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RITE OF ELECTION: Ca­techumens of the diocese par­ticipating in the Rite of Chris­tian Initiation for Adults pro­gram gather at St. Mary'sCathedral on the first Sundayof Lent to inscribe their namesin the Book of the Elect.Among those attending theservice, celebrated by BishopO'Malley, were validly bap­tized non-Catholics and bap­tized Catholics preparing forfull initiation into the Church.The sacraments of baptism,Holy Eucharist and confir­mation will be administeredat the Easter Vigil. (Gaudettephotos)

Bishop says proposalwill hurt immigrants

As Congress debates th~ Contract with America, Bishop SeanP. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has issued a statement opposing a com­ponent of the Contract which he believes would endanger thewell-being of legal immigrant families in this country.

The Personal Responsibility Act within the Contract wouldmake most legal immigrants ineligible for some 60 federally­funded assistance programs, among them emergency food andshelter, health care, social services, job training and schoollunches. Currently, certain categories of low-income legal immi­grants can participate in federal1y-assisted programs.

Bishop O'MaHey says that the Person'll Responsibility Actwould greafly limit the rights of immigrants who are legal residentsof this country and who pay the same taxes as its citizens. Thebishop urges that support be given to legal immigrants to maintainwhat is and should be rightful1y theirs.

His statement, which follows, has been forwarded to membersof the Massachusetts Congressional delegation.

STATEMENT OF BISHOP O'MALLEYThe Catholic Church has always been deeply involved with the

immigrant populations in the United States. We are alarmed bythe anti-immigrant sentiment and exploitation which is occurringin our country. It has moved beyond issues involving il1egal immi­grants and is aiming to curtail the rights of immigrants who arelegal residents of the United States.

The Contract with America which is currently being debated inWashington includes the Personal Responsibility Act, a piece oflegislation which, I feel, threatens the well-being of legal immi­grant families in America. It is a radical departure from the socialpolicies which America has hitherto practiced with regard to theimmigrants who have been the backbone of the nation's social andeconomic development.

Under current law certain categories of low-income legal immi­grants are generally permitted to participate in federally-assistedprograms. The legal immigrants allowed to participate includemany permanent residents who have "green cards" as well as somecategories of immigrants fleeing oppression abroad. Legalimmi­grants are subject to the same taxes in this country as citizens.

The Personal Responsibility Act would make most legal immi­grants ineligible for about 60 federally-funded health, education,job training, housing, social service, food stamp, school lunch,emergency food and shelter, and income security programs.(Exempted are legal immigrants over 75 who have lived in theUnited States for at least five years.)

How can we deny SSI benefits to a legal immigrant who isdisabled on the job, or deny access to migrant health centers tochildren of non-citizen migrant workers who are IegaIly in theUnited States?

We must recognize that these families have been the foundationof America and in a particular way of Southeastern Massachu­setts. They have shared their cultures, which enrich all our lives.Their commitment to work has provided the area with one of themost reliable work forces in the country. Immigrants have beencontributing members to our society, not only by work but also bytheir commitment to family, community and Church. We mustsupport them in maintaining what is rightfully theirs by opposingthe Personal Responsibility Act.

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dral in New York, Sacred HeartCathedral in Newark, N.J., andthe Cathedral of Mary Our Queenin Baltimore.

- Outdoor Masses in GiantsStadium in New Jersey and OriolePark in Baltimore.

- A prayer meeting at SheaStadium in the Brooklyn diocese.

From a global standpoint thecenterpiece of the papal trip willstill be his visit to the UnitedNations Oct. 5. .

Last year that visit was to markthe U.N. International Year of theFamily. This year it will mark theU.N.'s 50th anniversary.

"There was great disappointment

and Priestly Formation for threeyears. Previously he served in par­ish ministry, as a judge of thediocesan tribunal and director ofvocations in Providence. He willcoordinate all aspects of organiz­ing the papal visit at the bishops'conference, working with plannersfrom the United Nations and thedioceses which will host the pope.

The new schedule will make thepontiffs stay in the New York areaone day longer than was called forin last year's plan.

Among local events expected tobe carried over to the new scheduleare:

- Mass for young people in theNew York archdibcese.

- Visits to 5t. Patrick's Cathe-

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Fa­ther Paul Theroux, a priest of thediocese of Providence, RI, will benational coordinator for Pope JohnPaul II's Oct. 4-8 visit to the Uni­ted States and United Nations,announced Msgr. Dennis Schnurr,general secretary of the NationalConference of Catholic Bishopsand U.S. Catholic Conference.

The Vatican announced March2 that the papal trip, postponedfrom October 1994 because of thepope's slow-healing thigh bone,had been rescheduled for this fallto include stops at the originallyscheduled sites in Baltimore; New­ark, NJ; and New York.

Father Theroux has directed theNCeB Secretariat for Vocations

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usee education secretaryto head teacher corps

1994 CHDfundingwas highest e,rerWASHINGTON (CNS) ,- The

Campaign for Human Develop­ment, the Catholic Church's do­mestic anti-poverty program, atthe end of 1994 awarded $817,183in economic development grantsto 35 low-income groups in'lolvedin creating jobs and busine"ses intheir communities, said BishopJames H. Garland of Marquette,.Mich., chairman of the U.S.bishops' CHD committee.

CHD's total funding for 1994reached more than $8 million, thehighest amount ever for a singleyear. Recipients of $7.2 million inself-help grants were announced inSeptember.

The total number of 1994 ,grantswas 276. Recipient projects arelocated in 46 states, the District ofColumbia and Puerto Rico. Thereare funded projects in 117 Catho­lic dioceses.

CHD's economic developmentfunding assists organized groupsof poor and low-income people instarting or expanding businesses;in developing businesses that pro­mote management and work-er owner­ship; and in creating capacity forcommunity-based economic develop­ment.

The 35 new grants ranged from$80,000 awarded to the W,~stern

Maryland Interfaith Housing De­velopment Corporation for devel­oping affordable housing in ruralareas, to a $5,000 planning grantto assist former welfare recipientsin Michigan in starting a business.

Otlier grant amounts and theirrecipients included:

- $75,000 to the Women'!: Bus­iness Development Corporationof Bangor, Maine, to continuedeveloping a business lending sys­tem for Maine women involved insmall business enterprises.

- $22,523 to Ag Connect ofCreston, Iowa, for a program link­ing aspiring young farmers withthose wishing t'o retire from farm­ing within 10 years.

- $37,500 for the Source forEmpowerment and Economic De­velopment of Los Angeles, tostrengthen its community devel­opment loan fund. The Sourceoffers loans for small owner-op­erated businesses and cooperB.tiveslocated in Los Angeles neighbor­hoods damaged during the riots in1992'.

The grants to these economicdevelopment projects came frommoney collected last fall in Catho­lic parishes nationwide. That col­lection raised $13 million, thelargest amount in the campaign'shistory. One-quarter of that, ap­proximately $3.3 million, remainedin the dioceses to support localself-help initiatives.

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soldier whether God could forgivea sinner. 'Tell me,' the old manasked him, 'if your cloak was torn,would you throw it away?' 'Ohno!' he replied. 'I would mend itand wear it again.' 'Well,' till: oldman said to him, 'if you care: foryour cloak, will God not showmercy on his own creature?' "­"The Wisdom of the Desert"

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worked with Father Pereira since1976 and is now the organization'sexecutive director, said the priestwas intent on "minimizing Iim­guage and cultural barriers." Fa­ther Pereira established PYCO asa social and civic organization tobring youth of Portuguese back­ground together, providing a li­brary, games and tutoring. Its mainfocus was on keeping the youths inschool despite pressures to quitand enter the work force.

As youths' parents also gatheredand socialized, Father Pereira be­gan identifying the problems thefamilies faced as immigrants, not­ing there was a need to promote"favorable attitudinal changes onthe part of the larger communitytoward the immigrant," makingimmigrants aware of communityresources and integrating them intoAmerican life as rapidly and assmoothly as possible.

Father Pereira initiated applica­tions for funding for PYCO, estab­lishing and teaching English as aSecond Language and citizenshipclasses. Today, with the priest aschairman of the board, PYCO"provides a diversity of services,"Medeiros said - not only translat­ing, but counseling for domesticviolence and substance abuse,AIDS outreach, educational en­deavors and advocacy for securinghealth care and housing.

"Overall he's a kindhearted per­son," Medeiros said of FatherPereira, "always looking for thegood in people. He's always there,not only when PYCO has neededhim but when his parishionershave needed him. We still hold tohis message."

Father Pereira served as pa­rochial vicar at Our Lady of theAngels parish, Fall River; OurLady of Mt. Carmel, New Bed­ford; and St. Michael's; as admin­istrato~ at Our Lady of Health,Fall River; and as pastor at Espi­rito Santo, Fall River, and St.John the Baptist, New Bedford,before becoming pastor at St.Michael's in 1985.

He was also the first diocesanpriest to become a full-time publicschool staff member, serving as anESL guidance counselor in theFall River school system.

Father Pereira to receive,award at peace symposium

FATHER LUCIANO PEREIRA

Father Luciano J. Pereira, pas­tor of St. Michael's parish,. FallRiver, will receive a Justice andPeace Award March 25 at a sym­posium on "Just War and theChallenge of Peace," sponsored bythe diocese and Stonehill College,North Easton.

Father Pereira is being honoredfor his 25 years of service to the

. immigrant Portuguese communityof the Fall Riverand New Bedfordareas through the PortugueseYouth C~ltural Organization,which he founded in 1970.

Bishop Sean O'Malley will pre­sent the award at the opening ofthe symposium, to be held 9 toII :30 a.m. at the Martin Institute'on the Stonehill campus. The pro­gram will continue with a panel

. moderated by Father Louis A.Manzo, CSC, featuring discussionof "The Just War Tradition" byFather J. Bryan Hehir and "TheNonviolent Response" by SuzanneBelote Shanley.

Father Hehir, formerly secretaryof the USCC Department of SocialDevelopment and World Peace, ispastor of St. Paul's parish, Cam­bridge; Ms. Shaley is co-founderof the nonviolence and peace groupAgape in Ware.

The discussion will conclu'dewith questions from the audienceand reflections from Father JohnJ. Perry, diocesan director of Con­tinuing Formation of Clergy.

For registration information call, Stonehill College, 230-1120, or theCatholic Education Office, 678­2828.

Father PereiraBorn on the island of St. Mi­

chael, Azores, Father Pereira cameto the United States in 1955 afterattending the Seminary of Angraand being ordained in the AzoresMay 30, 1954.

He found an immediate concernin assisting Fall River-New Bed­ford area Portuguese immigrants,who at the time lacked such basicsas translation services and hencewere cut off from social serviceagencies' programs. As FatherPereira once noted, "When I came"to the U.S., "I knew very little Eng­lish. I know their problems."

That led him in 1970 to foundPYCO. Mario Medeiros, who hasII

norms, discussed last year by theAssociation of Catholic Collegesand Universities. Educator aftereducator stood up then to say thedraft ordinances were unworka­ble, and many calleq for moreconsultation.

A national project director washired, and local dialogues betweenbishops and educators across thecountry have brought significantprogress toward mutually accep­table church norms.

"The end is in sight, but not byJuly. I," when she leaves, SisterSheehan noted.

Other challenges in progressinclude implementation of the"Catechism of the Catholic Church"in education materials and advo­cating parental rights in educa­tion, she said.

Sister Sheehan has been an edu­cator for more than 35 years. Priorto joining the USCC, 'she servedfor five years with the NCEA asexecutive director of its NationalAssociation of Boards of Educa­tion. A native of Savannah, Ga.,she was teacher and principal in anumber of schools in the South­east, then superintendent of schoolsfor the diocese of Richmond, Va.

Msgr. Dennis Schnurr, generalsecretary of the usec and theNational Conference of CatholicBishops, described Sister Sheehanas a "Catholic educator with extra­ordinary vision and belief in thepotential of young people in thechurch."

"We will miss her," he said, buthe added, "Notre Dame is lucky."

SHARE programset to start at

Fall River parishSHARE, a program which pro­

vides qualified recipients with amonthly package of meat, vegeta­bles and other foods worth a totalof $30 to $40 at a cost of $15, isexpected to begin operation in St.Anne's parish, Fall River, in April.

Herve Tremblay, a spokesmanfor the project, said the program isopen to all in need. Recipients willbe asked to register and pay for themonthly package at St. Anne'sSchool during school hours fromMonday to Friday and the firstweek of each month, then returnbetween II a.m. and I p.m. on the.last Saturday of the month to pickit up. '

Participants will also be askedto perform two hours of commun­ity service, such as cutting grass orshoveling snow for a senior citi­zen, or volunteering to assist in theSHARE program itself.

Tremblay said the program, in­itiated by the late farm workers'organizer, Cesar Chavez, is already'in operation in many places acrossthe nation and at other sites in FallRiver, including the Niagara SeniorCenter at St. Luke's EpiscopalChurch on Warren Street. Thosewishing further information orwilling to volunteer in the pro­gram may reach him at 673-0533.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Mer:cy Sister Lourdes Sheehan, secre­tary of education for the U.S.bishops since 1990, will leave herpost July I to direct the Alliancefor Catholic Education teachercorps program.

"Identifying and preparing thenext generation of Catholic schoolleaders has always been of interest'and concern to me," Sister Shee-

, han told Catholic News Service."What ACE will provide for

me," she added, "is an opportun­ity, in a hands-on, practical way,to be involved with a cadre ofCatholic school graduates ... whowill be some of the future Catholicschool leaders."

The Alliance for Catholic Edu­cation, based at the University ofNotre Dame, began last year underthe direction of Notre Dame, theU.S. Catholic Conference and theNational Catholic EducationalAssociation.

The program trains and placesCatholics who are college gradu­ates as teachers in understaffedschools. The teachers receive asmall stipend and earn master'sdegrees in education after two yearsof teaching and intensive summertraining.

Sister Sheehan called it particu­larly challenging to be part of a"developing program that's new,but has absolutely caught on." Bynext fall, the program will haveplaced nearly 90 'teachers in 16dioceses, primarily in the South.

That's not to say Sister Sheehanwants the program to keep gettingbigger, though.

"It's certainly not my plan tohave a national Catholic school- 'teacher corps," she said. "What I'dlove to see happen is Catholic col­leges and universities developingtheir own programs" using thealliance as a model.

One advantage of the Alliancefor Catholic Education is that it issmall and contained, she said,enabling her to have personal con­tact with all the teachers.

Involved with the alliance sinceit began, Sister Sheehan said shehas been overwhelmed at thenumber of participants who wantto teach religion. "This bodes sowell for the church," she said.

She has enjoyed her years at theU.S. Catholic Conference, she said,noting that the department hasrepresented Catholic education wellat the national level. She addedthat she was pleased with thedepartment's newly establishedNational Catholic School Parents'Office, which she described as a"direct response to a need."

She feels positive about thedepartment's collaborative effortswith other professional organiza­tions and its good relationshipwith diocesan personnel.

Unfinished business she leavesbehind includes implementationof "Ex Corde EccIesiae," Latin for"from the heart of the church,"Pope John Paul II's 1990 Apos­tolic Constitution on CatholicUniversities.

The constitution set generalnorms for all Catholic institutionsof higher learning around the worldand called on bishops' conferencesto develop local legislation adapt­ing the norms to conditions intheir country.

The U.S. bishops have drawnup ordinances to implement the

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Ac­cording to a new study, U.S. Cath­olics who belong to secular insti­tutes say one of their biggest prob­lems is the ignorance of otherCatholics about who they are andwhat they do.

If that obstacle can be over­come, "a significant number ofsingle lay people may discover thatthe vocation is the one for whichthey are ·searching, the one towhich God is calling them," con­cludes a summary of the study.

Members of secular institutesconsecrate their lives to God inways somewhat similar to the con­secration of members of religiousorders, but they are not religioussisters or brothers. Most continueto work in thc~ir regular job or pro­fession, wear no distinctive garband live in their own home ratherthan in community.

The study was conducted by athree-member research committeeof the U.S. Conference of SecularInstitutes. Based on an in-depthsurvey of 168 members of theseven largest U.S. secular insti­tutes. it was the first such study ofU.S. institutes to be done.

The author of the summary wasHelen St. Denis. president of theU.S. conference, a professor ofnursing at the Catholic Universityof America and a member of thesecular institute Caritas Christi.

With her on the rescarch teamwere Father John Lorenz of thediocese of Des Moines. Iowa, andC. Joseph O'Hara, a researcher atthe Center for Applied Researchin the ApOS1.olate in Washington,both members of the Institute of\he' Heart ofJ~sus..

The study analyzed three sub­groups among secular institutemembers:

• Externs, who make up themajority of all those in secularinstitutes -_. mostly women wholive in thei r own residence andhold a secular job;

• Interns. also mostly women.who usually reside together insmall groups and most often workfor the institute's particular aposto­late;

• Diocesan priests. who work intheir assigned parish or diocesanjobs but join an institute afterordination for support in spiritualgrowth and as a means of specialdedication to God.

Pope Pius X11 established secu­lar institutes as a church reality in1947 with a document recognizinginstitutes whose members, lay orclerical, profess the evangelicalcounsels in the world and engagein apostolic work but do not prac­tice a religious life in common.

Since then, according to thesummary. 170 secular instituteshave been formed around the worldwith a combined membership ofmore than 60,000.

In the United States there wereseven approved branches with afew members in the 1950s. Nowthere are more tha n 25 with acombined membership of about1.000.

A member of a secular institutetakes vows or promises of conse­cration to the evangelical coun­sels. including one of celibatechastity.

Since most support themselvesand must provide their own medi­cal and retirement care, "the coun­sel of poverty implies a spirit ofdetachment, the realization of adependence on God and steward­ship over temporal goods while

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Pro-Life Mass setfor March 25

The annual Pro-LifeMass will be offered byBishop Sean O'Malley atnoon Saturday, March 25,the Feast of the Annuncia­tion. All ar~ invited toattend and pray for thepro-life cause.

president of the Credit Union andthe Holy Name Society. As a dea­con he provided pastoral servicesto Portuguese immigrants and theelderly in both St. Anthony andSacred Heart parishes.

In various capacities he served"Teens Encounter Christ," a retreatprogram; the Cursillo and Mar­riage Encounter programs; the FallRiver Community Soup Kitchen;William Cyr Chapter of the CreditUnion Association; the Model Cit­ies board; Fall River Big Brothers/Big Sisters; People, Inc.; South­eastern Mass. Lung Assn.; NotreDame Cemetery advisory board;the Family Serviqe· Bureau; theFall River park commission; thecity public welfare board; and BoyScout Troop 27.

Deacon Camara is survived byhis wife, Mary J. (Carvalho) Ca­mara, his mother, two sons, H.David Camara of Portsmouth andPaul D. Camara of Providence; adaughter, Claudia ~onizof Hyan­nis; a foster daughter, Cecile TeresaNicholas of Medway; a brother,Joseph H. Camara of Portsmouth;a sister, Vinnie Estrella of Tiver­ton, RI; eight grl\.ndchildren; 76godchildren; and nieces and nep­hews.

He was also the brother of thelate Olivia Arruda.

DEACON CAMARA

Deacon Manuel CamaraThe Mass of Christian Burial

was offered yesterday by BishopSean O'Malley at Sit. Anthony ofPadua Church, Fan River, forPermanent Deacon Manuel H. Ca­mara, 75, who died March 5, oneyear to the day after he and hiswife Mary were honored at astanding-room-only Mass at theirnative parish.

Rev. Edward E. Correia, imme­diate past pastor of St. Anthony ofPadua, was homilist for the liturgy,attended by many priests and per­manent deacons, and. Msgr. GeorgeW. Coleman, diocesan .vicar gen­eral, spoke following it.

Rev. John F. Moore, director ofthe diocesan permanent diaconateprogram, presided at a wake serv­ice March 8 in St. Anthony ofPadua Church, where Deacon Ca­mara lay in state.

The deacon, the son of Vene­randa (Bernaldo) Camara of Ports­mouth, RI, and the late Manuel H.Camara, graduated from Fall Riverschools and also studied at theUniversity of New Hampshire. Hewas a member of the first class ofpermanent deacons in the FallRiver diocese and was ordained tothe diaconate June 7, 1980, bythen Bishop Daniel A. Cronin,serving thereafter at St. Anthony'sand Sacred Heart parishes in FallRiver.

From 1962 until his death hewas a senior inspector for the foodand milk division of the Fall RiverDepartment of Public Health. Hewas administrative assistant to themayor from 1966 to 1970 and wasthe owner and manager of a citysupermarket from 1950 to 1975.He was also a licensed real estatebroker.

Deacon Camara and his wifewere among the first recipients inthe diocese of the Marian Medalfor outstanding chu.rch service; andCamara also received the CardinalHumberto Medeiros Award forhis work with the poor and under­privileged.

His many affiliations and activi­ties included service as a trustee atthe former Bradford Durfee Col­lege ofTechnology, diocesan repre­sentative to the New England Serv­ice Committee for the CharismaticRenewal, chairmanship of theCatholic University of Portugalfoundation and vice president andpast president of the Serra Club.

In his parish, he chaired theCatholic Charities Appeal and was

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thin out for the beach" but in:;teadis "where you and I renew ourChristian identity: a hopeful faithin the shadow of the cross."

Archbishop John R. Roal:h ofSt. Paul and Minneapolis empha~sized the need for people to appre­ciate the mystery in their live:l.

"There is a great deal of my:lteryin your life and in mine," he wrotein a column in the Catholic Bul­letin, the archdiocesan paper of St.Paul and Minneapolis. "I don'tknow what's going to happen to­morrow, nor do you."

"In our own little passion:l, orserious disappointments, or anynumber of other challenges thatput us to the test, can we see mys­tery as a gift from God and throughthat experience grow in wisciom,understanding and grace?" heasked.

In his column in his archdioce­san paper, Catholic New York,Cardinal John J. O'Connor mmi­nisced about his boyhood Leliltenexperiences.

When Lent began, he wl'Ote,"naturally, an end-of-the-worldconfession came first, even tho ughwe went to confession on most"Saturdays anyway." He also re­called weekly Stations ofthe CI'OSS,recitation of the rosary - the"Sorrowful Mysteries, of course"- with his family, and giving upcandy and movies.

Mass seemed different du:ringLent, he said, explaining there wasa mood that "we took home withus and lived with, not a gloomymood: 'thoughtful' would be theword, I suspect, or even 'respect-ful.'" "

And during this, his 76th' L~nt,lie said he will continue to "use thedays as I learned to in childhood."

ces such as fasting, prayer andgood works. "

"Over the years, for whateverreason, Catholics have let Lentslip," he said.

The bishop explained Lent as a"final countdown" for those whoare preparing to enter the church.But for those Catholics alreadyfully received into the ch!1rch, hesaid Lent is the time to prepare forrenewing baptismal commitments.

"rhrough that ritual gesture, wereach down deep inside ourselvesand recommit ouselves to be theLord's disciples," he said. "Thistouches every part of our life.Everything. No footnotes, no aste­risks, no fine print."

Bishop Untener called the sac­rament of reconciliation a meansto prepare for the renewal of thebaptismal commitment. "In myopinion, every Catholic shouldreceive the sacrament of reconcili­ation every Lent," he said.

The bishop's letter was mailedto nearly 43,000 households dur­ing the week before Ash Wednes­day. Accompanying the letter wasa "Moral Inventory" checklistdevised by the diocesan Lent '95task force to prepare people forthe sacrament of reconciliation.

Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Og­densburg, N. Y., urged Catholicsto pray and reflect on Christianprayer as explained in the "Cate-

~ chism ofthe Catholic Church." Healso suggested performing "suita­ble acts of penance" as a means to"enable us to become freed frominner selfishn"ess" and serve thosein need.

Bishop AntHony M. Pilla ofCleveland said Lent is "not anannual intrusion into pleasant liv­ing" or a "providential period to

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"Be still and see that I am God." Ps. 45:11

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Lentshould be a time of spiritual re­newal, particularly through thesacrament of reconciliation, sev­eral U.S. bishops reminded Cath­olics in messages released as thechurch penitential season began..

Bishop Donald W. Wuerl ofPittsburgh described reconciliationas an "initial and integral part ofspiritual renewal." He urged allCatholics to bring to this sacra­ment "spiritual illness and afflic­tions of moral order ... personalfailures and faults, those sins thattaint our relationship with the Lordand our communion with thechurch."

He also urged Catholics to con­fess "all those thoughts, words,deeds, omissions that are at theroot of discord within families,and tensions, even violence, in ourneighborhoods."

In his Lenten message, publishedin the Anchor for March 3 andalso in parish bulletins throughoutthe Fall River diocese, Bishop SeanO'Malley said "We must make the'most of this time. Too often Lentis seen as a period of intense diet­ing, or' liberation from nicotineaddiction or a few weeks of sobri­ety. In reality, it is a time to renewand deepen our life of prayer. It isprayer that-will give spiritual valueto all our Lenten sacrifices. It isalso a time when we reach out tothose in need, depriving ourselvesof some simple pleasure so as to beable to give alms for the poor suchas in Operation Rice Bowl."

Bishop Kenneth E. Untener ofSaginaw, Mich., also called for adiocesewide effort to renew partic­ipation in the sacrament of recon­ciliation and other Lenten practi-

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Hear the Cry of the PoorOne of the more obnoxious aspects of our present Congress

is its overall put-down of the truly needy. In the effort of themajority to keep its so-called Contract with America, thepoorest and least influential of our neighbors have beendegraded .and contemptuously treated.

Oblivious or totally ignorant of the Beatitudes, but fault­lessly attuned to the mandates of capitalism, the new Washing­ton leadership is courageously attacking those unable todefend themselves. In other words, the homeless, legal immi­grants, welfare recipients and single parents have become thetargets for fiscal reform.

The balance sheet, not the human being, is the most impor­tant consideration in attempting reform. Somewhere along theline, concern over the federal deficit has obliterated realizationof federal responsibility and crassness has replaced compassion.

White Anglo-Saxons who have, of course, sufficient fundsto mount their election campaigns have rallied against those"who are the new strangers to our shores, who have no financialsecurity and who are, in short, exactly like the ancestors ofmost of those judging them. In the myopic view of the presentmajority in Congress, the Contract is replacing the Constitu­tion, while the battle for a balanced budget bids fair to makemillions of born Americans as well as legal immigrants nomore than refugees in their own land.

Especially hard hit by this demeaning mind-set are welfarerecipients, who seem to be the target not only for financialcutbacks but also for personal defamation. The stringent mea­sures proposed by our so-called reformers place an unjustburden on the needy, who are described as the pampered poorwho should be treated with tough love, as if they had somehowviolated the public trust.

While there is no doubt that many do abuse the welfaresystem, the nation is being presented with a stereotyped imageof those on welfare that denigrates the many who are poorthrough no fault of their own.

Noone denies that some welfare reform is needed, but thosewho truly need our concern should not be subjected to publicscorn. Yes, our economy is shaky, our dollar is battling forcredibility and our unemployment rate cuts across all socialboundaries. But the many factors that are impacting ourfinancial stability should not be used by our elected officials asreasons for inflicting harm on those who need public supportmerely to survive. Our legislators should riot become as fraud­ulent as those who abuse the system now in place.

As representatives and senators consider our fiscal crisis, itis hoped that they will stick to monetary issues and avoidpeople bashing. God did not create us as solitary beings. In ourinnermost nature, we are social beings. While we all admitdifferences between people, our equal dignity as children ofGod necessitates that we strive for just and humane conditionsfor all. Excessive economic and social disparity between indi­viduals is not just a source of scandal but a sin against justiceand human dignity.

The task of the public sector is to ensure this dignity. In theprocess no effort should be spared to safeguard basic humanrights in every political situation.

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But rna ny bishops still are listedon the masthead of H LI's newslet­ter and other materials, if only as"advisers." This makes it difficultfor well-meaning folks such asthose of B'nai B'rith to distinguishthe preachments of HLI from theofficial teaching of the church,which clearly condemns forays intoanti-Semi~ism.

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. in the world," he plays on severalhighly charged emotional themesat once when he states: "Strangely,while killing their own offspring, agood number of Israelis adoptBrazilian babies (preferably of Ger­man extraction)." This is hardlyreasoned argument.

H LI is still promoting FatherMarx's books. And its newsletterstill reveals a fascination with Jews.Its May 1993 issue devotes itscover story to the question, "Whyhave the victims become perpetra­tors?" Jews, author Brian Clowesopines, "are presiding over thegreatest holocaust in the history ofthe world ... the efficient destruc­tion of more than 30 million pre­born children in this country."

Clowes continues, "their namesare legion," and then goes on to listjewish names and organizations.The reference, of course, is toMark 5:9 and Luke 8:30, where ademon says, "My name is legion."It evokes, I think, the medievalimagery of Jews as devils, com­plete with horns.

Such anti-Semitic imagery hasbeen clearly condemned by thechurch. It is profoundly sad to seean attempt to bring it back at theend of what Pope John Paul II hasaptly called "The Century of theShoah."

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International, a private organiza­tion founded by Benedictine FatherPaul Marx, has proven a divisiveforce within the pro-life movement,frequently attacking the Catholichierarchy of the United States bothindividually and as a conferencefor what Father Marx viewed aslapses from ideological purity.

Alongsidl: this, there has beenwhat I would call a flirtation withanti-Semitism. Sadly, even underits new president, BenedictineFather Matthew Habiger, this flir­tation continues.

The issue has come to a head inMontreal where H LI is planning aconvention this April. Materialspublished by HLI, such as FatherMarx's book, "Confessions of aPro-life Missionary," and HLI'sown newsletter, found their wayinto the hands of members of theCanadian B'nai B'rith's League forHuman Rights.

B'nai B'rith has no position onabortion, since its members aresplit in their views. But they dohave a position on conspiracycharges leveled against the Jewishpeople.

It appears that Father Marxviews it of interest to point out the"Jewish extraction" of those whohold views different from his. Buthe does not seem so concernedwith the ra,ce, ethnic backgroundor religious affiliation of anyonewhose name does not sound Jew­ish to him.

In a 1987 newsletter articlereprinted in "Confessions," heurged readers to "note the largenumber of abortionists (consultthe Yellow Pages) and pro-abortionmedical professors who are Jew­ish," Alleging that Jews are "theleaders of the pro-abortion move­ment," he pictures them workingsubtly behind the scenes to furthertheir cause.

Marx highlights the "Jewish des­cent" of one former prime ministerof Austria, Bruno Kreisky, andblames him personally - i.e., as aJew - for the social policies of thewhole country, speaking of "hisextermination of Austrian babies"(Confessions, p. 272).

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sermons in our pari~h about ourBlessed Mother, but not muchabout the rosary any more.

The rosary has been a big help inmy life, but I don't' get as much outof it as I did before.

Is it still a recottJmimded prayerfor Catholics? (Missouri)

It certainly is. Fbr centuries, therosary has held a prominent placein the church's treasury of prayers.

Because of the many levels ofvocal and meditative prayer itoffers, the rosary remains animportant and valuable part of thespiritual lives of many people.

Sometimes the repetitive HailMarys, underlaid with events inthe life of Our Lord and his mother,are excactly the prayers we need.

If you feel some distance fromappreciating the rosary as you'once did, maybe your understand­ing and approach to it need somerevitalizing.

Many fine books are availableto help you do that. One that Iknow has helped many people putthe rosary in new perspective is abrief work titled "Praying theRosary: New Reflections on theMysteries (written by Gloria Hut­chinson; publishep by St. AnthonyMessenger Press; 65 pages).

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March 16: Jer 17:5-10; Ps1:1-4,6; lk 16:19-31

March 17: Gn 37:3-4,12­13a,17b-28; I)s 105:16-21;Mt 21:33-43,45-46

March 18: Mi 7: 14-15,18­20; Ps 103: 1-4,9-12; lk15:1-3,11-32

March 19: Ex 3:1-8a,13­15; Ps 103:1-jl,6-8,11; 1 Cor10:1-6,10-12; lk 13:1-9

Q. Is there any differenceremaining between Episcopalianand Catholic teachings?

A friend of mine who attendsthe Episcopal Church tells me herpriest explained that most of thedifferences about holy commun­ion have been resolved in recentdiscussions. Is Shl! right? (NewYork)

A. It is too much to assert thatthere are no longer doctrinal dif­ferences between our churches.Some remarkable agreements havebeen reached, howe:ver, in the An­glican-Roman Catholic discussionsduring the past sevl~ral years.

This year, for example, the U.S.Anglican-Roman Catholic dial­ogue, made up of bishops, otherclergy and theologians of bothchurches, published several "affir­mations."

They affirmed together that:I. In the Eucharist, the church

makes present the sacrifice of Cal­vary and is empowered by theHoly Spirit to make Christ presentand to receive all the benefits ofthis sacrifice.

2. In the Eucharist Christ makeshimself present sacramentally whenthe bread and wine are changedinto his body and blood.

3. After the eucharistic celebra­tion the body and blood of Christmay be reserved for communionof the sick and may be reserved foradoration, as an extension of theworship of Jesus Christ at thecelebration of the Eucharist.

4. Only a validly ordained priestcan be the minister who bringsinto being the sacrament of theEucharist and offers sacramentallythe redemptive sacrifice of Christwhich God offers 'us.

Participants in the dialogueconcluded that "the Eucharist assacrifice is not an issue that dividesour two churches.'"

A short time later the presidentof the Pontifical Council for Pro­moting Christian Unity told theAnglican-Roman Catholic Inter­national Commission that agree­ment between the two churches isgreatly strengthened.

Much remains to be done andprayed for. There is no question,however, that this and similaragreements are major events as wemove with hope toward the unityfor which Jesus prayed at the LastSupper.

Q. We hear some wonderful

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Native-Americans knew that themystery of creation'was containedin the circle. In the book "BlackElk Speaks, Being the Life Storyof a Holy Man of the OglalaSioux," the author writes: "Every­thing an Indian does is in a c:ircle,and that is because the povier ofthe world always works in cLrcles,and everything tries to be rou nd ....Even the seasons form a great cir­cle in their changing, and alwayscome back again to where theywere."

For anyone struggling with faith,doubting the existence of theCreator, I would say: Look at thecircle in the sky, and sel: thereminder of how gracious a hostwe earthly pilgrims have.

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whether each word is spelled cor­rectly.

Why use an ax when you have achain-saw? Why write everythingout by hand when we have type­writers? Why wash'C1othes by handwhen we 'have washing machines?

Technology can perform basicoperations for us, freeing our handsand minds for higher-level func­tioning: Children can be taughthow math-and language wOI'k inthe beginning. But whether theybecome skilled at these operationsor not, they should learn to makeuse of technology.

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lobs them in the general directionof the Crying Game players.

3. When the choir director }ro­jects the parent's name and addresson the overhead projector insteadof words to the responsorial.

2. When you see an usher com- ,ing your way wearing a ski rr.:askand carrying a large canvas ba,g.

I. When there are threateningnotes in the collection basket as itgoes by.

, Don't I have a heart? Don't Ihave sympathy for parents wholove their children enough to bringthem to Mass? Of course ,I do.

I have the pine-cone scars toprove it.

a wise idea. That can be done inthe beginning, when the child learnsbasic computations in first grade.Howeve'r, once the child has beentaught how it's done, we should letthe child use whatever technologysimplifies the procedures so he orshe can go on to more complicatedproblems.

Computers offer a good com­parison. In the beginning, peoplewere taught "machine ,language."It was felt that every user had toknow exactly how computers work­ed.Today, however, computersare quite "user friendly." Evenbeginners start by learni,ng simplyto pu~h buttons that bypass manytime-consuming steps. Not only istime saved, but accuracy is assured.

Word processors can do "spellchecks" for those of us adults whostill- misspell or reverse letters. Ithink children should learn to spell,but by fifth grade they should alsobe able to use "spell-checks." Why?Because children should go on tousing language for creative expres­sion, and not get bogged down by

believed the circle is the perfectsymbol for God, for it has nobeginning and no erid.

This was also the thinking of St.Augustine - that God is a circlewhose center is everywhere andwhose circumference is nowhere.

The imagery stayed with me, asI saw God to be our "host" in theheavens, and we the guests atGod's earthly party.

I meditated a lot that day onhow pervasive is the symbolism ofcircles, especially as it relates tothe perpetuation of life.

For example, trees and vegeta­tion are shade and food, but theybegin with a seed, which resemblesa circle. The fertilized egg thatbecomes a baby is circular. So arethe basic cell& of life, and so is theeye, which internalizes all the won-ders of creation. '

I think the Creator's design ofthe circle was God's way of gettingus to see that when it comes to the

, origins and regeneration oflife, allis contained within God - theperfect circle.

impressive pulmonary projections.If God can issue the Ten Com­

mandments and David Lettermancan become famous for his "Top10" list, why can't we in the pews

, enunciate the Top 10 IndicationsThat It Is Time - that is, time totake one's child' from church forthe breather for which hel she isclearly beseeching God?

Indication No. 10 could be whenthe scene created by parents pass­ing the crying child back and forthresembles a fight scene from a"Three Stooges" film.

9. When bouncing the childaround to comfort him or hercreates a sound like sOmeone play­ing a cranky human bagpipe.

8. When nearby parishionersbegin chewing on missals andmaking whining sounds. ,

7. When your in-laws put 'theircoats over their heads.

6. When "shushing" the childcauses a spittle spray.

5. When parishioners withoutchildren seek refuge in the .:ryingroom.

4. When the pastor picks pinecones off the altar displays and

Recently, as I was drivingto theabbey church in Bethlehem, Conn.for 8 a.m. Mass, the sun made itsappearance. But this morning itwasn't the usual brilliant silver. Itwas a muted gold.

The sun was a perfect circle,breathtakingly awesome. All Icould do was catch my breath togive praise and thanks to the Lord.It made me wonder how anyonecould ever doubt the existence ofthe Creator.

When I arrived at the church,the warm early morning glowenveloped everyone.

With the sun-circle still in mymind, I looked up and for the firsttime really noticed, high on thewall behind the church's cloisterarea, a perfect circle of glass.

At that moment, the priest raisedthe host for the consecration, thecircular host.

It was a beautiful vision - thecircular sun, the circular window,the circular host.

And just then I remembered apriest, once telling me why he

Dear Dr. Kenny: Our son is inthe fifth grade and has a learningdisability. He has a terrible timedoing simple math by hand, but hedoes it quickly and well with a cal­culator. His teacher says that hewill never learn what's really goingon unless he can work things outfor himself first. What do youthink? (New Jersey)

I think he should be allowed touse a calculator. In fact, by fifthgrade all children should be, taughthow to use calculators, as well' asother instruments of convenience.

The first three grades are thetime to learn basic reading, writingand' arithmetic. After that, sub­jects like science and social studiesare introduced and we assume thatchildren can read and write andc()unt. Most can.

Some, however, can't. If theyhave a learning disability, as inyour son's case, we need to let himuse appropriate aids' and get onwith learning.

Learning how things are done is

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David Letterman and the TenCommandml(nts simultaneouslypopped to mind last Sunday atMass. It happened a nano-secondafter a 2-year-old let loose one ofthose screams that defoliate eye­brows for pews in several directions.

You 'know the scream. It beginshuge and mushrooms bigger. Thenit snaps off - poof. The child hastotally and completely emptied itslungs, a slight bluishness comingto its lips.

This sudden quiet period sendschills through tantrum and colicveterans like myself. This is thesucking-in-wind stage. After a tinygulp of air which releases thevacuum in the lungs, the childinhales for avery, very, very longtime until the pressure gauge on itslittle chest reads about 1,000 PS I.

Then the scream. Whoa, Nellie.We are talking screams that live up

'to attributions like "blood-curdl­ing," "spi ne-ti ngli ng," .. hea rt­stopping," "eye-popping."

However, the human siren's folksstayed on. That is, they allowedthe rest, of the congregation toendure along with them their child's

Affirmative action may need,some overhauling to respond tonew demands, but it won't beeliminated. -

Recently I visited an exhibit aspart of Black History Month titled"Majestic in His Wrath: The Lifeof.Frederick Douglass" at the Na­tional Portrait Gallery in Washing­tOI1. This black statesman spokeeloquently for the rights of blacksbefore and after the Civil War.

One inscription in the exhibitread: "The American people havethis lesson to learn: that where jus­tice is denied, 'where poverty isenforced, where ignorance prevailsand where anyone class is made tofeel that societyjs an organizedconspiracy to oppress, rob anddegrade them, neither persons norproperty will be safe."

That message is being learnedtoday by our youth, who are beingtaught that radal justice and theeradication of racism are to betheir \\-ay of life. Our young peopleare free to move in their own direc­tion on this, having not lived in theworld of their ancestors' where theraces where strictly separated.

While visiting the gallery, I alsosaw a portrait collection of earlyAmerian industrial magnates. Nowomen were among them! Butthanks to women's rights, many ofthe old boys' clubs are quicklydisappearing.

Affirmative action helped createBlack History Month, and it hastaught us that women not only canbecome chief executive officers,they can captain space shuttles.

No doubt some would like toreturn to pre-Civil War days andpre-women's suffrage, setting equalopportunity aside. Fortunatelyonce trends are set in motion andour youth are raised in the midst ofthese trends, there is no reversingthem.

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Affirmative action at risk?By Father Eugene Hemrick

Many political observers feelaffirmative action is in jeopardy,about to be undone on groundsthat it represents preferential treat­ment in federal programs.

The logic behind undoing affir­mative action is that it's time to acton the pinciple at the heart of thecivil rights movement, which isthat our Constitution is supposedto be colorblind. All people areequal in its eyes.

No doubt about ii, affirmativeaction is under fire. There is agrowing backlash against any enti­tlement that immigrants, minori­ties and women may assert.

Although those talking: aboutseverely limiting affirmative actionmay win the battle, they will losethe war. What has been beguncannot be reversed. .

Originally, the idea behind equalopportunity was that most federalcontractors, all state governmentsand institutions (including univer­sities), and most local governmentswere to initiate plans to increasethe proportions of their femaleand minority employees until theyequaled the proportions in theavailable labor market. .

In 1984 and 1986 affirmativeaction had'setbacks when the courtsruled against upsetting senioritysystems to favor minorities. If aperson wasn't in the pecking orderfor promotion, he or she could notclaim a right to promotion basedon minority status.

However, a victory was scoredfor affirmative action in 1987 whenthe Supreme Court sanctioned pro­motion quotes in agencies with ahistory of "egregious" racial bias.The same year it ruled that awoman could receive preferentialtreatment, affirming the promo­tion of a woman over a slightlymore qualified man.

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Not that Clancy has abandonedtheatrical movies altogether. "With­out Remorse" will be the next ofhis novels to get the big-screentreatment.

He diplomatically declined todiscuss his fortunes in movies andtelevision. "They're differentmediums and different venues," hesaid. "It would be like comparingapples and bananas."

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Known for his extreme unhap­piness over Hollywood's treatmentof his novels for the big screen,Clancy said he liked exercisingcontrol in the television project. "I

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WASHINGTON (CNS)- Novel­ist Tom Clancy said that 16 yearsof Catholic schooling providedgreat benefits for him.

The first value, he said, was"teaching me how to think" ratherthan what to think.

Second on his list is: "God andcountry and family. All the stuffthat should be ordinary, but isn't."

And third, and important in hisline of work, is: "I try real hard tomake my deadlines."

Clancy went to St. MatthewSchool in Baltimore, staffed thenby the School Sisters of NotreDame. He then had eight years ofJesuit education in Baltimore atLoyola High School and College.

That Catholicism rubs off in hiswork, too. "The main charactersin all my books try to get the rightthing done, act with the propermotives, not to violate their ownintegrity," Clancy said.

Clancy's newest project, thefour-hour TV miniseries "Op Cen-

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Oh, Jesus you died so long ago,but I feel it was today because Ipicture you on the cross, your fea­tures showing so much pain andyou look so los,.· If I was therethen, what would I do? Would Ihave shouted with them and letthem crucify you?

I don't know about then, butnow I wouldn't because you aremy friend, my savior and Lord. Iknow I can count on you. I feelreborn.

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And the use 'Of preCist:"language iswhat separates intelligent human­kind from those who tolerate im­precision.

We Catholic feminists (precisiondictates this usage as opposed tomasculinists) follow in the foot­steps of two great Doctors of theChurch, St. Teresa of Avila andSt. Catherine of Siena.

We love our Church, which ismade up of males and females, andwe require language that speaks tothe entire congregation in ourchurches. This apparently is notimportant to the author ofthis let­ter since she signs herself under herhusband's name rather than withthe name given her in Baptism ­the important moment when Godcalled her "by name."

My husband and I winter inFlorida, where our churches arepeopled by a "sea of gray heads."Here and at home on Cape Codmembers of our wqmen's clubs arepredominantly senior citizens.

Are we losing the next genera­tion of women who have' brokenthrough the "glass ceiling," andare taking their places on the U.S.Supreme Court and at the controlsof the Discovery rocket that re­cently blasted off from Cape Can­averal's launching pad? They aregovernors of states, mayors of cit­ies, members of Congress and CEOsof companies. They demand preci­sion in their fields of endeavor,and they cringe at the non-inclusivelanguage in our liturgy.

Thankfully thiS issue is of im­portance to Bishop Trautman andother United States bishops. I amconfident that the Holy Spirit restswith them and look forward to theday when our Church addresses allof its members equally.

In closing, may I remind theauthor of the letter, About Litur­gists, that, "that which does notchange is dead." I rejoice in thefact that the priest no longer cele­brates Mass with his back to thecongregation, and in Ii languagethat few understand.

Marj~rie J. ConwayCotuit

Call the cardinal, PHILADELPHIA(CNS)-Car­dina) Anthony J. Bevilacqua ofPhiladelphia is hitting the airwavesas host of a new weekly call-inradio show airing 5-6 p.m. Mon~

days on a local A M station. It cov­ers local and national issues ofinterest from a Judeo-Christianperspective. Bonnie Keller, a localtelevision news personality, ishosting the show with the cardinaland will serve as moderator. Lis­teners have an opportunity to callin and speak to the cardinal or hisfeatured guests.

Is public healthbeing sacl~ificed?

Dear Editor:In the Feb. 10 Anchor I read

two letters to the Editor entitled,Simplistic Reasons? and AboutLiturgists. In response to the firstletter, may I remind the authorthat the Holy Spirit has been withour Church since its inception,and will continu~: to guide it intothe third millennium. God's giftsof soul and language are whatseparate humans from animals.

Letters rebutted

Dear Editor:We are concerned that regula­

tory reform measures in Congresssuch as H.R. 9, are being pushedthrough the U.S. House of Repre­sentatives at an alarming speedwith little in the way of a trulyopen public debate. Streamlininggovernment is important. But hastyregulatory reform without properreflection could spell disaster forpublic health and safety standardsthat affect millions of Americans.

We urge congressional leadersto seek input from the medicalcommunity and the public. Forexample, Congress should look atways to speed up the drug andmedical device approval processas long as public health and safetyis not compromised. And we believeit is appropriate to consider thecost benefits of a ...~gulation, as isalready required by law. But wealso believe that excessive, com­plex risk assessment requirementscontained in bills like H.R. 9 are sobureaucratic as to be contrary tothe deregulatory intent of the Con­tract with America, and out oflinewith what Americans would sup­port as appropriate: action.

In some areas, such as tobaccocontrol, we need more regulations,not less. Tobacco use kills morethan 400,000 Americans each yearand adds an estimated $65 billionto our annual health care bill. Yettobacco companic:s market andpromote their deadly and addict­ive products to children, and nofederal agency has stepped in tostop it. It is incoillsistent for theCongress to emphasize policy thatsupports responsibility, familyvalues and the protection of chil­dren and to ignore tobacco, a pro­duct that devastates our familiesand children through addiction,disease and death.

We urge Congress to work onthis issue in a bipartisan way, to setaside special inten:sts and to listento the voices and concerns of theAmerican people. Let's take a hardlook at regulatory reform, but notat the expense of !public health.

Shukri F. Khuri, M.D.American Heart AssociationMassachusetts AffiliatePresident, Framingham

Mar(:h 121961, Rev. Aurelien L. Moreau,

Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River1989, Rev. Adrien E. Bernier,

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8 THE-ANCHOR -'Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Ma~: 10,1995

Russia approves Catholic cemeteriesWARSA W, Poland (CNS) ­

Russia has approved theinaugu­ration of Catholic military ceme­teries at two sites where PolishArmy officers were massacred bySoviet secret police during WorldWar II.

The announcement was madeduring a February visit to Warsawby Vyacheslav Bragin, Russian co­chairman of the bilateral commit­tee that negotiated the agreement.

'Plans call for joint events inMay to commemorate the 55thanniversary of the mass killings.During the ceremonies, cemeterymarker stones blessed by PopeJohn Paul II are scheduled to belaid at both sites, said Bragin.

The massacres have been a long­standing source of Polish-Russiantensions.

About 5,000 Polish officersdetained after the 1939 Sovietinvasion of eastern Poland wereshot in Katyn Forest in April 1940by the forerunner of the KGB, theSoviet Union's secret police. TheSoviet Union admitted responsi­bility for the massacres in 1990.Until then, it had blamed invadingGermans for the murders.

A further 9,300 Polish bodieswere discovered three years ago inmass graves at Miednoye, Russia,and Kharkhov, Ukraine.

The cross-shaped marker stonesfor the cemeteries at Katyn andMiednoye are topped by barbedwire from prison camps wherePolish officers were first interned.The stones were brought fromRome to Warsaw last Christmasby a Catholic priest after they wereblessed by the pope.

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severely abusive home and spenttime in the foster care system. .

V nderdeveloped due to her birthmother's drug addiction, she w.ouldstiffen and hold her head backwhen Sister Wagner tried to feed'her. "After only one week in hernew home, she began to comearound," the nun recalled.

Sister Wagner's days are filledwith making car-pool arrange­ments, monitoring school prog:,ess,fixing meals and making sure thatshe has one-on-one time with e:achchild.

On the back burner is her long­time habit of daily Mass. "Morn­ing prayer" is often done in theafternoon. Finding herself bl:ingtrailed by five kids, even when shetakes out the trash, Sister Wagnersays the moments she has to .her­self are few and far between.

Before the children came to livewith her, they had been in sevenfoster homes, she said. "Their trustlevel is low. They follow me: tomake sure I will return."

But the job is not without itsrewards. Sister Wagner recentlyheard one of the children remark,"I'm not in a foster home any­more. This is my real home."

II, SOS currently has 300 facilitiesin 120 countries. The only otherV.S.-based facility is in FortLauderdale, Fla.

The group home in Lockport,35 miles from Chicago, opened inMay 1994 and currently has threefamilies with 15 children. The vil­lage consists of 1.0 newly builthouses, an activity center, an ad­ministration building and a' guesthouse.

The mothers, listed as fostercare providers on the records,receive a small salary and an al­lowance for each child from thestate Department of Children andFamily Services.

Sister Wagner believes thatchildren need long-term, stable en­vironments - especially at a veryyoung age, when problems can beaddressed before they become in­grained.

"Children know when they arecared for and when they are not,"she added. "V nloved kids are stiff

as boards, with no life in theirfaces." .

That's how it was with I-year­old Jennifer, the youngest of thefive' siblings who came from a

. DUBUQUE,Iowa(CNS)-Sis­ter Anthony "Toni" Wagner an­swers more often these days to"Mom" than "Sister."

While politicians argue aboutfoster care vs. orphanages, SisterWagner, a Franciscan nun fromDubuque, has committed herselfto mothering five children ­

.siblings ranging in age from I to 7- at the innovative SOS Child­ren's Village in Lockport, III.

Vnlike temporary foster homeprograms, the "moms" at SOS saythey're in for the long haul. Theypledge to stay unmarried andmother the children - most fromabusive homes - until the chil­dren are 18 or leave the nest.

"Signing on for the long term isa full commitment, much like en­tering the convent again," said Sis­ter Wagner in an interview withThe Witness, Dubuque archdioce­san newspaper. "I'm fulfilling myreligious life and my own desire tohelp others."

Although the children's villageconcept is a new model of care inthe Vnited States, it isn't new onthe world scene.

Founded in Austria in 1949 tohouse orphans from World War

SISTER MOM: Franciscan Sister Anthony Wagner holds Jennifer, the youngest of herfive foster children at SOS Children's Village in Lockport, Ill. (eNS photo)

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. with two fellow Sisters ofSt. Agnesmade her feel "like a newborn."

"I had to learn how to walk,how to talk, how to run to catchthe bus or trolley, how to sleep,how to write and even how topray," said the 74-year-old nun ona visit to her native Kansas'.

Sister Wasinger and Sisters MaryAnn Schippers and Mary EliseLeiker, also natives of Ellis County,Kan., were the first Americans tomake a long-term commitment torebuilding the church in Russia.

The sisters began their missionin February 1994 in Chelyabinsk,Russia, and they planned to returnto Russia in this month along witha fourth member oftheircommun­ity, Sister Deborah Golias.

"I expected the culture and peo­ple to be more rustic, crude andmuch less civilized," Sister Wasin­ger said. ":What I saw was a First

World country with a terriblybroken economy." .

Although the economy is im­proving in some ways, with manymore goods on the market thanwhen the sisters arrived, inflationhas hit the Russian people hard,Sister Wasinger said.

"Woml;n teachers make about$25 per month," she said. "Plus,the value of the ruble is declining."

The sisters have encounteredtheir own economic' frustrationwhen trying to repair a 35-year-oldhouse to live in. .

"You cannot get a loan," SisterWasinger said. "You have to paycash before you can build any­thing."

That's not the only struggle inrepairing the house and building achurch. "First, you don't have thematerials. Then, you don't havethe workers. Next, the workershave to wait for the boss to arrive.Then, they don't have the ce·ment.In addition, I had to go to seven

stores to maybe find two quart:, ofpaint," Sister Wasinger said.

The situation is frustratingbecause "that is not why I came: toRussia," she said. "But in the pro­cess I learned much about the c:ul­ture and the Wonderful people."

Sister Schippers, who ministersto the elderly and homebound,said her inability to communic.ltewas the most difficult adjustment.

She now speaks enough Rus­sian "to get the message across."

Both Sister Leiker, who worksat two hospitals, and SislerWasinger, who teaches a seminarin Scripture at a local college,found learning to walk throughlayers of snow, rain and mud wasadifficult challenge.

But Sister Wasinger sees a brightside to the struggle. "Look howtrim we are," she said.

"There is always mud or wateron the streets," added Sister Leikl:r."I was constantly cleaning myshoes. "

In the Missions: THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 10, 19959

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May God bless you greatly atEaster for your prayers and sacri­fices during Lent which help oth­ers come to rejoice with us in thegift of Redemption: "the Lord isrisen, He is truly risen."

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WOMEN IN Awasa, Ethiopia, gather for a sewing class.Hygiene, cooking, child care and income-generating activitiesare also taught by sisters or lay volunteers at mission parishes.(Vicariate of Awasa photo)

had sent priests and sisters to teachthe Gospel; h,~ thanked God forthe priest who had brought theHoly Eucharist and the sister whohad come to treat him. He prayedfor all the Christians, especiallythe sick. He did not ask for any-thing for himself." .

Through years of famine,through years of war, the Churchhas continued its saving, healingwork in Ethiopia; and the Propa­gation of the Faith has continuedhelping the Church in Ethiopia,passing on the sacrifices of allwhose great wealth of faith, loveand compassion moves them togive, and give again, so that othersmight experience the joy of"resur­rection" in their lives.

As the people of Liberia andother war-torn countries strive torebuild their lives, as the people ofyoung, poor, missions grow infaith, moving from Good Fridayto the Resurrection, won't youmake the journey with them?

Through the Propagation of theFaith, you can be with them. Yourassistance helps the daily work ofthe Church in some 800 mission

PARISHES, SCHOOLS and clinics which served chil­dren such as these in Liberia were damaged or destroyed bycivil war. Those near the capital of Monrovia are back inoperation, but outside of the city they lack resources which thePropagation of the Faith is attempting to supply. (Hallelphoto)

women. It also has an average of40 outstation chapels. MissionaryFather Franco Mastromauro saidthat the priests "have to drive orride motor bikes (and at times amule!) or simply walk for milesand miles" in order to reach anoutstation, where Sunday Massmight be celebrated once a month;in a rural chapel, weekday Massmight be celebrated a few times ayear. Shafinna parish, whichdoesn't have a church yet, hasprod uced three of the seven Sidamodiocesan priests!

In this young and poor missionarea, there are not only sevennewly ordained local priests but alocal Congregation of Sisters, theHandmaids of the Church.

In 30 years, the Church in Awasahas grown to some 90,000 Catho­lics. Father Mastr¢mauro toldabout one of them, an elderly man,seriously ill with a tumor, who waslying on a mat on the floor of hishut. He had maae his confession

.and received the Eucharist. As thevisiting sister-nurse was caring forhim, he prayed aloud, "and wenton praying. He thanked God who

" Would J have been one ofthose who stayed with Jesus...who stood by the foot of thecross?"

Have you ever asked yourselfthat very question?

A probable answer would be, "Idon't know; but I certainly hopeso." Perhaps an answer could befound by looking at where westand today, as so ma ny sufferingpeople of the world make a dailyjourney to Calvary.

Does it seem that the news isfilled with story after story ofdeath and devastation? Sometimes,the faces of this human tragedy arefrom our own neighborhoods andcities. Too often, however, theimages are from the Missions.

So many of our brothers andsisters around the world, in Africain particular, have been living GoodFriday, over and over. We think oflong-plagued Ethiopia a nd the war­ravaged countries of Rwanda, Su­dan, Liberia.

Liberia's civil war bl~gan in 1989.It's capital, Monrovia, has seen itspopulation grow from 600,000people to a million, with an influxof displaced persons. A report sentto the Propagation of the Faith byMonrovia's Archbishop MichaelKpakala Francis said that sincethe beginning of the war; "most ofour village mission stations withschools, clinics, etc., have eitherbeen destroyed or badly damaged."He recalled also the tragic murderof the five missionary ~.isters fromthe l1linois Communitv ofthe Ador­ers of the Blood of Christ who hadaffected so many lives in Monro­via's St. Anthony parish with theirministry in schools, catechetics,maternity and health care.

St. Anthony's was badly dam­aged in the war, but is now rebuilt.The majority of parishioners areyoung people.

"The heart of the parish is thechurch," Archbishop Franciswrote. "There are thl"i~e Masses onSundays, filled to capacity. Thereis only one priest," 71 years old,who, assisted by lay catechists, hasto take care of moro~ than 3,000parishioners.

Today, the parish elementaryschool and high school educatesome 1,300 students. Last year, theparish health center treated closeto 40,000 patients; at the maternitycenter, 2,300 little ones were wel­comed into the world.

Inandaround Monrovia,Arch­bishop Francis says, parishes'educational, social and healthinstitutions are open and in opera­tion; but further from the citymany parishes are eit her destroyedor badly damaged.

In sending his gratitude to thosewho aid the Church in Monroviathrough their prayers and help tothe Propagation ofthe Faith, Arch­bishop Francis said: "We pray forthem daily and will continue."

Inanother part of Africa, Awasain southern Ethiopia, modern mis­sionary work began just 30 yearsago with the arrival of two Com­boni missionary priests.

Today, a typical mission inAwasa has a parish center with achurch, a house for the priests, ahouse; for the sister:>, a primaryschool, a clinic and a center forteaching home economics to young

CLINICAL NURSE managers at Catholic MemorialHome, Fall River, are, from left, Karen Rose, Irene Allie,Eleanor Codega, Beverly Silva, Jeanne Ducharme, LisaCadime.

, hand. For three days they wouldburn evergreen branches.

After washing, the ash residuebecame an acid and was mixed ,with "the hand-washed entrails ­feet, head, hooves and intestines- from one of our farm p:igs."

When the mixture hardened,she said, it produced a jdly-likesoap that they cut into squares.

Mrs. Corral also saw hi~tory inDurango. She said she extendedChristian hospitality to the: legen­dary Mexican bandit, PanchoVilla, when he and his guerrillasoldiers rode into Durango duringthe 19 I0 revolt.

After feeding them homemadetortillas and beans, she sHid shewould read them her favori.te pas­sages from the family Bible:.

,Earlier, probably in the 1880s,Mrs. Corral met Warren G. Hard­ing when he was working as ayoung newspaper reporter in Du­rango. Harding served as U.S.president, 1920-23.

Warren G. Harding Jr., thepresident's son, maintained ties toher family and at one time pre­sented a picture of his father toMrs. Corral.

Harding recalled once that "fora festive dinner, Sara, my wife andI enjoyed one of Sara's old-fash­ioned recipes of tortilla alld hotchili peppers which Sara confidedto me that she still eats for break­fast."

Mrs. Ourasco said her motherwas hospitalized once for a fewdays with bronchitis, but has neversuffered a prolonged iIIne!:s. Shesaid her mother's eyesight wasgood and that she still sewt~d andmended her own clothes.

Mrs. Corral said she walked thecorridors of Telacu Senior Courtfor exercise and watched herfavorite TV shows on a Spanish­language station from Los Angeles.

"Oldest living person" isyounger than Sara Corr:al

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BALDWIN PARK, Calif. (CNS)- The Guinness Book of Recordshas declared Frenchwoman JeanneCalment, who turned 120 Feb. 21,the world's oldest living person.

But don't tell that to Mexican­born Sara Luna Corral, who isvery much alive in California at126 years old. Her age is docu­mented on the copy of her birthcertificate which family membersrequested from Mexican officials.

It shows a birth date of Nov. 20,1868. .

Mrs. Corral and her 75-year-olddaughter, Emerita Carrasco, liveat Telacu Senior Court in BaldwinPark.

Mrs. Corral has been married- and widowed - four times andhad eight children. In 1992, manyof her four surviving children, 70grandchildren, and numerous'great-grandchildren and grc;:at­great-grandchildren gathered for aparty in her honor.

In one interview, Mrs. Carrascosaid she brought her mother fromDurango, Mexico, to the UnitedStates in 1979, "when Mother was110."

Mrs. Carrasco attributes hermother's longevity to "a strict dietofeating mainly homegrown fruits,vegetables, and herbs" that grewon the family's five-acre farm andcattle ranch.

Recalling life in Durango, Mrs.Corral, who is Catholic, saidswarms of locusts annually threat­ened their crops. When the windconditions turned against them,she said, "our family would gathertogether and join our hands inprayer that God would help us."She said, "There would be noserious crop damage."

To earn additional income, shesaid, the family made soap by

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-Lisa Cadime, BSN, has beenthe clinical nurse manager of theMemorial Home's Considine Unitfor individuals with Alzheimer'sdisease and related memory im­pairing illness since its opening in1993. Prior to working at the Mem­orial Home, she was the directorof staff development at MadonnaManor, North Attleboro. A West­port resident, Mrs.'Cadime earnedher nursing diploma from New­port Hospital School of Nursingand a bachelor of science degree innursing from Salve Regina Uni­versity, RI.

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individual may be admitted to anursing facility for respite careonly upon the written order of aphysician who considers it to bemedically and socially appropriate.

For more information, call Dio­cesan Health Facilities at 679-8154or anyone of the diocesan homes.

CATHOLIC MEMORIALHOME, Fall River, has namedseveral nursing professionals toclinical nurse manager positions.A new approach to nursing man­agement in long-term care, clinicalnurse managers are responsiblefor the coordination of residentcare and daily nursing operationson an assigned nursing unit.

The new nurse managers are:-Irene M. Allie, RN, C, who

holds an associate's degree in nurs­ing from Bristol Community Col­lege, Fall River, and is currentlypursuing a bachelor's degree fromSt. Joseph's College, Maine. ABerkley resident, she has workedat the Memorial Home as a staffnurse, a charge nurse and a headnurse. She is also a call firetg'fuer/ EMT for the town of Berk­ley's Fire Department and treas­urer of both the Berkley Firemen'sAssociation and the Dighton Gar­den Club.

-Jeanne Ducharme, RN, C,who received a nursing diplomafrom Saint Anne's Hospital Schoolof Nursing and worked previouslyin the home as a nursing supervi­sor and nursing coordinator ofrestorative care. A Somerset resi­dent, she is pursuing a bachelor'sdegree in social and health serviceswith a concentration in health caremanagement at Roger WilliamsUniversity, RI. She is a member ofthe Saint Anne's Hospital Schoolof Nursing Alumnae Association.

-Karen Rose, RN, who earnedher nursing diploma from New­port Hospital School of Nursing.A Fall River resident, she hasworked previously as a nursingsupervisor at the Memorial Homeand for Visiting Nurse Service,Newport, RI.

-Beverly Silva, RN, C, ofPortsmouth, RI, who has had ex­perience as a district nurse in FallRiver and as supervisor for a homecare agency. She earned her nurs­ing diploma from Saint Anne'sSchool of Nursing and is currentlyenrolled in a social and health ser­vices program at Roger Williams'University. She is a member of theSaint Anne's School of NursingAlumnae Association.

-Eleanor E. Codega, RN, C, ofFall River who has worked pre-

"RESPITE CARE" is a newprogram offered by the four skillednursing facilities sponsored by theFall River diocese: Our Lady'sHaven, Fairhaven; Catholic Memo­rial Home, Fa!IRiver; MarianManor, Taunton; and MadonnaManor, North Attleboro.

In a respite care stay, an indi­vidual living in the community isable to live temporarily and receiveservices at a nursing facility:

Respite care can be beneficialwhen a spouse or other familymembers are caring for a frail or illrelative at home, and need a briefrest from the care-giving situation:The "respite" may provide time fora needed vacation, a medical situa­tion (for example, if the caregiverneeds surgery), or other personalreasons.

Respite care may also be neces­sary when an older person livingindependently needs surgery thatprevents them from returning homealone immediately after hospitali­zation. A frail older person mayalso need a safe place to stay in an'emergency situation, such as a fireor family crisis.

A respite care stay at one of thediocesan homes will typically lastfrom two to 13 days, althoughlonger stays of up to 30 days maybe arranged. Respite care is b,!-sedon the availability of suitableaccomodations.

The homes' daily private rate ischarged to respite care guests,because respite care is not gener­ally covered by Medicare or mostinsurance providers; however, indi­viduals receiving Hospice servicesmay be eligible for respite care.

The homes are also able to pro­vide respite care to clients of Bris­tol Elder Services, Inc., whichserves 15 communities in South­eastern Massachusetts.

Some area families have alreadybeen served by the program, includ­ing several individuals who needednursing care while their spouseshad surgery. Two older persons incrisis situations also received res­pite care while Bristol Elder Servi­ces case workers developed morepermanent solutions for their care.'

Respite care guests are providedwith a pleasant private or semi­private room; daily meals; skilled24-hour nursing care; assistancewith dressing, moving about, bath­ing, dining; delivery and monitor­ing of medications; and laundryservices. Socializing and activitiesare offered through a variety ofplanned programs.

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villagers in Hebei province saythey are being tormented by localofficials for disobeying China'sone-child policy. Catholics in twovillages in the Zhengding diocesesaid families with more than onechild have been fined repeatedlyand brutally harassed by familyplanning officials since March1994. The villagers were targetedand attacked by spot-check teamsof the family planning departmentof Ciyu town, about 150 milessouthwest of Beijing.

them," Archbishop Martino added.Cardinal John J. O'Connor of

New York said the same dioceseswould be on the pope's itinerarythis year as were scheduled lastyear. "We hope to be able to an­nounce shortly the exact details"of the new schedule, he said.

Bishop Thomas V. Daily ofBrooklyn said, "I believe each ofus needs to hear the voice of thiscourageous and inspiring succes­sor to the apostles as he carries theGospel messa.ge to us."

When the 1994 papal visit waspostponed, Archbishop Martinosaid that U.N. and Vatican offi­cials had tentatively agreed onreschedJIling it for late November1995. '

The bishops of the diocesesinvolved asked for an earlier time,however, because ofconcern aboutthe difficultic:s that col~ and badweather could pose for outdoorevents that late in the year.

Vatican sources said it was likelythat the 74-year-old pontiff willmake the U.S. trip only two weeksafter an anticipated visit to Africa.The pope has been planning tocross the African continent northto south in a ceremonial closing ofthe African Synod of Bishops,held last summer in Rome.

Oct. 24 is the actual anniversaryof the formation of the UnitedNations in 1945; a sufficient numberof countries had by then ratifiedthe charter. The main celebrationthis fall will be on that day, withother events planned for the daysjust prior.

Archbishop Martino said he ex­pected the Vatican secretary ofstate would join heads of state andother world ll:aders for those events.The celebration will include anOct. 21 Mass for Catholic heads ofstate at St. Patrick's Cathedral, hesaid.

PAPAL PERCH: A dove released as a symbol of peaceby two children makes a V-turn at a window overlooking St.Peter's Square. Moments later the bird dove for a perch on thepontiffs head, setting his skullcap ajar. After two attempts tore-enter the window, the bird flew away. (eNS/ Reuters photo)

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last year when the Holy Fathercanceled his visit," said Msgr.Schnurr. "I am confident that theenthusiasm of last year will berekindled and increased when thepope comes this year.

"During the last year, Catholicshave become· more aware thanever of the pope's influence on allhumanity with the tremendous im­pact made by his book, 'Crossingthe Threshold of H:ope,' and therecognition given him in the secu­lar media when he was namedTime magazine's 'Man of theYear,'" he added.

Father Theroux said the papalvisit "will be a reminder of the vitalrole the papacy plays in inspiring acommitment to peace and to allmoral values in our world."

Pope John Paul's U.N. arrival'Oct. 4 will be the ~nniversary ofanother 'historic occasion. It willbe 30 years to the day since the firsttime a reigning pope set foot onU.S. soil.

On Oct. 4, 1965, Pope Paul VIlanded in the morning, visited St.Patrick's, met privately with Pres­ident Lyndon B. Johnson, spokeat and toured the United Nations,celebrated Mass in Yankee Sta­dium, visited the Vatican Pavilionat the World's Fair and left latethat night to return to Rome.

Cardinal William H. Keeler ofBaltimore said planning for thisOctober's trip will take up where itleft off last September, when the1994 visit was postponed.

"We will welcom~ a man who, inthe past several months, has seenhis book become an internationalbest seller, has been named Timemagazine's 'Man of the Year' andwho in his trip to the Philippineshas attracted one of the largest,crowds in history," the cardinalsaid.

As originally planned, Pope JohnPaul is expected to fly to Balti­more on the final day of his visitand return to Rome from Baltimore­Washington International Airport.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino,papal nuncio to the United Nations,said the pope's U.N. visit "willreaffirm that the popes have rec­ognized the great service of theUnited Nations for promotion ofpeace and development in theworld."

It will also "encourage increasedawareness among the nations thatthe problems of each country arethe problems of all, and the totalworld community must help resolve

Maryknollers marktheir liberation

MARYKNOLL, N.Y.(CNS)­Maryknoll Sister Mary McCor­mick was among 11 nuns at thecommunity's motherhouse whogathered recently for the 50thanniversary of their World War IIliberation from Japanese intern­ment in the PhiIippinl~s.

The nuns have observed theoccasion every year, but SisterMcCormick has been unable tojoin them because for most of thepast 25 years she was abroad ­serving in Japan.

"In 1970, there was a request foran English teacher to go to Japan,"she recalled in an interview beforethe celebration. "I never wouldhave chosen it, but the work I hadbeen doing was finished, and oursister in charge of personnel said,'This is for you....

Sister McCormick was one of47 Maryknoll nuns held by theJapanese at Los Banos camp, setup on the grounds of the Agricul­tural College of the University ofthe Philippines.

"Everybody worked," she re­called. "I picked worms and stonesout of the rice, but there would stillbe worms when you got it." Thetotal diet was one small can ofwatery, wormy rice in the morn­ing, and another in the afternoon,she said.

When the call came 25 yearslater to teach in a Japanese school,her initial reaction was not posi­tive. "Even the sight of a Japaneseflag gave me a feeling of fright,"she said.

But she went, and finished outher career there last summer.

Sister McCormick said shealways thought about the events of1945 when the nuns'· liberationanniversary rolled around. "But Inever said a word about it toanybody there," she s,aid. "I wouldhave embarrassed the Japanesethat I knew."

Meanwhile, back at the moth­erhouse, other Maryknoll sisterswere keeping in touch with someof their rescuers.

On Feb. 23, 1945, Allied forceshad begun retaking the Philippines,but Los Banos was still 25 milesbehind Japanese lines. U.S. mil­itary authorities knew the nunswere there, along with hundreds ofother missionaries and various civ­ilian prisoners from the UnitedStates and other Allied countries,and that they might be killed as theJapanese retreated.

So commanders of the II th Air­borne Division planned a daringraid to surprise the Japanese guardsand bring the prisoners out. Areconnaissance patrol made con­tact with some friendly Filipinoguerrillas and by the agreed hourof 7 a.m. killed all the sentries.

Then planes dropped para­troopers to seize the camp, near alarge lake across from Manila.Amphibious tractors crossed thelake, and the nuns :and other pri­soners were moved to the tractorsas quickly as their emaciated con­dition allowed, then taken to Ma­nila.

Sister Marie Bernard Purcell, aCanadian who at 90 enjoys anactive retirement, takes responsi­bility for keeping up ties with therescuers.

Frank Forlini, a member of the11 th Airborne who missed the lib­eration raid in 1945 because hehad been wounded just prior to it,gathers unit veterans in the NewYork area for an annual dinner atthe ForIini family restaurant inlower Manhattan.

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U.8. congressmen ask that UNICEF shuninvolvement in f~mily planning

of Judaism, Christianity and Islam"must also have a role in ,hapingthe ultimate resolution of issuesaffecting historical Jerusalem andthe commitment of the i.nterna­tional community to guara.nteeingthe living presence of the threereligious communities in the HolyCity."

Cardinal Keeler, president ofthe National Conference of Catho­lic Bishops, identified Pal'~stinian

latin-rite Patriarch Michel Sab­bah as an effective Christi.an rep­resentative in such talks, although"I think the people on the sceneknow who their leaders are."

The cardinal told Catholic NewsService his concern about Jerusa­lem's future can be traced t:o 1989,when he served on a bishops' com­mittee investigating Midd.le Eastissues. .

"It was there that w(: heardexpressions of concern" from Jer­usalem's Christian commun:ity, Car­dinal Keeler said, "that th.: Chris­tians very much felt they werebeleaguered. They felt they didn'thave a voice in what was going on.. "They were telling us of the

numbers of people that were leav­ing. The minority there was be­coming a smaller minority."

If granted a meeting wit:h Clin­ton, he said he would "like to goback to the history of the MiddleEast" to expand upon his c,)ncernsfor the area, plus "our (:oncernover the long-term situation inLebanon," where Christians, onceabout half of the population, arealso leaving after a multisided civilwar.

Only eight signed 'the sta.tementbecause "we were thinking in termsof meeting the president," Cardi­nal Keeler said. "It's better if thegroup is small."

The statement said, "Only anegotiated agreement that respectsthe human and political rights ofPalestinians and Israelis as well asthe three religious communitiescan lead to a lasting peace.

"The goal of 'a warm peace'between Israel and its Arab neigh­bors can only be achieved in thecontext of a shared city where theinterests of all parties are res-pected." ,

free smokes, which cost about halfthe price charged in Italy.

The danger of smoking is "uni­versally recognized," Father Mesinisaid. "I don't think there's any­thing else to add."

Pope John Paul, after ~iving aformal talk to the priests and lis­tening to a variety of questionsand comments from them, said heunderstood Father Mesini's con­cerns, but he would have to discussthe issue with Cardinal RosalioCastillo lara, president of thePontifical' Commission for Vati­can City State.

WASHINGTON(CNS)- George-­town University's School of For­eign Service is co-producing aneight-part "Great Decisions" tele­vision series on PBS with the For­eign Policy Association. The half­hour series will air different daysand times according to the wishesof local public television stations.Now in its ninth year, the series isbased on topics in "Great: Deci­sions," the Foreign Policy Associ­ation's annual briefing book.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - EightU.S. Christian leaders, among themCardinal William H. Keeler ofBaltimore, have asked PresidentClinton to have the governmentplace the question of Jerusalem'sfuture "higher on its agenda."

In asking fora meeting withClinton, the religious leaders alsosought for his administration to"prevent this vital issue from beingsettled by force of events or thecreation of facts on the ground."

"We fear that if issues centeringon Jerusalem are not dealt withopenly and directly by all affectedparties, they have the potential toderail tlie peace process," theysaid.

Sulpician Father Gerald L.Brown, president of the Confer­ence of Major Superiors of men,

,also signed the statement, "Jerusa-lem: City of Peace," made publicMarch 6. Episcopal, lutheran andGreek and Antiochian Orthodoxchurch leaders and the heads ofWorld Vision and the AmericanFriends Service Committee alsosigned it.

"Developments on the groundin the Jerusalem area leave lessand less for negotiation in the lastphase of the peace process," thestatement said, citing:

- The Israeli taking of Palesti­nian land "in contravention ofinternational law."

- The "open secret" of Israeliplanning for a "Greater Jerusalem."

- The Israeli assertion of Jer­usalem as the "eternal and undi­vided capital of Israel," meaningIsrael will exert a "sovereigntyover the city that pre-empts genuinenegotiations."

- Continued Israeli construc­tion in East Jerusalem and furtherexpansion into Palestinian areas.

'''We are concerned that the ad­ministration is backing away fromthe long-term United States policythat East Jerusalem is subject to[U nited Nations) Security CouncilResolution 242 regarding territo­ries occupied by Israeli armed for­ces in 1967," they said, adding thatthe administration "is failing torecognize and support Palestinianrights and interests in Jerusalem."

They added that representatives

U.S. Christian leaders seek higlli'erpriority for fate ofJerusalem

Ban on cigarettes asked at VaticanVATICAN CITY (eNS) - The

Vatican should be the first inde­pendent state in the world to bancigarette sales on its territory, aRoman pastor suggested to PopeJohn Paul II.

"Everyone throughout the world,whether' Catholic or not, admiresthe courage and coherence whichyou, Holiness, show in tenaciouslydefending human life, dignity andhealth," said Jesuit Father UgoMesini during a meeting of Roman

'clergy and pastors with Pope JohnPaul.

"Now, everybody also knowsthat the Vatican store sells, amonga variety of items, cigarettes on

h k ·· d h "Great D'eCI·sl·(~ns"w ose pac ages IS pnnte t e warn- ,ing: 'Smoking is dangerous to yourhealth,''' the,pastor of Rome's SanSaba parish said.

"Some fear there is a risk ofcounterwitness, if not a clear con­tradiction, underway within theHoly See," the Jesuit said.

Cigarettes are sold tax-free atthe Vatican store, which is openonly to employees. The Vaticandoes place a limit on the number ofcartons each employee can pur­chase every month in an attemptto limit "trafficking" of the duty-

particular interest to the groupwas how to make youths aware ofthe call to share the Gospel's mes­sage, from the parish to beyondthe borders of nations. .

HCA awarded its 1995 Forbin­Janson award to Robert and EileenFischer, a New Jersey couple re­cently relocated to Tennessee, whohave adopted 10 children of var­ious cultural backgrounds, all withsome disability. The award is pres­ented in recognition of extraordi­nary concern for children and inmemory of Bishop Charles de For­bin-Janson, whp ,founded. the HolyChildhood Association in 1843 outof concern for the plight of aban­doned Chinese children. The Fisch­ers noted that they have receivedfar more from their children thanthey have given them.

planning by decreasing its annualgift to UNICEF's budget from$3,000 to $2,000. He also desig­nated specific areas for its use:nutrition, immunization, breast­feeding initiatives and treatmentof respiratory and diarrhealdiseases:

Such a designation is needed soCatholics could be "assured thattheir contributions would be usedfor programs.which in no way con­tradict Catholic moral teaching."The archbishop said. He also sug­gested that involvement in familyplanning violated the "originalmandate" of UNICEF:

House members signing the let­ter to Boutros-Ghali included Rep.Richard K. Armey, R-Texas, ma­jority leader; Rep. Tom Delay,R-Texas, majority whip; Rep. Boblivingston, R-La., chairman ofthe Appropriations Committee;Rep. Gerald B.H. Solomon, R­N.Y., chairman ofthe Rules Com­mittee; Rep. Henry J. Hyde, R­Ill., chairman of the JudiciaryCommittee; and Rep. ChristopherH. Smith, R-N.J, chairman of theSubcommittee on International Op- ,erations and Human Rights.

All but three of the signers ­Democratic Reps. Harold L. Volk­mer of Missouri, Ron Klink ofPennsylvania and W.J. "Billy"Tauzin of Louisiana - were Repub­licans.

people with Orlando Bishop Nor­bert M. Dorsey, whose keynoteaddress challenged them to make adifference for children now, sothat tomorrow's adults don't bearthe scars of childhoods spent inpoverty, hunger and ignorance.Continuing the conference's theme,"Many Cultures, One Faith," Fa­ther John T. Judie of the louis­ville archdiocese shared experien­ces from his recent sabbatical inTanzania and Zambia. Father Ar­thur Serratelli, a professor of bib­lical studies at Seton Hall Univer­sity in South Orange, NJ,empha­sized each person~s call to spreadthe Good News based upon Mat­thew's Gospel.

Also, diocesan mission person­nel shared insights on effectiveways of reaching the young. Of

and more involved in populationcontrol, family planning, and evenabortion."

The 52 signers said such invol­vement would be "a breach of abasic U.N. principle that agenciescooperate with one another with­out duplicating efforts or blurringtheir individual missions."

"It is critical that the new direc­tor of UNICEF affirm in word andaction this principle, keepingUNI CEFs labors directed to oralrehydration, vaccination and im­munization, nutritional assistance,safe water, and similar works thatcost little but are of immeasurable.value to millions of childrenthroughout the world," they said.

Oral rehydration therapy alonesaves the lives of more than I mil­lion children each year, the mem­bers of Congress said.

"It would be tragic if money andother resources vital to continuingand expanding these successes werediverted to family planning andpopulation control," they said.

In recent years, Vatican officialshave been increasingly outspokenin urging that UNICEF not beinvolved in family planning pro­grams.

Last November, ArchbishopRenato R. Martino, Vatican nun­cio to the United Nations, signaledthe Vatican's unhappiness withUNICEF's involvement in fa~ily

Rev. Msgr. John J. Oliveira.diocesan director of the HolyChildhood Association (H CAl andthe Society for the Propagati()n ofthe Faith (S POF), participated inthe organizatio'ns' Eighth AnnualNational Conference, held in Or­lando, Fl,Feb. 8-10.

HCA is ~ommitted to buildingglobal awareness among the youngthrough educational programs inschools and parishes and helpingyouths provide for the necessitiesof their counterparts in developingcountries. SPOF develops and fos­ters missionary' commitment a­round the world. Both are Pontifi­cal Mission Societies.

The 150 mission office staff fromacross the country who met inOrlando renewed their commitmentto reach out to the world's young

MSGR. JOHN J. OLIVEIRA, diocesan director ofthe Holy Childhood Association andthe Society of the Propagation of the Faith, attended the organizations' national conferencelast month in Orlando, FL. From left: Bishop Norbert M. Dorsey of Orlando; Father FrancisWright, C.S.Sp., HCA national director; Msgr. Oliveira; New York Auxiliary Bishop WilliamJ. McCormack, SPOF national director; Bishop Edmond Carmody of Tyler, TX, chair of theU.S. bishops' Mission Committee.

WASHINGTON(CNS)- Morethan 50 members ofthe U.S. Houseof Representatives have urged thesecretary-general of the UnitedNations not to muddle the impor­tant work of yNI CEF by appoint­ing a director who would move theagency toward greater involvementin family planning or abortion.

The Feb. 28 letter to BoutrosBoutr'Qs-Ghali said the UnitedNations Children's Fund must "notobscure its purpose or jeopardizeits funding by duplicating theactivitieS of other U.N. agencies."

"The efforts of UNICEF havereaped, so much good, not to men­tion gpod will, throughout theworld, that we hope and pray thatthe person who leads it into the21st c~ntury will focus. all his orher energies on continuing thisuniversally acclaimed and noncon­troversial agenda of compassionand care for the most vulnerable ofall persons: children," the Housemembers said.

Boutros-Ghaii, in consultationwith the UNICEF executive board,

, is to choose a successor to JamesP. Grant, who died Jan. 28 afterserving as UNICEF director since1980. No deadline has been set fornaming a successor.

The letter praised Grant's lead­ership but said his successor willface some of the same pressuresfor UNICEF "to become more

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Foxman said that while somepeople may consider baptism ofJews inappropriate even underthose circumstances, he thinks itwas "a positive, heroic, shelteringact." Many convents and monas­teries were involved, he said.

Rabbi Leon Klenicki, who alsoattended the press conference, saidafterward that he felt the time hadcome for the church to completelyopen the records on baptisms.

He recalled that during the warhis cousin was baptized and pro­tected by sisters at a Polish convent.

"The nuns said, 'Bring the rest.'But my grandmother said. 'No.they want to convert us,'" he said.

He said his grandmother even­tually died in the Auschwitz gaschambers. His cousin survived andended up in Israel.

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ROME(CNS)-AJewishorgan­ization has asked the Vatican tohelp reopen European church rec­ords that could identify thousandsof Jewish children who were bap­tized and thus saved from Nazipersecution during World War II.

"I'm convinced that if theserecords are released, they will reveala heroic chapter of church his­tory,"said Abraham Foxman, U.S.director of the Anti-DefamationLeague of B'nai B'rith.

Reopening the records would bea "humanitarian and a historicalgesture," he said at a recent Romepress conference.

The day before, Foxman hadtold Pope John Paul II that hesurvived the Holocaust as a childbecause a Christian woman inPoland "had the courage to shelterme, hide me and baptize me." Shecould not have done it without thesupport and approval of the localchurch, he said.

"I believe there are thousands ifnot tens of thousands of cases likethis, in which Christian familiesacted to aid Jews," he said. Hefound out because his parents sur­vived to tell him, but many othershave no way of knowing, he said.

He said his organization wasnot asking for a blanket reopeningof the baptismal records, but forthe opportunity for individuals whohave "a question or a suspicion" tocheck it out with local churches.

KLINGON CROSSING: Coinciding with the U.S.bishops' '~Confronting a Culture of Violence" week, FatherJohn Hall, dressed as a Klingon of Star Trek lore, visited St.Matthew School in Phoenix to speak about peace on Earth.(CNS photo)

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proposals must work their way upthe chain of command for approval.

"When the Vatican is talking tothe embassy, it goes directly to theWhite House', which is particu­larly important when discussingthe moral obligation of interven­tion," Hackett said.

In addition to discussing thenew plan with Flynn, Hackett saidhe came to Rome to meet officialsof the Pontifical Council "CorUnum," the Vatican's aid coordi­nating agency.

He said he wanted to inform thecouncil of efforts CRS and theU.S. bishops are making to influ­ence congressional debate aboutU.S. foreign aid.

From the Wimer /995 Provider,newsletter ofSt. Vincent's Home

Among five··year honorees wasthe home's executive director, Fa­ther Joseph Costa. Also receivingfive-year pins were Debra Bou­chard, Alan Chittenden, MikeHafey, Pauline Langevin, DanielleSlight, John Terceira and SarahWhitford.

Bob Costa was honored for 10years and Debra Baptista for 15.

Ms. Baptista confessed that themilestone was "pretty incrediblesince I was only supposed to workhere part-time for six weeks!"

Fifteen years ago, her cousin,then food service director at thehome, asked her to fill in for aboutsix weeks for another employeewho had broken her arm.

Ms. Baptista is now food servicedirector herself.

"The kids kept me here," shesaid. "You get attached to all ofthem, especially those who helpout in the kitchen. You even keepin. touch with some after theyleave. Whether its just the heatfrom the kitchen or the warmthfrom our hearts you can't help butbond with these kids in a specialway."

More good news from Christ­mastime: St. Vincent's annualappeal raised $20,000, topping lastyear's total of$14,600. Included inthe 1994 total was $5,045 receivedfor the Memorial Tree, an ever­green outside St. Vincent's Chapel

. which was decorated with whitelights, each illuminated in memoryof a deceased relative or friend.

"This past year marked theopening of our third group homeand the groundbreaking for a newdiagnostic assessment center," Fa­ther Costa said. "The success ofourannual Christmas drive is certainlya sign that our efforts to servemore ch'ildren through these newfacilities is endorsed by many, manypeople in the region-and all of usat St. Vincent's are grateful fortheir continued support."

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -:- Aproposal to increase contact be­tween Vatican aid agencies and theU.S. Embassy to the Vatican canadd a new channel for cooperationin helping people in need, said theexecutive director of Catholic Re­lief Services.

Kenneth F. Hackett, head oftheU.S. bishops' overseas relief anddevelopment agency, was in Romerecently for meetings with Vaticanofficials and Ambassador Ray­mond L. Flynn.

When disaster hits some farcorner of the world, the mostobvious cooperation between theU.S. government and the CatholicChurch is seen in the on-site as­sistance offered together by theU.S. Agency for International De­velopment and Catholic Relief Ser­vices, Hackett said.

President Clinton's proposal lastDecember to Pope John Paul II tohave the Vatican and U.S. govern­ment share information to meethuman needs around the worldwould not replace the close coop­eration already existing betweenAID and CRS. he said.

But Hackett said that when dis­asters or potential disasters arediscussed by CRS and AI D offi­cials, the discussions begin in thecountry where the need is, then

Vatican, U.8. embassy proposecooperation in aid efforts

Staff DevelopmentsMike Thomas, formerly a spe­

cial education assistant, has beennamed a case worker, serving as aliaison between St. Vincent's, chil­dren's families and therapists, andthe state. He will represent approxi­mately 12 boys.

James Quinn, formerly managerof Boyd Cottage, assumes the newposition of assistant residentialservices coordinator. His 'respon­sibilities will include stafftraining,supervision and overseeing consis­tency of operations among theCronin Unit cottages and two off­campus group homes.

Tenure pins were awarded at thehome's Christmas party to em­ployees who reached their fifth,tenth and fifteenth years of servicein 1994.

presenting the problem and work­ing with the kids to find theanswers."

After three months of lessons,research and exhibit preparation,19 Sweeney boys demonstratedtheir knowledge of such subjectsas birds' beaks, electricity andiguanodons at their science fair.

"The boys certainly learnedabout their subjects and the scien­tific method," said special educa­tion facilitator Mary Ellen Shaw."They also sharpened their researchskills, at the library 'and throughour CD-ROM encyclopedia. Butthe nicest part to watch was thesocial experience, each boy explain­ing his project to the many staffmembers who visited the fair."

Staff members did more thanvisit: they made sure each sciencefair entrant had the resourcesneeded to complete his project.

"Unlike kids in regular schools,where the parents do all the run­ning around, these kids don't havethose resources," said Ms. Shaw."So the staff filled in, 'adopting' akid to make sure he ,had what heneeded."

The science fair was coordinatedby assistant teacher Carolyn Bor­den.

Anthone, age 7, invc:nted imagi­nary visitors for himself over theholidays. With the exception of hisDepartment of Social Servicessocial worker, no one came.

Having no contact with his birthparents or his siblings, who areplaced in other resid,~ntial treat­ment facilities, Anthone is one ofmany candidates for the Caregiv­ers' program at St. Vincent's Home,Fall River.

Designed for children referredby DSS, Caregivers serves child­ren who have no regular visitorsand whose service plan calls forsupportive living or adoption.According to Childhood and Pre­adolescent Services director RitaCapostosto, there are many "An­thones" who need people to opentheir hearts and homes to them.

"We now have 28 boys and girls,ages 5 to II, in the McAuleyUnit-and nearly everyone ofthem could use a Caregiver. Justby visiting regularly, a Caregivercan do so much to make thesechildren feel wanted and impor­tant," she said.

"We're very open to couples,single folks, older people, peopleof various ethnic backgrounds­anyone who is willing to give thesechildren an ongoing, positive, one­to-one, adult-child I:Kperience,"Ms. Capotosto added.

Caregivers determine their ownlevel of involvement in consulta­tion with St. Vincent's staff. Theymay visit with children on campus,offer off-campus outings or daytrips, provide occasional overnightor weekend respites, or develop along-term relationship with onechild by providing regular respiteson weekends, holiday and vaca­tions. Caregivers may also explorefoster or adoptive parenthood.

For information on the programcontact Kathryn Dow at 679-8511ext. 316.

Sweeney UnitMary Kate O'Leary, Clinical

coordinatorforthe Sweeney Unit,serving boys ages 10 to 13, hasdeveloped an eight-week violenceprevention program called KidsAgainst Violence, designed toexamine the consequences of vio­lence and offer alternatives to vio­lent behavior. Specific activitiesare planned for each day of theweek.

On Monday, violence will be thetopic of current events lessons, inwhich the boys will read about,research and debat<: violence insociety. Movies will be shown onTuesdays, among th<:m "Kids Kil­ling Kids" and "Desperate Lives."On Wednesdays, the students willmeet in a group focusing ondomestic violence.

Guest speakers are scheduledfor Thursdays: Ralph Pina of theJustice Resource Institute, a lockedfacility for juvenile offenders; JimRyan, guidance counselor at Dart­mouth High School, and studentsaffected by the murder of a class­mate there; LeaAnm: Doyle of theMassachusetts Society for the Pre­vention of Cruelty to Children;Lynne Furcht of the IH RI Counsel­ing Center for dom<:stic violence;and Fall River police officer SonnyRapoza.

The participating students willalso produce their ()wn anti-vio­lence videos, inspired by the Foxtelevision network's "U nder theHelmet" spots.

"Most of our kids are victims ofsome kind of violence," Ms.O'Leary noted. "We need to do allwe can to show them there isanother way. That's what KidsAgainst Violence is all about:

Sporting fancijul headgear for St. Anthony School,New Bedford, Crazy Hat Day are Jennijer Guisti (back)and, from left, Margaret Minor, Sean Silva, AmandaDeFrias, Rebecca Greene.

CYO basketball tournamentsDiocesan CYO basketball all-star champions were

determined in Feb. 26tournaments.In the Junior Boys division, New Bedford was the.

winning squad, de(eating Attleboro 52-49. ~n playoffgames, New Bedford defe·ated Taunton 68-47 and Attle­boro defeated Fall River 58-39.

Named to the all-tournament team were New Bed­ford'sRaleigh Dugal, Josh Shea and Tim Gaspar; Attle­boro's Chris Downing and Chad Paquette; and JaredChabot of Fall River. Gaspar was most v.aluable player,and high scorers in the championship game were pown­ing, with 22 points; Gaspar, 19; and Shea, 17.

Taunton defeated'Fall River 68-64 in overtime for thechampionship in the Prep Boys division. High scorersand all~tournament players were Taunton's Jason.Krawczyk, 15 points; Tim Rogers, 13, and Jared Col­cord, 14; and Fall River's Steve Carvalho, 12. MikePereira of Fall River, with 20 points scored, was. mostvaluable player.

New Bedford was champion iIi the Junior Girls ·di­vision, defeating Attleboro 58-45 and besting Fall River47-21 in the playoff game.

All-tournament players were New Bedford's JenNowak, 14 points, Kristen Gonsalves anq Kelly Proulx;Attleboro's Sarah Wright, 17 points; and Fall River'sHolly Lima, 19 points. Kate Balestrocci of New Bedford,with 18 points, was most valuable player.

Students at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, celebratedMardi Gras by wearing clown costumes or masks andselecting a Royal Court consisting of king JonathanNegri, queen Karen Whitehead and kindergartener Mat­thew DeSimas, first-grader Timothy Donahue, second­grader Steven Wright; third-graderJoseph Booth,fourth­graders Samantha Cummings andM eaghan Boyle,fijth­graders Stephanie Santos andTravis Riggles, sixth-graderErika Stokes, seventh-grader Keri Gelnett, and eighth­grader Jillian Bourque.

Bishop Connolly HighFALL RIVER - 14 Bishop Connolly students are

competing against their peers from other schools in the1995 Massachusetts Mqck Trial Tournament, sponsoredby the Massachusetts Bar Association, in which studentsassume the roles of lawyers and witnesses, trying ficti­tious cases in real courtrooms. Attorney volunteers assiststudents in preparing for the trials, many of which arepresided over by Massachusetts judges.

Faculty member Ted Pettine and Fall River attorneyClement Brown are coaching the Connolly team. Prelim­inary trials will be held regionally, then teams with thebest courtroom records will compete for county cham­pionships in April. A playoff in mid-April will decide thestate champion.

The mock trial program helps students sharpen listen­ing, public speaking and reading skills while buildingself-confidence, and develops lawyer-teacher partner­ships valuable in teaching law, civics and politicalscience.

Paw Prints PrintsThe staff of Paw Prints, Connolly's literary magazine,

has published this year's first volume, containing originalpoems, essays and art work of students and staff. Moder­ated by David Morey, the magazine has 19 contributors.

St. John the EvangelistATTLEBO RO - The following students were winners

in·the school science fair, listed in order of first to thirdplace:. ;Grad·e ·5: Mark Grochmal, Katie Holden, MarkSchroth. Honorable mention: 'Kevin Johnston, ·LauraZanowski.

Grade 6: Rachel Preston, Sarah Bayly, Lori Stano­vitch. Honorable mention: Melissa Traversi, MeghanCronan:

·Grade 7: Coleen.Scott, JoanAlamay, Robbie O'Keefe.Honorable mention: Matthew Delaney, Peter Sbardelli.

Grade 8: Jessica Kosowski, Kristin Texeira, EdwardBayly. Honorable· mention: Timothy Slowey, Michael

. McNally..

Our La.dy·oJ Mt. Carm~lNEW BEDFORD - The annual science fair for

grades 7 and 8 was held Feb. 7 .under direction of scienceteacher Michael Bernier.· Judges were Bishop Stang highschool science honor students and diocesan school super­intendent James McNamee. Winners were:

Grade 7: Nelson Tavares, first place; Andrea Amaral,, second; Ryan Pavao, third. Honorable mention: Catar­

ina Avelar, Clifton daSilva, Karen Gouveia, MichellePaiva, Michael Pavao. . .

Grade 8: Marina Figueiredo and Kerry Jorge, first;Monique Botelho, second; Michael Moniz, third. Honor­able mentions: Jennifer Claudino, David Ferreira, AmyOliveira, Fernando' Rodrigues, Paula Santos.

Twelv'e of the winners participated in the regionalscience fair at Bristol Community College last weekend.

Sixteen students in grades 6-8 participated in theannual school spelling bee coordinated by English teacherAnn DeFrias. Word pronouncer was eighth grade teacherJanice Brightman and judges were teachers MargaretMcCormick and Denise Fisher-Rose. Winner MarinaFigueiredo will represent the school at the regional spell­ing bee at Dartmouth High School.

St. Mary - Sacred HeartNORTH ATTLEBORO - Teachers are making spe­

cial efforts to explain the life of Jesus, prayer and penanceto students during the Lenten season.

Sixto Escobar, public outreach specialist of the Cen­tral Artery/Third Tunnel project now going on in Bos­ton, spent a day with students in grades 5 through 8,explaining the undertaking with diagrams, maps andvideos and answering many questions.

First place winners in the recent science fair for 6ththrough 8th graders are Brendan Poirier, BiU Smith,Justin Duquette, Erica Santos, Kate Connors, MeganRothemich, Katie McBrine Susan Taylor, Thomas Tay­lor and Todd Empie.

Seventh and 8th graders are also competing in theannual Massachusetts Mock Trial Tournament, coachedby teacher Mary Ellen.Smith and Atty. Susan Jacobs.County and state champions will be named in April,following elimination trials.

Ann Tavares Colicchio (center) accepts DistinguishedGraduate A wardfrom SS. Peter andPaulSchoolprinci·palKathleen Burt andpastorFather Stephen Fernandes.

SSe Peter and Paul SchoolFALL RIVER - Ann Tavares Colicchio, Cass of

1973, was recently honored as SS. Peter and PauJ"s 1995Distinguished Graduate. Mrs. Colicchio, a graduate ofBishop Gerrard High School, Fall River; Rhode IslandCollege; and Suffolk University Law School, i!: clerkmagistrate for C~>ncord District Court. .

Sponsored by the National Catholic EducationalAssociation's Department of Elementary Schools, theaward recognizes significant accomplishments of Catho­lic eiementary school alumni. Recipients are "people whoas adults put into practice the values and ideals theylearned in their Catholic elementary schools," said Dr.Robert Kealey, executive director of the NCEA's elemen­tary schools department.

Mrs. Colicchio. said her education at SS. Pet€:r andPaul helped heI: meet the responsibilities of adult life andthat the values instilled by her school, church and I:amilyhave helped her accomplish much. "Nothing is impossi­ble, just do your best at whatever you do," she said.

.Holy Family-Holy Name. NEW BEDFORD - Students in grades 7 and 8 arepiloting "Take Home Tuesday," a school/home com­munication program designed to keep' parents informedon school issues and student progress by sendi!1g itemshome. in an. envelope on a set day of the week. Theenvelope will contain tests, quizzes and graded assign­ments, progress reports, reminders of school events anddue dates, and any other necessary communication fromthe student's teacher. The student will have a cht:cklistsigned by a parent and return the envelope the followingday. .

The Stamp Clup for fourth- through six.to-graders willexhibit projects at the 32nd Seapex Stamp ExhibitionApril I and 2 at Carney Academy. The student!; havebeen assembling theme collections of stamps depictingfish, transportation, the Wild.West, Christmas, animals,boats and birds. .

The Chess Club now has 33 active members meeting2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursdays. An additiona.! mod.:ratorassistant is needed; knowledge of chess is not required.

Marie Guy hasjoined the staffto teach health issues ingrades 3 through 7.

On behalfofstaff, administration andfaculty at Coyle­Cassidy High School, LindaPirozzi, A nthonyNune~andSister Eugenia Marie Arsenault, S USC, present a contri­

. bution to Frank L. Tosti, Jr., chairman of the Campaignfor Coyle-Cassidy, for the building ofan addition to theschool.

I'LL STAND BY YOU

brain, saying, "Let's get on withthe baby production business."

Those signals are strong, andthey can convince otherwise brightand reasonable teens to do thingsthat they'd never do if they werethinking straight.

I do not lie. I recently read thatmore than half of the teenagers inAmerica are sexually active andthat we have the highest rate ofteen pregnancy in the Westernworld. American teens lead thedeveloped world in the baby-mak­ing business.

Guys say, "If you get pregnant,I'll be there for you." They maymean that promise when they makeit, but once that baby is born and itcomes down to making child-sup­port payments for the next 18years, the vast majority of teenfathers just quietly take a hike.Those are the facts.

Teen girls who get pregnant areonly half as likely to graduatefrom high school as girls whodon't have babies. That's whychildren who are born to teen par­ents ha ve the highest levels of pov­erty in our country.

And if the boy does hang around,and the couple do get married, thevast majority of teen marriagesend up in divorce. There are justtoo many pressures on a couple ofyoung people trying to grow uptogether and raise a child at thesame time.

It's wonderful, being young andin love. Enjoy it, but recognizethat the one you love at 14 is notlikely to be the one you marry.Knowing that, keep an eye on thebiology.

There's nothing quite so shatter­ing to a young life as a pregnancythat the heart and mind aren'treally prepared to take on.

CELEBRATING CENTENNIAL: Father Richard W.Beaulieu, director of the Diocesan Department of Education,accepts a Dominican Academy centennial ornament fromsecond-grader Stephanie Brodeur, Alumnae Association pres­ident Geraldine Nunes Saucier (left), principal Sister DianeDube, RJ M, and music director John Travers. Upcomingactivities in celebration of Fall River girls' school's centennialinclude a fashion show March 12, concert March 26 andLiturgy of Thanksgiving and Centennial Dinner April 30.(Gaudette photo)

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Mar. 10, 1995 15

By Christopher CarstensI was 12, still in sixth grade,

when I went to my first ever boy­girl dance party. At one point, Ifound enough nerve to dance witha tall dark-haired girl namedDenise. She was 14 and told meshe was "going steady" with Brad."We're in love," she told meproudly.

"What's it like to be in love?" Iasked. I'll never forget her reply.

"When you're 14 you'll know."I was reminded of that night by

a conversation I recently sat in onwith a group of teens. They werediscussing how old you have to bebefore you can "really" be in love.

The lowest anybody suggestedwas 14. But a lot of the kidsthought 14 was "way too imma­ture" for true love. They thought17 or 18 was a much more realisticage.

The discussion was brought to ahead by a sincere young man whoburst out, "I definitely think teenscan be in love. I've been engagedfor six months now, and I'm only14."

I don't know if there's a min­imum age for true love, and neitherdid most of the kids in the discus­sion. They generally agreed that itdepended on the individual.

One girl put it this way. "It ispossible for a teenager to be inlove, but a lot of time they confuseit with lust."

I think the real question is:When are you old enough to makeand keep the life-long promisesthat serious love demands?

By about 14 or 15 the body isready for making babies - all thebiology is in place. A lot of theemotions that get mixed in withwhat we know as love are actuallysignals that the body sends to the

Four prioritiesWASHINGTON (CNS) - The

National Catholic Rural Life Con­ference has identified four priori­ties for the 1995 farm bill Congressis expected to work on this spring.The priorities - to increase familyfarm income, promote sustainableagriculture, promote beginner farm­ing programs, and protect agricul­tural land from speculative pres­sures - were unveiled during aWashington luncheon organizedby the rural life conference andattended by diocesan rural life andsocial ministry advocates. Thereare two ways to boost family farmincome, said NCR LC staffer JoeDever: target more of the farmbill's support to mid-size and smallfarms than to big farms and cor­porate farming, and improve fed­eral loan policies to "give farmersmore in-pocket income."

Highlights of the program willinclude welcoming remarks fromthe floor of the House of Repre­sentatives and a panel discussionwith prominentjoumalistsat the Nation­al Press Club. The students alsovisit foreign e:mbassies and attendpolicy briefings by senior govern­ment officials.

In college, Gula plans to majorin political science and minor ininternational law.

be a faithful friend throughlife's ups and downs.

As I work with teens, I noticethat young people often freelyand fully give the gift of friend­ship. Teens know how to believein each other and to be there forthe sake of a peer

I want to stress ,lOW teens canextend their gift~ of friendshipand make a rea~ difference topeople beyoqdl their immediateschool or social group.

The Gospels tell how Jesusloved his friends. He deeplyenjoyed relaxing with them andexperienced the blessings ofaffectionate companionship.

However, Jesus also offeredhis friendship to the friendless.He did not stop with his friends.He gave caring friendship tothose facing life alone. Teenscan do this too.

For example, you could workwith school leaders to arrange asystem to reach out to teens insome of the world's hurtingplaces.

Fortunately, English is oneof the world's most known lan­guages. Start a writing friend­ship with a teen in Bosnia, Iraq,Haiti or in some other countrywhere teens face suffering andfear.

.01' look closer to home. Theharshness of some teens' liveshas led them to prison. Fromthe letters I n:ceive from someof t'hese teens, I hear of theirloneliness and battle againstdespair. You could contact yourlocal law enforcement depart­ment to find out how to write ateen in prison.

I have seen the positive effectsteens bring to people in prisonand in nursing homes. To chatwith an elderly person for anhour each week can bring car­ing into a lonely person's life.

These are just some sugges­tions to get you thinking. Becreative. Think of ways thatyou can give other people thegift of your friendship.

Your comments are welcomedby Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

By Charlie Martin

STANG junior and Tiver­ton, RI, resident Derek Sousa,shown with Glenda Souza,president of the Ladies' Aux­iliary of Dartmouth VFW post#9059, is the winner of a Voiceof Democracy contest spon­sored by the pOSt. His thesiswas "There's nothing wrongwith America that what's rightwith America cannot fix."

His prize was a medal, to­gether with a $100 check. Heheads the Stang debate teamand he and partner Lisa Realeare currently undefeated inthe school's inaugural debateseason.

be among 350 students at the meet­ing, which will have as its theme"The Leaders of Tomorrow Meet-

. ing the Leaders of Today." Duringthe conference, the students in­teract with key leaders and news­makers from the three branches ofgovernment, the media and thediplomatic corps.

Stang senior will attendWashnngton conference

Oh why you look so sad?Thll tears are in your eyesCome on and come to meDon't be ashamed to cryLet me see you throughBecause I've seen the dark side tooWhen the night falls on youYou don't know what to doNothing that you confessCalll make me love you lessI'll stand by you111 stand by youWon't let anybody hurt you111 stand by youSo if you are mad, get madDon't hold it all insideCome on and talk to me nowWhat have you got to hide?I get angry tooBul I'm alive without youWhen you're standingAt the crossroadsDon't know which path to choosetet me come alongBel:ause even if you're wrong111 stand by youI'll stand by youThrough your darkest hourAnd 111 never desert youAnd I'll stand by youAnd when the night falls on you babyYou're feeling all aloneWondering on your ownI'll stand by you

Written by C. Hynde/B. Steinberg/To Kelly Sung by Pre­tenders (c) 1994, Sire Records Co./Warner Music UK Ltd.

WHAT DOES it take to be a ted me to ask what a goodgood friend? friend is.

Over the years, [ have written The song speaks of a person'sseveral times that a genuine promise to "stand by youfriendship is a life treasure. The through your darkest hour."Pretenders' la tf:st hit, "I'll Further, "nothing that you con-Stand By You," describes this fess can make me love you less."type of friendship and promp- Clearly, this person intends to

Adam Gula, a senior at BishopStang High School, North Dart­mouth, will attend The NationalYouth Leadership Conference inWashington, D.C. March 14-19.The conference is a developmentprogram for high school studentswho have demonstrated leadershippotential and scholastic merit.Gula, a Mattapoisett resident, will

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new progranlsSaint Anne's Hospital, Fall

River, will offer an Engli:;h as asecond language and medical ter­minology and interpretationcourse, "Opening Doors to HealthCare for Linguistic and CulturalMinorities," beginning next week.

The free program will mee:t Tues­day and Thursday evening:; at thehospital, with class size limited to15 and students grouped accord­ing to language proficiency. It isdesigned to prepare persons whospeak English as a second lan­guage for entry into the health carefield by providing training in inter­pretation and introducing medicalterminology. Job procureml:nt andinterviewing skills will be inc:luded~

The application period has beenextended through this week. Infor­mation is available from Curt Wil­kins, director of Community andSocial Work Services at th,~ Hos­pital, 674-5600 ext. 2270.

Occupational Medicine ExpandsSaint Anne's has expanded its

occupational medicine and well­ness services and developed a new.comprehensive program under thename CompResource. Under thedirection of Dr. Thomas P. Gal­vin, medical director, the programfocuses on effective managementof work injuries, reducing preven­table accidents and increasing em­ployee awareness of health ·Issues.Acute treatment of on-the-job in­juries and case management, spe­cialty examinations designed tomeet o.SHA, DOT, EPA and otherrequirements, drug and alcoholtesting, and rehabilitation se:rvicesare among CompResource services.. CompResource helps employers

to reduce worker's compem.ationand staff replacement costs bymanaging employee injurie:; effi­ciently and effectively. It can beintegrated into an employer"s riskmanagement program and has thestaff, experience, and expertise todeliver. high-quality medical serv­ices and cutting-edge consultationand educational programs.

CompResource is locatl~d atSaint Anne's Medical Center" 10 I0South Main Street in Fall River.For acute injury treatment workersmay report directly to this locationMonday through Friday from 8:00a.m. to 5 p.m. Traumatic in:uriesor those occurring on off hourscan report to Saint Anne's Hospi­tal Emergency Department fortreatment with follow-up byCompResource. For more infor­mation contact Claire Sullivan,RN, Occupational Medicine Pro­gram director, 675-6300.

FATHER ERNEST Cor­riveau, MS, director of La­Salette Shrine, Attleboro, willlead "a Lent~n mission, "TheAscent of the Mountain ofGod," March II-IS in theShrine Chapel. Incorporatinghis own experiences of moun­tain climbing in the U.S. andabroad, Father Corriveau willspeak of a spiritual mountainclimbing expedition in whichthe mountain symbolizes thepresence of God and is a placeofa we-inspiring sacred encoun­

ters. Named Shrine directorlast year, Father Corriveauwas previously worldwide su­perior general for the Mis­sionaries of LaSalette.

Mission sessions Will be atthe 4:30 p.m. Mass Saturday,12: lOp. m. Mass Sunday, and12: 10 and 6:30 p.m. MassesMonday through Wednesday.For information call the Shrinea"t 222-5410.

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"Embracing the Mystery," a ser­vice .of prayer and healing, will beoffered at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19,at St. Mary's Church, New Bedford.Persons with HlV I AIDS, families,friends, loved ones and other con­cerned individuals are welcome.DCCW, ATTLEBORO

Diocesan Council of CatholicWomen District IV will sponsor aDay of Recollection with pastorFather Richard Roy 10 a.m. to 2p.m. March 25, St. Stephen's Church,Attleboro. A brown bag lunch willbe served. Reservations requested;information: 222-1890, evenings.FAMILY LIFE CENTER,NO. DARTMOUTH

Afternoon of Renewal for thoseserving families I to 5 p.m. March19, Family Life Center, 500 SlocumRd. Information: tel. 999-6420.

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The Coffee House Series con­tinues at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow inthe cafeteria with a performanceby the S.. Thomas Music Ministryof Providence's St. Thomas par­ish. Over a dozen singers andinstrumentalists will entertain withtraditional and contemporary fa­vorites. A Mass precedes the per­formance at 4:30 p.m.

Father Ernest Corriveau, MS,and members of the LaSalette LayAssociates will pray "Mary's Wayof the Cross" as tonight's Stationsof the Cross devotion, to be held7: 15 p.m. each Lenten Friday witha different theme and contempor­ary focus. Information: 222-5410.SECULAR FRANCISCANS

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Lenten retreat series each Tues­day through April II: Reconcilia­tion 6:30 p.m.; Mass 7 p.m. with vis­iting priests as homilists. March 14,Rev. Edward Correia, "Service";March 21, Rev. John Gomes, "For- .giveness"; March 28, Rev. John Oli­veira, "Healing"; April 4, Rev. Wil­liam Baker, "Compassion & Hope inthe Cross"; April II, CCD students,"Soup & Sacrifice." .

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for ·the intentions of Birthright issaid,at 7 p.m. All welcome.ST.:MARY, FAIRHAVEN

"p"ower of Love," a parents' sup­port :group, meets each Thursday7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in rectory meetingroom. All welcome.

ST. PATRICK, WAREHAMScripture study on Acts of the

Apostles 7 to 8:15 p.m. March 17,parish hall. Children's singers andstep dancers will participate in St.Patrick's Day celebration 7 p.m.March 14.ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO. Stations of the Cross 6:30 p.m.Fridays during Lent.ST. MARY, MANSFIELD

During Lent, morning study groupmeets 10 a.m. Tuesdays, parish cen­ter conference room; Stations of theCross and Benediction 7 p.m. Fri­days.RETROUV AILLE

The program for troubled ma'r­riages will offer a weekend sessionApril 21-23, sponsored by the Dio­cesan Office of Family Ministry.Information: Phil and Diane Caruso,429-6293, or Bob and Meg Pettiti,(617) 327-1864. All inquiries held instric~· confidence.

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S ' DARE ff '11 13-15, with Mass 9 a.m. dally a.nd 7 Jessa Plaia on Susan B. Anthony:wansea s 0 Icer, WI p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 7 A Singular Feminist" 7:;0 p.m.

present a drug awareness program p. m. prayer service Tuesday. Sister March 22. Storyteller Judith Blackfor youth, youth groups and par- Sampson, formerly of LaSalette will present "Our Immigrant Moth-ents 7:30 p.m. March 15, church Center, Attleboro, is spiritual direc- ers," 7:30 p.m. March 23. Both eventshall. tor for the Cursillo movement in the commemorate Women's History

8-week Bible study of Epistles of diocese .and has conducted parish Month and will take place: at theS.. paul will meet 7 to 9 p.m. Tues- missions in New England and New Martin Institute auditoriult. on thedays March 21 to May 9; informa- York in a ministry of spiritual devel- college campus.tion: Paulette Normandin, 676-0029. opment. O.L. CAPE, BREWSTERST. ANNE, FR CATHOLICWOMAN'SCLUB,FR Lower Cape Ultreya mel:ts each

Father Marc Bergeron and Philip Meeting 7:30.p.m. M~rch 14, H?ly s.econd Friday, 7:30 p.m. All Cursil-Hamel will offer Lenten adult ed- Name School hall. BuslOess meetlOg hstas welcome.ucation sessions 7: 15 p.m. Mon- will be follo~ed by a program by. CORPUS CHRISTI,d . th Sh' F th Be ger Damhsa, an Insh dance troupe based E. SANDWICHays 10 e nne. a er r - . d' I h . ., . f M h 13 d 27 '11 10 Boston, an a socia our. Lenten senes IS offered Thursdayson s tOPiC or arc, an WI of Lent at both 10 a.m. and 7:45?e Pope John Paul s book Cross- p.m., with babysitting available formg the Threshold of Hope; Father the morning sessions. Topics: MarchHamel will anoint the sick at a 16, Stewardship as a Way of Life;March 20 Mass. A penance service March 23, Holy Hour of pr.ayer forwill be offered Apri13 and an open confirmation candidates;.March 30,forum on April 10. Holy Family hour of prayer; April6,ST. PETER THE APOSTLE, the Holy Triduum.PROVINCETOWN

Father Paul A. Trementozzi,OCD, D. Min., will present Lentenretreat, "Meditations of the Mercyand Compassion of Jesus as HeGoes to Jerusalem," at 7 p.m.Masses March 13, 14 and 15.

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Three-week program of ministryand Christian living planned July 23through Aug. 12 for Catholic women,age 18 and older. Information: Sr.Mary Francis, 341 Bishops High­way, Kingston, MA 02364, tel. (617)585-7724. .ST. FRANCIS OF CAPEFRATERNITY, POCASSET

Meeting 2 to 4 p.m. March 19, St.John Evangelist Center. All welcome.CATHEDRAL CAMP CENTEROF RENEWAL, E. FREETOWN

O. L. Assumption, NB, youthretreat March 10 to 12; Sacred Heart,Taunton, confirmation retreat MarchII; St. Mary So. Dartmouth, con­firmation retreat March 12; Lentenseries, "Living in the Kingdom," ledby Father George E. Harrison 7 to 9p.m. March 14.SEPARATED/DIVORCED,CAPE COD

Support group meeting 7 p.m.March 19, St. Pius X parish center,So. Yarmouth. Newcomers welcomeat6:30p.m. Stephen Raven, LICSW,will discuss "What We Have To Fin­ish Before We Can Start Again."Information: Mary Ann, 385-7652.

HOLY NAME, FRWomen's Guild annual food drive

through April I; baskets for cannedand nonperishable goods are locatedat back of church. To have dona­tions picked up contact ClaudetteMontour, 678-1507.