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MATTHEW SWEENEY, Elizabeth Murphy and Shannon Irish make sure their fav­ orite saint isn't forgotten as St. Patrick's Day approaches. They're CCD students at St. Patrick's parish, Wareham. (Rosa Photo) =

Gromada named CCA head

Appointment of Joseph F. Gro­ mada of St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River, as diocesan lay chair­ man of the 1983 Catholic Chari­ ties Appeal was announced to­ day by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin.

phase directed at professional, fraternal, business and indus­ trial organizations and a parish phase involving 19,500 volunteers visiting 107,000 homes in the 113 parishes of the diocese.

Gromada will head a campaign reaching into each of the five diocesan areas: New Bedford, Fall R~ver, Taunton, the Attie­ boros ~nd Cape Cod and the Is­ 'lands. 1t will see a special gift

Gromada, a Hfelong Fall River resident, was educated in city schools and has taken extension courses at the former Bradford Durfee Textile Institute, Rhode Island School of Design and

Southeastern Massachusetts Uni­ versity.

Now retired, he was a quality control and pattern department supervisor at LeJ!:craft, Inc., in Fall River. He is active in his parish as a credit union board member and a Eucharistic minis­ ter. He is past president of the St. Stanislaus conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Turn to Page Six

By NC News Service Pope John Paul II's perilous trip to Central America is now history. In its course he con­ fronted some of the most press­ ing issues facing the region's people: violence, human rights, the need for dialogue, and the role of the church in alleviating social problems.

--'In Costa Rica, the first stop of his trip, he told Central American youth March 3 that they "have to create a better world than that of your ances­

tors" because if they don't, "the blood will continue to run and tomorrow tears will give witness to the sorrow of your children."

-In Nicaragua, where he was greeted March 4 by an anti­ American speech from a leader of the ruling Marxist Sandinista junta and later interrupted by chanting critics during Mass, he called on the church to remain independent of partisan political ideologies and in public scolded a priest who has defied papal authority to remain a part of the junta.

-In EI Salvador, March 6, he asked the people to "overcome the obstacles to dialogue," said that priests and bishops should promote reconciliation and ob­ served .that people want to live "far from terror and in a climate of democratic co-existence."

-In Panama, he criticized contraception, abortion and ste­ rilization and told peasants they should not turn to violence to fight injustice because it "is not the route of Jesus Christ, or of the church, or of your Christian faith."

-In Guatemala, on March 3, three days before the pope's ar­ rival, the government had exe­ cuted six men despite pleas from the pope for clemency. The pon­ tiff expressed "deepest sorrow" at the executions while the Vati­ can called them "dramatic, un­ expected and unbelievable."

Some of the most tumultuous events of the triP occured in Managua, Nicaragua, where Daniel Ortega, coordinator of the ruling Sandinista junta, greeted the pope with a denun­ ciationof the United States.

The visit to Nicaragua prompt­ ed unprecedented public displays as well.

A shouting match occurred during the pope's homily at an open air Mass in Managua's ce~tral square.

Several times Pope John Paul sought silence and at one point shouted: "The only hope for peace is in the church." But the chanting con­ tinued with cries of "power to the people" and "we want a church on the side of the poor."

The demonstrations at Mass drew a sharp protest from Arch­ bishop Roman Arrieta Villalobos of San Jose, Costa Rica, head of the Bishops' Secretariat of Cen­ tral America and Panama. Vat­ ican Radio also protested, re­ porting government technicians had manipulated microphone controls to drown out the pope with Sandinista chants at sev­ eral points in the Mass.

Also in Nicaragua, the pope encountered one of five priests who hold high government posts, remaining in them although Turn to Page Six

New assignments

The Most Reverend Bishop has announced appointments in­ volving changes of pastorates for two priests and the naming of a parish administrator.

Effective Wednesday, March 23, Rev. Roland Bousquet, now pastor of St. Stephen parish, Attleboro, will become pastor of Our Lady of Grace parish, West­ port; Rev. Edmond R. Levesque, now pastor of Our Lady of Grace, will become pastor of St. The­ resa parish, South Attleboro; and Rev. Raymond A. Robillard, now associate pastor at St. Theresa's, will become adminis­ trator at St. Stephen's. All three priests are Fall River natives.

Father Bousquet Father Bousquet prepared for the priesthood at the Seminaire de 'Philosophie and the Grand Seminaire de Montreal in Can­ ada. He was crdained May 22, 1954, then serving associate pas­ torates in New Bedford, Fall River and Taunton parishes. ·From 1971 to 1972 he was secretary to the diocesan mar­ riage tribunaN and was then named administrator of St. Roch parish, Fall River, where he served until 1976, when he was named to the pastorate of St. Stephen's.

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Reagan meeting WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. policy and urged the Rea­

president of the National Confer­ gan administration to "promote

ence of Catholic Bishops has dialogue, insist on a ceasefire

asked. for a meeting with Presi­ and support a negotiated end to'

dent Reagan in the wake of the conflict," in EI Salvador.

Archbishop Hickey, who toured

comments by two top adminis­ tration officials linking the Central America with two other

church with Marxist elements in U.S. archbishops Feb. 1-9, also

Central America. said he was "profoundly disap­

pointed" that ,the United States

The bishops' president, Arch­ bishop John R. Roach of St. Paul­ urged increased military aid to"

Minneapolis, said in a Ietter to EI Salvador "just as the holy

Reagan that the comments by father was about to embark on

Vice President George 'Bush and a pilgrimage of peace to Central

Secretary of State George Shultz America."

. were' "at least poorly timed" The hearing came one day since they came just before Pope after Pope John Paul II had John Paul II's trip to Central visited EI Salvador during his America.

March 2-9 tour of Central Amer­ "Any hint that the fundamen­ PATRICIA PASTERNAK, coordinator, and Adele and ica. tal pastoral vision and ministry William Diskin prepare to greet visitors to St. Stanislaus of the Catholic Church are based EXILED SOVIET writer parish's Polish art exhibit. They are standing by an exhibit on an alien ideology or seek to highlight, a carved tribute to victims of war and persecu­ serve its purposes must be re­ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn has jected," said Archbishop Roach been selected to receive the tion. (Torchia Photo) in the letter ~eleased Maroh 9 1983 Templeton Foundation

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by NOCB headquarters 1n Wash­ Prize for Progress in Reli­ ington.

Shultz, at a Senate hearing gion' the world's richest in­ Feb. 28, criticized "churchmen ternational award. who want to see Soviet influence .

A foundation announce­

The dazzling art of Poland will wood used and temperature and in EI Salvador improved." Bush ment in Washington March be on display from 1 to 4 p.m. humidity conditions. the next day at a priv.ate meet­ 2 said Solzhenitsyn would daily through Sunday, March 20, Among the portraits is a repre­ ing at the White House with at the Fall River Art Association, seJltation of St. Stanislaus, one be presented the prize, val­

Latin American experts said he of only two such portraits ,in could not understand how ued at more than $170,000, 80 Belmont Street.

The two-week exhibition, existence, said Mrs. Pasternak. priests could cooperate .with , at a ceremony in London in which .opened last Sunday, is a .

The other belongs to Pope John Marxists.

May. gift from St. Stanislaus parish to Paul II. In his letter to Reagan Arch­ Solzhenitsyn, 64, was ex­ the Greater Fall River commun­ Also worthy of note .are color- , bishop Roach conceded that ity. Spread throughout the grace­ pelled from the Soviet Union ful weavings, often used as wall Central American issues are fully' proportioned rooms of the hangingll, a carved manger scene "complex and often emotional" in 1974 because of his writ­ two-story Art Association are that includes a music box and a and that Reagan himself has not ings, many of which dealt examples of woodcarving, wood poignant "Auschwitz crucifix," addressed personally the ques­ with his 12 years in a poli­ inlay, glass painting, embroidery, from shreds of metal by tion of the church"s role ,in Cen­ tical prison and in exile in ikons, jewelry, hammered plate­ crafted Marian Owczarski, a Pole now tra" America.

Siberia. ware and "wycinanki," delicate living in Detroit.

The prelate commented that Among his best-known paper cutouts often .used on Vestments and a child's cos­ issues 1n which the church finds Christmas cards and as decora­ itself involved in Central Amer­ books are "One Day in the tion on the beams of Polish tume attest to Poland's famous embroidery, while other costumes ica "are not purely political, Life of Ivan Denisovitch" homes. from various regions of the coun­ much Iess military; essentially and the three-volume series, Father Robert S. Kaszynski, St. try will be worn during the ex­ they are human, moral issues "The Gulag Archipelago." Stanislaus pastor, and Mrs. Pa­ hibit by the parishioners who concerning human dignity, social John M.· Templeton, a tricia Pasternak, parish. ceD co­ will be hostesses at the Art Asso­ justice, freedom and the protec­ ordinator, who is also coordina­ ciation. , tion of the fundamental rights Presbyterian layman, estab­ ting the exhibit, hope the exhibit of the people in Central Amer­ lished the Templeton award will introduce visitors to Polish "We hope visitors will take ica." away with them a sense of the in 1972. Its monetary value art. Some of the pieces at the ""n a special way," Archbishop is kept higher than that of Art Association are for sale but history of Poland - its joy and Roach continued, "the church's pain," said Mrs. Pasternak. any other international most are treasures of St. Stanis­ involvement reflects its con­ . award to underscore the im­ laus families and of Father Kas­ scious 'option for .the poor.''' , zynski. portance of religion.

Archbishop Roach also con­ A highlight is a wooden trip­ ceded that "in individual cases , tych, a tribute to victims of war Father Michael R. Nagle was members of the church may de­ and persecution, exec\lted DY d . h part .from and distort the au­ carver Stanislaw Stepinski of principal celebrant an Bls op Daniel A. Cronin presided at a thentic vision of the church's Zakppane,. Poland. Its central Mass of Christian Burial last ministry," but said he must still panel, carved from a giant tree Monday at Holy Rosary Church, "insist" on rejecting any hint· root, .depi~ts the suffering Chri~t, 'Fall' River, for Mrs. M~ Rita that the church's ministry is clad 10 prIson garb and seated 10 based on an ideology such as . a crematorium.· The right panel (Flynn) Nagle, 68, who died last ' MaTxism; symbolizes concentration camp" Friday. \ . .' victims and on the left are carv­ Earlier Archbishop Jam~s A. Born in Fall River, she served Hickey of Washington had re­ _ ".jngs of Our Lady of Czestochowa 40 years in the city;s public jected a Reagan administration andSt. Maximilian Kolbe, mar­ school' system, retiring in 1978 "innuendo" that church policy tyre of Auschwitz. as B.M.C. Durfee High School . in Central America serves Marx­ Also the work of Stepinski are librarian. ist interests· and had urged Con­

many wood-inlay portraits, made .

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gress to make a "distinct shift"

of as many as 25 or 30 different chaplai!n at Morton Hospital,

in U.S. p,olicy toward the regi?n.

colors and types of wood, razor· Taunton, she is survived by her Appearing March 7' at a hear­ ed to tissue thinness and bond­ husband, retired Fall River

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ed together by three -coats of, School Superintendent· Robert

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veneer. A portrait may take as J. Nagle, a daughter, Mrs. Nancy subcommittees, Mchbishop Hic­ long as two or three months to Colajezzi of Fall River, two sis­ key sharply criticized current complete, - depending on the ters and a brother.

Parish mounts display of Polish art

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WARSAW, 'Poland (NC) - No . major problems are foreseen in drawing up a program for Pope John Paul II's planned second visit to Poland, Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw and' Gniezno said March 6.

"Generally speaking there is a sympathetic attitude (on the part of the government)," Cardinal Glemp said, adding that there are still points to be discussed but "there is bargaining and there is no problem over the duration of the visit."

The starting date of June 18 for the papal trip was announced last November, but authorities have said it can go ahead only if there is peace in the country.

Small demonstrations support­ ing the banned Solidarity union took place in February as peo­ ple left Masses and officials warned that such action could harm plans for the pope's trip.

Meanwhile Polish police con­ tinue to pursue a campaign against national and local union activists.

Journalist Alexander Mala­ chowski, 58, was detained March 2 as actions against other union figures in different parts of the country were reported. In addi­ tion to a case against seven main Solidarity leaders and it trial expected to open soon of . five members of the KOR dissi­ dent movement, which was asso­ ciated with the union, many cases are under way against less­ er known unIon activists.

CRS appeal this weekend NEW YORK (NC) - Catholic Relief Services, overseas aid and development agency of U.S.Cath­ olics, will hold its annual col­ lection appeal in this and mO$t dioceses this weekend.

The 27-year-old collection benefits not only CRS but also the church's Migration and Refu­ gee Services, special papal chari­ ties and the National Catholic Apostleship of the. Sea Confer­ ence.

"Last year:, the approximately $8 million received by CRS from the bishops' collection funded .the administration of programs .and distribution of resources valued at $350 million," said 'Bishop Edwin B. Broderick, CRS executive director.

"The self-help development PtO­ grams we sponsor work through local organizations to provide resources, equipment and skills training to bring clean water, nutrition education, rural ad­ vancement and community or­ ganization to 70 Third World countries," The agency also provides dis­ aster relief, including recent pro­ vision of food, clothing and medical care to people in Hon­ duras, Ecuador, Lebanon and Ni- . geria.

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Father Levesque, the brother of Father Arthur Levesque, pas­ tor of Our Lady of Fatima Church, New Be:dford, attended Assumption College, Worcester, before entering St. John's Sem­ inary, Brighton. He was or­ dained Feb. 2, 1955.

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Father Frederick J. O'Brien, SJ, for the past four yeaTS prin­ cipal of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, has been named headmaster of Regis High School in New York City. He will begin his new duties in August.

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FATHER ROGER L. GAGNE, pastor of St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls, has been named to head the At­ tleboro Deanery by the Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of Fall River. The ap­ pointment, effective im­ mediately, carries with it the title of Very Reverend. .

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Now, Not Even Burial There are some who sincerely feel that the church in the United States should be more vigorous in her support of the Right to Life movement. Over the years since the horrendous decision of the Supreme Court to legaiize the killing of fetuses there has been a growing sense that the leadership of the American church has been caught up in an ongoing journey of intellectual speculation far removed from the reality of day to day living. , For example, today much of the hierarchy's energies are devoted to the publication of sometimes rather personal , views on war and peace.

Few would disagree that efforts in this direction are needed and that -what is currently underway is in itself a step in the right direction. .

However, it is seen by many as not deserving of the total involvement of the American bishops when so many other serious moral issues confront this country, the chief of which is abortion.

Indeed, it might be thought that the leaders of the hierarchy have opened themselves to such criticism by their. rather tepid support of the pro-life move~e~t. . On~p1ight reasonably conclude that at present it is the awareness of the Catholic laity of the right order of moral concern that is the driving force behind pro-iife efforts.

It should be remembered that the abortion issue with all its ramifications is an ongoing battle that should and must be waged on all fronts and all levels of OOncern.

A wonderful example of such persistent care and concern' is to be found in the effects of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights to obtain Christian burial for 16,433 abortion victims discovered in an abaI)doned shipping container. more than a year agQ in California.

Last December, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Eli ,Chernow' had grant~d a request ~y ~he League that· the ¢ourt,)lUthorlz~' p'uri~l1 ·.o(.the·· fet~~e~: H~" also; ~xplici#y" recognized the First Amendment rights of religious~minded citizens to conduct a memorial service in conjunction with the burial.

Before the burial and service could take place, however, a California Court of Appeals, on March 3, granted a two­ week stay at the request of the abortion clinic involved, the Feminist Women's Health Center. Before the stay expires on March 17, the clinic is expected to file an appeal of Judge Chernow's decision, thus further delaying the burial and, according, to League attorneys, using "the power of the court to disrupt the lawful and reasonable religious expressions planned in connection with the expected burial of the human bodies." , It is difficult' to av<?id commenting on such vengef\!l and vile interventions directly interfering with the consti­ tutional religious rights of American citizens.

By this stay, the court' has prevented private citizens from recognizing the fact of the humanity of the unborn child and left these thousands of piteous fet1,1ses in sacri­ legious cold storage. In effect, the court ,is telling us not only who can be born but who can be buried.

The church must oppose such legal action with a unified voice. She cannot lessen her efforts in any manner whatso­ ever when it comes to the abortion issue.

There is in fact no issue that surpasses in importance that of abortion.

We should fUlly realize the determined vindictiveness of the abortionists, even when it comes to bUrying the aborted dead. Never underestim~te their rancor.

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A new battle is shaping up in Congress over radio regulation, an issue which over the paljt several years has pitted church and public interest groups against the broadcasting industry.

With the 98th Congress barely a month old, the Senate approved a radio deregulation measure Feb. 17 that would remove sev­ eral broadcast rules, such as those lim~ting the number of commercials or requiring radio stations to present at -least a limited amount of news and public affairs programming.

Those same changes have been strenuously opposed by some church groups, including the U.S. Catholic Conference, as an abdi­ cation of the government's "re­ sponsibility to maintain the air­ waves in the public interest. ' Significantly, the Senate action took no more than a half hour.

No one spoke in opposition to the measure (S.55), and the pro­ posal was passed by unanimous voice vote.

It is unclear though, whether the measure ultimately will clear Congress. A similar bill died last year in the House in part because the House has been less eager to .jump on the broadcast deregula­ tion bandwagon.

Much of the current debate is a rerun of the deregulation de­ bate that took place when the Federal Communications Com­

mission, in 1979, proposed to go from 583 when the Communica­ ahead with deregulation of its tions Act of 1934 was enacted to over 9,000 today, meaning own. The FCC ultimately ap­ proved its deregulation plan in that a variety of programming 1981, but the issue has been tied is available to the public.

He also argued that FCC data up in court ever since.

One effect of the Senate bill, show radio broadcasterS' are ex­ then, would be to override the ceeding guideline requirements legal challenges and give the on news and public affairs pro­ FCC's deregulation measure the gramming and are airing fewer commercials than the guidelines force of 'law.

In its arguments against the permit - proof, he said, that proposal the USCC contended broadcasters under deregulatif/.l that without regulation radio would not drop public affairs programming would be controlled progr!lmming or run non-stop advertising. by "marketplace forces." Broad­ Besides eliminating rules on casting policy, the USCC argued, public affairs programming and would be set by commercial spon­ commercial time, the Goldwater sors, eliminating access to radio wou-ld' also make it much bill for religious groups, charities, more difficult for one company minorities, the elderly and others to wrest a broadcast license -whose programming could not from a' current license holder. attract advertising dollars.

Goldwater said such a procedure . The USCC also argued against would focus renewal of a license eliminating a requirement that on performance rather than the radio stations be required to "as­ challenger's promises, but critics certain" community needs at li­ are likely to contend that' it will cense renewal time. Without a remove one more incentive for formal process of ascertaining the licensee to be responsive to the wants of the local commun­ the community. ity, the USCC argued, radio sta­ tions would have no systematic means of discovering what local needs are not being met.

But the sponsor of the bill, Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.), March 12 Rev. Aurelien L. MQreau, Pas­ said many of those arguments a~e outmoded qr based on faulty tor, 1961, St. Mathieu, FaU River information. During Senate dis- , ' March 16 cussion of the bill Goldwater Rev. Francis J. Maloney, S.T.L., noted that the number of radio Pastor, 1957, St. Mary, North broadcast stations has increased Attleboro

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-Fri., March 11, 1983

Family Night A weekly at-home program for families

sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry

SYMBOLS OF LOVE Ma­ SNACK TIME OPENING PRAYER terials: pencils and paper, ham­ Try to keep the snack simple Oh Jesus, how much we love mer and nails, bread and wine or you and how grateful we are for , grape juice. Have everyone draw during Lent, perhaps a piece of your presence with us. Jesus, a picture of the hammer and nails fruit. thank you for loving us so much and the bread and wine. Both ENTERTAINMENT and help us to be more and more these symbols may be used as Each write a crazy poem and loving to one another. Amen. centerpieces during Lent. Share ,then share it with the whole thoughts with each other on the family.

TO THINK ABOUT reasons these symbols are such Christ's great love for us is great signs of God's love.

SHARING captured in the simplicity of - Someone share a high point bread and wine and hammer and Adult Families from last week. nails: symbols of his total givirl'g Read Luke 22:14-20 and Mark - Someone share a time of self. In 1 Corinthians 13:13 we 14:22-25 for the bread and wine, when he or she felt especially read, "There are in the end, three and then Mark 15:21.41, the close to the Lord. things that last: faith, hope, and Crucifixion.

Share thoughts - Mom and Dad share ,what love." Jesus reminds us in his about bread and wine and a ham­ they remember about Lent own words (In. 15:9,12): "As the mer and nails being symbols of when they were children.

Father has loved me, so I have God's love. loved you. Live on in my love CLOSING PRAYER . . . This' is my commandment: Father, as Lent continues, help love one another as I have loved us to persevere in our special ob­ you." servances and Lenten promises.

Father, thank you for your son, ACTIVITY IDEAS Jesus, and thank you especially Young and for his gift of himself to us.

Middle Years Families Amen.

'I thirst'

"I thirst."

"Mommy, I'm thirsty."

"Rescue workers reported that they were unable to reach the victims who cried out for water ... " What is there about the poig­ nant cry of thirst that touches us so deeply? I recall the impact of a Canadian bishop-turned­ missionary a few years back who said something to the effect that he would rather give a cup of water to a dying man than preside over the highest episco­ pal function. His statement made headlines in papers all over the country.

Jesus' cry, "I thirst," touches us with the depth of his suffer­ ing. Excruciating pain and loss of blood brought a raging thirst upon him. Physicians who have studied his death point out that such a thirst is not uncommon in this kind of death. Soldiers wounded on the battlefield will often beg for a drink of water, knowing that it might be fatal in their condition.

Mothers who have laid a hand on a hot feverish forehead and heard a' very ill child whimper, "I'm thirsty, Mommy," can only guess at the helplessness Mary must have experienced at the foot of the cross. She who had given Jesus his susentance at birth was unable to fill his simple need at death.

But a pagan soldier heard his cry and met his need. Dipping a sponge in cheap wine, he wet­ ted the parched lips of our saviour. During all of life, but especially during Lent, we are called to be like this soldier. It should be a time we examine our outreach to others. How do

we best 40 this as family? We. can begin by reflecting over the past year, scrutinizing our genu­ ine concern for others. How was it evidenced actually?

Who thirsts today? People without jobs, families sleeping in cars, children without food ­ they are in our world and we know of them even if we don't step over them on our way to work or to the supermarket. We can meet these thirsts by making a few phone calls to local church and community agencies, asking what they need and what we can offer.

So often we ask instead the question in scripture, "Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you or see you thirsty and give you drink?"

In his response, Jesus charged us with the care of each other, "I assure you, as often as you did it for one of my least, you did it for me." Could his words be plainer?

Last year at this time a Cath­ olic high school in Denver serv­ ing 250 students was forced to close due to economic pressures.

This year, hundreds of people found' . shelter .in that school which became a Samaritan Shel­ ter through the initial efforts of a downtown pastor, Rev. C. B. Woodrich, who saw the need and the empty facility.

But he couldn't have done it alone.' Catholics and others ral­ lied to contribute time, food, furnishings and money. Thanks to the concern and vision of Father Woodrich, people who were thirsting for shelter found it. Thanks to the energy and generosity of hundreds of laity, these people have renewed hope in the risen Christ.

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CURRAN

In these tough economic times, those of us with jobs and homes are called upon by baptism to share our goods. Recently 20,000 people applied for 200 jobs in Milwaukee. That left 19,800 without paychecks. People need help and we need help.

We can choose to send money to the missions, volunteer, in local soup' kitchens and Samari­ tan Shelters, or merely meet the needs of lonely, people in our neighborhood.. The choice is ours. But we must do something.

Otherwise Jesus will continue to thirst because his people don't recognize him in the form of others.

George

Shultz's

dilemma

Secretary of State George Shultz's extraordinary out­ burst against "churchmen who want to see Soviet in­ fluence in El Salvador improved" has provided another chapter in the continuing saga of the iras­ cibilization of the administra­ tion's Mr. Calm.

Imperturbability used to be Shultz's trademark - that and measured, thoughtful expression.

But in China, he barked at a bunch of businessmen who com­ plained of U.S. trade policy.

Then, undiplomaticaUy, he gloat­ ed over Muammar Khadafy ("he is back in his box"). More re­ cently, Shultz bristled and growl­ ed at House members inquiring about the possibility of negotia­ tion in EI Salvador. His brusque "No dice" rejoinder occasioned something nobody expected to hear in Washington: a compari­ son with Alexander Haig, which Shultz shirtily welcomed.

But his· recent frontal attack on Catholic clerics (conspicu­ ously including. the pope) who advocate dialogue is. of a differ­ ent order. It cannot be laid to traver strain or the 'twin impera~ tives to be tough and a team player in the Reagan administra­ tion.

John Paul II, whose visit to Central America is considered by the administration a dreadful threat to its already threatened plans for increased military aid to EI Salvador, is a world figure with an enormous constituency whi'ch is important to any Am­ erican politician. As a Pole, John Paul may not feel he is to be in­ structed in the communist men­ ace. Nor may he appreciate bei,ng thought naive - Shultz said in hi~ testimony that people who do not say that their objective is communist takeover but none­ theless advocate policies that are bound to result in that ef­ fect are helping to bring it about.

Shultz was, of course, reflect­ ing White House panic over El Salvador. He was also echoing its outrage and frustration at . what it finds the Catholic Church's refusal to see' the war The Bridge as a stand against the Soviets "I wish thee to look at the and its satellites. bridge' of my only-begotten Son and' see the greatness thereof, At the Senate Appropriations for it reaches from heaven to Committee hearing where Shultz earth . . . and observe that it is took on the church, Sen. Patrick not enough, in order that you Leahy, D-Ut., bore down on him should have life, that my Son about the Catholic bishops' re­ should have made you this peated calls for "dialogue," the bridge, unless you walk thereon." diplomatic term for negotiation.

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curity to legitimize brutal repres­ sion."

Shultz initially responded civil­ ly that he was sure "that the motivations of people in the church, as all of us, are to es­ tablish peace." He went on to give the party line about the rebels who want "to shoot their way into the government."

But it was obvious that Lea­ hy's provocations were rumbling around in his mind thereafter and, minutes later, in response to a question from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., about the plight of Soviet Jewry, Shultz exploded.

"It is a subject we bring up every time we meet with some-" body from the Soviet Union and I suppose it is a subject that might be asked the churchmen who want to see Soviet influence in EI Salvador improved."

Leahy thereupon asked Shultz to provide him with a list of these subversives in Roman col­ lars.

Now the short fuse of George Shultz is a major topic in Wash­ ington. Speculation runs that he is called upon to do too much by 'the administration,. that the burdened secretary, who has the whole world in his hands, is asked to sit in on matters like bUdget and international mone­ tary concerns. It is not forgotten that the first public event he at­ tended three days after he was confirmed by a joyful Senate last July was a rally for the constitu­ tional amendment for a balanced budget, as if the State Depart­ ment were just one of his duties.

But according to some sym­ pathetic observers, Shultz is suf­ fering from more than stress and fatigue. Their grave theory holds that the secretary in his heart agrees with the pope that a po­ litical solution is the way out in El Salvador.

Shultz was, after all, secretary of labor. His instincts and ex­ perience would make him pro­ negotiation. The speculation is that the short-lived ."two-track plan" for promoting talks while continuing military aid was his way of going about the problem in a non-violent way. The plan was floated by his subordinate, Thomas Enders, assistant secre­ tary for inter-American affairs.

It was promptly drowned in White House denials.

Shultz, it is thought, lost the argument against the headliners, namely National Security Ad­ viser William P. Clark and U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick.

He berated the subversives in Roman collars because he was anguished more than angry.

"What George Shultz did the other day," said somebody who is on his side, "is to show what bad polfey can do to a good man."

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THE ANCHOR­ Friday, March 11, 1983

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Pro-life support of Reagan wanes FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Ron­ ald Reagan may be in trouble with his pro-life constituency, according to a poll released by the National PrO-Life Political Action Committee. In a nation­ wide sampling of 1,294 pro-life activists, the Pro-Life PAC found that 68 percent think President Reagan has done a fair to poor job on the abortion issue with only 32 percent giving him a good or very good rating.

14.5 percent of those surveyed support the president for a sec~ ond term. 53 percent rated his administration's overall perform­ ance as good to very good, with 47 percent· giving it a fair to poor score.

"Although this is a scientific survey, it has disturbing indica­ tions that should set off an alarm at the White House," said Peter B. Gemma Jr., Pro-Life PAC • treasurer. "The pro-life move­ ment was an important segment of the coalition that elected Ron­ ald Reagan in 1980. However, it appears that the intensity of sup­ port for Reagan among pro-lifers is on the wane. Our constitu­ ency seems discouraged by the lack of specific right-to-life ac­ complishments on the part of this Administration," Gemma continued.

"The poll indicates a danger­ . C?us .trend for Ronald Reagan po­ litically, and one that should be addressed promptly," he said.

"Pro-lifers are politically sophis­ ticated enough to be results­ oriented. The main problem, in my opinion, is that the White House has been great on sym­ bolism but excruciatingly slow on action."

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The pontiff also criticized a criticism of the government of Continued from page one peace plan 'outlined by President Guatemalan President Efrain their bishops want them to re­ Rios Montt, accused last year sign. The priests say they see Alvaro Magana, who said EI Sal­ by the nation's Catholic bishops vador would hold new elections their posts as ·compatible with by the end of the year. The plan of "genocide" against the pre­ their Christian vocation.

When he met one of the does not include dialogue with domonantly Indian peasant pop­ priests, Father Ernesto Cardenal, guerrillas. In his airport arrival ulation.

Nevertheless, over a million in a receiving line, the pope's message, Pope John Paul said people saw the pope during his displeasure was clear. Father he hoped "all may have the pos­ Cardenal, minister of culture, sibility of collaborating in the stops in Guatemala's capital and dropped to one knee and reached promotion of the common good in its second most important . out his hands as if to take' the in a climate of true democracy." city, Quezaltenango. an During his visit he told A contrast to the events in pope's hand and kiss the papal Nicaragua and EI Salvador was estimated half million Indians ring of office. that the church wants to "safe­ But Pope John Paul stepped the pontiff's peaceful visit to guard the sacred character of Panama, March, 5.

He was back and began to speak ani­ greeted by Archbishop Marcos your life." matedly, looking directly at Fa­ He also told President Rios ther Cardenal and shaking both. McGrath of Panama City, who Montt of his grief at the Guate­ said Panamanians had been index fingers. His comments shocked by the "disrespect and . malan government's March 3 could not be heard. irreverence" he had encountered executions of six men despite a During his visit to war-torn in Nicaragua. His Mass drew papal appeal for commutation EI Salvador, the pope outlined of the sentences. The pope did some 250,000 people. a church plan for dialogue and not mention the executions pub­ Meeting wildly enthusiastic licly during his visit. said the clergy should support reconciliation. He also said it is crowds in Guatemala March 7, Arriving in Honduras Miuch not worth it· for priests to die ,the pope. condemned violence 8, the pope renewed his appeal fighting as guerrillas. Priests, he and discrimination against In­ for an end to violence, ha.tred dians and the church. said, "should be a bridge be­ and injustice in Central America. tween diverse tendencies" and His words in Guatemala City As the pope arrived, the bells and Quezaltenango were a harsh oi' the unfinished Basilica of the should avoid partisan politics. .

Virgin of Suyapa, seven miles from downtown Tegucigalpa, chiming for the first time, echoed through the surrounding hills.

Later at an outdoor Mass the pope appealed fo'r rejection of "everything that is against the Gospel: hatred, violence, injus­ '(OMPlETE HEATING SYSTEMS tice, lack of work and the im­ alES & INSTALUTlom position of ideologies which sup­ PROMPT DELIVERIES press the dignity of men and DIESEL OILS women." .

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Sister Dussault is Notre Dame principal and Sister Authier, a nurse at the Jesus-Mary infirm­ ary in Providence, is also super~ ior of Thevenet Mission Center on Highland Avenue in Fall River.

At the meeting 55 delegates from the eight states iit which the community seryes in ~he United States will discuss Jesus~ Mary goals and consider finan­ cial matters, a general report of province activities made every six years and revisions of gov­ ernment and formation guide­ lines. Four delegates will be elected to a general chapter meeting to be held in Rome in September.

The U.S. Jesus-Mary province' numbers 230 members and is one of 14 in the 165-year-old inter­ national community.

CCA head Continued from page one current president of the Fall River area Vincentian council.

He has worked extensively on the parish and area level for the Catholic Charities Appeal and the annual Bishop's Charity Ball.

Among other organizations in which he has been involved are the Fall River Interfaith Council, the Polish Relief Fund Com­ mittee, the Fall River Welfare Board, the Citizens' Scholarship Foundation, the Durfee High School Parents' Group, the Thad­ deus Kosciusko Men's Club and the Knights of Columbus.

Mrs. Gromada, the former Alice ·Makareiwicz, is active in St. Stanislaus Holy Rosary So­ ciety, Women's Guild, credit union and various fundraising projects. The couple have one son, Edward, who resides in the Netherlands as European finan­ cial manager for the Polaroid Corporation.

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As John's teacher, I'm proud of him and thought you might con­ sider publishing his prayer: Dear Holy Spirit, help strengthen me with my un­ derstanding of God. Help me with my grades, my way to achieve what I want with you. At confirmation, let others see Jesus in me. Help me to help others come to you. Help me be able to feel your presence and let this not be just another oc­ casion where I am influenced by peer pressure. Hear my prayer. Amen.

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Many of our friends have been PHILADELPHIA (NC) - In a faithful viewers of these pro­ joint statement the Ukrainian 'grams for years and yet they do , Catholic bishops of the United not have an hour to run off to a States have repudiated Soviet liturgy. It has always been diffi· rule of the Ukraine, cal1ing it a cult for us to understand how "puppet regime" and "an in­ people who have come to a per­ strument by which the Soviet sonal relationship with our Tri­ Russian colonial government op­ une God could be taken in by presses and persecutes the Uk­ evangelists and preachers so anti­ rainian people."

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In the statement, commem­ orating the anniversary of Uk­ rainian independence, the bishops said that news of international support will encourage "our brothers and. sisters in captive Ukraine .. . in their ongoing struggle against the oppressor and for the rebirth of a new in­ dependence which they, under' the law of God, rightfully de­ serve."

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log chapel in the northern In­ million library already under con­ diana wilderness in 1842 into a' struction. Of the total amount, Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich, Arch· major U.S. institution of higher $4.5 mililon has already heen bishop of Armagh, Northern Ire­ education. pledged in Ireland. land, and Primate of All Ireland, At a reception at the Washing­ Cardinal O'Fiaich, Sweeney, who is chairman of the board of ton Irish Embassy, Cardinal 0' and Msgr.

Michael Olden, presi­ trustees of St. Patrick's in May· Fiaich said that the/Irish bishops nooth, Ireland, envisions trans· dent of St. Patrick's College, view development of St. Patrick's visited Washington recently dur­ forming the institution into as a means of promoting recon­ something like the University of ing a tour of the United States ciliation in Ireland. They hope, to rais'e money for Maynooth.

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They said the St. Patrick's he said, that students from both Loughlin J. Sweeney, director complex, on 450 acres in County the Protestant and Catholic tra­ of development at St. Patrick's, Kildare 12 miles west of Dublin, tlitions can learn at Maynooth to said the cardinal and the Irish includes: value both their common heri­ bishops take as a model for May­ tage and one another.

- Ireland's national seminary. nooth the develppment of the St. Patrick's College was - A pontifical university, of University of Notre Dame from a founded in 1975. The pontifical which the cardinal is chancellor, university was established in granting doctorates in' theology, 1906 and the college of the Na­ philosophy and canon law. tional University in 1908.

- A recognized college of Cardinal O'Fiaich was also in­ Ireland's National University, terviewed in Deriver during his which grants undergraduate and U.S. tour. There he discussed graduate degrees to the doctoral Direction of

the 1981 h4nger strikes at the level in education, science, and Maze Prison ilear Belfast, during Rev. J. Joseph Kierce

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Of the 500 seminarians there, English would have compromised test by proposing a hunger strike

about 350 are preparing for the on small things." The authorities . . . and others followed."

The cardinal spoke personally Irish diocesan priesthood and the maintained that granting prison­ with British Prime Minister Mar­ bthers are irish students prepar­ er demands would have amount­ garet Thatcher about the hunger ing for missionary work or stu­ ed to giving them the status of strikes, "but she would not give dents from other countries. political prisoner~. an inch," he said. "It was all so The immediate development "The youths who were in pris­ needless . . . If they could have program goal is payment for a $9 on," the cardinal said, "had just worn their own clothes, it asked for a couple of minor would never have happened," he i.n jail routine, one of s a i d . . .changes , TOUR 1 - EASTER VACATION IN THE which was. to be allowed to wear HOLY LAND AND JORDAN! + either Although the cardinal said he ROME (THE HOLY YEAR!) or EGYPT OP· their own clothing, instead of found Mrs. Thatcher to be "ab­ TION - $290. the drab look-alike prison uni­ solutely unyielding" and "a THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME forms which stripped them of woman of steel," his meeting 'their self-respect, but the British with her at No. 10 Downing FOR .ONLY refused." .

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Cardinal O'Fiaich expressed optimism that "in the future, all of Ireland will be united." But achieving unity "will take some time," he said. "However," he added, "we're not sitting still; we're making significant pro­ gress."

Cardinal decries injustice in Eire NEW YORK (NC)- Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York has condemned violence by all par­ ties to the conflict in Northern Ireland, but said that eight cen­ turies of oppression, injustice and the denial of human rights and equal opportunity are the under­ lying causes of the conflict there.

As long as the border between Northern Ireland and the Repub· :lic of Ireland exists' "it will un­ fortunately continue to be a po­ tential cause of conflict," the cardinal said in a five-page statement.

He urged Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, the Common Market countries and the international community to "take an active role and to change intransigent positions that have resulted in a status quo of persistent tension and conflict."

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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (NC) Cardinal Tomas O'Fiaich of Arm­ agh, Northern Ireland, primate of all Ireland, said that within five years Ireland will be providing the United States with large numbers of priests and nuns as

it did prior to the Second Vati­ can Council.

There is a shortage of priests in Ireland now, but that situation will change in the immediate future because seminaries are crowded, Cardinal O'Fiaich said at a press conference Feb. 10 in Corpus Christi.

The cardinal said the great number of students studying for the priesthood can be attributed to the visit of Pope John Paul II VATICAN CIIT (NC) to Ireland in 1979.

Journalism should be seen as a In 1980 there was a sharp mission and a vocation, says overall rise of 20 percent in vo­ Pope John Paul II. cations to the priesthood and the "The journalistic profession religious life in Ireland, said the should be understood as a mis­ recent annual report of the Coun­ sion of information and of for­ cil for Research and Development mation of public opinion, at the in Dublin. root of which is situated a "I have no doubt that in a strongly interior thrust which we couple of years we'll have sur­ can call a vocation," the pope vived this particular (vocations) said.at an audience for some 250 Italian Catholic journalists and crisis and that in five years or so young Irish priests and sisters their families. will again flow into the United The journalist's work, the pon­ States," said Cardinal O'Fiaich. tiff continued, must be "con­ The 50-year-old cardinal was stantly anchored to the stan­ on a 16-day tour of the United dards of truth, objectivity and States to raise funds for St. _II clarity."

Patrick's College at Maynooth, After highlighting "the un­ Ireland, the national seminary.

"DUBUN IN THE GRIP OF GOD" is how the beautiful capital of Ireland, founded by breakable link between profes­ Speaking of the civil strife Vikings over 1000 y~ars ago, has been described by a poet. This view is of the River Lif­ sionalism and morality" in a which has plagued Northern Ire­ fey, crossed'by 13 bridges, which flows through the city. (NC/Irish Tourist Board Photo) journalist's mission, the pope land since 1969, Cardinal O'Fia­ said: "The church looks with ich said the conflict was "prim­ great sympathy and friendship on arily a political stuggle with reli­ the work of Catholic journalists~ gious, economic and cultural dim­ , committed a number of murders, including those of children. "I It has particularly at heart the ensions." have always tried to praise specifically Catholic press - not The cardinal, whose archdio­ on the basis of a precluding cal­ cese straddles the border between where praise is due,· and have no hesitation in condemning evil culation or a monopolistic pers­ Northern Ireland and the Repub­ pective, but in conformity with licof Ireland, said Catholics and deeds," he said. its own divine mission of facili­ To end hostilities in Northern Protestants need to concentrate tating the arrival of the Chris­ Ireland, there "has to be some more on their common heritage, tian message at every level." language and culture and less on sort of British disengagement" Durfee and the eventual reunification of Falmouth In the plurality of voices which their religious and political dif­ Ireland, the cardinal said.

Attleboro~ characterizes contemporary so­ National~ ferences. ciety, the pope said, there are At a banquet honoring Cardin­ Cardinal O'Fiaich, who spent those which travel the paths of most of his life studying and al O'Fiaich Bishop Thomas J. Members Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. falsehood, promote hatred and teaching Irish culture and his­ Drury of Corpus Christi said the destruction, or become advocates tory at St. Patrick's in Maynooth, cardinal was a "diplomat" in a of amorality or immorality." difficult situation who must praised the Irish studies pro­ The presence of such disorien­ gram at the New University of "tread lightly as he goes along."

U=== ,~ tations, the pope told the journ­ Coleraine in Northern Ireland. alists, "constitutes an energizing In such programs, he said, Pro­ O~LHUll·L1f\!E R'ELIGIOUS : ~ INn STOlle om YK:E CAFE reason for posing in contrast testant and Catholic undergradu­ your positive professional work." ates can sit down together and o o?C!~~: ~~;) • 6-'::2; D• ~ i o £l:::J:J 7 ~Cl..,3 As the pope spoke, an infant discover a common Irish heri­ C:::l1;:;j C:::~::::J tage, literature and language. held by one of the journalists be­ Since being named archbishop gan to cry. Despite the efforts of his embarrassed parents, the of Armagh in 1977 Cardinal 0'­ baby continued his plaints Fiaich has condemned acts of • Semi-Private and Private Accommodations that aro loss expensive throughout much of the papal violence by the outlawed Pro­ than a nursing home visional Irish Republican Army, talk. ~o,~ A<eJi:Z;OlDS G~o~s • Provides 24 hour supportive services for short term and long term When the pope had finished a guerrilla organization seeking stays ' 4?J Mal:') Sf" r.;~lcnr;lS :1 • Medication meals and personal hygiene his discourse, he smiled broadly to end British rule in Northern :7!1~uCXQ)1 are monitored and added, "There was a little Ireland. He has also denounced • A beautiful lifestyle amid diversified John & ,'\Aory lees. Props. :; ,who, he said, have the British activities and companionship I competition - less because I was speaking so loud." Then he took the infant in his arms, com­ forting and blp.ssing him.

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Clearly our society has changed in ways that make such behavior possible, and the' spouse who is left is the victim of that chang­

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Our reader who declared, 1 need a friend," is on the right track. Raising teen-agers is diffi­ cult at best raising them alone is practically impossible.

Seek out individuals, widowed or divorced, who share your problem. Look for groups of single or divorced people. Many in the group will have very differ­ ent concerns, but hopefully, one or two will become your friends.

Second, reach out to others in trouble or pain. This may seem absolutely crazy at first glance.

Reaching out is most difficult when we ourselves need nurtur­ ing. .However, we must try to give when we feel we have noth­ ing to give. It is precisely at such a time that we need the healing which comes from caring for others. 'Perhaps you have a room you could rent to someone who needs to live in a family.

Perhaps you' could "adopt" an elderly neighbor, a project for you and your children.

Seeking God through prayer is one answer.' Seeking God in your neighbor is the other.

Reader questions on family living or child care to be an­ swered in print are invited. Ad­ dress The Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College,' Rensselaer, ~d. 47978. '

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cationa) )nstitution;;. not of the federal government. . ."They often function as ad­ visers and counselors to student applicants, thus rendering an en­ forcement role all the more odious and inappropriate," he said.

"Further, by fixing the point of enforcement in the area of financial aid related to need, the provision in question ignores the wealthy and emerges as patently puntive of needy students who fail to register," Father Byron testified.

"As it searches for a way to enforce its law with respect to affluent youth who refuse to register, as well as with those ­ rich or poor - w.ho refuse to Father Byron testified before register with Selective Service and are also uninterested in regis­ the House, Committee on Educa­ tion and Labor's subcommittee tering for higher education, the federal government should, I on postsecondary education. think, look for an enfor-cement Although he said he does not ' mechanism that respects the in­ object to registration for Selec­ tegrity and special character of , tive Service and he believes all colleges and universities," Father just laws should be obeyed, Byron said.

Father Byron testified that he The university president also does not think it appropriate "to, noted that the regulation will assign responsibility for enforce­ ment of this law to financial aid add to the personnel costs and time required to administer stu­ officers of colleges and universi­ ties. They are officers of the edu- dent aid 'on campuses. "': W:ASfIIN<;J:rON (NC) -, Edu­ cational.lnstitutions should not be enforcers of federal laws such as the new draft registration rules, Jesuit Father William J. Byron, president of the Catholic University of America, told a House subcommittee Feb. 24.

In January the Reagan admin­ istration proposed rules that would require young men to prove they had registered for the' draft before they cO,uld receive federal student aid for the 1983­ 84 academic year; The rules would implement a law passed

by Congress that prohibits draft resisters and other non-regis­ trants from getting direct fed­ eral education aid or federally guaranteed student loans.

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ing society. How has our society changed?

1) Changing lifestyles. Fre­ quently both spouses work. Hus­ bands .and wives spend their day apart, each in the company of other people's spouses. The satis­ factions they get at work may exceed the rewards of family life, particularly if children or elderly 'relatives are making family life stressful. Then spouses reunite ln the evening when everyone is worn-out. Weekends may be fill­ ed with family chores. Family life begins to fall.

2) The do-your-own-thing cul­ ture. While we may deplore an outright me-first ethic, all of us have been touched by this mod­ ern I-deserve-a-break philosophy.

It is a major theme of advertis­ ing. A frustrated' and bored spouse might reason, "I have only one life to live, and I must grab' this chance for happiness before life passes me by."

3) Unilateral. divorce. How­ ever much we endorse marriage preparation, marriage education and communication, the stark fact remains: It takes two to build a marriage, but only one to break it up. When one party de­ clares; "I want out," the other party has little recourse.

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of applicants from the .independ­ ent sector.

And "every dollar spent to meet the costs of increased paperwork and regulations means greater difficulty for fin­ ancially strapped institutions in dealing with the troubled econ­ omy of higher education."

Father Byron suggested that a check-off space might be pro­ vided on the financial aid appli­ cation forms so that the applicant could place a check mark next to the statement: "I am aware of my obligations under the Selective Service laws of the United States." He said male applicants who were unaware of their obligations could then be given information prepared by the federal government.

"It would be inappropriate, in my judgment, for the college or university to be required, in the context of financial aid applica­ tions, to do anything more than raise the issue and offer the in­ formation," he said.

If any forms must be filed, Father Byron told the subcom­ mittee, let it be only by the ap­ propriate male age group since . women and men who are not be­ tween the ages of 18 and 21 are not required to register for the draft.

Fixed· Forever "In thee abide, fixed forever, the first causes of all things un· abiding; and of all things change­ able, the springs abide in thee unchangeable; and in thee live eternal reasons of all things un­ reasoning and temporal." - St. Augustine

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SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Bible study follows 7 p.m.

Mass each Wednesday.

The CYO council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the rectory.

The Retirees' Club will ,hold its annual corned beef and cab­ bage dinner 'at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Father Coady Center.

HOSPICE OUTREACH, FR Hospice Outreach, ·an agency providing emotional support, respite caxe, advocacy 'and trans­ portation to terminally ill can­ cer patients 'and their families, Is sponsoring a 12-session, six­ week training course filr new volunteers,beginning March 28. and continuing through May 5 on Monday and Thursday eve­ nings. Volunteers are 'asked to spend ·a few hours weekly with their assigned patient. Men and those speaking Portuguese are especially needed at this time.

Information: 673-1589.

ST. JAMES, NB Father Thomas RIta, director of St. Vincent's Home, Fall River, and St. Mary's Home, New Bedford, will sneak at the annual Women's Guild com­ munion suoper, to be held in the church hall follnwinq 6 !:l.m.

Mass Wednesday, March 16.

ST. ANNE, NB Materials to aid in the cele­ bration of Lent are available at the church entrance to be taken home for study.

The annual rededtcation of padsh Girl and Boy Scouts units will take place today.

Ushers, lectors 'and choristers are needed to assist at the Eu­ charistic liturgy.

Volunteers may contact Father Martin Buote, pastor.

ST. ~CHAEL, SWANSEA Grade 2 children will meet after 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday in the church hall. First penance will be received at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday.

Booklets on natural fa mily planning are available at the rear of the church.

ST. MARY, NORTON The Catholic Women's Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at the ·parish center.

ST. JOSEPH, NB March 'activities include a 'healing Mass at 7 p.m. each Wednesday, a senior citizens' meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 17, and a Legion of Mary holy hour at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 18. A parish retreat will be held Sunday through Thurs­ day, March 20 to March 24.

SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO Parishioners are invited to at­ tend 7 p.m. Mass Saturday, March 26, which will be a cele­ bration marking the opening of the 1983 Holy Year. In addition, participants in the past five weekend renewal retreats will be commissioned.

New Hope Singers rehearse at 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies of St. Anne will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the par­ ish hall. A .program cochaired

by Judy Kusinitz and Frances Martin will feature a candy­ making demonstration.

ST. KILIAN, NB Marking March as National Nutrition Month, nutritionist Sue McClinsky of St. Luke's Hospital will speak on Cooking for One and Cooking with Less at 'a meeting of the Support Group for Widowed Persons at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the rectory.

All wid(lwed persons aTe wel­ come.

SACREI) HEART, FR Choir rehearsals are in prog­ ress for 'the Holy Week liturgies.

New members are welcome.

ST. MARY, NB Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will 'attend their annual Mass at St. Mary's at 9 tomorrow morning. The Sacred Heart parish choir will offer a special program preceding ,the Mass and the Friendly Sons will process to ,the church to the music of bagpipes. A coffee hour will follow the service. All welcome.

HOLY NAME, FR A day of recolelction for con­ firmation candidates with last name initials A through H will be held from 8:30a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow 'at Holy Name School.

'I'here ·are ·a few openings in grades one through 4 for Sep­ tember in ,the narochial school.

Information: 674-9131 during school hours. .

ST. JULIE, N. D~RTMOUTH A soup and bread meal will ,be held in the church hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday for the Downtown Market Ministries.

The meal will be followed by a Celebration of Reconciliation in the church at 7:30 p.m.

An inner healing course will be offered by Sister Claire Gregg, SUSC, for nine consecu­ tive Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., beginni~g March 22. The prilgram includes study, sharing and prayer and is intended to lead participants i~to a greater awareness 'and experience of God's :healing love. Information: 993-2351.

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NOTRE DAME, FR First communion candidates WIll receive first penance at 7 p.m. tonight at Notre Dame School.

Rosary Makers will hold a "how-to-do-it" session at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the rectory. All welcome.

The Clover Club choir will

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK CCDregistrations for Septem­ ber will be accepted from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 19, at the parish center. New regis­ trants should bring ,baptismal certificates.

The 'annual Mass for the anointing of the sick will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 10.

Lectors will meet this evening following Mass and stations of the cross to receive Holy Week and Easter assignments.

Vincentians will ·meet follow­ ing 10 a.m. Mass Sunday.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Choir practice is held each Monday evening and new mem­ bers are welcome. Information: Robert Boule, 822-0073.

Requests for prayer are in­ cluded weekly in the parish bul­ letin. Such requests should "be received by Wednesday noon for the following Sunday.

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The Women's Guild wl11 meet BL. SACRAMENT ADOB.E1tS at the parish center at 7:30 p.m.

Father Rene Belanger, SSS, is Wednesday. Revisions of the conducting Lenten devotions for constitution and bylaws will be the Adorers at Sacred Hearts voted on and Raymond Pelletier Church North Fairhaven On will discuss the work of the the th~me of the seven' last Vincentians and show films of words of Christ the services will r the 1982 Notre Dame Church be held at 7 p.m. Monday, fire.

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Tum to Page Fifteen Also at the center: a day of recollection Sunday for confir­ mation candidates from St. Lawrence parish, New Bedford; and a CARE program Wednes­ day for members of St. Louis 'and Sacred Heart parishes, Fall River.

BLUE ARMY The Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima will meet at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday at Our Lady of Fatima Church, New Bedford.

ST.ANNE,FR Boys between the ages of 14 and 21 interested in playing CYO baseball on a parish team are asked to meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Anne's School.

If interested but unable to at­ tend, .players may contact Father John R. Folster, pastor.

Confirmation candidates begin a retreat today and prayers are asked for ,them 'and for ,team members presenting the ,pro­ gram.

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The age o~ dialogue

By David Gibson

know your faith An ecumenical experience'

tunately, religious strife, -long sustained by lack of adequate When the Blessed Sacrament, communication, has caused con­ a Roman Catholic, parish, and siderable human suffering Emmanuel, a neighboring Episco­ throughout history. pal parish, concluded six-week Dialogue - constructive and joint Lenten observance, enthusi­ peaceful exchanges between two asm ran high in both congrega­ parties - is a virtual necessity tions.

Typical reactions included: "A of life, particularly for those who marvelous experience," "We -live in a society highly varied in must do it again," Why have we its ethnic, cultural and religious makeup., waited so long to do this sort Dialogue" is important in help­ of thing?" , Small prayer and discussion ing to resolve or diminish the groups formed the heart of the conflicts that naturally arise in program. Although they were the give and take of daily Uving. primarily intended to give their Failure to dialogue can lead to misunderstanding, discord and members a common Lenten ex­ perience, they' also ,proved a hostility.

Effective dialogue can help valuable forum for. ecumenical sort out mis~onceptions between dialogue. opposing viewpoints. That point . One woman, a member of Em­ manuel, summed up her experi-' was driven home to me when, as ence this way: "I never realized an, exchange student, J spent that we Episcopalians and Cath-\ sO!De ..tipte,at a Pro~e~~apt semin­ olics had so much in common." ' ary some yea!s ago., During one of our many. in­ We are fortunate to live in an age when religious dialogue is formal conversations about the accepted and desired. But this Christian faith, some of the other students there expressed' surwas not always the case. Unfor­

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By Father John Casi~lot

There is a certain amount of confusion about the. exact time of the Last Supper. The Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke in­ dicate that it took place on the eve of Passover, the day desig­ nated for eating the Passover meal.

In John's Gospel, however, Jesus dies on the eve of Passover.

That would suggest that the Last Supper was not the Pass­ over meal. : All this si~ply points out that the evangelists were more inter-, ested in theology'than in chono· logical precision. What was im­ portant was to locate the sup­ per· and'death' within the theo-· logical context of Passover and its rich religious implications.

Mark's introduction to the Last Supper account (Mark 14) is an­ other case in point. He begins:: "On the first day of unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the paschal Iamb .....

Actually, the lambs were sacri­ ficed on the 14th of the month of Nisan and the .first day of Un­ leavened Bread was the 15th. ~ut again, it seems Mark's 'conce'rn was to connect the Last 'I Supper with the Passover meal.

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Politics and religion, I recall hearing in my childhood days, were -likely to lead to arguments among otherwise friendly adults.

Politics undoubtedly has held on to this distinction, continuing ~o stimulate' heated arguments among friends. In some cases it can even put an end to existing friendships.

But while no one would claim religion has lost all its ability to generate serious disagreements, most people have noticed that a change has taken place from the situation of 25 years ago.

In my childhood home, it was common to find Catholic and Protestant friends sitting to­ gether around the kitchen table, chatting and drinking coffee. But rarely was religion the topic of

prise to learn ~what Catholics really do say about the Virgin Mary, an aspect of Catholicism that had been somewhat mis­ understood. To my chagrin" I discovered that I held faulty con­ ceptions of their beliefs as ~ell.

As the Blessed Sacrament-Em­ manuel program illustrated, dia­ logue also highlights points of agreement between two parties.

By Katherine Bird Although Christians have been Recently, I was startled to find divided for centuries, it is only in the past several decades, with myself considering the value of ' the advent of the ecumenical dialogue from a fresh perspec­ movement, that Catholics and tive while listening to the ex­ Protestants have began ,to dis­ ,perience of' a friend whom I'll <;over through dialogue that they ,call.Anne Carey. hold far more in common than 1 i met Anne when she, moved they had realized. to the Washington, D.C., area Dialogue is an aid, too, in help­ a couple of years ago in search ing one understand one's 'own of a'more satisfying career. Her position or point of view. It often children are 17·year-old Bruce, has been said by teachers that who attends a public high school 'you o6n1treally . understand 'and .19-year-old'" Rebecca, a 'something until you' 'attempt to sophomore in college. teach it. Through dialogue, we . Somewhat overwhelmed at

are forced to think through and first with trying to adjust to a

clarify. our own.position in order large cosmopolitan area, Anne

adequately to explain it to others. didn't notice that her usually

This is a healthy and' helpful cheerful son was becoming with­

'exercise' which sometimes can dra~n and unhappy. In fact, she

enable us to discover blind spots didn't realize that anything was

in our own understanding, areas seriously amiss ,until she was

in need of our attention. ' called in to talk with her son's Dialogue is not always easy. high school adviser.

Tutn to page t~irteen 'Yith dismay, Anne listened as

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conversation, probably in part because of the belief that it ought not to be much discussed by divided Christians.

On occasions when it was dis­ cussed, however, my youthful ears perked up. And I must say I rarely heard much fighting or arguing about it.

Rather, the impression gained from those adult conversations was simply that Catholics and Protestants did not seem to know anything about each other's faith.

I don't recall much talk about Christ, the Bible or the role of Christians in the care of the poor, the sick, the elderly or the job­ less.

In retrospect, it seems the peo­ ple around our kitchen table in Tum to Page Thirteen

A hard'lesson

the adviser told her that Bruce was in danger of flunking .sev­ eral classes because he was not keeping up with his work. Worse, she discovered her talented son was skipping classes and spend­ ing most of his time with high school dropouts.

For some time, with the sym­ pathetic support of her daughtr, Anne struggled alone with her son, urging him to see that he might regret his present behavior in years to come. It seemed for a while that he was responding and taking more interest in his studies. ' But then his semester report card convinced her more drastic action was necessary;' She called her pastor and asked, for the name of a professional counselor.

Next she insisted that Bruce meet this psychiatric social worker regularly.

The counselor asked Anne and Tum to Page Thirteen

prepare a room for the supper are to follow' a man carrying' a water jar. Such a man would stand out sharply; only women carried water ja,rs in that, cul­ ture., " , When all has been prepared, Jesus arrives with the. Twelve.

But before describing tIi'e malE;, Mark tells of an incident which casts a pall -.over the proc~ed­ ings. .. Jesus stuns them, announcing that one of them is about to be­ tray him. The heinousness of the betrayal is underscored by the repeated reference to the sharing of table·fellowship.

In that societY sharing' of food created an intimafe bond among diners. For one of them to betray another was considered the ut­ most in treachery.

-But Jesus insists: It is one Of the Twelve, one who had been the beneficiary of his friendship and love.

The words Of Jesus echo Psalm 4'1 :9: "Even my friend who has my trust and partook of my bread, has turned against me," This scriptural allusion is a re­ minder that all of this is in ac­ 2' r 1 • 'cord with God's plan, as is Jesus' coming death. .' JESt]ITS DEMONSTRATE'an Indian liturgy at an ecumenical conference in West Even so, Judas acted quite Gerrilany. Such conferences seek to' find what unites cultures and faiths while appreci­ Tum to page thirteen ating the unique qualities of each (NC/KNA Photo)

Dialogue

Continued from page twelve the 1950s knew they were divid­ ed along religious lines. But they had little if any real awareness of what united them, what they shared.

In our age of dialogue, much of that has changed. True, Cath­ olic and Protestant friends can still experience some failures to communicate about religious topics.

But it would be much less com­ mon today if Catholics and Pro-. testants involved in a discussion of religion did not mention some of the great areas of faith .they share.

What is more,in this age of dia-logue, Catholics and Protes­ tants are not hidden from each other by the kind of behavior that keeps religion from being mentioned; Rather, what seems more and more common is that Catholics and Protestants want to be correctly and truly under­ stood by each other.

Thus, my wife and I have in­ vited our Protestant neighbors to attend the baptisms of our three children. We have been de­ i ,- i lighted to have them there and t ; pleased when they commented on the meaning they saw in these services. .#,:. '-' I think that what some of our friends have seen on these occas­ 'WEARING A GREEN hat and button, a St. Patrick's ions is that, while they are not Day parade spectator proves everyone~s Irish on the good Catholics and we are not Pro­ saint's feast. N(C Photo) testants, there is much on the level of faith that unites us.

We are different. But we are not quite as different as our new understandings of each Continued from page twelve parents in the 1950s may have other in important areas, even thought.

Rebecca to take part in one ses­ sion each month. for Anrie the though they still' didn't agree on sessions were both agonizing and every point. illuminating, especially in terms Listening to my friend, it oc­ of what she discovered about curred to me that what was hap­ herself. pening in her family could be Continued from page twelve freely and deliberately. With a Under the expert tutelage of applied in other areas. For learn­ ing to communicate openly and tone of sad regret Jesus remarks: the counselor, Anne and her chil­ "It were better for him had he dren began to realize they had honestly with others is a key in­ gredient in relationships, whether never been born." fallen into some 'less than con­ in a family or elsewhere. structive ways of dealing ,with In this atmosphere of impend­ But, Anne's experience demon­ ing death, Jesus suddenly takes each other. strates, the task is difficult. Per­ bread, prouounces the customary Again and again the counselor haps the first step in communica­ blessing over it, breaks it and prodded them to communicate passes it around, with the words: more directly. "You've got to ting with people involves being willing to meet without hostility "Take this, this is my body." talk to each other," he kept re­ or fear in an atmosphere of open­ Similarly he declares the cup of minding them. "There is no other ness and good will. In the hard wine to be his blood, "the blood way to know how another per­ task of learning to communicate, of the covenant," to be poured son is feeling." people need to see something out on behalf of many (of all).

Gradually my friend came to more than that. which separates The breaking of the bread and see how much she hated con­ them, to find a common starting the reference to the pouring out frontation and angry scenes. point. of the blood connect the gesture Therefore, she never had told her with Jesus' coming death. It will son how much she disliked some be a death for the benefit of of his friends and why. Bruce, humanity. Like the Covenant perhaps following her cue, had of Sinai, it will form the new learned to retreat into himself Continued from page twelv,;, community of God's people. rather than explain how he was For one thing, it requires a cer­ Just as the blood of the vic­ feeling or why he was acting as tain strength of character judi­ tim has sprinkled on the people he was. ciously to hear what others have at the foot of Mt. Sinai, mark­ to say. This is not easy, especial­ Slowly, over several months ing their unique relationship with ly when our emotions are in­ and with a great deal of painful God, so the blood of Christ, shed effort, Anne and her children volved or we have strong opin­ on Mt. Calvary, will be the in­ -learned to communicate more ions on a subject. strument of bringing humanity Dialogue is not a contest. honestly with each other. into an even more intimate re­ Somewhat ruefully, my friend Understanding and learning are lationship with God. Jesus is "passing over" into explained that a kind of climax its goals.

Another reason that dialogue a new realm, into the reign of was reached late one night when is difficult is that it' requires ac­ God. His death will be a glorious she and her son lost their tem­ tive, careful listening, something pers and exchanged angry com­ beginning.

In this particular context, we ments. Later the same night, she we are not easily disposed to. areremlpded of the link between added, after both cooled down, Oftn, in discussions involving the eucharistic banquet and the they sat down together to talk differences of opinion, we are banquet of God's heavenly table. and were surprised to find that so busy either formulating re­ One is an anticipation of the they began to communicate sponses to what has been said or better. They went on to .some constructing our own position, other.

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No delay on pastoral vote CHICAGO (NC) - The U.S. Catholic bishops will not delay consideration of their third draft of a pastoral letter on nuclear war, Cardinal Joseph L. Bernar­ din of Chicago told a group urg­ ing postponement of action on the controversial document.

The group, Catholics for Re­ sponsible Action, has been criti­ cal of the proposed pastoral ­ subject of a special meeting of the bishops May 2-3 in Chicago and in a letter to the cardinal called for a postponement of ac­ tion to permit further dialogue. , But Cardinal Bernardin, chair­ man of the Nafional Conference of Catholic Bishops' committee drafting the pastoral, wrote to members of CRA that he could not grant a delay because "we have been mandated to present a third draft for review, debate and approval at the May' meet­ ing." ..

CRA, suggesting the delay, also had proposed that the bish­ ops meanwhile adopt as their pas­ toral Pope "John Paul II's mess­ age to. the United Nations 1982 special disarmament session. In that address the pope said the Catholic Church's teaching on disarmament is "clear and co­ herent. It deplores the arms race, it demands at least progressive mutual, verifiable arms reduc­ tion as well as greater precau­ tions against possible errors in the use of nU~lear weapons."

"At the same time, the church claims respect for the independ­ ence, the Uberty and the rightful security of every nation," the pope said.

CRA, based in the Chicago Archdiocese, claims the pastoral, as drafted, would divide the church in America.

At a February meeting, Rep. Henry Hyde (R-III.), told CRA members participants he fears the proposed pastoral leans to­ ward unilateral disarmament.

"This second draft of the pas­ toral is not something approved

by all the bishops," said CRA

. co-founder, John Lawlor, a re­

tired Army officer. "It has been

presented to the bishops by the

staff; it 'is not a product of con­

sensus."

Cardinal Bernardin disagreed with the assertion. "Surely staff members and other consultants are very much involved," he said "But every policy decision as to .what goes into the draft and how it is to be presented is made by the five bishops on the committee."

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Despite these difficulties, dio­ logue is one of the highest forms of human communication. It em­ barks people on an exhilarating journey toward unity and har­ mony.

It is a way in which we can actively play a role in making Christ's words a reality: That we may be one as I and the Father are one.

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Workshops on Pax Christi, an international Catholic movement for peace, and on other contem­ porary concerns will follow and the day will close with a liturgy on the theme ','Let There Be Peace on Earth:'~

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What's your mind?

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By Tom f:.ennon

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Q. Do you think it is possible to become addicted to eye drops - stuff like Visine and Murine?

I think I am addicted. My eyes are red and feel irritated so much that I use eye drops now about every hour. My eyes feel bad because I do not get much sleep and I read a lot in connection with school work. I just started college this year. (Washington, D.C.) , A. One does not. become ad­ dicted to eye drops in the same way that one becomes addicted ,to heroin, alcohol, cocaine or nicotine. But be aware that the variety of human addictions is endless.

One can become a slave not only to eye drops but to junk ,food, television, rock music, reading mystery stories, football, getting more and more money, biting one's fingernails, knitting, going to movies, sleeping, working and so on. ' For quit,e a few years now I've told friends jokingly that I'm ado, dicted to going to a health spa for aerobic exercises and swim­ ming. A counselor, upon hearing this,murmured; "What a wonder­ ful addiction."

But most addictions are not wonderful, mainly because some activity, substance or object is controlling us, whereas we should be the ones in control.

Your addiction seem!! harmful on still other grounds. 'You are headed for eye trouble. The red­ - ness and the irritations are na­ ture's signal that you areabus­ ing your eyes.

At the pharmacy last night I checked a warning o'n a container of eye drops: "If relief is not ob­ tained within 48 hpurs or if ir­ ritation or redness persists or increases, discontinue use and consul~ your physician.'" , What seems needed in your, case is radical surgery on your, lifestyle: Get more' sleep -.:. no matter what good times you have to give up. Pace yourself in read­ ing and' take needed breaks from ' the' printed page., And have an eye examination, partly to see what probl,em such frequent use of the drops might be, and partly to ~ee whether you need other care.

In any event, make sure you control the eye drops. Don't let them or any other addiction ever control you.

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Also at Connolly, students are marking the' 10th anniversary program of the Community Ser­ vice Program, currently directed

by Father Paul E. Carrier, SJ. Open' only to seniors, it is chosen as an elective by over 90 percent of class members who 'serve the community through working with various social ser­ vice agencies and schools.

ANN LAMB

CoyIe-Cassidy The University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana has named Ann Lamb, a senior hon­ ors student and president of the Student Council at Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton, a Notre Dame Scholar. ,As a Scholar, she is among the top 300 studen~s in NO,tre Dame's incoming 1765-member' freshman class. She' will receive preferen­ tial treatment with' regard to scholarships and financial aid.

The freshmen, officials, noted, were selected from over 8000

applicants to, Notre Dame. ,

Miss Lamb is the daughter pf

Mr. and Mrs. James Lamb of St. Paul's parish, Taunton. Her father is assistant principal ,at Elizabeth- Pole ' Elementary School in that city and an aunt is Sister Rose Lamb, SUSC, re­ ligious education coordinator at St. Mary's parish, 'South Dart­ mouth.

JeSlllS'" power

By Cecilia Belanger Children believe just about everything their parents tell them because they love them. If you love someone you can believe in their doctrines, their logic, and their convictions. Jesus was !l person to be loved, therefore, his doctrines were to be believed.

A person's character draws you to them and if you find that character to be one of integrity and consistency, you might fol-, low that person. Christ,'believed

Given the, blunted perceptions and perverted tastes of the age in which Jesus lived, few saw the beauty of his holy and self­ denying life. But for the few who did see it, to their praise will it forever stand on the heavenly record, that the Son of God was not utterly unappreciated nor One of the great things about uttterly misunderstood. This is Christ is that he was no abstrac­ something for us to think about tion. The embodiment of truth today. was found and seen in a Person.

We can never really appreciate The truth, sharp, bright, keen­ Jesus enough for no one ever edged and piercing was embodied lived who added such glory and in somebody's life. This made dignity to humanity. No one leadership so much easier. It throughout the history of the gained for Jesus the adherence world added such nobility to our of a great variety of personalities, race as did Our Lord and his no one of whom has discovered humble friends. For that was an anything lacking in the propor­ age when men laid heavy bur­ tions of his attributes. dens on other men's shoulders; Thus the personality of Jesus that self-seeking age would not had its effect upon his apostles know a self-denying Redeemer. and disciples. They were fair It is the saving feature of such representatives of the average an age that there were in it a person, so that the principles of handful of men and women who the New Testament at once ap­ dared to be Christ's disciples. peared in some hundreds of lives.

Some men, it is said, have A new era was entered UpCln. been levers to uplift the earth If the Christ-like character has and roll it on another course: todity any foothold upon the Homer by creating 'literature, earth, it is traceable' from the Socrates by creating science, hundreds of millions back to Caesar by carrying civilization in­ millions, and from millions to' land from the shores of the Medi­ thousands, and from thousands terranean, Newton by starting' to hundreds, and from hundreds science upon a career of steady to the twelve and finally to Jesus progress; but the first Christians himself. gave a single impact, like that The heroism of Christendom which is conceived to have first began in Galilee, in the personal set the planets in motion: Christ following of a personal leader. was and is a perpetual power. that love was the universal sol­ vent.

Christ was impartial, yet to­ day we often hear people turn­ ing him into a man of partiality.

He was not that. He called all his brethren, were they ignorant, selfish, cowardly, rich or poor.

Bishop, Feehan .

Feehan students yesterday heard' a concert by the touring 'Duke University Chorale. The event was highlighted by the presence among the singers of Kathy Cronin, 1979 Feehan salu­ tatorian now a Duke senior.

The 45-member chorale, on a 10-day concert tour which will include appearances at Harvard, Princeton and Yale universities, 'offered a 'selection of historic and contemporary works, both sacred and secular.' , While at the Attleboro" dioce­ san high school, Ms. Cronin wa's ,active in the majorettes,' drHi team,. drama club, chorus, stu­ dent counCil, yearbook staff and" track team. She was a member of 'the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Bishop Connolly

By

Charlie Martin

THE OTHER GUY I found out that you care for another guy I found out that you want for another's heart We ought to know how different ,people can be And it's hurting me so Just to !know that you don't Care for me The other guy wowt be around To talk 'to our kids : ~e ~on't underStand when you, are down' The way that I did , We had it aii, you 'and I We'lU1s~ need to try'again ;' ~found out that yo~ heart is for the other guy You found ~ut that yOu can't live another.' lie We've come apart aod going our own separate ways To and you don't understand ' That I love you and want you to stay You don't know that it's me 'that you need You'N thinking of him and I can't compete But I'm here, to stay I still want you back again Written' by Gnmam Goble, sung by The Little River: Band, © 1982, , Capitol Records Inc.

The Fall River school will RECENTLY I received a letter hold its annual Awareness' Day' Wednesday, March 23, with from a reader in Wisconsin who Auxiliary Bishop Peter Rosazza shared his painful lessons about of Hartford as keynote speaker. love.

1be letter complements the Bishop Rosazza will address message of "The Other Guy." the upcoming peace pastoral to be issued by the U.S. bishops as The song describes the breakup well as other issues facing the of a marriage and the pain of one person trying to keep the rela­ contemporary church. tionship together.

His presentation will be fol­

The Wisconsin reader was mar­ lowed by small group discussions

ried in 1981. He writes: "But not and a showing of "Roses in knowing what true commitment December," a critically acclaim­ ed film depicting the ilfe of Jean

or love was, I did everything possible to destroy the marriage."

He says he hit .the bottom of his life in 1982 when the divorce was final.

"Since that day," he writes, "I have done the hardest thinking and growing up that'l have·ever tlone. I hurt very much, not Just because of the loss, but be­ cause I caused it. Through the help of God, clergy and friends, I have. realized that I must put

the past behind me and live one day at a time."

Divorce always brings pain ­ loss, rejection and disiUusion­ merit crash into a person's world and leave him 'or' her wondering how to begin living again.

As the reader' states, the pro­ cess requires time and healing before growth and a new start for the future can be found.

Several common themes emerge from the song and the personal experience.

Perhaps foremost is the care and effort that relationships re­ quire. When love is abused, it dies.

Another lesson concerns heal­ ing. Pain can be healed but only by reaching out to God and others.

Everyone needs to show sensi­ tivity toward ,those who have been divorced. With statistics showing that almost one of every two marriages now ends in div­ orce, it ,is Hkely, we all know people touched by this pain. We should make a special effort, to v.:ait with them as they find heal­ ing for their trauma.

I want to •close with some suggestions from my reader: - Don't make inventories of a loved one's weaknesses. In­ stead check your own.

- When you think you have tried hard to make a relation­ ship work, revaluate your ef­ forts and try again.

- Making your partner hap­ pier makes you happier too.

- The way to be forgiven is to forgive; to be loved is by giving ,love.

- Put the other person first.

Your comments are always welcome. Address Cw,rlie Mar­ tin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47714.

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ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, FR

Lucille Bolduc was named [Iteerlng p"-'Intl ) winner of the annual parish ~ ladies' bowling tournament with Jean Coulombe registering the most strikes.

HOLY NAME, NB

"Are You Doing God's Work or Doing the Work of God?" wIll be the topic of Father Rob­ ert Oliveira at a Women's Guild meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday.

'TICKET TO HEAVEN'

A free devotional booklet, "My Ticket to Heaven," is avail­ ·able to readers sending a self­ addressed stamped 61,2" envelope to Father Paul Thomas, St. Catherine Church, 205 W. Ma:r­ ket St., Mt. Union, Pa. 17066.

ST. RITA. MARION

Non-perishable foods are be­ ing collected by parish Vincen­ tians to meet the needs of people in the community and in Great­ er New Bedford. Pa.rishioners 'are asked to bring donations to the rectory or to Mass the first Sunday of each month accord­ 'ing to the following distri·bu­ tion: Last names from A-D: canned juices, spaghetti, canned stew, canned chill, suga,r; E-H: dry milk, instant coffee, rice, canned meats, soups; I-L, oat­ meal, spaghetti sauce; M-P: peanut butter, jelly, canned spaghetti; Q-T: canned fruits. hot chocolate mix, teabags, des­ sert mixes, macaroni 'and cheese; U-Z: canned vegetables, tuna, pancake mix, syrup, dry milk.

LaSALETTE SHRINE. ATTLEBORO

SACRED HEARTS SEMINARY. WAREHAM

Forthcoming ,retreats will be for religious men and women during Holy Week, March 30 to AprU 3, :and for parents of teenagers the weekend of April 15 to 17. Information: F'ather Richard or Brother Damien, 295-0100.

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Our Lady of Czestochowa Confraternity members will meet for spiritual direction Wednesday, March 30. First penance will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 20, and confirmation candidates w1ll at­ tend a day of recollectiDn the same date.

ST. JOSEPH, FA]RHAVEN

A charismatic prayer meeting is held at 9:45 a.m. each Wed­ nesday at Sacred Hea.rts Con­ vent, 44 Rotch St. DIOCESAN SERVICE COMMITTEE

Members will sponsor a Holy Spirit Poor Supper for the Fall Rive:r soup kitchen at 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 26, in St. Pat­ rick's church hall, Somerset.

The evening w1ll include a pra,yer service and an address

by Mrs. Mary-Lou Mancini, Fall River area director of Catholic Social Services. Infor­ mation: 644-2375.

D of I, NB Hyacinth Circle w1ll meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at K of C Hall, Pleasant and Campbell Streets. Marilyn Hood will speak on winterizing homes and conserving energy.

MEMORIAL HOME. FR

A follow-up program on cen­ tering prayer will be offered from 10 'a.m. to noon -and from 8:15 to 10 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the shrine monastery by Sister Yvette Beford, SSA. In­ formation: 222-5410.

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ST. STANISLAUS. FR

Residents of 3-B may receive the sacrament of ,the sick and a papal blessing Wedne·sday, March 23. The opportunity to receive the sacrament and the blessing is avaUable to ,residents every three months.

The resident council will meet Thursday with the serving of gr~en desserts in honor oJ: St. Patrick's Day as an added enticement to attenda,nce.

DOMINICAN LAITY, FR

St. Rose of Lima Chapter will meet 'at 7:30 tonight at St. Dom_

inic's Church, Swansea, for Mass, followed by reception of new members.

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tv, mOVIe news 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.

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

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

Catholic ratings: 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.

Good acting but an unconvincing script. In all. an interesting, off­ beat film despite some' short­ comings. An attempted seduc­ tion is done with restraint. A2, PG "Betrayal" (Fox): This screen version of Harold Pinter's play about a triangle, adapted by Pinter, himself, is a pretentious and anemic exercise, which in the usual Pinter fashion, hints at profundities but never delivers the goods, There is some compen­ sation in the performance of Pa­ tricia Hodge, who manages to make you care more about the erring wife than you might otherwise. Jeremy Irons, how­ ever, overacts shamelessly, and Ben Kingsley cannot u~ his im­ mense talent in a role close to non-existent. There is one in­ stance of obscene language. A2,

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Religious Broadcasting - TV Sunday, March 13, 10:30 a.m.

Diocesan Te2evision Mass.

"Confluenc0," 8 8.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, fis a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Gra­ ziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff.

"The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci. 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 27.

"MarySon," a family puppet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs­ day, Fall River and New Bed­ ford cable channel 13.

Sunday, March 13, (ABC) "Di­ rections" - Report on pending legal battIe before the U.S. Su­ preme Court over the Minnesota law upholding tuition tax credits.

New Films "The King of Comedy" (Fox) Sunday, March 13, (CBS) "For stars Robert DeNiro as Rupert R Our Times" - Changing reli­ J, Pupkin, a messenger obsessed gious scenes in Chicago are with the desir~ to become a shown.

Films on TV standup comedian. His role On Radio model is Jerry Langford (Jerry Tuesday, March 15,9 p.m. and Charismatic programs are Lewis), a talk show host, and he Wednesday, March 16, 8 p.m. decides the best way to advance (CBS). "Gone With the Wind" heard from Monday through Fri­ day on station WICE 1210 AM; his career is to scor~ a smash - A special two-part presenta­ Father John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. on Langford's show. of the popular classic· starring and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward Parlaying a chance encounter Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh.

McDonough, 8:15 a.m.; Father with Langford into Ii one-sided A2 Real Bourque, 8:41 a.m. assumption of close friendship, Father McDonough is also on Friday, March 18, 8 p.m. (CBS). he attempts to spend a weekend at the celebrity's home and when "The Wizard of Oz" - Dorothy WMYD from 1:30 to 2 p.m. each rebuffed teams up with a female (Judy Garland) rides again on Sunday.

Sunday, March 12, (NBC)

Langford fan (Sandra Bernhard) her tornado to the magic land of to kidnap the entertainer, the Oz in the classic which has be- "Guldeline" - Country-Western condition for his release being come an annual must-see for . singer and born-again Christian Rupert's appearance on his show. many families. Al Jeannie C. Riley is the guest.

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Father Bruce Ritter

GOD'S PRODIGAL SONS AND YOUNG MAGDALENES

The boy looked me right in the eye. He spoke quietly and courteously: "I'm too busy to listen to you right now, Bruce.

No offense, okay, but I've got to make a few bucks. Your god is okay I guess, but he's sure not part of anything I've been into. I sure hope he can't see what I'm going to have to do tonight. I do have to, Bru.ce. I don't like it very much, but I'm really afraid to hate It. "Hey, thanks anyway for running UNDER 21, Bruce, but I can't stay. I guess I don't like the street very much, but it's where I live. You've got some rules here, and I can't take the curfew. Tell you what, Bruce, I'll just go out for a little while. It's only 2:00,AM; I'll just walk around the block a couple of times. See you later."

The kid paused amoment, his hand on the door knob, the door pushed open a few inches and let in the street noise.

Outside a fire truck from the 38th Street Firehouse hurtled by. Its deep bellowing klaxon drowned out his words but I could still see his lips'moving. He waited until the truck had

passed.....Your god has too many rules Bruce," he said. "and I'd rather have you for my Father."

I will never forget the exp~ession on his face when he. said, "Bruce, can you give me one good reason why I shouldn't jump off the Brooklyn Bridge" and I couldn:t, I didn't have a reason. I couldn't say to this kid: look, don't do it because God loves you. He wouldn't believe me arid you've got to give kids a reason to believe. And so, I made one up.

You see, he's 17 years old. He can't read or write. Hehas no job skills. He's a hustler, a male prostitute. Ever. since he's been 13 years old, this kid has been selling himself up and down Eiohth Avenue, on. 42nd Street, on East 53rd Father Bruce Ritter, OFM Conv., is the founder and President of Covenant House/UNDER 21, which operates crisis centers for homeless and runaway boys and girls all over the country.

Street, working the streets and bars of Greenwich Village.

He's jumped in a thousand cars, slept in a thousand beds.

He's an alcoholic. He's really abright kid. If he were my son or your son, he'd be a doctor, a lawyer. a priest. But he won't be any of these things and he knows it. His major ex­ perience in life is to have been an exploited sex object, a bought and sold kid. He doesn't believe God is his Father.

He never came back. I knew he never would.

I keep wondering and thinking that maybe if I were better or smarter or holier, or worked harder, or prayed more, I wouldn't lose so many of these kids. Look, I know the Scriptures as well as the next person. I've squeezed alot of comfort out of God's word, especially that statement by Christ about choosing the weak and inadequate of this world to do His will.

Bru'ce, can you give me one good reason why I should not jump off the Brooklyn Bridge ...

. What Fm trying to say, I guess, is that I mourn for this' kid. Three months on the street is a very long time. Six months is forever. Ayear? By then they're breathing in and· out but inside they're dead. The poison works quickly. The

girls' faces show it first. The boys can hide it alittle longer.

I have to take what little comfort I can from the fact that

God loves these kids infi~itely more than we do. I don't un­ derstand it very well, but I believe it. .

Making these kids believe it is what preaching the gospel is all about.I'v.e met thousands of girls and boys from all over the country who'needed to know God and didn't; who needed to trust God and couldn't; who needed to believe God loved them and wouldn't.

You wonder about God's plan for these kids: His prodigal . sons not yet retu(ned to their Father; His young magdalenes not yet aware of their need for

forgiveness...Many never do return; many never do become aware. And I mourn them.

Please help me make God's love real to these kids. Look, these kids are good kids. They're not good the way your kids are good, and they're not nice the way your kids are nice-but what happens to them should not happen. Most of them have never had the chance to be like your kids.

I'm convinced that 'it is only when we-all of us­ become incarnations of God's love, that our kids will truly

know Him, know His compassion and His mercy. It is only

through your generosity that we can run our UNDER 21 crisis centers.

So, I'm begging you to care about my kids. Without your spiritual and financial support, we could never survive.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., March 11, 1983

and Highland Avenue back to St. Vincent's with a loop inside the finish line at· the Home.

The event wiII feature presen-

tation of televisions and trophif7s as awards. Tom Hallal is race di­ rector.

St. Francis, St. Anne Cheerleading Winners

By Bill Morrissette.

St. Vincent Race Sunday Children of St. Vincent's Home, The race will start on Highland Fall River, will benefit fropl the Avenue in front of the Home. first annual 'Shamrock Shuttle,' 'Runners will proceed south on. a three-mile road race scheduled Highland Avenue, east on Hood Street, north on Robeson Street for 10 a.m. Sunday.

With a score of 9.4.78 out of a possible 100, the St. Francis Xavier squad of Acushnet topped a field of 10 entries in the gram­ mar school division of the 21st CYO Chel1rleading Competition at New Bedford's Kennedy Cen­ ter last Sunday.

St. Anthony of New Bedford, 91.75, and St. Joseph, also of New. Bedford, 81.40, were second and third, respectively.

Other grammar school squads and their scores: St. Joseph, Fairhaven, 81.25; St. Anne, Fall River, 77.47; St. Lawrence, New

Bedford, 75.97; Acushnet Junior High, 74.37; St. Mary, New Bed­ ford, 69.52; SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River, 68.83; Taunton Cath­ oliC-Middle, 57.35. . .

Trophy .winners in the high school-CYO division were St. Anne, Fall River, 93.42; Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, 90.97; Holy Family High School, New Bedford, 87.42. Other com­ petitors were Coyle and Cassidy 'fiigh School, Taunton, 77.98 and Bourne High School, 65.35.

Marion defeated Seekonk, 6-4, ·in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River,

IN GRATITUDE TO THE FATHER

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PILGRIMAGE T·o,

HOLY LAND

IN SUPPORT OF RADIO MINISTRY - THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE

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We invite you to: MARVE~ at many OLD TESTAMENT SITES: REJ.OICE with Mary & the Angel Gabriel

in NAZARETH; EXULT with Elizabeth in AIN KAREM: SING with the Angels in SHEPHERD'S FIELD: VISIT the Manger with the SHEPHERDS: ADORE with the Magi ~n BETHLEHEM: RENEW our promises at the JORDAN 'RIVER with John the Baptist and Jesus: RIDE the wind and the waves on the 'SEA OF GALILEE: II.ISTEN to the teachings of Jesus

at CAPHARNAUM and the MT. of BEATITUDES; RECITE the Our Fath.er in the PATER NOSTIER CHURCH: PRAY with Peter, James and John on MT. TABOR:

·SHOUT Hosannal on the PALM SUNDAY ROAD. WEEP' over the city of Jerusalem with Jesus at DOMINUS FLEVIT: AGONIZE with Jesus in the garden at GETHSEMANE: HEAR the cock crow with Peter in GALLI CANTU: CARRY the cross with Jesus and Simon on the VIA DOLOROSA: RECONCILE your heart with God on the cross on CALVARY: REJO:CE with ALLELLUIA's in the CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION: LOOK UP to heaven and ask Jesus to bless you on the MOUNT OF ASCENTION . . . and much morel

~ather

Ray Bourque, O.M.1. will be your

Spiritual Director and Guide on this Pilgrimage and will celebrate Mass daily at the many Shrines in Holy Land.

Father Ray has been a Retreat Director for m.any ye·ars,. is presently Director of the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace in N.H.

and conducts daily and Sunday'. radio

broadcasts throughout New England.

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last Sunday evening to earn a berth in the semi-finals in the . post-season playoffs of the ;Bristol County CYO Hockey League.

The game was closely contest­ ed and the teams were tied at 4-4 when Tom Aldrich, with his .second goal of the game, boosted Marion into a 5-4 lead at 11 :35 of the last period. Jim Duncan, also scoring for the second tim~, netted the insurance goal.

The teams were tied, I-I, after one period on goals by Duncan and Seekonk's David Silvia.

Chris Ripley scored for Marion, Ray Kitchen for Seekonk in the second period sending the teams ~nto the third period tied 2-2.

Before Aldrich netted what turned out to be the winning marker the score was 4-4 on Al­ drich's first goal and one by Bob Pendrake for Marion, Silvia and Scott Orton for Seekonk.

Best-of-three semi-finals get underway Sunday in the Driscoll Rink, starting at 9 p.m. with Marion vs. New Bedford and Fall River South vs. Mansfield.

New Bedford defeated Fall River, 76·64, and Taunton, 81­ 74, in the Kennedy Youth Cen­ ter, to win the senior division' crown in the CYO all-star-basket­ \;lall tournament. Pete Clements, named MVP, was also named to the all-tournament team with team mates Dale ·Banks and Kenn Burr, Taunton's Ron Silvia and Steve Meunier, and Fall River's Brian Shea.

Fall River won the Prep Div- . ision crown with a 63-60 victory over Taunton in the Taunton Catholic Middle School. MVP Tom D'Ambrosio of Fall River and teammates Rosario Reyes and Norman Dumont along with Taunton's Chris Paiva and Scott Rose were named to the all­ tourney team.

Next Wednesday Fall River

and New Bedford will meet in the

Kennedy CYO Youth Center in

the girls' division. Fall River won

the first game, 28-15, in CYO

Hall, Fall River.

Lithuania protest BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC) ­ Two-thirds of Lithuania's Cath­ olic priests have protested to the Soviet government, .saying its religion regulations are contrary to the Gospel, to church la~, to the Helsinki Accords and to the Soviet constitution, according to an underground report that has reached the West. Arguing that "we must obey God rather than men," the priests said they could not in conscience follow regula­ tions that prevented them from carrying out their ministry.

The latest issue reaching the ,West of the underground Chroni­ cle of the Catholic Church in Lithuania reported the protest, which attacked Soviet regula­ tions giving the state control over priests' assignments and the admission of candidates to the one seminary still allowed to exist.

At least 468 priests joined the protest, including Bishop Juli­ jonas Steponavicius, apostolic administrator of Vilna, who is prevented by the Soviets from ministering in his diocese. The Lithuania Information Center in Brooklyn, which reported on the Chronicle, said there are 701 priests in the country.