VOL. 34, NO. 47 • Friday, November 30, 1990

St. Mary, No. Attleboro; RobertC. Gravel, St. Mary, Seekonk.

Robert W. Hoag, Holy Ghost;Thomas V. Kelly, St. Mary, Nor­ton; Mrs. Elsie Maione, St. Mark,Attleboro Falls; Pedro Ortiz,Greater Attleboro Spanish Apos­tolate, St. Joseph, Attleboro.

Mrs. Leona C. Paquette, SacredHeart. North Attleboro; Mrs.Emmie (James) Roberts, Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel, Seekonk; StephenVincent, St. Theresa of the ChildJesus, South Attleboro.

New Bedford DeaneryRaymond Andrews, St. Rita,

Marion; Mrs. Eleanor (Charles)Cabral, Holy Name; John B.Caron, St. George, Westport;Robert M. Condon, St. john theBaptist, Westport; Jose daSilva,St. John the Baptist; Mrs. JanetDemanche, St. Mary.

Mrs. Yvette (Conrad) Desma­rais, St. Anne; Mrs. Lydia (Anto­nio) Gomes, Our Lady of the Ass­umption; Mrs. Annette (Ralph)Hanks, Sacred Heart; Miss Flor­ence Huetteman, St. Anthony,Mattapoisett; Miss Rosalie Lada.St. Casimir; (Attorney) J. LouisLeBlanc, Our Lady of Fatima.

Mrs. Lucy (Francis C.) L. Mah­oney, St. Lawrence; Roger Mar­cotte, St. Joseph; Matthew Mar­tin, St. Mary. So. Dartmouth;Patrick Mercier, St. Theresa;Leonel Neron, St. Francis of Assisi;Mrs. Stefanie (John) Pabis, OurLady of Perpetual Help. .

Miss Blanche M. Pepin, St.Mary, Fairhaven; Mrs. Marie(Mau­rice) Jeanne Pepin, St. FrancisXavier, Acushnet; Charles· ErnestPrecourt, St. Patrick, Wareham;Mrs. Simone Rezendes, St. Joseph,Fairhaven; Maurice St. Laurent,St. John Neumann, East Freetown.

Mrs. Izabel Lima Spencer, St.James; Mrs. Adelaide (David) Tav­ares, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel;Stanley Leon Twarog, St. Hed­wig; Mrs. Alice (Lyman) Wilbur,St. Julie Billiart, N. Dartmouth.

Cape Cod DeaneryMrs. Adeline Martha Almeida,

HolyTrinity, West Harwich; Mrs.Thelma (Edgar) Phyllis Bowen,Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket;Charles P. Collins, St. Pius Tenth,So. Yarmouth; George W. Clish,Christ the King, Mashpee; PeterP. Fortuna, Corpus Christi, Sand­wich; Philip Fullin, St. Anthony,East Falmouth.

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Marian Medaliststo be honored

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a pontifical institute, the Congre­gation for Catholic Education hadveto power over it. There has beenno public indication that Archbi­shop Weakland is under investiga­tion by the doctrinal congregation

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land had planned to bestow onhim Nov. 15.

Archbishop Laghi also expressedregret for "the pain you have suf­fered" and said it was "inadvert­ently caused."

He described his congregation'sdecision as an act of "prudentpatience" and said he was sorry itwas "so negatively received."

The University of Fribourg hadproposed Archbishop Weaklandas a recipient ofan honorary degreeat ceremonies. marking the univer­sity's centenary and 100 years ofCatholic social teaching. He wascited for his leadership in develop­ing the U.S. bishops' 1986 nationalpastoral letter on the U.S. economy.

Since the degree was to be from

Killing of churchwomen recalled10 years ago Sunday

Degree denial explained by prelateMILWAUKEE (CNS) - One

Vatican agency denied ArchbishopRembert G. Weakland of Milwau­kee an honorary degree becauseanother Vatican agency, the 'Con­gregation for the Doctrine of theFaith, had not yet evaluated a con­troversial report on abortion thatthe archbishop sent to it last May,said Archbishop Pio Laghi.

In a letter dated Nov. 22 andreleased in Milwaukee Nov. 26,Archbishop Laghi, head of theVatican Congregation for CatholicEducation, apologized for nothaving contacted ArchbishopWeakland before withholdingapproval of the degree, which theCatholic theology faculty of theUniversity of Fribourg in Switzer-

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin willaward Marian Medals in the con­text of solemn Advent Vespers at 3p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at St. Mary'sCathedral, Fall River.

The medal is presented annuallyto persons outstanding for service

'within their parishes. This year'soldest recipient is Mrs. Francis C.Mahoney, 91, ofSt. Lawrence par­ish, New Bedford, the mother ofVery Rev. Francis L. Mahoney,pastor of Holy Name parish, FallRiver, and dean of the Fall Riverdeanery of the diocese.

The names of the 1990 medalistsfollow.

Fall River DeaneryMrs. Mary Afonso, Santo

Christo; Mrs. Maria HelenaAguiar, St. Michael; Mrs. Loretta(Henry) Berthiaume, St. Louis deFrance; John Burgess, Immacu­late Conception; Domingos Cabral,St. John of God, Somerset; Mrs.Anna Chlebek, St. William.

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The The women will be remembered [of the killings) to the American Mrs. Inei-DeCosta, St. Louis10th anniversary of the killings of at 7 p.m. Sunday as members of people so they know the kind of the King; Mrs. Mary Demetrius,four Catholic churchwomen in EI Pax Christi ofSoutheastern Mass- government and military that we've St. Bernard, Assonet; Miss DorisSalvador closes the door on any achusetts meet at St. Vincent's been funding and supporting in EI Dubreuil, St. Jean Baptiste; Missmore criminal prosecutions in the Home, Fall River. All are wel- Salvador," William Ford, a New Barbara A. Dunn, St. Thomascase, but leaves open a window to come to attend the program. York attorney and brother of Sis- More Somerset; Mrs. Ana(Mario)changing U.S. policy in the Cen- Fiveformer national guardsmen ter Ford, told Catholic New~ C. F;eitas, Espirito Santo; Misstral American country, said the were convicted in the case and Service. Alice Harrington, Sacred Heart.brother of one of the women. sentenced to 30 years imprison- The women's deaths are "8 Mrs. Genevieve (Frank) Jan-

On Dec. 2, 1980, Maryknoll Sis- ment in 1984, but friends and fam- reminder that the suffering goe! carik, St. Stanislaus; Mrs. Julietteters Ita Ford, 40, and Maura ily members say the masterminds on today," said Ursuline Sistel (Joseph) T. Janson, St. Michael,Clarke, 49, both of Brooklyn, N.Y., of the killings have not been Eileen Mary Collins. "Their live! Swansea; Mrs. Isabel (J ohn)Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, "41, punished. remind us that a large part of the Machado, OUf Lady of Health;of Cleveland, and lay volunteer "The important thing now is to world is poor." Everett Martin, Holy Name; Wil-Jean Donovan, 27, of Stamford, continue efforts to expose the liam X. Murray, St. Patrick; Will-Conn., were murdered. people who are the masterminds Turn to Page Two iam O'Neil, Sts. Peter and Paul.

~~~;~;;~;.····~~~~~~~~~~··················IM~.i~re~(Au~d)Petru~i,Our Lady' of the Holy Rosary;Mrs. Helen P. Powers, Our Ladyof Fatima, Swansea; Mrs. YvetteProulx, St. Anne; George G. Rat­cliffe, Notre Dame; Joseph Rego,St. Patrick, Somerset; Frank Reis,St. Mary's Cathedral.

Reginald Remy, Blessed Sacra­ment; Leo St. Onge, Our Lady ofGrace, No. Westport; Mrs. RitaM. Santos, St. Anthony of Padua;Mrs. Mary (Joseph) Silvia, OurLady of the Angels; Mrs. Mary(Alvaro) Tavares, St. Elizabeth ofPortugal; Walter Witengier, HolyCross.

Attleboro DeaneryMrs. Madeleine (Norman) Char­

ette, St. Stephen; Mrs. Mary(Wil­liam)J. Debaggis, St. Mary, Mans­field; Richard O. Depot, St. Joseph;Mrs. Mary (Fred) Endler, St. Johnthe Evangelist; Charles P. Fulton,

THIS YEAR we thought Anchor readers might likea do-it-yourself Advent calendar instead of suggestionsfrom us on preparing for Christmas. The idea is to dosomething special each day of the season, either decid­ing on it beforehand or writing it in after you've done it.(Ballpoint pens work fine on newsprint - we checked

Dec. 8

Saturday

1964, Rev. Edward J. Gorman,Pastor Emeritus, St. Patrick,Somerset

Dec. 21917, Rev. Arthur Savoie, Pas­

tor, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford1958, Rev. Dennis W. Harring­

ton, Assistant, St. Mary, TauntonDec. 3

1926, Rev. John W. McCarthy,P.R., Pastor, Sacred Heart, FallRiver

Dec. 41945, Rev. Charles Ouellette,

Assistant, St. James, TauntonDec. 5

1986, Rev. Eugene J. Boutin,Manchester Diocese

Dec. 61959, Rev. Joseph L. Cabral,

Pastor, Our Lady of Angels, FallRiver

1966, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John H.Hackett, Chancellor of Fall RiverDiocese, June - December, 1966

1971, Rev. Joseph K. Welsh,Retired Pastor, Our Lady of Vic­tory, Centerville

1985, Rev. John T. Higgins,Pastor Emeritus, St. Mary, Mans- .field

Dec. 71976, Rev. Thomas F. Daly,

Retired Pastor, St. James, NewBedford

1977, Rev. Ambrose Bowen,Retired Pastor, St. Joseph,Taunton

Dec. 7Dec. 6

to make sure.) You might want to make copies of thecalendar for family members and on Christmas Eveshare what each one did in the way of good deeds, extraprayers or whatever. Or you may want to keep thewhole thing a secret between you and the Infant. HappyAdvent!

ritia McNaboe, RSM, 93, whodied Nov. 23.

Born Mary McNaboe in FallRiver, she was the daughter of thelate John and the late Catherine(Mullen) McNaboe.

She entered the Sisters of Mercyin 1928 and professed final vows in1930.

In Fall River she taught at St.Joseph's, St. Mary's and St. Pat­rick's schools as well as at St. Vin­cent's Home and School. Otherassignments were. at St. Mary'sand St. James schools and St:John Baptist Academy, New Bed­ford; St. Mary's School; NorthAttleboro, and Sacred HeartSchool, East Providence.

In retirement, she lived at MountSt. Rita's Convent.

She is survived by a nephew,James J. Trainor of East Green­wich, RI. .

. Dec. 11958, Rev. Phillipe Ross, Cha­

plain, Sacred Heart Home, NewBedford

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Wednesday

Obituaries.' -

Dec. 4

Tuesday

Sister McNaboe

Father LemayThe Mass of Christian Burial

was celebrated Nov. 23 in the Peo­ple's Chapel of LaSalette Shrine,Attleboro, for Father PhilodoreHector Lemay, 75, who died Nov.19.

A Fall River native, he was theson of the late Alphonse and thelate Josephine (Derochers) Lemay.

He completed preparation forthe priesthood in Three-Rivers,Quebec, Canada and was ordainedin 1941.

He served in New Hampshire atEnfield Seminary, Enfield, and inCenter Harbor and held variousassignments in East Brewster, be­fore being stationed in 1977 atLaSalette Provincial House, Attle­boro.

He is survived by a sister, Jeanned'Arc Lemay of Fall River, and abrother, Victoric Lemay, of West­port.

A Mass of Christian Burial wascelebrated Monday in the chapelof Mount St. Rita's Convent, Cum­berland, RI, for Sister Mary Mau-

Dec. 3

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Dec. 2

Sunday

Ball tickets are available at rec­tories and from Ball committeemembers, Vincentiansand DCCWmembers.

Committee members will meetJan. 8,1991, at 5:30 p.m. at White'sto prepare decorations. Presenteeswill gather to rehearse at 6:30 p.m.the same date. .

Bishop's Ball booklet in preparation

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NEW BEDFORD area Bishop's Ball committee members,from left, V. Vincent Gerardi, usher coordinator; TheresaLewis, hospitality committee; Helen Stager, New Bedford Dis­trict president, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women; Rev.Maurice Gauvin, New Bedford area assistant Ball director;Dorothy A. Curry, presentee committee; Victor Rebello, NewBedford District Council Vincentian president. (Gaudettephoto)

The souvenir booklet for the36th annual Bishop's Ball is now inpreparation and will be distrib­uted at the Ball, to be held J an. IIat White's of Westport.

The booklet has seven catego­ries, each entitling those listed toball tickets. Listings may be sub­mitted to members of the Societyof St. Vincent de Paul or theDiocesan Council of Catholic Wo­men, cosponsors of the wintersocial event. All listings should bereceived by Dec. 14.

Ball proceeds support summercamps for underprivileged and ex­ceptional children and other dioce­san apostolates.

A feature ofthe Ball is presenta­tion of young women from desig­nated parishes to Bishop DanielA. Cronin, the Ball's traditionalguest of honor. Such names shouldbe sent to Mrs. James A. O'Brienk·,488 High St., Fall River 02720,as soon as possible; while Ballbooklet listings may be sent to the

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First Week of Advent

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Diocesan edllcationdepartment to host

Advent programThe Diocesan Department of'

Education will host an Adventprayer and recollection service,"The AIMS of Advent," at fourlocations in the diocese during the

-$ ~ season.The' program spells out AIMS

by means of discussions of "Atti­tude" by Father Robert A. Oli­veira, diocesan director of contin­uing formation of laity and clergy;"Itinerary" and ·"Mary" by asso-ciate directors of religious educa­tion Sisters Eugenia Brady, SJC,and Elaine Heffernan, RS M; and"Strategies" by means of a teampresentation.

The program will be held from 2to 5 p.m. Dec. 9 at Christ the Kingparish, Mashpee, and from 7 to 9p.m. Dec. 10 at S1. Patrick's par­ish, Fall River; Dec. 11, St. Paul'sparish, Taunton; and Dec. 12,Sacred Heart parish, New Bedford.

To register contact the CatholicEducation Center, 423 HighlandAve., Fall River 02720, tel. 678­2828, by Dec. 5.

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Some of our regular fea­tures will not appear thisweek, due to our VocationsSupplement on pages 5through 12. All will returnnext week.

NOTICE

AN ASIAN refugee whofled from Kuwait carries hisluggage to a, desert transitcamp in Jordan. Catholic reliefagencies have contributed$105,000 to the cost oftents toshelter the thousands of evac­uees stranded in Jordan.(CNS/ UPI-Reuters photo)

-Peace"Ifyou have peace at the center,

then trying experiences cannot over­whelm you."-Herbert.Hoover

Continued from Page OneThe deaths focused attention on

the war in El Salvador and theU.S. government's role in it, saidFord, who travels to El Salvadoryearly to visit his sister's grave andto help reform the Salvadoranjudicial system through his workat the Lawyers Committee forHuman Rights.

Little is known about 'thewomen's last hours.

On Dec. 2, 1980, Ms. Donovanand Sister Kazel drove to the SanSalvador airport to pick up SistersFord and Clarke, who were return­ing to El Salvador from a con­ference.

When the women did not return,they were reported missing.

Two - days later, tlieir bodieswere discovered in a shallow road­side grave. The women had beentortured and shot in the back ofthe head and at least two had beenraped.

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slogans and level with theirconstituents.

First 'andforemost they mustunderstand that workers payenough in taxes. Most people workat least four months a year to fundthe needs of their fellow citizensthrough their payment of federaland state taxes. How much morecan they pay and still save for theirchildren's education and their ownretirement and still retain someincentive to achieve!

Of course, it is true that peopleare not automatically entitled to abetter life every year unless thenation earns it through increasedproductivity. But the only long­term way to increase productivityis to increase opportunities forthose preparing to assume theresponsibilities ofadult citizenship.

Giving parents a choice of pub­lic schools· for their youngsterswould provide the greatest incen­tive for improved education; andgiving parents burdened with col­lege tuition payments a tax creditwould be another giant step towardpreparing the next generation forsue,cess. .

Given, it would be a brave poli­tician wbo would impart to his orher constituents the hard truththat success is not something agovernment can assure its people.Government may in~eed provideevery citizen with·a fair chance atit, but taking advantage of thatchance is up to the individual.

Until our youngsters learn thatsuccess is not a birthright but theproduct of effort, and until suchwords as self-control, discipline,balance and mod!:;ratio~ enter thenational vocabulary, it is to befeared that our cosmetic attemptsto improve the national climatewill prove futile.

For the Church

to the politicians: "Never raisetaxes, but spend freely for pro­grams that benefit me." Indeed,when people are asked their opin­ion of Congress, the response isoverwhelmingly negative; yet thosesame people almost invariably votethe incumbents back into office.

Exit polls usually show thatvoters will reelect those who havedone them a favor or will vote forthe incumbent with the attitudethat "the devil you know is betterthan the devil you don't."

Given the recent prominence ofnegative campaigning, it is notsurprising that voters would iden­tify political leaders as devils, inlarge part because one elementtragically missing in public life ishonesty. Our political leaders needto find the courage to abandon

o Holy Spirit, (reator,mercifully assist Thy CatholicChurch, and by Thy heavenlypower strengthen and estab­lish her against the assaults ofall her enemies; and by Thylove and grace renew the spiritof Thy servants whom Thouhast anointed, that 'in Theethey may glorify the FatherJlnd .His only-begotten Son,Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OBDULIO LOPEZ, GATEKEEPER AT CENTRAL AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN SAN SALVADOR,WHOSE WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE MURDERED ONE YEAR AGO WITH SIX JESUITS,

WATERS ONE OF THE ROSE BUSHES HE PLANTED TO MEMORIALIZE THE VICTIMS. SIXRED ROSE BUSHES REPRESENTING THE SLAIN CLERGYMEN AND TWO WHITE ROSE

BUSHES FOR HIS FAMILY MEMBERS GROW OUTSIDE THE JESUn RESIDENCE WHERESEVERAL OF THE BODIES WERE FOUND LAST NOVEMBER.

"The just shall be in everlasting remembrance." Ps. 111:7

Success is not a birthrightBy Father Kevin J. HarringtonDuring the 1988 presidential cam­

paign, voters were asked what theyconsidered the number one prob­lem they could identify as needingimmediate attention. Not surpris­ingly, concerns regarding drugabuse and poor quality educationtopped the list.

This prompted then candidateGeorge Bush to declare a war ondrugs and to label himself the"education president." Two yearslater, our nation finds itself in themidst of recession, on the brink ofwar in the Persian Gulf and with aCongress and an administrationintent on raising taxes against theexpress will of the electorate.

Voters are disillusioned and theDemocrats are delighting in say­ing "I told you so," with regard toBush's campaign pledge. "Readmy lips, no new taxes!" But thebottom line is that we are spendingmore and more money paying offinterest on debts incurred and lessand less providing security for ournation abroad and services for ou.rneedy at home. Public confidencein our elected officials has reachedan alltime low as stories of influ­ence peddling dominate our head­lines. The savings and loan deba­cle highlights the damage unreg­ulated greed can cause and thedesperate need for reform of cam­paign financing.

Anger is not the solution.Righteous indignation may be ex­pressed in the "throw the bumsout" movement but the momen­tum of incumbency is hard toovercome. Perhaps the right solu­tion is to keep the bums andreform the system.

Every generation blames itsleaders for its own failings. Atpresent, voters seem to be saying

Nurturing Vocational IdealsPriestly formation was the topic of the recent Synod of

Bishops in Rome. At its closing, Pope John Paul prayed forchurches in areas of the world with a lack of priestly andreligious vocations. Unfortunately, the United States wasamong them.

Although the synod was not specifically concerned withvocation awareness, it was a matter not far from the minds ofparticipants, who realized that it is the secularized societiesthat are experiencing a dearth of young men interested in thepriesthood, while the dearth of many Third World nations is inthe area of seminaries sufficient to accommodate all candidates.

Too often in our part of the world vocations are discussed onan idealistic plane having little 'contact with reality. But veryfew pure spirits enter religious communities or seminaries:vocations must be nurtured in the world as it is, which needsuplifting, not putting down.

We cannot, however, push aside the ideal any more than wecan reject the real. The U.5. chu~h seems caught in a dilemmawhich it is thus far unable to solve. In the meantime, vocationsare victimized as fewer and fewer young people give considera­tion to the priesthood or religious life as a way of life and ofpersonal fulfillment.

It's conv~nient to blame lack of vocations on· the wickedworld in which we live; but such an attitude is devoid ofmotivation. If the world is evil, does that not tell us that thosewho profess the faith are not really living it.

This is the infection of secularization, leading to inertia. It isadmittedly hard work to encourage and sustain vocations, butwe should all be endeavoring to create a climate conducive totheir growth.

What should be done and what in fact is done create aconstant tension in today's church. Advice abounds andresults seem few. But all of us must keep trying, and the roles ofhome, school and parish are vitally important, each in its ownway.

Vocations often surface in a setting providingyoung peoplewith a community of faith. There is an especially desperateneed to communicate a dynamic and vibrant image of thepriesthood, sorely missing from a world where priests are toooften ridiculed and rejected in favor of secular attractions.

Such character assassinations blur or utterly negate the realvision of vocation. The church must not be afraid to challengethem, while individual priests must be valiant as they contendagainst secular trends. Indeed, priestly formation is a lifelongprocess which has but its beginnings in the seminary.

As we face the vocation crisis, we must support creativeprograms design~d to arouse interest in the priestly and reli­gious life. Such endeavors as "Called by Name" cannot betaken lightly; but above all, we must confidently and collec­tively ask the Master of the Harvest to send workers into thefields.

Prayer is the essential vocation catalyst. True, as the HolyFather stated in his synod message, "there is no shortage ofchallenges and difficulties." But, as he quickly added, "weplace our hope in Christ and we rely on the cooperation of thepeople of God." .

This is the unlJeatable vocation combination that willinspireyoung people to respond to the faithful Lord who neverceases to call.

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Come after me and I will make you fishers of men Mt. 4:19

Sister Gibney e~,emplijiesnew trends. of religious lije in the 1990sby Marcie Hickey

Back in 'her native, Fall' Riverafter 20 years ministering to Flor­ida college students;, Sister Kath­leen Gibney can look back on acareer that prophesied the newdirection~ rel\gious life is taking inthe 1990s. '.

On one hand, she was part of anage-old ministry of religiouswomen: education. But on theother she has broken the tradi­tional mold, pursuing her c~reerata non-Catholic institution - andbecoming somewhat of an institu­tion there herself.

Her energy and enthusiasm asan academic advisor at RollinsCollege in Winter Park, Fla.,earned her the 1990 southeastregion Outstanding Advisor Awardfrom the National AcademicAdvising Association (N ACADA).

The Holy Union sister recentlyret!-Jrned to Fall River, where shetaught at the former Sacred HeartsAcademy from 1965 to 1970, to becloser to her mother, Alice G.Shea. In October she attended'NACADA's week-long conferencein Anaheim, Calif., during whichthe award was presented.

The tribute, her colleagues andstudents affirmed, was a publicacknowledgment of what they hadknown all along: if anyone has theright stuff of academic advising,it's "Sister Kate." .

Her insights have guided hlin~dreds of students who came to herover the years seeking counseI' onanything and everything. Her will­ingness to listen and empathizemade hers their number oneshoulder to lean on.

Student Brendan J. Contantwrote in support ofher NACADA

nomination that Sister Gibney "issimply one of the most incredibleindividuals I have ever met...shehas been a role model and a perSonwho helped me realize my poten­tial. ...She is blessed with insightinto all situations and her advice issought on many matters by a widespectrum of people."

Her versatility led Daniel De­Nicola,"Rollins' vice president foracademic affairs, to dub her thecollege's "ombudsperson withoutthe title."

Contributing to Sister Gibney'ssuccess is her view that any' task isa potential ministry.

"It's unfortunate that the term'job' has come into our vocabu­lary," stle said of religious. "Oncewe embrace [an occupation), itbecomes our ministry."

As assistant dean and coordina­tor of academic advising at Rollins

from 1979 to the past academicyear, Sister Gibney had the "job"of producing the student hand­book, pairing students with facultyand peer advisors, advising stu­dents in academic matters andpreparing faculty workshops.

Her own assessment of her roleis more succinct: "Mainly I got toknow people," she said; describingeducation as a ministry "of recon­ciliation '-- of students to them­selves, their p'ersonal environment,and the environment outside."

The nun, who holds three mas­ter's degrees, says her own educa­tion will never be complete. Shetried to convey to students the ideathat education is not confined with­in classroom walls or between text­book covers, but is rather a pro­cess of "disciplining the mind,"learning how to learn, and "getting

to know yourself and the envir­onment" around you.

A good education, she summedup, "teaches you how to walk intoany situation" and learn how to dothe work at hand.

..A degree is only the beginningof education. If (school) hasn'ttaught you something, then teach'yourself," she said.

Sister Gibney doesn't find herunusual combination of master'sdegrees - in speech and drama,counseling, and criminal justice­at all curious.

"All of those things I did seemednatural to me," she said, recallingthat she enrolled in criminal jus­tice at Rollins because a friend wasstudying it. "I took it because itwas there. I was in a class of copsand crooks - and it gave me tre-

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IN A SETTING symbolic of both the rich past and the promising future of religious life,Sister Kathleen Gibney, SUSC, looks back on a fulfilling career'and forward to new challenges.At left are photos of the former Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River; at right a tree in autumnglory, completing the cycle that will lead to renewed springtime bloom. (Hickey photo)

Sister Gibney exemplifies new trends

Why he's a priestRev. Andre A. Patenaude, MS,

better known as Father Pat, isdirector of vocations at the La­Salette Provincial House in Attle­boro. He is heard in concertsthroughout the area and has issuedseveral records of his originalhymns.

Asked several years ago why hewas and remained a priest, heoffered the following response:

"The daily ministry of the Sac­rament of Reconciliation at La­Salette Shrine keeps me in closecontact with the merciful love ofGod and to be a part of sharing inthat ministry is fulfilling. It is alsoa great consolation for me to seehow the Lord is using my gift ofmusic to bring many closer to him­self and his Blessed Mother.

"I stay in the priesthood becausethe world is so much in need ofhearing the Good News preachedIn a way that brings hope!"

miration of both students andcolleagues.

Rollins president Thaddeus Sey­mour and academic services coun­selor Traci McConnell stressed intheir NACADA nominations thather caring had done much to en­hance the "quality of life" for Rol­lins students.

"Her greatest legacy is surely thelegions of Rollins graduates whoknow that Sister Kate got themthrough," wrote Daniel DeNicola.

Sister Gibney sympathizes withtoday's students. "I don't knowany generation so pressured to besuccessful," she mused, "and theonly success stories coming to theirattention are those dealing withmoney.", Leaving Rollins was difficult'forSister Gibney, who had hoped toremain there until she retired. But"my mother couldn't live aloneanymore. God was telling me itwas time to come home," she said.

As she embarks in a differentdirection herself, now assistingretired sisters at Sacred HeartsConvent in Fall River, Sister Gib­ney said she remains "a firm believerthat if you give yourself totally to atask and a willingness to learn, lifewill be too shOit to do all thethings you want to do'."

Good Judgment"Be transformed by the renewal

of your mind, so that you mayjudge what is God's will, what isgood, pleasing and perfect." -

- Romans 12:2

Sisters of St. Joseph arewomen who search, Out ofthe certainties of God's lovewe seek answers to hardquestions. solutions to oldproblems. ways to meet andlove the neighbor,

Amid questions and failureswe know this:Together we are more thananyone of us alone,

age, mothers with little children,all lined up for food."

As the groups set out for theday, their borrowed vans would befilled with music and chatter, shesaid, but on the return trip theatmosphere was "dead silence."

Sister Gibney recounted thatone student came to her shockedthat some of the people who neededfood "actually looked intelligent!"

Too often the students "eHuated,poverty and stupidity," site said,adding that the World Hungerprogram was intended to dispelsuch misconceptions.

Eventually it was time for achange. "I loved campus ministry,but it was extremely demandingwork," said Sister Gibney. "Mostly ,everybody wants to solve theirproblems at 2 a.m."

In 1977, she left Rollins for twoyears to be campus ministry direc­tor for the Orlando diocese, thenreturned to Rollins as an academicadvisor.

"I'd spent my time in campusministry advising kids," so it seemeda natural step, she said.

In academic advisi'ng, she oftensaw students who lacked directionin chosing a major. "I would assignthem to classes that would involvethe kind of thinking they liked,"she said, and, failing that, "classesthat required masses of readingand writing - that would preparethem for almost anything."

The most obvious question ofacademic advising isn't even in herbook.

"I can tru,thfully say I neverasked students, 'What do you wantto beT"

Always she has been committedto looking beyond the curriculumand teaching people "what a won­derful gift it is to be who you are."

Her unique ability to motivateyoung people earned her the ad-

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Her bachelor's degree is insecondary education from Provi­dence Teacher's College and herMA in speech and drama fromCatholic University of America.Her master's in counseling is fromHarvard Divinity School, whereshe had earlier earned professionalministerial certification.

Sister Gibney graduated fromSacred Hearts Academy and enter­ed the Holy Union congregation in1944. From 1959to 1962 she taughtspeech and drama at the College ofthe Sacred Hearts in Fall Riverand was also director of candi-_dates for her community.

As a Sacred Hearts Academy'teacher, she was a member of theEnglish and drama departments:

20 years ago, she was one of thefirst Holy Union Sisters to work inthe then new diocese of Orlando,Fla. There she was cofounder ofcampus ministry programs at theUniversity of Central Florida,Florida Institute of Technologyand Rollins College,

At Rollins, she was also a resi­dence director, living in a studentdormitory. Under her' directionstudents initiated such campusministry projects as Christmasclothing drives, camping retreats,and raising funds for constructionof an irrigation pipe in Haiti.

She is particularly pleased withthe success of the World Hungerprogram she founded at Rollins in1973, which is still going 'strong.As part of the project, studentswent into the community eachSunday to feed the hungry.

There was a catch: "I neverwanted the same students to cometwice," she said.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Theworld Synod of Bishops told pri­ests they are appreciated, askedlay people to "love and support"the clergy and asked young men toconsider becoming priests.

The synod's c1osing"Message tothe People of God" said that dur­ing its monthlong discussions,"celibacy has shone out for us in anew light and with new clarity."

"This celibacy is a complete self­giving to God for the good ofsouls; an intimate union with Christthe bridegroom, who so loved hisbride, the church, that he gave uphis life for her," the message said.

In carrying out its mission, thechurch faces "no shortage of chal­lenges and difficulties," synod par­ticipants said. "But we place ourhope in Christ, who watches overhis church."

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In love with God at age 16 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Nov. 30, 1990 9

STUDYING AT ST. MARY'S Seminary and University, Baltimore, for the diocese ofFall River are Douglas M. Rodrigues, left, son of John and Lucy Rodrigues ofSt. John of Godparish, Somerset; and Michael S. Racine, son of Donald and Barbara Racine of St. Lawrenceparish, New Bedford. St. Mary's, the oldest Roman Catholic seminary in the nation, marks its200th anniversary next year.

Age: 46Native of: 'West Long Branch.

New JerseyVocation: Service to GodWork: Nursing incurable

cancer patients.Prior Experience: Insurance

broker for a casualty agency.Interests: Reading. photography.

sports. walking. cross stitchingand needlepoint.

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hood and the ordination of wo­men are thinking that sooner orlater the church "will be forced tocarry out our agenda."

He acknowledged that youngmen thinking about the priesthoodmay become reluctant when theysee priests with "unsettled" or"antagonistic" feelings toward au­thority and a "love-hate" relation­ship with the church.

Candidates, he said, need to seea church with a clear vision.

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DOMINICAN SISTERS OF HAWTHORNEA religious community of Catholic women with seven modern nursingfacilities in six states. Our one apostolate is to nurse incurable cancerpatients. This work is a practical fulfillment of our faith.The most important talent. highly prized by us, is the talent for sharingof yourself-your compassion. your cheerfulness. your faith-with thosewho have been made so vulnerable and dependent by this dread disease.Not all of our sisters are nurses. but as part of our.apostolate. all directlyhelp in the care of the patients~

If you think you have a religious vocation and would like to know moreabout our work and community life. why not plan to visit with us. Wewould be happy to share with you a <lay from our lives.

"For a number (if years [he thought ofentering a religious community wouldjleetingly ('ross my mind. The thoughts became more frequent and lessjleet·ing umil I had to make a decision ...one which I will never regret. It is abeautiful life that I have been called to. a life lil'ed totally for God and onewhich isfully rewarded by His 1(}I·e.

"This is where God wants me:'

"Other agendas"NEW YORK (CNS) - Some

Catholics exaggerate the negativeside of the vocations picture be­cause they have "other agendas,"the rector of the North AmericanCollege in Rome told the CatholicDaughters of the Americas at theirrecent convention.

Msgr. Edwin F. O'Brien saidpeople promoting a married priest-

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Carmel parish in Seekonk; and St.Joseph parish. North Dighton.. She is on the executive board ofthe New England region of theLeadership Conference of WomenReligious and serves on the boardof the Ministry Institute. teachesand is a religious educator in theProvidence diocese.

Her.headquarters are at Mt. St.Joseph Provincialate. /3 Monkey­wrench Lane. Bristol. RI. '02809.

Secret weapon?By Catholic News Service

Bishop Michael F. McAuliffe ofJefferson City, Mo., says his dio­cesan mission in Nasca, Peru,'maybe the cause of new vocations, nota drain on existing priest numbers.

"We have no surfeit of priests,but we have been blessed withthree ordinations this year and we

. are not closing parishes,~' BishopMcAuliffe said.

"I believe that this is directlyrelated to our long-standing rela­tionship with the people of Peru"begun in 1962, he said.

"Most of the men in our semi­nary programs will not serve inour missions, but they feel calledto a diocese that in some small wayreflects the universal kingdom,':Bishop McAuliffe said.

"We do not want for priests athome because we have six in Peru- we have priests because of Peru.It is no different than what wepreach in stewardship: Give to theLord and the Lord will provide."

Over 28 years of mission workin Peru, Bishop McAuliffe said,"mistakes were made but they werelearning steps in a developmentalprocess."

Mission work changed over thatperiod, he said. "We began to seethat an isolated sacramental andcharitable role of the church washaving little impact on the realityof their lives."

"Our handouts and 'quick fix'method had no lasting effect onthe economic lives of the' people."

Missioners then began to clamorfor civil and economic rights along­side the people, he said.SISTER SCHWARTZ

must use my God-given gifts toprovide the same experience forothers after me.

Thus, the combination of theencounter with the divine and thehuman led me to realize God wascalling me. Since then 28 yea'rshave passed.

Never iil my wildest dreams couldI have envisioned the paths uponwhich the Lord has led me! What Iknow is that each day gets betterand through it all I know my Godis.within and without, journeyingwith me and leading me.

Today religious life is beingchallenged. I am confident in theface of these. challenges that ourGod has a very important place forus in the heart of the MysticalBody of His Son. I am happy andprivileged to be one called to servein that heart.

I know too that many youngpeople are being called in muchthe same way as Abraham, Moses,Mary and myself. May God grantthem the courage to respond andto experience the joy of a life fullydedicated to God and God's people.

Sister Schwartz is provincialcoordinator for the Sisters of St.

. Dorothy. who conduct Villa Fatimaretirement home and convent inTaunton and serve at Our Lady ofMt. Carmel School and parish inNew Bedford; Our Lady of Mt.

By Sister Dorothy SchwartzIt never ceases to amaze me

when I read the Scripture accountsof "calls" in both the Old and NewTestaments how relevant they areto me personally and to my sisterreligious. Each of us can relate tothe unfolding of their vocationwith the biblical heroines andheroes in a very intimate way.

Basically there are five elementsto any call from God. There is thesense of being called, the unusualresistance heightened by a sense ofpersonal unworthiness, the deeprevelation of God's intimate love,God's pledge of ongoing supportand the missioning by God.

Going back, even though it is 29years ago, is as exciting and vividas if it were happening now. Yousee when I was 16-years-old, Iliterally fell head over heels in lovewith God.

I don't exactly know when orhow it happened, but I was inun­dated by God's love and my wholebeing was swept up in a need torespond. I walked around with myfeet on the ground and my heart inthe clouds for many months.

Following this experience camesome very human encounters whichled to my understanding that Godwas calling me to religious life.

Once such encounter was withmy senior English teacher. Uponthe completion of a senior projectin which I had to do a summary­presentation to my class on thewritings of John Steinbeck, shecommented, "Did you ever realizewhat a wonderful gift of commun­ication you possess? Have youever considered being a teacher?"

Her words challenged me forthe first time to consider thepossibility.

My family's love for and invol­vement with the church was anothervery key factor. Throughout mychildhood and adolescence, par­ticipation in the church at all levelswas just a reality of my life.

I was privileged to be formed bywonderful priests, sisters and ded­icated laity in a caring Christiancommunity which was my homeparish. Over the years, the Lordled me to understand that I, too,

Sister Mary Jacinta, from Dept­ford, N.J., was a teacher in theCamden, N.J., diocesan schoolsystem, taught CCD and sang inher parish choir.

Sister Mary Kateri, of StatenIsland, N. Y., was a bank secretaryand a nursing home volunteer, vis­iting with residents who had nofamily.

Sister Mary Thanh, who cameto the United States with her fam­ily as a refugee from Vietnam, wascancer coordinator at MethodistMedical Center, Dallas. Active inher parish's Vietnamese commun­ity, she helped organize retreatsfor young Vietnamese in the Mid­west.

Receiving HabitsJanis Bonacci, who received the

religious name Sister MarieTheresa, grew up in Hazleton, Pa.She is a licensed practical nursewith 22 years of experience.

Elizabeth Johnson, now SisterMary Veronica, is a native ofJamaica, West Indies, and one ofseven children. She came to theUnited States as a student, andwas previously a nurse assistant inBaltimore.

Debra Slivka, now SiSterMichael Marie, is a native of Cleve­land and one of seven children.Before entering religion, she work­ed with physically handicappedadults and served on the OhioGovernor's Council for DisabledPersons.

Golden JubilariansSister M. Dominic, Brooklyn

native, joined the community in1940 after working as a long dis­tance telephone operator. Her firstassignment after profession was tohelp open Our Lady of GoodCounsel Home in St. Paul, Min­nesota, which opened on PearlHarbor day, Dec. 7, 1941.

Sister Dominic served in St.Paul for 15 years then, in 1957,helped open St. Rose;s Home inNew York City. From 1963 to1970, she was novice mistress, thenbecame superior and administra­tor of St. Rose's. In 1976 shereturned to Rosary Hill Home asadministrator.

. Sister M. Dolores, is also aBrooklyn native. Entering the com­munity in 1940, she first served 13years at Our Lady of Good Coun­sel Home in St. Paul, then 10 yearsat Sacred Heart Home, Philadel­phia followed by II years at theRose Hawthorne Home in FallRiver. She is now at St. Rose'sHome in New York City.

tolate, the ideals of our foundressand the Dominican charism. Inthe second year, novices study thevows of our order closely andwork to deepen and intensify theirprayer life. At the end of this_period, the novice takes vows for atwo year period, folIowed by athree year period, and then finalprofession. ,

We accept applicants betweenOctober and March each year.

FolIowing profession, the con­gregation will send a sister to nurs­ing school or for other appropriatetraining if she is interested in andqualified to pursue such studies.

For further information, youcan write to Sister Anne Marie,Rosary Hill Home, Hawthorne,N. Y. 10532, or call her collect at(914) 769-4794. In the Fall Riverdiocese, you are welcome to con­tact the Rose Hawthorne Home atWoodman and Bay Streets, FallRiver 02724, tel. (508).673-2322.

Diversity oC BackgroundNotes on the sisters recently

professed and received and on thesilver jubilarians follow. Theyillustrate the diversity of back­ground among the Hawthorne Dom­inicans.

ProCessing Final VowsSister Louis Marie, an occupa­

tional therapist, is a native ofWhite Bear Lake, MN, and one ofnine children. Prior to entering,she was a volunteer at the com­munity's home in St. Paul.

Sister Mary Clare, a convert toCatholicism, grew up on a farm inLarned, Kans., and was previouslya licensed practical nurse in SaltLake City, Utah, and Galveston,Texas, and Ketchikan, Alaska.. Sister Mary Placid, one of eight

children, is from Beloit, Wisc. Sheentered the community 'in 1985and in 1988 was assigned to herpresent post at Our Lady of GoodCounsel Home, St. Paul.

ProCessing First VowsSister Mary Dolorosa, a con­

vert, is a native of Tucson, Ariz.She holds an associate's degree inaccounting and formerly operatedher own pet grooming shop inChapel Hill, N.C.

Sister Maryann, from PortOrange, Fla., is a widow with anadult son. She was previously asecretary, volunteered at a localhospice, served in a bereavementministry and was a eucharisticminister in her parish.. Sister Marie, a native of Cleve­

land, a staff member at the com­munity's home in that city.

Hawthorne nuns serve cancer patientsThe Dominican Sisters of Haw­

thorne, who staff the Rose Haw­thorne Lathrop Home for cancerpatients in Fall River, report thatat recent profession day ceremo­nies at the commmunity mother­house in Hawthorne, N.Y., threesisters professed final vows, sixnovices professed first vows andthree postulants received theDominican habit and religious·names.

Additionally, two sisters cele­. brated their golden jubilees of 50years with the community.

Describing their work, the sis­ters say"Above all, we are a reli­'gious community of women 'pray­ing and working together for loveof God and in common purpose.We are each supported by thecommunity in our individualstruggle to overcome our frailtiesand to achieve our full human andspiritual potential. Our commun­ity is our family, with all theattendant benefits and responsibil­ities. The community shelters andnourishes the individual. The in­dividual strengthens and fostersthe community.

"Cancer c'Iaims an increasingnumber of victims each year. Thereis a waiting list for each of ourhomes and bishops from aroundthe country have expressed theirurgent hope that we will open ahome in their diocese. For eachnew sister who joins our congrega­tion we will be able to care for 7-8additional patients daily. As ournumbers swell, we plan to opennew homes in other areas of thecountry.

We pray that a cure for cancermay be found soon. It will be acause for enormous joy for us andour patients. But while it is stillwith us, and while our patients stillneed us, our free homes will con­tinue to shelter them in their finaldays.

If cancer is finally eliminated,we shall turn our attention toother diseases responsible for suf­fering and death among the poor,in continued witness of JesusChrist.

Catholic women of all back­grounds and races are welcome to 'apply to join us. You must be ingood health and have at least ahigh school diploma. Age is decidedon an individual basis.

We take the vows of poverty,chastity and obedience. Prepara­tion for first vows is in two stages:during the first year, postulantsare gradually introduced into com­munity life, the work of our apos-

AT PROFESSION DAY ceremonies, from left, seated, Sisters Marie Edward, Mary, Thanh, Marie, Mother Anne Marie, Sisters Mary Kateri, Mary Clare; standing Sisters

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Los Angeles archdiocese. The oth­ers, he said, included students forreligious orders and fOf otherdioceses.

Tne Los Angeles archdiocesecurrently reports about 3.4 millionCatholics, more than double thenumber it had when the seminaryreached its earlier enrollment peakin the '60s. It expects to ordain 15or 16 priests next year, 17 or 18 theyear after that.

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - St.John's Seminary hit a record enroll­ment this fall of 141, "20 higherthan the previous record set in theearly I960s," rector Msgr. GeorgeNiederauer announced at a lun­cheon honoring newly ordainedpriests of the Los Angelesarchdiocese.

He told Catholic N_ews Servicethat nearly 80 of the seminarianswere studying to be priests of the

IN COMMEMORAnON of the 150th anniversary of their arrival in the United States,the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur have presented a print of this striking painting to everyparish in which they serve. On Nov.· 18, Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, pastor of S1. Julie BilliartChurch, North Dartmouth, was presented a print for the parish, the first in the world named forthe foundress of the Notre Dame sisters. The presentation was made by Sister Teresa Trayers,SND, a faculty member at Bishop Stang High School, adjacent to the church. By Sister JanetMullen, SND, the painting depictsS1. Julie in the foreground. Behind her are cofoundressSister S1. Joseph and sisters serving in Kenya, the United States, Belgium,and Japan. To theright of the globe is a self-portrait of the artist, who serves in Africa, cradling a native baby.In the Fall River diocese, members of S1. Julie's community, in addition to Sister Trayers, areSister Theresa Carlow, a pastoral minister at S1. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and SisterPatricia Cocozza, in retreat ministry at LaSalette Center for Christian Living, Attleboro. OnNov. 18, among visiting sisters was Sister Anne Denise, Stang's first principal, now retired andministering as a nursing home visitor.. .

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Retired religious collection setWASHINGTON (CNS) ­

Catholics throughout the countrywill be asked once again to con­tribute to the needs of retired andaging religious Dec. 8-9.

In order to heighten awarenessof local needs, sisters will be speak­ing about the collection at 24 par­

. ishes in the Fall River diocese thisweekend.

. Nearly $20 million has been dis­tributed to religious orders thisyear to meet the needs of theirretired and aging members, accord­ing to the Tri-Conference Retire­ment Office, which runs the annualRetirement Fund for Religious na­tional collection.

An additional $2 million in sup­plemental grants will be made byDec. 30 to meet the emergencyneeds of up to 28 orders.

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Lady's Haven were recognized at arecent dinner at the Fairhavennursing home.

Home administrator Jean M.Golitz noted that they representeda combined 180 years of service tothe facility.

21 employees with five or moreyears of service received serviceaward pins from Father EdmundJ. Fitzgerald, executive director ofdiocesan health facilities.

Topping the list were EleanorSouza, a physical therapy aidewith 25 years of service, and IsaqueCamara, environmental servicesdepartment, 20 years.

Receiving 15-year pins wereDixie Daroza, Helen Vigeant andBeatrice Kirklewski of environ­mental services and Cecile Reid,dietary.

Five-year pins were presented tonurses' aides Linda Amaral, Mar­ion Hancock, Gertrude Melo andGloria Wagner; Antonio Borgesand Clive Patterson, environmen-tal services; and Edward Cambraand Stacy Sykes, dietary.

Five-year pins also went to RogerDeVillers, security; Peg Larkin,receptionist; Lionel Martins, main­tenance; and Suzanne Pepin, pas-toral care. .

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He acknowledged that he had"criticized rather strongly" somerhetoric and tactics of abortionopponents.

"I think that's part of the role ofa bishop - to say it like you seeit," he said.

Archbishop Weakland, who has16 honorary doctorates, said "If Ihad to do it over again, would I?Yes, I think it was the right thingto do."

,Asked why he didn't criticizeabortion proponents as stronglyas abortion opponents, he res­ponded that it was in large partbecause most abortion backers arenot Catholics - "they're not myconstituency." ,

The press, he said, had emphas­ized his criticism of tactics of abor­tion opponents rather than hiscriticism of abortion backers.

"It's where the juice was in thestory," he commented.

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Rev. Paul Rainville, MS, willpresent an Advent mission, "TheChurch...Who, Me?," at St. Paul'sparish, Taunton, next week.

Sessions will be held at 7 p. m.Dec. 4, 5 and 6. At 7 p.m. Mondayan open forum for high schoolstudents will be offered.

The mission itself will focus onthe role of laypeople in today'schurch and relevant documentsfrom the American bishops, the1987 synod on the laity and Vati­can II will be discussed. "

Father Rainville has been aLaSalette Missionary for 30 yearsand has preached and ministeredin the United,States, Canada andFrance.' ,

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Degree denial explaine'd by' prelate'He said that procedures for

clearing a pontifical' honorarydegree are "complex and ponder­ous" and his congregation "triedto satisfy with' appropriate dia­logue as many of [the involved)parties as we could."

He added that "but for the pres­sure of time we would have dia­logued with you too." ,

After the Vatican agency refusedclearance, the Fribourg facultygranted no honorary degrees at itscentenary ceremonies "to make itvery clear that Rome's decision

, was unacceptable."At a closed session of the U.S.

bishops' general meeting, held ear­lier this month, Youngstown, 0.,Bishop James W. Malone asked'the bishops to support ArchbishopWeakland. The bishops respondedwith "an ovation," CNS was told.

Commenting on the matter thearchbishop said he conducted theMilwaukee abortion hearingsbecause he believes it "important

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The Milwaukee archdiocese saidArchbishop Weakland sent copiesof his report to the doctrinal con­gregation in late May and receivedno response,

In his Nov. 22 letter ArchbishopLaghi said: "Since you had sentthat text to the Congregation forthe Doctrine of the Faith, I had toawait their evaluation of it. diventhe importance of the issue ofabortion and, its pastoral conse­quences, it was thought that itwould not be opportune to ignoreor appear to prejudge it, and there­fore the 'nihil obstat' [officialclearance) to the honorary degreewas withheld."

Apologizing for not contactingArchbishop Weakland before hiscongregation took action, Archbi­shop Laghi said: "I prefer the wayof dialogue. I think you know thatthat is my normal style. However,in this case there were delaysbeyond my control."

Parents, friends and studentathletes will gather for the FallSports Awards Evening at BishopConnolly High School, Fall River,on Sunday.'

The event will begin with a 4p.m. Mass followed by a potlucksupper, during, which varsity let­ters, certificates and special awardswill be presented in soccer, cross­country and volleyball.

Parents of juniors and seniorsare invited to a college financialaid information night 7:30 p.m.Dec. 5 in theresource room. JohnSkarr, director of student aid atWheaton College, will speak.

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William G. Halpin, Providencediocesan spokesman, said it wasparticularly offensive that the sta­tion used Mass footage to illus­trate the series. That ,was· "tacky I

considering the subject matter,"Halpin said.

He said the series was not bal­anced and that interviews with'thebishop and the diocesan vocationdirector were not used, althoughWPRI did use comments suppor­tive of celibacy from a seminarian.

Woodin said WPRI "asked thebishop or his representative torespond to the series before and,since it aired but he has refused todo,so." The station did not use itsinterview with the vocation direc­tor because "he was not speakingfor the diocese but for the semi­nary," Woodin said, and did notquote the bishop because theyinterviewed him "on the run" andbecause ','he would not address theissue of pedophilia."

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The prelate made the decisionafter viewing the first installmentof "Love in the Rectory," which hecalled "disgraceful" and "offen~

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celibacy, gave heavy emphasis topedophilia and prompted dozensof protest letters.

Bishop Gelineau announced hisdecision in a letter to Robert Finke,WPRI vice president and generalmanager. The bishop ,wrote thathe regretted "the inconveniencethis may cause for many of your.Catholic viewers."

The letter was publis.he,d in theNov. 15 issue of the ProvidenceVisitor, diocesan 'newspaper.

The station apologized on theair Nov. 13 "if anybody wasoffended by"the frankness of thetitle and the series," said JohnWoodin, WPRI news director. How­ever "we didn't apologize for theseries," he said, in a' telepllOnei.l!!.~v!e"Y Nov, 16. . '. '

The series was "a straightfor­ward, factual report," he said.

In his letter, Bishop Gelineausaid some priests have failed to live"a chaste and c~libat~ life" but said"there are 'many, mqre teachers,child care providers apd parents,for example, who moleSt youngchildren than there are priests orreligious who do so." ,

He also said "scientific fact showsthat there is no direct connection"between pedophilia and {;elibacy.

REV. JAMES O'BRIEN, SJ, former principal of BishopConnolly High School, Fall River, and now director of theJesuits' Loyola House in Boston, blesses Erin L'Heureux andScott Oliveira during. an "I'm Special" prayer service at SS.Peter and Paul School, Fall River. The service was part of aschool retreat held in conjunction with a recent parish mission.

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Yellow ribbons will be distributedafter 9 and 10 a.m. Masses Sundayas a reminder of men and women ofOperation Desert Shield.

CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUBR.1. and Southeastern Mass.

chapter of the Catholic singles clubwill meet for dinner and discussionof activities 6 p.m. Dec. 9, Brass Rail(formerly Pub Dennis), 1125 FallRiver Ave. (Rt. 6), Seekonk. Visit toLaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, Dec.29; participants meet at informationbooth in front of chapel at 5 p.m.New members welcome at bothevents. Information: Tony Medei­ros, 824-8378.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVENFamily Mass 9:30 a.m. Sunday.

New youth group officers: Jim Wes­oly, chairperson; Kristen Garcia, vicechairperson; Patricia Mota, secre­tary; Mike St. Pierre, treasurer.O.L. ASSUMPTION,OSTERVILLE

Food donations will be collectedat church entrances during Advent.

ECUMENICAL ADVENTSERVICE, CAPE COD

Cape Cod Council of Churcheswill sponsor "Christ, Our Anchor,"an Advent service of hope andreconciliation 2:30 p.m. Dec. 16,Federated Church, Main St., Hyan­nis. Among speakers will be FatherBruce Cwiekowski, chaplain at St.Luke's Hospital, NB.SACRED HEART, FR

Altar boys leaving church 12:30p.m. Sunday for Boston Collegehockey game.BOY SCOUTS, CAPE COD

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Parish will adopt a needy familyfor Christmas; information: BettyPoirier, 695-3296. Healing serviceand Sunday Mass with Father Wil­liam T. Babbitt 2:30 p.m. Dec. 2.ST. THERESA OF CHILDJESUS, S. ATTLEBORO

Confraternity of Christian Moth­ers meeting and Christmas party fol­lowing 7 p.m. Mass Dec. 3; allshould bring a wrapped gift. Firstanniversary of Pilgrim Virgin statuewhich visits parishioners' homes willbe marked at 7 p.m. Mass tomorrow.ST. STANISLAUS, FR

Advent Vigil Eucharist 4:30 p.m.tomorrow; family candles andwreaths will be blessed. Holy RosarySodality meets 1:15 p.m. Sunday,school auditorium. Youth rally 6p.m. Sunday, School auditorium.ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,POCASSET

Applications at parish center forboys' ECHO weekend Dec. 7 to 9.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSETSister Eugenia Margaret Ready,

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First Saturday Mass 9 a.m. to­morrow.ST. ELIZABETH SETON,N. FALMOUTH·

Altar servers' and parents' meet­ing.7 p. m. Dec. 6. Youth group Massand meeting 5 p.m. Sunday. Rehear­sal for young people's ChristmasEve concert 9:30 a.m. tomorrow.

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CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEEOver-50 Club Christmas party 1:30

p.m. Dec. 10, parish hall; newmembers welcome. Grades 7 through10 youth club party 8 p.m. Dec. 3.Exposition of Blessed Sacramentand 24-hour adoration 8:30 a.m.Dec. 7 until 8:30 a.m. Mass Dec. 8;sign-up book in chapel. Lighting ofChristmas tree and blessing of out­door creche after 4 p.m. Mass Dec.8. Sister Celine Therese, SUSC, willspeak at weekend Masses on behalfof retired religious.SACRED HEART, NB

Ladies ofSt. Anne Christmas partyDec. 6, White's of Westport; reser­vations: Muriel Denault, 993-0316before Dec. 2. Any family wishing torepresent the parish at the taping ofthe Christmas TV Mass 10:30 a.m.Dec. 15, Cathedral, FR, may con­tact Father Clement Dufour.CATHEDRAL CAMP,E. FREETOWN

Emmaus retreat Nov. 30 to Dec.2. Pastoral Care educational pro­gram 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow.SECULAR FRANCISCANS

St. Francis of Peace Prefraternity,W. Harwich, Christmas meeting 2p.m. Dec. 9, Holy Trinity Church,

.W. Harwich. Mass celebrant andhomilist Father Jeremiah Milner,OFM. Information: Dorothy Willi­ams, 394-4094.BIRTHRIGHT, CAPE COD

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Liturgy board meeting 8 p.m. Dec.4. Hour of prayer for eucharisticministers, lectors, ushers and songleaders I p.m. Sunday, parish center.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICHWomen's Guild monthly meeting

7:30 p.m. Dec. 4, Fr. Clinton Hall.Entertainer Mel Simon will present"Special Show of Shows." Layettegifts for Birthright will be collected.SS PETER AND PAUL, FR

Sister M. Evangela McAleer,RSM, will speak at weekend Masseson behalf of retired religious.ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON

Vincentians distributed nearly 50Thanksgiving food baskets andshipped winter clothing to a MaineIndian reservation in time for theholiday. Guild Christmas banquet 7p.m. Dec. 4, Ann's Place, Norton;group will leave church at 6:45 p.m.Reservations: Jean Arikian, 823­2636. Westside Seniors' Christmasbanquet noon Dec. 6. church hall.RCIA candidates will be receivedinto catechumenate at 10:30 a.m.Mass Sunday.O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER

Youth ministry "hang-out" night7 to 10 tonight.

Sullivan'sReligious Goods428 Main SI. Hyannis

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CATHEDRAL, FRGuild Christmas party 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 3, Cathedral School.WIDOWED SUPPORT

NB group Dutch Treat ChristmasDinner 6:30 p.m. Dec. 10, TrilogyRestaurant. Fairhaven. Reservationsrequired; information: 998-3269.ST. ANNE, NB

Christmas concert 8 p.m. Dec. 9.HOLY NAME, FR

Youth group trip to LaSaletteShrine Christmas lights following 5p.m. Mass to be held at the schoolSunday.ST. PATRICK, FR

Sister Helen Carpenelli, S USC,will speak at weekend Masses onneeds of retired religious. Knights ofColumbus Councils 295 and 86 willattend 9 a.m. Mass Sunday prior tocommunion breakfast. Women'sGuild Christmas party 7 p.m. Dec. 3,Moulin Rouge Restaurant, Tiverton.ST. ANNE, FR

Cub Scout meeting 7 tonight,school. Parish Christmas party 7p.m. tomorrow, school auditorium.Cub Scout committee meeting 7p.m. Sunday.

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ST. ANTHONY,MATTAPOISETT

An hour of prayer for peace andresolution of the Persian Gulf crisiswill be offered at 7 p.m. Tuesdaysuntil Christmas.

ST. THOMAS MORE,SOMERSET

Advent Lessons and Carols 3 p.m.Sunday. Triduum for Feast of Im­maculate Conception with FatherRobert A. Oliveira 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5,~HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON

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