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FRIENDS: Cardinal Jozef Glemp 'of Poland and Pope John Paul II show their delight at seeing each other in Rome after the pope's trip to Central America. Cardinal Glemp has announced that a long-planned papal trip to Po land has been approved by the country's military govern ment for June 16 to 22. (NC/UPI Photo)
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By Nancy Frazier NC News Service Perhaps more than with any of his 16 previous foreign trips, the results of Pope John Paul' II's "Lenten pilgrimage" to Central America and the Caribbean may not be clear for months or even years. Some effects of the papal visit March 2-9 to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, EI Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize and Haiti were immediately obvious: - In EI Salvador, President Alvaro Magana announced that the government would hold elections before the end of 1983. Earlier, the elections had been planned for March 1984. - In Haiti, President-for-life Jean-Claude Duvalier renounced his veto power, contained in an 1860 concordat between Haiti and the Holy See, over papal appointments of bishops in that _ country. - In Nicaragua, to the pope's dismay, church-state tensions rose to a fever pitch at III Mass in Managua, where supporters of the Marxist-influenced Sandinista government engaged in a shouting match with the pope. The en~uing controversy over the Mas$ is likely to cause even greater 4ivisions between church and stat~ in the near future. - In Guatemala, where fighting between government forces and guerrillas have taken a large toll in recent years, the battles
stopped briefly in honor of the papal visit. But the response to the wider issues dealt with in Pope John Paul's 40 speeches-his calls for an end to violence, for social justice, for respect for human dignity and life, for fidelity to church doctrine and rejection of ideological. misuse of the Gospel _ may be a long time emerging. Pope John summed up his hopes for ·the religious life of Central and South America in his March 9 address to repre sentatives of the entire Latin American hierarchy, meeting in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He outlined a plan for "not the re-evangelization but a new evangelization of Latin America, new in its ardor, in its methods, in its expression." The· "fundamental supposi tions" of such a program, the pope said, would include a growth in vocations and appro priate formation of priests in spiritual, doctrinal and pastoral matters, greater collaboration of the laity in the work of evangel ization, and safeguarding of the integrity of the orientation for the Latin Amercan church ap proved by the region's bishops four years ago in Puebla, Mexico. But the pope's words through out the trip made clear that the church in Latin America could not ignore social realities. The Latin American people "in recent years have certainly Tum to Page Three
Preparations are complete for a Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, to mark the opening of the Holy Year ~f Jubilee pro claimed by Pope John ,PaUl II. To be celebrated by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at 7:30 .p.m. Friday, March 25, the diocesan Mass will unite participants with solemn Vatican City rites to occur on the same day. They will include opening of the Holy Door in 51. Peter's Basilica, the official sign of the beginning of a holy year. The observances are explained by Bishop Cronil') in a 'letter to be read in all parishes this week end. It follows: Dearly Beloved in Christ, On Friday evening, March 25th, the Feast of the An nunciation the people of God of the Diocese of Fall River will gather at St. Mary's Ca thedral for the celebration of a special Mass which will inaugurate our local, dioce san observcance of the Holy Year. This special year of jubilee and prayer has been proclaimed by our beloved Holy Fatl!er. to mark the one thousand nine hundred fif tieth anniversary of the Re demption of mankind by Je sus the Lord.
Pope John Paul II will pre side at the solemn opening ceremony at the Basilica of Saint Petre in the Vatican on that day, and throughout the world, Catholic faithful will unite with him. Here in our own diocese, as Bishop, I will have the happy privi lege of celebrating the Mass which will mark the begin ning of this season of grace in this portion of the Lord's vineyard. Each parish com munity will be represented at this Mass, along with priests, deacons and religi ous from all the cities and towns of our Diocese. The Holy Father has sug gested that this Holy Year be characterized by ."family devotion." In keeping with this theme, God's family throughout the world, OUll" own community of faith here in the diocese of Fall River and all of our parish families will make a united effort to observe the Jubilee of Redemption. I am hoping that the par ish comunities of the diocese will plan to come together at some time during the Holy Year for devotion and pray er. To facilitate the efforts
of pastors and faithful to mark this special year of grace with worthy parochial observances, I shall be desig nating churches in the vari ous geographic areas of our diocese as focal points for the pilgrim visits at which the faithful may receive the jubilee indulgence to the Holy Year. Pope John Paul II has urged that 'other character istic elements of the obser vance of the Jubilee Year in clude greater emphasis upon the Sacrament of Reconcilia tion and deeper devotion to Mary, our Blessed Mother. We are invited to be par ticularly mindful of our suffering brothers and sis ters throughout the Univer sal Church. I extend a warm invitation to everyone to be present on Friday evening, March 25th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ca thedral for the Holy Year Mass. If you cannot be pres ent, do, please, join us in prayer. May this season of. grace find rich expression here in our Diocesan family and may God love and bless you all.
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By Pat McGowan "All evil can be wrapped up in the word cancer," said Dr. Melvin J. Kran1. Ije was des cribing the sinister, centuries-old emotions aroused by the disease that currently strikes one in every four families in the nation. Dr. Krant, medical director of the Equinox Hospice in Brook line and director of the New Eng land Deaconess Hospital Pain Clinic in Boston, was keynote speaker at a recent Fall River conference on the psychodynam ics of the cancer patient and his or her family. Sponsored by St. Anne's Hospital and the Social Work Oncology Group, it drew an attendance of 254 social workers, health personnel, hospi tal pastoral care workers and hospice volunteers. Dr. Krant's' presentation was preceded by a no-nonsense dis cussion.of current .trends in can cer care by Dr. Peter Deckers, director of surgical education
and associate professor of sur A new approach, however, is gery at Boston University School that of treating the whole pa of Medicine. tient, not simply his or her can Noting that cancer is actually cer, and that is causing "a mini revolution in care," he said. a large group of different dis Dr. Krant eases characterized by uncon That holistic approach was the trolled growth and spread of ab normal cells, Dr. Deckers said its keynote speaker's topic and Dr. cure rate has risen in recent Krant brought a philosophical years from 25 to 45 percent, with attitude to his discussion of the emotional effects of cancer. skin cancer being the most com mon and most curable condition. A person's reaction to the Nevertheless, he cautioned, news of cancer varies with his many mysteries remain in the or her attitude towards fate, said management of cancer and the the physician. "We're vulnerable best means of control is preven to whomever rolls those dice tion. Early detection is, of we're small and mortal," he said. "How we handle our situation course, the ideal, but, he lament ed, many cancers manifest no will depend on ourselves." symptoms until far advanced; He said the "journey into can· . Dr. Deckers listed surgery, cer" begins with "how hard it radiation and chemotherapy as is to bring yourself to getting the three means of handling can 'diagnosed." For that reason, he cer, noting that many techniques stressed, diagnosis shQuld be as used today were also employed rapid and sucdnct a$ possible, because "every moment of delay in ancient times. " We keep in venting the wheel," he summed is written in pain." up. Turn to Page Eight
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For the fourth year, upperclassmen at Attleboro's Bish op Feehan High School have participate~ in a sp.irit~~l di rection program providing the opportumty for mdlvldual spiritual growth guided on a one-to-one basis by a Feehan faculty member. Together the student and director share experiences in prayer and additionally the students are ~ncouarged to become more aware of God in their lives by committing to him 10 minutes out of the 1440 minutes of each day, and .by meeting weekly with their director. Following this pro gram, teens come to realize the beauty and peace of a re . lationship with God. During the 1979-80 school year, Sister Elizabeth Doyle, then chairperson of Feel1.an's religious education depart ment, followed up on a strong feeling that there was a.need for such a program among the seniors. Twenty-five seniors were invited to experience spiritual direction. A few took advantage of the offer. , The same procedure was, followed in the 1980-81 school year with increased success. Both years about half a dozen faculty members volunteered as directors. Last year, under direction of the current religious education chair person, Sister Rose Marie Rocha, the number of invitations to students and participants doubled. This year the decision was made to open the program to all juniors and seniors. With over 100 students express ing interest in the program Alan Kazarian and Anne Meloni, both of the religion department, were asked to oversee the program. Fourteen faculty members who had experienced spiritual direction in their own lives met for an afternoon of reflec tion and prayer with Feehan's chaplain, Father George Bellenoit, who shared updated information and hints on how to guide students through prayer experiences and to wards spiritual growth.. The directors are Sister Suzanne Beaudoin, Father ,Bellenoit, Sist~r Annette Bibeau, Sister Georgina Biltcliffe, .Sister Regina Coughlin, Sister Patricia Harrington, Sister Sheila· Hurley, Kazarian, Mrs. Meloni, Sister Patricia St. Pierre, Sister Rocha, Sister Robertine Severens, Sister Carolanne Theroux and Sister Margaret Walsh. On a recent Sunday afternoon interested students and the team of directors shared a "Mountain and Desert" day of reflection at the Feehan religious education center. Stu dents were urged to reflect upon the scriptures and their own relationship with Jesus,as well as to assess areas of their lives in need of growth and change. Mass was celebrated and witness talks were given by Sister'Beaudoin and Steven Healey, a 1981 graduate, who had participated in the program as a student. . Group discussions were interspersed with visuals and activities aimed at increasing ability to listen, to observe and to center, so that God may focus on the person. The students were encouraged to fill their spiritual wells often; to get to the Source and draw upon it. Participants were told of the importance of spiritual self-discipline in life's journey. They learned that spiritual direction involves two people talking with one another, neither of whom should impose expectations on 'the, other. Trust ~hould be allo~e,~ to build, iJ;la br.O*~rly~or,'sis~erJY atmosphere of -gentlene~s and' patience. " ., ·While toe heart shouldn't be worn on the sleeve, it is OK to share "unacceptable'~ feelings with God in prayer, students were told. Hearing that God will accept a person ,"where he's at" seemed to be one of the best received no tions of the day! 'f' . Program leaders pointecr out that with his or her di rector a teen can try to find out what God is calling him or her to do and what he or she needs from others in the church arid in the world to respond to that calling. Quoted as an appropt:fate description of what the pro gram hopes to accomplish were the words of Isaiah: "From this time forth I make 'you hear' new things, hidden things which you have not known." The 19S2-83 spiritual direction program will end in May with a Mass of celebration. Whatever is to follow, say organizers, "will rest in the hands of the individual teen agers'-and with the Holy ·Spirit."
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Fr. Sharpe silver jubilee
FATHER HORACE J. TRAVASSOS, since 1976 assistant chancellor of the Fall River diocese, has been named associate pastor at Corpus Christi Church, Sandwich. A Fall River native, he graduated from Msgr. Coyle High School, Taunton, and holds bachelor's and mas ter's degrees in English from Providence College. Follow ing service on the faculty of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, from 1965 to 1967, he entered St. John's Seminary, Brighton, to pre pare for' the priesthood. Father Travassos was or dained May 12, 1972 and served as associate pastor at St. James parish, New Bedford, until his appoint ment to the chancery office. He is chairman of the dioce san Ecumenical Commission and diocesan liaison to the Committee on Evangeliza tion. He has frequently di rected singing at diocesan liturgical events..
Another honor Columbia, S.C. (NC) - Newly created Cardinal Joseph L. Ber nardin of Chicago has received the 1982 South Carolinian of the Year Award at a ceremony in his hometown, Columbia, S.C. Cardinal Bernardin received the award from WIS Television and Radio in Cqlumbia for his "dedicated service to mankind and superior I;lccomplishments in the "Caiholic Church';,' accoi-ding to a statement from the broad cast company.
Father Edward J. Sharpe, pas tor of St. Patrick's parish, Som erset, will mark his silver jubi lee of ordination on Tuesday. He will offer a Mass of thanks giving at 5 p.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's. Father Robert S. Kas zynski, pastor of St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River, will be homi list and he and Father Joseph D. Maguire, associate pastor at St. Patrick's, will be Father Sharpe's concelebrants. A dinner in the parish center will follow the Mass. Arrange ments for the meal have been made by Mrs. Rosemarie Oliveira and M:rs. Eleanor Gagnon. Father Sharpe was born April 3, 1930, in Needham, the son of the late Richard F. and Agnes (McAdam) Sharpe. After attend ing New England College he studied for the priesthood at the Pontifical College and St. Proco pius Seminary, Lisle, Ill. Ordained March 22, 1958, in Fall River by the late Bishop Russell J. McVinney, he was an associate pastor at Holy Name parish, Fall River; Holy Family, East Taunton; St. Kilian, New Bedford; Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; and St. Michael, Swansea, be-
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Papal trip Continued from page one known notable material progress and are beginning to offer the world the results of their efforts in many areas of civilization," he said. "But these people also know . - and this is a radical contra-. diction immense areas of poverty, illiteracy, sickness; alienation," he added. "It's roots are encountred in inherent in justices, exploitation of one by the other, a serious lack of equality in the distribution of the riches and goods of society." In Costa Rica, in the opening talk of his trip, Pope John Paul promised to confront the region's most burning issues. He did. To Indians in Guatemala, threatened by what the nation's bishops have called a policy of "genocide" on the part of the government of President Efrain Rios Montt, ·the pope declared, "No one for any reason may scorn your existence, because God forbids us to kill and com-· mands us to love one another as brothers." To El Salvadorans, he out lined guidelines for a dialogue which could lead to peace. The dialogue asked for by the church is not a tactical truce to
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fortify positions as part of a plan to continue the fighting," he said. "It is a sincere effort to answer, with the search for agreements the anguish, the pain, the weariness, the fatigue of so many who long ~or peace.'~ In Washington" D.C., it was, after the papal statements that the Reagan administration, a major actor in the Salvadoran drama, first began to speak of dialogue and negotiation with the insurgents there. In an address from San Jose to the youth of Central America, Pope John Paul said that the young must "create a better world than that of your ances tors" because if they do not, "the blood will continue to run, and tomorrow tears will give witness to the sorrow of your children." Perhaps his strongest human rights statement of the trip came in Haiti, his final stop where he criticized "divisions, injustices, excessive inequality, the degrada tion of the quality of life, misery, hunger, the fear of many. peo ple," but said the church wished "not to accuse but to contribute to an improvement by getting through to the conscience of those who bear responsibility in villages, in the cities and at the . the national level to act accord ing to the Gospel and to the social doctrine of the church," The security aspect of the papal trip, much discussed before it began, was an unqualified suc cess, with the only threats to the pope's safety coming from over enthusiastic crowds wishing to get closer to him. The visit was, however, marred by ,the heckling of the pope at the Managua Mass and by the execution in Guatemala March 3 of six men by the government, despite the Holy See's plea for clemency.
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the ·moorin~ For the Sport of It? There was a time when mention of sports conjured up visions of the vitality of American. youth. In spme respects we still try to keep this vision alive by way of such events as the Olympic Games. Among all the participants in these games, perhaps no other nation has been so trusting and honest as we. In fact, we have made them into almost sacred rites of perfection and purity. But this lingering sense of athletics as a reflection of ideals and morality has certainly come' to a crashing end. Other nations, we have realized, do not hesitate to manipulate spOrts in the' interests of nationalism and power. i\thletics are for many but one more propaganda tool as exemplified by the antics of the Soviet bloc. Sports in those nations serve the state; they are but a mea~s for the state to project an image and insulate a way of life. ., ":' :AmeriCans have for the most part rejected suchan approach;' We have always been proud that in the main o'ur','athletes havEf been free from the' chains of political: deCisions. Yet other grave' questions on this subject do arise. Have we not allowed U.S. sports to become nothing more than a commercial appendage of capitalism? We readily' accuse athletes from Communist countries of being nothing more than political peacocks. Have we fallen into a worse pitfall by allowing commercialism to become the· chief motivating force in our own athletic world? Has not money become the sole consideration in American sports? Let's look at a few examples. A sports magazine recently assembled some salary figures for the NBA's top elite. These figures, of c.!Jurse, do not include signing bonuses, incentive deals, cars, condos, real estate, stock P.P.ti9~". ~y~rt~~i~g...e.~d~~~m~!1t,~, .~n",d" tk.~ . th~~sf\nd. oth,er 'sidelin~s open to players. .These are just the salaries of ' thr~'NBA",basketJ:>all players: ~Moses ·Malone takes· in $1,.6 ' million. An additional $1.4 million is guaranteed him in bonuses for 1982-83. Jack Sikma is paid $1.19 Million. Julius Erving rakes in $1 million. When one hears that the NBA contract talks are at a difficult impasse, whose heart should bleed? Examples of this nature are also rampant in other sports.. The recent press buzz about the signing of Herschel Walker was a prime example of selling to the highest bidder. Depending on who you talk to, his salary will range between $8 and $16 million. Poor pro football! And baseball, once the poor stepchild, is running right up the capitalistic ladder as evidenced by Steve Carlton's life contract for about $5 million. you might argue a dollar or two, but you cannot deny that the buck has become the driving force in American s~rts: H~gh schools are scou~ed by colleges, colleges are ~lie' br~edmg grounds for the pro. The whole thing tying the package together is how much can one bank. Many see no 'problem with the current status of American sports. Others view the grab for the dollar as its ruination. The latter view might be somewhat extreme but it does indicate how dangerous the situation has become in our leisure society. Once the money becomes the sole motivation of an athlete or a game, what reliable standard of judgment, fairness, equity or honor remains in a given sport? Sorry to say, today it seems that for the buck of it has replaced for the sport of it.
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AhQut strayed Catholics By Father Kevin J. Hanington
There's a story about a priest nearing the 50th anniversary of his ordination who heard that his parishioners were planning an expensive celebration. Instead of giving him money, he asked that each person bring at least one fallen-away Catholic back to ~he fold. . This story underlines the cru cial role of the lay apostolate. Priests and laity must let their fallen-away brothers and sisters in the Catholic faith. know that they are wanted and that their absence is deeply felt.
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People drift from the church for a variety of reasons. Some say they find the Mass boring while others have horror stories about pnests or religious who have been" less than kind to them. The wrong approach is that of making excuses. It is true that some Masses almost seem calculated to induce boredom while priests and religious, hu man beings like everyone else, often fail to reflect the love of Christ. But every member of the body of Christ carries within himself or herself both bad and good qualities. We cannot anticipate that every Mass will afford a great spiritual experience, nor should we expect every Catholic
to be a walking advertisement for Christ. Too many people fail to rec· ognize that simply going to church doesn't make someone good. Only God clin accomplish that by forgiving us, nourishing us and preparing us for.life ever lasting in the kingdom to come. Each member of the body of Christ needs to work at getting something from the Mass and at living his or her life so as not to be accused of being a Sunday saint and a Monday sinner.
seek the solace of nature and feel that assisting at Sunday Mass is not conducive to prayer. What many of these Catholics fail to realize is that they would never have come to know the Lord at all had it not been for their Cath olic upbringing.
There are -a host of reasons people give for leaving the church, but their objections are usually not solved by walking away from them. Many miss the unnuanced guidance the church once provided; others complain about her teachings on birth con· In all honesty the first hypo . trol, sexuality, marriage, war crite we meet every day is our and peace, the arms race and is self in the bathroom mirror. If sues of social j~stice. we are not willing to admit that, But the church must spea/( it probably means that we are blind to our own faults~ If the prophetically, on these issues. It Mass bores us,. we need to' seek is impossible to picture Christ the source' of our boredom. Am remaining. silent ·in today's world. I participating in the· Mass by In facing contemporary problems following the readings, by sing. the lay apostolate must take di ing and by praying? Am I a back rection from the church's leaders. pew Catholic? Have I ever volun Christ lives in the church. The teered to be a part of any par Lord who prayed that all might ish activity that could generate be one and who left the 99 sheep a change in my' attitude? behind to search for th~ one who There is, always a danger that wandered from the fold must whatever becomes routine be· live in both priests am~ the laity. comes less effective. Many peo ple leave the 'church to seek the ;face of the Lord in what they THE ANCHOR (USPS·54S0020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published consider to be a more satisfying weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Ilighiand Aven· experience. Roman Catholics ue, Fall River, Mass. 02720' by the Cath, who have strayed to the funda. olic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 mental cults are often attracted per tear. Postmasters send address chan'j;s by their emotional" appeal. Others ~~7~2~ Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, A
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Marth 18, 1983
Family Night
A weekly at-home program for families
sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry
OPENING PRAYER The Lord's Prayer.
TO THINK ABOUT Perhaps a purse, coins, and dice appear as strange symbols for reconciliation. Yet, how often do we put things before people or betray one another like Judas did Christ for a few coins of profit. How often have we been unaware or indifferent to an other's sufferings, like the sol diers who rolled dice for Christ's garments? How often have we been hurt by someone else's thoughtlessness? How often have we ourselves hurt others with our own inconsideration? This Family Night stop and take the time to seek reconciliation with in the family. It will help to fur ther prepare everyone for the great Easter feast we all so eagerly await.
gather around it with the house lights off. Read aloud. Matthew 5:23,24. Pause and have each re flect on particular ways he or she may have offended or hurt another family member. Have each person write the offense on a piece of paper. Then reflect on some ways you have been hurt by someone else. Write these down also. Each family member, taking a turn, folds his or her paper and burns it in the bowl. Encourage family members to seek the forgiveness, later in the evening, of whomever they may have hurt. Add some dice and a purse with coins to the symbols for Lent in the family dining area.
Adult Families Read aloud Luke 6:27-38, then Matthew 27:35-39, and ,lastly Matthew 5:23,24. Discuss each passage. Share what it's .)ike to
ACTIVITY IDEAS Young and Middle Years Families PENANCE SHARING Mater ials: Bible, candle, matches, large glass bowl, small pieces of paper, and pencils. Light the candle and
Never f'orsake'll his Son? On the contrary, Jesus was quoting from an eloquent psalm of hope, written by the prophet David. His appeal to the psalms at the time of his agon reason at all, I found I couldn't izing death tells us that not only forgive him. It was so senseless. was he familiar with them but A loving God wouldn't do a also that his was a prayer of tri thing like that." Resentment umph, not despair. In spite of its shone in her misty eyes as she opening lines, Psalm 22 is a spoke of her 20-year-old son's prayer praising God for deliver tragic death, victim of a drunken ance. driver. Let's reflect on the first. few How many times have we verses: heard a statement like hers? Of "My God, my God, why have the Seven Words spoken' by you forsaken me? Jesus on, the cross, this is prob Far from my prayer, from ably the one most felt and in the words of my cry? voked by us. So often in life we o my God, I cry out by day, ask God why He has forsaken and you answer not; , us - when a loved one dies, by night, and there is no when a job is lost, when a child relief for me. I Is born deformed, when war ex Yet you are enthroned in licts\ .its 'human ..tragedy, when the' holy place . natural disastet's' occur,'· . When b glory of Israel! loneliness becomes· 'unbearable. In you our fathers trusted; How can a ·Ioving God do these they trusted and you things to his people, we cry. We delivered them, ' want to rage out· at the invisible To you they cried and they perpetrator of tragedy and God escaped; is often the handiest to blame. In you they trusted, and they were not put to shame." ,But we rarely stop to realize Jesus' cry was a reminder to that we are forsaking God when we accuse him of forsaking us. him and to us that even though we may feel forsaken by God in He never promised us an endless ly happy life. He Invited us to our bleakest moments, we will trust him. When we give him up be delivered if we continue to because life doesn't go according trust. And if we find it hard to to our plan, we're little different trust in God at dark times in our from the child who says, "If I lives, imagine what it was for don't get my way, I won't love Jesus. His own people called for his death. He was betrayed by you anYJllore." How then, are we to interpret ;Judas, denied by Peter, and aban Jesus' cry to his father? Wasn't doned by all but a few women he accusing him of abandoning and one man at the cross.
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try to be reconciled with some oneand they refuse you. Describe how the experience feels. What do you do when this happens? Make an effort to be reconciled as a family, each member to the other.
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chance to knock one of them down?" It is in the gung-ho spirit What Rep. Morris Udall, of the gloating newsreel footage D-Ariz., calls "Udall's law of announcing the dropping of the bomb over Hiroshima. SNACK TIME unintended consequences" It isn't the scenes of Hiro went into operation im- shima victims and their hideous Bread and grape juice. mediately upon publication of burns and facial distortions. An the news that the Justice Depart- American film, "The Final Epid ENTERTAINMENT ment had foiled a cinematic ef- ernie," showed as much. It isn't Play Yahtzee (can be pur by the Canadian govern- Dr. Caldicott's unrelenting des fort chased reasonably at any depart ment to foist on us its deplorably cription of the vaporizing, de, ment store) or write a family negative views about nuclear capitation, gassing and frying letter to a relative out of town. that accompany nucRear attacle, war and acid rain. The first thing that happened The president of the Physicians SHARING was that the National Press Club for Social Responsibility travels - Why is Lent important for lunch with Dr. Helen Caldicott, about the country saying such our Church and our family? the star of "If You Love This things by night and by day, and - The thing I like best about Planet," which has not a single admits she is "emotional" about this family is . . . Why? decent thing to say about nu- the question of exterminating - Share a time someone felt clear weapons, was transforme~ the human race. out or excluded at school or in No, unbaLanced as Dr. Caldi into a box-office hit. Before Justhe family. tice struck, only 30 tickets had cott's presentation might seem been sold. to a loyalist who is trying to CLOSING PRAYER The, occasion gave Sen. Edward support Reagan's nuclear arms Thank you, Lord, for this Fam Kennedy, D-Mass., who was in- buildup, it is possibly her cheeky ily Night. Teach us to be more troducing Dr. Caldicott, the weI- call to action that did it. aware of one another's needs and come opportunity to make' a She tells the people of Platts help us to become better listen ringing denunciation of the presi- burgh, N.Y., in her audience to ers. Thank you, Lord, for o,ur dent's Orwellian conduct and to close down the Strategic Air family. Amen. demand a Senate investigation. Command airbase nearby. The Canadian ambassador She further tells them to take weighed in with both ,the Justice :",their babies" to WashingtoQ !l~d bepartment· and proteste(I thilf plan't" 'them "'on "the d'~sks' of bra'nding 'three' oPhis :caiirttry"s : "·.hawits. !iSey(t6~SeI:llitbr"'Ja~kson documentaries as "political pro- or Senator Helms, 'Why are you paganda" was not exactly either not representing the life of this By friendly or neighborly. baby?'" Flustered by the fuss, the head That's pretty bad, you must DOLORES of the criminal division, D. Low- admit. But there is more. "Set your naked toddlers in ell Jensen, sent over to the emCURRAN bassy for the prints and conduct- the Senate chamber," she ad ed a weekend review at a higher jures them in her ringing Aus level. These senior critics upheld tralian voice. the original decision. Henceforth, Plainly it is a call to sedition organizations and individuals and riot. But "Acid Rain, Requiem or Scripture scholar Ronald Cox who choose to expose themselves wrote that by inspiring King to the hazards of these films will Recovery?" is another story. A first see a disclaimer warning more tactful, neutral and inoffen David to write these psalms a they were made by a registered sive presentation of a fearful thousand years earlier, the' Holy Spirit prepared two perfect' fOreign agent and the U.S. gov- problem that is' being visited on prayers for Jesus on the cross. ernment does not necessarily ap- one country (theirs) by another "Undoubtedly he ).<ept saying prove of them. Those who see country (ours) cannot be, im them over and over during the them may also be reported to the agined. In a totally' unemotional attorney general. voice, the narrator recciu~ts the three hours," Cox wrote. The other "perfect prayer'; is "Into The rush is on for prints of the damage to fish,' buildings, grave thy hands I commend my anti-nuclear film. Rep. Edward stones that is caused by the fall spirit." J. Markey, D-Mass., has made out from Industrial smokestacks.
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Possibly Justice Department garden clubs, and environmental film critics have inadvertently ists have seen this subversive promoted "Planet's" chances for footage. an Oscar. It has been nominated. Justice Department wizards Certainly Justice did not intend have figured out that Reagan's March 19 that as a consequence. principal political problems are Rev. John J. MCQuaide, Assis If you see "If You Love This the scandal at the EPA and the tant, 1905, St. Mary, Taunton Planet," you will understand why nuclear freeze movement, and March 20 Rev. Francis A. Mrozinski, some red-blooded Reagan zealot reasoned from that that the thing reached for the branding iron. It to do was to keep quiet about Pastor, 1951, St. Hedwig, New isn't just that Ronald Reagan has them. So they have said that it Bedford , a cameo role in it. He is shown is un-American to be against March 22 in a <:lip from "Jap Zero," in a nuclear war and acid rain. It's Rev. Joseph A. Martins, Assis combat flyer's rig, eagerly ask- an odd message, but Ronald Rea tant, 1940, St. John Baptist, New ing, "How soon do I get a gan is letting it stand. Bedford
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Sister Melinda Roper, president Today begins Central America Week, organized by over 40 local of the Maryknoll Sisters, and Rev. and national interfaith task James P. Noonan, superior gen eral of the Maryknoll .Fathers forces to commemorate the third anniversary of the murder of and Brothers-, also speaking on behalf of Maryknoll lay mis Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador and to express support sioners. of the suffering peoples of the Central American nations. A statement issued in con nection with the week declares in _part: "Msgr. Romero was rec ognized around the world as the voice of the voiceless Salvador CAMBRIDGE, Mass. .<NC ans and Central Americans he loved and served. One month Father Henri J. M. Nouwen, theo before his death he appealed to 'logian, psychologist and author. the President of the United States. has received an appointment at the Harvard Divinity School as to end U.S. military aid and in professorof'divinity and Horace tervention in his couptTy. - De Y. Lentz lecturer. <lIn his final sermon, he ad The appointment, to begin with dressed the Salvadoran military with these words: 'The Church is the 1983-84 academic year, will the defender of the Law of God be on a half-time basis to allow and of the dignity of the human Father Nouwen to divide his person, and cannot remain silent time between the Divinity School before such an abomination. and a theological center in Latin Therefore, in the name of God, America, probably in Lima, Peru. Father Nouwen will be Lentz and in the name of his long suffering people, whose laments Lecturer at the Divinity School rise to heaven every day more this spring. He will not offer tumultous, I beseech you, I beg courses but will deliver several: you, I command you in the name public lectures and meet inform ally with students, staff and of God STOP THE REPRES faculty. SION!' Born in -1932 in Nijkerk, the "Since his death, the suffering of the poor in EI Sal~ador has Netherlands, Father Nouwen was continued and crisis conditions ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He received a graduate de have developed in other coun tries of the Central American gree in psycho~')gy and a doctor isthmus. Now more than ever we ate in theology from the Cath olic University of Nijmegen. are called to respond to his ap From 1964 to 1966 he was a peal in def~nse of human life and fellow in the Program for Reli dignity." Organizers of hte week suggest gion and Psychiatry at the Men that Thursday, March 24, the ninger Clinic in Topeka, Kan. third anniversary of Archbishop After two years as a visiting pro fessor at the University of Notre Romero's assassination, be ob served .as a day of prayer and Dame, Father Nouwen taught for some time in Amsterdam and fasting. . Utrecht, the Netherlands. Among religious communities . In 1971 he began a 10-year supporting the week are the stay at Yale Divinity School, Maryknoll Missioners, who last where he was appointed to a ful~ December issued a position state professorship in 1977. ment regarding Guatemala, ask Father Nouwen, author of ing that U.s. military assistance many books, was a fellow at the to the nation be withheld. Ecumenical Institute in College "This includes direct military ville, Minn., in 1976 and scholar aid such as the sale of helicopter in-residence at the North Ameri spare parts; and the. training of' can Collpge in Rome in 1978. In Guatemalan officers. We also 1981 he resigned from Yale and strongly object to any form or moved to the Trappist Abbey of manner of indirect military aid the Genesee in Piffard, N.Y. .which supports and gives credi Last year he spent six months bility to the unjust systems. This in Bolivia and Peru exploring can only prolong the present sit pastoral possibilities, then re uation. turned to the abbey as a "family "We make this appeal in soli brother." Family ~rothers in darity with the Bishops of the Trappist monasteries do not take United States as they reiterate vows and are not members of their longstanding opposition to the religious order. They live military aid to the Guatemalan 'and work at the monastery, re government... ceiving payment for their ser The statement was signed by vices.
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But .it's not really true. Jimmy ,Bo.rn in the parish in the Flint Gillet, whose whole life has been section of Fall River, Gillet's wrapped around "the Immacu late," won't retire as long as first contact with its priests elderly parish neighbors need came as he delivered their news their walks shoveled to make it papers. By 1927 he was a nine to Mass on snowy Sundays, as year-old altar boy and by the long as a widowed parishioner time he was a junior in high school he was invited to join the needs an occasional knowledge able inspection of her furnace, St. Vincent de Paul Society, a high honor. as long as his successor as par ish custodian needs to take a At age 22 he was elected so bit of time off. ciety president, serving in the True, he has put an offical post for the next 38 years. He's finish to his 23 years as fulltime . now the Vincentian treasurer. custodian. But there's no thought And so it goes. You name the of discontinuing the 20 to 25 parish activity or oganization hours he spends weekly at the Gillet has been there. His devo offices of the parish credit union, tion was recognized years ago where he's the treasurer, or the when he was among the first 're two days weekly he volunteers cipients of the Marian Medal for as fill-in custodian. And still on his schedule are sacristy duty at the Immaculate and regular ser vice as a Eucharistic minister. Funeral Bome Gillet has vivid memories of 550 Locust Street years spent supervising and driv FaD River, Mass. ing the parish fleet of school 672a2391
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Continued ~rom page one Even if halted, cancer "doesn't let you put it behind you," said Dr. Krant. "You always fear it may recur. Cancer instructs' us how vulnerable we are in the' world." Discussing the perennial ques tion, "How much should a pa tient be told?" he noted that it used to be routine not to tell a victim of his ,or her cancer. "Then we bludgeoned them with everything. But we need lots of space to handle information as to our 'own mortality." Emotional problems brought by cancer, he said, include alien ation ("We like to be part of the community, but cancer pushes people to aloneness") and reac tions to body changes ("Some how we think nothing will ever happen to ,us.', When cancer in- vades the citadel of our bodies, we don't feel safe in them any more"). Some people, added Dr. Krant, feel that serious illness is a pun ishment for wrongdoing. At the same time they are angry at fate and fearful of the future. ~p;:o>~.
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from Ash Wednesday to Easter was a time for intense prepara tion of catechumens for baptism while members of the church prayed and studied with them. A call for the restoration of Lent to its original purpose arose from an evaluation of church worship by the Second Vatican Council. But change occurs slow ly and takes time to reach the parish level, said Father Ryan. The streamlining of fasting and abstinence laws is an area of change which has reached most Catholics. The point of these changes, said Father Ryan, was to encourage people to fast be cause they believe it is a good religious practice, not because someone tells them to do it. Catholics are "cha~lenged to work out their own creative ways to fast during, Lent. Unfor tunately, this challenge is not being met in large measure," he commented. "Many people were taught to ,follow the letter of the law. Now, they continue to follow the letter of a streamlined law. Thus, many younger people have' never ex perienced fasting because older people haven't passed it on as a religious practice." , Father Ryan added that some parishes are trying to revive the practice of fasting br holding "lenten meals." At the~e weekI;y gatherings participants pray to gether and eat modest meals. Money which participants donate at each gathering goes to the poor. "This practice restores the essential triad of prayer, alms giving and fasting," he said.
.' 'THE ANCHOR-Diocese of fall River-fri., March 18, 1983
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Churches of Olancho, Fall River, touch
By Father Peter N. Graziano
Diocesan Director of Social Services Little did any of us know six weeks ago that a priest working within our diocese would be ap pointed by the Holy Father as ·prelate to the Catholic commun ity of Olancho, Honduras. Little did I know that it would be my good fortune to represent Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at the memorable instalIation ceremon ies of Monsignor Maurus Mul doon, OFM, celebrated Feb. 26 in Olancho by Archbishop Andra Codero Lanza di Montezemolo, the Papal Nuncio. As a gesture of pastoral and priestly fraternity Bishop Cronin also sent two local religious to the ceremony, Sisters Martha and Guadalupe. They had work· ed closely with Msgr. Muldoon at the Regina Pacis Hispanic Cen ter in New Bedford. From the moment our plane landed in Tegulcigalpa, our jour ney from the diocese of FalI River to Olancho never ceased to be ,inspirational. Honduras, a sma11 nation of 4 million inhabitants, is bordered by El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Unfortunately, it is the second poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Were it not for aid from the Un~ted States and other nations, the situation would verge on bankruptcy. The average Honduran earns either in bartered goods or cash approx imately $1.55 per day, this with· in an economy that has a 20 per cent inflationary rate, combined with extremes of poverty. The unemployment rate is estimated to be 20 percent with 60 percent of the work force considered underemployed. The government is currently democratic in the sense that through free elections last year a civilian government has enter ed the scene after more than a decade of military rule. Although Q
there are still disturbing vestiges of oligarchic power within the nation, the present situation is a sign of hope. ' But the military are ever pres ent and appear always on the ready. In meeting the average soldier, one is struck by his youth. PeriodicalIy, young men are simply rounded up by the military and pressed into service. They range from 14 to 15 years of age and up, depending upon . their physical size at the time of the round-up. If they are card carrying students or married, most likely they will not be taken. With such a haphazard mechanism, it is undeniable that poorer young men tend to be drafted' far more than members of the more ptivileged classes. The problems facing this beau tiful country are monumental. Economic revitalization is essen· tial. Social needs must be met through expansion of housing, child care, health and education al opportunities across alI the lower segments of the society. There appears' to be a serious need for a strong and independ ent judiciary which would insti tutionalize equity through effec tive safeguards of basic rights within reputable courts of law. To have the law administered primarily through those with physical, economic or political power is to continue inviting corruption and gross disrespect for human rights and life itself. While the more affluent, some of whom are very generous with their time and money on behalf of the needy, need not be reduced to a lower status, there is a vital need to raise the living standards of the working poor and the poor. These problems are easy to de~ tect but their solution is far from easy to accomplish. It soon seemed very clear to me that the problems of countries such as Honduras do not admit of
simple answe'rs and simple ap proach~s.
Power blocs from the far left or far right of the political spec trum do the people a grave dis service. At best, their simplistic approach only seems to keep things at a status quo. The peo ple are ill served by so many in tolerant ideologies from so many persuasions. Constant dialogue among alI parities must be fos tered and maintained, always with a special tilt toward the victims of systemic injustice. In the midst of alI this, the church ministers to the people and the nation. Her influence for good is potentially without meas ure; but how best to use her moral voice is always a sensi tive issue. .Without a doubt, however, that voice is strong and influential. She has the loyalty of large numbets of the faithful, Consequently, her ctedibility is of a very high quality. When the church speaks, Hondurans listen. That church needs our prayers and our financial and moral sup port. Were is not for the gener osity of Catholics from other nations, the plight of our Hon· duran brothers and sisters would be extreme. But the Honduran church can in her term offer much to us in North America. She is alive with a simple and profound religious faith. She has many exemplary approaches to religious education firmly rooted in the Scrptures. Her social min istry seems to be a growing col laborative among the religious, clergy and laity. She is close to the land which, in turn, seems to develop within her people a strong religious awareness of God's presence in so many as pects of daily life. God never seems far away. The saints and especialIy the Mother of God under the title of the Virgin of Suyapa are an intimate part of the people's lives.
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The church of Honduras ap with cardboard and hugging one peared to me to be a church of another to keep warm. and for the poor. Such a church To say the least, one's priori cannot help but be close to God. ties in life begin to undergo radio Within this setting Msgr. cal change through. such an en· Muldoon is now pastor of' Olan· .counter. cho, an area about the size of Please pray for Msgr. Muldoon. Massachusetts and some 125 He must virtually reestablish the miles from Tegucigalpa, the capital. It numbers around visible church in Olancho. From 175,000 people and is now being this moment on the Church of served by four priests, including .Olancho and the Church of Fall River touch one another through Msgr. Muldoon. The situation is their pastors, Bishop Cronin and comparable to the Catholics of Msgr. Muldoon. New ·Bedford being served by one full-time and one half-time priest. I feel confident that this reo The district is beset with many lationship cannot but help the spiritual "itality of both problems, ranging from reli ous instability through severe churches. economic and social dislocations. Violence has not spared the area. Several months ago eight lay people and two priests were summarily executed by military and other forces beyond the con trol of the central government. Msgr. Muldoon's Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Con· ception has been without a resi dent pastor for several months. On their own, the pe.ople assem bled in the cathedral, prayed and conducted various services, in cluding funerals, patiently await ing the arrival of a priest.
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past several years no mention has been made of Trinity Sunday, the last day on which Catholics are required to make their Easter duty. Why is this? (North Carolina) Q. During the
A. According to our present liturgical calendar, the Easter season ends on Pentecost, not on Trinity Sunday. I believe the reason little is said these days about the obliga tion to receive Holy Communion once during the Easter time is probably for the same reason that one hears little any more about monthly Communion Sun days which used to be a big thing in most parishes. In those days, it was assumed that most Catholics went to Communion rarely. Communion Sundays for parish organizations intended to assure that members received the Eucharist at least once a month. The obligation of the Easter duty hoped to assure that all Catholics received Com munion at least once a year. Thanks to a massive l~prove ment in our understanding of the Eucharist in our daily lives, be ginnning with Pope Plus X in the early part of this century, almost every practicing Catholic now goes to Communion regular ly.
My guess is that this is the maln reason most parish priests no longer speak much about the obligation to receive Communion once a year.
Q. Why are priests now calling the Mass a memorial? Isn't it still true that the Mass is primar Ily a sacrifice? My interpretation of memorial is for someone who is deceased. Certainly Christ lives. We receive the living risen Christ. Isn't this a downgrading of our belief? (Hawaii) A. It is true we often refer to the Mass as a memorial carried out "in memory of his death and resurrection" (Second Eucharis tic Prayer). However, this desig nation for the celebration of the eucharist is not new. It goes back to the earliest records we have of prayers offered at the eucharistic celebrations. Obviously the word 'memorial in this context does not mean something for the dead. It simply means something done in mem ory of someone or something. In fact this is the reason Jesus him self gives us in the Gospel for the celebration of the Eucharist, "Do this to remember me" and what I have done for you. In the Mass the entire purpose is to remember what Jesus has done in his sacrificial death and resurrection, to give thanks for it (which is what the word "Eu charist" means), and then to reo new our offering of this eternal sacrifice of Jesus to the heaven ly Father. Far from downgrading, remem· bering, with thanks and praise. is what the Eucharist is all . about. Send questions to Father Diet zen, Holy Trinity Parish. 704 N. Main St., Bioomllllgton, Ill. 61601.
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'We have sinned' says Rios Montt • GUATEMALA CITY (NC) Saying that "we have sinned," Guatemalan President Efrain Rios Montt March 13 announced an amnesty for guerrillas and promised to ease the state of seige in his country. The president's remarks, on a national television broadcast, came six days after Pope John Paul II sharply criticized violence and repression during his March 7 visit to Guatemala. "We know and understand that we have sinned, that we have abused power, and we want to reconcile ourselves with the people," Rios Montt said. He said that he would shift from the state of seige currently in fcirce to a less restrictive "state of alert-A" on March 23, the first anniversary of the coup that brought him to power. He also promised an amnesty for guerrillas but warned that people who continued to harm the population would be pun ished. He di4 not say whether special secret military tribunals, under which IP executions have been carried out since last September, would continue to operate. When six men condemned by the secret tribunals were execu·
ted ·by firing squad on the eve of the pope's Central American tour, the Holy See publicly pro tested the executions and an nounced that it had sought a communlation of the sentences. Vatican press spokesman Father Romeo Panciroli has said Pope John Paul had discussed the exe cutions with Rios Montt when the two met privately March 7.
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Shortly after Rios MonU came to power last year he offered a 30-day amnesty to guerrillas. At the end of the amnesty period, however, he imposed a state of siege and embarked on a ruthless campaign to suppress the guer rillas. The country's Catholic bishops denounced massacres by government troops in rural areas ,as a campaign of "genocide" against the predominantly In dian peasant population.
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A charming account of family life and love in late 18th century rural England is found in "Pride and Prejudice," by the British novelist, Jane Austen. A good part of .the novel's enduring in terest lies in the way Ms. Austen portrays the intricate bonds of family members and friends. The novel is almost like a pri mer on how to enhance intimacy, showing people working on their relationships and suggesting how those relationships are hampered by crossed signals' and misunder stood messages. The "pride'; of the title refers to Fitzwilliam, Darcy, Lord of Derbyshire, whose strong sense of his position in society causes him to appear condescending and ., , rude. The "prejudice" refers to Eliza beth Bennet, the witty and in telligent main character· who forms snap judgments and misjudgments o{people. ' Darcy and Ms.. Bennet find themselves at cross purPoses be cause of their inability to com-
municate clearly. Blinded by prejudice, Ms. Bennet is all too ready to believe Darcy to be dis honorable. Therefore she accepts without question a false story that he has cheated another mr't out of an inheritance. Hampered by his pride; Darcy refuses to admit his growing af- . fection for Ms. Bennet. When he finally asks her to marry him, it is a lesson in how not to com municate. His words convey to )1~r the distinct impression that he feels 'he is doing her a great favor by his proposal' of mar riage. Needless to say, she refuses. . As "Pride and Prejudice'" pro gresses, Darcy and Ms. Bennet gradually begin to recognize how badly each has misjuged' the other. But it is only when they begin to explain their' actions that they finally come to real mutual understanding. .' , The Iesso1Js' about relationships in this novel remain valuable today. Family members, for ex ample, caught up in the press
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One. Sunday after Mass,. a woman as}(ed my son David, "Aren't you my dog's friend?" and I realized once again that my 13-year-old had been unable to resist communing with a new dog. For years I had warned him to be careful of strange dogs. How ever, they don't long remain strangers to David~ All seem to return his affection. , . One neighborhood mongrel 'flall'such 'a bad liabit of running ~n circles' that its owners al Ways i~it tidd up outside: When I cautioned David .to be verY 'careful around it, he silenced me by answering: "I' ain the only person in,. the whole 'world who talks to that dog. He likes me 'and I.like him. If i. don't pet him, he will be completely alone." When this same dog some'time Jater slipped through an open gate~nd jumped 9n me"'ripping my skirt. I tlJought, "He knows I'm not his frlendl" ';' While reflecting. on the rela tionship' betwen "dogs and child "ren who love them, I ran across an interesting' book. written in 1791 by a, British phiosopher, Mary Wollstonecraft. "Original :Storles from Real ,Life Conversa tions" contains several ~hort stories about 'children who were led to love God through loving animals. .' The writer described how chil dren who learn to be faithful, affectionate and respectful of ani,
mals will likely become adults who display the same lov~ng qualities toward people. I realized then that David's special gift with animals may be the way God is drawing my son to love him. I understood this even mor~ clearly after reading an assignment David did for his religion class. In it he wrote: "In my life I've done 13 of the 14 works of mercy;" .The one he found 'inissing was visiting'~lie. iinprisohed, he explained. l'hen, explaining. the ,works. of .mercy, David used examples fIYm his many experiences with animals, especially suffering animals. , Let me quote one of' his stor ies.; " "When I was' 11, I lived, 'in Washington, D.C.·One day when I came 'home from sphool, I saw a bunch of kid~ on the sidewalk. . I walked over to see what was going on. On the ground was a c,row'that seemed to have injur,ed' its ,right wing.. There was a big storm the . night before so I thought it must have been injured at -that time. "I sa.t next to it for a long time. I knew that this bird needed help. ,Then I noticed that every one had left., I took, off ' my jacket and piCked it tip, being careful with its wing. I waiked home with the bird still in my jacket. On the way I noticed that he had lost feathers in one of his' wings. When I reached my home I dug .up some worms, and I got some Turn to page thirteen ....
In Mark;s Gospel, the predic tion of .Judas' betrayal casts a pall',of foreboding 'over Jesus' last meal with his disciples. Then, when thesupper,is ~v~r !lnd ~hey are an, the.Jw-lly tq,th~tMountof Olives, 'the: gloom: intensifies.;' . ,Jes~~ telis the disciples they will undergo a severe' crisis of faith. A citation from the Old Testament' book, Zechariah, shows once again that none of this is happening by chance: "I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be dispersed." . There. is, however,' a ra.y of hope that they will come through the crisis successfully: "But after I am raised up, I will go to Gali lee ahead of you." With typical' brashness, .Peter protests: "Ev.en though all are shaken in faith,'it will not' be that way with me." Pathetically, even after Jesus warns that Peter will. deny him'ithree, times that very night, '1:he disciple keeps insiting vehemently: "Eyen if' I haye to die with -you, I will not deny you." • Peter's" bravado is. catching, and soon' all 'the disciples are making th~ same protestation of .' . " loya,ty., . ' What a tragic comment on hu-
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Continued from page twelve about life. He had found no an swers in the religion of Rome, but here in Jersusalem he had become interested in the religion of the Jews. He had been capti vated by the words and life of Jesus. He thought he was the greatest man he had ever seen. Now Gaius was sad to see Jesus before the palace guard. "Why did the governor have this good man scoudged?" Gaius thought. "How could Pilate con demn Jesus to die as a criminal? What evil has he done?" Gaius' eyes moistened but he brushed away his tears. He dared not let the other soldiers know how he felt. The soldiers began to laugh at Jesus. "So you're a king, are you? We'll see what kind of king you arel" Three soldiers marched over to Jesus and pulled the bloody clothes from his bruised back. Gaius cringed when he saw the marks 0 fthe whips across Jesus' back and shoulders. Other soldiers found a royal purple cloak and threw it around Jesus. "What a sorry pic ture of a king!" someone shout~ ed. The whole squad laughed again. One of the soldiers brought in a bunch of thorny branches. He and another guard wove them in to a crown of thorns. They walk ed over to Jesus, holding the crown high, in mock solemnity.
They roughly pressed it on Jesus' head. Pain twisted his face. Gai. us' fists tightened. The two stepped back, looked at Jesus and bowed before him. Everyone laughed. Another came up and placed a staff in Jesus' right hand, a royal scepter. He too bowed mockingly and walked away. The other soldiers laugh ed and joked. Gaius' was uneasy as he look ed at Jesus. He wanted to com fort him but he dared not. His fellow soldiers would think him weak. Then the whole squad raised their swords, making fun of Jesus. "All hail! King of the Jews!" they chanted. "All hail! King of the Jews." One after another came for ward to ridicule Jesus. Each sol dier bowed before Jesus, took a strong reed and beat him on his head and the crown of thorns. Each soldier spat at Jesus too. Then, taking a step backward, each genuflected as if before a king. Each soldier did this, in cluding Gaius, until all had per sonally insulted Jesus. Finally they pulled the purple cloak off Jesus' shoulders. They put his own clothes back on him, then they led him out to crucify him.
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Continued from page twelve daughter had taken the' time or trusted their families enough to explain why they felt so badly, family members might have been able to sympathize and offer some measure and comfort. For family members, like mem bers of the church, are in the business of loving each other and revealing what is inside them. But often true revelation gets blocked. An unclear mess age is delivered. Much as does the church in the sacraments, family members often need to attach words to actions if home commuication is to take place. But they probably need to work at it, to concentrate on it. For misjudgments and missed connections are very much a part of daily living, as we all know.
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Continued from page twelve indicates willingness to accept his wishes. While this soul-searing strug gle is going on, what are the dis ciples doing? Sleeping. Mark's suggestion that they "could not keep their eyes open" is ironic. Jesus has been trying unsuccessfully to open their eyes all the way through the Gospel. Yet, ,t the end, the disciples' blindness is almost total: They simply cannot keep their eyes open. Jesus' eyes, however, are wide open. Finding strength in his prayer, ~e walks with determina tion to meet his fate.
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Kevin Birch will be heard in the noon recital series, from 12:35 to 1:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 22. ST. MARY. NORTON
The Women's Guild and par ish prayer community will spon sor a day of recollection begin ning at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 10, with a teaching and Mass of renewal. A covered dish supper will follow. The day will be di rected by Father Joseph Laugh lin, SJ, director of renewal ser vices for the South Shore. Those attending the supper are asked to bring a casserole dish. DEAF APOSTOLATE
Continued from page twelve bread inside the house. He seem ed satisfied with this meal. I put him in the fenced-in back yard, and, noticed that he ,. got ralong very well with my dog. They be came good friends." Later in his project, David wrote: "God says that if you feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty or clothe the naked you are doing it to him, because we are all God's creation." David then went on to con nect these actions with being concerned for people who are handicapped: "Jesus loves all of us, even the blind, deaf and mute. Most people reject the handicap ped, but inside they are really 'just the same everyone else in 'the world. "Inside they are also' God's creation. God knows this, and everyone on earth should know this, and maybe they can make this world'a better place to live."
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NEW YORK (NC) - The com ing to power of a socialist gov ernment in Spain has not created problems for the church so far, said Archbishop Gabino Diaz Merchan of Oviedo, president of the Span,ish Bishops' Conference. He was in New York City to -lead a retreat for priests and Re ligious who are or work with Hispanics. At a press conference the archbishop said that Spanish church-state relations "are very much governed by a concordat that was recently signed (by Spain and the Holy S'ee)," which declared the Vatican "to be able to the opposition party~ which was the Socialist Party at the time it was signed."
Sister Kathleen of the aposto late will speak at 9:30 a.m. Fri day, April 8, ata Social Aware ness Da.y program at Bishop Stang High School, N. Dart mouth. Deaf persons wishing to attend may contact Sister. Deaf Apostolate personnel are teaching religious education at Crystal ,Spring" 'School forse verely handicapped children. Similar programs are planned for Cape Cod and the Taunton Attleboro area. Volunteer teach ers may contact the 8ll0stolate at 674-5741, ext. 413. A Mass and social hour for Deaf Apostolate members and Camp Fire Girls and Boys will begin at 2:30 p,m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA
Lenten booklets, "The Word Among Us," are available at no charge at the church and parish center entrances. "The Seve,n Last Words of Christ" by Theodore Dubois will be presented by the parish choir at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, March 27. All welcome. ST. ANNE, FR
First communion candidates and ,their parents will meet in the shrlneafter noon Mass Sunday. . Prayers are requested for a St. Anne's School third grader stricken' with a rare disease~ A parishm1ssion will take ·pla.ce next Wednesday, Thu.rs day and Friday. SACRED HEART, Fie.
Women's Guild members wish ing to pa.rticipate ina television Mass for Palm Sunday to be taped at noon Saturday, March 26, at Bishop St'ang Hip,h School, 'a.re asked to meet in the rectory at U a.m. on that day. Members will also meet in the rectory following 7 p.m. Mass Sunday to work on an Easte!, project for pa,rish shut-ins. BREAD OF LIFE, FR
The Bread of Life prayer group will offer a course in scdpture studies, using a meth od developed ,by the diocese of Uttle .Rock, Ark., beginning at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Blessed Sacrament Church, Fall River. InfGI'mation: Don Sylvain 673-4378; Fred Deme trius, 644-2375.
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Demolition of the old parochial school building is scheduled. The area will become a parking lot. Beginning Monday, April 4, daily Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. instead of 8 a.m. It is also planned that funeral Masses will be celebrated ·at this .time un less unusual circumstances dic tate otherwise. The 7th and 8th grade youth group will meet at 9 a.m. Sat urday, April 9. The Junior Youth Group will meet at 9:30a.m. tomorrow at the parish center to go bowling. ST. JAMES, NB
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sonnel department and job descriptions and working in the company's advertising and marketing department. She describes her internship as providing' her, with hands-on experience in the actual operation of a small company. In common with most colleges, Stonehill has announced tuition, room and board increasell for the coming academic year. Tuition will go from $4,750 to $5,110 and room and board to $2,870 fro~ $2,700. Open to. the public is a lecture by Dr. ,Cyril White of University College, Dublin, on "F:our Perspectives on the Irish Experience." Dr. White 'will be heard at 7:30 p.m, Monday at Dc;mahue Hall on the Stonehill campus.
Honor.students Among diocesan college stu dents named to dean's lists are David Sousa of Fall River, a Bishop Connolly High School graduate,who is an honor stu dent at Stevens Institute of Tech nology, Hoboken, N.J.; and Lisa Souza of Swansea, on the honor roll at Salve Regina/Newport College.
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opponent by eight points. High scorers were James Zito, Michael Holmes, Margaret Sophomore Meg Donahue, 16, daughter of Bishop Stang's prin- , ,Chong,Steven Pratt, Michael cipal, Thomas Donahue, has been Amirault, Patrick Tormey and named a finalist in the 1983 Miss Charles Cotter. . Also gaining kudos were the Massachusetts National Teen Ager Pageant, to be held June 11 Feehan thespians, who entered "Whose Life Is It Anyway?" in in Worcester. , the, semi.finals of ,the Mass;' High ~ Pageant judging is based On poise, personality, scholastic 'School Draina Festival. Meriting ability, leadership. and appear" an All-Star Award were Shaun Sullivan, Christine Paradise, Jen ance. Contestants have the op tion of presenting a 100-word nifer Reed arid Peter Collin. Laurels also in the cheerleading essay on "What's Right about America" or a two-minute talent department, with Feehan's squad coming in 'second in the high demonstration. school division of the annual At Stang, Meg is class secre diocesan CYO cheering contest. tary,' co-captain of the jayvee
cheerleaders and a member of
the Stang Congress of Students. Her outside activities include Collette Philips, former press membership in the youth group secretary to the prime minister of St. Patrick's parish, Somerset, of Antigua and now a public re and in the PACL Majorette Or lations professor at Stonehill ganization. She's a modeling and director of a' Boston public school graduate and a volunteer ' relations firm, has' been named worker for the Arthritis Founda among 500 "Outstanding Young tion. Women in America" by a na Also at the NortH Dartmouth tional selection committee. Also in the' news is associate high school, 240 freshmen have professor of, psychology Richard been accepted' for the class of '87, while present students gav.e 'F. LeBlanc, who during the past the first of four performances of year organized, a political action Cole Porler's "Anything GOes" group for senior citizens. Dubbed Senior PAC, the or :last night. Other stagings will be ganization is open to all senior' at 7:30 tonight and tomorrow night and'at 3:30 p.m. Sunday; citizens' and aims to create a lobbying' group of seniors to sup- ' all at the Stang auditorium. port politicians favorable to Stang parents are reminded senior issues. ' that there are many scholarships With funding of half a million available to seniors. Further in formation is available from the dollars thus far, Senior PAC will use the money to support "financial aid hot line," 1-800 candidates in various ways, to 882-2037, from 9 a.m. to 5 'p.m. circulate national newsletters to Monday through Friday. seniors' and to organize eduCa tional and conscious-raising groups. Campus activity is not con The Math Club at the Attle fined to faculty members. Senior boro higp school is taking well earned bpws for its Southeastern Christina Kelly of Sagamore Mass. Math League meet victory Beach is working as a student earlier this month. The Feehan intern with Perception Technol team took first place with a ogy Corp., developing adminis score of 152, besting its nearest tration guidelines, creating a per
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'Anne's School" Fall R,iver. Coor- , dinators Mrs. Susan Caron and Mrs. Christine Rodrigues were assisted by 25 judges in picking winners. Eighth grader Jude Nicoletti was the winner of the top-rank ing Principal's Award for his pro ject on shells. Other 8th grade winners were Lisa Dias, first;
Michael Teixeira, second; and Tobias Silva, third. Seventh graders Erin Sullivan, 'Todd Johnson and Everett Miran da ranked in the same order, while sixth graders Rene Gag non and Jeffrey Pereira shared first place honors on their level. Nine projects will be entered in a forthcoming regional science fair, those of the eighth and seventh grade winners· and of two eighth grade honorable men tion ,winners, Steven Dias and Nancy Tavares. Also at St. Anne's, nine letters have been received from finders of helium balloons pupils re leased as part of Catholic Schools Week observances. One finder was in Pascoag, R.I., and eight were in Connecticui. One milO, who found -two balloons, took pictures for' the students.
S'alve Regina Dr' Daniel Maguire, professor of Christian ethics at Marquette University, will speak on Tech nology and Justice at 7 p.m. Thursday at Salve Regina/New port· College. The lecture, open to the public at no charge, is the fourth in a series of five con siderations of the ambivalent nature of technology. Informa tion: 401-847-6650, ext. 208.
Meeting Jesus By Cecilia Belanger When Jesus conversed' with Nicodemus, alone at night, who would have thought that )lis words would echo down the cor ridors of time,' changing the lives of countless thousands: "Except a man be born again." It was Jesus'adaptation to'the
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LOOKING FOR SOMEONE HaJrd 'days, I'm traveling alone for too long I'm always somewhere that I never belong .Ooh, I'm missing you I'm moving so fast DOw.it doesn't seem true This life I'm Bivlng's getting so hard to feei 'I'm gettin closer )ut I don't know what to do . , The days are empty and the nights unreal Oob, I'~' missing you " " .Oh, if I had you beside me " Then'I just might sleep thi'oughthe. night 'Your .~ove is the promise that guides me _" All the days of my life All the days of my Ufe H,ard days, I'm travellng alone for too long " I'm always somewhere that I never belong Ooh, I'm mIssing you
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Written andl sung by Dan Fogelberg ©,1982 April Music Inc. and HiCkory Grove Music ''MISSING YOU" sounds like the personal statement of a trav- ' eling musician.While'some may think hopping from concert to concert is glamorous and exciting, Fogelberg seems to be describing it differently. Even if this song does not reflect Fogelberg's personal ex· perience, it does speak of the
pain of being away from those we love. I was struck by how easily it could apply to our re lationship with God. Fogelberg's song' speaks of a life that is "moving so fast now it doesn't seem true." Many peopIe find their days are filled with school or work responsi bilities, and' with family and
individual wants of men and women which made him so ef fective, which preserved his words for all generations. We are all different, with different needs. Christ knew how and when to be tender or stern to suit an individual need. And when he spoke, his words made an unforgettable impres sion. Those with whom he con versed felt their own needs so thoroughly met by his words that they repeated them so that others might profit by this heavenly wisdom. Jesus' habit of teaching by conversatic;ms led him to say the right thing in the right place; to fit the truth snug ly to each case, to utter in each ear the words most needed. Ser mons, no matter how great, can not always do this. ' It was the one on one en counter that made the midnight meeting with Nicodemus so im pressive, the admonishment to busy Martha so influential. In casual conversation the Master proved himself a personal guide to men and women who found little inspiration in mere book directions to holy living. People lament that the art of conversation has been lost. In deed it has! When one finds someone with whom one can talk it's as if one has found "that which had been lost." Words spoken to a crowd are soon forgotten but what is spoken to one personally is re membered. In our own ministry, whatever it may be, we must use Jesus as the example of how to deal with people. He did not need to speak" many sermons. His whole life added emphasis to' his every' word.
fr~ends. Unfortunately this some times leaves them with no time for God. Fogelberg indicates that the fast pace has a cost. He seems aware of what happens if one loses sight of one's real direc , tion. The lyrics speak of getting closer to something but "I don't know what to." Consequently "the days are empty and the nights are unreal." It is possible to Jose touch with the God who called us into life. Life can become a maze of uncertainty.' , , People sometimes fail to rec ognize that time spent with God is also spent with, the center of themselves, providing purpose and direction for all, other ac tions. Fogelberg says, "Your love is the promise that guides me all tl)e days of my life.", God gives us this kind of, Jove. But to ex perience it we must make time lor him. Material possessions, achieve ments and many friends can't make' up for losing God's gifts. Everyone goes through times when they wonder. where life is leading. This is a symptom that something or someone is missing. Are you missing God in your life? Your comments ~ always welcome and may be used In future columns. Pl~ address Charlie Martin, 1218 S. Rother wood Ave., Evansville, Ind.
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ports watch Scholarship Hockey Game Next Thursday A highlight of the hockey sea son, the Father Donovan CYO Scholarship Hockey All-Star game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the DriscoIl Rink, FaIl River. A steIlar aggregation of high school seniors will meet an all star team from the Bristol County eyO Hockey League in a contest benefiting the CYO Scholarship Fund. The high schoolers are Rick Coleman, Vic Palumbo and Bruce Prenda, FaIl River; Martin Ar ruda and Jeff Nelson, New Bed ford; Mike Rodrigue~, Donald Daley, Tom Aldrich, Ted Med eiros, Dave Hathaway, Dave Pa quette and Chris Collins, Som erset; Kevin Boulay, Tiverton; Mark Oliveira, Fairhaven; Brian Donovan, Middletown; Jeff Mel lo. Dartmouth; Scott Wilkinson. Westport; Taber Chace, Lake ville; Chris Lambert, Dan Lar eau. Jeff Ferri, Seekonk. The CYO all-stars are Steve Rivard, Glenn Pontes, Troy De Moranville, Albie Harwood, Bob Reynolds, Dennis Sylvia and Pete
Larrivee of New Bedford; John Rodrigues. Kevin Taylor. Dave SuIlivan, Rory Couturier. Rick Roderick and Steve Mendonca of FaIl River South; Bob Pendrake and Steve Quigley. Marion; Vin nie Elder, Jeff Tucker and Gino Covino. Mansfield; Daniel SpeIl man and Kevin Rodriques. See konk. The top three players on each team will be given awards. John Kineavy. principal at Dartmouth High School. is awards chair man. Anthony Abraham has chaired the program since its inception. John Carey, Durfee hockey coach. will again direct the sen ior team. assisted by Mike Frye. Greater New Bedford Voke-Tech High School coach. Gus Venice of FaIl River South and Bill Cobb of Marion will direct the CYO team. Leonel Ventura. di rector of the Driscoll Rink, and Bob Richards. former Durfee coach will be masters of cere monies, Bill Kwascinski official scorer and Jim McCarthy. in charge of officials.
Lussier, Carnes Race Winners Phil Lussier, former Somerset High School standout and now on the University of Maryland track team won the first annual Shamrock Shuttle three-mile road race held last Sunday for the children of St. Vincent's Home. FaIl River. Lussier's tim·e was 14 minutes 44 seconds. a mere one second faster than Bob Cosgrove, Southeastern Massa chusetts University track star. Fred Zawerucka. Somerset. was third in 15:42. Cathy Carnes of SMUt won the women's division in 17:03 and placed 17th overall. Kathey Kelly, 19.09, and Betty Prescott, 19:10. foIlowed her.' New Bedford and FaIl iRver South posted victories last Sun day night in openers of the best of-three semifinals of the Bristol County CYO Hockl;ly League playoffs.
NFP flourishes WASHINGTON (Nt) - More than a third of U.S. Catholic hospitals responding to a survey indicated that they have started natural family planning pro grams. and more than half of those without such programs in dicated interest in starting. one. Most of the hospitals started their programs in the last four and a half years. said Msgr. James T.. McHugh. director of the U. ~. bishops' Diocesan De velopment Program for National Family Planning. The survey showed that all programs offer instruction in several methods of family planning.
New· Bedford and FaIl River 3-1. and Fall River South topped Mansfield. 3-1. Rick Coleman's goal in sudden death overtime gave Fall River a come·from-be hind victory. The teams meet again next Sunday night in the DriscoIl Rink. . Several diocesan school ath letes have been named to all-star teams in the Southeastern Mass. Conference. They are: - . - From Holy Family: Seniors Steven Lopes and Mark Cathcart. Division Three Basket ball; Freshman Anne-Marie Mau ricio, Division Three girls basket ball. . - From Bishop Feehan: junior Kevin Landry, Division One basketball. From·Coyle-Cassidy: - senior Chris Leary. Division Two basketball; junior Christine La~ roque and senior Julie Rogers, girls Division Three basketbaIl. - From Bishop Stang: sophomore Richard. Munson, Division Two basketpall;. sopho more Anne-Marie Burke; 300 yare! run, girls winter track, East Division; sophomore Liz. Makin, 600-yard run, girls winter track. East Division. Burke and Makin were also named to the New Be·d ford· Standard-Times all·star team. Also named to the Stan dard-Times team .were sopho more Marie David; Division One girls' basketbaU; and junior Sherry. .Lopes, 50-yeard dash, girls' winter track, Division East. From Bishop ConnoIly: - jun \or Karen Pontbriand, Division Three girls basketball.
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"Britannia Hospital" (UA. Classics): A venerable hospital, NOTE celebrating its 500th anniversary Please check dates and and preparing for a visit from times of television and radio the Queen, is reduced to chaos programs against local list as various factions clash in inter ings, which mllY differ from necine strife intends as a meta the New York network sched phor of the condition of Britain ules supplied to The Ancltor. and the world. Because of nud ity, violence and general amoral ity. it is rated 0, R. Symbols following film reviews indicate "T1)e PIrates of Penzance" both ge.neral and Catholic Film Office (Universal): This film version of ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen· the Gilbert and Sullivan classic eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for has a fine cast headed by George Rose. whose rendition of "A children or ·younger teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for Modern Major General" is easily children and adults; A2-approved for the best moment. Linda Ronstadt adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification is very good as Mabel as is Kevin (given to films not morally offensive Kline as the Pirate King. Good which, however, require some analysis entert~inment though those who and explanation!; O-morally offensive. are not fervent Gilbert and Sulli van enthusiasts may get bored New Films "Tender Mercies" (Universal) about halfway through AI. G Religious Broadcasting - tv - is the first American film of Sunday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. Australian director Bruce Beres- . Diocesan Television Mass. ford, known for "Breaker Mor "Confluence," 8 a.m. each ant." "Tender Mercies" is less spectacular but far sounder film. Sunday on Channel 6, Is a panel Robert DuvaIl is Mac Sledge, program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as penn~nent a once celebrated but now down on-his luck couJ1try-western p.articipants Father Peter U. Gra singer who has taken to the ziano, diocesan director oil' social services; Right Rev. George Hunt. bottle and broken up his mar riage. After a drunken binge. he Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island: finds himself in a ramshackle and Rabbi Baruch Korff. This hotel run by the young widow week's topic: Clergy and Religi (Tess Harper) of a Vietnam ous Working for the Government. "The Glory of God," with casualty. Mac can't pay his bill and asks Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. the widow if he can work it off. each Sunday, Channel 27. . "MarySon," a family puppet Once he is even. he asks if he show with moral and spiritual can remain as a worker. What follows is predictable perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs day. FalI River and New Bed in terms of what happens but un ford cable channel 13. predictable as to the all-impor "Spirit and the Bride," a talk tant details. The widow, Rosa Lee, has a show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. each Monday. cable chan young son, Sonny (Allan Hub bard). who turns to the taciturn nel 35. Sunday, March 20, (ABC) "Di Mac for understanding and af rections" - Ways coIleges and fection. Rosa Lee. too, is drawn to universities are dealing with the Mac, but neither relationship growing ethical problems in sports are reviewed. . develops typically. Sunday, March 20; (CBS) "For. Mac's courtship of Rosa Lee, Our Times" - Changing reli for example, consists of a la conic exchange as the two tend gious scenes in the nation's sec ond city, Chicago, are portrayed. the motel garden, still address On Radio ing each other as "lI4a'm" and Charismatic programs are "Mr. Sledge." And once they get married, what goes on in heard from Monday through Fri their bed remains their business. day on station WICE 1210 AM; Father: John Randall, 9 to 10 a.m. . And when Mac's past ob and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward trudes in the person of his for McDonough. 8:15 a~m.; Father mer wife and daughter, it i.s not Real Bourque,· 8:41 a.m. melodrama but quietly effective Father McDonough is· also on drama. WMYD from 1:30 to 2 p.m. each . "Tender Mercies" is a rare Sunday. . film, tough and gentle. inspiring S~y, March 20, (NBC) and immensely entertaining. The "Guideline" An. interview with . seriousness of the story, especi country-western singer and born a)ly a confrontation between' again Christian Jeannie C. Riley. Mac and his former wife rules Qut young c,hildren. .Otherwise it. will appeal to a very wide au- . dience. A2, PG
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ST.MARY,NB Confirma,tion candidates will be on ~etreat tomorrow, return ing :to the parish for 5:15 p.m.
THE ANCHOR . Friday, March 18, 1983
M~;irit Day activities will take [. Jteering p""Int/] . . . . . . . ,place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday
,itlthe school gym, including mother-daughter and father-son basketball and cheerleading.
Continued from Pag~ Thirteen ST. THOMAS- MORE, SOMERSET . Parents of first communicants will meet in ,the parish center Sunday following 10:15 a.m. Mass. A parish seder meal 'at 5:30 p.m. Thl.lrsday, March 31, will precede the Holy Thursday lit . urgy. Families should bring their own food. Beverages will be supplied. Also on Holy Thursday, a 10 a.m. Mass will be offered for the handicapped unable to attend the evening service. Refresh ments will follow. Volunteers wishing to assist may call the rectory.
O.L. ANGELS, FJlt The parish council will meet 'cit 7 p.m. Monday in the church hall. . 'Stations of the cross are held at 3:45 p.m. each Ftiday of Lent, ,preceding 4 p.m. Mass. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR First penance will be received at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Those who assist in Mass func tions will meet 'at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 27. Parishioners are 'invited to 'at tend 'an evening pf l'lecollection 'cit the diocesan Family Life Center Wednesday, April 13.
ST. LOUIS DE FRANCIE, NOTRIE DAME, FR SWANSEA The Clover Club Choit, di The parish youth group will ~ected by Kenneth Leger, will sponsor 'a seder meal in the sing at noon Mass Sunday. Mass parish hall ,at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the deceased will be offered under direction of Rabbi Nor . at Notre Dame MausoIeum at 9 bert Weinberg of Congregation a.m. Saturday, March 26. Adas Israel, Fall·River. All wel The Women's Guild will meet come. Reservations by Sunday at 7 p.m. Monday, March 28. at 676-0029. (There will be no '. Holy Land slides will be shown. main COUrse 'at the meal, so par ticipantsshould have supper at ST. STANISLAUS, FR home.) New ·acolytes will meet at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow. SECULAR FRANCISCANS, NB
Our Lady Queen of Angels Fraternity will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday at Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, for business and formation sessions and a Mass. All welcome.
BL. SACRAMENT, FR Stations of the cross will be c.onducted 'at 3 p.m. today in the small chapel. The parish credit union an nual meeting will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday in the church hall. Father WilHam Baker of Our Lady of Grace parish, Westport, will conduct 'a day of ,recollec tion for confirmation candidates from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March
ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Parents of first communicants will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the parish center. Holy Name Society members will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the rectory.
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IN SJE·ARCH O.F JJE,SUS We invite you to: MARVEL at 'many OLD TESTAMENT SITES: REJOICE with Mary & the Angel Gabriel in NAZARETH; EXULT with Elizabeth in AIN KAREM: SING with the Angels in SHEPHERD'S FIELD: VISfT the Manger with the SHEPHERDS: ADORE with the Magi irn BETHLEHEM: RENEW our. promises at the JORDAN RIVER with John the Baptist and Jesllls: RIDE the wind and the waves on the SEA 01 GALILEE: LISTEN to the teachings of Jesus at CAPHARNAUM and the Mt of BEATITUDES; RECITE the Our Father in the PATER NOSTER CHURCH: P~Y 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 GETHISEMANE: HEAR the cock crow with Peter in GALLICANTU: CARRY the cross with Jesus and Simon on the VIA DOLOROSA: REC~NCILE 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 more!
Father Ray Bourque, d.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 years, is presently Director of
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O.L. GRACE, WESTPORT Coffee ,and doughnuts will be served in the parish center after every Mass this weekend. At this ,time parishioners will have the opportunity to bid farewell to Father Edmond R. Levesque, departing pastor, who will as sume the pastorate of St. The resa's parish, South Attleboro. The Couple's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the cen ter. LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Four lectures on the sacra ment of penance will be present ed by Sister Yvette Beford, SSA, at the People's Chapel. The first, "Why Should I Con fess ,to a Priest?" will be offered at 8:15 ,p.m. Thursday, March 24, and repeated at 10 a.m. Fri day, March 25. Subsequent lec tures: 10 a.m. Friday, April 8, repeated 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 14; April 28 and 29; May 26 and 27. Information and registration: 222-5410.
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ST. MARY, SEEKONK CCD registrants will be' ac cepted from 10 to 11:30 a.m. to morrow in the pa,rish center. First communicants will prac tice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week in the ~hurchat 3:30 p.m. The sacra ment will be received at 11 a.m. Mass Saturday, March 26.
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NEW YORK (NC) - Israeli military authorities March 10 ordered the closing of Bethle hem University, a Vatican-spon sored institution on the West Bank, after student protests dur ing a visit to Bethlehem by for mer President Jimmy Carter. Christian Brother Thomas Scanlan, vice chancellor of the university, said in New York that it has been closed indefin itely. "The students were protesting the Camp David accords," agree ments reached by Israel and Egypt .at Carter's initiative, Brother Scanlan said. "They were saying that they support the de cisions of the Palestinian Na tional Congress held recently in Algiers, and that the PLO (Pal estine Liberation Organization) is the sole spokesperson for the Palestinian people." Bethelehem University was founded in 1973 at the urging of Pope Paul VI, who asked the Brothers of the Christian Schools to establish and staff the school. It has about 1,200 students, mainly Moslems. and a faculty of 120. Last June Israeli authorities closed the university after stu dents protested the Israeli in vasion of Lebanon. It reopened in October.