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Walesa with bishops in crucifix dispute

WARSAW, Poland (NC) ­ 'Polish labor leader Lech Walesea has joined the nation's 80 bishops in calling for "no compromise" in the struggle against the re­ moval of crucifIXes from, class­ rooms and other public buildings.

Meanwhile, Poland's school 'authorities moved to put more pressure on students and par­ ents in Mietno, the center of the dispute which began March 7, .by refusing to allow the stu­ dents to transfer to other schools.

One parent called the govern­ ment a "nationwide campaign against the children."

Walesa. founder and leader of the now-outlawed Solidarity trade union, said in a statement

issued in Gdansk that by taking crucifixes from state classrooms instead of state factories, Po­ land,s Communist authorities had chosen to attack the weak.

The display of crucifixes in state buildings is a common prac­ tice in Poland although it is against the policy of the Com­ munist government. The cross is also III popular symbol in the factories and shipyards which gave birth to Solidarity, which at one time was' the only legally recognized labor union in the S'oviet bloc independent of the Communist party. About 94 per­ cent of Poland's 36 millionpopu­ lation is Catholic.

Walsesa said Poles would use "all means available" to protect

their children and their consci­ ence in the struggle against the stripping of crosses from class­ room walls, where they have hung for decades.

"There will be no compromise in this case. 'In this case we will make use of all means available.

The stakes are our own child­ ren and our conscience," Wale­ sa said.

Poland's bishops , in a, pastoral letter read in' Sunday Masses April 1 throughout the country, urged Potes "to pray that the cross will be able to stay where believers want it to be:' "It was in the cross that our great visionary poets saw the guarantee of hope and the proof of national identity," the letter

said. "May the cross continue to remain for the Polish nation and the whole world an infallible symbol of fraternity, accord and love based on divine power:' The crucifix is "life's most im­ portant symbol" and "the most important school aid" in human­ istic studies in Poland, the letter said.

The letter, issued March 30 after a 'two-day meeti:lg of the Polish bishops' conference in Warsaw, endorsed an earlier statement by the bishops' execu­ tive committee saying crucifixes should be returned to the class­ rooms.

The ,letter referred to the "self-sacrificing and indefatiga­ ble defense of the cross by its

followers," but did not mention the bread-and-water fast begun March 27 by' Bishop Jan Mazur of Siedlce, the diocese where the Mietno school is located..

Bishop Mazur had expressed his solidarity with students and theil' parents in impassioned ser­ mons following the stripping of crucifixes .from an agricultural high school in Mietno.

On March 27, 'indicating he had been misled by government officials about the terms under which students could return 'to school, the bishop announced he would eat only hread and water as long as the students were "in trouble" with authorities.

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Pope asks ,handicapped acceptance

Fr. Rahner

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INNSBRUCK, Austria (NC) ­ German Jesuit Father Karl Rah­ ner, 80, acclaimed as one of the greatest Catholic theologians of the 20th century, died March 30 in an, Innsbruck hospital after suff~ring a heart attack.

Father Rahner was seen as one of the most influential theo­ logians of the Second Vatican Council, the 1962-65 event which changed the' face of the Catholic Church.

On March 5, at' Father Rah­ ner's 80th birthday party, a ~etter from POPl;l John Paul II was read, praising the German priest's scholarship.

In a 1978 poll, 554 North Am­ erican theologians from 71 differ­ ent denominations named Father, Rahner, after the Rev. Paul Til­ lish, a German-American Lu­ theran theologian, and St. Thomas Aquinas, as the greatest influence on their work, more influential than St. Augustine and Martin Luther.

The author of, some 1,500 published articles and books, Father Rahner was one of the most prolific and widely read theologians of the century.

His work ranged from popular writings on prayer, spirituality and Christian living to innova­ tive systematic studies of cen­ tral Christian mysteries that have troubled theologians for centuries.

Trying to describe the task of the theologian, Father Rahner once said, "You shouldn't ex­ plain, but show that you can­ not explain everything. The theologian reduces everything to God and explains God as unex­ plainable. Christianity intensifies our experience of mystery; it makes us more aware of it; makes the mysterious more ab­ solute. Christianity makes de­ mands on mankind and prepares us for the acceptance of mys­ tery."

Karl Rahner was born in Frei­ burg in Breisgau in what is now West Germany on March 5, 1904. As a boy, his grades were so poor that his father' once threatened to take him out of school. But in his teens he ap­ plied himself to' his studies and rose to the top of his class.

In 1922, Rahner entered the Society of Jesus and was or­ dained 10 years later.

IQ 1934, as a graduate stu­ dent, he studied under Martin Honecker, a, neo-Thomist who rejected Father Rahner's doc­ toral'dissertation because he, be­ lieved it incorrectiy interpreted St. Thomas's doctrine of know­ ledge. That dissertation, pub­ lished in 1939' as "Geist im Welt" and later in English as "Spirit, in the World," has since been hailed' ,as one of his great works.

VATICAN CITY (NC) Handicapped people should be fully accepted by society, said Pope John Paul II during a Holy Year celebration for the handi­ capped at the Vatican.

The celebration is an attempt "to prick, in a new and lasting . way. the consCience of the com­ munity, especially Christians, regarding their attitude toward the, handicapped," the pope added.

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Pope addresses men, women religious VATICAN CITY(NC) - Men eral in Rome, was one 'of 10 ment which expresses a deepen­ and women religious are "a women who participated in nine ing unde~standing of religious ,special treasure of the church,'~ hours of papal meetings last life and the nature of that life." whom Christ loves with a June and July.

Other members of religious "spousal character," said Pope Sister Bujold added that she orders living in Rome criticized John Paul II in his first major would have liked the pope to the 'document, saying it dealt document on religious since be­ say "more about the apostolic, 'too much in generalities rather coming pope in October 1978. role of religious life, more' about than being decisive on what The pope highlighted the per­ getting into the world Where the religious should and should not sonal nature of God's call to re­ action is,' in conformity with the .do. 'But aVatican official defend­ ligious, the meaning of the vows church. I think the' 'document ed the document: of poverty, chastity and obedi­ speaks more about how I can "It's an apostolic exhortation" ence, and the role of religious convert myself than it is a call he said. "It's not just something for action. But there's nothing tossed out for spiritual reading. in the church.

The 1l,000-word document, so drastic in it, one way or the ' An exhortation is 'a statement . called an apostolic' exhortation, other." which means 'I eJ!:hort you to do While the document was in , such and such.''' was made public at a March 29 Vatican press conference. The preparation Pope John Paul also "The exhortation is telling re­ document is titled "Redemp­ held a series of meetings with ligious to live religious life with tionis Donum," Latin for "the men religious, organized by the all that that implies, but it is gift of Redemption."

Union of Superiors General. told in a pastoral way, as a Montfort Father Marcel Gen­ There are 1.5 milij,on religious father speaks to his children, drot, executive director of the not as a policeman speaks," in the Catholic Church. ,. , "The call to the way of the Union of Superiors General, said said the official, who asked not evangelical counsels springs "It appears to be a good docu- to be named. from the interior encounter with the love of Christ, which is a redeeming love," the papal docu­ ment said.

This' love is directed at a par­

CALCUTTA, India (NC) Press as Sister Tarcisia. said ticular person, "and at the same Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa "is always an­ time it took on a spousal char­ Mother Teresa has denied a noyed when people talk about acter: it became a love of choice. news report which quoted her women being priests:" The love embraces the whole as saying women could make The nun added, "She (Mother person, soul and body, whether better priests than men. ' Teresa) 'is against the idea of man or woman," it added.

The 73-year-old founder of the, women priests because she "Evangelical chastity", it said, Missionary Sisters of Charity strongly believes women have '~helps us to transform in our' was quoted by United News of other things to do. Women have interior life everything that ,has 'India as saying in an interview more loving hearts and thus can its source in the ,lust of the that women were more com- give more to the world." flesh; evangelical poverty, every­ A statement released in CaI­ thing that finds its source in the passionate and better equipped cutta by the religious commun­ lust of the eyes; and evangelical to be priests.

When contacted 'by telephone, ity said: "Mother Teresa sup­ obedience enables us to trans­ form in a radical way that which Mother Teresa told Associated ports the Holy Father and the in the human heart arises from Press April 2 that she did not teaching of the church. Mother make the statement. has repeatedly declared in referthe pride of life." ence to this question ,that we The pastoral tone of the The Indian news agency said must look to Mary, the holiest pope's document reflects the in­ it was seeking clarification from put of several luocheon meetings Mother Teresa, winner of the woman created by God, but she he had with women religious; 1979 Nobel Prize for her work was not chosen to be a priest. said a U.S. Sister of St. Joseph among the poor and dying in "Mary declared herself to be who participated in the gather­ Calvutta. a handmaid of the Lord. She ings. uses all her gifts as a woman to Another member of Mother serve the Lord which is what Sister Dorothy Bujold, execu­ tive secretary of the Interna­ Tere~!l's congregation in New we are called to do," the state­ tional Union of Superiors Gen- Delhi, identified by Associated' ment said.

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"We do not consider a handi­ cap as something dramatic and unnatural - it does not serve to dishearten or to set apart ­ but rather as a conditio.n of weakness which induces Chris­ tian and civil society to show its level of faith and of human­ ity," the pope said.

The pope made his comments during a Mass which he cele­ brated for 7,000 handicapped people, many in wheelchairs and on crutches, in the Paul VI audi­ ence hall.

After the Mass, representatives of European groups presented the pope with examples of their accomplishments -in culture, crafts and agriculture.

A group of handicapped per­ sons later performed a scene from Shakespeare's "The Temp­ est." Performers included peo­ ple in wheelchairs and on crut­ ches' ,and others who were 'blind or deaf.

Another job for Hub archbishop WASHINGTON (NC) - Arch­ bishop Bernard F. Law of Boston has been elected to fill a vacancy on the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' executive com­ mittee. 'The archbishop, 'already a member of the NCCB adminis­ trative committee, will fill the executive committee vacancy which occurred when Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul­ Minneapolis completed a three­ year term as NCCB president in November.

The executive committee is made up of the four NCCB offi­ cers and one administrative com­ mittee member elected by his fellow bishops. The executive· committee carries on the busi­ ness of the bishops between meetings of the administrative committee. ' Other executive committee members are chairman Bishop James H. Malone of Youngs­ town, Ohio, president of the NCCB; Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka of Detroit, NCCB treas­ urer; Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly of Louisville, secretary; and Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis, vice-president.

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grimage Jast Saturday in Fall River, beginning at St. Mary's Cathedral and continuing tQ 51. Louis, S1. Stanislaus and St. Anne's churches. The program included talks at each church and a penance service and Mass at S1. Anne's. Here participants enter St. Anne's.

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Fr. Bouchard plans parley Father Marcel H. BO\1chard has been named 1985 convention chairperson for the National Or­ ganization for Continuing Edu­ cation of the Roman Catholic Clergy.

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Elizabeth Bowen Bishop Daniel A. Cronin pre­ sided and Father Donald J. Bowen was celebrant at a Mass this morning at St. John the Evangelist Church, Attleboro, for the repose of the soul of Father Bowen's mother, Eliza­ beth A. Bowen, 82, who died April 2.

Mrs. Bowen, a native of Haver­ hill, the daughter of the late John and Ellen (Hughes) Mc­ Namara, had resided in Attle­ boro 56 years. She taught in the city's elementary school system for 35 years.

She is survived by her hus­ band, Francis I. Brown, and by three children: Father Bowen, on leave from the Fall River dio­ cese as a member of the Mis­ sionary Society of St. James in Oruro, Bolivia; David F. Bowen of Dunedin, Fla.; and Mrs. Thomas '(Ellen J.) Kilbridge of, Framingham.

-Also survi:ving are a brother, John A. McNamara of Haverhill; a sister, Mrs. Victor (Alicia) Fiset of Plaistow, N.H.; and seven grandsons. .

Interment . is in St. John's Cemetery, Attleboro.

rector of continuing education for the clergy, was appointed to the national post at this year's convention' of the organization, held in Miami Beach. Next year's parley will be in San Antonio.

This year's convention had as its ~heme "Educat.ing Pries~sto­ ward ·Collaboration in Ministry."

Brother Laughlan Sofield; ST, keynote speaker, discussed the

New date Groundbreaking ceremonies for the Oncology/Radiation Therapy Center at S1. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, originally planned for March 30 and post­ poned due to weather conditions, have been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 24.

challenge of priests, deacons, re­ ligious and :lay persons working together as a church in which all members are called to serve each other.

Other ·presentations had as topics lay ministries, the theo­ logy of ordained and non~or· dained' ministry and aspects of 'ministry in American Catholic cultures.

At a closing session partici­ pants reflected on <:onvention implications, methods of col­ laboration and strategies of col­ laborative leadership. . Father Bouchard, representing the dioceses of New England. served on the 1984 convention planning' committee. He will shortly convene a meeting of the 1985 committee.

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Youth's New Direction There are many who would ignore the fundamental fact that the church exists in a very real world. Indeed, over the centuries one of the church's greatest obstacles has been that 'many in-leadership roles have been defensive, insecure and removed from reality.

Unfortunately, the ivory tower concept has permeated all phases of. church life with results. that have severely hindered the evangelization process. It is impossible to overemphasize that the church must fulfill her mandate in a changing world, a world whose ideals and' ideas are in. constant evolution. To meet effectively the challenge of the Word, the church must also meet effectively the needs of minds and hearts existing for goo~ or evil in the world as it is.

This is especially true today. There is a harsh wind in the land that is sweeping away the. political passions an~ the confused idealism of the 60s'and 70s. What is being' seen as the hallmark of this generationjs a crass material­ ism. Observers of the college and university scene tell us that to the young jobs and sex are what really count. But although referred to as the "new materialism," t~is attitude is always with us among the young. .

Many feel that the present brand has been fueled by still politically active, mainly reaction to teachers who left wing and frequently' motivated by tl)e idealism of the 60s. Today's young people do not share their teachers' passion for. politics or ideas. They want the good life, real­ ism is their philo'sophy; acquisition of material goods their goal. . True, some issues remain attractive to youth, such as the antinuclear movement. But people over' 35 are the backbone of most idealistic undertakings in this country.

The new generation does not have or want the ideal­ ism of those who have preceded them. They want changes, but not those sought by middle-aged activists. Jobs, money and material possessions are their, goals. The so-called sexual revolution is devoid of commitment to persons.

People are mere objects for pleasure.

It is clear that the church cannot ignore' the . new direction of youth. But in practical terms, coping with it can be difficult since most church leadership belongs to the greying generation: But care and concern are not im­ possible. In fact, they are essential.

In the past the church has faced the harsh fact· of materialism, both within and without. The lessons of history should not be forgotten. They should be put to use today by a motivated church that sees in such undertakings as Father Ritter's Covenant House or the developing secular' institutes means to help loday's youth to see that the 'Vord of Jesus and the handing on of that Word by the church are living realities.

Youth need to know that when they seek happiness in things and people alone, they reduce their humanity and make themselves less than what they could be.

Church leaders must b~ confident and compassionate as they seek nOl only to save souls but to reach out and try to understand the challenges of the 80s.

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"A very blessed country'

By Jerry Filteau WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Church is "a very strong, vibrant 'churchh .' that needs no pushing from the Vati­ can to meet the challenges it faces, says Archbishop Pio Lag­ hi, the new papal ambassador to the United States.'

Archbishop Laghi, 63, was in­ terviewed jointly by NC News Service and the national news­ paper USA Today shortly after his appointment as pronuncio of the Holy See to the United States.

The archbishop said his duties "might increase, but they will not change" because of his new status.

"For informal, we become for­ mal. For unofficial, we become official," but the substance of the job is the same, he said.

But he called his diplomatic' role seco.ndary, saying that his first task is to be, "a converging point, a connecting point be­ tween the center of the church (in ROQle) . . . and the .Iocal church."

During the interview' Arch­ bishop Laghi also: ' - Rejected the idea that the Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief . U.S. government might be able and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemed to use its diplomatic relations necessary. All letters must be signed and contain a home or business with the Holy See to pressure address. . the U.S. bishops to back off from positions critical of govern­ ment policy; - Described Vatican diplo­ macy 'as fundamentally differ­ ent from '"'the diplomacy of na­ tions, saying'that the Holy See's OFF~CIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER activity' is aimed at helping 410 Highland Avenue

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spirituality'" in American so­ other quality he feels important ciety. in the United States is to be Pressed 00 whether he saw any . ~'!>pen to diaI9~e/' .; .. " .• 'particular weaknesses in the Asked if the Vatican specifi­ U.S. church, he said, "My analy­ cally questions prospective bish­ sis is that this is a very st~ng, ops on their stands on contro­ vibrant church that is determined versial issues such as' artificial contraception and women priests, to live the spirit of the docu­ ments of Vatican II." Archbishop Laghi said these But Vatican II produced 16 questions are included in a documents, "not five or six,'~ he questionnaire sent candidates.

It would be "very difficult" said. "I have this impression, and it is only an impression, for a priest who disagrees with that American CathOlics have papal teaching in such areas to absorbed only those documents be named a bishop, he said. "We admit a solo in the choir, but of Vatican II that are very con­ someone who is out of tune can­ genial to the American spirit." not sing in the choir," he said.

U.S. Catholics seem, for ex­ He rejected the idea that the ample, to have absorbed the church might reverse its posi­ council's pastoral teachings on tion on issues such as clerical the church's responsibilities to­ celibacy or women priests which ward the world but not the dog­ matic teachings of the .nature of are points of widespread contro­ the church which are a context versy in the United States.

Those are not just positions for understanding its stance to­ "of this pope,", but matters of ward the world, he said. church teaching or discipline Whe~ asked about his role which will not change, he said. in selection of new U.S. bishops, The U.S. church has much in­ Archbishop Laghi described the fluence on the church in th~ rest consultative procedures he must of the world not only because ' follow and the limits on his own of the U.S. 'position as a super­ power in the selection process. power "but because here they "Certainly I have my criteria" take' their profession of' faith in making recommendations to seriously. You have a system of Rome,but there are checks and education in Catholic schools balances that prevent him from so that you not only profess the being "capricious," he said. faith, but you know what you In helping select bishops, "I'm profess. not a diplomat, but a pastor," "You are a very blessed coun­ he said. try. You don't know how blessed Asked what key qualities he you are," he said. seeks in a potential bishop, he The pope is not "angry at said he looks for men who are U.S. Catholics, .but b~cause he "more pastoral" and who are '!at sees the importance of the U.S. ease with the people and clergy church he "expects a ·lot," Arch­ - and with the media, which is bishop Laghi said. very important in this country."

He summarized the U.S. He said he also looks for church's leadership position in good administrators bec~use the rest of the world with the that part of .the job "is very comment. "When it's raining heavy on. the bishops here." An­ here, .it's cloudy elsewhere."

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Family Night

A weekly at-home program for families

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quaintance, past friend, neigh­ OPENING PRAYER bor or classmate with whom he Dear Holy Spirit, tonight we I've wasted a lot of my . is not at peace. During the next come together to share and suf­ time and yours in this col­ week he would seek out that fer in the process of bringing umn telling the pope and the person and reconcile himself.

In fact, of course, we lay peo­ peace to our family and our com- .

This often is a difficult and bishops how they' should ple shouldn't let institutional munity. Give us the power to be Middle Years Family and humbling experience. The ex­ run the church. I've expressed a politics and priorities upset us. open and aware of your pres· Adult Family ence with us. Let us enter into Read Mt. 5:23, 24. What perience may be shared during lot of suggestions on church fin­ All we ought to worry about is ances, priestly celibacy, preach­ this night and the remainder of does Jesus mean when he refers the next Family Night. getting to heaven. The mechanics ing, contraception, marriage an­ Lent and this year with a, for­ of the engine of savlation to "your gift?" Me these words nulment procedures, relations be­ SNACK TIME giving attitude. shouldn't matter to us. of Jesus still applicable today? tween church and state, and so I know this intellectually, but Why? Then each family member ENTERTAINMENT forth. Guess what? None of my abiding by it emotionally is may give an example from his LESSON (optional) proposals has been adopted. own experience that would lit something ,else. Pride is indeed YOUDg Family All I've done, in fact, is to the deadliest of sins. If pride Play or skit. Have the family the above Scripture reading.

SHARING Activity: Make peace with one act out a family scene and all Either the usual weekly shar­ succeed in winning for myself were lust, I'd be Warren Beatty.

If pride were gluttony, I'd be members switch roles. One of or several family members by ings or perhlips a .moreimmedi­ the reputation in some ecclesias­ Orson Welles. If pride were apologizing or asking forgiveness ate feeling, hope or struggle, tical circles of being a loud­ the kids could ,be Mom and an­ greed, I'd be the new Onassis. other could be Dad. Likewise, for a specific offense. This could proinpted by this evening's mouthed layman.

Well, it's been fun. But it's Anyway, I'm not going to let the parents would act out the be accomplished verbally or in lesson. been futile, too. No loudmouthed church authority annoy me any kids. Then have each member writing. Forgive and forget ­ layman is ever going to budge more. I'm going to try to humbly as our Lord forgives - no become angry at another mem­ CLOSING PRAYER ber of the family. The parents strings attached. All family mem­ -Read aloud Mt. 6:14, 15 and the powers-that-be in this outfit accept it, and whenever I find of ours known as the Catholic that impossible, I'm going to could begin, pretending to be bers then exchange a sign of Mark 11:24, 25 .

Church. consider it prayerfully. I'm going peace (an embrace is encour­ little brother and sister by fight­ -Spontaneous prayer And maybe that's not such a to keep my big mouth shut ing with one another or talking aged if the family is accustom­ -Lord's Prayer and Hail bad thing. Let the clerics run the about the way the church is run. unkindly to a parent. This part ed to it). Next, each family Mary institution, I've decided. They're I'm tired of being a critic of member selects a business .ac­ would last for a very short time -Suggested prayer: Dear only. Next, each person should Lord Jesus,. thank you for suf­ the professionals, after all. Their the church. I'm happy with 90 percent of it anyway, so why maintain the roles they have fering for us, for dying for our job is to keep the engine of sal­ vation, the church, running carp about the other 10 percent? and ask forgiveness for being sins, for showing us the way to unkind to the other. This skit eternal life with you. Give us smoothly, and my job is to hitch "Whatever you say," is my new motto as of now. I don't want should be lighthearted and fun. the strength this week to really a ride, not to change the oil. .

My problem is that I can't to be met some day at the pearly After the skit,the parents(s) -understand forgiveness and to may ask each member to seek practice forgiveness with our stand authority. A lot o~ you can gates by St. Peter saying, "Oh, identify with this turbulent trait, no, ,not that crank Reel: He'll forgiveness 'from the other and brothers. Amen.

I know. I can tell from my mail. never be happy here." , " A lot of you, like me, hate to be told what to do. Our personali­ ties are rebellious. The red comes up in our necks when anybody gives us orders. "Don't tell me!" "Who says so!" "Back By off!" That's our unholy trinity ScrippS-Howard religion stead of recognizing our own in­ of backtalk to bosses. action as sloth, we criticize them writer George R. Plagenz DOLORES for being victims of hunger, job­ I remember reading many wrote an article last year on lessness, homelessness or what­ years ago in a book on vocations his new list of the seven ever. It's a popular way of deal­ CURRAN to the priesthood that a candi­ deadly sins, holding that while ing with social issues today. date for holy orders should be we still see evidences of the old, "docile." Docile. When I saw.

In paraphrasing Matthew, we they need updating. His seven in­ rationalize Jesus' words in this' that word, I knew God wasn't clude: violence and cruelty, vul­ way: I was homeless and you voted calling Reel to the seminary. garity, moral indifference, glut­ I was hungry and you went on for higher taxes to subsidize my Oh, I' had known it for a long tony, lying, bigotry and sex. a diet; . housing. time, but the word "docile" Under moral indifference, I was cold and you insulated I was retarded and you helped closed the case. which is today's manifestation your home; At the risk of making myself me count my change; of sloth, he explained simply I was lonely and you were too I was unemployed' and you look ridiculous, I'll give you an April 7 that we could do something ,busy' to listen. agreed to work a shorter shift; .example of how to react to au­ Rev. James A. Dury, Chaplain, about the ()ther sins but we I was homeless and you re­ I was old and you prized my thority. I got aggravated recent­ 1976, Madonna Manor, North don't. It's as good a definition modeled your bathroom; ly when I read this paragraph in Attleboro, MA wisdom; of sloth. as any. .

I was retarded and you' didn't I was searching and you a newspaper account of a church April 9 Sloth - .what is it? When stop to help me. shared the gift of faith with me. ceremony: Rev. Cornelius McSweeney, we're talking animals, it's "any I was unemployed and you in­ Pastor, 1919, Immaculate Con­ "The congregation will in­ vested in futures; of various slow moving mam­ ception, Fall River I was old and you didn't even .----, clude more than 100 cardinals mals." When we're talking peo­ Rev. Edward F. Dowling, Pas· me. l 1,000 priests and see and bishops; ple, it's lazy, indolent, sluggish, I was searching and you didn't seminarians, sisters, brothers, tor, 1965, Immaculate Concep­ having an aversion to work or deacons; selected members of tion, Fall River exertion. That sums it ,up rather lead me to God. April 10 the laity; civic and military Maybe that hurts a little but nicely. I believe.

Rev. John P. Doyle, Pastor, officials, and leaders of Protes­ maybe it should, especially in When we're talking sin, sloth 1944, St. William, Fall River tant, Jewish and Eastern Ortho­ manifests itself in not caring times of wide variance between April 11 dox religions.

Lay persons in the the affluent and the hurting in enough about the needs of others Rev. John F. Downey, 1914, congregation will include two our world.

Contrast and discuss to take any personal action. We CorPus Christi, Sandwich representatives of each pariSh with your family the difference may feel sorry for others less in the archdiocese."

ApJ'l1l 12 fortunate, especially those we between the slothful attitudes "Han;umph;" I said, reading Rev. John Tobin, Assistant, presented in the above with the see on news clips who' are hurt­ this. "'Selected members of the 1909, St. Patrick, Fall River ing, but we insulate and isolate one below, again, a paraphrasing laity,' eh? ,Just who will select ourselves suffIciently so we of Matthew: __"''"II_ _M"' _ _ III' _ them? Clerics, that's whol" I was hungry and you gave to don't have to be reminded of them daily or assume any respon­ That's a petty and petulant reo TlfE ANCHOR (USPS·54S.()20). Second Cia.. the soup kitchen; Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published sibility for those God has not I was cold and you sent SAlIl"'-. '1£ action, I know, but that's the weekly except tho week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 HIghland Aven­ gifted as richly as ourselves.

"I=~~~~~~~Nr way the paragraph hit me. Every­ blankets to the shelter; ue, Fall River. Mass. 02720 by the Cath. thing in the church is decided ollc Press of the Diocese of Fall River.

I was lonely and you called WQJLP CO'oIE TO THE FORE,' We may even relieve our con­ Subscription price by rna II. postpaid $8.00 me to say "I was thinking about and done by clerics, it seems. per year. Postmssters send address change. science by attributing their mis­ to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, F.II R'",r, alA ,, I Lay people exist to be. selected!.. '.02722. you." . fortune ·to laziness or sloth;' In­ exchange a sign of peace. The older children and adults should go through the lesson for Middle' Years and Adult Families.

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NEW YORK' (NC) - The Rea­ zuHo, director of Catholic Relief gan administration has not Services. given African drought relief the Pezzullo, in an' interview after priority it deserves, and its op­ a trip to Africa to survey the position to some relief programs .CRS program there, said govern­ is "politically motivated" against ments and agencies working in Marxism, said Lawrence Pez- drought relief efforts .should form a "global strategy" to meet the needs of the hungry.

He added that helping the hungry calls' for. a long-term ef­ .Continued from page .one Authorities closed down the fort not now underway or visi­ Mietno school after protesting ble on the horizon.

'Pezzullo, a former career U.S. students staged a one-day occu-, pation March 7. When it was State Department officiaI and a re-opened three weeks later, former ambassador to. Nicaragua, school officials tried to force recently visited Ghana, Ethiopia students and parents to 'sign and Kenya.

He said the Reagan adminis­ statements upholding the crucifix tration approved legislation for policy before being re-admitted.

Previously, Bishop Mazur said an additional $150 million in aid authorities had. agreed to drop· for the cur;r.ent year only under the required statements, which pressure from the media and agencies such as CRS. would have been the first con­ But he also noted that the bilI cession in the dispute by either side. But a few days later, the was delayed by being linked in C~ngress with other issues and .statements were again being de­ was not given priority attention manded of returning students: Only a handful have signed by the administration.

Pezzullo said the administra­ the statements, and many of the tion only "grudgingly" had students, aged' 15 to 19, have either quit or made plans to opened its coffers for famine reo lief in Ethiopia and had transfer to other schools. Teach­ ers said only 50 of the school's charged that food aid to the 650 students had gone back. A stricken country was being school official said, 11 of 25 diverted to military purposes. classes were operating, but did Pezzullo said he was generally not say how many students had pleased with the CRS program returned. in Africa. "I strongly believe Parents reported March 30, we're doing the things we should however, that their children had be doing, and doing them well," been refused admission at two he said. "CRS is the biggest pri. .schools that had previously ac­ vate voluntary agency in Africa, cepted them as transfers from and it is doing a work we should Mietno. In the town of Kons­ be proud of." tancitfiie'ar WarsiiVi, a se~orid; . But, 'he said, CRS is •• ~ small year class of Mietno students cog in a much larger' wheel that was denied entrance after pre­ is not moving very much." The viously receiving admission certi­ current drought, said to be the ficates. worst in memory, seriously af­ Konstancin' school officials fects more than 20 countries. said ·they were acting on orders Whereas 35 to. 40 years ago from Polish educational authori­ Africa was almost selfsufficient ties in Warsaw, one parent said. in food production, it now must "This is a nationwide campaign import food, said Pezzullo. • against the children," the. par­ The director said he was con­ ent added. vinced that CRS should concen­ The emotional conflict over trate on helping African coun­ crucifixes came at a time when tries increase food' ·production..~ the .church hierarchy and the Polish government had been' co­ operating on a number of issues, including a church-sponsored CHICAGO (NC) - Novelist fund to send Western aid to and sociologist Father' Andrew Polish farmers, a law to re~tore the church's legal status and Greeley had forgotten about a the establishment of diplomatic $100 raffle ticket he had bought relations between Poland and from Christ the King parish in Chicago, so he was' surprised to the Vatican.

The crucifix protest. has not hear that he' had won· the top prize, $10,000. spread outside the rural Mietno But he said he "couldn't take area, located some 40 miles any money from the parish," southeast of Warsaw. One rea­ son is that the 1983 directive and that the congregation should ordering, crucifixes removed keep the prize. ,from state buildings has been After all, Father Greeley said, largely ignored in Poland. the parish had hel~d inspire parts of his latest novel, "Lord of the Dance."

Christ the King. was his first VATICAN CITY (NC) - A assignment as an associate pa~­ greater. circulation of ideas and tor after ordination. information can help remove ob­ Father 'Greeley's earlier novels, stacles to .peace between people involving fictitious church per­ and nations, Pope John Paul n sonalities as main characters, • told 1,000 international journal. have been best sellers. They ists Jan. 27. 'The pope also have been criticized for their warned that manipulation of sexual content, but the writer news, especially in a modem maintains they teach moral world characterized by a "tech­ lessons through story-telling. He nological revolution," can dam­ recently donated $1.25 million age the "connective fabric of in royalties to the University of society." .

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CINCINNATI '(NC) - Mercy Sister Helen Amos of Baltimore has been elected to succeed~Sis­ ter Theresa Kane as president of the 4,300-member Sisters of Mercy of the Union.

Sister Amos was elected head of the order's administrative team by delegates to the national as­ sembly in Cincinnati March 25.

A native of Mobile, Ala., she is administrator of the order's Baltimore province.

Sister Helen Marie Burns of the Detroit province was elected to serve as assistant to the presi­ dent. Also elected to the admin­ istrative team were Sister Cam­ illa Verret of Omaha province; Sister Gretchen Elliott, Detroit province; and Sister Patricia Wolf, New York province. The new team takes office July i and will serve a four~year term.

All were elected on the first ballot, a precedent-shattering occurrence in the Mercy com­ munity.

For Sister Amos, service is the core of Sister of Mercy life and purpose. "All our priorities reside under one umbrella," she said, "applying our resources to and training our energies on serving the wounded of contem­ porary society."

She called the Mercy com­ munity to "the fullest possible cooperation with the American bishops' recent efforts on behalf of the struggle for peace and to collaboration in their efforts to articulate the role of women in our church and world."

Both Sister Amos and Sister Burns come to their new roles with experience of a broader Sister of Mercy organization, the federation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Sister Burns is the immediate past president of the federation, which links 9,000 Mercy nuns, and Sister Amos 'is the current president. .

Also heard at the national as­ sembly was a report on' the Mercy Sisters' McAuley Insti­ ·tute, described as an 18-month­ old initiative which has estab­ Ushed itself as a national non­ profit housing corporation suc­ cessfully assisting local low and moderate-income housing pro­ jects.

With $1.8 million from the sale of the community's national headquarters, the institute offers training in housing advocacy, provides consulting and referral services 'and operates a revolv­ ing loan fund., Since September, 1982, staff members have work­ ed with more than 30 projects across the nation.

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To broaden Mercy efforts in housing ministry, the institute will sponsor a two-day work­ shop in Chicago this month for sisters working or wishing to work in the field.

Another Mercy project, the newly-organized Leaven Move-, ment, was described to delegates as a social issues program offer­ hlg 12 study units aimed to­ wards helping people "become leavening agents for the emer­ gence of a world community that is organized humanely."

Field tested for two years, the study units consider human rights, U.S. culture, racism, poverty and sexism. They are designed for use by up to 12 adults meeting for 12 two-hour sessions and are available from the Sisters of Mercy at Suite 500, 1320 Fenwick Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

In the Fall River diocese the Mercy comunity is active in AMONG THOSE ATTENDING the annual executive board meeting of the Fall River schools and social action under­ Diocesan Council of Ca(holic Women, held in Attleboro, were from left, Msgr. Anthony M. takings in Fall River; New Bed­ ford, Attleboro, Taunton and Gomes, DCCW moderator; Mrs. David Sellmay~r, DCCW president; Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, first vice-president; Mrs. Richard Paulson, dinner chair­ Hyannis.

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U:SCC supports bilingualism WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Conference ad­ ministrative board, in "the spirit of both justice and Christian concern," has reaffirmed its sup­ port for bilingual education.

The board adopted a recom­ mendation from the USCC Com­ mittee on Education stating that "all educators have an obligation to .provide for children whose primary language is not Eng­ Ush." The recommendation noted that legislation providing federal funds for bilinguQI education will be considered by Congress this year.

The administrative board statement cited as bilingual edu­ cation criteria: - rights of parents; ' - existence of other language groups in the community; - a realistic view of com­ munity resources; - choice of a method pro­ viding for retention of children's native tongue as weH as develop­ ing proficiency in English.

Biased views WASHINGTON (NC) - Some U.S. Catholic Conference officials are presenting politically biased views on the Central American' human rights situation, said El­ liot Abrams, assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanitarian affairs, in a' Cath­ olic newspaper interview. "There is something of a political bias here toward the left," especial­ ly toward the Nicaraguan and Cuban governments, said Ab­ rams. This ',bias is "not on the part of the church. Not on the part of American Catholics. But on the part of people who work on this full-time for various church institutions," he added in a Ilengthy interview in The Wanderer, an independent Cath­ olic newspaper based in St. Paul, Minn.

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DURING ARCHBISHOP LAW'S March 28 visit to Fall River to pray at the grave of Cardinal Medeiros, his predecessor as archbishop of BQston, from top, he is welcomed at ,the entrance to ,St. Pat~ck's Cemetery by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; takes a moment to hug three-year-old Philip Silvia; and at the Catholic Memorial Home greets retired Fall River Bishops' James L. Connolly and James, J. Gerrard (from left, Bishops Cronin and Connolly, Archbishop. Law, Bishop Gerrard). (Gaudette and Rosa Photos)

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Vanier to speak for NCEA

"The Heart Has Its Reasons," a one-hour video documentary profiling the L'Arche community for men and women with mental handicaps, will be presented at the National Catholic Educ,ation­ al Association convention in Boston on April 23 - 26. L'Arche founder Jean Vanier will keynote the convention on Monday, April 23 at 3:15 p.m. in the Hynes Auditorium in Boston.

The documentary was shot in Trosly, France, where Vanier began the unique community based on the Beatitudes 20 years ago, and in Mobile, Alabama, where L'Arche has taken on an American flavor.

It was produced by Martin Doblmeier of Journey Communi­ cations, a non-profit organization specializing in creative religious programming. .

Among other convention speakers will be Father Robert S. Kaszynski, pastor of St. Stan­ islaus parish, Fall River, whose topic will be "Evangelization within the Catholic School Com­ munity."

Other educators from the Fall River diocese will have conven­ tion roles as panel members and leaders of discussion sessions.

Convention topics will include discussion of studies examining the effectiveness of Catholic schools and teachers.

Michael J. Guerra, executive director of the NCEA' secondary school department, said the studies do not try to compare Catholic and public schools but simply look at where Catholic schools are doing well.

"We're really interested in looking at our own schools ­ at what makes for excellence in Catholic education," said Guerra.

"We have documented success, we have things to share, things to learn."

Father Robert J. Yeager, NCEA conceptions about Catholic high vice president for development, schools. " emphasized that the Catholic For example, he said, Catholic school studies have been under­ schools are accused of hiring in­ way for several years and are' experienced teachers, but the not an attempt to imitate public study indicates that a high per­ school studies. centage .. of Catholic school teachers have master's degre'es.

One Catholic study, "A Na­ Also, Catholic schools are some­ tional Portrait of Catholic Sec­ ondary Schools," funded by the times seen as avoiding innerFord Foundation; is about half ,city problems, hut the survey shows that many are .located in finished, said Father Yeager.

Results of its first. phase, inner cities, he said.

Another study, "Beliefs and showing Catholjc school loca­ Values of Catholic Secondary tions, costs, curricula, standards, School Teachers," "tells who our parental involvement, teacher teachers are and what they be­ training and adminstrative poli­ cies, will be presented at the lieve," Guerra said.

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FATHER JOHN HAMMOND, prior of Weston Priory, hugs a Guate_malan refugee child. (NC Photo)

MO·nliS welcome refugees WESTON, Vt. (NC) - Bells monks and by hundreds of weB­ echoed from the snow-covered wishers.

The refugees, had traveled for hills surrounding the. Weston Priory in honor of a family of eight days in a caravan from Chicago on -an "'overground rail­ seven Guatemalan refugees be­ road," organized by the Chicago ing ,_ given sanctuary by Bene­ dictine _monks.

Religious Task Force on Central the family' - , Felipe and­ America.

The event - marked dedication Elena Excot and their five young children of Mayan Indian descent ­ of the priory as a public sanc­ - was welcomed to the priory tuary for Central American refu­ March 24, by the 12 re~ident gees.

The Weston Priory was the 100th church group to declare itself a public sanctuary. By offering sanctuary it risks a penalty of five years imprison­ ment and a $2,080 fine.

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The immediate problem is that I\teaCh in a Catholic high school.

The princlpat just found out I am pregnant, and' the adminis­ tration has indicated that they expect me to resign. .

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Marriage to the father Is out.

I cannot resign my job. I am lielfSUpportlng, imd I need the money.

My famny is shocked and dis­ tressed, but my parents wUl stand behind me. They do not support me financially, however, -and they have not done so for years. - Pennsylvania You certainly -need support and compassion as you face your difficult probl~m.

Many of us, when we judge another's behavior, confuse com­ passion and' -approval. Suppose you were driving your car care­ les'sly and as a result of your own negligence ran into a tree -and were injured. Would the­ ambulance driver say "I qon't

know why I should help 'you.

You brought this problem on YQurself?" Would your friends say "We cannot give you help or sympathy because we dis­ approve of careless drivers?"

In the case of your unintend­ ed pregnancy, we can sympa­ thize with your problem and support you in handling it with­ out- necessarily giving approval to premarital sex.

Unfortunately, the most com­ mon "solution" in -the United­ States today to the problem is abortion. I see a contradiction between disapproving of abor­ tion and at the same time with­ drawing all support from the young woman -like you who re­ jects abortion and chooses the "harder" path in our society to­ day, that is,carrying her child to term.

We need not applaud preg­ nliDcy outside of marriage. The situation is difficult enough for all concerned. At the same time, we must recognize the courage it takes to reject the "easy" and "acceptable" solution that our society condones, abortion.

What about giving scandal to

your teenage students? I doubt that the high school girls will find unwed pregnancy _attractive

because of your example. More likely they will learn of its real difficulties.

They might also view you as a model of someone coping with a real-life problem which some of them may also face at some time in life. You have chosen life for your child at high cost to yourself.

By your behavior you can demonstrate that living out a pregnancy as an unmarried woman is difficult but not im­ possible, that your life is incon­ venienced but not irrevocably disrupted, that the new life which comes from your choice is worth -all the pain.

You will probably not lecture your classes on the subject. But if you are present in the school and candid in talking to your students, ,you -might be a' most effective model for choosing life, even when such a choice is very difficult.

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Noonan awarded LaetareMedal NOTRE DAME, Ind. (NC) ,;.,..

John T. Noonan, author and legal scholar, has been awarded the University of Notre Dame's 1984 Laetare Medal.

The medal, the oldest award given to American Catholics, will be presented at the unver· sity's graduation exercises May 20.

In announcing the award Father Hesburgh praised Noon­ an, 57, a former member of No­ tre Dame's law school faculty, for ad~ressing contemporary social issues from a perspective of traditional Christian ethics.

John Noonan's careful scholar­ ship has produced definitive books on a variety of crucial sub­ jects from usury to the morality of abortion," Father Hesburgh said. "As a lawyer, a historian,­ a theologian, a medievalist, a classicist 'and an imaginative legal educator, he has greatly enriched the life of the Catholic

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A Boston native, he received a law degree from Harvard in 1954. After six years of law practice in Boston, he joined the Notre Dame law school for five years, leaving in 1966 for his present position at the Uni­ versity 'of California, Berkeley.

The Laetare Medal, so named

be~ause it-. is announ~ed each' year on the weekend of Laetare Sunday. the fourth Sunday in Lent, was established at Notre Dame in 1883.

Among the 105- Americans honored have been Clare Boothe Luce in 1957; President John C. Kennedy in'1961; Phyllis McGin­ ley in 1964; Dorothy Day in 1972; Helen Hayes in 1979 and Edinund Muskie in 1981.

The Laetare ,Medal was con­ ceived as an American counter­ part of the "Golden Rose," a papal honor which predates the 11th century.

Action urged in Philippine trial 'WASHINGTON (NC) - The the victims of a political power general secretary' of the United play," Msgr. Hoye said in the States Catholic Conference, ietter.

Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, has urged He said it is believed the nine Secretary of State George - had "incurred the emnity of Shultz to help bring about a powerful _vested interests by "speedy resolution" of the trial their dedication to the welfare of -three priests and siX lay of the farmers in their parishes." workers in the Philippines.

The priests had helped organ­ -In a March 27 letter to Shultz, ize basic Christian communities, Msgr. Hoye said the case and the a pastoral program promoting delay in producing a decision knowledge of faith and of civic had become a "test case of the rights and duties. ­ willingness of the 'United States Msgr.

Hoye asked Shultz to - and other governments" to press take appropriate action and the Philippines government on "flagrant abuses" of human make such action public. rights.

The three priests, Australian The nine are charged with Father Brian Gore, Irish Father ambushing and murdering Mayor Niall 0' Brien and Filipino Father Pablo Sola of Katankgalan and Vincente Dangan, are pastors. four companions on March 10, The lay workers are members of 1982. All have denied the charges. their parishes.

The priests have been supported They were formally charged in by their religious superiors.

May 1~83 and the priests were , "Church leaders in the Philip­ later placed under house arrest. pines believe that these priests But last January they voluntar­ and lay workers have been un­ ily returned to prison to protest justly accused and that they are delays in resolving their case.

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at priests' retreat in Rome

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Pope John Paul II and Mother

Teresa will address an interna­

tional retreat for priests Oct.

4·10 at the Vatican, the Univer­

sity of Steubenville announced.

The university has been desig­ nated the national headquarters for U.S. registrations, said Mar­ ~ tin Leifield; director of the uni­ versity's Christian Conference Office.

The International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Center in .

Rome is sponsoring the retreat in consultation with the Vatican Congregations for Clergy, Reli­ gious and Bishops. The retreat

PC rates hiked JUST ONE of Swiss Guard Sgt. Hans Roggen's many pictures of himself with the pope. (Net Arturo Mari Photo)

What it's like . to . have the pope as neighbor

By Sister Mary Ann Walsh VATICAN CITY (NC) - The 100-man Swiss Guard, one of the world's smallest and most color­ ful armies, is more than cere­ monial, says Sgt. Hans Roggen, a guard for 18 years.

The Swiss Guards, with the Vatican police, are part of the security at papal Masses, during the pope's' visits outside Italy and in the Apostolic Palace, which includes the papal apart­ ments and key Vatican offices.

To qualify for the Guards a candidate must be a Swiss Cath­ olic, must have served in Swit­ zerland's military, be in good physical condition and be of good character. :; Roggen's photograph album, filled with pictures of papal trips and ceremonies, testifies to his long service.

"I was one of the first to know' about the death of Pope John Paul I," he said, recounting the disbelief of Vatican officials when he told them the 'Septem­ ber pope' was dead.

But his wor~t experience was May 13, 1981, when Pope John Paul II was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt.

Roggen was about 30 feet . from the pope.

"I was in uniform," he said, noting that the 16th:century ceremonial Swiss Guard uniform with sword and puffed slee..res impedes rapid movement. Rather than head for the pope's jeep, in­ to which two plainclothes guards already had leaped, he went to­ ward the sound of the shots and helped remove Mehmet Ali Agea, later convicted of the assassina­ tion attempt, from the scene.

"There was no panic among the crowd," he said.

Protecting three popes has given Roggen insight into the different styles of each. .

Pope Paul VI had a reserve," he said. "But people around here loved him." . .

Pope John Paul 1 never ap­

peared comfortable as pope, he ·noted.

"He was always reticent, shy," said Roggen.

He described the present pon­ tiff as "his own man."

"When he wants to see people' in the crowd, he goes to see them. If he wants to take a lot of time with them, he takes it," he said.' . . . , "You also know that Pope John Paul II will go straight to the sick and to kids and that he doesn't want too many officials and security people around him."

Guards must maintain a cer· tain pose and demeanor, said Roggen.

"You can't believe the number of lunatic people who come here.

They say, "I'm Jesus Christ and I want to see the pope.' Others say they have a message from God. Some say the pope is ex­ pecting them for dinner," he said. "A few threaten to jump from the dome of St. Peter's if they can't see him. You have to . be nice to all of them. Usually it takes 15 to 20 minutes to con­ vince them ~o write a letter to the pope."

Every third day, Roggen is stationed at the entrance to the Apostolic Palace.

"You have to be very careful here," he said. "People come disguised as clerics.' We're .not supposed to stop bishops and a few false bishops have tried to enter."

Riggen said guards develop a sixth sense for spotting charla­ tims.

"You ask a few questions about the church and they be­ come edgy," he said.

Roggen said Pope John Paul II has brought greater openness to the papacy. He cited the num­ ber of pictures of his family with the pope.

"I was here for seven years before I could have a picture with Pope Paul VI. Now I've had my picture taken so often with

Very Reverend Thomas R. Peterson, O.P., president of Provi­ dence College, has announced a $500 increase in tuition for the 1984-85 academic year.

Tbi.s increase brings the yearly tuition rate to $6,328. In addi· tion, room and board costs will be raised $200 for next year, bringing that. total to $3,550. . Faher Peterson said that even with the increases educational costs at Providence College are significantly less than those of comparable institutions in the private sector.

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Pope John Paul II that my wife won't let me buy them all," he said. .

As for his wife, while >lots of mothers worry that their children will disturb the neighbors, Car­ ole Roggen worries that her children will disturb Pope John ·Paul II. The family lives in Vatican City just a few hundred feet from the papal apartments.

"I worry that the children will wake the pope when they scream out on the trrace," said the Chic­ ago-born Mrs: Roggen. .

"Don't yell so loud or youfIl wake the pope," s~e tells the kids, 4-year-old Kathleen and 1­ year-old Clare.

Her husband does not share her worry. "The pope loves chil­ dren," he said. . The pope baptized Kathleen when she was two weeks old, after receiving a birth announce­ ment from her proud father.

Mrs. Roggen said there is a fishbowl quality to life at the Vatican and she would not dare' sunbathe on her terrace because visitors to the dome of St. Peter's Basilica can see her apartment.

She and her husband recall the furor created ·Iast Year when a picture of the Swiss Guards sunning themselves appeared in the press and incorrectly de­ scribed them as curial officials.

"Who knows what they'd say about a woman sunbathing at the Vatican;" she said.

"They'd say you were a nun," joked her husband.

Mrs. Roggen said her relatives have grown used to her. having the pope as a neighbor. .

"Now, in fact, when they come to visit, all they care about is . their grandchildren," she chuckled.

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While priests from Western and Eastern countries will have to pay their own expenses, over $1 million has been contributed· to help defray the costs for priests from Third World na­ tions, Leifeld said.

Leifeld said the university will not hold its annual conference. for priests and deacons this sum­ mer in order to encourage parti. cipation in the international reo treat.

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The law on· reporting child abuse

By Am. ,

But what, is child abuse? How mation, depending on the case. emotional and physical harm to Parents were always consider­ ed the natural guardians of their do you separate parental discip­ If you suspect a child has died the other children. If the risk children and were left free to line from abuse? Well, under the as a result of abuse, you must is high, the department may take MURPHY ... raise them as they thought best. law the people in the categories also inform the district attorney the child into immediate tem­ porary custody to protect against above must report if they sus­ Most of us take this basic, funda­ and government medical exam­ mental right for granted. but it pect or have reasonable cause to iners. Again there is a fine of up further abuse or neglect. In such a case wotkers must make a does have limits. The right to believe that a child under 18 is to $i,OOO for failing to report. written report of their reasons raise children carries with it the suffering 'serious physical Obviously, anyone who is not . for removal and seek court ap­ responsibility to do an adequate emotional injury as a result of abuse, ,-inclulling s!'lxual abuse, required to report child abuse proval the next day. job. Because some parents in­ the addiction of an infant to may freely do so.- Yet, in spite evitably fail to meet this re­ In ,most cases the department And Am. drugs at birth, .and abuse from of the potentially disa~trous con­ sponsibility, all 50 states have will offer appropriate social laws providing for government neglect. Serious injury doesn't sequences for the child in danger, services to the family of an RICHARD many are afraid of getting in­ intervention when parental care just mean broken bones or star­ abused child to protect the child volyed and possibly ending up and stabilize family life. If the it includes all but the vation; is seriously inadequate.

MURPHY in legal trouble with an angry parents refuse to accept or par­ Child abuse laws generally most minor injuries. Physical parent. ticipate in the offered services serve two purposes. They seek abuse, for example" ranges from To encourage these people to the department or any person to protect children through child the 'infliction of bruises and speak out the legislature has may file a care and protection .abuse reporting requirements, burns to more serious harm lead­ petition in court, seeking tem­ , child protection services and, as ing to permanent injury or death. provided broad safeguards. Any­ It is probably the saddest, ,a last resort, temporary or per· Abuse due to neglect usually one who is required to report porary or permanent removal of crime of all. The attackers ' manent removal of a child from means a failure to' provide for cannot be held liable in any civil the child from the home. In are often otherwise law- the home. Secondly, they aim the child's nutritional and health or ~riminal action because of ruling on such 1a petition, the needs - the failure to feed, their report. And those who court must consider the best in­ abiding citizens, parents who to. p~event f~ture a?~se through clothe, aren't required to report, but who terests of the child in iight of or supervise, or the fail­ work hard and care about their crlmmal pUnIshment In the most ure to provide sanitary living nonetheless do report suspected the fitness of the parent. families. But they are also peo- severe· cases' of abuse, a~d conditions or adequate medical child abuse are given the same Reporting suspected cases of pIe who, when the money's tight, through. programs ?~ ~aml~Y protection, as long as they acted child abuse can do a great deal care. the kids won't stay quiet, and couns~IIng and rehabIlItatIon In Those who are required to re­ , in good faith. You can't, for in­ of good, and' with protection the frustrations of daily living many other cases. port abuse must immediately stance, make up lies about the from lawsuits,there is little rea­ seem to just keep piling up, lash The key to any system of neighbor you hate and expect son not to report :..... you owe it make an oral report to the De­ out at the easiest and most- . child abuse' protection and pre­ the court to prot~ct you when to both the child and the parent. partment of Public Welfare, fol­ vention is reporting. State au­ helpless targets.' he or she sues you. But if your 'lowed within 48 hours by a writ· . If you suspect a child has been Those targets, the victims, are thorities can do nothing to help suspicion turns out to be wrong, an abused child until they are ten report. If you' are 'a staffer you are still protected if that abused, physically, emotionally 'of couise the children. Only re­ at a school, hospital, or other or otherwise,' call your local told the child needs help. cently have we begun to recog­ institution ' you' may ,instead suspicion was reasonable and office of the Department of So­ nizethe extent of child abuse Som'e states require every per­ was reported in good faith. cial Services, listed under and neglect in the United States. son who suspects an incident of make your report to the person in charge where you work, who Once a case is reported to the "Massachusetts, Commonwealth Still, many peopie often shy child abuse to report it. Massa· of' in your telephone directory. away from reporting suspected chusetts laws are not ,quite as , will then become responsible for department, it investigates ­ wjthin 24 hours if it thinks the At night" or on weekends or incidents of child abuse perhaps . strict, but they do require all passing it on to the state.

The information required· 'is child ,is .in ,immediate 'danger, holidays, call the'state's·j"chlld because they don't think. that medical .personnel to report abuse discovered in the course basically what you would expect: otherwise within a week. A at risk" tollfree hotline, 1-800­ anyone living in their neighbor­ home visit will usually be made 792-5200. your name, the names and ad­ hood would do ~hat sort of thing, of their professional work ­ And if you are a parent who dresses of child and the parents, to examine the injury. The con­ everyone from doctors to den­ ~r because they're simply afraid to get involved. But all types of tists to nurses to chiropractors. the child's sex and age and a dition of any other children in needs help in coping with the parents may do that sort of Educators - teachers, guidance ' description of the injuries. You the home will be studied and stress of being a parent, don't the investigator will identify the take it out on your child - call thing. To pro~ect the children 'of counselors, administrators, day must also tell how you first dis­ either the Parental Stress Line, these abusing parents, Massa­ care workers - as well as social covered the abuse, whether there people responsible for any in­ 1-800-632-8188, or Parents Anon­ chusetts has laws which encour· workers, foster parents and is evidence of prior injuries, and juries.

Next, the department compiles ymous, 1-800-882-1250. age, and in some cases require, policemen are also required to what, if anything, you did tQ The Murphys practice law In report. Those who fail to report assist the child. The department a written evaluation of the citizens to report suspected in­ may also require further infor­ household and of the risks of Braintree. stances of child abuse. can be fined up to $1,000.

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UPI coach of 'year' retiring' after 42 years

By Steve Gorecki

CHICAGO (NC) - The 1984 National Collegiate' Athletic Association basketball tourna­ ment is the end of the road for Ray Meyer, coach of the De­

Paul University Blue Demons for the past 42 years. Meyer, 70, is retiring at the end of the current basketball season with 723 victories going into post-season competition.

'Meyer, named United Press International Coach of the Year for the 1983.84 season, led his team to a 26-2 regular season record and a fourth place national ranking in his final season at the helm.

"I want the players to see me, as an honest individual who cares about them as individuals, not just basketball players. I try to be a positive influence on them off the court.

with six children and 16 grand­ children, are looking forward to a trip to Rome and an audience with the pope. , "Faith is' a very important part of my life," said Meyer, who studied for two years at 'Quigley Preparatory Seminary in Chicago before deciding his 'place was on the basketball court, not at the altar.

"They really know I'm inter­

ested. They trust me.' 1 have an

open door so they come to me

for advice, consolation and just

to talk - about schoolwork,

home problems, girlfriends.

,The accomplishment he most cherishes has been that of help­ ing former player~ realize suc­ cessful careers -after college and knowing that he had a part in their development.

"We're still friends after they leave," he said. "I hear from His last home game was a them all the time. They thank '64-49 victory over Marquette' me for the' discipline' I've inUniversity.' stilled in their lives."

A man lov~d and respected by - God is a very big part of his team, former' players and Meyer's life. fans, Meyer 'considers his life A papal ,blessing fOJ; Meyer off the ,couI1 his top priority - - and his team fr~m Pope John and he driHs that into his play-'! Paul II hangs in his 'De Paul '. office. Heand,his ,wife Marge, ,,'ers as _~ell. >- ",_ ",. , : ',~W~'re like aiamily,'Lhe said;,) ;tnarried more than; ,44,' years , .<.:.-. _. ""~ .. ~ -:... .A..-.....~..~~~_#.• ~'

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"For 42 years, I've gone to Mass and Communion before each and every game,"he said. , "As a team, we praY,before each game and afterward offer a prayer of thanksgiving whether we win or lose. , "The players used to call me 'lucky beads' 'cause I'm always praying the rosary. ' "I never wanted to be a legend," he said, calling the out­ pouring of media attention "wonderful" and also "amazing and bewildering."

"I don't feel like someone ready to retire," said Meyer, who lost 43 pounds prior to his final seaso~\: "Bu~.I ,know my

time has come. I'm very much convinced of that. After all, time marches on."

After the win over Marquette,' Meyer was carried off by his

players to cut down one of the basketball nets for the first time in his life.

"I'll remember this day' as long as I live," he said.

JI)e PAUl, COACH Ray Meyer urges on the Blue De­ mons at his last regular season game as coach. His son, Joey Meyer, left, now assistant coach, will take over his father's, rol~l p~xt season, (NCIUPI PAo~Q)

He heals

bodies too

WAUSAU, Wis. (NC) - Help­ ing heal bodies as well as souls is the ministry of Father Mi­ chael Lynch, a chaplain at Wau­ sau General Hospital who re­ quests and in some cases helps with organ donations.

The clergy are logical people to be involved in this work, Lynch believes.

"Scripture tells us Jesus Christ was a healer who made the ultimate sacrifice by giving up his life for others," Father Lynch said. "We can counsel that persons who donate or­ gans are following Jesus' ex­ ample, giving parts of their bodies to make other persons' lives substantially better, or per­ haps even to save them."

When counseling bereaved family members after the death of a 'loved one, Father Lynch asks if they wish that an o~gan donation be made.

"If they say yes, they can see good resulting out of their per­ sonal family tragedy. It helps them through the grieving pro­ cess," said the priest.

He is one of 16 non-doctors in Wausau certified to remove eyes from a cadaver for use in cor­ nea transplants, a proce!;s called cornea enucleation.

Nurses, funeral directors and clergy are . p.ermitted to do the operation.

Father Lynch called the pro­ cess "delicate but not difficult."

To date he has enucleated a dozen corneas.

He said that when he started as a hospital chaplain 10 years ago, there was little public awareness about organ trans­ plants. But he said giant ad­ vances in medical science have made front-page news out of liver and heart transplant opera­ tions and he expects the trend to accelerate.

"Knowledge continues to ex­ pand dramatically, and surgical operations today make possible what was considered impossible yesterday," he said.

He commented that the Cath­ olic Church has said little about .organ transplants except for a statement by Pope Pius XII in the 1940s that such surgery was morally acceptable.

If organ donations "are done to benefit others, only good can result," he said.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIHAVEN

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SAINTS & SINGERS, BUZZARDS BAY

Saints ·and Sin·gers Chorus, heard often at diocesan pro­ grams, seeks new members. Information: 759-7255. .

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FR

. Penance service for first communion candidates: 1 p.m.

April 7.

MEMORIAL HOME, FR

Residents epjoyed a concert by pianist Judith Conrad yes­ terday.

Resident Elizabeth Leonard recommends wider use of the Home li'brary, well stocked with a variety of book~. .

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT .

Penanr;:e service: 7 p.m. April 16.

Bible study: 7 p.m. each Mon­ day in the school hall.

Uniform swap: school uni­ forins may 'be exchanged from 1 to 3 p.m. April 8 in the school hall. Information: Rachel Ba­ 'bineau, 636-2994.

ST. RITA, MARION

Penance service: 6:30 p.m.

April 13, followed by ·a Holy Year pilgrimage to St. Patrick's Church, Wareham,. where Mass will be celebrated. " Phonograph needed for use wi,th first communion classes.

Prospective donors may call rectory.

CATHEDRAL MUSIC, FR

Organist Judith Dautel of the First Unitarian Church, New Bedford, will ,be heard in the last midday recital of a Lenten series at 12:35 p.m. April 10.

HOLY FAMTLY, EAST TAUNTON

Parish Renewal Missiqn pre­ sented by the Boston Paulist Center: April 7 ,through April 15 with special events begin­ ning at 7 p.m. nightly April 8 through April 13. Each service will include a prayer service, scripture reading and presenta-" tion of selected topic, ,including "Bein~ Catholic Today," "Par­ enting"and "What It Means To Be Called." Anointing of sick: noon, April 12; mini­ retreat on "Loneliness in Our Lives": April 14.

The program w1ll conclude at 5 p.m. April 15 with a parish potluck supper at Holy Ghost Hall, East Taunton.

FIVE-HOUR VIGIL

A five-hour vigil held month­ ly in diocesan churches will ex­ pand to six hours tonight. It will be held from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 'at St. Bernard's Church, A'Ssonet, and will include Masses

at 8 p.m. and at its conclusion as well ·as a holy hour, rosary and privatepra.yer.

CATHOLIC PEACE FELLOWSmp

FArnER LYNCH

Parish volunteers will assist at the New Bedford soup kitchen today.

ST_ JOSEPH, NB

Two school ,guards are needed, with uniforms to be provided.

Information: 995-2264.

A few openings remain for the '84-'85 school year in the nursery class. Information: 994­ LEGION OF MARY 2264.

Day of recollection: Sacred Parish Council meeting: 7:30 Hearts Retr-eat House, Ware-· n.m. Anril 12, convent. ham, June 2, directed by Father LlIS4LETTE SHRINE, . George Werner, SMM. All wel­ ATTLEBORO come. Information: Alice Beau­

Celebration of feast of. Our lieu, 157 'Truro St., New Bed­ Lady of Myans: 11 'a.m. April 9, ford, 02745. tel. 995-2354. talk by Father Joseph Ross, MS, ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR on the origin of this devotion, "Pediatric/Adolescent Up­ followed at 12:10 p.m. by Mass. date," 'a continuin~ medical edu­ K of C, FR . cation .program. will -take place Council 86. Knights of Co­ Aori! 23 'at White's restaurant, lumbus: special trustees' meet­ Westoort. Information: 674-5741, ing following re~ular monthly pxt. 258. . meeting April 9at Council O.L.VJCTORY, CENTERVILLE RoOme. lo1q?, Columbus Drive.

Applications close tod,ay' for ST. LOUIS, FR two college scholarships, the Exposition of Blessed Sacra­ Father Tom McMorrow and the ment and pray·er service, 7 p.m.

Vincen,t and Rose Curran April 9; prayer serVice, 7 ,p.m. awards.

April 10; Benediction 7 p.m.

Ultreya meeting: 7:30 tonight, Anri! 12; Statl"'ns of the Cross, pa.rish center.

11 :30 'a.m. April 13.

A Li,thuan·ian 'Driest will be at BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS Our Lady. of Victory f,rom 11 Exoosition of "AI. Sacrament:· a.m. to 1 p.m. April 11 to 'hear fonowin~ 8 a.m. Mass tad·ay un­ confessions 'and celebrate Mass til 8:45 p.m., with recitation of

in Lithuanian. , rosary at 8:15 p.m.

Holy Week events will in­ FRANCISCANS,

clude a sacred concert at 3:30 !'lEr.TJL4.R POCASSET p.m. April 15 by Denise Mo­ Meeting 7:10 p.m. April 10. rency;" a day of fast April 16, St. John's Center. Pocasset. closed with a 6 p.m: Mass and Mass, talks on building peace paper 'bag supper. Food will be and seminar on bishops' pas­ blessed for Polish and Lithuan­ ian families at 11 :30 a.m. April toral letter. All welcome.

CONCERT, FR 21 at Our Lady of Victory.

Concert pianist Judi,th Con­ ST. MARY, NB . The parish family renewal rad will be heard ,at 8 p.m. April 7at Bristol Community College week closes ,tonight.

Confirmation candida,tes will Arts Center in ,a free concert covering over 400 years of mu­ make a day of recollection to­ morrow at the Family Life sic by Spanish composers, in­ cludin~ Antonio Soler, an 18th Center, N. Dartmouth.

century priest who anticipated ST. MARY, SEEKONK Beethoven. Information: 674­ CCD Saturday classes close 6128. tomorrow.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE. Life in the Spirit Seminar: SWANSEA April 14 and 15. Information: Junior CYO 'basketball team Al Lamarre, .726-3053;. Janet members will attend 6:30 p.m.

Nerbonne, 222;'1516. .

Mass April 7, followed by an ST. JAMES, NB end of season meeting in the Lenten program: April 9 youth center. through 1"2, 7 p.m. each night, ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET consisting of a meditation, and 7 p.m. tonight: Stations of the a prayer service.

Cross and prayer meeting.

- Sundays of Lent: exposition ST. THOMAS MORE, of Blessed Sacrament following SOMERSET 5 p.m. Mass until 7 p.m.; holy Prayer group meeting: 7 p.m. hour from 7 to 8 p.m. tonight.

NOTRE DAME, FoR Parish family penance service: Information on the building .

7 p.m. April 16. of the old Notre Dame Church is sought by the ar,t and history ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA departments of Southeastern Stations of the Cross and Ben­ Massachusetts University. Those ediction follow 7 p.m. Mass on wishing to assist this project Friday. may call Marilyn Boutin the ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN rectory.

CCD students, in grades 3 Tum to Page Seventeen through 9 will participate in the Stations of the Cross April 6 'and April 13. All welcome.

SPECIAL NEEDS

Sister Ka,thy Murphy, OP, of the diocesan Apostolates to the Deaf is among committee mem­ bers working on a presentation

by Ralph Showers of Rainbow Acres, Ariz., who will speak on

his work with retarded adults

at 1 p.m. April 29 at McGovern's

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mation: 672-5381, 679-0001.

BL. SACRAMENT, FR

Day of recollection for confir­

mation candidates: 2 p.m. April 8, small chapel, Group II; 4 p.m.

April 10, convent, Group I.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS, FR

St. Louis Fraternity meeting: 6:30 p.m. April 11. All welcome.

ST. MICHAEL, SWANSEA

'''War/Peace: Do We Have a Choice?", 'a presentation includ_ 14th annual meeting, New ing visuals, discussion and com­ England Catholic Peace Fellow­ ments will be offered ,by James ship: April 14, Holy Cross Cen­ Leffe.rs, MD, and Father John ter, Stonehill College, North FoIster on the effects of war/ Easton. Speakers include Pro­ peace and the choices Christians fessor Howard Zinn and Judith must make 'at 7:30 p.m. April 11 Dyer CSJ; workshops will cover . in the parish hall. education for nonviolence, the bishops' peace pastoral 'and con­ ST. ELIZABETH, FR flict resolution training on the Stations of the Cross before elementary scliool' level: Infor­ . and rosary and exposition of the mation: Rev. Willy Raymond Blessed Sacrament following CSC, tel. 238-1081, ext. 487.

5:30 p.m. Mass today.

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'What's ·o.n your mind?

Little Orphan Annie is alive and well at Feehan High in At­ tleboro, where the school's Theatre Company Will present "Annie" at 7:30 p.m. April 8, 12 and 13.

With a cast and crew of over 50 members" the production will take place. In the school audi­ torium.

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TOM LENNON

Why. are some people ri~ge and other ca.usesof un­ so obses·sed-. with people happiness. liking them or, wanting to Still, who doesn',t want to.. be be like'. ~v~ryone. else? Is it . liked? And one must admit' that wrong just ·tQ~:"e .yourself? .,ii's easy to' cavei!J 'under' peer pressure. '.

(South Carolina) .

But peer pressure of one sort Q. What is a· gOOCl way or another..is going tobe·.with for a ~en·ager .to lead a ..y,ou .all your life. How·: do you ... , gOod .life With'o~t;dnigS and learn ~o r~sist it? sex and,.parties when there , One way is' to begin On a is so' much' "jJeerpressure? small scale. Imitate the weight­ lifter who begins' ~ith 60 pounds Q~

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A.., Sinc;~~ t!te,se ...gue§tjons are .: closely "related; l' wiIf answer ' ;' :tliehi' Jtog~thE!r.:: ~ '; . .:~:_ I ' AQout "a year, ago a 51-year­ .' old "man' siartled me by saying, "I really don't 'waht to inhale smokecin, my h,l~gs,.but' I've been : thinking more 'and'-'more about , trying' some'! marijuana. " Every­ " body 1· know has tried it at least ~ o~~,e, apd it.J.4si. ~e¥S: te>..be ~e thmg. to do. 1 really think 1 · ought..•.to try some pot' SOl 1 : ~p.n~tfeeJ. so .out ~fit..~:. · 'A~. 51 this; man, :is,' so im­ : ma~l,l~e that he' lias not yet set himself'" free 'from" the follow­ the.~rowd· syndrome. Halfway ; through life 'he still doesn't know "that "everybody's doing it" is ;:a lousy~ reason for' doing any'thin8.

'It's' not wrong to 'be' yourself.

It is,' in fact, supremely' right.

God d~sires that you be you, . a •,person who is one of a kind ana unlike anyone else in the world.

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And Tauntonian Jeffrey Ki­ "What shall it profit a man, if rouac, a psychobiology and bio­ he gain the whole world and chemistry major, is conductIng lose his own soul?" an honors project on the Bow­ Not one charge against Jesus doin campus Involving the ·ef· was proved. He was declared fects of brain surgery on the innocent three times by the very conditioned eyelid response of man who finally condemned him. the rat. ' , If anyone ever went to death in ·Founded in 1794, Bowdoin has perfect innocence, it was our an -enroIlment of 1350 students.' Lord.

Yet, he forgave.

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By Cecilia Belanger esteq, with the week's topic an~ Throughout ,his earthly life e~austion, the, dis~ress of his nounced each Monday in the Jesus faced a travesty'of justice. wounds, the protracted torture ~nd .:th~ lonelfness of betrayal C-C Update.

From beginning to end nothing and abandonme~t. '. ! . . J!J, J!J ,J!J. was' easy. Yet how did he deal Word has been reCeived of with injustice toward himself? , , We\ cannot.' measure suffering, honors earned by, C-C·graduates Was he ever envious 'of 'anyone? .: especi!llly the' suffering of him at BowdoIn ·'College. ':' .. : c.

No! Certainly he ,:talked ',about who took all our guilt upon him· self, Who can measure cries of . Nelson ""Oli\;~ira . hits' 'been having too much and not shar­ ,awarded .a Watson. F~llowship. ing one~s ·substance; Jbut" he 'did woe,imd (l'esert'ion~"of titter deso­ lation], ,There are no meters for , and.:after. some years,· worKs up of $10;000; which he will use to not want possessions himself. tto a 300.poundbenc}i press." , study . ~aditioD': and' ch~ge' .in, . ~e a~t~~liy··.piti~ th~~e ~I- the agony ?f the l!pirit. , . : .. ways, wishing for more: of, this 'One teen. began' a cqnv~rslition rural Azorean'communities, with Happiness with a gitl' everyone else "had empbasis on 'the cultutal effects or that. He pitied Pilate .with all his so-called power and, this to "Happiness is like time and classified as stuck-up. He de­ of what is perceived as material velop~d~ '~" W~J:Dl , ~nd 'Ia~ting and/or p~chological. pro~ess.

Pilate was certainly an insult. "space. We make' and measure it ourselves; . it' :is . '. . as big, as friendship'witlither and found . Oliveira, say' college authoi'i.

That this: man. crowned. with little, 'as you' please; just a thing . ~he was far from snobbish: . ties; Will "attempt' to interpret thorns, scourged' and .. mocked of' contrasts' and comparisons."

-A teenage' glrl'i~ my 'area dIs­ th~ per§O~1 .cOnflicts, fear.s' and could pity him' was incompre~ - Qeorge du ,Mag.rier. covered' when she arrived, at a hopes of, a~c,:ulture and people in hensible ,to him. partyth~t it·was an"all~out beer ' ., . ' .: .,.

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A similia'r hopel~~sness is reo ' 'Arid the world, didn't end.' flected. iil"1999," which rose True, there: will be times WhE!n high on, both the pOll and the you' will meet· opposition; raz­ rhythm. and' blues charts. .. ' .zing, maybe' even mockery. You Its message is summed up in may get hurt some. It may' be t~e~e words: "But 'life is just a very painful' on occasion: ., pa.r;ty.:a~~ l?l\r~i':.s werElA~t ,meiu;lt .. But· !tis .amid· the ,hurts of life to lallt , ...if you. didn't come to 'tnat'fle'sloWlY develop' courage party, don't bother knocking on and a strong' spirit. Ali~ as count­ my door." . less people have npted,. freedom Put simply,' if we're destined By Charlie Martin 'is worth fighting for.' . for. destruction, we might as well . So little by ,little; declare your do nothing but ,pa~ty. independence. Be' yourself. .

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Perhaps it's a sure sign of sin . Send comments and questions in the world when young people Don't worry to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. are . robbed of hope. Without 1 'won't hurt U . N.W., Washiilgton, D.C., 20002. 'hope, life has no direction or · I oDIy want. U to have some fun. meaning.

I lV~ ~Ing when I wrote this ~ Yet Christians are challenged .. Forgive me if it goes astray' to I~e people' of hope. Through .But w~en I. woke up this morning history, hope has provided cour­ I could, have sworn it was judgment day age t9 work toward, social and ~ sky was, all purPle ' ~ .' individual change. Hope comes Th~re were p.eople running everywhere' .: . from th'~ knowledge that God Trying to from' the deStruction' and,,U' knOw will not abandon us. . I didn't even care 'cause they say , '.. realism plus Hope. 'builds ·' 2000 zero zero party over oops out of time faith. Problems will not go away So tonight 'poi gonna party like it's 1999. just by' ,pretending t~ey don't · I was .dreaming when I wrote this .'. . exist. Our 'Countiy builds new So sue me: if I go too fast . riuclear warheads each day. "'But life. is jusFa party ,I. :. Rea'l hope se~s what is hap­ · And parties :weren't meantio I~t. " ,; . :, ,Warts.an ,around u.s .

piming but a!so.' sees that the , My'mind says' prepare to ~ighf .,

p~wer 'of Gcxi' is uqlimited, ,a So if 1 gotta die Pm gonna listen to '

power caring: ioye that directly . ..

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struction inherent in the arms oJ, , race:':' " '":" So tonight Pm 'go~a party like it's 1999. . ;,: .... .,If you didn't 'come to party

When we have hope' 'built on " , 'Don't bother 'kn1leking ~ Ip.y door "\

realism and faith, we' can stand .!. .. I've got a lion in my poCket" .' - , ....

uP' against wrong. . " ,'. And ,baby's'he's ready to roar, . ': When tpeople come' "knocking ", .Everybody?s got"a bomb" on our door" to 'party, we can '," 'j . , • We could 'all die' any day . \ party' with them, but we also .~, r ' , ' '. ;But before Pll let that happen can' .' listen' aI!d encourage and · I'll dance my -life away ~cause they say , maybe even' restore hope. · 2000 zero zero PartY over oops out of',time We needn't' be slaves to the .So' tonight im: g~ party like it's 1999. present moment. We' can look Mommy' why' does everybody have a bomb. ,to Ii" future shaped 'by' today's choices. ' . ' ' Written:~d ~u:ng by Prince, (c) 1982 by Controversy' Music Your comments welcome.

And congratulations to for~ DURING a discussion with race as a madness that inevitably Please address to Charlie Martin, ~mer Stang principal George Milot teens, 1 was .surprised ;tofind will end the world in their life­ 1218 So.' Rotherwood Ave., and his Wife, the prou'd pare~tS EVansvilie, Ind. 47714. ! of Alyssa Suzanne, born January­ out that several see the arms time.

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portswQtch Gauvin on National Team Dave Gauvin, the Fall River CYO's outstanding 119-pound fighter, is on the United States team that is participating in the King's Cup international boxing tournament in Thailand. The tournament opened last Monday and will continue through next Wednesday.

The New Englan:i Golden Gloves 119-pound champion, Gauvin is scheduled to partici­ pate in the United States Golden Gloves Tournament in St. Louis April 16 to 21, where he hopes his showing will .earn him a spot on the United States team in the Olympics in Los Angeles.

Monday Deadline for Hoop Tourney Monday is the deadline for - and six-foot' and under. Entry entries in the fourth annual St. fee is $55 except for JUnior Vincent's Home basketball tour- team, ~$40. It' Is expected that nament to be held April 14 teams from Eastern Massachu­ through 27 in the Bishop Con- setts and Rhode Island will par­ nolly High School gym on Els- ticipate in the tournament. bree Street, Fall River.

For information contact Fran There are' three divisions: .Desmarais at 678-1482 or Tom open, junior (age 14 and under) Dunse at 679-8511.

CYO Hockey PlayoH Final Tied Scoring three goals in the Iast period Mansfield went on to a 4-0 victory over Fall River North in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River last Sunday and tied the best of-three final in the Bristol County CYO Hockey League playoffs., FaH River North won the opener, 7-5, a week earlier.

Mansfield, which finished sec­ ond to Fall River North in the regular season, took a 1-0 lead when Jan McMullin scored at 3:30 of the second pedod on a, rebound off North goalie Rich­ ard Vocci. Goals by Chris Bain­ ton, Jay Barron and Rick Ingram in the third period put the game

out of reach for the North skat­ ers.

Both goalies, North's Vocci and Mansfield's Jim Rathburn, turned in outstanding perform­ ances, particularly in the first two periods. Overall for the game Mansfield outshot Fall River North, 26-1E!.

It was only the second time that Fall River North was held , scoreless this season. Fall River South owns the other shutout, a 3-0 victory on Feb. 19 in regu­

lar season play.

The deciding' game will be

played at 9 p.m. Sunday at the

Driscoll Rink.

Cougars in Cape Baseball Tourney The Bishop Connolly High Scott Mason of Warwick's School baseball team will again Athletic Attic was the winner of participate in the Old Colony the Bud Pierce HiHtopper 10· Regiona'l High School Jnvita- mile road race last Sunday in tional'Baseball Tournament.

Fall River. His time was 51:44, Connolly will meet defending one minute, 58 seconds faster champion, Greater New Bedford than runnerup, Greg Cornell.

Voke-Tech at 10:30 ·tomorrow. Rob Pierce placed third in 53:15.

Host Old 'Colony and Old Roch- ,Kim Perseley of the Johnson ester Regional meet at 1:30 p.m. and Wales Athletic CIub of The consolation final is set Providence was the first woman for 10:30 a.m. Sunday and the ,to finish. Her time was 67:13.

Durfee High School's state championship final at 1:30 p.m. that day. Connolly won the champion basketba:H team will championship in 1981 when the be honored at a testimonial din­ tournament was initiated. ner next Tuesday night in the Activity in 'high school spring Venus de Milo restaurant, sports stepped up this week in Swansea. preparation for .regular season competitions.

Today's schedule in boys' tenC 00 nis has Connolly at Dartmouth, V!ATICAN CITY (NC) - More than 100,000 people marched in 'Wareham at Bourne, New Bed­ ford High at Apponequet and Lyon, France, recently in de­ fense of the autonomy of pri­ Durfee at Dartmouth while Dart­ mouth i~ at Durfee and New vate schools and the right of I\edford :High at Apponequet in Catholic parents to educate girls' tennis. their children according to their own value, systems, Vatican Among baseball games tomor­ Radio reported. The crowd dem­ row, Sonierset entertains Tiver­ ton at 10:30 a.m. The Falmouth onstrated in support of private Relays and the Mayfiower school authorities who have pro­ League Relays tomorrow morn-· tested proposed government cre­ ing hold the spotlight in boys' ation of one school system com­ bining private and public schools. , track.

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New Films "Children of the Com" (New World) Some nasty kids, in the sway of demonic power, slaugh­ ter all adults in a Midwestern town. Later a doctor and his wife on an auto trip run afoul of them in this dull, predictable horror film. Because of its vio­ lence, it is rated A~ R. "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (War­ ners) A visually stunning, intel­ ligent, well-acted screen adap­ tation by Hugh Hudson, director of "Chariots of Fire," of .the Edgar Rive' Burroughs ·classic.

The only problem is with credi­ bility, but it's well worth seeing.

The jungle 'violence is very strong and this, with a brief bedroom sequence, make "Grey­ stoke" mature fare. A3, PO ''The Hotel New Hampshire" An eccentric New Eng­ land family jokes and cavorts in the face of human morality· in this glib and shallow adaptation of the John Irving novel which seems to have been glib and shallow to begin with; Because of its benign view of all sorts of sexual activity, including incest, it i!l rated O,R. . ''The, Ice Pirates" (MGM-UA) A lackluster "Star Wars" imita­ tion. Because of its vulgarity, some sexually oriented humor and a relatively mild bedroom sequence, it is rated A3, PG. "Over ~he Brooklyn Bridge" (MGM-UA) A Brooklyn luncheon'­ ette owner (Elliott Gould) yearns .to open a Manhattan restaurant but hisnch uncle won't finance it unless he gives up his WASP

girlfriend (Margaux Hemingway) and marries a nice Jewish girl (Carol Kane). This failed ethnic comedy drama should be avoid­ ed at all costs. Because of rough langua~e and much sexually ori­ ented humor, it is rated A3,R. ."Police Academy" (Ladd-War­ ners) A reluctant recruit (Step­ hen Guttenberg) finds that law enforcement can buy fun in this dismal comedy relying heavily on sexually oriented humor, nudity and rough language.

O,R Religious Broadcasting - TV Sunday, April 8 (CBS) "For Our Times" - A repOrt on the work of religious groups for the homeless.

On Radio Sunday, April 8 (NBC) "Guide­ line" - Maryknoll Father Ron­ ald Saucci discusses missionary activity 'in Asia.

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Prayer "Do not prllly for easy lives.

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The following television and radio programs originate in the diocesan viewing and listening area. Their listings normally do oot vary from week to week. They will be presented in 1be Anchor the first Friday of each month and will reflect any changes that may be made. Please clip and retain for refer­ ence.

Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m.

WLNE, Channel 6, Diocesan Television Mass.

Potruguese Masses from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each Stmday on radio stati~n WJFD-FM, 7 p.m. each Sunday on television Channel 20.

Mass Monday to Friday every week, 11:30 a.m. to noon, WXNE, Cbanne1 25. ' "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent partlclpants Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Epis­ copal Bishop of Rhode Island; and Rabbi Baruch Korff.

"Breakthrough," 6:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 10, a program on the power of God to touch lives, produced by the Pastoral Theological Insti­ tute of Hamden, Conn.

"The Glory of God," with father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Ghannel27. "~arySon," a family pup­ pet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thursday, Fall River and New Bedford cable channel 13.

"Spirit and the Bride," a talk show with William Lar­ kin, 6 p.m. Monday, cable channel 35.

Each Sunday (SPN) "News­ Front" - NC News weekly reports on religious, ethical and mo.ral concerns.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., April 6,1984 ST. PIUS X, S. YARMOUTH Women's Guild meeting: 1 p.m. April 10, parish hall. Pre­ sentation on perennial flowers

by Jacklyn Hennigan. All wel­ come.

ST. KILIAN, NB

Support group for widowed:

7:30 ,p.m. April 9, rectory. All

widowed welcome. Speaker will

'be Atty. William Balderson,'dis­

cussing legal information for

the widowed.

PRAYER GROUPS, FR' Fall River a:rea prayer groups . will meet at 8 p.m. April 9. at St. Anne's Shrine. Father Jack Oliveira will speak on "Grow­ ing through Study." '

HOLY NAME, NB

Bishop Dat:liel A. Cronin will , ,be tile principal ,celebrant. of a Mass at 4 p.m. April 8 ce~ebrat­ ing the 75th 'anniversary of the parish. All present 'and former parishioners ,are invited. It should be noted ,that there wUl be no 5 p.m. Mass April 8. .

Women's Guild meeting: 7:30 p.m. April 9.

CATHlEDRAL,FR

The ,parish Lenten Mission

will continue today and tomor­

row with a service 'at 10:30 a.m.

each day, exposi,tion of the

Blessed Sacrament and confes­ , sions from 1La.m. to noon and a homily at the regular 12:05. p.m. Mass:

S8. ~lETER & PAUL, FR

The education committe and

the CYO council will meet at

7:30 p.m. April 9 in the school.

Permission slips are available at

the rectory for the CYO spring

bowling tournament.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR

Women's Guild open meeting:

April 11, following 7 p.m. Mass.

Fa,ther Robert McIntyre of ,8t.

Aloysius Home in the Provi­

dence diocese will speak on,

parent-child relationships. All

parents welcome. '

(Jteering pOintJ ] Continued froQl Page Thirteen SACRED ,HEART, FR Confirmation petitioning ser­ vice: 10 April 14.

a.m.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION,

N.EASTON'

. ' Lenten Bible stUdy: following

9 a.m. Mass Tuesday in parish

'hall. Babysitting available.

Children's choi,r: meetings each Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in preparation for Easter.

New We ,the Parish Associa­ tion officers: Penny Fahey, vice-president; Barbal'a Beau­ doin, treasurer.

SACRED HEARTS SEMINARY RETREAT HOUSE, WAREHAM • Holy W~k retreat: April 19 to 21, centered on Holy Week liturgy 'and conducted by Fa­ ther Rick LaBrecque, SS.CC. InfQrmation: Carol pucey, 295­ 9227 or 295-0100.

ST. ANNE. FR Parish' Lenten Mission: 11 a.m., 2 and 7:30 p.m. today.

Mass at 4 p.m. April 7,ma,rk­ iog 50th . anniversary of St. Anne's Fraternity. .New Senior Citizens officers: Yvonne Fournier, president; Al­ bert Lavoie, vice-president; Lena Lavoie, secretary; Juliette MaHloux, :treasurer. New mem­ bers welcome. ' ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTlIlI Penance service: 7 p.m. April 9.

Boxes will beat church en­ trances this weekend 'to collect' canned goods for needy families.

Those knowing of people in need of assistance may contact the rectory or ~ member of the 'St. 'Vhicent de P.a,ul Society.

ST. PATRICK, FR S1. Helena Ultreya meeting: 7:30 p.m. April 8, school.

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Father Bruce Ritter

A bus driver found her in the parking lot behind, Covenant House. My kids kept sneaking over to look at her body. She was 17 or 18. You really couldn't tell , how pretty she'd been-her face had been mashed in and she had been stabbed eight times. The autopsy put the time of death between 2:00 and 5:00 AM on Thursday.

Detectives were'able to determine that up lIntil the night before her death she had been living in a hotel on 47th Street. The hotel is used by alot of pimps and prostitutes.

My kids all know her'-:but nobody knew her'real name.

'They r~membered she used to have a baby. The word spread like wildfire. The kids sat in stunned silence or talk­ ed quietly. The older kids didn't bother getting angry or belligerent-casual, unexplained, anonymous death is a " fact of street .life.

That afternoon, Sister Alicia, our Director of Residential Services, called our kids together in the main lounge.

"Look," she said, "this is adangerous and violent area. Out there, we can't protect you. In here, we can. You're safe in here. Look;" she said, "we care about you. Don't hang out in the streets. Times Square is asick place with sick people who will do this tq kids."

Our counselors, heavily involved, trying to reach as many kidS as possible, reported that the shock and fear were profound: Our kids are afraid of dying-they feel ex: posed, vulnerable, used. Acurious un,easy undercurrent of the discussion swirled to the surface repeatedly.

"We don't know her name... 1can't use my name...nobody, knows who I am..:we can't tell anybody who we are...a hundred people know my first name and it isn't really me...Br"!,ce, I ain't anybody somebody knows," All during that day we tried t,o calm and reassure our Father Bruce Ritter. OFM Conv., is the founder and President of Covenant House, which operates crisis centers for homeless and runaway boy§ and girls all over the country,

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IN-ST. PETER'S SQUARE in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II incenses a statue of Our, Lady of Fatima as he consecrates Earth to Mary. The statue was brought from the Fatima shrine in Portugal for the occasion. The March 25 consecration ceremony, part of a Holy Year observance for families, was attended by over ,150,000 persons. (NC/UPI Photo)

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kids-and braced ourselves for what we knew would happen. A lot of kids did not go out that night. Thefewthat did go out came home early. And then it began. The new kids, those we never saw before began flooding in, know­ ing they would be safe here. Our intake workers reported that a record ,number of kids came in that night and the next. More than 80 new kids. They came in small groups of twos and threes', afraid to walk alone, to be alone. We took them all. We beefed upourstreet patrols. Put extra 24-hour , street counselors outside.

"She was 17 or 18. You really couldn't tell how pretty she'd been ... ;, 'We were right to be afraid. Two Saturday nights later they found the body of Cheryl in an abandoned warehouse on 33rd Street. She had been strangled and beaten to death. She was 14. Cheryl ran away from warm, caring parents, from a small town, from safety and security and a future, to the Big Apple, to Fun City, to the-Great White Way, to 42nd Street and the pushers and pimps and pan­ derers and johns who buy little girls.

Cheryl had staYed at Covenant House for about five days a couple of months ago and then had returned home to her parents.

She ran away again and came back to New York-a,tiny little mot~and flew directly into the flame. If she were trying to get to Covenant House she never made it. She was only blocks away when she was killed.

"Our counselors,' trying to reach as many kids as possible, reported that the shock and fear were profound. " The police described her as simple, not sophisticated.

She was known to hang around Times Square, often seen there in the company of a pimp. . My kids were scared to death. We didn't have problems with our 10 PM curfew for a long time. And our census

nearly went throuQh the roof.

Please help Covenant H9\Jse continue to care fOr these "fragile moths". to offer them a place where they can be safe, where they can come for help. Nine out of ten dollars we receive comes from people like you. Without your loving-and consistent-support we simply would have to close our doors. , Maybe it's· a little easier to understand now why our crisis center in Houston is so desperately needed. I mean I really worry about these kids. You've got to, ,too.

Pray for us and my kids. Pray for all the kids here in Houston and other cities in the United States who are at great risk. And thank you for caring about our kids.!

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