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VOL. 22, NO. 38 FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978 20c, $6 P·er Year

EUGENE RAUNER of St. Patrick parish, Somerset, was one of 17 candidates for thepermanent diaconate instituted last Sunday as a Reader at St. Mary's Cathedral, FallRiver. He holds Bible proffered by bishop a3 a symbol of his new responsibility.:Torchia Photo)

Marriage Encounter MeetingsMarriage Encounter informa­

tion nights for married coupleswill be held at eight diocesanlocations at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct.1, it has been announced byLeo and Paulette Gadoury ofFall River, area coordinatingcouple for the organization.

The meetings will be at St.Anne's School, St. Anthony ofPadua and St. William'schurches and the Catholic Mem-

Respect LifeEfforts Urged

Respect Life Sunday will beobserved by American Catholicsthis weekend and in this dioceseit will be marked at St. Anne'sHospital, Fall River, by a two­day Natural Family Planningteacher training program, to beheld at St. Anne's Hospital, FallRiver.

Father Thomas L. Rita, dioce­san director of pro-life activities,said that every New Englandstate will be represented at themeeting, which will include in­structional workshops presentedby Mrs. Mariette Eaton, RN, di­rector of St. Anne's natural fam­ily planning program, and ad­dresses on the theological, min­isterial and psychological aspectsof the natural JIlethod.

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United Way CitesMsgr. Gomes

Monsignor Anthony M.Gomes, director of the diocesanCatholic Charities Appeal andpastor of Our Lady of Angelsparish, Fall River, is among sixoutstanding volunteer workerswho will be honored Friday,Oct. 6 by the United Way ofGreater Fall River.

Involved with the United Waysince 1967, Msgr. Gomes hasserved since that time as a mem­ber of its speakers' bureau. Hehas also been a member of thebudget and executive commit­tees and is currently chairman ofthe nominating committee.

"In selecting Msgr. Gomes andthe other volunteers for thiscommunity recognition, theUnited Way is honoring individ­uals whose involvement is notonly that of raising funds to sup­port member agencies but alsoof seeing that those funds areallocated fairly, that the UnitedWay message is communicatedand that the organization is op­erated effectively and efficient­ly," said A. Newell Robb, presi­dent of the fundraising organ­ization.

Msgr. Gomes and .oS colleag­ues will be recognized at avolunteer awards luncheonwhich will also be a kick-off forthe annual United Way appeal.It will be held at China Royalrestaurant, Fall River, at 12:15

p.m. on Oct. 6.

Providence

orial Home in Fall River. In theNew Bedford-Freetown areacouples will meet at Our Ladyof Fatima Church, in Taunton atSt. Jacques and in Somerset atSt. Thomas More.

Marriage Enoounter, say offi­cials, is a "movement that in­vites a good marriage on ajourney to greatness." Nearlyone million couples, as well as

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Conference, new this year, is anoutgrowth of the Eastern Gen­eral Conference, which formerlyincluded New England but lastyear outgrew facilities in Atlan­tic pty's 40,000-seat ConventionHall. .

Music will be provided by themusic ministry of St. Patrick'sChurch, which has frequentlybeen heard in Atlantic City.

The conference registrationfee is $13. Registration forms andhousing information may be ob­tained through local charismaticprayer groups or from NewEngland General Conference, 38State St., Providence, R.I. 02908.

•InTo MeetThe theme of the conference,

hosted by St. Patrick's Church,Providence, is "Jesus, Kindle inus the Fire of Your Love."

It will be preceded by aPriests' and Bishops' Day be­ginning the evening of Thursday,Nov. 9, during which conferencespeakers will address the clergy.

Talks at the general sessionswill be given in English withsimultaneous Spanish and Portu­guese translations available.

Some 30 workshops on suchtopics as ecumenism, healing,marriage and music will be of­fered on Saturday afternoon.

The New England General

CharismaticsMore than 12,000 persons, in­

cluding some New England bish­ops, are expected to attend thefirst New England General Con­ference on the Catholic Charis­matic Renewal, to be held Nov.10-12 at the Providence CivicCenter.

The conference will be thelargest convention ever held inthe city, according to the Great­er Providence Convention andVisitors Bureau.

Speakers for the three-daymeeting will include Catherinede Hueck Doherty, director gen­eral of Madonna House in Com­bermere, Ontario; Rev. BobMumford, evangelist, lecturerand author; Redemptorist FatherThomas Forrest of Aguas Bu­enas, Puerto Rico, former mem­ber of the National Service Com­mittee of the Charismatic Re­newal and a leader of the Re­newal in Latin America.

Father Francis Martin, pro­fessor at the Ecole Biblique inJerusalem; Sister Ann Shields,an associate of Father MichaelScanlon at Steubenville College;and Sister Linda Koontz, whoworks among housing Mexicandump scavengers.

Mother McAul·eyBicentennial

Celebrations this week inEngland and I~land marked the200th anniversary of the birthof Mother Catherine McAuley,founder of the Sisters of Mercy,who was born in Dublin Sept.29, 1778.

Ceremonies included issuanceof a commemorative postagestamp by the Irish governmentand the celebration of Mass byCardinal George Basil Hume inWestminster Cathedral, London,and by Archbishop Joseph Cun­nane in Tuam, Ireland.

In the United States, Sistersof Mercy of the Providence Prov­ince, which includes the FallRiver diocese, will hold theirannual "Mercy Day" this Sat­urday, with special emphasis onthe work of Mother McAuley. Amultimedia program, "Mercy:Our Heritage, Our Call, Our Fu­ture," will be presented by Sis­ter Marianne Postiglione of FallRiver. Individual Mercy conventswill also have anniversary cele­brations, provincial officialssaid.

Mother McAuley founded theSisters of Mercy on Dec. 12,1831, to further welfare and edu­cation works she had started inIreland with her own money.On that date she and two friendswere professed as the order'sfirst members. Her motto was:"The poor need help today, notnext week."

Return to ParishUrged ~y NCCC

NEW ORLEANS (NC) - Amovement back to the parishwas seen as the key to the re­newal of the charity system bythe National Conference of Cath­olic Charities at its 64th annualmeeting in New Orleans lastweek. Father Peter N. Graziano,diocesan director of social ser­vices, represented the Fall Riverdiocese at the meeting.

In a statement on "Parish ­Community Social Ministry," theconference called a movementback to the parish essential toa renewal of the charity systemrooted in Catholic tradition, andcalled on charities agencies onthe national and local level tostrengthen the parish as theprimary point of outreach.

A NCCC statement on wom-

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this is respect life month

2 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 28, 1978

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JANE SELLMAYER, president ofthe Attleboro area District Councilof Catholic Women, is workingwith Mrs. Clinton Rose, Tauntonarea president, in planning the an­nual district communion supper, tobe held Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Mans­field.

MARGARET MEALEY, formerexecutive director of the NationalCouncil of Catholic Women, hasbeen elected vice-president of Cath­olic Golden Age, a national club forCatholics 50 and older.

JOSEPH R. THOMAS, managingeditor of The Advocate, Newark,N.J. archdiocesan newspaper hasbeen named editor in chief of theChristophers, an organizationwhich uses mass media to bringChristianity into secular life.

Can Get FundsWASHINGTON - The Department of

Health, Education and Welfare has is­sued proposed l'~gulations making itclear that agencies providing only nat­ural family planning services can receivefederal funds if they work as sub-con­tractors for agencies providing a broadrange of family planning services. Msgr.John Seli, director of education of theHuman Life and Natural Family Plan­ning Foundation, called the regulations"a breakthrough."

Families, Not DrugsROME - "There is no drug problem"

in the United States, said a New Yorkpriest who has been working with drugaddicts for 25 years. The problem is inthe breakdown of the family unit, saidMsgr. William B. O'Brien, with peopleseeking escape in drugs and alcohol.

No Longer PassiveWASHINGTON - 'Phe growing num­

ber of volunteer lay missioners, diocesanministry formation programs and dioce­san pastoral councils indicate that layCatholics are no longer satisfied with apassive role in their church, leaders ofcouncils of Catholic laity were told thismonth at a Washington meeting.

Article UnfoundedVATICAN CIIT - An article on the

Vatican bank in the Sept. 25 issue ofNewsweek is "so false it does not meritcomment," said a highly placed Vaticansource. The source described the article,which gave figures on the bank's hold­:ings and operations, as a repetition ofprevious allegations that are "withoutfoundation."

Symbolic GuardianSANTIAGO, Chile - Amid saber-rat­

tling by the military in Argentina andChile during a border dispite, the bishopsof both nations evoked the long traditionof peace embodied in an Andean monu­ment and urged leaders to avoid "& sui­cidal" confrontation. Their border of3,200 miles has been symbolically guard­ed since 1904 by a statue of Christ theRedeemer.

Polace Raid ScoredWASHINGTON - Bishop Thomas

Kelly, general secretary of the U.S. Cath­olic Conference, has expressed his in­dignation about a South African policeraid on a squatters' camp that led toseveral deaths and arrests. He also pro­tested "the continued mistreatment ofSouth Africa's black population."

Federal Post for NunWASHINGTON - Sister Dorothy Ann

Kelly, president of the Ursuline order'sCollege of New Rochelle in New Ro­chelle, N.Y., has been named a memberof the federal Advisory Council on Finan­cial Aid to Students. The council advisesSecretary of Health, Education and Wel­fare Joseph Califano and U.S. Commis­sioner of Education Ernest Boyer.

Wants Back InPANAMA CIIT, Panama - After four

years as a member of Nicaragua's San­dinista guerrillas, :Father Gaspar GarciaLaviana said, he is ready to return to I hepriestly life. The priest said he has com­pleted the guerilla tasks given him by theSandinista Liberation Front which op­poses the rule of Nicaraguan President

. Anastasio Somoza.

Priest ArrestedCAPE TOWN, South Africa .- Father

Desmond Cura::l, chairman of the West­ern Cape Province Council of t:":hurches,was among the hundreds arrested Sept.14 when South African police raided ablack squatter camp nzar Cape Town.

CRS Helps NicaraguaCatholic ReEef Services, the overseas

aid agency of U.S. Cai!holics, has assign­ed $20,000 in aid to victims of fightingin Nicaragua and has shipped $5,000worth of blankets to- the country fromNew York.

Gospel Politics(UNDATED) - "We are not politi­

cians. We are evangelizers," says FatherFernand Jette, superior general of the6,000 Oblates of Mary Immaculate serv­ing in 50 countries. "Eut in the name ofthe Gospel we have to take positionswhich have great influence in politicallife, especially conce:;ning human rightsmir:.istry in favor of tt.e poor."

First Things FirstNASHVILlIE, Tenn. - The church

must take care of the physical and socialneeds of the Haitian people before theycan listen to the Gosrel, said De Mont­fort Father Ronald Cl~risme, a mission­ary in Haiti. "We are teaching the Gos­pel, but I don't think people are listen­ing because of their poverty," saidFather Clerisme.

Pope's Aid UnwantedROME - The U.S. and British govern­

ments did not want Pope Pius XII to ap­peal for a negotiated peace duringWorld War II, a Jesuit historian said.Father Robert A. Graham, co-editor ofthe official documentary series on theHoly See's activities dlZring World WarII, commented on reports ir:. the Wash­ington Post and other U.S. newspapersbased on Japanese diplomatic communi­cations decode:! by the United St:ttes.

Another VictoryNEW YORK - The Amalgamated

Clothing and Textile Workers Union, an­nouncing the withdrawal of the candi­dacies of Loretto S'.ster Ann PatrickWare and Clarence B. Jones for theboard of directors of New York Life In-surance Company, said it had won its ­third 1978 victory ir. its corporate cam­paign to isolate J. P. Stevens and Co.'sboard from the directorates of othermajor businesses.

Thomast- DiesVATICAN OIIT - The Vatican daily,

L'Osservatore Romano, said the death ofFrench philosopher Etienne Gilson is u alo~s for the world of thought." He diedSept. 19 at Cravant, :'rance, at age 94.

"In his passing the world has lost oneof the most eminent specialists in schol­astic medieval philoso;Jhy and especiallyin St. Thomas Aquinas," said the paper.

Censorship End AskedWARSAW, Poland - Polish Catholic

bishops called for abolition of censor­ship in their comm'unist country, de­nouncing it as a 'weapon of totalitarian

. regimes." A pastoral letter signed by thebishops and read from church pulpitsthroughout Poland urged the governmentto allow broadcasting of religious pro­grams and asked Catholics to listen toVatican Radio.

' ....SISTt:R SHEILA McEVOY, Spo-

kane, Wash. has been. named thefirst fuUtime director of the- Nation­al Assn. of Church Personnel Ad­ministrators.

JOHN MUTHIG is resigning fromNC News to resume studies in theUnited States.

JERRY FILTEAU will replaceJohn Muthig as Rome Bureau .chiefof the National News Service.

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Only in Gentleness

Bishop's BallMeeting Sunday,The annual planning meeting

for the bishop's Charity BaIl ofthe diocese of FaIl River is setfor 1:30 on Sunday at White'srestaurant" North Westport.Committee chairmen and mem­bers will be appointed at thattime.

Rev. Msgr. Anthony M.Gomes, diocesan director of theBalI, said: "The 24th annualBall will be the first event com­memorating the 75th annivers­ary of the founding of the FallRiver diocese in 1904. Manyother events throughout 1979will highlight this significantdate." "

The balI, co-sponsored by theDiocesan Council of CatholicWomen and the Society of St.Vincent de Paul, will hav~ ajubilee theme, said Msgr. Gomes.Proceeds will help promote andexpand work for exceptionalchildren of the diocese.

The next meeting of alI com­mittees will come at 1 p.m. Sun­day, Jan. 7, when Lincoln ParkBalIroom will be decorated forthe Jan. 12 Charity BalI.

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fore entering religion was em­ployed for two years at PrenticeHalI Publishing Company, NewYork City.

The new Superior is a speci­alist in X-ray and medical tech­nology and holds an administra­tor's license. She has been alocal superior and adminstrator,and for the past six years hasbeen vicar general of her con­gregation.

This free booklet tellswhy every fathershould make a will ...even if he's youngand healthy!

ment of the acclamation decree.Mother Rosarie

Mother M. Michael Rosarie isthe daughter of Mr. MichaelDevaney and the late MaryKatherine Devaney of 'JerseyCity, N.J. She is the sister of thelate Reverend James Devaney,S.T. and James P. Devaney ofBrant Beach, N.J.

She was educated in NewJersey Catholic schools and be-

The Carmelite Sisters for theAged and Infirm, who staff theCatholic Memorial Home, FalIRiver, Our Lady's Haven, Fair­haven, and the soon to beopened Fernbrook in Centerville,in addition to 29 residences inother diocese, have elected anew superior general.

Named at the seventh generalchapter of the community, heldat their motherhouse in German­town, N.Y. was Mother M. Mi­chael Rosarie Devaney.

She succeeds Mother M. An­geline Teresa, who founded thenearly 400-member communityin 1929 and has guided its de­velopment for the past half cen­tury.

The first official act of thechapter was to formulate a de­cree of acclamation acknow­ledging Mother M. Angeline Te­resa as community foundress,and conferring on her the titleof Mother General Emerita withalI rights and privileges of theoffice of superior general.

The election was presidedover by Most Reverend HowardJ. Hubbard, D.D., Bishop of Al­bany, who confirmed MotherM. Michael Rosarie in office andpresented Mother M. AngelineTeresa with an illuminated docu-

Newly Elected Mother General SucceedsFoundress of Carmelite Community

DIOCESAN PRIESTS' COUNCIL opens season at meeting at Catholic Memorial Home,Fall River. From left, Msgr. James E. Gleason, Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, Rev. Manuel P.Ferreira, Rev. Robert Kaszynski, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington.(Torchia Photo)

Deaf Will MeetOn Saturday

Area members of the Inter­national Catholic Deaf Associa­tion will be hosts on Saturdayfor the 9th New England Re­gional Conference for the Deaf.

Father Joseph F. Viveiros, as­sociate pastor at Sacred HeartChurch, FalI River, and chap­lain for the area chapter, saidconferences will be held duringthe day at Bishop ConnolIy HighSchool, FalI River. They willcenter on the theme "Love inAction."

The day will conclude a 6p.m. Mass at Holy Name Church,Fall River, with Bishop DanielA. Cronin as principal celebrant,assisted by chaplains of partici­pating Catholic Deaf Associa­tion chapters. A special choirwill lead hymns in sign lang­uage.

A banquet at Holy NameSchool will conclude the day.

HEW To AppointPrivate SchoolsCommissioner

W~SHINGTON (NC) - TheDepartment of Health, Educa­tion and Welfare will shortlyannounce officially the creationof the post of assistant commis­sioner for private educationalservices within the U.S. Officeof Education.

The job of the new assistantcommissioner will be to insurethat private school students re­ceive all the benefits to whichthey are entitled under the Ele­mentary and Secondary Educa­tion Act (ESEA), the major fed­eral program for elementary andsecondary school students.

HEW Secretary Joseph Cali­fano called for the establishmentof an office for private schoolsin ESEA testimony last Febru­ary. The Office of Educationworked out details of the officewith representatives of theCouncil on American PrivateEducation, including representa­tives of the U.S. Catholic Con­ference and the National Cath­olic Educational Association.

Msgr. Wilfred Paradis, usecsecretary for education, said theOffice of Education said it wouldappoint an assistant commis­sioner acceptable to CAPE. Hesaid he was "quite pleased"with the final job description forthe new post and that the useehas circulated information aboutit to state Catholic conferencedirectors and school officials tohelp attract applicants for thejob.

The major ESEA program isTitle I compensatory education- remedial reading and mathe­matics programs for disadvan­taged students. Msgr. Paradisestimated that only about fourpercent of children in Catholicschools participate in thes~ pro­grams. 'But, he said, 95 percentof all private school studentsparticipating in the programsare in Catholic schools.

He said virtualIy alI Catholicschool students receive booksand library materials underESEA.

LEBANESE CHILD BRANDISHES ASSAULT RIFLE

'Death is come up through our windows: it is entered into our houses to de­troy the children from without, the young men from the streets.' Jer. 9:21

. NecrologyOctober 6

Rev. Stephen B. Magill, 1916,. Assistant, Immaculate Concep­

tion, North Easton

October 7Rev. Caesar Phares, 1951, Pas­

tor, St. Anthony of the Desert,Fall River

Rev. Msgr. Arthur G. Dupuis,1975, Pastor Emeritus, St. Louisde France, Swansea

October 10Rev. James C. J. Ryan, 1918,

Assistant, Immaculate Concep­tion, North Easton

October IIRev. James A. Downey, 1952,

Pastor, Holy Ghost, Attleboro

And sometimes the attacks, eventhose perpetrated by Christians,do not represent an issue at allbut terrorist attempts to grabmoney by hook or by crook tohelp a Christian faction.

If Lebanon were a Christian­Moslem battleground, each con-'tending army focusing on itscounterpart, we could makesense out of all this bloodshed.But that is not the way it is inLebanon. It is not a traditional

. war; it is chaos. A large propor­tion of Lebanese abhor and de­test the PLO and the Nasseritesand the Syrians but also dislikethe Christian militia. These Leb­anese feel they are innocent by­standers caught in a crossfirewith which they have no sym­pathy or connection. There arethousands of Lebanese, especi­ally children, who need help andneed it immediately but willprobably never receive it be­cause of the chaotic insanity ofthe military operations.

At the same time we can havea profound sympathy for theplight of these innocent Chris­tians. According to the dailypress, our American State De­partment is said to be anxious toplacate the Syrians in order toprevent a widening of the war.If this report is correct, it meansthat our State Department maygloss over some of the injusticescommitted against the Christiansin Lebanon. This would be agreat tragedy, as the Christiansare certainly in a box. They haveno one to help them (except inthe form of Israeli weapons.)Some way must be found for allparties in the conflict to cometo an agreement on terms ofpeace..

The Washington Post, recently

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End?Evereditorialized to the effect thatour government is not insensi­tive to the plight of the Chris­tians in Lebanon but "appearsready to throw them. to thewolves - the Syrians - forthe sake of insuring Syria'sgreater restraint in the Lebaneseborder area and in respect' toMideast diplomacy as a whole."The Lebanese statesman,Charles Malik, has commentedthat the Christians might be re­ceiving greater internationalsympathy if they were a rarespecies in some kind of ecologi­cal danger.

Many of the Lebanese Chris­tians therefore, are trapped anddesperately alone. Their one con­solation is that God loves themand will be their eternal destiny.For the moment, however, theyare looking not for consolationbut for help in their plight, trap­ped as they are in an idioticwar, "full of sound and fury,signifying nothing."

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the WarWillBy Father John B. Sheerin

There are many kinds oftragedies but Lebanon is aheartbreaker. A few years agoI travelled through that gloriouscountry and saw breathtakinglybeautiful landscapes almost aheaven on earth. Now that landis a bombed-out, battle-scarredheap of ruins after a civil warin which 60,000 people havedied. The demolition and blood­shed continue in sporadic ac­tions involving Syrian soldiers,Christian militia, the PalestineLiberation Organization (PLO),assorted political factions andreligious communities.

Occasionally a writer in theCatholic press wi]) say that weought to aid the Christians inLebanon. But can we honestlysay that all the Christians areon the side of justice and. allothers on the side of evil? Thepicture is not that clear anymore than in Ireland. Innocentcivilians are being murdered in­discriminately by both sides inLebanon by the Syrians and theChristian militia, by the PLO andthe Catholics, by :he Druses andthe Moslems and the MaroniteChristian Phalange.

Will peace ever come to thisbenighted land? Who knowswhen the fanatics will ceasetheir bombings, their shootouts,their kidnappings and murders?Suppose the Syrians do forcethe Phalangists into a corner?This may precipi:ate an instantand overwhelming ,Israeli re­sponse. But what is the purposeof it all? We don't really knowthe issues. There are Christiansin Lebanon who say' that lessthan 10 percent of the MaroniteChristians support the Phalangeand other anti-Syrian factions.

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Pro-Life Vote Is Real

The people of the Commonwealth elected Edward J.King as Democratic standard-bearer for the coming Nov­ember race. Since the making of that democratic decision,the liberal press and its followers have instigated attemptsto defeat Mr. King and tear apart the Massachusetts Demo­cratic party.

The reason for this drastic adverse reaction to Mr.King's success is that to the chagrin of the liberal estab­lishment, its candidate, Governor Dukakis, was roundlyand soundly defeated by the people.

Somehow, Dukakis supporters believed that the pri­mary would be a glorious coronation rather than an issueoriented election. As a result" never has the electoratebeen so thoroughly chided for exercising its right to vote;never has the democratic process been so completely dis··dained; and never has a political party been so completelyintimidated by the woeful cries of a defeated candidate andhis followers.

Upon analysis, the election result was seen to be a cuI·mination of the many irritations that Mr. Dukakis has in·flicted on the body politic and his own party during hisyears in public office.

The adage of "street angel and house devil" is cer··tainly applicable to his national status in comparison to theestimation in which he is held in the state. The governor'sdetermined espousal of liberal causes made him the champ·ion of those who stand almost: left of left. His consisten'~

ignoring of the cries of teachers and taxpayers was onlysurpassed by his total comJllitment to a state policy ofpro-abortion.

It is interesting to note how many editorial com­ments on the election results fa:led to mention the influenceof the pro-life vote on the Dukakis defeat. It would seemthat the only election issue was taxation and that it wassolesly the "Proposition 13" mentality that vanquished thegovernor.

Not to mention the abortion issue as a factor in theelection is unrealistic. Mr. Dukakis attempted that ployin his campaigning and look where it got him. To be surf-,abortion was not the only issue that dumped the Dukebut it certainly put a irreparable dent in his armor.

The primary election should serve as a positive indica­tion to politicians that they must be aware of the religiousand moral sensitivities of the electorate, especially whe:lthese sensitivities are repeatedly called to their attention.

In these days when the Catholic vote is once morebeing recognized as a political fact, it would be well forthose who seek public office to know that there are peoplein this state who are not afraid to voice their religiousviews.

In the past, people who expressed such views were ir.­timidated. Fortunately, times are changing. People do indeedseek better lives for themselves and their children, bt'.tthey realize that in achieving such goals they must notsacrifice life itself. Perhaps an understanding by politiciansof this fact will be one of the most important results ofCampaign 78.

4 THE ANCHOR-Diocese 01 Fall River-Thur. Sept. 28, 19:78

IN TAUNTONST. JACQUES CHURCH

12 Fifth AvenueDick & Judy Hamel

Walter & Ann Precourt

IN SOMERSETST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH

386 luther AvenuePat & Joe KolakowskiChuck & Andy Silvia

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA CHURCH48 Sixteenth Street

Ed & Germaine SardinhaLeo & Paulette Gadoury

Rev. Edward CorreiaSf. WILLIAM CHURCH

Chicago StreetJohn & Lynn Force

Wi! & Elaine Pelchat

Birthday PartyF'or Cardinal

Cardinal Humberto S. Med­eiros will be honored at a 63rdbirthday reception and dinner at7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Condesarestaurant, Somerset.

Proceeds from the event willbenefit the Catholic Universityof Portugal.

Coordinator for the occasionis Joseph E. Fernandes, Norton,together with Msgr. Luiz G.Mendonca, diocesan vicar gen­eral and pastor of Our Lady ofMt. Carmel parish, New Bedford.

Also among those planningthe banquet are Joseph E. CostaJr., Fall River; Edward S. Ma­chado, Somerset; Otilia Sylvia,New Bedford; William Drum­mond, Taunton; Emma Andrae,Taunton; Walter C. Fraze, Jr.,Fall River.

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special interest to us," CardinalDearden wrote. "It is inadequateas a vehicle of communication."

But with the help of the Cath­olic press, lay people can partici­pate more effectively in theirnew roles as parish planners andpolicy-makers, the cardinal said,noting that "only an informedcommunity can participate ef­fectively,"

Sister SimeonSister Mary Simeon, SUSC,

the former ·Elizabeth O'Rourke,died Sunday at Sacred HeartsConvent, Fall River, at the ageof 82.

A Fall River native, she enter­ed the Holy Union communityin 1923 and during her religiouslife taught at schools on LongIsland and in Baltimore and NewJersey, as well as at Immacu­late Conception and St. Joseph'sschools in Taunton.

Among her survivors is acousin, Rev. John F. Hogan,pastor of St. Julie's Church,North Dartmouth.

Her funeral was held Tuesdayat Sacred Heart Church and in­terment was yesterday in St.Patrick's cemetery, Fall River.

A large choir, to be the majorchoral organization for the 75thJubilee Year of the Diocese, isbeing formed under Glenn Giut­tari, director of music for St.Mary's Cathedral.

The choir will perform withorchestra in concert on Sunday,Dec. 3. The program will in­clude the Bach Cantata 140,Hayden: "Te Deum," and aspecially commissioned piece byFather William G. Campbell:"Sing Praise to the Lord andGlorify His Name."

The choir will also sing forthe principal jubilee year litur­gical celebration on March 11at the Cathedral.

Those interested in joiningthe group should contact Mr.Giutarri at hIS home (252-4303)or leave word at the Cathedralrectory (673-2833).

Rehearsals' will be held at8:30 Friday evenings, beginningOct. 6.

Jubil'ee Choir

church could depend on an in­formal, person-to-person ex­change of information. But theproliferation of "so many secu­lar vehicles of communicationtoday" does not fill the need, hesaid.

The secular press goes itsown way and is not designed toinclude most things that are of

Continued from Page Onereligious leaders, have beenreached by the program,. whichi~ a 44-hour weekend duringwhich couples learn specializedcommunication techniques teach­ing them "that the key to alove relationship is openness,trust and confidence in them­selves and in one another."

At the Sunday meetings,priests and couples who havemade the Encounter weekendwill further explain the programand give information aboutdates and locations where it willbe offered.

Encounter

Pilgrimage SetAt La Salette

The fourth annual Luso-Am­erican pilgrimage will be heldSunday at La Salette Shrine,Attlebor~. The event is one in aseries of special pilgrimagesbeing organized by ethnic groupsto celebrate the shrine's 25thanniversary. Under direction ofFathers Joseph Costa, EdwardCorreira and Henry Arruda,Portuguese-Americans from theDioceses of Fall River, Provi­dence, Boston and Worcesterwill share an afternoon of pray­er, song and liturgy.

At 1:30 p.m., Rev. VictorVieira of East Providence willlead a meditated rosary, follow­ed at 3 p.m. by celebration of" anoutdoor' Eucharist by FatherManuel Ferreira, pastor of St.John the Baptist Church, NewBedford. Father Victor Vieirawill give the homily and thechoir of Immaculate Conceptionparist, New Bedford, will pro­vide music.

Catholic Press Seen NecessaryDETROIT (NC) - The Cath­

olic press is "more necessarythan ever before," said Detroit'sCardinal John J. Dearden, be­cause of the decline in religiousnews in the secular press andthe need for an informed laity toparticipate in shared decision­making.

Writing in The MichiganCatholic, Detroit archdiocesannewspaper, the cardinal said thetime has long passed when the

FATHER JOHN C. OZUG, assistant pastor at St. Anthony's parish, East Falmouth,presents a Bible to one of 60 CCD instructor at commissioning ceremonies last Sunday.

Dear Editor:Thank you for printing a list

of candidates for election includ­ing their position on the "LIFE"issue. In my opinion, you madethe people aware of what ishappening and helped them tomake the right choice. God andOur Lady Bless You!

Alice BeaulieauNew Bedford

Is LiturgyShared?

Dear Editor:It was good to see several

of the American liturgists beingremembered in the Anchor(Sept. 21). However, Father Mc­Bride's article "Participation inWorship," seems to miss theirmajor point. Virgil Michel, Mar­tin Hellriegel, and Godfrey Diek­mann inisisted that participationin worship demands participa­tion in the life of those withwhom one worships. Once weworship with each other we areresponsible for each other.

Liturgy is the celebration ofthe Mystical Body of Christ.This means that worshippersare intimately and inseparablyrelated as members of a body.This relationship can exist onlywhen worshippers give them­selves to it. The heart of theMass reform is precisely this:the fostering and developmentof self-giving and self-sharingof community members with oneanother in prayer, sacrifice andcelebration.

Fifteen years after the prom­ulgation of the Constitution onSacred Liturgy of the SecondVatican Council, how much isour liturgy a shared communalaction? How much does ourChristian participation extendbeyond "the Mass is ended?"

Vincent J. AndrewsTaunton

Dear Editor:Having elected Edward J .

King in the Primary to run forGovernor of Massachusetts, Ibelieve the pro-life membersvoted for him.

I think it is the duty of theBishops of Massachusetts tourge the people to defeat Sena­tor Brooke also.

The Catholic vote is beginningto be felt in Massachusetts. Any­one who voted against the tui­tion bill should also be defeated.

It's about time the bishopswoke up to the situation.

James E. MannNorth Attleboro

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Holy Spirit Works on Human Affairs through Humans

What Do People Really Think About Unemployment?

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There was a lot of talkduring the conclave aboutthe Holy Spirit, much ofwhich I do not think wouldpass the test of orthodoxy im­posed by the Catholic theologi­cal tradition.

The theology I think no Cath­olic theologian from Augustineto Hans Kung would deny, isthat God works through sec­ondary causes, on human affairsthrough human agents.

There may be occasional mir­aculous moments of special in-

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My kitchen sink startedto leak. It's a convenientplace to have a leak ...lots of pots handy. Aftertrying home remedies, I decidedto call a plumber. Optimistic thathe might come, I decided I'dbetter clean out the cabinetunder the sink or he'd never be

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What do the Americanpeople· really think aboutunemployment? Do they be­lieve everyone has a rightto a decent job? What do theythink the federal governmentshould do to reduce unemploy­ment?

No one had taken a detailedpublic opinion on such questionsuntil the Department of Laborcommissioned one.

When it was released, mostpress reports focused on itsfinding that Americans believe

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If there is a message thatwe have emphasized overthe years we have written

spiration and intervention, hutthey are· few and far between.

Such diverse men in the pre­conclave days as CardinalsGuiseppe Siri and George BasilHume insisted to their fellowcardinals that the Holy Spiritcould work only if human beingsworked too, and that it waswrong to fall back on' the HolySpirit's inspiration as a substi­tute for one's own efforts.

Yet, if one is to judge by thestatements of some of the cal"­dinal electors, including some ofthe Americans, faith in the Ho­ly Spirit was' little more thanan excuse for impulse voting inwhich the ordinary exercise of

'intelligence, discretion and po­litical behavior became unnec­essary.

Politics, incidentally, accord-

able to find the leak.It's strange what things cel­

lect under a sink. Fortunately,I was in a "let's get rid of i'~"

mood.In my laundry room is a low

cupboard that has always neenthe "boot closet." Now that thekids are grown, those who dowear boots keep them in theirown closets in their rocms. Tintcupboard would be perfect ':0store the excess pots and par.s.

The only problem was that Ihadn't cleaned the "boot close'';''in a while. Since my youngestchild is now twelve, it's beeneleven and a half years since I

they will be worse off, to asmall degree, in five years thanthey are today.

But the poll has major impli­cations for the public deba'~e

over economic policy, includ:rgdebate over the Humphrey- Haw­kins full employment bill ardvarious economic stimulus bills.

Secretary of Labor Ray Mar­shall saw good news in the pollbecause it showed strong sup­port for an active governmentrole in creating jobs to fightunemployment and support foI'administration positions on pub­lic service jobs and welfare re­form.

It was based on interviewswith a representative samplirgof 2,000 persons over 18 be­tween June 16 and June 24. Mar-

this column, it is that a gar­den's soil condition is the keyingredient in growing_flowers orvegetables successfully. Condi­tioning is not a one-shot effortbut must be continuous.

Right now, for instance, mostpeople harvest their crops, then,leave the soil untended for thewinter. This 'is the time, how­ever, when it should be givencare; the perfect time, in fact,to sow a winter crop which cun

ing to both Aristotle and Aq­uinas, is one of the noblest ofhuman activities because it isthe art of choosing leaders forhuman communities and of gov­erning such communities. If theHoly Spirit works through hu­mans and if the only way hu­mans elect leaders is throughthe noble art of politics, thenpolitics in the conclave becameabsolutely essential to the op­eration of the Holy Spirit.

As George Basil Hume put it,"The Spirit pays us the compli­ment of being a collaborator inour efforts," If the Holy Spiritoperated successfully at the con­clave - and it would certainlyappear that he did - it was notbecause people sat around wait­ing for his impulse but becausemen like Cardinals Giovanni

could have needed a sterilizerfor baby bottles. I found it inback of the boots.

I also found inch-thick dustand dirt. It occurred to me thatif I moved into a house andfound a mess like that I'd won­der how people could let some­thing get so dirty.

Years ago I heard an express­'ion, "We'll wallow in our owndirt but we don't want to touchanybody else's."

How true. But isn't it evenmore true of our thinking?

We are shocked at the preju­dice of others, but "don't letthem build that detoxification

shall pointed out that the timingwas significant because the pollreflects the impact of Proposi­tion 13, California's propertytax reduction measure, whichpassed on June 6.

"The findings of this surveyindicate that, even in the wakeof Proposition 13, the Americanpeople are supportive of an ac­tive federal role in a major areaof social and economic policy,"the study concluded.

"Contrary to the simplistic no­tion that the public is hostile toany initiative from Washington,"it said, " the public feels thatjob creation by the federal gov­ernment may in the long run re­duce the costs of welfare to thenation."

The survey found that a ma-

be turned into the soil in thespring or before cold weatherarrives.

We normally grow rye orbuckwheat as such a crop. Iprefer buckwheat because itgrows low and is easily turnedinto the soil.

It can be purchased in anygarden shop and is inexpensive.I seed it wherever I have space,immediately after harvest. For

Benelli and Evaristo Arnsworked terribly hard whileothers sat around and mumbledpiously about the Spirit.

I take it that it is a solid re­articulation in contemporaryterms of the Catholic theologicaltradition to say' that the HolySpirit is that dimension of thegodhead which influences in par­ticular the creativity and spon­taneity in each person and ineach collectivity of human per­sonalities.

The Holy Spirit operates onthat which is most creative inthe personality of each of us ­the fine, leading edge of thatwhich is our self. God's Spiritspeaks to our spirit, as St. Paulsays.. No one would deny the exis­

tence of such energy or dynam-

center in our town."We can't believe the narrow­

mindedness of some people, but"keep those blacks in their ownschool."

We can't believe youngpeople's lack of attention atMass, "why just look at thoseteens over there. You'd thinkthey'd know better. And that one... doesn't her mother say any­thing about the way she dresses?And back there, good heavens,what do they come to churchfor anyway? And those comingin late, standing in the back."

We accumulate thoughts,opinions, and beliefs for years.

jority of Americans, includingthose with little personal ex­perience with unemployment, be­lieve unemployment causes highwelfare costs and higher crimerates.

"It is the public view," thestudy said, "that an importantjustification for a jobs programis that people should be able tofind Jobs if they want to work."The Humphrey-Hawkins bills,supported by the administrationand most major church groups,would establish the right to ajob for every able-bodied Am­erican seeking work.

"When asked what (are the)ways to deal with the problemof unemployment," Marshallsaid, "the public selects havingtne government provide jobs and

instance, we just harvested a bedof onions and in their place Isowed a few handfuls of bar­ley.

The seeds are merely strewnoil the rough soil, raked quicklyand allowed to germinate ontheir own, depending upon na­tural rainfall. The crop I sowedtwo weeks ago is now twoinches tall and growing well. Itwill be worked into the soil be-

ism in the universe. The religionquestion is whether you cantrust that Energy. The Catholicfaith commitment is that youcan. The Spirit, in other words,is God's love personified callingforth that which is best in our­selves.

In political affairs, then, theSpirit is most likely to be pres­ent when we act with the great­est virtue, the most intelligenceand the most dedicated efforts.The Spirit was present at theconclave, surely, bu{ he/she ispresent at all human events. Ifhe was more present at this con­clave than, say, certain politicalconventions, the only reasonwould be that the virtue, intelli­gence, and preparation of someor all of the men present wereso great.

Do we ever get them out, dustthem off and see if they arereally worth saving? When welook them over are they reallyas beautiful as we thought whenwe stashed them away?

Thinking - like pot closets'- can profit from an occasionalcleaning. And I believe we'd allbecome neurotic if we were asinflexible with our evaluation ofour own thinking as we are withothers'.

But I do believe the world'would be a better place if wewere one-tenth as reasonable injudging others' thoughts as weare in evaluating our own.

training more often than anyother alternative,"

Forty-three percent of thosesurveyed said the governmentshould create jobs for poorpeople who were out of workand another 33 percent said thegovernment should provide ajob for anyone who was out ofwork, regardless of his income.Only 20 percent opposed anygovernment-created jobs for theunemployed.

By a 47-43 percent margin,those surveyed said the govern­ment should provide a job toanyone who wants to work. Bya 54-36 percent margin, thosesurveyed said it was govern­ment's responsibility to providejob training to those who couldnot find work because they hadno skills.

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world today are in the desper­ate need of food to satisfy theirhunger, friends to fill the voidof loneliness, counseling to alle­viate their anxiety, medical at­tention to heal their wounds,protection to stem their fears,"Cardinal Cooke said.

"When the Catholic bishopslaunched the Respect Life pro­gram in 1972, doubtless manyviewed it as just another pro­gram, another burden from onhigh," said William Ryan, direc­tor of the National CatholicOffice for Information. "Sixyears later there are indicationsthe program is having an impactfar beyond its stated goal, aconsciousness-raising experiencefor the Catholic community, thatit is . . . in some cases pro­foundly affecting people's ideasas to what the church's pro­life movement is all about."

"The person who wants toteach John Latin, must not onlyknow Latin but must also knowand love John," said the pope.

Try to take advantage of allthese gifts."

The pope's talk was sparkedby the opening of Italian schools.He said that students "in Italyand in other nations find theimpressive front doors of highschools and uni'Versities swungwide open for them if they wantto enroll.

"But when they get their dip­loma or degrees and leaveschool, they find only tinycracks to walk through. Theyfind no work and cannot marry."

"These are problems," said thepope, "which today's societymust truly study."

The pope advised teachersthat they must know their stu­dents well if they want to suc­ceed.

Respect Life

Pope Wishes H·e/d Studied HarderVATICAN CITY (NC) - In a

back-to-school talk, Jope JohnPaul I told students that hewould have studied harder as ayouth if he had known that hewould be pope someday.

In an address to an immensecrowd in St. Peter's SquarePope John Paul decried the lackof job opportunities in Italy andother nations for graduates ofhigh schools and universities.

The pope told students thatwhen he was a pupil he thoughtonly "about being young andabout my parish."

"No one came to tell me, 'youwill become pope,'" he said."But oh, if they had only donethat, I would have studied moreand prepared for it."

"But now I am old, and thereis no time," added the pontiff."But you young people who arestudying, you have time, youth,health, memory and commitment.

lying-in hospitals in Massachu­setts, delivering over 3500 ba­bies annually.

Officials said the 20-footsphere, lit by 500 bulbs, repre­sents the circle of life from con­ception to death. It will remainpermanently atop the hospital.

Nationally, Cardinal TerenceCooke of New York, chairmanof pro-life activities for the U.S.Catholic Council, has called onCatholics to recognize the crisesof the family today and renewefforts for the sanctity of life.

In a statement, Cardinal Cookeurged "many more people to beconcerned about endangered hu­man life and become involved onthe state, diocesan and parishlevel" and said that despite thesuccesses of the six-year-oldRespect Life program, "thepainful realization remains:

"Too many people in the

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en's changing role in the familyand in society did not pass andwas sent back to committee. Ithad called on charities agenciesto support affirmative actionprograms in employment ofwomen both within and withouttheir agencies; to pay particu­lar attention of the needs ofdivorced women and batteredwomen; and for Catholic womento take a leadership role in thewomen's movement.

Alexis Herman, director of theWomen's Bureau of the Depart­ment of Labor told the conven­tion that women's issues are na­tional issues.

"For if women are deniedequal opportunity to participatefully in the growth of a peopleand a nation," she added, "Thenthe total society is denied thegreater richness of their contri­butions.

Lester Thurow, professor ofeconomics and management atthe Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, told the conventionthat "despite public rhetoric tothe contrary, Americans havein almost every particular in­stance been voting for inflation."

There is an amorphous desireto do something about inflationin general, he said, but a dis­like for every particular actionthat could reduce the rate of in­flation.

A convention resolution onteen-age parents called for boththe national and local charitiesagencies to initiate research andsupport programs addressing thecritical pro:;lems of teen-ageparents.

Continued from Page Onecle of Life" will be lit on Sun­day atop St. Margaret's Hospitalfor Women in Boston. St. Mar­garet's, operated by the Bostonarchdiocese, is one of the major

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religious education directors,women outnumber men 59 per­cent to 41 percent. Thirty-fivepercent are lay persons, 29 per­cent are sisters, 28 percent arepriests, 7 percent are' brothers,while permanent deacons andseminarians constitute less than1 percent.

Forty-eight percent of laydirectors have -_.a college educa­tion, while 91' percent of. the.sisters and 97 per~ent of thepriests report having completedfour years of college.

VVorkshops far outnumberundergraduate or graduatecourses as the means for up­dating the education of a direc­tor.

Over four-fifths of the direct­tors say they are responsible forcoordinating grades one througheight. Two-thirds also reportthey are responsible for gradesnine through 12. Only a verysmall .percentage report theyhave responsibility for catechet­ics within the Catholic schoolsystem.

In addition to coordinatingcatechetics on the primary andsecondary level, 64 percent ofthe directors say they coordin­ate sacramental preparation pro­grams, 46 percent coordinateadult education and 22 percentare responsible for family min­istry.

Thirteen percent of the di­rectors head catechetical pro­grams in more than one parish.

The inventory found over 50percent of the parishes reportthey have prayer groups meetonce or more a month. Approxi­mately one-half of the parishesoffer discussion groups as wellas catechumenate .and post­baptismal catechumentate onceor more every two months

Eighty-one percent of the par­ishes report they never have pro~

grams for singles.Better than two-fifths of the

par{shes say they provide spec­ial help for slow learners or thementally handicapped and topersons - with learning disabili­ties. Approximately a fourth ofthe parishes also provide ser­vices to the emotionally dis­turbed or socially maladjusted.Only 14 percent of the parishessay they provide help for theblind and deaf.

Sixty-seven percent of the par­ishes say they have a catecheti­cal budget.

36 years old, married and havea family. When I took on thiswork my father was very op­posed to it. He asked me tothink for a minute about thefuture. :When you are 40,' hesaid, 'and perhaps don't wantyouth ministry any more, wheredo you go within your professionfor an alternative? And further­more, what retirement andhealth benefits will you have?' "

Another director said, "I amin my early 40s, have been onthe job for six years as a favorto the pastor, and am just aboutready to call it quits." She toldof going to a coordinators'meeting and seeing other coor­dinators who, as s!J.e describedthem looked "burned-out." Shesaid she prayed God would giveher the wisdom to get out he­fore she reached that stage.

Planning curricula and cate­chetical programs are ranked asthe most time-consuming taska director undertakes. Teachingreligion, providing catecheticalmaterials and coordinating in­service training ranked equallyclose f.or the second most time­consuming tasks they perform.

The study found that familyministry, while widely recog­nized on the diocesan level, hasnot yet sifted down to the par­-ish level. Almost three-fourth ofthe parishes which respondedsaid they had never had pro­grams which address familyliving and sex education, naturalfamily planning, and the needsof the divorced and separated.

More than 55 percent of theparishes reported never havinghad parenthood or family en­richment programs. Marriagepreparation is the only type offamily ministry offered on a fr~.

quent basis on the parish level,according to the study.

Of services provided foryouth, the opportunity for organ­ized sports ranks first, the useof a youth center ranks a closesecond and counseling is third.Providing job opportunities fordisadvantaged youth, oppor­tunities for camping, and leader- .ship training are the least fre-

- quently offered at the parishlevel. .

The questionaire used in thestudy was directed to everytenth parish in the United States.Of 1,810 parishes contacted,1,059 returned the questionaire-a response rate of 59 percent.

The study found that among

The Uncertain~Future of CCD

CCD'S UNCERTAIN FUTURE: Who will replace the over-50 sisters and priests?

WASHINGTON (NC) - Near­ly two thirds of parish catecheti·cal programs are directed bypriests and Religious, many overthe age of 50, according to anational study conducted by theU.S. Catholic Conference Depart­ment of Education. The studyfocused on Confraternity ofChristian Doctrine (CCD) andadult education programs, notCatholic schools.

The "National Inventory ofParish Catechetical Programs"includes studies of directors ofreligious education, catecheticalministries within parishes andthe support systems that enabledirectors and catechetical minis­tries to operate.

Father Eugene F. Hendr,ick,coordinator of the office of re­search, policy and ·program de­velopment in the usec Depart­ment of Education, directed the

, study.He said it seems to have

raised some troubling questions."Assuming that parish catecheti­cal programs will be administer­ed predominantly by lay per­sons in the future, are recruit­ment policies, budget planningand preparation of a mentalityunderway that will accept andencourage lay administration?"Father Hendrick asked. "Andwho will replace the over-50.sisters and priests if. vocationsconUnue to fall short of theneeds by the Catholic popula­tion?"

Father Hendrick said thatsince the inventory is the firstattempt to draw a national por­trait, projections could not bemade at this time. However, headded "we hope it will causedeeper reflection on the presentstatus of catechetics and assistthose in diocesan offices in ptan­ning better for the future."

The study indicated that manyreligious education directorsseem to have a sense of jobinsecurity. Only 51 percent re­port having a job descriptionand salal1ies are in general low.Only 51 percent of the directorsreport that they earn a salaryand 80 percent of those earn$500 or less a month. Only sevenpercent earn a monthly salary of$991 or more. Sisters lead in thecategory of those who receivesome salary; 50 percent of laydirectors. are volunteers.

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In other words, what God hasalways known would happen.In his timeless knowledge, heknows and means, to use ourhuman language, to "change hisplans."

'This is, of course, why Jesusurges us so often to pray fer­vently, and why he prayed sofrequently ,himself. What theHeavenly Father plans, and whathe does, depends very much onwhat we show is important tous, in our prayers.

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Q. My son came home from .high school the other day, andsaid his teacher told them Adamand Eve never exiSted. Thisgoes down to the fundamentalsof your faith, doesn't it? Did theyor didn't they? If there weretwo people who started the hu­man race, how do we explainthe different races - Chinese,Negro, etc.? (N.J.)

A. We don't know (and prob­ably never will) whether or notthere were two original humanbeings from which all the restof us descended. And if therewere, we surely do not knowtheir names.

One thing is certain: We willnever find out from the Bible,Holy 'Scripture simply was notwritten to pass on to us suchdetails of anthropology as this.Whether there were two "firstparents" or 200, or exactlywhere they came from, has littleto do with the spiritual andtheological intent of the biblicalstory of Adam and Eve - whichwas put together in the formwe have it only a few hundredyears before Christ.

I don't know why this shouldbe so "fundamental" for yourfaith. The great facts about Godand our relation with Him -arethe real message of Holy Scrip­ture. As for the rest, scientistsgenerally agree that any cer­tainty about such things thathappened way back in the dawnof history, tens or hundreds ofthousands years ago, is wellnigh impossible:

The position of the church onthis subject was made clear ina famous encyclical of Pope PiusXII in 1950. In it, the HolyFather insisted that the theorythat there were more than two"first parents" of the humanrace should not be taught as anestablished fact. And that'swhere the matter stands.

Concerning the origin of theraces, neither the Bible norChristian revelation gives usmuch to go on. The church'sposition, once again, is that suchquestions must be_ answered bythe sciences of anthropology andpaleontology, not by theologiansor Scripture scholars.

Q. Could you explain how ourprayers affect God's activity inthe world? We ask for recoveryfrom illness, help in safe travel­ing and to be protected fromrainstorms. Are these things inwhich God meddles - or do wereally think we will c~nge hismind? Aren't we asking for amiracle when we pray, if itdoesn't happen to be "God'swill?" (Fla.) .

A. It isn't so much a matterof changing God's mind as ofrecogniz.ng that his providenceand care for us includes hisawareness of our prayers, ourdesires and our longings. Weare dealing here wiith at leasttwo great mysteries. One is the

comes out for funerals andblessing of graves," she went on.

"No one is like this man,"she continued. "The Indians lovehim. They have even given himtheir ibeadwork as a token oftheir love and respect."

The Clarkes attribute theirsuccess to the work of the HolySpirit.

"Somebody gave me thestrength to do what has to bedone," said Mrs. Clarke.

The villagers, all Catholics,are in a limbo, since they do notcomprise a recognized reserva­tion, and are not provided forunder any city, county or fed­eral program. The only newhomes in the village were builtin recent years by Protestantsocial action groups from LosAngeles.

The village's current seniorcitizen is Ramona Curro - acommon surname in the villagecemetery. She shows a visitorher kitchen, a roofless, plastic­covered shack housing an oldwood-burning stove, on whichshe makes highly professionaltortillas.

Reports that the Bureau ofIndian Affairs is interested inthe villagers' situation are nowcirculating. In addition, there istalk of getting the lands cededto an authority which wouldthen assume responsibility forits inhabitants.

In the meantime, the deaconand his wife continue theirwork, and the Indians havetaken them into their homes andtheir trust.

ST. ANTHONY,TAUNTON

A candlelight procession inhonor of Our Lady of Fatimawill be held through Tauntonstreets following 7 p.m. MassSaturday, Oct. 7. After the pro­cession participants will re­turn to the church for a sermonand Benediction. Candles will beavailable at the church.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,FALL RIVER

An international buffet willhighlight the first Women'sGuild meeting of the season, towhich all parish women are in­vited. Officers for the year areEdna Cook, president; MargaretCharbonneau, vice-president;Margaret Wiles, secretary; Jean­nine Albernaz, treasurer.

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JAMUL, Calif. (NC) - Writ­ten on a wall in the shack ofMarie Sanchez are importanttelephone numbers.

The first is: "Bill and Jo-annClark - 462-1706." Marie San­chez, a widow, is one of 70Indians living in a squalid sec­tion of Jamul called the IndianVillage.

Deacon Bill Clarke and hiswife Joann of the San Diego di­ocese have made the Indians ofthe forgotten village their par­ticular apostolate.

For two years they have at­tended to the spiritual and ma­terial needs of the Indians, wholive on about five acres of landin conditions described byClarke as "terribly below thepoverty level."

On a hill above the village isthe cemetery and Catholicchurch, built years ago and nowfalling into disrepair.

The land is owned partly bythe Church and partly by a cor­poration. The people are all thatremain of a group of Indiansbrought from Mexico genera­tions ago to work on a ranch.

The village's 10 householdslack normal sanitary facilities."Five have no electricity, four'have no bottled gas, four haveno running water, none hadheaters until Joann and I gavethem some from our home,"Clarke said.

Rose Garcia, an Indian whodoes not live in the village, de­scribes the deacon and his wifeas "tireless, ready to help inany way. He is the only onewho cares about us and who

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ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL,FALL RIVER

Musical selections to be offer­ed by the Cathedral Choir at the10 a.m. Sunday liturgy will in­clude works of Gordon Young,Deiss and Handrel, as well as anewly composed penitential rite.

SS. PETER AND PAUL,"FALL RIVER

A meeting for parents of chil­dren in Grade 10 confirmationclass will be held at 6:30 p.m.Monday. The education com­mittee will meet at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday night meetings arespiritual life committee at 7:30and activities committee at 8:3Q.

Open school will be held forall parents from 7:30 to 9:30p.m. Wednesday. Vincentianswill meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

OUR LADY OF FATIMA,SWANSEA

The Women's Guild will con­duct a living rosary and Benedic­tion service at 6:30 p.m. Monday.The guild meeting will followunder the chairmanship of Mrs.Barbara West and Mrs. BerthaBeliveau, with a presentation ondecoupage by Barbara Connors.All parish women are invited toattend.

McMAHON COUNCIL 151,KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Members of McMahon Coun­cil 151 will attend a memorialMass for Msgr. Hugh A. Galla­gher, their Faithful Friar forover 40 years, at St. JamesChurch, New Bedford, at 7 p.m.Sunday. The celebrant will ibeMsgr. Luiz Mendonca, presentcouncil chaplain. Members andtheir families of other areacouncils are invited to be pres­ent.

ST. ROCH,FALL RIVER

Father Lucien Jusseaume willspeak and show films on St.Therese of Lisieux Mondaynight at a meeting of the Coun­cil of Catholic Women.

Also in honor of the saint'sOctober 3 feastday, the 4 p.m.Mass this Saturday will be of­fered in her honol." and councilmembers will decorate her stat­ue. Additionally, on each day ofOctober, a member will offer arosary in honor of the saint.

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ST. MARY,SEEKONK

Bette Smith will handle ticketsfor Women's Guild members at­tending a district communionsupper Oct. 3 at St. Mary's par­ish, Mansfield.

The guild will sponsor a pot­luck supper Monday, Oct. 16 and"Rosemary Achin of Massachu­setts Citizens for Life will beguest speaker.

October guild wor~shops willfeature Sharon' Papineau, whowill demonstrate arrangement ofdried flowers.

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with each and every person in­dividually."

He told them to "go to thechildren" and said that throughparish visits he saw 2,000 child­ren in Venice every week.

"The children then go andtell all to their parents" he said.

Archbishop Robert Sanchez ofSanta Fe, N.M., told the popethar" "your beautiful smile is abeautiful symbol of evangeliza­tion."

"Parents with special problemsare worthy of our particularpastoral care. and all our love,"he said.

In the question-and-answerperiod, Bishop Roger Mahoneyof Fresno, Calif., asked the popefor his views on being a bishoptoday.

The new pope said that bish-o s "must be willin to talk

for the Christian family," urgedthe pope.

He thanked priests workingin marriage tribunals (diocesancourts) for striving to "safe­guard the marriage bond, to givewitness to its indissolubility inaccordance with the teaching ofJesus, and to assist families inneed."

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ST. STANISLAUS,FALL RIVER

Holy Rosary Sodalists will at­tend a communion breakfastfollowing 9 a.m. Mass Sunday.Recitation of the rosary will pre­cede Mass.

Walter Gosciminski, parishcouncil president, will be generalchairman of the committee plan­ning the dedication celebrationfor the new grotto and parishgrounds at 7 p.m. F,r:fday, Nov. 3.

Following 9 a.m. and 10:30a.m. Masses Sunday, blood pres­sure checkups will be conduct­ed in the school at no charge.

ST. ANNE,FALL RIVER

A special Retreat Mass w!ll becelebrated at 10 a.m. Sundayand a Marriage Encounter infor­mation night will be held at 8p.m. Sunday at the school.

Presentee candidates, 16 orolder, for the Bishop's Ball maysubmit their names to the rec­tory. They or their parentsshould be active in diocesan orparish affairs.

PRlESTS'SENATESOF NEW ENGLAND

Delegates from the New Eng­land dioceses will meet Oct. 22to 24 at Our Lady of SorrowsRetreat House, West Springfield.for the fall conference of theNew England Conference ofPriests' Senates. The theme willbe ecclesiology and evangeliza­tion and speakers will includeRev. Richard McBrien and Rev.Alvin Illig.

SACRED HEART,FALL RIVER

Confirmation classes for ninthgraders begin at 9 a.m. Satur­day in the school cafeteria.

Collectors and ushers areneeded at all Masses. Volun­teers are asked to contact therectory.

The Women's Guild 'will holdan open meeting at 7:30 p.m.Monday, Oct. 2.

Senior citizens will travel bybus to Mt. Tom, Holyoke onTuesday, Oct. 17.

The parish council will meetat 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in theparish center.

HOLY NAME,FALL RIVER

The Women's Guild will holda membership tea at 8 p.m. Sun­day in the school. Miss Cather­ine Harrington is chairlady.

ST. JOHN OF GOD,SOMERSET

A prayer meeting will be heldat 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, fol­lowed by a social hour in theparish center.

QUEEN'S DAUGHTERS,TAUNTON

Father John F. Moore, editorof 'The Anchor and director ofthe diocesan permanent diacon­ate program, will speak at St.Mary School Hall, Taunton, onthe program at 7:30 p.m. Mon­day for the Queen's Daughters.Mrs. James Downing is programchairman for the evening.

ST. MARY,SEEKONK'

St. Mary's Crafters will holdworkshops at the CCD CenterMonday Oct. 2, Tuesday, Oct. 10,Tuesday, Oct. 17 and Monday,Oct. 23.

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Divorce Probllem Grows

The Crowleys: Mr. and Mrs. CFM

Families are - getting smallerand smaller. America has about30 million two-parent familiesand five million single parentfamilies, an increase of 30 per­cent in the last decade. If the.divorce rate continues at itspresent pace one might gloomilypredict that almost no singleAmerican family will remain in­tact by 1995.

The warning signals about theerosion of the American familybegan after the Second WorldWar. The women's magazinescarried articles titled, "Can ThisMarriage Be Saved?" Their an­swer was yes, But very soon thetitles changed to say, "Should

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By Father Joseph M. Champlin

The reconciliation took placein a quiet country cemetery.They both loved this deceasedman, although at different timesand in different ways.

His first wife, the mother ofhis children, was there - awk­ward, ill at ease, somewhat ofa stranger after a decade ormore of estrangement.

His widow was also present,drained by the nearly year-longdecline of her cancer-riddenspouse, by death's expected, butstill devastating arrival, and bythe final burial experiences.

She clutched the neatly foldedflag given to her as a memorialof his wartime flying days. Thenshe moved to her husband's pre­vious wife and said, "I'm gladyou were here."

The other woman, likewisewith red eyes, nodded and re­plied how good it was she couldbe present.

They looked directly into eachother's faces, then embraced andsobbed in one another's arms.

Relatives and friends whoknew the background wept asthey witnessed this gravesidehealing. Bitterness, misunder­standing and alienation seemedto dissolve at the moment. Itwas. a reconciliation achievedthrough the death of this manwho always desired and con­sidered himself to b.e a peace­maker.

Some months have passedsince that dramatic scene withprobably no contact between the

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Reconciliation

activity. It was the spirit of thegreat St. Ben~dict, whose rulethey adapted to their own cir­cumstances.

Signal recognition came whenthey the Crowleys were chosento serve on the papal commis­sion studying the contraceptionissue. As a result of their wideexperience, they sided with themajority of the commission andtried to persuade the pope to re­frain from publishing "HumanaeVitae." But they accepted theresultant disappointment in thesame good spirit as they had ac­cepted many others.

An essential part of the CFMprogram is action, not just inthe family, but in the neighbo­hood, the community, the na­tion, the world. Pat himself wasactive in politics, managing Eu­gene McCarthy's campaign inIllinois, among other things.Both he and Patty remained in­tegral individuals, and Patty stillruns a successful travel. agencycalled SPACE.

And now that Pat is gone,she is still very much his wife,Mrs. CFM.

ideal in the real world of every­day living.

And as Father Hesburgh ofNotre Dame put it: "If we getcanonized parents in this coun­try, as I think we will, it willprobably come as a result ofthis movement. The ChristianFamily Movement is one of themost providential things that ishappening in the United Statestoday."

Marriage is the prime lay vo­cation. People who have chosena celibate lifestyle may knowthe principles inside out andhence be in a position to adviseand guide, !but they simply donot have the experience or ex-pertise of the married.

The Crowleys had all thequalifications. They were aloving, dedicated couple, exem­plary parents, convinced Cath-olics. The emergence of theCF~ largely under their initia­tive and guidance, furnished themethod.

Like all movements, especiallylay movements, it suffered grow­ing pains, misunderstanding,opposition. But Pat possesseda keen mind, patience, humility

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humor which kept him from tak­ing either himself or Patty tooseriously. They had to work outobjectives, a detailed program,an increasingly complex organ-

• ization. This involved long dis­cussions, compromise combinedwith firmness, experimentation,openness, a generous expendi­ture of energy and time - areal giving of self.

As a successful, healthy cCJr­poration lawyer with offices inthe Chicago Loop, Pat was a'.man of the world, and he show­ed that such a man could be atthe same time unworldly, capa­ble of realizing in practice theideals of the Beatitudes. He was,together with Patty, truly asaint for our times and culture.

Under Pat's guidance, themovement grew to maturity andspread like wildfire. He travelledwidely, in company with hisfamily whenever possible, andwherever he went he madefriends and introducted them tothe CFM. Three round-the-worldtrips brought the Crowleys andtheir program to Tanzania,Uganda, BraZil, Venezuela, Thai­land, the Philippines, Taiwan,South Korea, Cameroon. A trulytriumphant international gather­ing called Familia 74 was heldin Tanzania.

The world was their home,and all its people were theirfamily, regardless of nationality,race or creed. Their own homewas "home" for thousands ofpeople from around the world;they were foster parents to over100 students of different racesor colors. This was an extensionof the spirit that reigned in theirown family, which always camefirst, in spite of the external

The CFMBy Father Alfred McBride

Of all the institutions nec­essary for a coherent and pro­ductive society, none is morebasic than the family. But justas all institutions are undergoingupheaval, so is the family. TheResearch Gulld Inc. reports thatpremarital sex may be engagedin by as many as 80 percent ofyoung Americans and extra-mari­tal sex appears to involve halfof adult males and one out. ofevery five women.

Practically all education isdone outside the family. Morethan 60 percent of all marriedwomen are working wives. Fastfood service and supermarkettake-homes replace the skills ofcooking. TV substitutes for whatwas once family self-entertain- .ment. Day care centers watchover the children of those whodecide to have ~hildren.

By Father John J. Castelot

In an article in AGAPE, themagazine of the Christian Fam­ily Movement, ·Father DennisGeaney wrote: "If I were to rankthe four most important Cath­olics in the 200-year history ofthe church here in this country,they would be Bishop John Car­roll, Cardinal James Gibbons,Dorothy Day and Patrick F.Crowley.

Just who was Patrick F. Crow­ley? He was Patty Crowley'shusbanli. And who was PattyCrowley? She was Pat's wife.One has to put it that way, be­cause it was precisely as a mar­ried couple, a mother andfather, that they achieved holi­ness and made a lasting impacton Catholic life in the UnitedStates and throughout the world.

About 30 years ago they be­came the principal founders ofthe Catholic Family Movement(CFM), an organization dedica­ted to the fostering of holy andhappy family life and to the ac­tive exercise of the Christian

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~:imultaneous losses, each ofwhich is a cause of deep griefSome of these, in addition toioss of the spouse, may be losfof job, of fulltime hommaking,of familiar surroundings, of chil·· .dren or a constant relationshipwith them, of location, of asupport community, of self-iden··tity and self-esteem, of familiarrituals, habits and roles.

A divorced friend recently tole:me, "When I divorced I experi·.enced how judgmental we haveall learned to be. I wanted tcscream at those judging me an,­say to them, 'It could happen tcyou. You too have done aU thewrong things I've done. Howcan you sit in my judgment.over me?" I wanted to screamespecially at people at churd:.who avoided me and at the:priests."

My friend was experiencingdeep grief with each of the loss­es of his life but in addition hewas feeling judged, condemnedand labeled by society, church,family, friends. He experiencedacutely the letter-of-the-Iawjudgment by others.

. 1 have asked several persor.sto tell me about the causes oftheir divorces. I offer these com­ments as an invitation to re-

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By Sister Josephine Stewart

If you are a divorced Cath­olic who feels lost, take heart.Thousands have experiencedwhat you are going through andare meeting and speaking withone another all over the country.They are ministering to one an­other and finding priests, sistersand lay people to listen to themand work with them.

If you are a bishop, priest orcanon lawyer working with mar­riage questions and problems,you deserve thanks for yourwork in response to the ques­tions. of theology, history, lawand pastoral practice surround­ing the issue of divorce and re­marriage. But there is still muchfurther to go.

If you are not separated ordivorced, please do not judge.The divorce rate in America andthe Catholic Church is over­whelming, clearly indicating thatwe have a big problem in thechurch an~ in society.

Behind the statistics is theemotional cost of divorce. Sincemarriage is usually a major per­sonal investment, its breakupis accompanied by intense feel­ings.

The person experiencing div­orce is dealing with multiple

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A Verdade E A VidaDirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

Ser Crist~o

Pelo simples facto de ser criatura, 0

homem ~ urn ser dependente. Deus ~ 0 seuprin­crpio e fim. Porque criado e elevado a urn fimsobrenatural, 0 homem est~ sujeito a uma du­pIa lei; a natural, impressa na natureza detodo 0 serhumano, e a sobrenatural, que lhevern atraves da revela~ao.

Dotado do livre arb~trio, 0 homem tern afaculdade de orientar livremente a sua vidade acordo com essa lei. Significa isto que 0

comportamento humano n~o ~ indiferente paraDeus. Por meio da lei moral sabemos como dar­lhe gloria e assim ~lcanJar a nossa fecili­dade e perfeij~o. E 0 homem pode obedecer,guardando a lei, fazendo 0 bem ou, ao contra­rio, desobedecer-Ihe. Nesta conformidade oudesconformidade dos nossos actos com a von­tade de Deus, reside a bondade ou maldadedaqueles.

Sendo assim, 0 valor moral das nossasac)~es, n~o est~ em atribuir-Ihes uma quali­dade positiva ou negativa, de acordo com urncrit~rio arbitr!rio e subjectivo que decidesobre 0 que e born ou mau. A ordem moral, lantes, uma realidade fundamentada na Sabedo­ria e Bondade de Deus, diante de quem todosresponderemos urn dia pelo usa que fizemosda nossa liberdade.

o Crist~o sabe que ~ responsavel diantede Deus, n~o apenas por si.

Desde que pelo Baptismo entrou fazerparte da Igreja, ele sabe-se membro de um'corpo, 0 Corpo M{stico de Cristo que e a Igre­ja, no qual tem uma miss~o a cumprir, com quepode e deve beneficiar todos os outros mem­bros do mesmo corpo. De modo como nos desem­penharmos dela responderemos urn dia diante deDeus. Perante Ele seremos julgados, n~o ape­nas do mal que praticamos, mas tamben do bernque deixamos de fazer, das omiss~es.

Estes ser~o, talvez, os pecados maisgraves que hro-de aparecer na vida de muitoscristft'os, pois como diz 0 Evangelho; "Nem to­do aquele que diz, Senhor, Senhor, ser~ sal­vo ••. " "Com efeito, a f~ sem obras e morta"

Quando S. Paulo exclama: Ai de mimI, com­preerlde que 0 apostolado ~ para ele urn encar­go. Da{ a solicitude pastoral com que pregao Evangelho, procurando depois confirmar nafe as comunidades de Crist~os que vai fundan­do.

o crist~o sabe que n~o the pode ser al­heia a sorte de seus irmfos. Com efeito, nasua salva~ro, pesara 0 que fez ou deixou defazer pela sorte dos outros. Esquec~-lo, se­ria refugiar-se num cristianismo individualis­ta, sem dinamismo apost5lico e, portanto, semcapacidade de influenciar a sociedade, levan­do-Ihe 0 esp{rito de Cristo, para que actuenos cora~~es dos homens a maneira de fermento.

A caridade crist~ e fruto do Amor quenos vem de Deus: Amai-vos uns aos outros .•'.

Para cumprirmos este preceito, e condi­7ao indispens8vel que nos esforcemos por nosamarmos uns aos outros como Cristo nos amou.E 0 amor de Cristo pelos homens, n~o se fi­cou num plano mer~mente humane ou de amizadehumana; n~o se contentou com curar os enfer­mos com curar os enfermos das suas doenJasf!Sicas ••• , mas foi mais longe; 0 seu amorlevou-O a facilitar aos homens 0 caminho queos conduz a Deus, para que eles vivam a Suapropria vida.

o amor de Cristo pelos homens, n~o seficou num plano meramente humano, mas levou-Oa morrer por eles, para lhes merecer a Vidasobrenatural, pois paraisso viera a estemundo.

These comments reveal thatthese marriages failed due toboth personal and societal orcommunal lacks. The initialsteps to soliving the divorceproblem are being taken throughmore effective marriage prepa­ration and through quality mar­riage enrichment.

Separated or divorced Cath­olics who remain full membersof our church can contributesignificantly to this solution.

Divorc·e

Far from being just a discus­sion club for couples, it callsfor a total commitment to Gos­pel values and teaches its ad­herents how to interpret thefast pace of contemporary lifein the light of enduring spiritualprinciples.

In recent times a secondpowerful movement to assistmarital and family stability hasarisen. It is the Marriage En­counter. Employing techniquesdeveloped by the human poten­tial movement and varyingforms of group dynamics, its ad­herents have wedded these in­sights to a profound call tofaith and religious experience.This ingenious mix has workedremarkably well, causing a re­freshing counter-cultural trendjn family lifestyles and provingthat the post-industrial techno­logical age need not be un­friendly ground for Christianmarriage.

In much the same spirit, theAmerican church is gearing upfor massive public support ofthe family in the wake of the1981 White House Conferenceon the family. It looks as if,happily, the "born again" fam­ily may be upon us. -

Continued from Page Twelveflect on the "divorce" and aliena­tion that may exist in your ownlife:

From a man: "I felt pressureto marry too soon for fear ofnot having another chance andbecaus~ I didn't feel wanted bymy parents. I was blinded bysexual desire and was too in­fluenced by being in love tomake a good decision. We didn'tknow each other, didn't takethe time to like one another."

From a woman: "I feltsmothered in the relationship. Iwent into marriage with unreal­istic expectations, with the illu­sion that marriage would makeme happy. I expected by hus­band to provide me with thehappiness I had not gotten dur­ing my childhood."

From another man: "We wereboth ,immature when we mar­ried. I didn't understand myselfor love myself or have goals;eventually we had very differentand conflicting goals and val­ues."

Another: "As a boy, I hadnot learned to trust. I carriedthis into our marriage and soI took the 'controlling role' inthe relationship and tried to be­come a parent to my wife. Shewent along with being a childfor a long time, but then shestarted becoming more indepen­dent and growing up and I wasthreatened by the changes inher."

Continued from Page TwelveThis Marriage Be Saved?" Andthen the answer most oftenseemed to be no.

Religion throughout history hasbeen a mainstay of the cohesionof the family. Religious norms,and principles and ceremoniesspoke to the fidelity of the manand woman to each other, theresponsibility of the parents tocare for their children, the ac­countability of children to theirparents and the civic mindednessthat should be the result of allof this.

Official church documentshave perennially returned to thequestion of the sancticy andcentrality of the family. TheAmerican bishops pastoral, "ToLive in Christ Jesus," speaksout of this tradition: "Everyhuman being has the need andright to be loved, to have ahome where he or she can putdown roots and grow. The fam­ily is the first and indispensablecommunity in which this needis met. Today, when productiv­ity, prestige or even physicalattractiveness are regarded asthe gauge of personal worth, thefamily has a special vocation tobe a place where people areloved not for what they do orwhat they have but simply be­cause they are."

Much to the credit of the Am­erican Catholic laity, who haveenthusiastically supported twomajor efforts to create a 'Chris­tian family in a hostile secularmilieu, there are outstanding pro­grams available to Catholiccouples to help them stabilizeand enrich their fa~ilies andmarriages.

The Christian Family Move­ment, founded by Pat and PattyCrowley after World War II,brought insight, inspiration andadaptability to hundreds ofthousands of Catholic families.

ReconciliationContinued from Page Twelve

two women. Their hearts, how­ever, must be more deeply atpeace because of the mutual for­giveness, a reconciliation com­municated by an accepting em­brace rather than a verbal ex­planation.

That willingness to forgive isa key to an authentic Christianmarriage. It's importance needsto be taught and modeled forthose about to exchange nuptialvows.

The Sadlier company has pro­duced with the help of World­wide Marriage Encounter a ser­ies or "Evenings for the En­gaged" designed to do just that- teach and model.

In one of the sections, thetext provides some tips for thecouple after a fight or fallingout. It recommends instead of"I'm sorry" or "I apologize," amore courageous and painful"Please, forgive me," or "Willyou forgive me?"

The latter is so humble. Itdoesn't say, 'I goofed,' 'or 'Imade a mistake' or 'I waswrong.' It's much deeper thanthat. It is a complete vulner­ability. It places me in the posi­tion of saying I am worthy tobe called your husband, yourwife.

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adolescents should not containinducements to practice artificial

. birth control, abortion and steri­lization.

Instead, said Msgr. James T.McHugh in written testimony tothe House subcommittee onhealth and environment, majoremphasis should be placed onassisting the pregnant adoles­cent to give birth and on aidingparents to instill virtuous pat­terns of conduct in their child­ren.

Msgr. Mc'Hugh, director of theBishops' Committee on Pro-LifeActivities, offered the commentsin connection with the proposedadolescent Health Services andPregnancy Prevention and CareAct being studied by the sub­committee.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Aspokesman for the U.S. CatholicConference told Congress thatlegislation to aid pregnant

~Ieboro, who tekches Englishand Christian studies and is al­so director of the Gerrard re­treat program.

Also Sister Rose Hornby,OLVM; business and typing; andVictor Correia, Portuguese, Lat­in and Spanish at all levels.

The Eucharist was celebratedfor all classes to open the schoolyear, with Fathers Richard Gen­dreau, Ciro Iodice and MauriceJeffrey as celebrants.

Members of the senior Chris­tian Studies class have vistedthe Rose Hawthorne Lathrophome in conjunction with astudy of health care for theterminally ill.

Written and sung by Rod Stewart; Copyright (c) 1977, WEA Records

Whether this song is autobiographical or not cannot be decidedbut its mesage is still important. Where does self-seeking behavio;lead one? Stewart intimates that life has become a joke and he hasto laugh, for it is his only way to hide from his fears.

. In the fin~1 verse, he wonders if love is still a possibility. AsthiS phase of hfe ends, he chooses to withdraw.from the stage ofmusic and, he infers, even from the stage of active life.

!he song asks: Are our lifestyle choices what we truly want,and If not, _how we can change them? Sometimes honesty revealsthat we are not living the way we desire, and we do want to change.A valuable gauge of our life situation is our happiness.Happiness flows from a life that is growing in purpose, commit­ment and interaction with others. Taking away such assets leavesthe type of emptiness that this song talks about, the type of empti­ness that leads to statements like, "I could never win."

God invites us to accept our humanity and deepen our senseof happiness. Stewart's song exemplifies one level of this process,the stage of evaluation. The next step is action. If we ohoose to doso, we can move forward toward goals that will enhance our lives.The choice is ours.

Ever since I was a kid at schoolI messed around with all the rulesApologized then l'Alized, I'm not different after allMe and the boys thought we had it suchValentinos all of us 'My dad said we looked ridiculous, but boy, we broke some heartsIn and out of jobs, running free, wagin' war with socktyDum~ blank fac~ stared back at me, but nothing ever changedPro~lseS made In the heat of the night, creepin' home before

It got too lightI'Vo-, wasted all that precious time, and blamed it on the wineI was only jokin' my dear, lookin' for a way to hide my fearsWhat kind of fool was I - I could never winNever found any compromise, collected lovers like butterfliesmU~ions of that grand first prize, are slowly wearin' thinSusie baby you were good to me, giving love unselfishlyBut you took it all too seriously, I guess it has to endNow you ask me if I'm sincere, that's the question that I always fearVerse seven is nel'...r clear, but I'll tell you what you want to hearI'll try .to give you all you want, but giving love is not my strongest

POlOtIf that's the case it's pointless goin' on,1:'d rather be aloneBecause what I'm doin' must be wrong, pourin' my· heart out in

a songOwIDn' up for posterity, for the whole damn world to seeQuietly now while I tum a page, Act One is over without costume

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ECHO Schedule

National Merit Letters ofCommendation have gone to'four Feehan seniors: KatherineCronin, Stephen Cummins, Jean­ne Lynch and Catherine Sheehy.All are active in organizationsat the Attleboro school andKatherine is interested in a car­eer in psychology; Stephen inadvanced technological research;Jeanne in engineering; andCatherine in law.

The 1978-79 schedule ofECHO, TEC and Emmaus re­treats for teenagers has beenissued and follows:

ECHO: At Dominic Savio.Youth Center Peacedale, R.I.:Oct. 27-29 and March 23-25 forgirls; Dec. 1-3 and Apr. 20-22 forboys. At La Salette Center,Brewster: Nov. 3-5, Feb. 2-4 andApr. 6-8 for girls; Dec. 1-3 andMarch 2-4 for boys.

ECHO applications f.or Dom­inic Savio Center may b~ madeto Catholic Education Center423 Highland Ave., Fall Rive;02720. For La Salette Centerthey may be made to Mrs. Mar;Fuller, 79 Puritan Rd., !BuzzardsBay 02532.

TEC: At Sacred Hearts Novitiate, Wareham: Oct. 28-30 andFeb. 10-12 for girls; Dec. 9-11and Apr. 28-30 for boys. Appli­cations may be made to FatherCharles Soto, OFM, P.O. BoxM-411, New Bedford 02744, tele­phone 999-4711 or 966-5862.

EMMAUS: (co-ed retreats forCOllege-age youth): Oct. 6-8, Dec.1-3, Feb. 17-19, Apr. 21-23, June8-10. Applications may' be madeto Mrs. Betty Butts, 9 GeorgeSt., South Dartmouth 02748telephone 997-8646. ' ---------

our society. I think we're allfed up with, "We know they'renice, because they come from agood family." We know there isno such absolute.

All one has to do is read the ­gospel story about the feast towhich no friends nor brethrennor kinsman, nor rich neighbor:was invited, and then read thelist of those who were. If onelooks at the world as a familythere are more choices than ifone sees it as a narrow littleenclave. I'm sure the neighborspeering through whatever the;used as drapes in those biblicaltimes, must have turned to oneanother with, "Look who's in­vited!"

However wretched one maybe in the eyes of men, no one istoo low for the love of God.These are the ones Christ longsfor, the rejected, the carewornthe oppressed. '

Bishop GerrardFive new teachers have been

added to the faculty of BishopGerrard High School, Fall River.

They are Calvert Mills, for­merly at St. Anthony High, NewBedford, who teaches psychol-

_ogy and heads the guidance de­partment; Margaret Cardoza, incharge of chorus; Rita Pratt,formerly at Bishop Feehan, At-

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I look at the young people and[ see them as "the lilies in the:field" that Christ talked about.While young their faces ar::lfresh, their steps are buoyant,and best of all they are natura'.They, like the lilIies, have theirown array-- - a shining inno­cence.

There is nothing more attrac­tive than an unaffected, unspoil­,ed child. Too much special no­tice, too much repeating their"clever" sayings in front of themis bound to hurt the child. If he'IClr she becomes vain, who is to'blame? Praise is good at theright time and in the right)place, but not to be overdone.

I believe that children shouldkeep as long as possible the:freshness and grace of theirt~arly years.

A Caring GodWhy do some parents feel

that God no longer cares abouttheir children, because the chil­dren stopped going to church?This kind of thinking reallybothers me. Have the. parentalI~ars been out to lunch while thegospel was being read? Havethey forgotten the parable aboutthe straying sheep and howmuch God loves them? Havethey proof that youth sit~ing inpews against their wills areworthier? I would think it i3't?eir faith that is more in ques­tIOn here than that of their,children.

Whether young people are in,church ,or not, the concernshould be not for the fact thatthey don't attend, but forwhether they are living apartfrom God in other ways. Watalk about the Prodigal Son w:'l0was away "in that far country,"but we fail to take into consid­eration that you can be in a"far country" in church, at homaand in the bosom of those W:'3love you.

Stop nagging children who araconfused about many things. Bathere for them, be constant, anddon't be afraid to give them aloving embrace once in awhile.They'll understand.

~ive youth a probationaryperIod. Don't expect quic:tchanges. In the meantime, 100rl:at yourself and try to see whatyou, as a parent, are doingwrong or omitting to do. Some~times problems lie wit:1in our­selves.

When, I speak of the com­panions young people should se­lect, I hope Ido not imply thatthey should or should not comefrom any particular strata cf

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newsson's book about his years inthe Nixon White House, his con­version to fundamentalist Chris­tianity and his Watergate trialand prison term, "Born Again"is a well-intentioned attempt atdramatizing a conversion forproselytizing purposes. It failsto convince, however, becauseit equates reHgious convictionwith sentimentality. The resultis both an insult to those whotake religion seriously and anoccasion for contempt by thosewho feel faith is intellectuallyindefensible (PG) A-3

Special Note"Nunzio" was originally classi­

fied A-3 by the USCC Officefor Film anti Broadcasting andrated PG by the Motion PictureAssociation of America. Subse­quent to the film's release, how-'ever, a graphic sex scene pre­viously cut was reintroduced.The office has thus changed itsclassification to B and the NPAAhas re-rated it R.

TV FilmsTuesday, Oct. 3, 9 p.m. (CBS)

"Carrie" (1976) - Sissy Spa­cek is a high school girl withtelekinetic powers who usesthem to wreak a bloody re­venge on taunting classmatesand a religious fanatic mother.A gross and vulgar film whichexploits nudity and violence anduses religious symbols in anoffensive manner. C

Wednesday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m.(CBS) - "Network" (1976) ­A television anchorman (Pe'terFinch) has a mental breakdownon camera. His ratings go up andan ambitious executive (FayeDunaway) centers a new con­cept of programming around himover the protests of a more hu­mane executive (William Hol­den). A vulgar movie that ismeant to be satire, "Network" isseldom on target and quite oftenfoul-mouther. There is alsosome nudity. B

On TelevisionSunday, Oct. 1, "Look up and

Live" (CBS) 10:30-11 p.m., "ABlessed Generation" is a docu­mentary of two children's litur­gies, featuring Father John Au­relio with "Story Sunday," aMass during which he deliversan original fairy tale as homily;and Father Art Smith who givesa homily with the aid of pup­pets.

"Little Women," NBC, Oct.2 and 3, 9-11 p.m. An excellentmade for television dramatiza­tion of the Louisa May Alcottclassic.

Friday, Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m. (PBS)"Turnabout" This series aboutthe changing role of women be­gins its second season with"Keeping the Faith," a programabout what religion means toyoung people from TV's Donnyand Marie Osmond to a HareKrishna couple.

Saturday, Oct. 7, 8-8:30 p.m.(PBS) "Dominic." Nineteenth­century England's desolatemoors and rocky coasts are thelocale for this eight-part tale ofa young naval cadet's searchfor his parents' murderers in the"Once Upon a Classic" seriesfor the family.

•movietv,Symbols following film reviews indicate

both general and Catholic Film Officeratings, which do not always coincide.

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

Catholic ratings: Al-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.

"The Big ,Fix" {Universal) starsRichard Dreyfuss as MosesWine, a Los Angeles detective.A veteran of the 60s protestmovements, now cynical, dis­enchanted and divorced, he isscraping a living by minor in­vestigating jobs.

But a request for aid in track­ing the source of a smear cam­paign against an honest politicalcandidate takes him back to hisidealistic past. What follows isa detective thriller with politicalovertones, reasonably entertain­ing although implausible.

It fails, however, to come togrips with its underlying ques­tions: where has our idealismgone and what do we do now.

Despite reservations, "The BigFix" is good adult entertain­ment although some of its hu­mor and its inadequate treat­ment of political and moral com­plexities make 'it questionablefor young people. (PG) A-3.

"A Dream of Passion" (AvcoEmbassy) depicts an aging star(Melina Mercouri) who, whileplaying Medea in a stage pro­duction, becomes involved witha modern Medea, in prison forkilling her three children inrevenge for her husband's in­fidelity. The story is, however,very muddled and the acting ispoor. Rough language and vio­lent emotional portrayals rulethis film out for younger view­ers. (R) A-3

"Days of Heaven" (paramount)is set in the pre-World War Iera. Bill (Richard Gere), a younglaborer strikes and apparentlykills his foreman. He flees to thewest accompanied by his com­mon-law wife and his youngsister. The trio finds work on aTexas farm, whose owner fallsin love with Bill's wife. Billknows the man has only a yearto live so he encourages his wifeto marry him, thus setting thestage for tragedy.

Beautiful plTotography, un­fortunately, is not matched bydepth of content in this film.Theme and treatment are adult.(PG) A-3

"Avalanche" (New World):Disregarding ecology, entrepen­eur Rock Hudson builds a lux­urious ski resort on a Coloradomountainside, hoping to im­press his estranged wife (MiaFarrow) enough to effect a re­conciliation. Nature, of course,takes her revenge. A run-of-the­mill disaster movie, "Avalanche"has enough action in the bed­room and nudity to stir wonderover its relatively mild PG rat­ing. (PG) B

"Born Again" (Avco Em­bassy): Based on Chuck Col-

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today are Wareham at Falmouth,Bourne at Dennis-Yarmouth,Barnstable at Old Rochesterwhile on Tuesday it will beBarnstable at Dennis-Yarmouth,Bourne at Wareham, Old Roches­ter at Falmouth. There are noDivision II games until Mondaywhen Westport is at Stang, Som­erset at Dartmouth, Fairhavenat New Bedford. In Division HISeekonk is at Taunton, Case atDighton-Rehoboth Monday.

Mayflower League's footballcrown got off to a good startwith a 28-0 victory over South­eastern Regional as Nantuckettopped Bristol-Plymouth, 18-8,Manchester bopped Martha'sVineyard, 24-6, and WestBridgewater got by Norton, 20­16, last Saturday.

This weekend Apponequet ishome to Norton, Blue Hills toMartha's Vineyard, Manchesterto Bristol-Plymouth, and· WestBridgewater to Nantucket.

At 7:30 tomorrow night Mid­dleboro will be host to Cohassetin a South Shore League contest.Other South Shore games Satur­day list Abington at Hull, Nor­well at Duxbury, and Holbrookat Hanover.

this week Attleboro and Somer­set, both 3-0, were setting thepace in that division.

New Bedford and Barnstable,2-0, were the leaders in DivisionI which has Westport at NewBedford, Diman Yoke at Dennis­Yarmouth, Durfee at Taunton,Falmouth at Barnstable tomor­row. Next Wednesday's gameslist Taunton at Falmouth, NewBedford at Diman Yoke, Dennis­Yarmouth at Westport, and,Barnstable at Durfee.

In individual scoring, ArtMello of New ,Bedford High andDave Robinson of Attleboro eachhad six goals, Steve Dailey ofSomerset five, Moe Hasrsa ofTaunton and Celso Ferreira ofNew Bedford four each.

IN THE DIOCESEBy BILL MORRISSETIE

InterscholasticSports

Canton High opened defenseof its Hockomock Football Leag­ue crown last Saturday with a20-19 victory over North Attle­boro. Mansfield, which tied withStoughton for the runnerup spotlast year, decisively turned backSharon, 31-14. Stoughton defeat­ed Oliver Ames, 15-12, King Phil­ip blanked Foxboro, 7-0 in otherseason openers.

Next Saturday's games haveCanton at Franklin, Oliver Amesat Foxboro, North Attleboro atKing Philip, and Mansfield atStoughton. Sharon has the byeon this week's schedule and willbe at Medway in nonleagueplay.

Apponequet Regional, consid­ered a strong contender for the

Going into this week, diocesanhigh schools were off to a slowstart in football and soccer. Infact, the only victory posted bya diocesan school in either sportwas Bishop Connolly High's5-0 triumph over Bishop StangHigh in a Division II Southeas­tern Mass. Conference soccergame on Sept. 16. Since then,the Connolly Cougars lost toDartmouth and to Attleboro.

In upcoming Division II action,Connolly is to host strong Som­erset tomorrow when HolyFamily visits New Bedford Voke­Tech, Stang is at Dartmouth andAttleboro at Old Rochester. NextWednesday, Connolly will behome to Yoke-Tech, Holy Fam­ily to Old Rochester. Entering

Defends Hockomock Crown

Stang, Feehan, Coyle-Cassiday Seek First WinsThe Stang, Bishop Feehan tleboro at Falmouth in Division

High and Coyle-Cassidy High I;· Yoke-Tech at Barnstable infootball teams, all engaged in Division II; Wareham at Oldinter-division play, will be after Rochester, and Dighton-Reha­their first victories of the sea- both at Dennis-Yarmouth in Div­son Saturday when Stang will ision III.host Seekonk, Feehan will be Non-league games involvinghome to Dighton-Rehoboth, and conference teams Saturday haveCoyle-Cassidy will tangle with Naugatuck Conn. at New Bed­Durfee. The Coyle-Durfee game ford, Dartmouth at Scituate,will be played at Diman Yoke. Fairhaven at Case, Dennis-Yar-

Only four conference games mouth at Mose Brown, andare scheduled for Saturday: At- Bourne at Medway.

Field Hockey Action PlentifulThe Hockomock's ,League's

field hockey season has beenunderway since Sept. 14 but theconference season opened onlythis week. Over the next weekthe Hockomock League will havefull schedules on three days. To­morrow: Sharon at King Philiup,

.North Attleboro at Canton,Mansfield at Foxboro, Stough­ton at Franklin. Monday: Cantonat Oliver Ames, Foxboro at KingPhilip, Stoughton at North Attle­boro, Franklin at Mansfield.Wednesday: Sharon at Foxboro,Oliver Ames at Stoughton, KingPhilip at Franklin, North Attle­boro at Mansfield.

Division I conference matches

16 THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall.River-Thur. Sept. 28, 1978

Prelate DecriesLefebvre Parish

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (NC) ­Archbishop IIgnatius J. Streckerof Kansas City, Kan., said fol­lowers of traditionalist Arch­bishop Marcel Lefebvre have cutthemselves off from the unityof the Catholic Church.

Archbishop Strecker's com­ment came shortly after the So­ciety of St. Pius X, the Ameri­can branch of Archbishop Lef­ebvre's international organiza­tion, acquired a former Jesuitseminary at St. Marys. Kan., andannounced its intention of es-

tablishing a parish and schoolson the site.

While Archbishop Streckersaid he would not comment 01

the acquistion of the property,he issued a statement which h3said was aimed at clarifying tn3traditionalist group's status inthe archdiocese.

Members of the society, wh:13:oot excommunicated, "have, bytheir actions, cut themselves off:from unity and communion with:Pope Paul VI and the church,"Archbishop Strecker said.

"Archbishop Lefebvre has re­:;>eatedly refused to accept t:1Z

authority of Pope ,Paul and [le

decrees of the Second Vatican

Council," he continued. "On dif­ferent occasions, Pope Paul hasrequested Archbishop Lefebvreto refrain from his activities. Itis for this reason that PopePaul, after conferring with himand warning him, has suspend­ed him from all priestly andepiscopal offices."

The basic point at issue is adenial by the society that tQ­day's pope and bishops have"the same authority and respon­sibility that Christ granted toSt. Peter and the apostles,"Archbishop Strecker said.

He said Catholics may not ful­fill their Sunday Mass obligationhy attending Mass offered bythe Society's priests. "Shoulda Catholic join the society orpersist in attending their Masses

or receiving the sacraments fromthem, one must conclude thatsuch a Catholic has cut himselfoff from the unity and commun­ity of the Catholic Church. It isnot possible to be simultaneous­ly loyal to the pope and to Arch­bishop Lefebvre."

Officials of the society werenot immediately available forcomment.

Discovery AwardTo Fr. Rahner

MILWAUKEE (NC) - JesuitFather Karl Rahner will receivethe second Pere Marquette Dis­covery Award ever given byMarquette University during

ceremonies at the university inMa~ch, 1979. The first suc~

award went to the crew of theApollo II, first astronauts toreach the moon, in 1969.

Father Rahner, an interna­tionally known German theolo­gian, was a theological expert atthe Second Vatican Council andwas among 30 individuals ap­pointed in 1969 by Pope PaulVI tQ evaluate trends in theolo­gy since Vatican II. His publica­tions number mQre than 2,000.

The Discovery Award recog­nizes individuals for discoveriesin significant fields of human en­deavor. 'It will be presented dur­ing a Rahner symposium on theMarquette campus in late March.

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