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Reagan's pro-life WASHINGTON (NC) "I think the government has a re­ sponsibility to opt on the side of life for the unborn," President Ronald Reagan said in a message to thousands of abortion oppon­ ents gathered in Washington Jan. 22 to mark the ninth anni­ versary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned most state laws restricting abortion.

"I believe that when we talk about abortion, we are talking about two lives, that of the mother and that of the child," said the presidential message, read by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Richard S. Schweiker to thousands of pro· lifers gathered on the snow­ covered ellipse south of the White House.

The enthusiastic but smaller than usual crowd that was gathered for the ninth annual March for Life cheered Schwei· ker, March ,for Life leader Nellie Gray, and five U.S. congress­ men at the hour-long rally on the ellipse before marching down Pennsylvania Avenue to lobby their Cqngressmen for a consti­ tutional amendment to ban abor­ tion.

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District of Columbia Police De.­ partment estimated th~ March for Life crowd at 25,000, the lowest estimates by both agen­ cies since the annual demonstra­ tions began in 1974.

Freezing temperatures, pre· dictions of sriow and sleet, and the fact that most congressmen were out of town because of a congressional recess may have contributed to the low turnout.

Earlier last week President Reagan had also addressed the abortion question. At a news con­ ference, he saM, "I have been one who believes that abortion is the taking of a human life."

But if there were doubts about when life begins, Reagan sug­ gested an analogy. "If you come upon an immobile body and you yourself could not determine whether it was dead or alive, I think that you would decide to consider it alive until somebody could prove it was dead - you wouldn't get a shovel and start covering it up," Reagan said at the press conference. "And I think we should do the same' thing with regard to abortion."

The president's view "is cer­ tainly good moral principle," Turn to Pase Six

With bright balloons and talent and staff members will wear otic schools were results of a shows, with Masses and open school colors, dress in "crazy recent survey reported in U.S. school programs, the 34 schools outfits" and hold appreciation Catholic magazine by William C. McCready, a director of the Na­ of the Fall River diocese will days for each other.

No homework will be a popu­ tional Opinion Research 'Center. celebrate Catholic Schools Week lar one-day feature at some beginning on Monday.

"Catholic schools are a bar­ The national schools week schools. In some, older students gain at any price," he declared will take over teaching and aide and in the magazine's response theme, "The Good News in Edu­ cation: Catholic Schools," will be chores for a day. Activities will column, "Feedback," a majority also include writing letters of of readers agreed 'with him. symbolized throughout the dio­ cese with "balloon days," when appreciation to parents for proHe wrote that Catholic schools children will release helium-fill­ ,viding a Catholic education. "are effective, by almost any ed balloons with "good news" Prayer services, family pot­ standard of comparison. Paro­ messages from their schools. luck suppers and poster, essay chial schools have a significant Also going on at nearly every and banner contests will also positive impact on those who school will be Masses, open be on several school agendas. attend them. Graduates are school days' and registration for The Attleboros closer to the church, more inter­ new students: Not every grade in At St. John the Evangelist ested in thinking about a voca­ every school has vacancies, so School, Attleboro, the week will tion and more involved in par­ parents are advised to make their open with Mass and a balloon ish activities when they grow up September plans early, say prin­ release. Prayer services, a talent than those who do not attend cipals. show and a field trip to the the schools.

Celebrations have been organ· Boston Museum of Science are "Not all graduates become ex­ ized on an area basis, with Ms. also planned. emplary Catholics by any means, Kathleen Burt, principal of SS. but that is an unrealistic expec­ At North Attleboro's St. Mary­ Peter and Paul School, Fall River, tion. The schools are very ef­ Sacred Heart, Wednesday will coordinating greater Fall River fective at influencing people to hOl\se program, fol­ see an open activities; Sister Mary Nathan remain close to the church and Doherty, RSM, principal of Holy lowed by a potluck supper. A in these times that is no little balloon release will be sched­ Family-Holy Name, New Bed­ achievement." uled during the week. ford, greater New Bedford; Ed­ Sixty-two percent of those sur­ Schools Are Bargain mund Borges, principal of 'St.

Confirming the value of CathMary Primary, Taunton, greater Turn to Page Seven

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Fall RIver Area Innovative' activities will in­ clude publication of a "Good News in Education" 'newspaper at SS. Peter and 'Paul School, to include stories of classroom and school events. Copies will be dis­ tributed at weekend Masses.

In other schools there will be teacher and student appreciation days, a Good News for Kids Day when students share lunch desserts, visits to church and civic officials, lectures and slide shows for parents, book and science fairs and student art work displays. Rededication ser­ vices for students and teachers will be featured at several schools.

Taunton Area Taunton schools will display Schools Week banners at their entrances and families will join in a skating party. Students will compete in poster and button contests and nursing homes will be visited as an expression of community concern.

New Bedford Area In New Bedford, where John Markey has proclaimed Jan. 31 to Feb. 6 Catholic Schools Week, schools will hold Spirit Week during which teachers, students Good news balloons

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vAN"COUVER, Bristish Colum­ bia (NC) - Archbishop James F. Carney of Vancouver has an­ nounced an archdiocesan pro· gram to assist Polish refugees and to estabish a fund for emer­ gency relief for Poland.

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. MSGR. NORMAN J. FERRIS, pastor of St. Anthony Of the Desert Church, Fall River, kneels before Bishop Francis M. Zayek of the diocese of St. Maron as he is ele­ \vated to the rank of domestic prelate. 'Holding document \lfor bishop to read is Father James Namie, episcopal secre­ ~ary. The new monsignor was formerly a priest of the Fall :River diocese but transferred to the Maronite rite when he became adminstrator of St. Anthony• parish in 1970.· (Sr. I pert~de C?audette Photo) ~ .

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In addition to the meetmgs at· St.\ Jude's, smaller groups gather in \ homes to work .on areas of common interest.

Much attention is given to de· velopment of resumes. "A resume wdn~t get you the job, but it will ge, you an interview which can get! you the job," Duffy said.· . Vsually at mee~ings someone 10 personnel recruitment, person-

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nel management or career devel­ opment gives a- talk followed by geheral .discussion. Then parti­ cipants breal,t into smaller groups according to professional inter­ ests.

The club has no· dues and speakers volunteer their time while members share experienc~ and job information. .. ' . .

TopiCS discussed 10clude res­ ume writing, interviewing. and ways to. m.ake emp~oyment con· t~cts. ASSistance IS also pro· vlded !hrough referral to the counseling and career center of a nearby community college.

"Basi~ally, wh~n you come to a meet1Og, you re .exposed to other. people' in the same boat who've found ways to get through it," Knocke said. "It's all a sharing of survival tactics and a sharing of hope together."

He said the club seeks spon­ sors, individuals to work on .8 one·to·on~ basis with a job hunter. The help needed may include moral support, job I d" . ea S, 1OtroductIons to potential employers constructive criticism , of resumes or assistance in im­ .

• .• • provmg 10tervlew techmques, Knocke said. '

Church is Target UNIATED NATIONS (NC) ­ The Catholic Church has been a special target in the current civil war in EI Salvador. according to a United Nations human rights ·investigator's report. Jose An­ tonio Pastor Ridruejo, a U.N. Human Rights Commission spe~­ ial representative, cited "blatant· and illustrative cases of murder," such as mass killings of peasants and attempts against priests and Religious who defend human rights. This is a part of "a gen­ . eral climate of persecution of the Catholic Church," he said.

His 35-page report, sponsored by the. Human Rights·· Commission, was presented to the U.N. Gen­ eral Assembly by Secretary Gen­ eral Kurt Waldheim.

TUESDAY will be the 75th anniversary of the death of Bishop William Stang, the first -bishop of Fall River, aft~r whom Bishop Stang High School is named.

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FArnER WINGATE

MSGR. O'NEILL

FArnER CRONIN

FArnER BERNIEJR

Four to mark silver jubilees Tuesd~y Four priests of the diocese will mark their silver jubilees of ordination on Tuesday. All were ordained Feb. 2, 1957, in St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop James L. Connolly, now retired.

Father Adrien E. Bernier, Father John P. Cronin and Msgr.

Patrick J. O'Neill are Fall River natives.

Father Arthur K. Wingate is a native of Wellesley. ,Father Bernier, pastor of St. Mathieu's Church, Fall River, will be principal celebrant at a Mass of thanksgiving at 11 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 14. Homilist will be Father Thomas Landry, OP, associate pastor at St. Theresa's Church, New Bedford, and con­ celebrants will include many priests of the diocese. Relatives, friends and former parishioners are invited to attend.

A reception and dinner at White's restaurant will follow the Mass. Further information may be had from Mrs. William LeBlanc, 678-8029.

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by Father Cronin are a Mass of thanksgiving on Tuesday and at­ tendance at a reunion of semin­ ary classmates. He is pastor of Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea.

Msgr. O'Neill, pastor of 55.

Peter and Paul Church, Fall River, will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving at 2 p.m. Sunday,' Feb. 7. Among concelebrants will be priests of the diocese and many of the jubilarian's former coIleagues in the National Cath­ olic Educational Association.

AIl parish music groups wiIl participate in the Mass and the program '\viIl include a solo by Father Stephen A. Fernandes, associate pastor. Father Corne­ lius O'NeiIl, Msgr.. O'Neill's brother and pastor of St. Paul's Church, Taunton, will be homi­ list.. .

Father Wingate, serving at St. Mary's parish, Norton, will ob­ serve his jubilee privately.

Father Bernier Father Bernier was born in 1919, the son of the late Oscar lind Eva (Boucher) Bernier, and one of 14 children.

After graduation from Bless­ ed Sacrament School, Fall River, he attended the College S. Alex­ andre in' Canada and the School of St. Ppilip Neri in Boston. He complett;d his studies for the priestho~d at St. John's Semin­ ary, Bri~hton.

Father Bernier was associate pastor at St. Michael's parish, Ocean Grove, Notre Dame and St. Mathieu,~Fall River, and Sa­ cred Heart and St. Anne, New Bedford, before being named to his present post in 1975.

Father Cronin Father Cronin, born in 1931, the son of the late John and Mary (Moriarty) Cronin, at­ tended St. Patrick's and St: Louis' grammar schools, Fall River, and Msgr. Coyle High School, Taunton. Following two years at Providence College, he entered St. John's Seminary to prepare for the priesthood.

His first assignment was at St. Patrick's parish, Fall River, where he served until 1962. He was' then appoint~d director of St. Vincent's Home and camp, diocesan director of radio acti­ vities, juvenile court chaplain for Fall River and administrator for St. Bernard's parish, AssOl~et.

In 1966 he earned a master's de­ gree in social work at Boston· College.

Subsequently he served at St. Joseph's parish, Taunton, and in 1977 was named to his present position.

Msgr. O'Neill.

Born in 1931, the son of the late Patrick and Sarah (Coogan)' O'Neill, Msgr. O'Neill graduated from Sacred Heart School, Fall River, and Msgr. Coyle High School, Taunton. .He prepared for the priesthood at Our Lady of Providence and St. John's seminaries and holds master's and doctoral de­ grees in education from Boston College.

Msgr. O'Neill was associate pastor at Immaculate Conception parish, Fall River, and St. Thom­ as More, Somerset, before being appointed successively as acting superintendent and superinten­ dent of diocesan schools and as diocesan director of education when the department was reor­ ganized in 1973. During this period he also served as chap­ lain and instructor in religion at .

Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth.

. As director of education, Msgr.

O'Neill was deeply involved with the National Catholic Educational Association. He was president of its department of Chid Administrators of Catholic Education and held membership on many committees.

He also served on state education committees and was the first Catholic chairman of the Independent School Commission of the New England Association

of Schools and CoUeges.

In 1974, Msgr. O'Neill was named a domestic prelate and in '1975 he was appointed pastor of 55. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River. In 1977 he resigned from the education directorship to de· vote full time to the pastoral ministry.

1982 will be an especially busy year for him as he directs observance of the 100th anniver­ sary of 55. Peter and Paul.

Father Wingate Father Wingate is the son of Angela (Kirby) and the late Ray· mond Wingate. He was born tn Wellesley in 1930.

After graduating from St. Mary's School, Fall River, and Msgr. Coyle High School, Fall River, he attended Providence College for two years, then enter­ ing St. John's Seminary.

He served at St. Joseph's and St. Mary's parishes, Taunton; St. Lawrence, New Bedford; Sacred Heart, Fall River; and St. Mary's, Mansfield, before beginning his present assignment last June.

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Return to Catholic ,Schools There can be little doubt that Cathoiic schools are once again an important factor in community education.

More and more schools report record enrollments and some even have waiting .lists. Despite growing tuition costs and the lack of tax credits for the same, parents see in Catholic elementary. and secondary schools some­ thing that they do not see in the public· education on the same level. The difference lies in discipline, learning and religion. ' , Th,e demise of di'scipli~e in public ,education is noth­ ing short of appalling. The keeping of order in many public' schools mean police patrolling corridors to pr~vent student clashes or assaults on teachers. Teachers Who want to teach find it almost impossible because so 'many students and parents just do not care.

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Such indifference only encourages ignorance. To teach, one must have discipline. There is no substitute for it in faculty room or classroom. Because of their basic commit­ ment to its enforcement, Catholic schools have the oppor­ tunity to teach ~nd students have the opportunity to'learn.

Learning today, for the most part, means the ability to read and write. Colleges and universities are spending millions of, dollars on remedial courses in these areas be­ cause so many prospective students do riot meet even minimal standards.

In Catholic schools, however, homework and account: ability are still.. considered positive means of intellectual development. Learning extends beyond classroom hours. , In the past, many parents saw the parochial school as a convenient substitute for their own religious obl~ga­ tions and duties. Today our social order has taught many a hard lesson. More and more parents realize that they. are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith and that they should be the best of teachers: ' A Catholic school is not and cannot be a parental sub­ stitute in matters of religious education. Parents of chIld­ ren in Catholic schools should realize that they cannot live a lie. What good is it to teach a child in school that he or she should, for example, attend weekly Mass when tpat child's, parents do not?

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Ignoring culture

By Michael Gallagher

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Millions of our fellow Ameri. week is no less fervent in its to the question so that the ex­ A growing number of people ar~ realizing that spint­ admiration of GH. Its campus aminers will know. ual child abuse can be as dangerous as physical child abuse. ' dans, as I need hardly tell you, erupted with "groupie hysteria Jeanne has trouble with an­ ~xperience acute men~al anguish It is a real injustice to a child to have him or her taught the ~t the very thought of having reminiscent of a '60s Beatles other question, one that shows truths of faith in the classroom and then deny these same to get through the day without concert'; when some of the a girl passing what looks like a truths at home. On the other hand, it is wonderful to see their soap opera fix. (yes, I show's stars' paid a visit during sandwich to a boy. She has to in­ so many younger parents trying to live what they believe ~now, millions of others are simi­ a "General Hospital Weekend." dicate by her choice who is taller and sharing their beliefs with their children by ~ord and I~rly addicted to televised foot­ . These privileged young people o,r whether they are the same b~1I llJld baseball" but why get are susceptible to trash simply size. But Jeanne wonders what action. ' eyerybody mad at you at once?) because their cultural lives are passing a sandwich has to do with how tall a person is. And ,To be sure, Catholic schools are not perfect. They still I Now I know that the soaps, empty.

The other day I read a book to , what kind of sandwich is it any­ have much to' achieve. For example, much has to be done \\jith "General Hospital" setting my two daughters, aged seven way? the pace, depict all sorts of un­ to assure that those who teach in such a school also prac­ and four. 'Written by a wise and Ana Maria breezes through the tice what they teach. Lay teachers of religion should be tqward behavior, with sexual witty Co­ woman named Miriam test.

Her efforts get her into a ~isconduct the favorite· and faithful sons and daughters of the Church. hen, it was titled "First Grade special class where her presum­ g~eed a distant second. I know a Test." Big Daddy ap­ ably superior intellectual powers There are other problems Catholic schools face in the t~at young children come home Takes preciated it even more than little , will get freer rein. Her lack of from school and tune in on this, areas of physical and technical advancement. However, in ' imagination and her ability to which is ample cause for out-' Maureen and Julie. ~he light of today's life, they offer a very real hope in' a In the story, a lady from the conform, involving avoidance of rdge. But let's forget moral con· world of educational uncertainty and doubt. ' principal's of(ice come~ into the useless knowledge - Le., the siderations for' a minute.

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iWhat I find most distressing classroom with a sheaf of multi· al)out the "General Hospital" . pie-choice examinations,.

I ' phenomenon is that some three­ Ana Maria is delighted. "Oh q~arter~ of its 14 million viewers good, now we can see how fa.1 into the 18-34 category and smart'we are!" she chortles. The thrre seems to, be especially wild enthusiasm of the rest, of the enfhusiasm among college stu-. kids, however, is muted.. dents, according to a Newsweek The first question puzzles co~er story' ("TV's Hottest' George: '~abbits eat: (lettuce) shbw," Sept. 28, 1981).' (dog food) (sandwiches)." He I When reading the Newsweek raises his hand to tell the teacher pi+e, I felt especially depressed that rabbits have to eat carrots.

by Ia picture of a• crowded student Otherwise their teeth. will get lounge captioned: "'GH' fans too long. The teacher nods and 'tu~e in at Boston College." Fair smiles, putting her finger to her

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kind they don't test you on ­ have helped make her a great test passer. She's culturally de­ prived, but you'd, never guess it from her grades.

Is it any wonder that boys and giris like Ana Maria, once they get to Harvard or Boston College, turn to the likes, of "General Hospital" '(or "Animal House") to fill in the vacuum left by their education? They've never devel­ oped critical awareness. They have no radar to tell them that trasb is trash.

Fathers flower

"My father was the kind of man who told me I could do anything I wanted to do in life," said the dynamic woman speaker, "as long as Mother had dinner on the table at six."

There was a roar of laughter and prolonged applause as this familiar dichotomy touched a re­ sponsive chord in her listeners.

She pinpointed the dilemma of fathers today who really want their daughters to be full per­ sons but who have grown ac­ customed to the comfort of a fulltime wife. .

Fathers of all ages are having it rough today. Those who mar­ ried in the fifties or earlier are often bewildered by the changes in "that nice girl I married.."

They did their part, as prescribed by society and church. They mar­ ried a good woman, fathered a sizable family, took on the total support of that family and now find themselves criticized for do­ ing what they were supposed to do.

Their wives are telling them they want to grow just when they're ready to relax and enjoy life with a fulltime spouse. Their sons are telling them there's more to life than work, silently rebijking them for failing to

spend more time with them as children. Their daughters are shaking their heads indulgently, accepting emotional and finan­ cial support while wondering aloud how Mom ever put up with it all these years.

Then there ate the fathers of the sixties, as much a frame of mind as a decade. These are the men who never intended to marry, much less to be fathers.

These who openly denounced trust in anyone over 30 are now over 30, married and fathers.

What can we say other than that they love their children, want to be good fathers and are trying to establish lifelong trust between generations without the pain and trauma they experi­ enced and fostered with their own parents?

Now we're seeing the fathers of the seventies, those young men who are trying hard to cre­ ate a new role model of father in our culture. And· bless them, they're pulling it off. I work with couples like this and I know it's hard to live out new ideals and structures in a society which re­ veres nostalgia. But these 'fami­ lies are developing intimacies. and relationships foreign to their parents and grandparents.

They don't place economic roles at the base of their union

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Catholic editors stagger­ ing under the weight of a monumental postal rate hike will be pleased to know that there is perhaps even a good chance that those rates might be rolled back somewhat.

But while there is hope that Congress might undo some of the budget cut which forced the U.S. Postal Service ,to raise sec­ ond class mail rates, there is al­ most no hope that they will be rolled back to their previous level.

In fact there were signs last fall that a postage rate hike was imminent for the religious press, though the hike that came was higher than might have been foreseen.

Besides expressing concern about the financial survivability of Catholic papers, editors point out that the higher rates were not supposed to go into effect until around 1987, when the sub­ sidy that supports lower postal rates for non-profit publications was scheduled to be phased out.

Last summer things looked promising for the Catholic press.

President Reagan had proposed cutting the subsidy, but Congress decided to reauthorize the full amount.

Things began to unravel, how­ ever, in late summer and early fall when Reagan urged even greater cuts to keep the federal deficit under control.

While the House appropriated only $500 million for the sub­ sidy, thllt was seen as an aber­ ration since the House approved the bill before Congress finally agreed to reauthorize the subsidy at $696 m,illion. The Senate Ap-

propriations Committee quickly revised the figure back up to the full $696 million.

Theoretically, action on the bill should have been comp~ted

by Oct. I, the beginning of the 1982 fiscal year. Since it had not, a temporary, "continuing appro­ priation" bill was. passed. And in that bill Congress agreed to use the Senate committee's figures for the' temporary appropriation, meaning that for the time being the full subsidy for second class non-profit mail remained intact.

But a short time later the com­ mittee, responding to Reagan's new request, proposed a cut of $77 million· from the $696 mil­ lion figure. Still later, $20 mil­ lion of the cut was restored, leaving the proposed appropria­ tion in the Senate bill at $639 million.

Meanwhile, the first continuing appropriation expired Nov. 20, forcing Congress to come up with a new temporary funding bill.

But Reagan vetoed that bill and Congress, with the govern­ .ment shutting down all over the country, quickly decided to con­ tinue the Oct. 1 figures for an­ other three weeks, giving the Catholic press another reprieve from postage rate hikes.

Finally on Dec. 15 the roof caved in. President Reagan sign­ ed another continuing appropria­ tion bill, the third of the fall, which included only $614 million for the subsidy - $639 million minus an additional 4 percent across-the-board cut for all pro­ ~rams funded by the measure.

A week Jater the Postal Ser­ vice announced that it was forced

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- he as breadwinner and she as IJomemaker - but consider the quality of their relationship first and foundational. He knows that if they are lonely in their marri­ age, a better paycheck isn't go­ ing to help them. She knows that cleaning and cooking more and better aren't going to compen­ sate for a lack of sharing and intimacy.

I deeply admire these young couples, especially the fathers, because they get hit from· all sides. They hear their own fathers say, "My wife had to work" and their mothers say, "Your dad never had to diaper a baby." Instead of becoming de­ fensive, they smile because they know they are in an evolutionary process of fathering. They sense the truth of Cardinal Newman's words, if a chi.ld sees further than the parent, it's because he's sitting on his shoulders."

To our fathers and their shoulders, of allages and eras, thanks.

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By. MARY McGRORY

Can you believe it? Wash­ ington has become a cinder­ ella dty.

We're No.2 in the coun­

beries, thefts and muggings, an indication that came too late for our surveyors, and showed' that, while more cultured, we try in "desirability." Skip quick­ are not necessarily more civil­ ly over Atlanta being No.1 - . ized. that could ruin it for you. Hold But we know we beat Atlanta on to the thought that the city in the PR of the thing. In At­ of exiles is the second nicest lanta, travelers see billboards place in the United States to proclaiming crime statistics. It live. has something to do with a feud Yes, dear old Washington, the between state police and local town America loves to dump on, polnce. We have no such vulgar is on the charts now as a cool displays. We lllre not a state. In place. The Big Apple barely fact, we've never been sure noses us out in the arts; we're what we are beyond a butt for fifth in transportation. At our politicians' jibes.

Kennedy Center last -Monday" The initial local reaction to night, you could hear Philip our new status was one of total Smith play Haydn's "Concerto surprise. It was followed by a for Trumpet and Orchestra" in a certain moroseness. We get the way to call the dead from the grave. Any day, you can take glass slipper, well, the second pair anyway. We don't break out our Metro and get to where the champagne. We decant the you're going by the time you've doubts. How was the survey found a seat. Not-Sa-Big Apple, made? How large was the sam­ eat your heart out. ple? Could any rational survivor Can we handle success? The of a Washington summer credit question leaps to mind in the , the "favorable" grade on clim­ shrink. capital of the world. We at,e? Did the authors, Richard have more psychiatrists pel' Boyer and David Savageau, do capita than any area on the anyon-site inspection in mid­ planet. Angst is our growth in­ July? Were they using the humid­ dustry, second only to the ad­ By ity rate in Kuala Lumpur as their vanced paranoia that afflicts all baseline? levels of government service, JIM Betimes, can' Washington ad­ from the Oval Office to the Pen­ just?

Will its inhabitants miss tagon janitors' locker room. The LACKEY that enyeloped them the hostility president believes the Libyans are out to get him. The janitor whenever they ventured out into broods that the president will what the First Citizen of the city invariably reminds them is "the get his job. real world?" to raise the rates, effective Jan. ·But that has been in the air 10.

Will we be able to hold up since the John Adamses moved Work continues on the regular . into the White House. From the our heads in, say, Cleveland, and appropriation bill, which when first, the image of the Federal probably proclaim that we come passed by Congress and signed.

City has been that of a swamp from a city that used to be an by the president will supersede - a breeding ground of rogues, expletive? the continuing appropriation, due A senator once gave the ulti­ parasites and bad ideas. to expire March 31. Sen. James mate rejoinder to our detractors.

The rest of the country believes Abdnor (R-S.D.), chairman of the that the reason people living in He said of the lawmakers who subcommittee which oversees the had mortgaged their fortunes Washington have massive re­ bill, said he intended to keep and their family life to finance course to Freud is that they live the $639 million figure in the bill the chance to come and live here guilt~ in Washington and are and said he believed the House ridden for the part they play in part of the year: "They never go ultimately would agree to that squandering money, filling the back to Pocatello." figure too.

But that was many years ago.

Congressional Record with hy­ That would mean the postage pocritical blather and strangling Until we got the results of the rate hikes could be rolled back, honest businessmen with regula­ survey, we hadn't realized that at least for this year, although tions and paperwork. anyone had noticed how beauti­ not all the way back to their But now we are desirable. ful we are, that we have as many pre-Christmas level. trees as psychiatrists, and world­ What do we do? Booster but­ class springtimes. tons? But what will be the sym­ bol of our scientifically estab­ But let us try to accept accep­ lished charm? A cherry tree? tance, shall we? We might like it.

Some congressman from Michi­ gan would scream that we were pushing Japanese cars. The Washington Monument? Not since the day of the big govern­ ment shutdown when they lock­ Effective Fniday, Feb. 5, The ed the doors. Bad vibes for bu­ Anchor will 00 published on Fri­ reaucrats. We'll have a study day instead of ThlllJ'sday. You commission with three retired will therefore reCeive· your paper generals, four California tennis one day later than you previous­ "I'll never players and a deadline of 1990. ly did. understand the Book The cIluUlge wiD Jrnprove our The accolade comes at the of Revelation if I live o best possible moment. We have ~overage of late-b~king news to be twelve'" just been advised of a "seasonal stories and eliminate frequent wave" of crime. The first four rescheduling of deadlines in con­ ~tlojR wltlln Mo:mday IlnoIlI~oys. days of 1982 brought 68 yob­

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January 29 Rev.. Christiano J. Borges, 1944, Pastor, St. John Baptist, New Bedford Rev. Albert J. Masse, 1950, Pastor, St. Joseph, Attleboro January 31 Rev. Charles J. Burns, 1901, Pastor, St. Mary, No. Attleboro Rev. William F. Sullivan,,,,,1930, Pastor, St. Patrick, Somerset Rev. Manuel C. Terra, 1930, Pastor, St.Peter, Provincetown F~bnrary 1 Rt. Rev. Michael 'J. O'Rei'lly, 1948, Pastor, Immaculate Con­ ception, Taunton Rev. Anatole F. Desmarais, 1975, Pastor: St. James, Taun­ ton Rt. Rev. Patrick Hurley, 1968, Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton February 2 .

Most Rev. William Stang, D.D., 1907, First Bishop of Fall River 1904·07 Rev. Patriclt F, McKenna, 1913, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Taunton' " Rev. John L. McNamara, 1941, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Fall River Rev. P. Roland Decosse, 1947, Pastor, "St. Hyacinth, New Bed­ ford February 3 SAN SALVADOR (NC) - Cit­ Rev. Antonio O. Ponte, 1952, ing the more than 600,000 vic­ Pastor, Our Lady of Angels, Fall tims of 1981's civil war in El River . Salvador, Bishop Arturo Rivera Damas, apostolic administrator Fe1,mlary 4 Rt. Rev. Hl,lgh J. Smyth, P.R., of the Archdiocese of San Sal­ 1921, Pastor, St. Lawrence, New vador, appealed to the military Bedford, 1st Vicar General, Fall and the guerrillas to end their River 1904-07, Administrator of conflict through a negotiated peace. He asked Salvadorans to Diocese Feb.-July 1907 reflect on his belief that "the Exercise conflict of El Salvador ·is at the , "There is no better exercise heart of the East-West conflict for the heart than reaching down­ and runs the risk of becoming and lifting somebody up." ­ truly international with no end Liguorian in sight."

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Continued f.rom page one said Richard Doerflinger, legis­ lative assistant to the· bishops' Committee on Pro-life Activities. ·~It's always been a· part of Cath­ olic theology. Even in the centur­ ies when biological knowledge was murky and the question of when life begins was unresolved, they always used that."

He disagreed with Reagan's statement at the press confer­ ence concerning recent.hearings on when life begins.

The president said the results of the hearing showed that it could not be resolved when life beg~n, but Doerflinger said scie"n­ tists at the hearing gave their philosophical, not scientific views, on the beginning of life.

"To say the subcommittee could not resolve when life be­ gins, is not accurate," Doer­ flinger said. "Some scientists chose to answer a different ques­ tion about things such as qual. ity of life," he said.

Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee, said "the presi­ dent gets the conclusions exact­ ly backward."

Johnson said that in reporting on the hearings the press has confused the separate questions of when life begins and when that life was value. Although witnesses at the hearings dis­ greed about when life has value they all concluded that life be­ gins at conception.

Reagan was asked whether, if one of his daughters were raped and became pregnant as a result, he would agree that she be forced to carry that pregnancy to term.

The president said he would not answer the question in per­ sonal terms but, "i do know. that I once approved the law in California that allowed that as a justification in the line of self­ defense, just as a mother has a right, in my view to protect her own life at the expense' of the life of the unborn child.

"I am very concerned because I have found out since that it was used as a gigantic loophole in the law and it . . . literally led to abortion on demand, on the plea of rape," he said.

He added that he would be "hesitant to approve abortion" in cases of rape.

Johnson said it was actually the health exception that caused the loophole allowing abortion virtually on demand. Pro- abor­ tionists expanded the health pro­ vision to in~lude almost any­ thing, he said.

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letter••re welcomed, but .hould be no more th.n 200 word.. The editor re'ONU the rlaM ·to condon.. or edit, 19 deemed neconary. All lettera must be signed Ind 'nclud. • homl or bu.'no. . .ddr....

Priests needed Dear Editor: You headlined a letter of mine in 1975 "Look at the Growth of the Church." It told of the growth of the church from 35,000 in 1790 to almost 49 million in 1975. It also stated that from no diocesan priests in 1790, by 1975 there were over 36,000 with re­ ligious priests going from 34 in 1790 to 20,000 in 1975.

I bring this up 'again as our own diocese has grown phenom­ enally, especially in the Cape Cod area, yet our growth in can­ didates for the priesthood hasn't.

This has happened all over the country. Where have we failed in trying to rectify this? . . .

I wonder how many signed those cards asking us to pray for priests which came from the bishop a few years ago - and if they signed and sent it in, are they still fulfilling their pledge?

Each day at Mass that is one of my most fervent intentions.

Never forget, our precious liturgy of the Mass, our confessions, our calls when ill or dying, our sympathy and help, our child­ ren's CCD instructions, our church's very existence depend on our having priests.

Pray, pray for more of them, and may they all be guided by Pope John Paul II. Katherine Nowak Marion

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BOY SCOUTS representing eight New England Diocesan Catholic Scouting com­ mittees meet in Worcester with chaplains and lay chairmen. Top row left is Ted Figlock, Taunton, elected a youth representative to an area meeting to be held next September, also in Worcester.

Balloons. bear good news Continued from page one public schools," 87 percent agreed. . veyed agreed with that. "I think One reader commented that that Catholic schools are a bar­ "there is no substitute for good gain at any price." . . In the U.S. Catholic survey 92 Catholic education in a good percent of the readers agreed Catholic school. Catholic schools are superior to public schools in· with the statement: "Just as im­ portant as religion classes in 'every regard and' CCD classes Catholic schools is the Catholic once or twice a week can never environment which surrounds the take the place of a daily reli­ gion class and a Catholic en­ teachings of all subjects."

To the statement that "apart vironment." from religion, Catholic schools Another wrote, "I am impress­ still have better disCipline than ed with the Catholic education

Bishop asks f()rgiveness Test-tube babies for brother's murderers Dear Editor: So Dr. Leroy Walters thinks CIJEVELAND (NC) - Auxili­ in vitro fertilization to produce ary Bishop James P. Lyke of' test-tube babies is ethically ac­ Cleveland said he and his fam­ ceptable (Anchor, Jan. 14, p.l)? ily "beg God's mercy and for­ Who put him in charge and why giveness" for those who murder­ didn't you print, in answer, the .ed his brother. church's teaching. After all, we Bishop Lyke also rejected capi­ expect and look to our diocesan tal punishment for those charged Catholic paper for the Catholic with the murder. position on current moral ques­ The bishop's brother, Amos tions as they arise, Lyke, 59, was suffocated in his The complex procedure of in Chicago apartment on the even­ vitro fertilization is well sum­ ing of Jan.!. Three men and a marized by Father Aidan Carr, woman have been arrested and OCSO: "In vitro (test-tube) fer­ charged in the robbery-murder. tilization is immoral. It is artifi­ "I am so proud of my family," cial insemination compounded said Bishop Lyke in a homily at and it will often include abor­ a funeral service in Chicago. tion. It is wrong because it is a "For those who killed my broth­ denigration of human dignity, er, we beg God's mercy and for­ of the sacredness of human life, giveness. With St. Paul, w~ be­ of the integral meaning of human lieve deeply that we shall over­ marital love and the family, of come evil with good. We listen man's accountability to God. intently to Christ's words, 'Love "By it j man is equated with the your enemies; pray for your animal; a human embyro is ex­ persecutors: " posed to the serious danger of Bishop Lyke continued: "While damage or extinction in the medi­ cal processes necessary; marriage we would want some form of justice, I would. not desire the is not of itself regarded as pro­ creative; divine law is mocked death penalty. Capital punish­ by a total disreg'ard for revealed ment is inconsistent with the way truth and the teachings of the Judeo-Christian moral heritage" (Homilet~c and Pastoral Review, What of the defective children June 1912, p. 67). . .• brought into being by test-tube Even Dr. Steptoe himself, fertilization? Dr. Steptoe re­ when asked about birth defects sponds "Termination (abortion) due to test-tiJbe fertilization, said would be necessary."

"We do not really know yet Kay Mack what the full risks are."

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and thinking of Jesus, who could have called 12 legions of angels to his defense, but instead chose to die that even his en­ emies might have life.

"In a very real way, we are all on trial," the bishop said. "So much of what all of us do fos­ ters a climate of violence in our society and feeds the systems of aggression that cheapen human life.

"When we attempt to solve family problems through physi­ cal force or vitriolic words," he continued, "when we applaud the injury of others, when we view television programs or at­ tend movies wherein violence is glorified, when we use or con­ done the use of drugs, when we join gangs that bring fear and terror to our neighborhoods, when we purchase 'hot' goods, when we participate in these and so many like activities, we sup­ port and feed the climate of vio­ lence and the systems of aggress­ ion."

system in general. I changed my faith five years ago because of it."

One reader told of her child­ ren in CathoH~ gramwar school, Catholic high school and Cath­ olic university. "I am more im­ pressed than ever of the loving atmosphere the chiidren are in every day. There have been years when we wondered how the tuition would ever be paid, but with the help of God and part-time jobs for teen-agers, it was. Our children are not only well-educated but seem to be happy and well adjusted. I give a lot of credit for this to our great Catholic school system," "It is well worth the tuition, the Bingo volunteer hours, the bake sales and card parties to keep God alive in our children during school hours as well as at home," a Massachusetts reader said.

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In particular, Rastafarian dress, including the characteristic hairstyle of dreadlocks, should be accepted as an authentic reli­ gious and cultural expression, the commission said.

It asked the British govern­ ment .to ensure that Rastafar­ ians in prisons do not have their dreadlocks forcibly cut off, as is often the case, In general, it asked that they be allowed the same privileges as other religious believers: The commission's report said Rastafarianism developed from the Jamaican black people's ex­ perience of slavery and oppress­ ion and took form with the crowning of Ras (prince) Tafari in 1930. Haile Selassie was seen as a sign of black liberation and as the living God. ~

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'Africans are Cleeply sensitive to the sacred dimension.' shield from' materialism is the through evangelization, through sense of family. In Zaire in 1980, the communication of the power he lauded "the positive values of Christ's Gospel that the local of a sense of family, anchored churches are purified and en­ in the African soul, which carry abled to become ever more au­ many asp~cts that are certainly thentic communities of faith, in able to' cause reflection by so­ which the poor and the suffering, called. advanced civilizations." the sick and the handicapped, Among these values the pope the, unemployed and the disin­ listed: "th!! seriousness of the herited, the orphans, widows and entry into marriage at the end refugees find fraternal love, soli­ of a long .journey; the priority darity and support; and in which given to tile transmission of life, everyone is 'eager' to maintain and thus the importance given the unity of the spirit in the bond to the mother and children; the of peace.' '(Eph.4:3)" law of solidarity among families In the context of Pope John who have', made an alliance ~aul's past statements and Ni­ which is exercised especially in geria's present situation, the favor of the elderly, widows and pope's planned visit, as one Ro­ orphan~; a' kind of co-responsi­ man observer put it, "makes per­ bility in taking care of the edu­ fect pastoral sense." cation of children that can read­ But perhaps it is easier to ex­ ily lessen psychological tensions; plain. and the cult of ancestors, which Said a priest who knows the promotes fidelity to traditions." pope, speaking about the Niger­ But evangelization plays itself, ians: "They are his responsibility not only against- the wide screen and they ask him to come. With of society in general; there is a this man, that's all you need." sharper focus, too, and the pope wants to address himself particu­ larly to the Roman Catholic community in Nigeria..

Its 4 million members do not represent the largest nation of VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope African Catholics - Zaire, for example, has 11 million. But the John Paul II will visit the African Nigerian church is particularly nations of Nigeria, Gabon, Benin vibrant, in . the full springtime and Equatorial Guinea Feb. 12­ of its growth - converts by the 19, a Vatican spokesman said,' 'Father Romeo Panciroli, direc­ thousands, seminaries overflow­ ing, priests and nuns going as tor of the Vatican Press Office, missionaries to other African announced details of the trip, to be the first for the pope since nations, lay catechists and volun­ February 1981. teering in multitudes.

The pope's first stop in Africa At this 'strategic moment, the pope wants to' foster Nigeria's is Nigeria, where he will visit continued energy, to insure its Lagos, the capital, and the cities unity within itself and with the of Onitsha, Enugu, Kaduna and wider' church, to invite it to Ibadan. match itself regularly against the After a brief visit to Cotonou.

Gospel and to draw its power the capital of 'Benill, the pope from there. , will go to Libreville, the capital To Nigeria's. bishops Jan. 14, of Gabon, Father- Papciroli said.

Pope John Paul gave a preview His final stop will be in Equator­ of February's message: "It is ial Guinea.

Papal trip details are -announced

Mary~ SAN FRANCISCO (NC) ­ The key fact about Mary, the mother of Jesus, is her disciple­ ship, said Sulpician Father Ray­ mond. E. Brown, Auburn pro­ fessor of biblical studies at Un­ ion Theological Seminary in New York City.

"The essence of what Mary means to'us all is that she heard the word of God and did it," Father Brown said at a Marian symposium at St. ·Patrick's Sem­ inry, Menlo Park, Calif.

"Jesus explains," he said, "that whoever does the will of God is mother and brother . ". and sister to me."

"This is an important distinc­ tion," the Scripture scholar con­ tinued, "because in the Judaic tradition the people of God were those born of a Jewish mother - all others were outside of the chosen people.

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came to challenge this. Birth does not accomplish relationship to him or his people. He is not interested in mere physical birth or relationship. He distinguishes natural birth from the relation­ ship that comes from doing the will of God. This is what makes a real family for him:' "The relationship of mother to to son and son to mother and Mary's role as both mother and disciple are reflected throughout the Gospels," Father Brown said, "but especially in the scene in the temple when Jesus, as a young boy, is preaching and remarks to his mother that he must be about his Father's business ­ he is not merely her son."

At the wedding feast at Cana, Jesus acceded' to his mother's request to provide inore wine but first told her "my hour has not yet come," Father Brown said. "Even though she is his

mother, she is beginning to give priority to what he wants.

"She has faith," Father Brown went on. "She is willing to obey his decisions and his word. She is disciple. Jesus brings her to the foot of the cross, and with­ out naming Mary or John sp~ci­ fically, he commends them to each other with the words, 'son' and 'mother: These two are typical of all the people Jesus loves. The language. of the fam­ ily' is the language of love and peace.

"So in answer to the question, "Who are my brothers?' Jesus' answer ultimately is that those who stand at the' foot of the cross and who believe in him are," Father Brown said.

"The reality of Mary is that she was Jesus' natural mother but she also met the criterion of the Gospel - she ·was disciple, too:'

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Thurs., Jan. 28, 1982

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (NC) - "I see myself as a broken toy:' said Trinitarian Father Thomas Coughlin, the first born-deaf priest in the United States and one of the only four born-deaf priests in the world.

In an interview with the Visi­ tor, newspaper of the Providence diocese, he said, "Our task is to repair the broken aspect of hu­ manity and in that process, man­ kind becomes one:' The 34-year-old priest, a na­ tive of Malone, N.Y., has been a trailblazer.

He was turned down by the first religious order he sought to join, but was accepted by the Trinitarian Fathers.

Because of his deafness he felt isolated from his fellow semin­ o;irians because he could not com­ municate with them, but he per-. severed and was ordained in Baltimore in May, 1977.

He has served as a missionary priest for the International Cath­ olic Deaf Association since or­

dination and has traveled throughout the world giving re­ . treats for the deaf. He expects to go to the .Phillipines soon to conduct a retreat there.

During his visit to Providence, Father Coughlin spent several" hours with students of the Rhode Island School for the Deaf.

At one point, two students started a little scuffle and Fath­ er Coughlin laughingly chal­ lenged one to an arm wrestling contest, which resulted in all the boys seeking a bout.

But the visit was not all games and laughter. Father Coughlin spoke to the students about God and heaven, told stories and .showed a movie: He said a chaplain at St. Mary's School, a secondary in­ situation for the deaf run by the Sisters of St. Joseph in Buffalo, was his inspiration to become a priest. After being turned down by one order because .of his handicap was accepted by the Trinitarians after graduation from Gallaudet College. He later received a master's degree from

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I Yesterday r found out that my closest friend, a widow, offered to find him an apartment and ~elp him f.umish it. I am so up­ set. I doubt there is anything :tomantie in her efforts. How­ ~ver, she is interfering with my ~trategy to get my husband back.

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I Then the Chicago-born Father Wiltgen came on the scene. In December 1981 he established Uie Theological Library Network, gi:ving Rome's scholars and stu­ dl~ntsaccess to a computerized' dllta base of millions of biblio­ gl'raphical references.

IThe Divine Word missionary is [no stranger to the communica­ tions world. During the Second VAtican Council he issued a tv.\ice-a-day newsletter on coun­ cil l proceedings which had 3,147 subscribers in 108 countries. \o\pplying the same creativity to I library science, the priest­ scJ~olar, who has also authored books on church history, is seek-· in!~ to take Roman research by tM hand and lead it into the 20tfh century. ' This is the way Father Wilt­ gelj,s system works.

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In a way, she has assumed one of your wifely roles.

Tell her how you feel. Tell' her that you cannot handle the emo­ tions, the jealousy. If she is truly your frie~d, she will stay out of any, domestic matters with your husband.

Some might say that since you and your husband are separated, he is fair game for others. You had your choice to accommodate his workah9lic ways. Since you didn't choose to, you have no right to be upset if someone else wants him as he is.

On the 'contrary, you have every right to be upset. You are still married. Anyone else who gets involved in your domestic arrangements is out of place.

One final word of caution.

Your friend may be the least of your worries. I suspect there are many' other women out there who would like to meet and marry a

hard-working breadwinner. They might be willing to put up with some of his faults. In short, while your friend may back off, others wilt probably come along who are less sympathetic to you and they may take a very selfish ,in­ terest in your husband.,' To help counteract this I would suggest that you not present your husband with the ultimatum of no wifely support until he guarantees the family more time.

Soften your position a bit.

Perhaps you can enjoy a re­ lationship again. Maybe he can have one din~er per week at home. Can you take the children places together?

Your strategy is to withhold .your homemaking support until your husband agrees to spend more time at home. Tell your friend you would appreciate it if she did not interfere with your plan. At the same time, offer some inducement to keep your husband coming by. If you don't, I fear he will sink further into his job or' else, take up house­ .keeping with someone who ac­ commodates his style.

Reader questions on family living and child care to be an­ swered in print are invited. Ad­ dress The Kennys, Box 67, Rens­ selaer, Ind. 47978.

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It remains, of course, for the student to get the books from the United S,tates through inter­ library loan by written request, unless a Rome library happens to have the book.

Within two years Father Wilt­ gen envisions a new phase be­ ginning. By then, he feels, the books in Rome's hundreds of theological libraries will have been entered into this same data Qase.

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"With it, you can do better work, and at less cost, in less time and with less strain."

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KNOCK, . Ireland (NC) Thieves smashed a glass case in the basilica at the shrine of Our Lady of Knock and stole II gold­ plated carving given by Pope John Paul II when he visited the shrine in 1979, police said on Jan. 6~ The carving has a nine-inch­ high golden rose. said Msgr.

James Horan, the local priest who. invited the pope to the Marian shrine in County Mayo.

He said it was similar to gifts presented by the Vatican to most of the world's Catholic pilgrim­ age centers.

, The metal of which the rose is made is, worth relatively little, but Ireland's 3.5 million Cath­ olics consider the rose "almost beyond value," Msgr. Horan. said.

Appealing to the robbers to re­ turn the carving, he said, "It means so much to the people around here and· we badly want it back."

Pope John Paul visited the Knock shrine during'his three­ day visit to Ireland in October 1979. The shrine wlJs, built on the spot where local people said they saw a vision of the Virgin Mary on Aug. 21, 1879.

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PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN

Folk choir rehearsals will be held Wednesday in the rectory

basement: 6:30 p.m. for juniors,

7 p.m. for seniors.

The parish council will meet at 7:30 tonight in the rectory.

Cub Scouts wlll hold a pack meetlnR at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in

the church 'hall.

The ,human development com­ mittee will meet at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 4, in the rectory.

DAUGHTERS OF'ISABELLA

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB

Alcazaba Circle 65 of Attle­ boro will meet .at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 4, in K of C Hall on Hodges _Street. A social hour will follow the business session.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FR

The annual credit union meet­ ing will be held at 2 p.m. SUI)­ day at the parish hall.

The Holy Name Society will hold a breakfast meeting follow­ ing 8 a.m. Mass Sunday, March 21.

Candles will be blessed at 7 a.m. Mass Tuesday, the feast of the Presentation. They will be available at all Masses the week­ end of Feb. 6 'and 7. Throats will . also be blessed at all Masses Ithat weekend.

Leaders are needed for a Cub Scout pack in process of forma­ tion. Volunteers may contact the rectory.

SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR

An evening of recollection for

CCD teachers and aides in area parishes will begin 'at 7 p.m.

Sunday at the Father Coady Center. The program will be conducted by Sister Theresa, and Father John Oliveira. Interested parishioners are invited.

WIDOWS, WIDOWERS, NB

A support group for the wid. owed will meet at 8 p.m. Mon­

day, Feb. 8, at St. Kilian's rec­

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Parents of first communion S'econd-gradieI1S rwi]] receive candidates will meet in the First Penance at 3 p.m. Saturday. school cafeteria at 7 tonight.

All welcome.

The Liturgical Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the ST. ~CHAEL, SWANSEA rectory.

Parents of first communion and confirmation candidates are ST. JULIE BILLIART, asked to meet on Tuesday, either N.DARTMOUTH at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel or 7 Parishioners are invited to join p.m. in the church. Candidates' families and candidates prepar­ baptismal certificates should be ing for first communion and brought. confirmation at rosary and Bene­ Father John FoIster will con­ diction servIces to be held at duct an evening of renew,al at 7 7:30 p.m. the last Sunday of p.m. Sund.ay, Feb. 7. All wel­ each month. come.

An Encounter weekend is scheduled to begin tomorrow at the Family Life Center, North Dartmouth. A few spaces are still available. Further informa­ tion: Norman and Lucy Paul, 678-8694. Other weekends are planne4 for Feb. 12 and Feb. 26.

A community night for couples who h,ve made the weekend will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sat­ urday, Feb. 6, in St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven. Jackie and Walt Coyne will speak. All en­ countered couples are welcome.

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The Women's Guild will meet p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, for a music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 in and singalong program at Sa­ cred Heart parish, North Attle­ the parish center. boro.

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Jo McGowan will speak on her experiences in India at a meet­ ing of the Greater Fall River ,First Friday Club to begin with 6 p.m. Mass Friday, Feb. 5, at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River.

Supper and the. meeting will fol­ low in Sacred Heart School cafe­ teria.

Forthcoming shrine programs will include a series of discuss­ ions on the sacrament of penance, for women at 10 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. Wednesd.ay, Feb. 10, led by Father Andre Patenaude, MS, 'DIVORCED/SEPARATED, NB and for men at the same hours Support group members meet Wednesday, Feb. 17. led by at 7:30 p.m. each Sunday at Our Father Paul Dalbec, MS. Lady's Chapel, 600 Pleasant St. Beginning at 10 a.m. Thurs­ February's schedule: Feb. 7, talk day, 11, and continuing on annulments by Father Marc weeklyFeb. throup.h May 27, a Bible Bergeron; Feb. 14, Mass, coffee group will meet under di­ and conversation; Feb. 21, talk on study rection of Father Joseph Ross, taxes for the divorced and sep­ MS, in the Devotional Chapel. arated by tax preparer Donald Participants ars asked to bring Dumont; Feb. 28, group discuss­ Bibles. . ion on the "annulment men­ "An Experience in Prayer­ tality," facilitated by Chris 0' Movement" will be led by Doro­ Neill. thy Buck of Hamden, CT, from VINCENTIANS, FR 9:30 a.m. 'to 5 p.m. Saturday, The greater Fall River Council Feb. 13. The pro!ttam inteerates will meet for Mass 'at 7 p.m. classical ballet and prayer tech­ Tuesday in St. Anne's School niques.

Furt:her information on /all hall, Fall River. A meat pie sup­ programs is available from the per and meeting will follow. shrine, tel. 222-5410.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK

Mrs. Lee Ghazil will speak to teachers, parents .and other in­ terested persons at 7 p.m. Sun­ day on Family Life Education for Sexuality.

Altar boy candidates meet in the church from 1 to 2 p.m. each Saturday.

ST. PATRICK, !FALMOUTH

The Women's Guild is sponsor­ ing a May pilgrimage to the Blue Army shrine in Washington, N.J. Information: Paulyn Dick, 540-2045.

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Needy get gourmet.meals PHOENIX, Ariz. (NC) - The St. Vincent de 'Paul Charity Din­ ing Room in Phoenix used to serve its patrons good nourish­ ing meals, but since gourmet chef Karl von Lutz took over, those meals have become epicur­ ean delights at no extra cost.

The dining room, run by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, has been in operation for 29 years, serving more than 8.9 million free meals to the needy of Phoenix.

Von Lutz, 57, who retired as a chef in 1979 and moved to Phoenix, had 32 years of cook­ ing behind him before taking on the job at the dining room in April 1981. At one time von Lutz served lavish meals to ele­ gant diners at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago and at the Lord Simscoe Hotel in Tro­ onto, where he was executive chef.

"I'm now repaying God for what he allowed me to do in the past," von Lutz said; "When I die I want to have that memory left behind me."

Von Lutz .said that helping people is now his vocation. "My family is raised," he said. "I have no one to worry about but myself. My dedication is to help­ ing the poor."

Born in Maine to Swiss-Ger­ man parents, von Lutz was a Navy cook after World War II but learned his craft from his father, whom he succeeded as head chef at the Edgewater Beach.

In October 1981 ,the St. Vin­ cent de Paul Society' held its 67th annual convention in a special conference room adjoining the charity dining room. With his usual finesse, von Lutz offered a gourmet dinner to the group, later receiving a letter of praise

from Cardinal Humberto Med­ eiros of Boston, who had attend­ ed the conference.

Although offered big money

by Phoenix area restaurants, von Lutz has turned it down. He said he'd rather work at St. Vincent de Paul's' Charity Dining Room where he can serve the poor.

Stonehill courses start in February The Conferences and Insitutes Division of Stonehill College, North Easton, has announced de­ velopment of certificate programs in management and in computer science. Also offered are many courses in professionalcontinu­ ing education. All begin in Feb­ ruary.

The management program offers six courses covering com­ munication and leadership skills, managerial activities, ,computer basics, time management and fundamentals of fina.nce and ac· counting.

The five-course computer pro­ gram consists of introductory material, BASIC and COBOL programming, computer systems development and management science.

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Alive, well

By Katherine Bird

Parishes are alive and well.

That seems to be the overview , gained by calling several par­ ishes profiled during the past year in KnO\y Your JFaith. The series on parishes concludes this week. Pastors interviewed were Msgr. WilUam Jones, the Church of the Risen Christ, Denver, Colo., Father William Bausch, St. Mary's Church, ColtS Neck, N.J., and Msgr. John Lynch, im­ maculate Heart of Mary Church, Rutland, Vt. Q. What do you see as. the most promising trend in parishes today?

Msgr. Jones: I notice a great return to prayer life and a tre­ mendous interest in Scripture.

People respond eagerly to oppor­ tunities for prayer and Bible study.

I think this has .happened partly because the Second Vati~ can Council released new fervor in people and also because of the availability of good books. audiovisual materials and other aids.

Father Lynch: For me, it would be the changing role of pastors.

Many pastors see themselves as enablers. with a primary respon­ sibility for identifying the gifts. in parishioners. Pastors also ex­ pect to train the laity and then support them in serving the par­ ish.

Q. What do you consider the most pressing needs of parishes today?

Father Bausch: Leadership is the single most. pressing need.

We need people of vision and imagination. Also. in view of the Tum to page thirteen

Odds, .ends

By Father John Castelot Paul has come to the end of his first letter to the Corinthians. but there are still several odds and ends to mention. some busi­ ness. others a bit more personal.

All together they provide an in­ teresting glimpse into 'the life of this remarkable man.

First was the matter of the collection for the church in Jerusalem. That community seems to have been especially poor,' and Paul soliCited help from his more self-sufficient con­ verts.

Besides its practical purpose. the collection served other' ends.

It helped break down the barriers between the Jewish and gentile Christian churches and illustra­ ted how all the churches were linked by a strong love express­ ed in sharing.

Paul's instructions about th~ collection are interesting. Every Sunday each one should put aside whatever he or she' feels able to give. Then it will be ready when P~ul comes.

Significantly. 'Paul does not ask, that they put it into a com­ mon fund. He doesn't ,want a Turn to Page Thirteen

/. Crystal ball

By Father PhiUp J. Mumion It is said that the rapid pace of change in the world at large has outstripped the capacity of the imagination to make the kind of leaps into the future that al­ most seem demanded of it.

Perhaps it is just so with par­ ish life. So many' changes in such a' short period! It is hard to imagine the future. Yet there are some indications of further change to come.

Gazing into my crystal ball, I offer some speculations about what the future' may hold: - Undoubtedly there will be further changes in the ways we celebrate Mass. not radical changes, but small changes al­ lowing for adaptations to special cultural or ethnic groups. for example.

- New devotions will surely arise because of a need for group prayer that more fully allows expression of our sentiments.

- More and more attention will be paid to the belief of each individual with more opportuni­ ties and encouragement to parti­ cipate in small groups for prayer BARBARA AND BILL VELEz AT THE FUNERAL OF THEIR TIlREE CHlWREN.

and reflection while balancing this with the more public role of KILllED IN A CALiFORNIA MUDSLIDE

the church in matters of justice I and human development.

- In the future we may see sharper divisions between middle-class Catholics and poor I , field of pastoral and religious in the, love and service of their Catholics, coupled with greater

By Katherine Bird efforts to bring the two together. fellowmen." he observed.

Eiducation. , What does the future hold for Father O·Donoghue. of New And the church will focus more I The keynote speaker. Bishop the church? l)aly. said statistics indicate 91 College at the University of and more on ways to serve its · . . For Irish Bishop C~hal Ilercent of Irish Catholics attend Edinburgh. said only' prayer can adult members.

Daly. a high priority should be v~eekly Mass and 46 percent go personalize human beings and -Most probably. lay people I • . the struggle to' create a just so­ to confession monthly. But he their world. It allows a person will play an increasing role in ciety: decision-making and n:oted "disquieting trends" in to be united' with "all men and parish leadership. I think it will be in­ · . . For Carmelite Father Noel ' I:reland - trends hardly unique women at all times, past, pres­ creasingly ne~essary to insist Dermot O'Donoghue, the gr,eat­ tl~ the Irish scene. ' ent and 'future." on commitment and involvement, est challenge will be creating Father O'Donoghue stilted his ' I He point~d. for example. to some background in the <;hurch "channels of prayer" in believers. conviction there is a "candle

· .. For Irish' professor Father disenchantment with the institu­ . waiting to be lighted" in every for lay leaders.

Tum to Page Thirteen Eamonn Bredin, changes in the ti'~nal church among many young human heart - a candle which

church and sQciety will impose pImple. especially university stu­ can be lighted by "any of a

a new asceticism on those who dents. They see the institution as thousand or a million candle­

irhpersonal, remote. uncompass­ come to the decision of faith. i<,nate and unfeeling, the bishop .lighters." Mother Teresa does

Believers will be "forced; to said. this. but so did Hitler, he ob­

jettison the inessentials. get back served somberly. i Therefore. it is imperative for to the core of what Christianity The philosopher cited II "radi­

By Janaan Manternach tlle church to provide pastoral cal shift of consciousness" in is about and live it." he explain­ care with a "human face, a hu­ Paul finally arrived in Rome, ed. youths today, which shows it­ the world's capital.

He prop~sed that the church m,an presence and a Christ-like, self in willingness to join alter­ The Roman centurion allowed experiment with new forms' of hl~art," he continued. "I believe n'ative communities and to parti­ Hiat people nowadays need. more him to rent a place to stay, living the G,ospel. This will lead cipate in traditional spiritual ex­ ,small groups of Christians 'to Uian anything else. human con­ ercises, such as Marian devotion. where he was kept under house gather together frequently for ta~ct with their pastors and with He believes prayer is essential to arrest with a sol~ier to guard ' al,l who represent Christ for engage the ,hearts of the you~g. him. No date was' set for his spiritual renewal. living in' ser­ th:em." trial before the emperor. vice of each other like Christians Accordingly. on a practical I • Paul was eager to meet the in the early, church. ,The bishop called on the young level. Father O'Donoghue pro­ The three gazed' into their tOI become active in politics as posed that teachers of religion leaders of the Jewish community crystal balls at a conference last a Iway of working for a just so­ learn to be teachers of prayer in Rome. I\s a Jew. he looked cil~ty.

Only "committed and as well, for the teacher must upon them as his' kinsmen. So July in Maynooth. Ireland. at­ tended by 300 priests. religious coimpetent Christians" will be "both inform the mind and form after he found a place to stay, he invited them to visit him. He and lay' people worki~g in the able to put "their faith to work the heart."

I was eager to explain his situa­ tion to them.

He also wanted to preach the good news about Jesus. In a new city he always spoke first about Jesus to the Jewish community.

"My brothers...• Paul said to the leaders when they gathered at his apartment•. "I have done nothing against our people or our ancient customs. Yet in Jerusalem, I was handed over to the Romans as a prisoner. The Romans found me not guilty of anything deserving the death penalty. Still I was in danger.

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Continued from page twelve you . . . but he did not want to large amount of money lying go at this time."

Paul has warm words for the around to be stolen or ·misap­ household of Stephanas, applu-­ propriated. enUy Chis first converts in Cor­ Neither does he want to ex­ pose himself to the charge of inth. They have turned out model self-interest. The community will Christians and he urges all to follow their example. choose its own delegation to de­ Again indicating the unity of liver the collection. If they want, they can go to Jerusalem with the churches, Paul sends greet­ ings from the communities of him.

Then Paul tells the people that A'sia Minor, with special greet­ he plans to visit them. Things ings from his good friends Aqui­ la and Prisca. Their home is one were to turn out quite different­ ly, but his plan was to spend of the "house churches" typical of the day. some time with them after re­ visiting the churches in Mace­ . Paul invites the peop,!,e to greet donia, which he hadn't seen in each other with a holy kiss, sug­ almost five years. That in itself gesting that his letter was read at a liturgical gathering. is an indication of how he trust­ Finally, taking the stylus 'from ed his communities. However, be­ fore he can even start out on the hi~ secretary, he writes the final trip he has things to clear up in lines with his own hand. And al­ though he was visibly upset with Ephesus.

Much earlier in this letter to the people in many instances the Corinthians, Paul had men­ . throughout the letter, his last tioned that he had sent Timothy words are, quite typically: to them. Now the visit doesn't "My love to all of you in Jesus seem ·so definite. "If Timothy Christ." should come," he writes.

In any event, Paul wants them to welcome Timothy warmly and Continued from page twelve not give him a bad time. He is - Again, many parishes will aware that there are some un­ have to decide whether they will pleasant people in the commun­ settle for fewer activities in light ityl of the declining numbers of He also seems anxious to let them know he is not all jealous priests or Religious, or whether of Apollos, whom we remember greater lay involvement will from earlier in the letter: "I help maintain activities. urged him strongly to go to . - There will be more par­ ishes without resident priests.

Again, this will raise considera­ tions about the responsibilities of the laity.

Continued from page twelve - Already we are witnessing zen to the emperor for judg­ changes related to reception of ment and protection. I am a pris­ sacraments. For example, in oner for no other reason than my many places there are prepara­ tion programs for engaged belief in the hope of Israel."

The leaders responded: "We couples, reflecting the desire to have no letters about you from insure that couples understand Jerusalem. We heard no reports matrimony as a sacrament.

These are some of my specu­ or rul1)ors that discredit you.

We want to hear your views. Of lations. They emphasize the course, we know well that this challenge of Christian life.

But the parish will continue to new sect, the followers of Jesus, deal with the basic needs, desires, is denounced everywhere."· They arranged to meet again emotions and relationships of when the leaders returned, Paul humankind, as well as the basic spoke with them from early message of the Gospel.

Required will be more atten­ morning to late evening. He talk­ ed about the' reign of God. He tion to faith and theology. We told them' that he saw Jesus as will need to give attention to one in a line with the law of ways of making belief personal, Moses and the teachings of the of developing a sense of belong­ ing. We may need more collab­ prophets. oration among church members Some of the leaders were con­ and more courage to challenge vinced. Others were not. With­ out reaching any agreement the conveniences of culture in among themselves, they began the name of the Gospel of love to leave. Paul asked them to stay and justice.

Conditions may change, but just a few minutes longer. He with the help of God the parish had a final word to say.

"The Holy Spirit summed it all of the future· will reflect our up very well in the words of the convictions' and commitments. prophet Isaiah. You know the words well: The heart of this people has grown sluggish. They have scarcely used their ears to WASHINGTON (NC) - Al­ listen; their eyes they have though there are limitations on closed, lest they should see with freedom. of the press and politi­ their eyes, hear with their ears; cal dissent, and some officials understand with their minds and try to curtail church influence, repent.' " Nicaragua has not gone totali­ The leaders left. They talked tarian, according to Archbishop into the night about what Paul Miguel Obando Bravo of Man­ ' had tol~ them. agua, Nicaragua. "We are still Paul temained under house ar­ working toward democracy in a rest in Rome for two years. He pluralistic society under a revo­ welcom~d everyone who visited lution that we want to remain him, te~ching them about God's genuinely Nicaraguan, not a copy reign and the Lord Jesus. of others." the archbishop said.

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Continued from page twelve diminishing numbers of clergy, we· need collaboratve ministry among laity, Religious and clergy.

Msgr. Jones: It seems to me the church needs deeply spiritual people in the various parish min­ istries, people who can bring the love of God into daily life.

High quality educational pro­ grams are another pressing need.

We must educate people about their faith in a way that com­ bines the needs of the intellect as well as the heart. Right now, we seem to be better at pro­ viding experiences of faith for the young, for instance, then at teaching them to appreciate the' substance of the faith.

Msgr Lynch: We must build ecumenical awareness in parish­ ioners. The church has done some work in developing the theologi­ cal and even the political as­ pects of ecumenism, ready for the reunion of churches --or even that they understand why the lack of union is a scandal.

Q. What do you. find surpris­ ing about parishes today?

Father Bausch: Creativity. Peo­ ple are using their imagination to revitalize parish life; like tak­ ing a dead inner city church, knocking out a few pews, and opening a center where people can meet and share.

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Can you explain this -to your younger brother and try' to help him understand?'

About seven years .ago. I lQst a job that I had held fo'r 23 years.

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I Then all sorts of frustrations 'lbOil over. Self-confidence dwin­ ,dIes down to zilch. And finally \tears come.' .

Losing a job can be one of the !most terrible experiences a per­ ison has to endure.

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What· does this have to do with US?I There are parallels with how .we change inwardly ~nd why we feel lonely.

The Paradis~ Theatre lost its purpose. When whatever is the source of meaning in our lives is altered, We experienc'e im in­ ner restlessness and a loss of direction. Our biner upheaval filters into our emotional lives and we may :end up feeling lone­

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., First we 'must acknowledge the pain and' try to discover its causes. 'Perhaps for too long we have taken our relationships for granted. We can renew them by focusing on the need genuinely to communicllte with others.

Loneliness can also creep into our relationship with God. His presence in our lives may seem distant and we may wonder how he affects us:· .

If we begin to feel that way, perhaps we need to think about what kind' of priority God has in our lives. If we are taking no time to reflect, pray or celebrate God's .presence, the time has come to renew our friendship with him. ' Loneliness is complex. It often makes us restless. But it can also . move us toward seeking person­ al growth and renewal.

STYX'S 1980 album "Paradise, :As I listened, I thought about Theatre" has produced such hits 10Aeliness.

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"Did you read your new Bible during the' holidays?" I asked.

"I not only read most of the New Testament again, but I was even more interested. I think every sentence Jesus uttered was a masterpeice."

Needless to say, I was pleased to hear this and it gave me a lift. Yes indeed, the words of Jesus are masterpieces of bal­ ance and wisdom. He is always tranquil, measured, exact and self-possessed.

About 50 percent of the people I've conversed with during the past two weeks have been con­ cerned with the problems of the day, here and abroad. One lady said, "There are too many re­ formers in our country, too many people' trying to tell the rest of us what to do, as if they had all the answers. I wish they'd re­ member that they are sinners too, and not infallible."

There is a constant need, I agree, to remind political and re­ ligious reformers' that they must be prepared to see their purest motives corrupted by historical necessities, their dreams compro­ mised by realities in the human situation; which attests only to the fact that no one has all the power and -goodness required to . bring in the KingdoJ11 of God. The more I hear and think about this problem, the more I become convinced' that this is not the central pro~lem, but 'rather that it is among us, we who find the constancy of our intentions broken by the appar­ ent temporality of ~verything we undertake. ' A young couple were com­ 'plaining about this. "What's the use? We've joined groups and we find they're more interested in perpetuating. themselves than in sticking to issue.s."

We must remember that when w.e seek to change things, we contend with a deeply ingrained bent tQwards self·interest which often expresses itself in a power grab, no ma,tter how small the power.

Some theologians call this ten. dency sin. We also need' to re­ member that rooting out sin and selfishness from one place' at one time does· not mean that the job will stay done.

The Puritans tried to exorcise sin and build a New Jerusalem in Boston and found the endeavor 'fruitless. The Marxists tried to locate sin in private property' and anyone who takes a care­ ful look at the problem of dis­ tributive justice in the Soviet Union knows that that, too, is an illusion. Sin is not in private ·property. It is imbe~ded in the depth of our being and that's where obliteration sltould begin.

The young lady wi~h the new Bible has the right idea.

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Catholic ratings: AI-approved for chi,ldren and adults; A2-approved for Feehan In Contention adults and adolescents; A3--approved for As second-half play opens in Family Parochials, each 2-3, are adults only; A4-separate classification to., films not morally offensive the Southeastern Mass. Confer­ tied for fourth place, two games ' (given which, however, requint some analysis and explanation); O-niorally offensive. ence's four divisions Bishop Fee­ ahead of winless New Bedford han and Coyle-Cassidy appear Voke-Tech, 0-5.

New Films to be the only diocesan hoopsters Undefeated New Bedford, 5-0, "Night Crossing" (Walt Disin contention, for divisional is the leader in Divison OM ney), is the true story of the escrowns. with Durfee, Taunton and Som­ cape by means of allot air balAt the conclusion of the first­ erset, all 3-2, sharing the runner­ half schedule Fe~han was tied up spot followed by Barnstable, loon of two families from East Germany. The two fathers are with Fairhaven and Wareham for 1-4, and Attleboro 0-5.

second place in Division Two, , Dighton-Rehoboth, 4-1, is the played by John Hurt' and Beau all with 3-2 records and trailing leader in Division Four followed Bridges, the mothers by Jane pace-setting Dartmouth, 4-1. by Bourne, Seekonk, Case, all Alexander and Glynnis O'Connor. The plot is excellent but Feehan's two losses were to Dart­ 3-2, Westport 2-3, Diman Voke the film fails to show, that life mouth and Wareham.

0-5. in East Germany is really so un­ In the second-half opener to­ Among other conference games bearable as to drive people to morrow Feehan tangles with an­ tomorrow New Bedford is at risk their lives in an escape atother dicesan school, Bishop Con­ Durfee, Somerset at Taunton, tempt. Also lacking credibility nolly High, on the Cougar's Holy Family at Old Rochester, is the casting. Although good court in Fall River. Connolly en­ actors, the principal characters Coyle-Cassidy meets Dennis Yar­ fail utterly to make the viewer ters second-half play with a 1-4 mouth. slate in conference.

In the Hockomock League think of them as German. Disney Coyle-Cassidy's Warriors are Oliver Ames, the pacesetter, is productions have a new policy of tied with Dennis-Yarmouth for home to Franklin, Canton is at dealing with mature themes,' which accounts for this film hav'second place in Division Three, Mansfield, Stoughton at Fox­ , also with 3-2 records, two games boro and Sharon at King Philip iog a PG rating, apparently beback of undefeated Old Roches­ tomorrow while on Tuesday it cause of a shooting scene. The Catholic rating, however, is Al ter, the division leader with five will be. No~ Attleboro at Frank­ because reviewers felt that ,the lin, Mansfield at Sharon, Fox­ wins in as many outings. shooting scene would not have In Division Three the Bishop boro at Oliver Ames and Stough­ an adverse effect on children Stang Spartans and the Holy ton at Canton. old enough to follow the film's story line.

Cheerle,ading Competition Set _"Death Valley" (Universal) A The 23rd CYO Cheerleading Preparations are also under- homicidal maniac menaces a Competition will take place on way for yet another popular small boy in this inept thriller Sunday, March 14, starting at CYO event - The Father Dono­ that starts out like "Kramer vs.

1:30 p.m., in the Kennedy Youth van CYO Scholarship All-Star Kramer" and proceeds to beCenter, New Bedford.

Hockey game - scheduled for come more like "The Texas The competition is open to Thursday, March 25, in the Dris­ Chainsaw Massacre." An ungrammar school, ninth grade, coll Rink, Fall River. fortunate p'aul LeMat and Cathhigh school junior varsity and The event will again be under erine Hicks star ,.and the direcvarsity squads and senior CYO the direction of Anthony Abra­ tion is by Dick Richards. Beteams. Jayvee ~nd ninth grade ham, who has chaired the game cause of nudity and explicit squads will compete in one div­ committee since its inception in violence and bloodshed, it is ision, varsity arid CYO squads 1960. The games features CYO rated 0, R. will compete separately. Tro­ players against senior' high Films on TV phies will be presented to the school players. More on this Sunday, Jan. 31, 9 p.rn. (ABC) first three squads in each divis- later., . - .

- "Slap Shot" (1977) -'-.' Paul ion. '

Newman is an aging player-coach Defending champion New Bed­ Entry forms may be 'obtained by writing to CYO Cheerleading, ford and Fall River South won who rejuvenates an inept bushleague hockey team by intro403 Anawan Street, Fall River, their games 'last Sunday' and re­ mained tied for first place in the ducing dirty playing to his Mass. 02'720. Entries must be re­ ceived at that addres.s by March Bristol County, CYO Hockey charges. The playing is but one League. New - Bedford defeated dirty element in an incredibly 1. crude, foul-mouthed comedy Meanwhile, the Southeastern Seekonk, 4-1, South topped Mari­ which also c0'ltains eploitative on, 5-3, Massachusetts Umpires Associa­ nudity. 0, R tion will sponsor a baseball Next Sunday night's games, Sunday, Feb. 6, 9 p.rn. (CBS) umpire's school, beginning Thurs­ "Silver Streak" (1976) day, Feb. II, in St. Joseph's starting at 9 o'cl~ck, in theDris­ Gene Wilder and Jill Clayburgh School hall, '1335 North Main coIl Rink, Fall River, list Som­ erset vs. Seekonk, Marion vs. battle ruthless killers aboard a Street, Fall River.

New Bedford. New Bedford and transcontinental train, aided by There will be two sessions a Fall River South are now 10-3-1, week for three weeks,' starting Seekonk 7-7, Somers,et ,3-10-0, ,Richard Pryor, whose' comic·tal­ ents give the film a much need­ at 7 p.m. in preparation for the Marion 2-9-2. ed lift. Moderately entertaining, qualifying test given by the as­

but some ill-advised obscenities sociation.

and a rather crude love scene Paul Borkman, association

make it adult fare. A3, PG president, will conduct the

TV Programs BONN, West Germany (NC) ­

classes with the assistance 'of The electronic pupft is wel­ In the land of Martin Luther,

Paul (Lefty) Duval, the associa­ tion's interpreter, Dave Gibeau, Catholics outnumbered Luther­ comed into millions of homes but some clergymen see it as

. Tom McDermott, John -Donnelly ans at the end of 1980,' accord­ destructive of the traditional and Rene Dupont, all experienced ing to statistics of the Evangeli­ cal (Lutheran) Church of West church. Dramatizing the issue officials.

Persons interested are asked Germany. They showed that is "Pray TV," an ABC Circle Lutherans were 42 percent of Film Production, airing Monday, to attend- the first session or con­ tact 'Borltman at 675-7691." There West Germany's population of Feb. I, 9-11 p.m. on ABC. Ned Beatty 'stars as a TV is no charge except for the cost more than 61 million, while evangelist who runs the Divinity Catholics were 43 percent. of a rule book.

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Broadcasting Corp., a high-cost operation that uses computers and letter machines to generate ever-larger amounts of money

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(J h en a young minister 0 n Ritter) comes to work at DBC, he is disillusioned by its crass

commercialism. "It's not the church," he finally tells Beatty, .

"it's a 'media show." Helping Ritter rediscover the church as a community of faith that brings people together in worship is the local town pastor (Richard Kiley).

This film is less interested in religion than in television and its power to exploit. Marring the enterprise, however, is the onedimensional portrayal of "true believers" as being sincere but dull and gullible.

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Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan di­ rector of social services; Rev. Dr. Paul Gillespie, of the Rhode Is­ land State Council of Churches; and Rabbi Baruch Korff. , "The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 p.m.

each Sunday on Channel 25.

On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through Fri­

day on station WICE, 1290 A.M.

Father John Randall is heard from 7 to 8 a.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. and Father Real Bourque is heard from 8:45 to 9 a.m.

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Bette Davis dominates the 993-2611 small'screen as an elderly wom- .''''~~~-'='-''''.''''.!!=>=o!=. o!="""""""=!o.=!o"~""""~~. an who has to prove to a judge that she can take care of herself REBELLO'S in "A Piano for Mrs. Cimino," NURSERY INC. airing Wednesday, Feb. 3, 9-11 "0111 The Cape" p.m. en CBS. "WE BEAUTIFY OUTDOORS" Withdrawn and despondent Evergreen~, Flowering Shrubs, Trees after the death of her husband, Lawn Fertilizer . Loam . Annuals ,Mrs; Cimino (Miss Dav'is) is Landscape Design judged incompetent and the bank 958 MAIN ST. - RTE. 28 is named as trustee of her es­ EAST FALMOUTH tate. With encouragement and 548-4842 care in, a convalescent home, she recovers her interest in life only to discover that her home and belongings have been sold and that she is a ward of the court. °It will come as no surprise WAL.!fWALL that she does gradually recover A COllECTION OF HELPFUL FLOOR HINTS BY 'AL' GARANT her strength and succeed in win­ ning back the right to control GARANT her own affairs. This well-craft­ FLOOR COVERING ed melodrama's point is to call 30 CRAWFORD ST. attention to the problems of the (Runs parallel to South Main behind Ray'S Flowers) aged, not least of which is be­ FALL· RIVER ing ignored by the medical pro" • CARPETING • CONGOlEUM • CERAMIC TILE • ARMSTRONG fession and by their own -rami­ 674-5410 lies.

As one of the characters says

about the bank's' disregard of· Mrs. Cimino's wishes: "It may be immoral but it isn't illegal."

Need money Much that happens in the story , for a new Something? can be summed up in the s'entence. Although Mrs. Cimino tri­ NBIS likes to say 'yes' umphs ultimately over these injustices, viewers are left with the "terrible reali~aiion that others have not been as fortu­ nate.

Underlying this cautionary 'II ' New BedfOrd tale is a healthy sense of moral ~ nstBtutIon fOr SM1gs B convenlE'nt off'C(~:, indignation at people and. institutions who regard old age as if it were a terminal disease. .......

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(CBs) "The' Huncl1back of Notre Dame." - Anthony Hopkins ·is Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Victor Hugo's famous novel, in this new television version produced by Norman Rosemont, whose previous adap­ tations of the classics have been done with considerable finesse and quality.

Religious Broadcasting Sunday, Jan. 31,WLNE, Chan­

nel 6, 10:30 a.m., Diocesan Tele­ vision Mass.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. each

Sunday, repeated at 6:30 a.m.

each Tuesday on Chann.d 6, is a panel program moderated by

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IN EDUCATION

"... the purpose of Catholic education is to.communicate Christ to you, . so that your ~ttitude toward others will be that of Christ" -Pope JoHn Paul II, speaking to students in Madison Square Garden, October 1979 ~.

STUDENTS A~IOUS to learn and teachers williQg to teach form' an unbeatable combination in the nation's Catholic schools. :I.

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