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VOL. 24, NO. 19 FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, MAY 8; 1980 20c, $6 Per Year

IN THE TEHERAN MORGUE, Archbishop Hilarion Capucci sprinkles holy water onthe remains of the eight American servicemen who died in the aborted Iranian rescue mission. The archbishop afterwards took custody of the remains to arrange their return to theUnited States. (NC Photo)

cannotFather~ Drinan

next academic year: Sister AnnMoore, C.N.D. and Sister Frances Sidebottom, S.S.J.

Sister Ann Moore will becomeassistant superintendent ofschools. For the past fouryears she has been a member ofthe provincial administration ofher community, the Congregation of Notre Dame in Ridgefield, Conn. She holds master'sdegrees in counselling and inEnglish from lona College andFordham University. For severalyears, she served as principalin schools of her community inConnecticut and New York.

On September I, Sister Frances Sidebottom, S.S.J. will jointhe diocesan staff as assistantdirector of religious education.She has had extensive teachingexperience in Catholic schoolsin Massachusetts and for thepast five years has been religiouseducation coordinator in the Diocese of Springfield. In 1978,she received a master's degreein religious education fromProvidence College.

The vacancies in the Department of Education resulted fromtwo staff members' departurefrom the office.

Sister Marion C. Geddes,R.S.M., after 19 years of servicein the Diocese of Fall Riverwill leave her position as super-,intendent of schools. Sister Marion, the principal of Bishop Fee-

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year's Appeal will be enrolledon the 1980 Parish Honor Roll.Last year, 85 parishes were onthe Honor Roll. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the Appeal, said: "Weare anticipating that every parish - 113 - will be on thisyear's Honor Roll. We musthave substantial increases inevery parish to meet this year'sAppeal goal of $1,250,000."

The first parishes to achieveHonor Roll status are St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; St. Boniface, New Bedford; and OurLady of the Angels, Fall River.

(Parish Listings, page'two)

Appeal at $480,559

The naming of four religious tostaff positions in the DiocesanDepartment of Education wasannounced today by ReverendGeorge W. Coleman, Director ofEducation.

Sister Doreen Donegan,S.U.S.C., presently assistant director of religious education,will assume directorship of thatdepartment as of July 1. A native of New York City, SisterDoreen taught in the Archdioceses of New York and Baltimore. Before coming to the Diocesan Department of Education,she was chairman of the religious department at Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton. Sheholds a master's degree in religious studies from ProvidenceCollege.

Sister Laurita Hand, 'P.B.V.M.,pr~sently assistant superintendent of schools, will becomesuperintendent on July 1. SisterLaurita, from Woonsocket, attended Regina Coeli College,Fitchburg, and Rivier College,Nashua, N.H. She has studied atthe University of the Pacific inCalifornia and at Exeter Collegeof Oxford University in England.Prior to joining the staff at theEducation Office, she taught atschools in Rhode Island, including Bishop Keough High Schooland St. Benedict's elementaryschool.

Two new staff persons willjoin the Education Department

Education

The first reports from parishesand special gift solicitors haveincreased the total of the 1980Charities Appeal to $480,559.

Special gift solicitors are requested to make their final returns by this Saturday,

Parishes will continue to makecalls on parishioners not contacted last Sunday. The parishphase ends on May 14. The Appeal books will be open for contributions until May 23 at 1p.m., the closing date for th~

Appeal.

Parish Honor RollParishes which surpass their

1979 final Appeal totals in this

runFather Drinan when he first ranfor Congress in 1970. That exception had been upheld in succeeding years, Father O'Flahertysaid.

"Nevertheless, 'it is obviousthat, in the pope's view, thereasons that commended theidea of Father Drinan's candidacy up to now no longer apply,"saKi Father O'Flaherty in astatement released May 5.

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tive reflected "the express wish"of Pope John Paul II.

Bishop Thomas Kelly, generalsecretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, saidchurch law always has prohibited priests from participating inpartisan politics.

Jesuit Father Edward M. 0'Flaherty, Father Drinan's religious superior in the New England Jesuit province, noted thatan exception was made for

WASHINGTON (NC) - JesuitFather Robert F. Drinan, a fiveterm member of Congress, hasbeen denied permissiol) by hisJesuit superiors to seek anotherterm in office this fall.

The directive ordering theMassachusetts Democrat not toseek re-election was issued byJesuit Father Pedro Arrupe,superior general of the Societyof Jesus in Rome.

Father Arrupe said his direc·"

2 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., May 8, 1980

Leading Parishes Holy Family, East Taunton 5,110.00 Osterville-Assumption 7,740.00 St. Dominic 4,947.00St. Joseph, Taunton 5,01'7.00 Pocasset-St. John 4,770.00 St. Louis de France 7,209.00

ATILEBORO AREA St. Mary, Taunton 4,559.00 South Yarmouth-St. Pius X 16,458.00 St. Michael 4,612.75

St. John, Attleboro 13,723.00 Wellfleet- Our LadyNEW BEDFORD AREA

St. Mary, Seekonk, 10,257.00 Parish Totals of Lourdes 1,830.00

St. Mary, Mansfield 9,267.00 West Harwich- Holy Trinity 10,391.00 New Bedford

Mt. Carmel, Seekonk 8,688.00 ATILEBORO AREA FALL RIVER AREAImmaculate Conception 13,375.00

Holy Ghost, Attleboro 8,505.00 Attleboro Mt. Carmel 12,079.08

Holy Ghost 8,505.00 Fall River Our Lady of Perpetual Help 2,327.00CAPE COD, ISLANDS AREA St. John 13,723.00 St. Mary's Cathedral 13,267.00 Sacred Heart 3,006.00

St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 25,777.00 St. Joseph 5,828.00 Espirito Santo 6,768.00 :St. Anne 1,239.00St. Pius X, South Yarmouth 16,458.00 St: Mark 4,614.50 Holy Cross 2,147.00 St. :Anthony of 'Padua 3,479.00Holy Trinity, West Harwich 10,391.00 St. Stephen 5,756.00 Our Lady of the Angels 16,277.95 St. Boniface 1,163.00St. Patrick, Falmouth 9,870.00 St. Theresa 7,299.00 Our Lady of Health 4,542.50 St. Jo~eph 6710.00Holy Redeemer, Chatham 8,144.00 Mansfield-5t. Mary 9,267.00 Holy Rosary 2,782.00 St. Kilian 1,232.00

FALL RIVER AREA North Attleboro Immaculate Conception 3,378.00 St. Mary 6,172.00

St. Mary 5,357.00 Sacred Heart 4,628.00 ·St. Theresa 2,414.00Our Lady of the Angels,

Norton-St. Mary 4,298.00 St. Anne 2,576.00 FairhavenFall River 16,277.95

Seekonk St. Anthony of Padua 3,383.00 St. Mary 3,407.00St. Mary's Cathedral,

Mt. Carmel 8,688.00 St. Elizabeth 1,214.00 Marion- St. Rita 2,648.00Fall River 13,267.00

St. Mary St. Joseph 4,738.00 Mattapoisett-St. Anthony 4,419.00St. Thomas More, Somerset 9,642.00 10,257.00

St.Louis 3,166.50 South Dartmouth-St. Mary 5,370.00Santo Christo, Fall River 8,843.50 CAPE, ISLANDS AREA St. Michael 5,120.00 Wareham-St. Patrick 4,713.00St. Patrick, Somerset 8,113.00 Brewster--our Lady St. Patrick 5,227.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA of the Cape 6,760.00 SS. Peter & Paul 6,252.50 TAUNTON AREA

Immaculate Conception, -Buzzards Bay-St. Margaret 3,280.00 St. Stanislaus 5,325.50 Taunton

New Bedford 13,375.00 Centerville--<>ur Lady of Victory 6,314.00 St. William 3,978.00 Holy Family 5,110.00

Mt. Carmel, New Bedford 12,079.08 Chatham-'-Holy Redeemer 8,144.00 Santo Christo 8,843.50 Holy Rosary 1,651.50

St. Joseph, New Bedford 6,710.00 Edgartown-St. Elizabeth 2,411.00 North Westport--o.L. of Grace 4,975.00 Our Lady of Lourdes 1,877.00

St. Mary, New Bedford 6,172.00 Falmouth-St. Patrick 9,870.00 Somerset Sacred Heart 3,691.00

St. Mary, South Dartmouth 5,370.00 Hyannis-St. Francis Xavier 25,777.00 St. John of God 5,559.00 'St. James 3,190.00Nantucket- Our Lady St. ,Patrick 8,113.00 St. Joseph 5,017.00

TAUNTON AREA of the Isle . 1,750.00 St. Thomas More 9,642.00 St. Mary 4,559.00Holy Cross, South Easton . 6,369.00 North Falmouth- St. Elizabeth Swansea Raynham--'St. Ann 5,449.00St. Ann, Raynham .5,449.00 Seton 5,659.00 Our Lady of Fatima 6,842.00 South Easton-Holy Cross 6,369.00

Special GiftsNATIONAL

$1,000.Fathers of the Sacred Hearts

$500Rev. Msgr. Bernard J. FentonRev. Lucien Madore

$400Rev. Msgr. John IF. DenehyRev. James F. Kelley

$350Rev. Thomas L. Rita

$300Rev. Msgr. George E. Sullivan

$250Rev. Msgr. Raymond T. Con

sidineRev. Msgr. Joseph R. Pannoni

$200Rev. Msgr. Arthur W. TanseyRev. Msgr. Christopher 1.

Broderick$192

Mass. State Council K of C$100

Rev. Normand J. Boulet

TAUNTON

$250St. Mary Conference, Taunton

$200Immaculate Conception Con

ference, .Taunton$150

St. Joseph Conference. No.Dighton

$100O'Keefe Funeral HomeSt. Mary Women's Guild,

TauntonNu-Brite Chemical Co.

$80Holy Rosary Conference

$60Nason Oil Company

$50Sowiecki Funeral HomeNorwell Manufacturing Co.,

Inc.$30

Polish American Ciitzen'sClub

$25Edward St. Pierre, Inc.Children's ShopFrank Noone 'Shoe Co.Tony's VarietyCoyle-Cassidy Mother's Club

NEW BEDFORD

$900Cliftex Corporation

$500Fairhaven Savings Bank

$350American -Press, Inc.

$100George Bernique & Co.

. Atty. Donald J. -FlemingMacedo !PharmacyPark Oil CompanyStanley Oil Company

$80Sullivan-Foster, Inc.

$65Cooper Insurance :Agency

$50:Adams & Adams, Inc.Coaters, Inc.LaFrance JewelersWalmsley & Hall, Inc.

$35Cornish & Co., Inc.Atty. Raymond Mitchell

$30Thad's Steak House

$25M. F. Considine & SonsPark MotorsPearson~Miller, Inc.Andrew & Evelyn 10. PifkoRock Funeral HomeDr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Silva

CAPE COD$1,000

Our Lady of the Cape Bingo,Brewster

St. Margaret Bingo, BuzzardsBay

$500St. Pius X Women's Guild, So.

Yarmouth

$400Our Lady of the Isle Confer

ence, Nantucket

$300St. Patrick Conference, Fal

mouthOur Lady of the Cape Confer

ence, Brewster

$250Holy Trinity Conference, W.

Harwich

$200Our Lady of Victory Women's

Guild, Centerville -St. Joan of Arc Conference,

OrleansOur Lady of the Cape Ladies

Guild, Brewster

$100St. Francis Xavier Women's

Guild, HyannisVetorino Bros., oInc., BarnstableSt. Elizabeth Womeli?s Guild,

EdgartownSt. Elizabeth Conference, Ed

gartownMr. & Mrs. James ·F. Pender

gast, Hyannis •

$50Fern Engineering Co., Buz

zards BayOur Lady of the ,Isle Women's

Guild, Nantucket .

. $30Coca Cola Bottling Co., Vine

yard Haven

FALL RIVER$1,320

White's 'Family Restaurant$210

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McMahon$200

Robert A. Wilcox Co.A C Lumber Co.

$160White Spa Caterers

$125Dr. Paul P. Dunn

$100Zayre Department StoreNational Contracting Co.Railings UnlimitedHigh Point Paper BoxDurfee-Buffinton Insurance~oloni;al Wholesale Beverage

Corp.Aluminum Processing Corp.

$80.Andy's Rapid Transportation

Co.$75

Sterling Package Store, Inc.Holy Name Women's GuildThe Spectator

$60Tri-City Office Equipment

Corp.$55

·Fall River Glass Company$50

Spindle City Dye WorksJ. 'B. Travers Lumber Co.Gibmar Electric Co.J C Roofing Co., ilnc.Coca Cola Bottling Co.Craft Corrugated Box, Inc.Coffee Sam Industrial

CaterersTravis Furniture Co., Inc.Gamac:he Trucking Co.Lavoie & Tavares Co.

$40Mr. 8~ Mrs. Bernard A. G.

Taradash

ATTLEBORO$1,800

Krew, Inc.$600

Creed Rosary Co.$350

St. Theresa Conference$200

R. V. McGowan Insurance$150

Conlon & Donnelly Co.$125

Holy Ghost ConferenceLeach & Garner Co.Morins Diner

$100St. Theresa Holy Name SocietyConfraternity of Christian

Mothers, St. Theresa's ParishRichardson InsuranceSwank, Inc.LeavensW. H. Riley & SonSt. Mark ConferenceArt's 3 Hr. Cleaners

$75E. G. Lambert Insurance

Agency$50

Foster MetalPelletier's Auto ServiceDemers Bros.B & .0 Auto PartsColonial LithographArmstrong, Pollis & Clapp·Fireside Motors

$37.50Sousa Bros. & DeMayo

$35Castro County SquareCharles Thomae & Son'Plastic Craft NoveltyM. A. Vigorito & Son I

Lavery-Irvine, Inc.$30

Baldwins Office SupplyJ. P. Reynolds & Co.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., May 8, 1980 3

SISTER MARION FATHER METHOT SISTER DOREEN SISTER LAURITA SISTER ANN SISTER FRANCES

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han High School in Attleborofor its first five years, was diocesan supervisor of educationfor four years and assistant superintendent of schools for threeyears. Since 1973 she has heldthe position of superintendentof schools. Although leaving fulltime work in the Diocesan Office, Sister Marion will continueher endeavors as Diocesan Consultant in Education.

A Mass and reception at 2p.m. $unday, May 18 at BishopConnolly High School, Fall River,will honor the retiring administrator, who has taught every

grade from one through 12 inher 49 yearS in religious life.

Revereqd Michel G. Methotwas a member of the original .staff of the Education Department in 1973. From 1973 to 1977he served as director of adulteducation with responsibilitiesfor the continuing education ofclergy and campus ministry. In1977 he became director of religious education, the positionhe currently holds..

ConventionCatholic school students will

enjoy a free day tomorrow asteachers and religious educatorsmeet at Bish.op Connolly High

School, Fall River, for the 25thannual Catholic Education Convention,.

Father George W. Colemanwill be principal celebrant at anopening Mass and Dr. ElinorFord, vice-president of SadlierPublishers, will address twogeneral sessions of the one-daymeeting.

Miss Grace Taylor, educationwho has been convention business manager since its inception,will be honored during the day.Also to be recognized are organizations who have exhibited atthe convention for all of its 25years.

Dr. FordDr. Ford, a New York native,

holds a doctorate in educationfrom Columbia University' aswell as doctorates in humanitiesand law from Le Moyne Cpllegeand Marymount Manhattan College.

She has taught on the elementary and college levels and as thesuperintendent of schools forthe New York diocese was thefirst woman superintendent of amajor U.S. school system.

She was a consultant 'to theNational Catholic EducationalAssociation before accepting herpresent position.

She is active in many professional organizations anll hascontributed to many educationaltelevision programs. Her publications include "ContinuousSchool Growth," "Innovation byInches not Leaps" and an administration manual for the schoolsof the New York archdiocese.

Her practical philosophy isindicated in a quotation from anarticle on "The Teacher as Minister:" "Parents, too, must feelthe responsibility for the healing and educational ministry.Our youth imitate what they seetheir parents doing and theydo not always heed what theirparents say."

FATHER ASDRUBAL CASTELO BRANCO

Father A. Castelo Branco

Africa welcomes pope

Non-public schoolassistant named

WASHINGTON (NC) - Edward R. D'Alessio, former director of the U.S. Catholic Conference's division of elementaryand secondary education, hasbeen named assistant secretaryfor non-public education in the .new Department of Education.

For the past year, as deputyU.S. commissioner of education,D'Alessio has been responsiblefor ensuring participation of nonpublic school students in federaleducational programs for whichthey are eligible.

For three years prior to thathe was president of the Collegeof Our Lady of Elms, Chicopee,Mass.

Regarding the African tendency to place little value on celibacy, he declared that priestsand Religious "must have solidconvictions about the positiveand essential values of chastityin celibacy."

The pope highly praised otherAfrican marriage and familyvalues.

"The African traditions, usedjudiciously can have their placein the building of Christian homesin Africa; I am thinking especially of all the positive values ofa sense of family, anchored inthe African soul, which carrymany aspects that are certainlyable to cause reflection by socalled advanced civilizations,"the pope said.

struggle to forge its own person"ality and culture, he said. Forthis the countries need peace,independence and non-partisanaid, he added.

Upon arriving, 'Pope John Paulimmediately was confronted withthe challenge of Africanizing thechurch.

'While the pope quickly expressed support for efforts todeepen the African personalityand culture, Cardinal JosephMalula of Kinshasa directlywarned against Vatican resistance to Africanization.

-In Zaire, the issue revolvedaround the pope's call for a slow,measured Africanization as opposed to the faster paced urgedby many zairean Catholics.

From the airport, the popetravelled 25 miles by motorcadeto the cathedral in Kinshasawhere Cardinal Malula issuedhis warning.

•'As for liturgical life, wewould have wished that yourholiness could have had a firsthand, living experience of a Eucharistic celebration in the socalled 'Zairean' rite. And wewould have liked to have informed you more fully about the'work of the theological reflection, which has ceaselessly beenpursued in the various departments and research centers ofour faculty of Catholic theology,"the cardinal said.

In a speech to marriedcouples, the pontiff criticizedthe polygamous customs nativeto many African' cultures. Hepresented monogamous marriageas "the design of God."

KINSH~SA, Zaire (NC)---PopeJohn Paul II arrived in Africaamid wildly cheering crowds,dancers on 10-foot stilts and thecolorful pageantry of blackAfrica.

When the pope landed inZaire, the first stop of his sixnation tour, he turned the welcoming ceremony into a symbolic gesture toward all Africa.He kissed the ground and said:"God bless Zaire. God blessAfrica."

After several days of activity,however, the cheers were interspersed with tragedy- and controversy.

The tragedy occurred whennine people were trampled bythe early crowds trying to entera park where the pope wasscheduled to celebrate Mass.The controversy involved thespeed with which African custom should be incorporated intochurch life in Africa.

The other countries on theAfrican tour (May 2-12) are thel'.::ongo, Kenya, Ghana, the IvoryCoast and Upper Volta.

At Kinshasa's airport, the popewas greeted by President Nobutuc;ese Seko and Cardinal JosephMalula of Kinshasa.

Pope John Paul said he cameas a religious leader to "purify,elevate and affirm" the religiousnature of the African soul. Healso said he was a messengerof peace and rejoiced with theindependent African nations whohave gained independence thustaking their destiny in their ownhands.

Yet each African nation has a

Father Branco was born in Lisbon, moving to St. Michael,Azores, as a young high schoolgraduate. He was ordained June29, 1927, in the Azores, wherean elder brother is also a priest.

After five years service in theislands he came to the Fall Riverdioce~e, where he was initiallyassigned to Immaculate Conception parish, New Bedford, wherehe was later to be pastor, as acurate. He then served in several Fall River parishes, including Our Lady of Angels and St.Anthony of Padua and was pastor of Our Lady of Health parish,also in Fall River, before beingnamed to the New Bedford post.

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Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. tomorrow atImmaculate Conception Church,New Bedford, for Father Asdrubal Castelo Branco, for 22 yearsits pastor until his retirement in1979.

Father Branco died on Tuesday. His body will lie in stateat Immaculate Conceptionwhere a wake service will takeplace at 7 tonight.

A quiet and unassumingpriest, Father Branco was notedfor his devotion to his peopleand his love of children. He didgood "in secret ways," said afellow priest, always preferringthat his charity remain anonymous.

A FOSTER MOTHER OF 35 (:HIWREN CELEBRATES MOTHER'S DAY

Who shall find a valiant woman? Far a nd from the uttermost coasts is the priceof her.' Prov•. 31:10

Secretary of. Statethe school while the childrenwere here," the pastor said. Allfive Muskie children attendedLittle Flower school and four ofthem graduated from the school.Edmund Jr., the youngest, transferred after the sixth grade. Thethree Muskie daughters all graduated from Holy Child HighSchool in Potomac, Md.

Muskie's Senate voting recordon foreign policy issues is thatof a Democrat strongly supportiv~ of a president belonging tothe same party.

He backed Carter's decision totry to rescue the U.S. hostagesin Iran. That decision promptedVance to resign.

He has supported most ofPresident Carter's foreign policydecisions, including the PanamaCanal treaties, the decision notto develop the B-l bomber, thesale of advanced fighters to Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabiaand maintaining economic sanctions against Rhodesia, whichhas now become independentas Zimbabwe.

Although he took no formalposition on the Salt II treatywith the Soviet Union, the senator has been a supporter of armscontrol.

The 66-year-old' senator, anative of Rumford, Maine, is thesecond of the six children ofStephen and Josephine (Czarnecki) Marciszewski. His father,a tailor, had fled to the UnitedStates in 1903 to escape czaristtyranny in Poland. An immigration official in New York, unable to spell the family name,shortened' it to Muskie.

wordliving

would never compromise hisfaith and who has carefully developed his conscience," saidMsgr. T'atarczuk, who 'hasknown Muskie since the early1950s and who officiated at theweddings of two of the senator'schildren.

The Portland diocesan officialwas asked about the senator'sstand on the abortion issue,which ha.s been criticized bysome members of the pro-lifemovement. The senator has opposed a constitutional amendment to ban abortions and hasalso voted. for the use of federalfunds to pay for abortions incertain cases.

Muskie "is personally verymuch opposed to abortion," thepriest said,

Muskie "sees it as a matter ofreconciling his conscience withwhat his constituency is askinghim to do. He felt he was not inany way condoning the practiceof abortion but was accommodating the consciences ofothers."

The priest said that during_his two terms as governor ofMaine from 1954 to 1958, Muskie had been a member of theCatholic' Lawyers' Guild in thediocese.

Msgr. Joseph B. Coyne, pastorof Little Flower Parish in Bethesda, Md., where the Muskiesare parishioners, said that theyare practicing Catholics, buthave not been active in churchorganizations. "I didn't expectthat," he said because of othercommitments the senator andhis wife have.

"Mrs. Muskie had duties in

the

newTheSen. Edmund S. Muskie (D

Maine), chosen by President Car,ter to succeed Cyrus R. Vanceas secretary of state, is the firstCatholic to hold that office.

A secretary of state in the1940s, the late James F. Byrnes,(1945 to 1947) was baptized aCatholic, but had renounced,Catholicism by the time he wasappointed.

"I'm very pleased with· theappointment," said Bishop Edward C. O'Leary of Portland,Maine. "I think he will be amoderating influence and bringstability to our foreign policy."

Archbishop Peter Gerety ofNewark, N.J., formerly bishopin Maine, said Muskie was a"great choice." The archbishopadded: "He's highly respectedand I think he's a very fineman.

Father J. Bryan Hehir, U.S.Catholic Conference associatesecretary for international justice and peace, said Muskie' hasa strong foreign policy background from his years on theSenate Foreign Relations Committee and was an intelligentparticipant in hearings on theratification of the Salt II armslimitation treaty with the SovietUnion.

"He brings a strong mind anda strong personality to a jobthat takes a strong person,"Father Hehir said.

Muskie is "a good substantialChristian, not just a nominalCatholic," said Msgr. Vincent A.Tatarczuk, vicar for temporalities and former chancellor of theDiocese of Portland. Muskie is"a man of great integrity, who

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Faith should not be boringSixteen years ago, at the New York World's Fair, I

began to be fascinated by the art and architecture of. thechurch. The viewing of St. Patrick's Cathedral and ofMichelangelo's Pieta left a lasting impression upon me.

Art and architecture can communicate certain subtleties of truth not knowable in any other way. The hauntingbeauty of a Gothic cathedral exalts both our minds and ourspirits. The capturing in marble of the scene of love betweenthe Virgin Mother and our Lord has remained surpassed.

The visual masterpieces of previous centuries havehelped preserve the heritage of our faith. The same can besaid of the doctrinal definitions that have preserved theintegrity of the deposit of faith. These. valued insights from

,"our past may never be dismissed as mere anachronisms.Conversely, I am appalled at the lack of beauty in the

popular church art, architecture and teachings of our ownage. Beauty may be difficult to define but it is easy torealize its presence or absence; and its absence from bothreligious education and contemporary liturgical art shouldbe lamented. '

It should come as no surprise that our youth find theMass and CCD so boring. We are born with an aestheticsense that is meant to be stimulated. Boredom is a productof the under-use of this sense. Liturgy arid religious education should better reflect the wisdom of the church'steaching throughout the ages. If they did, they would beanything but boring.

Recently I directed a ,retreat for eighth graders thatcentered on the history of the church's art and architecture.The closing Mass incorporated the use of incense at theoffertory and periods of silence for, private prayer.

At the offertory -the students also brought forth biblical scenes sculpted in plaster, the making of which hadbeen one of the day's projects. The assignment proved to bethe most challenging and rewarding activity of the day.Young people are quite capable of expressing the truths oftheir faith if they are given more than just a few minutesand more tools than a few crayons or scissors and paper.

In the past 15 years great emphasis has been placedupon modernizing our religious education program. Duringthis period many of oUI: young people have been taughtlittle more than that they are loved by God and that theyshould love their neighbor.

Our modern church art and architeCture reflect thesame over-simplification. Our efforts to make the profoundtruths of our faith understandable in our liturgy and our religious education programs may have reached the pointwhere their relevance is more to our culture than to revealed truth. Since culture is always in a rapid state ofchange, it is impossible to remain always relevant to it.

Last fall I taught the Baltimore Catechism to seventhand eighth graders. The I\ovelty of such words as sanctifying and actual grace, original sin, mortal· and venial sinand redemption sparked keen interest among them.

While religious educators may argue that these sameconcepts are being taught under other names, it can hardlybe disputed that they are more clearly understood whenthe traditional terms are used.

Many students were attracted by the fact that everything was 'so organi~ed and made such good sense. Allagreed that they learned more new things about their faithin that one semester than ever before. They were challengedand not placated, hence they left the course feeling a senseof accomplishment and not bored. The richness of ourfaith heritage should never be boring!

By Father Kevin Harrington

Poet-pope needed

rrhe month of May

McGRORY

By

MARY

all know, a splendid noun connoting' moral strength, self-discipline, fortitude, etc.

Today, however, it meansChappaquiddick and is so thoroughly invested with its newand dire meaning that VicePresident Mondale self-righteously refused to discuss it on atelevision interview in the NewYork primary. "Family" and"values," other code terms thatare first cousins to "character,"are much employed by Carter'schief surrogate, the first lady.

When it is over, let us hope"character" can reassemble itsshattered "image" - which, bythe way, has hardly been heardfrom this year, having beenedged out by "perception." Noword, except possibly "gay,"which was unaccountably attached to homosexuals,' whohardly ever were until their recent exit from the closet, hastaken such a beating as "character."

"Honing in" is having a goodrun. George Bush, having had abrief and passionate attachmentto "IBig Mo" after Iowa, belatedly began to "hone in" on the issues. The press has recentlybeen "honing in" - formerlyknown as "zeroing in" - onROnald Reagan's cavalier waywith facts. Kennedy was extremely grateful that reporterswere diverted in this wise. Forseveral months, his slips oftongue and pauses had undergone a "honing in" of exceptional severity.

"Viable," the Harold Stassenof political campaigns, is stillaround. Kennedy refuses to giveit house room -- he doesn'tcare whether he is or isn't. "Viable" is expected to make astrong comeback with the newcandidacy of John Anderson ofIllinOIS.

The White House has contributed only one word to thediscussion. It is "arithmetic,"which in other campaigns wasknown as "the numbers;" it isused to prove that no matterhow well he does in industrialstates, Kennedy cannot get thenecessary number of delegatesto win the nomination.

Kennedy's continued presence in the race has occasionedmuch heavy talk of a most unusual stripe. You hear, for example, that the voters are "punishing" him for his past, andthat he accepts their punishmentwith uncommon grace becausehe knows it will lead to expiation. He is running not for thepresidency, but for redemption.It's pretty heavy stuff that criesout for the pen of a Dostoevski.Growing up in Czarist Russia,the master never frequented apolitical headquarters, but heknew a great deal about guiltand atonement, which somepeople think is what this campaign may be all about.


Words

By now you know onlyone thing for certain, andthat is that nobody knowswhat is going on in this elec-tion.

The reason why they don'tknow is because the election is"skewed," which is fast becoming the front-runner for 1980'scatchword of the year.

Every campaign generates itsown terms and phrases. Sometimes it's a slogan, like "FourMore Years." That was also theyear of "alienation," a wordmuch favored by George McGovern, who turned out to be ratherseriously alienated from thevoters.

"Skewed" began appearing onKennedy managers' lips early on.The Iowa results were "skewed"by the hostage situation. TheCarter camp uses it, too, as in"the inflation rate skewed bythe price of oil, over which Wfi

have no control."Running a close second is "vo

latility." Volatility is the mostuseful term yet invented, and indispensable to pollsters, punditsand managers trying to explainwhy yet another Tuesday hasbrought yet another nasty sur·prise.

"Volatility" is a polite way ofsaying that Democratic votersare indignant about being askedto decide between President Carter and Sen. Kennedy.

"Volatility" has brought intoprominence the- only really en·lightening exercise in this yearof political whitewater, the "exit poll." Citizens have been systematically misleading the experts in what might be called"entrance polls," but when theyhave finally made their decision,they are so glad to have it' overwith - at least until November- that they are quite forth·coming.

The reason they slide aroundso much from day to day andfrom state to state is because of"the negatives" the candidatescarry around wjth them the wayJimmy Carter toted his garmentbag in 1976. "Negatives," whichused to be known as "liabilities"or "minuses," are very big thisyear. John Connally's "negatives"drove him out of the race. Ronald Reagan's age, which wassupposed to be a crippling "negative," was sent to the showersin New Hampshire, after he haduttered the campaign's mostmemorable line to date: "I paidfor this microphone, Mr. Green."

Ted Kennedy's "negative,"which is euphemistically called"character," is his real competition in the contest.·1t comes andgoes, ran a strong race in NewHampshire, hit the skids in NewYork.

"Character," by the way, is aperfectly good word which hasacquired a bad name in thiscampaign. It used to be, as we

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world of material creation todispel the foolishness of thosewho babble about "secularization." I hope the pope gives usthis illumination soon.

[necroloCiY)May 23

Rev. William F. Donahuf),1944, Assistant, St. FrancisXavier, Acushnet

May 24

Rev. James 1". Clark, 1907,Founder, St. James, New Bedford

May 25Rev. Michael P. Kirby, 1925,

St. Mary's, North AttleboroRev. James V. Mendes, 1961,

Administrator, Our Larly ofAngels, Fall River

tend. I suspect schools use concerts and field days to keepstudents motivated the lastwarm days of May when attention and behaviors begin towane.

Okay. Then let's give May tothose whose classes might otherwise degenerate without a performance. For the rest, I suggestwe develop a traditional monthother than May for honors, retirements, wrapups, and awards.Like maybe having a traditionalparish council dinner in earlyNovember, an honor societyrecognition in April, a Scoutingbanquet in dull old January, anemployee-appreciation kickoff inOctober rather than a wrapupin May, a family-centered churchpicnic in August, and a DCCWluncheon in March.

All of life doesn't have to berecognized in May. ,Let's tell theinstitutions in our lives howtough May can be on the familyand encourage them to spreadthe joy throughout the year.Meanwhile, for this year, justpray your stamina survives theharried month of May.

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been spoiled by the extraordinary series of audience talks inwhich Wojtyla the phenomenological philosopher and JohnPaul the pope have produced aremarkable and revolutionary"theology of the body" (onewhich, be it noted, has beenignored in America). I wouldlike to see a parallel theology ofgrace from the point of view ofa philosopher and a poet and apope.

I think we need that morethan warnings about irreverence.We need to be told in rich andelaborate detail that our sacredrites ought to be performed withreverence and respect becausethey point to the sacramentalityof all of creation, and that reverence for the Eucharist· is required because it points towardsreverence to the whole of thematerial environment.

Perhaps I expect too. much.Having read every word of thepope's in the English edition ofOsservatore Romano for the last19 months, I think I know hisstyle pretty well. The HolyThursday letter does not soundlike him.

Perhaps it was drafted bysomeone else. There's nothingwrong with that; a man can't bea poet all the time and still produce the volume of material thepope seems to feel that he must.

Yet we still need illuminationof the sacramentality of the

It was a bad scene in waysother than spending family timetogether. When each child istied into a school that has a finalfunction, a class that has one,a church class and at least twoactivities that offer them, that'sa. minimum of five per child.Multiply by the number of children and parents in the family,add final exams and term papers,and you get an idea of the levelof family harmony in May.

It's also unfortunate that children can't witness their siblings'achievements, talents, andawards because they are so takenup with their own calendar. Iregretted, for example, that ouryounger son couldn't attend hisbrother's band concert last year(especially since they both playtrumpet) because he had a CubScout picnic. A sense of familiness is helped along by sittingproudly as a family while onemember sings, plays, pitches, oraccepts a perfect attendanceaward.

Where is it written that everyprogram, function, affair, club,business, and institution has toschedule its wrap up in May?Why not spread the pleasurearound a bit so it can still bepleasurable?

I know that it makes sense tohonor people at the end of theschool year, but not if peoplefind it a chore or a bore to at-

I am prepared to believethat the abuses of the Eucharist the pope describedin his Holy Thursday letterhave happened. In fact, I knowof some things much worse thanwhat the pope described.

I will hastily add that muchof the blame for this deterioration must be laid at the doorstepof church leadership, which lostcontrol of liturgical experimentation in the late 1960s. But I'mafraid the papal letter will notdo much to correct liturgical anarchy. No one is listening torules any more.

However, what surprises meabout the letter is its attitudetowards the fragility of the sacred. I find it' hard to reconcilethe pope's fears about "desacralization" with his enormouslyimpressive awareness of thepower of the sacred in his poeticwritings. For Wojtyla the poet,the sacred lurks everywhere."Otherness" - soon to be theOther - is around the corner,down the street, over the nexthill, right behind you.

You can no more repress thesacred than you can eliminatethe mountains, the ocean, thedesert, the coming of spring.

I'm not saying that the popedenies any of this; rather, I amsaying that I think that if Wojtyla the poet, as well as JohnPaul the theologian, had workedon the letter, it would be a muchricher document. I guess I've

If April comes, can Maybe far behind? May, with itspoetic imagery of newbornanimals, flowers, lovers? No,May with its end-of-the-yearmerry-go-round of dinners, fielddays, and school picnics; itsgraduations, continuations, andevaluations; its band concerts,musicales, and Scout banquets;its CCD potlucks, parish councildinners, and award nights.

Somewhere along the calendarwe lost May and it's too nice amonth to give up without a fight.Last May I believe we ate together four times as a family all of them at a potluck or picnic. The rest of the month, Jimand I ate with one child at hispicnic, with another at her potluck, or with each other at anend-of-the-year-business affair.Meanwhile, back in the kitchen,surviving homesteaders sharedgood old reliable Kraft Dinnerand each other.

Evenings were the same. Because we managed to have ourthree in three different schoolslast year, we often found ourpresence suggested at two ormore programs simultaneously.So we split, amoeba-like, one tothe band concert, the other tohonor society. Or we dipped intoeach, leaving from one, arrivinglate at another, deing justice toneither.

Prayer rallysuccessful

WASHINGTON (NC) - Catholic leaders participated enthusiastically in the Washington forJesus rally last week despiteconcern by some critics that politics and not prayer was therally's real intention.

Two priests, Father John Berctolucci, of St. Joseph's Churchin Little Falls, N.Y., and FatherJohn Randall of St. CharlesChurch in Providence, R.I., spokeon Washington Mall at the mainrally that attracted a crowd estimated at 200,000. Both priestsare active in Catholic charismatic renewal, and served asnational sponsors of the interdenominational event.

The theme the priests emphasized in their addresses to thelargely evangelical and charismatic Protestant audience wasthat of unity among all Christians.

As for the future, "this is justthe beginning," Father Randallsaid. "The rally is definitely abuilding block that God will use.Perhaps it is the most significant event ever in bringing together the Body of Christ, andcertainly it is the largest ecumenical gathering."

Treasure'''The hour of Gethsemani is

in exhaustible. We all must drawfrom it as much as our heartswill hold." - Romano Guardini

Justice topicof meeting

Lay persons and members ofreligious communities from theFall River diocese were. amongparticipants in a Solidaritymeeting held recently at BishopFeehan High School, Attleboro.

With the purpose of sensitizingparticipants to various peaceand justice issues, the meetingwas an outgrowth of a New England Convergence Solidarityconference held last June inHolyoke.

Presentations included an explanation of the uses of art topromote social causes, a playdealing with the 1912 Lawrencemill strike, eight workshops andstudies of social analysis andtheological reflection.

Father Ernest J. Corriveau,MS, La Salette provincial superior, was celebrant of a concluding Mass.

Sister FrancellaSister Mary Francella Feeney,

RSM, 68, who taught at the former Mt. St. Mary Academy inFall ,River from 1937 to 1943and at Holy Family High School,New Bedford, from 1943 to 1956,as well as at other diocesanschools, died last week at Mt.St. Rita Health Center, Cumberland, R.I.

A native of Milford, Mass.,and the daughter of the lateAmbrose and Mary Feeney, sheentered the Sisters of Mercy in1934. Her last assignment beforeretirement was at Bay ViewAcademy, East 'Providence.

Others at the ceremony, inaddition to the new deacon'sparents and Father Ferreira, wereanother son, David; FatherSteven R. Furtado .of the pastoralcare department of St. Luke'sHospital, New Bedford; Mr.Peter Joyce and Mr. John Kelly,seminarians of the Providencediocese who were classmates ofRev. Mr. Avila at Our Lady ofProvidence Seminary, Warwick;and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Braziland Miss Lisa Brazil of SouthDartmouth.

Rev. Mr. Avila graduated fromNew Bedford High Schol andProvidence College. He was assigned to the North AmericanCollege in 1977.

Last summer he served as anacolyte at St. Anthony's parish,East Falmouth, assisting withthe music program. He had previously served as organist andchoir direc:tor of St. John Baptist parish for some six years,beginning at age 14.

Spokane diocesecensures schism

SPOKANE, Wash. (NC) - Aschismatic Catholic sect headquartered in the Spokane Diocese has been censured for itserroneous teachings on Catholic tradition by Bishop Lawrence Welsh of Spokane.

While acknowledging that the500 Catholics in the Boise(Idaho) and Spokane Diocesewho have joined the TridentineLatin Rite Church (TLRC) aresincere in their beliefs, BishopWelsh said the TLRC "cannot beidentified as a legitimate expression of the Roman Catholicfaith."

Founded in 1968 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, the sect uses theTridentine Mass and refuses torecognize the successors ofPope Pius XII as "true popes."

The sect's founder and leader,Bishop Francis Schuckardt, saysVatican II decrees destroyed the"true" Catholic faith becausecouncil reforms are in "completecontradiction to past papal decrees and chuch doctrines."

Bishop Schuckardt obtainedepiscopal consecration from aschismatic bishop in 1971.

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The vesting priest for the ceremony was Father Manuel P.Ferreira, now pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, NewBedford, and formerly pastor ofSt. .tohn the Baptist.

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Father BrancoContinued from Page Three

A lover of art, Father Brancodelighted in adorning his churchwith outstanding pieces of ecclesiastical workmanship. He also enjoyed travelling, often revisiting his native Portugal andother countries of Europe.

He had a deep devotion to OurLady of Fatima and in 1948published "The Crusade of Fatima," a book about the Marianapparitions in Portugal.

In 1977 Father Branco markedhis golden jubilee in the priesthood and in 1979 retired to theCatholic Memorial Home, FallRiver.

what results of the papal audience would be, but added, "Godmoves in mysterious ways andthe pope is his emissary onearth. He does things."

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. life against the "legal injustice"of abortion laws has forcedCatholics in recent years to rethink the morality of "capricious" death penalty legislation,according to Bishop Rene Gracida of Pensacola-Tallahassee,Fla.

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ROME (NC) - Four relativesof the 53 American hostagesheld in Iran since Nov. 4 concluded their five-nation European tour by meeting Pope JohnPaul II.

"He told us he's been prayingall along," said Pearl Goladnskiof Silver Springs, Md., after thebrief papal audience. "As longas he prays, we feel they're insafe hands."

Mrs. Golacinski's son, Alan,was a regional security officerat the U.S. embassy in Teheran,Iran. She said the pope spoketo each of the women individually and gave each a rosary.

The group also included Louisa Kennedy of Washington,whose husband, Moorhead, wasan economics officer at the embassy; Jeanne Queen of Lincolnville, Maine, whose son, Richard, was U.S. vice consul in Teheran; and IBarbara Rosen ofBrooklyn, N.Y., whose husband,Barry, was an embassy pressattache.

Mrs. Rosen, the only RomanCatholic in the group, expresseda mixture of gratitude and wonder after the papal audience."Just being in his presence waswonderful," she said.

The hostages' relatives represented the Family Liaison Action Group (FLAG), an organization of hostage families.

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was Norbertine Father RobertCornell of De Pere. Wise., whowas running for Congress fromWisconsin's 8th district. BishopAloysius Wycisl0 of Green Bayissued a statement last Mondaysaying that the priest cannotcontinue his campaign.

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FATHER RON HENERY, OP (left) and Father RobertVaughn; OP celebrate the Eucharist at all-day observanceof Dominicans of St. Catherine of SJena, Fall River, honoring the ~h anniversary of their patron saint's death.

Continued from page onePather Drinan said he accepted

the decision "with regret andpain."

The jesuit has often been thetarget of attacks by anti- abortion groups which assailed himfor his opposition to Ii constitutional amendment banning abortion and his support for federalabortion funding.

The groups frequently haveurged Jesuit officials to haveFather Drinan removed fromoffice. But there was no indication that Father Arrupe's orderwas based on the congressman's

Sister Desiree Trainer, SP, has sale beginning at 2 p.m,.·Wedbeen reelected president of the nesday•. June 18.Food . Alternatives Community The summer schedule will beTeam which sponsors a non- gin Saturday, July 12, with hoursprofit farmers' market at Ken- from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednes-neely Park, Fall River. cIil¥ hours will be announced.

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Birthday -rosariesDear Editor:

Again this year, I am aslODgAnchor friends to join in praying the Rosary on May 18 forOur Holy Father, Pope JohnPaul II (and for his intentions)on the occasion of his 60thbirthday.

I have written to a few Catholic newspapers; and, prayerfully, upwards of. 60.000 of ourrosaries .will reach heaven onMay 18th for Our Blessed Motherto place them at the throne ofthe Most Hi~ in behalf pf ourbeloved' pontiff.

Monica Zygiel,New Bedford

advertise bingo weekly but cannot be concerned about abortion.Guilds, Holy Name groups andothers have various affairs butcannot be concerned about theunborn. And in the past twoyears,- at least, I can't recall anyof my parish priests speakingout against' abortion.

.someone, sometime must answer to God for this acceptanceof ,abortion. Perhaps others arewilling to accept the responsibility. I am not.

Edward F. ActonHyannis

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It is always good to compljment our young Catholic high,schoolers on their accomplishments. The students of BishopStang High School are to becomplimented for their finesinging, acting and otd1t1Stra~n

of the musical "Olda)loma!"Their singing, dancing and act

ing ,certainly had a little touchof the professional. However, Ido not -think the moral theme ofthe musical is one that shouldbe produced in any Catholic institution of learning. The..,.moraltheme of musical is of very lowstandard.'

lt tends to ridicule the virtueof purity, the great sacrament ofmatrimony, and .condone theawful act of suicide when oneis a failure in the course of life..Jealousy, which Gan be treachtheme of tM musical is of verylow standard.

We do not have control overthe musicals produced onBroadway, nor the movies produced by Hollywood - but certainly otlr Catholic institutionsdo have control over what theypresent for entertainment.

Our Catholic institutions are. for the purpose Qf not so muchto learn, how to make a living.but' how to live Christ-like."Oklalioma!" could hardly becalled a musical that would jn- .spire the students, their parents~d the general pUblic to walkin the Way of Him Who is theWay. The Truth and the Light.

Fr. ADan J. Foran. afmOUr Lady's Chapel'New IJedford '

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. Letters Ire welcomed. but should lie nomore than 200 words. TIle editor reservesthe right to condense or edit, If deemednecessary. All letters must be signed allJlinclude I home or business address.

Dear Editor:It has been over seven years

since the Supreme Court decidedthat. the outright killing '9f unborn children was legal. It hasbeen longer than this that some'of us have made an effort tooverturn this d.ecision by speaking out against -it at every opportunity.

For over nine years I havebeen a Cursillista. But in allthose years, only one Ultreyagroup has shown apy interest inbecoming educated in the factsof abortion.

I have advertised in The Anchor, and offered my services'to any Catholic group to motivate them to become involved inthe pro-life movement.

The response bas been anything but overwhelming. MoStgroups llave ignored my pleas.Some even lack the courtesy ofresponding to letters, whileothers consider me a fool or aradical. "

At least three parishes" and a \couple of Cape K' of C councils

Dear Editor:It was with, a great deal of'

interest and empathy that I read'your column. "~he mooring," inthe 13 March issue of The Anchor. Your appraisal of the British and American governments'respective roles in NorthernIrish politics is honest and accurate, and as such, meritsmuch attention - for rarely dothese quaJities describe the, American media's "coverage" of theTroubles. (With the Carter A'dministration's inconsistent - ifnot downright hypocritical policies regarding British imperialism, one wonders why Senator Kennedy has not made thisa more urtportant campaignissue -?)-

Americans in general areeither ignorant of "or indifferentto the gross violations of civiland human rights mthe North.But what I find more appallingstin is the response of AmericanCl¢bolics - Irish or otherWise- to the desperate pleas of ourNorthern Irish counterparts foran end to the eenturies-old persecution.

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iaJ."" tliis respoose has been'eitheia sentimental one, often result

". ing in large donations to a ro.'num.ticized IRA. or an apatheticone, allowing the violence' tocontinue uncllecked.

I feel strongly 'that sucb a. response could be changed to amore appropriate one were theppblic conscience, Catholic andProtestant alike, better informedof the facts and issues surrounding the Ulster crisis.

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be said that the message wasgiven that the Catholic Churchwas very much interested' in itsinactive members.

With the conclusion of thepilot program, the area committee met to evaluate effectiveness.It was unanimously agreed thatWe Care/We Share had sur·passed aU expectations.

First, there had been an increased awareness of the mission of evangelization, as wellas the active participation of'hundreds of Catholics in anevangelical project.

Secondly, both the localchurch and the individual parishes had obtained the' vital statistics they sought for futureplanning.

Thirdly, there had been a person-to-person out reach on thepart of a loving diocesan familyto the inactive and unchurched.Fourthly, ecumenical relationshad been improved on all levels.

The purpose for conductingthe pilot program was to eliminate flaws in the' system. Thoseminor problems which were identified will now be corrected andWe Care/We Share will soon beready for implementation by thewhole diocese.

The Catholic family of thediocese of Fall River is entering the 1980s with renewed en·thusiasm for the mission of

'evangelization given to each ofus in the Sacrament of Baptism.In the words of one lay leader,the surface has only beenscratched.

As for' the more distant fu-'ture, the effects of We Care/WeShare, or any other effort atevangelization, can '11ot be fore- .cast or -forced. The Catholic'evangelist must step back and •allow the Holy Spirit to work.

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ters participated, along withdelegations from their congregations. The spirit of this servicein particular was ,indicative ofthe warm ecumenical acceptanceof We Care/We Share. - .

To complete the last phase ofthe program, the ChristmasMass schedule of the six participating churches was carried'by advertisement in the localnewspapers. It issued a gentleinvitation to inactive Catholicsto "come home for Christmas."It is impossible to measure theresults of this third phase ofthep rogra~, I but it can surely

Candles," was a candlelightCbristmall concert which attracted several hundred people of,various- religious denominations.This program drew the largestcrowd of all the Advent programs.

"Where in God's Name HaveWe Been,?" an audio-visual presentation on changes in thechurch, addressed questions oninterest to Catholics in general.

The last presentation in theAdvent series was an ecumenicalprayer service. Baptist, Methodist and Congregationalist minis·

ing events and inviting attend·'ance.

The first of the six parishesconducted a program entitled"A Strategy for Community Liv·ing," It consisted of a series ofskits presented by youth andadults portraying the theme ofChristian ~ospitality. The function appealed primarily toactive Catholics and served to increase their awareness of theevangelical possibilities of theirexisting parisH ministries._ Another parish held a programcajIed "Open Hands, Open Heart,

Open House." Displays of parish organizations and sacred ob·jects were set up in the churchand parish center. The openhouse attracted scores of nonCatholics and even a few ministers',

A third parish directed its attention towards Catholics whomight be inactive because'of divorce. A panel discussion on theannulment process drew ,a sizable crowd and helped to dis·seminate information on churchlaws a~d processes, to thosewho needed it most.

A fourth event, "Carols and

official visitation period closedon December 16.

To attain the highest d!!gree ofeffectiveness, all parishes decid- ,ed to have extra confidential reports available at Christmas,Masses for those who ,mighthave been overlooked for one

. reason or another. Thus the firstphase of We Care/We Share concluded with results beyond orig-inal expectations. '

The Advent programs alsoproved effective. To augment thehand-del1vered schedules, twodifferent advertisements werepla.ced in local newspapers list·

went forth. The reaction to theirvisits was overwhelmingly favorable on the part of the vast majority of Catholics and nonCatholics.

Since the home visitors hadbeen instructed to make returnvisits to any home in which therewas no response initially, the fin-

, al tally indicated that less than10% of the population could notbe contacted.

Actual coverage may have beeneven higher, since three of theparticipating parishes opted tocontinue return visits after the

the general' public, an advertisement was purchased in all localnewspapers announcing: "Weare Coming to Visit You" andexplaining the purpose of thevisit.

.The week before the visitationtook place, all workers in, theprogram were invited to participate in a Eucharistic devotionat which the bishop presided.Following the service, congregation members were received individually by the, bishop.

On the 'First Sunday of Advent, 1979, the, home visitors,wearing identification badges,

Remote recruitment for Somersetand Swansea We Care/WeShare committees began last,October, as soon as parish leaders .had been briefed. This tookthe form of short bulletin andpulpit announcements, churchposters and personal approaches.

Also during October the ecumenical liaison for the programcompleted his contacts of areaministers, explaining We Care/We Share to them.

In mid-October, the Diocese ofFall River sponsored an evan·gelization workshop for clergyand lay delegations from all 113parishes. The seminar was facilitated by Father Alivin Illig' andincluded a summaiy explanation of the pilot program andthe plans to extend it .on a diocesan basis.

On the first weekend in Nov·ember the pilot program wasofficially. launched by means ofa pulpit letter from the bishop.Proximate recruitment for theparish committees began immediately.

With the bishop's letter andinetteasing press coverage,general awareness of the We Care/We Share program began toheighten.

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Observe the kind aod amountof equipment. Will the equipment be interesting and challenging to· your child? Is 'thereenough? Is ,it different from whathe has at home?

Observe the amount of playspace. Do the children have' ample opportunity to move arQund?Or do they appear reUless fromtoo much sitting still? Above all,does the balance seem, suited tothe energy level of your child?

How does the teacher relate tothe children? Is she warm andenthusiastic? Does she controlthe class effectively without being too harsh or too casual?Does she' encourage learningactivities, neither pushing toohard nor being indifferent tothe child's achievements? Do thechildren seem happy?

No schoo'l' or teacher will conform perfectly to your preferences. Use these questions asguidelines, not as standards ofperfection.

Finally, talk lIJ>out 'your decision with friends who havesent children to nursery schooland whose opinion you value.

. They can help you decideWhether to send your child andwhere to Send him.

Questions on family living andchild care are IDviteel.. Addressto The Kenny. c/o The Anchor,P.O. Box 7, FaD IRver. Mass.02722.

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child is ready when he showsan attraction to outsiders, ap.proaches new experiences withconfidence and enthusiasm. Many3-year-old children -are ratherretiring and quite happy with.the activities at home. At 4, thissame child becomes outgoing,boisterous and bored.

Keep in ~ind that first-timeparents frequently think theirchild is ready for experiencestoo soon. They enroll theirchildren in programs at the miiiimumages, complaining that' programdirectors were blind to the factthat their child was readymonths earlier.

Parents of later children, however, are apt to delay entry intoschool. They know that the childneed not do everything thisyear. Next year might be evenbetter. "-

You can find out about-nursery . schools in several ways.Visit the school, observe the children. r Talk with the teacher,Ask others who have sent children to the school.

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refugees, within Cuban communities all over the United States,Ms. Pittman said. Only community groups may sponsor refugees, not individuals.

Immigration and resettlementofficials at the site expected toprocess many of the refugeeswithin 48 to 72 hours after ar·rival. Ms. Pittman said she_ hadthe sponsors lined up and therefugees could leave as soon asthey had been cleared by FBI,CIA, immigration and health officials.

Said Ms. Pittman, "settling theCuban refugees is a cinch compared to settling the Indochineserefugees. There are great numbers of Cubans already in theStates willing to help,"

She cited groups in Florida;California; Chicago; Memphis,Tenn.; Charlotte, N.C. and othercities ready to sponsor Cubanrefugees.

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urge you as strongly as I canto search for some assistanceto achieve this, whether throughconfidences you can share witha wise friend, or through one ofthe many groups designed to helppeople such as yourself get anew start, or perhaps both.Many people have suffered asyou have and have learned muchabout how to help others throughsuch tragedies.

A new movement caned "Beginning Experience" gives precisely this kind of support andguidance to divorced, widowedand separated Catholics. Youmay obtain information abOutit by writing to Beginning Experience, 5108 Woodview, Peoria, Ill. 61614.

The details you give makeme strongly suspect that themariage tribunal of your dio·cese would investigate your casefor a possible annulment. Thiswould require, however, that you

_discuss the matter with a priestin your area who would beginthe process.

I understand your reluctanceto discuss the matter with apriest who knows your familywell. Ask a friend in anotherarea of the city to suggest apriest who may not be an acquaintance of yours but whowould be open to talking withyou. Follow his ·adv'ice. Youmight also ask him to suggestways of finding the type ofpersonal assistance I spoke ofabove.

Questions for this columnshould be sent to Father Diet·zen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7,Fall iRver, Mass. 02722.

Q. I need your advice desperately. I am a Catholic and myfamily has been Catholic forgenerations. About nine yearsago I married a nOo-CatbolJcman. After seven years of heart·break and disappointments Ifinally got the courage to get adivorce. Even now after twoyears I feel ashamed of it andhate the word divorce; it's likedeath.

My former husband just didnot want to give up his singlelifestyle, like drinking with theboys and coming home when hewanted. A lot of other thingswere involved but the hardestpart was when I found out afterwe married that we could nothave children. I thought wewould adopt but he absolutelyrefused. I prayed for a longtime that he would change hismind, but he didn't.

I'm going on 34 and hope tomarry again and have a childbefore I get older. I do, however,want to marry in the church andwith God's blessing. I'm writingto you to say I would like anannulment and I feel I reallydeserve One. I need your adviceon this greatly. (California)

A. You obviously have beenhurt much and feel frustratedand betrayed. I hope you will beable to find new hope and a wayto put things back together... The first thing you shouldhave, even more than an annulment, is a healing of all thesepast hurts and some serenity ofmind so that you can make anew beginning in your life. I

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.(NC)-Some 250 Cuban refugees,attending their first Mass inyears, were told they now havethe opportunity to turn to Godafter living under the "false god"of Fidel Castro.

Father Todd Hevia, vice officialis of the 'Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese and a former Cubanrefugee, delivered the homily ata May 4 Mass concelebrated witbBishop Rene H. Gracida at theFort Walton Beach refugee camp.

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tice of religion becomes a sourceof division instead of unity. Thisdeeply affects the children's participation in the church, theirfeelings for the church and theirpersonal relationship with God.

Despite the best efforts of parents to raise children as Catholics, without bitterness oranger, such marital situation'saffect them I have often seenchildren, as they mature, bitterness toward a church that theybelieve has treated their parentsunfairly. T~ey often leave thechurch, doing what their parentsworked so hard and so long toavoid.

Fortunately, today, because ofthe more readily available services of tribunals, whole families are offered the opportunityfor greater spiritual developmentand unity.

1968, 442 church annulmentswere granted nationaIly, and 10years later, in 1978, this figurehad taken an exponential leapto more than 25,000, reflectinga major change in the definitionof what constitutes an invalidunion.

Time and again confusedCatholics have insisted thatgreater ease in obtaining annulments must mean that more andmore people, including churchleaders, are pushing the doctrineof the indissolubility of marriageaside - in effect, saying, divorce is all right, and Christianmarriage can be a temporaryarrangement.

Nothing could be further fromthe truth.

I know no priests and no divorced and separated Catholicswho believe that the bond of atrue marriage can be broken.And furthermore, all those Iknow believe firmly that Jesusdeclared, non-negotiably, that

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Annul~ents rethoughtBy Antoinette Bosco

Whenever there is a discussionof the new ministry to divorcedand separated Catholics, the subject of annulments almost always comes up. Invariably, thediscussion indicates that factsabout church annulments stillremain one of the best kept secrets around.

Not that the obscuring is deliberate. Any Catholic who wantsanswers to such questions as:Can I apply for an annulment?Will it cost me a lot of money?Will my children become illegitimate if I obtain an annulment,etc., merely has to caIl the marriage tribunal office in his or herdiocese for help.

More difficult to obtain thanspecific answers is a real understanding of why the church hasin the past 10 years made annulments so apparently "easy" too.btain.

Statistics certainly show thata change in annulment policiesand processes has occurred. In

uncertainty and bitterness aboutwhat has happened. Even if theparents try to maintain somenormalcy in the practice ofCatholicism, the children eventuaIly begin to ask questions:"Why don't you ever receiveCommunion with us?" "Doesthat mean you and Mom aresinners?"

As they grow older: "But whycan't the c;hurch see that youboth love the church? You'vebeen married now for 15 years.You take us to church everySunday. We always pray together at home. Why doesn't thechurch stop punishing you?"

Explanation usuaIly faIls shortof the lived experience andyoungsters tend to make moraljudgments that add to an alreadyconfused situation. Unfortunately, in many such cases, the prac-

When annulmentsBy Cecilia M. Bennett

"HeIlo, Mary? This is FatherReilly. Could you and Johncome to see me tomorrow evening?" "Do I have bad news?WeIl, yes. Your marriage casedid not go through." "Yes Iknow how much you both wantto receive Communion at yourdaughter's first Communion.Mary, I know you are upset,please try to calm down. Whenyou and John come in tomorrownight we will talk about it andsee what can be done."

Or, "I am sorry, Mr. Johnson.It will take at least two yearsto process your case, and thenyou know there are no guarantees that case will go through."

An annulment denied, forwhatever reason, whether thecase was given what is caIleda negative decision by the court,or because a tribunal does not

.have the resources to give aspeedy trial or to even hear acase, can trigger a whole seriesof negative feelings.

Feelings ranging from frustration to anger, depression tobitterness are common when thehope of a second marriage isdashed. For those already in asecond marriage a negative decision or lack of decision affectsthe spiritual lives and development of the whole family, especiaIly the children.

They easily and quickly perceive their parents' confusion,

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"I teIl everyone," he said, "Idon't care what your situationis. We can do something foryou."

Describing himself as "deeplyrespectful"" of the church's tribunal, or court system, FatherHolden said nevertheless that itis not the answer to the U.S.situation.

"Let's say there were 35,000annulments granted in 1979.There were about 200,000 to250,000 Catholics separated anddivorced last year, and there arealready 6 million to 8 milliondivorced Catholics."

"Marriage is for adults,"Father Holden said. "Many ofthe people whom the church haspermitted to marry were notadults."

He continued: "t think the laityhave a much keener moral insight into what marriage is thanbishops, priests, popes.

"Often neither party is guilty.One or both were lacking thecapacity to make an ongoing,developmental relationship."

Father Holden pointed out thatan annulment does not grantpermission to remarry. "Wherethe tribunal sees that the capacity (to sustain a marital relationship) is still lacking, it will re-


By Janaan Manternach

Once upon a time there wasa very good man named Job. Heloved God and avoided all evil.Job had a beautiful wife and 10children. He was also very rich.He owned much land and manyanimals. He was very happy.

One day three messengers'rushed into Job's house at thesame time. Each brought badnews. "Enemy soldiers stole allyour oxen and donkeys andkilled your herdsman," said one."Lightning struck your flocks ofsheep, killing them and theirshepherds," the second announced. "Bandits captured all yourcamels and killed the men whocared for them," said the third.

Job could hardly believe hisears. But even worse news wasstill to come. A fourth messengercame in weeping. "Master," hesaid, ''all your children are dead.A hurricane destroyed the housethey were in. The roof feIl andcrushed them."


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By John Maher

Franciscan Father EdgarHolden, 61, brings a varied background to his work as director ofthe Newark, N.J. ArchdiocesanMinistry to Divorced Catholics.Holder of a doctorate in theology from the University of Montreal, he has taught, traveIled to78 countries as director of theFranciscan Mission Association,and was director of developmentfor the Latin America department of the U.S. Catholic Conference.

The Newark Archdiocese has1.4 million Catholics, FatherHolden pointed out in an interview.

"We get a lot of exposure,"he went on. Recently he rannewspaper ads addressed to divorced .and separated Catholics,asking: "Depressed? Angry atyour church? Frustrated? Mistrust the opposite sex?" Theycontinued: "If 'yes' to any ofthose questions, you might try:Jumping off - a chair (nothinghigher, . please), or gulping acouple of aspirins and going tobed for a month."

Instead, the ad suggested,"Try meeting the warm and empathetic folks waiting for you at'Ministry to Divorced Catholics.'No fee. No commitments. No'Sign right here ... '" and offered a free newsletter andFather Holden's address.

Because of the ads, a NewYork television station coveredthe Newark ministry on itsnightly news for four nights ina row.

One meeting featured the topic"Annulments: Frank Sinatra,etc., etc." referring to the disclosure that the singer's firstmarriage was declared nuIl. "Wehad 400 chairs for the meeting,"Father Holden said. "We. ran outof chairs and dealt a lethalblow to the myth that richpeople receive special treatmentin the matter of annulments."

The ministry holds 10 or 12meetings a month for froin !)oto 100 people. Discussed are various aspects of the situation ofdivorced or separated Catholics:parenting, psychological, legal,financial and moral problems,and the spiritual life.

A free newsletter goes ninetimes yearly to about 2,000 persons.

Father Holden also conductsan annulment information program once a week and doesmuch counseling.

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ment, proclaiming that the unionwas never a Christian marriageand freeing the Catholics involved to put aside their pastpain and start afresh.

For divorced Catholics, wholive by faith, this is a superlative"welcome home."

Continued from Page TwelveJob could scarcely bear all

this sad news. He tore hisclothes, fell on his face andprayed.

The next day Job awoke tofind his body covered with uglysores. Even his wife turned fromhim. Overcome with sorrow athis tragedy and humiliated byhis ugly condition, Job wentoutside and sat alone.

Three old friends heard ofJob's misfortunes and came tocomfort him but for days theydared not even speak to Job,so great was his sorrow andpain.

By now Job was becomingvery bitter. He began to cursethe day he was born. "Why me?"Job cried out, "Why am 1 suffering so much? Why have these

. terrible things happened to me?"

Job's friends spoke up. "Yoursufferings are caused by yoursins," they told Job. "Confessyour sins."

"But 1 have not sinned," Jobinsisted angrily. "I have alwaysdone what God wanted. It isnot fair that 1 suffer like this."

His three friends argued loudand long with Job. Job nowdirectly challenged God. "Lord,why are you doing this to me?Why are you torturing me? Whyhave you ruined my life? I demand to know'"

Just then a great storm arose.Out of the winds Job heard avoice. It was the voice of God."Who is this that demands ananswer from me? Where wereyou, Job, when 1 created theworld? Who sends the rains tobring life to the earth? Do you?Have you set the stars in thesky? Then is it right for you tochallenge· me? Job, you wouldcorrect your God, answer me."

Job bowed low to the ground.Now he understood. "My Cod,"he whispered, "I was wrong tochallenge you. 1 know you cando all things. 1 know you carefor me. 1 do not understand yourways, but I know they are good.I don't know why you allow meto suffer so much, but 1 trustyou now. I'm sorry for my bittercomplaints. 'I will challenge youno more. 1 place my life in yourhands."

Continued from page twelvewhen God joins two people inmarriage, such a marriage cannot be dissolved.

The area where the search fortruth is crucial in the marriagesituation rests in the four words,"whomever God joins together."That long misunderstood phraseis now being interpreted, notlegalistically, but realistically.The definition of Christian marriage no longer consists of theequation - consent plus consummation equals Christianmarriage.

Now, progress in both theologyand the behavioral sciences hasled to a revision of that equation. Among these developmentshave been: deeper understanding of biblical texts; the development of a marriage theologywhich sees the covenant, that is,the mature love bond betweenpeople, as an essential ingredient, at least as a possibility, before two people can call theirunion a Christian marriage, andscientific progress in understanding the psychology ·andemotional make-up of people,making it possible to determineif and when a person is capableof entering into a Christian marriage.

Finally, a person has to havea faith commitment to be ableto enter a Christian marriage.God cannot join two people forever In matrimony if one of themdoesn't believe in God or hisSon.

All these developments haveled, not to a change in the doctrine of the indissolubility ofChristian marriage, but rather,to a deeper insight into what isneeded to make an indissolublemarriage.

Now that the church, in looking at Christian marriage, is focusing on the living, growing relationship of two people, as wellas on the needed legal contract,broken marriages are being reexamined. With compassion andwisdom, the church is asking,Were these two people capableof making vows requiring maturity, or at least the basic potential for maturing? Was thereever a Christian marriage in thefirst place?

When the answer is negative,the church will grant an annul-

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fuse permission to remarry untila psychiatrist says the person iscapable of sustaining a marriagerelationship. Maybe the vetitum{prohibition to remarry) is notapplied frequently enough.

"I'm convinced that there isa vocation to the single life, toa celibate life. Many of thesepeople should never have married."

Father Holden said that in thepast five years the Ministry toDivorced Catholics has dealtwith thousands of people. "Wehave had only one marriage outside the church of people whomet through the Ministry toDivorced Catholics," he said.

"We are uncovering peoplewhose religion means a greatdeal to them," he concluded.

A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Maria E 0 Cristao

Todos precisamos de pontos de referencia para viver. Temo-los desde 0nascimento ate a morte. Pontos de referencia aos outros e em todos os niveis: pessoal, social ...

Tambem a nivel religioso precisamos desses pontos de referencia. Mariaexerce este papel no Cristianismo,naoso a niv€l teologico, ou seja, com asua ac~ao na historia da Salva~ao etc.mas tambem na vida da Igreja, povo de.Deus. Tambem na vida pessoal de cadacristao, depois de Cristo, Maria e 0mais importante ponto de referencia.

Os proprios acontecimentos daIncarna~ao e da Reden~ao deram-se"naosem Maria".

Falar de Maria sera, por isso,falar do cristao autentico. Ja Origenes escreveu: "Todo 0 verdadeiro dis~

cipulo de Cristo e como urn segundofilho de Maria".

Muitos tentam definir 0 cristaode maneira aceitavel pelos nao-crentes, utilizando abundantemente os seus conceitos e categorias. Assim, 0comportamento do cristao deve ter oudeixar transparecer qualquer coisa mais que 0 comportamento do nao-cristao.~, afinal, a denuncia que os nao-praticantes nos atiram a cara: nao sermos melhores que eles. Nesta perspectiva, os militantes cristaos, na suaactua~ao profana, na sua vida diaria,trazem na mente, quando nao na boca,estas perguntas:

Que mais podemos fazer?De que outra maneira podemos

agir?Utiliz~-se 0 Evan~elho para lem

brar 0 perdao, a aten~ao aos mais pobres, a exclusao do odio ou outroscomportamentos que, sem duvida, se situam numa logica evangelica. Fica-se,contudo, profundamente insatisfeito,porque se verifica que os nao-crentestambem 0 fazem.

Tenta-se, entao, buscar a raizdo agir. Invoca-se a inten~ao e 0 sentido profundo da ac~ao. Pretende~sediscernir os comportamentos pelos valores que os inspiram. Define-se 0cristao pelos valores cristaos, valores evangelicos.

Ora, situando estes valores forados valores humanos naturais, situamos 0 cristianismo fora da vida. Naopodemos, portanto, admiti-lo. Nestasequencia dos valores humanos, e preciso reconhecer honestamente que hadescrentes sinceros que agem em nomedestes mesmos valores, a fraternidadeuniversal, a humildade, a justi9a,etc.Ape~ar di~s~, rejeitam eX~licitamentea fe ou 0 t~tulo de cristaos.

Ora: "A fe nao dita outros valores ao homem que os que pode descobrir na vida humana".

Surge ainda outra tenta~ao: refugiar-se numa defini~ao de tipo ontologico. Muitos internam-se na purainterioridade. Verificam, entao, urnestatuto diferente: 0 cristao tern agra~a da fe e os outros nao a tern.Este criterio e porem tao· inconsistente como os outros, pois a gra~a, eoferecida a todos os homens.

Victory Noll head

Anyone have pre-1958 yearbooks from the former St. Mary'sHigh School or a 1938 or 1970book from the former CoyleHigh? If so, the prinCipal's office at Coyle-Cassidy, their successor school, wo.uld like tohave them to complete the archives.

A girls' sPOIts JimJam isscheduled for this Saturday andSaturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. Thoseattending will be rooting foreither the Blue or Gold team tocome out victorious. MargaretWilson heads the Blues, SueBerthelette the Golds.

In the regular "Hats Off" column of the Taunton school'sweekly "Update," kudos go toJeff Kirouac, winner of a Bowdoin scholarship and first prizewinner in a magazine short storycontest that had over 2000 entries.

Also recipient of a Bowdoinscholarship, as well as being accepted at Brown University, wasNelson Oliveira.

The glee club of Holy FamilyHigh, New Bedford, will presenta spring concert, "Rhapsody inBlue," directed by Arthur Buckley, at 7:30 p.m. May 9, 10 and11.

Linda DeFarias, Monique Labens, Gail Medeiros, Lucie deOliveira, Colleen Taylor and Sister Eugenia Margaret represented HF's National Honor Societyat the annual meeting of easternMassachusetts NHS chapters,held at UMass Boston. ActivitiesIncluded a visit to the John F.Kennedy Library.

Coyle · Cassidy~ .

Bp.FeehanWith the theme "All My

Love," juniors and seniors atFeehan High in Attleboro willhold their prom tonight.

Honors recently garnered byFeehanites include a first placetyping award for Nancy Fortierin the Aquinas Junior Collegeannual contest; Charlene Iwuc'sparticipation in an Ameri~an

Legion Girls' State program inNewport, R.I.; and the winningof an award by Mary Greatorexin an essay contest sponsored bythe Office of EnvironmentalAffairs. .

Holy F.amily

Bp. GerrardSenior Karen Cobery has been

named an alternate in the 1980National Honor Society scholorship program. She was selectedfrom among some 11,000 nominees from across the country onthe basis of her leadership,scholarship, character and service.

There is a busy schedule ontap today for the Fall River girls'school. A presidential primarywill be held, following registration of eligible students for theNovember elections; and a career day is scheduled for 'freshmen and sophomores, who willtake aptitude tests and hearspeakers representing variouscareers.

The junior-senior prom willtake place tonight at HawthorneCountry Club.

BILLY PRESTON is mostidentified with the Motown soulsound. His new hit causes listeners to reflect on the relationships that mean most to them.

It provides insight into love'smeaning when it says, "I washalf, not whole, instead withnone, reaching through thisworld in need of one." Even themost gifted individuals need intimate involvement in others'lives. WhE:R love binds peopletogether a new dimension of lifeis discovered.

For .Christians the word redemption describes the processof finding life's ultimate meaning in love's power. Jesus showshow love's redeeming power ispresent in the world. But redemption is not over. The process begun in the life of Jesusnow looks to us.

When our friends are lostwithin the world's harshness andmadness, we can be sources ofsoftness and purpose. When lifeseems incomplete because ofloneliness, the gift of love givesanother a sense of belonging andbeing cared for. We can bringothers back to life by being present to them in their pain.

High" and the platinum, toppinga million, is "Saturday NightFever." "More Than a Woman"earned them their Grammy.

The New Bedford concert offered a review of Tavares hits,including selections from theirnew album, "Tavares Supercharged." Hut a standout was"Heaven Must Be Missing anAngel," which they sang to theirgrandmother, in a front rowseat of honor.

By Charlie Martin

ish benefit put on by Frank Fontaine. Even then the only CapeVerdean parish in the UnitedStates was attracting show business greats.

The brothers brought alongtheir framed gold and platinumalbums to show Father Raphael,whom they regard as their second,father and who proudly wore theofficial Tavares jacket they hadpreviously given him.

Their gold album, selling overhalf a million copies, is "Sky

OCUIon youth

BUTCH, POOCH, CHUBBY, TINY AND RALPH TAVARES SHOW FATHERRAPHAEL FLAMMIA THEIR TOP·SELUNG RECORDS

Tavares brothers hometown hit

wnH YOU 1'M BORN AGAINCome bring on your softnessComfort me through all this madnessWoman don't you knowThat with you I'm born againCome give me your sweetnessNow that there is you there is no weaknessLying safe again within your armsI'm born againI was half not wholeInstead with noneReaching through this worldIn need of oneCome show me your kindnessIn your arms I know I'll find thisWoman don't you knowThat with you I'm born againLying safe with you I'm born again

Written by C. Conners, D. Shire, sung by Billy Preston and Syreeta,(c) 1979, Motown Records Corp.

Tavares ·came home in triumph. The five Cape Verdeanbrothers, who grew up singingin Our Lady of the Assumptionparish, New Bedford, and havebecQllle a Grammy award winning rock group, came home recently to put on a benefit concert for the parish's 75th anniversary.

"It was great," said FatherRaphael Flammia, SS.CC., pastor, who recalls the brothers aslittle boys singing at a 1957 par-

the brink


OnBy Cecilia Belanger

As storm clouds continue togather, the subject of war rearsits unwelcome head and youthand parents alike are uneasy.

So many questions are askedfor which there are no answers.Has the United States beenslumbering? Did our leaders notforesee events?

War is failure. War is deception and murder. Christians realize the pacific nature of theirreligion and constantly pray forpeace. There is a guilt in warthat no nation wishes to carry.

One hears· parents and youthon talk programs expressingtheir fear of war. One youngvoice still rings in my ears: "I'mscared!" A mother: "I don't wantmy son killed in some senselesswar."

Sister Jeanette Halbach hasbeen named to a second term aspresident of Our Lady of VictoryMissionary Sisters, also knownas Victory Noll Sisters. ,Generalcouncillors who will serve withher are Sisters Virginia Schmitt,Alma Bill, Mary Dolores Tringl,Lucille Martinez and BeatriceHaines. Community membersserve in the United States andBolivia.

We live on the brink of perilbecause we are in a world inwhich no one trusts another.What has brought us to thisbrink?

One hears many answers:everybody wants too much;there is selfishness; pride; thedesire for power.

Isn't it sad that natio.ns donot try to surpass one anotherin decency, compassion, respect,truth and honor. What a worldthis would be!

The other day I was discussing the Iranian situation. Theman to whom I was speakingsaid, "We ought to bomb themback to the Dark Ages. Weought to go over there and takethe oil fields. We need them."On and on he went.

It is this attitude, that othernations exist only for our welfare, that sickens. No nationtoday is the universe! It is falsepatriotism that causes a nationto go under.

Let us not make war glamorous. Let us not deck it withsplendid trappings, with joywhen casualty reports comethrough. Who can exult in menkilling one another?

War is an evil, especially ascommonly waged. A war of defense may be something else, ifall other means have failed fora nation to protect its existenceand freedom; but let us not makethe battlefield a nursery forheroism. Let us not delude youthinto thinking that the conqueror is the most honorable of men.

Speeches are made, the trumpets sound, the bands play andpulses beat high as youth areherded to far-off lands, manynever to return. So young, theymarch to their Gethsemanes,their crosses, their Calvaries.

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When a Mars landing becomesimpossible, certain governmentofficials decide that, rather thancanceling it and putting thewhole space program into jeopardy, to fake the landing ofMars, a course of action thatthe three astronauts involvedare coerced into going alongwith. Solid if unspectacular entertainment with some clevertwists. A2

Father Michael Dempsey, director of communicating for thediocese of Brooklyn, told theconference that American Catholics lag behind Protestants andCatholic missioners in their useof audiovisual resources; andFather John Kavanaugh of St.Louis University presented a detailed analysis of television advertising as a shaper of valuesand culture.

CCD headsstudy media

Father Michel G. Methot, diocesan director of religious education, and Sister Doreen Donegan, SUSC, assistant director,represented the Fall River diocesein St. Petersburg, Fla. at a fourday meeting of the National Conference of Diocesan Directors ofReligious Education-CCD.

Over 300 directors from 110dioceses were present at the parley, which focused on what keynote speaker Dr. Richard Byrnetermed "the roaring current ofchange in communicationsmedia."

Sessions included seminars,demonstrations and hands-on experience in operating audiovisual equipment.

Dr. Byrne, of the communications faculty of the Universityof Southern California, describedtelevision as the principal forceof cultural affirmation in theUnited States. He predicted thatcable television would become amajor public influence and that"more and more sophisticatedcomputers will dominate information gathering and management."

Monday, May 12, 9 p.m. (ABC)- A Fistful of Dynamite"(1972): James Coburn, an Irishrevolutionary and Rod Steiger,a Mexican bandit team up to become, inadvertently, heroes ofa Mexican revolution. There aresome good moments but not-enough, and the violence is fartoo abundant. A3

Friday, May 16, 8:30 p.m.(NBC) - "Casey's Shadow"(1978): Walter Matthau is asupposedly lovable Cajun horsetrainer who has to decidewhether or not to run a horsewith an injured leg in a racethat could mean fame and fortune for him. The racing episodes are colorful. and the acting is good, but the condoningof the trainer's moral failingsand frequent profanity make thismature viewing fare. PG, A3

New Films

"Touched by Love" (Columbia): is an unpretentious filmwhich tells its simple and truestory with such skill and restraint that it will be the rareviewer who is not moved.

The plot deals with LenaCanada (Deborah Raffin), ayoung college dropout who becomes a nurses' aide at a Canadian institute for handicappedchildren. She loves her' chargesand they reciprocate, except forone withdrawn teenager, a cerebral palsy victim. Eventually,however, Lena wins over Karen(Diane Lane) and discovers thatshe is a devoted Elvis Presleyfan.

Lena suggests that Karenwrite to Presley. The projectmotivates the young girl to laboruntil her handwriting is legibleand she mails her letter to thestar. To her delight, she receivesa personal letter and Presleycontinues writing to her for therest of his life.

,Excellent acting and a realistic, sympathetic view of handicapped children combine to recommend this film for familyviewing. PG, Al

"Heart Beat" (Warners): Thisfilm biography of Jack Kerouac,focusing on his friendship withNeal and Carolyn Cassidy, is abotched effort that tells us nextto nothing about the author orhis significance. The gratuitoususe of nudity and the film'smuddled moral outlook are offensive. R,B

On TVJ. R. R. Tolkien's epic fantasy

about the Hobbits and their partin saving Middle Earth is grandly told in "The Return of theKing," an animated special airing Sunday, May 11, at 7-9 p.m.on ABC.

The story concerns the Ringof Doom, whose evil power mustbe destroyed or else Sauron, thewicked lord of Mordor, will winhis war of conquest against thefree peoples of Middle Earth.The mighty task is undertakenby two tiny Hobbits - Frodoand his servant, Samwise.

Unless you are familiar withTolkien's grandiose mythology,the program may seem too complicated. But viewers will soondiscover the enchantment of amagical world and come to caredeeply about its inhabitants.

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General ratings: G-suitable for gen·eral viewing: PG-parental guidance sug·gested: R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: At-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 explanationl: C-condemned.

Anne's, and Rev. Jean Dominque Pare, league chaplain, alsotook part in the opening ceremonies at the field.

In addition to Heinig, leagueofficers are John Pacheco, vicepresident; Daniel Lyne, treasurer; Norman Mo'rrissette, secretary; Robert Lavoie, umpire-inchief; and, Harvey Donnelly,player agent. On Sept. 21, theleague will sponsor a gala banquet marking its 25th anniversary.

Franklin is at Oliver Ames, KingPhilip at Mansfield and Sharonat Stoughton.

However, a critical game forthe contenders is the one inwhich Franklin will be home toCanton Monday. Canton is atKing Philip on Wednesday. Pennant races in all other Hocko'mock spring sports are alsoclose.

By Bill Morrissette

portswQtch

Fred Heinig, league president,was master of ceremonies. Rev.John R. FoIster, pastor of St.

St. Anne's Junior BaseballLeague, the only intra-parishleague in the diocese, openedits 25th season last Sunday atthe Father Rene Patenaude Athletic Field, the loop's home.Father Patenaude, the league'sfounder, was unable to attendthe season opening festivities because of illness.

Although the high school football season is still nearly fivemonth away coaching changesare already in the winds, notably at Durfee High School ofFall River.

John Sullivan, who has been

Already well into the secondhalf of its schedule with itschampionship yet a long way tobe decided, the HockomockBaseball League has full cardfor tomorrow, Monday andWednesday.

Among the leading contenders,Canton is home to Foxboro to-'morrow. Franklin and KingPhilip and Stoughton are withinreach of the top. Tomorrow

Feehan, Connolly Strong ContendersEntering this week the Bishop at Westport, as the division

Feehan High Shamrocks and the winds up its first half.Bishop Connolly High Cougars Holy Family is home to Warewere in a tie with the Case High ham tomorrow as Division TwoCardinals for first place in East also winds up its first-halfSoutheastern Mass. Conference schedule. The Blue Wave isDivision Two West baseball, all home to Fairhaven on Tuesdaywith 3-1 records. , and at Falmouth on Thursday.

However, it is likely that the In Division One New Bedfordtie has been broken as a resultof games played Monday and High, then 5-0, was setting the

pace with Durfee in second placeyesterday. Case was host to with a 3-1 record and DennisFeehan Monday as Connolly en-

Yarmouth, 3-2, in third place.tertained Westport, Coyle-Cassidy visited Dighton-Reho- Tomorrow Bishop Stang'sboth, and' Seekonk, only one Spartans will entertain Durfee,game back of the pace, was New Bedford hosts Dennis-Yarhome to Diman Yoke. mouth, Taunton is at Attleboro

All three co-leaders were fa- and Somerset at Barnstable.vored to win their games yes- Stang will be home to New Bedterday. Tomorrow's schedule lists ford next Tuesday and to SomConnolly at Diman, Case at erset on Thursday. Tomorrow'sCoyle-Cassidy, Feehan home to games also, end the division'sDighton-Rehoboth and Seekonk first-half.

Parish Loop Opens 25th Season

Hockomock Race Close

Statistics! Changes! Rumor!Over the first four games of at 'the Hilltopper helm for the

the season two Coyle-Cassidy past four seasons, is leaving thatgirls were among the top five post to become head coach ofin batting in the So. E. Mass. football at Hanover High School.West Division softball. Laura When Sullivan took up theVan Cott, .500, and Sue Berthel- coaching post at Durfee, theette, .464, ranked third and fifth, school's achievements on therespectively, Kim Gagne, .650, gridiron were somewhat lessTerri Diogenes, .600, and, Sheila than brilliant.Russo, .500, all of Somerset, Sullivan said he needed threewere the other leaders. Somer- years to turn Durfee footballset also dominated the pitching around. After a 9-0 season inwith Lisa Thibault 4-0 and Deb- 1976 and one tie and eight lossesbie Kelley 3-1. Case's Sandy in 1977, Durfee had a winning

, Nunes was 2-1. season - five wins, four lossesin 1978. Five wins, three tiesand two losses was the 1979record.

Who will replace Sullivan?There are rumors that SteveWinslow, coach at Coyle-CassidyHigh School, has the insidetrack.

This Message S:,onsored by the Following Business Concernsin the Diocese of Fall ~iver

For the Works of Charity, Mercy, Sodal Service and Education toAll People in Southeastern Area of Massacbusetts ... The Appealprovides care for all regardless of Race,' Color and Creed ...The Appeal is supported by Fraternal, Professional, Business andIndustrial Organizations.

679-5262

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"Every Year Caring,Sharing, Giving"

CAmOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,FALL RIVER

The annual business meetingwill be held at 8 p.m. Tuesdayat Holy Name School. An election slate will be presented andthe scholarship committee willmake its awards. Entertainmentwill 'be by Italian tenor AngeloPicardi.

ST. THERESE,NEW BEDFORD

A week of- prayer and teaching on Mary: Woman of Faithand Mother of the Church willbe held May 10 through 18. ThePilgrim Virgin statue, escortedby the Men of the Sacred Hearts,will be in the church and thedaily 7:30 p.m. Mass will be preceded by devotions and teachings. A May procession, crowning and solemn Mass at 11 a.m.Sunday will highlight the observance.

One of the Beneficiaries of the Appealwill be St. Anne's Hospital, the onlyCatholic Hospital in the Diocese, forits Modernization Program.

The Appeal Provides Care for the Unwanted Baby, Youth, EngagedCouples, the Sick, the Poor, theElderly, Family Life, Education andOther People in Need.

Honorary ChairmanMost Rev. Daniel A. Cronin; S.T.D.Bishop of Fall Ri.ver

Diocesan Lay ChairmanJoseph B. McCarty. of Taunton

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Thirty-Ninth AnnualCall For Help

BIRTHRIGHT,NEW BEDFORD

Information on current Birthright activities is available fromMrs. Claire Loranger, telephone995-4113.

LITURGICAl. DANCE,WESTPORT

Sister Pa.uline Morrissette,CSC is holding liturgical danceclasses from 7 to 8 p.m. eachThursday. Information is available from her at 636-4909.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL,SEEKONK

The Women's Guild meetingfor 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 14will feature an internationalnight buffet.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Children who participated inthe Holy Thursday Mass willtake part in the May processionat 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday.

All who ordered bibles duringLent may pick them up at thechurch office.

Two meetings are scheduled inthe rectory Tuesday, activitiesat 7 p.m. and CYO advisors at8 p.m.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

The Holy Name Society willmeet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in therectory.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL

Diocese of Fall River

1942 - 1980

19,000 Volunteer Solicitors will visit106,000 Homes in the Areas of FallRiver, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro, Cape Cod and the Islands..

BUILDING MATERIALS. INC.DURO FINISHING CORP.THE EXTERMINATOR CO.

Parish Appeal May 4 to May 14

Sunday,. May 4

12 Noon to 3 P.M.

Special Gifts Phase

April 21 to May 3

"Constant ConcernFor Th,ose In Need"

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,POCASSET

Children will receive first communion at 10 a.m. Mass Saturday. CCD classes for the yearconclude this week.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL,FALL RIVER

Hospital observance of National Hospital Week will include the second annual Children's Day Monday, when over200 schoolchildren will tour thehospital. Also on Monday, a service' awards reception will honor over ~OO longtime employes.Friends of St. Anne will holdtheir annual employe tea Wednesday.

HOLY NAME,NEW BEDFORD

After attending May devotionsat 7:30 p.m. Monday, Women'sGuild members will meet in theCCD center.

ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Three Masses wilt be offeredtoday, the feast of St. Stanislaus:8:30 and 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.New members will be receivedinto the Confraternity of OurLady of Czestochowa at the 7p.m. Mass.

Registration for ChristianLiving classes for the next schoolyear will take place at 9 a.m.Sunday, May 18. First penancewill take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 16.

STONEHILL COLLEGE,NORTH EASTON

Expanded and renovated science facilities will be dedicatedat 3 p.m. tomorrow at the JamesA. Merkert Science Center, builtat a cost of over $2 million andnamed in memory. of James A.Merkert, a Stonehill student atthe time of his death and theson of Eugene F. Merkert, a college Board of Advisers member.

ST. MARY,SEEKONK

The rosary will be recited following each Mass during May.

ST. MARY,NEW BEDFORD. The Women's Guild will meetat 1241 Church Street at 8 p.m.Monday. A display and talk onantiques will be featured.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS,FALL RIVER .

Esplrito Santo feast meetingwill be held Monday. Those withDomingas are especially askedto be present.

The Holy Name Society willsponsor a Red Sox trip to Boston Sunday, June 29. Furtherinformation is available fromTony Michaels, 673~6583.

ST. JOSEPH,WOODS HOLE

'May crowning ceremonie;!were held last Sunday with congregational participation in sing

. ing.

FRANCISCAN mIRDORDER, FALL RIVER

Secular Franciscans of St.Louis Fraternity will attend6:30 p.m. Mass Wednesday, May14 at St. Louis Church. A meeting will follow.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,ATTLEBORO

The annual Ladies' Guild banquet and installation ceremonies'will take place at 6:30 p.m.Wednesday, May 14 at HighlandCountry Club. Father RichardDelisle, MS of Enfield, N.H. willspeak on today's c!lurch. Members may bring guests. and reservations, which may be madewith Carla LaPlante, close tomorrow.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., May 8, 1980 ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER .

First Communion will be re-

ll" "(-1n',g' p$--Int'I J=:~!~:L:£"£:~"""" . ' ment of the fIrst commUnIcants

, in the brown scapular.Adults wishing to receive the

ST. PATRICK, sacrament of Confirmation at theFALMOUTH cathedral on Sunday, May 25

Copies of a booklet, "Days to will meet at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday,Remember," are available at no May 20 at the cathedral school.cost at the side entrance of thechurch. The booklet offers spiritual suggestions for celebrationof birthdays and holidays.

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are asked to submit news Items for thiscolumn to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, FallRiver, 02722. Name of city or town shouldbe Included. as well as full dates of all,ctlvltles. Please send news of future ratherthan past events. Note: We do not carrynews of fundralslng activities such 8Sbingos, whlsts, dances, suppers and bazaars.We are' happy to carry notices of spiritualprograms, club meetings, youth projects andsimilar nonprofit activities.Fundraising projects may be advertised atour regular rates, obtainable from TheAnchor business office. telephone 675·7151.

ST. ANTHONY,TAUNTON

The feast of Santo Christowill be celebrated this weekend,with transferral of the statue ofSanto Christo into the mainchurch taking place at 5 p.m.Mass Saturday, the feast Massat 11 a.m. Sunday and a streetprocession at 2 p.m. Sunday. Ahomily and Benediction servicewill follow the procession.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

Parish board of educationelections will follow all Massesthe weekend of May 17 and 18.

OUR LADY OF THE CAPE,BREWSTER

New Women's Guild officersare Charlotte O'Donovan, president; Anita Beebe, vice-president; 'Eileen MacCarthy, secretary; Peg Lefebvre, treasurer.

First communion will be received at 10 a.m. Mass Saturday.

ST. PIUS X,SOUTH YARMOUTH

The Women's Guild will sponsor a day of recollection beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. Tuesday, followed by a program atthe parish hall. Guests are welcome and all are asked to bringa sandwich. Dessert and coffeewill be ser-ved.

ST. JOSEPH,FAIRHAVEN

The rosary will be recitednightly during May before 7p.m. Mass.

A collection to benefit theCambodian refugees sponsoredby the parish has totaled $922.38, $2.38 above the amount needed to reimburse a governmenttransportation loan of $920.

A summer program for 3 to 5year-olds will be held at the parish school from July 14 throughAug. 13. Further information isavailable by telephoning 9961983.

Volunteers are needed forgrades 3 through 9 in the CCDprogram. Those interested maycall Sister Eleanor, 994-8679.

ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE,SWANSEA

Ladies of St. Anne will meetat 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21in the parish hall. A meat piesupper will be followed by installation of officers and presentation of a visual narration,

·"Women in the Bible," whichmet with great success at therecent Diocesan Council of

. Catholic Women conventionheld in Taunton.

The program 'will be open tomember~ of all Somerset andSwansea parishes. Informationis available from Mrs. AubreyArmstro~g, telephone 672-1658.

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