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Jencos agree with Reagan the media rather than from the "We were very saddened to hear JOLIET, III. (NC) - The famState Department. ily of Servite 'Father Lawrence that Peter Kilburn was killed but Martin Jenco, one of at least four we don't believe there will be any John Jenco, Father Jenco's American hostages still held in repercussions against our brother, Lebanon, agrees with President because he is held by a different brother, toldThe Washington Post , that "we knew the bombing of Reagan's decision to bomb Libya group," Mrs. Mihelich said.

Libya would raise the possibility to thwart terrorism, a family spokesShe said that about 10 Jenco of retaliation. In our family, every woman said April 21. family members attended a special The family doubts that Father service April 20 for Kilburn 'at St. phone call makes your heart go down right into your shoes."

Jenco is in additional danger as a Bernard's Church, Joliet.

Kilburn's murder has been result of the bombing.

"Terry Waite said it's a little claimed by the Arab Commando "We 'go along with the president's decision to bomb Libya," bleak at this time, but not hope- Cells, a shadowy group believed said Mae Mihelich, Father Jenco's less. Sometimes you have to slide linked to Libya. back before you can go forward sister.

Father Jenco and three other Father Jenco, director of Catho- again," she added. Waite is the American captives are believed to lic Relief Services in Beirut, was aide to the Anglican archbishop of be held by the Islamic Jihad, which Canterbury who has been working is at odds with Libya. The group kidnapped in January 1985.

Mrs. Mihelich said family mem- .for the release of Father Jenco and wants the release of terrorists jailed bers do not think that the bombing other hostages. in Kuwait before it frees its hoswill further endanger the priest Mrs. Mihelich said the family tages. because he apparently is, being was planning appointments in Americans believed to be held held by a militant faction that Washington with Reagan's staff by the Islamic Jihad, in addition to opposes Libyan leader Col. Moamand Middle East diplomats.

Father Jenco, include Terry Anmar Khadafy.

"Our government has to -keep derson, .Associated Press Beirut One American missing in Lebanon, Peter Kilburn, librarian at the the pressure on my brother's cap- bureau chief; Thomas Sutherland, American University in Beirut, was tors. Our family in turn has to dean of the school of agricultural slain with two British teachers in keep pressure on.the government," . engineering at the American Uniretaliation for the U.S. raid on Mrs. Mihelich said. She added versity; and David Jacobsen, direcLibya. His body was found April that most of the information the tor of the American University family is getting is coming from hospitlli.

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Archbishop says court erred LOS ANGELES (NC) - Archbishop Roger Mahony of Los Angeles said April 21 that a California appeals court erred in ruling that quadriplegic Elizabeth Bouvia has the right to refuse to be force-fed.

The appeals court April 16 ordered High Desert Hospital in Lancaster, Calif., to stop forcefeeding Ms. Bouvia, who two years ago waged an unsuccessful battle in the courts to be allow.ed to starve herself to death.

Ms. Bouvia suffers from cerebral palsy and arthritis, and is paralyzed,.

She said recently that she is willing to take liquid nourishment but that solid food makes her nauseous. She has also said the feeding tube, which is inserted through her nose, is painful.

Archbishop Mahony said the court of appeals "has entered a realm where its competence does not lie."

"The gift of life is precious, and its author is God," he said. "Each one of us is guardian and custodian of that precious gift, and we do not have the right to end our life through direct action - such as refusing to eat."

. In his statement, Archbishop Mahony _quoted from the 1980 declaration on euthanasia by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The declaration states that intentionally causing one's own death is "equally as wrong as murder; such an action on the part of a person is to be considered as a rejection of God's sovereignty and loving plan."

Archbishop Mahony said the error of the court was "in its placing the 'quality of life' as the primary criterion whereby a person lives or dies."

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School aid to be on ballot.

BOSTON (NC) - In a reversal their dioceses encouraging support of an earlier decision, Massachu- for the amendment.

In one of those letters, Bishop setts legislators voted April 16 to put before voters an amendment Daniel A. Cronin declared, "I beto the state constitution that would lieve that this is a question of jusallow state aid to private and paro- ' tice and I strongly believe that this referendum should take place." chial school students.

The vote, in ajoint session ofthe Boston Cardinal Be~nard Law House and Senate, was 107-87, six reminded archdiocesan priests that votes more than necessary to put the Massachusetts constitution "has the referendum question on the one of the most restrictive clauses state election ballot in November. in the nation forbidding aid to The same proposal had been de- students in private and parochial feated by one vote March 12. schools."

Massachusetts voters defeated a After the vote, Bishop Cronin similar proposal in 1982 by a 62 to said he was "very pleased at the 38 percent margin.

The latest measure was backed outcome" and reminded "concernby the state's bishops, who before ed Catholics that this is not the end the vote had written to priests in of the line." He encouraged them

to work for passage of the amendment in November.

Springfield Bishop Joseph F. Maguire said he was "very pleased and grateful" that the legislators reconsidered their earlier vote. "Our legislators have created an opportunity for the voters to express their opinions in November," he said.

The proposed amendment says that the state should not be prohibited "from providing aid, materials, or services to a pupil in a privateschool ... to the full extent permissible under the First Amendment," if the pupil requests the aid.

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Fri., Apr. 25, 1986

Mass. Conference urges abortion referendum Gerald D'Avolio, Massachusetts Catholic Conference executive director, today commended the state legislature for setting the date of April 30 to reconvene the state Constitutional Convention for the purpose of considering referendum on tax-funded abortion.

"When the legislature meets in Constitutional Convention this coming Wednesday," he said, "we urge its members to vote to place the abortion referendum before the voters of Massachusetts on the November 4, 1986, general election ballot.

"This action will allow the voters ofthe Commmonwealth to express whether or not they want their tax dollars to pay for Medicaid abortion," said D'Avolio.

"The citizens of this state have never approved the use of their tax dollars for welfare abortions. The state legislature has never approved tax-funded abortion. We are one of only 14 states still funding Medicaid abortions. Some of these abortions are for minor girls, performed without their parents' knowledge or consent," he continued.

"This referendum will allow the people of Massachusetts to make our state constitution neutral on abortion and would allow the state legislature to act later to stop taxfunded abortion-Medicaid abortions," the Massachusetts Catholic Conference director explained. ' "In 1977," he said, "the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the federal government and the states to refuse to fund medically unnecessary abortions. In 1979, the Massachusetts legislature passed and the governor signed a state law restricting tax funded abor'tions.

"In 1981, the. state Supreme ;Court struck down this statute,

thus forcing the use of Massachusetts tax dollars for abortion. In 1983, the legislature began the process, hopefully to be completed next Wednesday, to allow the citizens of the Commonwealth to amend the state constitution to make it abortion-neutral, thus making it possible for the legislature to pass a new statute to get Massachusetts out of the abortion-funding business," concluded D'Avolio.

In a related statement issued on January 19, 1986, the four Roman Catholic residential bishops of Massachusetts, the governors of the Catholic conference, said: "We...declare that all life is created in the image and likeness of God. From the moment of conception to the time of natural death, the right to life must be protected and promoted. The clear threats to life from abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia must be' eradicated from the Commonwealth and our nation.

"We have a pressing, mutual responsibility to educate our yet unconvinced fellow citizens about the atrocity of abortion. Sad to say, 1.5 million abortions still take place'in our nation each year. This means that 4,000 lives are taken every day and one unborn life is destroyed every 20 seconds.

"We recommit ourselves to lead our Catholic community in praying together, in standing together, in working together and in defending together the God-given right to ' life of'all persons."

ST. FRANCIS XA VIER CHURCH, HYANNIS

Shriver-Schwarzenegger wedding taken in stride by Hyannis parish

By Pat McGowan

Schwartzenegger were prepared by Very Rev. John B. Riordan, OFM Cap., pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in New York City, said Father Duffy.

Father Riordan will be principal celebrant for the wedding Mass and Father Duffy will be the only concelebrant.

At the couple's request, guests will be seated only in the main body of the church. St. Francis Xavier's two large wings will be closed off by floral arrangements.

Music for the Mass will be by a men's chorus, a women's chorus and a small chorale of children, all from the Boston area. Altar boys will be Tommy Giardino and John Perry.

The media are getting more excited about the April 26 Cape Cod wedding of Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger in St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, than are Very Rev. Edward C. Duffy, pastor, and parochial vicars Fathers Albert J. Ryan and John C. Ozug.

Last Sunday a Boston newspaper breathlessly reported that the church had been repainted for the . wedding. "We did .that two years ago," said Father Duffy.

For its part, the Providence Journal intimated that the'church sign 'had been removed "to foil reporters trying to case the place for wedding coverage." The truth, said Father Duffy, is that the wooden sign had been scheduled for refurbishing since last fall and when removed was discovered to be 'so' rotted interiorly that it had Patrick Carney, 1986 Catholic to be replaced. A new sign will be Charities Appeal lay chairman, in place by April 26. reports that the Special Gift phase Both Shriver, coanchor of CBS of the Appeal, which began MonMorning News and 'the daughter dity;is doing well, with volunteer of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and R. solicitors contacting some A,250 Sargent Shriver, and Schwarzeneg- fraternal, professional, business ger, former Mr..Universe and star and industrial donors in Southof Pumping lron,-the Conan films eastern Massachusetts. and The Terminator, are practicPraising the donors, Msgr. Anthing Catholics, said Father Duffy. ony M. Gomes, diocesan CCA Saturday'S wedding will be the director, said: "These contributors, first for both. with great generosity and enthusiThe Fall River diocese requires .asm, support the Appeal for its extensive marriage preparation of contribution to the community for engaged couples. Shriver and people in need."

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Maid of honor for the couple will be Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president, whose July wedding to artist Edwin Schlossberg is also scheduled for a Cape Cod parish, as yet unidentified. .

The Kennedy family, whose famous compound is located in nearby Hyannisport, has close ties to St. Francis Xavier parish, said Father Duffy. A plaque marks the pew occupied by President John F. Kennedy and an altar was donated by the family in June, 1946, in memory of Lt. Joseph Kennedy, killed in action during World War II. Kennedy's plane went down between England and France, thus St. George' of England and St. Joan of Arc of France are pictured on the altar.

Father Duffy recalled that his first assignment after ordination in June, 1946, was to St. Francis Xavier and that he· offered the second Mass'celebrated at the Kennedyaltar. .. The Hyannis pastQr, was also involved'in ~'paper work;' preparatory to the weddings Qf Robert Kennedy and Ethel Skakel in Greenwich, Conn., and John Kennedy and Jacqueline B'ouvier in Newport, R.I. He was present at both weddings and conducted the rehearsal for Robert's' nuptials because "the celebrant was a college professor and very rarely officiated at a weqding."

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BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN is joined by Catholic Charities lay chairman Patrick Carney and his wife Lillian, at right; from left, Carney children Colleen, 8, Kathleen, 10, Michael, 7, Edward, 3; at rear right, 'Father Walter A. Sullivan, pastor of St. Mary's Church, South Dartmouth, the Carneys' home parish. (Gaudette photo) .

1986 Catholic Charities Appeal kickoff

Reaching out in love

By Joseph Motta

Michael and Colleen Carney had a great time last week at the kickoff meeting for the 45th annual Catholic Charities Appeal of the Fall River diocese.

Colleen is eight and a half. And Michael? "Seven, I think ... " Their dad, Patrick Carney, is lay chairman ofthis year's Appeal.'

While questions about why they thought.Dad was taking on such a big job were hard for the young Carneys to answer, Michael and Colleen did know that he wants to help "a thousand people."

"He'll be speaking a lot," Colleen said. "I hope Dad doesn't make a mistake when he's on stage."

The children, their sister, two brothers and hundreds of concerned religious anc! laity were present at the March 19 kickoff, highlighted by addresses from Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Carney.

Before introducing them, Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Appeal director, spoke of the increasing calls upon Catholic Charities agencies.

"We know we can count on you," the director said. "And we know the good Lord can count on you.

"Hard work, sacrifice, unity and togetherness have made every Appeal a vi.ctory," Msgr. Gomes con~ tinued. "Let us all, 114 parishes, . march along to victory!"

Carney toRfhis listeners that the

example set by Bishop Cronin in his 16 years of leading the drive and the efforts of his predecessors as lay chairman gave him the courage to embark on the project.

"To work for those among us who need our care and concern is a work of social justice... Christ's justice," Carney said.

"Christ built up a community two thousand years ago," he continued. "For centuries the Church has carried on the traditions of caring for the needy.

"Truly, this is a Catholic charity."

Carney pointed out that the over 20,000 volunteer solicitors who will be contacting more than 300,000 people epitomize the 1986 Apeal theme, "Reach out in Love - Share and Give."

"The love of our fellow men and women is the root of our humanity," he concluded.

In his address, Bishop Cronin said it was his "pleasure and privilege" to' be Appeal chairman.

He was heartened, he said, by seeing new faces among the many familiar ones at the kickoff.

Noting that it is nice to look back and see the results of past Appeals, the bishop said he recognized the work of people on the parish level as an important part of past successes.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has appointed a sixcardinal commission to implement a seven-year effort to reform the Roman Curia, the church's central administrative body.

Headed by Italian Cardinal Sebastiano Baggio, a longtime Curia veteran currently in chargeof Vatican City operations, the new com-. mission will address issues and criticisms about Curia operations raised during a College of Cardinals meeting last November.

At that time, the cardinals discussed and critiqued reforms prepared by an earlier commission.

Because some issues raised were fundamental, not merely questions of wording, the pope decided to name a new commission, said an unnamed source.

Canadian Cardinal EdouardGagnon, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and a member of the new commission, said· March 10 that the group would consider suggestions made by the cardinals concerning competencies, names of curia organizations and the Curia's theological basis.

Some of the cardinals wanted a preamble added to the proposed reforms to spell out the Curia's role more clearly. Some suggested better cooperation and more consultation between the Curia and bishops.

Cardinal Gagnon said the commission expected to conclude its work by the end of the year.

When the pope addressed the cardinals during their meeting in November, he referred to "tensions" between the Curia and iocal bishops because of confusion over their "respective fields of competence."

He said the Curia reforms should help clarify these relationships.

According to the Vatican source, the other commission members are: Cardinal Opilio Rossi, an Italian who now heads a commission in charge of pontifical sanctuaries; Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Secretariat for Non-Christians; Vel).ezuelan Car-

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A plaque commemorating the 1985 achievement of St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, was accepted by Very Rev. Edward C. Duffy, pastor.

The Cape Cod parish is the second in diocesan history to exceed $50,000 in Appeal donations. Last' year, St. Pius X parish, South Yarmouth, met that goal.

Father Duffy, who will celebra~e his 40th anniversary of priestly ordination in June, said he well remembers his involvement with the Appeal those many years ago.

The plaque, he said, reminded· him of the hundreds of people who have supported and cared deeply about the Catholic Charities Appeal.

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Fulfilling the Dream Aid to private schools is still a heated issue in Massachusetts. Despite very determined opposition, the state legislature, meeting last week in a Joint Constitutional Convention, voted 107 to 87 in favor of placing an amendment to the state constitution on the ballot in November.

If passed and implemented, this amendment would bring the Commonwealth into line with federal practices and policies in aid of students attending parochial schools. ( This move against discrimination is but another step towards eradicating the bias and bigotry lurking in state cO,nstitution provisions. The next battle will be fought at the polls in November. In that connection, still let us be aware that the forces that oppose aid to parochial school students are for real.

In general, the secular media, local newspapers and television have spent and will continue to spend much time and effort on their almost crusading editorials that seek to stir opposition to aid for students in nonpublic schools.

Their dubious vision of separation of church and state has thus far effectively blocked efforts to bring the state's laws into conformity with the federal Constitution.

The media are supported by powerful and traditionally anti-parochial school forces that have over the years led one to question their motivation.

Heading these opponents to parochial school aid are the American Jewish Congress and the Massachusetts Council of Churches. Both these powerful religiqus forces have long opposed the work of those struggling against the blatant antiCatholic attitude that has historically permeated Beacon Hill.

They have been joined by the League of Women Voters whose political clout cannot be viewed as nonpartisan when it comes to such issues as guaranteeing freedom of educational choice. But perhaps the most forceful voice in opposition to parochial schools comes from the Massachusetts Teachers Association, which seems t6 feel that aid given to parochial schools means fewer ta~ dollars for public schools. The MTA has long spread this fear and has actively encouraged public school teachers and aides to mobilize in blocking attempts to treat all children equally.

In this area one can cry foul. For example, the efforts of Cardinal Law, Bishop Cronin, Bishop Harrington and Bishop Maguire to urge Catholics to contact legislators in support of parochial school aid created a media upheaval. The cardinal and bishops were soundly criticized for interfering in church/state issues, but not a word of censure was directed by the same critics to those religious elements opposed to the school aid amendment. , We urge not just those who have freely chosen to send their children to a parochial or private school but all Catholics in this state to support and uphold all efforts to eradicate bigotry and bias, no matter where they exist. In a land where toleration and liberty are tI:tought of as traditional values, it is well for the Catholic family to be aware that there are no guarantees assuring the struggle-free exercise of one's legitimate freedoms.

Those who have sat by and let their freedoms erode have found themselves in the terrors of Dachau and Auschwitz.

Those who created concentration camps in the past would do the same tomorrow. But a major deterrent can be men and women who hold the American choice as a hopeful sign to people who dream of liberty and independence'as a God-given right.

To support the school aid amendment is to help fulfill this dream.

The Editor

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Church redefining its role MANILA, Philippines (NC) In contrast to their outspoken leadership路during the revolution that ousted Ferdinand Marcos, most Philippine bishops have been virtually silent on political matters since the government of President Corazon Aquino took office Feb. 25.

But the Catholic Church will remain active in trying to improve people's lives, said a missionary with 17 years of service in the islands.

Maryknoll Sister Marge Kulage said the change of government brought great hope to the Filipino people. But she noted that the land and other resources remained essentially in the same hands, with many people still in poverty and numerous key supporters of ousted President Ferdinand Marcos still in positions of power.

Sister Kulage, 78, retired from teaching at age 65 and later retired again from a job as secretary to a Maryknoll priest, but she continues to work, mainly in prison ministry, A resident of Quezon City in' metropolitan Manila, she was at the center of the action as the Marcos government was coming to an end and Corazon Aquino was replacing him.

In all the resistance to Marcos, Sister Kulage said, the religious faith of the people played a central role. During key events, such as trying to get election results reported honestly, she said, people were

praying. "They prayed the rosary while they were guarding the ballots," she said.

In a land where devotion to the child Jesus is especially strong, she was struck by hearing an old woman confronting a military vehicle declare, "the Holy Child will not let us down."

Sister Kulage said that Filipino and missionary nuns were in the vanguard of making the church more active in support of change.

At first, she said, many bishops were content to go along with the government, and only a dozen or so would speak out. But she said that seeing the suffering inflicted on their people by the Marcos government forced them to become more active, Although the bishops have expressed unease with'the degree of political power they wielded during the events leading to the Marcos overthrow, their public affairs committee, formed as a liaison between the bishops and the government, has met regularly to define the church's proper relationship with the new administration.

Auxiliary Bishop Teodoro Bacani of Manila, public affairs committee head, said the church-government relationship should be one of "constructive critical cooperation. " "We mean to collaborate or cooperate, to support this administration, but we don't want to be

identified with it," Bishop Bacani said.

The Association of Major Religious Superiors of the Philippines has also been silent since backing the bishops' Feb. 14 post-election statement condemning electoral fraud, said Maryknoll Father Tom Marti.

The reluctance of some bishops to speak on sensitive political matters might be traced to their unease at the great political influence or power of the Philippine church, according to 20 bishops who gl}thered March 16-17 at Jesuitrun Ateneo de Manila University.

In a summary of their discussions, the bishops said they questioned "whether in fact and not only in appearance the church of the Philippines has become too political and malakas (powerful) in the cultural acceptance of the term."

Saying it was impossible to avoid having influence or power in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, the 20 bishops said that "whatever 'power' the church enjoys in Philippine society must always be a power for good, a power ever at the service of people, for their well-being, for their development and growth as Filipinos and as Christians. " .

They suggested that the church work on such issues as land reform, urban housing, forest preservation and replanting and redress for human rights abuses.

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Anyone who reads a major daily paper has heard of the controversy surrounding the play, "Sister Mary Ignatius

30 years ago. And the worst of DOLORES sisters. Sister Mary Ignatius is hardly representative of the teachCURRAN ing nun.

When we picket the play, we Explains It All for You," the story sive it a merit it d.oesn't deserve. of a 1950-era nun who teaches We should just ignore it because it religion in a Catholic school. Wher- isn't worth the plausibility we give ever the play opens, there's apt to it by condemning it.

Mary Ignatius, I wish we could be a charge of anti-Catholicism On the way home, my husband come up with a good play showing and more. In some cities, public and I discussed some of the issues the other side of Catholic educaopinion has even forced closure. and behaviors depicted in the script. tion - the caring sisters, the strong So when the play came to our I noted that in my public school Catholic identification, the values, town, my husband and I decided past, there was corporal punish- the joys. to judge for ourselves. For those ment - ruler on the hands and a I notice tl'!at grown Catholics who haven't seen or read about it strap (never used hanging razor often have a mystifying love/ hate the play revolves around a righte~ . but there as a warning). Our teach- relationship with their childhood ous and cruel sister who has a er was every bit as dogmatic and parochial education. When we foccatechism answer for everything. inflexible as Sister M.I., but that's us on the negatives, as these draHer stooge is a prissy young boy garbed in a parochial school uni- how many teachers behaved back mas always do, we reinforce the then. . bad memories. form and a halo of perpetual deferis that behavior The difference Yet, as one Catholic writer proence.

While the play has some good and spelling weren't tied in with claimed about his parochial school lines, it isn't well written. But God, the Church, sin and hell. A past, .. It was a ghetto, yes. But it mediocre as the drama may be, the poor showing in a test didn't call wasn't a bad ghetto to grow up in."

Let's have some articles, stories question that looms is whether it for an hour in church praying for should be allowed to play. I believe better study habits. Misbehavior and dramas about the good memorit should, if for no other reason on the playground wasn't a sin; it ies of Catholic education. Let's offset the growing stereotype of than to illustrate why the teaching was a punishable offense.

I didn't displease God, I dis- Sister M .... by showing Sister of religion had to change if we are Mar~ Perpetua and Sister Mary to meet the ne'eds of future adults. pleased the teacher and my pa'rPaulIne who taught us with a love The play begins to break down ents and I had to answer to them ' and commitment that made us when four former students return not my eternal salvation. better adults.

Plays about childhood religious to lambaste Sister for their ruined Somewhere out there we have lives. It loses all credibility when experiences abound. Woody Allen she pulls out a gun and righteously has' written worse indictments patrons who would put money shoots two of them to save their about being Jewish but in better behind such an effort. And we eternal souls. They happen to be in scripts. We've had plays and movies have playwrights who could write about fundamentalist upbringings such a play. I bet Catholics would a state of grace when shot.

I don't think the play is danger- that we have enjoyed without indict- flock to it, if it's a better play than Sister M. I. And that wouldn't be ous, just silly. It is a one-sided look ing the whole faith community.

Rather than comdemning Sister difficult. , at the worst of Catholic education

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Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 25, 1986

About baptismal records Q. During this past winter a niec'e of mine in a nearby state had a child. She is not married. It was a sad situation for everyone but one thing worries me. The father of the child was not even present and, as I understood, has hardly talked to anyone in the family since he learned about the pregnancy.

At the baptism I asked the priest whether this boy's name would go onto the baptism certificate. He said it would since he was sure the boy was the father.

What is the church's policy on this? I think it is dangerous because people could be hurt. (Mass.)

A. First let me respond a little to something you said, that it was a "sad situation for everyone." I understand what you mean, but it seems to me that families and others closely concerned need to keep their thoughts straight at a time such as this.

Surely there is always much frustration, disappointment and even probably anger over whatever wrong has been done. But the presence of a new life and the birth 'of a new child is and should be a cause for joy.

Whatever the background of the event, every child deserves to come into the world being loved unconditionally and received with real affection. That sounds obvious, but too often in my experience these things are overlooked because of our understandable feelings and concerns about other things.

As for baptism records, the church has the same concern as you, for Jhe mother as well as the father. It provides for both 'these concerns in canon law.

The name ofthe mother must be omitted from the baptism record unless there is public proof that this is her child or unless she requests to be named as mother in writing or before two witnesses.

Similarly the name of the man may be inserted only if he is proven to be the father by some public document or by his own deClaration before the parish priest and two witnesses (See Canon 877). . Priests usually are very careful to observe these cautions.

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DIETZEN Q. I have heard many people say the unicorn is a satanic symbol yet I have seen it on church ceilings.

Could you explain the church's position on this? (New York) A. As most readers probably know, the unicorn is a legendary animal, generally presented as a white horse with a horn growing from its forehead. For some reason that seems tost in antiquity, Christian tradition frequently sees the unicorn as a symbol of chastity and virginity.

This tradition continues in use of the'unicorn in Catholic and other Christian works of art.

Like most other common ancient symbols, including the cross, the unicorn has in some instances been a symbol for things more sinister.

That, however, would not prevent its use in the past or at present in Christian art.

The Catholic Church h~s no official position on the matter.

Q. An answer directed to a 5year-old's dislike for the flavor of wine alarmed me. You aptly pointed out that Christ's body and blood are present in both host and chalice. However, once bread and wine are consecrated the host cannot be dipped in "wine."

No one need receive under the appearance of wine, but only alcoholics should avoid it (due to taste and odor). No diabetic, for example, could be harmed by drinking the blood of Jesus. (Florida)

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The-bishops point out that hisEUGENE torically, farmers have lacked a group consciousness.

Each indiworldly arid ambitious and have A. It is common in Christian lost sight of the real value of vidual has preferred to be the "solHEMRICK tradition to refer to the eucharistic important things like neighbors, itary voice" ruling a separate kingspecies as bread and wine when the dom. both farm and city. ' context shows clearly that the conIn the document on family farms, "I don't think people realize secrated body and blood is infarmers are urged to "rebel against History repeatedly has shown what it will be like when big comtended. This occurs over the cenpanies take over farms. The only, those forces, physical and psycho- that those who practice these printuries in poetry, prayer and theolthat threaten their way of logical, ciples can overcome the greatest of way people will be able to 'visit' a ogy. obstacles, even though that obstafarm will probably be the way they life." Farmers are urged to renounce the "bigger is better" philosophy.

Even one of our eucharistic praycle might be a wealthy corporation. can now visit General Motors. ers at Mass (IV) speaks of the ''I'm not blaming other people If farmers see agriculture simply in Sacred Species as "this bread and for our troubles. We farmers have business terms and condone the wine." So we need not be oversennot stood together on enough is- "cannibalism" whereby one pro- . sitive about the terminology. sues, and now all we think of is ducer swallows up another's land, getting bigger and that means push- there is no hope of preserving the As for alcoholics and diabetics ing out your neighbor and believ" family farm as an American instituthe precious blood of the Eucha~ April 26 ing if only you can do more you tion. rist not only tastes, looks and Rev. Ubalde Deneault, Pastor Rather than seeking enlarge- 'Emeritus, 1982, St. Joseph, Attlewill survive." smells like wine; it has all the ment, farmers are urged to adopt boro Those paragraphs are from a Q. At some of our Masses we chemical qualities and effects of' more economic methods (organic letter by Kenneth Suttner and his have had the custom of holding wine. Some diabetics are, very April 27 family of Glasgau, Mo. It is in techniques, a diversified approach, hands during the Our Father. Now understandably, warned by their Rev. Francis J. Bradley, D.O., response to a recent column of use of smaller, more appropriate someone tells us this was forbid- doctors not to drink from the cup machinery) that will enable them Rector, 1925, Cathedral, Fall River mine titled "Family Farms in the den several years ago. Is this true? at communion time.

Rev. Romeo D. Archambault, Future." Attached to the letter was to earn a profit adequate for decent (Ohio) .

1949, St. Anne, New Bedford . A free brochure, "Infant Bapa magazine page in which an family support with the land they have. ' A. Not to my knowledge. In tIS~: Catholic Practice Today," is award-winning farmer explains his April 28 1975 the Sacred Congregation for , available by sending a stamped, success. Besides advising other farRev. Stanislaus~. Goyette, PasFarmers are further urged to Divine Worship was asked whether self-addressed envelope to Father mers to set goals'and work smar- m~ke individual efforts to help . tor, 1959, St.Louis de France, the congregation might hold hands Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church 704 ter, not harder, the award-winning neighbors survive in farming. It is Swansea 'during the Lord's Prayer instead N. Main St., Bloomington: III. farmer 'said: "Try to expand and suggested that a group of farmers April 30 61701. Questions for this column of offering the Sign of Peace. improve your enterprise every year. ~ould share labor and equipment Rev. David F. Sheedy, Pastor, should be sent to Father Dietzen Expand in size and improve pro- Instead ~f competing. Bargaining The' answer was a strong no.

1930, St. John Evangelist, Attleboro at the same address, ductivity, yields and efficiency."

"The Sign of Peace is filled with cooperatives should be formed and Rev. John A. Hurley, Pastor, and Chrismeaning, graciousness The worry such views cause Sutt- loyally sustained to offset the advan1900, St. Mary, North Attleboro tian inspiration,". it said. "Any ner's family is not an isolated mat- tages that large producers enjoy.

May 1 substitution for it must-be repudiaThe concerns of the Suttner ter. In the U.S. bishops' document TH~ ANCHOR (USPS-545.()20). Second ted."

Rev. Francis J. Quinn, Founder titled "The Family Farm,'~the con- family, the, strong words of Pope Clas~ Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass.

1882, Immaculate Conception, Pubhshed weekly except the week of July 4 A concern was implied that this cern of Pope John XXIII for the John XXIII and the bishops, when North Easton; Founder, Sacred !iturgical gesture of joining hands and the week after Christmas al 410 Highpowerlessness ofthe modern farmer re-examined, spell out principles Heart, Fall River , land Aven~e, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by IS not in the rubrics of the Mass. is quoted. He thought that "farmers the family farm must embrace. the Cathohc Press of lhe Diocese of Fall But the question and answer was should join together in fellowship, They ring like war cries: "Stand May 2 River. Subscriplion price lly mail. postpaid directed mainly at considering the $8,00 per year, Poslmasters send address especially when the family itself together and fight, ....Small is beauRt. Rev. M.P. Leonidas Laripractice a replacement for the Sign changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7. Fall works the farm .... They should, tiful," "In unity there is strength," viere, Pastor, 1963, St. Jean BapRiver, MA 02722. of Peace (Notitiae II, 1975, 226). strive jointly to set up mutual aid "Love your neighbor as yourself." tiste, Fall River .

"I think we farmers are being brainwashed by farm maga~ines, large chemical companIes, etc.; that we've become

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Southern African bishops.meet with black leaders

School aid Continued from Page One shall have full power to impose conditions or restrictions" on the aid. , In the March 14 issue of The Anchor, Father Richard W. Beaulieu diocesan 'director of educatiod, said in material supplementing Bishop Cronin's letter and also sent to priests, that "the proposed change would not give any money or aid to private schools, but simpl.y modifies the language of the 'anttaid amendment' in the Constitution to allow the legislature to consider and debate forms of possible aid. Any such allocation would be' open for public debate and discussion. This would open the door for discussions which cannot now take place.

"The proposed amendment," he added, "would also bring the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in line with the federal Constitution and allow a greater possibility for justice in education for all children in the state."

Strongly supporting the'amendment is State Senator Thomas C. Norton (D-Fall River).

"Many' children who wish to attend a Catholic school simply cannot, due to tuition costs alone; Public ,assistance is desperately needed in order to maintain a balanced system ofeducation. Affordability is the bottom line today, and this is just not right," he said.

AMONG THOSE PRESENT at a banquet celebrating the 50th anniversary of participation' by athletes of Santo Christo parish, Fall River, in Catholic Youth Organization sports programs are, from lefr, Al Domingoes, ,Joe Cos.ta, Msgr. Anthony M. ~omes, a former Santo Christo parochial vicar, Joe Rapoza, Santo Chnsto pastor Rev. A,ntomno C. Tavares and Fall River Mayor Carlton M. Viveiros. (Torchia photo) "I have personally witnessed the tremendous changes and hardships faced by Catholic education since my days as a student at Sacred Heart grammar school, Fall River," the senator continued. "Many of these schools no longer exist. The existing schools are likely to follow suit unless public aid is forthcoming."

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The report appeared in the first 1986 "Letter from Rome to the Assistants," the Rome-based publication of the Secular Franciscans. It was written to prepare for the 1987 world Synod of Bishops, which will discuss the vocation and mission of the laity.

The Secular Franciscans were formerly known as the Third Order of St. Francis.

American Franciscan Father Benet Fonck, former assistant general to the, Secular Franciscans, prepared the report, which also criticized what he called the "overchurching" or "clericalization" of lay ministry.

Some training courses for lay ministers teach "a number of inaccuracies or inadequacies," said the priest. , Among 'them, he said are "a solely democratic or congregational model of church, in which all functions and services are equal-and available to all members" and "a definition of lay ministry which highlights the sharing of power and authority within the church and underplays the responsibility of the laity to transform secular society.

Other problems, he said, include limiting laity "to a liturgical, administrative, or servicing role within

the ecclesiastical community" and "the establishment of something akiri to a class siruggle between clergy and laity."

Father Fonck also cited practical problems in lay ministry.

Some laity, he said, become frustrated because they feel inadequately remunerated. Other problems, he said, stew from the feeling of some that "they do not have an adequate and effective enough voice in determining the policies or making the decisions in a particular area'i of church life.

Father Fonck said some lay ministers are "a divisive ratiter than a supportive influence" in the church community, such as when they are not accepted either by priests or laity.

He called for "redefinition of ministry to include all areas of conscious and public apostolic involvement by the laity" and greater attention to the content and impact of lay ministry programs.

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (NC) - Representatives of the southern African bishops' conference have met secretly with South African rebels and pledged to mobilize white Catholics in non-violent opposition to South Africa's system of racial discrimination.

The white-ruled country's Catholic Church must "engage 'in specific actions to increase the pressure for genuine change," the bishops said in an April 16 statement issued jointly with the mostly black African National Congress. "Mere condemnation of apartheid is not enough." The statement did not elaborate on what actio'n the bishops would encourage.

The statement followed a secret meeting, in Zambia between a Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference delegation and representatives of the outlawed rebel group, led by its president, Oliver Tambo. The bishops and the rebels said they will continue their contact.

The statement said the church is obliged to "mobilize its white adherents not only to reject apartheid, but to act against it."

According to the statement, the bishops have recognized the rebel organization as an important force in the antiapartheid movement and said that the organization would play an important role in "a free South Africa."

The ANC was formed in 1912 by a group of educated middleclass black South Africans to promote African rights in the thenUnion of South Africa. Blacks had protested the union's constitution, drafted by whites in 1909, which failed to include equal rights.

For many years, the ANC sought reform through moral and political persuasion but in the early 1950s, after the white National Party came to power and established apartheid as a government policy, the organization resorted to massive, nonviolent civil disobedience.

The ANC abandoned the nonviolence policy after 67 Africans were killed March 21,1960, when police fired on demonstrators outside a local police station in Sharpe, ville, an African township 35 miles south of Johannesburg.

In April of the same year, the South African government banned the ANC. Since then several of its leaders have been arrested or have gone into exile.

"If the reasoning of the court prevails, and a person is legally permitted to end his or her life because they perceive the quality of their life to be inadequate, are we far from the day when others -doctors, family members,judges - may actually 'order' the mercy killing of a person based upon the WASHINGTON (NC) - The same logic?"

U.S. Catholic Conference DepartArchbishop Mahony said he ment of Education is accepting would issue a more detailed analyapplications for its Chaplain sis and definitive guidelines as soon NEW YORK (NC) - The work , Schools, a campus ministers' trainof the Catholic Church in Haiti as the full decision has been studied. ing program. made it possible to end the Duva"In the meantime," he said, "I An Eastern session will be held lier dictatorship without resorting ask all the members of our archdito armed struggle, says a Metho- ocese to pray for Elizabeth Bouvia June II to 20 at Niagara University, Niagara Falls, N.Y., and a dist church official from that carib': , and support her through our love.

Western session July 30 to Aug. 8 bean nation. "The Catholic Church Her life is precious, she is valuable had become in recent years the even if confined to bed and unable at Seattle University. church of the poor," said the Rev. to move. She is our sister, and she Information and applications are Alain Rocourt. He also said the is a member of our human family. available from Father Joseph J. 1983 Haiti visit of Pope John Paul "We love you, Elizabeth, and we Kenna, USCC representative for II had significant influence because pray that you will accept our love campus ministry, 1312 Massachupeople particularly remembered his and support as that strength which settsAve. N.W., Washington, D.C. declaration: "Things must change. " you need so very much."

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. SANTA ROSA, Calif. (NC) A promise made by an American cardinal at the Vatican is what's behind Bishop Mark J. Hurley's unexpected resignation as head of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, Bishop Hurley said two days after the resignation was announced. Bishop Hurley, 66, who headed the Santa Rosa Diocese for 16 years, said he's now free to take advantage of a promise made to him by Cardinal William Wakefield Baum, former archbishop of Washington and head of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education.

"He said, 'I'm going to put you to work,'" Bishop Hurley said in an interview following his April 15 resignation. Bishop Hurley was recently named a consultor to Cardinal Baum's education congregation and also was named a member ofthe Vatican Secretariat for NonBelievers.

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Legionaries attend Boston Mass Many diocesan members of the路 Legion of Mary were present at a Mass celebrated April 12 at Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, for some 1,500 New England Legionaries

by Cardinal Bernard Law. In his homily the cardinal commented that reverence for the Bible goes hand in hand with reverence for Mary and that despite the darkness of the times, "we live in hope of the impossible and unexpected, in communion with Jesus."

He also expressed hope that Mary, Mother of the Church, would stir up in the hearts of his hearers a love that would enable them to bring Christ's light and peace into the world.

"Realize his presence and bring it to those who are afraid," he said.

At the end of the Mass, Mary McHale, president of the Boston Senatus of the Legion, presented the cardinal with a pledge that active Legionaries would commit themselves to 5,000 home ,visitations and to sharing their devotion to Mary with others.

FATHER Theodore E. Dobson, active in the charismatic renewal and a member of the Association of Christian Therapists, will lead a healing service with Father Andre A. Patenaude, MS, at 2 p.m. Sunday in the People's Chapel at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro. All welcome.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow, Father DODson will present a workshop, Made in God's Image, at the shrine. It will explore dilemmas facing Christians in the struggle for maturity. Registration information: 222-5410. .

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WORKSHOP CHAIRMEN for the annual Diocesan Council of Catholic Women convention make final preparations. From left, Mrs. Raymond Lavoie, Mrs. Joseph Rose, Mfs. Alfred Rock, Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr. Right, Mrs. D. Bruce Bischoff, National Council of Catholic Women president and keynote speaker for the diocesan meeting. .

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Some 400 women from all parts of the diocese are expected to attend the daylong program on the theme of The Affiliate Woman.

National Council of Catholic Women president Toni Bischoff will speak at the meeting's morning session.

The day will also include Mass, with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as principal concelebrant, and workshops on family, community and international affairs, organization services and legislation.

Mrs. Bischoff The mother of four and grandmother of six, Mrs. Bischoff is a nursing school graduate who has been active on every level of the NCCW from parish council to national office.

On the national level she has been first vice-president, and at various times membership, credential and nominating committee chairman for the 10 millionmember NCCW, the largest such organization in the world.

In her home diocese of Columbus, she has served on the diocesan pastoral council and as vice-chairman of the advisory council to the state bishops' conference.

And on the parish level she has served in nearly every office of the Council of Catholic Women ofSt. Anthony's Church in Columbus in addition to chairing various parish events.

Her awards include the Woman of the Year title from the Colum. bus Citizen Journal, the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Medal and citations from the American Cancer Society and the Forest Park Civic Association.

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Marriage norms called historic SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.

(NC) - San Bernardino Bishop Phillip F. Straling and Episcopal Bishop Robert Rusack of Los Angeles have approved joint guidelines for mixed marriage ceremonies which allow couples to choose either a Catholic or Episcopal church for their wedding.

The celebrant. will be the presiding priest of the chosen church, with a priest of the other faith to assist, according to the guidelines.

Bishop Straling said the guidelines call on such couples to continue following their respective faiths while working for closer relations between their churches.

Bishop Rusack said he hoped the joint guidelines were the beginning of other agreements between the two faiths.

The guidelines advise against a eucharistic marriage celebration because it "might appear to be a sign of disunity since intercommunion between the two denominations does not exist."

Bishop Straling, calling the guidelines "historic," said the local bishops are 'following the Second Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, known as ARCIC II. The commission was established in 1982 by Pope John Paul II and Anglican Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury, to follow up on the work of the first commission.

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July 13, 1917路 Pacifism, military service

Both valid options, says archbishop NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NC) Though tension exists between the two positions, both pacifism and military service are valid options in the defense of peace "in an imperfect, un-Christian world," says the head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

Life "in an imp,erfect, un-Christian world keeps confronting us with the great gap between the real and the ideal," said Archbishop Joseph T. Ryan, speaking in Nashville at the annual Military Chaplains' Association convention.

"You will hear bishops praise pacifists and you will hear bishops praise those who risk their own life to protect our lives. The two positions are not exactly the same and yet they are not contradictory but they are in tension," he said.

The defense of peace against aggression is an "inalienable obligation," but it is the means of defending peace which offers "moral options," he said, quoting the U.S. bishops' 1983 pastoral letter on war and peace. .

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Both police officers and contemplative monks are peacemakers but "by different means," he said, stressing that neither is "the only way."

Pacifism does not absolve individuals of their obligation toward other individuals or the community, the archbishop said, again quoting the peace pastoral, nor does pacifism imply cowardice or . subversion.

In addition, the document states that governments have the obligation to defend their people against "armed, unjust aggression ... by armed force if necessary as a last resort," Archbishop Ryan said.

"Not to have strong defense forces will not mean that peace and

good will then shall reign - quite to the contrary," he said.

"If we can feel that our service to our nation is defending the innocent and providing a deterrent to aggression, we are acting as conscientious Christians," he said, adding that use of violence to dominate and destroy others "would be totally incOflsistent with our Christian vocation."

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Archbishop Ryan, who was a naval chaplain during World War II, encouraged the chaplains to clarify "for ourselves and our people the options of defense or passive resistance, by learning all we can about the morality and complexity of the defense pplicies of our nation - and teaching them to those entrusted to our spiritual care."

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River ..:- Fri., Apr. 25, 1986

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By Joseph Motta Sister Eileen Barling, MSBT, has been living the religious life for 45 years and she's been a religious' education teacher for 44 of them.

The Missionary Servant of the Most Blessed Trinity, in residence at St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, since 1981, coordinates that parish's special needs religious education program.

It began about four years ago, she said, with young adults from the Barnstable and Dennis-Yarmouth public school systems coming to St. Francis Xavier for religious instruction.

The program now dra ws special needs students from Our Lady of Victory parish, Centeryille; Christ the King, Cotuit/ Mashpee; Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville and Corpus Christi, Sandwich, as well as from St. Francis Xavier.

All help support the program, Sister Eileen said.

"I started with four students," she said. "I've been teaching over 40 years, and during that time I'd had experience in teaching the retarded.

"By word of mouth, knowledge. of the program got around. The next year we had seven students.

"We're open to people of any religion," she added. "Our program is based on the Bible."

Sister Eileen also instructs in the 400-student parish religious education program, coordinated by Sister Anita Marie, MSBT. All catechetical sessions are held in the Msgr. William D. Thomson parish center at St. Francis Xavier.

The nun has endless praise for her students.

Timmy Dresser, David Connolly and Michael McNamara, all be- tween 18 and 21 years of age and enrolled in the special needs program, are among standouts, she said.

"Since we've started the program, they've all become altar boys," she beamed.

Another source of satisfaction is a very bright young man with dyslexia. The program has freed him to express his inherent intelligence.

Meeting once a month, the special needs program serves about 10 young adults ranging in age from 18 to 30. Sister Eileen teaches with the help of volunteer special education teacher Justine Davis, a member of Our Lady of Victory parish.

A program for 15 more severely retarded students, ranging in age from 25 to 60, also meets monthly, with Miss Cre Dorey, a St. Francis Xavier parishioner, as its instructor.

A volunteer, Ralph Rqcheteau, is a Eucharistic minister for the retarded, visiting group homes.

He also assists Miss Dorey.

"We're concentrating on getting more group home residents to attend the program," Sister Eileen said.

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"One of the most beautiful moments I've ever seen happened two years ago at confirmation," Sister Eileen said. "II special needs students were receiving the sacrament. " The students were paired up with buddies from the regular parish religious education program, she explained.

"There was so much love in the way their buddies handled them," she said.

Three years ago, she added, a mini-ECHO retreat was offered for 18 special education students at Sacred Hearts Seminary, Wareham. A member of the retreat staff, Sister Eileen looks back at the response of the students as a very special happening.

She works closely with the Association of Retarded Citizens of Cape Cod and was honored by them last year with an award recognizing her for starting the St. Francis Xavier program.

She also participates in activities of the Barnstable County Recreational Group., which offers weekly social gatherings for retarded persons and conducts activities in conjunction with the St. Francis Xavier program.

An interfaith conference on special needs education sponsored

by St. Francis Xavier parish under the direction of Very Rev. Edward C. Duffy and cochaired by the Hyannis Council of Churches, was held recently at the parish center, Sister Eileen said. It attracted 55 parents, teachers and handicapped persons.

In general, she noted, she is impressed by the growing support community for the handicapped.

She said that Father Duffy has encouraged the program and that parochial vicar Father John C. Ozug often attends monthly meetings and hears student confessions.

"Students are a little apprehensive when they first attend," Sister Eileen concluded, "but the positive atmosphere soon gives them confi~ence."

Cardinal discusses just war theory NEW YORK (NC) - As a result of the American experience in Vietnam, discussion of just war theory now gives much more attention to the means by which a war is waged, said New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor in a recent address.

Previously, he said, people tended to follow the maxim that "all's fair in love and war" and 'offer little criticism of means.

He recalled that World War II movie audiences cheered the sight of bombing waves over German cities. "I hope it is unthinkable today that the United States or any nation would attempt to justify obliteration bombing of whole cities, "he said.

Cardinal O'Connor discussed the Catholic just war theory in an address to 100 people gathered for a one-day conference on Just and Unjust Wars at Pace University in Manhattan.

The cardinal, who was a chaplain in Vietnam and later U.S. Navy chief of chaplains, said the Vietnam War was debated primarily on the basis of the way it was

fought, rather than on whether it was a just war. And one of the principal findings of the discussion, he sai'd, was that even when just war criteria allowed a nation to enter a war, it could lose its moral justification by the means used in fighting.

He said he was convinced that the United States might still be fighting in Vietnam today were it not for U.S. horror at perceived violations of the principles of just means in warfare.

Cardinal O'Connor tied this point to questions concerning nuclear weapons, whose development, he said, had "simply changed everything." Citing Pope John Paul II for authority, he insisted that nuclear war would be different in nature, not just in degree. Thus the requirements of just war must be reasssessed, he added.

While discussing the increasing strictness with which just war theory is applied, Cardinal O'Connor defended the theory itself. He said it was not introduced to justify war, but operated from a stance in favor of peace.

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Complicating the matter further, no matter how much we cut back, we cannot stop eating. Other addictions are not like that. We can stop drinking alcohol entirely or cut out cigarettes. But not food.

A certain amount is required for life.

New Year's Day may be a poor time to resolve to lose weight. So many factors are working against you at that time. Holiday eating is part of the celebration. Leftovers

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Spring is a good time to resolve to lose weight. Think of all the imagery you can use to enhance your motivation. Nature surrounds you with new beginnings. Easter celebrates resurrection, a rising from the "dead" of old habits to a new lifestyle and a new body. Use these images to visualize your new plan.

Remember too that weight loss is not a behavior. Some people set weight-loss goals of so many pounds and then are discouraged when they don't lose fast enough.

Dieting and exercise are behaviors. Do not resolve to lose weight.

Instead, promise that you will folIowa certain diet (a 1,200 to 1,500

calorie exchange diet should be fine) and that you will do 20 minutes of aerobic exercise each day.

Set very short-term goals: one day at a time. Keep track nightly of how well you have done, just as a basketball coach counts points, free throws, assists and rebounds.

Use a chart to record your success at dieting and exercising. Nightly charting allows you to assess your behavior one day at a time and is a much better motivator than a longrange goal.

Reward yourself for daily success. \fit was a bad day, start fresh tomorrow. Let a friend or family member monitor your daily progress.

From your letter, your problem with weight loss sounds mostly motivational. You will do better to focus on the behaviors of successful dieting and exercising rather than the hoped-for result of weight loss. Keep a nightly chart of your success: one day at a time.

Good luck. Cutting back on eat- _ ing is difficult. But spring is a season of hope.

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Don't sweat the small stuff

By Antoinette Bosco

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of all varieties remain in the refrigerator to tempt you.

The postholiday blues usually hit around mid-January. Indulging in good eating is a common way to respond to ·the midwinter depression.

Winter itself is a deterrent. When weather is unpleasant, people are apt to stay indoors, bemoan the cold and eat.

When I heard the latest prediction ofjust how far the price of gas might drop, itreminded me once again about how everything changes in the long run. We spend our whole lives worrying about issues and problems that ultimately fade away.

In my life so far, I've watched dozens of doom and disaster predictions fizzle out over time.

We were so worried about overpopulation; now we're running'into a shortage of young workers to fill entry-level jobs. Ten years ago PhDs left academia in droves because they couldn't find teaching positions. In a dramatic turnaround, a severe shortage of college professors is expected by 1995.

In the 1960s we were shocked by the popular slogan "God is dead."

Today we are witnessing an enormous revival of fundamentalist Christianity.

In our personal lives as well, we spend our days making mountains out of molehills. I hate to think about how much energy I've wasted worrying whether the turkey was moist enough or whether. I might have gained two pounds or whether I said the right thiJ1g at the dinner . party.

We waste our precious lives worrying about p·etty details, rather than seeking truths that endure.

But who rememQers what we wore or what we ate three days ago?

My sister called the other day to find out how things were going with a problem I'd been having last week. This week I could barely rem~mber what the fuss was about.

In most cases, the "huge" problems we faced a year ago have faded into oblivion.

People know the truth of "ashes to ashes and dust to dust." But few live their lives as if they had that knowledge.

Instead we get upset and rattled by fleeting problems at the office, arguments with family and neighbors, the leak in the dishwasher or the broken carburetor. We allow ourselves to be overwhelmed by the dozens of daily difficulties which can defeat us if we don't keep them in perspective.

One big reason why we put so much time and energy' into temporary problems is that we are always trying to get control over our lives. In our hearts, we know that real control is impossible the specter of some sudden natural or man-made disaster always looms over our heads. But instead of accepting that reality, we fight against it.

Until we give up that futile struggle, we won't find peace. Developing a sense of surrender to God's will is the only thing that can bring lasting freedom. and fulfillment.

We are better off with a long-term attitude of patience than with control over the moment.

To me, the importance of participating in Mass each Sunday is . the weekly reminder that the guiding principle ofour lives must be God's eternal word. We need to be constantly reminded that our places on earth are not our lasting homes.

It is always a struggle to keep our focus on the will of God. Nothing is harder than putting compassion above selfishness and spiritual values above material pursuits and status seeking.

Ultimately, at the end of our physical lives, only the issues of spirituality will stand before us.

The only questions in the long run will be whether we truly accepted our God-given responsibility to love others, whether we rose to the challenges of our faith and how much we connected to our real, eternal home during our stay on earth.

In other words, as the kids say, don't sweat the small stuff.

Upstream swhnmiitg urged BALTIMORE (NC) - Social justice workers should follow Christ's example of "swimming upstream" against secular culture, Harry Fagan, associate director of the National Pastoral Life Center, told Baltimore archdiocesan workers ar a recent social ministry convocation.

A lot of tension is connected to social justice work, Fagan told the archdiocesan workers, because the Christian social justice movement is countercultural and challenging to people, even those who are trying to do the best they can.

The church is at odds with the mainstream of society on most major issues such as abortion, capital punishment, sexuality and the military buildup, he said.

"N ow comes the pastoral on the economy and again we're countercultural," Fagan said.

"The bishops are carving out a new national identity," he added.

"What the pastorals are saying to us is that we will define our membership by our involvement in issues. " The bishops' pastoral letters will either be a source of division or development among U.S. Catholics, Fagan predicted. He applauded their work in the social arena but added, "It wouldn't be Christian if they didn't."

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Junk food

By Hilda Young

LILLIAN CARTWRIGHT (left) and Betty Igl have been cooking for Christ for) 6 years. (NC photo)

Cooking!orChrist" DOUSMAN, Wis. (NC) Caterers Betty and Bob Igi and Lil Cartwright supply food fot everything from small private parties to large public events.

But they don't pocket the profits - those go to St. Bruno's parish in Dousman.

Enough meals have come from their licensed kitchen in the church hall to put more than $120,000 in the church coffers.

The three parishioners first launched St. Bruno's Catering Service to raise money for the parish school.

"The Holy Spirit decided to give us this job," said Mrs. Igi. She recalled that the idea came when she and Mrs. Cartwright were ,.Iooking for new ways to raise money through the St. Bruno Christian Mothers'Society.

"They were going to close the school and if we wanted our kids educated there, we had no choice," Mrs. Igi said.

After taking courses in catering andf99d preparatt9n, the trio began'cookingforChrist in 1970.

Today St. Bruno's Catering offers some 20 different menu entrees and customers include a nearby cQuntry. club. Jluffets have been put together as often as seven days a week. .

"We don't advertise, and St. Bruno has never failed to come through when we needed help," said Bob Igi about their patron saint.

He, his wife and Mrs. Cartwright hold fulltime jobs, yet maiatain a catering schedule that has had them up as early as 3 a.m. to prepare salads, said Mrs. IgI, who at her daughter's recent wedding doubled as mother of the bride and caterer.

For large weddings or other big events, the three recruit their. children to help.

"But no matter how busy we get, we've made a practice of never turning down a church," Mrs. Igi added.

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My husband and I have had a bet going for years that if we explode a bag of potato chips in the air, the kids could have them alI eaten before they hit the ground.

They tell you about larger families learning to share more freely because their numbers force them.

It's something Michael Landon made up and then popularized on "Little House on the Prairie." . Oh, there are surely the opportunities -like who gets the openfaced sandwich when you run out of bread or who wears the underwear without an elastic waistband.

However, if we are going to be painfulIy honest, there are times when a running-in-a-pack family with finite resources contributes more to a child's survival skilIs than to a sense of the common good.

In our family, this is manifested too clearly in the distribution of the limited snacks (read:junk food) we shoehorn into the budget. Rattling a corn chip bag can be hazardous to your health.

The bureau of weights and measures could not more evenly divide the last Danish than my children.

PulI out a sheet of cookies and you'd think you were at a palm readers' convention.

Dropping a bag ofday-old doughnut holes on the Sunday morning breakfast table brings to mind piranha-feeding scenes from old Tarzan movies.

Maybe it's just that kids in larger families tend not to see snack foods as often as others. Our children's eyes glaze over when they tell stories about friends who get to eat both Twinkies from a package, who get brand-name chips in their lunches and who don't hide unfinished candy bars under their pillows. .

"Who ate the rest of my chocolate pudding?:' our I O-year~old called into the refrigerator last night. "I was saving it."

"Maybe Joey did to make up for the time you ate his Mars bar," his sister suggested.

"Hey, he's the one who hid it in my piggy bank."

"I didn't touch your pudding, chocolate breath," snapped Joe·y.

"Not even with your tongue?" asked 10-year-old.

Then it hit me. "Did you leave it in a coffee cup?" I asked.

"Yeah," he said. "So they'd think it was gravy."

"Congratulations," I said. "You fooled your mother. I mixed it in with the leftover gravy."

I wish Michael Landon could have seen the look on his face.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Catholics can believe in the'theory of evolution regarding the origin of the human body but not of the soul, Pope John Paul II said at a recent general audience.

"The soul of every man and woman is created directly by God and could never evolve from other living things," he said. , "In fact; the Catholic faith obliges one to firmly believe that souls have been immediately created. by God," he added.

In the last century, the theory of evolution raised serious questions for Catholics because some of its exponents held that human beings evolved only from material elements. The church replied that it could accept the evolution theory to explain the origin of the human body.

"But it is also necessary to add that . t~~ theory proposes only a posslblhty, not a scientific certainty," the pope said. '~The human soul, though, on whIch the humanity of man definitively depends, being spiritual, cannot emerge from matter," the pope added. "But this does not mean that the body deserves to be des~ised or that it stands in oppositIOn to the soul.

"Rather, the body and the soul are so joined that the body, in some way, shares in the dignity of , being God's image," he said.

Vatican Equal dignity is stressed VATICAN CITY (NC) - Men and women share an equal dignity, Pope John Paul II said at a recent general audience, Biblical texts show "that man and woman are given by, God eq.ual dignity as persons," the pope saId. ' Despite the sin of Adam and Eve, he added, man and woman "still possess the dignity of bearing the image and likeness of God." This dignity, he said, also shows in their free will and ability to thiQk and reason.

"While maintaining a basic dependence on God," the pope said "they remain responsible for thei; own decisions and actions in life.

"When man and woman exercise domi~ion over created things, and especIally when they cooperate with God in transmitting life,

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Teach youth "to love the church as the sign and the instrument' of the grace of Christ," Pope John Paul II recently told members of the Commission of European Priests' Councils, meeting in Rome.' "~o .not, allow youth to see only the InstItutional side of the church " which today's society is quick criticize, he said. "Be humble and realistic, but, do not present to youth the doubts and criticisms of. adults.."

The pope also told the priests to ,show a united front. ' "The church is a communion" he said. "The first witness we c~n give is that of a united priesthood

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"Remember that Jesus calls you to be both servants and friends" the pope told the students. "He wants you to live in his love and to be men of faithful service and praise."

- of priests united with one another and with their bishops with whom they collaborate" and of bishops united in collegiality "with one another and with the bishop of Rome."

The pope commended the meeting's theme, which centered on priests and youths in secular Europe, and told the priests to be sensitive to youths. ,With young people, the pope said, we need to be "very accessible, open kind and responsive, developing their confidence and friendship by showing openness to their basic problems and questions of conscience. "

Individual confession in such a is not just an obligation, he said, but a "right to a more personal meeting with the crucified Christ who listens, understands, pardons."

The pope also urged that young children receive the sacrament of reconciliation and said that, when approached with the right attitude, the sacrament "does not become an experience of a judgment which condemns, but one of a love which pardons."

"How can one not see the great help which the appropriate administration of this sacrament can be, even for child~en, in the progressiveand harmonious development of conscience and self-control in the acceptance Of appropriate limits?" the pope asked.

The pope added that confession is not meant "to engender frustrations or traumas." ca~e

Priests should be specially trained to understand the stages of human development and have a corr~ct understanding "of sin and forgiveness, not insisting so much onthe seriousness of one's guilt as ~n ,the generous response to the lI~ltless love" of God, the pope said.

Dialogue urged VATICAN. CITY(NC) - Dialogue between different religions has to take place among the people to make headway, Pope John Paul II said April II at the Vatican, during a meeting with World Council of Churches members in Rome to hold sessions with the Secretariat for Non-Christians.

"The effort to build respect, understanding and trust at the popular level is a condition for friendly relations among the followers of great religions," he said.

The efforts of individuals, he added, are "not sufficient to affect deeply the relations between communities of believers."

"The vast numbers of ordinary believers must also come to under~tand and accept people of other faiths as brothers and sisters with whom they can peacefully share their lives," he said.

The pope urged believers of different faiths to pray together as a means to unite all peoples of the world.

"Prayer is the best means by which all humanity can be united" he said. ' - "By coming together before God !n prayer, people can no longer Ignore or hate others," he said.

"Those who pray together discover that they are pilgrims and seekers of the same goal, brothers and sisters who share responsibility for the same human family, children of the same God and father."

During the meeting the pope repeat~d his invitation to representatIves of world religions to join him at a day of prayer for peace to be held in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 27.

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At the audience, the pope also greeted Anglican and Lutheran groups. visiting Rome.

"Your brothers and sisters in the Catholic Church join you in working and praying for the unity of all Christians," the pope told the groups.

Pope John Paul also had a message for Americans in Rome for the ordination of21 North American College students to the diaconate.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Bishops' conferences should stress that general absolution without individual confession of sins can be used only in cases of grave necessity, Pope John Paul II has stressed.

"In not a few individual churches cases of abuse have been noted" i~ this area, the pope added.

Pope John Paul cited canon law which states that general absolut!o~ can. be used only in very limIted cIrcumstances. He said bishops' conferences should "clearly establish" the norms for its use.

The pope, who also criticized the practice of postponing first confession until after first comm.union, .s~oke d,uring a meeting With partIcIpants In an April 15-17 ~eeting of the Vatican CongregatIOn for the Sacraments.

He said pastors should see that "the faithful are not confused" regarding general absolution and individual confession.

Pastors' must make a special effort "to make the faithful understand the reasons whichjustify the need to individually confess serious sins to the minister of the church even after one has been absolved:' through general absolution, toe pope said.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) _ Pope John P,:tulll says that theologians who teach dissenting views on mor-, al issues risk violating Catholics' "fundamental right"to learn church ooctrine instead of "the opinions of theological schools." , "The Catholic theologian owes obedience" to the magisterium, the church's teaching authority, the pope said. The church he said has,~ duty to "u~mask" ;heologi~ ,."', .' cal error.

The pope's ta'lk, which did not' refer to specific theologians, was one of his most strongly worded statements about theoiogical dissent. He spoke la'st week' with about 200 participants Of an international moral theology congress in R o m e . ' The magisterilim's tea'ching on moral ,norms, the pope said, cannot be seen as "one opinion among others.", "It enjoys the 'sure charism of truth'; therefore, the Catholic theologian owes obedience to it;" the pope said.

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IsterIum of. ~he church is e~uival­ ent to denym~ the CatholIc concept of revelatlon. Not only that, b~t one can even go so far as to vl?late the fundmental right of the faIthful to have, from whomever te~c~es theology ~ith a canonical miSSion, the do~t,~Ine of the churc~ and not the"opInlOns of .theologlcal schools, the pope saId. The church's love tow~rd the person who errs can never mvolve :'co~pr?mis~,with the error," die po,pe saId. , . Error must be unmasked and Judged. The lo~e tha~ the church has forman oblIgates It to say how and when its truth is denied, its g?odn~ss not reco~nized, its digntty VIOlated and ItS values not ad.equately appreciated," the pORe saId. .: "T~e pope bl~med a stram Of ethical-theological teaching" for "sowing con!usion in the consciences of the faIthful, even regarding fundamental moral questions." .

"It is necessary to rediscove'r harmony in clarity and clarity in

harmony," the pope said. "It is necessary that a rigorous ethical reflect,ion be rebuilt in the church."

The pope said the church's ban on contraception and abortion were two areas where "immutable" Catholic teaching had been challenged.

But such teaching, he said, can be denied only by those who deny the church's teaching on the fundamental nature of the person.

The pope did not limit his remarks to theologians 'and ethics schola.rs. In society at large,' he said, moral norms are frequently challenged, provoking "situations of progressive self-destruction."

As an example, he cited the "contempt for h,uman life' that is conceived and not yet born" and violation's of fundamental human rights.

The pope's talk came one month afi~r the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ordered Father Charles Curran a professor of moral theology at the Catholic University of America ~ashington, to re'tr'~ct dissentin~ YI~ws on a numper of moral topICS. The pope's talk touched, on

issues 'raised by Father Curran's case, particularly that of whether any dissent from church moral teaching is legitimate.

Father Curran needs church permission to teach theology at a pontifical university, and the Vatican has threaten'ed to withdraw that 'permission unless he, retracts his dis,sentin~ views. ' The priest, who is also a tenured at the, university, has saId he will not retract. He has m~int~ined that theologians have a rIght to dissent from "noninfallible church teaching."

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Morris made the comments at a hearing of the U.S. Postal Rate Commission in Los Angeles. The commission held hearings in eight cities across the country to examine the rate structure for nonprofit second and third-class mail, in-county rates for publications and library rates.

Postal increases in the last three months "have been pistol shots to the knees of religious publications across this country," Morris said.

"Some publications have simply folded. Others are numbly doing triage on hemorrhaging budgets, trying to save as many pages and personnel as possible."

Morris said the increases have forced his paper to go from weekly to biweekly publication and have had a "ripple effect" on newspapers' personnel and on services papers buy, such as typesetting and printing.

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Rates went up Jan. I to step 16 from step 14 in a 16-step postal increase plan that began in the early 1970s. That hike was followed by another increase resulting from restricting in-county pos__'"-""""" tal rates to publications with fewer FATHER WILLIAM Konicki, second from right in top than 10,000 circulation, or with 50 photo, is joined by Fall River diocesan youth minis,ters, from percent plus one copy of their total circulation in the county of publicaleft, Tim Lyons of St. Mary's parish, North Attleboro; Cathe- tion. dral Christian Life Center youth ministry coordinator Kathryn Wrobel and Lois Bettencourt of Sacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs. Bottom photo: Father Konicki leads workshop.

A third increase went into effect March 9 after the Postal Board of Governors approved a measure to raise $97 million when Congress appropriated less than expected for this fiscal year to offset cuts created by the Gramm-Rudman deficit reduction law.

If such increases were even suggested for individuals or industry, "there would be an uproar you could hear from here to heaven," said Morris, a board'member for the Catholic Press Association, in his testimony.

Morris added that the "so-called 'subsidy' of enterprises for the common good is well established" and pointed to subsidies for the military and the public school system.

A preferential rate for the nonprofit press can be defended, Morris said, because such papers often are "the link between a public or private or personal need 'and someone or some group who can provide assistance. " ' He used examples from The Catholic Voice, including a recent column on a family, suffering from illness and other setbacks, which needed a car. It brought "so much response . . . they could have started a used car lot," he said.

Morris said hundreds of"human miracles of affection and concern" are "catalyzed through the medium of just one little 16-page tabloid Catholic newspaper in Oakland, Calif."

At an earlier hearing in Washington, James Doyle, CPA's executive director, said the postal sub-

sidy is necessary because religious publications "do not have the same ability (as other publications) to pass along the heavy increases they have been sustaining. '.

The Reagan administration has proposed that Congress end the subsidy for the 1987 fiscal year.

Free tuition for farmers LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (NC) - St. Mary College, Leavenworth, will give farmers free tuition during the 1986-87 academic year.

The college is patterning the farmers' program after a similar project initiated by Bethel College, North Newton, Kan. Farmers will be asked to apply for whatever federal, state or private aid might be available to them, excluding loans. St. Mary College will then make up the difference in tuition costs.

"We were deeply impressed by. the Christian witness of Bethel's inititative and asked if St. Mary might duplicate it in our service area," said Sister Mary Janet McGilley, St. Mary College president.

Sister Mary Kevin Hollow, chairperson of the college trustees, said St. Mary is "deeply concerned" about farmers forced to quit farming.

"A chance to learn a new skill or to earn an education may be the opportunity' they need to look to the future with hope," she said.

Youth ministers gather

By Kathryn E. Wrobel

selves. They need to be given the 70 youth leaders from through- responsibility for making plans out the Fall River diocese recently work and to experience trust in . attended an enrichment day at their capabilities."

Father Konicki also emphasized East Freetown's Cathedral Christhe importance of collaborative tian Life Center.

The all-day workshop was con- effort and planning between parducted by Father William Konicki, ish religious education directors youth ministry director for the and youth ministers, so,that young Worcester diocese. He covered people can experience "a unified, many aspects of youth ministry, gradual and continuous spiritual including its true meaning and and social awakening throughout application, but his greatest em- their growing years."

Leadership training and solid phasis was on the young' people spiritual formation of catechists is themselves.

"Loneliness," he said, ,"is the of utmost importance if youth primary problem for our youth in ministry programs are to move today's society. All of the other forward, he said. Most important problems we see and hear about as the foundation of leadership, he are only symptoms of that prob- noted, is individual and shared . lem. Therefore, it is up to our prayer.

The Worcester priest closed the church and specifically our parishes to make teenagers feel wel- day with a liturgy which included a commissioning service. As th"e come and comfortable.

"This means that we must offer smoke of incense rose, the leaders spiritual, social, sacramental, and were asked to see their lives and liturgical experiences specifically ministries intermingling and being geared to adolescents regularly and offered to the God who had called consistently, so that they will feel them by name. themselves an important part of and vitally connected to the growing Body of Christ.

"Young people," Father Konicki PHILADELPHIA (NC) - The continued, "need to be listened to I ,600th anniversary of the convermore than anything else. sion of St. Augustine is being cele"Youth ministry is no longer a brated by Augustinian priests, men ministry by adults and for youth," and women religious and third he said. "It is a process through order members around the world. which adults and youth pray, plan Called Centenary 16, the celebraand play together. It is a ministry tion will end April 25, 1987, the for youth, to youth, by youth and 1,600th anniversary of St. Auguswith youth. Young people need to tine's baptism by Bishop Ambrose be involved in planning for them- of Milan.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Apr. 25, 1986

Children's games

By Cecilia Belanger One evening I got tired of typing and decided to take a walk. I'd traveled a long distance on the warm spring evening, when 1heard some high-pitched laughter, and a hard rubber ball came rolling to a stop at my feet. It'd been years since I'd seen one.

I picked it up and gave it to the child who came running after it, a tousle-headed boy of about nine.

He thanked me, smiled and asked "Do you want to see us play?"

Seems they needed an audience.

I was glad to provide one.

I sat on the ground and studied the group of four boys and two , girls. They had one old bat, a couple of shingles and a tree branch for equipment. It was a potpourri, a hodge-podge. I loved it.

What's on your :mind?

Q.My. parents have something against the person I'm dating but they refuse to talk to me when I try to discuss it. What should I do?

(Georgia) A. Perhaps you can get a discussion' going by -showing your parents this column. Don't decide, however, until'you have.read the entire answer to your question.

First of all, if despite your con., tinued attempts to get a discussion going your parents still do not want you to date this person, obey their wishes.

This may be painful, humiliating, irritating and deeply frustrating to you, but obedience is a way of honoring your parents. It may help you somewhat to keep in mind that the Lord's command to honor one's parents is ,the one ·command that has a specific reward attached to it.

It could be that· your parents know something abou't the person you wish to date that they do not feel free to reveal lest they harm his or her reputation.

Yet your desire to talk out this problem is a reasonable, even healthy onl:' As a general guide·line, it is wise for, parents and children to bring such problems out in the 'open and discuss them , honestly and at length.

But a few rules should be observ,ed in doing :So. , .' . ,:Everyone concernl:d 'should :s,t'rive to keep the e(notionai tem'perature 'Yell, below th~boiling :point. Cool, if possible. .

No sarcasm or hurtful remarks are allowed. . , If painful truths must be told, 'they shoul,d be told gently. and 'with the utmost tact and kindness. · A spirit of.trust must fill the ai'T. · Parents should try to avoid the :common trap of saying, "I'm older than you and I know more' than you."This maybe true but it's better for parents to tell specifically what they know and how it applies to the situation being discussed. . If their judgment about the person you want to date springs from intuitions based on past experien-

I loved it because it reminded me of my own childhood. We used any old thing for play equipment.

We made up our own rules (which meant there weren't any) and we played any and all positions.

First base could be second base.

It didn't matter. We were children having fun.

Watching those children romp around and shout was more fun than watching grownups fight with umpires, kick up dirt, toss helmets in disgust and pout in dugouts.

In many ways, these young people were the adults.

It got late and I rushed back to the typewriter. I had to verbalize what I had seen and how the children had made me feel. Thanks, friends, for inviting me to be a kid again myself.

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ces, they would do well to say so.

Their intuitions can be very useful.

At the same time, it would be well for them to talk openly about their past experiences. That can be very helpful for you.

Parents also should consider that only the most serious of reasons should lead them to close the lines of communication with their children.

Once closed, they are hard to reopen.

Send questions to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

Coyle and Cassidy Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, will hold its Off Broadway '86 program from 7:30 p.m. to I a.m. May 2 and 3 at the school.

Among highlights will be a mime performance by Coyle and Cassidy graduate Paul·Dion.

Professional talent will include buskers, traditional British pub entertainers, the Great Rubber Band, the North Shore Dancers and the Sweet Adelines.

The Hanno and Hayes comedy 'team will appear' in the Club ,Comedy Room and French dancers and a singer will entertain in the Vieux Carre: Also featured will be a magic show, the music of Gene Arieta, the Killarney Cottage a'nd Portuguese and German entertainment.

The Back Stage Deli will offer four-star sandwiches, New York .cheesecake and Portuguese and Polish foods.

Also spotlighted will be a casino arid a silent auction.

General chairpersons are Frank and Barbara Card oza and Joe and Cathy Bettencourt. Tickets will be available at the door; a wheelchair lift will be on hand.

Further information: Coyle and Cassidy High School, 823-6164.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - The number of major semi'narians is on the rise, but at a slower pace than the world's Catholic population, according to the Vatican's statistical information agency. The Central Office of Church statistics said that in some regions the trend could mean more lay Catholics per priest. It based its findings on worldwide figures for major semi, narians, those studying at or above the college level, from 1970 to 1984, the last year for which statistics are available. The rise in seminarians since 1975 has been sharpST. ANTHONY School, New Bedford, eighth-grade stu- est in several Eastern European countries and in the Third World. dents Bruno Freitas, Kevin Dakin and Steven Frias, left to It has been least in the United right, recently competed with students from Portsmouth, RI, States, Canada and Western EuMiddle School in WLNE-TV's News Game. The score was tied rope, said the agency. three times during the current events quiz, but St. Anthony's team emerged victorious with 290 points. The program will be CATHOLIC CHARITIES aired on Channel 6at noon Sunday.

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By Charlie Martin

How Will I Know?

There's a boy I know He's the one I dream of Looks into my eyes Takes me to the clouds above ' Ooh, I lose control Can't seem to get enough When I wake from dreaming Tell me is it really love?

How will l know (Girl trust your feelings) ' How willi know How will I know (Love. can be deceiving) How will I know?

How will I know if he really loves me?, I say a praye'r with every heartbeat I fall in love' whenever we meet I'm asking you 'cuz you kn!lw about these things 'How willi know if he's thinking of me?

I try to phone but I'm too shy . (can't speak) .

Falling in love is so bittersweet This love is strong, why do I feel weak?

Oh wake me. . I'm shaking Wish I had you near me now , So there's no mistaking What I feel is really love. . , If he loves me 'If he loves me not . If he loves me Sung by Whitney Houston. Written by George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam and Narada Michael Walden. (c) 1985 by Irving , . Music Inc (8MI) and Gratitude 'Sky Music (ASCAP). lng, "How ~illl know ifhe really Grammy ,award winner Whitney Houston has a big hit in . loves me?"

"Ho~ Will I K~ow?". The .~ong· Unfqrtunately, there is no per~escnb~s a relatl~>nshlp bUIlt on fect way to measure· another's mfatuatlOn. She fmds herself asklove. Love always remains a risk.

Love means giving care and concern to another without knowing how these gifts will be received or returned.

There ,are ways to gauge how real love may be or how likely it is to last. I would suggest the following three questions in trying to determine whether he or she "really loves me."

First, does the person respect you? In any relationship, there are going to be differences, and at times, conflict. Real love enables a person to listen and respect another's point of view, even when disagreeing with it. Respect also brings a willingness to talk about these differences and to work out ways to meet some of each person's. needs.

Second, 'how forgiving is the other person? Does our partner readily forgive past mistakes and work toward a better future?

Real love does not save up anger or resentment to be unloaded during some future argument. .We can obtain an estimation of another's forgiving nature by noticing- how the person treats his or her family. l£-the individual does not forgive the people he or she lives with, howlikely is the person. to be forgiving of you? ,Finally, does the love make you more free? While some jealousy is likely to occur in any relationship, real love helps us to rise above these feelings. Love helps to heal :our inJ.ler insecurities.

Consequently, we are more free to be ourselves. We find ourselves growing'into the loving, caring and enthusiastic people that God calls us to be.

Surely' there are other ways to judge whether an individual really loves you. I 'encourage' you to share your thoughts on this question with other readers by writing to this column.

Address Charlie Marti~, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47714.

THE ANCHORFriday, Apr. 25, 1986

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By Bill Morrissene

ports watch , CYO hockey honor roll Bristol County Hockey League players Steve Sharpe of Mansfield and Ray Kitchen of regular season and playoff champion team Fall River South shared top honors in scoring for the season with 42 points each. . .

Sharpe led In goals scored With

a count of 27, while Kitchen was credited with 19 assists.

Outstanding performances in goaltending were registered by Bill Camara of Fall River South and Mansfield's George Pedro and Jim Rathburn.

South's Scott Santos was named outstanding rookie of the year.

* * * Bishop Feehan High School Runners finished third, with 45 points, in last weekend's Attleboro relays.

Bishop Stang's team finished fifth with 40 points, First and second places were taken by the' Seekonk and New Bedford teams.

The Stang squad of John O'Donnell, Dave Faulkner, Jim Butler and Todd Govoni ran the 1600 in 8:58.5. The sprint medley was captured by Stang's Doug King, Matt, Lanagan, Paul Lambalot and Tom' Clark, with a 3:52.3 time.

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An active slate of games is on tap for tomorrow. The Stang softball team will host Dartmouth, and Southeastern Massachusetts

Conference Interdivision baseball games include Durfee at Bishop Connolly and Falmouth at Stang, both at 10:30 a.m.

Cardinal K'onig discusses Ostpolitik and Vatican WASHINGTON (NC) - The Vatican's policy of negotiation rather than confrontation with communist regimes - known as Ostpolitik - is part of a longrange strategy to obtain more religious freedom, says Austrian Cardinal Franz KQnig, form~r head of the Vatican Secretarilj,t for NonBelievers and retire~ archbishop of Vienna, Austria.

The Vatican' "procee'ds with small steps and there are temporary reverses; buf it never loses sight ofothe goal. '. .to enlarge'and safeguard the sphere in which believers may move with freedom," Cardinal Konig recently told an audience at·The Catholic.Univer'sity of America.

During his' speech on "Ostpolitik and the Vatican," the cardinal became ill'. The remainder of his talk was read for ,him while he sat by and he, was then taken to a hospital for observation, He was later released and was able to continue his planned U.S. itinerary.

Cardinal Koni, 80, played an influential role in the formation of the Ostpolitik policies of the Vatican. He also was the first president of the Secretariat for Non-Believers when it was formed in 1965.

Visitors to Eastern Europe often think religious freedom exists because the churches are full, Cardinal Konig said.

However, "the church is subject to an administrative persecution which is invisible, noiseless but nevertheless very effective," he said. "A tourist ha,s no way of discovering that religious people are second-class citizens."

What tolerance there is can be withdrawn at any time, he added.

"In Eastern counties noseparation of church and state actually exists," the cardinal said, because who can become a priest and what

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

NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local listIngs, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor.

New Films "Three Men and a Cradle" (Goldwyn) - Three single macho males confront their shallowness when an unexpected visitor, a baby, changes their lifestyle and elicits tenderness and devotion. This film won three Cesars, the French equivalent of Oscars, and was an Academy Award nominee as best foreign· language film. ;\2

"Basic Training" a Playboy Production for The Movie Store, is an offensive sex farce. ,Nudity' in a sexual context pl;rvades nearly a priest can' do are controlled by every scene in a film that lookslike the state. an' 'edited soft-core videocassette.

Discllssing c.hurch relations·with 'Because of explicit and demeaning communi~t countries', ,he suggeste~ nudity, it, is ·rated '~;, R. that dialogue rather than c6nfron" ,"JoJo Dancer; Your Life is Caltation better serv~~ the church'~ ling" (Columbia) - Ricli,~rd Pryor goal of religious freedom. . -... directs and portniys:the comedian Jo Jo Dancer'in,a'tragicomic story, "the Roman tradition of thinkof the hurt child who, on his death ing in terms of centuries still provides valuable experience"'. for · bed, is taken back to assess what went wrong, understand it and negotiating with communist states, then go on ·with his life, Pryor the cardinal said. exposes the, hlH!. and anger that After early attempts to negowere the s01Jfce o( his own brand; tiate with the Soviet Union had of hilmar. Because of excessive foundered, he said, the era of Pope harsh langu'age a~d some nudity, Pius XII "was characterized by a , utilized as an authentic reflection complete breach with, and cateof the film's' environment, this film gorical rejection of, any dialogue is' rated A4, ~. with the Eastern Bloc countries." i "W,~e. Guys': (MGM- VA) But with Pope John XXIII came. The:,gangster /ilm parody relies' a change in strategy and emphasis too heavily uppn.profanity for its' which still continues, he said. hum~r: AlThough Danny De Vito' and J.oe Piscopo are likable though The first aim of negotiations "is always the installation of diocesan bungling small-time hoods, their bishops," because the bishop is the characterizations may cause resentoutward sign of church unity, he . ment in Italian and Jewish communities. 0, R said.

The appointment of bishops to. communist countries "has always been based on a compromise" between the Vatican and the government, he continued. In order to appoint its candidates, the church might be forced to accept a candidate proposed by the state.

"If he is not utterly objectionable, the decision in such a matter always involves the question; 'Which is the lesser evil?'" Cardinal Konig said.

Praising church Ostpolitik as instrumental in bringing about the' 1975 Helsinki human rights accords, Cardinal Koni'g said part of the Vatican's success is that it is able'to negotiate from "a position of moral strength which commands the respect 'even of Marxist countries. "

, TV Programs Recalling. experiences of nonJews who risked their lives to aid Jews in Nazi Germany is "The Courage to Care," airing Tuesday, May 6, 10-10:30 p.m. EDT on PBS. ' Filmed largely in France, the Netherlands and Poland, the documentary interviews individuals who saved lives as well as those they rescued. Common to all the stories is that the heroes were ordinary people responding to the natural instinct to preserve human life. ' Some acts were brief, such as that of the custodian of a French apartment house who hid a Jewish woman and her children in a closet , during a surprise Nazi raid. Some · la~ted through the war, like the fale of a young Dutch woman who hid a Jewish family in a sml.}11 t9wn

and had to kill a Nazi collaborator who discovered her secret.

One of the most dramatic stories is that of a Polish servant who hid seven Jews in the basement of a German officer's villa. Here one realizes the vulnerability of all who lived under Nazi rule.

Executive producers for the film, a 1986 Academy Award nominee for best short documentary, were Mercy Sister Carol Rittner, a consultanttothe U,S. Holocaust Memrial council, and Sondra Myers, president of the National Federation of State Humanities Councils.

Wednesday, May 7, 9-10 p.m.

EDT (PBS) "Drinking and Driving: The Toll, the Tears." How it is to have a family member killed or crippled by a drunk driver and what it is like to be that driver? A TV reporter personally touched by these questions produced this powerful documentary showing the aftermath of nine drunk driving accidents, Wednesday, May 7, 10-11 p.m.

EDT (PBS) "The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God." Originally aired last year, this documentary portrait of Shaker life recounts the story o( the rise and inevitable decline of a religious group whose effect on· American culture transcended its numbers.

Religious TV' Sunday, April 27 (CBS) - "For Our Times" ~ The historical roots of anti-Semitism. ' , Sunday, 'April 27 (NBC) ..:..

"Guideline" - Archbishop Torkom Manoogian of the Armenian Church in the United States discusses'the 1915 Turkish massacre of Armenians; .,

.;, ODETTE MEYER'S w~s 7 in 1942 when a friendly Paris apartment housecustodian hid her, her mot.her and a 'sibli'ng during a surprise' Nazi raid.

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SISTER Ricarda Wobby, RS M, director of fund raising and a notary public at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro, has a big smile a.nd a hearty "Hello" for any student or alumnus who happens through her door. (Motta photo)

Bishop Feehan The Students Against Drunk Driving chapter at Bishop Feehan . High School, Attleboro, will sponsor a sports memorabilia exhibit and trading fair from 9 a.m: to 3 p.m. April 27. All welcome. .

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ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN 10+ Faith Journey with Christ 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday.

Cub Scout pack night 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday, church hall.

Family enrichment night 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, rectory. Father John Powell video will be shown. All invited.

WIDOWED SUPPORT, ATTLEBORO Sylvia Zaki, RN, will speak on Growing through Grieving at the May ~ meeting, which begins with 7 p.m. Mass at St. Theresa's Religious Education Center, South Attleboro.

D OF-I, ATTLEBORO Alcazaba Circle 65 meeting 7:30 p.m. May I, K of C Hall, Hodges Street. May baskets for shut-ins will be made and delivered.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Coffee and do'nuts, courtesy of parish Men's League, will be available after Sunday Masses.

Men's League meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday.

Parish council meeting 7 p.m.

April 29.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Rita Rousseau, director of cardiac testing, will serve a one-year term as director of the region affiliate of the American Cardiology.

Technologists Association. She is a 15-year employee at St. Anne's.

ST. RITA, MARION Mass and healing service 7 p·.m.

May 2~ church. All welcome.

ST. PATRICK, FR Youth group meeting 7:30 p.m.

April 28, school.

CATHEDRAL, FR Altar boys'appreciation night 7:30 p.m. April 26, school.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Holy Rosary Sodality procession and May devotions precede 9 a.m.

Mass May 4. Brunch will follow in the parish school.

HOLY NAME, FR Weekend retreat for-'high school students May 16 to 18, Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. Applications available in sacristy. Election of youth group officers 7 p.m. May 4. Retreat renewal 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, school.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON May crowning· at 10:30 a.m. Mass May 4.

SACRED HEART, FR Parish musical 8 p.m. tomorrow and 2 p.m. Sunday, parish hall.

Women's Guild officers for 198687 season: Ginger Kitchen, president; Jacqueline Serra, vice president: Colette Waring, secretary; Marcelle Soares, treasurer. Installation banquet 6:30 p.m. May 5, Hawthorne Country Club, North Dartmouth. Information: Peg Leger, 678-6675.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON St. Jude novena 7 p.m. Mondays.

ST ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Genesis II, a human and spiritual development program, will run from 7 to 9 p.m. for 6 weeks beginning May 19. Father Stanley J. Kolasa, SS.CC., will lead sessions. Information and registration, limited to 40 persons, rectory, 758-3719 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

ST. PATRICK/ST. ANTHONY, WAREHAM . Retreat at St. Patrick's 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. April 28 through May 2, directed by Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski on the theme "Journey of Faith."

ST.ANNE,FR Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after 11:30 a.m. Mass today; hour of adoration 2 to 3 p.m. today, shrine.

Cub Scout pack meeting 7 tonight, school.

Welcome Home Mass for youth retreatants 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON, NORTH FALMOUTH Women's Guild communion brunch follows 1O:15a.m. Mass May 18, Dome Restaurant, Woods Hole.

Charismatic prayer group meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, church.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Prayer group meets 7:30 p.m.

Mondays, church hall.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays, church hall.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR Culinary Hearts Kitchen, a program teaching the art of cooking exciting meals low in calories, fat and cholesterol, will again be offered by a registered dietitian 2 to 4 p.m. on six consecutive Tuesdays beginning April 29. Information and registration: 674-5741, ext 2634.

ST. JAMES, NB Parish council meeting 2 p.m.

Sunday, parish center.

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May crowning after II a.m. Mass May 4. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow until 6 p.m. in St. Sharbel Chapel with a holy hour beginning at 5.

HOSPICE OUTREACH, FR Hospice Outreach, Inc. will sponsor a free self-help series on grief, open to anyone coping with loss of a loved one. Sessions 7 p.m. Tuesdays, May 6 to June 10. Clemence Hall, 243 Forest Street. Information and registration: Linda Valley, 673-1589.

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Marriage Enrichment day 2 to 9 p.m. May 18. Presenters: Marriage Encounter teams from LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro. Information and registration: Mel and Ann Lewis, 824-4364.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORERS, FAIRHAVEN Holy hour 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sacred Hearts Church, Fairhaven with Father Alphonsus McHugh: SS.CC., pastor. Refreshments follow, church hall.

CURSILLO FIESTA Annual Cursillo Fiesta May 17, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay. 7:30 p.m. Mass followed by dancing and continental breakfast. Information: Henry Rodrigues, 995-9981. .

BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Prayer group- meeting 7:30 p.m.

Fridays, small chapel. All welcome.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA New parish council members are Joseph Belanger, Robert Boulanger, Robert Gauthier ,and Arthur Paul Jr. O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Bible study' group meets after 9 a.m. Mass Tuesdays, Religious Education Center, directed by Father Michael R. Dufault.

ST. JULIE BILLIART, N. DARTMOUTH Prayer meeting 7:30 p.m. Mondays, parish hall.

Rosary and Benediction service 7 p.m. Sunday.

New Ladies' Guild officers: Sheila Couto, president; Gilda Costa, vicepresident; Annette Carreras, Debbie Piva, secretaries; Betsy Peckham, treasurer.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, NORTH DARTMOUTH Marriage Encounter begins today.

Divorced and Separated program meeting April 28.

Bishop Connolly High School retreat day April 29.

Bishop Stang High School retreat day April 30.

New Bedford Marriage Preparation Day 7 p.m. April 30.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Day of prayer Wednesday: exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 8:30 a.m. Mass; 6:30 p.m. rosary; 7 p.m. Benediction.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA First Friday Mass 9 a.m. May 2 with Sacred Heart devotions. 24hour exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows.

NOTRE DAME, FR Women's Guild installation of officers: May 19, church hall, with guest speaker Robert E. Peck, Taunton Registrar.

ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Maryknoll Missioner Father William Giliigan will speak at all Masses this weekend.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Women's Guild communion break~ast after 9:30 a.m. Mass May 4, parIsh hall. Information: Rose Bresnahan, 255-3843 by Sunday.

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