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~ Diocesan Communications Officeis host to luncheon, talks;Karam brothers cited.

Bishop meetswith area media

FALL RIVER - Fielding questions from represen­tatives of the area's news media, Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap., called for continued and in­creased innovative dialogue between the Church andthe secular press as they address mutual areas of con­cern and the vital roles they play in the community, ata luncheon June 10.

Father John F. Moore, Secretary for Communica­tions, and John E. Kearns, Jr., diocesan assistant direc­tor of Communications, who hosted the event, greetedthe guests. The meeting followed directives of the Sec­ond Vatican Council calling for a day offocus on com­munications in each diocese at the direction of thebishop.

BROADCAST AWARD - Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap., presents award to JamesKaram, who along with his brother Robert Karam,was cited for support of Catholic programming atthe recent Communications Day luncheon. TheKarams are owners of WHTB-WSAR Radio ofFall River. (AnchodGordon photo.)

AMONG THOSE attending the S1. Vincent de Paulregional conference were, from left, Samuel Carocci,chairman of the Northeast Region; Joseph H. Miller,national president of the Society; and Horace J. Costa,president, Fall River Diocesan Council of the Society.

Fall River agreed. "We always trust in the Sacred Heartof Jesus and he deserves the honor we give him today..The bishop consecrates him for every parish in the dio­

cese. This is a very special day."Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesusrevolves around the inexhaustible

source of mercy and love pouredout for humanity by God through

the pierced heart of Jesus. It isa symbol of God's love for

mankind.Bishop O'Malley was

pleased to see so manypeople in attendance atwhat he called "a won-derful occasion. Myheart is filled withjoy as we come to­gether to consecrateour diocese."

In his homily,., the bishop said that

/ . the Mass was "achance to focus onJesus' saving love

I for humanity, alove that growsstronger when hu­man life or dignityis threatened," andhe touched on the

importance of PopeLeo XIII's 1899 en-

cyclical "AnnumSacrum" (On Consecra­

tion to the Sacred Heart)."His heart is a sign of his

unfailing love. It is a doorfor friendship. It is a symbol

of sincerity, fidelity, honestyand love. We are his people. He

has shown his great love for us. Wewill lay hold of life at the feet of the

Sacred Heart."The intercessions sought a renewal of Chris­

tian values, offered prayers for those without hope andTum to page 13 - Sacred Heart

Diocese consecrated toSacred Heart of Jesus

By MIKE GORDON

ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - S1. Mary's Cathedral was overflow­ing with parishioners from around the dio-cese at the June 10 Mass consecratingthe Diocese of Fall River to the Sa­cred Heart of Jesus and many in at­tendance told of their excitement.

The Mass came on the eveof the feast of the SacredHeart and Rose MarieBenoit from St. JulieBilliart Parish in NorthDartmouth said it wasa moving experience."It's a great event foreveryone. We comehere to give ourhearts to Jesus andhe's giving hiswhole heart to theFall River Diocesetoday with thisconsecration."

Bishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM,Cap., was principalcelebrant of theMass which broughtmany clergy and pa­rishioners together.This year marks the100th anniversary ofPope Leo XIII's Con­secration of the World tothe Sacred Heart of Jesusand the Mass gave thosegathered an opportunity torenew their own dedicationand consecration toJesus Christ.

Annemarie Anderson, also ofSt. Julie's, said she prays to the Sa­cred Heart frequently. "I have a devo­tion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and thinkthat the consecration and celebration are very im-portant things. It's wonderful," she declared.

Permanent Deacon Frank Mis of St. Stanislaus Parish,

Hundreds attend Society ofSt Vmcent de Paul conference~ Spiritual Advisor Father Daniel L. Freitas is

honored on his 50th anniversary of ordination.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

NORTON - In a keynote talk laced with humor, more than 150attendees at the 31 st annual Society of Vincent de Paul NortheastRegional Conference at Wheaton College here last Saturday weretold "to continue to show your love for God in seeing the face of Godas you help those in need."

Dr. Ernest Collamati, chairman of the Religious Studies Depart­ment at Regis College in Weston, a popular theology professor and

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THEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., June 18,1999

In Your Prayers:. Pleas.e pray for the following

.. p:ries(~ ..4~·ring tlie coming .l1:eek,.;::-",

NECROLOGYJune 21

1926, Rev. Desire V. Delemarre, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River1948, Rev. Francis D. Callahan, Pastor, St. Patrick Wareham1964, Rev. Clement Killgoar, SS.CC., St. Anthony, Mattapoisett1976, Rev. David O'Brien, Retired Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River

June 221977, Rev. Alexander Zichello, Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, New

Bedford

June 24 ,1907, Rev. Bernard F. McCahill, Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River

. . .' . .. '\\ June 25 .

.1941, Rt. Rev. Msgr-\ Louis A. Marchand, Pastor, St. Anthony,N~Bedfurd \\ '. 1960, Rev. Raymond\J\Hamel, Chaplain, St. Joseph Otphanage,Fall River . \ \ '

\ \ June 26 /-,\ . ~ \

1931, Rev. Charles P. GabOury, Pastor, Sa.cred!Jeart;New Bedford1973, Rev. Msgr. Albert \Berube"Pastor/Errieritus, St. Anthony,

New Bedford \ \~-:::-/.-..-.----- c'-

_-------:::--J~~e27 .1863,.......Rev;John'Corry, Founder, St. Mary, Taunton; Founder, St.

Mary,.-Fall..·River \ \1933, Rev. Dario Raposo, Pastpt, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton1980, Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. W~lsh, Pastor Emeritus, St. John the

Evangelist, Attleboro \, \,1984, Rev. Bernard J. Fenton, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, North

Dighton \ \\ \

PRIESTS CURRENTLY SERVING\ \

June 21 ; Rev. Richatd\L. ChretienJune 22 Rev. Roman\~hwaliszewski, OFM, Conv.June 23 R~v. James ~ ClarkJune 24 Rev. Msgr. George W. Coleman, VGJune 25 .. ; Rev. Francis R ConnorsJune 26 : Rev. Edward E.\CorreiaJune 27 Rev. Ernest Corriveau, MS

June 231980, Rev. Finbarr B. McAloon, SS.Cc., Pastor, Holy Trinity,

West Harwich1992, Rev. George Wichland, CSSR, St. Wenceslaus Church,

Baltimore'

Sister Edmund of St. Joseph FCSCJLITILETON-SisterEdmund of Derby Line, and Burlington, all in Ver­

StJoseph,91,amemberoftheDaugh- mont.; Magog, Sherbrooke andters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart . Montreal, PQ, Canada; Colebrook andofJesus, who resided at Mount Sacred Littleton, N.H.; and in Middleboro andHeartConvent, Grove Street, Littleton, Seekonk, Mass.died suddenly Monday while visiting She is survived by members of herin Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada. religious community and by nieces

Born Marie-Bertha Josephine and nephews.DeMars in Devil'sLake, North Dakota, A memorial service was heldshe was a daughter of the late Joseph Wednesday at Mount Sacred Heartand the late Rose-Anna (LeMay) Convent in Littleton. A Mass of Chris­DeMars. She made her religious pro- tian Burial was celebrated Thursday atfession as a Daughter of the Charity of St Rose ofLima Church, Littleton. In­the Sacred Heart of Jesus on July 18, terment was in St Mary's Cemetery,1929. She served missions in Newport, Newport,Vt.

Sister Agnes Jerome Kenney SUSCFALL RIVER - Holy Union Sis- Alabama and Fordham University in

terAgnes Jerome Kenney, 95, a mem- NewYork.her .of the Holy Union Community at She taught at Rose School in Ala­the Landmark here, died Tuesday at bama, St. Edward School in Baltimore,Marian Manor, Taunton. Md., St Francis de Sales School in New

Born in Randolph, she was the York and Sacred Heart and St Mary'sdaughter of the late Thomas 1. and the schools in Taunton. After retiring shelate Elisa Jane (McHugh) Kenney. became a librarian atSt. Mary's School.

Sister Kenney entered the Holy She retired in 1986 to the Sacred HeartsUnion Novitiate in Fall River on June Convent in Fall River and to Marian27, 1924, professed her first vows on Manor.Jan. 29,1926, and her perpetual vows Her Holy Union sisters are her onlyon July 26, 1931.- living family. She was the sister of the

After entering the Holy Union, she late Thomas, John, James and Josephattended the College of the Sacred Keriney.Hearts in Fall River. She received a Her funeral Mass was celebratedbachelor's degree in education from the Thursday in Sacred Heart Church, Fallformer Providence Teacher's College River. Interment was held today in St.and attended Springhill College in Patrick Cemetery, Fall River.

Gn 12:1-9; Ps33:12-13,18­20,22; Mt 7:1-5'Gn 13:2,5-18;Ps 15:2-4b,5;Mt 7:6,12-14Gn 15:1-12,17-18; Ps105:1-4,6-9;

- Mt 7:15-20Is 49:1-6; Ps139:1-3,13-15;Acts 13:22-·26; Lk 1:57­66,80Gn 17:1,9­10,15-22; Ps128:1-5;Mt 8:1-4Gn 18:1-15;(Ps) Lk 1:46­50,53-55;Mt 8:5-172 Kgs 4:8-11 ,14-16a; Ps89:2-3,16-19;Rom 6:3-4,8­11;Mt10:3742

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A special memorial service forRalph Townley, a volunteer in theAIDS ministry who died three weeksago, will also be held, Dr. Winter-Greenannounced.

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Office ofAIDS Ministry setsday of retreat and reflection

FALL RIVER - A day of retreatand reflection for persons living withand affected by HIV/AIDS, caregivers,loved ones and others concerned, willbe held Saturday, June 26, at Cathe­dral Camp, 157 Middleboro Road,East Freetown.

Sponsored by the Office ofAIDSMinistry of the Diocese of Fall River,the annual spiritual retreat will be heldfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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NEW BEDFORD -A holy hourfor vocations will be held Friday,June 25 beginning at 6 p.m., in OurLady ofMount Carmel Church, 230Bonney St. All are invited to attendin support of vOCations.

The service, in English, will markthe eve of the ordination oftive mento the priesthood for the diocese.

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Sacred Heart Parish Center; Pine and Seabury Sts.

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prostrate cancer); Dr. Robert Wilcox (vision testing and eye health); Hospice Outreach;Health First family C~; Fall River Fire Dept.(fire safety); Fall River PoliceDept.(community safety);

Dr. Michael Abgrab / Family Wellness Clinic (postural screening & wellness education);Diocesan Geriatric Care Manager Program; Catholic Memorial Home; Fall River DiabetesAssn.; FaJi River Adult Day Health Care; Back into Balance (massage therapy)

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dent ofStonehill College; and HolyCross Father John Phalen, presidentand CEO ofThe Family Rosary Inc.,an international organization ofwhich the new Peyton Family Insti­tute is a part.

Keynote speakers were FatherMichael Himes, a member of theTheology Department at BostonCollege; and Dr. David Thomas.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley wasprincipal celebrant at an afternoonMass, and was joined by BishopRobert E. Mulvee of Providence,R.I., and Auxiliary Bishop Michael

.Cote of Portland, Maine. Other con­celebrants included Holy Cross Fa­ther Wilfred Raymond, provincialsuperior of the Congregation of theHoly Cross, Eastern Province andchairman of the corporate board ofFamily Rosary/Family Theater;and Father John J. Oliveira, pastorof St. John the Baptist Church, NewBedford.

FULL SCALE - Holy Cross Father Thomas Feeley, na­tional director of The Family Rosary, and Holy Cross FatherJohn Phalen, president and chief executive officer of the inter­national group, look at building plans as they announce themove of headquarters from Albany, N.Y. to a site near StonehillCollege. Construction will begin in the summer of 2000.

mer for retreats and family prayerseminars. Additional offices willbe added to the building.

Participants at the symposiumwere welcomed by Holy Cross Fa­ther R. Bradley Beaupre, interimdirector of the Institute; Holy CrossFather Bartley MacPhaidin, presi-

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SyDlposiuDllaunches FaDlilyRosary move to ,North Easton

Rev. Mark R. Hession, from Parochial Administrator of HolyRosary Parish, Fall River, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Par­ish, Falmouth.

Rev. Brian Albino from Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Con­ception Parish, New Bedford, to Parochial Vicar of Espirito SantoParish, Fall River, and Chaplain, Charlton Memorial Hospital,Fall River.

Rev. David J. Landry, from sick leave to Parochial Vicar ofSaint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth.

Rev. Hugh 1. McCullough, from ParocQial Vicar of Saint PiusX Parish, South Yarmouth, to Parochial Vicar of Saint PatrickParish, Wareham.

Rev. John M. Murray, from Parochial Vicar of Saint PatrickParish, Wareham, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, FallRiver, and Chaplain, Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Rev. Robert 1. Powell, O.S.B. Cam., from Parochial Vicar ofSaint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth, to Parochial Vicar of SaintJulie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth..

Rev. George B. Scales, from Parochial Vicar of Saint PatrickParish, Falmouth, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Pius X Parish, SouthYarmouth.

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, .O.F.M.Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appoint­ments:

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

NORTH EASTON- More than300 people attended the Sympo­sium on the Family as the FatherPatrick Peyton, CSC Family Insti­tute held its inaugural event onJune 6 on the campus of StonehillCollege.

The purpose of day was to "Lis­ten to Families" as they sharedtheir varied experiences of spiri­tuality in order to assist the Insti­tute in the development of futureprograms.

At the same time it was an­nounced that The Family Rosarywill move its international head­quarters from Albany, N.¥. to NorthEaston, Mass., by August of nextyear.

The move was announced June6 by Holy Cross Father JohnPhalen, president of Family Ro­sary, the worldwide family prayerministry founded in 1942 by thelate Holy Cross Father PatrickPeyton.

Father Phalen said that with themove the organization hopes to cre­ate a viable place of family prayerand pilgrimage, since FatherPeyton's grave site in Holy CrossCemetery is located on the groundsof what will be the new headquar­ters.

The headquarters will include agift shop offering rosaries and otherprayer and inspirational materialsand a room for viewing Family The­ater Productions' programs, includ­ing those on Father Peyton's life. Itwill also house a new Father PatrickPeyton Family Institute.

Plans call for using an existingbuilding that includes a chapel, alibrary, reading/media rooms anddorm rooms available in the sum-

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snare you! Keep an open mind.Put your feelings aside, and freeyour mind to see clearly."

Courage is a virtue ,that im­plores us to avoid entrenchment.It says to us, "When did you lasttry to do something differently,to break out of the old and trysomething new? Do you stillhave an adventuresome spirit?"

Courage coaxes us to fightthat which drains the beauty fromour spirit. Sometimes when pas­tors Qr parishioners hear of clus­tering or· mergers, they. becomemean-spirited. Courage says,"Avoid the" ugliness mean­spiritedness creates, don't letyour sp'iritssag or buckle. Qon' tlet fear push you into a 'littleworld OfyOUf own.",

Humility is a virtue that sitsus down and says, "As much as.you like to c'ontrol your life, Godultimately is in control. Take alook at what is happening, andfor a moment try and see if God'shand is in it. Stop playing God!"_ As. the Church faces the chal­

lenges of the third millennium,the better we can couple a proper.spirit with our pastoral plans, thebetter they will succeed.

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CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

"LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER; LET MY CRY COME TO YOU."PSALM 102:2

use of available resources. It isanother thing for pastors and pa-

Pooiing resource.sis an idea rishioners in those parishes tothat is catching on quickly within . bring a willing spirit to the plan.the Church due to fewer priests "If innovative 'Church' strate­and the growing challenges par- gies such as this one are to suc­ishes face. Dioceses are turning 'ceed, those involved will need tomore frequently to ,clustering or rejuvenate the virtues needed fortwinning' parishes. In Philadel- success. One of the foremost vir­phia, for example, Cardinal An- . tues to consider is team spirit,thony Bevilacqua has approved which implies kindness, under­30 clusters of 204 parishes. This standing, courage and humility.will entail closing parishes, merg- When clustering is mentioned,ing some and twinning others, people usually feel that their turfmeaning, that two congregations is being threatened. Often theywill keep their separate parishes be'comesuspicious or ~our. Kind-but share a pastor. , ' 'hess implores us: .

'. On paper, th~s, plan makes - to ke~p an ,~ven disposi-wonderful sense. Parishes will tion, repel feelings' bf resentmentshare talent, res9urces and espe- ,,~M It:tgo of thed,esire' to dOlpi-cially ideas which'could greatly nate a situation;· ," .increase interparish collabora- - to try to·.seethechanges wetion, It also.~ay IlJ.O!ivate parish-are experiencing as a challengeioners to think'more globally; and opportunity;instead' of working solely'within - not to' go immediately 'ontheir boundaries, they will.be en- the defensive and to suspect thecouraged to venture into new ter- .,%rst;· .ritories. . - to look for the best in a situ-

To make what looks good on ation.paper really work, a willing spirit The virtue of understandingmust accompany it. It is one thing motivates us to grasp the think­to demonstrate that merging cer- ing of another. It says, "Don't pre­tain parishes :vill maximize the judge; don't let prejudice en-

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Blessed are the p.ea.cemakers . 'The bombing has ceased and,·the war has begun. All the ver­

biage about peace in Kosovo is mere rhetoric. The world is aboutto witness a ground war where all. the odds point to a winless

. situation. As troops of western nations crossed into this tragic re­gion, the legacy of the cold war emerged in the sudden appear­ance of Russian troops blocking access by British contingentsfrom NATO. The tension between Washington and Moscow againaccelerated into uncertainty. Somewhere along the line the bril­liant strategist of the West forgot that Russians are closely allied to

\the Serbians as orthodox Slavs. The occasion of ground supportwas a prime opportunity for Russian intervention unknown toNATO forces. As one observer reflected, the Russian backlash isrooted in the fact that Moscow was forced to standby and watchthe bombing of one of its neighbors by its former enemies. Some­how the West envisioned that the fall of communism was the be­ginning of an entire new approach to Eastern Europe. Capitalism'striumph has failed to take into account the historic realities of theBalkans. The dollar biU, laptop computer and the latest fashionscannot cover up the deep wounds of division and hatred that havepermeated the Turkish mind-set of the area. There is a great ideo­logical division between Western and Eastern Europe. Kosovo isa prime example of where the two divisions are ~ntangled in asituation that could become a bloodbath.

In our euphoric expectations that we can bring peace to.Kosovo,we ignored the fact that many nations do not like the West and theUnited States in particular. We would be foolish· to think that theRussian federation, as shaky as it is, supports the propaganda ofthe West. Syria, India, Lebanon, .Iran, Iraq and China do not viewus as close allies in our striving for world peace. To be. sure, fewwould support Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic withfidelity and love: However, cred~nce would be given to the notionthat you simply do not thrust yourself into someone else's war.Few have the vision of democracy that is a hallmark of Westernideology.

Aside from the debate as to whether American ground forcesshould be in Kosovo, we must face .the hard, cold facts that theyare there along with other European allies. Because the situation isso volatile, there must be a unifying factor of command and pur­pose. The risk of sudden warfare among all concerned parties istoo great. You can'~ have armies milling about on their own. Asingle commaJ?d is imperative if we are to extricate ourselves fromthe situation as soon as possible. This should be anational prior­ity. No American soldier sp-ould be offered up on .the altar of mili­tary arrogance and diplomatic nearsightedness.

Above all, it is important that we not bury the truth of historicfact under the pile of political expediency. The story of the past,seen in the light of the present, does not bode well for the future.The passions of hatred and revenge are the story of the Balkans. Itis so very sad that evil has such a stronghold on hearts that makesthem refus.e to forgive. When the Good Lord asked us not to kill,he asked all his followers to seek peace of heart and denouncemurderous anger in all its forms.

We must raise the concept that respect'for and development ofhuman life requires peace. Let's recall that peace is not merely theabsence of war; and that peace is not limited to maintaining abalance of power between' adversaries'. Peace is always the workof justice and the result of love. In this light, let us remember thatthe Prince of Peace has declared: "Blessed are the peacemakers."

The Editor

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Harrington. ''While the campaign offi­cially ended midway through lastweek,we keep the books open for an intervalto allow the pastors and parish secre­tarial staffs to process late arriving con­tributions."

DioCesan DirectorofDevelopmentMichael 1. Donly said that telephonereports were coming in at a fast andfurious pacefrom all comers ofthe dio­cese. "It'is a bit like being in the elec­tion headquarters of a candidate on 'voting day;' he remarked.

Corpus Christi $350 M-M RobertBUckley;$300 UllianTully;$250 Luke Miller;$125 Edward C. Larkin; $200 June H.Miller, Catherine M. Buckley, M-M RichardJ. England;$100 Martin Mulry, M-M Rogert. Mazerolle, M-M Henry J. Roux, M-MPeter A. Cadieux, M-M William E. Clark,Mrs. John Handrahan, M-M Donald V.Cianciolo, M-M Richard D. Boudreau, M­MJohn F. Mcisaac, M-M John M. Burke,M-M FrederickA. Twomey.

EAST TAUNTONHoly Family $650 M-M David Gay;

$400 Holy Family Women's Guild; $150M-M Mark Sabina; $100 June Strojny,Patricia M. Richardson,Theodore UppoId,M-M Walter Karcz, M-M Charles Wood­ward, M-M Robert Robidoux, M-M JohnMascarello, M-M James Withers.

FAIRHAVENSt. Joseph $150 M-M Stanley Palys;

$100 Mr. RobertPaine, M-MA1cide Pelletier,St.Vincent de Paul Society.

Sl Mary $1 00 M-MWiliiam Boyer.FALL RIVER

St. Mary's Cathedral $100 DoloresSimmons, In Memory of Horace N. Hall.

Holy Rosary $200 Fall River AntiqueMarket; $100 Mrs. Albert J. Roy, M-M Jo­seph Pacheco, M-M Paul Miniacci.

sacred Heart$200 Mrs. Irene Price;$100 Sacred Heart Chess Club.

St Anne $250 Jacqueline Fallows;$100 Lucianoand Maria Santos, GermaineCarrier.

Espirito santo $200 S1. Vincent dePaul Society; $1 00 M~M Duarte Silva,Maria Fragata.

SlJoseph$300 Mrs. MaryWhittaker.St Michael $300 Anonymous; $150

A Parishioner; $100 M-M LawrenceFerreira, M-M Deodato Sousa, MissEvelyn Almeida, Mrs. Mary Gonsalves &Family, M-M Antonio F. Cabral, M-M AlvaroPereira, M-M Manuel S. Medeiros, ManuelRogers & Sons Funeral Home, St.Michael's Church Prayer Group, In.Memory ofAna Freitas & Relatives.

Notre Dame $1 00 Normand Lambert.St. Stanislaus $200 A Friend, The

Kinnane Group; $150A Friend; $110 M-MJames Cordeiro; $100 Evelyn Bean, M-MJohn Cordeiro, M-M John Kinnane, JoanLeClair, Cheryl Mello. .

HolyName$350 Attomey &Mrs. Wil­liam F. Patten;$130M-M Michael Coughlin;$125 Margaret J. Turner; $100 EleanorManchester, M-M Barry Bibeau, M-M Jo­seph Reilly, Mrs.William Hacking,ThomasPonton, M-M Richard Charland, M-M.Stephen Fernandes, M-M Thomas DunnJr., Kathleen Leonard, M-MWiliiamKeatingJr., M-M Augustin F. Ranagan, M-M David

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$' 35,499.0028,270.0026,525.0024,676.0024,642.00

$ 82,930.0057,821.0050,657.0041,085.0039,422.00

Graney, Michael Graney, Helen Lepper,Sarah Mannix, Elizabeth Nazzaro.

HolyGhost$600 Rev. Stephen B. Sal­vador.

ATTLEBORO FALLSSt. Mark $200 M-M Robert Guillette;

$150 M-M Leo Sullivan; $100 M-M BrianUthway, M-M PeterCmgan.

BUZZARDS BAYSt. Margaret $300 Emmalene

Letourneau; $100 M-M AnthonyDimambro, Barbara Decic Lawrence, M­MCharles Undberg.

CENTERVILLEOurLady ofVictory $500 Rev. Rich­

ardWiIson; $400M-MWilliam Fulginiti;~M-M Edmund L. Bower; $200 M-M PeterB. Childs, M-M John Lonergan, M-M Ed­ward F. McBride, M-M MichaelJ. McMarus;$150 M-M Dennis Metrick;$100 Dr. &Mrs.Richard J. Angelo, M-M Edmond Camara,M-M Kenneth Cirillo, M-M HenryCole, M­MJohn J. Driscoll, M-M Paul J. Everson,M·M Frank M.Gigliotti, Donna E. Hume,Mrs. Constance Kaiser, M~M JosephNicholson, M-M Cornelius O'Sullivan, M­M Costantino Sabatini, Mrs. WilliamSchlegal, Mrs. George Sheehan, WilliamThys.

: CHATHAMHoly Redeemer $130 M·M William

Putnam; $100 M-M James Hanlon, M-MChristopherC. Bradshaw.

DARTMOUTHSlMary$10,OOOM-M Patri:kCamey;

$100 Dr. &Mrs. James Stillerman, HarryO'Neill.

EAST FALMOUTHSt. Anthony $300 M-M Louis

McMenamy; $200 M-M Philip Richer; $100M,M Fred Freeman, M-M RobertDonovan.

EAST FREETOWNSt. John Neumann $2,000 Dr.

Stephen HeacoX; $200 M-M Elton E. AshleyJr.; $125 Mrs. Daniel C. Ferree; $1 00 M-MPeter Durocher.

EASTSANDWICH .

"Even though final reports are notyet available, we are able to announcethat theAppeal has surpassed lastyear'stotal;' saidMsgr.Thomas1. Harrington,director of the Appeal. 'This is cer­tainly something every pastor, volun­teer and contributor can be proud of."

It was reported that the announce­ment of the final results of this year'sAppeal will be made known within afew days.

'There is always a flurry on the finaldays of reporting," noted Msgr.

TAUNTON AREA:St. Ann, Raynham ..Holy Cross, South EastonImmaculate Conception, North EastonSt. Anthony, TauntonSt. Paul, Taunton

ATILEBORO AREA:Our Lady ofMt. Carmel, SeekonkSt. John the Evangelist, AttleboroSt. Mary, MansfieldSt. Mark, Attleboro FallsSt. Mary, Seekonk

~ Even without finalreports, the 1999Appeal reportedly hassurpassed lastyear's mark.

CURRENT LEADING PARISHES

Catholic Charities Appealready to hoist victory flag

NEW BEDFORD AREA:\ C'.)j. L,

Our Lady of Mt.,CarmeILNJ3'L:' . J-:~- _-_.. _.="~ "$ 57,461.00St. Julie Billiart, North,Dartmouth-~ 50,556.00St. Mary, South Dartmouth 45,079.00Immaculate Conception, NB 41,332.00St. Patrick, Wareham ' 38,637.00

CAPE COD AREA: ,-'- , .. '--~~St. Pius X, South'Yarmouth .~ 150,880.37Our Lady ofVictory, Centerville \ 99,512.00Corpus Christi, Fast Sandwich", .'':\ <~ \8.1,,796.00Our La~y .ofthe As~uJTIP!~O~~Q~t~ryillf -\ '-, • ,":C 79,776.00Holy Tnmty, Wt:stHarwlch f ,,\ - /_-:.. ..,_---".. 70,531.00

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FALL RIVER AREA:' .. ' \Holy Name, FR '. ,_ ,$4,4,372.00St. Thomas More, Somerset .-, C" ) I), 34,940.00St. Stanislaus, FR'.' ."'\ "".:;_~""-'-':'_~,__ ..,J31,764.00St. John the Bllptist,WestpbrC " ::;,i 29,052,00Santo Christo~FR _, __' ,~ .•_:~, _,,_,~ 25,701.00

'BUSINESS &COMMUNITY

ATTLEBORO AREA$200 A&A Fuel Co., Inc., East

Providence.. CAPE COD & ISLANDS AREA

$350 Council of C.atholicWomen, District V; $300 John­Lawrence Funeral Home,Marstons Mills; $200 W. VernonWhiteley; Inc. Plumbing & Heating,West Chatham.

FALL RIVER AREA$810 Sawejko Communica­

tions; $800 Firstfed CharitableFoundation; $250 Custom ApparelProcessing; $200 Jackson Com­pany, Inc.; $100 Americana Travel;Collins Construction Co.; Paul B.Sullivan Insurance.

NEW BEDFORD AREA$500 New Bedford District

Council St. Vincent de Paul; $400Holy Name Couples Club; $250 St.Anthony, Mattapoisett St. Vincent dePaul Society; Norm's Catering.

NATIONALS$500 Rev. Daniel L. Freitas,

Melbourne, Fl.; $100 Auburn Con­struction Co., Inc., Whitman.

PARISHESASSONET

St. Bernard $1,200 M-M GaryMarcondes;$1,OOODa1aldEmordJr.;$1ooScottw. Blevins, Mr. Raymond Gagnon,M-M Donald Howarth, M-M Peter Martin.

ATTLEBOROStTheresa $770 St.Vincent de Paul

Society of S1. Theresa Parish;$2oo MaryE. Chatigny &Eileen Murphy; $150 M-MHenry Lumbra; $100 M-M William laBree.

St. Stephen $100 M-M Donald P.Brown Jr.

St. John the Evangelist $350 M-MMartin Dietrich; $200 M-M Douglas Strott;$100 M-MVictor Bonneville, M-M Joseph

FALL RIVER-Officials at the Di­ocesan Headquarters ofthe 1999 Catho­lic Charities Appeal were busily puttingtogether final reports pouring in from theFall River Diocese's 111 parishes as TheAnchorwent to press this week.

6 lHEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri., June 18,1999

Are media violence and teen crime-linked?

By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

On~ doesn't have to be brilliant to figureout that being immersed in violent imagesand action at a young age can play havoc in

shoots to win, not to conquer: evil, but for thebigger prize - to be able to go to even greaterviolence.

It is reported that some 15 million copiesof "Doom" are in homes, where youngsterscan control the 3-D gun and see "the grue­some images of shattered bodies, bleedingclumps of flying flesh and disembowel­ments," wrote Colorado reporter DeborahFrazier.

After the Colu'mbine massacre, DenverCatholic Archbishop Charles Chaput wasreported to say, "Common sense tells us thatthe violence of our music, our video games,our films and our television has to go some­where, and it goes straight into the hearts ofour children, to bear fruit in ways we cannotimagine, until something like Littleton hap­pens."

Let us all protest the excessive violencethat invades our homes through the media.Let us love our children enough to protectthem from the brainwashing that tells themthe way to solve problems and be powerfulis to blast and destroy others.

idea from a TV show. He described how asmall girl had been doused in gasoline andburned by a gang, simply to re-enact a tele­vision scene.

Liebert emphasized that "a higher expo­sure to television violence is associated withgreater approval of violence and a greaterwillingness to use it in real life." And thatwas more than 20 years ago!

Since then, we have seen much worse evi­dence of the connection between media vio­lence and actual crime. In December 1997,when a 14-year-old went on a shooting spreein a Paducah, Ky., school, he told investiga­tors he had seen school shooting done be­fore in a scene from the movie called "TheBasketball Diaries." A character in that filmdreams of breaking down a school door andrandomly shooting five classmates whileother students cheer:

Classmates ofEric Harris, one of the shoot­ers in Littleton, told investigators that theirclassmate was obsessed with the computergame "Doom." In that game the youth push­ing the buttons battles powerful demons. He

a young mind. And kids are immersed in vio­lence. The president cited the latest figuresthat the "average American child will see'40,000 dramatized murders by the time he orshe reaches 'age 18."

I first became conscieus of how effectivemedia violence can be about 20 years agowhen I interviewed Robert Liebert, a psy­chologist who was researching this subject.He told me about a boy who had put crushedglass in the family dinner after getting the

The Columbine High School shootingsare becoming known as the wake-up call tothe problem of violence among our youth.People continuously talk about theLittleton, Colo., school killings, lay- ...---------­ing blame on parental blindness,meanness in schools, lack of spiri­tual teaching, the easy availabilityof guns and the media's fixation onviolence. _

In mid-May, President Clinton,in California to attend a Hollywooddinner, urged the film industry torethink the way it portrays killing.He was on thin ice here because some in theentertainment business were concerned thatHollywood would become the scapegoat forthe escalation of violence in America.

Yet, the' president was right to speak outabout the effect media violence can have onyoung people. He cited only a few of themany studies that show how a continual dietof violence desensitizes youth and can leadto aggressive behavior in the adolescent andteen years. .

Parish blessing-of-the-pets services, and ~ore

By Dan Morris

The offbeatworld of

Uncle Dan

even baptized, although one did make theSign of the Cross. The point is that I wouldbet money almost each one of them wouldhave attended a blessing-of-the-riding-Iawn-

on power lawn tools - such as limb trimmers-to see which ones remove the fewer thumbsand ears, the blessed or non-blessed.

Naturally, the trick would be to make suresomeone like Toro or Sears did not

...----------....jr-':::;~-; ... try to market blessings along withtheir extended warranties.

Does anyone smell a parish fund-raiser here? ,

There has been a little talk intheological circles (ones about thesize you used to shoot marbles in)that the teaching around indulgencesshould be dusted off, updated andreformulated.

Well, here ya go. Opportunity knocks.Comments are welcome. Write Uncle

Dan at 6363 Christie Ave. No. 222,Emeryville, Calif. 94608; or e-mail:cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

mowers service, especially if there was achance for a food-filled reception afterward.

The evangelization and interreligious pos­sibilities boggle the mind. And theologicalresearch? Double-blind stucUes could be done

I have read Harley, boat and pet-blessingstories lately (same-sex relationships, too, forthat matter), and this naturally made me won­

. der why no parish to my knowledge has everheld a blessing-of-the-yard-tools rite.

Theology and lawn-and-garden technol­ogy both have advanced to the point thisseems not only possible but darn near man­datory.

As a matter of fact, such renegade quasi­blessings are already happening behind a lotofour backs and without any official Churchsanction. Just in ,the few moments I waswince-watching (new gerund) 83-year-oldAgnes O'Rourke tearing around her yard onariding lawn mower yesterday I heard phraseslike, "God help her," "God bless her," "Goodheavens," "Lord have mercy" and "Lordy,lordy, lordy."

I have no idea if any of these people were

,-I personal1y..never have attended a parish

blessing-of-the-pets service, although thishas a lot to do with the fact I have never beeninvited. Please do not think I am against them(blessings, pets or parishes). I would be morethan delighted to attend one (blessings andparish) if I personally knew any' of the petsbeing blessed and there was a decent chancefor a food-filled reception afterward.

This assumes the camels (double-badbreath) and cockatoos (prone toward screech­ing and trying to pluck eyeballs out of yourface) were required to remain in the parkinglot.

In return, I would expect pet-blessing­seekers to be willing to attend HarleyDavidson blessings or blessings of fishingboats (both of which I have, sadly, owned

, but never had blessed, at least not with holywater in the traditional sense of the liquid).

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Sullivan, M-M Santi DiRuzza, Theresa Ryan.St Jean Baptiste$500 St. Jean Baptiste School:

In thanksgiving for the counseling provided by Catho- ,lic Social Services; $350 Anonymous; $150 MauriceMilot; $100 Michael Lavoie, Anonymous.

SS. Peter & Paul $100 Mr. James E. Rogers.St Patrick$135In MemoryofJa;ephA. Levesque.

FALMOUTH .St. Patrick $500 Rev. George B. Scales; $300

Florence M. O'Connor, $250 M-M John Molongoski;$200 M-M Bruce J. Buff; $130AnneVieira; $1 00 M-MJohn Condon, Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Donta, M-M PaulGoulet, M-M Edward V. McCarthy, M-M Kenneth

. Rebello, Priscilla & David Carignan, M-M JosephCosta, M-M Ralph J. Cowie Jr., Robert E. Curran,Margaret A. Frederick, Reed & Unda Hamilton, Rob­ert Picone, James R. Webber landscaping.

MANSAELDStMary $600 Mr.John F. Gomes; $500 M-M Paul

E. Bousquet, M-M Philip Crimmins; $250 CynthiaBlanchard; $200 M-MThomas K. Hughes, M-M Tho­mas E. Rogers; $175 M-M Mark Canuel; $150 Mrs.Martha L. Suiham, Thomas F. Crimmins; $1 00 M-MPaul Vienneau, Donald EJNancy H.Vogel, M-Mlimo­thy J. Fidler, Mrs. Paul Ethier, Mr. R. D'Onofrio, M-MJoseph N. Kuzdzol, M-M Frederick G. Gibbs, M-MThomas J. Crimmins, M-M John Driscoll, M-M A.Daniel Geribo, M-M GuyTomase, M-M John M. Ful­lerton, M-M David P. Santoro, Jean Lee & Ray Martin.

MARION. St Rita $200 Rosalie C. Kairys; $130 M-M Frank

Cafarella;$11 0M-M JohnW. Haverty; $1 00 Dr. & Mrs.Jeffrey Glavin, In Memory of Ann C. & Michael G.Ungard, M-M Albert M. Cordeiro.ROMAN CATHOUC PARISHES OF MARTHA'S

VINEYARDSt Augustine $500 Ms. Susan Spruell; $300

Cronig's Market; $1 00 Dukes County Savings Bank,Ms. Beatrice Phillips.

St. Elizabeth $500 Mr. Robert Carroll.MATIAPOISETT

St Anthony $250 Dr. & Mrs. Oliveira; $150 M-MEdward Sylvester, $100 Marie Cole, M-M JohnGannon, Patricia LeClair, M-M John McGarrie, M-M

Richard Reilly, M-M CartTaber.NANTUCKET

StMary/Our Lady of the Isle $1 ,000Gordon V.Gallagher; $800 Jeri Van Ette; $500 In Memory ofBeulah & Edwin Scully;$350 M-MThomas Paterson;$300 M-M Roy Barrett, Donna M. Quinn; $250M­M Paul Clarke, M-M Samuel Garrison; $200 M-MMyles Reis Sr., M-M Harry Robishaw; $140 FrancesRobbins; $120 Patricia Roggeveen; $100 LindaBellevue, Ms. Eleanor Ferreira, M-M Donald W. ­Holdgate, Henry Huyser, M-M Philip Jekanowski,Knights of Columbus #2512I.J. McGee Council, M­M Stephen Lamb, M-M Robert N. Lelle, AdeleMcKeever, M-M William O'Keefe, M-M FrancisPsaradelis, M-M Richard Starr Sr.

NEW BEDFORDOurLady of Perpetual Help$800OLPH Church

Bingo; $500 In Honorof Our Dedicated Parishioners;$200 In Honorof St. Anthony of Padua For SpecialGraces:

OurLady of Fatima $1 00 OurLadyof Fatima St.Vincent de Paul.

StMary $500 Dr. & Mrs. Roger laCoste.Immaculate CQnception $1,000 Charismatic

PrayerGroup; $300 Cabral-Baylies Square FuneralHome; $125 M-M Joao Pereira.

St Casimir $1,000 A Friend; $100 M-M William ,Ratcliffe, M-M Fryderyk Gorczyca, Frank Kmiec, AFriend, A Friend, A Friend, Rev. KazimierzKwiatkowski.

Holy Name $200 M-M James Holmes.St Anthony $150 M-MDonald Dumont; $100

Anonymous.St. James $1 00 Mrs. MaryVarnett.St. Francis of Assisi $250 St. Vincent de Paul

Conference.St.Lawrence$150Wiliiam F. O'Donnell III; $1 00

Mrs. Roland Dumas, Marc & Usa Lemieux.Our Lady of the Assumption $200 Dolores

Fonseca.St. Kilian '$100 In Memory of Fernandes

Marcondes.St.Theresa $200 M-M Richard Lizotte..St John the Baptist $225 Portuguese Prayer

Group.

NORTH ATILEBOROSt Mary$200 M-M Patrick Fitzgibbons; $150 Mrs.

William H. Firth; $100 Duggan Associates, JamesO'Connell.

NORTH DARTMOUTHStJulie Billiart $250StJulie'sYouth Group;$135

Uvia KcmaIski; $100 Paul R. Brasells, Benilde F. Costa,M-M James J. Donnelly, M-M Freddy Groves, SheilaIsherwood, M-M Aires Isidoro, M-M Raymond S. Peck,M-M Robert Peckham, M-M Peter E. Ricardo InMemoryofAurore Dion, St.Julie's Ladies'Guild, M-MEdward Sylvia, M-M DavidTremblay.

NORTH DIGHTONSt. Joseph $100 M-M Michael Delaney, Don &

Rosalie Emond.ORLEANS

St Joan of Arc $200 Mrs. Mary Keefe; $100 Mrs.Ellen Covell, M-M Charles Marquis, M-M JohnMcLoughlin, M-M Paul O'Connor, M-M RichardPanuczak, Mrs. Patricia lagwyn.

OSTERVILLEOurLady of the Assumption $1 ,000 M-MTho­

mas J.Galligan Jr.; $200 Chartes H. Donald, Mary E.Donald, M-MJames Ryan, M-M RobertWatson; $125M-M Otto Plescia; $100 M-M Ronald J. Beals, M-MWilliam Haney, M-M Ronald E. leBlanc, M-M EdwardMachado, Victor Mcinnis, M-M David C. Pina, M-MHenryCiampi, Mrs. Dorothy Pattberg. -

POCASSETSt John the Evangelist $100 Unda M. Randlett,

Dr. & Mrs. LaurenceVienneau. 'SEEKONK

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel $600 M-M Matthew J.Quirk; $1 00 M-M NormanJ.Verville.

St Mary$1,050 M-MJoseph Hodge; $100 Leo &Beatrice Heaney, Michael & Patricia Halliday, MaureenlaFleur, David Mcintyre. .

SOMERSETSt Patrick$1 00 M-M Edward RaUSCh.

SOUTH EASTONHolyCross $1 00 M-M Brian Sheehan.

SOUTHYARMOUTHSt Pius X$150 M-M Michael F. Doyle.

SWANSEASt. Michael $100 M-M Larry Bywell.

,St Louis de France$300 Ms. Barbara Bell; $1 00Mrs. Deborah Curry, M-M David Correira.

TAUNTONSt.Paul $100M-MWilIiam 13l.Eben:bf, PaUireVieraSt. Mary $1 00Joseph &Anne Medeiros.ImmaculateConception$200James Duffy, $100

Harold Dennen, Russell Heap, Paul Peterson.sacred Heart $300 M-M Horace Costa; $100

Virginia Alves.StJoseph $100Ann Levesque, EdwardJ. LYrch,

Joseph Oliveira.OurLady of Lourdes $1 00 M-M Mark Perry, M­

MMichael Rodrigues.St. Jacques $1 00 Clive Olson Jr.Our Lady of the Holy Rosary $150 M-M Barry

Kennedy.WAREHAM

StPatrick$500 Raymond Fava, James F. Harding;$300 Mary Iacobucci; $200 Mrs. BernardTobin, M-MMeMn Prada, Andre J. Lanoue; $1251n the Name ofSt. Theresa, M-M Thomas Mitchell, In Memory ofManuel Babbitt; $1 00 Eunice M. Sylvester, In Memoryof Caitano & Candida Barros, Joseph Cafarella Jr.,Isabelle Andrews.

WEST HARWICHHolyTrinity $600 Steven & Rebecca Minniger;

$500 BizabethJ. Dolan; $400 M-M Harold McKenna;$300 Ma~orie livenan;$250 M-M Philip F. Cacciatore,Marguerite&Bill Hefleman;$200M-M Kenneth D.Grade;$150 Nicholas zapple; $125 M-M G. Stephen BealesSr., M-M BemardWelky;$1 00M-M Bemard R. Beriau,M-M John R. Black, M-M A. Chotkowski, M-MJosephClemente, Edward J. Cox Jr., James A. Fair, M-MRaymond Foumier, RosemaryI. Frizzell, M-M JosephHarding, M-M Richard Hoyer, M-M Albert Loring, M-MJohn Macinnis, M-M William Maloney, M-M WalterMason, tvl-M Uoyd McDonald, Geraldine D. Murphy,James Noonan, M-M RobertI. Paradise Sr., M-M Ri­chard Pd<etl, M-MJohn Shea, M-M Wallace L Somers,M-M Robert Spidle, M-M Richard Waystack, AliceBonatt, Otto& Mary Sears, William H. Splaine.

WESTPORTOurLady ofGrace$300 M-MJohnMacDonald III.St George$150M-M Rui Cordeiro; $100 M·M

. Joseph McConnell.

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known to lift depression and in­crease energy.

- Schedule your activities.This may be the most important keyto get yourself going. Write downyour important daily tasks, and thenpress yourself to do them.

Start small. Try scheduling fourhours a day. For example: Cleanrooms from 9-10; fix lunch and pre­pare dinner from 11 :30 to 12:30;laundry and/or shopping from 1 to2; aerobic exercise from 3:30 to4:30.

Check with the experts for un­derlying causes of your fatigue. Be­gin with diet and exercise, andschedule four hours of things youmust do.

Good luck at getting going!Reader questions on family liv­

ing and child care to be answeredin print are invited. Address ques­tions: The Kennys; St. Joseph'sCollege; 219 W. Harrison;Rensselaer, IN 47978.

Thanks.

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survive without yourhelp. This is why weare indebted to you.Be assured of our

daily prayers so that God will blessyour intentions and good works.Please, do not grow tired of reachingout to us."

Father Felix Kumani, RectorSeminary of St. Peter the Apostle, Nigeria

Today there are more than 28,000 young men in theMissions who want to serve their people as priests.With the help ofyour prayers and your gift to thePropagation of the Faith / St. Peter Apostle, manymore can continue to answer "Yes!" to the Lord's callto follow Him.

THEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., June 18,1999

The Society for the PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH

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over-the-counter stimulants. Thesemay "buy a quick fix," but will doyou more harm in the long term.Caffeine addiction and withdrawalcan cause chronic fatigue, the verysymptom you are trying to elimi­nate.

- Exercise daily. Twenty min­utes of regular aerobic exercise,even ifyou have to force your bodyinto motion, will do more than any­thing else I know to elevate yourenergy level.

An aerobic exercise is one thatstretches your heart and lungs.Walking, jogging, stair-stepping,exercycling, bicycling, aerobicdancing and swimming are all goodactivities. Show moderation. Ifyouare moving too fast to talk to some­one, you are going too fast.

- Brighten up. Open yourblinds or drapes; let the sun in. Trylight bulbs with an increased watt­age in your home fixtures forawhile. Increased light has been

- using the same last name, call­ing each other "my wife" or "myhusband," filing joint tax returnsand so on.

Of course, the couple must alsohonestly live in a state where suchmarriages are recognized. No statedefines the period of time these re­quirements must go on for a com­mon-law marriage to take effect.Once it exists, however, the couplemust go through a formal divorceto end the marriage.

So your grandson and his friendhave apparently received accurateinformation. Other states currentlyrecognizing common-law mar­riages are Alabama, Iowa, Kansas,Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylva­nia, Rhode Island, South Carolina,Texas, Utah - and New Hampshirefor inheritance purposes only.

All other states have Full Faithand Credit statutes accepting themarried status of a couple comingfrom a state which recognizes com­mon-law marriages.

Obviously, any couple contem­plating this avenue for their life to­gether will need good legal adviceconcerning all the conditions for acommon-law marriage and its im­plications.

Catholics need to remember, too,that such state laws do not repeal ordiminish the canonical requirementthat Catholics must enter marriagebefore a priest or deacon for thatmarriage to be recognized as validin the Church.

Afree brochure answering ques­tions Catholics ask about receiv­ing the holy Eucharist is availableby sending a stamped, self-ad­dressed envelope to Father JohnDietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Dietzenat the same address.

cant period of time, intend to bemarried and present themselves toother people as husband and wife

differs from the normal everydayvariety in several ways.

1. It persists for several weeks ormore.

2. It significantly affectsimportant life areas like eat­ing, sleeping, relating to oth­ers and work.

3. It results in an attitudeof helplessness, the feelingthat nothing you do willmake a difference.

Whether your fatigue hasa physical cause, is the re­

sult of depression or simply standson its own, here are some thingsyou can do to get your life goingagain.

'- Modify your eating habits.Eat breakfast. Eat frequently(nibble healthy snacks) but eat lessat major mealtimes.

- Avoid self-medicating. Bevery careful of caffeine and any

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

gaIly married even without a cer­emony or formal civil record.

Such marriages were quite com­mon in the UnitedStates in frontier ...._ ...... ~~ _

days. An attorney Questionsfriend graciouslyres ear c h e d andpresent state-to- Answersstate laws on thesubject. To mysurprise and hers,12 states, includ-ing Colorado and ... _

the District ofColumbia, still: ~ecognize com­mon-law marriages.

Requirements differ somewhatfrom state to state, but common­law marriages can occur generallywhen a straight couple (common­law marriages don't apply to 'same­sex couples) cohabit for a signifi-

that can be remedied.Fatigue is a common symptom

of clinical depression.You may benefit from seeing a

psychologist for a psychologicalevaluation. Depression itself issomething we all feel often enoughand is not in itself a sign of anymental or emotional illness.

Clinical depression, however,

There may be 2n underlying physi­cal cause, .such as a low-level in­fection or a chemical deficiency

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With Dr. James &Mary Kenny

POPE JOHN Paul II tours the Augustowsky Canal by boatin northeast Poland. During the trip to his homeland, the 79­year-old pontiff visited the woods and lakes where he used togo kayaking as a young priest. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Q. Last· week my formerdaughter-in-law discussed thewedding plans of her son, mygrandson. I asked who would offi­ciate at the marriage; she said noone.

The "groom" told his motherthey intend to perform the cer­emony themselves. I've neverheard of this. She further said theyhave checked, and it is indeed donein Colorado where theylive.

Could this be truly a marriage?Grandma is concerned! (NorthCarolina)

A. Surprisingly to many peopl~,.I'm sure, this so-called co'm'mon­law marriage could very well be avalid civil union.

In common-law marriages, if aman and woman are legally able tomarry each other and fulfill certainconditions, they are considered le-

Combating fatigue

Common-law marriage

Dear Dr. Kenny: I'm tired allthe time. My housework has fallenway behind. I'm canceling socialevents because I have noenergy. Ijustsit around, -----------­sometimes watch televi­sion and sometimes donothing. I don't thinkI'm depressed. At theyoung age of 44, I justfeel I've run "out ofgas." How can I get myenergy back? (Indiana)

Fatigue is a commonsymptom of many ailments, bothphysical and mental. When wedon't know what the cause is, wegive it the obvious name of"chronic fatigue syndrome."

Naming it, however, is not a so­lution.

First, see your family physician.Tell him or her what is wrong, andask for a complete physical exam.

8 1HEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., June 18,1999

Father Groeschel, a high­profile author and speaker,was the community's first ser­vant.

Friars established asreligions community

southern Indiana.The idea of actually getting be­

hind the wheel was sparked 12 yearsago, when a St. Helen's parishionerwas relating his own plans to race atLouisvilleMotor Speedway. The trackholds races for rookies on' Fridaynights, and Father Gentile gave it ashot, fmishing second in the qualify­ing heat and third in the feature thatnight.

While Father Gentil~ serves as apastor in Shively, he also travelsaround to differentNASCAR sites of­fering anti-drug seminars and address­ing various theological concerns.

-The racing season runs from Aprilto September. During the off-season,Father Gentile patches up his own caror works on building new ones forothers.

"It gives me something that I findvery interesting to,do and helps clearmy mind," he said. "It's a very physi­cal hobby, and I find a great release inthe action. It's a fonn of therapy forme, something to help release tensionand pressure."

Speedway vice president FrankScott said that Father Gentile's pres­ence at the track is a win-win situa­tion for everyone.

"He works on charitable projectsthat help benefit the raceway and hischurch. And he lives here year-roundand has for 10 years, so he's alwayshere. And it's good for the track, be­cause people notice him being here;'Scott added.

that if they have a problem, they cancall one ofus and they will have some­one tQ..talk to, whatever the situationis.

'J\nd for a lot of the people at thetrack, this is a chance to get back intouch with the Church," he contin­ued. "I know that for a lot of the trackpeople, I might be the only minister­type of person they get the opportu­nity to meet up with."

He is an active member of theMotor Racing Outreach Program,which operates an open tent at the trackduring the racing season that ismanned by membersofdifferent faiths.Also, ifadriver is injured,members ofthe outreach program are on hand toact as go-betweens for the medicalstaff and the family of the driver.

Outreach memberRev. Ron Lasley,a Baptist pastor who used to raceagainst Father Gentile but now limitshis track activities to counseling andgiving advice to those who ask for it,says he and the priest have "built apretty unusual friendship out herebeing from different denominations."

"He's an instrumental part of ourmotor-sports outreach chaplains' pro­gram here ... and certainly is a helpwith the people of the Catholic de­nomination, and, don't tell him I said

'this, an all-around good guy," Rev.Lasley told the Catholic Explorer.

Father Gentile first became inter­ested in stock car racing as a teen-agerin Louisville. He worked in a pit crewfor about 10 years at a race track in

ByWALTOLHAVACATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

JOLIET, Ill. - He is no MarioAndretti, JeffGordon or Richard Petty,but FatherThomas Gentile, pastor andstock-car racer, holds his own on thetrack.

For 12 years, Father Gentile, pas­tor ofSt. Helen Church in Sivley, Ky.,has gotten behind the wheel for theSaturday night racing features at theLouisville Motor Speedway. Cur­rently he ranks sixth in the track'spoint standings.

Father Gentile is licensed byNASCAR to race in the street stockdivision at the Louisville track. Heraces a pair of 1979 Buicks, each onedesigned to run on the different tracks- one that is three-eighths of a mileand the other, seven-sixteenths of amile.

But racing is not all the 51-year­old priest does at the track. It's notunusual for Father Gentile to offercounseling and comfort to racetrackpersonnel, including one who recentlyunderwent cancer surgery.

"Racing and being at the track aremore than just a hobby for me," hesaid in a telephone interview with theCatholic Explorer, newspaper of theJoliet Diocese. 'J\ll the fellows know

FATHER THOMAS Gentile and his car take a rest on victory lane at the Louisville MotorSpeedway in Louisville, Ky. The priest ranks sixth in point standings at the track. (eNS photo

.from Catholic Explore"

Priest holds his o·wn instock-car race at speedway

~ While his victories aremore off-track than on, .it's just the way hewants them.

Church urged to promote,educate full-time lay ministers

cese has allowed the community touse St. Adalbert's, a former Polishparish. The friars,who own no prop­erty, renamed it St. Crispin's after a17th-century Capuchin beggar.

St. Crispin's operates the PadrePio Shelter for 18 homeless men inthe basement of the school and St.Anthony Residence for 65 formerlyhomeless men in a six-story tene­ment next to the rectory.

The friars also distribute food andclothing; host Alcoholics Anony­mous meetings; and sponsorcatechetical and athletic programsfor youths and a free medical clinic.A free dental clinic is coming soon.

The community follows the ex­ample of Blessed Padre Pio, the Ital­ian Capuchin stigmatistwho es­

poused dailyrepentanceand reform."That's theChristianlife-ongo­ing conver­sion and a

call to holiness," said FatherLombardo, who also is superior atSt. Crispin's.

Members of the community livesimply. Their chapels have hard­wood floors, with chairs but nokneelers. Bedrooms are small, eachcontaining a sleeping bag, crucifix,desk and a few books. Few of thefriars use a mattress, and their air con­ditioning is an open window.

They cook and bake bread, washtheir habits, clean and handle themaintenance they can do. They'rein the chapel at 6 a.m. for morningprayer, and later spend some four anda half hours in private and commu­nity prayer, including Mass.

"A lot of men are drawn to ourcommunity because they have astrong inclination to support theGospel of life," Father Apostoli said.

"Here I have the opportunity todie to myself by serving my brothertea or holding back from gripes,"said Brother Elijah Ford, a seminar­ian from Manchester, England."And out there, the poor will get meto heaven with their trusting spiritThey give me more than I can evergive them."

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By JOHN BURGERCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - The FranciscanFriars of the Renewal - begun in1987 by Capuchin Franciscans fromNew York and New Jersey who\yanted to live religious life closerto the vision of St. Francis - hasbeen formally established as a reli­gious community.

Following Vatican approval, NewYork Cardinal John J. O'CoMor is­sued the decree last week at a Massin St. Patrick's Cathedral. After 12years as a "public association of thefaithful" under his sponsorship, thecommunity is now a diocesan reli­gious institute.

"It is God who has given life tothe Franciscan Friars of the Re­newal," thecardinal saidin his homily."Nobody isprepared togive up liter­ally every-

thing ... un- ~-----------_..less he is given the grace and is per-sonally called by Jesus."

At the Mass, six of the eightfounding members professed finalvows to the cardinal. Five otherpriests and four brothers professedfinal vows to their superior, and 25brothers from around the UnitedStates, England, Trinidad andCanada took temporary vows.

Also present were nine noviceswho will take first vows next year­and members of the Community ofFranciscan Sisters of the Renewal,who must seek their own status as areligious congregation.

Several days after the Mass, thecommunity elected new officers forthree-year terms: Father GlennSudano as servant, Father RobertLombardo as vicar, and Fathers An:drew Apostoli, Benedict Groescheland Richard Roemer and 'BrotherMichael Kmiotek as councilors. Fa­ther Groeschel, a high-profile authorand speaker, was the community'sfirst servant.

The community's50 members livein five friaries and conduct variousministries to the poor and homeless.

In the South Bronx, the archdio-

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three tensions in today's Church. Twoof them revolve around clergy andecclesiallay ministersas they learn howto work together. The third tension, hesaid, "includes the restofthe folks. Theordinary folks still have expectations,which have not changed."

He urged educators involved intraining ecclesial lay ministers, andothers in service to the Church "not totake secular models and sprinkle themwith holy water."

Every member of the parish staff,including secretaries and businessmanagers need to be coming from asdeeply a spiritual base as those whominister directly to the parish throughreligious education, youth ministry,the Rite of Christian Initiation ofAdults, and socialjustice work, he said.

ers" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in SanFrancisco.

The meeting was sponsored by theWashington-based Foundations andDonors Interested in Catholic Activi­ties, known as FADICA, a23-year-oldassociation of independent founda­tions which fund Catholic-sponsoredprojects.

In his address, Cardinal Mahonyreferred to the huge numbers of voca­tions between 1,936 and 1966 "as anextraordinary aberration in religiousvocations and we cannot look at themas the nonn." Butat the same time, onecannot downplay the current shortageof religious vocations, he cautioned.'The shortage is at a crisis level thatcannot be underestimated;' he said.

Cardinal ~ahony talked about

SANFRANCISCO(CNS)-:-WhenCardinal Roger M. Mahony of LosAngeles was aboy growing up in NorthHollywood, his parish had five full­time priests who did everything.

But the Los Angeles archbishopsaid he does not C9unt himself amongCatholics who pine for a return to "thegood old days."

Instead, he says today's Church isin "the most exciting of times." Andthese times call for a sustained effort topromote, educateand supportfull-timelay ministers as they take their place ina working relationship with the clergyso that both can effectively serve thepeople of God, he said.

CardinalMahony made his remarksto 55 people attending an invitationalcolloquium on "Forming Lay Lead-

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tinents where the ratio of priests perbishop increased overthe past 20years,despite the fact that at the same timemore dioceses were created and morebishops were appointed in both conti­nents.

The declining total number ofpriests in the world continues to be dueto the falling number of religious-or­

der priests. Thenurriberofdiocesanclergy worldwide has increasedslightly since 1978.

The number of religious-orderpriests fell from more than 158,000in 1978 to fewer than 141 ,000 bythe end of1997. The number ofdi­ocesan priests grew in the same pe­riod from more than 262,000 tomore than 263,000.

More importantly, though, theincrease in seminary enrollmenthasgrown faster than the increase in the

general Catholic population. In 1978,there were 84.4seminarians for every 1million Catholics; by 1997 the ratiohad grown to 107.5 seminarians for 1million Catholics.

The United States is fourth in termsof Catholic population - it has 58million Catholics - and second interms of the number of priests ­50,017.

time of day, notice something new."She has amassed facts on headstones, mausoleums,

memorial symbolism and necropolitan cartography, thescience of mapping cemeteries. .

Sclair has studied every type ofcemetery - munici­pal, military, secular and religious - and uncoveredthe mysteries of each.

"I look at all ethnic, religious and secular kinds ofburial spaces," she said.

In her research on Catholic cemeteries in theArchdio­cese ofChicago, she said, she found that Cardinal GeorgeMundelein, who died in 1939, helped steer Catholic cem­eteries away from ethnic exclusivity. The cardinal de­clared that cemeteries should be like the parishes, whereall ethnic groups were welcome, Sclair said.

Whether Catholic or secular, the way a cemeterylooks is determined by the rulesand regulations of that particu­lar cemetery, she explained.·

"Catholic cemeteries are al­most at the point ofde­manding a Catholicsymbol on their mark­ers," she added.

And very few burialgrounds next to thechurch still exist, shenoted.

Cemeteries are puton high quality landfor reasons ofgeology,she said. A suitableburial space requiressoil that is elevatedabove the surroundingarea to avoid flooding,she noted.

Moreover, avail­able modes of transpor­tation determine to a

great extent where a cemetery is going to be located,Sclair said.

Cemeteries used to be located as close to the livingpopulation as possible and were called "walking" cem­eteries, she noted. Unlike modem cemeteries which havewide paved roadways for automobiles, walking cem­eteries had paths running through them to accommo­date a horse and carriage, Sclair said.

ures add up to fewer priests for eachbishop and fewer priests tochoosefromwhen filling a vacancy in the rank ofbishops.

In 1978, there were 113.3 priestsfor every bishop; by the end of 1997,the ratio had fallen to 91.4 priests forevery bishop, according to the statis­tics office.

Africa andAsia were the only con-

were 3,714 bishops in the world and bythe end of 1997 there were4,420-anincrease of 19 percent

Over thesameperiod, the total num­ber of priests in the world declined byalmost 4 percent from about 421,000priests in 1978 to just more than404,000 by the end of 1997.

When put side by side, the two fig-

The area of growth high­lighted in a recent Vatican ar­ticle was the expansion of theCatholic episcopacy; in 1978there were 3,714 bishops inthe world and by the end of1997there were 4,420 - an in­crease of 19 percent.

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HELEN SCLAIR, checking the headstone ofa former postman, researches a cemetery in theChicago area. She has spent 25 years collect­ing facts about headstones, mausoleums, me­morial symbolism and necropolitan cartography.(CNS photo from the Catholic Explorel)

By CINDY WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

~ But as a lecturer she refuses to talkabout ghosts.

VATICAN CITY - Statisticallyspeaking, a priest today has a betterchance of becoming a bishop than hehad 20 years ago.

The Catholic Church has fewerpriests than it had in 1978, but it alsohas more dioceses and, therefore, morebishops.

The very gradual trend toward amore top-heavy Church is docu­mented in the "StatisticalYearbookof the Church 1997", a 489-pagetome released by the Vatican in earlyJune.

The book is anumber-cruncher'sdelight, providing tables on Catho­lic population, country-by-coun­try; figures on catechists, seminar­ians, religious, permanentdeacons,priests and bishops; tallies of bap­tisms, marriages and annulments; anda detailed count of Catholic schoolsand social welfare institutions.

For the flfSt time, the worldwideCatholic population has surpassed onebillion, based on reports from diocesesfor the year ending Dec. 31, 1997.

The area ofgrowth highlighted in arecent Vatican article was the expansionoftheCatholicepiscopacy; in 1978 there

Crunching numbers: Vaticanbook shows top-heavy Church

By PETER BERGIN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - As a child growing up in ruralIllinois, Helen Sciair's job was to trim the tall grass fromaround the gravestones in her hometown cemetery.

While her peers may have played games like "ghostin the graveyard" or shuddered at the prospect of walk­ing among chiseled headstones and looming mausole-ums, Sclair, now a grandmother and retiredschoolteacher, never developed an inter-est in the supernatural.

"I never discuss ghosts," saidSclair, 68, who lives in LincolnPark on Chicago's North Side."I have no interest in thesubject."

Commonly referred toas "the cemetery lady,"Sclair has spent the last25 years researchingcemeteries - from theground up - and forthe last six she hastaught a six-week-longclass on Chicago and itscemeteries at theNewberry Library in Lin­coln Park.

In addition, she is a fre­quent lecturer and Mid­west editor for the Associa­tion for Gravestone Stud­ies based in Greenfield,Mass., for which she writesthree columns each year.

The challenge of un­covering the remains ofhistory has kept Sclair wandering for a quarter centurywhere others fear to tread.

"Scarcely there is a day that I don't find somethingnew. There's just so much stuff there (in the cemetery),"she told the Catholic Explorer, newspaper of the JolietDiocese. "Every day is a challenge for me. One of thethings that happens when I'm out in cemeteries, I cango past a grave a hundred times and, depending on the

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Catholics in other areas, most re­cently the Diocese ofGreen Bay, Wis.,also have voiced their displeasure tolocal stations that carry the show.

In December, two Green Bay dioc­esan officials strongly criti­cized the decision to move theshow from a late-night slot to4p.m.

Officially at issue for theChicago City Council was thepresence of off-duty Illinoispeace officers, specificallymembers ofthe Chicago PoliceDepartment, who serve as se­curity guards and witnesses tothe numerous "fights" thatbreak out on the syndicatedshow.

While Springer, accompa­nied by a legal consultant, wascareful in his replies about the 'fights, those present cared lessabout their authenticity thantheir ability to influence youngviewers.

"To my death, I will tellyou, the fighting on our showdoesn't glamorize violence.The message people get fromour show is that fightingdoesn't work;' said Springer.

Commenting on Springer'sstatement, Father Pfleger

strongly disagreed.Despite cries locally that the hear­

ing was a media circus and a tremen­dous waste of city tax dollars, FatherPfleger said it was worthwhile to getSpringer to pledge under oath to abideby Studios USA calls to rid the show ofviolence and profanity.

among Rwandan gorillas, culminating in his killing twopark rangers. As directed by Jon Turteltaub, the steely per­formances of the two actors compensate somewhat for asimplistic script and formula scenes of prison brutality.Intermittent violence and a few instances of rough lan­guage and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classi­fication isA-ill - adults. The Motion PictureAssociationofAmerica rating is R - restricted.

'''The RedViolin" (Lions Gate)Sumptuous. drama spans more than 300 years as an

exquisitely handmade violin passes from its grief-strickenmaker in 1681 Italy to a child prodigy in Vienna a centurylater, a passionate virtuoso in late 1800s England, a dis­graced music teacher during Mao's Cultural Revolutionand on to an eventful auction in contemporary Montreal.Erihanced by the movie's haunting music track"directorFrancois Girard orchestrates the numerous stories with dra­matic flair and fine visual details although the pace ishalting, Some subtitles. Instances oftheft, a fleeting sexualencounter, brief nudity, momentafy opium use and a few

, ins!aflcf?S ofprofanity. The.U.S. Catholic Conference clas­'sificatio'l1.i~ ~7m - ~qu)I~. N9~Ji!tedt',b,y'"th,.ft ¥oti9nl.Pi~-tureASSociiltion'ofAmerica.· . , ., ~""- _L ... _

During his 'campaign against theviolence contentof'The Jerry SpringerShow;' FatherPfleger, and parishionerslike Robinson, prompted a local NBCstation to discontinue carrying the

show well-known for a high contei\t ofcomputer-altere4 nudity, bleeps for pro­fanity and guests ducking for cover.

LastNovember,FatherPfleger wroteto the Federal Communications Com­mission chairman, Wdliam Kennard,asking the FCC to ban the show for itscontinued violence and nudity.

By MICHAELWAMBLE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule re­views of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. CatholicConference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"(NewUne)

Mindless sequel to the 1997 spoof in which the swing­ing British secret agent (Mike Myers) time-travels back tothe '60s to recover his libido and joins forces with acomelyCIA agent (Heather Graham) to again save the world fromthe wacky machinations of Dr. Evil (Myers in a dual role).As directed by Jay Roach, the silly shenanigans alternatewith gross toilet humor and puerile sexual innuendo for amixed bag of goofy but tasteless entertainment. Comi- .cally intended violence, frequent sexual innuendo,-crudereferences, rude gestures i,IIld a few instances ofprofanity.The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-ill.­adults, The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica ratingis PG-13 - parents are strpngly cautioned that some ma­terial may be inappropriate for children under 13.

, :'liJstinct" (Touchstone) .Failed drama in which a psychiatrist (Cuba Gooding

Jr.) probes why imprisO,ned American anthropologist An­thony'Hopkins 'chose,to abandon' civilization for life_

SYLVIA CHANG stars in the film "The Red Violin:' (CNS photo from Lions Gate Films)

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Priest still on anti-Springer crusade

Austin is 'Powerless' in silly sequel

CHICAGO - '~ttack of the TVAnti-Violence Crusaders" might be thetitle of an upcoming episode of 'The'Jerry SpringerShow;' recentlytaped on location.

In that location ­Chicago's City Hall - therewere no chants of "Jerry!Jerry!" Instead, ChicagoCatholics and other Chris­tians wore red and white "Stopthe Violence" buttons andasked their city representa­tives to spring Springer be­yond ,city limits..

One witness to the historiccity event, simulcast onMSNBC, Fox News Channeland Court TV last week, putthe attendance at 300 peoplewho made. up two groups

"Jerry's people are overthere;' said Michael RobinsonofSt SabinaChurch, Chicago,!is he pointed across the CityCouncilchambers. ''And Jesus'people are over here." .

Now in its 18th month the JERRY SPRINGER promotes one of hiScampaign including petiti~ns, ,home videos, "Jerry Springer - Too Hot forletters and requests by Father TV," in Los Angeles last year. (CNS photoMichael Pfleger, pastor of St. from Reuters)Sabina Church, to investigatethe violent content of the syndicatedshow taped in Chicago, led to ChicagoAlderman Edward M, Burke's threat tosubpoena TV talk show host JerrySpringer, to testify before the council'sPolice and Fire Committee. Springer,who appeared without subpoena, vol­unteered to be sworn under oath.

In fact, teacher Tom Ford andthe students feel so stronglythat video games may be oneof the root causes of teen vio­lence that they allowed asteamroller to crush 44 of theirown video games which havebeen deemed unsuitable.

was a beginning, the studentswanted to do more.

Following the discussion, stu­dent William Hipkins brought in avideotape of a "60 Minutes" broad­cast which contained a segmentfocusing on the effects of viplencein games.

Then, Ford says he receivedguidance from the Holy Spirit ingetting the idea for a video gameturn-in similar to gun turn-ins thatmany cities have sponsored.

Ford contacted the producers of"60 Minutes" fora list of the videogames mentioned in the piece. Theproducers put him in touch withattorney Jack Thompson. The Mi­ami-based lawyer has filed a civillawsuit, on behalfof the families ofvictims of the Paducah, Ky., highschool shooting, against the de­signers, manufacturers and distribu­tors of certain vi~eogal1}es.

The 18 games named in the law­suit are ones played on a regularbasis by Michael Carneal; whoopened fire at Heath-High School inPaducah in 1997, leaving three stu-dents dead and five others wounded.

Carneal hassince beensentenced tolife in prison.

'';" Thomp,­son has spo­ken' via tele­phone con­ferences tothe St.Rob­ert studentcouncil aswell as to an

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ing held for parents in May."What we have in the hands of

millions of kids are not video gamesbut murder simulators," Thompsonsaid. "(The games are filled) withgore, mayhem and are from the pit,of helL"

According tb Thompson, EricHarris and Dylan Klebold, theshooters in the Columbine tragedy,had trained themselves on a modi­fied version of "Doom" which thetwo had changed to look like thehalls of their high school.

Thompson emphasized that theshooters involved in the school in­cidents are "morally and criminallyculpable" for their actions. How­ever, the shooters have been targetsthemselves ofthe video games andthe designers, manufacturers anddistributors should be held "mor­ally and criminally culpable."

"Experts say (video games) harmevery kid that plays them," he said.

Some Flushing students, how­ever, were reluctant to turn in theirvideo games. "They don't see thedamage that they do," Ford told TheCatholic Times. "Parents need tosay we don't need these in ourhouses."

, But Kevin Decker, a student, from FJ'ushing Junior High School,

decided to give up his copy of the"Extreme G" game. "I thought itwas just senseless how violent itwas," the 14-year-old said.

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Violent video games'meet their 'Doom''in--'Michigan s~hool

FLUSHING, Mich. - A teacherand a group of students at St. Rob­ert Bellarmine Catholic School inFlushing who are concerned aboutthe recent epidemic of scho.olshootings want to send a messagethat violent video games have noplace in society.

In fact, teacher Tom Ford and thestudents feel so strongly that videogames may be one of the root causesof teen violence that they allowed asteamroller to crush 44 of their ownvideo games which have beendeemed unsuitable.

The students, formed a groupcalled Students Against ViolentEntertainment, or SAVE, and wereinstrumental in <;>rganizing thevideo game turn-iri.

"We have a tradition of practic­ing Christian service (at theschool). This is an incredible ex­tension of that," said Ford, who hastaught for 16 years at St. Robert,which has kind~rgartene~s througheighth~graders. He also is the stu­dent council's fac~lty adviser. ,

Stu den t .-.:.--,...-..:;.....--------,...----.councilpresidentMichelleBannick, 13,was pleasedthat morethan 150peopleturned outfor thesteamrollerevent. "Ithought itwas success-ful," she told The Catholic Times,newspaper of the Lansing Diocese."Originally, we thought if we gotat least one game it would be a suc­cess," added Bannick, who 'turnedin three of her own games.

Games specifically targeted forthe turn-in included "Doom,""Quake," "Redneck Rampage,""Nightmare Creatures," "ResidentEvil," "Mech Warrior," "Final Fan­tasy," "James Bond 007,""Wolfenstein," "Phantasmagoria"and "House of the Dead."

Students who were willing togive up their games were rewardedwith T-shirts, flying discs, rulers andcash. Tom Bellinger, a parent of twostudents at the school, donated themoney and drove the steamrollerthat dealt the crushing blow to thegames.

While Ford believes that 44 vio­lent games no longer in the handsof children is a good start, he hasalready started planning for a sec­ond turn-in after school resumes inthe fall. This time he will also belooking for violent music CDs aswell.

Ford said the video game turn­in idea was born from the tragedyin Littleton, Colo. When he haddiscussed the murders with his reli­gion class, the students agreed toactively seek out their peers whomay feel disassociated and to in­clude them in activities. While that

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CAPT. ANDY Phipps of the British army looks over the site of a suspected mass gravefor nearly 100 ethnic Albanians in Southern Kosovo earlier this week. (eNS photo fromReuters)

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mild case of the flu forced PopeJohn Paul IT to cancel Thesday' ac­tivities in Poland, including aplanned papal Mass for more thanone million people in his formerArchdiocese ofKrakow. The popewas running a fever of about 100degrees and had been advised torest for a day, papal spokesmanJoaquin NavarrO-Valls told report­ers. It was the first time bad healthhad caused the pope to cancel afull day's eventS during a foreigntrip. As expected, the pope con­tinued the rest of his Poland visit.But a side trip to Armenia to visitgravely ill Catholicos Karekin ofEtchmiadzin, patriarch of the Ar­menian Apostolic Church, hasbeen canceled. Navarro-Valls saidthe pope's illness had nothing todo with a cut on his head that hesuffered after falling three daysearlier in Warsaw. The spokesmansaid the 79-year-old pope had aviral influenza, probably broughton in part by the heavy scheduleduring his visit and the change intemperatures at papal liturgy sites.

pope took a day off to rest, but spentmuch ofhis "down" time meeting smallgroups of residents and traveling tolocal shrines.

In recent months, Vatican officialshavecommented that the pope apPearsto look and sound better than a yearearlier. Some sources have attributed itto improved treatment for his neuro­logical disease. The Vatican has nevergiven details of the pope's treatment,saying it is a private matter.

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Pope recovers from fall,flu, continues Poland trip

POPE JOHN Paul II greets people gathered for a MassJune 12 in Zamosc, Poland. The 79-year-old pope injured hishead in a fall in his bathroom at the Vatican embassy in War­saw earlier in the day and needed three stitches to close thewound. (eNS photo from Reuters)

By JOHNTHAVIS

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

WARSAW- PopeJohn Paul IT felland cut his head, requiring threestitches, but it did not appear to slowhim down as he barnstormed his waythrough Poland. ,

The popeslipped in hisWarsawresi­dence - reportedly in the bathroom- at the apostolic nunciature in War­saw last Saturday, and the cut on hisright temple was quickly sewn up bydoctors.

His physician gave the 79-year-oldpontiffa quick examination and foundhis heart rate, blood pressure and ner­vous system signs all normal. Ten min­utes later he was off by helicopter toSandomieri wherehe celebrated Masswith asmall whitebandageon his head.

Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro­Valls gave no additional details of theincident, which occurred on the eighthday ofthe pope's marathon, highly suc­cessful visit to his homeland duringwhich he beatified 108 martyrs; paid abrief, emotional tribute to survivors oftheWorldWar IT BattleofWarsaw; toldPolish youth that society in the thirdmillennium will be formed on theirmoral choices; hailed Poland's demo­cratic era, but said it must be anchoredin moral truths; and was showered withgifts at Masses and services.

Hecelebrated the three-hour liturgyin Sandomierzas scheduled, in front of300,000 people under a broiling sun,showing no ill effects.

The pope's latest fall followed thebusiestday ofhis trip, in which he pre­sided over nine separateceremonies ormeetings in Warsaw. Throughout thevisit, he has looked relaxed andsounded good, impressing his aides.

Fourdays into the pastoral visit, the

While Father Pecar said all non­governmental organizations were inthe same quandary, other religiouscharitable organizations said that theyeither were having no problems orwere successfully circumventing thegovernment regulations.. Dragan Makojevic, head of the

Serbian Orthodox Church's charity,Philanthropy, said the new regulationhas not prevented the church from im­porting 1,400 tons of food and cloth­ing aid from abroad since the begin­ning of the war.,

"So far, it has not affected us at all,"said Makojevic, adding that gettingapproval "is not a problem." But Fa­ther Pecar said Caritas wanted to keepcomplete control over incoming aidso that the Catholic Church can takecredit and also to maintain Caritas'existing distribution network on thelocal level.

- 'The United States and the in­ternational community should imple­ment a regional development plan."Not only must there be a long-termdevelopmentplan for the Balkans, andespecially Kosovo, said the bishops,but there should be ongoing assistanceto the governments of Albania,Macedonia and Montenegro as a signofappreciation and for the general eco­nomic development of the region.

- "Reconciliation efforts shouldcommence." The bishops said the in­ternational community, nongovern­mental organizations, and local reli­gious, political and civil leaders musthelp reconcileAlbanians and Serbs liv­ing in Kosovo in a process that couldtake ''years of patience and forbear­ance." Such efforts are vital to ensuringa lasting peace, they said.

In aspiritofreconciliation, the bish­ops also counseled against unjustly fix­ing blame; "Although those who par­ticipated in the violence and expul­sion of the refugees must be held ac­countable," they said, "we must avoidthe imposition of collective guilt."

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matized by their experience, said thebishops, that countries of first asylum- Albania, Macedonia and theYugoslav republic of Montenegro ­"should be enabled to accommodatepermanently those refugees who wishto remain there." Also, resettlement inthe United States and other countriesshould remain a "viable and humanea1temative" for those unable to returnto Kosovo;

- "Repatriation should be con­ducted in a safe environment." Thebishops said that returning Kosovarrefugees and Serbs who live in Kosovoare entitled to the protection of the in­ternational peacekeeping force, andtheir safety includes the removal ofland mines;

- "Refugees should be allowed toreturn to their own homes." The UnitedStates and the international communityshould provide reconstruction assis­tance to Kosovo to rebuild its homes,businesses and infrastructure, and pr0­vide transitional assistance so refugeescan "live in dignity until their dwell­ingsarerebuiltand theirjobsreclaimed";

toYugoslavia becauseofwartime regu­lations that other religious groups arefinding ways around, the priest said.

In just one example, Father Pecarsaid, French Caritas is poised to dis­patch trucks carrying 400 tons ofpow­dered milk to thecountry where stapleslike sugar and cooking oil are alreadyin short supply.

FatherPecarcalled the undeliveredaid part ofthe "biggest interest" shownby the international community inhelping the region since fighting firsterupted in the Balkans in 1991.

Under an order by Yugoslavia'sFederal Ministry ofLabor, Health andSocial Policy issued March 29 - fivedays afterNATO's bombingcampaignbegan- all imported foreign aid mustbe distributed by the Yugoslav Red .Cross, which is charged with priori­tizing those regions most in need ofhelp.

~ They set five guidelinesfor the process.

u.s. bishops issue principlesfor repatriation of Kosovars

By CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGfON- Therepatriationof Kosovar refugees should be volun­tary, safe and to their own homes, andshould be accompanied by regionaldevelopmentand reconciliation efforts,said thehead ofthe U.S. bishops' Com­mittee on Migration.

Bishop NicholasA. DiMarzio, com­mittee chair, said in a recent statement,'1t is time for the intemational commu­nity and humanitarian agencies to turntheir attention to the difficult task ofassisting the Kosovars to return to theirhomeland."

In the statement, issued in Wash­ington following news ofapeace agree­ment in the Kosovo conflict, the bish­ops offered five principles "necessaryto ensure that the refugees retum toKosovo in security and dignity."

The principles are:- "Repatriation should be volun­

tary." Some refugees may be so trau-

By FRANK BROWN

CATliOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BELGRADE, YugoslaviaCaritas Catholic aid organizationsfrom at least 10 European countriesare ready to send aid to Yugoslaviawhen the government changes regu­lations that put all relief under the di­rection oftheYugoslav Red Cross, saida Caritas official in Belgrade.

He said with this regulation inplace, aid delivered by Catholic agen­cies would be distributed without anyrecognition of the donors,

"Ourdonors don't wantto give theassistance - which often involves alot ofmoney - in an anonymous way,without getting some publicity," saidFatherAntun Pecar, who heads CaritasYugoslavia.

Hundreds of tons of vital humani­tarian assistance from Catholic donorsin Western European is not making it

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"It is as if! had been living in hell,and now I am .in the sky;' she said,proudly watching as a worker finishedup her new staircase. With the grantmoney she is repairing the staircase andrenovating the upstairs to include anew kitchen, bathroom and sittingroom, so she will not have to climb thestairs so often.

"Jerusalem is my treasure," saidKamar. "My father's family is fromJerusalem. I know this is where Jesus

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NUNS SMILE as they watch Pope John Paul II' celebrateMass' in Pelplih, Poland. The 79-year-old pontiff was on anextensive tri~,~~.~is native country. (eNS phot~ from Reuters)

Church helps Christian, familiesin.,Jer~salem. fix crumbli.ng homes

By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY

CAlliOLIC NEWS SERVICE

JERUSALEM - While living inthe Old City of Jerusalem in the foot­.~~ps ofJes~smay see!TI romantic andunique, the reality is actually quite dif-ferent' .

Behind thecenturies~6ld stone walls,families live in crowded conditions,often with five or six people sharingone room.

Theplumbing is archaic - in manyhomes the kitchen and bathroom areone and the same- the wiring is faultyand plaster and paint constantly peeloff the walls.

Those who can afford to do so havefled the cramped quarters for housing "trfoutside the ancient walls. Now, mostof . f~"-the residents ofthe Old City are elderly I }':) I; I; "

=~o:;~::~:' families who can- JAQUILINE ASSI, with three of her four children, standsMany Christian farnilies are among inside a room of their house being renovated in the Old City

those who have moved out of the Old of Jerusalem. Funds for the project come from the PontificalCity; today there are only about 4,000 Mission for Palestine. The children from left are Nourit, five;Christians living among the 30,000 Canon nine; and five-month-old Jirles. (CNS photo by Debbieresidents of the Old City.

For the past seven years, the Pon- Hill)tifical Mission for Palestine has helped support toChristians in the area- withChristian residents.restore their homes a focus on Catholics - after the cre­with a one-time grant of up to $5,000, ation of the State of Israel and the dis­with the average grant being around placement of Palestinians in 1949.$3,000. Recipients are responsible for . ''It is,very important to keep aChris­repaying a quarter of the grant, and tian presence in the Old City. This istho~ funds are used for future grants. where the Mother Church is;' saidSo far, about 350 families have been project director Maher Twjman. 'Wehelped. Now the Pontifical Mission is want to at least make the houses mini-aiming to help 100 families 'a year. mally habitable for the people:'

The Pontifical Mission for Pales- Margaret Suleiman Kamar, 67, whotine, based in NewYork, wasestablished livesalonein two-roomflat, said thegrantto proVide humanitarian and pastoral has chaDged her' entire outlook on·life.

S. African archbishop hopes ANClandslide brings improvements'By BRONWENDACHS, . ~ ~overnt1l~nt's prioriti~. ' ,. prov~ their ~ety and security:'

~~lliOLIC .N.~ws SERVICE He said the A1'rC victory was "a re- The renamed' New National Party,CAPElDWN, SouthAfrica-The newed mandate for thecountiy to move the former National Party that ruled

African National Congress' over- forwiud faster toward the implementa- with apartheidfor46 years, saw its sharewhelming victory in~South African ·tion of the.Reconstruction and Devel- of the v~te drop to about ~ven per­elections could be a good thing if the ,opment Program::' Before the celebra- . cent, a third of th'e support It had fiveparty improveS the lives of the rriajor- tions ended, Mbeki told his ministers'it years ago. It also lost its position as theity ofcitizens, saidArchbishopWilfrid was time ''to gob~k 1? work." He said largest ~pposition p~. ,Napier ofDurbil!J.. . . , , Sou,th Afri~ haOdrrec~ them ''to '~ tJ:Unk th~ surpnsmg thl~g was

TheANC won almost two-thirds of achieve SOCial' transformanon sooner . that It did well m 1994, not that It wentthe seats in the national parliament -. rather than' later': and ''to radically im- down now;' ArchbiS~op Napier said.during balloting in early June. '

Local opposition parties and themedia tried ''to create paranoia that atwo-thirds majority foftheANC wouldmean they would change the constitu­tion," Archbishop Napier said; noting

.that "somepeople are nervous that thisoverwhelming majority will mean thatonly one JX?int of view is h~d."

But Thabo Mbeki; 56, who suc­ceeds 8~year-old Nelson Mandela as,SQuth Africa's'president, made a wiSevictory'speech, the archbishop said ina telephone interview from Durban.

.' Mbeki interpreted his party's vic­tory ~'asaclearmessagefrom the peoplethat it is time for the government to getdown to work and stu:t delivering"rather than·as amandate for·the party touse its vast popular support to makechanges that would increase its power,Archbishop NaPier said.. .

"If they do start delivering, asMbeki proinises, then a lot of goodcan come outofthe party's vast major­ity;' he said.

In his victory speech in Midrand,nearJohannesburg, Mbeki stressed thateconomic growth, the fight againstcrime and national reconciliation were.

However, a date to begin the in­quiry itself was not decided, saidArchb~shop.P'Souza. He told UCA

,News that people have been as­signed for particular tasks, but thetribunal to exa'mirie the witnesses.had not yet been nominated offi­cially.

Before the' inquiry begins, th~

Calcutta archbishop must, makt? theMissionaries of Charity petitionpublic and declare his intention toopen the diocesan inquiry. He wouldthen formally begin the proceed­ings, Father Kolodiejchuk said.

The priest explained that "thewhole idea is to obtain proof thatMother Teresa exercised Christianvirtues beyond the common wayand document the proofs for suchheroism,"

He said the petition handed toArchbishop D'S.ouza included abrief chronological biography, asummary ofMotherTeresa~s writingsand an initial list of witnesses whocould be called to testify.

In March, the Vatican exemptedMother Teresa's case from the usualfive-year waiting period before be­ginning a canonization process, andmany people hope that the "saint ofthe poor" will be canonized duringthe year 2000.

Nuns petition for Mother.Tere,sa's sainthood' in'q~iry

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Consecration to the Divine. WillOh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the

immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may opento me the doors and make ,me enter into It to form my lift; all inY0U, Divme Will. Therefore, oh adoraple Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least of all creatUres, put myself into the li~e

group.of'the sons and.daughters ofYolJf Supreme FIAT Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and. beg that itclothe me .and eclipse- all that does· not. pertain to You,:DiviiieWill. It will be my Life"the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of mY'whole being. ,I dortotwantthe human will to have life in this heart ,any longer. I will cast itaway from me and thus fonTi the 'new Eden of Peac.e,:ofhappi­ness and of ~ove: With It'! shall be always happy. rshall havea singular stre!1gth and a holiness 'that sanctifies all, things andconducts them to God. .. , ' '.

,> Here prosq-ate, I invoke ·the h~ip of the Most Holy' Trinitythat They permit me to liv~ in the cloister of the Divine WilJ andthus return in,me the first order. of creation, just as the creaturewas created. ",

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign'and Queen ofthe Divine Fiat,take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the DivineWill. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in'and t6 mairitain myself in the order and thebounds'of the Divirie Will. ' Heavenly Mother, I consecrate mywhole,being toY01!C fullmlc1,lhite Heart. :You will teacq'rile.thedoctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate ~to 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 Yourflames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me toform iit me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you Will ~ my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. Youwill keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again,that I 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 instrumentthat draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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

. BY CAlliOLIC NEWS SERV'ICE'" ~ . ' . . '.,CALCUTTA, Indil,l- The Mis­

sionaries of Charity formally .peti­tioned the Calcutta Archdiocese to

'begin an investig~tion into. MotherTeresa's heroic virtues, thefirst stepto becoming a saint. '

A petition dated June II asksArchbishop Henry D' ~ouza ofCalcutta to initiate an inquiry intothe life, heroic virtues and reputa­tion of holiness of Mother Teresa,

.foundress of the Missionaries ofCharity, who died in Calcutta inSeptember 1997"

Missionaries of Charity SisterLynn, whom the congregation haschosen as vice postulator for thecause, earlier handed the petition' tothe archbishop reported UCA News,an Asian Church news agency basedin Thailand.

Based at the order's headquartersin Calcutta, Sister Lynn will assistMissionaries ofCharity Father BrianKolodiejchuk, the postulator forMother Teresa's cause.. The opening session of the localinquiry will be a public event and isscheduled for July 26, the feast ofSaints Anne and Joachim. Duringthe session, all involved will take

. an oath of secrecy and to do theirjobs well.

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nQta ~m;~t..i,on,.,f'f;.c~liritybut of justice," said an international sym­posi\lm. ofSatholid,bisllopson. the eve of the Group of Eight eco­n0!Dic 'summit ill;;~ijlogne..Nations have arl"urgent need to breakthe chains of unpayable foreign debts;" said 16 cardinals, archbish­ops ~d bis~()'I's'~Presentingsome of the world's richest and poor-est niltions,at'theend ofthe day-long symposium June 13. .

AtCaritas asselll"ly, speaker cites 'just-war theory' dilemmasVATICAN CITY(CNS) - References to the "just-war theory" in

traditionat9athoIic,teaching can give the impression that the Catho­lic Church supports some wars, said a Nobel Peace Prize winner."When the Church speaks about the conditions for a 'just war,' theimpression is given that in some situations the Church 'blesses' war,"said Mairead Corrigan Maguire. Maguire, co-winner of the 1976Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote peace and reconciliationin Northern Ireland, gave the opening speech at the June 14-19 gen­eral assembly of Caritas Internationalis.

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asked for a greater love and trust in was "really gratified by the celebra-our community. Following the in- :, tion ,and the people's support."tercessions, Bishop O'Malley in- . St. Gelais, whose chaptervited parishioners to kneel with worked with other diocesan chap-him as he recited a prayer con- ... ters of the Men ofSacred Heartssecrating the diocese before ai;.. >J' to. help bring about this ~pe-statue of the Sacred Heart of'~ clal event to the Fall RIVerJesus in the sanctuary. Diocese, said that the chapters

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expressed thanks to God for thewinding down of the Kosovo cri­sis and hopeful' reconciliation inthe Balkans; and expressed hopesand fears towards the future use ofthe Internet.

James Karam, who accepted thehonors for himself and his brother,Bob, chairman of the board atUMass-Dartmouth, who could notbe present, expressed gratitude forthe award and praised his commit­ted staff. In a highly competitiveindustry, with giants controIlingthe media, it is often difficult tokeep a local focus and provide al­ternatives, said Karam. "But wehave tried to understand our roleand how we can help address com­mon concerns and meet the de­mands of our audience and ourcommunity." We do this, saidKaram "without the kind of pro­gramming that succumbs to trends.... designed to shock and outrageour senses for the sole purpose ofattention and marketing ratings, atthe expense of our community val­ues. Despite the high costs,'we con­stantly strive for quality local,positive, educational program­ming .. and a spiritu{ll, symbolicmessage as well, with the help ofour bishop."

Msgr. George W. Coleman, vicargeneral and moderator of the Cu­ria, gave the invocation.

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director of the Catholic Charities Ap­peal and the Bishop's Annual CharityBall, and being an auditor and advo­cate at the Diocesan Tribunal.

Melbou'fne."The 74-year-old former pastor said

he was delighted that the Society.mar~ed his 50thanniyersary as "priest''We celebrated Mass and later we hada, wonderful dinner together and themembers were very kind to me,"

Born in Terra Cha, Terceira, theAzores, Father Freitas studied for thepriesthood at the Seminario d'Angrain Terceira and later The CatholicUniversity in Washington, D.C., andat·St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore,Md. He was ordained in St. Mary Ca­thedral, Fall River .by Bishop JamesL. Connolly on June 11, 1949. Heserved as a parochial vicar atOur Ladyof Mount Carmel, New Bedford;Santo Christo, Fall River; St.Elizabeth's, Fall River, and 'as pastorof St. John of God in Somerset. Be­sides his duties as spiritual advisor tothe St. Vincent de Paul Society, otherdiocesan assignments included being

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Vincent dePaul, that magnificentman of God."

Thes~ersaid Society members'~are dedic!l~ to· giving to,tho~e inmany forms of need,and fight an en­emy: poverty, lack of employment,unbearable living conditions, aban­donment and loneliness. You arestanding like David in communitiesthat are very comfortable at times andforgetful ofthose in need, and yet youremember. Your roots are in a God oflove and mercy."

The three-day conference keyedon prayer, celebration of the Eucha­rist and on various workshop sessionsand interaction with. fellowVincentions.

On Friday night, June 11, themembers honored its spiritual advi­sor, retired Fall River Diocesan priestFather Daniel L. Freitas,' on the 50thanniversary of-his ordination to thepriesthood. He spoke about his rolein the Society.

"Myjob has been to deliver a spiri­tuality among the members," ex­plained Father Freitas in an interviewwith TheAnchor. Heretired three yearsago after47 years 6fservice as a priestin the Fall River Diocese. "In recentyears we have a national spiritualitycommittee and all ofus spiritual advi­sors from ilie eight regions are in­cluded," he said. ''We have written aprayer manual to help those who don'tsee a priest often - because of lack ofthem - and who have lay people asspiritual advisors." . .

He has been regional advisor for24 or 25 years. "It all started when Iwent to St. John of God Church,Somerset :-and every six years wechange officers. I told them that atthe end of the last term,' which. endsnext month, I would retired from theadvisor's job in this Northeast Re­gion because I am now living inFlorida, in the Diocese of Orlando,and that is in the Southeast Region. Ihelp out at Ascension Church in

more time daily watching TV thanthey spend in school, the bishopsaid. "It has a message of rampantindividualism and unbridled ma­terialismwhich are not only an­tagonistic to religion but also un­dermine civic virtues and a senseof community and solidarity thatare necessary for a strong democ­racy."

The Catholic Church tries toaddress moral and ethical ques­tions arising from the news, hesaid, and sometimes the Church'steaching - such as on gamblingand capital punishment - requirecareful analysis. "We are alwaysgrateful when we get a fair hearingfrom the media," he said. "We arealso grateful for how the Karambrothers have accommodated re­ligious programs and been so co­operative with the diocese."

Addressing the questions fromthe audience the bishop: endorsedgetting priso'ners to spend more su­pervised time working in the ~om­munity; said that a local steamshipauthority, like other commercialendeavors, should follow the prin­cipal of the common good; clari­fied the need of closing parishes afew blocks apart in order to betterdeploy a dwindling number of di­ocesan priests; supported the con­tinuance and expansion of thediocese's various youth programs;

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr.Ernest Collamati addressesmembers of the St.Vincent dePaul Society at WheatonCollege's Science Buildingduring a three-day conference.

Jewish terms ofDavid, the small onewho conquered an enemy who ter­rorized. Isn't it true that you are pro­phetically living out the name ofyour Society - named after St.

St. Vincentwell-known presenter. fo~nd a mostresponsive audience as he asked hisaudience to break into groups to in­vestig.ate the story of Godlines~.':'4Jldthen investigate his presence in us to­day."

Reflecting on the name of the so­ciety, he said he hears it as 'Vincentof Paul.' "Vincent, from the Latinroots Vincere, which means, to con­quer; and Paul coming from theLatin name meaning small. "Youmen and women are the ones whoconquer, and your roots are small,not morally, but I am thinking in

Owners of WHTB-WSAR Ra­dio of Fall River, and the Portu­guese newspaper, 0 Jamal, broth- 'ers James and Robert Karam wererecognized for their support ofCatholic programming. They haveadded devotional programming tothe daily broadcasts: with WHTB,AM 1400 signing-on each weekday with a recitation of the rosaryin Portuguese led by BishopO'Malley, and signing-off with arosary in English also led by thebishop. At WSAR, AM 1480, morn­ing devotions open the broadcastday.

Bishop O'Malley told the groupof regional secular and diocesannewspaper, radio, local cable op­erations and television station rep­resentatives attending that "some­how the media and virtual realityseem to eclipse reality itself attimes and create its own reality inthe world. The power of the mediais enormous and that power cancreate great good or create gre"tevil. We know that the human hearthas to go outside of where it is fas­cinated by violence, pornographyand sensationalism. Our challengeis to nurture the nobler sentimentsin ourselves, and our children."

The bishop noted that while. television is an educator it canalso be a corrupter - especiallyfor the many children who spend

14 lHEANCHOR- DioceseofFall River- Fri., June 18, 1999S' ••

Toy project brings out'cr~ativityin students

By MIKE GORDON sch06d~"'vi~~ the proj'ects and Booker estimated, ' ANCHOR STAFF that 97'percent of the school children at Our Lady of ,

TAUNTON - Students'in grades K-5 at Our Lady Lourd~s' took part. ,of Lourdes SchQol in Taunton recently'tool,c on a' "It was a project that ,bridged generation gaps andschQol. project' entitled "What if you dic!n't have paren'ts '~erepretty astonishep at the creations studentstoy~?" 'and they had a lot of fun doing it'according to came upwith;' said Booker. "One student, with her father'sschool ,principal ,,' '~elp,made a dollArleen M. Booker. but of cardboard.

"Our aim with , Some used plasticsthis project was to ' . and paper to maketeach kids to, be cre- planes and boatsative and look at from material thatthings in adifferent would have 'beenlight. It was very thrown away. Itwassuccessful and most great," she de-of the students here elared.participated even All projectsthough it wasn't a were displayed inrequired assign- the school's caf-ment," said Booker. eteria and in-She also said that eluded carvedthe project helped wooden dolls, astudents realize robot made fromthat not aU-children plastic bottles,around the world cardboard housesare as fortunate and and many differ-can buy manufac- ent toys. Aftertured toys. they made their

Students were toys the studentsasked to make atoy watched a videousing recyclable entitled "A Toy ismaterials or things What You Make,found around the It," which de-house. Teachers en- HOMEMADE TOYS - Students at Our Lady of picted chIldren incouraged students Lourdes School, Taunton, made toys from recyclable Kenya, Peru and'to participate and materials for a school project entitled, 'What ifYou Didn't from around the'consult with par- Have Toys." Pictured, from left, with toys are: Kyle world and the'ents and grandpar- Caetano, grade 5, carved doll; Bryan Chaves, grade 1, toys they created.'ents when brain- "The students'storming abouth~licopter;Jonathan Connon, kindergarten, cardb()~rQ were amazed that'their toy: Parents' plane; Carina Enright, grade 4, corn husk doll; Ashleign many of the toysand grandparents Chaves, grade 2, noise makers; and Elliott Sh~rman, ,.were' similar!",:;later came ,to the grade 3, plastic bottle robot. 0 s~id Booker.

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HANDS ON - Michelle Cabral, a marine biology major from the Water Watch Program atUMass-Dartmouth, recently instructed students atSt. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River, in ascience project about clams..Cabral visited students in grades kindergarten through six andis pictured sharing the project with third graders. '

BISHOP STANG High School seniors Bethany Soares andJadilyn Kagan received awards at Senior Awards Night. Soaresreceived The President's Award of Excellence and Kagan TheSpartan Award. The awards are given to those who best ex­emplify the ideals of the No. Dartmouth school and who areinvolved through school activities or the community.

YOUNG'ARTISTS"':" Three students from St.Jean Bap-tiste School, Fall River, were recognized for their ar:twork in

, the recent Children's Trust Fund Art Contest. From ,left, are: Amanda ·Petrin, honorable mention, DariielleAguiar, honor-, able mention, and'Joshua Carvalho, third place. 'J

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GRADUATES FROM Holy Family-Holy Name School,New. Bedford, recently honored the former director of theirschool, the late' Father Thomas E. O'Dea, by dedicating theirmemory book to him, A copy of the book was given to hiscousin, Mary O'Dea, at the class of 1999 Family Night. Fa­ther O'Dea served as the school's director from 1973:-1989.

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By CHARLIE MARTIN· CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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We'll take that trailOn your father's map

(Repeat refrain)

Written by Matt SlocumSung by Sixpence Nonethe Richer; Copyright (c)1997 by Le Tigre SurunBalloon Publishing·(ASCAP) I Squint.Songs; 1998, Squint.El'ltertainment ..

Mullen, who also has a brotherwho will be one year ahead of himat the academy, already has re­ceived some advice on time eco­nomics. "You really need to bud­get your time," he said. "You justneed to know when to do what."

The fifth plebe from St. Mary'sHigh School is Catherine Williams,who has only been at the schooland parish since January, althoughshe lived in Annapolis earlierwhen her father taught at the acad­emy. She realizes the plebe sum­mer will be difficult, especiallysince the longest she's ever beenaway from her parents is two weeks.

. "That's going to be the worstpart," she said, "but I'll just remem­ber that it's going to end."

The five St. Mary's graduateswill also be joined for plebe sum­mer by a 1998 graduate, NickRogers, who attended a militaryprep school for a· year after highschool.

A seventh St. Mary's graduate,Maria Smear, was accepted at theNaval Academy but decided to ac­cept a basketball scholarship fromYale instead.

Pantelides credits the strong pro­gram at St. Mary's for turning outso many Naval Academy students.

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course, you may ·not be sure' what you want. Inthat case, tell tQe other of your uncertainty. Whenyou are c,areful of. another's heart, you will al­ways have that person's respect.

As I often recommend in these columns, datea varie.ty of people rather than becoming overlyinvolved with one person. ·Summer is threemonths, and your future reaches far beyond whatyoti experience in this brief season.

Further, be very clear about your values. Evena passing summer romance might entail makingdecisions about sexual behavior. Make sure thatthe type of touch you engage in remains consis­tent with those values that you have picked toguide your life.

You want to come out of this summer feelinggood about who you are and how you acted. Stick­ing to your values is a way to ensure having thisgood feeling.

Summer often brings the added freedom toexplore your life and dreams. Ask God to helpyou be wise in what you choose as summertimeexperiences and relationships.

Your comments are always welcome. Pleaseaddress: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 200S,Rockport, Ind. 47635.

'Our Rock·and Role

Kiss Me

Kiss me down by theBroken tree houseSwing me upon its

hanging tireBring, bring, bringYour flowered hat

Moonlight floorLift your open handStrike up the band

And make the fireflies danceSilver moon sparkling

So kiss me

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFallRiver-Fri., June 18, 1999

"In the summer program,you're basically a plebe for aweek," said MacAdams, a parish­ioner at Holy Family inDavidsonville who was selectedas best male candidate from hiscompany and the student with themost potential during the pro- .gram.

Kuehn believeshis years at S t.Mary's grade schoolfollowed by highschool there havegiven him a goodfoundation for thenext four years.

"I've learned alot academically,about making

friends and aboutgood study habits," hesaid. "And my faithwill help me a lot. I

I think the whole experi­ence will strengthen my

faith."Kuehn shares a

connection with fel­low plebe and 1999St. Mary's graduate

Michael Mullen, Both their fa­thers were 1968 graduates of theacademy.

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Kiss me out of the beardedbarley

Nightly, beside the green,green grass

Swing, swing, swing thespinning step

You wear those shoes,And I'll wear that dress

." Refrain:'. : Oh, kiss me bC:meath·. The.milky twilight<

. :.; Lead me out on the

Summer romance

... : SIXPENCE NONE'the Richer'!! "Kiss Me", .has zoomed up the charts. I guess romance, no- matter what the season, is asure way to gain popu-. larity! ,

The song presents a variety of summer-likeromantic images. The world of the girl in thissong is filled with fireflies dancing, green, greengrass, and swinging around on the hanging tiredown by the broken tree house. Clearly, it is amagical summer as she invites her guy to "kissme beneath the milky twilight." It is easy to sensehow she is being swept away in the emotion ofsummer romance.

Suchan experience can be innocent and fun.Yet, when dealing with love, even the fleetingsummer romance variety, it is important to becareful of one's own heart - and of another's.

Acting with care begins with understandingyour intent. A summer romantic fling rarely be­comes a commitment. If your intent is to enjoyjust a few dates with someone, then be truthful.Don't lead someone on just so you have a datingpartner for summer romance.

Likewise, be aware of any promises that youmight make. If you are just interested in dancingin the moonlight, don't agree to go steady. Of

Mary's students - ArthurMacAdams IV and Steven Kuehn- already. have had a small tasteof academylife. They ...a t - ,ej,..., .

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admissions director at the acad­emy, about five percent of eachclass is made up of children or sib­lings of Naval Academy gradu-ates. .

Shanley's brothers were quickto offer some survival advice for

~~:{~;:}E~~~i:~ wac'into academy life for P­newcomers. If past IInumbers hold, 89 ~'Vstudents in an in­coming class of1,220 will drop outbefore the fall.

"Basically, theytold me to neverthink about fail­ure," Shanley toldThe Catholic Re- I

view, newspaper of MICHAEL MULLEN, 18, was accepted into the fresh-the Baltimore Arch- man class of the U.S. Naval Academy. (eNS photo bydiocese. "Whate~er Donna Koros Stramella The Catholic RevieW)you do, don't pIty ,yourself. But, they all said they tended a summer seminar program

. would go back and do it again." before their j!lnior year of high.. Shanley and two other St. school:

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FO~ YOUTH • ABOUT YOUTH

Catholic high school sendingfive grads to Naval Academy

~ Academic andreligious trainingthey receivedsaid to give theman advantage.

By DONNA KOROS STRAMELLA

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - For fivegraduating seniors from St.Mary's High School in Annapo­lis, relocating to college won't re­quire shipping boxes and makingthat long move out of state.

They've all been accepted atthe U.S. Naval Academy, sothey'll be living on a campus justthree blocks from their formerhigh school.

For St. Mary's parishionerTimothy Shanley, the Naval Acad­emy is a family tradition, begunby his father, a retired Navy cap­tain. All four of his brothers, bothhis brothers-in-law and even twocousins graduated from theschool.

According to Nick Pantelides,

By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENSCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

The youth group in our parish hada clever fund raiser during Lent. Theysold "God cans."

The "God can" was actually an alu­minum soda can, with a glued on la­bel explaining what it was about.They sold them for a buck a piece and

Finding love in'the "God can"

doesn't don't love you, it really ishopeless.

Ifyou really like a girl who thinksyou aren't her type, then you aren'ther type. Period. Don't try changingher mind. There's a word for peoplewho follow somebody around, tryingto convince that person that "weshould be perfect for each other." Theword is "pathetic." It's hopeless.

Suppose you used to be together,but you broke upover something youthink is silly or unimportant. Or, per­haps you've changed and think theother person owes you anotherchalice.If the other person doesn't want to getback together, it isn'thappening. It'shopeless. '

This isn't just about teens. Adultsraised quite a bit of money. have exactly the same setofproblems.

The notion behind the "God can", . I have coffee with a man of40 who isis simple-and remarkably profound. still ~razy about·a woman wQo 'There are some pro~lem,s you. can solye d.umped him a year ago. He keeps call­for yourself- and some you can't. ing her, writing her letters. Every time

The instructions 6n the labeLex- . it makes her angrier. It's hopeless.plained th~t idea and suggeSted writ-. . You are responsible for your aC­ing each unsolvable problem down tions. Show others ~onesty and re­on a little slip of paper, sticking it in-: spect. Make sure that your groomirigside the ~anand leaving it there for' is good and your behavior is appro­God's attention. When you've got a priate. If you're interested in some­problemyou can't manage, pur Chris- body, let the person know, and go outtian faith calls for turning it over to of your way to treat that person well.God. You can't fix it, but "God can." Invite the person to spend time with

In almost any situation that in- you, and do your best to make it a funvolves other people, some parts are time together.your responsibility and some are be- But if the other person turns youyond your control. You can control down three times in a row, that shouldyour behavior, but not that of other end it. If the other person says flat outpeople. You can be responsible for "I'm not interested," there's nothingwhat you choose today, but you can't else for you to do.change the past and your can't con- Finding love belongs in the "Godtrol the future. How you treat others is can." Maybe it won't be in time foryour responsibility, but how they feel this year's prom. Maybe it won't beabout you is beyond your reach. the person you have in mind. In fact,

This is clearest in the arena of ro- when love comes, it's almost always amance. Love is about emotions. You surprise.can want somebody to care about you, You can't make anybody lovebut you can't make it happen. you, but God will eventually send

An old phrase really catches this: someone for you to love. After all, God"hopelessly in love." If you're nuts has been in the business of love for aabout somebody, arid that person long time.

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TIIEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., June 18, 1999

Columbine must. lead .to· improvedpublic.scbQols, official says

Iteering pOintlCalifornia Catholic leaders

assessing pastoral care in prisons

of anti-life culture as a permanent fea­ture ofAmerican law."

"'There is no way that a principledcandidate like Sen. Smith will get thepresidential nomination of the Repub­lican wingofthe OneParty;'Rice wrote,saying "an alternative vehicle" is avail­able in the U.S. Taxpayers Party.

Rice quoted Smith as saying: ''I'mworried for the sake ofmy party. Idon't

. want the Republican Party to go away.... Ifyou take the pro-life,-pro-gun andChristian conservative people out ofthe Republican Party, well, you don'thave a Republican Party."

The U.S. Taxpayers Party,.based inVienna, Va, was founded in 1992. Its1992 presidential candidate, HowardPhillips, appeared on the ballot in 21states: In 1995 the party was formallyrecognize<J by the Federal ElectionCommission as a national politicalparty. In 1996, Phillips was again theparty's presidential nominee; appear­ing on ballots in 39 states.

In its literature the party calls fora "return to a government that pro­tects all innocent life; a governmentthat protects· liberty, not suppressesit; and a government that allows thefree pursuance of happiness, notregulation of it."

that the newspaper urged Smith toswitch parties because the Republi­can Party was no longer a leader ofmoral causes and was "bankrupt forideas."

H~ added-that The Wanderer hasreceived a steady stream ofletters fromits readers who urged that Smith leavethe Republican Party if he hoped tohave any chance of being nominated.

In Washington, Smith's presiden­tial campaign manager, Karen Hickey,told CNS the senator welcomed TheWanderer's support and has not ruled .out the possibility ofI'llJlDiDg onathird­party ticket

But as of now, said Hickey, ''he isnot advocating or promoting it but isconsidering it because he has becomevery frustrated' with Republican lead­ership. Hehasalways taken advicefromThe- Wanderer very seriously."

In his oJHXl piece, headlined "Sen.Smith and aThird Party," Rice wrote:'''or several decades, we have beengoverned by alternating wings Of acommon political enterprise."

Rice said the Democratic and Re­publican parties act as if they arebranches of one party, "differing onlyin degree in their endorsementofhighspending and taxes, (and) aCceptance

By NANCyWES11.UND

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICEman from Sacramento who was raised a Catholic butlater lost any relationship he had had with God.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - During a visit by 13 Cali- He said each day he must fight the anger he feels atfornia Catholic leaders, inmates at the state prison in not receiving family visits. "I want to be able to careSacramento revealed the importance , : . I '" about somebody, and I want somebodyof spirituality in their lives. . .!.-- ' , . to care about me," he said.

Pat said his men's support group had .' ~~. Another inmate, a musician who be-become a place to heal wounds inflicted came a Catholic in prison, told the del-and received, a place to find God. Marty egation that prisoners are able to "walkplayed a soulful song on guitar about a better path" when supported by prisonGod's love for all creation. Chris told ministry.about a Catholic deacon bringing Sister Enright said the CatholicGod's grace into his life and how that, Church could playa major role in build-made all the difference. r ing much-needed detention ministry pro-

The visit was the sixth state grams.prison visit led by Auxiliary Bishop • "Jesus has called us to this. These areGabino Zavala of Los Angeles, liaison to our brothers and sisters," she said. "We needdetention ministers and prison chaplains for to care for them and those who work withCalifornia's Catholic bishops. them with· compassion and kindness."

in ~::~ ~~tu~o~a:da ;:~~~i,~,'p~~:~: ',.~,...•' \. 1. J:~~~~~h~~~~:;~~~~~ ~~c~~Zavala said. ''We need to see where we can. " for Spanish-speaking volunteers ~n deten-take some responsibility." iF tion ministry. Approximately 33 percent

The goal of the Catholic prison del-: ,:I. of the inmates at the Sacramento prison

egation is to assess the needs of inmates 'f'_'. are Hispanic.and pastoral care providers and share any Bishop Garcia and three others in theconcerns with the California Department delegation were able to speak briefly withofCorrections, which facilitated the visi,t. some Hispanic inmates who have been in

During the Sacramento visit, delega- lockup since November 1997 in connec-tion members talked-with prison officials, , . lion with their demand for a separate ex-toured facilities that house a growing ! . ercise facility..

:;:;::f::::;:~':'~cii~ !I, ....1-:-,~1.., Pri~~ i~a~~I~~O~~Fe~~a~~ :::~alt~~~.the prison's 2,906 inmates. :I t for the Hispanic group. He also plans to

Mercy Sister Eileen "Enright, chan- I :. . facilitate additional medical treatmentcellor of the Sacramento Diocese and a !', for an inmate with extensive burn inju-member of the delegation, said she was 'l ,ries.struck by the respectful way inmates . :: Dennis Merino, a permanent deaconspoke and listened t() each other in the who is Catholic chaplain at the prison,round-table discussion. was unofficial host for the visit.

'They are very real human peings In recent years, it has become in-in need of care and spiritual enrich- creasingly difficult to oversee prisonment aild connections," Sister Enright ministry programs and meet individualtold The, Catholic Herald, Sacramento FATHER DENIS McNanus inmates' needs, he said. In the mid-diocesan newspaper. 'They have a de- is the only Catholic chaplain for 1960s, there were roughly 460 inmatessire for sharing their faith with others the 6,000 inmates at San for every Catholic chaplain in the state,and a real concern for their families Q . p' . M . Co t\l but now there are about 2,000.and children." u~ntin nson In ann un.y, "It's a ministry ofpresence and you

Among the inmates whom delega- Calif. (CNS photo by Nancy can't be present,"·he said. "Without ation members met was a 50-year~0Id Westlund, The CatholiCHerald) strong volunteer program, you're lost."

.Wanderer urges senator torun on third-party ticket

~ GOPSen. Bob Smith ofNew Hampshire getsthe backing:

By LOU'PANARALE

CATHQ.UC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON- TheWanderer,a lay-edited national Catholic news­paper, has urged Republican Sen. BobSmithofNew Hampshire to run for theU.S. presidency on a third,.party ticket.

Sffiith; a Catholic, had announced.inFebruary thathe would seektheGOPnomination for president in the year,2000 because 'Td like to reverse ·thecynicism in American politics. I thinkthat we need to have somebody chartthe right course."

The Wanderer, published fiSt Paul~Minn., has supported Smith since he·first announced that hewould seek theRepublican nomination for president

But in the weekiynewspaper's re­cent issue, a signed editorial by Wan­derer editorA.1. Matt Jr. and an oJHXlpiece by University ofNotreDame lawschool professor CharJes E. Rice urgedSmith to· leave the Republican Partyand seek the presidency under the US.Taxpayers Party. .

Matt told Catholic.News Service

FALL RIVER - A Healing Ser­vice is held at St. Anne's Parish andShrine every first and third Sundayof the month at 3: 15 p.m. The nextservice will be Sunday. All wel­come. For more information call674-5651.

after the 8 a.m. Mass until mid­night. All welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - The PrayerGroup of Our Lady Perpetual HelpChurch will meet on June 22 at 1p.m. for recitation of the DivineMercy Chaplet, rosary and reflec­tion, a Marion talk and Benedic­tion of the Blessed Sacrament. Allwelcome.

FALL RIVER - Catholic So­cial Services is sponsoring afirst­time homebuyers' seminar "There'sNo Place Like Home," Saturdayfrom 6:30-8:30 p.m. at EspiritoSanto Parish. All welcome. For moreinformation call Lucia Vieira at674-4681.

MANSFIELD - The Mother'sGroup meets in the Rose Gardenbuilding behind St. Mary's Churchevery Tuesday from 10-11 :30 a.m.All are welcome to socialize andmeet other women from the area. Aplay room for children is available.For more information call KimPaiva at 238-9472 or Tricia Collinsat 339-4240.

MASHPEE - A young adultprayer group meets on the first andthird Wednesday of each inonth at .7:30 p.m. in the chapel" of Christthe King Parish. All welcome. Formore information call HeatherKirby at 548-2364.

NEW BEDFORD - Membersand friends of the Class of 1924 ofthe former Holy. Name School areinvited to join in the celebration ofMass for living and deceased class­mates on June 24 at noon in St·.Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. Itmarks the 75th anniversary ofgraduation and for more informa­tion Of transportation call 758­3719.

SOUTH YARMOUTH. - ASeparated/Oivorced Catholics Sup­port Groupwill meet on June 27 atthe St. Pius X Parish Life Center.Welcome is at 6:30 p.m. Meetingbegins at 7 p.m. All welcome. Formore informatipn call Father Rich- .l!1"d M, RoX at 255-0170.

cation beca1.!se people have ls:nownfor some time that there were learn­ing deficits, but we didn't realizejust how. dangerous it was," he told·the Denver Catholic Registerarchdiocesan newspaper. Follow­ing the shootings at ColumbineHigh School in the Denver suburbof Littleton, the board' drafted astatement that calls for restoringmoral values and discipline inColorado public schools.

ATTLEBORO - A monthlyTaize Prayer Night will begin to­night at 7: 15 p.m. at the La SaletteShrine. It will include Scripture,petitions, prayers of reconciliation,chant and will be led by Father Pat.Those attending are asked to bring.a candle and holder. All welcome.

The first annual Asian-IndianPilgrimage Day will be helel" at theShrine Saturday beginning at 10a.m. The day will include Mass,music, processions and celebrationof Asian-Indian heritage. All wel­come. For more information call222-5410.

Devotions and Benediction ofthe Blessed Sacrament will held atthe Shrine Sunday at 3 p.m. to honorall fathers, living and deceased. Allwelcome.

Publicity. Chairmen are asked .to submit news items for this col­umn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, 02722. Name of~city ortown should be included, as well asfull dates of all activities. DEAD­LINE IS NOON ON MONDAYS.

Events published must be of in­terestand open to our geneml read­ership. We do not normally carrynotices of fund-raising activities,which may be advertised at ourregular rates, obtainable from ourbusiness office at (508) 675-7151.

EAST FREETOWN -,-. SajptAnne's Hospital" will conduct aCongregational Health MinistersProgram on June 26 from 9 a.m. to1 p.m. at Cathedral Camp. HolyUnion Sister Dorothy Cotterell willaddress the topic Midlife Spiritu­ality. For registration or more in­formation call the Pastoral CareDepartment of the hospital at 674­5600 ext. 2060.

EAST FREETOWN - A dayof retreat and reflt:<ction for personsliving with and affected by HIV/AIDS, caregivers, loved ones andconcerned others, entitled "A Mo­ment of Grace," will be held on June~6 from lOa.m. to 3 p.m. at Cathe­dral Camp, 157 Middleboro Road.It is sponsored by the Diocesan Of­:ice ofAIDS Ministry. For registra­tion or. illformation call 674-5600ext. 2295.

FALL RIVER - There will beno Sunday Exposition of theBlessed Sacrament at St. Anthonyof the Desert Church in July butExposition· will continue everyMonday, Tuesday, and Wedne.sday

DENVER(CNS)~Parents.want

something more basic from publicschools than teaching reading, writ­ing and arithmetic, according tothe cQmmissione.r of the <:;oIOl:adoState Board of Education. "Theywant the.ir children to come hornein. one piece," said commissionerWilliam J. Molont:<y, who is a pa­rishioner at Holy Ghost Church inDt:<nver. "The Columbine tragedywas a terrible blow to public edu-