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FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

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VOL. 29, NO.9

fALL RIVER, MASS., FRIDAV, MARCH 1i 1985

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By Pat McGowan

"What are your problems with our children?" asked Janet lobinson. Responses from her audiences t Bishop Connolly High School, a1'l River, and the Taunton ~atholic Middle School came lowly at first but rapidly athered momentum. Soon a 3rest of arms was waving. "She won't get Qff the tele ,hone." %::-,····.f.·.,.·.· •. . "They talk back." ~ "They fight." "The radio's too loud and it's n all the time." "He whines." ~~i "She must have the last word." I" "Sloppy room, sloppy olothes, I, loppy everything." I "They won't go to sleep at tight." "They never listen to me," "There's always an excuse," Mrs. Robinson, who has been counselor, school psychologist, eacher at levels from nursery chool to college and is, most nportantly, the mother of three oungsters, ages 8, 9 and 16, is :ast Coast representative for the ee Canter organization. Canter is a Ca'lifomia educa ar, with Marlene Canter the uthor of "Assertive Discipline ar Parents," a $12.95 book of ,hich 144 copies sold out in Fall :iver and Taunton. "We had to order nearly 150 rlore copies," said Sister M. ,aurita Hand, P.BVM, diocesan uperintendent of schools, who rganized the recent Bishop Con olly and TCMS workshops. The $12.95 was on top of a $5 dmission fee charged a tota,1 of lore than 850 parents at the wo ,locations to hear a lecture n the principles of assertive iscipHne. What it adds up ,to is that lany parents feel that somehow ey've been pushed out of the river's seat by their children. hey want to· know what to do out it. Teachers in the Fall River hool!! got some answers early is aClldemic year. w.Oen they tended a workshop similar to at offered the parents. Moms KIDS ARE EXPERTS at driving parents crazy. Some d dads Joined the act when dio san school officials, wanting ways of coping were discussed recently in Fall River and Taunton. Story at left. (NC Photos) Turn to Page Thirteen

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WASHINGTON(NC) - Pope John Paul oIl has named Auxili ary ,Bishop John M. D'Arcy of Boston to succeed Bishop WiI· Iiam M. McMa.nus of Fort Wayne. South Bend, Ind., who 'retired at age 71 after heading the dio· cese for nine years. 'Bishop IJ.'Arcy,'s installation as bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend .Is scheduled for May 1. Named an auxiliary bishop of Boston in 1974, he was born in Brighton, Mass., Aug. 18, 1932. He studied at St. John's Semin ary, Brighton, and was ordained to the priesthood Feb. 2, 1957, in Boston. He studied ascetical theology at the Pontifical Angelicum Uni versity in Rome where he re ceived a licentiate in theology in 1966. He was named associate pastor at 8t; Mary Church in Beverly, Mass., in 1957. He was later named spiritual director of 'St. John's Seminary before being named an auxiliary 'bishop. Bishop O'Arey said his em phasis in 'Fort Wayne-South Bend will be '''on the pastoral areas about which I have learned so much here in Boston." He 'listed those as the hunger for spiritual renewal, the importance

of pastoral appointments and priestly formation, reaching students on college campuses, and the interrelation of priests, religious and laity. Archbishop Bernard F. Law of Boston praised Bishop O'Arcy's "years of parish work, his com mitment to priestly formation at St. John's Seminary and a decade of untiring labor as bishop. "As regional bishop of Lowell (the northern region of the arch diocese) for four years, Bishop i)' Arcy has enhanced the pres ence of the archdiocese in that city, in Lawrence and through out the Merrimac Valley," Arch bishop Law said. "He has made this area feel an integral part of this huge archdiocese," Also commenting on Bishop D'Arcy's appointment, Bishop Oaniel A. 'Cronin said: "I have learned with joy of the appoint ment by the Holy Father of Bishop John O'Arey as Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend. I convey sincere congratulations to Bishop O'-Arcy and assure him of my prayerful good wishes. He will bring to his new diocese great qualities of leadership which will redound to the spirit· ual benefit of ,the People of God Turn to Page Six

Philippine rescue

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philip Filipino Army pines ~NC) troopers in a -I5-minute gun bat tle Feb. 25 rescued a Catholic ibishop and eight companions who were kidnapped by Moslem sep aratists Feb. 22, ,the Philippine News Agency reported. Bishop Federico Escaler of Ipi! said the rescue came as the II kidnappers and their victims were resting alongside a creek in Zamboanga Province. The bishop said the group had stopped after a six-hour walk when someone shouted to the kidnappers to surrender because they were surrounded. Bishop Escaler said a gun bat tle erupted between the troopers, who had heen searching for the kidnap victims, and the kidnap pers, who scattered and escaped. He said he believed one kidnap per was struck in the arm. The bishop said the kidnappers had spoken of demanding a ran som equalling about $16,000, but had been unable to contact inter-

mediaries Ibecause of the wide spread army search. He said the abductors were -led by Hassan Talip, commander of the Moro National Liberation Front. The bishop also said tha,t dur ing the nearly three-day capti vity he had to talk some of the kidnappers out of molesting wo men in his group. The group in cluded three nuns. 'Bishop Escaler was traveling to Zamboanga City ,with 10 com panions Feb. 22 when armed men stopped ,their mini-van and forced them into the hills. Two retired teachers with the bishop who w(~re released shortly after the abduction reported the inci· dent. The bishop said he and his group were tirst tBlken to a rebel camp in the mountains where they were given rice, salt and a cooking kettle. The kidnappers took the group's personal belongings, in Turn to PBlge Six

Laity llrged to practice faith

THE ANCHbR - . Friday, March 1, 1985

South Africa stops ~rial of' a~chlOishop \

PRETOIUA, South Africa (NC) The South African government has dropped charges against Archbishop Denis E. Hurley of . Durban, South Africa, acccused of defaming a police unit wh1ch he reportedly said had commit ted atrocities il\ Nambia. " The charges were dropped Feb." 18 at the beginning of the archbishop's trial. The prosecution said "jn a statement that a tape recording of the press conference at which the archbishop was alleged to' have made the remarks made clear that he had been mis quoted. Archbishop Hurley said he was relieved at the outcome, but also felt regret because the "story of Nambia" could have come out in court. The prosecution's c;ase center ed on a 1983 report by the South African Press Association quot; .ing the churchman as saying a police counterinsurgency force called Koevoet (Crowbar), which operated in the northern region of South African·administered Nambia, had brutalized black Nambian civilians. " The story came from a press conference at which Archbishop Hurley presented a' report on Nambia' prepared by the South ern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, which he leads. He was charged under the Po lice Act, whioh makes it a cri~e to publish "any untrue matter" about the police without, "rea sonable ground" to !believe the statement is true. The archbish op had pleaded innocent to the charge. In Washington, Fa·ther Rollins Lambert, African affairs adviser to the Nationat Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was ",Ieighted ,the charges were dropped" but "disappointed that the government did not own up . to the (atrocity) charges." " Bishop Desmond Tutu, black Anglican bishop of Johannes burg, said that he believed the authorities had "beat a haSty retreat" when they realized that they would get "egg on th~ face." Bishop Tutu is an outspoken critic of apartheid, South Afri ca's system of racial discrimina tion. ,South African forces have bat tled Nambian guerrillas who have been- figh~ing an 18-year war for independence. Koevoet,' an Afrikaans word, is the name of a special police unit 'in Nambia under: the 'com 'mand of South African police headquarters in ,Pretoria,"' said the London-based interchurch group Nambia Communications . Centre. The group said Koevoet units, which h$ve ,both black and white member$, are involved in "search and destroy" operations in the territory.. ", .""

Nun·AIDS ~ictim after transfusion SAN FRANCisco I (NC) _ Sister Romana Marie Ryan, 66, a San Francisco kindergarten teacher, died Feb. 6 of :an AIDS related illness contacted from a blood transfusion, hJr. doctor said. . , The Sister of Chari~y of the Blessed Virgi!l'Mary ha<t a trans~ fusion in July 1983 at·~t. Mary~,~ Hospital in San F,ranc!sco' after ~reaking her leg on a Class trip. . The blood was supplied by the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank. Her physician llaid I the nun died of a form of pneUrbonia her weakened immune syst~m could not fight as a result of Acquired

Deficiency Syndrome.

Father Thomas Regan, pastor of St..Philip parish, wh~re sister .Ryan taught, .said. she often ,told him, "I pray daily for tI:te person whose blood II received and for all other victims of this idisease." A. cousin of the nun, who ask ed not to be identified, report "edly said the nun begaJ,l to feel fatigued, lost weight and had purplish lesions appeat on" her skin after" her leg healed. She re turned ito the hospital irt December. , Doctors reportedly diagno~ed the disease after learning of the transfusion. , A spokeswoman at Irwin Memorial Blood 'Bank; which supplies transfusion blood for St. Mary's, said eight people have contacted AIDS from th~ appar ently tainted supply. Seven have" died. ' A~DS was originally reported only in homosexuals, d~g users and Haitians, but as of January, government health officials had documented 100 transfusion-re lated cases of the incur~ble dis ease in the United States, I

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Lay people were l1rged to practice their faith in the secular world ,Feb. 19 in a 40-page document issued by the Vatican in prepa ration for the 1986 World Sy nod of Bishops. Ofhe 1986 synod is scheduled to study ',the "Vocation and Mission of the Laity in the" Church and in the World 20 Years After the Second Vati can Council." It, is not to be confused with the -extraordinary World ISynod that Pope John Paul II announced on the eve of his late January an dearly ·Feb ruary trip to Latin America. That synod, to be held Nov. 25 to Dec. 8 of this year, will discuss church directions since Va,tican II and is expected to have Chris ti!!n unity as a key topic. The "lineamenta" ·for the 1986 synod, as the preparatory document is called, said many lay people can be "so influenced by secularization as to refuse, or at least compromise, that fundamental and unrenounce able link with the faith," The document stressed the ne.ed for laity to bring their faith to the'secular society, particular ly through "work itself, educa tion, the family, politics, the econQmy, culture and mass media'." It also warned of the "persistent danger of a scientific and technical development" in sufficiently rooted in ethics and

Priest

NEW YORK (NC) - Colum ban "Father Dennis' O'Miua a U.S. missionary expelled from Chile Dec. 27, said Feb. 22 that he hoped U.S. bishops would ex tend the current concern for Central America to include suf fering Chileans. The priest spoke at a press conference at the Interchurch Center in New York, under spon sorship of Clergy and Laity COil cerned ana the Human Rights Commission of the Secretariat in Solidarity w.ith Chile, a. Chilean exile group. Father O'Mara, who had served in Chile since 1978, was arrest ed and expelled after he distribu ted Christmas cards wishing Chileans" a "Christmas without Herods and a New Year without torturers." He said" the December 23 ar rest ~as his fifth. All occurred while he was engaged in protest actions with the Movement Against Torture "Sebastian Ace vedo," a group named for a man who poured gasoline over Leave Them with God . himself and set himself afire "Leave the past to the mercy after tlhe police took his son of God, the present to pis Jove and daughter and refused to ac and the future to his proV1dence." knowJedge their arrest. - St. .Nugustine Father O'Mara said the pro test Christmas cards were J passed out in 50 to 100 churches in the Chilean capital of Santi GOD'S ANCHO::,HOLDS ago, where he was working.. He said that although Chilean gov!'!rnment leaders deny tor ture occurs, he has talked to torture victims. The most recent THE ANCHOR IUSPS·545.()20). Second Class Postage ~Id at Fall River, Mass. f'ubllshed occasion, ihe said, was last Sep weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven. " tember, after some 'men he knew ue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by. the cath· ollc Press. of the Diocese of ~all River. were taken off a bus and beaten. Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 They were going to a protest per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor; P.O.' 80x 7, Fall ',River, MA m7eting. 0272Z·' ',. "

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religion. The document was presented at a press conference by Arch bishop Jozef Tomko, secretary general- of the Synod of Bishops. Archbishop Tomko called for churchwide consultation in pre paring the synod's working docu ment. He said national bishops' conferences should coUect and synthesize various. suggestions, observations and proposals and forward them to Rome. He suggested modeling con sultations on those organized by the French bishops prior to the 1980 worM Synod of ,Bishops and those held in Chile prior to the 1983 synod. The lineamenta noted ,that "the presence and action of the Spirit in the laity can be seen .from the fruits of spiritual and apostolic vitality which enrich the post-conciliar church." But problems have developed along with the vitality, the docu ment noted. 'It spoke of "the danger of confusion in the cor rect relationship which must ex ist between clergy" and laity in the church," and concern for "the .clericalism of the laity" and the "Iaicization of the clergy." Specifically, the document suggests that. laity serve their neighbors .by working to assure ,the personal dignity of each per son and to overcome tendencies toward debasing human values

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and needs; and by resisting ex ploitation and all forms of slavery treating people as ob· jects. The document also said that laity must work in the social and political fields and ca,Ned upon them: to ensure that inter personal relations are guided by the proper moral criteria;to assist in formation and development of the various human communi ties from the family to the na tion; and to educate others for responsible participation in na tional and international political life. In a question session, Arch bishop Tomko acknowledged the document's coricernabout those who separate their faith from their life. He said that it criti· cizes "anyone involved in poli tics and other professional fields who is losing his own identity and ,the spirit of Christianity by acting against his faith" because of his work. He would not cite specific examples. Noting that the document em phasizes the lay Catholic's role in the world, rather than in the church, he said that emphasis comes from the second Vatican Council document on the laity, He said the synod document is intended to promote discussion of the confusion ,that has arisen over the appropriate roles of laity and clergy.

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Father O'Mara ~aid. that al though not Chilean, he thought it was proper for him to get in volved in the protest actions be cause the issues went beyC?nd nationality. He also emphasized his con viction that the United States was involved in the 1973 over Vhrow of Marxist President Sal vador Allende and that the re gime of Gen. Augusto iPinochet since· then had been upheld by U.S. government, corporation and bank assistance. Rather than serve as mission ers in Chile, Father O'Mara said, U.S. priests and religious might better help Chileans by work ing in the United States to change government and business policy. He said human r.ights viola tions in ChHe were comparable to ,tlhose in Poland and Korea, but that in his view the situation

in Chile is worse because abu·

sive officials are Catholics and claiming Christian justification

for their actions. Father O'Mara said he was surprised at how much interest in the Chilean situation he- has found in the United States. He said he had expected interest in his expulsion to fade after a couple of weeks, but that he was stiH responding to invitations from groups all over the country wanting to hear about his ex· perience. " Father O'Mara said he also was encouraged during a recent visit in Washington to find State Department officials expressing support for a return to democ racy in Chile and some members of .Congress sponsoring a reso-

lution to deny"Chile mi"h~ary and non-humanitarian economic as sistance. The priest expects to continue his current activities for a couple of months, then to accept an assignment in a Spanish-speak ing community in the U.S. south west.

Priests to have recollection day Priests of the diocese will meet Thursday, March 14, at StonehHI College, North Easton, for a day of recollection conduct ed by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. Beginning at 10:30 a.m. with morning prayer, the day wiU dn " clude ,two conferences .by the bishop, time for reflection and a eucharistic holy hour. The day is offered as an op portunity for Lenten growth on

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Decline CINCINNATI (NC) Far fewer Catholics in the Cincin nati Archdiocese attend Sunday Mass now than 20 years ago, and the downward spiraI shows no signs of abating, reports an archdiocesan study. Sunday Mass attendance'is counted in the arch diocese each October, al9ng with "the number of people receiving Communion. The attendance drop .has 'come at the same time that there has been little statistical change in demand for marriages, baptisms and funerals.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 1, 1985

Cape parishes join World Prayer Day

AT CATECmST DUTZ Sister Peggy Fromm, SUSC, standing, explains how to make sing-along slides to, from left, Sister Mary Oliveira of Our Lady of Health parish, Fall River; Diane Larkin, St. John Neumann,East Freetown; Day O'Shea,' St. Paul, Taunton; and Joe DeOliveira, Our Lady of Health. (Rosa Photo)

150 at Taunton "Catechist Blitz" Some 150 catechists from 14 diocesan parishes participated in a "Catechist Blitz" held last Sun day afternoon at Sacred Heart parish center, Taunton, under sponsorship of nine Taunton area religious education coordinators.

ideas for CCD teachers were presented by Sister MauTeen Crosby, coordinator for St. Jo seph's parish, North Dighton; and lessons plans and projects based on the Old Testament were. dicussed by Frances Guay, co· ordinator for S1. Joseph, Taun· During four and a half fast paced hours the catechists heard ton. Prayer as "a stirring within talks, learned how to make audiovisual ma,terials and took our hearts to communicate with part in a prayer service. The day God" was the topic of Sister closed with an optional dinner Elizabeth Hathaway, pastoral attended by. two-thirds of the minister at S1. J9hn Neumann, East Freetown; an overview of participants. child abuse and what can be At an opening general session done by those suspecting it was Sister ;Patricia Halliday, dioce offered by Daniel LeBrun, reo san assistant director of religious gional foster care coordinator for education, discussed "Teaching the Massachusetts Department as Artistry." of Social Services and a former Her presentation was followed religious education coordinator; by two workshop sessions, each and an explanation of the sacra offering a choice of five topics:' ments as signs of life was given At the first session, seasonal

AJC marks Vatican II anniversary NEW YORK (NC) - The Am erican Jewish Committee has launched a year-long series of programs around the country to mark the 20th 'anniversary of the Second Vatican Council and to commemorate ,it as a turning point in' Catholic-Jewish rela tions. The first program was held in Philadelphia Feb. 6. According ,to the' AJC, pa~lcipants ,in Ithe series of conferences, seminars and teacher-training sessions will include bishops, ecumenical officers and scholars. Among them will be Eugene J. 'Fisher, National Conference of Catholic Bishops executive sec retary for Catholic·Jewish rela tions; Father John T. Pawlikow. ski, professor of. social ethics at Chicago's Catholic Theological Union and Father Edward H. Flannery, the NCCD's first exec utive secretary for Catholic Jewish rflations. Rabbi ·A. James Rudin, AJC .national interreligious affa,irs di rector, called it "the most in ,tensive program of Catholic .Jewish relations ever under taken in the United States," and

said its purpose was "to deepen and strengthen mutual under standing between Christians and Jews." "Vatican II provided the ca· talyst," Rabbi Rudin said, "and we must continue to build upon it."

Judith H. ,Banki, AJC associ ate national director of inter religious affairs, said the 1962 65 council "initiated a new era in Catholic-Jewish relations" be· cause it "reversed a tradition of negative Christian attitudes t.) ward Judaism, and paved the

way for more recent affirma

tions of the enduring spiritual value of Judaism, not just as the background for Christianity, but in its own right." Mimi Alperin,cochairwoman of AJC's interreligious affairs com mission, said the programs will have a major impact on develop. ing closer relations between Catholics and Jews "on a wide range of critical issues." The American Jewish Com· mittee has prepared a. kit to help interreligio~ll groups commem Qrate the Vatjc;!n II anniversary.

Several Cape Cod churches will participate in the 99th World Day of Prayer today, joining in an observance begun in 1887 with a small group of women and now an ecumenical move ment in 170 countries and reo gions on six continents. The day is sponsored·.in the United States by Church Wom· en United, appointed to the posi· tion by the International World Day of Prayer Committee. The international committee yearly seJ.ects a Wor,ld Day theme and names women of a nation or region to prepare rele vant worship materials. This year's service has been prepared by the AII·India Council of Chris tian Women. It will be conduct ed throughout the world in 1,000 languages and dialects. Diocesan churches at which

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World Day of Prayer services wiH be held today and the times of services follow. Members of many Qther parishes will attend services at various Protestant churches; and some parishes are scheduled to host services in forthcoming years. - S1. Anthony, Mattapoisett: 10 a.m. - Our Lady of Victory, Cen terville: 1 p.m. - Holy Redeemer. Chatham: ]:30 p.m. At most churches a fellowship period will fol,low services.

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Are you wondering when we're Father Martin L. by Father Lucio Phillipino, pas going to give you the results of tor of Immaculate Conception our Jan. 11 Readership Survey? Church, North Easton. Silver Jubilarlan: Former Educator: Worry not; they're on the way. Chaplain: Pastor. SL Anne Parish At the second workshop ses· But it's taking us some time to New Bedford sion, Sister Peggy Fromm, SUSC, tabulate the scores of interest religious education coordinator ing responses from all parts of of the host parish, demonstrated the diocese (still comtng in, be the making of sing·along slides; lieve it or not). Mildred Gedrites, coordinator at Also, we're experiencing some . S1. Paul, Taunton, discussed sex uality and moral development. wear and tear on the nervous also showing a fi,lmstrip on the system with comments alternate ly lifting us to the heights ("You subject for parents. are doing a great job - thank Suggestions and techniques you!") and plunging us to the for making visuals were discuss depths, "When am I going to $2099 N~~~~~ May 27'h ed 'and samples of finished prod· get my money's worth?"). ucts were shown by Frances France Austria One recurrent comment has to Guay; while Sister Halliday pre Switzerland do with "the new small print"; sented a "soup to nuts" work Italy Vatican shop on teaching and discipline however, the survey appeared Paris Lourdes Rome only .a couple of weeks after we Vienna techniques for beginning cate Lucerne Nice began exploring the capabilities chists and those seeking a brush AUDIENCE of our printer's new Varitype PAPAL up on basic prinCiples. The IIrst alep 'a to aend In thla coupon today. By return ma// you will receive a Iact en equipment. Since then we've The importance of love in packed tolder which te//a you whal you can expect every momont ot an untotgel/able teaching early adolescents was larged the type on pages 4, 5 ____• experlenco. _ emphasized by Kathryn KelIy, and '2, where we had introduced I Rev. Martin L Buote (phone I the new style. I 51. Anne Rectory 997- I coordinator at S1. Jacques, Taun I 890 Brock Avenue 9271) I Is it OK now? If not, we can I New Bedford. Masa. 02744 I ton. Dear Father: I Teacher meetings Iby grade make it stili larger. Just let us II Please send your colorful folder. I ,level folIowed the workshops, know. I Name I • I giving participants the oppor· And hang in there: a run re II Address I port on the survey will soon be L 9!!y_:..: ':.:':':":':':": ':.:':' :.:":::" ,?P..:. :..:.:,:..:.:..: .:.:J tunity to share ideas and prob yours. lems.

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the moorin~, Media Immorality

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Even tthe caSual observer can have little doubt that qiodern American society is riding the crest of what. is som,etimes referred to as the sexual revolution. ~Like hungry surfers seeking the right wave, many people find the ride exhilara~ing because it gives them the fee.ling of freedom. Few equate this so-called sexual independ;ence with irresponsibility, self-indulgence and moral depravity. Catering to sexual excess has become a national iildustry grossing billions annually. From movies to magazin~s, the tools of the trade are openly hawked to scathe the in~ocent. The greater the perversion, the more it gains headlines and cutlines. 'Indeed, the media are fast becoming the chief dis pensers of the vulgar, distorted and debauched. From ,video tapes to so-called adult films, the eyes and ears of Amtfricans ,I are being assaulted as never before in history. The chief victim of this avalanche of self-gratification is the family, that institution indispensable to a free society. The provider of love and protection for the susceptible young, the honored center of adult commitment in the bond of matriage, is under siege by forces of pornography and promiscuity that threaten its very foundations. . We speak of polluting the natural environment, but too often we forget how we are corrupting one another. Television programs, for instance, that encourage infidelity, wife1swap-' ping, group orgies, sadism and every other form of ~exual indulgence have become commonplace. From movies t9 soap operas, in daytime and prime time, anytliing goes as long as it sells. . There are those who would defend such materials by appeal ing to the constitutional rights of freedom of speech andl of the press. To those who caimot distinguish between liberty and license, the law is a mere inconvenience. To them ther~ is no such thing as public moral responsibility. The children of this world have grasped only too well, the fact that 0rte picture is .. worth 10 thousand, words, and the collective power 'of the media is awesome. The assault on the Judeo-Christian values of marriage, home and family is an ongoing process that has spared few areas of modern communication. I But to those who truly respect the First Amendment, its guarantees iue precious and are to be regarded not as a beans to weaken' our American civilization but asa vital aid in upholding and defending the true dreams of tne f04nding fathers and mothers. . Never was the First Amendment envisioned as a plpy for libertines and deceivers. Freedom·of speech and the press was never in itself a'n absolute, as U.S. law clearly indicates.IThere are presently at least 181egallimitations on freedom of speech, banning such infringements as libel, sedition, contempt of court and, yes, obscenity. One of the cliief.reasons why the obscene is having $uch a .heyday is. that the existing laws which could stem the tide of media immorality are simply being ignored. N onenforc~ment has stifled the legislative intent and opened a free market for .the merchants of vice and violence. If we are to begin reversing this'trend, existing laws m,ust be enforced and we as Catholics must do our share. ' It is incumbent on us as a church to form a Catholic con science about this corroding evil. It is time that we d,eclare publi~ly that support of media exploitatiqn of sexual perver sity is wrong and sinful. It is time thilt we have concetn not merely for individuals bur for our society as a whole. ~ ,I Let us not fear to beJoud and clear in opposition to ~edia immorality. 1

AMERICAN BISHOPS' ANNUAL OVERSEAS APPEAL

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From Eden to Jerusalem

By Father Kevin J. Harrington Between the first garden and the Lent is a season for Christians to final holy city lies the journey of remember their roots. T.he church humanity with its own share ofdeserts understands the weakness and strength and mountains. The deserts repre of the human heart and knows that sent the trials and temptations and to trace the journey of the Peqple of . the mountainsthe fruits of the labors God through each generation is to and sacrifices of those who climb grow in understanding the nature of their heights and are rewarded with God and of man. both victories and visions. The truths revealed on the mounThe journey may' be treacherous . taintops are proclaimed by Chris or exhilarating but it is rarely bor tians involved with the ordinary bus ing. Distractions may obscure the iness of living and following the flat, way and it is remarkably easy to go wearisome paths of work and the astray. But Lent gives us the oppor patient persevering routine of the tunity to set our priorities in ()rder so desert.. that the time and effort we expend Deserts and mountains are prom on our journey are directed towards inent in the 40 days of Lent. Tabor our goal. and Calvary, the mount of transfig The allegory of a journey is indeed uration and the mount of sacrifice, appropriately applied to salvation signify the poign'ant blending ofjoy history and 'to the life of Jesus in ful hope and piercing 'sqrrow so particular. Our history begins in the' characteristic of our journey on the garden of Eden and ends in the long road between the garden and heavenJv Jerusalem. the holy city. To find courage for the darkness ahead, we need the grace of Between its beginning and its end the history of salvation traverses the blessed vision of Tabor, as. did the disciples. Without faith we can deserts and mountains. In the Old Testament mountains are prominent: not ascend the heights of Calvary, Noah on Ararat, Abraham and Isaac yet· Peter's temptation to linger too . long at Tabor is shared by countless 01) the mountain of sacrifice, Moses i OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RlyER on Sinai for the covenant and Moses Christians. We are tempted to make ourdwel Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fdll River again viewing the promised land on lings in the light and joy of Tabor Mount Nebo. 4.10 Highland Avenue and say with Peter, "How good it is 675-7151 Fall River Mass. 02722 Without the deserts, however, the for us to be here!" But Christ cal1s us PUBLISHER mountains would not afford their to fol1ow him to the end. Tabor was Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D. ' , stark contrast. Between Mount Sinai not the place where he was to fulfill . EDITOR FINANCIAL AOMINIS;TRATOR and Mount Nebo there were the the divine will and find his true Rev. John F.Moore "Rev. Msgr~ John J. i Regan years when the Israelites wandered glory. Only on Calvary would he ... , . . . leary Press-Fall River say, "Now it is finished." in the desert.

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So it is for all who fol1ow Christ. We desperately need the light and hope of the blessed vision along the way, but this is to strengthen' and prepare us to follow him to the end, into the saving mystery of his suffer ing, death, and resurrection. The disciple is no greater than the master. There is no way to escape the arduous deserts and mountains of life. The ultimate test of whether we . are worthy of the name of Christian is how we face death. It requires no great imagination to perceive that the circumstances of his or· her death can be for a 'Christian the best of occasions for total surrender to God. In the Catholic tradition there is frequent reference to deathbed con versions. Many treat such accounts scornful1y seeing last-minute Chris tillns' mo're as' opportunistS than heroes. Yet salvation cannot be 'achieved through human heroism but only through humble submission. It is not merely coincidental that biblical images liken faith to dying and baptism to burial or that death figures so central1y in mystical accounts of progressive union with God. For it is in the Lord's passion that the art .of dying wel1 is truly exemplified.

For Christians to journey from, Eden to the heavenly Jerusalem is to . cross deserts and mountains know ing that Christ and a blessed multi tude of his fol1owers have preceded them.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River--Fri., Mar. I, 1985

Self-control

When I was growing up, Lent was synonymous with self-control, this week's fruit of the Holy Spirit under discus sion. Giving up candy and desserts and saying the family rosary after dinner were the hallmarks of Lent for us and thousands of other Catho lic families. As compensation for denial, we binged on Sunday and went wild with sweets on Easter. Today's families focus less on food as a Lenten sacrifice, I notice, and more on prayer. Sacrifice comes in the form of reduced television in many homes. I don't know whether children prefer candy or television. We didn't have the choice. In studying the scriptures for this column, I found three different words for this fruit in three translations of the New Testament: self-control, continence, and chastity. While the three are related, they are not synonymous. Chastity and continence are forms of self-control but self-control shows ·up in many other areas of life as well: eating, time-use, anger, deadlines and chores, to mention a few. Just as in the past, Lent offers the family an opportunity to renew an nual self-control just as New Year's day gives us a push to dict. We live in a consumer-oriented atmosphere constantly bombarded ~y media and print to satisfy immediate gratifi cation. "Don't put it off. Buy now. " "Why deny yourselfl""You owe it to your self. "

Gradually the message becomes internalized that we have a right to immediate gratification. Children feel deprived if they don't have a Cabbage Patch doll and adolescents feel disadvantaged if they don't have their own car. Young adults don't wait for marriage to practice sex. Practicing self-control is very difficult in a society which equates grat ification with happiness. Yet part of our responsibility as parents is to teach children to control their im pulses: dessert comes after dinner, television comes after homework and sex co'mes after marriage. Granted, it would be easier to teach these values if all of society agreed but as Christians we must be counter-culture at times. One of the most effective ways of teaching chil dren to delay gratification is to model it ourselves as adults. Our own self-discipline is the most powerful message they get. When we control our tempers, our impulse buying, our eating and drinking, we are examples of self-control. Another way is to point out the many horrible examples of advertis ing that promote immediate grati fication, those that imply that to be happy we must have a certain product or behave in a certain manner. Here are some questions families can use to examine their own ability to defer gratification and to gain self-control: I. When am I most likely to lose control of my eating, my buying, my temper, my time?

Secondthoughts

Archbishop John O'Connor of New York reports that a number of people have writ ten him suggesting that Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, be proposed for canoni zation. The archbishop, a lifelong admirer of Miss Day, thinks this an excellent suggestion and has asked the faithful of New York to let him know what they think about it. I think it's a great idea, although, I must confess I sang a somewhat dif ferent tune in the homily I gave at a memorial Mass for Miss Day in St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York a few weeks after her death. Despite Miss Day's saintly quali ties, I was not disposed-I said then to pursue the question of formal sainthood. I have some reason to think that the late Cardinal Terence Cooke, who presided at the memor ial Mass and who .spoke movingly about Miss Day's heroic life, dis agreed with me but, characteristi cally, was too courteous to embar rass me by saying so iri public. SurelY'O.orothy Day was a saint in the sense the word is used in a recent book about the meani~g of saints' in the contel~lpo;'ary world. The book, quoting Thomas Merton, defines a saint as a'sigri of God. "The saint," it says, "is a sacrament, a sign of mediating grace." Dorothy Day certainly was a vis ible sign enabling the people and especially the poor of her own time and place to see, to know and to love the Father of us all. She was a pure gift of God to his church. Much has been said since Miss Day's death concerning her com mitment to the poor, which impelled her to live with them, sharing their suffering, giving up her privacy, her

mental, spiritual and physical com fort. It seems to me, however, that material poverty was not her heavi est burden. She suffered even more, I shou'ld think, from what the German theol ogian, Father Johannes Metz, aptly refers to as the poverty of uniqu eness and superiority which is the honor and burden of great men and women in history. They all, Father Metz reminds us, carried a secret in their hearts that made them great and lonely; each had a mission which, because without parallel, offere'd neither protection nor a guarantee among other people. No one enjoys such responsibility. Father Metz says every secret of this type "makes one poor, espe cially when its enigma scandalized others and is misun<ierstood." The one possessing such a secret will inevitably be tempted, as Jesus was in the desert, "to repress the painful loneliness and individuality that foreshadow the terrible poverty and desolation of death, to betray (his or her) mission whatever. it may be" and retreat into the anonymity of private life. .. Dorothy Day steadfastly resisted this temptation. By her own account, the secret of her' perseverance was that throughout her life she kept repeating "that the Christian point of view wfts to keep in mind the fail ure of the cross," In this respect, she was faithfully following Christ, who directed his message "to the poorest of the· poor." , . Miss Day decided early on that as a Christian she must try to do the same. She did so heroically and, by her,own testimony,·did so with "a joy that made her want to kiss the earth in worship, because his feet once trod the same earth."

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2. When our family life gets out of control, particularly with time and activities, how do we get it under control? 3. What TV commercials are most blatant in calling for immediate gratification? ' 4. Name something we waited for that was worth waiting for. What did we gain/learn by waiting? 5. When I put off chores or home work, what's the effect on me? On the family? 6. What are some ways we control our tempers in the family? 7. Ha,ve we ever talked about chastity and what it means in our family? If not, why not? Can we now? 8. What can we do as a family this Lent to help our family to practice more self-control? Some of these are uncomfortable areas, but when is a better time to discuss them than Lent? If families find they can't, then I suggest they at least pray for the ability to talk together about this valuable fruit of the Holy Spirit, self-control. .

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GEORGE G. HIGGINS

It would be difficult to think of another Christian in modern Ameri can history who more richly deserves the ho.nor of being proposed for canonization.

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March 2 Rev. James J. Brady, Pastor, 1941, St. Kilian, New BedfC?rd Rev. Antonio Berube, Pastor, 1936, St. Joseph, Attleboro Rev. Tarcisius Dreesen, SS.CC., 1952, Monastery Sacred Heart, Fair hav~h ' . Rev. Alphonse Gauthier, Pastor, 1962, Sacred Heart, New Bedford' .' Rev. J. Orner' Lussier,' Pastor, 1970, Sacred Hear\, North Attleboro ~arch 3 Rt. .Rev. TimQthy P. Sweeney, LL.D., Pastor" 1960, Holy Name, New Bedford I •

March 6 Rev. John W. Quirk, Founder, 1932, St. Joseph, Taunton Rev. Bernard P. Connolly, S.S., 1932, St. Charles College, Maryland March 7

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in the Mass Q. Our diocesan paper reported recently that two changes have been made in the English translation of the Mass, but it didn't say what they were. Is the story true? If it is, how 'can changes be made this way? (New Jersey) A. The report you read is true. But in one way it is not a new story. In 1980 the International Commis sion on English in the Liturgy, which is responsible for preparing liturgical translations for English-speaking countries, recommended several changes to make certain- passages more clear. In that same year the bishops of the United States approved these changes and asked the Holy Father to confirm them. This confirmation arrived for two of the changes in the last months of 1984. Both changes involve Eucharistic Prayer IV. The first is in the Preface, which now reads: "You are the one God, living and true," instead of, "You alone are God-, living and true." This reflects a change in the Latin text itself from the adjective "solus" to "unus." The other change is more sig nificant. From its earliest days, the Christian community has seen the Eucharist and Holy Communion as the primary instrument of Jesus Christ in forming his fami"ly, the church. The offering and receiving of his body and blood is the sign or symbol of our common faith in him; it. is also the means by which he brings about that' unity and by which he keeps us, his mystical body, faithful to him through the ages. St. Paul reflects the importance of this belief of Christians in the first decades after our Lord's death and resurrection. Paul says, for example, that "Because the loaf of bread is one, we, many though we are, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf." (I Cor. 10: 17) The part of Eucharistic Prayer IV called the "epiclesis" or invocation was intended to make just that point, but the original English translation did not do the job well enough. Thus the change from speaking of the Holy Spirit as gathering "all who share this bread and wine," to his gathering "all who share this one bread and one cup." This may seem like mountains and molehills to anyone unfamiliar with how carefully the church watches over its official liturgical words and actions. There's an old saying in Christian-ity, "lex orandi lex credendi." Loosely translated, that means: "How we pray reflects how we believe." Obviously, this applies most ofall to the Eucharist. It also helps to answer your other question about why such changes can be made. First of all, we're deilling with divine mysteries, which human words can never express totally and per fectly. In addition, what words ,mean in one language (like Latin) may be difficult or impossible to express in exactly the same way in another language. Finally, each language itself

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changes so that words mean different things at different times. We're seeing that happen today in English, for example, in words referring to gender ,and sex. With increased sensitivity about so-called sexist language, we know that words like "man" or "him" which once were easily thought to include women as well, are not now considered appropriate if one is speaking of both se~es. Thus we find a growing awareness of the need for words that do not exclude one sex or another. Several changes, in fact, which are still under study by' our bishops and by the Vatican attempt to bring more sexual ly inclusive language into our liturgi cal prayers and celebrations. Q. Can you help us? Is it a law that we clmnot go to another Catholic Church other thcn our parish? We reall]' need help. Our little girl has not made her First CommuniODland she will soon be 9. My older girl won't go because of a luoblem with our priest and she hasn't be,en confirmed yet. (Ohio) Your letter reveals several prob lems, some of which you cannot do anything about except try to work patiently with your family on dealing with the situation in a charitable and honest manner. As far as attending a parish other than the one you live in, the regula tions of the church are very general. Bishops and pastors are responsible for the spiritual care ofthe individual Catholics who live within their boundaries and their obligations to the people are spelled out in intricate detail. The only law (in the present code) regarding duties of lay people to their parish, however, is that they should "participate in divine worship and hear the word of God in their own parish churches frequently, inso far as this is convenient or practica ble. (Canon 467) While tradition in our country places considerable emphasis on par ish loyalty, the law of the church provides much leeway, obviously for reasons including ones such as you speak of. You are free to seek the help you feel your family requires. For your own good and the good of others, you should be a part of some Christian community that you can feel comfortable in and be. involved with. Regardless of other problems you may have, there is no 'reason your daughter should wait any longer to receive First Communion. I'm sure you know enough to assist her in learning the basics required for reception of the Eucharist. Many fine booklets are available .for this purpose for the use of parents and children. Explain the situation to the priest and take your daughter to receive Commmunion. At her a~e, she has a right to, if she desires and if she is prepared.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 1, 1985

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Zoological expents who ex amined the yellow-orange snakes which can grow to be more than 3 feet, identified them by their Latin name, elaphe quattuorlin eata, and 'said they were a harm~ 'less species variously identified as rat or chicken snakes or racers. 'Identifiable by four 'lines on their backs, they ,live in humid, underground places. The tomb of St. Peter is the high point of the Vatican tour through the excavatiops of the catacombs beneath the basilica.

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,THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Marchi 1, 1985

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WASHINGTON (NC) - In an interview on'ly a few days before his unexpected death at age 60, Archbishop Dermot Ryan said the church's greatest need today is for Catholics to have such an enthusiasm and confidence in their faith that they will witness the Gospel everywhere in their daily life. Archbishop Ryan, Irish-born head of the Vatican Congregation for the Evangelization of 'Peo pIes, was interviewed in Wash ington during a one-week visit to the United States in mid February. On Feb.' 21, shor-Uy after his return to Rome, he died of a heart attack. On Feb. 23 Pope John Paul II and 24 cardina'ls conce'lebrated a memorial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for. Archbishop Ryan. Among the concelebrants was Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich of Ar magh,. Northern Ireland, primate of Ireland· and Northern Ireland.

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The archbishop's death was a "grave loss" for the church be cause there was much good he still could have done to spread the Gospel,- said the 'pope during the Mass homily. the archbishop's body was transferred toiDublin for burial. Dermot Ryan was born in Dub ',lin June 26, 1924. He was or 'dained a priest on May 28, 1950 and a bishop on Feb. 13, 1972. He headed the 'Dublin Archdio cese until he moved to Rome after being named by the pope in April 1984 to head the evangeli Il:ation congregation. ,His appointment was part of a major reshuff.ling aimed at further internationalizing the Vatican's central administrative

that development has always been an element of missionary activity. What is different is the information we have today, the dimensions of ·the probilem that we may have been unaware of ,before," the archbishop said. Carrying out this effort has sometimes caused difficulties in the post-colonial' era, he said. Governments trying to estab lish their independence from the former colonial power often "think they can substitute for the services of the church in the country" and "make mission ary activity very difficult" by nationalizing church-run schools and health care institutions, he said.. While promoting developmEm~ programs, Archbishop Ryan also emphasized his view that the basic rdle of all Catholics is missionary. What is most needed is "the spread of missionary aware ness," ~ said. "We need to cap ture, as it were, the confidence of the early church, their enthusi ARCHBISHOP RYAN asm and conviction that they given :to the missionary churches" really had the .Jight of the Gos , by U.S. Catholics and to attend pel to spread by their word and a Feb. 14-15 symposium in Flori example." The congregation Archbishop 'da on renewid in Catholic evan

Ryan headed is responsible for gelization. During the ·visit Archbishop church life in mission territories. Ryan defended church efforts ;to These include practically all of inciude development programs in Africa, Asia and Latin America, plus par~s of southern ,Europe its missionary activity. While in Washington, he told and Alaska. The congregation's activities National Catholic News Service that the traditional theology of include appointing bishops, draw missionary activity has always ing diocesan boundaries, estab· included preaching the Gospel lishing seminaries and other edu and bringing "the charity ,of cational institutions, and over seeing activities of clergy, reli Christ where it is needed."

"It is important to remember gious and laity._ offices and at placing pastora1'ly oriented churchmen into agencies previously dominated by people who had risen through the ad ministrative ranks. The archbishop died shortly after returning to Rome from a trip to the United States. He made the trip "to express my' thanks fQr the tfe~ous help

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 1, 1985

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Christian aerobics ANAPOLIS, Md. '(NC) - Not many exercise oiasses begin with a prayer, but Body and Soul aerobics classes do - and some· times produce "miracles" as well. Body, and Soul Inc., based in Germantown, Md., conducts flerobics olasses in churches of fjeveral denominations in Mary land and Virginia, choreograph. ing exercise routines to Chris tian music. Many Catholic churches par ticipate, inoluding 'St., Mary Par· ish in Annapolis, which is spon soring a series of olasses. Barbara Fazio had her prayers answered with Body and Soul. The dancer was tOld a few years ago that she would spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair. She suffers from Crohne's dis· case, an intestinal disorder, but her medication caused shol1tened ligaments and tendons that made it impossible for her to walk barefoot or completely extend her arms. She signed up with the Chris tian exercise program a year ago, 'hoping it would help her. Slarting slowly and never feel ing pressure to keep up with the rest of the class, Mrs. Fazio worked hard to stretch her ten·

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dons back into shape. Now she can kick and strut with the best of her classmates. "What a joy has come into my life in being able to do these things I never thought I would do," she said. Body and Soul's combination of meditation, prayer and exer cise help fulfiU spiritual and physica~ needs. Class member Breda Freeberg said, "The Lord must have led me right to the door" when she was looking for an exereise pro gram. Her back problems have

PAT MILLER and hew.- 2-year-old daughter Tracy get into the aerobics swing in Edgewater, Md. (NC Photo)

,greaUy imprO\'ed since joining the class. "Through the music, our exer cises become prayers and the music heals and uplifts our

Institute to study reproduction

OMAHA, Neb. (NC)-Ground. Qreaking ceremonies have been Participants receive booklets held in Omaha for the Pope Paul listing 'Bible readings on which VI Institute for the study of Hu the songs are based and prayer man Reproduction. planned as lists for special intentions. "a Jiving 'memorial" to the au thor of the encyclical "Human The hour-long classes, held' ae Vitae." ,three nights a week, begin with a few moments, of meditation D.'. Thomas W. Hilgers, insti and prayer. Then the exercise tute director, said the institute routines begin, to the beats of will establish un education and such songs as '~In His Love." research program in human re After an hour of vigorous exer production which is guided by cise, participants are tired but the official church teaching. feel good about the work-out and The institute has been en the religious overtones that ac dorsed by the Vatican and by company it. the Archdiocese of Omaha. It "It lifts your spirits up," said wiH have an operating budget of class member Pat MiHer. $500,000 a year, Hilgers said. Funding is expected to come "It kind of peps you up," said from grants, donations and classmate Penny BarkdOll. funds generated by providing "Body and Soul is a wonderful services. way to return to the Lord some of the gifts he has given us," Won't Need 'Em said Ms. Whelan. "If 'in this troubled world we 'Can produce enough properly guided men,we won't need ·CAtHOLIC SCHOOLS guided missiles." - Gen. David Shming the VlaIon .TeachIng Values M. Shoup. USMC

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" THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March ,1, 1985

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A 12-year-old girl is someone who threatens • Ito break her brother's face one fuinute and asks his opinion of her hair the next. A 12-year-old girl is someone 'discovering that the te1ephone is a great deal more than an ap pliance. you hr.ve to answer for mom and dad. A 12-year-old girl is someone who can bubble with joy and break into tears within a 10 minute span - and wishes she could do something about it. A 12-year-old girl is someone who Iboils iinside when she is told "because I told you so." . A 12-year-old girl is someone who cannot enter a car without snapping on the radio 'and who has serious misgivings about her parents' taste in music. A 12,year-old girl is someone prone to developing a crush on her 35-year-old math te~cher or the seminarian running the par ish youth group.

A 12-year-old-girl is someone who sometimes feels like she is on the outside of childhood .)ook ing in - and on the edge of adulthood and excluded. A 12-year-old girl is someone who asks to see 'PG-13 and R movies, but secretly wou'ld realIy prefer to see "Pinocchio" or "Dumbo." A 12:year-old girl is someone

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(Undated)(NC) - Television commercials for contraceptive products, which have begun to appear on local TV stations and cable networks across the coun try, viOlate the right of parents to guide their children's sex edu cation, according' to Richard Hirsch, U.S..Catholic Conference secretary for communication. He said "it is the responsibility of parents - ,indeed, their right to make this kind of information available to their children," not that of television commercials whose primary objective is to selI products.

12-YEAR-OLD: "On the outside of childhood looking in - and on the edge of adulthood and excluded." (NC Photo) .

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March I, 1985

At Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. - Paul H. Nitze, a specialist on national security affairs for neal"ly five decades, will b~ the principal speaker May 24 at the 139th Holy Cross College commence ment exereises. HomiUst for the baccalaureate Mass at 3 p.m. May 23 will be 'Rev. J. 'Bryan Hehir, secretary ,for the Department of Social De velopment and World Peace of the U.S. Catholic Conference. Nitze" 77, received his most reo cent presidential assignment Dec. 5 when he was named advisor to Secretary of State George P. Schultz for talks wi,th Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gro myko. Father Hehir, who has been in his present position since last year, previously was from 1973 to 1984 director of the Catholic Conference's Office of Inter national Justice and Peace.

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Ma~.

1, 1985

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Whether it's to draft"a Will, buy a house, represent you in a personal injury case or sue on a contract, legal services are needed at one time or another by nearly everyone. And there's no mistaking it, attorneys' fees can be expensive. Therefore, it's a good idea to find out :what the fiddler will charge before you call the tune. Before you hire;an attor ney, ask,how much you're likely to be charged. You'll probably be told that your a'tttorney chargeS for his or her services in one of thret: different ways: an hourly rate; a flat rate, or a oontingent fee. . i Most commonly, an attorney will charge you on an hourly basis. Many variables go into the ho~rly rate, including the type of ser,vice ren dered, the attorney's experience and reputation a~d the many sbcretarial and other costs the attorI;tey's rate must cover. You should get an item ,ized bill indicating not only the amount of time spent handling your case, but how, that' time ~as spent. Your bill may also include a charge ,for "expenses and disbu~sements" such as travel costs and filing fees incl;lrred in representing ydu. If your legal needs are relatively simple, such as incorporating a bus iness or a simple will, your1attorney may quote you a flat fee. Such fees have the obvious advantage of tell

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There's an old expression, "If you call the tune, you've got to pay the fiddler." From the butcher and baker to the candlestick maker, -it costs some thing for goods and services. The legal profession is no differ ent; but while it's pretty simple to understand how a butcher or baker will charge you for his product, attorneys' fees may seem shrouded . in mystery.

ing you in advance exactly what you pass and you are obligated to pay will have to pay. only for your attorney's expenses , Until recently, attorneys often had , and disbursements. Such arrange to obey minimum fee schedules set ments enable you to pursue a claim by state and local bar associations. even though you could not other Disciplinary action loomed for the wise afford legal services. attorney who charged less than the In Massachusetts, your contingent minimum for any particular service. , fee arrangement must meet certain In 1975, however, the U.S. Supreme requirements: Court ruled that such li.n arrange (I) It must be in writing; ment constituted illegal price (2) Two copies must be signed by , fixing and restrained free competi you and your attorney and you are tion among lawyers. . entitled to one of the copies; and Therefore, today you can shop (3) It must contain information around for the price oflegal services. including the nature of the services But be careful that a low price isn't to be performed, the event upon an attorney's only attribute.' After which ~ou must pay, and your all, there's another old saying, "You attorney s percentage of the recov get what you pay for." ery. Contingent fee arrangements Into the category of flat fees fits are not permitted for criminal defense, the "retainer fee." Such a fee is divorce, annulment or legal sepa charged for'legal services to be ren ration. dered over a period of time or to Afirst cousin ofthe contingent fee ensu,re your attorney's availability is the percentage fee. Percentage fees for your legal needs. The retainer are common' in situations where an typically covers only routine mat attorney manages your property. An ters;' for other legal services you are attorney who probates the estate of billed separately. your dear departed Aunt Doris may Contingent fees are most common _ charge a percentage of the value of her estate as his fee. when you sue on a personai injury All attorneys' fees are governed by claim. Under such an arrangement, Massachusetts law which states that you agree to pay your attorney a an attorney is entitled to "fair and certain percentage (typically 33 per reasonable compensation." A fee ce'rlt or :so) of the amount you even violates this rule where review of the tually recover. If you lose the suit, matter would convince an attorney the contingency has not come to

of ordinary judgment and experience in the area of law involved that the fee was clearly excessive. In one case, a prestigious Boston bank sued a large Boston law firm, claiming that the firm's bill was too high. The firm had quite successfully handled a major· bankruptcy reor ganizati~n and charged the bank over three-quarters of a million dol lars. The court held that, while the fee was not-unreasonable in light of the services rendered, it did lie at "the outer limits" of fairness and reasonableness. Your attorney's fee for drafting a simple will is not likely to be three quarters of a million dollars. If it is, or if it is some other seemingly excessive amount, you should dis cuss the matter with him or her. If you can't resolve the issue and more than $500 is in dispute, you can go to the Legal Fee Arbitration Board of The Massachusetts Bar Association. Both parties, however, must agree to be bound by such arbi tration. Otherwise, ·you can always go to court. To avoid' any surprises, discuss the'fee when you first seek an attor ney's assistance. After all, as yet another old sllying has it, "Fore warned is forarmed."

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, " ' La'ughing with the Family Circus-maker By Antoinette Bosco . , ' .' ' ' . expressed by the children for ,the who is smoking. Dolly says: "It's I wish I knew tlie answer! Today I. wantto take my hat offto laughter an~' to a 'p1,an who has' parents, by the parents\for the child easy to stop smoking cigarettes. You People like K.eane r~m;nd us that laughter is 'one, of God's' greatest helped us {ina' it for' 25 years-Bil: ren,' 'among themselves7'that lis' the just take,it out 'of your mouth:'" , Keane, the creator of the f'Family 'happiest place in the ~orld.~' In another cartoon, a child com- gifts, In fact, medical science is begin Circus",comic strip. . 'Keane addded: ,"It has been for ments on the baby: "He has some ning to study the benefits of laughter What makes Keane especially me. And I feel that if I can just show teeth, but his words haven't come in for health and well-being. notable is that he has found, the raw that to the American public and the yet." In the December issue of the material for humor right under his public around. the world, perhaps Every parent can relate to such Journal of the American Medical nose in the everyday situations of somebody's life will be made a little situations because we've all had our Association, an Iowa psychiatrist, family life. happier." share of bright sayings pop out of Dr. Donald Black, wrote: "Laughter For 25 years he has given us cause, the mouths of children. And most of has a variety of psychological and . . . . Keane's first cartoon characters' us probably WIsh not only to smile at human ~ature In we'd WrItten d own emotIOnal effects that have potential . f ' . were inspired by the sisters who children and parents, but, also to . all the funny things our chlldre,n or cllmcal application. In an era of celebrate life. His reach is vast: MiI said. increasing demand for natural healtaught him in grammar school and lions of readers see Family Circus the Oblate Fathers in Philadelphia's My alltime favorite is when my ing,laughter's potential has yet to be every day. " high school system. He is active in youngest, Peter, was about four and tapped." my gray hair was getting very noticeI've just seen the transcript of a, Catholic parish life in Scottsdale, Medical science is catching up to TV interview with Keane done with Ariz. able. One day he climbed on my lap, Father John Catoir', director of The stared at my head and, asked, something Keane discovered long His cartoons reflect that for him Christophers, for a Christopher God is definitely in the, picture. But "Mommy. why. are you growing old ago. Thank you, Mr. Keane. And a happy 25th anniversary to you. Closeup broadcast. , they don't appeal to any particular hair?" ,...-....- - - - - - - - - - - - - .. In the program, the 62-year-old denomination. father of. four and several-time It's refreshing to see how Keane By BD Keane THE F AMI~Y CIRCUS e grandfather tells what he tries to d,o observes and,interprets the innot;;ence with Family Circus.. ' . , of children and helps readers learn "If there's any underlying philo from this sirpplicity. One cartoon shows a child (nained sophy," he said, "it'~ to .show that in a family' home where., !~ere's lo~e polly like' his wife) with a visitor

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SISTER FLORENTINA CALVO, OP, is feted at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, on the occasion of her golden jubilee. At St. Anne's for 43 of her 50 years in religious life, she entered the community' at its novitiate in Bogota, Colombia, received nurse's training and came to Fall River in 1942. She has worked in emergency, X-ray, the men's ward and the obstetrics department and was for three years the night supervisor at St. Anne's. Now at age 74 she cares for elderly members of her community at Clemence Hall adjoining the hospital. Her Mass of thanksgiving and luncheon at St. Anne's were preceded last month by a celebration at the Bogota convent where she entered religion. Many relatives, including two sisters still living in Bogota, joined her for the occasion, while relatives living in Florida were present for the St. Anne's celebration. From left, Father Daniel Freitas, among hospital chaplains; Wenceslao Calvo, Sister Florentina's brother; the jubilarian; Mrs. Marie Therese Abrin, her sister; and Mrs. Cecilia Calvo, her sister-in-law. (Gaudette Photo)

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Continued from page one to encourage' consistency in classroom and home discipline, decided ,to offer tM' Canter pro" gram to parents as well as teachers. "Why do kids do the things that annoy us?" queried Mrs. Robinson. "They want attention and t'hey're 'testing us," she an swered herself. "We go crazy over these things because we don't know wha,t to do - we haven't been trained as parents," she said. 'Calling on audience volun teers, she had them role-play a situation in which a youngs~er is punching his sister at the dinner table. After various enactments of the scene, i,t emerged that a successful parent wouldn't bother with reasons for the punching but would go right to the un t:lesirable behavior, saying as many times as necessary, firmly and calmiy: "I want you to keep your hands to yourself." The verbal message letting the child know the behavior desired, should be accompanied by eye contact with the offender and a light touch, su<:h as a hand on the shoulder, said Mrs. Robin son. ~ If the verbal mess!lge doesn't work. the parent must be pre pared with a consequence, such as sending the puncher to his room, she continued. Consistency is the keynote here, empllasized Mrs. Robinson, 8,nd the reason many pareQts come across as wishy-washy. "Successful parents ,let the kids know who's boss," she said. "Ouf kids need to know some one ,loves them enough to set limits." No one says setting qimits is easy, however. She warned that t

parents must stick to their guns. If a teenager is grounded, for instance, _parents may have to stay at-home to'be sure' he -or, she doesn't fly the coop. Discussing the sister-puncher scene, she emphasized that as sertive discipline doesn't provide answers for specific situations but rather equips parents with a way to deal with problems as they arise. In establishing consequences for misdeeds, she -noted, "The important thing is to plan ahead rather than react ,to a crisis." The Canter method, she said, was developed by research into methods used by successful par en'ts. Without exception, she de clared, such parents let their chi'ldren know that Mom or Dad is in charge. Of all problems with children, she said, talking back or arguing is the most common. "Don't let your children get you into a power struggle," said Mrs. Robinson. "A technique for avoiding this is What I caU 'the, broken record.' Simply repeat your message, such as ',1 want you to keep your hands to your self.' ,And if a child is scream ing at you, repeat a gesture as you speak. It works like magic to bring the voice down! "Words, of course, must be backed with action, such as a thought-out consequence," said the lecturer. "And don't forget positive reinforcement.' If the child behaves, once again use your light touch and eye con tact and specifically compliment bis or her behavior." Discussing tantrums, Mrs. 'Robinson advised, "Remove the audience." She admitted, how~ ever, that the 'technique doesn't always work_ "One of my child

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By Cecilia Belanger unfairness, the selfishness, the change according to circum .J heard it again this week: arrogance and 'sin ,that beset us despite our best efforts. stances. "Why do bad things happen to Love is a much 'deeper act of good people?" Many people are. examining the Will,. Love says· that I will People have always looked for ' themselves as Lent begins. They attempt to keep another's needs answers to heartbreak and mis- are trying to see God's will in as important as my own, even ery. There are, of course, things their lives and where they may if my own needs must tempor for which we ourselves are re- have thwarted that will. We are arily be set aside. sponsible. We may wring our reminded of Moses' words:· "Be Love really -listens. Love, like hands and cry out against the hold, I have set before you me listening, is a lot of hard work. I world, but truly we should often and death,lblessing and curse; Love makes !the effort to under By Charlie Martin look within ourselves for the cul- therefore choose ·life that you and stand and hear another's words prit. Too often we blame others 'your descendants may -live." withoiJt judgment. Love offers When 11 Christian chooses life I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS genuine support and compassion for what happens to us. There have been dictators who it does not mean that evil is as it attempts to understand an I got to take a little time

have brought death or denial of banished or that sickness and other's point of view. A little time to think things over'

a good life to millions, but there death have retired, but lit does' . , Yet, love also is willing to ohal I beater ,read between the lines have also been good rulers who affirm that he or she has found i· lenge another, not in the sense In ease I need it when I'm older. have done goqd things and even , ',a formula with which to confront, of a verbal attack, but rather Now this mountain I must climb they have been berated and reevery circumstance that would through sharing problems, mis Feels like the world upon my shOUlders viled from morning' till night. otherwise rui~ or weaken existakes or attitudes with another. Through the clouds I 'see love,shlne Much difficulty ,in life comes tence. 'Such challenges' are given ten It keeps me warm as life grows older. from human depravity. When If we can believe that all tatively and in the spirit of car In my life there's been heartache and pain we're honest with ourselves, we things work together for good ing. Real love confronts prob I don't know if I can face it again can see the bad things we've for. those who love God,. we will lems. can'a stop now, rve traveled so far 'do"e, the people we've hurt, the be conquerors, ~s St. Paul sa~d. , 'Finally" while' love focuses you To change this lonely life. ' on' the needs of outwardly I want to know what love is others, it does not make you I want you to show me forget yourself. You remain sen I wam to feel what love is sitive to your own needs, goals I know that you can show me. discussion usually follows. "We MORTON, lll. (NC) - A Pro and hopes.' Love knows that un rm gorma take, a little time testant Sunday school clliss has take off," he said. "Sometimes less you take care of yourself,' 'j A IUde 'time to look around me we continue Martin's discussi.-n there wiU be little to share 'with replaced its traditional' curricu I got nowhere left to hide an dsometimes we branch off," lum 40 hits and a \yith Top another. ' It looks like love has finally, found me. For example, Dan 'Fogelberg's These' thoughts describe only Catholic newspaper column. The Morton Community United song "Windows and Walls. Jed a few of love's characteristics. Written by M. ~Jones, sung by Foreigner, (c) 1984 Church of Christ uses Charlie to a talk on how young people Since the question is so impor by Atlantic Records Corp. Martin's weekly column of Top relate to the elderly. "The War tant to all of us, i want to invite . THIS SONG'S power lies both cycle. Now. is the time' to Jearn you to take some time to think 40 song, reviews, "On Record," Song" and its video by Culture • m t~~ style o~ musical com-' feel, and understand what lov~ about how you would answer for its senior high Sunday school Club led to a discussion on "the position and 1ft ItS message. is. . the song's plea, "I want you to class. The column, distributed stupidity of war," he said., , It describes a search for Jove. - How would you anSwer the show me what love is." , Newport said students like the by National Catholic News Ser" · Between the Jin~s, there is a song's, plea? Love's mystery Share your thoughts with vice, appears in many diocesan format and class attendance has, ,sense that, the smger has met makes any complete answer im other readers by writing to this newspapers, including The An been steadily increasing. , many of love's counterfeits. Real possible,o but there are· a few column. Newport is glad he became chor, _. .' ·!?ve has remained distant though points that might be made. ' aware of Martin's column. "Just When John Newport, a-trust PleaSe address correspondence .about anything Martin writes · t~ro~~h the clouds I see Jove Most people would agree that shme. love is a feeling, but it also is to: Charlie Martin, 1218 S.' officer at a Peoria bank, took about is appropriate for our . Appare~t1y a new relationship much more than a feelirg. Feel Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, over instructing the class, he c,lass," he said. "He's got his wanted to make the hour before ,IS breakmg th.rough the past . ings can be powerful. They also ,Ind. 47714. finger on the pulse of what songs church service "more alive and are saying." interesting" by incorporating popular songs into the context of people engage in impulsive be Christian living. But he realized havior though, of course, it would be a time-consuming young people are not the only task. At a recent fall sports assem ones who do this. When this Iin Then a friend shOwed him bly, participants in first semester volves such things as· alcohol, Martin's column. "I read it and sports, including the band and gambling and' sex, the results said' 'That's exactly what I a'uxiliary units, received letters can be devastatingly tragic. and certificates. need,'" Newport said. In your letter. you indicate A weightlifting and knee brace He subscribed to the Catholic you are a high school .sopho display are planned !beginning at Post and also obtained old more. I think you are much too columns from Martin and the' 6 p.m. March 12. 100 weight young to be thinking of using newspaper. lifters will compete for individ Q. Why are so mMy restric· alcohol, or of gambling in a big ual trophies and the knee brace Newport copies the column' to tions put on younger ,people This was ,the custom of .society way, or of becoming involved in distribute to his class and,. plays re~ommended for football play . such as ages for alcohol, ,gam. at that time, a way I;>f protect a ,serious sexual relationship. the song or video as students ers wiH be on view. bling, drinking, mo~? (NeW ing young people from their own 'Stang coach James Lanagan Think of the words of "The read the lyrics. : York) impulsive behavior. Those were 59th Street ,Bridge Song," which th~ days of super-restrictions. According to Newport, lively was named Boston Globe Coach of the Year in Division 4. :A. Before we deal with the You may w ell, say, "Th ' at was Simon and Garfunkel popular problems in your present, let's then, this is now. Times have ized 'a while back: "Slow down ,Now in progress at South you move too fast. ,Let's 'mak~ look into the past. changed." eastern Massachusetts Univer sity is the "Spotlight 2" program, A public television series a You're right. Now' we're not· , the morning last." . designed to provide a bridge few years back, "The PaHisers," dealing with a harmless waJk Don't rush itO grow up. Take from high school to higher edu was ,the dramatization of a novel but, with such explosive. topics it easy. A whole lifetime lies cation for promising 10th and that took place many years ago. as alcohol, gambling, reckless ahead of 'you, probal?ly 60 or 70 11th 'grade students. Several . . 'In one memorable scene a . driving, and sexually~xplic::it years or more. For now, watch, Stangites are among those chosen young couple in iove, went for mov-ies. observe happy people and see tQ participate in this year's 12 . a .walk together ori a sunny The people responsible fbr you what makes them happy, learn session course. . aft~rnoon. But they didn't exact- know' all too. well that 'atcohol slowly about life. ' The Marching Band is prepar Iy go. alone. They could' only can wreck lives, that a r~ckless You've got a lot of .living to, ing for the Brockton St. Patrick's walk in a prescribed. area, and driver can kill, ,that gambling Day parade, to which it !has been , their everY step was watched by can spark' tragedies, and that do. !Make it happy Hving! invited. a middle-aged chaperon. sexually explicit movies lmight Send comment~ and questions Stang has been ,notified by the What's a chaperon? The dic- " cause psychological damage and to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. New .England Association of tionary gives this definition: "A even prompt irresponsible sex Ave., N.W., Washington; D.C. Schools and Colleges that a pro person, married or older, who, ual behavior. ,2005. gress report on meeting recom . for prollriety, accompanies a So adults make rules.! They mendationsof a 1979 evaluation young,u.nmarried woman in pUD- dQn'trestrict you to mak~ you team has been accepted with, . miserable. On the contrary~ they lic." . commendation. In accepting the You may wonder if this sweet-, want to lead you into a happy report, the school's association hearts' walk occurred on' some adulthood. ; , membership has been continued. JOHN ·NEWPORT

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Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing;PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3--approved for adults only; A4--separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

portsWQtch eyo Hockey PlayoHs Begin Sunday Fourth-place Fall River North blanked New 'Bedford, 6-0, and and fifth-place Somerset will Mansfield routed Somerset, 8-0. meet at 9 p.m. Sunday in the Bernard O'Reilly scored four Driscoll Rink, Fa).) River, in the goals, John Carrdll and Paul opener of Bristol County CYO Hogan one each for the Southies. Hockey League post-season play Mansfield got three goals from offs. . Dave Briggs, two from Rick The winner wHl advance to 'Webster, one each from Mike the semifinals opposing regular Cassidy, Steve Sharpe and Don season champion Fall River South Bl'iggs. at 10 p.m. March 10 at the Dris The final' sta~dings: Fall River coli Rink. The other semifinal South 14-2-1 (won, lost, ,tied), Mansfield 9-5-2, New Bedford pits Mansfield against New Bed ford at 9 o'clock. Both best-of· 8-8-1, Fa,)) River North 5-11-1, three semis wiU continue on Somerset 3-13-1. March 17. 'Mansfield finished Goals for and against: Fall second, New Bedford, third 'in River South 79-30, Mansfield regular season play. 73·41, New Bedford 66-61, Fall In last Sunday night's regular River North 44-75, Somerset ' season finales 'FaH River South 41-97.

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NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local list~ ings, which may differ from the New York network sched ules supplied to The Anchor. New Films "The Breakfast CI~b" (Univer sal) ,Five quite. different teens spend Saturday in detention in their school library. After much abrasive interchange and a little marijuaria, they becQme down right chummy, especially when they realize what they have in common: if they are messed up, Mom and Dad are to blame. Be cause of its irresponsible pre sentation of drugs, as harmless and liberating, and because of its favorable depiction of casual sex, this film is rated 0, R.

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The series of CYO basketball points in Fall River's victory aM-star tournaments got under· over Attleboro and netted 33 way last Sunday in CYO Hal,l, .against Taunton. Mark Feitel FaJl River, with the juniors hold berg had 13, .against Attleboro, Chris Costa '21 and Pat MeNany ing sway. rHost Fal1 ,River defeated AU-Ie 12 against Taunton. Herren, who has rewritten the boro 66-40 in the semi-finals and won the tourney crown wUh a record books in the Milliken 77-66 victory over Taunton in Silva Junior Basketball League, the championship final. Taunton was named ,to the tourney aU advanced t<L,the .. final .with a star team along with Costa, Jim 59-58 double-overtime victory Wile and Jon Castle of Taunton, over New Bedford. Keith Pina of New Bedford and Mike Herren contributed 22 Mark Houle of New Bedford.

"Lost in America" (Warners) A Yuppie couple Hquefy their assets, buy a Winnebago and go off in search of America after he gets fired instead of being promoted to senior vice president.

Unique Accomplishments For Stang Hoopsters The Bishop Stang High School School bbys' team entertained boys' and girls' basketbaU teams Dighton-'Rehoboth in the prelim have the unique distinction of inary round Tuesday with the both being seeded no. 1 in the winner opposing Dorchester at Eastern Massachusetts South Brockton Wednesday. The Feehan girls' team, seeded Sectional tournaments. The boys' team drew a bye in 11 in Division Two South, had a the preliminary round and was home encounter with Franklin scheduled to host Norwell or in the preliminary round with Case Wednesday night. Case the winner of that game away to visited Norwell Tuesday in Div· Milton in the first round. ision Two South. In hockey Bishop Connolly,. The girls' team also drew a seeded fourth in Division Three, bye'in the preliminary round of meets fifth-seeded Dover-Sher Division 'Two South. The Spar Iborn at 5:30 p.m. today in North tanettes opened tourney play at eastern University's Matthews home yesterday to Cardinal Spell , Arena. man or Bourne. The 1alter two Third-seeded Feehan win met Tuesday in the preliminary meet Sandwich or Hanover at four p.m. Sunday ,in the WaIter round. Seeded 15 in Division Two Brown Arena at Boston Univer-, South, ~eBishop Feehan H~gh sity.

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The following television and radio programs originate in the diocesan viewing and listening area. Their listings norm ally do not vary from week to week. They will be presented in The AnAilior the first Friday of each month and wiD renect any changes that may be made. Please clip and retain for reference. Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m. WLNE, Channel 6, Diocesan Television Mass. Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each Sunday on radio station WJFD·FM, 7 p.rn. each Sunday on television Channel 20. Mass Monday to Friday every week, 11:30 a.m. to noon, WXNE, Channel 25.

Sylvester was scheduled to ap pear in the New England Golden Gloves Competition in Lowell earlier this week. Ron Comeau is CYO director of boxing" assisted by coach John Malloy.

commission woU'ld evaluate ··the' possibility of a national health care policy to 'replace what he caUed stop-gap approaches to.' health-care decision-making and help solve the health-care cost dHemma.

(Dyan Cannon) who doesn't take too well to his child-centered domestic life. Pleasant but su perficial and not as funny as it ,intends to be. An ambivalent moral outlook and a simplistic one-sided view ofa marital breakup make this mature fare.

A satiric comedy ,in which the laughs swiftly fade. Some ob scene language used in humor ous context. A2, R A3, PG' , " Return of the Soldier" "The Religious TV (European Classics) Based on a Sunday, March 3 (NBC) 1918 novel by Rebecca West, Our Times" - Programs inno this is the story of a rich middle vative Christian and Jewish to aged man who comes home, prevent teen suicide. from the war with a case of Religioills Radio selective amnesia, Selected out Sunday, March 3 (NBC) are the last 20 years of his life "Guideline"Jesuit Father and his spoiled, ill-tempered Byron~ president of William wife. Instead he remembers viv CathOlic University, discusses idly his first love, a middle-class causes of world hunger. woman now dowdy and, like himself,.marfied. Well-acted but Paradox very slight, with a neat, unsatis-' fying resolutio,:\ 'and some ana "Faith: y!lu can do very little chronistic touches. A2 with it and nothing without it." Samuel Butler "Turk 182" (Fox) An Off-duty New York fireman plunges into a burning building to rescue a ,little girl. Though he's badly in jured, a callous municipality re WALL«ALL fuses to give him compensation. 1\ COllECTION OF HELPFUL FLOOR His younger brother embarks on HINTS. BY 'AL' GARANT a compaign for justice by em barassing the mayor with graffiti FLOOR COVERING CO.

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"Confluence," 8 a.m. ,each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Tl'UIIian Taylor and having as pel11Nlnent participants Father Peter N: Graziano, diocesan director' of .social .services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Epis· copal Bishop'of Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff.

Health-care policy WASHINGTON (NC) .....: The Catholic' Hea,lth Association has 'urged creation of a U.S, com mission to develop a national health<llre' policy. As proposed by CHA;President John' E. Cur ley, a three-year, 15-member

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John Sylvester:, who fights o.ut of the Fall River CYO, was awarded a tropt.y as. the out standing boxer in, the recent Southern New England Golden Gloves Tournall1ent in Lincoln Park, Dartmouth. )l 112-pounder

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"MarySon," a family pup pet show with moral lilnd spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thursday, Fall River and New Bedford cable channel 13. "Spirit and the Bride,", a talk show with William Lar- . .kin, 6 p.m.' Monday, cable' channel 35. On Radio Charismatic programs with Father John Randall are adred from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mon day through Friday on station WRIB, 1220 AM; Mass is broadcast at 1 p.m. each Sun day.

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VINCENTIANS, FR Meeting: 7 p.m. March 6, St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River, begin ning with Mass

WIDOWED SUPPORT, CAPE COD Meeting: 3 p.m. March 24, St. Jude's Hall, 4463 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28); discussion of Family Life FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FR for the Single Spouse. Information: . Mass 6 o'clock tonight at Sacred 428-7078. Heart Church, followed by dinner at which Rev. Richard Degagne will SACRED HEART, TAUNTON "Lenten Slowdown": I to 8 p.m. speak. March 10, parish center. Program O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB will offer talks, a film, private prayer PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN CARD. MINDSZENTY FOUND"The Deciding Light" is the title of period, prayer service and Bene are asked to submit news Items for this ATION , a newsletter issued by members of diction and a concluding supper. column to The Anchor, P.O. Box· 7, Fall Conference on Ireland, :Central River, 02722,. Name of city' or town should the We Have Decided To Follow Information: rectory, 823-2521. be Included as well as full dates of all America, liberation theology and ST. JOSEPIlI, FAIRHAVEN Jesus Youth Prayer Community. activities. Please send news of future rather the "high frontier": 9 a.m., to 4: 15 than past events. Note: We do not carry Candidates for confirmation are Among community Lenten activities ST. ANNE,NO news of tundra Ising activities such as p.m March2, CopleyPlaza Hote~ Boston. Prayer vigil in church: 7 p.m. to asked to write an essay on the saint's is a series of teachings on the bingos, whlsts, dances, suppers and bazaars. Information: Maxine Tremaine, midnight tonight, sponsored by the We are happy to carry notices of spiritual name they have chosen and why they sacraments, to be offered at 7:30 I'Irogram~, club meetln!!s. youth projects and 332-6795. Blue Army. . made the choice. p.m. tonight and each succeeding similar nonprofit activities. Fundralslng pro Jects may be advertised at our. regular rates, ST.MARY,NB Parishioners will aid at the New ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Friday of March in the church obtainable from The Anchor business office, The rosary is prayed before 7 a.m. Bedford soup kitchen today. . First communion candidates will basement. Junior Pimentel has been telephone 675·7151. Rise and Shine meeting: 3: 15 p.m. On Steering Points Items FR Indicates ' Mass daily.. named to head the group's communi participate in 9:30 a.m. family Mass Fall River, HB Indicates New Bedford. Life in the Spirit seminar: 7:30 today, school hall. cations ministry. He will encourage March 3. Coffee and doughnuts will p.m. each Wednesday, religiqus edu

Prayer meeting; following 7 o'clock members to assist in New Bedford follow the Mass. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, cation center.

Mass tonight. . Sacred Hearts Association: meet activities such as Birthright and the HYANNIS Couples Club communion break- . city soup kitchen. ingin rectory following 7 o'clock ' Parish mission: March 9 through . The parish is willing tOI defray

costs of the Engaged Encounter fast: following 9:30 a.m. Mass March Parents of confirmation candi Mas's tonight. 15, directed by Father Thomas Cant weekend for couples planning marri

10, with talk by Father Bill Heffron, dates: meeting at 3 p.m. March 3, O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER well,OMI. school. New folk group singers needed; age and unable to afford the p~ogram. SS.CC., Sacred Hearts provincial "What It Means To Be Poor and . superior. information, Sister Anita Marie, ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT ALHAMBRA ORDER Homeless on the Cape": panel discus 775-6200; 775-0066. Magazines for eucharistic min CHRIST THE KING, Meeting: 8:30 tonight, Loyola Hall, sion 12:30 to 2 p.m., church hall. Lenten Scripture co.urse: 7:30 p.m. isters: available in the sacristy. COTUIT/MASHPEE Holy Cross College, Worcester, led Speakers will include Mark Baker each Monday and 1:30 p.m. each. HOLY NAME, FR Film for highschool youth group: by regional director Roger Ouellette and Madeleine Nash, directors of Tuesday, lower church hall. Instruc members and friends, 6:30 tonight. of Fall River's Leoh Caravan. First communion: 9 a.m. Mass two Hyannis shelters; Madelyn Mor- . tions in use and reading of the Bible. May II. Parents of candidates will CCD center. in, coordinator of a Salvation Army ST. MARY, SEEKONK will be given by Father Albert Ryan. meet at 7 p.m. March 4 at the;school soup kitchen; and Lorraine Patti, Video presentation by Father John JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH ST. Easter schola members needed: hall. Powell SJ, followed by discussion; chairperson of the Massachusetts Meditation on life, death and information at rectory. 9:45 'a.m. each Tuesday of Lent, Coalition for the Homeless. The SACRED HEART, FR resurrection of Christ: presented by Women's Guild: flower show trip program is sponsored by the parish parisH center. . Eucharistic day ofdevotion: follow Father Marcel Bouchard, 7:30 p.m. March 12. Information: Mary Burns, Peace and Justice Committee. iUg II a.m. Mass to 3:30 p.m. :March March 5, church hall. 362-3934. . LaSALETTE SHRINE, 3; special children's program,' 9 a.m. DCCW . ATTLEBORO HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON ST. ANNE,FR Mass March 3. ' "Russia, Her People and the . Diocesan Council of Catholic Vincentians are' conducting an Cub Scout committee meeting: ,6: 15 ST. JOHN OF GOD, S'OM~RSET Cross," talks and video presentations Women retreat: March 8 through appeal on behalf of Conventual p.m. March 3, school. ' Youth group retreat forms avail by David Ziomek on the conflict 10, Family Life Center, North -Franciscans in Ghana. Parishioners' Non-parishioner applications are able from priests. Dartmouth, with Father Ted Brown, between Christianity and Com are asked to donate light clothing, Day of recollection for parish now being accepted for the parochial munism, will be held March 9. The MS as director. Information: Mrs. dry foods, non-prescription medi school. ministers: 2 to 6 p.m. March 10, program will include Mass and prayer Albert Jackson, 339-8523. cations and school supplies. parish center. for the people of the Soviet Union. CATHEDRAL, FR Lenten services: daily Mass 7:30 SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Prayer meeting: beginning with Information: -222-541 O. and 9 a.m.-, Lamentations each Concert featuring Kevin Birch at Parish retreat: March 17 to 21, Mass 7 p.m. March 7. . Wednesday; Stations of the Cross the organ, Andrew Balio on trumpet: directed by Rev. Richard Delisle, ST. STANISLAUS, FR Thursday' (English) and Friday HOSPICE OUTREACH, FR MS, with the theme "Come Back to Lenten Bible study;'beginning 6:30 following 12:05 p.m. Mass March 5. Training course for new volu,nteers: (Polish). Me; Be Not Afraid." Women's Guild: meeting March p.m. March 3, with teaching by Dramatization of the Passion: 2:30 begins March 25. Information: Women's Club: meeting March 4, Father Robert Kaszynski, pastor, 5, 'featuring Irish entertainment. 673-1589. p.m.March 31, parish center. Coffeehouse for young adults: 8 Father Coady ,Center. on the Book of Genesis. Day of recollection for parents; p.m. March 15, featuring presen beginning at !0:30a.m. liturgy March tations from New Bedford's Try 10 continuing to 5:30 p.m. and Works Coffeehouse. directed by Miss MelodyeBroadley. DOMINCAN LAITY, FR Miss Broadley will also direct a St. Rose of Lima chapter meeting: school retreat March II through 15. beginning wjth Mass 7:30 p.m. March 8, Dominican Academy, 37 Park St. O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Ultreya meeting: 7:30 tonight, ST. RITA, MARION parish center. Bible study: each Wednesday 'World Day of Prayer service: I morning, using "Great Themes of p.m. today, with Father James Tobin, Scripture" tapes by Father Richard CSC, as guest speaker. All welcome. Rohr. During Lent the study is Refreshments to follow service. repeated following Stations of the HOLY REDEMEER, CHATHAM Cross each Friday night. World Day of Prayer service; 1:30. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE p.m. today, with participation by SWANSEA representatives of six area con Volunteers needed to help collect gregations, followed by fellowship for the Catholic Charities Appeal. tea. Information at rectory. ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS World Day of Prayer: Women's SACRED HEART, Guild member~ will participate in I N.ATTLEBORO Lenten spiritual renewal materials: p.m. services today at the Chapel of the Holy Paraclete on the property available at the chapel entrance on Wednesday evenings; may be taken of the Community of Jesus at Rock home. Other materials also available Harbor, Orleans. in the reading room at the chapel ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET entrance. The parish's new 'pulpit, made Evening Le.nten Mass: 7 p.m. each from sections of the former altar weekday in chapel unless otherwise .rail, was blessed last Sunday. indicated. A "Growing Tree" posted on the Congratulations go to parishion side wall of the church foyer as a ers Hector arrd Aline Dufault, who' CCD Lenten project, has on each marked their golden wedding an leaf sacrifices or good deeds offered niversary at 4 p.m. Mass Feb. 23. by chileJren in grades I through 6. Parish mission: 7:30 p.m. March BL. SACRAMENT, FR Parish credit union annual meeting: 18 through ·21. Diocesan priests will speak on topics such as prayer, the March 10, church hall. ' Stations of the Cross: 3 p.m. each eucharist, the contemporary church and the sacrament of reconciliation. Friday of Lent, small chapel. A prayer service will 'follow each ESPIRITO SANTO, FR School registration for 1885-1986 presentation. Those with information useful in closes today. compiling the forthcoming parish CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB,NB history are asked to contact the Mass for deceased members 6:30 . rectory. p.m. March 13, St. Lawrence Church, During Lent, coffee and doughnuts followed by meeting at Wamsutta . "

are served following 9 a.m. daily Club at which Joyce Dutra will This Message Sponsored by ~he Following Mass. discuss stress and relaxation. VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON Business Concerns in the Diocese of Fall River ;

Meeting: 8: 15 p.m. March 4, Sacred EDGAR'S FALL RIVER GEORGE O'HARA CHEVROLETHeart church hall, preceded at 7:30 FEnELBERG INSURANCE AGENCY CADILLAC GOD'S ANCHOR HOLDS ·p.m. By Mass for the intention of . GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO. the beatification of Frederic Ozanam, ..................... ' , Vincentian founder.

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