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Fear Vietnam Archbishop Died in Communist Jail VATICAN CITY (NC) - Vatican officials fear that the strongwilled, anti-Communist coadjutor Archbishop of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) may have died in a Communist prision. Officially the Vatican has said only that Archbishop Francis Xavier Nguyan Van Thuan, 49, "is in detention." But Vatican officials say privately that Archbishop Thuan has apparently not been seen alive by Vietnamese Church authorities for months. The government, they say, has assured Archbishop Paul Nguyan Van Binh of Ho Chi Minh City that his coadjutor is still alive. But some in the Vatican doubt the government's assertion. Archbishop Thuan, one of the most progressive of Vietnam's bishops on social questions, was put under house arrest in a parish in Nhatrang in May, 1975, just after the fall of Saigon and only a month after he had been made coadjutor of the Saigon archdiocese. Before that he was bishop of Nhatrang for eight years. Later Archbishop Thuan was imprisoned in Nhatrang, where Communist officials gave him a large cell and permitted Sisters to serve him a home-cooked meal once a week. The Communists tried to make him confess to several "crimes,"

including being in the pay of the American CIA and receiving his appointment in Saigon through American influence. When he refused, the archbishop was put into a dark, airless cell. There, according to reports, he was maltreated, struck, and made to stand for hours. Latest reports said that his legs had become paralyzed and he was experiencing lung trouble. He was said to be venerated as a saint by fellow inmates.

Will Study Role Of Churchwomen WASHINGTON (NC) - Bishop Daniel A. Cronin is a member of an ad hoc committee of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) which has undertaken a survey of woman's role in the Church's diocesan structures and ministry. The survey seeks answers to such questions as the number of women in policy-making and executive jobs in the 170 U.S. dioceses. Chaired by Bp. Michael F. McAuliffe of Jefferson City, Mo., the committee has sent its fellow bishops a letter and questionnaire. . The survey has five major sections: on policy-making posiTurn to Page Five

Attleboro Boys World Champs Knights of the Altar and Junior Corps members of St. Joseph's parish, Attleboro, have been chosen Unit of the Year in competition with units throughout the United States and 40 foreign countries. "Your unit has been selected as the one'which best carries out the code and ideals of the Knights of the Altar," stated Joseph DeSilvestro, national K of A director, in a letter notifying Rev. Normand Boulet, St. Joseph associate pastor, of the recognition. Father Boulet is eastern regional adviser for the K of A. Honors are not new to the Attleboro group. Last December David Bowlin, its supreme grand knight, was recognized as one of 12 outstanding members throughout the world at a ceremonypresided over by Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Dailey of Boston. Earlier in the year he participated in nationally televised bicentennial ceremonies at Boston's Old North Church. And K of A members have traveled as far as Rome, where they were presented for the ceremonies at which Cardinal Humberto Medeiros received his present rank.

Matthew Kim, 6Y2, still has nightmares about the day his parents abandoned him in downtown Seoul, South Korea. He was 3 years old and he clearly recalls them running to a bus, leaving him crying in the street. No one knows how long he wandered before police picked him up and took him to an orphanage. ·Christine Leigh, now 7, was also picked up in Seoul, age 2, abandoned and severely. malnourished. In an orphanage five years, she was considered unadoptable because she was no longer a cute cuddly baby. Both children are now part of the loving family of Peggy and William Hagen of St. Joseph's parish, Fairhaven, Joining the Hagen's four biological children, one of whom said thoughtfully the other day, "Daddy, I think

we could fit at least three more children in our house." Adopting Matthew and Christine, said Peggy Hagen, has meant more hamburger than steak on the dinner table and a lowering of sights as far as the "best colleges" for her teenagers are concerned. But steaks and Ivy League campuses are not what it takes to build a decent human being, she maintains. "It's a matter of where you put your priorities. We'd rather be doing this than taking the kids on Bermuda vacations or trips to Disneyworld." Explaining why South Korea permits foreign adoptions, at least for the present, she said it is difficult to convince Asians, to whom family ties and blood lines are supremely important, that they should care for waifs. She related that a South Korean who learned of Matthew and Turn to Page Seven

Appoint Home Director, Name Associate Pastor Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has Father Michel G. Methot as asapointed Father 'f.homas L. Rita sociate pastor of St. Michael's Director of St. Vincent's Home, Church, Swansea, while retainFall River, while retaining his . ing his duties as Associate Diposition as Associate Director rector in the Diocesan Departof the Diocesan Department of ment of Education. Social Services and Special Both assignments became efApostolates. fective yesterday. The Ordinary has assigned Tum to Page Five

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NEW DEACON: Rev. Mr. Bernard Vanasse, of Sacred Heart parish, New Bedford, a student at St. John's Seminary, Brighton, is ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at St. Mary's Cathedral.

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ill PeopleÂˇPlaces.Events-NC News Briefs (b Miqrant Task Force WASHINGTON - A national migrant farm worker task force will be launched with a June 11-12 meeting in Washington by an office of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic Conference. The task force will be formed in order to give migrants a voice in the national meeting of U.S. Hispanics August 18-21 at Trinity College in Washington, D.C.

Asks Irish Peace WASHINGTON-The leader of a Catholic rights' group has urged the Carter Administration to seek peace in Northern Ireland and to stop U.S. support of the British there. Jesuit Father Virgil Blum, executive director of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, made the request in a letter to President Jimmy Carter in late May. .

Everyone Knows WASHINGTON - The president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops has released a brief statement indicating that all bishops in the United States have been informed of the recent Vatican letter forbidding First Communion before first confession.

Persecution Escalates BOSTON - A report by an investigating team of the Unitarian Universalist Association said the military government of EI Salvador has killed close to 100 unarmed civilians, including churchmen. "The persecution of the Church is escalating," the report said. The team, fom the Unitarians' Boston-based Service Committee, visited El Salvador for three weeks in May.

Ask Pipel'ine Delay WASHINGTON - Spokesmen for six Canadian churches have asked the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) to recommend a delay of up to 20 years in plans to run a natural gas pipeline through Canada between Alaska and the rest of the United States. The churches argue that the pipeline should not be built until land claims of Indians living in the proposed path of the pipeline are settled.

Schools Document VATICAN CITY - Officials of the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Educa-

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tion have confirmed rumors that the congregation is about to issue a document of Catholic schools. They would not reveal, however, details of the 30-page document except to say that it concerns primary and secondary Catholic schools. It is expected to be released at the end of June.

Doesn't Choose to Run ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) - When the 1980 presidential election campaign swings into high gear, Ellen McCormack does not plan to be a candidate. "I hope by then we have a human life amendment and full rights restored to the unborn," Ms. McCormack told The Evangelist, Albany diocesan newspaper, in an interview.

Long Convalescence DETROIT - Cardinal John F. Dearde:l of Detroit has been released from Providence Hospital, Southfield, Mich., where he has been since he suffered a heart attack at his home on April 27. Doctors said the 69-year-old cardinal's activities would be restricted and that he would require almost total rest. They forecast a long convalescence.

Won't Take Money SANTIAGO, Chile - Santiago archdiocesan authorities said they would de. cline Soviet funds coming through a peace prize given to Communist leader Luis Corvalan, after learning he planne:J to donate them to the archdiocese's Vicariate of Solidarity. "The implications are foreign to the spirit of the Gospel," they said. The Vicariate has been giving legal and economic aid to political prisoners and refugees and their familieg since 1976.

Writer Dies LONDON - Christopher Hollis, 75, well known Catholic author, lecturer and publisher, died at his home in Somerset.

Icon Stolen WEST PATERSON, N.J. - The Icon of Our Lady of' America, reported to be worth $250,000, was stolen early May 23 from St. Ann Melkite Church in West Paterson - just a week before an elaborate security system was scheduled to be installed to protect it. The icon, containing some 2,300 precious stones, in-

eluding 1,400 diamonds, 76-carat purple star ruby, pearls, emeralds and aquamarines, was blessed on July 26, 1976, 4.by Melkite-rite Patriarch Maximos V. Hakim during a visit here from the Middle East.

Pallo'l'tines' Pr'c'gress BALTIMORE - Pallottines, Inc., the business arm of the Pallottine Fathers' Eastern province, has divested itself of holdings in fo.ur real estate ventures, according .to a report filed by the order with the Maryland attorney general's office. The Pallottines will realize $2 milliin fom the moves, which are part of an agreement worke~ out with the state whereby the order will r.educe its investment assets to $3"' million by mid-1978 and distribute more funds to their missions.

Pear Tree Axed PIACENZA, Italy - Trying to end devotion to "Our Lady of the Pear Tree," Bishop Enrico Manfredini of Piscenza, near Milan, has imposed sanctions on clergy and Religious who are followers of a self-professed visionary. "Mama Rosa." The cult, which the bishop in consultation with Pope Paw VI has judged to be false, has spread throughout Europe and has a few followers in the United States.

Papal Retirement? MEXICO CITY - Pope Paul VI should retire an1 the Church shoul1 set up gen-' eral procedures for papal retirement for reasons of health or age, said Father Heribesto Camarillo, head of the Movement for a Better World in Mexico. "Loyalty to God should prompt a Pope to retire after having served the Church to his fullest ability," he said. The Mexican priest said he had a visit with Pope Paul VI, now 79 years old, late last year and found him "jovial" but in poor health.

Good News NEW YORK - The American Bible Society reported that worldwide distribution of its Good News Bible, published Dec. I, 1976, was more than two million copies by the start of 1977.

No Matter What Lom, N.J. - Archbishop Peter Gerety of Newark told more than 500 divorced and separated Catholics that "the Lord

loves you, no matter what." The archbishop gave the homily and celebrated the Mass concluding a one-day conference sponsored by the Newark archdiocesan office estabished in 1975.

SuspiCious Deaths MEXICO CITY - The violent deaths of two priests in recent weeks have been attributed to their work for the poor. Father Rodulfo EscamilJoa, 56, was shot in the back seven times April 27 in Mexico City. Police believe he was killed by a member of the September 23 Communist League. Father Rodolfo Aguilar was killed in Chihuahua March 22. Police claimed he was accidentally shot while being instructed in the use of firearms by a member of the September 23 group, but Church officials charged that he was murdered.

Ford Won't Stop DETROIT Ford Motor Company stockholders overwhelmingly defeated "a resolution to cease operations in South Africa because of that country's apartheid policy of strict racial segregation. In a vote at the annual stockholders meeting in Detroit, the proposal was defeated 98.18 percent to 1.82 percent. The proposal was sponsored by three members of the Inter-Faith Center on Corporate Responsibility, a group of 14 Protestant denominations and 150 Catholic religious orders.

Human Rights WASHINGTON ~ Three churchmen noted for their defense of human rights will be featured on the CBS network "Look Up and Live" program at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The program, featuring Cardinal Paulo Arns of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Cardinal Stephen Kim of Seoul, Korea, and Bishop Donal Lamont of Umtali, Rhodesia, was taped at Notre Dame University where the three prelates recently received honorary degrees.

Basic Law VATICAN CITI - A revised 30-page draft of the controversial Lex Fundamentalis (basic law) was given May 26 to a top-level international commission of cardinals ,Vatican sources said. The Lex Fundamentalis, likened to a constitution of the Church, is a new feature in the mammoth revision of the entire Code of Canon Law which has been going on for almost 14 years.

Necrology JUNE 10

Rev. William H. Curley, 1915â&#x20AC;˘ Pastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River. Rev. George A. Meade, 1949, Chaplain, St. Mary Home, New Bedford. Rev. Thomas H. Taylor, 1966, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Taunton. JUNE 11

Rev. Msgr. Augusto L. Furtado, 1973, Pastor Emeritus, St. John of God, Somerset. JUNE 13

Rev. Edward F. Donahue, S.J., 1974, foriner president Holy Cross College.

CHURCH AND STATE: President Jimmy Carter congratulates Cardinal Stephen Kim of Seoul, South Korea, after both received honorary degrees at Notre Dame com-

mencement. Second left, Edmund A. Stephan, Notre Dame board chairman, right, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, university president. (NC Photo)

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Letters to the editor

Letters are welcomed, but should be no more than 200 words. The editor reserves the right to condense or edit, if deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and Include a home or business address.

Double-Dipping Dear Editor: In reference to your editorial on "double-dipping," it is possible you might have a point on abuses by those in the upper income brackets, but for the ordinary serviceman your stand, to say the least, seems extremely illogical. A young man is offered an inducement to sta5' in the service 20 years. If he is discharged before he is 40, he certainly expects to work, even with this sometimes very necessary cushion which he has rightfully earned. .Almost anywhere he works he will acquire at this relatively young age pension rights, and if he is qualified for government service and submits himself to the standard procedure for such employment, why should he be deprived of the standard emoluments? The earlier 20 years of service have nothing to do with the just rewards for any such work he later performs. The term "double-dipping" seemed to be a political ploy to cast at taxpayers, but it does seem that an editorial should be more aware of all the ramifications of the so-called "doubledipping" evil. Perhaps more consideration should have been given to the fact that it would apply to a non-commissioned serviceman as well as to an admiral who worked his points .to acquire a "cushy" sinecure. Fred McCracken Attleboro

Financial Sheet? Dear Editor: As a frequent visitor to Fall River, I look forward to reading The Anchor. However, I was extremely disappointed with your publication the week of May 9. It was my impression that a Catholic paper was used primarily to disseminate Catholic information regarding the Church, its rules, regulations and opinions. I never thought it would turn out to be a listing of many parishioners' financial standing. I counted eleven, yes eleven pages of contributions by parishioners from various parishes in your diocese. To me, as I am sure it must be to many other Catholics, this is truly archaic, outmoded and old fashioned, to say the least. It seems that money has become more important than our Catholic religion. As you have recently been appointed Editor, I wish to con· gratulate you and would hope that you will be able to make The Anchor what it should bea paper that every Catholic will look forward to reading- informative reading regarding their religion- and that mone· tary contributions will remain in their parish files- where such information belongs and not published as a financial sheet. Cecilia McCabe Mohs Bridgeport, Conn.

U.S. Aided Africa Dear Editor: I liked your editorial about the New Church in The Anchor (May 19). Yet it seems to me you may have missed mentioning one fact about the growing Catholicism in Africa. Were not many very self-sacrificing American nuns and priests who went into those countries partially responsible for bringing the faith there? In my lifetime, I've heard and met some of those inspiring missionaries. In some ways, it seems we in this country need to be reclaimed back into the true faith, most especially our educated Catholics who have had humanism and secularism drilled into their minds from public school through college. That was one reason I was so pleased to see the Catholic Communications Foundation article with Bishop Cronin on the board of directors. Kay Nowak Marion

Alien Amnesty WASHINGTON (NC) - Religious groups concerned with the facts of illegal aliens staged a demonstration in front of the White House to press for amnesty and job opportunities. Some 400 Hispanics and several community leaders from Washington and New York held ecumenical serVices stressing the biblical command to share the nation's harvests with newcomers.

Congress to Feature Joe Wise Workshop A feature of the 29th New England Congress of Religious Education to be held at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, the weekend of August 19 through 21, will be a Friday evening concert and entertainment by musician Joe Wise, composer of six ·collections of contemporary liturgical music and the score for a film entitled "A Time To Die." In the past 11 years, Wise has traveled over one million miles presenting retreats, concerts, lectures, human growth insti· tutes, and workshops in the United States, Canada and Europe.

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OFFICIAL FATHER ASDRUBAL CASTELO BRANCO, since 1956 pastor of Immaculate Conception parish, New Bedford, will mark his golden jubilee of ordination at an 11 a.m. Mass of Thanksgiving Sunday, June 12. Bishop Cronin will preside and the jubilarian will be the principal celebrant. Father Evaristo Tavares will be homilist and music will be directed by Father Henry Arruda, both associate pastors at Immacu~ late Conception. A banquet will follow from 1 to 5 p.m. at Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea. Father Joao de Medeiros, a friend since seminary days, will be principal speaker and a commemorative plaque will be presented to .Father Branco by State Sen. George Rogers of New Bedford. Born in Lisbon, Father Branco moved with his family to St. Michael, Azores, after graduation from high school. He was ordained on June 29, 1927 at Jesus the Savior Cathedral, Angra do Heroismo, and after serving in the Azores for five years came to this diocese due to the need for Portuguese priests to serve the immigrant population. Initially assigned to the church where he is now pastor, Father Branco also served in various Fall River parishes and was pastor of Our Lady of Health parish, Fall River, before returning to Immaculate Conception. Distinguished for his devotion to Our Lady of Fafima, he is the author of "The Crusade of Fatima," published in 1948 by P. J. Kenedy and Sons.

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themoorin~ Again Thelllegais To some this may seem like digging up old bones. However, the problem of illegal aliens is still with us. The emotions .that surround this issue have clouded the situation to such an extent that some of the basic facts have been ignored or even buried. First and foremost, let it be made quite clear. that the situation is completely out of control and the federal government is doing very little to alleviate it. It should be noted that this nation accepts more legal immigrants each year, approximately 400,000, than those accepted by all other nations of the world combined. Yet the illegal far outnumber our legal entries every year. It has been estimated that about 8 million illegal aliens live and work in this country. There are some reformers who seemingly forget that smuggling them here has become big business. The counterfeiting of d,ocuments alone is a very lucrative source of income for those who ply their trade among these poor unfortunates. Another interesting fact we should keep in mind was made by the retiring commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization service, Leonard F. Chapman Jr., who stated that about two-thirds of illegal immigrants apprehended were working in industries and construction jobs that pay good salaries - jobs that might be filled by the 20 percent of jobless American teenagers or by the 40 per cent of black American youths who cannot get work. To be sure, we must have a care and concern for the plight of the world's poor. However, we must also be aware that there are millions of poor Americans. If we truly want to help solve the poverty problem in this country, we must attempt to stem the tidal wave,of illegal immigration. This cannot be accomplished unless the federal government makes an honest and real effort to increase the effectiveness' of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service by proper funding and increased manpower. Above all, the American people should uphold and support the law in this matter and not give in to those forces of greed that would have millions of hapless souls living outside the law.

Portuguese Festival A word of congratulations to the many people who organized the Portuguese Cultural Festival held on the campus of Bristol Community College in Fall River this past weekend. It was indeed a wonderful reflection of the arts and culture of the Portuguese people, presented in a tasteful and refreshing manner. It was also an opportunity for many non-Portuguese to appreciate the culture of so many of our neighbors' Portuguese .ancestry, thus fostering a growth and under,: standing that can only promote community spirit. In an' area noted for its ethnic diversity, such a festival helps break down walls of division normally erected out of ignorance and misinformation. An event such as this should be encouraged and supported by the entire community for the good that it achieves and the understanding that it promotes.

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Trying To Reform Welfare By Jim Castelli To the consternation of congressmen, governors and mayors from states paying high welfare bills, President Carter has delayed until August the details of his welfare reform proposals. The outlines of the plan announced May 2 give a good idea of the Administration's direction, although some vital decisions have not yet been made. For example, the Administration wants to guarantee an income for those unable to work by replacing food stamps, Aid to Families of Dependent Children (AFDC) and Supplemental Secu.rity Income (SS'I), a program for the blind, elderly and

disabled, with a single cash grant. But the size of the grant has not been determined. According to press reports, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Joseph Califano wants a limit of $4,300 a year for a family of four. This is below the federal level of about $5,800 a year for a family that size. The National Conference of Catholic Charities has proposed an income guarantee of half the median income, which would come to about $6,500 a year. A second major element in the Administration program is a sort of full employment for families - a guarantee of a job,

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even if it has to be a public service job provided by the government - to everyone with a family. Although Labor Secretary Ray Marshall reportedly favored paying $3.50 an hour for public service jobs, Carter's desire to keep the cost of the new program at current levels led to proposals to pay only the minimum wage for public service jobs; the minimum wage is still below the poverty level. In another key decision, the Adminstration said it wants to continue in some form the Earned Income Tax Credit, which aids families whose heads work part or full time for low incomes. But the Administration has not decided how large the tax credit should be or at how high an income it should be available. There seems to be wide agreement that Carter's goal of reforming the whole welfare system without going above the current welfare cost cannot Qe done with any real improvement in the condition of those on welfare. There is also some question about just what the current level of spending is; Califano notes that $5.4 billion in public service job funds now part of Carter's "economic stimulus" package will be included in the new welfare package. There is also extensive criticism from legislators and state and local officials of the time Carter wants to take to phase in a new system - he says it would take until 1981. Probably the best thing that can be said for Carter's welfare program at this stage is that it is family centered: the job guarantee proposal focuses on families; the plan would not encourage fathers to leave their families as the current system does in many states; Califano said children won't he made to suffer if their fathers are able to work and refuse to do so and mothers of young children won't be forced to work. (Another unanswered question about the administration program is whe.ther it will ask for an extensive day care program as an incentive for welfare mothers to work.)

Last Rites Given By Priest-Solon WASHINGTON (NC) - Norbertine Father Robert Cornell, a Democratic Congressman from Wisconsin, was summoned from the House floor to give the last rites of the Catholic Church to a woman tourist taken ill on the Capitol steps. The woman, Agnes McDonnell, 74, of Clayton, Mo. was taken to Capitol Hill Hospital where she died shortly afterward.

Five Hour Vi'gil A five hour vigil in honor of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary will take place from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. tomorrow night at St. Mary's Church, Fairhaven, with Masses to be celebrated at 8 p.m. and midnight aqd holy hour and rosary service$ to be conducted. The public is invited to attend any part or all of the vigil, which will include a 10 p.m. coffee break.

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The' Pope recently thanked parish rectory housekeepers for making the ''material side" of priests' lives "more human." Speaking to members of the International Federation of Parish Housekeepers, he thanked them for "generously vowing their lives in service to priests, and often to Christian communities, to parishes and other institutions." "Be proud of thi$ important job which constitutes a real service to the Church and calls for qualities of devotion and discretion," he said.

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Pope Paul VI has declared that the Catholic cult of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was not made out-of-date by Second Vatican Council reforms. The Pope told a group of Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart to increase their devotion to the Sacred Heart. "The Sacred Heart manifests Jesus' love for us, and that love must be ever more present in our souls today," said the Pope. Catholics traditionally pay special honor to the Sacred Heart during the month of June.

"We are appealing for the young people of the world, so vitally affected by unemployment and its tragic consequences," said the Pontiff to the executive board of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. The Pope said that the problems of working people" surpass all national boundaries and call for international coordinated action."

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FATHER RITA

Director, Associate Pastor Continued from Pa~e One A native of New Bedford Father Rita is a graduate of Holy Family High School in that city. He studied for the priesthood at St. Mary's College, Kentucky and St. John's Seminary, Brightton, and was ordained May 2, 1970. He has served as associate pastor at St. Mary's Mansfield and St. Anthony's, East Falmouth. On Feb. 4, 1976 Father Rita was named to his post with the Department of Social Services with residency at Holy Name rectory, New Bedford. In September of last year his position was expanded to include

coordinating diocesan pro-life efforts and directing the Respect Life program. Father Methot Born in Fall River, Father Methot graduated from Blessed Sacrament grammar school and Msgr. Prevost High School. He earned a bachelor's degree at St. Anselm's College, Manchester, N.H. and a master's degree at the Catholic University of America. Ordained Feb. 20, 1971, he has been associate pastor at St. Lawrence Church, New Bedford, since that time. He assumed his duties· with the Department of Education in July, 1973.

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On World Vocations Day, the Pope told thousands that Christians who submit to a priestly or religious vocation win a victory "over themselves today, and over the world tomorrow." Addressing vast crowds gathered in St. Peter's square he said that "our age is in great need of vocations." He called the decision over a vocation a "duel with a happy ending," and an exercise of "freedom obedient to an encounter with the will of God."

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In one of his strongest attacks on liberalized abortion, the Pope called it an "abominable crime." In a speech to a group of Flemish doctors, he said that "once again we want to insist on unconditional respect for human life, from its very beginnings." He challenged "manipulated statistics," "hasty biological affirmations," and "alleged social and political necessities" which, he said, are cited by advocates of liberalized abortion. THE ANCHOR Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published every Thursday at 410 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02722 by the Catholic Press of the Oiocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $5.00 per year.

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tions, executive positions, administrative/professional positions, consultative process and ministry. . In the section on policy-making positions bishops are asked to indicate the number of women Religious and laywomen who hold such positions in the diocese and to specify what those positions are. The questionnaire defi)les policy-making positions as those "in which a person is involved in establishing diocesan policy, as well as responsible for policy implementation." It cites as possible examples diocesan vicars, chancery officials, directors of Catholic Charities, superintendents of schools, and directors of family life. "Executive positions" include jobs in which the person is involved in implementing diocesan policy and in which "she has the capacity to establish programs in conformity with existing policy." Examples given are directors of diocesan agencies, program directors, persons in charge of setting up educational programs in schools and CCD, seminary training and campus ministers. 'Examples of administrativeprofessional positions include

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administrative assistants, pro~ gram coordinators, counselors and psychologists. A final question asks how women are involved in the ministry. Examples cited are extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, lectors, commentators, directors of liturgical music, parish councils, pastoral teams, and counseling. Other members of the committee are Bishop Carroll T. Dozier of Memphis, Tenn.; Auxiliary Bishop George R. Evans of Denver; Auxiliary Bishop Amedee C. ·Proulx of Portland, Me., and Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler of Charleston, S.C.

The Only Sin "There is but one sin which makes us unworthy of that Mercy, and that is if we harden ourselves against it and refuse to hope for it." - Francois Fenelon

Dearly beloved in Christ, The Universal Church rejoices today, for we keep the solemn Feast of Pentecost. We celebrate that day when, through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the Apostles first undertook the preaching of the Gospel. Today the Church was born, for as the Acts of the Apostles recounts, some three thousand were added to the Faith on the day of Pentecost. The spread of the Gospel continues to be the Mission of the Church, and more than ever before is our modern world in need of the good news which the Gospel of Christ announces. Yet, as Saint Paul reminds us: "But how can they believe unless they have heard of him? And how can they hear unless there is someone to preach? And how can men preach unless they are sent?" (Romans 10:14-15) It gives me great pleasure to announce that next weekend will be observed throughout the Diocese of Fall River as our special Annual Day of Prayer for Vocations. I ask each of you to pray that numerous young men and women of our Diocese will respond generously to the call of Christ and, through the strength which the Holy Spirit brings, offer themselves in service to the Church. Recently I had the great joy of ordaining several young men to the priesthood. An encouraging number of candidates are presently preparing for the Diocesan priesthood, and a large class will be commencing seminary studies this Fall. The readiness of so many to give themselves to the service of the Gospel is indeed a consolation and a source of great optimism. However, I would take this occasion to ask one and all to actively support and encourage the young men and women in your homes and families who may feel an inclination to the priesthood and religious life. I likewise ask your generosity on next weekend to the Collection for our Ecclesiastical Student Fund. Your support will enable me to finance the seminary education of our students for the priesthood. I am confident that you will assist me in this most worthy endeavor. Extending to all throughout the Diocese prayerful good wishes for many choice blessings, I am pleased to remain . Devotedly yours in Christ,

Bishop of Fall River

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Sees' Need For Financial Accountability By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

The best book on the finances of Catholicism is ,James Gollin's "Worldly Goods." Originally planned to be a sensational expose, the book instead concluded that the Catholic church was neither rich nor corrupt but not all that efficient, either. The author's hon-

esty and integrity had produced a gray volume, and hence denied him the possibility of a bestseller. I thought of Jim Gollin recently when I read two stories. "Atlas" magazine carried an English translation of the article from "L'Europeo" claiming that the Vatican owned one-fourth of the property in Rome, and "ChiÂˇ cago Monthly" published an article by its editor, Edwin Black, claiming that the educational' Catholic TV studio run by the archdiocese had set itself up in highly successful competition with other studios in the business of making advertising

commercials. Neither accusation was denied. Indeed, the vicar general of the Chicago Archdiocese defended the policy: "Monsignor Bracken closed his conversation with the emphatic question, 'Are we not in the United States of America protected by its laws and rights, and allowed to 'proceed lawfully under the free enterprise system? Aren't we protected by the free enterprise system? Don't we have a right to use our talents and resources the way everybody else can? Is there not free enterprise in this country?" "My answer to him was, 'Yes,

but not for churches.' My response was wasted. He muttered in disagreement. "Apparently the thunder of the money changers crashing against the temple floor was not remembered as much as the sweet rattle of the coins." Whatever one may think of the two stories, they point out the need for a change in church policy. All financial matters should become a subject for total and public accountability. The church in the United States at any rate, needs something like the Government Accounting Office - an impartial and independent agency that moni-

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tors all matters involving the use of funds contributed to the church by its laity. We need such accountability not because there is great wealth or great abuse but because in the absence of accountability wealth and abuse will always be suspected. In the long run, as the laity grows more sophisticated and more independent, such suspicion will have a devastating impact on contributions. Accountability will dispense the 99.9 percent of church administrators from suspicion and eliminate the scandals of the other 0.1 percent (at the most.)

Mommi,e's Little Flour Wa,s a Long Way fr,om Lisieux By

MARY CARSON

I'm writing this on the first really warm day this year, a taste of summer after a bitter winter. A group of the neighbors' kids are playing outside. They're pre-school age and thoroughly enjoying

By MSGR. GEORGE G; HIGGINS

Last week I took issue with an article by Father Vincent Miceli, S.J., in Homiletic and Pastoral Review on the "Call to Action" conference. I said that objective criticism of the Detroit conference is .in order, but Father Miceli's brand of destructive and irresponsible criticism is unfortunate. The main burden of his violent criticism of these bishops, priests, Religious and lay people is that they were allegedly hell-bent on turning the Church into a democracy. "Do American Catholics," the cap-

not having to wear hats and coats. Watching them gave me a bit of a shock. Not one was mine. For over 20 years I've been watching kids from this window, checking up on mine. Now my oldest is married and there are no more pre-schoolers. You'd think I'd be nostalgic about it and long for the days when my own were little. I have to be honest; I'm glad they've grown up. It was a warm spring day, just like this one, about 17 years ago when that oldest boy (the one who is married now)

and a couple of his friends built a campfire in a vacant lot. They started a brushfire that brought out the entire fire department. Memories. It wasn't long after that incident that I decided we should redocorate one of the rooms in our house. In many places the old plaster had come loose from the laths. My husband took a screwdriver to punch holes in the "soft" spots so that fresh plaster could be forced in to strengthen the wall. One of the kids decided to "help Daddy." He took the screwdriver and punched holes

in the walls of his own room, which didn't need redecorating. Memories. Maybe the reason these things used to happen in. the spring was because that was the time I got into long-neglected chores like cleaning the attic. If I was pre-occupied, it gave adventuresome spirits a chance to shine. Little Flour One year I came down from the attic to get more garbage 'bags, and found the remains of my four-year-old daughter's "project." I don't knQw what prompted spilling a full can-

ister of flour on the living room rug, but evidently she had decided she better clean it up. I had left the lunch dishes soaking in the sink, so there was a dishpan full of soapy water. She lifted the dishrag-not bothering to wring it out-and carried it dripping to the white mountain on the rug. Scooping up what flour she could, she carried it-now dripping flour and water paste-back to the sink. She had probably made a dozen trips before I discovered it because all 10 pounds of flour were thoroughly saturated. Memories.

Church Can't Becom.e De mocratic Classless Society tion over the title page of his article reads, "really want their Church to become a democratic classless society such as was proposed at the recent Detroit debacle?" That'l! . a transparently loaded question. It was never proposed or suggested at the conference that the Church should become a democratic classless society. The delegates knew that thloJr role was advisory to the bishops. The bishops, in turn, will respond to their recommendations accordingly. The delegates recognized the difference between turning the Church into a democracy and "democratizing" its structures and procedures. Father Miceli may not like this distinction, but, as a professor teaching in a Catholic university, he must be aware that some of our best theologians are making the same distinction all the time and are doing so in full conformity with

the letter and spirit of the documents that came out of Vatican II. If democracy is defined as a form of government in which the supreme p.ower- is vested in the people and exercised by them either directly, as in the Greek city states, or indirectly through a system of representative democracy, as in the United States system of government, then it must be said that the Church is not and cannot be a democracy. I am confident the majority of the Detroit delegates would agree. The reason the Church cannot be a democracy in the above sense has been stated by numerous contemporary theologians. Most of these scholars favor the greater democratization of the Church, but they start from the basic premise that the Church is not simply another political entity but a unique religious society and that an application,

therefore, of democracy to the Church has to take into account this uniqueness. Mean-Minded In a recent book, "The Coming of the Third Church," (which Father Karl Rahner has described as the best Catholic book of the year), Father Walbert Buhlmann says that "even if the democratic model cannot be applied in all points to the Church (because here all authority does come ultimately from Christ) and even if the voice of the bishops carries a weight qualitatively distinct from that carried by any vote taken among the faithful, this by no means implies that the faithand the priests have a merely consultative function in pronouncements and decisions of the Church . . . It would be ideologically meanminded to disregard the fact that Christ gave His Church a basic constitution

meant to be efficient, functiomil and as adaptable as possible to any age, Today . . . He would surely wish the whole people of God to have a much greater coresponsibility in His Church." Father Buhlmann is simply paraphrasing the principle of 'Council documents. The "Call to Action" conference represented an honest attempt to implement this principle. People are free to conclude that the Detroit meeting was ill-advised, poorly managed, or whatever. On the other hand, it is a clear violation of the canons of justice and charity - and of honesty - to argue, as Father Miceli does, that the majority who took part in the conference were traitors aiming at the destruction of the Church. I am disappointed that Homiletic and Pastoral Review saw fit to publish his screed.

Azal'eas Require Either Pati,ence ,or Lots of MOlney By JOSEPH RODERICK

In recent years I have been investing some of my garden money in small azaleas of varying types, ~hich

take several years to arrive at bloom size. This year, for the first time, I expect to see some bloom on the earliest batch I purchased. These are basically very expensive plants which would make a hole in my garden budget if I purchased them blooming size, so I decided to pay a smaller price and practice patience in waiting for bloom. Since the plants I purchase are only a few inches tall I pot them for the first two seasons and winter them in the cold-

frame rather than put them directly into the garden. The plants, which arrive in the spring, are potted in a mixture of equal parts of peat moss, sand and good garden soil, then placed in a sunny location but out of mid-day sun until early October when they go in the coldframes until the following spring. At the potted stage it is extremely important that the young plants be watered almost daily and fertilized sparingly to keep them actively growing. .

After two years of this treatment the plants are placed in their final garden location and given the same treatment as an adult plant. Planting is dOhe in a mixture of peat moss and compost and ample water is given after planting. Location is important for azaleas. It is true -that they can exist in very little sunlight but they perform measurably better in a minimum of six hours sun per day, although, as mentioned they should be protected from

the noon sun. They should also be protected from too much wind, since this has a destructive effect, especially in winter. Ideally, they like a sheltered location. It is-the gardener's nature to be patient. Mter one has been in it for a while, one learns to let Nature take its course. Anxiety is the enemy of the gardener. One season rolls by and another comes and there are disappointments and joys in each. One learns to plant and wait.

THE ANCttOR-Diocese of Fait River-Thurs'~, June 2,1977

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Meet Sister Cecilia Downing, until I was 65, I might not be wants, then I, must go all the 58, a, widow, registered nurse,- wanted or my health might fail, way.' " holder of a master of arts de- so 1 began to look into wha~ 1 . Six months as an aspirant to the community, working in Texgree in public health - and the might do. . newest novice of the Dominican "I also wanted to learn Spanish, as and at St. Anne's Hospital in Sisters of the Presentati~n. because 1 saw a great need for Fall River followed, and on the What brought her, at an_age health care among S~anish feast of the Annunciation Sister when most people are begin- speaking people in this, tountry, Cecilia(was accepted as a npvice , ning to anticipate retirement, to so 1 registered, with the Cath- and began wearing the Dominithe quiet Dighton farm country , olic Medical Mission-Board with can habit. Her novitiate will last two where the Dominican novitate the thought that I might work overlooks the Tauton Ri"er? in a Spanish-speaking area and years, after which ,she can be "God," is her simple answer. learn the language more quick- assigned to any of the community's houses. "In the world I had'and did ly; Is it hard for a mature wom"In the meantime 1 made a everythIng 1 wanted," she eluci-, dated, "and it wasn't the an- charismatic retreat in Boston an; accustomed to living in her swer. I giless it proves the truth and'met a Sister who referred" own house, driving her own car, , of' what St. Augustinf! said, me to Sister Ascension, the su- ordering her activities as 8he 'Thou hast made us for thyself, perior here, because she knew wishes, to' fit into a structured o God, and our hearts are rest- this community works among ,life style, obedient to superiors the Spanish-speaking in Browns- and to a centuries old "holy less till they rest in thee.''' rule"? ' It is not, however, as if Sis- ville, Texas. "No," smiles Sister Cecilia. tet ~ecilia abandoned a 'life of "SO 1 made the contact with selfish pleasure for religion. Sister Ascension, but with no "The Lord' had it well timed From her first days' as a nurse, thought·of a religious vocation, for' me. I~m rather a free spirit after graduation from college and then went to P.eru through and this is just the time when religious orders became more and nursing school, she £aid she the Medical Mission Board. flexible.. I'm not feeling any pain was 'haunted by the thought '~I worked in a jungle area, that she should be doing more with English lay missionerS but or ,stresg and the people I'm for others. "I was neVf!r quite only stayed four months be- with are very pleasant." She said that she has found satisfied with what I as a nurse cause I contracted hepatitis. But was doing - for the sick. and apparently the Lord sent me a "tremendous liberation in relipoor." there to learn' something about gious life-getting rid of a Throug,h a busy life, including ~yself. The lay- missioners were house, furniture and possessions. marnage and earning ber mas- idealistic and dedicated, but not I'm glad I did everything 1 did, ter's degree in public health really spiritual and it made me but now this, is what I want. nursing, the misgivings contin,- realize that hard work and en- When you give to the Lord, he , ued. thUsiasm just were not ~ enough gives back to you." "After my husband died and -the spiritual dimension was What about wearing a religiJ returned to nursing 1 tried to needed - in other words, 'un- ous habit? "I have no partiCUlar make my life more meaningful. less the Lord build the house, feelings about that ORe way or I got caught up in organizations they labor in vain that build another. 1 don't think clothing and other activity, but I was it:' " is that important and I've always still disaRpointed. I$Jlppose 1 Throughout this period, Sister tried ~\,er to kJdge people by was searchIng and that was the Cecilia had been writing to Sis- externals." seed the Lord had planted in me. ter Ascension, and "along 'the On the status of women, Sis"Then I began to think I'd way the idea of a vocation came ter 'Cecilia is clearsighted. "I like to do lay missionary work, Up. I went to the Brownsville think women are second-class as a sort of tithe of my profess- clinic .the Dominicans operate citizens in the world and this is ,ional time, to show gratitude to and worked there for a few reflected in the Church. I'm not the Lord for all he'd given me. months but then 1 said to my- one to say we should go back And 1 tl!ought that if I waited self, ' if this is what the Lord or stand still in working (()r ,I

, SISTER CECIUA women's rights, 'but 1 think we should ,have patience in progressing to the future. "It's really not whether you're a man or w~man," she mused, "but your status as a child of 1

God. Both men and women should be liberated. "The ultimate Hberty,',' she said, "is to be free to follow the will of God-a~ 1 have a feeling of liberatiOlf ;being here." " ::";.}~.,>, :~ '0;":"5 "-" ,"

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over. Older, handicapped or Continued from Page One Christine said to her: "Please do racially mixed youngsters are not be offended if 1 ask you this available, but m~y couples ha'Ve -but why do you want our set their hearts on babies and , / refuse to compromise. scum?" , Foreign babies, however, are, The "scum," she said sadly, must fend .for itself at an early . at the moment, another story. age, due to lack of orphanage With some 3,000 tots like Matfacilities. Amon~ child~n who thew and Christine abaildoned survive street life, boys usually yearly in South Korea alone, it turn to theft and little girls to is not presently difficult for qualified families to arrange prostitution. adoptions. MISS Gagnier said, FOr Famllies She madehetcomments at a though, that, the South Korean meeting at St. 'Mary's' Home, government, despite the' obstaNew Bedford, intended as a cles described by Mrs. Hagen, is friendly get-together for families striving to care for such babies who have either adopted or ex- itself and is phasing out foreign pect to adopt children from adoptions. By 1980 they are schedl,fled' to .end. " Qther countries, mainly Korea. n' was organized by Dianne - Other countries with foreign Gagnier, a social worker for the programs, she said, are India, Diocesan Department of Social Colombia and Portugal. ColomServices, w.hose work includes bia, hOwever, requires prospective parents to come in pers<m arrangement of adoptions. She said she hopes.'the meet- for adop~ions and Portugal ing will be the first of many and handles all cases intiivic:lually. For a Korean adoption, by far that it will help the Korean and , other children to realize as they the most frequent, fees and plane grow up that they're not unique. fares average $1500 to $2000, 'She corrobQrated statements she noted, and paperwork inof adoption workers from other volved usually takes from siX agencies that fot all practieal months to ~ year; purposes the days of adopting It's Wortlt It a healthy white American child It's aU worth it, judging by from birth to about age 8' are

the proUd families at the New Bedford meeting. :Among them were Patrick and Vivian Tortora of Our Lady of the .Cape parish, Brewster, whose 4-year-old Suki was "like she',d' always beeR ,in our family, from the minute she got" ttie plane." Suki, abandorted a year ago at the Seoul police station, al.ready "knows all the Americafi slang words and now she's working on the rest of the IllJ?8tlage, except when she gets mad ai her sisteJ:or brothel'S. Then she chatters in Korean and we don't know what she's cafling them." Among prospective parents were :Elaine· arid AI Boucher of 'Our Lady of Mt.t:armel parish, SeekOQlc, who hope for a boy or girl "of any age up to 5." Looking to' the fy.ture" they said one 01 their concerns was that of dates fOt; their S9Il, or daughter. "We think a group lure this would help in that area," said Mrs. Boucher. Other families interested in beautiful babies looking for love are invited to contact MiS$ Gag~ nier at 'the Department of So~ cial Services, 3'68N; MaiD St.~ Fall River,' telephone f>76-8481.

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Schedule effective weekend of June 25-26 Masses: Sunday.,.-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, I1d5 and 5:30P:M. Saturday Eve-:.s:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:oo A.M. - Saturdays 8:00 A.M. '

ST. THOMAS CHAPEL Schedule effective weekend of June ,25-26 Masses: Sunday-S:oo, 9:00, 10:00, \1:15 A.M. Saturday-4:30 P.M. , Daily-8:00 A.M.

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OUR LADY OF QRACE SChedule effective July 2 Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.--4:00 Ie 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:oo A.M.

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EDGARTOWN ST. ELIZABEm Masses: Sunday-9:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.--4:oo and 7:00 P.M. Daily2s:oo A.M. (Mon.-Fri.) Confessions-Saturday 11:00 A.M.-Noon _

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ST. JOAN OF ARC Schedule effective June 18 • 19 .. LilfM.lr Day Muses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:oo and 7:00 P:l,l. Daily-8:00 A.M. Confessions-Saturday 4:00 - 4:50 P.M. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena---Wednesday Mornin, Mass at 8:00 A.M.

ST. ~ THE APOSTLE Masses: Sunday-7:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M., 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. t>aHy-7:oo A.M. and 5:30 P.M. (except Saturday) Confessions: Saturday-4:00· 5:00 P.M. and 6:45 . P.M.

SANDWICH conus CHRISTI Muses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM. and 12 Noon Saturday F;ve.~:oo and 7:00 P.M. DaUy-9:00 A.M.

WAUHAM ST. PATRICK Masses: Sunday-7:oo, 8:30, 10:00 11:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:oo and 6:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-3:0().3:45 P.M. and 7:007:30 P.M.

WEST WAREHAM S1'. AN11IONY SchedUle July and August Masses: Sunday-8:00, 10:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-7:oo P.M. Con(essiona: % hour before Mass

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Schedule effective June 18 Masses: Sunday-8:00. 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:OO and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. Confessions,: Sat: 4:3()"5:oo P.M. and before all Masses. Tuesday' Eve.: 1:30 P.M. Mass followed by Charismatic' Prayer Meeting

tRURO SACIlED HEAIlT Schedule' effed:ive Jun~ 18 Masses: Sunday......:IJ:30?:A,M. Saturday-7:oo P.M. Confessions: Before Masses

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lASS Rlva OUR LADY OF 11IE mGHWAY Masses: Sunday--8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. Daily-8:oo A.M. (Mon.-Fri.)

VINEYARD HAVEN ST. AUGUSTINE Mas-ses: Sunday-8:00, 11:00 AM. Saturday Eve.-5:oo and 7:00 P.M. , Daily-8:oo A.M; Confeslfions: Saturday--4:()()..4:30 P.M. and , 6:00-6:30 P.M.

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Where the funding source is public, for instance, the government, the inquiry must meet a test of needs and priorities. ,Such agencies should not withhold funding on the basis of one ideology or another. Rather, tests should be' based on ~widespread and informed consultation about public needs, with a wide representation of the public being consulted.

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peeping Tomism. The term "invasion of privacy," much misused though -it ~ay have become, has a certain quality to it which most men understand instinctively as a disvalue. The third ground on which the freedom of inquiry may be limited is if the result of the inquiry (whether by its method or the dissemination of its results) impacts on the general puThis implies a task for the blic. Is it known, for ins~nce, community of researchers: to so that it is possible to break up inform the funding public that the DNA molecule (the carrier of it can take intelligent and in- genetic information). The moleformed decisions on expendi- CUJe can then be put together tures of common treasure. It is again in a different sequence to sometimes alleged that only the yield a different genetic 'messcientific community can make 'sage. The ' message carrier such decisions, but in opposi- (DNA), altered' or unaltered, can tion to this contention, it may also, be transferred from one be held that'.lf the importance organism to another which does of anenterpme cannot be com- not normally carry such mesmunicated to its funders, that sages. A favorite micro-organispl enterprise is insufficiently understood by those who engage with whjch to do such research in it. It is therefore in the iii- is the intestinal organism, E terast of the scientific ,commun- coli. At. issue is whether to alter ity to inform its constituency the genetic message in such an (the people and their leaders, organism, which readily flourwhether in the private or pUblic ishes in man, but which might, sector) of what is is doing and unleash a mIcroorganism why, if it wistJ~s to see its en- " ,qainst which' man has no deterprise flourish, •or even con- fense. It is not known whether tinued. the, microorganism, so -altered, The .second ground on which would indeed have such an effreedom and the right of inquiry fect, so that uncertainty is also should not be confused is that part of the ethical conundrum. which exists when there is a ' It' is granted that it is preneed for subjects ot obj¢cts for posterous to' expect E c~i to study. As has been said in van- give informed anc;l free consent ous forms: The fr~edom to swing to be experimented upon. It is a fist ends at the t[p of my also granted that no one can nose. Where, then, in the per- think of a plausible reason why formance of research, the sub- man should be prohibited from ject of research is the possess- knowing (or inquiring into) how ion -(such as the body) of an- such a genetically altered microother, the means of research organism might act. But cercan also be questioned. While tainly society has a legitimate all would; for instance, Tecog- interest in knowing whether the nize the freedom of an individ- inquiry will lead to the damagual to' observe others walking ing or Joss of life in the inquirer in the street, few would recog- himself, not to mention in nize a freedom to engage in others, who may not even be what is, known as voyeurism or interested il) the knowledge.

There is a paradox in -modern debates on the freedom and/or right of inquiry in science. On the one hand, bas'c s.cience s,upport is touted under the notion that it is really unpredictable wbat immens~ benefits, may flow from it. , On the other hand,'there is a recognition that few are the acts of men vvhich do not in some form impact on others, be it ecologically, biologically 01' psychologically. The result of the paradox ~s that the scientist is decreasingly seen as an individual engaged in an enterprise affecting no one but himself. Put differently, there is no knowledge without effect. Nowhere is this more evident than in the -increasing link between the enterprises of science and technology. It is not the point of. this article to establish all the seemingly inevitable links between the prOducts of scientific inquiry and the fate and existence of the nontnquiring public. The day of the alleged existence of the single individual, doing research by gazing at the stars, for his own edification only, is largely gone. This is so if for no other reason than that it is, quite properly, in the nature of man to commJ.1nicate his knowledge. At issue, then, is whether the costs, the means and the results of his endeavors are in the public interest' vvhen the' public will inevitably be involved in _the process as underwriter, subject or recipient of the inquiry and its results. The conclusion is that' if inquiry is to' be fostered, as I beTIeveit should be, it is incumbent upon the inquirer to communicate the interest of the public in die inquiry. , (Dr. Hellegers is director of Kennedy Institute and professor of obstetrics and gyneooJogy at Georgetown Univenlty in Washington, D.C.)

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., June 2, 1977

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By Father John Dietzen Q. I am a Protestant reader of )'our column, and find it enlightening. Most things about the Catholic faith, even your dogmas, I can pretty much agree with. But caning Mary the Mother of God really turns me off. I know she is the mother of Jesus. But how can anyone be truly God's mother? (Texas) A. Your misgivings are surely understandable. On the face of it, such a title for Mary sounds at least ridiculous, if not blasphemous. Perhaps it will help if you understand when and' how that phrase was officially applied to her. In the early centuries after Christ, a large and powerful Christian sect, called Nestorians, taught that when Jesus was born He was just a man. Later in His life, they said, God "saddled" Him, as a man would saddle and ride a horse, and used Him to perform the work of our salvation. The main body of Christians realized even then that Jesus had to be both God and man from the very beginning of His life. They recognized that this Nestorian doctrine was dangerous to the whole theology of salvation. If Jesus were not really God as well as really a human being, something essential would be lacking in the saving work which we believe He accomplished - reuniting God and mankind. The matter came to a head in the year 431 at the Council of Ephesus (the third· ecumenical council). After long and heated discussion, the council decided that the simplest way to pinpoint the basic belief that Jesus is truly God is to say that Mary is the Mother of God - not from eternity, of course, but as He comes into this world in His human nature, in the womb of Mary. The Greek word theotokos ("God-bearer") had been familiar in the liturgy even before that, as applied to Mary. But, as you can see, the title became a dogma of our faith as a vital part of our belief about Jesus Himself, not primarily as a way to honor Mary. It does, of course, reflect much honor on her to have had such an intimate sharing in God's plan of salvation to become the mother of the eternal second Person of the Trinity made man. Q. I have heard that it is now possible for the same person who was sponsor at Baptism also to be sponsor at Confirmation. It this correct? Also, does the Confirmation sponsor have to be a Catholic? (Ohio) A. According to the present regulations concerning Confirmation, it is not only permissible but desirable that the godparent at Baptism also be the sponsor at Confirmation, if he or she is present for the ceremony.

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The reason is obvious. The responsibility assumed by the sponsor at Confirmation is the same as that of the sponsor at Baptism - that is, to help the candidate for the sacrament live up to his baptismal promises, under the guidance and influence of the Holy Spirit. Having the same sponsor on both occasions emphasizes this responsibility more effectively. It is permissible, however, for there to be a different sponsor for Confirmation. In fact, this function may be filled by the parents of the candidate. The norms include, among qualifications for the sponsor, that he (or she) be spiritually qualified; that he be sufficiently mature to undertake the responsibility involved; and that he be a Catholic who has already received the three sacraments of Christian Initiation, which are Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen in care of The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River 02722.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH Joyfully United in Christ I Prayer: A Mystery NC NEWS

By Msgr. Joseph M. Champlin

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When the Church of Syracuse gathered 8,000 strong to install its new bishop, we prayed together for our new 1eader and gave thanks to the Lord for our blessings. But that day's liturgy also expressed and deepened our joy, fostered unity in the diocese and illustrated many innovative, yet practical possiblities for Catholic worship. In this column I would like to sketch some of those highlights from that Sunday afternoon celebration in the local civic arena. - 300-voice choir. Vocalists from various parishes and choral groups. throughout the diocese combined over a short, two months, bad-weather-for-driving period, for the rehearsals necessary to form this huge and magnificent musical body.

With such talent and under competent direction, they were able to perform well a wide variety of pieces. It was, however, neither a performance nor a concert. The people had come for prayer and the liturgical planners deftly integrated congregational singing with choral and instrumental music. - Instrumentalists. In addition to four organists and an equal number of guitarists, the committee arranged for a brass ensemble, a flutist, bass violin, percussionists, pianist and cantor. - Lighting. Spot and house lights, directed expertly by a priest with a talent for stage productions, moved the congregation's focus from place to place. At one point a shaft of light

accentuated the lector proclaiming God's word; at another, attention was drawn to the altar; after Communion, spotlights added emphasis to a chancel drama; during the post Communion reflective song, "The Lights of the City," the entire auditorium w~ darkened except for a section displaying 170 colorful parish banners.

- Cand1e bearers. There were the customary masters of ceremonies and servers, but, in addition, a religious Sister and layman acted as candle bearers, carrying specially designed massive tapers to the lectern and holding them on either side of the deacon as he spoke Jesus' Good News. - Homily reflection. In an obviously coordinated move, the choir and instrumentalists began background music as the new Bishop of Syracuse concluded his homily with a vision of faith. When he had finished. Turn to Page Thirteen

We Need To Worship By Mary Maher

Not long ago riding home on a bus next to a man with a Bible opened on his lap and his eyes. shut, I gingeriy observed him. He would read a bit, then shut his eyes; noise and bus exhaust seemed not to bother him. Several days later I rode that same bus home, and stood next to a woman who was seated reading a paperback with an artificial leather cover on it. Because I was at a height level above, I could observe the contents. It was a best-selling pornographic book. The contrast between the two readers at first amused me because of my own history. Ire-

called times when I rode trains publicly to worship in a ritual with my prayer books covered that has the depth to express because religion was not to be our lives. Yet much of the extoo explicitly expressed for, in- plicit testimony we give to our deed, that turned everyone away religious nature is not as simple from you. I had that attitude and genu.ine as that of the man while dressed in full religious : riding the bus. It -is self-conhabit! Yet here was a man who scious. explicitly was trying to receive Religion, publicly practiced, is God's Word in his life and was a need. It has not been enough public about it. Here was a wo- to "practice" our faith in the man who was hiding her re~d颅 modern catacombs where we ing with the pseudo-implicity of hide our human, religious naa skinny, little cover. Suddenly ture from the onslaughts of the the difference sobered me. rightly or wrongly understood We have come a long way Freudian critique or the ofttoward wishing religion to be- expressed opinion that religion come more explicit. We wish to means repression. We have experienced that if see people publicly healed. We have grpwn in our thirst for we repress our spirits we are in religious expression; we long Turn to Page Thirteen

'A WEDDING DAY WITH FIREWORKS, DANCING AND JOY' By Father John J. Castelot Like every other activity in which there is an interplay of the human and the divine, prayer is, in varying degrees, a mystery. It is important to acknowledge this at the outset; otherwise we run the risk of dismay and, discouragement at our inability to comprehend it fully. Least mysterious are our prayers of praise, thanksgiving, .contrition; we are simply responding to God's greatness and goodness. Harder to understand are our prayers of petition, when we ask for personal favors. So often they seem to go unanswered, but even here faith tells us that God, in His wisdom, does answer them - in His own way. And we are all the better for having confided in Him. Most mysterious is our prayer on behalf of others. How can

our personal prayers possibly affect the lives of other human beings? Human experience has demonstrated over and over that they can and do, sometimes very dramatically. It is the task of theology to grapple with the mystery of how this happens, but there Can be no doubt that the Scriptures, both by illustration and exhortation, urge us to intercede for others. An early and graphic example of the power of intercession is in the story of the battIe of Israel with the Amalekites shortly after the exodus from Egypt: "So Joshua did as Moses told him: he engaged Amalek to battle after Moses had climbed to the top of the hill with Aaron and Hur. As long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight. Moses' hands, however, grew tired; so they put a rock in place for him to sit Tum to Page Thirteen

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In taking up the question of God and prayer, it is important to distinguish between the God of the Bible and the God of philosophy. One of the traits of the God of philosophy is his immutability. This God does not change, nor can he be altered by anything created or human. Hence if one raises the question of prll-yer with the God of philosophy in mind, one usually says that that prayer produces no change in God, only in the one praying. The petitioner ac-

quires a new and more accepting and perceptive attitude toward the problem prayed about. The image of prayer in the God of philosophy approach is that of a mighty and untouchable king before whom a lowly and humble petitioner kneels. There are elements of fear and padification in the exchange. The unchangeable God of philosophy appears to be impersonal, incapable of c路ompassion an unmoveable presence. The scene evokes that of' an unworthy serf standing before an Turn to Page Thirteen

W'e Need To Worship Continued from Page Twelve deep trouble. So we look around. We see bizarre forms of religion. Much of it is focused on the rally form: thousands gather to hear an Eastern founder of a new religion or to affirm the healing power of the Christian faith by watching cures of a physical nature wrought in front of our own eyes and available on television to thousands more. Transcendental religion and beh:avioral modification have helped greatly but respectfully admit their own limits in allaying man's hunger for meaning. We do not have our deepest hunger fed by rallies or even the human sciences. They move and cure, heal and expose our feelings, our responses to our world. Religion has always promised to heal and feed the human spirit. It offers us the mode in which our utter need to worship can find form. We have hungered for needed, wellritualized celebrations too long to be naive. Christians today cry out for the Eucharist shared so as to

God or Me? Continued from Page Twelve emperor who seems to be somewhat arbitrary. In all, fairness to those who labored to arrive at a notion of God through philosophical means, they were not considering the problem of prayer when they asserted the trait of immutability to the Lord. They were anxious to preserve His uniqueness, awesomeness and difference from created beings. Because they were approaching the matter from the viewpoint of reason alone, they portrayed a very abstract and impersonal image of God. Their conclusion was legitimate, useful and helpful, though not in all cases, as the matter of prayer reveals. The biblical approach is more to the point. The Bible affirms God as unchangeable. It calls Him a rock and a mighty fortress. But the real word for God's unchangeability is covenant. In the Bible, God's immutability is His unwavering loyalty (covenant) with His people. The God of the Bible keeps His promises and never stops loving people. He is absolutely unchangeable in His love and fidelity. Hence the image of prayer in the God of the Bible approach is that of a lover and the beJoved, not one of imperious prince and self abasing suppliant. Prayer is the dialogue of lovers, in which God communicates the blessed assurance that He will never cease to show affection for the beloved. Nothing can change His resolve to love with an everlasting love. Hence, without embarrassment, the Bible portrays God as being affected by the prayers of His beloved. He tells Moses that the cry of His people has come unto Him. Their anxieties and sufferings have touched Him. Thus He is resolved to help them to freedom and bring them to a Promised Land. As any lover will do and rightly demand, He pleads for a similar love and loyalty in return.

read our languishing spirits and our feeble hopes. Our needs are now public; magazines print them and Andrew Greeley earns a living by telling of them. Our need for public healing is so great that we do not know how to make it known. We simply actively await, as the paralyzed man in John's Gospel, the hour in which we will be thrown into the pool of meaningful ritual to be again healed. Yet the Eucharist is how and what we together in Jesus celebrate and we will be healed as we worship with hearts of pure need and strong hope.

A Mystery Continued from Page Twelve on. Meanwhile Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other, so that his hands remained steady until sunset. And Joshua mowed down Amalek . . . " (Ex 17, 10-13). The prophets, too, not, only for them. In one of the most moving passages in the Bible, Jeremiah cries out in near-desperation to the Lord. He has tried so hard to get through to his people and has met only reo jection, derision, cursing. It is preached to others; they prayed hard for him to understand, to accept, and in his agorty he calls out: "Tell me Lord, have I not served you for their good? Have I not interceded with you/In the time of misfortune and anguish? You know I have" (Jer 15, 11).

Jesus' whole life was a prayer for others, in both word and deed. It is epitomized in the Eucharist, the sacramental continuation of the death He en· dured for all humanity. And as eternal High Priest, He continues to pray for all His brothers and sisters: " ... but Jesus, because he remains forever, has a. priesthood which does not pass away. Therefore he is always able to save those who approach God through him, since he forever lives to make intercession for them" (Heb. 7, 2425). The covenant is not so much a contract with Israel as an engagement and marriage ceremony rolled up into one. The covenant at Sinai is not a signing of documents so much as a pledge of love. Here is no cold bargain which is to pacify a divine emperor or quiet a restless rabble. This is a wedding day with all the fireworks and dancand joy that any wedding could expect. It is perhaps no accident that John says the first manifestation of the glory of Christ was at the wedding feast of Cana. God comes on as a lover and expects love in return.

Joyfully United Continued from Page Twelve they then broke out into Carey Landry's "Isaiah 49," with the hall darkened except for a spotlight on the reflecting prelate. - Cookie reception. Following this nearly three-hour service, the entire congregation continued the celebration with a reception. Cookies, baked in every parish, and coffee comprised the menu, simple but enriched by the evident joy of partakers.

AI. Verdade E A Vida Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego

---------------------Hoje como ontem e sempre, 0 essencial do cl'istao acreditar em Deus. Mas Deus nao for~a ninguem a acreditar; 0 homem que deve decidir-se pessoalmente e I ivremente. Contudo, quem nao acredita nao pode entrar na Salva~ao oferecida por Jesus, uma vez que "sem fe imposs(vel agradar a Deus pois necessario que 0 que se chega a Deus creia que Ele existe e a remunerador dos que 0 buscam. " (Hebreus) Uma coisa e que 0 cristao reconhe9a que ha muitas pessoas que nao acreditam em Deus, os ateus, e ate que os respeite, outra coisa muito distiota ~ pensar que tanto vale acreditar como nao acreditar, tem uma rei igiao, ainda que nao a catol ica, ou nao ter" nenhuma. Cristgo e aquele que ?credita firmemente em "Deus que tanto amou os homens que Ihes deu 0 Seu Filho Unigenito, para que todo 0 que n'Ele acreditar nao pere~a, mas tenha a vida eterna." (Joao) E porque acredita, de verdade e de cora~ao, a que 0 cristao: the presta culto, louvando-O, agradecendo-Lhe todos os benef(cios do Seu poder e bondade, invocando 0 Seu aux(lio em todas as necessidades espirituais e materiais. 0 cristao procura com todas as suas for~as estar unido ~ Ele pela Gra~a e pela ora~~o e pretende ama-I '0 de verdade, embora, por vezes, possa esquecerse d'Ele e mesmo ofende-I '0. Tambem 0 cristao sabe e acredita que, embora 0 possam atrair os (dolos do dinheiro, ou de poder, ou do prazer ou do conforto da vida, somente pode adorar 0 unico Deus ~erdadeiro, 0 ~nico Bem que vale a pena conhecer, viver e amar. o cristao e alguem que vive da fe. Fe qu~ ~ um bompromisso. Alguem que se promete nao tanto com uma tarefa ou uma missao, ~as cem uma Pessoa, com 0 Senhor Deus. Mas a fa sem obras e morta. Temos de ccncretizar em obras a nossa fe, senao definha e morre. Daf que com alegria e em confiante generosidade nos, cristaos, temos de viver um cont(nuo exerc(cio de amor a Deus e ao proximo, seguindo, "a verdade na caridade," d'Aquele que tem palavras de Vida Et'erna. Como? Robustecendo a nossa Intel Ig~ncia pelo estudo das verdades reveladas, e pelo tr'ato pessoa I com Deus na ora~ao e na freq~~ncia dos sacramentos. Os caminhos do cristao como peregrino da eternidade devem ser i luminados pelo farol da fe e constantemente renovados pela forsa do amor. Epela fe que tem forsa para amar a Deus no esf<;ryo de cumprir os Seus memdamentos, como e no amor que executa as obras da fe. s6 fazendo da fa e do amor a Deus a re,.., gra da nossa conduta de cristaos e" que podElmos participar da vida de Cristo. Nao viver da fa e nao viver do amor cristao ignorar a essencia do cristianismo. Portanto viver da fa conhecer, amar e dizer sim a Jesus Cristo, como conhecer, amar e dizer sim ao proximo por amor de

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=your basic· youth page ·focus on youth. .. By Cecilia Belanger Q. Recently you wrote something about "new beginnings" in your column.I need a new start but I can't motivate myself and neither can anyone around. me motivate me as they don't have confidence in me. I read the Bible when I'm in a depressed mood and am not totally ignorant of its contents. Can you help me? D.S.M. A. There is a saying, "God is greater than any problem I have." And it is God through Christ who makes all things new. Take one day at a time, believing in God and in yourself. Take the newness of each day and turn it into a step forward in a direction that will give new meaning and impetus.. to your life. You read the Bible. You must have noticed the phenomenon of new beginnings throughout its pages. Did you notice the ambiguities of human existence as told in its stories? In the face of all this ambiguity, the people of the Bible often asked your question and felt your insecurity. They asked "the God question." Is there anything or anyone who is ultimately trustworthy?

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Pick up your Bible this evening, Don, and trace the new beginnings in both the Old and the New Testament. As I told a former CCD student of mine recently, "You are in the Bible." The God of the Exodus is the God of new beginnings. The note of not only the present, but the future is ever present even in His word to His prophets. That word gives hope and promise to whoever truly hears it and believes it. The God of Easter, like the God of the Exodus, is the God of a new beginning.

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However one wishes to define God, for many it is someone in whom we can put our final trust -wherever one puts one's final trust, that reality is one's God. Some people trust in money. Others trust fame and power. We have to choose our gods in this world. Having made the choice, then the test is upon us. The God that I see through Jesus Christ)s one I can trust unconditionally. I ask you to do the same. Having done that, know then that you have a solid anchor, a rock, a center, from which to function.

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Three Cheers For The Cheerleaders ! There are 12 seventh and eighth graders at St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet, who never have to wonder what to do with their spare time. They haven't got any. As diocesan, state and regional cheerleading champions in their age group, the name of the game for them has been practice and more practice. The dynamo responsible for urging them to the heights they've attained is Mrs. Joanne Fortier, seventh and eighth grade teacher for St. Francis Xavier and for seven years cheerleaders' advisor. She tells their story: The 12 girls have been cheering together for one year, practicing weekly at first, but since Christmas for six days a week, adding up to about 16 hours a week. Last June they went to cheering camp, winning numerous awards, iJ:}cluding placing fourth out of aproximately 17 chiefly high school squads. They were, in addition, awarded congeniality, spirit, and talent awards. At the end of August, they were hosts with two other squads in conducting the first City of New ·Bedford Cheering Clinic. Since September they have been. raising money with special pizza days. They also have been cheering for all .boys' and some girls' basketball games. In addition, they conducted spirit rallies,· spirit week activities, en· tertained at various school functions and help at such affairs as our St. Francis Christmas festival. In February, they competed for the first time in the annual Massachusetts Knights of Columbus ·Cheet.ing Tournament. They played first in what is considered the State Championship for the Junior High Division. In March, the St. Francis Xavier girls placed second in the Fall River Diocesan CYO

LONELY BOY He was born on a summer When they said he was an day only son Nineteen fifty-one He thought he was the only one And with the slap of a hand He landed as an only son Goodbye, Mama His mother and father Goodbye, You Said what a lovely boy Goodbye, Papa We'll teach him what we I'm pushing through learned He left home on a winter day We'll dress him up warmly And we'll send him to school Nineteen sixty-nine We'll teach him how to fight And he hoped to find all the To be nobody's fool love he had lost In' the summer of fifty-three In that earlier time Well his sister grew up His mother brought him And she married a man a sister She told him we must attend He gave her a son Oh, yes, a lovely son to her needs They dressed him up warmly She's so much younger than They sent him to school you They taught him how to fight Well he ran down the hall To be nobody's fool and he cried Oh, Oh, What a lonely boy Oh, What a lonely boy Oh, how could his parents Oh, What a lonely boy have lied (c) 1976 Asylum Records, BMI) What a paradox! No generation has ever been exposed to so many people, yet loneliness remains one of the most pressing problems of our day. Andrew Gold sings about this painful reality. In his song it is clear how strangely we live. We are jammed in with travelers on subway and jet, with classmates in computerized schools, with nameless transients in our church congregations, with mobs at our shopping malls, and still we are lonely, for in the faces of all those people we can clearly see the defenses, the distance between them and us. Andrew Gold gives a quick view of one boy's life, a son who is lonely and unsure of himself, but his song is not just about the frustration of one person's life. It is about people who try to protect themselves against life's hard knocks by maintaining distance from involvement. And it's about all of us who continue to pass on the same attitude. When it is put in these terms, it is obvious how foolish and frustrating this type of lonely life is. We live out of attitudes of distance and fear. And it is we who contribute to the vicious and painful cycle of loneliness today. I cannot help but believe that the Christian is a person who lives differently, looking at the vicious cycle and realizing in light of Jesus that the only way to bring life is to be open. And it begins with us.

Cheering Tournament at the Kennedy Center in New Bedford. And on April 18, they competed in the New England Regional CYO Cheering Tournament in Nashua, N.H., placing first out of 13 squads from all over New England. Their year of cheering ended with a testimonial on May 10, given by their school; a one day cheering clinic and tryouts for next year's cheerleaders. These girls have exemplified the qualities of true cheerleaders. They have been spirited, cheerful, and have had terrific attitudes in times of stress as well as times of joy. I, as an advisor for seven years and a cheerleader in high school and college, will miss them a great deal. They surely will be a fine example for upcoming St. Francis cheerleaders. Their names and grades are as follows: Kathy Hudon, head

cheerleader, grade 8; Sandy Durocher, assistant head, grade 8; Lisa Bergeron, grade 8; Lori Girard, grade 8; Karen Vieira, grade 8; Jean Laughlin, grade 8; Monique Letendre, grade 8; Jill Sylvia, grade 8; Michelle S1. Gelais, grade 8; Jo-Anne Prachniak, grade 7; Mary Fagundes, grade 7; and Michelle Dube, grade 7.

Vocation Director Sister Deanna Marie Carr, BVM, has been elected national director of the National Sisters Vocation Conference. Previously she was associate director. A native of Seattle, she has served on the formation team of her community and was a theology instructor at Mundelein College, Chicago. In her new post she heads a 10-year-old, 2000 member organization concerned with vocation education and a deepened understanding of the role of women in this apostolate.

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Interscholastic Sports

IN THE DIOCESE

By BILL MORRISSETTE

Hockomock League Champions Stoughton is the varsity baseball champion of the Hockomock League, Sharon won boys' and girls' tennis crowns and shares the girls' track title with Canton, which annexed the varsity softball championship. Foxboro tied with Mansfield in boys' track and is the sole

owner of the loop's golf championship. Mansfield also won the J. J. Kelley Relays, the State Coaches Division III Relays, the Secondary Schools Principals' Association Division 2 and the league's varsity meets. Sharon placed first in the league's varsity meet in girls tfack.

And Its All Star Teams Champion Stoughton placed five on the All-Hockomock Baseball Team: seniors Bruce Linden and Kevin Hall, pitchers; junior Steve Moriarty, second base; senior Gene !?oucette, shortstop; senior Kevin Kennedy, third base. Others on the "all" team are sophomore Mike Moreshead, Foxboro, catcher; senior Bob Moritz, Canton, first base; senior Pat Kane, Foxboro, utility infielder; senior Scott Bartolomei, Franklin, junior Allen Buckley, Canton, junior Steve Herson, Sharon, and, junior Brian Patch, North Attleboro, outfielders. Canton placed six on the soft-

ball "all" team: senior Audrey Cohen, picher; JUnior Debbie Malberger, catcher; senior Patti Davis, first base; junior Sharon Mandell, shortstop; sentor Ruth Ann Casale, third base; senior Vicki Balsamo, outfield. Others on that stellar combine are senior Valerie Washburn, Stoughton; pitcher-outfielder; senior Carolyn Cuneo, Sharon, second base; sophomore Bernie Corbett, Franklin, Shortstop; senior Pauline Babley, Fo~ boro, junir Cathy Woodhams, King Philip, and, Dotty Pezold, also King Philip, outfielders. Sharon also won the league's 1976-1977 all sports trophy.

Canton Wins Taunton Softball Tourney Canton, which swept its 16game Hockomock Softball League schedule, repeated as champion of the Taunton High School Invitational Softball Tournament, intitiated in 1976. The Canton girls easily defeated Dighton-Rehoboth, 14-3, in the opening round but were forced to go eight innings before nosing out Wesport, 12-11,

in the championship final. Westport had routed the host school, 19-7, in opening-round action. Jack Tripp, of Taunton High and tournament director, presented the championship trophy to coach Paul Scully of Canton and Gus DiRubio, athletic director at Taunton, presented the runnerup trophy to coach Marilyn Ritz of Westport.

....w. THEY'RE THE CHAMPS: Banquet honors, Cya divisional champion basketball team from St. Vincent's Home, Fall River. From left, Frank Prenda, coach; Mike Sullivan, Andy Correia, Jim Cummings, supervisor; Chris Condinho, Skip Karam, guest, speaker and coach of the champion Durfee High School Hilltoppers; Guy Ahart, Fred Sullivan.

Connolly Senior Awarded Fir. Donovan CYO Grant Bldan Landry, son of Mrs. Muriel Landry and the late Richard Landry, 579 Hicks St., Fall River, has been named the eighth winner of the Father Donovan CYO Scholarship. A senior at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, he will receive $1000 yearly for four yeaJrs and will enter Boston College in September with an intended major in economics. An honor roll student at Bishop Connolly, the award recipient was also a member of the Senior-,runior Activities committee, a bllsketball performer for three yeaJrS. and a premier infielder on the 1977 Bishop Connolly ninE!.

Barnstable, Case and Bourne Conference Champs ,In the Southeastern Mass. Conference Barnstable is Division One champion. Swansea's Case High won the Division Two crown and Bourne is the Division Three titlist. ,Barnstable, 12-4, finished one game ahead of defending champion Durfee in a pennant race that wasn't decided until the final card of the season last

Friday. Bishop Stang High and Attleboro, 10-6, tied for third place. Case was one game ahead of co-runnerup Bishop Connolly High an,d Dartmouth, both 9-5, in Division Two. Bourne, 14-2, was not as hard pressed in capturing the Division Three title, finishing the games ahead of Diman Voke, 10-5.

Junior Foresters

State Playoffs Start Tomorrow The quest for the state's schoolboy baseball championship gets underway tomorrow with the first-round games in the sectional tournaments. Several schools from leagues operating within the diocese

have qualified. However, the "cut-off" date for qualifying being yesterday, deadline requirements do not permit us to give a list of these qualifiers. Nor, for that same reason, are pairings available at press time.

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA, NEW BEDFORD New and used items, homemade foods and refreshments will be available at a country fair to be sponsored from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 4 in the parish hall by the Women's Guild. OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK New Women's Guild officers will he installed after 6:30 p.m. Mass Saturday, June 18. They are Ms. Eleanor Whitney, president; M~s. Linda Hall, vice-president; Mrs. Eileen Corrigan, secretary; Mrs. Agnes Rose, treasurer. ST. JOSEPH, FALL RIVER New Women's Guild officers will be installed Thursday, June 9 at a banquet at Moulin Rouge restaurant, Tiverton, for which reservations may be made with Dot Tommer, phone 677-9888. To be seated are Stella Medeiros, president; Dot Tommer, vice president; Valerie Foley, Treasurer; Dot Jeff and Virginia Mercer, secretaries.

ST. JOSEPH, NEW, BEDFORD New officers of the Couples' Club will be installed at a dinner-dance from 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, June 4. OUR LADY OF GRACE, NORTH WESTPORT State Senator Mary Fonseca will speak at an installation banquet for the Council of Catholic Women to be held in the parish center following 6:30 p.m. Mass TueSday, June 7. Entertainment will be iby Westport High School Glee Club. To be seated are Mrs. Raymond Lavoie, president; Miss Beatrice Lekom, vicepresident; Mrs. Andre Latessa, secretary; Mrs. Raymond Gallant, treasurer. . The parish will hold an arts and crafts show and flea market from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 5, rain or shine, with proceeds to benefit the parish center. Refreshments will be available. Mrs. Phyllis Chrupcala will direct the crafts exhibit and Mrs. Noella Mello. the flea market. ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET Tickets are available from all ushers for a Fourth of July Dinner-Dance to be held from 6:30 P.M. to 1 A.M. Sunday, July 3 at Independence Harbor in Assonet. HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Altar hoys will meet at 2:30 this afternoon in the church. Eighth grade graduation ceremonies will take place at a 7 P.M. Mass Monday, June 6.

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ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT The public is invited to a dance to be sponsored by the Couples Club at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 18 in the school hall. Planning the program are Mr. & Mrs. John Caron and Mr. & Mrs. Aurele Ledoux. ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET "Pensaos" of the Holy Ghost Feast will be blessed following 7 p.m. Mass tomorrow and they will be distributed beginning at ~ a.m. Saturday. The feast will start with a crowning ceremony after 11 a.m. Mass Sunday and "soupas" will be given to all present. The afternoon's activities will include a band concert and auction. Also on Sunday, the Brayton Club will meet in the rectory following 9:45 a.m. Mass. Refreshments will be served. ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER Holy Rosary Sodalists will conclude ·their season at 1:15 P.M. Sunday, June 5 at a meeting in the school. A novena to St. Anthony begins at 4:30 P.M. Sunday. The Czestochowa Confraternity will have spiritual guidance sessions during both Masses Wednesday, June 8. ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO BEE People will hold a dinner tonight. Boy Scouts will attend a camporee in Norton this weekend. Reservations are being accepted by Leona Beausoleil telephone 761-8664' for dinne; and a show in Fall River this Sunday afternoon. ST. JOSEPH, NEW BEDFORD Cub Scouts of Pack 24 will sponsor a bicycle safety inspection, to be followed by a rodeo for inspected bikes from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11 in the parish school yard. ST. KILIAN, NEW BEDFORD The parish council will meet every second Thursday. Eight members were elected last month. ST. HEDWIG, NEW BEDFORD The choir will sponsor a card party at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 5 in the church hall. Refreshments will be served.

Shift The Center "1n prayer we shift the center of living from self-consciousness to self-surrender," - Abraham J. Heschel.

"The gospel message must be lived in the market place"

Priests' Institute During the past week many priests of this diocese attended the Fourth Annual Priests' Theological Institute at LaSalette Center of Christian Living in Attleboro. The institute's theme "Sacramental Ministry Today," was developed by Father Charles Gusmer from Immaculate Conception Seminary, Darlington, N.J., who made it quite clear that the American Church must bt:gin to realize the absolute necessity of becoming an evangelical church. In this country, at the present time, there are 80 million Americans who profess no faith whatsoever in any formulated creed. In a different day, these people would be considered "pagans." With this fact in mind, the Church has ever before it the problems of the millions of American Catholics who are merely nominai in their profession of faith. If the Church is to reach these people it must make this profession of faith a living reality. To do this, those responsible, be they parish priests or CCD teachers, must make the Church live in an atmosphere of fact and actuality. The gospel message must be lived in the market place and the factory. The sacrament should' be seen as a necessary life support system, not merely as a series of signs and symbols devoid of meaning and relevance. Father Gusmer forcefully indicated that much of our liturgy is too wordy. ·People need to see and touch as well as hear. Emphasis, he reflected, must be' placed on the necessity of using sacramental signs and symbols in liturgy, realizing always the important role they play not only pedagogically but also for

the spiritual reality they signify. It should be noted that over the years these priests' institutes have offered to all priests of the diocese the opportunity to refresh their knowledge of the ever-developing theology -of the Church. The clergy must not only be kept up to date, they must also be aware of their own educational needs. Such institutes offer the opportunity to meet these needs as well as helping to foster a spirit of brotherhood and fraternity. In such an atmosphere of prayer, study and sociability, a priest can grow in knowledge, becoming a m<lre effective gospel witness in a society starving for the saving power of Christ and His Sacraments.

Tridentine Mass Used as Symbol ROME (NC) - Cardinal Francois Marty of Paris called the Tridentine Mass of Pope St. Pius V celebrated by traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre and others "a symbol of resistance" to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council. It is because of this symbolic character acquired by the Tridentine rite that Pope Paul VI has insisted on the celebration of Mass according to the new rite that he himself issued, the cardinal said in an interview in Rome two days after a private audience with the Pope. According to Cardinal Marty, there would be no objection to the use of the Tridentine rite named after the 16th-century Council of Trent - if the traditionalists had not turned it into such a symbol.

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