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A Personal ViewOf the MeetingOf U.5. Bishops

By Father John F. MooreAU meetings these days seem

to have a certain sameness. Forexample, the agenda is prettymuch in order before the firstcall to order is issued; the same12 per cent of the gathering willbe on their feet, no matter whatthe issue; the same characterswill perform their annual ritualof calling for a point of order;the same people seem always atthe coffee table, anxious to dobusiness on the sidelines and letsomeone else throw the snow­balls.

In this regard, the meeting ofthe National Conference ofCatholic Bishops differed littlefrom that of any other body.

However, the differences thatdid surface were interesting andas a first-time correspondent atthe bishops' meeting, I thoughtit would be of interest to sharesome events and items thatmight not be reported in thesecular media or might not, atfirst glance, seem significant.

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Bishops DiscussWomen Pri·ests

WASHINGTON (NC) - In afrank public discussion of wom­en's ordination, several U.S. bish­ops urged leaders of the Nation­al Conference of Catholic Bish­ops to provide for dialogue withthose who support priestly or­dination of women.

"The bishops seem to be stand­ing by silently," said BishopMaurice J. Dingman of DesMoines, Iowa, who raised theissue after a report by. archbish­op John R. Roach of St. Paul­Minneapolis on the ad hoc Com­mitte for the Call to ActionPlan.

"We meet with other peopleecumenically and are willing todiscuss the issue." Bishop Ding­man added, "and we should dothe same thing with the peoplein our own Church."

The women's ordination issuehad come up at the meeting be­cause of the presence of some25 women who had come to

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Bishops' ParleyFinal ResultsNot Yet In

WASHINGTON (NC) - Finalresults of the fall meeting of theU.S. bishops will not be knownfor at least a week, with de­cisions on a proposed nationalcommunications collection andwhether to allow communionunder both bread and wine onSundays and Holy Days nowbeing sought from bishops whodid not attend the meeting.

But the bishops completed ac­tion on a number of items, in­cluding a Middle East statement,a pastoral on the handicapped, aproposal to allow U.S. Catholicsto receive Communion morethan once a day under certaincircumstances, an increase indiocesan assessments from sevento eight cents per CatholiC-in1979 and revisions in the stat­utes of the National Conferenceof Catholic bishops - U.S. Cath­olic Conference removing votingrights of retired bishops.

They rejected a further in­crease in diocesan assessmentsfor 1980 and a proposal thatwould have permitted use of the

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Changes OrderedIn Directory

WASHINGTON (NC) - Arch­bishop John R. Quinn, presidentof the U.S. Bishops' conference,has announced that the HolySee has ordered several changesto the national Catechetical di­rectory approved by the bishopslast year.

The document drew praise forits substantial orthodoxy, butthe Holy See insisted that cer­tain areas be changed:

The bishops were told tochange the directory's treatmentof revelation. Last year, follow­ing long debate, they voted toapprove the use of the word todescribe God's current activityamong men. This, some bishopssaid, contradicted the Catholicteaching that revelation wascomplete with the apostles, andthat nothing more : been orcan be added to it.

The bishops decided to capi­talize the word when referringto the deposit of faith revealed

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ill People·Places·Events-NC News Briefs illPro-Life Pledge

WEST WARWICK, RI. - The super·intendent of Catholic schools in theProvidence diocese has announced hewill not intervene in a local principal'sdecision to use an anti-abortion versionof the Pledge of Allegiance in the parishschool she heads.

The superintendent, Christian BrotherStephen O'Hara, said the new version ofthe pledge - which ends with the words,"with liberty and justice for all, bornand unhorn" - would stand unless or·ders to revert to the original are givenby Mercy Sister Mary Jane Ruisi, princi·pal of the 283-student St. James Schoolin West Warwick.

p'ope, Abp. LefebvreVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II

has' received in private audience suspend­ed Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

The Vatican issued no official an­nouncement of the meeting. ArchbishopLefevbre was suspended from the exer­cise of the ministry by' Pope Paul VI in1976.

Plea to KidnappersVATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II

appealed to the kidnappers of a pregnantItalian woman to release her and askedkidnappers everywhere to end the "atro­cious sufferings" they cause. Speaking athis weekly general audience, the popementioned the case of Mrs. MarcellaBoroli Balestrini, kidnapped Oct. 9. Shehas not been found and was in advancedpregnancy when kidnapped.

'Genuine Nationalism'WASHINGTON - A socialist leader

from Bolivia said he sees popular move­ments in -Latin America favoring Christ­ian-inspired nationalism over Marxisttrends or the example of the Cuban revo­lution. Jaime Paz of the Left Revolution­ary Movement said that in the face ofextremes - military dictatorships andcommunist guerrillas - most people are"embracing the banner of genuine na­tionalism in their search for socialchange."

First ServiceVATICAN CITY - "The first service

that the church must perform in thecause of justice and peace is to invitemen to open themselves to Jesus Christ,"Pope John Paul II told members of thePontifical Justice and Peace Commission.In Jesus Christ men "will learn againtheir essential dignity as sons of God,made in the image of God ,endowed withunsuspected possibilities which makethem capable of facing up to the tasksof the hour," the pope said.

Prayer Sit-InSANTIAGO - Chile - Encouraged by

Catholic Church support, Chilean work­ers staged a two-day prayer sit-in atSan Francisco Church in Santiago topress for trade union freedom. They criti­cized recent goverm,nent actions tochange union leadership and to elimin­ate hundreds of unions. The militarygovernment decreed an election Oct. 31to replace the leadership in 2,400 laP-orunions.

Two PercentANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia - Barbara

Ward, well-known British economist,said the rich nations should provide twopercent of their gross national productsannually to boost Third World economiesand stimulate world trade. The sumwould amount to about $120 billion ayear, she said.

Pope of RomeROME - Pope John Paul II embraced

the city of Rome and its communistMayor Giulio Argan. The pope met May­or Argan at the foot of the city's an­cient Capitol Hill as he was on his wayto take formal possession of St. JohnLateran, his cathedral as bishop of Rome.

Gospel L~festylesVIENNA, Austria - The Austrian

Catholic bishops are asking people to ex­amine critically their current lifestyles.The Gospel gives rules for life which gobeyond the struggle for profit, wealthand luxury, said the bishops at the endof their autumn meeting Nov. 9.

Charismat~c HealingBOMBAY, India -Charismatic heal­

ing combines prayer with what modemmedicine offers to cure disease, saidsaid 'Father Francis MacNutt, keynotespeaker at India's recent Catholic charis­matic convention. Father MacNutt, aU.S. Dominican priest, and a team ofseven assistants from the United Statesexemplifies the method in talks andmammoth healing sessions during thethree-day convention.

Cuban InterventionWASHINGTON - A November meet­

ing of world Christian Democratic Lead­ers criticized Cuban armed interventionin America, said Rene de Leon, generalsecretary of the Christian DemocraticWorld Union. "Rather than bringing solu­tions, such presence worsens the con­flicts," said De Leon, a Guatemalan.

Child SuicidesBONN, West Germany - A system­

atic program to discourage religious edu­cation is occurring in Slovakia, a tradi­tionally Catholic section of Czechoslo­vakia, according to KNA, West GermanCatholic news agency. Some children, un­able to cope with criticisms, beatings andexclusion from school activities becauseof their religion, have committed suicide,said KNA.

Last AppointmentJACKSON, Miss. - Divine word

Father Raymond Caesar, a Louisiana na­tive, was ordained auxiliary bishop ofGoroka, Papua New Guinea. The lastbishop appointed by Pope Paul VI, namedthe day before his death, Father Caesarhas been in Papua since 1962.

Cardinal ResignsVATIOAN CITY - Pope John Paul II

accepted the resignation, offered forhealth reasons, of 73-year-old CardinalJean Guyot of Toulouse, France. Suc­ceeding him is 57-year-old Coad~\.JtOl·

Archbishop Andre Collini of Toulouse.He has been coadjutor since 1972.

AS SIDEWALK SUPERINTENDENTS hold breath, workers maneu­ver cross into position atop St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Cross wasrepair~d, given new coat of gold leaf in preparation for jubilee year of

diocese. It had been in its position 190 feet above the city for 80 yearsand workers said it still bore marks of 1938 hurricane, that bent it slightly.(Torchia Photos)

AT DIOCESAN PASTORAL COUNCIL meeting, Bishop Cronin solicits input onagenda of fall bishops' meeting. Also discus ,ed was ~ecent Hyannis mi?i-conference onevangelization, which was attended by pastoral councll members. (Torchia Photo)

Jubilee

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New MinistersOf Eucharist

Extraordinary ministers of theEucharist will be commissionedby Bishop Daniel A. Cronin atceremonies at 7 p.m. Monday,Dec. 4 at St. Lawrence Church,New -Bedford.

Earlier this week an instruc­tion session for the new minis­ters was held at Bishop FeehanHigh School, Attleboro, and asecond session will take place at7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 29at Bishop Stang High School,North Dartmouth. Both sessionsare under direction of FatherHorace J. Travassos.

Pope Tells Nuns'Seek Solutions'

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Re­newal of Congregations of Reli­gious must be-guided by "Loveof God" and an understandingof contemporary realities, saidPope John Paul II Nov. 16.

But renewal must not be guid­ed soley by the trends of publicopinion, he added.

The pope noted that superiorsof congregations have to dealwith rapid changes, reducednumbers, experimentation andthe demands of the·young.

"Welcome all these realities.Take them seriously, never tragi­cally," he told about 600 nunsbelonging to the InternationalUnion of Superiors General.

"Calmly seek progressive,clear, courageous solutions," hesaid in a French-language ad­dress.

"In ever-renewed fidelity tothe charism of their founders,congregations must strive to cor­respond to the expectation of thechurch, to the commitments thatthe church, with its pastors, con­siders most urgent today," ad­ded the pope.

He recommended that nunswear "a simple and adapted re­ligious habit" as an externalsign of consecration to God.

"It is the means of remindingyou constantly of your commit­ment which breaks with thespirit of the world. It is a silentbut eloquent testimony," hesaid.

The entire church "is called tobecome a new humanity in themanner of the apostles," saidthe pontiff.

"The sacrifice of conjugallove, of material possessions, ofthe totally autonomous exerciseof freedom become incomprehen­sible without the love of Christ.This radicalism is necessary toannounce in a prophetic, but al­ways verY humble way, thisnew humanity according toChrist," said the pope.

The pope said that nunsshould "devote each day a suf­ficiently long time to remain be­fore the Lord, to tell him herlove and especially to let her­self be loved by him."

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One might ask if it makes anydifference if one attends such ameeting. From this editor's view­point, the answer is a great bigyes. For example, it is easy towrite about some of this coun·try's episeopal luminaries from arater secondhand viewpoint.

After meeting and talking withthem, one feels that many of thestereotyped attitudes towardsthem have little validity. To seethe leadership of the AmericanCatholic church in action is notonly infonnative in fact but re­warding in substance.

the Cathedral.

Highlighting the program willbe a premier performance of"Sing Praise to the Lord andGlorify His Name," a song ofthanksgiving for cantor, choirand congregation, composed es­pecially for the jubilee by FatherWilliam G. Campbell, of theChurch of the Holy Name, FallRiver.

Also to be heard are Canon inD by Pachelbel, Cantata 140 ofBach, Exultate Jubilate by Mo­zart and Haydn's Te Deum.

From the local viewpoint, itwas great to see Father DanielHoye much in evidence at theconference table. Father Hoye,a Tauntonian, is administrativeassistant to Bishop Thomas C.Kelly, usec director.

"ecclesiastical garage sale," An­other, referring to denial of vot­ing rights to retired bishops,stated that this would be a formof "episcopal euthanasia"

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Our own Bishop Cronin tookto the mikes a couple of times.One occasion was a significantintervention, when he remindedhis brother bishops that in fiscalmatters the conference had neverbefore withdrawn from its prin­cipal. His point was very welltaken by his confreres.

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Personalmicrophones was that centeredon government intrusion intochurch affairs. If there was onesign for the future, it was thatthe federal government need not·expect to push around the Amer­ican Catholic church. Every re­mark to the effect that a newsense of Catholic unity in thismatter had to be developed andencouraged was received withgreat applause; and from all re­ports this determination was notunnoticed by the White House.

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ists will be directed by GlennGiuttari, director of music for

all parts of the diocese, a cham­ber orchestra, and several solo-

Two quotable quotes: Onebishop, describing the problemsinvolved in giving communionunder both species, stated thatthe altar would look like an

Most items on the bishops'agenda were exercises in trivia.Let's face it: communion morethan once a day is not an earth­shattering problem. Eucharistunder both ·species on Sunday isnot an item that most Catholicsare breaking down church doorsto have settled.

It would be great instead tosee some solid diseussion of theproblem of decreasing church at­tendance and support of grass­roots movements such as thecharismatic renewai and Mar­riage Encounter. Efforts shouldreally be made to get the faithfulinvolved in the agenda processand not to leave it in the handsof a few.

Concert To

One of the better reminders ofwhy the bishops had gatheredwas offered by Archbishop JeanJadot, Apostolic Delegate in theUnited States, who told his hear­ers that fidelity to Vatican IImust characterize the Americanchurch.

He emphasized that the bish­ops must lead in gatheringpriests and laity into a partici­pating community, but warnedthat church groups should notbe "rubber stamps" or merelythe excuse for endless meetings.

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bishops to the media. This issignificant when bne considersthat only a few years ago thepress and television were noteven allowed to cover the bish­ops' meetings. For a group thathad the reputation of runningfrom the press, it was encourag­ing to see how completely theoppollite is now true.

Sessions, except for one shortexecutive parley, were complete­ly open. The cardinals and bish­ops were more than eager to beavailable to the press. Time andagain reference was made to thegreat work of the media in cov­ering Popes John Paul I and II.

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The 75th anniversary of thediocese will commence with aconcert of sacred music at 8 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 3. Due to renova­tions underway at St. Mary'sCathedral, the concert will takeplace at St. Patrick's Church,South Main Street, Fall River.

The program, the first of sev­eral cultural events planned inobservance of the silver jubileeof the Diocese, is free, and thepublic is invited.

A Jubilee Choir, drawn from

Vocation QualitySeen Lacking

WASHINGTON (NC) - TheCatholic Church's vocationscrisis is one of quality as wellas quantity, according to severalparticipants in a workshop onvocations at the U.S. bishopssemi-annual general meeting inWashington.

"We're getting weaker candi­dates for the priesthood," Arch­bishop Joseph Bernardin of Cin­cinnati said.

"Part of it is unavoidable,"he said, because many candi­dates for the priesthood comefrom broken homes or homeswith strong family tensions.

IFather Joseph Creedon ofProvidence, R.I., said the Cath­olic Church has some similaritieswith fundamentalists because"we say we'have answers."

Because of this, he said, thechurch has attracted "a certaintype of men who don't want tomake choices any more."

Father Creeden said manyyoung men who mig~t other­wise consider the priesthood stayaway because they do not be­lieve they will be listened to inthe church.

Father George Fogarty saidseminaries are attracting "pre­Vatican II types" and "very de­pendent people looking for asecure kind of life,"

'He said he was concerned thatmany "mature vocations" ­men who come to the priesthoodlater in life - are also depen­dent personalities who have notfound themselves.

He sllid stronger candidateseither 40 not enter the semin­ary or ~rop out because they seedependent personalities succeed­ing in the church.

S·eminar PlannedOn Light Audit

The Diocese of Fall River, incooperation with the Massachu­setts Energy Office/SoutheastRegion, will offer a training sem­inar on provisions of the newstate lighting code, from 9 tonoon Saturday, Dec. 2 at BishopConnolly High School, FallRiver.

The new regulations, whichtook effect Nov. I, require allbuildings in excess of 10,000square feet to "audit" their light­ing systems and make any nec­essary modifications by Feb. I,1979. The code limits energyused for lighting and has thepotential to save about $60 mil­lion annually by 1980.

Joseph .Monaghan, Mainten­ance Coordinator for the Dio­cese, feels that even thoughcompliance with the lightingcode is mandatory, the "light­ing audit" is useful. "The Dio­cese controls over 300 buildingsand the potential for dollar sav­ings is tremendous," he said.

The seminar will also focuson the newly enacted NationalEnergy Act, its meaning for di­ocesan facilities and the role ofchurch advisory groups in thediocesan energy conservationprogram. Reservations or furtherinformation are available fromMonaghan at the Catholic Edu­cation Center, 423 HighlandAve., Fall River, tel. 678-2828.

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Listening Can Ease Teens l Pain

INecrologyt

through and act them out," Dr.McAllister added, noting thatparents sometimes go over­board with restrictions, increasetheir childrens' feelings of help­lessness and "precipitate theirrebellion."

He warned against "oversell­ing religion," saying that "greatreligious fervor is not authenticat that age, even if it pleasesadults."

December 8Rev. John F. Brod!'!rick, 1940,

Pastor, St. Mary, South Dart­mouth

December 6Rev. Joseph L. Cabral, 1959,

Pastor, Our Lady of Angels, FallRiver

Rt Rev. John H. Hackett, 1966,Chancellor of Fall River DioceseJune-December 1966

Rev. Joseph Welch, 1971, Re­tired Pastor, Our Lady of Vic­tory, Centerville

December 7Rev. Ambrose Bowen, 1977,

Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton

Rev. Thomas F. Daly, 1976,Retired Pastor, St. James, New·Bedford

wordliving

The high school counselorsaid she works with middle andupper-middle class girls who"have cars to drive to school,but lack love in their homes."She asks her young friends,"Have you told Jesus about yourproblems?"

"Faith must be proposed, notimposed," she said. "You asadults must be the models, theguides, showing your own faith,"she told the religious educators."Kids are starving for affirma­tion, love. They need to be told'I love you,' with deeds that backthat" up."

Dr. McAllister discussed mo­tivation behind adolescent be­havior in his talk, "Reformula­tion of values." He said youngpeople "straddle the helplessnessdependence of childhood and theautonomy of adulthood" and of­ten want "to go back to theEden of total care in infancy"just as do adults under stress.

Too frequently, "we set goalsfor them that destroy self-deter­mination," he said. "We do nottrust them to make importantdecisions. They need us to lis­ten, to help them think thingsthrough.

"Help them to buy the time tothink things through, encourag­ing their autonomy of feelings,thoughts, fantasies - and theywon't need to follow them

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A Spokane psychiatrist, Dr.Robert McAllister, had a similarmessage, expressing his beliefin the paradox that "to do noth­ing is to do something." Listen­ing to adolescents, which can beseen as doing nothing, is oftenthe best way to help them, hesaid.

In her talk called "To Believeor Not to Believe - That isthe Question," Sister Edwardssaid adults need help in learn­ing to help adolescents. "Adultsare not in touch with youJlgpeople's hopes, dreams," shesaid. "We bope the stage they'rein will dissolve."

'If thou have understanding, answer thy neighbour: but if not, let thy handbe upon thy mouth, lest thou be surprised in an unskillful word, and be

confounded.' Ecclus. 5:14

SPOKANE, Wash. (NC) - Itis not through intricate pro­grams or intellectualizing, butthrough listening, that adultscan ease the pain of troubled ad­olescents, two speakers told par­ticipants in a religious educationcongress in Spokane.

"Intellectualizing with themin religion classes doesn't work.And don't talk about prayerwith them - pray with them,"said Mercy Sister Maria Ed­wards, religion teacher andcounselor from Nashville, Tenn.Young people "need to havesomeone help them meet theirhuman needs. They need to havetrust in someone, and that some­one is Jesus."

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themoorin~Setting the World on Fire

The recent New England convention of the charismaticrenewal that was held in the Providence Civic Center gath­4:!red together more than 14,000 people each day to thankand praise the Lord.

On the surface, much of the significance of this meet­nng was lost on the secular media. The renewal has alwayshad its disbelievers even within the church community, soone should not be too upset if it is ignored by those wholfind it completely confusing. -

But one fact must be made clear to all who witnessedthe Providence proceedings. The renewal is here to stay.It will not go away. It cannot be hidden in an insignificantcorner of the church. Every Bishop and every priest respon­sible for the pastoral care of souls should realize thisand react accordingly in a positive and informed manner.

This does not mean that all must rush out and join therenewal. It does mean that it must be treated as anapproved movement in the Church and that for those whodo participate in it, it is a means for personal and ecclesialsanctification. -

If greater substance is to be developed within theframework of the present structure of the renewal, it isimperative that it not be viewed as some freak show foreccentrics by those who have been placed by the sameHoly Spirit in leadership roles in the Church.

On the other hand, the charismatic renewal as amovement must also must realize that it is going throughthe growing pains of refinement and maturity. Those whohave the care of spiritual development within the variousprayer groups must always be aware of their responsibilityto the Church as a community and to the individual asa person.

In areas where differences do develop, renewal mem­bers should strive to be more than objective. For some,this is no easy task. The fundamental subjectiveness thatpermeates the personal approach of the renewal can be anobstacle to those who do not completely understand thismore than enthusiastic approach to salvation.

In this regard, all who wish to see the renewal notmerely accepted but truly appreciated as one of the personalavenues to holiness must strive to create a greater opennessto the life of the entire church community.

The renewal should not give the impression that it isa private club and is excused from the essential .factorsthat foster community growth in the church.

To be super-sensitive to all or any criticism does nothelp create that atmosphere of understanding so essentialto the inner development of all grassroots movements inthe church, be it, as in this case, the renewal, or, as in othersituations, Marriage Encounter or Cursillo.

The charismatic renewal cannot live or be productivein isolation. It has to have a strong bond with the total lifeof the church.

In a statement by the national committee for PastorallResearch and Practice of the National Conference of Cath­olic Bishops, the following quote seems appropriate for allwho might be interested in this subject: "To all the mem­bers of the movement, then, to pastors, and to all the faith­jrul of Christ we commend the words of Scripture which wetake as our own guiding light: Do not stifle the Spirit.Test everything. Retain what is. good. Avoid any semblanceof evil." (l Thess. 5:19-22)

CANDY CANES AND LIFESAVER TREES join traditional manger figures at the child­ren's Christmas crib at La Salette Shrine, At tleboro.

La Salette Illuminations Start Sunday

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Unity Head StaysVATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope

John Paul II has reconfirmedCardinal Jan Willebrands ofUtrecht, Netherlands, as presi­dent of the Vatican Secretariatfor Promoting Christian Unity.

The reconfirmation becameknown, as have other Vaticanreconfirmations, through an an­nouncement used the cardinal'sPress Office and L'OsservatoreRomano, Vatican daily, that thepope received Cardinal Wille­brands in audience. The an­nouncement used the cardinal'stitle as president of the unitysecretariat in identifying him.

THE ANCHOR- 5Thurs., Nov. 23, 1978

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'I Was Hungry,You Fed Me'

SAN FRANCISCO (NC)People are hungry - St. An­thony Dining Room feeds them.No questions asked. No stringsattached. "You've uncomplicatedthe process" is the way one so­cial worker put it when he visit­ed the dining room FranciscanFather Alfred 'Boeddaker set upin 1950 in one of San Fran­cisco's poorest areas.

Almost 13 million free mealshave been served since the din­ing room started. It serves anaverage of 1,000 guests a day

. and three times as many on holi­days.

It makes only one annual holi­day appeal for money and food.

The dining rooom is as com­fortable and homelike as possi­ble and each day FranciscanFather Floyd Lotito, deputy di­rector, greets guests. Walls arepainted and decorated, there'smusic in the air and hangingplants.

Holidays are especially excit­ing, according to Father Lotito.Once a donor sent corsages forall the women guests and an­gave Christmas cards, each witha five dollar bill enclosed. Aflorist gave poinsettia plants todecorate the dining room.

"I feel that we are allbrothers and sisters; we needeach other. We can help one an­other," Father Lotito said. "Weserve anyone who comes to us.We ask no questions, we preachno sermons."

Most regular guests, saidFather Lotito, are elderly. "Somany of them are known else­where only by a room or socialsecurity number. But we try toknow them personally.

"Today, individuals cannot de- .pend on the state or local gov­ernment to take care of all theirneeds," Father Boeddaker said."St. Anthony's is a project of thepeople. It operates without sup­port from any public funds."

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scene set in a New Englandbarn, surrounded by a stylizedNew England village.

A second manager scene forchildren will be set up by theshrine's Rosary Pond. It will in­clude toy soldiers, candy canesand drummer boys in additionto the traditional Holy Familyfigures.

Bishop ScoresNuclear Arms

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa.(NC) - The world is not at war,but neither is it at peace, Auxi­liary Bishop Thomas Gumbletonof Detroit said at a human rightsworkshop in New Cumberland,Pa.

He is president of Bread forthe World and of Pax ChristiUSA" movemedrs for interna­tional peace.

"Development is the newname for peace," Bishop Gum­bleton said. He defined develop­ment as "all that justice re­quires for a fully human life."

An estimated 800 millionpeople in the world suffer inpoverty that is so degrading thatthey can hardly be said to liveat all, he continued.

"When we know this is hap­pening to the vast majority, arewe close to peace?" he asked.

Bishop Gumbleton said manu­facturing neutron bombs makesnuclear war possible. "To beable to contain destructive pow­er makes nuclear war morethinkable," he declared. He said

. a film called the doomsdaymovie has already been prepared

'by the U.S. government to teachsurvival techniques to those wholive through a nuclear war. It isestimated, he said, that 140 mil­lion Americans would die insuch a war.

The Catholic bishops of theUnited States provided a "clearstatement on the morality of thearms race" in their document"To Live in Christ Jesus," Bish­op Gumbleton said. That docu­ment, he said, urges preventionof weapons that have vast de­structive power and condemnsusing the threat of nuclear waras a deterrent.

WASHINGTON - Hispanicleaders have' protested plans bythe U.S. Immigration and Nat­uralization Service to build 12miles of new fences along theU.S.-Mexican border to keep outillegal immigrants. Pablo Sed­illo, secretary for the Spanish­speaking for the U.S. CatholicConference, said the new fencewould be a symbol of "op­pression."

Fence Pro'tested

Mario's f'atherVATICAN CITY (NC)­

An eight.year-old Italianboy feels less alone aftermeeting Pope Jobn Paul n.

Mario Arcidiacono ofPescara, Italy, was among13,000 Italian youngstersin St. Peter's Basilica foran audience with the pope.

The pope took 35 min­utes to walk down the aisleof the basilica stoppingevery .few steps to talkwith the youngsters.

"My father died a fewdays ago," Mario, withtears in his eyes, told thepope. "But if it is truethat you too are my father,.I will feel less alone. Is ittrue that you too are myfather?"

The pope dried the boy'stears with his hand, car·essed him and kissed him.

"Yes, Mario. I assureyou, I am your fathertoo," said the pope.

fant Jesus and a blessing of themanger. Illuminations will con­tinue nightly through Jan. 1from 5 to 9 p.m. on weekdaysand until 10 p.m. on weekends.

This year's display theme is"The Heavens Declare the Gloryof God," with the sight of thou­sands of colored lights againstthe dark winter sky intended towitness God's glory and theChristian faith to the world.

Featured will be a manger

When the Christmas lights goon at 4 p.m. Sunday at La Sal­ette Shrine, Attleboro, they willbe sharing their 25th anniver­sary with the shrine itself.

Twenty-five years ago, sayshrine officials, the decoratedtrees that surround the Yuletidedisplay were saplings. Now theyare 30 feet tall. With them, thesize of the traditional "illumina­tions" has grown until they arethought to be the largest reli­gious Christmas exhibit on theeast coast.

Sunday's program will openwith a procession of the In-

Women Pri·estsContinued from Page One

Washington after attending theWomen's Ordination Conferencein nearby Baltimore. They metwith the Bishops' Committee forLiaison with Clergy, Religiousand Laity.

Bishop Nicholas D'Antonio, ex­iled from Honduras and now vi­car general in the New OrleansArchdiocese, said the bishopsmust face the fact that "there isa new church being born and it .will consist of many women."

Noting that the number ofmale candidates for the priest­hood is decreasing and that theVatican has sometimes changedits position on other issues, headded: "Men, let us listen to thewomen and to the Word ofGod."

Archbishop William D. Bor­ders of Baltimore said the major­ity of women who attended theconference in his city were notradicals but women "seriouslyinterested in ministry." The bish­ops, he said, "need to respond tothis situation and offer ourleadership."

During the discussion, nobishop rose to dispute the needfor dialogue: Archbishop John R.Quinn of San !Francisco, presi­dent of the National Conferenceof Catholic Bishops-U.S. Cath­olic Conference, said he andother leaders would take thebishops' remarks very seriously.'But, he said, "It's not clear atthis time what form our responseshould take."

Abortion Fight

Letters tothe Editor

Favoritism?Dear 'Editor:

I wish to express my feelingsconcerning the fact that BishopCronin at the dedication of thegrotto and grounds at St. Stan­islaus Parish, declared the ob­servance to be "the official di­ocesan commemoration of the in­stallation of John Paul II as thefirst Polish Pope."

Nowhere in the previous week'sAnchor was there any announce­ment made to the public thatthe Bishop had such an inten­tion. Aren't there five otherPolish parishes in the diocese?Couldn't the Bishop have paidtribute to all of the Polish peopleon a diocesan level, and notshow partiality and favoritism toone Polish parish only? The Ca­thedral is being renovated, butthere are other churches to beused, such as was done whenPope John Paul I passed away.

Also Editor, you should in­deed be commended and praisedfor acting as such an excellentpublicity manager for the St.Stanislaus Parish. No other par­ish in the diocese, Polish orotherwise, gains the attentionin the Anchor either with pic­tures or news items as does Fr.Kaszynski and his parish.

Mary J. SousaFall River

Please see the editorial in lastweek's Anchor. Ed. - .

Mr. and Mrs.W. F. KoerschnerElm Grove, Wisc.

Dear Editor:Frequently the pro-abortion

forces argue that it is primarilythe Catholic clergy leading thefight against aborti<,>n withhoards of money, and that if itwere not for this religious lead­ership, opposition to abortionwould soon wither.

Actually the opposite is true.The vast majority of the Cath­olic clergy (there are some verynotable exceptions) from bishopson down, have demonstratedvery little leadership and effortin this fight.

Abortion can best be beatenby education. This is becausethere are very few Godfearingpeople who after they have seenthe results (the torn, bloody,scalded little bodies) of abortioncan remain pro-abortion.

If the pro-abortionists cankeep the results out of sight theyhave the battle more than halfwon. Out of sight out of mind.This is why the proabortionistsnever want pictures of the abor­ted babies shown. It tells thestory without words. It showsthe truth.

Abortion is not just anotherissue. It is the issue of the cen­tury. Our society cannot longco-exist with abortion. If wecontinue to try to co-exist withabortion we will surely lose.We will lose without the helpof the churches and schools. Itwill be the end of our civiliza­tion.

6 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thur., Nov. 23, 1978

Why Do We Despise, Forget Our Men of Talent?

Taxes, Welfare Costs OK If Government1s Efficient

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American Catholicism ishard on its great people, onemust conclude upon readingThomas Gavin's new biog­raphy of Father Dan Lord andthe article on John CourtneyMurray by John Deedy in his"Seven American Catholics."

One wonders why the two Jes­uit giants bothered. They were

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In an effort to balance myhousehold budget I am try­ing to understand the wageand price controls designedto combat inflation. I'm not mak­ing much headway.

Minimum wage must go from$2.65 to $2.95 at the beginningof 1979. This is supposed to pro­vide low income workers with abit more money to help handlerising costs. But will it? It hasn't

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Secretary of Housing andUrban Development Patri­da Harris recently told ameeting of the NationalCouncil of La Raza, an impor­tant Hispanic organization, thatthe United States is seeing "theresurrection of prejudice againstthe poor because they are poor."

"It is a kind of prejudice,"she said, "that is born of thefalse allegation that people arepoor only because they choose

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One of my most usefulgarden items is a baggershredder which shreds ma­terials that are large or noteasily disposable.

harassed by bishops, criticizedby the clergy and neglected bytheir own orders.

Yet they plowed ahead, DanLord pouring out 30,000 words amonth in pamphlets, and com­posing songs, musicals andplays, and John Courtney Mur­ray plunging ever more deeplyinto the complex theology of therelationship between church andstate. He lived to see his workvindicated at Vatican CouncilII and, indeed, concelebrated thefinal Mass at the Council.

Yet shortly after he died, hewas viciously dismissed by for­mer Jesuit seminarian GarryWills as a "theologian of the

helped in the past.Employers who hire minimum

wage employees are being forcedinto an increase in their pay­roll expense that is over 11 %.They will have to raise prices tooffset the extra cost. Higherprices mean more inflation, andthe low-income worker will beworse off.

Many low-income jobs are bor­derline in their relationship toa business. For example, supposea little delicatessen hires a boyafter school to move stock,sweep up and generally help out.If the deli doesn't do well, itcan't afford an 11 % increase. Sothe boy will be fired, this con­tributing to higher unemploy­ment.

to be so . ... It is a kind ofprejudice that contributes tomovements like Proposition 13,which many claim to have sup­ported because they thought itwould cut welfare payments andend educational services to chil­dren of undocumented workers."

Mrs. Harris is correct thatmuch of the talk about a "taxrevolt" among the middle classis aimed at the poor; it's fash­ionable in some circles to deni­grate federal social programs.

But a poll conducted by TheWashington Post found thatmost people would leave taxrates where they are - and op­pose welfare cuts - if govern­ment service at all levels were

Once shredded the materialgoes in the compost heap foreventual garden use. Leaves areperfect material for the shred­der. Placed as is in the compostheap, they tend to pack andelininate oxygen, needed for de­composition. Shredded, they arequickly useful.

We use large amounts" of com­post in our garden and resultsare gratifying. At present wehave four compost bins five footsquare and six feet tall. Each isfilled and emptied once a year,

Cold War," while when DanLord died, his life's work was inshambles and vanished complete­ly within a year of his death.

I heard it argued recently inRome that Murray was the mostinfluential American Catholictheologian of the 20th century.Yet here in America there is notenough interest in him to meritpublication of a book of his es­says.

I suspect, too, that the biog­raphy of Father Lord will notsell very well. Indeed, I can hearthe phrase on the lips of today'syoung radical Jesuits, "Danwho?"

I'm not suggesting that we

Everyone would like moremoney, but some jobs aren'tworth more pay and some em­ployees aren't worth higherwages.

Evidently the increase in mini­mum wage is to paid fromprofits. Maybe it works in bigbusiness. But in some smallbusinesses owners are earningless than minimum wage andsurviving only because theywork unreasonable hours.

How about some shining ex­amples for the little guy, the or­dinary householder? How manypoliticians have offered to takean 11 % cut in pay? Are cor­porate executives reducing theirsalaries? How many union lead-

improved. .The Post poll indicates that

Americans are more sophistica­ted about government than manytax-cut advocates believe. In thepast, that sophistication has alsogone along with the argument,now voiced by President JimmyCarter, that social programs areinvestments in people whichhave a valuable pay-off.

Put. more bluntly, social jus­tice can save money and reducesocial tensions: unemploymentleads to illness and crime; pov­erty and sickness eat up gov­ernment resources.

Proposition 13, itself, whichcut property taxes by 57 per­cent, presents an example of the

often more frequently.Right now we are shredding

leaves, which are they placed'in the compost bin to a depth ofabout six inches, covered withone or two shovels full of horsemanure and wet down with ahose. This procedure is followeduntil the bin i,s full. It is thencovered for the winter.

,By spring, leaves shreddednow will not be completely de­composed, since the process isslow in winter. So they will beturned over to help decomposi-

should return to singing "MotherBeloved" at the end of high­school proms, much less that weshould imitate Murray's Eisen­hower Republican politics. But Iam suggesting that there mightbe a kernel of wisdom in boththeir lives and works which wecan learn.

Father John Coleman hasargued persuasively that Mur­ray's concern for civil libertiesand for limiting the power ofstates is extremely important asmonolithic totalitarian govern­ments take over in one new na­tion after the other; and that atheology of liberty rooted inMurray's position is an appro-

ers have offered to cut their per­sonal profits by 11 %? Whenhas a public utility asked for aprice decrease?

It seems the basic premise isthat monopolies will solve theirproblems by raising prices, whileworkers will trim spending andeconomize.

None of it'makes sense. Theplan seems to provide for therich getting richer and the poorpaying for it. Maybe this is bet­ter than the days of debtors'prisons but it seems a shamethat we haven't improved ourChristian concern for each otherin all these years.

If I were a true Christian Isuppose I would be just as con-

potential for backfire in attackson social programs. The meas­ure's supporters said it wouldstimulate the state's economy,but a study by the non-partisanCongressional Budget Office in­dicates that Proposition 13 willactually slow down economicgrowth and increase unemploy­ment.

The same argument for theself-interest value of social pro­grams can be found in foreignaffairs. John Sewell of the Over­seas Development Council, a re­search organization on develop­ment issues, argues that thegrowing interdependence of na­tions means that the U.S. econ­omy will be healthier if the

tion and by mid-May will beready for the garden.

Shredding and compostingaren't easy, but the rewards areworth the effort. Without a

BrazilianBRASILIA - Gen. Jao Baptis­

ta Figueiredo, a professed Cath­olic, promised a gradual returnto democracy to his 112 millioncountrymen in his first state­ment upon being officially

priate American response to atheology of liberation.

Dan Lord's lifelong commit­ment to being enthusiastic withyoung people is now imitated allover the world, but in Americaa younger generation of clergycondemns teen clubs, dismissesthe "kiddie apostolate,". insiststhat it's not in the "baby-sitting"business, talks vaguely of adulteducation and writes papal ency­clicals on the motion picture.

Caught in our immigrant in­feriority complex and self-hatred,American Catholics try to de­stroy men of talent and geniuswhen they are alive and forgetabout them after they're dead.

cerned about a big utility hav­ing a half billion dollar profit asI am about trying to pay themortgage and eat all in the samemonth.

But day-to-day struggles arethe way things are for the aver­age householder. When the utili­ty company is threatening to cutoff his service, he's not going tobe fired up by an economic planthat throws the burden of itssuccess on "his willingness tocooperate," especially whenthere is no sign of cooperationfrom those who could afford it.

I have the feeling that thiswhole economic plan is simplyimplementing the Gospel mess­age: The poor we'll always havewith us.

economies of the developing na­tions improve than if they donot..

The Post poll offers a vividillustration that the Americanpeople have not turned theirbacks on social programs. Itasked respondents which candi­date they would vote for, allother things being equal, if theywere given this choice:

"Candidate A says we shouldcut spending on government pro­grams and reduce taxes. Candi­date B says we should keeptaxes the same but make govern­ment programs more efficient sothat they do what they are sup­posed to do."

Candidate B won 64-31 per­cent.

shredder, composting wouldtake more than a year. Its costis relatively high, but to me isworthwhile in terms of healthierplants growing in enriched soil.

Democracynamed next president of Brazil."I stretch my hand in concilia­tion," he said, promising to con­tinue "the democratization ef­forts" of incumbent PresidentGen. Ernesto Geisel.

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'Directory

THE ANCHOR-Thurs., Nov. 23, 1978

Iron Curtain"Our lack of compassion, our I

ruthlessness toward other men.is an impenetrable curtain be­tween ourselves and God:'Alexander Yelchaninov

Continued from Page Oneto the apostles, and to leave ituncapitalized when speaking ofGod's subsequent dealings withmen. #f"

, - The Vatican also calledfor revision of the bishops'handling of First Confession andFirst Communion. Under normalconditions, children must go toconfession before receiving FirstCommunion, and the U.S. docu­ment must state that order moreclearly, the Vatican said.

- Another area which needsrevision concerns. general abso­lution, the granting of forgive­ness for sins without individualconfession.

The directory should bring out"more clearly that general abso­lution will not only be rarelyextended, but also that the cir­cumstances indicating its admin­istration must indeed be seri­ous," the letter said.

- The directory was alsoseen lacking in its treatment ofthe priesthood, the sacrificial na­ture of which needs additionalemphasis, the letter said. Further,more, "It might be well to dis­tinguish more clearly the char-

> acter of the priest and bishopfrom that of the deacon and alsofrom the common priesthood ofthe faithful.."

After the changes are made,the directory will. be implement­ed without further Vatican in­put.

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On Channel 6 at 6:30 a.m.Thursday, Nov. 30, Father Ed-mond R. Levesque, director ofthe camps supported by ball pro­ceeds, will explain programs and'activities.

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ials to decorate the bishop's andpresentees' boxes, stage, foyerand other sections of the ball­room. The decorations will beput iri place at l p.m. Sunday,Jan. 7, when all committee memobers will meet at Lincoln Park.

Preceding that time, say offi­cials, work is continuing on analmost daily basis behind thescenes to make the many prepa-

Decorations

working priest who's happy,with a smile like the late PopeJohn Paul In.

Presidellt CarterFollowing the three-day meet­

ing, President Carter met withNCCB officials and promised hewould take a close look at theircomplaints about growing gov­ernment interference in churchaffairs. " \

He asked the bishops to sendhim an extensive outline withspecific complaints.

Carter also heard"the bishopstell him that they will not let theissue of tuition .tax credits forprivate eiementary and second­ary school students die. Carterhas opposed tax credits at aUeducational levels.

The bishQPs also urged Carterto do more to bring peace in Leb­anon, said Utey did not wantanti-inflation efforts to hurt thepoor and the elderly, and saidthey were willing to help reosettle 2,500 Vietnamese boatpeople.

. Assisted by over 150 personsfrom all parts of the diocese,Mrs. Stanley Janick of SS·. Peterand Paul parish and RobertCoggeshall of St. Mary's Cathe­dral parish, both of, Fall River,head the decorating committeefor the 24th annual Bishop's Ball,to be held Friday, Jan. 12 atLincoln Park Ballroom, NorthDartmouth.

The event benefits the Naz.a­reth Hall schools for exceptionalchildren and four summer campsfor the underpriveleged and ex­ceptional. This year's theme isthe diamond jubilee of the FallRiver diocese and decorationswill reflect this emphasis.

The committee will use over3000 yards of varicolored mater-

DAVID LEBEAU, seated, must hold some sort of record for longevity of membershipin the Knights of Columbus. Now 96, he has been a member of New Bedford's McMahonCouncil since 1901. Giving him a commemorative plaque are, frorn,left, Raymond Borges,Richard Hill, Alfred Martins, Gilbert Vieira, all council officers. (Rosa Photo) ,

ParleyContinued from Page One

Apostles' Creed as an optionalsubstitute for the Nicene Creedin Masses for the people., In debate on the communica­tions collection, most bishopsagreed on the need for a strongCatholic presenc,e in the mediabut many found fault with intro­duction of a new,collection at atime when a planned consolida­tion of national collections hadnot been achieved.Ann~al proceeds of the col·

lection, if approved, are estima­ted at $7 million, with half re­maining in the dioceses and halfto be used nationally for mediaprojects.

There were two votes on Com­munion under both kinds duringthe.meeting, with the first beingvac'!ated because of proceduralproblems. Totals of the secondvote were not released and the59 de jure members (auxiliariesand Ordinaries) who were ab­sent for the vote will be polled

'by mail.In debate, opponents of the

change argued that it wouldlead to confusion, health prob­lems, irreverence for the Eucar­ist; and increased time and ex­pense at Mass without spiritualbenefits. "

The Middle East statement,presented to President Carter byseveral bishops shortly after themeeting ended, praises the CampDavid accords and asks that the

.possibility for peace in the Mid­dle East be transformed into areality.

The pastora' on the handi­capped,;~ssed on ~,216-2 vote,asks all people to "re-examine

.their attitudes toward theirhandicapped brothers and sistersand promote their well-being:'

'{he, proposal for receiving,Communion more than once aday, approved 200-20, will haveto be jlpproved by the Vatican.

But Catholics will riot be hear­ing the Apostles' Creed in placeof the Nicene Creed at Mass.That proposal failed to receiveeven a simple majority, with 96bishops favoring it and 124 op­posed.

Revised statutes of the NCCBand 'bylaws of the usee, whicheliminated the- voting rights ofretired bishops, was approved bythe bishops but not without com­plaints, including one bishop'sclaim that the change mountedto "episcopal euthanasia.... Therevisions had been encouragedby the Vatican, because the U.S.episcopal conference had beenthe only one in the world to givevoting rights to retired bishops...

Summing up the meeting at afinal press conference, Archbish­op John R. Qu~nn of San Fran­cisco, NCCB-USCC president,said the meeting's major accom­plishments included passage ofthe Middle East statement andthe pastoral on the handicapped.But he also called a three-hourdiscussion of church-state rela­tions a "high point:'

The bishops also participatedin workshops on vocations to thepriesthood, religious life and per­manent diaconate. Reporting onthem later, Bishop Kenneth Pov­ish of l,ansing; Mich., said: "Thebest ad'{ertisement for the priest~

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"The reverse is true of Pu­erto Rican Catholics," he con­tinued. "Thurty-eight percelltfeel they are treated as well asother groups wqil~ 50 percent .feel they are not.1f: .'.5.. ....\;".;...

~ Analyzing th~0'~iiqtf~~~to him in the findings, Gallupsaid he "never dreamed" that asmany as one-fifth of Hispaniciare non-e~tholics. Seventy-four·percent of all respondents :re~ .ported that· ~at some point intheir lives they had been ap­proached by representatives ofevangelical churches. He sug­gested that Hispanics are "fav­orably inclined" toward evan­gelicals, possibly because they.might be given a greater voicein church activities than theyare as Catholics.' .

John F. Fink, president of OurSunday Visitor, said that irimany instances the church wasperceived as a "distance institu­tion" and fully 50 percent of His~panics said it had been "of nohelp at all with personal or fam­ily problems."

Other questions:- Half of Hispanics: 53 per­

cent, from all groups feel theyare treated as well as othergroUP1? in the United ,~tates, butas many as a third do not thinkso.

- About one-third of Hispan­ics say they do not have enoughinvolvement in -,the affairs ofthe Catholic Church, while halfthe respondents were satisfiedthat they did have enough say in

. the church.- A majority, 78 percent,

would like to see greater effortsmade to include Hispanic cul­ture and traditions in churchservices.

- Fifty-five percent wouldlike to see a son enter the priest­hood and 51 percent woulp liketo see a daughter become a nun.

- Forty-one percent saidthey would be willing to givesome time to church activities ifasked to do so.

A breakdown of the variousHispanic groups, Gallup said,showed that "by far the mostsatisfied" with their treatment inthe United States are Cuban Am-

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In practice, she said, "Remem­ber, God won't let you be temp­ted beyond your strength and ifyou are tempted, he alwaysgives you a way out. Often I'vestood with a goodie actually inmy hand and said, 'God, what'sthe way out?' And it's often beenas simple as 'Put it back inthe cabinet; don't cook it; don'tbuy it.'''

Other Nancy-tips: Don't take"just a taste" of something.You're setting yourself up for afall. Keep your hands busy soyou don't put food in them (youmay discover unsuspected tal­ents). Don't add sauces and top­pings to food. Wait 20 minutesbefore you take a second helping.Maybe by then you won't do it.

lIn conclusion, she pointed outto the charismatics that a suc­cessful diet is a great tool ofevangelization. "Everyone wantsto know how you lost weightand how you're keeping it off,and you can tell them that Jesusdid it."

She asked them to join her inprayer: "Picture your favoritefood on a table -before you.Jesus is sitting at that tablewith you. See his love for you.Picture yourself giving that foodto Jesus. If you can't do it, ht'still loves you. He asks you tohold his hand and walk with himto the place where you can givehim that food."

Nancy distributed a "Prayerof Agreement," to be signed bythose serious about losingweight, and she committed her­self to pray for all the signers.

With Jesus, she said, dietingis hard. "Without him, it's im­possible."

Ed. note: The Prayer of Agree­ment is available at no chargeto any Anchor reader who sendsa stamped, self-ad<".ressed en­velope to Prayer, P.O. Box 7,Fall River 02722.

Her own road to slimness be­gan, she said, with the supportof a prayer group. "We all hada weight problem and we be­gan praying for each other."

Aided by a few publicationson "Christian weight control,"Nancy learned that three thingswere needed "to turn this areaof our lives over to the Lord."

- Knowledge of nutrition.Read labels, she said. Cans orpackages must list ingredientsin the order of their proportionin a food. "If sugar is No. 5 orabove don't buy it. Even 'saltcontains sugar, believe it ornot!"

- Wisdom. Have the sense tolise the information you gather;in other words, "pull out yoursweet tooth and replace it witha wisdom tooth."

- Obedience. This is para­mount, said Nancy. "You mustdo what you know you should."

Why do we eat, she asked,then listed Christian motivationsfor self-denial:

- Hunger. Are we reallyhungry, or are we bored or eat­ing out of habit? Ask the Lord,advised Nancy, to make yourappetite equal to your needs,not your wants.

- Everyone else is eating.Listen to the Holy Spirit - andat a party don't sit near thefood! Sometimes, in love, ifsomeone has prepared a specialdish, you must take something,but LIMIT is the watchword.

- If I don't take it now,someone else will. In a family,that's selfishness and you knowit. Don't take it.

- It tastes so good! That'sonly a fringe benefit the Lordgives us. Don't be a slave to afringe.

- Let's celebrate! But whenfood must always be a part ofa celebration, you're making ityour altar. Share your joy withthe Lord, not a bunch of cal­ories.

- Food substitutes for love.Only the Lord can fill that gapfor you, food never can. Fillyourself with him.

Programs, crash diets, figuresalons are only tools, emphasiz­ed Nancy. "The only way tohealing overweight is throughChrist. If you can't get to ameeting of a reducing group,you can always get to Jesus."

On that subject, she said thatpeople fail to seek the help avail­able to them. "We'd ask forprayer if we were facing a ma­jor operation, but we won't askfor it to lose weight. Yet it'sreally a major health problem."

Even for Christians, she ad­mitted, the road to weight con­trol isn't easy and for them asfor everyone it's unending. "Wehave to realize we're not on atemporary diet but into a per­manent change of eating habits."Nancy added that although "100percent of serious dieters loseweight, only two percent keep itoff for as long as a year."

Along with diet, she said, "TheLord spoke. to me about walkingand getting out in the fresh air;and really, when you do it, youfeel so good you wonder whyyou waited."

,An unexpected plus, she said,was that after a while her hus­band walked with her. "Whenyou have eight children, youdon't have much time alone with

I wouldn't make it. I was toofat!"

Then and there, she begandieting and in five months wasdown to her present weight of118 to 120 pounds. She hasmaintained it for' nearly twoyears and she shared her suc­cess story, declaring "I will saywhat the Lord wants me to sayand you will hear what he wantsyou to hear."

Christians may think Satanwouldn't use the area of eat­ing "to take us from the Lord,"she said, but pointed out thatScripture uses food as a tempta­tion in the story of Adam andEve and that Satan urged evenChrist to turn stones into bread.

"Food has been corrupted bythe world," she said, notably bytelevision and magazine advertis­ing depicting "foods we don'tneed. Think of something like afrench fry or a chocolate cakestanding between you and theLord!"

She minced no words, stating"If you're guilty of overeating,you're really guilty of lust, be­cause it's defined as any in­tense desire. Most of us wantto lose weight but don't want tostop eating. What we're sayingis 'Take away the consequencesof sin but let me go on sin­ning.' "

Fat: We Don't Want It;Nor Does Jesus

Nancy, a member of St.George parish, Westport, was atestimonial to the power of hermethod. To a raptly attentiveaudience, she admitted that shegained "five pounds .each timeI had a baby" and that after theeighth baby there were 175pounds on her 5' 4" frame.

"Then I was reading Matthew24, verse 16 - 'They that arein Judea, let them flee to themountains' - and it hit me: ifI had to flee to the mountains,

"Jesus doesn't want our fat.We don't, what makes us thinkhe does? He wants our appet­ites - our wills to eat - andthat includes everything: whatwe eat, when we eat, and mostimportantly, why we eat. Hewants to be Lord of everythingin our Hves that causes us toovereat or eat incorrectly so thathe can heal and change thosethings that manifest themselvesin extra poundage."

That intriguing program des­cription of :Nancy Collard's work­shop on "Yielding Our Appetiteto the Lord" at the recent Provi­dence Conference on the Charis­matic Renewal drew a standingroom only crowd to the Martinde Porres Center.

By Pat McGowan

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Ignatius of Antioch

By Father John J. Castelot

Evil is one of the most per­plexing problems confrontinghumanity.

How can one square even itsexistence with the premise ofan all-good, all-loving Creatorand universal Cause? All theworld's great religions have dealtwith this question and proposedvarious answers or non-answers.

The early books of the OldTestament quite unabashedlyand uncritically attributed every­thing, good and bad, to God.Moral evil found an explanationin the Yahwist story of theTemptation and Fall, but evenhere the author had to presumewithout question the prior ex­istence of an evil force thatcould tempt the first humans.

Later works, like Job, intro­duced a personification of evilwhich came to be known various­ly as Satan or the devil. Event­ually the Jewish thought ­world became peopled by awhole host of spirits, angels anddemons.

This was pretty much the cli­mate in Jesus' day. And themore spectacular the manifesta­tions of disease, as in epilepsyand certain neuroses and psy­choses, the more' baffled andfrightened people were. Theseterrifying phenomena had to bethe work of demons. What otherexplanation was possible?

lit would be hazardous to saywith certainty that Jesus did ordid not share these ideas, buthe apparently did nothing to cor­rect them. At any rate. this out­look was made to order for thecommunication and reception ofJesus' essential message, name­ly, that he had come to estab­lish the "reign of God" in theworld and to defeat the forcesof evil, however they might beconceived.

Since they were conceived aspersonal, demonic powers in hisday, Jesus' curing of human illsimpressed upon his audiencesthe inescapable conclusion thathe had the authority and abilityto conquer evil.

It is noteworthy that the firstmiracle recorded in the firstGospel is an exorcism (MarkL:23-28). A man appears in thesynagogue with an unclean spir­it that shrieks: "What do youwant with us, Jesus of Nazareth?Have you come to destroy us? Iknow who you are - the HolyOne of God!"

The demon's question, "Haveyou come to destroy us?" is afine bit of dramatic irony. Thatis precisely why he has come,and he is recognized as onedivinely commissioned and em­powered to do so.

He offered no philosophical ortheological solution to the prob­lem of evil. It is still a bafflingquestion. But it no longer needbe a maddening one.

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Ignatius preached the type ofcommitment that sits uncomfort­aby with a society such as ours.In a world where one can attainanything from instant coffee to

Turn to Page Thirteen

Our knowledge of his ideascome from seven letters writtenwhile he was journeying to hismartyrdom in Rome. His writ­ings stand next to the Paulinecorpus in terms of influence onthe emerging Christian commun­ities of the first and secondcenturies.

them to the wall. They do notspend much time on self-indul­gent righteousness.

We in our century have facedan evil like that of no othertime. The evil of the holocaustmakes the others pale. And weask ourselves: How could thishave happened in a civilizedtime? We may never know butwe must try to understand themystery of this evil.

Like Francis, we may need tobe called to understand whatJung called the "dark brother"who lives in each of us. BernardCooke put it thus: "Being Chris­tian, we face our world realistic­ally. We don't look upon theservice that faces us in any kindof Pollyannish fashion. Weshould know what we're upagainst. We are up against thepowers and the principalities; weare up against the mystery ofevil."

By Charlie Martin

Crowded expressways, mount­ing bills and hectic schedulescan have one feel as though lifeis one big journey to the hungrylion's den. Ignatius of Antiochfaced real lions. And his attitudetoward life offers new ways ofhandling the 20th century lionsthat seek to devour our emotion­al and spiritual energies.

Ignatius was the third bishopof Antioch and he preached andlived a spirituality as challengingto us as to his followers.

he also lost all fear of joy thatcarried him beyond reason. Hefound that he could only becured of his society's ac­ceptable insanity by a divinekind of madness.

From that moment on, Fran­cis reoriented his life by likenessto the Christ he saw everywhere.He wept at others' pain as eas­ily as he rejoiced at the goodnesshe saw in them. But he neverforgot what this encounter withthe leper had been to him andthat what he hated and fearedmost lay within himself.

Who knows how many facewhat Francis did? But liveswhich have are marked by akind of compassion unfamiliarto others. They know that evilis not all "out there" floatingabout in society. They know thatmaking war, wife-beating androbbery are possibilities forthem, if circumstances back

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St. Francis of AssisiBy Mary C. Maher

It is hard to understand evil.For that reason, many of ussettle for understanding how tocategorize sin.

Not so Francis of Assisi. His"perfect joy" came in his darkconfrontation with evil.

We know that his early fol­lowers chided him for his con­stant reminder to them that hewas, indeed, a sinner. Theycalled his attitude saintly hum­ility and went on charming theworld with lovely tales of fishwho stood up when he preachedand wolves who tamed at histouch. But Francis insisted onthe shadow of darkness he knewto be a part of his identity. Heknew how dangerous it,was tobe known as pious when one iscapable of great destruction toself and others.

But we can locate the singularmoment when this awarenessbegan in Francis. He faced evilhead-on. One day he walkedalong an Umbrian road and meta leper. Lepers were in Francis'day the scapegoats of society.Decayed, wild, in pain, they wereobjects of scorn onto whomothers projected their own un­resolved fears of self. Francissaw' this leper and kissed him.

And he nearly did not survivehis kiss. For he discovered thathe had embraced himself and allthose dark and energetic forcesin himself that could do evil butalso could be shaped into strong­er love for others. He made ac­quaintance with the demons ofnegativity that he housed in hisheart to keep real life away. But

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One day Jesus was taking awalk with Peter,James andJohn. At a street corner theynoticed a large crowd having alively discussion.

"What are you discussingwith so much interest?" askedJesus.

"Teacher," said a man, "myson is possessed of an evil spirit.He cannot speak or hear. Thespirit makes him foam at themouth and grind his teeth. Attimes he is rigid like a board. Ibrought him to your disciples,but they could not help him."

The boy's father thought evilspirits caused sicknesses like hisson had. So did the crowd. Thisall happened long before scien­tists discovered germs and bac­teria and viruses that causesickness.

Jesus said to the man. "Bringyour boy to me." As the boycame near, he was thrown intoconvulsic,:s and fell to theground.

"How long has this been hap­pening to him?" Jesus asked thefather. "From childhood," theman answered. "The evil' spiritoften throws him into the fire,or into water.

'IIf out of the kindness of yourheart," the father pleaded, "youcan do anything to help us,please do it."

Jesus noticed that the mansaid, "If" - "If you can." Eventhough the man brought his sonto Jesus, he still had doubts. Hewanted to trust Jeus completely,but deep down he wondered whocould overcome so powerful anevil spirit.

Then Jesus looked directly atthe boy. He spoke firmly to thespirit: "Mute and deaf spirit, Icommand you: Get out of himand never enter him again!"

The boy immediately went intoconvulsions again, worse thanbefore. Then became very still.People said t9 one another, "Heis dead."

Jesus reached down to theboy and helped him to his feet.The boy hugged his father. They,were both very happy, andthanked Jesus.

And the father's words havecome down to us as an act offaith and trust. People say itoften. "Lord, I do believe! Helpmy lack of trust!"

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A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

o NOSSO DEUS

H~ muitas pessoas que n~o tem f~. Seexamin~ssemos essa falta de ft, talvez des­cobr1ssimos que se trata duma falta de fenum Deus que n~o existe. Ha conceitos sobreDeus que podem levar as pessoas a descrer.

o homem naturalmente religioso, pro­cura encontrar alguem superior que de ra­z~o de ser a sua exist~ncia. Este esforiohumane para encontrar 0 ser superior ch~ma­

se religi~o. Podemos constatar, atraves dahistoria das religi~es, como 0 homem se a­proximou de ser 6uperior, das mais diversasmaneiras.

o verdadeiro Deus n~o e esse Deus'des­coberto pelas pessoas; mas sim Alguem quetomou a iniciativa da nossa salva~~o e Seaproximou de nos.

A resposta a Deus que se revela deveser dada com elementos humanos, e certo,mas eles n~o devem abafar 0 sentido aut~n­

tico da religi~o e esconder 0 verdadeirorosto de Deus.

Podemos, pois, encontrar conceitossobre Deus que n~o se ajustam ao Deus deNosso Senhor Jesus Cristo:

Um Deus vingativo: Deus ~ Alguem can­sado dos pecados dos homens e sempre dis­posta a vingar-se e a mandar as pessoaspara 0 inferno.

Um Deus comerciante; Deus e um ser .que gosta das nossas ora>-oes, e das nossaspromessas. Damos-Lhe as nossas coisas paraque Ele nos conceda 0 ceu.

Um Deus contabilista: Deus escreve anossa vida num livro, toma nota de tudo., ,E um Deus que se ocupa do mal que nos fa-zemos.

Um Deus refugio para as pessoas fra­cas e sem coragem.

Um Deus distante: "Considero Deus co­mo urn Senhor distante, de quem estamos de­pendentes.· H~ um conjunto de protocolos aseguir, de regras a cumprir para obter osSeus favores e afastar as Suas iras."

Um Deus milagreiro: Para alguns, Deuse urn ser que esta tto presente no mundo,que tudo depende d'Ele. Esta sempre a fa­zer milagres. Deus e quem faz chover, Deusmove-se naquele crucifixo velho para medizer qual e 0 caminho do ceur Deus aparecena hostia consagrada como um Senhor quepasseia num jardim; Deus ~ quem da saU'deao meu burrinho, etc.

Pode-se-ia ainda falar do conceito deDeus para os ricos e para os pobres, doDeus dos mandri~es e dos trabalhadores, doDeus dos letrados e dos incultos ••. Cadaqual tem a sua ideia de Deus. Melhor seriadizer, cada qual contruiu urn Deus para si.Mas isto ~ idolatria.

Deus tomou a iniciativa da nossa sava­~ao. Foi Ele Quem Se nos rev~lou. Ninguemconheceria Deus, se Ele ~o Se tivesse re­velado. Deus manifestou-Se aos homens demuitas maneiras, mas, nos ~ltimos tempos,f~-lo atraves de Jesus Cristo.

A unica maneira de um ser criado en­trar em contacto com Deus e chegar a conhe­cer 0 Seu nome e atraves de sinais, pala­vras e obras. Para que 0 homem possa che­gar a adentrar-se no conhecimento do miste­rio de Deus, este tem que the ser reveladode urna maneira sens!vel.

o maior sinal de Deusaos homens eoproprio Jesus Cristo, sendo a Igreja sinalde Cristo e os sacramentos sinais de Cristona Igreja. Devemos dirigir-nos ao ~ximoexpoente de Deus no mundo: Jesus Cristo.

IgnatiusContinued from Page Twelve

instant entertainment, Ignatiuspoints to a long road. His evan­gelism is one of endurance, per­severance and most of all, cour­age. He offers no 10-week coursein attaining a spiritual high, norany instant way to grow into

. Christian perfection.The key to such a life of com­

mitment'· is one's own relation­ship with Christ, a personal re­lationship that goes through upsand downs. Ignatius spoke firm­ly against all the Docetist ideasof his day that undermined theauthenticity of such a relation­ship. For him, Jesus was no,magic person who only seemedto live a life of earthly struggle.Ignatius reached a Jesus whoknew every level of brokennessthat any human can know.

Ignatius emphasized the be­liever's role in accepting God'sunconditional love. For Ignatius,there are no easy ways to be adisciple - only the life-centeredand life-giving path that Jesushimself walked.

But why choose such a path?Did not this path of embracinglife's totality lead Jesus to Cal­vary? One lives a life of dis­ciplineship because union withChrist discloses a whole newlevel of life. Union with Christis to understand that God is noaloof power vaguely interestedin human affairs, but so deeplypersonal as to know every depthof the human heart. Such an as­sertion challenged first-secondcentury Gnosticism, and con­flicts even more with 20th cen­tury apathy and cynicism.

Ignatius wrestled with manyof the same questions that echoso loudly in 1978. We still seekdiscernment in what constitutesgood or evil. We possess no ab­solute certitude in establishingnorms and values that createthe authentic Christian lifestyleyet our calling is to be no lessbrave than Ignatius.

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Our lives are much more than a progression of unfoldingmoments. The decision on how we will use life's opportunities andsurprises remains with us. It is to pause to think about our livesand the people in them. Let our pausing this Thanksgiving lead usto the commitments expressed in tI:te words "Thank You," and "Ilove you."

Sometimes, not often enoughWe reflect upon the good thingsAnd those thoughts always center around those we loveAnd I think about those people who mean so much to m_,And for so many years have made me so very happyAnd I count the times I have forgotten to sayThank you, and just how much I love you.Sometimes, while thinking of youAll our happiness surrounds nuAnd each moment is filled with, the magic of youEvery flower seems to whisper something special to meAnd every star that shines above n~.J

Fills me with wonderAll my doubts and fears become a smile in your eyesKnowing just how much I love you

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Our jobs, our schooling, our social engagements and just theeveryday business of living keep our lives whirling. Pauses need tobe planned. Thanksgiving is this type of built-in pause, a chance toreflect about where all this activity is taking us.

The Carpenters' song "Sometimes" brings the Thanksgivingmessage home to our hearts. This song asks us to stop the whirlingexteriors of our lives and look for a time inwardly. The. lyrics chal­lenge us to reflect on how we have grown during this past year,and just as importantly, who those people are who have aided thispersonal growth. Life holds several levels of meaning, but no hap­pening is as basic to our happiness as the sharing of love. Thosepeople who enable us to grow in this capacity truly deserve ourthanks.

Bishop FeehanThe annual Thanksgiving

Mass was celebrated in theschool auditorium on Wednes­day. 'Parents and friends were in­vited to this special liturgy atwhiCh Thanksgiving basketswere brought to the altar andlater delivered to families inneed.

The annual alumni basketballgame will be played Thursdayevening, Dec. 28. Alan Kazar­ian, faculty member and alum­nus, is alumni moderator.

Karen Doyle is Feehan's can­didate for the Hugh O'BrienYouth Foundation InternationalLeadership Seminar comp~tition.

The foundation promotes leader­ship qualities in high schoolsophomores and two Massachu­setts students will be chosen toattend a week-long Internation-al L~adership Seminar on Am­erica's Incentive System in At­lanta in April.

dents and explained how to fillout application forms.

Parent-teacher conferenceswill shortly take place duringwhich students at the Fall Riverschool, together with their par­ents, will meet with advisors todiscuss academic progress andeach student's reactions toschool fife.

Eighth graders are visitingGerrard on an individual basis,escorted by students through­out a regular school day.

world. Let us look at the one weknow best in the New Testament.Thomas was a disciple before hewas a doubter. He was preparedto follow Christ to death, if nec­essary - but understandably hehad some questions. And this isimportant, Ted. Thomas felt se­cure enough to ask questions.In this instance, "Lord, we donot know where you are going.How can we know the way?"

This is important to Thomas.He wants to understand, but hedoes not understand. He lovesJesus, he follows him -- andthis is not because his faith is:beyond question, but despite thatfact. Just as you say you' loveJesus in spite of your owndoubts about some things. ButThomas had integrity, as youhave, an integrity that keeps youloyal despite doubts and· maybefears. These doubts and fearswill not let you pretend to your­self or to God, the God you love,that you've got all the answersto satisfy you.

I believe that God wants usto air our doubts, not bury them.Live by all the faith that youhave about the things you dounderstand and keep searchingfor answers, answers that maycome through another person.

Whether your doubts are re­solved or not, do believe thatGod is with you.

Plac·ement Exam

At a recent open house, Ger­rard faculty and students con­ducted school tours and ex­plained curriculum and activities.

Miss Rita Pratt held a sopho­more retreat day at Blessed Sac­rament parish:

At a recent financial aid work­shop, Calvert Mills, guidancecounselor, discussed assi~tance

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Bishop Gerrard

usually their Christian educa­tion has left much to be desired,which is why I'm always harp­ing on the idea that not every­one should be teaching children.

It's not a bad thing to have

"IT'S NOT a bad thing tohave doubts."

All Catholic high schools inthe diocese will accept appli­cants and administer a place­ment examination for new stu­dents at 8:15 a.m. Saturday,Dec. 9. Students wishing to en­ter one of the diocesan schoolsin September should report tothe one of their choice at thattime. The examination and ap­plication procedure win last un­til 12:30 p.m.

A $3 appHeati<m fee will bepayable at Bishop Gerrard andBishop Connolly high schools inFall River and at Bishop StangHigh School, North Dartmouth.The charge will be $5 at BishopFeehan High School, Attleboro,and Coyle and Cassidy HighSchool, Taunton.

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doubts. The day of swallowingcatechisms whole is over. You'rean example of someone whowanted to ask questions and wastaught it was wrong to do so.We are not always fair to the"doubting Thomases" of the

Bishop StangBy Suzanne Seguin

Each of Stang's 26 home­rooms prepared Thanksgivingbaskets for needy families and aThanksgiving Eve Mass was of- .fered by ,Bishop Daniel Cronin inthe school auditorium. .

Two senior girls won honorsin the Greater New Bedford Jun­ior Miss Pageant. Kathy Fisherwon the title an~ Michelle Du­pre finished third. Kathy willnow compete on the State level.

The first quarter of the schoolyear is over. Report cards are tobe distributed next week.

~ following is reprintedfrom the Sunday bulletin of St.Stanislaus parish, Fall River:

The Herald News really hadgood news on its front page thispast Monday! It reported thestory of one of our parishioners,Robert Astle, a member of ourlast confirmation class. Bob hadfound a purse containing $400and after turning it in refusedany kind of reward from itsowner. It's true stories such asthis that bring our communitygreat joy! We are able to seethe power of the Holy Spiritworking through people such asBobby Astle! We thank the LordJesus for this beautiful example!Thank :you, Bobby, for bringingsuch pride and joy to your fam­ily anc:\ our community! MayGod's Spirit forever work in you!

Good News

By Cecilia BelangerTed: I don't dare to express

my doubts. The minute I say, "Idon't believe this" my parentsimmediately snap back, "Oh,your friend's been influencingyou again!" Is it better to lie tokeep them happy? I don't knowwhat to do."

ADs. Ted, you need to laughbefore we get into your prob­lem. A cleric once noticed a

. group of boys standing around astray dog. .

"What are you doing, boys?""Telling lies," said one. "The

one who tells the biggest lie getsthe dog."

"What!" said the shocked cler­ic. "When I was your age Inever even thought of telling a1· " ­Ie.

The boys looked' at one an­other. Finally one of them shrug­ged and said, "I guess he winsthe dog."

But you don't really win inlife by telling lies, Ted.

It's not easy, as you say fur­ther on in your letter, to rejectone's faith. And not to be under­stood on top of that, well, I can.see why you feel outside "theso-called Christian communityof love."

II feel that your doubting willeventually bring you to a muchstronger faith than you had' be­fore. I meet many doubters and

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gruelling try-outs for the KilgoreCollege Rangerettes and askswhy young women set goals forthemselves which lead to theirexploitation.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 8-8:30 p.m.(PBS) ."The Secret Garden." Af­ter the death of her parents ayoung girl is sent to Yorkshireto live with her eccentric uncleand her only amusement iswalking about the groundswhere she discovers a myster­ious enclosure, the first episodein the "Once Upon a Classic"series.

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Friday, Dee. 1, 9:30-10 p.m.(PBS) "Turnabout," In a seg­ment entitled "Beauty Knows NoPain," the program looks at the

line confrontations to the mur­der of a young miner.

This is a moving and disturb­ing chapter in the struggle forsocial justice. A2

On Television"A Question of Love," (ABC),

Nov. 26, 9-11 p.m.: Recentlynewspapers have reported vari­ous cases involving civil rightsof homosexuals. This dramadeals with a father seeking hisson's custody on grounds themother is lesbian.

Although the legiil focus is onthe child's welfare, this programalso deals with society's atti­tudes towards homosexuals. Itasks whether it is better to tol­erate or persecute such persons.

The drama delineates theagony involved in this particu­lar situation and adds to viewerunderstanding of the legal issuesinvolved. This program is notfor the young and impression­able, but should help adults todistinguish between the homo­sexual as a stereotype and as ahuman being.

Sunday, Nov. 26, 5-6 p.m.(CBS) "Festival of Lively Artsfor Young People": Cliff Rob­ertson hosts "A Special Day inthe Year of the Child," a cul­tural celebration featuring chil­dren and adult artists from allparts of the world.

"Rodeo Red and the Runa­way," (NBC), Nov. 28, 4-5 p.m.A tough but kindly old prairiewoman takes in a headstrongfugitive girl and teaches her theerror of selfishness in "RodeoRed and the Runaway," a specialTreat presentation for youngviewers airing on Tuesday, Nov.28, from 4-5 p.m. on NBC.

Thursday, Nov. 30, 9-10 p.m.(PBS) "Here to Make Music: TheAmerican televisian premiere ofa film made in London almosta decade ago features five ofthe V\orld's great musiciansearly in their brilliant careers re­hearsing and performing Shu­bert's chamber music composion,"The Trout."

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Films on TVFriday, Nov. 24, 9 p.m. (ABC)

- "Fun with Dick and Jane"(1977) - This is a leaden com­edy about an upwardly mobilecouple (Jane Fonda and GeorgeSegal) who find their directionreversed when the husband loseshis job. After trying welfare andfood stamps, they take to armedrobbery. Insensitivity to socialills, blasphemy is frequent andthere is a tasteless bathroomscene. B

Wednesday, Nov. 29, 9 p.m.(CBS) "Billy Jack" (1971) ­Tom Laughlin is Billy Jack, ahalf-breed master of karateguards a school for runawaychildren set up on an ArizonaIndian reservation. Situations in­clude a rape, sadistic violence,rough language and nudity. B

Tuesday, Nov. 28, 9 p.m.(PBS) "Harlan County,U,S~A." (1976) - This Acad­emy Award-winning documen­tary chronicles the efforts ofstriking coal mining families inKentucky, going from picket

Symbols following film reviews indicateboth general' and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen­eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approved foradults only; B-objectionable in part foreveryone; A4-separate, classification(given to films not morally offensivewhich, however, require some analYsisand explanation); C-condemned.

New Films"Caravans" (Universal): A

state department official (Mi­chael Sarazin) on duty in aSouth Asian country is orderedto find the vanished daughter ofan American senator (JenniferO'Neill). He finds she has mar­ried a military officer then lefthim for nomad Anthony Quinn,and the film is devoted to hisefforts to have her contact herfamily. An execution sequenceand a homosexual dance scenemake this mature fare. PG A3

"Slow Daneing in ~e Big.City" (United Artists): A toughNew York columnist (Paul Sor­vino) falls in love with a beauti­ful Canadian dancer (Anne Ditch­burn) whose' secret is that herlegs are not up to the strain ofprofessional dancing. Sentimen­tality, contrived plot and shallowcharacterization add up to amediocre film. PG, A2

"The Wild Geese" (Allied Art­ists): A British industrialist(Stewart Granger) hires mercen­ary leader Richard Burton to res­cue a South African leader de­posed by a brutal dictator. Theoperation is successful but theindustrialist reneges on hisagreement to rescue the mercen­aries by air and they, of c'ourse,retaliate. Although acting,photography and script aregood, the graphic nature ofmuch of the killing of blacks bywhites is not 'redeemed by asimplistic plea for brotherhood.R, B

IN THE DIOCESE

met at Sargent Field, New Bed­ford the outcome decidedwhether New Bedford has soleownership of the SoutheasternMass Conference Division Onecrown. New Bedford took a 5-0conference record into the fraybut must at least tie Durfee(3-2) to clinch the champion­ship.

At Wareham, the Conference'sDivision Three title rode on thegame between Wareham andBourne, both 4-0 in division and8-1 overall, but when Somersetentertained neighbor Case thegame had no bearing on theDivision Two championshipwhich Somerset had alreadyclinched.

Pace-setting Fall River Southand runnerup New Bedford willmeet at 10 o'clock Sunday in aBristol County Catholic HockeyLeague game in the DriscollRink, Fall River. Other gameshave Fall River North vs. Som­erset-Freetown at nine, Tauntonvs. Rochester at 11. Last Sun­day South defeated Rochester4-1, New Bedford nipped Som­erset-Freetown, 2-0, Tauntontopped North, 4-1.

of runnerup Somerset; junior for­ward Augustinho Carvalho, NewBedford Voke-Tech; senior half­back Paul Krause, Dartmouth;senior fullback Ronald NormanOld Rochester.

Hymn ContestThe archdiocese of Philadel­

phia has announced a nation­wide hymn contest in honor ofSt. John Neumann.

The winning hymn will beused in celebrations commemor­ating the life of John Neumann,the first United States malesaint, who was canonized byPope Paul VI in 1977.

A $1,000 prize will be award­ed to the winning composerIlyricist person or team.

Those interest in participatingin the contest should write forapplication directions to "HymnCompetition," Institutional Ser­vices, Inc., Archdiocese of Phila­delphia, 222 N. 17th, Street,'Philadelphia, PA 19103.

mouth. Div. Three - Dighton­Rehoboth at Seekonk. Hocko­mock - Foxboro at Mansfield,Sharon at Oliver Ames, SouthShore - Duxbury at Cohasset,Hanover at Norwell, Hull atHolbrook. Mayflower - WestBridgewater at Apponequet. Non­league: Abington at Whitman­Hanson, Taunton at Coyle- Cas­sidy, Attleboro at North Attle­boro, Dennis-Yarmouth at Car­dinal Spellman.

By Bill MORRISSETTE

InterscholasticSports

North Attleboro, Franklin andCanton staged a "down-to-thewire" battle for the Hockomockfootball crown.

At East Bridgewater, Middle­boro looked for a win that wouldgive it the South Shore Leaguecrown and a virtually certainberth in Super Bowl IV.

Among other Thanksgivinggames: So. E. Mass. ConferenceDiv. One - Fairhaven at Dart-

The Durfee High girls' swim­ming team won the Massachu­setts championship in competi­tion with 69 schools at Wachu­sett Community College in Gard­ner, last Saturday. Sparked bySue Kitchen, who won twoevents and was a member of the400 freestyle relay, the Topper­ette's had 97 points to Spring­field Cathedral's 92 and Fram­ingham North's 89.

New Bedford High's soccerteam defeated Wakefield, 2-0, atBrandeis University, Waltham,also last Saturday, and won theEastern Mass. Division I champ­ionship. Competing in DivisionII, Dennis-Yarmouth lost, 2-1, toDuxbury in that division's final.New Bedford and Dennis-Yar­mouth tied for the Division TwoSo. E. Mass. conference title.

Traditional Games

Durfee, New Bedford Wins

Not all high school footballchampionships are dependent onthe outcome of the ThanksgivingDay games but whether thereare titles riding on those gamesthey stir up, seemingly, moreinterest than games earlier inthe season. For some, they pro­vide the only opportunity forold grads, and those not so old,to see their alma maters in ac­tion and to renew acquaintances.

Although Thanksgiving games,for the most part, have no bear­ing on league or division cham­pionships, there are still sometitles riding on the outcome ofthe "traditionals."

When New Bedford and Durfee

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Junior forward Carlos Cabraland junior halfback DavidFreitas of Holy Name High havebeen named to the conference'sDivision Two all-star soccerteam. Senior forward Noel Cim­inello of Bishop Stang High andsenior halfback Eric Giasson ofBishop Connolly High' werenamed utility players.

Completing the all-star teamare junior forward David Robin­son, senior forward Timo San­tala, sophomore fullback Daniel·Bullock, sophomore utility for­ward David Miller, all of divis­ion champion Attleboro; seniorforward Christopher White, jun­ior fullback Leonard Terry, sen­ior goalie Kenneth Cordeiro, all

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The Council of Catholic Wom­en will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdayin the parish hall. A representa­tive of a local utility companywill speak on energy conserva­tion, with Mrs. Adeline Blais aschairman. Members are asked tobring offerings for the RoseHawthorne Lathrop Home.

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Slides and movies coveringthe past 17 years of parish lifewill be shown at an informalget-together from 3 to 5 p.m.Sunday. There will be no ad­mission, refreshments will befree and parishioners, friendsand those thinking of joining theparish are invited.

Advent wreaths will be bless­ed at 4:30 p.m.- Saturday, Dec. 2at a candlelight liturgy.

HOLY TRINITY,WEST HARWICH

The Ladies' Association willhold its annual Christmas tea at2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Mem­bers of all Harwich churches areinvited and Mrs., Susan Smith,dramatic soprano, will entertain.

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Veteran Boy Scout troops andCub packs honored at the coun­cil's annual recognition dinnerincluded those sponsored by Im­maculate Conception, Fall River,60 years of service; M1. Carmel,St. John Baptist and St. Joseph,New Bedford, and Notre Dameand St. Anne, Fall River, all 50years.

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Collectors are needed forweekend Masses and may volun­teer at the rectory.

N:ormand Valiquette has beennamed coach for the CYO bas­ketball B team.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

A meeting will be held at 7p.m. Tuesday in the school forthe parents of all children mak­ing their first confession next

. month.

The 10 a.m. Sunday liturgywill feature the music of Alex­ander Peloquin: "Gloria of theBells" and communion rite from"Lyric Liturgy."

HOLY CROSS,FALL RIVER

A 15-minute concert of PolishChristmas carols will be sungand played by the Dick Pilar or·chestra preceding a 5 p.m. PolkaMass Saturday, Dec. 16.

Holy Rosary sodalists willmeet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3,in the church for a rosary andBenediction service. A meetingand Christmas party in thechurch hall will follow.

ST. PATRICK,SOMERSET

'Parishioners honored Msgr.Robert Stanton, pastor, on his35th anniversary of ordinationat a banquet last Friday.

DiB~st, has contributed a lively series ofquips and jests about the Irish, humhIeand greeL

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The annual corporate com­munion breakfast and generalmeeting will be held following8:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Dec. 10at St. John of God Church, Som­erset.

LEGION OF MARY,NEW BEDFORD

Father Daniel Gamache andthe Legion of Mary of S1. Jo­seph~s parish, New Bedford, in­vite all Legionaries to a com­munion breakfast in the churchbasement to follow 8:30 a.m.Mass Sunday.

Thanksgiving drive clothingmay be left in the parish cen­ter between 6 and 7 p.m.through Thursday, Nov. 30.

The next in a series of prayermeetings will be held at 7 p.m.Nov. 30, beginning with Massand followed by a social hour inthe parish center.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Nov. 23,1978 SS. PETER AND PAUL,FALL RIVER

Colleen and Debra Quinlanare receiving congratulations onwinning the Marian Award inScouting.

Junior CYO will meet at 7:30p.m. Tuesday in Father CoadyCenter.

Sister Leona announces that ayoung adults retreat, Dec. I, 2and 3, ~s filled.

The parish council will electthree members-at-large in De­cember. Nominations should bemade with President Helen Ozug(2-7415) or at the rectory.

ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAl.,FALL RIVER

SISTERS' RECOLLECTIONDAY, OUR LADY'S CHAPEL,NEW BEDFORD

The third in a series of daysof recollection for Sisters of thediocese will be held at 2 p.m.Sunday at Our Lady's Chapel,600 Pleasant St., under directionof Father Luke O'Connell, OFM.

MEN OF THE SACREDHEARTS, ST. JOSEPH,IFAIRHAVEN

Men of the Sacred Hearts willattend 5 p.m. Mass Sunday. Ros­ary and prayer services will fol­low and an enthronement cere­mony will take place. All are in­vited to attend and each partici­pant is asked to bring a rose1.0 adorn statues of the PilgrimVirgin.

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