school education’s dividends
By Deacon James N. Dunbar
For the approximately 200,000 dedicated educators involved, it means going beyond preparing their students for a successful secular life in today’s modern world, but more importantly, readying them for a Christian life as they contribute to their communities and their nation.
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Msgr. Moore and Father Buote to
celebrate 50 years of priestly ministry
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Two diocesan priests will commemorate a half-century of serving the people of the Fall River Diocese this weekend.
Msgr. John F. Moore and Father Martin L. Buote were ordained to the priesthood 50 years ago by Bishop James L. Connolly on Jan. 30, 1960 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Msgr. Moore will mark the occasion with a small private gathering Saturday with family and friends and plans to have a more elaborate celebration in May at his home parish of St. Lawrence Martyr in New Bedford.
Father Buote will celebrate with an anniversary Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. James Parish in New Bedford Sunday at 10 a.m. with a reception immediately following in the parish hall.
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The value of a Catholic school
in light of the diminishing family
Some families sacrifice much in order to provide their children a Catholic education. The main reason for this is quite simple: they want their sons and daughters to learn and live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In addition, many people who choose Catholic over public schools do so because they desire educators who are committed to the mission of the Church and who encourage their children to take responsibility for themselves, respect others, and learn Catholic values and teachings.
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Parents willingly make sacrifices
to send children to Catholic schools
By Kenneth J. Souza, Anchor Staff
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Parents of students throughout the diocese can attest to the value and importance of a Catholic education by the daily sacrifices they make to send their kids to parochial schools.
Most willingly take on the additional financial burden of tuition payments to provide their children with Catholic schooling, while others also sacrifice their time and resources to transport students to and from classes and extracurricular activities.
But for all, it’s a sacrifice they don’t regret making.
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Life support: An issue for young and old
By Dave Jolivet, Editor
WASHINGTON, D.C. — What, one would ask, would a 13-year-old seventh-grader from Fairhaven and an 86-year-old gentleman from Harwich have in common? A great deal more than most would think.
Both have a desire deep down to protect the most innocent of all life and to make public that passion.
Ben Reis attends St. Francis Xavier School in Acushnet and Lloyd McDonald has been an active member of Mass. Citizens for Life for nearly four decades. The two were part of an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 Pro-Life pilgrims who descended on our nation’s capital last week to participate in the annual March for Life through the streets of D.C.
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Using new technology to evangelize youth
By Christine Williams, Anchor Correspondent
CAPE COD — Those who seek to bring the Catholic faith to young people must first speak their language. Teens today tweet on Twitter, friend on Facebook and text on their cell phones. To those unfamiliar with these forms of communication, the jargon alone is confusing.
“Our mission is the proclamation of the Gospel and the building up of the kingdom, and in order to do that we need to engage people and speak in a language they understand,” said Father David Frederici, chaplain at Cape Cod Community College. “It’s too important not to use these means to get this message out.”
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Signs of hope one decade into the new millennium
New Bedford church and rectory vandalized
A new evangelization looks
to bring lost Catholics home
Holy Union Sister in Port-au-Prince
has ties to Fall River Diocese