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Christ is Bishop O'Malley shares Christmas with prisoners

By JAMES N. DUNBAR NORTH DARTMOUTH - The six men sitting on benches along the rear wall in the small chapel at the Bristol County House of Correction seemed vc~ry much alike. Each was clad in a khaki shirt and trousers and white sneakers, and had close cropped hair.

Yet each had a much different story to tell about Christmas and the anguish he felt at being parted from family and loved ones.

The group had been chosen to be either readers or offertory gift bearers at the annual Christmas season Mass concelebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley on Dec. 10 at the correctional institution and jail. This was Bishop O'Malley's fifth Christmas visit to the institution, a visit he told the more than 400 inmates who attended the Mass in the massive gymnasium was a very special one because of his concern for them.

One of the men in the select group was Dan, a man in his mid-20s from New Bedford and doing a multi·.year sentence for drug law violations.

"This is the most difficult time to be in jail because no matter who you are, Christmas is a time when we do get closer to our families. I have four kids and you know that kids look to you mom at this time. Did I let them down? They'll thi nk that more now. But

my family is very supportive and I pray for them."

Dan was looking forward to the Bishop's visit and attending Mass and hearing tbe homily message. "I get to Mass every Saturday, which is the only Mass we have, and I'm into saying my daily prayers because without them all this would be impossible. I have done 10 months." As for rehabilitatiolll, "Prayer is necessary there too. I'm into all kinds of drug rehab and programs. I also give my time to programs aimed at getting kids to turn off and not do drugs. And I attend weekly Bible study too."

While his participation in such programs could effect an early parole, Dan says what's more important is that his personal prayer is the "lift" needed for him to get through daily life and stay positive. But it's really tough at Christmas ... like no other time. People go through all kinds of things, giving things up, traveling, spending all kinds of money to be able to be home at major holidays like Christmas. Some; like us here, aren't going to make it."

In his homily, Bishop O'Malley recounted how, as a young priest scheduled to give a homily at a prison, he chose what he thought was the appropriate theme of great escapes in the Bible in order to gain the interest of Turn to page 12-Prison

PRISON VISIT Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson joins with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., prior to the bishop celebrating Mass for the inmates at the Bristol County House of Correction, part of his annual Christmas visit to prisoners.

'Village of Peace' lights path to Christ's birthday

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

HAPPY ELVES Students at Coyle and Cassidy High School turned their school into a Christmas Shop for needy families and brought joy to hundreds of parents and children.

Coyle Cassidy students help the needy TAUNTON - Hundreds of families will be able to enjoy the happiness that Christmas brings, thanks to the students and faculty at Coyle and Cassidy High School.

Following a tradition that began five years, ago, the high school held its annual Christmas Gift Shop on Dec. 13, allowing needy families in ~he Taunton area to come in and "shop" for gifts for their children, all without charge.

This year. hundreds of people waited eagerly from as early as 7 a.m., for the event's opening at 9 a.m.When ~he day was over, more than 225 families and 750 children had benefited from the fun-filled day that plays a special part in the school's yule activities.

Each year, beginning in November, the students in the Coyle and Cassidy community start what might be called a recreation of"Santa's Village." Everyone is asked to bring in Tum 10 page 12-Coyle .

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CENTERVILLE - Few people share the joys of Christmastime as much as Pat O'Neil1 does.

With a most infectious holiday spirit, she has opened up her sprawling, five-acre estate at Christmas for most of the past 25 years to offer the public an outstanding and most innovative exhibit of yule decorations, lights and displays.

Not only has she stocked her yard with the best of Christmas, but she has set up a "Vil1age of Peace" within one of three, 40foot greenhouse. It leads out to a lighted trail to O'Neill's second favorite meditation spot.

First choice are the pews of Our Lady of Victory Church where she is a parishioner.

No one leaves her Craigville Beach Road property without a few words about God. It follows easily when one looks on the manger scene and the Magi accompanied by assorted saints and apostles of every conceivable fabric, from around the world. O'Neill talks about her Christmas display being not just an extravaganza of beauty for the eyes, but a work created by her for God. To anyone who hears her say that she does it all in order to make people happy, "to take the things God has given me and use them to

touch people's hearts," has received the real message behind the dedicated hours of work.

O'Neill, 55, who is deaf, makes it perfectly clear when she talks that she's like a five-year-old as she watches the real kids stroll through her rows of Christmas villages, with white teddy bears dressed in green and white scarves and a massive avenue of Lego designs.

Jill Zarthar, who acts regularly as O'Neill's public relations assistance, says the exhibits and decorations that adorn the yard and the many fake balsam and fir trees in a variety of colors, comes from 14 years of scavenging in thrift stores, watching the classified ads in Tum to page 12-Centervi/le

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CORVALLIS, Ore. : A spokesman for the U.S. Catholic bishops called it "frightening" that prosecutors in Oregon decided not to file charges against a doctor who approved a lethal injection for an unconscious patient.

Lane County District Attorney.

Doug Harcleroad, while calling the March 1996 case of euthanasia "a mistake," nevertheless said that it would be "an injustice" to incarcerate Dr. James Gallant.

Gallant, an internist practicing in Corvallis, prescribed an injection of a strong muscle relaxant for a 78-yearold woman who had suffered a burst blood vessel in the brain. The injection was intended to stop the woman's breathing.

"It is frightening that in Oregon today, a dying patient who tells a doctor, 'Please don't let me suffer,' will be taken as asking for a lethal injection - and those who ki1l the patient can expect courts and prosecutors to look the other way," said Richard Doerflinger of the U. S. Catholic bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.

Harcleroad said that a jury would probably refuse .to convict Gallant of homicide, in part because he was following the wishes of the patient, Clarietta Day, and her daughter.

The woman had filled out, but not signed, an advance directive that told doctors to forgo heroic measures if death seemed close.

Day's daughter, a nurse in Portland, encouraged Gallant to give lethal dose. Harcleroad investigated the

case because the attorney for Benton County, which includes Corvallis, is a patient of Gallant.

The Oregon Board of Medical Examiners had accused the doctor of "active euthanasia," suspending him from practice for two months I:his fall and requiring him to pay more than $6,000 to cover the cost of thfl investigation.

Harcleroad told reporters that he does not expect other physicians to follow Gallant's lead.

Day's death came while Oregon's 1994 assisted suicide law was still blocked by court appeals. But the law - allowing a lethal dose of drugs to be prescribed after a waiting period to a patient who asks for the drugs - applies only to competent patients who are unable to administer the drugs themselves.

In the case of patients who are not competent to administer drugs to themselves, including those who are completely unconscious, "a:;sisted suicide" would not be legally accurate, according to Doerflinger, The law currently sees such cases as homicide, or "nonvoluntary euthanasia," he added, because the lethal drugs are administered by someone other than the patient.

In reacting to the Gallant: case, Doerflinger also pointed out that the Hemlock Society, citing Oregon's recent vote for assisted suicide for competent patients, has taken "the next logical step by urging states to legalize active euthanasia for mentally incompetent patients who never requested it."

Franciscan Missionaries leave Fall River after 87 years • Nuns depart Second Street home for larger site in Central Falls By

JAMES

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FALL RIVERfter 87 years of dedicated service to the Fall River Diocese and the people here, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary have left the wellknown convent on Second Street and are beginning a new era of service in Rhode Island.

The order has met the needs of the Greater Fall River Area for decades, having cared for homeless women, the sick, women prisoners, and taught at Espirito Santo School in the Flint for nearly a century.

"This has been a house of formation for our candidates and we really need much larger facilities," said Sister Ruth Tamulis, a member of the vocations recruiting team of the order. "We searched whatever might be available to us in Southeastern Massachusetts as we sought to expand to meet the needs of the number of new candidates we

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The bishop will celebrate Midnight Mass of Christmas at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford.

It will be tt!lecast Christmas Day on the Portuguese Channel at 4:30 p.m.

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have, but we are not overrun with wealth and we were stymied as to what we could do," she said with a laugh.

What the sisters found was former rectory at Notre Dame Church in Central Falls, R.I., "Which will meet our current and future needs and we have signed a lease with an option to buy," Sister Tamulis said excitedly on Dec. 15, the day before the final crates were moved out of the convent at 62 ~ Second S1.

The new home will house eight nuns and a third, pre-novice candidate is expected next month. "And I have been receiving more applications, approximately 170 from which we have about 20 prospective candidates and it all pointed to us needing a bigger house," the nun said. "The rooms in Central Falls are larger and there is a few more of them than we now have."

The decision to leave did not come easily. "We had spent a great deal of money turning this former private residence of three floors with what had been small cubicles for the Sisters, into a convent with a suitable chapel since the 1920s. Our Provincial felt we should move on before spending any more money on this limited property in Fall River."

The missionary Sisters began their service in New Bedford in 1906, to minister to the Portuguese community, "which at that time were mainly Portuguese immigrants," Sister Tamulis reported. "The Espirito Santo School here has been staffed by the Sisters from 1910 to current times, some 80 years, and we are justly proud of our service to generations of children."

On Second Street, the facility was used as a halfway house for released wo'men prisoners, as well as homeless women placed by the Guild of S1. Francis. At the same time they taught reli-

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gious instruction to children citywide and served many parishes with upkeep of altars and linens and assisted sacristans with their duties.

In recent weeks, a number of other orders and congregations have extended their thanks to the missionary Sisters for their decades of work and loving assistance over the years.

"Our leaving was and continues to be filled with much nosEDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETIS Since the actual place of residence of WILLIAM F. HUGHES is unknown.

We cite WILLIAM F. HUGHES to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, January 6. 1998 at 10:30 p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River.

Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Saint - Hughes case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person. William F. Hughes. must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Paul F. Robinson, O. Garm.• J.G.D. Adjutant Judicial Vicar .

Given at the Tribunal.

Fall River. Massachusetts on this the 15th day of December. 1997.

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETIS Since the actual place of residence of JOHN THOMAS LEE is unknown.

We cite JOHN THOMAS LEE to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Thursday, January 8. 1998 at 10:30 p.m. al887 Highland Avenue. Fall River.

Massachusells. to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Steffelin - Lee case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person. John Thomas Lee. must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation.

Paul F. Robinson. O. Garm., J.G.D. Adjutant Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusells on this the 15th day of December. 1997.

Diocese of Fall River

OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.P.M. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: Reverend James W. Fahey from Chaplain, United States Navy, to Pastor, Saint Theresa Parish, South Attleboro.

Reverend Jose M. Sousa from studies to Adult EducationlPastoral Planning with residence at Saint Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

Effective December 20, 1997

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Finding the Christ Child Christmas is the story of a child born in poverty and forced to emigrate to a foreign land. As a refugee with a price on his head, this child revealed himself as the Prince of Peace.

In our hurried American world, where toys and comfort are the staples of our Christmas celebration, it is well for us to see this. celebration in its true light. If we can do this, our children will have a future of peace, but if we fail to teach them of the hopes and dreams of the ages that are reflected in the Child Jesus, they will be the innocent victims of a very crass social order.

It is thus imperative that adults create an atmosphere that encourages children and young people to exert a positive and substantial influence on modem society. So many youth see little true hope in our materialistic world and this affects their lives, their mental attitudes and their family relationships.

Too often our children are forced to move too quickly into new social and economic conditions and find themselves unable to cope with the burdens imposed upon them. We forget that they have their own apostolic work to do and that in their own ways, if allowed and encouraged, they can become living witnesses to the Child whose birth we celebrate at Christmas.

In these days, as the gap between their kitchen and altar table widens, parents should be reminded that they have the prime responsibility of training their children in the ways of faith .. Church ministry should constantly emphasize this, yet too often such a basic agenda is路cluttered with useless ideas and concepts and fails to zero in on matters that really count.

In some ways families have become victims not only of society's material way of life but also from confusion as they attempt to choose among religious and spiritual priorities. In our efforts to keep schools open, parishes functioning and legalities obserVed, people and families have fallen through the cracks. We cannot lay the sole blame for the adversities that many families face OQ the so-called wicked world.

Confusion within the church has takelJeits own toll of victims. .

The parish should be the central reality ofthe family apostolate.

Families and children should be welcomed' and encouraged to become active members; In the process of caiechetical instruction, both children and parents should be made aware of their responsibility as individuals to be ministers of the Word and ofthe corporal works of mercy. Catholic schools, for their part, must be truly Catholic and develop that very 'special spirit of "feeling with the Church'! in their students.

If children lack such formation on every level of their education, the whole Church suffers as well as the individual child. In short, a realization and appreciation of the Church in young people is an essential which some of our Catholic institutions have failed to appreciate. Indeed, individual whims often substitute for objective truth.

In our Christmas outreach we usually invite families to come to .their church home to celebrate the birth of the Child, but people do not want to come to an inhospitable home. Church is where families should encounter Christ and gain their first experiences of wholesome companionship in the family of Christiandom.

Children bring wo_nder and beauty to the family; they do the same for the Church. A church building without children is a very empty place. We have many vacant pews and we wonder why. Could it be because although we do very well at explaining things away, we do poorly in creating loving environments? Church is certainly religious experience but it is also a social one. Rules and regulations are needed, but they do not substitute for love and understanding.

So many parents and children are seeking their special Bethlehem.

They want to find the Christ, but so many things get in the way.

Perhaps this year all of us can make a sincere effort to remove the obstacles that prevent families and individuals from experiencing the true joy of Christmas by finding Christ in one another.

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BY BISHOP O'MALLEY IN OCTOBER.

"The star which they had observled at its rising went ahead of them until it came to a standstill over the place where th,e child was. They were overjoyed ,at seeing the star, and on entering the house, found the child with 'Mary his mother!'

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Givers who became the gift

By FATHER

PETER DALY

Gifts are meant to be only tokens, signs ofthe much greater love of the giver. At Christmas, we are aware of gifts, but I realized recently that I am continually receiving gifts from people. 'They are the gift.

Like the gift of instruction I got recently from 6- and 7-year-old boys seated at my table at a baptismal celebration. During the dinner they explained to me some scientific facts I once knew but had long forgotten. ("You know, Father, if you drink your soda real fast, the bubbles will come out of your nose." They demonstrated, to banish any doubt I might have.)

Like the gift of cross-cultural exchange I received from a group of teen-age girls who prevailed upon me to take them to McDonald's just before our parish yard sale. They introduced me to a "rap" music station, taking my car radio into hitherto uncharted territory.

They also taught me th.e proper pronunciation of names like Tupac Shakur. (I thought it was pronounced "two pack," as in "six pack.") That trip to McDonald's gave me a whole new frame of ref-

erence for the phrase "hell on wheels."

The Girl Scouts, Brownies, Boy Scouts, school marching bands and youth groups give a gift each year when they come by selling baked goods, chocolates, pizzas and, of course, cookies, thus giving me an eleemosynary excuse to eat junk food. After all; it is for charity.

The parish picnic was a great gift to me this year, a time of self-discovery. I learned that the best cure for depression is a water-pistol fight. No time for self-reflection when you are under ambush. (Next year I'll have a "super-soaker.") I also learned from photos of me trying to line dance that I am one Irishman who does not have a future in River Dance.

Sometimes we get gifts when we think we are the ones doing the giving.

Like the gift of joy I got a few weeks ago when I stopped to see an elderly priest in a nursing home.

He could not remember my name but he knew my face and greeted me warmly. When I asked him why he was in the home, he said quite cheerfulIy, "Oh, God is good, I have Alzheimer's."

The sick and suffering are often great gift givers. Like the in-

spiration I received from a stroke patient recently, who struggled with all his strength to ma:<e the sign of the cross when I came to anoint him.

Music is always a great gift, the language of heaven-even when the musicians are marked more by enthusiasm than precision. Like one little choir member who sang mightily all the way through a song last Easter, turning pages in her hymnal binder, which I cou Id see from my vantage point she was holding upside down.

Family and friends give LIS humility and honesty, as whe:n we were on pilgrimage this pasi~ year in the Holy Land. I was leading our tour group from place to place, explaining things, when my mother asked the question on everybody's mind, "How do you know?"

In my unguarded moments I wilI even admit that bishops are H gift.

They do a thankless job and take endless criticism (much of it from us priests). Besides, what would we parish priests talk about if it w(:ren 't for bishops?

Finally, I am grateful to God for the gift of himself, every day, 'especially for the presence of the Lord in the Eucharist. It is perpetual Christmas.

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«BOJt\JlfJlfIRMAGTION S«BHBDULB 1998 Most Reverend Semi O'Malley O.F.M.Cap. February 23, 7:00 p.m.

St. Anthony of P::ldua, Fall River 27, 7:00 p.m.

St. Elizabeth, Fall River

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Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster 10, 7:00 p.m.

Immaculate Conception, Fall River 11, 7:00 p.m.

St. Mary, New Bedford 16,7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Grace, Westport 20, 7:00 p.m.

St. Michael, Swansea 21,4:00 p.m.

St Mary/Our Lady of tre Isle, Nantucket 22, 11:15 a.m.

Vireyard Haven Parishes @ St Augustire

April 2,7:00 p.m.

St. Michael, Fall River 3,7:00 p.m.

Holy Redeemer, Chatham 14, 7:00 p.m.

St. Elizabeth Seton, N. Falmouth 15, 7:00 p.m. St. Patrick, Fall River 16,7:00 p.m.

St. Joan of Are, Orleans 26, 11:00 a.m.

St. John the Baptist, Westport 27, 7:00 p.m.

St. Margaret, Buzzard's Bay 28,7:00 i>.m.

St. Louis de France, Swansea

May 1,7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima, New Bedford 2, 11 :30 a.m.

St. Mary, N. Attleboro 5,7:00 p.m.

St Anthony of Padua, New Bedford 7,7:00 p.m.

St. Pius X, S. Yarmouth 8,7:00 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro 11, 7:00 p.m.

Immaculate Conception, N. Easton 15,7:00 p.m.

Holy Rosary, Fall River 18,7:00 p.m.

Nuestra Senom de Guadalupe, New Bedford 19,7:00 p.m. St. Mary, Norton 21,7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Bedford 26, 7:00 p.m. St. Stanislaus, Fall River 29, 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Taunton 31, 5:00 p.m.

(Adult Confinnation) Cathedrnl, Fall River

June I, 7:00 p.m. St. Rita, Marion

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Notre Dame, Fall River 15, 7:00 p.m.

St. Joseph, New Bedford 18, 7:00 p.m.

Holy Name, New Bedford 22, 7:00 p.m.

St. Joseph, N. Dighton

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Sacred Heart, Attleboro 25, 7:00 p.m.

S1. Stephen, Attleboro 30, 7:00 p.m.

St. Theresa, New Bedford

April 2, 7:00 p.m. St. Peter, Dighton 28,7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford 30,7:00 p.m. St. Joseph, Fairhaven

May 4, 7:00 p.m. St. Louis, Fall River 6,7:00 p.m.

Immaculate Conception, New Bedford 12, 7:00 p.m.

St. Francis of Assisi, New Bedford 26, 7:00 p.m. St. Anthony, Taunton 28, 7:00 p.m, St. Patrick, Somerset

Reverend Monsignor Henry T. Munroe, P.A. February 23, 7:00p.m.

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Corpus Christi, E. Sandwich 27, 7:00 p.m.

Espirito Santo, Fall River 28, 7:00 p.m.

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St. John of God, Somerset 16,7:00'p.m.

Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 31, 7:00 p.m.

St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset

Reverend Monsignor George W. Coleman, V.G. March 1,7:00 p.m.

St. Anthony, Mattapoisett 4, 7:00 p.m. St. Dominic, Swansea 9,7:00p.m.

Our Lady of Angels, Fall River 10, 7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Health, Fall River 23, 7:00 p.m. St. Mary, Mansfield 29, noon Holy Cross, S. Easton 29, 7:00 p.m. Stonehill College 31,7:00 p.m. St. Mary, Seekonk

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St. Patrick, Falmouth 23,7:oop.m.

St. George, Westport 26, 5:00 p.m.

St. Francis Xav,ier, Hyannis

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St. Anthony, ~. Falmouth 4, 7:00 'p.m.

St. Joseph, Woods Hole 14, 7:00 p.m.

Immaculate Conception, Taunton 19, 7:00 p.m..

Our Lady of VictQry, Centerville . 26, 7:00p.m.

Our Lady of Fatima, Swansea

April 14, 7:00 p.m. St. Anne, Fall River 29, 7:00 p.m.

St Francis Xavier, Acushnet (Group A) 30,7:00 p.m. .St. Thomas More, Somerset

May 1,7:00 p.m.

St Francis Xavier, Acushnet (Group B) 4,7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heatt/Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton@ Sacred Heart 6,7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart, Fall River 7,7:00 p.m.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk 20, 7:00 p.m.

Sacred Heart, New Bedford

Reverend Monsignor John J. Oliveira, P.A. February 24, 7:00 p.m.

St. Julie, N. Dartmouth

March I, noon St. Lawrence, New Bedford 9, 7:00p.m.

St. Mary, S. Dartmouth 23, 7:00 p.m. St. John, New Bedford 26, 7:00 p.m. Santo Christo, Fall River 30,7:00 p.m. Holy Name, Fall River

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March 7,4:00 p.m. St. Mary, Taunton 13, 7:00 p.m.

Christ the King, Mashpee 18,7:00 p.m.

SS Peter and Paul, Fall River 20, 7:00 p.m. Holy Ghost, Attleboro 27, 7:00 p.m.

St. Theresa, S. Attleboro 30, 7:00 p.m. St. Paul, Taunton

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The highlight of the evening's activities will again be the presentation of a group of nearly 30 young women from parishes throughout the diocese to Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., the diocesan shepherd in whose honor the annual mid-winter social gathering is held. "I was visiting Hathaway Manor Nursing Home this week," Msgr. Harrington recalled, "and Mrs. Dolores Ferro, who is in charge of admissions there stopped and told me that her grand-daughter will be one of the presentees this year. She was clearly as excited about the prospect as was the young lady herself."

Under the joint sponsorship of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) and the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, the ball benefits the many agencies, institutions and apostolates which are funded through the Catholic Charities Appeal. This year for the first time, the sponsoring organizations are being assisted by members of the Diocesan Young Adult Ministry.

Serving as co-chairpersons of the event are Teresa Lewis of New Bedford, president of the DCCW and Horace Costa of Taunton, president of the Diocesan Council of Vincentians. "Why not consider giving tickets to the Bishop's Ball as you complete your Christmas shopping list?" asked Lewis. Information about ticke:ts may be obtained at any of the III parishes through,)ut the diocese or by contacting Diocesan Headquarten at PO Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722, or by calling 6768943. An attractive souvenir program book is being prepared for this year's ball and prospective contributors are invited to consider subscribing to various categories of support.

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There is still time for seniors to join the program as the enrollment period for the program has been extended to Dec. 31.

Elder Affairs secretary Franklin P. Ollivierre praised the leadership of Sen. Mark Montigny and Representative Harriette Chandler as well as the legislature for the recent passage of improvements to the program.

"The improvements remove critical barriers to participation .and allow us to reach more elders. In particular, raising the maximum annual benefit from $500 to $750 will provide beneficiaries with greater financial assistance in paying for medications and will

encourage more elders to apply for the program," he noted.

As of November, 26,711 elders requested and received application forms and 17,353 have been enrolled in the program. Twenty-seven Home Care Corporations across the Commonwealth are also reaching out at the local level to provide elders with eligibility information and assistance in applying.

To be eligible, individuals must meet certain n:quirements: be a resident of Massachusetts over the last six months; be age 65 or over; cannot be enrolled in the Medicaid program; cannot have drug coverage from supplemental policy or any third party payor; and must not have an incorrie greater than $15,700 per y<:ar.

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FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

More often than not we live a life that does not meet our expectations.

If we are married, it might be that our spouse no longer shares enthusiasm for the same things we do.

Or it could be that our children are not turning out as we envisioned.

Perhaps we are single and expected to be married by now. Or it could be that we enjoy being single and never expected that people would be so misunderstanding of our wishes.

The list of unmet expectations is infinite, and all of us fit somewhere on it.

How might we find the peace that Christmas is supposed to bring when so many things are not going according to our plans? May I suggest we change our attitude, doing this by looking at all the unmet expectations in the life of Christ?

The spiritual writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery once wrote, "The meaning of things lies not in the things themselves, but in our attitude toward them."

Having the right attitude is everything in life, even if life is not going our way. A good attitude enables us to realize that life doesn't always accommodate us by fulfilling our every expectation.

A good attitude n~minds us that there are times we must accommodate life by learning what' expectations its Creator has for us and responding to them - be it difficulties in a marriage, children who challenge us forcefully, sickness or whatever.

It's not a matter of becoming passive in the face of unjust treat-

ment; it's not a matter of ceasing our efforts to improve things where we can. It is a matter, however, of recognizing each challenge for what it truly is and realizing that God may be challenging us in unexpected ways.

Christ not only exemplifies this attitude par excellence, but teaches us the secret behind it.

We might have expected that God would come upon earth as a triumphant leader being welcomed and adored by everyone. The opposite happened in Christ's coming as a child in swaddling clothes and being hunted down by Herod.

In his early childhood Christ becomes lost. Imagine the Son of God lost! There's somethIng unexpected.

Christ's disciples often disappointed him. All but one deserted him when he most needed them, and one betrayed him.

When we think of what should have happened to Christ and then reflect on what actually happened, most of his life does not add up. Yet, when we look closer at his life through our eyes of faith, something suddenly becomes clear: He has put his life in the hands of his Father and accepted unmet expectations as the will of his Father.

Th is attitude of total submission to his Father is his secret to finding peace in the midst of an imperfect world.

It is my Christmas wish that you have this attitude, one which realizes that this is an imperfect world in which many of our expectations are not met. May you also realize that with an attitude adjustment, you can see also that this is God's way of getting us to become totally one with him as Christ is with his Father.

ADVIENT WREATH PRAYER Fourth Week of Advent Stir up thy power and come, we pray thee, 0 Lord, and with great might succor us; that our deliverance, which our sins impede, may be hastened by the help of thy grace and the forgiveness of thy mercy, who lives and reigns with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, world without ----' end. Amen.

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JOANNE She will be responsible for clinical director of their the American Nurses Association and planning, supervising and.

CORREIA nationally accredited is enrolled as a nursing candidate in pain management pro- the UMASS Dartmouth master's proassessing all nursing degram. partment programs and services in gram. the facility, which houses 300 men and women.

Previously Hagan was the director of transitional care services at Quincy Hospital and has also directed nursing serSaint Anne's Hospital, in col- to prepare them to enter the Emervices in several other laboration with Safety Program gency Medical Services field. long-term fa- Consultants Inc., will be sponsor- Course study will includes respiracilities. She ing a 110 hour Emergency Medi- tory systems/airway management, earned a cal Technician Basic Education pro- assessment, management of !:hock, nursing di- gram. The course will be held at ambulance operations, and medical ploma from the Fall River hospital on Tuesday emergencies among others.

-The EMT education program is GERALDINE Boston City and Thursday evenings beginning approved by the Massachusetts OfHospital Jan. 6 from 7-10 p.m. and will infice of Emergency Medica:! SerHAGAN School of clude some Saturday sessions.

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ANCHORAGE, AlaskaReviving meatless Fridays as a way for Catholics to give witness against attacks on human life "would be more symbol than substance," said Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage.

In the Dec 14 issue of Catholic Commentary, a weekly archdiocesan bulletin supplement, the archbishop reviewed a proposal considered by the U.S. bishops at their fal1 meeting in Washington to study a return to meatless Fridays as a sacrifice for the pro-life cause.

He wrote that he agreed with his fellow bishops that some form of penitential practice was needed to counter evils of abortion, euthanasia and other violations against human life.

But he questioned whether meatless Fridays wou Id accomplish that.

"The underlying issue here is whether Catholics havt: ceased to be committed to penitence and sacrifice. Many of us Catholics admit that we do not give as much attention to sacrifice as we did in the past," Archbishop Hurley wrote.

He said meatless Fridays belong to another age. "For many people it was a sign as to who

was or who was not Catholic, but it was hardly a sign of sacrifice, especially for Catholics who loved fish and pasta and tuna fish sandwiches," he said.

"Are we Catholics penitential?" Archbishop Hurley asked.

"Each person has to answer that.

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Pope speaks for divorced, remarried Catholics By

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VATICAN CITY~ Pope John Paul II expressed consideration for Catholics who have divorced and remarried other people.

"I entrust to the Lord those who are separated, divorced, or divorced and remarried," the pope said in an early December message.

He advised the faithful in these situations to "acquire in the faith the authentic conception of marriage taught by the church" and to "pursue their Christian life in the community, for their spiritual growth, cultivating the spirit of pardon and of penitence."

The pope made his remarks in a Dec. 9 message for the 50th anniversary of the chartering of Equipes Notre-Dame, a French lay group that concerns itself with couples and family matters. Its membership consists mostly of married couples who meet monthly with priests to strengthen their relationships and who volunteer to counsel other couples.

The Holy See recognized the group as an international Catholic association in 1975.

Pope John Paul also said he was near in prayer to "al1 the spouses and families who find themselves in difficulty and who make many efforts to save the bonds that unite them in order to raise their children."

"May they find in the church couples near to them who can help .... . .. . them," he said.

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response to personal sacrifice that Will enable them to counter the culture of death. In this writer's opinion, meatless Fridays would be more symbol than substance."

He said that before exhorting the public to make sacrifices, the bishops should be asking themselves what they intend to sacrifice. "As a conference, we bishops make lots of written statements. This is a chance for us to be the statement," he said.

"Finally, we bishops seem headed to using the wrong method to determine whal might be done by the Catholic people to counter the culture 01 death and to foster the culture . 'life," the archbishop said.

"Why not ask the. :'cople themselves what it sholl.: I be?" he asked. "Why not chal1enge the people to come up with some proposal to generate a re,ponse to the Gospel mandate of Jesus to pray and to fast."

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While music from The Nutcracker Suite played throughout the activity room, students and residents set out to trace, color and paint their own ballet dancers.

Each month, students from one of three third-grade classes visit to work on an art project with Our Lady's Haven residents and each lesson focuses on a particular artist or composer.

December's project concentrated on composer Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker Suite and both residents and students enjoyed the selection. The visits to Our Lady's Haven were organized by third grade teacher Deborah Blanchard.

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The program's aim is to maximize lung function in residents who have compromised respiratory systems. Residents with pulmonary diseases, emphysema and bronchitis, or those who have suffered strokes, would be candidates for respiratory therapy.

Therapy will be available seven days a week and it begins with an assessment conducted by a certified respiratory therapist. This assessment is shared with nursing staff who then consult with the resident's physician for an order to begin therapy.

Along with Diocesan Health Facilities, physical, occupational and speech therapists, and nursing staff, respiratory therapists have become an important part of therehabilitation team as they work to help residents breathe more efficiently..

NIGHTNURSING supervisor Noella Senay, RN, Inft, presents Catholic Memorial Home's "Employee of the C!uarter" award to Mary Hoxie, RN. She was recognized for her efforts by co-workers and has worked at the home for 20 years.

Catholic Memorial HOl1ne honors employee FALL RIVER-Mary Hoxie, RN, staff nurse at the Catholic Memorial Home was named "Employee of the Quarter" by her co-workers.

"Mary was recognized for being courteous and considerate to her staff and residents. She demonstrates a high level ofcare and its ajoy to have her be part of our family at Catholic

Memorial," said Mary Anna Arruda, personnel assistant and employee recognition team leader.

At a reception in her hon or, Mary received a reserved parking space, an award certificate, pin of recognition, and a $25 prize. The Berkley resident has worked at the home for 20 years.

Massachusetts nursing homes for a three to five day general inspection of the facility. The federal Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) determines survey standards of compliance that are based on residents' rights and care regulations.

Surveyors examine all aspects of operations in the home from resident care and documentation to food temperature, laundry serv,ice, the condition of the physical plant and the availability of public information. Surveyors

also interview residents and staff to ensure that residents are cared for properly and that their rights are not compromised.

Diocesan Heath Facilities offers a continuum of care. In addition to the four skilled nursing and rehabilitative care facilities that provide short-term and extended care, pain management services, hospice care, respite care, and pastoral care for 662 men and women, DHP also offers the community based Bethany House Adult Day Care and Geriatric Care Manager Programs.

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An evening of prayer and spirituality will be held on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.

The theme is "A Reflection Upon the '0' Antiphons," and will consist of night prayer, teaching and discussion.

All welcome.

The next rehearsal will be held in the music room at the Cathedral Parish Center Dec. 30 at 7 p.m. Preparation will focus on the upcoming transitional diaconate ordination. Tenors and basses sti II needed.

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The separated-divon:ed support group will next meet Dec. 22 from 79 p.m. Join us for a chance to relax and share during what can be a difficult and trying time. All welcome.

The annual Chl;stmas pageant will be held at St. Lawrence Martyr Church, N.B. Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. Students from preschool through eighth grade will depictthe birth of Our Lord in tableau and readings and they will be accompanied by song and a hand bell choir. Attendees are asked to bring a canned good for the needy.

CATHEDRAL, F.R. The annual Christmas Carol Sing will be held Dec. 28 at :3 p.m. The one-hour program consists of many familiar carols and all pre:sent are encouraged to sing along with the organ and trumpet accompaniment.

Some of the selections will feature handbells and all are welcome.

MISSIONS Father Paul Cruz of India is seeking donations of religious articles for the missionaries. If you have any rosaries, statues, medals, scapulars, magazines, or used greeting cards that you can donate send them to: Father Paul Cruz, St. George Church, Aravila, Kavanad P.O. Kollam - 691 003, Kerala, India.

"Bridges to Faith" prelmier The "Bridges to Faith" video premier will be held at the Nemasket Gallery, 56 Bridge Street, Fairhaven, on Jan. 5, 1998 from 4-6 p.m. The video will feature persons with developmental disabilities and the faith communities who welc:ome them.

Through the help of "fa~th companions," who volunteer from various parishes, individuals have the opportunity to explore their spirituality and enrich congregations. ' Those interested should RSVP by December 22 to Colleen Perkins at 992-1848, ext. 300. The evening wi II be a wonderful time for people and clergy to learn more about the "Bridges to Faith" program and learn how they can help make a difference in their own community.

An introductory religious life weekend for single Catholic women, ages 20-45 will be held on Jan. 2-4. This weekend offers information about being a Sister, experiences in prayer, reflection and sharing with other women. Information: Sister Mary Francis (617) 585-7724.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE The young adult prayer group meets on the first and third Wed. of each month at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults ages 20-40 are welcome. Information: Heather Kirby 548-2346.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD If you or a loved one needs extra prayers or would like to join the prayer chain pkase call Rita 3394483 or Marilyn 339-2668.

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SAINT MARK, ATTLEBORO FALLS The 1998 Adult Confirmation Program for any baptized Catholic who has received first Communion but not the sacrament of Confinnation wi II be held Jan. 18 and Feb. I. The two, four-and-a-halfhour programs will be offered by deacons and deacon candidates. To register or for more information contact Deacon Walter Thomas: 339-2981.

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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, FALMOUTH The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a men's retreat at the Calvary Retreat Center, Shrewsbury, on Feb. 6,7 and 8. Come for rest, relaxation, and time well spent. Infonnation: Mel Gonsalves 548-5774 or Phil Fullin 548-5555.

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his inmate listeners. "I was pleased by the rapt attention given me by the prisoners during the homily. But that night six of them escaped."

He told the assembly that many of those who had eagerly waited for Christ's first coming some 2000 , years ago, missed it. "So many times God wants to come into our lives and we are so preoccupied, letting anger, hate and revenge enter our hearts and blind us to the presence of God, and we miss Christ's coming. Christmas invites us to open our minds and look for God's presence in our midst. It was the shepherds, who were very contemplative and had the opportunity to think and pray, who became aware of the Christchild's birth. It was because they were poor men, their minds and hearts not bothered by riches. Not held back, they were able to go to Bethlehem and catch a glimpse of God's loving presence in the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ."

Touching on O. Henry's story, "Gift of the Magi," Bishop O'Malley said it offered a "won-

derful parable on Christ's birth.

When the spouses, who had each given up their most precious possessions to buy a gift for the other, got together, they realized how useless the well-intentioned and loving gifts had become. The lesson learned ,.. is that the gift does not really maUer, but it is the thought that counts. At Christmas, the gift is Christ himself, who has made himself poor for the sake of his beloved. He wanted to come as a little, poor child, so that no one would be afraid of him ... so that we could draw near to him, to see the love of God made visible.

God's love is always new, always fresh. He never tires of always being willing to give us another chance, even though our world is old and tired and jaded."

Should anyone at this Christmas season feel they are unloved or forgotten, "Know that Christ's Christmas message is that God thinks you are important and that he loves you and wants to insert himself in our very lives. So reflect on this, so that when Christ comes, he will not pass us by."

Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson told the assembly that the bishop's visit and the celebration of Mass "will bring some comfort to inmates who will be forced to be separated from their loved ones at this special time of year. It is an honor for us to welcome the bishop when we recall the birth of Chri:.t and the promise of the angelic choir that peace is the legacy of people of good wilL" Concelebrating the Mass was Father Matthew Sullivan of the prison ministry. Deacon of the Mass was permanent deacon Michael Guy of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet. Serving as ma:;ter of ceremonies was permanent deacon Bruce J. Bonneau of St. Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth.

The Mass was prece:ded by a concert of Christmas music performed by the choir of St. Francis Parish, Acushnet, under the direction of Denise Morency Gannon, parish music director, and chapter director of the Pastoral Musicians of the Diocese of Fall River. The group also provided mu:;ic during the liturgy.

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Oh adorable and Div ine Will; behold me here before the immensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before" Your Light, I; the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You', Divine Will. It will be my Life, the'center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form'the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. .

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation,just as the creature was created.

Heavenly Mother, -Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and the bounds ofthe Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heartjealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom ofthe Divine Will. Amen.

(In Honor of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

toys for children, especially at the Dec. 8 Mass celebrating the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

The Mass is a reminder of how on~:.act of kindness, multiplied by the generosity of so many people, js transformed into a factory of giving. , .:At-the beginriiJig,<?f the celebration,a Christmastreestands silently to theleft:of the altar, bereft of the 'vibrant colors one is accustomed to see. It is a stark reminder that many children will face the sadness that poverty brings.

This year, after the homily given

by Holy Cross Father John Denning, school chaplain, the students formed an offertory procession

bringing gifts to put under the tree.

Soon the Christmas tree was but a speck among the gifts that sl;lrrounded it. "I was amazed at the outpouring of gifts and realized what a real community we are," said Emily Bowen, student National Honor Soc!ety coordinator: "Everyone pulls together when ajob needs to be done," It is the honor society that sponsors the Christmas Shop.

Faculty Coordinator Carolyn Hoye, assisted by Mike Cote, worked tirelessly with the student members of the NHS categorizing items' 'in' groups so that parents would be able to easily identify toys appropriate for their children: While many of the toys were new, some

had come from closets, basements and attics and had to be refurbished. , Then the students tn,tnsformed the school cafeteria into a toy store for parents. The foyer was turned into an activity center for the children, including arts and crafts, face painting, storytime, ,snacks, a singa-long and a visit from Santa. It allowed the parents, at no cost, to shop in privacy, so that the children would be ~urprised on Christmal; day.

"It felt good to help Ol:lt children and parents in a time of need," said Rich Russell, a senior at t:~e school.

Mike Cote noted that although the NHS spearheads the proj,ect, "it involves all of the members of the Coyle and Cassidy community."

Centerville: Cape lights up Adv1ent Continued/rom page J newspapers and researching such displays as those at Walt Disney World. Some item's even came from the town dump.

It all stems from O'Neill's instincts for collecting during her childhood in Attleboro. "Her father was among the. builders of the La Salette Shrine," which has it own fabulous display of Advent lights, said Zarthar. "She (O'Neill) always wanted to have her own display and a collection of mangers,',! she added. "We have many decorated trees, just tons of them. People say they've never so many in any one place."

You can find the collector at this time of year among the Hummel choir boys, hand painted ceramic buildings, farm animals, and dozens of statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary in various materials and from all land. She is frequently accompanied by her pug, Oxford, and her Boston terrier Elway. The sound of music is gently heard in the background.

How does this special lady with the Christmas spirit keep it all going? She doesn't sell a thing, but she will accept donations. said Zarthar.

"Everything is beautiful in its own way," is one of O'Neill's favorite explanations of how all the collectibles were fit together. Her motivation: "Love of people and especially love of God." And, lest

anyone be worried at thi,s time of year, she' looks to what God had provided her to use to announce his Christmas message. Her faith-filled suggestion for all of us at holiday is: "The Lord will provide."

GOLD NATIVITY SET helps fulfill Pat O'Neill's life:time goal of haVing a collection of manger scenes.

Mother Angelica apologizes .for questioIling cardinal's faith, ministry BvTooTAMBERG CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LOS ANGELES- Days after questioning Cardinal Roger M. Mahony's faith and ministry during her show, Mother Angelica of the Eternal Word Television Network apologized to the head of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

"I do want to apolognze to (Cardinal Mahony) for my remarks, which I'm sure seemed excessive," Mother Angelica said on the Nov. 18 episode of her show, "Mother Angelica Live." But she continued to question the cardinal's teaching on the Eucharist as presented in a pastoral letter he issued Sept. 4 titled "Gather Faithfully Together: A Guide for Sunday Mass."

Her initial comments came during her Nov. 12 show. She said Cardinal Mahony's teaching on the Eucharist was an example of what she said was an increasing trend toward secularization in the church that was frustrating efforts to evangelize Catholics.

She claimed he was confusing Catholics by allegedly teaching that the eucharistic bread and wine remained unchanged before and after the consecration.

"I'm afraid my obedience in that diocese would be absolutely zero," Mother Angelica addl:d. "And I hope everybody else's iin that diocese is zero."

Word of Mother Angelica's remarks spread quickly, reaching Cardinal Mahony in Rome, where he is serving as One of thl: co- presidents of the Synod of Bishops for America.

In a Nov. 14 letter to Mother Angelica, Cardinal Mahony said he had not seen the show, but had received three e-mail messages regarding her comments which contained "basically the same wording."

For a Catholic not to believe in the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is heresy, said the cardinal.

"I have a lifelong love for the Holy Eucharist, and it is with great joy that I celebrate Mass each and every day, regardless of traveling or whatever part of the world I am in," he said in the letter.

He also said that he made specific reference to the doclrine of the Eucharist in a footnote at the very beginning of his pastoral letter.

In the footnote, the cardinal wrote: "While my focus in this (pastoral) letter is on the Sunday celebration of the Eucharist, all of the teachings and understandings of (the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" regarding the Eucharist) are understood as the principles upon which this (pastoral) letter stands."

The footnote also contained the Council of Trent's dec:laration on the Eucharist.

In the lengthy two-part pastoral, he emphasized that liturgy is central to Christian identity as the body of Christ, and called upon all Catholics in the Los Angeles Archdiocese to make a "concentrate:d effort" to revitalize Sunday Mass in their parishes.

Cardinal Mahony characterized Mother Angelica's accusations and the fact that she made them publicly on television as "astounding

and reprehensible," and demanded that she make "an immediate public clarification and apology."

He added that "for you to call into question my own belief in the Real Presence is without precedence. To compound. the matter, your call for my people to offer zero obedience to their shepherd is unheard of and shocking."

Mother Angelica's apology came at the beginning of a rambling, hourlong statement Nov. 18 that was mostly devoted to a critique of the pastoral.

She said her remarks on Nov. 12 were an expression of her "heartfelt concern over the contents of this pastoral.... I could hardly believe that I could make such a mistake if such a clear statement (on the Real Presence) were (placed) right at the very outset (of the pastoral letter)."

That explanation was repeated numerous times and in different ways during the course of her remarks, which roamed from a story about the time she took a plane flight to the wrong destination, to the beauty of the Immaculate Conception and the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure.

In his Nov. 14 letter, Cardinal Mahony also demandeq that Mother Angelica assure view~rs "that the cardinal archbishop of Los Angeles does, indeed, believe I fully in the Real Presence and fosters devotion to this great mystery of our faith."

Instead, Mother Angelica ap-

peared to use what she saw as the lack of clarity ,in the pastoral's terminology to question its theological foundations.

"I'm confused about what the (pastoral) letter says," said Mother Angelica. "I read the document all the way through. I saw many references to the assembly as the body of Christ ... (but) there were very few references to the eucharistic elements as the body of Christ.

What came though to me is the concentration on tbe assembly rather than the Eucharist."

"So, I felt the letter was unclear as to what the church teaches about the real presence, body blood, soul and divinity of Jesus. I didn't find that clear, strong statement of the teaching of the church anywhere in the body of this letter to the people of Los Angeles."

While she admitted that the first footnote in the pastoral did contain a specific reference to transubstantiation - the changing of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ - she repeatedly criticized the pastoral for not including it more prominently and frequently.

Capuchin Father Gregory Coiro, spokesman for the archdiocese, said Cardinal Mahony was consulting with Vatican officials about Mother Angelica's comments.

The cardinal also sent copies of his Nov: 14 letter to Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, the apostolic nuncio to the United States,

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He also sent a copy to Bishop David E. Foley of Birmingham, Ala., in whose diocese EWTN is located.

Bishop Foley, who himself appears weekly on the network, told the National Catholic Reporter that though he had yet to see the video-

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Bishop Foley said he would probably discuss the matter with Cardinal Mahony at some point in the future. "I'm sure it will work out," he said.

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THE NEWLY elected student council at St. Joseph's School, . New Bedford gathers for a photo. From left they are: (top row) David Costa, 8th grade; Kyle Lent, 7th; Timothy Sylvia, 6th; Henri Valois, 7th; and Jennifer Sousa, 8th. In the front are: Zachary Zolneirz, 5th; Derek Tiago, 6th; and Ashley Pina, 5th.

St. Joseph's School News Students at Saint Joseph's School, New Bedford have a newly elected student council which is based on helping and sharing with others in their community. It is made up of two representatives from each grade and students hope to find ways to improve the school and community.

With the help of their families, students recently collected 1,776 cans for the needy and to fill food baskets raffled off at the school's Novemberfest. Money from the raffle went to the Kevin M. Pillsbury Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The students were also treated to a performance by Bill Harley who held three storytelling assemblies for different age groups at the school. He was not only able to keep the younger students enthralled with his stories and singing , but also held the attention and interest of the junior high students. With his presentations Harley brought his love of the arts and helped students develop a better ~ppreciation for books, drama, and music.

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St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, N. Attleboro Eighth graders at St. Mary-Sacred Heart School in North Attleboro are focusing on the American Revolution and recently began working on the novel "April Morning" by Howard Fast. They are in the process of publishing their first class newspaper and will be watching the Ken Burns' movie "Lewis and Clark" when they study lands west of the Mississippi.

Final science projects for the seventh graders focused on hot air balloons and they will be holding a competition with the eight graders to see which balloon floats the highest. They are working oflo"projects for the upcoming scierice fair and will be receiving a visit on January 13 from meteorologist, John Ghiorse. The sixth grade at Sacred Heart is doing a mini research paper ·,in their science classes and recently took a field trip with the fifth grade to historic Slater Mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

In religion class, fifth graders are examining the Church and its relationship to Jesus and ar.e also learning more about the Advent season. English class finds students studying the correct proce. dure for writing paragraphs and they holding their own version of the science fair called the "Inven-

tion Convention," where each student is asked to solve an everyday problem with an original invention.

Fourth graders have ,been improving map skills and recently finished book reports and their All Saints' projects. A recent trip to the North Attleboro library helped students learn first hand how to access resources and information.

A world cultures unit in social studies has been keeping third graders busy and.it involved them designing their own personal passports. In math class they are learning how to add and count change.

Second graders are learning about North American Indian tribes and in religion classes are studying about Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Las Posadas and Christmas.

First graders found huge success with their recent All Saints' service day and Kindergartners are busy working on their Christmas play, "The First Christmas."

The Student Council recently held its elections resulting in: Traci Keene, president; Daniel Warren, vice-president; Lynsi Keene, treasurer; and Tami Keene, secretary. All are from 8th grade except Lynsi who is in seventh. Representatives are: Paul Facteau, eighth; Shannon Crounse, seventh; Dacia Reed, sixth; and Sarah Smith, fifth.

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SINGER STORYTELLER BILL HARLEY kept audiences captivated at the St. Joseph School in New Bedford recently. He is shown here in front of students in the pre-kincl~rg.ar­ ten classes. Harley performed throughout the day and brought students a new appre<::latlon of the performing arts.

The Bishop Feehan High School Music Department, under the direction of chairman, Paul Mancini, will present its annual Christmas concert tonight at 7 p.m. It will take place in the school's auditorium and, will feature performances by the concert choir, concert band, and string ensemble.

Senior class moderator Sheila Haskins announced that the annual Junior-Senior Christmas Dance

will take place on DecembeI: 20 at Demetri's Convention Center from 7:30-11 :30 p.m. It is located off of Route 1 in Foxboro..

Classes will dismiss for the Christmas holiday on December 23 following a prayer service at 11: 15 a.m., in the auditorium.

They will resume January 5.

Over the Christmas vacation, the boy's varsity basketball team will be traveling to Rorida to play in the Nike Invitational Tournament. .

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The Jeannie and Christine Arthur Christmas Card Competition is sponsored 'annually by the Arthur Family of Marion. Keith"s original drawing, which shows a wreath and the monstrance, displays the letters WWJD, representative of Stang's theme for the year, "What Would Jesus Do? Go and do the Same." It wi II be reproduced as the school's card.

Kevin McDermott of Acushnet earned second place in the competition while Leah Makuch of Fall River finished third and Heather Medeiros carne in fourth.

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Movie review: Anastasia

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

With so many movies today that people don't want their children to see, "Anastasia" comes as a breath of fresh air. For parents looking for a movie to bring kids to over the upcoming school vacation, Twentieth Century Fox's new animated musical is a safe bel.

"Anastasia" follows the journey of a young girl (voice of Kirsten Dunst and Meg Ryan), as she travels to Paris, France, in hopes of finding her family. The movie is based loosely on the events surrounding the Bolshevik Revolution in early 20th century Russia.

Directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman first present us with the young heroine Anastasia, in 1916, just prior to the outbreak of war and revolution in Russia. She and her grandmother, the Dowager Empress Marie (voice by Angela Lansbury), are saying good-byes prior to Marie's departure for France when things go haywire.

Rasputin, an evil sorcerer (voice of Christopher Lloyd) seeking revenge on the Romanov family, has returned to put a curse on Anastasia's father and family, setting the plot into motion. When revolution breaks out, Empress Marie and young Anya nee Sl. Petersburg, but the young child gets separated and falls causing her amnesia.

The movie which chronicles her journey is a wonderful spectacle, using both classic and computer animation and involving more than 60 animators. Though not a "Disney" film, it will not disappoint audiences with effects or music, both of which are very well done.

When Anya begins her quest some 10 years later, she teams up with a young con lTIan named

Dimitri (voice ofJohn Cusack), and his friend Vladimir. pimitri plans to present an impostor Anastasia to Empress Marie, thus collecting the 10,000 ruble reward for her safe return and Anya convienently fits the profile.

The three journey from Russia to Paris encountering the evil work of Rasputin along the way attempting to thwart them from his existence in limbo. Rasputin's plans move the plot into its action scenes highlighted by a train crash and vicious storm at sea, which will keep both younger audienc¢s and adults enthralled. Anya and Dimitri's characters work well together on screen and they keep each other out of trouble.

Some of the scenes with Rasputin are a little over the top though and as usual with most ani-

mated films, the evil characters don't have much in the way of redeeming qualities and it may be a little intense for real young viewers.

As a whole, the film delivers and the characters are ones that kids will like. With its scenic animation and grand style, "Anastasia" will not be the last animated film we see from 20th Century Fox, and both adults and children will enjoy it. As with all films of this fairy tale genre, older audience members may guess the outcome ahead of time and know what will happen to our heroes, but it doe~m't matter because the fun of the film is the journey we take to get there. Kids will like this one - I did. This film is rated G, general audiences, and Gordon's rating (out of a possible five) is: 4 anchors.

ANASTASIA and her grandmother are reunited in Paris in the 20th Century Fox animation "Anastasia." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-1-general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G-general audiences. Mike Gordon gives the ·film four out of five anchors. (CNS photo from 20th Century Fox)

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The key to a planned self-change

By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE The New Year's resolution is an ancient and honorable tradition. It makes a lot of sense: You're starting over, with a blank slate. Why not do a better job than last year?

Unfortunately, it's not that easy.

You have a whole new year but you're still the same person. Changing yourself is often a slow and difficult process, and we've become a culture that expects a quick fix for everything.

Want to lose weight? Take the latest fad diet pill. Interested in spiritual growth? Go off to a weekend workshop and learn all the answers from the newest guru on the block.

All those changes that come from the outside have the same problem: The effects are typically shorf-lived. You mostly end up as badly off as when you started and sometimes worse. People who lose weight on diet pills almost always regain every pound as soon as they stop the drugs.

Those who get a big spiritual rush at the weekend seminar usually feel confused and sometimes depressed when the religious high wears off after a few days.

Real change is a slow process.

It comes a little at a time, and it builds from the inside out.

The keys to any planned selfchange are simple: Come up with a clear idea of what change you want to make, set your goal in positive terms, and keep track of how you're doing on a daily basis.

It's the same if your~oal is doing your homework on a more regular basis, increasing the amount of time you spend exercising or improving your conversational skills.

Here's an example. Let's say you lose your temper with your little sis-

ter. You may decide that you'd like to work on staying cool, no matter how she provokes you.

You might state your goal this way. "My goal is remaining cool and collected with Jocelyn, even when she tries to make me mad."

The goal must be something you control. For example, you can't control whether or not your sister teases you, but you can control your own response.

The final step is keeping track of how you're doing. I find that a simple four-point scale is sufficient for keeping score on almost anything. One is the lowest rating, and four is the highest.

If you blow up at your sister and tear the heads off her Barbies, you'd get a pretty low score - probably a one. If you get a bit angry, but leave her dolls intact, you might score a two or a three. If , on the other hand, you really kept cool and mellow, you'd give yourself a four.

There's no need for an elaborate scoring system. One means you blew it, and four means you did a great job meeting your goal. Score yourself two or three if you're in the middle.

Here's the process. Write your goal on a piece of paper, then at the end of each day give yourself a score for how you did in' meeting your goal. Write down the number, and if you'd like, a note or two about why you gave yourself that score. You might want to keep your scores and comments in a little notebook so you can watch your prugress over time.

What else do you have to do?

Actually, not much. The act of selecting a goal and monitoring your own performance is often all it takes to bring about major change over time.

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