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Pope aware of -tur·moil in Dutch church
fill the weekly Mass obligation. A majority surveyed also op VATICAN CITY .(NC) - Pope posed church teachings on abor John Paul II. preparing for his tion. birth control. divorce. ob first papal visit to the Nether ligatory celibacy for priests and Jands. 'is no stranger to the tur the prohibition on ordination of moil in Dutch Catholic life which women. has followed the Second Vatican Complicating the situation. Council. Dutch church officials say. is In 1980 the pope gathered the that many Dutch consider them Dutch bishops at the Vatican selves good Catholics even for an 18-day special synod to though they do not attend seek ways of ending the tempest. church regularly and disagree which included sharp divisions with some teachings. over the nature and use of papal "Many don't go to church but authority 'and widespread op are active in church agencies. position to key church teachings. We .have a 'lot of active people The synod produced pages of in the church and the quality is unity pledges. But the turmoil high." Theo Palstra. spokesman remained and the pope hopes his for the Dutch bishops' confer May 11-15 visit will ease the, ence. told National Catholic situation. News Service. Much of the tension stems Another factor is that many from Dutch criticism that church Catholics regard their conscience authority is overcentralized in as more' important than the the papacy. leaving little room church's teaching authority. said for individual consciences to Archbishop Adrianus Simonis of grow and for 'local church'struc Utrecht. Netherlands, who on tures to develop. the critics say. April 24 was named a cardinal A key complaint ds that the by Pope John Paul. 'Vatican has been naming con Commenting in an April inter servative bishops in the Nether lands who refuse to dialogue view with an Italian magazine, the cardinal-designate said many with dissenting Catholics. believe they are still Catholics But the appointments also have even when they do not accept defenders who say that strong some church ,truths. leadership is needed if Dutch The cardinal-designate said Catholicism is to remain part of Dutch Catholics' are polarized in the universal church. 'Both sides cite supporting to "conservatives" who follOW traditional church teachings and data. "progressives" who question cen A recent survey said' 60 per cent of Dutch C'atholics polled tralized papal authority and key teachings. disagree with episcopal appoint Prior to Vatican II "the Dutch ments since Vatican II. The sur vey also showed that only 23 were more Catholic than the pope." he said. But Council re percent of Dutch Catholics ful By Agostino Bono
forms caused an abrupt change because "we are a people who do' not know half measures." he said.
ed conservative. Father Joannes - Delegations of Dutch bish Gijsen. as bishop of Roermond. ops going to the Vatican to seek of obligatory Prior to the nominations. the reexamination Dutch church had taken a series priestly ce·libacy. The trips were made both at the request of the of bold measures aimed a~ apply Cardinal-designate Simonis de fines himself as a conservative. ing the spirit of Vatican II to national pastoral council and be His appointment as bishop of Dutch national life. That life was cause of massive departures
Rotterdam in 1970 stirred such marked by growing secularism. from the priesthood.
controversy among progressives. anti-establishment attitudes and
- Establishment of lay pas who criticized him for opposing an ecumenical impulse sparked toral workers. including parish a married priesthood, that many by the breakdown of social and work left open by the decline in clerical and lay groups urged political barriers between Cath clergy. The workers included olics and Protestants. him to turn down the appoint laicized priests who had mar·
ment. He accepted it anyway. Controversies that developed ried.
Then in 1983 he was named to in the 1960s and 1970s included: In the national pastoral coun head the Utrecht archdiocese. - Widespread dissent against cil, an lldvisory body which had the nation's most important. the ban on contraception con great prestige with the Dutch Many dissenting Catholics say tained in Pope Paul VI's ency bishops. progressive Catholics f'nvisioned an effort to demo that the 1970 appointment of the clical "Humanae Vitae." then-39-year-old Father Simonis - Formation of a Dutch na· cratize pastoral policy-making. marked the beginning of Vatican tional pastoral council of elected But the Vatican and conserva efforts to turn the clock back lay and clerical. reprsentatives. tive Catholics saw in the effort which asked the Dutch bishops a danger that the validity of on Dutch efforts to apply Vati church doctrine nnd discipline can II to their church. This was to push for a mar,ried priest hood and change in the birth con would be determined by popular followed in 1972 with appoint ,"ote. ment of another priest consider- trol teachings.
CCA at $716,370
First returns ftom parishes and Special Gift solicitors show· a total of $716.370.83 already collected in the 1985 Catholic Charities Appeal. Special Gift solicitors are ask
ed to make final returns by to - morrow. Parish volunteers will continue to call on parishioners not con tacted last Sunday. The parish phase of the Appeal will olose May 15 but A'ppeal books will remain open until 1 p.m. May 24 for final donations. Parish Honor Roll Pari$hes surpassing 1984 final Appeal totals will be enroIled on the 1985 'parish honor roll. Last year 107 parishes were listed and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, dioce san Appeal director, said of this
year's campaign: "We are, antici pating that every parish - 114 - will be on this year's honor roll. We must have substantial increases in every parish to sur pass last year's -total of $1.549. 527.10."
The first two 1985 honor roll parishes are St. Joan of Arc, Orleans. with a total already collected of $19,068 and Our Lady of Angels. Fall River. with a total of ~19.602. 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.
MOTHER'S DAY 1985
'The one who honors the mother is as one who lays up treasure.' Eccli. 3:5
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THE ANCHOR~Diocese ofFaJI'River-Fri.'-May 10, 1.985
Leading Parishes ATTLEBORO S1. John S1. Mary, Seekonk St. Mary, Mansfield Mt. Carmel, Seekonk Holy Ghost
20,119.50 14,615.00 11,701.00 10,670.00 9,391.50
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA 32,243.00 St. Francis Xavier, Hyann!s 28,248.00 St. Pius X, So. Yarmouth 21,875.50 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 21,161.00 Corpus Christi, Sandwich 19,068.00 St. Joan of Arc, Orleans F ALL RIVER AREA :Our Lady of Angels Holy Name St. Mary Cathedral St. Thomas More, Somerset Santo Christo .
19,602.00 16,619.50 13,819.00 13,134.00· 10,345.00
NEW BEDFORD AREA
16,245.00 Immaculate Conception 13,774.75 Mt. Carmel 11,824.00 St. John the Baptist 11,289.00 St. Mary 11,269.26 SI. Julie, No. Dartmouth TAUNTON AREA SI. Paul Immaculate Conception, N. Easton St. Ann, Raynham St. Mary St. Anthony
10,575.00 9,212.00 9,081.00 6,552.00 6,522.00
1,999.00 6,733.00
Seekonk Mt. Carmel
10,670.00
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA 9,118.00 10,010.00
Buzzards Bay-St. Margaret Chatham,-Holy Redeemer * Cotuit-Cqrist the' King East Falmouth-St. Anthony Falmouth-St. Patrick Hyannis-St. Francis Xavier North FalmouthSt. Elizabeth Seton
6,652.00 8,796.00 12,664.00 , 32,243.00 11,937.00
Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart Orleans-St. Joan of Arc
2,178.00 19,068:00
Assonet-St. Bernard
- :Osterville-Assumption PocassetSI. John the Evangelist
10,962.00
No. Westport-O.L. of Grace
Provincetown-SI. Peter Sandwich:"::"'Corpus Christi South Yarmouth-SI. Pius X
3,005.00 21,161.00 28,248.00
Vineyard Haven- St. Augustine
5,583.00
WellfleetOur Lady of Lourdes West Harwich- Holy Trinity
.3,780.00
Swansea Our Lady of Fatima St. Louis of France St. Michael
9,477.00 9,157.50 7,180.50
WestportSt. George SI. John the Baptist
3,819.00 5,767.00
21,875.50
New Bedford Immaculate Conception MI. Carmel Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart St. Anne St. Anthony Padua St. Boniface
Fall River 9,391.50 20,119.50 7,079.25 7,016.50 14,615.00 6,495.00
7,692.00
St. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Notre Dame
Special Gifts
13,819.00 2,162.61 6,935.00 2,826.00 16,619.50 4,543.05
Fall River 51100
SI. Stanislaus Bingo
51000
52000
Mahoney & Wright Insurance Agcy. of Falmouth, Inc.
550 .
SI. Elizabeth Seton Conference, No. Falmouth _
Buzzards Bay Pharmacy Ma's Donut Shop, Buzzards Bay Uncle Ben's Meat & Deli Market, No. Eastham Ge'orge's Place Fish Market, Harwich port . Mitchell's Steak & Rib House Restaurant, Hyannis .
5250
530
5600 Our Lady of Assumption Confer ence, Osterville
5300
Our Lady of Assumption Guild, Osterville
5200 St. Anthony Council of Catholic Women, East Falmouth . Aluminum Products 'of Cape Cod, Dennisport Atty. Joseph H. Beecher, Hyannis
5100 Souza's Texaco Station, East Fal mouth George Botelho, Inc., East Fal mouth Falmouth Ready-Mix, East Falmouth Barrett Real Estate, East Falmouth Bank of New England, Hyannis St. Elizabeth Seton Guild, No. Fal mouth
Quintal's Restaurant, Buzzards Bay
Duro Finishing Corp.
Gold Medal Ba~ery
5700 Fall"River Five Cents Savings Bank
5600 Mason Furniture Co.
5350 S1. Vincent de Paul Society-Notre Dame Exchange Fall River Florists Supply Co.
5300
A C Lumber Co.
5275
Borden·Remington Co.
525 Doug's Country Florist, East Fal mouth, Donut Shack, No. Eastham, Charlbet's, Hyannis, Jetsoft, Inc., East Falmouth, SI. Anthony Wo~en 's Club, East Falmouth, Williams Plumbing & Heating, Inc. Falmouth, Hart Insu
rance Agency, Inc., Buzzards Bay,
Capt. Harris Fish Market, Buzzards
Bay, Canal Electrical, Inc., Buzzards
Bay, Cape Cod Playland, Buzzards
Bay, Liberty Warehouse Liquors,
Buzzards Bay, Misty Hill Floral De
sign, Ltd., No. Eastham, Walker Oil
Co., Ea. Harwich, Doane, Beal &
Ames, Inc., Harwichport,
Stacy's Auto Serv., Dennisport, Hazel ton's Gifts, Dennisport
St. St. St. St. .St. St. St. St.
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2,370.00 4,609.00 1,737.00 .11,824.00 1,614.00 4,713.00 11,289.00 4,128.00
Casimir Francis of Assisi Hedwig John the Baptist Kilian Lawrence Mary Theresa
AcushnetSt. Francis Xavier
5,655.00
Fairhaven St. Joseph St. Mary Sacred Hearts
6,375.00 3,668.00 1,725.00
Mafion-St. Rita
1,593.00
North Dartmouth. St. Julie Billiart
11,269.26
South Dartmouth-St. Mary
5,898.00
Wareham-St. Patrick
6,071.00
8,781.00 13,134.00
SI. John of God St. Thomas More
NEW BEDFORD AREA
ATTLEBORO
Corpus' Christi Conference, Sand wich
9,972.50
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7,632.75
F ALL RIVER AREA
Cape Cod
4,201.00
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Somerset
Parish Totals Attleboro Holy Ghost SI. John St., Joseph St. Mark SI. Mary St. Stephen St. Theresa
19,602.00 5,831.00 8,050.00 3,635.00 5,145.00 . 3,058.00 7,445.11 1,890.00 3,903.00 5,877.00 . 5,656.00 8,074.00 6,007.00 8,609.00 9,617.00 5,178.50 10,345.00
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. Michael St. Patrick SS. Peter & Paul St. Stanislaus St. William Santo Christo
11,701.00
Mansfield----:-St. Mary North Attleboro Sacred Heart St. Mary
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5250
The Gangplank Restaurant
5200 John D. Assad, Westport SI. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau, East Main SI. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Horowitz, Trends, Inc. Colonial Wholesale Beverage Corp.
5150 Fall River People's Cooperative Bank
5125 SI. Jean Baptiste Catholic Women's Club Almeida Electrical, Inc.
16,245.00 13,774.75 3,294.00 3,856.00 2,599.30 3,221.00 2,036.75
TAUNTON AREA' Taunton Holy Family Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Sacred Heart SI. Anthony SI. Jacques St. Joseph SI. Mary SI. Paul Dighton-SI. Peter
2,743.00
North Dighton-St. Joseph
1,827.00
North EastonImmaculate Conception Raynham-St. Ann
9,212.00 9,081.00
-Division of Parishes
D & D Sales & Service, Inc.
John F. Stafford Insurance Agency
5100 Irven F. Goodman, Architect In memory of Rev. Georg~ B. McNamee " Lavoie & Tavares Co., No. West port Sacred Heart Conference In memory of deceased members & benefactors of Sacred Heai-t Con ference Sterling Package Store, Inc. Poirier, Inc. . Fall River Luggage & Novelty Workers Local #65 Interstate Motor Oil Co., Assonet Mrs. James T. Waldron, Swansea Somerset Medical Associates, Inc.
575 Economy Body and Radiator Works
550
Atty. Peter Collias
Atty. William P. Grant.
Bristol County Plumbing & Heating Contractors City Hall Taxi Simon's Supply Co., Inc. R.J. Valton & Sons, Somerset
Alutech Corp.
Fall River-New Bedford Express,
Assonet Piping Systems, Inc., Assonet Plante Jewelers T.J. Motor Lines, Assonet
540
Centre Drug, Somerset
Assonet Bootery
4,896.00 1,330.00 5,938.00 4,840.00 6,522.00 4,626.00 5,473.00 6,552.00 10,575.00
535 John's Shoe Store Attys. Thompson, Reed & Boyce Nate Lions
531
Roger Dufour & Son
530
Plaza Pharmacy, Westport
525 Mrs. Harold S. R. Buffinton, Leo nard Pharmacy, Gray Business Equip. Co., Inc., Professional Pharmacy, Inc., A-I Hardware, Somerset, Apex Shade Co., Lacava Bros., George B. Lockhart Insurance Agency, Inc., Somerset, ABC Floor Covering, Westport, East Main Hardware Grundy's Lumber & Supply Co., Inc.: Westport, .Atty. James P. Killoran, Mid-City Scrap Iron & Salvag'e Westport, Wolf Jewelry Co., Portu~ guese Vincentian Fathers, Mr. & Mrs. Leo Cyr, Swansea, Engine Service & Supply, Inc., Fall River Paper & Supply Co., Hathaway Funeral Ser vice, Lawson Granite & Marble Works, Inc., Shop-Rite Liquors, U.S. Textile Co., Atty. Ph)lip Goltz, Assonet Pharmacy, Boypton Hard ware & Grain, CCI Specialty Wood working, Laborers Local #610, Mell Jewelry Co.
New Bedford "
5250
Catholic Woman's Club
5125
Calvin Clothing Corp.
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Choir seeks • new sIngers
THE ANCHOR Friday, May 10,· 1985
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The Fall River Diocesan Choir Stooring Points wOl not ap-· is preparing to sing at two major pear in The Anchor for May 24, Hturgies: for dedication of the due te) space constraints imposed new Oncology/Radiation Ther by special features and by Cath apy Center at St: Anne's Hospi olic Charities Al?peal listings. , tal, Fall River at 4 p.m. May 29; We thet'efore ask that notices and for ordination ceremonies at that would normally appear May St. Mary's Cathedral. at 11 a.m. 24 be- sent or telephoned to us June 22~ by May 13 for publication in our New members are sought for May 17 Issue. these occasions and for the con Thank you for your coopera tinuing activities of the choir. tion. Glenn Giuttari, cathedral direc· tor of music and active in the diocesan chapter of the National Prophetic Message Association of Pastoral Musi "By word and by example, the cians, said that the May 29 Mass church should deliver a prophetic will be celebrated at St. Anne's passage that doom is at hand, Church, across Middle Street that peace will never come with· from the hospital. out economic justice on the The church's magnificent or· world." - Statement of Breth gan will be augmented for the ren, Mennonites and Quakers occasion by a full brass section. The program wiU include For ever I Will Sing, an original Glut MARKING ITS looth anniversary, pupils and teacners at St. James-St. John School, 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 tari composition; Alleluia, Sing New Bedford, don costumes of bygone days. Mrs. Eve St. Michel conducts class for,
will know where their offspring to Jesus; What Is This Place?; fr~m left, first row, Patricia Allen, Kristy Brocklehurst; second row, Crystal Medeiros, will be on May 24: home asleep . and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. in bed. MIchael Jupin. (Rosa Photo) Dedication rehearsals will be A postscript to Father O'Bri held at 8 p.m. May 21 and 28, on en's letter demonstrated consis the 21st in the cathedral choir tency in the Connolly no-alcohol room in St. Mary's School and policy. "We do not wish to serve on the 28th at St. Anne"'s Church. liquor to anyone at events that For the ordination the Dioce are basically student functions," Students, parents and faculty think about, the passage has at home will receive a reassur san Choir will be joined by sing he wrote. "Accordingly, no bar been not to life ing call to at Bishop Connolly High School, Ibut to death.
,the effect that their ers from the home and assign will be open in our dining room Fall River, are joining to fight The lethal combination of drink youngsters have arrived safely ment parishes of the ordinands. on the night of the senior ban Rehearsals, both at the cathedral, the dangers of drinking and . lng or drugs and driving claims at school. Offered for the gradu quet (to be held for seniors and driving. a horrifying quota again and ates' enjoyment will 'be more wiU be at 8 p.m. June 21 and parents on May 29 at the Coach dancing, films, television, refresh Yesterday was the school's again." 9:30 a.m. June 22. second annual Awareness Day, Determined not to add to that ments, including soda fountain men restaurant, Tiverton). We Those wishing to join the Dio at which students throughout the quota, Father O'Brien said that concoctions, a slide show on trust you understand andappre cesan Choir may call 617-252 day and parents .at night heard at the Connolly prom on May 23 Connolly activities, and even a ciate our position." 4304 or 401-434·3010 for further. lectures, participated in discuss at White's restaurant, Westport, presentation by a hypnotist. information. ion 'and saw films, all aimed at liquor will not be served to stu· Around 4 a.m. a new shift of combating the dangers of sub dents or adult chaperons; and parents will report for breakfast THE ANCHOR IUSPS·545·020). Second Class Postage Paid al Fall River, Mass. Published that students arriving at . the . duty, serving a menu that will in· weekly stance abuse. except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven· prom intoxicated will not be ad elude bacon, eggs, pancakes, ue. Fall The day was meant to encour River, Mass. 02720 by the Cath· ollc Press of the Diocese of Fall River. age formation of lifetime habits mitted. Such students will also french toast, and coffeecakes. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $8.00 of moderation; but the school is be excluded from graduation The program ends at 6 a.m. per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7. Fall River, MA ceremonies, he. said. He further and it's guaranteed that parents 02722. ·also mounting a concentrated warned that the prom area will VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope campaign against' drinking and be monitored by state police. John Paul H met Nancy Reagan drugs as ·an accompaniment to qoing even further, Connolly May 4 and praised her work in cnd-of-year activities for gradua ting seniors. will provide an alternative to combating drug addiction. It wis explained in a letter after-prom nightclubbing, Father The pontiff also asked for greater international cooperation to parents from Father James C. O'Brien said. In what is believed on drug enforcement and therapy . O'Brien, SJ, Connolly principal. a first for the area, festivities will and rehabHitation programs for "It is the season," he wro~e, begin at 12:30 a.m. back at the "when modern America's 'rites Connolly campus and will con· addicts. Mrs. Reagan visited the pope de passage' take place from tinue through a dawn breakfast. • FREE CHECKING INTEREST Many parents will be o~ hand during a three.<Jay stay in Italy coast to coast: proms and gradu BEARING ACCOUNTS to promote her world crusade ations and parties. Over the at Connolly 'to help with the against drugs. She also received years, ,though, for more young' night's· extensive and well-plan • $100.00 minimum balance the "Project Man" award from a people than we can bear to ned program, but those who are
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-FrL, May 10, 1985
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The Parish and Renewal One of the more positive findings of the first report from the· Notre Dame Study of Catholic Parish Life is that of the growth and development of spiritually oriented programs and the· striking way in which they are attracting a significant number of parishioners. Almost half the survey respondents indicated that they are active in one or more parish activities beyond Mass. Social and charitable activities such as bazaars and wO'men's societies attracted about 18 percent and fraternal activities such as K of C and the Holy Name Society attracted about 7 percent; but the real changes came in other activities. Almost 25 percent indicated they were involved in spiritual renewal programs, prayer groups, Bible study or religious instruction. Lay Catholics are also visible as eucharistic ministers, lectors or choir members. For many, participation in' parish liturgical life can no longer be compared to the pto,verbial Sunday fill-up at the gas station. More and more are viewing their religion as a sustain ing effort to grow and learn. Gone are the day.s when learning was the private domain of the abbey and serving the Church was the job of the priest or sister. The study also indicated that parish programs generally serve the parish itself or its members. Such efforts far. out number attempts to awaken concern for the larger community and for issues involving social service, justice or peace. Concerns of Catholics with regard to their parishes include the adequacy of religious education for teens. and adults and what they see as insufficient effort in the areas of evangelism and renewal. In general, the survey results show that the heart of renewal is to be found on the grassroots level and mainly in the parish. People are responding to parish programs that meet- the challenges they are encountering in their spiritual lives. And th~Y'.s·tiIrs·ee the"parlsh as' a'neighborhood CD.\lfcl,1,. The mobil iiy 9fAinerica, ih~ £~avel ~:nd leisurethat most enjoy, do bring Catholics to new parishes on an occasional basis. Yet, despite the few who "shop around" for a spiritual home, the vast . majority cling to their geographic or ethnic parish. Those confirmed facts should be a refreshing breeze of hope. For too many years we have overplayed the notion that people· were leaving their parishes, that parishes were not meeting basic needs and that people really didn't care about having a church home. But the prophets of gloom and doom from. both the left and right have had little success in persuading the bulk of their fellow Catholics to pay attention to their cries of anguish and bitterness. They have made many headlines but have actually won few supporters. And one should remember that the few they have gained are extremists with all that the term implies. The Catholic church in America has the potential for unprecedented spiritual renewal. Catholics are hungry, some 'l> are actually starving. In short, Wh~l.t the study clearly ir:tdicates is that people are searching for personal fulfillment· on. the grassroots level, namely that of the parish. They cannot meet their needs by an impersonal community involvement. Their personal growth in the Lord is being developed in the area of parish life. If these findings are true, should not the larger church more and more strengthen, support ang sustain the spiritual renewal taking place on the parish level? In most cases, as this study shows, Catholics find the heart of their faith experiences in their own parish. Thus it is on this level that spiritual renewal will. have its most l~sting effects. The Editor
OFFICIAL' NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River 410 Highland Avenue Fall River Mass. 02722 675-71.51 PUBLISHER Most Rnv. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D.
EDITOR Rev. John F. Moore
F1NANl:IAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan
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'Before the mountains were made or the e~rth and the world were formed; . from eter~ity and to eternity thou art God.' Ps. 89:2.
Living on two frontiers By Father Kevin J. Harrington The Christian life demands that we live on two frontiers at the same time. Yet it should not be surprising that Qur relationship w.ith God is paradoxical. After all, a,re we not unique in having our heads in heaven and our feet on the ground? Strange things happen when the finite !lnd the infinite meet.
This encounter is illustrated in the angel messages at the Resur rection and the Ascension. When the holy women came to the tomb they were told: "You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, the one who was crucified. He has been raised up; he is not here." It was clear that they were not to look for him among the dead. • Yet at the Ascension the angel appears to rebuke the disciples for the opposite: "Why do ,you'stand here looking up at the skies? This Jesus who was taken from you will return. " The mysterious lesson of the Christian life is taught wondrously here. We are not to seek Christ among the dead, that is, in a merely human way. We also recall the gentle lesson Jesus himself taught ~aryMagdalene in that same garden: "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father."
The temptation of the humanit arian, however noble his motives, is to see only humanity, immediate values, only the kingdom of. this world. ultimately humanity be comes the only god. This part of the Christian message, that we should not look for the living among the dead, he is not here, is too often forgotten. Reformers who call for fulfillment through per somll growth or liberation of the oppressed through social turmoil forget this crucial message. There are cleariy abuses in the other direction. We can be overly spiritual, forgetting that we are composed of both body and soul. Rarely is a perfect balance found, yet we are called to live on life inbued with grace. In short, balancing life on the frontiers of both time and eternity is our constant challenge. The angels chastised the disciples for looking into the skies when the work of evangelizing the. nations lay before them. Certainly'that same task lies before every disciple in every age. In our postconciliar age there has been great emphasis upon the involvement ofthe laity in the mis sion of evangelization. Transform ing the temporal order closely con forms to the words of commission-
ing received by the apostles: "Go and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have com manded you. And know that I am with you always, until the end of the world." The greatest task of the Church is that of spreading the message that God is with us always. We have urgent work to do that goes beyond altruism. The Church can make present the risen Lord to people in need of rising beyond the doldrums of everyday life. It is precisely in the sacramental order that this intermingling of the frontiers of time and eternity takes on its most dramatic manifesta tion. Our hearts and minds are enlarged through the mysterious encounter with the Word of God and the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Twenty years after Vatican Coun cil II, the number of baptized Catholics alienated from Sunday worship is scandalous. Living life on both frontiers, the sacred and the secular, can make us protest: "One thing at a time!" But we can and must do two things at once if we are to live out our Christian vocation of evangelization and of seeking Christ in our work and prayer.
A mother's fantasy
Mother's Day is upon us and we will once again experi ence culture shock. For one whole day, we will be served,
By the end of the day, we are enjoying our special status and Monday is a real letdown, espe cially if we have to wash the break fast-in-bed dishes from the pre vious day. In exchange for a Mother's Week, we'll promise not to act like mothers during the week. We won't nag because we won't have to. Everyone will be sharing respon sibility in the home so we won't have any reason to nag.
gifted, and spoiled. !But, like 2 year-olds at Christmas, as the day ends, we will ask ourselves, "Is this it for another year?" My dream Mother's Day is to extend it for a whole week. Parcel out the rewards one day at a time. That way we can savor them. On Sunday, we can have our We won't say, "Stop drat fight breakfast in bed or dinner out or both. On Monday, we wouldn't ing because there won't be any mind having every!>ne join in and fights to stop. We won't order, do the laundry. On Tuesday, we "Clean up your room or else..." because rooms will be cleaned with would welcome a day of no argu ing, no fighting and no sibling out question. I promise we11 smile a lot. With rivalry. the lessened cooking, picking up On Wednesday, it would be love ly to read notes tel1ing us how and nagging, and the increased wonderful we are. On Thursday, sleep, we'll be happier and easy to we would happily sleep late while live with. Families may like us so well this week they11 consider turn everyone gets themselves up, break ing Mother's Week into Mother's fasted, and off to school. On Friday, how about popcorn . Year. and Trivial Pursuit or Candyland For a week like this, I'm wil1ing for supper? On Saturday, if every to give up presents - that is, the one cleaned house - including kind bought in stores. I'd rather their rooms - without nagging, have a hassle-free happy home for we would glimpse heav.en. a week than a bottle of Estee I suppose a week is a lot to ask, Lauder Youth Dew cologne. I but look what we've done with might not smell as nice but 111 feel Christmas. The problem with Moth and behave better. er's Day is that we don't have enough hours to relish the joys So, a Mother's Week can be a offered. When we start with break boon to the budget. I would opt fast in bed and put on a flower for for homemade Mother's Day cards church and go out for dinner and with personal messages over the open gifts, we're telescoping plea slick store-bought ones that make sures. to be something we aren't. ..us , out .
Today's sister
Whatever happened to all the religious sisters the church once had? Will we ever see them again? These are some of the questions researchers ask in trying to under stand vocations to the religious life. One researcher, Notre Dame de Namur Sister Marie Augusta Neal, studied 342 Congregations and provinces representing 104,534 sisters. Her findings help to estab lish the present situation of sisters and their future. Between 1966 and 1981 the over all decline in the number of sisters was 40 percent. In 1966,8 percent of the sisters were inactive due to illness or old age. Today 23 per cent are inactive. Different religious women give different reasons for leaving reli gious life: failure to achieve per sonal fulfillment; a preference for marriage; dissatisfaction with com munity life; a new appreciation of the laity's role in the church, even a feeling that they had no vocation to begin with. On a "more positive note Sister Neal found that more sisters today want to make social justice and ministry to the destitute their mis sion in religious life. They are enthusiastic about alleviating pov erty, eliminating oppression, teach- . ing the poor, working with home less women, nursing in hospitals and visiting the elderly in housing projects. As I reflect on these statistics there are moments I feel disturbed about the diminishing number of nuns, brothers and priests. In the past their high visibility seemed to reflect a strong.. unified church
that was so attractive it attracted religious vocation by the droves. But then I have to wonder if the church really is less attractive today. Take, for example, the present pope. He has personally traveled to war-torn countries, spoken with their leaders and tried to mediate peace. He not only advocates peace, he doesn't hesitate to jump in and help negotiate it. So too, the bishops of the Uni ted States are in the forefront of action to curb the arms race, to promote the right-ta-life movement and to encourage dialogue, not violence, as the means of resolving problems.. And hasn't the involvement of the laity added to the church's attractiveness? I also wonder about the nuns, brothers and priests who have been martyred because they championed the causes of the poor and peace. Doesn't the belief still hold true that their martyrdom will be the seed of a stronger church in the future? We will never lose the need for contemplative nuns and sisters dedicated to teaching and perform ing the more traditional ministries of the church. However, in light ofthe church's present emphasis on justice issues, it seems clear that the church is moving through a transition period. This transition affects women reli gious too. I believe this new emphasis will attract women to the religious life. But they will represent a new kind of woman, with different images of what the church should be doing. Many of these women won't wear habits; they won't be as sub-
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By DOLORES CURRAN
How many saints?
My favorite accolade came from Q. Can you tell us how many my daughter, then 13, who told me, "For a mother, you're not too canonized saints there are from shabby." You won't find that kind the United States? (Missouri) A. Three U.S. citizens have now of message on a commercial card. been canonized: Mother Frances I've savored her words for 10 years. Paradoxically, the kind of week Xavier Cabrini, who died in 1917, I suggest doesn't even celebrate a was the first, in 1946; John Nepom mother's role because during such ucene Neumann (died in 1860), bishop of Philadelphia, in 1977, a week, we won't be living and act ing like typical mothers. We'll be .and Elizabeth Seton (died in 1821), persons instead of mothers. It will in 1975. Elizabeth Seton is still the only be a week ofHrom mothering, and that's a delicious idea. " native-born U.S. saint, though she Lest readers fear mothers will was born in 1774, some years get used to the idea and become before the actual establishment of neglectful and slothful after a week the United States. Q. I could not believe what I off, not to worry. I suspect by the end of the week, like the end of read in your column concerning vacation, we1l be ready to cook requirements for sponsors at con firmation and baptism. In the 19205 and nag again. when I was a child I was called by I doubt if Mother's Week will the priests next door to us to be a take hold but it's a fantasy worth godmother for a dying baby, or a savoring. It gives everyone in the baby whose parents knew no one family a chance to play mother to stand up at baptism. one week during the year. The priest assured me I had no What that might do to the future obligation. It was an act of love o( motherhood is open to question. and compassion. In the 19505 I was sponsor for a poor little girl who knew no one to be her spon From God sor. The priest said, "God will give "May your laughter be from you graces. n According to what God." - Irish proverb you say, I could never have been a sponllor in those situations. (New York>' A. You were surely generous and thoughtful to offer your help By and support in these situations. I'm sure the priest appreciated it, as I have when similar situations FATHER arose in my own pastoral ministry. The responses I gave reflect the EUGENE procedures for the sacraments defined by the church for normal circumstances. Even today the HEMRICK church leaves much up to the judgment ofthe people involved in emergencies or in the special types missive as previously and many of cases you describe. will want to be involved in the I think we must remember too :-"orld's serious political and social that the situation today is vastly' Issues. different than it was in the 1920s or The above observations lead me 1950s. In those days the assump to believe that we must look closer tion was much more common, at what the statistics are saying whether or not it was actually jus about religious women. The values tified, that parents would exercise these women want to embrace and their responsibilities amidst a rela the new type of women attracted tively supportive community of to religious life seem to represent a relatives, friends and others of response to a church which is their faith. These so-called sup port groups often made the obliga evolving in new directions. tions of godparents much simpler. However valid these assumptions may have been previously, the church today - both clergy and laity - recognizes that such close supportive relationships are simply not available to most families. It is May 12 this awareness which prompts the Rev. John F. daValles, Chaplain, church to be far more concerned 1920, United States Army about, and, to examine more care May 13 fully, the intentions and commit Rt. Rev. Osias Boucher, Pastor, ments of parents and sponsors in 1955, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River the sacraments of Christian in May 16 itiation. Rev. Wil1iam McDonald, SS., Q. I am' a priest who needs a 1941, St. Patrick, Falmouth Rt. Rev. J. Joseph Sullivan, good answer to the following. P.R., Pastor, 1960, Sacred Heart, When a non-Catholic Christian is Fall River received into full membership with Rev. Arthur C. dos Reis, Retired the Roman Catholic Church, bap Pastor, 1981, Santo Christo, Fall tism is not necessary ifthe baptism River . in another denomination is recog May 17 nized by our church. Most Rp.v. James E. Cassidy, Is there a list of Christian D.O., 3rd Bishop of Fall River, denominations whose baptism is recognized by the Roman Catholic 1934-1951
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Church? Or is th~re a list of those whose baptism is not recognized and therefore conditional baptism is called for? (Republic of Panama) A. One starts, of course, with ·our traditional belief that a bap tism conferred by anyone, even an atheist, with the proper form and intention is a valid sacrament. As Vatican Council HI puts it, "When ever the sacrament of baptism is conferred rightly in accord with the Lord's illtention and received with the required disposition of spirit, it truly incorporates the recipient into the crucified and glorified Christ and brings the new birth of a share in divine life." (Decree on Ecumenism, No. 22). Much more, then, would our church recognize the baptism con ferred in those churches which profess Jesus Christ and baptize in faith with water and the scriptural form (see Mt. 28:19). A reply from the Holy Office dated Dec. 28, 1949, mentioned by name Lutherans, Presbyterians, !Baptists, Methodists, Con gregationalists and Disciples of Christ as among those who should not receive even conditional bap tism if they convert to the Catholic faith since there is no reason to doubt the validity of the baptism they received in the church they belonged to before. To my knowledge no actual list of such churches has appeared since that time. Instead, the Catholic Church has severely limited by general rule the occa sions when an adult may be condi tionally baptized. Present regulations of our church expressly forbid con ditional baptism of convetts with out a reasonable doubt after serious investigation of-th-e'fact or the validity of the baptj"snT'alr~ady received (Rite of Receiving Bap tized Christians Into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church, No.7). The new Code of Canon Law reinforces and expands on that prohibition (Canon 869). Clearly a significant develop ment has occurred from those days not long ago when conditional baptism (or as it was erroneously called "rebaptism'') of converts was common. To some degree this change results from a greater respect for other churches and a better awareness of how baptism takes place in those other churches. Another reason is that many Protestant churches - and in some ways our own church as well - possess a much more developed theology and practice concerning baptism than was maintained a few decades ago. For these reasons and others, conditional baptism of converts to our faith is today relatively rare, Questions for this column should be sent to Fatther Dietzen, St. Mark's Parish, 1113 W. Bradley, Peoria, Ill. 616fli6.
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Sad statistics
WASHINGTON (NC) A 'quarter of all p,regnancies in the United States in 1981 ended in abortion, according to a report just released by the Alan Gutt macher Institute, a ,nonprofit re search organization associated with Planned Parenthood. According to the report, abor .tions were performed on U.S. women in 26 percent of 6.1 mil ,lion pregnancies in 1981. That 'percentage is about the same as the yea~ before.
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STUDENTS AT Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, are presenting the musical comedy "You're a Good Man; Charlie Brown" at 7:30 p.m. today and tomorrow and at a Mother's Day matinee at 3:30 p:m. Sunday, when flowers will be pre,sented to mothers and grandmothers in attendance. Based on "Peanuts," the Ch~rles Schultz comic strip, the production de picts a .daY in the life of Charlie Brown, Snoopy' and the rest of the, Peanuts gang. Among cast members, from left, Erika Toomey, North Dartmouth; Kathleen King, Mattapoisett; Sean McCarthy, East Freetown; Andrew Thomas and Charles Jodoin: New Bedfor<;l. ,
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[Talks suspended ROME (NC) - Church-state talks to establish a. program to aid, Polish farmers are "suspend ed" at the moment, Cardinal .Jozef Glemp, primate of Poland" said in Rome. But he added that negotiations over the proposed church-run fund should not be considered dead. Last falI the Polish church and government reached a provisional agreement on the proposed fund, which would aid many of the country's 3.5 mHlion private farmers. Since then, a church state com mission' has met but, no pro wess has been reported.
Although white women, as the largest racial group in the United States, had 70 percent of. the abortions, the rate was much higher among non-whites about 56 abortions per 1,000 wo men for non-whites compared with 24 abortions per 1,000 for white women. 0
The report found that 81.1 per cent of the abortions were ob tained by unmarril~d women and 35 percent were obtained by women who had had abortions previously. The report also found that 85 percent of the abortions were performed by the suction method. Fifty-one percent were perform ed within eight weeks Of con ception and 91 percent were per formed within three months of conception, according to the re ',port. . I One percent of the abortions were performed on girls under the number and diversity of age IS, with total of 15,000 churches in America. abortions in this age group. Delegates, at the Rome 'meet Young women 15 to 19 obtain ing were also 'impressed by U.S. ed 27.5 percent of aU abortions, efforts to prepare couples for in while women ages 20-24 obtain terfaith, marriages and at the ed 35.2 percent of the total. work of the U.S. National Asso Twenty percent of the abor ciation of Diocesan Ecumenical tions were performed on women Officers, he said. 25-29, 10.6 percent on those 30 Bishop Keeler said that an to 34 and the remaining 5.7 per , other area discussed at the meet cent on women 35 and older. ing was that of training semin arians in ecumenical principles. Many, U.S. seminaries are al ready doing that well, he said. VATICAN CITY (NC) - Urg Common concern was express ing nations to negotiate their' ed. over aggressive and unecu differences, Pope John Paul II menical proselytizing by funda presided May 2 at a ceremony mentalist evangelical sects in the officially ending a century-old' Third World, he said. territorial dispute between Ar Noting that many such groups gentina and Chile and signaling , get most or all their financing implementation of a peace and from the. United States, Bishop friendship treaty approved by Keeler said people should be. both governments. The pope asked that the treaty cautious about responding to radio and television evangelists "become an example" for a u,nconnected to established world "in which there are so churches who solicit funds for many ongoing confHcts which have become graver after years overseas aid. of trying to resolve them with out the absolute exclusion of force or the threat to 'Use it." The Argentine-Chilean treaty groups trying 'to come to grips awards three disputed islands in with the aging of our society. the Beagle Channel off the south What is curious about aU' this ern tip of both countries to Chile, .research is that it focuses on establishes bilateral commissions the quantity of ;life, rather than for peaceful resolution of future disputes and encourages joint the quality of me. economic development of a com ~'CGA by ·addressing problems facing the elderly through Cath~ mon zone. olic spirituality'," Miss Mealey continued, "is a clear and moving New Thinking Needed . {'xpression 'of our concern for "The unleashed power of the the quality of life for all older atom has changed everything ex adults in America." cept our way of thinking. Thus 'Catholic Golden Age is a na we are drifting toward a castas tional non-profit organization trophe beyond comparison. We uniting members in prayer and shall require a substantially new friendship. manner of thinking if mankind is to survive." - Albert Einstein 0
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (NC) Churches in other nations often look.' to .the United States for ecumenical leadership because it has probably' "the richest' ecu menical menu in the world," Bishop William H. Keeier of Harrisburg said on his return from ·an ecumenism meeting' in Rome. A discordant note in the gen erally positive meetirlg, he said, was concern over fundamentalist, 'open anti-Catholic' groups pro selytizing vigorously in develop ing nations, usually with finan cing from' the United States. . As chairman of the Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs,: Bishop Keeler rep~esented' the United States, at 'the Vatican-sponsored meeting which drew 63 Catholic ecumenical ,leaders and non Catholic observers from around the world. ' 'Both· Catholic and non-eatho lic delegates' froin othercoun tries had strong interest in U.S. ecumenism, he said, because of
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ThousandS 'of members of Catholic Golden ,Age local chap ters throughout the country will celebrate Mayas "Older Ameri cans Month" with prayers of thanksgiving and special remem brances for 1\ivingand deceased CGA members. . Originally cal'led Senor Citi zens Month, May was first desig nated as a tIme to recognize older adult~ in 1963. In announcing celebration of, the ~vent by Catholic Golden Age,. Margaret Mealey, CGA president said "DiJring the recent past, there' has been a tremend ous proliferation qf research by
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Thank you Dear Editor: On behalf of the entire Stang community I would like to thank the thousands of people in the Greater New Bedford area who supported Manhattan '85. Manhattan '85 was a tremend ous success. This is a credit to the enthusiasm and loyalty to Bishop Stang of our over 800 volunteers. We believe that private Cath olic education is an important and necessary option for society. Like all educational systems, we struggle to get by in difficult economic times. By your support, you helped 927 young men and women con tinue the process of chaUenging themselves and growing into adults that society will be proud of. God bless you for your sup port and generosity and for the encouragement you give us by your participation. Thomas B. Donahue Principal
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Area Scouts participate in retreat 350 Boy Scouts, Webelos and adult Scouters attended the 15th annual Scout retreat May 3 to 5 at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport. The retreat, sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scout ing, Moby Dick Council, had as its .theme "Discipleship - what It Means To Bea Follower of Jesus." Rev. Rene Belanger, a Blessed Sacrament Father and retired Army chaplain, was re
treat master. The Scouts took' part in a scavenger hunt, a religious pos ter competition, work parties, discussion groups on decision making led by school psycholo gist Mike Childs and four con· ferences. Mass was celebrated outdoors during the retreat. A Chaplain Aide program, de
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other Scouts meet requirements for religious awards. The retreat was organized by the Catholic Committee, headed by Paul J.Parente, and by Rev. Stephen B. Salvador, chaplain for the Northeast Region Area I Council of the Boy Scouts.
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Video dependence. scored
VATICAN CITY (NC) - For the sake of young people, Cath olics sllould protest immoral tele· vision programs and demand that the media reflect Christian values, declares Pope John Paul II.
When necessary, Catholics should "denounce shows and pro grams wihc hassault the moral good of the young, state its claim for more truthful inform'a tion about the church and de mand trans~issions more posi· tively inspired by the authentic values of life," the pope said in a message to mark the 19th World Communications Day. The message focused on this year's communications' day theme, "Social Communications for a Christian Promotion of Youth." The 'day is observed May 19 this year. In the message the pope also called for "practical and theoreti cal training" in social communi-~ cations for seminarians and members of lay and youth move ments. He also I called for Chris tian involvement in' all aspects of communication and for pre sentations of the Gospel which will not betray it, trivialize it or "reduce it to a merely socio political vision:' The pope said the, Gospel should .be adapted "to the re ceivers, to the mentality of young people, to their manner of speaking, to their state and condition," . The pope' also said that the media should reflect Christian values. "Information cannot remain indiffeI:ent t6 values whch touch . human existence down to the
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roots, such as the primacy of life from the moment of its ·concep· tion," morality, spirituality, peace and justice, he declared. "Information cannot be neu tral in the face of problems and situations which on the national and international levels damage the connective fabric of society, such as wai, violation of human rights, poverty, violence, drugs," he added. The pope voiced concern over the amount of time young peo ple spend- in unsuperVised ~ele vision viewing. "The absence of both parents, when the mothe'r as well as the father has to work outside the home, occasions a slackening in the traditional control over the use which is made of the media. "It is.not possible to ignore the danger of certain messages" transmitted during peak broad casting time and "slipped in vnder the cover of ever more ex plicit and aggressive advertising, or introduced in shows which give the impression that the life of man is regulated only by the laws of sex and violence:' The pope was also concerned by "video dependence," whch he said has psychological, cultural and behavoral effects on the young. With it comes "a culture of the temporary," he said "which favors the rejection of long-term commitments." "An attitude of passive de pendence towards the fashions and needs" imposed by material ism replaces a sense of responsi bility and "empties the cons cience," Pope John Paul said. The pope charged that tele vsion dulls the mind.
The imagination "dries up in the glut of images absorbed so effortlessly, and a habit of in dolence is formed which quenches stimuli and desires and smothers any impulse to under take new tasks or projects," he added. Despite his litany of media 'failings, however, the pope ,indi cated that the "grave threats" from media can be offset. . "Dialogue, critical discernment, vigilance," the pope said, "these are the conditions which are in dispensable when educating young persons to behave respon sibly in the use of mass media:' The pope also recognized the potential of media as "powerful, channels for the transmission ~f the Gospel." Speaking of freedom for the media, the pope noted that it is painfUl to see growing num!>ers of people "blocked from the free exercise of choice because they are subjugated by authoritarian regimes, suffocated by ideologi cal systems, manipulated by a totalitarian science and tech nique, conditioned by the mech· anism of a society which gener ates an ever-increasing deper sonalization." He underscored the media's need for "sufficient autonomy:' The pope noted that the media face both the "censorship of totalitarian regimes" and the "impositions of powerful culture, economic or political pressure groups:' . He challenged the media to "overcome ideological and poli tical barriers," by "walking with humanity iri its march towaros peace."
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-I:ri., May 10, 1985
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By Bridget L. O'Hearne Holy Rosary parish, Taunton When God, the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the One and Only, first created the world, He surrounded him self with an army of archangels. We know some of them by name: Raphael, Michael, Gabriel; but the greatest was Lucifer. And God said to him: Lucifer, you are my most beautiful arch angel, you are the Son of the Morning." Now if it could ever dare be said that God ever made a mistake it might be when he praised Lucifer in such a lavish way. Ah, but that was God's plan. Instead of reveling in his hap piness Lucifer became puffed up with pride, as many of us would. Immediately he set out to oust God from his Kingdom, his Pow er, and his Glory, and also from his dominions over Iland, sea, air and everything in the uni verse, and sought this power for himself. When God heard this' he banished Lucifer to the ever lasting floor of hell, there to re side in fire, and named him Satan, the devil. We all know there is only one God, and according to Isaiah, chapter 14, Satan came between us and God to confuse us. Yes, he committed the great sin of pride. "How art thou fallen from the heavens, 0 Lucifer, 0 morn ing star, son of the dawn. For you said in your heart 'I will as cend into Heaven and exalt my throne above the stars of God.' " And so, says Isaiah, he was brought down to hell. Of course Satan got out into the world and tempted many unsuspecting souls in his cam paign against God. At about the 12th century he heard about the weirdos in T,ransylvania but as even he considered them odd, he skirted their territory in Cen tral Europe. EventuaIly he came to the Carpathian Mountains in South ern Poland. And oh, he loved them. Wide footpaths. Large roomy caves into which he could lure his victims to temptation. He envisioned a few condomin iums where he would set up all the earthy and material pleas ures one' could desire. W,ithout even advertising, word got around about the good times one could have there and he snared many customers. Among his victims was a young Polish youth who was poorer than the proverbial church mouse and who ~ived with his mother on a small farm. He worked it from morning until night, . his father having passed on to his eternal reward. He was so very poor and he was so very vulnerable. The devil offered him aU things and soon knew he had a faithful and will ing disciple. Finally, .after some time had passed, the devil grew impatient and said "I will make you a part-
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ner 'in my life of eternal pleasure what he had done, howled to but to seal the contract you must heaven and God for mercy and give me a consideration of your spent the rest of his life expiat Ioyalty. Go home and cut out ing his sins. This is a tale which has been the heart of your mother and bring it here to me and you will retold for generations, with many embellishments. It is proof be my equal in aU things." The poor besotted, beguUed that even if the great compas· youth went to his humble home sionate heart of your, mother no and performed the terrible deed. longer beats with love for you As he ran along the footpaths in this world, it is still thinking of you with ,love in death. of the Carpathians, his foot slip A beautiful analogy can be ped and he fell to his knees. His mother's heart, which he had made between this mother in the been carrying, slipped out of his ,myth and our Holy Mother, the hands and 'bounced along the 'Church. No matter how we ig footpath. As it did, it asked him, nore or abuse her, Hterally cut "Did you hurt yourself, my son?" tingher heart out, our spiritual At those words, the tormented mother will be there - waiting, youth, still on his knees, realizing loving, caring. _
NCEA head to resign WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. John F. Meyers, president of the National Catholic Educational Association since 1974, will re sign in 1986. A search com mittee is seeking a successor. Msgr. Meyers, 54, who also was acting pres'ident in 1972·74, is resigning when his third term as head of the 15,OOO-member organization expires. A native of Altoona, Pa., he was ordained for the diocese of Dallas 'in 1956. He worked in diocesan education until he join ed the NCEA' in 1968 as execu tive secretary of the department of' chief administrators. In 1970 he was also named vice presi dent of 'the division of funda mental education. He continued as department head and division vice president' while serving as acting president' from 1972 to 1974. NOEA has elementary, sec ondary, religious, seminary and special education departments.
The organization conducts stud ies on Catholic schools, supports programs such as tuition tax credits and holds an annual con vention that draws more than 14,000' teachers and administra tors. '
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in the Angolican Mass was changed so that the priest calls on God to "forgive us our sins" instElad of "forgive you your sins." The five Anglican-identity Catholic parishes .in the country are in San Antonio, Austin and Houston, Texas; in Las Vegas, Nev.; and in Columbia, S.C. Of the 25 pl'iests ordained in the Catholic Church under the norms, 23 are married, Father Parker said. He said another three former Episcopal priests have received Vatican approval and are cur rently preparing for Catholic ordination, and another eight to 10 are awaiting processing of their applications in Rome. "I just sent 'four more applications" in early February, he said. Several celibate former Epis copal priests have become Cath olic priests under normal proce dures rather than under pro visions of the special U.S. norms, Father Parker said, but they do not use the new Anglican-identi ty rites. Father Parker said that he and Archbishop Law prepared the new Anglican identity texts with Father John Gurrieri, director of the U.S. "ishops' liturgy sec retariat in Washington. They kept U.S. Episcopalian authorities informed of their work as a matter of courtesy and respect, he said. ' When the new Catholic col lection of texts is published it will be called the Book of Di vine Worship, in recognition that the Book of Common Prayer be longs to the Anglican Commun ion, 'Father Parker said. "We didn't want to do any.thing that would offend the Episcopal Church," he explained.
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By Dr. James and Mary Kenny Dear Mary: I read about your idea that marriage and family involves more than a personal commitment between two people. It also affects the community. You think the strongest marriages are those with a common task, with some com mitment outside the partners them selves such as raising children, running a business or caring for the elderly or foster children. I agree with you, but I do not know how to apply your ideas. I am getting married in a couple of months. By the nature of my job we are not likely to stay in one place more than three to five years. .Now when there is so much divorce, inficllelity and negative feel ings toward marriage, I really want not only a good relationship with my wife but a committed mar riage. I like the idea of expanded family. But how does it apply to young marrieds who move often? Do many young engaged cou
ples think as seriously and deeply
about marriage as you do? I doubt it. I think you're great. If attitudes count, and I think they do, you and your fiancee have a lot going for you. Do not be dismayed by the
problem of mobility. Many Amer
icans face the same situation. Mobil ity rules out some common tasks,
but many remain. Since you under stand the basic idea, you can prob- . ably develop your own oppor tunities. You are likely to make contacts with others through your work, the groups and orgapiza~ions you join ~nd your neighborhood. ' Separate jobs can quickly draw . you into separate circles. How ever, you also might use your job contacts to develop common ties. For example, one young teacher welcomed her fourth-graders into her home where she often baked cookies or bread with them. Her husband joined them in games and sports. The children's families were
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drawn in and many close friend ships formed, Perhaps you can volunteer as a couple for some work that inter ests you. Your parish might send out hospital ministers or nursing home visitors as a team. Most organizations in need of volun teers will welcome you as a couple. Do not underestimate your neigh borhood as a source offriendships and ties. In some communities newcomers are quickly drawn in and ties can be established rather easily. For example, in military communities, all families are highly mobile and extended family ties are lacking. Hence, military com munities usually reach out quickly to the newcomer, and families count on each other for support. Other neighborhoods may be slower to welcome newcomers, Some-
times you, the newcomer, will have to take the initiative, Look for ways to make contact with your neighbors. Do not overlook the ordinary conversations that can take place at doughnut shops and little league ball games, at a coffee hour after Mass, even on a walk to the post office, T~e great lay apos tle, Catherine de Hueck Doherty, calls this 'the "chit-chat aposto late" and emphasizes its impor tance. With your ideals and commit ment you should have no trouble finding ways to expend your gifts and talents. Best wishes for a rich and joyful marriage, . Reader questions on family liv ing and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address The Kennys: Box 872, St. Joseph's College; Rensselaer, Inc. 47978.
Nuns are chancellors By NC News Service Two nuns have been named chancellors in the dioceses of Cor pus Christi, Texas, and Stockton, Calif., and a third has been named
vice chancellor in the diocese of Paterson, N.J. The three, all appointed in late March or early April, are: - Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Arlene Jekiekek, named chan cellor in Corpus Christi by Bishop Rene H, Gracida. - Dominican Sister Lorraine Pagendarm, appointed chancellor in Stockton by Bishop Roger M. Mahony, - Sister ofSt. Joseph Margaret Mary Lawler, named vice chancel lor in Paterson by Bishop Frank J. Rodimer, .
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noted that the new code of Canon Law allows nuns and lay persons to be chancellors. '
A chancellor's duties according to canon law comprise ensuring that official documents of the church are disseminated and func tioning as official archivist of the diocese. Other responsibilities can vary from diocese to diocese. Sister Jekielek,a former teacher
and administrator, was secretary to Bishop Gracida, then adminis trative assistant, ' Sister Pagendarm has taught for 33 years. She also has been associate director of the Stockton diocesan permanent diaconate pro gram and vic!1r for religious wo men, a post she will continue to hold, Sister Lawler was associate direc tor of Family Life Ministries in the archdiocese of Newark, N.J., until September 1984 and has been serv ing as associate vicar for religious
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By Antoinette Bosco One thing I know for sure: Mo thers never have to be reminded who they are. Once you become a mother you're stuck with it. I 'know because I've got six 'children, 22 to 35. And I have to admit I have never gone through a true separation process from my, children. Maybe part ofthis is inherited. I remember seeing my grandmother
pouring cornflakes for my then 27
year-old Uncle Joe. Even though I was only 7 that struck me as strange because I poured my own cornflakes. I asked my grand mother if she did that because she loved Uncle Joe more than her other seven children. . She shook her head, held up her hand and asked me in her broken'. English: "Which finger if you cut it
off does not hurt?" . It was ·much later, of course, that I got the message: Children always remain part of you, like the fingers of your hand. Children keep a grip on you, firmly encircling your heart. Just experience a moment when they're missing or hurt or sick and you feel how that grip enslaves you. Sometimes, it's a question they ask that throws your emotions out of whack. I remember once when
my son Frank, then 5, suddenly stopped playing, got my attention and asked, "Mommy, if I died, would you cry?" How do you deal with such a thought with no advance notice? It did a job on my insides. But I covered it, countering with deli berate lightness, "Sure. Would you cry if I died?" He thought a minute and then answered, "I wouldn't cry too hard if you died of old age." Moments like that penetrate the private corners of a mother's heart, never to leave again. I've learned what it means to have a small family as well as a large one, I've learned from heart pains and stomach crunches that any family is a small family when one child is missing - whether missing without leave on an overly long evening or leaving the nest for school, career or marriage, Sometimes I get a reaction to my tales of mothering that show a sense of humor - I think. Last summer, after I wrote a piece on mothering, I got a call from my local library telling me that the book I had ordered was in now, "I didn't order a book," I said. "Yes, y.ou did," came the reply. "Erma Bombeck's 'Motherhood
- the Second Oldest Profession." "No," I repeated, "I never or dered it." "I took the call," the clerk said, "and I remember it well because I thought it was a strange request," "Why?" She explained: "Because the caller asked for the book and spec ified it had to be the large print' edition."
The large print edition?
We never did find out who ordered the book but now I am known in my family's inner circle as "Mother - in large print." And I keep giving them raw material to ~upport this obser vation. The latest was last week when my 22~year-old son Peter said he was goingjogging. I warned him to be careful on the hill near our house. After all, the cars zoom down that hill, I explained.
Quietly my daughter commented: "He was in the U.S. infantry for two years, has climbed the Alps and wears a size 10 shoe... " She let me fill in the blanks myself. Nobody warned us mothers about the side effects of mother hood. We all have to learn the hard way - that motherhood is a termi nal condition, I guess we'd have it no other way.
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O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Ladies' Guild meeting: 6:30 p.m. May 14, church hall. Members re quested to bring casserole or dessert for covered dish supper. ST. JAMES, NB Film: "Silent Scream"to be shown after all Masses May 18 and. 19. CYO council: meeting 7 p.m. May 14, rectory. VINCENTIANS, TAUNTON Mass honoring Frederick Ozanam, society founder, was celebrated at St. Mary's church April 28. ST. JOSEPH, NB Monthly holy hour: 5 p.m. May' 17. Prayer group: 7 p.m. each Wed nesday, rectory basement. All wel come. SEPARATED/DIVORCED, CAPE Meeting: 7 p.m. May 19, St. Fran cis Xavier parish center, Hyannis. Speakers: the Beginning Experience Program team members. Informa tion: Janet Farrell, 775-8168. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies ofSt. Anne Sodality: meet ing 6:30 p.m. May 15, church; Mass and installation of officers. New officers: Mrs. Marie Dumont,' vice president; Mrs. Lorraine Gagne, trea surer. Business meeting, refreshments and entertainment will follow. CHRIST THE KING COTUIT/MASHPEE CCD awards to be given at 10 a. m. Mass May 12. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentians: meeting after lOa. m. Mass May 12. ST. ANNE, FR Retreat for first communicants: 9' a.m. to noon May I L SECULAR FRANCISCANS, POCASSET Reception and profession of fra ternity members: 7: 10 p.m. May 14, St. John's church. Mass and talk on "Work with Anxious Concern" by Father Edwin Dirig, OFM. AIl welcome. CHARISMATICS, FR Fall River area charismatic prayer groups: meeting 8 p.m. May 13, St. Anne's Shrine; speaker Mary Deme trius will present an overview of' talks on the gifts of the Holy Spirit that have been presented monthly since last fall. ESPIRITO SANTO, FR Crowning: 11:30 a.m. Mass May 12. BIRTHRIGHT, VINEYARD HAVEN The Martha's Vineyard chapter of Birthright is seeking new office volun teers. Training information: 693 .. 4137. ST. PATRICK, FR CYO baseball team will soon begin practice. Information: Archie Cor reia, 676-3206. Vestments donated by the Judge and Arsenault families are greatly appreciated. O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK First communion tomorrow: . Group I will meet in the church basement at 9:45 a.m., Group II at 11:45 a.m. Use ramp entrance. Parents: pick up Gold books May 12.
Youth group: meeting, election of officers, 7 p.m. May 19. School board applications still being being accepted: call rectory for iriformation. ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Confirmation pictures are in. Con tact Mrs. Highsmith at rectory. Somerset Senior Choir will be heard at the 4:00 and 5: 15 p.m. Masses tomorrow. First communion II :30 a.m. May 12. MASS. CITIZENS FOR LIFE The film "The Silent Scream" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. May 23 in New Bedford Public Library. A ques tion and answer period will follow. All invited.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri. May 10, 1985 7:30 p.m. May 13, rectory meeting room. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Rosary recitation each Saturday in May before 4 p.m. Mass. . May crowning: 2 p.m. May 19 in schoolyard (weather permitting). Children's Mass:. 9 a.m. May·16. Parish meetrng: 7 p.m. May 19, 'Coady Center. CCD recognition ceremony and Mass: 9:30 a.m. May 12. Apprecia tion dinner for teachers: 6 p.m. May 13, Coachmen Restaurant. Falmouth CATHEDRAL, FR Attleboro National First communion: 10 a.m. Mass May 12. O.L. MT. CAR~EL, NB Members Federal Deposil Insurance Co.-poration. Santo Cristo procession: 3 p.m. May 12, with three bands, all parish societies and many organizations from other parishes. Candlelight .procession honoring O.L. Fatima: 7:30 p.m. May 13. Both processions are outdoors and will leave from the church. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Closed Mondays First communion: 10 a.m. to morrow. THE LUNCH - Tuesdav thru Friday Crowning: 10 a.m. Mass May 12. 12:00 • 2:30 DINNER - Tuesday thru saturday o of I, NB 5:00·0:00 P.M. Hyacinth Circle 71: meeting 7:30 SUNDAY 12 Noon • 7:00 P.M: p.m. May 21, K orc hall. ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Rte. 28, ·East Falmouth -·A!l.SO Women's Guild € o mmunion Sun Hosts • Paul & Ellen Goulet Catering to Weddings day: II: 15 Mass, May 19, followed and. Banquets by brunch at Holiday Inn. Tel. 548-4266 First communion: 9:30 a.m. to morrow. Children must arrive at '1~222 2 222~2 2 2 2@'~aaeeee~:eeaaa2 2,2 2? hall by 9 a.m.
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What is contempt of court?
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that they all are likely candidates to be found in "contempt of court." The contempt charge is way in which courts exercise control over those who would interfere with the judicial process. Though people generally show respect for our sys tem of justice, sometimes things' can get out of hand. The contempt order keeps the courtroom from resembling a crowd at a wrestling match, and insures that when the court says "Jump!" the parties to the case (and others) say "How high?" By hitting people where it hurts - in the pocketbook and the jail cell - the contempt order helps courts operate more effectively.
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What have Joe Sleaze, Clark Kent and Muck, Inc. in com mon? Joe Sleaze, lead singer of a rock ban9, at his trial for inciting to riot, repeatedly disrupted the proceedings by screaming the lyr ics to his band's latest song. Clark Kent, mild-mannered re porter for the widely-read "Daily Planet News,:' wrote a front-page story headlined "Sleaze obviously guilty in riot-causing case." The sto'r9 ran two days before Sleaze's trial. . Last year, Muck, Inc. was found liable for dumping pollutants into a local river and was ordered by the court to stop the practice. Since then, the dumping has increased. What they have in common is
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There are two kinds of con tempt actions: criminal and civil. Courts use their criminal contempt 1>owers to maintain control over the courtroom. Criminal contempt charges are aimed at punishing people who disrupt or obstruct the trial process. In general, acts that insult the court or its authority can result in criminal contempt. If your speech, manner, attitude or tone of voice inside the courtroom are objec tionable, you may be charged with contempt pf court. Thus, no inat- . ter how sweet your voice, if, like Joe Sleaze, you wish to sing at the top of your lungs, you had best do it in the shower and not in court. You are not immune from the court's cO'1tempt powers once you step outside the courthouse door· either. Acts that interfere with the court's business could also land .. y.ou behind bars or facing a stiff
fine. For .example, if YQU attempt to influence jurors, destroy the subject matter of a Il\wsuit, or alter court records, you might face con tempt charges. In Clark Kent's case, his news story might interfere with the pro per progress of the Sleaze case. The article may deny Sleaze a fair trial by prejudicing jurors against him. Superman or not, Clark could find himself in contempt of court. You don't even have to be a party or witness in the trial to be found in criminal contempt. If you inter fere with the court's functioning, you are fair game for contempt charges. Clark Kent; though not a party or witness in the Sleaze case, might be charged with criminal contempt for damaging the trial with his article. Corporations, pub lic officials, and lawyers, among 'others, may be charged with con tempt. In one case, a corporation was convicted 'of criminal contempt for firing an employee because he served jury duty. Although the corporation was not involved in the case for which its employee sat, it was punished because it inter fered with the court's business. Courts use ciVil contempt to get you to obey their orders. Any form of court order from a prior case, including an 'order to pay money, may be enforced by a civil con tempt action. Unlike criminal con tempt, which is geared to punish .ing, civil contempt is aimed at motivating you to do something. (It's often remarkable how moti vated people can get when threa-
tened with a fine or imprisonment.) to be found in civil contempt of In criminal contempt, the court court. If you advise or aid a party charges you with the violation.· in disobeying a court order, you Civil contempt actions, however, may be found in civil contempt. , are brought by people:·)f you are Due to their different policies, wronged because someone is not criminal and civil contempt involve obeying a court order, you may different penalties and procedures. ask a court to find that person in Criminal contempt, aimed at pun ishing you for interfering with the 'contempt. court's authority, may result in a ,Suppose you ,live next to the jail sentence for a definite term or river where Muck, Inc. dumps its a fine of a fixed amount. Civil con pollutants. After a big lawsuit, a tempt, geared to getting you to do neighborhood group' succeeds in something, may lead to your pay getting a court to order Muck to ing an escalating fine or spending stop' the dumping. Lately, how- time behind bars until you comply , ever, the smell has gotten worse with the court's order. Thus, it is and your family has been getting sometimes said that in civil con sick on the fish you catch in the tempt you have the keys to your river. You may ask--the court to jail cell. Muck, Inc. might, be find Muck in contempt for refus ordered to pay your neighborhood ing to ,obey the no-dumping order. group a weekly fine until it stops If the court finds you. are right, it the dumping. will issue an order to remedy the The distinction between civil and situation and Muck will very likely criminal contempt also affects the be required to pay ,your costs of procedure to be followed at your going to trial to get the original contempt hearing. If charged with order enforced. criminal contempt, you are entitled Sometimes complying with a to procedural safeguards that you court order is impossible. If, would no~ receive in a civil con through no fault of y~)\ir own, you tempt case. For example, in a are unable to obey a court order to criminal contempt proceeding you pay money, you cannot be held carrnot be compelled to testify against yourself and you must be liable for civil contempt in Massa ci)usetts. Suppose you are divorced proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. ' and are ordered to' pay your ex Above all; bear in mind that spouse $200 per month for child support. If you fail to pay, your most contempt cases never need to ex-spouse may ask the court to arise. A little respect for judicial authority goes a long way. As long find you in contempt. You proba as you don't degrade the court, bly won't be found in contempt, however, if your inability to pay' obstruct the administration ofjus was because you were unemployed. tice, or intentionally fail to obey a As with criminal contempt, YO\l court order, you won't be found in don't have to be a party to the case contempt. The Murphys practice law in Braintree.
What goes on i~ the Military Archdiocese?
The modern military chaplain do exist, "but it would be very shioners." As military, they can go doesn't fit the stereotyped image unwise for a Catholic chaplain to places a civilian clergyman can't, held by many civilians. He isn't preach publicly against it,~' he said. he adds. And they're more geared M*A*S*H's Father Mulcahy. And to expecting remote tours and fre "There are some people who he doesn't store a gun under his tend to think of us with a 'we-they' quent temporary assignments in bed. Rather, he's likely to be admin distant countries. Promotion, rank connotation," says Father Owen istrator, parent-substitute,' mar and brass are important to chap Hendry, a lieutenant colonel. "It's New BedfOrd InStitution fOr savtngs , riage counselor, dru..g prevention as though we're on another side of lains, too-sometimes to an un expert, psychologist, financial plan seemly degree. the fence irithe Church in terms of Now 11 convenient offices ner-and even prophet. Dick Ryan our attitudes on' war and peace "Rank is very important when including Seekonk &: Taunton. explores the roles of this speCial and all the rest. Let's face it," he you sit around a table where deci ized minister in "Military Chap continues. "I represent my bishop sions are made," a retired Navy lains:' Peacemakers in the Armed back in Newark, and I represent chaplai~ confided to author Ryan. Forces," an article in the current my diocese, like any other priest in ONLY FUll·lINE RELIGIOUS "When Archbishop John O'Con St. Anthony Messenger magazine. any other parish. We are, despite 61FT STORE 'ON THE CAPE I nor was an admiral in the navy, he For his story, Ryan interviewed _the uniform, basically parish • CINIt lion • SIt; •• ~ went to every top-brass ~eeting he priests, ministers and a rabbi at • 0PIIt 71HlYi priests. " could, and always put in his two Bolling Air Force Base in Washing The military merely mirrors cents. This was very important' if MID ton, D.C., and Bishop Joseph Dim what's h,appening in the civilian they were talking about something ino, a former Navy chaplain, now world in terms of pressures on like the building of new cruisers. vicar-general at the Military Arch people, especially the young. And He wanted to know how many diocese in Manhattan. All are men for most chaplains, the chance to men they could adequately hold , of God first and military officers work with young adults who are while providing safe and comfor second. . reaching for values or a relation table quarters. And if he thought it The prelate says most command 428 M~in $1 : Illylnn,s ship with God continues to be the was right, he would say so." ing officers would be "very disap , first great pri~rity. 775-4180 Clearly today's military chaplains pointed" if the chaplain didn't John & Mary Le~s. Props. What about moral issues? "There are a new breed, says Ryan. They're strongly express his opinions on is no double standard for service world citizens as much at ease talk moral and ethical issues. "And if personnel," cOhtends Father Hen ing about Old Testament war and he were merely a ~yes-man,' there is dry. "In other words, if we're talk New Testament peace as about the every likelihood that the chaplain ing about birth control, premarital lilies of the fields. would be dismissed," believes the sex or anything else; the same set New Archdiocese bishop. . of values applies within the service On the technical side of-being a outside world." What about the prophetic call - -as in the _ military chaplain or a Catholic . ,.. --- " : - - - ... to speak out on a topic like nuclear serving in the armed forces: until a Should chaplains be considered arms? Many chaplains have found civilians, or part of the military few days ago a person in either the bishops' peace pastoral to be institution? "Chaplains should be category belonged to the U.S. Milvery relevant. Part of the Catholic military," says Major GeneralJohn I itary Vicariate. chaplain's responsibility has been "Rip" Collins, chief of chaplains Now the stru'cture is known as to brief his commanding officer on for the Air Force. "They wear the ,the Military Archdiocese of the what the bishops said, and to edu U.S.A. and, with a 2.2 million same uniform, face the same hard LEARY PR:ESS cate the Catholics on base, explains ships and, in that way, esta~:ish Catholics in its care, it's the third Bishop Dimino. Personal opinions credibility with their military pari largest archdiocese in the nation,
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outstripped only by the archdio ceses of Los Angeles and Chicago. Msgr. James Markham, vice chancellor of the new archdiocese, said the change was made for the sake of better popular under standing. Journalists, he said, have had some difficulty in describing the Military Vicariate, resorting to vague and not entirely accurate phrases such as "a kind of ,diocese' for Catholics in the military." Other recent or forthcoming changes affecting the military arch diocese include: -Its separation from the arch bishopric of New York, whose head traditionally has also headed the vicariate. -The installation April 30 of Archbishop Joseph T. Ryan as first head of the new jurisdiction. -The planned move of the arch - diocese from New York to Washing- ton. Asked why the U.S. vicariate
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Women's role in parish explored NOTRE DAME, Ind. (NC) Women do more than men to lead and minister in U.S. Cath olic parishes, according to a new report from the Univer:sity of Notre Dame. "Probably few of us are fulIy aware of the extent to which we depend on wome~ to conduct the ministries, programs and activi ties of Catholic parishes in the United States," it said. The report, written by socio logists David C. Leege and Thomas A. Trozzolo and: pub lished in A'priJ, was the third in a series on the Notre Dame Study of Catholic Parish Life. The study was a two-year, in depth survey of attitudes and behavior in 36 parishes around the country, chosen to represent a cross-section of U.S. Catholic life. In some areas the study pro duced no surprises, the report noted. More than 80 percent of ushers and ministers of hospital ity were men, more than 85 per cent of those responsible for altar preparation were women, and more than 80 percent of catechetical teachers were wom en. But it found that aside from ushering, men do not form a ma jority in any other major area of 'lay ministry or leadership in the parish. Women's leadership ex tends to areas'traditionally coh sidered "the man's domain" such as administration, policy-making, liturgy and overall influence, tbe study said. Reader 'at Jl4ass was the only area in which it found adult men and adult women splitting the job 50-50. Other areas of parish respon sibility and the approximate pro portion of women in them, ac cording to the study, included: - Participa·tion in Bible stud ies or discussion groups: 75 per cent. - Parish renewal or spiritual growth programs: 70 percent. - ·Prayer groups: 80 percent. - Recreational programs and youth ministries: 60 percent. - Ministries to poor, sick or others in need: 85 percent. - Parish council membership: 52 percent. . - Identified as most influen tialreaders in parish aside from the pastor: 58 percent. - Eucharistic ministers: 60 percent. The report noted that women also lIed men in general church involvement that does not in volve leadership - from the per centage on parish membership Hsts to frequency of Mass attend ance and reception of the sacra ments. Leege said in a telephone inter view tha,t in a future report on the study he hopes to develop the findi~gs on the role of women in paris1)es in greater detail and look at possible implications for the future of American Catholic parishes.
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Ethiopian refugee evacuatio:n called indefensible by CRS By 'NC News Service
Catholic Relief Services said May 3 it is "deeply concerned and dismayed" Iby reports that thousands of refugees from the Ethiopian famine were forced to leave a relief camp closed by local officials. 'News reports said more than 50,000 people were forced to evacuate the camp at Ibnet in northwest Ethiopia's Gondar pro vince. The reports said that camp dwellings were burned down by soldiers, with many refugees re fusing to move out until' their huts were set afire. The evacuees included many children under 5 years old and. adults weakened by malnutrition, the reports said. CRS called the force used in the evacuation "indefensible" and said it compounded "the great ordeal that the Ethiopian people are facing,'~ The relief agency said it was "ready to co operate in the fullest" to help the refugees. "We have been informed that the action undertaken at Ibnet was the responsibility of local officia:1s and is not a part of a wider policy," CRS said. It call ed for "swift corrective action," The agency said it "has been actively involved in relief efforts in Ethiopia and is supporting feeding programs in the town of Ibnet," The agency has supplied food to 20,000 people in the Ibnet area, said CRS spokeswoman Beth Griffin. She said that not all of those stayed at the camp. A U.N. relief official in Ethi opia said that because the plant ing season is near, it is time for ,people in the emergency camps to ,return to their homes to re sume farming. However, he criti cized the government for mis handling the evacuation. "As the planting season ap proaches, it is ,important that those people who have been forced to leave their lands :by the famine be assisted to return ,to
productive lives if they are able to do so," CRS said. ,But they need "adequate food supplies and tools and seeds to assist them to put in Ii crop," it said. The weak and feeble ,imust continue to have access to food
and medical care in camps or at feeding centers," C~S is one, of the largest re lief agencies at work in Ethiopia, where a prolonged drought has caused -large-scale famine, par ticularly in the north.
Campus ministry not numbers game SEATTLE -(NC) - ' It's not ' enough for campus ministers to simply' hold pizza socials, hand' out pamphlets and think them selves successful because stud ents show up for free food, mem bers of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association were told. "The presence of the church in higher education is futile if its ministry does not reach the very souls of the students, faculty and staff of the educationa" com munity," said Father Edward K. Braxton, director of the Cath olic student center at the Uni versity of Chicago. He gave the keynote address at a recent campus ministers' study week at Seattle University. "We must not faU victim (to) the numbers syndrome," Father Braxton said. Rather, ministers must be willing to invest quality time on an individual with each student to make sense of new ex· periences in Hght of the student's moral values. Father Braxton suggested that ministers become "spiritual com· panions" of tlle students and seek to help them integrate their practical as well as transcendent values. Effective ministers, the priest told the group" "must be persons of prayer." "This means that those who serve at the university must not only know about the spiritual life, they must live that life. They must not only know the tech niques of, prayer. They must be . persons of prayer." 'Father Braxton stressed that ministers ,should seek to pro-
mote moral conversion in them selves and in their students. "The moraUy converted per sen seeks out the good and does the good, simply because it is good. "The morally converted per son cares not for appearances or popular opinion," he said. "Such students have truly grasped'tran scendent values. They strive to conform the deeds of their lives with the values discovered in dialogue with their souls," It is critical, Father Braxton said, for students to know that moral conversion embraces far more than issues of "sexuaUty, birth control or abortion. Moral conversion encompasses every personal and public area· of hu man thought and conduct where Gospel values are at stake."
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vision. For example, tl)e ads may suggest that the Itruly beau to 6e honored at the tenth an tiful girl wears this expensive nual banquet of the Eastern perfume or a good-looking guy Massachusetts Chapter of the Feehan sophomore John 'A. can be more good looking 'by National Football Foundation. He Robertson Jr. of Attleboro has buying a costly outfit. attained the rank ,of Eagle Scout. ,will attend the U.S. Air Force Viewers need to \be careful or Academy in Colorado Springs, A member of Troop 23 in Attle they begin to think that clothes boro, Robertson was honored at CO. and other possessions make By Charlie' Martin an awards ceremony .in Taun them good looking. ton. ' Real personal worth has noth MAT, E R' AL G "R L ' Freshman Julie Nicastro was ing to do with what brand of At the annual honors convoca honored as a winner in the 1985 tion at Sa,lve 'Regina College, clothes are worn or how many Sonie 'boys kiss me AATF National French contest Newport, over 100 students were possessions one owns. Beauty is $ome boys hug me and was recognized on May 7 at recognized for scholarship, cam an interior quality, a goodness I think they're OK Weston High Sc~ool. that shines through no matter p'us 'leadership and community If they don't give me proper credit 1,009 students, faculty mem , service. how we are dressed. I jUst walk away. ' <bers' and parents ,participated in Each person is infinitely valu 'Rosa- M. Campos, an account They can beg and they can plead Feehan's 10th annual Walk-a able. We don't magicaUy become ing major 'from Fall River, is But they can't See the light ' " thon on May I. more OK by expanding a record this year's v~ed'ictorian. She 'Cause the boy with· the ,cold hard cash Is always mister' right. . collection or following, current was also the recipient'of the ac fads. counting department's Rooney, 'Cause we're llving in a material world, _ le·Cas~idy The. song also suggests that Plotkin and Willey Award. And 1 am ~ material girl Students Eileen Joyce ,and money or possessions make us Other convocation presenta ,You know that we are living in a material, world Donald Cleary were named top tions included a Parents' Asso more attracti~e to others. Where And ,I am a material girl. scorers in the National, Merit ciation award for outstanding genuine love is concerned, this Some boys romance Scholarship Qualifying Test "academic achievement t'o Laura can never be true. Love is al Some boys slow dance given earlier this year. ways a gift. It does not depend Jean Sequin of New Bedford and That's all right, with me on the family car or the size of an Alumni Association award If they can't raise my interest a wallet. !Real love is an uncon for coliegewiCie service to sopho Then I have to let them be. ditional caring. more Sean Sheehan, South Den Some boys try and some boys lie Stang senior Frank Souza has nis. . ~ach person can develop a But I don't let them play been selected as one of 11 sec healthy attitude toward posses Degrees will be awarded May Only boys that save Utelr pennies ondary school scholar/athletes 19. . sions. This includes being will Make my rainy day. ing to share possessions and ex-' Boys may come and boys may go amining how' money is spent. And that's all right you see Consider facing these questions: Experience has made me rich .lI-. Do I think of others' needs And ,ooW they're after me. as well as my own? Recorded by Madonna, written by Peter Brown and Robert Rans - Can I delay buying some 'By Cecilia Belanger swers. No one owns it. It is for © 1~84 by Minong Publishing Co. thing I' want' in order to help everyone. It is the gift of, Christ Christians are a people of new SEVERAL READERS have Even though the video con some needy people? beginnings. How often have we to the whole world. :Possessions and money are written and asked me to review fuses the song's message, the One of the beautiful and lov seen it in our own Hfetimes? 'Madonna's 'lat,est hit, "Material question about what value we important gifts. Like all of God's , Now and then we need to be re ing things about Jesus is that he Girl." The song states that the put on material possessions is gifts, what is 'most important is minded of our dynamic heritage tells you straight out that you , "boy with the cold hard cash is important. Our lives are filled the attitude toward them. Chris and to make sure we share it can unload the past and salute always mister right." with possessions. If you have tian' values ,c~n take, us beyond with succeeding, generations. the future with hope and prom ise. 'Yet in the video of the song; any doubt of this, take a leisure what we can buy to what we One of the big difficulties I see the guy who brings flowers wins ly stroll through any shopping can give. In this connection, when asked the girl's healt. Maybe the song mall. Just about any product Your comments always are with those who are struggling to how he knew he had moved .maintain some means of center is saying that romantic gestures imaginable, can be sought and welcomed. Address: Charlie Mar from ,adolescence, of his faith , do have a place in our material bought.
tin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., edness is that we are constantly to adult Christianity, a young going through periods of change. man replied, "I no longer ask~d : world. Much of today's attitude to Evansville, Ind. 47714. There is so much individual dis the question 'How am I doing?' ruption that the uncertain are but the more important question, losing their balance. Internation 'how are you doing?' what he will create. On and near al strains, global politics, family: He had learned well'the teach 'his desk are endless catalogues peril and individual enchantment ing' of, Paul: "Let each of you showing an infinite number of with the culture get to be too look not only to his Own inter By possibilities' for creation. ' 'much for so~e people. ests, but also to the interests of . For a long time God has been , But the gospel has the an- others." , TOM leafing through these catalogues. He 'has decided on binion'S of LENNON persons and things that he defin tely will create. It is to be a wonderful universe. He turns a page ... and there Q. 1 have a weight problem. As is a pictur.e of the person you yourself six months or even a a result, 1 have a bad self-image. will become. God exclaims, What can 1 do to improve my year. Do plan to make 'perman ent changes in your eating' "How wonderful! Oh yes, I must self-image? (Minnesota) , . definitely create that person! I ha'bits. A. The fact that you are un would like to have that person If you regularly eat too much, happy about your weight prob explore with your physician why with me ,forever!" "em doesn't' mean that you, have you might be seeking happiness Although this description in a bad self-image. volves fanciful imagery, religious in lots and 'lots of food. What comes across in, your experts say :it gives us a good You should give yourself a pat question is that you are recog idea of God's action in our re on the back for admitting III prob- , gard. nizing something that you con sider a problem for yourself. And lem and facing it realistically. ,The Bible goes even further I suspect you already have a with St. Paul 'sayiJ)g, "Before the it's always a healthy sign when reasonably good self-image, but , world was made, God had already we honestly recognize our prob most of us can use a little bols lems. chosen 'us to be his in Christ, so It sounds as though you're on tering, iIi this area from time to that we would be holy and with- ' ,the verge of taking ,steps to solve time. ... out fault before him." (Ephes- ;the diffil:ulty you find in being One aid is occasionally to ans 1:4). overweight. meditate in a way that involves If God loves us that much, Consult your physician about the use of the imagination. Let's surely we can do as he wants us III sensibl,e diet that will produce go back trillions and trillions. of to - love ourselves' in a non !long-lasting' results. YOUNG PEOPLE in 81. Paul, Minn., picket a store years, before there was any time, selfish way. That, after all, is the Don't try to become slim and any universe, anything but God. measure of how we are to love selling what they consider pornographic magazines. (NC trim in 10 days. Instead, allow Picture God as trying ,to decide other people. Photo)
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portswQtch eyO Baseball Tryouts Rev. Paul F. McCarrick, dio cesan CYO director, has an nounced that open t~outs and practice for teams of the Bristol County CYO Baseball League will get underway May 12 at Chew Park, FaU River. He has also released the schedule to be followed by the teams. For the next three Sundays coach Mitch Pettey will welcome candidates for ,the North End team at 6 p.m. Also, at 8 p.m. on those days, the Maplewood team, under management of coach Rene Dupont will meet. Somerset, with new coach Don Levesque, is scheduled for the 6 p.m. slot on the next three Mon da~. Coach Dave Harrington's South Ends will take over at 8 o·clock. The 6 p:m. period on Wednes days is assigned to the Kennedy team ,under coach Bill (Shifty) 'Shea and Russ Gibson. The Ana wans, with coach Gus Venice,
have been assigned the 8 o'clock period. Additional practice sessions will be held Tuesday and Thurs day evenings. The only eligibility rule is that players must be born on or after Jan. I, 1962. A 25-game schedule is planned with playoffs after the regular season. Most ,league games will be played at Chew Park but home games for the S'omerset team will be scheduled for Hanson Memorial Field at Somerset High School. T9day is the deadline for filing applications for coaching posi ·tionsat Bishop Connolly High school in .FaB River. Needed are head coach of bOYS' basketball, jayvee coach 'of girls' basketball, head coach ot ice hockey and jayvee coach of soccer. Resumes should he .sent to Mrs. Mary Jane Keyes, athletic director at the school.
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"Stick" (Universal) Burt Rey· nolds, an ex-convict, runs into some nasty people in Miami, makes mincemeat of them and Hves happily ever after in this screen version of the Elmore Leonard novel which turns· ,the gritty .original into a glossy and cartoonish star vehicle. Because of excessively graphic violence and an amoral tone, it is classi· fied 0, R. Film on TV
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Friday, May 24, 8-10 p.m. EDT (CBS) "c8ddyshack" (1980) Buffoonish comedy about a caddy's summer adven tures at a loony country club. The original movie contained re lentless vulgarity with much sex· ually oriented humor. O. R Religious TV Sunday, May 12 (CBS) "For Our Times" - Douglas Edwards reports on how America's reli gious community ministers to senior citizens. Sunday, May 12 (NBC) "Guide line" Anthropologist Carl Quinn discusses church teaching on possession by the devil.
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Krupa doubled home Peter Sleight with the tying run and then scored' the winning run on' Pat McHugh's ground ball. Stang thus upped its Division Two l'ecord to 3-1. .In the tennis encounter the Spartanettes boosted their sea son record to 7-1 with a 5-0 vic· to~ over Dartmouth. They swept ,the three singles matches as well as the two doubles. In another Division Two base· baH game Mike Levis collected three hits, and Ken Smith two, in deading Bishop Feehan to a 9·3 victory over Dighton-Reho both.
Track Fairhaven took second place in the University of Rhode Is· ~and Interscholastic track meet last Saturday to Rogers High School of Newport. Wareham took first place in the Dennis-Yarmoutb Small Schools Division Invitational meet at Dennis-Yarmouth. Stang was the runnerup. In a conference baseball to· day, Feehan is host to Fairhaven while Bishop Connolly High en· tertains Falmouth. Somerset is at New Bedford, Durfee at Attie· boro and Wareham at Westport. Other games include Apponequet
at Blue Hills and Old Colony at Southeastern Voke. In non"league games, at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow New Bedford High is at Stang("Durfee at Rog ers and Fairhaven at Appone quet. State coaches meets in boys' and girls' track will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Brockton High School. The sectional in vitationals singles/doubles for boys' tennis -will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow in New Seabury while a similar tourney for girls' tennis will be held at 10 a.m. at Falmouth High School.
Hockomock Notes A battle royal is taking place in the race for the Hockomock League varsity baseball crown. Canton, Franklin and Stoughton, 'a11 5-2, were only one game ahead of Oliver Ames, 4-3, and I Y2 games ahead of Foxboro,
4-4, entering this week. A shuffle in the positions is likely after today's games; Can ton is at Franklin, Oliver Ames at Foxboro, ·King Philip at Stoughton and Sharon at North Attleboro.
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wife had been filled with fear and apprehension concerning his approaching death. After hanjtinlt the portrait, great peace of mind came over him. His weight loss ceased, he began to improve, and w~s even well enough to travel to Ottawa to visit his Anglican daughter and her Presbyterian husband. The family invited the Pilgrim Virgin statue, "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace", which stayed an entire day in their home.
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On May 13 th, 1981 our Holy Father, Pope JohnPaulIl was shot in St. Peter's Square, Rome. The date corresponded with the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima, and the 64th anniversary of Our Lady's first appearance to the three little Portuguese shepherd children. Lucia, Jacinta an~ Francisco. On May 13th, 1982 His Holiness was in F.atima at the sanctuary\itself to give thanks to Our Lady for having saved hi.m from being murdered one year before on the exact date. On May 13th, 1982, while at Fatima, Pope John Paul II blessed a beautiful Pilgrim Virgin statue, personally, and especially for the travels of that statue within the apostolate work of The Padre Pio Institute, Canada's National Centre for Padre Pio. The statue was to be called "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace". He also blessed a large portrait of Padre Pio - known as "Padre Pio the Children's Guardian".
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September 17, 1984 (Hull, Quebec)
Four beautiful Umiracles" associated with this statue and Her portrait.
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March 5, 1984 (Hull, Quebec) "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace" diffused a beautiful and overpowering fragrance of roses when taken to a dying woman devoted to Our Blessed Mother. (Written ul' in our free newsletter, Summer 11}84 issue.) July 26;1984 (Toronto, Ont~rio) An Anglican man, a grandfather, in the final stages of cancer of the liver and not expected to live beyond October 1984, received as a gift a framed portrait of "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace" (one of the first off the press for the Papal Visit Commemoration) and hung it beside his bed. He and his
The Holy Father, Pope John Paulll knelt before "Padre Pia's Queen of Peace", the Pilgrim Virgin statue he had blessed two years before at Fatima for the Padre Pio Institute. He prayed before the statue, alone, for 25 minutes, while the national media waited and wondered where he was. (Scary in our free news/eccer. Fall-December 11}84 issue.)
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After the Papal Visit to Canada February 4, 1985 (Ottawa, Ontario) A nun praying before "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace", while the statue was on visitation to an Ottawa convent, received a sudden and instantaneous cure of a serious ear problem which included deafness, dating back to when she was 4 years of age. (Scory in our free newsleCler, Spring 1985 iSSlle.) March 3, 1985 (Ottawa, Ontario) Another nun with a crippled and paralyzed hand received a cure when the hand was touched to a framed portrait of "Padre Pio's Queen of Peace", given to the convent to commemorate a previous visit by the statue. The Sister, in tears, was able to shake hands with her fellow-nuns, afterwards. (Scory in our free news/eCler, Spring 1985 issue.)
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