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Clinton urged to accept partial-birth abortion b.an WASHINGTON(CNS)- BosBill opponents counter that by ton Cardinal Bernard F. Law and the time the fetus reaches the birth other opponents of abortion have canal, death has occured as a result challenged President Clinton not of the anesthetic given the mother, to veto a bill approved by the but that c:laim has been strongly Senate Dec. 7 that would for the contested by anesthesiologists. first time since Roe vs. Wade outIn Nov(:mber Dr. Norig Ellison, law a specific type of abortion. president of the 32,000-member American Society of AnesthesiolIn a 54-44 vote, the Senate passed ogists, testified before the Senate a bill banning so-called partialJUdiciary Committee that some birth abortions. types of general anesthesia might With a provision for saving the sedate a fetus to some degree but life of the mother, the bill differs would not harm him or her. slightly from a House version The Senate bill was amended to approved Nov. I ina288-139vote. provide an exception permitting But House leaders said they exthe procedure to be used "to save pected the Senate version would the life of a mother whose life is be acceptable, ensuring it would endangen:d by the physical disbe sent to Clinton. "It is encouragorder, illness or injury, provided ing, though not surprising, that no other medical procedure would the Senate voted last night to ban suffice for that purpose." the direct killing of children who Bill opponents contend that are in the very process of being banning the procedure would create born alive," Cardinal Law, chaira substantial health risk to women man of the U.S. bishops' Commitwho decide late in pregnancy to tee for Pro-Life Activities, said in have an abortion. They also urge a statement. that the bill's description of the "What is astonishing is that 44 procedure is so broad the pemilties senators are still willing to defend might be applied to a wide range of this grotesque late-term procedure abortions. And they say the procethat cannot clearly be distinguished dure is almost always the safest from infanticide," he said. method for the mother 'in ending a "I urge President Clinton to pregnancy after serious birth de-. allow the ban on partial-birth fects are discovered late in the abortions to become law, so our term. nation can begin to restore partial But the bill's supporters noted sanity to its abortion policy," Carthat one of the two U.S. doctors dinal Law said. who acknowledge using the proceWhen the House bill passed, dure submitted a breakdown of Clinton had indicated he would 175 cases to the House Judiciary veto any .version that did not Committee showing that 39 such include an exception for the proceabortions were performed for dure to be IIsed to protect the "depression." The National Abormother's health. tion Federation estimates that "Will the president really defend about 450 of the 1.5 million aboreven pulling babies alive from the tions performed in the United womb in order to abort them?"

States a year would be affected by asked Douglas Johnson, legislathe legislation. tive directorfor the National Right Both House and Senate versions to Life Committee, in a statement. impose a two-year prison term and As described by legislation sup- fines on any doctor who performs porters, a partial-birth abortion the procedure. They exempt aborinvolves the doctor grabbing the tions performed through Caesafeet of the fetus with forceps and rean section or hysterectomy or pulling the body, up to the head, . those in which the fetus is dead through the birth canal. The docbefore it is removed through the tor then stabs scissors into the base birth canal. of the skull and a catheter is the Serrin Foster, executive direcused to suction out the brain!\, tor of Feminists for Life, said the causing the skull to collapse and bill is "a first step toward restoring allowing easier removal of the head consumer protection laws enacted to complete the procedure. by the early feminists and overturned by Roe vs. Wade a century Bill supporters say if the fetus later." were just a few inches farther out In its 1973 Roe decision, the before the scissors are applied, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized a.borprocedure would clearly constitute tion yirtually on demand. murder.

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BISHOP SEAN O'Malley dedicates the new DePaul Center in Westport. To the bishop's left is Father Stephen Avila and to his right is Father Joseph Costa, executive director of St. Vincent's Home. (Robson photo)

Bishop 0 'Malley dedicates new DePaul Center in Westport After the weather refused to cooperate on Saturday, Bishop Sean .O'Malley presided at the dedication oLtlie DePaul 'Center in Westport, a new $3.5 million emergency shelter and short-term residential diagnostic facility for adolescl:nt boys, last Monday evening. The center is an. expansion of the DePaul program formerly offered at St. Vincent's Youth Treatment Center in Fall River.

In attendance were Father Joseph Costa, St. Vincent's executive director of childhood and preadolescent services; Pcter Smith, assistant director of adolescent services; Bob Peterson. special education teacher; Sister Cathy Donovan. R.S.M., pastoral minister; several staff members, St. Vincent's directors and board members and about 15 residents of the new center.

Father Costa recalled the feast of Immaculate Conception, saying that "it must have' been very difficult for Mary as a young woman to bring Jesus into the world. It reminded me of the young people

here today, who must also remember that nothing is impossible with God if we but open our hearts and lives to the abundant spirit of His Love."

Bishop O'Malley thanked Father Costa for his energy, vision and determination. "Without his leadership, we wouldn't be here tonight," he said. The bishop went on to address the young men

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gathered at the dedication. "I am also pleased the residents are here tonight," he told them. "You are the reason for the Center. Your lives, your happiness and wellbeing are important to us."

The bishop then blessed the crosses that will mark the entrance to each Center building. "They serve as a reminder of God's boundless love," he said. The residents held the crosses during the blessing, recited a prayer and later delivered the crosses to each building.

The DePaul Center is designed to provide a safe harbor for up to 32 boys between the ages of 12 and 18 who have suddenly been removed from dysfunctional and often unsafe family environments.

Working closely with local mental health and medical clinics. it offers a broad array of therapeutic and diagnostic services to pinpoint problems and formulate comprehensive treatment plans. Typically. boys are referred by social workers. and remain at the center for no more than 90 days.

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The bishop made the analogy of those receiving the a wards to the flow of the Jordan River into the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Se,:l.

He said that the same river flows into both bodies of water, but the Sea of Galilee is vibrant and full of life, while the Dead Sea is co:npletely without life. The difference is that the Sea of Galilee takes from the Jordan River, but gives back some of what it receives. The Dead Sea only takes, returning nothing. The 97 people receivi ng this year's medals have receive"d, but have given back abundantly, the mark of a true Christian.

After the medals were presente:d, the gathering honored the Blessed Sacrament with prayer and song.

PLAN.NING FOR the 41st annual Bishop's Charity Ball are Msgr. Thomas J. HarringtoJl, diocesan director of the annual midwinter event, and Horace Costa, Taunton, a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, which sponsors the Ball, together with the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women.

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Hundreds of people braved a cold, blustery afternoon last Sunday to converge on 'St, Mary's Cathedral in Fall River for the annual Marian Medals presentation. Bishop Sean O'Malley presented representatives from 97 diocesan parishes with the medal recognizing years of dedicated service to the church. The medal bears the image of the Miraculous Medal on' one side and the diocesan coat of arms on its reverse.

The church was jammed with recipients, well-wishers, priests, deacons, and members of the news media. In his homily. Bishop O'Malley praised the efforts of the recipients, acknowledging scores of various activities they performed.

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"Why not purchase a ticket to ing, socializing and providing the Bishop's Charity Ball as a needed help to Bishop SeaI1 P. Christmas gift to put in your O'Malley's many charitable enspouse's stocking?" suggests Msgr. deavors," he said.

Thomas J. Harrington, director of Tickets are available through this year's midwinter diocesan night your parishes or by contacting the out. The Ball, held just after the Bishop's Ball headquarters at 344 holiday season winds down, is . Highland Avenue, PO Box 1470. guaranteed to counter midwinter Fall River 02722. or at telephones blues. Scheduled for Friday, Jan. (508)676-8943 or (508)676-3200.

12, from 8 p.m. to midnight at Friends who wish to make speVenus de Milo in Swansea, it will additional contributions to cial feature the "big band" sound of "Studio One," headed by maestro the charitable endeavor may sele"ct from a variety of levels of support, Toby Monte.

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Prompt action is suggested for were engaged," Msgr. Harrington said. "They and their fiances, later those who wish their name included to become my brothers-in-Iaw;used in the souvenir booklet published to attend the Bishop's Ball, in annually.in conjunction with the those days, at Lincoln Park Ball- Ball, since it will be going to press room." Often, he added, couples shortly. " are engaged during the ThanksgivThe Ball celebrates the diversity" ing to New Year's holiday season. of "the diocesan family. that gath"What an appropriate way to cele- ers in unity to assist the charitable brate dreams and hopes, by danc- works of its bishop.

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'ELIZABETH AHERN (top) Holy Trinity parish, W'est Harwich and James Crecca of Our Lady of the" Isle parish, Nantucket, receive their Marian Medals from Bishop Sean O'Malley last Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

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paying off land.they received under the peace settlement.

Holy Cross Sister Kathleen Moroney of Notre Dame, Ind., said she felt the U.S. government owed it to the poor peasants of El Salvador to relieve them of their crippling land debts, especially since the land issue helped trigger the civil war.

However, when they suggested that idea to the U.S. ambassador to EI Salvador, Alan Flanigan, he told the delegation such a proposition was impossible, Sister Moroney said.

All three women said they recognized that it was increasingly difficult to raise interest in foreign affairs in the United States.

However, said Sister HarringURSULII\'E SISTER Dorothy Kazel, one of four mis- ton, she thinks their short visit told sioners slain in EI Salvador Dec. 2, 1980, shown with Salvado- . the poor and religious communities of EI Salvador "that we are ran women before her death. still with you and have not forgotten you."

She said U.S. parishes can continue showing solidarity in their support for nongovernmental organizations like the Share Foundation, which organized the nuns' SAN SALVADOR (CNS) Nov. 27-Dec. 4 on a fact-finding trip.

Three U.S. nuns have called upon mission and to participate in activreligious orders to increase their "I have learned that to distance ities marking the 15th anniversary ourselves from the Salvadoran work for the poor in EI Salvador. of the murder offour U.S. churchpeople would be an immoral act," The three, part of a U.S. delegawomen.

Sister Harrington, who last tion of women religious, also told said Sister Harrington. "As relithe U.S. ambassador that the Uni- visited EI Salvador at the height of gious women committed to serving the poor, we must hang in ted States has a "moral responsi- the war in 1985, said that on the there." bility" to help reconstruct the Cen- surface, life seems to have improved, mainly due to the absence tral American nation, devastated Slain women recalled of the military on the streets and in by 12 years of civil war.

Also on the agneda of the U.S. the countryside, as was common "We shouldn't think that because nuns was attendance at ceremoduring the war. ofthe[I992 U.N.-sponsored) peace nies commemorating the 15th During the recent trip, delegaaccords we can kind of move away anniversary of the murder of four tion memb~:rs heard stories of the from EI Salvador," said Mercy U.S. churchwomen in EI Salvador.

Sister Sheila Harrington, a Fall effects of the deepening economic "It was a day of great joy, almost River native and the sister of Fa- crisis and the inadequacies of a like an Easter vigil," Maryknoll ther Brian Harrington, pastor of land-transfer program which was Sister Mary Annel told Catholic supposed to benefit those involved St. Julie Billiart parish, North News Service. "We were celebratin the civil war, said Sister HarringDartmouth. She is a councilor for ing the lives [of women) today." ton. the Regional Community ProvSister Annel knew the four They also traveled to a former idence and chairperson for Region women murdered by Salvadoran I of the Leadership Conference of war zone in the central park of the National Guardsmen Dec. 2,1980. country, where former refugees Women Religious. In EI Salvador, Two were Maryknoll nuns, Sisters she represented the LCWR national and displaced people are trying to Ita Ford and Maura Clark. The rebuild their communities. office. others were Ursuline Sister Mercy Sister Pat Hartigan of EI Salvador "still needs that Dorothy Kazel and lay missionary Brooklyn, N.Y., representing the international presence and support Jean Donovan. ... in the sense of seeing things leadership team of the Sisters of Religious leaders traveled from Mercy of the Americas, said delethrough," she said. the capital and from the province gation members were particulary of La Libertad, where Sister Kazel The delegation, which included struck by the hardships that pea- and Miss Donovan last worked, representatives of diverse religious sants still experience, in part the Following a Mass in a church built communities throughout the Uniresult of huge debts incurred for on the site of the killings, a small ted States, was in EI Salvador procession went to the site nearby where the women originally were buried the day after their murder.

The commemoration continued in the northern city of Chalentenango. A procession wound its way thr'ough the streets from the cathedral to the cemetery where Sisters Ford and Clark are buried.

For the international community,the slaying of the churchwomen - like the murder of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero of San I; Salvador only eight months before - became a symbol of the brutality of the country's military rulers.

AIDS prejudice TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) - Discrimination against people with AIDS and the virus that causes it is "more than illegal," the Catholic bishops of Florida said in a new pastoral letter. "It is immoral and unethical by any Christian standard, for it contradicts Jesus' paramount commandment: "Love one another,''' the bishops said in their letter on HIV and AIDS. It was published Dec. I, World AIDS Day, as a follow-up to the Florida bishops' 1987 letter on the same topic.

ST. VINCENT de Paul district president Leonard NicoIan (left) and Father Daniel Freitas, director, acknowledge Leopold Thibault's six years of service as district vice president. (J olivet photo)

Thibault steps down as vice president St. Vincent de Paul district vice president Leopold Thibault is stepping down after six years of service in that capacity.

Thibault,a memberofSt. Louis de France parish in Swansea, has

been a member of the society for 16 years. He was presented a plaq ue in recognition of his service at the annual St. Vincent de Paul communion breakfast, held recently at St. John of God Church, Somerset.

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Today's Mission The recent pastorafletter of Bishop O'Malley (Anchor, Dec. I) targeted the number one issue that our church must face as it enters the new millennium: the family. Focusing on the need of today's Church to reevangelize its own who have strayed from the Lord's house, the bishop wrote that it is imperative to make every effort to reenforce the role of the family in today's fragmented society. .

There is little doubt that every parish feels the fallout of fractured families. Some will say that family life is threatened by easy divorce laws, social indifferences and permissive mores and there is some truth in these assertions.

But the real reason why many families are floundering in our materialistic social order is that they have been led astray by a . very false god. Somewhere along the line tl:tey have become worshi.pers of the golden calf of selfishness. The "I" has overcome the "we" in our society and the battle cry has become "everyone for himself or herself."

Too many have forgotten how to give路 and the media encourage this attitude as they extol those who grab as much as they can. Divqrce is all too often exploitative and the courts , have become the supreme arbiters of custody, property and personal rights.

Prenuptial legal agreements replace faith in one another as the insecurity of individuals destroy mutual confidence. Even in the intimate and sacred uDion of marriage, spouses do not trust one another, depending more and more upon civil law to grant them so-called freedom when they are unable or refuse to attempt to solve the problems that are part of any life. So few have the patience or take the time to be loving, forgiving and understanding.

Perhaps it is too simplistic and naive t~ say that when a family leaves God its members eventually leave one another.

Yet inore and more we see that the family, no matter how hurting, how bruised, how fractured, which prays together stay~ together.

Cynics will say this is trite. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating. To a couple .believ!ng in the holiness of marriage,eNS/ Reulers praying together becomes an essential. This attitude becomes part of their lives and the lives of their children. When a family THE ROCKERFELLER CENTER CHRISTMAS TREE IN NEW YORK CITY makes prayer a priority, the superficial and the frivolous are "You shall take to' you the fruits of the fairest tree and you put in the proper perspective. shall rejoice before the Lord your God." Lv. 23:40 Some will say such an ideal cannot be achieve~ in our society. This is defeatism. The Church has no choice but to preach the truth that compromise should not be the order of family life and that parents cannot buy affection for each other nor the love of their children.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) - "We and members are expected to be Because of the variety of disabildon't discriminate against the able- engaged in apostolic work. ities represented among candida.tes Of course, we all know the task is not easy. Concerns and bodied," says Louise Principe. for the Missionaries, Ms. BehrinTheir spec.ial patron is Blessed problems are always with us and by ourselves we cannot hold That is her explanation for why Kateri Tekakwitha, whose birthger uses individualized format::on out. But together in community, we can make things work. the Franciscan Missionaries of place is in the Albany Diocese. methods unheard of in most reliAs a family is fed by the goods of Earth at home, it must also Jesus Crucified, which she founded Disfigured and partially blinded gious communities. Formation mabe fed by the bread of heaven at the table of the Lord. When in 1987 especially as a path of con- from a childhood smallpox infecterials are in print for one candispouses in a sacramental marriage leave the Church and the secrated life for people with dis- tion, Kateri was not allowed' to date, in braille for another, on Lord, too often they follow that action by leaving their home abilities, also welcomes those who become a nun but made a vow of audio tape or videotapes for have none. chastity as a young woman' and another. A recent addition is use and one another. of "talking" computers.

Injust eight years the group has lived a consecrated life in secular Let us do our loving best to evangelize our own who have attracted 35 members - six -men society..

"We have people with learning . decided to do their own thing. As we prepare forthe millen- and 29 women. Eventually they "Smce our charism is to help , qisabilitie~; mental illness, cancer, nium year of 2000, may we see such endeavors as a family, hope to receive formal churfh .Je~~~ cl!-r~y h;~~.<;r<?;~~;,~.~.e i~ ~ 'p.er- ~ "pJindp~~s).:Pf~dng loss, development'disapilities," Ms. Principe parish and Church priority. So very much-, so very many are recognition as a secular institute feet model for us, .. Ms,. Prln~Ipe told The Evangelist,' Albany's said.

"It is because of them a.nd a society of Catholics who live hanging in the balance. We must not turn our backs.

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- and work in the world but take publicc,yows of poverty, chastity and obedience.

For now they are organized under church law as an "association o'f the faithful," an interim step during the years of study and testing it usually takes before the' church formally establishes any new institute of consecrated life'. . Ms. Principe, who uses a wheelchair, is a former nun who had to leave her order, paTtly to 'Care for her ill father and partly because of her 路disabilities. She said several other members also had to leave their religious orders or were not accepted as candidates because of severe disabilities.

The Missionaries' special ministry is to those who share Jesus' cross through illness or disability, .

diocesan newspaper. "Once we asked for .her intercession, vocations .begaf).coming."

Now inquiries come from all parts of the country, and. the association has members as far a way as New Mexico. .

"We also路 have it:lquiries from Asia, Europe, all over, so the vocations ~re there,':said Ms. Principe.

She said the association also' welcomes the elderly and the widowed,"which was an honored state of life in the early church, East and West."

Before they can take final vows for life, members must go through a three-year period of"aspirancy," or 路initial formation and vocation discernment, followed by five years of temporary vows renewed annually.

through them that we come together as an institute, sharing the cross of Christ and reaching oUl: to others who bear that cross."

The group also has a mont:J!y newsletter, Echo of Assisi, wh ich is typed by a member who is totally blind.

"Our institute is witness to the fact that it is not what you can do with your body that counts, but what is in your heart," she ~aid.

For more information, contact Louise Principe, 400 Centr~1 A, e., Apt. 3-D, Albany, NY 12206-2207.

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We await the coming of Jesus Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6,10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 "Are you He who is to come or look we for another?" This was John the Baptist's question, when he heard about the works Christ performed. As we wait with John to hear of and experience the saving works performed by Jesus in fulfillment of the prophecies of the Book of Isaiah, let us pray for the coming of the Lord's justice in the words of the responsorial psalm: Lord, come and save us.

H is he who keeps faith forever, who is just to those who are oppressed.

It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the Lord who sets prisoners free. (Ps 146:6-7) The first reading is a lyrical prophecy of the Lord's ransoming the Jewish exiles and bringing them home to Zion "singing and crowned with everlasting joy." This return will be accompanIed by a transformation of the desert and the parched land of Judah into a verdant paradise.

They will bloom with abundant flowers, and rejoice with joyful song ...

They will see the glory of the Lord, the splender of our God. (Isa 35: 1-2) Prophetic voices in the community have tht: responslblity of preparing the discouraged exiles for God's wondrous saving deeds: They are to: Strengthen the hands that are feeble, make firm the knees that are weak, Say to thos(: whose hearts are frightened: "Be strong, fear not!

Here is your God, he comes with vindication" ... (Isa 35:3-4) When the exiles are prepared for the Lord's action, they will be transformed into a new life.

Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared; Then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue ohhe dumb will sing. (Isa 35:5-6) The letter of James exhorts us who are awaiting "the coming of the Lord" to be patient. It presents two models of waiting: the hopeful patience of the farmer and the active preaching of the prophets.

Daily Readings Dec. 18 Jer 23:5-8; Mt

1:18-24 Dec. 19 Jgs 13:2-7. 2425a; Lk 1:5-25 Dec. 20 Is 7:10-14; Lk

1:26-38 Dec. 21 Sg2:8-14; Lk 1:3945 Dec. 22 1 Sm 1:24-28; Lk 1:46-56 Dec. 23 Mal 3:1-4, 23-24; Lk 1:57-66 Dec. 24 Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-6; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24

. 'God's ki·rigdom. As we heard last week, he fearlessly called the hypocritical Pharisees and Sadducees to repentance (Matt 3:1-12). Now he has been imprisoned by Herod Antipas for criticizing his marriage to Herodias, the wife of his brother Phillip, and she will soon demand that Herod have John beheaded (see Matt 14:3-12).

After the Baptist's messengers depart, Jesus testifies to John's unique role in the history of salvation. He is the prophetic messenger, spoken of in Malachi, who would precede the coming of God's kingdom (see Mal 3: I; Ex 23:20):

By DR.I)ATRICK V. REID During the winter and spring rains, the farmer patiently awaits the precious yield of the soil.

Likewise, James encourages Christians to "steady your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is at hand." The prophets of old provide an example for those who are suffering for God's'kingdom while awaiting God's judgement; they "spoke in the name of the Lord" and as a result suffered hardships.

In the gospel, John the Baptist is an example of a prophet who suffered for preaching the coming of

What did you go out to the wasteland to see - a reed swaying in the wind? Tell me, what did you go out to see - someone luxuriously dressed? ... Why then did you go out -to see a prophet?

A prophet indeed, and something more! It is about this man that Scripture says, "I send my messenger ahead of you to prepare your way before you." I solemnly assure you, history has not known a man born of woman greater than John the Baptizer.

Despite John's greatness as the precursor of the Kingdom, Jesus ends by saying: "Yet the least born into the kingdom of God is greater than he." John belonged to the time of preparation; Jesus is bring-

THE ANCHOR- Diocese of Fall River ing the fulfillment of the King. dom, but not by being a powerful military messiah, nor by ruthlessly condemning the unrighteous. The signs of the kingdom of Jesus are the liberating ones spoken of in Isaiah: Go back and report to John what you hear and see:

pool, a prominent British Catholic leader, is a celiac and ifthe priestly discouragement had been in effect years ago, this "noble churchman" might have been excluded from the clergy.

In June the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in a ruling sent to the world's bishops, maintained the prohibition against use of hosts that are totally free of gluten.

But "low-gluten hosts are valid matter, provided that they contain the amount of gluten sufficient to obtain the confection of bread," it said.

"Given the centrality of the celebration of the Eucharist in the life of the priest, candidates for the priesthood who are affected by celiac disease or suffer from alcoholism or similar conditions may not be admitted to holy orders," said the congregation.

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The doctors said they were "deeply dismayed" at a June Vatican document that ruled out gluten-free hosts and discouraged the ordination of men allergic to gluten.

Both doctors are experts on celiac disease, an alIergic reaction to gluten that can make people . seriously ill.

They are Dr. Michael Marsh of Hope Hospital and Dr. Kieran Moriarty of Bolton General Hospital. Their criticisms were contained in a letter recently published in the Catholic Herald, London-based weekly newspaper.

"Many people with celiac disease are asymptomatic, or' virtualIy so, and are thus unrecognized.

It would, therefore, be quite impossible to identify them and exclude all celiacs from the priesthood," they said.

"Communion wafers made from wheat flour may provoke symptoms in celiac patients, although many believe that their content of gliadin, which is the toxic part of gluten, is too small to cause intestinal damage," they added.

Regarding lay people suffering from the disease, the doctors said that a possible compromise plan of taking only a fragment of the host, or only drinking wine, was an "unacceptable stigma" for many celiac patients.

"HopefulIy the Vatican will recognize our finding that so-called 'gluten-free' wafers do, in fact, contain some wheat starch and trace amounts of gliadin, thus facilitating the basis of an acceptable 'theological' solution and relieving concern and risks for celiac patients," they said.

The doctors said that Archbishop Derek Worlock of Liver-

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THE 0 ANTIPHON for December 22, "0 King of the Gentiles," is illustrated by Sister of St. Joseph Catherine Leary of Springfield, who makes 0 Antiphon cards for friends and family at Advent. (CNS photo)

It's here - the Christmas rush.

Funny, but I don't have to explain what I mean by that. Everybody knows.

Already we're hearing complaints from many we know who say, "Oh how 'I hate the holidays," or "I wish they were over."

Me, I'm not one of them. I've always loved this time of year precisely because of the holidays. I may have gotten that gift from my father.

He would always come home with bags of special foods on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, and when he would introduce me to these tasty treats, his eyes would sparkle. If holidays could bring out so much fun in him, they had to be wonderful. , My mother never liked the holidays much, mainly because she ,thought they were a lot of work.

Yet I remember how she participated. I especially remember how excited she was the Christmas when I was 5 and my sister was 7.

That year she bought us dolls that said "mama." I think she got more pleasure out of them than we did. For she never had a doll like that when she was a child. Her very poor immigrant parents simply could not afford one.

I was quite young when I learned

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KEY OF DAVID and Sceptre of the house of Israel, who openest and no man shutteth, who shuttest and no man openeth: come and bring forth from his prison house the captive that sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of d~ath.

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there was a big difference in things that came in the variety of holiday wrappings. The ones that really meant something were those that added to your store in life and love. My father's sparkling eyes turned the food into the true gift; my mother's joy in handing us the dolls was a treasure neve'r forgotten.

One'of the happiest moments I ever felt came after I gave my mother a Christmas present years ago. I n one of the finer stores I saw a robe on display. It was red and white - colors my mother loved.

And it was feminine and elegant. I bought it and sent it to her.

In the mail I got a note from her.

She said. "Antoinette, I loved the gift. I put it on immediately and have worn it every day., It makes me feel beautiful."

I knew from her response that the present I sent her had been transformed into a true gift. It had achieved what a gift should do: enrich a person you care about. A gift must be given to make a person feel better, more joyful, more special, more beautiful- or else it , is not a gift at all, only the bestow~ al of merchandise.

I'think the reason people feel so stressed at Christmas is because too much ofthe shopping is devoted

Buy-and~buy phase Dear' Dr. Kenny: How' can we limit materialism in out teen-ager, especially at Chi'istmastime? He wants everything he sees in the catalogues, clothes, sports equipment, video games.' I am discouraged at his attitude of me-first and '''buy, buy~'bv.Y!:'SUgges~io,ris'are welcome. (New 'Jersey)" "',' " Psychologist William James named three major developmental stages: material, social, and spiritual. The "Material Me'.' comes before the "Social ,Me" and the "Spiritual Me." ' '''SeW'-ishness is a trademark of adolescence. In a search of identity, teens focus on themselves and their possessions. It's as if "I am what I own" or"l am what I wear."

Surprisingly, teens show considerable generosity, but n,ot to their parents or family or the world at large.

Teens are typically extra'odinar, ily generous to friends. They will loan their favorite clothes or possessions without hesitation. They give willingly of their time to a friend in trouble. • In a normal' environment, teens outgrow this compelling need for ownership of things and grow beyond a total focuS on self. Unfortunately, we live in an incredibly materialistic culture. Our entire economy is based on self-indulgence and the sale of material goods.

Some people, consequently, never outgrow their materialism. The temptations are too many and too strong.

The first point is to realize that materialism in teens is a phase in normal development. Parents will not be successful with antimaterialism lectures or argull)ents about the greater values of love and morality. Teens are not likely to be persuaded against their strong inclinations. ' Much more useful in the long run is parental example. Take inventory of your' own behavior. What is your ratio? Compare the time you spend shopping for luxury goods with the .time ,you spend being of service to others.

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home. If parents are not that materialistic, always looking to see what they can buy and have, then teens are likely to outgrow the materialistic phase. ' , Beyond setting a good example, parents can do some practicai things. ' , '-,'," ,;. , . One step is'to, liminhe amount of ,money you spend ort anyone's present. A $50 or $75limit on gifts within the family keeps the persuit of things under some control. If your teen receives "this" gift, he can't 'get "that" one.

Another step is to get rid of mail-order catalogues as fast as they come in. Recycle them. If you feel,. that materialis'm is wrong, then the availability of such tempt- ' ing advertising is as problematic as sex magazines.

Notice when your son does some-

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to product exchange, not r~al giving of gifts.

All too often the attitude is, "Let's get the list finished." We wrap up the items with gold ribbons, and we leave the love out.

No wonder so many so-called gifts get exchanged the next day.

Maybe I'mjust lucky, or maybe plain stubborn about refusing to enrich merchandisers who couldn't care less that Christmas is about celebrating a very important birthday. I think the best way to celebrate Christmas is to rememher what it always has been - the love ofthe Lord taking on our humanne,ss.

If I could be a child for a moment, I would wish that eVf:ry Christmas yet to come would see a change. No more would people grumble about the shopping and the work. No more would we be fixated on presents. But all around us would be gifts galore wrapped in love from the heart to be forever savored.

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MARY KENNY,,,,, 'thing kind and generous. Look . especially to the way he loves and gives to his friends. Recognize generosity when and where it happens: ' Finally, you might encourage 'each family member to give at least one gift of service to eal:h other. , Small things like a "coupon" to do the dishes, clean the house ,Dr provide a special breakfast in bed are thoughtful gifts. The family might also decide on a joint gift of service to those in need in the community.

Reader questions on family living and child care to be answe'rl~d in print are invited. Address questions: The Kennys; St. Joseph's College, 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

Bishop honored OTT A W A (CNS) - Bishop Carlos Filipe' Ximenes Belo of East Timor will receive a Canadian award for his defense and promotion of human rights in his homeland. Bishop Belo, 47, a nominee for the 1995 Nobel Pea<:e Prize, is to receive the John Humphrey Freedom Award from the Montreal-based International Center for Human Rights and Democratic Development, reported Canadian Catholic News. Because of increasing tensions in East Timor on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Indonesian invasion, Bishop Belo did not attend the official ceremony Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day. Instead, he designated Father Mateus de Rosario da Cruz, head of Ea,it Timor's Justice and Peace Commission, to accept the a ward on his behalf. '

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Q.PI...., advise me how lean reoiBle "itb the church and receive . DIETZEN the sacraments.

I 10 to Mass regularly, but never to Communion or confession. I was married by a justiee of the the records of llie Family History Library of the Morman Cbureh. pe:a~e ....hen I was very JOUftl and

I have traced oor father's family back over 200 years to Prussia and would like to submit the informa· tion to the library in the form of the -pedigree charts and family &roup sheets.

However, there is a concern about the Mormon Church's belief in "retroactive" baptism and other ordinances. .

Do you think it would be perdifferent responses ~et ---put on nusSilile lOsend Iny'-records? The Our Ioc:al priest is a good man library has many ~rish records 8S but ODe I cannot communicate well, including those of Catholic with. When God was handing out . churches, which are a rich source of information. each person's "goodies," [ got Interest in family genealogies is missed in the area of "guts" and selr..esteem, but I'm working on becoming more common; perhaps that. (Illinois) other Catholics would be interested in your answer. (Illinois) A. As you probably already A. The genealogical archives of know, both you and your present the <;:hurch of Jesus Christ of Lathusband's previous marriages will ter Day Saints (Mormons) is a need to be dealt with. There is monumental resource for people good reason, however, to be hopewho, like you, are interested in , ful that a way can be pursued to their family histories. There's nothbring you back to the sacraments. ing else like it anywhere as far as I If you cannot talk with your know. pasrort talk with another of the A major reason for establishing numbe,. of priests in your area, one the library was the Mormon conwhom you feel you can trust; or viction that, under certain condicontact your diocesan tribunal for tions, a living person may be bapinstructions on how to proceed. tized for deceased ancestors who I'm enclosing your tribunars adwere never themselves baptized, dress and phone number with my but who could profit spiritually ,per101Ja.l. reSPQAse. Good ]uck. from such a proxy baptism.

Mormon authorities at the arQ. I have been involved in famchives are usually quite generous ily research for years, mainly using in sharing their information, which divorced shortly .fter. He bad never divorced his first wife, and wen' to jail.

My second marriage was in a Lutheran church. My present busbaad ,was married before and divorced.l don't think he "'Bsever b.ptized by anyone. ..

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Sendtbem what you have. I know from .experience that such knowledge is not easy to gather and sjlouJd not be lost.

The Mormon Family History Library address is 35 N.W. Temple St.• Salt Lake City. Utah84150..

A free brochure, in English or Spanish, outlining marti_Ie relulations in the Catholic Church and explaining the promises in an interfaith marriage is available by send~ iog a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, Ill. 61701.

Questions should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

PORTLAND. Ore. (CNS) Anxiety about death among elderly people who live in retirement communities is reduced significantly by participating in religious rituals, according to sociologist Robert W. Duff who with eolleague Lawrence K, Hong interviewed 700 residents in six retire., ment communities in Oregon and -

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DA YTON, Obio (CNS) - If your nativity scene is extremely colorful but set within an old, ruined temple or castle, you have a creche influenced by the Neapolitan tradition. Ifthe whole village is - represented, teeming with life and love for the new Christ Child, you've got a nativity set inspired by the Provencal tradition. If a tree full of apples is part of the creche landscape and a monk waits nearby to record the tale of the birth of Jesus, your nativity scene is recreating German symbolism.

Whether irs an heirloom-quality procelain masterpiece or some sturdy, knock-about wooden figures on top of the television set, a nativity scene can enhance the religious tradition of Christmas, according to Marian library-International Marian Research Institute at the University of Dayton.

cost less than the downpayment on a car.

-Dolls did not perform multiple bodily functions and actually caused quite a stir when they learned how to open and close their eyes when someone tipped them.

- The very largest box of crayons was 16 colors - and was todie for.

-There was no football on television; uh, there was no television.

-All the stores were closed on Christmas. All of them. Even the gas stations. And people thought poorly of them if th-ey weren't.

- Noone had heard of cholesterol, much less brought it up durDec. 19 ing dinner.

1988, Permanent Deacon Eugene -If someone talked about a L. Orosz creche, nOt everyone thought of a Dec. 10 car wreck.

1953. Rev. Manuel S. TravasBut I will assure her that the story of Jesus' birth to a loving , sos, Pastor, Espirito Santo, Fall River mother and father hasn't changed Dee. Zt in the slightest - and won't.

1968. Rev. Henri J. Charest, And with grace, some day she'll Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River be able to tell her own grandchild 1989. Rev. Laureano C. dos the same thing. That, and the fact Reis, Pastor Ementus,St. Anthony that she talked to a grandpa who of Padua. Fall River . was older than Rudolph.

Dee.2Z Your comments are welcome 1991. Rcv. Armand P. Paradis. always. Please send to Uncle Dan, S,J. Psychologist, San Francisco, 25218 Meadow Way, Arlington, California Wash. 98213.

Southern California. The. men focused on residents of retirement communities or neighbo,,:"hoods with many- elderly because they ·'are surrounded by neighbors and friends vulnerable to health problems.ang sudden death, and they may suff-er death anxiety and stress as a consequence." The average age of study participants w~s 76.

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With a grandchild on the way, I am already thinking a Christmas or two down the road when he or she wants to know what Christmases were like when I was young.

1"11 tell her about the days long ago when school children were allowed to sing Christmas carols in school.

She'll probably find it hard to believe there was a time when there was no such thing as Chipmunks' Christmas song, or. that I am so old there was a time 'when Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer had not been born yet.

Oh, there are lots of differences. ]n the "pld days": -It was a test of manhood to change a hot Christmas tree light bulb.

- None of the presents needed batteries.

-You knew or recognized most of the people at Midnight Mass.

-You couldn't buy Christmas tree decorations before Halloween.

-People thought of Jesus' moth~ er when someone said" Madonna."

-Nativity scenes weren't a political hot potato.

-There were no credit cards.

-Santa hadn't started drinking Coca Cola yet, nor did he have an e-mail address.

- Yau could spot an artificial Christmas tree by looking at it.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton said that in his ministry to homosexuals he has learned to take the same pastoral approach with them he does with others whose situations bring moral conflicts. Bishop Gumbleton said he has been deeply moved over the last three years by homosexual "people of faith who have gone through the experiences they have and are able to remain people of faith." The bisho-p's ministry to homosexuals developed after his brother revealed he himself is gay.

The bishop and his brother, Dan Gumbleton, spoke at a press conference held during the U.S. bishops' annual meeting in Washington. The bishop was being honored

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KATELYN REARDON brought family pictures to share with Walter Swift. Gianni Saltalamaclhia surprised Mary Bettencourt with -flowers from his garden.

Partner Program unites students and elders Sharing family photographs, playing card games or simply enjoying a friendly conversat.i~n, Dave Pacheco's fifth grade students from St. Mary's Primary School, Taunton, touched the lives of residents at Taunton's Marian Manor. Twenty-three students participated in a 5-week, intergenerational Partner Program that paired students with older friends.

Students and residents were paired based on a self~escription the children wrote in class, and the residents' backgrounds, said Bernadette Mackin, MJlrian's director of therapeutic activities.

Students found friends with similar interests and brought small gifts, games or books to share dur-

ing their visits. Gianni SaltalaMacchia .and his new friend, resi路 dent Mary Bettencourt. spent their visits in pleasant conversatioh.

They often talked about flowers and once Gianni brought Mary fragrant lilacs as a gift from his garden. "He tells me all about what he does. It's nice for a boy to do things," Mary said gesturing to her flowers. ". look forward to the visits," said Gianni, indicating that the elders at Marian Manor weren't the only ones who enjoyed the weekly visits.

Students Derek Dennen and Michael Winburg played several games of "Go Fish" with their friend Eugene Dufour. "He told

me he knew how to play cards, so 1 brought them in," said Michael.

At the end of the program, the students presented their partner with an essay describing what they learned from and shared with their new friend. The children and residents also shared a special Mass in Marian Manor's chapel.

The program was the idea of Anne Bolduc, inter-generational coordinator for the Taunton Council on Aging. Although she had established other programs with elderly volunteers, Ms. Bolduc "wanted to establish another program where, inter-generationally, both age groups would benefit," she said.

Ms. Bolduc's children attend St.

Mary's Smoot so she contacted principal Martina Grover. "I knew that Mrs Grover likes to be involved with the community," said Ms. 1J0lduc. "I think there should be nore interplay between the community and schools. We have alwa;s had a sound relationship amollg parents, school and the child. rhe community should be more involved," said Mrs. Grover.

The Par.ner Program is the first on-going eommunity project St. Mary's stufents have been involved in and Mn. Grover hopes to continue the p'ogram next year. "The kids are so impressed. The program is wmderful - it's worked out well b.th ways," she said.

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STELLA ADAMCZYK, and her family. From left to right: her daughter-in-law Dorothy A~amczyk, Stephanie Bator, her great-grandchild; and her son Ted Adamczyk. Go fish! Eugene Dufour plays cards with his new young friends, Michael Winburg and Derek Dennen.

Councils

On Aging EDGARTOWN Blood Pressure! Wenness ClinicDec. 19 from 9-11 a.m. Prostate cancer support group meets the third

Wednesday of the month at II a.m. in the South Side conference room at the MV Hospital and the Elder Servic~s of Cape Cod.

Dec. 27_ Personal bookkeepers are available for home visits. For all screenings and services, call the CO A tel. 945-5190 for more information.

CHATHAM Quit Smoking! For information, tel. 790-3540. Prostate cancer screen.. ing Jan. II from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Blood pressure screenings on Wednesdaysfrom9-11 a.m. Hearing tests

DENNIS Fuel assistance applications will be taken by appointment only on Tuesday and Thursday mornings and Wednesday evenings. For correct procedures, caH 385-5067.

REHOBorH Sixth g'aders at the Beckwith School wil host their own and adoptive grandlarents Dec. 19 from 9:1510:15 a.m. They will present skits and plays followed by refreshments.

Call the COA to sit with your own or an adoptive grandchild, tel. 252-3372.

Do you need respite care for a loved one?CaH Cathy Gallagher at 888-4737.

CLINTON,lowa(eNS) - Msgr.

Ambrose Burke. thought to be the oldest priest in the United States who is not a bishop. celebrated his IOGth birthday Nov. 27 in Clinton.

Msgr. Burke was born Nov. 27.

1895, in Si,gourney. Iowa. Retired Bishop John L. PascnangofGrand Island. Neb.. has him beat by a few weeks - he turned 100 on Oct. 5.

A New Jersey priest, Father Martin.Piasecki, had been older than both at 103 but died in March.

Celeeratiolls- marking Msgr.

Burke's century of life included a Nov. 27 Mass conc.elebrated by Davenpor路t Ilishop William E. Franklin amd retired Bishop Gerald F. O'Keefe and a Dec. I party at St. Amhro'se University in Davenport.

Msgr. Burke. who holds a doctorate from Yale University, was president of St. Ambrose College from 1940 to 1956 and served on the faculty of the college and at St. Ambrose Academy from 1921 to 1956.

Under h is leadership the college built Christ the King chapel and the currentt library. A new library that is near completion will replace that library next year.

Msgr. Burke was ordained more than 74 years ago in Baltimore by Auxiliary lBishop Owen Corrigan of Baltimo>re on May 26, 1921.

In a brie:f memQir, Msgr. Burke wrote that he first began to think about the priesthood when the second bishop of Davenport, Bishop He:nry Cosgrove, came to his parish to administer confirmation.

"This blishop held me on' his knee and seemed to befriend this timid. red- haired lad. I was deeply. impressed Iby his kindness. Shortly afterward D was to become an altar boy:' he wrote.

Msgr. IBUTke recalled in his memoir tmat he almost lost his chance to become a priest. After studying 1for two years at St. Ambrose A.cademy and a year at St. AmbfOlse College, "I abruptly had to giv'e up all hopes of ever becoming a priest. All of my efforts and dream:s were squashed when a couple of oaher students and myself were dismilssed from the college," he wrote.

They had planned to return to school a dray early aod do some carousing downtown. When school authoriti~~ intercepted a letter detailing t.heir plans, they were sent home.

After a year and a half working for International Harvester in Des Moines, hie was reinstated as a seminarian after a meeting with then-Bishop Ja"!"s Davis of Davenport.. . "" In addition to his aCademic posts, Msgr. Burke was pastor of St. Peter Parish in Buffalo, Iowa, 1936-38, amd St. Mary Parish in Clinton, 19156-73.

In 1973 he was appointed as chaplain of St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Clinton, where he remained until his retirement in 1986.

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"Facing the possibility of becoming incapable of ac, tively participating in our medical care is difficult but specifying an individual to act for us as a health care proxy helps alleviate many concerns faced by people when they need to make difficult medical decisions," said Curt Wilkins, ACSW, LICSW, Director of Com, munity and Social Work Services at Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River.

Under Massachusetts law, the health care proxy is a legal document enabling you to choose a health care agent to speak for you if you become incapable of taking part in planning your own medical care. In most cases, this person will be a family member or close friend to whom you have expressed your· values and preferen, ces, and who is willing to consult with your physician in making decisions for your health care.

The health care proxy is designed to anticipate a wide variety of medical circum, stances. In case of need, your agent makes a decision based on what he or she thinks you would decide in a specific situation. A few issues to be considered and discussed with your health care agent would include whether you would want to be on a mechanical ventilator for a prolonged period, whether length of life is more impor, tant to you than quality of

life, and discussion of the things that make life worth living for you.

"One ofthe (~eatest advan' tages of having a health care proxy is that it provides someone to act for you if you are unable to do so.

That person should, of course, be someone you think can best communicate your personal philosophy on quality of life issues. He or she will assist in express, 'ing and ultimately imple, menting your wishes if it becomes necessary," said Wilkins.

It is also important to maintain an ongoing dia, logue with your physician on your health care wishes.

This will ensure that his or her medical judgment as well as your values and prefer' ences are considered in determining the best course of treatment for you.

Health care proxy forms can be obtained at Saint Anne's Hospital and do not require the assistance of a lawyer. Individuals com, pleting the form must be 18 years or older and have two adults other than the identi, fied health care agent who are willing to sign the proxy form as witnesses. Copies of the completed form should be given to your agent, your doctor and the hospital where you wish to be treated. The original should be kept for your files.

For more information on the health care proxy, contact either Saint Anne's Hospital Community and Social Work Services Department at (508) 674'5600, Ext. 2270 or the Pastoral Care Department at (508) 674'5600, Ext. 2061.

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Her name will also be placed on an Employee of the Quarter plaque and she will be eligible for the hospital's annual Employee of the Year award.

In addition to her work at the hospital, Ms. Ambrose is active in a parish nurse program directed by Sister Carole Mello, OP, a pastoral minister at St. Anne's, and in a women's group, "His Hand Extended," at Calvary Temple in Fall River.

WASHINGTON (CNS) Columnist Ann Landers' apology for calling Pope John Paul II a "Polack" in a magazine interview was "very flippant, very childish and insufficient," the president of the Polish Roman Catholic Union of America said Dec. J. But Edward G. Dykla, who heads the 100,000member fraternal organization, said he did not want to "add fuel to the fire" by urging members not to read Miss Landers' national1y syndicated advice column. "We've come to the conclusion that it was basically a publicity stunt," Dykla told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from his Chicago office. Miss Landers' comments were published in the Dec. 4 issue of the New Yorker magazine as part of a five-page interview with Christopher Buckley. Asked

WASHINGTON (CNS) - In finding a major sculptural work for the Basilica of the National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception, a Virginia couple has "responded to the universal cal1 to holiness" that the sculpture depicts, said Msgr. Michael J. Bransfield, shrine rector. Joseph V. and Bertha Braddock of Alexandria have given $1 mil1ion through their family's charitable organization, The Aztec Foundation, for the creation and instal1ation of the sculpture, titled "The Universal Call to Holiness." The 50-foot by 17-foot sculpture is to be carved in Botticino-Classico marble and wil1 adorn the interior back wall. It will complete the nave of the shrine's Upper Church in Washington. The rest of that wal1, now exposed brick, will be covered with marble.

Sculptor George Carr said that because he is not Catholic, he had to research what "the universal cal1 to holiness" meant.

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That's why Father Patrick Carrion has a newly created job in the Baltimore archdiocesl;. For three years. as interim pastoral administrator. he wil1 move from one parish to another. seeing each through its transition from the departure of one pastor to the arrival of the next. The position is a first in the Baltimon~ archdiocese and possibly for any U.S. diocese.

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That dedication was recognized 'last Nov. 2 at the first annual Catholic Schools Scholarship Fund dinner when in a surprise presentation Director of Education Father Richard W. Beaulieu gave her a framed Irish blessing to the acco'!1paniment of a standing ovation from the hundreds in attendance.

Ms. Taylor's iong career began when as ~ high. s<;hool student at Dominican Academy. Fall River, she worked after school in the office of the late Father Edward J. Gorman,. then superintendent of diocesan schools. At that time, the schools office. now on the corner of Highland Avenue and Ne'w Boston Road, was at 368 North Main Str~et. Fall River; in a building presently occupied by the office of Diocesan Health Facilities.

While she was still in high school, Ms. Taylor's father died and thereafter she became the family breadwinner, caring for her mother, who was not in good health, and in\tially ,working at the former Cherry and Webb clothing store in downtown Fall River for $25 a week-a sum which went much' further then than today. But in 1951 Father Gorman asked her to take the fulltime position of secretary at the schools office and she left the world of retail sales.

Under Father Gorman and in succeeding years under the late Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, Msgr. . George W. Coleman and Father Beaulieu, she has seen the dio'cesan school system go from 31 elementary and middle and seven secondary schools in 1978 to its present 25 elementary and middle and four high schools. But th'ere

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Looking back over the years.

Ms. Taylor said that she had enjoyed the variety of tasks she handled. "I wouldn't have liked all the same all the time," she remarked. She also recalled the excitement when new schools opened and the sorrow when schools were forced, for one reason or another, to close.

Another t'reasured mem'::lry will be that of the people. with whom she's worked, both in the education office and in the schools of the diocese. "The people stood out the most," she reflected.

Twenty-two years ago, M s. Taylor wrote an article for the Anchor.

It could have been called a report to consumers on the Catholic school system, and pride shone through it, as she listed 77: percent of that year's Catholic high school graduates as continuing their education and receiving nearly half a million dollars in scholarshi paid. while fourth and seventh graders consistently scored at or above the national norm' in standardized achievement tests and children of below average ability were performing above their expected potential.

Today Ms. Taylor's pride continues as she speaks of Cape Cod as a growth area for Catholic education. Already there are grade schools in West Harwich and Buzzards Bay and it is expected that ot~ers will follow as ~he <Cape population continues to burgeon.

After her retirement at year's end, Ms. Taylor does not expt:ct to cut all ties to the education office, where she has recently concentrated on weeding decades-old files. She'll be dropping in from time to time as needed; but first will come a trip to California. After her return she plans to volunteer at Fall River's Catholic Memorial Home, where her friend, Sister Elaine He:ffernan. RS M, former director of reli. gious education for Catholic schools, is now director of pastoral care.

There'll also be more time for walking and for her avocations of collecting baseball statistics and writing short stories.

But Grace Taylor will be mis!;ed.

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ADAN JESUS, 10, and his family stand in front of their dirt-floored house. Help from the sponsorship program of the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging enables him and his sister to attend school and provides them with health care, food and clothing. Additionally, their sponsor is aiding them to secure running water, electric power and needed beds.

WAS H INGTON (CNS) Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl and Harvard professor Robert Coles are among 1995 recipients of the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, the highest honor of the National Catholic Educational Association. The Seton awards honor individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to U.S. education and Catholic education in particular. Bishop Wuerl was honored for creating the Extra Mile Education Pittsburgh's inner-city Catholic schools. Coles, professor of psy-

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Adan Jesus and his family live in a very humble adobe house with a tile roof and a dirt 11001' in El Cerro, a rural village in western Guatemala. The house is sparsely furnished and they have no running water or electricity. Their property consists of the land where they live and a garden plot.

Adan Jesus, 10, is the sixth of 10 children. The family walks over six miles to the closest town on Sundays to go to (;hurch and to buy a few things at the market.

Adan's father, Emilio, struggles to support the family buy planting corn and wheat and by making clay tiles. His mother, Rosa Maria, cares for the children and the house.

Since Adan Jesus was in the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging sponsorship program, his life has changed greatly.

He and his 13-year-old sister Ancelma are able to go to school in the town. They leave at 6:30 in the morning, arriving at school at 8 o'clock. In midmorning they receive a nutritious snack. Through the sponsorshi p program, Adan and Ancelma receive educational services, health care and medicine when they need it:, foocj and some clothing.

When they get home about 2:30 p.m., 'they help with the chores.

Adan brings firewood for the kitchen and takes care of the family's pigs. Ancelma brings water from a nearby well and makes corn tortillas for supper. After helping her mother, she reads and writes near the kitchen wood stove. The three oldest children work away from home.

When Adan's sponsor, Laurie Fitzgerald of Winston-Salem, NC, heard of the poverty of Adan and his family, sh(: wanted to help them in a special way. She recently sent a gift to be used for their most urgent needs such as water and electricity and beds.

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Laurie, a sponsor since October 1994, enjoys the letters she receives from Adan Jesus and hopes to be able to visit him someday. Her generous gift will make Christmas a lot .happier for Adan and his family, as they realize from their own experience that it is more blessed to give than receive.

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Coyle and Cassidy High School has rescheduled its Make-Up Placement Exam to Dec. 16 due to last Saturday's snowstorm.

All eighth graders who were unable to attend the first exam on Dec. 2 are invited to take this Saturday'S exam beginning at 7:45 a.m. Th~ test would last until around· 11:15a.m.

Students should bring the $10 testing fee as well as two number two pencils with them. No preregistration is necessary. Refreshments during the break will be offered.

Following the exam, application i': THE BISHOP Stang varsity debate team members are I; and admissions packets will be (from left) Josh Giguere, Chris O'Donnell, Joe Castelo, Derek 'I distributed.

Sousa, Chuck Burke, and Lisa Reale. Missing from photo 'are For more information, call the Jeff Figueiredo and Shawn Hinds. .

Coyle and Cassidy Director of Admissions at 823·6164 .

Coyle & Cassidy High School AMANDA PEREIRA, a second grader at St. James-St. presents its Annual Christmas Con17 at 7 p.m.

The Chamber John School; New Bedford, poses with Wirerosoraus, a sixcert, Dec. The debate team has been laying were awarded the degree of merit.

Ensemble, Concert Band, and foot dinosaur created by the second grade class. the groundwork for its second The pairings for the novice team Chorus will perform a variety of year of competition at Bishop Stang are; Jeremy Caron and Megan holiday selections.

High School, No. Dartmouth. Both LalIy, Joel Maxwell and Shannon In lieu of admission ,to the conthe varsity and novice levels preReynolds, and Adam Chapdelaine' , cert, a donation of an unperishapared themselves for the 1995-96 and John Robb. also wrote a story about their own The children in Sharon Hudon's ble food item for the Coyle & CasNational High School Debate dinosaur. second grade class have been sidy Food Pantry is being asked.

Topic of whether the United States At the close of the first quarter Mrs. Hudon's father and daughlearning about dinosaurs. Their should substantially change its marking period, 68% of all stuter put together a six-foot long journey began by reading the book foreign policy towards the Peodents were named to the honor roll Digging for Dinosaurs by Melvin dinosaur made of chicken wire. in one of four categories. 21 stuple's Republic of China.

Berger, in which they learned about· The class then completed the crea,The varsity pairings this' year dents achieved the President's list paleontologists and the study of ture with paper mache and painted are; Lisa Reale and Derek Sousa, (all courses with a grade of 90 or it purple. Amanda Pereira named ' fossils.

After the reading assignChuck Burke and Joe Castelo, Jeff above), 80 received first honors ment, the children made their own the dinosaur Wirerosouras.

Senior Eric Fe'rris is expected to Figueiredo and Josh Giguere, and (average of 90 or above), 156 The learning experience confossils and drew their favorite dinomake basketball history at Coyle Shawn Hinds and 'Chris O'Donreceived second honors (average cluded wi,th.a dino~aur party, saur ona three-foot piece of butcher and Cassidy High Schoolin Ta4nnell. These varsity members were of 85 or ,ab.ove) anQ 100 received including a dinosaur cake and dinoblock paper, after which they recently elected to membership in honorable mention (average of 80" ton this season. Ferris' enters the saur food (a trail mix that represcolored and stuffed their creation. season with 94'1 career points, 207 the National Forensic League and or above).

The children read several other ents the rocks, tree limbs, branches points behind the all-time point" leade'r Emily Larocque (class of books about dinosaurs and with and leaves that dinosaurs ate). As 1984), and 114 behind the boys' the help of the eighth grade class, a reminder, the children have their point leader' James Bradshaw wrote their own· book, If Dino- ,own dinosaur museum in the back saurs Were Alive Today. They of the classroom.

(1965). . 'If all goes as expected, Ferris will become the all-time leading scorer for' either boys or girls, in the 84-history of the schooL He already holds the record for most points'scored in a single sea~on, 540 points in the 1994-95 season, and most points scoq:d in a single game, 43 points against Harwich. in December of 1993.

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Connolly students pit.ch in for needy Students and faculty of Bishop Connolly High SchooL Fall River. recently donated 10 food baskets to the Fall River area Saint Vincent de Paul Society for distribu·· tion to needy families. Donated with the food was a check for $450, to be used by the society to purchase Christmas toys for underprivileged children du'ring the holiday season.

Students also organize a winter coat collection. Over 120 articles of winter clothing will be distributed through the Taunton area

Saint Vincent de Paul and shipments of coats will go to Brownsville, Tx. and Somerset. Ky. During Advent. the Connolly community is also involved in two toy colleCtions. with the playthings to be distributed through the Fall River Social Services and the Tovs for Tots Program. .

In other school' news, for the first quarter marking period 129 students received highest honors.

69 earned high honors and 53 earned honors.

St. John the Evangelist School in Attleboro announced that 67 students earned a spot on the honor roll for the first trimester.

For a grade average of 90 or better, a student received high honors . and for an average of 80-89 a student was awarded honors.

In grade 4 there were four high honors and 19 honors; grade 6, 16 honors; grade 7, 19 honors; and grade 8, three high honors and six honors.

SACRED HEART church in Taunton recently held an installation service for altar servers. Under the direction of Mrs. Sandra Raible, religious education ~oorainatorand Mat-thew Chmura, senior altar server,' nine young people wert: graduated. '

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SOMEBODY'S CRYING I know somebody And they cry for you They lie awake at night And dream of you I bet you never ever know they do But somebody's crying for you .

I know somebody And they call your name A million times And still you never come They go on loving you just the same I know that somebody's trying So please Return the love You took from me o pleasll let me go If it can't be me And I know when Somebody's lying I know that somebody's lying I know that somebody's lying I know that somebody's lying Give me a sign And leI me know That we're through If you don't love me Like I love you But if you cry at night Like the way that I do I wonder Somebody's lying Written and Sung by Chris Isaak (c) 1995 by C. Isaak Publishing Co. I LIKE Chris Isaak's sound (ASCAl'), Reprise Records on "Somebody's Crying." This J:le says to the girl: "Give me a sign, and let me know that cassingle is off his recent "Forever Blue" CD. The song dewe'r~ through if y~u don't love me .~lke Ilove.you, He asks her scribes a relationship headed for the rocks. The guy in the to retur,~ the love you took song doesn't want to give up from me. but he also doesn't want to kee~ The so.ng raises. the issu~ of crying for someone he can't honesty III a datlllg relatlonship. How clear and direct have.

should people be when dating?

It is said that honesty is the best policy. But what if we are uncertain how we feel about a relationship? We are not always certain what we want in life at a particular time or what this love means for the future.

If you are dating someone and enjoying the experience, say so. But also be clear if you are interested in dating others.

Or if you have goals that mean you are likely to have to go a way, state your plans up front.

Let the other person know that his or her friendship and companionship are important to you. But also speak clearly about any known limits on the relationship at this point in your life. .

Sometimes, p(:ople are afraid to be this honest, thinking that the other person won't want to continue this dating relationship once the limits are communicated. Indeed, this may turn out to be the case. Even so, your honesty will be appreciated by the other person.

Choosing to be honest is a way of caring. It says a lot about the kind of human being you are and how you vi(:w your responsibilities.

Furthermore, if you realize that you have made a mistake or if you discover that you can-, not live up to the other's expectations, tell the: person directly.

Initially, then: may be disappointment and hurt, but leading another on brings even deeper resentment and injury.

Remember, love in any relationship involves a sacred trust.

As the song suggests, speak the truth to someone you are dating. This allows both of you to go on freely with your lives.

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By Christopher Carstens Watch out. It's coming. This week or next, the newspaper orTY news will drag out some windbag psychologist to pronounce the annual warning about the dreaded holiday blues.

In fact, I used to give those little talks myself until I reformed and quit passing along misinformation.

"You expect holiday cheer," the sage expert will say, "but people get terribly depressed at the holidays." Watch out, the message goes: You'll probably be miserable at Christmas.

Bah, humbug! It simply isn't so.

Mostly, people are happy at the holidays. Not everybody, of course.

If you've recently lost a family member YOU'll remember that person with sadness. That's only normal. But this idea of a holiday plague of depression just doesn't hold up.

Not one shred of scientific evidence indicates an increase in emotional problems at holiday time. People have done studies trying to demonstrate the story's truth.

But the evidence is simple and clear: There is no such thing as the holiday blues.

I also know as much from personal experience. For years I've been scheduling staff for a major hospital's mental health department, and we let people take almost as much vacation as they like at Christmas because nobody wants to come in and see us.

Last Christmas I worked in the emergency room on th,e evening shift,just waiting for those cases of the holiday blues to come rolling in. I read a magazine and did a crossword puzzle. I walked up and down the hall looking for conversation. I drank another cup of coffee and waited some more.

Nobody came in. Boring. Boring.

People do fine on the holidays.

Too bad it doesn't last.

You see, there is a surge in depression and loneliness, but it isn't at Christmas. It comes after New Year's Day.

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All the visitors go home. The food in the holiday food basket is gone. The season of hope and good cheer is over, and way too many people find themselves dreadfully alone and feeling lost.

And that's where you come in.

This year during the first two weeks of January. try to remember someone 'you know who may be feeling lonely or down. Maybe it's a new friend who just moved to your city, leaving all her old best friends behind. Maybe it's an older family member who lives alone.

And maybe it's your dad, and he's living in an apartment because your mom and he separated last summer.

We all know somebody who feels isolated.

You can give the most important post-Christmas gift of all, the gift of your time and attention and concern.

Wait till the week after New Year's, and then just - for no reason at all, just to say hi - invite your friend out to lunch or go visit the family member who might be feeling lonely.

There's no such thing as the holiday blues, but there is a postholiday letdown. Your presence, your caring and your time may be just the right medicine for somebody who's struggling to get through.

Your comments are welcome.

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

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THE ST. ANNE'S (Fall River) Cat.holic Challenge Team members are (seated from left): Kaitlin Paquette and Crisitana Coriander; and (standing from left): Michael Antaya, Ken Lepage and Steve Cote.

St. Anne's parish, Fall River Members of the 51. Anne's Catholic Challenge Club are ready for their semi-final contest against two other Fall River parishes. The tea m consists of Kaitlin P:Hluette, Crisitana Coriander, Michael Anta}'a, Ken Lepage and Steve Cote. The Catholic Challenge Club consists of nine parishes who select five-member tt:ams to compete in a "Catholic .Jeopardy" game. The

team members are all students in their respective parish's religious education program. The questions arc religious in nature. and the students prepare from a handbook provided by the religious education progra m.

The semi-final winners will compete in thefinals against the winners of the Westport area semi-finals and the Somerset/ Swansea area

semi-finals. The eventual champs will be presented trophies and citations. This is the third year the challengt: has been held.

A youth ministry was recently established at St. Anne's. The first set of officers are Adam Chapdelaine, Tracy Comeau, Jennifer Almeida and Robert Lepage. The adult advisors arc Rose Almeida.

Gerry Comeau and Sue Chapdelaine.

RECENTLY ELECTED freshman class officers at' Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, are '(from left): T.J. Voller, president; Matt Chmura, vice president; Corinne Zamaitis, treasurer; and Saskia James, secretary.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Dec. 15, 1995

Iteering pOintl PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to submit news Items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be Included, as well as full dates of I!lIactlvItles. Please send news of future rather than past events, Due to limited space and also because notices of strictly parish affairs normally appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are forced to limit Items to events of general Interest. Also, we do not normally carry notices of fundralslng activities, which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor business olllce, telephone (508) 675-7151.

On Steering Points Items, FR Indicates Fall River; NB Indicates New Bedford.

ST. PETER & PAUL, FR An Advent penance service will take place Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the church.

CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB There will be !l monthly social gathering Dec. 17,6:30 p.m. at Ruby Tuesday restaurant in the Silver City Galleria, Taunton. The club is open to Catholics and non-Catholics, college graduates and those who haven't completed a college degree. Dress casual. Information: tel. 824-8378.

ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Jan. 7, 12-6 p.m. with a holy hour from 5-6 at St. Sharbel Chapel, 300 North Eastern Ave. Exposition . every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to midnight. NO EXPOSITION Dec. 25 and Jan. I. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA The Hyacinth Circle Daughters of Isabella will meet Dec. 19 with dinner at 6:30 p. m. followed by business meeting and gifts for market ministry. Call Mrs. Weaver, tel. 993-2388, for more information.

PAX CHRISTI OF CAPE COD Reflection on "Poverty and Politics in Light of a Spiritua)ity of Nonviolence" will be the theme of the Dec. 18 meeting at 7:30 p. m. in the candle room at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville. All invited.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Advent evensong presen~ed by the music ministry and parish bell choir Dec. 17 at 7 p.m. at the church.

Happy Holidays' foA'lIt ; from the s£affdf ' . . ..

LEARY PRESS "

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Rebecca Banville • Michelle Corvelo Marion Frizado • Veronica Qalvao • HenrY Klek.

Dolores Motta • John Motta • Rochelle Pettenati Paula Potts' KerriRoderick • CrystalSinith , Martha McGinn • Ron Evans·) . .

SANT A CLAUS dances with a young child during a street show in Tegucigalpa, H onduras. A local shop owner, who usually hires Santa characters during the holiday season, sltarted the performances earlier than usual this year. (eNS/ Reuters)

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