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Bishop 0 'Malley attendsPadre Pio beatification rites

rior life and he symbolizes all of that. Hisgreat devotion to the Passion of Our Lord,to Jesus crucified - something verycountercultural - but which speaks to thehunger our young people have for the spiri­

tual life."Born Francesco

Forgione in 1887 to apoor family living nearItaly's Adriatic coast, Pa­dre Pio entered the localCapuchin novitiate atthe age of 15.

After his ordinationto the priesthood in1910, he immediatelybegan informing his su­periors that he was expe­riencing spiritual andphysical signs, alongwith a number of healthproblems.

In 1918, at the age of30, the priest reportedbleeding from his hands,feet and side, the stig­mata wounds of Christ'scrucifixion. Accordingto his biographers, PadrePio was uneasy aboutsuch phenomena, declar­ing, "I only want to be afriar who prays."

If anyone had reasonto seek an escape fromthis life ofpain and heart­ache, Padre Pio did. Thestigmata brought him al­most constant publicityand attention, which hedetested. Until his death,doctors and scientistsscrutinized his mind andstigmata. Catholics andothers, including athe­ists, tried to determinethe cause. Their conclu­sions: Padre Pio's stig­mata did not arise fromnatural causes.

Like Christ's apostles,he centered his wholelife on God. Even whenhe used his supernaturalgifts, which includedprophecy, healing andbilocation, he gave Godthe credit. "Nothing isdue to me. I am an instru­ment in divine hands ...left to my own devices, Ican do nothing but sin,and sin again."

Padre Pio's allegedsigns and special powerssoon helped attract mas­sive crowds to his south­ern Italian monastery inSan Giovanni Rotondo.

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tion in the life of the Church and the life ofthis apostle of the confessional."

Speaking of Padre Pio's popularity,Bishop O'Malley commented that, "I thinkpeople have a hunger for good and the inte-

POPE JOHN PAUL II, above a large tapestry of Padre Pio, wavesto pilgrims in St. John Lateran Square following the beatification ofthe Italian Capuchin friar May 2 in Rome. The pope was transportedto the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome following the beatificationat St. Peter's Square so that he could greet more pilgrims. (CNSphoto from Reuters)

~ The bishop of Fall Riverreferred to his brother friar inthe Capuchins as Ithe apostleof the confessional.'

By JAMES N. DUNBARAND eNS REPORTS

FALL RIVER ­Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap.,was among nearly onemillion people whocrowded into Rome lastweekend for the beatifi­cation of Padre Pio daPetrielcina, as Pope JohnPaul II advanced thesainthood cause of theCapuchin known to mil­lions worldwide for his .holiness as a confessorand his mystical experi­ence of the faith.

One of the most popu­lar Church figures of the20th century, Padre Piobore the marks of the stig­mata - the wounds ofChrist - for more thanhalf a century until hisdeath in 1968 at the ageof81. On Dec. 18,1997,he was proclaimed "ven­erable."

Two plazas alone, St.Peter's and St. JohnLateran, the latter thepope's church, handled150,000 and 250,000 re­spectively. Other areas,fitted with massive tele­vision viewers, offeredassemblies estimated inexcess of 400,000people a chance to watchthe magnificent ceremo­nies and hear the musicby several choirs. TheHoly Father traveled byhelicopter after the cer­emonies at St. Peter's tothe other areas.

"Padre Pio was a Ca­puchin, a member of ourcommunity, and a manwhose ministry was hear­ing confessions; hespent hours, all daysometimes, every day, inthe confessional,"Bishop O'Malley said."This is a year of repara­tion in preparation forJubilee Year 2000, thestart of the new millen­nium, and so it is cer­tainly a very apt year tocelebrate this beatifica­tion, to remind us of the'sacrament of reconcilia-

Ascension ThursdayThursday, May 13, is the feast

of the Ascension of the Lord. It isa holy day on which Catholics areobliged to attend Mass.

FALL RIVER - All of the Fall RiverDiocese's 111 parishes began their spiritedphase of the 1999 Catholic Charities Appealthis week.

According to Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington,director of the Appeal, the outlook is encour­aging if the spirit and enthusiasm of the pas­tors, parish chairmen and committee mem­bers are any indication.

The attendance at the three recent kick­offs of the Appeal in the Attleboro-Taunton,Cape Cod and the Islands and the Fall River­New Bedford areas reportedly surpassed thatof any year in recent memory.

More than 500 parish workers, pastors, andbusiness and community leaders from acrossthe diocese met to demonstrate their supportfor the effort.

'The spirit was tremendous as was theircommitment to make this Appeal the mostsuccessful in history," said Michael J. Donly,director of development for the diocese.'There has been a very concerted effort on thepart of the parish committees and pastors tocontinue where they left off last year, the mostsuccessful in the 57 years of the Appeal."

Signs of this continued commitment wereevident last Sunday night when area direc­tors in the diocese began to call in the earlyreturns from the parishes. The enthusiasm andcooperation that is showing itself, even at thisearly state, is certainly encouraging to the staffof the Appeal office, the directors asserted.

The parish phase of the Appeal will con­tinue until June 9.

Area directors of the Appeal include: Fa­ther Bruce M. Neylon ofSeekonk, Father JohnA. Perry of East Freetown, Father Richard L.Chretien of Westport, Father Thomas L. Ritaof Osterville, Msgr. John 1. Smith of SouthYarmouth and Father Manuel P. Ferreira ofTaunton.

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Too much meditatingon Jesus' SUfferingscaused Padre Pia'sstigmata, they said.His answer, "Go intothe field and stare ata bull•.. and see ifhorns grow on yourhead."

Padre Pio beatifiedMay 2,1999

tor of Maryknoll promotion housesin New Jersey and in Cleveland,Ohio. .

In 1992, Father Mullen beganworking with the Ogdensburg Dio­cese' as a Catholic chaplain at theAdirondack Correctional Facility inRay Brook, N.Y. After he was diag­nosed with cancer, he took up resi­dence at St. Teresa's, the Maryknollhealth care facility in Ossining.

Father Mullen leaves three sis­ters, PatriCia Kelly of Pawtucket,

. R.I., Rosemary Achin ofNorth Attle­boro and Priscilla Dugas ofWeaver,Fla.; and two brothers, EugeneMullen of North Attleboro andKevin Mullen of Pembroke Pines,Fla.

His funeral Mass was celebratedMonday at Maryknoll in Ossiningfollowed by interment there.

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May eventsinformation sought

Please pray for the followingpr(ests during the coming week

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1920, Rev. John F. dy~alles, Chaplain, United States Army1986, Rev. Herve Jalbert, Retired Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Fall

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. _/r"::·/'i\·i: 16. . _ ay1941, Rev;'William McDonal¢ SS., St. Patrick, Falmouth1?6g:Rt:--Rev. Msgr. J. Joseph\Sullivan, P.R., Pastor, Sacred Heart,

Fall River \ \1981, Rev. Arthur C. dosReis, Rthired Pastor, Santo Christo, Fall

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. \May 10 Rev. Bemard\VanasseMay 11 Rev. Joseph\Fi, ViveirosMay 12 Rev. Barry W( ~all .May 13 .. ; Rev. Francis ~. \~al~ace

May 14 Rev. Thomas C. ~elbleMay 15 Rev. Richard Dl, 'YilsonMay 16 Rev. Arthur K.. Wjngate

The Dominican Sisters of Hopewere founded in 1995 from threeexisting congregations of Domini­can Sisters. ,Besides this city, theyhave Centers of Hope in Newburgh .and Ossining, N; Y. They serve in avariety of ministries in 18 states andPuerto Rico.

The Anchor is interested in find­ing out from parishes and Churchorganizations across the dioceseabout the various May events inhonor of the Blessed Virgin Marythat will be held. If there arecrownings, special liturgies or pro­cessions planned, please let usknow so that we can afford timelycoverage. Write The Anchor, P.O.Box 7, 887 Highland Ave., FallRiver, MA 02722-0007, or call JimDunbar at 675-7151.

Father Peter P. Mullen MM

Daily ReadingsMay 10 Acts 16:11­

15;lps 149:1­6a,9b;Jn15:26-16:~Act's 16:22­34;!Ps 138:1-3,7c~8; In16:5-11Acts 17:15,22-;18:1; Ps148:1-2,11-14;

-In 16:12-15Acts 1:1-11;Ps 47:2-3,6-9;Ep~ 1:17-23;Mt28:16-20Acts 1:15"17,20-26; Ps113:1-8; In15:9-17Acts 18:23­28;Ps 47:2-3,8~10; In16:23b-28Acts 1:12-14;'Ps ~27:1 ,4,7-8a;11 Pt 4:13­16;:Jn 17:1­11a

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MARYKNOLL,. N.Y. late Peter and Mary (Kiely).Mullen.Maryknoll Father Peter Patrick He attended.St. Mary's GrammarMullen ofNorth Attleboro, Mass., a School and North Attleboro Highpriest for 36 years, a missioner to School. After working four years asthe Philippines and Hawaii and a an assistant manager at a HowardMaryknoll promotet and prison Johnson's restaurant, he 'enteredchaplain, died ofbrai~ cancer April .Maryknoll at the Venard in Clarks29 at Maryknoll's health care facil- Summit, Pa., in 1952. He was or­ity in Ossining, N.Y. I dained at Maryknoll Seminary in

Mullen, who served a year in Ossining on June 9, 1962.Maryknoll's Hawaii mission and 10 Following an assignment as cu­years in the Philippines, was a rate at St. Joseph's Parish in Hilo,highly successful fund-raiser and Hawaii, he was sent to the Philip­mission promoter b~sed in New pines where he-worked as actingYork,NewJerseyandphio.In 1990 pastor ~n Lupon, Monkayo andhe was appointed to an interim post Christ the King Cathedral in Tagum.as diocesan director of the Society He once described his work there asof the Propagation of the Faith by "an adventure beyond description."Bishop Anthony M. Filla of Cleve- Father Mullen was assigned toland. i the Maryknoll promotion house in

Born in Dedham, Mass., he was Buffalo, N.Y., in 1972. He laterthe second of seven children of the served as director there and as direc-

Domi~ican Sisters of Hopeelect new leadership team

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FALL RIVER -,the Domini­can Si'sters of Hope,l which has aCenter of Hope in thi~ city, held its

Isecond General Chapter or formalassembly last month in Esopus,N.Y., to discuss directions for thefutute and elect a new leadershipteam for the 1999-2003 term.

Elected by the more than 200Dominican Sisters wHo gathered for

'Ithe Chapter, were:Prioress, Sister Philomena Marie

McCartney of Niagara Falls, N.Y.;and Councilors, Sister Jo-AnnIannotti, Sister Cecilia Crittenden,Sister Catherine McDonnell andSister Margaret Anderson, all ofNew Jersey. I

The new leaders~ip team willassume responsibilities in July.

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pain and symptom management anddirect the Deplirtment of Health andHuman Services to establish a Website providing guidelines for the treat­ment of pain.

In additioh, it would instruct theSurgeon General to issue a report byOctober 2000 on the legal and regu­latory barriers to pain management.Sister Keehan said studies show that

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Providence Hospital in Washington.She spoke at aWashington press con­ference about the bill, which was in­troduced later May 3.

"For too long, the pain of thosewith life-threatening illness has beena constant reminder that our healthcare system haS often failed in its mostbasic function: caring for those inneed," she said. "Health care profes­sionals and the federal governmentmust partner together to address theissue of pain and symptom manage­ment for vulnerable persons."

Introduced by Sens. Ron Wyden,D-Ore., and ConnieMack, R-Aa., TheConquering Pain Act of 1999 wouldmandate a variety of steps to expand

. access to pain care and informationabout it and would examine wheregovernment policies might be imped­ing improved pain management.

The legislation would establishregional family support networks in

ever they can to the cause."CRS, the official overseas relief

and development agency of theU.S. Catholic community, is thelongest-serving aid agency withprogramming in the Balkans. It iscurrently assisting more than300,000 suffering as a result of theconflict in Kosovo.

policy committee, said the introduc­tion in the U.S. S«nate of The Con­quering PainAct of 1999 would helphealth care professionals "in achiev­ing one of their most importantgoals: improving care for people inpain and at the end of life."

Sister Keehan, a Daughter ofCharity, is president and CEO of

Actor Bob Hope and wifeboost CRS's Kosovo relief~ Following the lead of

actor Paul Newman,they match his$250,000 gift.

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WASHlNG1DN-TheU.S. medi­cal community's record on manag­ing pain for chronically ill patientsis "disappointing and disturbing," anofficial of the Catholic Health Asso­ciation said.

Sister Carol Keehan, who chairsthe CHA advocacy and public

eRA official backs bill to improvemanagement of. chronic pain

BALTIMORE - Bob andDolores Hope had followed the leadset by Paul Newman in matching hisdonations of $250,000 to CatholicRelief Services to assist the Kosovorefugees and others suffering fromthe current Balkan crisis.

"Like all Americans, Bob and Iare deeply saddened by the refu­gee crisis and want to help,"Dolores said in a statement toLouise Wilmot, deputy executivedirector ofCRS. "While world lead­ers are seeking a resolution to therefugee crisis, thousands of starv­ing, homeless and destitute fami­lies are in need of help for basicsurvival. And they need it now. Ihope that others will follow PaulNewman's lead and donate what-

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Hospital will sponsor "Get Mov­ing!" a four-mile event on May 23from noon to 4 p.m., with pledgesto benefit the hospital's new BreastCare Center.

The event hopes to lure thosewho walk, run, rollerblade, skate­board or even yo-yo their wayalong the course, which will beginand end at Heritage State Park onthe city's waterfront. Many corpo­rate sponsors have already signedup.

Numerous activities for the en­tire family are planned during andafter the race, such as aromatherapy,face painting, yo-yo, tae kwan doand exercise demonstrations, mes­sage therapy, balloon art, musicaland cartoon character entertain­ment and snacks.

Co-chairmen for the event areCarole Fiola, general manager ofWSAR/WHTB radio, and LisaStrattan, managing editor of TheHerald News.

"Get Moving!" is the first com­munity event of the hospital's re­cently announced $5 million capi­tal campaign and will directly ben­efit its new Breast Care Center. TheCenter, to be a major part of a newbuilding slated for groundbreakingin July, will offer women completebreast care, from diagnostic testingand counseling through care andtreatment.

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of future change. "Have faith," theyadvise, "and face the reality that mostof us will not live to see the seeds wehave planted come to full growth."

Others contend that a good prob­lem never dies, nor does it fade away.Rather, over time it just varies in thedegree of its difficulty. SometimesChurch authority is stifling, and some­times it is less stifling. One thing is cer­tain: Authority - just like, collabora­tion and active 'participation - is, al­ways has been and always will repre­sent a challenge.

Still others contend that we lackcharismatic leadership. They feel thatneither clergy nor lay leadership knowshow to ctream, to be entrepreneurs, and,to foster the poetic and prophetic withintoday's Church.

Then there are those who feel theChurch is always suspicious of any­thing modern. When you lock your­self into this mind-set, chances are youwon't make progress.

No doubt there are many othergood reasons why the Church contin­ues to confront the same old problems.Perhaps, though; as'long as we keeptrying to learn why we haven't movedbeyond some of these problems, wecan say we are making progress.

Mexico to minister to their growingnumbers.

There were appeals to the Churchto become more involved with citygovernments in order to improve poorneighborhoods.

There were accusations that theChurch is too bureaucratic and cleri­cal, and not attuned to the grass roots.

Programs were suggested by thedozens to promote lay leadership, toupgrade clergy education, involve newimmigrants in ChWCh decision mak-

. ing, create smaIl church communitieswithin parish communities, preservethe family farm and to ensure justwages.

When we study the'conclusions oftoday's Church studies, they aren't radi­cally different from the conclusions of

. the Call to Action hearings. (In fact,much of the testimony given back thenshould be restudied because of its depthand relevancy.)

Uttle has been done to erase pastproblems that still plague us. But whyis this so?

Some would say change by its na­ture is slow and takes generations to beimplemented. They further believe thatworlcing at problem-solving, regardlessof the results, always plants the seeds

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When my mother asked a!dear friendwhat it felt like to have lived 100 years,the friend smiled and replidct, ''It getsboring." - I

I have the feeling that bishops,priests and lay persons whol have min­istered in the Church for several de-

Icades feel the same boredom Many ofthe problems they faced ~arly on intheir" ministry are the sam~ old prob-lems facing them today. I

Browsing thro~gh my ~brary re­cently, I found three volumes of the1975 Call to Action hearings that wereconducted by the U.S. bishbps to cel­ebrate the bicentennial and to fosterrenewal. Ustening to the problemS theyaddressed was like listening to the prob-lems we have today. I

At one hearing, the president of anational priests' federation tmsed con­cems over fewer priests and 'the drop inquality of new priests being ordained.

Laypersons who testified called forbetter collaboration with ~astors andgreater lay participation in ChLrch affairs.

Spokespersons for His~cs com­plained that U.S. culture doesn't un­derstand Hispanics and adVocated im­porting priests from Latin Nnerica and

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, Peace - the only solutionChurch-bashing is one of Andrew Greeley's favorite sports. ,This

past week he attacked Pope John Paul II for his alleged silence onthe Kosovo war issue. At the same time he managed to vent deroga­tory comments aimed at Pope Pius XII and the Jews, as well asCardinal Pio Laghi and his days as papal nuncio in troubled Argen­tina. Naturally, The New l'tJrk Times placed the article on the opin­ion/editorial page.

It is disconcerting to read about pope-bashing by a Catholic priest.It is even more aggravating when the statements by the Holy Fatherare ignored. The pope hali almost daily decried the warfare in theBalkans. He recently asserted: "I renew the appeal dictated not onlyby faith, but first of all by reason; may people be able to live to­gether in harmony in their lands; rimy weapons be silenced anddialogue resumed." , ' ,

To the members of the Parliamentary Assembly'of the Council ofEurope, the pope 'stated: "I would like to mention the war being

:~aged at ou~ doorsteps in kosovo, which is wounding Europe as' aWhole. 1 urgen~~y'~K that everything be <!one S9 that peac~ can ~~stilblished in-toe region." He also reflected that" in response "to via­

'Jence; fw1l}er viQknce is never a promi~~g way t~ resolve ~ crisi§.,~ Th~ pope is absolutely corre<::t in'calling for the cessation of bomb-ing and in asking for people'to si'Cdown and begin a meaningfuland peaceful dialogue.. Undt::r his ~irection. the;delegation from the

'Holy See to the U.N. High Commission for Refugees forcefully'pleaded for action to remedy the plight of the Koso~o refugees. OnEaster Sunday the Holy Father begged for a corridor ofnope so thatsupplies might be dylivered to the homeless, struggling Kosovars", In one editioQ of t~e Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano,'there were three: articles addressing a peaceful solution· for Kosovo.It is obvious that Greeley shoots his comments from the hip, not thehead.

As we continue to become more intricately involved in this NAlDwar, we simply cannot blame a single faction for the violent scale of

" death and destruction. In this media warfare, it is obvious that all'concerned parties are wrong and the poor people of Kosovo are the,political victims. The European family, along with the United States,should not be deaf to pleas for peace. It is juvenile for world leadersto think ,a limited war will solve the problems in the Balkans. Thatview will only fart the fire of extreme nationalism making the situa­tion even ~ore perilous. The European nations should understandthis, having experienced their.own plight in the world wars. In lightof this century's history, NAlD's bombs are a curse and other meansmust be pursued if peace is to be guaranteed.

In order to achieve that goal, there must be more humanitarianefforts. The prime concern must be the safety of the refugees. Thequality of human life must be assured and the necessary healingwill take time.

But the trauma of warfare is not healed by more warfare. Wholefamilies have been deeply wounded by the loss of spouses andchildren. Daily bombings do not have suffering people in inind. '

As we come to the close of this century, it is indeed sad to realizewe have made such little effort toward fmding peaceful solutions toour differences. The war in Kosovo is but another reflection of man'shatred for his fellowman. In this country, which has been spared thehorror of bombing, we need to initiate an open and honest discus­sion of our goals and objectives in this crisis. To avoid such a discus­sion would be an affront to our Constitution and the American way oflife. Getting out of this war should not be just a face~saving action.The only reality is peace, and this must be our national priority.

The Editor

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Parish. All welcome. For more infor­mation call the rectory at 824-7794.

TAUNTON - Prayer of the ro­sary and a Marian Musicfest, featur­ing the St. Jacques Choir, will be heldon May 10 at 7 p.m. at St. Jacques

Parents and friends are invitedto attend,

Students have met for a liturgyat Notre Dame Parish in the firsttwo preparatory years in antici­pation of the Jubilee Year 2000.This year's celebration willhonor God the Father, accordingto the plan announced by BishopSean P. O'Malley.

Pastor Father Richard Beau­lieu said he is looking forwardto hosting the students again thisyear and reported that plans areunderway for another celebrationnext near. That will focus on theEucharist as the source and cen­ter of the Christian life.

SOMERSET- APrayerServicefor Vocations will be held at St Tho­mas More Parish on May 20 at 7:30p.m. All welcome.

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SOUTH YARMOUTH -TheCape and Islands chapter ofCatholicNurses will hold its annual Mass andbanquet on May 19 at 6 p.m. at St.Pius X Parish. All Catholic nurses,members and non-members are wel­come. For more information call JackiMcGorty at 428-6741.

RAYNHAM -The Women'sGuild from St. Ann's Parish willhold its living rosary and Bene­diction on May 12 at 7 p.m. at theparish. Refreshments will beserved. All welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - ASeparated - Divorced Support Groupwill meet on May 10 at the DiocesanFamily Life Center, 500 SlocumRoad, from 7-9 p.m. Peggy Fellouriswill be guest speaker and address thetopic "Mediation in Divorce Cases."All welcome.

With a Cancer Diagnosis:' for adultsdiagnosed with cancer and their fami­lies, meets on Wednesdays from 3:30­5 p.m. through June 30 and "CommonGround," for patients diagnosed in thelast six months, every Thursday from3:30-5 p.m. through June 24, Formoreinformation and registration call MaryPeterson at 979-5858.

Richard C. SpitzerChatham

Editor:

Serving a prison term for peaceful picke'tingprompted by the murder of priests and nunsseems worth a few lines of recognition.

I am inviting Anchor friends to join in saying abirthday rosary or prayer for Pope John Paul II.The Holy Father will be 79 years old on May 18.May the Paschal joy of Eastertide remain withus throughout this Year of the Father.

Monica ZygielNew Bedford

• .Liturgy at Notre DameChurch in Fall River inpreparation for theJubilee Year 2000 willkey on reconciliationand peace.

FALL RIVER - Middlegrades students from Fall River'snine Catholic elementaryschools will gather Monday inNotre Dame Church on EasternAvenue for a Mass at 11 a.m"marking the third year of prepa­ration for the new millennium.A luncheon will follow in thechurch hall.

ACUSHNET - The monthlymeeting of·the Catholic Women'sClub will be held on May 12 at 7:30p.m. at the Century House.

NORTH DARTMOUTH-TheOncology Center, 480 Hawthorn'Place, is offering several supportgroups for cancer patients. ''Womanto Woman," for women newly diag­nosed with breast cancer, meets onMondays from 4-5:30 p.m. nowthrough June 28. "Opportunity," forwomen who have completed cancertreatment meets on Thesdays from 4­5:30 p.m. through June 29. "Living

spring concert at Saint Mary's Ca­thedral tonight at 8 p.m. GlennGiuttari will direct and the perfor­mance will include Schubert's"Mass No.2 in G Major" andPergolesi's "Magnificat." For moreinformation call 252-4304.

. HYANNIS - A support groupfor parents, families and friends ofgays and lesbians will meet on May10 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Catho­lic Social Services Building, 261South St. They meet on the secondMonday of each month and offersupport in a safe and confidentialsetting where members can shareexperiences, interests and concerns.Newcomers welcome. For more in­formation call 771-6771.

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Editor:

Diocesan Council ofCatholic Women toconvene SaturdaySOUTH DARTMOUTH

- Sister Simeon Marie ofthe Sisters of Life at OurLady of New York, Bronx,N.Y., will be the keynotespeaker at the 46th conven­tion of the Fall River Dioc­esan Council of CatholicWomen that will open to­morrow at 8 a.m., at St.Mary's Parish Center here.The event, to include paneldiscussion, will conclude at2:15 p.m.

You gave splendid coverage to the recent NewBedford conference, "Lighting A Holy Fire," com­plete with photos of the principal speakers. I hadhoped for some similar recognition of the Call ToAction conference in Worcester the previousweek. A different diocese,'of course, but the ap­proximately 400 attendees represented all NewEngland states, an unusual gathering to say theleast. It was my first contact with the CTA. Anynotion that this was the radical fringe was quicklydispelled. At age 83 I felt very comfortable withthe maturity of the attendees, both religious andlaity.The theme, interestingly enough, was justice/in­justice, as at New Bedford. It resonated in a spe­cial way when Father Roy Bourgeois interruptedhis remarks several times to recognize someonein the audience who had been in prison with him.

FALL RIVER - SaintVincent'sHome seeks donations of campinggear to help support several campingexpeditions they will be taking chil­dren on in the next few months. Theyare in need of a one- or two-persontent, sleeping bags, cooking equip­fuent, hiking packs and canteens. D0­nations can be dropped off at 2425Highland Avenue, between 5-9:30p.m. For more information call 679­8511.

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FALL RIVER -The chamberchoir Sine Nomine will perform a

ATILEBORO - The La SaletteCoffee House will feature the musicof Father Pat on May 8 at 6:30 p.m.He will play selections from his nu­merous recordings and will be joinedby the musical group The Reconcilers.All welcome.

The Shrine will observe Mother'sDay with a Prayer Service and Bene­diction on May 9. All welcome. Formore information call the Shrine at222-5410.

The Counseling Center at theShrine is offering its Grief EducationSeries to anyone dealing with thedeath of a loved one. May dates in­clude ''When FearBecomes aPrison:'on May 17 and "Letting Go to BeginAnew;' on May 20. For more informa­tion call theCounseling Center at 226­8220.

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stalled at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception inWashington. The "Universal Call to Holiness" sculpture is made up of 16pieces fitted together. It is 50 feet long and weighs 77,000 pounds. (CNSphotb by Nancy Wiechec)

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I By NANCY HARTNAGELCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE the parking lot to hoist the tablets into position

for the tram car, and another inside the basilica-W~.sHINGroN- In addition to its spiritual built on heavy-duty scaffolding - that moves

and aesthetic values, 'The Universal Call to Ho- laterally to lift tiJe stones into place.liness'" sculpture being installed in Washington's Engineers from the Bethesda, Md., architec­Basilicaofthe National Shrineofthe Immaculate tural firm ofAnthony Segreti temporarily bracedConct!ption is something of an engineering feat. a portion of the lower level ceiling. They also, The huge high-relief sculpture - measUring designed and built a metal shelf and wall attach­

50 feet by 15 feet and weighing 77,000 pounds ments - weighing another 10,000 pounds - to' •- w~ carved in 16 pieceS ofBotticino-Classico hold the sculpture in placeabove three archways.marbl~. ' In the sculpture, created by artist George Carr

When the installation is completed in May, of Silver Spring, Md., light rays fan out from athe artwork will finish the interior back wall of dove that signifies the Holy Spirit. Six groups ofthe tJa!;ilica's Upper Church. '," people representiitg different ethnic backgrounds

''1p the best of our knowledge;' said shrine are being drawn toward the central dove figure.spok~man Peter Sonski, ''this is, the largest relief Washington Cardinal James A. Hickey choseof its kind in the world:' ' the sCulpture's theme to evoke a centiaI message

Of the entire project, h~ said, ''We really had ofthe SecondVatican Council, stated in the"Dog­nothing to go by, nothing to Compare it to, noth~ matic Constitution on the Church;' that "all in

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The shipping company, Farrell Lines ofBalti- tirely by a $1 million gift from Joseph V. andmore,ihad tomake special tops for the three truck- BerthaBraddock ofAlexandria,Va., through theirsize containers that held the 16 crates aboard the family's Aztec Foundation.Argortaut from Italy to Norfolk, Va., and then on The carving \yas done by 22 artisans at thetrucks to Washington. studios of Franco Cervietti in J>ietrasanta, Italy.

At the shrine, workers' built a tram to move Sonski also said an upcoming PBS documen-table~ one at a time from an east door into the tary on the sculpture was being made by Journeyback tenter of the church. There's one crane in • Films ofAlexandria, Va. .

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gious life to its original commitment ofliving a simple Gospel life ofpoverty, chas- ,tity and obedience."

Members are emphasizing "prayer cen­tered on the Eucharist, personal conversion,devotion to our Blessed Mother and thesaints and loyalty to the Catholic faith andthe Holy Father," he said.

Father Andrew Apostoli, the current'"community servant," said the new'com­munity was an "attempt to follow the ex­ample of St. Francis and the Capuchin tra­dition more literally, and to serve the poorand the homeless."

The community reports a membershipof 50 friars, including 11 priests, living infive friaries and conducting various minis­tries to the needy, as well as preaching mis­sions and conducting youth programs.

The Church's priest shortage

NEWYORK (CNS) - The FranciscanFriars of the Renewal, an association es-'tablished in the South Bronx in 1987, hasreceived Vatican approval for permanentestablishment as a diocesan religious con­gregation.

In an announcement the friars said Car­dinal John J. O'Connor of New York hadsponsored the community since its begin­ning, and would officially establish it at aMass May 28 at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Father Benedict J. Groeschel, who wasprofessed as a Capuchin in 1955, led inestablishing the new eommunity, andserved as its first superior, with the com­munity title of "servant."

In a statement he called the group oneof "a growing number of new religiouscommunities that are trying to re'store reli- .

When a team of angels is needed, I

• It was one ofthose coincidences, two people miracle." What she got in the mail was a birth- being so overwhelmed by the sorrow and suffer- have written her to share their stories ofpain andfrom two different states who just happened to day card from her aunt with an angel pin at- ing he~ friends were going through. to thank her for the compassion expressed in herbe at the same meeting. When PatriciaGallagher taehed. Given the mood she was in, her private Th~n she ~ought of her ''team of angels" Team ofAngels ministry.saw my name, she reminded me that a plea of the summer before and, picking up a ''One woman wanted apin for her sister, whosefew years ago I called her and wrote a pencil" started to write a poem: son,had committed suicide. Another womancolumn about her book, "Raising h I need a team ofangels, Lord wanted one because she was'due to have trip-Happy Kids on aReasonable Budget." T e Bottom I ddn't think'one will do lets, and a man took one for ~is wife about to

After warm hugs, she handed me a Please send me all the help from high undergo a mastectomy," Gallagher said.card with four angels attached to a pin, Line Fori what I'm going through. So many painful stories, yet, Gallagherand a printed'poem titled "A Team of Guardians to watch over me pointed out, everybody who wrote felt someAngels for the Overwhelmed." And help my soul to cope. . comfort from this outreach. They all sajd they

Gallagher irninediately told me her By Antoinette Bosco I'll do my best to pray believed that God would send angels to helpstory. , An~ cherish gifts of faith and hope. them'.

It was one of those overwhelming Looking at these words, Gallagher decided Gallagher has earthly help, too, from the Poordays that many mothers have. For starters, the response was "What good is one little angel to start what she came to call "a 19ndness and Clares near her home in Pennsylvania. She vis­car needed expensive repairs, her father needed with all these problems? I need a team ofangels compassion movement." She went to the ex- its the nuns three times a week. They're prayingsurgery, all four kids needed back-to-school to get me through this day." pense lof producing "Team of Angels" pins that her mlnistry of compassion thrives.physicals, 400 Legos were scattered on thefloor, Some months later friends called with the moun~ on a card with her poem, "Angels for As for Gallagher, shefocuses more and morethe dog needed shots and the laundry room got frantic message that their son had been diag- the Overwhelmed." She told me shejust wanted on all life's blessings, the many heavenlyflooded. nosed with an aggressive brain tumor. After a to brighten the day for someone, experiencing kindnesses she feels that may have come- who

1\t that moment, Gallagher was sending a priest administered the last rites to this boy, anykIDdofpain-sortofarandomactofkind-' knows?-from a team ofangels!call up to heaven, saying, ''Lord I need a mighty Gallagher said she felt a "paralyzing fear" from ness. I, ' 'Gallaghercan be reached at 215-364-1945,

In just a few months more than 150 people or e-mail: yng.sparro@aol.com.I

Franciscan Friars of Renewalgranted permanent status.

If you read Catholic journals, periodicals, pare notes on Miracle Ear.magazines, newspapers or just the backs of "I'm not sure I want to go to confession toCatholic breakfast cereal boxes, you know there someone who thinks Fulton Sheen is oneofMar-is a "priest shortage." tin Sheen's kids;' Bud groused the other day.

(Note: For any of you who are not Catholic, "Cqme on, Bud;' I laughed, ''you know thethis has nothing to do with the height of priests. sacramental reality is the same. God is God."The average height of priests has remained "So you like getting penances from some­roughly that of the general population plus a one who commutes on rollerblades?" he sighed.couple of feet depending on what size pedestal His wife, Marilyn, held up her hand. "Youhe is forced to stand on.) " know, guys,

In summary, the situ- _----------...-4r-::::::::::-..,... it's ouration is this: Somewhere 'The offbeat generation'sbetween 80 percent and fault. We20 percent ofparishes in W 0 rid 0 f 13 a b ythis nation (and some Uncle Dan Boomers justsuburbs of Ottawa) will did not recruitbe without resident pas- enough ofourtors within a period of By Dan Morris offspring totime ranging between six the religiousmonths and 12 years, but life."the situation is improving because vocation "HOO;' I challenged. '1 can't remember thenumbers for ,the priesthood have stabilized and number oftimes I threatened to leave for a mon-even in some cases started to inch up, meaning' astery." ,more and taller priests by the time we Baby "Vb, I think you have it backward," MarilynBoomers will need them to officiate at our fu- pointed out.neral liturgies. "You were supposed to get the kids to join a

For the time being, however, the median monastery or a seminary or a religious order."age of priests will continue to increase from "Come see, come saw;' I said. But then athat of Charlton Heston to that of George light went on.Burns, if he were still alive. This median age "Hey, remember when a lot of boys about(not to be confused with the overpass or onramp our age were entering the seminary when theyage) of priests will start to decrease, however, were just out of grade school, just when theyas the younger crop becomes ordained and were heading into their teens?" I asked.the older corps is assigned posts in the rectory Bud's eyes widened, and it dawned on usin the sky. both. Our parents' generation had outsmarted us

According to my friend, Bud, this might lead again.to a situation where a person has the choice be- Comnientsare welcome. Write Uncle Dantween going to confession to apriest who smells at 6363 ChristieAve. No. 222,Emeryville, Ca­ofClearasil or to one with whom you can com- Iif. 94608; or e-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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tune, dancing, walking fast around thehouse,jumpingjacks and whatever elseappeals to the two ofyou. Set a time todo it, andenjoy aminireward afterward.

Diversion is the final ingredient inour plan to reduce hyperactivity. Thisis for you, not your son. You need briefbut regular breaks during the day, atleast one every two hours. You alsoneed a hobby, something else to thinkabout besides how difficult it is to con­trol your son.

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Further, discipline involves many mo­tivational techniques beyond punish­ment.

Yourchild's young age makes drugsa secondary andless desirable op­tion. However,medications areavailable whichmay help controlthe uncheckednerve impulses.The danger is thathis body will relyon the drug and

fail to mature and develop its ownchemical controls. Other dangers in­clude unwelcome side effects and thefact that drugs can mask more seriousproblems. .

Oneclassofdrugs, theamphetamines(Ritalin,CYlert, etc.), workparadoxical1yby"speedingup" the nerve impulsesandforcingthe bodytowincontrol.Theotherclass, the tranquilizers, are designed to

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are the biggest culprits.Food allergies may play a part in

hyperactivity. Be adetective and elimi­nate possible food problems from his

diet one by one. On the suspect list arefood coloring, flavoring, additives,chocolate and dairy products.

Improving discipline is the leastradical and most difficult approach. Todiscipline well takes parental time andattention.

Good discipline requires thatat leastas much time be 'spent in rewardinggood behavior as in punishing bad.

high." Melchizedek blessedAbraham, who in turn gave thepriest a 10th of his spoils or posses­sions.

Centuries later, Psalm 110named King David "a priest foreveraccording to the order ofMelchizedek." Understanding Sa­lem to mean Jerusalem, the cityDavid conquered and made hiscapital, the psalm apparently in­tended to infer that David unitedin himself both kingly and priestlydignity and power.

For Christians, the most signifi­cant references to Melchizedek (the

only ones in theNew Testament)are in the Letter tothe Hebrews.They maintainthat Jesus himselfis the "priest for­ever according tothe order ofMelchizedek"spoken of in the

psalm.IfAbraham, the venerable patri­

arch of the Jews, was blessed byMelchizedek and paid him tithes,then Melchizedek must be the su­perior of the two. The inferior per­son is always the one who is blessedby the greater.. Thus, argues the author of He­brews, since the priesthood of Jesusis in the "order of Melchizedek,"then Jesus, too, must be greater thanAbraham. (5-7)

Those are the only three booksin our Bible that mentionMelchizedek. One of the Books ofEnoch, however, which may goback to early Christian times andwere often considered revered writ­ings among the Jews, tells thatMelchizedek was conceived with­out sexual intercourse, and wasborn from his dead mother's body.He was taken to paradise, where heawaits a new Melchizedek, whowill be greater than all former priestsand kings. (2 Enoch)

Since the Letter to the Hebrewsmentions this Enoch, the father ofMethuselah, as one of the faithfulheroes of the past (Heb 11 :5), it isconceivable that this legend hadsome influence on what the authorofHebrews teaches about the priest­hood of Christ.

Questions for this column may

Dying loved one's troubling wish

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Answ·t.~rs

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

Is Ritalin the solution to hyperactivity?Dear Dr. Kenny: Our four-year­

old son cannot sit still and is a terrorat day care. He runs around, hits theother children and won'tdo what heis told His pre-school teachersays hehas ADIMD and should be put onRitalin. Whatdo you think? (DIinois)

Your pre-school teacher can giveyou details ofyour son's behavior. Butshe is not qualified to make diagnosesor to prescribe medication. In any case,Ritalin and similar drugs are not rec­ommended for children under six.

See your physician for a thoroughphysical exam. See a psychologist foran evaluation of ADIMD (attentiondeficit disorder). Whatever their find­ing, you might consider the followingfive-step plan for dealing with hyper­activity: diet, discipline, drugs, exer-.cise, diversion.

Control his diet. What he eats canamplify your son's moods and behav­ior. Avoid foods with caffeine and re­fined sugar. Soda pop and junk food

Q. Your column is always help­ful, and we hope you can assist usin a family problem. My eldestbrother is seriously ill with lungcancer. Although he was raised aCatholic, he hasn't practiced hisfaith since childhood.

He wishes to be cremated, withno religious service whatever. Hisbrothers and sisters don't knowwhat to do and are upset over thissituation. Do you have any sug­gestions on how we can handle it?(New York)

A. Normally, we all want to re­spect the wishes of a loved one who

is dying or has died. The Churchalways tries to do this. Obviouslyyou and the rest of your family doalso. There may not be a great dealyou can do.

I don't know how close you areto him, of course. But how wouldhe react to your telling him that,while a Catholic funeral of some

'sort (prayers, Scripture and so on)may mean nothing to him, it wouldbe very important and spirituallyvaluable for the rest of you?

Perhaps he would change hismind for your sakes. At least itwould give him something to thinkabout concerning his faith andyours.

If that is not possible, the rest ofyou may arrange a memorial Massafter his death, not to challenge hiswishes, but to give yourselves anopportunity to express your ownfaith, to pray for him and to thankGod for his life.

Q. The Bible often quotes thephrase "ihe order ofMelchizedek." All I can find aboutthis man is that he was a paganpriest. Who was he, and why is heso important? (Indiana)

A. The book ofGenesis (14) tellsus that once when Abraham was re­turning victorious from battle heencountered "Melchizedek, king ofSalem" and "priest of God most

8 lHEANCHOR-Dioceseo(FallRiver-Fri.,May7,1999

Cardinal says Littleton schoolshootings should surprise no one

MESSAGE OF FORGIVENESS-A message of forgive­ness h~r.lgs on the cross planted in memory of Dylan Klebold,one of tWo"accused gunmen in the Corumbine High School.shooting rampage in Littleton,Colo. Crosses were set up onahill near the school in a memorial to the 15 people who diedfn the attack. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Cardinal Mahony suggested imme­diate steps people can take to "changethis downward spiral, this devaluationof human life" and called on:

- everyone to undergo "a pro­found change of heart" about the in­trinsic value of each person, "ac­

.knowledging that each human life isa precious gift from God."

- families to hold open discus-sions with all family members on the

importance of respect for humanlife, includirig honest talk aboutthe evils and dangers ofprejudice;

- parents to adopt an "attitudeof vigilance" regarding theirchildren'schoices in entertainmentand activities as well as who theirphiymates are; .

- for all to take part in out­reach projects of service to the com­munity that are designed to build up"a renewed sense of the commongood." .

- for schools, churches, and com­munities to offer constructive pro­grams and activities whereby youngpeople can "grow in their apprecia­tion and respect for one another."

- that civic leaders and legisla­tors sponsor social policy and legisla­tion to "bring an end to the ever-ex­panding culture of death, especiallyto abortion and euthanasia, and to thehorrendousproliferationofguns acrossour land";

.. "If we fail to heed th~ warningsigns that surround us at every tum,then we should not be surprised to~even more tragedies in our. country,"Cardinal Mahony said. '~t us chooselife fully and vigorously."

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eled by hatred for others burn downchurches, drag peopleofdifferent racesto their deaths, and adopt Nazi-likeslogans and activities?"

He also asked how it can be sur­prising to see young people engagein violence "to set):le the score whensomeone seems to infringe upon theirrights" at a time when so much popu­lar music and many video games andmotion pictures "glorify violence

through the elimination of real orimaginary enemies, and feature vio­lenrsolutions to life's many problemsand obstacles."

In addition, society continues "toromanticize the glory ofguns and theirfalse promise to protectus" and ''weap­ons of all sorts and sizes" are widelyavailable, the cardinal said, and as aresult "school children and highschool students begin to use guns tobolster their self-worth and to rightalleged wrongs."

':.\s states continue to employ thedeath penalty as their preferred solu­tion to crime in our country - lend­ing legitimacy to a violent responseto society's problems - why are wesUrPrised when oufyouth~ violenceas a legitimate way to get back at th!J5ewhom they dislike or feel slightedby?" he asked.

''lfwe as a people continue to deni­grate the value of each and every hu­man life, should we be surprisedbyin­cidents such as the Columbine' trag­edy?"CardinalMahoneyasked.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LOS ANGELES - In the wake ofthe April 20 shootings at ColumbineHigh School in Littleton, Colo., thatleft 15 people dead, including the twosuspected assailants, Cardinal RogerM. Mahony ofLosAngeles said thereshould be little surprise such tragicevents occur. .

"Ifwe as a people continue to deni­grate the value of each and every hu­man life, should we be surpJisedby.incidents such as the Colum­bine tragedy?" he asked.

In the recent statement- titled"And So ... Why Are We Sur­prised?"-thecardinal asked thatquestion in several contexts andsaid the answers go beyond pro­posals for gun control regulations,conflict management, metal detectorsand armed school patrols.

''As legislatures and courts condoneand protect the right to kill the mostvulnerable and innocent ofhuman lifethrough abortion, why are we surprisedwhen our young people devalue un-.born human life?" he asked. .

''With adults having abortions forthe flimsiestofreasons, why are we sur­prised when a high school girl gives

I birth to a baby in a restroom during herprom, quickly kills the baby, ~d re­turns to the dance floor as if nothingwere wrong?" he continued.

''As prejudiceand hatred for peopledifferent from ourselves continue tofoster insults and attacks upon vari­ous'minorities, and as -groups 'Of'people, such as immigrants, are made~apegoats by society, why are we sur­prised when th.o~ whose lives are fu-

abandon us in our freedom, or inour suffering. This is the meaningof 'He descended into hell.' Godspared His only Son no sufferingand no sorrow - so that He wouldknow and understatld and share ev­erything about. the human heart.This is how fiercely He loves us.

In regard to the second: Whynot us? Why should evil be athome in far~way places likeKosovo and Sudan, and not findits way to Colorado? The humanheart is the same everywhere ­and so is the One for whom we

,yeMn .He descended into hell. The

Son of God descended into hell ...and so have we all, over the pastfew days. But that isn't the end ofthe story. On the third day, He roseagain from the dead. Jesus Christis Lord, 'the resurrection and thelife,' and we - His brothers andsisters~ are children of life. Whenwe claim that inheritance, seed itin our hearts, and conform our livesto it, then and only then will theviolence in our culture begin tobe healed.

In this Easter season andthroughout the coming months, Iask you to join me in. praying in aspecial way for the families whohave been affected by the Colum­bine tragedy. But I also ask you topray that each of us - including

, myself - will experience a deep.conversion of heart toward loveand non-violence in all our rela­tionships with others.

As time passes, we need to makesense of the Columbine killings.The media are already filled with'sound bites' of shock and disbe­lief; psychologists, sociologists,grief counselors and law enforce­ment officers - all with their theo­ries and plans. God bless them forit. We certainly need help. Yio-

lence is now pervasive in Ameri­can society - in·our homes, ourschools, on our streets, in our carsas we drive home from work, in··the news media, in the rhythms andlyrics of our music, in our novels,films and video games. It is soprevalent that we have becomelargely unconscious of it. But, as

. we discover in places like tJie hall­ways ofColumbine High, it is bit-terly, urgently real. ,

The causes of this violence aremany and complicated: racism,fear, selfishness. But in another,deeper sense, the cause is very'simple: We're losing God, and.in

losing Him, we're losing ourselves.The completecontempt for humanlife shown by the young killers atColumbine is not an accident, noran anomaly, or a freak flaw in oursocial fabric. It's what we createwe when live a,cpntradiction. Wecan't systematically kill the un­born, the infirm and the con-

", demned; we can't mar­r;:;:=;:==::::;""';'.---------.----:-,:] ketavarice and greed ...

IThestudents who and then hope thatsomehow" our children

gathered to· pray and '.will help build a culturecomfort each other o.flife.shqwed ,me again ,the We need to change.importance .of sharing .But societies· orilynot just our ~orrow, but change when families:o.urhope." . change, and families

only change when indi-" .... MOst Rev. Charles J. viduals change, With-

. Chaput, ArChbishop of Denver out a conversion to hu-mility, non-violenceand unselfishness in our

own hearts, all our talk about 'end­ing the violence' may end as pi­ous generalities. It is not enoughto speak about reforming our soci­ety and community. We need toreform ourselves. .

Two questions linger in the af­termath of the Littleton tragedy.How could a good God allow suchsavagery? And why did this hap­pen to us?

In regard to the first: God gaveus the gift offreedom, and ifwe arefree, we are free to do terrible, aswell as marvelous, things ... and wemust also live with the results ofother's freedom. But Goo does not

comfort each other showed meagain the importance of sharingnot just our sorrow, but our hope.God created us to witness His loveto each other, and we draw our lifefrom the friendship, the mercy 'andthe kindness we offer to others inpain. The young Columbine stu­dents I listened to, spoke individu­ally - one by one - ofthe need to be strong, tokeep alive hope in the~

future, and to turri awayfrom violence. Despiteall their confusion andall their hurt, theywould. not <,lespair. Ithink I understand why.We're creatures of life.This is the way Godmade us: to assert life inthe face of death.

Even more movingwas my time with thefamilies of two students who hadbeen murdered. In the midst of theirgreat suffering- a loss Ican't imag­ine - the parents radiated a dig­nity which I will always remember,and a confidence that God wouldsomehow care for them and the chil­dren they had lost, no matter howfierce theirpain. This is where wordsbreak down: This is where you see,up close, that faith - re!1l, livingfaith is rooted finally not in howsmart, or affluent or successful, orsensitive persons are, but in howwen they love. Scripture says that .'love is as strong as death.' I know it

'is strong, I saw it.

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Editor's Note: This article ap­peared in theApril 28, 1999 edi­tion of the Denver Catholic Reg­ister. Through the courtesy of theArchbish~pChaput; pennissionto reproduce this article has beengranted to all other interestedpar~es..

By MOST REV. CHARLES J.CHAPUT, OFM CAP.

ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER

He descended into hell..Over a lifetime of faith, each of

us, as believers, recited those wordsfrom the Creed thousands of times.We may not understand them, butthey're familiar. They're routine.And then something happens toshow us what they really mean.

Watching a disaster unfold foryour community in the glare of theinternational mass media is terribleand unreal at the same time. Ter­rible in its bloody cost; unreal inits brutal connection from dailylife. The impact of what happenedthis past week in Littleton, how­ever, didn't fully strike home inmy heart until the morning afterthe murders, when I visited a largeprayer gathering of students fromColumbine High School, andspent time with the families of twoof the students who died.

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tion with a priest about how theChurch had changed over the years,the priest said, "We still have theEucharist." .

"I think that said it all," saidThomas. "Through the. wonderfulmiracle of Mass, He (Jesus) is here

with us.... What has surprisedme since returning to theChurch is the peace I havefound in the sacraments, thecomfort in the Eucharist (and)the word of God, the piety andsanctity in His house."

Thomas said that in a timewhen "our culture seems to haveslipped or slouched ... (there is)a prosperous economy, but still

there is unease in the pit of ourstomachs."

He said the secular world seemedto offer no real answers to life's dif­ficult questions. "No position, nojob, no rank, no title was worth theprice.... (There was) no place to go,

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turn to the Church after a 28-yearestrangement, and described the

Then suddenly the elder Oliva wasforced to flee Cuba because ofdiffer­ences with the regime regarding hisart, so he had to leave his family be­hind.

For nearly 20 years the exiled fa­ther traveled through Europe, teach­ing sculpting, opening and operatinga salon in Paris, and then coming tothe United States.

Oliva said it was not until 1992when he leftCuba for the United Statesthat he and his father were finally re­united after a separation of nearly 20years. The father died four years later.

seminary incident as "the straw thatbroke my back."

"Tl}ere are those who stayedthe course offaith when Halteredand quit. There are those who re­mained steadfast when Idoubted," he said. "A quarter of acentury is a long absence from theChurch where I grew up. Absenceinstills a profound sense of hu­mility, it makes one aware of one'sweaknesses."

The justice told the Carroll So­ciety audience that in a conversa-

Hesaidtfer their fill

tended down toward a boy and a girlon the Christ figure's right and an­other boy on his left.

He said he was putting images ofchildren on the doors because he wasinspired by Pope John Paul IT's visitto Mexico in January and recalled thesmiles of children the pope greeted.

'1 havealways felt thatChrist loveschildren so much because oftheir pu­rity," Oliva said, adding that Christgreets as his children anyone of anyage who comes to him.

'That is why we titled the doors'TheWay;" said Oliva, "meaning thatChrist is 'The Way' as he greets uswith open arms and blesses us as hischildren."

Enid Duncan, who studies sculp­ture under Oliva's tutelage, marveledat that way the sculptor was able tocreate life-size figures of Christ andof the children in a scene that has tospan two doors.

Duncan and her husband, Ted,have donated close to $20,000 to theparish for the doors, and her two sonsand daughter posed for Olivaas mod­els for the children depicted on thedoors. The church is paying $4,000.

For 11 years his father, TomasOliva Sr., was Cuba's director of thearts. His sculptures were highly re­garded by the Cuban populace, if notalways by the regime.

ton, Supreme Court JusticeClarence Thomas spoke about hisreturn to the Catholic faith andits importance in his everydaylife.

. "It's been a long journey. Toput it simply, I'm glad to behome," he told an audience ofabout 430 people recently.

Following the example andurging of his grandfather, the fu­ture justice converted to theCatholic faith as a youngster in1956, and he entered the seminaryeight years later. In 1967, he en­tered Conception Seminary inMissouri "which was," he said,"both the beginning and end to myvocation to the priesthood and myfaith."

Thomas did not specify the in­cident of racism that drove himfrom the Church. In a 1996 re­union at Holy Cross College inWorcester, Mass., where he hadearned a law degree in 1974, thejustice publicly announced his re-

By MARK ZIMMERMANN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - In a movingaddress at the annual dinner of theJohn Carroll Society in Washing-

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

CLARENCE THOMAS

Son follows father,as visionary sculptor.

CUBAN ARTIST Tomas Oliva Jr. sculpts a clay model ofa set of churCh doors he is creating for the new St. Andrew'sCatholic Church in Sumner, Wash. The doors feature Christalongside two children. (CNS photo by Les Fetchko)

Justice Thomas recalls hisreturn to Catholic faith

By Lou PANARALE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON-When 12-year­old Tomas Oliva Jr. was in elementaryschool in Havana around 1971 heprayed his art teacher would not rec­ognize him as the son ofone ofCuba'smost illustrious sculptors.

"Don't worry, Tomas," an..elder:lyCuban .woman consoled the boy.'Thatyoung teacher won't know whoyour father is. So you need not beashamed if you fail the course."

She was right about the teacher,who was not aware Oliva's father hadbeen ostracized by Fidel Castro's gov­ernment for ideological reasons.

The boy did not fail the course, al­though he was not sure at that timewhether he had the talents to becomea successful sculptor like his father.

Today the younger Oliva is 40,single and living in Seattle as a suc­cessful sculptor who works withbronze, iron, marble and wood or anymaterial that inspires him. He came tothe United States from Cuba in 1992.

A few months ago, St. AndrewsCatholic Parish in Sumner, Wash., inthe Seattle Archdiocese, commis­sioned Oliva to sculpt in wood thedoors for its new church scheduled forcompletion in August.

Oliva said he decided on the fig­ure of a loving Christ with hands ex-

10 'THEANCHOR-,DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,May7,1999

INTHIS antique print, an Indian ma­hout guides Hanno, the pet elephantof Pope Leo X. While researching thestory of the elephant, historian SilvioBedini came across several illustra­tions of the pachyderm. (CNS photocourtesy Silvio Bedini)

but become increasingly unbeliev­able until it all seems a silly fan­tasy best brought to a quick end.

The possibility of Y2K millen­nium chaos becomes a plot pointas the heist takes place during theNew Year-'s Eve fireworks celebra­tion at the towers as the computersswitch'over to the new century.

Although the film has almost nosex or violence to speak of, andminimal language transgressions,it isn't a good choice for impres­sion!lble youngsters since it tendsto romanticize the lawbreakers.

With the romance unconvincingand the commission of the crimestoo fantastic, "Entrapment" willneed a captive audience to succeed.

Due to a romanticized view ofcrime, fleeting violence and a fewinstances of rough language andprofanity, the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence classification is A-IV -adults,with reservations. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America ratingis PG-13 - parents are strongly cau­tioned that some material may beinappropriate for children under 13.

Fleeting juvenile nudity and an in­stance of rough language. The U.S.Catholic Conference classificationisA-II-adults and adolescents. Notrated by the Motion Picture Asso­ciation ofAmerica.

"The Winslow Boy"(Sony Oassics)

Eloquent adaptation of TerenceRattigan's stage play in which a fa­ther (Nigel Hawthorne) in 1910London believes the naval acad­emy has wrongly expelled his 14­year-old son for stealing a five-shil­ling postal order and at great cost,especially to his daughter (RebeccaPidgeon), engages a prominent law­yer (Jeremy Northam) to prove thelad's innocence. Writer-directorDavid M~met unfolds the storythrough elegant dialogue and amarvelous cast of characters, hon­ing and sharpening but not chang­ing Rattigan's period piece aboutBritish justice upholding the rightsofa citizen against the power of thestate. Heavy sledding forpreschoolers. The U.S. CatholicConference classification is A-I­general patronage. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America ratingis G - general audiences.

Can't remember how a r.ecentfilm was classified by the USCC?Want to know whether to let thekids go see it? Now you can lookfilm reviews up on AmericaOnline. Once you're connected toAOL, just use the keyword CNSto go to Catholic News Service'sonline site, then look for moviereviews.

profanity. The U.S. CatholiC Con- ,ference classification is A-IV ­adults, with reservations. The Mo­tion PictureAssociation ofAmericarating is R~ restricted."The King ofMasks" (Goldwyn)

Operatic melodrama set in 19308China where an elderly artist discov­ers the scruffy street child he boughtto continue his art is actually female,after which she is reduced to his de­voted servant, but her actions acci­dentally put his life in mortal dan­ger. Director Wu Tianming tugs onthe heartstrings as the rejected childand the frustrated old man come tovalue love and sacrifice over genderand materialism in a well-acted,beautifully crafted tale. Subtitles.

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tronic bank swindle that would netthem billions, not'millions, just tooirresistible to ignore.

And,so the globetrotting moviethen finds itself in Kuala Lumpur,site of the bank, high up in theworld's tallest twin towers. Our anti­heroes are about to attempt a stuntof "Mission Impossible" caliber asher insurance company boss (WillPatton) begins to wonder just whoseside Gin is on.

Glossy production values givethe escapist caper some visual piz­zazz, but JOQ AmieI's sluggish di­

'rection combined with all the bo­gus emotions Gin and Mac fabri-cate make this a forgettable film.

Much of the suspense hinges on 'whether they are using each otheror falling for one another, but theaudience isn't likely to care sincethey have scant chemistry together.The interplay of dialogue betweenthem has no sparkle despite theirgame performances.

As for the action set pieces, diceyunderwater break-ins and high-risehijinks provide momentary thrills

SEAN CONNERY and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in the action thriller "Entrapment." TheU.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV - adults, with reservations. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned that somematerial may be inappropriate for children. under 13. (CNS photo from 20th Century Fox)

Sluggish direction traps 'Entrapment'

filmICapsules~ 'A

By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEWYORK (CNS) - The fol­lowing,are capsule reviews ofmov­ies recently reviewed by the U.S.Catholic Conference Office for Filmand Broadcasting.

''Election'' (paramount)Biting satire in which an ideal­

istic but flawed teacher (MatthewBroderick) goes overboard in try­ing to prevent a scheining senior(Reese Witherspoon) from beingelected president of the studentcouncil. DireCtorAlexander Payne'ssharply observed comedy exam­ines with ironic and sometimesnasty wit such hum~ foibles assexual obsession, hypocrisy and ra­tionalizirig such behavior. Severalsexual situations, fleeting nudity,crude sex references, recurringrough language and an instance of

By GERRI PARE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK (CNS) - 'Entrap­ment" (20th Century Fox) teams aveteran star with a rising one, butthe sparks sputter and the movie ismindless.

Out to nail Robert "Mac"MacDougal (Sean Connery), theworld's craftiest art thief, is the al­luring Virginia ':'Gin" Baker(Catherine Zeta-Jones), insuranceinvestigator extraordinaire.

Combining her feminine wileswith the lur,e of stealing a 2,000­year-old Chinese mask, she per­suades Mac that together they cancop the treasure on opening nightof its English exhibition.

Before you can blink he haswhisked her off to his castle' on theScottish coast while insisting theirpartnership remain professional.There he trains her in contortingherself through the crisscrossing ,laser beams surrounding the arti­fact and together they triumph.

But for Gin, it was just a test rtinfor much bigger fish - an elec-

Museum of American History. Heknows his way around some of thebest archives in Europe. '

Bedini's adventure began whenhe and S. Dillon Ripley of theSmithsonian wanted to do an ex­hibition on the Vatican and the sci­ences. Bedini wrote to Vaticansources and asked for access "toevery nook and cranny."

Nothing could be found untilhe was about to leave Rome. Thatday Msgr. Charl~s Burns, ~n ar­chival official, dropped off someinformation, and then Bedinicame across another piece of in­formation. A young workman toldhim of some bones unearthed dur­ing an excavation in the area ofthe Vatican library. He toldBedini they looked like dinosaurbones.

He pursued it and after sendingsome photos and information backto the National Museum of Natu­ral History in Washington, Bediniwas told that the bones were notfossils, nor those of a dinosaur.They we're of an elephant that died

betweenthe ages of7 and 10.

"We re­alized ithad to bethat el­ephant,"said Bedini.He was offlike a goodsleuth, un­earthingenormousa'mounts ofinforma­tion buriedin the dustof time.

He foundreferencesto Hanno,Pope Leo'selephant, ,all over; noone ques­tioned whyelephants

turned 'up in depictions of adora­tions of the magi, in a fresco, in anepitaph, and were featured inworks by Raphael, Romano, andmany others.

Bedini even turned up a ma­jolica platter - richly colored anddecorated Italian pottery - atLondon's Victoria and Albert Mu­seum that shows the papal proces­sion of Leo X on his "sediagestatoria," the papal throne car­ried aloft, preceded by his belovedHanno. That image is used on thedust jacket of the American edi­tion of the book.

But "The Pope's Elephant" isnot just about Hanno and PopeLeo X. Bedini points out that Mar~tin Luther used the elephant to at­tack the pontiff, as a symbol ofLeo's frivolity. And it was Leo whoexcommunicated Luther afterLuther nailed his 95 theses to thedoor of the church in Wittenberg,Germany.

"The Pope's Elephant" waspublisl,led in the United States byJ.S. Sanders & Company, Nash­ville, TN 37205.

By GERARD PERSEGHIN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Historian tracks down storyof pope and his pachyderm

WASHINGTON - It all startedwhen Washington ian historianSilvio Bedini visited the Vaticanand started asking about a popewho had an elephant.

In an age when Pope John PaulII gives priority to the poor andasks the faithful to be mindful ofthe need for justice, a pope whokeeps an elephant no longer fitsthe picture.

"I got the whole Vatican upsetwhen I started asking'about it," saidBedini, 82, talking about researchthat began in 1977.

In an interview with the Catho­lic Standard, Washington'sarchdiocesan newspaper, he talkedabout how he began to write "ThePope's Elephant," first publishedin Britain and published in theUnited States in late 1998 by J.S.Sanders & Co. of Nashville, Tenn.

It is one of more than 20 booksBedini has written during a life­time of researching and collectingthat has taken him back and forthacross theAtlantic.

In 1514Pope Leo Xwas pre­sented witha young el­ephant withlots of per­sonality.The king ofPortugal,Manuel I,had sent it,along withan aide aspart of theso-called"mission ofobedience"which headsof state ac­corded anew I yelectedpontiff.

SincePope Leowas born Giovanni de' Medici, ofthe ¥istocratic Florentine clan, he

, knew luxury, and Manuel knew thepope would appreciate the luxuryof a rare beast seldom seen in Eu­rope. That was especially so whenthe elephant named Hanno knelt be­fore the pontiff as if it recognizedthe vicar of the Church, then stood,dipped his .trunk into a barrel of wa­ter, raised it, and spritzed everyonein a baptismal-like greeting.

The story Bedini tells of howthe elephant was brought from In­dia draws on the texts of obscuredocuments he researched in theVatican, in Portugal, in Spain, inParis at the Louvre, and many otherplaces. What he couldn't find, likehow much Hanno ate daily, he es­timates from contemporary scien­tific information.

Gaining access to so much in­formation that might still be mold­ering in archives is one of the ma­jor talents of Bedini, who is histo­rian emeritus at the Smithsonianand former deputy director of theNational Museum of History andTechnology, now the National

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A NUN places a flower on the crypt of Bishop Juan Jos.e Gerardi Conedera ~n the firstanniversary 'of the bishop's death April 26 in Guatemala City. The Guatemalan bishop wasslain at his at house last year a day afterpresenting a report on atrocities during Guatemala'slong civil war. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Guatemalans visit tomb of slainbish9P on murder anniversary

The Church and human rightsgroups believe Bishop Gerardi's kill­ers acted in reprisal for his work on thereport. . .. The commemoration of the fIrstanniversary ended the night of April26 with Mass at St. Sebastian Parish,where BishopGerardi worked and wasmurdered., Following the service; a vigil washeld inside the chapel.

One ofthe songs was "Gerardi, theNew Man," composed by' a Guatema­lan singer, Olivia Recondo. The cho­rus was; "There are not enough rocksin this country to break the heads ofall of us who think."

Bishop Ge,rardi was murdered byseveral blows to the head with a con­crete block.

,POPE JOHN XXIII could be beatifiedas early as next year, said the promoterof his cause for sainthood in late April.Thepontificate of Pope John XXIII ran 1958­1963and included the opening of the Sec­ond Vatican Council. (CNS file photo)

Guatemala City.High-school children, Mayan in­

digenous women dressed in tradi­tional clothing, priests and foreignvisitors were among the crowds thatpassed through the white-walled un­derground chambers. Former Presi­dent Vinicio Cerezo and' other politi­cians also made brief visits.

The major newspapers dedicatedtwo or three pages to the anniversarycelebrations, which beganApril 24 withan evening service in the cathedral.

That was the date on which, in1998, Bishop Gerardi publicly pre­sented the report, "Never Again," acollection of testimonies about thenumerous atrocities committed bymilitary and paramilitary forces dur­ing the recent civil war.

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he has no idea how long the rest 'IIof the process would take, but he : ~hoped the beatification would oc- I-:.._~,

cur in the year 2000.. Pope John Paul and the cardi­nals who are members of the saint­hood congregation still must for­mally recognize the "heroic vir­tUes" of Pope John and declare himvenerable. .

In addition, theologicalconsultants to the_congre­gation must establish a re­lationshi p betweenprayers to Pope Johnand the Italian nun'shealing of a bleedingulcer and severe pen- 'tonitis.

If the theologiansrecognize a link be­tween the healing andthe intercession of PopeJohn, Pope John Paulcould recognize themiracle and set a datefor the beatification.

By MIKE LANCHIN

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

GUATEMALA CITY - Thou­sands of Guatemalans fIled past thetomb ofAuxiliary Bishop Juan GerardiConedera in the catacombs ofthe cen­tral cathedral, as the Catholic Churchwound up activities marking the firstanniversary ofhis murder.

Church authorities opened thecrypt early April 26. Bishop Gerardi'ssuccessor, Auxiliary Bishop MarioRios Montt of Guatemala City, said 'the murder had been an attempt ''todivide the Church ... but I believe thatwe are more united than ever."

Evidence of that, he said, were thenumber 9f people visiting the tomband the 80,000 people who attendedthe open-air Mass April 25 in central

Postulator:' Pope John XXIIIcould be beatified in 2000

By CINOVWOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope JohnPaul II could beatify Pope .JohnXXIII as early as next year, saidthe promoter .of the late pontiff'scause for peatification and canoni­zation.

A beatifIcation in 2000 becamea possibility April 22 when medi­cal consultants to the Congrega­tion for Sainthood Causes saidthere was no scientific explana­tion for the healing of a nun whoprayed for the late popes inter­cession.

The cause of Pope John, whose1958-1963 pontificate included the .opening of the Second VaticanCouncil, still must clear some ba­sic steps in the beatification pro­cess, even though the judgment ofthe medical board usually is themost difficult step.

Franciscan Father Luca deRosa, postulator of Pope John'scause, told Catholic News Service

Caribbean, American bishopsto discuss banana trade issue

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Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the im­mensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open tome the doors and make me enter into It to fOfm my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, DivineWill. It. will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast itaway from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happi­ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a 'singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things andconducts them to God. ..

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinitythat They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will andthus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creatUrewas created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat,take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the DivineWill. You will b.e my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my ,'whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will te~ch me the'doctrine of the Divine Will, and Iwilllisten most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to en­tice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

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

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will ~n your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, thatI may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. .

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in every­thing so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument thatdraws all men into the Kingpom of the Divine Will. Amen.

".( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidag, bananas, at the expense of those pro­(CNS) - The Antilles Episcop~l duceg. cheaper in Latin Ameri~an',Conference hop~s to meet with U:S. countries by large U.S. compames.bishops to discuss the controversial. ·The Worlq.Trade Organization'banana trade issue. sided,with the United States April 7,

"Consistent with Catholic social ruling that the I~uropt<an Union's, teaching, we believe that <:J.ur t,arib- new rul~s for importing and mar~e(.: .bean nations, whose econoinies de- ing bananas violated gl<:>bal tradtngpend significantly on bananas,must rules..,. ' . _' ..be given preferential treatment;' the Caribbean bimana-p'ro~ucl~g

Caribbean bishops !laid in a state- territories affected by the rulIng tn­ment issued at their four-day meet-. clude Dominica, St. Luci~, Grenada,ing· on; the island of Dom inica' in and St. Vinc~.nt and 'the Gre!ladines.mid-April. ,. For some islands, the banana trade

The bishops said to advocate for contributes as' fuuc;h as}5 perce,iltmaintaining the special treatment of of the gross domestic product.Caribbean nations thtw would aSk Expressing their"lo~ing solidar­the National Conference of Catho- itywith the people we serve who arelic Bishops to dialogue with the U.S. suffering economically as a resultCongress; the Latin American bish- of the banana crisis,"th~ Caribbeanops' council to dialogue with Latin . bishops said they were aware ofAmerican governments; and Caritasgeoeconomic and geopoJ.itical is­Internationalis, the Church's inter- sues that flow from internationalnational aid agency, to. dialogue trad.e agreements.with the European Union and the The bishops said these agr~e-

United Nations. ' ments "are based on the assumptIOnThese dialogue efforts will "facili- that all people in the global com­

tate progress in the negotiations to . munity are able to compete equallyretain preferential treatment for Car- in the international marketplace."ibbean bananas;' the bishops said. This is not possible, the bishops

The United States and five Latin stated, and "the human dignity ofAmerican countries imposed sanc- people who live in small, struggling,tions on European Union countries developing countries and their rightfor giving preferential treatment to to a reaso.nable standard of livingAfric'an and Caribbean-produced JIlust be respected.":

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Cooperation in Europe, urged a nego­tiated settlement on Kosovo, based onthe silencing of weaJXlns, the return ofrefugees and establishmentofan inter­national peace-keeping force in theem­battled Yugoslav province.

Homosexual Activists wantyour children to be taught

that "Homosexual Marriage"should be part of this picture.

example for all to follow."While a man whose basic ministry

was giving spiritual direction and ad­ministering the sacrament of penance,"he was gifted with inany graces, par­ticularly of bearing in his own bodythe wounds ofChrist, the only priest tohave done so," Bishop O'Malleynoted.

can, Czech Cardinal Miloslav Vlk ofPrague, presidentofthe Council ofEu­ropean Bishops' Conferences, offeredhis support to political and militaryleaders who went through a struggleofconscience before deciding they mustuse force againstYugoslavia to protectethnic Albanians in Kosovo.

Msgr. Bernd Kaut, an official at theEuropean bishops' office who helpeddraft the statement, said the remarkswere an acknowledgment of the diffi­cult choices leaders have to make butraised the question, "Have we doneenough to see if we can sit down" andreturn to negotiations?

Msgr. Mario Zenari, the Vatican'srepresentative to the permanent coun­cil ofthe Organization for Security and

we~ obliged to help build and sustaina culture hospitable to human life in allconditi0!1s and at all stages ofdevelop­ment, from.conception to natufl:lldeath:'

III 1997; tlie Knights at all levelsraised and contributed more than $4.4'rhillio~ to siIpJXlrt pro-life prograrris.

'Thanks to thefamilies and the lead­ership ofthe Knights ofColumbus, theCathoiic bishops are'able to present theChurch's teachings on critical life is­sues in new and more sophisticatedways;' said Gail Quinn, executive di­rector of the Secretariat 'The bishopsareenormously grateful to the Knights."

in Belgrade and large areas of Serbia,affecting millions of people.

Cardinal O'Connor, who served 27years as achaplain and rose to becomechiefofchaplains in the U.S. Navy, surn- .marized many ofthecurrentargumentsfor the NATO operation: that tyrannycannot be allowed to prevail, that Serbactions in Kosovo are ''reminiscent ofthe Holocaust;' that many refugees arebeing produced and that what is hap­pening presents a "barbaric threat toall ofEurope."

''For me, it is difficult to see how asingle one of these i:;sues satisfactorilyanswers the question ofwhy we seemto be virtually obliterating a country;'he said.

In a statement released at the Vati-

K ofC's new grants continueNCCB's pro-life programs

NEW HAVEN - The board ofdi­rectors for the Knights ofColumbus hasapproved. 1999 grants totaling$755,000 to help ~ndthe educationaland informational effortsofthe Nation3IConfere~ce ofcatholic Bishops Secre-tariat for Pro-LifeActivities. .

The grants continued the 20-yearprogram ofthe Knights ofColumbus toprovide direct suppOrt for the bishops'pro-life secretariat. '

''We continue to heed the call ofthebishops to make thecause ofhiunan lifea priority;' said Supreme Knight VrrgilC. Deschant '~Knights ofColumbus

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made p'ilgrimages to San GiovanniRotondo said theywere impressed mostby his deep sense of faith, his humilityand his simpleyet profound manner ofawakening their spmtual thirst. Thosewho knew him well said the priest'soccasional bluntness was balanced bya gentle manner with sinners.

Padre Pio often spent 10-12 hours aday in the confessional. The rest of theday he spent in prayer in a bare monas­tic cell, or saying long Masses for thefaithful who packed the monastery. fre­quently, the Eucharist would be hisonly food for days. When he did eat,his principal diet for the day was a plateofgreens.

Christ's sacrifice was at the centerof his prayer life; one Italian priest de­scribed·Padre Pio as "a saint not of ac­tion but of the Passion."

Because the Capuchin priest'sJXlpularity had grown in the years sincehis death and the crowds expected forthe beatification Mass have caused anunprecedented logistics problem forVatican and Roman officials.

City officials reached agreementwith theVatican on limiting attendancein St. Peter's Square and at the largersquare at the Basilica of St. JohnLateran, where the pope delivered ablessing afterward.

Fearsoftrafficgridlockweresogreatthat Rome's mayor encouraged cityresidents to leave town for the week­end, and school was canceled Mon­day as officials faced the myriad ofproblems getting hundreds of thou­sands to overcrowded train stations andairports.

."His cause for beatification wentvery quickly," Bishop O'Malleycommented. "There have even beenmiracles reported after the beatifi­cation was announced and thosemiracles make the process towardshis sainthood even faster. I thinkhis life, one that underscores theimportance of the interior life andthe process of conversion, offers an

Church presses for 'negotiationsWASHINGTON (CNS) - As

NATO bombers stepped up air attacksagainst Yugoslavia, Pope John Paul IIand other Catholic leaders pressed fora negotiated solution to the conflict inthe Balkans.

In Rome on Monday, the day fol­lowing the release of three U.S. sol­diers by the Serbs, Pope John Paul ap­pealed for the start of real dialogue tb­ward a negotiated solution, which hesaid should be undertaken with the"cre­ativity and intelligence which Godgave humans to resolve tensions andconflicts."

The pope also sent a message toKofi Annan, secretary-general of theUnited Nations, offering his prayers forthe success ofAnnan's late-April visitto European capitals and to Moscowin an attempt to reactivate a dialogueon the crisis.

In New York, Cardinal John J.O'Connorquestioned whetherNATO'sbombing of Yugoslavia can be mor- .ally justified.

"It is eJ;lormously difficult for me,to.feel assured that the prosecution ofthis'war' meets the requirements of 'just­war' teaching;' he wrote in arecentcol­umn in the archdiocesan weekly,Catholic New York.

But U.S. Secretary ofDefenseWJ.1I-·iam Cohen said: "We are not only notgoing to stop the bombing, we're gcring to intensify the bombing:' Subse­quent NATO air strikes on major elec­trical JXlwer plants caused a bl!lCkout

Padre PioHis Capuchin superiors tried to limithis public appearan~ and planned totransfer the priest. But they backeddown after popular outcries. With do­nations, Padre Pio opened a small hos­pital next to the monastery in 1925,the forerunner to a much larger healthcomplex the House for Relief ofSuffering, pe had built in the 19508.

"PadrePio's concern for people wasalso manifested in his desire to servethe crippled children and paraplegicsbeing cared for by the facility whichhe caused to be built," BishopO'Malley pointed out.

After years of ministering to longlines of penitents, and after sufferingmore bouts with illness, Padre Pio diedin 1968. The day of his death, the stig­mata wounds disappeared. During hislifetime, the mystic monk was contro­versial in the eyes oftheVatican, whichinvestigated his activities, temJXlrarilysuspended him from mostofhis priestlyministries and kept him under awatch­ful eye in the 1930s and '408.

In recent years, Church authoritieshave reviewed the accusations andfound no evidence ofwrongdoing. Onthe contrary, they said, these trials onlyhighlighted Padre Pio's deep obedi­ence to the Church.

''We can say he was an authenticSaint, whom the devil tried to coverwith mud;' said Italian Bishop AndreaErba, who helped prepare a report onPadre Pio in 1997.

Pope John Paul II, who presided atthe beatification Mass in St. Peter'sSquare, had a personal role in the friar'sstory,

As a seminarian in 1947, the popeconfessed to Padre Pio. Then in 1962,as bishop of Krakow, Poland, he wroteto Padre Pio and asked prayers for afriend who was diagnosed with throatcancer. Only 11 days later, the cancerinexplicably disappeared.

The JXlpe has praised Padre Pio for. his dedication to the sacraments and

his personal holiness. Many others who

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AMANDA CORREIA,left, of Our Lady of MountCarmel School, New Bed­·ford, stands in front of her:display on Wa~,hington,D.C. at the school's SocialFair. The fourth grader'sproject also 'included re­search. about Martha.Washington whom sheportrayed. Correia's sjsterJessica looks on.

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Pro-Life Office. announces essay contest winners

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humanity doesn't get agrip on what itsvalues and what its morals are we willbegin to lose everything that God hasgiven us. Life and the human race can­not continue to live with violence. It isdisturbing to think that someone ca.,actually terminate a life inside one'sbody. A life in the womb ofa woman issomething that could eventually be­come a wonderful person. This hasnothing to do with religion, but rathera simple fact of life. The point is that ifsociety can't think clearly enough torealize that we must give life a chance,then murder and violence will not end.

So the life ofan unbom child shoulclbe given a chance no matter what thecircumstances. There are always otheroptions. We have spent the time to cre­ate places that give you other options.These should be taken seriously. Reli­gion can give you the guidance thatyou need to make the right choicesand ultimately helps you feel that youare doing 'the right things. Therefore,you are happy with the choices youhave made. The true fact is that a lifecan't survive without the ones whohave chosen to create it. This shouldnot be taken for granted by anyone.Life cannotbe lived without achance."

it is the killing of an innocent humanbeing and the denial of that human'sright to be born into the world. Abor­tion allows for·would-be mothers andfathers to have their lives changed for­ever. They lose a part of their life withthat baby. It affects everybody.

Abortion has made me think notonly about how horrible it truly is, butwhat it says aboutour society. Our so­ciety is filled with violence and this

. reflects the lackofrespect for life. Some­one once said to me that the greatestgift God can give you is life itself. If

AMANDA GRAZIOLI of Holy Cross Parish, South Easton"shakes hands with Bishop Sean O'Malley after reading heressay at the Pro-Life Convention. Grazioli placed second forgrades 6-8 in the contest which addressed the issue of abor­tion. (AnchodGordon photo)

Melanie Williams"As a student at Bishop Stang High

School in Dartmouth, Mass:, Iam luckyenough to have Christ as an intricatepartofmy life. He is everywhere in myschool; in a way, you can never escapehim, which is actually the best thingaboutschool. He is ~ere through teach­ers and students. They are the peoplewho shape you into the person youwill become.We have aclass at BishopStang, a religion class. From the begin­ning our teacherhas taughtus thatabor­tion is wrong. It never really occurredto me what he was saying until he ex­plained what was really behind thatword. It was possibly the most horriblething I have ever heard. Even withoutthe presence of the Lord in your life,how could you possibly be able to seea life you have created be so horriblydisposed of?

Religion is an important part ofmylife. I am faced with it every day andwouldn'tchange the way my life is foranything in the world. But abortionshould notbe about areligion, it shouldbe aboutthe truth. The truth is thatabor­tion is really murder and allows for ev­erybody involved to suffer in someway. The most important point is that

seek out an illegal abortion becauseeveryone will know more of its physi­cal, psychological and spiritual dan­gers. People tend to forget the truth thatwhenever one hurts a child, one hurtsits mother as well. And whenever onehelps a motheJ;, one helps her child.Therefore, thesolution to problem preg­nancies is not abortion; it is compas­sion."

here in their entirety.

Kaitlyn Mello'1s it a choice between having a

baby or having an abortion, or is it a

second. For grades nine to 12, sopho- choice between having a baby or hav- lors and medical community, womenmoreMelanieWilliamsofBishopStang ing a traumatic experience? will continue to be pressured into dan-High School, North Dartmouth, gar- Abortion is a termination of preg- gerous abortions 'for their own good.'nered first place honors while school-· nancy before birth, resulting in, or ac- . We must never forget that our long­mate Joel Maxwell, a senior from the . companied by, the death ofthe fetusJt- .. term gqal is not to make abortion sim-school, placed second. . has been practiced around the world ply illegal, but also unthinkable. We

The first place essays are reprinted since ancient times as a crude method -mustalso convinCe the public thatevenof birth control. Although· ifabortion is legal, it is never safe. Fu­many religions restrict the '.- ture generations must recognize abor­

.practice, abortion was not '. tionforwhatitis'medical'buteheryofconsidered illegal in most both mother and, child.countries until the 19th cen- My dream is·that years from now,tury. no compassionate person would ever

, Abortion hurts women. It encourage a young girl or woman tofrequently causes irreparabledanjage to a woman's repro. : .ductive health. Researchfrom the last 10 years hasshown, abortion almost al­ways causes psychologicaland emotional damage. Itcan literally cripple awoman's ability to functionin nornfal relationships withfamily, friends or even atwork. Facts show that over90 percentofwomen havingabortions suffer damage totheir self-esteem. Nearly 50percent of post-abortionwomen begin or increasedrug and alcohol abuse. Afew years from now 60 per­cent experience suicidal te~­dencies with up to 28 per­cent actually attempting sui­cide. Otherproblems includedepression, flashbacks andconcentration problems.

Studies also show thateven among women under­going abortions, approxi­mately 70 percent believeabortion is wrong. Thesewomen seek abortions notbecause they believe it isright to abort, but becausethey feel they have no other

choice. Fifty-two percent of womenwho sufferpost-abortion traumareportthat they were ''forced by others'~ intounwanted abortions. Unless we edu­cate the parents, boyfriends, counse-

BISHOP O'MALLEY congratulates KaitlynMello, first place winner for grades 6-8 in theannual Pro-Life Essay Contest. It is sponsoredby the Pro-Life Office and students this year ad­dressed the topic "Until No More Children Dieand No More Women Cry." Mello is a member ofOur Lady of Fatima Parish, New Bedford. (An­chof/Gordon photo)

FIRST AND SECOND place winners in the Diocesan Pro-Life Essay Contest for gradesnine-12, Melanie Williams and Joel Maxwell of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth,display their awards. With the students are Director of the Pro-Life Office, Father StephenA. Fernandes, and Marian Desrosiers, assistant director.

FALL RIVER - Wmners in theannual Pro-Life Essay Contest for stu­dents in the Fall River Diocese wererecently announced and invited to readtheir winning submissions at the Pro­Life Convention at Bishop Stang HighSchool.

The contest issponsored by the Pro­Life Office and twowinning essays forgrades six to eight andnine through 12 wereawarded $100 and$50 U.S: SavingsBonds respectively.

The theme of tl1isyear's essay was l'Un_til No More ChildrenDie and No MoreWomen Cry." MarianDesrosiers, assistantdirectorofthe Pro-LifeOffice, said that hun­dreds ofessays are sub­mittcct each year fromschools and parishes.

Father Stephen A.Fernandes, ciirector ofthe Pro-Life Office:said that he was veryencouraged by whathe read and proud ofthis year's writers."Nothing forces a per­son to think like theexercise of writing.Students were encour­aged to think with thisyear's topic and focusattention on the factthat two people, themother and child, suf­fer because of abor­tion. We want youngpeople to be awareof that," FatherFernandes said.

Kaitlyn Mello captured first placefor grades six through eight and is amember ofOurLady ofFatima Parish,New Bedford. Amanda Grazioli ofHoly CrossParish,South Easton, placed

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Prayers, Donations Urgently Needed

I~dian Mission Director Pleads fo'r HelpSpecial to The Anchor

THOREAU, NM - As Catholicsaround the globe begin thecountdown to the year 2000, thedirector, . priest, sisters, laymissionaries and staff of a NewMexico Mission school areconcerned abo'ut urgently-neededhelp. They work daily to makequality Catholic education a realityfor American Indian children intheir care.

These children "do without"as a way of life ... will you helpthem? For many of our students,the school at St. BonaventureMission is their "last hope."

They've experienced failure inother schools or inability to get toschool from great distances.

Trusting in God, everyone atthe Mission prays for urgently­needed help.

St. Bonaventure Missionstarted a school more than adecade ago when the founder

realized the Indian children intheMlssion'sCCDclassesdidn't .have even the most basic readingand writing skills. Today over300 children, most of themNative Ainerican,join i!1 prayer

. to keep their school from closing.The Indian boys and girls

attending St. Bonaventure IndianMission arid School live withthe following realities:• 55% of the Navajo

population cannot read orwrite;

• In McKinley County (wherethe Mission is located) over50% ofschool age childrenlive in poverty;

• The suicide rate amongNavajo teenagers is tentimes higher than for theirage groitp in the U.S.population at lat:ge.

• McKinley County has thehighest alcoholism rate in theUnited States.A nearly 40-member strong

corps of dedicated lay missionariesteach and carry out the other work ofthe Mission. This "other work"includes maintaining the buses and-vans which travel the remote mesas

. to bring the children to school;preparing two nourishing meals dailyfor the children; and bringing bothfood and water toaging Navajos iivingin poveriy in remote areas of thebarren Reservation.

New lay missionaries often ask,"Can this be America?"

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Indian Mission and School are tax­deductible. The school alsoqualifies for "Matching Gifts."

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Mission Director BobO'Connell withSt. BonaventureMission Schoolstudents.,'Every daybrings challenges tokeep the school open... to give 300 childrenthe skills they will needto break the cycle ofpoverty and to live aSpirit-filled life.

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: I'm turning to you for help. My concern is for the children :• and elders served by St. Bonaventure Indian Mission. Without •: caring friends like you we can't exist. Please help make quality :• education a reality for needy Navajo children. •· ... .• With Easter and Spring come the need to plan for next Fall. .•: We need generous, caring people to answer the call to teach. •" And over this summer I'm hoping to provide a library/learning :e center for our kids, a simple portable building to serve the •• ' I •• purpose. •

: Busing the boys and girls, some from as far as 42 miles away:• across rutted dirt roads, is also costly. I pray we can meet our •: expenses to provide opportunity for them. . :

: I can't meet these needs without your h.elp. Please become :• part of this life-giving work! I don't want to have to say "no" to •: even one child or one elder '~ho needs help. Will you join in our:• love for these .First Americans who live in such difficult •• . ? •• cIrcumstances. •

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