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VOL. 23, NO.- 18 FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1979 20c, $6 Per Year
105,000 Doorbells·To Ring
"SICK, AND YOU VISITED ME": Sister Jeanne Lavallee, pastoral associate at.St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, translates the gospel into ,action as she brings thePrecious Blood to a patient. Pastoral Care for the Sick isamong diocesan departments funded by the Catholic Charities Appeal.
Absolution ConditionsReiterated by Pope
Major VaticanPositions F'illed
VATICAN CITY (NC)Pope John Paul II has namedArchbishop Agostino Casarolipro-secretary of the state andpro-prefect of the council forthe public affairs of the Church.
The two posts, among themost powerful in the Vatican,were left vacant by the deathof Cardinal Jean Villot.
Archbishop Casaroli, 64, wasCardinal Vinot's right-hand manas secretary of the Council forthe Public Affairs of the Church.He was widely considered thecardinal's most likely successor.
Pope John Paul also namedArchbishop Giuseppe Caprio,papal undersecretary of state, aspro-president of the Administration of the Patrimony of theHoly See.
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pastoral norms of 'Sacramentum Paenitentiae' (rules on' penance published by the Vatican's Doctrinal Congregation in1972) in regard to general absolution is both a question ofloving fidelity to Jesus Christand to his redemptive plan, andthe expression of ecclesial communion in what Paul VI 'called'a matter of special concern tothe universal church and ofregulation by her supreme authority,'" said the pope.
Pope John Paul also quotedPope Paul's words last year toa group of ,U.S. bishops' concerning priestly ministry: "Otherworks, for lack of time, mayhave to be postponed or evenabandoned, but not the confessional. "
Pressures for broader use ofgeneral absolution as a meansof drawing inactive Catholicsback into church life have comefrom some parts of the world,particularly the United States.In response to request and tosome uses of general absolutionnot approved by the Vatican,the' Vatican has insisted repeatedly on the exceptional andrestricted circumstances underwhich general absolution can begiven without individual confession.
VATICAN CITY (NC) PopeJohn Paul II has stressed theimportance of individual confession and called for diligent observance of the strict· Vaticannorms governing general absolution.
The pope's remarks came inan address to bishops from India making their official fiveyear visits to Rome- to reporton the state of their dioceses.
In his speech, the pope focused on the sacraments of theEucharist and reconciliation(penance). The Eucharist is "theheart of our ecclesial communities," he said.
"The effectiveness of the laity,and in particular of Christianfamilies, to give to the worldthe witness of, faith and loveis conditioned by their spiritualdynamism, which is nowheremore available than in the Eucharist," he added.
"The youth of your localchurches can only come to fullmaturity in Christ through thepower of the Eucharist," thepope said.
"God's gift of priestly andreligious vocations is mysteriously related to the reverentparticipation of God's people inthe Eucharist," he said.
He told the bishops that "allthe great issues of your pastoral ministry are related to theeucharistic Christ."
Regarding the sacrament ofpenance, ,Pope John Paul recalled his first encyclical, issuedin March.
"I stressed that the faithfulobservance of the centuries-oldpractice of individual confessionwith a personal act of sorrowand the intention to amend andmake satisfaction is an express- 'ion of the church's defence of'man's right to a more personalencounter with the crucifiedforgiving Christ,'" he said.
The documents cited in thatencyclical "make reference toa point of capital importance:'the solemn teaching of theCouncil of Trent concerning thedivine precept of individual confession,' " added the pope.
"Seen in this perspective, thediligent observance by all thepriests of the church of the
Sunday is World VocationsDay. Read the pope's message toyouth and find out about ourdiocesan vocations "supermarket." It's all on page 9.
VOCATIONS DAY
to a genuine concern for thosein need. In these accomplishments, one and all throughoutthe diocese can take justifiablepride.
"For the last 37 years, theCatholic Charities Appeal hasbeen i.ndispensable to the maintenance and, in some instances,the extension of our variousprograms of charity. It goeswithout saying that if this wonderful tradition of' charity, somuch a part of diocesan life, isto remain strong, the generosityof the faithful throughout thediocese to the Appeal mu~t alsoremain strong.
"No doubt you are well awareTurn to Page Seven
Over 19,000 volunteer Catholic Charities Appeal solicitorswill make house to house callson their fellow parishioners thisSunday afternoon, asking donations and pledges to the 38thannual Charities Appeal. About105,000 homes, representingmore than 300,000 people, willbe reached.
The appeal funds diocesan apostolates of charity, education,social services and health careserving residents of southeastern Massachusetts.
Each diocesan family received a contribution card andletter this week from BishopDaniel A. Cronin, honorary Appeal chairman. The bishop said:"For 75 years now, the Peopleof God of this grand diocesehave, as a unified family, consistently sought to respond tothe needs, whether corporal orspiritual, of their brothers andsisters. Our ~any wonderfulprograms and apostolates ofcharity are a constant witness
Jesus Mary NunsAsk for Probe
NEW YORK (NC) - AbbottLaboratories, the largest producer of baby formula in theUnited States, has been criticized by the Interfaith Centerfor Corporate Responsibility.
Officials at the center, anarm of the National Council ofChurches that includes representatives of ,Protestant and Roman Catholic groups,accused Abbott Laboratories of "unethicalinterference" in an NCC-ICRRstudy on the health effects ofinfant formula use in poor areasof the United States.
The protest was lodged inconnection with a stockholderresolution- filed by ,the Religiousof Jesus and Mary, an order ofnuns that owns stock in Abbott.(The order staffs Jesus MaryRetirement Center for community
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Education ParleyToday, Friday
A morning service conductedby Glenn G. Giuttari, director ofmusic at St. Mary's Cathedral,called educators to prayer andservice at today's opening of theannual Catholic Education Convention at Bishop Feehan HighSchool, Attleboro.
Round robin sessions at 12:30,1 and 1:30 p.m. will feature art,physical education and music forelementary teachers, while enrichment sessions on all levelswill include discussions of topics such as child abuse, meditation, evaluation techniques andreading.
Attention-getting session titlesinclude "Don't You Know AnyGrowed-Up Sins?" presented byFather Joseph Maguire, "Pizza,Jesus and Blowdryers," Mrs.Maureen Curtin and Mrs. Kathryn Kelly and "Have Y{)U EverBeen to Limbo?" Rev. StanleyKolasa, SS.CC.
Today's program will closewith Mass celebrated by FatherGeorge W. Coleman, diocesandirector of education. Tomorrow the day will begin with9:30 a.m. Mass with BishopDaniel A. Cronin as principalcelebrant. Music will be by theglee club of Holy Family HighSchool, New Bedford.
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2 THEANCHOR':"'Oiocese of Fall River-Thurs~, May 3, 1979
ill People~Places.Events-NC News Brief~ illMoratorium
WASHINGTON (NC)-The Pennsylvania delegation to Congress has askedPresident Carter to order a moratoriumon the firing of military chaplains "untiladministrative changes are made to insure that there is a balanced faith representation." The letters, signed by thestate's 25 representatives and two senators, maTked the delegation's second attempt to have Carter deal with the problem of denominational imbalance in thechaplains corps.
No-Fault DivorceHARRISBURG, Pa. (NC)-The Penn
sylvania Catholic Conference has supported a no-fault divorce law as long as·the law provides strong provisions forconciliation for couples seeking divorce;The PeC executive director, Howard Fetterhoff, 'said Pennsylvania could avoidmistakes made by other states whichpassed no-fault laws without conciliationprovisions.
Nicaraguan RiftMANAGUA, Nicaragua - The long
political conflict between the governmentand its opponents is causing a wideningrift between the Catholic bishops andpriests and lay people. What best illustrates this division is the criticism bypriests and lay leaders of the recentlyformed Patriotic Committee for Reflections on Peace, led by Archbishop MiguelOhando Bravo of Managua.
Papal GreetsngsVATICAN CITY - Seminarians from
Rome's North American Col:lege receivedspeCial greetings from Pope John Paul IIat a general audience. The seminariansand more than 200 relatives and friendswho were at the audience in St. Peter'sSquare applauded and cheered the pope.The North American College is the seminary in Rome for students from theUnited States.
Troubled WatersVATICAN CITY - Pope John 'Paul II
has named Cardinal Antonio Samore ashis mediator in the territorial dispute between Chile and Argentina over islandsin the Beagle Channel. Cardinal Samorenegotiated an interim tension-easingagreement between the two countrieslast January.
Desai PledgeNEW DELHI, India - Prime Minister
Morarji Desai has repeatedly pledged todefend the fundamental religious rightsof citizens after a series of protestsagainst an anti-conversion bill beforeParliment.
Everyone has the right to follow thereligion of his choice with the government opposed only to "conversionthrough coercion, and nothing morethan that," said Desai.
Still TherePARKERSBERG, Iowa - Organized
religion no longer exists in China, according to 'Father Louis Zee, a native ofmainland China who has served the Archdiocese of Dubque since he left China 30years ago. But Father Zee, who' visitedhis homeland earlier this year 'for twomonths, said, "Religion dies hard, andthe Catholic faith is still there, if youlook under the surface."
Budget of VisionWASHINGTON - "Our national bud
get is an important statement of the vision we have as a people," and concernabout inflation should not be used tojustify reducing or ending federal commitments to human needs, the generalsecretary of the U.S. Catholic Conferencetold the U.S. Senate. In a letter, BishopThomas C. Kelly called on senators tooppose further cuts in social programsand restore funds cut in the areas of jobcreation and low-income housing.
Peloquin CompositionBELLEVILLE, III. - Alexander Pelo
quin, director of music at the Cathedralof Saints Peter and Paul in Providence,R.I., has been commissioned to write anoriginal composition commemorating the
. International Year of the Child.The work, to be performed in August
at the National Shrine of Our Lady ofthe Snows in Belleville, m., will involvechildren producing and performing themusic.
Peloquin is a leading liturgical composer. His most famous composition is"Gloria of the Bells."
Comments AskedWASHINGTON - Forty-four com
munication professionals have been askedto evaluate and comment on a summaryof recommendations for national mediaefforts by the Catholic Church as thenext step in the Catholic CommunicationCampaign. The consultors r.eceived a 16page synthesis of the recommendations,containing 190 separate suggestions,some of them contradictory.
Stay Out, He SaysNEW YORK -Catholic bishops and
all Catholic tax-exempt institutions"should stay out of politics," accordingto Jesuit Father Kenneth Baker, editor ofthe Homiletic and Pastoral Review, amagazine for priests published in NewYork. If they do not stay out of politics,~ather Baker said in an editorial, theywill be "burned sooner or later" by governments resisting church interference inpolitical affairs.
Job for ScienceVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II
said it is up to biblical science "to establish the distinction between what isoutmoded and what must always retainits value" in the words and events usedto convey divine revelation.
Policy of BrutalityWASHINGTON - A British govern
ment report has recommended measuresto prevent mistreatment of Irish prisonersbut "the brutality is going to continue,the cover-up will continue . . . until theBritish leave 'Ireland," said a priest fromNorthern Ireland. "It is clear that the useof brutality . . . and severe punishmentare administration policies," Father Raymond Murray said. Jonathan Davidson,at the British embassy in Washington,denied a policy of mistreatment and saidBritish withdrawal from Irelan4 is notthe answer.
People PowerMIAMI - An ecumenical- meeting of
78 theologians held in Matanzas,' Cuba,on evangelization and politics urgedChristians' in both socialist and capitalistcountries to work for structural changesthat will give the people control of politics and the economy. Theologians fromAfrica, Asia, Europe, Latin America andNorth America attended the meeting.
Personnel StudyFORT LAUDERDALE Catholic
newspapers will be able to share information on personnel and business mattersbecause of a new study being made bythe National Catholic News Service incooperation with the Catholic PressAssociation, announced Richard A. Banules, manager of business and field services for NC News. He said that phaseone is a comprehensive personnel questionnaire for newspapers.
StatisticsVATICAN CITY (NC)-The number of
priests who left the active ministry in1977 was 2,506, L'Osservatore Romano,the Vatican daily newspaper, reported.
. The number is nearly GOO below the2,802 departures of the previous year,and only two-thirds of the number thatleft' in 1971 (3,872).
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CHANGES IN HIERARCHY: Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Stephen A. Leven (left) of San Angelo, Texas, and namedMsgr. W. Thomas Larkin (center), pastor of St. Cecelia parish in Clear-. .
-water, Fla., as new bishop of St. P~tersburg, Fla., and Msgr. John J. O'Connor (right), chief of chaplains in the U.S. Navy, as auxiliary bishop in themilitary ordinariate. (NC Photos) ,
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. Boycott Impedes Label DrivesDE11ROIT (NC) - A nation- lect the labels and oppress other
wide boycott of Campbell Soups . children in the fields?"products is causing problems at A random survey of schools
- Catholic schools which have participating in the Campbellbeen obtaining educational Soup Label program found thatequipment by collecting and re- most will go along with thedeeming Campbell's soup labels. boycott, even though it would
. . mean the loss of much-neededSister Theresa Grekowlcz, ex- hi' ent
- d' f h M' 'h' sc 00 eqUipm .ecutlVe Irector 0 . t . e IC Iga~ The boycott of Campbell's~arm Workers M10lstry Coah- products resulted from a striketlOn, ~as urged schools to stop by farm workers in Ohio tomatocoll~ct1Og th~ labels as a school fields last August. The workersproJect dUrJn~ the boycott, demanded 'better housing, awhIch began 1o. ~anuary. But guaranteed minimum wage,so~e schoo~ offlcla.ls say the guaranteed work, medical coverproject prOVIdes ~qUlpme~t they age and the right to participatecould not otherwIse obtam. in contract negotiations between
"I would recommend very growets and canners.strongly that schools and church After the canneries refused togroups stop collecting Camp- negotiate with the farm workbell Soups labels," said Sister ers, the Farm Labor OrganizingGrekowicz, a member of the Committee urged a nationwideSisters of the Immaculate Heart boycott of Libby, McNeill andof Mary. "Even though the pro- Libby Inc., Campbell Soups,gram may help students with Pepperidge Farm Breads andaudiovisual equipment, why col- Vlasic Products.
A Ladder"To pray is to become a ladder
on which thoughts mount toGod to join the movement toward him which surges unno
.ticed throughout the entire uni-verse." - Abraham J. Hesche!.
haps more generously to those ofus here than to other men and
. women because of our closenessto his work and his mission. . .As we proceed with the quietmoments of this convention, letus have' the annual spiritualcheckup that will enable us totake a hard look at our own devotion, our spiritual life, ourprayer life, our motives, goalsand priorities - all those thingsthat provide the soil for fruitfulgrowth of God's word in ourministry.
The only resolution approvedby the convention opposed thedeath penalty and asked Flor-
. ida's Gov. Robert Graham togrant clemency to condemnedmurderer John Spenkelenk. Thevote was 62 for, 35 against and34 abstentions. Furthermore,several delegates questioned thewisdom of a professional groupof journalist~ taking a stand onsuch matters.
In one of the final acts of theconvention, Father Walter Burghardt, editor-in-chief of Th,eologicil Studies quarterly, receivedthe 1979 St. Francis De SalesAward "for outstanding Catholicjournalism."
Also at the convention, delegates received a message of congratulations for their excellentwork from Pope John Paul II,conveyed by Archbishop JeanJadot, apostolic delegate in theUnited States.
INNOCENT SUFFER: Mary Cassidy clutches the handof her 3-year-old daughter Roslyn in Glogher, Northern Ireland. Earlier the little girl was holding her father's handwhen he was gunned down .and killed by IRA terrorists ashe left a church. (NC Photo)
Despite record-breaking rains,the Catholic Press Associationheld its annual convention lastweek in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Thefour-day meeting was attendedby Anchor staffers Father JohnMoore, editor, Msgr. John Regan,financial administrator, and MissRosemary Dussault, advertising'manager.
In the annual CPA newspaperand magazine competition, TheAnchor garnered a third placeaward in the best front pagecategory. A record number Qfpublications, 101 newspapersand 51 magazines, participatedin the contest, submitting a totalof 1,243 entries in the variouscompetition divisions.
The basic theme emergingfrom the convention was that ofthe need for members of theCatholic press to be in the vanguard of efforts towards individual reform and renewal.
"Our own people are hungryfor leadership, awaiting a summons to heroism and action,"said Msgr. John Egan, assistantto the president of the University of Notre Dame and a convention speaker.
Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami said that evangelization "brings its own giftsto the Catholic press as the pressfirst evangelizes itself, as ittransforms its offices - changing jobs and tasks to ministry,transforming the human relationships of the staff members to anew spirit that will radiate fromthe headlines and columns."
Bishop Joseph Crowley of FortWayne-South Bend, Ind., honorary president of the CatholicPress Association, said, "God issowing his seed abundantly, per-
Aid Cut AskedWASHINGTON - The U.S.
Catholic Conference urged Con~
gress to give the Carter administration the money it wants foreconomic foreign aid but to cut$25 million in military aid to thePhilippines because of humanrights violations there. Congressional approval of the full $95.7million in military and securitysupporting aid " cannot fail toconvince President (Ferdinand)Marcos that U.S. human rightsdiplomacy is pure rhetoric asfar as he is concerned," saidFather J. Bryan Hehir, USCCassociate secretary for international justice and peace.
Dr. Stanton HitsIn Vitro Finding
SEATTLE (NC)-A Tufts University doctor has criticized therecent green light given to invitro fertilization by a government board.
Dr. Joseph R. Stanton, associate clinical professor of medicine at the Brighton, Mass.,school, challenged the EthicsAdvisory Board of the Department of Health, Education andWelfare for finding that in vitroexperiments on human beingsare "ethically ·acceptable."
There is currently a ban onfederal funding of in vitro fertilization, but Secretary JosephCalifano of HEW could lift theban in the wake of the ethicsboard's findings.
The ethics board noted that invitro fertilization involves thediscarding of some embryos.The board said the embryo deserves respect, "but this r~spect
does not necessarily encompassthe full legal and moral rightsconferred upon persons."
- "When that process of fertilization occurs naturally in thewomb," said Stanton, "each conceptus has a shot at achievingthe extrauterine life we all enjoy.
"In test-tube fertilization,quality control is in the eye o~
the doctor, who decides whoshould live and who shoulddie," Stanton said. '
2 from DioceseAt FAITH Parley
Sister Mary Roger, RSM, andSister Rose Marie, FMM, ofNazareth Vocational Center,Fall River, represented the diocese at the third annual Project FAITH workshop on thehandicapped.
The workshop, sponsored byUnion St. Jean Baptiste supports diocesan programs for theretarded and handicapped.FAITH is an acronym forFranco-American Interest in theHandicapped.
At the meeting, held in Narragansett, R.I., participants heardRev. John R. AureliQ, Buffalo,N.Y. speak on the Christiandimehsion of work with thehandicapped.
He called upon his audience,representing the 11 Catholic dioceses of New England to workfor improvement of institutional conditions, establishment ofgroup homes and use of moderntechniques in their professions.
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Summarizing the results of thestudy, the team said its discussion groups had been "a cat"alyst for some persons beginning the process of resolvingtheir conflicts with the church."In addition, they said, the project served to clarify our images about inactive CathoJios :a.san initial step iii our longer research agenda."
The research team was madeup of Dean R. Hoge, a sociologist of religion at the CatholicUniversity of America; PaulistFather Kenneth McGuire, director of the Paulist Institute forReligious Research; and Marianist Brother Bernard F. Stratman, administrative assistantfor the· bishops' Committee onEvangelization.
NecrologyMay 12
Rev. John F. daValles, 1920,Chaplain, United States Army
May 13Rt. Rev. Osias Boucher, 1955,
Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, FallRiver
May 16Rev. William McDonald, SS.,
1941, St. Patrick, FalmouthRt. Rev. J. Joseph Sullivan,
.P.R., 1960, Pastor, Sacred Heart,Fall River
May 17Most Rev. James E. Cassidy,
D.D., 1951, 3rd Bishop of FallRiver 1934-51
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Specific complaints about theCatholic Church were that itis "too rigid, overstressingguilt, fear and sin"; that, it isoverly concerned about institutional matters, "its monetaryneeds and official church dogma"; and that it has changed"too quickly."
\The research team found a
favorable reaction to churchchanges in most liturgical practices, devotional' and moralrules, and lifestyles of priestsand nuns, but strong dissentamong the inactive Catholicsto the switch from the LatinMass to one in English. "Repeatedly we heard feelings' thatthe mystery or the grandeur ofthe liturgy had been lost, andthat the guitars and modernmusic in the church are no substitute," the report said.
Most of the respondents hadsome college education, had hadCatholic education, came from"solid Catholic families," stillconsidered themselves Catholics,and "desired a closer relationship with the church," the report said.
"Most had experienced someevent or development whichcaused a major conflict betweenthem and the church, and hencethey were inactive," it added."But they were not happy inthis state. The majority of thepersons were seeking, in oneway or other, to overcome thedificulty."
Asked why they had left thechurch, the respondents citedconflicts with the church'sstands on birth control, divorceand remarriage, and sexuality orspoke of specific incidents "inwhich they felt rejected or condemned by a priest," the reportsaid. Others had religious doubtsor philosophical differences ondoctrinal questions or churchpositions on moral issues.
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Inactive, But Still Catholics
'I saw a great multitude which no man could number, of allnations and tribes and peoples and tongues.' Apoc. 7:9
By Nancy Frazier
Many inactive Catholics consider themselves "Catholics tillthe- day they die" and want totalk about their conflicts withthe church, according to an un- .scientific preliminary studysponsored by the U.S. bishops'Committee on Evangelization.
The study - conducted by alay sociologist, a priest and abrother - involved interviewswith 86 inactive Catholics whoresponded to ads in two Washington daily newspapers. It'~was seen not as a research project but rather as a learning ex'perience for ourselves," according to a report on the findings.
The project began with an adin the Washington Post andWashington .star, which read inpart: "Inactive Catholics: A research team at Catholic University is interested in listening toyour story as part of researchin disaffiliation. No effort willbe made to change your views.Interested only in what you haveto say."
Although the study team had'expected about 30 calls, therewere 100 responses 'within aweek. Twenty-four peopleeventually participated in sevendiscussion groups in the Wash-,ington area and 62 others wereinterviewed by phone.
"This sample of persons isnot representative of inactiveCatholics today," the report emphasized. "These persons wereself-selected due to their feelings of wanting some changeand their motivation to cometo a discussion group or talkwith us by phone . . . InactiveCatholics who no longer caredabout the church at all, or werehappy to be out of church life,or who have changed religions,or 'were too shy or anxious totalk about the problem, did notanswer the ad."
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., May 3, 1979
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A Very Special Appeal
Once again the people of Southeastern Massachusettsare being asked to support the works of s~rvice that arefunded by the annual Catholic Charities Appeal.' This yearthe importance of this major fundraising event assumes newand dramatic proportions. All. of us are well acquaintedwith the problems that runaway inflation has caused onour personal level.
Well, try, if you can, to see what this same problemis doing on the vast level of institutions sponsored andsupported by the diocese. Just imagine, if you can, thatthe January fuel and light bill for St. Vincent's Home inFall River was approximately $11,500.
This is but one example of how inflation is eatinginto the funds upon which so many diocesan charities depend to serve the truly needy.
Another factor' that' has affected this year's CatholicCharities Appeal is the so-called Proposition' 13 mentality.Every politician knows that the taxpayer has had it 'up tothe neck. People want city, state and federal budgetstrimmed. Often, J:he first to be cut from governmental subsidies are people who depend for their very existence onthis form of financial supplement.
Whatever the situation may seemingly be in this areaof tax cutting, an aftereffect has been a 'greater demandfor the services of private charities. ,
Thus, the many social and service agencies that dependon funding from the Catholic Charities Appeal now faceeven greater pressure to meet the needs of the increasednumbers of people seeking their professional and charitable help. From this vewpoint, it should be more thanevident that the urgency of our times has placed a graveresponsibility on the very special works that CatholicChariti.es funds in our own diocese must support.
Of course, another factor that makes this year's Catholic Charities Appeal of special importance is that for thefamily of 'God in this diocese, this is the year of the Jubilee,the year of our 75th anniversary as a worshipping com-munity. . ,
Seen in the light of our religious tradition, such ayear has a very special relationship to the works of charity.A Jubilee year is a time of favor from the Lord in whichattempts are made by believers to help heal the hurt,needy and brokenhearted.
What we do to assure the success of our. own Jubileeyear Catholic Charities Appeal will certainly help us fulfill our response to the religious heritage handed down tous from the Scriptures. '
The Good News will become a reality by our responseto the trumpet call, the Yubal of this year's Appeal.
So many are depending upon o:ur care, concern andlove. May this year's Appeal be our way of reaching out'to the less fortunate and deprived in a way that trulyreflects the Church's compassion, understanding and mercy.
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Polish OfficialsBoycott Pope?
ROME (NC) - A spokesmanfor Polish dissidents has chargedthat some teachers and studentsare being pressured not to seePope John Paul II in personduring his visit to Poland, theItalian news agency ANSA hasreported.
The spokesman, whom ANSAdid not name, said that duringa recent convention of schoolprincipals in the province of
, Rzeszow, in southeast Po'land,instructions were given on con
'duct during the papal visit.These included:
- It is undesirable for teachers or professors to take part inceremonies honoring the pope.
- For those who want to seethe pope, it would be better forthem to watch him on television.
- No absences from schoolswill be tolerated during the papal visit.
- Organizing tours to anyof the places the pope' will bevisiting .is forbidden.
The Rome daily, II Tempo,published an editorial April 26saying that, if the dissident'scharges were true, it amountedto a government effort to forcePoles to "boycott" the papelvisit.
The ANSA report also quotedthe dissident spokesman as saying there was a protest by Catholics in Tichy, Poland, againsta recent government decisionto demolish a small shrine.
He said a woman threw herself in front of the wheels of thecrane sent to' remove the shrineand neighborhood resident~stayed up all night praying before the shrine.
culture, arguing the virtue ofassimilation. But those who workwith Hispanics know that theirsense of self-worth is intimatelylinked with their language andculture. When people areashamed of their appearance orspeech, they begin to deny theirheritage and lose touch withtheir own dignity.
While touring the museumsand ruins in Panama City, I became aware of the native culture. I also reflected on the manmade marvel of the Canal andthe lives and money investedto make the world a littlesmaller. The world must neverbecome so small, however, thatthe quality of diversity becomesendangered. The United States,in its ethnic diversity, is a microcosm of the world. The richnes of our nation is enhancedby preservation of that diversity.
As we crossed the bridge thatjoins North and South America,I recalled the words of Archbishop McGrath, who exhortedus not to impose our· cultureupon the Hispanics, but to letthe living of the gospel bridgecultural gaps. While the powerof words may be lost in translation, the power' of Christianwitness speaks loudly and effectively.
Hopefully, the efforts of theHispanic apostolates will fosterthe sense of dignity that rightlybelongs •to all God's children.The first fruits of those effortsare visible in a faithfilled worshipping community throughout the Northeast and the FallRiver diocese in particular.
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Courtof ~ppeals in New Orlaans upheld a decision by U.S. DistrictJudge Jack Roberts of the Western District of Texas to dismiss the suit.
The courts upheld the viewof attorneys for the U.S. Department of the Treasury whoheld that those bringing thesuit are not required to believethe motto when using moneyor to believe in any particularideology.
In God We Continue To TrustNEW ORLEANS (NC) - A
U.S. Appeals court has. rejecteda suit brought by Madalyn Murray O'Hair and other atheistswho sought to ban' the use ofthe words "In God We Trust"as the national motto and toban its use on coins and currency.
Mrs. O'Hair and the ptherscharged the motto violates thefree speech and free exercise ofreligion clauses of the U.S. Constitution.
financial resources are among. the fruits of this growth.
Archbishop McGrath's insightswere valuable to us as we addressed two major issues: immigration (the plight of the undocumental alien) and vocations(acessibility of Holy Orders toHispanics).
I worked with the immigrationcommittee, which urged a morelenient interpretation of thequota system, especially incountries where human rightsviolations are most common.We all;;o recommended a generous amnesty program, a measure which has already receivedsupport from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Ourrecommendations were presented to the NCOB at its meetingthis week.
The vocations committeelauded the participation of Hispanics in the Permanent Diaconate program, noting thatmore than 100. deacons of Hispanic origin are functioning inthe Northeast. However, members expresed concern that thepresent seminary structure is beyond the financial and educational resources of most Hispanic youth.
A recommendation was madethat Catholic schools be madefinancially accesible to the Hispanic poor and that suchschools preserve the Hispaniclanguage and culture throughbilingual education. It was alsorecommended that Hispanics beincluded in planning of diocesanreligious education programs.'
Many criticize Hispanic effortsto preserve their language and
-... PRIESTS IN diocesan Hispanic apostolate conduct Holy Week service at La Salette
Shrine, Attleboro. (Torchia Photo) •
By Father Kevin J: HarringtonAttleboro Area Director
Hispanic ApostolateWhen directors of Hispanic
apostolates in 25 Northeasterndioceses met· recently in Panama City, I was selected to represent the Fall River diocese. Ourpurpose was to discuss commonneeds and problems of the growing Hispanic population in theNortheast.
"Hispanic" is an umbrellaword for persons of Spanishlanguage and culture. In theNortheast, such people are primarily Puerto Riean, in theSoutheast, Cuban, and in theSouthwest, Mexican. It is estimated that one out of four Catholics in the United States is ofHispanic origin, while in theFall River diocese approximatelythree percent of the Catholicpopulation is Hispanic.
The majority of our HispanicCatholics live in Taunton andAttleboro, with the remainder inNew Bedford. Their pastoral carehas been entrusted to three
_priests and four sisters underdirection of Rev. Peter Grazi-ano, diocesan director of socialservices. -
The Hispanic liturgical centersare Regina Pacis Center, NewBedford, directed by Rev.Charles Soto, OFM; St. Mary'sChurch, Taunton, by Rev. JamesMurphy; and St. Joseph'sChurch, Attleboro, by myself.
The sisters serving the threecenters are natives of Mexicoand they reside at ,Bishop StangConvent, North Dartmouth.
- The Hispanic apostolate issupported through Sunday offerings at the centers and by agenerous subsidy from the Catholic Charities Appeal.
In PaQama City we weregreeted by the Ordinary, Archbishop Marcos McGrath, whoshared with us his reflections onthe Puebla Conference, whoseconclusions he strohgly supported.
He ended his presentationwith' a report on the growth ofthe Church in Panama duringhis 20 years as a bishop. Development of a native clergy andlessened reliance upon outside
Dear Editor:Much publicity is given to
troubled youth causing the community problems because of theirlack of concern for themselvesand others.
I recently attended an appreciation night sponsored by theTACT group of Sacred HeartParish, Fall River. This smallgroup of teens has been in existence for approximately twoyears. They meet twice a monthto plan activities, fund-raisingand . service projects whichbenfit the total parish community.
It was heart-warming to seethese young people show theirappreciation to the adults whosupported their most recent effort - to raise funds to meetthe expenses of an Easter re-treat attended by several groupmembers.
Let it be known that, although they don't make thenews, there are many youngpeople making their mark insociety today, thanks to peoplelike Mike Cote who serves asadvisor to the group.
Mrs. K. E. LegerFall River
Letters tothe Editor
Lefters are welcomed, but should be no"'ore than 200 words. The editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, If deemednecessary. All letters must be signed andInclude a home or business address.
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Anglicans SeekTies with Rom·e
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (NC) Taking what they called "a major first step" toward formalties with the Roman Catholic'Church, some 50 Anglicanclergy and lay persons displeased with· the EpiscopalChurch gathered recently in SanAntonio for an "internationalsynod."
"There has always been anelement of yearning for reunionwith Peter," said the Rev. Albert J. duBois,. senior priest ofthe Pro-Diocese of St. Augustine of Canterbury, after themeeting. He said' it was thatyearning, and not just opposition to the ordination of women,which caused Anglican dissidents to leave the U.S. Episcopal Church.
The three-day synod at a Roman Catholic retreat housedrew representatives from eightstates, Mexico and England. Itissued a 14-page document,"Why Rome?" which states thatonly the Roman CatholicChurch "continues the ancientmodel of the church disclosedin the New Testament, a churchwith authority from above, fromthe Apostolic College completewith Peter, with Mary in a special place, and with a believingand zealous faithful."
Canon duBois said the group'snext step "is to solidify ourgains. Now we have definitematerial to give to Rome. Nowwe can move ahead." He saidhe hoped that soon "we cansend an international delegationto the Vatican to petition PopeJohn Paul II."
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6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., May 3, 1979
Catholics Return to Church But Not Its ·Sex Ethic
Thoughts, on Preparing for Families Confere'nce
By
REV.
ANDREW M.
GREELEY
For the Catholic church inAmerica there at least seemsto be a break in the clouds.There seems to be an upswing in church attendance,particularly noticeable for peoplebetween 30 and 45 and forCatholics of Irish background.
Each year the National Opinion Research Center- studies
By
MARY
CARSON
Few parishes nowadayshave traditional May, devotions. Probably if they didattendance would be poor.
I know I wouldn't get there.In the next few weeks I havemy daughter's confirmation, myson's wedding, my 25th wedding'anniversary, two daughtersgraduating from high school, myhusband's and my birthdays,
By
,JIM
CASTELLI
The membership of theCoalition for the 198.1 WhiteHouse Conference on Familes is mind-boggling. It includes . the U.S. Catholic Conference and Planned Parenthood;the National Conference ofCatholic. Charities and the National Gay Task Force; Zero
-Population Growth and the Association of Family ConciliationCourts; the National Urban
By
MARILYN
RODERICK
I really don't think it's fairthat just when clothes havebecome so lovely, priceshave skyrocketed unbelieva.bly. Recently I mentioned in thiscolumn that we are going tohave to adopt the Europeanphilosophy of dressing... - one
some 1500 typical families in ageneral social survey. I havebeen monitoring Catholicchurch attendance at two-yearintervals because the combination of two studies smooths out·fluctuations which may be dueto sampling error and also provides more than 700 Catholicrespondents on which to baseestimates.
In 1972, when the survey wasbegun, some three-fifths of theCatholics in the country weregoing to church every week ornearly every week. In the '73'74 combination, the rate declined to 49 percent.
several speaking dates, and thejob of judging an aquariumshow. In between, there's workand taking care of the family.
Obviously, I wouldn't get toMay devotions. But it takes notime at all to establish my ownMay devotions - to rememberMary in the daily tasks as wellas the extraordinary things thatwill happen this month.
Certainly Mary cleaned andcooked and probably sometimesburnt the supper. Doing laundryseems endless. Even' while theclothes are washing the kidsare dirtying others. The worstcurse is when the washing machine breaks and the wholemountain must go to the laun-
League and Parents WithoutPartners.
The coalition held its ownconference on the family lastyear and there was disagreement on a number of issues.But one person there put itthis way:
"We wouldn't be here underthe banner of the Americanfamily unless we felt somethingdangerous was going on; something falling apart that we didn'twant'to fall 'apart quite the wayit is. But with recognition of theproblem, there is a chance forfinding some answers."
Holy Cross Brother JosephBerg, an associate director ofthe National Conference ofCatholic Charities and a member
buys a few very. good classicalitems and has them for years,changing only accessories.
While in Paris I noted thata woman dressed with tastewore, for instance, a handsome blouse, a well tailoredskirt, and as a final touch abeautiful scarf, perfectly knotted.
While I was there, two weeksago, the windows of Paris andNice were filled with lovelysummer fashions in bright andoften startling colors, but thewomen on the street were still
In the 1975-1976 combination,the attendance level declinedsharply again to 44 percent.
However in the '77-'78 studiesthe trend was reversed, climbing back to 49 percent.
The increase is more likely tohave occurred among collegeattenders than among non-college attenders. It is most sriking among those of Irish background, whose increase inchurch attendance is from 51to 61 percent. The non-Irish increase was only five points,from 43 to 48 percent.
The return to church of manyAmerican Catholics cannot be .
dramat. But Mary probably hadto carry her laundry to a streamor carry water back from thewell.
Granted, it was just three ofthem. But they didn't have detergents, spot removers, stainlooseners and all the other thingsthat theoretically make doing
'laundry so easy.Do you sometimes get worn
out with the mess at home? Doyou ever think that your children would be more at home living in a pig sty? Most of thehomes in Mary's day were oneroom dwellings with a half-wallthat kept the animals in half ofthe house.
The animals were there be-
of the coalition's executive committee, said the coalition pridesitself on its diversity.
It has agreed on four principles it wants to see at work inthe White House Conference:
- .Pla,nners should design anationwide process involving interest groups, family professionals and families themselves todefine the common needs ofAmerican families while reflecting the diversity of those families.
- The conference should focus primarily on the impact offederal policies on families.
- The conference should alsolook at the impact of families ofeducation, religion, the media,business, labor and the helping
wearing softly printed springdresses, often topped with exquisite blazers.
Such clothes rules out impulse buying. It involves careful study of each purchase, andrejection of shoddy merchandise. For this season, the onereally good addition to yourwardrobe could be a silk· suit ina dark neutral color with a contrasting blouse.
If your budget doesn't allowfor a big item, wait a few weeksand pick up a late spring barbain. Of course, a bltl'gain to-
attributed to a change in theirthinking on sexual morality. Onthe contrary, the proportion seeing nothing wrong in premaritalsex has increased from 28 to 37percent.
It would appear, therefore,that the' "return" is more likely the result of the ability ofan increasing number of Catholics, particularly the collegeeducated, the Irish, and thosein the middle years, to harmonize church attendance \ind rejection of the church's sexualethic. (I hasten to add that Ireport this phenomenon but donot necessarily endorse it.)
Is the "return" for real? I am
cause their body heat helpedkeep the family warm. Just aglimpse of some of my children'srooms sparks a meditationabout Mary - but I always getthe distinct feeling my kidsshould be living on the otherside of the wall.
We do know that Mary enjoyed going to wedaings and therituals of her faith. Certainly sheand Joseph had anniversaries tocelebrate. Through these nexthectic weeks, whiie I know therewon't be time for formal devotions and prayers, there certainlycan be time for minute medita·tions, while combing. my hair,cooking a meal, answering thedoor, gathering the laundry.
professions.- The conference should dis
cuss ways gov.ernment canstrengthen "informal and natural systems of support and mutual aid that families use tocope with problems."
The coalition has listed anumber of issues, such ashousing, health care, social services and media, and has suggested guidelines about the waysuch issues should be discussed.
For example, the coalitionrecommended "As each issue isdiscussed, a conscious effortshould be made to reduce negative group conflict by attempting to identify the 'common is~ues' among diverse intereststhat can act as a bridge be-
day comes at about the sameprice as a non-bargain of yearsago. ,
The message is - no impulsebuying. Classics never go outof style: a crewneck sweater,a beautifully tailored skirt, ablazer with marvelous lines andan endless future.
It will take a while to get into this groove of wearing thesame outfit again and again, butonce we realize that a lovelydress is a lovely dress andshould be worn ·for more thanone season, the whole idea
inclined to think it is for tworeasons. First of all, those inthe middle years do not undertake a return to church lightly.If it was a major decision todrift away, then it is an equallymajor one to drift back.
Secondly, much of the returnis probably attributable to' amellowing of old angers. Aftera certain age one does not wantto go through the anger· experience again.
I do not suggest a celebration.The church has survived a major crisis; it is picking up someof the people who had walkedaway. (But there are a lot morewho have not returned.)
U's in these little things thatI can identify with Mary.Through these similarities I cancommunicate' with her.
Oddly, when I move Maryinto my daily life, she doesn'tshow up in flowing robes witha halo' encircling her perfecttresses. I imagine Mary in jeansand sneakers, with her hair incurlers.
If Mary lived now she'd probably drive to the supermarkettwice the same day to pick upthe things she forgot the firsttime, have difficulty balancingher budget, and would probablybe involved in more things thanshe had time to do.
tween them. This does not meanthat difficult issues should beavoided or that family structures or functions should beignored,"
The coalition also said, "Eachissue should be examined in thecontext of the full structural,functional and cultural diversityof American families. Thoughtshould be given to which problems may be addressed throughuniversal. solutions and whichneed a particularistic approach,"
In discussing issues, the coalition said, the conference shouldask . questions like "Preciselywho is hurting? To what extent?What are their special needs?";"What resources are needed?";"What are policy choices?"
might be easier to accept.
While the windows of Parisand Nice were filled with lovelysummer fashions in bright andoften startling colors, when Iwas there the French woman onthe street was wearing softlyprinted dresses topped with abeautifully tailored blazer.
So map out you wardrobe, getrid of those clothes that arebeing pushed to the back of thecloset without being worn, andlook for that one smashing outfit!
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Deborah Barron, a senior research associate at Yankelovitch,Skelly and White, told a Washing"ton press conference thatthis trend was a result of the"new values" emphasizing selffulfillment which have emergedin the 70s.
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Hurting.was cited by 58 percent, meeting bills by 34 percent, savingfor the future by 32 percent,not having enough time for alltheir interests by 26 percent,medical care costs by 24 percent, family problems by 23 percent, crime by 20 percent andeducation costs by 14 percent.
Forty-eight percent said theywere cutting back on health carespending as a result of inflation.The percentage was even higher
. among low-income families (56percent)", minorities (60 percent)and single-parent families (72percent).
Specifics included spendingless on high quality food (19percent), dental wOl'k (16 percent,) annual medical check-upsfor adults (13 percent), dentalcheck-ups (11 percent), neweyeglasses (11 percent) andtaking children to the doctor asoften as ,before (five percent).
The study found strong confidence in the medical profession, with 75 percent of familymembers expressing support ata time when almost all otherinstitutions are undergoing aloss of confidence.
But it also found that peoplebelieve the cost of health careis rising much faster than otherprices. Eighty-four percent saidhospital costs' were rising fasterthan other costs, 75 percentsaid the same of doctor's fees,70 percent of prescription costsand 63 percent of' over-thecounter .medicine.T~e survey found that Am-
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The resolution, introduced bySister Cheryl Nichols of the Religious of Jesus and Mary andalso supported by the AdrianDominican Sisters and ChurchWomen United, called for creation of an infant formula reviewcommittee at Abbott to evalua.te company involvement in thebaby formula market overseasand recommend appropriatepolicy changes. It received 4.9percent of the stockholders'votes.
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Inflation is weakening thehealth of American families, according to a poll conducted forGeneral Mills, Inc.
The poll said inflation has increased stress in Americanfamilies and has led one familyin two to cut back on spendingfor health care.
These are some of the findingsin the General Mills AmericanFamily Report, prepared by thepolling firm of Yankelovitch,Skelly and White, Inc. Thestudy was entitled "FamilyHealth in an Era of Stress" andwas based on interviews with2,181 adults and teen-agers.
Eighty-two percent of familymembers feel a need to haveless stress in Weir daily lives.the poll said. It said 44 percentbelieve it is harder to copewith everyday problems than itwas several years ago, while 19percent believe it is easier.
"Inflation . . . is the majorcause of stress in the countrytoday," the report said.
Most problems cited involvedmoney. The high cost of food
AT DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN meeting last Saturday, from left,Msgr. Gerard Chabot, diocesan moderator, Miss Claire O'Toole, Bishop Cronin, Miss Adrienne Lemieux, Miss Ethel Crowley, Miss Dorothy Curry. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette Photo)
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EDICTAL CITATIONDIOCESAN TRIBUNAL
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Since the actual place of residence ofAudrey Marie Guillette is unknown.We cite AUDREY MARIE GUILLETTE toappear personally before the Sacred Tri·bunal of the Diocese of Fall River onMay 15, 1979 at 1:30 P.M. at 344 High·land Avenue, Fall River, Massachusettsto give testimony to establish: '
Whether the nullity of the mar·riage exists in the LEGERGUILLETTE CASE?
Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge· of the residenceof the above person, Audrey Marie Guil·lette, must see to it that she is properlyadvised in regard to this edictal citation.
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Given at the Seat of the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusetts, on this,the 30th day of April 1979.Raymond P. MontyNotary
Pope John 'Paul, however,quickly established a practiceof meeting directly and frequently with the heads of congregations, secretariats, commissionsand other Vatican offices.
Continued from Page OneCardinal ViIlot was also presi
dent of that administration before his death. Its chief purposeis to administer the reparationfunds given to the Vatican byItaly under the 1929 LateranTreaty.
Archbishops Casaroli and Caprio .will have full authority intheir new posts, despite the prefix "pro" attached to their titles.According to Vatican protocol,only cardinals hold the full titleof office in these posts.
The announcement of Archbishop Casaroli as pro-secretaryof state followed reports fromVatican sources that the Secretariat of State, while still themost powerful department inthe Vatican, is losing some ofthe centralized authority that itgained under Pope Paul.
Under Pope Paul, virtuallyeverything coming out of anyVatican department passedthrough the Secretariat of Statebefore reaching the pope'shands.
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Continued ..from Page Oneof the remarkable responsewhich the Special Gifts Phase ofthe Appeal finds in the businessand professional sectors of theDiocese. For this I am mostgrateful. However, it is a matterof record that it is in the parishes, specifically in the generosity of good people like yourselves, that the Catholic Charities Appeal finds ultimate success each year. In this regard,your generous offering is notonly encouraged, it is indispen-.sable if our charitable effortsare to be maintained and, asneeds arise, expanded,"
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WOMEN FROM ALL PARTS of the diocese met 'at the annual Diocesan Council of, .Catholic Women convention held last Saturday at Bishop Stang High School, NortlJ. Dart-mouth. Top, Mrs. James W. Leith, council president, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and FatherAlvin Illig, CSP, main speaker, at convention luncheon. Center, women who handled reg- .istration, among the many unsung workers responsible for smooth running of the all-daymeeting. Bottom, a luncheon group, including panelists representing the permanent diaconate program of the diocese. (Sister Gertrude Gaudette -Photos)
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Passwords: Pray, Call,· Respond
Vocations Directory
'Today, if you shall hear His voice,harden not your hearts!' Ps. 94:8
You might call it a sort of supermarket of the religiouslife - the directory of the diocesan priesthood, permanentdiaconate and religious communities of- the diocese recentlyissued by Very Rev. John J. Smith, director of vocations.
It gives a brief history of each group, outlines requirements for membership and, most importantly, lists a contactperson to reach for further information.
A person attracted to religious life can browse throughthe directory pages, almost like going through a supermarketwith attractive shelves conveniently arranged.
Here are missionary orders, teachers, medical communities, parish workers and, newest of all, the permanent deacons,all offering further information about themselves, many iiwiting inquirers to share their lifestyle for a few days.
The directory, compiled by Sister Martin de Porres of theDominican Sisters of the Presentation and her committee,under Father Smith's direction, is available at all diocesanrectories and schools and .can also be obtained from FatherSmith at St. John the Evangelist Rectory, 155 N. Main St.,Attleboro 02703.
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a very large number of men andwomen have given 'their personalresponse, their free and deliberate response, to the call ofChrist. They have chosen thepriesthood, the religious life,life in missions, as the reasonfor and the ideal of existence.They have served, the people ofGod and humanity, with faith,intelligence, courage and love.Now it is time for you. It is upto you to respond. Are youafraid, perhaps? 1
Then let us reflect together, inthe light of faith. Our life is agift from God. We must dosomething good with it. Thereare many ways of living lifewell, using it for serving hu:man and Christian ideals. Myreason for speaking to you today about total dedication toGod in the priesthood, in thereligious life, in 'life as a missionary, is that Christ calls manyfrom among you to this extraordinary adventqre. He needs,and he wants to need, your persons, your intelligence, your energy, your faith, your love, yourholiness. If it is! to the priesthood that Christ is calling you,it is because he wishes to exercise his priesthood through yourdedication and priestly mission.He wants to speak to the peopleof today through your voice. Hewants to consecrate the Eucharist and forgive sins through you.He wants to live with yourheart. He wants to help withyour hands. He wants to savethrough your efforts. Thinkabout it carefully. The responsethat many of you can give isgiven personally; to Christ, whois calling you to these greatthings.
You will meet difficulties. Doyou. think perhaps that I do notknow about them? I am tellingyou that love overcomes all difficulties. The true response toevery vocation is the work oflove. The response to the priestly, religious and; missionary vocation can only spring from adeep love of Christ. He himselfoffers you this power of love, asa gift that is added to the giftof his call and: makes your response posstble. Trust in "himwho by the power at work within us is able to do far moreabundantly than all that wewish or think" (Epli. 3:20). And,if you can, give your life, withjoy and without fear, to himwho first gave his for you.
For this reason' I ask you topray like this: "Lord Jesus, whocalled the ones you wanted tocall, call many of us to' work foryou, to work with you. "You,who enlightened with yourwords those whom you called,enlighten us with faith in you."You, who supported them intheir difficillties, help us to conquer the difficulties we have, asyoung people today.
"And if you call one of us tobe consecrated completely' to'you, may your love give wal'Jllthto this vocation from' its verybeginning and make it grow and.persevere to the end. Amen."
of God have a right to hear themfrbm us. .
The admirable pastoral programs of the individual churches,the organizations for vocationsthat, in accordance with thecouncil, have the task of ,promoting all pastoral activity forvocations (cf. Decree "OptatamTotius," 2), open the way andprepare the good ground for theLord's grace. God is alwaysfree to call whom he wishes andwhen he wishes, in accordancewith "the immeasurable richesof his grace in kindness towardsus in Christ Jesus" (Eph. 2:7).But usually he calls ,by means ofus and our words. So, do notbe afraid to call. Go among youryoung people. Go and meet thempersonally and call them. Thehearts of many young people,and not so young people, areready to listen to you. Many ofthem are looking for somethingto live for; they are waiting todiscover a worthwhile mission,to devote their lives to it. Christhas attuned them to his call andyours. We must call. The Lordwill do the rest, he who offerseach individual his or her
,special gift, according to, thegrace that has been given tothat person (ct. 1 Cor 7:7 andRom 12:6).
Let us carry out this ministry wholeheartedly. Let usopen our minds, as the councilwishes, "to transcend the boundaries of each diocese, nation, religious community, and rite. Responding to the needs of thewhole church, special helpshould be given to those placeswhere workers for the Lord'svineyard are more urgentlycalled for" (Decree "OptatamTotius," 2). What I have said tothe bishops and their cooperatorsin the priestly order I wouldalso like to say to religious superiors, to the heads of secularinstitutes, and to the leaders ofmissionary life, so that eachone can play his or her part, according to individual responsibilities, with a view to the general good of the church.
3. Respond. I ,am speaking ina special way to you, the youngpeople. In fact I would like totalk with you, with each one ofyou. You are very dear to meand I have great cQnfidence inyou. I have called you the hopeof the church and my hope.
Let us remind ourselves of afew things together. In the treasure of the' Gospel there are preserved the beautiful responsesgiven to the Lord when he called. The response of Peter andAndrew his brother: "Immediately they left' their nets andfollowed him" (Mt. 4:20). Theresponse of Levi the publican:"and he left everything, androse and followed him" (Lk. 5:28). The response of the apostles: "Lord, to whom shall wego? You have the words of eternal life" '(In. 6:68). The responseof Saul: "what shall i do,Lord?" (Acts 22:10). From thetime when the Gospel was firstproclaimed right up to our time
one serves me, he must follow~e" (In.\ 12:26). The words ofhis call are entrusted to ourapostolic ministry and we mustmake them heard, like the otherwords of the Gospel, "to endof the earth" (Acts 1:8). It isChrist's will that we shouldmake them heard. The people
prayer for the laborers in theharvest, has also personallycalled those laborer~. The wordsof his call are preserved in thetreasure of the Gospel: "Followme, and I will make you fishersof men" (Mt. 4:19). "Come, follow me" (Mt. 19:21). "If any-
tery from which an unbrokeninvocation rises to the Lord.
2. Call. I would like to speakto you, brothers in the episcopate, and to your collaboratorsin the priesthood, in order tostrengthen and ~ncourage youin the ministry which you are
already laudably 'exercising. Letus be faithful to the council,which exhorted bishops to "foster priestly and religious voca-
,tions as much as possible, andtake special interest in missionary v9cations" (Christus Dominus, 15).
Christ, who commanded
Vatican City (NC) - This isthe text of Pope John Paul Irsmessage for the 16th annualWorld Day of Prayer for Vocations, Sunday, May 6.
Dear Brothers in the episcopate, dear sons and daughtersthroughOut the world:
This is the, first time that thenew pope is speaking to you onthe occasion of the World .Dayof Prayer for Vocations.
In the first place, let my andyour affectionate and gratefulremembrance go to the latePope Paul VI. We are grateful,because during the council heestablished this day of prayerfor all vocations to special consecration to God and the church.We are grateful, because everyyear, for 15 years, he highlighted this day with his wordsas a teacher and encouraged uswith his pastor's heart.
Following his example, I nowturn to you on this 16th WorldDay, to confide to you a numberof things that I have very muchat heart, almost like three passwords: pray, call, respond.
1. First of all, pray. The reason why we must pray is certainly a big one, if Christ himself commanded us to do it:"pray therefore the Lord of theharvest to send out laborersinto his harvest" (Mt. 9:38). Letthis day be a public witness offaith and obedience to the Lord's'command. So celebrate it in yourcathedrals: the bishops togetherwith the clergy, the men andwomen Religious, the missionaries, those aspiring to the priesthood and the consecrated life,the people, the young people,many young people. Celebrateit in the parishes, communities,shrines, colleges and the placeswhere there are people who aresuffering. From every part ofthe world let this insistent prayer rise to heaven, to. ask theFather what Christ wanted us toask.
Let it 'be a day full of hope.May it find us gathered together, as though in a worldwide Upper Room, "in continuous prayer, together with . . .Mary the mother of Jesus"(Acts 1:14), confidently awaitingthe gifts of the Holy Spirit. Infact, on the altar of the Eucharistic sacrifice, round which wegather in prayer, it is the sameChrist who prays with us andfor us, and assures us that weshall obtain what we ask for:"if two of you agree on earthabout anything they ask, it willbe done for them by my Fatherin heaven. For where two orthree are gathered in my name,there am I in the midst of
, them" (Mt. 18:19 ff.). There aremany of us gathered in his name,and we ask only for what hewants. In view of his solemnpromise, how can we fail toprar with minds full of hope?
Let tftis day be a center ofspiritual radiation. Let our prayer spread out and continue inthe churches, communities, families, the hearts of the faithful,as though in an invisible monas-
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same manner you would discourage other unacceptable behavior.
"Hey Scott, I don't want youto do that anymore." Such aremark from you should be sufficient.
Should you talk to the mother?If you think she will becomevery upset, break off a friendship, punish her child severely,or forbid him to play in youryard, do not even mention it.The matter is not serious enough·to warrant such consequences.If yeu think she can help youwatch the children and casuallyand gently discourage the undesirable behavior, tell her.
Above all remember that curious young children are notmanifesting an unhealthy interest in sex. Rather they are expressing their new knowledgeabout a wonderful fact of creation - that God made us maleand female.
Reader questions on familyliving and child care are invited.Address to The Kennys; cloThe Anchor, P.O. Box 7, FallRiver, Mass. 02722.
Double Violin Concerto in AMinor by Vivaldi, Meditationfrom Thais by Massenet and Adoration by Borowski, offered byviolinists Francesco DiOrio andRenee IacobeIIis Tetrault. Tetrault will accompany them onthe organ.
fear. The church was very alive,"he said.
Over 100,000 converged on theNamligongo Shrine in the capital of Kampala, built to commemorate the martyrs of Ugan.da, 22 canonized African youthsmurdered by a Ugandan kingshortly after the first perman-
. ent Catholic mission was founded in 1879.
Since then, the church hascontinued to grow even underthe repression of Amin's eightyear rule when thousands ofUgandans were tortured ~nd
killed.Uganda's 12 million people
are about 75 percent Christian.
conversation.With the arrival of this im
portant new knowledge, curiosity about their own sex and theopposite sex naturally follows.The child is simply expressinga desire to know what the opposite sex looks like.
The child's curiosity does not"get worse" as the years progress. Once satisfied, it subsides.
.Frequently in a familya baby brother or sister arrivesaround this time, and the curiosity of the three-year-old is conveniently satisfied. Apparentlyyour n\!ighbor boy was not sofortunate.
What should you do? Tellyour daughter not to pull downher panties outside. Do this inthe same way you would teachher not to pick' her nose or stufffood in her mouth. That is,teach her that this is a convention we observe, neither moreor less serious than other conventions.
You might be watchful whenthe children play together.Should the boy repeat his request, discourage him in the
by the Ugandan church, said·Father Robert Gay, Canadiansuperior of the White Fathers ofAfrica.
He was in Uganda in February: for the centenary celebration, which was held despite thewarfare because of the responseof the people and the effort ofadvancing Tanzanian troops tocease fighting with Amin's soldiers until the following Monday, said Father Gay.
"It was really incredible tosee," said Father Gay, who spentmost of his missionary life inUganda. "The people came despite roadblocks, tension and
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The singers' performance willbe preceded by renditions of
A debut concert by the Festival Singers, directed by theirfounder, Denis E. Tetrault, willtake place at 7 p.m. Sunday,May 20 at Immaculate Conception Church, 15 Thomas St.,Fall River.. The 35-voice chorus of Greater Fall River singers will be
MONTREAL (NC) - Thearmed forces that drove Ugandan dicta'tor Idi Amin frompower in April paused longenough in February to let tensof thousands of Ugandans celebrate the centenary of Catholicism in the country.
That "was a manifestation ofthe value of Christian faith during Uganda's hard times ...and a visible sign of the newdawn in the country," said aCanadian priest who was inUganda for the embattled festival.
Throughout Amin's bloodyrule, "human dignity was maintained in spite of everything"
First Concert for Festival Singers
Christianity Key to Uganda Dawn
How To Handle Curiosity about SexBy Dr. Jim ilnd Mary Kenny
Dear Mary:Recently the four-year-old
neighbor boy asked my threeyear-old girl to pull down her
. panties. My daughter told meabout it. I have not yet talkedto the boy's mother. What canI do to insure that this doesnot happen again and does notget worse as the children getolder?
A. In little children curiosityabout the opposite sex is justthat - curiosity. Around agethree a child learns that he· is aboy, he will grow into a man,and his sex will not change.Girls learn the same thing aboutbeing . female. Apparently thislearning is tied to development.It occurs in all cultures. It isnot grasped before age three,and it is understood even thoughno one formally explains thesefacts to the ehild. .
In their conversation threeyear-olds give many clues abouttheir new-found understanding."Mommy's a girL" "Daddy's aboy." "Brother is a boy." Theseand similar remarks dot their
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Question (ornertrinal error is long past, so thechurch has resumed its insistence that receiving under bothspecies is the ideal, symbolically whole, way to receive theEucharist. The point appearsnumerous times in official liturgical documents.
From this two points seemclear. First, anyone who sayswe must both eat the bread anddrink from the cup in ordertruly to receive the Eucharistcontradicts the belief and practice of Christians from the beginning.
Second, anyone who believesthat Communion by bread aloneis the normal way of Catholics,and that Communion also fromthe chalice is merely an easilydispensable liturgical frill, iso.ut of touch with the long eucharistic tradition of the church.
Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Dietzen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall River, Mass. 02722.
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MOTHER THERESA ofCalcutta is congratulated byItalian President Sandro Pertini after receiving' the$250,000 Balzan Prize forHumanity, Peace and Brotherhood. (NC Photo)
Like SpringtimeTORONTO - The charismatic
movement is "like springtime"for the church, according toCardinal Leo Suenens of Malines-Brussels, IBelgium. It· "isreally more of a move of theHoly Spirit than an organizationwith membership," he' said. "rsee really many, many conversions and we needed a reactionin that line - prayerful reaction. Many people are findingagain their faith and theirhope."
CBS ThwartedIn Film Plans
TUPELO, MISS. - The National Federation for Decencysays it has succeeded in effortsto get CBS-TV to remove incestas a theme in a film version ofthe book "Flesh and Blood."
The NFD said CBS has postponed the movie until the fourthquarter of this year and thatincest has been pulled fromthe plot. Rev. Donald E. Wildmon, NFD executive director,says the organization has therefore cancelled plans to demonstrate in front of CBS outletsacross the nation on May 1.
But NFD said it was not calling off a request fot citizens toboycott the network during theMay rating period. "We willcontinue the boycott becauseCBS recently aired a film abouta woman coach of a male highschool basketball team who hadsex with team members," said
'Mr. Wildmon. "We feel safe insaying that CBS will stoop toshow anything, including Xrated films, if it will help theirratings and make mQ.Tley forthem." .
Mr. Wildmon, said the NFDeffort, supported by other groupsacross the country, showed thatthe concerned public could havea collective impact.
"The public still. has a voicein television programming andwhen networks learn that lowquality programming will costthem money, they will respond,"he declared.
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tion of a "Free Lebanon" statealong the 'Isra~li border is hindering achievement of peace inLebanon and is deepening divisions in an already sundered nation..
This is the reaction of various U.S. church and Arab-American sources interested in theLebanese situation.
They say the best hope for along-range peace is a strengthening of Lebanon's central government, headquartered in the capital of Beirut, and its plan forhaving the Lebanese army gradually assume control of securityin the entire country, takingover from United Nations peacekeeping forces, Syrian troopsand Christian militiamen.
Creation of a Free Lebanon isa "catasrophe for Lebanon,"said Father Hector Doueihi,vice-rector of Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite-Rite Seminary inWashington.
"Most thinking Christians arebehind the central government.We don't want further divisions,"said Msgr. Seely Beggiani, rector of the Maronite-Rite seminary.
"The central governmentneeds to establish ,sovereigntyover the whole country. Progressis symbolized by the presence ofgovernment troops in the south,"said Msgr.Beggiani, a Lebanese-American who studied inLebanon.
Lebanon has a large MaroniteRite population numberingabout 500,000 of a total popula-
. tion of 3.2 million, about evenlydivided between Christians andMoslems, with Maronite-RiteCatholics the biggest Christiangroup.
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Communion under one specieswas, therefore, not all unusualfrom the beginning. The Eucharist would be taken to the sickat home, for example, under theform of bread alone, and noone doubted that the individualreceived the whole sacrament.Infants or young children andthe sick who could not swallowfood were given Communiononly in the form of wine.
Around the 12th century, afew groups began to claim thatone did not truly receive theEucharist unless they receivedthe form of both bread andwine, a trend which promptedthe church to look more favorably on Communion under onespecies. Later on, as some Protestants began to push the ideathat the whole Christ is notpresent under only one species,the-church increased its emphasis on the ancient truth: Anyone who receives only the formof bread or wine receives theliving Christ in Communion.
For this reason, church laweventually went so far as to forbid the people to receive fromthe chalice at Mass. Thus, thepractice of receiving only thehost became common, not todeny that both species was theideal, but simply to make clearthe rejection of the error thatdemanded both species.
Today the danger of that doc-
By Father John Dietzen
Q. Several Protestant friendshave asked me a question Ican't answer. At the Last Supper, Jesus commands us to takeand eat his body and drink hisblood. Why don't we do that?Please don't tell me that'schanging; it doesn't explain why
'" it was not done up to DOW. Anddon't tell me it's not practicalor convenient. If this is whatJesus wanted, who are we tosay it's too time consuming?
A. Your question is good, andfrankly I'm not sure there is ananswer that will satisfy yourfriends. But a little history on thesubi.ect puts it into much betterperspective.
For most of the history ofthe church (abut 12 centuries),Communion under both specieswas standard at Mass. Muchtheological and spiritual significance was placed on the symbolism of receiving the Lord inCommunion under the form ofboth bread and wine.
Even during this time, however, all the way back to theearliest years, Christians clearly understood that one did nothave to receive both forms inorder to truly receive the liviJlgLord. Never was there somesort of gross supposition that inthe bread one received the drybody of Christ, which later became alive with the blood whenone drank from the chalice.
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KNOW YOUR FAITHNC NEWS
"LEARNED PERSONS sometimes lose their common s~nse; they become complicated and artificial," warns Father Avery Dulles, SJ.
St. AugustineBy Monika K. HellWig
Few spiritual writers have hadthe influence of Augustine, Bishop of Hippo. There is a classicquality about his person, hislife experiences, and his writings.He is in a sense timeless becauseit is so easy to identify withhim.
He has told us a great dealabout his childhood and youth,his emotional life, the development of his thought and evensome of the inner dimensions ofhis life of prayer ahd contemplation. Many readers, young andold, are still spellbound by hisautobiography, "The Confessionsof St. Augustine."
For Augustine the understanding of the meaning andpurpose of human life, and of therelation of human persons toGod, always begins with one'sown experience._
The first characteristic of hisspirituality seems to have beenthe understanding that a goodlife is founded on contemplation - on cultivating a basicallyprayerful attitude in everything.On the basis of his own experience, Augustine tries to guidepeople into an attitude of gratitude for the' gift of existence,appreciation of the good, thebeautiful, the loving.
Sometimes readers think Augustine is pessimistic. It is truehe is deeply conscious of sinand human reluctance to seekwhole}\eartedly after what istrue and good. But this springsfrom his overwhelming sense ofthe holiness and' goodness ofGod.
If one lives in the constantawareness of God's presence andgoodness, as Augustine appearsto have done, one comes torealize that the love of God is
,very demanding, calling us togrow far beyond what we thinkwe are' able to be, to do and toendure. This exigence, of Godis a favorite theme in the OldTestament. It appears in the
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began to feel how much Godloved them.
Jesus was so interesting thathours slipped by. The peoplehad been so eager to be withJesus that they had not broughtanything to eat with them.Many were a long way fromhome.
Jesus' friends said, "This is adeserted place and it is alreadylate. Why don't you send thecrowds home? They might stillhave time to buy some food inthe villages or along the road."
In reply Jesus said simply,"Give them something to eatyourselves!" 'His friends werepuzzled. Where were they toget food for so many people, ormoney to pay for it? Therewere over 5,000 people in the,crowd.
"How much bread do youhave?" Jesus asked them. "Lookaround and see." They searchedaround and told Jesus, "We'vefound five loaves of bread andtwo fish." They wondered whatgood that would be for 5,000persons.
Jesus had his disciples tellthe crowd to sit down. Then hetook the loaves and fishes, ,
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in monasteries, schools and universities.
"With legitimate pride, it looksback to its role in the establisment of the great unversities ofEurope and .the Americas. Withcontinued zeal it seeks to promote education on all levels today. If our intellectual leadersreject God's eternal word, ourculture will inevitably decay.For this reason the Fathers ofthe Second Vatican Council senta special greeting to men ofthought and science, remindingthem that the quest of truth isinseparable from the 'search forhim who could say, "I am thetruth" (John 14:6).
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and, penetrated by God's loveand grace.
Theology has been called thescience of the saints. Goodtheology is exactly that, butmany study theology withoutadvancing in holiness. In somecases they allow passion andresentment to distort their per:ceptions, and by arguing forfalse positions spread confusionin the church. These aberrations,however, are the exceptionrather than the rule.
Down through the ages theCatholic Church has been deeply committed to the life of themind, traditionally ,fosteringlearning and cult~re, especially
By Janalln Manternach
One day Jesus' disciples cameto him, tired but excited. Theyhad been preaching Jesus' goodnews and helping the poor andsick. Jesus listened as they toldhim all they had done. .
He sensed how weary theywere. He was also very tired.For days they had little time torest or even to eat.
So Jesus suggested that theyhave a picnic together. "Let'sgo to a quiet place. We can relax and enjoy just being together," Jesus said. His friendsthought this was a great idea,so they, climbed into a fishingboat and sailed over the sea ofGalilee to a secluded spot, enjoying the cool breeze and gentle waves.
But word spread around thelakeshore and crowds of peoplegot to the picnic spot beforeJesus and his friends.
Tired as he was, Jesus climbed out of the boat and begimteaching the people. As theylistened, many found new hopewhere there seemed to be nomore reasons for hoping. Thosewho felt no one cared;, sensed,how much Jesus cared. 'Fhey all
Academic Learning and Spiritual GrowthAvery Dulles, S.J.By Father
I IIFeeding 5,000By Father John J. Castelot
One of the most popular stories Learning is good in its ownabout Jesus was that about his order. The more we know, themultiplying food to feed the wider will be our horizons, thecrowd. It was treasured in the deeper our insights and the moreearly communities because it effective, generally' speaking,spoke to them not just about our plans and actions.something wonderful Jesus had 'Valuable though it is, learndone during his earthly career, ing is not perfection:' It inbut, more importantly, about creases our capacity to do harmsomething wonderful he was do- as well as good. Because knowing now, in their lives as Chris- ledge is usually achieved in solitians. On the basis of the one tude or in competition. Its purevent, whatever· it was, they suit can make people self..came up with six versions: Mark centered. Learned persons some- .and Matthew have two each; times lose their common sense;Luke and John have one apiece. they become complicated and
The element of interpretation artificial. By thinking themselvesin the several accounts is so wise they can become stupid..strong that it is impossible to Christianity teaches us not toreconstruct the actual happen- idolize learning. Jesus himselfing. The size of the crowd, for did not pass for a learned man.instance, varies from version to Mary and Joseph probably hadversion. little education, and none of the
12 aposties was a 'scholar. Of theEvidently the Gospel writerswere not overly concerned about early Christians Paul wrote,"what a<:tually pappened." "Not many of you were wise acWhether there were 5,000 or just cording to worldly standards,
but faith more than compensates50, the meaning of the feeding for this deficiency, for "the foolwas the same. And it was the
h th th h d b ' ishness of God is wiser thansame weer ere a eenfive loaves, two fish and 12 men" (1 Corinthians 1:25-26).baskets of leftovers (Mark 6) or And yet, as Paul himself freseven loaves, a few small fish quently insisted, there is a Chrisand seven baskets (Mark 8). tian wisdom which can greatly
contribute to spiritual., growth.And that the second version . Pa.ul calls upon his Corintpian
in Mark 8 and Matthew 15 is a converts to grow in that knownew interpretation and not the ledge and wisdom which arerecord of a distinct multiplica- taught by the Spirit of Christtion is indicated by the fact (I Corinthians 2:12-13). And hethat, in the second instance, the exhorts the colossians to achievequestion of the disciples: "How maturity and wisdom by nourcan anyone give these people ishing their minds on the myssufficient bread in this deserted tery of Christ (Colossians 1:spot?" (~ark 8:4) woul~ make 28), in whom are hidden all theno sense If they had witnessed , treasures of wisdom and knowthe. feeding of 5,000 just a little' ledge (Colossians 2:3).while before. The wisdom of which Paul
Even though the evangelists speaks does not come simplywrote about the historical Jesus, out of books. Nevertheless, manythey knew he was the risen saints have combined academicLord, very much alive in their learning with sanctity. Onecommunities, doing now on an thinks for example of theoloeven grander. scale, and very gians' such as Au~ustine, Animmediately, what he had done selm, Bernard and Bonaventure.for those who had experienced... By submitting totally to thehis physical presence. 'With this light of revelation they allowed,
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St. AugustineContinued from Page Twelve
stories of Abraham, Isaac andJacob, Moses and the greatprophets.
We know from Augustine'shomilies that he had meditatedmuch on these stories and theirmessage for Christians in histime. He invites us to see thesestories for what they are: notentertainment for idle curiosity,not just information about ancient history, but insight andwisdom about the demandingquestions in our own lives.
Augustine lived in times asconfusing as our own. AlthoughChristians were no longer inconstant fear of persecution,Augustine was constantly awarethat to be a Christian is to bein opposition to the world.
He wrote a long book entitled"The City of God," still available, in which he proposes to usthat human society is built upontwo sharply conflicting principles - the love of self whichbuilds the "city of man," bearing the seeds of its own destruction, and the love of God, building the "city of God"· that isdestined to stand in the end.
Seeing. Christian life assharply conflictual, Augustinedoes not imagine that Christianswill suddenly be heroic. He·thinks people should applythemselves doggedly to the tedious task of learning to live amoral life.
In a charming little book heprovided for the catechists ofhis diocese, "The First Catechetical Instruction," he says thatin essence Christian life is simple, to love God with a passionand one's neighbor as oneself,but that they should not mention this until they have madesure that their catechumenshave learned and internalizedthe Ten Commandments.
Jesus' motivation. In Mark 8,for instance, we hear him say:"My heart is moved with pityfor the crowd. By now they havebeen with me three days andhave nothing to eat. If I sendthem home hungry, they willcollapse on the way. Some ofthem have come a great distance" (Mark 8:1-3). We are thusreminded that Jesus was concerned not simply with "souls,"but with people, and was sensitive to all their needs.
He responded to those needs,and he asks his followers to dothe same. His words still ringout with insistent immediacy, asthey did to the first readers ofthe Gospels: "You give themsomething to eat" (Mark 6:37).
Reaches P·ontiffIt was signed "in the name of
the priests and faithful of Lithuania" by the anonymous editorsof the "samizdat" - or clandestine - Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania, FatherPugevicius said.
He added that the Chronicle istyped in carbon copies andpassed from hand to hand untilis smuggled out of the SovietUnion.
'Samizdat' MessageBROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC)-Lith
uanian Catholics sent a clandestine message of congratulationsto Pope John Paul II, accordingto Farher Casimir Pugevicius,executive director of LithuanianCatholic Religious Aid in Brooklyn.
"God has truly answered ourprayers and today we feel lessforgotten than ever 'before. Wewill wait for effective support,"the message said.
Continued from Page Twelveawareness they interpreted histime-bound activities in such away as to bring out their timeless significance.
Thus they told the story ofthe feeding of the crowd so asto proclaim that Jesus was stHIfeeding people in the Eucharistthrough the ministry of thechurch. The emphasis throughout is on the loaves; the fish aregiven only pa~sing attention.Jesus' action is described inwor~s strongly reminiscent ofthe actual eucharistic liturgy:"Then taking the five loaves and .the two fish, Jesus raised hiseyes to heaven, pronounced ablessing, broke the loaves andgave them to the disciples todistribute" (Mark 6:41).
The story as told in Mark 6is an interpretation intended forJewish Christians, shot throughwith allusions to the Exodus,to Jesus as the shepherd of hispeople, making them recline ingreen pastures. The people "hadtheir fill," just like the Israelites who ate the Manna. The 12baskets of leftovers would havesuggested the 12 tribes of Israel.They were the renewed "Israelof God" and the Good Shepherdwas still feeding them.
The interpretation in Mark 8is quite different. Here Jesustakes the initiative, the Old Testament allusions are minimal,and even the vocabulary suggests that this version was directed to a gentile Christiancommunity.
One feature .that comesthrough in all six accounts is
For ChildrenContinued from Page Twelve
[(rayed over them and gavethem to his disciples to give tothe hungry crowd.
Everyone ate until they werefull. When there meal was over,the disciples gathered up 12baskets of leftovers.
The disciples and people. wereamazed. More than 5,000 men,women and children were fedwith just five loaves of breadand two fish. They wonderedwho Jesus really ,was.
People never forgot thatamazing meal. They graduallyrealized Jesus was showing themthat if people are hungry andin need, food must be sharedwith them. It is possible to feedthe hungry no matter how manythey may be. They slowly cameto understand, too, that Jesuscontinued to feed them as they
.gathered together months andyears later to share bread in theeucharistic meal.
A Verdade E A Vida., Diriirlda DeJo Rev. Edmond Rego
DIREC~AO ESP~~rUAL .
Ningu~m ~ born juiz em causa pr6pria,diz 0 povo. E com razao. Contavam-se, ha dias, 'de urn medico que estava a morrer com urna doen)a da sua especialidade e que, apesarda evid~ncia de todos os sintomas, se mostrava convencido que ia durar muitos anos.
Assim como para construir uma boa casase precisa de urn born arquitecto, do mesmomodo 0 necessitamos para 0 edificio da nossasantifica9~0. .
. "Convem que conhe~a esta doutrina segura: 0 esp{rito pr6prio e mau conselheiro,mau piloto, para dirigir a alma nas borraseas e tempestades, por entre os escolhos davida interior.
Por iss~, ~ vontade de Deus que a direcl~o da nau esteja entregue a urn Mestre,para que, com a sua luz e conhecimento, nosconduza a porto seguro."
Os avi~es, sobretudo em dias de rna visibilidade, precisam de obedecer com exactidto as indicar~es da tbrre de controle. Doutro modo despitam-se. 0 mesmo se passa habitualmente com a nossa alma, se n~o sabemospedir conselhos e deixar-nos guiar. Onde hamuito conselheiros ali haver~ salvayao.
Saulo, na entrada de Damasco, pergunta:Senhor,que quereis que eu fa)a? E Jesus,'que the poderia mostrar logo todo 0 caminho,responde: Vai a Damasco e ld ser-te-~ ditoo que se dterminou que fizesses. E, uma vezali, Deus manda-Ihe Ananias para the indicaro que espera dele. '
o Senhor quis servir-se de intermedi~rios tanto no plano natural como no sobrenatural. Jesus ~ 0 Born Pastor. Chama pelonome a suas ovelhas e leya-as para fora.Condu-Ias uma por uma. Ee na direcr~o espiritual sobretudo que Ele 0 realiza.
Como e estreita a porta e paertada avia que leva a vida, e poucos s~o os qued~o com ela. Para acertarmos no caminho deixemb-nos guiar, sabendo pedir conselho aquem 0 pode fazer em nome de Deus.
"Director. Precisas dele. Para te entregares, para te dares.~., obedecendo.E Director que conheJa 0 teu apostolado,que saiba 0 que Deus quer; assim secundara,com eficacia, a aCl~o do Esplrito Santo natua alma, sem te tirar do lugar em que estasen~hendo-te de paz, e ensinando-te a tornarfecundq o·teu trabalho."
Para aproveitar este meio eficaz paracrescer na santidade temos de ver Cristo nosacerdote. Fazer-nos doceis comp os meninosque se deixam benzer. Exige-nos muita humil-.hadade, que e virtude fundamental no edif{cio da santidade.
Como quem vai ao m~dico,_~ indispensavel a sinceridade. N~o esconder nada. Abrir 0 corar~o de par em par com simplesi~
dade. 0 demonio que e 0 pai da mentira enreda as almas, se n~o procuram ser simplese transparentes.
"N~o ocultes ao teu Director essas insi-·nual~es do inimigo. A sua victoria, ao fazer 1s a,confid~ncia, da-te mais graya de Deus.E, alem disso, tens agora, para continuares a vencer, 0 dom de conselho e as ora~O'es do seu pai espiritual."
A' d" , I b ~. JU ara mUlto prepara- a em na orajao.Apontando se f~r necessario.
o pedir conselho n~o tira a nossa responsabilidade pessoal, n~o supre as nossaspr6prias decis~es. N~o actuamos em nome deoutrem. Nem nos desculparemos com aqueleque nos ajudou a ver a vontade do Senhornas nossas vidas.
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By Charlie Martin
Uke St. Jerome's famous ver-o sion, the new Vulgate tries tocapture the sense of t/:1e original Greek and Hebrew Scriptures,rather than translating themliterally. It has the advantagesof modern scientific scholarship that St. Jerome did nothave when he did his massivetranslation at the end of thefourth century and beginning ofthe fifth.
New Latin BibleVATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope
John Paul II has formally published a new Latin edition ofthe Bible for official church use.
The edition,. called the newVulgate, replaces the Latin Vulgate Bible of' S1. Jerome - theprimary ,Latin text used by thechurch for some 1,500 years.
STUMBLlN' IN
CorrectionIn the April 26 Anchor, Bishop
Feehan l;Iigh School, Attleboro,was. listed as first place winnerin the Southeastern Massachusetts Conference Math League.In actuality, Bishop ConnollyHigh School, Fall River, was in'first place and Bishop Feehanin second. The ranking qualjfiesConnolly. to enter a New England Invitational math meet tobe held this month.
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If you are a straigh~ rock fan, you will enjoy Suzi Quarto andChris Norman's "Stumblin' In," The beaUs pure rOck. while Q(lartoand Norman color the rhythm with ·their vocal renditions.
This is a light, even joyful song about the romantic aspectsof loving. [ts positive nature is accentuated by its uplifting beatand vocal quality. It contains no complex ideas. It is just simpleand celebrative..
Falling in love can be exciting but no romance is perfect.Such is the way we love. And if romance leads to marriage,marriage will also be imperfect. There are many times when literallyour love "stumbles" over many aspects of our relationships, butespecially pride, selfishness, and unrealistic or assumed expectations. But lovers also reach out to pick each other up. Lovers'chance this stumbling in order to explore new dimensions of theiremotions, their fears and their dreams.
We..need romance in our lives. It teaches us to value ourselvesand those who touch our lives. Christians are called to be thiskind of lover. To open oneself to both the intensity and thestumblings of love is to discover the richness .in living that Godintends each of us to experience.
Our love is alive and so we beginFoolishly laying our hearts on the tableStumblin' in•
. Our love is a flame burning withinNow and then firelight will catch usStumblin' in.Wherever you goWhatever you doYou know these reckless thoughts ofMine are .following you.I've fallen for you whatever you doCause baby you've shown me so manyThings that I never knew 'Whatever it takes babyI'll do it for you.You were so young ah and I was so freeI may have been young but baby that'sNot what I wanted to beWell you were the oneOh why was it meCause baby you show me so manyThings that I never seeWhatever you need baby you've got itFrom me.Ah stumblin' inMm stumblin' inNow and then firelight will catch usStumblin' inOh stumblin' in
Bishop Connolly'An exhibit of student art will
be on display through May 15at the Wolf Gallery of BishopConnolly High School, Fall River.An opening reception will beheld from 2 to "4 Sunday andgallery hours' thereafter wilL befrom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday .through Friday and from 1 to 4
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Bishop GerrardBy DllDise Gauvin
Bishop Gerrard High Schoolchorus will present a concert at7:30 p.m. Sunday in the schoolauditorium. Music from the 13thto the 20th centuries will beperformed. The 38 memberchorus is conducted by Mrs.Elaine Nadeau. Mrs. Pauline Dufour is accompanist. '
A bloodmobile was held inthe school gym. Members ofthe faculty and students donated.
Juniors and seniors will holdtheir prom at The Castle ofBristol, Rhode Island.
The Gerrard Drama Club, directed by Mr. Ronald Rathier,has planned two activities forarea children. On May 12, achildren's theatre workshop willbe held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.and "Alice in Wonderland" willbe presented on May 20 in theschool auditorium. Local gram- ,mar school children will be inthe cast.
Curriculum development forthe upcoming year is in process.Dr. John Bucci, a consultantfrom Rhode Island College, isworking with the faculty, to puttog~ther a program to fit theneeds of area students.
ial Boxing Exhibition to be heldin . the Feehan gym at 7 p.m.Saturday, will be Peter Grundy,New England heavyweight Golden Gloves boxing champ, PeterLambert, ,Brendan Doherty' andDave Rixon.
Ten students attended a symposium sponsored 0 by the Marchof Dimes. at Barnstable HighSchool to alert young people tocauses and prevention of birthdefects.
At their last meeting for theyear, the Feehan Women's Auxiliary heard a speech by .SisterKaren Sandwell, RSM on teenage alcoholism.
Middle SchoolThe Taunton Catholic Middle
School music and language artsdepartment will present "TheSound of Music" Tuesday andWednesday, May, 15 and 16,under direction of Sister RuthKindelan. The matinee at 4 p.m.TuesdaiY will be attended by FallRiver and Taunton Catholicschool students and the performance at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday will be for parents, otherrelatives and friends.
F'eehan HighThe junior-senior prom will be
held from 7 p.m. to midnight tonight at ~ranston Colonial Hilton Inn. Its theme will be "Always and Forever,"
Among Feehan alumni participating in the Grundy Memor-
dope or taking harp drugs thatthey are not at ah concernedabout their children's drinking,"says Mrs. Grace Baisinger, 0 national president of the PTA."Schools can't get parents toface up to the fact that 86 to 94percent of school children have 0
had experience with alcohol bythe '. time they reach highschool." .
Acording to a Gallup poll, asmany as one-half of all parentsset'no guidelines for their children regarding the use of alcohol. Only one drinker in 10admits that his or her patternof drinking would not be agood model for his children tofollow.
Apparently parents look to theschools to keep their childrenfrom drinking. One survey showsthat 84 percent favor a required course on the effects ofdrugs and alcohol. Another sur:vey shows that 75 percent likethe idEla of the schools offeringcourses for parents on drugs,alcohol and smoking.
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YOUNG PEOPLE who drive while drinking are responsible for many junked cars suchas these. Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for young people under 24,. saysCecilia Belanger. (NC Photo)
By Cecilia Belanger
The National Center forHealth Statistics reports thatauto accidents are the leadingcause of death of the nation'syoung people up to the age of24. The following reasons aregiven: -
- Persons in this age groupare not as susceptible to suchthings as heart attacks, strokes:and cancer.
- Many young people do notknow their own tolerance forliquor. Further, they don't knowthat if they drink three cans ofbeer in a 'two-hour period, theyare probably legally drunk.
- Young people are less experienced drivers who sometimestake unnecesarychances.
About half the youth inter'viewed who drink admitted todriving at least once or twicewhile drunk. One-third said thatat least once amonth they hadbeen passengers in cars whosedrivers were drunk.'. Government estimates fl,)rlast year indicate that 3,923drivers 15 through 20 years ofage were involved in fatal traf- .fic accidents. FBI figures for1976 show that nearly" 113,000youths under 21 were arrestedfor driving under the influenceof alcohol.
On the link between teendrinking and driving, Prof. -Richard- Douglass of the Universityof Michigan says: "The singlemost likely cause of traffic accidents of young drivers is alcohol abuse. Anyone in a positionof authority who says this isacceptable is either irresponsibleor callous."
In the, meantime, the nationalParent-Teachers' Associationhas stepped up its nation-wideattack 0 on drinking amongyouth, which it says, has doubledin the \ast 20 years.
"Parents are so pleasedthat Jheir kids are not smoking
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Charismatic Parley,Set For Priests
PH1LADELPHIA (NC)More than 200 priests fromthroughout the United Statesare expected to attend the thirdannual Charismatic Conferencefor Priests at St. Joseph's-in-theHills Retreat House near Philadelphia June 18-22.
Msgr. Vincent Walsh, vicarfor charismatic prayer groups inthe Archdiocese of Philadelphia,is coordinator for the conference. He said it is set up "withthe idea that every priest,whether already deeply involvedor entirely new to the charismatic renewal, will be taught,prayed with and encouraged, sothat he will end the week withthe gift and blessing of theSpirit which he personaltyneeds."
coto, a Maryknoll missionarywho has worked extensively inNicaragua and is a member of"The 12," a group of prominentbusiness and professional meRwho have voiced concern for thefuture of their country.
"Seven Wishes of a Wch Kid,"ABC, May 9, 4:30-5:30 p.m.:Butterfly McQueen is back toamuse the youngsters in thistale of a poor little rich kid wholives in a mansion with hisstuffy father, aloof butler and aticker-tape machine. As he sitsalone watching TV after school,"Aunt Thelma" appears on thescreen and gets busy with magicand advice: "Things you can buyare usually not· worth wishingfor."
This is a very pleasant fantasy, indulging a child's imagination in a constructive fashion.
Saturday, May 12, 8:30-9 p.m.(PBS) "Irish Treasures." Threethousand years of Ireland's history and culture are shown inthis exhibit of jewelry, musicalinstruments, military shields andilluminated manuscripts, datingfrom pagan times through theMiddle Ages.
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MICHAEL DOUGLAS and Jane Fonda are a TVcameraman and reporter in'the far-too-true-to-life film "TheChina Syndrome." (NC Photo)
On TelevisionSunday, May 6, 10:30 a.m.
(CBS), "NicaragUa Under Somoza" - A film and studio conversation program featuring ataped interview with FatherErnesto Cardenal, a Nicaraguanpriest and poet who is a member of the Sandinista Liberation .Front. Participating in the discussion is Father Miguel d'Es-
Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.
General ratings: G-suitable for gen:eral viewing; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.
Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analysisand explanation!; C-condemned.
New Films"A Little Romance" (War
ners) focuses on the delicatetheme of adolescent love, wellcarried off by two newcomersand the peerless Laurence Olivier. A 13-year-old girl (DianeLane), living in Paris with herjet set mother and kindly stepfather, meets a French boy herown age (Thelonious Bernard),who is of working class background. Both children are geniuses but don't want to let anyone know it. They fall in "love"and when Lauren's family decidesto return to the States, they decide to kiss in a gondola at sunset beneath the Bridge of Sighsin Venice, so that, according tolegend, they will be true to eachother forever.
They are escorted to Veniceby a debonair old gentleman'(Olivier) who convinces themthat wishing will make theirdreams come true.
There are a couple of' risquemoments, but the spirit in whichthey are treated and the moodof the film as a whole make itunobjectionable for teens. PG,A2
IN THE DIOCESE
Fall River) and -Coyle-Cassidyvisits Diman Voke in DivisionTwo West tilts.
Other games in Division Onetomorrow list Durfee at Barnstable, Somerset at Dennis-Yarmouth, and Attleboro at NewBedford. Division Two East hasGreater New Bedford VokeTech at Dartmouth, Bourne atFalmouth while in DivisionTwo West Case is at Seekonk.
ton. On Monday it will Stoughton at Mansifeld, North Attleboro at Foxboro, King Philip atCanton, Sharon at Oilver Ames.Next Wednesday's games haveKing Philip at Stoughton, Foxboro at Oilver Ames, Canton atSharon, Franklin at North Attleboro.
The third record-breaking performance by the Spartanetteswas in the high jump in whichStephanie Hiller, Ann Hudnerand Higgins cleared 14 feet 5inches combined for new schooland meet records. In still another record-shattering performance, Karen Rennie, Kathy Caswell and Vera set a new schoolmark of 10:08.3 to place secondin the 4 x 880.
The Old Rochester- girls werenot without their own recordbreaking performances, settingnew meet records in the discusand javelin competitions. Maggie Lowe, Janice Hagemann andDonna Maxim combined for 274feet 10 inches in the discuswhile Gretchen Hamer, - Kim'Hardy and Kristen Holden hadan aggregate 287 feet 11 Y2 inches in javelin. Hageman, Maxim and Amy Dawson set a newschool mark of 95 feet 91,4 inches in finished second in theshotput. Another school mark,14 feet 3 inches, was set by theHigh jump team of Sue Davis,Mona Walker and Cheri Verdake in a second-place tie.
To qualify for the regionals,she finished second in the statechampiQIlships. She will enterDuke University in the fall onan athletic scholarship. A National Honor Society studentshe has found time to be aSpecial Olympics instructor. Sheis a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Eugene Cote, 377 Chace Street,Somerset.
Th~ Ax ."Each prayer has its own
proper. meaning and it is therefore the specific key to a doorin the divine palace, 'but abroken heart is a nax. whichopens all the gates." ~ RabbiIsrael Baal-Shem Tob
UnterscholasticSports
All diocesan schools in Southeastern Mass. Conference baseball are scheduled for play tomorrow.
Stang is host to Taunton inDivision One. Holy Family is atFairhaven and Bishop FeehanHigh at Westport in DivisionTwo East contests. Bishop Connolly High entertains DightonRehoboth (at Lafayette Park,
The race for the HockomockBaseball League crown seems tobe developing into a four-teamaffair involving Foxboro, KingPhilip, Fr:anklin and Sharon.
Tomorrow's schedule hasKing Philip at Sharon, Canton atNorth Attleboro, Foxboro atMansfield, Franklin at Stough.
The Bishop Stang High Schoolgirls set three new meet andas many new school records inthe Class C State CoachesGirls' Relays in Westwood lastSaturday.
Despite the record-breakingperformances, however, theSpartanettes finished third with39 points to winner Old Rochester Regional's 46-2/3 and runnerup Swampscott's 42. Melrose was fourth with 30, Seekonk fifth with 28. The factthat schools from the Southeastern Mass. Conference tookthree of the five top places indicates the track power of theconference schools. Thirty-sixteams participated in the meet.
Stang was first in the longjump and the shuttle hurdlesand tied for first in the highjump: Chris Arthur, ConnieBettencourt and Ellen Vera setnew school and meet recordswhen they combined for 47-3/4feet in the long jump. Vera, LoriGamache, Denise Higgins andArthur set new school and meetrecords of 67.3 seconds in theshuttle hurdles.
Judi Cote, a senior at Somerset High School, has qualifiedfor the United States EasternRegional Gymnastics competition to be held in June.
Miss Cote, who led the Somerset High girls gymnastic teamto the state championship wasundefeated in dual meets andfinished the season with 33.7 thehighest lill-around average inthe state this year. In state competition she was first in floorexercises three consecutiveyears, second in vaulting, barsand all-around over the sameperiod. She was recently recognized by the Boston Globe,which named her gymnast of theyear.
Stang Girls Set New Records in Relay Meet
, Somerset Senior in Gymnast Regionals
Hockomock Pennant Race Still Close
Diocesan Schools Active In Baseball Tomorrow
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GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA,INS. AGENCY
French-teaching medical school."They said they would wel
come back the former professors," he said, adding, "The Jesuits would be happy to returnand wish to serve China as theyused to during the last 400years."
Jesuits first went to China inthe 16th century and had 10missions with about 1,000 members when the Communists tookpower in 1949 and expelledmost of them. There are belived to be about 120 Jesuitsstill living in China but not inthe active ministry. The number is uncertain because therehas been no communicationwith them for a number ofyears.
"Every Year Caring,Sharing, Giving"
Diocesan Lay ChairmanMelvin B. Gonsalves, of Teaticket
Honorary ChairmanMost Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D.Bishop of Fall River
The Appeal Provides Care for the Unwanted Baby, Youth, EngagedCouples, the Sick, the Poor, theElderly, Family Life and Other Peoplein Need.
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Jesuits InvitedBack to China
ROME(NC) - Jesuit priestshave been invited back to Chinaafter 30 years of enforced exile,the order's superior general hasannounced.
Father 'Pedro Arrupe saidChina had offered through theFrench embassy in ,Peking toreopen the former Jesuit Aurora University in Shanghai as a
, IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,TAUNTON
The rosary and litany of OurLady will be recited at 7 eachweekday night during May atthe outdoor grotto.
17,500 Volunteer Solicitors will visit104,750 Homes in the Areas of FallRiver, New Bedford, Taunton, AttlebOI'o, Cape Cod and the Islands.
BUILDING MATERIALS, INC.DURO FINISHING CORP.THE EXTERMINATOR CO.
Special Gifts Phase April 23 to May 5
Parish·Appecd May 6 to May 16
Sunday, May 6 -12 Noon to 3 P.M.
For the Works of Charity, Mercy, Social Service and Education toAll People in Southeaster:n Area of Massachusetts ... The Appealprovides care for all regardless of Race, Color and Creed ...The Appeal is supported by Fraternal, Professional, Business andIndustrial Organizations.
This Message Sponsored by the Following Business Concerns
in the Diocese of Fall River
'The above photo shows left to right: Amy Cabral. R.N. of Infection Control,Monica Patenaude, Director of Inservice Education and Rev. Thomas Lopes,Chaplain of Catholic Ministry of the Morton Hospital at Taunton. These servicesprovided by Father Lopes to the sick come under the diocesan apOstolate for thecare of the sick. This valuable work for the sick is funded by the annual CatholicCharities Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River. "
CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL
Diocese of Fall River
1942 - 1979
Thirty-Eighth Annual (all For Help
"Constant ConcernFor Those In Need"
LA SALEITE SHRINE,AITLEBORO
The U.S. <:oast Guard Auxiliary will sponsor a dry landblessing of the fleet at 3 p.m.Sunday at La Salette Shrine. Tobe blessed are small craft whichcan be brought to the shrine,parking lot on a trailer. Eachwill be individually .blessed andeach skipper will receive a medal of St. Peter, patron of fishermen and boaters.
At the same time a free motorboat inspection will be conducted by coast guard examinersfor the convenience of, owners.Boats which pass the non-mandatory check-up and have safetyequipment aboard will, be givena decal.
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SS. PETER AND PAUl:,FALL RIVER
Vincentiam; will meet tonightat 7:30, parish council at 7:30p.m. Sunday, Women's Club,B p.m. Monday, Junior CYO,Tuesday, 7 p.m. and picnic committee 7· p.m. next Thursday.
CCD" graduation ceremonieswill take place at the 9:30 a.m.Mass Sunday. All teachers andhelpers are invited to a following appreciation breakfast inFather Coady Center.
Senior citizens and retirees areasked to give one hour a weekto help a .youngster .in readingor mathematics. Volunteers maycall Sister Leona, 672-7258.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER,FALL RIVER DIOCESE
A community night for en.countered couples originally announced for 7:30' p.m. Saturdayat St. Anne's School, Fall River,has been relocated to St. LouisChurch, Bradford Ave., Fall"River; at the same time.
Diocesan couples are invitedto an ecumenical potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. 'Saturday, May19 at Holy Family Church,Rockland, Mass. Contact coupleare Lynn and Jeff Ford, telephone226-0393.
An information night forcouples interested in MarriageEncounter will take place at 8p.m. Sunday at St. Mary'sChurch, Taunton. Refreshmentswill be served.
HOLY NAME,NEW BEDFORD
A living rosary and service" ofdedication to Mary at 7:30 p.m.Monday, May 14 will precede abusiness meeting of the Women's Guild to .be held in theCCD center.
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ST. ANTHONY,TAUNTON
The annual Santo Christofeast will be held Saturday andSunday, May 19 and 20, withtransferal of the Santo Christostatue at 5 p.m. Mass Saturdayand the feast Mass and homilyat 11 a.m. Sunday. A street procession fololwed by Benediction
'and a homily will take placeat 2 p.m. Sunday.
HOLY TRINITY,WEST HARWICH
Parishioners will mark thegolden jubilee of Father Bernard O'Rourke, a retired priestof tlle Boston archdiocese whoassists regularly in parish activities, at a 3 p.m. Mass Sunday,May 20. A reception will followin the church hall.
SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER
Confirmation candidates willparticipate in a retreat day Saturday in the parish school. Thetheme will be "Witness."
DOMINICAN TERTIARIES,FALL RIVElt
Dominican Tertiaries will attend Mass and a meeting at 7:30p.m. Friday, May 11 at RoseHawthorne lathrop Home, 1600Bay St., Fall River.
CURSILLO ULTREYA,CENTERVILLE
The UItreya meeting will beheld at 8 tomorrow with FatherFrancis Connors as Mass celebrant and Joe and Diane Sheehan as host couple. Bob andLorenda Thornton will be witnessspeakers.
ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER
A mini-retreat for first communion candidates will be heldtoday at St. James Convent, Tiverton.
A faith renewal week marking the 900th anniversary of thedeath of St. Stanislaus will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May13, with a solemn Mass celebrated by Bishop Cronin. A specialprogram will be announced forthe remainder of the week, whichwill conclude Saturday, May 19with a ~iant polka party at Lincoin Park Ballroom, and the following pay with an ecumenicalvesper Ilervice with members ofthe Polish National CatholicChurch.'
ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER
Preparation's are under wayfor a Parish Renewal Weekendin the school the weekend' ofJune 1 through 3. Parishionersare asked to pray and perform .acts of penance for its success.The program will be open to thefirst 80 persons who register.
The parish Little League season will open with attendanceby players and managers at 10a.m. Mass Sunday, May 6. Opening ceremonies will follow atFather Patenaude field.
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FIVE HOUR VIGIL,OCEAN GROVE
A five-hour First Friday vigilof reparation to the SacredHearts of Jesus and Mary willbe held from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.tomorrow at St. Michael'sChurch, Ocean Grove. The vigilwill begin and end with Massand there will be a holy hourand recitation of the rosary. Refreshments will be served at 10p.m. All are invited to participate in the vigil or any part ofit.
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