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Marian Medalists honored Sunday Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will award the Marian Medal to 103 persons in the context of solemn Advent Vespers at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

The medal is presented annually to persons outstanding for service within their parishes. This year's recipients and their parishes follow.

Fall River Area Michael M. Arruda, St. Mary's Cathedral; Manuel Aguiar, St. Elizabeth, Fall River; Mrs. Elizabeth (J oseph) Bargantine, St. Patrick, Somerset; Mrs. Aline (Normand) Belanger, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River; Leonard E. Boardman, Our Lady of Fatima, Swansea; Mrs. Viviane (Matthew) Burke, St. William, Fall River.

Alfred Carreiro, Santo Christo, Fall River; Mrs. Genevieve (Travis) Carroll, St. Louis, Fall River; Robert H. Charland, ~. Thomas More, Somerset; Raymond Clement, St. Anne, Fall River; Mrs. Maria (Joseph) Costa, Espirito Santo, Fall River; Mrs. Mary Bulhoes Costa, St. John of God, Somerset.

Henry A. Dion, S1. Michael, Swansea; Mrs. Mary Feijo, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River; Mrs. Anita (Thomas) Joseph, Blessed Sacra-' ment, Fall River; Mrs. Margaret P. Kelliher, Holy Name, Fall River; Ernest C. Ladeira, St. Anthony of

Padua, Fall River; Kenneth Edward Leger, Sacred Heart, Fall River.

Mrs. Loretta (Boulay) Messier, St. Louis de France, Swansea; Mrs. Wanda (James) O'Brien, Holy Cross, Fall River; Mrs. Jennie (Stanley J.) Pitera, St. Patrick, Fall River; William Rego, Our Lady of the Angels, Fall River; Maurice St. Laurent, St. Dominic, Swansea.

Vitorino Santos, Our Lady of Health, Fall River; John Sullivan, St. Bernard, Assonet; Peter A. Sullivan, Immaculate Conception, Fall River; Peter Tacovelli, Sr., Holy Rosary, Fall River; Mrs. Evelyn Whipp, St. Stanislaus, Fall River.

Attleboro Area Mrs. Mary (George) Agostini, St. Mary, Seekonk; Robert Alfred Anton, St: Mary, Mansfield; Mrs. Doris (Joseph) Bellonzi, St. Joseph, Attleboro; Miss Mary I. Camara, St. Mary, Norton; Herve Dumol1t, St. Stephen, Attleboro.

Mrs. Gertrudis (Jose) Estremera, Greater Attleboro Spanish Apostolate; Gerald O. Flamand, St. Mark, Attleboro Falls; Mrs. Donna Marie (Ralph) Gilmore, St. Mary, North Attleboro; Rene Gingras, St. Theresa, Attleboro.

Miss Mary Mahon, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; Rodolphe A. Morel, Sacred Heart, North AttleTurn to Page Six

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DURING THEIR historic Vatican meeting, Pope John Paul II gestures toward Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev. (CNS/ UPI-Reuters photo)

Pope-Gorbachev parley sets 1990' agenda VAT1CAN CITY (CNS) - The The attitude was symbolized by Gorbachev's pledge to guarantee historic summit meeting between religious freedom and a papal Pope John Paul II and Soviet pledge to support the Soviet presileader Mikhail Gorbachev set a dent's "perestroika" reform profull agenda for church-state talks gram, as long as it respects human in the 1990s. rights and helps ensure world It includes establishment of dippeace. lomatic relations, religious freeThe meeting at the Vatican also dom for Catholics and a papal showed Gorbachev's high regard .Yisit to the Soviet Union. for the role of the pope as a stabilAt the first encounter between izing moral force in world affairs. the supreme leaders of the Catholic The Polish pope and the Russian Church and Soviet Union Dec. I, president are both Slavs who see both men made clear that they the world as East Europeans. wanted dialogue and mutual reThe visit to the pope was sandspect to replace confrontation and ideological rhetoric as the founda- . wiched between Gorbachev's call during a Nov. 29-Dec. I visit to tions of their new relationship.

Italy for a major meeting next year to redefine European security issues in the wake of crumbling support for Communist governments in East Europe and the Soviet leader's Dec. 2-3 summit with President Bush to symbolically end the Cold War and promise cooperation on world issues.

Gorbachev "sees the role which the Holy See can play in bringing about a world in which there is a greater possibility of peace, of the development of peoples, a greater solidarity among nations," said Archbishop Edward 1. Cassidy, Turn to Page 12

Diocesan religious to benefit from retirement collection

By Marcie Hickey with eNS reports Sister Edmund Therese Neenan, 87, a retired Rdigious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts, who lives at Sacred Hearts Convent, Fall River, is among thousands of retired sisters and brothers who will benefit from this year's collection for the RI~tirement Fund for Religious.

ANGELS SURROUND Mary and Jesus in "Immaculate Conception," an engraving by 17th-century French artist Jacques CaBot. (CNS photo)

The nationa.l collection, to be held this weekend in the Fall River diocese, is the second in what is expected to be.a IO-year campaign to raise money for support of elderly and infirm members of religious orders.

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attraction to religious life began in the second grade at S1. Mary's parish school in Taunton, where her teacher, Holy Union Sister Mary Dorothy, was an' object of her admiration. As a child, "I just liked the way Sister looked," said Sister Neenan.

Her interest soon blossomed into a vocation, which was encouraged by her family. Her parents, very dedicated to their faith, influenced their four children, she said. A brother, Rev. Edward J. Neenan: was a priest in the Fall River diocese, serving for 23 years' in Oak Bluffs before his death in 1949, Turn to Page Six

Attleboro Serra~~ hear Msgr. Hoye New England is "maybe a decade , or more away from profound changes in the number of priests available to the people" says Msgr.

Daniel F. Hoye, former general secretary ofthe U.S. Catholic Conference/ National Conference of Cath,olic Bishops.

Now pastor of St. John the Evangelist parish, Attleboro, Msgr.

Hoye drew on his familiarity with surveys of the shortage of U.S. priests to discuss causes of dwindling seminary enrollments.

Addressing the Attleboro area Serra Club, which draws members from the Attleboros, Mansfield, and Norton, he said that two factors are critical to the shortage of priests: mothers and the priests themselves. ' He said all surveys indicate that the support and encouragement of parents, especially mothers, and of priests are vital to young people undecided as to a religious vocation.

He added that these significant adults often do not see the priesthood as a happy and fulfilling life and that their attitudes are freq uently transmitted to young people.

Msgr. Hoye also warned that a shortage of priests "strikes at the very core of the church, the celebration of the Eucharist." He and the Serrans agreed that personal contact is vital to the fostering and promotion of vocations.

The Serrans will sponsor their annual Nuns' Night, to which all Attleboro area sisters are invited, Thursday, Dec. 14. Dinner at Brook Manor restaurant will be followed by a program of choral music.

St. Anne's Hospital gratefully acknowledges contributions that we have received to the Remembrance Fund during November,1989, Through the remembrance and honor of these lives, St. Anne's can continue its "Garing With Excellence,"

Irene Baldaia Roland R. Banville George D. Boyer leonard Corbiere Dennis Correia Inez Correia John Correiro Florence Croke, Margaret Cullen John F. Daley Charles Dolinsky Albe~t Fenton Ralph J. Fletcher Hortence Flores Raymond C. Gagnon Carroll P. Gettings, M.D, Anna Gondela Joseph J. Guidotte, Sr. Raymond J. Heinig Benjamin Horvitz, Esq. Gertrude Jestings Carmen A. Lagace Beverly R. Macleod.. .

Antonio Raposo Elizabeth J. Royer' Pauline V. Sasso Arthur K. Smith, M.D. James Souza Natalie Sroczynski Theresa Tidwell Effie Wetingier

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ST; ANNE'S HOSPITAL

On Dec. 16, Father George W, Coleman, pastor of Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.

Parishioners honored him at a special Mass last Sunday. Concelebrants were Fathers Felician Plichta, OFM, Conv., James A. McCarthy, John G. Carroll, John Loughnane and James A. Calnan.

Also present were deacons Richard J. Murphy and William A. Martin, Rev. William Geertz of the First Church, Sandwich and Rev. Steven Youd ofthe Covenant Baptist Church, also in Sandwich.

The family of Fath'er Coleman's sister, Eileen Keegan, was also present.

Several parish organizations presented the pastor with gifts d uring the service', and Father Coleren's well-'being. Additionally, the man noted the beauty of the musiLifeline p~ogram serves those with cal presentations. Father Mark A. drug and/ or alcohol problems.

Dittami, O. Carm., arranged for St. Anne's Hospital offers South- an apostolic ~Iessing from Pope eastern Massachusetts excellence John Paul II, which was read durin health ~are. As a comprehensive ing the Mass. cancer care center affiliated with Father Coleman was born Feb. both the: Dana Farber Institute I, 1939, in Fall River. He graduand the Harvard Joint Center for ated from Coyle HighSchool, Radiatio~ Therapy, the Hudner Taunton, and Holy Cross College, Oncology Center offers state-of- Worcester. He studied for the the-art technology and expertise priesthood at the North American serving ~ll Southeastern Massa- College in Rome, where he 'was chusetts and nearby Rhode Island. ordained in 1964.

St. Anne"s is the only pediat.ric Following ordination he served facility irt the area with ties to as associate pastor at St. Kilian's Tufts and the New England Medi- parish, New Bedford; St. Louis cal Cent~r. These specialties are in parish, Fall River; and Our Lady addition'to a complete range of of Victory parish, Centerville.

He served as diocesan director acute and general health care services. ! ' of education from 1977 to 1982, Despite mounting fiscal pres- when he was named pastor of St. Patrick's parish, Fall River. He sures, h10spital president Alan Knight looks to a bright future. assumed his present pastorate in 1985.

"St. Ann,e's Hospital," he declares, Father Coleman's ministries have "has beeil able to continue to grow and mee't the needs of 'our com- . included directing the Fall River munity. What's maybe even more area Confraternity of Christian Doctrine programs in the 1960s importa~t, though, is that we have done this without losing sight of and serving as vocations coordinator for the lower Cape and twoour mission, stated in our motto, Caring with Excellence." terms as pr.esident of the Priests' Senate. He was also active in adult But he stressed that "we have education and Bread for the World, our wor~ cut our for us in ensuring an ecumenical organization workthat the 'quality of care we have ing to alleviate world hunger. become known for continues. St. , Presently he serves on the presbyAnne's Hospital, though, is only teral council. one spoke of a wheel offering serDuring his homily at the Dec. 3 vices to ~he community. The goal liturgy Father Coleman reminisced is for all of us to work together to about his 25 years in the priestmeet the needs of the futiIre." hood, recalling that his four years When/asked what might be done in RC!me were particularly interto help St. Anne's face the coming esting times because of the historic year, Sis,ter Ruggiero spoke of the events which took place during his spirit of1volunteerism, of the way stay, including the opening of the in which many give of their time to second Vatican Council and the aid others and of opportunities for election of Pope Paul VI. He also parishes!to become involved in the expressed his gratitude to the many health care picture. parishes in which he has served for "Involvement can take many their 'support and generosity. An different forms," she explained. anniversary celebration with fam"It can mean forming advocacy ily and friends is planned for Dec. groups, i taking time to visit the 17. sick, prbviding transportation to health care facilities for those who need it,! making church facilities available for such initiatives as clinics, Iblood drives, and health education programs, or participating as a, volunteer when there is such ani effort. Parishes can also help b~ lobbying for favorable health legislation and calling or writing letters to local, state and federal elected officials. ,"The first step, though, is to I become, aware of the challenges that currently face hospitals such as St. Anne's, to know of the services it offers and to be an advocate of the only Catholic hospital in our area. To help in that regard, Bachrach photo Turn to Page 12 F ATHER COLEMAN

Diocese's only Cath(tlic hospital shares nationwide problelns of healtb care When St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, the diocese's only Catholic hospital, opened its doors 83 years ago, it began a commitment to compassion and charity. Today, that commitment is stronger than ever, but the hospital faces new challenges as it continues its mission to provide quality health care to all, regardless of their ability to pay.

Since St. Anne's founding, it has striven to integrate state-ofthe-art technology and medical science with personal concern for the emotional and spiritual needs of patients. To provide such care, it calls on the expertise of physicians, nurses, medical technologists, social workers, nutrition counselors, translators, pastoral ministers and many other specialists.' . The difficult regulatory environment in which the hospital operates, however, causes concern on the part of president Alan Knight and board of directors chairperson Sister Dorothy Ruggiero. Lack of adequate reimbursement on both state and federal levels have left St. Anne's, like hospitals throughout the country, underfunded and looking for ways to stretch available resources to meet the growing need for medical care.

Among those most in need are those lacking health care insurance who are often at risk medically. St. Anne's spends close to $1 million annually to aid such persons. The winter months especially often find the hospital's emergency room overflowing with patients. While the hospital does its best to provide needed medical attention, matters often become complicated.'

At times a patient has to wait for a bed. Even though St. Anne's has 182 beds, 35 to 40 of them may be occupied by elderly patients await-' ing room i,n a nursing home.

Sometimes a patient can be discharged from the emergency room, but has no home to go to, or a child is admitted because of serious abuse.

Despite lack of reimbursement and financial constraints, St. Anne's respongs to such patients~ As Sister Ruggiero points out, "Catholic health facili,ties must continue to 'be advocates for the poor and the needy despite the tensions created between the hospital mission and the margin on which it must operate."

ministry of Christ in their role of comforting, giving solace and alleviating pain.

"In them", he said, "the patient can see reflected the care of Jesus Christ."

At St. Anne's, that care of Jesus Christ includes ed.ucational programs on such topks as cancer and nutrition. A majolr recent undertaking was a Portuguese-language videotape addressing the role of diet in causing such health problems as hypertension, diabetes and obesity, especially as found in recent immigrants. The tape has been shown frequently at parish and group meetings and on cable television stations in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, California and Canadian provinces.

Support groups for cancer patients and their families and for those recently bereaved meet regularly at the hospital, while Project HELP provides a beeper service to homebound persons at risk for medical emergenc(es.

The hospital offers cardiac rehabilitation and specialized pediatric outpatient clinics and a pediatric sexual abuse program. There is also a child care service for employees, permitting them to work without worry for their child-

Last June, at a Mass celebrating the dedication of a new addition to the hospital's Harold K. Hudner Oncology Center, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin brought that message home, noting that health care providers become part of the saving

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Holy hour honors EI Salvador martyrs

By Marcie Hickey

".. .unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies. it remains only a single grain; but if it dies. it yields a rich harvest." John 12:24 On Dec. 3, the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women sponsored a holy hour at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, in remembrance of four United States churchwomen killed in EI Salvador in 1980.

Also remembered was Archbishop Oscar Romero, killed the same year while saying Mass, and six Jesuit priests and two household workers murdered in San Salvador last month.

Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and laywoman Jean Donovan were kidnapped, tortured and murdered by Salvadoran government troops after encountering a roadblock on Dec. 2, 1980.

"For many," said Sister Mary Margaret Rommal, SUSC, in the holy hour's introduction, "this was the first real discovery of EI Salvador. " Sister Rommal said that the death toll is now over 70,000 in the country's nearly decade-long civil war. While the Salvadoran government eventually punished those responsible for the murders of the four women, "there still remains

the question of justice in the case of the 70,000 Salvadorans who have died," said Sister Rommal.

The martyrdom of the four women "has become a remarkable expression of faith in Jesus," she said. "Their lives have become eloquent witness to that faith and courage.... Death is not the final answer. Maura, Ita, Dorothy and Jean are alive in us and in the people of Central America."

An opening prayer was read by Sister Eugenia Margaret Ready, S USC, and Betty Mazzucchelli was lector for a penitential rite.

Passages written by the four women shortly before their deaths were read by DCCW members ..

Sister Clarke wrote of the horror of seeing children, 'young women and old people killed, sometimes cut down with machetes.

Nevertheless, she never lost sight of her mission of peace. '~God is very' present in his seeming absence." she said.

Similarly, Sister Ford wrote, "I do know it is right to be here." For her the work of herself and her companions was the only surety amidst brutality, terror and evil.

Sister Kazel described EI Salvador as "a country that is w~iting, hoping and yearning for peace."

"Unfortunately, little has changed" since those words were

written, said Father Horace Travassos, rector ofSt. Mary's Cathedral, who spoke about Archbishop Romero.

The day before he was killed in March 1980, said Father Travassos, Archbishop Romero addressed the government,· demanding that soldiers stop killing innocent people. "No soldier is obliged to follow orders contrary to the will of God," Romf:ro said. "I order you - stop the oppression!"

Father Travassos described the archbishop as "a figure luminous in his defense of human rights."

Father George Winchester, SJ, principal of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, spoke about the six Jesuit priests, their cook and her daughter, murdered Nov. 16 in recent ,~scalating violence in EI Salvador.

"They wen: champions of human rights and the causes of the poor," Father Winchester declared.

Following Father Winchester, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin referred to the four churchwomen, saying "Would that we could have come here today to pray for their souls only," but as the memorial holy hour was being planned, the deaths of the six priests and their household workers were reported.

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The Storms of December The leaders of the two most heavily armed nations in the world were to meet on their respective warships. They thought their dialogue for peace would be held in the security of their symbols of power and that a summit at sea would provide a unique opportunity for open discussion.

That was the plan. The media set up their transmission dishes, laid their cables and flew in their top personnel. Man had set the set. All was ready. From a technical viewpoint, the summit would be one of the best shows ever beamed to a waiting world.

Well, man proposed and the good Lord disposed. The superpowers forgot that they can't control nature and they learned their lesson the hard way. _ All predictions of smooth sailing were quickly washed aside.

Even the area of anchorage, previously considered sheltered, succumbed to the moods of nature as a rare tempest made everyone involved a hostage of the raging sc;:a. Winds hurled reporters to the ground, transmission dishes became flying saucers and the leaders of Russia and the United States became victims of the elements. As tugboats fought desperately to prevent the warships from colliding, one wondered if the possibility of such self-destruction was a sign from providence?

Such was the setting for the Malta Conference. While the storm grabbed the headlines and the two presidents altered their game plans and ideas, the media had all it could do to survive. Cables were ripped asunder and anchor booths smashed into toothpicks.

There is a real lesson for us in this scenario. No matter how much we think we can achieve, we are all subject to a higher power. Our best efforts can be dwarfed by one act of nature.

Indeed, nature and creation walk hand in hand on all levels of existence. Coping with the vagaries of weather is part of man's natural destiny. The yearning to be free, to be whole and to be fulfilled is also part of man's nature. Armies of oppression can incarcerate only for a time. What we have seen in Eastern Europe in the past two months' should be sufficient warning to tyrants who would chain their fellowmen.

Although it took 40 years for the embers of the desire for freedom to burst into flame, history has been changed. There is little room in today's world for the complacent and the comfortable.

The events in Poland, Hungary, Germany, Czechoslovakia and even Malta tell us we are closing the book on WorId War II and beginning a new journey. Russia can no longer depend on the armies of the East; the United States will not be able to dominate the. Western alliance as it once did. In 1992, the members of the European Common Market will begin a new unification process. It is not unlikely that all of Europe might do the same before the turn of the century. When such economic powers tap into the vast resources ofthe Far East, a real social revolution could follow.

It is important not to forget that before Malta there was the Vatican. In all of what's going on, the influence of the papacy in both its heavenly and earthly dimensions can no longer be regarded as mere piety. Religion has played a great role in what is taking place on today's world stage. Like it or not, we must deal with it, for it deals with the soul of man.

There will be many editorials and stories written about the events of the immediate past. No matter what the speculation, let us realize that we cannot ignore them any more than we can ignore nature when she teaches us her lessons.

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Loving witiltwisted hearts.

By Father Kevin ,J. Harrington One of my favorite Christmas stories was told by a retired nurse well into her 80s about a crippled children's ward. It was Christmas Eve and no one had remembered to buy a tree.

Anyone who goes tree - shopping at the last moment is aware that only the scrawniest and most misshapen specimens are left. But the nurses gathered all the gifts and did their best ItO decorate the woebegone tree. Then they led the youngsters into th,e nurses' room for their surprise. Lo and behold, a witty youngster spoke up: "That tree's just right. It's all crooked, just like us."

W.H. Auden perhaps said it best when he wrote: "Love your crooked neighbor with your crooked heart." Our he~lrts may not be crooked in the criminal sense but they are battered and bruised and need compassion, e:ven from themselves, for themselves.

The most winning aspect of the Christmas story is that it is all twisted, like us. The drama begins to unfold with Mary's yes to God's will that sets in motion a series of events reflecting mankind's twisted ways: an expectan1t mother's futile search for a room in the inn: an animals' manger for a cradle; a jealous and mean king; a carpenter's life in an obsl~ure town in an路 occupied nation; a group of ragtag disciples who miss the point, quarrel, betray, deny and desert; a shameful, contorted execution; burial in another man's tomb.

Yet amid such darkness there are luminous moments of love, forgiveness, loyalty and courage.

In the same way for us, in this season of cheer, depression may raise its ugly head. Expectations

may be raised beyond hope of fulfillment and loneliness may lead to despair as ghosts of Christmases past make us yearn for happier times.

Too many of us go through the motions of making Christmas seem happy, forgetting that its peace and joy cannot be purchased at a store.

The key to a 'merry Christmas is a fruitfUl Advent. The feast of the Immaculate Conception is a beautiful occasion on which to reflect upon the meaning of Advent for Mary.

Only a mother knows the tension, anticipation and excitement of pregnancy. At first she may find it hard to believe that she is with child but as the months progress the baby's presence becomes more and more obvious. Finally, after blood, sweat and tears a child is

praye~BOX A ct of Adoration I. adore thee, Almighty Father, and with overflowing heart thank thee that thou hast given mankind thy divine Son Jesus to be our Redeemer and that he hath bequeathed himselfto us in the most august Eucharist even to the end of the world, revealing to u.s the wondrous lo.ve of his heart in this mystery of faith.

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born, hopefully to b.e embraced in loving arms.

At first it is hard to believe that Christ is within us, yet his hidden presence is revealed every time our restless and discontented hearts search for meaning. The joy of Christmas is ours when Christ's presence becomes real to us; but we have to help make that happen.

Just as a mother must push and sweat and bleed before her child is born, we must cry, gasp and pray before experiencing the joy of encountering Christ.

The Christmas season gives us a special'reason to do something we should be doing anyway. The giving of oneself is easier at this time and the more we extend ourselves beyond our family .and friends in our giving the more rewarding will be our Christmas. Advent is a time to ask a soul-searching question: Does anyone see in me the one who is to come, or must everyone who touches me wait for another?

My suggestion on overcoming the holiday blues is to remember . the colors red and green. Red is the color of blood; green is the color of life. The, words "grass," "grow" and "green" are from the same ancient root, and bespeak vitality.

Our word "bless" comes from our word "blood."

We are at our greenest best, then, when forgivingly and selfforgivingly we strive to be our most generous red for somebody or something else.

Like the crippled children in the hospital ward, we should be able to laugh at our twisted selves and know that Christ will become real for us when we, like Mary, say yes to God's will as we make our final preparations for the birthday of a friend .of humankind who understands our twisted hearts.

The history of NFP Q. We were recently discussing Natural Family Planning as' the Catholic form of birth control with several couples.

An older couple in the group told us they remember when the church condemned any kind of rhythm method' for family planning. We younger couples said we didn't believe that, but they insisted.

We agreed to ask you. Is what this couple said true? If so, how do you explain it? (Pennsylvania) A. Before going any further, I need to say t hat Catholic tradition and teachers, including Popes Paul VI and John Paul II, would have problems with your first sentence, at least as it stands. Your question is not about that, however.

Basically your older friends are correct, but that is to oversimplify.

The subject is a complicated one in Christian tradition. I can only review some highlights.

First, let's make our subject clear.

We're speaking of any method by which a couple attempt to arrange their sexual relationships in order to avoid preg'nancy by limiting intercourse to the infertile times in the "rhythms" of a woman's menstrual cycle.

The first people we know of, in Western civilization at least, to see contraceptive possibilities in this method were fifth century B.C. Greek physicians. While their timing of fertile periods was seriously mistaken, it was as good as any would be until about 150 years ago.

The most important early Christian theologian to deal with the subject was St. Augustine, who severely condemned the use of infertile ,periods to avoid conception. Heberated the Manichaeans for telling people to watch "the time after purification of the menses when a woman is likely to conceive and at that time refrain from intercourse," lest a child be conceived.

This proves, he said to them, "that you consider marriage is -not to procreate children but to satiate lust." ("De Moribus Ecclesiae Cath'olicae et Manichaeorum," c. 18).

The whole question' did not become relevant morally until the I 840s, when French physician Felix Pouchet was thought to have pinpointed the fertile period more exactly.

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Soon this raised serious ques"What would you have? Your force move us togentleness:"-ShakeFATHER tions for theologians and priests gentleness shall more than your speare and after much controversy the JOHN . matter was presented in 1880 to the Sacred Penitentiary (a Vatican agency) for answers.

DIETZEN The reply, which governed most official Catholic thinking on the eugenic, economic or moral indisubject for decades, concluded: cations, "which often occur" (Ad"Spouses using the (rhythm) way of marriage are not to be disturbed' dress to Italian Catholic' Union of Midwives, Nov. 26,1951. N. 36). and a confessor may cautiously 90-95% College Placement One physician, nationally acinsinuate the opinion in question Honors/ AP Classes knowledged for his expertise on to those spouses whom he has in the subject, spoke for many others vain tried to lead from the detestaRelig. Ed./ Community Service Programs in the 1950s when he said that any ble crime of onanism."

Drawing/ Painting/ Drama In other words, to suggest limit- . rhythm method is against the natural law, since it intentionally ing intercourse to the infertile perComprehensive At'hletic Program iods was apparently allowable if . arranges that specific acts of sexCoeducational that was the only way to stop peo" ual intercourse be rendered inferServing 25 Cities & Towns in Mass. & R.I. tile, thus separating the husbandpie from using other contraceptive wife love aspect of sexual intechniques. Controversies on the tercourse from its potential to beget matter pretty much died when the children, the same argument St. "Pouchet method" proved most Augustine used against rhythm 16 unreliable anyway. centuries earlier.

In the 1920s, scientists in AusThis controversy over the mortria and Japan (Knaus and Ogino) ality of rhythm only abated, in discovered radically new data on fact, in fact: of the mushrooming the fertile periods, data generally contraceptive movement of the confirmed by today's science and 1960s and 70s. Since then, of course, used as the basis for most current that door has swung wide open to "rhythm" programs. complete approval and encourageThis data inspired further quesment by the church of this form of tions and development of Catholic family planning. teaching on the subject, though Today the church's teaching is some major moral theologians conquite explicit. Utilizing the rhythm tinued to hold that rhythm could of the woman's menstrual cycle, only be allowed as the lesser of two

by NFP for example, couples may, evils. with sufficient reason, intentionCertain Catholics today attempt ally and morally attempt to arrange to interpret those past positions as their sexual lives so their actions of not unfavorable to the general use intercourse will be infertile and of the woman's sterile period for not result in pregnancy. birth control.

But "each and every marriage There is no question, however, act (intercourse) must remain open that they were understood comto the transmission of life" (Pope . monly py leading Catholic t:\e.rgy : J PauLVI,'''I-1uinanae Vitae" 1968,1 and lay people, theologians and No. 12). otherwise, as forbidding the practice.

Some of my own friends and later co-workers in family life offices around the country ~ere BELLMORE, N.Y. (CNS) shocked and scandalized when in The Catholic Medical Mission 1951 Pope Pius XII completely Board has received the annual . opened the door to the rhythm award of th,c Damien-Dutton Somethod. ciety for Leprosy Aid for its more "Observing the non-fertile perithan 60 years of supplying medical ods alone," he said, is entirely assistance to missions around the moral if there are serious medical, world.

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IN RETIREMENT, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena Mary Aquinas Gamache and John of the Cross Gagnon have found time for artistic expression. Sister Gamache, 88, taught for 54 years, chiefly at Dominican Academy, Fall Rive~, and St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet. She now runs the motherhouse gift shop and does wood carving at the academy's Creativity Center. Sister Gagnon, 82, retired in 1976 after 50 years of ministry that included teaching assignments at Dominican Academy, St. Anne's School, Fall River, Diman Vocational School and St. Francis Xavier. She now enjoys working on handcrafts.

Retirement fund Continued from Page One and there were several other relatives in religious life.

Sister Neenan, born in Taunton, entered the Holy Union Sisters in 1927. Previously she had been prevented from completing secondary school by a severe case of typhoid fever, but after entering religious life she earned a high school diploma, then continued to normal scho'ol and to studies leading to a bachelor of science degree from Boston College.

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During her 58 years of active· ministry, she also served at various times as a principal and religious superior.

In retirement, Sister Neenan loves to read, especially local papers. She enjoys keeping up with Taunton politics, an interest she said she inherited from her father.

She enjoys hearing from former students, one of whom is Sister' Eleanor McNally, SUSC, who said she has fond memories of Sister Neenan's kindness and genuine love for her youthful charges.

Sister Neenan also has fond memories, such as a Christmas season when she was ill and then6th grade pupil Eleanor McNally took over the decorating of the classroom.

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Sister Hudon has set a goal of $27 million for the 1989 collection.

It's a misconception to think that retired religious really retire, she said. "After their years of professional ministry in teaching or hospitals, they continue to serve people in very active ministries."

Even when declining health curbs most other forms of ministry, religious "change to a ministry of prayer," she added.

Many pray for their former students, "often by name," Sister Hudon said. "People are moved by the fact that a nun who taught someone 40, 50 years ago still prays for them."

Based on 1987 figures, there is a . $3 billion unfunded retirement liability iil U.S. religious orders, she said. A new study to assess the deficit started last month. Communities are asked to return information by the end of the year for a 1990 public analysis. .

"There's a sense of urgency," Sister Hudon said, despite the fact that the amount collected last year was the highest ever for any national Catholic collection campaign.

Lay people, Sister Hudon said, know it is "hard enough to work 20, 30 years and set aside for' retirement. Just imagine to have worked for 50 years and not to have any money for your retirement. "

RETIRED SISTER Mary Thomas Halloran, OP, 93, serves the community as a prayer leader, lector and translator. In' her active ministry she taught high school at Dominican Academy, where she was also principal in the 1930s.

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SISTER NEENAN The Tri-Conference Retirement Office, established in 1986 by the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious and the NCCB, is responsible for addressing the problems of retired religious, which have resulted from the inability of religious congregations to put aside retirement savings during t~eir years of active ministry, when the small stipends they received paid only for their daily maintenance costs, education of

new members and charitable works they sponsored.

Escalating health care costs and longevity of members (2.4 percent of women religious are over 90) have made lack of retirement savings a heavy burden for most orders.

Close to $23 million in retirement aid was distributed to 484 orders in June to help them care for their oldest members.

"It will take more than fundraising to reduce the shortfall of retirement assets for the congregations that the fund seeks to help," noted Sister Andre Fries, CPPS,director ofthe National Allocation Program. "Without a doubt the money we distributed in the Fall River diocese was a ray of hope for many religious congregations, but our goal is to also help congregations help themselves by providing financial planning assistance as well as retirement grants."

"Most people," said Sister Hudon, "understand that it takes more than one year to build up a retirement fund. I feel confident that Catholics who remember the sisters, religious, priests and brothers of their youth will give genero.usly again to this year's appeal."

Marian Medalists Continued from Page One boro; Miss Mary S. Sullivan, Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Mrs. Irene (Anthony) Venditti, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk.

Victory, Centerville; Mrs. Catherine E. Doyle, St. Mary, Nantucket; Paul Duffy, St. Margaret, Buzzards Bay; Mrs. Marie J. (Herbert A.) Hamlen, Corpus Christi, Sandwich; Mrs. Mary Hanley, St. Pius X. South New Bedford Area Yarmouth. . Mrs. Cynthia A. Almond, St. . Herve C. Houde, St. Patrick, FalMary, Fairhaven; Miss Lorraine mouth, Andrew McGonagle, St. Arvisais, St. Anthony of Padua, John the Evangelist, Pocasset; Mrs. New Bedford; Albert Carreiro, St. Mary (George) O'Brien, St. ElizaPatrick, Wareham; Mrs. Pauline beth Seton, North Falmouth; Joseph (Arthur) Carvalho, St. Francis of Michael Quinn, Holy Trinity, West Assisi, New Bedford; Louis C. ConHarwich; Ralph Rocheteau, St. stantine, Our Lady of Fatima, New Francis Xavier, Hyannis.

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Paul F. Saint, Our Lady of the Mrs. Mary (Antonio) Correia, Our Cape, Brewster; Miss Laura Silva, Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford; Our Lady of Lourdes, Wellfleet; Edward W. Days, Jr., St. Anthony, Mrs. Elizabeth (Frank) Souza, St. .

Mattapoisett; Mrs. Joan C. (Leo) Anthony, Eas~ falmouth; Mrs. Doyon, St. John Neumann, East Catherine Maria Swift, St. AugusFreetown; Mrs. Rose (Joseph) Fertine, Vineyard Haven; Louis G. reira, St. John the Baptist, New Bedford; Orner Joseph Forand, St. . Votta, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs.

Taunton Area George, Westport; Mrs. Theresa (JoMrs. Laurentina Craven, St. Anseph) Goyette, St. Theresa, New thony, Taunton; Mrs. Helena(MauBedford. rice) Desrosiers, St. Joseph, TaunMrs. Irene (John) Izdebski, Our ton; Louis Dupont, Immaculate Lady of Perpetual Help, New BedConception, Taunton; Robert E. ford; Mrs. Melania (Jonathan) KaDutra, St. Joseph, North Dighton, harl, St. John the Baptist, Westport; Mrs. Anna B. (Edward) Lynch, St. Ronald R. Lamarre, St. Joseph, Paul, Taunton.

New Bedford; George B. Lavoie, St. John P. Lynn, St. Ann, RaynLawrence, New Bedford; Mrs. Pearl ham; George Menard, St. Jacques, (Robert) Lehman, St. Casimir, New Taunton; Mrs. Rita Nadeau, Holy Bedford; Paul Alphonse Letourneau, Family, Taunton; Mrs. Louise (JoSacred Heart, New Bedford. seph) Rusiecki, Holy Rosary, TaunClement Mailloux, St. Anne, New ton.

Bedford; George Martin, St. James, George Silva, Our Lady of New Bedford; Mrs. Alice M. (John J.) McKinnon, St. Julie Billiart,' Lourdes, Taunton; Richard Siein, Holy Cross, South Easton; Miss North Dartmouth; Charles Mello, Virginia Mary Wade, Sacred Heart, . St. Mary, New Bedford; Maurice L. Taunton; Kenneth F. Wood, ImPepin, St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet; maculate Conception, North Easton.

Mrs. Laura (Edward) Pimental, St. Mary, South Dartmouth.

Mrs. Lucille L. (Antonio) Ramos, Our Lady of the Assumption, New Bedford; Joseph Saladino, St. JoWASHINGTON(CNS)-Cathseph, Fairhaven, Joao I. Santos, Immaculate Conception, New Bed- olic Relief Services has called for ford; Mrs. Bernadette (Ernest) changes in administration of food aid programs abroad and said Third Weber, St. Rita, Marion; Mrs. World hunger could be fought betSimone (Frank) Ziemanski, St. Hedwig, New Bedford. ter if more money went to such programs. John Donnelly of the Cape and Islands Area Mrs. Jeanette (John) Bowes, Our CRS office of project resource management, testifying at hearings Lady of the Assumption, Osterville; before the Senate and House agriMrs. Dorothy (James) Brugger, Holy Redeemer, Chatham; Mrs. Margaret culture committees and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said (Andrew) Carmichael, Christ the King, Mashpee; Orner Rene Char- many problems afflict America's trand, St. Joan of Arc, Orleans; efforts to feed the hungry and that John Francis Cook, St. Peter the the Food for Peace program needs Apostle, Provincetown. revamping. The program comes Ernest E. DeForge, Our Lady of up for reauthorization in 1990.

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BiShopsand EWTN Dear Editor: Recently. you outlined the agenda for the bishops' meeting in Baltimore. You alone among the Catholic and secular papers which I read. mentioned that the bishops would discuss and vote about the renewal of contract with Mother Angelica's network (EWTN). I was pka.sed that Y_QJ.t OLe_ntiQJ1~(liL~nd surprised that it had been largely ignored by so many other papers.

The Boston Globe (11/13/89) indicated that the bishops were not happy with the contract that they had negotiated at the conclusion of the NCCB conference in June 1988. The Bishops' Committee on Communication recommended at the recently concluded con-· ference that the contract be renegotiated. Apparently in their haste to get a viable alternative at low cost to the cable networks' ecumenical proposal VISN, they failed to learn that Mother Angelica had the last word on what was considered proper programming to he shown on EWTN. The-article reported that only . one out ofihree programs submit: ted by the bishops was accepted by EWTN. Since the network had the pOwer to reject any program con,tri!iy to its .policy: ,of progra. mmiog-'''technicai quality,n content, topics, etc.-the bishops could be held hostage to an EWTN type o£. -Catholicism. Even more surprising, because of the exclusivity of tbe contract, programs that were rejected could not be shown on other networks.

I must applaud the action of the bishops who were in danger of losing their teaching role on this impo.rtant medium. Hopefully, there will be a successful renegotiation ofthe contract so that EWTN can serve a proper role in the Catholic communications field. In fairness to Mother Angelica she has worked hard and has established an extremely able and technically competent network that has and continues to offer spiritual, informative, imaginative and educational insights into Catholicism. The coverage of such events as the pope's visit, the meetings of the bishops in conference, and many specials from the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception have been excellent.

However, I find a danger that has steadily crept into the programming, a cult of personality.

Mother Angelica is becoming over· exposed. She is on too many hours and could easily become identified in the same manner as Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and other evangelists who have run their own network.

The network carries many programs that I enjoy. However, there should be more discussions and teachings on the bishops' letters on economic justice, peace, nuclear weapons, Latin America, etc.

EWTN,1ike all television ministries, is experiencing financial difficulty and will probably. suffer because of this contract cancellation. This could be a marvelous

opportunity for a potential merger of the EWTN and CTNA networks. I hope that this matter can be explored during the renegotiation .period. Hopefully, the end result will be a stronger and more vibrant network which will be most effective in seeking to be a strong Catholic voice in these sinful times.

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This past month's pro-choice wins in the elections show just how rapidly the American holocaust of abortion is spreading. So-called good people have been brainwashed by a slick pro-choice media, gutless vacillating politicians, greedy abortion mill owners and selfish women of the' 80s who would commit murder to satisfy their own needs and ambitions under the guise of caring for societyHitler':s "good of the state."

Pro-choice offers no choice for the 'unborn child: it simply murders the baby. 1 should not say simj1Ie, because I know in many cases there is much thought and anguish before the choice is made, but the end is the same.

When jesus was put to death, he said "Forgive them, they know nc;>t what they do." I do not believe history will be as forgiving of the women of today. They know exactly what they are doing and what they are doing is wrong.

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Dear Editor: With great interest I read your article in "The Anchor" for Novernber 3rd about privacy. It was a good article. _ I wish that this editorial would be reprinted in many places!

May Our Divine Lord protect you from aU harm.

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Great editorial Dear Editor: Great editorial- "Post-Thanksgiving Thoughts" (Anchor, Nov. 24). The truth is obvious - we have fallen into barbarism..

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Within the church, a parquet floor lias beenlnsThlle(f--m-OO- sanctuary and new mauve carpeting in the body of the building.

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Also renovate<L'are the foyer and sacristy, while'·the choir loft has been altered to-accommodate the historic Hook ell Hastings pipe organ formerly part of the furnishings of now-cIGsed 51. Mathieu Church, Fall Itwer. The organ, being rebuilt. is. expected to be, in use by Easter.

In 51. Jacques' parish hall, built in 1906 as a basement church and now the foundation fOf the present St. Jacques, there have also been many improvements. The ceiling has been repaired and rep_ainted and the walls painted soft beige. A new kitchen has been installed and lighting and heating have been br<>Ught ,,!>woo<le.

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Coping with mental illness' long strug!le with mental illness others in the week ahead. PossibilBy Dr. James and Mary Kenny ities incluc:b writing a letter for Dear Mary-: I am 58 and single and you se=m to be doing rather welJ at it.

What you lack is somesomeone wllo is unable to write; and have never been married Dor thing all of us need,' whatever our reading to someone with failing had. child. I am dialDosed as bav eyesight; pbying a table game with iog schizophrenia and depression situation. 1hat something is supsomeone vho rarely socializes; at times. I have had professional port, affirIllation, someone to say "Good job." encouragin~ another resident to and non-professional help.

Sadly, we cannot order such a join you a: an activity such as I live in an attractive residenti.1 bingo, exerosing, or arts and crafts. and retirement center. The doctors support pelSon. What else can you At the ead of the week renew seem to think I w:iJI get better. do to brinJ enrichment, satisfacyour comrritment or choose one There have always been things I tion and peace into your life? new way to helD others. could not learn to do that others One stepis to accept yourself as 2. You tave written effectively could. I don't think I could ever be you are. You say that there are to us. Use y)ur ability to write. It is a nurse although I have lent certain jots which you do not think you amId do. Accept this. It a gift. Wrie about your 86-yearassistance. old roommlte. Try to describe her [try to forget myself, help oth- is true for "'-I of us. It is all right to so that she comes to life for "others. ers, do penance and mortification be this way Use the help of friends Write ab)ut God's gifts to your trust in God and pray, read good and profeslionals to gain a better life: the beauty of nature which books and watch a smidcen of tel- perspective of what you can and raises your ;pirits, the kind or lovevision.. ButI-PJeSS-I'm.su"p"lo"s _cannot de _Then a~c;.~t _your -- ---in-g- or---inuresting peeple wham or neurotic. I seldom drink, don't strengths ald limitations. you know. smoke, ea t well. I take a tranquiA secom road to _peace and You seem to be a positive and lizer and a sleeping pill as needed, satisfactior is to focus on the needs articula te person despite your bat [ don1 develop strength of of others. To do so when our own problems. ,\.ccept yourself as you character it seems. Soon I will talk problems ue severe is very diffiare, and u~e your gifts. particuto the psychologist at the day cult. However. you seem to be trylarly your ability to write. to focus center. ing to do so despite your own on others. Good luck!

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By Antoinette Boaeo Momentum is mounting for a mission to Mars. In the last few years the idea of going to Mars has received serious attention in the scientific community.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administr~tionhas already begun initial testing research. A Mars shot, wrote former astronaut Michael Collins in.a National Geographic article a year ago, could be possible as early as 2004.

As a child, well before the Space Age began, 1 would dream of going to Mars. I marveled at the fuzzy red ball and lavished fanciful thoughts upon it. Aided by such "visual supports as the Flash Gordon serials, and later by valid scientific writings, I imagined an exciting planet, possibly populated by intelligent beings.

Unlike the other planets, Mars seemed friendly and even habitable. I was in the same camp as author James Michener, who wrote: "Mars has played a special role in our lives, because of the literary and philosophical speculations that have centered upon it, I have always known Mars."

The dream lasted until the day my oldest son showed me an article that displayed images of Mars taken in 1971 by the U.S. spacecraft Mariner 9. The photographs depressed me. They showed a barren. lifeless planet, not the Mars I expected.

The 1976 Viking probes suggested that not so much as a microbe has ever lived on the planet.

1concluded that 1saw no reason to send people there. Now I read that NASA envisions a colony on the Red Planet by the late 21st century, or even as early as the year 2050.

I now think they could not have picked a more hostile-sounding place.

The temperature on Mars is never above freezing, and dips as low as minus 200 degrees Fahrenheit. The

Martian almosphere is almost all carbon dioxide. There is only a trace of oxygen and no protecting ozone laye·. The pressure is so low that a hurran's blood would boll if not protecled by a space suit.

It seems:o me it would be easier to build ill the Sahara desert; a place riot n.w besieged by colonists.

Mars is far away, too. It takes the better pan of a year to get there. Wot.ildn't it make more sense to put ourresources into building closer to the Earth. a lunar outpost. for example? ) admit. however, that] think even the moon is too far.

The rorrantic vision of colonizing other panets has been instilled in us by comtless films, novels and television. Yet. considering the literally astronomical effort, cost and energ~ required to even begin the plann ng, is this a morally responsible undertaking, especially

when you take into account the endless problems right here on earth that could be~efll froin these resources? Even many spaceexputs ~y it makes more sens~ to orbit planets tha. to la~d on them.

What is more feasible art permanent communities. in Earth·s orbit. SUCh-ea5y·to-rcach colonies could spin to create artificial gravity. and could be made both profitable and self-sufficient.

Moreover. unlike Mars visits which would be for only a small number of people, such floating cities would create new living space for many. If we are going to throw so much. money into the sky, let it be to expand quality living for people who choose, to be pioneer space inhabitants.

I think a Mars shot would be a monumental achievement for a human being, but I believe, at least at this time, that it is an inappropriate step for humanity.

Is Jesus at the mall?

B! Hilda Young Last Smday our parish priest suggested we keep an eye out for Jesus whie Christmas shopping this year. "'Y ou'll find him," he said confi(ently.

Despite serious doubts about finding the king of kings wander· ing aroune the kingdom of coins, I decided to keep an open mind.

1 am gild J did. At first Jesus took the glise of the elderly woman ringing th= beJl at the Salvation Army stam in spite of the cold and wet.

He was 17 and opened the store door for rr.e with a big smile when my arms vere full of packages.

I discov=red him in the tattered old man litting on the pavement outside Sears playing his harmonica and n<tlding at passersby.

Then h( turned into the young woman wto, instead of dropping a quarter irto the man's hat. sat down nex. to him to visit awhile Altruism and share a smile. a laugh and a "The greatest service we can ' Christmas hug.

The Lamb of God took form so perform for others is to help them to help themselves." - Mann many timts I was astounded.

Jesus turned into the Woolworth's clerk who made up the difference from his own pocket when a IO-year-old was 50 cents short of being able to pay for a lillie vase for his grandmother for Christmas.

Jesus was all over. He was laugh. ing and kidding as he led a group of blind students through Penney's.

He was changing a tire for a flus· te"red den mother and her Cubs in the sleet. He was wearing a Santa suit and asking youngsters whose birthday Christmas celebrated after they had told him their Christmas ~ gift dreams.

I saw his radiance in the face ofa toddler sound asleep in his father's backpack. I heard his promises of joy in songs shared freely by carolers at the mall. I felt the simultaneous power and comfort of his creation when snowflakes began drifting down as I returned to the car.

Jesus kept saying "Merry Christmas" in the most wonderful ways all day.

Happy Christmas to you, too, Jesus.

Lack of health care access termed national disgrace - A shift away from employWASHINGTON (CNS) -It is a "national disgrace" that an esti- ment-based insurance because it mated 31 million Americans lack "implies our work is what makes access to basic quality health care us deserving."

- Addressing the multiple causes because they have no insurance. . and can't afford doctors or hospi- of disease.

- Coverage as comprehensive tal care on their own, a Jesuit priest told leaders in Catholic health as possible, with equal treatment care Nov. 28. . for all: - Determining allocation of The remedy is in a public policy that recognizes basic health care as resources through boards that "a fundamental right for all of us include representatives of the poor.

Panelist Sister Amata Miller, an as children of God," and cooperation between the public and pri- economist and member of the Sisvate sectors to provide universal ters, Servants of the Immaculate access to it, said Father James Heart of Mary, said the nation can Hug, executive director of the afford reforms if it chooses to and Center of Concern in Washington. added that the current system is He addressed some 35 Catholic health care leaders at Geor·getown V niversity for a symposium on reform of the national health care system.

Sponsored by the St. LouisHARTFORD, Conn. (CNS)based Catholic Health Association and its Select Committee on Indi- The Office of AIDS Ministry of gent Care, the symposium included the Hartford Archdiocese has been a panel discussion with represen- designated headquarters for a new tatives of business, medicine, insu- international network for Catholic AIDS ministers. rance and labor.

Father James Graham, head of The Catholic leaders also heard· the.

Hartford archdiocesan AIDS from Edward Howard, general counsel to the congressional Pepper office, is the president of the InterCommission, named after the late national Christian AI DS Network, Rep. Claude Pepper, D-Fla., and an information service for church created by Congress to examine ministers around the world who deal with the disease.

V.S. health care, which will begin The network will link interested this month to discuss health care options, including a major expan- persons and programs with inforsion of Medicaid to address exist- mation about education, support ing gaps in coverage for the poor; a and care for AIDS patients.

Father Graham, a priest of the public-private partnership or "mixed system" that would build on piocese of Springfield, Mass. existing employer-based coverage attended a recent Vatican conferand use public monies to fill in ence on AIDS where he said he gaps; and a kind of "social insu- joined a mediation session followrance" like that in Canada, where ing a few "shouting matches" there is a national health insurance between Archbishop Fiorenzo Angelini, council president, and program. some delegates who wanted AIDS Howard said if some action is patients to speak at the conference. not taken soon the number of Out of the mediation came an uninsured would double in 10 years, agreement by both sides to work . along with the millions more who toward another Vatican-sponsored are "underinsured."

AIDS conference that would In his remarks Father HUKpaint- include participation of patients ed a portrait of a complex health and pastoral ministers. care system beset with rising costs, "I said that it was important for bureaucratic inefficiencies and un- the Vatican to take the initiative needed competition among health by first including the scientific care providers, all set within a people," Father Graham said, "but "hostile" social environment that that now we should follow through is eroding the fabric of community. with a pastoral network."

Father Hug said the hostility "The next thing I knew Archbiresulted from the nation being shop Angelini accepted the idea of "de-ind ustrialized," decreasing the setting up [the international netlabor pool needed in manufactur- work], and I got introduced to the ing. Additionally, many jobs have pope," he said. gone to underpaid Third World As network director, Father workers. , Graham will visit Catholic-sponV .S. citizens often lack health sored AIDS ministries around the insurance either because they are world. He has already been asked out of work or in low-paying ser- to address the French bishops' vice jobs that provide no insu- conference. rance, Father Hug said.

Costs are up, he said, due to inefficiency, lack of adequate cost controls and pressures of a society too prone to malpractice suits.

What is lost is "the identity of individual as member of community" and the sense of community, he added.

The high tech model of care, he • Tree & Stump Removal pointed, does not address causes of disease, such as stress, poverty, • Trimming & Pruning the drug culture, lack of adequate • Tree & Shrub Planting food, clean water, housing, shel• Free Estimates ter, clothing and health education.

• Full insured Father Hug noted that 80 perTHOMAS WALSH cent of disease has been attributed 30 Weaver St to tobacco, alcohol and violence Swansea and is preventable.

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Also attt:nding the symposium was Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan of Brooklyn, N.Y., who said that access was "a major justice issue" and that the Catholic Church because ofits role in health care is in a good position "to talk about moral principles. We know NOW Checking the problem and we have a vision from Citizens-Union. of who the human person is, of life and values."

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Public sideshows keep summit-watchers happy

Pope - Gorbachev parley Continued from Page One deputy Vatican secretary of state, Dec. 2. , ,"He appreciates the role the , Holy Father has played in Eastern Europe, especially in helping bring about those developments in a peaceful, a patient way, by always making clear the principles upon which developments should take place," said Archbishop CassidY. The archbishop said the next steps needed were establishment of an official Soviet-Vatican negotiating channel and passage of a Soviet freedom of conscience law.

These will set the framework for resolving church-state problems, he added.

While the pope and Gorbachev met in private for 76 minutes to establish the overall guidelines of Soviet-Vatican relations, Archbishop Cassidy was part of a parallel meeting of their top aides to discuss specific issues.

Leaders of the delegations at that meeting were Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze.

The pope and Gorbachev exchanged public speeches at the end of their private session. . Gorbachev said the meeting opened the door to future diplon:tatic relations by reaching '~agree­ ment in principle to give official status" to their contacts.

Diplomatic relations were broken in 1917 when the Communist Party came to power with its belief that an atheistic political system was the wave of the future and' religion a relic of the past.

Soviet believers "have a right to satisfy their spiritual needs~"Gor­ bachev said.

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problem of legalizing the Ukrain- can and the Soviet Union, "not ian Catholic Church by saying the , necessarily immediately a full dipnew law must include Latin-rite lomatic mission." and Eastern-rite Catholics.

Details have yet to be worked Ukrainian Catholics form an out. he added.

Eastern-rite church which became Then, specific church-state probillegal in 1946 when its members lems, including legalization of the were told to join the Russian Ukrainian church, will be discussed Orthodox Church. An underwithin the framework of the freeground church has continued and dom-of-conscience law Soviet legUkrainian Catholic .officials in islators are expected to pass in Rome say it has about 5 million 1990. the archbishop said. members.

"This law will be very generic," "Many Catholic communities he said. "We don't know the details are today eagerly awaiting the op- of the law." portunity of reestablishing themThe specific problem of the selves and of being able to rejoice in the leadership of their pastors," Ukrainian church will also have to be worked out in direct Catholicthe pope said.

The pope also supported peres- Orthodox talks. Issues involve the troika if it helps to "protect and possible ret.urn of former Ukrainintegrate the rights and duties of ian church buildings now used by individuals and peoples, so that the Orthodox and the situation of peace may be ensured in Europe people who became Orthodox when the Ukrainian church was and the world."

The meeting "will hardly fail to illegal but who now want to switch, have a powerful impact on world the archbishop said.

The Soviet gqvernment "would opinion," the pope said. like to think that the Orthodox It will "be interpreted as singuChurch and the Catholic Church larly meaningful: a 'sign of the 'times that have slowly matu~ed, a could come to some kind of agreement about this which they would sign that is rich in promise," the be delighted to approve," he said. pope said.

A papal visit to the Soviet Union The promises and pledges took is tied to improvements in religplace amid exchanges of gifts, ious freedom, said Archbishop srhiles and handshaKes. Gorbachev, Cassidy. in a blue suit minus the kinds of medals his predecessors wore in "Catholic communitie~ in the public, entered the Vatican at 10:50 Ukraine would have to be normala.m. and spent slightly over two ized. There would have to be hours, leaving at 12:57 p.m. bishops recognized and established Archbishop Cassidy said the first in their sees. Churches opened. A step now is to establish "a for'm of community which is able to worofficial contact" between the Vatiship in normal situations," he said.

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Continued from Page Three telegram he had sent the previous week to San Salvador Archbishop , Arturo Rivera y Damas: .

The recent events in El Salvador with such a tragic, loss of life, particularly the cruel killing of six Jesuits, th!!ir cook an'd l,1,er daughter, compel me to convey· to Your Excellency the sincere expression of my sympathy~ Please be assured of my prayerful support and that of the clergy, religious and faithfullaity c;»f the Diocese of Fall River. We stand in solidarity with Your ExcelleQcy as you . call for peace arid dialogue instead of conflict. We laud your efforts to bring about the , conditions of justice that will , foster peace in your beloved country.

May thel-ord Jesus bless Your,Excellency, your brother bishops and all the people of EI Salvador with courage and comfort in these difficult times.

Addressing the DCCW members, the bishop commended them for their "prayerful remembrance of those who suffered 10 years ago, have suffered since, and the victims of the most recent violence. " Bishop Cronin celebrated Bene-

diction, followed by the reading by Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Taunton, of John 12:23~28, the passage on which Archbishop Romero preached the day he was killed.

The killing was just beginning with Archbishop Romero's death, Msgr. Harrington said in his homily. Two days later, 40 people were killed when government troops opened fire on mourners at his funeral liturgy. And then, in December" the four churchwomen were killed.

Msgr. Harrington spoke briefly of each of the four women and closed. by asking his hearers to pray the Memorare for the next nine days, ending on Dec. 12, the feast of Qur Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, when he' asked that they attend Mass, both for the intention of peace and justice in El Salvador and all Central America.

"Those who surrender to the service ofpeople through the love of Christ will live like the grain ofwheat that dies. It , only apparently dies. /fit were not to die, it would remain a solitary grain. The harvest comes because the grain of wheat dies." '- Archbishop Oscar Romero, March 24, 1980

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II's closed-door meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev was the central event in the Soviet leader's three-day visit to Italy, but there were enough public sideshows to keep Roman and Vatican observers happy.

More than 1,400journalists covered Gorbachev's trip, and an estimated 600 showed up at the Vatican Dec. I when the Polish-born pontiff welcomed Gorbachev, his wife and some 24 advisers in the Apostolic Palace.

The Vatican added a second press office across St. Peter's Square to accommodate the overflow of reporters. Meanwhile, italian television covered the event live and Vatican Radio broadcast a play-by-play in four languages, including 'Russian.

Inside the Vatican, Gorbachev had little chance to "press the flesh" as he did next to Rome's Colosseum a few hours after his arrival in the city Nov. 29. The chants of "Gorby! Gorby!" heard, in Roman squares were absent in the Vatican's silent courtyards but monsignors' faces crowded the windows when his five-limousine motorcade arrived 20 minutes late and two dozen Swiss Guards did a four-count drill with halberds.

Gorbachev, in a plain blue suit minus the medals worn by his predecessors, alit quickly from his limo, not waiting for the door to be opened. He walked to an oriental rug placed on the cobblestones and shook hands with Bishop Dino Monduzzi, prefect of the pontifical household.

Then he and his wife, Raisa, were led ddwn a red carpet to the: palace past a line of "papal gentlemen" attired in tuxedos and pontifical insignia. ' The Vatican halls, rich in centuries-old religious decoration, were also studded with video and radio equipment for the occasion, while officials clustered around monitors in palace rooms. Father Giovanni D'Ercole, assistant press spokesman, was especially wellwired, frequently giving orders into a microphone hidden beneath his collar.

Mrs. Gorbach,ev, who toured rooms decorated by Raphael while her husband spoke with:the pope, impressed reporters with her knowledge of the art, possibly because thanks to Catherine the Great, Leningrad has a replica of Raphael's "loggia" frescoes in the Hermitage Museum, the former ' palace of the czars. , Mrs. Gorbachev came bareheaded and in a red dress, unusual for a papal audience, for which women usually wear black and veil their heads. She left with a rosary from the pope, one with a gold cross and mother-of-pearl beads.

She was disappointed in her hope of seeing the Sistine Chapel.

Plans for a visit were canceled when her husband's meeting with the pope ran late.

One reason it might have run overtime was the number of languages spoken. After five minutes of one-on-one conversation in Russian, 'interpreters were called in.

From then on, the pope spoke in . Polish and, at times. Italian. Gorbachev spoke in Russian, translated into Italian by his interpreter. Sometimes the pope's interpreter took over as Gorbachev was speaking, translating into Polish and, at times, Italian.

At the end of their private meeting, the pope and Gorbachev exchanged gifts.

Gorbachev received a three-foothigh reproduction of a Vatican mosaic of Christ atop St. Peter's tomb and the pope received a twovolume reproduction of 14th-century Slavic psalms from Kiev.

"I believe you will find these interesting," Gorbachev told the world's first Slavic pope.

For waiting reporters, the event was largely a four-hour wait for a 60-second passage - no questions, please - of the pope and Gorbachev. When Soviet press sDokesman Gennadi Gerasimov strolled into the room, he told reporters that "this must be the biggest event of the year, if not the decade, for you."

And for Gorbachev? Gerasimov was asked.

"No - it's one of many," he said.

Gerasimov, like others in the Soviet entourage, eyed the richly decorated surroundings in' the Apostolic Palace with interest. He told reporters he had heard the ,Sistine Chapel images had been bought by the Japanese, and that no one could take pictures of Michelangelo's famou,s frescoes anymore.

"They aren't Christian, are they?" he asked, referring to the Japanese, a little perplexed.

Someone explained that Japan's Nippon TV had largely financed the current restoration of the frescoes and in return had been given exclusive reproduction rights.

Gerasimov made a face and shook his h~ad .

"It's commercializatl'on of religion. Not good," he said.

Security was, according to many observers, unprecedented. St. Peter's Square was closed and policemen stood every 50 feet or so along its perimeter, causing at least two nuns to postpone grocery shopping for resident cardinals. .As Gorbachev's motorcade left .the Vatican, complete with a helicopter escort above St. Peter's Square, life returned to normal and tourists flooded into the basilica again.

A front page car;toon in the daily La Repubblica reflected a characteristically Roman view of the e.ncount~r: ,It showed Gorbachev as Christ working his way up Calvary hill, with the pope as Simon of Cyrene, helping him carry his cross.

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Continued from Page Two we have established a speakers' bureau which makes hospital staff available to discuss a wide range of subjects. The public relations department is happy to make arrangements whenever a group or organization wants a speaker."

Sister Ruggiero and Knight agree that in these times of financial belt-tightening, the hospital welcomes the opportpnity to work with parishes and community members so it can continue its commitment "to heal those who are ill:to extend a hand to those in need, to care for all who pass our door."

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AMONG BISHOP'S BALL committee members from the Somerset-Swansea area are, from left, Mrs. Roger Dube, hospitality; Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, decorating; Mrs. Manuel Nogueira, hospitality.

Ball hospitality committee listed , Mrs. Michael J. McMahon, Cathedral Parish, Fall River, heads the Hospitality Committee for the 35th annual Bishop's Ball, to be held Friday evening, Jan. 12, at White's of Westport. Her appointment was announced by Msgr.

Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the ball. Mrs. Richard M. Paulson, Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton, will assist Mrs. McMahon.

The Charity Ball benefits summer camps for underprivileged aI1d ~hildren and other apostolates of the diocese.

Members of the committee aiding Mrs. McMahon and Mrs. Paulson are Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, Mrs. Raymond Boulay, Mrs. Roger Dube, Mrs. Eugene Gagnon, Mrs.

Raymond Lavoie, Mrs. Manuel Nogueira, Mrs. Raymond Poisson, Mrs. Richard Waring, Fall River area.

Mrs. Theodore Calnan, Miss Therese Lewis, Miss Helen Stager, New Bedford area.

Mrs. Edward S. 'Franco, Mrs. Albert G. Maitoza, Taunton area.

Frank Miller, Cape and Islands.

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Fatima ptomise 'coming ttlie,'he"says ALEXANDRIA, S.D. (CNS) - Our Lady of Fatima·s promise in 1917 of the conversion of Russili has begun to come true with the meeting of the pope and Mikhail Gorbachev and the thawing of Eastern Europe, says Father Robert J. Fox of the Fatima Family Apostolates. .

Father Fox, spiritual director of the apostolate and t;ditor of Fatima Family Magazine, said, "We are seeing great signs of the beginning of the conversion of Russia promised by Our Lady of Fatima."

There may well be "a natural reason" for "all the things that are happening," Father Fox said in a telephone interview, "but I believe there is a supernatural" explaf nation.

"The dramatic changes are the fruit of the collegial consecration" of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as Mary requested in one of six apparitions to three children at Fatima, Portl~gal, the priest said. .

According to accounts of the Fatima apparitions, Mary called for the pope, in union with all the world's bishops, to consecrate the world, and especially Russia, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, then Russia would be converted and there would be peace.

On March 25, 1984, the wQrld's bishops joined Pope John Paul II, at his request, in a collegial consecration, calling on Mary's intercession for help in combating a host of contemporary threats to human life ranging from nuclear war to "sins against life from its very beginning."

According to Father .Fox, the one surviving child of the three who saw the apparitions, Lucia dos Santos, now a Carmelite nun,

said in a message released last suml11er from her monastery that "our Lord accepted the collegial consecration of March 25, 1984."

Lucia was 10 at the time of the first apparition May 13, 1917.

Father Fox said he learned of her message while in Fatima from Bishop Alberto Cosme do Amaral of Leiria-Fatima and Father Messias Coelho, editor of the Portuguese journal Mensagem de Fatima.

There was some dispute that Russia specifically was ever consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, as Mary had requested, Father Fox said. But he said he was told by Bishop Amaral that he heard the pope add the words "and Russia" after the consecration of the world.

In addition, Father Fox said that Pope John Paul had said he w.asjoined by a "moral totality" of Catholic bishops in the consecration, along with Orthodox bishops and many Protestant leaders, who had also been 'sent the pope's request.

In a letter released in the United States Feb. 14, 1984, the pope asked all the world's bishops to join him in the consecration and in renewing an "Act of Entrusting to Our Lady." He had renewed the 1942 prayer of Pope Pius XII consecrating the world, especially Russia, to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.,

Vexactions "Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three - all they have had, all they have now and all they expect to have." - Hale

A memorial service will be held at noon tomorrow at Memorial Church on the campus of Harvard University for Dr. Francis M. Rogers, 74, who died in Morristown, N.r Aug. 15. He was buried in St. Mary Cemetary, New Bedford, after a Mass of Christian Burial Aug. 18 in St. John Baptist Church, also in New Bedford.

Dr. Rogers, a New Bedford native, studied at Cornell University, the University of Paris and Harvard. He held a master's degree in French studies and a doctorate in Portuguese studies, both from Harvard. His specialties were linguistics and Portuguese influence on various cultures.

In a long, academic career, he was an instructor, professor, department chairman and dean of the graduate school of arts and science at Harvard. His honors included a festschrift, "From Linguistics to Literature," published at the Catholic University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands; and the rank of commander in the Order of Prince !Henry the Navigator,

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PROVIDENCE, R.t. (CNS) The Providence Visitor, newspaper of the Providence diocese, now requires politicians to sign a statement agreeing with the paper's pro-life stance before being allowed to advertise.

WilliamG. Halpin, diocesan spokes,man, said' such'a policy has been ill effect since 1976 for political ads but now exlt"ends even to "happy ads" ~ those offering holiday greetings or congratulations.

Requiring a signature is also new, he said.

Only three politicians, all mayors, have thus far been confronted with the signature form, Halpin told Catholic News Service Dec. I. All rdused to sign.

An annual loss in revenues of between $3,000 and $5,000 is expected because of the policy, he said.

Under the new policy, the politicians must sign a statement agreeing with the paper's position favoring a constitutional amendment against abortion, said Halpin, also a member of the board of directors of the for-profit publication.

Providenc(: Bishop Louis E. Gelineau, publisher of the paper and an ex-officio member of the board, has approved the policy decision, Halpin said.

The statement states that the paper believes abortion is the"greatest single outrage against humanity" facing the nation and that a constitutional amendment protecting lift: from conception on is needed. , The mayon of Cranston, Warwick and Johnston were mailed copies of the statement because they had placed Thanksgiving Day greetings in the paper and might be expected to do the same for Christmas, Halpin said.

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'Only you are close enough to the situation to make the proper decision. But it may help you to talk about your decision with a friend who is well-acquainted with the unpleasantness you now face.

Character "Man must be arched and buttressed from within, else the temple will crumble to dust." Aurelius

in our schools St. James-St. John School At St. James-St. John School, New Bedford, Norma Hall's preschool class learned the story of the Mayflower and the first Thanksgiving feast. On Thanksgiving Eve, they wore Pilgrim costumes they had made and joined the kindergarteners, dressed as Indians, for a holiday movie. Janet Moreau's kindergarteners also made butter and applesauce as part of their study of the Pilgrims' way of life and worked on Indian headbands and necklaces.

Bishop Connolly Twenty-four seniors of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, visited Old Colony C()rrectional Facility in Bridgewater today.

Members of a law class, they are participating in Project Youth, a behavioral improvement program.

The students will meet with prisoners, tour the facility and view a video on prison life.

The school chapter of Amnesty International recently hosted Prudence Mashile, a 1977 student refugee from South Africa. She now holds a bachelor and a master's degrees from the University of Rhode Island and is Providence executive director of housing development. She spoke on her own experiences and the current situation in South Africa.

As Connolly nominee for the Principal's Leadership program, senior Jennifer D'Alio can compete for one of 150 $1000 scholarships awarded nationally to Jesuit colleges. The award recognizes students who combine leadership and academic excellence.

Connolly itself will award aJull tuition scholarship to the bestqualified student taking tomorrow's placement examination. It will also continue a program for diocesan grade ~chool graduates granting one student from each school a partial tuition grant.

Language Club members attended a 'French play in Smithfield, RI, this week, then enjoyed Portuguese cuisine at a Providence restaurant.

Courage "Often the test of courage is not to die but to live." - Alfieri

Fifth and sixth grade English classes of Jane Rioux heard Armand Perry, an airplane pilot for 45 years, speak on the history of flying from the Wright brothers to the space shuttle and demonstrate the mechanics of flight with a model plane he had constructed.

Students have also read a number of books and poems on' aviation and several chose biographies of Amelia Earhart and Sally Ride for book reports.

Bishop Feehan The academic decathalon team of Feehan High School, Attleboro, recently participated in regional championships at Framingham North High School, placing 12th out of 26 teams in large schools competition and 16th overall among 55 schools competing at three sites. The score qualified Feehan for the state championship, to be held March 3 at Franklin High School.

Feehan senior Stephen Goodreau placed second in the scholastic division of the mathematics exam, and junior Joseph Boyle garnered a gold medal in the social science examination. Boyle's social science examination score was the highest in the competition. Jeanne Swyers received the coach's award, given by each coach to a team member.

Bishop Stang Fall sports awards were recently presented at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. They follow.

Cross country: Danielle Lacoste, Vincent Hayes Award; Ray Surprenant, coaches' award; Matthew Sullivan, most improved; field hockey: Catherine Baptiste, offense MVP, Allison Connell, defense MVP. Soccer: Carlos Arruda, MVP; Brian Donnelly and Mark Morris, most improved; volleyball: Tenaya Dean, MVP; Tara Michalewich, sportsmanship award; MIAA sportsmanship awards went to Brian Hughes and Jennifer Niemi.

CHRISTINE FITZPATRICK becomes a Coyle-Cassidy upperclassman upon receiving her class ring at the Class of 1991 ring Mass held recently at the Taunton high school. Sister· Marga'ret Louise Ouellette, SUSC, was honored at the ceremony for her many years of work at Coyle-Cassidy and the former Bishop Cassidy High School.

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film highlights the ladies' comic and supportive banter at their weekly beauty shop rendezvous and during key seasonal holidays, a marriage, birth and death. Enter-· taining, 'polished performances and a refreshing focus on women friends who are more seasoned than sexy.

Some sexual innuendoes. A3,PG

Symbols I~ollowing film reviews' tures): Virtually silent black-andindir.ate both general and Catholic white comedy/ drama about a homeFil:ns Office ratings, which do not less New York street artist (Charles always coincide.

Lane) and a 2-year-old waif(Nicole General rCitings: G-suitable for Alysia). With an energetic musical ge~eral viewing: PG-I3-parental score, the film utilizes the body gUidance strongly suggested for chillanguage of the actors and Lane's "Triumph of the Spirit" (Nova dren under 13; PG-parental guiddirectorial skill to tell a poignant if International): Grim, unrelenting ance suggested: R-restricted, unsentimentalized Chaplinesque tale Holocaust drama set and filmed suitable for children or young teens. of two outcasts. Encourages em- within the Auschwitz death camp Catholic ratings: AI-approved for pathy with homeless. Brief frontal where it recreates a harrowing children and adults; A2-approved nudity in a dream-sequence sexual depiction of life in the camp from for adults and adolescents; A3encounter and some comic-book the point of view of real-life inmate approved for adults only; A4-sepaviolence. A3,R Salamo Arouch (Willem Dafoe), a rate classification (given films not "Staying Together" (Hemdale): Greek Jew and champion boxer morally offensive which, however, Badly scripted family saga about whose survival hinged on his abilr~quire soml! analysis and explanathe repercussions on three broth- ity to win some 200 fights in the tion): O-morally offensive. ers (Tim Quill, Dermot Mulroney camp as entertainme'nt for the SS. Catholic ratings for television MORKTHAN 200 seniors from the Retiree's Club and movies are those of the movie house and Sean Astin) when their father Well-cast and nobly acted by suddenly retires, closes their fam- Dafoe, Wendy Gazelle as Salaparish joined sixth through eighth graders at 55 Peter and versions of the films. ily chicken restaurant and sells the mo's girlfriend and Edward James Paul School, Fall River, for 'the 10th annual Thanksgiving land to developers. His action Olmos as a gypsy i~mate. Comes s.oup luncheon, held at the s'chool Nov. 21. Food and decoramakes no sense since the brothers as close as any lJewsreel footage tIOns for the event were donated and created by the students. seem willing and able to run the. could to the reality of survival durNOTE place themselves. Instead of zero- ing this period. Some particularly Please check dates and ing in on the implications of this grisly concentration camp scenes times of television and radio family crisis, much is made of the of torture, murder and human programs against local list. brothers' sexual conquests which degradation. 'A3,R ings. which may differ from don't make sense either.

Colorful the New York network schedcharacters and brotherly caring ules- supplied to The Anchor. "./II.ew England 11O'</'ltallly and sharing can't make up for the wllh a European Flair" holes in this scenario. Nudity, profanitv.O.R .

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Bed C9' Brealifasl Directed, written, produced byand A tone of psychological unease starring Eddie Murphy, this comsurrounds the relationship between edy set in Harlem in 1938 pits a a wealthy, repressed cinema owner 495 Wese fdlmoue/l /llg/ll('<Iy [ather-adopted son duo of debo(Colin Firth) and his mysterious . (Ruuee 28A) 1'.0 Box 8<)5 nair black club owners.(Richard tenant (Hart Bochner), a hired West Falmoueh, Ma. 02574 Pryor and Murphy) against abloodkiller. This adult tale of users and thirsty white gangster (M ichael Open year round their victims is deliberately unraoften advertise speci~l deals to. Lerner) and his cop henchman B~ Mick Conway (50B) 540· 7232 an erotically charged landveled in attract customers, such as "Drown (Danny Aiello) who aim to put the that culminates in grisly vioscape College campuses are teeming Night" or "All the beer you can club out of business. Highlighted lence. Some profanity, suggestions with students who have launched a drink for $2." I call it the drink-till, by a notable array of supporting of promiscuous sexual liaisons. 0 new phase in their lives - adultONLY FULL·lINE RELIGIOUS you-drop mentality'. black players (Redd Foxx, Della GIFT STORE ON THE CAPE hood.

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NOTRE DAME de LOURDES, FR During Advent there-will be an additional daily Mass i'n English at 11:30 a.m. in Lourdes Chapel. CCD teachers, are needed for Saturday mornings and the Confirmation program Thursday nights; if interested contact Father Canuel.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Children's trip to LaSalette Shrine, Dec. 18; departure from parish center 5 p.m. Confirmation class sophoST. ANTHONY OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH mores will go to LaSalette Dec. 19.

DESERT, FR First Penance, session I, II a.m.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Exposition of Blessed Sacrament, tomorrow; session 2, 2 p.m. Sunday.

High School Youth ministry will 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today, St. Sharbel CATHOLIC WOMAN'S meet with ECHO reunion group 7 Chapel. Mass 6:30 p.m., main church. CLUB,NB p.m. Thursday, parish center. OLV HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO ChrIstmas party, 7:30 p.m. WedGuild meeting, noon Monday, parFirst reconciliation class work- nesday, Wamsutta Club, NB. Henry ish center. St. Vincent de Paul meetshop, 8:30-11:30 a.m. tomorrow, James will present a Christmas ing, 7:30 p.m. Monday. parish center. First reconciliation, I puppet show.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, p.m. Dec. 16.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS, POCASSET ST. JOHN NEUMANN, POCASSET CCD families may participate in E. FREETOWN St. Francis of the Cape Fraternity Toys for Tots; gifts should be left Saints and Singers Christmas con- profession and reception ceremonies under the tree before Dec. 17. cert, 7 p.m. Sunday. and monthly meeting, 2 p.m. SunST. JAMES, NB day, St. John Evangelist church, ST. ANTHONY, CYO generatmeeting, 2 p.m. SunFather Jude Smith, OFM, Pocasset.

MATTAPOISETT day; last meeting for new members Advent reconciliation service, will celebrate Mass and give a for- . to join this year. Bible study class, 7 grades 3-6, I p.m. tomorrow in the mation homily. Information: upper p.m. Wednesday.

Cape, Ernest Foley, 540-5392; midchurch. dle and lower Cape, Dorothy Wil- ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET 'Iiams, 394-4094. ~ 234 Second Street The Confirmation class is sponST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON ~ Fall River. MA 02721 soring a giving tree; gifts should be There will be a 5: 15 p.m. daily ~WebOffset wrapped and placed under the tree Mass throughout the Advent sea- . . Newspapers son. Parish Advent day of recollec- by Dec. 17. Confirmation II meet~ Printing & Mailing ing, 7-9 p.m. Sunday, parish center. tion, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 14.

IIIIiIIIiiIIIiI (508) 679-5262 Seasonal concert with parish choir Jr. High Christmas Dance, Dec. 15.

ST. JULIE BILLIA'RT, 'and Concordia Brass Quintet, Dec. 17. Couples' Support Group m~et­ N. DARTMOUTH Confirmation I admission to caning, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, church didacy, 9 a.m. Mass Sunday. First hall.

First Class Second Class Eucharist teachers' meeting, 7 p.m.

Carrier Route Coding First Class Presort ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, Tuesday. St. Vincent de Paul Society SWANSEA meeting, 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Youth Third Class Bulk Rate Zip Code Sorting St. Vincent de Paul Society meetgroup general meeting, Christmas Third Class Non Profit List Maintenance ing, 7:30p.m.' Monday, rectory.

Caroling, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sunday; ALL TO USPS SPECIFICATIONS LaSalette trip, 5-9: 15 p.m. Tuesday.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK St. Vincent de Paul Society meetST. PATRICK, WAREHAM Cheshire labeling on Kirk-Rudy 4-up ing, following 10 a.m. Mass Sunday.

Christmas caroling, 7 p.m. Tueslabeler. And Pressure Sensitive Labeling Confirmation service project, babyday. Call to confirmation ceremony Inserting. collating. folding. sitting 6-9 p.m. Dec. II, 12 or 13, for second year candidates, 11:30 metering. sealing.- sorting. addressing. parish center. a.m. Mass Sunday. sacking. completing USPS forms.

SACRED HEART, NB ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO direct delivery to Post Office . Parish is sponsoring a giving tree; Ladies' Guild Christmas get to... Printing. , , We Do It AII' tags represent 5 organizations for gether, beginning with 7 p.m. Mass which gifts may be purchased. Gifts Monday. Christmas party for parish ·Call for Details (508) 679-5262 must be in by Dec. 17. children, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 17.

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DISCOVERED AMIDST our recent mail, overflowing with Christmas art, were some summer memories of the Bible ,vacation school atSt. Julie parish, North Dartmouth. 48 youngsters, ages 3 and up, participated in a week of games, prayer, music and Bible stories last August.

HOLY NAME, NB Students in CCD Christmas show will be dismissed from classes 20 minutes late this week. Dress rehearsal, 3 p.m. Wednesday.

SS PETER AND PAUL, FR SS Peter and Paul School students will sing at Government Center, 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Finance' council meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Women's Guild Advent social, 7 p.m. Wednesday, school.

SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS FR area meeting, 7 p.m. Tuesday, OL Fatima Church hall, Gardener Neck Rd. Swansea.

SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO Confirmation class acceptance to candidacy, 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday.

Meeting for prospective altar boys and parents, 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

Liturgy committee meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday. Gifts for giving tree should ,be placed under tree by Dec. 17.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Women's League giving tree gifts will go to Birthright, Salvation Army and a homeless shelter.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE Legion of Mary meetings 6: 15 Tuesdays, education center. First communion, II :30 a.m. Mass Sunday; rehearsal, 9 a.m. tomorrow.

Chirstmas concert, 4:30 p.m. Sunday,parish center.

BL. SACRAMENT, FR All are invited to a singalong from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday with the Blessed Sacrament and St. Patrick's choirs in Blessed Sacrament parish hall.

Women's Guild Christmas Party Dec. 13, Sherwood Restaurant, Stoughton, with cars leaving parking lot at 5:30 p.m. Dick Pilar Polka Mass 6:30 p.m. tomorrow.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON, N. FALMOUTH Health clinic, 9:30-11:30 a.m. tomorrow. Practice for young people's Christmas Eve concert: 9:3010:30 a.m. Dec. 9,16,23. Guild food drive this weekend.

SACRED HEART, FR Midnight Mass choir rehearsal, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12, 18.

ST.JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN First penance, 1-2 p. m. tomorrow. Baptisms, 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

4th grade CCD giving tree gifts will be distributed to the Homeless Men's Shelter and NB Child and Family Service.

ST. JOSEPH, N. DIGHTON Respite services for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients; information: Barbara Richards, RN, 824-1694.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Parish council meeting, 9 a.m. tomorrow.

HOLY NAME, FR St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, rectory.

Action is urged in Casolo case THOMASTON, ConI'!. (CNS) - Action is being urged to free Jennifer Casolo, a Catholic native of Thomaston arrested Nov. 26 by EI Salvador military police for allegedly storing a cache of ammunition at her home.

Ann Lutterman, a friend of Ms. Casolo, urged people to call or send telegrams to the U.S. Embassy in EI Salvador, members of Con-, gress, and the Bush administration and ask for Ms. Casolo's safety and release and for a cutoffof aid to EI Salvador.

"Jennifer is a delightful person, very devout and .religious, highly respected," Ms. Lutterman, who worked alongside Ms. Casolo in . EI Salvador, told the Catholic Transcript, newspaper for the archdiocese of Bridgeport and Norwich.

Ms. Casolo has worked for the San Antonio-based Christian Edu- , cation Seminar since 1985. Ms. Lutterman, religious outreach coordinator for the New Haven, Conn., branch of the Committee in 'Solidarity with the People of EI Salvador in 1987-88.

'Ms. Lutterman said Ms. Casolo

is a practicing Catholic who believes in nonviolent change.

The charges against Ms. Casolo, Ms. Lutterman said, are an attempt by the military to justify their killings and to excuse continuing violence on churches.

It's time for [U .S.] churches to make their voices heard," Ms. Lutterman said. "It's been 10 years since Archbishop Romero was assassinated. We don't want any more martyrs in EI Salvador."

JENNIFER CASOLO