry said.

He said American Catholic spirituality is distinct from European Catholicism in a number of ways, among them: - It is pluralistic, both in its own multiple ethnic makeup and as one religion among many in Protestant society.

- It is "democratized" in the sense of a fundamental conviction that "everyone has equal access to .

God and to holiness," with no special favor stemmi'ng from class or church status.

- It is primarily functional and experimental, rather than abstract and theoretical, in its approach to faith, truth and meaning.

Father Barry suggested that American religious should reflect on how American Catholic spirituality and culture have affected their communities and made them different from their European 'counterparts "for good and for ill."

He suggested that for a deeper understanding of basic questions of spirituality and culture, the U.S. church could serve as a bridge between the European church of past centuries and the world church of today and the future.

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Bishops opposed SACRAMENTO, Calif. (eNS) - California's Catholic bishops have urged voters to reject an initiative on the November ballot that would deny health, education and welfare services to illegal immigrants. In a second statement the bishops "concluded with deep regret that we cannot suppor't"a

separate health care reform initiative. As written it "elevates abortion to a new level" and threatens the integrity of Catholic hospitals, they said. Both statements were issued by the California Catholic Conference. The anti-immigration initiative rejected by the bishops goes to-o.roters Nov. 8.

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Ten years ago La Cros~:e had 187 diocesan priests active in the diocese along with a few priests from religious orders. It had 168 parishes, 158 served by resident pastors.

At the start of this year it had 141 diocesan priests active in the diocese plus a few from religious orders. But it had 190 parishes, only 126 served by resident pastors. Of the others, 51 were administered by nonresident priests, two by permanent deacons, two by brothers, seven by nuns and two by laypeople.

Father Wolf said a pastoral associate's job is "to get to knc·w the' people and share with the pastor the pulse of the parish." .

He said "a primary trust of the other person" was essential in a collaborative ministry. "If it didn't have that, I'd feel I have to eagleeye everythin'g, and I don't have to do that," he said,.

Each described the other as bringing complementary g'iftS to their combined ministry.

"She is an artist and I think I am more practical, a nuts-and-bolts type person," Father Wolf said.

"H is great strength is his emphasis on the family," she said, 'The family is the hub of the parish. If family life is strengthened, the parish is strengthened. His ideas about ministry center on the family."

Both said their individual vocations have been strengthened through working together.

SENECA, Wis. (CNS) ~ Sister the diocese, three are in parishes Donna Weber' peeled the carrots, with resident pastors, nine in parishes served by nonresident pastors. diced the potatoes, added the dried onions and bouillion to the pot in The norms say a pastoral assoFather Eugene Wolfs kitchen. ciate's "responsibilities will include LANDSCAPE SERVICE Father Wolf defrosted and cut a share (with,the pastor) in the up the chicken, measured the pastoral ministries of sacred wor276 Meridian St. • Fall River water, tossed insqme chopped cel- ship, Catholic education, social 673-9426 justice, family life and administraery at the last minute, The result: a tasty chicken veg- tion.", RICHARD S. AGUIAR:OWNER , etable soup. Tile chefs: One of 12 "This sharing will be speCified , We are one offall River's oldest gardeners. ' teams of pastor and pastoral asso- accqrding to the needs of the par:. Let us ,put over 36 years of experience to work for Ciateleading ,parishes in:,the La .ish and the gifts of the minister," you. Contact us if you have lawn problem or fora" WASHINGTON (CNS) --The ", , "the norms say. They call for a writ, Crosse diocese., . ,.\, ,;. free e s t i m a t e . - , Cuban bishops pleaded for diaSister Weber, a Franciscan, Sis- , ' ten job description approved by logue within the country and with ter of Perpetual Adoration, has the bishop and reviewed yearly by Fully Insured,. No Job.Too Big,af; Too SfJlall" ' the United States to try to settle '" been pastoral associate, of Sacred the pastor. " COMMERCIAL ." INDUSTRIAL • RESIDENTIAL Heart of Jesus Parish in Wauzeka ,For Father, Wolf. and Sister unrest and, to keep people .from· ' . t.'" . for nearly five ,'years. '. ' Weber, s.h'aring in ministry 'involves , fleeing the island in unsafe boats Father Woif is resident 'pastor much more than parceling out and rafts.·1 n a letter the bi shops invited the Cuban people to turn of St. Patrick parish in Seneca and jobs. ' , nonresident pastor of Sacred Heart, From the start "I insisted we to prayer, particularly in .;>bser21 miles away. He told the Times share what was happening in our vance of a traditional novena to Review, La Crosse diocesan newslives and in our parishes," Father "La Virgen de la Caridad," the paper, that when the bishop asked Wolfsaid. "We not only talk about Virgin of Charity. "Let us make of him to take over the Wauzeka parthings but pray together on a regu- this novena a crusade of prayer so that love may be the victor in all lar basis." ish as well, "I said I won't accept unless someone is living down Sister Weber said effective col- things," said the bishops, al;cordlaborative ministry depends on ing to an unofficial English-langthere."

Bishop John Paul of La Crosse "trust, communication, openness uage translation. The U.S. Ca,tholic has issued formal norms for pas- and a combined effort toward what Conference and National Conference of Catholic Bishops wekomed toral associates in the diocese. needs to be done."

"Because pastoral associates will She came to Sacred Heart, a the Cuban bishops' letter. "We in become morecommon in our dioparish with about 100 households, the United States ought to take cese and because of the imporon Jan. 3,1990, about six months heart from their example," ,said a tance of their role, it now seems after its longtime pastor, Father statement from Baltimore Archbishop William H. Keeler. "Our appropriate to issue norms to deFrancis Grassl, retired. government should be ready to fine this position and the qualificaSister Weber brought with her tions needed;" he said, background in teaching at all lev- take the steps necessary to open a The norms defim: a pastoral els, service on a parish ministry dialogue which will put an i:nd to associate as a "professionally qualteam and a retreat team, work as a the tensions between ou;: two ified minister - lay, religious or prayer leader and master's degrees nations." deacon - appointed by the diocein art and creation spirituality. san bishop for the daily pastoral "She's got a genuine love of care and spiritual leadership of the ,people," said parishioner Ethel WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) faithful in a given geographic locaBiba. "We see her dealing with all - American Assumptionist Father tion or in a specific parish, with or ages, the elderly, young, making Georges L. Bissonnette, 73, a noted without a resident pastor."

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Jesuit honored CHICAGO (CNS).- A Jesuit priest who spent 46 years among the Native Americans of Michigan's Upper Peninsula has won the 1994 Lumen Christi Award of the Catholic Church Extension Society. Father Joseph C. Lawless, whose Cherokee nickname, Nish Ish In Odeh, means "good heart," retired two years ago at age 81.

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Stonehill College Aaron T. Strojny of Fall River, a 1992 graduate of Bishop Connolly High School, has received a Stonehill College grant. He is a junior majoring in communications at the North Easton college.

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Voyage to freedom cost 10 cents MIAMI (CNS) ~ Dora Ortega's voyage to freedom cost 10 cents - 30 cents ifyoll include the fares for her husband, Gabriel Abella, and 14-year-old son, Miguel Fernandez.

Ms. Ortega, 35, and her family were among nearly 150 passengers on a Havana Bay ferry, La Coubre, whose captain, with the knowledge and.consent of nearly 100 of the passengers, took a 90-mile detour to Key West A.ug. 3.

It was the first Cuban ferry to be hijacked in broad daylight. People gathered along Cuba's seawall clapping and yelling at the pursuing patrol boats, "Let t hem go!"

Ms. Ortega told The Florida Catholic, Miami's archdiocesan newspaper, that the hijacking was peaceful. Seventeen passengers who boarded without knowing their final destination ultimately stayed in the United States. Thirty others, in her words, returned to Cuba "wjth tears in their eyes," because they were unwilling to leave family members behind.

She still gets goose bumps when she thinks about it: The sight of the orange and whitt: U.S. Coast Guard plane making low sweeps overhead after a h:nsion-filled night when three Cuban patrol boats surrounded the drifting launch, which had run out of gas.

The U.S. plane symbolized salvation for the refugees, and also signaled a warning to their Cuban tormentors: Hands Off,

Ms. Ortega is somewhat typical of the more than I ~,OOO Cuban rafters called "balse~os," rescued this year by the U.S. Coast Guard.

On Aug. 19 President Clinton announced that Cuban refugees picked up at sea would be detained at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where they will be held indefinitely. . Since then, the number of Cuban rafters picked up at sea has averaged about 2,000 daily in recent days with no sign of;a slowdown, said the U.S. Coast Guard.

About half of those arriving are single men and the rest are couples and families, according to statistics kept by Leslie Br'yon, supervisor of Cuban resettlement for the archdiocese of Miami's Refugee Resettlement Office, a division of Catholic Community Services.

The rafters' average age is in the 20s, although people as old as 70 and children as young as I have also arrived.

"The thing is to get out of there, it doesn't matter w~ere you go," said Alcides Rodriguez, 28, who left Cuba on a small boat more than a year ago with his wife and child.

Ileana Martinez, who arrived in Florida with 14 others, described her voyage as one she had been planning for months, but considering for years.

"Life [in Cuba] is impossible, not because food is lacking, but because freedom is lacking," said Ms. Martinez, 33, a Catholic who

read psalms during the sea crossing.

The fact that people prefer to be in Guantanamo rather than stay in Cuba is a sign of how badly things have deteriorated on the island, she said.

"When people emigrate, you must look back at who is governing them."

One couple, who arrived in Key West in July with their two children, refused to give their names and spoke haltingly, still fearful of reprisals toward family members still in Cuba.

"It's the first and last time I go out to sea," said the husband, who admitted he boarded the raft impulsively.

"I always thought about them first," he said, referring to his children. "I did it for them. There's nothing for them in Cuba."

Most rafters cite worsening economic conditions and systematic repression by Fidel Castro's regime as fueling the current exodus from Cuba.

'The people feel impotent because they are not allowed to speak.

The fear is constant," said Ms. Ortega.

Yet, whiie she and others note the rising discontent and disillusionment with' Castro, no one is ready to predict his downfall.

"The only way he'll go is by dying," said one rafter who wanted to remain anonymous.

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tHE' ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Sept. 9; 1994

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EDITH VANDERHOOF

She's not sure how sh~ got to 103 but birthday wish is clear 000

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (CNS) - Edith Vanderhoof isn't quite sure to what she owes her longevity, but her wish for her I03rd birth'day was clear.

"All I wanted for my birthday was to have Mass," Mrs, Vanderhoof told the Northwest Indiana Catholic, newspaper of the diocese of Gary, Father Joseph Murphy, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish in Hammond, celebrated Mass on her Aug. 6 birthday at the Merrillville nursing home where she has lived since April.

Born on a farm outside S pri ngfield, 11I., in 1891, Mrs. Vander-, hoof was one of 12 children. Her family moved to Hammond when she was 16, at a time when the city had wooden sidewalks ane! cobblestone streets. She saw hc:r first automobile there and had her first job at a local department store. earning $5 a week as a sales clerk.

Baptized, as a Methodist, she married a, Catholic, Frank Vanderhoof, in 1913. With the encouragement of her mother-in-law and, the help of a parish priest, she became a Catholic herself 14 ycarsafter her marriage. Her own parents and two siblings also eventually joined the church.

A widow since 1954, Mrs. Van000

derhoof retired from keeping books for a family business 37 years ago.

Until she was injured in a fall in April, she lived on her own or with family members.

Although she has abandoned the wheelchair she needed immediately after her fall, Mrs. Vanderhoof still has trouble' getting around easily and uses a walker.

At the nursing home, Mrs. Vanderhoof spends much of her time praying and keeping up. with the news.

"I love to know what's happening in the world," she said. "That's what keeps me going."

Mrs. Vanderhoof isn't quite sure why she has lived so long; none of her relatives lived into their 100s and she has outlived most of her family.

"I never felt old until I was 80," she said. "Then, after I got to be 100, I thought every year would be my last."

Even the Social Se'curity Admil)istration has had a little trouble believing her age. The year she turned 100 she got a call from an employee at the federal agency.

"I believe he thought I had died and someone was taking my check," she said. "I don't think he really believed I could still be alive at 100."

he says God got him to 100

THIBODAUX, La. (CNS) Oliver Robichaux of Thibodaux is a happy man.

Crediting his Catholic faith for his longevity, Robichaux said he reached his IOOth birthday bc:cause God answered his prayers.

"I asked the Lord to let me live to be 100. I asked him to allow me to live long enough to straighten out my bookkeeping affairs," he told The Bayou Catholic, newspaper of the Houma-Thibodaux diocese. ,"With religion you have something to live for. It gives you something to hang onto."

Born in Thibodaux Aug. 14, 1894, he was the second of six children born to Joseph and Marie Robichaux. H is father was the. building contractor for the St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux, where Robichaux is a parish member.

He was deferred from the draft for World War I because of health reasons. and at age 25 we~nt to work in Washington deconding and encoding messages for the state, War and Navy departments.

Later back in Thibodaux, he went into newspapering with his new wife. the former Mabel Taylor. When his wife's father wanted to sell The Lafourche Comet weekly

newspaper and had no takers the couple bought it.

Robichaux was publisher of the paper for 24 years, having learned journalism from his wife, who had worked for her father. She died at age 93 in 1988.

Now in a nursing home, Robichaux still is a correspondent of sorts, using a manual typewriter he bought before 1930. Until recently he would regularly correspond with U.S. Sen. Bennett Johnston and U.S. Rep. Bill Tauzin, both Louisiana Democrats, giving them his views on various political issues. And he keeps track of his own finances.

Reflecting on how the world was changed in his 100 years, Robichaux remembers how when he was a school boy, people traveled on foot or by horse and carriage. Streets were' dirt and sidewalks made of wooden planks.

"People used to think before doing. Today people do before they think," he said. "It seems that today pe0ple are in a hurry. Especially in the cities. People are hurrying from here to there, hurrying to eat, hurrying to work, hurrying' to play golf.. .. Today's world is a nerve-racking rush."

Boycotts make a point I beam' with .pleasure when I ,come to the canned fish section of my favorite supermarket. My joy is triggered by the "Dolphin Safe" labels on almost every can of tunafish.

It's not just that I like tuna salad sandwiches. It's not just that I like watching dolphins frolicking at sea. It's just because the labels testify to the power of boycotts.

I love boycotts because they demonstrate what little people who get organized can do to stop big businesses or special interests from doing wrong. Boycotts represent freedoms of speech and assembly in the public square.

The save the dolphin campaign began when some high schoolers saw a video showing how the smiling mammals are trapped in tuna riets. Their boycott of tuna on the school menu spread across the land and forced major tuna fishers to save the dolphins.

Just imagine if a video showing the reality of abortion'were to be shown to high school students! They might launch a nation-wide boycott of abortion vendors to save the unborn.

Anybody can boycott. Labor unions know its power in picketing employers and urging others to ,, r

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It's a perfect tool for seniors and BERNARD retirees who would like to call a halt to the influences that threaten to turn our cities and towns into CASSERLY jungles. Besides wisdom and experience, we have the time.

Phil Sokolof, 68, an Omaha, Fat chance! Pepsico took a NE, millionaire, learned about the beating iii 1989 when it cancelled dangers of cholesterol when he its" Madonna" commercial because was hit by a heart attack in 1966. of a public outcry. Advertiser pullHe began buying full-page ads for outs from a 1989 telecast of the National Heart Savers Associ"thirty-something" show::ng two ation headlined: "The Poisoning homosexuals in bed cost ABC a of America." reported $1.5 million.

His ads warned readers against Abortion is the target of the eating at places like McDonald's, most highly visible boycotts underBurger King and Wendy's. As a way in the United States. Pro-life result, these fast-food vendors quit groups are making majo:r run at using artery-choking palm and corporations which finanl:e Plancoconut oils. They began competned Parenthood, one of the nation's ing with each other in reducing fat leading abortionists. in burgers and fries.

The AT&T Corporation anBoycotts work best when they nounced in 1990 that it wa; ending hurt pocketbooks. They capture 25 years offinancing Planned Parheadlines when their targets holler , enthood at $50,000 a year after a that their freedoms are being taken letter writing campaign and the away. threat of a boycott byanti-a.bortion The Network Television Assogroups. ciation'sent letters to 100 ad agenBoycotts to save unborn human cies and 600 consumer product lives will increase across the land firms uring them not to be intimi- as big business learns the hard way dated by pressure groups who want that it is really not profitlble for them to withdraw their ads from them to support the killers of controversial programs. future customers. .

Research debunks myths about

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Mllry: My wife and I are both in our early 60s' and in good health. We are beginning to think about retirement.

I do not look forward to a life of doing nothing. I even dream about public service such as joining the Peace Corps since I believe that they take older persons. However, I hesitate to think about such plans, because we may develop health problems or decline mentally or physically.

What is your opinion of such a goal at our age? -:' Ohio .

Research on aging is extensive these days, and most of the news is good. Betty Friedman, author of "The Fountain of Age," found that in our culture most attitudes toward .aging are negative. Aging has come to mean deterioration, second childhood, senility. Aging is seen as a terrible event, and staying young becomes a goal. ' New research debunks virtually all the myths about aging. Deterioration of ,mental and physical capacities shows wide variance and seems to depend on the environment, the support in society and the life choices made rather than on biology.

Normal aging does not includea steady and relentless deterioration of body and mind. Studies which found such deterioration were done on institutionalized persons, persons already ailing. When healthy aged persons were studied longitudinally, at 60, 70 and 80, they were found to maintain their strength and abilities quite well.

Stereotypes picture the aged as disengaging from society. This is no more true for the elderly than for young people. The healthy elderly maintain and enjoy social activities. Staying connected to others has a direct effect on mor-

tality. In other words, we continue ties to other people or we die!

Using our brains and making choices are crucial to longevity and vital aging. The elderly who want to maintain their independence are on the right track.

Ms. Frie,dan suggests that we can aspire to vital aging. She urges us neither to deny aging by trying to remain young nor to accept the stereotype of age as deterioration.

Instead we can look for the opportunities for growth and development in this new stage of our lives.

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inevitable decline for the remainder of your years. Research shows, according to Ms. Friedan, that decline actually takes pla.ce, not steadily over many years, hut only in the last months before death.

In your early 60s you can realistically expect to live another onethird of your life. The best key to a vital old age is to do what you are doing: pursue meaningful activities; make your own choicel;; maintain ties to other people. Above ail, live fully and pursue your dreams.

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Security concerns nix Sarajevo trip Continued from Page One "serious risks," it said. Authorities in Bosnia had warned that the papal events could be a target for attacks and Bosnian Serbs surrounding the city had refused to guarantee the pope'~i safety.

Another factor in the decision to delay the trip was concern that a papal visit at this time might "be poorly understood and add to ten'sians," the statement said ..

On Sept. 10-11, the pope is

scheduled to visit :Zagreb in the former Yugoslavian republic of Croatia. He spent Sept. 8 in prayer for Sarajevo and a papal Mass and homily were broadcast to the faithful who had been awaiting his arrival in the city. i Bosnian Serb forces fired II artillery rounds within Sarajevo's U. N.-mandated weapons exclusion zone Sept. 6, according to a U.N. source. Peacekeepers also reported two U. N. aircraft hit by small arms fire in the previous two days at the

city's U. N .-controlled airport, where the papal aircraft was'Scheduled to land.

The United Nations had said it would do its best to ensure the pope's safety but said security risks were high.

Sarajevo airport is surrounded by anti-aircraft guns of both Serbs and Muslims and has been closed frequently since July because of firing on U.N. relief aircraft.

A Bosnian Serb anti-aircraft gun that has fired on civilians for weeks in violation of a NATO-backed ultimatum was seen as particularly threatening to Pope John Paul's planned visit.

The three-barrelled, truckmounted 20mm gun has been used for weeks to fire at vehicles using the only commercial route in and out of Sarajevo.

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RWANDAN CATHOLICS taking refuge in Zaire march in a prayer proce:ssion, followed by a truck carrying bodies of dead fellow refugees. (eNS/ Reuters photo)

children are expected in the pioneer group of St. Margaret's pupils. There will be two kindergarten sections and first and second grades will be in one room. Transportation will be provided by parents.

Holy Trinity At Holy Trinity, some 33 pupils are expected for the first day of school, but there may be some last-minute additions, said Sister of Mercy Carol Clifford, the principal. School hours will be 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. Sept.? through 9 and 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. thereafter.

As at St. Margaret's, preparation of administration offices is in progress. There will be separate kindergarten, .first and second grades and extended care will be offered if parents indicate a need for it. A school bus will be available for Harwich pupils, Sister Clifford said, while students from other communities will be transported by parents.

At both schools it is expected tha.t a grade will be added yearly.

Continued from Page One riage Tribunal judge, St. Anne Hospital board, "Health Care Reform: Political or National Movement'?" I Rev, Charles A, Jodoin, parish priest, director Office of Youth Evangelization, "Bringing Young People to Know, Love and Serve the Lord," II. III Rev, Terence J. Keegan, OP, theology professor, dean of graduate students, Providence College, "Jesus and His Miracles," III Richard f, Kless, Lecturer in theology, Providence College, "The New' Testament: Not for Experts Only," II, III Kathleen K. Legg, faculty, Bishop Feehan High School, "Women Who Dance with God," Learning to be mature women of faith, I Rev. Jay T, Maddock, Diocesan Judicial Vicar, "Church Annulments: What?

Why? How?" I Louis Miller, Youth Ministry Services coordinator, "Is There Life after Confirmation?" II, III Paulette Normandin, Adult Education coordinator, St. Louis de France parish, Swansea, .....and Do Plngel Wings Make aN oise?" The tradition of belief in angels, III Rev. JohnJ. Oliveira, pastor, St. John Baptist parish, New Bedford, "Seek God's Wisdom in the Immigrant and Refugee," I Rev. Paul M. Parker, Pope John XXIII National Seminary, "The Sacraments in the new Catechism," I, II Mrs. Patricia Pasternak, ORE, St. Thomas More parish, Somerset. "Our Jewish Roots: Jesus. the Faithful Jew," I, III Jacqueline Racine, Case Manager/ Assistant, Diocesan Office of AIDS Ministry, "Ministry and HIV/ AIDS," 11,111 Dr. Patrick Reid, theology professor, Providence College, "Job's Search for Wisdom," II, III Rev. Robert A. Rochon, director of pastoral care and education, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, "A Theology of Pastoral Care," II, III Dr. Elaine Scully, RSM, associate director graduate religious education program, Providence College, "Jesus and the Experience of God," I, II

David Sharland, retreat director, Youth Apostles Institute, "One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Bored!" Howto reach tcens with religious cd ucation. I, III Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM, ORE, St. Julie parish, North Dartmouth, "Ncver 'Sink or Swim'!" What to do when you think you're sinking in your religion class; especially for new teachers. I St. Mary's Liturgy Board, New Bedford, "Walking Hand in Hand: Religious Education/Catholic Schools," II Linda R. Thayer, consultant, Boston Archdiocesan Pro-Life Office, "Why Not Pro-Choice?" How to communicatc respect for human life. II, III Dr. Doris Thibault, religious education coordinator, "Lesson Planning for Beginning Teachers." I Dr. Wilfred Varieur, director, Family Counseling Center, "The Wisdom of the Eucharist: the Blessed Sacrament Speaks." II, III

Truth hurts WASHINGTO~ (CNS) - Political advertising with graphic abortion pictures could be limited this fall to times when few children are watching TV under a proposal before the Federal Communications Commission. Meanwhile, advertising executives at local stations were divided over whether to air the latest ad in the Arthur S. De Moss Foundation's "Life: What a Beautiful Choice" campaign. The newest De Moss ad bears the slogan, "I hope to be born in April."

It features an ultrasound image of an embryo and the sound of choir boys singing with the on-screen message, "Anywhere in the country I can be aborted right now."

Some stations in New York and New Orleans that ran earlier DeMoss ads have refused to run the new ad, citing content; but CBS affiliates in Chicago and New Orleans have shown the ad.

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He'sVaticari point 'man in Cairo raised some eyebrows, but it has VATICAN CITY (CNS) When Pope John Paul II was turned out to be a nonissue; his preparing to make his since-can- journalistic background as a newsceled pilgrimage to Sarajevo, it paper correspondent has been much seemed strange that his spokesmore important. He understands man planned to be on another the importance of a news deadline continent. and a punchy quote.

Vatican sources said the pope His predecessor was famous' personally asked Joaquin Navarro- among the Vatican press corps for Valls, director of the Vatican press statements thatsaid little or nothing office, to attend the International of significance. But when NavarroConference on Population and De- Valls comes into the Vatican press velopment now taking place in room, reporters grab their notebooks.

Cairo, Egypt.

He even answers questions, and The move underscored the importance the pope is placing on the over the years they have included Cairo meeting, which he sees as a tough ones on issues like clerical crossroads in the public debate on sexual abuse, papal health and such issues as abortion, contracep- Vatican finances. His comments are often, but not always, pretion and family models.

That's why Navarro-Valls.moved . pared in advance with officials in out of the papal entourage and the Secretariat of State.

The spokesman warmed up for into the hallways of the Cairo conference: to get the papal message his Cairo assignment Aug. 31 in a across. His task is to articulate the Vatican briefing that showed how church's position with enough scien- a few feisty remarks can sharpen tific data to be credible and enough the debate and perk up interest.

He aimed several rather stinging flair to be heard.

The 57-year-old Spaniard is salvos at Vice President Al Gore, well-suited to the task. A medical leader of the U.S. delegation to doctor by training, an author of Cairo. books on the family and fluent in The issue was abortion, and several languages, including Eng- Gore had previously asserted that lish, he lias learned to speak in supporting the UN draft docuthrough the media to the Vatican's ment for the Cairo conference the dialogue partners and the wider United States'was not ,trying to public audience. establish an "international right to When he was appointed press abortion." spokesman in 1984, Navarro- Valls' For the Vatican, it was impormembership in the close-knit tant not to let that perception stick church organization Opus Dei in the public mind. Navarro-Valls

did his best to knock it out, saying Gore was contradicted by the very text of the Cairo document and its definitions of terms. , Navarro-Valls went on to dismiss Gore's remarks linking conflict in R wanda to overpopulation.

"How does he explain the fact that Tutsis and H utus were fighting 200 years ago when there was no question of population problems in R wanda?" he questioned.

The pope is also counting on .Navarro~Valls to make it clear to the world that church concerns go well beyond the issues of abortion and birth control. Vatican officials believed the Cairo draft document, in the name of '\empowerment" and "reproductive rights," would sanction practices that weaken the family, undercut responsible sex- uality and threaten couples with government intrusion. ' Navarro-Valls aims to cut through what he calls the "ambiguous" language of the UN draft document to give concrete examples. At his press briefing, for example, he questioned how many Americans would vote for a law giving abortions to adolescents without parental consultation. Yet through the Cairo document, this is what the Clinton administration is proposing for the rest of the world, he said.

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If the tone was aggressive, it was no accident. That's the Vlay to make the news, and the U.S, headlines the next day proved it. Once again, the Vatican got its message across.

Trent: preparing to recall an epochal council TRENT, Italy (CNS) - Centuries of weather have rounded the features on the stone lion's face and pitted the statues decorating the windows.

But the wear and tear on these, exterior adornments add to the historic allure ofSt. Vigilius Cathedral. The church building is preparing to celebrate the 450th anniversary of the most important event to take place within its walls -- the Council of Trent.

On Dec. 13, 1545, the 13thcentury cathedral opened its'doors to 34 prelates, marking the start of the council convoked to confront 'the Protestant Reformation and reform abuses within the Catholic Church.

The 18-year council set the course of the Cathoic Church for centuries, giving rise to the CounterReformation, Catholicism's effort to win back the hearts,minds and souls of Protestants. It also established 'doctrinal and. disciplinary measures still in force today.

Pope John Paul 1\ plans an April. 1995, 'visit to Trent to.commemorate the council. Cfrent's walls are already plastered with green . posters proclaiming it "the city of the council" and the cathedral is undergoing restoration for the ceremonies.

The council was the 19th of the Church's 21 ecumenical councils - episcopal meetings under papal patronage having supreme author- . ity on faith, morals, worship and discipline.

Trent's 25 sessions were prolonged by wars, theological bickering, warm and cool papal attitudes as the see of Peter changed hands - and by a typhus epidemic that forced a transfer for several 'years to nearby Bologna.

Issues argued ranged from the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist to the real residence of bishops in their dioceses.

Residency was a problem because many bishops preferred living in Rome, where they could influence church policy, or at court, where they had access to political power.

The result was neglect of pastoral duties.

Although an original motivation was to heal the splits in Christianity stemming from the Reformation, much of the council's work resulted in clearly defining the differences between Protestants and Catholics.

Thus, Latin remained the language for the Catholic Mass while Protestants worshiped in their native tongues. And since Protestants stressed the Bible as the only fountain of divine revelation, the council reiterated that tradition, - knowledge of the faith "transmitted,in some sense from generation to generation down to our times" - was to be accepted "with as much reverence" as the Bible.

Against Martin Luther's view of "justication," salvation by, faith alone, the council retffirmed that faith and good works by the individ ual are needed.

On the thorny question of indulgences - remissions of temporal punishment for sins already forgiven - the council reaffirmed church power to grant them but moved to eliminate abuses, principally their widespread sale as a source of church income.

The council began two months before Luther's death and 28 years after he issued his 95 theses questioning many Catholic doctrines and practices, especially indulgences. By the time the council started, the reformers were already divided among themselves.

By 1545 the Reformation had also become politically controversial. Many German princes protected the reformers and adopted the new beliefs, as a way of asserting independence from Catholic

Emperor Charles y., head of the Holy Roman Empire, which encompassed Germanic territories.

The very choice of Trent, 365 miles northeast of Rome, was partially political. The site was suggested by Charles V, who hoped that a reunited Christianity would help bring peace to his warring domains.

At the time, Trent was part of

the Holy Roman Empire, and its designation followed the church practice of holding a council in the area where a church controversy had originated. ' The importance of Trent has survived the controversies of its times. Its measures included establishing church-sponsored seminaries for the education of future priests. Before, priesthood candi-

dates had to seek their own trainin~ .

Bishops were ordered to live in their own dioceses and it was forbidden to sell indulgences or to charge for conferring sacraments.

Trent also established thl: number of sacraments as seven and defined each, including dedaring the unity and indissolubility of marriage.

Maronites ask supportfor Lebanese independence DETROIT (CNS) - Maronite Catholics in the United States are worried Lebanon's independence will be sacrificed to win Syria's support for Mideast peace, and they hope other Christians will help them preserve their homeland.

"The more peace we can have in the Middle East the better, but we are very much concer'ned that any use of Lebanon as a bargaining chip will be not only to the detriment of Lebanon but also to American vaiues," said Msgr. Kenneth Michael. He is co-pastor of the Maronite parish of Greater Detroit.

Accepting Syrian dominance for the sake of peace in the region would violate other values such as "liberty and justice and freedom and sovereignty and democracy for Lebanon," said Msgr. Michael.

He and leaders of the Lebanese American Council of Detroit told The Michigan Catholic, archdiocesan newspaper, that urgent action is needed, because Secretary of State Warren Christopher will meet again with Syrian President Hafez Assad in September.

Their fears were sparked by reports of Christopher's early August visit with Assad suggesting the Syrian leader might accept recognition of his country's hegemony over Lebanon as a substitute for return ofthe Golan Heights seized

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Postcards imploring President Clinton to uphold America's traditional poiicy of support for Lebanese independence have, been printed for di.stribution in all Maronite parishes in the United States, and they are available to any other Catholic parishes willing to support the effort. Two parishes of the diocese of St. Maron fall within the geographical boundaries of the Fall River diocese: St. Anthony of the' Desert in Fall River and Our Lady of Purgatory in New Bedford.

Syria has 4p,000 troops in Lebanon even though a 1989 pact called for them to be gone by 1992.

Those troops already give Assad effective control, but he now wants international recognition of this "special relationship," said Gabriel Issa, president of the Lebanese American Council of Detroit.

Besides a permanent loss of political autonomy, there is also fear for the fate of Lebanon's large Christian community, said Msgr.

Michael.

"If Lebanon goes, so does Christianity in the Middle East. There will be no major presence of Christianity in its birthplace," he said, citing the discriminatory policies that make Christians second-class

citizens - at best - in almost all Muslim-controlled Arab states.

He added that he belil:ves a return to something like Lebanon's old power-sharing arrangements among Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shiite Muslims would also be best for the Muslims.

"Even the Lebanese Muslims would like to see a democratic nation," the priest said.

Disputes over the prese:lce of armed Palestinian milit::as in southern Lebanon fracture:d Lebanon's tradition of power-s:haring among Christians and Muslims in the 1970s, but Christian Lebanese fear that permanent Syrian control will kill any chances of restoring a situation in which Christians and Muslims can live in pea,:e and, mutual respect.

The Lebanese leaders lamented the image many American!! have of the country as a haven for terrorists. Syria has used Lebanon as the base of operations for the terrorist organizations it sponsors and to produce illegal drugs for export to the rest ofthe world, Issa said. "Syria is using the best agricultural land in Lebanon, the Bekaa valley, to grow hashish and opium.

We have our own video of Syrian tanks guarding the fields."

Postcards urging Lebanesl! independence are available from the Lebanese American Council [)f Detroit at (810)649-3003.

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Five boys from the McAuley Unit and eight from the Sweeney Unit, ages 7 to 13, were baptized and received first communion after two months of religious instruction with permission of their guardians.

"The interest was there, a real excitement about making Jesus a bigger part of their liv,~s," said pastonll counselor Sister Phyllis Gaudreau, who prepared the McAuley Unit youths.

More than 80 relatives, staff and residents attended the: celebration in the chapel. whieh continued with refreshments·in the cafeteria.

The Children's Choir from St. Michael's Church, Fall River, sang at the service.

Values Are Showing "Your values are showing" became the catchphrase after an eight-week course in "Va'lues Clarification" taught to Cronin Unit boys, ages 13 to 18, by Sister Cathy Donovan and Linda Robbins.

According to Sister Donovan, the course focused Oil "personal values-the attitudes of the heart and mind."

School choice is meeting ltopic Brother John E. McGovern, CSC, policy research associate for the National Catholic Educational Association and assistant provincial for the Brothers of the Holy Cro~s I;:aslern Provin~e, wilIspeak on "Parents and the Politics of Education" at the first parentI teacher gathering of the school year 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at St. John Evangelist School, Attleboro.

Among topics of discussion will be increasing support for school choice.

Previously superintendent of schools in the Syracuse, NY, and Hartford, CT, diocesan school systems, Brother McGovern founded the Connecticut Federation of Catholic School Parents, a grassroots organization aiming to educate legislators on private education issues.

As vice president of the Connecticut chapter of the Council for American Private Education, Brother McGovern helped prevent loss of busing services for private school students.

He also served as vice president of the NCEA secondary school department from 1985 to 1988, earning a service award for"significant contributions to American Catholic Secondary Education."

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She said the course' explored honesty, courage, peaceability, self-reliance, respect, "ways to relate to people and build healthy relationships."

Among teaching teChniques were role-playing activities demonstrating positive and negative behaviors and a "Jeopardy"-style quiz game.

"We wanted the boys to spend some time getting in touch with their values, based on the assumption that personal happiness is directly related to the values we embrace," said Sister Donovan. "I know at least one message got· through: whatever our values are, they show through our actions. A catch phrase all the boys picked up on-and use often-is 'Your values are showing.' " The values course will be continued, and previous participants can take part again.

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The unit began with weekly trips (eNS/ Reuters photo) to the public library, where the students learned to use the catalog and magazine indexes to locate material on recycling and waste Mutro, 34, a mechanic who took PORT-ALJ-PR I NCE, Haiti disposal. They also requested inpart in the funeral. . (CNS) - The funeral Mass of formation from environmental orMontfort Father Jean-Marie VinM utro called Father Vincent's ganizations. cent, assassinated Aug. 28 in Portkilling a "big loss for the Haitian Next, they designed a questionau-Prince by unidentified gunmen, church and for the search for naire to surveythe'extent of recywas celebratep. without incident democracy" in the country. cling and knowledge aboUt haiardSept. 2 at the Montfort Fathers' "Vincent was every.where," he ous waste disposal among St. Vinresidence. added. "He helped peasants to cent's employees. The results were An estimated 2,000 people took organize themselves, he particireported in Costa's Call, the empart in the Ma.ss, offered by Bishop pated in grassroots activities and ployee newsletter.

Frantz Colimon of Port-de-Paix. he was preaching liberation the·'It raised awareness," Ms. Bor"Father Jean-Marie Vincent is ology." den said. "We found out that most one more victim of state terrorof the staff does pretty well when it ism," said Montfort Father Ques, Father Vincent', 49, was shot at comes to [recycling] glass and nel Alfonse. "It's time to put an the gate at the entrance of the paper, but they're still using aero- end to crime and to following the Montfort Fathers' house in central sals. We also found out they don't criminals."

Port-au-Prince. Reuters reported know much about alternative cleanthat a jeep had been seen waiting Hundreds of police stood around ers-or how to dispose of com- the building to prevent demonat the entrance for more than an mon household hazardous wastes, strations and a special security hour before the shooting. like batteries." team was at the funeral itself. A Father Vincent was very close to The Sweeney Unit researchers pro-coup politician was not adFather Aristide. In August 1987, set out to remedy tl1at: they wrote mitted. the two priests survived an attack and distributed hlll'idouts with "They cannot find Aristide [so] by gunmen, although Father Vinsafety hints for hazardous waste they killed Vincent," said Benoit cent was seriously injured. disposal and instructions for conFor the first time since the coup cocting cleaning and polishing from 11I11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I11 that deposed Father Aristide three common household products such parttime mural painter- Mark T oryears ago, all Haitian Catholics, as baking soda, cream of tartar, tolani. from bishops to lay people, united lemon and olive oil.

Murals wl:ren't the only thing to condemn a killing.

The unit also helped reform on Tortolani's mind this summer: some offending behaviors right in Father Vincent was, buried in art activities also included pottery, the yard of the Montfort residence. the classroom.

"I was harassed so much by the acrylics, silk screening, clay proboys when they learned I still used jects and nature sketching with aerosol hair spray," Ms. Shaw portable easels and drawing boards.

Also in the works: full-size set confessed, "that I' switched to a VATICANCITY(CNS)- Wodesigns-the kind used in stage pump-style dispenser." men migrants are more vulnerable plays and as backdrops on MTVSpace for Art a project inspired by Rochel Cole- to abuse and exploitation, and need protection from those who Art and vocational education man, a cast member at the Trinwould push them into prostituity Repertory Theater in Proviare beneficiaries of renovations tion, and the drug trade, Pope underway in the Cr,onineducation dence.

John Paul II said in his message' "My goal is not to make kids wing. for World Migration Day 1995.

Renoirs or Monets," Tortolani said When work is complete, the art program will have a spacious of the projects. "Art is a way they "Common action is needed among the governments concerned to classroom to call its own, and can make something positive, build identify and punish those responvocational ed ucation will move self-esteem, and discover something sible for such offenses to human into an adjacent room. In addi- about themselves. That's the ultidignity," he said. The pope said tion, a multi-purpo$e room is being mate goal." single women form a growing perconstructed for activities includTortolani hosts and produces centage of migrants and many are ing group therapy and special edu- "Art with Mark," a half-hour cable lured into migration by organizacational projects. television program broadcast weektions that delude them "with promFinishing touches will be pro- ly in 18 towns and 400,000 homes ises of work and the prospect. of vided by the Cronin Unit boys, in Massachusetts. success, having first defrauded them who will paint a wall mural under From/he summer 1994 Provider, of savings." direction of art i'nstructor-·and nell'slel/er of St. Vincent '.I' Home.

2,000 attend slain priest's funeral

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13 Abortion called black genocide by pro-lifers

ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) Black pro-life leaders meeting in Orlando declared that abortion is black genocide because population control groups are targeting the world's black communities.

"Nearly 80 percent of Planned Parenthood abortion stations are located in black neighborhoods," said Dolores Bernadette Grier, vice chancellor for community relations in the New York archdiocese.

"Black women have never demonstrated or demanded for the right to have an abortion. It has been thrust upon them as a solution to social and economic crises," she said, adding that black women get 37 percent of all abortions, although they make up a much smaller percentage of the total population of women in the United States.

Black pro-life organizers from about 20 states attended the meeting. Most of them were Catholics.

"Christians have dropped the ball on abortion," said the Rev. Johnny Hunter, a Baptist minister and national director of the Life Education and Resource Network, which sponsored the conference.

"But in any sport, sometimes it takes a real hero to get the ball back. Christ is handing us the ball," he said.

Ms. Grier chastised what she called the condescending attitude of those who support legal abortion - people she called "prodeath" supporters - saying their efforts show a lack of respect for black women.

"You can't tell me that if a black woman gets pregnant she can't take care of her child," she said.

"My Lord, she took care of your children and our children during the slave days. Why can't she take care of them now?"

Discussing the, work of Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, Akua Furlow, assistant director ofthe Life, Education and Resource Network, said Ms. Sanger promoted projects to sterilize black women and/ or abort their children, and that Planned Parenthood and other groups continued such efforts today.

"Contraceptives' are handed out like candy in black neighborhoods, and when they don't work, abortion is offered as the only alternative," Ms. Furlow said.

"I was conceived in rape, and am now the product of adoption," she continued. "No one in our household is related in blood, except the blood of Christ. How were we, as a supposedly educated nation, fooled and seduced into believing that this child is just a mass of tissue, or a: woman's choice?"

The conference paid tribute to Erma Clardy Craven, founder of the African-American Society Against Abortion, who died June 19.

"The pro-death movement has promoted the most gross form of child abuse - murder of a baby in its mother's womb," she wrote in a 1972 book" Abortion, Poverty and Black Genocide."

"Planned Parenthood has condoned fetal experimentation, leading to commercial trade in the flesh and organs of aborted babies.

Once blacks were sold as slaves.

Now they are used as a supply of fetal parts."

AS PARISH YOUTH groups resume activities this fail, many will benefit Second row: Bishop Sean O'Malley with (from left) Carleen Carpenter, from the skills and spirituality their young leaders learned over .th~ sununerat .. ' Lindsey Bunnelland Jason Farrow of Our Lady of Victory parish, Centerville; the annua'l weeklong ChristiaQ Leadership Institute sponsored at Cathedral .Father David Costa, youth ministry office director, leads a work~hop, assisted Camp, Easf Freetown, by the' Diocesan Office'for Catholic Youth Ministry. .'. by Bud Miller, coordinator of youth services; makjng a presentation are (from '. Top: :1,99:4 CLI team aild participants;,f>8-'yoi.Jths rep~esent.ing 35 parishes" left) KerriSkurka, Andrea Goodwin, .,Melissa. Brown and (back row) D:mio and three:diocesan high school( . .. .

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The situation is' such that Pope 'range of reasons. These indude helping infertile parents have chilA woman in a black leather' bats perform alongside the columns live, symbolizing the church's veri- John Paul II, from the start of his dren, creating embryos for experjacket and black jeans jumps on a:thiit onCe held majestic b~ildings, ture into finding its place in mod-' papacy, has callod for there-evanimentation a'nd making post-rr..enomakeshift stage and sings a lament· constructed bY,emperors to Impress ern Europe. ' ' gelization of Europe. FOF Catholic pausal women pregnant. utur t ' officials following his lead, Europe about contemporary society. Her f e genera IOns, . .

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The church is having a hard d d d S backdrop is the Mamertino Priprea . a~ou.n are rem,m ers as post-Christian, dominated by time convincing even some Cl:lthothat Ch st an ty sh d the than post-Christian and needs to sOn, where Sts. Peter and Paul ' n i l ' are m secularism in the West and emerglic hospitals that what is possible is . " d" f h' Th rediscover its religious roots rather were held captive after they- tried -power an pam o· Istory. ere ing from a state-imposed atheistic not necessarily permissible. Sevp' d th ~han assign them to the ruins of · to sow Christ's message in hostile' ar e th e' M amer t mo nso~an e system in the East. eral Catholic-affiliated insti,tutes soil. • Colosseum, a Roman athletic arena history. in France, the Netherlands and . d b h h h This often makes Christianity A current battlefield is bioethics, Young art students"looking for recognize . y t. ~ C urc as a _ es.pecially Catholicism _ counBelgium perform in vitro fertilizalace where ChnstIans were mar Legislators, theologians and medP the best angles to sketch on their - tercultural in societies stitched ical people are struggling to undertions for infertile married couples tyred pads, eye 2,OOO-year-ottl Rcrman' . old together' by its values. Separated stand and apply scientific advanand are in dialogue with Catholic Present also are centunes ruins in front of 400-year-old . . from their religious base,. these churches butlt atop the rums of ces which provide e~er-increasing officials about the situati.on.

Yet Christianity and history still c h urc h es. temples dedicated to Roman gods values have been transmuted in human control over life and death. retain a hold on daily life, giving A broad highway, called the and goddesses, symbolizing Chris- new applications.

For the pope, applications reWay of the I mperial Forums, cuts tianity's victory over pagan religion.

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By Cluirlle Martin

SHINE Give me a word Give me a sign Show me where to love Tlell me what will I find Lay me on the ground FI)' me in the sky Show me where to look T,ell me what will I find Oh, heaven let your light shine down Love is in the water Love is in the air Show me where to go Tell me will love be there Teach me how to speak Teach me how to share Teach me where to go Tell me will love be there Oh, heaven let your light shine down Written by Ed Roland, Sung by Collective Soul (c) by Atlantic Recording Corp.

COLLECTIVE SOUL sounds like the name ofa group from my own teenage years" But this band is making its debut tour on the charts with "Shim:." The cassingle is off their first CD, "Hints, Allegations, Things Left Unsaid."

The song reminds me of a prayer for divine guidance. The person in the song seeks a word and a sign so he can know where to love. He seems to pray: "Teach me how to speak, teach me how to share, teach mc where to go."

He ends with the invocation: Oh

heaven, let your light shine down."

Most of us can identify with such sentiments. We seek God's guidance for how we can best share our love with others. We may wonder how, we can give from our gifts and talents so as to bring more of God's healing and love into our world.

As teens enter the later years of high school, niany start thinking more seriously about career opportunities or further education. Such times 9f thought are

When it comes to job and career, our society places a high value on financial success. But Jesus' life and message make us think about how our work can extend efforts fo" the good of others.

Consequently, I often encourage teens to think 'lot only about how much money a career offers, but about what they will actually do in their worklife. Many careers offer the opportunity to serve the good of others. Here I speak not just of the traditional helping professions.

When reflecting on giving service to others, the key is to look inside yourself, name those areas of life that you have genuine interest in, and then consider how your passion could be used for the good of others.

For example, when thinking about helping others, one might not consider becoming a radio disk jockey. Yet several DJs in our area support shelters for the homeless, help keep food banks going, and help other charity organization. The DJs use their love and passion for music to help sensitize listeners to help others less fortunate.

It is my belief that our prayers for guidance are always answered.

If you are unsure about how to speak or share your love, take your searching heart to our God. Then, be open. Be prepared for heaven to "shine down light" and show the way to give more of the best within yourself.

Your eomments are welcomed

by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.

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ALUMNAE of Dominican Academy, Fall River, will observe the school's centennial year with a lawn party Sept. II, beginning at I p.m. with Mass in t路he convent ch!ipel celebrated by Father 'Richard Dcgag路ne. Refreshmcnts and entertainment' will follow., Participa'1ts are'invited to dr'ess in period costumes and a Centen~ial Ha't Contest will be included. Looking over costumes, above, are, from left, Sheryl Nowak, Patlricia Toole and Geraldine Nunes.Saucier. (Gaudette photo)

Sports underway at Coyle-Cassidy With the opening of school comes the start of another sports season and Coyle and Cassidy Warriors are ready.

The 62nd season of Warrior football kicks off today with the Dartmouth Jamboree. The Warriors play.theirThanksgiving rivals, the Bishop Feehan Shamrocks, in a 6:30 p.m. game.

Joshua Dion of Taunton, Kevin Avilla of Taunton, and Robert Kinney of Middleboro are captains of the '94 squad and coach Steve McGonigle starts his third year at the helm.

In girls' volleyball, the Lady Warriors play Cardinal Spellman Sept. 12. Captains are Mary Catherine Savard of Middleboro and

Mary Gibbons of Plymouth. The coach is Leslie "Scotti" Hutchinson.

Dartmouth is Coyle and Cassidy's first opponent in bOYS' soccer at a home game Sept: 15. Todd Castro of Taunton, James路 Braga of Middleboro, and Justin Frye of East Bridgewater are leading the Warrior booters and the coach is Dan Borges.

Coyle and Cassidy runners will face Bishop Stang in a home crosscountry meet 3:30 p.m. Sept: 21.

First-year coach Mark Gaffney is training 30 boys and girls and will choose captains later in the season.

Leading school spirit at football games and rallies are the cheerleaders, headed by Sarah Sargent of Raynham and Kellie Cambra of

Berkley. They are coached by Kristin DeMello and Monica Pirozzi.

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Three Coyle and Cassidy Flag Corps members have qualified to perform at the Florida Citrus Bowl halftime show Jan. 2, 1995. Juniors Mamie Kaupp of Plymouth, Erin Kameese of West Bridgewater, and Joanna Bertone of Norton participated in an Amherst College Band Camp, learning new moves and routines and earning excellent, superior, or all-star ribbons.

As a squad, they won the Superior Trophy. Most Improved Flag Squad plaque and the Spirit Baton.

CC faculty member Kimberly Santos is Flag Corps moderator.

By Christopher Carstens The highest praise one teen can give another is this - "She was there when I needed her" 01'''1 can really count on him when I have a problem."

When teens talk about their good friends, they almost always bring up loyalty. A real friend sticks with you through thick and thin. A real friend helps you with your problems. A real friend is there when you need a friend most: Everybody knows that friend~ ship is important. Everybody knows that loyalty in hard times is important. Still, it's often hard to know how you can best help a friend with a problem.

Let's say that a friend calls to ttll you about a fight with her mother, or that she's breaking up with her boyfriend, or she thinks she's going to fail algebra. In the name of friendship, you feel like you should do something - but what?

There are a number of principles for helping when a friend has a problem. First, the most important thing is taking time to listen.

When something is going wrong in your life, it's easy to feel alone and confused. Nothing is more comforting than a friend who really gives your concerns full attention.

I'm a psychologist, and I've been in this business for 25 years. I still have to remind myself that the most helpful thing I do is shut up and listen, letting the person tell the story of what's happening in his or her life.

If your friend shares a problem with you, don't worry too much about what you should do. You aren't in charge of your friend's life. Just stay there and listen.

Someone once called it "practicing the sacrament of presence," simply being with a person in pain. Usually .thaCs all the other person really wanis or needs.

We all love the sound of our own. voices, and giving other peo-, pie advice seems like a goodidea.

Unfortunately, it can really. backfire. .

Let's say you tell your friend exactly what to tell his girlfriend.

He follows your.advice and she breaks up with him on the spot.

Whose fault is it now? Yours!. Give advice and you shoulder the blame for how things turn out. It's a great way to ruin a friendship.

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Guys do this more than girls.

Tell a guy your problem, and he seems almost driven to tell you how you should solve it. Often people just want to share, be heard and understood - not fixed.

Another temptation is to cheer the person up. "It isn't that bad," you say, "you'll find somebody else in no time." Or maybe' "Look your old man may yell at you, but at least he doesn't beat you."

That sort of comfort-talk usually convinces the other person that you fail to understand how bad the situation really is, or else you wouldn't say stuff like that.

So, what can you do? Listening helps most. Ask questions and give the person a chance to tell the whole story. Help your friend think through his or her own solutions, rather than jumping in and offering your own.

There's also some benefit in helping your friend get his or her mind off the problem, especially if there's no ready solution in sight.

Going out to a movie or getting together with other friends often helps a person get a clear head and start moving on with real problem solving.

These are two gifts that only a friend can offer - the attention of someone who really cares, and the comfort of your company.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, ST. BERNARD, ASSONET LaSALETTE SHRINE, - Maria Movement of priests, relig- E. SANDWICH ATTLEBORO Talk by Michael Brown, author of ious and laity, an international orFranco-American Pride Day Sept.

II begins with 12: 10 p.m. Mass in . ganization for persons with special "The Final Hour," at parish center, devotion to the Immaculate Heart of 6:30 p.lli. Sept. 10. All welcome.

French and English celebrated· by Mary, meets at 7 p.m. each Wednes-' SCOUT RETREAT, Bishop Louis E. Gelineau of Providay for a prayer meeting in the dence. Two-and-a-half hour music CATHEDRAL CAMP church. All wp.1come. program will follow, featuring "La The Diocesan Catholic CommitSauterie," a French-Canadian music tee on Scouting will sponsor an CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB, FR group from Coventry, RI. which will ecumenical retreat Sept. 23 to 25 at Open meeting 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13.

- offer Acadian music, including twoCathedral Camp, E. Freetown. Cub Holy Name School hall, 850 Pearce PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN ST. ANNE, FR step and quadrille dancing. and teach and Boy Scouts and senior and cadet St. All welcome, p'rospective memare asked to submit news Items for this Former pastor Father John R. spoon playing and clogging; Shrine Girl Scouts welcome. Infor::nation: ber~ especially invited. Tickets will column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall Foister will celebrate 10 a.m. Mass theater will show French films throughfor boys, Mary Devlin, 240-2420; for be available for annual Bishop's River, 02722. Name of city or town should Sunday with reception following at out the afternoon, including films girls, Judy Cash, 775-4553.

Night, 6:30 p.m. Oct. II. A business be Included, as well as full dates of all activthe school. A Shrine clean-up will be for children. session will be followed by women's Ities. Please send news of futu re rather SECULAR FRANCISCANS, FR conducted 8:30 to II a.m. tomorrow New this year will be a display by than past events. . barbershop singing by Rhode Island Meeting 6:15 p.m. Sept. II, Rose and Monday and the following SatDue to limited space and also because the American-French Genealogical Sound. directed by Barbara-Ann McHawthorne Lathrop HOl1Jc:. 1600 notices of strictly parish affairs normally urday and Monday if necessary; Society of Woonsocket, R I, offering Intosh.

Bay St. All welcome. Information: appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are volunteers are needed to help wash information on family histories: (40 I )624-8992.

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON forced to limit Items to events of general the pews and are asked to bring Participants are welcome to bring Calix meeting for those striving to CATHOLIC NURSES, NB' Interest. Also, we do not normally carry buckets and sponges. picnics; French-Canadian, Acadian overcome addictions 6:30 p.m. Sept. notices of fundraising activities, which may Nurses will sponsor a babY'shower and Haitian foods will be available.

18, parish center. be advertised at our regular rates, obtainATTLEBORO DISTRICT, DCCW for Birthright at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 at For Grandparents' Day, the first able from,The Anchor business olllce, teleHigh school students and their Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New ST. STANISLAUS, FR phone (598) 675-7151. parents are invited to hear a presen- 200 persons attending the event with Bedford.

Annual back-to-school Mass 10:30 On Steering Points Items, FR Indicates . tation on "True Love Waits," a pro- , grandchildren will receive a special ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FR Sunday with family picnic fola.m.

Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedford. memento. gram promoting chastity before marThe 93rd anniversary of the lowing in grotto area. Dedication of Father Bible study classes with riage at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Knights of VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON cathednil dedication took place Sept. new church set for 5 p.m. Nov. 20 Columbus Hall, Hodges St., Attle- Joe Ross are offered on Wednesdays Taunton district council, Society 7. Korean Mass in Lady Chapel 7:30 with dedication banquet at I p.m. according to the following schedule: boro.

Mrs. Marian Desrosiers of the of St. Vincent de Paul, meets 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10.

Nov. 27 at White's restaurant.

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21, Oct. 5 and 26.

Nov. Didcesan Pro-Life Apostolate will p.m. Sept. 12 at St. Joseph's parish, 9 and 23; 7 p.m.

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14 and 28, Oct. be the speaker. Those wishing to Taunton. Mass will be follQwed by 12 and 26. Nov. 2 and 16. Sessions attend or desiring more information business meeting and refreshments. may call Elsie W. Spellman, 222- are held in the classroom above the Gift Shop.

1686. Refreshments will be served. ';';';;::~SiKO~d:S~V:::\ For information on events call Continued from Page One Given current trends, world popCATHEDRAL CAMP, 222-5410. ulation will probably peak by the Conference of Catholic Lesbians, @!IR!,iitrMA!l21.~::: E. FREETOWN DCCW year 2050 and then decline. The Women Church Convergence, and Saint Anne's Hos'pital picnic Sept.

Membersofthe Diocesan Council only question under debate is how other groups, which, while claim10. of Catholic Women are encouraged ing to be Catholic, publicly oppose high the peak will be. PopulationSEPARATED/DIVORCED, NB to attend taping of the Television ist doomsayers say that the world Church teachings, countered with Support group meeting 7 to 9 p. m.

Mass by Father Francis L. Mahocan't sustain the projected high their own press conference and ads Sept. 14, Family Life Center, 500 ney, DCCW moderator, at 10:30 against the Church and the posi- peak, while other experts say that Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth. A a.m. tomorrow at Bishop Stang High tion it is taking with regard to the given the geometric expam,ion' of Paula Ripple video. "Effect of School Chapel, North Dartmouth.

Divorce on Children," will be shown.

UN document. ·The ads accused technological solutions, the world The Mass. to be televised 8 a. m.

Further information: 991-4019.

Sunday on WLNEChannel 6. will the Vatican of sexism and mi- will have no problems. be offered for the intentions ofliving sogyny.

The famines that have attracted CHORALE A UDITIONS, and deceased council members.

Not all those opposed to the FR/N. DARTMOUTH world attention occur in underA new chorale. Jubilate!, will hold DCCW DISTRICT ONE, conference are content with verbal populated areas and are not·:aused auditions for singers with reading FALL RIVER battling. Muslim extremists in by population pressure or true skills and previous experience interFall River District One of the Egypt have warned "all foreigners food shortages, but by rep.ressive ested in developing a classical choral Diocesan Council of Catholic Wowho are participating in the licenregimes who use food as a weapon repert~ire. Auditions: 7 to 9 p.m. men will begin its season at 7 p.m. tious conference... not to come to against the people.

Sept. 12, St. Mary's School hall, Sept. 14 with a meeting at St. AnEgypt in the coming period to save Undersecretary Timothy Wirth. thony of Padua church hall, Fall across from Cathedral at Second their souls." Five extremists and a who heads the U.S. delegation to River. All parish guild presidents are and Rodman Streets, Fall River; 7 policeman were killed in a shootasked to attend or to send a repreto 9 p.m. Sept. 14, St. Julie's Church, the UN conference, has pointed out last week, and a 13-year-old sentative. Rev. Richard Beaulieu.

494 Slocum Rd., North Dartmouth. out that the goal of the draft docdirector of the Diocesan Department tourist was killed when the bus in Both sessions will be conducted by ument is to direct $15 billion to of Education and pastor of Notre director Glenn Giuttari. Further inwhich he was riding was attacked contraceptives and other family Dame-parish. Fall River. will speak. formation: 252-4304 or 252-6068. in a separate incident. , planning services in developing Saudi Arabia. the Sudan and nations. One third of the money Lebanon have pulled out of the will come from the developed naconference. The Turkish Prime tions, 2/3 from the developing Minister canceled her plans to nations themselves. attend. Americans attending the Critics charge tl\ilt this will drain conference have received warnings resources from real development, from the State Department on education and health needs. Meanhow to act if they are shot at or while, the Latin American bishops bombed. have charged populationists with The Cairo document relies heavracism and Muslims accuse the ily on experts who predict world west of trying to control the growth disaster without extreme measures of Muslim populations. The list of to stop explosive population non-governmental organizations growth. According to population participating in Cairo includes enexpert Julian Simon, "the UN Popvironmentalists, radical fern inists, ulation Fund has carefully preand sexual liberationists, all of vented mainstream population whom use population hysteria to economists from participating in push their own agendas.

We cordially invite you and your children to join us preparations and the conference."

The public 'has been given the "We're Going To Win!'" for a casual outdoor tent reception and open house, impression that world population Last week Pope John Paul II is skyrocketing out of control. In in celebration of our 50th Anniversary. fact, the birthrate is actually fail- offered encouragement to a group attending the Cairo conference, ing dramaticallY.,ln the developed Lunch will be seIVed, transportation is available, at 672-6100. saying he thought the Church's countries it is below the rate (2.2 position would prevail. children per woman) needed to "He told us, 'We're going to replace the population. Even in win!' He said that twice," said the developing nations, it has fallen Saturday, September 17th Mercedes Arzu Wilson, who met. and is expected to continue to fall. briefly with the pope after a mornTime: 11:30 am - 4:00 pm. (rain or shine) Why the Increase? ing Mass Sept. 2. ,"He gave us his blessing and Why then is population increasing? Because people are living long- said he was praying for us every day," she said. . er. Population experts now recogMrs. Wilson is preside nt of nize that the world is going through FUNERAL HOME Family of the Americas, a \1arya "demographic transition," which A century of helping Greater FaHRiver families. land-based international educameans that at one time birthrates tional organization that, like the and dea,thrates were very high, pope, has been sharply critical of 690 South Main Street • Fall River, MA • (508) 672-6100 then the death rates fell, causing the UN draft document to be dis- rapid population increases. Simon cussed at the conference in Cairo, calls this "the great victory over Egypt, Sept. 5~13. She and four death." In the third stage of demoother members of the organi:mtion graphic transition, birthrates and met with the pope before lc:aving deathrates,are both low and popuRome for Cairo. lations begin to decrease.

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