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LOVE ME, I'M "IV POSITIVE was the message that Jimmy Fitzpatrick from Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford, wanted to share with the diocese. "Don't be prejudiced because a person has AIDS," the caption read. Jimmy's was one ofthe 235 posters of sixth grade artwork displayed at the St. Pius X parish center, South Yarmouth, after the World AIDS Day Mass at that parish Dec. I. The students' work,is from the "AIDS and the Arts: A Personal Responsibility" program run by the Office of AIDS Ministry. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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Annual World AIDS Day Mass celebrated at St. Pius X, So.. Yarmouth

By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor Staff More than 200 people came together at St. Pius X parish in South Yarmouth December I in solidarity, with love and friendship, to support thdr brothers and sisters living with or affected by the devastation of HIYand AIDS. The Eucharistic celebration of healing and remembrance was led

by Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap., and concelebrated by Msgr.

John J. Smith, YE, pastor, Msgr.

George W. Coleman, vicar general, and many diocesan priests.

Sponsored by tht: Office of AIDS Ministry, directed by Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, the World AIDS Day Mass is an anlilual highlight of the ministry. .

"The worl<i AIDS Day Mass is the focal point of all our ministerial endeavors," said Dr. WinterGreen. "It is tne apex and culmination of our outreach to persons living with and affected by HIY and A IDS." The worldwide theme of the 1996 observance in which worshiping faith communities joined together in prayer and hope was "One World bne Hope."

The multilingu~1 celebration, including readings and petitions in several languages, symbolically characterized the' broad scope of peoples affected by the fatal disease. Behind the altar hung two of the many thousand huge panels that make up the national AIDS quilt. These pan¢ls, dedicated to persons in th~ diocese who have

died of complications due to Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrome, bore several moving messages such as, "We love you, daddy" and "We miss your hugs."

"We are here because we want to put a .face on AIDS," said' Bishop O'Malley during his homily. "These wonderful pane.ls represent friends, relatives, real people.

We all hope and pray for the day when science will be able to develop a cure for this terrible disease. In the meantime we want to cure the fear, the isolation, the hostility that poisqns people's hearts."

"To our brothers and sisters with the virus," he continued, "we want to tell you that you are. not alone. Jesus Christ is with you and we want to be with you." The

bishop challenged his listeners to for sin. "That is a cruel carica"not just see AIDs patients, but to ture of God who is merciful, forlook beyond the virus and see the giving and a loving father. Our human being as our brother or challenge is a Christian response sister." to AIDS, a response of compasThe bishop said that some peo- sion." ple see AIDS as God's punishment Turn to Page 13 •••••••••••••••••••••••••

.Bishop .lists Medal honorees Outstanding members of 96 diocesan parishes will receive the Marian MedalJrom Bishop Sean O'Malley. OFM. Cap.. in ceremonies to start at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

The Marian Medal tradition was established in 1968 by the late Bishop James L. Connolly to recognize members of the diocese dis-

tinguished for dedicated service.

In the years since. over 2,000 people have been awarded the medal. which has the Miraculous Medal image on its obvt;rse and the diocesan coat of arms on its reverse.

Names of the 1996 recipients follow, listed by deanery.

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The national collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious, which helps meet expenses for the · nation's elderly sisters. ·brothers, and priests in religious orde~s. will be taken up in most parishes the weekend of December 7-8.

The appeal is key fundraising effort to raise money for retired' religious in the United States who for years worked with little or no salary and/ or retirement benefits.

PLANNING THE 1997 Bishop's Charity Ball fmm the This year.'scampaign theme is Cape Cod area are (seated left to right): Mrs. Andn:w W. "They Shaped Lives and They Still ~ikita, hospitality committee; Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Har00.", Church officials launched the rington,diocesan director of the ball; and Mrs. James H. fund in 1988 when 'it became o.b~ Quirk, presentee committee. Standing from left to right are: vious that retirement plans for Mrs. John Forte, hospitality committee and Mr. John Forte, U.S. religious orders were signi(ico-chair of the ball and president of the Cape Cod and the ·cantly underfunded. People across Islands Society of St. Vincent de Paul. (Gaudette photo) the nation responded generously.

Since the campaign's start, $200 million has been contributed and more than 96 percent of the collection has been distributed among more than 600 religious communities. .

Simultaneously, the religious When Bishop Sean P. O'Mal- in each of these categories receive communities have embarked on ley, OFM. Cap., greets members reserved tickets for four.

A donation of $ i 50 offers listing of the Diocese of Fall River at the efforts to cut costs-and raise addiAnnual Bishop's Charity Ball on in the "Benefactor" category with tional monies to meet' expenses.

They have sold property, conFriday evening, January 10th, at tickets for unreserved seating for vert~d existing structures to mainthe Venus de Milo in Swansea, it six. "Guarantors" are thO!:e who will mark the fifth year at which he donate $100 and "Sponsors" are tain them more economically, and developed joint, intercommunity has presided at this festive anQual those who contribute $50. These efforts for cost-efficient care of mid-winter celebration of the unity receive tickets for -four 'and two persons respectively. All 0:: these of the diocesan family. their elderly members.

Bishop Anthony Pilla, president A highlight of the celebration subscribers will have listingB in the of the National Conference of every year is the presentation of 30 booklet.

Catholic Bishops, urged parishion- young ladies to Bishop O'Malley, . Patrons may attend the hall. A ers nationwide to support this selected to represent parishes in all ticket, which admits two, may be collection. purchased for $25. There is 110 list"There are veiy few Catholics geographic areas of the diocese. ing in the souvenir booklet for who have not benefited' from Accompanying the Bishop at the those in this category.

Catholic schools, hospitals, and/ or ball will be officers from the two Tickets and information may be other institutions supported by our diocesan apostolates which colobtained by contacting the Bishop's nation's religious," he said. "This laborate in sponsoring the charitCharity Ball HeadquarterB, 344 annual collection provides us with able affair, the Diocesan Council Highland Ave., Post Officl~ Box an opportunity to say thanks' to ofCatI1olic Women and the Society 1470, Fall River, MA 02722., or by _of St. Vincent de Paul. people who cared .selflessly for calling 676-8943 or 676-3200. Local Mrs. Catherine Lancisi, a pa- parishes throughout the diocese others. Much of the credit for the rishioner of St. John the Evange- can facilitate requests for tickets great works of the ~hurch in the United,States goes to these women list parish in Attleboro and presi- or subscriptions. All contributions and men who built up schools and dent of the DCCW. will be j oirie9 to the Bishop's Charity Ba.1I are hospitals for others rather than

by Mr. John Forte of Corpus tax exempt. . bank accounts for themselves;" Christi parish in Sandwich, the Msgr.

Thomas J. Harrington, The religious retirement crisis president of the Cape Cod Council became:evident in the early 1970s of the, St. Vincent de Paul Society. director of the ball, will be appearas 'health care costs skyrocketed Both groups have been vigorous . ing on Dec. 10th on WARA, and deinographics of religious . promoters ofthe ball for nearly 50 Attleboro, to discuss the ball with talk-show hostess Donna Sprague orders shifted, leaving more older. years. than younger memb.ers in orders Members of the DCCW serve at 2:30 p.m. nationwide. The resulting situation on the hospitality committee, di·has precluded wage earners in relig- rected by Mrs. Michael J. McMahon o( Fall River, while Vinious orders froin being able to The Offices of Adult and Relisupport all their retired members. centians from all sections of the .Some religious have earned So- diocese assist with the ushering of gious Education will be presenting ciaISecurity. However, since mem- guests, directed by Mr. Horace three evenings and one morning of bers of religious orders were only Costa of Taunton, president of the reflection and prayer in different permitted into the nation's Social diocesan Vincentian organization. areas of the diocese. Reflections Funds generated by the ball are on "Mary, Mother of Chris!: and Security system in the 1970s, they could not accrue significant Social channeled through the office of' Mother to Us All" by Lisa G-Lllino Security benefits. Today, the aver- the Catholic Charities Appeal of and "The Messiah Is Born" by age Social Security payment to . the diocese to the myriad of apos- Deacon Bruce J. Bonneau will be tolates, institutions and ministries presented on each occasion, which retired religious is $3.300 a year. will conclude with prayer and According to Sr. Janet Roesener, which are conducted by the diocese.

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PROUD MOMS AND DADS pose with their new adoptive daughters from China. FromFALL RIVER left are Rick and Lisa Densman with nine-month-9Id Shelby and Kathy and Russell Tansey L,. holding six-month-old ·Shannon. (Anchor/ Mills photo) .

CSS helps local couples adopt babies

By Christine Vieira Mills Anchor Staff They had c'rossed oceans and continents and signed on the dotted line until their hands cramped, but after !J1onths of waiting and a full 24 hours of travel, they' could hold their new bundl€:s of joy for the first time.

Russell and Kathy Tansey of North Dartmouth and Lisa and Rick Densman of Lakeville decided last spring to take a step thlH would greatly affect their lives. It would mean more work, some sleepless nights and would require a lifetime of care and concern.

They, however, were more than happy to bear the load for the joy their new responsibility would cer" tainly bring. The two couples had each decided last spring to begin the process of adopting a baby girl from China.

"All the children we place from China are female," said Elaine Abdow, a social worker for Catholic Social Services in Fall River.

A CSS service is adoption placement of both American and foreign children, foreign "because of China's efforts to hold down its birthrate," she said.

In 1979, the Chinese goverment restricted families to one child, though a couple may try for a son if the first child is female, due to the traditional dependence on sons to care for aging parents. As a result, many baby girls' are abandoned.

"These people really care about their children," Abdow explained, "but they just can't care for them.

They leave the children in places where they may be found by the proper people." Punishment of a family that violates the one son 1two child ru.le may include a fine that would render them bankrupt and, unless a farrtily is poor, it is illegal to place one!s child ill an orphanage.

the experienGe with all the other adoptive parents on the trip."

The Tanseys and Densmans agreed that they felt safe in China, though there were some things there they weren't used to.

"Seeing so many armed soldiers was a little strange," said Rick Densman. "but for the amount of people, there were no altercations."

Abdow did admit that the cases of these two couples were unusually quick. "Usually it takes most.

Once found, the baby must wait families about 10 months," she three months before she may be said, adding that the Densmans placed for adoption in order for and Tanseys were "really on the authorities to attempt to locate ball" as far as supplying the necesfamily members.' : sary information.

"China is one of the easi'est Those w~o wish to adopt must countries to work With," Abdow meet requirements of the state, said, mentioning that it was only federal or international governsix months between the initial ments involved. Generally applipaperwork and the couples' trip to .cations are taken from single indiChina in October to meet the' viduals. or married couples who babies. ' have been married for at least two "This thing never 'left my side," years. Other requirements include Russell Tansey said, patting a a safe home (ownersh.ip is not briefcase containing "every bit" of required) large en'Ough to accominformation on six-month old modate' family members; parents Shannon since the beginning of between 25 and 50 years old or at the adoption process: least twent years older than the "The harde,st thing was waiting child if older children are placed; the two weeks for them to come financial and emotional stability; back," his wife Kathy added. She and participation in a home study.

The home study process deterwas not able to travbl to China. so her husband was accompanied by mines the adoptive parents' strengths and needs, teaching about his mother Delores. adoption and its permanent impact Lisa Densman felt that the best on the family. CSS also tries to thing, aside from njne-month-old develop an understanding of the Shelby, was "being, able ~o share child's birth family.

The new parents called the adoption ceremony held in China: "very special." Orphanage staff who cared for th'e girls prior to the adoption were on hand to answer questions about the babies. "They knew their sleep and eating schedules," said Mrs. Densman, "and even gave us a satchel of soil from the native city." .

Several more families from this area have already begun the adoption process and will be welcoming their Chinese·babies home in 1997.

Licensed in Massachusetts and Rhode Isiand, CSS has been offering counseling, adoption, pregnancy counseling, foster care and general social services since 1924.

CSS is directed by Arlene A. McNamee, LCSW: and serves the diocese with four offices located in Attleboro, Fall 'River, New BedCUTE AS CAN BE! Shannon Tansey (left) and Shelby ford, and· Hyanni~. .

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'Lord, Help Our Unbelief!

Advent is the Church's wake-up call. Uncompromising as it may seem to some, the Holy Word for the fist Sunday of Advent tells us that no one knows the dayo,r the hour when the Master will return, therefore we s'hould be on guard and watch.

But for most people this message falls on deaf ears. Advent is' for the majority of America'ns nothing more than the, most important shopping season of the year. It's the time when the gross national product will or will not achieve an acceptable figure and its full significance lies in whether it ends with a bottom line of profit or loss. , It is fatally easy to get caught up in the hype and advertising of the pre-Christmas days and to end up too exhausted to appreciate the true meaning of Advent. We seem to feel that if we plunge into the secular festivities of the time, we might somehow have the real meaning of Christmas rub off on us.

Such is the attitude of many even within the Church. The pew~ ' are too 'often empty until Christmas Eve. It is true that many "will make the joutney to Bethlehem; but it is equally true that many more wililiave n'o clue as to what Advent is'all about. ' This secularization of the season has done much to take Christ out 'of Christmas and autaf the hearts of many of the' baptized, so far have we wandered from the truth that "Jesus is the reason for the season."

Last Sunday, Pope John Paul II began Advent by calling us to prepare for the 2000thanniversary of the birth of Christ. If each of us were to' use the next three years as a time' of spiritual renewal, the opening of the new millennium would bring with it a Pentecost~1 awareness which could indeed renew the face of Eart~. '.

The papal call is not only to m'onks and hermits, priests and nuns; rather it is a call to renewed awareness by all that Jesus Christ is the center of all life. It is ,a message not merely to believers but to ali who are caJled to believe. At its heart is a new and driving eva~gelicalspiriUti,our C.h_urch. The message is to be proclaimed not oqly to thos~.~.lr~a<tyipthe Church b\lt to all in the human family. . , It is not welcomed by a materialistic society but that does not diminish its truth. Too many Catholics,have,lost their sense of mission and are heedless of the call to fulfill God's' plan. The mandate and motivation for all in the Church are to be found in the Gospel, which offers its timeless message of unity, peace and brotherhood to believers and nonbelievers aJike.

The task of believers, however, began with the first coming of the Lord and will continue until his second coming. Thus· there is an urgency to preach the GosPel to all nations, no matter how difficult the circumstances; until that return.

In this sense, missionary activity is nothing more .nor less than a manifestation of God's will and the doing of that will in the world. Too many, even in the Church, have forgotten this.

In our commercialtimes, the dictates of Wall Street have more influence than those of the beatitudesand selfishness bids fair to destroy the world family. .

But Advent is an ppportune time to focus on what really matters. Accountability and responsibility should mark Church, efforts, but those efforts must not simply save the saved.

Church members must' strive to be a true sign to all of the , coming of the Lord. The task may seem overwhelming but it is I. not impossible for believers. .

Thus pur Advent prayer should be "Lord, help our unbelief!"

The Editor

THE FEAST OF THE IMMACiJLATE C.oNCEPTION~ USUALLY C'ELEBRATED ON DEC. 8 WILL BE OBSERYED ON DEC. 9 THIS YEAR. THIS PAINTING OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER,PAINTED IN 1814 BY PAULINE PERDRAU WAS DUBBED "MATER ADMIRABILIS" (ADMIRABLE MOTHER) BY POPE PIUS IX.

The angel answered her: 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you and. the power of the Most High will oversh~dow you.'" Lk 1:35'

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By Patricia Zapor ' As an American traveling with WASHINGTON (CNS) - ' troops of the Rwandan Patriotic Roger P. Winter can't shake'the Front in the spring of 1994, Winter vivid images of hacked-apart bodies was a fairly safe and detached piled in churches during massacres observer to the aftermath of the ~rotesque murders of Q~lf a milin Rwanda 30 months ago. , If he still gets stirred up about. lIon Rwandans, by ·thelr fellow what he saw as an after-the-fact. contrymen during a brief but grueobser:ver, the dir:ector of the U.S.' some war of retaliation.

Today,. Winter still is haunted Committee for Refugees can un-' derstand why the 600,000 Rwan- by mental images of babies hacked dan refugees who' went home in in two with machetes; of corpses 'mid-November probably won't find. with their 'genitals chopped out it easy to return. and of the faces of young RwanAnd it explains why the relief dan soldiers who came upon agencies working in the region see. churches piled with the mangled peace-building'as a major goal in: bodies of their relatives and friends.

It helps him understand why providing housing, food and agricultunll tools.

Rwandans returning home after "Our question in every project two years in refugee camps in is: 'Is it being implemented 'in a Zaire may not easily reconcile with 'way that brings people together?''' the people who stayed behind. said David Palasits, director of Most of the 1994 killings of Central Africa operations for Cath- 500,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus olic Relief Services. "We're not were at the hands of Hutus. When OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FAll RIVER going to build. houses in on~ part moderate Tutsi-Hutu factions took Published wee~ly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River of town for Hutus andin another control of the government, many Hutus, remained armed and milpart of town for Tutsis."

887 Highland Avenue _ 'P,O, BOX 7 CRS, the U.S. bishops' overseas itant in the refugee camps to which Fall River, MA 02722-0'007, Fall River, MA 02720 relief and development agency, and they fled along with hundreds of Telephone 50&-675-7151 the U.S. Committee for Refugees thousands of uninvolved Hutus FAX (508) 675-7048 are among dozens of international who feared retaliation, Some who Se~d address changes to P,O. 80x 7 or call telephone number above organizations in Rwanda trying to stayed in Rwanda.and now occupy help the people and the govern- the Hutus' homes are the survivors ment rebuild infrastructure, re- .of massacre victims.

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After spendmg the last two years in refugee camps dominate~ by the well-armed ,Hutus responSible for. the 1994 massacres, 600,000 peo-' pie picked up their few belongings and walked home in mid-N "vember. The dramatic exodus from a volatile political and military situ~tion in Zaire swelled the: populatlon of Rwanda by 10 pl:rcent in 96 hours.

The shortage of resource!:coupled with suspicion, fear and lingering anger make t~e task facing CRS and the CommIttee for Refugees a complex sociological problem as well as a basic rescue project. . "~ost of the survivor p(lpul~tlOn m the country saw these ternble things," Winter said, "N ow we're asking them to reconcile when there's been no justice.

"These are people who have no.thing, going back to ,viLlages that have nothing - no services, no schools and somebody') occupying their house," he sai.d.

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Living convictions Dear Editor: I have not written a pro-life letter for a while because I have been busy living my convictions. My teenage daughter became pregnant in her last year of high school, and it became clear my beliefs would be tested. My chief worries were would she be able to gra,duate high school, and how to tell my aged parents about this new life that was coming to us sooner than anyone planned.

My daughter had to have an-ultrasound to determine how far along she was in her pregnancy and "she asked me to go along. Up until this time, I felt as if I werl~ holding my breath and being led along by faith.

Well, when I saw my future grandchild - about the size ofa kidney bean - wiggling his or her fingers and toes with life, I felt an intense rush of feeling. This child was only eight weeks along in'development and was very much alive. From that point on I realized my grandchild's existence wall more important than any of my small worries, and that I was strong enough to nurture both my daughter and her child - come what may.

My story has a happy ending. My daughter graduated high school and is now married to the father of her child. It was .not the easiest path to follow, but God has infinite mercy. Every time Ilook into.my little grandson's chubby face I am filled with a very fierce love, and I . see him as a physicaJ expression of God's loving mercy.

What if the ending had not been so happy? I would still have my daughter and her son alive on this earth. With a little faith and love, . we'd be okay. It really is true that where there is life, there is hope.

Very truly yours, Janice Vinci New Bedford

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Children are the future Dear Editor: What a glorious photo on the cover page of your 11/15 edition of the Anchor!

With those kids coming along, how can the world go wrong?

Ourfuture is-gua-raFlteed in hea-voo:anden-earth if give love, 'Care· " and tenderness ~o 0\lr young, the lack of which, shamefl,llly,cause~, the problems of (:rime and cruelty among the unfohunate young victims' of today':, neglectful parents. .

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Recalli'ng the De'cla'rati.on of Human Riglhts We're celebrating the 48th anniversary of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights this December. .

But my. guess is that few people anywhere will remember this important piece of work by the United Nations.

The declaration is a remarkable document that states in 30 articles that the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in this world is built out of the universal recognition of the inherent dignity and the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family. But daily, reading the newspapers and watching television news, I wonder who's listening, who's remembering these words? , When the U. N. General Assembly adopted this declaration Dec. 10, 1948, it was the first time in history that representatives of so many nations had so vocally and visibly joined to proclaim that relationshipsamong the world's peoples had tq be raised to' a higher level. . .

These representatives were conscious 'of the world's terrible state at that time. We had just cOJ:Tle through a war that devastated and devalued life in arrion- ' strous way. The truth of the Holocaust - whic~ killed millions of Je~s, and Christians too - finally had been told. People of all nations were in shock at this news. It was the worst example in wofId'history ()f the potential for' ma'1's inhumanity to man.

And so the U.N:declaration sounded a message that from then on it would be intolerable for one group of people i.n a so-called civilized nation to deny humanity - human rights - to another group.

Unfortunately, a proclamation is one thing, and action is another. Some governments pay lip service to human rig~ts, while inhur:nane treatment of men, women and 'children continues. Just pick up.today's paper and you'll see the proof! .

But while it is tragic that the rights so strongly stated in the declaration are so often mocked, this does not diminish the document. which so passion- . ately reaffirms the origins of our human rights: they

Your problem is all too common today. Divorce and remarriage have led to some remarkable mixes.

Some' blend surprisingly easily, while others take sibling rivalry to a new level. . .

Teens don't 'mix well. Because of their search for individual identity and their increasing need to pull out of the family, they may appear quite selfish.

Instead of being thoughtful and welcoming their new siblings, they are apt to be resentful. Resentment may show in open animosity or in a SUllen isolation from other family members.

Teens .may be quite possessive about their own time and space and property. You may get demands' like, "Keep her out of my room." Or, "He had no right to use my basketball." ..

If one teeri is watching television, the other may stay away, :complatning about the choice of program. Your suggestion that they watch together is ' likely to fall on deaf ears.

What to do? If you recognize that each of your four teenagers is searching for some form of per~ ',sonal identity, you will be wfse enough' to refrain from forcing them to work and share together. . Your personal pleas will be iheffective because you are flying in the face of normal development. Teens 'need some distance' from one another for selfdisco,very. For the same reasons; don't expect personal family communications with your teens. They are not likely to share their inner feelings with you, or give you deep reasons why they an: acting like a'nti. . social grouches.' , . ···.Accept·that this is a reasonaqly norn:ta] response. ': 'Instead .of trying to'correct th'e :matter with lectures ',' or personal discussions, try to .restructurethe· situa-; '.'

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And so, as the Delcaration of Independence puts 'it, "all men are'created equ~'l" and are "endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights," among which "are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 'affirmsthis truth. Remembering it each. year is a reminder that nations came together Qne great day to proclaim a message about our higher and intrinsic heritage - the right not to be exploited and diminished for the gain of others.

What must remain always, then. is the determination to guard against those who would steal these rights from us, whether governments or others. We must move into the next century fired by the determination to see the promise of human righl:s made real in our time.

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The great writers and philosophers knew, as Shakespeare wrote. "what a piece of work is man!" Thomas Carlyle wrote, "We are the miracle of miracles, the great inscrutable mystery of Ood." "Let each man think himself an act of God; his mind a thought, his life a breath of God," wrote Philip James Bailey.

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each received a "fair shake" so they might well work together on making out the list.

4. Plan ,some brief family activities, perhaps once or twice a week. Possibilities include going to a ball game, playing cards, .asking one of them t6 play his

With Dr. James & Mary Kenny favorite music tape or CD for all of 'you, playing basketball or touch-tackle, et'c. If one or two refuse to participate, do it anyway.

5. Take two of them out to dinner, probahly for fast food. Mix and match, taking a different pair each time.

In attempting to get your teens interacting, be brief and keep it active. Better to focus on doing something together'than on verbal communication.

Good luck!

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Marian Medal recipients Continued from Page One Attleboro Deanery· Mrs. Eva Blake. Sacred Heart parish.

N. Attleboro: Mrs. Lucy (Salvatore) Delutis. SI. Mary parish. Mansfield: Mr. Richard DeMoia. Holy Ghost parish; Mr. Norman Hamel. SI. Joseph parish; Mr. William C. .lost. SI. John the Evangelist parish; Mr. Gerard Lee. SI. Theresa parish. S. Attleboro.

Mr. Guido Risio. Our Lady of MI. Carmel parish. Seekonk: Mrs. Anne (Leo) Schleicher. SI. Mary parish. Norton: Mrs. Gertrude (Joseph) Stanton. SI. Mary parish. N. Attleboro: Mr. Paul C. Tessier. 51. Mark parish. Attleboro Falls: Mrs. Roberta C. Traill. St. Mary parish.

Seekonk.

Cape Cod Deanery Mrs. Nancy (Jon) Bryan, Our Lady of the Assumption parish. Osterville: Mrs. Eileen Burton, Our Lady of Victory parish. Centerville: Mr. Philip J. Cardaropie. Corpus Christi parish. E. Sandwich: Mrs. June Flynn. St. Margaret parish.

Buzzards Bay: Mr. Chester Fulone. St. Elizabeth Seton parish. N. Falmouth.

Mr. Hugh ~. Kelliher. 51. John the Evangelist parish. Pocas~et: Mr. Herve H. Lajoie. St. Patrick parish. Falmouth: Mr. William G. Lionetta. St. Pius Tenth parish. S. Yarmouth; Mis$ Bernice Lopes.

St. Augustine parish. Vineyard Haven: Mr. Joseph Losi. St. Anthony parish. E. Falmouth.

Mr. Thomas C. McGarry. St. Francis Xavier parish. Hyannis: Mr. George P. Morris. Holy Trinity parish, W. Harwich: Mrs. Jean (Joseph) O·Brien. Sacred Heart parish. Oak Bluffs: Mrs. Genevieve (Albert) Parada. St. Elizabeth parish. Edgartown: Mrs. Margaret (Alfred) Rich. Christ the King parish. Mashpee.

Mr. Walter Ross. St. Joan of Arc parish. Orleans: Mrs. Mari~n (Paul) Saint.

Our Lady of the Cape parish. Brewster; Mrs. Beatrice Santos. St. Mary/Our Lady ./ of the Isle parish. Nantuck~t; Mrs. Beverly(Harold) Tripp. Our Lady of Lourdes parish. Wellfleet: Mr. Charles A. Viens, Holy Redeemer parish. Chatham.

For a home blessing of a Christmas tree, the mother, father or other adult reads the following explanatiolil. For parish, school or other groups, the designated leader reads. The tree remains unlit until the end ofthe service.

In the Book of Genesis, we are told of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, whose fruit our first parents were forbidden to eat.

When Adam and Eve disobeyed God's command, they were cast from the Garden of Eden and they and their descendants knew sickness and death.

For long years mankind suffered until Christ came as redeemer to die on the tree of Calvary.

Thus the tree holds" a special place in the story of salvation and is fittingly one of the most important symbols ofth{: Christmas season.

As our own tree once stood in the dark forest, cold and unadorned, so was the world before the coming of Christ. But now brightly decorated, it reminds us ofthe tree of Calvary, which brought us redemption.

Let us now read God's word.

The children iln a family or designated persolls in other groups may read one or more ofthe following scripture selections: A reading from the Book of Genesis: And the Lord had planted a paradise of pleasure from the beginning: wherein he placed man whom he had formed.

And the Lord God brought forth of the grouncl all manner of trees, fair to behold and pleasantto eat of: the tree of life also in the midst of paradise: and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

A reading from the Book of Psalms: The fi(llds and all things that are in them shall be joyful.

Then shall all the trees of the woods rejoice b{:fore the face ofthe Lord because he: cometh: to judge the earth.

A reading from the Book of Isaiah: You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall sing praise before you and all the trees ofthe country shalL clap their hands.

Instead of the shrub shall come up the fir tree and instead of the nettle shall come up the myrtle tree: and the lord shall be named for an everlasting sign that shall not be taken away.

A' reading from the Book of Ezechiel: Thus saith the Lord God: I myself will take ofthe marrow of the high cedar and will set it: I will crop off a tender twig from the top of the branches thereof, and I will plant it 011 a mountain high and eminent.

On the high mountains ofIsrael will I plant it and it shall shoot forth into branches and shall bear fruit and itshall becom~ a great cedar; and all the birds shall dwell under itand'every fowl sh~1l make its, nest . under the shadow of the branches thereof. ' And all the trees of the country shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree and have exalted the low tree and have dried up the green tree and have caused the dry tree to flourish. I the Lord have spoken and have done it.

A readingfrom .the Book of the Apocalypse: To him that overcometh I will give to eat of the tree of life, which is iii the paradise of my God ...And he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb.

In the midst ofthe street thereof and on both sides ofthe river was the tree of life bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruits every month and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

At the end of the readings the ~ leader says: . Let us pray: Bless, we beseech thee, 0 God, our Christmas 'tree, decorated in honor of the birth of thy Son. May the light and the beauty of this tree be reflected in our lives that we may share throughout eternity in the glory of the true Tree of Life. We ask this through Christ our Lord, who redeemed the sin ofAdam that . came through a tree by his death on the tree of Calvary. Amen.

The tree should now be lighted. All may join in singing one or more Christmas carols and, ifdesired, refreshments may . be.ser:ved.

Fall River Deanery Mrs. Natalie (Antonio) Almeida. St. Anthony of Padua parish: Mrs. Ann (Michael) Biszko. St. William parish; Mrs. Vivian (Carleton) F. Boardman. St. Patrick parish. Somerset: Mrs. Julia Botelho. St. Michael parish: Miss Jean Brocklehurst. Holy Name parish.

Mr. Octavio Canhoto. Espirito Santo parish: Mrs. Marie (Romeo) Cipollini.

Holy Rosary parish: Mr. Manuel Costa.

Santo Christo parish: Mr. Dennis J. Cunningham. St. Stanislaus parish; Mrs. Jean M. Fairhurst. St. Bernard parish.

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Mrs. Lorraine Gagne, 51. Louis de France parish. Swansea: Mr. John Gibney. St. Domini(: parish. Swansea; Mrs. Rita (William) Haderer. St. John the Baptist parish. Westport: Mrs. Nancy (Albert) W. Jalbert. Immaculate Con·ception parish; Mrs. Ruth (Hadley) Lackey. St. Mary Cathedral parish.

Mrs. Mary (Francis) Lafontaine.

Blessed Sacrament parish; Mrs. Irene (Raymond) A. Lake. St. Michael parish.

Swansea; Mr. Edmond Madore. St. Louis parish; Mr. Roland Marcoux, St. Thomas More parish. Somerset; Mr. Alvin Masse. St. Patrick parish.

Miss Olivia Mello. Our Lady of the Angels parish; Mrs. Olivia Oliveira. Our Lady of Health parish: Mr. Willard R. Piper. Sacred Heart parish: Mrs. G. Vivian (Donald) Poulin. Notre Dame parish: Mrs. Gayle G. Riley. SS Peter & Paul parish. .

Mr. Edward W. Rousseau. Our Lady of Grace parish. Westport: Miss Mary Rys. Holy Cross parish: Mr. John M. Sequeira. St. John of God parish. Somerset; Mrs. Pauline (Normand) Valiquette.

St. Anne parish.

New Bedford Deanery Mrs. Claire (James) Amaral. St. Mary parish. Fairhaven: Mr. Raymond L. Bedard. St. John Neumann parish. E. 'Freetown; Mrs. Carol Ann (George) Blouin. St. Francis Xavier parish. Acushnet: Mr. Fernando D. Condez. Immacu·Iate Conception parish: Mrs. Doris (George) Cote, SI. Joseph parish.

Mrs. Jovina de Frias, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish: Mrs. Helen P. (Manuel) ~eMello. St.,Anthony parish.,Mattapoi.. sett: Miss Patricia Ferreira. SI; John the Baptist parish: Mrs. Jennie (John) Filkins. St. Patrick parish. Wareham: Mrs. Rita (Valmorc:) Gonneville. St. Theresa parish.

Mrs. Eugene Gregoire. St. Mary parish; Ms. IIda Gracia. St. Joseph parish.

Fairhaven: Mrs. Christine Hayes. SI; James parish; Mr. Joseph Hevey. St. Kilian parish; Mrs. Jeannette (Charles) Houbre. St. Mary parish. Dartmouth.

Mr. Raymond Kobza. St. Anne parish: Mr. Joseph Mendes. St. George parish. Westport: Mr. Robert Mogilnicki.

St. Casimir parish: Mrs. Sandra R. (Charles) Parsons. St. Rita parish. Marion: Mrs. Emilia (John) Pease. Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish.

Mrs. Robert Peckham. St. Julie Billiart parish. N. Dartmouth: Miss Doris Quintin. St. Anthony of Padua parish: Mrs. Jeanine (Eugene) Sasseville. Sacred Heart. parish: Mrs. Patricia Souza. SI; Francis of Assisi parish: Mr. Lewis T. Winfield. Holy Name parish.

Taunton Deanery Mr. Neml~sio J. Bettencourt. Holy Family parish. -E. Taunton: Mr. J. Francis Boivin. Immaculate Conception parish: Mrs. Sarah (Albert) Duarte. Sacred Heart parish: Mr. John L. Keating. St. Mary parish; Mrs. Eleanor(John) Keene.

St. Jacques parish; Mr. Frederick Kulpa.

Holy Rosary parish.

Mrs. Vivian(AdeHno) Paulo. Our Lady of Lourdes parish; Mrs. Ann C. (Jean) Levasseur. St. Ann Parish. Raynham; Mrs. Carmen Rod riguez - Spa nish Aposto late. St. Mary parish: Mrs. Ann Teixeira. St. Paul parish: Mrs. Carmela Urdi.

Immaculate Conception parish. N. Easton.

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Catholic Church. We had a beautiful ceremony You may be confused about one part of the vows .in which my husband and his family were allowed to in the marriage liturgy of the United States and most receive Communion. . other English-speaking nations.

Before we were married'my husband was required to sign a statement that he would raise our children Catholic. In our vows we both promised to bring them up \lccording to the laws of the church. .'

A few days ago my brother married a Methodist.

His wife and her family could not receive Communion. During the ceremony they did not promise to AD.&wQ).S raise their children in the church. Nor was his wife required to promise to raise their children Catholic; By.Father Does each church make up its own rules? No John J. Dietzen wonder people say the Catholic Church contradicts itself. (Florida) .

A., F,ormerly, both the Catholic and non-Catholic One question asks the bride or groom, in these or partners signed promises to raise their children similar words, "Will you accept children lovingly Catholic. This practice was changed by Pope PaulVI from God and bring them up according to the :!aw of in a 1970 document ("Matrimonia Mixta") on interChrist and his church?" The obvious expected answer faith marriages. 'is yes.

This question and response are clearly underSince then, the basic procedure for the Catholic Church everywhere in the world is the following. The stood, however, in light of the promises and comCatholic partner signs a statement affirming two 'mitments previously made by the couple, which I . ' ". indicate above." , points: ' , ;" I. '~I reaffirm myfaith in Jesus Christ and intend to . As for the difference about receiving Commu nion, the guidelines of the Catholic' Church for sharing continue living that faith in the Catholic Church."

2. "I promise to' do all in my power to share my worship and the sacraments,permit people not of our faith with our children by having them baptized and faith to receiv'e Communion with us. under c(:rtain 'raised as Cathoiics." . tconditions. " ' We cannot discuss details of those conditions here, , Obviously, these "promises" add nothing to what ,a knowledgeable and 'committed Oltholic_~lreadybutdependingon the circumstances the priest <:ould believes and intends. ' h a v e acted properly and in accord with Catholic The, non-C~th,?l.ic partner signs nothirtg. The regu\atiq.ns a~ both ¥our a~d your brother's ~arpriest or other minister helping thecQuple before the riages. (See 199J VatIcan Olr~c.~ory on Ecumelll~m, ,marriage makes sure that the partner is ~ware of the Nps. 129-131 J . , . " . ' . i ' , belief a,nd i,ntent of'the Catho,I,ic, . " , ' . A free bro<;~ure, in,Eflgl,ish or Spanis~, outliin!ng ' . Ch h d , TIle church then leaves it to t\.te coupleto work out ~arriage ,regu,,,tions ·in the Cathohc ,.utc ,;an. ,before God any .difference~ their pe~sonal faith ~,nd<q explaining ~he promises ~n an int~rfaith marria:~e, is , conscience require. ; ; . . . . . available by sending a ~ta~ped self-ad~r.essecf E'nvei' ,Every diocese or province in the Ul1ited States has lope to Fa~h~r John, Dle.tze,~, Holy Tnmty Chl~rch, forms for couples to complete during this part of mar-' 7,04 N. M',m St,~ Bloommgton, III. 61701.

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welcomed students at Sacred Heart Robeson St. in New Bedford and I: . ~;;1I:' I IJ,' r, ':: !~f')'lYJ~l O:lrllJ' ',id :;I:j ~r.l ;:;/, 'ilo h ;,': t :.~ .,;JrJ;;,·"j" t, .:: J./ Scho~1 in New Bedford from 1886 had 12 classrooms. At one time in ~ ;p~re i~,s~eep,. tl:J.(m,tl1~.r<: i~ deep sle~p,~h~n.t~erei~: .,;, .' ::W~II," ,~ife ~himed in, "yo!J'm1.!~t ~!ive been (ishto'1972, was hidden a'way, waiting its illustrious histo;,y-"it h&d ~'n :, the sleep a 7-month-old sleeps dUrIng illS o~ !leI; Ingwlth .hlm, too, b~!=~use he's startIng to sml:1I a to be restored to its former glory, ,enrollment of 60Q students. ' afternoon nap. . , ' , ," little like'a t,hree-day carnping trip.',' On Nov. 3, the bell and the new.

You'knowthe one, You watch closer and closer . monument it surmounts were ded-' The school offered courses in . for signs o(breathing. When you don't see any, you icated in a ceremony honoring the French and in English, with half a put a mirror under their no~es in hopes vapor shows.

Oll~ . former school, l'tS faculty, staff' ,day devoted to each language. The Y' ou pu t your ear as c Iose as POSSI'bl e to d etect sIgns F subjects taught in rench were .0 fl'" and students.

I.e. You po k' e em a I'Itt Ie an d".ee I b etter when t'h ey The event came about due hirge- religion, art, spelling, grammar" k ' , reading and handwriting (Palmer squea. , ly to the efforts of Normand ' Watching my grandson demonstrate this phenoMethod). All other subjects were menon: yesterday while ,wife and daughter were Chartier, whose 'idea it was to taught in English. By 1965, the Christmas shopping, I came to the conviction that build the monument. Assisting him in the endeavor were Normand curriculum changed substantially these little guys 'probably visit God during these

By Dan Morris A~dette and Roland Chartier. The and, French was taught as '!- single adventures., . trio designed and built the monu- subject for about one hour each There is much. evidence for this and, besides, it .. Another sign of heaven," I assured them, "a little ment, and Joseph Dube made the day. makes sense. It was not all that long ago that 'they , rainbow above the diaper bucket." plaque attached to it. Proudly flyIn each classroom, every school were on God's workbench being created and all. So Your comments are welcome always. Please st:nd ing over the bell is an American day began with morning prayer their memories of his place would be very fresh. They them to Uncle Dan, 25218 Meadow Way, Arlingt'ln, flag, which flew over the U.S. and !he Pledge of Allegiance. probably miss the joint.

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Capitol in 1995, It was a gift to Through the years, many Sacred And I'm sure when the good Creator handed them Normand Chartier from the Ameri- Heart graduates went on to suc- off to the stork he told them to visit anytime. can Legion Post I. cessful careers in medicine, law, ,THink, too, of all those syrupy heaven pictures The monument and bell are on music, business, teaching, and other that the great classic artists and, Hallmark cards the grounds of Sacred Heart' fields. The school also produced create. Show me a syrupy heaven painting, and I'll Church in New Bedford. Father several nuns and priest. Activities show you several" grands~m look-alikes, sitting, on Clement Dufour, pastor of the sponsored included CYO, and Girl angels' heads or floating around with chubby little parish, welcomed those attending ,'and Boy Scouting. wings of their own to go with t\.teir chubby little the dedication, offered the openthighs and elbows'.

'Clearly, these are 6- and 7-month-olds on break ing and closing prayers and blessed '. The school closed in 1972. Later, - the monument and flag. Normand when the building was demolished, from· earth and caught in the act. ' Chartier presented a history of the then pastor of Sacred Heart, Fa- ' Think of colic. Sorry. Bad idea. Yet, would n't you bell and of the schooL Joe Theo- ther Henri Canuel, gave the bell scream'your bloody fool head off if you had recently dore presented the flag to Chartier from its belfry to Normand Chart- been sitting on God's lap and nQw all of a sudden you and Norman and Roland Chartier. ier. It was stored in the parish gar- ,are being doink~d around by a couple of amateurs? raised the colors. In his opening age for severai years and later . When I think of it that way, it almo~t makes me remarks, Father Dufoufsaid, "This found its way to Sacred Heart want to forgive our daughter Marie (mother of bell today reminds us of those Cemetery in New Bedford. Not grandson) for the memorable months of hell she put great years that Sacred Heart par- too long ago, the bell was returned us through when she w~s born. But it's an old and ish enjoyed in this community." to Chartier, who then acted on his, dear grudge I'll probably keep., .

Fll;ther Dufour also paid tribute to idea to establish the monument, Think of6- to 8-month,~0Id'slaugh. That'sa heav. the Holy Cross Sisters who at one dedicated to the school. The paint enly sound if you've ever. heard one, Pure. Able to time staffed the school. "This leads and graffiti that had accumulated' leap tall hearts in a single bOllnd. That's 'cause they me to pay tribute to those wonder- on the bell through the years were charge 'em up at the baby-giggle station in heaven ,ful Holy Cross Sisters who taught- carefully removed, and it was during their ,"naps." , . our students so well and are re.. beautifully restored, Why are these troops so cranky just before their I.· , "!,em~ered still with high esteem," , The monument will fly the naps? Anxious for a little God talk. he saId. .

American flag 24 hours a day, Watching grandson made me a little sleepy, too.

A history of the school and bell reminding everyone who sees it of "Hey, you," my daughter prodded....1 see you are Ecole du Sacre Coeur (Saqed the loyalty that staff, faculty 'and sleeping on the job." ' , Heart School) was established in students felt for Sacred Heart r blinked awake, "Me? Naw," I managed. "]"ust 1886 by the Sacred Heart parish. ' 'School. ' .. ',., , visiting' heaveh'wH'I1 my grandson for, a while.','·- ~ '.. '.

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St. Christina, a young Christian .society and a member since -1955. ' The devastating plague left the slave in Kurdistan, was pre- "We had so concentrated on oUr city ofLisbon;'St:'Christina went" sented with a dying child from her diocesan activities that We never on to cure many. The father of St. village. She also called upon the, became affilia'ttdw,ith'the. ~ational GregorY .of Tours ,rapidly 'grew name of Jesus to make the. <;hiIQ', or~anization." In truth; the national, weiLThe}.;oto's'p<i\i!e'f:is 'u'iiimagwell.

Association, of the f!o}y, Na~e inable,when revert';ntly and confiAn angel 'once visited the young , Society has more than' 'one nlillion ': 'dently'calh~d'UI)On In the namt( of St. Gregory of Tours while his famembers in ttie United States and . Jesus. " , ther lay dying. He did as the angel Canada and'has recently developed If you would like more informaan association with Mexico. ac- tion about the Holy Name Society, said and prayed the simple prayer.

The origin of this cc:nturies-old cording to Walter Bart, vice- contact Jose Sardinha, tel. 673president of Region I which in- , 7585. ' form of prayer goes back to the first Pentecost when the apostles eludes the New England states. were charged with the mission to "The group is going strong," preach and heal - all in the name Bart said, noting an upswing in of Jesus. membership because of its activity Since then and until today His and visibility.

Recently a New England conname is still invoked in our everyOur Lady of Assumption Guild day Catholicism: a flat, bread-like vention was held at $1. Catherine in Osterville recently sponsored a disk is transformed into the Lord; of Siena Church in Springfield.

Mass. The Fall River diocese was complimentary Day of Recollecsins are forgiven; men and women tion and a Silver High Tea for the answer the call to religious life; represented by a del~gation of 61 women of the parish. couples are united; Christians are members from seven parishes: St. The presenters were Father James initiated and the sick are com- John of God, Somerset; St. John Hickey, pastor of Holy Family forted. all by calling out to God. the Baptist. New Bedford; Santo Every gift. even those considered Christo. St. Elizab'eth. Espirito parish in Rockland. and Mrs. mundane, is given freely. for the Santo. St. Anthony o(Padua and ' Maureen Higgins, who has a master of divinity degree from the Weston simple price of asking.

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In the Fall River diocese, sev"It was a fun day." said Jose Jesuit School of Theology. The theme for the day was, "Come to eral parishes have formed groups Sardinha. president of the St. me, all you who are weary ... my specifically to honor Jesus and to Anthony of Padua society and a yoke is easy and my burden light." promote calling upon His name, member for 31 year,s. who also organized the Fall River diocesan The presentations were followed relying on Him for that which we by small group sharing and general discussion., .

The Day of Recollection was brought to a close with a Mass ADVENT WREATH PRAYER concelebrated by. Father Hickey, Father Thomas Rita. pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, and Father Roger Nolette. The liturgy was followed by the Silver 'STIR UP our hearts, 0 Lord, to yreHigh Tea. The speakers were well received yare the ways ofyour only-begotten by the 95 women who ~ttended. son; that . - " . through his' Many women were deeply touched and 'moved. It was unanimously comfng we , ~ may attain claimed to be a very joyous and to serve you wit.h spiritually rewarding day.

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EUCHARISTIC minister Ronald Ouimet accepted a congratulatory certificate from the Massachusetts Extended Care Federation on behalf offellow ministers from Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, administrator Susan Caldwell and Sister Connie Perron, DHS, director of pastoral care. The certificate ,was presented during a Pastoral Care Week recommissioning Mass for Eucharistic ministers. At right, Sister Maria Cravedi, M PY, director of pastoral care at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, watches Rita Costa submit her prayer intentions, Intentions were read at Masses throughout Pastoral Care Week.

Pastoral Care Week Residents and staff of diocesan nursing homes enjoyed special spiritual support and nurturing dur-, ing Pastoral Care Week. The theme for the week was "Celebration of Love."

Pastoral care - or spiritual care - ministers to the mind and soul and recognizes the spiritual aspect of healing, Pastoral c.are directors in the nursfng homes visit residents daily to offer a smile, friendly chat or prayer. Priest chaplains celebrate the sacraments in each home's chapel for residents, families, friends and staff. Pastoral care staff also work to ease the transition between life's stages for many residents and families in their care - be itthe transition to the nursing home, resolvi~g a personal issue, or providing comfort in the final hours of life.

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SISTER ELAINE Heffernan, RS M, director of pastoral care at Catholic Mtmorial Home, Fall River, leads staff and residents in a prayerful reflection. She offered a prayer session each day during the week.

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"It' s th e mos twon ' d er f u I"t'Ime 0 f b lona Istress gUi t, anger, denial ' th ;, t 't ' k i d d' em arrassment) are also frequently etYhear ; ye I IS adc nowfe ~e In reported by caregivers, The stress bo l popu ar an pro esslOna l of ' 'th h f I' . literature that the hectic holiday al COPIng, ·WI tbese ee IngS IS ', ways gOIng to e present B ut season can a Iso b e t h e.most stress- dur'n th h I'd II:' h' I ful. time of the year. When you I g e 0 I ays, an e,lls pan · h 0 I'd ' h' f u I- can help prevent burnout. com b Ine I ay stress Wit ., , . Itime caregiving, the result is often :Th~ key Ingre.dlent o~ an elfish exhaustion illness and 'even deplan IS moderatIOn. ThiS may repression.' What is' needed is an qu~re that you adjust your expecelfish plan for caregiver survival tatlon~ of both yourself ~n~ othduring the holidays. ers, Give yourself per~llIsslOn to Elfish is by no means meant to cut c~rners by orde~lng bak~d imply selfish! Caregivers have both, good~ Instead of spendIng h.ours In the right and the responsibility to the kitchen. Catalog shoppl,ng can take care of themselves. The wellreplace hours 'of frustratIOn at being of the care receiver depends crowded malls. directly on the well-being of the Consolidate holiday greeting caregiver. Caregivers normally ex-, card lists or write a holiday letter

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that can be duplicated. Plan* pot luck dinner with family and friends instead ,of doing it. all yourself.

Although the holiday season is touted to be merry and bright. present caregiving responsi bilities or recent loss can be the cause of sad ness, robbi ng t he season of its joy. It is important, however, to recognize the differenc.e b,:tween sad ness and depression, Loss of interest or pleasure in life, loss of appetite, weight loss/gain, sleep disturbances, anxiety and th,)ughts of suicide are symptoms of depression. These symptoms require evaluation by a professional.

Wht:n someone offers to help, accept the offer! Have a list of chores ready for helpers to choose from, , Moderation is also the key to caring for yourself. Getting adequate rest, maintaining a nutri-

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Haven h'olds All Souls Mass In recognition of November as All Souls Month, OUf Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, staff and families of deceased residents celebrated a Memorial Mass to pray for loved ones, During a candle-lighting ceremony at the end of the Mass, the nam~s of all residents who died in the last year were read and family members lit a candle in their memory.

The Mass was celebrated by Rev. Edmund J. Fi,tzg'erald, executive director of Diocesan 'Health Facilities. Our Lady's Haven chaplain Rev. Roy Yurco, SS,Cc. was concelebra nt, Brot her Da mien O'Ha're, SS.Cc. served as acolyte, .

and Brother Chris Santangelo, SS.Cc. of St. Joseph's parish, Fairhaven, was cantor. Haven resident Jeannette Cambra ""as a reader.

Father Fitzgerald remindedfamilies that their loved ones remain with them in spirit. "We must take loss and put it in perspective of our faith. Celebrating the Eucharist as communion with the Lord is <:ommunion with our loved ones," he said, "The greatest way for them to live on is for us to live out the values of their lives; allow the mysteries of Christ's presence in your loved one to extend out thm~gh yoti,"> , ,

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Saint Anne's Hospital lists events The Pediatric Department of Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and Child and Family Services of Fall River are sponsoring a series of parenting classes for the community. The series will offer techniques and advice on all aspects of children's emotional and physi, cal well-being.

Classes are schedulf:Ci for 3 to 5 p.m.the first and third Monday of each month. Topics for the parenting classes will inc:lude basic hygiene, immunizations, proper discipline techniques, temperature taking, stress reduction, first aid basics, and safety issues for children.

"It is our hope that this program will help ~trengthen and educate families and promote happier and healthier children and parents," explained Cathy BOlmer, R N, Pe'diatrics Department.

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The classes are fn:c. Registration is required with ongoing open enrollment throughollt the series.

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Dr. Ramirez Dr. Manuel F. Ra.mirez M.D., FACS, a certified surgeon specializing in general surgery and peripheral vascular surgery, recently joined the medical s.taff of Saint Anne's and is associated with the practice of Drs. Jesus Sosa and Carmela Sofia at the Surgical

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rank of colonel and recently left the Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Ft. Gordon, Georgia, as chief of the general Surgery and Peripheral Vascular Surgery Services and as the Program director of the general Surgery Residency Program.

He is a member of many professional organizations: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, Interamerican College' of Physicians and Surgeons, Society for Military Vascular Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons and the American Society of General Surgeons.

Awards to his credit include the Legion of Merit Award, Ariny Commendation Award, the South East Asia Campaign medal. and the AMA Physician's Recognition, Award.

Dr. Ramirez has contributed to many published articles and presentations in both general surgery and peripheral vascular surgery.

Dr. Ramirez has relocated from Augusta, Georgia, to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, with his wife arid their children, Support Groups Saint Anne's will host a variety of support groups in the upcoming weeks: Heart to Heart, a cancer survivors support group, on Dec. II from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nannery Conference Room; Survivors Celebrating Life, an educational series for cancer survivors. on Dec. 12 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Nannery Conference Room.

Special topic will be "Beating the Blues" presented by Susan Dahl, Community Relations Coordinator for The Center for Behavioral Medicine; Family and Friends Support, for persons living with and affected by' HIV and AIDS. on Dec. 9 from 4:00 to 5:30 p. m. at Clemence Hall, Room 128; rescheduled: Freeqom From Smoking, a seven-week program, on Mondays, January 20 - March 3, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Valcourt Conference Room; Massage for Stress Reduction including lecture and massage, on Dec. 18 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Nannery Conference Room; and Coping with the Holidays, presented by George Dion, L1CSW, Program Director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine on Dec. 10 at I:30 p.m. at the Nannery Conference Room.

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even if they are found guilty ... nor "It would be nice to have a should it be imposed on anyone university-sponsored hotline or 550 Locust Street NEWARK, Del. (CNS) - Two. Sales and SeNice else," he said. group," said Bentley. "It would be Fall River, Mass. recent tragedies involving stuoents for Domestic and Industrial an opportunity for information "This tragic event provides an at the University of Delaware have Rose E. Sullivan Oil Burners sharing so people don't, hit dead opportunity for us to pray for this prompted prayers at the Thomas William 1. Sullivan 995-1631 couple, for their baby boy and for ends."

More Oratory on campus.

Margaret M. Sullivan . The oratory may org,:lOize an ourselves," he said. "It pr~vides us 2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE In one tragedy, a student died. ecumenical ,bereavemen t group.

672-2391 NEW BEDFORD In the other, a student has been with an opportunity to pray that "When we first said we ",anted to charged in the death of. her new- we might stop the killing and begin the hard task of developing a 'cul~' , do this, the response was overborn baby. . whelming," said pastoral associate David Toinan, a junior major- ture of life.'"

La~y's Many groups have come together Kim Zitzner. "We've, gotten an ing in art conservation, wa's killed at the oratory to do just that, incredible offer of support," Nov. 12 when his bicycle was hit She noted that campus ministry Bowen said. by a truck as he was riding to a had opened the oratory to Toman's morning class.

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Inan unrelated incident the next year-old free-lance artist and pho- friends for a memorial service. <~\'~ij . day, a newborn baby b0y was tographer for the university news- Toman', a Catholic, occa.sionally 1k:\ " found dead in the trash bin of a, paper, got lost in the other tragedy, attended oratory-sponsored events November 25,1996. but was not an active member. He motel near the' Newark campus. students said. l.,' I J ~~. ",~'.,/.':, was to travel to South Africa this Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegov~na The baby's mother, Amy S. Gross"Dave is forgo~ten," said senior , ,: 21.\< berg, a freshman art major at the · Dan Crowley, who would like to winter as part of his studi,~s. , In situations such as th,:se, said university, and her boyfriend, "Dear children, today again I invite you to'pray, so that see the university get more feed- Bowen, remembrance by individBrian C. Peterson Jr., a freshman back froin students and focus less uals and groups such as Wavethrough prayer, fasting and small sacrifices you may preat Gettysburg College in Pennsyl- on damage control. , lengths, is good. "As a religious pare yourself for the coming of Jesus, MaY,this time, little vania, have been' charged with "We need more of a community community, we're pull:ingtochildren, be a time of graceJor you. Use every moment, first-degree murder. get her," she said. of spirit," Bowen said.

Members of Wavelengths, the and do good, for only in this way will you feel the birth of university's Catholic campus minJesus in your hearts, If with your life you give an example istry group, told The Dialog, newsand become. a sign of God's love, joy ~ill prevail in the paper of the Wilmington Diocese, hearts of men. that the events opened their eyes , again to today's harsh realities.

Thank you for having responded to my call." , "I was surprised about how much

By Cindy Wooden OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE PRAYER (;ROUP" coverage' (the baby) got nationretary-general of the Vatican's wide," 'said gradl!ate student VATICAN CITY (CNS) - As jubilee preparatory cQmmittee.

Marian Messengers "It is as if we are living in a Robert Keller. "What upsets me as candles brightened the darkened P.O. Box 647, Framingham, MA 01.701 'a' Catholic '- what hurts me - is interior of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope world of darkness: the darkness of " !el. 1-508~~79-931~, " th'at this ~appens every day in, John Paul II urged Catholics ~isorder, ,cprrupti9n, violence, abortion clinics." · around the world "to discover the hatred, '11aterialism, hedonism," Kevin Bentley, a graduate psy.glory.of God that ·is revealed in _ the archbishop tolp Vati~an Radio.

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"In this ,darkness" we hec0rtl:e chology student, hoped the·media would learn something from their , ,The pope celebrated a special aware that there is a light. which "handling of .the incident arid "see ,eyeni!1g 'prayer service N9v.039, ti)e qmgt;l\de ~s, which can· truly give /fhat the¥: geLout.o(,co.ritjjo\:(Ihey Ne' o'fth'e -(i~s't' S'tihday of 'AJd'vellt, "l-'W~I}.ipg L~o. .Pl3r:,Ji,w,s~ !~"HIJjJ; ,is '/ai'ellike.wol:v~s·in a~pack:":,,; ,'" to mark the beginning'l;f"thfee t.oward! thi,s .light that- we: ,must ";. "I hope' ,the" families .. and,the 'years of prayer, study'andcharita- waI,k,'" he said: , ' , In his homily during the prayer . yqung couple get as m!,lch C2oullselble acts .in prepaJation for the service, the pope said that Christ's ing and support as they need," he Holy Year 2000. victory over sin and death has added., "I hope people don't.dose . Oh adprable and Divine Will, behold me here before the :'This itiner~'rywillieadus to the made' it possible' for all ,people to their minds to them:They need , 'threshold of the· HolyDoor which immen~ity of Your Ught, 'that Your eternal goodness m~y,qpen accomplish good in his name.

Christ now more than anything, I will open, if it pleases God, on the to me the doorsar:lg make me enter into IttoJorm my !i£eall in ,That possibility,- he said, must and ,we can be Christ for them." night of Christmas 1999," the pope You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate'before ,'Wavelengths' members' agreed said, ,referring to the practice of become a reality'as Christians work Your Light, I, the l~astof alrcreature.s, put myself into the little' . for "authentic peace, the fruit of on the need to stop sensationaliz- ·opening a bricked-up door in St. group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prosing the baby's death, "Mere, we're Peter's Basilica at the beginning of justice and love." , At the !;nd of the litu~~:y, the trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Ught and beg that It waiting to find out the truth and a Holy Year. pope led the congregatIon in recitdoing our best to withhold judgPopeJ ohn Paul has asked Cathclothe,me and eclipse ~l that dg'esnot pertain. to You,.J;)ivine . ing a prayer he wrote for Cal:holics . ment," ,said senior Crissy Bowen. olics to focus their prayer and Will. It be my Life, the ·ce'nter of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart.and of my whole being. I do not want . "So many .other people are jump- study in the first year on the per- to reCite during 1997 as part of ing to' conclusions.'~ their preparation for the juhilee. son of Jesus Christ. the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it' Contin,ui'n'g his com!JIents about "Becoming man, the Son of God Students also expressed concern away from 'me and thus·form the new Eden of Peace, of happiAdvent and the upcoming jubilee about the possibility that· Dela- embraced human time with his ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a Dec. I during his midday ble'ssing, ware officials might seek tl1e death humanity to guide men and women the pope said, "the coming three penalty in this case. "Killing them .... toward ,eternity and to lead singU1ar str~ngth and a holiness that sanctifies all things and year~ will be a time of strong spiris not the solution,i;saidsenior . them'to a participatii:ln in divine , conducts them to·God. ,. . itual and' apostolic commitment James Werber. "It's'not.respecting life, the true heredity of the Father, Here prostrate; I invoke the help of the MostHoly Trinity, for the local churches spread Son and Holy Spirit," the pope life," added Bowen. that They permit me to live' in the cloister of the Divine Will . throughout the world.'" , In a statement issued Nov. ,n, said. and thus return in me the first qrder of creation, just 'as the· Wilmington Bishop Michael A. "The Liturgy of Light," which "Now is the time to defea!: lazicreature was created,' .' . " : , Saltarelli took the same position. preceded the prayer service, was ness and mediocrity, renewing our Heavenly Mothei, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Rat, "The death penalty as a kind of designed to invoke the truth that . entire existence in the lightclf the punishment' and vengeance ought Christ is the light of the world, said take my· hand and introduce me into the Ught of the Divine' Gospel. Now is the time to redisnot be imposed ... on··this couple Archbishop Sergio Sebastiani, sec- ,cover the value of prayer," he said.

Will, You Will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will : teach me. to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the "Along with prayer," he added, bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother" I consecrate my "there also must be a strong commitment of charity toward our whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the needy brothers and sisters in whom doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to we encounter and serve Chri:;t."

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Heart of my 'greatest Good, Jesus; You will give me Your flames that they "1ay burn me, consume me, and feed me to ' form in me the'Ufe of the Divine Will.

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Call for toleral1lce VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A Vatican official, in a message to the world's Hindus, said religions need to join in promoting tolerance to a world "torn apart by violence and hatred." Ca'rdinal Francis Arinze, president of the .Pon'tifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, made the comment!! in a message marking the Hindu feast of Diwali. Celebrated Nov. 12, the feast recalls the power of the divine ....over all-the 'created ·world." . " ,

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THE 1996 World AIDS Day observance was concluded Dec. I with a buffet luncheon at St. Pius X parish center in South Yarmouth. Prior to eating, children from St. Margaret Elementary School, Buzzards Bay, joined Bishop O'Malley in his blessing !b'y presenting the "Our Father" in sign language. (Anchor/ Mills photo)

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Responsibility." The new daylong program, developed by the Office of AIDS Ministry, has been taught to sixth graders in several diocesan schools this fall. It incorporates basic information about HIV and AI DS, stories of overcoming struggle, and time for the chil~ren to interpret their feelings about AIDS through art by creating posters.

Continued from Page One The moving Mass also included testimony from young and old. A man, introduced as George, spoke briefly about how he lives the reality of AIDS through a loved one.

"As parents and friends," he said, "we must realize that the greatest gift that we can give to those who are suffering with AIDS is our love, support and prayers."

Angela, a sixth grader from Taunton Catholic Middle School, spoke of her experience with "AIDS and the Arts: A Personal

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Following the Mass, a reception was held at the parish center where all 235 posters from the AIDS and the Arts program were displayed and a grand buffet luncheon was served.

During thl~ bishop's blessing of the food, youngsters at Sf. Margaret's Elemc:ntary School in Buz. zard's..Bay·preseoted the "Lord's Prayer" in sign language, meeting m~ch applau.se when they finished.

As we prepare fO'r the holidays'

By Sr.· Blandine d'Amours, s.c.q., Administrator of Sacred Heart Nursing Home, New Bedford

age you to pause long enough to upon whom you can rely, no mattake stock of your life, and while ter what, and who knows and you are inventorying your bless- loves"you just as you are, offer the ings (as we all should) remember gift of friendship to someone who has not, and give thanks. to thank our Lord: And, the most If you have been blessed with effective way to give thanks is not . abundance and plenty, provide by words alone - but by deeds charitably for those who have not, and actions as well.

If you enjoy good health, take and give thanks.

If you are able to greet each time to visit those who do not, and morning with hope and close each give thanks.

If you find enjoyment in recall- evening with optimism, say a.speing memories of 'a light-hearted cial prayer for those who are not, youth, with all the warmth and and give thanks.

If you,have been delivered from security of a solid family life, have patience and compassion with tragedy, or loneliness, or sin, offer those who no longer possess the yourself to those who have not, and give thanks! gift of memory, and give'thanks.

If you can 'Iook back with satisIf you have one special friend faction on a life well-lived, offer compassion and love to those who EDICTAL CITATION cannot - and give thanks!

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During this time each year, we prepare our homes and ourselves for the holiday season. Most of us consider Thanksgiving as the beginning of that special time of year when family and fril:nds visit, share love and we enjoy a special bond with each other. Usually, our spirits are high and our hearts· are light.

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Since the actual place of residence of DEBRA LEE JOYCE BOTELHO is unknown, . , We cite DEBRA LEE JOYCE BOTHHO to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, December 17, 1996 at 2:30 p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give tes· timony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Botelho· Joyce case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge 'of the residence of the above person, Debra L.ee Joyce Botelho, must see to itthat she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

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It wasn't a Thanksgiving feast that the Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, studer..t body and faculty were looking at as the holiday weekend approached, it was a "Fast Day." The s,:hool's Campus Ministry Program asked ail who wanted to participate to contribute $1.00 (or mor,e) and share in a simple meal of rice and wa,ter to help raise awareness of the many people who do not have even a fraction of what we sometimes take for granted.

II'!: sharp contrast 'to the abun.: dance usually associated w:ith the Thanksgiving holiday, th~ Connolly 'toinmunity took ti me to remember those less fort'unate, studying the Judeo-Christia,n tradition Qf fasting: A separate area was set up in the cafeteria where those taking part in the meal of rice gathered. A prayer servi,:e followed in the school auditorium, As a community, the response was, tremendous as a total of $370.00 was raised and will be donated' to the Fall River Community Soup Kitchen.

Math Meet The Mathematical Sciences Departmentof Worce~ter Polytechnic Institute has announced the results "fits 9th Annual Invitational Mathematics Meet hdd at the' Harrington Auditorium on the campus of WPI. Four se::liors represented Bishop Connoly High School: Matt Cordeiro"son of Mr. and' Mrs. Stephen Co'rdeiro of Somerset; Michelle Fredey, daughter of Dr. Douglas Freeley of Alabama and Maureen V. Freeley of Newport, RI; D8tnieI Murphy, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Murphy of Portsmouth, RI; and Anne ,Short, daught,er of Mr. and Mrs. John Short' of Portsmouth, RI. Mr. John Cheney, Physics teacher, acc:ompanied the group. ' With over 80 schools partici.pating, the Connolly team placed in the top 25. Anne Short was thl: top scorer.

Holy Family .Holy Namt~ On November 21, the students and staff of Holy Family Holy Name School, New Bedford, honored Miss\Cecilia Felix for her leadership ofthe school.'This was part of the nationwide celebral;ion of the National ~y of AppreciationFor Catholic School Pri,ncipals. This celebrati6~, institu,ted by t~e National Catholic Edl::cational Association (NC~A)six years ago, calls upon the'school 'f;{ifiJr community to express its grafitude to its principal for the direct~l\n, dedication and drive that the .ld, ()fjd ministrator brings to the educa- '\ tion of children. " , STUDENTS AT St. Mary.,Sacred Heart School, North Miss Felix was honored a't a Attleboro, recently participated in a canned goods drive coor- special surprise assembly held in " dinated by Stephanie Venditelli (r,ight), B1's Wholesale Club, the school. Th~ assembly in'e1ueled So. Attleboro, marketing manager. All the food was donated , presentations of appreciation by to a local soup kitchen in time for Thanksgiving. Students were all of the classes, from preschool ente,red into',a raffle for a B1's gift certificate of which Kathelyn, through grade eight. Miss Felix was also presented with a cystal Giovannucci, a sixth grader from Plainville was the winner. bowl bearing the speciai Catholic, With them is Denise Peixoto, school principal. school principal's logo.

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Inside Haven't done a thIng today I'm slttln' around wastln' time away And even If I wanted to I can gell outsIde There aIn't nothln' to do ThInk 1'1/ wrIte a letter home Tellln' everybody That I'm happy alone And maybe If I play the role I can roll myself Into a bIg black hole Pre-Chorus: I can rell myself on down the line Tellln' tlverybody That 1'l'In lust fine My troubled mind I can't confIde Though we are all the same Chorus: InsIde InsIde Inside InsIde I've been thlnkln' about my friends Sayln' they'll be wIth me Till the bItter end I don't know how we can get that. far When I don't even know Who the hell they are (Repeat pre-Chorus) (Repeat chorus twIce) Written and sung by Patti Rothberg Copyright (c) 1996 by EMI Records ARE WE all the same inside? reality she doesn't even know According to Patti Rothberg's who they are, she exclaims. She debut cassingle "Inside," indeed decided that "my troubled mind we are. I am not a.t all familiar I can't confide, though we are all the same inside." with Rothberg's music, but in both sound and ml~ssage on this Clearly, she is in atough emorecording I like her style. tiona I space. She n~eds to make The song describes a person new connections In order to feeling isolated and lonely. She's break through her loneliness. been telling everyone that she is Through my conversations "fine" and "happy alone." Yet with teens, I know that young she wonders if' 'I can roll myself people sometimes face this same into a big black hole." sense of isolation. Perhaps their This woman has been kidding relationships with parents and! herself that her friends will be or siblings are not going well. "with me till the bitter end." In Other times a young person

, might feel that he or she does not fit in with people at school.

A teen who feels that way might struggle with the feelings oflone'liness described in the song.

Often there are~ no quick fixes for this hurt. However, there are places to seek new connections - in a parish youth group, for example. Such groups are open to everyone, and usually showing up is all that is needed to meet people and make new friends.

Admittedly, it takes some courage to walk into a !lleeting when you are not sure who will be there or if you will be welcome. However, in all my years .in youth and parish ministry, I have never seen a new person neglected or not welcomed. Almost always, joining the parish youth group is an effective way to feel more connected with your peers.

I realize that individual situations and problems differ. Yet ~ tend to agree with the song's suggestion that: there is much that we have in common when it comes to our needs.

We all want a sense of belonging. We all want to experience the satisfaction of achievement and accomplishment. We all want to know the power of affecting our immediate world.

We all want to have fun. Finally, we all have a hunger to know and experienc(: God. Parish youth groups create opportunities for meeting these needs. The groups are built on what each teen holds in common with other young people.

Are we all the same inside?

Yes, I think so, but we need to allow for lots of individuality in how this "sameness" gets expressed.

Your comlnents are aways welcome. Please address: Charlie Mal·tin, RR 3, Box 182, R~kport, Ind. 47635.

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By Christopher Carsten!> At the time I write this, I have been following two stories in the newspapers, each happening thousands of miles from my home.

The first story has been the death of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin in Chicago and the national mourning·at our collective loss.

The church needs 'heroes, m\:n and women who will carry her battles forth on the highest possible ground. Cardinal Bernardin was a hero for the ·church in our time.

The cardinal's clearest, most lasting message was this: The reverence for life is a seamless garment. You can't protect human life at one point and then think it dispensable at another. If one truly cherishes the valu~ of every single living human, one must oppose abortion and the death pena'lty as well.

Reverence for life does not permit drive-by shootings or physicianassisted suicide.

The cardinal taught that respect for life demands a bright and clear line, a line one simply does not cross in spite of all the reasonable sounding arguments that can be mustered for crossing it in this particular moment or that particular case.

Cross that line, the cardinal argued, and you enter a very frightening world, one where human life's sanctity is an opinion, not a fact. .

The other story was a tale about that frightening world. The details remain unclear, but each day a little more comes out.

It appears that two IS-year-old college students in Delaware had a baby. They hadn't told anyone that the girl was pregnant. The delivery took place in a motel room, and then - apparently the infant baby boy was killed and left in a trash bin. The two students have been charged with murder.

As a parent, as a psychologist. as a man who has made some dreadful mistakes in my own life and lived to regret them, my heart aches for these young \ .... people. If

the facts are as reported, their lives are undone and made ruin in ways they can hardly begin to foresee.

They have hired lawyers. They have hired psychiatrists. But none of this will be put right.

Did they go to live, for a while, in that other world where babies, unwanted and inconvenient, may be killed at the decision of their parents?

Of course. it is usually done more formally, in a clinic, not a motel, by a physician, not a terrified teen-ager, and - this is most important -- where the act cannot' be seen, inside the body of the woman.

But once you cross that line and enter the world where death is a decision, such matters are really only formalities. Inside the womb, outside the womb, we're only talking about eight or nine inches here.

Apparently these young people acted on the truth they had been taught. "If you don't want the baby, it's OK to have it killed." In their panic and confusion and yes - their innocence, it appears they did the job themselves instead of having it done by a professional, entering the world the cardinal was warning about. Sadly, that world is our world as well.

Your comments are welcome.

Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service,3211 Fourth St. N.E. Washington, D.C. 20017.

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Ileering pOintl BISHOP STANGH.s., HEARTS & HANDS N. DARTMOUTH, -_. Hearts& Hands will hold a ChristA benefit for the Bishop Stang mas tree lighting in h'onor of the High School, No. Dartmouth, Scho- Christ Child on Dec. 8, 4 p.m . .to larship Foundation will be held Dec. 6:30 p.m. 'llt 64 County Rd., Matta8 at7 p.m. The Boston production of poisett (next to the police station).

"Late Nite Catechism" will be at the All welcome.

John C. O'Brien Gymnasium for ADVENT CONCERT one night of nostalgic entertainment.

John Polce will perform a special Information: Development Office, Advent conce.rt Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at . tel. 993-8959.

Coyle & Cassidy High School, Taunton. All welcome. Information: tel: 824-4312.

ST. MARY, NORTON John Polce, Christian' composer, vocalist and guitarist will perform a concert at St. Mary's Ch'urch, Nor-. . tonon Dec.8 at 3 p.m. All welcome.

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ST. FRANCIS OF PEACE FRATERNITY St. Francis of Peace Fraternity will meet Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich. The. rosary will be recited at'1:30 p.m.

Information: Mae Hall, tel. 3~2-5772.

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HYANNIS Support group for parents and,' • families of gay and lesbian children NCEA is the largest private, On Nov. 21, the students. staff will meet Dec. ,9, 7 p.m. at the' professional education as:iOciation and parents of St. Joseph School Catholic Social Services building in' in the world. Founded in 1904, the Hyannis. The group meets the second in Fairhaven. honored princip.al association's membership repreMonday evening of each month at Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau for her th:lt tiine. leadership. This was part of the sents more than 200.000 educators serving 7.6 million students in nationwide celebration ofthe NaMASS CITIZENS FOR LIFE Mass Citizens for Life in coopora- tional Day o( Appreciatio'n for Catholic schools at all levels intion with Fall River cable channel 13 Catholic School Principals. This cluding preschools, elementary and 'is' sp()nsoril)g' a 'program' by Advo- 'celebration, instituted by the Nasecondary schools. colWges and cates for Better Care entitled "Per- tiomil Catholic Educational Assouniyersities. seminaries and religspectives on Euthanasia." The pro- ciation (NCEA) six years ago, calls _ ious education programs. gram will air Dec. 10, 17 and 24 at upon the local school community St. Joseph School in Fairhaven 1:30 p.m. on Channel 13. in Fall to express its gratitude to its prinhas a'full day Nursery and KinderRiver. cipal'for the direction. dedication. garten programs, before and after NB CATHOLIC and drive that the administrator school care, and runs grades WOMAN'S CLUB . 'brings to the education of young through 8th. If you would like The next monthly meeting will be . more information, call 996-1983.

Dec. II, 7:30 p.m. at Days Inn. 500 children.

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'Sister Lebeau will be celebratHathaway Rd., New Bedford. The Normandin Junior High School ing 28 years 'in religious life. She Chorus will perform. Information: began teaching at Sacred Hearts Nancy Martin, tel. 995-1604.

Academy from 1961 until 1968. then at St. Joseph School kinderCURSILLO The Cursillo Community of Somgarten from 1969 to 1977. At that erset/ Swansea will hold an Advent time she went to Canada for two Prayer Service on Dec. 15 at 7:30 years, was in charge of a boys' p.m. at Our Lady of Fatima parish, dormitory and taught grade six· Gardner's'Neck Road, Swansea. All English. Sister Muriel returned to families a're invited to participate in St. Joseph School in 1979 where this Christmas preparation service .. she taught n~rsery and kinder-' FRANCOPHONE ASSOCIATlON garten and was assistant principal.

N.oted .rec.ordi~g and .v~deo artist On January 8, 1982. she was apLUCie Themen WIll be gIVIng a Noel pointed principal. concert at the Francophone Associ- '. ation's traditional'''Vcille De Noel" Sister Lebeau was honored at a to be. held at Blessed Sacrament special. assembly at the school.

C~urch hall; So. Main St., Fall includi,ng an opening prayer by Rlv~r, ?n Oec. D, 6:30 p.m. Infor-' . Father William Heffron, songs, matlOn. tel. 672-8174 or 674-3322. messages of appreciation by all , HOLY TRINITY CHARISMATIC classes, presentation of a specially PRA YER GROUP designed crystal bowl that bears SURPRISE! Sister Muriel The HolyTrinity Charismatic Pray- the special Catholic School PrinAnn Lebeau was greeted at er Group will host an Advent Cele- cipal's logo, a response py Sister her surprise party by a stubration on Dec. 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 Muriel. closing blessing by Mrs. p.m. at Damien Hall, Rte. 28, West 'Janet' Mailhotte and cake for dent council member bearing Harwich. There will be singing, scripeveryone! flowers .. ture, a speaker, sharing and a social.

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