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...five. Duquelia Dickerson of Tampa, Florida, is hoping for something more. "The doctors told us three weeks ago that there is nothing they can do," she says, crying quietly and glancing down at the shaved head of her daughter Catherine, 4, who has brain cancer. "I just came to pray to the Lady. She's got a son, so she knows the pain of having a child pass away...
...select group of 50 pilgrims, including Dickerson, is led into the farmhouse where they join Nancy Fowler, 43, a former nurse who first saw the visions of Mary and Jesus five years ago. Together they wait and watch and pray. "She is descending," Fowler whispers. Outside, an announcer informs the crowd, "Our blessed Mother is here." Instantly, the chanting drops to a hush...
...Video cameras whir, and Polaroids spit out pictures. People whisper about the experience they have just shared. The announcer declares, "The Virgin Mary will now bless us." Arms extend portraits of Jesus, crucifixes and other % icons for blessing. Then Fowler steps onto the porch to relay Mary's words: "Pray and sacrifice, please...
...work front. She finds it ironic that as job opportunities expand, women "are having visions that reinforce their traditional roles." Fowler, who considered herself a "bench- warmer Catholic" before the visions began, says Mary's messages also reinforce the Vatican's ban on abortion. At the Dec. 13 pray-in, she told the crowd that "I pray for the conversion of ((Bill Clinton's)) heart, because I cannot stand with anyone who will stand for any form of abortion...
Like so many inner-city principals, Pannell seems forever on the verge of being overwhelmed, having inherited a school in turmoil. Says Pannell: "The only thing you can do is pray daily: 'Give me the wisdom to make the right decision.' " He is nothing if not pragmatic, accepting the largesse of corporate donors and government alike (he receives both Head Start and Chapter I funds), and espousing a mix of George Bush's "thousand points of light" and Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society." To encourage the children, he has set up an elaborate system of rewards for excellence in every...