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First returns from parishes and Special Gift solicitors show a total of $766,999.52 already collected in the 1986 Catholic Charities Appeal. Special Gift solicitors are asked to make final returns by tomorrow. Parish volunteers will continue to call on parishioners not contacted last Sunday. The parish phase of the Appeal will close May 14 but Appeal books will remain open until I p.m. May 23 for final donations. Parish Honor Roll Parishes surpassing 1985 final Appeal totals will be enrolled on the 1986 parish honor roll. Last year III parishes were listed and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan Appeal director, said of this

year's campaign: "We are anticipating that every parish - 114 will be on this year's honor roll. We must have substantial increases in every parish to surpass last year's total of $1,669,666.23." The first two 1985 honor roll parishes are St. Joan of Arc, Orleans, with a total already collected of $22,040, and St. Elizabeth, Fall River, with a total of $5,601. Leading parishes, parish totals and special gift listings appear on page 2 of this issue of The Anchor. Next week's issue will include four pages of Special Gifts and parish donations and listings will continue in the order received by the printer until all have been published.

Sister Mary Noel Blute

Liaison is named Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has announced appointment of Sister Mary Noel Blute, RSM, as Episcopal Representative for Religious in the FaIl River diocese, effective July 2. She succeeds Father Lucien Jusseaume, representative for the past 20 years. Father Jusseaume, also chaplain at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, will remain in that post. Sister Noel, a Fall River native, was from 1979 to 1985 provincial superior of the Mercy Province of Providence, responsible for works of the community in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Previously she taught at Rhode Island elementary schools, at Bishop Feehan High School in Attle-

boro and at Salve Regina College, Newport. In her neW post, Sister Noel will work from an office in the Diocesan Family Life Center. She expects to visit superiors or other representatives of each community active in the diocese within the next six to eight months. In general, she .said, she sees her role as thaf of a liaison, helping match Religious with perceived diocesan needs. She said the information that emerged from listening and dialogue sessions held by Bishop Cronin in recent months with communities in the diocese will provide her with valuable guide~ lines. Turn to Page Six

Reactions to Chernobyl By NC News Service

In the wake ofthe Soviet nuclear accident at Chernobyl in the Ukraine and the subsequent spread of radiation throughout most of Europe, church leaders have stressed the interdependence of countries in the nuclear age. They have also joined human rights experts in criticizing lack of Soviet forthrightness concerning the accident and the continuing dearth of information on its victims. Services for Ukrainian victims of the disaster were held throughout the United States, while Pope John Paul II expressed concern for those living near the reactor. The accident prompted new debate on the dangers and benefits of nuclear power, with Catholic experts coming down on both sides of the issue. (See page 4.) What may be the worst nuclear reactor accident ever involved the

April 26 possible meltdown of the Chernobyl plant's nuclear core with release of large quantities of radiation into the atmosphere. No Western nation was informed of the accident until April 28, when Sweden detected increased radioactivity and questioned the Soviet government. Soviet spokesmen say two died and" 197 were injured in the accident but Western scientists suspect these figures are low. In addition, the Communist Party chief of Moscow said May 5 that 49,000 people were evacuated from the area. In a May I statement, Bishop James Malone, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the Soviet nuclear reactor accident illustrates "the lesson of human solidarity in an increasingly interdependent world" and the need for a commitment to peace. Turn to Page Six

THE ANCHOR - Dioces~ ~f Fall.River - Fri., May 9,1986

Leading Parishes AITLEBORO AREA

19,654.00 16,035.00 10,825;00 9,985.00 8,324.00

St. John St. Mary, Seekonk Mt. Carmel, Seekonk St. Mary, Mansfield Holy Ghost

. CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 33,536.00 33,136.00 St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth 24,510.50 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 22,040.00 St. Joan of Arc, Orleans 15,520.50 O.L. of Victory, Centerville FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name Our Lady of Angels Santo Christo St. Thomas More, Somerset St. John of God, Somerset

18,122.50 17,255.00 13,053.00 12,143.00 10,621.45

NEW BEDFORD AREA St. Mary, So. Dartmouth. Mt. Carmel St. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth St. John the Baptist St. Joseph

17,375.00 16,163.70 11,771.00 11,710.00 8,627.00

TAUNTON AREA St. Ann, Raynham Immaculate Conception, N. Easton St. Paul St. Anthony Immaculate Conception

12,427.00 9,736.00 9,552.00 7,963.00 6,768.00

Parish Totals AITLEBORO AREA Attleboro Holy Ghost St. John St. Joseph St. Mark St. Stephen St. Theresa

8,324.00 19,654.00 6,891.00 5,393.00 6,108.00

9,985.00

Mansfield-St. Mary North Attleboro Sacred Heart ,St. Mary Norton-St. Mary Seekonk Mt. Carmel St. Mary

3,684.20 7,425.00. 10,825.00 16,035.00

CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA Brewster-O. L. of the Cape Buzzards .Bay-St. Margaret Centerville-O. L. of Victory Chatham-Holy Redeemer Cotuit-Christ the King East Falmouth-St. Anthony Edgartown-St. Elizabeth Falmouth-St. Patrick Hyannis-St. Francis Xavier Nantucket-O. L. of the Isle North FalmouthSt. Elizabeth Seton Oak Bluffs:'-Sacred Heart Orleans-St. Joan of Arc Osterville-Assumption PocassetSt. John the Evangelist Provincetown-St. Peter Sandwich-Corpus Christi South Yarmouth-St. Pius X Vineyard HavenSt. Augustine WellfleetOur Lady of Lourdes West HarwichHoly Trinity Woods Hole-St Joseph FALL RIVER AREA Fall River St. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Notre Dame

14,320.60 9,897.00 15,520.50 7,282.00 8,045.00 14,371.00 33,536.00 13,889.00 2,780.00 22,040.00 11,945.00 12,164.00 33,136.00 6,232.00

24,510.50

8,189.00 1,778.00 8,831.00 2,962.00 18,122.50 3,870.00

$50

$100

$1500 Rev. James F. Kelley

$1,000

Spartan Cleaners, Hyannis Waystack Realty, Dennisport

Sacred Hearts Community, Fairhaven

$300

St. Joseph Conference, Woods Hole St. Joseph Couples Club, Woods Hole St. Joseph Guild, Woods Hole' Attorney Arthur Rapoza, E. Falmouth Visitation Guild, Orleans

Rev. Lucien Jusseaume

$250 Rev. Msgr. Alfred 1. Gendreau

$200 Rev. William E. Collard Joseph V. Tally, Inc., Providence, R.I.

$175 Permanent Diaconate Community of the Diocese of Fall River

$100 Philip F. Tally, Providence, R.I. Holy Cross Mission House, No. Dartmouth Auburn Construction Co., Inc., Whitman

Cape Cod $4000 St. John's Bingo, Pocasset

$50 Puritan Clothing Co. of Cape Cod, Inc., Hyannis Ma's, Inc., Buzzards Bay Buzzards Bay Pharmacy Sacred Heart Guild, Oak Bluffs Hazelton's Gifts, Dennisport

$35

Phil's Auto Service, Buzzards Bay

$25 Misty Hill'Florists Shop, No. Eastham, Canal 'Electrical, Inc., Buzzards Bay, Capt. Harris Fish Market, Buzzards Bay, Eldridge Lumber Co., Buz· zards Bay, Cape Cod Playland, Inc., Buzzards Bay, Maco's Bait, Buzzards Bay, Grandma's Restaurant, Buzzards Bay, Quintal's Restaurant, Buzzards Bay, Thayer Pharmacy, Barbara Nelson Real Estate, East Falmouth, White Plumbing & Heating Co., E. Falmouth, A.B.C. Oil Co., Vineyard Haven, Coca Cola Bottling Co., Vineyard Haven Fleming's Donut Shack, North Eastham

Tweave, Inc., Norton Swift & Fisher, Inc., Attleboro Falls Bergh Brothers Co., Attleboro Falls Mandeville Chevrolet, No. Attleboro Lyons Advertising, Inc., Attleboro Falls V.H. Blackington & Co., Attleboro Falls Armstrong, Pollis & Clapp, No. Attleboro

$2200 St. Francis Xavier Conference, Hyannis

$500 St. John Conference, Pocasset .RooM. Packer Co., Inc., Vineyard Haven Holy Trinity Thrift Shop, W. Harwich ."

$250 .Campbell Oil Co., Tisbury

$200 Sts. Margaret & Mary Guild, Buzzards Bay St. Anthony Council of Catholic Women, E. Falmouth "i' ~. 'Vetorino Bros., In'c., Bilrnstable '. • Attorney Joseph H. Beecher, HyanniS

Attleboro $400 Imported Auto Parts, Seekonk

$300 St. Mary Conference, Norton

$200 St. Mark Conference, Attleboro Falls Rosecraft, Inc., No. Attleboro A. Caponigro & ~o.

$175 Dwyer Heat & Air Conditioning

$125 ·Country.Haven Nursing·Home, Norton

6,005.00 6,405.00 5,378.50 13,053.00 4,432.50 7,104.00 10,621.45 7,570.00 12,143.00 9,216.00 9,322.25 8,887.00 7,163.40 3,600.00

16,163.70 3,990.00 4,576.00 2,718.00 3,951.00

Norton Women's Guild, St. Mary Church, Clar· ence Rich Plumbing, Norton, Frank Miller & Son, No. Attleboro, St. Mark Women's Guild, Attleboro Falls, London's, Jerrimar's Lounge, Duffy/Poule Funeral Home, Falls Shopping Center, Attleboro Falls, AFriend, Norton

Taunton $1000 Rennie Manufacturing Co.

$250

St. Boniface St. Casimir St. Francis of Assisi St. Hedwig St. James St. John the Baptist St. Joseph St. Kilian St. Lawrence St. Mary St. Theresa AcushnetSt. Francis Xavier East FreetownSt. John Neumann FairhavenSt. Joseph St. Mary Sacred Hearts Marion-St. Rita Mattapoisett-St. Anthony North DartmouthSt. Julie Billiart South Dartmouth-St. Mary Wareham-St. Patrick

$25

New Bedford Claremont Financial Services

$125 ' Calvin Clothing Corp

$100 Aurele's Machine Shop Gilbert 1. Costa, Insurance

$25 Bass Reddy-Rooter, Brodeur Machine Co., Charpentier Central Pharmacy, Inc., Mr. E. Cooper Jacques, Daughters of Isabella Hyacinth Circle #71, Madewell Manufacturing Co., Inc., Smith Office Equipment

Fall River

Attorney Mary K. Nichols

$100 Alan M. Walker & Co., Inc. Amaro's Market, E. Taunton Queen's Daughters Bristol County Savings Bank Bank of Taunton ACooperative Bank Clifford Seresky, Canton

$85 Mozzone Brothers Lumber Yard

$75 Mold Makers, Inc., West Bridgewater Stetson's Agway Sales, Berkley

$50 League of Sacred Heart, St. Jacques Church Assiran, Ellis and Pontes, Attorneys At Law Immaculate Conception Women's Guild, Taunton Taunton Lodge #150, BPOE

$35 Dermody Cleaners Gondola Cafe, Inc.

$30

Superior Body Shop-Leo ~nd Martha So'rel, Raynham

8,005.00 11,710.00 8,627.00 1,232.00 3,271.00 11,738.00 5,076.00 6,311.00 8,502.35 6,310.00 2,835.00 1,555.00 2,637.35 5,124.00 11,771.00 17,375.00 6,881.00

6,382.00 6,768.00 4,301.00 5,480.00 7,963.00 5,046.00 5,107.00 3,678.00 9,552.00

9,736.00 12,427.00

$100 Eagle Snacks, Stoughton Sacred Heart Conference Sacred Heart Conference, in Memory of Deceased Members and Benefactors Sterling Package Store, Inc. Clover Club of Fall River Mrs. James 1. Waldron, Swansea White Spa Caterers Tri-City Office Equipment Co, Inc, Economy Body & Radiator Works

$200 The Pine Framery

$200 $125

4,071.00

$75 $10,000

Immaculate Conception Conference, Taunton St. Yves Datsun Sales, Berkley

2,076.00

TAUNTON AREA Taunton Holy Family Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Lourdes Sacred Heart St. Anthony St. Jacques St. Joseph St. Mary St. Paul Dighton-St. Peter North Dighton-St. Joseph North EastonImmaculate Conception Raynham-St. Ann South Easton-Holy Cross

Taunton Dress Corp., Fred F. Waltz Co, Inc., Harrisville, R.I., William N. Howard &Son Insurance, North Easton, Immaculate Conception Youth Group, Taunton, Bostock Furniture Co, Taunton Chapter of Catholic Nurses

$25

$2500 Peckham & Sons Electrical, Inc., Hyannis

1,626.00 8,994.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA New Bedford Holy Name Assumption Immaculate Conception Mt. Carmel Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart St. Anne St. Anthony Padua

$100

National

4,899.00

3,690.00

J & RInvestments, Norton Pelletier's Automotive, Inc. Foley Funeral Home

$150

17,255.00 4,952.00 8,907.00 4,219.50 4,630.50 3,104.00 7,825.00 5,601.00

Our Lady of the Angels Our Lady of Health Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Sacred Heart St. Anne St. Anthony of Padua St. Elizabeth ·St. Jean Baptiste St. Joseph St. Louis St. Mathieu St. Michael St. Patrick SS. Peter & Paul St. Stanislaus St. William Santo Christo Assonet-St. Bernard No. Westport-O.L. of Grace Somerset St. Joh n of God St. Patrick St. Thomas More Swansea Our Lady of Fatima St. Dominic St. Louis of France St. Michael WestportSt. George St. John

$1000 Venus De Milo, Swansea

$500 AC Lumber Co., St. Vincent de Paul SocietyDioese of Fall River, Dr. Orner E. Boivin

$350

St. Vincent de Paul Society, ~otre Dame Exchange

$300 Borden Remington Co.-, Gangplank Restaurant

$50 Hathaway FuneralService Mannning Auto Parts Simon's Supply Co., Inc. Mr. Rent-A-Car' Spindle City Dye Works

$35 John's Shoe Store

$30 Hadley Insurance Agcy., Inc. Sherwin & Gottlieb & Lowenstein Gray Business Equipm'ent Co., Inc

$25

A-I Hardware, Somerset, B &' S Fisheries of Fall River,l nc., Cox Paper Co, George B. Lockhart Ins. Agcy, Inc., Somerset Lodge, Buffinton Florists, Highland Travel, Apex Shade, Atty. Bernard Saklad, Shop-Rite Liquors &Mini Mart, Fall River Paper & Supply . East Main Hardware, U.S. Textile Co., Elecho Systems, Lawson Granite & Marble Works, Inc., Mrs. Harold S.R. Buffinton, Mell Jewelry Co., ABC Floor Covering, Westport, GrundY's Lumber & Supply Co., Inc., Westport, Mid-City Scrap Iron & Salvage, Westport, New England Sanitation, North Westport, Wm. R. Plamondon, Elec. Contractor, Leonard Pharmacy Ideal Bias Binding Co., Mrs. David Prial, Ship Side Restaurant, Thomas Murrat & Assoc.

$200 St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau, Sacred Heart Parish, Lavoie & Tavares Co., No. Westport Colonial Wholesale Beverage Corp., Dartmouth In Memory of Michael 1. McMahon

$150 Arkwright Finishing Div. of United Merchants & Mfgrs., Inc. .ChaceCurtain .co., Inc. William R. Warburton, Esq., Warwick, R.I. Almeida Electrical, Inc. .

$125

o& 0 Sales & Service, Inc.

Special Gift & parish listings will continue to appear weekly in order received by the printer until1all have been listed.

Musicians plan liturgy of thanks Pastoral musicians of the Fall River diocese will gather at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 25, for a Festival Liturgy of Thanks at St. Thomas More Church, Somerset. The liturgy will mark the fifth anniversary of the diocesan chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. The years have seen "new programs begun, new people stepping forth, richer celebrations and best of all a better understanding of our gifts and how best to share them," said Glenn Giuttari, active in the chap-

ter since its inception. ' Rev. David A. Costa, parochial vicar at St. Thomas More, will be principal celebrant for the Mass. Music has been chosen from selections probably already familiar to most who will attend, said Giuttari, who noted that rehearsals would not be needed by the experienced musicians.

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MRS. RICHARD PAULSON, left, gift shop chairman for tomorrow's riccw convention, shows Our Lady of Good Counsel picture to, from left, Mrs. Frances Zeliner, Taunton district president; Mrs. Anthony Geary, Fall River district president; Mrs. Manuel T. ' Nogueira, convention luncheon chairman; Miss Theresa Lewis, diocesan treasurer. (Rosa photo)

DCCW convention plans finalized Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be principal celebrant and homilist of a Mass closing the morning session of tomorrow's convention of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, to be held at St. John of God parish center, Somerset. A new convention feature will be a gift shop, chaired by Mrs. Richard M. Paulson. Honoring the DCCW patroness, it will offer Our Lady of Good Counsel stationery, prayer cards and pictures. Also available will be crewel work and Key to Heaven rosaries. The shop will be open from8: 15 to 8:50 a.m. at the beginning of the convention; prior to Mass, time permitting; and from 2:IQ to 3 p.m. The morning session will open

Presentation of awards to outwith prayer by District I and diocesan council moderator Msgr. standing council members will be Anthony M. Gomes and words of made by Bishop Cronin prior to welcome from convention chair- Mass. man Mrs. Michael J. McMahon; After the convention lunch, the Msgr. Gomes; District I president afternoon session will open with ,a Mrs. Anthony J. Geary; and host performance by the Bell Ringers pastor Rev. Daniel L. Freitas. Past of the First Baptist Church, Fall DCCW president Mrs. Emmett P. River, directed by Mrs. William S. Almond will lead the Pledge of Hathaway Jr. Mrs. Raymond Allegiance and Miss Dorothy Lavoie will give the registrar's Curry, DCCW first vice-president, report and guests will be the ~ational Anthem. . introduc;ed. Beginning at 2:30 p.m., concurDCCW president Mrs. Aubrey M. Armstrong will conduct the rent workshops will be presented convention business meeting and by the Church Communities, the keynote address will follow, by ,Family, Community and InternaMrs. D. Bruce Bischoff, president tional Affairs, Organization Serof the National Council of Catholic vices and Legislative commissions Women. of the DCCW.

, Living ros'ary to honor centennial A living rosary ceremony is the Manus, an alumnus of the former latest in a series of events celebrat- Immaculate Conception School ing the 100th anniversary of the and Coyle and Cassidy High coming of the Religious of the School, both in Taunton, will be Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts homilist for the service. Music will to the United States. be by a sisters' choir, directed by It will take place at 7:30 p.m. Rev. David A. Costa, also a CoyleThursday, May IS, at Immaculate , Cassidy alumnus. Conception Church, Bay Street, Attending with Holy Union sisTllllntnn ters and Taunton area friends of the community will be Sister IgnaWith Rev. John J. Steakem as tius Loyola, Holy Union superior host pastor, Rev. Michael K. Mc-

general, stationed in Rome and now visitinll in the' United States: The program chairperson, Sister Eugenia Margaret, a CoyleCassidy faculty member, announced that a reception will follow the service. It will be hosted by the Immaculate Conception Women's Guild and the Coyle-Cassidy Mothers' Club. In charge of arrangements are Mrs. Richard M. Paulson and Mrs. Mansour Barbour. Fall River Arrival Sister Eugenia Margaret noted that the Holy Union Sisters first arrived in the United States in October, 1886, to establish schools in Fall River. From that beginning they have moved to other parts of the Fall River diocese and to the archdioceses of Baltimore, Boston, Miami and New York as well as to the dioceses of Albany, Brooklyn, Louisville, Pensacola-Tallahassee, Providence, Orlando, Rockville Center and San Angelo. Members also serve in the African nations of Cameroon and Tanzania. Local events such as the Taunton observance will be climaxed by a major celebration in August.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., May 9, 1986

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tbe living word

What"s in a Word? With the addition of many factions to the political rainbow of this country, it's rather difficult to pinpoint the meaning attaching to anyone label. We banter about descriptive voting patterns with such abandon that it's difficult to categorize a particular politician. In short, the various airs on one theme are so misleading as to bewilder the body politic. For example, take the word "liberal" as applied to politics. The muddle is endless. In its purest Webster definition, liberalism as a political philosophy is based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of men, the autonomy of the individual and the protection of political and civil rights. It includes everything but the proverbial kitchen sink. And when it is applied to our present social mishmash, it means perhaps less than its definition would lead us to look for. Neverthless, citizens of our land are periodically presented with a list of certified liberals by a body that would have us regard it as the epitome of liberal judgment: Americans for Democratic Action. Contradictory as it might seem, this august body rules supreme when it comes to awarding politicians the title of liberal. By their standards, they would endorse politicians fitting the following mold: - In foreign affairs liberals would decry the fate of political persons in Chile but not mention' the 路millions chained in Vietnam, Cambodia, Cuba or eastern Europe. They would favor wars of national liberation, provided the liberators are Marxists. Warfare opposed to this ideal would be nothing more than capitalistic expansionism. -In areas of economic concern, liberals would be fanatical about the federal deficit yet support unlimited give-away pro': grams. Taxpayers are to be deterred from claiming benefits; soical budgeting is to benefit those who do not earn wha't they want. -In areas concening religious .belief, liberals would hold dear clerics and religious against nuclear destruction, but fanatically defy the same peo.ple, should they oppose abortion, support school prayer or lobby for tax aid to parochial/ private , schools. The standard of judgment applied to religious concerns would embody a strict interpretation of the First Amendment. Any independent position on路 the separation of church and state would be dubbed un-American and unpatriotic. All in all, it should be quite obvious that one guided by such standards would be enmeshed in contradiction and dissent and would find it impossible to gail1 a truly univers~l view of reality and man's place in the world. Yet if one is knighted by ADA, such difficulties seem engulfed by euphoria. , How could one live in an affluent, protected, white neighborhood and face the inner-city poor? How could one vote for affirmative action programs while entrenching oneself in a position unaffected by government quotas? How could one choose between the killing of a human being or a whale? Such are some of the conflicting questions difficult to reconcile with honestly and integrity. What most ofthis means is that we should never be fooled by labels. It's the content that matters. In a world of slick advertising and dazzling imagery, words do not always mean what the dictionary says they do.

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Nuclear authorities differ

While "we may be terribly afraid WASHINGTON (NC) - While agreeing that the nuclear disaster of (nuclear energy)," he said, "it's at the Soviet energy plant at Cher- still true that nuclear energy is the nobyl was a catastrophe, religious primary, practically the only, figures with scientific backgrounds energy source in the universe." Because "every star is a nuclear' expressed diverse opinions on the risks, benefits and future course of power plant," Father Pollard said, "God has made more nuclear power nuclear energy. "The present nuclear industry plants than anything else." Father Pollard, who taught ...is not compatible with human survival," said Sister Rosalie Ber- physics at the University of Tentell, a scientist who is president of nessee before his ordination in the International Institute of Con- 1954, said that his religious percern for Public Health in Toronto, spective allows him to see nuclear energy "in terms of God's creation, Canada. Sister Bertell, who has studied and not in terms of some esoteric,. The Editor. environmental health issues with technologic achievement of man . an emphasis on low-level radia- - that man has introduced someLetters Welcome tion, said the nuclear industry is thing not intended by God." But, said Sister Bertell, "just Letters to the edittlf are welcomed. All letters should be brief . "neither路 safe nor clean nor efbecause something is in the world ficient. " and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemed A member of the Grey Nuns of doesn't make it safe. Arsenic is in necessary. All letters must be signed and contain a home or business the Sacred Heart, Sister Bertell the world, too." address. Sister Bertell added that the said that no level of radiation is safe, including the level in the radiation levels considered "permissible" were set by physicists, atmosphere. But the Rev. William Pollard, not public health professionals, an Episcopal priest and retired and are therefore subject to susnuclear physicist, said many:peo- picion. People "can't place their health pie have an abnormal fear of radiation "that goes beyond all reason." in the hands of physicists, and Father Pollard, who worked on that's exactly what happens in the the World War II Manhattan Pro- nuclear field," said Sister Bertel!. Another nun-scientist, Sister of ject, which developed the first atomic bomb, cited the eventual Humility Kathryn Bissell, a physidepletion of fossil fuels. ''If you cist and research methodoligist who want to maintain civilization on worked as an assistant for two this planet. .. , you've got to use commissioners of the U.S. Nuclear nuclear energy. There's no alter- Regulatory Commission, said crit. ics of nuclear energy should native."

be emphasizing safety "instead of being off in left field" trying to close down all plants. "People ought not to be trying to put the genie back in the bottle. That's not possible," she said. "In the real world, (nuclear energy) is here to stay." Properly operated, said Sister Bissell, nuclear plants are less of a health risk than coal-fired plants. But Sister Bertell argued that a nuclear accident has much greater consequences. "You don't get an accident of this magnitude when a pipe bursts in a coal-fired plant," she said. Frederick Carney, an ethics professor at the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas who describes . himself as "basically affirmative" on nuclear power, said that, properly operated, nuclear plants can be as safe or safer than other energy plants. "The difference is the alarm factor," he said. Prominent in the debate over nuclear energy are the "what if" questions, Carney added. ''If you dwell on the 'what if' issues you become phobic," he said. Carney, Father Pollard and Sister Bissell all said the Soviet Union had a moral obligation, which it failed to' carry out, to warn its own citizens and neighboring countries. that a major accident had occurred.

Momisins

We all had or have mothers. And they pretty much all gave us the same bits of wisdom. Somewhere, thousands of years ago, there had to be mothers who originated these, but, alas they have been lost to history. A pity because their words will most likely be repeated down through more generations than any of the great works of literature. While as children we may have cringed, questioned and laughed at some of this collective advice, it's likely that we're passing it on to our own children. How often I hear my mother coming out of my mouth. It's an occu.pational hazard, I guess. In an effort to collect and preserve these momisms, I have asked friends to share some of their mothers' pearls. Here are the more universal ones. - "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all." - "Eat what's on your plate. Remember the starving children in China, or Armenia, or India or anywhere. " - "Always wear clean under-

wear in case you get in an accident and end up in the hospital." - "You'll put your eye out." - "Do you want us to end up in the poorhouse?" - "Always carry a clean handkerchief. "(For girls, enough change for a phone call.) - "Don't do as I do. Do as I say." - "If you cross your eyes, they might get stuck that way." - "Smart girls are smart enough not to act. smart." - "You're eating us out of house and home." - "I'm washing my hands of you." - "You can't judge a book by its cover." - ''I'm doing this for your own good." . - "I'm cold. Put on a sweater." - "It takes one to know one." - "I've only got two hands." - "Better an old man's sweetheart than a young man's slave." - "Don't air the family's dirty linen." --:- "This will hurt J1ile more than it hurts you."

Older seminarians Today's seminarian is ofder than the seminarian of 1967, according to a recent study that shows 31, percent of the men studying for the priesthood today are more than 31 years old. In 1967,72 percent of seminarians were 20-25. As our research team analyzed the data, the question arose: "What is this telling the church?" Let's weigh some of the pros and cons in the emerging profile of today's seminarians. Coincidentally, the same day we received our data on seminarians, national statistics were released showing the median age of Americans today - 31 years. Could it be that as the age of路 Americans rises, the age of seminarians rises too? Should we interpret this as a natural trend among seminarians which shouldn't cause surprise or reaction? Then too, as people live longer, don't we need more priests who are older and who can 'relate to this population? And it can be argued, based on the data, that older seminarians are surer of their '~cation than younger seminarians. Many of the priests who left in the 1960s and 1970s entered the seminary at an early age. There is good reason to wonder how many of them had' a mind of their owri when they entered the seminary. Finally, it must be asked whether the seminary statistics are a result of today's trend to smaller families. In the past, most vocations to the priesthood came from large families. Now let's explore the trend toward older men in the seminary from another point of view. The purpose of seminary formation, in essence, is to take men with open minds and help them explore what the church is about; to prepare priests of the future to understand parish life and how the church can be relevant to modern times. When an older man applies to the seminary, he may well possess stability, the ability to pace himself well, a gift for knowing what is

key in an issue - and a few set ideas and preconceived notions, which most of us acquire as we get older. Will the seminary face some special challenges in touching these seminarians with new ideas and ideals? Then there is another consideration. Recently, 1 visited a friend working in a 'Spanish ghetto. To b'e effective, he had to learn Spanish and adjust to a work schedule which took him into the early hours of the morning. Granted, there are' older: men entering the seminary who can still learn a language quickly and who have sufficient strength to go the distance. But are these exceptions? Don"t older persons move into a new stage of li(e which makes them less prone to burn the candle at both ends? It is good that we ,are attracting older men to the seminary. They playa very,important role in the church.

But don't we need to attract younger men to the priesthood as well? Will it be healthy for the church in the long run if we don't? Young priests are,more likely to attract youth to the priesthood. Young priests also have a lot in their favor when it comes to adjusting to change.. If the church isn't attracting youths today as we did in the past,

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- ~'I don't know what your father is going to say when he hears about this." - "Show me his friends and I'll tell you what he's like." - "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well." - "Money isn't everything." "M oney makes the world go round." (Often both from the same mother.) - "If everyone elsejumps in the lake, would you jump in, tooT' - "The bad penny always comes home." - "Someday I hope you have a child just like yourself." - "Show me how he treats his mother and I'll show you what kind of husband he'll make." - "Only a mother could love him."

By FATHER EliGENE HEMRICK

I believe we have a serious problem on our hands. Youth brings a vitality and creativity -'new ideas and ne.w solutions - that are important for the church. I beli'eve the present statistics encourage us to appreciate a'nd learn to work with today's older seminarians; and they tell us to take note now of what is 'happening, before we find ourselves in a church where a young priest is a rarity.

Jesus loved Judas Q. Over the years I have assumed that at the Last Supper Jesus ate with and gave bread to all the disciples, including Judas. Recently, with a change in wording by our priest, it would seem that Judas was excluded. He uses the word "friends" instead of "disciples." In view of what Judas did I would doubt that one might consider him a friend, although he obviously was a follower. Is there now some difference in our understanding of Judas? (Illinois) A. We probably have a hard time believing or accepting the fact, bilt Jesus clearly considered Judas a friend, a close friend, right up to the end. All four evangelists indicate that Jesus ate with the Twelve that night. His hands were on the table with them; he dipped the bread into the dish with them. This in itself is a sign of mutual affection. The Gospel of St. Johil goes even further. Jesus took the bit of food, says'John, "dipped the morsel, then took it and gave it to Judas." Among ancient people, and even into modern times in certain parts of the world, for the host to personally give food at the table to someone indicated a particularly intimate friendship. It was almost an unparalleled symbol of affection. /

It is certainly significant that all the apostles and disciples seem to remember this incident with great care and detail. Perhaps it was his unconditional and seemingly irrational love even for Judas that encouraged them to trust that Jesus could and would forgive them for their own abandonment and betrayal of him during the following 24 hours. I must add that no priest has the right to revise the words of the eucharistic prayers in this manner, if that's where these "changes" are occurring. Q. What is the Catholic Church May 12 Rev. John F. de Valles, Chaplain, teaching on Catholics attending a Lutheran or .other Protestant 1920, United States Army wedding ceremony? May 13 There is confusion in our family Rt. Rev. Osias Boucher, Pastor, because one of our relatives said 1955, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River she cannot attend a non-Catholic May 16 ceremony. The bride is Lutheran Rev. William McDonald, SS., and the groom is Catholic. We 1941, St. Patrick, Falmouth want to do the right thing but do Rt. Rev. J. Joseph Sullivan, not want to cause hurt feelings. P. R., Pastor, 1960, Sacred Hea'rt, (New York) , . Fall River A. Under ordinary conditions Rev. Arthur C. dosReis, Retired Pastor, 1981, Santo Christo, Fall ' nothing would prevent a Catholic's attendance at a ,Protestant or . River' other non-Catholic ceremony. This May 17 would include ceremonies such as Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, weddings that involve persons close D.O., 3rd Bishop of Fall River to us as family or friends. 1934-51 In these cases it is permissible , May 19 and good, according to our church's Rev. Ambrose Lamarre, O.P., eC,umenical directives, for Catho1940 Dominican Priory, Fall River lics to participate in common Rev. Thomas Traino'r, Pastor, responses and prayers, hymns and 1941, St. Louis, Fall River' actions of the church in which they May 20 are guests and so on, as long as these are not contradictory to our Rev: Antonio L: daSilvia, Pastor, 1952, Our Lady of Health, Catholic faith. . This participation should not Fall River include more intimate participaMay 23 tion in the celebration of the Lord's Rev. William F. Donahue, As-' Supper (for example by receiving sistant, 1944, St. Francis Xavier, Communion) or at other principal Hyannis

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liturgical services in these churches. In the case of your relative, if he has received a dispensation from his bishop from the form of marriage (in other words, a dispensation so that he may be married as a Catholic before someone other than a Catholic priest or deacon) these same regulations on attendance and participation would apply at his marriage. Q. I am a Catholic and my husband is not. Will he be allowed to be buried in a Catholic cemetery? If not, would it be against tile laws of the church for me to be buried in a non-Catholic cemetery? (Missouri) A. Christians always have shown great concern that the funeral rites and burial of their dead brothers and sisters reflect their beliefs about the sacredness of the human body and the resurrection. Part of this concern moved them to have special areas set aside for their own dead, a custom our church has carried on to the present time. However, its policies are not so strict as to preclude either of the options you suggest. People who are not Catholics (a common example is the spouse of a Catholic, as in your case) may normally be buried in a Catholic cemetery. Also, Catholics (again a common example may be a spouse, or a convert whose family plot is in another cemetery) may be buried in a non-Catholic cemetery. In the latter case, the grave is blessed at the time of the burial, just as it would be in a Catholic cemetery. Each dioces'e has its regulations about these things, which may differ slightly from some others. So it's best to ask your parish priest about any details. A free brochure explaining the Catholic Church's' position on membership in the Masons is avail..ble by sending a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, 111. 61701. Questions may be sent路to Father Dietzen at the same address.

Weird advice NEW YORK (NC) - Catholic Church and pro-life officials have denounced a New York City official's advice that middle-class teen-~gers use state Medicaid funds provid~d "on behalf of the unborn~' to pay for abortions without parental knowledge. In a letter in New Youth Connections, a youth magazine, Alice Radosh, city coordinator of adolescent pregnancy and parenting services, told teens "any teen-ager , who is pregnant can get Medicaid coverage for an abortion regardless of her parents' income and without parental notification. The teen-ager simply has to tell the Medicaid-finance worker at the clinic that she is applying 'on behalf of the unborn.... "That is the weirdest thing I ever heard," was the comment of Cardinal John O'Connor of New York.

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···Mother Continued from Page One explain what the kingdom of God is like. "We have a parable ofa;baker woman who kneaded yeast into dough until the whole loaf was leavened." The lesson here, she said, was the·sameas that of the parable about the farmer wlio went out to sow his seed to reap a harvest thirtyfold,sixtyfold agd ninetyfold. "Why is that we know the sower of the seed is God but we don't realize that the baker woman is God?" Sister Schneiders asked.

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Czechoslovakia's communist authorities are concerned about Catholicism's continuing strength i"n areas of the country where the church is traditionally rooted, according to an underground publication, Information on the Church. Officials have commented on the high number of infant baptisms, church weddings and funerals in those areas, the magazine reported, adding a large part of the population' still receives the sacraments and attends religious events.

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN meets with Father Lucien Jusseaume, left, and Sister Mary Noel Blute, RSM, outgoing and incoming Episcopal Representative for Religious. (Motta photo)

Liaison is named Continued from Page One Sister Noel paid high tribute to Father Jusseaume, her predecessor, saying she had never experienced a more inspirational transition of responsibility from one person to another. "He has been very open and desirous of helping me," she said, "and I am very

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changes in religious life that have occurred since that time and expressed gratitude for the pleasant relationships he has enjoyed with the religious communities he served. The priest, who celebrated his 45th anniversary of ordination this year, was pastor of St. Mathieu's parish, Fall River; S~. George, Westport; and St. Roch, Fall River, before assuming the chaplaincy of Our Lady's Haven. Previously he was parochial vicar at St. Stephen's, Attleboro, and at several ·New Bedford parishes. At Our Lady's Haven he has played a key role in maintaining the Catholic character of the nursing home since the Carmelite Sisters who formerly staffed it withdrew due to lack of personnel. He is also regarded by the Edmundite Fathers as one of the greatest benefactors of their mission in Selma, Ala. As a result of his longstanding interest in the church in Africa .and in evangelization of U.S. blacks, he has over the years supported the struggling mission in projects including outreach to the needy, youth programs, clothing dispensaries and clinics.

Pope John Paul expressed his "particular affection" for the affected Ukrainians and a Vatican statement said he was praying for the "victims of the grave disaster" and for "those exposed to suffering from it in neighboring countries. " The lack of information about casualties and the inability of Ukrainian-Americans to reach relatives by telephone has p·rovoked widespread criticism by Ukrainian spokesmen, while Sister Ann Gillen, executive director of the National Interreligious Task Force on Soviet Jewry, said that by suppressing accident information the Soviets had violated the Helsinki human rights accords. John W. Crossley, a representative of the Christian Rescue Effort for the Emancipation of Dissidents, Erwinna, Pa., said he was concerned political and religious prisoners may be used for the highly dangerous job of cleaning up the nuclear reactor accident. "In Czechoslovakian accidents in the uranium mines, they always send political or religious prisoners," Crossley said. The Chernobyl accident has pro-. voked a new round of the controversy over nuclear power. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano said May 4 the accident illustrated the need for a system of international consultation and controls on atomic energy. Accurate information, .the editorial added, should not be considered merely "a journalistic curiosity to satisfy," but an "essential element of international collaboration." However, the Soviet Union has harshly criticized Western news media's demand for information as sensationalistic. In South Carolina, Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler of Charleston called for further studies of the dangers of U. S. nuclear reactors in an April 30 statement. Bishop Unterkoefler expressed concern about four nuclear power plants in South Carolina which lack containment ·structures. The Chernobyl plant also lacked a containment structure, allowing radiation to be released into the atmosphere.

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Sanctuary workers unfazed TUCSON, Ariz. (NC) - Sanctuary workers convicted May I in Tucson of aiding illegal aliens pledged to路 continue helping Central Americans and appealed for greater church support. Eight church workers found guilty of aiding illegal Central Americans face a variety of prison terms and fines. Three others were acquitted. After she was convicted Sister Darlene Nicgorski, a School Sister of St. Francis, said, "I have no regrets at all." At a New York press conference May 2 Sister Nicgorski said her order and some bishops have given str.ong support to the network of activists who aid illegal Central Americans. The National Conference of Catholic Bishops has not taken an official position on the movement, which contends that "Central Americans must be sheltered because they will be persecuted if forced to return to their homelands. The movement is at odds with the Immigration and Naturalization Service, which categorizes the Central Americans as economic refugees and sanctuary workers as smugglers. Though she was convicted of conspiracy in smuggling refugees, Sister Nicgorski said she was guilty only of a "conspiracy of love." Another defendant found guilty, Father Anthony Clark of Davenport, Iowa, in residence at Sacred Heart parish in Nogales, Ariz., said that "so long as there are refugees there will always Qe sanctuary. ... If people come to me and ask my assistance I will respond accordingly." Also found guilty were Flj,ther Ramon Dagoberto Quinones, a priest in Nogales, Mexico; the Rev. John M. Fife, a Presbyterian minister; Philip Willis-Conger, a former missionary; and lay workers Peggy Hutchison, Wendy Lewin and Maria del Socorro Pardo .de Aquilar. James A. Corbett, a rancher and Quaker activist, and lay workers Mary K. Doan Espinoza and .

REV. JOHN FIFE, A Presbyterian minister, comforts his wife Marianne after he was found guilty of aiding Central American refugees. (NCj UPI photo) Nena MacDonald were found not guilty on all charges. 'Sentencing was scheduled for July l. Arizona's three bishops Thomas J. O'Brien of Phoenix; Manuel D. Moreno of Tucson and Jerome J. Hastrich of Gallup, N. M., whose diocese includes part of Arizona - said in a statement that the United States has failed to address the problems faced by Central American refugees. They called for "humane, consistent application of the Refugee Act of 1980 by the INS." Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, N.M., said in an interview after the trial that while bishops cannot "advocate" that people violate laws, neither can they "re-

strain people from following their own moral conviction. " The bishop also said he supports the declaration of New Mexico as a sanctuary state by Gov. Toney Anaya, a Democrat. "He meant it as a symbolic stand in keeping with the thinking that some of the immigration laws contradict other legal principles concerning the definition of a refugee. I am in agreement with his intent," said Bishop Ramirez. Mr. Fife, pastor of the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, said that the sanctuary movement has motivated different religious groups to work together. "It has brought different faiths together in a way that is really something to celebrate," he said.

Pope will visit 2 Latin nations VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II will visit 12 cities during a July 1-8 pastoral visit to Colombia and Santa Lucia, the Vatican press office has announced. Among his stops will be_ Armero, the Colombian town almost 90 percent destroyed after eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano last November. The visit to the nation, where almost 95 percent of the 27.5 million people are Catholic, will be the pope's 30th trip outside of Italy and his seventh to Latin America. Colombia is headquarters of two important Latin American church organizations: the Latin A.merican Catholic Bishops' Council, a service organization for the region's national hierarchies, and the 'Latin American Confederation of Religious, a coordinating body for religious orders working in Latin America. The West Indies island of Saint Lucia has a population of 124,000, abQut 100,000 of them Catholic. The nation established diplomatic ties with the Vatican in 1984.

BISHOP DANIEL A. Cronin, center, and Sister Mary Christopher, RSM, provincial administrator, fourth from right, welcome Sisters of Mercy to St. Patrick's parish convent in Fall River, building at right. In July, 12 sisters, nearly all parish natives, will move into.the Second Empire style home, reopened after eight years. From left, Father William W. Norton, St. Patrick's pastor; Sisters Madeline Strang, Mary Davida Dunne, Jean Marie McGee, Lea Malley, Bernadetta Ryan, M. Noel Blute and Lucretia Duffy; Bishop Cronin; Sisters Jessie Kearns, Mary Christopher, Rita Abramavage, Romana Murphy and Timothea Riley. Also moving in, but not in photo, Sister Theresa Sparrow. (Motta photo)

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Diocesan Tribunal

A place for healing By Joseph Motta

If the inquiry is to proceed, three priests are assigned to the A tribunal, technically speakcase: an advocate, a defender of ing, is the seat of ajudge. Literally, the bond and a judge. it denotes a court or forum of The advocate reviews all tesjustice. timony and argues in favor of . When applied to a diocese, the granting the annulment, Father word basically refers to a marriage Maddock said. court. The defender of the bond, he The Fall River Diocesan Tribucontinued, speaks in favor of the nal is headed by Msgr. Henry T. bond of marriage, because at this Munroe, VE, officialis, who told point the Church still presumes The Anchor that the great bulk of the marriage valid. ' its work involves annulment cases. The judge reviews all testimony An annulment is a decision made and the arguments of the advocate by a competent church authority and defender. that an apparently valid marriage A decision is based on theology, wll:s actually invalid from its beginning. church law and church court pracWith tribunal vice-officialis, sectice. As in civil law, previous cases, often set precedent. . retary and notary Father Jay T. Msgr. Munroe explained that in Maddock, Msgr. Munroe explaineach case the judge must satisfy ed the annulment procedure. himself as to whether the testimFirst, a person seeking an annulony before him proves, in accord ment should contact his or her parwith Church requirements, that ish priest for a preliminary questhe marriage in question was intionnaire asking personal statistics valid. and a brief autobiography. If he so determines, he issues a The parish priest forwards the written decision and notifies both completed questionnaire to the triparties and the defender. bunal, said Msgr. Monroe officiaAll have 15 days to appeal the lis since 1971. Between ioo and decision. If uncontested, it is sent 130 of these petitions are received to the Appeal Court in Boston for at the tribunal's Fall River office review. That court may confirm each year,-he added. the decision and notify the tribuMsgr. Munroe and Father M~d nal that it may be considered final. d~ck review all questionnaires, they, The other possibility, Msgr. MunsaId. If an investigation is warroe said, is that the diocesan judge ranted, the case is assigned a promay rule that the evidence does tocol number. not prove the marriage invalid and . The person filling out the ques- , issue a sentence upholding its validtIOnnaIre, called the petitioner is ity to both parties and the advointerviewed and during the m;et- cate. Again, 15 days are allowed ing, "the quality of the marriage for appeal. relationship is scrutinized," Msgr. The whole annulment decision Munroe said. process takes from 18 months to The other party to the marriage, two years. called the respondent, is then conMsgr. Munroe and Father Madtacted, if possible, and is asked dock look upon their work as a either to' come in for an interview healing ministry. or to complete a questionnaire. If he or she cannot be reached, "I think people should know an edictal citation or request to that the tribunal is here to serve appear at the tribunal at a given them," Father Maddock said. time is published in The Anchor, "The healing process enables satisfying church law that a public many persons to be reconciled attempt be' made to locate the with the church," Msgr. Munroe respondent. added. Father Maddock;secretary and notary since 1980 and vice-officialis The officialis said three diocesince January I of this year, ex- san priests are currently studying plained that finding' a respondent canon law at Catholic University is often a challenge, because by the in Washington, DC; Fathers Gertime a petitioner contacts the dioce- ard Hebert, Mark R. Hession and san court, a civil divorce has been Thomas E. McGlynn. The latter granted and many parties have civ- two will graduate this month, while illy remarried. Father Hebert will complete his "Witnesses," usually relatives or studies next year. mutual friends of a co_uple, are also requested to participate in the annulment process. Their testimony is valuable, Msgr. Munroe said, since cases cannot be decided s'olely on the strength of statements from the couple involved.

Church law requires that judges and defenders of the bond must hold a degree in canon law, said Msgr. Munroe. With the training the young priests are receiving, "We're paving the way for the future in ministry and service to the people of God," he concluded. .

New patriarch for Maronites ROME (NC) - Maronite bishops meeting last month in Lebanon elected Bishop Nasrallah Sfeir, known as a politically neutral mediator who is respected by Moslems, as the new patriarch of Maronite Catholics. Maronite parishes in the area of the Fall River diocese are St. Anthony of:the Desert, Fall River, and Our Lady of Purgatory, New Bedford. They come under the jurisdiction of the patriarch and of the diocese of St. Maron, headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, which serves all U.S. Maronite Catholics. On the day of the election in Lebanon, the Vatican announced that Pope John Paul II had taken the unusual step of directly appointing two Maronite archbishops in Beirut, Lebanon, and Cyprus. Normally, the bishops would have been elected by the same Maronite synod that chose the new patriarch. Appointed were Father Khalil Abinader, director of a Lebanese college, as Maronite archbishop of Beirut, and Father Joseph Bechara, rector of a Lebanese seminary, as Maronite archbishop of Cyprus. The Cyprus archdiocese includes part of Lebanon. Msgr. Mario Rizzi, under-secretary of The Vatican Congregation for Eastern Rite Churches, said the appointments could be seen'as "a sign of the pope's special interest in the Maronite church, which is undergoing a very difficult period." Another Vatican source, however, who asked /lot to be identified, said the unusual appointments were disappointing to Maronite bishops. "The pope did not respect the bishops' privilege of electing them," he said. He speculated that the Vatican might have wanted to show that it still maintains the right to intervene for the good of the Maronite community. '

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The latest story I heard of a medical malpractice'case convinced me that the lawsuit crisis has really gone crazy. Individual self-serving is making victims of us all. A suit was brought by a woman who claimed that her psychic abilities were lost as a result of a hospital brain scan. She won the suit and the jury awarded her $1 million. Another story I found ridiculous concerned a man who jumped in front of a New York City subway train in an unsuccessful suicide attempt. He then sued the transit authority for negligence and was awarded $650,000 in damages. It's not unusual for awards to exceed a whopping $1 million. And the number of product liability lawsuits has expanded nearly 700 percent in the last decade. But while a few individuals and their lawyers are getting rich off court cases, what happens to the rest of society? Many small companies are going out of business because they can't afford to pay exploding insurance premiums orcan't obtain insurance at all. All types of professionals have been plagued by malpractice , problems, including lawyers, engineers and clergymen. It's the worst for doctors. A typical malpractice insurance premium for a neurosurgeon might be upward of $80,000 a year. Many obstetricians are simply giving up and leaving the field. In the end, we' all pay much higher prices for products and health care; the fear that any entre. preneurial venture might pose too big a risk hampers the vitality and quality of life in the nation. How has the liability situation . gotten so out of hand? Why are juries awarding such big settlements? Personal greed is an undeniable factor in many cases. But juries are

not simply giving in to plaintiff's greed. They are, it seems to me, being moved not only by sympathy for the injured party but also by a widespread desire to punish institutions and professionals. I think that this apparent desire to punish doctors, companies and government institutions is born from lack of trust. There's an usvs.-them mentality, a feeling that the little guy has to fight against the big guy for self-preservation. Those beliefs didn't spring out of thin air. For years, companies were able to get away with such abuses as pumping dangerous chemicals into the environment. The medical profession has engendered hostility by wielding great power over our lives and charging high fees. Now we are witnessing the backlash. Many consumers feel justified in punishing those who have held too much power and want to grab a reward while they're at it.

It is a chicken-and-egg problem of self-interest where one abuse follows another. The finger of blame can be pointed in a dozen different directions. Ultimately, though, the problem can be traced to an attitude of each man for himself. That's what happens when companies market defective products or pollute the water for the sake of profits, when professionals wield too much power for the sake of their egos and bank accounts, when government officials pad their own pockets, when juries award outrageous settlements to punish authorities or when individuals bring unfair lawsui'ts to make themselves rich. Somewhere along the line, the individual parties have to break the cycle of self-interest. When any segment of society gets greedy, it eventually backfires. And it hurts everybody.

Bills seek to curb TV violence WASHINGTON (NC) -In an effort to curb the television violence he said is harming the mental health of the nation, Sen. Paul Simon, 0-111., has introduced two bills designed to encourage the networks and cable operators to voluntarily limit scenes of violence on television. At a news conference announcing the action, Simon recalled going into a hotel room, turning on a television and "watching someone being sawed in halfby a chainsaw. It bothered me as an adult," he said. "What happens to a 12-yearold? We've got to ask those questions." Simon pointed to studies and reports by groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institute of Mental

Health, the U.S. surgeon general and others, "all of which say we're seeing too much violence on television for our own mental health.",

Wants U.S. priests NEW YORK (NC) - Cardinal Jozef Tomko, head of the Vatican agency responsible for missionary work, says the United States has only a "relative shortage" of clergy. He is asking that each U.S. diocese take responsibility for a mission parish, sending teams of perhaps three priests in rotation to work for terms of perhaps four or five years. The cardinal said Asia has only one priest for every 12,400 Catholics, while the U.S. has a priest for every 913 Catholics.

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Catholic-Anglican amity praised By Sister Mary Ann Walsh VATICAN CITY (NC)- Pope' John Paul II has praised a growing Catholic-Anglican friend~hip, saying it is "the basis for further progress along the path of unity." He spoke at his weekly audience, attended by members of Rome's Anglican Center. The pope said the center "has been a place of ecumenical study, a center for meetings between Christians of different backgrounds and, above all, a place that has fostered that friendship between Catholics and Angelicans," the pope added. . A 1966 meeting between Pope Paul VI and Anglican Archbishop Michael Ramsey of Canterbury, England, marked a significant step in ecumenical relations, leading to the establishment of dialogue on theological differences between Anglicans and Catholics. The Anglican Center opened shortly after the meeting.

First director CHICAGO (NC)-Gerard Pare has been named the first executive director of the National Council for Catholic Evangelization, an umbrella for diocesan religious . congregation and parish evangelization efforts. He has been a director ofIiturgical services in the Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., diocese.

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Eyes have it VATICAN (NC)-Ophthalmolo, who specialize in eye care, must keep "an integral vision of the person," Pope John Paul II told 3,000 eye doctors and technicians visiting the Vatican. Specialization in medicme IS "more and ·more stressed," the pope told participants in the 25th World Congress of Ophthalmologists. "But the specialist should never disregard an integral vision of the person, who is a complex bodily and spiritual unity." Pope John Paul further warned the medical personnel not to become so businesslike that they do not see patients as individuals, instead transforming medicine into "anonymous, bureaucratic assistance, based on dossiers." The pope also told the ophthalmologists that through eye care, they see patients as people, since the eyes reveal not just the state of the body but also that of the soul.

Astronaut buried CONCORD, N.H. (NC) Christa McAuliffe, the New Hampshrine schoolteacher chosen as the first ordinary citizen to fly in space, was buried May I at Calvary Cemetery near her home in Concord. A cousin, Father James Leary of Bristol, Conn., who celebrated the wedding Mass at which Mrs. McAuliffe and her husband, Steven, were married in 1970, officiated at the final rites. Mrs. McAuliffe and the six other astronauts aboard the Challenger space shuttle were killed Jan. 28, when the shuttle exploded shortly after takeoff from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Shortly afterwards a numb"er of memorial masses,were offered for Mrs. McAuliffe, including a private Mass celebrated at her parish, St. Peter's Church in Concord, by Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, Bishop Odore J. Gendron of Manchester, NH., and Father Leary. Mrs. McAuliffe, 37, the mother of two, had been a religious education teacher at St. Peter's Church. Born in Boston and brought up in Framingham, she was a social studies teacher at Concord High School when she was selected last July from 10,000 applicants for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Teacher in Space program.

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DOMINICAN LAITY, FR Our Lady of the Rosary Chapter . meeting begins with I:30 p.m. Mass . May 13, St. Anne's rectory chapel, Fall River. O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK The parish prayer team has placed a petition box at the church entrance. All prayer requests welcome. Youth ministry Sunday, May 18. Members will attend 10:30a.m. Mass; brunch follows in parish center. ST. STANISLAUS, FR Parish school students in grad~s seven and eight have returned from a class trip to Canada. CA THEDRAL, FR Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will celebrate Mass at 7 tonight for leaders of the Diocesan Scouting Apostolate. Awards for service and dedication in Boy Scouting, Girl Scouting and Camp Fire will be made. HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON May devotions 7 p.m. Wednesdays, with rosary, litany and Benediction in Polish. Rosary before 7:30 a.m. Mass daily during May. HOLY NAME, FR Retreat for confirmed high school students May 16 to 18, Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown. Applications in sacristy. SACRED HEART, FR New daily Mass schedule: 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Sacrament of penance 3: 15 and 4:45 p.m. Saturdays: Children receiving first communion at 9 a.m. Mass June I will be served breakfast after the ceremony. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies of St. Anne Sodality installation of officers 6:30 p.m. May 21, church. Church hall supper follows with entertainment by Somerset Senior Chorus. Information: Millie Levesque,678-7439. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS Parishioner Marcia Medeiros has been selected Outstanding Young Church Woman of 1986 by the Cape Cod Council of Churches. . ST, GEORGE, WESTPORT Religious education teachers will attend 9 a.m. Mass tomorrow. Breakfast follows, school hall.

K orc, FR Fall River Council No. 86 meeting 8 p.m. May 12, council home. Diocesan Knights will attend a state convention May 16 to 18, Dunfey's Hotel, Hyannis. Fourth degree Knights: meeting 8 p.m. May 21, council home. Nomination of officers. LaSALETTE SHRINE,. ATTLEBORO Healing service, led by Father· Albert Fredette, MS, 2 p.m. Sunday, People's Chapel. Theme and teaching: "The Compassionate Love of Jesus Heals Through the Community of Faith." Music ministry by Father Andre A. Patenaude, MS, and Sister Lucille Gauvin, OP. All welcome. ST. JAMES, NB Parish Vincentian meeting 7 p.m. May 15, parish center. Couples' Club meeting 7 p.m. May 13, chl!rch hall. New members welcome.

. ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Women's Guild communion breakfast follows 9 a.m. Mass May 18, Sportsman II restaurant, Swansea. Information: Mildred Travers, 6750067 FAMILY LIFE CENTER, NO. DARTMOUTH . Divorced and Separated Support Group meets 7 p.m. May 14. SS. PETER AND PAUL, FR The rosary will be recited before 4 p.m. Mass on May Saturdays. ·ST. MARY, NB Women's Guild meeting May 12. Guest speaker: pharmacist Jerry Lynch. Installation banquet June 9. Information: Diane Roy, 993-0106. May crowning at 9 a.m. Mass' May 25. Parish school students Carolyn Swiszcz and Sarah Constant were first place finishers in the recent school science fair. The school will hold Grandparents' Day May 13 and a family skating party May 15.

O.L. ANGELS, FR . Holy Rosary Sodality meeting follows 8 a.m. Mass June I. Summer Mass schedule begins June I. Sunday Masses at 7 a.m. and noon in Portuguese, 8, 9, 10 and II a.m. in English. Saturday Masses 4 and 5:15 p.m. Blessing of autos and passsengers 1:30 p.m. May 25, church parking lot. ST. KILIAN, NB Widowed support group meeting 7:30 p.m. May 12, rectory basement. Membership in the American Association of Retired Persons wilj be discussed by state director Georgette Simon. Information: 998-3269. CA THERINIAN CENTER NO. DARTMOUTH Eveningeducation programs beginning May 12 to 15: Dream Seminar, Pastoral listening, Guilt, Psychosynthesis. Information: Sister Judy Brunell, OP, 996-1305.

-THE ..... ANCHOR-::-Djoc.ese .QfXall River-Fri., May 9, 1986 ~

CATHEDRAL CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER, E. FREETOWN St. Joseph's Church, Fairhaven, ninth grade youth retreat today and tomorrow. St. John the Evangelist Church, Attleboro, youth retreat tomorrow and Sunday. NOTRE DAME, FR Youth center ad ult volunteers needed. Information: Paul Berube, 6752880.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Prayer group meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Visitation Hall. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena at 8 a.m. Mass Wednesdays.

HOLY NAME, NB Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m. .May 12, church. Members will participate in a living rosary. Speaker: Sister Rosellen Gallogly, RSM, of New Bedford Market Ministries. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, FR Support group' for separated, divorced and remarried Catholics meeting 7 p.m. May 13, Our Lady of Fatima church hall, Gardner's Neck Road, Swansea.

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC) ...:.... Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, III., chairman of the committee drafting a proposed pastoral letter CATHOLIC WOMEN'S.CLUB, NB on women's concerns, says the letNew Bedford Catholic Woman's ter is "healthy and doing well" Club meeting 7:30 p.m. May. 14, despite some reports to the conWamsutta Club, New Bedford. Elec- . trary. tion of officers and entertainment He predicted the letter would with banjoists Eileen and Gail. Infor- "advance the legitimate rights of mation: Maryann Dupere, 997-4427. women" but would not put the NEW LIFE PRA YER GROUP, FR American hierarchy at odds with Meeting 7:30 p.m. May 14, St. "the teaching and practice of the Anne's Shrine. Lucien Rego, former universal church." leader of' House of Israel Prayer Bishop Imesch talked about the ST. RITA, MARION Group of Tiverton, RI, will give perParish Vincentian meeting I p.m. development of the letter in an sonal testimony. All welcome. tomorrow,. rectory. address at St. James Cathedral in BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Brooklyn and in an interview afterST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. May 14 with slide presentatiori on ward. Tuesday, rectory cOl)ference room. In a news release issued by the Paris by Ronald Gagne. James- Bradbury, Somerset Historibishops' national headquarters in ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR cal Society curator, will present a In celebration of National Speech Washington three days before the slide show. and Hearing Month, the hospital's' speech Bishop Imesch denied reORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA Speech and Language Center will ports that the project of a pastoral Region One council of Caravans offer free hearing screenings to resi- letter had been abandoned. meeting 8 tonight, Loyola Hall, Coldents of Greater Fall River and New The confusion arose over the lege of the Holy Cross, Worcester. Bedford from 10 a.m. to noon and fact that the committee spoke of Leon Caravan No. 122, Fall River, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. May 19 and the letter as a "pastoral response" will participate. 22. Appointments: 674-5741, ext. to the concerns voiced by women, 2616 before May 19. SECULAR FRANCISCANS, he said, and some people took that POCASSET ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN St. Francis of the Cape Fraternity Holy Ghost dinner I p.m. May 18. to mean that the "response" would meeting 7: 10 p.m. Tuesday, St. John Family Mass and May crowning not be a pastoral letter. the Evangelist Church, Pocasset; pro9:30 a.m. Sunday. Coffee and dough"We are writing a pastoral letfession ceremony, Mass and talk by nuts follow, church hall. ter," Bishop Imesch said in BrookFather Edwin Dirig, OFM, on selfParish 'council meeting 7 p.m. lyn. "It is no different than any will. Information: Robert Collyer, Tuesday, rectory. 563-2654, upper Cape; Dorothy Wilother. Every pastoral letter is a The parish wishes to thank altar liams, 394-4094, middle and lower . servers Eddie Hebert and Chris Langpastoral response to some concern . Cape. lois for almost 10 years of service. ... There has been tons of confuDCCN,CAPE Both will enter college this fall. sion a bout this." Cape Cod Chapter of Diocesan He said the committee's original ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Council of Catholic Nurses 10th terminology of a pastoral letter on May crowning after 10 a.m. Mass anniversary Mass offered by Bishop May II. women "was an unfortunate Daniel A. Cronin 6:30 p.m. May 14, Rosary recited 7:45 a.m. May week- choice of' words" because some St. Pius X Church, So. Yarmouth. days. viewed that as suggesting that Dinner following at Cape Playhouse "women were the problem." restaurant, Dennis. Information: 362FATHER Charles B. ConIt is a "little awkward" that as a 3395. nolly, SJ., director of develletter of the bishops, it will be writST. PATRICK, FR ten by an all-male group, Bishop Holy Hour 2 p.m. May 18, lower opment and alumni at Boston chapel. College High School, will Imesch said. Asked if he felt personally uncomfortable about that, Youth group meeting 7:30 p.m. conduct a day of recollection he replied, "You bet I do." May 12, school. for the Women's Guild of St. ST. JOSEPH, NO. DIGHTON Though the bishops may write Weekly rosary and Benediction Pius X parish, So. Yarmouth, about military affairs without being begins 7:15 p.m. May 13. from IO a.m. to 3 p.m. Tues- military personnel, this is a "more SPRING CONCERT day. sensitive area," he said. "For cenGreater New Bedford Choral Socituries men have been defining woety All-Mozart Spring Concert 8 men. Women are rightfully disp.m. May 18, St. Anne's Church, turbed." Brock Avenue, New Bedford: the Requim Mass will be featured. SoloHe said that the involvement of ists: Joanne Mouradjian, lyric sowomen consultants helped and said prano; Polly Maynard, alto; Edward the writer for the committee is also G. Doucette, tenor and Dana E. a woman: Susan Muto, director of McGovernJr, bass. Conductor: Gerald P. Dyck; concert mistress: Susan the Institute of Formative SpirituTurcotte; orgainst: Helen Whipple. 'ality at Duquesne University. ST. ANNE, FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 1:30 a.m. Mass today. Hour Qf adoration 2 to 3 p.m., shrine. Parish committee meeting 7 p.m. May 20. Fellowship meeting 7:30 p.m. May 22, school. Home and School meeting 7:30 p.m. May 20. Fellowship meeting 7:30 p.m. May 22, school.

He said the committee hopes to complete the first draft of the pastoral by May 1987, the second by spring 1988', and the final version in time for debate and a vote by the bishops at their November, 1988, meeting. Bishop Imesch said the consultation process has already helped the church. "Bishops who attended the consultations have indicated that they have been enlighten~d," he said. "They perhaps had underestimated the depth offeeling even among women working as pillars

of the church. When they were given an opportunity, the women said, 'We've never been asked to voice our opinion before.''' Bishop Imesch added that "even women who thought everything was fine in the church, when they heard other women, became aware of discrimination and injustice."

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 9, 1986

Jesus knows the human heart By Cecilia Belanger The shadow of the cross falls across the paths of many, even from birth. These unfortunates might be called children of sorrow. Often betrayed and judged by others, they do not flinch, but keep going, even when they know more sadness lies ahead. How close to Jesus they should feel! Each man, woman and child is a story to be unfolded. Sometimes one is in a position to hear many of these stories' and they make one realize that cruelty and undermining of people have not left the world. I once participated in a seminar with a man known for his wealth. Also present' was someone unacquainted with good manners. The two men had never rubbed shoulders before. During the discussion, the latter talked at length about "the rich."

What's on your mind? Q. Why do you always have to write about drugs and sex and lots of unhappiness when you write . about young people? Don't you know any young people (like myself) who are getting along pretty well and are happy? Ohio)

A, Your criticism is right on target. From time to time, however, I do try to write about the good guys. Obviously it's time to spotlight some ofthese young people again.

So meet Dave and Janet, who are now 23 and married to each other. Also meet a new arrival in their household, 3-week-old Jonathan Francis. I first met Dave at a Catholic college seminary where he was giving'thought to becoming a 路priest. 'In his second year, however, he realized that the marriage vocation was for him. ' He' continued his studies there . and got a master's degree in religious educatioi:l'- Now: he's teaching religion an~ coaching football at a high schoolnot.far from where he lives. His work i~ demanding and takes up long tiour~ .. About two years ago he met lovely, intelligent Janet, who is a 'whiz at computer ,science, In the months when they were going togeiher they talked seriously about marriage and ,their expectations in regard to it. They realized that the decision to marry was serious and they thought and prayed about it. Finally they voted in favor of each other and got married. . , They chose well and their life 'together is.happy. When their little boy Jonathan was on the way, Dave attended childbirth classes with Janet. He also was with her through the whole difficult birth process.

Jon Polce and Friends will appear in concert at Taunton Catholic Middle School at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Open to the public, ~he concert will cap a day of activities for about 40 young people from Taunton's Building Block Youth Group (BOYG) and the We Hlive Decided To Follow Jesus youth prayer group of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bed,ford. The evening is being presented by the BBYG in cooperation with The Good News Catholic Radio Ministry, heard weekly on Stonehill College, North Easton, and Providence College radio stations. Polce has been performing contemporary Christian music in the New England area for over 12 years. He is currently producing his fourth album. The BBYG meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Mary's School, Taunton. The Mt. Carmel group meets at 7 p.m. Fridays. Both organizations welcome new members. Concert information: 824-8378.

His words showed his envy. Finally the wealthy man turned to him and said, "Jesus was buried by a rich man." Since the obnoxious one had been trying to impress us with how much he loved Jesus, the other man's words really took him by surprise. He had no reply and remained silent ,for the rest of the discussion. He is not the only guilty one. The young folks are right when they say that it's the great god Money that people worship. He's at the top of the pyramid and our true God is second. It's hard to get away from the subjeC't of money. How to make it, how much to make, how much interest can we get, ~hat's best to invest in and so forth. We all know money is needed, but must it be the main topic everywhere? How well Jesus knows the human heart and what it worships!

KA THY KISSELL, a senior and girls' tennis team member at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, warms up before a match with New Bedford High. (Motta photo)

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Thoughtfulness "Being happy-go-lucky around a heavyhearted person is as bad as stealing his jacket in cold weather or rubbing salt in his wounds."Prov.5:20

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And now their joy knows no bounds, 1 recently spent a happy two hours with the small family. Dave and Janet sat on the couch and took turns holding and playing with tiny Jonathan. Several times Dave kissed the little boy on the top of his head and murmured, "Isn't he adorable?" Although we talked of many things, the conversation kept returning to the new member of the family. "Jonathan keeps us busy." Janet. "He's a miracle." Dave. "Look at his little feet." Janet. "Maybe he'll play football someday." Dave. It was a joyous afternoon. 1saw once more and in a new way the happiness and love of a marriage that flowers into. new life and brings still more love into God's wondrous world. . I think about these young people often now. The' memory of them always lifts my spirit. . Send questions to Tom Lennon, . 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washing- . ton, D.C. 20005. . .

On dean's lists Margaret Butler, a senior biology major at Salve Regina College, Newport, and a St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford, parishioner, received the biology department award'at the college's recent honors t convocation ceremony. A dean's list student,-she is the only biology major to graduate with honors this year. . Her brother William, also a dean's list student and a sophomore biology major at Boston College, was recently named to Alpha Epsilon Delta, a national honor society for premedical students.. They are the children of William J. and Rosemary Butler of New Bedford.

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'The song's images ate fine (or sleep or fantasy. However, there is another type of dream that is more importa.nt - the hopes and go.a'l$ alive inside us. Und~rstand颅 ing these heartfelt dreams helps to clarify what we want to give to and n:ceive from life.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 9, 1986

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How legislators voted on abortion referendum Sitting in Constitutional Convention on April 30, the Massachusetts legislature voted 123 to 69 in favor ofplacinga referendum question on abortion on the November ballot. The action permits Commonwealth voters to state whether or not they wish their tax dollars to pay for Medicaid abortions.

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ROBERT RAVENSCROFT: "They're kind and nice. My mother helps me clean my room and she helps me with my reading."

Theodore Alexio, Jr, - Taunton John Bradford - Acushnet, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett Robert Correia - Fan River Charles Decas - Wareham Roger Goyette - New Bedford Albert Herren - Fan River Denis Lawrence .. New Bedford Jacqueline Lewis - Raynham and areas in Taunton Joseph McIntyre - New Bedford Peter Morin - Barnstable, Sandwich Kevin Poirier - North Attleboro 'Charles Silvia: - Fan River,\Vestpot:t <., . Roger Tougas .. Berkley, Dartmouth, Freetown Philip Travis' - Rehoboth, Seekonk, Swansea William Vernon - Easton, Mansfield, Norton

TANYA DIAS: "Because they love you a lot. They know that you love them and , care about them and everything. They mean a lot to every child."

BRYAN CADIEUX: " 'Cause they love you a lot. They wanted you. Sometimes you might get in trouble and they still love you."

CATHERINE HANCOCK: . "They're the most best people in t~e. worI~\" .

BROOKE LJ\.CKEY, above: " 'Cause they take care of you. They love you. Even though mothers might get mad at you because you're screaming and bouncing a ball they still love you."

MARK HOUGHTON: " 'Cause they're parents. They take care of us. They love us 'cause they need our love."

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Mothers, we have a special concernfor the unborn child and a special admirationfor all mothers. From the moment of conception you share' the most precious gyt ofall-the gyt oflife. You are very much needed by your growing unborn baby whose tiny heart began beating 18 days after conception. For those ofyou who are now pregnant andflnd this to be a dUficult and uncertain time, we understand that you too need love and support. We do care about you and your baby. For more information, please write or call: DIOCESAN SOCIAL SERVICES

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. Reverend Thomas L. Rita, Diocesan Pro-Life Director St. Mary's Parish, 783 Dartm~uth St. So. Dartmouth, MA 02748 992-7163 THIS MESSAGE PAID FOR IN PART BY THESE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCILS OF THE DIOCESE: ST. JOHN'S #404, ATILEBORO, FALMOUTH #813 FOR INFORMATION ABOUT SPONSORING FUTURE ADS IN THE ANCHOR OR IN YOUR LOCAL PAPER PLEASE CONrACT JEFF DONGVILLO, DIRECTOR OF PRO-LIFE EDUCATION, MASSACHUSETTS CATHOLIC CONFERENCE, PARKER HOUSE- RM 180, BOSTON, MA 02108, PHONE 617-523-4860

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