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Pope adds five new mysteries to rosary Calls !or'p'rayer's revival ~

]n his document, the pope anThe new meditations . nounces the start of a "Year of the are called "mysteries of'

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FATHER EDWARD J. Healey, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral in. Fall River, removes the episcopal coat of arms of Bishop Sean P. O~Malley; OFM Cap., from above the bishop's chair in the diocese's mother church. The emblem, a common sight to diocesan parishioners during Bishop O'Malley's 10 years as spiritual leader here, will be sent to the Diocese of Palm Beach, Fla., where he was installed as bishop on October 19. The cathedral will be without a bishop's heraldic crest·until a new ordinary is appointed. (AnchodGordon photo)

Father Shovelton' given memorial Pro-Life award

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FALL RIVER The ProLife Apostolate's first annual

John Cardinal O'Connor Memorial Award for support of the Gospel of Life was presented to Fa-

FATHER STEPHEN A. Fernandes, left, director of the diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate presents retired Father Gerald T. Shovelton with the first-ever John Cardinal O'Connor Memorial Award for support of the Gospel of Life. (AnchodGordon photo)

ther Gerald T. Shovelton during October 19's Pro-Life Convention at Bishop Connolly High School.

To loud applause, the 72 -yearold retired diocesan priest received the award from Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director of the Pro-Life Apostolate.

Up from Florida to receive the acknowledgment of the diocese for his many years of leadership here in the early years of the ProLife movement, Father Shovelton humbly deflected all praise to laypeople who worked with him in the effort.

"I want to thank you ... and I accept this (award) in the name of all those who were so very much involved," the former pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, East Harwich, said. "They did the work. I was there to encourage them."

He said that receiving an award named after Cardinal Turn to page 13 - Award

VATICAN CITY ;- Renewing the Church's centuries-old tradition ofpraying the rosary, PopeJohn Paul II is adding five new mysteries dedicated to chapters from Jesus' public life.

Called the "mysteries of ligh~" the new rosary themes will focus on Christ's baptism, his first miracle, his preaching ministry, his Transfiguration and his institution ofthe Eucharist.

The pope's innovation is contained in. his apostolic letter, -"Rosariwn Vi~inis Mariae" ('The Rosary of the Vrrgin Mary"), which were published October 16 - the date marking the 24th anniversary of the Pope's election.

Rosary;' dedicated to reviving the traditional form ofprayer among individuals and families, the official said. The year will begin and end in the middle ofOctober, the month the Church reserves in a special way to the rosary.

Since the 1500s, the rosary has been recited in a series ofthree mysteries - the joyful, sorrowful and glorious mysteries- each of which has five themes dedicated to episodes in the lives ofChrist and Mary.

The themes ofthe five new "mysteries of light" are: I. Christ's baptism in the Jordan River.

2. Christ's self-revelation at the marriage of Cana .3. Christ's announcement of the kingdom of God with the invitation to conversion.

4. Christ's Transfiguration, when Turn to page 16 - Rosary

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WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) cils in dioceses around the - Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of country and recently presented Worcester has announced plans Bishop Reilly with an outline to establish a Diocesan Pasto- for developing one. ral Council that will include lay In the wake of the sex a1Juse. members from every deanery in scandal, and subsequent. calls the diocese. for more lay involvement in the The process is in the early: Church, the bishop;. sought the stages, but the bishop said he help of thecollaborative,owhich was looking to seat the consul-.I> provides educational opportu[ative body by mi.d-winter. < nitiesfor people throughout the In,.August, B.ishop Reilly diocese.

"The to met with the diocesan Collabo. .laity must continue . rative for Education and. Min- grow In ItS role that It was born . ' rna, d e up. 0 f 'peop1 f t0 th roug h 'b ap t'Ism." 'B'IS h' op Istry,. e rom ' ' ' H ow ' 20 diocesan offices and depart- R el'11 y t 0 Id th e group. ments, and asked its members can we be fully alive in the' to develop a plan for a pastoral" Church?' By giving ourselves council.· The group gathered in- and talents to the service of the formation about working coun- Church."

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PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA

,On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in my name that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall: 1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite the Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 minutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of making reparation to me."

In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be preceded by the words: "In reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary:' Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on th!! first Saturday.

ton College and earned advance NORTH DARTMOUTH Holy Cross Father James J. degrees in theology and religious Doyle, 79, professor emeritus of studies from The Catholic Unitheology at King's College, versity in Washington, D.C. He Wilkes-Barre,. Penn., died Octo- was academic dean of Stonehill bel' 13 at St. Luke's Hospital, College in Easton for six years New Bedford, after a period of before joining King's College in failing health: 1960, where he was chair of the He recently retired to the theology department.

Holy Cross residence in North Father Doyle's many talents Dartmouth after more than 40 brought him into research and years of service. editing in"the field of'ethics 'and A native of Lynn, he was a bioethics; as well as ecumeni" World War II veteran who,served cal and interfaith affairs and ac: tivities for which he received in. the U.S. d' Army d ' "as a private.

J He 6 , numerous prestigious awards. was or aIne a,nnes.t on .une .'

He leaves a sister, Mary C. 1950. He was,a gr~duate ofBos-

Mrs. Mary Rego School System. " .

Her funeral Mass was' cel: SOUTH DARTMOUTH She leaves a daughter,' ebrated Thursday in Our Lady Mrs. Mary (Mendes) Rego, 83, wife of the''late' Joseph Rego Maryanne Cabral of South': of Mount Carmel Church, and mother of the late Father Dartmouth; a son, Joseph Rego New Bedford. Interment was Edmond Rego, died suddenly Jr., bfFreetown; five grandchil-" in St. John Cemetery, New dren; three great-grandchil- Bedford. \.

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The Aubertine-Lopes FuFather Rego was a parochial " dren; and nieces and nephews. vicar at Espirito Santo Parish, She was also the si~ter of the neral Home, 129 Allen Street, Fall River, at the time of his late Joseph Mendes Jr., John New Bedford, was in charge of Menqes, and Lillian Camara. arrangements. . death in July 1981.

Mrs. Rego" was born in Dartmouth, thedaughter of the > late Joseph"' and Antonia Mendes. After residing for a short time in New Bedford she returned to Dartmouth in 1961.

Please pray:forthe following She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Ne'w priests during}he c011ling week ", .

Bedford. Before retirement she ..) '\ ---;-~.-' was employe"d as a cafeteria / -' ' , : --OCt. \27 worker in the Dartmouth ."

1918, Rev. Francisco L. Jorge~ Assistant, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New B e d f o r d . . .

1967, Rev. Edmond L. Dickinscm:,Assistant, St. Mathieu, Fall River' .

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Meagher of Lynn; a brother, Stephen D. Doyle of the Bronx, N.Y.; nieces and nephews; and all his brothers of the Holy Cross Community. He was alsoy the brother of the late Anne "Irene" Abram.

"His funeral Mass 'was celebrated 'Oc'toberi9 in St. Joseph's Chapel, Holy Cross ' 'Center, Easton. Inte'rment was in .'Holy Cross 'Community Cem'etery, Easton. . The .Rob~rt J. Kane .Funeral Home: 605 Washington Street, 'Easton, was in charge of arrangements. ,,-.

19:2-5; Lk 6:1216 Eph 5:21-33 or 5:2a,25-33; Ps 128:1-5; Lk 13:18"21 Eph 6:1-9; Ps 145:10-14; Lk 13:22-30 Eph 6:10-20; Ps 144: 1-2,9-10; Lk 13:31-35 Rv 7:2-4,9-14; Ps 24:1-4ab,5-6; 1 In 3:1-3; Mt 5:112a Dn 12:1-3; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 6:39 or 6:3-4,8-9; In 6:37-40 Mal 1:14b2:2b,8-10; Ps 131 :1-3; 1 Thes 2:7b-9, 13; Mt 23:1-12

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Oct. 28 1923, Rev. Alfred E. Coulombe, Pastor, St. George, Westport 1956, Rev. Stanislaus Kozikowski, OFM Conv., Pastor, St. Hedwig, New Bedford Oct. 30 I992,Msgr., Robert L. S'tanton, Retired Pastor, St. Paul, Taunton Nov. 1 1924, Rev. William H. McNamara, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansfield 1927, Rev. Louis N. Blanchet, Assistant, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River 1944, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John F. Ferraz, Pastor, St. Michael, Fall River 1953, Rt. ,Rev. Msgr. George F. Cain, Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River 1987, Rev. William E. Farland, Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton 1988, Rev. William F. Gartland, CSC, Stonehill College, North Easton 1994, Rev. John F. Sullivan, SS.CC., Retired Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford 1999, Rev. Manuel T. Faria, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River

Nov. 2 A memento for the repose of the souls of our bishops, priests and permanent deacons not on this list 1923, Rev. Joseph S. Fortin, Founder, St. Jean Baptiste, Fall River 1933, R~v. Michael V. McDonough, Chaplain, St. Mary's Home, New Bedford

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LCWR voices opposition to war WASHINGTON (CNS) The Leadership Conference of Women Religious voiced its opposition to the use of force against Iraq to both the executive and legislative branches of the national government in a three-day flurry of activity.

LCWR members joined Pax Christi USA, the. Catholic peace group, and Network, a Washington social justice lobby founded by women religious, in a lobbying day, then added their signatures to an international ecumenical letter sent to the president.

OUR LADY of Victory/Our Lady of Hope, Centerville, parishioners present a check for $18,238 to Rick Presbrey, executive director of Housing Assistance Corporation. From left, Presbrey; Mary Devine; Diane Bower; Father Mark Hession, pastor; Charlotte Stiefel; Mickey DeBenedictis; and Eileen Marshall.

Cape Cod parish ~ddress'es, local housing issues CENTERVILLE - In 2001, the parishioners of Our Lady of Victory/Our Lady of Hope Parish in Centerville and West .

Barnstable teamed up with the Barnstable Interfaith Council (BIC) to assist the Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC) Individual's Prevention pro.gram.

The BIC purchases grocery gift certificates in bulk directly from Stop & Shop, Shaw's/Star . Market, A&P, Peterson's and Cape Cod Natural Foods, and' receives a five percent discount.

The certificates are then sold at and hard-work of 37 volunteers. face value, with the extra five who sold the certificates at each percent going to provide emer- weekend Mass. gency assistance to individuals in jeopardy of losing housing or . in need of assistance to 'secure housing. HAC staff members distribute the funds based on federal and state guidelines.

The parishioners of Our Lady of Victory/Our Lady of Hope recently presented the HAC with a check for $ i 8,238, based. on the sales of $278,404 worth of certificates. This was accomplished through the 9iligence

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Those interested are to inform their pastor and write a letter of inter~st including date of birth and marital stafus to: The Permanent Diaconate Office, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747. For more information call the office at 508-993-9935. Deadline for' submissions of applications is November 1,

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the year, and requested suggestions from membership. Following a group prayer·the meeting closed with an expression of sympathy for victims of September II. The Serra Club is made up of Catholic laymen whose objective is the promotion of vocations to religious life. They may be contacted through P.O. Box 10 IS, North Attleboro, MA, 02761.

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A dinner followed at Noah's . Dock and the club's president, Kevin Poirier, gave a short talk concerning programs planned for

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Leadership affliction For the past year the American people have been shocked and' saddened by the collapse of leadership in'some of our cherished institutions. The corponite world failure to be open and honest with its~ own irivestors has led to tne collapse Of business and the dismissals of employees. The determination to hide the truth ha~ been appalling. Members of Congress who have received campaign gifts from so many of our national corporations are hesitant to call their . benefactors to honest accountability. .

As this crisis continues to develop in the business world, a like situation has pulverized the Church. Across the nation a real skepticism is developing in regard to Church leadership. The failure Qf acc'ountability 'has created a widening gulf in so many areas of Church .life. The lack of due procesS- in many clerical dismissal cases' has sown the seeds of doubt in regard to the liade'rship abilities of some responsible parties. Because of past practices many leaders are funning scared. ,Such situations' only generate confusion and embarrassment. In these two notable realities it. is obvious that many have ignored or been ignorant of their responsibili~ ties. In a wonderful and practical book called "Rules and Tools for Leaders," Perry Smith, a best selling author" sets fOI1h standards and recommendations for those entrusted with leadership roles.

Now there may 'be some who say that· commercial and Church leaders are totally differ~nt: one mundaQe, the other spiritual. This being a given there are 'yet common qualitieS'for good leadership be the person a bank president or a bis,hop. Some of the fundamental~ stressed by Perry Smith would be applicable to all..

First and foremost is' the issue of trust. Those who have been empowered as' a leader should be able to trust subordinates and, other associates. Being a truly effective, leader demands a great' deal of trust balanced with an equal determination to dismiss people who cannot be trusted. Without trust all you can expect is poor , morale along ~ith poor performance. .

Another quality that'is the hallmark of a good leaders is the ability to liste'n. If a leader is a good listener he or she can accept ideas, criticism and feedback that in turn can create an' environ. ment of care and concern. Perry Smith quotes an author who-reflected, "I never ~earned anything while I was talking." ' . Leaders should strive to be open-minded.. This quality should. ,not bea mere passive reality but a necessity. The best of leader's, are those people whose mi!1ds are never closed. They want to hear fresh new viewpOints and be eager to encourage an atmosphere wh.ere such vision is encouraged. The leader ~hocannot welcome criticism e~courages an air of anxiety and appr,ehension. . All of us wish that the current cloud that hangs over our lives would quickly pass. However, realistically this does not seem to 'be the situation. We are dealing on all levels of living with longstanding problems. It will take a long" time to 'solve some of these' cases in order to'bring hea,ling' and true closure. Crisis management is a unique skill. It calls upon leadership techniques that are not normally exercised. Emotions run high, which leads many into a very confused state 9f mind: Smith reflects, "The 'five major aspects of crisis leadership are decisiveness, flexibility, innovation, simplicity and empowerment." This re~ectiori indeed would h~lp all who are immersed in striving to solve.problems rio matte~ what the situation. They bring a ring of common sense to practical'situations; they encourage a sense of hopefulness when all seems.to be very dark. ' -

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"WHO WILL stAND UP FOR ME AGAINST EVILDOERS? WHO WILLTAKE HIS STAND FOR ME AGAINST THOSE WHO DO WICKEDNE,SS?" ,(PSALM 94:16)

Meditation is the ·answer ByCATHOLIC FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK NEWS SERVICE

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2000), Jesuit Father WilIiam J. "Bolt then provides a penetratWar, terrorism, religious and Byron takes us to the very heart ing insight amounting to a onecorporate scandals, drought, new of what makes a reflective person. sentence summary of the cultural diseases and p'lunging stock m'ar~ "Reflective persons are not im- ills that beset us today: 'Both'so- . kets are but a 'few of the major pulsive; they are not necessarily cially and individually it is with ' worries confronting us daily. Life indecisive, but they are measured' us as it is with our cities - an always has been complicated, but and deliberate, in their approach accelerating flight to the periphnever hav.e its complexities,bo!J1- ' to decision-making. Reflection is ery, leaving a center which is barded us at such a rapid pace and the environment, the atmosphere, 'empty when the hours of business of ethical deliberation. And ethi- ,are over.'" ' with such vivid ·images. .How do we cope? The astute cal reflec,tion emerges from ~he "Bolt describes Thomas More theologian-anthropologist Father 'inner house,' from the character as 'a man with an adamantin~ Romano Guardini gave us one of the one who 'deliberates and sense· of his own self. He knew answer. He said that what we need must de2ide:" where he began and left off, what is to regain Qur ability to be con- ':i "Whenever my thoughts turn area of himself he could yield to templative in our-times. He.wor-' to this issue," Father Byron .tells· - the encroachments of his enemies ried that people were forgetting u's, "I find myself recalling the and what to the encroachments of how to' achieve stillness and to ' words of playwright Rob~rt Bolt those he loyed.'" , reach the levelofconcentnition in the preface to his classic 'A In the English idiom we emneeded to be ':all'there" --:- fully Man forAII Seasons.' ploy'phrases such as, "Get alife," present-:-totheirlifeexperiences.

"The play is a testimonial to "Get a grip, on yourself," "Don't Being contemplative ,doesn-'t' the integrity and character of lose it." Translated simply, they mean becoming a monk. Rather, Thomas More. In the preface, echo the thoughts of Fathers it means becoming a'reflective Bolt explains his mood and his' Guardini ~nd Byron: When all person. Without reflection ~ social perceptions as he wrote gets chaotic, seek refuge in your without pausing to think through the pla'y. He was troubled by the "inner house." Once inside, rethe events and i'1formation that ,thin fabric of contemporary hu- f1ect; and reflect until you "all bombard us ---;-lifeeasily turns to man character, by the tenden,cy there" - fully present to your life chaos; its joys are missed and the of the typical modern man and -'and have obtained an adamandoor is lefr-open for depression,' , woman to think of himself or tine sense of yourself.

In his book "Jesuit Saturdays: herself in the third person, to, Life,is not only more controlSharing the Ignatian Spirit With describe t~e self in terms more lable when this occurs but much Lay Colleagues and Friends" 'appropriate~to somebody seen mpre enjoyable as well.

.Not as bad as ·1 thought It's the end. of a long, tough "Let's just get this thing over season. 'The time has corrie to with," and that was from the evaluate the team, and the over- team! Never did we hear any of whelming consensus is "they the students blurt out, "This is weren 'i as bad as I thought they'd going to be great." be." Hardly a ringing endorse- .

Most of the. team set out for the, ment, is it? In fact, one would weekend that morning' armed deduce the effort was mediocre at best, but _ - - - - - - - - - with such low expectations, the results were tolerable.

Not necessarily. Such a seemingly lukewarm evaluation could actually be a glowing review.

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Just ask the confirmation retreat with' an EXTRA LARGE Dunki'n team at my parish. .

Donuts' coffee, knowing caffeine There we were, a. couple of would be the thing that would get dozen of us, sitting bleary-eyed us through this. . and exhausted on a blustery SunEveryone received his or her day afternoon, listening as' 16 .room and table assignments, and teen-agers filed up to the mic, we settled in. After an opening one-by-one, to Slim up their two- . prayer (used mostly to keep. the day retreat experience. Nearly all team members from deserting), of them said in one way, shape or we heard the ground-rules for the' form, "It wasn't as bad as I weekend. It's always a scary mothought it wpuld be." It was then ment when a pod of disgruntled we knew that the hours of hard teen-agers are given a list of work, frustration, anxiety and things they can and cannot do even fear had paid off. Having for an entire weekend! been lead into battle by two very Yet, everyone sllrvived. The dedicated retreat generals, we minutes passed and the students faced off again.st an army of re- realized they were in this for the luctant IS-year-olds who had to long haul. give up an entire weekend to be As the minutes turned to hours, there.' And in the end, not one of a small, awkward community bethem uttered, ''I'm sorry I came." gan to gel into a large·awkward That was a far cry from the family. Stories were shared. Inscene nearly 40 hours earlier as sults were traded. And laughter they gathered in the church park- often permeated the gathering ing lot to be shipped away to a spots. small peninsula jetting out into At no point during 'the weekthe beautiful Sakonnet River. The end did any of the teens transform. body language spoke volumes. into Mother Teresa or St. Francis,

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and what was absorbed, only they can. really know for sure. But, by and large, they did have fun, and many of them said so. And so did the team.

There were disagreements about music, how to handle things that life may throw our way, wren we should eat, and even about hairstyles! Yet, none of the teens fell victim to the threat of being picked u'p by a parent for gross misbehavior.

The exodus across the isthmus connecting us to the mainland was late SU'nday afternoon. Family and friends awaited fqr a closing Mass, and each student, despite his or ~er fear of speaking in pub-

lic and their need to be cool, 'stood up and told the congregation what the. weekend was like. Much like when.they spoke to the team earlier that afternoon, many of them said, "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." And not a one said, "I wished I hadn't gone."

It was already dark when I ar-

rived home, packing guitars and knapsacks and some pretty good memories. When my wife asked me how things went, I couldn't help but say, "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." And that was a glowing review.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River..---" Fri.,.October 25, 2002

The .seal of confessiQ,n Q. As a Protestantl've never known how the "se-

responsible counselor in that situation.

Similar!y, if it becomes evident that an individual some reason tells a priest he has co~tted a crime ' has no intention to receive the sacrament but only .wants, ofsexual abuse but says he does not ask for forgive- for whatever reason, to fake or simulate a genuine conness since he plans to continue the same actions? fession, again the obligation of the seal of confession Or what if ~ perpetrator is afraid the priest knows does not arise: ' who conun.i~d a crime and goes to confession only A priest does not violate the seal if he speaks of what to be sure the priest's lips are sealed so he cannot teU he heard outside of confession, even if a person says, as Publicity Chairmen are informatio.n call 508-674- anyone. Does the "seal of Catholics sometimes do, asked to submit news items for 4681. confession" apply in "This is under the seal of this column to The Anchor, these situations? (Misconfession."

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New Bedford Catholic active priesthood. but must be explicitly given by the penitent. _ An ,Women's Club will meet NoDirect:violation of the seal of confession ~sults in From what I've said, it seems clear that the obligaEAST FREETOWN vember 13 at 7 p.m. at the automatic excommunication ofthe priest (Canon 1388). tion of the seal of confession would not arise from eiEmmaus Retreat for you ng Wamsutta Clllb. Formore in- " As \yith all setious'moffiI obligations, however, the theroccasion you describe. The priest could legitimately adults ages 25-35 will be held form ation call Georgette' conditions under which this one is binding are carefully use the information in whatever way necessary to preNovember 15-17 at Cathedral Depault at 508-995-9319. - 'circumscribea. ' , vent serious hurt or death to anoJher person.

Cam p. Thi s co-educational, Most importantly, especially in circumstances simiAnyone wishing to pursue this matter further may weekend offers young adults an NORTH DARTMOUTH lar to those you mention, the obligation of the seal,of consult the small compendium of moral theology bpporqInity to experience - A Separated-Divorced Sup-, confession arises only from a true sacramen~ confes- . by JonecAdelman (pp. 432-437) or, much more exGod's love and share in Chris- , port Group will meet October sion, one in which the penitent honestly intends to re- tensively, 'the "Summa Theologiae Moralis" (Vol. tian community. For ,more in- 28 from 7-9.p.m. at t,he Family, ,pent and confess sins so,as to receive absolution; In III "De Sacramentis") by Noldin-Schmitt, Nos.407formation call Christine Castro . Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. other words, he ,or she sincerely and genuinely is con- 417, or any other major moral or sacramental theol:- at 508-643-7427. . It will fe,ature a video presen- fessirig in orderto receive the forgiveness of the sacra- 'ogy text. , , tation' entitled "Facing Your mentofpenance. ' ,'" A free brochure on eeumenism, including ques, FAIRHAVEN - A,First - Loneliness."

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A man named Michael you,IwishIcouldhavetakenyour 'that,nomatterwhatterriblethings Refreshments and a social fol- ' low.

ORLEANS ....... A Separated- , Whitman has produced two CDs hand, And kept you safe with my have happened, the universe still has goodness and' hope and anDivorced Catholics Support titled "Before Their Time, Memo- love from your darkness.'~ FALL RIVER ,-- The Group will meet Sunday at 7 rial Songs' and Music." The CDs . Her song "captured the heartof gels."

Whitman wanted 'to share the Catholic 'Ministry Offic~ at p.m. in the parish center of St. feature music by more than 30 our grief," ,Whitman said. "This' Bristol Community College is Joan of Arc Church, 61 'Canal' composers ...,.-music Whitman felt ' was my first experience with ap- comfort and healing he had responsoring a lecture entitled Road: Guest speaker Peg could offer comfort and healing to plying music to a raw wound, and ceived from music to help other "Church Annulments: What? Hannigan will address t,he,t9pic people who had suffered the loss it hurt and soothed at the same survivors recover from the emo-' time. Music immediately became , tional trauma caused by prert:\ature Why? How?" by Fflther Mark "Celebrating Aloneness." For of a loved,one.

It was my friend SalJIBennetta companion for me and路a very deaths from accidents, illness, disHession on Octob~r 28 at 7 more information call Father ' ease, war, suicide and murp.m. in the Commonwealth Richard Roy at 508-255"0170. who put me in touch with , CoHege Center. For more' in;' , _ Whitman. Bennett knew r-----~-----der. This motivated him to SWANSEA.,.... First Friday .we had something soul- , put togethenicollection of fofmationcall 508-678-2811, ext. 2247. day-long ,adoration of the deep inc:omrrion,路Each of songs i'n memory of \ Blessed Sacrament will be h"eld us had lived through ,the ' '. people who died young, FALL RIVER-A Mass of November' I-follo'wing the 8~ 'pain of suddenly and performed by professional Thanksgiving for couplescel- a.m. Mass at 'St: Dominic's, uneJ!:plainably losing a artists. . ebr'ating 25 th and 50 th wedding Church. It will continue until child. Bennett's daughter ' . A hospice volunteer, he annivers'aries will be held No-, 6:30 p.m. when' a Holy Hour ' Sara, only 24, went to "By Antoinette Bosco ,produced "Before Their vember 3 at 3 p:m. at St. Mary~s ' and Benediction will occur. work one morning, felt a Time" in conjunction with Cathedral. For more informa- Devotio~s ,to Our Blessed headache and within an -------~~~--L-'---.:..J .. Vermont/New Hampshire Mother follow the 8 a.m. Mass hour died from a brain aneurysm.' dependable source of comfort as I Hospice to benefit hospice fountion contact your pastor. ' 'every First Saturday.

Whitman's son Hreck, 23, like my began to live with loss." dations and suicide-preve,ntion asFALL RIVER , - The son Peter, 27, kilied himself.

As Whitman began. to confront sociations. "Almost $25,000 h~s Chaptet of Divine Mercy is re' WEST HARWICH -- The Whitman explained 'to me the ' how music had become a focus in been distributed to date from sales cited every Wednesday at 3 Celebrate Life Committee of unexpecteq way the CDs came' his healing, he mad~ discoveries of Volume One," he said. p.m: at Holy Name Church, , Holy Trinity Parish will meet about. Agonized with the shock, about the therapeutic gifts of muI play these CDs and relate to 709 Hanover Street. The s'ac- Sunday at' I: 30 p'. m. in the ' denial and anger,that such a ter- sic from general literature, read- them ,with comfort because each rament of reconciliation will church. Join them in praying to ribje death brirfgs on, he had to ing even how music can' have a song is honest and authentic in its be available afterwards. For end abortion~ write his son's obituary. "I c~lmil}geffectonpeopleincomas. words and sound. As Whitman more' informat{on call 5 0 8 - " , " couldn'tleave this task to anyone "I came to believe that our bodies affilT!1ed, "They capture emotions 679-6732.

WESTPORT - The annual else." But soon the路 sobs came as are hard~wired for music, that it ,and feelings with the reality of " St. Mary's Education Fund Fall ,the enormous love he felt for his goes to our ,emotional centers" shared personal,experiel'lce, a flavor that cannot be invented by HYANNIS - Catholic So- Scholarship Dinner will be . son overtooklJim. Then a friend , where healing rt:\ust begin. . , He quoted from psychologist, someone untouched by loss." cial Services will hold an in- held October 30 at 5 :30 p.m. at called, a gifted, pianist and choral formation session Sunday from White's of Westport. Political. director, Sydney Long. She musiCian and author Judith For information on ordering I :30-3:30 p.m. at its office at analyst Mark Shields will be wanted to play a song for Whitman Schlesinger; who contributed a "Before Their Time," call 800-447261 South Street for all per- guest speaker. For more infor- , andhis family, a song for ~reck, a great feature for the booklet ac-" 3803 or, on the I!1ternet, cornpanying the first CD of "Be- www.beforetheirtime.org. Free, sons intereste9 in adopting a mation call the Diocesan Office boy sliehad kno~n for so long.

She arrived and sang "Breck's fore Their Time": "Sometimes the copies ofVolume One are available chi Id from a foreign country or. , of Development at 508-675,Song." ~'l wish I could have 'held' ,sheer beauty of sound reassures us to bereavement support groups. a dornestic newborn. For more , 1311. ~crecy" of confession works. What if someone for

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A rather bright fellow deliv- one another - that is, pastor and floodgates to too many such invitations? ered a rather disturbing address lay personnel.

We are in the early stages of recently describing "a crisis 4) When speaking to the parlooming on the horizon" as the forming questions. However, here ish youth group, do you a) ask wave of well-formed lay them about their. faith mi nisters in the Ch urch r------------r---:::;:;:::-"""":"-,., lives, then listen; b) ask crashes against a wall of how many have considyounger clergy, who tend ered becoming a priest, to be "much less willing" nun or brother; c) ask a to collaborate with them. show of hands of those He stopped way short of who attended Mass last predicting things like spitweekend; d) express

By Dan Morris wad wars or paint-ball guns your anger at how few youth are present? at 20 paces. However, - - - - - - - - -......--t~ speaking at the Center for For lay ministers, Applied Research in the one might propose Apostolate at Georgetown Uni- are some early thoughts. some of these areas of inquiry: For priests, mostly notably I) When asked to weigh a versity in Washington recently, pastor's input in the decisionFred L. Hofheinz of the Lilly En- pastors; one could ask: dowment said research strongly 1) Do you consider your opin- making process, do you see it as indicates tensions ahead for us as ion a) an important aspect of de- a) more equal among equals; b) priests ordained in the last 20 cision-making; b) larger than a larger than a hammer but smaller years show an attachment to their tank but smaller than an aircraft than a pile driver; c) a threat; d) "priestly distinctiveness from the carrier; c) larger than an aircraft the decision? laity" and less willingness to "em- carrier; d) the decision?

2) When you have an idea for brace and enable collaborative 2) When employing collabora- the parish, do you first present it ministry." tion in your decision-making pro- to a) the pastor; b) the parish Naturally we on the Militant cess, do you first 'consult a) the council; c) major donors; d) the Middle of the Road Committee of parish council; b) major donors; . parish secretary; e) teammates on the Roadkill Theological c) the vicar general; d) the mir- the softball team? ' , . 3) When you have "an issue" Roundtable were disturbed by ror? this. And, keeping with our pro3) When invited to a with the pastor, do you a) air it pensity to produce questionnaires, parishioner's home for dinner, do with him; b) air it with most of we felt that an Advance Warning you a) ask what you can bring; b) the parish at coffee and donuts; Survey might be a terrific tool to ask who else is coming; c) sug- c) write the bishop; d) write the head off these tensions or at least gest they take you out to a restau- Vatican; e) simmer and do nothprepare people of good will on rant instead; d) politely decline, ing? both sides of such a pastoral co- explaining that accepting such 4) When you were interviewed nundrum for things to come. Sur- invitations runs the risk of show- for the position, did you wonder vey results would be shared with ing favoritism and would open the the most about a) the salary; b)

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New U.S.-Vatican cOlDlDission on sex abuse nonns shows cOlDpronlise

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

If it's a matter of adding a statute of limitations, tightening up the definition of sex abuse and c1ariVATICAN CITY - The creation of a U.S.- fying the language on review boards, the bishops Vatican commission to revise the U.S. bishops' sex could emerge with the key elements of the sex abuse . abuse norms reflected a compromise between'· policy still intact.

Vatican officials who wanted to reject the norms But if the Vatican wants to change the basic thrust outright and others who favored an experimental of the policy - which foresees permanent removal implementation. from priestly ministry for a single act of abuse By creating an additional step, the Vatican gave against a minor - then the bishops will have some everyone more time to study the details - and of- tough explaining to do to the Catholic faithful in fered the bishops another chance to win the the United States.

Vatican's blessing.

One of the more suhtle questions the commisWhile the questions to be examined are not mi- sion will face is how to harmonize the U.S. bishnor ones, Vatican officials confirmed the optimistic ops' policy with elements of Pope John Paul II's prediction of U.S. Church leaders that fine-tuning apostolic letter in 2001 on the same problem. on the norms could be finished by mid-November.

The pope's letter reserved to the Vatican's docThe norms and charter outlining strict procedures trinal congregation oversight on all cases of priestly and penalties for clerical sex abusers were adopted sex abuse against minors. The doctrinal congregaby U.S. bishops in June. Vatican approval, or tion in turn set up distinct procedures for bishops to "recognitio," would make them binding in all U.S. follow, favoring Church-conducted trials over addioceses. ministrative short-cuts in dealing with offenders.

Almost immediately after the bishops presented But the papal letter has not really been implethe norms, however, experts at the Vatican found mented in the United States because U.S. bishops fault with some points. They questioned the policy's had previously been given special exemptions from wide definition of sexual· abuse, the lack of a stat- Church law on such cases.

Some at the Vatican remain troubled that so soon ute of limitations, the role of lay review boards and the harshness of penalties imposed, including auto- after the pope moved to centralize the handling of matic removal from priestly ministry. priestly sex abuse cases, the U.S. bishops went in a Yet even with those misgivings, some of the somewhat different direction.

Vatican's top officials were prepared to allow the The pope's own role in all this has confirmed a norms to be implemented on an experimental basis, hallmark of his governing style: a willingness to with a joint review after a year or two of experi- delegate important tasks to trusted subordinates. ence.

After top officials of the U.S. Conference of But that approach eventually was rejected, Catholic Bishops met with the pontiff on Octomainly because it was seen as postponing an inevi- ber 17, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, table reckoning on important points of Church law. III., conference president, seemed to go out of his "In the end, people here said: If we know what way to praise curial officials for their "profound the problems are, why should we put off facing them pastoral sensitivity," their "exceptional spirit of for a year or two? Why not do it now?" said one fraternity" and their willingness to help the U.S. Vatican official. bishops.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., October 25, 2002 the benefits package; c) the line of authority; d) the flexibility of the job description; e) how good a job you could do?

"One does not have to have the prescient eye of a prophet to see

a crisis looming on the horizon," Hofheinz said. Maybe he's wrong.

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through a newspaper ad about three-and-a-half years ago. He decided to name the then-lOweek-old pup after a character in the Bible, Jezabel, or Belle for short. At the time he was serving

people up. It shows people you're human." , Belle has even managed to ITASCA, Ill. ----: She greets make a few fellow canine friends, strangers at the front door with said Father Hauber. One parishtwo slobbery licks and a heavy ioner has started bringing her dog pant, but'that prevents few from to daily Mass so the two entering St. Peter the pets can play together in the Apostle School in Itasca. rectory's back yard. . The two-story elemenDressed in her own school uniThe 44-year-old pastor's ~ school, with its more form - a plaid bandanna - she love of animals also has than 200 students, is like a ,large playground for a dog pokes her, nose into a room and prompted pet lovers to apnamed Belle. darts to her designated spot every proach him'in the confesThe German shepherd! time. The three-year-old .dog heads sional to ask for advice on husky mix wags her tail as straight for a plastic container or their pets. He also provides a comforting shoulder to she weaves in and out of various classrooms. cardboard box of dog treats kept in those grieving over the Dressed in her own school each room. death of a pet. uniform - a plaid banFather Hauber does not even question his own popudanna - she pokes her nose into a room and darts to her as an associate pastor at St. Walter larity compared to Belle's. He is designated spot every time. The Parish in Roselle. quite aware of who the top dog is Priest and canine recently in his parish. He said students yell three-year-old dog heads straight for a plastic container or card- moved to the Itasca parish when out Belle's name when the two of board box of dog treats kept in Father Hauber became pastor. them enter a classroom.

The two have quickly become each room.

Sixth-grader Ken Miller "She comes in for the treats. popular among the parishioners. sheepishly admitted that he's one The fact he owns a dog works of those students whose face We also found out she likes cake," explained principal Carol Styka. as an icebreaker; it opens lines of lights up when Belle bounds into A few pats or hugs from students communication, the priest said in a room about once a week. "It are also a guaranteed bonus. an interview with the Catholic makes me feel happy because I've Belle's owner, FatherDouglas Explorer, newspaper of the Joliet never seen a priest with a dog," Hauber, said he found the dog diocese. "Pets of all kinds open he said.

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MARK FOREST and Ethel Frates of Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, prepare to distribute water at the Fort Phoenix 5K RunlWalk to raise money for the Alzheimer's Partnership of Southeastern Massachusetts. Forest works as the director of admissions at the home and Frates serves as its director of human resources.

SACRED HEART Home resident Nellie Jaros displays a cane she received as the town of Acushnet's oldest citizen. The Boston Post Golden Cane has been presented in similar fashion since 1861 and was given to Jaros by town officials. Jaros turns 99 years-old this December.

20 orthopedic surgeries since she was young - for dislocated hips, CLIFTON, N.J. - No two scoliosis and bad knees. people know more about how pre"I feel great;' she told The Beacious life can be than Father con, newspaper of the Paterson George Hundt and his sister, diocese. "It's been worth it. I have Jeanine Hundt. more energy. I can live a normal In August, Father Hundt, 47, life, thanks to my brother." gave his seriously ill 43-year-old After two months away from sister the gift of life - and better her job, Jeanine Hundt hopes in health - by donating his left kid- early November to go back to \ ney to her. work, where she counsels people Father Hundt, pastor of St. who are developmentally disAnthony's Parish in Hawthorne, abled. To reduce the risk of infechas always been close to his sis- tion, she must now take special ter, a social worker at North Jer- precautions such as washing her sey Developmental Center in hands frequently and blowing "air Totowa. kisses" to people.

By last February, both of his She was diagnosed with the sister's kidneys were failing due disease at age 23, but her recent to a hereditary disease called health troubles came crashing polycystic kidney disease. Cysts down in February, when a sinus develop inside the kidney that infection invaded the kidneys.

The disease has hit half the grow larger and block the ducts Hundt family. Their brother, that help rid the body of toxins.

"When there's a need, this Jimmy, 45, also has it, but their family springs into action," said sister, Mary, 41, does not. Their Father Hundt, in an interview at mother, Rose, was diagnosed with the Clergy Personnel Office for kidney disease in her 40s. She the Paterson Diocese, where he is went on dialysis in her 50s when director. "God calls us to be life her kidneys failed. A donor kidgiving for each other. I had the ney also failed and Rose Hundt rare opportunity of giving Jeanine died at age 66.

Jeanine Hundt got the news a kidney," he said.

For Father Hundt, recovery that she needed a transplant in from the organ donation took March - during Holy Week. Her more than a month because the older brother was by her side.

First, surgeons removed Fasurgery had left him weak.

"I worked when I could," said ther Hundt's left kidney using a Father Hundt, who wrote about laparoscopic procedure. Eventuthe experience in an issue of St. ally, his sister was brought in and Anthony's bulletin. "It was ex- her brother's kidney was inhausting. I'm just now up to full serted.

"It worked right away," speed."

"Laughing was good," said the Jeanine Hundt said. ''The doctors soft-spoken Father Hundt. He said the operation went added that he cannot allow his smoothly."

For the time being, the health remaining kidney to sustain any trauma. "Well, that's the end of of their brother, Jimmy, is stable. my boxing career," he said, jok- He isn't on dialysis and, so far, doesn't need a transplant. If there ing.

His sister's recovery was a comes a time when Jimmy needs little quicker than his, largely be- a donor, their sister, Mary, plans cause she's a veteran of roughly to be tested for compatibility.

FATHER MICHAEL Racine of St. Mary's Parish, South Dartmouth blesses , animals following Mass. Many parishes held similar blessings of pets in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, whose feast day was earlier this month.

FATHER GEORGE Hundt, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Hawthorne, N.J., and director of the Clergy Personnel Office in the Diocese of Paterson, stands with his younger sister, Jeanine. The priest gave her one of his kidneys in a life-saving operation. (CNS photo by Joe Gigli, The Beacon)

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November 2002, according to the Catholic Book Publishers Associa- Jeannine Timko Leichner (bur tion.

Sunday Visitor) Hardcover 3. "Little Acts of Grace."

1. "Parables of Joshua." Joseph Gortler & Piscitelli (Our Sunday Girzone (Doubleday) Visitor) 2. "Christmas Presence: Twelve 4. "Father McBride's Teen CatGifts That Were More Than They echism." Alfred McBride (Our Seemed." Gregory F. Augustine Sunday Visitor) Pierce (ACTA) 5. "Called to His Supper."

3. "Watch for the Light." Jeannine Timko Leichner (Our (Plough) Sunday Visitor) 4. "The Blindfold's Eyes."

'6. "V Got 2 Believe!" Stan Dianna Ortiz (Orbis) Fortuna (Our Sunday Visitor) 5. "The Holy Longing." Ronald 7. "Can You Find Jesus?" GalRolheiser (Doubleday) lery & Harlow (St. Anthony Mes6. "The Lamb's Supper." Scott senger) .

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. SISTERS, from left, Ursula, Jennifer, Gabrielle, Maria and Charity Burton, chat in Alexandria, Va. in October. Their movie production company, Five Sisters Productions, was promoti~g their third film, "Manna From Heaven;' in the area. (CNS file from Five Sisters Productions)

"Manna FrOID Heaven' IDovie needs friends first, then fans' .

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WASHINGTON - "Manna From Heaven," a film rich in Catholic imagery, is coming to a the~ter near you.

Eventually. Maybe.

The film, about a nun who decides on Ash Wednesday that a monetary windfall that benefited her family and friends decades ago must be repmd by Easter Sunday, features a veteran cast, making the film seem much m9re expensive than the under-$4 million budget it took to mak;e it.

Nor'did it hurt that a Catholic family of a mother, father, and five adult daughters pooled everything they had to rn~e "Manna From Heaven" their third feature-Iength film. , ,' Vrsula."Burto~ -:- so-named. beca~se her ~?~er was ?nce a lay mIssIOnary working WIth Vrsuline SISters m Bat:bados.- plays the nun..Mother Gabriel~e B. Burton w.rote It. ~augh~ers Gabnelle C. and Mana Bu~on co-dIrected It; ~an,a ~so portrays a,?ext-generatIon member of the we re-m-the-money c1an.All five Burton daughters have roles and are credited as producers. Mom and dad - Gabrielle B. and Roger violence, some profanity and in- Burton - are executive producers; they aiso play a termittent rough language. The pair of two-left-footed students at a dance studio.

But even with those economies of scale - and a V.S. Conference of Catholic long list of "angels" identified in the closing credits Bishops classification is A-III -:adults.The Motion Picture Asso- who helped finance production - the cupboard is ' . ciation of America rating is R -. nearly bare. , "Manna From Heaven" has a publicity budget currestricted. rently of about $10,000, some of which was spent on "The Ring" (DreamWorks) Garbled thriller about a re- a recent reception hosted by several members ofConporter (Naomi Watts) trying to gress who hailed the film and the Burton family's f:~' spunk. ~scertain why four. teen-agers, Motion pictures today have an average publicity including her niece (Amber ICaIIV~Ulllteยง Tamblyn), died seven days to budget of $35 million, said Jennifer Burton. Even the NEW YORK (CNS) - The the minute after watching a sur- sleeper hit "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," she added, following ar~ capsule reviews of realistic horror video. Director had a publicity budget of $1.5 million at the start.

"Manna From Heaven" has been a success at film movies rece~tly reviewed by the Gore Verbinski's primarily V.S. Conference of Catholic American remake of the 1998 festivals and in the Midwest. It played six weeks in Bishops' Office for Film and Japanese film "Ringu" squan- Branson, Mo., and was enjoying its third month in Broadcasting. ders a promising premise on il- a run in both Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City: "Below~' (Dimension) logical developments, foolish Kan., with good notices in the local Catholic newsWaterlogged drama set' on behavior and an unsatisfying papers.

"We've been asked, 'Is it a Christian movie?' We'd board a World War II V.S. sub- conclusion. Intermittent vio, marine whose commanding of- lence, an implied sexual en- have to say no. It's not a biblical story," Roger Burton ficer (Bruce Greenwood) rescues counter and some crude lan- said. But his wife, who wrote the screenplay, cona British nurse (Olivia Williams) guage. The V .S. Conference of fessed, "I was surprised how religious the movie was and two soldiers, after which ev- Catholic Bishops classification when it came out. It's really very Catholic."

"A lot of nuns went down to one show," Roger erything on the sub malfunctions is A-III - adults. The Motion Burton told Catholic News Service. "I didn't know and paranoia takes hold. Directed Picture Ass'ociation of America how they'd react because there's a couple of (swear

by David Twohy as if the vessel rating is PG-13 - parents are was a haunted house, the murky strongly cautioned. Some mate- words) in it. But they laughed and laughed. They liked proceedings never achieve a sat- rial may be inappropriate for it! Said it was the funniest movie they'd seen." โ ข But breaking out to the rest of the country,has been isfying level of ~uspel)se. B_rief children under 0.

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"Manna From Heaven;' has opened on two screens, and perhaps in four or five, in the Washington area soon. Next stop is Buffalo, N.Y., December 6. Buffalo is where the Burton girls grew up, and Blessed Trinity Church, one of the many Buffalo sites used in filming, is where young Gabrielle got manied. Buffalo is also where retired National Football League All-Pro Steve Tasker, who has a cameo part in the movie,. had his glory day~. , . After that, the, Burtons said AMC Theaters would like to extend ihe release to I00 scree~s th;'~ughout" the nation in January. But that can't happen without a million more dollars in publicity money, Maria Bur. ton said.

In each city, a premiere screening of "Manna From Heaven" will benefit Habitat for Humanity, and volunteers can E-mail volunteers@fivesistersproductions.com if they can staff fund-raising tables for the organization during the movie's run at theaters.

Veteran actors featured in the movie include Shelley Duvall (of "Popeye" fame), Jill Eikenberry ("L.A. Law"), Louise Fletcher ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"), Frank Gorshin ("Batman"), Harry Groener ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer"), Shirley Jones ("The Partridge Family"), Cloris Leachman ("The Mary Tyler Moore Show") and Wendie Malick ("Just Shoot ,Me"). It also features character actors such as Faye : Grant, Seymour Cassel, Austin Pendleton and young Hallee Hirsch.

Jennifer Burton said the movie is '''all about hope, a way to change your life - at any age."

"They are so talented," Duvall said of the Burtons.

"I want to support them any way I can." That includes . stumping for the film while in the middle of her own 'movie and television projects.

Vrsula Burton and youngest sister Charity recalled the first performance endeavor of the five sisters. (Charity said she was named after the saying "and the greatest of these is charity.")

Their mother took them in a station wagon along the Oregon Trail while she was writing a novel one summer. During the trip, the girls decided to revamp the song from the Broadway show "A Chorus Line" as "Five Singular Sensations." They even were accepted by the old "The Gong Show," but they never performed because the scheduled taping was past their vacation time.

Rep. Karen McCarthy, D-Mo., and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., are so impressed with the Burtons' , efforts that they said they would introduce a bill giving tax incentives to making more independent films in the Vnited States.

"You will want to tell 10 friends" after seeing "Manna From Heaven," McCarthy said. "It's so good."

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., October 25, 2002 .officials announced that priests f~om Spain, Mexico and South and Central America are being recruited to work in the diocese.

Bishop Loverde also noted that all diocesan seminarians are taking Spanish classes and some active priests have been sent to Mexico to leam Spanish.

Many other dioceses are facing similar situations because ofthe rap.idly growing Hispanic population that is spreading to more parts of the United States.

The 2000 U.S. <;ensus reported that the country has aHispanic population of35.3 million, up 58 percent since the 1990 census. In seven states, the Hispanic population more than tripled since 1990, according to the census data. The census report said that 28 million people speak Spanish at home, more tl}an 10 percent of the U.S"population.

Independent surveys estimate that about 70 percent ofthe Hispanic population professes Catholicism.

One place feeling the pinch is St. William Parish in Shelbyville, Tenn.,

KAREN GONZALEZ and Gloria del Angel cheer while watching a dance performance at a Hispanic festival at St. William Church in Shelbyville, Tenn. The event raised $2,000 toward a new church for the local Catholic community. (CNS photo by Theresa Laurence,

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Latinos express concerns about need for Dlore Hispanic priests

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ARLINGTON, Va. - More than 100 Latinos from ~several parishes met with Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde to express concerns about the diminishing number of Hispanic priests in the diocese and what they say is a resistance to establishing more Masses in Spanish.

Also discussed was the possibility of getting an auxiliary bishop of . Hispanic descent.

"Our diocese is the seventh fastest-growing in the country and has

a very international chafacter," said Bishop LOverde, speaking in Spanish.

"I ~ here to listen to your concerns and work together to find solutions," the bishop said to warm applause. "We are one Church and .many cultures; we·are working for the full integration of all parishioners."

The diocese has 354,000 registered parishionel'l' in the 21 counties and seven cities iri northern Virginia covered by the dioc~se. According to the diocesan Spanish

. Apostolate office, approximately 300,000 Catholic Hispanics live in the diocese, but it is estimated that ,only two percent of them are regis' tered in parishes and six percent at.tend Mass.

Currently there are 130 active diocesan priests, four of whom are Hispanic. Between 20 and 25 nonHispanic priests speak Spanish. Of the diocese's 70 parishes and missions, 26 have Masses in Spanish.

There are also four Hispanic deacons. ' During the meeting, diocesan

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tr";ning c'an··dl·date·s· cor the dl·.oce"san mem bers . an d th ose ch · d WIt. h 11 arge and religious-order priesthood. form~tion must be able to testify to WASHTh!"GTON - Much has On admissions matters, Father a man's capacity to live a celibate changed in the screening process for Bums urged seminaries to set clear life while relating to others in a maseminarians since the middle of the policies about "who shou.\d share the ture fashion."

20th century, when the most notori- "results of psychological tests with In a homily earlier this year ous clergy sex abusers were trained, . the candidates, when it should be . Bishop John C. Nienstedt of New according to a memorandum from done and who should have access . Ulm, Minn., chairman-elect of the the U.S. bishops' Committee on to any evaluations or documents re- priestly formation committee, said Priestly Formation to rectors and .suiting from admissions processes." a new edition of the bishops' Proseminal)' faculty members.

"Consideration should be given gram for Priestly Formation "will Seminaries in the United States to limiting the direct use of the psy- need to deal directly with the acceptoday a1'C placing hew emphasis on chological tests" to the bishop or his tance or nonacceptance of priestscreening "for men who are able to representative, the rector and any hood candidates who admit a homolive chaste celibacy," the commit- psychologists involved in the assess- sexual orientation.'" tee members said. ment, he said. " .

He added: "I w~)Uld say that evThe memorandum was issued Father Bums said,seminaries ery priesthood candidate must meet "as a sign of support for seminary in order to assure that candidates the following criteria: personnel" and to welcome an up- "possess the psycho-sexual-socio . - "He must be willing to give coming visitation to all U.S. semi- maturity necessary for priests today" internal consept to the Church's . naries, Father Edward J. Bums, ex- . - have been providing more "re- teaching ... that a homosexual incliecutive director'of the bishops' Sec-· sources for students in the on-cam- nation is objectively disordered since retaliat for Vocations and Priestly pus counseling services. every homosexual act is intrinsically Formation, told Catholic News Ser"Celibacy formation should be disordered; vice. integrated into the entire seminary - "He cannot espou~e a 'gay' . The review of U.S. seminaries program through conferences, for- identity, by which is meant allowwas recommended by a special sum- mal classes, faculty advising, homi- ing himself to define his personalmit of U.S. and Vatican leaders in lies, spiritual direction and opportu- ity, outlook or self-understanding by April and backed by the U.S. bish- . nities for profe8sional counseling," virtue of a same-sex attraction; ops at their June meeting in Dallas. Father Bums said. .

- "He must be prepaJ'Cd to adThe seminary visits would have to "Vi.sitation teams note frequently mit that the sacrifice rendered by a be authorized by the Vatican Con- that seminaries should be mindful celibate commitment is the renouncgregation for Catholic Education, that only candidates that are able to ing of wife arid children for the sake which oversees seminaries. sustain a chaste, celibate life be ad- ofthe kingdom and he must be ready Thel'C are currently 46 theology- mitted to priestly formation," Father to make that a personal and substanlevel seminaries in the United States Burns added. "Rectors, faculty tial, not merely symbolic, giftofself."

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in the Diocese of Nashville. It now has one weekend Spanish-language ~ass to go along with its two weekend English Masses.

But the f50~seat church is too small to accommodate people for the Sunday Spanish Mass, said Salvatorian Father Paul Portland, pastor of St. William.

Adults spill out of the doorway and do" not hesitate to kneel on the concrete sidewalk during the liturgy.

Others watch the Mass on television in the parish's multipurpose room behind the sacristy.

Father POItland said that many of his parishioners migrated to the area from poor regions in southern Mexico only to find minimum wage factory jobs making it difficult for them to support their families. ' The parish "helps out with material donations to the neediest, and translation services and referrals to local welfare agencies and Catholic Charities. It also provides assistance with Immigration and Naturalization Service forms and citizenship applications.

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FALL RIVER - Earlier this ingfrom Brazil. Atth~ bishop's yet through his life of faithfulness, month, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley. direction, parishioners of the loyalty and love earned the reOFM Cap., celebrated Mas's for former St. Louis Parish have spect, aff~ction and admi~atiori of SPECIAL TO THE ANCHOR tyrs. During his homily laced with. the parishioners ofSt. Mary's Ca~ been invited to the ranks of the many. The- ramp was designed

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Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, and thedral. it would be his last Mass' ,Cathedral Pilrish and that has a'nd constructed by Mariano TOM TRACY AND ANNE CHECKO~KY, sometime,s humor,' Bishop, in the church that has in many been a blessing'for the parish as Cabral and his son Mariano THE FLORIDA CATHOUC O'Malley told those in attendance ways been the center of his min- well. In all of this the bishop has Cabral Jr. The 'wrought iron rail, . PALM BEACH GARDENS that Jesus never promised the!TI that istry in the Diocese of Fall River. ,asked that the mother church be ings wt::re created and installed by . , A new era began for Catholics in nothing would go wrong, The cathedral church is where' a p.lace of hospitality and wel- Thiboutot Brothers of Westport Southeast Florida when Bishop "He promisec,i us that he would the cathedra or chair of the' bishop , come for all people, no matter, and'the landscaping, which enSean Pairick O'Malley, OFM Cap. be with us. The courage ofthe mar- is located; the chair symbolizes the" what:their,.1anguage or culture, . hanGes the ramp, is designed and was installed as thefourth bishop of ' tyrs. is based ,on their faith in this teaching office ,of .the bishop ~o' matter their divergent histo- maintained by Mary Sullivan" a the Diocese' of Palm Beach. promise we heard JeslIs make in whose responsibility as shepherd ries or,customs. .Cathedral' parishioner. . More than 1,800, people packed . today's Gospel, 'I will qe with you is to uni fy his flock. Bishop . It .s~emed a most fitting con-' Father Healey' suggested to Igmitius of Loyola Cathednil forthe always, even to the end of the ,O'Malley has taught much to clusiQn to Bishop O'Malley's Bishop O'Malley that the Cathe. joyous occasion on October 19, in- world.'" many from the chair and pulpit of min-istry as' pastor of the Cathe: dralwould best honor the eluding more than 150 priests, deaJesus; Bishop O'Malley said, ,is St. Mary's Cathedral over the past drill and diocese that immediately memory of his 10 years of minis" cons', nuns, seminarians and-reli- calling each.and everyone one of ys 10 years: but one of -his greatest 'following the Mass he blessed a try here by accepting his chalgious. , t o be his disciples. "We must not be lessons has, been 'taught through ramp which gives ~andicapped ' lenge that it provide a place of Father Seamus Murtagh, who fair weather friends, We too must the 'impact th~t he has had on the路 ,and infirm individuals easier ac- welcome for all people, viewing has guided the diocese as apostolic be willing to suffer for our faith," he cathedral itself. 'cess to the'offices and meeting differences not as a source of tenadministrator since BishopAnihony said, acknowledging that iIi the last In his remarks to Bishop room located in the'rectory and sion, but of enrichm~nt.

1. O'Connell's resignation in March, year many in the diocese have done O'Malley at the end of Mass, Fa- thus greatefopportunity to particiThe ramp will certainly be was thei'e to hanCl qver the reigns to just that. , ther Edward J. Healey, Rector,' pate in the life of the parish., seen not only as a means, but also Bishop O'Malley.'

"To those of you who are upset noted that during his 10 years as - " The ramp was made possible as a symbol of the hospitality, inThe pope's U.S: representative ,withthe (:hurch, I say, do not forget bishop, the cathedral parish has through a gift made in memory clusion and unity which Bishop from Washington D,C., Archbishop the whole picture. The storm of cri- become host to the miriistry of . of the late Manuel Mattos by his. O'Malley so clearly and consisGabriel Montalvo, was in attendance: sis and scandal rages about uS.. ,but , Spanish-speaking Catholics in fOrTner employers, Jean Stellmach . tently taught no only in word, but and read the apostoljc greeting and amidst the maelstrom that engulfs' the city of Fall River and more' and Sally Cook. Mattos was a also in action during the decade . letter of appointment. ' us, Our Lord is with us." , recentlY, the ministry toPortu- ,member o~ the Cathedra.l parish ' he served as ch~ef shepherd of the Bishops from Florida) the Virgin Gathered as a Church in prayer, guese-sp~aking Catholics arriv~ wh.o_ was mentally handicapped Diocese of Fall River: Islands and Brooklyn Wt;re also on - Bishop O'Malley encouraged ttle hand including from the Archdio- attendees to strengthen their prayer . cese of Miami, Archbishop John c.' life. "'IN: 'deeper our life of prayer, Favalora (the installing prelate), the clearer ourvision offaith. In that' Bishop Gilberto Fernandez, Bishop clear vision of faith, we discoverAustin A. Roman, and Bishop Tho- Jesus in his Church' and hear his mas G. Wenski; from the Diocese voice in the Gospels." of 'St. Augustine Bishop Victor B. On a much lighter note, and after Galeone and B.ishop John J,. Snyder months'of not having much to srrule (fOlmer bishop); from the,Diocese about,BishopO'Malleybroughtout of Venice Bishop John J. Nevins; from the congregation'an abundance' from the Diocese of St. Thomas, of smiles and laughter,displaying his Virgin Islands, Bishop ElliotG. Tho-sense of humor with a crack about mas; and frqm the Eparchy of St. the less-than-ideal climate in his Maron of Brooklyn, N.Y., retired homeland ofIreland. "People often BishQp Francis M. Zayek. , ' _ go to County Mayo for arthritis ...

Much of Bishop O'Malley's and you get it in about-two weeks,~' family attended incluoing his father he joked.

Bish9P O'Malley went on to and stepmother Theodore and Claire O'Malley, his sister and brother, praise Father Murtagh for his; cousins and many others in the large "steady guidance over the past seven O'Malley Clan. A small number of months," and said he is anxious to Fall River diocesan staff and clergy meet with the people of the diocese. were,also there to say good-bye. . "I look fo~ard to meeting with you , The two-and~a-half-hourinstal- in the parishes and to working with WHEELCHAIR-BOUND individuals look on gS Bishop O'Malley blesses a handicap ramp , lationceremony took place on the you in the awesome mission that has at St. Mary's Cathedral. (Photos courtesy of Father Edward J. Healey) F~ast of the North'American Mar~ been entrusted to us." . o

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He remembers starting a Promany of the faithful in Washington. Naming this in his honor,is a Life group at Holy Trinity Parish' great idea. I hope it continues." that became very active. "We alHe added: "People sometimes ways took the bus to Washington ask where does one get the to be with the bishop and thoustrength for the Pro-Life Move- sands of others and celebnited ment, Well, it comes from the Eu- Mass at the Shrine and went to charist, Christ himself. We are not walk the next day. It was an imalone in this struggle. We have portant statement - but also a Jesus and a myriad ofangels with very 'wonderful experience." us as we walk for life."

He agreed that in those early Father Fernandes' said that days "we were part of the begin"there has always been a desire ning of the movement. And while' to recognize our diocesan Pro- it is unfortunate that we still have Life heroes with a citation to be there to march in opposition named after the late Cardinal to legalization of abortion, and all O'Connor - the prime minister that it reaches out against in reof life. While there are a lot of spect for life, we must be there great heroes in the movement, it because life is-so very important gladdens me to have a priest so from the moment of conception awarded in these troubled days." to the moment of natural 'death."

The nomination of Father But Father Shovelton was ShovelLon for the new award re- quick to point out that wh[it susceived unanimous and over- tains Pro-Life" is our faith. If you whelming endorsement because really believe in Almighty God of his assertive leadership as a and a better life, then everything priest and pastor, his many makes sense. I always felt that the marches in Washington and Eucharist and Respect for Life Boston and his founding of wenthand-in-hand,becauseJesus "(3'irthright" in the Taunton was the source of life and that Area. connected with Pro-Life."

Hailing Father Shovelton as a The award recipient said that· "champion," Father Fernandes while he is considered a retired said the awardee's "powerful priest, he really hasn't quit. preaching and comp~ssion will "I retired.and left the,Fall River never be forgotten." , diocese in July 2000~ but I'm still In an interview prior to the feeling pr.etty good and am helpconvention and Mass, Father ing out regularly at St. Tim()thy's Shovel ton told The Ancho,: that it Parish in Lady Lake, which is in was the laity of his St. Anne's the Diocese of Orlando, F1a."

Parish in Raynham that were at He resides with his brother,

Father William Shovelton, .who just turned 80. "We're the odd couple," Fat~er Gerry said laughing. "He still says Mass every day, but because of health problems',' doesn't participate in parish life anymore."

Another brother, Robert' Shovelton, is also retired, having been an educator in Rhode Island.

He is ,a former· priest, who with Vatican approval, left the priesthood in the 1970s.

In his \:1omily, Father Fernandes told the assembly, " I like to think that you who work so hard for the Pro-Life mission of the Church are the IO-percent, the cured leper who stopped to give thanks, Samaritans in a society that cannot see beyond its own Galilee, its own borders of the self, the ones whose faith has brought you to salvation. And to you I say thanks.".

Also at the convention, a crowd of nearly I00 listened to keynote speaker Bud Welch share his views on abolishing the death penalty.

Welch is the father of one of those killed in April of 1995 in the bomb blast at the"Murrah.Federal Building in Oklahoma City.

Other speakers induded Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk of St. Patrick Parish, Falmouth; Professor Dwight Duncan of the Southern New England School of Law; and Rosaleen Greene, director of education for Massachusetts Citizens' for Life. ' (Anchor staffer Mike Gordon {;ontributed to this story.)

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER, Bud Welch, at the annual diocesan Pro-Life Convention at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, delivered a message advocating the abolishment of capital punishment. (Photo by Maddy Lavoie) ,

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_ NORTH DARTMOUTH Bishop Stang High School is , looking for 'members of ,the classes of 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992 and 1997 to join in celebrating their graduation at ' a gr~nd reunion during Thanksgiving weekend. , . Current and former teachers and staff members are invited to join in· the festivities and activities. will begin with a. fo()t~ ball game at 10 a.m. November -28 when the Spartans take on New Bedford Yoke at Yoke

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On Friday, ·November 29, alumni are invited to Hawthorne Country Club in Dartmouth at 6:30 p.m. for dinner and dancing.

Class photos will be held at· 6:45 p.m. and dinner will follow.

On November 30 at 11 a.m. t.he girls soccer team will hold its fourth annual soccer reunion game. at Stang.

For registration information 'call Mary Jane Roy at 508-9965602, ext. 433 or contact her via E-mail: alumni@bishopstang.com.

,STUDENTS FROM Notre Dame School,· Fall River, took a recent field trip to Oakqale Farms in.Hehobotn. There they enjoyed a hayride and picking pumpkins fro.m the pumpkin - patch. '

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The dangerous game of ju~ping ~~ to conclusions

By AMY WELBORN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE The young man in question was rather upset.

The reason? Well, the young woman in question - his girlfriend - wasn't answering her phone or responding to the messages he left. ,This little romance was difficult enough, after all. He was a busy college sophomore, and she was a busy high school senior.

They lived about three hours apart.

They had met during the summer and hit it off. After a few weeks of instant-messaging and E-mailing, they decided to give it a try. They'd "date" - whatever that means when you can only see each other once or twice a month.

But here it was, a couple of months into it, and just a week af-

tel' their first little spat. She wasn't answering that phone.

The young man was more than worried. He was a little angry. He didn't get it. He was suspicious.

Then, a day after his flurry of messages, she called. He asked what the problem had been, ex e pecting either a lame excuse or a breakup.

He got neither. What he got was something else: "My car got stolen. We went to a football game, and my mom and my sisters and I left our . purses and everything in the car.

Yes,' we locked it. But then after the game it was gone. Along with everything else, including my phone."

Oh. So much for being mad at imaginary competition. So much for hurt feelings. Now it's time to just feel really, really stupid.

Jumping to conclusions can be • family, and that maybe, instead of dangerous. Tempting, yes ~ es- " avoiding her, we could try to be a pecially if you're blessed or little nicer and give her a break. cursed with a vivid imagination Sometimes we jump to conclu- but treacherous nonetheless. sions about ourselves. We get a bad grade on a paper, and we immediately conclude that we're stupid in that subject and there's no hope for us. We forget that no one is perfect, and that perhaps we just needto try again, invest a little more effort next time or ask for some help, and we'll do a better job. . We can even be tempted to jump to conclusions about God, can't we?

But we do it all the time, don't: If our prayers aren't answered, we? we jump to the conclusion that Our mother is grumpy, so we . God doesn't ca're or, worse, that jump to the conclusion that she God doesn't exist. must be mad at us, forgetting, of If we encounter sin in course, that she has a life apart from Church leaders, we jump to the us and could be mad about some- conclusion that the Church is thing at work or something in her full of hypocrites and not a

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place to find God. If we're bored at a particular church service, we jump to the conclusion that God's nowhere to. be found there and that we might as well have stayed home.

Jumping to conclusions means, as the young man at the beginning of this column learned with a red face, making a decision before. you have all the information ..

It's tempting, true, but it's not fair. It's not fair to the complexity of other people's lives.·It's not.. fair ~o our own possibilities.

And when we jump to conclusions about God, we're not being fair to him, of course, but even worse, we're not being fair to ourselves in deciding there's no room for God in our lives before we've heard and experienced the rest of the story.

Young adults ,organize celebration ofJohn Paul II's papacy

By TRACY EARLY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK - A group of young adults who attended the World Youth Day in Toronto followed up that event by organizing a celebration of Pope John Paul II and his papacy October 16, the 24th anniversary of his election as pope. .

The "Pope Day," as it was dubbed, was initiated by a group of young New Yorkers who had been meeting to discuss "Love and Responsibility," a book published by the pope in 1960 when he was still a bishop in Poland.

The group also has organized a Love and Responsibility Foundation.

Peter McFadden, foundation president, said the idea of the celebration spread, and on the day of the event he heard of plans for an observance at the 21 st location, the University of Notre Dame.

A Catholic young man from Greece whom McFadden met in Europe agreed to organize a celebration in Belarus, and others were being held in Canada, Slovakia and Trinidad, he said.

In the United States, events marking the day were held in Washington, Philadelphia, Denver and several other cities, he said.

In New York, participants gathered at Our Saviour Church, near Grand Central Station, for a late afternoon votive Mass for the pope, the praying of the five glorious mysteries of the rosary, led by five young people, and a series of talks on the pope's teaching and relationship to youths.

In his homily, Father George W. Rutler, pastor of Our Saviour Church, spoke about the five mysteries Pope John Paul has added

to the rosary: Christ's baptism, his first miracle, his preaching ministry, his Transfiguration and his institution of the Eucharist. . He also said that Pope John Paul has proclaimed the kingdom to millions of people in his world travels and at the Vatican in his weekly audiences.

In one of ~he I:l.ter talks, Father Roger J. Landry of Fall River, Mass., said Pope John Paul's relationship with young people went beyond his position as head of the Catholic Church.

Through verbal and nonverbal communication, the pope "helps young people come into contact with the living Jesus," Father Landry said.

McFadden said the Love and Responsibility group put together a 32-page booklet with a selection of excerpts from the pope's book, and had 50,000 copies printed.

In Toronto, they gave out 13,000 copies, and later received requests from many places for more, he said.

On their returning from World Youth Day, McFadden said, he and those in the car with him began discussing the pope's call for youths to be "salt of the earth," and asked themselves how they could be "salt of the earth in New York City."

A decision to celebrate Pope Day was the result, he said, and it included more than 50 volunteers handing out copies of the booklet at 10 locations in New York.

In the preceding weeks, as people from other places called to ask for additional copies, he also talked with them about holding papal observances in their locations, he reported.

Describing a variety of formats for the day, McFadden said a family was inviting people into their home for a program in Fort Wayne, Ind. And the salesman' who handled the printing order for the booklet, a Protestant in Seattle, arranged for a celebration

there, he said.

In a letter to participants, Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States, . said the young people could be assured of the pope's "sincere appreciation for your public expression of filial devotion to the

vicar of Christ and of solidarity with his Petrine mission."

Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York wrote that the day was "certainly an occasion to give thanks to God for the unbroken guidance of the papacy from St. Peter until the present age."

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"STARTING FROM SCRATCH: how to begin youth ministry in your parish" FOR: Youth Ministers, Volunteers, Parents, Priests, Teachers, etc.

WHEN: Tuesday, November 5, 2002 7:30 p.m. Mass 8:00 p.m. Seminar .'

PRESENTERS: Joseph Sollecito, Youth Minister, St. Mary's (Taunton) Donna Martyniak., Youth Minister/D.R.E., Our Lady of the Assumption (New Bedford) WHERE: Youth Apostles' Residence, 42 Chicago St., Fall River (The former St. William's rectory, next to Maplewood Park)

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ReCiting the rosary' draws .families together While praising those who regularly pray the with the Holy Family, 'bringing their hopes and rosary in its traditional Jorm, the pope also en- concerns to Gq'd and fo~tisin!pheir;attention on couraged the addition of five "mysteries of light" images from the life of Christ; rather than from, - moments from Jesus' public ministry - to , television, he further under'said. line the , Focusing on rosary's focus the practical, on Christ.

'Pope John Paul Pope John said that while Paul marked reciting the rothe 24th annisary involves versary of his repetition its election Octogoal is contember 16 by signplation and ing the aposconcentration, tolic letter, not boredom.

"Rosarium First, he Virginis said, the beads A CHURCH window depicts the Transfiguration of Christ, Mariae" ("The must not be in which Moses, and Elijah are seen with Jesus in a glorified Rosary of the seen as "some state before the apostles Peter, James and John. The Trans- Virgin Mary"), kind of amulet figuration is thefour:th theme of the five new "mysteries :of during his or magical ob,Iight'i for praying the, rosary. Pope John Paul II announced ~he weekly general jeCt," but as a new mY$teries October '16, in his apostolic letter" Rosartum audience. 'means of markVirgin'is Mariae," ,or ''The Rosary of the Virgin Mary." (CNS The pope ing'''the unend, photo from Crosiers) declared a Year ing path of conof the Rosary templation and through Ilext of Christian Continued from page one October, askperfection." ing everyone to Pope John he revealed his glory to his Apostles. evolution as a prayer form and said recite it frePaul also sug5. The institution of the Eu- the "mysteries of light" was an ap- que n tl y, 10 vgested people charist at the Last Supper as the propriate modem contribution. read a Scripture The pope may have drawn iningly and with sacramental expression of the passage related spiration from a Maltese priest h~ .the knowledge paschal mystery. to each mysIn his document, the pope beatified in 200 I, Blessed George that its' prayers: ' tery, not as a asks that the "mysteries of light" Preca. In 1957, Blessed Preca de- link the'm' with five new mysteries 'i'orre-' Mary' and lead ' vised way of recallbe recited especially on Thurssponding to events in Jesus' pub- them to Jesus. ing information days, the official said. ' "The ,rosary "but of allowTraditionally, mysteries of the lic life and called them "mysteries rosary have been dedicated to of light"; they are simil~ ~o those has accompa- ,CHINESE CATHOLICS pray the rosary at the Our Lady ing God to specific days of the week: the forplUlated by the pope. ", ;', ,nied me in moc 'of Lourdes~rotto in the city of Jilin in northeastern China in speak." joyful mysteries recited on MonToo often ",The other 15 mystenes were' ments of joy thisundatedfilephoto.Sincethe1500stherosaryhasbeen days and Thursdays, the sorrow- standardized by Pope Pius V in ,and in' mo,- recited ina series of three mysteries - the joyful, sorrowful when reciting ful mysteries on Tuesdays and 1569. ' ments of diffi- :and:glorio,us _ dedicated to episodes in the lives of Christ the rosary, he Fridays, and the glorious mysterThe recitation of the rosary be-' culty,'" "he' said, people ies on Wednesdays, Saturdays gins with the Apostles' Creed, the wrote. ,"In, it land Mary. (CNS photo by Sean Sprague) forget that an and Sundays.

Our Father, three Hail Marys and, have always essential part of In his document, the pope said :a:Glory Be to the Father. Then five found: comfort."., '. contemplative prayer is silence; reciting the rohe respected the traditional form , deCades are recited, each devoted ' Just t~6 weeks. aft~r hiS' election to the papacy sary alone or with a group of people, it is approof the rosary and did not want to to a mystery; each decade includes in 1978i he s'airl, :~'~ fran'kiy.' admitted: 'The ropriate to pause silently after the reading of each change it, the source said. But the an Our Father, 10 HajlMarys an,d 'sary is my favorite prayer,"" :' , mystery. , pope also spoke of the rosary's 'a Glory, B~ to the Father. ., " ' And, he said, "thinking back over the difficulHe suggested that when the rosary is recited :" , ties' which have also,:been part of my exercise of in a group t~e Glory Be could be sung "as a w'ay the Petrine ministry, I feel the need to say once of giving ,'proper emphasis to the e~sentially ,'more, as a warm invitation to everyone to experi- Trinitarian structure of al"'Christian .pray~r;" , ence it personally:'The rosary does indeed 'mark Pope John Paul also asked people to ~top and the rhythm of human life,' bringing it into har- look at the crucifix their rosaries.' , '~"l mony with the 'rhythm' of God's own life."

"The life and prayer of believers is centered The pope asked ev¢ryone's help in countering upon Christ," he w'rote. Like the rosary, "every"a certain crisis of the rosary" marked by a fail- thing begins from 'him, everything leads toward ure to teach the prayer to chjldren and by a sus- him, everything, through him, in the Holy Spirit, picion - supported by some theologians - that attains to the Father." it is outdated, superstitious or anti-ecumenical.

The rosary is flexible, he said. Special pray~r Especially after "the terrifying attacks" of Sep- intentions can be recited after each mystery; parts tember II, 200 I, he said, the re'vival of the ro- can be sung; different age groups, cultures or ethsary can be a valuable part of Catholics' efforts nic groups might choose a different concluding for peace, Marian prayer or hymn.

Pope John Paul said the rosary has "a peaceful Especially when looking for ways to bring the effect on those who pray it," it leads them to see rosary alive for children, adaptations are possible, STUDENTS pray the rosary in Ea~tChicago, In~t (CNS the face of Christ in, ~thers, ,to recognize other's he said: "Why not try it?"

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