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WASHINGTON (NC) A! presidential commission found I "no direct evidence" of who ]tilled four American missionary I women in El Salvador, it repl:>rt- , ed, adding that "there is a tligh j probability that an attempt was made to conceal the deaths" by at least some Salvadoran (Ifficials.

It also found "no evidence suggested that any senior Sa]v~足 doran authorities were impli:cated in the murders themselves."

The report was prepared by former Undersecretary of State William Bowdler who visited EI Salvador at the request of Prl~si足 dent Carter.

The four Americans, Ma.ryknoll Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dc,rothy Kazel and lay volunteer Jean Donovan were killed Dec. 2 and buried near the murder site in rural EI Salvador.

According to the report: "All four women had been shot in the head. The face of one had been destroyed. The underwear of three were found separately.

Bloody bandanas were also found in the grave."

The presidential commission's report traces what appear to have been the last steps of the four slain women and details evel:lts after it became clear they WI~ missing and then had been kill-

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The women were last SE!en about 7 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Salvadoran airport by a group of Canadian church members, who were to be in El Salvador fol' a few days. The Canadians and Americans chatted and then the Canadians left the airport first.

They were stopped and searched at gunpoint near the airport but were unharmed. The American commission could identify no one who had seen the women alive after the Canadians had.

Despite some questions, the report does not implicate the Salvadoran forces explicitly. But it points out the circumstantial evidence.

"The evidence suggesting security force complicity, either in the murder or afterwards, is cir'cumstantial," the report states.

It says: - "There was a patrol of security forces stopping cars at the outskirts of the airport moments before the probable arrival of the churchwomen. The following morning, in spite of the fact that, the women were obV'iously foreigners, the burial was arranged immediately under Turn to Page Six

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A TYPICAL BALL SCENE

Sunday is decorating day for the Bishop's Ball More than 100 persons on arrangements committees for the 26th annual Bishop's Charity Ball will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth.

There they will decorate the huge ballroom in preparation for the annual winter social event, to be held Friday, Jan. 9.

Hundreds of yards of pastel materials will adorn the stage, the bishop's and presentees' boxes and the entire dancing

area of the ballroom. Colors will carry out the springtime theme of the ball and will include butterhead green, azalea pink and'devon violet.

Ball proceeds benefit Natareth Hall schools for exceptional children and four diocesan summer camps for both underprivileged and exceptional youth.

Al Rainone's orchestra of Fall River will play from 8 to 8:45 p.m. in the main ballroom and

from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the ballroom lounge, while the Meyer Davis orchestra will be heard in the main ballroom.

Young women of the diocese will be presented to Bishop Cronin at 9:10 p.m. and the traditional Grand March will take place at 10 p.m.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director for the ball, has announced that tickets will be available at the door.

Poverty over by year 2000?

By Jeff Endrst

It said that of the 122 million children born last year, one in UNITED NATIONS (NC) every 10 is now dead. Most were For the first time in human his~ children of the "absolutely poor." tory it is now possible to eradi- Three out of every 10 of these cate poverty, illness and illiter- children die before the age of acy, according to the executive five. Not even one in 10 is ever director of the United Nations' seen by a health worker or imChildren's Emergency Fund munized against the common (UNICEF), James Grant. killer diseases of childhood.

The cost of eliminating these Probably only half will ever evils by the year 2000 would be learn to read and write. about $50 million a day, the cost UNICEF suggested that by the of one fighter plane, said Grant in his 1980 State of the World's year 2000, all countries could achieve an infant mortality rate Children report.

The UNICEF report claimed of 50 or less per 1,000; an averthe job could be done with a age life expectancy of 60 years massive infusion of funds and in or more and a literacy rate of at some cases through a radical least 75 percent. change in foreign aid priorities.

The report acknowledged that

these targets are ambitious, given the dark economic horizons. It even admitted that as things appear now the gap between the "healthy" and the "poor" nations will have further widened by the end of the century.

By way of illustration of this problem, UNICEF expects most Latin American countries to reach a per capita income of $2,000 a year by 2000, an average achieved by Western Europe in 1960. But the poorest countries in southern Asia and Saharan Africa will reach a level of only about $300 in the next 20 years.

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VAiICAN CITY (NC) - Both peace and freedom are threatenedby terrorism, totalitarian systems, religious repression and economic inequalities, Pope John Paul II said in his message for today's World Day of Peace.

In a 14-page statement on the day's theme, "To Serve Peace, Respect Freedom," the pope addressed a variety of issues, in-' eluding materialism, abortion, world hunger and nuclear warfare.

Although he said that "the spectacle that meets our eyes at the beginning of the 80s ,seems hardly reassuring," Pope John Paul said he' spoke "from a powerful conviction that peace is possible, but that it is also something that has to be continually won."

He addressed the message to "all of you who are building peace, to all of you who are the leaders of the nations, to you, brothers and sisters, citizens of the world, to you young people, who dare to dream of a better world."

In a section of the document on "conditions that call for a fresh examination today," the pope listed a number of political and social situations which threaten freedom.

"The freedom of nations is wounded when small natlions are forced to align themselves with large ones in order to ensure their right to independent existence or to survival," he said in an apparent reference to Soviet bloc countries like his native Poland.

"There is no true freedom which is the foundation of peace - when all powers are concentrated in the hands of a single social class, a single race or a single group or when the common good is merged with the interests of a single party that is identified with the state," Pope John Paul added.

He also condemned "various forms of anarchy (which lead) in extreme cases to political terrorism or to blind acts of violence" and mourned "the problem of systematic or selective repression - accompanied by assassination and torture, cases of disappearance or banishment - suffered by so many people, including bishops, priests, Religious and Christian lay people working in the service of their neighbor.

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NEW YORK (NC) - Thl~ New York City Council's Committee on Parks has unanimously approved renaming an area in front of St. Stanislaus Kostka Church in Brooklyn as Pope John Paul II Square.

VATICAN CITY (NC) -- Pope John ·Paul II sent a personal letter and a top-level Vatican delegation to Istanbul, Turkey, for Orthodox observances marking the feast of St. Andrew and the first anniversary of the pope's visit to Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios I of Constantinople (Istanbul).

UNITED NATIONS (NC) - The human rights situation in Chile worsened in 1980, affecting the activities of the Catholic Church and academic life, according to a report to the United Nations General Assembly.

AIRMEN BARRY WIDTIEN, left, and Marc McWherter, right, together with Mark Medicus of Bossier City, Ala., pray in front of an abortion clinic. Previously two other airmen from a nearby air force base had prayed at the clinic in uniform and they face possible court martial proceedings. (NC Photo)

VATICAN CITY (NC) -- Pope John Paul II met in a private audience with Virgil C. Dechant, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, and his family.

SAN FRANCISCO (NC} - Backe"d by leaders of the Catholic Church and other denominations in the San Francisco Bay area, Local 10 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union has directed its members to refuse to load military cargo onto ships bound for El Salvador.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. (lIfC) - A leadership workshop for bishops, held for the first time in June by the University of Notre Dame, will be repeated in 1981. The 10day program, entitled "The Ministry of the Bishop - Leadership and Mutuality," focuses on decision-making and planning. It will be held June 21-July 2.

BALTIMORE (NC) - "He has very clear ideas of himself in service to the reo public and as a Catholic layman," said Jesuit Father Frank Haig, of his brother Alexander M. Haig Jr., after the retired general was nominated to be secretary of state.

TOKYO (NC) - The Catholic Church in Japan has asked Catholics in Nagasaki to contribute the equivalent of $50 each to help pay for Pope John Paul U's visit there next February, church sources in Tokyo said. .

VALLETIA, Malta (NC) - Six Irish and Scottish nuns left Malta under protest Dec. 20 after refusing a government request to give up half of a hospital their congregation had run since 191.1.

FIRST AND SECOND grade pupils at St. Anthony's Church, East Falmouth, participate in a nativity tableau arranged by Sister Mary Terrance and directed by Evelyn Janerico and Sylvia Moreland. (Poisson Photo)

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PITTSBURGH (NC) - Michael Kupersanin, a specialist in sports sociology and a member of the Duquesne University faculty since 1964, has been named special academic adviser of ·intercollegiate athletics at Duquesne, a Catholic university run by the Holy Ghost order. His job may be the first of its kind.

UNITED NATIONS (NC) - The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a series of resolutions on South Africa which, in effect, caB for an international mobilization against apartheid.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (NC) - Msgr. Richard E. Pates, secretary to the apostolic delegate in Washington since 1975, has been appointed rector of St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul; effective next June.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. John J. Murphy, director of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, has been appointed pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Washington.

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THE HISTORIC Touro Synagogue in Newport will be honored by this stamp, to be issued in Hl82. The oldest existing U.S. synagogue was built in 1763 by Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal. (NC Photo)

LINCOLN, Neb. (NC) - Paying a chaplain for 'Nebraska's state legislature with state funds is unconstitutional, U.S. District Court Judge Warren K. Urbom ruled. But he said praying in the state legislature is permissible.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (NC) - Father Edgar Parrales, Nicaragua's minister of social welfare, said he has not been given a deadline by his superiors for resigning his government post.

OTIAWA (NC) - The president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent telegrams to bott President-elect Ronald Reagan and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau urging them to affirm a commitment to human rights and condemn the violence against the church in EI Salvador.

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Cardinal was U.S. delegate VATICAN CITY (NC) .- Cardinal Egidio Vagnozzi, former apostolic delegate in the United States, died in his sleep Dec. 26.

He was 74.

His Ne~. Year's Eve funeral,: with Pope John Paul II presidirig, took place in St. Peter's Basilica.

The Roman-born cardir.;al was president of the Prefect.ure of Economic Affairs of the Holy See and chamberlain of the College of Cardinals at the time of his death.

He spent nearly 20 years in papal service in the United States - on the staff of the apostolic delegation in Washington 1932-42 and as apostolic delegate 1958-67.

In March 1960, at the beginning of -the presidential campaign that brought John F. Kennedy into office, Archbishop Vagnozzi defended U.S. church views on church-state separation. He told a symposium in Chicago, "I am sure that American Catholics will not jeopardize their cherished religious freedom in exchange for a privileged position."

He showed himself a strong foe of racism, symbolicaUy ordaining five black and two white priests in New Orleans in 1961, at a time of civil rights turmoil. ''Within the walls of the church, it is the soul that counts ... and the soul has no color/' the delegate declared.

In a cable to Pope John Paul, Archbishop John R. Roach, president of -the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed the condolences of the American church on the cardinal's death, saying that U.S. Cathol,ics were "grateful for the witness which Cardinal Vagnozzi gave to us in his life."

The cardinal's death reduces membership in the college of cardinals to 126, of whom 12 are over 80 years of age, thus ineligible to vote for a new pope.

Secret Christians are addressed VATICAN CITY (NC) -- In a direct challenge to the Soviet government, the Ukrainian-Rite Catholic bishops publicly acknowledged the existence of a clandestine Cathofic Church in the Soviet Union and praised Ukra'inian Catholics for their "martydom."

The bishops made the comments in a joint pastoral letter approved at their Nov. 2fi-Dec. 2 synod in Vatican City.

A summary of the letter was released Dec. 19 at the Vatican.

The full text of the Ukrainianlanguage letter is "to be made public in early January.

According to the summary, the letter was written to give Ukrainian-Rite Catholics ",a paternal word of comfort in their suffering and persecution, which continue ruthlessly up "to now, emphasizing the great benefits -'0 the universal church of their martyrdom."

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Ordination Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will ordain Gerard A. Hebert a transitional deacon at an 11 a.m.

Mass Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

Mr. Hebert, a student at St. John's Seminary, Brighton, is a member of St. Theresa's parish, South Attleboro, and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hebert.

All are invited to attend the ceremony and priests wishing to concelebrate the Mass are asked to provide their own amice, alb and cincture. Stole and chasuble will be provided.

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AT AWARD CEREMONIES Bishop Daniel A. Cronin is greeted by, from left, standing, Peter Wood, Father Martin Buote, Daniel Soares; front, Thaddeus Figlock, Peter DeTroHo III. (Baptista Photo)

Youth group "members receive religious awards in South' Easton Sixty-five Girl and Boy Scouts and members of the Camp Fire organization received religious youth awards at recent ceremonies presided over by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at Holy Cross Church, South Easton.

I Live My Faith, Marian and Parvuli Dei Medals, Ad Altare Dei crosses and Pope Pius XII awards were merited by representatives of 23 diocesan parishes.

Activities for the Live My Faith award, for girls aged 9 to 11, focus on developing a child's awareness of her potential as' a person, a friend, a family member, a citizen and a faith community participant. Activities in "stretching, seeking and finding" categories involve parents in the process of faith sharing.

The Marian Medal, for girls 12 to 15, offers Mary as a model of openness and spirituality for Catholic women. Projects, discussions and liturgical ceremonies develop this concept. " Parvuli Dei is a Cub Scout award that recognizes a boy's growing awareness of God's ptesence in his daily life, developed through specific home and community activities.

Ad Altare Dei is an award for Boy Scouts recognizing through a sacrament-oriented program of action and study a young man's development as a maturing American Catholic.

The Pope Pius XII award for boy and girl Explorer Scouts is for young persons attempting to prepare themselves for Christian leadership roles guided by the ideals of dignity, respect and humility.

The I Live My Faith award went to Michelle Boivin and thc Parvuli Dei to Peter Precourt, both of Taunton.

Pius XI[ medals were merited

by Ronald Haney, North Easton, and James Dumoulin, William Paille, Steven Sebestyen, Daniel Soares and Michael Rusilko, South Easton.

Marian Medals were awarded to Colleen VerCammen, Natalie Fuller, Deborah Sylvia, Theresa Wood, Susan Curtis, Jacqueline Ferreira, Wendy Mitzan, Laura Sequin, Monica Leandre, Dawn Bruce, New Bedford.

Also Joanne Medeiros, Lisa Tracy, Denise Zimmerman, Taunton.

The Ad Altare Dei recognition went to Chad and Chris Metell, Edgartown; David Leonard and

Peter Escobar, Swansea; Shawn Murphy, Paul Mello, Craig DiFonzo, Michael Beaudry, Henri Bellevance, Michael Berard, Fall River; Leonard and Frederick Mayo, Somerset.

Also Timothy Violet, John Dufresne, Kenneth Graviel, Randy Wyvack, Jarrett Cormier, Scott Lynch, Craig and Curtis Moreira, Allan Eaton, Jose Paiva, James Hubert, Donald Portalance, Daniel Pacheco, Mark Bousquet, New Bedford; Kenneth Blanchette, Acushnet.

Joseph Pignato, Foxboro; Michael Dawson, Christopher O'Neil, Chris Stansa, Dennis 0'

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has named Msgr.

Peter Coughlan undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for the Laity.

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Sullivan, Joseph DeTrolio, Mansfield; David Poirier, David Gaskin, North Attleboro; Charles MacDonald, Norton; Joseph and Richard Masterson, Michael Frith, Michael Reams, Mark Rose, David Paulo, Taunton; Mark Cerce, North Easton; John Belmore, South Easton.

Father Martin Buote is diocesan youth chaplain, Raymond McConnell is diocesan Boy Scout chairman and Mrs. Kenneth Leger is diocesan Camp Fire and Girl Scout chairwoman. There are also chaplains and chairpersons for each diocesan deanery.

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New Year Tribal Rites This is the time of year the media (including The Anchor) parade before our eyes and ears all the wretchedness and w()~of the past year.

The traditional "review of the year" seems directed toward the manic-depressive. When sufficiently miserable topics cannot be found for readers and viewers, then there are of course the sentimental and maudlin. If these fail to fill media space and time, there are always the 10 best or 10 worst of any subject that can be produceq by the human mind.

In addition, no self-respecting journal or television program would dare to ignore its resident soothsayers and astrologers who specialize in predicting our lives for the New Year. The pattern is inevitable and unavoidable.

Naturally, one cannot ignore the joyous ringing in of the New Year with the revels and diversions of the Eve celebrations. For millions, it would be better simply to have dear and close friends hit them over the head with a sledgehammer. Imagine what the vision must be the morning after the night before via Beta-Max. Some of those visions paraded across our TV screens should see how ridiculous they look wearing party hats and tooting little horns. All this for the sake of Auld Lang Syne?

Now for the jovial and jolly folly of the first day of the year. What do we have as common ritual? Really, nothing more than a series of gladiatorial encounters that would . have been the envy of any self·respecting Roman emperor.

The spectacle of the Bowl games rivals those of ancient Byzantium. Parades before the main events drive the mobs to fever pitch. Then come the games themselves which begin, conveniently for the TV viewer, just as the hangover is becoming a fleeting memory. The cheering fans are joined by millions locked in close combat with their armchairs, never to leave the tube until the last body is carried off the field. Yes indeed, this is the all-American start of the New Year.

On the local scene there is the famous New Year's Baby. Merchants who wish to rid themselves of Christmas leftovers and get some free publicity lavish gifts upon the first baby born in the New Year. Expectant mothers whose time is near, seeing the chance of a lifetime for fame and fortune, even though limited, rush to hospitals. Regrettably, then comes the front page photo of mother and child moments after birth, both looking as if they should have had five minutes to put themselves together.

And this year, for the first time in some areas, there is a new twist to this ritual. The area New Year's baby must be born to a married couple. We really have come a long way.

Even the Church has had some difficulty with New Year's. She has been trying to give it a liturgical name ever since it was delicately decided to change its designation from that of the Feast of the Circumcision to the Octave of the Birth of Our Lord. Now it is the S9lemnity of Mary and the World Day of Peace.

For Catholics it is still a holy day of obligation. There have been some attempts to drop this but the outrage of the faithful sent a chill up the spine of the revisionists who had thought of tampering with tribal rites.

All in all, .New Year's Day 1981, from altar to porch to stadium to living room will be very much the same.

Wouldn't it really be great if something different did happen?

Happy New Year!

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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER 410 Highland Avenue Fall River, Mass. 02722 675-7151 PUBLISHER Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.

EDITOR Rev. John F. Moore

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Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan . . . . leary Prcss-·Fall Riler

PART OF A CROWD OF HALF A MILLION PERSONS GATHERS IN THE SHADOW OF A MARIAN SHRINE IN CHILE FOR THE CLOSING MASS OF A EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS

'To the poor, 0 Lord, you are a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat.'

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Nowhere is the contrast between Mary and today's liberaDuring the past month we have ted women more evident than celebrated three holy days of in the United States. Hopefully, obligation that focused our at- someday we will liken the untention upon the Blessed Mother. fortunate situation where both These feast days must be cele- parents must work while their brated not as an act of nostal- children stay at day care cengia but as one of those prover- ters to that of the child labor. bial teachable moments in Cath- Too often today, a child is conolic life. sidered an economic burden, maWe can use them as an op- ternity an obstacle to a career portunity to transmit the mess- and the aging process a disaster age of the gospel to be true to to be avoided. How foreign Mary's missio::1 of bringing would these attitudes have been Christ to the world. Mary can to Mary! become a challenge and a model Mary accepted the birth of her Jor Christian women in our Son without calculating its econmodern world. In an age of omic burden or its potential to woman's liberation, we need a damage her social status. Her liberating alternative to the pa- sense of vocation was so strong ganized model of woman pro- that the responsibility of being moted by the nass media. the mother of Jesus Christ never What those media ignore is escaped her.

Each day was another opporthat the liberated Women of their invention is no more lib- tunity to fulfill her mission and erated than the housewife of live out her words to the Angel yesteryear. And from the Cath- Gabriel, words that will echo olic viewpoint and given the for eternity, "Be it done unto enormous social and economic me according to thy word."

Mary and today's women have pressures that face contemporary women, it is nearly impos- much in common. Like Mary, sible to imitate the lifestyle of contemporary women need to Mary. It is possible, however, discern God's will and struggle with the grac€' of God to live to be faithful to its demands. according to the principles Like Mary, they face hard lives which shaped the decisions Mary and often must struggle alone made in her life. For this rea- with their troubles. Only in acson alone, Mary has an impor- . cepting the will of God can tant role in oUI' day when wom- women experience the joy of en are in a stat~ of rapid change. true liberation.

Women who try to imitate the ideal woman of our secular culture are being cheated. The mass media mislead them in convincing them that happiness can be found in being physically attractive, stylishly attired, legally emancipated and economically self-sufficient. None of these private successes can fulfill the deepest longings of a woman's heart.

Many women seek an ideal woman as a role model. In the midst of confusion, Satan can wreck havoc of untold proportions.

Lucifer's words, "non serviam," "I will not obey," have become a rallying call for both men and women who reject the demands of life. These demands usually involve love and commitment and are often countered by narcissism and license. The ugly symptoms of moral decadence abound: over a million abortions a year, rising rates of violent crime, family instability, neglect and abuse of children and the elderly.

In 1972 Pope Paul VI said that he could smell the smoke of Satan in the disorder of the times.

Unless we want to share the fate of Lucifer, we need to use our God-given freedom to imitate the virtues of Mary and to join in the mission of showing forth God's goodness to a needy world.

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Your 1981 mOVIe to spend" her time explaining their dad's .behavior to the children and the children's behavior to their dad. There's a bit of the universal mom up there on the this time with our child.ren. The screen. Nobody pays much atname of it is "The Great Santini," tention to her needs. Yet everyand if you:re.the type who see~: body looks to her for peace and only one movie a year, make it harmony in the midst of their this one for 1981. We've had a warring psyches. few remarkable movies dealing The chief conflict takes place with family relationships in re- between an 18-year-old son, Ben, cent years and parents who long who is torn between his developago gave up on films need to ing feelings of tenderness, jusgive them another chanc:e. tice, and inner peace, and his Three years ago, we had' father, who wants to build him "Breaking Away," a film that in his image of macho, toughmade us laugh, think, and learn ness, and attack. The family is a lot about families through the inexorably drawn into .this conlives of their young. FrE~quent1y, flict and no one is left untouchas an exercise, I ask parents to ed. ponder the four young men, The abrasive new books out age 18 or so, and tell me about for parents on how to teach their their families. Although we met children to be winners came to only one family of the four, we mind during a telling scene when know much about the rest be- the family has moved into a new cause of their attitudes, conver- area and Bull Meechum, the sations, and values. father, lines his four children up Then came "Kramer versus on the steps and gives them a Kramer," a film that tom:hed the Marine-type lecture on how Meecore of America with its expos- chums never lose. Other people ure of conflicting values, i.e. lose, he explains, but Meechums corporate success versus filial must be on top at all costs. Two love. In it we saw the birth of a painful basketball scenes later, father and all the pain and joy it the results of these philosophy entailed. Sadly, it required the are illustrated. death of a marriage as well.

But this movie is not all pain.

"The Great Santini is a film Love abounds. There's much about a Marine officer who humor, particularly a hilarious rears his children as if they're scene when the teenage daughin constant boot camp. His jun- ter tries openly to get her dad's ior officer is his wife, who seems attention. She throws herself on

A couple of months ago I cringed all the way through a movie and came out determined to see it again, only

Troubled children The letter was written by a 13-year-old girl. It was a plea to be noticed, to be heard, to be loved. She said all she reads about is justice for divorced fathers vs. justice for divorced mothers.

The girl wrote: "I have been getting very cross at this. So I'm saying, "Well, what about us, the kids? We kids are getting tossed from one parent to the other whether we lik,e it or not, and that's not fair."

I hear what she's saying and I'm with her 100 percent. She is saying that children are getting lost in the modern marriage shuffles and that could spell trouble.

Last August the U.S. Commerce Department issued new statistics that said almost one out of every five U.S. fnmilies with children was headed by a single parent. That's an increase of 79 percent in the short span of one decade!

And the New York Times recently reported on a one-year study of 18,000 youngsters in 26 secondary elementary and schools in 14 states. It wns not encouraging, stating that children of divorce or of other single parents perform less wl~ll in school, are more likely to have behavior problems and are absent more often than youngsters who live with both parents. The report said youngsters from single-parent homes are three times as likely to be susp,ended from school as those with two parents at home.

Four weeks earlier, Newsday, Long Island's daily paper, told of a new phenomenon in mentalhealth and counseling centers.

Very young children are now being seen who suffer from "adult stress."

Figures from the National Insitute of Mental Health, comparing the change from the early to late 1970s, show nearly a tripling in the number of children under 15 being treated in federally funded community mental-health centers.

As a single parent of six, I think I can honestly say there are many exceptions to this bleak picture. I know that many single parents are doing an admirable job. I also know that two-parent families have troubled children too.

But I'm stiII 'uncomfortable about the questions in that 13year-old girl's letter. Too many new and heavy problems are showing up in single-parent families. Major causes of disruptions are the ex-spouse who keeps stirring up static; a new marriage that causes upheaval; and children whose confusion and anger get beyond their control.

Examples abound. One good mother, trying hard to make it alone, has a 10-year-old son who is a walking bundle of hostility.

He hates his father for abandoning him. At school last year, the boy was a behavior problem and a menace to his classmates. He bites them.

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the floor in front of his newspaper-clad uniform, embraces his legs and wails, "Can a girl be a Meechum, Dad?" She keeps at him with exaggerated personal revelations until he gets up and leaves for the Officers' Club "for a little peace." Her needs are more naked than her brother's but the father obviously doesn't consider her part of his parental responsibility.

Although this film centers on the miltary family, its theme is universal. I saw myself in there a few uncomfortable times like when the mother gives the son double messages and when the dad bounces a basketball off the retreating shoulders of his son, deliberately picking a fight. How many times do we pick and nag at our children so they will react emotionally and give us an excuse for being righteous?

That's why I want to see it again with our children. We can learn much of' their evaluation of our parenting by discussing an impersonal second family and their relationships. See it with your family if you can.

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In another case, a 15-yearold girl was coping until her mother married a much younger man. Now she is almost out of controL She spends most of her time communicating with her aIter ego through elaborate written dialogue.

Another teen-ager, a young man, was doing fine until his father reappeared. The father, about to get his third divorce, became furious at his son's rejection and retaliated by labeling the boy with a devastating term. Shortly after that, the boy left his mother a suicide note and disappeared. Luckily, he was found and a professional therapist is now trying to help him out of his psychic pain.

Parents in turmoil are bound to have children in turmoil. Our children are in 'touble. Have we really noticed?

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Reagan The murder of four American women, three of them Catholic nuns, the other a volunteer, may bring home to Ronald Reagan the state of affairs in El Salvador.

A member of the Maryknoll order, to which Ita Ford and Maura Clarke belonged, explained that the women went there "not as political people, but to live out the Christian message.

But giving out bread is considered subversive and therefore a political act."

Some 8,500 people have been killed in El Salvador in the past year, and they are divided between people who gave bread, like Archbishop Oscar Romero, who was killed as he said Mass, and people who wanted it like peasant leaders who were slain as they tried to put into effect long-awaited land reforms.

The junta blames the killings on the extreme left, but has been unable to prove it.

The atrocity shows that the American policy of propping up the junta has failed. The United States tried to create a center where none existed. But the junta, which includes moderate and decent men, cannot control the military.

President Carter's prompt suspension of all military and economic aid surely says he suspects government implication in the latest horror.

"It was worth trying," says Patt Derlan, the head of the human rights bureau of the State Department of the U.S. experiment. "But the moderates could not hold the military. The string has just run out."

In the last letter before he died, Archbishop Romero wrote to President Carter beseeching him to cut off military supplies, which were being used against his people. The murder of the women accomplished what he could not.

One member of the Reagan transition team, which has been clamorously disdainful of Carter's human rights policies, promised a group of Salvadorans that the Reagan administration would send military aid to keep the hapless, ineffectual junta in power.

Reagan will find that diminution of human rights considerations could bring him into conflict with certain elements in the Catholic Church, a constituency with whom he wishes to be on good terms. In Latin America, the hierarchy, after centuries of blessing tyrants, has gone to war against them and tells the oppressed that life does not need to be that way.

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Mass for the victims at St. Matthew's Cathedral. The presidentelect called on Cardinal Terence Cooke, who is understood to have told him that the church is standing with the downtrodden, not the "legitimate governments," the major hang-up of the Nixon years.

The future of the State Department's human rights section in the Reagan administration seems about as promising as that of the Department of Education.

But Patt Derlan, sitting amid the inevitable cartoons of the Carter appointee, alternates between hope and despair.

She recently had a celebrated spat with a prominent transition spokesperson, Jeane Kirkpatrick of Georgetown, on national television. Ms. Kirkpatrick was shown saying that 'moderately oppressive regimes' friendly to the United States would be favored over revolutionary regimes that were unfriendly and might turn out in the end to be more oppressive. The camera cut to Ms. Derlan, sputtering, "What the hell is a moderately oppressive regime - just a little torture?"

But Derlan, who was trained in the civil rights movement for the work of confront~ng dictators, believes that, after study, the Reaganites may find that human rights is a realistic foreign policy consideration, "because people cannot be treated like mules indefinitely in the 20th century."

The choices in EI Salvador are all bad. To support the junta means more thuggery. To abandon it might bring on civil war.

Obviously the right wing in EI Salvador is hoping to convince Reagan that it is in charge and is all that stands between the country and a Castroite takeover. It's a nasty problem for a new president.

(necrolo9Y) January 4 Rev. Eugene L. Dion, 1961, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River January 6 Rev. James F. Roach, 1906, Founder, Immaculate Conception, Taunton January 7 Rev. Alfred R. Forni, 1970, Pastor, St. Francis of Assisi, New Bedford January 8 Rev. Alfred J. Carrier, 1940.

Founder, St. James, Taunton Rev. John .Kelly, 1885, Founder, St. Patrick, Fall River Rev. Arthur C. Lenaghan, 1944, Chaplain, United States Army

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Hun aide to church job WASHINGTQ,N (NC) - Msgr.

Geno ~aroiii: who along with many other political appointers will lose his job in the Carter administration Jan. 20, has been named a special assistant for community affairs in the Washington Archdiocese.

Msgr. Baroni, 50, has been an assistant secretary in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since April 1977.

Prior to joining HUD, Msgr.

Baroni was president of the National Center for Urban Affairs, an organization he founded in 1971. One of its major victories was passage by Congress of a "redl.ining" by mortgage institutions.

Ordained in 1956 in Altoona, Pa., Msgr. Baroni came to Washington in 1960 to study at the Catholic University of America.

He soon was working in the Washington inner city and was credited with mediating differences between blacks and whites during the riot years of the late 1960s.

He has served on an urban task force with the U.S. Catholic Conference and also has headed the Washington Archdiocese's urban affairs office. While with the USCC, he helped the U.S. bishops' establish their main anti-poverty program, the Campaign for Human Development.

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Continued from Page One security force supervision . . " - "On the morning of the same day (Dec. 3) on which the chief of the national police and the minister of defense promised a nationwide search for the missing Americans, local civil I' ' and security force authorities had been present at the burial of four women who were obviously not Salvadorans, yet information about the possible whereabouts of the bodies did not become available until the next day, and then not from government .sources."

In its conclusions, the report adds: "Only if these local security authorities did not advise their superiors of the bodies found at San Francisco Hacienda, can one conclude that more senior echelons of the national security forces were unaware of the murder and .burial of four women whose appearance coincided with that 'of the mission AT THEIR ANNUAL Christmas party deacons and deacon candidates take the op- Americans."

Elsewhere, it states that the . portunity to express gratitude to Catherine Audette, hardworking secretary for the dioceburning of the van at the location san Office of the Permanent Diaconate. Left, deacons Maurice Lavallee, Oscar Drink- away from where the bodies water; right, candidates Jose Crespo, Joh~ L. Rogers. The deacon party is hosted by were found "suggests an attempt parishioners of St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, on the feast of St. Stephen, the first to deceive or mislead anyone searching for the women." deacon. (Torchia Photo) Meanwhile, after an autopsy performed in Jacksonville, Fla., on the exhumed body of Miss Donovan, Dr. Peter Lipkovic reThe following article is the the Cursillo held today, but they time. When it was learned what ported that she had died of first of a series prepared by did have some formational prin- had happened, a women's Cursil- wounds caused by a militarytype bullet. members of the Fall River dio- ciples. lo's became an official part of The Duval County medical excese to explain the history, purFinaIly the pilgrimage was the movement. aminer said he based his conpose and procedures of the Cur- held, and on August 28-29, 1948, As the Cursillo moved into the clusions on the site of the ensillo movement. over 700,000 young men arrived 1950's, a new bishop was aptrance and exit wounds to Miss at St. James Shrine. The group pointed in Mallorca. He did not Donovan's head.

Spain, after its Civil War, from Mallorca arrived and partishare his predecessors' enthusithat the make of which lasted from 1936 to 1939, cipated in the pilgrimage. Howasm for Cursillo. This was a- He added the murder weapon could not was a country torn by many ever, they were O':>t aware at that difficult yet profitable time for divisions. Brother had fought time that the CJrsillos held in be determined but that the bullet the moveJr.:ent, for it was the against brother. Family had been preparation were even more imwas probably a .30-caliber metalpediod when Cursillo spread to jacketed bullet. She was apparpitted against family. Even the portant than the pilgrimage itall parts of the world.

Church had experienced division. self. ently shot through an automoIt came to the United States bile's side window. Tests will It was to this particular historiSoon after this pilgrimage, the cal period that the Church ad- "CursiIlo for Pilgrim Captains" through two Spanish air cadets continue to make a more predressed the problem of recon- was modified. Eduardo Bonin training in Texas. It was in 1957 cise determination, he said. when the first Cursillo was held ciliation.

Lipkovic said fragments of wrote a talk on t.ransforming en- in Texas, and it was given in As a means of unification, vironments for Christ. This Spanish. But it was translated glass like that used in automothere was proposed a national talk became the cornerstone of and spread throughout the bile windows were found inside Miss Donovan's skull. pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. the new "Cursillo of Christian- United States.

James at Compostela. This pil- ity."

Officials in Cleveland refused The Cursillo in the Fall River grimage was to be for young to say what they had discovered Finally the first Cursillo de men from all over Spain. Organ- Cristiandad was held from Jan- diocese came from the Boston in a similar autopsy on Sister ization for it began in 1945 and uary 7 to 10, 1949, at San Hon-. area when some men from our Kazel. Dr. Lester Edelson of the intensified in 1947. It was dur- orato on the island of MaIlorca. diocese made a Cursillo in Bos- coroner's office said results ing this period of preparation The structure of the Cursillo ton then asked the LaSalette Re- were sent to Washington and that the founders of the Cursillo centered on tall{s about Grace, treat House in Attleboro to spon- that 'ballistics tests had yet to sor Cursillos. Rev. Giles Genest, Movement came together.

Life of Christ, Piety, Study, Ac- Director of the retreat house, in- be performed.

At that time there was ap- tion, all leading to the transfor- troduced ICursillo to the Fall pointed a new auxiliary Bishop mation of family, work, and so- River diocese. Since that time, to MaIlorca, Juan Hervas Benet. ciety.

Cursillos have been held on a He came to Palma, the capital The impetus of the program regular basis and presently 100 ATLANTA (NC) - A $1 milcity, filled with enthusiasms for was sustained by means of week- have been given. Over 3,800 men lion investment research fund to Catholic action. In fact, his doc- ly meetings called Reunions of and women have lived the Curimprove all aspects of Catholic toral dissertation was on the . the Group and l:y regional meet- sillo in this Diocese. There are education will be established by subject. ings called Ultreyas. These were 20 Ultreyas which meet monthly the Knights of Columbus, a 13 Eduardo Bonin, a layman who the elements of the post-Cur- .all over the diocese and about million-member organization of worked as an exporter of al- sillo program. Also Bishop Her- 100 people meet weekly at Lead- Catholic men. monds, was also in Mallorca at vas met weekly with a group of ers' School to strengthen the The education fund was apthat time. He too was very in- men in what was called a Lead- movement and receive spiritual proved at the 98th annual meetvolved in Catholic Action and ers' School. This meeting gave formation. ing of the Supreme Council of shortly after Bishop Hervas ar- direction to the growing CurBeginning last year, the move- the Knights. rived at his new appointment, sillo movement. ment has been governed by a The Knights also went on the the two began to meet. They The Cursillos were held fre- diocesan secretariat composed of record as opposing abortion were soon joined by other lead- quently, and rlany men were a priest and a lay dfrector and funding, the Equal Rights ers in Catholic Action and plans making them. Finally women other men and women who over- Amendment and pornography. for the pilgrimage started to wanted to make the Cursillo as see and guide the movement's Research projects to be suptake shape. well. A lady named Maite Agus- growth in the diocese. ported by earnings from the Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has fund will be selected by the It was proposed that in prep- ti de Humet asked for a women's aration for the pilgrimage, short Cursillo but was refused per- officially recognized the move- National Catholic Educational retreats caIled "Cursillo for Pil- mission. Undaunted, she did at- ment, seeing it as valuable in Association, assisted by an adgrim Captains" should be held. tend a men's Cursllo, hiding be- the worlc of spreading the visory panel of bishops and Those "Cursillos" were not like hind a curtain during the entire Gospel. scholars.

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was a time when the statistics for Catholic couples showed a difference, but that is no longer true.

The trauma of .divorce and separation is awesome and the church wants to spare her children 1uch hurts. She wants her members to find the happiness that God intended for his people in marriage and to realize that marriage is an exclusive and permanent compUtment - between two persons.

As a· means. of reaching this goaI. the Engaged Enc:ouDter Weekend is a special gift to today's church. I agree with Father Tosti, the diocese of Trenton and ' the many other dioceses where this program is in operation, that it... is "our best program. most highly recOmmended."

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Lers revel in wbat God bas wrought. the good things in our society. instead of the negative things. Include us in the moral majority. Whether or not one , agrees with the Moral Majority they have an equal right to express their views. as do the cults.

MaJ'Xlists, and the religious. Unfortunately not everyone bas a forum such as The Anchor.

Material wealth (is this materialism? a Marxist code word) ooesn't Seem to -be' the same thing that goes into the coUection basket to pay the church expenses or to build a grand edifice to God. Material wealth is human sweat transfonned into useful things.

It appears to me that belief in God is an uplifting experience. and that we should capitalize on promQting the good things (moral. etc.) in our society and work up from there, not the reverse.

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Charismatics • are preCIOUS \ LONDON (NC) The importance of smaU cbarismatic prayer groups in the life of the church at the parish level bas been emphasized by Cardinal Leo Josef Suenens, former archbishop of Malines-Brussels.

In a letter to The London Times. he distinguished between "charismatic prayer groups" and "house churches."

"For me, an authentic prayer group can only be a living cell in a body. an integral part of the total reality of the visible' local church," the cardinal said.

"Such integrated groups are precious, because to be a ChriStian is to be a member of a community.~ to share with others one's own Christian lif~"he said. '"This was important in the past. But it is more urgeDt. than ever today, as we face- a world that is more and more .. pepo-

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By Father, Mare 8elpaOR couple shared, how ,it could be gram of the Fall River diocese On the eekend~· expected to change and grow for the past two years.

Father Ronald A Tosti. direcw firs En~ ~ how love is basically a delast Dec. 5 I gave my t , ClSlOn. tor of the diocesan Office of gaged~ter.Weekend. I. had The remainder of the weekend Family Ministry, calts the weeklong been objectively COmmItted built ori Friday's foundation. end "our best program. most to ~the v~ue of the weeke~d, Topics were presented that de- highly recommended." dun~g. which cou~les PJann!ng veloped the call we were strivHis evaluation is supported by marnage take an .m-dep~ Vle~ ing to present to the engaged a study made in the diocese of of themselves. theIr relationship ti f' couples to move beyond the or- Trenton, NJ., where the weekd the an ~oca.~o~ 0 m~e. dinary in their relationship even end has been- in use for five But ~y. 0PIMOns were.based now but more especially in their years. reaching over 3,000 couon statistics and the testunony future as married persons. ples. ~f others. Now. ,however, having As we prayed together, celeThe Trenton Family Life Oflived the weekend personany. I brated a closing Eucharist and fice has made a sustained atam subjectively convinced of its then parted company, all of· us tempt to keep in touch with the worth. had much to ponder. Some cou- encountered couples, holding The experience began about pIes who came to the weekend four renewal nights a year for 8 p.rn. Friday. Our team con- very unsure of themselves and them and. as an additional point sisted of Ray and Phyllis An- their call to matrimony or their of contact, maintaining a file of tunes of Assonet. Steve and Ce- choice of each· other were filled the names and addresses of the teSte Marciszyn of St. Anne's with new awareness of - their brides' mothers. parish, Fall River, and myself. giftedness as persons and were 'The Trenton stUdy, while it Ten couples made the weekend, more aware of the gift the Lord did not reach all couples who ranging in age from the 20s to had given them in the person had been involved in the Encounthe 405. whom they were soon to call ter weekends, contacted more It was most interesting find- their spouse. than enough to establish meaning out a bit about each of them.

For Soine there was a new ingful statiSties.

Some were very secure in the awareness of the power of God Of all couples reached. fewer decision to marry. some were .(0 his people's lives and for than six had separated or dinot so sure. Some were from others a new and adult contact vorced. Statistics for the general strong religious backgrounds. with the church. in Ute person population would run about 50 others·had been away from Cath- of the caring team of priest and percent failed marriages.' o1ic pr:aetice for some time. Two married couples that was so aoxThe diocese of Trenton, therewere not Catholics but planned ious to minister to them. The 20 fore, is well satiSfied with the to be maaied in the churcb. persons making .the weekend Encounter program, regarding it 1be program began with three tndy came to know that their as a valuable toOl in making use presentations. each followed by church cared for them 'and for of the «teachable moment" of time for one-on-one sharing by. their success in relationship. engagement. the engaged couples. This was The team members too had Shedding light on the low rate the pattern throughout the week- much to be grateful ·for and to of failed marriages among enend, a team presentation follow- remember. We had shared our countered couples is the fact that ed by private time for discussion own lives, doing what we had significant decisions are made by the couples. invited the engaged couples to on the engaged weekends. On a The first presentation dealt do. Just as for them. for us there national basis. 40 percent of couwith the practicalities of the was growth, healing and new ples making the weekend decide weekend and information about life. not to marry each other or to the faciHty. in this case the forThe weekend was truly a time delay the marriage. mer SacreCl Hearts Seminary in of c h a II eng e. confrontation, Such decisions flow from the Wareham. At this time too each change and love. I think all five fact that the weekend atmocoup1e was asked to share with of us team members came away sphere is such that couples can each other their reasons for be- from it more deeply committed look closely at each other. their ing on the weekend. to and convinced of our own YO- relationship and the vocation of Then the focus turned to the cations and readier to respond marriage in general. individual contemplating. mar- to the impulses of grace.

Marriage preparation is a vital'Iy iinportant part Of the wodl: riage, his or her self~ and 0... Best J'roBnba the value that he or she was HistoricaUy, Engaged £ncoun- .of the c:hurclL I have mentioned able to give the other. Next at- tef ~ have been part of the 50 ~rc:ent ctmm:e rate .in tention moved to the love the the Marriage Preparation pro- the genenll population. There

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While many people were con- tions. the <U.S. bishops chose cemed about the individual tam. Archbishop John 'R. Roach of 51. i1y in the community. a year of Paul..Minneapolis as president tensions and threats to human National Conference of Catholic rights in nations around the Bishops _U.S. Catholic: Conferworld bighlighted the problems ence. faclng the global family as weD. .To drop language in the Mass In America, it was also a year which refen only to men, the in which the Supreme Court up. bishops approved a 1eries of held a ~n on federal funding of cbanges in the eucharistic prayabortion - a W:tory for pro. era. The chaMes to avoid "exlife. pro:.family poups. elusive" terms must be approved Reflecting a coneem for var- by the Vatican.

Jous members of the worlet" famIn a statement on the death Uy ·in the pariah, nation or world, penalty, the bimops did DOt abo the American bishops qreed to soIuteIy condemn capital punish_ drop sexistlanpage from the meat but said it is unfairly apUturgy, praised the role of the pUecl. laity in the church,' explained In anc>ther statement.· they their opposition to capital pun. condemned com m u n is JIl, but ishment. and approved a state- urged cooperation with the ment discuSldng Marxism a~ worId"s Marxist regimes in efcommunism. forts to promote peace.

The everyday experience of The possibility of married men communism drove thousands of with families occupying the parCuban families and individuals ish rectory drew· nearer with the to the shores of Ameri~ creat- announcement in August that ing a new wave of immigrants the NCCB is developing provifor church resettlement efforts sions for admitting married Epislin cooperation with the federal copalian clergy in the United government.

States to priesthood in the CathAlso at the federal level. an olic Church. lile move stirred attempt to discover the needs of debate in both Catholic and Epismodern fanxilies. through a series copa1 churches and threatened of meetings met a mixed reac- dialogue.

An important appointment aftion. Amid cbaraes that it was "rigged" and actually anti-tam- feeting the U.s. church occurred ily. the White House Conference when Pope John Paul n choee of Families proceeded through Archbishop Pio Lagbi. apostolic: three sometimes heated seuions nuncio to Argentina. as new and delivered recommendations apostolic delegate in the United to President Carter. Bishops States. Earlier the pope had urged Catholic involvement in named Archbishop Jean Jado!, the conference and Catholics U.S. delegate for seven y~ as with various views ona family pro-president of the Vatican Sec. retariat for non-Chr.istians.

American church personnel agenda and politic:aJ issues participated sometimes quite noisily. gave considel'8ble attentiotl to Cuba in late spring. as thousands Abortion was the subject of a major Supreme Court decision of Cubans, individually and in hailed by church and pro-life families, braved rough seas to activists. The court in a 5-4 vote land in-America. 'By October June 30 upheld the Hyde Amend-. Catholies had helped resettle ment. which restricts federal 54.000 of .the more than 118,000 . Cubans who arrived in America. funding for abortion. The court -But while Cubans were reruted that women may be free celved in America, Haitians fleeto chose abortions but that this ing their homeland were Jess freedom doesn't include consti- fortunate. Some languished in tutional rights to federal money. tenuous legal status in the .l..: -I:. ' l y groups United States; others were re. noue a nd pro-famI made their presence felt during moved by the Babainian governa hotly contested U.s. 1980 elec- ment from a small island in the tion. Thanks in part to the po- Caribbean and returned' to Haiti Iitical participation. of. conserva- in November. over the protests tive. "New Right" Christians of reli.crious and h'-"n rights 'D" w11j(J included Catholics. RepubU-" leaders. caQ Ronald 'Reagan was swept In American co u r t roo m S, I'nt"<v the presl'dency and Repub- judges ruled on religion-related Iicans into control of the senate, questions. AnappeaJs court in The upper house lost prominent Chicago said that use of federal Democratic liberals targeted by Comprehensive Employment and pro-life groups. Abortion and Training Act (CETA) funds in various "pro - family'~ causes non-public schools violated the proved to be volatile campaign F.irst Amendment ban on estabissues. lishment of religion.

Catholic bishops' pre-election The Supreme Court ruled June statements drew mixed reaC- 16 that new life forms created by tions. When Cardinal Humberto scientists can be patented, and Medeiros of 'Boston advised Catholic, Protestant and Jewish against voting for pro-abortion leaders exPressed concern over candidates he was the subject the religious and ethical issues of nationwide debate. Yet a Snvolved. statement by Bishop Leo Maher Thorny questions of federal of San Diego oppoSing the Ku tax taws and tax exemptions for Klux Klan and racism, made as churches arose again. Abortion aKlaDsman was numlng for· rights groups sued the InteFnaJ ~'~_

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ALSO bishops asked the Holy to CATERING TO WEDDINGS THE propose to the United Nations, AND BANQUETS and a call for each national bishops' ·conference to draw up Route-28 a pastoral directory for families.

East Falmouth Violence :in Northern Ireland SAT. DINNER 5 _ 10 Hosts· Paul & Ellen Goulet continued through another year~ SUN, -:- 12 TO CLOSING lUES _ FRI _ LUNCH 12·2:30 548-4266 or 548-4267 despite pleas from religious lead· DINN£II 5, ':00 ers for an end to the killing and hatred.

'Pope John Paul II made a theological analysis of human sexuality the theme of his weekly genera) audiences for • year.

But when he denounced "lust in the heart" and said husbands should not look with lust at their FOI HO..,r U H"", ~1C'f wives, he created a worldwide Cho,le, V~lolo. P'e,.

2·WAY RADIO media Stir. Yet. despite the comCOMPUTI HfA ri4G $YSTtM$ motion and oriticilms. the pope's IHSTALLfD statement was seen as a denun"rOUHEVEI HAD SElvlCE clation of sexual exploitation.

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As 1980 ended. earthquakes devastated southern Italy and left at least 2,960 persons dead.

0ffU ., OAI 610ft fAU IMI' 7.069 injured and 300.000 ,homeless. Pope John Paul II visited . the area Nov. 25. U.S. Catholics ~ provided funds r~ised in special collections. blankets. prayers and cooperation to help the Italian people rebuild.

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Washington. . Adolfo Perez Esquivel. whose Catholicism inspired his actions. won the Nobel Peace Prize. lIead of the 'latin American Service for Peace and Justice, he accepted the award "in the name of Latin America and its workers. in the name of its campesinos and 'its priests."

The Nobel Peace award could be viewed as a triumph for the family in the Year of the Family.

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But the latest violence seemed to further rend the nation. govemed by a junta itself frequently critized. Following pleas made

by Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Satvador before his murder last M8I'ch. U.S. church leaden asked earlier in 1980 that U.S. military aid to the regime be ended.

In 1880, the traveUing pope carried his messages of peace. faith and justic:e in the worldwide human family to another nine nations on three continents.

All of his trips had social justice overtones but they had a strong spiritual base as well The Polish "cyclone" hit the African continent May 2-12 w.ith a strong call for African development. Africans should progress at theIr own pace and not lose their traditional values along the way. he urged. .

He was in France May 30June 2. giving 24 speeches highlighting themes of peace and unity in the church and the world.

He said bishops should recondie differences between those who want more liberal interpretations of Vatican II and those who reject many of its teachings.

He told scientists they threaten humanity's· future when they create destructive weapons or manipulate genes. He advised workers communism is not the means toward world justice.

Bu'ldi hem d 1 . I ng upon t es eve oped in his earlier trips and mes. h' J 30-J I 12' sages. tn : une uy tnp to 'Brazil' e pope touched on a variety of aspects of Brazilian ch'1rch life and assues. The longt (18,600 'I) trio f b' es ml es pontificate was _ as pOlS in Mrica - marked by confrontation with Third W ld robl nd b or p ems. a y wildly enthusiastic audiences.

Fi 11 Po J h P uI II Ina y. pe 0 n a woded and won a sitepticaJ West Germany during his visit Nov. 15-19. when be confronted issues such as Christian unl'ty• -Iibacy • ·theological freedom and Europeen unity. He also continued to emphasize the family and warneel that government and society will decay unless families are protected.

The eyes of the world turned . summer as toward P0 1a nd In workerS struck and bargained with their government to obtain independent trade unions and the hint of greater freedom in their communist nation. But after government upheavals and maneuvering by Solidarity labor leader Lech Walesa and the government to settle differences. Soviet Union troops were stationed on the Polish boarder in early December.

Meeting at the Vatican in October. the World Synod of Bisbqps discussed ""The Role of the Christian Family in the World of Today," dealing with 1ssues such as artificial birth control, the

But the IRS also told a United Church of Christ agency it could resume publishing a voter educ~ guide because distnbution .. f ional i record waited for the return of their bO thecongres&h h vot ng t tiedsCOuntrymen seized in Iran. And y c urc group was no to campaigns. a Catholic: bishop -the and captive priests who had visited In another government agency.

Americans were cautious about the Federal Communications ~e hostages' release.

Commission, a radio deregulation proposal was opposed by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumthe Catholic Church and other bleton of Detroit vi~ted the hasreligious and public interest tages at Christmas time in 1979. groups. Opponents said the deMsgr. John Nolan, national secregulation plan would hurt miretary of the Catholic Near East norities lacking the clout of the .

Welfare Association, vis i ted more affluent consumers to them in February 1980. and Fawhom radio advertising is gearther DarreU Ruplper of Omaha. eel.

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Dear Mary: My first and only ebiId is just 2 years old. He is not yet toilet trained. I want to train him in the easiest way.

Some of my ~ have beeJI at it fOl' months aDd they are very frustrated. I doIit want this to happen to aae.

A. You have pinpointed the eSsential element of successful toilet training. namely, that it is .a normal learning experience fOr the growing chilcL Don't ever let it become a frustration for either of you.

Two conditions can keep toilet training simple. t"1I'St. be sure the child is ready. 5econd. train the easy way.

We suggest four ways to determine readiness.

1) The cbUd must be walking for some months before be is physicaUy developed enough to be toilet trained.

2) OCCasionally you should also find the c:hild dry after a two or three bour stretch. Extended periods of dryness indicate the c:hild bas some control over urination.

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4) Finally, the child around 2 . often goes through an' ornery . period when "no" is the favorite word. Common sense suggests you delay toilet training until . such a period abates somewhat.

Taken together these factors indicate that the child will probably be ready for toilet training · Sometime between ages 2 and 3.

Until that time do nothing about toilet training.

Once your c:hild is' ready, tty this easy way to train in one week. Choose a five-day period (Monday through Friday) when both you and the child are feeI- , ing gOOd and you have few other obligations. Get a cblId's potty which you can put in a room with a hard floor' covering (let"s be practical) and where you plan to spend the morning.

Remove the c:hild's diaper. socks and shoes and let him run freely.

Give water and juice liberally, and wait f~ nature. When the child starts to go or indicates be bas to go. scoop him up gently and put him on the potty. Ignore

any misses on the floor and praise and reward anything Utat gets in the potty.

One half day is long enough to be vigilant. In the afternoon put diapers back on and ~ Do the same thing each morning.

By Thursday or Friday the CiUld should be catching on. If so. continue extendjng the time he goes without diapers. aner Pl'ljse. and reward aU successes If the cbild is not catching on, or if either of ypu is getqpg frustrated. quit. Wait a CDtIpIe of months and try again. It a c:hild is not toilet trained witIairt fi~c18ys. the cost in ~ ... and frustration outweighS, \he benefit. ..

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The holidays are without a doubt a time of overeating, overdoing and overspending. The food.. of course, is the most delightful aspect of the season and nearly every household has certain treats special to itself. Joe's aunt Vidalia. knowing we love her Portuguese biscuits, baked five pounds of them for us and they became part of our Christmas.

Melissa is home for the holidays and she brought back from Maine some samples of gingerbread cookies interlaced with

melted colored candy that look marvelous hanging in the windows. She has already prepared the dough and has promised us · a ~n in this type ot ornament making before she heads northward again..

She is my cook in residence and I hope while she's here she will get involved in baking bread, bringing all of those glorious smells into a winter kitchen.

There are many items that become a part of personal Christmas memories, someone's datenut bread, someone else's fudge, and for me this marvelous easy fruit cake that was given to me in 1972 by the late Aldina Mello of St. Michael's parish, FaU River. This year Melissa made this cake and a week later it is still moist and delicious.

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Let's welcome the New Year with lots of laughter and happiness and a resolution. to make 1981 the best year ever!' We look forward to a year of peace, hope and prosperity for everyone.

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these· bitter cold evenings w~n nothing seems more entidtg than sitting by a warm fire ltd thinking back over good frierts and gOOd foods, I may begin. . . ~

Poverty Continued from page one ..

Grant's message was that,_ less the current trends are ~_. versed. "the poorest countries f today stand to be bypassed Ir the next 20 years of develq.. ment just as surely as they hae been by the last."

He argued that changes in i. temational aid to boost ~ omic growth in the poo~ countries are essential if pove~ i$ to be lessened.

The UNICEF report said ~ the rapidly rising numbei- I children from six to 11 will mal. it diffiCult for most developi, countries to ensure four Yet of school for every child I 2000. Yet. primary education I the .most productive investmeJ Iow-come countries can make, said.

Grant therefore urged switch in emphasis and s ~ from higher education to pI mary schools. He said that d level of literacy in· a country I an indication whether or not tl poor are involved in the proc:e of development. This suggest the report concluded. that pI mary education is both a targ~ and a trigger for improvemenl in the quality of life in the pol countries. . . i,

Grant estimated that the extl amount of intematiopal aid XI quired to eradicate the WOrl aspects of poverty by 2000 woul be ·about $20 billion a year f4I the next two decades. neu1 double the amount spent 'f~ these, purposes .at presenL

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son that you cannot now reo ceive the sacraments of penQ. A Catholic friend oj~ mine ance and the Eucharist. The married a: ilon-Catholic, un,. I ; priest will help you work things baptized divorced woman. They out and get back where you now have three children. After want to be. their marriage the lady convertQuestions for this column ed to the Catholic faith and was should be sent to Father Dietbaptized. Her first marrillJ~e was zen c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, annulled by the Catholic Church...

Up to now the couplE~ have Fall River, Mass. 02720.. not remarried in the Catholic Church, yet they both regularly receive the sacraments. My understanding of the church's teaching is that in the eyes of the church he was not really married to this woman. Even TEHERAN, Iran (NC) though he has the annulment, Thirty of the 52 American hosthey are not yet married nccordtages joined in a Christmas Mass ing to the church since there celebrated by Pope John Paul has been no Catholic cel'lmlOny. II's representative in Iran and This is all confusing to mle as a three Iranian~born priests.

Catholic. Can you e:rcplain?

The rest of the hostages, held (Florida) since Nov. 4, 1979, by militant IsA. After the first marriage lamic students, attended Christwas annulled,this coupl:e cer- mas services led by Iranian Protainly should have had their testant ministers to mark their marriage validated in the- Cath- second Christmas in captivity. olic Church. I suspect there may Archbishop Annibale Bugnini, be some facts here you are not papal pronuncio to Iran, led the aware of. Perhaps they h,ave in- Catholic services along with deed declared their marriage Chaldean-Rite Archbishop You-. vows before a Catholic priest. hannan Semaan Issayi of TeThis validation ceremony can heran and two priests. be very private and simple.

But none of the clergymen Sometimes couples do net wish was able to say where the Mass to make a big ceremony of this took place, because all were validation, though they should blindfolded during the drive to have some way of making the building where the hostages known to their close friends that were held. their marriage has been valida"When they took off the blindted in the Catholic Churc:h. fold, I saw four walls and then Are you certain the annulment a Christmas tree," said Archprocess is complete? I find it bishop Bugnini. "The hostages difficult to believe that a couple were led into the room in groups who would persevere in the of six or seven and we celetedious, lengthy annulment pro- brated brief religious services." cess would not take the final The 68-year-old Italian-born simple step of declaring their archbishop said he thought the vows before a priest. If they hostages seemed tired but were have not yet been married before in "fairly good" physical health a priest they should not, of and "good" mental health. course, be receiving the sacra· "They joked among themments. selves, while they opened their If your friendship is intimate gifts," he said. "Two women, enough, ask them. If not I sug·· when they saw me, cried and gest you give them the benefit smiled at the same time. Everyof the doubt and assume they one was very emotionaL" Each of the 52 hostages rehave fulfilled all the I~equire­ ments making a full Catholic ceived a package of winter clothing and exercise equipment in life right for them. addition to other gifts donated Q. I'm a Catholic wh,[) stop- in Teheran or sent from the ped attending the sacl'aments United States, the archbishop about five years ago. Two years said. ago, shortly after the birth of After the Mass, several of the my daughter, I had a vasec- hostages asked the papal repretomy, not as a protest against sentative to send Christmas the church, but due morEl to my greetings to their families. lack of faith in Goers giving me Three of the U.S. hostages are the patience and understanding held at the Iranian Foreign Minto raise more than the two chilistry in Teheran, while the 49 dren I have. others are apparently together at I've had many sleeples!! nights the undisclosed location. since then. I've been attending Mass for the past two YE~ars but have not received the sacraments_ My children have both WASHINGTON (NC) - For been baptized. What can I do now? My wife and I bolh want the 12th consecutive year, the to be on good terms with the number of U.S. Catholic misschurch and raise our children as ionaries serving abroad or outside the 48 contigous states h&s Catholics. (Missouri) declined and the total -'- 6,393 A. Please go and talk to a - is now lower than it was 20 priest as quickly as possible. years ago, according to figures Whatever wrong you may have published by the U.S. Catholic done, there seems to be no reaMission Council.

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Stanton, an active Vincentian for over 20 years, is a Pittsfield letter carrier. He was recognized at the annual university convocation honoring St. Vincent, founder of the Congregation of the Missions, which operates St. John's.

The northeast region has over 600 members in 900 parish conferences in 19 dioceses. Over 20 thrift stores are operated in the area.

The regional spiritual advisor is Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, pastor of St. John of God Church, Somerset. The Fall River diocese will host both the 16th regional Vincentian conference in June, 1981, at Stonehill College, and the September, 1982, national Vincentian convention, to be held in Hyannis.

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Do we worship with strangers?

By Father John O'CaUaghan

I once read of a small monastic community in which personal arguments or grudges between members were guaranteed not to last long.

If one monk was angry at another, he could not bring himself to attend Mas~ with him. The community would notice his absence immediately, and the social pressure for reconciliation was irresistible, so firm was the group's grasp of the Eucharist as a sign of unity.

Similarly, I remember hearing a Latin-American priest's account of his dlscussion groups :for university students. Over time, such discussions culminated in lasting friendships.

"After a year or so, we would consider celebrating the Eucharist together," the priest concluded. Th,is amazed me; these were all Catholics, and he a priest. Af:~er a year or so?

But the priest was simply convinced the Eucharist must express the faith shared within a communit:, and that celebrating Mass together presupposed a bond not easily come by.

Once, in. rural or neighborhood parishes, life was shared closely.

Marriages were most often between young people whose families were longtime friends; life revolved among the parish community.

Today's society is different.

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given parish not there yesterday; they won't be there tomorrow. And we cannot expect a return to the parish stability of old.

Are Christians then doomed to worship with strangers? Must we exchange the sign of peace with people whose names we' do not know, whom we see only for a while?

In "Future Shock," Alvin Toffler talks of mobile Americans needing to develop the capacity for "instant community" if they are not to be reduced solely to relationships within their families.

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"Community" ,is an overused word, not because people enjoy it so much but because it seems so elusive.

Obviously, most people have some form of community in their lives. The first community is the family, then come friends; neighbors and perhaps co-workers.

For many, the parish is an important community. For others, -it is a service to be used occasionally but not a community in any significant sense.

Parishes were once much more important communities. Members felt part of a group who knew each other and had roughly the same values.

But it is commonplace to hear that parishes are no longer close communities. This is not surprising since so many communities now face difficulties.

Statistics indicate that 40 percent of marriages end in divorce.

- People are entertained by television; they do not look to parishes for entertainment.

- More people work outside their parishes with people living in other areas.

- Feast days and holy days seem less important. Even national holidays get moved for the convenience of creating long weekends.

Nonetheless, signs of revived community are surfacing in many parishes. Some are developing

ways for people to know and care for one another. Others are organizing small groups through which parishioners can express themselves and discover how much they share with each other.

Nonetheless, there is still need for people to work at developing parish and family community.

One writer suggested that people are their own worst en¡ emies ,in this respect. He talked about how people faced with a feeling of isolation from others solved the problem by isolating themselves further, thinking to protect themselves.

The real solution to loneliness, however, is the gamble of community throwing ouI"selves into more contact and concern for others, even when we feel the outlook is not promising.

When Pope John Paul II toured the United States, we got a reminder of the potent,ial vitality of the Catholic community. He seemed to gather around him all people's hopes for community. But we also have to admit that that spirit seemed to vanish quickly.

The possibility of community exists, but the reality will not remain unless people develop the relationships, the sharing of values, the celebrations, the mutual care that go into keeping a community alive.

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Some memories die hard.

Memories of Saul's fierce persecution of their communities were still quite fresh when Christians learned that Saul was now one of them. Was this another trick, an attempt to infiltrate and destroy?

After spending some time in and around Damascus, when Saul "arrived bs.ck in Jerusalem and tried to join the disciples there, it turned out that they were all afraid of him. They even refused to believe that he was a disciple. Then Barnabas took him in charge and introduced him to the apostles."

(Acts 9:26-27)

Barnabas, a trusted member of the community. kept his eye on Saul. When the church at Antioch in Syria began to show signs of extraordinary vitality, Barnabas brought Saul there.

Antioch was a cosmopolitan oity and soon many gentiles there became Christians. It was there, in fact, that the disciples were first. called "'Christian."

(Acts 11:26) Not surprisingly, this comT..1unity became very mission-minded, and when it was decided to evangelize neighboring lands, Saul and Barnabas were chosen. they started on the island of Cyprus, just off the coast of Syria. Barnabas had come from there originally, and the men

met with success so encouraging that they decided to go to the mainland of what is now Turkey.

Barnabas and Saul preached in a relatively modest circle of towns. In the process, Paul, as he is called from this point on, established his strategy. He would go first to the local synagogue, where he was sure to be invited to preach. It was not every day that a distinguished rabbinic scholar showed up in these out-of-the-way places.

His sermon would be an engaging survey of salvation history and with his deep knowledge of Scripture he delighted congregations - to a point. For his survey always culminated Turn to Page Thirteen

Searching for faith communities

By Sister Nancy Westmeyer Peter, now in his mid-20s, has transformed his life. A former drug addict and pusher, today he ,is a husband, a father and a coordinator for Faith Search, an Ohio parish's highly successful process for building community among its members.

What people ':0 makes a difference. This belief is the food and drink of St. John's parish in Delphos, Ohio, a vibrant,' responsive organization, capable of influencing its environment.

Delphos is a small farm town in central Ohio. Its roots are German and St. John's is the heart of the community. With 7,000 parishioners, it is the same

size as thE! town, drawing one fifth of its members from the surrounding rural area.

The challenge faced by this parish in the early 1970s was how to build community in an area where newcomers still described themselves as outsiders 20 years Ia.ter.

Faith Search grew out of the discovery that the parish provided new opportunities for firsthand experience of loving faith communities. In Faith Search, 25 families join together for three hours every Sunday morning for nine months. Lay leaders meet for several hours each week to plan the Sunday sessions.

During them adults hold small group discussions while children

meet in various age levels for some experience rooted in the weekly theme. All then join for mass and a joint meal.

In six years, almost 200 families have gone through Faith Search. Of these, 50 to 60 percent continue to fulfill some parish ministry after finishing the introductory experience.

As a parish staff member I found that families joined Faith Search reluctantly at first. After several weeks, however, most discovered the experience fed a deep hunger. Few drop out from that point on because they find other people supportive.

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Cristo-Maria, Inicio Duma Nova Era A festividade litGrgica de Santa Maria, Mae de Deus, coincide com 0 come<;o,:de um novo :ano civil. Esta festa leva-nos a reflectir sobre a nova era inaugurada por Cristo e sobre Maria como resposta ou espelho fiel dessa nova era.

Iniciada irrevigavelmente, no tempo e na historia, pela Incarna<;ao de Cristo, e correspondida fielmente em 1 aria, essa nova era tern de ser assumida por cada homem e vivida, projectada, em toda a sua actividade, em todas as suas rela<;oes pessoais, familiares, sociais, internacionais .•.

A primeira li2ao a tirar do misterio da Incarna<;ao e respeito eelo mundo criado. Pelo Sua Incarna<;ao Cristo nao veio destruir 0 mundo da cria<;ao: 0 que Deus fizera desde 0 inicio estava bern feito. Mas sobre este mundo da cria<;ao um outro surgira: 0 homem, pelo pecado, transtornara 0 sentido das realidades~ desligando-se de Deus, fizera da face terreste dessas realidades 0 definitivo para a sua existencia, fechara-se na sua propria visao das coisas, erigira-se em senhor e dominador absoluto, tornando-se egoista. Come<;ou ai 0 caso. 0 mundo da 'cria<;ao come<;ou a ser encarado pela optica do homem pecador e egoista. Os valores da existencia humana, da familia, das rela<;oes humanas, da sociedade, mediam-se por essa optica. E, assim, tinhamos 0 mundo dominado pela violencia, pelo poder das armas, do dinheiro, da influencia social, das riquezas, pelas paixoes e proprios apetites~ un-. mundo de aberra<;oes e desigualdades sociais(a escravatura e a condi<;ao da mulher, considerada como ser inferior, objecto de prazer ... )~ um mundo de degrada<;oes e torpezas; um mundo dominado pelo espirito do mal e inimigo de Deus. ..

Ao incarnar, Jesus Cristo assume este estado de coisas: mete-Se totalmente neste mundo,na realidade da condi<;ao huma:na, faz-Se urn de nos.

Nasce duma mulheri nasce sujeito a Lei, a circuncisao, a todas as·limita<;oes e condicionalismos humanos~ submete-Se a uma det~rminada situa<;ao politica, a umas caracteristicas racicas e sociais, a uma cultura, a urn modo de pensar e de Se exprimir, a uma linguagem. S. Paulo e pereptorioi "Aquele que nao havia conhecido pecado, Deus fa-Lo pecado por nos, para que nos tornassemos n'Ele justi<;a de Deus". "Ele mesmo foi provado em tudo a nossa semelhan<;a, ex-' cepto no pecado". "Apesar de Filho de Deus, aprendeu a obedecer, sofrendo ... " Como vemos, Deus, em Cristo, nao aniquila, nao elimina, assume para transformar e salvar. Chega mesmo a ser paradoxa 1 para os nossos pontes de vista humanos. Cristo aparece-nos como a impotencia de Deus, dirigindoSe aos homens unicamente com a mensagem da palavra e com testemunho de amor.

Spreading the Good News Continued from page twelve in what he now believed to be the fulfillment of God's plan in Jesus Christ. When he reached this climax, he met with mixed reactions.

For the most part, the audience would be furious, often to the point of physical violence.

But usually there were a few gentiles in the congregation.

Their reactions were consistently more favorable.

The result of each such encounter was the conversion to Christianity of a J.ittle group which would form the nucleus of a new local church. After instructing them more fully, Paul moved on to the next town.

Having completed the circle and retraced their steps to check on the fledgling churches, he and Barnabas returned to Antioch.

There they recounted their adventures to a delighted community.

The church in Jerusalem, however, was far from delighted. Still devoutly attached to Judaism, they resented the acceptance of gentiles into the community unless they agreed to become Jews as well. Paul would have none of this and went to Jerusalem to get the matter settled once and for all.

He left us his own very personal account of the meeting in Galatians 2. A later, less personal version appears in Acts 15.

The upshot was an agreement, at least in principle, that gentiles who wanted to become Christians should not be obliged to follow the law of Moses.

Searching Continued from page twelve married and had two daughters.

Then Sue's parents were killed in a tragic automobile accident.

Grief almost destroyed her. Her companions in Faith Search became her extended family, sustaining her through her long healing process.

Yet another couple, Tom and Carol, had eight children. Their eldest son had a rare birth defect necessitating hospitalization for 150 days about 150 miles from home. During this crisis, Faith Search members provided food, baby sitters, rides and gifts of money, often anonymously, out of love for the family. They also helped maintain the household and gave emotional support.

Then there is Tim, a widower with four small children, who married a very young woman.

His wife wanted to join the church so she could help the children with their studies. She attended convert instructions but was not satisfied. In joining Faith Search, she received help in coping with her new role as mother and also in understanding what faith means. She was baptized during a Sunday Faith Search liturgy.

Today this small Ohio parish still has its share of sorrow and pain. But, thanks to Faith Search, it also has a deepening sense of how J'lich a believing community can be.

During these journeys, Paul had established himself as the apostle of the gentiles, the champion of Christian freedom.

This experience was to have a profound effect on his theology.

Strangers Continued from page twelve must establish bonds in daily life if Sunday worship together is to be truly communal.

I do not mean to sound utopian. But the fact remains: the Eucharist is a sacrament of Christian community. Its significance is not just that of food to nourish indiv,iduaI life, but of a sacred meal which celebrates a common salvation. It ought to be a family dinner, not a .company cafeteria.

Participants in eucharistic liturgy need to forge bonds through shared living - on the level of civic participation, parish projects, active concern for needy neighbors and collaboration in children's religious education.The more this happens, what Christians do in church will be connected with what they do everywhere else.

Parish Continued from page twelve longer desire community. But people give great signs of wanting to care for one another.

They are discouraged by the many fears and restrictions affecting today's life.

People need opportunities to care. Parishes can help them reach out to others, can help them find occasions to meet others who share their concerns.

It may be that we today are faced with the real challenge of Pentecost: Will we form a community around the Lord that is truly Catholic, that truly embraces all our differences?

OKs death definition WASHINGTON (NC) - The president's commission on medical ethics has drafted a definition of death that combines the moderri concept of "brain death," with the more traditional one of heart stoppage.

"From the Catholic ethical standpoint, there are no great objections to that definition," said Father Thomas Sullivan of the Catholic University of America, who teaches a course in biomedical approaches.

The definition now before the president's commission is this: "An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cession of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical practice."

The report emphasized that it does not expect this definition to solve ethical problems raised by new life-support technology.

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Sam Levenson, the humorist, spoke as a father about our problems, saying, "When I was a boy my father was boss. Now I'm a man, my son is the boss.

When does it get to be my turn?"

I thought of this remark as I hung up after a long telephone call from a parent. She too wondered when it was going to be her turn.

Parents who live in apart'ments tell different stories from those who live in private homes.

In cities, with small apartments and space limitations the nudear family feeds upon itself. Heavy

strains are generated account· ing for much depression and out· right mental illness and the desire of many young people to leave home. They need space.

No nuclear family, if we are to face the truth, however educated, however devout, can fairly represent all the values and life styles that the oncoming generation is curious about. Parents feel trapped, caught in the switches.

The ever-increasing rate of suicide among the very young is one of the saddest things we have to cope with. So young and yet so ready to die. These, these are the tn:Jy poor in our midst. not always the hungry and homeless. Somehow the latter seem to make it.

But what of those who do not care to make it?' The unwanted, unloved, whose homes often resemble jungles? The children who feel their parents never wanted them in the first place? Who have often expressed that feel-

Catholic schools are tops with young millionaire CINCINNATI (NC) For someone who is "set for life in the eyes of most of the world, 15-year-old Mary Buchanan is doing a pretty good job of keeping her priorities straight.

She hasn't planned in detail what she'll do with her wealth but does mean to make donations to two of her favorite charities, both of which assist underpriviledged children.

Once she was just a shy sophomore holding down two jobs to help pay her tuition at Cincinnati's Mother of Mercy High School. Still shy and working two jobs, she is now a millionaire, her name having been drawn from 30,000 entries in Taft Broadcasting's $1 million giveaway.

And the night she won the money, she assured her 14-yearold brother that she would help him through medical school.

"He's been worried that he wouldn't be able to go because it's so expensive," she said.

She is trying not to let her celebrity status go to her head, she said in an interview with The Catholic Telegraph, Cincinnati archdiocesan' newspaper, but with all the publicity she has received, that could be a real challenge.

Since her $1 million winning, she has ,been talking to reporters and being photographed. Radio talk show hosts from San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago and Sacmento, Calif., have had her on the air. She spent a morning in New York appearing on the "Good Morning, America" show.

Well-wishers from all over the country have sent her newspaper clippings of her picture taken with friends at Mother of Mercy High School.

At school she's still uncomfortable with the kidding she gets from other students, who can hardly believe that one of their peers will be ge~ting checks for $2,083.33 a month for the next 40 years.

Mary's lifestyle hasn't changed, however. When her first check arrived she promptly deposited it in her credit union.

Perhaps what makes her happiest is that she will be able to help give her three brothers and one sister a Catholic education, "because you get a better education and there's more togetherness in a Catholic schoo!."

She is especially pleased that her parents "won't have to worry about where the money will come from to send everyOne to school. I'm glad to ,be able to help them now because they've given me so much."

Essay Contest BALTIMORE (NC) - The National Association of the Holy Name Society is sponsoring its sixth annual essay contest, open to students in seventh through 12th grades in parochial; public or private schools.

Contest theme is "What My Parish Holy Name Society Is Doing."

Entries should be 300-500 words long and will be judged in two categories based on grade level. Prizes include cash, plaques and certificates of merit.

Details are available from Leo H. Nuedling, 3318 Fleet St., Baltimore, Md., 21224.

By Charlie Martin

OUT HERE ON MY OWN Sometimes I wonder where I've been Who I am, do I fit in Make believin' is hard alone Out here on my own.

We're always provin' who we are Always reachin' for that risin' star To guide me far and' shine m(~ home Out here on my own.

When I'm down and feelin' blue ' r close my eyes so I can be with you Oh baby be strong for me Baby belong t~ me Help me through Help me need you.

UntlJ the morning sun appears Making light of all my fears I dry the tears I've never shown Out here on my own.

When I'm down and feelin' blue I close my eyes so I can be with you Oh baby be strong for me Baby belong to me Help me through Help me need you.

Sometimes I wonder where I've been Who I am, do I fit in I may not win Eut can't be thrown Out here on my own, on my own.

Sung by Irene Cara, Written by Michael and Lesley Gore, © J 979 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayelr Inc.

ing in the child's hearing? Is anything more cruel?

We're tired of hearing people say, "I didn't mean it!" What good does that do? Once those words are out there, hanging in the air as on a rope of ice, the damage is done. The child will hear them forever, no matter what good fortune may come along in the meantime.

In his dying hours Jesus looked down from the cross and saw his nuclear family represented in Mary. He saw his extended family represented in John. He charged John with the care of Mary. The major point of the text is that Jesus made provision for the extended family of faith. The church understood it thus. A generation later it was the church that preserved the text for us: "For whosoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother, sister and mother."

Yet how often does one see the church not as family?

There is much New Testament language to substantiate the hope that the church is a family and that all in need are the extended family, whether or not they belong to your parish or group. I have heard too many sad tales of isolation of others, of narrow parochialism, of the utter reo verse of what Jesus cried out from the cross1

THIS SONG says how difficult it is to feel you must prove yourself. With such pressure, one always wonders if he or she will make the "cut" with others.

This might bring out our best in some situations, but it also generates a sense of loneliness.

We forget that our real value is God-given and innate, not "won" from others.

Sometimes we do have to prove that we can make it on our own. but never at the expense of all sharing with others.

We need both independence and intimacy. Balancing these factors is a lifelong task.

We should not underestimate our ability to help others find how they fit in. Belonging is important to everyone. If we respond to others with friendliness and kindness, if we reach out to others first, then our actions will state clearly that others do not have to prove themselves to us.

Perhaps we cannot do this with everyone, but the more we do, the more we tell others how they fit in as valued members of our worldwide family.

The Gospels show us that Jesus welcomed many different people into his friendship. All his disciples were given life by his Father and all were welcome to him.

The example of Jesus is well worth remembering. When we put others down or exclude them because they are different, we are not valuing them the way he values us.

We all know others who are questioning where they have been or how they fit in. Now is the time to reach out to them.

As the family of God, we need their gifts, and truly they belong with us.

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portswQtch Holy Nal118 Repeat Champion Holy Name of Fall River defeated St. James-St. John's of New Bedford 50-42, in th,e final of the second annual Di:>cesan eyO Holiday Festival Basketball Tournament for grammar schools in the Kennedy Center, New Bedford, last Sunday afternoon. St. Anthony's, New Bedford, pinned a 35-16 def,eat on Fairhaven Junior High School in the consolation final.

The Holy Name hoopsters opened their bid for a repeat title with a 50-30 decision over St. Francis of Acushnet in the quarter-finals last Friday. Other quarter-final results were Fairhaven Junior High 44, St. :\1ary's,

of New Bedford, 33; St. Anthony's 44, Martin Middle School, Taunton, 41; St. JamesSt. John's 47, Taunton Catholic Middle School 28.

In the semifinals Saturday Holy Name defeated St. Anthony's, 40-39 and St. JamesSt. John's eliminated Fairhaven Junior High, 52-28.

Holy Names's John D'Ambrosio was named the tourney's most valuable player. He sparked the Holy Name attack in all three games with 14 points against St. Francis, 11 against St. Anthony's, and 16 in the final against St. James-St. John's.

Conferenl:e Hoop Season Opens The Southeastern Mas.;. Conference basketball season. opens next Tuesday night. Under realignment the conferenc:e's 24 teams will be divided into four divisions, an arrangement that will remain in effect for four years.

Two of the diocesan schools - Bishop Feehan and Bishop Connolly Highs - will compete in Division Two with Wareham, Dartmouth, Fairhaven and Falmouth. The other three ciiiocesan high schools in the conference Bishop Stang, Coyle-eassidy and Holy Family - are assigned to Division Three with Old Rochester, Greater New Bedford VokeTech and Dennis-Yarmouth.

Division One include:s New Bedford High, Durfee, Barnstable, Somerset, Taunton and Attleboro while Division Four is made up of Dighton-Rehoboth, Case, Bourne, Diman Yoke, Seekonk and Westport.

On Tuesday night's season opening card the two diocesan schools in Division Two, Feehan and ConnoUy, will meet on the latter's hardwood. All three diocesan schools in Division Three have home games, Coyle-Cassidy hosting Dennis-Yarmout::t, Stang entertaining Yoke-Tech and Holy Family playing host to Old Rochester.

Feehan, with 6-3 Mark Schmidt back in the field, is generally recognized as being a strong contender for the Division Two crown but Wareham and Dartmouth cannot be counted out.

Brian Shea is ConnoUy's lone returnee which adds up to a rebuilding season for the Cougars, who however, have the potential to make the division race an interesting one.

Although not rated strong contenders for the Division Three title, Stang and Coyle-Cassidy can be expected to make things tough for the remainder of the teams but Old Rochester with three returnees and 6-6 Mike Barros, a transfer student, seems to be the team to beat.

Holy Family, featuring sophomores and juniors, does not appear to be a serious contender.

New Bedford High_looks like the strongest contender for the Division One championship and Dighton-Rehoboth for the Division Four diadem.

Aside from the games already mentioned above, the conference's opening games Tuesday are: Division One - New Bedford at Durfee, Somerset at Taunton, Barnstable at Attleboro. Division Two - Fairhaven at Falmouth, Dartmouth at Wareham. Division Four Westport at Diman Yoke, Dighton-Rehoboth at Case, Seekonk at Bourne.

Meanwhile, non-league games tomorrow list Dartmouth at Stang, Dighton-Rehoboth at Holy Family, Somerset at Case, Wareham at Old Rochester. Saturday games have Case at Holy Family, Taunton at Coyle-eassidy, Yoke-Tech at Fairhaven, Dighton-Rehoboth at Old Rochester.

Hockornock Games Saturday The Hockomock Basketball League, which opened its season last week has games scheduled for Saturday and Tuesday. Tomorrow it will be Franklin at No. Attleboro, Sharon at Mansfield, Canton at Stoughton, Oliver Ames at Foxboro while Tuesday's games have No. Attleboro at Foxboro, Mansfield at l<in~ Philip, Stoughton at Shar-

on, Canton at Oliver Ames.

New Bedford posted a 4-1 victory over Fall River South last Sunday night in the DriscoU Rink, Fall River, and took a long stride towards retention of its Bristol County CYO League championship. New Bedford with 11 wins and one loss has a sixpoint lead over Fall River South, (R-3) tht' 1978 tit! ist.

tv, mOVIe news Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

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

Catholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; B-objectionable in part for everyone; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation): C--condemned.

New Films "Tribute" (Fox): This film version of the Bernard Slade Broadway play stars Jack Lemmon recreating his stage role in which he is a lecherous but lovable press agent who discovers he has only a short time to live just before the annual visit of his coUege-student son, Robby Benson, a straitlaced prig. The son is accompanied by his mother, long divorced from his father but still fond of him. Because of language and some nudity this film is classified A3, PG. "Any Which Way You Can" (Warners): This sequel to "Every Which Way But Loose" has Clint Eastwood recreating his role as Philo Beddoe, a mechanic and street-fighter who is interested in a skittish prostitute (Sondra Locke). The plot has to do with a boxing match ·upon which a lot of money is riding. Because the film glorifies brutal machismo and sleazy immorality it is classified B, R. "A Change of Seasons" (Fox): Shirley McLaine is a loving wife shocked to learn that her husband (Anthony Hopkins) is philandering with a young woman (Bo Derek) who could be their daughter. In retaliation she too has an affair with a younger man. With extravagant nudity and muddled moral outlook, this film has been rated C and R. "The Competition" (Columbia): Richard Dreyfuss and Amy Irving play rival concert pianists who fall in love but have problems because of Dreyfuss's sense of insecurity. Despite good performances, this is mediocre entertainment because of its melodrama and weak script. It is further marred by crude sexual references and a too-graphic bedroom sequence. B, PG. "The Formula" (United Artists): George C. Scott and MarIon Brando are a police detective out to see that a murder is solved and justice done and a powerful oil tycoon intent on blocking him. This terrible mess of a movie loses hold of its plot strings halfway through and becomes utterly unintelligible. Because of violence, rough language and a night club sequence, it has been classified A3, R..

"Inside Moves" (AFD): This film's main setting is a neighborhood bar patronized by men with physical disabilities of one sort or anotht'r. John Savage, crip-

pled in a failed suicide attempt, becomes one of them, regains his love of life and is instrumental in arranging an operation for the bartender (David Morse) so that he can get his bad leg fixed and go on to play pro basketball.

"Insides Moves" often hawkish and melodramatic but is better than average entertainment. Because of some violence, rough language and crude sexual references, it is A3, R. "Popeye" (paramount): This attempt to bring Popeye and the Thimble Theater to the screen is clever and sometimes mildly amusing, but not funny. Because of some slightly naughty visuals and expletives drlilgged in to no good purpose, what should be a children's film has been rated PG, A2.

"Tell Me A Riddle" (Filmways): Melvyn Douglas and Lila Kedrova are an old Jewish immigrant couple, at odds for decades, reconciled while visiting their granddaughter (Brooke Adams). Because of the somber theme and an acceptance of abortion, the film is A3, PG. "Seems Like Old Times" (Columbia): Goldie Hawn is a liberal lawyer and Chevy Chase is her ex-husband, a bad-check writer who becomes a fugitive after being forced to participate in a bank robbery.

Naturally he heads straight for his ex-wife even though she is now married to a stuffy district attorney (Charles Grodin).

Quite reluctantly at first she gives him food and shelter. The complications that ensure throw her life into chaos and threaten her marriage with Grodin. A3, PG. On TV "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday, repeated at 6:30 a.m. each Tuesday on Channel 6, includes Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services, as one of a permanent discussion panel of clergymen.

This week's program will discuss the feast of the Epiphany and the universality of the message of Jesus.

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SEEKONK The annual parish appreciation dinner will be held Friday, Jan. 23 in the church hall. All parish workers and their spouses are invited.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FALL RIVER Lawrence Di Cara, in 1970 the youngest man ever elected to the Boston City Council, will speak , on Proposition 2Y2 at tomorrow's supper meeting. The address will follow 6 p.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River.

February's speaker will be Father Maurice Jeffrey, pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church, Fall River.

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FIVE HOUR VIGIL FALL RIVER DIOCESE The monthly vigil held in churches of the diocese will take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow at St. Bernard's Church, Assonet, beginning and ending with Mass. A holy hour will also be conducted and the rosary will be recited. A coffee break will be held at 10 p.m. All may participate in all or any part of the program.

ST. ANNE, FALL RIVER Senior cheerleaders will practice at 2:30 p.m. Monday and Cub Scouts Will meet at 2:45 p.m.

A charismatic prayer meeting will take place at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the shrine and a fellowship meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8 in the school cafeteria.

Marriage encounter meetings are set for Friday and Saturday, Jan. 9 and 10.

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FALL RIVER CCD Classes will resume Sunday.

Sister Irene Comeau will present a slide program on the Holy Land at the Wednesday, ST. ANTHONY, Jan. 14 meeting of the Women's EAST FALMOUTH· Guild.

Youth Ministry members pre-' Forthcoming meetings are sented "The Gift of Giving" as Youth Ministry, Sunday, Jan. 18, a pre...christmas program. Writ- CCD parents, .Tan. 19, Parish ten and directed by Tom Rior- Council, Jan. 21, parents of first dan, it told of a family whose communicants, Jan. 26, and rosmembers failed to communicate ary makers, Jan. 28. and of how they were reminded through the story of the Nativity DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA, that they were not alone and AITLEBORO that they were loved by a giving Alcazaba Circle will meet at God. 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 in Fifteen Youth Ministry memK of C Hall, Hodges Street. bers participated in the playas Emily Thompso:l will offer a actors, actresses and carolers. book review program.·

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GENERAL ADMISSION 1 TICKET $10.00 - ADMIT 2 AVAILABLE AT ANY RECTORY IN THE DIOCESE DEADLINE FOR NAMES IN SOUVENIR BOOKLET IS DECEMBER 3D, 1980 Contact any member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Council of Catholic Women, Bishops Ball Committee or call or mail name for one of tbese categories to: BISHOP'S CHARITY BALL HEADQUARTERS - P.O. BOX 1470 - TEL. 676-8943 410 HIGHLAND AVENUE - FALL RIVER, MA. 02722

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ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Pre·Christmas activities at St. Joseph school concluded with a Mass at which upper grade students dramatized the gospel and each class presented symbolic gifts at the offertory. The program was coordinated by Sister Muriel.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NEW BEDFORD CCD classes will resume Monday.

Parish contributions to Italian earthquake relief have totaled more than $2500.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER The parish will observe 1981 as a year of preparation for 1982, the 600th anniversary of the arrival in Poland of the ikon of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

Holy Rosary Sodalists will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Incense and chalk to be used for Epiphany home blessings will be distributed at all Masses this weekend.

SSt PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER Lisa Manville and Joan Jacintho tied for nomination as parish Bishop's Ball presentees, qualifying by means of participation in parish activities and uniting an essay on the role of young women in. the church.

Miss Manville was chosen by . lot as the presentee and Miss Jacintho will attend the ball as a guest of the parish.

The Parish Council will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m.

Sunday in Father Coady Center.

All parishioners are invited to attend and new officers will be elected. New council members recently d.osen are Jeanne Freehette, Atty. Robert Marchand . and Frank Sullivan.

The Senior CYO will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the center.

ALHAMBRA ORDER, REGION ONE Region One Council of Caravans will meet at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 at K of C Hall, Jamaica Plain.

Necessary Part "I feel so absolutely convinced that reading Scripture is a necessary part of our lives, and any day that passes without your reading some Scripture is a lost day." - Dorothy Day

Pontiff asks true freedom Continued from page one ageable procedures that leave no room for a social development worthy of man also threaten freedom, the pope said.

The concept of freedom is . sometimes misused to justify excessive co:nsumerism or moral permissiveness, the pope said.

"The consumer society - that excess of goods not needed by man - can in a way constitute an abuse of freedom when the more and more insatiable pursuit of goods is not subjected to the law of justice and of social love," he said.

Pope John Paul issued a plea for international efforts to solve the world hUJ:lger problems, asking rich countries to "direct their

aid with the primary aim of actively eliminating absolute poverty."

In addition, he said, "true freedom is not advanced in the permissive society, which confuses freedom with license to do anything whatever and which in the name of freedom proclaims a kind of general amorality.

"There are many examples of this mistaken idea of freedom, such as the elimination of human life by legalized or generally accepted abortion," the pope added.

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