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FATHER FRANCIS L. Mahoney, left, andFather John P. Cronin flank memorial photo­graph of Father Paul F. McCarrick at ceremo­nies Feb. 9 dedicating Father McCarrick'ssports collection to the Keeley Library at8.M.C. Durfee High School. (Photo by LizSilvia, president, Student Government As­sociation at Durfee High School)

High school re~eivesbeloved priest'ssports collection

~ The trove of area sports will be on. permanent display at the school'slibrary where his legacy of love foryouth and sports will remainfor all to see.

By MIKE GORDON

ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER -'The Father Paul F. McCarrickSports Collection .was formally dedicated as part ofthe Ambrose F. Keeley Library at B.M.C. Durfee HighSchool at ceremonies there Feb. 9.

Many turned out to fondly remember the lat~ priestwhose work with young people and involvement inlocal sports mq.de him a legend.

Father McCarrick was ordained a priest for the FallRiver Diocese on St. Patrick's Day in 1956 and servedas pastor of St. Joseph's Parish from 1974 until hisdeath on Dec. 12, 1996. He was named director of thelocal Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) in 1965al)d in 1970 became diocesan director of the CYO, aposition he held until 1994.

Over those many years with the CYO, FatherMcCarrick served the youth of the diocese and devel­oped a great love of sports, both local and professional.He collected sports programs from B.M.C. Durfee foot­ball games dating back to the 1950s and the collectionincludes more than 250 books on baseball history alone.

"Father Mac had a wonderful collection of booksand memorabilia. He collected a lot of local baseballstuff from his CYO involvement and really loved lit-

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Dearly beloved in Christ, us and teaches us how to forgive ~

one another. The second element of the Sac-

mhere is a familiar proverb ~ rament is contrition. This is the

J that says: ".TO err is hu- The sacrament is referred to in essential act of the penitent. Con-man, to pardon divine." various tel1I1s,ie~reconciliation, trition is being truly sorry for ourHow true this is. We sin, penance, coqfessio~, all of which sins and resolved not to commit

but God forgives. Lent reminds us are appropriate, eacHemphasizing them again. Our sorrow shouldof how costly that forgiveness a particular elemen~of the sacra- flow from our conviction that Godcame. As we so often sing: "When ment. ActuaJ,l)i:1hetr are five ele- loves us and that to break HisI survey the wondrous cross on ments of this ~acra.rI1ent. The first Commandments is a great act ofwhi~? the Pri~ce of Gloryndied,--isouf:pers.onal inventoryt.~rthe~- ingratitude an~ rebellion. Themy nchest gam I count butrloss,:<exammatlOn of 90nscI7nce.:;(more we grow m our awarenessan.d ~~ur contempt on ~Jt_rJi~ S,9C~~!e.s, o~ce. said t~~t ;ah~L~~~~d'slove and mercy, t?e morepnde. . une;xfl!!llnedcht:e,lS .I10t woryllhv- our hearts become contnte, and

. ~ . ing. Ifis'impossible to ipfpfove our we will want to seek His forgive-Lent is a special time, an op- life spirituallyjf'we~e unable or ness. Our great consolation is that

portunity to enter more deeply into unwilling to recogIlize those areas our God likes to forgive. There isthe mystery ofGod and His mercy. ofour life where~efrol to live by more rejoicing "over one repen­We begin the season with ashes God's law anpii His .love. We tant sinner than over 99 just."on our foreheads as a sign of pen- need to prepare'our cQofession by ~

ance, but Jesus invites us to clean reviewing ouiiife~1i{the light of The third element is the actualthe inside of the cup, the inside of the Ten CottunaridITl:ents and of confession ofour sins. It is not easyour hearts. The great gift that the the Gospel. Sometinies we sin by to open our hearts and share theLord gives His Church is His own breaking the CO.glmandments, embarrassment and pain of ourpower to forgive sins, the help we sometimes we sin 9Y our attitude, sins with another person, butneed to begin again. Our Lenten sometimes by oul)paction. The Christ has given us this opportu- .

, prayer is that ofthe Prodigal Son: Parable of the ~aspudgment re- nity for humility and healing."Yes, I shall arise and return to my minds us ofhowJysus will say: "I When taken out of their hidingFather." -', was hungry [and.Y9~ did not give place,our sins "melt like snow at

~/~~~/-- ---'2 me anything to eat."1 . the -'glance of the Lord." As theWe draw near to the:o=-tkone of (~ "Catechism" expresses so well:

God's mercy in thy"sacrmnent of If we have troubl~ recalling the~'The confession ofsins, even fromconfession. Chutchteachingte)l~)l~ Commandments; tije priest can ;,~ simply human point of view,ofthe necessity oftohfessing'all of. assist us in this examination. Our "'frees usand'facilitates our recon­our serious sins in c9tiff(ssi~d~il~ast, honest evaluation, ~ith the help . cilhltif?Qwith,others." By this dis­once a year. If we '~"iiia'-state of: ofthe H()ly Spiri~, wiJ!prepare us closu~~,\we look squarely at ourserious sin, it is also ~e6~s~¥Y tq' to be}liore cohsCious·of the his- .~ins and··.tak~ responsibility forreceive the.s~cramerf9f penanc( ~Ol)'pfs~n.i~our~rspnallivesand ,t~ym; arid~Hlereby, we open our­before receIvmg othe~!sacraments:" m the areas where we have need selves agam to God and to thesuch as theEuchari~t:({onfmnation\ offdrgi~eri~ss aridhe~ng~A thor- communion of the Church in or­or matrimony. Ho\v~V~~,-~~;sacraj oug~ examinatiqn-of'9ut: con- der to ~*e;ar~w future possible.ment is notjust fo,r ~ripl.JS'~rmqrtiu, sci,ence at thyemfqfeach diiy can 1 ': "', 1/ {<'~~'.~sin; we can, and~~hiuld;jiJ~.9'con- alsb deeperCour awareness of sin "The:fOl.lrtli;eIement is the pen­fess other sins and use the sacrament in our life and our need for God's ance. After confessing our sins,in an ongoing program ofpersonal mercy. In today's world \\There the the priest gives us a penance, usu­conversion and spiritual growth. For notion of sin is so weak, frequent ally some prayers or works ofeach time we go to confession, the celebration of this sacrament can mercy, that we are to offer to God,sacrament is a personal Gncounter help us to know ourselves betterwith the merciful Lord who forgives and grow closer to God. Turn to page J3 - Message

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. . "We will fail as a people if wedo not recognize the lessons whichmust be learned from our country'smoral and spiritual climate over thepast year," he said, calling on Ameri­cans to develop "a new apprecia­tion for issues of truth, personal re­sponsibility and moral con­science."

"I will continue to pray that ourrepresentatives in Washington ex­ercise good judgment for the sakeof our country and the good peoplewho comprise it," he added. "Withour prayers and a trust in God, weare assured that a greater good willcome .from what we have wit­nessed."

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Actor to portr~y

Father Damienat St. StanislausChurch Feb. 28FALL RIVER - Charles Baker

will perform a one-man show,"Damien," the heroic and inspira­tional story of Father Joseph deVeuster, known as the "LeperPriest," at St., Stanislaus Church onSunday, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. Admis­sion is free, but a free will offer-ing will be taken. .

The story centers on Father deVeuster, who in the spring of 1864arrived in the Hawaiian Island tobegin his life as a missionary priestand upon ordination took the nameFather Damien. He volunteered tominister to ,the lepers on the Islandof Molokai, and in 1884 contractedthe illness of those he ministeredto. He died Apri.l 15, 1889 after afive-year battle with the dreadfuldisease.

In Your PrayersPlease pray for the foll9wing .

priests 4uring the coming week

February 22 Rev. James S. MedeirosFebruary 23 Rev. Fredenck 1. Meyers, SSCCFebruary 24 Rev. Alphonsus MitchelI, SSCCFebruary 25 Rev. John F. MooreFebmary 26 Rev. Raymond Moquin, MSFebruary 27 Rev. Thomas E. MorrisseyFebruary 28 Rev. Leonard M. Mullaney

, . "('NECROLOGY'," •\ \ February 22 . r

, 1?c97, Rev. Msgr. Jovit~ Chagnon, Founder, St. Joseph, New Bed-~. . \..

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. . February 251988, Rev. Leo 1. Ferreira\· Vicar General of ]JrownsvilIe Diocese

and Pastor, St. Mary, Browrts~iIIe ~~~'1998, Rev. William T. Ba~b~,~St;".:...~ary;North Attleboro

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~~Fe~ruary271874, R;?y."PhjJip Gillick, Founder, St. Mary, North AltleboroI?S6;-Rev....-Joseph N. Hamel,\Founder, St. Theresa, New Bedford199S-;"Rev. John G. Carroll, Retired Pastor, St. Margaret, Buz-

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\PRIESTS CURRENTLY SERVING

morality to the forefront oftheAmeri­can people," Cardinal Bevilacqua

. added. "I hope, as well, that this im­peachment process has promptedmore people to think about the valueof living moral lives."

Clinton had been charged withlying to the grand jury and ob­structing justice in the Paula Jonescase' in an· attempt to conceal hisrelationship with White House in­tern Monica Lewinsky.

Cardinal Bevilacqua, who hastaken no position on presidentialimpeachment or censure, urgedAmericans to "move forward froma presidential crisis that has torn atthe moral fiber of this country."

ACTOR CHARLES Baker is the leper priest in'Damien.'

Cardinal urges reflection on truth'following end of impe~chmenttri.alBy CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

PHILADELPHIA - Now thatthe presidential impeachment pro­cess is over, Cardinal Anthony J.Bevilacqua of Philadelphia ex­pressed hope thatAmericans are leftwith "a new respect for absolutemoral truth."

"Truth is not relevant to one'sown situation~ Truth is unequivo-'cal, unchanging and absolute," thecardinal said in a Feb. 12 statementafter the U.S. Senate acquittedPresident Clinton on two counts inhis impeachment trial:

'This crisis has brought truth and

Daily ReadingsFeb. 22 1Pt 5:1-4; Ps.' 23:1-6; Mt

16:13-19Feb. 23 Is 55:10-11; "

Ps 34:4-7,16-19; Mt6:7-15

, Feb.24· ·Jon3:1-10;. Ps 51 :3-4,12-.

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Feb. 27 Ot 26:16-19;Ps 119:1-2,4-5,7-8; Mt

. 5:43-48Feb. 28 Gn 12:1-4a;

Ps 33:4-5,18-20,22;2Tm1:8b-1 0; Mt17:1-9

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he leaves two sisters, Mrs. MaryLaranjo of Raynham and Mrs.Deolinda Roche of Taunton. Hewas also the brother of the lateTony, Frank, Edward and JosephAndrade. .

His funeral Mass was held Mon­day in St. Anthony.Church, Taun­ton. Interment was in St. JosephCemetery, Taunton.

Pope names coadjutorbishop of Wichita'

WASHINGTON (CNS) - PopeJohn Paul II has appointed Msgr. Tho­mas 1. Olmsted, president and rector ofthe Pontifical College Josephinum inColumbus, Ohio, as coadjutor bishopof Wichita, Kan. .

The appointment was announcedTuesday in Washington by A{chbishopGabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio tothe United States.

As coadjutor in' Wichita, Bishop­designate Olmsted will have the rightto succeed Bishop Eugene J. Gerber

, immediately upon the current bishop'sretirement or death.

A 52-year-old native ofOketo, ~.,Bishop-designate Olmstead studied forthe priesthood in Denver and Romeand was ordained a priest of the Dio­cese of Lincoln, Neb., in 1973.

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'TAUNTON - Manuel G.Andrade, 78, husband of AugustaC. (Camara) Andrade' ofLongmeadow Road, and father ofFather David M. Andrade, pastor ofSaint Jean Baptiste Parish, FallRiver, died Feb. 10 at theWedgemere Nursing Home, Taun­ton, after a long illness.

Born in Norton, the son of thelate Antonio and the late Rosa(Mendes) Andrade, he resided inTaunton for most of his life. Beforeretiring in 1998, he had been theowner of Manny's Lounge in Taun­ton for 23 years. He was a memberof St. Anthony Parish, Taunton. Hewas educated aJ schools in Norton

New Bedford City Councilmulls memorial to Father O'Dea

SUPPORT - The Vocations Awareness Team of Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich,led by Father Iienry J. Dahl, parochial vicar, top, right, visited St. John's Seminary in Brightonrecently to join seminarians ~t Mass,at lunch, and to see the places where they live andstudy. It offered the parish team the opportunity to meet with diocesan seminarians for whomthey have been praying for almost three years. (Photo by Margaret Dittami)

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FALL RIVER - In support ofAmerican Heart Month, SaintAnne's Hospital's Cardiac Rehabili­tation Department will hold a freecommunity program on Feb. 24from 3-5 p.m. entitled "LifestyleChanges for the Healthy Heart." AFalJ River native,' Dr. MaryMcGowan, America's leading cho­lesterol specialist and author of thebest-selling book, Heart Fitness ForLife, along with Lisa Ferreira, reg­istered dietitian, will discuss waysto have a healthier heart by alter­ing your daily schedule while stillbeing able to enjoy life.

Cardiac disease is the numberone cause of death among adultAmericans. Many heart expertssuggest that in order t,o reduce yourrisk of heart disease, you must dras­ticalJy alter your lifestyle.McGowan, through her many yearsof clinical experience, has come upwith a down-to-earth approach tohelp reverse cardiac disease.

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to determine a suitable memorial forthe late priest and that it specificallyexplore the possibility of naming afire station in his honor. The mo-,tion is now under consideration bythe council's Committee on Memo­rials and Dedications, Sharek re­ported. He said that none of thecity's stations currently are namedin honor of people.

Father O'Dea was appointedchaplain of the New Bedford FireDepartment in 1963. He had servedas parochial vicar at St. Lawrence'sfor nearly 28 years.

NEW BEDFORD - The NewBedford City Council recentlyagreed to consider the idea ofnaming a city fire station after thelate Father Thomas E. O'Dea, whoserved as chaplain of the New'Bedford Fire Department for morethan 35 years. Father O'Dea, 64,who was parochial vicar at St.Lawrence Martyr Church here,died Jan. 19.

According to City CouncilorSteven C. Sharek, who sponsoredtht< motion, the council agreed onJan. 28 to support the resolution

FALL RIVER-More than 150 attracting you to the Catholic twoyears. Each week, they wouldcatechumens and candidates for full Church." After this period of ini- "break open the Word" with the as­communion in the Church will for- tial discernment they celebrated sistance of catechists who wouldmalJy be calJed forward in St. the Rite ofAcceptance in their par- share their own life offaith with theMary's Cathedral Sunday as they ish. At this time they were marked catechumens, Father Degagne ex­move into the final preparation to with the sign of the cross and plained. Throughout this process,be baptized or complete their ini- claimed for Christ. The parish com- the teachings of Jesus and the Tra-tiation. munity welcomed them and they dition of the Church were shared

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley with them.will preside at the 3 p.m., Rite On Sunday, at the Rite ofof Election ceremonies mark,- 'They have seen the faith lived Election, the catechumensing the final step of those in and practiced by other good will sign their name in thethe process of the Rite of Book of.th~ Elect. Along withChristian Initiation ofAdults. Catholic people and these inquir- the Candidates for Full Com-

The catechumens and can- ers want to share that same joy munion, "They will, responddidates started two or even and sense ofbelonging they have to .the bis!1Q.p's inv\tatipn to,three years ago in a period'of witnessed,"Father Degagne said. deepen t~eir love of God'sinquiry. Word, to grow in discipleship

'''Father; I would like,to ..... .. and to prepare themselves for,become a Catholic,' are the a life.ofwitness around God'swords that every priest lives to were brought into the Order ofCat- table of the El,Icharist," Fatherhear," says Father Richard E. echumens. Now they would begin Degagne said. :'Please join yourDegagne, pastor of Sacred Heart . a period of study and reflection on prayers with the catechumens aQdChurch, No,rth Attleboro, and didc-the Word of God. candidates on this weekend. Let usesan director of the RCIA. "It often The Sunday readings from the thank God as a diocese for thesehappens after a Mass on a weekend "Lectionary" would become their men andwomeJ'\' who seek to givewhen someone will approach and catechism for a period of one to witness to the f~th."

ask what they need to do to be bap-tized or to be received into fulJcommunion with the Church."

These are words most often spo­ken by enthusiastic people' whohave had a positive experience inthe Church, Father Degagne noted.

For priests and those involvedin the RCIA, it is the opportunityto evangelize a person who is ea­ger to learn the faith, said FatherDegagne. "It is the beginning of agreat opportunity for an entire par­ish to reflect on its own participa­tion in the Church. It is a spiritualprocess that calls the whole Churchto greater witness and discipleship."

After initially making their in­tentions known, candidates beganwith a period of discernment whenthey discussed the question, "Whybecome Catholic?" and "What is

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be accomplished. In the event of a 'natural,disaster, the loss of the National Guardwould be catastrophic! If water is the issue,why has the DEP and the Cape Cod Com­mission supported a regional landfill nextto the MMR? The answer is obvious - themotivating factor is political, not environ­mental.

China has the military technology to tar­get our cities, thanks to our political lead­ers. Our freedoms depend on a strong, well­trained military. The best water in the worldis tasteless and worthless to a slave.

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GENERAL MANAGERRosemary Dussault

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EDITORRev. John F. Moore

4- TIIEANCHOR-Dio.cest<ofFallRiver~Fri.,Feb.19, 1999.

Let the earth bless the Lord!Amid the various positions concerning the fate of Camp 'Edwards

.and the tragic pollution of the Massachusetts Military Reservationsome have questioned why ,a Church newspaper should form astance on the issue. To be quite frank, the Church has long been onthe side of ecology. Few have recognized that there is indeed aCatholic theory concerning the enviromnent. The stakes are high.At the Second VaticaI). Council, the Church was called to read ''thesigns of the times" and interpret them in the light of Gospel issueslike global warming; the ozone layer, pollution, natural resourcemanagement and local problems like safe drinking water, toxic stor­age and clean up. Pope John Paul II asserted that 'The ecologicalcrisis is a moral issue." ,

Reflecting this, the U.S. Catholic Bishops in .their 1991 pastoralstatement "Renewing the Earth," called upon theologians and ethi­cists to explore deeper the insights of our Catholic tradition and itsrelation to our environment. This indeed presents new challengesthat are not only technological but moral, affecting people and com­munities.

The ecological crisis impacts both of these: how individuals treatthe environment and how communities and civic groups respond toobvious abuses to the environment. The crisis has today reachedsuch proportions as to be the responsibility of everyone. Even peoplewithout any regular religious persuasion bilt with an enduring senseof their responsibility for the common good recognize their obliga­tion to contribute to the restoration of a healthy environment. Itshould be more than obvious. that people who believe in God thecreator and who -are convinced that there is well-defined unity andorder in the world would speak out on the problem. Christians shouldrealize their own personal responsibility towards creation and theirduty towards nature as an essential' part of their faith.

TheuRderstanding of this concept is basically biblical: "Godlooked at everything He had made and saw it was good" (Gn 1:31).

The earth, the Bible reminds us, is a gift to-all living creations, toall mortal creations that are on the earth. In this light, all men andwomen have 'a. uniqueresponsibjlityunq~r '.ood to safeguard, not .,

•abuse, the created world and to.e'nhance'itWe respect all of life.: ",• • .~ '.. ~ . - ,. I J' _. "

Again;' it is intp~rative to state -that t6ci<lY's crisis, be,:it gl9b~ orlocal, demands concerted aildcreative thoughts and, effort .on"the

,part of all of us, whether we, be scientists, business people; conser­vators or citizens equally. Methodologies might di~fer, solutions~ght vary and potential conflict might surface, yet, we must worktogether to demonstrate our concern for the earth.

None of us can escape from the dangers that abuse and lack ofcare has inflicted upon our community. From the toxicity of theAcushnet River to burying munitions at Camp Edwards, environ­mental realities are on our doorstep. It is only in recent times' that wehave raised our level of concern. As details of environmental dam­age surface in our backyards we begin to realize' how much peoplehave been kept in the dark about these issues. Military defense shouldnot be manipulative. To come forth with solutions to remedy thefaults of the past we should avoid posturing and pretense.

Today, humanity is at a crossroads. Having read the signs of thetimes, we can either ignore the harm we see and witness furtherdamage, or we can take up our responsibilities to the Creator and

,creation with renewed courage and commitment.The work aheadin, this area of our world is difficult and intricate.

No single solution will ever ~ ad~quate for th~ work. that l1).ust ,beaccomplished. We are now, once again called to' be genuine stew­

,ards of nature and build' a new human world. This will require andeven demand new attitudes and new action.' :.1,

/ " "The'Editor

Dear Editor:

I am writing in response to the January29 editorial in The Anchor about the Mas­sachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) andits future use. Though well intended, thereare many misconceptions expressed. TheMMR is not the number one cause of groundwater pollution on Cape Cod. In reality, theCUlprit is the overabundance of septic sys­tems and cesspools. The largest plume onCape Cod emanates not from the MMR butfrom the Barnstable Treatment Plant: Theworst plume comes not from the MMR butfrom tt)e Old J. Brayden Thomson civilianjunkyard. Regarding lead leaching into thegrour,l,d' water,:a program first cleaned thelead- and,the'n a, sprayed substance; whichabsorbs the lead, prevents it from ,leaking , "intO- the ground:water; A recently released , ," , .

, report,coO,cl.u,ded,that it was not apparent'" Dear..E~ltor. . '

~' ,',' e'",', ,that-traini~g?ctivities_~aveimpacted on the,~: The readers of The A{7chor:,should be

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ent approach to the care of the eld­erly and infirm. In addition to ful- .filling physical and spiritual needs,she stressed the importance of a

home-like atmo­sphere that encour­aged residents to

• mai ntain their per­sonal sense of dignityand independence.

To that end,Mother AngelineTeresa founded a newreligious community,the Carmelite Sistersfor the Aged and In­firm. With six othersisters, she set aboutmaking her vision areality.

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'a genuine haven oflove and Christianjoy, serving eachguest as if ministeringto Our Lord himself,"Sister Jackson ex­plained.

The end result isthat through their livesof prayer and dedi­cated service theCarmelite Sisters sharethe Gospel messagewith the people ofGod"and bring his love andhealing to the aged en­trusted to ourcare:' Sis-ter Jackson said.

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has launched ahead of the year 2000,a program of spiritual encounters andpersonal visits aimed at renewing thefaith in the Diocese of Rome.

He said two elements deserve spe­cial attention during this renewalproject: pastoral help to families andto young people preparing for mar­riage, and concrete solidarity towardthe poorest in Rome.

The pope said he was looking for­ward to World Youth Day celebrationsin Rome during the jubilee year, andsaid he hoped the meeting would pro­vide a moment for young people to con­sider priestly and religious vocations.

In a visit to Rome's major semi­nary Feb. 13, the pope advised patienceand persistence in finding new voca­tions to the priesthood. .

''The work of the fisherman is hard.It requires constant effort and patience.It asks above all faith in God's power,"he said.

"Therefore, don't be rushed, butbe watchful and attentive in order tomake the best of God's opportunities,"he sai4.

and our desire to dedicate our wholelife to him."

What also develops is sharinglove for older people and it contin-

ues to grow as one learns more, about the elderly and comes to ap­

preciate more fully just how spe­cial they are, she said.

It was in 1929 that Mother M.Angeline Teresa pioneered a differ-

CARMELITE SISTERS - The habit or dressof candidates fpr the Carmelite Sisters changesas they advance in spiritual formation: at feft, apostulant; top, a fully-professed sister and at right,a novice.

Carmelite Sisters offer dedicated,loving service to the area's elderly. By SISTER MARGARET JACKSON,

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FALL RIVER - For the fiveCarmelite Sisters for theAged and In­firm who serve those inresidence at the Catho­lic Memorial Homehere, it is a ministry ofserving the Christ theysee in others.

"Our ministry isone of joy because weare called by God to avery special work, car­ing for his aged andinfirm who need ourlove, our compassionand our care morning,noon and night," saidCarmelite Sister Mar­garet Jackson, one ofthe quintet serving atthe home on HighlandAvenue.

Natali of the nunsare nurses, she said.Some sisters are dieti­tians, personnel direc­tors, social workers,physical therapists,pastoral ministers,bookkeepers and ad­ministrators. "But re­gardless of our par­ticular area of minis­try, all of us work to­gether to bring to theelderly in our homesthe best possible care."The Carmelite sisterscame to the Fall RiverDiocese and this cityin 1939, and in subse­quent years sent mem­bers to minister inBoston and MarianManor in Taunton.

"The Lord leads each sister toreligious life by a different path,"said Sister Jackson. "No matter howvaried our stories, the one thing weshare in common is our love of God

Pope John Paul II'sLenten Message

VATICAN CITY - Pope John PaulII urged Catholics to retum to the sac­rament of penance during Lent this yearand rediscover the true sense of peni­tence and reconciliation with God.

Speaking at a blessing at the Vati-'can Sunday, the pope said Lent wassupposed to be a time of "remm to thehouse of the Father" through one'spersonal liberation from sin..

"Isn't this the most appropriatecontext for the rediscovery of the sac­rament of penance, in its deepestsense?" he said.

He said the personal conversionand reconciliation offered in penancewas "more urgent than ever in today'ssociety, in which the very foundationsof an ethical vision of human exist­ence often seem lost."

The pope, who opened the Lentenseason with an Ash Wednesday ser­vice in Rome, was scheduled to begin

,a week of spiritual exercises in theVatican on Saturday.

Earlier Sunday, the pope visited aRome parish and asked members toparticipate in the "city m,ission" he

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Will Catholics listen to the pope on the death p,enalty?

By Antoinette Bosco

tion was the most intense moment of truth Iever had to struggle with.

In Montana, two sons and I had .to tastethe death in that bedroQm, with the bullethole in the blood-stained wall. We fell toour knees, praying to the Lord to exorcisethe evil, from that room. Strangely, in thatmoment, I didn't want any more death.

I saw clearly that we are wrong to put theemphasis on "penalty" when it should beon "unnatural death" and all the horror thisword conveys. Unnatural death at the handsof evil is horrendous, hateful to the life-giv­ing Lord. My faith taught me that. But italso taught me that equally horrendous ismurder when it is sanitized by calling it of­ficial and lawful. God is the one in chargeof life and death. We have no business try­ing to take over.

God bless our pope for his courage incoming to America and urging us to end thedeath penalty. We should follow our holyleader's example.

News stories after this speculated howAmerican Catholics would react to his strongcondemnation of the death penalty. A NewYork Times story said that lay Catholics sup­port the death penalty by a two-to-one mar­gin, reflecting "an implicit rift" betweenmany Catholics and the pope.

I, personally, was overjoyed that the pope ,was firmly outspoken against the death pen­,alty, a position I have held for a long time. Ihave had a hard time with the inconsistencyI've seen in some Catholics who join thecrusade against abortion, but cheer the kill­ing of prisoners.

My readers know that I do not come tomy anti-death penalty position as an aca­demic. My life was seared by murder whenan 18-year-old cold-bloodedly shot my sonJohn and his wife Nancy five years ago inMontana. The young man faced the deathpenalty, and I had to ask myself, "Does any­one who could steal the lives of two good

, people deserve to live?" Facing that ques-

tist, to commute the death sentence ofDimell J. Mease, convicted of killing threepeople in 1988: Amazingly, the governorresponded by commuting the sentence to

life iJ.11prisonment without the possibilityof parole. He explained he did this not be­cause he had changed his mind about thedeath penalty, but ou! of respect for the pope.

And so, our amazing pope came toAmerica, gave great inspiration to greatcrowds of people and achieved somethingdear to his heart: He saved a li(e.

The BottomLine

Again the pope has come to America,mesmerizing thousands of youth and adultsthrough his charismatic presence and in­sights about human needs. His words thatstruck me most forcefully wereabout the most serious conflict weface today "between a culture thataffirms, cherishes and celebrateslife, and a culture that seeks to de­clare entire gro~ps of human be-ings - the unborn, the terminallyill, the handicapped and others con­sidered 'unuseful' - to tie outsidethe boundaries of legal pro~ection."

Among those "others" are pris~

oners on death row. The pope urged Catho­lics to oppose the death penalty, calling this"cruel and urinecessary '" even in the caseof someone who has done great evil."

Pope John Paul II believes so deeply inthis need to work for a universal culture oflife that he took an unexpected step. Heasked Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, a Bap-

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'he's been someone with whom I talkedabout nearly everything.includirig deeppersonal concerns. But when I would beginto make critical or judgmental commentsabout another person, his gaze would drop,

, and he'd stand up, indicating that the 'discussion was coming to, a: close. .

.'" 0 rtce I. reaiized what was driving Jeffaway in those instances, ffelt awful. One.because I had disappointed. my friend and.made him uncomfortable; but two, I couldsee that what I was doing was, unkind 'afldharmful to the person who was the objectof my gossiping. THen I felt ashamed.

Like Eve in today's first reading, I 'became painfully aware of my sinfulness,

-arn::ti wanted to hide - to crawl into ahole. Still, in my sinful human condition, ascharacterized by Eve,I .continue to betempted t9 equate my knowledge withGod's and bring my judgment on others.

But Chri~t's obedience to the Father,relayed to me by Jeff's obedience to Christ,strengthens me to change.T~day·s secondreading reminds me that Jesus' mercy in.redeeming me from my ,sinful·act frees meto be obedient to h~m, through my owndesire, and to participate in his goodness.

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Dealing with an adult child living at 'homeStop attempting to reason with hi~, that is, living at home by paying for room and board. sign it to indicate that you are all aware of the

telling him what to do. Lectures have not Charging him $15 per day would be reason- terms. Since you cl~arly love your son, youworked to motivate him. No matter how good able, below the rate most states give foster par- want to take no chances on any misunderstand­your reasoning, and even if your son 'agrees ents to maintain a foster child, He cannot beat ings that might later cause hurt or angry feel-with you, lectures are misleading both of you. ings.·You believe he is about to change. He believes Money is control. By providing it,

, nothing is going to change. F "I you have allowed your son time toMake a contract with your son. Set specific . am ~ Y study and learn and prepare himself

, deadlines. Make this the last sel11ester you will . Talk for adult life. Now you must withholdpay ariything toward tuition. From thii' day for- it to motivate him to get a job andw,ard, no more spending money. If he needs move on. ,money badly enough, he will find some way to ' With Dr. James & There comes a time in raising aearn it. Getting at least a part-timejob and sup- Mary Kenny child when nurture is harmful toporting himself is a more important step,for growth. By" being firm in ending fi-your son than completing his college degree." _ 'nancial support, you let your son

Inform him that you will begin to charge ',that,deal onhis OWf\.. " _, _ . . know that you believe in him. You believe hehim room and board two weel\s after his poten-. Put all these term~ in .~riting. Y9 over it no longer needs you financially, atld you be­tial graduation date. He is welc;onw ,t9 .r~niai!!, ,~J!!l YO!i£,~9J1,':..S!gl},itYo.!i~.e.lf,. a!!d ask him to lieve,he has..the ability to m(j1lage, on ,his own.

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My frie~d Jef; doesn't gOS~ip.Hesteadfastiy will not gossip. Ever. Refuses to :join in any conversation in which gos~ip isinvolved. Leaves the room..

Occasionally he will m~ke a comment indefense' of a person Whose name is being .smeared, but he never condemns thegossipers, never even says so much as""Let's not talk this way about ," or"You know this. is 'gossip'." . ,

Sometimes he shakes his head as hewalks away, a subtle hint that he's sad­dened and disappointed, but I've neverdetected anger.

For a long time I didn't notice this, but itbecame obvious after he backed out ofseveral one-to-one conversations with me.Jeff is one of my closest friends. For ,years

Dear Dr. Kenny: Our son is on the "10­year-plan" to finish college. Wethought thiswould be his last semester, but he manages tofind a way to change his major, drop a course,fail something or find some new way to pro~

long his time in school. We've reasoned withhim, and he always agrees but nothing hap­pens. He's 2S years old, living at home, andhas yet to find a full-time job. He claims thatwould interfere with'his studies. How can weget him going into life? -'- IQwa > ' _

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tion. You have to be prepared to set specificdeadlines and to let him fend for himself.

Who pays his tuition? Where does' h'e get', his spending money? If you are providing life .support, you are enabling him to'delay his en-,try into the world. - .

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why don't 5'ou have them throw itaround the horn?"

I would just smile, knowing thatnautical terms would only confusethe boys. Besides, I always felt thatkicking the ball from l)ase to basereduced chances of head injuriesand built skills they could use laterin soccer season.

So, I am sincere in proposingthat volunteer coach retreatscould be a great place for peopleto "get their heads on straight,"as they say in football, and reflecton the work they are doing foryoung people.

It would .be good, however, tomake sure these are scheduled aftertrading deadline and that the retreatmaster was familiar with LittleLeague rules for substitutions andstealing bases.' .

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cilities there is a cyclone fence be- .tween the playing field and thestands. What irritates coaches, ofcourse, is unsolicited advice like,"Hey, you so-called baseball coach,

By Dan Morris

ditional custom (in our culture at least) of buryingthe body,in a tomb.

St. Augustine noted 1,600 years ago that Chris­tian funeral rites are more for the living than thedead. He meant that at a time of death, friends andrelatives have many lessons to learn about life anddeath, the shortness of time on earth and prioritiesthat become confused in the normal course o(daily

living.His point was that we need

the reminders that confront usin the presence of the body of afriend, in the Eucharist we offerand in placing the body in thegrave. All our funeral liturgy,from wake to burial, spell outthose reminders in the contextof Jesus' own death and resur­rection.

The .second concern is somewhat related. At thetime 'of death we need to consider how what we planwill affect loved ones left behind. The very least weshould do, when family is involved, is discuss thedecision thoroughly with them, and make sure theyare spiritually and emotionally comfortable with thearrangement.

Anthropologists tell us you can learn much abouta culture by the way people treat their dead, andhow they ritualize their loss and grief. We cannot·allow ourselves to lose contact with the great spiri­tual realities that confront us as Christians in timesof death. and burial. .

Dear Readers: A few weeks ago I devoted thiscolumn to organ donation and included some in­f~rmation about registering our willingness to ~x­

ercise this kind of charity. I have learned of an­other source for information and free donor cards,the National Coalition on Donation Sponsors. Call1·800·355·SHARE.

A free brochure on ecumenism, includingquestions on intercommunion and other ways ofsharing with people of other faiths, is availableby sending a stamped self-addressed envelopeto Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, III.61651. .

Questions for this column should be sent toFather Dietzen at the same address.

teer to coach little people aboutbaseball. I say "little people" be­cause most· of the players who aregoing to sign up are, in fact, littlepeople.

There's a ca­veat, however. It .------------~r-==;:-I...is only fair 'to The offbeatpoint out that anunusual number wor1d ofof teams -' 1 Dagainst which Unc e anthe teams Icoached in thepast played -had connections -----------­in forgery rings and managed to ob­tain documents claiming very large"little people" were 10 years oldand could play against "my" 10­year-olds.

It appeared t9 me that most ofthese other teams' players had beenshaving for years, probably workedpart-time as piano movers andcould crush soda cans (I assume itwas soda) into ball bearings in onefist. .

You can sense already, I'm sure,the many potential issues VCRscould address. Take parents. Please.

<Actually, that's not fair. It is anoverused axiom that parents whoare normally nice, polite, hard­working (even paper-pushing)folks all of a sudden turn into rant­ing idiots when they see their chil­dren in a game. Not fair. By far theyrant the loudest when their son ordaughter is NOT in the game.

During games, parents are onlymildly dangerous, and at many fa-

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

I have been accused by somepersons of preferring to "make up"ideas for new ministries rather thanactually "do" something, which isabsolutely a horrible thing to sayto someone working diligently tocome up with a solid, working mis­sion statement for a parish-based,but nationally funded, pape~-shuf­

fling ministry (PSM).I invested the better part of an

afternoon working with theacronymical possibilities. How­ever, I rejected almost everything: .MOPE (ministry of paper execu­tives), OOPS (outreach of papershufflers), POOPP (parish outreachto 01' paper pushers), etc.

I decided PSM is straight to thepoint. Besides, it might fool somelarge pharmaceutical companiesinto sending along monster grants.

The point is, however, that PSMwas an outgrowth of a conversa­tion about another crying needacross North America and evenparts of Minnesota - especiallyat this time of year when you see"Little League Sign-Up" signspopping up in snow banks and onreader boards:

VCR (volunteer coach retreats).This is such a great idea it's hard todecide if it should be taken up by aparish's social justice committee,evangelization team, retreat promo­tion coordinators or hospitalitycommittee.

Regardless, and I know this fora fact, there are tons and tons (33 or34 tons at least) of people out thereright now who are going to volun-

Q. Could you please give us the Church's POSi­

tion on cremation? For years we have been toldcremation is permitted anytime, for anyone.

Now, some of our clergy claim that cremationis allowed only in emergencies (epidemics, disas­ters with many casualties, etc.) or when individu­als are too poor for a traditional funeral.

This has upset some older people who have al­ready arranged,with . their .------------children's consent, Questionsto be cremated. Is andthere a change oris the information Answerswe receivedwrong? (Pennsyl­vania)

A. CatholicChurch law permit-ti ng cremation has not changed basically since1964, when the Congregation of the Holy Officelifted the long-time ban on the practice.

As you probably know, cremation was once for­bidden because it was promoted years ago bygroups, particularly in Europe, who used cremationas an argument against the Resurrection and im­mortality. It is ridiculous, they claimed, to believeGod can gather all that smoke and ashes together tomake us rise.

Almost no one holds that position today. Rea­sons for desiring cremation have more to QO withhealth, economics and other private or public con­cerns.

Thus, the relaxation of the rule. In fact, Catholicfuneral liturgy explicitly provides for burial ritu~ls

in the context of cremation. (See Introduction tothe Rite of Funerals and Canon 1176.)

More recently (1997), regulations were relaxedeven further, allowing funeral Masses with the ashespresent.

I don't know how your parish staff might havecome up with those conditions, but nothing inChurch law limits cremation to e~ergencies, finan­cial straits or other such circumstances.

Two important cautions do need to be consid­ered, however. First, while it allows cremation, ourChurch makes clear a strong preference for the tra-

Technology c~uld .~hange Bible's message

FATHER NICHOLAS Rachford displays an icon of Christand the jewel-encrusted book used in Byzantine liturgies. TheCatholic priest of the Byzantine Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, re­cently explained the Eastern rite to second-graders at

, Cincinnati's S1. Lawrence School. (CNS photo by MarkBowen, Catholic Telegraph)

ByTRACY EARLYCATliOUC NEWS SERVICE "The Bible has been connected

with technology from the very be-NEWYORK-Peopleconcerned ginning:' he said. "Writing is a tech­

about the place of the Bible in the nology. There was a sophisticatedfuture need to consider the impact of technology for copying manuscriptstransmitting its message in the new in the MiddleAges. Printing is a tech­world of computers anc;l other devel- nology."oping technology, according to par- Broadcaster Bill Moyers ques­ticipants in a conference at the head- tioned whether the new technologyquaI1ers of the American Bible Soci- could add much ofvalue. "I am skep­ety in New York. tical about the ability of the new tech-

The conference, held last week, nology to open us up to spiritual ful­was ,arranged by the American Bible fillment," he said. "'It gives speed atSociety in collaboration with the the expense of memory, and worksPublic Religion Project directed by against depth ofexperience," he said.the Rev. - AmongMartin E. tho s eMarty, re- While avoiding any attempt to pre sen ttired pro. reach a consensus, conference was Auxil­fessor of participants explored whether the jar yAmerican message and impact of th,e Bible B ish 0 pChristian- Emil A.ity at the would be changed when it was Wcela ofUniversity disseminated through different Rockvilleof Chicago media. Centre, aDi v i n i ty '"- • graduate

School. of the Bib-While avoiding any attempt to lical Institute in Rome and a member

reach a consensus, conference par- of the bishops' Ad Hoc Committeeticipants explored whether the mes- on Review ofScripture Translations.

_sage and impact of the Bible would In an interview Bishop Wcela saidbe changed when it was disseminated the caution necessary in using newthrough different media - perhaps technologies in religion concernedbecoming something received on a individualism. "For Catholics, theCD player rather than read in a book most common experience, of the- or how much it would be changed. Bible has been at Mass:' he said,

Some saw the coming period as a If the computer, the CD ROM ortime of drastic change, but others other such forms of technology be­emphasized continuity and inter- come the primary ways people get thepreted the computer age more as just Bible, the result could be an individu­another transition in the pattern of aIistic religion of "God in me" thatmany similar times of the paSt. finds no place for gathering with other

Jesuit Father Paul A. Soukup, a Christians at the Eucharist, he said.professor ofcommunications at Santa Father Soukup called it "a mar-Clara University in California and an velous intellectual challenge" to use'American Bible Society consultant, another medium in trying to conveynoted that people seeking to spread the message to teen-agers and youngthe bil:>lical message had already adults "who are not reading much ofadapted to use of radio and film. anything," he said.

Malloy said. "Our most basic deci­sions concerning student life, ourfaculty, our core curriculum, eventhe fields ofscholarShip and researchin which we aspire to make a sig­nificant con'tribution, all reflect thefact that we are a Catholic univer­sity."

While the question of footballalignment played a role in the deci­sion, along with size and focus onundergraduate education, universityspokesman Dennis Brown said the

Catholic identity was vital.''That was pointed out repeat­

edly, and it was one of severalreasons it wasn't a good fit forus," Brown said. ''This is a reafflf­mation of both the Catholic char-

'acter and the undergraduate tra­dition."

Brown said the choice, and thefrequent reference to the religiousidentity, contradicted a Feb. 5 New

York TImes article that saidCatholic universities in­cluding Notre Dame"only give a passing nod

to their religious affilia-tion."The Faculty Senate, eager to be­

come part of the Committee for In­stitutional Consortium, the aca­demic side of the Big Ten that fo­cuse~ on research and graduate stud­ies, voted in favor of the change.

But the athletic department,many alumni and many students op­posed the move. Students werechanting "No Big Ten" at basket­ball games to express their views.

Notre Dame would have been theonly small school in the consortiumand the only one with a religiousaffiliation.

"As a Catholic university with anational constituency, we believeindependence continues to be ourbest way forward," Father Malloysaid, "not just in athletics, but, firstand foremost, in fulfillment of ouracademic aspirations."

.a federally funded scholarship pro­gram to allow low-income ~tudents inthe District of Columbia to attendpublic, private and independentschools. Although a version ofthe billpassed both the House and Senate,the bill was vetoed by PresidentClinton.

School choice faces a "long marchin Congress, where there is entrenchedopposition" to vouchers, saidLieberman. But he encouraged par­ticipants to persevere, saying, "Keepon marching forward until we get itdone."

'Voinovich, former Ohio governorwho promoted the Cleveland projectthat provides vouchers for low-incomefamilies, said getting the initiativepassed was not easy.

"I've found that most people arefair-minded" and would be convincedabout such programs if they saw howthe programs made adifference for thetargeted students, said Voinovich.

"If we can get a track record, wecan get people to believe us and startatidal wave in America," he said. But,he cautioned, "it won't happen over­night."

dent:' Father Malloy said.''The issue of religious identity

is not, as might be thought, a ques­tion of our Catholic character some­how being diminished by an affilia­tion with secular institutions," headded. "We alone are responsible forthe vitality of our Catholic charac­ter.

"But that character gives aunique perspective to ,our educationmission and permeates our campusculture," Father

Democratic representative from NewYork and pastor of an African Meth­odistEpiscopal church in Queens, N.Y.

He said he's learned from personalexperience, as one of 13 children andalso as director of his own privateschool for more than 15 years" thatdisadvantaged and even troubled chil­dren could achieve and become suc­cessful in a school environment thatchallenges them.

His school, The Allen ChristianSchool, has 480 students in kinder­garten through eighth grade and awaiting list of 150.

"Two-thirds ofour graduates go onto Catholic schools," he said. 'Theirparents make thatchoice because theydon't want their kids to be in an envi­ronment where standards are low ·orstudents can't achieve."

1\vo U.S. senators who were givenawards at thesymposium for their sup­port of school choice, Sens. GeorgeVoinovich, R-Ohio, and JosephLieberman, D-Conn., also highlightedthe work ahead for voucher support­ers.

Lieberman co-sponsored a mea­sure last year in Congress that created

Decision on ~ig Ten highlights.Notre Dame's religious identity

S'choolchoice initiatives faceuphill battle, say speakers

~ NCEA symposiumhears bright messageon proposed vouchersystem.

By GENE STOWE

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - The Uni­versity.ofNotre Dame's decision notto join the Big Ten athletic and aca­demic consortium highlighted theschool's Catholic identity in the na- _tional press.

Holy Cross Father EdwardMalloy, Notre Dame's president, re­turned to the theme frequently onFeb. 5 when he announced the trust­ees' decision to remain independent.

"Just as the universities ofMichi­gan or ,Wisconsin' or Illinois havecore identities as the flagship insti­tutions of their states, so NotreDame has a core ,identity, and atthat core are these characteristics- Catholic, private, indepen-

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Arnez Battle, right, struggles, against the University of South­ern California Trojans in a game last November. Notre Damewill not join the Big Ten Conference, university officials an­nounced in early February. (CNS file photo from Reuters)

By CAROL ZIMMERMANN

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGlON - Speakers atafour-day educational symposium inWashington likened the school choicemovement to a "new arena of civil

, rights" with a "long march" ahead.Speakers at the recent symposium,

sponsored by the National CatholicEducational Association, were confi­dent that school choice provides ajust

, solution to those unable to afford pri­vate school education, but they didnot gloss over the struggle ahead ingaining public and legislative sup­port for their convictions._ ''The challenge is great and comesto us on many fronts," said the Rev.Floyd Flake in his keynote address toan audience of 100 school superin­tendents, diocesan representativesand Catholic education officials.

Rev. Flake, a longtime supporterof school choice, is a former U.S.

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Programs abound for area seniors

96-year-old Madonna Manorresident becomes U.S. citizen

10:30 a.m. to noon. Call the se­nior center for details.

A social service worker isavailable every Tuesday from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. at the COA. Ifyou need help filling out forms,applications for food stamps,fuel assistance or and personal orfinancial assistance call for anappointment.

A book discussion groupmeets every first and third Tues­day of the month from 10-11a.m. All welcome.

Seniors are invited to use thefree exercise equipment at theCOA from 1-2 p.m. every week­day.

An aerobics class meets from10:30-11 :30 a.m. every Mondayand Friday. Movies are shown atI :30 p.m. on the same days. TheFrench club meets from 1-2:30p.m. each Tuesday. Paintingclasses are available from 10a.m. to noon on Wednesday andBingo is played every Thursdayat 12:30 p.m. A variety of boardgames are played between 2-4p.m. each Friday. Call the COAfor more information.

RehobothThe COA announces that it

will sponsor a representative toassist seniors with tax preparationon Feb. 23 at 9:15 a.m. To makean appointment call 252-3372.

A support group entitledGrandparents Raising Grandchil­dren meets on the third Thursdayof every month at 7 p.m. in theRev. Larson Senior Center, 25South Main Street, Attleboro. Formore information call 222-0240.

A Cribbage and cards groupmeets at 9:45 a.m. every Mon­day at the COA. A Hi Lo Jackgroup meets on Tuesdays at 1:30p.m. A quilting group meets onThursdays at 9:30 a.m.

SandwichThe Sandwich COA is look­

ing for volunteers to join itsFriendly Visitor Program. Indi­viduals visit a frail and/orhomebound senior to bring com­panionship for an hour or soeach week. For more informa­tion call the COA office at 888­4737.

Volunteers are also needed atthe V.N.A. Adult Day Heath Cen­ter to play games, help out witlicrafts or play piano for one ortwo hours a month. For more in­formation call 833-0223.

Seniors who live alone can re­ceive a daily telephone call viathe Telephone Reassurance Pro­gram to make sure all is well.For more details call the COA.

Outreach assistance is availableby appointment. Have your ques­tions 'answered about resourcesand programs you may be entitledto. Call the senior center to sched­ule an appointment.

Each week on Monday apainting group meets at 1 p.m.and a watercolor group meets at2: 15 p.m. A quilter's group meetsat 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tues­days. Wednesday brings themeeting of the craft group at9:30 a.m. and the men's groupat 10 a.m. Line dancing is heldevery Friday .at 9:45 a.m.

through April 14. For more in­formation call the COA at 430­7550.

A program entitled "AgingWell into the 21 st Century: A Psy­chological Perspective," will beheld on March 4 at 1:30 p.m. inthe town hall. For more infor­mation or to register call theCOA:

The creative knitters clubmeets every Tuesday at 1:30

p.m. For moreinformationcall JeanneEgan at 432­2012.The

Friendly Visi­tor Program isin need of vol­unteers and insearch of se­niors in need ofvisitors. Formore informa­tion call ClaireHickey at theCOA.

A SightLoss SupportGroup will

meet on Feb. 24 from 11 a.m. to1 p.m. at the Pine Oaks Village,John Nelson Way. It is for thevisually handicapped and peoplewith progressive eye disease. Formore information call Sight LossServices at 394-3904.

Have your blood pressurechecked at the COA. Services areavailable every Monday and Fri­day from 10-11 :30 a.m.

A program about long-termcare insurance will be held onFeb. 22 from 1:30-3:30 p.m.Make your appointment throughthe COA.

MansfieldCholesterol screening will be

held at the COA on March 23from 1-2:30 p.m. Blood pressurecan also be monitored. For ap­'pointments call the COA at 261­7368.

Fuel assistance is ,available toseniors. Contact Sharon White atthe Social Services Office at 261­7465 for mQre information.

COA volunteers work a com­panion line every morning to giveseniors a call to say hello andmake sure everything is all right.For more information call AltheaSankey at the senior center.

Every Tuesday, Bingo isplayed at 12:30 p.m. and a paint­ing group meets at 1 p.m. Linedancing is held on Wednesdaysat 9 a.m. and exercise classesmeet at 1:30 p.m. every Friday.

ProvincetownThe COA presents a program

entitled "Caring for People withAlzheimer's Disease," on March8 from 10 a.m. to noon at thesenior center. For more informa­tion or to register call the COAat 487-7080.

Income tax assistance isavailable for seniors nowthrough April 14. Call for in­formation.

The COA is looking for per­sons interested injoining a weightwatchers program in March. Itwill be held on Wednesdays from

and her late husband Luis, formerowners of the Silver Star Cafe inPawtucket, had three children andsix grandchildren.

Mondays and Wednesdays at 9a.m. Part one of the movie "Ti­tanic" will be shown at 10 a.m.on Feb. 23. Part two will followat 1:30 p.m. A bridge groupmeets at 1 p.m. on Fridays.

HarwichThe Registry of Motor Ve­

hicles is offering a 50-minute pre­sentation on safe driving. Spe­cific topics include tips on howto be the best driver possible andgetting a handicapped plate orplacard. It will be held on Feb.25 in the town hall at 10 a.m.All welcome.

Income tax assistance is avail­able through the COA now

Frazer at 669-6628. Arrange­ments can be made to meet ei­ther at Prime Time or at LincolnVillage.

Seniors who are interested incomputers or would like to learnmore about them should call theCOA office at 823-0095. Theyalso need people with computerknowledge who are willing toshare it with others.

Exercise classes are held on

For our s=~iors

AMERICAN CITIZEN Conceicao Pais da Costa, a resi­dent of Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, raises her righthand and'is sworn in as an American citizen at the home.The 96-year-old resident was joined by her granddaughterLinda Cardinale and son Albert, right.

home residents and gardening. Sheis known for her generosity in help­ing the needy and spo.nsoring fel­low immigrants in this country. She

the Boston, Br'uins, ReneRancourt, will perform at theCOA on April 23 at I :30 p.m.He will be performing Irishsongs, love songs and other fa­vorites. Call the COA at 385­5067 for more information.

Volunteers are needed for theSHINE (Serving Health Insur­ance Needs of Elders) Program.For an application call BethFletcher at 1-800-334-9999.

ADiet Sup­port Groupmeets everyMonday ,at9:30 a.m. asdoes a rughooking club.Line dancingis held onMonday's andFridays at11 :30 a.m.Quilting, can­ing, and modelshipbuildinggroups meeton Tuesdays at9:30 a.m. A'square dance'class meets onTuesday at 7:30 p.m. Blood pres­sure clinics are held onWednesday's from noon to Ip.m. Call the COA for more in­formation and other activities itoffers.

DightonA low7intensity exercise pro­

gram with weights has begun atPrime Time, located at 978Somerset Avenue, lower level, tobenefit those inte'rested in pre­venting or controlling osteoporo­sis. Classes. are held on Fridaysand persons interested can call669-6272 for more information.

If you like to play chess orare interested in learning call Bob

NORTH ATTLEBORO ­Conceicao Pais da Costa, a 96-year­old Madonna Manor resident, re­cently fulfilled a lifelong dreamand became an American citizen.She did so in front of friends andfamily with'a simple "yes," and theraising of her right hand.

"It feels good," declared daCosta who gripped an Americanflag during the ceremony.

She was sworn in by KarenHayton, assistant director for adju­dications, and Emily Costa, an of­ficer of the Federal Immigration andNaturalization Services. A recep­tion followed and Hayton said that"Ceremonies like this one are themost pleasant part of my job."

Born on April 3, 1902 inMoimenta da serra, Portugal, daCosta immigrated to the UnitedStates in 1920. She worked in theLoraine Mills of Pawtucket until1951 and was also a homemaker. Shelived in Pawtucket for 68 years.

As a devoted mother, grand­mother and friend, da Costa en­joyed cooking, crocheting bonnetsfor newborns, afghans for nursing

At Council On Aging (COA)buildings and Senior Centersthroughout the diocese there is awide array of programs and spe­cial interest groups. They meetto enjoy hobbies, movies andshare aspects of their lives. Be­low are some activities in localareas. For more information con­tact your local COA.

, ChathamA blood pressure clinic is held

at the Senior Center everyWednesday from 9-11 a.m.Hearing tests will be conductedon Feb. 24. Call the coA at 945­5190 to make an appointment.

A non-competitive 'bowlinggroup meets at the Orleans Bowl­ing Lanes every Thursday at 10a.m.

The Busy Fingers Workshopis held every Thursday fromI :30-4 p.m. Bring knitting, cro­

,chet, cross-stitch or needlepointto share with others and work onyour projects. Newcomers al­ways welcome.

Tax assistance is availablenow through Feb. 15. Call theCOA to set up an appointment.

Cribbage games are held ev­ery Monday from 1-3 p.m. in thesenior center. A b,ridge clubmeets on Fridays at 12:30 p.m.

DennisThe movie "Hope Floats" will

be shown at the COA on Feb. 24'at 1:30 p.m.

An exercise class for activeolder adults will begin on Feb.22 from 8-9 a.m. and continueeach Monday thereafter.

A program on financial man­agement for surviving spouseswill be held on Feb. 26 at 1:30p.m. by Attorney Michael Lav­ender. All welcome.

Professional entertainer andthe National Anthem singer for

"God Said; 'Ha!'" Withers on screen

'Message in a Bottle' offers captiving,scenic but tearjerker film of 'bestseller

lutI~n later achieved also seems toopat, considering the long-standing ragethat preceded it.

Yet, for those ofa romantic bent- .such as the readers who kept the Nicho­'las Sparks' book on which the movieis based on the New York Times' best­seller list for six months - directorLuis Mandoki's misty movie may bemore captivating.

The film is reminiscent of ayounger version ofthe Clint EastwOOd­Meryl Streep romance, 'The Bridgesof Madison County," but slower andwith the contrived family conflicts

,plumping out the narrative.Costner plays it in a strong-silent

Gary Cooper-type mold; Wright Pennstresses her own character's romanticlonging and vulnerability; butNewman isn't given enough to workwith, butdoes convey his genuine feel­ings for his son. Sappy might best de­scribe the use oflove songs in the mostobvious ways imaginable.

The Maine coastline stands in forthe Outer Banks with appropriatelypretty imagery of seas, sails and sun­sets.

Due to a discreet bedroom scene,fleeting violence and occasional pro­fanity, the U.S. Catholic Conferenceclassification is A-III - adults. TheMotion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG-13 - parentsare strongly cautioned that some ma­terial may be inappropriate for chil­dren under 13.

,filmIdeview

ROBIN WRIGHT Penn stars in the romantic drama "Mes­sage in a Bottle." The U.S. Catholic Conference classificationis A-III- adults. The Motion Picture Association of Americarating is PG-13. (CNS photo from Warner Bros.)

son orchestrates some goofy fun as '(Chris Cooper) insistence he comethe innocent breezes through the work in the mines and instead en- •complexities of mean-spirited lists three schoolmates to help buildmodern life, never forgetting his a functioning rocket in hopes ofmanners and winning friends with winning a college scholarship. Di­his unshakable wholesomeness. rector .Joe Johnston's atmospheric, ,Mild sexual refererices, occasional fact-based drama captures the im­profanity and an instance ofrough poverished community, familiallanguage. The U.S. Catholic Con- conflicts and the dogged ambitionference classification is A-III - of youngsters to persevere and bet­adults. The Motion Picture Asso- ter themselves with higher educa­ciation ofAmerica rating is PG-13 tion. A mining tragedy, fleeting pa-- parents are strongly cautioned rental abuse and a few muttered pro­that some material may'be inappro- fanities. The U.S. Catholic Confer-priate for children under 13. ence classification is A-II - adults

"October Sky" (Universal) and adolescents. The Motion Pic-Uplifting tale set in 1957 rural ture,Association of America rating

West Virginia where a miner's son is' PG - parental' guidancesug­(Jake Gyllenhaal) defies his [ather's gested.'

story is padded with a subplot aboutGarret's in-laws blaming him forCatherine's death, a peculiar ~ugges­tion that pregnancy killed her, andhis rigid insistence on not sharingany of her paintings with her family.

In one bitter confrontation, hisfather threatens to cut up a canvass,Solomon-like, so that each sidecould,have a piece of Catherine's art to re­member her by. None of this comesacross very credibly - and the reso-

to go visit Theresa in Chicago andmeet her little boy. There they be­come lovers, but he accidentally dis­covers his letter - and somethingelse just as unexpected - whichsends him home to further broodabout the past and whether he canever trust Theresa again.

Just as she has been deeply hurtby an unfaithful husband and needs

,a man who can be totally coIJimittedto her, so Garret must decide ifhe canchance loving again with its atten­dant risks.

Spun out in a halting pace, the

NEW YORK (CNS) - the fol­lowing are capsule reviews of mov­ies recently reviewed by the U.S.Catholic Conference Office for Filmand Broadcasting. ,

"God Said, 'Ha!'" (Miramax),Filmed performance ofcomedian'

Julia Sweeney's one-woman showin which she gives a humorous ac­count of putting her life on hold inher mid-30s to care for a brother dy­ing of cancer, then facing further

,complications after her parentsmove in to help and she herself isshortly later diagnosed as havingcervical cancer. Also directed bySweeney, the monologue is mildlyamusing in its self-deprecating an­ecdotes about the comedian's Irish­Catholic upbringing, her torturousbut loving family relationship as

. well as her "amicable" diVorce andexpectations of single life; but theperformance withers on the bigscreen and the thin material fails tosustain feature-length interest.Comic but never mean~spirited

treatment of serious matters involv­ing family, religion, sex and medi­cal procedures as well as a referenceto flatulence. The U.S. CatholicConference classification is A-III ­adults. The Motion Picture Associa­tion of America rating is PG-13 ­parents are strongly cautioned thatsome material may be inappropriatefor children under 13.''Blast From the Past" (New Line)

Amusing comedy in which a 35­year-old (Brendan Fraser) born andraised in a fallout shelter by parents(Christopher Walken and SissySpacek) fearful of a nuclear attackfinally emerges and asks a skepticallocal girl (Alicia Silverstone) to helphim find a wife. Director Hugh Wil-

By GERRI PARE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEWYORK - A letter to a deadwoman changes lives in the gauzyromance, "Message in a Bottle"(Warner Bros.). ,

Briefly vacationing at the beachwhile her little boy visits her former

, husband, Chicago Tribune researcherTheresa Osborne (Robin WrightPenn) comes upon a 10ve'letter insidea corked bottle that has washed on­shore. The sender, "G," is writing tohis late artist wife, ''Catherine;' of hisundying love in words so tender andheartfelt Theresa is 'deeply touched.

Sharing it with hercolleagues leadsto its publication in the paper andTheresa is assigned to find and write astory about the romantic mystery man.'Clues, like the personally designedstationery, reveal the writer is lonerGarret Blake (Kevin Costner), a boatbuilder living on North Carolina'sOuter Banks. •

Without revealing her purpose,Theresa finds him and strikes up anacquaintance that each realizes in­cludes genuine attraction. They partas a couple a few days later, she deter­mined not to write the story and hetom by conflicted feelings for her and

, loyalty to the memory of Catherine.Unbelievably" Theresa's boss

(Robbie Coltrane) doesn't press herto write the promised follow-up story.Back on the coast, Garret, urged byhis crusty dad (Paul Newman), decides

,ter Break." Musical special in whichthe 'Grammy-winning country-po'psinger performs, along with guestsElton John and The Backstreet Boys.

Friday, March 5, 9-10:30 p.m.'EST (PBS) ''Star Crossed Lovers."From the ''Great Performances" se­ries, tenor Placido Domingo and so­prano Renee Fleming perform selec­tions from. ''Faust,'' ','Otello;' "Romeoand Juliet,~'-'The Merry Widow'.' and"West Side Story" with the ChicagoSymphony Orchestra.

Saturday, March 6, 8-9 p.rn. EST(PBS) ''In Search of Thscany WithJohn Guerrasio." Special in whichthe food critic and author guidesviewers through the heartland ofTuscany, exploring the heritage, cui­sine, wine and crafts of NorthernItaly's small towns and such touristm.eccas as Florence and Sienna.

letters, and her best knownwork, "Gift From the Sea,"meditations on women's roles(which has been in print since1955), and nurnerous others.

'Besides the kidnapped in­fant, the Lindbergh"s had fivechildren, three boys and twogirls. Jon, the oldest boy, be­.came aNavy frogman; Land'swife died after three monthsof marriage; Anne, after twodivorces~ died in 1993 at age53; Scott works with endan­gered species in Brazil; andReeve, mother of three chil­dren and a grandmother, haspublished children's booksand novels.

The death of Reeve's ownfirst-born infant son, eerily re­peating what happened to her'parents, brings mother anddaughter closer together andprovides a healing continuityacross generations. Mourning ,

her beloved older sister, Anne, whodies ofcancer afterchemotherapy ses­sions, evokes 50 years of shared ex­periences and reconfirins Reeve's dedi­,cation to writing.

The conviction to keeping on"knowing" family members enlargesReeve's capacity for adjusting to

,change, for acceptance "ofliving andworking in the family tradition" ofprofessional writers, and for the '~com­

plicated legacy" of being aLindbergh.

The 1932 kidnapping of Charles,Reeve's "lost brother," thought to bethe defining identity ofthe Lindberghfamily, is rather part oftheir growth tomaturity. (Reeve believes the infant'sdeath was accidental.)

, "I am sorry that so many other"', People have attached their own mis­

ery to this piece ofour family history;'she says.

For mother and daughter, writing ,is "a secular religion." Few other no­table American women writers, withsuccessful careers of their own, haveraised adaughterwho could write suchan elegant autobiography and acutesocial history. ,

"In spite of the tragedies and the'newspapers;' herparents' creativepart­nership is "the living language of amarriage." Reeve Lindbergh's senseofsharing - her candor and humility .- bear witness to a remarkableAmeri­can family.

Allen. a veteran English professorand college administrator, is now afree~lance writer and editor.

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NEW YORK (CNS) - Here aresome television programs of note forthe week of Feb. 28:

Sunday, Feb. 28, 9-11 p.m. EST(CBS) "Behind the Mask." Fact-

,based story of one man's (MatthewFox) search for his father and anotherman's (Donald Sutherland) quest forhis son's love.

. Tuesday, March,2, 9·10 p.m.EST (A&E) "New York Under­ground." From the ''Inside Story"series" an exploration of the worldbeneath the city, including a sub­way system where concert violin­ists vie with graffiti artists for thepublic's attention.

Wednesday, March 3,' 8-9 p.m.EST (CBS) ''Shania Twain's Win-

Television'of note

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Opening a door on the personallife of Charles and Anne MorrowLindbergh, this true-to-life memoir.byReeve, their youngest child, is a bookof intergenerational family remem-brance and healing. ' ,

"UnderAWing" is neither another..-- account of the Lindbergh kidnapping,

the shocking historical event the fam:ily is usually associated with, nor abiography 'of 20th-century iconCharles "Slim"Lindbergh, sometimescalled the "last hero," who flew theAtlantic solo in the monoplane 'TheSpirit ofSt. Louis" on May 21, 1927.

Born in 1945 long after her father'saviation exploits and the kidnappingand its sensational aftermath, ReeveLindb~rgh reveals that behind thepublic ,image of daring pilot was ademanding father, obsessed with pri­vacy and later an ill-fated isolationistwho died oflymphatic canceronAug.26,1974, on Maui, Hawaii.

The account ofms passing in Chap­ter 20, ''Father;~ probing an elusive coreof understanding between parent andchild, is both brilliant summary of theintermingling of courage and insensi­tivity that was the character ofCharlesLindbergh and touching tribute to adevoted, difficult father.

The ITnirriage to Anne MorrowLindbergh, his equally famous wife,''fragile-Io,oking ambassador's daugh­ter," trained aviator in her'own right,aristocratic and introspective, is a"many-layered love story."

A hard-working professionalwriter, Anne Morrow Lindbergh pub­lished accounts of early flying expe­riences, four collections'ofdiaries and

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Repp said the jury appearedstarstruck when Webber testified inhis own defense, as did SarahBrightman,Webber'sex-wife who hasstarred in many of his musicals.

The suit was filed in 1990. "It hastaken on a life of its own, and it wouldbe wrong just to stop," Repp said. Hehas not recorded a collection of litur­gical music since filing the suit.

Even by representing himself,Repp still faces costs. Acompletecopyofthe case transcript costs $30,000. "Iam hoping out of total naivete I cancamp out on the courthouse steps," hesaid, "and read them without purchas­ing them."

Repp is no stranger to deferred jus­tice. When he sued his first publisher,PEL Publications, for not paying roy­alties for his liturgical music, he had towait more than 10 years to get what hesought - his copyrighted songs back.

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WASHINGTON-Catholic litur­gical music composer Ray Repp saidhe will appeal a federal jury verdictwhich denied his song plagiarismclaim against theatrical composerAndrew Lloyd Webber.

But he'll have to go solo. His at­torneys, who were working on con­tingency hoping to get a chunk ofmultimillionaire Webber's money,have bowed out of the case.

He said he has been given help bya "pro se" office in federal court whichassists people who are representingthemselves in filling out the requiredpaperwork.

Repp said he did not expect to filean appeal until March.

In court, Repp tried to proveWebber had stolen his 1978 song, "TillYou," and turned it into the "PhantomSong," a theme which runs through­out his 1985 "Phantom ofthe Opera."

CONTEMPORARYWAY OFTHE CROSSFri., Feb. 19 - 7:15p.m. - Chapel

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HEALING SERVICE WITH MASSSun., Feb. 21-2:00 p.m.

Fr. William Kaliyadan & Prayer CommunityMusic Ministry: John Polce

COFFEE HOUSE: ROBBIE C.Sat., Feb. 20 - 6:30 p.m.

Cafeteria - Good-will donation

GRIEF EDUCATION PROGRAMMon. Feb. 22:.6:30 p.m."Grief & Reconciliation" .

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InternationalJustiCe and Peace Office,noted that Pope John Paul has him­self said he is "not a pacifist," and infact supported the use ofmilitary forceto end the conflict in Bosnia.

But the pope's comments aboutmilitary intervention' and other criti­cisms of the Iraqi bombing from theVatican do notcome with explanationsof what goes on behind the scenes indrafting those statements, FatherChristiansen said. Considerationslikely include religious-moral issues,shifts in thinking aboutjust-war theoryand diplomatic concerns, he said.

''We're ina special kind of time,dealing with types of conflicts we'venot dealt with before;' he said. "Pro­portion weighs more heavily now,"Father Christiansen said.

"and leaves the civilian populationto bear the tragic consequences."

Coupled with a November state­ment issued on behalfofthe U.S. bish­ops during their annual fall meetingby their then-president, Bishop An­thony M. Pilla of Cleveland, whichquestioned the necessity of plans toattack Iraq, Royal said he senses a new''Catholic pacifism" emerging.

Royal said those statements andothers with similar references disturbhim because the Church has long heldthat under certain circumstances, waris an appropriate response to injustice.He said he.fears references like one inBishopPilla's statement; quoting apre­vious papal critique of the Gulf War,will be misused to justify staying outofconflicts which realistically can onlybe settled by armed response.

The pope has said, "Never againwar, which destroys the lives of inno­cent people, teaches how to kill, throwsinto upheaval even the 'lives of thosewho do the killing and leaves behinda trail of resentment and hatred, thusmaking it all the more difficult to finda just solution of the very problemswhich provoked the war."

He has made similar commentsseveral times in recent years, includ­ing in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina,in 1997.

Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen, afellow at Georgetown University'sWoodstock Theological Center, andformer director of the U.S. bishops'

Dlfeshorlageofpries~

causing this Michigandiocese to regroup.

Saginaw Diocese to beginconsolidating weekend Masses~

WASHINGTON (CNS)- Recentpronouncements by the pope and U.S.bishops about military actions maybe shifting the Church's 'just-war"doctrine, worry some analysts.

Participants in aseminar at the Eth­ics and Public Policy Center last weekdiscussed what some described as ashift in tone in recent statements aboutwar by Pope John Paul nwhich theysaid make it sound like there maynever be a theologically justifiablereason to take up arms.

Robert Royal, director ofCatholicstudies at the center, opened the semi­nar by raising his concerns aboutphrases from papal statements decry­ing military intervention in Iraq, forinstance.

"There has begun to creep intopapal statements the very nonedifyingview that war is never appropriate,"Royal said.

The Church's criteria for deternlin­ing whether aconflict is a 'just war"has eight specific areas of consider­ation. They include probability ofsuccess, intention, proportionality,right intention and abandonment ofpeaceful alternatives.

In remarks to diplomats Jan. 11,the pope referred to December's mis­sile and bomb attacks against Iraq,which were led by U.S. and Britishmilitary forces. "The recent conflictin Iraq has shown oncemore that wardoes not solve problems," the pontiff,said. War complicates them, he added,

only 10 under age 50. "For generations we've beenAccording to the 1996 Statisti- used to separate sittings at the tabie

cal Yearbook of the Church, the of the Lord," he continued. "I un­diocese averaged 1,645 Catholics derstand it. I've grown up with it.

By DAN DIGMANN per priest, about 500 more than the "But when you look at otherCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE national average. faiths, many have only one celebra-

Father Frederick Kawka, task tion on the weekend and almostSAGINAW, Mich. - Because of force member and pastor of Blessed none of them have as many as we're

a shortage ofpriests, the Diocese of Trinity in Frankenmuth, said the used to," he said.Saginaw will begin consolidating focus of the plan wasn't to close Two parishes joining for week-weekend Masses in July. churches, but to cut back on week- end Masses is like two close fami-

An overall plan to address lies meeting by chance at athe' shortage was developed "Our intent was to find a way to restaurant, he said. There'sby represen tati ves of provide access to Eucharist every nothing wrong with eatingSaginaw's 12 vicariates and Sunday for every Catholic in the separately, but pulling thefinalized by a nine-member tables togethe.r and sharing

diocese."Task Force on Planning for the meal enhances it.Ministry appointed by - Bishop Kenneth E.Utitener Diocesan officials said St.Bishop Kenneth E. Untener. Diocese of Saginaw Bernard parishioners likely

The bishop told The will attend weekend MassesCatholic Weekly diocesan pa- ~ _...... at St. Frances Xavier Cabriniper the plan will be phased in as end Masses and avoid overlapping in Vassar, about eight miles away.needed over the next five years. . Masses within a vicariate. The parishes already share staff and

Beginning in July, he said, there Many parishes have begun to cut a business office.no longer will be weekend Masses back, he said, as March 1 was the The bishop said no churchesat St. Bernard in Millington, St. target date for elimination of un- would Qe boarded up. Parishio­Martin de Porres in Perrinton and n'ecessary Masses. ners can use church buildings forSt. Agnes in Pinconning, and Bishop Untener said almost ev- - other parish functions, weddingsMasses will be celebrated every ery parish will experience a cutback and funerals. "It will be the ·re­other weekend at St. Leo in Winn "in orderto make a priest available sponsibility of the neighboringand St. Patrick in Irishtown. Four to somebody else who might not parish to maintain the property,"of the five are mission churches. otherwise have one." he said.

"Our intent was to find a' way to Though people prefer' certain He said the priest is not sup-provide accesS to Eucharist every Mass times, the bishop said, the posed to perform the Mass but "beSunday for every Catholic in the Church is built on the Eucharist caught up in the prayer." The limitdiocese,", said Bishop Untener. and there are advantages to con- of three "protects it from becomingThere was no'choice,. he added, solidating eucharistic celebrations. mechani~al,': he added.given the number of priests and "The Eucharist is always a big He also said the diocese is "dou-parishes in the diocese. event, like Thanksgiving dinner," bling and redoubling its efforts" for

Today, 79 priests whose av- he said, noti~g that families cel- priestly vocations through projectsefage age is ~5~St;fv.e 111.par- ebrat,~ Jh~r:t~~,g.iv!~g at,~n~,~ig _s.u,ch as the, t\V~-week. focus in Oc­ishes. But, in seven years, there meal rather than at separate ones ,tcbef iUld'ihe'recen'tly devdopedwill be 58 under age 70, with' ,throughout1he day. . vocations site on the Internet.

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SWISS. GUARD COUPLE -'-: An undated ,file'photo 'shows Swiss Guard CoL ,AloisEsteirmahnand'his wife, Gladys Meza.,Romero.ArecentVatican' report confirmed that thetwo were murdered last May py Swiss Guard Cedric Tornay, who then killed himself. (CNSfile photo from Reuters)

~eport; says dr,ugs, cys't 'D1ight have.pro'voked Swiss Guard murder

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panic and anxiety; subsequentparts of the report repeatedly em­phasized that Tornay was anxious.

The report also noted that anautopsy turned up a cyst "the sizeof a pigeon egg" on the part ofTornay's brain "traditionally called'the organ of civilization,''' a fron­tal lobe associated with behaviorcontrol and cognitive function.

Investigators' interviews withTomay's fellow Swiss Guards andacquaintances outside the Vaticanalso revealed that he may have beenwaiting in vain for a job offer inSwitzerland on which he hadpinned his hOPt:s to leave the corps.

On the day the report was re­leased, Tornay's mother, who hadgiven numerous interviews to Ital­ian, Swiss and French news organi­zations after the shootings, wasquoted as saying she did not be­lieve the Vatican's account, and sheappealed for public support for aninvestigation of her own., Vatican spokesman JoaquinNavarro-Valls, whose office re­leased the excerpted report, told anItalian television broadcaster that"the pain of a mother is understand­able ... but a very detailed investi­gation leaves no room for an alter­native hypothesis."

founded by Mother Teresa ofCalcutta, died Jan. 29 in an ex­change of gunfire between theirrebel kidnappers and West Africantroops supporting Sierra Leone'sgovernment.

Another member of the orderdied Jan. 22 after being shot bythe rebels.

The sisters as well as a brotherand several priests belonging tothe Xaverian Missionaries wereseized Jan. 12 Cj.nd 14 dliringreBel raids on Kissy, just outsideofFreetown, the capital of Sierra'Leone. The survivors were re­leased Jan. 29.

cused' himself by saying that onone of those nights he had fallenasleep in the street after drinkingtoo much. ,

A month before the shootings,Estermann said in a dossier aboutTornay that he had "little balance"and did not behave "correctly withhis superiors, (arrogant, withoutjudgment)."

Tests of Tomay's urine after theshooting revealed a bodily reaction'to the presence ·ofmarijuana. :Blltsince blppd Jests did- not providethe same:co,nclu,sion, inv~stigators

said that ifTornay had used the sub­stan~e;ii WasilOhvith.in hi~ last'three i:tours, and so didl}ot affecthis actions that night. . ',,-

~owever,:~a 'caraully:wordedstatement frqmJhereport showsthat the investigators ~'susp~cted,"

based on general report~;of. his be­havior and appearance, that Jbrnay"was a chronic user." It saiO a searchofTornay's quarters revealed a con­tainer with the stubs of 24'hand­made cigarettes with "clear tracesof cannabis derivatives.'" '

Citing a U.S. pharm.!icologicaltext, the report noted that mari­juana has been credited with caus­ing "hallucinations, delusiqn andparanoid feelings," confusi?n,

Missionary' of Charity nun diesafter rel~a~edby kidnappers

By CATIiOUC NEWS SERVICE ,

ROME - A Missionary ofChar­ity who was kidnapped; wounded,then released by rebels in SierraLeone died in a hospital 'in

, Conakry, Guinea, one week afterher release.

Sister Hindu, an Indian, died ofcardiac arrest the night of Feb. 5while under treatment for a gun­shot wound to the abdomen, ac­cording to MISNA, a Rome-basedmissionary news agency 'whichfiled a report last week. Her funeralw~s celebrated Feb. 6 in Conakry., Two other members of the Mis- .

sionaries of Charity, the ord.er

~/nvestigator's finalreport on May 4, 1998killings' and suicide ofVatican guard member'is released. "

By LYNNE WElLCATIioucNEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY-Drug use andphysical disorders may have helpedprovoke a Swiss Gua~d to commit ad9uble murder and suicide last year,said excerpts of a report. ,,'

Excerpts of the' investigators' fi­nal report of the May 4 killings werereleased at the Vatican 'last week.They showed 'tHat guard memberCedric Tornay had a cyst on hisbrain that could have affected his

'reason and indicated suspicionsthat he was a chronic marijuana user.

The report' confirmed officials'initial explanation for the incident:A disgruntled Tornayentered theVatican home' of Col. AloisEstermann and his wife, GladysMeza Romero, shot them with hisservice revolver, then .put themuzzle in his own mouth andpulled the trigger.

The report confirmed thatEstermann and his predecessor, Col.Roland Buchs,- had reprimandedthe 23-year-old Tornay more thanonce for acting out ofline. Not longbefore the shootings, Tornay ,learned that he had been passedover for a !I1edal of recognition tobe awarded to several other guards~men at the same public ceremonywhere Estermann was to accept his

,new duties.These details were augmented

in the report, by other indicationsthat "Tomay's actions did not comefrom a single cause, buffrom a com­plex of motives" - physical andpsychological, as well as external.

Tornay's behavior was judged tobe occasionally immature, "irrev­erent and irresponsible." For ex­ample, he once spent two nightsaway from his lodgings in the Vati­can without permiss50n and ex-

'Y"'Ag 9Ungdom- 6;me,'iulU Ae rUJRe On ead/l, ad, tn' grerWeR"

Consecration to the Divine WillOh ado~ableand Divine Will, benold me here before the im-

. mensity' 6fYour Light, that Your eternal goodn~ssmay open to,me the doors and'make me enter into It .to form my life 'all in

'You, Divine Will: Therefore, on adorable Will; pro,strai~ beforeYour Light, I; the least of all creatures, p~t myself into .the littlegroup of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT., Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and eclipse all that dOes not pertain to You, DivineWill. It will be my Life, the center of my.intell!gence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cas~ itaway from me and th~s form the new Eden of Peace~of happi­ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have asingular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and

,conducts th~m 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 andthus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creaturewas 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.,~ounds of the Divine WilL Heavenly Mother, I consecrate mywhole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me theqoctrine 'of the Divine Will and I will listen -most atteritivelytoYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not.penetrate into this sacred Eden'toen­tice me and make me fall into the maze ofJhe human will. .

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You.will give me Yourflames that they may bum me, consume me; and feed me tofonn in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will·,keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, thatI 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 thatdraws aU men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

( /n Honor ofLuisa ficcarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

In India, murders, rapes spreadpanic among Christian'community

By CATIiOLIC NEws SERVICE 'joined the peac~ rally Feb. 7.BERHAMPU~,I~dl~ - Pa~ic Father George:Mattathilany, secre~

spread among Christians in Orissa tary of BaiasoreDiocese, told UCAstate after the rape of a nun, the rape News Feb. 5 that the nun's congrega- ,and murder ofr,a, young ,~hristian tion,initially refused tp I:eport the mat­woman and the murder,ofher brotl1er., ,te.r tp the police. The nunsa~ after, The m~ders ~U!J'ed fou'r Mys af~'" ,Bish~p7bom~ 1hirutlJillil:~fl3ai~.ore 'terunidentified,m~n dressetj as w.!?Illen _and priests convinced th~m not ~o. treatraped ariun'ih-Baripad~townin'Ori;;sa, itns an isolate<i:case"tj'Je pri~st said: :Where'suspectedBindumiliJants had '" The incidel}t h~s p~nic~edChris-'

burned alive an Australiani Protestant., tians ,in the. qiocese" ,father,missionary and his two sons Jan. n· ,Mattathi'lanY,said..Tlu.s.w~; Iqdia's'Father Lancy Rodriguese, treastir~r ~ second case of rape ,inyolvinganun l

of Cuttack"Bhubaneshwar: Archdio~' in ,the past [lve months. Three nuns!cese, told UCAN'ews,:anAsiari church, 'were· gang,raped ,in at central Indian 'news' agency based inThailand,'that"village Sept,23:,'.~ ", :the 'Church,does not know the mo-" ";·Meanwhile, the president Qf -thetives for the attacks,'" ',' Catholic Bishops' Conference oOn-', The priest said the youqg woman idia has Writteh to the Indianpresidentand !.ierbrother, fro!'rithe'ai'chdiocese's and prime minister 'condemning the;Mondasoro parish; had 'gone into the rape art,d s~king 'immediate'steps to,'forestto collect firewood as usual. He restore confidence among Christi'fuls'said \he~attaCkers' r~pe<;nhe IS-year~ . ~'i'~;Orissa;,; :': ~' "" .),- :old, then,killed ner and-her IO-year-' .Father Rodriguest? ~datlfCks on'old.or9ther. Theyalso wounded a teen: " Christi~s'ha~e 'shined'to'th~ eaSternage tribal youth who tried to save the state ofOrissa from the ,west¢m Iridianwoman. That yO).lth was hospitalized; ,state of Gujarat, where suspe'l:;tedFather RodJiguese sqid. ." ,Hind~Jnilitan~burned cQurch~s and

The priest said the incident oc- schools and attacked missi9naries.curred aday after a silent peace march: .' While ;the.pro,:tIind.u Indianin Bhubaneshwar, capital ofOrissa,to People's Party rules'Gujarat, the op­protest the killing of Australian mis- position Congress party ,is in.powersionary Graham StuartStains and his in Orissa. ''We are not sure the (Orissa)sons and the Feb. -3 rape of the nun. government is taking adequate steps

Father Rodriguese said that some to check attacks on Christians;' the5,000 Catholics and Protestants, priest said,

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Carlos da Cunha, said CardinalEugenio de Araujo Sales of Rio deJaneiro released a statement sayingthe use of Father Rossi's song dur­ing the Carnival parade was inap-propriate. .

Cunha said the cardinal wouldask the president of the sambaschool to r~consider allowing theparticipants to perform the hymnat Carnival.

But Paulo Cesar Mangano, presi­dent ofSalgueiro, said the hymn"wili be used.to inspire those at thebleachers tastand up and cheer."

, Mangano said the most of the3,000 'members of the Salgueiroschool are Catholic, and the songwould be a tribute to them as wellas the, thousands of Catholics andadmirers of hymns who would \;lewatching the parade. , .

The annual, pre-Lenten four-dayCarnival festivities took place Feb.13-16 throughout the country.

Father Rossi has become anovernight sensation in Braz!I, andhis outdoor Masses attract thou­sands of followers in the city of SaoPaulo.

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,.: ~ Calif. (cNS)- Meeting with rePorters Feb. 12 after am\ll~nati9~~<:J~~9liCd~a1 consultation, yaticail doctrine chief Car­dinal Josep~ Rat~ger wamed against moral relativ~m, saying there is a"need fO&m2@f1' ··,utes."AJ'(;hbishop Daniel E PiJarczyk of Cincinnati,one of theWeeU.S.participants, said the fact tJ-lat some people don'tfollow churcij', . g ddes not mean the teaehing[is :mongo Rather, hesaicl, it urchJel!;o.r~tO''fing.ne~,.)':'.illY~''..tr,:>getthe teachingacmss. . g>llSuitall()n>vas held at 9J.r.,YallOJ;Ilbrosa Center, a SanFranciscO .'~ .. ;!pd conferencel'~~ten miMenloPark.

1Sl9yepi8;~SePt(:IQ~tot>eat!fybisb9PVATIC . •.. , <.... (CNS) ..> Pope John PaI,lIUiS to visit Slovenia in

September~(,~aJ9tb~lltUry bishop, theVatieansaid. Vatican spokes­man Joaquin Na\1arro-Valls ~a Feb: 15 the.p'opewould be in Maribor,Slovenia, on S~'J9 to preside at the beatification of Bishop Anton MartinSl()mse~~. Apget~writeri.n.ag<!i.tion to the first bish9P.of Maribor, BishopSlomsek ~as. crellitea with helping keep the Slovenian •language and cul-ture aliv~ ~der {\~trian J:Uie. / '.... i

OrtbodQx 'be8~.irivites pope,lq. visit.~omania;. ~y ~P consideredVATICANqJX (CNS) -:-:The head ofthe ~omahian Orthodox Church

hasipvit.ed!,o ." .' •PaW n.to~it his F.agt~~ country, clearing theway for'li.prob, .. trip ~sPring. The Vatican said'Feb. 13 that the popehad accepted the'wvitation previously extended by the Romanian govern­ment an~<:Jlltholi99urcllleaders. No date was set for the visit, but Vaticansources said they were considering a possible trip of 2-3 days in the middleofMay.'/; ,

Pope,iA.nglican .leader discuss India violence,~ cooperationVATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John PaW n met Archbishop George

Carey of <:J~terbury, spiritual leader of the worldwide Anglican Commun­ion, to discuss church cooperation for the year 2000 and shared concernover recent anti-Christian violence in India Archbishop Carey, head of theChurch of-England, met privately with the pope for about a half hour Feb.l3.1n a statement, the archbishop said the two had "expressed deep concernover the incidents of persecution of Christians and others in the Indian sub­continent." They also talked about pastoral problems in Sudan, anothercountry where Christians have frequently complained of discrimination,and pledged that their churches would work together in the African country.

School of Americas foe heartened by groWing oppositionWASHINGTON (CNS) - The-massive tumout at November's protest in

Georgia may have been a turning point in the movement to close the US.Anriy School of,the Americas, according to the priest who started the effort.With increasing public awareness about the campaign, the organizers arenow figuringout hpw to manage the logistics of rallies that draw thousandsof people from ~ss, the country. They're also looking tOward investigat­ing other U.S. trilining programs for foreign militaries; Maryknoll FatherRoy Bourgeois described for students at GeorgetownUniversity Feb. 10how his one-mari protest of a decade ago grew into a nationwide grass-rootscampaign involving clergy, elderly nuns, college students, veterans andfamilies. '

Use of Catholic hymnat Carnival criticized

TIffiANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., Feb. 19,,1999

By LISE ALVES

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SAO PAULO, Brazil'- The in­clusion of a Catholic hymn in theCarnival repertoire of a sambaschool drew criticism from Church

. offiCials.One of Rio's most traditional

samba schools, Salgueir.o, has de­cided to use v.erses of "Raise yourHands," a song composed by Fa­ther Marcelo.Rossi of the Dioceseof Banto An;aro in Sao Paulo, 'towarw, up the. ban~ b~fore it enter.s .the parade avenue. . ." . ,-

Bishop Fernando Figueiredo ofSanto Amaro was quotea in a localnewspaper as saying that althoughthe Church would not prohibit thehymn from being sung, he wouldhave preferred the song used for thepurpose for whi<:h it was composed:evangelization.

Bishop Figueiredo said the songwas not part of the liturgical rites,so the Church would not protestformally against the samba school.

A spokesman for the Archdio­cese of Rio de Janeiro, Adionel

-IJftPi,/~Bishop of Fall River

As we begin this holy sea­·son of Lent, I assure you ofmy prayers for each of you.May our Heavenly Father re­veal His mercy and love to youin the sacrament of reconcili­ation, so that His peace mayalways reign in your hearts.

Devotedly yours in Christ,

ment. If we do nothing elsethis Lent, we should try todeepen our love for this life­giving sacrament and commitourselves· to receive it moreoften as a way of deepeningour friendship with the Lord.

estate, and John C. Carey, Jr.,a social studies teacher atB.M.C. Durfee High School.Both were close friends of Fa­ther McCarrick.

James M. Gibney, superin­tendent' of public schools forFall River and former presidentof the CYO; members of theFall River School Committeeand Albert J. Attar, principal ofB.M.C. Durfee' High School,welcomed those attending. Fa­ther Francis'L,'Mahoney, pas­tor of Holy Name Church, FallRiver, gave the Benediction.

A plaque and photographswill accompany ihe' collection.

The coll'eciion was donatedthrough the generosify of Fa­ther McCarrick's sisters, EileenCahill and Mary Wood, whofelt that Durfee's library wouldbe a most appropriate place forit given Father McCarrick'sclose ties to the school. Attarhas also arranged for funds tobe allocated to help the collec­tion grow and stay contempo­rary.

"He was very special to theyouth of Fall River. He had agreat dedication to youngsters.It was through his constant in­tercession that students weregi ven another chance if theyfailed," said Silvia, who firstmet Father McCarrick when hewas, in high schoql. ,

,,'·'He used sports as a meansto reach out to kids. He had abig heart and looked out for kids24 hours a day}' said Silvia.

,"He reall.y cared," h~. added., Fathe'c McCarri<<k was also

very. active in, the Fall River-eomnlunity' serving a~' chaplainto. the Fall River Fire and Po­lice departments. He was amember of the Attorney'General's Task Force 'on Drugs'and helped to found the Drug

• Clinic at Saint Anne's Hospital.. The sports-collection will be

on permanent display and opento the public at the school's li­brary where Father McCarrick'slegacy of love of youth andsports will remain for futuregenerations to see. .

River," which provided picto­rial and biographical sketchesof local athletes who achieyedmajor league status.

The dedication ceremoniesincluded an invocation by Fa­ther John P. Cronin, director ofSt. John Vianney House,Fairhaven, and remarks byAtty. Arthur D. Frank, admin­istrator of Father McCarrick's

own lips, those words that canchange our lives: "Go inpeace, your sins are forgiven."~

At that moment, the peni­tent is profoundly touched byeach Person ofthe Trinity: TheFather receives the repentantchild who has come homeagain, Christ places the lostsheep on His shoulders andreturns it to the sheepfold, andthe Holy Spirit resanctifies the"temple of God" wherein Henow dwells more fully.~

"Go in peace, your sins areforgiven," is like hearing fromthe doctor, "Good news! Yourcancer is cured, you will live."That is the joy our HeavenlyFather offers us in this sacra-

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The fifth element of the sac­rament is the absolution. Thepriest does not say, "Christabsolves you from yoursins..."; rather he says, "I ab­solve you....", in the sameway as when the priest saysat Mass, "This is my body...this is my blood." At these twomoments, the priest is ab­sorbed into Christ and speaksin His name. What a relief, anoverwhelming joy, a sense ofpeace, to hear, as from Christ's

Messagenot as a price for forgiveness,but as a gesture of our sorrowand our desire to reform ourIives. It is not our penance, butJesus' blood shed on thecross, that washes away oursms.

Priesterature," said Fall River native

, Philip Silvia, Jr., a professor ofhistory at Bridgewater StateCollege and a close friend ofthe late priest. "He was veryinterested in local sports."

That interest in local sports'by Father McCarrick led to hiscollaboration on a book withSilvia entitled, "Twenty-fivemajor leaguers from Fall

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Assisi basilica restoration moves quickly

. ~IECES OF a fres.co (left) depicting St. Anthony are matched to a life-size photograph of thepainting in a workshop near the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Above, Claudio Speziali points outpillars that were-replaced high on the bell tower of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Feb. 5. (CNS'photos by Nancy Wiechec) , .

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When restorers say they'reworking "brick by brick," it's nota metapho'r. On the top side of theceiling vault, experts have taggedand numbered each brick andthen, usi~'glarge syringes andplastic .tubes, have replaced andreinforced'aging mortar with a liq­uid resin: The job is strictly moni­tored so no damage is done to theceiling frescoes that lie under­neath .. After' the operation, giantgauze' ;baridages are stretched

· acros's the convex, surfaces, lend-· ing _add~t.i.omir support.

In a large room off theFrancjscan monastery, a separatefac'et of· the restoration is proceed­ing at a painfully slow pace. Here,

· tens of thousands of fresco frag-· ,.rnents are b~ing rearrang~d by a

. ~ r~am of 25.ypung specialists. The· 'life-sized paintings of eight saints· apd other figures, some of them

'i attributed. to .Italian mastersCimabtie 'and 'Giotto, are slowly

'regaining form."The ultimate, ideal goal is to

Sl!iiIfiliIliiioMlIlI.·' return the frescoes to their origi-'nal site in the ceiling. But thatwill take much more time," saidGiuseppe Basile, who is oversee­ing the work.

.. To speed.up the process, the.experts have begun photograph­ing and cataloguing fresco frag­ments to create a "virtual archive"

through the stone and'iriserted of pieces. New'software may even166 steel rods', ·then closed it all allow the computer to d.o reassem-

}.Ip again'. ' .. , . . . bly work. The hope is tpat some-In ,the' le.vel berieath,the' time early next ceri.turY, the 1,700

roofline alld' ~bove .the, vaulie~ . square feet offallen' fresco can beceiling of the church, a hi<ide,! :replaced \yith mo~tly oi-iginal ma­wor~s~,op hums with activity. teriaI.

aging to hide it all, which is es­sential for the at<stheii~ value ofthe church," he said: '. .

.To lend stability. to the five­story bell tower, w,hich ri!!ked'cpl­lapsing during the quakes, thet~am dril.led horizont~l holes

THE ~AS.ILI~A of St. Fr~ncis of Assisi, with its bell tow~rc'qr:npletely covered in ~jyeb .9fscaffolding, IS stili undergOing repairs after a double' earthquake' hit in 1~97. The church isexpected to r~open fo~ Christmas Mass this year. (CNS phot,? by Nancy Wiechec)

pinhacle of the building andpointed to a seemingly randompattern of steel: 'rectangles fas­tened to the roofing surface.

"We're giving the structure newstrength with'steel, using rods and'panels. What's more, we're man-'. . '

~ Since the 1997earthquake uniquepartnerships haveadvancedthe'rebuilding.···

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

'. ASSISI,.Italy - Stone by stoneand brick by brick, restoration ex­perts are piecing together the Ba­silica of si. Francis in Assisi,where a double earthquake in1997 brought dow~ sectiOns ofthe ceiling and weakened the 750­year~old wails. .

In Italy, restoration projectstypic'ally run overtime, and achronic lack' of funds can' haltworJc in mid-repair.' But the 'or-­posite has happe'ned in Assisi:,The seriously dartuig~d uppetba~si'lica is now' 'expected to .be re­opened for Christmas Mass thisyear: ' . ,.' .

Although the ceiling frescoesthat crashed to the floor will notbe reassembled' in time ror the re­()pening, the vault will be fullyrebuilt. Already work is nearly fin­ished on the church's damagedbell tower, tympanUin and s'up­porting walls. . '

The success story owes muchto art and architedure specialistsin the Umbria region, who areoverseeing the $30 million fix­up job. Some of them have.a per­sonal interest in the project: Tworegional public wqrks officials,along with two Franciscan friars,were killed when the ceiling col­lapsed Sept. 26, 1997,

"One of them was a friend ofmine," said technician ClaudioSpezi.ali, an Assisi native,. as herode a construction elevator to theroof of the basilica in early Feb­ruary. Ai the top, leaning i'nto acold, wirid"'hl?"ambl~dup to .the

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~ork to create an atmosphere in­creasingly favorable to the birth ofnew human beings.

In a separate message markingthe pro-life day, the pope said theroles of father and mother were es­sential for all people.

"No one can refuse the gift ofpaternity and maternity. Not forthemselves, and not for others. It isa specific task for every person tolive this gift according to their ownvocation," he said.

The pope strongly supported astatement signed by some 400 Ital­ian teachers of biological science.-,who condemned hum:lO cloning a"a method of human reproduction.The statement said such cloningrepicsents an attack on the biologi­cal individu<Jity of the person anusaid the rractice risks being ex-ploited cconomicaliy. '

Such thoughts aren't morbid.The fact is, someday, it will beyou, and me, and everyone elsewho has been given mortal breathwho will die.

It's a truth that is painful anddifficult to grasp. It leads somepeople, unfortunately, to what wecall a nihilistic view of life ­thinking that since you're goingto die nothing matters. You hearthat a lot in certain types of con­temporary popular music. You seeit a lot in self-destructive, selfishbehavior.

But it doesn't have to be thatway, and it shouldn't. When we'vecleared the tears from our eyes andare able to look at our friend'slocker or desk without feeling asif we've been kicked in the stom­ach, we will always feel sadness,but there comes a point when hismortality and our owl) should leadus to live more joyously, not less.

After all, the pain you feelwhen considering the passing of ~

a friend or schoolmate tells yousomething. It tells you that his lifemade a difference. If it didn't, youwouldn't hurt. It wouldn't matter.

But the fact that the death of afellow human being causes awound and a hole tinged withsadness means that life is worthliving.

It's worth taking the life you'vebeen given and making as gener­ous and joyous a gift of it back toGod and his creation as you can.It's worth not wasting a minuteon self-destructive behavior ormorose self-indulgence. And it'sworth saying no to hopelessness,and embracing the hope bornanew each time we awaken to an­other day.

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.. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -PopeJohn Paul II, celebrating Italy'S pro­life d~y, urged couples to put asideselfish interests and make room forchildren: '

Speaking at a Sunday blessing,the pope, also strongly condemnedhuman cloning and lent his sup­port to a medical petition againstthe practice. ,

Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in the world, and the pope re­ferred to several of the reasons mostcommonly given by couples whodecide to put off or avoid havingchildren. '

"One naturally thinks of the ob­stacles that often get in the way ofthe generation of children: the lackof decent wcrk, adequate housing'or a safe and healthy environmentfor living," he said.

He asked that Italian lawmakers

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It happened in a local schoolthis week. Perhaps it has happenedin your school too - this year orlast year.

No matter when ithappened, I've nodoubt that when youallow yourself tothink about it youstill hurt. '

A student in yourschool dies.

Our tragedy oc­'curred when a youngman, a student in alarge high school, a .. ...basketball playerand all-around, well-liked guy,was kill'ed in a car accident.

A teacher at the school told methat even though she didn't knowwhat had happened immediately,she could tell the minute shewalked into the school buildingthat something was wrong. It wasas if a somber fog had descendedover the students.

If your school has el'periencedthis kind ,of tragedy, you knowhow it makes people feel and thequestions it raises.

It's almost impossible to be­lieve at first. Are we really not'going to see him again? Ever?She's never going to be standingat her locker, talking and laugh­ing? That desk in front of me isgoing to be empty?

The enormity of the loss of lifestrikes us shockingly hard. It's somuch different than when some­one moves away. We know wemay never see that person again,but, the fact is that we know thatperson's space on the planet stillis filled with breath"

But the death of someone whowas just yesterday walking infront of you in the hall is such anabsolute. It leaves a hole that'shard to take and even harder tounderstand.

It leads us to face up to ourmortality. It could have been me,we think, as we hear the details ofthe accident and ponder the manytimes we've,driven too fast or haveseen accidents happen just, fourcars ahead of us:

THE U.S; Postal Ser­vice'is issuing a newstamp 'commemoratingIreland's great famine,and migration.The stampwill be available Feb. 26;(CNSphoto courtesyU.S. Postal SerVice)

Chorus(Monica) Must you do the things you do?

You keep on acting like a fool.You need to know it's me notyou.

But if you didn't know it,Girl it's true.

(Brandy) I think that you s!lould realize.I'm trying to understand why.

He is a part of my life.I know it's killing you inside.

(Monica) You can say what you want to say.What we have you can't take.

From the truth you can't escape.I can tell the real from the fake.

(Brandy) When will you get the pictureYou're the past in the future

Get away it's my time to shineIf you didn't know the boy is mine

Repeat ChorusBridge (Monica) You can't destroy

This love I've foundYour silly games I won't allow

The boy is mine without a doubtYou might as well throw in the towel

(Brandy)What makes you think that he wants youWhen I'm the one that brought him to

This special place in my heart'Cause he was my loveRight from the start?

Repeat ChorusYou need to give it up (Not yours)

Had about enough (Not yours)It's not hard to see (Not yours)

The boy is mine. I'm sorry that youSeem to be confused

He belongs to meThe boy is mine

Written by Rodney Jenkins/Brandy/LashawnDaniels/Fred Jenkins IIVJapheTejedaSungby Brandy and Monica Copyright (c)1998 by Atlantic Recording Corp. (for theU. S.) andWEA International (outside .the U. S.)

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The Boy Is Mine(Spoken Introduction)

Brandy· Uhm, Can I talk to you for a minute?Monica· Sure.You know,You look kind of familiar.

B •Yeah, you do too. But uhm,I just wanted to know,

Do you know somebody named,You know, you know his name.

M • Oh yeah, definitely,I know his name!

B •Weill just wantedTo let you know he's mine.M· Heh, oh no, he's mine.

ChorusThe boy is mine.

You need to give it upHad about enoughIt's not hard to seeThe boy is mine.I'm sorry that you

Seem to be confused.He belongs to me.The boy is mine.

(Brandy) I think it's timeWe got this straight.

Let's sit and talkFace to face.

There is no wayYou could mistake him

For your man.,Are you insane?

(Monica) You see I know that you may beJust a bit jealous of me

'Cause you're blind if you can't see-That his love is all in me.

(Brandy) See I tried to hesitate,I didn't want to say what hetold me.

He said without me he couldn't make itThrough the day.

Ain't that a shame?(Monica) And maybe yoiJ misunderstood

'Cause I can't see how he couldWant to change something that's so good

Because my love was all it took.

BRANDY'S AND Monica's hit "The Boy Is Mine" much of my self-esteem depends on this person?is' a good song from 1998. These two R&B stars sing a 3. Is the person I am dating trustworthy? If so, thendialogue duet of two girls claiming, ''The boy is mine!" my feelings reveal more about me than anything else.

One can't help but wonder why they would fight over 4. If the person is not trustworthy, then I need to ask:a guy who is obviously two-timing both of them. Aquick Why am I in this dating relationship? What have I chosencomparison would show that he is hardly worth either to deny, and why, in order to continue to go out with thisgirl's affection. person?

However,jealousy has a way ofoverwhelming reason. These are difficult questions. Yet, answering themShould these girls come to their senses, they might want to can bring some new understanding of yourself.ask: What is going on within me that I feel so jealous?, Whatever the answers, remain compassionate toward

Jealousy usually includes hidden ordenied fear. Could yourself. Most likely, you were doing what you thoughleach of these girls be afraid that she is not as important to to be the right decision at the time. However, now youthe guy as she had hoped? have new information.

If you are dating someone and you begin to feeljeal- In making needed changes, remember that you areous, stop and genuinely notice those feelings. Carefully : created in God's image, and that fa9.t m~!ills you possessobserve what you are feeling while asking yourself: ',great dignity that deserves 'respect~ by'.you and others

L What fears lie behind my jealousy? Most li~ely, ..' you invite into your life... • ,'.there is something that you are afraid will occur. ' . " " ,Yo'Urcommentsare always wekom~,Please address:

2: How do J experience my value as a person? H6w.: ,'CharlleMartin, 7125W 200S, Rockport,tnd; 47635.. • • " • . 1 .• • ".

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STOUGHTON - Pastor FatherJoseph P. McDermott will celebrateMass and conduct a healing serviceSunday at 2 p.m., in Immaculate Con­ception Church, 122 Canton St. Forinformation call (781) 762-2029.

TAUNTON - St. JacquesChurch is seeking choir members.Choir practice is 'held Mondays at 7p.m., in the church at 249 WhittentonSt. For more information. call FrankWilhelm, choir director at 678-9649.

WESTHAR~ICH - The Per­petual Adoration .Chapel at HolyTrinity Church, Route 28, invitespeople to spend an hour or two inprayer. This regional chapel of themid-Cape area depends on people'ssupport. All ages welcome. For moreinformation call Jane Jannell at 430­0014.

FALL RIVER - Fall River Clo­v~r Club - Interested in member­ship? Our purpose: promote patri­otic, social, ci v.ic and culturalawareness of American citizens ofIrish descent. Open to male citizensof Irish-Catholic descent. For infor­mation and application, contactpresident Dave Quigley. at 669­5351.

"major" or '~minor." Thereare only sixmajor basilicas - four in Rome andtwo in Assisi, Italy.

The title of minor basilica isgranted to certain churches "of no­table size and· beauty" which have"prestige in the life of the archdio­cese" and hold "special relics of acanonized saint," in this case, St.Therese of Lisieux, known as theLittle Hower.

ORLEANS - The Separated ­Divorced Catholics Support Groupwill next meet Sunday at the St. PiusX Parish Life Center.. The topic forthe evening is "Dream's End: Com­ing to Terms, Letting Go, 'MovingOn." Welcome is at 6:30 p.m. andthe meeting begins at 7 p.m. Formore information call Father Rich~

ard M.Roy at 255-0170.

ROCHESTER - The Hearts &Hands will conduct a six-week be­reavement program beginningMarch 9 and continuing Tuesdaynights 6:30-8:30 p.m., at 707 NorthAve. For information and to registercall 763c9?03 or 7(53-9705.

SOMERSET- The St. ThomasMore Parish Vocation AwarenessTeam will sponsor a prayer servicefor vocations Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m. inthe church. Itwill include Benedic­tion. Refreshments will follow. Allwelcome.

Separated - Divorced Support Groupmeeting will be held on Feb. 22 from7-9p.m. in the Diocesan Family LifeCenter, 500 Slocum Road. KathleenChesto will lead a discussion ''Where

.is God When Life Hurts." All wel­come.

.The petition first received ap­proval from the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops, then underwent

, two years ofscrutiny at theVatican. Ina decree issued by. the Congregationfor Divine Worship and the Sacra­m~nts, dated Aug. 27, 1998, the Na­tion3.I Shrine of the Little Hower wasdeclared a minor basilica.

Basilicas, from the Greek word"basilike;' or royal, are designated as

THE NATIONAL Shrine of the Little Flower in San Antonio, Texas, has beendesignated a minor basilica by Pope John Pa'ul/1. The diocese celebrated thedesignation in a ceremony at the church in early February. (GNS photo by Fa­ther John Suenram, OeD)

By MAURA CIARROCCHI

CATHOucNEws SERVICE

. - .prayer group meets on the fust andthird Wednesday of each month at7:30 p.m. in.the chapel of Christ theKing Parish. All welcome. For moreinformation call Heather Kirby at548-2364. .

NEW BEDFORD- The PrayerGroup at Our Lady ofPerpetual HelpChurch, 235 North Front St" will meetFeb. 23, 1 p.m. for the recitation ofthe Divine Mercy Chaplet, recitationof the rosary and Benediction. Allwelcome.

. NORTH DARTMOUTH ­Retrouvaille, a program to helpheal and renew troubled marriages,will be held'April 9-11. It offers a 'chance to rediscover oneself andone's spouse and a loving relation­ship in marriage. For more infor­mation call 1-800-470-2230 or theDiocesan Office of Family Minis­try at 999-6420.

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San'Antonio Shrine of Little Floweris designated as minor basilica

NEW BEDFORD - The YouthGroup of Sacred Heart Church willsponsor a spaghetti supper, Saturday,Feb.. 27 in the parish hall from 5 to 7

. p.m. For tickets call KathleenDufresne at 994-9870.

SAN, ANTONIO - ArchbishopPatrick Hores ofSanAntonio presidedat celebrations last week marking theofficial proclamation of the NationalShrine of the Little Hower as a minorbasilica.

The historic church in San Anto­nio becomes the second basilica inTexas.

Since its foundingin 1926, the churchhas been run by theDisc;1lced Carmelitefriars. It was enteredinto the National Reg­ister of HistoricalPlaces in 1998, sig­naling that it is con­sidered worthy ofpres­ervation because of itshistoric and architec­tural significance.

St. Mary's Cathe­dral in Galveston hadpreviously been theonly other Catholicbasilica in Texas. The,mother church of the14 dioceses of Texas,ii was elevated to ba­silica status in 1979.

The process lead­ing·to Pope John PaulII's declaration of theNational Shrine of theLittle Hower as a ba­silica began in De­cember 1995, whenMarianistBrother Ed­ward Loch, archivistoftheSanAntonioArch­diocese, suggested itto Carmelite FatherMagdalen, Suenram.After receiving Arch­bishop Flores' ap­proval to begin theprocess, FatherSuenram became di­rector of the basilicapromotion project.

FALL RIVER --: St. Joseph'sChurch is celebrating its 125th anni­versary on March 14 with a 10 a.m.Mass celebrated by Bishop Sean P.O'Malley. A banquet will follow atWhite's ofWestport at noon. For moreinformation call 673-1123.

FALL RIVER - St. Vincent's .Home, 2425 HighlandAve., will holda Winter Breakfast, Sunday, Feb. 28,8:30-J 1a.m. There will be entertain­ment for children. TicketS may bepurchased at the door or oy c;1llingKarin Dejesus at 679-85 1'1, Ext. 328.

FALL 'RIVER - The Fall RiverWidowed Group will meet Feb. 22, 7p.m., in St. Mary School Hall6ii Sec­ond Street. All widows and widowersare welcome. For more informationcall Annette Dellecese at 679-327K

ish and Shrine holds a healing ser­vice in the Shrine on the fust andthird Sunday of every month at 3:15p.m. The next service will be heldSunday. All welcome.

FALMOUTH- The St. PartrickCouncil ofCatholic Women will hostan ecumenical World Day of Prayerdesigned by Christian Women of,Venezuela, Friday, March.5, 2-3 p.m.,following a gathering from 1-2 p.m.,at St. Patrick Church, East MainStreet.

MANSFIELD-Ifyou or alovedone needs extra prayers or would liketojoin the Prayer Chain ofSt. Mary'sParish, call Rita' Roah at 339-4483or Marilyn Healy at 339-2668.

MASHPEE- A young adult

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ATILEBORO - The LaSaietteCoffee House continues Saturday at6:30 p.m., with Robbie c., a new­comer to the LaSalette scene. Pf.::opleare invited to the Shrine's 4:30 p.m.Mass and then to the Harvest Housefor a meal before the Coffee Housebegins. A healing service will be heldat the Shrine on Sunday at 2 p.m.

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Events published must be of in­terest and open to our generalreadership. We do not normallycarry notices offundraising activi­ties, which may be advertised at.our regular rates, obtainable fromour business office at (508) 675­7151.

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FAIRHAVEN- St.Mary'sPar­ish will host a prayer workshop 01)

March 23 from 7~8:30 p.m. in thechurch basement. Pat Pasternak, di­rector of Religious Education at St.Thomas More Parish, will discuss"Eastern Spirituality and Icon Prayer."All welcome and admission is free.

FALL RIVER - St. Joseph'sChurch is hosting a parish missionMarch 1 through 4 conducted byFather Barry L. Conneerton. Masswill be celebrated at 7 p.m. nightly.All welcome.

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