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Semina'rian tobe ordained as

transitional deacon

was made by Father Michael K. McManus, chan­cellor.

. Glendon, a member of the Holy See's Commit­tee for the Great Jubilee of 2000, and chairman ofthe Holy See's delegation to the Fourth U.N.Women's Conference in Beijing, China in 1994,adapted her talk around the AOL frame "We havemail."

But typical ofo busy professionals and an Qver­stuffed "in" box; we.sadly haven't even opened ourmail, taken it in or answered it, said Glendon.

The mail we're receiving has been coming in asteady stream for the entire pontificate of Pope JohnPaul II and especially in his letter the "Third Mil­lennium," Glendon asserted.

She synthesized that all of the pope's letters tothe faithful have set them apart from the clergy and.the bishops, "and the pope says: 'I'm depending onyou,' and 'It's up to you' ... if we are to have a cul­ture of life and not death."

To do that, "then Catholic men and women ofthe world have to be able to stand in this Catholicmoment and be heard," Glendon stated.

She lamented that many Catholics - "fearingthey would impose a Catholic morality" - some-

. times hesitate, shy away from, or simply refuse tobring their faith with them throughout the work dayand into their relationships where it makes the mostdifference.

But Glendon argued persuasively, that "we wouldnever or should ever impose a Catholic morality onanyone, but we are failing the test of proposing it."She called on Catholics to realize they "have mail"that allows them in response to be able to proposethings that make "an incredible difference in adapt­ing a culture of life."

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By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR

WESTPORT -: Saying "We have maiL. fromPope John Paul II ... and we need to open it,"Harvard University Professor Mary Ann Glendontold members of the justice system Sunday that theCatholic laity has been "set apart to help ensure aculture of life and' not death" in today's Church.

Glendon, an'author, teacher and lecturer in thefield of human rights, was the keynote speaker at adinner at White's of Westport that followed the an­nual Red Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral honoringmembers of the justice system.

The Red Mass, so called because of the red vest­ments worn at the liturgy honoring the Holy Spirit,was celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFMCap.

He presented the St. Thomas More Awards toAtty. EdwardA. Roster ofTaunton; Superior CourtJudge John A. Tierney of New Bedford; and ClerkMagistrate Omer R. Chartrand of the BarnstableDistrict Court.

The awards are named· for 16th century Englishlawyer and layman St. Thomas More. He wasmartyred for opposing the divorce of England'sKing Henry VIII and· for refusing to renounce pa-'pal authority.

In a ceremony of speCial recognition at the Mass,Atty. Frederic J. Torphy of Fall River and LittleCompton, R.I., who has served as the attorney forthe Diocese of Fall River for 31 years, was installedas a member of the Knights of St. Gregory and pre­sented' with a ceremonial sword. The presentation

~ Prestigious St. Thomas More Medalawarded to an attorney, a judge anda clerk magistrate.

Annual Red Mass honorsjus~ce system members

MEMBERS OF the justice system honored at the Red Mass Sunday gather for an historicmoment at a dinner later at White's of Westport. From left, Atty. Joseph P. Harrington, chair­man of the celebrations; Atty. Edward A. Roster, who received the St. Thomas More Award;Bishop O'Malley; Judge John A. Tierney and Clerk Magistrate Omer R. Chartrand, who alsoreceived the award; and Atty. Frederic J. Torphy, who was installed as a Knight of St. Gre-gory. (Anchor Photo) .

spent a year as a substitute teacherof mathematics at Bishop StangHigh School and at DartmouthHigh School before entering St.John's Seminary in 1996 wherehe began two years of pre-theol­ogy studies.

During his first year as a semi­narian, Cabral's summer ministrywas at Cathedral Camp in East

Freetown. Thenext summer heserved at S t.Michael's Parishin Ocean Grove,Swansea. .

During' thesummer of his1999 year of the­ology Cabralstu~ied Portu­guese in theAzores fromwhich his par­ents, natives ofthe Island ofSanta Maria, emi­

SEMINARIAN JEFFREY CABRAL' grated. He servedat St. Maiy's Ca­

thedral Parish, Fall River in 2000;and at St. John .the Baptist Parishin New Bedford this past summer.

In the seminary, Cabral wasinvolved in music and was a mem­ber of the schola cantorum.

He was admitted to candidacyfor the priesthood on May 9,1999; installed in the ministry oflector on April 9, 2000; and wasinstalled in the ministry ofacolyte

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NORTH ·DARTMOUTH ­Seminarian Jeffrey Cabral will beordained to the transitionaldiaconate on January 12 at 11a.m. in St. Mary's Cathedral, FallRiver, by Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap.

Cabral, 28, the son of Antonioand. Maria Cabral of NorthDartmouth, is currently in hisfourth and finalyear of theologi­cal studies for thepriesthood at St.John's Seminaryin Brighton.

A member ofSt. Julie BilliartParish in NorthDartmouth wherehe was involvedwith the youthgroup and was aPeer Leader,Cabral graduatedfrom DartmouthHigh School in1991 with hon­ors, placing thirdin his class academically. He ac­tively participated on the Math­ematics Team and was a memberof the National Honor Society.

He graduated from the Univer­sity of Massachusetts-Dartmouthin 1995 with a bachelor of artsdegree in mathematics. Whilethere he served as vice presidentand president of the Catholic Stu­dent Organization.

Following college, Cabral

retary to then-Archbishop Rich­ard Cushing, and pastor of MostPredous Blood Parish.

.Among his professional ac­complishments were terms aspresident of the Catholic Theo­logical Society of America andpresident of the major seminarydepartment of the National Catho­lic Educational Association.

Named an auxiliary of theArchdiocese of Boston on Dec.1, 1971, by Pope 'Paul VI, he wasordained by then-Archbishop'Humberto Medeiros of Boston onFeb. 2, 1972.

While chaplain at the HarvardCatholic Club, Father Riley meta young Harvard student namedBernard Law. When the youngman sensed the stirrings of a vo­cation to the priesthood he soughtout the advice and counsel of Fa­ther Riley.

Young Bernard.wanted to studyfor a diocese in the southernUnited States,. Father Riley hadseveral priest' friends from hisown student days a1 the NorthAmerican CoIJege and he recom~

mended the Diocese of Natchez(nowJackson), Miss.

In an Interesting twist of his­tory, the mentor was reunited withhis studentwh~n Bernard Law wasnamed archbishop of Boston in1984. '

, Bishop Riley retired from hisduties as auxiliary bishop o'n Jan.

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2' THE ANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River - Fri., December 14,2001

Coll~ge in Rome. World War IIintervened and the Americans

BOSTON.- Retired Auxiliary studying in Rome had to rett;rr.'Bishop Lawrence 1. Riley of Bos- home to complete their ·studies.ton, a priest for more than 61 He finished his at The Catholicyears and abishop fo~ nearly-30, University of America in ~ash­

died in his sleep December 2 at ington. He was ordained a priestthe age of 87. . on Sept. 21, 1940, at Sacred Heart

Cardinal Bernard F. Law said Parish in Newton. 'the Archdiocese of Boston had lost"one of its most distinguished'andfaithful priests and bishops."

"Bishop Riley joined a zealous

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DIRECTOR OF PASTORAL MUSrC Bishop Riley servedas pastor for25 ye~s,

Born in Boston's Roxbury sec~, During his long priestly lifetion on Sept. 6, 1914, Lawrence Bishop Riley served as chaplainJoseph Riley was an alumnus of to the Harvard Catholic Club atboth Boston College High School HarVard University, professor ofand Boston College. theology at Emmanuel College,

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moments of their lives such asdivorce, annulment. and death.

, Father Fitzpatrick went on to saythat it's important for a priest tobe easily approachable andfriendly. He added that the needfor priests was never more urgent.

For more information contactthe Serra Club at P.O. Box 1015,North Attleboro, MA 02761-1015.

Dec.21 .1968, Rev. Henri 1. Charest, Pastor, St: Mathieu, Fall River1985, Rev. Manuel M. Resendes.1989, Rev. Laureano C. do~ Reis, Pastor Emeritus, St. Anthony ofPadua,

Fall River " " v, .'

,Dec.231901, Rev..owen J. Kiernan, Past9r, Immaculate Conception, Fall River1947, Rev. Charles P. Trainor, SS, St. EdwaJd Seminary, Seattle, Wash.1970, Rev. Msgr. 'John A. Silvia, Pastor Emeritus, St. John the Baptist,

New Bedford1986, Rev. William E. Collard, Co-chaplain, Catholic Memorial'Home,

Fall River

Dec. 221991, Rev. Armand P. Paradis, S.1., Psychologist, San Francisco, Calif.

In Your Prayers,Please pray for the followingpriests during the coming week

. ' Qec.191988, PeITI;lanent Deacon Eugene L. Orosz

nec.201953, Rev. Manuel S. Travassos, Pastor, Espirito Santo, Fall River1996, Rev. John A. Janson, OFM, Missionary in Brazil,

tation by Father James Fitzpatrick,pastor ofSt. Mary'~ Church, NorthAttleboro,

Father FitzpatriCk addressedmembers'ofthe Serra Club on thetopic "People Looking for Jesus."He said that many people are look­ing for something in their parishpriests. They feel.the need for apriest to be present in the critical

Gn 49:2,8-10; Ps72:3-4,7-8,17; Mt1:1-17Jer 23:5-8; Ps72:1,12-13,18­19; Mt 1:18-24Jgs13:2-7,24­25a; Ps 71 :3­6,16-17; Lk 1:5­25Is 7:10-14; Ps .24: 1-6; Lk 1:26-

.38Sg 2:8-14 or Zep3:14-18a; Ps33:2-3,11-12,20­21; Lk 1:39-451 Sm 1.:24-28;(Ps) 1 Sm 2:1,4; ,7,8abcd; Lk1:46-56Is 7:10-14; Ps24:1-3,4ab,5-6;Rom 1:1-7; Mt1:18-24

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Serra Club holds meeti~gATTLE60RO - The mid-fall

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Working with the parents di­rectly, the group draws up a listthat would make Saint Nicholasproud, the angels reported.

Following tradition, the angelshead out on the crack of dawn theday following Thanksgiving tomake sure that all the children ontheir list will wake up Christmasmorning with a big smile on theirfaces.

But the angels efforts don't endthere.

Families in need are also pro­vided with a fresh Christmas tree,

goal of feeding shut-ins on thedays the Wheels on Meals Programdid not. .

It didn't take long for them tobranch ouf and expand their ef­forts. Initial studies by the angelsfound that·one of the most stress­ful things for parents to have todo is to tell a chil~ they cannotprovide them'with a much antici­pated gift on Christmas m9rning.

They settled on,a plan in whichparents could come in and requesta particular gift for their child orchildren.

It meant year-round fund-rais-'.ing, cash donations and the gener­osity of the local business com-'

PROVINCETOWN -Ask anyof the 37 families or 67 children.in Provincetown and Truro fac­ing a bleak Christmas if they be­lieve in angels and you,'11 get aunanimous "yes."

Of course the "angels" they aretalking about are a group ofwomen from St. Peter's Parishwho several years ago formed St.Peter's Kitchen Angels whose goalis to help out families in needdur­ing the Christmas holidays.

Four of the original six angels,Yvonne Cabral, Pat Sullivan, IreneJoseph and Kathy Gonsalves, arestill at the helm of the Catholicgroup founded with the original

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EDICTAL CITATION .DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSince the actual place of residence

of WILLIAM J. O'NEIL is unknown.We cite WILLIAM J. O'NEIL to appear

personally before the Tribunal of the Dio·cese of Fall River on Thursday,' Oecember21, 2001 at 2:30 p.m. at 881 HighlandAvenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to givetestimony to establish:

Whether the nullity of the marriageexists in the Mongeon·O'Neil case?

Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge of the residence ofthe above person, William J. O'Neil, mustsee to it that he is properly advised in reogard to this edictal citation.

(Rev.) Paul F. Robinson, O. Garm., J.G.O.Judicial Vicar

Given at the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusettson this the 4th day of Oecember, 2001.

Pope establishesnew apostolic

prefecture.VATICAN CITY - Although

Catholics are a tiny minority inQuetta and the surrounding areanear Pakistan's border with Af­ghanistan, Pope John Paul II hasdecided the Pakistani city will bethe center of a new apostolic pre­fecture.

Oblate Father' Victor'Gnanapragasam, a Sri Lankan whohas served in Pakistan since 1974,was named head of the new Churchjurisdi~tion. ,:

The Vatican, announcing thechanges last week said the prefec­ture would cover land that had beenpart of the Archdiocese of Karachior the Diocese of Hyderabad.

Apostolic prefectures are estab­lished mainly in places where thenumber of Catholic faithful is verysmall, but where Catholic pliestsand religious are active, particularlyrunning schools and health careclinics.

A prefecture eventually mayhave enough faithful and pliests tobecome a diocese.

About five million people livewithin the boundaries of the newQuetta prefecture, but only about27,000 of them are Catholic. Thearea includes 10 Catholic churches,six of whic'h are in the city ofQuetta.

The area also includes six schoolsand two hostels, the Vatican said.

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Fasting stops us from doingwhat We normally like to do: eat­ing-and drinking 'as we please,In doing so, it helps us to createspeciaLsacred moments to thankGod for the times he lias forgivenus:" ..... 'd,

. At a time of crisis, there is atendency to get confused and tolose control of our'senses. Fast­ing.helps us to regain control ofthe senses'by pointing us to Godas our center; in'doing so it helpstis to· center ourselves!. . One thing certain about fast­ing is that when we do it, we.feelit: If we let this' physical' discom­fortmbv~ us spiritually, it is of­ten"'a highly'effectl've form of'prayer. '.0' h .. - .

,~We ,live in uncertain times.Ye(i{we are/realisti-c; the fu­ture has always been uncertain.Thej)ower bf fasting is that itremind~' us 'to bow ~uinbly be­fore God. In surrendering to him,we free ourselves to see'lifethrough his eyes, to live the mo­ment according to his plan andto feel secure in knowing the fu-ture is in his hands. .

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NEWS EDITOR OFFICE MANAGERJames N: Dunbar Barbara M. Reis

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By FATHER EUGENE HEMRIC~ fluential in making .fasting StlC-CATI10LIC NEWS SERVICE' 'cessfuL 'After' il',conversioil ex~

Although fasting comes from perience; hC'Te'aIized -that whena long tradition in the Church, wevQIUl)tarpy deprive9urselvesw.e hadn't been, hearing ~ll ~hat of food':we' are"motivated to'much abQut it ----; not. , ·that· is, 'thi:nk less 'of self and to'loVe oth-until recently, . ers ffiO·re'." c', .: ,

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The Executive Editor this dark moment. rious eating and drinking, ~hich.Pope John Paul ilalso asked CiouCled the:::mind,l were ·to· be

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"' 4 THEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., December 14,2001;

Poverty and pe~~e.The events of September 1i. have awakeneci Ol;lF ~<?chll or~

der to nations and people that were. conveniently ignored by 'a:so-called prosperous capitalism: We were'a peopie much· caughtup in our things and ourselves; Basic·ideals weteputon the.back burner as we raced to accumulate as' much ofthis world'sgoqds that wduld fit into our storehouses.·When the'dust' ofevents began to settle we were shocked into the rea-lization .thatthere are millions who for amultitude"of reasons really hated:us. The spreadsheet of anti-American feeling was l11ultitudi­nous especially in countries where poverty and destitution reignsupreme. The degree of economie energy has becoine, so in­tense in so many places' that people turIl to ex.treme·.measures,

, in an attempt to .rightly or wrongly..equalize theirJiy~s.,." ..'These countries read like. a litany Qf privation. :rhose suffer-:

ing the most ar.e the youth: They have little, ~ope in their own:govern'mental systems and in desperation 'turn to the fanatic.Some"choose to flee their homes and take ,t"'e. chaq~e ,of illegalimmigration even to the point of.death., . . ,. ,.• : :.. ', !~", i

The exclusion of young people, from 'hopeful opportunity isa seething powde'r 'keg that yet' has to e'xplode on the worldscene. The middle ~lass terrorists ·who have forced Jhis. c~ug!ry;into a retaliatory mood have become for'ma'ily ',a ,symbol' oftheir deliverance. Like it or not, 'this count'ry must do mo'rethan simply travel the military road to .stem ;desp~ir.~It, iSim­perative that we take hlto account the need -to reexamine ,ourown concepts Qf 'social justice as we pray for 'World peace. Thelatter will never be achieved if we ignorelhe' facts at .hand.:: "

For example, according to the International PrQgfam~,c;en':ter at the U.S. Census Bureau, most of the world's'poorest'~a~iions have the largest population under 25 year~, of age. InEgypt, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and Afghaqistan, more than 50'to60 percent of the population is in ,this'age bracket. There is" amassive population boon that has cau'sed a massive,imbalance..Given the manner of how many of S1l9h lands are g9verned' ,is,there 'any wonder why their young people feel their' lives .are 'useless. In such a mood ther~exisisari'insiabilitY"ih~d'avb'fs~j,radical escapism. With .no jqp, no h0!TIe~n9 no hope,. ~<Vi:olenf" ,mind-set becomes a' constant. The d~gre'e' th~t the "youili' ar'eexcluded from political, economic 'and s'ocial oppo'rtunity wilibe the' measure of continued violence ·and.terror. This is espe-'cially true in a global sociai orderwherereal.ly only a fe~ pos~sess, the. world's goods. . " ,."

As we continue to defend .our national concept of 'freedomand rights, let us also realize that. if hope .is:to achieve 'a lastingworld peace we'milst also ex:p'and" o'ur visi'on of e~onomic'equal~'

.ity and social "justice. Qur life as Americans must go beyondthe vision of an economic ,life that is,de~ofed' to the 'sole pur.:pose of multiplying goods, profit and power. Economic lifemust have a, glob~l Y,is!Qn ordered t.o the' ~ervic.e of.the wholeperson and the entire' human family.' In this light It should beseen that we must support measures·to·reform'international·economic and financial instituti'ons·sothai 'tHey' will'be'tt~f'pr&'mote equitable relationships with less advanced countrje,s ..Jt)s.imperative to,heIp the young people of poor nations so th'a:i'they' are' freed frbm -the bondage' 0(p6verty. R~ducirtg'pov~ity

reduces explo~ta,tion. W~e~. we ~s a. pepp!~ trur)'re:aF~e: ~~H,reality 'then we 'will become:·instruments'in·the effort 'to· bringpeace to this very fragile planet.

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brief- withoutbeing self-absorbedand with no needless nonsense.

And in the radio booth, it mustbe this pair of gridiron gurus, theNew England Patriots' own GilSantos and Gino Cappelletti.

. Several other broadcast­ers deserve honorable men­tion, like ESPN's ChrisBerman and Mike Tirico,FOX's John Madden, andABC'sAl Michaels.

Equal time should begiven to the football broad­casting hall of shame.These individuals mayknow football, but behinda mic is no place for them:

ESPN's Sterling Sharpe, FOX'sTerry Bradshaw and ChrisCollinsworth,CBS'sMike DitkaandJerry Glanville and ABC's EricDickerson. And last and least is thispair of media men, the sour creamof the crop, Dennis Miller of ABCand Deion Sanders of CBS.

Okay, kiddies, ifwe all ask Santafor the same thing, maybe we'll re­ceive adream broadcasting teamjustin time for the meat of the Nfl, sea­son. It would be nice to watch theplayoffs and keep the volume turned

the pre-game show. Hosting hon­ors have to go to two individualswho know their subject, are articu­late, personable and control thetempo of the show; James Brownfrom FOX and Jim Nantz from

CBS. With the co-hosts should beanalysts Tom Jackson from ESPNand FOX's Howie Long. These twoformer NFLers consistently lendtheir football wisdom, providinginteresting and accurate insightswith no goofy antics or charades.There's nothing wrong wim humoron the air, as long as it's cere~ral,

not slapstick. .In the broadcast booth, there can

only be this fine-tuned trio, who canmake even the lamest of contestsenjoyable - ESPN's Mike Patrick,Joe Theismann ana Paul Maguire.Oh, that these three wise men couldcall every game!

Roaming the sidelines, keepingfans informed about injuries, strate­gies and player reactions has to beABC's Melissa Stark. In a maledominated environment, Starkshines in her sideline reports that areboth accurate and informative and

prominent since the day of in­famy, II September 2001. Eachof them mention God, and havean understanding of God. One ofthem is "God Bless America," andthe other is "Let There Be PeaceOn Earth."

The fi~st has become a sloganthat fills billboards across thiscountry. In the hymn, God has therole of blessing. God is almost·seen as an American, "blessing"our indulgent way of life. Thickboundries exist between America

. and other nations. This has given·rise to self-righteousness and toracial profiling· of (and crimeagainst) people who "look like"Arabs. God's role is minor com­pared to that of the nation, really.It has become America fromwhich all blessings flow.

The second song is not quiteas popular. Here God has no roleexcept that of being our "Father."We are all brothers and sisters ­not across the nation, but acrossthe world. And this is close to thebiblical understanding ofGod theCreator, who makes no distinc­tion between North and SouthDakota, North and SouthAmerica, or between the north­ern and southern hemispheres. Itdoes call us to a higher place thanself-actualization, and gives us amuch better perspective of "jus­tice for all."

Father David Lupo, SS.CC.Sacred Hearts

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Editor:Two songs have become

Editor:All week long I have been won­

dering how you could let the HarryPotter article go through. .

I don't know how strong yourfaith is and I'm not one to judgeothers. ButAnne Navarro who wrotethe article is telling Catholics to gosee the movie. Anne states, "Parentsconcemed about the film's sorceryelements should know that it is un­likely to pose any threats to Catho­lic beliefs." How could you let thatgo through? This film is not posi­tive but negative. I have been teaCh­ing teens for II years. And I tellthem to stay away from the movieslike this because as entertaining asthey are, they pose a great threat onyoung minds. And now, we have TheAnchor telling us it's great, check itout, there is nothing wrong with it

Do you know how many kidswill go to a book store after seeingthe HlPl)' Potter film and find bookson witchcraft, black magic, newage? The answer is many.

This Sunday I must now explainto my class of teens how mixed upthe'Church can sometimes be. In allreality, it is this kind of min~-set inwhich souls will be lost for the king­dom of God.

Major League Baseball has theright idea. It's time to get healthyand trim away some excess fat,namely a few pro teams. Hopefully,the other majur sports will pick upon this notion and bring back qual-ity instead of quaiitity. .

With the overabundance r--;...--------.,...-~::_-~ ...of teams in all ·sports, thetalent pool is spread very,very thin. Players whowouldn't and shouldn't be

. playing professional sportsare r:aking in some very im­pressive salaries for medio­cre performances.

.There is a trickle-<town ....----------i.._..!..effect in all ofthis. Notonlydo the fans experience poor perfor­mances from the athletes, but all ar­eas oftalent are stretched to the max- including owners, coaches andtrainers. Only the peanut vendorsseem exempt from this effect Justthose who are deadly accurate cantoss peanuts across large arenas...there's no faking it there.

Aside from the athletes, thetrickle-down effect is no more evi­dent than in the television industry,particularly football.

Since football has become ournational pastime,Americans deserveonly the best in studios, broadcastbooths and along the sidelines comegame time. With this in mind, I'vecompiled a list of the very best thegame has to offer, and as a Christ­mas wish, I ask St. Nicholas to giveall fans this team of professionals tocover each and every game.

Let's begin in the studio with

Questionsand

AnswersBy Father

John J. Dietzen

,diet. .As one who is blessedly spared

this ailment, I had no idea howmany suffer from it, well over100,000. The many Catholics

'among them share the same di­lemma and disappointment youhave concerning the Eucharist. For

Celiac 'diseaselergy o'nly \;Vine fermented withparticular yeasts or in particular re­gions is safe.

In 1995, Cardinal JosephRatiinger, head Qf the Congrega­tion for the Doctrine of the Faith,again reaffirmed to the Americanbishops that bread from which all

gluten is' removed is not~--- valid for the.: Eucharist.

Manufacturers of Com­munion hosts in the UnitedStates and Europe whomI have consulted have tried'unsuccessfully to formu­late a wheat bread with nogluten,

I am grateful to you andthe many other readers

them it is a major concern since who related their experiences; dietCommunion bread must be made suggestions, frustrations andof wheat flour for valid eucharis- hopes. One thing all agree' on:tic celebration. They feel there should be some

I have'several times suggested way they, or their children, couldthe most obvious alternative, re-, 'receive Communion without en­ceive Communion only u.nder the dangering their health or theirform' of wine. Many with the ce- lives.liac problem take advantage of 'I wish I could'provide a solu-that possibility. tion for you and your son, but I

Unlike the priest your friend cannot. Perhaps in the future thereencountered, most parish priests will be an answer. Some have been .cooperate with this need in every able to work out a manageablepossible way, sometimes provid- lifestyle for everyone involved.ing small cups exclusively. for the For others it is a heavy burden withuse of the celiac patient. ' seemingly no present answer.

Even the. inipute contact with Fortunately, good resources arethe wheat particle the priest places av~ilable for celiac patients andin the chalice before Communion their families, particularly throughc;m make the wine dangerous for the Celiac Sprue Associationpeople with this allergy. (Omaha, NE 68131-0700). Their

Wine is no universal solution, Website, www.csaceliacs.org, alsohowev~r.As you apparently~ave" is loaded with he.lpful backgrounddiscovered, for some with the al- and practical information. ,

Q. In some ways I feel sadthat so much attention is givento the form of Communionbread, which you discussed re­cently. As a' celiac sufferer whocan eat nothing ,made of wheat,I would be grateful just forCommunion. .

It is good to read in ,.... _your column about thegreater awareness ofce­liac diseaSe. After yearsof living' in a vacuum,we are 'finally diag­nosed. A friend askedher pastor if she couldreceive only from thecup. He answered, "Wewill not serve wine in

. this ·parish.'~ Do you have anymore suggestions? (California)

A. For those I:'ead~rs ~ho are'not familiar with the.sickness, ce­liac, or celiac sprue, disease is a

, malabsorption condition in which, the small intestine cannot absorb

food' nutrients in the presence ofgluten. Pe~ple with this illness can­not tolerate wheat, rye, barley oroats. They are not affected by otherflours,like potato, com or rice.Sometimes even a small amountof wheat may excite the allergicreaction, causing severe illness,even death. Complete eliminationof these grains from the diet, how­ever, usually allows those with thissyndrome to live normal, healthyand full lives.

Aileviation of certain other af­flictions, autism for one, now isbelieved to be related to the ex­clusion o~:control of gluten inthe

LEE, Mass. --:- Three families ,tive in parish ,affairs. John andrepresenting two parishes in the . Frances Kourti have three adultDiocese of Fall River, ..have been sons, John Jr., Kevin and Brian,honored during the first quarter of and one adult daughter, Mary Field­the 2001~2002 fraternal year, ac:' ing. John Kourtz is an usher at St.,cording to Willi~m D. Moriissey, Ann's. The family collectivelystate chairman qf the Massachu- ,makes rosary bead~ for distribu­setts Knights ofColumbus Family tion to the parish's first Commun­of the Month Program. ion class. They are actively in-

The families were honored as volved with the organization ofSt.Fall River Diocese Families of the Ann's annual parish festival andMonth, in recognition oftheircon~ , the Knights of Columbus annualtributions of time, ta,lent ,and en- road, race and fun walk. The menergy in furthering theobjecti~es of the Kourtz, faTIJilyare all mem­,of their parishes, communities and ,bers of Si. Ann's Council 10289councils. and voluntarily perfoTl~parish

, The, families recognized were maintenance as required.the Alfred and Carol Mailloux and Dennis and Dawn Vehlo are theJohn and Frances I<ourtz families parents of Daniel, age 11. Propo­ofSt.Ann's Parish, Raynham, and nents of Catholic education, thethe Dennis and Dawn Vehlo fam- Vehlos spend many hours volun­ily of St. Joseph's Parish, teering in fund-raising activitiesFairhaven.' " for St. Joseph's School. Dennis,

The Maillouxs are parents of 'Vehlo is a member of Damientwo adult sons, Michael and Pe-' Council 4190 in Mattapoisett,ter, and a daughter, Caroline, age " where he holds the office of deputy17, Alfred Mailloux is a eucha- grand knight. He is also the chiefristic mfnister and a treasurer of 'councilor to its ColumbianSquiresBoy Scout Troop 43. Carol Circle, and assistant ScoutmasterMailloux also works with scout- to Cub Scout Pack ,56. 'ing and is active in parish and DanieIVehlo is an altar serverKnights of Columbus activities, at St. Joseph's, a Boy Scout, andDaughter Caroline was a recent is active in school athletics.delegate to a youth leadership, All families received a letter ofconference held this past summer congratulations signed by the K ofin Washington; D.C. Botl1 sons 'C state deputy and a plaque in-are former Scouts. scribe" with their name, council,

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6 THEANCHOR -.-- Diocese ofFall River - Fri., December 14,2001

Religious war: A,contradiction i'n terms

NORTH DARTMOUTH ~A Sepanite(!-Divorced Support'Group will hold its last meetingof the year December 27 from 7­9 p.m. at the Diocesan' FamilyLife Center, 500 Slocum Road.

ORLEANS -'A Separated­Divorced Catholics Support Groupwill have an Advent/ChristmasSocial for its mee!ing thi~ Sundayat 5:30 p.m. at the St. Joan of ArcParish Center. Attendees are askedto bring a gift for the Yankee swapand either an appetizer or desertto share. For more information callFather Richard M. Roy at 508­255-0170.

This Christmas season I felt a sad sense of deja vu end or peace ever come?watching the news about the continued threat of a 'Clearly not. Now we have an expanded definition

NEW BEDFORD - Student~ "holy war." of "holy war," as defined by Osama bin Laden, andin grades preschool through I recalled the days before Christmas',1979 when we responded.by declaring our own war. As Advent

, eighth grade at Holy Family-Holy Americans were held hostage in Iran, and anger in the' began, the talk on the network news was that this man,Name School will hold their an- United States understandably ran higti. Talk then' foc who hates us so, may have the ingredients for a nuclearnual Christmas. pageantSunday at cuseC! on a world divided bomb. '3 p.m. at St. Lawrence Mar~yr , according to religious,be- All this as we were pre-Church. They will depiCt the.birthliefs: Muslims vs. Chris- paring to celebrate the com-ofChiist in ,tableau and readings. tians. Some saw the Iranian Th B tt ' ing of the Prince of Peace.Attendees are asked to bring a actiQn as evidence of the e, I 0 : om We should listen to'canned good for the needy. " start of the great ISlamiC L. ' . great peacemakers of the, ln,e ,,', Prevolution, with the mil- .past, sU'ch as ope Benedict

lions of"them" against the XV, who was written off'rriillions.of'''us.'' By Antoinette ,Bosco as he tried so hard ,to get

Commen,'tators were ' :' ': ' the nations killing millionssaying we could be in- L..-----------f._~ ...J.. in World War I to stop.

.'volved for the first time in Seeing "revenge, greed, centuries in a "religious war." An editorial Nov., 24, and stupidi~y" in the infamous Versailles Treaty, the

1979, in Newsday, Long Island's daily paper, pointed pope, in anguish, said prophetically, "Nations do notNORtH FALMOUTH - out th'at the Ayatollah Khomeini, then Iran's ,leader, 'die; in ~umiliation and revenge, they pass from gen­

The St. Elizabeth Seton Cancer ,said the struggle was not between Iran and Am.erica .eration to generation the sorrowful heritage of hatredSupport Group will meet Decem- but "between Islam and the infidel." and retaliation." .ber 1'9 at 7 p.ITI. in the church.' The editorial brought out some disturbing incidents. The World War rtreaty was directly responsibleFor more information call 508- , That week, in Saudi Arabia, an unknown number of . for World War II. What actions taken by countiies in563-7770.' ' armedMuslimshadseizedhostagesat~eGreatMoscjue today'snuclear age will shape the' world of tOl]lor­

in Mecca. and fought a'series of gun battles with Saudi. row? As' Pastor M~n Niemoeller, a prisoner of thetroops. "In Iran," the editorial noted, "Khomeini im- Nazis, pointed out years ago, if'Hitier had the atommediately blamed 'U.S. imperialists' and 'Zionists' bomb"he would have used it, saying: "If I. am not tofor this assault on the holiest place of the Islamicfait!J." survive with my ideas, the whole \yorld is no longerSoon theAmerican embassy in Islamabad was attacked 'worthy to exist. If I am to go, they may all go."and burned. ' ' Wouldn't this apply today to the enemies we call ter-

The same theme resounded in Decemberf990 rorists if they gqt their hands on nuclear weapons?when Saddam Hussein was reported to say he would I pray that Christians and Muslims alike will comeconsider it a "holy war" if hostilities broke out be- to realize that a "religious" war is not only a contra­tween Iraq and the United States. A month later" diction in terms, but a mockery of God, and that warthe war to protect our oil interests in the Middle in a nq,clear age can be the end of civilization. TheEast began, and while the Gulf War ended, did hate world needs peace - and peacemakers,

ATTLEBORO -:- St. Joseph'sParish has 24-hourEucharistic Ado­ration beginning after the 9 a.m.Mass every Friday of the month. Itends .before the 9 a.m. Mass onSaturday. All ages welcome. Formore information call PaulineL'Heureux at .508-222-7047.

MASHPEE - The Third Or­der of Carmelites wi"I1 meet Sun­day at 5:30,p.m. for Mass at Christthe King:Church. Prayer, rosaryand teaching will follow in theSt. Jude Chapel. For more infor­l)1ati'on call Dottie Cawley at 508­477-2798.

NEW BEDFORD - Devo­tion to Our Lady of PerpetualHelp is celebrated.every Tuesdayand devotion to Divine Mercyeve'ry Thursday following thenoon Mass at Our Lady of Per­petual Help Church. For more in­formation call 508-992-9378.

EAST TAUNTON - HolyFamily Parish will present its an­nual pre-Christmas con~ert Sun~

day at 4 p.m. It is entitled "Les­sons and Carols for Adv(,lnt andChristmas-," and will feature the,adult and youth choirs of the par­ish. Refreshments will follow inthe church hall. .

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smuggling contraband MilkDuds or Junior Mints into thepremises. Then you have tostand with your arms in the airas the ticket-taker frisks you

with the high-poweredelectronic "GlucoseDetector Mach II" ­sensitive enough topick up Tic Tacs thatmelted and fossilized inyour coat pocket longago.

Can.didly, I won­dered how the teen­agers there could af-

. ford to be attending thefilm, much less financingnachos and a large drink ­roughly the price of my highschool prom night, including tuxrental and corsage.

On the positive side, the nexttime my mechanic tells me my"valnometers" and MurphyRings are out of tolerance andneed a total rebalance to saynothing of having their colorsdone, I am going to - in asknowing and wise a manner aspossible - ask, "OK, how abouttrading the work for tickets to a

, first-run movie and popcorn ata, little, lovable, ancient the­ater?"

Comments are welcome. E-mail Uncle Dan atcnsuncle@yahoo.com.

horse-at-a-time town where Ireside.

At this theater (where my fa­ther once worked as the projec­tionist) they charge a $4 gen-

eral admission. But I go onTuesdays, when it is half price.True story. ,

When I tell people this, they.usually say, "No way, dude." Or,"Nah, can't be done." Or, "Liar,liar, pants on fire."

Again, now I know why. Inever had to use a credit cardbefore last weekend to gain en­trance to a movie. I have beenliving a sheltered life.

When I. saw the price ofhotdogs, I thought I might ac­cidentally have stumbled into anairport. Speaking of which, Iam pretty sure my friend wasnot kidding when he said the­ater chains will soon installwalk-through sugar-detectorsthat sound an alarm if you are

By Dan Morris

Funny how people nod atthings as if they understoodthem, but in reality they do not.For example, your mechanicsays that your Murphy Rods aretweaked and need a fac-tory rebuild so thatyour "ovalteens" willbe in sync with yourbushing puckers. I, forone, nod, "Duh, OK,"in as knowing,and mas­culine a way as pos­sible, then hand him orher my Visa card.

I mention this be­cause last weekend Ispent more on treating somefriends to see the movie "K­Pax" than I spent on my firstcar. -OK, I will admit the moviewas a lot better bargain than thecar, which certainly did not fea­ture buttered popcorn (which,by the way, cost more than tofill that car's tank). However,that is beside the point.

The point is that I have beenamong those who answer, "I willwait until the video comes out,"when asked, "Have you seen(fill in the new-release movie)?"­Now I know why. I can't affordit. I just don't go out to themovies much. And when I do,it is to this little, lovable, an­cient, one-movie-only theater inthe little, lovable, ancient, one-

he said.''The best way to find a cure for

cancer would be to take half thepeople in this room and give themcancer and keep the other half as acontrol group," said FatherFitzGerald, an associate professorofoncology at Georgetown.

A cloned human baby wouldhave a soul, he said.

"lust because you've been cre­ated artificially doesn't keep Godfrom loving you," he said. ''The ideaof having a soul is that you are in apersonal relationship with God," headded.

Father FitzGerald said that, sci­entifically, more experimentation isneeded in animal cloning before itcan be determined if human clon­ing could be sucCessful as'a viable'therapeutic method. He cited testsby the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology in which genetic abnor­malities appeared in cloned mice.

FatherFitzGerald also questionedwhether ,huge numbers of peoplewould benefit from any' potentialhealth gains from embryo cloninggiven the large costs involved.

"Many other'scientists are doinggood work researching diseases.There are many -different ways. oftrying to solve these problems with­out the problems that cloningbrings," he said. "

Willi'am Saunders, a senior fel­low at the Family Research Coun­cil, said that ~t was "a serious misuseof language" to call human cloningtherapeutic. .

Using human beings for harm­ful experiments was condemned bythe Nuremberg Code after WorldWar II, said Saunders.

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Bioethicist says human cloningraises excessive medical problems

WASHINGTON (CNS~ Hu­man embryo cloning raises to<;> manymedical problems to be therapeuti­cally viable, said aGeorgetown Uni­versity bioethicist.

The risks are great for geneticabnormalities, as shown by experi­ments elsewhere with cloned ani­mals, said Jesuit Father KevinFitzGerald, chairman of Catholichealth care ethics at the university'sCenter for Clinical Bioethics.

S,upporters of human embryocloning also'have to say where theywill get the millions ofeggs neededto cure all the people they claim willbenefit from their research, headded.. Father FitzGerald criticized hu­man embryo cloning on moralgrounds as well, and disputed that adistinction exists between therapeu­tic and reproductive cloning.

The priest-scientist spoke at a re­cent briefing after an announcementNovember 26 by Advanced CellTechnology, a private firm, that ithad produced cloned human embry­onic cells and that it would use thetechl1ique to produce embryoniccells for research but not to repro­duce humans.

All cloning is reproductive be­cause it creates another human be­ing, Father FitzGerald saiq at thebriefing attended by 40 Senate staff­ers and journalists at the Capitolbuilding in Washington. He was partof a four-member panel organizedbyAmericans to Ban Cloning, acoa­lition favoring federal legislation tomake human cloning illegal.

Because a medical or scientificprocedure can be done doesn't makeit morally right as a research method,

copies of his work, as well as;' "I've been doing ii. since I was aoriginal paintings on canvas are child, f'was born ih~P it becausestacked on the desk, the draftin'g my father was a cinematogra-taple~and the floor.' pher.", _:~.. ~

Fantini.has worked at Vatican Fantini said he believes "anRadio'si'rice 1965, but he always. artist is an artist completely" andhas had multiple projects goirigat should be able to switch 'fromthe.same time. poetry to painting to performing

Some of the projects are for with relative ease.other Va~ican offices. He fre- But he also··said one of the

Beatitudes shouldhave mentioned art­ists, all of whom are"poor souls." .

"Artists are an-'guished and usually a .bit crazy becau~e theyare nev.er satisfiedwith their work, theysuffer over,. ~:very­thing," he ~aid.

Hands are one ofthe things Fantini" saidhe suffers over most.

"For me, the handis the natural exten­sion of the mind.Faces can be masked"by different expres­sions, but the only wayto hide' what is ex­pressed in the hands isto wear gloves.

"You have to knowsomeone well, knowwhat he has livedthrough in. order to'draw his hands cor­rectly," the artist said.

• T' ,r . Fantini has donedozens of stamps andpaintings featuringPope"John Paul II, and .as the 81-year-old.pontiff ages, thechanges in Fantini!simages include newlines in the pope's

. face, but even moredramatic changes in his harids,which are now stiff and gnarled.

"the pope's hands are thehands of a man who suffers, whowants to do so much, but physi­cally cannot," Fantini said. "Hisface is less expressive now be­cause of his illness, but you cansee him in his hands.

"His hands make people un­comfortable, but they also elicittenderness because he uses themto express tenderness," he said.

quently desigp.s Vatican stampsand medals and occasionallypaints the'huge portraits that hangfrom St. Peter's Basilica for be­atifications and canonizations.

But his name also appears as theillustrator of books and calendars,as the voice 'on Italian recordingsofnovels and on the credits ofItal­ian mystery, horror and Westernfilms '- either as' the set or cos­tume designer or as an actor.

"Ac~ing is my hobby," he sai4.

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Colombian archbishop asks' rebels', ..to relelise~father ofdying child

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MEDELLIN, Colombia - The presi4~Qtof the kidnapped police officer began after the boy madeColombian bishops' conference has aske9 gu_erril-' an apwal to r:ebels to .allowhim to see ttis fatherlas to release the kidnapped father of a Qying child'. duriQg his "last Christm~ on Earth." .. Jose Norberto Perez, a policeman, was,kidnapped.. '., Archbishop Giraldo, said ~be "case is ju~t theby the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia drama c;>f a dying boy and his father."rebels in March 2000. His son, Andres Felipe; 12; The· archbishop also expressed his "warmest,has lung cancer. . _ .. , .....~teep~$t. f~elings of love, compassion and solidar-

"On behalf of my fellow brother bishops, I ask, I ity" to .the relatives of Andres Felipe, especially thedemand the FARC (rebels) to let Mr. Perez go free boy's grandparents, who are taking care of the child.for a humanitarian reason that must be above any The story has caused segments of Colombia'spolitical calculation," said Archbishop Alberto population to tum against the rebels.Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin in a statement made In early December at Bogota University, whereon Colombian radio.., . some organizations show support for some of the'

"We feel a great pain, apain that-is experienced by guerrilla actions a large banner placed in front ofall Colombians and by any person in the world who the university read, "If the revolution means theknows about this sad episo~e," the archbishop said. death of piety and solidarity, what sense does it make

A national campaign seeking the release of the to be a revolutionary?"

By TRACY EARLY .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Cardlnal. says" cov¢nantcentral issue of 'Jewish­

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8 THE ANCHOR- Diocese ofF~IRiver - Fri., D,ecember 14, 2001

VATICAN CITY - In earlyDecember, Irio Oftavio Fantini

. was frettihg over the fact that theCardinal Kasper, a theology pro-·· Christmas cards he designed forfessor iQ Germany for 25 years Vatican Radio were not back from

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Cardi- before becoming abishop, said the printer.nal Walter Kasper, president of Jews and Christians shared a be- Th,e'20Ql design by the radio'sthe Vatican Commission for Re- lief that God is not an abstract' or staff 'artistfeatures a wide-eyedligious Relations with the Jews, remote being, but is "the God of newqorn Baby.Jesustold a group ofCatholics and Jews the covenant." being held against hisat Sacred Heart University in The meeting addressed by Car- mother's chest; butFairfield that the doctrine of the dinal Kasper was held last week only Mary's hands arecovenant was "the central issue of under sponsorship of the Rab-' showing.' .-the Jewish-Christian dialogue." binic Committee for Interreli- "The baby is alert,

He said the relationship be- gious Dialogue and Boston he sees everything,tween th~ "old covenant" of Ju- College's Center for Christian- even all that will hap­daism and the "new covenant" of . Jewish Le!iffiing. pen in the future. TheChristianity was "so complex that Cardinal Kasper and a Jewish . movement of the col-it cannot be reduced to a concise participant; Rabbi No.rmon ors and of the handsformula." Solomon, presented papers on the leads your eyes to his

The meeting was closed to re- covenant concept the first eyes; which are openporters, but the text of the evening, and discussion contin- and full of light,"<;:ardinal's lecture was released to ued the following day. Fantini said.the press. __ The first meeting sponsored by "This baby is' hu-

Citing the New Testament the committee was held in Wash- man and will suffer,comparison of grafting on ington last year, and dealt with the but the hands protect·branches (Rom. 11:17-24), Car- topic of repentance, he said. him and givf; usdinal Kasper said such images Cardinal Kasper said the Second hope," he said.were an appropriate way of "ex- Vatican Council was able to en- . Christmas, thepressing a dialectic of continuity dorse religious freedom by moving theme of some of theand discontinuity" that could from the theory that only truth .,....- best and the worst art"hardly be harmonized with con- not error - had rights to an em-. in the world, is an an­cepts." phasis on the right of the person to nual chatlenge, he

He said Jews and Christians make judgments in freedom. said.were "dependent on one another," He said the Church served to- "Every year I try toand "must give up their claims of day as adefender of "the human create something newexclusivity and their feeling of search for truth" against such hu- and personal," he said. ,I.superiority linked to it." man limitations as materialism or' Fa'iltini pull's' ari-" -'r.: I •.• ',' ", [":': .;;. - ", 'o" " , ":

Sugg~sting ."a possible com- the totalitarian claim to possess other painting of the .mon theology of the covenant," absolute truth already. Madonna and child IRIO OTTAVIO Fantini created this illustration

from the mountain of of t~e Christ child being held in the 'arms of Marypapers on a table near for the 200·1 Vatican Radio Christmas card. ''Thehis desk., . baby is alert, he ~ees everything, even all that will. The baby s face IS happen in the future,"says Fantini. (CNS photo~med, .even thoug~ he courtesy Irio Ottavio Fantini)IS ObVIOusly sleepmg.

"This baby has allthe suffering of the world withinhim, and the mother, who sensestpis somehow, is sweetly re­signed; she has abandoned herselfinto the hands of God," he' said.

Fantini works on tl~e groundfloor of Vatican Radio's head­quarters in a space crammed withpaper, canisters holding coloredpens and pencils, jars full ofbrushes, trays of pastels and as- .sorted tubes and pots of paints.

Sketches, drafts and photo-

TEENS CELEBRATE on the opening night of the National Catholic Youth Conference inthe RCA Dome in Indianapolis recently. Some 24,000 young people from across the nationgathered for the three-day ~vent. (CNS photo by Jennifer Del Vechio, The Criterion)

National Catholic .YouthConference kicks off in Indianapolis

lamic) fundamentalists, makingthings worse;' BishopGiorgio Bertinof Djibouti, apostolic administratorof Somalia, told Fides, the Vatican'smissionary news service last week.

"I would urge Western leaders,therefore, to reflectcarefully and findother methods to fight terrorism," hesaid.

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Attacking Somalia would 'breed'more terrorists,' warns bishop

ROME (CNS) - Amid specula­tion that Somalia could be the nexttarget of the U.S. war on terrorism,the EastAfricancountry's top Catho­lic leader warned against a Westernbombing campaign, saying it would"only breed more terrorists."

"A military intervention wouldonly push people to side with the (Is-

. can make a difference serving Gospel," he added.our Church now," th'.e arch- Maureen Hurlee, chair of thebishop continued. He encOl.Jr- Indianapolis archdiocesan youthaged them to participate in the council, said hope is neededsacrament of reconciliation to more than ever. As a teen-agerprepare for Christmas and find she exhorted her peers to usethe peace of soul that Christ of- their 2001 conference as "an ex­fers, and he noted that 300 ample of peace to the world."priests were on hand at the Teen-agers roamed the RCAnearby church for the sacra- Dome handing out symbols ofment. their home towns - from Mardi

As he gazed out at the Gras beads from Louisiana tocrowd, he asked the teen-agers small cow bells from the farm­to look at all those gathered ing communities of Indiana.with them and io think about Many said the conference madewho among them might one day them feel more connected tobe in charge of the nation's their faith.schools and universities or of Planned activities during theits health care facilities and four-day conference includedwho might become leaders in regional liturgies as well as ses­religious life. sions on different aspects of the

"It may be you," Archbishop Church and issues,such asBuechlein said. ·"1 see you as stress or peer pressure, that af­teachers and youth ministers fect teen-ag'ers' lives.and religiQus in c~a~ge of Miss America, Angela PerezCatholic health ~are and univer- Baraquio, a Catholic, was onesities and schools. of the keynote speakers. She

"I see pastors and chaplains. talked about how her duties asAnd yes, I see future bishops Miss America 200 I have not

, and archbishop'~ arid cardinals. 'taken precedence over her faithI,t may be you..." h,e added.., and ,the struggles that she has, ,The December 6'-9. confer--' overcome to make her faith herence was planned three years top priority.ago' with the theme "Hope atthe Participants also had the chanceCrossroads;" but never has that to attend workshops about chas­theme been more relevant given 'tity and living holy lives, and tothe tragi'c events of September hear a Franciscan priest, FatherII, organizers said. . '. ' ,Stan Fortuna, rap about chastity,

Bob McCarty, executive cli- abortion and suicide.rector of' the' National Federa- Other events included plays, .tion for Catholic Youth Minis- stories about saints, an interac­try, said that now everyone is at . tive theme park and a coffee­a crossroads. "The events of house.September II changed our For John Woods, a I4-year­lives," McCarty said. "We have· old from New Orleans, all thea decision to make.. Are we a aspects of the event had one ma­people of despair or of hope? jor purpose. "It makes me be-

"You are the young Catholic lieve stronger in God," he toldChurch, make a commitment to The Criterion, newspaper of theJesus Christ and be people of the . Indianapolis Archdiocese.

By JENNIFER DEL VECHIOCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

INDIANAPOLIS - The Na­tional Catholic Youth Confer­ence opened at the RCA Domein Indianapolis with plenty ofmusic and the foot-stompingand cheering of 24,000 teen­agers from all across the coun­try.

It was the largest attendanceof teen-agers in the history ofthe biennial conference, spon­sored by the National Federa­tion for Catholic Youth Minis­try.

"This is always so much fun,"said David Weber, 17, of DesMoines, Iowa. "It renews myfaith again. People here are thesame as me celebrating theirfaith."

Forty-nine U.S. bishopsjoined the youths, and someprelates came into the stadiumwearing racing helmets in hop.orof the city known for the India­napolis 500 auto race. Youthsreached ou't to shake their handsand some gavethemhligs'as thebishops made their way to their

"" .seats. . , .Archbishop Daniel M.

Buechlein of Indianapolis, thehost archdiocese fonhe event;'told the teen-agers that their"enthusiastic and open spirit"inspired him and his fellowbishops. He also urged theyouths to not only share theirfaith .with those around thembut to visit the conference'sspiritual center at nearby St.John Church.

"Spend some time as youopen your hearts and minds be­fore Jesus in the Blessed Sacra­ment," he said.

"Ask Christ to help you findguidance in deciding how you

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DETROIT~JaciVelasquez.hastwo platinum records and a gold,has been nominated for an Ameri­can Music Award, has had 16 No. Isingles, eam~d seven Dove awards,and is now on tour for "Christmas"and "Navidatf',- her new holidayrecordings released in English andSpanish.

She's also a model and spokes­woman for a multimillion-dollarhair care campaign and has record­ing contracts for Christian and secu­lar music. And she just turned 22.

"That sounc:is so old, doesn't it,"she said with a laugh in an inter-

view with The Michigan·Catholic,Detroit's archdiocesan newspaper.

Among herfavorite songs for theholidays are "White Christmas" and"It Wouldn't Be Christmas."

'Those songs bring me back towhen I was a little girl and watched'Holiday Inn' with my dad,"Velasquez said. "I love singing songsabout love in a pure and idealisticway because it's sung about thes~

days in such nasty ways." ,Another 'Pf9ject she has been a

part of is raising money for victimsof the September 11 terrorist attacks.She joined other Latin artists, in­cluding Ricky Martin, Marc An­thony, Gloria Estefan and Shakira,

,'Georgia'monks'fruity concoctiontakes the cake for holidays

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- By ERIKA ANDERSON Brother Basil said the. batter for the cakes isCATHOLIC NEWS S£RVICE made of butter, sugar, eggs (130 for every. 85

CONYERS, Ga. - It has been saiathat there cakes), flour, spices, honey and almond: and theis no middle ground in the fruitcake war - there fruit mix is a combination of cherries, pineapple,are'those who love it and those wh,p cringe at the pecans, raisins, dates and almond flav9ring. In avery mention of the traditional holiday treat. dark blue trough that can hold 250 pounds, the

But at the Trappist Monastery of the Hoiy Spirit fruit mix spends three days soakiiig in peach brandyin Conyers, Brother Basil Arsenio and his fellow and golden sherry.monks create a fruitcake sure to convert even the Each fruitcake must weigh exactly two pounds.harshest critic. The labor and effort put into mak- A digital scale is used for accuracy.ing the cakes have become a prayer for the monks After they're baked, the cakes are left to cool.

. who work in the bakery - and the result is a ce- They are th,en injected wiih six extra shots oflestial creation. . the sherry and brandy.

'Known for their popu- Though the alcohol con-.lar loaves of bread, the 'This isn't just about making fruit- tent may seem high,monks work in the bakery cake," said Brother Basil, who has Brother Basil said that itunder a sign that reads is less compared to some·"Give us this day our daily been at the monastery for 11 years fruitcakes. .bread." Fo,' now, regular and baking for six of them. "Life is "Some cakes use rum,bread-making is on hold, centered on prayerand once we are which has a greater alco-and all their efforts are fo- hoI content," he said. "Thecused on fruitcake. working at high efficiency, it be- alcohol keeps the cake

According to Brother comes part of ourprayer life." 'moist and acts as a preser-Basil, creating a fruitcake vative.The shelf life onwas the idea of Abbot M. .this is quite long. We areBasil Pennington. doing tests now to find out exactly how long."

'~He had had experience with other monasteries The cakes are glazed, garnished with two cher-that were doing fruitcakes, and some that were ries and two large whole pecans, wrapped in cel­having large sales from the fruitcakes," the brother lophane and sealed.told The Georgia Bulletin, newspaper of the At- The price is comparable to most fruitcakes, butlanta Archdiocese. Brother Basil's cake comes with a special ingredi-

After an initial discussion of the idea, Brother· ent - prayer. ,Basil developed a recipe with the help of an inter- "This isn't just about making fruitcake," saidnational baker. Brother Basil, who has been at the monastery for

"It look us four to six months to really l)one it 11 years and baking for six of them. "Right nowand develop it an'd make it really special,which we are focused on production and we are trying tomeant changes in everything from cooking times smooth out the labor end of this and be efficient.to variations on additivest he said.. . It'1> the matter of becoming familiar with every-

The HoneyBaked Ham Co,. began marketing the thing. Life is centered on prayer and once we arecake through its catalogs in October. The cakes working at high. efficiency, it becomes part of ourcome in a decorative white tin, designed by Brother prayer life.".Alberic Farbolin. The tin bears a drawing of the·" "You have to take the opportunity that God pro­monastery printed in green and encircled by the vides you for work, meditation and devotion," hewords "Abbey of the Holy Spirit - Fruitcake from. continued. "Work is very important to tie togetherBrother Basil's Kitchen." _ the spiritual with the physical. The key to life is

The monks bake every other day. On the harmony."nonbaking days, they mix batter, garnish the cakes To order a fruitcake visit the abbey onlineand inject the alcohol needed to create the perfect at their Website at www.trappist.net. Fruit­fruitcake. Two hundred and fifty cakes are pn;>- cakes also can be purchased by calling 800-duced each week. ' 367-2426..

to record "El Ultimo Adios" ('TheLast Goodbye") as a tribute single.The fact she was asked to perfonnwith such big-name recording art­ists shows she's made a name forherself.

"I've had a lot of responsibilitysince I turnep 15, probably morethan I should have bad at 18 or 19, Ithink," she said. "But the Bible says,'To whom much is given, much isrequired.'\Vhen God puts somethingin life so precious, he gives you thetools you need to take care of it andwatch over it."

In some ways, she was preparedfor the life she's chosen. Much of ,

her childhood was spent in the car, TRAPPIST FATHER Steven Scherrer brushes apricot glaze on fruitcakes at the Monas­~ra~elingt frohm hher fami1y

th's home tery of the Holy Spirit bakery in Conyers, Ga. The monastery produces about 12,000 cakes

10 lexas oc urc es across ecoun- . '.. f f' h . (CNS h b M' h Itry as her dad made his living with , a year, feeding the.holiday ~eeds 0 rUltc;ake lovers across t e nation. p oto y IC aegospel music. ,Alexander, Geo.rgla Bulletin) .

Whether she is recording for) Wprd, a Christian label, or for

Sony Pisco, what she sings isrooted in her Christian faith,Velasquez said.

At a time when others herage promote sexuality alongwith their music, Velasquez

\: :\ said herChristian music "re­~. '., flects me as a person." .

.:<..,' ;. J<;C'. . For several years,, { t '. Velasquez was the na-"".t '.\. tional spokeswoman

.::', ifp}... for True Love Waits,{ 1\. ~-: an organization that

.•.'~.. 'i, !JJ. encourages teen-./:!~ .ir,{ agers to take.a

./ ,-.--:.;. .;.\. pledge to abstam/"'\f~ from premarital

. sex."It's still a ministry I totally be­

lieve in. I made the promise when I .was 13 and it's not fun. But I be­lieve 10 everything It stands for,"Velasquez said. "Someday, I wantto fall in love, get married and havechildren and I know it will be worthit."

In the past two years, she's beenable to share her cultural heritagewith a whole new' group of fans,including her grandparents, whoonly speak Spanish.

"Llegar a n," released on SonyDiscos, was her debut in the Latinmarket .and was certified platinumafter'one million records weresold.

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By MARYLYNN G. HEWITT ANDFAlliER JOE HORN

CAlliOLIC NEWS SERVICE .

'Here lAm, Lord'named Uni,tyAwards' song of the year

WASHINGTON (CNS)- Dan Schutte's 20-year-old hymn"Here I Am, Lord" won the song of the year award at the UnityAwards sponsored by the United Catholic Music and Video Asso­ciation and held recently in Washington.

Schutte, once a member of the singing group known as the St.Louis Jesuits, arso won with "Here I Am, Lord" as liturgieal songof the year. Ail association spokeswoman said older songs werebeing "grandfathered" for consideration in the init.ia1.years .of theawards, which are just in their second year.

In receiving the award, Schutte said he recalled Mary's wordsto the angel Gabriel atthe Annunciation: "How can this be? I'll tellyou, it's much harder to get up and receive an award like this thimit is to get up and sing." -

Before he sang it for the audience and before the announcementof his awards, Schutte said he wrote "Here I Am, Lord" at therequest of "a friend of mine some 20 years ago (who) asked me towrite a song in two days to celebrate a deacon ordination."

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Vatican: Peace efforts shouldintensify after September 11

ROME (CNS) - ArchbishopJean-LouisTauran, the Vatican's for­eign minister, met U.S. Secretaryof State Colin Powell for talks thatcentered on the renewed conflict inthe Middle East, a diplomatic offi­cial in Rome said.

The meeting took place inBucharest, Romania, on the sidelinesof a December 3-4·reunion of theOrganization for Security and Co­operation in Europe's ministerial.council.

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said."Most of our work involves

providing moral support and do­ing a lot of counseling," he said."It's called a ministry of presence.Soldiers face all kinds of issues- divorce, depression, highstress - so they need support."

A chaplain is called upon togive good ethical advice and tobe the eyes and ears of the com­mander \fj,.terms ofmorale issues,said Father Jaramillo. FatherLivojevich agreed.

"The job of the Navy chaplainis to advise the commanding of­ficer regarding the moral climateof his command, the state of mo­rale," he said. "He is to ministerto all members of the command,and to fulfill the religious needsof those in his own denomina­tion."

Another important aspect ofthe military chaplaincy is help­ing soldiers, sailors or airmen rec­oncile their faith and their mili­tary duties, which could includecombat.

"It's never been an easy thingfor me to pass over, that funda­mental issue of my role as a priestin a combat unit," said FatherJaramillo. "I resolve it throughmy faith, believing that God iseverywh~re, even in war. I believemy presence is not a symbol ofblessing war, but ofb"eing presentwhere evil is for the sake ofgood."

Leavenworth, was a missionaryin the Philippines for 10years be­fore he became a U.S. Armychaplain ,in 1971. He spent sometime with the 82nd Airborne Di­vision before being sent to Viet~

nam in 1972.Although he was based with the

Army's Third Field Hospital at .Saigon, his duties took him all

'Hver Vietnam: "You're in a mili­tary setting, and you're expecte~

to be an officer, but a chaplainfirst," said Father Thorne, 70,who retired from the U:S. Armyat the nink of lieutenant colonelin 1994.

"It's the same as a parish, withthe overlay of military deploy­ment and field duty," he said. "It'sa little different in the Navy. Ba­sically, you're a parish priest ex­cept you wear·a uniform and dothe typical training with the unit.You're sent to minister to Catho­lics, but in effect. you minister toeveryone. If a guy IS wounded orhas a drinking problem, you helph· "1m.

The differ.enc~between serving .in a parish' and in a military orga­nization can be found in the insti­tutional settings, said Father RonLivojevich, 59, pastor of Queenofthe Holy Rosary Parish in Over­land Park. He served as a U.S.Navy chaplain from 1974 to1996,retiring at the rarik of captain.

"In the military chaplaincy, thechaplain works for a layperson ­a commanding officer ~ and ispart of the command strucque.The commanding officer sets thepriorities for his religious pro­grams," he said. "In a parish, the

. pastor sets tht? tone and priorities,and works directly under thebishop."

Because a military chaplain isthe "soldier for all soldiers," hiswork 'extends beyond making thesacraments available to fellowCatholics, said Father Jaramillo.­"I couldn't perform a Muslim or .Jewish worship service, but Icould pray with them from myown spiritual und~rstanding,'"he

Military chaplains help soldierscope, but Catholic shoJ;tageexists

BvJOE BOLUG

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

KANSAS CITY, Kan.U.S. Marines recently deployedin Afghanistan no doubt went intobattle much the same way soldiershave through the ages.

They checked their plans. They·checked their weapons and equip­ment. They wrote one final letter

f . •to loved ones. And they prayed.

Father Peter Jaramillo knowsfirsthand how important prayer isto men going into combat. The47-year-old priest is a militarychaplain in the Kansas Army Na­tional Guard. As a captain in theSecond Battalion of the 137th In­fantry, based in Kansas City, he'salways had to be ready to "gowhere my soldiers go" at amoment's notice.

"We don't learn combat skills,but we have to learn how to sur­vive war and minister to soldierson the front lines or at medicalunits in the rear," he told TheLeaven, newspaper of the Arch'­diocese of Kansas City. "We learnhow to survive bIochemical attacksand how to handle mass casual­ties, critical incidents and stress."

According to the U.S. Arch­diocese for the Military Services,more than 1,000 Catholic mili­tary chaplains serve more than ·1.2million Catholics in 29 countries.These Catholics include those inthe military and their families,those in overseas government ser­vice, and patients in veterans' hos­pitals.

In January 2000, Maj. Gen.Gaylord Gunhus, U.S. Armychief of chaplains, said a short­age of priests in the militarymakes it difficult for Catholics topractice their faith. Although 20percent of Army personnel areCatholic, less than eight percent0.- the Army's chaplains areCatholic priests. Last ye.ar,· theArmy was 200 priests short of itsbasic needs.

Passionist Father Carrol W.Thorne, now a chaplain at theU.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort

AN UNIDENTIFIED U.S. military chaplain holds a Christian service for members of thearmed forces recently in Camp Rino in Afghanistan where soldiers are engaged in OperationEnduring Freedom. (CNS photo from U.S. Navy via Reuters)

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'(St. Bernard 'Hall)" ,- "St. Nicholas - an Exhibif - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

- Trees of Christmas" Exhibit - Button Event.. (St. Bernard Hall)

- "Christkihdle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event'(St. Bernard Hall)

1:00-4:00PM&6:30-9 PM - "Christmas Nativities Around the World" - Button Event

(United Church Hall) .- "Little Saints of Christmas" Pageant - Button Event

(St. Bernard Church)

Saturday, December 2212:00 Noonto 5:00 PM - "Santa's Christmas Hayride" - Tickets $3.00

(st. Berl"!ard,Parking Lot)

Wednesday, December 26 thru Friday, December 286:30-9PM - "Miniature Christmas Village" Exhibit - Button Event

(St. Bernard Hall) )-, "St. Nicholas - an Exhibif' - Button Event,(St. Bernard,Hall)- Trees of Christmas" Exhibit - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

-."Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event(St. Bernard, Hall)

6:30-9PM ' ~ "Christmas Nativities Around the World" - Button Event.,(UnitedChurch Hall)

Sunday, December 231:00-4:00PM&6:30-9 PM - "Miniature Christmas Village" Exhibit - Button Event

(St. Bernard Hall)- "St. Nicholas - an Exhibit'" - Button Event.(St. Bernard Hall)

~ Trees of Christmas" Exhibit - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

, - "Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

1:00-4:00PM& 6:30-9 PM,- "Christmas·Nativities Around the World" - Button Event

(United Church Hall)

EXHIBITS ARE CLOSED MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 AND TUESDAY,DECEMBER 25 '

Saturday, December 29 and Sunday, December 301:OO-4:00PM&6:30-9PM - "Miniature Christmas Village" Exhibit - Button Event

(St. Bernard Hall)- "St. Nicholas '- an Exhibif - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

- Trees of Chris1mas" Exhibit - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

- "Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event,(St. Bernard Hall)

, Tuesday; December 18 (Times of Exhi'bits Listed Above)7:00 PM- "The Wilderness Gospel Singers" - Button Event

(United Church) ,

Wednesday, December 19 (Times of Exhibits Listed Above) ..7:00 PM - "Christmas for Teddy Bears" Presentation for Children

- Button Event (United Church),

Thursday, December 20 (Times of Exhibits Listed Above)7:00 PM - East Freetown Congregational Church Performance

: - Button Event (United Church)' .'

Saturday, December 15 , , ,". 1:00 PM - "The Truth About Santa" Presentation: Legends, Stories

, ,and Customs - (St. Bernard Hall) - Button Event

Monday, Dec~mber 17 thru Friday, December 21 ,6:30-9PM - "Mini'ature Christmas Village" Exhibit - Button Event "

(St. Bernard Hall)- "St. Nicholas - 'an Exhibif' - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

- Trees of Christmas" Exhibit'~ Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)

- "Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event, (St. Bernard Hall)

6:30-9PM - "Christmas Nativities Around·the World" - Button Event '(United Church Hall)

:Monday, December 17 (Times of Exhibits Listed Above)7:00 PM - "Sandpipers and Tribesmen"of Apponequet High School

- Button Eve!lt (United Church)

, ., Sunday, December 16

1:O'O-4:00PM&6:30-9PM - "Miniature Christmas Village" Exhibit- Button Event

(St. Bernard Hall)- "St. Nicholas - an Exhibit" - Button Event(St. Bernard Hall) ,

- Tre~s, of Christmas'; Exhibit '- Button Event(St. Bernard Hall)' , ,

- "Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event(St·. Bernard Hall)

1:00-4:00PM . '. .& '6:30-9PM - "Christmas Nativities Around the World" - Button Event "

(United Church Hall)7:00 PM - "Ecumenical Christmas Concert" - Free Event

(St. Bernard Church)

1:00-4:00PM" &6:3o.-9PM - "Miniature Christmas Village" Exhibit ~ Button Event

(St. Bernard Hall)- "St. Nicholas - an Exhibif' - Button Event

" (St. Be'rnard Hall)- Trees of Christmas" Exhibit -Button Event(St. Bernard Hall) ,

- "Christkindle Cafe" and Marketplace - Button Event" '(St. Bernard Hall), '

1:00-4:00PM. &6:30-9PM - "Christmas Nativities Around the World" - Button Event

(United Church Hall) ,7:00 PM - "Little Saints of Christmas" Pageant - Button Event,

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who should be a man of prayerarid faith who accompanies oth­ers on their spiritual journey."

As (he sole tranOsitional deaconcurrently in the Fall River dio­cese; it ap~arshe will be the onlyc.andidate for the priesthgod at thetraditional ordination time, June2002. '

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"It was during involvementwith the Youth Group at St. Julie'sthat I began to discern a caU to thepriesthood and dis,cussed that 'tVithand received the encouragement ofmy parish p~iest, Father· St~phen·,J. Avila,. now. Msgr. Avila."

Cabral said he envisions thepriest "as.a role model for others,;

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task, Father Cregan said: "It is a' and dinner. IIIW

world where principle and right Father Mark R. Hession, pas- 11lIIIIIIonIlICIaaI;........CUIlat...~...conduct will rule '00. (and)' we tor of Our Lady of Victory Par- ~ ~

must commit ourselves to assist ish, Centerville, was liaison to the 4 '0'in~~~on~~~ili~~.~oo:m:m:it:te:e:. ~======~=======::::::::~ken about in Isaiah." •

Torphy, an attorney sinc~

I965,'recalled that just a few yearsafter tha~ he, and. former BishopDaniel A. Cronio,. now the arch­bishop ,of. the Archdioces~ ofHartford, Corin., 'met at'St.Vinc~ntde'Paul SoCiety functiensand became fast friends. . '

"Bishop' Cronin asked me tobecome the diocesan attorn~y, andover the years I became invotvedwith most legal aspects of the dio­cese," said Torphy.. "That involved,the chancery <,>ffiye, o~.ders of·re­ligious Sisters and Brothers, theelderly and nursing homes,.Catholic .Sl?<fi~1 Serv'jces 'and'youth, to nal1}e a few: I~ involvedoffering advise and ~ppearing onbeh<j.l( of the diocese.~'· , ." ';'i '.

As to the knightship, Torp~y'

said "it is a recognition for 'a Won- .,derful30-year association with thediocese and the wondetfiJl clergy'and people who run it so very well., .It is a prestigious' award and I'mpleased and grateful the diocesethought to honor me with itT .

Atty. Joseph P. Harrington of

Referring to the papal letter"Faith and Reason," Glendon saidthe two facets, when used togetherby Catholics in making contem­porary moral decisions, are "thetwo wings of the eagle that helpus soar to God."

Homilist at the Mass was HolyCross Father Mark T. Cregan,president of Stonehill College,who is also an attorney.

"When I tell folks that thereare over 900 priests, brothers and.sisters in the United States whoare licensed attorneys and that V!ehave our own 'bar association' ofsorts, people are surprised," Fa-ther Cregan said.' , '

Father Cregan said that whenhe came to join the congregationhe was promised he would neverhave to do parish work nor theministry of higher education.

"Given that God's plans are notour plans, I spent most of the last 20years doing parish worK and 18months ago I was elected the ninthpresidentofthe college," he quipped.

He said his career illustrates"something central to our lives asChristians and maybe, even moreso, in our professional lives. Thatis, that the Spirit of God is aliveand well in our world and in eachof our lives."

Focusing on the Sunday read-.ings from Isaiah that center on a

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on May 25 of this year.Talking about his background

as a teacher, the new transitionaldeacon told The Anchor that "heloved the oppOItunity to teach andbe with young peaplel'

He also recalled the time whenhe was beginning to think abouta religious vocation.

Bishops' committee approves newdirectives,for Hisp~nic .ministry

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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The focusing ofefforts iIi Hisparuc min- parishes often ovenide a spontane­U.S. bishops' Committee ori His- istry is necessary because of "the ous, personal and wann reception,"panicAffairs has approved new pas- ever-growing Hispanic presence in it says.toral directives aimed at reshaping the midst of. an increasingly Thedocumentnotes thatvocationsHispanic ministry at a time of a rap- multicultural society." we on the rise among Hisp;mics, ac-idly expanding Hispanic population There are about 25 million His- counting for 13 percentofU.S. semi-in the United States. panic Catholics, almost 40 percent narians, but "this growth is overshad-

One aim is to foster greater inte- of all U.S. Catholics, the document owed by the ever~growing numbergration with otherChurch ministries says:, ' . pf HispaniclLatino Catholics."and to train Hispanics for leadership Bishop Arthur N. Tafoya of It opposes dioceses placing His-roles in the entire Church. Pueblo, Colo., chairman of the His- panic and o.ther ethnic ministries in

The 32-page directives also en- panic affairs committee, noted de- ,one office under a coordinator. Thiscourage workirtg more closely with .mographic predictions that Hispan- "(lilutes the identity and vision ofother ethnic groups, training His- ics may form the majority of U.S. Hispanic ministry 'and of other eth­panic women for leadership ,posi-: Catholics within a few decades. nic ministries," and can result in alions in the Church and society, en- BishopTafoya added that wo~en. reduction of resources and .limitedcouraging more Hispanic vocations already are deeply involved in access to the bishop, it s~ys.

to the priesthood and permanent Church life, but the Church ~eeds :'HispaniclLatino theologians,diaconate, and addressing social and t9 "reach out more" .and "draw on educators.and ecclesial ministers arepolitical issues affecting HispaniCs. that talent." . considered knowledgeable only in

The document, "A Pastoral It encourages Spanish-language Hispanic ministry and are kept fromFramework to Further Develop His- training for seminarians and others .' positions ofleadership such as chan­panic Ministry," was approved No- preparing for Hispanic ministry and cellors, departmeritdirectors, schoolvember II and made available later publication of, important Church principals, pastors and seminary rec-in the month to Catholic News Ser- documents in Spanish. tors," says the document.vice. . The document says recent stild- Traditional youth programs do

It offers directives for imple- ies suggest that Hispanics are leav- not reach Hispanic youths "becausementing the "National Pastoral Plan ing the Catholic Church at a rate of ofeconomic, linguistic, cultural, agefor Hispanic Ministry" approved by as many as 500,000 yearly. and educational differences," it says.all the U.S. bishops in 1987, said It says one reason is many His- . Adding to the complexity ofHis-Ronaldo Cruz, executive director of panics feel unwelcome in the U.S. panic ministry are the differencesthe U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Church, complain,ing of bureau- between newly aniving immigrantsHispanic Affairs. cratic procedures. "Excessive admin- , and U.S.-born Hispanics who speak

According to the document, a re- istrative tasks and rules in Catholic English and are involved in U.S.

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14 THE ANCHOR - Diocese;ofFall River- Fri., December 14) 2001

:Bishop Feeh~n football teamcaptures Division 4 state titleATTLEBORO - The Bishop pionship, earning the honor in The Pentucket team had not

Feehan High School football te,am 1997, and athletic director Paul allowed a first half touchdown alldefeated the previously unbeaten O'Boy knows this year's team is, season, but -went into halftimePentucket High School football very special. down 17-0 as Bishop Feehanteam 24-0, December 2 to fap- " "I'm very proud ofthem,"·said dominated the game both offen­ture the ~IAA Division 4 Super ·O'Boy. "This is a very talented sively and defensively holdingBowl Championship at Boston group of kids. They've had a great them to just 33 yards rushing overUniversity's Nickerson Field. season." four quarters. The Shamrocks had

The Shamrocks' ended their O'Boy said that "great senior 187 yards on the ground.stellar season with a record of 11 leadership"'illakes the difference .To get to the championshipwins against no losses and a'pair on (l team and having an "excel- game the Shamrocks won a 19­oftks. It was the second time in lent coach" like, Jack Peavey is 16 contest in overtime againstschool history that the team has why the team has been success-· Duxbury when kicker Joe Rileytaken home a Super Bowl Cham- ful. 'T~ b90tedra 22~yard field:goal.

THE 2001 BISHOP FEEHAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TE~M

STUDENT~ IN paula Bedard's first-g'rade class at, St. Johnthe Evangelist School, Attleboro,exhibit their love of the saints as they dress as saints at a recent Mass. St.udents recited abiography of their saint to theco'ngregation at St.Jo~n th~ Evangelist Church.

~ STUDENTS AT HolyTrinity' Regional School, WestHarwich,recently elected'of- 'ficers for its student council. .From left are: Amy Menard,secretary; Marisa Egan, trea-.surer;Marcy Clark and JaimeArgyriadis, co-presidents andMicaela Carucci, vice presi-dent. '

FOURTH-, FIFTH- and six-graders'from o.ur Lady of Mount, Carmel School, New Bedford, visited theNew Bedford Whal­ing Museum and learned about the Portugu~se involvement if!the whaling industry. Above, sixth-graders Ant~ony DeAraujo,Kenny Paulino, Joshua Furno, Ricardo,Ag~iar and NathanielAlcaidinho look over the side of a mode,1 boat. Below KatelynMarques inspects the contents of an authentic sea chest.

FATHER ROBERT S. Kaszyriski meets with preschoolersfollowing a recent prayer service at'St. Stanislaus School,Fall River. The entire school attended the gathering., , .

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Coyle-Cassidy athleticfields to receive' facelift·

AN ARCHITECT'S renderingof the proposed improvements toHopewell Park in Taunton, homeof several Coyle and CassidyHigh School athletic teams.

Jesus' birth experienced. Yet thisChristmas, few of us know this"heavenly peace."

There is worldwide worry as wesee the expansion of violence onour planet. We may wonder whathas happen~d to the:"d~wn of re­deeming gmGel' as we consider theevents of the last four months.

Recentoccurrences are not sepa­rate from history. For centuriesmany have ignored the messages

national relationships that disregardthe principles ofjusticeJesus taught.

So how are we to celebrate thatsilent and holynight? Perhaps oneway is to acknowledge the truth ofour current existence. We shouldnot pretend that certain feelings donot exist within us this Christmas.Rather,.as thos,e very first Christ­mas individuals did, we can bringour whole selves, with all our feel­ings, questions and uncertainty, tothe manger.

OM,'" ,.. ,il', ',' /, We also can reflect on this truth:f / "«4 r:' ~ The birth of God within humanity,.r ' _~tJ ~ is the ultim~te statement of human

.DI}"p " sanctity. God so valued who we are~ , that he chose to be one of us -

• . u'·, with all our problems,. fears, ~a-'Pl' treds and, yes, even WIth our hls-

.' " tory of violence toward eachother. Christmas reminds us thateach human being, no matter ofwhat background, bears thespiritual imprint of God's holi­ness.

The current violence in ourworld illustrates how far we have

strayed from this truth. Conse­quently, we who are today's fol­lowers of that child born inBethlehem must become bolderwith our questions and more cou­rageous in standing up for whatJesus taught. No authority shouldgo unquestioned when it diminishes- de-sanctifies -'- human beings

. through policies and acts based inviolence. We must find new waysto act on the words ofJesus. He toldus how blessed are the peacemakersin God's kingdom. He asked us tobless those who curse us and prayfor those who would harm us.

Humanity has tried war and vio­lence for centuries. Clearly, it hasnot worked. Christians offer an al­ternative, the .words and life ofJesus. That's why celebratingChristmas this year is so important.

Silent Night

Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is bright

Round yon virgin motherand child.

Holy Infant, so tenderand mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace.Sleep in heavenly peace.Silent night, holy night

Shepherds quakeat the sight.

Glories stream frOm, heaven afar.

Heavenly hosts singalleluia.

Christ the Savior is born.Christ the Savior is born.Silent night, holy night

Son of God, love'spure light

Radiant beams from thyholy face·

With the dawn ofredeeming grace

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Lyrics Joseph Mohr andmusic by Franz X. Gruber.

Copyright in thepopular domain.

Sung by Stevie Nicks

By CHARUE MARTIN· CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

of forgiveness, respect for humanHow should we celebrate Christ- dignity and nonviolence preached

mas this year? What does it mean by the one born so iong ago into remember-the birth of the Prince Bethlehem. Historians note that oneof Peace in a time of terror, fear of the easiest things for govern­and worldwide uncertainty? ments to do is to rationalize why a

To answer, I ha~e chosen "Silent ' nation should go to war. The pathNight" sung by pop music starStevie . of Jesus, the way of peacemaking,Nicks on thenew disc ''A Very Spe- frequently has been forgotten nocial Christmas - Live From Wash- matter how Christian a countryington D.C." This album is the claims to be.fourth in a series raising funds at All around us people are mak-Christmas for Special Olympics. ing choices that contradict how

No Christmas in my memory Jesus asked us to' live. They are ex­,has challenged us as this one does. ecuting random acts ofunspeakable"Silent Night" sings of the "heav- harm, building and using weaponsenly peace" that the witnesses of of mass destruction, forming inter-

baseball fields, addition of a fullsoccer field, and the developmentof the Hopewell Park River Walkalong the Mill River, which formsone of the Park's boundaries.

In addi-tion, the'fields atHopewellPark will geta new grad~ing, loarning ,and sodding, .

\and a fi'('lld,irfigati'onsystem, willtie installed.Newperma­nent and por­

"~ , table standsi will be

, erected, seat­ing nearly600 fans.The currentbaseballbackstopwill be re­placed.

Thewhole facil­ity is slatedto be lightedby a gener­ous gift fromthe Taunton

Municipal Lighting Plant, thus al­lowing night football, baseballand soccer games to be played atthe facility.

The Hopewell Park renovationswere made possible by a State Ur­ban Self-Help Program assistancegrant of $250,000. The City ofTaunton added an additional$190,699 in matching funds.

Among those attending thegroundbreaking ceremonies wasGeorge Milot, who will becomethe diocesan director ofeducationin January.

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ficials re­cently tob rea kground onthe $440,000HopewellPark Im­provementProject. Lo­cated next tothe school,HopewellPark is thelong-ti mehome toW a·r rio rfootball andbaseball.With the,renovations,Coyle andCassidy willalso play its L....-__:loO-._.....J.l.

girls' andboys'sotcergames thereas well.

"T hisproject hasbeen a longtime in coming," said Coyle andCassidy Headmaster Dennis R.Poyant. "We are extremely grate­ful to all those in the city and stategovernment who worked so hardto see these plans come true. Thenew Hopewell Park will helpstrengthen our already first-rateathletic programs."

The project is for renovationto existing facilities at HopewellPark, the oldest recreational parkin the city, to include the replace­ment of hazardous bleachers, re­design of the existing football and

Viewing the holidays in Godlike termsBy AMY WELBORN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE you pay to Jesus; what it means; your ex- ding? I taught high schooLTve seen it.)cuses for not giving him a higher priority God is with you every second.'

As Advent progresses and Christmas ap- and for not praying more. Got it. Now answer a question. So what?proaches, you might, quite naturally, find A commo'n excuse, and one you may, Why does God's gracious presence withyourself thinking about religion more than ona particularly grumpy .. .. you somehow imply thatyou usually do. day, have used yourself, you.don't have to do any-

fThis iSh' afterl.al.l, o?e of the few

ftimbl~s is this: God's always with ..r~:ll Coming thing in response?

o year w en rc IglOn IS a matter 0 pu IC me. Do I really need to Imagine, for a mo-discussion (except in the public schools, take special time to pay of ment, that you're withof course). So it wouldn't be surprising if, attention to him? your family at dinner.while listening to the songs about Jesus and Well, you're right-. Age The meal is great,seeing the Nativity scenes on your neigh- God is with you con- everyone's there togetherbors front lawns, you're moved tq do a stantly and has been since chattering away until alittle self-examination. .' the moment you were a darling itty-bitty moment comes' when, deep in your tuna

This is pretty special stuff, yqu rpight embryo. . tortilla surprise you notice that silence sud-think. A whole culture is going nuts .over And God is with you right now. He's denly has descended. You raise your eyes.the birth of this baby. Maybe there's some- with you at school. He's with you on the You see everyone at the table, fromthing to it after all.' . practice field. He's with you while you grandpa to the baby, staring at you. Wait-

Your thoughts might then turn to your scarf down .your nourishing breakfast of ing. For what?own spiritual life:.what kind of attention ....c<?l.a:a~?c<?rn chips. (You think I'm kid- "Well?" dad asks. "What do you think?"

Of what? What do I think pf what? Youcan't help but wonder.

For you see, while YOl.! were,certainlyphysically present in this room of very real,very lively, very loud people, somehowyou hadn't heard aword anyone was say­ing. You were way too deep in meditation- about what, we won't ask, because wereally don't want to know.

But the fact is, your physical presencedidn't guarantee - well, presence.. You were there, but you weren't there.You were. not listening, you were not re­lating to anyone and couldn't tell us whatcolor grandpa's tie was if we offered you$1 million. (It was green with violet polka­dots, by the way. Retro, but nice.)

So sure, you're never alone. Godis withyou all the time. The question is, though- are you with him?

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THE NATIONAL Christmas Tree decked inred, white and blue glows in front of the WhiteHouse. President George W. Bush dedicated the. tree to those killed in the September 11terror attacks and to U.S. military members who have died in the line of duty. "During thistime of conflict and challenge, we once again celebrate a season of hope and joy," thepresident said during the ceremonial lighting of the tree. (CNS photo from Reuters) .J

"On ~be·halfof·thePriests, ,Dea·con·s a'nd thePeople of God here ..a~;..p~r_:~~"y:_·p,f<Victory .~arish, r

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6pm,6:10 pm

12 Midnight ,4pm·6pm

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