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Black Priests Plan to Act With or Without Sanction WASHINGTON (NC)-Leaders of the Black Catholic Clergy Caucus have announced in a letter to Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB), their decision "to intensify our work with Contents of the letter were black people, with or without confirmed by a caucus offidal the sanction of the Church." shortly before 'the start of 'a "We will ignore in the' meeting between members of future, a~y persons black: or white, appointed to serve our needs if there is no prior'and decisive consultation with us before positions are filled or programs plotted," they said. "We will publicly disaffiliate ourselves from the acts and decisions of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops which relate to black people until we are satisfied that the bishops take our requests seriously," they stated.
the caucus' executive com/TIittee and the U. S. Bishops' Laaison Committee for Priests, Religious and Laity, headed by Lawrence Cardinal Shehan of Baltimore. The letter expressed the black priests'· anger that the ·bishops have ignored ,the caucus and black priests generally. It chided the bishops for their "apparent unwillingness'" ... ¢ to enter into meaningful and on-going communication with us." Turn to Page Six
Sees Use of'Contraception Pathological Condition PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Christopher Derrick told a group of priests and seminarians here that widespread modern acceptance of artifical contraceptfon is a peculiarity of a moral, culture in a pathological condition. The '. British scholar-author, in a lecture at St. Charles Bor- tically without experience, or is the world sunk so deeply into · 'd h . romeo Semmary, sal t at m a lovely illusion that it resents' previous centuries contra- the realist who would jerk ceptive devices were used by those who 'acted against their own moral judgment and were not considered right. "At the very least, he said, "one should not attribute the idea of rightness .to present-day opinion in this matter. Our society isn't so healthy as to deserve such a compliment. Actually, a large part of society may have gone astray so as to deceive, if possible, even the elect. "The wrongness of contraception has not ·been a dogma in the Roman Catholic Church, ,but something which ought to be apparent to all men of good will and not just to docile Catholics," be said. Calling contraception "an unloving and hypocritical course of action," Derrick said that "any kind of contraception must always be grossly and sadly wrong in itself-for human and erotic standards - and not for any specifically Catholic reasons." "Was the hostile reaction to Pope Paul's encyclical Humanae Vitae due to resentment of the Pope as a hidebound old celibate who dognatized unrealis-
people back to their senses?" he said. "Whatever other character and potential it may have, sex is about ,babies," Derrick declared. "Our human reproductive system is just that-a reproductive system and not primarily an emotional fulfilment system. People, ~owever, like to pretend that things are other than what they are, ·and contraception is a means of maintaining such a pretense." Turn to Page Six
Gear Changes to Times Papal Suggestion to Encourage Religious The Holy See, through the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes, has issued an "Instruction on Renewal of Religious Formation." Hailed as a "thoroughly realistic approach" to the demands of modern life, the aspirations of Vatican II and a true modification of present Canon Law, the instruction was effective Feb. 1, 1969. INSTRUCTION
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The Instruction embodies notable modifications of norms of Canon J,.aw; provides for experimentation during the novitiate and probationary period' of an. Institute,and makes it. possible to replace temporary vows with a commitment of another kind. The innovations permitted are experimental in character and "the prescriptions of common law remain in force except insofar as this present . Turn to Page Eighteen
Very Rev. Thomas Gallagher, O.P., consultor of the Congregation for Religious and' of the Pontifical -Commission for the Revision of the Code of Canon Law, hailed the new Instruction on the Renewal of Religious Formation as "a step of great significance." "During the centuries the Church has formulated from experience norms for the formation of religious which have contributed greatly to Turn to Page Seventeen
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Disputes Politics Charge In Biafra Relief NEW YORK (NC) - The executive director of the overseas relief agency of· U. S. Catholics disputed charges that the Biafra mercy airlift conducted by U. S. and European church relief agencies is politically motivated. Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom, executive director of Catholic Relief Services, responding to the charges, issued the foliowing statement at CRS headquarters here: "We regret immensely to learn that the church groups have been accused of political motivation in their sincere efforts to assist the victims of the present conflict in Nigeria. "Speaking for our agency, Catholic Relief Services, which is conducting programs of welfare assistance in more than 60 countries and has maintained a program in Nigeria since 1957, it should ,be noted that we are • Turn to Page Two
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Holy Union Nun Named Delegate Sister Barbara 'Mary, S.U.S.C., New England regional chairman of the National Sister :Vocation Committee, will be among delegates to a national conference for Sister Vocation Directors to be held Thursday through Sunday, March 13 through 16, in New Orleans. The Vocation Committee is a subgroup of the Conference of Major Superiors of Women. It represents all geographical areas of the United States and is a resource group for the superiors. It also assists vocation directors of women's communities in planning procedures and corporate action in the vocation apostolate. Turn to Page Three
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The Catholic Women's' Club will conduct a Communion breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 16 :in the Parish Center. Mr. Len Silvia, guest speaker, ,will discuss his experiences in the Peace Corps.
CCD teachers will attend Mass at ' 7:30 this evening, prior to their regular meeting. The group will sponsor an open house for parents and teachers of grades one through seven on Sunday evening~ Feb. 16. Ray Megna will serve as master of ceremonies at the open house and Miss Patricia Makin will be guest speaker. An entertainment program provided by the Pebbles of Sacred Hearts Academy will also form part of the evening's program. Refreshments will be served. The' Holy Rosary Sodality will attend Mass on Friday night at 7 and' it will be followed by Sacred Heart devotions and the recitation of the' Rosary. The. CYO will .participate in a folk Mass on Monday evening, Feb. 10 at 8 o'clock. A meeting will follow the Mass. The youth group will also sponsor a visit ·to the Lakeville Hospital on Wednesday evening, Feb. 12 and a dance at the Somerset High School on Sat':' urday night,Feb. 15 from 8 to 11:30.
ST. JEAN BAPTISTE, FALL RIVER
The Council of Catholic Women will hold a private whist party for members only following its monthly meeting at 7:30 Monday night, Feb. 10 in the church hall. Mrs. Matthew Labecki, whist chairman, will be aided b;y Mrs. William Bell. Mrs. Adrien Baraby and Mrs. Armand Thiboutot are chairmen of a French meat pie supper to be sponsored in the hall from I} to 7:30 Saturday night, Feb. 15, by the council. Dancing until midnight will follow the supper:
Ohio Priests Favor ,Personnel Board ST:t:UBENYILLE (NC) - A survey disclosed some priests in the Steubenville diocese favor establishment of an elected priests personnel board with laymen filling important positip"!s on it. I Questionnaires were distributed to 160 diocesan and Religious priests and replies were received from 81, Msgr. John A. ' Cymbor of Piney Fork, committee ,chairman, reported. He said 91 per cent of the priests who responded favor the board and eight others were "not sure." A -, minority- said they helieved' the - board would lessen the bishop's right or would not aid him in ,discharge of hIs duties. ' The pool showed 86 per cent want priests of the diocese or the diocesan senate to offer the bishop a concrete proposal for inauguration of the elected board.
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The Women's Club, under the direction of Mrs. Francis A. Madden, will sponsor fOur fund , raising projects in the near future. The affairs, open to the public, will ,be: whist party, Feb. 20; St. Patrick's dance and buffet, March 15; rummage sale on March 29 and a ,buffet on April 26.
New, 'Assistan,t At· St. Anne's Bishop Connolly has approved the assignment of Rev. Rosaire W. Pelletier, O.P: to St. Anne's Monastery and Shrine in Fall River. Father Pelletier will replace the Very Rev. Gabriel Blain, O.P., recently elected prior of the Lewiston Dominican com-
SATURDAY-St. john of Matha, Confessor. III Class. White.
munity. Born in 1921 and ordained in 1950, the newly assigned DoSUNDAY-SEXAGESIMA Sun-. minican has a rich pastoral day. II, Class. Violet. Mass background, especially in the Proper; Creed; Preface for fields of liturgical worship, parSunday. ish work anq marriage counsel-
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ing. This is his second assignment in Fall River, since he did work TUESDAY-Apparitions of Our 'at SL Anne's Shrine from' 1953 Lady of Lourdes. III Class. to 1959. White. Mass Proper; Glory; Preface of the Blessed Virgin. WEDNESDAY - Seven Holy Founders of the Servites. III The Senate of Priests of the Class. White. Diocese will meet Friday afterTHURSDAY-Mass of Sexagesnoon, February 14 at 1:30 in ima Sunday. IV' Class. Violet. the Catholic Memorial Home in Fall River.
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Continued from Page One assisting the victims on both sides of the present conflict. "In fact, because of the larger numbers involved and the availability of air and land routes for our relief supplies, more aid is being given to the poor and needy in the war zone now under the control of .the Federal government of Nigeria than what is going into the area not under its control. "We humbly ,believe this fact in itself should indicate our motivation is humanitarian, and we emphatically add that it is nothing else but that." Blames Churches The charge had been made the day before -by Joseph S. Tarka, Nigeria':s ,transport minister, who is also a member of the war cabinet directing Nigeria's efforts to overcome breakaway Biafra. Speaking at -the annual conference of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, T'arka claimed that "strictly political motivation" was -behind the appeals of church groups to feed starving Biafrans. Tarka said, "There is evidence that foreign ecclesiastical forces have, over a long period of time, sought to bring about a political RETURN POPE'S VISIT: Steel workers, 4,000 strong and other regime in Eastern Nigeria which pilgrims from Taranto in southern Italy visited the Holy Father would be subservient to their on Jan. 25th, in appreciation 'of his having come to their city purposes." ' on Christmas E.ve to offer Mass in their steel factory. NC Photo. Saying he was here to help - the "American public understand the Nigerian conflict," Tarka blamed the Catholic Church and -the World Council of Churches (WCC) for joining Bans Courts in U.S. From Deciding "in the perpetuation of the Nigerian civil conflict." Doctrine Matters
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WASHiNGTON. (NC) - The U. S. Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has banned .courts ··throughout the country from.~e ciding cases based on church doctrine.. The ruling 'stressed that the Constitution forbids civil courts from reaching to "the very core of a religion" -and deciding if a church is adhering to its doctrines. The effect of the decision bars courts from settling property disputes which center on con,troversies involving religious doctrine and practice. The decision was made in a case involving the millionmember Presbyterian Church of the United States (Southern) and its dispute with two local churches in Savannah, Ga.-Hull Memorial ,and Eastern Heights. The Savannah churches in 1966 voted to 'wi-thdraw from the general church and establish themselves as an autonomous Presbyterian organization. The congregations of the two churches objected to various stands -taken' by' the parent church, . including support of civil disobedience -to achieve rights. Other objections centered around the parent church's approval of ordaining women as ministers and its support of banning Bible reading and prayers in the public schools. Two Dangers The Savannah churches appropriated the local church properties, .then sued in Chatham County (Ga.) Superior Court ,to enjoin the general
church from trespassing. The Savannah churches gained favorable ruling in the County Court and, the Georgia Supreme Court. The parent church appealed ,the rulings to the U. S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court decision, expected to forestall suits by breakaway local churches which disagree with policies and doctrines of parent bodies, was given by Justice Willi apt J. Brennan Jr. He said two dangers arise if civil courts get into such controversies-"inhibiting the free development of religious doctrine," and "implicating secular interests in matters of purely ecclesiastical concern."
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FOLK MASS AT WEST HARWICH: Leaders in t he first Folk Mass held in Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich were: Frank Pena, 5ue Mathews, True Davis, Edward Cluett, and Rev. James Hipp, 55.CC., assistant at the Cape Cod Parish.
Continued from Page One In addition to Sister Barbara Mary, officers of the New England region of the committee are Sister Mary Celeste of the Sisters of 81. Joseph of West Hartford, national 'Consultant; and Sister Albertus Clancy. RS.M., Fall River. Sister Barbara Mary heads the mathematics department at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River, and Sister AI'bertus is in charge of science ,at Mt. St. Mary Academy. Application Forms At the meeting in New Orleans proposed application forms for the selection of candidates for religious life will ,be presented for study 'by the vocation directors, and Dr. Mottam P. Torre, psychiatrist, will conduct an all-day workshop on the use of these forms. Other topics on the agenda include: "Promotion Techniques and Pre-Entrance Programs," "In-Service Training for Vocation Directors," "The Vocation Director's Role in Community Renewal," and "Christianity, Youth and Vocation," The theme of the national conference is "We Believe ,~ ¢ ¢" and it is open to all sisters interested in the vocation apostolate.
Sees Closing of St. Albans Schools
Participate in New Education Program
St. Patrick's School of Religion in Fall River will spon-. sor a series of eight theological discussions for adults, beginning next Monday evening, Feb. 10. Rev. Kevin F. Tripp, Director of the School of Religion, in announcing the series, said that· the discussions are an attempt to open up eight major areas of concern in the Chu'rch today. "There can ,be little truly renewed education in the home without· the involvement of adults." Fr. Tripp added: "Since we are attempting to renew the religious education of children, we must have the involvement of parents and adults in general. These sessions will 'hopefully assist the adult community in these matters." The series, entitled "The Church and Modern Man," will beheld in St. Patrick's school audflorfum on Slade Street, Fall River. The sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings at 7 and are free of charge. They include: Feb. 10: "The Reality of the Church," Rev. Dennis F. Sheehan, S.T.L., 'Professor of Systematic Theology at Emmanuel College, Boston; Feb. 17: "The New Liturgy and the Old Church," Rev. Dr. T. Mark Heath, O.P., Ph.D., Chairman of the Deparment' of Religious Studies at Providence College. Feb. 24: "Christian Morality Comes of Age," Rev. Peter F. Mullen, S:T.L., Assistant Pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Fall River; March 4: "Spiritual Men in a Secular World," Rev. James F. Hickey, M.A. Assistant Pastor, St. Mary's Church, Randolph; March 10: "Ecumenical Problems and Promises," Mrs. Cynthia Wedel, Ph.D., Associate General Secretary, Division of Christian Unity, National Council of Churches, New York. March 17: "What is Sin?" Rev. Dr. James J. Haddad, S.T.D'., Director of the Institute of Pastoral StUdy of the Archdiocese of Boston; March 24: "New Patterns of Christian Education," Rev. Dr. Patrick J. O'Neill, D.Ed'., Superintendent of the Fall River Catholic School Department; March 31: "The Church and International Affairs," Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, Th.D. (Cand.) of the John F. Kennedy Institute on Politics and Government, Harvard University. The series is open to the public.
Pontiff Contributes To Children's Fund UNITED NATIONS (NC) Pope Paul has contributed $2,000 to UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund. According to ,the letter of transmittal, signed 'by Papal Secretary of State, \Amleto Cardinal Cicognani, $1,000 represents the "usual annual offering of the Holy See toward the worldwide activities of the United Nations Childrens Fund." This year, it added "in view of the ,tragic needs of Nigeria," the Pope directed a fur-ther contribution of $1,000 to be used "to help relieve the sufferings of the children in that war-torn ·country." The letter said the Pope prays that the fund's "legitimate activities may Ibe widely and generously supported by govern-, ments and individuals, so that your ever increasing tasks may be successfully accomplished."
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Vermont City Alternative Is Fiscal Help ST. ALBANS (NC) ~ Msgr. Walter Charland of the Burlington diocese board of education has a ,plan to aid Vermont's financially plagued parochial school system. Msgr. Charland says rejection of an adequate plan means that St. Albans Catholic schools will close in two years if assistance is not forthcoming. . He suggests that 'all citizens of the community voluntaritly contribute an annual sum of money based on a percentage of the assessed value of ,their property.
plan a "realistic approach to pinpointing ,the financial dilemma in terms of dollars and cents. It is usually presented in the thousands of dollars, (but) this narrows it down to the share for each person." Father Adams stressed that, according to Msgr. Charland, everyone benefits, including Catholics if the schools remain open. "The Catholic system can be run for less money than the public system," Father Adall1.'! opined, "and consequently
However, aid going to the private schools would be limited to "required secular areas of instruction and to lay personnel and classroom materials necessary for their presentation." In Montpelier, State Rep. Melvin Mandigo sponsored a bill which provides that any parent of a child attending either a parochial or private ~grammar or secondary school in Vermont will ,be exempt from any school taxes levied against his property. . _-
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LOVELAND (NC) - Thirtytwo students from 18 colleges are participating in a new educational program at Grailville here in Ohio. The 17-week program, known as Semester at Grailville, will try to create a learning environment stressing self-awareness, interpersonal relations and involvement in the local community as bases for education.
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Announces Planned Closing of School 'MARQUETTE (NC) - Bishop Charles A. Salatka of Marquette has announced that Bishop Baraga Central high school here in Michigan will close at the end of the 1968-69 school year. Bishop Salatka saidrea50ns include .Jack of sufficient funds to operate the school properly or replace the present .building, and impending loss of most of the school's Religious teaching staff.
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NEWARK (NC) -Guidelines for election of 24 lay members to an80-member pastoral council for' the Newark archdiocese have been sent to all parishes by Archbishop Thomas A. Boland. Other elections are to be held Loss of Confidence to choose youth members and The main misfortune, the root delegates representing diocesan of all evil to ,come, is the loss priests and Sisters and Brothers. of confidence in the value of The guidelines call for an one's own opinion.-Pasternak.election in all parishes.
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BALTIMORE (NC) With reluctance, the Baltimore Catholic school superintendent explained that "realism and justice" will force the archdiocese to decrease its present $900,000 annua! subsidy to fi ve high schools. But it will continue to financc building and major maintenancc costs in the schools affected. The present subsidy, to be granted for the last time next year, will ,be replaced in three years by an annual payment of $Z50,000 in scholarships to needy students. The new fund will represent a $200,000 increase over the present $50,000 scholarship fund. Msgr. William C. Newman, superintendent, said the decision to withdraw the usual support came only after a series of meetings with finance experts and school officials which began last Fall. Despite the effect of the decrease, substantial tuition hikes, the superintendent said he was left with little 'alternativ~. The Archdiocesan Financial Committee, 'after examination of annual income sources, found it could not continue the subsidization without, drawing on funds outside its ordinary annual income, and eventually facing bimkruptcy. Blow to Parents To parents, the decision means that tuitions will now be increased on a ,graduated scale based on the "average operationai cost per student." In some schools, the tuition will go from $300 to $600 for incoming freshmen. Other ,school tuitions will only increase by as little as $75. Announcement of the tuition increase came when the Department of Catholic Education gave out letters .to students at Cardinal Gibbons High School. The letter was 'a shock for parents with more than one student in these schools, 'some of whom began to arrange to tra;sfer their children to public high schools. The Baltimore city high school administration reported that some 18 parents had requested transfers. The assistant superintendent for secondary education said the calls could mean as many as 36 transfers since many parents had more than one student in the schools affected.
Urges, Subscription To Dio'cesan Paper ROCKFORD (NC) - Bishop Arthur J. O'Neill of Rockford, in a plea for subscriptions to the, Observer, diocesan newspaper, said he cannot t:ffectively fulfill his duty to guide and instruct Catholics without the aid of the paper. The Illinois prelate, writing in the paper, said it cannot perform this function unless the people of the diocese receive it. He asked ,the people to subscribe "for your own benefit, and also on my behalf." The bishop, who was managing editor of the Observer for 14 years prior to his appointment 'as bishop last August, asked the people not "merely to subscribe to the Observer,' but also to read 'it faithfully and to make suggestions, particularly by letters to the editor, for its constant and continued improvement."
ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Holy Rosary Sodality members attcnded Mass and Bcnediction at 7 Sunday night. A business meeting followed at which dues were paid and new members rcgistered. Sacred Hcart devotions arc scheduled for 7 Friday night, Feb. 7.
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U. P~ESIDENT: Dr. Clarence C. Walton, center, has been chosen by the board of trustees 10 be the first lay president of Catholic Universit y,. At left is Dr. Carroll A. Hochwalt, chairman of the board, and at right is the university chancellor, Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle of Washington. r
Layman Is Catholic University President Dr. Walton Leading Administrator, Scholar WASHINGTON (NC) - Dr. Clarence C. Walton, 53, dean of Columbia University's school of general studies, has been named the first lay president of the Catholic University of America: Announcement of his selection as chief executive officer of .the pontifical university was made at a news conference here. Dr. Walton was accompanied 'by Dr. Carroll A. Hochwalt of S1. Louis, chairman of the board of trustees; Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle of Washington, university chancellor; and Brother Nivard Scheel, C.F.X., acting rector. As president, Dr. Walton will be the first l~yman to direct the universi1ty in its 82-year-Old history. The nine previous administrative heads of the university were called "rector," a title generally used in European but not in American universities, and were all .bishops. Dr. Hochwalt said Dr. Walton's appointment does not imply an intention to secularize the university. . "This institution has been, is now, and will increasingly' be the national Catholic! university," he stated. "Dr. Walton's charge is to continue 'and strengthen its national and ,Catholic tradition." The university also broke with tradition in naming Dr. Walton to an indefinite term. ,His predeceSsors had five-year terms which could be renewed. Earned C.U. Doctorate , Dr. Walton comes to Catholic' University with a reputation as onte of the leadingadministrators and scholars in American higher education. He has been at Columbia University in New York ,since 1958, first as associate dean and professor of business institutions, later as director of Columbia's doctoral pro-
Book Lending Bill 1rRENTON (NC)-A bill making: it possible for public school districts -to lend books' to children attending non-public schools has been i,ntroduced in the New Jersey Senate. I
gram for the graduate school of business and, most recently, as dean of the school of general studlies. â&#x20AC;˘ He previously held administrative and teaching posts at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh and the University of Scranton (Pa.). He has written widely in the fields of social science and business.. Dr. Walton earne'd his Ph.D. at Catholic University in 1951 and then was granted a fellowship from the university for post-doctoral studies at the University of Geneva. The new Catholic University president said he would leave Columbia "with profound sorrow." Historic Action . "It is an exciting and dynamic place," he stated, adding that last year's student demonstra,tions at Columbia had in no' way' dampened his enthusiasm for that university. "Now Catholic University's truly historic action in, designating me as its president affords me 'ar greater opportunities and greater challenges," Dr. Walton said. "I gratefully and eagerly accept them. "The Catholic University of America possesses all the ingredients for greatness born of ex-
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91-Year-Old Penn. School to Close WILKES-BARRE (NC) -S1. Ann's Academy, - 91-year-old landmark conducted by the Sisters of Christian ,Charity, will close. "at the latest at the end of June, 1970." A letter of notification of the action 'has been sent to parents ,of students by Mother M. Virginia, provincial superior. The letter said a shortage of nuns and teachers who are specialists, plus dwindling enrollments, arc responsi,ble for the decision. The letter also said the academy has "a staggering financial deficit." The academy's current enrollment is 297 students-184 in the elementary school and, 113 in the high school.
cellence: an eminently capable faculty, a dynamic student body, a concerned alumni, a vigorous board of trustees, and the reinVigorated commitment of its original sponsors.'" The U. S. bishops last year pledge to mise a record $4.5 million in the annual university collection in each diocese; as a result, the unversity has achieved ,a balanced budget for the fiI"'3t 'time in a number of years. "I pledge myself to the swift fulfillment of its purpose and potcntial," Dr. Walton said.
School Debt Charges Spread in Denver DENVER (NC) - A $180,000 item of the '1969 Archdiocesan Development Fund has been earmarked to help meet an anticipated deficit of $250,000 of five parish high schools here during the current school year, Archbishop James V. Casey of Denver disclosed. The' Archbishop called upon the pastors _of the metl'Opolitan area parishes to help payoff the remainder of the deficit. He said the $250,000 deficit is a virtual certainty. He added: "This is a problem .to be shared not merely 'by the five parishes but by the entire Cath-' olic community in metropolitan Denver." 'The five parishes, where the schools are located, have carried "the greater part of the burden" for' years, the ,Colorado See Ordinary noted.
SANTO CHRISTO, .'ALL RIVER Ncw officcrs of the Council of Catholic Women, installed by State Senator Mary L. Fonseca, arc Mrs. Palmira Aguiar, president; Mrs. Mary Medciros, vicepresident; Mrs. Mary Ferreira. treasurer; Mrs. Del Furtado, secretary. Mrs. Mary Raposa is publicity chairman, A bcan supper is planncd by thc council for Monday night, Feb. 17, and a tour of the Statc House is also on the calendar for a later date. The next council meeting will take place at 7:30 Tuesday night, Feb. 11. Members are requestcd to bring gifts for a sa1c. SACRED HEART, NO. ATTLEBORO Members of S1. Anne's Sodality will meet next week on Wednesday night, Feb. 12, in stead of Tuesday evening, Feb. 11 in order to welcome new members. New members are asked to contact Mrs. George Landry, Painc Road, or thc pastor. On Monday night, Feb. 10, thc Men's Department of the Council of Churches will sponsor a catered supper at the Masonic Temple in Attleboro at which Dr. Oscar Remick of Assumption College will speak. Members of all faiths are invited and tickets may be obtained at the rectory. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN The Association of the Sacred Hearts will sponsor a tea at 5 Sunday night, Feb. 9 in the school hall in honor of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts who staff the parish school. All parish women are invited. A penny sale will tJe featured. Association members are reminded to attend Mass tomorrow, the First Friday. There will be a '7 o'clock evening Mass in addition to the morning Masses.
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New Bedford Registered Nurse Is Re(.Jdy For Third Papal Volunteer Assignmentl By Patricia Francis
Miss Lucille C. Lebeau, R.N., is home in New Bedford again, but not for long. In August of 1963, Lucille Lebeau, then 28, a parishioner of St. Anne's Church, left New Bedford for a three-year stint in the interior of Brazil as a Papal Volunteer, the Fall River Diocese's first. Two years ago, after several months at home, she returned to Bahia, Brazil, to continue work in the community health field with Brazilians "who have nothing." Now the enthusiastic nurse is ready to -try a new type of medical apostolate, either in the Mississippi Delta or in some other section of the nation where nurses are in short supply and the need is great. "I was going to' stay in Brazil," she says, sitting at the big table in the dining room at her family home at 24 Margin Street. "But I don't think one can ,give of one's self completely if one is not a citizen of the country. "Many of the things we wanted to do, we couldn't, because we had no political -backing. Class Division "You see things that should be changed and must -be changed and you're powerless. I felt I had reached the ,limit' of. my audacity as a noh-Brazilian." Today, Lucille says, "social injustice is just horrible in Brazil. There is a sharp class MISS LUCILLE LeBEAU division, people who have and people who don't have. , 'and diseases. They have a lack ian resents is -the type of "aid" "We were out in a rural area of know how. They have fear, the' United States is providing, for five years with people who of losing their jobs or being put - Lucille feels. ' have nothing. We lived with off their land, or angering im"They send powdered milk them. We knew them." portant people." and th~ Brazilians don't like it." In the United States the zealThese people have a lon'g way They send other foods thepeoous young nurse' says, "people to go before there is any real pIe don't like-or foods that rework for more money to have 'revolution, she feels, ",but if you quire milk or things the people things, to keep up with the go to the cities -and talk to uni- don't have. Jones~s. versity students-they're talk"Students use the word 'pater"But the Brazilian/! we worked - ing about violence." nalism.' They think the United with were full of diseases, they In the several months before States - and the Church - are were not educated, they couldn't she left Brazil, Lucille says, giving things and not letting the communicate, there was no ex- "many, many people were im- people grow." change of ideas-so they were prisoned.'" Among them, she Lucille Lebeau agrees in many content with what they had, rbe- says, were intellectuals, stu- ways. cause they didn'U know any dents, four French priests and "We could go around and give better." sick people medicines and help two American priests. Lucille says she and fellow Despite having students tell them get better. But, they'd have Papal Volunteers "tried to work her, "We like you as a person," the same things three months with their leaders, mostly mid- Lucille says, "there definitely is later. wives in our case. We tried to a growing anti-American prob"There's a shortage of some make them aware of themselves lem. A number of times I was 60,000 nurses in Brazil now, 'but as human ,beings, aware of their accused of working for the CIA. Brazilians aren't being trained dignity." However, she says, "it's "The students -are opposed to -and they're so needed. hard when you don't value the Alliance for Progress. They "There are so many injustices yourself." feel the United States is over- -but we as Americans can't Common Problems , involved in Latin America and protest against them." The present wealthy class in they resent it. They talk about Changes Needed Brazil, including the military the war in Vietnam. The deaths That, in essence, is why Luhiel'achy, she says, "want to of Robert Kennedy and Martin cille Lebeau came home. maintain the status quo. They're Luther King - all these things' She needed time to think afraid to let go of their wealth, give a 'bad image of the United about where her path will lead States." their position." next. Wherever it is, it will be Many Injustices But, she warns, "the young some place where there is need people, the educated young peoIn the rural areas where Lu- of a devoted nurse who wants ple of Brazil, are revolting cille and her companions lived to help people help themselves. against injustices they see and worked, the people were Lucille has seen stark need around them." poor "and the poor love every- and she is heartbroken because In the so-called interior-the one. You can be purple or green she was unable to change some rural inland areas of the huge and it doesn't make any differ- of the things she feels so South American nation-North ence." strongly must -be changed. . American volunteers invited "I hope this hasn't left -a lastBut, when Lucille took breathleaders in each of the communi- ing breaks from constant work ing mark on you," someone said ties to "think" sessions, she ex- in Salvador, "I lived in a house to her the other day. plains. "I hope it has," she -replied. wHh universLty students. We The leader of one small com- talked - and 'always I heard With selfless people like Lumunity shared his problems and about 'American imperialism.''' cille Lebeau, many things can ideas with the leaders of other One of the things the Brazil- - be changed: communities and they discovered they have common problems and common goals, Lucille says. "They're starting to sing songs that have the same theme: 'You can't treat a person like cattle.' Suddenly ,people are realizing Gulf Man' ;s that:s how they are being treated." at Nurse Lebeau ,admits there FOR HOME DELIVERY CALL 998·5691 are some "poor who are poor just because they don't want to work. "But our Brazilians were poor because of their environment. SO. DARTMOUTH, MASS. They suffer from m'alnutrition
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~residential FORT LAUDERDALE (NC)The National Council of Catholic Men board of directors meeting here pledged "loyalty, encouragement and prayers" to President Nixon in the heavy responsibilities of his office. In its biannual meeting here the board adopted a resolution which stated "We recognize that his great vision of a country at peace with itself; a society dedica'ted to justice for all in our time, will be difficult to fully realize. "However, it is a vision that the National Council of Catholic Men shares, along with our fellow citizens; and therefore we pledge our support to President Nixon as he endeavors to achieve them." "We especially 'are sensitive to the need for national recon-
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THE ANCHOR-Oio~ese of Fall River....;.Thurs., Feb. 6, 1969
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The Black Catholic' Clergy Caucus, an organization of about 85 :black Catholic priests and Brothers, was formed last April. At that time it published a statement charging that. the Catholic Church in America'is "primarily " a white racist institution." All too often have these articles appeared in newsIt also requested a number of papers and magazines. And, the publishers of these are ~ot reforms in the Church, centered on allowing ,black clergy a especially to be faulted in their presentation of such S9l'les. greater role in the decisionThey are in the business of publishing or making news and making process in the Church if some person presents them with what will attract attenand freedom to work more eftion and with what sounds newsworthy, ,then they will fectively among the black comusually accept it without investigating too deeply its truth munity. and its relation to the overall pieture of Catholicism. Indeed, Letter to Bishops since many of these articles are written by Catholics, the The caucus' second meeting publi'shers presume that they are getting a scoop that is last Fall was held without much publicity, but officials did ,say authentic. they would ,begin work on a Well, it must he admitted that there is no way of letter to the bishops, whom they accused of ignoring their resilencing these strange voices. There is a recognition of the quests. damage that many of them do, of the turmoil into which They also made plans for a they throw people~ of the distorted and many times, the trip to the Vatican to acquaint false picture they present. ,Pope Paul personally with the situation of black priests and the What to do? problems of the ,black community in the United States. Whenever a story is printed in a secular ne~spaper or The chairman of the caucus, magazine that is a distortion (If the Church' or. that pre: Father Rollins Lambert, recentsents as Church teaching what is the fantasy of an indily threatened to resign as. the vidual, this' must be promptly and accurately answered. only' black archdiocesan pastor in Chicago unless other black ,Whatever grain of truth there is must be taken and shown priests, including Father George to be what it js without cover-up but without exaggerated W. Clements, ,his assistant, are emphasis and in its' true setting. And what is merely the 'also elevated to position of auNEW YORK (NC)-All edupublic systems as though they sp~culation of an individual or his attempt to impose his thority. cation,in the United States, pub- were somewhat alien or somecurious ideas on to the Church must be shown' for what lic and nonpublic, is faced with what less, than on an equal basis The letter to Archbishop they are. too., a crisis lmd there is "a serious with other schools,that is, the Dearden, signed by Father Lam,crisis" in the field of Catholic tJublic schools of ,the United bert and members of the caucus But even more is required. executiv~ committee, said in education, Auxiliary Bishop States." , Mark J. Hurley of San FrancisThe bishop said today people part. If the Catholic people were! in constant contact with , co "We are angered that our said in a radio interview orig- see youngsters who are deprived the Church as she is-with her immutable and :unchanging inating from here, of education because of poverty, offer ,of ourselves ~n this critical truths and with her changing ,and changeable customs and , In the Catholic field, he added, inner-city, conditions, race and area of service has received no techniques-then ,they would be ,firmly grounded 'inCat~- ' while finances are a big concern,' "all of the sociological problems" real response 0;0 0;0 0;0 And we are This decision, he added, estab- offended by the persistent lack oUe- truth.·..would ',be" aware :of what ~Pl1p,t:chavg~" an,d he though.t "the major 'elemept in the" crisis" stems 'from the lished that, insofar as nonpub..:, of clear programs in 'the face of would be further knowledgeable about the' customs that fact that religious epmmunities, lieschools serVe the public, in- increasing racist attitudes and always' and"ever:i'chaiige' in' 'the'.interest "ofl"pre'seliting a whose members " in the ,past terest theyare 'entitled to actions in our church and nation, livi'ng Church tc)'a living people." '" " , " ,'.', have made Catholic education equit; in treatment "We reject these policie!i. as from govirresponsible in the light of topossible, and excellent," are in ernments. The only way people can be thus informed is by read- some cases beginning to turn "All youngsters should be the day's ur,ban crisis and as open ing a Catholic press. I away from the teaching profes- recipients of the assistance that evidence of insincerity in the or they do not have a prop- a state might give without re- Church's alleged concern for For the most part. those editing a Catholic press have sion, er number of replacements' to ' gard to the fact that they're in tha t crisis. no axes to grind, no pet,..theoriEls to, push, no sabotaging sustain a system that "has been a private or a religious or other 'We Warn Again' to indulge in. no ,wish to shoot down any, segment in the expanding at a very, very raPid school," he said. "We of the Black Catholic Church. They are interested in presenting ~ruth, iri 'show;. rate in the last 20 years." In response to 'a question, the Clergy Caucus, because of the Bishop Hurley, whose broad bishop said he thought it was a ing what can and does change and what cannot change in negative reaction of the Amereducatio~.al e~perience includes "very serious mistake" to say the' Church. in encouraging people to follow Christ. , ican bishops, annol,lnce our deyears of full time service as a that Catholic, Protestant and cision to intensify our work They are informed on the make-up ,of people who must teacher 'at the high school level, - Jewish schools are simply public with or without the sanction of and as principal of ~two large schools plus' courses in religion. be respected and who must be shown that what changes is high schools in California, was He said some ,people would say 'the Church $ 0;0 0;0 We will publicly disaffiliate not the essential but the setting,' the approach, the tech- interviewed on Guideline, pro- "close the Catholic schools and nique. This is not done by shocking people or by ridiculing 'duced by the National Broad-, give a religion course ,on the ourselves from I1he acts and decisions of the NCCB which relate them or by playing the role of the iconoclast, delighting in, casting Company in association side." to ,black people until we are with the National Catholic OfBut he said, parents are not tearing away without bu'ilding up'. fice for <Radio and Television.- choosing simply textbooks or satisfied that the bishops take seriously. It is done by the week~by-we€ik presentation in a C~th~ Father Donald Connolly, coor- courses but' also the teachers' ourWerequests warn again, as we did in dinat6r ofoNCORT, was the inthey ~ant for their children, olic newspaper of the Church, Christ, the people of God, our April statement, that the terviewer. and parents may say "this is survival of the Catholic Church the essentials of religion, the changing techniques. ' Saying he is sure there has the type of school atmosphere, in black areas is at stake, and This is what, 1~he Anchor has been trying to do for been "~ tremendous change ~n teaching course curriculum, and the purposeful and persistent inthe attItude toward nonpubhc 'all the rest of it that we prefer." almost a dozen years now. As subscription Sunday ap- schools," tentions of the Church to be not simply Catho~ic, and are taking "another look, a proaches its aims and goals ~re again presented for the but also Protestant and JeWIsh hard look at education in a relevant in these areas is even more seriously doubted." support of the people 'of Southeastern Massachusetts. broader sense." He said solutions schools, in the Jast five years, Bishop Hurley said "people no being advanced "go along the longer are looking at these non- lines of assistance to all youngsters; there's no discrimination and I believe the trend is in Continued from Page One that direction." Admitting that adherence to This, the bishop added, will the Pope's admonitions will be Rev. Arthur McCarthy, S.J., mean not only shared services an occasion for personal sacriof Our Lady of Round Hill Retreat H9use, South' Dartmouth, and shared times between public fice,Derrick said: "There is an will ,be principal speaker at the and 'nonpublic schools, ,but it incongruity in married love if it Fall Ri:ver First Friday Club will also mean financial assist- is not viewed ,in sacrificial OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER monthly meeting tomorrow ance, 'and personnel. terms. Ours is a sacrificial reliCooperation Needed gion, and the resurrection ,is Published' we~kly The Cath~lic Press: of the Dioc~se of Fall River night in Sacred Heart School. / -He said cooperation between achieved only through the dereFather McCarthy's subject will " 410 Highland A,~enue ' be "Catholic Church in Perspec- public and nonpublic schools is liction of the cross." FaU River, Mass. 02722: 675-7151 essential, always has been, and tive." i ' "The world's reaction to The meeting will follow the "has been recognized on a local 'Humanae Vitae' reflects the PUBLISHER level for many years." 6 o'clock Mass in tfte church. pattern of the cross," Derrick Most Rev. James L. Connolly, D.O., PhD. President William B. Norton has The major ,problem, the pointed said. "Pope Paul asked for trouinvited members to' bring out, has been the consitutional ble as did Christ when He GENERAL ,MANAGER ASST. GENERAtMANAGER friends, relatives or neighbors. questions that have come before asked men ,to drink His Blood. Rt. Rev. Daniel F. Shalloo, M.A. ' Rev. 'John P. Dri~coll Other officers are Edward the courts, but he saw the 1968 Real compassion ,and concern MANAGING EDITOR Berube,vice-president; Frank Supreme Court decision in the has a high, price,and the Hugh J. Golden, LL.B. Feitelberg, treasurer,and John New York textbook case as a Church must not expect an ef~Leary Press-Fall River Romanowitz, secretary, ",landmark decision." fortless pilgrimage." '
This is an age when anyone with a. typwriter who does an article on the Catholic Church can be fairly well assured that, it will be published. And all the more so if the article ' is highly critical or advocates far-out ideas and attacks the Church structure.
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Cursillo Leader Says Movement Is Growing HARRISBURG (NC) The cursillo movement which has encountered considerable praise as well as ~riticism in
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Margaret Sullivan Provides Music for Jail, TV, St. Mary"s Home
By Patricia F'rancis Miss Margaret E. Sullivan of New Bedford doe's her talking-and her worshipping-in music. She started in jail 14 years ago. She added St. Mary's Home a short time later. Five years ago, she took on WTEV's regular Sunday television Mass. In between times, she played frequently at Serra Club Masses. To Miss Sullivan, a kindergarten teacher at the Rodman School in New Bedford -"I play the piano a lot during the day there"-her ex-
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University Seeks New President PONCE (NC) - The board of trustees of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico here met at the residence of Bishop Juan Fremiot Torres of Ponce to consider choosing a successor to Msgr. Theodore E. McCarrick, university president, who has been advised that he will be reassigned to other work within the coming year. The board unanimously adopted a resolution thanking Archbishop Terence J. Cooke o! New York for Msgr. McCarrick's four years of service to the university, and also for th-e archbishop's willingness to allow him to remain in office until his successor has been chosen. The board named a committee under the chairmanship of Bishop Torres who, together with a similar committee eleded by the university senate, will conduct the search for the new president.
the last few years, is stronger than ever, according to its national lay director. In an interview here, Bill Luff of Reno, Nev., said, "We are probably doing better now tra-curricular schedule, busy as than at any other time. The it is, is "nothing to talk about." movement is functioning in 116 She' obViously would rather to 120 dioceses. In some places not talk about it. Acutely unit's just beginning, so they aren't comfortable at the thought of full-fledged movements. Prob- any "publicity," she was inveiably the number who have made gled .into a picture and a "That's the weekend approaches 175,- enough" interview by the priest 000." who got her involved in her trio The cursillo movement came of Sunday playing sessions, Rev. to the United Stat'?s in the late John F. Hogan of St. John the 1950s. The "weekend" is a three Baptist Church, Westport. day spiritual exercise, a "cur"I don't know why you're sillo" or "little course" in which bothering with me," she insisted, priests and members of the laity cornered in the artists' studio at give talks on the interior life Channel 6 between tl1e television and the application of Christian- Mass and Mass at the Bristol ity. County House of Correction. This three-day session has Self-Taught Musician been the focus of the criticism A self-taught musician-"My and the praise of the movement. Some have charged that the father was a musician, he was sense of community and the with the Sulli van and Gray fervor that it arouses are the Band" J _ Miss Sullivan started ALBUQUERQUE (NC)-Archresult of manipulation of the "picking up" piano as a child. bishop James Peter Davis of Later she graduated to the personality: Santa Fe has announced the organ. The movement w.as started in New Mexico Catholic Renewal, "I've been in church music Spain by Bishop Juan Itervas of archdiocesan newspaper pubsince I was a child," she admitMallorca in the early 1950s. lished here, will cease publicated, "in the choir at St. LawEmotions F'actor tion with the Feb. 9 issue. MARGARET E. SULLIVAN rf'nce's, as a soloist there and as "I don't think it fosters emoIn a front page announcement tionalism so much as that it substitute organist:' in the paper, the archbishop, ·Fourteen years ago, Father brings out in people the fact publication president, said the that the life of God can be a Hogan-then chaplain at Bristol decision was reached with "the very stirring kind of thing," County House of Correctiongreatest regret." asked Miss Sullivan if she'd play Luff said. "The step will be taken only "Emotions are very much a "occasionally" for ·Sund~y Ma·ss because none of us-neither the part of this. If a person loves there. paper's staff nor those of us in She has missed only a handful another person, it is emotional; the archdiocesan chancery ofNEW YORK (NC) - Bishop relief operation from the Portuthat's part of his makeup.' And of Sundays in· the more than a fice-could come up with a soluEdward E. Swanstrom, executor guese West Africa island of Sao when people really begin to seb decade since she started. tion to the acute problems of. director of Catholic Relief Ser- Tome,. especially now that this Then, as director of St. Mary's that the love of Jesus Christ is . financing such a publication in possible, particularly in the Home, Father Hogan thought it vices, has expressed concern operation is the only apparent our time," Archbishop Davis community situation, with other would be "nice" to have music . here over reports that Equato- source of relief supplies from said. rial Guinea has banned nightpeople experiencing the same at the early Sunday Mass. He the outside world for those With the Feb. 9 issue, Rekind of love - and because of tapped Miss Sullivan, who could time mercy airlifts of the Inter- within the blockaded area. newal, the largest paid circulanational Committee of the Red that love that exists between not say "No." Bishop Swanstrom: said chu'rch taion weekly in New Mexico, Cross to Biarra. humans - the emotions become When Channel 6 started to agencies are attempting to es- will round out three years of a part of it:' Bishop Swanstrom feels this tabilsh inspection procedures on televise a Mass at 8:45 each publication as an independent development makes it· more Sao Tome, acceptable to both The emotion is merely a resSunday morning, Father Hogan paper. Prior to that the archdiotoration of part of the personmandatory for adversaries of the sides of the conflict, which would served as commentator for it. cese was served by the New Nigeria-Biafra civil war to "allay the groundless fears" of ality that withers in sterile re- Miss Sullivan was tapped againligiosity, Luff asserted. He said agree as rapidly as possible to the Nigerian government that Mexico R~gister, which was to play the organ in the televifounded in 1944. emotion for the mere sake of sion studio that is turned into a daytime mercy flights. anything other than relief supeveryone "getting turned on" He expressed hope, for the plies are being flown into chapel on Sunday mornings. would be wrong, however. sake of thousands whose lives Biafra by the church groups. "It's every Sunday year round," The purpose of the eursillo Miss Sulilvan says, looking are at stake within Biafra that NEW RATES!! nothing would happen to cause movement, Luff said, is "to find amazed when asked who takes discontinuation of the church people who really will be the her place when she goes on vaRegular Savings key leaders in their own envication. "I don't go on vacations." UP-DATED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ronments. . . . This means the TIMELY RELIGIOUS FORMATION 90 Day Notice He musical ability, she c'onfamily, the home, the neighborfides, "is just a gift. I guess the hood, the parish organizations. Systematic WINONA (NC)-Bishop LoLord .knew what I was in for." ~RlaR He really will be the person in ras J. Watters of Winona will be The nuns from St. Mary's Daily ~nterest that environment who helps Home appear in the doorway of installed March 13 at Sacred B1~oth€R OR PRI€st others come into a relationship the studi:>. Heart Cathedral here in MinneTerm Certificate with Christ." . Let us tell you how sota. Archbishop Luigi Rai"We can walk back," one says. you can serve. Write mondi, apostolic delegate in the for free literature at "Certainly not," snaps Miss no obligation. United States, will officiate and Sullivan crisply. "I'm ready to also concelebrate the installaFr. Aldan, O.F.M., Cap. go." tion Mass with Archbishop Leo ST. LAWRENCE. FRIARY "She brings us in every Sun175 Milton SI. • Milton, Mass. 02186 Binz of St. Paul and Minneap': TORONTO (NC)-"It is our day and takes us home again," olis. one of the nuns says. "Be sure to unanimous wish to see the traName mention that." ditional clerical dress (black Since 1946 suit and Roman collar) mainAddress In January 1968, she W1S one A graduate of Fitchburg State of 78 recipients of the newlytained as the basic garb of our Brother 0 Priest 0 Age_ _ Teachers College, Miss Sullivan created Diocesan Marian Medal. priests," the bishops of Ontario is a veteran member of the New said in a joint letter. She treasures it, but she doesn't Bedford teaching staff. She has see that it was at all necessary. Beyond that, as with priests been kindergarten ·teacher at the in special work or during reShe shrugs into her coat and action, "any further specifica- Rodman School since 1946. looks at her watch. "Mass at the With her teaching preparation tions are left to the judgment jail is at 11," she says. of the local Ordinary," the and her music assignments, she Miss Sullivan who already has has "little time" for many outbishops said. played the organ for Masses at The bishops have been con- side activities, she says, although St. Mary's Home and Channel 6 sulting priests, lay persons and she does belong to the New their diocesan priests' senates. Bedford Kindergarten Club and Television - nourished by "orDOMESTIC & HEAVY DUTY OIL BURNERS ange juice and coffee before I Some senates, .because of priori- St. Mary's Home's Infant of leave home"-is off to her final ties of other work, have not Prague Guild. worship service of the day. "I like to do needlework, too." been able to study the question Five feet five, bright faced She obviously is glad to get of clerical dress in different MAiN OFFICE - 10 DURFEE STREET, FALL RIVER situations, and make positive and enthusiastic, Miss Sullivan away from the nonsense of an interview and back to more imrecommendations, and more would rather "do" than talk about what she does. portant things. discussion is expected.
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ST. JOSEPH, FALL RIVER The parish council will meet at 7:30 tonight in the school hall. Men of St. Joseph's will 'meet at 7:30 Tuesday night, Feb. -U, also in the hall. The CYO will sponsor a cake sale following all Masses Sunday morning, Feb. 9.
Home-Sewi·ng Insures Style, Originaliry fOI~ Women By Ma1'ilyn Roderick
,The boom in home-sewing continues, and more than - tttat it is continuing to climb .and climb, even though we are supposedly in an affluent ~:ociety that could well afford to buy its clothes ready-made. Not only are mothers and housewives part of the sewing swing, but so are the won, then don't' even glance in members of that strongly their direction. I've already lost illY heart to opinionated. younger gener- two silk designs that I just cas-
ation. In fact, they are really the lIlally glanced at while shopping ones who seem to realize that f.orsome felt. Now I'm looking the homesewer for the perfect pattern ,to set off can be more of t.heir colors and striking de-' an individual signs. This will be quite easy at about half I'm sure, for the silhouette for the cost. Such '159 . is flowing, feminine and financial graceful-the perfect shape for whizzes as Sylsilk. via Porter reDream Gowns port that an all Dimension is brought into time high of 85 fabric '69 and this is done by per, cent of tl~xture and embroidered deAmerican womsi!gns. Schiffli-embroideriesare en do homestill the crown princesses of sewing of some fragile designs, light, delicate degree. This degree may range and flower fresh. These are from whipping up a set of Summade for that very special dress, mer playclothes for their little the prom gown that dreams' are ones to indulging themselves made of. with a Vogue designer's pattern. After reading Mrs. Porter's But ,no matter how inexperi'commentary on the popularity enced or expert, they are all of sewing among the younger jet dabbling in it a bit) and from all reports enjoying it immense- set and catching a ta,ntalizing glimpse of the wonderful mately. rials in store for the home sewer, This Winter, because of starting a new job and returning to I of the over 30 'generation am part-time graduate work (along now determined to oil my with family pressures) I sadly 'machine, sharpen up my shears report that I have done very and return once more to the little sewing; and I would also jOJrs of home sewing. like to mention that I miss it a great deal. Archdiocesan Scho'ol Time is an enemy of the after:' hours' sewer especially if, like Pr,oblems Serious me, your brain power becomes KANSAS CITY (NC) -The nil after the witching hour of problems facing schools in the nine. And regardless of what Kansas City archdiocese are many women would have you "serious but not of crisis probelieve, sewing does take a little portions," the archdiocesan suintelligence to carry off well. perintendent of schools said here. Perhaps this is why the younger Msgr. Henry Gardner said ,that generation is finding itself so "rn Kansas City and other large successful at it. It does appear towns and cities in the archdioto be filled with vigor and a cesE~, all our elementary and thinking mind! high schools will continue in Silk Stars ope:ration, at least for the next If, like me, you have let' this school year." But he said several hobby slide, ,then by all means schools in rural areas will not hike 'yourself off to the nearest reopen in September, 1969. fabric store and steal .but one "We regret having to take this slight glance at the fabrics for action,". the superintendent said, this Spring and Summer. I "but a growing shortage of guarantee you'll be home with teaching Sisters and minimal a pattern within the week. enrollments make such closings mandatory." ' Silk and silk-like material is . really the star of ,the fabric Th~roughout the archdIOcese, forecast, and silk in the most -- Msgl: Gar~ner added, the, prob- ' 'beautiful colors and prints lem IS b~~lcal1Y the same -lack imaginable. Black and white de- of qualified lay teac~e~s and signs influenced by Beardsley m~nE~Y. In sOlne parishes, he colored designs from the French said, '100 per c~nt ~f the budgets impressionists and abstract de- ,mus~ g() to ~alntaln the schools, signs that could be hung in the leavmg nothmg for other church Museum of Modern Art splash programs. their colors across the yardgood, Ogolensbu'rg Catholic counters. ' They literally woo the seam- Academy to Close stress with their promises of the OGDENSBURG (NC) - S t . beautiful clothes she could creMary's Academy, here in New ate with them; so if you're not York, in operation since 1888, in the mood to be wooed and' will close in June, Msgr. Joseph
Has Modified Praise For State 'Budget DETROIT (NC},-Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton of Detroit expressed praise for Michigan's 1969,-70 budget, which calls for ah increase of nearly $85 million in state aid to public schools. But he also warned that public officials must take measures to help private schools as well, or else face a "flood of pupils from private to already overburdened public schools."
G. Bailey, rector of St. Mary's cathedral, announced: Bishop Stanislaus Brzana of Ogdensburg made .the decision to close the high school after a joint meeting of' the parish counci.l and the parish board of education. Msgr. Bailey cited rising costs and the withdrawal of more teaching nuns by the, Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart, who staff' the school, as reasons for closing. The Grey Nuns will con~ tinue to staff the grade school and the junior high school, he said.
HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER . Contemporary music will accompany the 10 o'clock Mass Sunday morning, Feb. 9. OUR 'LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER A week of "Family GetTogether" will be held Sunday March 2 through Saturday, March 8. Rev. John P. Driscoll will speak at 7 each evening, giving a Mass homily. Parishioners are asked to make returns for the malassada supper and dance planned for Saturday night, Feb. 15. ST. JOHN BAPTIST, CENTRAL VILLAGE The Ladies' Guild will sponsor a Valentine, whist party at 8 Saturday night, Feb. 8 in the church hall. Mrs. Clarence Kirby is chairman. CALLING LATIN AMERICA: From a Manhattan hotel, scene of the 6th annual conference of The Catholic Inter-American Cooperation (CICOP), messages went out daily to latin American a'mateur stations over the facilities of the International Mission Radio Associatio~. At mike is Sister Barbara Campanile, M.M., of the Bronx, N.Y., who is stationed at Maryknoll, N.Y. (WA2VVI).
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NEW LENOX (NC) - Some , The bishop stressed that his promise was made conditionally, 500 pupils at Providence Cathodepending on continued enrolllic high school here have raised ment and the availability of Remore than $38,000 in cash and ligious teaching personnel. pledges in a drive to keep their school from being closed. Jean Clemens, 18, editor of the Providence high school newsContributions from persons paper, said 'she was crestfallen impressed by the students' dewhen the school's board of ditermination have come from rectors voted to close the school. throughout the country, and are still coming in. "I just stood there and thought 'this is the end,'" Miss Clemens The Joliet diocesan board of said~ "But I thought a miracle education had recommended that might happen, and I guess you Providence High be closed bemight say it did." cause of financial problems and shortage of teachers. The The miracle, in the case of school's board of directors conProvidence High, at least, was curred. But this w.as before the helped along by hard work. students - and their parents- The students 'sponsored a New went to work. Their efforts seem Year's Eve dance, and later to have paid off. worked up a style show and a dinner dance. Money came in Bishop Homeo Blanchette of from a car wash and a spaghetti Joliet recently announced that dinner. Providence, along with nine other Catholic high schools in The mothers began working in the diocese, will remain open the school cafeteria and the next year. fathers organized to contact persons for pledges. A news story "I decided that the pastoral aspects were such as to swing' brought the school's plight to the attention of readers from across the balance, and the financial the' country. Contributions which problem and lack of personnel could be solved if put to the' have ranged as high as $1,000, have, come from non-Catholics challenge of the people," the as well as Catholics. bishop said,- commenting on his decision to keep schools open on a tentative three-to-five-year plan.
Asks Laws to Protect Youth From Obscenity ST. LOUI1; (NC) - Citizens concerned about the problem of obscenity shouTd urge their legislatures to enact_laws strictly banning distribution of obscene material to the young, an educator and author said here. "Although dedicated Christians must want hard core pornography banned for the general public, too, they can at present. realistically only hope to pro,tect the young," said Austin J. App of LaSalle College in Philadelphia.
OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE The Women's Guild w,ill sponsor a Food Sale at 10 o'clock Friday morning, Feb. 14, at Angelo's Supermarket. Mrs. Walter Hamblen and Mrs. Carl Davis are co-chairmen of the committee.
St. Catherine's Fund Raising Committtee wfll sponsor a Valentine Whist and Blitz party at 7:30 Tuesday night Feb. 11 in the hall of Dominican Academy, 37 Park Street, Fall River. Mrs. Jennie Dore and 'Mrs. George E. Pelletier are in charge of the whist and Mrs. John B. Reed and, Mrs. Thomas Pingley are making arrangements for the "blitz."
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Where Does Money Go? What Does It Buy?
Men's, "Yomen's Councils Unite
By Joseph and Ma1'ilyn Rode1'ick
CINCINNATI (NC)-The Cincinnati Archdiocesan Councils of Catholic Men and Women herc will unite to form a single organization. Jerome B. Bohman and Mrs. Andrew L. Hellmuth, president of the two councils, made the announcement after a meeting with Archbishop Karl J. Alter, who gave his approval to the' merger. Work will begin on details of the new structure at a meeting of the executive committees of the two councils. Committees will be appointed to develop a new statement of purpose, a timetable for the merger, plans for an interim method of operation, and choosing a new name. Bohman and Mrs. ,Hellmuth cited the work of a joint study committee established last Summer to take up the question of a merger. Joint board meetings of the councils .had yielded two proposals: increased collaboration between the councils, especially at the committee level, and merger to form a single new council. The study committee voted for the merger, and the boards of the councils accepted the proposal, calling for the changes to be completed within six months. Mrs. Hellmuth said she is convinced the merger will lead to "a more effective force for apostolic action." Bohman cited unity of action as a primary reason for merging, and also predicted that more young people might become involved in the work of the new org:lI1ization.
We have just received our withholding statement~ for the year and after a quick totalling we are dumbstruck. We coudn't possibly have made that much money and if we did, where is it? This is the sentiment of almost everyone we meet these days. I never The author states in her remember hearing people complain about prices and "Forewa~ning" (oh yes, Ethel has all sorts of cutie little pieces inflation so much as today. of advice to pass on to her
Everything seems to be topsyturvy in terms of values. For instance we pay $5.00 a month to send our children to school which is a ridiculously low figure when we consider that sirloin steak for one meal costs us $3. Unsolicited credit cards are received through the mail and rt seems that at every turn we arc asked to spend, spend, spend. It is getting so we feel unpatriotic if we won't throw a few dollars away every week. Little Things There is no question that costs arc really rising and that we must make some adjustments in our thinking and money management. ·Little things hit us the hardest and make us think second thoughts about what we are doing. For y~ars, for example, I have been in the habit of stopping off at the magazine and paperback stands two or three times a week to pick up a few magazines and several paperbacks/ The other night I made my usual stop and found myself $3 poorer. The magazine that ws formerly 35c is now 50c and the paperbacks that I used to buy for 35c are now 95c. Marilyn is constantly complaining about food costs but it wasn't until· we went shopping recently that I saw the difference. I don't usually see the grocery prices, but the changes came as a revelation to me. Naturally, Marilyn used this as the opportunity to impress me with the fact that her allowance for household money had to be increased and I haltingly had to agree with her. I am not an economist and what I do read about the state of the economy is so confusing I can't make head or tail out of it, but I do know that we cannot support inflation of this kind without suffering irreparably. I can't help but think of the people who saved all their lives and now sec their savings eaten up with "cheap" money. In the Kitchen 1 was telling my class today that first impressions are lasting ones, and perhaps if Ethel Marbach, the author of Holy Housewifery Cookbook (Abbey Press), had had this in mind, she would have had a better picture of herself printed on the back of this cookbook. Certainly I don't expect the qualifications for writing a good cookbook to include the appearance of a beauty queen, but I wouldn't expect a woman of taste to have her picture taken for her book's jacket with a hairdryer on her head, a sloppy jersey on her form and a copy of her book in front of her face. Taste is what I look Cor in a cookbook, both recipewise and in the style, and TASTE is what is lacking in Mrs. Marbach's little paperback.
Latin Mass SCRANTON (NC)-St. Peter's cathedral here will have a solemn Mass in Latin on the first Sunday of each month at 11 A.M., it has been announced officially.
readers) that the reaso~ she wrote the book was because she was asked. After even a brief skimming of her material, one can't help but wonder who ever asked her and why. Most of her recipes have been printed previously in other cookbooks and those that haven't aren't worth the paperback purchase price of $1.45. ' If you do have $.95 to spend, buy The Elegant But Easy Cookbook (this has been in print in hardcover for a number of years ·but just this month has made its paperback debut). My hardcover copy is dogeared and foodspattered, so I was thrilled to receive a new copy. Written by Marian Fox Burros and Lois Levine with taste, style and above all a marvelous collection of delici{)us recipes, this is a gem. The hot and cold hors d'oeuvres sections are worth the price of this tiny book and the desserts are tres elegante. If you're thinking of spending a tiny amount for a great collection of recipes, this cookbook is where you will more than get your money's worth. Without a doubt, this is my favorite hot appetizer from the Elegant But Easy Cookbook. A favorite with your male guests right from the beginning, but even the females will be won over. Ramaki liz pound bacon, extra thin slices, cut in half. five ounce can of water chestnuts 1 pound chicken livers 1 cup soy sauce 1fz cup brown sugar 1) Wrap a piece of bacon around a water chestnut and chicken liver. 2) Fasten with toothpick, and marinate in a mixture of the soy sauce and brown sugar for at least two hours. 3) Drain and broil 3 to 4 minutes on each side until the bacon is not quite crisp. Remove toothpicks and freeze or refrigerate. When ready to serve, bring to room temperature and reheat in a 400· oven until bacon is crisp. Another beauty of this recipe is that it can be prepared well in advance. Note: In recipe for raisin squares given in last week's Anchor, % cup cornstarch was omitted from list of ingredients.
Introduces Legislation To Curb Pornography WASHINGTON (NC) ---lRep. Charles E. Bennett of Florida has introduced legislation to curb the flow of pornographic material and the showing of obscene movies to minors. He was joined by 25 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives. Bennett's bill would regulate' interstate commerce and the mails with regard to the flow and exhibition of morally offensive materials and movie's to minors. The bill is patterned after a New York statute which has been upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court, he said.
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IN SOUTH KOREA: Maryknoll Father Alfred J. Fleming, right, briefs a team of medics who work with this Catholic leprosy Service mobile clinic. The ideo is to search out cases of leprosy in stages early enough that it c,an be effectively treated. The mobile von was purchased through funds raised by the Society for ·the Propagation of the Faith in 'Albany, N.Y.
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Religion Teacher at Girls' High School Resigns at Principal's Request BALTIMORE (NC)-Andrew J. Hannon has lost his job as a religion teacher and claims he doesn't know why. All other persons who might know the reasons behind Hannon's departure from the Institute of Notre Dame girls' high school have refused to talk about it. The incident seems simple enough: Hannon submitted his resignation to the principal, Sister Louis Marie, S.S.N.D., and it was accepted. But Hannon, a 23-year-old former seminarian, said the resignation was not his idea but was suggested by Sister Lou'is. He said, "Sister Louis Marie asked me to resign, and I did because I trust and respect her." When asked what reason the principal gave for her request, Hannon would 'only say, "She said there had been pressures created." , Sister Louis Marie refused to discuss the resignation except to say that she did not think
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THE ANCHOR-:.·· Thursday, Feb. 6, 1969
Priest Predicts Dra.stic Changes In Religious Life DAYTON (NC) -
NEW YORK (NC) - Archbishop Terence J. Cooke of New York took part in a Greek Orthodox doxology' here, marking the 20th ·anniversary of the enthronement of Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople (Istanbul). Archbishop Iakovos, Greek Orthodox primate of North and South America', presided at the service in Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral here. The doxology began with a procession of acolytes, seminarians, laymen and clergy of the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, Episcopalian and Baptist faiths. Arch-bishop Iakovos said: "I thought it would be appropriate that church leaders of other' Christian faiths joined with us in paying special tribute :to His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch on this important occasion. "Athenagoras I has labored unceasingly to further the cause of unity among the world's Christian community during all of his archpastoral life, especially during the past 20 years, since the day of his enthronement as Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in Istanbul," he continued.
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authority on religious vocations predicted religious communities of the future will ·be organized according to the kinds. of work they do, rather than according to the spirit of their foupders. Father Godfrey Poage, C.P.,· of Chicago, former director of the Pontifical Office. of Vocations, said "differentiations 'under historical categories of founders and traditions" will fade and members of religious communities will no longer .place emphasis on "the Dominican, Augustinian, Franciscan or Ursuline spirit." "The differentiation," he said, "wril be in the I3postolate. The spirit for all will be the same"the spirit of the Gospel" of 'the Sermon on the Mount, he added. "The religious life of the future will ·be a commitment to an approved form and rule," the Passionist priest said. He predicted a "one-view commitment to keep. this rule." Such a commitment will not be "a unilateral promise," Father Poage said. "Every religious wants the assurance that Christ, through His representatives on earth, in the name of the Father, accepts his dedication. Commitment is accepted 'by the Church and given stability," ~e said. "Therefore, there must be a vow ... and it can be rescinded only by the same authority that accepted it." Theology Change Father Poage, discussing vocations to the priesthood and religious life at Bergamo Center and the' University of Dayton, said the Church's "voca..: tional theology" of the past must change. That ,theology stressed a person's vocation was "preordained and pre-destined'" by God, Who "selected you fro'm all eternity and endowed you with the qualifications of mind, heart, temperament, disposition and personality, fitting you for one role and that your salvation is in following ,this Divine plan," he declared. In an era when freedom and creativity of the individual- are recognized, this kind of an approach "turns off modern youth," he said. "It's his life, his world and he can make it what he wants it to be," the priest said. Thus, a vocation 'becomes a challenge of personal service to the world, "where one meets God in service to his fellow man. "The more you know of love of your fellow man, the more you know of the infinite love of God," Father Poage said. .
'Want Stamps "We Oblate Seminarians do our 'thing' for the poor by sortingand selling cancelled stamps.. To Americans this may not seem like much, but to the poor of Laos .the little we send may mean another year of life; in Hong Kong it may mean a job for a homeless family; in Africa it 'may mean a hospital." Thus write the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in appealing for canceled stamps, especially foreign and commemoratives. They may be sent to Oblate Stamp Bureau, 391 Michigan Avenue, N.E., Washington,. D.C. 20017.
AT HARVARD: Archbishop Helder Pessoa Camara of Brazil addresses Harvard Univer~ity students at Quincy House. NC Photo.
Sees Solution to La tin American Crisis Archbishop _Camara Proposes Action Moral and physical tortures of NEW YORK (NC) -.Arch;' great powers to concentrate appolitical and other prisoners, inbishop Helder Camara of Olinda propriations on develop1l!ent for 'cluding third-degree and elecand Recife, Brazil, advocating peace, not war. shock tactics are practiced, "Ibrave and practical guidelines," 1\. co~scientious self-evalua-' tric he said. summed up three days of debate . tion effort by powerful nations "And under cover of interna. here on underdevelopment in on human rigI:tts violations in tional cooperation there are also Latin America with a call to their midst, using document injustices that cancel out nastop "the very serious fact of films and literature for wide tional efforts to overcome unthe proletarization of whole distribution. The United States, derdevelopment," the prelate countries." by its owri example, could move . Addressing the sixth annual other countries likewise to ex- added. "Besides the impoverishiment Catholic Inter-American Coop- pose their own shortcomings. of persons and social groups," eration Program (CICOP) conArchbishop Camara stated, Actual l}lavery ference, the aq:hbr'shop said his "There is today ~the very serious purpose was to foster dialogue Without pinpointing exact lo- fact of the proletarization of on practical ways ,to alleviate the situation. He proposed these cations, Archbishop Camara de- whole countries, with the resultnounced several ·areas of injus- ing .scandalOf the underdevelpoints for further action: Guarded effor.ts to 'bring Cuba tice throughout 'Latin America oped world, including the overback into the community of na- where there are outright viola- whelming majority of' the tions of ,the hemisphere. He tions of human rights, actual earth's population." said: "Cubans are also sons of slavery and exploitation of mel1 God and we cannot condemn a by small minorities who thus build up their wealth. whole nation to a ghetto." For similar reasons Red China should be admitted to the United Brothers Distribute Nations. Study of Failures
A joint detailed study of the "painful failures" of ,the United Nations Conference for Trade and Deyelopment (UNCTAD) to be entrusted to U. S. and Latin American university groups "to ex.amine the accusation of injustice on a large scale" made by the under-developed world in Geneva and New Delhi. .A crusade by religious bodies to "prove that war is most a·bsurd" on both human and· moral bases and thereby move the
Nlun Leaves Hospital P(llst, Sisterhood NEWARK (NC)-;:-The admin'istrator of St. Mfchael's Medical Center here has resigned that position and left the Franciscan 'Sisters of the Poor. Sister M;, Rosaria has been administrator of the hospital sin<:e 1963. She had been assist'ant administrator for six years prior to that, and 1 had been a nun. for 25 years.
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Says Extremists Spread Prejudic·e In Schools NEW YORK (NC)-Black extremists are responsible largely for "raw, undisguised" anti-Semitism in New York, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith 'charged in a 25-page report issued here. The report asserted that the crisis level has been reached in the city schools and 'has been unchecked by public authorities. It said the situation has been building for the last two years. Dore Schary, league national chairman, said patience and restraint have been ineffective and "we no longer can abide the growing tide of anti-Semitism." . "Our record in the struggle for black opportunity is a clear and voluminous one, and we shall continue our work in this area because we know the majority of black citizens in America are in accord with us," Schary said. He noted recent statements by "clear-thinking and broadly representative Negro leaders~ Roy Wilkins, Bayard Rustin and Whitney Young among ,themhave warned the black community of the dangers of failing to isolate and curtail ,black antisemitism." The league's report made the following conclusions about anti-Semitism by' blacks in and around the city public schools:
Present Danger "It has been perpetrated largely 'by black extremists. "Its growth has been aided by failure of city and state public officials to condemn it swiftly and strongly enough, and to remove from positions of authority those who have utili'zed antiSemitism," including "representatives of the Council Against Poverty, the city's official antipoverty agency. "Anti-Semitic material has been produced, in at least one instance, by a publicly funded anti-poverty unit. - "There is clear and present danger that school children in the city have been infected by anti-Semitic preachings of black extremists who, in some cases, are teachers and to whom these youngsters increasingly look for leadership."
Chaplain in Vietnam Receives Air Medal TECHNY (NC) - Fat her (Capt.) Joseph A. Aul, S.V.D., 36, an Army chaplain in Vietnam, has received the Air Medal for "actively participating in more than 50 aerial missions over hostile territory," the Society of the Divine Word headquarters here announced. Father Aul, a native of Pittsburgh, is a member of the First Air Cavalry Division, whose activities have centered around Quang Tri Province and Da Nang-some 50' miles south of the Demilitarized Zone. He does most of his traveling by helicopter, frequently the only means of getting to men in combat areas.
Seek Advice PITTSBURGH (NC) - The Pittsburgh diocese has hired the managerial consultant firm of Booz, Allen and Hamilton to advise it on the efficiency of Jts administrative operations. The firm, which recently made a similar survey for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, also has made such studies for some religious orders.
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Says Newspaper Is Like Mirror COVINGTON (NC) - A Kentucky bishop compared a newspaper to a mirror, stressing the distortions which both can reflect. Bishop Richard H. Ackerman, C.S.Sp., of Covington, wrote: "A newspaper is .like a mirror. It reflects the modern scene; what is good and pleasant is in it, and also what is otherwise. And since a mirror is the product of human workmanship, it is not perfect. It can possibly distort what it reflects, and if it is too small, it cannot reveal the whol.e picture." The bishop;s views were expressed ina column in the Messenger, urging strong dioc- esan support of the diocesan newspaper. He said: "The role of a messenger is to report, in proper perspective, the news, good and bad; to relate the opinions of responsible people; to deliver the decrees of authority clearly as statements of fact. Unless like Gabriel, the messenger be an angel, he is subject to human frailty." WORSHIP WORKSHOP: Teens of all denom inations join in "What's Your Bag?", mixed media Bishop Ac:kerman said "beworkshop' in music.' drama. dance and creative art. Evening worship "happening" was plancause we live in an age of ned by teens and adult leaders in afternoon sessions at Central Congregational Church. Fall 'change and upset' it is entirely River. From left, Mrs. Allen' Hollis, wife of minister of host church, director of sacred dance possible that the voice of 'the choir; Paul Simcock. projectionist; Mrs. Thomas J. Cottrell Jr., youth chairman of Old Colony Asmessenger' who heralds the news sociation of United Church of Christ, sponsor of event in cooperation with Diocesan office of of the Catholic-Christian world, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Mrs. 'Norman Gendron, art workshop leader; Sister John disturbs us more than it would Alicia. S.U.S.c., film workshop leader; Rev. Thomas Lunn, South Somerset Methodist Church. in a calmer day." drama workshop .wader; Mrs. Frank B. Hadley. coordinator for drama and film. He warned. "Without your support, the Messenger can easily disappear from our midst." He said unless there is strong backing of the diocesan newspaper, "then certainly it will begin to diminish and fade:' He appealed to his people: "I beg tailment of foreign priests' acNEW YORK (NC)-Explain- States will not allow another you not to let this happen." tivities in the social reform field. 'Cub~' to happen. In the second ing 'his non-violence movement While defending their actions, in IBrazil, Archbishop Helder place the Latin American masses Makes Eating With the prelate said that there are do not intend to fight. Therefore Pessoa Camar.a of Olinda and areas of misunderstanding bethe way now is moral pressure," Recife said here that changes in cause of the different cultures the government made in Decem- the archbishop said. and nationalities from which The 'source of that moral presber led to a revision of the Up to 35 % Easier these priests come. sure comes from Christian docClinical tests prove you can now movement's tactics. eat and chew better-make dentures trine as interpreted in recent "But I believe we must conaverage up to 35% more effective-II times by the social encyclicals, you sprinkle a little FASTEETH on tinue forging ahead," he added. your plates. FASTEETH holds uppers "T,here is a need to examine he declared. The Second Vatican and lowers more firmly so they feel more comfortable. FASTEETH Is not the new situation in Brazil, Council has provided clear diacld-doesn't sour. No gummy, pastY which is not clear, and at the rectives in .its Constitution on taste. Helps check "denture odor". Dentures that fit are essential to the Church in the Modern World. same time to keep up the efforts health. So see your dentist regularly. The Church in Latin America at moving people to participate Oet FASTEETH at all drult counters. of has translated into the present in social change." Since Dec. 13 the government realities of the region these diNew Bedford's Oldest and rectives, in the declaration of ELECTRICAL of President Arthur da Costa e Largest Business School Contractors Silva assumed spedal powers Mar del Plata and at Medellin, APPLY NOW after dissolving Congress, claim- he said. The Mar del Plata statement ing a plot to overthrow the reFor Winter Term was issued during the 1966 angtme was afoot. Several arrests Entrance Dates followed, including priests and nual meeting of the Latin American Bishops Council. The JAN. 6 and FEB. 3 Catholic laymen. Medellin guidelines were apAction, Peace, Justice Accounting· Secretarial proved by the second general Here to attend the 1969 CathData Processing ~ Computer olic Inter-American Cooperation ,assembly of the Latin American Programming and Clerical Courses Program (CICOP) conference as bishops last September. one of the main speakers, the Big Job T~I. 992·5448 for information gentle, energetic prelate-reform"We ,have a big job to do on 944 County St. er amply compensates with vivid many fronts," Archbishop CaNew Bsdford OPP. N. B. POST OFFICE gestures and penetrating eyes mara stated, especially in develthe few lapses in his English. opment and integration. The lay••••••••• 0 .... His movement-Action, Peace, man, in particular, with his conJustice-w.as launched in mid- science enlightened by social 1968 and has gained strong supdoctrine, must act. port in 42 dioceses. The aim, "It . is often the case that Archbishop Camara said, is to bishops have to come out and bring about a radical change in defend these ,social reformers . the society of Brazil by the preswhen they are accused of being INCORPORATED 1937 'sure of peaceful protest and 'communists,''' he said. "The public opinion. Medellin guidelines give 'moral "We all know that the present collective support to such acstructures are unjust and must tions by individual leaders.''' . be corrected. But how? The Archbishop Camara said he method is the question," he said. feels that Pope Paul's encyclical "Many impatient youths tell on birth control, Humanae Vitae, JAMES H. COLLINS, C.E., IPres. me: But .Dom Helder, change is r·aises some sociological qestions, Registered Civil and Structural Engineer impossible without armed fo,rce. noting that many Latin AmeriMember National Society Professional Engineers My answer to them is that youth cans resent the implication of must be realistic, as now and some world agencies that it is FRANCIS L. COLLINS, JR., lI'reas. probably for the next 15 years better to give 5 for birth control 'll'HOMAS K. COLLINS, Socy. armed movements in Latin now than $100 for development America are not going to haplater. ACADEMY BUILDING FAILL RIVER, MASS. pen," he declared. He also referred to recent incidents in Brazil involving cur"In the first place the United •••••••• e .
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Chilean Revolution Depends On Land Reforlm Success By Bar'bam War'd Land reform in Chile is quite drastic. It is designed to take over from individual farmers all land above a b.asic 200 acres and any that is abandonl~d or mismanaged. Compensation is based on, the taxable value of the land. Up to 10 per cent is paid at once. The rest is covered by ther reform, the capital that has longterm bonds. If the re- to 'bt: paid out to the old landlords: must comel from State form is fully carried through, fund:> and any speeding up of the age of the great estate will have passed in Chile and a.pattern of peaceful change es- ,.tablished for, o the I' lands ': where the concentration of ownership on the land has led to the same wasteful, inefficient and under - capitalized performance. But can it succeed? The program of Presi": dent Eduardo Frei is only a year· old. 'By the middle of 1968, about three million acres had been taken over and 70,000 people had been grouped in 260 asentiamentos or training cooperatives where the new peasant owners remain for three years to learn the new ways before deciding whether to farm the land individually or in cooperatives. Some of these. asentiamentos have already ~hown that, contrary to gloomy prophecy, peasant ownership increases output and. pays its way. But it is too soon for a general judgment. Indeed, the chief argument for the whole program is still rooted in social history - the. proven impossibility of modernizing without radical chimge on the land. But even if it is too soon to estimate the effectiveness of the reform, its difficulties are .not in doubt. The landowners are no longer completely· dominant. An urban middle class is beginning to share power and be interested in higher food production and better farming. Powerful Owners The Church, traditionally linked to the rural landowners, actually led the way to reform in Chile, making land available to peasant cooperatives in a sort; of pilot project for the Frei reform. Yet ,the owners of large farms are still powerful and are using every legal device to delay the program which"they estimate, pays them only 50 per cent of their land's value. A.mong the 90 per cent of the farm people (inquilinos) make up only 25 per cent; yet they are lik.ely to get most of the land. The· communists' are stirring up discontent among the other small tenants and share croppers, and, as' usual, both Right and Left are working together to weaken the 'reform. The best hope for the government is to move forward strongly, widen the peasants' stake in the' land and prove to the 'towns that the farms can deliver the food. Unfortunately, the whole program is expensive. Even though the new farmers begin payment for their land at once and' thus create a sort of rolling fund for financing fur-
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expropriation brings with it, inevitably, larger and larger outlays for compensation. A race is on between the grievances of disappointed people on the land .and the success and self-interest of the new farmers.' And the time is short because new presidential elections are due in 1970 and President Frei's reforming, moderate Government could be voted out by both extremes. It iis when one considers dramatic~ confrontations such as these that it is impossible not to feel a sense almdst of despair at the negativeness and timidity with which Western Goyernments and electorates tend to think about economic assistance. In the case of Kenya, as this cqlumnpointed. out, the British Government helped ,to make creative land reform possible by a grant of some $56 million' to ·buy out European farmers and resettle the Kikuyu tribe. Suppose, in the case of Chile, the International Development Authority of the World Bank were in a position to make comparable sums available at very low rates of .interest for rapid expropriation and .compensation, the the whole hOPe and tempo of the Chilean reform could. be transformed . Political extremism would ,be weakened. A new class of small independent farmers would be enfranchised. More intensive agriculture would begin to increase food production, . save foreign exchange and lay the basis for full-scale modernization. Less Costly Above all, the relatively small capital sums involved would be inffnitely less costly than the possible expense which would be involved-in arms, in subsidies - if Chile or its neighbors become involved in revolutionary violence or spreading guerilla disorder. ' It is the old story. With our traditional habits of thinking, we are ready to spend on disaster 10 times more than would have ·been necessary to prevent disaster:: In Mexico, where a drastic land reform transformed the country, growth and liberalization have gone on for 40 'years. In Venezuela, where land reform goes forward, free elections have just succeeded. Bolivia, after a· land reform, could dispose of Che Guevara.' Would not a land reform in Cuba have been le·ss costly than a Castro? How many disasters are needed before we learn?
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MINNEAPOLIS (NC) - The Minnesota Council of Churches has suggested a tax on churches might be one way to 'help the state finance needed social programs. "Justice costs, and men of religion must pay the price," the 'council said in a set of legislative guidelines issued here. Although the guidelines were approved by the board of the council, a spokesman said the suggestion regarding a tax on
Providence . Visitor Wins Two Awards PROVIDENCE (NC) - The Providence Visitor, diocesan newspaper, received a first place award Jor best editorial page and a second place award for general excellence in the annual contest at the' Winter convention of the New England Press Association in Boston. This is the second year in successsion that the Visitor has taken the first page award f9r· best editorial page in its circuNAME lation e:tass (6.500 and up).
churches does not yet represent a official council position. He said the council's legislative committee has voted to study the subject further. The guidelines, wri tten by an 18-member committee, called for state programs in a variety of areas. They suggested that funds for these programs might come in part from a property tax on churches and voluntary income tax from churches and church members which, they
said, could add more than $1 million, per year to the state's income. Among specific actions recommended in the guidelines were a state bureau to protect consumers, support of the Citizens League's proposals for government reform, a state gun control law, improved law enforcement and courts, higher curriculum standards for trade schools, and abolition of the wage garnishment law.
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SINGING SISTERS: Two Sisters of Divine Providence, formerly professional singers, will present a concert at 8 Friday, Saturdy and Sunday nights, Feb. 21 through 23, in New Bedford High School auditorium, under sponsorship of McMahon Council 151 of the Knights of Columbus: Planning event are, from
left, Adrian Jette, past grand knight; Manuel A. Sylvia, Jr., deputy grand knight; Sister Rosalie; Cardinal Cushing; Sister Rosemonde; George A. lemieux, grand knight. The singers, blood sisters, are teachers at Sacred Heart School, Kingston. Their community also staffs St. Joan of Arc School, Orleans, on the Cape '-
Picketing ~alts Housing Project In New Jersey ENGLEWOOD (NC) Construction on a housing project being built in a Negro area by a Catholic agency has been halted because the site is being picketed by a group of black sub-contractors organized as Bergen County Community Builders, Inc. Workers were called off the job by Alfred Fanzari Jr., general contractor for the work under a program initiated by the Mt. Carmel Guild, social welfare agency of the Newark archdiocese. The work is in the first phase of a three-part program to erect a $3-million complex, with families in the area being given first preference under a federal rent subsidy program. Whittie English, president of Bergen Builders, said ·black subcontractors had bid on six of the jobs but none was awarded contracts. He said their bids "were in line with the others" and "we can't help but feel it's discrimination." . There was no immediate indication whether the picketing, which English said would be continued, is connected with with charges made against the Mt. Carmel Guild by 20 priests of the Newark Archdiocese who have accused the archdiocese of racist policies. Specifically, lay groups who have associated themselves with the priests claim that the Guild has done nothing to assist in the planning of an apartment complex proposed for Newark by New Community, Inc., a development corporation affiliated with Queen of Angels parish, Newark.
Iowa Diocese Streamlines School System Close Two High Schools, Four EI·ementary . DAVENPORT (NC) - The Catholic school system in the largely rural Davenport diocese has been streamlined by the decisions of a special education committee. \ Two of the 10 high schools in· the diocese will be closed next year, with the possibility that two more will be added to the closing list by March. Four small elementary schools will also be closed, others will be paired in eight-grade 4-4 alignments, and still others will be trimmed from eight to six grades. In all cases, whether schools were closed, merged, or· pronounced in good health, each parish and city system was told to produce a "good" religious education program. Appraise Quality The school decisions climaxed a grass roots decision-making process begun last Fall when the diocesan board of education approved a "reorganization and consolidation" plan for the diocese. The heart of the plan was a requirement that all parishes associated with 'schools engage in an appraisal of the quality of education being provided, realistic assessment of future support, and investigation of merger possibilities with schools operated by neighboring parishes. Each parish with a school and each city with a city-wide board of education was required to produce three plans for the diocesan board to consider. Many parishes and city systems held a vote of all Catholics before submitting their plans. The two high schools closed
suffered money troubles. Walsh High School in Ottumwa, with an enrollment of 210, has a debt of over '$400,000 on its building. With the closing of Walsh, the city's three parishes will have a consolidated elementary school in the Walsh building. Temporary Lease Hayes High School in the Mississippi River city of Muscatine has an enrollment of 167. A large majority of parishioners in Muscatine's two parishes voted to close Hayes, named after the diocese's retired Bishop Ralph L. Hayes,and consolidate the elementary school in that building. The Muscatine board of education also developed a budget which includes $25,000 for a professionally staffed religious education program apart from the school. Absorption Problem Two other high schools, Notre Dame in Burlington and Cardinal Stritch in Keokuk, were given a temporary lease on life. The plan submitted by Burlington would have closed Notre Dame, but the diocesan. board directed ,that another vote be taken in Burlington parishes with the option of retaining Notre Dame on a tuition basis.
Gives New Aid DENVER (NC)-Nine allocations to anti-poverty programs totaling $97,050 were recently approved for payment from the Denver archdiocesan Fund for the Disadvantaged. This brings to $318,071 the total assistance to anti-poverty programs from the fund since it was established last Spring.
The school has never charged tuition. This vote is to be taken prior to another diocesan board meeting Feb. 17. Catholics in Keokuk, meanwhile, begaru a "Save Stritch" campaign expected to run until March. If the plan does not produce what diocesan officials call a _ "realistic" three-yetir plan, Stritch will be closed. Its present enrollment is 165. Enrollment at Notre Dame is 35'8. The four elementary schools told to close are currently operating with double grade classrooms and no hope of reaching the state requirement of single grade rooms. Total enrollment in the four schools is 317. One of the. elementary schools closed, St: Mary's in Riverside, will present .the local public school district with a 25 per cent enrollment increase. The superintendent of schools said "it's going to be a problem" absorbing the pupils.
Bill Seeks Prayers In Public Buildings WASHINGTON (NC) - Rep. George Bush of Texas has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives seeking a constitutional amendment which would reject any interpretation of the Constitution infringing on the right of people to have prayer in a public building. "We must not force a given religion down any~me's throat but, at the same time, we must not prohibit prayer by those who wish to do so," Bush commented.
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• Excessive! Sees Danger Irl Prayer at Publilc Events
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David Lawrence, who has been writing a syndicated column for the general press as long as I can remember, was deeply moved by the five prayers recited at President Nixon's inauguration by clergymen representing five different faiths. In his column of Jan. 22, after citing ex- the ,churches can come up with a cerpts from these five invo- workable formula if they seritheir minds to it. cations and benedictions, he ously putSensible Limits
lamented the fact that the pubThe mechanism for jointly, lic schoo.1s Qf this country have not yet found a way to give tackling problems of this type already exists in the newly estheir students tabliished interreligious comthe benefit of mittee made up of the general !\ u 'c h "volunsecretaries of the National tary" prayers, Council of Churches, ,the SynaLe., "solemn exgogue Council of America,. and pressions of ,the the U. S. Catholic Conference. faith of differIf this particular body isn't ent individuals sufficiently representative to who do not ask handle the public prayer issue, others to adopt AWARD: Dr. Victor George there is no reason why representheir particular Heiser has been named the tatives of 'other religious tradisectarian' views 1969 recipient of the Damiention:> which have a legitimate but merely reDutton Award. He is author of interest in the problem couldn't flect their own "An American Doctor's Odysbe brought into its deliberations feelings Qf fidelity to spiritual on an ad hoc basis. Where sey>, and was the first presiprinciples. there's a will, there's a way: dEmt of the International lepI have no desire to get inI trust that Mr. Lawrence and rosy Associati~n: NC Photo. volved in ,this continuing con- those of his readers who agreed troversy over prayer in the pub- with his recent column will not lic schools, but I should like to interpret this suggestion to raise the question as' to whether mean that I am opposed to pubor not the never-ending multi- . lic praying as such. , plication of prayers at, public Like any other ecclesiastical ceremonies such as the inaugu- bureaucrat 'working at the naWASHINGTON (NC)-A govration Qfa President has gotten tional level, I am called upon ernment is rightly evaluated in out of hand. to do a lot of it myself at civic , terms of the justice it secures One or Two Enough ceremonies, and I am' all in for all its Citizens - especially For my own part, I am in- favor of it within sensible limits. the poor and, helpless, Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan of clined to think it has. There was Poin(of No Return Atlanta said here . . a time when tvvo _Qr three My only point is that we now prayers on such Qccasions was seem to 'be in danger of exceed"u. S. society is being judged the maximum. Some years ago ing these limits. And I am afraid throughout the world, he added, the number was increased to that we are going to do mQre on the degree of justice being four in order toallQw for the harm than good to the cause of granted to all, even to those official recognition of the Ortho- authentic religious faith if we outside our country. dox Church. This year, as we continue down the path we are Archbishop Donnellan was have seen, the number was in- now traveling. preacher at the annual Red creased to five. If we go on adding to the Mass for lawyers in S1. MatthWhere is it all going to end? num'ber of public prayers at ew's Cathedral here. He said I suppose nobody really knows. civk ceremonies, sooner or later, a good government "acknowlIn any event, I would like to see as I have already suggested, we edges the rights of its citizens the churches Qf this nation take are bound to reach ,the point of and helps to secure' what is their the initiative in recommending no return-the point at which right. A society in which men that the process be reversed and even those people who share Mr. were permitted and helped to ,that there be only one, or at the Lawrence's laudible desire to , seek their rights would seem to most, two prayers-let us say perpetuate the tradition of pub- be on its way to the attainment an invocation and a benediction lic prayer in this country will of peace; yet, we find associated -at public ceremonies, starting get tired of the whole business with the .pursuit of the rights with the inauguration of the and begin to think that we ought struggle, bitterness, violence and President. " to do away with it completely. death. VVorkable Formmula 'I may be wrong about this, I realize, of course, that this but, in any event, 'let me repeat "One reason for this is that would involve all sorts of deli- that I would like to see the issue certain citizens deny to others, cate PrQblems of ecclesiastical seriously debated by all Qf ,the in theory as well as in fact, the protocol. Nevertheless I think major religious groups in the rights rthey claim for themwe ought to give it a try. United States while there is still selves," he continued. "They It seems to me that under the may even do this in good. faith tim~:to do something about it present arrangement we are just in case my own misgivings as often as 'bad. faced with the clear and present about the present trend - mis"But," he added, "there is andanger of making a mockery out givings which I know to be "other and probably more freof religion by multiplying in- shared by many others, includ- quent and more common cause vocations and benedictions to ing ;at least one prominent Arch- for this, and that is the fact that the ,point where people will 'be- bishop in the United States- the rights' of individuals and of gin to ,think that the various should prove' to be well founded. groups are so often in conflct religious grQUps of the United with the rights of other indiStates are, in reality, more conviduals and groups, or even the cerned about their Qwn image California ,Diocese rights of society itself. Moralists or their own ecclesiastical prehave long been conscious of such rogatives than they are about PICllns Newspaper a conflict in moral conduct." the value of public prayer as MONTEREY (NC) - Bishop such. };larry A. Clinch has announced Ultimately, I am afraid, they the, Monterey diocese will CEF Backs Tuition may decide to turn us off. launch its own diocesan newsI don't know just how we paper, the Observer, ,in April. Grants to Parents might resolve the protocol issue ST. PAUL (NC)-The MinneOn .,behalf of his diocese, -given the variety of religious Bishop 'Clinch expressed grati- sota state convention of Citizens traditions in the United States tude to Bishop Timothy Man- for Educ~tional Freedom (CEF), -but I am fully confident that ning; of Fresno, to Ger,ard bolstered by an unusually large Sherry, managing editor, and attendance, went on record as the staff of the Central Califor- favoring tuition grants to parLaw Stands nia Register, Fresno diocesan ents of nonpublic school chilTRENTON (NC) - For the newspaper:' for "their excellent dren. ' third time in five years, New cooperatiQIl' and assistance" by De'legates to the 'two-day state Jersey courts have upheld the publishing, the Monterey edition convention voted to support constitutionality of the state's of title Fresno paper." grants in regard to both grade 150-year-old law prohibiting The once ,combined Monterey- and high school stUdents, and abortions without sufficient Fresno diocese was divided into also advocated higher grants for cause. two dioceses in October, 1967. needy families.
Prelate Stresses Human Rights
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Ponder Ways to Halt Spiralling State Costs 'Due to Parochial ,S-chool Pupil Transfers 1, is a modest request, "from the standpoint of economy alone." He feels that alding parochial schools is "cheaper than having a lot of kids continue to transfer from parochial to public schools." In the last three years, apMullen, Democratic chairman . proximately 33,000 pupils in the of the Appropriations Commitstate have transferred from patee, said Philadelphia archrochial to public schools, Mullen diocesan schools would receive pointed out. some $21 million of the new request. At present, Philadelphia's parochial and non-public Seem Less schools receive $1.1 million. Compare your griefs with Mullen said the proposal, other men's and they will seem which would be effective July less. HARRISBURG (NC) - The Pennsylvania legislature will receive requests for a total of $75 milliQn in State aid to nonpublic shools this year, according to State Senator Martin P. Mullen of Philadelphia.
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The answer is easy: they welcome the oppor· tunity to do something needed where, it's needed. Sometimes, besides, they build the • church in memory of their loved ones, name it for their favorite saint. . . . Where is a new church needed? In hundreds of towns and viilages in our 18·country mission world. In Puram, India, for instance.... Archbishop Joseph Parecattil writes that the growing Catholic population of this small industrial area in the Arch· diocese of Ernakulam does not earn enough to build a permanent chapel. "They have expressed their desire for a place, to worship by purchasing a site for a chapel from what little income they receive," states the Archbishop.... You can build this church all by yourself for as little as $3,800. You'll' be doing something . needed, where it's needed, for Christ-and for people who cannot do for themselves! ... Do something at least, as much as you cafl ($100, $75, $50, $25, $20, $15, $10, $5, $3, $1) to' help build this church! Where the weekly income is only $1, even the change in your pocket will bea Godsend! ... Have you been looking for something meaningful to do this Lent. (Ash Wednesday is February 19.) Help the people of Puram build a simple but lasting church.
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TEEN SCENE: Registering Frances O'Shaughnessy and Colleen .Farrissey atland Mrs. Thomas Murphy. In right picture, students discuss snapshots taken Sacred Heart CCD program for teens .are, from left, Mrs. James B. deMelo:by James Roberts, left. Others are Paul Hamel and Daniel Augustinho.
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What does a tumbledown house say to you? An ancient handmade seesaw? Green trees standing against dry and leafless one s? To teenage CCD students of Sacred Heart parish, Fall River, they spoke of faith, ho pe and charity, of youth and the generation gap, of caring and loyalty. Their insights were the result of a unique project for which , they roamed the city taking of the tax exempt status of reli- snapshots and slides illus- Durfee High SchooLstudent, who accompanied by guitars. Playing gious, charitable and equcational -trating virtue and vice. They fold the 'teens that the slides, was by the Pebbles, who led the institutions 'in New Jersey. is everywhere," congregation in such songs as Presented their findings ata p~oved "religion Four Catholic spokesmen tesPebbles Play "Hear 0 Lord," and "Here We
TRENTON (NC) - Representatives of the Catholic Church are among the religious leaders urging retention
tified at the first hearing conducted by the Tax Exempt Property Study Commission which has been directed .by Acting Director William Kingsley of the State Tax Division to con.duct a statewide probe' of the amounts and values of the tax exempt properties in ,the State, Services Offset Tax Attopney Edward J. Laedem of this city, counsel for the Trenton Diocese; Msgr. Theodore A. Opdenaker, Catholic Welfare Bureau director; Msgr. Joseph A. O'Connor, diocesan Catholic Hospitals director and Father John E. Morris, Paterson diocesan school superintendent, were among the advocates of retention of the present plan. They were supported by spokesmen for the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches and representatives of other groups. Their principal contention is that the services rendered by the tax-exempt institutions have a value far in excess of revenue that would ,be derived through taxes, Cites Contributions
. Gerard S. Naples, city council member and a parishioner of St. Joachim's Catholic parish, said he feels churches and hospitals should be required to pay some taxes for municipal services they receive. His stand was challenged at a' press conference by Trenton's Mayor Carmen Armenti, who said: " "1 don't think this even should be considered. These institutions provide vital services that government is unable to provide." He added that the institutions are contributing more than their share to local communities.
program which climaxed the parish Day of Prayer last Sunday . seesaw they sal' d showed The , , , the l'ove of the person who made it for his children, his hope that they'd enjoy it, and his faith that it would be strong to support
tAhem ,ikn, roughh andftUnlble Ptlay. s t n mg s 0 t 0 green, rees against others leafless for the ' Winter symbolized the generatl'on gap for ,the students and also reminded some that , their f al'th was a 1"Ivmg thOmg th a t must be defended when necessary. Pictures of Red Cross headquarters in Fall River and of hospital scenes reminded the teens of the importance of caring for people to the community and, emphasized ,some, of the' special need for CCD teachers. The old house meant to them abandonment of hope. The program was int-roduced by 14-year-old Ann Johnson, a
Pope Aids Refugees . In Midd Ie East NEW YORK (NC) - Pope Paul VI has given several tons of beef for distribution to Middle East refugees wintering in tents, it was reported here by Msgr. John G. Nolan, president of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine. The beef was given to the Pope by the government of Argentina. "The gift again demonstrates the Holy Father's concern for people regardless of creed in the volatile Middle East," Msgr. Nolan said. To date 400 cases of beef have been distributed to ref~gees in the United Arab Republic, 220 cases to refugees in Syria and 400 cases to refugees in .Jordan.
,Are." Another first was handSacred Heart's CCD program, shaking among the congregation said Mrs. Catherine Murphy, one of I'ts directors, is based on in- at the time of the Kiss of Peace. A homily on the Eucharist was volving students intensely for a , given by Rev. Peter Mullen and short period, rather than having also aiding in the CCD part of them come to weekly classes the program was Rev. Ronald A . over a longer stretch. The stu- Tosti.
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Concludes Deborah, some of the creativity role of youth in the Church with exercised in the excuse depart- members of the senior theology ment would be better employed class. Risky Retreat in English composition class., , Risk was the .theme of two Prevost sophomores will sponsor a mixer Saturday night, Feb. senior girls'- retreats conducted 22 at the Connolly cafeteria, at La Salette Center of Christian with music by' the In Corpora- Living for Feehanites. Rev. Arthur Bourgeois, M.S. and Rev. tion. Ronald Hebert, M.S. conducted And Holy Family High in , New Bedford sent its debaters thE; program, which featured .; to l\'Iarian High in Framingham multimedia film projections and for Boston Catholic League selection of a "soul 'brother" or "soul sister" for the weekend. competition. Theresa Sirois and Michelle Dansereau handled the Who's for college? Latest reaffirmativ-e ,and' Daniel Dwyer ports from area schools include and Karl Fryzel the negative. a notice from Mt. St. Mary that The team placed second and Carol Costa, who plans a career Michelle was judged the best afin teaching the deaf, has refirmative speaker. ceived a scholarship and a loan Cheers for Anne Hefko, a sen- from Northeastern. ior at Fall River's Mt. St. Mary Prevost acceptances: Notre Academy, who's been cited by a Dame, Mark Lynch; Northeastnational organization of teach- ern, Edmond Tremblay, Thomas ers of English Ior her outstand~ Barnes; Bridgewater State, ing work in the field. Dennis, Rioux, Alan Baptiste; S(lholarship Plan Johnson and Wales, Richard Plus-Kinyon School of Busi- Brodeur; UMass, Robert Thiness in New Bedford is offering bault; Bryant, Edmond Larue, four scholarships to graduating Malll'ice Duval; R. 1. Junior College, Robert Gaboury; PC, Don- ' seniors. They will be awarded on the ,basis of high school aid Corriveau, Alan White, Donald Harrison, Earle Flynn. grades, an essay and a test to be administered at the school At Holy Family Richard Frida~" Feb. 28 and Friday, Kurowski has received a $6000 March 7. Interested students can scholarship from Stonehill; Charles Prefontaine has been accepted at Northeastern; and Pre~ate~ William Walsh at Merrimack. DA acceptances include Denise Dore" Beth St. Armand, Anne Lew:is, Bridgewater State; ColBALTIMORE (NC) - The Maryland Catholic Conference ette Lafond, RIC; Madelein Machado, Johnson and Wales; will OPPOSe a bill now before the state's General Assembly which Diane Domingue, ,St. Anne's School of Nursing; Denise Ber- : would give a man who has deube, Union Hospital School of serted his wife the right to sue Nursing. for d,ivorce after three years. At Feehan, the following: The bill, according to MCC Linda Alho, Chandler School for director Joseph G. Finnerty, Women; Lorraine Boucher, "for the first time under MaryRivier, Annhurst; Brenda Chilli, land law would permit the mariSt. J"oseph's; Stephen DesJartal wrongdoer to obtain a didins, Northeast Broadcasting vorce as a result of his wrong." School; David Downarowicz, Finnerty said Lawrence CarRollins; Deborah Downes, Asdinal Shehan of Baltimore, Pa- sumption; Elmo Finocchi, Wenttrick Cardinal O'Boyle of Washworth; Paul Gaboury, Bryant; ing ton and Bishop Thomas J. Ann Glod, Annhurst; Julie GorMardaga of Wilmington, disapman, Fitchburg; Merrill Hastprove of the biB (House Bill 7) ings, PC. "because it tends to encourage Also Douglas Iavarone, Newi1bandonment." bury School of Business; Julia The MCC was created in 1967 Kane, UMass; Mary Lambert,' to speak for the three bishops ,Faulkner Hospital; Patricia Lee before Maryland's legislature. UMass; Deborah Pestana, North~ Nine Maryland counties are ill easte'rn University, R. 1. Hospithe Baltimore archdiocese and 'tal; Lionel St. Pierre, Bryant, five arc in the Washington See. Northeastern; Kurt Stafford, Nine counties are in the WilNortheast Broadcasting; Marimington diocese. anne Stanford, Chandler; Denise , The divorce bill is one of sevWilliams, Annhurst. ,( eral now before the General Charles Hawkins, Assumption; Assembly on which the MCC Donald Roy, University of Miwill take a stand, Finnerty said,. ami; Stephen Roy, UMass; Ann I!. is the only one introduced so Robertson. R. 1. Hospital, Faulkfar that has drawn' the bishops' ner, Peter Bent Brigham; Carodisapproval. leen Sobota, Assumption.
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HARTFORD (NC)-Four legislators ,have introduced a bipartisan bill in the Connecticut General Assembly to provide financial help to parents paying tuition for children attending nonpublic schools. ' But a spokesman for the Connecticut Civil Liber.ties Union indicated the organization would oppose passage of the bill and would take it to the courts if it is passed. The Secular Educational Equalization Reimbursement Bill provides that either 75 per cent of tuition chnrged in non' public schools or $150,' whichever is less, would be .reimbursed to parents or guardians of each child. The bill specifies that the parents or guardians must be residents of the state. The sponsors said the bill would help parents defray the cost of teaehin'g secular subjects in nonpublic schools and does not provide for religious instruction nor does it Intend to aid any religion. .' ,,' The nonpublic school would be required' to expend for the . teachi'ng of secular subjects an amount per pupil' at least equal to the amount of reimbursement parents will receive.
DA varsity and jayvees have and abuse of drugs under direchad two wins and one loss in tion of Sister Francis and Mr. recent play. Both teams con- Frederick Bartek. Student quesWhere A quered Jesus-Mary, and in a tions were answered in the' DA-Attleboro game the varsity course of the program and drugs GOOD NAME won and the jayvees lost. It was were considered from the medthe other away round in a DA- ical, legal, social and historical points of view. New Bedford tilt. Means A At Feehan the boys' varsity Cassidy High GREAT DEAL conquerpd Attleboro in a 42-40 Jane Masi, senior class presigame that wasn't decided until dent at Cassidy High in Taunton, the last second of play. Ask any- will be a state representative at one who was there to tell you ,student government day in about it-or 'try to stop them Boston. And the Cassidy math from telling you. Mission Im- team is among contestants at possible. the second Diocesan math meet Light Fanta~tic of the year, held this week at Valelhine's day is the date for Mt. St. Mary. the annual father-daughter Cassidy scientists had the 'dance at Mt. St. Mary's, while pleasure recently of listening to DA seniors are already looking a discussion of American wild forward to the night of June 6, flowers by Professor Hathaway, when they'll have their prom famed naturalist whose book, 1007 Kings at the Shamrock Cliff in New"Wild Flowers of Cape Cod," is port. Kind of nice, at that, to an authoritative, text in the field. think about a warm June night And Cassidyites marked the NEW BEDfORD amid the blasts of February. feast of the Purification and that It was Homecoming Day for of SL Blaise at a celebration Holy Family alumni last Friday. for which seniors planned the Open Evenings Following a game at Kennedy liturgy and made appropriate Center, alumrii and present stu- banne~. ' dents enjoyed a buffet: This is Pride Week at Prevost Upperclassmen will be honored FIVE CONVENIENT OFFICES TO SERVE YOU during the week and tomorrow is student-teacher day, when ONE-STOP BANKING teaeher~ and students will reverse roles. Mount students are enjoying their new student center which, " says Kathy McCann, our Anchor gal, "serves as a gathering place for girls in all classes before, OIF TAUNTON school, during free periods' and Norton, W. Main St.-Raynham, Rte. 44-Taunton, Main St. after school. The center has candy and soda machines as well North Dighton, Spring St.-North Easton, Main St. as a television, radio and a recMember Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ord ,player'." . Shakespeare is in at DA, where seniors recently traveled to R. 1. School of Design to view Macbeth and sophs will soon atte~1d a performance of Romeo Rt. '6 at The Narrows in North Westport and Juliet. Where The Prospective freshmen were welcomed at Mt. S1. Mary's last Entire, .Family week at .an open house program, Can Dine more enjoyable than the four Economically hour exam session which followed on Saturday at Mount and all other Diocesan Highs. FOR Carpenters gather every WedRESERVATIONS nesday night at the new Feehan' woodworking shop. Five Boys PHONE 'are involved, learning the rudi675·7185 ments of carpentry. Also at Feehan, senior religion classes conducted a panel on use
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Dominican/s Commentary however be judged to be capable Continued from Page One the vitality and solidity of the of this by progress through sucreligious state," the Dominican cessive changes. It recognizes that contemporary society has explained. "She now undertakes in a little of a supernatural spirit cuorageous and imaginative way and that the candidate must be to review these procedures in the gradually prepared even, in some instances, by a period of '~ight of the demands of the circumstances of today." It路 is trial previous to entrance into the novitiate. Rome's answer to numerous and authoritative inquiries of relig"In this Instruction -the candiious Institutes seeking to broaddate is not expected to measure en the norms of Canon Law. up immediately to all the deThe H;oly' Father thus seconds mands of the religious and aposthe Institute's aspirations to tolic life. He must however be achieve "a better adaptation of judged to be capable of this by the entire formation cycle to the progress through successive mentality of younger genel'ations stages. Thus the Instruction recand modern living conditions, as ognizes that contemporary soalso to present demands of the ciety has little of a supernatural apostolate, while remaining spirit and that the candidate faithful to the nature and the must be gradually prepared special aim of each Institute." even, in some instances, by a In this effort to gear her pace period of trial previous to ento the signs of the times the trance into the novitiate. Church is keenly aware of the "The novitiate itself retains a lesson of history that there is privileged place 路but the Instrucno renewal without rebirth withtion seeks to make it more efin the religious institutes which fective by provision for formabelong "inseparably to her life tive apostolic experiments in and holiness." Religious men and conjunction with the normal women have a tradition of holipractices characteristic of a ness and apostolic dedication and novitiate. The result. should be it is the hOPe of the Church a progressive preparation for that they will measure up to the the life and activities of the new demands at tMs point of community. history and thus be effective This desire for a ,growth to witnesses among the People of full maturity before the profes~ God. The instruction is the fruit of sion of vows is further reflectl:id by the provision that has been "the generous collaboration of all members of the various religious made for various procedures at institutes"-itself the fruit of the end of the novitiate. The Instruction allows for preparaVatican II's directives. The Intion for temporary vows by struction thus provides: assistsacred commitments of another ance in the solution to modern kind and even the replacement problems, help to meet the leof temporary vows altogether gitimate requests for direction, notably modify Canon Law, and by such commitments, e.g., a provide for creative experiments promise made to the institute. during novitiate and the proba- This would be a simpler form of commitment and would not tionary period that follows it. have the sacred character of a The instruction is not a set of vow. rules, the consultor pointed out These and other innovations but rather a set of broad guideof the Instruction are experilines providing that each Instimental in character. It devolves tute may adopt the course which on the various institutes to experience indicates most appropriate for it. The complexity of study these dispositions and to situations, variations according apply them within their own to localities and the rapidity of c'ommunities. change, the diverse purposes and activities found in various religious houses were all understood by the Vatican.. Experiments "Perhaps -the most striking JOLIET (NC)-Bishop Romeo innovations are the possibilities Blanchette of Joliet 'has comof formative apostolic experiplied with a request by Father ments during the novitiate and Martin Drew, curate at St. of the replacement temporary 'Jude's parish here, to -be revows with a sacred commitment lieved of -his duties. of another kind," added the A statement issued by the Religious. "These provisions are chancery office said the Illinois designed to lead the candidate prelate had Ii personal talk with to a plateau of emotional and Father Drew, complied with his spiritual maturity at the time -request to be relieved, Ibut deof religious profession so that clined to discuss the matter 'the religious state to which he further ,becal\se of the "confiis committing himself in stable dential" nature of the talk ,beand certain fashion may really tween the ,bishop and priest. be for him a means of perfecFather Drew, also a performer tion and greater love, -rather on a "clergy record show" of a than a burden too heavy to local radio station, declined to carry.' (Inst. n.6). discuss the situation at length or "This is a thoroughly realistic indicate whether he would seek approach. In many respects the assignment in another diocese. young men and women of today He said a story which apshow signs of unusual develop- peared in the Chicago Tribune ment. At the same time there was "blown up out of all proare indications of a less rapid portion." Father Drew said undevelopment of the psycholog- known to him a reporter apparical and emotional maturity reently was present at a Sunday quired for free and responsible Mass (Jan. 26) when he spoke choices. to St. Jude parishioners and "It would be unfair and dan- later outside the church when gerous to permit these young he talked with a group of people to mistake their enthusi- friends. ' asm as a religious vocation or to The Tribune story said Father allow them in their generosity Drew told the parishioners he to enter so sublime and difficult experienced a number of diffia life without full knowledge of culties and restraints of freedom its obligations. with ,the bishop. The story said Gradual Progress Father Drew said he had been "In this Instruction, the canrefused permission to hear condidate is not expected to mea- fession over the last six months sure up immediately to all the because of 'his conviction that demands of the religious and birth control was a matter of apostolic life. He (she) must individual conscience.
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BROTHERS-IN-LAW: Marine MaL Charles Robb, left, and Airman Second Class Patrick Nugent, s~n-in.law of former President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, help stage a party for Vietnamese children at the orphanage operated by the Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres in Danang, Vietnam. The party took place during Nugent's recent visit to Robb at 1st Marine Division headquarters.
Reinstat& Prayers in Public Schools PITTSBURGH (NC) - Daily Bible readings and prayers again will be recited in public schools of nearby Clairton, Dr. Robert Lafrankie, school superintendent, announced. The Clairton school board had a few days earlier ordered the readings and prayers reinstated over the objection of the board's legal advisor, who said it would violate the U.S. Supreme Court
decision banning public school prayers. "The worst they can do is to get an injunction to stop us," Dr. Lafrankie said. "I always have been a supporter of Bible readings and prayers in the schools. A respect for the AImighty gives support to our efforts to teach a system of values for which today the're is an evident need."
DETROIT (NC) - Archbishop John F. Dearden of Detroit met with the faculty of the high school at Sacred Heart archdiocesan seminary to discuss the possibility of closing the school. A final decision is expected shortly. Dwindling enrollment and rising costs are the chief reasons behind the contemplated closing of the high school, a step which has been under official consideration here for the past two years. "There is a question whether the archdiocese can legitimately continue to support the school," said Msgr. Joseph L. Imesch, secretary to Archbishop Dearden. The high school currently requires a $100,000 annual subsidy from the archdiocese, despite a steadily increasing tuition. Six years ago the school had 564 students. Now it has 280. The tuition has gone up from $100 in 1963 to $300 for day students and from $300 to $600 for 80 boarders. If the school is closed, Msgr. Imesch said, it may -be replSlced by an expanded vocational program in the parish schools. No new seminary high school will be built. Msgr. Imesch said some faculty members have asked Archbishop Dearden to consider keeping the high school open as a school for Christian leadership, in which lay persons might be enrolled.
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Queen Christina' Biography Long, Delightfully Detgsled By Rt. Rev. MSg1·. John S. Kennedy Only one royal ruler of a temporal kingdom has ever been buried in St. Peter's basilica, Rome. This honor belongs to Christina, Queen of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. Christina also has had the distinction of being' portrayed on the screen by Greta Garbo. But alas, we learn from Brus:,els later that same year. Georgina Masson's long and In Hi55 sQe finally reached the delightfully detailed biogra- desthlation on which she had set
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Continued from Page One Instruction may derogate them." "No clear definitive legislation can be formulated," the Instruction explains, "except on .the basis of experiments carried out on a broad enough scale and for a long period of time. This is why the Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes has deemed it opportune to broaden the canonical rules now in order to permit these experiments," Special Norms I "Religious formation comprises two essential phases: the ,novitiate and the probationary period which follows the novitiate'" '" '" "During the probationary period it is particularly neces'sary to secure assurance that the candidate for religious life be endowed with such elements of ,human and emotional maturity as will afford grounds for hope that' he (she) is capable of undertaking properly the obligations of the religious state';' .;. *" "If in certain more difficult cases, the superior feels, with the free agreement of the subject, that he (she) should have recourse to the services of a prudent and qualifiedpsychologist known for his moral principles," it is desirable that this examination "should take place after ,an extended period of probation." Probation It is desirable that the extended period of prob'ation should not take place in the novitiate house. "It could even be helpful that, either in whole or in part, it be organized outside a house of the In'stitute." An institute's "general chapter, by a two-thirds majority, may decide to replace temporary vows in the Institute with some other kind of commitment as, for example, a promise made to the institute;" "This commitment will be made at the end of the novitiate and for the duration of the probationary period extending to
Instruction perpetual profession or to the' sacred commitments which are its equivalent in certain Institutes. The general chapter shall decide the length of the probationa'ry period but' "this period shall last for no less than three years 'and no more than nine," 'Temporary Vows' "It is altogether proper that this temporary bond should have reference to, the practice of the three evangelical counsels (poverty, chastity, obedience) in order to constitute a genuine preparation for perpetual profession * * * "Whatever will ·be the nature of this temporary commitment, its effect will be to bind whoever makes it to his (her) congregation or Institute and will entail the obligation of observing the Rule, the Constitutions and other regulations of the Institute. The general chapter will determine other aspects and consequences of this commitment." Other Points
Novitiate: Religious life begins with the novitiate; it must last 12 months; in a house legitimately designated for that purpose; absence from the novitiate group or house for more than ,three months ,render the novitiate invalid; Other Activities: "The general chapter, ~by a two-thirds majority vote, may integrate into the novitiate formation one , or several periods involving activities in line with the character of the Institute and away from the novitiate." But the total length of time a novice spends outside the novitiate will be added to the 12 months pres-, ence required. Anticipation: The superior may allow a novice to anticipate the first profession. "but not beyond 15 days". Religious Habit: The habit which novices and other candidates for the religious life shall wear "rests with the general chapter."
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-Thurs .• Feb. 6,'1969
SCHOOLBOY SPORTS IN THE DIOCESE By PETER J. BARTElt Norton High Coach
tEd Casey of New Bedford
JFavoJr§ Boxing Over Football Army Reservist Seeks Golden Gloves Title
Nauset High Hoopmen Top Gape & Islands League 'Nauset Regional High of lower Cape Cod is showing its heels to the rest' of the Cape & Islands basketball league as the seven-member circuit advances into, the so-called 'thick' of the most important second half phase of the championship race. Harwich High Coach Miller's Nauset aggreis 'breathing down the neck' gation, defeated in the finals of of Coach Leo Miller's Nauthe Tech Class D tourney last set combine. Harwich, at Winter, appears ready to go all this writing, is 6-1, trailing Nauset, undefeated in league competition. The pace setters are 7-0 with a one game lead over the proteges of Charley Dunbar, dean of the Cape & Islands coaches. Coach Fran Pacheco's Martha's Vineyard High club is the only other competitor still in contention for the loop pennant and, like Nauset and Harwich, is a candidate for an invitation to the Class D bracket 'of the Eastern Mass. Tech tournament. Nantucket, Provincetown and Chatham are battling for fourth place with Sandwich trailing the field. This quartet is out of serious contention.
the way this time around. "They're ,bigger and better this season than they were last," says a close league follower "and don't be surprised' if they shock the Boston Garden throng with a performance resembling that of Holy Family two years ago," our Cape informant opines. Now in his lOth year at Nauset, his sixth as head coach, Miller has a tall front line that has been responsible, in great part, for the success of this season's team. Senior Jim Hawl, 6-6, has now amassed more than 1,000 points with the varsity since he broke into the starting unit in his Freshman year.
'Must' Game for Martha's Vineyard The team's highest scorer tremely bright for the Vineyard makes up the front line with club right now, the long term forwards Clayton Jlenard, 6-4, prospect is much more promisand Greg Hubler, 6-2, who are ing because of 6-1 Murray Banequally adept at scorin~ from nister, a transfer student from either short or long distances. the nation's capital. The WashDick Hayes and Ken Walsh are ington native is the first player the back court stalwarts who ever to start with the varsity have been 'hurting' opposition during Pacheco's reign. Dave cagers all season long. Landis is the other player whom Dover-Sherburne is gaining F'acheco counts upon for the the metropolitan publicity rages next couple of years. The Sophas the team to beat in Class D omore is averaging 16, points a for the Tech title. Nauset turned game. back the Tri-Valley circuit titlThe leading point scorer for ists last season and Coach MilMartha's Vineyard is Bob Hagler's lads hope to duplicate the 'gerty with a 20-point average. feat ag·ain this season. Norton Rebounding ace Mike Donaroma High is the sole Bristol County and field general Jack Hughes representative in the Tri-Valley comprise the Vineyard backcircuit. court. Third-place Martha's VineAcross the sound Glenn Menyard has its work cut out tomor- ' row night when the Islanders ard, a four-year starter, is travel to Orleans to meet the probably the outstanding memfront-running Nausetmen. A ber of the Nantucket team, avvictory for the regionals will eraging 25 points a game in definitely eliminate Martha's league competition. He has Vineyard from the top spot race. scored more than 40 points in And the Pacheco players, who two contests this season. lost to ,the front runners last Because of his basketball and time around, appreciate their football prowess, Menard is attask more than anyone. tracting considerable collegiate While the situation is not ex- attention.
By Luke Sims Since 1964 Ed Casey has had something to prove. By mid-February, the New Bedford native hopes to wipe out six yea,:,s of mental frustration. It all began when Casey was a ninth grade student at Keith Junior High School. His sixfoot, 260-pound frame was often the target of ridicule and harassment. It came from various outlets. Everyone, from coach to relative, had branded Ed a football prospect and when' the gentle giant expressed a displeasure for the gridiron sport, the vocal barrage began. Intestinal Fortitude "A few of my uncles wanted me to be a big football hero and were always after me to play the' sport," recalls Casey who reterms of a better yea'r in 1969. luctantly gave it a try. His training schedule was a "I worked hard at it but I rugged one, consisting of 2 1h never seemed .to improve. In hours five nights a week with fact the harder I tried the worse additional work on Saturday, I got." under the guidance of Jerry Eventually Ed gave up the Huston. In four bouts this year, sport. Ed is undefeated. The harassment raged on, But the record will be mean'especially from 'his, uncles. It ingless without a Golden Gloves was then that Casey knew - he championship. had something to prove. Casey has advanced to the "I had to prove to .them that I quarter-final round in this wasn't a coward," says Ed. "In year's regional competition order to do so, I had to take up a sport that required as much' which is presently underway at , 'guts' as foo~ball." , Better Mark Diocese Establishes That very same year Casey became a boxer. Eight Vicaricltes - TJle tough punching heavyTRENTON (NC) - Bishop weight trained hard and af.ter George W. Ahr of Trenton has several months was down to a announced that he is dividing solid 208 pounds. the diocese into eight vicariates. Last Spring,' he was a member He ,also said he will appoint an of the New Bedford boxing team episcopal vicar-representatives that won the team trophy at the 'of the bishop-for each area. New England Golden Gloves Auxilary Bishop John ,C. Reiss Championship in Lowell. But has been named episcopal vicar Casey was still not satisfied. for the New Brunswick, N. J., Heivyweight Crown 'area of ,the state's Middlesex He had made it to the finals County. He has also been apbefore losing a decision to Dave pointed a vicar general of the Foley of ,the host city. diocese in spiritual matters. Overall Casey compiled an Bishop Reiss, pastor of Sacred 8-3-0 record in his\first full year Heart Church, South Plainfield, of competition. But instead of N. J., will also continue as ofboasting, Ed was talking in ficialis-chief judge of the diocesan marriage tribunal.
Ballot Supreme Among free men there can be no success,ful appeal from the ballot to the bullet.-L-incoln.
pushed out of the first place in the Capeway Conference which is now headed by DennisYarmouth which has a one-game lead over the Indians. All Capeway clubs have now been eliminated from the Tech tourney except the pace-setting Regionals unless they permit a rival to overtake them. The Capeway titlist automatically qualifies for the Eastern Mass. tourney. Holy Family High of New Bedford is almost a 'shoo-in' in the Narragansett League, ex':' tending its winning streak in every game. And, Durfee High of Fall River continues to runaway from the opposition in the Bristol County circuit.
the Fall River Armory. Ed fights in the quarters tonight. The finals are scheduled for Feb. 13. "I really believe I can win the New England heavyweight title this year," he smiles. If and when he does, Ed Casey will have proved his point. Casey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Irving E'. Casey of 7 Franklin St. and is a member of Our Lady of Purgatory Parish in New Bedford. He has one younger sister, Joan, a student at Keith Junior High. BCC Prospect A 1968 graduate of New Bedford High School, Casey is a membeJ' of the United States Army Reserves and' will soon undergo six months of active duty. Upon his return to civilian life Ed would like to further his education at Bristol Community College.. Among his other interests, Casey likes baseball and basketball.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall I~iver-Thur$., Feb.
6, 1969
AT EDUCATION CONFERENCE: Par1'icipants in Christian Education Conference at CCD Center in Fall River are, top Ile路ft picture, from left, Mrs. Grace Smith, Rev. Peter G. Rizos, Rev. David DeRc)gatis, Edward P. McDonagh. Top right picture, Rev. Elden D. J. Zuern, Mrs. Marjorie Williams, Mrs. Anne Olson, Dr.
Howard Tower, Rev. Joseph L. Powers. Bottom left, Rev. Gordon V. Hohl, Sister Alice O'Brien, O.L.V.M., Rev. Pierre D. Vuilleumier, Rev. T. Chipman Day, 路Mrs. Vuilleumier. Bottom right, Mrs. Vuilleumier, Rev. DeRogatis, Rev. Walter Wnek, Jr.; Albert L. Gallant, Dr. Kenneth Garrison, Mrs. Robert Kinder.
Mid-West Bishop Protestant Representatives Meet Now on College Faculty Staff SANTE FE (NC)-Auxiliary Bishop James P. Shannon, 47, of St. Paul and Minneapolis, has joined the faculty of. St. John's College, six. -year-old nondenominational institution here in New Mexico. Dr. Richard n. Weigel, college president announced here that Bishop Shannon has obtained a leave of. absence until June to fill the post of visiting lecturer. Dr. Weigel, who also is president of St. John's' College, An': napolis, Md., said that while the Bishop will be on leave ofabsence from his archdiocese, he will have time to continue writings, fill speaking engagements and conduct other affairs. Bishop Shannon will lecture and conduct seminars in history, literature, the sciences and religion, Dr. Weigel said. ., Bishop Shannon and Dr. Weigel are longtime friends. They met some 20 years ago at Yale University when the Bishop was studying for his doctorate.
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PORTLAND (NC)-Archbishop Robert J. Dwyer of Portland has given permission to Catholics to fulfill their obligation to hear Mass on Sundays and holy days by assisting at a scheduled Mass during the late hours or evening of the preceding day where pastoral reasons require the application of such faculties. The Oregon prelate said he received an indult from the Holy See granting the general faculty to give permission for the observance.
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In Exploration of Education 'Techniques . Participants in a Christian Education Conference which brought together representatives of seven Protestant denominations with Confraternity of Christian Doctrine workers at CCD headquarteres in Fall River termed the day-long meeting "very satisfying." Its purpose, said Edward P. McDonagh, Diocesan lay coordinator for CCD, was to explore means of pooling resources and facilities in Rev. and Mrs. Vuilleumier, Rev. Smith, New Bedford Area CCD the Christian education field: Day, Mrs. Williams, McDonagh Director; Miss Mary Whitten, the CCD Sisters, were Rev. Episcopal Diocese of MassachuThis would involve sharing and Gerald M. Cover Jr., Episcopal setts; Rev. Walter Wnek, First
Michigan Parochial School to Clo搂e ESSEXVILLE (NC)-St. John High school here will close with the end of classes in June. The school's lIth and 12th grades were phased out this past September. Now mounting costs and steady decline in nun-teach.ers have forced discontinuation of Grades 9 and 10. Ess~xville Catholic students are permitted to enroll in neighboring Bay City All Saints High School on a tuition -basis. All Saints was born this past Fall in the merger of Bay City's three east-side parochial high schools. The merger has resulted 'in an improved-quality education for approximately the same number of students as were previously enrolled in the three parish high schools.
such materials as films, filmChurch of the Ascension, Fall United Methodist Church, North strips and other audiovisual de- River; Rev. David DeRogatis, Attleboro. vices, as well as techniques and United Presbyterian Church; And Rev. Elden D. J. 'Zuern, teaching methods. Albert Gallant, Ecumenical As an outgrowth of the meet- Commission member for the Metropolitan Boston Association, United Church of Christ; ing, CCD representatives will Fall River Diocese; Dr. Kenneth meet .in February with Rev. and Garrison of the Department of Mrs. Anne Olson, United Methodist Church; Miss Grace Smith, Mrs. Pierre Vuilleumier of the Christian Education 0 f the MasWestport United Congregational Massachusetts Conference of the . sachusetts Baptist Convention. United Church of Christ at the' Church and Church School SuAlso Rev. Gordon V. Hohl, Craigville conference center of perintendent of the Old Colony the United Church. Means of New England Region of the Christian Education Committee; sharing materials and tech- Lutheran Church of America; Dr.. Howard Tower, Director of niques in the Cape Cod area will Rev. B. W. Kathan,' United Education, ,New England and Church of Christ, Old Colony New England South Conferences, be discussed. . Association; Rev.' Reginald The- United Methodist Church; Rev. Also planned is a follow-up riault, O.P., Ecumenical Com- Peter G. Rizos, St. Demetrios meeting for the group which COMPANY gathered at the CCD center. mission member for the Fall Greek Orthodox Church, Fall This too will be held at Craig- River Diocese; Rev. Joseph L. River; Mrs. Robert Kinder, Powers, Diocesan CCD Director; Church' School Superint~ndent, Complete Line ville. Miss Juanita Powers, New Eng- R e hob 0 t h Congregational Rev. T. Chipman Day of Building Materials land Conference of' the United Church; Rev. Donald Jennings, the Massachusetts Council of 8 SPRI~G ST., FAIRHAVEN Churches and Mrs. Marjorie Methodist Church; Rev. John R e hob 0 t h Congregational 993-2611 . Church. Williams of the' New England Conference of the United Meth- See Has Pries1l"s' odist Church will meet with SisRetirement PI~n ter Martha Wordeman, O.L.V.M. ROCKVILLE CENTRE of thE' CCD in a discussion of Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg of special education techniques. Liked Bookroom Rockville Centre has approved The visitors enjoyed browsing a retirement,' sickness and disin th,;; CeD 'bookroom, noted ability benefits program coverSister Alice O'Brien, O.L.V.M., ing priests of the Diocese, retroand cOmmented on the wide vaactive to Jan. 1. riety of books, records and other "The retirement aspect of the teaching aids displaYed. At cof- program," the New York prelate fee ,breaks and over a luncheon said, "wil~ provide regular re653 Washington Street, Fairhaven served. at the center there were tirement income for all eligible opportunities for individual con- ' diocesan priests at age 75, with 994-5058 tacts a.nd sharing of experiences. possible optional retirement at In attendance, in ad<!ition to age 70."
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