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FRIGID WEATHER did not deter diocesan pilgrims from participatingin last Friday's March for Life in Washington. From left, in front row, FatherGerald Shovelton, pastor of Holy Trinity parish, West Harwich; FatherStephen A. Fernandes, director of the diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate; BishopSean O'Malley; Mrs. Marian Desrosiers, Pro-Life Apostolate assistant, and

"We're cool!"

her son, Lee. Banner at right rear is that of People for Life from St. Stephen'sparish, Attleboro, and the pro-life banner at front was a gift to the diocesefrom Larry and Penny Poulin of Penny Pockets embroidery design companyin Swansea. Picture at right is of pilgrims at Franciscan Commissariat of theHoly Land, where they were Bishop O'Malley's breakfast guests.

lVlarch for Lifers not fair-weather friendsWith CNS stories

"We're coo!!" gleefully exclaimed10-year-old Lee Desrosiers of Cor­pus Christi parish, Sandwich. Hecould have been talking about theweather at last weekend's 21stannual March for Life in Washing- .ton, but he wasn't. He was deligh­ted that his biShOP was centerstage for two major Masses offeredin connection with the march.

Because Cardinal Roger Ma-

hony of earthquak{J-torn Los An­geles was unable'io be in Washing­ton, Bishop Sean O'Malley filledin for him as principal celebrant ofa Mass offered Thursday, Jan. 20,at the Basilica of the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Concep­tion. There he commented that"the Mass tonight was to be can­celed due to the State of emer­gency," referring to an order fromWashington's maYQrthat had shut

down private and public businessthat day to conserve energy.

"I see that there is an evengreater emergency that has broughtus here. So I thank you," BishopO'Malley said to applause.

The evening Mass was not theend of the bishop's unexpectedroles at the march. At 10:30Thursday night he was asked toreplace Boston Cardinal Bernard

Law as homilist &I'ld principalcelebrant at a basilica Mass thenext morning.

Rising to the occasion, the bishoprelated the story of the emperor'snew clothes. He recounted thefamous tale of how everybodywent along with an emperor's de­lusion that a tailor had spun him aglorious outfit to wear at a royalevent - save for a child who cried

out, "But he's wearing only hisunderwear'"

"The church," Bishop O'Malleysaid, "is like that little child."

On abortion, the church is "say­ing a truth that the powers that bedon't want to hear," he added.Those powers "have deluded them­selves into believing in that magi­cal suit of clothes," he said.

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Diocese joins relief drivefor earthquake victims

With CNS stories

Members of the Fall River dio­cese contributed last weekend to aspecial second collection taken upat Saturday and Sunday Masses toassist victims of the Jan. 17 earth­quake affecting Los Angeles andsurrounding communities. Thequake killed at least 61 people,injured about 8,000 and causedbillions of dollars of damage.

Authorized by Bishop SeanO'Malley, collection proceeds wil\be transmitted to the CatholicCharities office of the Los Angelesarchdiocese.

The bishop requl:sted that pray­ers be offered for earthquake vic­tims and for priests, religious andother persons ministering to theirphysical and spiritual needs.

It was noted that those who maynot have had an opportunity to

, contribute last weekend may stil\make donations at their parish orto the Fall River Chancery Office,PO Box 2577, Fall River 02722,specifying that they are for earth­quake relief.

After the QuakeDespite the devastation, hun-

dreds of earthquake survivorsflocked to church services Jan. 22and 23 in the Los Angeles area togive thanks for being saved and topray for the strength to rebuildtheir shattered lives. The earth­quake, which demolished manybuildings and highways, left 20,000people homeless.

U.S. officials said they weredoing all they could to streamlinethe largest urban relief effort evermounted by the federal govern­ment in the aftermath of the Jan.17 quake.

Many of the Los Angeles-areaservices on the first weekend afterthe earthquake were held in make­shift places of worship. Badly dam­aged churches were closed becausethey were deeme<;l dangerous bybuilding inspectors.

Standing before a sign that read,"We Will Rise Again," Los AngelesCardinal Roger M. Mahony cele­brated a Jan. 23 Mass in the parishhall of St. John Eudes CatholicChurch in suburban Chatsworth.

The cardinal said the quake had"a great ripple effect," bringing

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Screening processinitiated for

Cape Cod schoolsRev. Richard W. Beaulieu,

Diocesan Director of Education,has notified Cape Cod pastors thata screening process has been in­itiated for accepting students atHoly Trinity and St. Margaret'sregional Catholic elementaryschools. Holy Trinity School willbe located in West Harwich andSI. Margaret's in Buzzards Bay.Registration for both schools willopen on Monday, Jan. 31.

Initially the schools will be opento kindergarten, first and secondgrade st udents. Parents wishing toenroll children are asked to callSister Michaelinda Plante, RS M.Associate Superintendent for Ele­mentary Schools at the DiocesanDepartment of Ed ucation in FallRiver, telephone 678-2828. forapplication and registration forms.In future years. this procedure willtake place on-site.

Father Beaulieu noted that inorder to make places available tostudents in all Cape parishes, aspecific number of enrollments.based on the number of children

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God is pure spi'rit

editorial and obituary writersremove their heads from tlte sandand begin using truthfulla Ilguagelike" Although for political rea­sons M r. X preferred to disregardthe murder of innocent unborns ..."or perhaps" Miss Y, well knownfor her support for spotted owlsand Pacific yew trees, nonethelessadopted the 'personally opposed'stance with regard to the indis­criminate taking of unborn life ..."

It's no wonder that Catholic­bashing has become so popular,since we Catholics (including, itseems, some members of the hier­archy) do so little either to makeclear or defend our own positions.What in God's name are we a­shamed afraid of? Either the Tipsand Teddys and Marios are right,or they are wrong, if thc:y arewrong, why are we expected tooverlook the fact? (Surely it can'thave anything to do with the per­ception that they have been so"progressive"in other areas?)

Unhappily we can't do muchabout the morals'( or lack thereof)of the Studdses and Franks of thesorld, but when a nominally Cath­olic politician takes it upon him­self or herself to vote in favor ofabortion clinic access legislationwithout that action resulting incries of outrage from the (timid)Catholic press or (unconcerned)laity, hoW can we be surprised tofind that our postcard campaignsdon't have the desired effec('

I hope I outlive Teddy Kennedy-I'm really looking forward t D see­ing'how the'Catholic press handleshis obituary!

Bill BlackFalmouth

Dear Editor:Father Roger Karban always

uses the pronouns he/ she when herefers to God in his column ill theAnchor. I wonder who Father isafraid of offending-the fail:hfullaity or the feminists? Shouldn't hebe afraid of offending God?

We know that when Jesus taughtthe Apostles the Our Father Hedidn't say He/she Who art inHeaven. He referred to Him asAbba! Daddy! I have ·yet to see afemale daddy.

Readers of the Anchor can getvery confused when an orda:,nedpriest doesn't know what the Fatherin Heaven is-male or female,

God, being a spirit, has no needof human gender, male or female.He is a pure spirit who crelltedman male and female in order topropagate the species. He didlikewise with every creature, in:;ur­ing the continuation of the worldHe created.'

Jesus used the male figure toenable the Apostles and us tounderstand that, as the fathe r isthe head of the family, so is Godthe Head of us all.

Olympia CaesarNew Bedford

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Edward StarksBuffalo, NY

Outrage wantedDear Editor:

Instead of referring to anyCatholic politician's "difference"with the Church over the matter ofabortion - as if it were amatter ofdisagreeing how much to drop inthe collection basket every week.or what hymns the choir' shouldsing every Sunday - I'suggest our

Dear Editor:A phenomenon, little observed,

is sweeping our country. I refer tothe increasing rise of scorn, deri­sion and mockery-of-God remarksthat one hears on raqio and tele­vision and reads in newspapers

,and magazines. In recent days,"Calvin and Hobbes" joined theclub with its "GOD MUST HAVEA GOOFY SENSE OF HUMOR"comic strip.

If visitors from space ever landedon American soil, they would be,baffled by what, they would seeand hear., .

To think, they would reason,that' this blessed land with itsenormous food surplus, its abun- ,dant fresh water supply, its warmand pleasant climate should sub­ject its creator and greatest bene­factor to such a barrage of dailyridicule.

They would have no part of us,but hastily pack their gear, dontheir spacesuits and blast off forhome.

For all who abuse the commun­ication media with their crude anti­God and anti-Christ jokes thisreminder: "Greater men and wo­men than you have said that before-'and they have all died." YouwiII be no exception. Ifyour talentsand brains were better utilized,you would never be a ventrilo­quist's dummy for the devil's hatredof God.

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CARDINAL George Basil Hume of.Westminster, Eng­land, says goodbye to the Duchess of Kent following a cere­mony at which he received her into the Catholic Church.Rumors that Princess' Diana might also become a Catholic areunfounded, said Andrew Palmer, Britain's ambassador'to'theVatican. (CNS/ R~uters photo) ii

Art work by Gary Rego, chair­man of the art department atBishop Stang High School, NorthDartmouth, is on display thismonth at the New Bedford YWCA,not the YMCA as reported in lastweek's Anchor.

Correction

Throughout the summer. inner­city children c'ome to Crown Pointto learn gardening skills. A women'sgroup called "Women's Web" meetsmonthly to discuss issues and sharelife experiences, Outside artists.conservationists and experts in ec­ology run workshops ranging frombasket-making to eomposting, Thecenter also offers days of spiritualreflection.

For a $30 fee. area residents canhelp plant and care for th'e organicgarden and take home some of theproduce. The sisters also sell theirhome-grown vegetables and entersome of their produce in localfairs. A door in one of the center'sbuildings adorned with red andblue ribbons attests to theirabilities.

Five sisters staff the center.helping care for the grounds.planting trees and tending thegarden, Sister Sigler is the onlyfulltime staff member. but SisterCarol Kandiko works parttime or­gani/ing workshops and events,

"It resonates in mv heart ofhearts." Sister Kandik~ said of herwork. "I've always 100ed the out-of­doors,"

For her the center is also a placewhere she can put a newly-earneddegree. i'n' spirituality to' work,offering retreats and spiritualdirection.

The sisters hope the center willbe self-supporting one day. SisterSigler said. Currently it runs ondonations and a subsidy from theAkron Dominicans as well as onrevenues from produce sales andsome oil wells on the property.

The ecological ministry is onetpat Sister Sigler hQpes will catchon among religious congregations,"The ea rt h wi II go on." she sa id,But "it may ditch us as it did thed inosa urs,"

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side of their coop in hope of asnack. The garden has been harv­ested and turned. although it stillyields a carrot or two.

A house on the property featur­ing paneling from native treesmilled by a past'owner was the siteof a small preschool run by theDominicans from 1968 to 1977a nd has also sen'ed as a residencefor a handful of sisters. A separatebuilding nearby is the site of mostcenter workshops.

"Part of the mission statementof the Dominicans is to affordwomen and the poor a share in ourresource's," said Sister Sigler.

Seven Catholic elementaryschools in the Fall River diocesehave been accepted as candidatesfor accreditation through a newprogram offered by the New Eng­land Association of Schools andColleges (NEASC).

For more than a century NEASChas been the accrediting agencyfor secondary schools and collegesin New England, while elementaryschools have, been accredited bylocal cities and towns or, in thecase of Catholic schools, by dioce­san departments of education.

Beginning this spring, NEASCwill also offer an accreditationprogram for elementary schools.Diocesan schools that are currentlycandidates for the program areEspirito Santo, St. Anne, St. M i­chael and SS. Peter and Paulschools in J;::all River; St. Joseph,New Bedford; Our Lady ofLourdes, Taunton; and St. JohnEvangelist, Attleboro.

Sister Michaelinda Plante, RSM,associate superintendent of dioce-,san schools, hopes to see all 24diocesan elementary schools event­ually enrolled in the process.

"It would certainly verify andvalidate the wonderful work al­ready being done in our schoolsand would reinforce the fact thatwe are committed to quality edu­cation," she said.

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BATH. OHIO (CNS) _. Thepesticides are slowly filtering outof 'the soi.l at the Crown PointEcology Center. owned and run bythe Akron Dominican Sisters.

Sown with timothy now. the130-acre farm in Bath will one dayyield organically grown produce ifthe sistcrs have their way. Mean­while. they have turned the prop­erty into a place wheq: people canlearn to "live simply and gently onthe land" through workshops on avariety of ecological issues.

The religious community cstab­lished the center in 1989 as II wayto preserve and usc the farmland.\\'hich they had purchased in 1967to be the site of a new mother­house. Because their numbersdropped signiCicantly after the late1960s. the new residence was ne\'crbuilt. '

"We were gelling so much pres­sure [from developers] 'to sell thcland." recalled Dominican SisterPat Maric Sigler, coordinator ofthe center. "We were gelling callsonce a week,"

Even as they turned down suchoffers, housing developments werespringing up all around them inthe fast-growing suburb of Akron."We arc going to be one of thelargest undeveloped parcels in BathTownship," Sister Sigler said in aninterview with the Universe Bul­letin, newspaper of the Clevelanddiocese.

Despite development on all sides.the Ecology Learning Center hasan air of sanctuary. A red. rusticbarn. built in 1910. overlooks anew wetland area the sisters put inwith the help of volunteers. Nca rby.a flock of chickens pushes to the

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$500 .. The judge also barred pro­testers from approaching patientswithin 300 feet of the clinic andbanned picketing within 300 feetof the homes of clinic staff.. A federal appeals court in At­lanta struck down the order, butthe Florida Supreme Court upheldits constitutionality.

"While the First Amendmentconfers on each citizen a powerfulright to express oneself, it gives thepicketer no boon to jeopardize thehealth, safety and rights of oth­ers," wrote the Florida SupremeCourt.

The order was appealed by threepeople who said it prohibits peace­ful protests. The Supreme Courtsaid it would hear the case byApril. A ruling is expected by theend of the term in July.

statutes. there had to be proof ofeconomic gain.

But the court disagreed. sayingthat nowhere in the RICO statuteis there any indication that an eco­nomic motive is required.

Lower courts that rtiled in favorof Scheidler overlooked the factthat while certain activities maynot benefit the protesters finan­cially. they still may drain moneyfrom businesses like ,the clinics,said the opinion written by ChiefJustice William Rehnquist.

In a separate concurring opin­ion, Justices David Souter andAnthony Kennedy said the rulingdoes not bar First Amendmentchallenges to the application ofRICO.

Proving economic motive is un­necessary "because legitimate free­speech claims may be raised andaddressed in individual RICOcasesas they arise," wrote Souter. "Ac­cordingly, it is important to stressthat nothing in the court's opinionprecludes a RICO defendant fromraising the First Amendment in itsdefense in a particular case."

Souter went on to ,say conductthat otherwise might amount toextortion under RICO may wellbe fully protected under the FirstAmendment. Souter added that hehad no view on the p<)ssibility of aFirst Amendment clai'm by Scheid­ler and his co-respondents, butwarned courts that apply RICO tobear in mind that First Amend­ment interests could be at stake.

Just three days before the NOWvs. Scheidler ruling the court agreedto take a case in which anti-abortionprotesters challengecla judge's or­der pro hi bi t ing.QC nionst rationsnear an abortion clinic in Mel-bourne. Fla. '

In that case, a state trial courtjudge required that antiabortionprotesters stay at lea$t 36 feet awayfrom a clinic or face fines of up to

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High C10urt OKs applying racketeeringlaw to abortion clinic blockades

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.F.M .•Cap., Bishop of Fall River, announces the following appointment:

Reverend Gastao Oliveira, Director of Communications for thePortuguese Ministry, effective January 26, 1994, while remainingParochial Vicar at Santo Christo. Fall River.

CHINESE CATHOLICS receive communion during anoutdoor Mass about 100 miles from Beijing celebrated in earlyJanuary by leadt:rs of the illegal pro-Vat.ican church. (CNSphoto from Rep. Christopher Smith)

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1lifers who three days e:arlier hadparticipated in the annual March

i for Life in Washington. the Sup-reme Court ruled unanimously on

I Jan. 24 that abortion protestersI need not have an economic motiveIto ~e prosecuted under antiracket­, cering la ws.I The ruling avoided c:onsideringI whether First Amendment rights

protect abortion clinic protesters: from prosecution under racketeer­ling la ws. But a separate case the

court agreed to take three daysearlier questions whether judges

, may ban protests outright withoutI infringing on those free speech

rights.In the racketeering case. while

declining to decide whether thespecific case before them other­wise fit under the fed'~ral Racke­teer Influenced and Corrupt Organ­izations Act. the court said the la wdoes not require proofofeconomicgain and therefore could be app­lied to Operation Rescue and othergroups that blockade abortion clin­ICS.

The National Organization forWomen sued Joseph Scheidler andhis Chicago-based Pro-Life ActionNet work on behalf of abortionclinics in Delaware and Illinois.The suit alleged that anti-Clbortionblockades constitute an organized •.nationwide effort 10 drive clinicsout of business.

NOW said Scheidler. the Pro­Life Action Network. OperationRescue and their followers ille­gally conspired to close abortionclinics and benefited financiallyfrom.doing so. NOW seeks prose­cution of the protesters under la wsintended to control organizedcrime.

Scheidler and his supporters con­tended that in order to be prose­cuted under the anti-racketeering

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A Gift to JesusI give you my hands, to do

your work.I give you my feet to go. your way.'

I give you my eyes to see asyou see.

I give you my mouth tospeak your words.

I give you my mind to thinka~ you think.

I give you my spirit so thatyou may pray in me.

I give you myself so thatyou may grow in me,

So that it is you, 0 LordJesus

Who lives and works andprays through me.

. Amen

ledge them as unsurpassed; how­ever, that childhood question:"What is God?" was a question hecoul9 not answer. In his humbleacceptance of that fact, he trulyproved that he conformed to Christ.What Jesus acknowledged duringhi~ agony in the garden - thatacceptance of the cross was theonly way to fulfill his mission ­Aquinas learned through a life­time of inquiry His mission wasfulfilled when he accepted his per­sonal "crucifixion of the mind."

Aquinas' writings will always be

T.be,saint W~o::~sked que,stions",held in high esteem in the Church.He was fortunate that at the age of15 he was sent to school to' thepart-Islamic University of Naples.Established by the excommunicat­ed Frederick II to train his impe­rial officials. it was the first s,:cularuniversity in Europe. There Tho­mas was exposed to the ,translatedworks of Aristotle. an oppof':unityhe would not have had at schoolsunder church control. By readingthose banned books, he was stimu­lated to ask more and more ques­tions and arrive at more and moretruths. Aquinas had a great deal ofconfidence in the power of humanreason. One of his central tenets,derived from Dionysius, was"Grace builds upon nature."

Those who feel Aquinas is out­dated are blind to how penetr,atingand enduring were his insightH intohuman nature and the nature ofGod.

We live in an i1ge where tht: fineart of debate has been reduced toarguments settled by the arbi':raryrespect granted an authority orrendered non-operative by non­judgmental acceptance of pi L1ral­ism. The academic world Sl:emsdetermined to shape curricu:,umsconforming to whatever llucl:Uat­ing politically-correct age:ndafaculties can agree upon.

When'I celebrate today's '[.:ast­day, I thank God that I graduatedfrom Providence College when itscurriculum was unabashedly Thom­istic. I believe that if Aquinas werealive today he would beshocked at how little confid,:nceeducated people have in the powerof human reason and how littlethey respect or know of the s,:ho­lars who nave preceded them in

,the age-old search for the meaningof life.

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"The earth quaked and rocks broke." Matt. 28:51

By' Father KevinJ. Harrington

Today is the feast of St. ThomasAquinas, a saint whose teachingsare as relevant today liS they werein his day, more than 700 yearsago. There is a quaint story pre­served in the history of the saintthat tells us that the young Thom­as. daily b~dgered his elders withthe question "What is God?"

,However true or untrue thisstory lT1ay be .. it illustrates animportant characteristic of thissaint. Aquinas prefered askingques­tions more than making statements.This may on the surface seem to bean insignificant idiosyncrasy, butupon examination of the saint'slife it is clear that Aquinas' con­stant inquiries were central to hispersonality,

Saints storm heaven by differ­ent methods. Some knock on heav­en's door through martyrdom,others through ceaseless prayer,yet others through heroic work forthe poor, indefatigable preaching,or patient pastoral care. ThomasAquinas' sanctity lay in an insati­able hunger for truth, manifestedin an untiring ability to ask ques­tions.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta isfond of saying that God never asksus to be successful; only. to befaithful. In the same spirit, Aqui­nas rellected;at the end of his lifethat all of his writings seemed butstraw. He saw from this perspec­tive all his life, and precisely becauseof that his life was spent in askingquestions and seeking answers tothem.

One ·becomes a saint not bywhat one does and achieves, butby one~s acceptance of.the will ofGod. Aquinas' writings are bril-liant and many theologiansaclsnow~ , "'"

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themoorin~A Faith Obligation

Next week the church invites all to celebrate the twentiethyear of Catholic Schools Week. From coast to coast.. parishschools and diocesan high schools will echo the theme that insupporting Catholic schools, one supports choice in educa­tion. For two decades, an entire generation, Catholic schoolshave made this observance a time not merely to extoll theirachievements but also to lobby for the constitutional freedomof choice in education that is ours.

And Catholic schools offer a very distinct choice. The differ­ence is not only that more Catholic school graduates attendcollege, that the drop-out rate is less in Catholic schools, orthat, in many areas of learning, students in Catholic schoolshave a better achievement record. To base freedom of choicesolely on such a basis does an inj ustice to the nature of Catholicschools. The real difference is faith. A Catholic school is a faithschool. If it fails to make this the prime reason for its existence,it fails in its very mission: to teach as Jesus taught.

Parents often have a hand in what could be called thedefaithing of a school. They send their child to a Catholicschool because of fear, not favor. With the mounting turmoilin public education, they feel that Catholic,schools are safer.They also feel that their children can do better in the sense ofworldly advantages in a Catholic school. Many parents merelytolerate the faith element that should be at the center of thechurch school experience. Often this indifference is evident inthe low turnout of Catholic school children at the weeklyliturgy. Skiing, camping and vacations are seen as far moreimportant than Mass.

This mind-set, unfortunate as it is, is one issue that Catholicschools must face with honesty. Much evangelization must bedone with parents who ignore the faith dimension of Catholiceducation. Certainly one cannot fault the little child who doesnot, for example, share in the Eucharist. He or she must ,bebrought to the Lord. . .., One of the goals of Catholic Schools W~~k sh'Qulet be :shar­ing and discussing these matters. Children and young peo'plehave a right to be taught to make sound morill judgmentsbased on a well-informed conscience. Schools and parents whofail to fulfill this obligation fail both themselves and theirchildren.

The family is the principal teacher of values. Thatdoes notmean avoiding faith at home and letting the school take care ofit, but rather that parents and guardians assume their respon­siblity of teaching children to know and worship God.

All of us k.now too well how society in general is failingchildren. The church has always emphasized its obligation tosee to their religious formation but this cannot be achievedwithout the cooperation and support of the family. Catholicschools are a very special help in attaining this expectation.

For their part, schools must not relegate religion to a lesserrole in the education process. Rather, religion must permeateall other academic s.ubject.s. Otherwise a school has no right tobe called Catholic.

As we join in the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, letus make it a time to renew our faith commitment as a vitalaspect in educating our children. There are many obstacles to

, be faced in this regard. But they should never deter parents,schools, parishes, dioceses or universities from this sacredresponsibility.

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God's relationship with them. Be­cause they were willing to die withJesus, they had become one withhim and could do whatever he haddone. Now not only he, but alsothey, could give orders to uncleanspirits and they would obey.

Because Christians have suchgreat confidence in God's faithful­ness. they can put their insecuritiesinto cold storage and concentrate.on building up the relationship.It's against this background thatwe must read today's famous pas­sage from Paul's first letter to theCorinthians.

It's best to start with the lastsentence: "I have no desire to placerestrictions on you, but I do wantto promote what is good, what willhelp you to devote yourselves en­tirely to the Lord." At this point inhis ministry, Paul is still expectingthe Parousia to take place verysoon. (For some reason those whochose our liturgical reading omit­ted the important lines which im­mediately precede it, among whichis, .....The time is running out...Theworld in its present form is passingaway.") The Apostle is logicallyconcerned that nothing. not evenour relationshi I' with others. shouldstop us from deepening our rela­tionship with the Lord.

Because this passage includesthe only reference in the entireChristian Scriptures to non-mar­riage as a preferred life style, schol­ars remind us that Paul might havewritten differently had he pennedthese lines in 90 AD instead of 35years earlier, and that he himself,in other letters, uses the commit­ted relationship of a husband andwife as the most evident sign ofGod's commitment to us.

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Though by the ti'me of Jesus,many Jewish teachers thought the"prophet like you" referred to justone special person, originally itseemed to mean that the ChosenPeople would always \lave prophetswho would help them correct andgrow in their relationship withYahweh. In other words: "By thefact you have prophets, you knowI haven't abandoned you."

Because Jesus' first followersexperienced God's constant com­mitment to them iii all that theGalilean carpenter said and did,Mark chooses an exorcism for theLord's first miracle. One of thesigns that God continues to bewith us is found in our ability toovercome evil. Mark's communitypresumed they possessed suchpower. But they reillized that itwas rooted in their commitment toJesus. His death would not end

By FATHER ROGER,KARBAN

(fifilJan. 29

1944, Rev. Christiano.l. Borges,Pastor, St. .Ioh.n .t.he Baptist. ~e.wBedfQid_:.:~', i.':"'\ '~ ...;.~~~::.: '.

1950, Rev. Albert .I. Masse,Pastor. SI. .I oseph. Attleboro

Jan:301983. Rev. Raymond F.X. Cahill.

S..I.. Assistant. St. Francis Xavier.Hyannis

Jan. 311901, Rev. Charles .I. Burns.

Pastor, SI. Mary. North Attleboro1930, Rev. V,iilliam F. Sullivan.

Pastor, SI. Patrick, Somerset; Rev.Manuel C. Terra. Pastor, SI. Peter,Provincetown

Feb. I1948. RI. Rev. M$gr. MichaelJ.

O·Reilly. Pastor. Immaculate Con­ception. Taunton

196!L Rt. Rev. Patrick Hurley.Pastor. St. .Ioseph. Taunton

1975, Rev. Anatole F. Desma­rais. Pastor, SI. .lames. Taunton

1983. Re\'. Msgr. Gerard .I.Chabot. Pastor. SI. Theresa of theChild Jesus. South Attlcboro

Feb. 21907. Most Rev. William Stang.

D.D .. First Bishop of Fall River:1904-07

1913. Rev. Patrick F. McKenna.Pastor. 1m maculat,e Conception.Taunton

1941. Rev. John L. McNamara.Pastor. Immaculate Conception.Fall River

1947. Rcv. P. Roland Decosse.Pastor. St. Hvacinth. New Bedford

1991. Rev.' Daniel 'F. Moriartv.'Pastor. SI. Brendan.; Ri\·ersid~.R.I.

Feb. 319~2. Rev. Antonio O..Ponte.

Pastor. Our Lady of Angels. Fal~

River .

Feb. 41921. Rt. Re\'. Msgr. Hugh .I.

Smyth. P. R.. Pastor. St. I.awrence.New Bedford. First Vicar (ieneral.Fall River. 1904-07. Administra­tor of Diocesc February-.1 uly 1907

ReadingsJan. 31: 2Sam 15:13-14,30;

16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7; Mk 5:1-20Feb. 1: 2 Sam 18:9-10,14,

24-25,30-19:3; Ps 86:1-6; Mk5:21-43

Feb. 2: MaI3:1-4; Ps 24:7­10; Heb 2:14-18; Lk 2:22-40or 2:22-32'

Feb. 3: 1 Kgs 2:1-4,10-12;1 Chron 29:10·U~; Mk 6:7-13.

Feb. 4: Sir l~7:2-11; Ps18:31.4.7,50-51; Mk 6:30-34

Feb. 5: 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34

Feb.6: Jb 7: 1-4,6-7; Ps147:1-6; 1 cor 9:16-19,22­23; Mk 1:29-39 .;

Deuteronomy 18: 15-20I Cor. 7:32-35Mark 1:21-;~1l

At one time or another, all fol­lowers of God are engulfed by adreadful fear that God might desertthem one day. Because we canconstantly change our own minds,we know that abandonment is,possible in a relationship. Perhapsthose we love will discover a char­acter flaw in us which makes ourinvolvement with them too diffi­cult for them to sustain, or theymight simply happen upon some­one better able to fulfill their needs.The insecurity which springs fromsuch a fear is an integral part ofeveryone's personality. No matterhow "balanced" we become, we'llalways have to deal with it.

But this fear can certainly bemagnified for those who attemptto build a relationship with God.Though we honestly. try to giveourselves over to himl her, it's log­ical to worry about God's part inthe commitment. The Lord's sodifferent from us, and works witheverybody - lots of people betterthan ourselves. No one wouldblame God for having secondthoughts and choostng someoneelse.

Our Sacred Authors have alsoexperienced this fear. That's whythey so often stress the Lord'sdetermination to Stay committedto us, no matter the circumstances.This is especially true w~en that.com mi.tl1}e~tj~ rooted"irr:one ,:s~e::.cial person, and that person leavesus. Today's first reading narratessuch an incident.

The whole book of Deuteron­omy is cast in the form of Moses'last will and testament. The greatleader, prophet and law-giver is onthe verge of dying. But before heleaves his people, there are stillthings which he must teach them.One of them revolves around Yah­weh's relationship with them whichhe, Moses, has mediated. Are theyon their own when he dies? WillGod simply find another peopleand another mediator?

Moses assures the Israelites thatYahweh will never abandon them.In the Lord's own words, he pro­claims, "I will raise up for them aprophet like you from among theirkinsmen, and will put my wordsinto his mouth; he shall tell themall that I command him."

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Friday, Jan. 28, 1994baby's parents indicating twothings:

I.) At least one of th,~ child'sparents is a practicing Catholic;and 2.) the parents have attendedwhatever pre-baptism programtheir parish provides.

Sometimes the child's parentshave stopped going to Mass, haveno connection with a pa rish, donot wish to bother with :lny pre­baptism requirements and do notwish to be embarrassed, by talkingabout. it with a priest in their ownlocality.

Such parents may feel they canget around all this by goir:.g some­where else where no questions willbe asked. This, of course, is nofavor either to the parents or thechild to be baptized.

How any of this might fit into.your situation I don't know. Whydon't you, or someone in the fam­ily, talk with the priest involv­ed.

love might be viewed as the posi­tive side of moral living.

Perhaps we talk more' aboutlove today because the challengeto love each other every day'is immense. We Christians needfrequent encouragement to per­severe.

The book of Jeremiah (Chapter40) describes how Ramah was thestaging area where the Jewish cap­tives were gathered before resettle­ment.

What happened to sin and guilt?think need to be addressed? Someskeptics note that church membersprefer homilies in which the sins inquestion bear no relevance to theaudience.

ics, particularly our youth, seem tohave lost a sense ofsin and a reali­zation of the merits of frequentreception of the sacrament of rec­onciliation.

I would like to know why'sin isno longer mentioned from the pul­pit. While Vatican II urged us to 'follow our consciences, it seems.,we are being deprived of oneofiheprimary tools for forming it rightconscience. - New Jersey

who. according to Hebrew tradi­tion. constituted the people ofIsrael.

Biblical chronologies of thatperiod are extremely uncertain.but she probably lived somewherearound 1.500 years before Christ.

The town of Ramah was on theedge of the territory assigned tothe tribe of Benjamin. about fivemiles north of Jerusalem.

In 597 B.C.. Nebuchadrezzar(called Nebuchadnezzar in the,Bible). king of Babylon. conqueredthe entire area. He eventually des­troyed the city of Jerusalem. in­cluding the great temple of.Solo­mono

Psychiatrists and other mentalhealth professionals have foundthat excessive guilt over one'sbehavior can stifle and immobilizethe personality. In some areas theconcern 'over guilt. was taken to Perhaps you can talk to yourmean that all guilt is harmful' and parish priest about your specificthat healthy pers'o'ns'~avoid it. concerns. What areas offamily life

As Menninger's book suggests, should be addressed?the total denial of sin and guilt was .' . But you are right to note alsoa misinterpr~tation of mental health Perhaps a married deacon in that we have a need to ac knowl-findings. your parish might preach on fam- edge sin and to seek rec,:mcilia-

Denying sin and guilt can be ily differences and how to heill tion. Lay Catholics and clergyYou are not alone in your con- very comfortable. Adolescents do them. The priests in your parish together might find the most fruit-

cern. Some years ago psychiatrist it all the time. "It's not my fault," is might welcome input from mar- ful areas for emphasis within theKarl Menninger wrote a bo.ok a favorite remark of teens to jus- ried couples regarding family parish.

life.called "Whatever Became of Sin?" tify practically anything. , Questions on family living andThe issues of si~ and guilt vs. peace. Sin is such a broad a,rea t/lat you One 'way to I define sin is the child care are invited by Th,e Ken-and love ate'broader tha'rt tlu!' own ~- -need- to specify' your concerns. absense:.of love. ,Sin is· 'notibving ::: IlYs; 219 W.-Harri'son; RenBselaer,Catholic community, 'What areas particularly do you God or neighoor.' A homily on Ind. 47978.

By

Dr,JAMES&

MARY

Dear Mary: Since Vati(:an II,we never seem to hear homilies onthe subject orsino Instead, the top­ics are mostly about love of God,love of neighbor or evangeliza­tion, which is well and good becausethat is what Jesus taught.

However, Jesus also spoke ofthe evils of sin in very specificterms. It think it is no coincidencethat since Vatican II many Cathol-

KENNY

Q. Some of our post-aUwrtioncounseling centers have the nameof Rachel. The Scripture readingson the feast of the Holy Innocentsthis past December referred to herweeping for her children. Is there aconnection between these Rachels?(Pennsylvania)

A: Rachel. the favorite wife ofJacob( Israel). was among the mostattractive and endearing women inthe Old Testament.

She was mother of two of hischildren. Benjamin and Joseph.ancestors of two of the" 12 tribes"

FATHER

The words quoted about her inJeremiah and the Gospel makeRachel an appropriate symbolfor mothers attempting to copewith the death of their unbornchildren.

In the passage you quote. Jere­Q. One of our relatives has a

miah pictures Rachel mourningthe tragedy befalling "her child- new baby. The couple wished toren." descendants of her sons Ben- have the baptism where their fami-jaminand Joseph, lies live, rather than in the parish

where they now reside, a few hun-"In Ramah is heard the sound of dred miles away.

.. , bitter weeping! Rachel mourns The pastor of the parish whereher children. she refuses to be con- they wanted the baptism says no.soled because her children are no We don't know why. Are there anymore." (Jer. 31: 15). 'rules about this? (North Caroli-

na)The Gospel of Matthew quotes

this passage in the' story of the A. With many families nowmassacre of infants in Bethlehem spread out all over the country the

Over the next 10 years nearly al'ter the bl'rth of our Lord (Mt. 't t' d'b f'Sl ua IOn you escn e occurs 0 ten.~heBenbtirle pOPdulati~n was hreselttled 2: 18). Usually there is no problem. 'In a y on an vanous ot er oca-tions in the Babylonian empire. If you're a music lover. by the The pastor of the parish wherebeginning a 60-year exile that would way. you may recognize that event the baptism will take place nor-drastically affect the history of the is the theme of Verdi's opera mally,andproperly,requestsalet-Hebrew people. "Nabucco." . ter from the pastor of the new

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DIETZEN

JOHN J,

If a poll asked Americans howthey feelab'out the 'iricreasednumbers of refugees entering thecountry. I believe we would findthat nativism',is very. much alive.

Americans have reached a dan-,gerous frustration level spawnedby daily reports of senseless crimes.blatant corruption and loss ofiobs.It is the kin'd of frustration' thatseeks out scapegoats --like immig­rants.

Germaine Greer was quoted inThe New York Times as !:aying,"The problem is that nobody seemsto know what is pathologit:al be­havior any more. When people getfixated on wanting a child, nobodysays 'Get your head read.' Thesewomen are going to have a tl~rrible

time when they finally meet theGrim Reaper. They're really out oftouch with reality."

I wager the subject of geriat­ric pregnancy will get a lot ofattention, push a lot of p,:ople'sbuttons and generate a lot ofopinions.

Surely, it raises serious moralissues that should be confrontedby both the theologians and themedical professions.

Stay tuned. .

conceive is torturous for manywomen, and getting older some­times only intensifies the sense ofloss.

So some ask why a womanshouldn't have the chance to havea baby at any age. Some othersrespond that the most serious rightof all --,- the right of a child to bereared by a healthy parent ­hasn't been given due attention.

But these days 50 is hardly seenas middle age, considering howmany people, particularly women,are living to be more than 100.

At least one well-known femi­nist, thougl1, is having a har~ timereconciling that older wO,men, ableto live the responsibility-free lifechampioned by so manyfeminists,would go the route of childbearin~.'

ally no one was yet thinking of thatpossibility. She said she could vis­ualize a future where "geriatricobstetrics" would be accepted.

It's hard to stay neutral on thissubject. On the one hand, it seemsunnatural for an egg to be fertil­ized "in vitro" and then implantedinto the womb of a menopausalwoman.

It also raises a serious moralquestion for anyone who believesin the sanctity of life.

We don't get the numbers, buthow many of those fertilized eggsare simply wasted? The 'bishopsdon't believe it is right t~ play thisway with potential life.

The pain infertiie women expe­rience is .another factor in the dis­cussion these days. The inability to

asked. Are some women goingcrazy, wanting to be mothers whenthey're on the brink of old age?

When I read these reports Ithought of two doctors I talkedto years ago who had someting tosay about what might happen inthe future as science found away to move forward with whathad come to be called "test-tubebabies."

One doctor, a man, was veryconcerned about ethics. He saidwe hadn't begun to see the moralproblems that would surface nowthat we had entered the age of"laboratory obstetrics."

The other physician,'a woman,projected the possibility that fertil­ized eggs could be implanted inolder women at a time when virtu-

It's not nice to fool Mother Nature

What·immigrants ,contribute to this·patiO,nUnless immigration is better un- Near"the exhibit's entrance was from extermination. cries out that' that week a priest with experience

derstood.' intolerance could turn a large map ofthi: worl.d: employees he has not done'enough. His Jew-' in ,the area of immigration pre-into unco~t'rollable hatred that 'we~e asked tei, place pins in the ish friend turns to him and says.' sided. After Mass. we heard reflec-could destroy our cities. countries on the'map representing "when you saved one of us. you ~tions from immigrants on how

Recentl)1 the U.S. Catholic Con- their background. This simple act began to save the world ...· they escaped from 'prison camps.ference in Washington. D.C.. held was a vivid reminder that we who One table'had a film. "The Mo~t went without food for days. werean immigration' a\varenessweek consider o'urselves 'the' nation's Abused Immigrants."li,chronicles stuffed like sardines into bo,Hs onfor its employees. It demonstrated' . dominarit gr6up 'were once aliens. how some cultures look down upon rough seas. We were 'told of inci-a number of simple ways to coun- . and perhaps minorities as well. women and children; perhaps,doc- dents of cruelty as well a!; out-ter intolerance. 'Tables were filled with literature tors will not speak to a woman and standing acts of kindness.

The conference building's spa- on what it takes to become a~ vice versa. making appropriate C~uld your' parish. school orcious first floor corridor was turned American citizen. on immigration medical help all but impossible to office sponsor a similar immigra-into an exhibit room. Its walls and refugee laws. and on how the provide. ' tion week? Literature and manywere lined with f1agsfrom various conference's Migration and Refu- . When large numbers of refugees other educational ai"ds are availa-countries. creating a colorful sense gee Services has helped resettle crosS a border into a nation with ble to help'create understanding ofof international pride. more than 765.660 refugees since such customs. men receive food immigrants and refugees.

It was a reminder to look at 1975. and treatment while women and Combining them with a faiththose with whom we work and to As I read these statistics a scene . children must fend for themselves. which prompts us to reach out toreflect on the international flavor from the movie "Schindler's List" That and similar circumstances others, we Catholics are wellimmigrants add to our environ- came to mind in which Schindler. arc often the plight of the refugee.' equipped to work towards inter-ment. after saving more than 1.000 Jews At each noon Mass celebrated, cultural harmony.

By

HEMRICK

FATHER

jOne of the most talked about

news items recently was the newwrinkle in obstetrics. People oohedand aahed, laughed and expresseddisgust, depending on their per­sonal reactions to reports that a59-year old British woman gavebirth 'to twins.

This was followed by an evenmore astounding item that a 61­year old Italian woman is pregnant.

What's going on here? people

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FAIRHAVENSt. Joseph, Spring & Delano Sts. 02719. Tel. 996­1983. Sr. Muriel Ann Lebeau, SS.Ce., Princip~1.

FALL RIVERDominiclllI Academy, 37 Park St. 02721. Tel. 674­6100. Mrs. Helen Miller, Principal.Espirito Santo, 143 Everett St. 02723. Tel. 672-2229.Charles D. Moreira, Principal.Holy Name, 850 Pearce St. 02720. Tel. 674-9131.Dennis R. Poyant, Principal.Notre Dllme School, 34 St. Joseph St. 02723. Tel.672-5461. Sr. Paulette M. Gregoire, RJM, Principal.St. Anne School, 240 Forest St. 02721. Tel. 678­2152. Mrs. Irene L. Fortin, Principal.St. Jean Baptiste School, 64 Lamphor St. 02721.Tel. 673-6772. Kathleen Barboza, Principal. 'St. Mich:ael School, 209 Essex St. 02720-2996. Tel.678-0266. Sr. Bernadette Sullivan, SUSC, Principal.SS. Peter & Paul School, 240 Dover St. 02721. Tel.672-7258. Miss Kathleen A. Burt, Principal.

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NORTH ATTLEBOROSt. Mary-Sacred Heart Consolidated School, 57Richards Ave. 02760. Tel. 695-3072. Mrs. AlbertaM. Goss, Principal.

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NORTH DARTMOUTHBishop Stang High School, 500 Slocum Rd. 02747.Tel. 996-5602, FAX 994-6756. Theresa E. Dougall,Principal. Rev. Stephen J. Avila, Chaplain.

TAUNTONCoyle and Cassidy High School, Adams and Hamil­ton Sts. 02780. Tel. 823-6164; 823-6165. Michael J.Donly, Headmaster; Dr. Donna Boyle. AcademicPrincipal. Rev. Gerald P. Barnwell, Chaplain.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTSSchooh; in the Diocese of Fall River admit students of any race, color, national and ethnicorigin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or madeavailable to students at the schools.They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administra­tion of educational policies, admissions policies, loan programs, and athletic and otherschool·administered programs.

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Schools in the Diocese of Fall River, to the extent required by Title IX, do not discriminateagainst any applicant/employee because of sex. They do not discriminate against anystudent because of sex in any educational program and activity.

Catholic'Sc'hools Week: A 20--year",old traditlionCumberland, Md., learned earlythat careful planning is one of themost important elements of a suc­cessful Catholic Schools 'Week. In1974, they gathered together pas­tors frol1) 11 area churches, fiveelementa'tv school principals, reli- 'gious and fay faculty and concernedcommunit.y members to organizetheir seCond annual cel,~bration.

They pla.aned open hous,~s, wrotearticles lcjr parish bulletins anddesigned posters, brochures, pinsand bumper stickers. They alsoblanketeeb:heir area with 60-secondpublic ~vice announcementswhich plSryed eight times daily onlocal radiO stations at no cost to theschool. As a result of their efforts,they expanded enrollment, in­creased enthusiasm for the schooland prorQoted better tie, withinthe comm\.mity.

Many ~chools and dioc:eses usethe week. to showcase Catholicschool news at press conferences.The archdiocese of Chicago con­ducted a news briefing to deliver a"report card" on archdiocesanschools.

Sometimes spur-of-the-momentCSW activities have producedpositive results. At St. JOHeph theWorker School in Liverpool, NY,school children thought fE.st whensnowfall upset their planned 1978CSW program. They made threegig~ntic snowmen in the schoolyard with signs reading: "Honk ifyou like Catholic schools. ",Truckdrivers loved it, said a school.spokesman, imd so did Channel 6TV, which included it on the even-ing news. '

Dollars and sense:study on Catholicsecondary schools

Catholic high schools not onlysend 90 percent of their graduateson to college, they accomplish thisacademic feat with considerablyless money per pupil than publicschools. This is a key findin:~ in thestudy Dollars and Sense: CatholicSchools and their Finances, 1992,authored by Michael Guerra, exe­cutive director of the NCEA'sSecondary Schools Department.

The research also showf:d thatthe per pupil cost in Catholic highschools is $3,700, 44 percent lessthan that of public schools, whichhave an estimated per pupil ,:ost of$5,327 according to the U.S. De­partment of Education.

"Based on these figures, a con­servative estimate of the dollarvalue ofCatholic secondary educa­tion's gift to the nation wouldexceed $3.5 billion a year," saidGuerra.

Countering the claim that Catho- .lic schools are attended only bychildren from affluent famili,~s', thestudy showed that 23 percent ofCatholic high school students comefrom families with incomes lessthan $25.000 per year. Approxi­mately 15 percent of the averagestudent body is non-Catholic andminorities represent 23 pe:rcent.The majority of the schools reportthat·between 90 and 94 percent of

. their freshman class graduat:es infour years.

Another segment of the N'CEA.survey presents information uboutnew administrative structures, in­cluding a detailed report on presi­dent-led schools. The evolutiDn ofCatholic secondary school leader­ship is continuing. 'Lay prindpals

with the introduction of NationalAppreciation Day For CatholicSchools. On this day - the Wed­nesday of Catholic Schools Week- Catholic'school advocates weara button showing their support.Through proclamations, personalvisits, calls and letters, supportersurge local and national leaders torecognize the contributions ofCatholic schools to American edu­cation. Last year, student repre­sentatives from Washington areaelementary and secondary schoolsjourneyed to Capitol Hill to speakwith members of Congress aboutthe value of a Catholic schooleducation. They also deliveredmaterial on the Catholic schoolnetwork to every congressionaloffice.

Despite a unifying national themeand several traditional activitiessuch as Alumni Day, Student Ap­preciation Day, and Faculty andStaff Day, Catholic Schools Weekis truly a project adapted to localneeds. Holy Trinity School inIndianapolis, Indiana, has, for in­stance, used the week to furthercooperation between public andprivate schools in their cOIT'.mun­ity. As an extension of friendshipand peace to the neighborhood,they organized a kickball tourna­ment with local schools. It was fea­tured on a television segment en­titled'''Kickball Sociology:" whichsaid that the event had promotedintegration in a changing neighbor~

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Twenty years later, NCEA andUSCC have used the CatholicSchools Week as the foundationfor a year-long marketing strategy

· known as the National MarketingCampaign for Catholic Schools.Complete with a handbook whichoffers month-to-month ideas formarketing, the campaign offerscolorful posters, t-shirts, buttons,decals and banners. The logo and

· theme are thus promoted daily.Since 1974, Catholic Schools

Week. has served as a celebrationof both U.S. education and Catho­lic schools in particular. "EveryAmerican has a stake in education.Old or young, parent or not, we allare responsible for the future ofthis country. And that future willbe determined by how well we

· educate our children," said SisterCatherine T. McNamee, CSJ,NCEA president.

Sister Lourdes Sheehan, RSM,secretary for education, USCC,said the week serves to help spreadthe good news about Catholicschools. "We need to redoubleour efforts to bring the facts aboutour schools - the quality aca­demic courses, the excellent per­formance of our students on na­tional tests, the persistent and on­going involvement in Christianservice activities, the outstandingcareer-track records of our gradu­ates - to the attention of the peo­ple who do not know us," she said.

A new dimension to CatholicSchools Week was added in 1990

Catholic School Facts

Source: National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

• Enrollment in Catholic schools is 2.7 million students.• There are 8600 Ca~holic elementary and secondary sch~ols.• Approximately 4000 Catholic schools are located in urban areas; 1000 of this number are

inner-city schools, reflecting the ongoing commitment of Catholic educators to inner-city education.• Catholic schools continue to serve ·increasing numbers of ethnic minority students. In 1970-71,

these students represented 10.8% of enrollment; today they represent over 23%. Hispanic Americansnumber 255,000; African Americans, 218,000 and Asian Americans, 91,000

• Hispanic students are 97% Catholic; black students are 64% non-Catholk.• There has been a continuing i,r:tcrease of non-Catholic students in Catholic schools, from 10.6% in

1982-83 to almost 12% in 1990-91. .• Catholic preschool enrollment grew by 220% between 1982 and 1991. This reflects two develop­

ments: 1) population growth of preschool youngsters and 2) increased emphasis placed on preschoolprograms offered by Catholic educators to respond to demographic development .:- e.g. dual incomefamilies. . "

• Kindergarten, too, continued to increase by civer 22 %. There are 314,000 youngsters enrolled inthese programs. .

. Why Catholic Schopls SucceedA strong sense ofcommunity continues to be a distinctive quality ofCatholic education. Also, recent

studies show that Catholic students excel in reading, science and math. Dr. James Coleman of theUniversity ofChicago, in his 1987 study, Publicand. Private Schools: The Impact ofCommunities conCludesthat these characteristics are interrelated. .

.Cath'olic high schools offer distinctive commu'nity support precisely because of the religious com­mitment of these school~. This community support, in turn, helps e?,plain the remarkable academicsuccess of Catholic school students.

Dr. Coleman also has reported that Catholic schools do a better job of educating minority students.African and Hispanic Americans in Catholic high schools not only have higher achievement levels. butthe drop-out r~te of these students is much lower than in public schools. Over all. the public schooldrop-out' rate is 14% compared to 3% in Catholic schools. .

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thetwentieth annual Catholic SchoolsWeek will be celebrated across thenation January 30 - February 5,1994. With 'activities ranging fromparades and assemblies to com­munity service projects and schoolMasses, 8,500 Catholic elementaryand secondary schools look for­ward each year to this week-longopportunity to celebrate the goodnews of Catholic education.

"Support Catholic Schools ­Your Choice for Education" is thetheme for 1994 Catholic SchoolsWeek and for the fourth annualNational Appreciation Day forCatholic Schools on February 2.

Begun as a pilot project in 1973to build community awareness of,and involvement in, Catholicschools throughout the .country,Catholic Schools Week was sowell received that it became anannual event in 1974. February17-23, 1974, marked the' first na­tional Catholic Schools Week withthe theme "Different Where ItCounts - Message, Community,Service. "

Early materials distributed bythe National Catholic EducationalAssociation (NCEA), which co­sponsors the event with the Uni­ted States Catholic Conference(USCC), included posters, repro­ducible artwork and "case studies"ofsuccessful activities in neighbor­ing dioceses. The kits also pro­vided guidelines for working withlocal media representatives to pub­licize school accomplishments.

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In addition, choice has no downside risk, since any good educationalidea can be explored under it-indeed, more easily than other monopolyconditions.

Now it is easy to see why choice is gathering attention. It is simply"nature taking its course" in education. Parents, free to choose withoutfinancial penalty, will choose schools, public or private, which they judgebest for their children. A natural variety of educational options andmodels reflecting America's pluralism will arise.

Why are some people opposed to choice?Those who mQst strongly oppose educational choice and parental

freedom typically say that it will "siphon dollars from public schools."This seriously mistaken notion is based on several fundamental errors.

Those concerned that dollars will be siphoned from public schoolsmay have slipped into the erroneous belief that public schools have a rightto be served as if they were an end in themselves. Actually, they shouldserve the good ends of education and be judged by how well they do.

They have no claim to a given amount of money. Furthermore, educa­tional choice as such says nothing about the amount of money society willspend on education or on public schools as one educational provider.Choice has to do with how such money will be spent.

Choice also would encourage the public schools to be better educa­tional providers, to get more bang for the buck, by ending the presentmonopolistic vacuum and introducing comparison and competition.

Public schools .are not the enemy of educational choice. Educationalfinance monopoly is the enemy.

Thus, opposition to educational choice cannot logically come fromconcern for publi<: schools. Rather, the vehemence of that oppositionindicates that most of it comes from persons and organizations whosemonetary welfare is dire~t1y tied to the current finance monopoly.

Vested interests such as educational unions and local and statebureaucracies can hardly be expected to welcome a policy'change'thatwould end their monopoly advantage and put them in a competitive andcomparative environment. This should surprise no one.

What should choice supporters be doing?Among those who support educational choice, some opt for a passive

or self-sacrificial posture: "Yes, it is too bad we do not have a betterpolicy, but let us be. resigned to the inevitable." This attitude isunacceptable.

by Quentin L. Quade

i What is choice in education and why is it a focus of attention? Why aresome people opposed to itl What should the supporters of choice be~oing?This article will address these fundamental questions regarding anirportant educational policy issue.

What is educational choice?

i Educational choice refers to parents' rights to choose their child'stjducational environment without financial penalty. Educational choice is~ funding policy, not another teaching or schooling reform. Any rationalschooling method can be pursued under educational choice.I Although such choice can take different forms-vouchers, certificates,~ax credits, for example--its essence is simple: choice enables parents to4"ocate educational tax dollars to the education provider they ~hink best~or their child. While well-to-do Americans already have choice byprivate means, all Americans, especially the poor, would directly benefitfrom educational choice funding.I Conversely, within the current educational finance monopoly, state

a,nd public school bureaucracies assign all tax funds without parental4hoice. As a result, parents' rights do not match their responsibilities.

, Why is choice getting so much attention? .I Locally and nationally, concerns over the state of American educationare increasing. The problems confronting education are many: crisis in~he inner cities, general academic underachievement, ethical relativism,remoteness from parental control, burgeoning bureaucracies al1d bloated~udgets with corresponding tax burdens. '

Furthermore, Americans have a growing perception that these prob­lems reflect the monopoly-financing environment out of which they~ome., That monopoly artificially protects the public schools from normal

90mpetition and comparison, thus encouraging bad habit~. It alsoendangers independent schools by cutting them offfrom normal funding.

Thus, public schools suffer in terms of educational quality, and inde­~endent s~hools suffer, often unto death, from under-financing.

As the vIces of monopoly funding become clearer, so does the ability ofcroice to break the monopoly and help rid education of its vices.i By permitting parents to allocate educational tax dollars, choice would

end the monopoly of assignment: In the same motion, it would reestab­lish parental determination of educational environment. It would intro­1uce comparison and competition, the normal human stimuli whichencourage excellent perfo'rmance and cost restraint.

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The respondents also ranked their reasons for choosing a Catholic ele­mentary school.

55 percent indicated that the teaching of religious and moral values wastheir first reason for selecting the school. 49 percent stressed the school'sacademic standards, while 30 percent said discipline, safety and respect wereimportant factors in their decision.

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PARENT PROFILE - The Diocesan Department of Educationrecently surveyed parents of diocesan elementary students on their income,educational background, and reasons for choosing Catholic education. 2121households responded, representing 55 percent offamilies with children cur­rently enrolled in a Catholic elementary school in the Fall River diocese.

93 percent of respondents listed their family income in the survey, withresults indicating that Catholic elementary students in the diocese come fromall economic backgrounds in similar proportions.

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Educational ChoiceContinued from Page Nine

Those who adopt a passive response to current policy are sacrificingnot only the parents and students who desire choice in education today,but also those parents and students to come and the welfare of society as awhole.

The pursuit of educational choice is right and just, not self-serving, butother-serving. First, af!long the others are the poor parents unable toexercise choice and control in contemporary American education.

What are the implications of this message for the members ofNCEA? Iask you to consider taking specific action in your schools and communi­ties, your states and dioceses.

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Help to raise awareness among school par~ntsand sponsoring parishes.Dispel the smoke which surrounds contemporary educational policy.Encou'rage your constituents to help form coalitions needed. You do

not need to be uncritical in forming alliances, but the enemies of theeducational finance monopoly should be your allies in breaking thatmonopoly and replacing it with educational choice and parental freedom.And friends and partners in other efforts - ecumenical efforts, forexample - should be informed as to how seriously you take this matter.

Help to form the sustaining umbrella organizations which fundamentalpolicy change will require, Along with parents and parishioners, help toprovide financial and political support for these organizations, which canunite the educational choi.ce constituencies and link the whole process tothe political system.

In doing this you will want to look at the first-rate examples beingestablished in Florida, in Pennsylvania, in Michigan and elsewhere. Thereyou will find excellent leadership organizing for these purposes, commit­ting for the duration, and putting in place the structures and peoplenecessary to alter educational financial policy. .

These groups concretely manifest the general principles oforganizationand practical action which will be needed if the educational financemonopoly is ultimately to be broken. '

Educational choice's natural constituencies are potentially decisive inall political jurisdictions. The parents, if they properly understand theissue, can join with other interest groups to achieve these policy changes.

When they are achieved, justice wiil be done: education financing;schools will be reestablished as the accountable means for realizing educa­

. tion's ends; parents will once again have rights equivalent to their duties;an'd children for all time will be the beneficiaries.

We must get there -from here, .br~ Quade is Raynor 'Professor of Politic~lScience at Marquette UniverSity,

Milwaukee, Wis. and director of its Blum Center on Parental Freedom inEducation,

This articleis reprinted from the November /December 1993 issue of Momen­tum magazine, a publication of the National Catholic Educational Associa­tion, with the permission of Patricia Feistritzer, editor.

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are now in place in more than 40percent ofall Catholic high schools.

A president-principal leadershipmodel is in place in 20 pf~rcent ofCatholic high schools. This ar-

. rangement. divides schoo:! leader­ship between two offices ill a struc­ture analogous to the corporateroles of chief executive officer andchief operating officer.

Lay teachers now constitute 88percent of the faculty, up from 83percent reported in the two pre­vious surveys.

The study also describes com­pensation trends for teachers. Ac-,cording to the survey, the c:ompen­sation gap between Cath,)lic andpublic school teachers has nar­rowed slightly during the past twoyears. The average beginning salaryfor lay teachers increased nine per­cent from $16,200 in 1.990 to$17,685 in ~992. The mediansalary increased 12 percent from$22,100 in 1990 to $24-,716 in1992. The average maximum salarypaid to a lay teacher with ~ master'sdegJ:ee increased 10 percent from$29',000 in ~990 to $32,028 in~992. The compensation gap be-

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The aliteracy factor: why ~on't we read? THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Jan. :8, 1994 11

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on the ability to relate to a Masshomily? What impact on the abil­ity to relate to local, national andinternational issues from a Cath­olic-Christian perspective? Doesanyone care?

The assumption I make is thatthe abrlity to think critically comesfrom serious reading, which, I againdare to say, can be a pleasure.Masters of the spiritual life havetaught for many centuries thatthree practices are necessary to ahealthy, growing spirituality: read­ing, thinking and prayer.

Reading leads to reflectivethought, reflective thought leadsto prayer and prayer leads back toreading.

One major Catholic publisherconsistently reports that its biggestselling book, for years now, is anillustrated fable for adults thatlooks like a children's book. Ittakes 30 minutes, max, to read thisvolume, and it is written in wordsof no more than two syllables.

The average American Catholiclooks more and more like theaverage American in general.Maybe it is hopeless. but I like tothink not.

Here's a great note for parishSunday bulletins, week in, weekout: "Attention, adults and kids:Read something each day thatrequires you to think from a faithperspective."

upset Dad. He doesn't want Momto know because Mom won't agreewith the decision.

But it comes down to this: Aparent has a right to know. A par­ent needs io' know if he or she, isgoing to make informed choicesand prepare for what's coming.

If you are the adult child of anaging parent and you're temptedto lie. imagine someone keepingsimilar, personal, vital informationfrom you.

You would be furious.Imagine hearing that you need a

serious operation next week. Andat that point you find out yourloved ones, those closest to you,knew for a month, six months, ayear, that this was a possibility.

Yes, you would have been scaredI'or a year. Yes, you would haveworried. But you would have alsohad time to prepare yourself, toturn to those loved ones for sup­port.

How can you turn to them nowwhen they didn't even respect you

. enough to tell you the truth?If you are an adult child.

remember that telling the truthcarries an obligation. It isn't just amatter of getting those hard wordsout. It is helping your parent to:

-understand what those wordsmean;

-get whatever additional in­formation is needed';

-cope with that new and per­haps horrible knowledge;

-come to grips with that reality.Telling the truth is another way

you show your love for your parent.Love makes many demands, and

one of them is h·onesty. Love nevertricks a person. Love never uses aperson's resources without thatperson's knowledge. Love neversays, "I know what's best for youand so you have no say in this."

The truth can be cold and crueland terrifying. When we tell thetruth or when we hear it, we needthe warmth, the caring and thecomfort only a loved one can give.

bills now. You know she has plentyof money. She's just being stub­born. So go ahead and hire anurse. Tell mom the insurancecompany has a new policy. Noharm done. '

That's not so. F.

When an adult child starts lyingto or withholding information froma parent, harm is being done.

When the truth comes out and italways seems to at the worst pos­sible moment, it can take a longtime before trust is reestablished.

"Why didn't you tell me?" and"What else have YQu been lyingabout?" are natural reactions.

Often the adult child believes heor she has the parent's best'inter­ests at heart. She doesn't want to

According to the American Book­sellers Association, 60 percent ofAmerican households bought nota single book in 1991. Two-thirdsof books sold were popular fic­tion. while almost half the mass­market paperbacks sold were rom­ance novels.

Contrast this with a countrysuch as Poland. In 1990,5 millionpeople there bought 25 millionbooks, and they weren't romancenovels, I can tell you.

Some may point to the explo­sion in the publication and sale ofchildren's books in the past decadeor so as a sign of hope for thefuture. This looks good until wesee the study which reported lastyear that the' percentage of stu­dents who read for pleasure eachday drops by almo'st 50 percentbetween elementary school andhigh school.

Does it take any great conjectu­ral leap to lay the, blame at thedoorstep of television, video gamesand, I dare say, the example ofaliterate parents?

Knowing how to read but choos­ing not to is not just an intellectualproblem but a spiriq.lal one. Whathappens when the average Ameri­can Catholic watches television orvideo movies most evenings? Howdoes this affect his or her spirituallife?

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Lying can seem like such a goodidea at the time. The perfect so­lution.

Dad is terrified of getting cancer,so when the results of his test comeback and the news isn't good. tellhim everything was line. He doesn'tneed to be upset, dOf:s he?

You're only thinking of his feel­ings. You're only trying to protecthim. You can break it to himgently ... later.

Or, Mom has made it clear shewill not pay for getting extra med­ical help at home. III' her healthinsurance doesn't cover a visitingnurse, then she will do without.

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By Mitch Finley

A few years ago a GermanCatholic immigrant to the UnitedStates, a highly trained computertechnician, responded on an em­ployment application form to aquestion about his hobbies andinterests. The immigrant wrotedown "reading" as his main hobby.

In an interview, the personneldirector asked him about this. Theman explained that he enjoyedreading philosophy, theology,literature and history.

The personnel director expressedastonishment. "How can you beinterested in such abstract topicsand be a computer technician too?I should think you would readmostly technical journals, maybesome science fiction. Don't youwatch television?"

"I watch television sometimes,"the immigrant replied; puzzled bythe questions. "But when I am notworking I prefer to read, mostly inareas unrelated to my work; life ismore than work. And I do notthink what I read is abstract. Allthese things have to do with life.after all."

Estimates put illiteracy in theUnited States at about 5 percent,which isn't great but it could beworse. Far more challenging, I'dsay. is what's called aliteracy. Analiterate person has the ability toread but chooses not to.

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1989. But he received a number ofnew appointments, most notablythat of secretary of the College ofCardinals, which he was given onemonth later.

He was also made a member ofthe permanent interdicasterialcommission that coordinates workof various Vatican departments inmatters of changes ill localchurches, a consultor to t:le Pon­tifical Council for the Lait.y and amember of the Pontifical Councilfor Migrants and Travelers.

In February 1990 he wa!! nameda consultor to theCongl'egationfor the Doctrine of the Faith, andin June he moved from counselorto member of the Latin Americacommission.

In addition to his Vatican duties,Archbishop Rigali over the yearsalso worked in various parishesand seminaries in Rome and waschaplain for many years to thecloistered nuns at the Monasteryof St. Joseph in Rome.

Archbishop May, 71, was arch­bishop of St. Louis for m:arly 13years before he retired in 1992.Although surgery for a m2.lignantbrain tumor was successful, anti­convulsant drugs and othe:r treat­ment following surgery kft himtoo weak to govern th(: arch­diocese.

Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell, aSt. Louis auxiliary, has be~n inte­rim administrator of the: arch­diocese.

Vacant SeesWith Archbishop, Rigali's ap­

pointment to St. Louis, 1.0 U.S.dioceses remain without an active

,residential. bishop, according tothe'recoi4~ofth~VaticanI;mbassyin Washington.

Five dioceses were made vacantby the transfer of their bist,lop to alarger diocese or archdiocese. Theyare:

- Birmingham, when BishopRaymond J. Boland was namedbishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph,Mo., June 22, 1993.

- Charlotte, when Bishop JohnF. Donoghue was named arch­bishop of Atlanta June 22, 1993.

- Helena, when Bishop EldenF. Curtiss was named archbishopof Omaha, Neb., May 4, 1993.

- Lubbock, when Bishop Mi­chael J. Sheehan was named arch­bishop of Santa Fe, N.M" Aug.17, 1993.

- Salt Lake City, when BishopWilliam K. Weigand was namedbishop of Sacramento, Calif., Nov.30, 1993.

Two dioceses are currer-,tly va­cant because of the death of theirbishop. They are:

- Beaumont, where Bishop Ber­nard J. Ganter died Oct. 9, 1993.

- The Byzantine archdiocese ofPittsburgh, where, ArchbishopThomas V. Dolinay died A:?riI13,1993.

Replacements have not y'~t beennamed in three dioceses where thebishops have retired or havl~ givenup administrative duties becauseof age or health. They are: ;'

- Gary, where Bishop NorbertF.' Gaughan; after suffering astroke, retained title of residentialbishop but gave up all administra­tive .duties tq an a'postolic adminis­trator Aug. 21, !992.

- Honolulu, where Bishop Jo­seph A. Ferrario retired for healthreasons Oct. 12, 1993.

- The Byzantine diocese: of St.George in Canton; 'where 'BishopLouis. Puscas retired at the age of77 July IS, 1993.

Vatican, PLO plan morefrequent contacts

WASHINGTON (CNS) - PopeJohn Paul 11 has named Arch­bishop Justin Rigali, one of thefour top American officials in theVatican, to head the archdioceseof St. Louis.

Archbishop Rigali, 58, has servedthe Holy See nearly 30 years begin­ning when he entered its Secreta­riat of State and diplomatic schoolin 1964.

He served in the Secretariat ofState as a diplomat in Madagascarin 1966-70, head of the secreta­riat's English-speaking section1970-85, and head of the diplo­matic school, the Pontifical Eccle-

A FRIEND comforts An- siastical Academy, 1985-89. Hegela Hyan Sook Lee after she was Pope Paul VI's English trans-learned that her husband and lator from 1970 on and has ac­

companied Pope John Paul II on a14-year-old son were killed in number of travels to English-

VAT1CAN CITY (CNS) - The This is a duty. he said, especially the Los Angeles earthquake. speaking countries, including theVatican and the Palestine Libera- because "to perpetuate a situation Her son was a student at Our United States.tion Organization plan more fre- of uncertainty and heavy suffering Lady Queen of Angels Semi- Since 1989 he has been secretaryquent contacts to discuss issues of for the Palestinian population" nary in the Los Angeles arch- of the Vatican Congregation forconcern to Christian and Muslim could create new difficulties and Bishops.Palestinians, the Vatican's spokes- place the fruits of dialogue again diocese and the family was For the past four years he alsoman said. out of reach. active in St. Bridget's Korean has been secretary of the College

Four PLO leaders met Jan. 17 The Vatican-Israeli agreement Catholic Community in Can- of Cardinals. The secretary is thewith Msgr. Claudio Celli, a Vati- should aid the overall peace pro- oga Park, Calif. (eNS/ Luga- only noncardinal allowed to entercan undersecretary of state. cess: the pope said. For the church. a secret conclave when it convenes

- . t d't' s for vere/LosAngelesTimes/Reu-Msgr. Celli was the Vatican's It guaran ees con I Ion a to elect a new pope.representative at the Dec. 30 "normal existence," he said. ters photo) In St. Lo~is, Archbishop Rigaliceremony in Jerusalem at which Moreover. he said. there is no succeeds Archbishop John L. May,an agreement between the Vatican doubt that all believers will draw • who retired for health reasons inand Israel was signed, paving the benefits from the "fundamental I~rael, yatlcan December 1992, following surgeryway to diplomatic relations. agreement." for a: brain tumor.

Palestinian observers. including The Vatican will continue to name envoys The appointment was announcedNemer Hammad, the PLO's dele- press fo'r the settlement of other VAT1CAN ,CITY (CNS) Jan. 25 in Washington by Arch~gates in Italy, have called for fuller questions involving "legitimate Pope,John Paul II has ~ppointed bishop Agostino Cacciavilian,relations with the Vatican in the aspirations of individuals and Archb.ishop Andrea Cordero Lan- papal pro-nun,cio to the Unitedwake of the agreement with Israel. peoples." These issues have 'so far ~a de, Montezemolo, the apostolic States.

Vatican'spokesman Joaquin Na- received only "partial answe'rs," he, delegate in ,Jerusalem since, 1990, "The pope~is,making 'a' sacrifice'varr~-Va'lIs said tl)e Jan. 17 meet- said. ~p .be his ,special,ii:epresel.lta~ive to il1lo~ingthisfclo~e,collaborator,",ing was '''th'e beginning of a phase "It is impossible 'to overerriphil- the.lsraeli government. said; :Yatica~f;pre~s spokesman'ofmorefrequent contacts and ofa size that among these questions ~ The Jan. 19 appointment came ,Joaquin Navarro-Valls. "The ex­-more official dialogue between the there figures' the s'tatus of the holy less than three weeks after the pertise ,that ,Archbishop Rigali'Holy See and,Palestinian represen- city of Jerusalem, which greatly Holy See and Israel signed a "fun- brings with him to St. Louis istatl·ves." interests believers in the religions d tit" .. I astonl·shl·ng.",amen a ;agreemen on pnnclp es

Navarro- Valls would not com- of the Book." he said. ofchurch-state relatil;ms and prom- -Justin Francis Rigali was bornment further, nor provide details The pope has said he; wants' to ised to exchange representatives. in Los Angeles April 19, 1935, theabout structure and timingofVat- visit the holy city, and Vatican Israel has announced that its yo~ng«stofsevenchildrenofHenryican talks with the Palestinians. officials say a papal trip may be representative to the Vatican will A. Rigali and Frances Irene White.

The meeting, he said, "was dedi- possible in the ,next couple of be Samuel Hadas, a foreign minis- He also has a brother and a sistercated, above all. to an examina- years. try official and former ambassa- in religious life.tion of the situation in the Holy dor to Spain. He was ordained for the LosLand in relation to the peace nego- Door To Holiness The two diplomats will function Angeles archdiocese April 25, 1961,tiations, as well as to the well- Be kind because, although kind- as personal representatives until and ·after six months in parishknown position of the Holy See on ness is not by a long shot the same the "fundamental agreement" is work went to Rome for graduatethe city of Jerusalem." thing as holiness, kindness is one ratified by the Israeli parliament. studies in canon law, remaining

The Vatican has called for in- of the doors that holiness enters The envoys will become full am- there except for his stint in Mada­-ternational guarantees to protect I the world through, enters us bassadors once ratification is com- gascar. During the Second Vati­the religious identity of the <;:ity through - not just gently kind but plete and the Israeli-Vatican bilat- can Council, he was priest-assistantwhich is sacred to Jews, Chrnstians sometimes fiercely kind. - Frede- eral commission begins working for the 1962 and 1963 session.and Muslims. The political future rick Buechner on specific church-state problems. Upon graduation he was as-of the city is a key question for. the signed to Madagascar as an aide atIsraeli-Palestinian talks in the peace the apostolic delegation. When theprocess. Holy See and Madagascar estab-

Hammad. a member ofthl; PLO ' lished formal diplomatic relationsdelegation, told the Catholic in 1967, the delegation was made anewspaper Avvenire that the Pal- nunciature and he was its firstestinians were not pleased wtth the secretary. He was also made atiming of the Vatican-Israeli sign- monsignor.

- ing of their agreement because it He returned to Rome in 1970,came as Israeli-Palestinian talks where he d'eveloped a reputationwere at an impasse. for discretion, loyalty and hard

But, he said. the delegation was work.not visiting the VaticanSecreta-.- In1985 PopeJohn Paul 11 namedriat of State to complain "but to him an archbishop and presidentbuild a fuller relalionship with, the of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical

, Vatican.".,. Academy, making him the first: " Meanwhile Pope John' Paul II American to head the church's

made his first public commen,ts 01)' '£"I, diplomatic school in its 284-year,the Vatican-Israel( accord in a . waves to well-wishers history. He remained with the Sec-

,'speech 1'0 th~ diplomatic com'mun- ~ following his installation by Cardinal John J. O'Connor o~, reta~iat of State as a consult~r.;ity at the.Vatican Jan. 15. New York. as the new bishop of Ogdensburg, NY, Jan. 17 at St. In 1988 the pope made. hIm a:; The pope said the agre'ement Mary's Cathedral. The ceremonies for the former auxiliary :,~,:mB.emhberoHf the COthngregaltlOn for

, was reached against a backdrop of . ." IS ops. e, was e on y super-'~h<?p~ and frailti: created by'the bls~op of Hartford, Conn., went ahead desptte.a snowstorm 'nu.merary me~ber - one ~ho isIsraeli-Palestinian peace talks. He and temperatures as much as 25 below zero whtch prevented neIther acardlOal nor a bIshoppoint<;.d to overall progre.ss in the'" . t,he arrival of several other merribers of the hierarchy. The new heading a diocese. ,

! peace ~egotiatiQns but, in ~n.~p. - bishop toobt all in stride, however, declaring that he'd heard He 'left h,is "diplomatic school.parent reference to"dela'ys In Im- Ogdensburg has two seasons: "Winter and July' 20th." (eNS and SecretartatoJStateJPo~tswhenplementation, he encouraged both, - - ' -- - , , I he was made secretary of the Con-.sides to follow through. photo) -, , gregation for Bishops in December

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I.f ',JSaturday Mass at the Franciscan Commissariat with, from left, Father Ste­phen A. Fernandes, newly ordained Deacon Pawel Swiercz and Father GeraldShovelton.

FROM LEFT, Bishop O'Malley enters Basilica ofthe National Shrine ofthe Immaculate Conception for Mass; the bishop with young people, whomade up about 20 percent of the Fall River diocesan pilgrims; the bishop at

]V1arch for Life participants are not fair-weather friends

ON THE EVE of the March for Life, participants settle in for a hard night on the marblefloor of Memorial Hall at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington. (CNS photo)

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thought the experience would bevery boring 'with all those Masses,'but now wants to do pro-life edu­cation work."

Mrs. Desrosiers added that someon the trip "wanted to reserve seatsfor next year"!

One diocesan, a veteran of manyfrigid Marches for Life, said thatthe 1994 weather was '''coopera­tive." Madeleine Lavoie of OurLady of Grace parish, Westport,reported that although it was a biticy underfoot, there were no acci­dents. She was impressed by BishopO'Malley's Friday homily, and es­pecially by his assurance to youngpeople that "we're here for you."

Although there was fear for atime that weather conditions mightcancel the March for Life, doughtyJRrgill!iz,er"Nelli~Gra)),WPuld havenone of that. .

"Abortions do not stop during asnowstorm," she declared. "Weare not fair-weather friends.". .

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organized the diocesan trip to Wash­ington, said a highlight for thegroup came last Saturday morn­ing when members were guests ofBishop O'Malley for breakfast atthe Franciscan Commissariat ofthe Holy Land, toured replicas ofHoly Land shrines and attended aMass offered by the bishop.

The Mass. said Father Fer­nandes, "offered a spirituallycharged moment for all of us to betogether after responding in animportant way to the demands theGospel puts upon us. We wererecharged and reenergized."

Commenting on the march as awhole, he said that "It's becominga youth movement: every yearmore and more young people areinvolved. It's difficult to maintainthe stereotype t'hat it's only for·lit-tie old ladies." r· .i.

Mrs. Desrosiers, mother o'f 10­year-old Lee, declared that lastweek's' march was for her the mostmemorable of the several she hasattended. "It's a peaceful, holytime to come together with the

, bishop," she said.'She also noted that the teens in

the diocesan contingent "had awonderful time and were gratefulfor the opportunity to march.

"One high school senior had

are women. We may have alreadylost the first woman president ofthe United States to abortion."

Bishop O'Malley said, "We don'tplace our hope in politicians. Toomany have disappointed us. Wedon't place our hope in politicalparties. They are flawed. We placeour trust in God."

The bishop promoted adoption,saying that in the Old Testamentstory of Solomon offering to splita child in two, the child's realmother offered to renounce herclaim so the child could live.

"Life is great. It belongs to God,"Bishop O'Malley said. "Respect it.Cherish it. Nurture it .... Life ismore preciolls than lifestyles."

Many from OioceseAn 'estimated 3p,OOO people

braved sub-freezin~,temp'eraturesand icy conditions for the marchitself, according to U.S. Park Policefigures. They included 84 personsparticipating in the official dioce­san pilgrimage to Washington, plusthree bus loads of Cape CodderstraveIing with Massf\chusetts Citi­zens for Life.

Father Stephen A. Fernandes,director of the diocesan Pro-LifeApostolate who, tog~therwith Mrs.Marian Desrosiers, his assistant,

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Reminding the congregation ofPope John Paul II's encyclical"Veritatis Splendor" and of theadage that "the truth shall makeyou free," Bishop O'Malley said,"A lie has enslaved America again."

He was referring to slavery,which 19th-century backers de­fended because "the economy de­pended on it," the bishop said.

In his homily, he recalled havingseen many marches during the 20years he spent as a Capuchin friarin Washington. Some were "fornoble causes, some for less-than­noble ones," he added.

He said he had a special fond­ness for the civil rights and peacemarches of a generation ago. Backthen, he said, "The WashingtonPost never ~cc;;sed any'one o'f tr~­ing to impose their r<:ligious viewson anyone ....

"How different it is today. Themedia is chillier to liS today thanthe weather." the bishop said."They'd rather we turn a blind eyeto the nasty business of abortion."

He also blasted "radical femin­ists. "

"I have news for the radical fem­inis~s," Bishop O'Malley said."Most of the babies that are aborted

as a "hero" that lives withineach of us. This is the part of usthilt holds great strength lindcourage, lifting us past life'sdisappointments and obstacles.

Perhaps this is o'ne rea:;onwhy unexpected challenges ccmeour way. Through dealing withsuch circumstances, we discovermore of who we really are.

For example, remember atime when you were fearful oftrying something'new like t.~k­

ing a tough course 'or going ,)utfor a school athletic team? S'Jp­pose that you found the cour­age to go ahead, and to yoursurprise you succeeded in thecourse or made the team.

At that point, you could lookback at your fear and smile.The "hero" within helped )'ouattain more of your po'tential.

Of course, not every new ,en­deavor turns o'ul' well. W:lathappens if you flunk the courseor get cut from the team? Thisexperience also can assist youin findin'g the "hero" within.

This "hero" helps you k(:epthe dream alive or alter it in away that gives you the essenceof what you sought.

You can look at why youfailed the course and see w!latwent wrong. Perhaps you "viIIdiscover that you need addi­tional math skills before youare ready for physics., '

Or, to use my other example,perhaps you need to accept thatyou just aren't quick enough tomake the basketball team. Con­sequently, you decide to con­centrate on a sport where quil:k­ness isn't as important, say thegolf or cross country team.

The song makes no referenceto God. Yet it is hard to thinkabout'this "hero" in' us and flotrecognize that this power is partof the way the Creator made 'liS.

We can ask God to guide IUS

in utilizing this part of our s\lOlto build a joyful, creative life.

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

sonal strengths. Work on being agood student, a good sport ,~nd agood 'friend.

Then, when the rest of the kidsyour age are mature enough toappreciate somebody who isn't justanother Barbie or Ken doll, you'llbe there, ready for the kind offriendship that involves more thanlooking just like everybody else.

By Charlie Martin

you look do~s not determine yourvalue as a person nor the quality ofyour life. The task - and it isn'teasy - is to keep reminding your­self that those judgments are super­'ficial and don't last forever.

You can get a head start on theprocess if you focus on developingyour inner qualities and your per-

__tJFOR LIFE: Ginny Gideon, a member ofthe Naples, Fla.,

Youth for Life, holds daughter Brittany during Jan. 20 vigilMass at Basilica of National Shrine of the Immaculate Con­ception. (eNS photo)

HERO

THI)'IK OF atime when youfelt hopeless. According toMariah Carey's new hit "Hero,"this is a time, to "look inside"yourself and to "be strong."You finally see the truth: ,. Ahero lies in you."

"Hero" is 'Carey's secondreleas,e off her recent "M usic

There's a heroIf you look inside your heartYou don't have to be afraidOf what you areThere's an ans~er

If you reach into your soulAnd the sorrow that you knowWill melt awayAnd then a hero comes alongWith the strength to carryonAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know that you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in youIt's a lon'g roadWhen you face the world aloneNo one reaches out a handFor you to holdYou can find love

. If you search within yourselfAnd the emptiness you feltWill disappearLord knowsDreams are hard to followBut don't let anyoneTear them awayHold onThere will be tomorrowYou'll find the way

Written by Mariah Carey, Walter Afonasieff (c) 1993 By Sony'Songs/Rye Songs (BMI)/WB Music Corp./Wallyworld Music'

'" (ASCAP)Box"CD. The song contains somany good ideas that severalcolumns could be written aboutit.

Yet it is the song's primarymessage that I want to stress:Each of us possesses the powerto make our dreams come true.

Carey characterizes this power

priest when I was in high school.We still write to each other. WhenI'm writing to Father Moore, Ithink before I put the words down.Sometimes I wait months betweenletters, because I wantto have mythoughts in order when I startwriting.

I look forward to his letters,because he also thinks carefullywhen he writes. If I were just cal­ling him on the phone, we'd passthe time and chat about somenews, but the deep thoughts weshare in our letters would never beexpressed.

Finally, letters help build mem­ories. Since you can put a letteraway and read it years, later, itforms a bridge between your pres­ent and your past.

Recently 1came across some let- "ters I wrote to my wife when wewere first married, almost 25 yearsago. A flood of remembrance cameout of the envelopes, along withthe faded, folded letters.

Ten years ago, my father sentme a remarkable letter. "Son," hesaid, "I'm really proud of you andyour family.''.l cried with deep joywhen 1 got that letter. It's in mydresser now, in the box with DanFout's autograph, my daughter'sfirst rosary and the stubs from mytickets to the 1984 World Series.

I take it out now and then, andread the words, "Son, I'm reallyproud ... ," and cry a little. If mydad had called me instead thenight he wrote that letter, maybe Icould remember what he said, butI'm not so sure.

Writing letters, even short notes,makes you a more thoughtful andmore memorable person. Each let­ter is a little gift that only you cangive.

Your comments are w,elcomedby Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/oCatholic News Service, 3211 FourthSt. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

The final complication is thejunior highstudent's intense'desireto fit in. At this early point in theteenage journey, most of us wantto be one of the group. Anythingthat puts you on the outside, orfeels like rejection from the group,is a guaranteed cause for unhap'pi­ness.

Our bitter legacy of racism comesin here as well. Wordslike "spick,""fuzz head" and "camel driver"­unacceptable at any age - hurtlike stones when thrown across thejunior high campus. They imply,"You're out, because of what you·look like."

The junior high student can look I knew one eighth-grader whoat the world and understand that it was miserable because he was thecould be different than it is. Hav- shortest guy in his class. Kids'ing realized th~t things could be called him "Papa Smurf." A heavydifferent, it is very easy":"" even " girl lives with taunts o£."Shamu."appropriate - to be dissatisfied, That kind of teasing is astound­with the way things actually are. 'ingly painful. The bravest kids. 'It is quite 'understandable, then,: shrug it off and act like it doesn~t

, that early teenagers are often un- bother them. But it does..hl\ppy even about the particular, The only redeeming fa'ct is thatbody they happen to inhabit. junior high is temporary, and by

Junior high k,ids are also remark- the time most, kids get into highably cruel with each other. If your school they're ready to leave mostbody is the least bit unusual, you of that juvenile'junk behind.can be quite sure that some others The meanest teasers are oftenwill do their best to help you feel the ones who are most desperatelike a freak. for approval themselves. The guy

Remember, the tormentors are mocking a girl about her brightunhappy with their own bodies. red freckles may be painfully self-One way to make themselves feel a conscious about his own crookedlittle better is by making some- teeth. But bullies grow up too.body else feel a lot worse. You are not your body. How

'Why young teenagershate their bodies,'

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Jan. 28, 1994,14

By Christopher Carstens

'Letters are special things. 1 likewriting them, and I enjoy gettingthem even more.

This ha~ been a really good timefor letters in my mailbox. I got along letter from an old friend inArkansas, full of news about hislife. Another friend wrote, thank:'ing us for a wedding gift and shar- ,ing some memories about her recentwedding.

But my favorite recent letter wasfrom an 8-year-old girl in New Jer­sey, Christine Isaac, who read myarticle about homework and wroteabout her experiences in school.That letter is one I'll be sure tokeep and read again.

Letter writing seems like a dis­appearing art, but it's worth keep­ing alive. "Why write," people ask,"when it's so much quicker ti) callon the phone?"

I can think of at least three waysa letter is better than a call.

First, a written message has apowerful impact on the one whoreceives it. It's nice to say "thankyou," but even a short written notereally lights, up a person's day.

Most people don't write, so itmakes an impact when you do. Ifyou jot down a three-sentencethank-you note to a teacher forhelp on a project, yours will prob­ably be the only one she gets allyear. Those notes end up beingsaved in special places, likekeepsakes.

People in government carefullycount the letters they get aboutimportant issues. They keep trackof phone calls too, but they knowthat people who write letters aremore likely to take other action, sothey pay attention.

Second, writing a letter helpsyou think through your own ideas.

I have a friend who lives inCyprus, a man who was my parish

By Christopher Carstens

Most junior high kids areuriiuippy about their bodies,alwaysthinking the'y are "too" s'omething:Th~ waistline is too thin or, too fat,the nose is too big, there 'are toomany zits..

Nobody, in ·.junior high is com­pletely satisfied with how he or shelooks. Nobody. The most gorgeousgirl and the best-looking guy inany junior high spend partofeveryday feeling self-conscious, unat­tractive and somehow deformed.

There are good and natural rea­sons for this. First, in those years,everybody's body is going through'changes. Second, the maturationof the brain in early adolescenceleads to new ways of thinking ofwhich younger children are simplyincapable.

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-.SETTLING IN: Youths from St. Benedict High School,

Memphis, TN, gather in Memorial Hall at the Basilica ofthe National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception while JoshDoyle (below) of East Greenwich, RI, gets some sleep. Theyoung people were among travelers who spent the night at theshrine before the March for Life Jan. 21. (CNS photos)

St. StanislausSt. Stanislaus School, Fall River,

will hold an open house 9 to IIa.m. Feb. 2. Refreshments will beavailable for all visitors.

Registration for the 1994-95school year will be held duringschool hours, 8 a.m.lo 3 p.m., Jan.31-Feb. 4a'nd following 10:30a.m.Mass Feb. 6.

SI. Mary-Sacred Heart School,North Attleboro, Family Mass 7p.m. Feb. 8, Sacred Heart Church,followed by social in church hall.Distinguished Graduate Award re­cipient will be announced.

"Focus on Science" open house10-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-2:30 p.m.Feb. II; grades 6-8 science fair inSacred, Heart Church hall andscience demonstrations and activi­ties in kindergarten-grade 5 class­rooms.

New student registration for1994-959:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 7-9.

and Michael E. Terry'Teenagers ofthe Month for December.

Miss Mack, a Fall River resi­dent, is a member of the NationalHonor Society, ski team, ski club,and spring track team. She hasbeen accepted to the University ofNotre Dame.

Terry, a Barrington, RI, resi­dent, is a member of the NationalHonor Society, golfteam, Alcoholand Drug Awareness Team, Stu­dent Athletic Trainer Corps, skiteam and soccer team.

SMSH

Espirito SantoCatholic Schools Month activi­

ties at Espirito Santo School, FallRiver, are as follows:

Jan. 31: Registration begins forkindergarten and new grades 1-8students for 1994-95. Coffee andpastry served to parents.

Feb. I: Family Day. Open houseII a.m.-12:45 p.m.; parents havelunch with children.

Feb. 2: Kindergarten graduationmeeting and report card confer­ence; first grade report card con­ference; grade 8 graduation meet­ing with parents 6-7 p.m. Guestspeaker from District Attorney'soffice will give presentation ondrug abuse at PTFA meeting 7p.m.

Feb. 3: School Tradition Day.Alumni guest speakers will sharehow Espirito Santo prepared themfor the future. Students will dressto indicate what they wish theirfuture jobs to be.

Feb. 4: Half day of school withdismissal 11:30 a.m.

Dr. Robert Hayden of BradleyHospital will speak to teachersfrom Espirito Santo and otherschools on "Attention Deficit Dis­order and Other School Problems"I to 3 p.m.

Feb. 7: 7th and 8th grade ScienceFair viewing 6:30-7:30 p.m.; prizeswill be awarded.

Feb. II: Mismatch Day. Stu­dents wear mismatched outfits.

Feb. 14: School accreditationceremony and social with BishopSean O'Malley 7 p.m.

Feb. 18: Red and White Day.Students dress in school colors.Faculty and students will competein basketball and volleyball gamesbeginning 12:45 p.m. Students willbe served ice cream..

Coyle-CassidyCoyle-Cassidy High School,

Taunton, will kick off CatholicSchools Week with "Pack theGym" basketball games betweenthe Coyle-Cassidy Warriors andAttleboro Blue Bombardiers onSunday. The junior varsity teamssquare off at I p. m. and the varsityteams at 2:30. The Coyle-Cassidy"Band will also perform.

Other activities scheduled forthe week are School TraditionDay, for which items from theschool's 81-year hist~ry will be ondisplay, and a school Mass at St.Mary's Church in Taunton onFeb. 2, National Appreciation Dayfor Catholic Schools. School chap­lain Rev. Gerald P. l,4arnwell willbe celebrant.

Bishop StangKimberly Shenk,1 a senior at

Bishop Stang High School; ~orthDartmouth was honored by theInternational Management Goiln-'cil at its recent Student Recogni­tion Night. A North Dartmouthresident, Miss Shenk was namedto represent Stang as a result ofbusiness acumen exhibited ~·in

Lynnley Crane's economics c1a~s.

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The Fall River Elks Lod&e hasnamed Bishop Co,nnolly HighSchool seniors Lauren B. Mack

St. Mary's School'St. Mary's School, Taunton,

plans a number of activities inobservance of Catholic SchoolsMonth.

Jan. 28:"Abraham L.ineoln" vis­its St. Mary's to kick off CatholicSchools Week.

Jan. 31-Feb. 4: Registration fornursery through grade 5 for 1994­959:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Feb. I-II: Art exhibition.Feb. 2: Open house 9:30-11 :30

a.m., early release I p.m., TeacherAppreciation Luncheon.

Feb. 3: Fun Day with games,prizes, popcorn and treats.

Feb. 4: Report cards distributed.Feb. 8: Second graqe bake sale.Feb. 9: Roller skating party, Sil-

ver City Skateland, 6:30 to 8:30p.m.

Feb. II: Nursery through grade5 lip-sync.

Feb. 13: Father-Daughter Dance.Feb. 16: Ash Wednesday parali­

turgy, St. Mary's Church, 9:30a.m.

Feb. 18: Scholastic AchievementAwards 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 28: Guest speaker (to beannounced); grade 3 will makeget-well cards for Morton Hospi­tal patients.

... ... ... ...With the new year have come

many new things to learn: Nurserystudents are learning their phonenumbers; kindergarten studentsare studying penquins;first-gradersare studying winter, dinosaurs andspace.

Third-gra~ersare le~rningaboutthe Olympics and Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. Fohrth-gradersare completing projects on the 50states.

A fifth grade staff is compilingthe school yearbook, a book ofpictures and writings about theyear's events.

Essay contest"How Can the United States

Best Contribute to WorldPeaceand Development?" is the topicof an essay contest for highschool students sponsored byLaSalette Shrine, Attleboro.Entries are due March I and a$1,000 prize will be awardedApril 30.

The contest, said Shrine di­rector Father Joseph Gosselin,MS, is intended to raise aware­ness among high !;chool stu­dents of the interdependence ofnations and the re!iponsibilityof the United States in buildinga new world order based onequality arid fairness IImong na-tions. .

Contest rules are availablefrom the Shrine at n2-S410. '

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Stonehill Collegeobserves BlackHistory Month

I Stonehill College, North Easton,I plans the following events in cele­

bration of Black History Month ino February:I 8 p.m. Feb. 3, Hemingway

Theatre: Black Folks Theatero Company of Boston will presentI "Wine in the Wilderness" by Alice

Childress. The play is set during ariot at the home of an artist who isintent upon capturing the essenceof black womanhood in a triptychof paintings.

4p.m. Feb.6,Joseph W. MartinInstitute Auditorium: Panel dis­cussion on "Racism: Image of theAfrican-American Family in Film,"moderated by Steven Bernard,president of Brockton NAACP.

4 p.m. Feb. 10, Martin InstituteAuditorium: Lectun: on "TheMedia and Multiculturalism" byDr. Alvin Poussant, professor ofpsychiatry and associate dean forstudent affairs at Harvard Medi­cal School, author of Why BlacksKill Blacks. and consultant to "TheCosby Show."

8 p.m. Feb. IS, St. Mary'sChapel: Performance by Voices ofInspiration, choir of the MessiahBaptist Church, Brockton.

Admission to all events is freeand all facilities are accessible topersons with disabilities. For fur­ther information call 230-1120.

Prince and P:aupersLONDON (CNS) Britain's

Princess Diana recenlly gave herson. Prince William, a glimpse ofthe harsher realities of life. takinghim to meet homeless people at aCatholic-run London day center.

The II-year-old prince. whommany Anglican clergymen wouldlike to sec as Britain's nextmonarch. visited the shelter ncarWestminster Cathedral with hismother and Cardinal George BasilHume. leader of Britain"s Catholics.

Newspaper reports said theyoung prince met sonll: of about100 homeless people who visit thecenter every day for warmth and acheap lunch.

"Clearly shy, he didn't say much.Instead, he dutifully listened towhat the homeless h;ld 10 say and

I then shook hands," the Dail\; M ir-o 1'01' reported. .

The tabloid drew a (;ontrast be-I tween the plight of those in the

shelter and the recent $1.75 mil­lion cost to taxpayers of improve­ments to nearby SI. James Palace,home of William's 'father, PrinceCharles.

"Prince and the Paupcrs." thepaper's headline said.

Catholic Child SponsorshipFor Just $10 a Month

time there was no room in over­crowded minimum- or medium­security prisons.

In the prison, he met JosephiteSister Jeannine Scheg, who on herown brought in whatever Catholicliterature she could collect.

But "it didn't explain churchteachings and doctrines," ,he said.And there was not enough for allof the prisoners, despite the nun'sefforts, he added. Meanwhile, fun­damentalist groups were floodingthe prison with literature.

"It was just amazing how muchof it they got in," Jame:s said."Most of it was anti-Catholic."

James said the situation waseven worse when he was moved toother prisons. In one, he' foundpamphlets with a picture of theBlessed Mother in the chapel dur­ing a Catholic service. He took oneback to his cell, only to discove~ itwas a tract "denouncing Catholicuse of Mary."," After being released from pris­on last March, James thoughtabout how to help those still inprison. From that came the Catho­lic Prison Project which asks pro­spective donors to look in theirphone books for the addresses oflocal correctional facilities.

"Most Americans live within 20miles of a federal, state, COltnty orcity jail, and if readers pick oneand make a long-term commit­ment to suply its Catholic chaplainwith their used Catholic literature,"much good can result, he said.

"Many Catholics and others willnever leave prison alive because ofAIDS, violence in prison, clld age,cancer, illness, injuries, death pen­alty, long prison sentences like 25years to life in prison," Jaffit~s said.

"So these may never see a cate­chism book or a lives of the saintsbook if we don't donate these holythings to those who are in manycases spiritually unaware of thetreasures of Catholicism," headded.

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enrolled in religious edul:ationclasses. has been reserved for eachparish.

Each school will be able to accept27 or 28 pupils in each classroom;and if a particular parish does notfill the quota assigned to it. thoseplaces will be available to pupilsfrom other parishes ona first­come. first-serve basis afwr the.February school vacat.ion... .

BUFFALO, N.Y. (CNS) ­Concerned about the inroads thatnon-Catholic religions are makingamong Catholics in prison, an ex­convict living in Buffalo has de­veloped a plan to provide goodCatholic reading for prisoners.

Peter James, not his real name,is trying to interest parishes, prayergroups, Catholic colleges and otherC'atholic organizations in collect­ing Catholic literature for mailingto prison chaplains for distribu­tion to prisoners.

James said he developed theidea for the project through hisown experiences in New Yorkstate's prison system from 1991 to1993. J

Arrested 6n charges of maliciousmischief for spray painting politi­cal slogans on state buildings inAlbany,' James was assigned in1991 to the state maximum-securityprison in Elmira because at the

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A WING 'n A PRA YER, a contemplative singing group,will be featured at LaSalette Shrine's second Coffee House6:30 p.m. tomorrow in the Attleboro shrine's cafeteria. Theperformers are John and Denise McMahon of North Attle­boro and Connie de Tonnancourt of Pawtucket, RI.

Catholic Prison Projectbegun by ex-prisoner

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families and communities closertogether.

"Just as the earthquake itselfhad its damage go outward ... sothe good effect of caring for oneanother also has had that sameripple effect," he told the con­gregation.

In a letter to his fellow bishopsJan. 19, Cardinal Mahony saidthat his top priorities included"continuous prayers for ourpriests, religious and ministry per­sonnel," and. "crisis interventionspecialists to assist the thousandsof people deal with this total dis­ruption of their families and theirlives."

He said more than 100 churcheshad substantial damage, with sixjudged "possibly beyo~d repair."One Catholic high school and oneelementary school will have to betorn down and rebuilt, with an­other 35 schools and two Catholichospitals needing major repairwork.

Both short-term and long-termfinancial assistance would be need­ed to meet immediate relief needsand to repair and rebuild churches,schools and other buildings, headded.

Structural damage caused bythe earthquake forced 18 Califor­nia hospitals. to close or curtailservices, including St..John's Cath­olic Hospital and Medical Center .in Santa Monica..... .

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giveness." a 12-week Christian ther­apy group. will be offered 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesdays Feb. 15 to May 3 at La­Salette Shrine. Attleboro, led byCeleste Charpentier and Sue Almeidaof Servant Associates. aN. Attle­boro association of Christian coun­selors. Preregistration required.Information: 461-3138 or(401) 769­2736.SEPARATED/DIVORCEDCATHOLICS, ATTLEBORO

Support group meeting 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. St. Mary's rectory. N.Attleboro. Information: 695-6161.D. of I., ATTLEBORO

Alcazaba Circle 65 Daughters ofIsabella will meet 7 p.m. Feb. 3. K.of C. Hall. Hodges St.. for guestspeaker presentation and Valentine­themed social.CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH

Prayer meeting 8 p.m. Mondays;Mass or Eucharistic service on lastMondays of the month followed byAdoration. Benediction and confes­sions; rosary precedes meetings at7:30 p.m.ST. MARY, NORTON

Monthly food collection for St.Joseph's Food Cellar this weekend.Beginning Sunday, parish center gymwill be open 2 to 5 p.m. Sundays for6th throl;gh 8th graders to play bas­ketball or volleyball. Adults may usethe gym for walking 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.Sundays.

Your opportunity to help one very poor child is muchtoo important to miss. And Christian Foundation for Chil­dren and Aging is the only Catholic child sponsorshipprogram working in the twenty desperately poor countrieswe serve.

For as little as $10 monthly, you can help a poor childat aCatholic mission site receive nourishing food, medicalcare. the chance to go to school and hope for a brighterfuture. You can literally change a life.

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And you can be assured your donations are being mag­nified and are having their greatest impact because ourprograms are directed by dedicated Catholic missionarieswith a long standing commitment to the people they serve.

Plus. you are your child's only sponsor. To help buildyour relationship, you will receive a picture of your child(updated yearly), information about your child's family andcountry. letters from your child and the CFCA quarterlynewsletter. '

Please take this opportunity to make a difference in thelife of one poor child. Become a sponsor today!

Through CFCA you can sponsor a child with theamount you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 per monthto provide one of our children with the life changing bene­fits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you. weinvite you to do what you can. CFCA will see to it fromother donations and the tireless efforts of our missionariesthat your child receives the same benefits as·othersponsored children. .

ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

Eight-week series. "Our Celebra­tion of the Eucharist," will examinethe Eucharist as a communal eventwhich teaches people about theirfaith while' stimulating them totransform society according to thedesign of Christ. The program isoffered in both morning and eveningsessions: 9:30 to II :30 a.in. TuesdaysFeb. I-March 22 and 6:30 'to 8:30p.m. Thursdays Feb. 3-March 24.Information: Religious Educationoffice. 679-1236.

Prayer service for vocations 7:30p.m. Feb. 2.SACRED HEART,N. ATTLE'BORO

Joseph Aubin and Kristofer Bou­tin received the Eagle Scout AwardJan. 22.CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE

Blessing of throats for feast of St.Blase' after Masses this weekend.ST. ANTHONY, TAUNTON

Father Jose Sousa will present 10­week study of the Book of Revela­tion beginning 7:15 p.m. Sunday.

Little Conchita lives iii a small village in themountains of Guatemala. Her house is made ofcornstalks, with a tin roof and dirt floor. Her fatherstruggles' to support the family as a day laborer.Your concern can make the difference in the livesof children like Conchita.

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16 THE .ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Jan. 28, 1994

I ST. ANTHONY of the DESERT,~ :FR , ,

.. Exposition of ~lessed Sacramentnoon i6 6 p.m. Feb. 6 with holy hour5 to 6 p.m. Feb. 6. St. SharbelChapel.' ,HOSPICE OF CAPE COD

Volunteers needed to help termi­nallv ill and their families. Informa­tion': C~'nthia Hicke~'. :!62-IIO:!.

.:HOLY NAME, FRi ,Bishop O'Malley will celebrate 10~a.m. Mass Sunday. .% .

PUBLICITY CHAIRMENare asked to submit news Items for this

column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name ot city or town should

• be Included, 81 well as full dates'of allacllv­~ Illes. Please send news of 'Iutu", rather. than past events.

l Due to limited space and also because,', nollces of strictly parish affairs normally: appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are',Iorced to limit Items to events of general, nterest. Also, we do not normally carry, notices of lundralslng activities, which mayc e advertised at our regular rates, obtain-

Ible from The Anchor business olflce, tel­, ephone (508) !i75-7151.

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