diocese of fall river
t eanc 0 VOL. 23, NO. 16
FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1979
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Catholic Church leaders in the United States have welcomed Pope John Paul II's recent letter to priests as a supportive, personal document addressed not to th{)se who dissent from church tradition on priestly celibacy but to priests who are faithful to that tradition. "I think the primary intention of the document is to encourage and support priests, and we really are qelighted that the pope would want to talk to us and say such supportive things," said Bishop Thomas C. Kelly, Turn to Page Eleven
DCCW Subject Evangelization "Evangelization: A Way To Let Your lJight Shine" will be the topic of Father Alvin Illig, CSP, keynote speaker for the convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women路 to be held Saturday, April 28 at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. Father Illig is executive director of the evangelization como路 mittee of the National Council of Catholic Bishops and director of his community's evangelization program. With the slogan, "We Care, We Share - The Friendly Family of American Catholics," Turn to Page Seven
SILVER JUBILARIANS of the diocese meet with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin preceding the Holy Week Chrism Mass. From left, E.ev. Roland Bousquet, Very Rev. Walter A. Sullivan, the bishop, Rev. Edward J. Burns, Rev. Luciano J. Pereira. (Torchia Photo)
'in Christ's Name Unashamedly'
At the 38th annual Catholic Charities Appeal kickoff meeting, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin sparked a program which emphasized the importance of the Appeal to the many diocesan apostolates, including social service and child care, education, pastoral works and the pastoral ministry. Nearly 1000 priests, religious and lay persons from all parts of the diocese were in attendance at the meeting, held at Bishop Connolly High Scllool, Fall River. Melvin B. Gonsalves of Tea. ticket, 1979 lay chairman for the Appeal, asked workers to "go in Christ's name unashamedly to knock on door upon door amI ask all to give generously to the Christ we see in the needy." "Dear friends," he said, "Christ tells us to love one another as he has loved us, and He tells us to care for one another and He considers whatever we do for our fellow man in need as done to Him. "Our Catholic Charities Appeal in this diocese is a means of support that covers the needs of our br{)thers and sisters of all ages and is certainly an act FATHER ALVIN ILLIG, of love路 and concern for our CSP, keynote speaker for fellow. men and women. "Here at hand is a very specthe DCCW Convention.
cial time where we can show Christ that we really do care, that we are willing to sacrifice and come to the aid of the people of God. "All of us t{)gether, rich and poor, sick and healthy, make up the wonderful composition of the Church of God and the mystical body of Christ. Let us all pray for the success of this year's drive but also let us inspire and welcome the many clergy and many volunteer collectors and w{)rkers who will be performing a true Christian service by giving of their time and concern. "For a diocese small in size and area," added the chairman, "I am sure we must rank among the first in oUr nation in the work of charity, and it reflects in our daily liv~s and we know Christ is with us all. "Once again in this year's Appeal, we ask for our own sanctification, a concerted drive on the part of all of us, priests, religious and laity. It is a very special year, our 75th as a diocese. We have in all our parishes just finished a day of devotion, in which we looked forward to showing Christ in our -lives, and where better than in caring for our needy brothers in this anniversary appeal."
Discussing the work . of St. Vincent's Home, Fall River, among the apostolates receiving support from the Appeal, Father Thomas L. Rita said: "Nearly two years ago, when given the opportunity to assume the directorship of St. Vincent's Home, I did so with every intention (and dream) to be like a father Flanagan of IBoys Town to both the children and staff. Please God, and with the prayerful encouragement of Bishop Cronin, I will continue work there. Joining the staff and the children at the home has been a most wonderful ministry. "When arriving there I came to realize that St. Vincent's was no longer an orphanage. As a Child Care Agency it has been in operation for ov~r 85 years. "A dramatic change took place in the mid 19~0's. Fewer children at the home were orphans. The state began to take responsibility for its duty to provide family homes in this commonwealth for orphaned children. Adoptive families and good foster homes multiplied and, quite naturally, they are the better places for the proper care of children. "With this in mind, Bishop Connolly and the learned and Turn to Page Fifteen
36 Workshops At Convention Thirty-six workshops, each repeated three times, will afford maximum opportunity for delegates to participate in the annual Catholic Education Convention, to be held Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4, at Feehan High School, Attleboro. Keyed to age levels, the workshops will for the most part be presented by diocesan classroom and religious educators; tlJus familiarizing those in attendance with easily accessible resource persons in many fields. Workshops and diocesan presenters are: "Working Your Way up from Scrap," Janice Turn to Page Seven
SISTER LUCILLE McKILLOP, RSM, a keynote speaker for the Catholic Education Convention.
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TH.E ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. April 19, 1979
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How Does The Appeal Wor'k? The Catholic Charities Appeal, conducted each May, is the principal resource for social service, child care, pastoral and other apostolic works of the Diocese of Fall Riiver. The April 18 kickoff meeting at Connolly High School Auditorium in Fall River marks the ninth time that the annual fund-raising appeal has been formally undertaken' by Bishop Cronin. Collecting the Contributions (I) Funds are collected under apspices of the Catholic Charities Appeal Office, directed by Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes. Clergy in the various geographic regions of the Diocese assist Msgr. Gomes as co-directors of the program. Special Gifts are solicited from business, industry and professional persons throughout the diocese, beginning in mid-ApniI.' Many generous friends of Catholic Charities contribute to this phase of the overall Appeal program. Dedicated lay men and women form Special Gift Phase committees in the Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro and Cape and Islands areas. By far the major portion of the Appeal proceeds comes from the '113 parishes of the diQCese. In each parlish, special committees of volunteer solicitors are established. 'Every parishioner receives advance mail information' about the Appeal and a tremendous home visitation program takes place the first Sunday of May each year. Literally tens of thousands of parishioners participate in this door-todoor phase of the program. The proceeds of the Special Gifts and parish programs are channeled, generally through the individual parishes, to Appeal headquarters. During the intensive 10-day period in early May when the parish phase of the overall Appeal program is at its height, Appeal Headquarters hums with activity. Charts are displayed, daily tallies of returns are computed, an atmosphere of excitement and enthusiasm prevaHs. When the Appeal books aoe closed, the hishop has a precise amount of money with which to engage in the wide variety of diocesan apostolic programs. In May of 1978, for example, following the record-breaking returns of the last Appeal, net proceeds of $1,082,937 were available. Planning and Allocating Resources (2) Monies realized in the May Appeal during any given year are disbursed during the fiscal year commencing on the first day of the following July. Thus, the record sum realized last May has been utilized in diocesan programs of charity and . social service since July I, J978. Most of the principal beneficiaries of, the generosity of diocesan Catholics prepare budgetary reports for submission to' the Diocesan Office of Administration and Finance during the final quarter of a given fiscal year, between April 1st and June 30th. Allocations can be made to various offices and agencies based upon the sum available for distribution, namely the proceeds of the current Catholic Charities Appeal.
Soc'ial ServBce and Child Care Central Diocesan Office for Social Service and Special Apostolate .. Licensed Agencies (Counseling, Adoptive Services, etc.) ..."..."......."........
Subsidy
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$1,082,937.00
$35,200.00 Disbursements: Social Service & Child Care 120,000.00
Education
$200,000.00
Health and Hospitals
109,000.00
Pastoral Endeavors
163,788.00/
Convent RenoUnexpended Balance (4/15/79) $237,000.00 St. Vincent's Camp Catholic Yc)Uth Organization
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54,000.00
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50,000.00
Catholic Charities Office ..
40,000.00
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$536,200.00
Total
Education Central Diocesan Office .........
$88,000.00
Nazareth Apostolate (Allocated but not exp~nded)
Subsidies for Schools Total
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36,000.00
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36,800.00
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$160,800.~0
$99,000.00
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home (Allocated) .
10,000.00
Pastoral Endeavors Spanish Apostolate '$969,788.00
25,000.00
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Total...................................................... .$109,000.00
160,800.00
12,000.00
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Pastoral Ministry to the Sick "
$536,200.00
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vations
Health and Hospitals
Net Proceeds 1978 Catholic Charities Appeal
St. Vincent's Home Capitalization
Much careful planning goes into this entire process. Expansion of certain charitable and social programs can be realisticalIy considered IF the annual Catholic Charities Appeal is successful. To provide an example, a year ago, the generous response of the residents of the diocese of Fall River enabled Bishop Cronin to implement a very substantial increase in the program of pastoral ministry in hospitals in the population centers of the Diocese. When, last May, it was apparent that funds would he available for this program because of the success of the 1978 Appeal, arrangements were completed under direction of Father Edmund J.Fitzgerald, Diocesan Coordinator for the Ministry of the Sick, to establish formal, full-time chaplaincies at two additional, hospitals, Sturdy Memorial in Attleboro, and Cape Cod in Hyannis~ The pastoral team at the Union-Truesdale Hospital in Fall River was strengthened by addition of a fulltime religious woman. The actions doubled the number of persons, priests and religious, serving in the hospital ministry throughout the Diocese. The pastoral decision to proceed with the expansion, however, was contingent upon the success of the Catholic Charities Appeal, for when the staff of hospital ministers engaged in this admirable apostolate doubled, the budget for this endeavor doubled too! Expending Revenues Disbursements to the agencies and institutions which benefit from the Catholic Charities Appeal are made, in most instances, in the form of four equal quarterly subsidies on the first of July, October, January and April. Because of cash flow considerations in certain apostolic endeavors, special arrangements are made. Saint Vincent de Paul Camp is an example: Of the total diocesan suhsidy of $54,000 to this worthy institution, the most is requider in the summer; thus, the July subsidy is the largest, with smaller amounts disbursed during other quarters, principally for maintenance and improvement of facilities, during the camp off season. ' In addition, special projects continually crop up, requiring special funding. There is, for example, a modest quarterly operating expense subsidy allocated to St. Vincent's Home in Fall River, as well as a sizable annual sum for capitalization expenses at the spacious campus of this institution. During the current fiscal year, convent renovations were needed. Happily, the number of Sisters of Mercy attracted to this diocesan apostolate, one with which the congregation has long been associated, necessitated expansion of their living accommOdations. A special allocation of $25,000 was made for this, but such a subsidy is not envisioned now for many years to, come. It is apparent, therefore, that there is a kind of organic link between collecting contributions, allocating the revenues realized, and the expenditure of monies in worthy programs throughout the year. However, friends of Catholic Charities will readily recognize that it, literally, all depends on you! Please heed the call of Bishop Cronin again this year and help make our 1979 Catholic Charities Appeal a great success.
'iJ'UBILEE 75
$113,149.00
$53,000.00
Diocesan Participation in National and Regional Associations & Conferences "
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39,390.00
Jubilee Programs
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22,500.00
Permanent Diaconate Office
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20,000.00
Campus Ministry and Vocations "
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8,941,00
Family Life Bureau
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7,500.00
Clergy Programs
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3,805.00
Communications
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4,838.00
New Eng~and Convocation " "
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1,300.00
Evangelization Office
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1,000.00
Miscellany, expended to date
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1,514.00
Total......................................................
$163,788.00
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. April 19, 1979
Tuition Credits Too Costly, Says Chief Executive WASHINGTON (NC) - Tui~ tion tax credits and prayer in public schools were among topics discussed by President Carter at an interview in the White House with Catholic editors and members of the general press. The President denied reneging on campaign promises to support tax relief for parents of private school students. "I have always been concerned about the constitutional prohibition against the mixing of church and state and pointed out frequpently during the campaign what we had done in Georgia when I was governor. "We authorized a direct allocation of state funds to the colleges of Georgia, both private and public, on a per capita basis," Carter said. "So there are some elements of aid to private colleges of which I strongly approve. But to see a substantial amount of very limited funds for education going outside the public education system, I thought and still believe, has been in error. "This would have been an extremely costly proposal to the federal budget. And my objection was on that basis and not on constitutional grounds," he said. On the question ;of ISCh()()IJ. prayer, Carter said: "The Constitution, I think, has been interpreted by the Supreme Court in such a way that students should not feel a constraint to pray while they are in a public school. As a Baptist, not as particularly a president, ,I agree with that. I think that prayer should be a private matter between a person and God. "There are constraints that are placed on students other than ordering a child to pray. If everyone else in the classroom is engaged in public prayer and doing it. voluntarily, for a young seven or eight-year-old child to demand the right to leave the room is a difficult question to answer. "But in general, I think the government ought to stay out of the prayer business and let it be between a person and God."
N ECheerleaders Tourney Sunday The annuill New England CYO cheerleading competition will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Luke Urban Field House of Durfee High School, Fall River.. Grammar school; parish CYO and diocesan high school teams from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut will be in competition for regional awards; In charge of arrangements is Father :Paul F. McCarrick, diocesan CYO director.
Be Ourselves "Let us be ourselves, as God made us, then we shall be something good and useful." James Freeman Clarke
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No U.S. Pope, Says Cardinal
OBRIEN'S THE NAME: Faces will change but the name's the same at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, where in July Father Frederick J. O'Brien, SJ (left), will take over the principalship from Father James C. O'Brien, SJ. (Torchia Photo)
New Principal Prepares For' Connolly Assignment路 There are two kinds of incoming principals, believes Father Frederick J. O'Brien, S.J. One kind "throws things around," wielding an energetic new broom, the other kind "continues to make the systems work." Father O'Brien was in Fall River to spend a day watching those systems work at Bishop Connolly High School, where on July 30 he will succeed the present acting principal, Father James C. O'Brien, S.J. (They are not related.) He said he intends to be the second kind of principal, building on the accomplishments of his predecessors after taking plenty of time to study the status quo. He comes to Connolly from the principalship of 130-year-old Fordham Preparatory School in Bronx, N.Y. The 770-student school, tuck~ in a corner of the Fordham University campus, is nearly twice as large as Connolly and draws its enrollment from both the poverty-stricken Bronx and super-wealthy Westchester County, said Father 0' Brien. . While he expects he will find "an easier environment" at Connolly, with its fairly homogeneous student body and the surrounding "more structured" Fall River community, nevertheless he and Father James O'Brien agreed that the percentage of students from broken homes is about the same at ibothschools, in the area of 30 percent. "Parents hope we'll give the boys a stability they lack at home," said the Connolly principal. The principals also agreed that both schools have drug and drinking problems, but that hard drugs are less of a concern than at some public schools. Father Frederick O'Brien, a native of Boston, said he has
been telling his Fordham Prep friends that he's glad "to get back to a place where they speak unaccented English." He is a graduate of Boston College High School and Boston College and also holds degrees from Woodstock College, Catholic University and the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy at Pullach, .Germany. As a teacher, his specialties are European and German history and he said that as a principal he has always found time to teach a history course, a practice he hopes to continue at Connolly. The principal-elect reported that the Fall River school is noted among other Jesuit secondary schools for its leadership in social justice activities. Its recent Human Rights day, for instance, has been emulated at Boston College High and its support of a boycott of Nestle products has gained national attention. Connolly has another distinction, pointed out Father James O'Brien. Its present $760 tuition rate is the lowest of any school east of the Mississippi having Jesuits on its faculty. Two people are especially .happy about Connolly's new princ;ipal. One is his mother, a resident of Hingham, who is glad to have her only child closer to home. The other is Fath~r James O'Brien, who's been acting principal since January, 1978, and. who. says he'll be delighted to return to classroom teaching.
'Life Will Win' VATICAN CITY - "Life will win over death," Pope John Paul II told participants in the European Convention on the Prolife Movement. Receiving participants at the Vatican, the pope told them that life's victory over death was already assured by Christ's death and resurrection.
WASHINGTON (NC) - Cardinal Franz Konig of Vienna, one of the Catholic Church's foremost authorities on EastWest relations, said the future of those relations could hinge on the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul II to his Polish homeland. The cardinal made the observation at a press conference at Georgetown University, where he lectured at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. The prelate said he does not believe that Pope John Paul II's election nor his scheduled June visit路 to Poland are of themselves setbacks to relations forged between the Vatican and the communist bloc during the reign of Pope Paul VI. "It depends on what he will say when he gets there," Cardinal Konig answered. "He has his own thoughts on ostpolitik (the policy of building improved relations with the communist countries of Eastern Europe), but he is careful not to show too soon how he thinks." Vienna's history and geography - plus a 1960 automoblie accident on the way to the funeral of Cardinal Aloysius Stepinac of Yugoslavia - led Cardinal Konig to the belief that he had a special role to play in East-West relations. While lying in a Yugoslav hospital hospital answering
questions from citizens of a communist state, .. 'I began to understand how important it路 is to have contact with the Eastern eountries. When I went back, I had talks with Pope John," the cardinal said. They led to increased overtures toward Eastern Europe. At the press conference, Cardinal Konig, who has participated in three papal elections, said he would never want to be pope, and expressed his admiration for Pope John Paul II. "He was my candidate before the election," he said. He insisted that cardinal-electors harbor no political considerations, saying they wish only to choose the best man, but conceded that no cardinal from the United States could be elected because of the country's superpower status and international role. Cardinal Konig praised the U.S. church. That church, he said, "has not been spared the difficulties following the Vatican Council, but has dealt with them faster than some. European countries."
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. April 19, 1979
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A Time For Dreamers
For some people the Gospel is a mere dream; for many others it is a nightmare. Too often it is the would-be believer who must face the sleepless nights of tossing 'and turning haunted by the words of the Lord. The dreamer is in more ways than one the person who lives the reality of Jesus despite the pretensions of modern life style. What is so exciting in today's church is that we as God's people are encouraged to be dreamers. The discouraged man or woman who has become immersed In the material struggle for day-to-day survival tends to scoff at and dismiss the dreamers. After all, what life really needs is a better washing machine or a more fuel efficient automobile. The cry is for police protection, more lights for the city, better burglar alarms. For so many who are afraid to dream, clinging to the commonplace has become a necessity and what really is trivia has become the absolute. Even the church has been affected in some areas by this modern inertia of sociological life. Bingo, in some instances, has become more important than sacraments; meeting operational costs of parish plants has become the sole criterion of capability; material prosperity has become to some extent a sign of the Lord's favor (good old Calvinism). What is so exciting about some of the new directions of the church is that once more dreamers are being encouraged. The hopes of Mother Theresa, the poetry of Pope John Paul II, the involvement of Cesar Chavez, all are signs that men and women in the church still dare to dream. And scoffing cynics should remember that Jesus was ridiculed as a madman, a visionary, a dreamer. The dream of Jesus seems impossible to many. 'tfo be sure, when one looks at problems such as pollution, poverty . and pessimism, there seems no place for a dreamer, little room for hope. In a world seemingly committed to war and death, strife and chaos, hate and hurt, the true mission of the church seems to be the impossible dream. We doubt the very words of the Good News that young men shall see visions and old men shall dream dreams. (Acts 2: 17). The many so-called new movements in the church have too often been labeled the hopeless fantasies of dreamers. Yet when one meets a man or woman encountered by the dream of Nazareth, the harsh reality of many modern men is shown in all its crassness and duplicity. Today's church must .never abandon its attempts to .encourage men to dream and hope. Once it does, it loses its true witness value and often is viewed as just another human institution. During these days that take us from Jerusalem to Tabor, might it be possible to encourage the dream of a second Pentecost? Is it that the Harrisburgs, the Tridents and the Vietnams of our life have become such horror that we are afraid. to dream, to hope, to believe? May we always remember, in spite of and despite the human frailty of the church that as we dream today for a better tomorrow, our hopes will be taken up in the Cross of Jesus and transfigured in Resurrection, our eternal dream.
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River . 410 Highland Avenue Fall River,. Mass. 02722 675-7151 PUBLISHER Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.
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'I ... was delighted every day, playing before Him at all times.' Provo 8:30
Your Mother Is Really. a Fine Old Lady By Bishop Norbert Gaughan' The following column appeared in The Catholic Accent, the newspaper of Bishop Gaughan's diocese of Greensburg, Pa, It is reprinted by courtesy of the bishop. In the midst of articles, novels and movies about Catholics who have left the Church or traded in one faith for another, or who look back at Catholic childhood with jeers, japes and jibes, comes now a breath of change. The Critic ( a newsletter on books) reports that Wilfrid Sheed, author, critic and son of Frank Sheed and Maisie Ward (sorry, that's really our phrase and it is no way to describe him; he's noteworthy on his own), has become increasingly bored with the flood now of Catholic backgrounds in novels (for example: "Final Payments" by Mary Gordon). More, Sheed is reported to have said that the ethical-moral legacy of Catholics is "something you may begin to appreciate more personally the older you get." That's new since Sheed has not in the past been above taking cracks against that same legacy he received. Something more heartening, if you think that way, is reflected in a new short story by Graham Greene. It appeared in the 'Christmas issue of The Tablet, a Catholic weekly out of Lon-
don. The story is entitled "HQw it does appear that Graham Father Quixote Became a Mon- Greene's sympathies are with signor." Of it the Tablet says, kindness and courtesy by priests it "is the first chapter of a and bishops. He approves of work in progress, a novel which priests keeping the old rules, adGreene says may not be com- hering to the virtue of commitment (in the old sense). pleted." That would be too bad because Greene seems, like Chesterton the story is a lovely, gentle tale and Belloc of old, to celebrate of a humble priest near Valen- priests as men who enjoy a cia in Spain. He is Father Quix- meal together, a glass of wine, ote who happens to meet a Bish- a bit of good cheese. What, op from Rome stranded on the however, makes this priest apSpanish road. Father Quixote , pealing to Greene is that Quixrenders some kindly aid in food, ote still lives by rules he acwine, and fixing the car. The cepted with ordination. Are these incidents straws in Roman Bishop is quite different from the Bishop of Father Quix- the wind? Are Catholics (culote, and by story's end, Father tured ones too?) getting a little Quixote is made, by special fed up with all those dumping mandate from Rome, a monsig- on Mother Church, those who nor, contrary to his own Bish- hold her up to ridicule and op's wishes, judgment or desires. scorn (all the more hurtful beWhat makes Greene's ta'le so cause they come from one of precious is the obviously loving her own)? Have Greene, Sheed, portrait of the Spanish priest, Muriel Spark and others had somebody the author evidently enough of exposing the warts, likes well. Even the Roman Bish- the wrinkles, the blemishes of op, with his appreciation of old Catholicity to a hostile world on Marsala wine, is depicted as a the pretext of "telling it like it gentle hierarch, in contrast to is?" Is it time now to say the haughty and uncharitable "stop!" to grown-up chtldren local Bishop (whom we never Catholics who are mad at meet except for his letter). There Mother Church because like Tom is a poignant ending: dear Smothers, they feel "you alFather Quixote sees his "promo- ways liked the other kid better tion" as a plot to take him away than you liked me?" We'd like to think so. We'd from his little parish. And he is dismayed. There should be more like to hope all these are saying, to the adventures of this new "Hey kids, cease picking on your mother. Stop snivelling and Don Quixote. Maybe we're making too gr6w up. She's really a fine old much of a little short story. Still, Lady." .
THE ANCH9R-Dioce~e of Fall River-Thur. April 19, 1979
Letters to
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Fundamentals Unchanged Says Prioress
No Righl Dear Editor: Calling a stand against abortion the "Catholic position" is a libel as well as a label. If we swallow that lie, we can be diverted from the real issue. The Supreme Court wants to redefine "person" in the First Amendment so as to exclude the unborn. Uuless we reverse that ruling by a Constitutional amendment, it becomes legal precedent; a process whereby the court obtains powers merely by c1a:iming to have them. The "right" to interpret the Constitution, for example, stems from a ruling by Chief Justice Marshall in 'Madison v. Marbury' which was not challenged. Chief Justice Taney tried to redefine "person" so as to exclude blacks and was reversed by the Fifteenth ~endment, which struck down race as a grounds for denying protection. Unfortunately, it did not go further and bar the court from devising any tests at all. Now the court wants the quality of life possessed by an individual to determine the right to membership in the human race. The nature of the "test" is irrelevant. The court does not have the right to devise tests for determining who has title to protection under the law. The purpose of the Constitution is to safeguard the rights of "We the people" specifically against our own government. If any branch of government obtained the right to redefine "We the people" at whim, that purpose would be defeated and the court would stand above the Constitution. This is an exceptionally grave issue. Certainly our Faith motivates us to join in the fight, but we must allow no one to confuse our motives with our arguments. No court anywhere may be allowed to regulate membership in the human race; not in Hitler's Germany and, please God, not here. Edgar J. Winters Centerville
SISTER MARY THOMAS MORE, administrator of Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, has been named a fellow in the American College of Nursing Home Administrators. The rank is the highest membership level of the professional association.
DALLAS (NC) - Despite outward changes that have taken place within congreg!1tions of nuns since Vatican Council II, the fundamentals of religious life have remained the same, the prioress general of one of' the largest Dominican congregations in the United States said. Prayer, community and commitment to vows were listed 'as the fundaqlentals by Sister M. Cecilia Carey, leader of the Sinsinawa Dominicans. Because so many changes have taken place in the past 10 to 15 years, Sister Carey said, it is understandable that people are bewildered and confused about the changes in religious life. "The image of sisters had not changed much in nearly 2,000 years," she said. But she said that this bewilderment stemmed from "an overstress on acciden-
to respond to where we are called by the church. Our freedom is for ministry." Sister Carey said.
tals," such as dress and lifestyles. "Prayer is as important' today as it always was in the life of a Religious 'and in relation to her ministry," the Dominican leader stressed. She spoke of vows as '~the heart of religious life." Without them, Sister Carey continued, ministry can become "social service," and nuns merely "social workers." "We also value community very strongly," she added. Sister Carey sees the changes of Vatican II as freeing nuns. "Today's sisters can go ·just about anywhere," she noted. She said she sees the future of nuns as "being more involved with the laity in the future," but still having "special kinds of offerings." The commitment and community found within congregations of nuns give them "the freedom
Speaking about the decline in vocations to religious life, Sister Carey said that those choosing religious life today are generally older, professional women who have worked in society for several years.
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Anti-Abortion Senti~ent Seen On -the Increase By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY
The drift back to church is linked to a drift back towards traditional Catholic doctrine on abortion and also seems to be part of a slow erosion of support among all Americans for abortion. Thus in the years 1975 and 1976, 39 percent of Catholics approved abortion when a woman was single and did not want to have the child. In the '77-'78 period, that approval fell to 34
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You can live happily by knowing that you are doing your very best to fulfill your role in life. iBut how do you know if you are fulfilling your role? How do you even know exactly what your role is?' Start by having confidence in
percent. Similarly, support fell from 46 percent to 42 percent for abortion in the case of a poor woman who wanted no more children, and from 80 percent to 76 percent in rape cases. The changes are relatively small but are statistically significant. The majority of Catholics, however, still approve legal abortions in case of a threatened defective child, rape, and a risk to the mother's health. There are a few differences in these attitudes between Catholics and non-Catholics; the changes in Catholic attitudes are paralleled by changes in the attitudes of other Americans. Thus the tide seems to be
turning against abortion, but it still has a long way to go. More data: in 1974, 55 percent of Americans approved of abortion when a poor woman wanted no more children. That percentage has declined to 47 percent in 1979. In 1977, 50 percent of the population approved of abortion of unmarried mothers. 'Last year the percent approving fell to 41 percent. These changes are statistically significant. Moreover, they represent a dramatic reversal of a trend which had been building momentum since the late 1960s and particularly since the Supreme Court decision in 1972 overturning state abortion laws. VVhat has happened?
God. He's guided the development of this world from millennia. Certainly He's capable of telling us what to do with a few short years.
not able." Maybe others will believe you. But deep down you'll know that God doesn't buy the story!
Believe that. His message may be .subtle, His guidance mysterious; but He can and will tell you what you should be doing. Besides . . . YOU CAN'T CON GOD! GOD KNOWS . . . and deep down inside . . . you know He knows! You can tell others - and even tell yourself - "I'm too tired . . . I'm too busy . . . I'm
inside you. As you go through life, things happen to you, many of them through no fault of your own. You happened to be born to your parents, inheriting their tradi tions and culture, tempered by. your environment. There's not much you can do about that. Your role in life is where you go from there. Have you ever felt that you're
If He doesn't, unrest ferments
The reversal is too new to say with any confidence what has caused it, particularly since the ideological support for abortion has minimized availability of funds to seek explanations. Abortionists, like 'bishops, do not want to be bothered with bad news. To the extent that they acknowledge its existence, they mutter vaguely about a "turn to the right" or "the' conservative drift." Such answers are the functional equivalent of the hierarchy's ritualistic invocation of "materialism" and "secularism" as an explanation of everything that goes wrong. My own guess is that the proabortion movement has be-
just being carried along by life, doing what you must, or what's easiest? Were you discontent? At other times, were you fired up about a project . . . going to school to train for a better job, redecorating your house, doing volunteer work? You were filled with enthusiasm. You had no doubts about your role in life. The key is in the word "enthusiasm." It comes from the Greek . . . "en" meaning "in," and "theos" meaning "God." God within you gives you the guidance to' find your role in life. And if you don't have en-
come the victim of its own arrogance and rhetorical overkill. It labeled the right-to-life movement as extremist, and never considered the possibility that many Americans found abortionists even more extremist. It is likely to turn even more vicious as it loses S1,1pport and will thus lose even more support. I don't know where the abortion issue is going. I would guess that it might soon be possible to get a constitutional amendment forbidding abortion after the first three months of pregnancy. I must also comment that it is encouraging to see that the other side's extremists are even more counterproductive than our own.
thusiasm for what you're doing, maybe it's time to start listening to that God within. Everybody does have a role in life and a part in God's plan. If you are discontent, is that God within telling you to develop a more active interest in what you're doing instead of wishing things were different? VVhen you really start listening to that God within, you will have enthusiasm. Doubts will disappear. Start where you are right now. Soon good things will begin to happen to you that you never believed possible!
Divergent Views of the Youngstown Steel Mill By JIM CASTELLI
When the Lykes Corporation closed its Campbell Works steel mill in Youngstown, Ohio, in September 1977, putting 5,000 people out of work, local church leaders formed the Ecumenical Coalition of the Mahoning Valley, and a daring plan to reopen the mill under worker-community ownership. . The coalition won strong support from the religious community and some $400,000 in
grants. Eighteen months later, the coalition has had its plan rejected by the federal government and while the door was left open for more modest funding, it is far from certain that agreement will be¡ reached. Coalition members are angry and disappointed. Some speak of "political reprisal" but these matters ilre complex and it is helpful to look at the situation from both points of view. The coalition was told in September that $100 million was. available for loan guarantees for an acceptable Youngstown project. The coalition asked for $300 million in loan guarantees. The possibility was left open that
the administration might be able to come up with part of that amount, but all administration statements at the time stressed the $100 million figure. The coalition's final request for- $245 million in loan guarantees has "the principal and overriding difficulty" with the proposal, said adminstration officials. The coalition argued that the administration had approved feasibility and study grants, knowing that $300 million in loan guarantees were being looked for. The coalition criticized the administration for not consulting with it sufficiently and it maintained that its project was
economically feasible. All in all, the coalition felt politically . used and doublecrossed. On the other hand, administration officials argue that while they set aside one-fifth of the total steel loan program for the entire country for Youngstown, the coalition wants half of the total. They also found the coalition's proposal to make up the majority of the required cash equity for the project from government grants "a practice of doubtful propriety." One administration official asked, "If the plan is so viable, why can't they get private money for it? Why don't the steelworkers, who support the plan, put some of their pension
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A highlight of the Masters Golf Ghampionship recently telecast was the background shots of azaleas and rhododendrolls on the Georgia course. Unfortunately, the cameramen
were more interested in golf than in flowers and we saw only accidental shots of the azaleas. Nevertheless, they were breathtaking. Of course, Georgians can grow many azaleas that we cannot because many varieties are not hardy this far north. However, there are many that we can grow and we should add more to our gardens than we do. There are two classes of
fund money into it?" All of this shows that the issues are not simple, neither are the options now open to the coalition. It asked for the loan guarantees for a two-step process. Phase I would have opened the mill to buy raw steel and turn it into finished products. Phase II, to start two to three years later, would allow the mill to make its own raw steel. If the coalition cannot find private funds for 'Phase II it wants the government to provide the loan guarantees for Phase I. But to do so the government would have to waive a requirement that the loan guarantee fund be used for plants which make their own raw steel.
azaleas, evergreen and decidous. The latter tend to grow taIler and are in great measure hardy in the north. Excellent color and hardiness can be found in the Knap Hill and Exbury azaleas which come in a wide range of exciting color. An offshoot of these are the l1am azaleas. which are particularly lovely and hardy in the north. The deciduous azaleas are definitely showoffs and should be treated as specimen plants in
the garden. They are relatively expensive, but worth the money. Evergreen azaleas should be purchased in this area with hardiness in mind, but even here there are enough varieties so that we northern gardeners are not too si:verely limited. There are a number of preconceptions about azaleas which may be dismissed out of hand. First, although they can grow in relative shade, they mostly perform far better in sun. Excellent,
fully-flowered plants need sun to be at their best. Secondly, although they enjoy an acid soil, they do not need acid fertilizers. In fact, I rarely fertilize mine. Other . than watering them during the hot summer months, the plants are left to their own devices. Only one cautiop about azaleas; they do not like strong winds, so this should 1;Ie kept in mind when choosing their site.
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Continued from Page One Twarog, Holy IFamily-Holy Name , New Bedford; "Performance - As You Like It," ValerEx~cutive ie Polka, St. Stanislaus, Fall River. After a national search, Sis"Jumping for Joy," Eileen Heter Mary Dooley, SSJ, president bert, St. Mary Home, New Bedof the Leadership Conference of ford; "New Use of the Obvious," Women Religious, has anSusan Larrivee, Dominican nounced .appointment of Sister Academy, Fall River; "I've Got Lora Ann Quinonez, CDP, to the Rhythm!" Richard Robinson, P?st of LCWR executive direcOur Lady of Lourdes, Taunton.• tor. "Inhale, Exhale, Relax," BarA native of Honduras, Sister bara Sandeen, St. Vincent, Fall Quinonez is a member of the River; "A Happy Heart Sings general council of her communAlways," Normand Gingras, St. ity, the Congregation of Divine Anne, Fall River; "Living the Providence. For the past seven Healthful Dream," Frank D. Dimonths she has also been actCristofaro Jr., Nazareth Hall, ing executive director for the Fall River. LCWR. "Lettering, Alphabets, CalliAs director, she wUll work graphy, Design," Raymond BisMSGR. LUIZ MENDONCA, representi ng Bishop Cronin, congratulates recipients of aillon, New Bedford Schools' youth leadership awards, from left, Joseph Rice, Pelican award; Mary Richardson, St. from the LCWR Secretariat in "Magic of the Ordinary," Siste; Anne; Kathleen Moniz, Our Lady of Good Counsel; George Vezina, St. George. (Rosa Washington, D.c. and will be responsible for researching Mary Jane Silvia, Taunton Cathtrends and issu~ plan~ing sec· olic Middle School; "Child Photo) retariat services and collaboraAbuse/Neglect," William Tietting with other church organizajen, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall tions. River. "The Classroom through the LCWR has a membership of Seven St. George and St. Anne Pelican recipients were Ernest Maher, Pauline McKeen, TaunEyes of the Evaluator," Kiernan awards for 10 years service td over 600 leaders of congregaDiBiasio, Irene Wright, William ton. Chapman, St. Mary-Sacred youth through the Boy Scout WI1ight, Edward Michno, Fall Connie Carr, Mary Jane Kol- tions of women religious, dncluHeart, No. Attleboro and Dennis and Camp Fire Girl programs River. lars, New Bedford; Pearl Sylvia, ding many of the communities Poyant, St. Mary, New Bedford; and 23 Pelican and Our Lady of Albert Hall Jr., Anthony No- Alice Zylinski, Eva Salvoni, serving the Fall River diocese. "I Just Feel God," Sister The- Good Counsel awards for five brega, Joseph Pye, New Bedford; Cape Cod. resa Sparrow, St. Michael, years service went to members Peter Detrolio Jr., Edward Paul, Swansea; "First Communion: of the diocese at the 20th annual Joseph Rico, Taunton/Attleboro; Not Just for Second Graders" recognition night for adult lead- Robert Wood,· Lucille Pooler, Father Michael Nagle, St. Ma~ ers. Harvey Martindale Jr., Cape garet, Buzzards Bay. rf'-'-. In addition, a special presenta- Cod. "Psychology of 'Early Child- tion of the Pelican award was Our Lady of Good Counsel hood," Joan Robinson, St. Pius made to Father Martin Buote, recognition went to Kathleen X, So. Yarmouth; "Don't You diocesan Scout chaplain. Moniz, Sheila Stansfield, Fall Know Any Growed-Up Sins?" The presentations were made River; Mary Jane Wood, Mary Father Joseph Maguire, St. Pat- at a concelebrated Mass at St. rick, Somerset; "Teaching Old Joseph's Church, New Bedford. Testament," Sister Barbara Ri- A buffet meal followed. ley, Frances Guay, St. Joseph, St. George award recipients Continued from Page One Taunton. were Paul Parente, Fall River; "Mastering Middle Media," George Vezina, New Bedford; be seen as an instrument that afRose Collett~, St. Mary's Norton; Matthew Bury, Taunton/Attle- fects not only the Catholic community but the larger market"Tomorrow I'll Be A Teenager," boro; Lester Silva, Cape Cod. place. • Father John J. Oliveira, Our St. Anne medals went ·to MarNow, through the services of Lady of oMt. Carmel, New Bed- tha Radcliffe, Fall River; Thereford; "Have You Ever Been to sa Charest, New Bedford; Mary NEPA, The Anchor will be known and seen throughout the Limbo?" Father Stanley Kolasa, Richardson, Cape Cod. six-state area in a manner imHoly Trinity, W. Harwich. White Dre88es possible until this time. "Toward Youth Ministry in by Through meetings and the adthe City," Father Edward Corvertising, legislative and techreia, St. Anthony of Padua, Fall Continued from Page One nical services of the association, River and 'Father Joseph Cost, The Anchor will share the beneOur Lady of Health, Fall River; Father Illig is directing regional fitsNEPA offers its affiliates, consultations on evangelization and "PJzza, Jesus and Blowdryers," Maureen Curtin and Kathryn throughout the nation. They in- associates and active members. In an age when the Catholic Kelly~ Immaculate Conception, cluded a meeting for the New press must be more than a England bishops held last Fall in Sizes 5 to 12 North Easton. Transpersonal Approach to in Hyannis and hosted by the house organ and when the ALSO church must be active in the Young Adult Education," James Fall River diocese. Veils, Slips, Panties & Gloves At the DCCW convention he marketplace of daily life, it is David, St. Kilian, New Bedford; "Here's How We're ~uilding A . will provide a historical context important for the secular and Rainbow," Dan LeBrun and for present evangelization ef- religious press to share and act team, St. Mary, Taunton; "Evan- forts, pointing out that oppor- in the spirit of cooperation and gelizing Youth in the Secondary tunity and expertise are coales- collaboration. in Sizes 5 to 12 ,By participating in the actiSchool," Father William Cullen, cing in America, and that this is Bishop Connolly High School, a sign that the American Cath- vities of NEPA, The Anchor olic community should make' a hopes to widen its effectiveness. Fall River. major effort to share its faith It will also give readers input PLUS A FiNE SELECTION OF SHIRTS, TIES & SOCKS "Total Parish Religious Educainto the activities, programs and tion," Michael Cote, Sacr~ with the unchurched. STANTON'S LAY·A·WAy.pLAN AVAILABLE Prior to devoting himself to services of an organization that Heart parish, Fall River; "The the evangelization effort, Father will strengthen this newspaper's Single Parent Family," Father Use Your Stanton, Visa or Master Charge James Czerwinski, Our Lady's Illig was associated with the role in the life of the diocese. . Pautist Press and developed orOver the years, NEPA has Chapel, New Bedford. SHOP - THURS. & FRio IJIL 9 Other convention workshops ganizations supplying books and consistently worked toward the· learning materials to schools and improvement and stability of will be presented by educators . from the Providence diocese, parishes. He was also involved New England journalism. The publishers' representatives and in preparation of the "Come to Anchor feels that its membership in the association is an inthe 'Father" catechetical series. graduate students. The all-day convention will al- vestment in these objectives so include three morning work- that will in time serve it well, shops' and a closing, Mass with since in this, as in so many 111 MAIN STREET NEXT TO TAUNTON CITY HALL ~ CATHOLIC CHARITIES Bishop Darnel A. Cronin as prin- areas of modern life, there is no substitute for teamwork. cipal concelebrant.
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Ancient Techniques Used for StainedGlass Windows for Stonehill College· Two large stained glass windows, each measuring 14 x 3 feet and containing some 580 pieces of stained glass, are being designed and assembled by master craftsmen and a crew of volunteer workers at the Cloisters, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York City. The windows, made using 12th century techniques, will be installed this spring in the new chapel and human resources center building of Stonehill College, North Easton. Their making was the idea of Dr. Jane Hayward, curator of the Cloisters and a Stonehill College trustee; and John Nussbaum, vice-president of design and research at Glass Masters in New York City. The task began in January, 1978, under the guidance of Mr. Nussbaum and Dr. Hayward, who assembled a crew of workers interested in glass painting. The group includes a New York City patrolman, a seismologist, and a medical technician, as well as several of Dr. Hayward's graduate students at Columbia who are studying the history of stained glass. They meet for work sessions on Sunday afternoons at the Cloisters. One of the windows has a creation theme, the second depicts the second coming of Christ. When in place, said Stonehill officials, they will flank a sculpture depicting the Risen Christ, thus representing him ,as alpha and omega, the beginning and the end.
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JOHN NUSSBAUM, working at the Cloisters in New York City, applies 12th century techniques to the 20th century project of making stained glass windows for Stonehill College, North Easton. Explaining the ancient techniques used in marking the windows, officials said that the first step is drawing a sketch, a" loosely conceived idea of the completed window. A "cartoon," in exact scale and incorporating the design of the window and the leading around each piece of glass, is developed from the sketch. Numbered stiff paper patterns are then made for each
piece of glass, with space allowed for the leading. The' patterns are placed on glass of the appropriate color (the glass is colored during its manufacture and paint is added only to achieve subtle shades), and the glass is scored with a glass cutter and broken out. Outlines of the cartoon are painted on the glass and fired in a kiln to form a permanent bond.
The stained glass is next assembled on a sheet of plate glass over the outline drawings and is waxed in place with beeswax and resin. it is then placed on an easel and the design is marked into the glass. After the addition of two shaded matte tones, the glass is again kiln-fired then assembled once more on top of the outline pattern and joined with lead strips. Then it is soldered on both sides and puttied to complete the panel. Interest in stained glass making has tripled in the U.S. during the past three years, noted Stonehill officials. Dr. Hayward observed that whereas a 19th century resurgence of interest in stained glass was almost purely religious, today's glassmakers are also interested in secular compositions. "Stained glass in the 20th-century," .or. Hayward said, "has been found an ideal art form for the open spaces 'and undecorated surfaces of contemporary architecture. We were lucky with the Stonehill College windows. Here we have a contemporary building, so -we can use contemporary design on the windows without making them completely abstract." Speaking of the Stonehill project, Dr. Hayward said it was the group's first. "I hope it won't be our last. We all like it too much. I am sure that a lot of the people working on the Stonehill chapel windows will now go off and make windows on their own."
'We Disagree About Discipline' By Jim and Mary Kenny Dear Mary: What do you do when husband and wife disagree about the discipline of the children? We have four teenage daughters. My husband doesn't believe in consistency of discipline nor having children earn privileges or money. Every question is answered O.K., and they are just handed money for the asking. He doesn't even question what it is for. I believe that inconsistency of discipline and disagreements (frequent and loud) over children and their lack of responsibility is a bad home situation. It's the only arguing we do. A. You have brought up a difficult situation. When husband and wife differ in style (he's easygoing; she's rather strict) but still agree on basic principles of child raising, they are apt to be successful. What you describe, however, is a basic difference in handling children. It is doubly difficult for you because it is hard to be the "heavy," the one who does all the "no" saying.
The suggestion I am about to make will sound strange unless you believe as I do that change can only be built on positive
factors. "Arguing simply does What I am saying is that, not work. No amount of discus- , while teaching responsibility to sion is going to show your hus- children is important, developband the "error of his ways." ing a loving household is even So what do you do? more important. When you and your husband are in harmony, My suggestion is to relax and you may find opportunities to join him. Do not insist on jobs, introduce greater consistency in hours, good grades, or any such discipline. Suppose, for example, responsibilities. Am I not adyour husband eventually does vising you to" cop out, to negexpress some concern about the lect all your responsibilities as girls' late hours, poor grades, a parent? I don't think so. I or extravagance with money. suggest this because I simply do You might respond that you too not think you can be effective are concerned, but you realize working against your husband. that nothing much can be done Trying this impossible task must until you agree on some sort of put you on edge and frustrate program to deal with the beyou terribly, none of which, as havior. If you can develop an you say, adds to a happy home atmosphere where you and your life. I do not think that exhusband are working together treme permissiveness is good for to solve a problem instead of children, but in your situation, arguing about the solution, you I think it is better than working are on the way to constructive at cross purposes with your discipline. husband. At the same time, notice all If dad never does display the good things about your husconcern over the girls' behavior, band. 'Try writing them down. you might try to pick an area Apparently he is quite gener-and only one - which you ous, loving and easy-going. Nothink most needs correcting. tice these things and make sure Then tell him straight out how he and your daughters know you are aware of his virtues and you feel about the hours the girls keep on weekend nights. "I really appreciate them. A generous, loving, easygoing man think they are too young to set around the house is no small their own hours. I need you to blessing. help me figure out what hours
thy should keep and to enforce them. I can't do it alone." With such a direct message you might get his support or at the very least, he might respond with his feelings on the subject. By sharing your feelings you might find some common ground for working together. The problem you describe has no easy solution. Your husband's behavior is not within your control. Therefore, work on developing what is largely under your control, a happy, loving household. Questions on family living and child care are invited.. Address to The KelUlyS: c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fan River, Mass. 02722.
CHD Appo~ntments WASHINGTON - Two staff appointments in the national office of the U.S. Church's antipoverty agency have been announced by Father Marvin A. Mottet, Executive Director of the Campaign for Human Development. John L. Carr was named associate director for CHD's education component and Ernest B. Gutierrez was appointed assoCiate director for the allocations component.
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MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER, FALL RIVER DIOCESE
A second Anniversary Marriage Encounter Family Mass of Thanksgiving will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 20 at St. Anne's School. Marriage Encounters are scheduled for the weekends of april 20 and 27, May 11, June 29, July 13 and 27, Aug. 10 and Sept. 7. Further information is available from Steve and Sheila Silvia, Fall River, 678-0937 or Ed and Jan Mathews, Brockton,
The Women's Guild Remembrance Committee ltas presented "The Home Book of Irish Humor" to the Falmouth Public Library in memory of the late Frances Walsh. "The Legend of Scarface" by Robert San Souci was presented to the children's room. Sansouci grew up in Falmouth and was an altar boy at St. Patrick's.
Information nights open to all will be held at 8 p.rn: Sunday, April 29, at Our Lady of Grace Church, Westport, and the Chapel of Our Savior, West Gate Mall, Brockton.
HEALING WORKSHOP, LEOMINSTER
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Mrs. Brigitte Fredette, North Attleboro, is in charge of area reservations for a Healing Prayer Workshop to be held at Leominster High School, Leominster, Saturday and Sunday, May 5 and 6. Directing the program. are Barbara Shlemon, RN and Father Thomas Leonhardt, SJ. Further information is available from Mrs. ,Fredette at 695-2069.
The annual parish communion luncheon will take place beginning at noon Sunday, April 29 at Wychmere Harbor Club. Mrs. Edward M. Acton is chairman.
First communion will be receivea at 9:15 a.m: Mass ,Sunday, April 29.
ENERGY OFFICES, FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD
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A free publication, "How To Cut Fuel Bills in Apartments," has been issued by the.state Office of Energy Resources. It details energy conservation measures that may add up to hundreds of dollars of savings on annual fuel costs. It is available from regional energy offices at 101 Rock St., Fall River, telephone 674-2871, or 222 Union St., New Bedford, telephone 997-6194.
Members of the confirmation class and sponsors will rehearse Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Cronin will administer the sacrament at 7 p.m. The administration committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Annual parish basketball jamboree will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in CYO Hall. Junior CYO will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Father Coady Center.
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Holy hours will be held Friday, April 27 at 9:30 p.m. at Immacu~ate Conception Ohurch, New Bedford, and at 8 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. They will support Cursillo 91 for men, to be held the weekend of April 26 through 29 at La Salette Center, Attleboro.
Dominican Third Order members 'will meet for Mass at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the priests' chapel of St. Anne's rectory. A meeting will follow in the rectory assembly room.
ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN
As a followup to the parish -Day of Devotion, the St. Joseph Worship Commission will conduct a four-part program of reflection and sharing on parish life. Entitled "We, the Parish," it will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 22, April 29, May 6 and May 13. CURSILLO ULTREl"A, CENTERVILLE
Joe Ryan will be rector and Jack Pendergast of Centerville will be a team member of the next mEln's Cursillo, to be held April 2~ through 29 at La Salette Center, Attleboro.
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CA11fOLIC ASSOCIATION OF FORESTERS, BOSTON
Rev. Richard Cunningham of the faculty of St. John's Seminary, -Brighton, will speak at a communion breakfast to follow 10 a.m. Mass Sunday, April 29 at St. Joseph's Church, Boston. High Court Chaplain Msgr. Harry M. O'Connor will be Mass celebrant. ST. ANNE, FALL RIVER
Captains and workers for the 1979 Catholic Charities Appeal will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the school cafeteria. A parent-teen dance will be held in the auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and an organ concert is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday in the church.
HOLY THURSDAY UTURGY at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, New Bedford, culminates in reenactment of Last Supper. The service was the focal point of a school Lenten program during which pupils studied the five Lenten themes of desert, transfiguration, temple, light and life,.
Leaders Praise Papal Letter Turn to Page Eleven . general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic Conference. In a lengthy statement-analysis, Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco, NCCB-USCC president, called the pope's letter "a brotherly call to a renewed vision of the sublime gift of the priestly vocation" and said it "challenges" priests "to a vivid sense of their indispensable role in the church."
Father Pakenham dismissed arguments that the pope's reiteration of the tradition of celibacy for Latin-Rite priests will mean the church in the United States and Third World countries will be unable to attract the quantity and quality of priests the church' needs. . "There is a fine quality of candidates for the priesthood in the United States and I g~t a little tired of people knocking that," he said.
a remote and distant eminence. It is a letter from a brother to
his brothers." Father Daniel Pakenham, executive director of the NCCB Secretariat for Priestly Formatioll had particular praise for the "personal nature" and "strong pastoral tone" of the papal letter and its "reiteration of the biblical proclamation that the grace of the Lord is sufficient for a person to work out his salvation."
Archbishop Quinn did not say anything about priestly celibacy except to quote the pope's reafirmation of the Latin-Rite tradition. "It is not a letter written from
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Self-Denial ~ Is Imitating Christ By Steve Landregan
ZACCHAEUS AND JESUS
The Tax Collector By Father John J. Castelot The story of Zacchaeus the tax collector, told by Luke (19, 110), is a delightful one, composed with unobtrusive artistry and not without a touch of visual humor. The story line is simple enough. Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, was passing through Jericho. He had just restored sight to a blind man and was so surounded by people that it was difficult to see him. But the chief tax collector of the area "wanted to see" (Luke 18,41). Unfortunately, he was short, but resourceful by nature, he found a way to satisfy his curiosity. Just ahead he spotted a sycamore tree, not very tall (a Zacchaeus of the tree family), but big enough for his purpose. Quickly he ran ahead and scrambled up. Just as he was congratulating himself on his cleverness and catching his breath, Jesus passed directly beneath him, looked up and said: "Zacchaeus, hurry down. I mean to stay at your house today." Completely surprised and delighted at his extraordinary good luck, he scrambled down and welcomed Jesus to his house. However, the grumbling of the crowd dulled his happiness. In their eyes he was, by reason of his profession, a "sinner" of the type with whom the "better" people aid not associate. Everyone be~an to murmur against Jesus: "He has gone to a sinner's house as a guest."
The next verse adds considerably to the psychological drama: Zacchaeus stood his ground and said to the Lord: "I give half my belongings, Lord, to the poor. If I have defrauded anyone in the least, I pay him back four fold." One is reminded immediately of Luke's parable of the pharisee and the tax collector, recounted in the preceding chapter. There too a tax collector was the hero, with the pharisee being respected precisely because he had dragged to God about his good works: "I fast twice a week, I pay tithes on all I possess" (Luke 18,12). But what a difference! Zacchaeus was not boasting; he was Turn to Page Thirteen
For Children By Janaan Manternach Zacchaeus was the chief tax collector in the desert city of Jericho. He had become a very rich man. The Romans paid their tax collectors well. But Zacchaeus no doubt added to his salary by cheating the taxpayers in Jericho. ,Besides being rich, Zacchaeus was very short. One day Zacchaeus was sitting at his desk. Someone stopped to tell him that Jesus was in town. Zacchaeus wanted very much to see Jesus. People claimed Turn to Page Thirteen
For the Christian who would respond to the good news of Jesus Christ, self-denial is at the crux of discipleshjp. It is so because Jesus put it there when he said to his disciples, "If a man wishes to come after me he must deny his very self, take up his cross and begin to follow in my footsteps" (Matthew 16,24). In Matthew, this passage follows Peter's response to Christ's. announcement that we must go to Jesusalem and suffer there at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the scribes, and to be put to death, and raised up on the third day" (Matthew 16,21). 'Peter objected to the idea that as Messiah, Christ should have to suffer and said: "May you be spared, Master! God forbid that any such thing ever happen to you!" Jesus' strong rebuke of Peter must have taken the big fisherman completely by surprise. "Get out of my sight, you satan! You are trying to make me trip and fall. You are not judging by God's standards but by man's" (Matthew 16,23). Then Jesus announced to his disciples the doctrine of the cross: "If a man wishes to come after me, he must deny his very seif, take up his cross, and begin to follow in my footsteps." The ultimate sign of Jesus' self denial is the cross. Like Peter, many of us find the cross an obstacle. To many, suffering and death make little enough sense, but for the GodMan they make no sense at all. Jesus' human nature cried out against the cross at Gethsemane. Self-denial must be voluntary. The incarnation was a free act of love and obedience by the Son to the Father. Thus he tells his disciples "if a man wishes to come after me . .. " Many of Jesus' disciples chose to walk another path. One even betrayed him. There are even easier paths to follow for us today. It is possible to take Christ's name as a Christian yet never accept his Gospel. But for the individual who accepts freely Christ's invitlHion to follow him, the next step is unavoidable. "He must deny his very self ... " Self-denial is not the giving up of illegitimate pleasures. It is not simply leading a virtuous life. It means renunciation of that which is legitimate in the name of Jesus and in imitation of him. Jesus, in the words of Paul, renounced "equality with God" to be "born in the likeness of men." We too are called to renounce a part of our humanity, a part of our freedom, so that we may become more like Jesus.
Each one of us in denying self must "take up his cross." It is interesting that each is told by Jesus to take up his own cross. So often it is difficult to accept. There are so many other crosses 'we would rather have than our own. They would give our life more meaning, fit in better with our lifestyle. Our cross is so burdensome, holds us down, keeps us back, overwhelms us at times. 'Finally, the disciple is called to "begin to follow in my footsteps." When we deny ourselves, it is not to tone }lP our bodies, though we seem ready enough to fast and suffer for such a goal. The purpose of selfdenial is so we may follow Je. sus. In today's world that centers on self-fulfillment, self-identity, living the good life. We must practice self-denial if we are to follow in Jesus' footsteps. And we know that his footsteps may lead off the beaten path and into the wilderness. When we take up our cross,
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where do we go with it? Each of us carry a cross through life, like it or not, admit it or not. The question is: What do we do with it? Where do we go with it? Do we drag it grumbling, try to run from it, or use it as an excuse to wallow in self-pity? Jesus calls us to carry our cross, as he did, willingly, lovingly, on our journey back to the Fathe~. Archbishop' Fulton Sheen speaks of the Western world as having Christ without his cross and the Eastern world as having the cross without Christ. Christ without the cross is "an" imitation Christ, a phoney, not "the" imitation of Christ. Chrisianity without self-denial is "an" imitation Christianity, a phoney, not "the" imitation of Christ. The world, particularly young people, does not lack the spirit of self-denial today. It lacks an understanding of it. Like the cross, when self-denial is separated from Christ, it is empty and meaningless.
Albanyls Street Bishop By Father Joseph M. Champlin Father Howard Hubbard's appointment as bishop of Albany, N.Y. surprised many outside, but few within his diocese. In his late 30s then, he was the youngest bishop in the United States. Bishop Hubbard's initial months in the episcopal mInIStry have confirmed how much the Holy Spirit works behind and through the church's complicated and secret selection process. Prior to this nomination, people called Father Hubbard the "street priest" because of his simple lifestyle, unassuming character and dedicated service to the area's poor or hurting. Drug addicts, unwed pregnant girls and impoverished inner city residents knew his competent, ~ professional, caring touch. A ring, miter and staff have not changed the man. Albany's Catholics and the city's populace now term him their "street bishop." IBishop Hubbard spoke to the priests, Religious and lay 'leaders of our Syracuse Diocese in the fall during an "Affirmation Day." His dynamic address impressed the audience and stood in sharp contrast to his quiet, soft-spoken approach for personal conversation. Several points particularly struck me. First, the youthful shepherd urged participants, all 'leaders, to be true facilitators of minis-
tries, recognizing that every initiated Christian has a special gift and thus a unique ministry for building up the church. To illustrate this role, Bishop Hubbard employed the comparison cited in "As One Who Serves," a booklet published by our bishops containing "Reflections on the Pastoral Ministry of Priests in the United States." (USCC Publications Office, 1312 Mass. Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005). "The task of the priest in the parish ministry has been compared to the conductor of an orchestra. It is his function to translate the vision of the composer into a harmonious bland of sounds from a great variety of instruments, many of which he himself is unable to play. Turn to Page Thirteen
BISHOP HUBBARD
A Verdade E A Vida Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego TEMPO PASCAL Conta-nos Slo'Lucas a cena daqueles dois discipulos que, no dia da Pascoa, iam para a sua aldeia, abandonando Jerusalem, desiludidos com tudo 0 que se passara. Alguem lehs aparece no caminho e mete conversa com eles, leva-os a abrir 0 cora¥Io entristecido e, per fim, explica-lhes as Escrituras acerca do que se pas sara. Ao chegar a sua aldeia Emaus, eles convidam-no a fiear com eles, porque a noite ia caindo. Ali Jesus fez 0 mesmo ,'da ultima ceia e, ao partir 0 pao, "abriram-se-lhes os olhos e reconheceram-No, mas Ele desapareceu da sua presen~a." Voltam a Jerusalem, apesar da noite, a comunicar aos onze a sua alegria. t muito expressiva esta pagina do Evangelho! ' Tantos v~o tristes pelos caminhos deste mundo~ Conheceram a Cristo, tinham amizade sincera com Ele, mas, como aqueles dois a sua fa e muito frouxa, "lentos de esp:!rito a crer." . Jesus esta a nosso lade e nao 0 conhecemos. Convida-nos a abrir 0 cora~ao com Ele, escuta-nos com paciencia e repreendenos talvez, suavemente. , "Cristo e de... ontem, de hoje, e de todos os seculos." E nao se trata de mera presen.a espiritual. Esta presente na Sua Igreja; nos Seus ministros, quando dois ou tres se reunem em Seu nome. Mas ha outra presen~a mais viva e palpavel. Esta em carne e osso, em t,antos lugares ao mesIllo tempo e atraves de todos os tempos: nessa presen,a sacramental e real!ssima da Sant!ssima Eucaristia, no Seu Corpo, Sangue, Alma e Divindade, tlo perfeito e realmente como esta no ceu. Em Emaus da-se a conhecer ao partir 0 pio. Este gesto recorda-lhes 0 que tinham visto ou, ao menos, que Ihes haviam contado. Mas, nesse momento, Jesus,desaparece aos seus ~lhos. E uma li~to que nos da, a eles e a nos., Como agradeceremos ao Senhor esta maravilha de amor que e 0 Santfssimo Sacra- , mento! "AI 0 tens: Rei de Reis, Senhor de Senhores. Esta. escondido no p!o. Humilhouse ate esse extremo por amor de ti." "Quando te aproximares do Sacrario, pensa que Ele... ha vinte seculos que te espera" • Tempo Pascal, lembra-nos a Morte, e a Ressurreiiao do Senhor. Jesus que aparece e se esconde: cenaculo, junto ao lago, tantas vezes ••• Como Ihes custa a ,reconhece-l'O, convencer-se bem de que e Ele! Pec;amos-Lhe que 'aumente a nossa fe! Tome toca as Suas maos chagadas e exclama: "Meu Senhor e Meu Deus!" e 0 Senhor, repreendendo-o carinhosamente, dizendo-lhe: "Bern aventurados os que Ilio viram e ereram'} N~o somos orfaos. Cristo esta connosco. Nao e uma figura como tantas mais. E hospede real e vivo das nossas igrejas. Antes de partir deste mundo para 0 Pai inventou esse prod!gio de amor e de poder, para fiear sempre eonnosco. Ao falar deste aspeeto da vida espiritual, penso que no meio do trabalho, seja ele que for, em que tern que amar a Deu&
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The Tax Collector Continued from Page Twelve rather naively stating the plain facts, which did not necesarily make him a saint but did contradict the crowd's low opinion of him. For all his cleverness, Zacchaeus was quite uncomplicated and transparently honest. He didn't deny being a crook. In fact, he more than implied that he had cheated on occasion. But his conscience always caught up with him somehow and he made restitution, quite in excess of what the law demanded (Exodus 21,37; Numbers 5,5-7). Jesus sensed his basic goodness the childlike ingenuousness of his climbing the tree told him something and he replied with equal simplicity: "Today salvation has come to this house, for this is what it means to bea son of Abraham. The Son of Man has come to' search out and save what was lost" (Luke 19,9-10). So many of the traits of Luke's Gospel shine through this story: joy, simplicity, forgiveness, concern for the despised, universal salvation. And it offers a corrective for Luke's
F'or Children Continued from Page Twelve Jesus cured. the sick, forgave sinners and spoke about God in a way that really made sense. So Zacchaeus joined the crowd. He was too short to see Jesus, but he noticed which way Jesus and the crowd were going. So he ran ahead of them, climbed a tree and waited for Jesus. Zacchaeus could see Jesus now, surrounded by people. He was just below the tree. Suddenly Jesus stopped. Zacchaeus' heart almost stopped too as he saw Jesus looking at him. There was a smile on Jesus' lips. What would He do? What would he say? The crowd watched. "Zacchaeus," Jesus said to the little man, "hurry up and climb down. I would like ~ visit you and your family at your house." Zacchaeus was so ex· cited he almost fell out of the tree. He pointed out the way to his house and began to walk there with Jesus. The crowd began to grumble. Good Jews in those days thought tax collectors were sinners, so bad that no one should be seen with them. The people said, "Jesus is going as a guest to the home of a sinner." Zacchaeus knew that he had cheated people. He felt that Jesus knew that, too. But he was really sorry. He hoped Jesus would understand. "Lord," Zacchaeus said to Jesus, "I'll give half of everything I own to the poor. If I have cheated anyone I will pay them back four times what I took from them." Jesus was moved by Zacchaeus' honesty and repentance. He smiled and said to him, "Today everything is all right again in your house. God's love has made you whole." Zacchaeus and his whole family were delighted to have Jesus with them in their home. His visit changed their lives.
readers who might have been discouraged by his in$istence on renunciation, his obvious bias in favor of the poor. Again, in the' immediately preceding chapter, he had told of Jesus' encounter with a rich official. In answer to the man's question about what he must do to "share in everlasting life," Jesus told him: "Sell all you have and give to the poor . . . Then come and follow me" (Luke 18,22). But now Luke hastens to reassure us that riches are not a necessary barrier to discipleship. Jesus unquestioningly accepts Zacchaeus' assurances of generosity and does not demand that he go all the way.
Street Bishop Continued from Page Twelve And even those he can master he now delegates to others, so that collectively the effort excels his individual contribution. The conductor succeeds when he stimulates the best performance from each player and combines their individual efforts into a pattern of sound, achieving the vision of the composer. The best leader is one who can develop the talents' of each staff person and coordinates all their efforts, so that they best complement each other and produce a superior collective effort. : Secondly, he recommended a simpler lifestyle for all of us, one more identified with common men and women so that we could relate to them better. Thirdly, Bishop Hubbard suggested we spend less time in renewing structures, more time with people.' He contended that people are fed up with bureaucracy and wish to be accepted as persons. Encountering needless red tape, struggling through mounds of paper work, feeling like a number for the computer, today's citizen yearns to be treated as a person. That is true for citizens both of the state and the church. Priests in the United States are increasingly frustrated by a multiplication of meetings they now are expected to attend. Committees, sub-committees, ad hoc committees and advisory committees all have their importance and role. ' But the man who entered the priesthood to visit the sick, re, joice with young lovers, listen to the troubled, bury the dead and comfort the bereaved, among other activities, often discovers he is so weary and debilitated by repeated, lengthy meetings he has no time or drive ,for these other labors. To take a census of homes, counsel the recently divorced, sit by a dying person's bedside, and help a family through their loved one's death and burial requires hours and energy. Perhaps America's priests must say "no" to. some committees, meetings in which they are window dressing, the expected on-lookers, but not active, vital participants. Instead of attending such functions, they might consider going out into the vineyard for more one-onone pastoral work.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. April 19, 1979
By Charlie Martin
THE MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
JAMES OUVEIRA of Taunton greets Bishop Cronin at Vocations Mass at Coyle and Cassidy High School in that city. At right, Father Beaulieu, C-C principal.
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During the Vlietnam war, students were constantly accusing institutions of "institutional sin." They believed there were as many sins committed by such bodies as by individuals. Those who talked about institutional shortcomings, however, were often put in jail. There is still too much covering up in many institutions. In the meantime, what has happened to our "New Israel" and our "Promised Land?" The last decade with its racial turmoil, assassinations and debacle of Vietnam seems to have severely shaken our nation's confidence. The middle American . rejected hippies, long hair, antiwar protesters and other "troublemakers," but at the gut level he knew some of them had a point. Institutions are often out of touch with their own best instincts and need reminding.
Isn't it strange that the reminding often comes from youth?
Lack of confidence in institutions is still with us. None is free from suspicion any longer. This malaise is not limited to governments it affects churches, universities, the military and the press - but its potential for corosion is particularly strong in th"e area of national leadership. I remember sitting with some students on an eastern campus listening to the news on radio. It was during the Vietnam war. I remember hearing the news from the White House that the war was winding down. Casualties were mentioned. And the thought that came to us was how the idealism of a great nation suffers when we are told that "a war is winding down" simply because Asians, rather than Americans, are the only ones being kiHed. It may be good politics but we all pay a price
- - - most of all these young men who died for an ideal. We ask ourselves if the basic symbols of our nation are dead. I include in the question the word "God." With so much controversy over Christmas and prayer in schools, with such a strong force in the land trying to remove God from public mention, one begins to wonder where it will all lead. Religion is dead, many are saying. On the contrary, the problem is not the death of the traditional Judeo..christian God so much as it is tHe proliferation of new options. For many Americans the experience of God is no longer real, if it ever was. It is helpful to remember that when the country was founded only five to seven percent of the population were church members. The problem then is that for many persons, young and older, there are new gods. "There are more gods than men in Athens."
What if you reached the age of reason Only to find there was no reprieve Would you still be a man for all seasons Or would you just have to leave We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty Not turning to see how it comes And peer down the highway from here to eternity And reach out for love on the run While the man for all seasons is lost behind the sun Henry Plantagnet still looks for someone To bring good news in his hour of doubt While Thomas More waits in the Tower of London Watching the signs running out And measures the hours out from here to oblivion In actions that can't be undone A sailor through darkness he scans the meridian Uncovered by the first rays of dawn The man for all seasons is lost beneath the storm And I should know by now And I should know by now There's nothing to believe ir:t Just daydreams deceiving, they'll just let you down So what if you reached the age of reason Only to find there 'was no reprieve Would you still be a man for all seasons Or would you just disbelieve We measure our gains out in luck and coincidence Lanterns to tum back the night And put our defeats down to chance or experience And try once again for the light Some wait for the waters of fortune to cover them Some just see the tides of their chance rushing over them Some call out for Jehovah Some cry out to Allah Some wait for the words that still roam to Vahalla While you try to accept what fates are unfolding While some say they are sure where the blame should be falling You look around for maybe a chance of forestallment And soon it is over and done And the man for all seasons is lost behind the sun Written and sUr:tg by AI Stewart, (c) 1979, Artists' Records, Inc. This song asks, "What should I believe?" Life is filled with uncertainty and no one can determine his fate completely. Some people deal with this lack of security by calling on God. Others rely on chance and destiny. Stewart's emphasis is clear when he states, "I hear them call lit out all around, there's nothing to believe in." Our beliefs are likened to daydreams having little significance for the purpose of our lives. This viewpoint has a great deal of support in our society. There are many challenges to belief, yet questioning by skeptics challenges us to understand and appreciate how our beliefs influence our l'ifestyles. We who are Catholic and Christian stand in a tradition of 20 centuries. We need not be defensive about what we believe but we cannot shut our minds to questioners. Belief begins with the individual. To those who say that we need to look to ourselves first rather than to some projected God, I agree. To discover the reality of God we must first face the reality of our own person. Believing in ourselves builds the foundation for belief in God. A sense of mystery pervades each of us. Within this mystery, we encounter the reality of God.
There is a religion and a god for everything today. The problem is diffusion. If one God is dead, then all gods are possibilities. Victims of the many gods are those children who have never had the proper religious training in their homes or churches. All the books, blackboards, chalk, audiovisuals in the worlds won't do it unless the child sees
those things being taught put into practice. Ancient days had nothing on us when it comes to idolatry. A movie star or rock sin~er dies and the followerS build shrines and people come to worsttip. It is amazing, too, what invitations to so-called "places of importance" will do to dull the critical faculties!
Surgeons Bring Holy Communion
Appeal Continued from Page One hard-working Father John Cronin knew that a diferent approach was needed. And so the home began taking in those children who were in need of residential treatment for emotional problems, and problems which might be psychological, educational, behavioral and social. "Soon this area of the child with special needs began to be~ come more and more evidenced. A modern complex had for some years been a dream; now it became a possibility. In 1972 the children and staff moved in and joined with the bishop in the dedication of their new home. "My friends, none of this could have been done without the Charities Appeal. The beauty and spaciousness of the landscape design that surrounds 12 buildings on the well-kept property is said to have no equal on the eastern seaboard. "St. Vincent's total child care program, which serves 150 children per year, also includes two community-based group homes for high school boys and one for girls. The home operates a summer camp facility in Mashpee and maintains a dairy farm on the property; and if you think your kids drink milk, you ought to see the amount our youngsters consume! "The children are accepted without regard to race, creed, color or sex. Many a child comes from an abusive, neglectful background. "About four years ago t.wo brothers were referred to 51. Vincent's Home from路 the Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Boston. They had been left in the same crib from infancy to 6 years of age. When found, the 6 year old weighed 20 Ibs. and the 5 year old weighed 18 Ibs. . . . . both children suffering from severe malnutrition due to severe neglect on the part of alcoholic parents. "Since they have been at St. Vincent's Home the physical and overall progress has been miraculous. Unfortunately they will never be so-called normal because untold damage has already taken place. However, they are now functioning pretty well and have brought a tremendous amount of joy and satisfaction to us at St. Vincent's. "You people are also to be thanked for the lives and progress of these children because their intensive care is largely assured through your generosity and those of others in this annual Catholic Charities Appeal," said Father Rita. The Special Gift phase of the appeal noted Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,. diocesan director, will take place from Monday through May 5, followed by the parish phase from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 6.
Self Must Go "Let each one remember that he will rpake progress in all spiritual things only insofar as he rids himself of self-love, self-will and self.interest." - St. Ignatius Loyola.
ER1E, IPa. (NC) - Catholic surgical patients at Hamot Medical Center in Erie get more than physical care from their doctors; their extraordinary minister of the Eucharist could be their surgeon.
FATHER,. RAHNER
Rahner Honored At Age 75 ROME (NC) - German Jesuit Father Karl Rahner, one of the most famous and respected living Catholic theologians, celebrated his 75th birthday in March. To mark the event, the Herder Publishing Co. issued a 700page "festschrift" in German, essays by 38 theologians, all former Rahner students, containing reminiscences about their experiences with him. Herder also published an anthology of some of 'Father Rahner's most important writings, titled "Rechenschaft Des Glaubens, (An Account of Belief). Father Rahner, now a professor emeritus at the University of Munster, has lived in Munich since his 1971 retirement. With more than 3,500 books and articles to his name, he is one of the most prolific and widely read theologians of the 20th century. His books and their translations add up to more than 2,000 titles, including several that are considered standard theological works. Some 700 books have been written by other theologians on Father Rahner's thought. At Vatican II he was theological adviser to one of the council's leading figures, Cardinal Joseph Frings of Cologne, West Germany. The cardinal once called the Jesuit priest "the greatest theologian of the century." He was also a key consultant for the German bishops as a group and has been called the council's most influential theologian. Born in Freiburg in 1904, Father Rahner joined the Jesuits in 1922. In 1936 he received his doctorate in theology at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. One of his most massive undertakings was 14 volumes titled "Theological Investigations." During the Nazi occupation of Austria and until the end of World War II he did parish work in Wien and in Niederbayern. In 1948 he became professor of dogma at Innsbruck, then succeeded Father Romano Guardini as professor for philosophy of religion at ,the University of Munich.
"Patients feel a therapeutic effect in seeing their surgeon or attending doctors bringing them Holy Communion," said Bishop Alfred M. Watson of Erie, who has installed 11 physicians to assist with distribution of daily Communion at the 600-bed hospital. The hospital averages 150 Catholic patients and about 100 daily Communion calls.
Three Legion of Mary members call on patients each evening and prepare the Communion list for the following morning. The hospital chaplain, Father Jerry Koos, tries to arrange for the surgeon who will operate on a patient later in the day to bring him or her Communion that morning. Two of the physicians who are extraordinary ministers also give several weeks each year to volunteer service 'in' Yucatan, Mexico, under a Mission of Friendship program between the Diocese of Erie an<\' the Mexican Diocese of Merida.
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL Diocese of Fall River 1942 -
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'Youngsters at St. Vincenrs Home, Fall River hit the books. The home is one of the agencies funded in part by the annual Catholic Charities Appeal.
For the Works of Charity, Mercy, Social Service and Education to All People in Southeastern Area of Massachusetts ... The Appeal provides care for all regardless of Race, Color and Creed ... The Appeal is supported by Fraternal, Professional, Business and Industrial Organizations. Special Gifts Phase April 23 to MQY 5 Parish Appeal May 6 to May 16 Sunday, May 6 12 Noon to 3 P.M. 17,500 Volunteer Solicitors will visit 104,750 Homes in the Areas of Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro, Cape Cod and the Islands.
The Appeal Provides Care for the Unwanted Baby, Youth, Engaged Couples, the SiCk, the Poor, the Elderly, Family Life and Other People in Need.
Honorary Chairman Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D. Bishop of Fall River
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