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VOL. 30, NO. 18

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Friday, May 2, 1986

FALL RIVER, MASS.

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Appeal Day Sunday Over 20,150 volunteer solicitors will make house to house calls within their parishes from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday on behalf of the 45th annual Catholic Charities Appeal.

Visiting some 114,000 homes representing over 325,000 people, the volunteers will ask funds for maintenance and expansion of diocesan apostolates of education, social services, health care and charity.

Explaining the undertaking, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has written to diocesan families, asking their generous support of the 1986 Appeal. ' "Here in the diocese of Fall River," he wrote, "for over 40 years now, we have conducted in the springtime a special appeal to

the residents of our diocese, seeking contributions to assist us in continuing to provide a wide range of social, educational, charitable and pastoral programs of care for those in need. This is our annual Catholic Charities Appeal, and as bishop of our diocese, I am writing to you today to enlist your generous and enthusiastic support in response to this appeal.

"Our theme for the 1986 Catholic Charities Appeal is 'Reach Out In Love.' Every disciple of the Risen Savior has the responsibility and the privilege of manifesting his or her love for brothers and sisters in tangible ways: healing the suffering, consoling those with troubled hearts and souls, proclaiming the gospel, the Good News.

"While it may be difficult for

you to reach out in love much beyond the boundaries of your own home and family, your own neighborhood and parish, your o~n place of employment or recreation, nonetheless, the agencies and institutions which depend upon our annual Catholic Charities Appeal do reach out in much wider, deeper range, to encompass countless thousands of people.

"What an exciting thought: it is possible to enlarge the scope of our charity and love by participating in the appeal, by supporting those who do what we, personally' and individually, cannot do, in touching the lives of so very many people who need healing and consoling, who need care and instrucTurn to Page Six

Referendum hopes expressed

Pro-lifers at work

As The Anchor went to press, results of Wednesday's meeting of state legislators sitting in Constitutional Convention were not yet known. The Convention was held to determine whether to place a referendum question on tax-funded abortion on the November 4 ballot.

Before the Convention, Jeffrey J. Dongvillo, pro-life education director for the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, expressed confidence that legislators would decide in favor of the question.

He quoted an earlier release from Gerald D'Avolio, Massachusetts Catholic Conference executive director.

D'Avolio said the referendum will allow the voters of the Commonwealth to express whether or not they want their tax dollars to pay for Medicaid abortion.

"The citizens of this state have never approved the use oftheir 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 abortions.

"In 1981, the state Supreme Court struck down this statute, Turn to Page Six

Linking hospitals, nursing homes

Feasibility study underway St Anne's Health Care System, ial Home in Fall River, Our Lady's Inc., the parent corporation of St Haven in Fairhaven, Marian ManAnne's Hospital in Fall River, and or in Taunton and Madonna Manthe Diocese of Fall River have or in North Attleboro. agreed to investigate the feasibility In a joint 'announcement, Most of consolidating ownership and Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, operation of the four diocesan S.T.D., Bishop of-Fall River and long-term care facilities in a subsi- president of each of the four hopies diary corporation affiliated with , for care of the elderly, and Sister the St. Anne's Health Care System. Dorothy Ruggiero, D.P., provinThe homes are Catholic Memorcial superior of the Dominican

Sisters of the Presentation whose provincial house is in Dighton, and chairman of St. Anne's Health Care System, Inc., stated that both church organizations recognize that Southeastern Masssachusetts has a rapidly growing elderly population with unique service needs.

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"Mother and Child" from 13th century psalter

Our Ble~sed Lady Maria, men and angels sing Maria, mother of our King.

Live, rosy princess, live. And may the bright Crown of a most incomparable light Embrace thy radiant brows. 0 may the best Of everlasting joys bathe thy white breast.

Live, our chaste love, the holy mirth Of heaven; the, humble pride of earth.

Live, crown of women; 'queen of men.

Live, mistress of our song. And when Our weak desires have done their best, Sweet angels, come, and'sing the rest.

- Richard Croshaw

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Diocese of Fall River ~Fri., May 2, 1986

Six w'orkshops feature of DCCW convention An important feature of the passionate Friends is an interna33rd annual convention of the Fall tional self-help support group for River Diocesan Council of Catholic bereaved parents, grandparents and Women will be six concurrent siblings. The diocesan chapter was workshops, say organizers. founded in 1981.

The Bread for die World organComing in the afternoon of the daylong meeting, to be held May ization will be explained at the 10 at St. John of God parish cen- International Affairs workshop ter, Somerset, the organizers de- with Mrs. Alfred Rock as chairscribe the workshops as "informa- man. Mrs. Sheena Pappalardo, tive, educational and expressive of Bread for the World state coordiorthodox Catholic teaching rela-' nator, will discuss government po.tive to the serious theological, licies affecting the hungry; while moral and social issues of our Sister Rosellen Gallogly, RS M, director of Market Ministries in time."

They will follow a morning that New Bedford, which offers the will in~lude a keynote address by homeless shelter and meals, will Toni Bischoff, president of the speak on the local level.

Speaking on the affiliate level National Council of Catholic Women, and a Mass at which Bishop will be Mrs. Hilda Dagenais, InterDaniel A. Cronin will be principal national Affairs Commission chairman for the Cape and Islands celebrant. district of the DCCW. Some 400 women are expected Mrs. Gilbert Noonan, commisto attend the day. sion consultant, will summarize the program.

Workshops Mrs. Joseph Rose will chair the "Organization Development" Church Communities workshop will be the topic of guest speaker and Mrs. Joseph Barboza will speak Miss Mary E. Sullivan at the Oron "The Role of Woman as ganization Services workshop, Church." Mrs. Barboza, a religious chaired by Mrs. Raymond Lavoie. education teacher for seven years Miss Sullivan supervises the new and an adult minister for two Grafton campus of Quinsigamond years, is pursuing religious studies Community College. at Providence College. She is selfFor the Legislative workshop, employed as a scrimshaw carver. chaired by Mrs. James A. O'Brien, The Family Affairs workshop, Jr., Jeffrey J. Dongvillo will explain with Mrs. Gregory Pion as chair- how Catholics can promote pasman, will have as speaker public sage of a referendum question on a relations director Tom Croke, pro-life constitutional amendment, whose topic will be the effects of to appear on the Massachusetts 'alcoholism on the alcoholic's fam- ballot in November. ily.

Dongvillo is pro-life education Mrs. Sandra Sousa of the Fall director for the Massachusetts River / Greater Taunton chapter of Catholic Conference. He will be Compassionate Friends will dis- introduced by. diocesan pro.-life cuss reasons for and ways to cope director Rev. Thomas L. Rita, with teen suicides at the Commu- who will also take part in a quesnity. Affairs workshop, chaired by tion period to follow Dongvillo's . Mrs. Theodore C. Wt>jcik. Com- presentation.

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MORRISTOWN, N.J. (NC)By unanimous vote April 29 the bishops of the United Methodist Church issued a pastoral letter rejecting any use of nuclear weapons and the entire concept of, nuclear deterrence.

The leaders of some 9.4 million U.S. Methodists went considerably beyond the critique of nuclear deterrence that the U.S. Catholic bishops issued in 1983.

The Methodist bishops declared "a clear and unconditioned 'no' to nuclear war and to any use of nuclear weapons."

They called nuclear deterrence "the idol of national security" and said the arms race since World War II has undermined any moral claim deterrence may once have had "even as an interim ethic."

"The nuclear arms race is an issue of social justice,"they declared as they condemned the "squandering of wealth" on weapons while basic human needs go unmet.

About 100 active and retired Methodist bishops gathered in Morristown for the spring meeting of their Council of Bishops, at which the pastoral letter was the most controversial topic of business. Two years' in development, it

was titled, "In Defense of Creation: The Nuclear Crisis and a Just Peace."

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SEOUL, South Korea (NC) South Korea's government, alarmed by a high rate of female fetus abortions, is pushing contraception and sterilization in an attempt to curb the practice. The government is aiming for zero population growth early in the 21st century, and has instituted a system of rewards and punishments to encourage small families. . But official health agencies and the Korean Medical AssoCiation warn that the country is facing a future overpopulated by males.

"The abortion of unwanted females is posing a problem to the nation, with a noticeable imbalance in the population of boys and girls aged 10 years and under," reported a Health-Social Affairs Ministry survey. published in February.

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Health care index VATICAN CITY (NC) - For the first time, the Vatican has published an index of church-related health care institutes around the world. Consisting of over 12,000 listings, the volume will be followed by others, since many additional listings remain to be processed. Of those catalogued, about 1,300 are in North America.

Revision asked SANTIAGO, Chile (NC) Chile's Catholic bishops have asked their country's government to consider revising its 1980 constitution, and have called for "full justice" for political deaths and disappearances ....Together with the problem of justice, it seems to us that the current juridical state requires serious revision," their statement said. .

AMONG NEW BEDFORD area workers for the annual Catholic Charities Appeal who met with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, center, at the recent kickoff meeting are, from left, Rev. Richard L. Chretien, area CCA director; Lillian Bono; the 'bishop; Rita Andrews; Patrick Carney, diocesan lay chairman. (Gaudette photo)

SISTER ELAINE Heffernan, RSM, has been appointed Associate Director for Reli. gious Education for the Diocese of Fall River. She will begin serving in that capacity as of July l.

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MINISTER OF MUSIC ORGANIST/CHOIR DIRECTOR SACRED HEART PARISH NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.

At present, she is completing her 15th year as director of religious education at Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro. Her previous assignments include six years as principal of St. Patrick's School, Fall River, ~nd several years as an elementary grade teacher at St. Mary's School, New Bedford.

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In a brief interview, Sister Elaine indicated that she was eagerly looking forward to her new assignment. She noted that she will use the Vision Statement for Religious Education issued recently by the Diocesan Office as her foundation in seeking to "broaden understanding of religious education in the diocese."

Sister Elaine holds a master's degree in religious stu:.. dies from St. Michael's College, Winooski, Vt., and has frequently participated in and spoken at diocesan education conventions.

Before taking up duties at the diocesan Depar~ment of Education, she will participate in a month-long theological institute sponsored by the American College at Louvain, Belgium.

Philippines, a key church figure in his country's recent elections, has been named to receive honorary degrees from six U.S. colleges this spring.

Among them is Stonehill College, North Easton, where he will be honored on May 18.

The first degree was presented in Manila April 8 by the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco. The accompanying citation said in part, "Not since Gandhi has there been such ~ bold, pragmatic and sagacious commitment to nonviolent protest in confrontation· against brute power and cold steel.

The other colleges are Boston College, where the cardinal will deliver the main address at commencement exercises May 19, Georgetown University, Yale University and Seton Hall University.

Cardinal Sin has become widely known as a critic of the regime of former Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos and a supporter of new President Corazon Aquino.

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Parishioners Visiting Parishioners This week literally thousands of our diocesan brothers and sisters will give of their leisure time to knock on thousands of doors, asking other thousands to help the work of charity.

The 45th Annual Catholic Charities Appeal is entering its very heart, the house-to-house phase of this tremendous effort to help the least of the brethren.

So very often we think that it's the big givers, the special gifts, which have the most substantial effect on any drive of this type.

But important as this aspect of a fundraising drive may be, it's the accumulation of the little gifts, the individual and family contributions, which put our diocesan appeal over the top. This would never be the case were it not for the work of parishioners visiting parishioners.

There is little of the slick Madison Avenue artfulness in the comfortable coming together offriends. They're not bedazzled by endless marathons; they haven't undertaken the visitation because of advertising promotion; they're not working merely to save face.

Rather, the fellow parishioners who will call at our homes will do so because they want to. They want to help in the work of the bishop and the diocese; they want to support the efforts of their parish priest; they want to see the appeal achieve a new level of advancement.

All this is part of the. work which must be undertaken if the community's needy are to be well served. And it is indeed the community that benefits.

Without regard to race, color or creed, the Rose Hawthorne.

Lathrop Home cares for the ill, the St. Vincent de Paul Camp helps the child and Catholic Social Services, the troubled, to mention but a few works that benefit from this endeavor.

Again; none of this could be done unless parishioners visited parishioners.

And there is no doubt that those who are the Appeal's feet and hands share deeply in this very special work of the church.

Too often we think t.hings just happen and indeed many in today's world reap where they do notsow. So often commercial undertakings teach us no more than how to be takers and "Get out of life whatever you can" becomes a principle of life.

What the Catholic Charities Appeal does through its workers is to remind us that we must also give to life~ Someplace along the way we must give from the heart to heal, restore and mend the brokenness caused by the selfishness and selfindulgence of today's living.

We need only look around to see what indifference has done to our natural environment. Through the eyes of the heart we can also see how many are burdened through the actions or indifference of others.

The call to charity is a call to the heart, a reminder that we are all interdependent.

If we try to go it alone, ultimately we crash and when that happens, someone has to be there. For many, Catholic Charities provides that someone.

When your neighbor, your friend, your fellow parishioner calls this week, make it a time to do more than just pass the buck, so to speak. You have a lot in common with him or her.

You both belong to a church that cares. You both are sharers in God's work. Make this week's visit worthwhile. Besides helping those w!to will benefit from your charity, you might meet a friend or make a new one.

The Editor

HOLY NAME SCHOOL, FALL RIVER, FOURTH-GRADER JARED PIPER SHOWS OFF HIS SOCCER EXPERTISE AT NOON RECESS.

'The city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in her streets.' Zec. 8:5

Caring for the dying

By Father Kevin J. Harrington

The biggest single ethical issue facing patients, doctors, nu~ses, chaplains and families is how to care for the dying.

Two problems are involved: undertreatment and overtreatment.

Both are important, but overtreatment is the more common, thus our focus.

There are many reasons why contemporary society has difficulty in caring suitably for the dying.

With so many new medical technologies available, there are naturally questions about when or when not to use them. Fear of malpractice suits makes many physicians reluctant to deny dying patients access to every option available, while guilt feelings offamily members with regard to previous dealings with the patient may create a false sense of obligation to use all possibl.e therapies at the time of death.

A deeper reason why we often fail to care appropriately for路the dying is our own fear of death, coupled with an exaggerated emphasis on the physical aspects of life.

Our advertising betrays our shallow values, while our overstress on the physical side of life explains the megasalaries earned by professional models and athletes. Disproportionate concern with physi-

cal appearance and sexual activities is still another example of this overstress.

Another dangerous tendency in our culture is the marginalization of older persons. This phenomenon is in many respects an effort to put older people out of the mainstream of life so that they will not remind us of our common mortality. It is also a .function of the .pervasive attitude that defines people by what they do, not by what they are.

Teenagers and old people are problems in our society because they live, breathe and eat, but are not productive. Notice how young people are urged to pursue educa- . tiona I goals, not because education enriches their souls or helps them understand life, but because it enhances their earning power.

Also note that when someone is injured he or she is compensated strictly according to lost earning capacity.

Helping people understand that many human values go beyond the physical is the task of all believers.

Our great heroes and heroines are those willing to risk or sacrifice physical life for the sake of a deeper life-oriented value.

The classic confrontation between truth and power continues in every generation. There are those, like Pilate and Henry VIII,

who scoff at the meaning of truth and who glory only in their earthly power.

But there will always be heroes such as Christ and the saints who clearly knew that there is more to life than physical survival at any cost.

Our thirst for immortality will never be satisfied by an endless prolongation of earthly life. Even if the day comes when medical tl;chnology can iricreasethe length and heighten the quality of our lives, our deepest longings would remain unfulfilled.

The soul yearns for that state of being towards which our earthly existence is directed. Mere continuance of that earthly state will not bring us happiness. Once we acknowledge and accept our finitude, we can concern ourselves with living well and with caring first and most for the well-being of our souls.

Care for the dying must not be limited to a cure-centered approach. New approaches to the end of life, such as hospice care, are emerging which help make it possible for persons to die in their homes or in other appropriate nonhospital settings.

I sense that once we ourselves overcome our fear of death we can work towards better care for our dying loved ones.

Under-the-house Like most families, we have an attic, only ours is underneath our home, not on top of it. The crawl space next to our basement, we unimaginatively refer to it as under-the-house.

111 do anything to avoid going down there. It is loaded with boxes of Christmas decorations, a baby crib ("We'll need it for grandchildren, Honey"), aged tax receipts and other family paraphernalia collected over 27 years of marriage.

Once a year my hushand goes down, rearranges the treasures or junk - and emerges asking, "When can we get rid of some of this?"

The "this" he refers to is not the baby crib so much as the boxes of old toys, books, and collections that the children, ages 17 through 24, want saved, apparently forever.

If we make a move to toss them, we hear wails of. "Don't throw it out!" and "I might need that someday. " The question I'm posing here is when does the statute of limitations run out on storing grown children's goods? I asked this of a group of mothers and their collective reply was never.

"Oh, please don't ask that," one cringed. "I'm 42 and I still have things stored at my parents' house."

Several moms said they serve as

revolving storage lockers for their young adults as they move from apartment to apartment. "They come home, get a table and store a bookcase," one reported.

I understand this dilemma. Our daughter, who is heading for graduate school in September, has boxes of college books stored under-thehouse. Some are books she hated but when I suggested she give them away, she insisted that someday she may need them. "Besides," she stressed, "do you have any idea of what they're worth? I spent hundreds of dollars on them."

I've suggested storage rent, but it hasn't gotten far. Do we charge by space, weight, or value? Just what is my sor's shell collection worth? Or, worse, his collection of stones picked up on family trips when he was under seven? l note that each of us is a pack rat in his or her own way. My husband never throws away a map, even though the names of countries and cities have changed. I toss a map as soon as its folds dissolve and I can no longer refold it.

But I keep old sewing patterns and that'sjust as crazy because the sizes and styles are outdated. Why do I save them? To echo my kids, I might need them someday.

Getting back to storiflg the children's accumulations, I believe there's something deeper to it than

How to get priests If the purpose of a successful study is to provide clues on how to solve difficult problems, then the recent study titled "Seminarians in Theology" is a success.

It surveyed 3,054 men from 53 major seminaries in the United States. One of its main purposes was to learn what prompts a vocation to the priesthood and how that vocation is nurtured. The study raised three important questions: I. Did seminarians participate in activities which might have prompted them to consider the priesthood?

2. What affiliations.might have influenced these men?

3. Where do they find encouragement before and during their studies?

To the third question, the seminarians responded that although priests rank first, they are not the only ones who provide encouragement. Close to three-fourths of the seminarians say that their mother, friends and relatives are very supportive. Nearly two-thirds report that their father and seminary peers also back them strongly.

The finding suggests that a priestly vocation draws strength from several human sources. This highlights the communal aspect of a vocation. Even though a religious calling ultimately must be answered by the person called, several persons are involved in it.

A religious vocation develops in the heart of an individual and also in a community of people. It has private and public dimensions.

The communal aspect is further reflected in the finding that seminarians were closely affiliated with the parish before they entered the seminary. They either taught religion, were lectors or eucharistic

ministers. Here again we see a man working within a community and the influence it has on him.

In teaching, the focus is on service to others. As a lector or eucharistic minister, the focus is on liturgical celebration with others.

In both cases the man is in a leadership position which is appealing, rewarding and has a community dimension.

The study also found that more than three-fourths of seminarians were altar servers and two-fifths have been volunteers in social and hospital work.

Today, few qoubt that we need priests and that the prospect for increasing their numbers is dim.

Some feel the priesthood is in a crisis. As with every crisis, there is a tendency to look for the one reason behind it, to single out a scapegoat.

Apartheid rapped (Undated) (NC) - Racial discrimination is nowhere so established as in South Africa and "it must be overcome," said Cardinal Roger Etchegaray in a recent letter to the Southern African Catholic Bishops' .Conference. "Apartheid ... stands in contrast to the principle of the equality of every human being and to the fundamental rights of the human person," he wrote on the anniversary of the killing of 67 black civilians by police at Sharpeville, South Africa, in 1960.

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saving things for time of need. As long as they have things stored at home, their home belongs to them and they remain an integral part of the family. If we get rid of their past, we are getting rid of them.

One dad in his fifties told me how angry he was wHen his parents moved while he was in college. "I know it made sense," he said. "They needed to move out of their big home into an apartment but I was furious . .It was my home too - and they sold my Cub Scout uniform. It was like being cut out of the family."

Then he went on to complain about storing his sons' junk.

So I suspect we will continue to rearrange under-the-house without eliminating our children's past, for a while, at least. I confess that when I do go down there, I smile at the memories evoked by old stuffed animals and Halloween costumes.

Maybe family junk is what family is all about,just as complaining about it is what parents are all about.

By

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

If we listen closely to seminarians, however, they are telling us there is no one scapegoat. The responsibility for encouraging vocations to the priesthood falls on many shoulders.

Seminarians are telling us it is not only the responsibility of the official church or of a selected few to promote vocations, but that the responsibility falls on everyone who is part of the church community.

Since the church needs many more seminarians, the community spirit of families, parishes, neighborhoods and dioceses should be the focus of energy spent on finding ways to. increase them.

MayS Rev. Leo M. Curry, Chaplain, 1973, Catholic Memorial Home , Rev. Albert Rowley, SS.CC., in, residence,' 1985,St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet .

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Rev. Thomas P. Elliott, Founder, 1905, St. Mary, Mansfield Rev. Asdrubal Castelo Branco, Retired Pastor, 1980, Immaculate Concep~ion, New Bedford May 7 Rev. Raymond P. Levell, S.J., Professor, 1958, Springhill College May 9 Rev. J.E. Theodule Giguere, Pastor, 1940, St. Anne, New Bedford Rev. John P. Clarke, Pastor, 1941, St. Mary, Hebronville

Diocese of Fall River -

Cults present problems

Fri., May 2, 1986

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FATHER JOHN

DIETZEN

Q. I was interested in your recent answer about changes in our still like to know what is being church, and your statement that done with your money. "the 'new' Mass is really quite If you have these questions, my traditional." suggestion is that you ask charities I know what you are saying and of your choice for more informaagree with you, but I have a niece tion on how donated money is and her husband who are mixed spent. up in this "cult" that believes that There is nothing wrong in itself, the Tridentine Mass is the only of course, in enlisting the assisttrue Mass. They call themselves ance of fund raising companies. something about Fatima.

Their techniques and experience Could you give me some facts can be most helpful and there is no about "acts that are irrevocable"? reason to condemn missionary socAbout popes having the power to ieties for using them to help raise change what other popes have said funds needed. or done? Their big point is that one It is your money, however, and of our popes changed the words of you have every right to ask how consecration; this was never sup- much of it is actually being used posed to be changed and as a result for the purpose for which you the Mass is now invalid. believe you are offering it.

They claim we do not now have Q. Could you please tell us cona valid pope betause he went fused Catholics whether the church against the Holy Spirit. (Ohio) A. I am truly sorry for having to requires one to be in the state of be so blunt, but I know no way to grace before taking Holy Combe honest with you except to say munion? I see hundreds go to that, at least in my view, it is communion but only tens go to impossible to respond effectively confession. Am I to assume: 1. Confession is no longer rewith "facts" to someone like your quired after mortal sin before reniece.

I say this with all charity possi- ceiving communion.

2. People go to communion ble and based on my own personal experience and stacks of mail. Peo- knowing they are not in the state ple in groups such as this have shut of grace.

3. The rules have been changed themselves off from influence by any facts of history or doctrine. by the church concerning confesTheir minds and emotions are set- sion, communion and grace.

4. The church is quietly closing tled and that is it.

For that reason I hesitate to say its eyes and saying little or nothing, even the following: When they say as in our parish. the pope changed the words of My suspicions are strengthened consecration, the only intelligent by the once or twice a year drives response is: which words? to get people to the confessional, All three evangelists who des- while never mentioning weekly or cribe the institution of the Eucha- monthly confessions or the need rist at the Last Supper use differ- for them. (Maryland) ent words of "consecration." In ' A. I think you oyerlooked anaddition, through the centuries other possibility: 5. You could Christian communities of different rites have used dozens of other assume that you are judging rashly, combinations of words for this and that you are wrong in your part ofthe celebration ofthe Euch- assumption that all these people have committed a serious sin in the arist. _ Which of these does your niece first place.

In addition to probably being claim are "right"?

You are not alone in calling closer to the truth, this last assumpsuch groups cults. 'Once individu- tion will save you a lot of unnecesals get emotionally involved and sary worry. committed to them, nothing in hisQ. A woman who had been ill tory, faith or doctrine seems able for several weeks told me the priest . to move them from the positions in the hospital anointed her every and cults they have embraced.

Trust in your prayer and your day. Is this a regular or. irregular procedure? (Delaware) own personal-witness to our Lord and his church, and don't count A. The sacrament of the anointtoo much', on arguments. ing: of the sick may, be repeated if • the individual recovers and then Q.Almost every day we receive' gets sick again or if, in the same donation requests from at least illness, the danger becomes more one Catholic organization. From serious. Under no circumstances, what we read we are beginning to however, would this sacrament be suspect that most of what we give administered every day. . is used up by the fund-raising organizations. We are happy to I suspect your friend was congive but want the bulk of our fusing a simple blessing and prayer. donations to go to the charitable with the sacrament of the sick. purpose we intend. Can you help A free brochure giving basic us? (New York) .

A. Unfortunately your concerns prayers, beliefs and precepts ofthe are frequently legitimate, in light Catholic Church is available by of the numerous questionable sending a stamped self-addressed groups presenting themselves as envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main Street, charitable organizations.

Even when the organization in- Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions volved is a highly reputable Catho- for this column should be sent to lic community or association, you Father Dietzen at the same address.

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Appeal

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Continued from Page One tion, who need a share in the love of Christ."

Brother Daniel Cambra of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception will be ordained to the transitional diaconate May 10 at Sacred Heart School of Theology, Hales Corners, Wisc.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cambra of South Yarmouth.

Prior to entering the theologate, Brother Cambra taught in Cambridge schools and at Marianapolis Preparatory School, Thompson, Conn. He holds a bachelor!s degree from Southeastern Massa, chusetts University.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan Appeal director, has suggested consideration of the pledge system as a way of increasing Appeal , donations.

Noting that the generosity of parishioners is indispensable to success of the Appeal, the director explained that pledges can be adapted to the donor's budget.

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The Journal further stated that the Commonwealth has the 8th highest abortion rate (529 abortions per 100 live births) an~ the 3rd lowest birthrate (13.2 births per 1000 residents) in the United .

States.

Women attending the annual convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women May 10 at St. John of God church, Somerset, will be urged by Dongvillo to join the pro-life cause. He will speak at the orga-nization's Legislative workshop as part of .his statewide outreach to Catholics and the media.

Also in support of pro-life activities, Mary Ann Booth of St. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth, a member of Massachusetts Citizens for I:...ife and the New Bedford Lifeline .Action Committee, is coordinating a Mother's Day sale of longstemmed silk roses.

"The beautiful rose, symbol of short life and martyrdom," as officials describe it, is the badge of the pro-life movement.

Mrs. Booth said pro-lifers will sell roses at $1 each on Mother's Day weekend, May 10 and II, at the following churches: St. James, St. Boniface, St. Casimir, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Mary, Our Lady of Purgatory, St. John the Baptist, Our Lady's Chapel, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and St. Lawrence, all in New Bedford.

Also at Our Lady of Grace, North Westport; St. Rita, Marion; Sacred Hearts and St. Joseph, Fairhaven; St. Julie, North Dartmouth; St. Mary, South Dartmouth; St. 'John Neumann, East Freetown; and St. Stanislaus, Fall River. .

She said that pro-lifers \nterestedin assisting the project or pastors who would like the roses in their parish may call her at 636-4903.

Continued from Page One thus forcing the use of Massachusetts tax dollars for abortion. In 1983, the legislature began the process of allowing 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.

Indicating the extent of Medicaid-funded abortions in Massachusetts, a Pro-Life Reference Journal issued 'by Massachusetts Citizens for Life notes that in 1983, the latest year for which statistics are available the state paid $1,407,000 for 8,546 abortions, more than 20 percent of all abortions performed in Massachusetts.

THIS SATURDAY IS THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Honor the Immaculate Heart of Mary Practice the devotion of the five First Saturdays

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This devotion was requested by Our lady of Fatima on July 13,- 1917, when she said: "God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.

"1 shall c~me路to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of reparation on the first Saturdays. ,If people listen to my requests, Russia will be converted and there will be peace."

Then again, on December 10, 1925, Our lady appeared to Sister lucia, one of the children of Fatima, and told her the following: "Announce in my name that I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months, shall

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4. With the intention of making reparation to me."

To practice this devotion, you must fulfill the requests of Our Lady, doing so in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Confession may be made during eight days before or after the Communion. .

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(Courtesy of the Third Order of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Hedwig parish, New Bedford, Mass.)

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He said that diocesan Catholics have received Appeal contribution cards in the mail and that solicitors have been assigned parishioners to be contacted. The solicitors are urged to make returns to their parish centers immediately. Each parish will be contacted between 8 and 9 p.m. Sunday by its area Appeal headquarters. Also on Sunday, the area headquarters will be reached by the diocesan Appeal office for their reports.

The parish phase of the Appeal will close May 14, but Appeal books will remain open until May 23 for final contributions.

Study Continued from Page One cal that providers offer a continuum of services rather than focusing upon one particular aspect of care.

In the care of the elderly, this continuum must include ~rimary, acute, home and long-term care.

There is an expectation that an alliance involving the diocese and St. Anne's Health Care System, Inc., would integrate all such services into a single health care system, creating a base upon which such additional programs as adult day care, congregate housing, life care and hospice facilities could be built.

In the coming weeks, the leadership of the diocese and of St. Anne's Health Care System, Inc., will collaborate to conduct a feasibility study exploring in detail such issues as finances, organization structure, legal and canonical issues and regulatory and licensure concerns.

Results of this study, which will be completed in May, will determine the ultimate course of action.

Supervisors named for bishops' move WASHINGTON (NC) - Con- . struction and relocation supervisors have been named for the planned move of the headquarters building for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference.

Ralph J. Clark, supervisor of construction for the diocese of Arlington, Va., will supervise construction of the $20 million fivestory headquarters.

Father Ronald F. Krisman, associate director of the NCCB liturgy secretariat, will coordinate the move of office equipment, furnishings and services to the new location.

Currently a few blocks from the White House, the bishops' national offices will move in about two years to northeast Washington, a site near the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and The Catholic University of America in northeast Washington.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., May 2, 1986

GROWTH IN SPIRITUAL LIFE A Day of Recollection with Sr. Georgene.L. Wilson,

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Mary: a role model for today's woman

By Msgr. George G. Higgins .The '·'Instruction on Christian Freedom and Liberation" issued a few weeks ago by the Vatican's doctrinal congregation holds up Mary, mother of God, as a perfect image of freedom and liberation.

It may seem strange to many

Catholics that Mary is held up as a model in a document pointedly stating that "situations of grave injustice require the courage to SISTER MIRIAM P. Donnelly of the Missionary Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, CCD coordinator at Our Lady of Fatima parish, New Bedford, will cel~­ brate her golden jubilee in religious life May 24 at Mt. Alvernia Convent, 790 Centre St., Newton, with a concelebrated Mass and reception.

Entering the Franciscan community in Rome, Italy, the jubilarian was professed in 1936. She holds a master's degree in education from Boston University and is a remedial reading specialist.

During her religious life, she has served in dioceses in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Minnesota as well as in Massachusetts. .

As part of her jubilee celebration she will travel to Ireland, where she will visit members of her immediate family.

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make far-reaching reforms and to suppress non-justifiable privileges."

Popular devotion to Mary tends to be rather sentimental and far removed from the struggle for social justice. But it is good to recall that in the early '70s Pope Paul VI went even further than the doctrinal congregation's new instruction in this regard, with special emphasis on Mary as a model for those committed to liberation of women in today's male-oriented society.

The pope's apostolic exhortation on Marian devotion urged bishops, pastors and the faithful to pay careful attention to the findings of the human sciences with a view to showing how Mary cim be considered "a mirror of the expectations of the men and women of our times."

According to Paul VI, women's gains in equality and coresponsibility have not lessened Mary's exemplary role in the church. She has always been proposed "as an example to be imitated (although) not precisely in the type of life she led, and much less for the sociocultural background in which she lived and which today scarcely exists anywhere. " Rather Mary is an example in the way "she fully and ~sponsibly accepted the will of God....and acted on it, and because charity and a spirit of service were the driving force in her actions."

Mary was not "timidly submissive" but "a woman who did not hesitate to proclaim that God vindicates the humble and the oppressed and removes the powerful people of this world from their privileged positions," Pope Paul stressed.

The New York Times reported that this so-called women's lib section of the letter was written by the pope himself.

If so, he might kave taken his lead from something St. Therese of Lisieux said before he was born: "How I wish I had been a priest, to be able to preach on the Blessed Virgin! ... For a sermon on the Blessed Virgin to bear fruit, it would. have to show her real life, about which the Gospel gives us hints, and not an imaginary life. ...We can well guess that her real life, in Nazareth and later, must have been very ordinary."

St. Therese said in conclusion that ~'if in listening to a sermon on the Blessed Virgin we are forced from beginning to end to gasp with amazement...we soon have enough

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of it, and that leads neither to love nor to imitation." .

Like St. Therese, Pope Paul wants us not to gasp with amazement at Mary's virtues, but to imitate her life of faith, hope and charity in terms of today's problems and aspirations...

She is for Pope Paul the perfect model of the disciple of the Lord "who builds up the earthly and temporal city while being a diligent pilgrim toward the heavenly and eternal city, the disciple who works for that justice which sets free the oppressed and for that charity which assists the needy."

While Pope Paul probably didn't go as far as some people in the women's lib movement might wish, his apostolic ·letter represented a significant step in the direction in which the movement's more realistic leaders are trying to lead us.

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A Fall River native, the daughter of the late Wjlliam H. and Jennie (Harrop) Reynolds, she had been a Sister of Mercy' for 60 years.

She taught at SS. Peter and Paul and St. Patrick's schools and was principal of St. Joseph's School, all in Fall River; and also taught at St. Kilian School and Holy Family High School and was principal of Holy Name School, all in New Bedford.

Sister Jeanne Marie also wa~ on the faculty of St. John the Evangelist School, Attleboro.

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By Joseph Motta Susan Darke, a controyersial but enlightening speaker in the field of adoption, told her personal story recently without the use of notes' or index cards.

"It's all in here," she told her Iisteneri\while pointing to her heart.

The nationally known spokesperson for adoptees and birth parents addressed those gathered at the recent eighth annual Adoptive Families Educational Conference sponsored by the Catholic Social Services department of the Fall River diocese.

According to Mary-Lou Mancini Fall River CSS director, the conference, held at St. Vincent's Home, Fall River, was open to the approximately 200 couples who have adopted children through CSS in the last 10 years, those in or waiting to begin' adoptive home study, foster parents and approved adoptive parents awaiting a child.

The founder of Adoption Connection, Inc. (formerly Orphan Voyage), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the belief that every one of America's five million adoptees has the right to know his or her biological history, last spoke to CSS adoptive families in 1978.

An adopted child ~erself, the Peabody resident said that as a teenager she searched her house for her'~doption papers after her parents didn't answer her questions about who she really was.

"When I found the papers, I was thrilled," she said. "I had a sense of 'me'."

From the documents she learned her original name;that she was the illegitimate child of a 17 year-old mother and that she was three months old when adopted.

"A name is often the only gift a birthparent is able to give a baby," she said.

Her parents found out 'that she knew these things and panicked, she added.

Less than a year after her discovery, she became pregnant.

Looking back, she sees that having her own illegitimate child let her

identify with her own birthmother.

"Now I'm like her... " she recalls thinking.

At 17, Ms. Darke went to a home for unwed mothers under the guise of going off to school.

With the help of 'a social worker, she realized she had nothing but love to offer her baby and decided to give up him or her.

After the birth of a son, she returned home, went to nursing school and soon married. She and her husband Roger had four daughters, now ranging in age from 12 to 21.

Altho\.1gh there was much negative response from those around her, Ms. Darke began a search for her birthmother. After eight years of on and off efforts, she found her and arranged a meeting, which went well.

"I traveled 1,200 miles after 28 years to meet her," she said. "If a mother can love two, four, five or 10 children, why can't we love more than one mother?"

Further investigation revealed that Ms. Darke's birthfather ~ad died in' a car accident; she met· members of his family after one of his relatives realized who she was when she called seeking information about him.

It was the first time in her life someone had said she was the "spitting image" of someone, she said, recalling that her paternal relatives told her she looked like her grandmother. .

In the II years since her discoveries, Ms. Darke has had no ongoing relationship with her mother.

"I leave it up to her," she said.

"We're many miles apart, and it's okay."

But she believes that every birth. mother owes her cltild at least one hour of her time.

the number of adoptive parents who sought to assist their children in the search for birthparents.

For her part, Ms. Darke hoped her own son would look for her; she had traced him when he was 15 and subscribed to his hometown newspaper in Michigan, hoping he might be mentioned. .

The mention, when it came, was disturbing.

When he was 18, she read that he was in a coma as a result of a motorcycle accident. She wrote to him, hoping. He called only days later, she said, having come out of his coma the day before her letter arrived. .

Ms. Darke was invited to visit Michigan by her son's adoptive mother and has established a gqod relationship with him and his adoptive family: The young man, now 23, is' married with two children of his own, she added.

As well as founding Adoption Connection, Ms. Darke is active in Parents and Children Together (PACT), an organization which has successfully worked for passage of Massachusetts legislation opening birth records to certain adopted persons and biological and adoptive parents.

She is also vice-president of an organization called Concerned United Birth Parents.

Both a couple waiting to adopt a child and one with two children adopted through CSS told The Anchor that it would be acceptable to them if their children met their natural parents when they were old enough to handle the reunion.

That's something Susan Darke loves to hear.

She started Adoption Connection about 10 years ago, she said, f01: adoptees looking for birthparents, birthparents wanting to know if their children were okay and people looking for brothers and sisters lost through adoption.

She was surprised, she said, by

EL PASO, Texas (NC) -'- Retired Bishop Sidney Matthew Metzger, 83, known for his support of farm and factory workers' rights during his 36 years as head of the diocese of EI Paso, died April 12 in EI Paso. He had celebrated his 60th anniversary of priestly ordi-

Funeral ceremonies took place in Joliette, PQ, Canada, for Brother Dominique Nadeau, CSV, who died unexpectedly April 23.

A Fall River native, he attended St. Anne's School and the former Prevost High School in that city.

He was the son of the late Damase and Ursule (Cote) Nadeau.

Brother Dominique served in Canada for 35 years as a member of the Clerics of St. Viator.

He is survived by a brother, Father Joseph L. Nadeau, also a Viatorian, who serves in Kyoto, Japan.

Sr. William Duffy MAR YKNOLL, NY - Sis~er Mary William Duffy, the former Mary Catherine Duffy? died April 19 at Maryknoll Nursing Home, Ossining, NY. Funeral services took place April 22.

Born February I, 1898, in Fall River she was the daughter of the late William J. and Catherine (Madden) Duffy. . After graduating from Sacred Heart Grammar School in Fall River, she attended Technical High School at night and worked at the U.S. Torpedo Station in Newport before entering the Maryknoll community in 1923.

Assigned to Korea in 1926, Sister William served 16 years in catechetical and parish work and for six years was also superior of her convent.

When World War II broke out, she was interned in Chingishuand was one of the last 10 religious to leave North Korea.

Repatriated in 1942, she worke~ at the Ossining motherhouse untIl 1946 then was stationed in Californi~ for the next 30 years, including 10 years in Los Angeles where she resumed work among Koreans until' her return to Ossining.

She is survived by a brother, Andrew L. Duffy, of Hollywood, Fla. .

Labor bishop nation nine days before his death.

During an Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America organizing effort at EI Paso's Farah clothing, factory in the 1970s, Bishop Metzger backed a nationwide boycott against Farah products.

'New epoch' in Vatican relations

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Brazilian bishops rejoice

By NC News Service

Saying Pope John Paul II has changed his thinking about the Brazilian church, Brazil's bishops ended their 24th annual assembly predicting a "new epoch" in relations with the Vatican.

"The pope has left liberation theology in the hands of the Brazilian church," said Bishop Moacyr Grechi of the prelature of Acre and Purus.

The April 9-18 assembly, attended by 260 of Brazil's 357 bishops, focused on national discussions and proposals for a new Brazilian constitution. However, the Vatican's recent statements on liberation theology also occupied much of the bishops' attention.

The chairman of the Brazilian bishops' conference, Santa Maria Bishop Jose Ivo Lorscheiter, said' several factors were responsible for the bishops' optimism about Vatican-Brazilian relations, including: .

- The positive atmosphere of a March meeting between representatives of the hierarchy and Vatican officials; - The new Vatican document on liberation theology published in April; .

- The presence at the assembly of Cardinal Bernardin Gantin, head of the Congregation for Bishops and president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America; - A papal message to the Brazilian hierarchy calling for a liberation theology based on church teachings to overcome social problems.

"These acts of grace are an important stimulus to the· Brazilian church," Bishop Lorscheiter said. "We are much more united among ourselves. "

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As the U.S. population ages, the Catholic Church must respond to the talents and needs of older persons "as valuable members of our Christian community," according to the New York State Catholic Conference commission on the elderly.

According to Fordham University~s Third Age Center, which conducted research for the commission, two-thirds of all individuals alive today will live into their 80s and by the year 2015, one out of six people· will be over age 65.

The l6-member commission is comprised of representatives from each of the state's eight dioceses and from various fields relating to the elderly.

Explaining its origin, member Jack Balinsky said "The conference decided we needed to take a comprehensive look at what the church in New York and the United States ought to be doing to respond to this (elderly) population. " Balinsky is on the staff of the Albany-based Catholic Conference as director of the Council of Catholic Charities.

He said the commission seeks to combat the myth that all aged people are frail and need help by

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"The contacts between the pope and the Brazilian bishops over the last 11 months have ·given John Paul II a new understanding of the country," Father Boff said.

"From now on there cannot be any theologian who does not include the theme of liberation," he said.

The silencing of Father Boff was lifted March 29 by the Vatican.

The priest said he plans to rewrite ~he book which led to his silencing III order to deepen some questions and change some ambiguous expressions. .

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. The pope's message, delivered by ~ardinal Gantin, said the two recent documents on liberation theology issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had special relevance for Brazil.

In responding to the great economic disparities in Brazil, "you and I are convinced that liberation theology is not only opportune but useful and necessary," the pope said.

The pope asked the Brazilians. to "watch incessantly so that the correct and necessary liberation theology is developed in Brazil and Latin America, in a homogeneous, and not heterogeneous, way in relation to the theology of other times. " Liberation theology emerged in Latin America as an attempt to analyze and find means of correcting social problems. Some forms of the theology use Marxist analytical tools, such as the notion of class conflict, to understand social situations. The Vatican has warned against such Marxist influences, saying liberation is spiritual as well as material.

To some Brazilian bishops, the pope's message appeared to reflect a significant change in his thinking.

"The pope's message is surprising," said Bishop Pedro Casaldaliga of the Sao Felix prelature.

"Twice he explicitly mentions liberation theology, practically officializing it within the church. It is no longer a marginal theology, because the pope says it is necessary. " Franciscan theologian Father Leonardo Boff, silenced by the Vatican because of his book "Church,Charism and Power," told an April 'press conference in Rio de Janeiro that John Paul II has now,become the pope ofliberation.

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recognizing that the elderly have "Our primary concern is to "tremendous time, treasures and present what we know to capture talent to give to the church."

Balinsky said that draft papers the bishops' attention and galvanthe commission has produced are ize action," she said.

"Everybody is aging," she added. meant to help church leaders '''It's not something- to be afraid consider: of."

- Ways the church can enhance the spiritual development of older people through prayer, liturgy and other celebrations and education and develop effective forms of pastoral care.

WASHINGTON (NC) - Sev- How diocesan administration eral political figures have introinfluences the way the church duced.a joint resolution in Conserves older people, what projects gress calling on the Soviet Union parishes should undertake to serve to "immediately approve" exit visas them and ways Catholic' health for a woman dying of cancer and care programs can best respond to her aged husband. Describing the needs of the elderly and their Naum and Inna Meiman as "living examples of the triumph of the families. human spirit," Sen. Gary Hart, D- The moral and ethical impli- Colo., a resolution cosponsor, askcations of longer life expectancy ed Soviet General Secretary Mikfor the individual and for society. hail Gorbachev to allow the couple's release so that Mrs. MeiThe papers also look at the need man may receive cancer treatments for involvement of elderly in all in the West. The Soviet Union is areas' of parish life' and the role refusing exit visas because Naum religious education can play in Meiman, a human rights activist, informing people about the aging once <lid classified work in matheprocess. matics.

Winifred Lally, director of the Your generous gift Department of Aging of Catholic . fulfills Charities in the New York Archyour neighbor's need diocese, said she hopes the papers will aid other dioceses.

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By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Dr. Kenny: Our marriage seems to be on hold. We've been together more than 20 years, but we seem to have nothing to say.

The only communications between us have become negative and critical. Our children are mostly raised, and I know we need to start doing things together as a couple again.

And we can't. Please give us some ideas on communication. (New York) Your letter touches a common need, how to get out of a noncommunicative rut when you have drifted apart. It can be done.

Remember first that words are not the only form of communication. Going places and doing things together are ways to communicate, as are smiles, gestures and hugs.

Where do you begin on the way back to a more active relationship?

Do you begin by having long meaningful discussions? Or do you begin with activities such as a weekly night out together, and let the talking take. care of itself? .

I think you begin on both fronts, by talking together and by doing.

Since your letter asks primarily about verbal communication, here are three simple rules to get the discussions more personal and positive.

Rule Number I: keep it short at the start. Don't expect to have a

long, deep, soulful conversation.

Either· the conversation will run out of content and become a boring exercise in futility or you will degenerate into your old habits of criticism. Five minutes should be more than enough time to make your point and to get on with some joint activity.

Rule Number 2: Give "I" messages! All good communication must be informative. You a're an expert about how you feel and what you want. However, you can only speculate about the feelings and motivations of the other party.Practice using "I" instead of "you" in your discussions.

Rule Number 2 rules out criticism. "You can't do anything right" is a judgment and has no informative value. Whereas to say: "I'm very angry and upset when I come home and find the house a mess," has the merit of at least revealing something about the state of mind of the speaker.

Rule Number 2 calls for a certain amount of assertiveness. "I would like to go out to dinner with you," is a much more assertive statement than the seemingly more polite: "Would you care to go out to dinner with me?" Actually, the second statement is not as nice as it seems, since it puts the hearer on the spot without necessarily revealing the wishes of the speaker. In the first statement, the speaker

makes himself vulnerable to rejection.

Rule Number 3: Learn to give compliments! They are a daily necessity, like vitamins. Learn to make positive remarks to take the place of your negative, critical messages.

Compliments come in two'varieties: conditional and unconditional. Conditional compliments are called praise. You must learn to notice the accomplishments of one another.

The advantage of unconditional compliments is that they can always be administered. A smile. A hug.

A thumbs-up gesture. Simple phrases such as "lookin' good!" or "You're an OK guy!", Such surprise gestures and remarks are usually much appreciated and keep us going.

To start the positive habit of giving compliments, resolve to give at least one of each variety to your spouse daily. Review at night whether you have remembered.

Don't worry ifit seems a bit forced or phony at the start. Get it going.

There are three simple rules to get good verbal communication started. Keep your early discussions short. Use "I" messages. And learn to give compliments. Good luck!

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see salvation." We may have a right to see justice accomplished, but seeking that kind of earthbound satisfaction will never save our souls or bring us closer to heaven.

For most of us, compassion a.nd mercy are fine in theory. But in practice, the moment we are faced with a question ofjustice vs. mercy, our egos and fears take over. Real situations are always full of doubts and complications.

We often feel a need to teach a lesson, punish, or prove our· point or our power. We are afraid that if we oon't retaliate whenever our rights are infringed upon, we will appear weak.· As human beings, struggling with fears and insecurities in everything we do from our personal relationships to international politics, we are always cravingjustice and satisfaction. .

We can always tell ourselves that our personal peace of mind or our national survival depends upon self-justification, retaliation or punishment.

It's not often that we find time to reread a classic first read long ago. But a few days ago I indulged myself in some Shakespeare. The older I get, the more I'm struck by the wisdom and spiritual impact of the great poet's words.

The most famous lines from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" begin: "The quality of mercy is not strained; it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed - it blesseth him that gives and him that takes." In my day, we had to memorize this soliloquy in our sophomore years, when we were too y'oung to understand what it really meant.

What follows that is an exquisitely beautiful speech that captures the essence of mercy.

Shakespeare first spea~s about the strength of kings and fear of their earthly power; he goes on to explain that mercy - which belongs to God himself - is a quality from a level above worldly power; this is the level to which humankind should aspire.

The deepest wisdom comes through when Shakespeare talks about the relationship between jusBALTIMORE (NC) - Overtice and mercy.

There are many times in life whelming response to plans for a 1987 National Black Catholic Conwhen we are justified in proving someone else wrong, in retaliating gress' has prompted congress oragainst them or in punishing a ganizers to change the dates and wrongdoer. We can and do legis- . location of the meeting, devoted to late human justice, and no one can strategies for evangelization in the black community. deny our right to see justice done.

But there comes a point when the wisdom of Shakespeare's words must be recognized. Only by aspiring to God's ways can we ultimately survive with families, nations and species intact.

At some point, as individuals and as a people, the climb toward higher truth and goodness must begin. We can't keep putting it off in the name of human justice for the sake of ego-satisfaction or security.

Mercy has everything to do with rising toward God. It asks for gentleness toward others - rising above hatred rather than sinking to fight at the same level.

Shakespeare was echoing the words of Jesus Christ, who asked us to be perfect as our heavenly father is perfect.

Jesus asked a lot of us. Striving for· Godlike perfection is a constant struggle. But just because it is difficult, complicated and fraught with doubt does not mean we can pull back, claiming that right now we can't help our human weakness.

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Yet, above the level of human justice we always have the option of exercising mercy. As the poet says: "Earthly power doth then show likest God's when mercy seasons justice."

And the play's most important message of all is blunt: "That in the course ofjustice none of us should

In order to accommodate the number of participants, the' congress will be held at the Catholic University of America in Washington on May 21-24, 1987. Originally it was scheduled for April 1987 at a smaller conference center.

Black Catholics from across the

nation will attend the congress to study ways of evangelizing the 6 million to IO million unchurched Black Americans.

Fewer Canadians (Undated) (NC) - A Canadian demographer who coauthored a national fertility survey says she is concerned about the political and economic implications of her nation's low fertility rate. The survey said that the average Canadian couple has 1.7 children. For a population to reproduce itself, couples must have an average of 2.1 children.

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Brothers aid Taiwan poor TAIPEI, Taiwan (NC) - Mother Teresa's Missionary Brothers of Charity have found the "poorest of the poor" in the capital of Taiwan, despite Taiwanese claims there were none.

"Many young friends wonder what we are doing, since they don't spot any needy-looking people in this affluent capital," said Missionary of Charity Brother Paul Lin of South Korea.

Brother Lin said that when he applied for a visa, the Republic of China Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, told him Taiwan had no poor people. He found otherwise when he arrived at a home for aged in 1984.

"They just feed them, lacking any human feeling, and it is very dirty," he said.

Weekly, Brothers Lin, Casimili Li and Paul Kim wash, feed and chat with men at two nursing homes, 20 hospitalized handicapped people and patients in a mental hospital.

The brothers share their home with "Papa" Chang, 50, a street person, and Mr. Wu, 38, a paralytic.

Wu was paralyzed after a heart attack three years ago and it became . too difficult for his wife to care for him and their three children, Brother Lin said. H'e is unable to express himself except with his eyes.

"Conversion isn't our first purpose in spreading God's love," Brother Lin said. "However, we tell them about the suffering of Christ."

The brotners have many Korean members, but no Taiwanese recruits, after eight years working in Taipei.

Brother Lin said young Taipei Chinese who try .the brothers' life do not like "dirty work"; the menial task of serving old people. He says this may be due to Taiwanese emphasis on "reputation, money, marriage, property, a nice house and a car." .

Brother Lin said he hopes a move in July to a new building will help encourage local vocations.

The three Korean brothers will share the site with about seven elderly street people.

Benefactors from the Uni'ted States, Australia and South Korea will help fund the new home.

"We don't worry about money," said Brother Lin. "If we fulfill his (God's) love, he knows about our needs."

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For Christians, Sunday is VDay, the victory of our risen Lord, our new life in him. .

Long before one Sunday was set apart as Easter Sunday, the day was observed as a weekly remembrance of the Resurrection. Luke writes that when Paul was in Troas he preached "on the first day ofthe week (Sunday) when we gathered for the breaking ofthe bread," that is the "Lord's Supper. " (Acts 20:7) Christians observed Sunday as a holy day because on that day Christ was raised to life. The Christian Sunday is not derived from the Jewish Sabbath; in fact, the first disciples in Jerusalem continued for a while to go to the temple on the Sabbath then on Sunday gather in private homes to celebrate the Eucharist.

For the Jews, the Sabbath was primarily a day of rest, while for the Christians Sunday was not in the beginning a time for rest, but

simply the joyous celebration of the risen Lord and of their own new life in Christ.

For almost 300 years, Sunday was an ordinary workday. Most Christians were of low station in life, many even slaves, thus not free to take a day off when they wished. Only when the Emperor Constantine became a Christian in the year 313 were Christians granted freedom of worship and many other privileges.

Prohibition of unnecessary Sunday work did not come until the 6th century. It was meant to free Christians to worship the Lord and be renewed spiritually and it also gave the Lord's day a festive character, while reminding all that we are citizens both of this world and of a spiritual world.

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Many traditional customs can contribute to the festive Sunday spirit, such as wearing "Sunday clothes," having a special dinner, tidying the house on Saturday.

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The woman next door was not only president of both the PTA and Altar Society, but had a part time job selling beauty products.

Another neighbor was working on her Ph. D. with money she earned teaching aerobics.

I've already ruled out one neighborhood after parking at the end of the block for an hour. I noted one potential neighbor opening the car door for her husband and then scraping the ice off the windshield.

A woman resembling Cybil Shepherd emerged from the house across the street. She set down her briefcase, patted her two children on the head and climbed into a car that looks like the one Magnum drives. There wasn't a basketball hoop or dented mailbox in sight.

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From somewhere I heard a mother yell, "When I was your age, it was a treat to have peanut butter sandwiches made with leftover pancakes. Check the sofa for change for milk money."

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The view from the Vatican Popular devotions caution is urged VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II recently told bishops from central Italy to make sure popular devotions don't degener_ ate into "superstition. " Although saying that such devotions are important in church life, the pope warned that pastors must ensure that the practices "do not degenerate into false piety, superstition or magic."

"Devotions to the saints, expressed in feast days, images, processions and so many other forms of piety, should not be reduced to merely seeking protection of material goods or bodily health," the pope added. "The saints must first of all be presented to the faithful as models of how to live and as imitators of Christ. " The pope cited no particular devotions in his talk.

People in the Abruzzi and Molise region of central Italy have a long history of pious devotions and feasts, such as that of St. Zopito, celebrated the Monday after Pentecost. On that day, people in the town of Loreto recall a legendary

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During the four days of meetings at the secretariat, the Protestant leaders complained that church policy against intercommunion 'hurt family life, especially in theNetherlands where more than two-thirds ofrecent marriages were

between persons of different faiths.

How can couples "understand and respect each other's belief, if they are constantly being prevented from understanding and recognizing it in its deepest meaning?" they asked.

The Protestant leaders came to the Vatican in response to an ivitation extended by the pope during his 1985 pastoral visit to the Netherlands.

Pontiff stresses human welfare

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Last The point is one the pope has month saw Pope John Paul II - made frequently to scientists. In stress the welfare of humanity as his talk, he said it was "a real conan urgent priority to two groups. cern of many men and women of Meeting with members of the our time." Medical science in parDuring the meetings, the Dutch President's Commission on Execu- ticular, the pope said, is an instrudelegation had sharp criticism for incident in which a peasant who Catholic Church policy on inter- tive Exchange, a U.S. advisory ment of "progress, liberation and refused to kneel as the saint's relics group, the pontiff urged them to happiness" only insofar as it serves communion, intermarriage and were carried by was shamed by his keep in mind the economies of the man.

-priestly ordination of women. own ox, which dropped to its whole world in their work.

Speaking to bishops from knees in veneration.

The pope said that "one of the' "I would encourage you always Rome's Lazio region, the pope , Frances Toor, author of "Festi- most compelling questions of our to look beyond the immediate con- said they should look for inspiravals and Folkways of Italy," notes time is Christian unity." He called cerns of your own country and to tion to St. Paul, whose first letter that an ox traditionally takes part Christians today "victims of events make the welfare of the people of to the Romans denounced idolatry. in St. Zopito's feast, going through that divided us years ago." and all nations a primary concern," the the town genuflecting at every said that "ecumenism is a pastoral "Our secular society reserves less pope told the advisors. church and cross and at homes of priority in the Catholic Church "The true dignity of every human and less space to religion and its town notables. and for all Christians." person should be the basic ethical values," the pope said. He deLoreto, is also the site of the principle governing economic nounced the "widespread diffusion The pope said that lack of unity activity, since the economy and of atheism," the "loss路 of funda"Holy House," said to be the home of Jesus, taken by angels from has led to serious pastoral prob- prod4ction are for the good of the mental values," the practice of lems.

Loreto to Nazareth. human person, and not vice versa," abortion and the role of mass media in "creating confusion bethe pope added. tween good and evil."

The commission, whose members Preregistration for the day represent top U.S. -business groups SISTER Georgene Wilson, Sexuality without controls, he is requested.

For more infor- and federal agencies, was attend- said, is treated like "a value in a Franciscan from Wheaton, ing an international economic semitself" instead of part of a higher Ill., will lead "Wisdom Web- mation, call 222-5410. inar in Rome. design. . bings," a day of recollection, The pope sounded a similar The pope urged the bishops to from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 10 theme to a group of neuro-psychiabe inspired by the Second Vatican tric experts, when he told them at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro. that their work should serve the Council, but to remember that the Explaining the title of the "integral well-being" of man. council's idea of "renewal" referred day, she said, "When I enviWhen it does, he said, the church above all to spiritual renewal. The 1985 extraordinary Synod of Bishand science share the same goal. sion the spiritual life, the ops, the pope said, had emphas"The magnificent conquests of sacred-searching-breathing dithe human spirit in discovering the ized that point. alogue, I prefer to illustrate it "At a distance of 20 years, the secrets of nature and of created life as a Wisdom Webbing, rather must never become instruments of extraordinary Synod of Bishops than a journey. It is a way of destruction and death, nor means verified that we have spoken 'too for manipulating or enslaving other much ofthe renewal of the church's describing a spirituality that other human beings," the pope external structures and to'o little of companions and communes God imd Christ,'" the pope said. said.

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"For Catholics," the pope said, "the problem of eucharistic sharing cannot be resolved in isolation from our understanding of the mystery of the church and of the ministry which serves unity."

The pope spoke at an audience with Dutch Protestant leaders at the end of Vatican meetings between them and officials of the Vatican secretariat for promoting Christian Unity.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - As their voting records reveal, Sens.

Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., usually square off on opposite sides of the abortion issue. .

So do Reps. Mickey Leland, D-, Texas, and Henry Hyde, R-I11.

But' new legislation withrstrong pro-life overtones and a $100 milJionprice tag has drawn the support of ail of them. : . Introduced in mid-April, the, Senate bill and comparable House measure would help' protect unborn .life by extending federal Medicaid coverage to poor, pregnant women who do not ~ow qualify for prenatal care: The legislation would also' provide carefor the newl)orn baby until age l. .

"It's very much a pro-life bill," said Donna Harper, Hyde's press secretary.

The U.S. Catholic Conference, public action arm of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, supports the bill and, shortly after the legislation's introduction, began encouraging members of.Congress to sponsor it.

"Nothing is more important than health - health for the living and

health for the unborn," Thurmond noted. "As many as 3.4 million poor, pregnant women a year are denied vital prenatal care because they are ineligible for Medicaid."

Joining Thurmond and Kennedy. in sponsoring the measure were Sens. David Durenberger, RMinn., and Ernest Hollings, DS.C: According to the National Right to Life Committee and Na-tional Committee for a Human Life Amendment, Durenberger, like Thurmond, has a high pro-life voting rating, while Hollings, like Kennedy, has a low rating.

'On the House side, Leland generally'has received low ~atings from anti-abortion groups on pro-life measures while Hyde consistently has' won high marks.

But on the issue of prenatal health care, they're united.

As Leland told the House, "now is the time for us to act, as a body, on our commitment to the survival of our children. It is our moral obligation to stop the backward trend that less enlightened policy" in health care allowed, he said.

The United States has a higher infant mortality rate than that of other developed _countries, includ-

ing its neighbor Canada, Great Britain, and the communist nation of East Germany. Moreover, according to Hollings, the death rate actually climbed 3 percent between 1982 and ,1983. In 1983, it was II percent, or approximately 40,000 deaths for 3.6 million births.

Thanks to recent government reforms, Medicaid now offers some recipients greater prenatal coverage.' But, :as legi~lation spons'ors explained, Medicaid is tied to welfare eligibility in the states, and many women don't qualify for welfare under state qiteria even though they live,in poverty by federa) standards. . . .

The sponsors said the bill is necessary to help unborn and newborn children; to prevent medica'l problems such as low-birth weight, which are traced to poor prenatal care; and on a pragmatic financjal note, to save money. . , "Without proper prenatal care," Thurmond said, "many low-birthweight babies are born who need significant ongoing medical attention. This, of course, means additional medical expenses" borne in most cases by taxpayers.

The South Carolina senator cited medical statistics that indicate spending $1 in prenatal care saves $2-$10 in later medical costs. _Kennedy said that if the bill is passed,' "many infant lives will be saved," 'while women may be able to get off welfare since they won't have to rely on welfare eligibility to obtain health care.

Assessing the broad spectrum of support for the bill, he quipped, "any time you' get Serio Durenberger, Sen:' Hollings, and Sen. Thurmond and m'e together on a bill, it must be an idea whose time has come -.:.. or 'one of us hasn't read it." in their 1985 "Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Reaffirmation," the U.S. bishops suggested that improved prenatal care is an idea whose time has come. They urged private/public cooperation and encouraged Catholic agencies and other institutions to offer "material assistance, including nutritional, prenatal, 'childbirth and postnatal care for the mother and nutritional and pediatric care for the child throughout the first year of life."

r THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 2, 1986

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Rainbow Brite and the 'Star Stealer Sleeping Beauty

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Each Sunday', 10:30' a.m" WLNE, Channel 6. Diocesan Television Mass.

Santa Claus: , The Movie 5hoah The trip to Bountiful Turtle Diary White Nights Young Sherlock Holmes

Legend Lucas The Money Pit On Valentine's Day Rad Ran Revolution

Clue Critters Desert Bloom Eleni Gobots, Battle of Rock Lords Krush Groove

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

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Portuguese Milsses from Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Anthony of Lisbon parisbes, Taun: ton: 7 p.m. each Sunday and 6 p.m. eacb Monday on U.A. Columbia Cablevislon. Channel 27. "

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Virgil C. Dechant, Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight. is the 1986 winner of the L.antern Award for outstanding service to God and country, conferred by the Massachusetts Knights of Columbus.

Among those present at the recent' Framingham award ceremony was Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, 1976 Lantern winner.

Dechant took the occasion to announce a nationwide initiative to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion.

"We are convinced that the time to act is now," he declared; "that the witness of a Catholic family organization such as ours can galvanize all men and women of good will to enter the fray; that we have the energies and resources to see this battle through."

Dechant said he will appoint a . committee to plan strategy. It will include Knights' leaders and prolife, medical and legal experts.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (NC) "We do rIOt intend to reinvent - "The Silen't Scream" has failed, the wheel," he said. "We will coopaccording to the doctor-producer erate with other groups and other organizations. We are unique, . of the pro-life film. Dr. Bernard N. Nathanson, in a speech presented however, in that we alone can by his wife, Adele, to a Missouri mobilize 1.42 million brother Citizens for Life convention, said Knights and their families to act in that the movie has not shut down unison."

Dechant noted that in K of C experience with a tuition-tax-credit campaign and other legislative initiatives, "we have found that if FUNERAL HOME you have a' plan you can persuade 550 Locust Street politicians to change their minds.

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We intend to reason with all in a Rose E. Sullivan position ofauthority. What remains William J. Sullivan for us is to harness our clout for Margaret M. Sullivan the unborn; to aim it in a unified 672-2391 direction; and to follow through to the finish."

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Parish councils seen consultative DETROIT (NC) - Parish councils are changing from a democratic to a consultative model, said participants in a recent national teleconference on such councils.

The teleconferenoe was part of a series on church issues sponsored by the National Pastoral Life Center.

"A lot has been learned" since parish councils were formed after the Second Vatican Council, said Richard Krivanka, director of the Cleveland diocese's pastoral planning office. He estimated that in early years probably half of all councils had adversarial relationships with pastors. '

don't think those councils have survived," she added.

Increasingly, panelists said, parish councils are selected rather than elected, by methods such as drawing lots or by having an elected committee interview nominees and make recommendations to the pastor.

Prayer and spiritual formation should be "not just a beginning but an integral part" of parish council life, Mrs. Tabert said.

Ecuador bishops comment on debt

"The role of the pastor and the VATICAN CITY (NC) - Ecuarole of the council was not always clear then," commented another dor's Catholic bishops have asked panelist, Msgr. Vincent Rizzotto, for repayment terms on the nation's pastor of St. Cecilia Parish, Hous- ' $7.1 billion foreign debt that do not· cause "excessive and discourton.

Now the percentage of councils aging sacrifices for society." . They also have criticized use of in conflict with pastors is estimated at from 10 to 20 percent, said foreign loans for arms purchases and "superfluous expenses" which panelists. do not benefit the majority of the' The popular model in the begin- people. Their statement was issued ning was the one-person, one-vote , in December and published in April parish council, said Eileen Tabert, in the Vatican newspaper, L'Osdirector of the Office for Parish servatore Romano.

Leadership of the diocese of Metuchen, N.J. Dreamer "The rich man thinks of his Parish council elections almost always resulted in "more losers wealth as an impregnable defense than winners," creating unneces- a high wall of safety. What ~ sary tensions, Mrs. Tabert said. "I dreamer!" -Provo 18:11

abortion clinics and has only affected a handful of legislators. He has said he plans a followup film, but has not said when it will be released.

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He said that the campaign will have a spiritual dimension, with prayers for its success offered to the Blessed Mother in connection with a K of C "Pilgrim Virgin Marian Hour of Prayer" program.

"Our timing is right. The (Reagan) ~dministration is partial to our views... We feel if we pull together our efforts well hopefully reach the desired goal," he said.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 2,1986

By Bill Morrissette

portswQtch St. William hoopsters to be honored

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The. s~ve~ tean,ts r~presenting S~: Wilham s pansh m the Fall River area CYO Basketball League - will be honored at a banquet 6:30 p.m. May 21, McGovern's Restaurant, Fall River.

St. William's Senior A tt;am won the regular season and playoff championships, while the Junior A squad won the regular, playoff and dioc.esan crowns.

In takmg top honors, the senior team captured the Tony Medeiros Memorial trophy, n~med for the late c~a hall custodian.

N otmg that more than 700 y~ungsters participated in the Fall River area basketball program, Albert (Val) Vaillancourt, associate

CY.0 area director, presented a revll~woftheseveralchampionships'

for the 1985-86 season in addition to those mentioned above.

Espirito Santo II won the regular Senior B crown and the Sam Priestly Memorial Tournament, honoring the late longtime Fall River Cya director.

St. Stanislaus copped the Junior C title and Mt. St. Joseph won the Prep Division championship and diocesan honors.

St. Stan's also won the regular season and playoff crowns in the girls' B division.

St. William took regular season and playoff top honors in girls division A.

DERRY FOSTER, left,and Susan Legare, juniors at Bishop Feehan High school, check out the guidance office window at the Attleboro school, where index cards list colleges where Feehan seniors have been accepted. (Motta photo)

Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide: ratings: G-suitable for gen· Vaillancourt also announced that CYO BasebalI League play begins . eralGen~ral, viewing; PG·13-parental guidance the first week in June. strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; Records topple R-restricted. unsuitable for children or younger teens, Connolly girls'track team mem- 31 feet, 3 inches, Kristen Loroney, Catholic ratings: AI-approved for bel's brokefour school records at a long jump: 15 feet, 7 inches, and children and adults; A2-approved for recent meet against Durfee.

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Q. I drink alcoholic beverages, but I don't smoke or take drugs. A lot of my friends do, and I'm afraid that they won't want to be friends any longer if I tell them I don't indulge. What should I do? (Maryland) .

A. Here's a true story: Not long · ago, Eddie, a young man I know, signed up for a four-year hitch in a . branch of the armed services.

When he.went for his physical, , the examiners asked what drugs he had used. Eddie .caused ·quite a commotion when he told them he had he.ver smoked marijuana. Not once.

They couldn't believe it. Here · was a healthy teen-age male who , claimed he had never even smoked , pot. It couldn't be true, could it?

They p,ushed hard to get an admission from him that he had at some time' smoked at least one joint. Eddie didn't budge.

The adult questioners'left the . room, and a short while later two younger guys came in. They exchanged greetings with Eddie, and then one said, "C'mon, man, you can tell us. Haven't you even smoked a joint a couple of times?"

"Nope," said Eddie. "Never."

Finally they believed him, or at least appeared to. At home Eddie told the story with great gusto. · What he had said was true and he was glad' that, like his older and younger brothers, he had never done any drugs.

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amiable, resourceful teen as incapable offi~ding positive options.

The film points to the inadequacies of adult society and is depressing for youngsters in its depiction of a lost cause. AJ "Murphy's Law" (Cannon) Carrie Snodgress is a ruthless kiIIer determined to even the score with the men who sent her to prison.

Charles Bronson stars in this bloodsplattering mix of violence and vulgarity. Kathleen Wilhoite is Bronson's unwilling adolescent sidekick who constantly spouts derived vulgarisms as she develops what could become an unwholesome relationship if the film continued beyond its gory conclusion. 0, R Film on TV Friday, May 16, 8:30-11 p.m.

EDT (ABC) - "Poltergeist"(1982) - High spirits in the suburbs..

Gore;, violence, teen-age sexual~ty and favorable view of marijuana smoking. 0, PG

Eddie is not and never has been ' New Films a nerd. He has lots offriends, male "Absolute Beginners" (Orion) and female. He played on the - This teen-oriented musical about football team and did fairly well in the birth of style as the substance of society as well as teen-age conhis studies. sumerism features lively song and . Not smoking pot never cost him LOS ANGELES (NC) - Film dance and a cameo by David Bowie any friends that he knows of. Sevdirector Frank Capra, actresses but fails to express anything signiferal of his buddies expressed their Ann Jillian and Betty Hutton, and' icant about what it means to be a admiration for his stand. He had Paulist .Father Ellwood Kieser teen-agel'. False sentiment is intried nicotine a couple of times, received the" Mea Stella" award at voked for the confused hero and but decided it would cut down his the 36th annual Mass and breakheroine and lack of conscience and wind too much. So he never went good judgment are celebrated. Be- fast for the entertainment industry back to it. Sports were moreimpor- cause of needless depiction of vio- . sponsored by the Los Angeles tant.

Archdiocese. . lence and a confused perspective . Where did Eddie get his tough- on adolescent sexuality, this film is In accepting her award, Ms. ness of spirit? Perhaps it is linked Hutton, who teaches at Salve Rerated A3, PG-I3. to his stro!lg desire to be his own gina College, Newpor~, and has "Mr. Love" (Warners) - This truly free. He doesn't lived in Rhode Island for several man, to quirky romance satirizes a pious want anyone to dictate his lifestyle years, described her recovery from and humble man's sudden and and force him to do drugs. compulsive desire to be loved by a ,drug and alcohol. addiction and her conversion to Catholicism.

He wants to make his 'own deci- woman before he dies. Seemingly Capra, director of film classics provoked by a 28-year unhappy' sions and not have so-called fdends such as "It Happened One Night," marriage and fear of dying, Mr. making them for him.' .

Lovelace forsakes his settled ways "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" Perhaps he always knew that : to find a suitable lover. It is implied and "It's a Wonderful Life," was even if he'did lose some friends he . that self-indulgent fulfilling of one's undergoing treatment for cancer could acquire others who would' passions justifies infidelity and loss and was unable to attend the awards not attach so much impor.tance to of faith. Because of romanticiza- breakfast.

Actress Jane Wyatt, who starred tion of immoral behavior,this is a joint of marijuana. in Capra's 1937 film "Lost Horirated 0, PG-I3. zon," accepted the award for the You ask, "What should I do?"

"Fast Talking"(Cinecom) -Set director.

Experiment with Eddie's ideas and Father Keiser was honored for' attitudes. Be your own person; in Australia, this film follows a his development of the "Insight" rather than a people pleaser. Don't modern Artful Dodger who lies, let your friends rule you. Stand tall cheats and steals his way out of television series and various TV high school and into the brave new projects such as "The Fourth Wise and free. world of self-sufficiency in reacMan." Send questions to Tom Lennon,. tion to flawed family, friends and Ms. Jillian was honored for her 1312 Mass. Ave. N. W., Washing- teachers and a discouraging social "courageous example of faith in ton, D.C. 20005 order. But it's hard to accept the her fight with cancer."

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC) Bishop John J. McRaith of Owensboro, Ky., director of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference in the 1970s, says he advocates a national policy of support for the family farm, not simply out of sympathy for farmers but from concern for the nation.

The sOn of a Minnesota farmer, Bishop McRaith said if the only concern were the fate of 200,000 farmers now in danger of losing their land, he would simply call for efforts to help them find other employment, cruel as that might sound.

But he said he was recommending that the U.S. Catholic Conference make the family farm a priority because growing concentration of land ownership is a threat to society.

The bishop, a member of the USCC Committee on Social Development and World Peace was interviewed in Brooklyn following his appearance on St. James Cathedral's annual Shepherds Speak series. .

Speaking on "Family Farm Problem - National Crisis," Bishop McRaith said the term "crisis" should be applied to what was happening to the nation, not the family farm.

Citing the revolutions of Russia, China, Cuba and Nicaragua, as well as current conflict in other Central American countries, Bishop McRaith said that all modern revolutions had come in reaction to problems ofland ownership. He said he favored limiting ownership offarm or ranch acreage generally to the amount that could be operated as a family enterprise. .

Bishop Connolly Three seniors at Bishop Connolly High SchQol, Fall River, have been named Commonwealth Scholars. Michelle Cyr, Richard Michalewich and Bob Ouellette were among 200 Southeastern Massachusetts students to receive the honor, which includes a grant of $IOPO should the student continue his or !tel' education at a Massachusetts college or university.

A beautification project is in the works at the school's Elsbree Street entrance; . a new sign has been i'nstalled and landscaping is iri progress. The improvements are a gift of the Ferris and Valton families, longtime Connolly friends.

Seven Connolly juniors are among the top five percent of over one million students who took the qualifying exam in the 1987 National Merit Scholarship Competition. They are Nelson Branco, Robert Griffiths, Chris Lamora, Maura McLaughlin, Jeff Pontes, Steve Raymond and Scott Rix. They will go on to compete for commended student, semifinalist, finalist or winner status. .

Parents and Friends Club Mass 5 p.m. June 8, school chapel, followed by installation of 1986-87 academic year officers and banquet.

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You just felt so holy when you got the crown on. I just like May devotions. We say our prayers and attend daily Mass here. It makes you feel good. As a child we went to services. Since I've been here, I've crowned the Blessed Virgin, too." .

DORIS LeVASSEUR, retired welfare department worker: "I went to parochial school and we had a lot of activities there. We said the rosary every day and observed First Friday."

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ARTHUR GEOFFREY, retired loom fixer: "I used to celebrate. There'd be parades. Mary means' quite a lot.

We like Mary, I 'know that. I'was brought up Catholic and loved Mar~."

MARIE HUGHES, retired. business person: "The devotions were delightful.

We crowned the Blessed Virgin with flowers when I was in high ·school. We always say the rosary.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 2, 1986

Iteering pOint, PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to. submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722.. Name of city or town should be included, as well as full dates of all activities. Please send news of future rather than past events. Note: We do not carry news of fundraislng activities such as bingos. whists. dances, suppers and bazaars.

We are happy to carry notices of spiritual . IlrORram$. club meetinRs, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundraising projects may be advertised at our regular rates, .obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone 675路7151.

On Steerin~ Points items FR indicates Fall River. NB Indicates New Bedford.

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CHARISMATICS, FR DIOCESE All are welcome at a charismatic Mass at 7:30 p.m.. May 19, at St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River. Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, diocesan liaison with charismatic groups, will be principal celebrant.

CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT1M ASHPEE Religious education awards Mass 11:30 a.m. May 18, Queen of All Saints Chap!;l, Mashpee.

Catholic Women's Club meets 10 a.m. to noon Thursdays. All welcome.

Catholic Women's Club meeting 7:30 p.m. May 14, St. Jude the Apostle Chapel basement, Cotuit.

Topic: "Color Me Beautiful." Board meeting 7:30.p.m. May 7, St. Jude's Chapel basement.

ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH A new sign has been installed in front of the church, courtesy of parishioner .Harry Richardson.

MASS. CITIZENS FOR LIFE Annual concert honoring motherhood: 6 p.m. May 4, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. Father路 Andre A. Patenaude, MS, will be among performers.

ST. ANNE,FR lOa.m. Mass Sunday for 1986 Littie League season opening. First game I p.m., Father Patenaude field.

All welcome.

INTERFAITH CHOIR An interfaith choir will present . Mendelssohn's "Elijah" at 8 tonight, St. John the Evangelist Church, Pocasset,. and at 3 p.m. Sunday, St. SPEECH WORKSHOP A speech workshop for high school Anthony Church, East Falmouth. graduation speakers will be held Free admission. from 6:30 to 9 p.m. May 27 at ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Mass and healing service with Bishop Feehan High School, AttleMaria C. Rocha 2 p.m. Sunday, boro. Voice, nonverbal communicachurch. Wheelchair accessible. Doors tion and practice techniques for pub-. open at 12:30 p.m., Information: . lic speaking will be reviewed. Information: Gloria Turenne, 384-7185 Lucille L. Pimental, 992-5402. evenings.

O.L.GRA-CE, WESTPORT Our Lady of Grace Council of ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Women's Guild Communion Catholic Women meeting 7:30 p.m. breakfast after 9:30 a.m. Mass SunMay 7. Graphology presentation. day. Guest speaker: Father Albert BLUE ARMY Five-hour vigil begins 7:30 tonight, McMahon.

St. George Church, Westport. All CATHEDRAL CONCERT welcome. Information: Lucille L. Annual Cathedral Concert by the Pimental, 992-5402.

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. May II, St. Anthony of ST. MARY, SEEKONK. Prayer group meets 7:30 p.m. Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet Avenue. Gustave Mahler's Second Mondays, church hall.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7 Symphony in C Minor, "The Resurrection," will be performed by the p.m. Wednesdays, church hall.

First Saturday Mass 9 a.m. tomor- 80-piece orchestra and the 200 voices of the Sippican Chorus, New row, followed by rosary.

The parish is dedicating its 1986 Bedford Choral Society, Concord Catholic Charities Appeal drive to Chorus and Master Singers of Worthe memory of Mary E. (Betty) cester. .Coyle, parish Appeal secretary for D OF I, NB 30 years.

New Bedford Daughters of IsaST. PATRICK, FR Miraculous Medal novena 7 p.m. bella meeting 7:30 路p.m. May 15, Knights of Columbus hall.

Mondays.

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL Diocese of Fall River 1942 - 1986

Forty-Fifth Annual Appeal For Help "Your Generous Gift Fulfills The Need of People in Need" For the Works of Charity, Mercy, Social Services and Education to All People in the Southeastern Area of Massachusetts ... The Appeal provides care for all regardless of Race, Color. and Creed ... The Appeal is supported by Fraternal, Professional, Business and Industrial Organizations.

Special Gift Appeal April 21 to May 3

Parish Appeal May 4 to May 14

Honorary Chairman Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D. Bishop of Fall River Diocesan Director Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes Diocesan Lay Chairperson Mr. Patrick Carney, South Dartmouth

20,500 Volunteer Solicitors will visit 114,000 Homes in the Areas of Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro, Cape 'Cod and the Islands.

The Appeal provides care for the Unwanted Baby, Youth, Engaged Cou"; pies, Marriage Counselling, the Sick, the Poor, the Elderly, Family Life, Education and many other people in need.

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BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Due to the generosity of parishioner Eddy Brault, the light in the replica of the monstrance above the sanctuary has been reinstalled.

ST. JAMES, NB CYO council meeting 7:30 p.m.

May 6, parish center.

SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Parish school and religious education students will participate in a prayer service and May crowning 3 p.m. May 5.

Religious education students' recognition ceremony 9:30 a.m. May II, Father Coady Center; teachers' appreciation dinner May 12, Coachman restaurant.

ST. JOSEPH, NB Holy Hour May 16.5 p.m. Mass precedes adoration and Benediction.

Pilgrim Virgin statue will visit parish May 3 through 10, with devotions, rosary and prayer following 5 p.m. weekday Mass.

Parish prayer group meeting 7 p.m. May 8, rectory basement. May 15 meeting begins with 7 p.m. Mass, church.

HOLY NAME, FR Women's Guild Mass and installation of officers 6 p.m. May 6. Banquet follows at school hall.

High school students retreat May 16 to 18, Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. Applications available in sacristy.

Election of youth group officers 7 p.m. Sunday.

SACRED HEART, FR May procession and crowning prior to 9 a.m. Mass Sunday. After communion, third grade children will be invested with the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel.

Women's Guild Installation ban. quet May 5, Hawthorne Country Club, North Dartmouth.

ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Sacred Hearts Association meeting after 7 p.m. Mass tonight.

St. Mary's Golden Agers seek new members. Information: 994-7717 ST. FRANCIS Xi\VIER, HYANNIS Family Mass May 4.

DOMINICAN LAITY, FR S1. Rose of Lima chapter meeting 7:30 p.m. May 9, Dominican Academy, 37 Park Street, Fall River, with Mass followed by workshop.

FAMILY LIFE CENTER, NORTH DARTMOUTH New Bedford deanery meeting II a.m. May 5.

Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, retreat day May 7.

CATHEDRAL, FR Guild members will lead rosary recitation prior to noon' Mass weekdays.

Awards night for Cathedral boys' and girls' basketball teams: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, school hall.

TV MASS Bishop Daniel A. C:ronin will celebrate the diocesan television Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sunday on WLNE-TV, . channel 6.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Father Zygfryd Landowski,judge of the archdiocesan marriage tribunal of Warsaw, Poland, will celebrate the 9 a.m. Sodality Mass Sunday.

ST. JULIE BILLIART, NORTH DARTMOUTH Ladies' Guild scholarships have been awarded to Edward J. Casey, Paul S. Worden, Patricia A. Vital and Gina M. Rodrigues.

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

Music ministry instrumental ensemble rehearsal 3:30 p.m. May 4.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET Prayer group meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays, parish center.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN . Parishioners a're asked to volunteer at the New Bedford soup kitchen the first Friday of each month.

Information: Joe Begnoche, 9927371.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON May crowning at 10:30 a.m. Mass May4.

May rosary: 7:15 a.m. daily through end of month.

Living rosary and Benediction: 7 p.m. May 6. Rosary Sodality meeting follows in parish center.

PILGRIM VIRGIN, CAPE COD The Cape Cod Pilgrim Virgin arrives at the Falmouth Nursing Home chapel at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

A welcoming service will include songs by the children's choir of St. Patrick's Church, Falmouth, and rosary led by St. Patrick's Women's Guild members. The statue will remain in the chapel through May 10 with rosary recitation at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily. Visitors welcome.

VINCENTIANS, FR Fall River District Council St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting begins with 7 p.m. Mass May 6, St. Jean Baptiste Church, Fall River.

VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON Taunton District Council St. Vincent de Paul Society meeting 8: i 5 p.m. Monday, St. Anthony's Church, School Street, Taunton.

DCCN, CAPE COD Cape Cod Catholic Nurses' 10th anniversary celebration 6:30 p.m.

May 14, St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth. A liturgy will be celebrated by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; dinner will follow at Cape I?layhouse Restaurant, Dennis. Information: 362-3395.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Marian program- featuring LaSalette Shrine Chorale 2 p.m. Sunday, People's Chapel. Father Andre A. Patenaude, MS, will speak on "A New Icon: the LaSalette Strastnaia."

All welcome.

ST. ANNE~ HOSPITAL, FR The social work and oncology departments are cosponsoring a cancer education program. Sessions include group discussion; all begin 6 p.m., room 108, Clemence Hall, Forest Street, Fall River.

Remaining sessions include; Chemotherapy, May 22; Radiation, June 5; Nutrition, June 19; Coping with My Illness, July 3; Financial Concerns, July 17. Information and detailed brochure: Ann Mitchell, 674-5741, ext. 2270.

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O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE First Saturday devotions 8:40a.m. tomorrow.

Bible study after 9 a.m. Mass Tuesdays, religious education center, led by Father Michael R. Dufault.

Ultreya 7:30 tonight, parish center.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies ofS1. Anne Sodality meeting6:30p.m. May21,church. Father Louis Boivin, pastor, will celebrate Mass and install new officers Lillian Roberts, president, and Millie Levesque, secretary.

ST. THOMAS MORE SOMERSET Women's Guild communion breakfast follows 9 a.m. Mass May 18, Sportsman II Restaurant, Swansea.

ST.MARY,NB A discussion group led by Sister Rita Pelletier, SSJ, meets 10 a.m.

Tuesdays, religious education center.

Separated, divorced and single parents group meeting May 6.

C.ATHEDRALCHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER, EAST FREETOWN Holy Redeemer Church, Chatham, youth retreat May 3 and 4.

St. Anthony of Padua Church, Fall River, post-confirmation retreat May 2 and 3.

Dominican Academy, Fall River, day Qf reflection May 6.

CHARISMATIC RENEWAL, NEW BEDFORD DEANERY Prayer meeting 8 p.m. May 7, Cathedral Christian Life Center, East Freetown.

ST. JOHN NEUMANN, EAST FREETOWN Youth group concert featuring Jon . Polce 7:30 tonight, Neumann Hall.