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WELCOME BACK: Principal Anthony S. Nunes, left, and Brother Roger Millette, EI.C., welcome students back to classes at Bishop Connolly HighSchool, Fall River. Schools in the Spindle City got underway after Labor Day. Students from left, are 10th grader Briana Malone and 11 th gradersJonathan Wood and Derek Viveiros. At right, freshman students take a break from class in the cafeteria at Bishop Connolly. From left are: Eric Burgess,Katie Benevides, Gerry Normandin, David Bousquet, James Casey, David Raymondo and Tom Gallant. (Anchon'Gordon photos)

Sister Heffernan takes overas representative for religions

master's degree from St. Michael's College in Winooski, N.Y.Sister Heffernan made her final profession of vows in 1955."My main responsibilities, according to the job descrip­

tion, are to serve as a representative of the bishop between theTurn to page 13 - Sister

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~ In her new position she will be the bishop'sliaison- with all religious orders,congregations and societies throughout theFall River Diocese.

FALL RNER - "I' m off to work," said Mercy Sister ElaineHeffernan as she descended the staircase at the offices of TheAnchor on Tuesday morning. "I'm confident, but say a prayer,"she said with a broad smile as she looked back.

Effective Wednesday, Sister Heffernan became the Episco­pal Representative for Religious for the diocese according tothe official announcement of her appointment last week byBishop Sean P. O'Malley.

She replaces Mercy Sister Mary Noel Blute, who has re­tired.

Sister Heffernan, who will have an office at the Family LifeOffice on Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, says she's lookingforward to her new duties "as I celebrate my 50th anniversaryas a Sister of Mercy in the millennium year. I have worked forthe diocese all my religious life," she said proudly.

That includes teaching school for 12 years in New Bedfordand as principal at St. Patrick's School in Fall River for sixyears; instructing religious education in Attleboro for 13 years;serving as director of religious education for the diocese for10 years, and for the past four years being director of pastoralcare at the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River.

Born in Fall River, she was baptized, made her first com­munion and was confirmed at SS. Peter and Paul Parish.

After attending SS. Peter and Paul School she graduatedfrom Mount St. Mary High School in Fall River and received . ME':lCY SISTER Elaine Heffernan: Always happya bachelor's degree from Catholic Teachers College and a With a Job challenge. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

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THIS STATUE of Mother Teresa at St.Anne's Shrine in Fall River has quickly be­come a favorite. See story on page five.(Anchon'Gordon photo)

I Bishop Belo evacuated to Australia - Story on page two I

.. ~ Bishop Belo evacuated toAustralia after militias burn home

can we do?"Reached early Monday, hours

before his home was attacked, BishopBelo said that the campaign by themilitias was a coup d' etat by the In­donesian military to overturn the re­sults of the Aug. 30 ballot.

In a statement released by his bi­ographer, Arnold Kohen, BishopBelo pleaded for international peace­keeping troops, a request he has re­peated for several months.

Most of those who remained inEast Timor have fled to the island'srugged mountainside. Refugees havebeen pouring into Atarnbua in Indo­nesian-controlled West Timor at therate of 1,000 per hour, said a humani­tarian aid official.

There were reports of severedheads on sticks on the roads outsideDili. .

Across town, a Salesian Fatherscomplex was sheltering more than3,000 people, mostly men and youngboys. Militias were circling outsidethe complex's high walls and threat­ened to attack. Police and militaryalso abandoned the priests' complex,the nun said. .

Thomas Quigley, senior policyadviser on Asia for the U.S. CatholicConference, was forced to leave EastTimor Sept. 4 as dozens of journal­ists, election observers and nonessen­tial U.N. personnel fled the country.He rarely left Bishop Belo's com­pound during the two-day visit.

September 161925, Rt. Rev. M~gr. Jean A. Prevost, P.A., P.R., Pastor, Notre

Dame, Fall River \\

September 171954, Rev. Thomas F. McNulty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford1983, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros of the Boston Archdiocese

1970-19831991, Rev. Felix Lesnek," SS.CC., Former Associate Pastor, St.

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tion, North Easton

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the violence or face international in­tervention.

"The people are panicking. Youdon't thinK of asking 'how manypeople have died.' But with each pass­ing moment, many people are beingkilled, many people;' said a Salesiannun in Dili, who spoke by telephoneto Catholic News Service in NewYork.

The latest round ofviolence cameafter the United Nations announcedSept. 4 that East Timorese over­whelmingly rejected by a nearly 5-1'margin an Indonesian offer of au­tonomy. Within hours of the an­nouncement, armed militiamen wenton a rampage in Dili, turning the cityinto a fIery nightmare.

"They're destroying this city.There's nothing left. As I am talkingto you, I am watching the city bum,"said the Salesian nun, who spoke withthe request of anonymity. .

'The houses nearby are burning,and the military is just letting themdo it. No one can do anything at thispoint, not UNAMET, no one. I don'tknow what you can do, but we needpeace-keeping troops in here rightaway;' she said.

"There is no one watching overus, no one;' the nun said. 'The po­lice and the military have retreated.We're all alone here. Earlier today, anIndonesian military officer told us h~could no longer guarantee our safety. .The people are scared. They've beenpraying the rosary all day. What else

Daily ReadingsSept 13 1 Tm2:1-&;

. Ps 28:2,7-9;Lk7:1-10Nm21:4b-9;Ps 78:1-2;34-38; Phil 2:6­11; In 3:13-171 Tm3:14-16;Ps 111 :1-6;.In 19:25-27 orLk2:33-351 Tm 4:12-1.6;Ps111:7-10;Lk7:36-501Tm 6:2c-12;Ps 49:6-10,17-20; Lk8:1-31 Tm6:13-16;Ps 100:2-5;Lk8:4-15Is 55:6-9; Ps145:2-3,8-9,17-18; Phil1:20c-24,27a;Mt20:1-16a

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~ Terror reigns in EastTimor following recentvo.te for autonomy;martial law declared.

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DARWIN, Australia (CNS) ­Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximines Belo,outspoken in his defense of EastTimorese, was evacuated to Darwin,Australia, after militias attacked andburned his home.

Nearly 40 people were reportedkilled when militias attacked his resi­dence in Dili, East Tunor, Monday,as the territory continued to spiralinto a state of chaos. Militias weretargeting the more than 4,000 refu­gees who were seeking shelter at thebishop's residence.

Bishop Belo, who was unharmedin the attack, was later evacuated toBaukau, to the residence of BishopBasilio do Nascimento. However,when militias began attacking there,a RoyalAustralianAir Force Herculestransport plane transported BishopBelo and other refugees to Darwinon Tuesday.

Speaking at a press conferenceupon his arrival, Bishop Belo, apos­tolic administrator of Dili, said of hisfellow EastTimorese, 'They are verysad and they feel that they are unableto fIght against all the ways of vio­lence, and they expect that the inter­national community should act ur­gently immediately to protect theirpeople."

The attack on Bishop Belo's homewas one of several incidents thatprompted an international outcry fora peace-keeping force. In Washing­ton, the Clinton administration saidit supported an Australian offer oftroops, providing Indonesia agreed.

Indonesian President BJ. Habibiedeclared martial law in East Timor ina last-ditch effort to restore order. U.N.Secretary General KofI Annan onSunday gave Habibie 48 hours to end

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Born March 25, 1933, in Cumber­land, Md., Philip FrancisMurphy wasordained apriestofthe BaltimoreArch- .diocese in Rome Dec. 20, 1958.

He served from 1978 to 1989 onthe bishops' Ad Hoc Committee onWomen in Church and Society, whichengaged in extensive dialogue withwomen and women's organizations,including advocacy groups, on ques­tions surrounding the Church's under­standing of women and their role.

In 1981, when he joined PaxChristi USA, the U.S. branch of theinternational Catholic peace move­ment, he was one ofthe fIrst U.S. bish­ops to do so.

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Due to the numbers of monsi­gnors and the Cathedral's size,there will be open seating.

Catholic Conference will give anoverview of the initiative and therewill be a video shown.

Father James O'Donohoe will bethe principal speaker. He will re­flect on why the initiative is im­portant. There will be a practicalparish application session and anopportunity for a response fromthose attending will be provided.

Closing prayer will be held inSt. Julie's Church.

yearly during the mid-winter holi­day season by the Diocesan Coun­cil of Catholic Women and the Di­ocesan Council of the Society ofSt. Vincent de Paul. Proceeds of theaffair benefit the charities of thediocese.

Ball organizers announced thatan important dinner meeting for allcommittee members will be heldon Sept. 16, at 6:30 p.m., at HolyName Parish Center, Mount Pleas­ant Street, New Bedford. Memberswill further plans for what Msgr.Harrington says will be a memo­rable celebration of the unity anddiversity of the diocese, with spe­cial emphasis on the generation ofyoung people who will be leadersin the Catholic Community ofFaith in the 21st century.

eral Sheldon Whitehouse for vig­orously defending a ban which, ac­cording to Lagueux, was unconsti­tutional.

Msgr. Robert C. Newbold, di­ocesan lobbyist, said Lagueux'scomments were "unfair to"the gov­ernor" and "an attack on the Leg­islature."

"This was not the governor'sbill," said Msgr. Newbold who,along with diocesan pro-life lead­ers, succeeded in getting the billthrough the General Assemblywhere it passed by 2-1 margins.

He said he wasn't surprised atLagueux's decision, adding hethought the law would have had abetter chance of surviving in thefederal appeals court or the U.S.Sup(eme Court.

Msgr. Newbold said Lagueuxmay have lent unintended supportto a ban on partial-birth abortionsby creating a conflict that mayeventually be resolved by the Su­preme Court. "I think that may beour best chance," he said.

The state will appeal Lagueux'sdecision to the 1st U.S. Circuit Courtof Appeals, which could seat threejudges within several weeks to hearthe appeal, Msgr. Newbold said.

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FALL RIVER - Bishop SeanP. O'Malley, OFM Cap., willconfer papal honors and installthe new monsignors of the dio­cese at Vespers ceremonies, Oct.

R.I. diocese dismayed over decisionBy MICHAEL BROWN

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

~ Planning committeeslated to meet onSeptember 14 inNew Bedford.

Clergy Day agenda will centeron 'In Support of Life' initiative

New monsignori to be installed atSt. Mary's Cathedral Oct. 17

NEW BEDFORD - In celebra­tion of the millennium, familymembers from across the Fall RiverDiocese will be joining BishopSean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at theVenus de Milo Restaurant,Swansea, on January 14 for the an­nual Bishop's Charity Ball.

Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington, di­rector of the ball, and Michael 1.Donly, diocesan Director of Devel­opment, have held preliminary meet­ings with key personnel and reportthat exciting new features are beingconsidered for this year's gala.

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DARTMOUTH - Clergy fromacross the Fall River Diocese willgather Sept. 14, from 1 to 4 p.m., atSt. Julie Billiart Parish Center,Dartmouth, to discuss "In Supportof Life: A Catholic Initiative Re­sponding to the Needs of the Dy­ing and the Threat ofAssisted Sui­cide."

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Officialsof the Providence Diocese ex­pressed dismay but not surprise ata federal judge's decision to void alaw that bans partial-birth abortionin Rhode Island.

Valerie Sistare, coordinator ofthe Respect Life Program, said thelanguage in the law was modeledclosely after a ban twice approvedby Congress but vetoed by Presi­dent Clinton.

"This (case) will probably endup before the highest court in theland," said Sistare. "We shall renewour efforts to outlaw this horren­dous procedure."

On Aug. 20 U.S. District JudgeRonald R. Lagueux, in a 65-pagedecision, enjoined the state fromenforcing the ban, which waspassed in 1996 and was amended ayear later.

"The definition of 'partial-birthabortion' is vague and infringeson" an abortion procedure knownas dilation and extraction, "whichis legally protected," Lagueuxwrote.

Lagueux criticized the adminis­tration of Rhode Island Gov. Lin­coIn Almond and stateAttorney Gen-

the living word

Facing scandal squarely

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"SLENDID AND MAJESTIC IS HIS WORK.'9 PSALM 111:3

a willingness to give one's life foranother. Nobility is presented inour traditions as a virtue, and isfound at the heart of strong fam­ily life or of a nation's strength.

I would say that nobility mir­rors God.

Scandal is the direct antithesisof a noble, dignified life. Scandalarises wh~n dishonesty is given

.pride of place over hone'sty, whenweakness supersedes courage or,when self-indulgence replacesself-sacrifice. More than this,scandill reflects - small­mindedness and,results from aweb of deceit.

When scandal breaks out, it isunwise to try to hide it.from chil­dren. Rather we need to sit downwith them and -explain how vir­t~e builds our character, honorand personality. Scandal resultsfrom actions that ar~ harmful tothose who perform them. It is vir­tue that leads to real happinessand peace. .

St. Augustine wrote, "To haveeyes is not the same as to look,and to look is not the same as tosee." When scandal strikes, ourwisest means for handling it is toface it squarely.

tion, a community, a family. Acommunity's strength rests prima­rily on people trusting each other.The greater the commitmentamong them, the greater the unity,coll,aboration and accomplish-''ments.

A community becomes scan­dalized .because the enemies of

, trust have'raised their heads. Dis­trust, disunity, cynicism andso~etimeseven violence re~gn inp,l!lce,;qft~u,~t. ". '

And when people's trust isbreached, they bec9me mean-spi~­

ited. We ,need only reflect on theimpeachment of PresidentClintontorecogriize the,meanness scandalcan .spawn, the division it causesand the disillusionment it creates.

The st?cond rule, i propose, isnever to act as, if scandal didn'thappen, thus failing to learn whatit actually does to us. Seldom dowe reflect on what a scandal actu­ally does to a person.

One of the worst results of ascandal is the destruction of no­bility. Our understanding of no­bility grew out of a long tradition;from it we formed the notion thatnobility consists in such qualitiesas honesty, courage, prudence or

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Within the last year, we'veheard reports of scandals almostevery, tim~ we've pick up the,newspaper,.from the Clinton scan­dal to scandals involving sportsfigl,Jres, religious leaders or po­litical leaders in, both major par­ties.

What are we expectedio tellchildren about these, scandals?Children,;'after all, do hear abouttheset~ings. . - , ,: .

I thi.n,k th~ first rule ought tobe never to ta,ke s,candal.lightly.Some of Christ's toughelit lan­guage is,dire~ted at it..He tells usthat it would be better for thosewho would scandalize a child tohave a millstone tied around theirnecks and be thrown into the sea.

In pointing to the Good Shep­herd who leaves the.99 sheep togo after the lost one, Ch~ist de­scribes his love for every indi­vidual person., Woe, then, to theperson who tries to ensnare oth­ers in order to lead them astray,and to steal them from Christ!

On~ reason Christ is adamantlyagainst scandal is because of itsominou~ power to tear apart a ria-

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conservation and watershed-protected area has received deserv­ing widespread support. There can be little doubt of the com­manding need in this matter. Indeed, it is a pressing local issue.Its necessity, however, takes on greater urgency in the light ofcurrent global water resources. Because of constant climaticchanges such as droughts, water is a constant concern. It is amajor worry for industry, agriculture, food processing and resi­dential development. The major culprit in the water battle isshrinking supplies due to salt water seepage into coastal areasbecause of global warming and the population explosion in theSun Belt states. Add to these a,ir pollution and abuse of currentwater supplies and blend in our failure to maintain and updateour current water systems.

It is becoming more evident that people are reacting to theissues in many and varied ways. One can hardly walk down thestreet without 'seeing people consuming bottled water. It has be­come big business because many people do not trust their localwater supplies. Water is the fastest growing segment of the bev­erage business. Americans are spending close to $5 billion todrink clean water. This does not include expanding home waterpurifying systems or self-contained reservoirs. It is estimatedthat this industry will expand by 10 percent annually.

Our solicitude for tlhe purity and right use of water is an inter­national one. Countries like India and China face desperate- wa­ter pollution. The demand for water desalinization plants in SaudiArabia, the Middle East and South America is multiplying. In­dustries are pressing to develop innovative ways to recycle waste- ,water into a usable and consumable product.

As time advances, the use and sale of water will become sub­ject to government regulations. Water battles are being fought inmany states. Florida, California, Colorado and Arizona are but afew in conflict over use of water resources.

When organizations become anxious on the local front, theyare reflecting the growing involvement of concern that existsaround the nation and the globe. Local and national govern­ments will be forced to take drastic measures to ensure safe drink­ing water, fish and wildlife protection and preservation of natu­ral lands from industrial abuse. The small scenario now on ourdoorsteps is microscopic in comparison to the drastic measuresthat will be needed in the near future. Yet, it is important thatlocal communities become involved in these important and life­threatening issues. This is a frail creation and it has been en­trusted to our care. When this gift is abused, dire consequencesare inevitable predictions. The health and welfare of human be­ings are already at risk because of reckless and irresponsible useof the trust given each of us. In our desire to obtain the good life,we have turned on back on the God life. ,Our insati,able need forthings is destroying us not in the marketplace, but in our ownperso~

The Church cannot be silent on issues that concern the verylife of man. There are some critics who feel that we should notbe voicing sentiments about the environment, While others feelwe have been duped by conservationists. They are wrong. Wemust be a voice to protect ami preserve thy, creation that hasbeen given to us as a trust. If we 'fail to take a stand on suchissues, then we are only paying lip service to basic beliefs andteachings that affect all that pod has given us as opr inheritance.The course has been charted and we must' move forward.

The Editor

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Prize, she accepted it, "in the nameof the hungry, of the naked, of thehomeless, of the blind, of the lepers,of all who feel unwanted, unloved,uncared for throughout society."

It was an inspiring message oflove and respect for the poor andthe unborn in which Mother Teresabecame a living symbol of the loveand compassion ofJesus Christ, notonly for the faithful, but for thewhole world. But in it, she also con­demned abortion as the world'sgreatest destroyer of people.

During a visit to New York inthe early 1980s, she proposed acharacteristically direct and simple

solution to theproblem of un­wanted preg­nancy. "If youknow anyonewho does notwant the child,who is afraid ofthe child, thentell them to givethat child to me,"she said. '

In 1992, theDiocese of FallRiver received anearly Christmaspresent when onDecember 19,four of MotherTeresa's Mission­aries of Charityarrived in NewBedford to set upa home to servethe area's needy.

Bishop Sean P.O'Malley wel­comed the nuns.In June, 1995, hewelcomedMother Teresaherself when shecame to New Bed­ford and she at­tended Mass cel­ebrated byBishop O'Malleyin St. LawrenceChurch. He hadmet her initiallyin the late 1960swhen he was ayoung friar teach­ing at The Catho­lic University inWashington, D.C.

Earlier thisyear, the Mission­

aries of Charity in Calcutta, India,formally petitioned the CalcuttaArchdiocese to begin an investiga­tion into Mother Teresa's heroicvirtues, the first step to becoming asaint. Sister Lynn, whom the Con­gregation chose as vice-postulatorfor Mother Teresa's cause, receivedapproval from Archbishop HenryD'Souza and the opening sessionof the local inquiry that began hear­ing witnesses on July 26. Mission­ary of Charity Father BrianKollodiejchuk is the postulator.

That came about after the Vati­can, in March, exempted MotherTeresa's case from the usual, five­year waiting period from the timeof death before beginning a can­onization process, and manypeople hope that the "saint of thepoor" will be canonized during theJubilee Year 2000 marking the newmillennium.

very short space of time since herdeath two years ago.

Born in Yugoslavia ofAlbanianparents, she was regarded as a liv­ing saint by some of her followersin the Missionaries of Charity thatshe founded in 1950. By 1965 thecongregation had received pontifi­cal approval and members begansetting up homes in 87 countriesaround the world. In 1971 she re­ceived the first Pope John XXIIIPeace Prize and established the firsthouse of her sisters in the UnitedStates. In 1979 she received theNobel Peace Prize; in 1988 set upa home in Moscow; traveled toChina in 1993 to open a home forthe poor; and in March of 1997was succeeded by Sister NirmalaJoshi as head of the order as shesuffered severe heart problems anddebilitating illnesses.

When she was awarded the Nobel

abortion in which the child sur­vived, adding, "Thank God." Andhe cited the recent controversialincident in Arizona when a judgeordered that a teen-age ward of thestate be sent to Kansas for a late­term abortion because those arebanned by law in Arizona.

"I said to myself when I boughtthe statue, 'Oh, this certainly be­longs in St.Anne's Shrine.' Althoughthe state was quite expensive, cost­ing $5,000, I am trusting that peoplewill be generous and will we will beable to recoup the cost:'

Devotion to Mother Teresa hassprung up across the world in a

~ The statue of thewizened nun recallsher inspirational 1995visit to the Fall RiverDiocese.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Mother Teresaof Calcutta, the tiny nun with thewrinkled face in the familiar whiteand blue sari who worked so hardon behalf of the world's unborn, canbe seen kneeling and smiling at thechild she holds so carefully in thebasement shrine at St. Anne Church.

The neweststatue in thewonderful col­lection at St.Anne's Shrine atSouth Main andMiddle streets,offers a marvel­ous, slightlylarger than Iife­size likeness ofthe nun whocame to Calcuttamore than 40years ago towork among thedestitute and dy­ing in India'spoorest and mostpopulous city.

When shedied on Sept. 5,1997 at age 87,she had becomethe most be­loved religiousin the world, anda favorite withparishioners inFall River Dio­cese who hadturned out by thethousands togreet her whenshe visited NewBedford in 1995.

"The statuehad been in thewindow atEgan's ChurchSupplies inSomerset forsome time, and italways drew myattention," saidFather Marc H.Bergeron, pastorof St. AnneChurch. "I thought it would be agrand addition to our Shrine. Ipicked it up the weekend of Au­gust 28. Since then it has reallycaught the interest of hundreds ofpeople. After daily Masses crowdsgather around the statue and lightvotive candles seeking MotherTeresa's intercession."

The thought now, he said,"Would be to pray for MotherTeresa's canonization. And we

, should pray with her, for pro-life,of course, and you can see in herloving eyes and how she is hold­ing the little child what respect forlife is all about."

He added that, "We would hopethe statue inspires people to prayfor an end to abortion; and foryoung, pregnant women to be en­couraged to have their children."

Father Bergeron'called attentionto a recent, attempted late-term

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Films·that inspire

By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

being shown in September on cable-televisionstations in New York, Boston and Washington,apd "Between Dreams" has been accepted to

"It's perhaps not coincidental that my firstfilm would be about monks, since I had spent ayear at a monastery," Patton said, commenting:"You do get clarity sometimes when you waitand just hang on. You get to a peaceful place."

The insights he gained at the monasterysomewhat parallel the theme of"Stranded," andno doubt added to the film's appeal for him. AsPatton explained: "I lound the performances,direction, the cinematography, the music sostrong. Butwhat most resonates with me in termsof the story is the notion of surrender and theway each character handles that. Both throughmy experience at the abbey and through simi­larly centering/contemplative activities Ido herein New York I've come to appreciate the notionof focus and surrender" in the quest to remainfaithful to faith.

With such a spiritual grounding, Patton couldbe just the kind' of filmmaker we need - onewho chooses not just to entertain, but also toinspire.

stances of life. It depicts how three Irish monksof the eighth century, stranded in Iceland wherethey went to find solitude, confront their innertorments and truths.

One viewer said the film's greatness was inhow it portrays the universal conflict of anyonestruggling with faith issues.

Patton credits a year he spent at theBenedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Con­necticut, where I met him, for his career changefrom environmentalist to filmmaker. Ifhis namesounds familiar, it is indeed, because he is thegrandson of the famed World War IT leader, thelate Gen. George Patton, who died in 1946 be­fore Ben Patton's parents met.

The young man said he came to a point in hislife where it was time "to do work inside, to gaina certain ability to focus and learn to do fewerthings better." He chose the abbey because of itscontemplative setting. He knew about this mon­astery because his sister, aconvert, is a nun there,Mother Margaret Georgina.

premiere at the prestigious Venice film festivalalso in September.

I've seen "Stranded." With visuals that aresheer poetry, and music scored and supervisedby Patton, it evokes the mystery of the interiorlife. The film presents a searing, complex pic­ture of ways faith is challenged by the circum- .

I have long been fascinated by the works ofindependent filmmakers. Most of them are cre­ative visionaries who dare to probe the differ­ent, the deep, the devout and even thedeplorable complexities of the human -----------­species in the seareh to find meaning- and perhaps even truili -:- in thismystery called life.

Ben Patton, a young man I met sev­eral years ago at ainonasrery, is one ofthem. Now 34, the Georgetown Uni­versity graduate has take?l a first steptoward his goal of develcping featurefilms. He has teamed up with an Irishfilm production group and foundedPatton Productions.

He helped produce and launch in the UnitedStates two new works: "Stranded," a 28-minutefilm abouteighth-century monks, and "BetweenDreams," a stirring account ofayoung man's ex­perience as an in-patient with terminal cancer.

Patton told me excitedlly that "Stranded" is

The romance is goneJust in case you missed this year's "National

Resurrect Romance Week" (Aug. 8-14), Iwanted to let you know far enough in advanceto be ready for next year's in case someonetakes it seriously.

This way you will have time to prepare.Recommended preparation includes, I) buy­ing multiple packs of stomach lozenges; 2)making reservations to leave town~ 3) tryingnot to drive near people who have "ResurrectRomance Week" bumper stickers even if youhave to exit the diamond lane.

A fellow from Raleigh, N.C., has founded awhole enterprise on reviving romance: Website; newsletter; news releases; and, proclaim­ing national observances .- ergo NRRW.

There are those who would say: "Ah, isn'tthis cute? What a nice guy. The world needsmore people like this." But not everyone hasgraduated from Marriage Encounter.

I personally support the theory that peoplelaunch themselves into ventures like this fol­lowing deep psychological trauma tinged withentrepreneur revenge in the wake of discover-

ing that Ed McMahon and Dick Clark havebeen kind of loose with the truth in recent let­ters they've been sending 'just" to them.

On the Web site Mr. Romance posts "cre­ative ideas on romance."

Forexample, "Fax a photocopy ofyour handto their (significant other, I assume) office sothey can hold it while you are apart." Actually,it might contribute to more time together since~t would probably get spouse or boyfriend orgirlfriend fired.

"Hey, Jack, is this smudgy hand comingthrough on the fax for you?" .

Jack: "Uh, does it say, 'For you to hold,Jack, while we are apart?'''

"Yeah, it does.""Nope. Not for me. Probably for Ernie in

Human Resources."Boss: "Jack, see me in my office."With aplomb learned from Ed and Dick, Mr.

NRRW Founder tells us that "media fromaround the globe" have proclaimed him "theworld's most romantic man."

There can be little doubt when he can give

us this bonus "creative idea on romance":"Use chalk to write loving welcome-home

messages on the sidewalk."Either this guy lives on a faml where resi-

The offbeatworld of

Uncle DanBy Dan Morris

dents are not allowed to handle sharp imple­ments, or Raleigh is a kinder, gentler metropo­lis than found in the rest of the United States.

Police officer: "Hey, Ding Dong, what doyou think you are doing there on the side­walk?"

Ding Dong: 'Writing a loving welcome."Police: "Well, I'm gunna write you a. not-

so-loving, defacing-public-property ticket un­less you unlove that cement in about 73 sec­onds."

Passerby: "Hey, guys, come get a load ofthis pervy stuff on the sidewalk."

Gang: "Har, har, har. Yuck. Yuck.Har,har."

I know, this sounds a little kill­joy. Certainly my friends in MarriageEncounter would have given the guyample credit for creating a Web sitealternative to "Face Lifts 'r' Fun" or"Pipe Bomb Clearinghouse."

And that's only fair. Yet, beware ifyou ever use his "creative idea onromance" that goes, ''Tie a message

and balloons to the bottom of the garage doorwith a foot of string - they will magically risein the air when the door is opened."

Insurance adjusters aren't all that romantic.At least not in our area.

Comments are welcome. Write Uncle Danat 6363 Christie Ave. No. 222, Emeryville,Calif. 94608; or e-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

Mexican bishops warn Chiapassituation could lead to force

By JIM HODGSON .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MEXICO CITY - The Mexican bishops' con­ference warned that the situation in the troubledsouthern state of Chiapas has provoked "a slidetoward a very serious deterioration and gives prior­ity once again to force."

The bishops' conference criticized the federalgovernment's strategy in Chiapas in a statementlast week. The statement was read from the pulpitby Bishop Felipe Aguirre Franco of TuxtlaGutierrez.

The bishops' statement warned against a "falsesolution in favor of those who are strongest, in­creasing the presence of the army and state securityforces," It added that past experience of attempts toimpose military solutions has shown that "suffer­ing, poverty, displacements increase,"

A dispute over a new highway being builtthrough territory largely controlled by the ZapatistaNational Liberation Army, known by its Spanishacronym, EZLN, sharply increased tension in thestate during August.

While the federal government announced itwould suspend construction in the face of strongopposition in indigenous communities, humanrights groups said the government also added an­

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cult to overcome, the bishops' statement said. It saidthe bishops regretted that there is no longer an or­ganized mediation effort and that there are "newwounds and new motives that are exacerbating thesituation and could give rise to other forms of vio­lence,"

Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobal delas Casas said that the peace process is "s~riously

threatened" by recent events, "because there havebeen actions and declarations that can only be in­terpreted as provoking violence."

Armed conflict broke out in Chiapas Jan. I, 1994,when the guerrillas seized several cities within theDiocese of San Cristobal. After 12 days of skir­mishes, Bishop Ruiz agreed to mediate between theindigenous-led EZLN and the federal government.

Peace talks were suspended in 1996 after the fed­eral government refused to implement the firstagreement, on indigenous rights and culture. At thesame time, paramilitary groups - often linked withthe state government and its police force - begana series of attacks on civilians suspected of sup­porting the Zapatistas. In the largest single massa­cre, 45 women, children and men were killed in thehamlet of Acteal Dec. 22, 1997.

Bishop Ruiz resigned as mediator in 1998, cit­ing government attacks on his credibility, ongoingparamilitary violence and the government's failureto implement previous accords.

About 40 churches in the diocese remain closedbecause of paramilitary violence.

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it is not for nothing that men andwomen spend years ofstudy and train­ing to properly apply the code in thedaily life of the Church.

The Code ofCanon Law can be in­teresting reading, even fun (if one en-

1917. When Pope John XXIII con­voked Vatican Council II in 1959, healso announced a revision of the code,which was completed underPopeJohnPaulII in 1983.

It is this code which presently gov­erns Catholic life in the Latin Church.Another code exists for Eastern Catho­lic churches. Many elements of theEastern (Oriental) code are similar tothose in the code for the Latin Church,

- Make ambiguous materialsavailable, and see what happens.

Buy a bag ofclothes at a yard sale,.and make costumes.

Purchase some finger or bodypaints. Draw names. Each person deco­rates the face oftheone heor she picked.Then take a group picture.

Collect some large empty boxesfrom your localappliance store,and use them asbuilding blocks.Cut out doors andwindows in theboxes. Gathersome scrap wood,boards and blocks,and see what canbe made. Attach a

swinging or climbing rope to a treebranch in your yard.

- Plan different and unusual ac­tivities.

Plant a tree in a special or secretplace.

Dig a hole. Make a hill. Build a go­cart. Develop a crazy obstacle coursein your back yard with things to climbunder and over, ropes to ascend, watertojump, tires to dance through, somer­saults required.

Rent a canoe. Have a three-leggedrace. Organize a tug-of-war. Gathermaterials for a bonfire to celebratewhatever you can think of. Have eachfamily member purchase three inex­pensive food items for a salad bar atdinner.

Let your children be yourexcuse tolet your hair down. Don't act your age.Act like a kid. Let them know by yourbehavior that not everything needs tobe structured or have rules.

We invite our re.lders to let us knowhow they encourage free play. Pleasesend us your ideas:

By FatherJohn J. Dietzen

What canon law is

FamilyTalk

With Dr. James &Mary Kenny

Dear Dr. Kenny: In a recent col­umn you mentioned encouragingchildren to initiatefree play. Howdoe>a parent do that? I would welcomeany suggestiom you or :,our readersmight have. (Indiana)

Set an example. Moce! spontane­ous and creative fun. Be free in playyourselfand with them. In other words,

Q. Frequently inyourcolumnyourefer to the canon lawofthe CatholicChurch. I know in general what thatmeans, butwherecan onegeta copy?Or is it even available to everyone?

Itseemslikeso muchofwhathap­pemisexplainedsimply by ''it'scanonlaw." I for one would be interested inreading itorat leasthavingit to checkOIL And I imagine others would also.(DIinois)

A.As you indi-cate, the Code of ,...----------Canon Law is the Questionsbasic set of regu- dlations that gov- anern the life of the AnswersCatholic Church,from electing apope to receivingthe sacraments.

As an institu- 1-----------­tion made up ofhuman beings, the Church has always but many also naturally reflect the dis­had rules, orcanons (Greek for precept, tinctive traditions of those churches.law), of some sort. We find them even The code is available from· thein the New Testament. Canon LawSociety ofArnerica (Wash-

As human society changes, of ington, D.C. 20064). It is not awfullycourse laws change also, including in long and, as legal documents go, isthe Church. So frequent revisions and nearly a gem ofsimplicity and clarity.reorganizations of one kind or another I should wam anyone who is con­have taken place over the past 2,000 sidering buying it, however, that whileyears. it is easy to read, it is far from easy to

Various compilations of existing apply correctly. It compacts into 1,752laws were published through the cen- canons the legal experience of hun­turies, perhaps the most famous being dredsofyears, and like any tightly writ­the 12th-century Concordance of Dis- ten legal document is higWy complex.cordant Canons, in which a monk, Canons interrelate broadly withGratian, attempted to compile and rec- each other. Innocent-sounding phrasesoncile all prevailing legislation. one might easily pass by can be cru-

Surprisingly, the first real Code of cial for a right understanding and in­Canon Law was published only in terpretation ofthe law. In other words,

Free play for kids

make a point to be silly and even rowdywith them.

Adults need to "let go" almost asmuch as children do. Yet adults are ex­pected to behave properly most of thetime. Children are a wonderfuI excuseto laugh and run and jump and actgoofy.

- Make up games on the spur ofthe moment.

Start throwing nerf balls in buckets- or at one another. Teach them howto play charades and act out words andphrases. Invent agame of"parlorpolo"using cardboard squares on a string tohit a ping pong ball into a goal at theother end of the living room.

Water play ofall kinds can be lively,especially in the summer. Play duelinghoses on a hot day. Bob for apples inthe bathtub.

Ay a kite. Pick a roadside bouquet.Make chalk drawings on the sidewalk.

Start an add-on story. Each persongets to tell one episode. See where theplot and characters go as each personadds his twist.

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to her, who Jakubczyk said appearsto be reliable but does not want tobe named.

In Arizona the law against abor­tion after viability has been inter­preted in practice as barring abor­tions after the 20th week of preg­nancy unless the mother's life orhealth is in immediate danger.

In Kansas, where the girl was re­portedly to be taken, mental healthhas been accepted as a reason forpermitting abortions later in preg­nancy.

Bishop O'Brien offered assis­tance to the mother and babythrough local Church agencies.

"l'V1y heart goes out to theyoung mother, and I am heart­ened by the many members ofthe public who have expresseda desire to adopt and raise thischild if she is unable to do so. Ialso commit the resources of theCatholic Church in Phoenix to

offer care and support to this youngmother and her child:' he said.

He joined a group of about 150people at a prayer vigil Aug. 25 atthe Arizona Capitol and led themin a prayer. "

"I consider this ruling to be thelatest in an unfortunate series ofdecisions, beginning with the 1973U.S. Supreme Court decision, thatvirtually legalized abortion on de­mand:' the bishop said in his state­ment. 'These decisions have dealtwith the abortion issue in ways thatare contrary to the moral and demo­cratic principles of our nation."

If the postings at the beginning ofeach week were as much as an hour ortwo late, Sperry said, she would beflooded with e-mail demanding,"What's going on?" and "Where aremy readings?"

Now "Daily Readings" covers afull calendar month and provides read­ings for the next month two weeks inadvance. Most often, e-mail has comefrom priests or lay people who are re­sponsible for printing out readings forSunday or daily Masses.

Protective Services to transport a14-year-old girl out of the state toundergo an abortion, perhaps evena partial-birth abortion, ofher nearlyseven-month-old unborn baby:'Bishop O'Brien said.

He urged Hull and otherArizonaleaders to appeal Sargeant's ruling"and take a stand in support 9f thelife and well-being of the youngmother and her unborn child."

Appellate Judge Michael Ryantemporarily blocked the abortionAug. 28, but the next day the Su­preme Court, in a 3-2 decision, up-

held the original ruling. It said shehas a right under federal law to aborta pregnancy caused by rape. Anysexual intercourse with a 14-year­old is statutory rape in Arizona.

Arizona Right to Life PresidentJohn Jakubczyk said Hull's deci­sion not to pursue the case throughfederal appeals effectively endedthe judicial process, because oth­ers have no legal standing to file anappeal.

Jakubczyk said the girl, widelyreported to be 23 to 24 weeks preg­nant, may be as far along as 27weeks, according to a source close

Sperry believes the immense popu­larity of the readings page should dis­pel once and for all the notion thatCatholics are not interested in read­ing Scripture.

'The majority ofthe e-mail we get"is from lectors and catechists, thank­ing us for helping them in their minis­tries and everyday lives:' she said.

Sperry said that since the readingswent on the bishops' Web page, "wehaven't h.ad a month where the num­bers have gone down."

MARGARET CHANEY reads a story while RenaeNicholson and Aimee Aloysius display a quilt during the an­nual Copper Valley School reunion near Glennallen, Alaska.The boarding school, which taught Alaskan village childrenfrom 1956 to 1971, was run by Jesuits and the Sisters of St.Ann. (CNS photo by John Roscoe, Catholic Anchof)

Bishop Thomas J. O'Brienof Phoenix expressed out­rage at the decision and of­fered Church resources tohelp the girl.

~ Court sends teen-agegirl out-ot-state torlate-term abortionbecause it is bannedin Arizona.

By CAROL RENNEN

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

PHOENIX-ArizonaGov. JaneHull said that her office would notappeal the recent decision of theArizona Supreme Court affirmingan order to send a 14-year-old girlacross state lines for a late-term abor­tion.

"I have read that there maybe legal efforts under way to goto a federal court. My office isnot a part of those efforts:' Hullsaid.

The case of the girl, a ward ofthe state whose name has notbeen revealed for privacy rea­sons, provoked national contro­versy after news of it leaked in lateAugust. A Maricopa County Supe­rior Court judge had ordered childwelfare officials to take her out ofstate for an abortion because Ari­zona law prohibits abortion afterviability unless the mother's life orhealth is in immediate danger.

Bishop Thomas 1. O'Brien ofPhoenix expressed outrage at thedecision and offered Church re­sources to help the girl.

"I want to express my horror andoutrage at the situation reported inthe Arizona media in which JudgeWilliam Sargeant has ordered Child

State appeals exhaustedin Arizona abortion case

Scripture readings make big'hit' on bishops' Web site

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Base­ball players Mark McGwire andSammy Sosa might have a lot of hitsthis year, but they can't compete withthe number ofcyberspace hits rackedup by the daily Scripture readings on"the U.S. bishops' Web site atwww.nccbuscc.org.

In cyberspace terminology, hitsindicate the number of times a par­ticular Web page is accessed by anInternet user.

According to Cynthia Dempsey,senior systems analyst in Manage­ment Information Systems for the U.S.bishops' conference, the Scripturereadings got more than 93,000 hits inJune. She expects the number to sur­pass a million for all of 1999.

Dempsey said "Daily Readings"gets about one-third of all the hits onthe bishops' Web site, each monthadding 1,000 to 3,000 more hits.

Mary Elisabeth Sperry, copyrightsand permission manager for the Na­tional Conference of Catholic Bish­ops and U.S. Catholic Conference,came up with the "Daily Readings"idea more than a year ago as ~ staffmember ofthe bishops' Confraternityof Christian Doctrine.

Sperry said "Daily Readings" firstwent onto the bishops' Web site onPentecost Sunday 1998. But when alink to it moved to the front page ofthe NCCB-USCC site last February itreally took off, she said.

erful navies, the order technicallyremains an extraterritorial sover­eign state. It maintains diplomaticrelations with 81 countries, is ac­tive in 126, holds observer statusat the United Nations, and belongsto several European organizations.

The order "has kept a very lowprofile in the United States," thespokeswoman said, "preferring tocarry out its mandate to defend theCatholic faith and care for the sickand poor quietly." "

Dunn himself can be found serv­ing meals and scrubbing tables atmonthly gatherings of theHandicapables, an organizationthat serves and is composed of dis­abled persons. He also has servedas lector and eucharistic ministerfor many years at St. Stephen Par­ish in San Francisco.

Along with his wife,Marygrace, Dunn co-chaired ·theKnights of Malta committeeswhich provided the VisitationShrine at the San Francisco cathe­dral and later enhanced the taber­nacle. Together they received theAssumpta Award in 1996 for ser­vice to the cathedral and Catho­lic community.

Dunn was the first lay memberofMercy High School's board anda founding member of theArchbishop's Ring of Charity.

The Dunns plan to move toRome in January and remain thereduring Dunn's five-year term onthe Sovereign Council, returningto the Bay Area during summers.The council convenes seven timesa"nnually to address the bUSinessof the order's 42 associationsworldwide.

While his formal title as a coun­cil member is "Your Excellency,"he noted jokingly, '~I don't dareask anyone to call me that here."

RICHARD DUNN, vested in the robes of the Knights ofMalta, became the first U.S. citizen elected to the ruling bodyof the 900-year-old religious confraternity. The Knights of Maltaare devoted to hospital and charitable work in some 100 coun­tries. (eNS photo from Catholic San Francisco)

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SAN FRANCISCO - When Ri­chard Dunn was invested in theKnights of Malta 22 years ago atSt. Mary's Cathedral in San Fran­cisco, he never imagined it was thebeginning of a journey to becomethe first American ever elected tothe 900-year-old internationalorder's ruling body.

"This is an honor for Dick andfor the whole archdiocese," saidSan Francisco Archbishop WilliamJ. Levada about Dunn's electionthis summer in Rome to the order'sSovereign Council.

"Such a position was almostunthinkable since no Americanhad ever before been consideredfor such a role, despite the order'spresence in the Uriited States formore than 70 years, and it!! morethan 3,000 knights and damesspread across the country in threeseparate associations;' accordingto a local order spokeswoman.

Dunn was in his sixth and finalyear as president of the order'sWestern Association when elected.Order rules required he resign onassuming membership on lhe 11­member Sovereign Council.

The entire council was receivedat the Vatican in Pope John PaulII's private quarters where each"was individually blessed," thespokeswoman said.

"It was an overwhelming expe­rience," Dunn said.

With roots in the Crusades, thelay order's full title is the Sover­eign Military Order of the Hospi­tal of St. John of Jerusalem, ofRhodes and of Malta, but it is com­monly called the Knights ofMalta.

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Venice festival. The cardinal re­sponded, ''No!''

The movie, which in its Europeanversion includes an explicit orgyscene, concerns marital infidelity anda young couple's ambivalence aboutone another. It has garnered muchmedia attention in Italy, as well as inthe United States.

lbe cardinal said he was going toVenice to present the program for acultural festival tied to Church cel­ebrations of the year 2000 and a booktitled, "Art, Life, and Cinemato­graphic Representation."

Cardinal Poupard said these ini­tiatives were meant to demonstratethat "the world of cinema is not lim­ited to sex and violence in the ab­sence of ideas and messages."

grade classmates at Our Lady of theGreenwood School in Greenwoodunderstand about adoptions.

When the agency assigned thelittle girl to them, Ian brought AnneYa Ping's photo to his classroom. The.children prayed for her in school andmade ''WelcomeHome" cards for her.

"The Church community waswonderfully supportive:' said Janet."People we knew were supporting usin a lot ofdirections. In so many ways,the adoption process is different fromhaving a birth child, but on the emo­tionallevel, it is the same."

When Michael and Anne Ya Pingmet the rest of the family at the India­napolis airport after 26 hours oftravel,she seemed to recognize her motherand brothers from the photos Michaelhad shown her.

While they were waiting for lug­gage, "Ya Ping looked at Kevin andflashed a big smile," said Michael.'That was it; she was part of the fam­ily."

Anne Ya Ping seems to be adjust­ing well to all the changes and enjoy­ing the attention from her new fam­ily. "It is amazing how adaptable sheis to new situations:' said Michael.She is learning English quickly, ask­ing for favorite foods and saying ''up,up" when she wants her dad to pickher up.

'~s time goes on, it has becomevery clear to us that this is achild God

VATICAN CITY (CNS)-AVati­can official planned to attend theVenice Film Festival - a high-pro­file, annual showcase of the latestmovies - but said he did not intendto take part in one of its main eventS.

Cardinal Paul Poupard, presi­dent of the Pontifical Council forCulture, said he wanted to show"in a visible and constructive way"that there can be "another type ofcinema" with humanity and "thevalues of life and the family, loveand decency" at its center.

In a written exchange ofquestionsand answers with Catholic News Ser­vice, the cardinal was asked whetherhe had seen or intended to see StanleyKubrick's final film, ''Eyes Wide Shut,"which was playing every night of the

GREENWOOD, Ind. (CNS) ­When Michael and Janet Effron ofGreenwood wanted to add to their.family that already included sons Ian,eight, and Kevin, four, they decidedadoption was the way to go.

The journey that started nearly twoyears ago when theEffrons began learn­ing about foreign adoption reached itsconclusion this summer when Michaeltraveled to China to pick up Anne YaPing, now two-and-a-half.

''We looked at many differentcoun­tries, but we kept being drawn toChina," he said. "I think we alwaysknew that's where our daughter was."

Although Michael traveled toChina by himself, he was not alone.The prayers ofhis fellow members ofSS. Francis and Clare Parish in Green­wood went with him.

Because Michael was director ofmusic ministries until just before thetrip to adopt Anne Ya Ping, parishio­ners knew about their desire to adopta child and were kept updated on theprogress. 'Their prayers helped withthe waiting:' he said.

The couple has been active in theparish, with Janet chairing the art andenvironment committee for the newchurch building and both parents re­cently taking turns as "snack makers"for Vacation Bible School.

Knowing that Ian would mentionin school that he was getting a newsister, the Effrons helped his second-

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sonneI who expertly give Steventhe runaround.

The result is a film that isbroadly entertaining but stops shyof effectively making its satiricalpoints.

Because of a few instances ofprofanity and a flash of nudity, theU.S. Catholic Conference classifi­cation is A-III ---' adults. The Mo­tion Picture Association ofAmericarating is PG-'13 - parents arestrongly cautioned that some ma­terial may be inappropriate for chil­dren under 13.

Publishing)Children and Young People1. "Children's Daily Prayer

1999-2000!' Elizabeth M. Jeep (Lit­urgy Training Publications)

2. "St. Joseph's Baltimore Cat­echism." (Catholic Book Publish-ing) -

3. "In Our Image." Nancy SohnSwartz (Jewish Lights Publishing)

4. "Picture Book of Saints."Lawrence Lovasik (Catholic BookPublishing)

5. "New Catholic PictureBible." (Catholic Book Publishing)

6. "The Rosary." VictorHoagland (Regina Press)

7. "Precious Moments My FirstBook of Prayers." Catholic edition(Regina Press)

8. "Precious Moments Remem­brance of My Baptism." Girl's edi­tion (Regina Press)

9. "In God's Name." SandyEisenberg Sasso (Jewish Lights)

10. "Saint Francis of Assisi."Mary Emmanuel Alves (Pauline)

The problem is once the scriptsets up this premise, the story goesnowhere, relying on some cleverone-liners to limp to a weak con­clusion. Brooks mocks the Holly­wood value system, but so gentlythat he uses a feather rather than askewer. Too much time is spent onthe muse befriending the wife andencouraging her to start her owncareer, which further irritates inse­cure Steven.

Best written are the scenes withhis wheeler-dealer agent (BradleyWhitford) and various studio per-

SHARON STONE and Albert Brooks star in the comedy"The Muse."

Henri J.M. Nouwen (Crossroad)Paperback

1. "Your Sorrow Is My Sor­row." Joyce Rupp (Crossroad)

2. "The Catechismofthe Catho­lic Church." (Doubleday)

3. "Your Baby's Baptism."(Liguori)

4. "Praying in the Spirit ofCatherine McAuley." Sisters ofMercy of the Americas (LiturgyTraining)

5. ~'Together for Life with Nup­tial Mass." Joseph M. Champlin(Ave Maria)

, 6., "Return of the ProdigalSon." Henri J.M. Nouwen(Doubleday)

7. "Catholic Book of Prayers."M. Fitzgerald (Catholic Book Pub­lishing)

8. "fu the Name ofJesus." HenrilM. Nouwen (Crossroad)

9. "Wounded Healer." HenriJ.M. Nouwen (Doubleday)

10. "Treasury of NQvenas."Lawrence Lovasik (Catholic Book

NEW YORK (CNS) - "TheMuse" (October) is indeed amus­ing, up to a point. Its co-writer, di­rector and star, Albert Brooks,starts off winningly but frittersaway the one-joke premise. Al­though it's an eventual disappoint­ment, it's still a far cry from thissummer's nonstop crop of crasscomedies based on body-fluidshumor.

Brooks plays Hollywoodscreenwriter Steven Phillips, justgiven a humanitarian award ­which he sees as a sorry substitutefor an Oscar. But he's not preparedfor the arrogant young studio"suit" (a sharp Mark Feuerstein)who casually decrees Steven'sscripts have lost their edge andwould he please vacate his officeby close of day.

Depressed, Steven seeks out hissuccessful writer pal Jack (JeffBridges), who introduces him tothe fabled Sarah (Sharon Stone).She claims to be a genuine museand daughter of Zeus whose inspi­ration has turned around the ca­reers of Jack and other Hollywoodbig shots.

The catch is Steven must in­dulge her every wish around theclock, so into the Phillips homeshe moves, soon inspiring hishomemaker wife Laura (AndieMacDowell) to start her own home­made cookie business.

While Sara~ does occasionallytoss out helpful story ideas, Stevenis too preoccupied to be creative,catering to her unreasonable de­mands night and day. Only a pa­rade of worshippers, includingMartin Scorsese, Rob Reiner andJames Cameron, all of whom hangon Sarah's every utterance, keephim in line.

Stone, in her glittery gossamerensembles, catches the sprightlyspirit of a muse and 'keeps themovie's tone airy as she ignoresBrooks' smoldering resentment atbeing reduced to a gofer goingbroke to satisfy her whims.

Here is the Catholic BestsellersList for September 1999, accord­ing to the Catholic Book Publish-ers Association. '

Hardcover1. "Life of the Beloved!' Henri

J.M. Nouwen (Crossroad)2. "Imitation of Christ." Tho­

mas a Kempis (Catholic Book Pub­lishing)

3. "Prayer for People WhoThink Too Much." Mitch Finley(Skylight Paths)

4. "InnerVoice of Love!' HenriJ.M. Nouwen (Doubleday)

5. "Saints Speak to You Today."Mitch Finley (Servant)

6. "Lives of the Saints" Vol. 1.Hugo Hoever (Catholic Book Pub­lishing)

7. "Bread for the Journey."Henri J.M. Nouwen (HarperCollins)

8. "Wounded Prophet."Michael Ford (Doubleday)

9. "Revised NAB SundayLectionary"YearB. (LiturgyTraining)

10. "Sabbatical Journey."

Father Nouwen popular onSeptember's Bestsellers List

New film by Albert Brookswilla'muse'mature audiences

Chicago. "Every time I read thosestories," 'the staffer said, "I justbump into God."

The book is in its secondprinting, following a first print­ing of 10,000 copies. Loyolaplans a sequel with more FatherGrassi stories and a possible thirdbook featuring readers' accountsof "bumping into God."

In the book, the authorshares stories from his Italianfamily and priestly ministry ­"the two things that have cer­tainly been my SOUI:ces offaith," he said - in sections onGod's presence, will, love,grace, sense of humor, forgive­ness and mystery.

Many of the stories debutedin homilies, as Father Grassitapped memories of Louis thebutcher, the rabbi father of a boy­hood pal, the feather-hatted Mrs.La France, sick old Hans, ananonymous leafleteer wearing anangel pin and a hilarious talkingscale.

Father Grassi said storytellingbecame important early in hispriesthood. "I realized my homi­lies were going nowhere," he ex­plained, "and so I started read­ing everything I could readabout the theology of story."

He eventually understood thathe had to be well-versed in "the"story from the Gospels, in touchwith his own story, and knowpeople well enough to know theirstories.

"And if I tell my story in a waythat touches their story," he said,"together we'll find 'the' story."

Father Grassi said his relation­ship with parishioners is the bestpart of his job. "I just love thepeople, they are a wonderfulcommunion of faith," he said."They are choosing to believe,in a world where they don't haveto make that choice."

He especially appreciates"wonderful moments of beingwith them, moments of great joy,the sacramental moments, thepart where we bump into God to­gether."

"It's such a privilege," headded. "

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FATHER DOMINIC Grassi tells 35 stories of findinggrace in unexpected places in his new book, "Bumpinginto God." The Chicago priest said that in his ministry overthe years he began to "realized that I'm finding God righthere, right now, all the time." (CNS photo by ,NancyWiechec)

'Bumping Into God' is secondnature to Chicago priest-author

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

By NANCY HARTNAGELCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Bumpinginto God comes naturally to Fa~

ther Dominic Grassi, a Chicagopriest who has written "35 sto­ries of finding grace in unex­pected places" in the aptly titled"Bumping Into God."

While in Washington to pro­mote the book, Father Grassi toldCatholic News Service h~s "ownlife's experience" dictated thesubject matter.

"I went through the seminarythinking that everybody aroundme was holy and I wasn't, becauseof my perceived inability to praylike they were praying," he said."I was searching for God up there,and out there somewhere, all thetime."

But, he added, "more and morein my ministry over the years, Ibegan to realize that I'm findingGod right here, right now, all thetime. I'm literally bumping intoGod." ,

"The more you know it, themore you feel it," he said, "themore it happens."

Ordained for the ChicagoArchdiocese in 1973, FatherGrassi taught for 13 years in anarchdiocesan high school semi­nary and is now in his 12th yearas pastor at St. Josaphat in Chi­cago.

He wrote a book on contem­porary ministry in the Church ­"Do You Love Me?" - in 1991,and has written articles for a hom­ily subscription service.

The pastor said the "bump­ing" title, which "sells the book,"came from someone on his pub­lishing team at Loyola Press in,

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duty in Vietnam. His youngest son, Doug, had not yetbeen born.

Peterson was shot down, found, and held captivefor more than five years.

His faith became even more important in prison. "Itconfirmed that with the situation I found myself in,that I was not alone," Peterson said. "When you'rereally alone, it's your faith that shows you that you'renot."

Using a code learned in military survival school,Peterson and other paws exchanged messages byblinking eyes and tapping on prison walls. Not onlywere personal biographies exchanged, but religiousservices were conducted. "All kinds of prayers were

passed through," he said. "Wehad a sort of service just by tap­ping through the wall. It wasvery much respected and wellenjoyed."

After his release, he put hiscaptivity into the past "in or­der to get my life in order,"Peterson said.

He had a family to get toknow' again and to help raise.Peterson established a smallfamily business, and servedthree terms in Congress duringthe 1990s.

During his congressional tenure, his wife died ofbreast cancer. He suffered another heartbreak whenDoug, the son he first met after leaving Vietnam, waskilled in a car crash.

Tiring of the political partisanship on Capitol Hill,Peterson declined to run for re~election in 1996. Shortlyafterward, much to his surprise, he was nominated asAmerica's first ambassador to the unified Vietnam.

Even more to his surprise, Peterson found love inHanoi with a Vietnam-born woman working for theAustralian trade representative. He and second wife ViPeterson were married in the Hanoi cathedral two yearsago.

Even though Vi is not yet Catholic, Peterson saidshe proclaimed the New Testament reading at a late­August Mass at the cathedral.

Peterson looks back on the many events in his lifeand remembers a conv~rsation he had with a priestbefore his first assignment to Vietnam more than 30years ago.

"I told him, 'I pray about all these things and I justdon't see the results.' He told me, 'Pete, every prayer isanswered. It's just that sometimes the answer is no.'

"All my prayers were being answered," Petersonsaid. "It's just that it was not the time."

Catholic ex-PO~ now ambassador,urges taking fresh look at Vietnam

U.S. AMBASSADOR to Vietnam Douglas "Pete" Peterson greets Nguyen Viet Chop inthe Vietnamese village of An Doai in 1997. Former aviator Peterson was shot down over thevillage during a bombing mission in the Vietnam War. He was captured by Chop and twoothers and then spent six and a half years as a POW. (CNS photo from Reuters)

WASHINGTON (CNS) - U.S. Ambassador to Viet­nam Douglas "Pete" Peterson, himself a prisoner ofwar during the Vietnam conflict, said America shouldtake a fresh look at the Southeast Asian nation.

Vietnam has changed between his assignments toVietnam, said Peterson, a Catholic.

"Vietnam isn't the nation that it was when we wereengaged in that situation," he said. At the time of theVietnam War, 49 million people lived in both Northand South Vietnam, he said.

Today in the reunited country of 80 million resi­dents, "65 percent of the people are under age 25, and80 percent are under age 40," giving the nation verylittle collective memory of the war, Peterson added.

The ambassador is the fo­cus of a PBS documentary,"Assignment Hanoi," thatoriginally aired Sept. 7 onmany PBS stations.

In a telephone interviewwith Catholic News Servicefrom the U.S. Embassy inHanoi, Peterson said that asambassador, he deals with thereligious freedom issue everyday.

"I've traveled to 46 or 47of the 6 I provinces (in Viet-nam) talking to people, thePeople's Committee chairman, as well as the clergyand as many of the people in the situation as I can," hesaid.

A State Department official charged with imple­menting the provisions of the International Freedomof Religion Act visited Vietnam for a week in July and"reported that, indeed, Vietnam is moving toward reli­gious freedom, and that's a view I share," Petersonsaid.

He said he was "very impressed" with the yearlongOur Lady of La Vang celebration in Vietnam, citingreports that 200,000 had gathered at the shrine in oneday in mid-August, compared to 200,000 visiting theshrine over three days last year.

Peterson converted to Catholicism while on assign­ment in the Air Force more than 40 years ago. "My(first) wife was Catholic and without making any con­tract (to become Catholic), I began to go to the churchand began studying the concepts, and discovered it fitmy lifestyle very well," he said.

Aft~r returning stateside, Peterson was confirmedin Tampa in 1962. "I was a very good Catholic - notthe best, I'm sure- butI was involved with the Church.

"My kids went to Catholic schools," he recalled.Less than five years later, Peterson was on active

on that night he was in charge ofcontrolling the entry and exit of ve­hicles from the military installation,which is located only a few blocksaway from the bishop's house.

According to the newspaper re­port, confirmed by Church lawyers,Aguilar related how "at 8:30 p.m.,a red Trooper. left (the barracks),

carrying Maj. FranciscoEscobar Bias, an officer calledGaliano, and two other person­nel belonging to the Service ofProtection, formerly known a!'G2 (military intelligence)."

Aguilar said that he was toldby his immediate superior "notto note down" in that night'slogbook any movements in, orout of the barracks. Aguilaradded: "At around 10:30 p.m.,(another) vehicle came into theEMP, carrying Capt. Lima

. Oliva, another young man, andthree others who had their facescovered with black ski-masks."

According to forensic ex­perts, Bishop Gerardi was killedbetween 10:00 p.m. and 10:30p.m. as he got out of his car atthe entrance to the parish house.Last year, lawyers at the archdio­cese received an anonymousleaflet naming Lima, EscobarBias and Pozuelos as co-con­spirators in the case.

According to Church law­yers, the next stage in the drawn­out investigations into BishopGerardi's murder will be the revela­tion of the results ofDNA tests takenin May from 17 people.

These included 12 military of­ficers, among them members of theEMP, as well as a diocesan priest.Special prosecutor Galindo re­turned to Guatemala recently withthe DNA results that had beentested in an FBI lab in Washington.

In April, Auxiliary Bishop DjuroGasparovic of Croatia's Djakovo­Srijem Diocese, who holds Yugoslavcitizenship, was temporarily refusedpermission to leave Yugoslavia dur­ing a similarcross-border pastoral visitafter being suspected of draft-dodg­ing.

However, a staffer at Croatia'sCatholic Information Agency, DanielLaba, said Cardinal Kuharic's case was"completely different," adding thatneither the Yugoslav government norCroatian church leaders had offeredan explanation.

'The cardinal's successor, Arch­bishop Josip Bozanic, was allowed tovisit Sobotica only this summer, sothere's no evidence of any new anti­Catholic pressures inYugoslavia," Labatold Catholic News Service Sept. 1.

"It's likely that the visa refusal re­flects a personal dislike for CardinalKuharic, particularly given his role inspeaking up for Croatian nationhoodduring recent conflicts."

Although Cardinal Kuharic advo­cated Croatian independence, he alsodefended the rights of minority Serbsduring the 1991-95 war with Yugo­slavia.

Rodenas said that the witnesshad approached the archdiocese"some months ago" offering his tes­timony "voluntarily," although heexpressed "fear about the risks andconsequences" of his testimony.

Under protection from theChurch,Aguilar and members of hisfamily left Guatemala for an un-

known destination early Aug. 27.In his testimony, excerpts of

which were reproduced in the dailyPrensa Libre Aug. 27, Aguilar de­tailed the flurry of activity at themain barracks of the presidentialguard just hours before BishopGerardi was bludgeoned to deathApril 26, 1998, outside his parishresidence.

Aguilar, who served in the presi­dential guard for nine years, said that

CARDINAL FRANJO KUHARIC

who celebrated the Bunaric Mass, toldthe cardinal in a letter that the movehad "caused offense" to Catholics inYugoslavia, adding that he was ex­pressing "sadness in the name of all

faithful in the region.'"Subotica is one of five Catholic

dioceses in Serbia and Montenegro,the states making up what remains ofYugoslavia.

GUATEMALA CITY· AuxiliaryBishop Juan Gerardi Conedera shownhere two days before his death, wasbrutally murdered April 26, 1998 in Gua­temala City. (CNS photo from Reuters)

By MIKE LANCHIN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SAN SALVADOR- New testi­mpny from a former member of theGuatemalan army about militaryinvolvement in the murder ofAux­iliary Bishop Juan GerardiConedera .of Guatemala City hasprovided important evidence in thecase, said investigators andChurch officials. '

"This is going to be a greathelp in clearing the crime up. Itwill help us piece together thewhole jigsaw puzzle," said thedirector of the archdioceseanhuman rights office, NeryRodenas.

Special prosecutor CelvinGalindo said, "Just when thepossibility of resolving the casewas seen with much skepticism,we are almost getting to the endof the road."

The new information came intestimony given to the presid­ing judge in late August byJorge Manuel Aguilar Martinez,former deputy head of servicesin the army-commanded presi­dential guard, known as EMPin Spanish.

Rodenas said that Aguilar,whom he described as a "trust­worthy witness," confirmedpossible participation in the

'"crime of officers belonging tothe presidential guard, and gave an"important version of what couldhave happened" the night BishopGerardi was murdered.

Church leaders have long be­lieved that members of the presi­dential guard unit, renowned for itslinks to human rights violations,were involved in the killing, alleg­edly in reprisal for the bishop's out­spoken criticism of army actionsduring the 36-year civil war.

~ The orderstems fromCardinal Kuharic'soutspoken support forCroatian independence.

New testimony points to armyin Guatemalan 'bishop's murder

Croatian cardinal denied.entry into Yugoslavia

By JONATHAN LuXMOORE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE '

WARSAW, Poland - ACroatiancardinal was denied a visa to enterYugoslavia for a brief pastoral visit toCatholics in the northern Vojvodinaregion.

A Church soiJrce said no officialreason had been given for the move,but added that it was widely believedlinked to Cardinal Franjo Kuharic'soutspoken support for Croatian inde­pendence in the early 19905.

Cardinal Kuharic, who retired as. archbishop of zagreb in July 1997,was to have arrived in the Diocese ofSubotica, Yugoslavia, Aug. 28 for asingle Sunday Mass at the near.byMarian shrine of Bunaric.

. However, Croatia's ambassador toBelgrade, Zvonimir Markovic, said.the 80-year-old prelate had been re­fused an entry permit, although hisdriver and assistanthad obtained them.

Bishop Janos Penzes of Subotica,

gin Mary, where the pope wasbaptized.

Karol Wojtyla - now PopeJohn Paul -. was born inWadowice May 18, 1920, andlived in the town with his wid­owed father until 1938, when heenrolled as a Krakow Universitystudent.

Addressing 100,000 peopleJune 16, during his third ho'me­town visit, the pope said he re­membered the cake shop inWadowice's Market Square, whichwas owned in the 1930s by KarolHagenhuber.

"There was a pastry shop onthat street, where we used to eatcream cakes after our final exams.Somehow we survived all thosecream cakes," the pope said tocheers from his audience.

Cream cakes were reportedlyselling out at all Wadowice storessoon after the pope's statement.

Meanwhile, Poland's mass-cir­culation Gazeta Wyborcza dailysaid a "worldwide fraternity ofcream-cake eaters" had been setup to present awards.to producerswho came closest to the recipeused by Hagenhuber, whose shopis now shared by a meat st9re andbar.

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Papal sweet tooth brings boomto Polish nometown's bakeries

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

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

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

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

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Yourflames that they 111Zly bum me, consume me, and feed me toform in me the Life of the Divine Will. .

Saint. Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. Youwill keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again,that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. .

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

( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta J865-J947 Child of the Divine Will)

/By JONATHAN LUXMOORE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WARSAW, Poland - The saleof cream cakes in the pope':; Pol­ish hometown of Wadowice hasskyrocketed since June, when the79-year-old pontiff reminiscedabout eating the pastries as ayouth.

"Of course, these aren't quitethe genuine article, since the

.cake shop the Holy Fatheli usedno longer exists," said MartaKoman, an assistant at theMarkiza store on Wadowice'smain square. .

"But we're following the samerecipe and making them the sameway: French pastry at top and bot­tom, and loads of custard in themiddle," she said.

Other cake makers in the south­ern town said sales of the high­calorie treats had exploded ten­fold to around 3,000 daily, add­ing that bulk orders were nowflooding in from local grocers andhardware stores, as well as as­sorted private consumers.

Koman told Catholic NewsService she believed Markiza wasselling the most cream cakes be­cause of its proximity to thetown's Basilica of the Blessed Vir-

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Black Catholic educatorteaching lessons of Holocaust

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entered the hospital for tests, ButZwilling said he did not know what ifany messages the pope may have sentto the cardinal.

Cardinal O'Connor, who will be80 on Jan. 15, entered MemorialSloan-Kettering, one of the nation'sforemost cancer treatment centers, fortestsAug. 25 aftersuffering from weak­ness and nausea while working at hisresidence the previous two days.

The Sept. 4 statement by Zwillingsaid the cardinal was given "completeresults" of the tests Sept. 3. But it didnot say when the tumor was removed,who were the doctors performing thesurgery, whether the tumor was foundto be malignant or how the doctorsassessed the prospects for recovery.

Announcement of plans for radia­tion would normally imply the pres­ence ofcancer, however.

He said Cardinal O'Connor wasable to walk out of the hospital andtravel to his residence in his own car.On arriving back home, his flfSt actwas to celebrate Mass in the chapel inhis residence, Zwilling reported.

:Mat<! it easierjor.tfiose you Urve

Cardinal O'Connor leaveshospital after brain surgery

ByTRACY EARLY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Cardinal John 1.O'Connor of New York had a smalltumor removed from the surface ofhisbrain, but doctors "determined thatno other areas of the body were af­fected," according to a statement re­leased Sept. 4 by the cardinal's spokes­man, Joseph Zwilling.

The statement said the cardinalhad been released earlier that day fromMemorial Sloan-Kettering CancerCenter in Manhattan, and was "look­ing forward to returning to the full andvigorous schedule which he has fol­lowed since becoming the archbishopofNewYork."

But it also said the cardinal wouldbegin radiation therapy shortly andcontinue it "over the next severalweeks."

On Sunday, a statement was readon behalfofCardinal O'Connorat theSunday Mass he normally celebratesat St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Zwilling said Pope John Paul IIwas notifIed, through the nuncio inWashington, at the time the cardinal

ART BROWN, a Catholic, coordinates the U.S. HolocaustMemorial Museum's outreach program "Lift Every Voice." Heis pictured in the museum hall dedicated to the victims of theHolocaust. (CNS photo by Martin Lueders)

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"In the Sisters of Mercy commu­nity, we've had two women fInallyprofessed last year and two againthis year. They are women in theirmid-30s who had already advancedin their professional lives. We alsohave four more candidates cur­rently in training right now and wehave high hopes for them."

Sister Heffernan said shethought it important to express hergrlj.titude toher Sisters of Mercycommunity.. "I'm most grateful andverY proud that my administrat.ionhas always had faith in. me, in whatI hav~'been 'doing, and have sup­pprted me.. It has been 49 yearssince I made my final vows and itis coming up on year,50 in the year2000," she said with great expec­tation.

While the new post is a bigchange from what she had beendoing, ''I'm confident because IhaVe always been in education, andthat's will playa key part of what Iwill be doing," she noted.

Asked how long the appoint­ment might be for, Sister Heffernansmiled again, and said: "My termis up to Bishop O'Malley. Say aprayer for me," she added, briefcaseand umbrella in hand.

classes taughtby Holocaust survivors.Still, he said, "I had no idea the

effect that the exhibition would haveon me."

He was affected by similarities be­tween "certain time periods, certainactions, certain things that happenedin Europe, especially in Germany from'33 up to '38, and what was going onin the United States at the same timewith Jim Crow laws."

"Man's inhumanity to man" alsotouched him, he said, "how the atroci­ties that happened 60 years ago arestill being carried out ... today inRwanda, Bosnia, Kosovo, Ethiopia,Sudan."

Brown said contacts with pastorsand members of the burned blackchurches prompted his return toschool, to clarify Scriptures and "helpme in my job."

In 1997, he began studying for amaster's degree in pastoral studies atWashington Theological Union. Aregular Saturday stint at D.C. Jail,where he has been a volunteer chap­lain since 1983, is now earning himcredits.

He said one course on Catholicsocial teaching helped him ask - andanswer - hard questions about theChurch's response during the Holo­caust.

"For myself," he explained, "I be­lieve that the Church did not doenough -and when I say the Church,I mean the institutional Church - thatindividuals did as much as they could,and that some went out oftheir way todo more than others."

Brown said evangelization is hisconstant goal.

At the last National Black Catho­lic Congress in Baltimore, he said, "wewere charged ... to go and spread theword ofJesus Christ."

"If I live and show young peoplehow they can live their lives, then tome that's what evangelization reallyis," he said.

been important to me."Although a new appointee, Sis­

ter Heffernan isn't coming to thejob with a blank agenda.

"The initial event is a retreat forall religious of the diocese on Sept.25 at Cathedral Camp in East Free­town. Bishop O'Malley will be cel­ebrant of the Mass and conduct theretreat. We will honor all the reli­gious jubilarians in the diocese atthe same time."

Another thought, she said, "isto make sure that I get around tomeet all the religious of the dio­cese. I knew many of them becauseI've been in the diocese all my life.But there are some new orders Ineed to go and meet and fInd outfrom them first hand what theirneeds are. What they need andwould like is very important to me,in order to give them the servicethey need."

Talking on the issue of voca­tions, Sister Heffernan says from herown community's experience,today's candidates for religious lifeare more mature and often ad­vanced in education and with de­grees as well as experienced in theprofessional job market before theyfollow the call to discernment.

- there is an ongoing collabora­tion with several Alabama institutionson civil rights and Holocaust educa­tion programming and professionaldevelopment.

According to Brown, Bringing theLessons Home has provided Holo­caust education for 200 students andtrained them to serve as museum do­cents and community activists.

"One thing 1'1)1 very proud of," hesaid, is that many of those students"have not been the cream of the crop.Some of them were average students,some below-average."

Brown said museum exhibitionsand programs are important because"racism is alive and well in the UnitedStates:' He cited daily newspaper re­ports ofhatecrimes and horrific crimesin inner cities.

"In our smaller towns like Colum­bine, we have kids that are killingpeople," he continued. "Somethinghas to happen to solidify our country,to change some of the moral thinkingofour youngerpeople ... when they're(in) third, fourth, fifth grade."

Brown said he has not found thatpeople are less moral, "but that theydon't have the time, or are not takingthe time, to give the message back toyoung people."

But, he added, young people whogo through the permanent exhibition"begin to think very critically aboutnot only this history, the history of theHolocaust, but they begin to thinkabout their own history."

The same is true for many teach­ers, he said. "I've had teachers whohave been forced to come here by theirprincipals, who would sit in work­shops with their arms folded, and aftergoing through the exhibition, theywould come back and say 'thankyou:"

While earning a history degree atNorfolk State University, Brown foundhimself the only student in modernEuropean history and German history

By NANCY HARTNAGEL

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - Educator ArtBrown said he is asked routinely atthe U.S. Holocaust Memorial Mu­seum in Washington, ''Why, as a blackperson, do you work at a,Jewish insti­tution?"

Brown, a parishioner at St. Teresaof Avila in southeast Washington,started in the education division inJanuary 1993, a few months beforethe museum opened.

In an interview with Catholic NewsService, he answered the question byrecalling other national museum open­ings in the Washington of an earlierera.

"If there was a black person work­ing at the Smithsonian back then, they'probably were working in some jani­torial type position," he said. "I sawthe opportunity to be a part of thefounding staff of an institution inWashington, and be a part of the pro­fessional staff."

At the museum, Brown coordinatesthe outreach program LiftEvery Voice,begun in the wake ofAfrican-Ameri­can church burnings in 1996 and nowincluding all hate crimes. He alsoworks with Bringing the LessonsHome, a program that teaches inner­city Washington public school stu­dents about the Holocaust.

Through Lift Every Voice, saidBrown, the museum facilitated Wash­ington workshops and local dia­logues for people from different seg­ments of the communities wherechurches were burned. In somecases,he said, "theconcerned parties startedtalking among themselves for the fIrsttime."

He noted several good outcomes:- Holocaust education is being

taught in middle schools and highschools in Enid, Okla.;

- throughout Tennessee, Holo­caust materials are being used in adultliteracy programs;

various religious and the diocese;to serve as a liaison between localparishes and the religious of thediocese; and affIrming religious lifeand contributing to spiritual devel­opment," she explained.

As she eagerly begins her hewpost, Sister Heffernan said, "I fIrmlybelieve that God closes one doorand opens another. That has alwaysbeen my philosophy. I also believein the passage from Corinthians:'There are many gifts but the sameSpirit.' Throughthese gifts we buildup the Body of Christ for theChurch. The Corinthians' passageis one of my favorites, because ifwe all work together ~nd use ourgifts, we do build up the Body ofChrist." .

She added that, "I've alwaysbeen happy and never unhappy onall of my jobs in the religious life.And while I was in~eed happy inwhat I was doing, when I receivedthe bishop's call, I was also happy- knowing that it was a calling toanother service. Sometimes wedon't know our own gifts. I think'the support of the religious in thediocese, shown in the many lettersI've recently received, saying .'Wel­come' and 'we support you,' has

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SENIORS MATT Chapman and Jen Allen of Bishop Con­nolly High School, Fall River, enjoy some time in its library.They were among many diocesan students making their wayback to school this week. (AnchotiGordon photo)

.SCOTT FEDERICO of St. Thomas More Parish,Somerset, reads to students enrolled in its summer Bibleschool. This session was entitled "Passage to the Holy Land:'and gave children an opportunity to visit many familiar placeslike Bethlehem and Jerusalem via stories and activities.

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DaRosatop golfer

in'CYOtourney

TAUNTON - The 40th annual. Fall River Diocesan CYO GolfTour­

nament was recently held atSegregansett Country Club andgolfers from throughout the diocesewho had qualified in local tourna­ments turned out for a fun-packedcompetitive day of golf.

In the Senior Division, JasonDaRosa ofTaunton took the champi­onship with a score of 77 on the daywhile Fall River's Mike DoCoutoplaced a close second with a round of80. DaRosa was also awarded the BillDoyle Trophy as outstanding golferfor the tournament.

Justin Silvia also of Fall River,was crowned the Intermediate Divi­sion champion with his round of 81.Josh Rheaume ofTaunton edged outBrad Costa of Fall River in a play­off hole after both tied for secondwith rounds of 82.

In the Junior Division, for play­ers ages 14-16, top prize went to FallRiver's Kyle Duarte who bestedAttleboro's Mike Carroll by onestroke with an 81.

In the Cadet Division, ages 14and under,. Tim Desilets of Tauntonplaced first with a 48 ovt<r nine holes..Attleboro's Bryan McNamara- fin­ished second with around of61. Six­year-old Mike McDermott, who maybe the youngest golfer ever to par­ticipate in the tournament, posted anine-hole round of 74.

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ISLANDBOUND: The Youth Group of Sacred Heart Church, North Attleboro, prepares to board a ship and tour Martha's Vineyard for the day. Oneof the advisors for the group, Dan Nolin, said "Even though the weather didn't cooperate, the kids all had a good time."

~COOKOUT:

Dave Dumaine,leader of the S1.Mary's YouthGroup, Mansfield,cooks up a ham­burger for BrendonCaughey as BrianKiley looks on dur­ing a recent daytrip to PurgatoryChasm in Sutton.

FAMILYDAY: Pam Atkin­son, parishioner ofS1. Mary's Parish,Mansfield, enjoystime with itsyounger mem­bers during a re­'cent Family PicnicDay.

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earth in their present, flawed form.They grew up in families that wereoften challenged by life's difficulties,just like yours. They made the bestchoices they could, being who andwhere they were.

Nobody brings home a new babythinking, "I'll make her as miserableas my mom made me." People do thebest they can. But, as flawed humancreatures, sometimes our best isn't allthat good.

Knowledge softens anger. Insteadof seeing a parent only as a characterin your life - ''The dad who messedup my chances on the football team"- you begin to understand the com­plex life experiences that shaped whothey are.

Your father becomes "a manwhose experiences made him fright­ened of violence."

Finally, forgiving your parents isa moment ofGod's grace. They aren'tperfect. What they are is wholepeople. Each parent is simply one ofus, another member of the humanrace - and still beloved of God.

You still wish they had made bet­ter choices. But achieving forgive­ness means that they don't have tobe perfect-and you aren't stuck inbitterness. They get to be wholepeople, and so do you.

It's really lovely when you get there.Your comments are welcome.

Pleas~ address: Dr. ChristopherCarstens, do Catholic News Ser­vice, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Wash­ington, D.C. 20017.

world nurtures resentment.The third phase is to accept your

parents as whole humans: Escapefrom anger and bitterness comesthrough seeing your parents as wholepeople, neither all good nor all bad,but mixed - and sometimes mixedup.

They didn't just appear on the

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Parents aren't perfectBy CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Sooner or later you'll forgive yourparents. They mess up. You get an­gry. Eventually, you'll forgive them.It's part ofour perfectly normal, per­fectly ordinary lives.

My dad was a 240-pound alco­holic, and he made some mistakes.My mom made some mistakes too. Asmall woman, she developed waysof controlling his behavior - andours - which involved making usfeel guilty and ashamed.

I have two grown children. Overthe years, I made some pretty big mis­takes of my own.

So will your parents. Somewhere,sometime, they'll do some unhealthythings, perhaps making your lifeharder than it might need to be.

Your task in growing up is get­ting past that stuff. That has threephases.

Blind ignorance: In this phase youdon't see any problem. So your momscreams and throws stuffevery nightat the dinner table. Doesn't every­body? Yeah, your dad never comeshome from work, but that's the waymen are, right?

Your parents' faults may be less dras­tic. Still, nobody's parents are perfect.

In blind ignorance, you simplydon't notice. Unfortunately, until yourecognize these patterns, you can'tescape them. They'll get passed onby you to your children, like the ge­netic code; you'll do what your par­ents did.

Recognition and anger character­ize a second phase: Eventually youfigure out that things aren't right.That's good, because until you knowabout the problem, you can't escape.

The initial response is often in­tense. Whatever form the anger takes,it has the same basic content: "Theyshould have known. But they let me

- down."Yes, they did. But ifyou get stuck

in this stage, you can't go any fur­ther. During recognition and anger,the world gets divided into goodguys and bad guys. Your parents weresupposed to be good guys - perfect- but the weren't, so that makesthem bad guys. You don't see otherchoices.

Clinging to that picture of the

Now I'm being stupidI used to be so cute to me

Just a little bit skinnyWhydollooktoallthesethings

To keep you happy?Maybe get rid of you

and then I'll get back to me (hey)(Repeat verse two)

My outsides look cool ••.

Written by Dallas Austin andTionne "T-Boz"Watkins

SungbyTLCCopyright 1999 by Cyptron Musicl

EMI Blackwood Music (BMI)and Grunge Girt Music (ASCAP)

Sometimes - and this is a very serious prob­lem - eating disorders that can destroy a person:shealth are related to a desire to "be better look­ing."

Christians need to have a much different atti­tude toward defining "pretty" or "handsome." Thisstarts by realizing that much about 'how our bod­ies look is determined by genes and thus is notunder our control. However, your attitude towardyour body is something that you establish. Wechoose how we take care of the body that Godgave us. This choice includes our mental attitude.We can form a perspective based either on criti­cism or appreciation. We can look for what is wrongwith our bodies or feel grateful for all the abilitiesthat our bodies possess. '

When it comes to being physically attractive,I've noticed that it is mental attitude that estab­lishes how good looking one is! Self-appreciation,confidence and positive outlook far more deter­mine attractiveness than the physical package.

We have a choice about the care given to ourphysical bodies. However, it is our attitude to­ward our bodies, that most shines through.

There will be times when we feel "unpretty."When this occurs, just let the feeling pass. Then,return to a sense of appreciation that you are aunique and wondrous image of GodL

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

Our Rock'and Role

I have myself to blameI'm just trippin'

• Refrain:You can buy your hair if it won't

growYou can fix your nose If he says so

You can buy all the make-upThat man can make

But if you can't look inside youFind out who am I too

Be in the position to make me feelSo damn unpretty

I'll make you feel unpretty too

unpretty

Never Insecure until I met you

DO YOU ever look in the mirror and say in­wardly, "If only I could be better looking!"

Maybe you don't like your hair, your complex­ion, your build or some other aspect of your physi­cal self. That is the way that the girl in TLC's"Unpretty" feels. The song is the group's secondrelease off their new "Fanmail" disc.

Perhaps the recording is popular because it'seasy to understand how this girl feels. She is speak­ing primarily to herself, but also to someone whoseremarks triggered her critical self-evaluation.

She admits that "my outsides look cool" but"my insides are blue." She can hide her insecurityabout her looks from others, but not from herself.Yet she realizes that when it comes to how shefeels, "at the end of the day I have myself toblame."

Our physical selves are the vehicles that Godgave us so our spirits can live for a time on thisplanet. Since each of us is made to the image andlikeness ofour Creator, this body, this place whereone's spirit dwells, is a sacred gift. Whatever thebody's outward appearance or however othersmight judge its value, it is where God lives.

Unfortunately, our society sends misleadingmessages about how one's body should look. Ad­vertisements tell you how you can look better,especially if you will only buy certain products!And as a counselor I find that people who feel"unpretty" often worry they are not good enoughto be loved.

Iwish I could tie you up inmy shoes

Make you feel unpretty tooIwas told I was beautiful

But what does that mean to you?Look Into the mirrorwho's Inside

thereThe one with the long hair?

same old me again today (yeah)Myoutsides look coolMy Insides are blue

Every time I think I'm throughIt's because of you

I've tried different waysBut It's all the sameAt the end of the day

Study finds religiousschools more drug-free

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK (CNS) - Catholicand other religious schools are moredrug-free than public schools, said astudy released recently.

The National Center on Drug Ad­diction and Substance Abuse at Co­lumbia University in NewYork, whichsponsored the study, said three-fourthsof teen-agers in religious schools re­garded their school as drug-free. Only40 percent of those attending publicschools considered their school drug­free.

Teen-agers in religious schools"are at halfthe risk ofabusing tobacco,alcohol and illegal drugs as teens in aschool where drugs are used, kept orsold;' said the center's president, Jo­seph A. Califano 1r., former secretaryof Health, Education and Welfare.

"Religious schools are doing a far

better job in providing a drug-freeenvironment for our teens," he added.

For the study, researchers con­ducted a nationwide telephone sur­vey, interviewing 2,000 students be­tween the ages of 12 and 17 and 1,000parents with children in that age range.

Ten percent ofthe teen-agers inter­viewed said they attended a reli­giouslyaffiliated school-seven per­centCatholic, three percentother thanCatholic.

The researchers found that teen­agers who said their schools are notdrug-free are:

- Nearly three times likelier tosmoke cigarettes.

- Three times likelier to have triedmarijuana.

- Two times likelier to know ateen-ager who uses cocaine, heroin ora hallucinogenic drug.

- Two times likelier to have beenoffered marijuana.

- More than two times likelier toget drunk on a monthly basis.

Students in drug-free schools areat half the risk of substance abuse andare two times more likely to tell schoolauthorities if they learn of someoneusing or selling drugs, the study said.

The center also found that teen­agers are less likely to be substanceabusers if they attend church fre­quently, if they have good relation­ships with their parents and if theyhave discussed substance abuse withtheir parents.

It said that "second to the familyin influencing the teen is the schoolenvironment."

The center has conducted yearlysurveys ofteen-agers and parents con­cerning drug use for five years.

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Family Rosary to breakground for headquarters

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tional site of the third temptation ofChrist, which can be reached onlythrough the monastery and anotheruphill climb.

The new terraces - near some ofthe ancient caves that riddle the sideofthe mountain and were used by earlymonks - would be appropriate forCatholic Masses and ~an be reservedfor that purpose, said Nashabi. Themonks do not allow other denomina­tional prayer in their church.

Four such caves are located on theside of the station, and one has beenopened to the public and extends deepinto the wall of the mountain. The roofofthe cave is blackened from the yearsof fires lit by mo~ over the centu­ries. Nashabi said they are planningto restore the cave and protect its wallswith a special coating to prevent over­anxious pilgrims from chipping awaypieces of the cave as souvenirs, whichthey have been apt to do.

''We will simply develop this intoa one-day destination. It will changethe itinerary of tourists next year," hesaid. "Jericho has crossed a long wayinto development."

the question of Jerusalem.On a separate issue, observers

said Arafat's visit indicated thatthe Vatican and the Palestine Lib­eration Organization might beclose to an agreement on legal as­pects regulating Church activitiesin Palestinian-controlled areas.

After the meeting with thepope, Arafat gave the pontiff asmall model of the Bethlehemgrotto, held by tradition as thebirthplace of Christ, and ex­pressed his hope that the popewould visit there in 2000.

"I hope so, I hope so," the popereplied.

Vatican sources said that whilethe pope's visit to the Holy Landhas not been officially decided,prospects appeared to have im­proved with the latest PLO-Israeliagreement.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy(CNS) - In a meeting with Pales­tinian leader Yasser Arafat, PopeJohn Paul II expressed satisfactionat the West Bank land-for-securityaccord that gave new life to thePalestinian-Israeli peace process.

After signing the breakthroughagreement in Egypt Sunday,Arafat traveled to Italy, where hemet for more than an hour withthe pontiff at his summer villaoutside Rome to discuss detailsof the accord. The Vatican said thepope was pleased at the progress.

The agreement, signed by Arafatand Israeli Prime Minister EhudBarak, revives the Wye accords of1998. It calls for an initial landtransfer ofseven percentof the WestBank andrelease ofPalestinian pris­oners and paves the way for talkson an eventual Palestinian state and

Pope meets with Ararat,welcomes Mideast pact

Austrian Gerak Garavanta Co. Thecompany also trained the Palestinianworkers in operations and manage­ment of the 12 cars, one of which isspecially designed to accommodat~

passengers in wheelchairs.When it is completed, the complex

will include parking lots for 20 busesand up to 55 private cars, a 55-room,four-star hotel - expected to be upand running by the end of January2000-16souvenirshopsanda 120­seat outdoor terrace and self-servicerestaurant at the base station. The topstation will include a French-MiddleEastern restaurant, an observationpoint, an open theater and numerousterraces billed as appropriate for open­air religious services. The complexhas 25 employees, with plans to em­ploy up to 120 people in the future.

Greek Orthodox groups hold theirliturgies in the church of the monas­tery, and pilgrims stand silently in lineto kneel and finger the"large stonesthat tradition holds Satan demandedJesus turn into bread.

Further beyond the monastery, onthe crest of the mountain, is the tradi-

Cable cars bring tourists toMount of Temptation

THE GREEK Orthodox Mount of Temptation monastery overlooks the city ofJericho. It issaid Jesus fasted for 40 days and wrestled with Satan on the mountain. (eNS photo byDebbie Hill)

By JUDITH SUDILOVSKY

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

JERICHO, West Bank - Ratherthan follow. the footsteps ofJesus up asteep path, pilgrims can now take acable car up to the Mount ofTempta­tion.

The ease of the trip has increasedthe number of visitors so much thatthe three Greek Orthodox monks liv­ing at the monastery have hadto adapttheir daily habits. They now hostsome1,000 visitors a day, compared to theprevious 150 a day, during the hotsummer months.

'This has changed our way of life.We have many people who are notpilgrims now. We give hospitality toall people, but this has made our mon­astery more a tourist place and less apilgrim site," said Brother Ahillios,who has been at the monastery for 11months.

The monastery sits high above theJericho oasis on the Mount of Temp­tation, the site thought to be whereJesus fasted for 40 days and wrestledwith Satan. With the cable cars, visi­tors can reach the top of the mountainin five minutes, as opposed to hikingan hour.

''We used to be open six hours aday; now we are opened 10 hours;'said Brother Ahillios. 'This is a verybig problem. Before, when we wereclosed, we made our prayers and pre­pared the monastery." .

But Abeer Nashabi, the cable-carstation manager, said the added visi­tors also mean added income for themonks, who rely on donations. Themonks are also permitted free accessto the cable cars, and the monasteryabbot makes good use of the newmode of transportation into town, sheadded.

The cable-car line, which will bepart of the larger Telepherique & Sul­tan Tourist Center in Jericho, is a pri­vately owned and developed Pales­tinian project, the brainchild ofJerusa­lem businessman Marwan Sinokrot.It opened for business in August, butits official opening will be in mid-Sep­tember in the presence of PalestinianChairmanYasserArafat, said Nashabi.

It has taken three years to build thecable-car system, which was installedat a cost of$10 million by the Swiss-

TAUNTON - Members of theTaunton District Council of the St.Vincent de Paul Society will sponsor aMass on Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul'sChurch for the intention of the canoni­zation of Blessed Frederic Ozanam andin memory of deceased members. Theregular monthly meeting will follow inthe church hall. All welcome.

and camping trip to Maine Sept. 18-19for young adults in their 20s and 30s. Itwill include rafting on the KennebecRiver, volleyball and music. For moreinformation call Bud Miller at 678-2828or Sandy Mullensky at 646-3179.

NEW BEDFORD - Courage, asupport group for Catholic men andwomen dealing with same sex attractionissues and who are striving to lead chastelives, will meet on Sept. II at 7 p.m. atthe Holy Name Rectory. For more in­formation call Msgr. ThomasHarrington at 992-3184. .

NEW, BEDFORD - The CalixGroup will meet on Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m.in the Holy Name Parish Center. It en­lists Catholics who are gratefully cel­ebrating recovery from alcoholism, drugaddiction and other dependencies. Masswill follow and new members are al­ways welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - AEucharisticDay of Prayer for vocations to priestlyand religious life will be held Sept. 16 atOur Lady ofPerpetual Help Church. TheBlessed Sacrament will be exposed forAdoration following the 7:30 a.m. Massuntil noon. A second Mass will follow.All welcome.

YARMOUTH - All Catholic Col­lege Alumni are invited to attend a lun­cheon at Anthony's Cummiquid Inn onOct. 6 promoting Catholic higher edu­cation. Jesuit Father John E. Brooks,president emeritus of the College of theHoly Cross, will be guest speaker. Formore information or reservations call548-31590r432-6117.

of Stonehill College and Bill Rileyof Harwich, the new vice presidentof operations for The Family Ro­sary, Inc.

The new building, expected foroccupancy by August 2000, willinclude offi;;es for staffofThe Fam­ily Rosary and of the Family Insti­tute; a book store/gift shop offer-,ing rosaries and other prayer andinspirational materials; and a me­dia room for viewing Family The­ater Productions' programs, includ­ing those on Father Peyton's.life. Itwill also include a room for ar­chives, a small chapel and a cafete­ria.

The architect is Primary Groupof Boston, and the contractor isBodin Contractors of NeedhamHeights.

The Family Rosary serves the30,000 members/supporters withwhom it communicates regularly.It also seeks to foster family prayerand spirituality through the collec­tion and distribution of rosariesworldwide, as well as through fam­ily-centered products, activities,youth contests, spiritual readingmaterial, parish missions and mul­timedia programs.

FALL RIVER - The Fall RiverDiocesan Council of Catholic Women ­District I will hold its first m~eting ofthe 1999-2000 year Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. atHoly Name Church. Scottie Foley ofthe Family Life Center will be guestspeaker and affiliate presidents are askedto bring two dozen pastries and annualdues. New members welcome.

CENTERVILLE- The Cape CodWidowed Support Group will meet onOct. 27 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the CCDCenter of Our Lady of Victory Parish.The theme is "When Change is ForcedUpon Us." All welcome. For more in­formation call the Office ofFamily Min­istry at 877-999-6420 or coordinatorDorothyann Callahan at (617) 267-5258.

EAST FREETOWN - A jointBoy and Girl Scout retreat will be heldat Cathedral Camp the weekend ofSept.24-26. Father Ray Ball. diocesan scoutchaplain from Manchester, N.H. will beretreat master. Registration deadline isSept. 17. For information call FatherStephen B. Salvador at 222-3266, Fa­ther Mike Racine at 992-7163 or PatLatinville at 678-8667.

AITLEBORO - Catholic SocialServices will hold an information ses­sion on Sept. 15 from 7-9 p.m. at itsAttleboro office, 10 Maple Stn:et, forpersons interested in adopting an older/special needs child, ages 6-13. For moreinformation call 226-4780.

FALL RIVER - TheYoung AdultMinistry Office of the Fall River Dio­cese is sponsoring a white-water rafting

FALL RIVER - Parents and rela­tives ofstudents enrolled in Bi~,hop Con­nolly High School are invitee. to attendthe first liturgy of the school year onSept. 14 at 9 a.m.

Parents of freshman students are in­vited to attend a Back to School Nighton Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. It will introduce.attendees to school curriculum. For moreinformation call 676-1071.

EASTON - Groundbreakingfor the building to house The Fam­ily Rosary's new, internationalheadquarters and the Father PatrickPeyton, CSC, Family Institute, willbe held Sept. 15, at 3:30 p.m., onproperty owned by the Congrega­tion of the Holy Cross, adjacent toStonehill College here. .

The Family Rosary, a worldwidefamily prayer ministry, is movingits headquarters from Albany, N.Y.,where it has been since FatherPeyton founded it in 1942, to prop­erty close to the famous RosaryPriest's gravesite in Holy CrossCemetery next to Stonehill Col-lege. .

The headquarters' move was an"Bounced June 6 at the inauguralevent of the Family Institute, a sym­posium attended by some 300 fam­ily members at Stonehill College.Bishop Sean P. O'MaHey; OFMCap., celebrated Mass andpreached the homily at the event.

Holy Cross Father John Phalen,president of The Family Rosary,Inc., will preside at thegroundbreaking. Among those join­ing him will be Holy Cross FatherBartley N. MacPhaidin, president

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