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'Vive Jean: Paul!'
AT DEDICATION of Coyle and Cassidy academic-athletic' wing, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin congratulates Jim Bums, recipient of a plaque honoring his over half-century affili ation with the Taunton high school. (Gaudette Photo)
At Coyle and Cassidy
New wing blessed By John Kearns Jr. Blessing and dedication cere monies were ,held loast Sunday for a new academic-athletic wing at Coy1e and Cassidy High Schoo:l, Taunton. Students, faculty, alumni and friends gathered as Bishop Daniel A. Cronin blessed the facility. In
his remarks the bishop thanked those who supported ~e wing through donations, fundraising efforts and prayers. . He stated the building is a re sult of the "community of faith" created hy Coyle.c'assidy and a "dedication grown out of that faith."
The new wing houses ,team and physical education locker rooms and showers; athletic depa,rt ment offices; coaches' rooms; :two training rooms, each with a whirlpOdI balth; and athletic storage areas. Renovations to the existing Turn to Page Six
·By NC News Most .Canadians have wel comed Pope John Paul II's vJsit with open arms and cries of "Vive Jean 'Paul." But there have been clouds on the papal hori zon. . A nationw opinion poll re leased in Ottawa !before the pope's Sept. 9 arrival showed most Canadians welcoming his visit but disagreeing with his stands on abortion, contracep tion, women priests~ 'rnarJlied priests and divorce. Spokesmen for the Canadian bishops told repo11ters that wo men would particpate dn all roles open to them in papw liturgies. They also said that the pope would learn of the vie.ws of Canadian Catholics on contlro versial issues during the cOlUrse of his trip. On his arrivw the pope de clared iIlhat he did not bring an swers to a'll questions. "My word does not ciaim to furnish an answer to all your questions, or to replace your sellll'ching," ,the pope said in a speech at the airport shOItly after arriving from Rome. "I would -like my words to be an act of sharing. The sharing of a brother in fai,~. The sharing of a pilgrim. a witness to the 1ives of the men and women of today. The sharing of a man aware of the spiritual crisis of the times, concerned with jus tice; of a man confident too in the possibilities of the human heart once it has been trans formed by the love of God. "I would Hke to speak to you about the issues of our times,
concerning culture, the com munity, technology, the family, sharing and justice. "Brothers and sisters, frJends already, let us travel together," the pope said. In a highlight of his visit, ilie pope on Sept. 11 beatified Cana dian Mother Marie-Leonie Para dis.More than 250,000 people were gathered at Montrew's Jarry Park for the service, which was the first such ceremony ever held in Canada. . The pope used the occasion to appea'l for vocations to the "wJt ness w~t1hout parallel" of reli gious life. Calling religious life "a pro phetic charism essentiw to the church, the pope asked: IIAre the Canadian people still able to appreciate this gift? Do they help religious women to find and to strengthen their vocation? And you, dear Sisters, do you appreciate the greatness of the call'of God ..• " Blessed Leonie, born in the Diocese of Saint Jean, Quebec, in 1840, founded the LiWe Sis ters of the Holy Family in 1880. She devoted her new order to the service of priests and semin arians, chiefly through domestic work in rectories and seminaries. A papW plea for faith in the face of the modem world prece ded the midday tMass as Pope John Paul started his third day in Canada by visiting the tomb of Blessed Andre Bessette and addressing priests and seminar ians of the Province of Quebec. "You have been wJtnessing, in Turn to Page Six
Catechists set study day
OUR LADY'S HAVEN in Fairhaven has the charm of a Shakespearean-era hostelry, reflecting its original use as an inn. Today.its welcoming facade symbol izes the warmth and caring found at the four diocesan nursing homes. A special section on the homes begins on page 7. (Gaudette Photo)
Catechetica:l Sunday wiH be observed this weekend through out the diocese, with many par dshes holding commissioning ser vices and special Masses for Confraternity of Christian Doc trine teach~rs :and .aides. In a 1etter to be read at all weekend Masses, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin notes' that Catecheti cal Sunda1 provides the oppor tunity of focusing "upon one of our most important duties as disciples, the apostolate of catechetics." Speaking directly to CCD workers, the bishop soaid "I offer to catechists a word of encour-' agement as they carry on their apostolic endeavors and contin ue their own ongoing formation in the faith. Catechists, Hke aH members of the community of faith must continue their efforts
to be renewed and formed ever more perfectly in the image of Jesus ChrJst and His Gospel." . With the aim of aiding forma tion efforts, the Diocesan Depart ment of Education will sponsor a Religious Education Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. The day's theme, "Rich in Compassion," is taken from the responsorial psalm of the 25th Sunday of the year. It centers on the catechist 'as a believer and proclaimer of God's compassion. Sister Doreen ponegan, SUSC, diocesan director of reli gious education, exptains that catechists, both professiona'l and volunteer, are called in a special way, both by virtue of their bap tism ~nd by virtue of their teachTurn to Page Six