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EAGLE SCOUT Timothy Dresser with his parents, Margaret and Richard Dresser.

A big day for Timothy Dresser

1990 Appeal chairman named.

By Pat McGowanLast Sunday was another big

day for Timothy Dresser of St.Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis,where last month he was presentedwith the Eagle Scout award, arank attained by only about 2 per­cent of Scouts.

Horace J. Costa, a member ofSacred Heart parish, Taunton, hasbeen named diocesan lay chair­man of the 49th annual CatholicCharities Appeal of the Fall Riverdiocese. His appointment was an­nounced today by Bishop DanielA. Cronin.

The new chairman, a native ofSt. Joseph's parish, North Dighton,graduated from Bristol CountyAgricultural High School. andJohnson and Wales School ofProvidence.

He has been an employee ofFernandes Supermarket, nowSweet Life, Inc., for 34 years as ameatcutter and meat departmentmanager and is currently assignedto the Attleboro store. He alsoowns and operates Costa Green­houses in Taunton with his brother,Albert. The business has been inoperation since the late 1930s.

On March II, it was time forreligious recognition and Timothyreceived the Ad Altare Dei andPope Pius XII awards from BishopDaniel A, Cronin at the annualScouting Religious Awardsceremony held at St. Mary'sCathedral in the context of Mass.

Costa was in the U.S. Armyfrom 1952 to 1954, attaining therank of corporal. ·Among organi­zations in which he holds member­ship is his parish conference of theSociety of St. Vincent de Paul. Heis a past president of the Tauntondistrict of the Vincentians and ispresently diocesan vice-presidentof the society.

The CCA chairman serves onthe Taunton registry of voters, theboard of directors of MarianManor, also in Taunton, and the

. Diocesan Pastoral Council. He isa past honorary chairman of theannual Bishop's Ball of the FallRiver diocese.

He and his wife Barbara are the

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Timothy, 23, has Down's syn­drome.

It has not, however, kept theyoungest of the II children ofDeacon and Mrs. Richard M.Dresser from racking up a lengthylist of accomplishments.

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parents of three children, Cathe­rine PrinlO, Lisa Costa and FatherDavid A. Costa, parochial vicar at .St. Thomas More parish, Somerset.

The Catholic Charities Appealis in its 49th year of service tosoutheastern Massachusetts char­itable, educational and social ser­vice undertakings. Its special giftsphase will take place from April)3to May 5, during which time col­lectors will ask support of profes­sional, fraternal, business and in­dustrial organizations.

The parish phase will begin May6 with a noon to 3 p.m. house-to­house solicitation conductedthroughout the diocese by over20,000 volunteers. It will end May16.

The Appears traditional kickoffmeeting will take place at 8 p. m.April 18 at Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River.

Archbishop warnsabo'rtion promoters

CINCINNATI (CNS) - Cin- church:L~iWliug.~-AJ,chbishopCinnafi' A'fcboishop 'i5amerE-:-p~p1lafczyksaid.larczyk has said Catholics who "Such dissent does not make thepromote or assist in abortions church's teaching any less sure or'"should not consider themselves any less binding."prop.erly disposed" to receive com- Church teaching on abortion ismumon... "so crucial," he said, that "under

Arch.blshop PIIarczyk, head of \ certain specific conditions [it]t~e ~atlOnalConferen~;ofCatho- provides for an automatic excom­IIc Blshop.s, released a Statement. munication of those who are per­on C~rta,~n Matters Related to sonally and directly involved inAbortIOn March 7. the performance of abortions,"

The statement came after he met ._. MR' t t Id h C th rFeb. 21 with pro-life Catholics s. In ~ ~ ~, e a, 0 ICwho reportedly had urged excom- Telegraph, CInCI,?natl s archdlO~e-

. t' f C' . t" san newspaper, I feel I must livemumca IOn 0 mcmna I s new· I'f d'. my I e accor 109 to my own con-

Planned Parenthood dIrector, Bar-. t II C th I' "bara Rinto, a Catholic. sCience as mus a a 0 IC~.

Ms. Rinto. in a March 7 state- In her statement, she said shement, said, '.'My work at Planned r~spected "the right of each. i~di-Parenthood is rooted in the long VIdual t? ma~e personal decIsIonstradition of working for socialjus- c.oncermng ~Irth con.trol and abor­tice and equality to which many tlOn ~ccor~!ng to hIS or her ownCatholics have devoted their lives." conscIence. She then quoted fromPlanned Parenthood operates clin- ;.'rch?ishop Pilarczyk's s~atement:ics where abortions are performed. ObVIOusly no, one ca~ Judge the

Ray George, Cincinnati archdi- state ~fanother s conscIence beforeocesan spokesman, told Catholic God.News Service March 8 that the The archbishop continued in hisarchbishop's statement did not own statement, "But we can judgesingle out anyone, nor was there that certain behavior is objectivelyany subsequent statement identi- wrong and that the espousal andfying individuals. practice of such behavior under

"Some Catholics hold and pub- the guise of Catholicism are alicly proclaim views" on abortion source of scandal and confusion in"which. are not in accord with the Turn to Page Six

I(t 51. Mary's Cathedral Will celebrate51. Patrick's Day tomorrow with a concertof Irish music by harpist Karen Rol<osfollowing 12:05 p.m. Mass. There will beno 9 a.m. Mass tomorrow. .,..

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Archbishop asksaged religious to

test AIDS vaccine

WASHINGTON (CNS)""':" Jes­uit Father Francis E. Case, 51, hasbeen appointed U.S. regional assist­ant in' Rome to the order's super­ior general, Father Peter-Hans Kol­venbach. Father Case is currentlyprovincial superior of the Jesuits'Oregon province.

To aid Jesuit head

It's Better"Politeness is better than logic.

You can often persuade when youcannot convince."·- Shaw

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - LosAngeles Archbishop Roger M.Mahony has asked priests andnuns from his archdiocese ages 65and older to volunteer as humanguinea pigs for a proposed AIDS

. vaccine developed by Dr. JonasSalk, who formulated a vaccine 'for polio.

Archdiocesan officials confirmedMarch II that Archbishop Mah­ony had asked for volunteers in aJan. 25 letter sent to 3,500 priestsand nuns at the request of Dr.Brian Henderson, an associate ofSalk. The letter said 10 volunteersare sought.

. .N9 human testing h.as begun,: pending·appl'oval from Califomia..

health authorities. The vaccine hasbeen tested on three chimpanzeeswithout signs of infection.

Under California law, the statecan permit AIDS testing on unin­fected individuals without federalapproval. The vaccine has alreadybeen tested on 100 people with theAIDS virus, and the U.S. govern­ment has given approval to test1,000 more.

The vaccine is considered riskybecause it contains the whole AIDSvirus, albeit a strain killed in thelaboratory.

But a test batch of Salk's exper­imental polio vaccine contaminated

. with live polio viruses infectedscores of children with polio in1955, resulting in some deaths.

Archbishop Mahony in his let­ter said Henderson had specifi­cally asked for senior citizens.

The Los Angeles Times quotedDr. Alexandra Levine, a third asso­ciate in the AIDS vaccine project,as saying that Henderson had actedwithout Salk's knowledge, and thatonly nuns, who "are at essentiallyno risk at acquiring AIDS," will besought.

The He~dersonletter, which ac­companied Archbishop Mahony's,said Salk, 75, would take the firstvaccine himself in keeping withscientific tradition. Salk also hadtaken the first experimental poliovaccine.

Archbishop Mahony, in Romeuntil March 19, told AssociatedPress that Henderson told himabout six nuns and one or twopriests had contacted the doctor.

The researchers are "looking forpeople who would want to volun­teer for something that could bevery risky," Archbishop Mahonytold AP. "You're really lookingfor people who have a commit­ment to humankind and willing­ness to take risks to benefit others."

Cardinal John J. O'Connor ofNew York said March II he wouldconsider taking the vaccine. "Any­thing that is morally licit," he said,"should be considered."

Cardinal O'Connor visits AIDSpatients in New York, usually on aweekly basis.

Sister Legault :Sister Yvonne Legault, CSC,

88, formerly known as Sister MaryFerdinand, died Feb. 22 in Man­chester, NH.. The. Mass of Chris­tian Burial was offered for her onFeb. 24.

A native of St. Anne's parish,New Bedford, where she attendedits former parochial school, shewas the daughter of the late Ferdi­nand "and Albina (Lamontagne)Legault. She entered the HolyCross community in 1920 and sub­sequently served in New Hamp­shire; Connecticut; Springfield,Mass; and St. Laurent, Quebec,and Falhel', Alberta, in Canada.

She is survived by three sisters,Diana Carignan and LaurettaLanglois, New Bedford; ClaireBierce, Lake Worth" Fla., and sev­eral nieces and nephews.

and pain would accompany mydecision on this issue no matterwhat the final outcome," the arch­bishop said. "But I had to base mydecision on what I'd heard andwhat my heart told me to do."

Archbishop Hunthausen stressedthat his decision to cancel a newformation class has nothing to dowith the existing deacons.

"But we need to seriously addressthe role of women in the church,"and canceling the class was "a way

. that we could clearly indicate thedepths of our concern," the arch­bishop said.

In 1986, following an investiga­tion, the Vatican instructed Arch­bishop H unthausen to cede au­thority over several key aspects ofarchdiocesan life to an auxiliarybishop. The unprecedented divisionof episcopal authority provokedcontroversy, and a three-bishopcommission worked out a solutionunder which Archbishop H unt­hausen's powers were restored andthen-Bishop Murphy, head of theDiocese of Great Falls-Billings,Mont., was named coadjutor withpower of succession.

The investigation was conductedafter concerns were raised aboutarchdiocesan practices in the areasof liturgy, sacraments,mil1istry tohomosexuals, priestly format.ion,the marriage tribunal and others.

'F~rAfro-BraziliansVATICAN CITY (CNS) - The

Vatican has given the Brazilianbishops' liturgy commission per­mission to begin studying ways toincorporate Afro-Brazilian ritualsinto the Mass, but has not approvedan experimental Afro-Brazilian lit­urgy Vatican Radio reported.About 60 percent of the Brazilianpopulation is black, and about 60percent of those blacks is Catholic.

Some say that deacons, who canbaptize, witness marriages and de­liver homilies, are a way of easingthe priest shortage. But othersargue that the diaconate createsanother all-male clerical caste thatexcludes women. About 90 dea­cons serve parishes in the Seattlearchdiocese.

In an interview with The Pro­gress, archdiocesan newspaper, thearchbishop said he made his deci­sion to cancel a new deacon class'because of testimony he heardfrom various lay and religiousgroups in hearings for the bishopswriting the pastoral letter onwomen.

"At those hearings, many womenand men told us that the churchdidn't seem to respect the person­hood of women, that the churchwas patriarchal and unapprecia­tive of women's gifts," he said.

The archbishop conceded thatthe question of women's ordina­tion and' their full role in thechurch is in the Vatican's hands.

"In many instances, decisionsare beyond our control," he said.."But in this one, we do have achoice."

Reaction to the archbishop's de- .cision varied.

Sister Kathleen Pruitt, of the·Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, wel-'corned the decision. "I think whatit tells women is that there is atleast room for dialogue," she said.

Others were unsure about link-'ing deacons with the' issue of wo..:men's rol~ in the church. .

Delbert Hoover, a deacon in.Federal Way, Wash., said he and.other deacons were confused be­cause the archbishop had told them"a week earlier that a new deacon

.class would be formed next year.'~I knew that disappointment

Deacon classes postponeduntil women's role clarified

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AT THE ANNU AL dinner board meeting of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women,Bishop Daniel A. Cronin stands with, from left, Martina Grover, president of the TauntonDistrict of Catholic Women; DCCW president Madeline Wojcik Sr.; and Lillian Plouffe,Taunton district fith vice-president. The bishop thanked the board members for their work andurged them to encourage young women to join the organization. (Lavoie photo)

SEATTLE (CNS) - ArchbishopRaymond G. Hunthausen of Seat­tie has halted plans to form a newgroup of permanent deacons in hisarchdiocese until the role of womenin the church is more adequatelyaddressed.

The archbishop announcedMarch 2 that formation of a newdeacon class would not serve thebest interests of the local church.

"This has been a most difficultdecision for me to m'lke," Arch­bishop Hunthausen wrote in a let­ter to deacons, priests, parochialministers and key lay leaders. "Iknow that my final decision willhighlight' the women's issue andcreate new tensions in our church."

Archdiocesan spokesman JohnMcCoy told Catholic News Serv­ice March 8 that Coadjutor Arch­bishop Thomas J. Murphy ofSeattle was "supportive of Arch­bishop Hunthausen's decision."

The decision comes at a timewhen the archdiocese faces a grow­ing shortage of priests. Some par­ishes have no resident pastor andsome have had "priestless Sun­days" in which the liturgy does notinclude celebration of the Euch­arist.

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Sister Lisaprofesses

final vowsSister of Mercy Joanne Lisa

professed final vows last Sundayin the chapel at Mount St. RitaHealth Center, Cumberland, R.t.

She entered the Mercy Com­munity in September, 1982 andpr'ior to her entrance, lived in NewBedford and worked with adoles­cent girls at the Deaconess Homein Fall River. From 1985-1988 sheworked as a social worker at St.Vincent's Home, also in Fall River.

Sister Lisa professed the tradi­tional vows of poverty, chastity,and obedience and a fourth vowunique·to.the Sisters. of Merc;y pC.seYvi'ce to the poor, sick and uned- .ucated. This fourth vow is a guid­ing principle in the life of every,community member and is essen­tial to the Mercy spirit or charism.

Sister Rosemary Laliberte, ad­ministrator of the Providence

. province of the Sisters of Mercy,received Sister Lisa's vows as therepresentative of Sister HelenAmos, president of the Sisters ofMercy of the Union in the UnitedStates.

Currently Sister Lisa is a socialworker at Valley CommunitySchool in Pawtucket and resideswith two other sisters in Pro­vidence.

The daughter of Eleanor Leducof Cranston, she is a graduate ofSt. Xavier Academy, Providence,and Salve Regina College, New­port. .

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The class begins 6-8 p.m. Tues­day, March 27, at St. Anne's Hos­pital and will continue Tuesdayevenings for 10 weeks. To registercall 674-5741, extension 2635.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) ­Oregon Catholic Press' has pub­lished a 500-page collection ofover 700 liturgical songs in Spanish.

Titled "Flor y Canto," "Flowerand Song," from an Aztec belief'that "flower and song" express theunity of humanity with God, thehymnal is arranged according tothe church's' liturgical calendar.All hymn titles are provided inSpanish and English and sometexts are in both languages.

A committee representing allregions of theU nited States selectedthe hymns. In .an· introduc·tion..Archbishop William J. Levada ofPortland. Ore., said they call]efrom "the Mexican, Spanish, Puer­to Rican, Cuban. Central andSouth American experience."

Official, not formal

ROME (CNS) - An official·channel 'of contact between theVatican and the S.oviet Union willbe established soon, but the time"is still not ripe" for formal diplo- .matic relations, says CardinalAgostino Casaroli, papal secretaryof state.

Vatican-Soviet official contactwill probal>ly take the form of ajoirit working group 'of officialsfrom both sides to examine spe­cific problems and issues, he said.

The working group could takeas a model the one formed betweenthe Vatican and Poland prior tothe establishing ofdiplomatic relationsin 1989, the cardinal added .

Brother Roger Millette, FIC,who has taught in Fall River for 30years,' has been named Franco­American ofthe Year by the Franco­American Civic League of FallRiver. He will be honored at abanquet at 12:"30 p.m. April 8 atWhite's of Westport.

A native of Biddeford, Maine,who entered the Brothers of c;hris­tian Instruction in 1938, he wasassigned to the former Prevosthigh school and grammar schoolin Fall River for 10 years, six ofthem as principal. He has been atBishop Connolly High School, alsoin Fall River, for the past 20 years,formerly teaching French, chemis­try, physics and mathematics andnow associate principal.

Other teaching assignments havetaken him to Sanford and Bidde­ford, Maine, Plattsburg, N. Y. andDetroit.

A graduate of the (ormer La­Mennais College in Alfred, Maine, ,he also holds a master's degreefrom Boston College and has doneadvanced study at Detroit, NotreDame and Boston universities. Heis superior of his community'S FallRiver residence.

He has worn many hats as a busdriver, a band director, moderatorfor many organizations, a memberof the diocesan Divine WorshipCommission, a-eucharistic minis­ter at Charlton Memorial Hospi­tal, Fall River, and a chorister atNotre Dame parish, Fall RiveT;

The honoree has received thediocesan Marian Medal for out­standing service to the church ani:l'a special award from the JesuitEducation AssoCiation. Studentsat Bishop Connolly dedicated the1976 and 1984 yearbooks to him.

-A large committee planning theApril banquet is headed by ArmandDallaire, assisted by Norman Ouel­lette and M.rs. Lucienne Dionne.Tickets are available from com­mittee members or by calling 674­9326.

St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River,is once again offering a "WalkYour Weight Down" program tohelp people lose extra pounds.This successful weight reductionand exercise program, now in itsthird year, is designed to promotehealthy eating habits combinedwith exercise for long term weightmanagement.

Former participants have lostan average of 10 pounds duringthe program and have maintainedtheir weight loss when checked at afollowup class.

The program, presented by Suz­BROTHER ROGER MILLETTE anne Vieira, M.S., and JoAnn

Faris, M.S., both registered dieti-

Brother Millette tians.at St. Anne's: of~e~s a guided. _ .. ,. .~~llI?pr,~m, m~I;Yldualco.m-

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LO'oking Ahead"What I am to be, I am now

becoming."-Benjamin Franklin

Members of the Legion of Maryin the Fall River diocese will holdtheir annual Acies ceremony at St.Mary's Cathedral at 2:30 p.m. Sun­day, March 25, the feast of theAnnunciation.

At the ceremony, active andauxiliary Legionaries will recon­secrate themselves to Mary. BishopDaniel A. Cronin will officiate,Rev. Barry Wall, diocesan moder­ator for the Legion, will be presentand Father Matthew Sullivan,SS.Cc., will be the hcimilist.

Legion officialshave announcedestablishment of a new Legionpraesidium or chapter at Christthe King parish, Mashpee. NamedOur Lady of the Angels, it is thefirst Legion praesidium to beformed on.Cape Cod arid it brings"to the number of nine the activegroups within the diocese.

The other groups are a Spanishpraesidum at Regina Pacis Center,a Portuguese unit at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel parish, and junior andsenior praesidia at St. Joseph'sparish, all in· New Bedford.

St. Mary and St. Joseph par­ishes in Fairhaven have praesidia,there is a Fall River unit and aSpanish group in St. Joseph par­ish, Attleboro.

Active legionaries may visitauxiliary members, often impededby age or health from active works,or they may welcome new pari­shioners and converts. They visitnursing homes and hospitals andmay help in parish census-taking.Junior members may prepare smallreligious gifts for nursing homeresidents, first communicants andparochial school graduates.

Those interested in joining theLegion or learning more about it•.may contact their parish priest,Father Wall at St. Anthony's par­ish, Mattapoisett, or Father Sulli­van at Sacred Hearts provincialhouse, Fairhaven.

The public is invited to attendthe March 25 ceremony, whichwill be followed by refreshments.

Legion of'Mary

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Pastoral Care plans.prayer day

The Diocesan Department ofPastoral Care to the Sick willsponsor a day of prayer and reflec-.tion for eucharistic ministers andpastoral visitors to hospitals, nurs­ing homes· and the. hon:teboundfrom 9 a.m.• t<;>3.p.m. April 7.

The session will be offered si­multaneously at St. John the Bap­tist parish,. Westport, and Christthe King parish, Mashpee.

Presenters at St. John the Bap­tist will be hospital chaplaif!s Sis­ter Annette Bibeau, SSA, MortonHospital, Taunton; and Sister Jac­queline Dubois, SSA, CharltonMemorial Hospital, Fall River. AtChrist the King, chaplains SisterShirley Agnew, RSM, BarnstableHospital, Pocasset; and SisterDympna Smith, RSM, Cape CodHospital, Hyannis, will present.

Information on registration is'available from Sister Smith at 564­4771 or at; Cape Cod Hospital,771-1800 ext. 2286 or 771-7329.Deadline fQr registration is March27.

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BARBED-WIRE FENCES SURROUND THIS HONG KONG DETENTION CENTER WHEREREFUGEES FROM VIETNAM AWAIT.AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE

"Let my people go!" Ex. 5:1

Corporate gadflies still at itasserts that although the companyannounced in 1986 it was leaving.South Africa, it "continues tosupply a full line of products, ser­vices and technology there." Theresolution calls for IBM to "stopall direct or indirect sales and ser­vices to South Africa until apar­theid ends."

Among sponsors of the resolu­tion, along with IBM shares theyown, are: the American Baptist

.Foreign Mission Society, 5,000and Sisters of Charity of St. Vin- .cent de Paul, Halifax, Nova Sco­tia, 2,100.

Resolutions this year also arecontinuing an emphasis of the pastseveral years on equal employmentin Northern Ireland.

Federal Express, IBM, 3M,Mobil, Xerox and several othercorporations with branches inNorthern Ireland are being askedto implement the MacBride Prin­ciples, a set of equal employmentguidelines developed by the lateNobellaureate Sean MacBride andot·hers. A separate resolution wasfiled with Lockheed and Boeing.

The Lockheed resolution hassupport from the Sisters of St.Joseph of Peace, who have 100shares and, in a new development,from several New York publicemployee pension funds, repres­enting at total of 2,265,775 shares.

Benedictine Sister Susan Mika,vice chairwoman of the interfaithcenter's board, said in a telephoneinterview that the movement topress American companies onNorthern Ireland has "picked upstrength."

"Raising questions in this arena,"she said, "is a way for the CatholicChurch here to be in solidaritywith the people over there."

Sister Mika, superior of a con­gregation based in Boerne, nearSan Antonio, also is chairwomanof the Texas Coalition for Re­sponsible Investment, a groupincluding not only religious ordersbut also the archdiocese of SanAntonio and the dioceses of Fort.Worth and San Angelo, Texas.

Prayer for PatienceGrant me, Lord, mild­

ness and patience that Imay always speak and actkindly to all and sufferpatiently for love of youwhatever wrongs, injuriesor insults come my way.

-St. John Baptistde LaSalle

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investments of penSIOn, endowmentand reserve funds, they never haveenough votes to pass their resolu­tions. But they say their sustainedefforts force management to givethe issues consideration, and thatthe process produces some corpo­rate offices.

"Corp()rations often bargain withlocal government for zoning, taxor other concessions to advancetheir legitimate interests. We believethey should use this same power topress for affordable housing fortheir own emp.loyees with equalconcern for others in need," said asupporting statement for a resolu­tion filed with several firms.

Although the 1990 resolutionsshow some new emphases, themajority focus on issues of peren­nial concern to the churches.

A primary c.oncern has beenSouth Africa, and in 1990 abouthalf the resolutions deal with SouthAfrican issues.

Although some U.S. firms havetaken steps to disassociate them­selves from the government there,resolution filers charge that manycompanies continue to.support theSouth African economy throughfranchising arrangements, sale oftheir products through intermed­iaries and other means..

A resolution filed with IBM

NEW YORK (CNS) - Churchactivity in the corporate responsi­bility movement, which involvesusing stockholder rights to chal­lenge corporations on issues ofpeace and social justice, has enteredthe new decade showing the vigorof continued growth.

The Interfaith Center on Cor­porate Responsibility, a New Yorkagency that coordinates most ofthe church activity in this field,reported in its annual compila­tion, "Church Proxy Resolutions,"that church groups filed a record219 resolutions for action at the1990 annual meetings of 157 cor­porations.

In 1987, year of the previoushigh, 165' resolutions were filedwith 122 companies. The numberdropped to 155 resolutions with125 companies in 1988, and lastyear it was 166 resolutions with124 companies.

However, every year a numberof resolutions fail to reach thefloor because ofcompromise agree­ments reached through negotia­tions, disallowance on technicalground by the Securities andExchange Commission and otherreasons.Tim~thy H. Smith, a United

Methodist layman who directs theinterfaith center, said in an inter­view that the longstanding con­cern of the churches about envi­ronmental issues wll:s getting a newsurge of attention this year.

Exxon and some two dozenother corporations are being askedto report on their activities toreach goals set forth in the ValdezPrinciples, a set of 10 environmen­tal guidelines issued last Septemberby the Coalition for Environmen­tally Responsible Economies. Theprinciples are named for the ExxonValdez oil disaster in Alaska lastyear. .

"Over a half-dozen of the com­panies have already agreed to dothe report we requested:' Smithsaid.

Although church groups havesubstantial stock holdings through

A Passion for JusticeIt is hard to wax eloquent about Ireland in these. times of

increasing unity when it is a nation still divided and broken.However, it is important that the cause of Irish unity and

human rights remain on the world's agenda, however easy itmay be at this time of year to drown the issue in a sea ofsentimentality.

Indeed, for all practical purposes, the wearing of the greenhas become an American rather than Irish tradition. Theb4siness world has turned a saint's feastday into a commercialmoneymaker, handily taking up the slack between Valentine'sday (also a saint's memorial) and Easter.

From coast to coast, shamrocks are flaunted and greetingcards, tinted carnations and certainly a "drop of the craythur"return their purveyors a tidy profit. Parades and parties are theorder of the day and each year the occasion is more aggres­sively marketed.-

It must be remembered that thousands of British troopsremain on duty in Ireland. Some wags would say they are thereto keep the Irish from killing each other, but this is gibberish.They are there to keep British interests in the ascendancy andthe Irish ih their place.

The question of Irish unity has of course been overshadowedby the ongoing events in Eastern Europe. Everyone is caughtup in the dramatic movement toward freedom of nations heldcaptive for decades, while the Irish situation has been with usso long that, even if concerned, we tend to roll with thepunches.

Ireland is simply that ongoing problem that defies solution,so why let it become a priority, especially since it involves ont:of our so-called dearest allies. Say soothing words and give atoken nod and the Irish will remain in their place'.

This attitude, so popular among American diplomats, con"'veniently ignores the reality that if one man is enslaved, all menare slaves. How can we be selective, supporting politicalchange from the Baltics to the C.ape of Good Hope, applaud­ing black freedom in Pretoria w1lile denying Irish fr~edom inBelfast? The inconsistency of American politics in this regardborders on the abhorrent.

Thesituation is exacerbated for those in Northern Ireland inlight of the land's loss of its- young people. Free Ireland, theRepublic, has its own economic problems, causing the tre­mendus wave of illegal immigration to this country; but itssituation isdifferent from that of occupied Northern Ireland.

In the case of the Republic, poverty, lack ofjobs and limitedopportunities have precipitated the desire to leave home. InNorthern Ireland, in addition to lack of jobs, it is the war.Catholic, Protestant, Green and Orange are fleeing the northbecause they seek freedom from combat, assassination andmurder. They go their separate ways to separate lands, butthey go. British Columbia, for example, is a mecca forOrangemen.

As a result, Northern Ireland is drained of its lifeblood and isleft to extremists on both sides. The only difference betweenthe factions is that one side is supported by the British govern­ment and its armed forces, making the struggle uneven, to saythe least.

So, as we celebrate St. Patrick's Day and pin on our sham­rocks, let us continue to be awa,re that many Irish are stilldenied the rights and freed'oms our wonderful nation has as itsheritage. Let us defend and uphold our own rights while neverforgetting those who as yet are denied th~rs.

the moorin&.-,

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it's a story used to teach a point tothose unable to understand deepertheological and scientific reasoning.

Cecil M. Bowra says that "mythsbring the unknown." Biblical

· scholar Sr. Macrina Scott says, "Amyth is a story that never hap­pened." Writers often call it, "astory of a lie used to teach a truth."

Just as Jesus used parables toteach a point, so did earlierprophets use st9ries which mayormay not have been true but whichmany have come to believe asunassailable. Interestingly, we don'tquestion Jesus' parables. Was therereally a man whose ox fell into apit on the Sabbath? Maybe. Maybenot, but it isn't really that impor­tant to us.

Was there a snake-who talke(j inEden? Did God create Eve out ofAdam's rib? Maybe. Maybe not.The deeper truth is that at somepoint in evolution, God createdbeings with souls, imperfect beingscalled humans who began thestruggle to wrest control from Godwhich contiues to this day. Whetherthe story happened exactly as writ­ten isn't important. What it teachesus is.

nize that Santa Claus is a mythused to teach the truth of Christ­mas love, joy, and giving.

Eventually, she came to see thecreation and other biblical storiessimilarly and gave up her anger atthe Church for teaching her Scrip­ture on a chi'ld's level. She wasgrowing up in ~the Bible, as we allmust if we are to appreciate it asadults.

Serious Bible study means giv­ing up childish ideas and under­standing in search of deeper truths.Aesop sFables can be read on two

. levels: a child's where animals talkand the tortoise wins the race andon· an adult's where the animalsdon't talk but the deeper truth ofperseverance is understood. Itdoesn't mean we have to do awaywith the fable as adults but that we ­accept the childish embellishmentsas necessary to their understanding.

The idea of some Bible stories asmythical is more difficult for someCatholics and most fundamental­ists to accept. Part of this resist­ance can be attributed to a mis­taken notion of myth. We've cometo understand it as a lie, an incom­plete understanding at best.

The American Heritage Diction­ary offers as its first definition ofmyth:'" A traditional story origi­nating in a pre-literate society,dealing with supernatural beings,ancestors, or heroes that serve asprimordial types in a primitiveview ofthe world." In other words,

Last week I talked aboutthe Catholic woman who wasangry because the Bible sto­ries she learned as a child arenot the same as she is reading inThe Bible as an adult. She wasconfused that there cpuld be twocreation stories when she learnedonly one and upset when the teachersaid that some of the stories maybe mythical.

In class, she expressed angeragainst the Church because ittaught her the Adam and Evestory as truth and is now trying toteach her to question it. Eventhough the teacher explained thatchildren cannot understand con­cepts and abstractions so that wemust teach concrete stories ontheir level, she was unwilling toaccept that explanation.

In an attempt to help her, Iasked her if she had believed inSanta Claus as achild and she rep­lied yes. "When and why did youstop believing in Santa Clause?" Iasked.

"When I'was about seven becauseit didn't make sense to me anymore."

"Were you angry with your par­ents for telling you there was aSanta Claus?" I asked.

"No," she replied. And sheadmitted she taught the Santa Clausstory to her own children becauseit signified the meaning of Christ­mas. Slowly she began to recog-

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Surely, pursuing an annulment,or other type of marriage caseshould that be called for, demandsconsiderable time and effort. Thecost is not that much, normally afew hundred dollars, and even thatis ignored if the couple cannotafford it.

We are dealing here, however,with marriage and the other sac­raments, the most sacred elementsof our Catholic Christian faith.They deserve special considerationand energy and effort from anyonewho shares that faith.

Perhaps you can discuss these· matters with your daughter and

her husband. Encourage them totalk with a priest to see what mightbe done to help them return to fullsacramental communion with thechurch.

A free brochure on annulmentsin the Catholic church'is availableby sending a stamped, self-ad­dressed envelope to Father Diet­zen; Holy Trinity Church, 704 N.Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701.Questions for this column shouldbe sent to him at the same address.

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science always enters most heavilyinto one's relationship with God.An individual is obliged to act inaccord with a prayerfully and reflec­tively formed conscience, no mat­ter what other pressures or pullsmight be present.

This applies to one's choice ofreligious congregational commit­ment as well as to anything else.Noone has a right to force anotherto either join or remain within aparticular religious faith or groupin violation of that individual'sconviction of what is right.

On the other hand, when one isa member of a particular commun­ity of believers one has some obli­gaton in fairness and justice torespect and follow the basic beliefsand practices of that community.

If one believes that "belonging"to and participating in a commun­ity of believers is entirely unneces­sary, that one may have a com­plete relationship with God withno dependence or. contact withother people, that is his right.

Once membership and mutualdependence in a community offaith enters the picture, however,as it does for Catholics and mostother major Christian denomina­tions, that adds an entirely newdimension to one's relationshipsand obligations.

For example, from what yousay in your letter I assume that he(and perhaps your daughter) feelsfree to receive the Eucharist. Theyneed to be asked on what basisthey have arrived at that decision.. Is it possible that they are sayingin effect: We have a right to expectthe church, its people, the sacra­ments to be there for us wheneverwe wish; at the same time we as acouple, who are also fellow Catho­lics, may ignore the right of otherCatholics that we do our sharetoward building that community

Q, After 14 years of marriagemy daughter divorced her husbandand married a divorced Catholicat a civil ceremony.

It is my understanding that ac­cording to church teaching this isnot a valid marriage.

When 1 expressed my views to .them her present husband repliedabout annulment, "I view this pro­cess as a rehashing of the legaldivorce process that would be costlyin money and energy. 1 sincerelyfeel that God has already grantedme an annulment."

Another priest told me it is thepersonal covenant between Godand the individual that makes upthe person's status regarding areligion.

1 am confused. One person tellsme one thing and another some­thing else. 1am agonizing over thissituation but do not know what todo. (Massachusetts)

A. You ask several questionswhich demand lengthier answersthan are possible here. -

A few thoughts may help, how­ever, and give you some ideas todiscuss with your daughter's pres­ent husband.

First, in spite of his comment, Iseriously doubt that he knows whatan annulment really is.

From other statements in yourletter he, as most other Catholics,confuse annulment with divorce.A divorce declares that a marriagewhich at one time existed is nowdissolved. An annulment, in civiland most particularly in churchlaw, means that even though acouple went through a marriageceremony and lived together ashusband and wife, perhaps for anumber of years, the true com­munity of life that we believe mar­riage to be never existed, for onereason or another, between thosetwo people.

It is true that individual con-

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the church'and constitute manifestmoral evil.",

Daniel- Roche, director of pro­life activities for the Cincinnatiarchdiocese, praised ArchbishopPilarczyk for making his pointabout abortion without adding fuelto the cause of those calling forexcommunication.

Joanne Engel, a member of St.Martin parish, told the CatholicTelegraph that she and severalother pro-life activists met withthe archbishop and asked him toaddress the issue of Catholics in­volved with abortion, but "we didnot ask, him to excommunicateanyone."

Ms. Rinto, 38, was associatedirector of Planned Parenthood ofSouthe(j.stern Pennsylvania in Phil­adelphia for six years before tak­ing the Cincinnati Planned Par­enthood position Feb. 5.

Officials of the Philadelphiaarchdiocese said the church theretook no action against her, norwas any sought.

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Marian Medal: Paulette Hubert,Claudette Hubert, Kimberly Le­Blanc, Elizabeth Metthe., .

Spirit Alive: Laurie Gallagher,Mary Katrina Giovanoni, Ann Hoye,Jessica Lazaris, Kerry Parker, LauraWatson. '

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St.,Anne Award: Kathleen Moniz,Cecile Michno, Mary' Giovanoni,Joyce Metthe.

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Pope Pius XII: Marc DeMello,John Freitas, Eduardo Oliveira,Robert Pereira, Christopher Santos,Adam Souza, Eric Diamond, SeanDiamond, Timothy Dresser, NealNevin.

I Live My Faith: Amy Bartle,Heather Leach"Suslm Ross, MindyPaulo, Taylece Henderson, MichelleLacourse, Sarah Metthe, MahoganySilva, Morgan Souza, Monica Vie­gas, Melissa Albert, Martha An­drews, Marta Andruk, Sara Andruk,Stacey Arpin, Alyssa Bator, TaliaCorreira, Kerrie Enos, Laura Fur­tado, Cara Giovanoni, Maureen

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Starting Scouting as a Cub in1980, he progressed into BoyScouting by 1983. As a Scout, hishonors include membership in theOrder of the Arrow and service inthe Leadership Corps and as achaplain's aide.

He is an altar boy at St. FrancisXavier parish, where his fatherserves as a permanent deacon. HisEagle Scout project was the craft­ing, with two other Scouts, of aBible and two angels, displayedoutside the church last Christmas.

He has been equally outstand­ing in the Special Olympics pro­gram, where last year he won theHeart of an Athlete trophy. Hissports activities include horsebackriding, swimming, track, weight­lifting, bowl_~ng; and basI<etball.

Since graduating from Barnsta­ble High School special needs classin 1988, he has been employedthree days a week at area super­markets. His proud father feelsthat Timothy's loving and outgo­ing nature has much to do withkeeping the Dresser family in closetouch with each other.

That nature was demonstratedwhen Timothy received his Eagleaward. A traditional part of theceremony is known as "Eagle Re­flections." At that time the newEagle'Scout comments on whatthe award means to him. Here iswhat Timothy said:

,Hi and thank you for com­ing.

I like Boy Scouts. I havelearned a lot since I have beenin Scouts. I like the campingtrips, the fun and the games.Scouts ~!J.ould help others who

) ,are ,i,n .ne.ed. Scoutsar~ taughtto keep the outdoors clean incities, towns ~nd; forests .. Ihave met many people In

. Scouting and hliVe made manyfriends. '

. I' would like to thank ali"who helped me -, from CubScouting to becoming an EagleScout. I'd especially like totnimk Mr. and Mrs. Hutchin­son from CUb PaclC'57. FromTroop 57,1 wantto th'ank Mr.Smith, Mr. Custer, Mr. Hamptonand Mr. BerrY'.J also want tothank Mr. Smith and Mr.Dent from Troop 56 and all

. troop members, as well asthose belonging to the Orderof the Arrow..

I also want to thank formerScouter Grumpy Shufelt andall those who helped meachieve my merit badges.

I want to thank my Momand Dad and my brothers andsisters for their help and en­couragement.

Thank you. ,As well as for Timothy, last

Sunday was special for his fellowaward recipients. The young peo­ple expected their recognitions but

'21 adult Scout and Camp Fireleaders did not know that they toohad been singled out for honors.

Bishop Cronin took the occa­sion to speak of the positive effectsof youth groups on both membersand leaders and thanked the adultsfor presenting Christian values toyouth through Scouting and CampFire and for stressing the impor­tance of spiritualizing virtues suchas honesty and courtesy.

At the end of his comments, heblessed the awards. The list ofrecipients follows.

Ad Altare Dei: Sean Bowker, KeithBraga, Paul Gilford. Robert Heap.Robert Kenney, Eric Purcotte, That- .

Kansas kids h~arn from foreign peers

GOOD SCOUTS: Top, Bishop Da'niel A. Cronin pre­- sents a Girl Scout award;, bottom, Cecile A. Michno'of St.

Anne's parish, Fall River, 'receives the St. Anne Award foradult leaders. (Gaudette pl)otos)

LEAVENWORTH, Kan.(CNS) pil is gi~en a peer buddy to help- Kids come from all over the" with his or her studies.world to ,attend Xavier Elemen- "The students are excited abouttary School in downtown Leaven- the foreign»tudents," said Sisterworth. McGuire. "They 'were especially

The consolidated Catholic sch~ol" enamored of the Irish kids becausethat serves four parishes attracts' . they pl~yrugby." ,

, the children of parents who are in Of course, the foreign children, Kansas, for military training, at also have new experiences.nearby Fort Leavenworth. Rory ~.fcCann,who has been in

The youngsters, from Germany, the Uni~ed States just over sixFrance, Switzerland, Ireland and months from Ireland, said compu-South America, offer the rest ,of tel'S were new to him.Xavier's pupils "a broadening ex- Martina Freel'S of Germany saidperience," said principal Sister Ann sometimes the German childrenMcGuire. "It is a learning expe- "do not understand the big words."rience to see children who cannot, Classrooms are different too.speak English being totally im- European desks are smaller thanmersed in it. those in the United States and the

"Our students see the, struggle time spent in class differs, saidwith learning and the efforts our Ronnie Bettler of Switzerland.foreign students put forth to learn In Europe, Ronnie explained,things, such as idioms, which we some children go to class all daytake for granted," she told The long, while others have a breakLeaven, newspaper of the archdi- around lunch and return in theocese of Kansas City, Kansas. afternoon.

Despite cultural differences and Sister McGuire said the U.S.language barriers, the foreign pup- students have learned to overcomeils fit in with their peers, Sister ethnic and racial stereotypes.McGuire said, while teachers con- "This experience has broughtsider it a privilege to teach them. home the idea that each student is"It is very rewarding," Sister Mc- unique, and that is a great thing toGuire said, "because the students learn," she said.go from little or no Englishl0 car- ---------rying on a conversation in a short The Way To Love

'time." "The way to love anything is toThe U.S. pupils also enjoy the realize it might be lost."-G.K.

. challenge because each foreign pu- Chesterton

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To Mother:

This is your child in your wombtrying to communicate with you.Of course I cannot write you but ifI could, this is what my letterwould say to you:

I love you, Mother. You havegiven me the chance to live, youand my father. And up to today Ihave felt protected, wanted. I wassure you loved' me and wouldmother me dearly.

But now something is happen­ing. It seems someone is trying todisturb me. It's not pleasant, ithurts. And I'm frightened. Whyam I being' hurt? And why are younot protecting me, Mother? It evenseems you're letting them hurt me.Are you? Don't you love me as Ilove you, Mother? Don't you wantme now?,

I thought you did because youand my father gave me life, achance to be a human being. Nowthe pain comes again, only stronger.

Can't you make them stop what­ever they are doing to me? Do youwant them to hurt me? I'm flesh ofyour flesh, bone of your bone.Don't let them hun us: I do loveyou but I can't stand this painmuch longer. You will miss me ifthey don't stop. Please. I wouldnot harm you, Mother. We couldbe dear friends too, all our lives.And I could help you through theyears. I could take care of youwhen you grew old and feeble, andneeded someone to help you. Don'tyou know that, Mother?

The pain is really hurting menow. I can't stand it any more. I'mfailing, Mother. You don't wantme, I know that now. It's toomuch. It's wrong. You know that.

I will never see you in this world,Mother, but we may see each otherface to face some day when we

,meet before our common Maker.Goodbye, Mother

Your child

Letter from anunwanted baby

Reasons"We are more easily persuaded,

in general, by the reasons we our­selves discover than by those whichare given to us by others."-BlaisePascal

ment- until 4 months after con­ception.

14) 9th & 10th week, squints,swallows, retracts tongue.

15) 11th & 12th week, arms &legs move, 'sucks thumb, inhalesand exhales amniotic fluid, nailsappearing.

16) 4 months, genital organsclearly differentiated, grasps withhands, swims, kicks, somersaults(still not felt by the mother).

17) 18 weeks, vocal cords work­ing....can cry.18) 20 weeks, hair appears onhead; weight - one pound; height-f2inches. . ' '~"""

_nAfter reading this, d() )'ouJhink. _man has any right to terminatehuman life? '

Armand J. CourchaineSomerset

George C. O'BrienNorth Falmouth

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the words pro-choice or pro-life.On TV, in the papers and in con­versation's, the issue faces us, thekilling ofunborn children. So manytimes you ,will hear people say, aperson doesn't exist until it is borninto the world, Some people evenstruggle with the concept that thenew human life-is---not a baby butdescribed as it.

Let's go into the life of "IT".

I) Immediately upon fertiliza­tion, cellular development begins.Before implantation the sex of thenew life can be determined. Atimplantation, the new life is com­posed of hundreds of cells and hasdeveloped a protective hormoneto prevent the mother's body fromrejecting it as a fOl:eign tissue.

2) At 17 days, the new life hasdeveloped its own blood cells; theplacenta is a part of the new lifeand not of the mother.

3) At 18 days, occasional :pulsa­tion of a muscle -'- this will be the

, heart.4) At 19 days, the eyes start to

develop.5) At 20 days, the foundation of

the entire nervous system has beenlaid out. ,

6) At 24 ~ays, the h~rt has regu­~lar beats or pulsations. (This is alegal sign of life).

7) At 28 days, 40 pairs of mus­cles are developed along the trunkof new 'life; arms and legs areforming.

8) At 30 days, regular bloodflow within the vascular system.

9) At 40 days the heart energyoutput is reported to be almost 20percent of that of an adult.

10) At 42 days the skeleton iscomplete and reflexes are present.

II) At 43 days, electrical brainwaves are recorded. The new life isthought of as a thinking person.

12) At 49 days, the appearanceof a minature doll with completefingers, toes and ears.,

13) At 56 days, the name changesfrom embryo to fetus, all organsare functioning - stomach, liv.er,kidney" brain - all systems intact.Lines in palms. All future devel­opment of new life is simply re­finement and increase in size untilthe age of 23 years. All that isneeded is nourishment. The moth­er cannot 'feel the child's move-

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Father Renato Poblete (right)came from Chile to selVe thepeople of Chad because hebelieved "Christ speaks bestamong the poor." Indeed, helives among the poor of thatcentral African country -­lives like they do, lackingoften the barest necessities,preaching to them by his lifeas well as his words. A giftof $100 helps a missionpriest to continue such powerful witness among the Missions'poor. This Lent, won't you offer your prayers andfmanciJIlsacrifices through the Propagation ofthe Faith so that the suf­fering poor ofthe Missions 1IUly come to know the hope oftheResu"ec!ion through priests like Father Poblete? Thanks.

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THE CROSS OF CONG

Inscriptions on the cross recordthat it contained a relic of the TrueCross and that it was made underTurloch's auspices, thus there is noreasonable doubt that it was madein or shortly after 1123.

Probably the cross was madefor the church of Tuam, of whichthe beautiful chancel-arch still sur­vives. Allowing for the differencein scale, there is a marked resem­blance in style between the Crossof Cong and the stone cross. in themarket-place at Tuam, the base ofwhich likewise bears an inscrip­tion naming King Turloch.

The cross is two feet six incheshigh and is made of oak coveredwith copper plates. These in turnare covered by openwork panels ofgilt bronze in the form of fantasticinterlaced beasts owing much toScandinavian influences. On thefront, the surface is divided intosmall panels by silver bands andthe small and delicate interlacingsare arranged symmetrically in pairs,one side being the mirror image ofthe other. On the back the interlac­ing is much bolder and not divided,actually a more suitablt; treatmentfor an object the size of the cross.

At the intersection of the arms,on the front, is a large round crys­tal, behind which the relic was pre­sumably placed. Around this arelittle panels of gold filigree, thespiral patterns of which contrastnoticeably with the animal inter­lacings of the rest of the cross. Thesides, covered with silver, bear theinscriptions.

The Cross of Cong is one of thechief treasures of the NationalMuseum of Ireland. A reliquary orportable shrine, it was made tohold a relic of the True Cross, nowlost. It combines the function of areliquary with that of a proces­sional cross and was no doubt car­ried on a pole on solemn occa­sions. Irish processional crossesare rare, and none of the others isof so early a date.

Apart from its technical andartistic excellence, the cross hasspecial importance as one of thefewpre~man-lrishworks-whichcan be definitely dated within afew years. It is stated in the Annalsof Innisfallen that in the year 1123a portion of the True Cross cameto Ireland and was enshrined byKing Turloch O'Connor. Turlochwas King of Connacht from 1106and High King from 1119 till hisdeath in 1156.McCloskey of New York, who

said that most of the money tobuild St. Patrick's Cathedral came"out of the pockets of poor Irishservants, some of whom wereknown to give five or eight dollarsa month out of their wages to thisone special project."

When Cardinal McCloskeyspoke of "servants," the nun said,he had to have been speaking ofwome because "it was the Irishwomen who were servants at thistime. Irish immigrant men workedprimarily in construction, shippingand railroad work."

Some women even got into theactual construction of earlyCatholic churches.

She noted a tombstone in Paw­tucket, R.I., that reads, "MaryDoran, wife of Paul Doran, diedOct. I, 1849, aged 33 years. Shewas the first person who took acrowbar in hand at the building ofthe church and the clearing of thelot."

Irish women also influenced thechurch through their families,where they were the predominantinfluence, the historian said. Whenthey married, they maintained their"right to the purse strings and overthe future," she said.

Irish women held such a domi­nant role because "they usuallymarried when they were older andmarried younger men, thereby main­taining a place ofdominance in thehome," she said, "They also had anindependent streak, because theyhad worked before marriage andwere used to having a network offemale friends and some money intheir pockets."

The influx of Irish women intoreligious orders also helped buildthe U.S. church, Sister Liptak said.In the l800s, "Irish women pre­dominated not only in Irish-basedorders, such as the Sisters of Mercy,but also orders rooted in othernations," she said.

"The nuns built the Catholichospital and school systems withboth their money and their lives,"she said. ,.And the Irish laywomenwere partners with them."

The same nuns were role modelsfor laywomen from all immigrantgroups who established a strongforce of Catholic social workers inthe United States, even withoutjoining religious orders, she said.

appointed bishop of St. Paul,Minn., in 1884, was named its firstarchbishop in 1888 and died in1918.

Statistics show, however, thatwomen predominated among theIrish immigrants, she said. In the

• l860s in Dubuque, Iowa, forexample, she said, historians report"there were 317 Irish women to183 Irish men."

These women made a signifi­cant financial contribution, sheadded. Many of them ·worked asservants and contributed heavilyto the building of church struc­tures. She quoted Cardinal John

l800s were primarily men or fami­lies; only the Irish counted thou­sands of single women among theirimmigrants."

Historians have long recognizedthat Irish immigrants played amajor role in building the U.S.church, she said. However, usuallythey. credited only Irish men"because of their heroic and publicroles," she said.

She mentioned Archbishop JohnHughes, who became bishop ofNew York in 1842, was named itsfirst arch,bishop in 1850 and serveduntil his death in 1864, and Areh-·'bishop John Ireland, who was

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Irish women built U .8. church, says Catholic historian

The Friendly Sons ofSt. Patrick,formerly the Robert Emmet Club,will hold its annual Mass for de­ceased members at St. Mary'sChurch on Tarklin Hill Road inNew Bedford at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

This annual memorial, dedicatedto peace and fellowship among allthe world's people, is the openingevent of the club year. The Massincludes Irish music played onbagpipes and choral selections bySt. Mary's choir.

Music and singing will begin at8:30 a.m. and since the Mass isusually crowded, those planningto attend should arrive early.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - "Irishwomen built the American church,"and their impact is still felt today,according to Sister Dolores lip­tak, a historian and expert onCatholic immigrant studies.

"The church's work force maybe less Irish now, but it's stit! pre­dominantly female," said the nun,author of "Immigrants and TheirChurch."

Her book was published by Mac­millan in 1988 as part of a six­volume work authorized by theNational Conference of CatholicBishops as the official bicentennialhistory of the Catholic Church inthe United States.

"Look around and see whomakes up the church," she said inan interview. "Women are still tak­ing their role in the church veryseriously. The vast number ofCatholic school teachers, parishreligious educators, parish councilmembers, for example, arewomen."

Sister Liptak, a Sister of Mercyfrom Hartford, Conn., is directorof Historical and Archival Servi­ces in the Washington suburb ofSilver Springs, Md, '

"In the church in the UnitedStates, which was built by severalimmigrant groups, the Irish took apredominant role," she said."Among the Irish immigrants, itwas the women who predomin­ated."

The immigration of Irish peopleto the United States was "a massfemale movement," the only oneof its kind, said the nun. "Immi­grants from other nations in the

Friendly Sons setMass tomorrow

Cardinal asksrelease of

IRA man heldin NYC jailNEW YORK (CNS) - Cardi­

nal Tomas 0 Fiaich of Armagh,Northern Ireland, said in a letterto the editor in The New YorkTimes that Irish prisoner JosephPatrick Doherty should be releasedon bail from a Manhattan prisonand given a prompt hearing on hisclaim to political asylum.

In a letter dated Feb. 15 andpublished March 10, the Irish pri­mate ~aid he made a pastoral visitto Doherty Feb. 12.

"Mr. Doherty has spent nearlyseven years.in this prison," Cardi­nal'O Fiaich wrote. "He is theongest-held prisoner in the his- -~

tory of this center, without therecreational and educational facil­ities normally required for long­term prisoners. He is confined in asmall cell for 23 hours of everyday;"

The cardinal said, however, thathe found Doherty in "excellentspirits" and appreciative of thosewho have taken up his cause.-' "We spoke at length and prayedtogether, much of that in Irish,"Cardinal 0 Fiaich said.

Doherty, an IRA member, wasconvicted with three othermembersof the organization of killing aBritish army captain iii a 1980ambush of British troops in Norlh­ern Ireland.

They were sentenced to 30 yearsin a Belfast maximum security pris­on, but Doherty escaped the nextyear and made his way to NewYork, entering the {) nited Statesillegally. He was arrested by fed­eral agents June 18, 1983, and hasbeen held without bail and with­out trial, despite a number ofjudi­cial and immigration rulings thatthe United States had no right tohold him.

Last year, Attorney General DickThornburgh conducted a reviewof the case, and on June 30 over­ruled an immigration appeals boardfinding that Doherty could reopenproceedings to seek political asy­lum.

Cardinal 0 Fiaich associatedhis appeal with earlier efforts byCardinal John J. O'Connor ofNew York.

"I understand that on seven oc­casions since 1983 judgment hasbeen given in favor of Mr. Dohertyin court hearings in the UnitedStates," Cardinal 0 Fiaich said. "Isupport the view ofJohn CardinalO'Connor of New York that 'thereis something very wrong in thiscase in which so many positivedecisions on Mr. Doherty's behalfhave not had substantial results.' "

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What do you two have in com- Catholics. -mon regardi~g religious e~J:'eri- Emphasize to your friend thaten,ce? Most.lmportant, r~hglOus you are not trying to force yourfaith IS a serIOUS concern m both faith on him. Invite him to attendy?ur lives. It is th~ s?urce of y~ur with you so that you' will have~Isagreement,but It IS also a pomt greater understanding in yourm common. relationship.

Second, you love each ot~er. Read more a,bout your faith onWhatever you say or do, remmd your pwn. For an overall view, tryyourself that you seek to under- "Believing in Jesus: A, Popularstand and support the person y?U Overview of the Catholic Faith"love. Try to express thiS. Tel! him by Leonard Foley OFM availa­that y.ou do not seek to hurt him or ble from St. Anth~ny M~ssengerput him down, and you. expect the Press Cincinnati.same treatment from hun. '. ' .

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Your friend might have done worth the effort.you a favor by making you more Reader questions on family liv­interested in the faith you grew up ing or child care to be answered inin. Perhaps you and your friend print are invited by The Kennys;could learn about the faith of Box 872; St. Joseph's College;Catholics together. Rensselaer, In'47978. '

Itesolvlog religious conflictBy Dr. James and Mary Kenny

Dear Mary: 1was raised Catholicand the man 1 am dating is, for allintents and puposes, a fundamen­talist. We have the predictableproblems and arguments of a cou- •pie from different faith back­grounds, but our conflict goesdeeper.

For reasons 1 do not know, heperceives the Catholic Church as acollective "brainwasher." He basmany typical misconceptions.

1 want him to better understandmy faith, although my ability toexplaintbe laws of the church isnegligible. 1 need practieal advice.1 love him very much.- Ohio.

Arguing out religious differen­ces is rarely a way to reach under­standing. Probably eaeh-of-yousincerely thinks that the other iswrong.

How can you respond whenreligious arguments come up?Attacking each point the othermakes rarely convinces the other.More frequently the argument isan effort to "prove" one's own sidewhile putting down the opponent.

On the other hand, youcamiotagree with your friend's points.You find some basic differencesand misconceptions on his part.To imply that he is right would not

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that surpasses or exceeds my powerto cope and handle.... For everyincrease in control results in ashrinkage of one's universe, wherethe only realiW is one's will to be incontroL" "

I am not sure my young acquaint­ance understood the p_oint I wasmaking. But one day, when he isemployed and this crisis' is over,maybe he 'will think back andrealize that overzealously trying tocontrol one's life' is a trap.

Crisis, pain and suffering areessential, because as Oscar.. Wildewrote, "How else but through abroken heart may Lord Christenter in?"

We were impressed and quicklyboughtJimmy(his immediate nick­name) afl'ugal gl~ss bowl from thedime store.

However, it-didn't take ole Jimlong to teach us thathi~frugallit­

tle home bad to be drained, washedand refilled every other day. Sinceyou can guess who end~updoingmost of this washing and refilling,it did not take much longer forJesse James to wrangle his own

-little self-filtering aquarium - cutelittle bubbles and all.

Cost: $35.99 on sale.Daughter insisted next that we

buy the specially treated sand andgravel for the bottom ($4.50). No.2 son couldn't see how Jimmy-the­Guppy could live without the fakeoyster shell that opened and closed($3.75).

Did I mention the little nets,special food, chemicals, filters?

Yesterd,ay the inevitable happen­ed. James-After-the-Apostle croak­ed. Probably from guppy gout.

This morning spouse and I wentto the pet store to' buy a re­placement.

"A guppy, ehT' the storekeepernodded. "Good choice. Guppiesare an undemanding fish and theyremind us.....

We raised our hands. "Save it,"I said. "That's where we came in."

By Hilda YoungMycousin, Kevin, is a diocesan

priest. He is also a "workshop­aholic."

Within the last six months alonehe has attended at least fourseminars, workshops, "weekends"and "teach-ins" on topics rangingfrom prayerto lawn management.

Our family not infrequentlyserves as Father Kevin's equival- 'ent of laboratory animals. Heexperiments on us with his work­shop brainstorms before unleash­ing them on the wholesale pari­shioner market.

Thus, Jim-the-Guppy came tolive with us.

"This is a pre-Lenten gift fromme," Father Fresh-From-a-Sem­inar begain in' serious tones re­cently. "A guppy. I have namedhim James, after the apostle."

"James-After-the-Apostle is apretty long name for such a littlefish," oldest son observed.

A raised clerical eyebrow simul-,taneously acknowledged andignored the quip. Father Kevinceremoniously set James and hiscellophane and water home on ourkitchen table.

"Not only is a fish one of Chris­tianity's oldest symbols, this sim­ple little guppy will serve to remindus to live more simply and frugally."

When Jim-the-Gu,PPY came

trol my life and environment startedto become' too important.·1 wasshrinking my world and, though Idid not realize it immediately, wasin danger of also shuttin~God out.

So, I made sonie moves, tooksome risks, opened my doors to letothers (always translated God)come in again and stopped fearingpain.

I recently happened upon a won­Ul:rJUI oook that says this far bet­terthan I can. "The Way of Suffer­ing," by Jerome A. Miller (1988:Georgetown Press). "Insofar as Iwant everything to be manageable,"he writes, "I want there to benothing infinite in my life, nothing

Accepting away of sufferingBy Antoinette Bosco

Recently I was talking to a youngman who is in his late 20s, a collegegraduate and unemployed. He haslearned that his degree did notreally prepare him for any kind ofspecific work, and he is flounder­ing. He does not know-what kindof work to look for, cannot affordto go on for another degree and isdesperately in need of a job.

Despite many attempts at find­ing work, and having attended aseminar on success, he was stillwithout ajob. What bothered himthe most, he said, was that he feltutterly out of controL And, headded, showing panic, that he wasgoing to work to gain control ofhis life so he would never have togo through this kind of discomfortagain.

He thought I was going to bevery'i'understanding," translated"sympathetic... ,' I was -, and Iwasn't.

When you are looking for aJob,I told him, you have to look uponthe search itself as a.job.

Finding'a proper job takes a lotof work, energy and a strong doseof realism about marketing. Youhave to prove you will be valuableto an employer in order to justifywhy he or she should give you apaycheck.

What struck me about his pre­dicament was his determination togain permanent "control" over hislife, because this was setting himup for frustration, or worse, a spir­itual freeze. It took awhile for himto see what I was getting at.

He was going through the painof being unemployed right then,but· he had no exclusivity when itcomes to~pain. What is pain, withits suffering and discomfort, allabout anyway? It's about learningthat we cannot really control ourlives.

In my life; after many crises andmuch pain, I began in my late 40sto pray that each day would gosmoothly, that is, remain withinthe boundaries I had assigned.

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"I would hope that I could becompletely objective on the bench,but being Catholic is part of what Iam," she said.

Talking to God is part of herdaily routine, Judge Duncan said."I get up every morning around 6,and I walk my dogs. And that'spart of my quiet time.

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'JUDGE DUNCAN

New black judgeis' trailblazer

DURHAM, N.C. (CNS) - Thefirst black woman on an appellatecourt in North Carolina said herCatholic upbringing has played animportant role in her life.

Allyson K. Duncan, sworn inlast month as ajudge on the NorthCarolina Court of Appeals, said,"It may be part of the reason I feelso strongly about some things, likeequity."

A member of Holy Cross Parishin. Durham, Judge Duncan toldthe North Carolina Catholic, news­paper of the dioceses of Raleighand Charlotte, that "even when Iwas a child, it was very hard for meto see buIlies - a big kid beatingup on a little kid.or two kids beat­ing up on one kid or any kind ofcruelty to animals."

Judge Duncan, 38, who spentnine years at Immaculata Schoolin Durham. said her Catholic edu­cation gave her excellent liberalarts training. "I think my writingskills, in particular, owe a lot .to'that," she said.

She also recalled during herswearing-in ceremony a ~tudent

play she attendedas a child abouta black man mistreated by thelegal system.

Judge Duncan said she had beenappalled to realize that law andjustice were not the same andpledged at her swearing-in to useher new office to work for both.

A Question"If there were dreams to sell,

what would you buy?'~-Beddoes

affairs director and later interna­tional affairs director of the Amer­ican Jewish Committee; and PaulVolcker, former chairman of theFederal Reserve and now chair­man of a New York financial advi­sory company~

Although Cardinal O'Connorand Pfeiffer made no direct criti­cism of Father Ritter, their pre­viously expressed confidence inthe priest appeared to be weaken­ing.

Cardinal O'Connor said that"whatever mistakes anyone mayhave made," Father Ritter hadundoubtedly made a contributionthrough Covenant House.

Asked if he considered it "irreg­ular'~ for a priest' of a religousorder to have a salary and trustfund that he controlled independ­ently, the cardinal replied, "A lotof this sounds irregular."

The trust also was criticized bythe National Charities Informa­tion Bureau, which announcedMarch 7 it was withdrawing itsapproval rating for CovenantHouse.

The trust eventually amountedto nearly $1 million and was osten­sibly to benefit Covenant Houseprograms, but Father Ritter re­portedly said no money had beenspent for those programs becauseit had not been needed.

He reportedly took $140,000from it for his own expenses, andused it to make loans to his sister,two personal friends on the boardwho have since resigned, and atruck driver who had been a shel­ter resident.

Separate loans taken from oper­ating funds r'eportedly had gone:toFather Ritter and two'other execu-tives. '

Although the trust secured tax­exempt status from the InternalRevenue Service, annual reportsrequired by the IRS were rep~rt-edly not filed. '

And although in seeking taxexemption the trust told the IRS itwas accountable to the New Yorkstate attorney general, who over­sees charities; the trust was neverregistered with his office.

Six years of recently completedreports were filed with the stateattorney general March 6, TheNew York Times reported. '

Pfieffer said Father Ritter didnot tell the board about the trust.The only ones who knew were thetwo who got loans and Edmund J.Burns, Covenant House counseland sole trustee of the trust.

At the March 9 press confer­ence, Pfeiffer announced that theNew York firm ofCravath, Swaine& Moore had been employed ascounsel to Covenant House. Inresponse to a later question, hesaid it had been agreed that Burnscould not continue to functioneffectively.

Covenant House also was hitMarch 9with news stories about asecret internal report dated lastOct. 22 and reportedly detailingserious operational problems.

The report was said to havefound the Catholic shelter "as dan­gerous as a city-run shelter" withyoungsters getting treatment ofvarying quality and ethnic minori­ties on the staff feeling their oppor­tunities for advancement werelimited. -----

NEW YORK (CNS) - Cardi­nal John J. O'Connor of NewYork announced March 9 he'llhelp find an acting president forthe Covenant House ministry torunaway youths.

He said he did not yet knowwhom he would recommend. Buthe said that if the choice were apriest of the New York archdio­cese, the archdiocese would con­tinue paying his salary at the exist­ing level of archdiocesan priests.

Joseph Zwilling, archdiocesanspokesman, said priests received aguaranteed minimum of $7,200,though. some earned additionalamounts from extra Masses orother services.

The salary of Franciscan FatherBruce Ritter, Covenant Housefounder who was president untilhis resignation Feb. 27, was re­portedly $98,000. But the priesthas said that in 1986 he began put­ting $60,000 of that in a trust fundthat has now become a subject ofinvestigation by the state attorneygeneral.

At the press conference, RalphA. Pfeiffer Jr., chairman of theCovenant House board, announcedthat three outside people had beenadded to the recently formed pre­sidential search committee of boardmembers.

They are New York AuxiliaryBishop Emerson J. Moore, arch­diocesan vicar for social develop­ment; Msgr. ]lime's J. Murray,director of archdiocesan CatholicCharities, and Joan Ganz Cooney,president of Children's TelevisionWorkshop, producers of SesameStreet. .

However, Cardinal O'Connorrepeatedly emphasized that the arch­diocese was not assuming respon­sibility for Covenant House orseeking to exercise control over it.

Pfeiffer also presented RobertJ. McGuire, whose employment toconduct a full investigation of allcharges against Covenant Househad been announced earlier.

McGuire, a forrner New YorkCity police commissioner and laterhead of the Pinkerton securityfirm, is now a senior managingdirector of an investigating firm,Kroll Associates.

Pfeiffer said a summary' ofMcGuire's findings would be madepublic and would also be reviewedby a newly formed special over-,sight committee, to be chaired byWilliam Ellinghaus, former presi­dent of AT&T, and to includeCyrus Vance, a lawyer and formerU.S. secretary of state; Rabbi MarcTanenbaum, former interreligious

BRISTOL, England (CNS) ­Pat Keegan, 74, a former interna­tional president of the YoungChristian Workers and a lay audi­tor at the Second Vatican Council,died in a Bristol hospital March 8.

Keegan was the first nationalYCW secretary in Britain after theorganization was founded in 1937.He was YCW national presidentuntil 1950, and from 1947 to 1957was international president.

He was a lay auditor at VaticanII and addressed the council dur­ing debate on the draft decree onthe lay apostolate.

He was a Knight of St. Gregoryand a member of the Order of theBritish Empire. He also held thethe grand cross of the Order of St.Gregory the Great.'

yew leader dies

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12 THE ANCHOR-Dj'~cese'of Fall Rive~'~F~i:;'Mar~"'IK\990"

Church is quietly preparingfor united Germany

through with a sword and, seeingthat he was still alive, set him afire.

In 1529, 13-year-old Antonio.and his brother of the same age,Juan, were also killed for havingconverted to Christianity. The tworiephews of the Tlaxcalan chiefXicotencatl were stoned to deathas punishment for their conver­sionand for having destroyed idolsof the native religion.

their crucifixion, but knew the. resurrection was on the way.

In the words of Jesse Jackson,"They have their eyes on the prize."They have a vision of what canhappen when people come togetherto work for justice and peace.

The third ingredient: faith. Theseyoung people were ~ot afraid tosay that they were proud to beCatholic and to believe in Jesus. IfJesus can make so many peoplehappy and alive, there must besomething to him, their attitudeseemed to say.

The morning and early after­noon hours were spent in cateche­sis, discussion and prayer. In theevenings there was a giant mixer.You could go up to anyone on thestreet, introduce yourself and notworry about being rejected.

People were interested in eachother. They genuinely cared foreach other. Faith was alive in theirdaily experience. These youngpeople were searching for andfinding meaning in their lives.

It was party time in Spain andthe youth of the world were here tocelebrate a man who lived 2,000years ago, but whose life stilltouches us today - a man whogave, and gives us reason to hope,to live, to party!

denimS or a European or Africanvariety, the most frequently wornitems of clothing were jeans and aT-shirt.

"In the evenings every corner ofevery street was crowded with teenssipging, dancing, telling stories andtrading hats, buttons and othermementos. I for one now have aT-shirt from Yugoslavia.

As the week went on and thecrowds grew, so did the excite­ment. These young people werehere because they wanted to bewith others who found power andsupport in the message of Jesus.They wanted to be with teenswhose values and ideals were liketheir own. Santiago was the place·to be - dancin' in the streets andsingin' till you dropped.

The second ingredient: hope.These young people were not downon life. As I talked to many, orcommunicated through hand ges­tures and translators, I came to seeand feel that they had a vision andhope for our world.

Youth from Lebanon and SouthAfrica spoke of the pain expe­rienced daily in war and apartheid,but they als6 spoke of hope for abetter tomorrow. They were living

were "models of lay evangelizationfor yOUllg people."

According to Father juniperoRivera Alonso, a member of thechurch commission that has pro­moted the cause of the martyrs,the children were members of theroyal families of the tlaxcalanIndians, an indigenous peopleindependent of Mexico's ancientAztec empire.

lhe first o'f the martyrs wa,s 15- 'year-old Cristabilito, s.on of theTlaxcalan prince Axotecatl and aconvert to Christianity. The boywas killed in 1527 for criticizinghis father for having 60 wives andmistresses. Axotecatl reportedlybeat his son severely, ran him

By Paul Henderson

This past summer I spent eightdays with 500,000 of my favoritepeople: youth. In August I was oneof many who journeyed to a smallhistoric town in northwesternSpain: Santiago de Comp.0stela,an ancient center of Christianity.

The week began rather simplyand quietly with Z30 young peoplefrom 54 countries gathering forthree days of dialogue at the Inter­national Youth Forum. The weekended with much excitement, cere­mony and mobs of people as500,000 young people from aroundthe world prayed, sang and partiedwith Pope John Paul II.

This was the biggest and mostupbeat party I have ever seen andbest of all, it needed no drugs oralcohol to get it going or keep itgoing. It was all people power.Here are some of my experiencesof what made this party sosuccessful.

First ingredient: youth. Youngpeople came from all over theworld. Walk down any of the cob­blestone streets and you wouldhear five or six different languages.

There were no "in" clothes butjeans. Whether U.S. Levis, generic

Pope to beatify Mexican child-martyrs

POPE JOHN PAUL II, wearing the medieval scallop shell symbol of a pilgrim, walks tothe shrine of St. James of Compostela during a youth pilgrimage and rally last summer to theSpanish city ofthe same name. "Half a Million Strong," a video ofthe event which drew half amillion youth from all parts of the world, has been reJeased by Veritas Communications of LosAngeles and the Communications Connection Corporation of America. (CNS/ UPI-Reutersphoto)

It 'was party time in Spain

MEXICO CITY (CNS) - PopeJohn Paul 'II will beatify threeMexican child-martyrs in theBasilica of Our Lady of Guada­lupe on the first day of his visit toMexico in early May, said Mexi­can c·hurch officials.

Immediately after his arrival foran eight-day visit on May 6, thepope is scheduled to preside overthe beatification ceremony of the"Child Martyrs ofTlaxcala," whowere killed in the 16th century forhaving converted from their nativeIndian reljgion to Christianity.

Father Pedro Juarez Melendez,chancellor of the Diocese of Tlax­cala, said the importance of thebeatification was that the three

He estimated that 95 percent ofEast Germans support the idea ofunity.

Another high-ranking Vaticanofficial said: "You can say,there isa risk of going too fast [towardreunification], but I think it's goingto be difficult to stop or slow downat this point."

However, a note of caution wassounded by La Civilta Cattolica, aJesuit journal that usually reflectsVatican thinking. An article inFebruary said German reunifica­tion was a "complex and delicate"proposal that should not be rushedand that should not be exploitedby "political parties and short­term electoral interests."

West German Chancellor Hel­mut Kohrs quickening ofthe reun­ification pace already has provokedsome criticism in both Germanysand other parts of Europe. Churchofficials are deliberately keeping alow profile in this debate, whichinvolves monetary and economicpolicies, military alliances and pol­itical sensitivities on both sides.

At the Vatican. the expectationis that East Germany's first freeelections, to come this Sunday,will bring to power a pro-un­ification government, which wouldwork out the mechanisms for unitywith West Germany.

Under a mid-February agree­ment, the two Germanys wouldthen be joined by the United States,Great Britain, France and theSoviet Union in negotiating exter-nal security issues in Europe. '

Vatican officials point out thatin Pope John Paul II's nativePoland, there are still deep misgiv­ings about the prospect of a reu­nited Germany and a fear that theGerman-Polish border questionmight be resurrected.

"I think we need to help Ger­many to accept these borders asfinal," said a Vatican official expe­rienced in diplomatic affairs.

"But I think we're beyond the'point of fearing a resurgence ofGerman nationalism," he added.The belief, expressed by Vaticanofficials as well, is that a unitedand democratic Germany, well­integrated in European economicand political affairs, will not poseany risk to its neighbors.

The Vatican's public silence onunification, however, has led someWest German Catholics to ques­tion how much support the ideareally enjoys in Rome.

Said one West German priest atthe Vatican, "Some people feelthat the pope, having spoken outso often on Poland, could saymore about reunification in Ger­many."

In the meantime, the Catholicbishops of East and West Germanyhave decided to hold their semi­annual episcopal conference meet­ings together.

The bishops announced theirdecision in Augsburg, West Ger­many, March 9.

They repeated an earlier plea byEast German bishops asking citi­zens of East Germany not to jointhe thousands of people moving toWest Germany.

Catholics on both sides of theborder have an obligation "to con­struct the future in solidarity,"reclaiming a just social order forall Germany, said the bishops.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Forthe Catholic Church, German reun­ification is an idea whose time isabout 40 years overdue.

But while strongly favoring'the'move in principle, Vatican andGerman church officials are stay­ing out of the sticky political debateover how and when unity shouldbe accomplished.

Instead, they are quietly prepar­ing to join pastoral forces for whatmay be a long and difficult transi­tional phase for two very differentCatholic churches if the'two Ger­manys come together.

East and West Germany bishopsheld their first joint postwar plan­ning session last week in the WestGermany city of Augsburg.

Although West German bishopshave not taken a public positionon reunification, most support theidea wholeheartedly, the spokes­man said. On a related point, theyare said to agree with Berlin BishopGeorge Sterzinsky's statement thatthe bishops' conference in EastGermany was a "provisional"structure that could now bedissolved.

Throughout the postwar decades,East German bishops have point­edly refused to meet leaders of thecommunist government - a sym­bolic challenge to the legitimacy ofthe now-defunct regime.

This also reflected the view ofthe Vatican, which has neveradjusted German diocesan boun­daries to conform to the politicaldivision of 1949 and which stead­fastly ignored East German re­quests to open exploratory talkson diplomatic relations.

"In effect, the Holy See neverrecognized this division, which wasimposed," said one Vatican offi­cial. As a consequence of that pol­icy, large parts of West Germandioceses have remained in EastGerman territory - zones man­aged since 1973 by Vatican­appointed administrators.

Another major issue for a rein­tegrated German church would bethe raising and distribution ofmoney for pastoral programs. WestGerman structures and programsare financed through a church tax,based on a concordat. never ap­plied in East Germany. There wouldlikely be a massive initial effort toaid the much poorer and smallerEast German church.

A larger issue, as pointed outrecently by an East German bishop,is. that Catholics in the two Ger­manys are not very familiar witheach other. When Cardinal J oa­chirri Meisner went from Berlin toCologne in 1988, he remarked,thatmany West German Catholics'know the Third World better thanthey do East Germany.

Until recently, travel was severelyrestricted in East Germany. Eventhe bishop o,f Berlin, who servedboth sides of the divided city butlived in the eastern half, could visitthe West only on designated days.

Like West German bishops, theVatican has been careful not toenter into the current debate onGerman reunification. But private­ly, officials do not hide theirenthusiasm for the move.

"This division was imposed andwas never desired by the people,and you cannot deny them nowthe right to self-determination,"said one informed Vatican official.

The Legion of Mary is in the parish of Christ the King serving the Cotuit, Marston Mills andMashpee areas. Meetings are held at 6:15 p.m. Thursday evenings in the CCO center. All arewelcome to be an active or auxiliary praying member. No age restriction. Be a functioning part inthe Mystical Body of Christ.

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SisterMary ClareAge: 39Native of: Larned, KansasInterests: Music, oil painting

and crafts.

The Anchor·Friday, March 16, 1990

ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

Confirmation II candidates meet7-9 p.m. Sunday, parish center; robemeasurements will be taken; spon­sor forms due. Grades 3 and 4 willparticipate in 10:15 a.m. Mass Sun­day. Applications available at church'for Women's Guild Rev. Howard A.Waldron memorial scholarship;submission deadline April 30.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVENLadies of St. Anne corporate com­

munion 9:30 a.m. Sunday; meeting 7p.m. Tuesday. Cub Scouts workingfor Parvuli Dei Award meet 6 p.m.Tuesdays during Lent, rectory meet­ing room .. Eucharistic ministersneeded to bring communion to resi­dents ill Alden Court Nursing Home;information: rectory, 992-7000. Par­ishioners invited to taping of Sun­day TV Mass 9:45 a.m. tomorrow,St. Julie Billiart Church, N.Dartmouth.

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DOMINICAN SISTERS OF HAWTHORNEA religious community of Catholic women with seven modern nursingfacilities in six states. Our one apostolate is to nurse incurable cancerpatients. This work is a practical fulfillment of our faith.The most important talent, highly prized by us, is the talent for sharingof yourself - your compassion, your cheerfulness, your faith - with thosewho have'been made so vulnerable and dependent by this dread disease.Not all of our sisters are nurses, but as part of our apostolate, all directlyhelp in the care of the patients.If you think you have a religious vocation and would like to know moreabout our work and community life, why not plan to visit with us. Wewould be happy to share with you a day from our lives.

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Ladies of St. Anne sodality meet­ing 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, parishhall; Susan Sterrit of Bristol Com­munity College will speak on choles­terol and risk factors of heart dis­ease; all invited.IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,TAUNTON

Widowed support group meeting7:30 p.m. March 26, parish hall.Youth group movie night 7-9 p.m.March 23, CCD center.SACRED HEART, NB

Ladies of St. Anne will sponsor aconcert by Father Andre PatenaudeApril8; information: Annette Hanks,995-8732; Muriel Denault, 993-0316.Mission retreat March 31-ApriI5.

ST. JOSEPH, N. DIGHTONLent '90, a weekly family flyer,

may be picked up at the church. Newaltar boys needed; contact FatherRobert Donovan.SS PETER AND PAUL, FR

Spanish language Mass 5 p.m..Saturdays.

LEGION OF MARY· CAPE COD

MICHAEL McGUIRK COTUIT, MA 02635The Church was founded for the purpose of spreading the kingdom of Christ throughout the

earth for the Glory of God the Father to enable all men to share in His saving redemption, and thatthrough them the whole world might enter into a relationship with Christ.

For pastors who need help within their parishes consider establishing a branch otthe Legionof Mary. Let the Legion of Mary be an extension of your pastoral care.

For More Information Contact:

REV. BARRY WALLSt. Anthony Rectory. 22 Barstow St. • P.O. Box 569 • Mattapoisett 02739

DAUGHrERS OF ISABELLAHyacinth Circle 71 meeting 7:30

p.m. Tuesday, Holy Name CCDcenter, Mt. Pleasant St., NB. AnnaO'Neil will present an Irish program.Members asked· to bring bar soapfor the missions.ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT

Healing service with anointing ofthe sick and Benediction Sunday.All those who have health problems,work with the sick or who wish topray for the healing of the commun­ity are welcome to attend.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEAEnrollment Mass for first com­

munion 10 a.m. Sunday. Confirma­tion I penance service 7-8:30 p.m.Monday. Lenten presentation onShroud of Turin and the Passion ofChrist following 7 p.m. MassWednesday.ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT

Prayer and Bible study with Dea­con Louis Bousquet and Jim Arruda7 p.m. Thursday, Children's Chapel.

ST. PATRICK, WAREHAMCYO organizational meeting 7­

8:30 p.m. Tuesday, conference room.

ST, JULIE BILLIART,N. DARTMOUTH

Confirmation II instructional ses­sion and penance service, Wednes­day.

~'.\ ST.;A-NNE, FR " .n, Troop 50 Court of Honor2-4 p.m.• Sunday, schoo) ..

LaSALETTE SHRINE,ATTLEBOIW

Healing service led by FatherAndre Patenaude to include celebra­tion of the Eucharist, teachings, songsof praise, and 'opportunity for indi­vidual prayer and anointing 2 p.m..Sunday.

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTONFinal confirmation rehearsal and

penitential service 7 p.m. Sunday;confirmation Monday evening.GreaterTaunton Ecumenical Lentenprogram includes services at PilgrimCongregational Church Thursdayand St. Joseph's March 29. Bothbegin with 6:30 p.m. potluck supperfollowed by Scripture service. Cen­tering prayer group meets 7-9 p.m.Thursdays, Kilton Street Center; newmembers welcome. Calix meets 6:30p.m. Sunday.LASALETTJE CENTER FORCHRISTIAN LIVING,ATTLEBORO

Retreat, "Dreams: A Source ofGrowth and Prayer," April, 6-8.Participants will learn to determinemeaning of dreams through Jungianpsychology techniques. Sister Car­mela Garolfalo, RSM, will direct.Information: 222-8530.

AIDS WORKSHOPThe Diocesan Office of Catholic

Social Services will sponsor"AIDS:Strengthening Our Communities' Re­sponse," addressing ed ucational,pastoral, social and personal aspectsof the disease, 1-6 p.m. March 25, St.John Neumann parish, E. Freetown.Information and registration: Cath­olic Social Services, 674-4681.ST. JAMES, NB

CYO general meeting I p.m. Sun­day; Father Bruce Cwiekowski willdiscuss AIDS. Vincentian food drivethis weekend.

ST. PATRICK, FRLiturgical committee meeting 7:30

p.m. Monday.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEEMeeting for ad ults interested in

youth ministry 8 p.m. Thursday,religious education center. Singlesgroup dinner meeting after 5:30 p.m.Mass Wednesday. Single parents'support group meeting 7:30 p.m.Thursday, religious education center.

CATHERINIAN CENTER,N. DARTMOUTH

Spring programs: Lenten Day ofPrayer 2-8 p.m. March 25; Ennea­gram II, April 28; Enneagram III,June 2; John's Gospel: A Way ofMysticism Tuesdays April 24-May22; Dream seminar WednesdaysApril 25-May 30. Information andregistration: Sister Judy Brunell,996-1305 after 3 p.m.

ST, ANTHONY OF PADUA, FRCouncil of Catholic Women meet­

ing 7 p.m. March 20, Father ReisHall; o'uting plans to be discussed,members asked to bring canned and,nonperishable groceries for theneedy.SAINTS AND SINGERSCONCERTS

The Saints and Singers Choruswill offer "Calvary's Love," an Easterprogram at 8 p.m. April 9, St. Mar­garet's Church, Buzzards Bay, and 3p.m. April 8, St. John EvangelistChurch, Pocasset. The public isinvited.O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE

OLV Men's Club meeting 7:30p.m. Monday. Parish council meet­ing 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Five Rivers'Branch of Cape Cod Hospital Aidwill hold its spring meeting 10 a.m.Monday, parish center. Lois O'Brionwill demonstrate care of nails.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER,HYANNIS

Youth group volleyball game andpizza party 6-8 p.m. Sunday. Life inthe Spirit Seminars begin 7 p.m.Tuesday, parish center.ST. MARY, SEEKONK

Confirmation student and parentmeeting 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, parishcenter. Grades 3-5 students will par­ticipate in Stations of the Cross 7p.m. March 23.

APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONSWITH DISABILITIES

Mass and social 2 p.m. Sunday,St. Vincent's Chapel, Highland Ave,FR; a meeting of Chapter 91 willfollow. Easter Mass 2 p.m. April 8;social and childrens"Easter egg huntwill follow.

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBOROFirst communion parent's meet­

ing 8:30 a.m. tomorrow. Youth grou I'meeting 7-9 p.m. Sunday. RCIAinquiry and catechesis I p.m. Sun­day, parish center. Lenten talks 9:30a.m. and 7 p.m. March 22 and 29.

CATHEDRAL CAMP,E. FREETOWN

Confirmation day retreats: Cor­pus Christi, Sandwich, 10 a.m.-4:30p.m. tomorrow; SS Martha andMary, Lakeville, 3-8 p.m. Sunday.Youth retreats: Cardinal SpellmanH.S., Brockton, Monday and Tues­day; St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet,2-7 p.m. Tuesday.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTHParish council meeting 7 p.m.

Sunday. St. Patrick scholarshipapplications available in FalmouthH.S. guidance office; deadline forsubmission is April 6. St. Patrick'sDay Mass 5:30 p.m. tomorrow, fol­lowed by Irish music, dancing andrefreshments. Share the Word fol­lowing 9 a.m. Mass Tuesdays; 'ses­sions deal with Scripture readingsfor coming Sun,day.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,POCASSET

Parishioners asked to join CCDyouth in donating toiletry articlesfor needy in Honduras; collectioncartons at church entrance.

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are asked to submil news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included, as well as full dates of all acllv­illes. Please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: We do not normallycarry news of fundralslng acllvilies. We arehappy to carry nollces of splrilual pro­grams, club meellngs, youth projects andsimilar nonprofll acllvilies. Fundralslngprojects may be advertised at our regularrates, obtainable from The Anchor busl- ,ness office, telephone 675-7151.

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CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICHBishop Daniel A. Cronin will

administer confirmation at I :30 p.m.April 1 at Sandwich H.S. The bless­ing of the site for the new parishcenter will follow with shuttle busesleaving the school for the site begin­ning at 2:30 p.m. All parishionersare invited to the blessing and recep-,tion to follow at the school. Confir­mation session 2 day retreat leavingfrom church parking lot at 8:30 a.m.tomorrow.

CATECHIST DAY OFRECOLLECTION, SOMERSET/SWANSEA

St. Thomas More parish, Somer­set, will host an afternoon of reflec­tion, prayer and sharing for cate­chists 2-6 p.m. March 25. Catechistsfrom St. Louis de France parish,Swansea, and St. Patrick and St.John of God parishes in Somersetare invited. Guest speakers will beSister Marie Puleo, OSF, and Fa­ther Fred Babiczuk.

SEPARATED/DIVORCEDCATHOLICS

Cape Cod and Islands meeting 7-9p.m. Sunday, St. Pius X parish cen­ter, Barbara St., S. Yarmouth. TomO'Connell will speak on addictiverelationships. Information: 771-4438.

Scheduled meetings for NB areaat Family Life Center, ~OO SlocumRd., N. D'artmouth: March 26, TheSacrament of Reconciliation andDivorce with Father Richard De­Gagne, S MU chaplain; April II,Starting Over Again, a University ofMassachusetts video presentation;April 23, Counseling After Divorce­What's in It For Me? with Patrick C.McCarthy, social worker and coun-

. selor. Planning meeting April 17,Sacred Hearts provincial house, 3Adams St., Fairhaven.SACRED HEART,N. ATTLEBORO

First Scrutiny rite for catechu­mens 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. Ex­planation of the Sacred Triduum7:30 p.m. Monday, chapel.

CATHEDRAL, FRMass for catechism students and

tHeir families 5:30 p.m. tomorrow.ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET

High school students interested instarting a youth program will meet 7p.m. Tuesday, parish center. Juniorhigh level adult advisors, will meet 7p.m. Tuesday at the home of Josephand Rosemary Macek. Adult advi­sors for junior high and high schoolwill meet 7 p.m. March 27, parishcenter. Sister Dorothy Schwartz,SSD, provincial administrator ofthe Sisters of St. Dorothy, will pres­ent a study of the Old Testament7-8:30 p.m. March 22 and 29 andApril 4 and 5 in the parish center.ST. STANISLAUS, FR

Women's Guild scholarship appli­cations for elementary, high schooland college students available fromIrma Emond or from the parishschool office; submission deadlineMay I. The new parish baptismalfont which will allow for baptism byimmersion will be installed in timefor the Easter season.HOLY NAME, NB

The Couples' Club will travel toMuldoon's in Taunton 6:30 p.m.Sunday for a St. Patrick's meal andmeeting. CCD students in grades 7-9will meet at parish center at 6:30p.m. Tuesday to attend a prayerconcert at St. Lawrence Church; thestudents will return by 9:05 p.m.

DON'T CLOSE YOUR.EYESWhat ya doing there in the nighttimeWhy'd ya call me on the' phoneYour momma can't solve your problemsWhen's daddy ever get homeSo' you did your little blues and criedIn the middle of a suicideDon't close your eyesDon't clo'se your eyes .....Don't sing youFlast.lullaby ."No'one there to hold youISo one hears your scre~ms

You live Iif!! pp al}d downer~Yo~r nigl)tinares'are. yoLir dream~I know it,'s lonely when you're hangin' 'roundpon't you take it lying down no, noHold on, hold on' tight .' .111 make everythipg all right

. Wake up don~t go to sleep111 pray the L9rd your soul to keepDon't close your e'yesDon't' close your ~yesDon't sing your last"lullaby

Written by' Donnie Purnell, John 'Palumbo, ·Bob Halligan. Jr. Sung by Kix (c) 1988 by Cookies Music Inc.

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BETHANY STRAJNY dis­plays her Point. the Way rollerskate invention.

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St. Mary's School, New Bed­ford, has achieved Levels I and 11certification according to 1989criteria of the Computer LearningFoundation, ii public service andeducation project designed to makeeducators and students aware ofadvances in computer technology.

The certification program en­couraged educators to discovernew classroo'm uses of computersand software. To achieve Level Icertification, each faculty memberlearned' three software programshe or she had never used before.Level II certification requiredteachers to work together to createlesson plans incorporating use ofcomputers.

"All of our teachers demonstrat­ed a commitment. to the future bylearning more about technologyan<.l.hQ~..it.cail be..used, effe.ctiv.ely,..in Qur clilssrooms·. I congrat~ia'te:'them for their achieve'ment andtheir commitment to ed~cation;" .said St: MarY's principal DennisR. Poyant. . .

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St. Mary's eighth, .grad~ classtoured· Washingt<;>n dl.\ring the·midwinter break. Students visitedthe Smithsonian Institution, theLincoln and·Jefferson ml;morials,;the National. Arcl,1ives, the Viet­nam Veterans MemQrial, Arling-.ton.National Cemetery, and Ford'~

Theatre. :They also toured Mt. Vernon,

the home of George Washington,on President's Day and viewed afife and drum corps exhibition.

In addition, a special tour.oftheFBI fingerprint and computer di- .visions was arranged forthe class.,

.A highlight of the four-day tourwas att.ending Mass at the NationalShrine of the Immaculate Concep- .tion, where St. Mary's .associatepastor Rev. Mark Hession con­celebrated with shrine clergy. Manypare,nts aCl;ompanied the studentson this first-ever trip led by St.Mary's principal Dennis R. Poyantanp eighth grade teacher AlbertCaron..

St. Mary's School

.Kathleen A. Burt, principal ofSS Peter arid Paul SchoQI, FallR.iver, .recently pr.esented ~wards

for the 'winning;entires in theschool's annual Invent America!st~den~ invention competition.Morethan 109 studertt~ in, grades2,.4 and 6 participated in the pro­gram, which prod.uceq'such inge­nious devices as the Doorbell forthe Deaf, Slipper Lights, 'PowderedDiapers and the Electric WarmupIce Cream Scoop..

First-prize win~ers, whose in­ventions will be 's·ubmitted. to thenational Invent 'America! com­petitiOI)-, are Diane Pelletier, grade2, Switcherroo; Bethany Strojny,gr'ade 4, Point the Way'; andCarolyn 'Reis, grade 6, Ear Guard.These students. will compete withother studen.ts at their grade levelfor awards 'at 'th~' state, regionaland national levels.

Other winners were Kyle Hath­away, Sports Rack; imd Cath'erineMessier, Joe-']oe's . CleaningMachine, for grade·Z. Eric Copset­ta's Skate Brake and ChristopherMedeiros' Mixer won gra'de 4, andKaren BieJawa's Sno Melt andKristen Enos' Night Stalker Startlerwere winning entries from grade 6.Laura Sis~a, grade I; re'ceived aspecial award' for her Erasing

Theforeign language department Writing Glove. The program wasofCoyle-Cassidy High School, Taun- supervised at SS Peter and Paul byton, sponsored a number of activi- Angela Stankiewicz and Robertties. during .Foreign Language Correia.Week, March 5-9. Invent America! is a natio'nal

The schQol offers Spapish, kindergarten through eighth gradeFrench, Portuguese and Latin, and education program d'esigned tomore than:,h,a1tthe .s~ude~t.s,are in promote creativity and ingenuity.a language,cou'rse:.·: " ':, ,\ .. ' Headquartered in Washington

, During ~he week;; :'~op:'-Ffench,' D.C., it is sponsored by severalSpanish IlPO Latin'~tudenis 'took. major corporations. "

exams iri'their ~espect~ve:la~giJages. 1I1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111illllllllllllllili111111Top sc.orers wJII receive p.nzesal}d.. ' . , . . . _. .will be hon~red b.y the ,n,ational th~ prog.ram ~as known'a1i Amen-assoc~atiorisofte~chersof the lan- ca sJ.u~lO.r:Mls~...." '.: '_:'.guages :concerped.. :'" :'.' ~ . 'c "Pagea!lt co~testants were~udged

Foreign languagj;~Studentsalso on phySical fltI).e~~;'presc::nce andparticipated in a 'Culture Bowl ~omp~~U1:~;.creatlve an~ perf?rm­quiz and sampled cusines of the mg arts.ablhty, schol~stlc a~hleve­v.arious cultures during visits to men~ and:a personal ~ntervlew.French, Mexican and Portuguese . MISS P,eterson ~ec~lved. an addi-restaurants.' hona!llOO for wlnmng fust place

Latin .;iudents,will participate' in th,e ~reas .of prese.J:l~e l;lnd com­inthe aimual C1l!ssics D~y March P?sufeas wel.las,crel;lJ~v.e!\nd per-29 arMIT. . forming arts.. ' ,{, '. -',. .:....... ..... . .;'., '"

. For the second ye~;' in 'a row, a ' ;J~nior David Navi~iii~entlyre- .Coyle-Cassidy student tt~s"been ceived the Eagle Scout.award, thenamed Greater Tauntoil Young highest Boy Scout honoLJle is anWoman of the Year. HeatherAnn honor student at~Qyle~Gassidy.Peterson, a Coyle-Cassidy honor and a member ()f theVat'sity soccerstudent, was the 1990 titl.e wi'nner' and 'hockey ·teams. During hisand recipient of a $500'scholarship' Scouting career, he has earned twoto' be used at.the college of her Catholic religious awards and inchoice. 1987 visited Australia:"

.Classmate Nicole Dorthe won a$100 scholarship and earned thehighest scholastic award. .

Judith Mills, a 1989'graduate,captured the crown last year when

sachusetts, competed March lOinthe New England ,indoor trackchampionships at Brown U'niver­sity, finishing seventh in a field of36 runners.

Newly.-electt;d freshman classofficers at Bishop Stang HighSchool, North,:bartmouth, are'Elizabetl,1 Krudys, president; SuiSa Park,:vice'president; ChristinaPonte, secretary.; Alison Fleming,treasureL. ..' . ... .

his friend not to give up. Hewants to help. He tells her:'"Don't close your eyes and singyour last lullaby."

This scene is realistic, becauseteens are likely to be the first torealize when a peer is in trouble.I want to suggest some guide­lines for responding to some­one who is suicidal:

I. Be attentive to the signsthat a person is giving up onlife. Most people try to tell oth­ers how desperate they feelbefore actually making a sui­cide attempt. Don't brush offcomments about being discour­aged and depressed. Invite theperson to share his or her feel":ings. Tell the other person thatyou want to listen and· that youcare about his or her life.

Z. Ask your friend to meetwith a 'trusted adult: Volunteerto -accompany your friend tothis meeting. Tell your friendthat you will give your supportto 'finding a better' way to solvecurrent problems or face diffi--cul~ feelings. .' , .

3. If a person rduses to' talkto an adult, do so yourself. Do.not become the only supportsystem for a person who is suic­idal. Knowing ~hat a person isthinking abo",t suicide is tooserious a problemfor.one fril;nd·to handle alone.. Taking thisstep may seem li\(e you're risk­ing the friendship, but it isact.uallya genuine act of caring.

, Thoughts. or .plans about sui­cid~ are symptoms of how mucha person is hurting. Suicide is atragedy.

To "close y'.our eyes" throughsuicide ends chances of discov­ering a different way to liv~. Allof us can work together to helpa teen .find healing and hope forthe future ..

Your comments are welcomedby Charlie Martin, RR 3,' Box182, Rockport, Il)d. 47635.

Bishop~tang"

The boys' basketball team com-'pleted the season with a state.tourney opening round victory overFairbaven, 61-59, then lost to thirdseeded' Med}"ay' in 'Il 66-64.over-'time' game on the winne'rs' home'.court.

The team had finished its regu~)

lar season with non-league wins.: .over Falmouth and Apponequet:, to enter the tourney as the 13t~.

seed with a record of 13-7.The coaching staff 'Iooks for"'

ward to next year with six return-~

.ing juniors from the varsity squad'complemented with players from a15-4 junior varsity team.',. The girls' basketbali team splittwo games in their season-endingtournament, opening with' a vic­tory over Sharon before losing t<;>host Coyle-Cassidy in the chamcpionship match.

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Monday. All· candidates are re­minded that they must have physiccals on record at the school before

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teens and those' who care al:>outthem must address. .

The song describes a painfulscenario.' Apparently,an .indi­vidual has'called a friend while"in the middle of a suicide." Thesong's scene reminds me of some­one who has taken a drug over­'dose, arid yet is still· Deachingout for help.

The suicidal person feels iso­lated and overwhelmed by prob­lems.. The person called implores

country team. He is student bodytreasurer and a member of the

··drama club and National HonorSociety.":' ..

Nasser is active in track, theN'~fi'onal:HonorSodety"a~d Jun­ior Achievement.

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The -Advanced placement pro­gram a.t Bishop' Connolly. has anew twist this year: parents andstudents are invited, to an orienta.-.tion prograin at no p.m. Monday'at:w:hich parents may'be involvedin the course selection process.

Administered by the ,CollegeBoard, AP offers college-levelcourses and national exams tohigh school students.

In May, Connolly AP studentswill take exams in biology, calcu-'Ius, chemistry, history, Spanishand French. Coordinator Rev: Paul,Suliivan, SJ, expects that about 75percent of candidates will qualifyfor college credit.

Seniors Bob Kennedy and JasonRyan have been named to the FallRiver Herald News All-Star bas­ketball team. Kennedy was a [or­

wilrd fOr the Cougars, averagingZO points and 15 rebounds pergame. Ryan, a center, averaged 18points, 17 rebounds and fiveblocked shots per game..

Senior Brian Ramos, chosen asone of the top six runners in Mas-

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in our schools

IF YOU ARE a frequentreader of this column, you knowthat I am not a fan of heavy.metal. However, Kix's "Oon'tClose Your Eyes" cau'ght myattention, with both its soundand its lyrics about suicide.

The problem ofsuicide amongtoday's teens has been welldocumented by the media; Afteraccidents, suicide is the leading'cause of death among youngpeople. It is a. problem that·

'The 1989 edition of Opus, year­book of Bishop Connolly HighSchool, . Fall River, has'beenawarded a second place certificatein a Columbia Scholastic PressAssociation evaluation. Judges.gave the yearbook "very highmarks"'for c'o'ver desi'gri and con­cept and choice 'of theme, noted'.that coPY. in campus life sectionswas "very well done," and, in anoverall comment stated that. "thegreatest asset of YOllr hook 'is the'quality of your photographs."

.Opus coed.itors were Kris Batista,now studying at Bridgewater StateCollege, and Stephanie Ciosek,now at Fordham University. JameseHeureux was faculty moderator.

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. JuniofPhilip Nade'auand'Mich-'ael Nasser will represent BishopC;onnolly at· Massachllsetts Boys' .'State in June at Bentley College: . .,'. Sponsored by the American Leg­ion, Boys' State encourages young

. men to become informed citizensand voters. The week-long pro­g.~am involves organizing andoperating mock municipal and stategovernments. Also scheduled a·r,espeakers, classes in government,law and economics and minicoursesaddressing .college life, peer pres­sure and values.

Nadeau, active in basketball andtrack, will captain the 1990 cross-

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Arson awarenessis contest theme

A Prayer~'Grantus grace, Almighty Fath­

er, so to pray as to deserve to beheard."-Anon.

Joyful deficitPITTSBURGH (CNS) - "1

never thought I would be joyfulabout having a deficit of$741 ,000,"said Bishop Donald W. Wuerl ofPittsburgh. But after red-ink fi~­

ures of $2.6 million and $2.8 mil­lion the previous two years, "1 amalmost prepared to see our currentdeficit as a blessing," he said.

Budding artists in grades fivethrough eight in public, privateand parochial schools throughoutMassachusetts are eligible to par­ticipate in a poster contest spon­sored by the Arson Watch RewardProgram.

The poster should symbolize art­work for the theme "Kids Are NoMatch For Fire - Call 1-800-682­9229," The goal is to create art­work for a poster that will broadenand strengthen public awarenessof the costs and suffering causedby arson and the importance ofsmoke detector safety.

Prizes of$250, $100 and $50 willbe paid to pi'izewirining studentson two levels whose posters, bestshow fire or smoke detector safety.Level I will be 7th and 8th grades;level 2 will be 5th and 6th grades.

Any school may submit up to 10entries per class, according to t~e

contest rules which have been diS­tributed to school principals.

Contest winners will be an­nounced May II and the teachersof prizewinning students will alsobe acknowledged by the ArsonWatch program.

NOW AVAILABLETHE 1990 DIOCESAN DIRECTORY

"Too Beautiful for You" (OrionClassics): Wealthy Frenchma.n(Gerard Depardieu) shocks ,hiSbeautiful wife (Carole Bouquet)and their friends by falling madlyin love with a plain, plump woman(Josiane Balasko). This serio-coI?icfarce mixes fantasy and reality,Twists the cliches of marital inficdelity and French film conventionand raises but does not answer phi­losophical questions about menand women, infidelity, beauty, loveand the nature of sexual attrac­tion. Some sexually explicit, vul­gar dialogue. Subtitles, A4.R

"Where the Heart Is" (Touch­stone): Pointless, humorless farceabout a wealthy demolitions expert(Dabney Coleman) who atte~pts

to teach his three grown but spOiledchildren a lesson in self-sufficiencyand frugality by leaving themstranded in an abandoned Brook­lyn tenement. Focuses on u~ap­

pealing characters, shows ~lt~l.e

sensitivity to family responsibili­ties and is,offensively crass in deal­ing with minority issues and thereality of homeless ness. Somenudity in the context of artwork,sexual innuendoes and rough lan­guage laced with vulgarities, A3,R

relationship among four major char­acters (Michael McManus, Arsi­nee Khanjian, Gabrielle Rose andDavid Hemblen) so robotized byvideo imagery that each virtuallydepends upon the technology toconnect with other human beings.The unconventional narrativedepicts the characters and audienceas passive voyeurs so lulled by theuse of video that their lives areemotional vacuums. Some profan­ity, many se~ual innuendoes andan explicit masturbatory scene withnudity. a

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The Fall River Diocesan Directory and Buyers' Guide containscomplete diocesan information an.d a telephone. ~irectory ofpriest, directors of diocesan institutions, parish religIOUS educa­tion. c90rdinators and perman,ent deacons. .

Also included are addresses of retired.~lergy and those servingoutside the diocese, as well as a listing of priests by ,years of.ordination and atable of movable feasts through th~ year 2011.

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Symbols following film reviewsindicate both general and CatholicFilms Office ratings, which do notalways coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable f~r

general viewing; PG·13-parental gUI'dance strongly suggested for childrenunder'13; PG-parental guid~nce sug·

'Iested; R-restricte~. unsultabl~ fgrchildren or young teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approvedfor adults only; 4-separate classifi­cation (given films not mora!ly offen­sive which. however, require someanalysis and explanation); O-morally ,offensive. . ,

Catholic ratings for teleVISionmovies are those of the movie houseversions of the films.

New Films"Love at Large"(Orion Pictures):

Entertaining romantic comedy thatspoofs '40s private-eye films by'tracking the exploits of a rumpledgumshoe (Tom Berenger) who'ssupposed to be following the sinis­ter boyfriend ofa mysterious femmefatale (Anne Archer), but mistaken­ly trails the wrong man (TedLevine). Writer-director AlanRudolph and his cast have a ballwith their offbeat characters whoselove lives are a me§s of contradic­tions and lost causes, Many sexualinnuendoes, a subplot about big­amy and some comic-book vio-lence. A3,R ,

"Speaking Parts" (Zeitgeist):Tracks the chilling, obtuse inter-

, How To Do It"See first that that the design is

wise and just; that ascertained,pursue it resolutely."-Shakespe,are

Second, bring news from home.'People in nursing homes feel cutoff from daily life. They can findout what's happening in Washing­ton from the television, but theycan only get familynews from you.Talk about what's going on inschool or in your church youth'group. Tell what happened at yoursister's softball game or how thedog ate the cake you baked foryoufmom. When you can't live athome, just hearing about what'shappening there helps you feel likea part of things.

Third, bring a willingness tolisten. Many older or disabled peo­ple relish talking about the past.Telling those old stories gives aperson the chance to feel impor­tant and valuable, even when theyare no longer active. It is true thatolder people tend to retell the samestories again and again. The morecurrent-news you bring from home,the less time will be spent onancient history.

Finally, the most important thingto bring is a commitment to visiton a regular basis. Dropping inunannounced shines a little light,on a single day. However, if yourvisit can be anticipated, it willbrighten an entire week. Often theresidents of nursing homes func­tion from visit to visit and becomemore active and cheerful for daysin advance when they are expect­ing company from home.

So at the end of each visit, besure to say when you will be back.And then keep your promise. Thatpledge of love is one of the mostgracious gifts you will ever giveanyone.

GRAND..PRIZE winners in a recent science fair at St.Mary-Sacred Heart School, North Attleboro, ,were seventhgrader Christopher Flynn, who studied direct current circui,ts,and eighth grader Amanda Rask, whose topic was the growthof bacteria. First-place winners and topics were Erin Hunt,grade 8, Popcorn; Richard Turcotte, grade 7, Learned Behav­ior of a Gerbil; Chris Conrad, grade 6, Can an Earthquake beMeasured?; and Gary Wright, grade 5, Plant Germination.

By Christopher Carstens

Maybe it has happened al~eady,

and maybe the day remaInS Inyour future. But almost certainlysomeone you care about will livein a nursing home.

We think of nursing homes asplaces for very·oldpeople. But@s 1!result of accidents or illness, manyyounger people also need specialassistance that their families can­not provide at home. So they alsomust go where care is available.

It is a terribly, terribly difficultdecision to place someone youlove in a nursing home. It is thesort of thing people put off foryears, usually waiting until everyother option has been tried. Butthere comes a time when takingcare of a very old or seriously dis­abled person 24 hours a day, sevendays a week demands more than.the family members have left togive.

Truthfully, hardly anyone likesnursing homes. Many of the peo­ple in them are very frail and someare so badly out of touch with real­ity that it's creepy. Residents whostill have all their marbles usuallyfind nursing homes boring becauselife is so much the same, day afterday, and there are few trips ordinners out to break the monotony.

When someone you care aboutis in a nursing home, there is a lotyou can do to help. Be a good vis­itor. There is nothing that brightenslife in a nursing home like i;l caringvisitor. You don't need to ipend allday or do anything spectacular.Just go, be yourself and let yourcaring show.

There are four things you shouldbring to every visit. One should be'something that can be seen, touched·and held. For example, you mighttake a school paper, a flower fromthe garden, a magazine or a littlebottle of hand lotion. Bringingsomething tangible, provides a re­minder ofyour visit; a little remem­brance of someon~ who cares. Itwill continue to cheer long afteryou have left.

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COME TOWASHINGTON

APRIL 28, 1990

'-'NOW- --IS THE- TIMcETO BE COUNTED"

Rep. Henry Hyde

Come and be a part of the largestgathering in the history of the Right toLife movement. Help us speak for thoseunable to speak for themselves. Join·celebrities, politicians, athletes, andreligious leaders in our nation's capital.

*** Bring the whole family! Financial assistance is available.

** IT'S "CHERRY BLOSSOM" TIME - THE WEATHER SHOULD BE FINE!* Senior Citizens are encouraged to join with us!

** KIDS! FULFILL YOUR CONFIRMATION SERVICE REQUIREMENT! \* Ask your Religion Teacher or Pastor 'about it. Take part in American History!

** BE A PARISH REPRESENTATIVE TO THIS HISTORIC EVENT* Ask your Pastor about it.

** YOUNG & OLD, UNION MEMBERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES·­CHALLENGE ALL THOSE AROUND YOU TO "GO"!

** "AS OFTEN AS YOU NEGLECTED TO DO IT TO ONE OF THESE LEASTONES, YOU NEGLECTED TO DO IT TO ME," Mt. 25:45

All Christians should ponder their response....

** IF YOU ABSOLUTELY CAN'T ATTEND, PLEASE CONSIDER- -CONTRIBUTING TO HELP LARGE FAMILIES OR STUDENTS ATTEND!

Busses will leave various locations in the Diocese late Friday evening traveling all night arriving in D.C. Saturday morning, and partaking in what promises to be thelargest Pro-Life Rally in History. We leave after the Rally and arrive back home very early Sunday morning. It definitely can be called a Pilgrimage.

Call us for INFORMATION or to send DONATIONS to help. CONTACT: MASS CITIZENS FOR LIFE (MCFL)

MCFL OF CAPE COD MCFL NEW BEDFORD CHAPTER MCFL TAUNTON CHAPTERP.O. BOX 1780 • HYANNIS,MA 02601 P.O. BOX 40268 • NEW BEDFORD, MA 02744 P.O. BOX 2671 • TAUNTON, MA 02780

TEL. (508) 428-4294 TEL. (508) 636-4903 TEL. (508) 823-4313

1_- ~-----...f~~9!!.ea'2!!.f!2turn--...:..----------- .__.I· NAME . - . PHONE· II -I-I ADDRESS II II CITY STATE ZIP II . I .I I want to attend this historic march, please contact me. I cannot attend, but wish to make a contribution to sponsor others, at $38 per person. II .I DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS IS APRIL 7th!!!

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