  Solidarity Sunday  There's so much going on in the Church. How
can we make room for this, along with everything else we have to
do?  Concern for oppressed people is part of the very fabric of
our Church. Therefore, Solidarity Sunday can easily fit in with
other things going on. One pastor in southern Maine wove the
fact that Solidarity Sunday and Pro-Life Sunday occurred on the
same day into his homily by remarking that the rainbow ribbons
were a good reminder of the sanctity of all life. At a Catholic
college in Colorado, Solidarity Sunday was celebrated during
Parents' Weekend.  Taxonomy upgrade extras:   Gay and lesbian
people are gaining increasing visibility in society. Is violence
really still a problem?  The answer is an emphatic yes. In
Maine, after the repeal of civil rights protections for gays and
lesbians, there was a highly publicized incident in which a gay
man was brutally beaten. Throughout New England, incidences of
anti-gay violence climbed 40% in 1997. Clearly, people of faith
need to lea