06.07.73 by The Anchor

Abortion Issue

Bill Rejects Forced Participation

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Clergy Transfers Affect Fou rteen Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, today announced clergy assign-

ments in the Diocese affecting 14 priests. Rev. Edmond R. Levesque, assistant pastor of St. George Parish, Westport, for the past 17 years, will assume new duties as administrator of Our Lady of Grace Parish, No. Westport. Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, 65, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish, No. Westport, for the past 19 years, has relinquished his pastoral duties for reasons, of health. A parish priest for 41 years, he will reside at Notre Dame Rectory, Fall River: Three priests recently ordained were given their first assignments: Rev. Steven R. Furtado, as assistant pastor at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Taunton; Rev. ·Philip J. Higgins, as assistant pastor at St. George' Parish, Westport; Rev. Horace J. Travassos, as assistant pastor at St. James Parish, New Bedford. Two Ipriests, Rev. Peter N. Graziano, ending a period of further study at Boston College REV. MAURICE LAMONTAGNE Graduate School of Social Work, will serve as assistant pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton; Rev. Daniel F. Hoye, who will take up graduate study at the School of Canon Law, Catholic University starting in September, will serve, pro tern, at St. Mary Parish, Norton, as assistant pastor. Seven other priests will remain as assistant pastors but will be transferred to other parishes within th~ Diocese. Rev. John F. Andrews, assistant pastor at St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay, will serve in the same capacity at St. Francis Xavier 'Parish, Hyannis. Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick,' from Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton, to St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay; Rev. Joseph D. Maguire, from St. James Parish, New Bedford, to St. Patrick Parish, Somerset; Rev. Donald J. Bowen, from St. Mary Parish,' Norton, to St. John the EvangeREV. EDMOND R. LEVESQUE Turn to Page Three ,

The Great and General Court of the ComI:Ilonwealth of Massachusetts-the House of Repre· sentatives-by a vote of 200 to 26 has approved a strong version of "conscience" legislation that allows hospitals to decide wheth· er abortions will be performed within their facilities. The legislation distinguishes ,between the right of a woman to have an' abortion (decided upon by recent Supreme Court rulings) and the right of a woman to force a particular hospital or doctor to perform the abortion. Joseph Reilly, executive secretary of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference, explained that the new law only conforms Massachusets s~ate law with the Supreme Court decision.

Anniversary On Sunday, June 10, Most Rev. Daniel A., Cr?nin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, will celebrate his fifth anniversary of appointment to the Episcopate. It was on June 10. 1968, after years of work fO,r the Vatican Secretariat of State that the present Bishop of Fall River returned to the U. S. to become Auxiliary Bishop of Boston.

He further stated that the Supreme Court decision on abortions left intact that part of a Georgia law that stated th.at no hospital had to admit a person for an abortion. The first legisiation filed by Senate President Kevin Harrington and House Speaker David M. Bartley established the Ibasis for the legislation. The Social Welfare Committee watered down the original proposal by suggesting that only religious hospitals be so exempted. The final legislation, a substituteversion drafted by Representative Michael Flaherty of Boston, broadened the scope to include any hospital-local, private or religious-and their professional staffs to refuse to participate in,an abortion or the distribution of information on con· traception. Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston, strongly urged the adoption of the original legislation in a letter to his parish priests last week. The state action follows closely an order by a Federal Court that Hale Hospital in Haverhill perform an abortion ,on two women who had requested it of that hospital and the hospital refused. The House of Representatives also voted down a proposal endorsing ,birth control for minors

by a 174·50 roll call vote. Proponents supported contraceptive care for minors without parental consent. c

U. S. Congress On Abortion WASHINGTON (NC) - The House of Representatives passed (May 31) by a vote of 372-1 the Health Programs Extension Act of 1973, which contains a controversial clause stating that the legislation does not' auUl'orize courts or public officials to require doctors or hospitals to perform abortions. The bill extends through fiscal year 1974 funding authority for sections of the Public Health Service Act and other healthrelated legislation. It includes a provision that receipt of funds under the legislation by any individual does not authorize any court or any public official or other public authority to require such an individual to perform or assist in an abortion or sterilization against his religious beliefs or moral convictions. The provision also states that health facilities receiving funds under the legislation cannot be required to make their facilities Turn to Page Three

Commissions Eucharist Ministers Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, commissioned 22 laymen from 10 parishes of the Diocese to serve as lay extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist The ceremony held at the Ca· thedral during the 5 o'clock afternoon Mass, Sunday, June 3, was set in a concelebrated Mass in which the Bishop was the principal celebrant and nine other priests concelebrated. Rev. Daniel F. Hoye, assistant pastor at St. John the Evangelist Parish, Attleboro, was the homilist.

Assisting' the Bishop were Very Rev. John J. Regan, rector of the cathedral; Father Hoye; Rev. Edward J. Burns, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Swansea; Rev. Edward C. Duffy, pastor of ,St. Mary, Parish, No. Seekonk; Rev. Leo T. Sullivan, pastor of Holy Name Parish, New Bedford.. Rev. George E. Harrison, assistant pastor of St. Mary Parish, New IBedford; Rev. James H. Morse, assistant pastor of Holy Name Parish, New Bedford; Rev. Thomas M. Landry, O.P., pastor of St. Anne Parish, Fall River;

and Rev. John G. Carroll, pastor of St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay. The laymen representing 10 parishes throughout the diocese were: St. Anne Parish, Fall River: Bernard Theroux of 29 Conant St. and J. H. Leon Gauthier of 225 Ridge St., Fall River. Holy Name Parish, New Bedford: James M. Harrington of 116 Mt. Vernon St. and Martin P. Barry of 327 Cedar St., New Bedford. Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich: Paul Donovan of Pine Grove Rd., George Gardner of Lothrop Ave., Robet:t Snow of Catherine Rose Rd., all of West Harwich, and James Holden of Sea St., Dennisport. 51. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay: Paul Duffy of 12 Locust St., Onset, and James R. McMahon, HI of 25 Canal View Rd., Buzzards Bay. Turn to Page Eleven

Adult Confirmation

LAY MINISTERS: Shown with Bishop Cronin, second right, and Rev. Daniel F. Hoye, 'second left, are Gilbert Costa, left, and Edward Angelo, right, after the commissioning of 22 laymen of the Diocese as Extraordinary Lay Ministers of the Eucharist. '

Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, STD, Bishop of Fall River, wUl administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to adults who have' riot yet received this Sacrament, at the 11 o'clock Mass, Pentecost Sunday, June 10, at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River. Adults interested in receiving the ' Sacrament at this time should see their parish priest for details.

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OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENTS,

Rev. Edmond R.' Levesque. to Our Lady of Grace Parish, North Westport, as administrator. . Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, to "residencc" at Notre Dame Parish, Fall River. I Above assignment.s are effective Wedn,esday, June'13, 1~73 . Rcv. John F. Andrews, to St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis. ~ Rev. Stcven R. Furtado, to Our Lad~ of Lourdes Parish, Taunton Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick, to St. Margaret Parish, Buzzards Bay I Rev. Philip J. Higgins; to St. George rarish', Westport. Rev. Joseph D. Maguire, to St. Patrick Parish, Somerset • I Rev. Horace J. Travassos, to St. James Parish, New Bedford I Abovc assignments cffective wedneSd1ay, June 6, 1973 _' . I Rev. Donald J. Bowen, to St. John the Evangelist Par- ish, Attleboro I Rev. Peter N. Graziano, to Immacula~e Conception ParI ish, Taunton Rcv. Daniel F. Hoye, to graduate study, School of Canon Law, Catholic University (in September); protem, to St. :' . Mary Parish, Norton. I

Viet Cong Held Non-Combatants 1'1, Jungle Solitary Confineme.nt

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall RiJer-Thurs., June 7, 19;3

Above assignments are effective Wedne'sday, June 13, 1973 I Rev. James R. McLellan, to Our Lady! of the Assumption Parish, Osterville. I

Above assignment is. cffcctivc Wednesday, June 20, 1973, Rev. George C. Bdlenoit, to St. Markl Parish, Attleboro Falls I, Rev. Brian J. Harrington, pro tern, to St. Francis Xavier . : ' Parish, Hvannis . ' '

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ROME (NC)-The worst feature of the four-year imprisonment suffered by two young German medical missionaries in North Vietnam was the solitary confinement they had to endure, one of. them Said here. The pair, Monika Schwinn, a 30-year-old nurse fr'om Lebach, and Bernard Diehl, a 26-year-, old medical technician from Worms, went to Vietnam under a program of the German hospital branch of the Knights of Malta. . The two, recently released, were decorated by the prince grand master of the Knights of Malta 'at the Rome headquarters of the order for their valor in attempting to aid the sick and victims of war in Vietnam. K OF C: Rev. Ernest E" The two were captured in Blais, administrator of Sa.. A~ril 1969 by the Viet Congo Decred Heart Parish, New Bed·· spite their non-combatant status ford has been appointed by and their neutral mission of Bishop Cronin as Chaplain. mercy, they were held in a jungle camp by the ¥iet Cong of the -Bishop Stang Council, for 11 months and then marched ,Knights of Columbus in New for a two-month period to North ' Bedford. Father Blais suc- Vietnam. ceeds Rev. WilliamE. Col'Better Treatment' lard, who is now chaplain at Despite. their years in prison, the Catholic Memorial Home the -two volunteers were relatively lucky. Three other volunin Fall- River. teers of the German hospital branch of the Knights who were . cap~ured at the same time sub1 sequently died due to malnutrition and starvation. ,They were George ,Bartsch, 25; Hindrika Kortman, 29, and Marie-Louise" Kerber, 20. ' A "Summer Happening" for "Our captors' realized we were children ages 5 to 9 will be condifferent' from American troops ducted by the Holy 'lJnitm Sisand told us so often," Diehl said. ters at Sacred Heart School,. Fall "Our treatment was better, ,we River, from Monday, July 2 through Friday, Aug. 3 from 9 were told. But practical experiAM. to 11 :30 AM. Monday through Friday. -Hesburgh Cited The program will include arts NOTRE DAME (NC)-Father and crafts, field trips, dramatics, music and dance. A weekly fee of Theodore M. Hesburgh, president $2 will include a daily snack. of the University of Notre Dame, Registration I forms are available has been given the Clark Kerr at Sacred Heart School arid the Award for his "extraordinary progra'ln is open to all area chil- and distinguished contribution to dren. Further information is the advancement of higher eduavailable from Sister Bernadette cation." The award, established at the school, telephone 672-3241, in 1967, is presented periodically or at Sacred Heart Convent, by the Academic Senate of the University of California at telephone 678-0873. Berkeley.

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ence showed that we got worse treatment at times; particularly since the Americans sometimes could live in community, while· we were in separate cells in sontary confinement."~ The two volunteers later were allowed to meet once a week "for an hour or an hour and a half," Diehl said. "When we did not meet we tried to distract each other. What jokes we made, we made ourselves." 'Think and Think' In solitary confinement, Diehl said, "mostly what I did was to think and think and then think again. When I had paper and ink at the same time, I wrote," he' said. But before being released, all his writings were confiscated. Diehl said that he was given Russian novels, "some classical Russian works of literature" to read, and also a great deal of propaganda material. Both Diehl and Schwinn 'complained of being tired after their long captivity. They said they tried to explain again and again what the Knights of Malta were, their ~eligious role of neutral aid to all war victims, hut without effect. "We asked a hundred times or more, on what grounds are you holding us?" Diehl said. "The only answer we got was: go back t9 your cell and think about it again."

Benedictine,Oblates Oblates of St. Benedict will hold a day of retreat Sunday, June 10 at Portsmouth Abbey, Rhode Island. Mass will be celebrated at 9 AM., followed by· breakfast, and conferences are scheduled for 11:30 AM. and 2:30 P.M. Dinner will be served at 1 P.M. Relatives and friends of Oblates are invited and may make reservations at the abbey or with Mrs. Frank S. Moriarty, telephone 672-1439.

DENVER (NC) - "Right to Hope" -produced by the Creative Services Division, United States Catholic Conf,erence (USCC), has won the Advertising Club-of

Denver's "NIKE" award in the ' creative fil~ category. The film +as' produced for the 1972 CampallgIl for Human Development (CHD), the annual domestic a'1Upoverty drive of the U. S. bishops. '

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Statistics have been released regarding plans of graduates at Bishop' Feehan High School, AtNecrology tleboro, and Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth. At Frank Frobt, writer and direc, JUNE 18 Feehan, 67.84 per cent of the 'tor of "Right to Hope"" accepted Rev. James M. Coffey, P.R., 1935, Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton. the award on behalf of the divi- 169 graduates are furthering their education, with 48.81 per sion. JUNE 19 cent planning attendance at fourRev. ,Hormisdas Deslauriers, The film was shot on location year colleges and 13·.09 per cent 1916, Founder, St. Anthony, New at five dit.lerent CHD·f.unded enrolling at junior colleges. NurBedford projects. Fifteen minutes in sing schools have claimed 2.97 length and in full color, the film per cent, and vocational schools JUNE 20 Rt. Rev. James J. Coyle, P.R., documents .art American Indian another 2.97. per cent. RemainLL.D., 1931, Pastor, St. Mary, cooperative store in Pinon, Ariz.; ing students, 32.16 per cent, will a school fOl; .training qualified enter the armed forces or seek Taunton. minority overland truck drivers. employment. JUNE 21 in Chicago; a crafts cooperative Stang Statistics Rev. Desiree V.' Delemarre, in Orland, Mel; a hot meals deliv1926, Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, ery service for elderly shut-ins Bishop Stang reports 61 per Fall River. in Chinatowh, San Francisco; cent of graduates expecting to Rev. Francis D. Callahan, 1948, and a pris6ner rehabll'itation attend four-year colleges and' 20 Pastor, St. Patrick, Wareham. center for Chicanos in EI 'Paso, per cent enrolled in junior col· leges, various technical schools,Rev. Clement KiHgoar, SS.CC., ' Tex.' , . , and the armed forces. Nineteen 1964, St. Anthony, Mattapoisett. The Division for Creative Serper cent ,of the seniors will seek .''''.ltIm''"'''''11''''''....III''''''',''''..'''lI..UlIlIlIIllIIII'''''''"...."om...._ vices was est,ablished last year employment. TilE ANCNOR 'to produce graphic and audioFifty-seven- scholarships have Second Class Postage Paid at Fall Rlv.'. MISS. Published every Thursday at 41D visual materi~ls ~or USCC projbeen received by 37 seniors, HI~hland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02722 ects 'such as 'CHD and Respect .numbering 18.6 per cent of the by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall RI~er. Subscription price by mail, postpaid graduating class. "'00 lIer yelr. ' ' Life Week.

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Fr. Norman Lord To Mark Silver Jubilee, Sunday

THE ANCHORThurs., June 7, 1973

Pope Paul Links Blessed Virgin, Holy Year

Rev. Norman Lord, C.S.Sp., cl native of Fall River, will mark the 25th anniversary of his ordination Sunday morning at 9 in St. Joseph's Church. The Holy Ghost missionary will be joined in' a concelebrated Mass by Rev. Msgr. George E. Sullivan, a close friend and pastor of St. Joseph's. Friends are invited to attend the Mass and also a reception to be held afterwards in St: Joseph's School. Father Lord is on vacation from his duties as pastor of St. Joseph's Indian Mission in San Jacinto, Calif. ' He prepared for the priesthood at Ferndale Seminary and was ordained June 10, 1948 in Norwalk, Conn. Father Lord served five year~ in East Africa before a spinal in,iury forced his return to this country. Before going to California, he had assignments in Harlem, New York and Louisiana and was editor of the Holy Ghost Fathers' magazine in Washington, D. C. A former Durfee High and CYO baseball player, Father Lord lived in both St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart parishes. His many friends in the area keep him in close touch with Greater Fall River people and activities.

Churches Agree On Baptism HONG KONG (NC) - The Catholic and Anglican Churches in Hong Kong have agreed to recognize the validity of each other's administration of Baptism. "We, representatives of the Anglican Churoh in Hong Kong and Macao and the Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong recognize that each Church administers the same Baptism of, Christ," a joint statement said. "We rejoice in this expression of Christian unity and we pledge to continue working toward unity in areas of Ohurch 'life and doctrine, including those areas in which very real and serious differences still exist." The Hong Kong Diocesan Ecumenical Commission asked priests of the the diocese to support the agreement, because wide support among the priests would soon lead to consideration of other ecumenical problems.

Seventh Anniversary His Eminence, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, Archbishop of Boston. observes on Saturday, June 9, the Seventh Anniver· sary of his episcopal consecration which took place in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. At that time he had been Chancellor of the Diocese of Fall River and pnstor of St. Michael's Parish, Fall River, and was consecrated by Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Fourth Bishop of Fall River, to be Second Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville in Texas.

Preparedness We ought to use the best means we can to be well informed of our duty.-Reed

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Closeness to Mary and faith in her intercession are the means of making the coming Holy Year the "sign of Christian progress," Pope Paul VI told thousands at a general audience May' 30. FATHER ANDREWS ,To Hyannis

FATHER BOWEN To Attleboro

FATHER GRAZIANO To Taunton

FATHER McLELLAN To Osterville

Transfers Affect Fourteen Priests Continued from 'Page One list Parish, Attleboro; Rev. James R. McLellan, from St. James Parish, New Bedford, to Our Lady of the As.sumption Parish, Osterville; Rev. George C. Bellenoit, from St. Mary Parish, Mansfield, to St. Mark Parish, Attleboro Falls; Rev. Brian J. Harrington, pro tem, to St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis. t. The effective date for .the above appointments may be found in the Official .Box, p. 2. Father ~ntagne The founder of Our Lady of Grace Parish, No. Westport, was ,born in 'Fall River on Jan. 30, 1908, the son of the late Amedee and the late Robertine (Dussault) Lamontagne. After early years at Mt. St. Joseph Academy in Fall River, he completed his studies at the College de Levis, P. Q., Canada. He prepared for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. Most Rev. James E. Cassidy, Third Bishop of Fall River, ordained him to the priesthood on May 21, 1932 at St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Lamontagne has served at St. Roch and Blessed Sacrament Parishes in Fall River; St. Joseph Parish in Attleboro; St. George Parish in Westport. On Oct. 14, 1954, he· was named the founder and first pastor of Our Lady of Grace Parish in No. Westport. Father Levesque The new administrator of Our Lady of Grace Parish, No. Westport, Rev. Edmond R. Levesque

U.S. Cong reSS Continued from Page One available for sterilizations or abortions if such procedures are prohibited by the facilities "on the basis of religious beliefs or moral convictions." Likewise, health facilities can not be required to provide personnel for abortions or sterilizations if the personnel object on religious or moral grounds. The Senate has passed a counterpart bill containing a similar provision. Organizations opposing the conscience clause had said at an earlier news conference. that an institution receiving federal funds should be required to allow any medical procedure to be performed by a properly accredited doctor. Unless that is done, they said. individuals living in an area where the only available hospital prohibits abortion could be denied the right to complete medical care.

was born in Fall River on Jan. 30, 1929, the son of the late Desire and the late Elise (Albert) Levesque. After studies at Notre Dame Parish School, Msgr. Prevost High School and Assumption College in Worcester, he prepared for the priesthood at St. John's Seminary in Brighton. Most Rev. James L. Connolly ordained him a priest on Feb. 2, 1955. Since ordination he has served as assistant pastor at St. George Parish, Westport; chaplain-director of Camp Activities at St. Vincent de Paul Camp; chaplain of St. Isidore the Farmer Council No. 4373 of the 'Knights of Columbus in Westport-Dartmouth; Judge of the Matrimonial Court. Father -Andrews The son of Francis and Julia (Trond) Andrews, Rev. John F. Andrews was born May 13, 1936 in Dighton, Mass. He studied at Berkley Grammar ,School; Msgr. Coyle High School and prepared

To renew the Church and, at the same time, Society demands help from on high, -the Pope said. "What kind of help?" he asked. His reply was like a litany: The help of "The Madonn!!, Mary Most Holy, the Mother of the Savior, Christ; Mother of the Church, and our humble and glorious Queen."

for the priesthood at Cardinal O'Connell and St. John's Seminaries in Brighton. Ordained a priest on Feb. 2, 19~2, he has served at St. Joseph Parish and SS. Peter and Paul Parish, Fall River; St. Margaret Parish, :Buzzards Bay. He is chaplain for the Boy Scouts in the Cape Cod Area.

Pope Paul was careful to emphasize that Christ alone is the "unique mediator-. . . between God and man," but that Christ came into the world through the. voluntary and 'generous coopera-' tion of Mary.

Father Goldrick Rev. Timothy J. Goldrick, the son of Everett and Catherine Turn to Page Ten

To make the Holy Year a success, the Pope said, "We must launch a special devotion to the Virgin Mary."

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BUS ROUTE NO. 1 Somerset, Swansea & Southern Part of Fall River 8:00 County Buffington--8:03 St. Louis de France 8:05 Bar~ & Buffington-8:10 St. John of God-8:12 Brayton Avenue & Hillside-8:15 Kaufman & Lepes-8:20 Venus de MiI0-8:25 St. Dominic's-8.30 Wilbur Avenue 8:35 Our Lady of Fatima-8:40 Ken~edy Park & St. Anne's-8:42 East & South Main--8:45 St. Patrick's & Our Lady of Angels~8:50 Blessed Sacrament-8:52 Shove Street-8:55 Zayre's-8:58 Stafford Rd. & Tiverton BUS ROUTE NO. 2 Somerset & Fall River (North, Center & Maplewood) 8:00 Foley Avenue-8:05 Riverside & Luther-8:08 St. Patrick - South Street-8:! 0 Americana Terrace & County Street-8:11 Bourne & County-8:13 Pottersville School 8:15 Somerset High School-8:!7 ,Stop & Shop-8:20 Brightman Street (St. Michael's & St. Mathiew)-8:25 President Avenue & North Main-8:27 Durfee Street8:30 St. Mary's-8:32 Second & Middle-8:35 Flat Iron & Niagara Fire Station-8:37 Warren & Rodman-8:40 Rodman & Brayton Avenue-8:45 St. William's-8:48 St. Jean de Baptiste-Stafford Road to Camp BUS ROUTE NO. 3 Fall Iiiver (North, Highland, Ruggles, Columbus & Lafayette Areas) 8:05 President & Highland Avenues-8:07 Morton Jr. High 8:10 St. Joseph's-8:13 North Main - Tru Value-8:16 North Main & Herman-8:18 Highland Avenue & Robeson 8:20 Na:areth Hall-8:25 Robeson & President-8:28 Ruggles Park-8:31 Small School· Columbus Park-8:35 Immaculate Conception (County Streetl-8:37 Eastern Avenue (Former Site of Prevostl-8:39 Eastern Ave. & Pleasant-8:41 Kerr Mills-8:46 Our Lady of Grace8:50 \!,estport High School~8:55 Westport Town Hall

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Predicts Ultimate Victory For Farm Workers Union 'I

On May 21 the Subcommittee on 'Agricultural Labor of the House Committ.ee on Educatiop and Lapor held public hearings on several bills regarding farm labor legislation. The witnesses included four Congressmen who have ; introduced somewhat conbitration oh -the issue of strikes tradictory bills on this sub- at harvest :time. ject, plus spokesmen for the , OJile-Sided Bill Teamsters International, the , United Farm Workers Union, nnd the American Farm Bureau Federation. At the end of the hearings-

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which lasted from 9:30 A.M. until mid-afternoon-I was firmly convinced, and willing to give substantial odds, that farm legis" lation of any kind is completely out of the' question for the indefinite future. Like it or not, in other words, there simply isn't a workable consensus, in or out of Congress, on what legislation is needed or attainable at the present time. The Teamsters, for example, . favor the coverage of agricultural workers under the so-called Taft Hartley Act-without any additional crippling amendments. In other words, while they would like to make it impossible for the Farm Workers Union to engage in secondary boycotts, they will not agree to any limitat ion on strikes at harvest time, nor will they agree to any form of compulsory aI1bitration.

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Last December the President of the Teamsters, Frank Fitzsimmons, advocated this 'approach (straight Taft-Hartley coverage) in a major address at the annual convention of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Los A~geles, California. Presumably he had been led to believe (possibly by his White House' contacts) that he would be able to persuade the Farm Bureau Federation to make common cause with him in this regard. Well, the proof of the pudding; as always, is in the eating. No sooner had the Teamsters completed their testimony at -the May 21 Congressional· hearings than the Farm Bureau Federation pulled the rug right out from under Fitzsimmon's chair. The Federation's spokesman told the Subcommittee on Agricultural Labor that his organization vigorously opposes "the inclusion of agriculture under'the National Labor Relations' Act without modifications for' agriculture since this Act was developed to deal with industrial labor problems ... NLRB rules and procedures are not designed to meet the special needs of farmers. Farmers and consumers need protection against strikes and b'oycotts at critical periods." In other words, the Farm Bureau Federation is going to insist on some form of compulsory ar-

If Mr. Fitzsimrnons was surprised by this -predictable turn of events at the Congressional hearings, 'h~ has only himself to blame. As an. experienced labor leader, he ishould have known that, when the chips were down, the Farm! Bureau Federation would se:ttle .for nothing less than compulsory arbitration -something that the Teamsters, to their credit, will never agree 'to, as Fitz~immons' spokesman at the hekrings stated very bluntly. : In and of itself, this fundamental differenc¢ of opinion between the Teamsters and their hoped· for ally, thJ Farm Bureau Federation, woJld be enough to bottle up farm !labor le~islation for the infinite' future. But there is more to t~e story than that. At least one of the Congressmen who tes1tified at the May 21 hearing wen~t the Farm Bureau Federation one better on the issue of strike~ at harvest time. Congressrrlan Talcott of Salinas, CaHforrlia, speaking in be· half of his o~n bill, called upon the Congress: to outlaw all forms of strike or I picketing, or even the' threat t,o strike' or piCket wher:e this ,]would result in a cessation of operations nece'ssary to prevent l6ss, spoilage or deterioration, otI reduction in quaility or: marketability of the commodIty. There is no way that the Teamsters cattI ever agree to such a blatantly ope-sided bill.

HOLY GHOST FEAST: For the first ti~e in 45 years, members of Holy Ghost parish, Attleboro, will celebrate the church's patronal feast. Planned for Saturday is an all-parish barbecue. Making arrangements, from left, Manuel O. Castro, g~neral chairman; Rev. Stephen J. Downey, pastor; Joseph Gomes; Rev. Bento R. Fraga, assistant pastor; Patrick McAndrews. . r

Stonehill to Add Vacation Program To lVaried Summer 'Offerings

"Experience of Theatre" will Sister M. Cecil Lunt, C.S.J., emphasize the practical, having M.R.E., coordinator of Religious no formal classes, and with all Education in the Archdiocese or" This year, Stonehill College participants involved totally in Boston wJll direct the Institute. 'will offer innovative Eay pro- the production of summer theTopics to be discussed include grams as part of its Summer ater. There will be two"five week Faith and Spirit, Liturgical CelInstitute, as well as the reli- sessions, the first starting June ebrations Multi-Media, Religion giously-oriented institutes which 24, the second on July 24. for the Mentally RetardeCl, Anhave been held :in the past. The Persons participating for cr'ed- thropology, and Group Dynamics. new facilities available will in- :t will receive six credits for the For Religious Only clude a Family Vacation Pro- nine weeks or three credits for Rev. William F. Hogan, C.S.C. gram, which would have the one of the sessions. Persons may c~mpus as the, hase for also attend for purely personal Provincial of the Eastern Provvarious trips and tours around interest. Rehearsals and perfor- ince of the Holy Cross Fathers, Southeastern Massachusetts, and mances will be held in the eve- will direct an Institute on Reli, Stonehill established as a tourist nings for the convenience 'of gious Life Aug. 12-17, for reliSecondary Boycott information center for the area. those working during the day. gious only. Faculty assisting ham , will be Rev. William C. Callahan, "Experience of Theater," a If you add I to all this the ob- practical workshop in acting, di- Accommodations will be availS.J., of the Center of Concern, vious fact th~t the Administra- recting and producing, including able on campus. Washington, D. C.; Rev. George Education. Courses tion has no bill of its own and a weekly musical or d.ramatic T. Montague, S.M., rector of the The graduilte courses in educa- Marianist Seminary at St. Louis; wasn't even represented at the prOduction, will also be inilJiated recent hearings, you can bet your' this Summer, 'aJ1d for the first tion will be offered July 8-20 and -Sister Mary Luke Tobin, of the bottom dollar that there isn't time Stonehill is offering work- carry 3 credits. These include adminstrative Staff. of the Sisters going to be !any kind of farm shops in the field of educat'ion Environmental Dynamics Work- of Loretto; and Sister Teresita shop for Elementary School Weind, S.N.D. of Chicago. labor legislabion in the foresee- for graduate credit. Teachers, for, the teacher, with able f.uture. Much as the Team' Persons interested in any of Family Facilities little or no training in science; these programs or· institutes sters, the Fatm Bureau Federation, and their Congressional The ifirstscheduled w.eek for Art Techniques for Creative should contact Robert Hardlna, allies would iike to outlaw the the Family Vacation Program is Teaching; Economics for Sec- Director, Summer Institutes, secondary boycott, they simply July 8-14, although facilities for ondary School Teachers; Sexu- Stonehill College, North Easton, can't agree o'n a mutually ac- board and room will be avail- ' ality in Our Dynamic Society; Mass. 02356. ceptable bill. I able to traveling families and Educational Systems, The , In thi,s writer's opinion, it's through the summer. Families Classroom and Racism. The theme of the' New Enjust as 'well that they can't. At wlill reside in campus townthis 'point in time (the situation houses and tours will be. sched- gland Summer Institute for may be differ~nt a year or two uled or families may go off on Priests, which will be' held on campus June 24-29, is' Man Crefrom now) tol deprive the farm their own for the day. Over 35 Years ' workers of the use of the sec- , "This summer is a pilot pro- ated and Re-Created. Guest of Satisfied Service ondary boycott woul.d :be to put gram," explained Sumrtlel: Insti- speakers 'include ,Rev. Joseph A. Reg. Master Plumber 7023 them out of business. I can read- tute Director Ropert Hardina. Fitzinyer, S.J.,' Professor of New JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. ily iJnderstand why the leaders "What we'd \<ike to do is develop Testament and Biblical Language 806 NO. MAIN STREET of the Farm Bureau Federation a lay-oriented program in !history at Fordham University, speaking Fall River 675-7497 are hell-bent ~m destroying the and culture particularly :in this ort the New, Testament; Rev. •••••••• $ •• United Farm I Workers Union. area and present the opportunity James A. Donohoe, Professor of They are simply doing what to families to enjoy inter.esting Theological Ethics at St.. John I • • • • comes natural i to them. On the vacations at a cost they can af- Seminary, Brighton, "Ethics;" other hand, I find it almost im- ford. This first season we hope Rev. Philip J. King, Professor of possible to understand why the wilo! shaw Us how to do it well so Old Testament and Hebrew at Aluminum or Steel Teamsters arel willing 'to play we can expand 'in the next few St. John Seminary, "The Old 944 County Street along with them in this regard. years." Testament;" and Rev. Henry I ' NEW BEDFORD, MASS. The Teamsters say that they P. Ouellette, Chairman of, Psy9Q,_Afl18 are only intere~t~d in setting up chology Department at Emmanorderly rules' and procedures to do is agree to a secret-ballot uel College, "Psychology." which would enable rank and file election to be carried out: by a Current Developments in Relifarm workers ito decide which neutral organization mutually ligious Education will be the union they walnt to represent acceptable to all the parties con- theme of a Religous Education them. If that's: what the Team- cerned: Institute to ,be held Aug. 5-10 for sters really mean, all they have ( © 1973 NC Features) priests, religious and the laity.. BY

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Realistic Approach to Family Matters Stressed at Meeting CHARLESTON (NC) - Birth control, divorce, sex education' and other matters of concern to Catholic families require a "positive" and "realistic" approach, according to churchmen and lay leaders meeting here. The two words, "positive" and "realistic" occurred frequently in a group report and general discussion at the Region IV meeting of the Natio.nal Conference of Catholic Bishops in this historic city. . Approximately 80 bishops, pl1iests, nuns and lay persons took part in the meeting, one of 12 regional meetings being held in April and May in lieu of the former annual spring general meeting of the U. S. bishops. NCCB's Region IV inoludes Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, V,ir/Jinia, West Vir路 ginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and the Virgin Islands. Participants in the Charleston meeting were divided into four groups for discussion of ques-, Lions related to Christian marriage and family life, then recorded their observations and recommendations at a general session. The group reports will be used as the region's input, to the NCCB executive committee for further discussion at the NCCB general meeting in November . in Washington. Training Parents Mrs. Andrew G. Favret of Washington, reporting for her group, said its recommendation was that the Church "be sympathetic to divorced people and sympathetic to those who are using birth control. We certainly uphold the Church's teaching, but we should reach out and be sympathetic to those who are not at the present time Iiv,ing up to it." The consensus of all groups was that parents, as well as teachers should be trainedin sex education, so that they can present it in a positive way and feel "comfortable" in talking about the subject.

First Lay Editor OMAHA (NC)-A layman has been named editor of The True Voice, archdiocesan newspaper here, for the first time in the paper's 70-year history. John C. McGinn, former managing editor, will now serve as editor. McGinn, 46, is a member of the National Conference of Christians and Jews and has served on various national Catholic Press Association committees.

UPPER CAPE AREA BOARD OF CCD MEETS WITH ISLAND GROUP: Cape Board Members prepare to sail from Falmouth to the Island of Martha's Vineyard for a day of exchanging ideas and a social. Front: Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, St., Anthony's, Falmouth; Rev. John V. Magnani, St. Patrick's, Falmouth; Mrs. Charles Bardelis, area chairman; and Mrs. Louis De路Ciccio. Rear: Rev. John F. Andrews, St. Margaret's, Buzzards Bay. Center photo: Members of the Oak Bluffs Parish who sponsored the supper: front, Mrs. Harold Walmsley, Mrs. James Cleary, Mrs. Charles Downs, Mrs. Raymond Billings. Top row, Mrs. Frank Rogers, Mrs. A. Mooney Bettencourt, Mrs. Alfred Drouin, Mrs. William Norton, Mrs. John Bettencourt, and Mrs. Henry Duarte. Bottom photo; Other Islan~ers were: Mrs. Peter Valenti of Edgartown, Mrs. Arthur Amaral and Mrs. John Griffin, both ,of Vineyard Haven.

,Other recommendations included establishment of family counseling centers and traJning seminarians, priests, nuns and lay persons in family counseling. Needs of Elderly Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll of Miami noted that the .Church in the South must be especially concerned with meeting the pastoral needs of elderly persons, because of large numbers of retired persons moving into the region. The aging, Archbishop Carroll said, are the "most neglected and the most lonesome" of all groups and should be an "increasing matter of concern" to the- Church. Others, including Auxiliary Bishop F. Joseph Gossman of Baltimore, recommended that the Church begin planning to cope with future developments in technology and hum"an relations. Developments in genetics and bio-medical engineering, Bishop Gossman said, are "frightening people, and ... should frighten us." "We haven't begun to consider the moral issues involved," he said. "We do tend to drift as an institution." Some participants expressed concern that the U. S. bishops' statement next November might be "too rigid in tone." A few, including Father Liam Tuffy of Atlanta, suggested that an evangelical tone might be used, with a "call to holiness on an individual ... basis."

Catholic P()pulation Of Japan 362,539 TOKYO (NC) - There were 362,539 Catholics in Japan at the end of 1972, an increase of 5,061 over th~ previous year. Tosei News, a Catholic agency, said, however, that the Church statistics are not entirely accurate because of the mobility of population, especially the mignition of the labor force to the large industrial cities. The news agency said that often the migrating workers fa~1 to register in their new parishes. Over 31,000 Catholics migrated in the past year and a half. According to the statistics, there were 1,907 priests and 21 bishops. Of the priests, 1132 were foreign miSSIonaries. There were 367 Brothers, a loss of 53 from the previous year, but Sisters grew from 5,358 to 5,535. More than 281,000 youths attend Catholic schools froin kindergarten through universities.

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Protecting Life and B:ights The Massachusetts House of -Reptesentatives is to- be congratulated for its action on Monday: in the safeguarding of a very important right. The House approved overwhelmingly a bill to allow all hospitals-public, private, religious and their professional medical personne~ to refuse to participate in abortions or the disribution of information on contra'" ceptives. The Supreme Court of the United iStates has decreed that women under dertain broad circ~mstanc~s may opt for an abortion. But no where in that decision is the obligation upon a hospital or a profession~l person to participate in an action deemed humanly r~pugnant, medically unsound, ethically or morally inadmis~ible. Many persons find the Supreme! Court decision a, strange and a weak one. It talked about the right of a woman over her own body without considering the fact tl)at the unborn fetus is genetically qUit~ different from the mother, is a separate though depende~t living being, has only two futures open to it, to become live human bei~ or a dead human fetus. . , The Supreme Court's legal decision \that certain moth· ers may decide to kill the developing life. within themselves can by no distortion of reasoning be twisted to mean that persons or institutions must participat~ in the action. ,The line must be drawn somewher~. And here is ,the place-the unalterable sacredness of life at any and at every stage of its development. And the right of institutions, and individuals to refuse to tamper with that development and to partici"pate in the taking of that Hfe.

The True Picture Many persons prayed this week at Ithe tomb of Pope John XXIII on the occasion of the anniversary of his death. They and the world would do well to think of what Pope 'John intended for the Church throughout all his life, through the five short years of his pontificate, to! the very moment , of his death ten years agp. Pope John was no wide-eyed radical reformer. He was no easy going "do as you please" chairman' of the board type. 'Indeed, he was chosen as Papal Nuncio to France after • I the 'war precisely because the Church nee~ed a strong hand in France and a person who would put to rest some of the turmoil in the Church there a~d especi~lly among those willing to accuse one another of being! collaborationists ! or obstructionists. Pope John, throul~hout his life and his pontificate, had as his prime concern the very purposes for which he called Vatican Council II, purposes put forth in the Papal Bull of December, 1961, calling for the Council-tp make the unity of the Church of Christ more evident and attractive, to clarify misunderstandi ngs, to let those who do not speak the language of Catholicism know what Catholics hold and believe, to clear away non-essentials and o~tdated customs. " Pope John's purpose for calling the: Council was to bring men to greater holiness of life. This.Js a stern_ business, a strict b~siness, one that has no place for a "think arid' believe and do as you please" approach. ;Pope John had no such appt<>ach. No Pope does-nor can. Pope John was kind, gentle, Christ-life, but was also firm and decisive and unyielding in matters of faith and morals. ~' In, the Tenth Anniversary Mass of Pope John's death this week, this was th~ picture, the true on~, painted ot'him by. Pope Paul. People would do well to s~e and accept it rather than to try to paint a distorted and untrue picture to bolster their own shaky religious position. •

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VATICAN CI1Y (NC)-God's help is necessary for peace in the world, Pope Paul VI told thousands at his audience on the 10th anniversary of Pope ....... 'John XXIII's encyclical on peace, Pacem in Terris. Stating that Pope John had "called every man of good will" to work for peace, Pope Paul also said that he himself had never tired in his efforts for peace. After pointing out that working for peace'is a serious obligation for all, Pope Paul observed: "Help from on high is necesi'.7 sary to obtain such a noble and ~? - exalted reward as peace. This is so, because, while the construeld tive participation of everyone is ,:l needed, human efforts are so flimsy and fragile." The present Pope said that his predecessor's encyclical had stirred the hearts of all mankind, "prompting to' profound reflec'tion individuals and groups of people of varying religious persuasion, divergent races and cultures and different social and political environments." Supernatural Destiny To those ~ho tire of hearing of the need for peace and who 'insist that accepting strife in " the world is -being more realistic, Pope Paul countered: . Bishop Strcesses Need for Catholics "Let us remember well that, peace is the basis of a new civTo Become- Informed ilization." WINDSOR (NC)-"The mod- are also limited grants for the This peace, he continued, must ern Catholic has to be Up on ninth and tenth grades, but none be more than simply a pause in what's going on," Bishop G. for the last years of high school. hostilities or a temporary situ"We should not accept total ation in isolated parts of the Emmett Garter of London, Ont., told the annual. session of the and final defeat on this," Bishop world. Above all else, he said, Carter said, "We should be tena- this peace must provide for the London Diocesan council here. The gradual elimination of reli- cious and sooner or later we will basic rights of each man and for gion from the public high school succeed. Our case is hard to his supernatural destiny. curriculum and demands for deny except for political reasons 'Precious Gift' ahortion are two of the many and politics call change." "Pacem in Terris called every The bishop called the shifting areas of concern for Christians, man of good will to meditate on of nursing schools of ,control today, Bishop Carter said. one of the most serious obligafrom Catholic hospitals to comThe bishop said that today he munity colleges a, "highhanded tions of the individual in today's sees "a sense of return to the piece of action" on the part of society: that of becoming ever objectives of the Church." more aware of his tremendous the government. "Five years ago," he said, "we responsibility in working for the In -what he called "the state were too concerned with the construction and 'defense of of the diocese" report, Bishop Church as ,an institution, and peace." not with the objectives--preach- Carter said the reasons for the "During the years of our poncouncil meeting were to bring ing. ... also we have never tificate everybody up to date on what is "The tendency now i!\ to get going on in the diocese and to tired of making every effort for back to' work and our work has 1 provide an opportunity to make the defense of peace, and to been to return to the objectives promote greater understanding suggestions and criticisms. of the Kingdom, the preaching "U you are truly involved in among peoples," Pope Paul said. of the Word. He said he Wad also made seeing the diocese fulfill its func"Our role is preaching and I tions, you should make your crit- every effort to help those who find a greater concern for preachidsm," he .told the 190 delegates suffered injustice in any form. ing among the priests." "May Christ, the Prince of representing laity, religious and Bishop Carter recalled the Peace, bring this precious gift clergy of the diocese. present Ontario 'government's reo of peace to the world," the fusal to extend grants to Cath· Pope said in conclusion. Suggests Older, olic schools to the end of high school. Ontario Catholics now Pastors Retire have a constitutional guarantee HONG KONG (NC)-Bishop Protest Pastor's of tax support for Catholic Francis Hsu of Hong Kong has from kindergarten suggested that older pastors in Ban on Liquor Sale schools QUISAPINCHA (NC)-Efforts through the eighth grade. There the diocese retire from their by the young pastor of this Inpositions of authority and give dian village in Ecuador to do younger men an opportunity to something about the problem of New Bedford Pal'ish have responsibility. alcoholism almost had a tragic Flea Market. "I wish to propose that senior ending. , S1. La·wrence Parish in New priests consider the advisability A former sexton, Juan YanBedford will hold a Flea Market , of' retiring from the position of chapanta, and a "chicha" (corn at Holy Family Grammar School, parish priest," the bishop said liquor) vendor, Juana Toroshina, -County and North Streets, on in his annu'alletter to his priests. were charged with the attempted Saturday, June 16. "I do not mean that they murder of Father Jesus Tamayo, Wanted for the Flea Market should retire from work, nor do who had succeeded in closing the are knick·knacks, glas:;ware, I wish to appear ungrateful for local liquor stores during holy ' appliances, furniture, picture their long' years of faithful and days. frames, jewelry. These may be fruitful service to the diocese," Military authorities decided to brought to the school at any time. the bishop said. "It is rather a provide permanent protection for .The Flea Market will be held, question of giving the younger the priest at the rectory after rain or shine, .from 10 in the men an opportunit)' to assume Indians began protest demonresponsibility." morning until 8 in the e,:,ening. strations against the liquor ban.

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Report Presents Issues, Trends In Church Research, Planning WASHINGTON (NC)-CARA, organizations on a contract basis. the eight-year-old "think tank" The center also serves as a ,-of the U. S. Catholic Church, has clearing-house for information on hegun publication here of the Church-related planning. and reCARA Report, a quarterly news- , search. The range of CARA's activities letter of issues and trends in Church research and planning. has been as wide as the instituThe first issue of the report dis- tional mission of the Church. cusses the workings and organiIt has done extensive work in zation of CARA. developing guidelines for selectCARA stands for the Center ing and utilizing Church personfor Applied Research in the nel. Its guidelines for seminary Apostolate. The Washington- training and training of men and based organization was started women Religious have had some in 1965 to give the U. S. Church effect on practically every sema pastoral research and planning inary and Religious tr.aining agency' that can isola~e various house in the country. problems and needs in the In religious education, the Church and develop approaches CARA-coordinated self-study of to solving those problems. the Washington archdiocese's Under the direction of Father educational program was hailed Louis J. Luzbetak, a Divine as a landmark and model of total Word Missionary, CARA has a planning for the Church's educastaff of professional researchers tional mission. and management and planning CARA has developed flexible experts who work with Church "models" for diocesan planning which are designed to help a diocese understand and' meet its own particular needs. "CARA's work introduced the process of pastoral planning in our diocese," said Msgr. Bernard Law, OUR LADY OF THE CAPE, vicar general of the diocese of BREW~TER "Jesus Christ Superstar" will Natchez-Jackson, Miss. "It rebe presented by Our Lady of mains the keystone of mission Health Players of Fall River at planning for the Church in Mis8 o'clock on Sunday night, June sissippi." In its non-metropolitan or 10 in the parish hall, West Brewster. . "Town and Country". research, Tickets are available at the CARA has developed ex.perimenrectory or at the church. Re- tal tools to improve the planning freshments will be served follow- skills and broaden the effectiveing the performance. ness of rural parishes. The Women's Guild will conFor men and women Religious duct their Annual Summer Ba- CAR A has conducted numerous zaar on Wednesday, July 25, studies and surveys to determine starting at lOin the morning. the effectiveness of their apostoSACRED HEART, late programs. OAK BLUFFS For the overseas missions The following slate of officers CARA has traveled to several will serve the Women's Guild continents on research projects for the coming year: Mrs. Harold and has served as a national Walmsley, president; Mrs. Doug- clearinghouse ,for mission inforlas Abdelnour, vice-president; mation. Mrs. Roger Suprenant, treasurer; Becau.se the center is operating Mrs. Michael Joyce, secretary. The officers will be installed in the not-sa-public areas of at a dinner scheduled for June planning and research, most Catholics never heard of it or are II. only remotely aware of its existST. JOSEPH, ence or activities. ATTLEBOV.O ,.. . BI!i it is a unique ",think tank" The Installation Banquet of the Women's Guild will take place whose work may strongly influfollowing the 6:30 Mass on Tues- ence the future directions of the day night, June 19. Reservations U. S. Catholic Church. may be made by contacting Mrs. Julien Forget at 222-3184 before June 15.

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I have found my thing-at least th~t's what my husband tells me as I-spend every free secone with my needlepoint. Melissa is the culprit who got [me interested in this ancient art that has certainly come into its own in the past couple of years. She spotted a pillow pattern fn that Missy 'hasn't eaten, leaves me exhaust&d and in no mood one of the monthly women's for sewing. I, magazines and sent for it for me - after that kind of service hoW could I refuse at least to give it a try. While I have done embroidery

Knitting has never held my interest (I've an afghan in the 'process but Iit's been that way for three y~ars with about two feet a year being added); it has always beenI easier to put down than pick ul> and that's why I can',t understand my fascination with needle~oint. . . .

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in the past I hadn't attempted needlepoint and while this particular pattern isn't difficult, it ttoes require a great deal of counting since it hasn't been . printed on the canvas, but even 50 I find it a delight. One of the nicest things I have found about this particular hobby is that you need so very little. equipment to get started. A piece of canvas, a 'few tapestry needles, yarn and a pair of scissors. Given a few free minutes I can whip out my little equipment bag and do an inch or so of the pattern. Too Much Hassle While I. do enjoy the finished product in sewing, the effort of getting my machine out, finding the pins (these Jason has prob· ably used to build a tent with), scissors (Meryl has in her room), tape measure (Lissa has down cel1ar to measure her latest project) and the few spools of thread

Fiscal Crisis Causes NCC Staff Reduction

NEW YORK (NC)-The~ 32'denominational National Council of Churches (NCC), hit by' a continuing fiscal crisis of social action projects, announced here it was cutting the executive staff of its Divisionli. of Church and Society by almost half. The cutbacks of both the staff, from· 13 ·to 7, and of projected income, were seen by council officials as a reflection of "grass roots antagoni~m" to both their own national activitie.s in things such as ghetto program funding and of a reshuffling of domestic mission priorities. The Division of Church and Society, formerly the Division of Christian Life and Mission, is one of the three major segments of the NCC structure. The others.are the Division· of Overseas Ministries 'and the Division of Christian Education. The organization also has five commisions. Termination of employment notices were issued to all 13 di: vision staff members April 19 after a 50-member steering committee unhappily heard the findings of an evaluation subcommittee.

Looking up the history of this handwork, ore comes across the belief that the name came from "needle pai~ting" because. this type of work was thought to be (and certainly was) of the highest degree of artistry during the Middle Ages.:

NEW BEDFORD PAROCHIAL HIGH GRADUATES: Bishop Cronin presented diplomas to 25 boys and 61 girls at graduation rites held on Monday night iIi St. Anthony's Church, New Bedford.' Among the group were: Donna Tetreault, Janet .Dayon, Elaine St. Gel,ais and Paul Bryan.

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GAZA (NC)-Four Sisters of Mother Teresa's Religious community have just taken up work It is distinguished from' other types of emBroidery by the fact at Gaza in Israeli-occupil:~d territhat it is wo~ked on canvas over tory. With that Christ-like attraccounted ,threads and that the entire canva~ is covered by the tion for the poor, these four Inyarn, thus dreating an entirely dian Sisters, in the bllie and white saris of their communities, new material'. , have chosen Gaza because'it is a While my I novice hands are poor place in a special sense of only capahle: of doing the basic poor, In many ways it has the tent stitch, I \would like to ,learn feel of Africa-yet 200 miles of the other possible, sUtches once desert separate it· from Africa. I have gained a little more can· The people of Gaza are Arabicfidence. I speaking, yet the solid 'bar,rier of Perhaps it's creeping age, or Israel separates them from all just a wish t6 be a little creative other Arab nations. Technically in a world t~at encourages con- part of Egypt, it is occUipied by formitY,but: women are once Israel, and in that vague twilight more discovhing the joys of of cease-fire, it is neither Israel making somJthing that is per· nor non-Israel. The' silent isolasonally theid, created by their tion ,lies heavily on the peoown hands, ~nd I guess, as Joe ple, and life is defined by negatiyes-no work, no future, no says needlepdint is my thing. I • courage. Among this deprived , people the Sisters are ~pending Stud,ies Spirituality, their first weeks in a search for the poorest of the poor. For Women Religious Already the Sisters have I . DAYTON (NC)-An intercom- broken a great spiritual isolation munity progr~m of "Studies in of 25 years. Since 1948 the little Spirituality" 'for women. Reli- group of Catholics in Gaza have gious will begin in September at' never seen or had a visit from the Jesuit retreat. house at Mil- their lbishop. One lonely priest tried to keep the faith, c~t off ford. I from all sides by war and by The program, planned by six political barriers. A few days be. religious corilmunities in the fore the Sisters arrived the priest' Dayton •.Cinqinnati - Covington was killed in a murder reflecting area, will me~t specifi« goals of the political strife of the area. the year of n~vitiate and wHJ. be However, in a matter of open to all ~eligious communi- weeks, like a breath of resurties of wome9 in the regi.on.

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The program· will include. courses in Cbfistology, ecc1esiol~" ogy, theology! of religious life and spiritualit~ conducted by theology professprs. 'The' courses will be desigl1ed to supplement each participating community's novitiate progbm. The novices 'will meet at !the retreat house for two cons~cutivedays each week to shar~ classes, liturgy, prayer and discussion. I

The communities taking' part in the planning of the program were ,the Fraryciscan Sisters of the Poor, the Order of St. Bene· dict (Covingtoh), the Sisters of Charity, the Sisters of the Predous ,Blood, th;e Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur and the Sisters of Brown Co~nty:

Urge. Government Act Against Smut LONDON (NC) - A petition containing- 1.350 million signatures was handed in at the London headquarters of British Prime Minister Edward Heath calling for immediate government action against pornOf~raphy. The petition is believed to be the largest ever presented to a British prime minister at a. single time. After the operation the organizers, the interdenominational National Festival of Light and the National Viewers' and listeners' Association, held a meeting at a nearby hall addressed by supporting Members of Parliament.

rection, the nuns gave life to this dying Church. They took over the rectory where the pastor had been killed and within days,after cleaning the house and church they banished the fear and sorrow of the people. Mother Teresa's nuns touched the heart of Gaza by coming and :llaking a home among them at a time when their last hopes seemed dead. Mother Damian, from Calcutta, India, has full charge of a situation that defied many another. With disconcerting directness she has broken across the division of rulers and people in crisis-prone Gaza. The Israeli military governor recently paid a visit to Mother's convent one

Sunday. In oriental fashion the Sisters had a housefull of Christilln Arabs left over from the morning Mass. They were drinking Turkish coffee in every room of the house. Then with the scream of army jeeps, helmeted soldiers surrounded the house as escort for the military governor. But Mother would not let the Gaza refugees leave, "for you are my guests too-you are my people. Help me to welcome these other g~ests." Only a nun could get away with that. So the military governor, four Sisters and heaps of folk exchanged greetings with aplomb. The next military visit will he,. said Mother Damian, very much easier.

lutheran Appointed Ecumenical Director COLLEGEV,ILLE (NC).. - St. John's University, a Catholic institution here, has appointed a Lutheran church administrator to Cirect its Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research. The Rev.- Morris Wee, 67, a specialist in the field of higher education, will be in charge of recruiting fellowship scholars, and programming and financing. The Rev. Dr. Wee has been ,pastor of Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis for eight years until he retired in 1971. From 1945 to 1949 he was executive secretary of the division of Student Service of the former Kafional Lutheran Council. At his new ecumenical post, Dr. Wee will succeed Father Killian McDonnell, a Benedictine p::-iest, who has been dire~tor of the ecumenical center at St. John's since 1968.

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Can't Con God·· He Kh'ows What You Can, S;h:o~ld Do ,

You can live happily by knowing that you are doing your very best to fulfill your particular role in life. But how do you know if you are fulfilling your role? How do you ever know exactly what your role is? Have you ever said, "I feel I'm doing okay There's not much you can do . . . but should I be doing apout any of that. That's where more? Am I really doing all you're at. Your role in life is God wants from me?" Start where you go from there. by having a little more confidence in God. He's guided the ever-cvolv,ing creation and development of this world for milo,

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lenia. Certainly He's ca'pable of telling us what to do with a few short years. Believe that. His message may be subtle, His guidance mysterious; hut He can and will tell you what you should .be doing. Know, also, that He's got confidence in you, and in the intellect He's given you. He knows what He wants you to do, and He knows your ability in understanding His message. Can't Con God Besides ... YOU CAN'T CON GOD! GOD KNOWS . . . and deep clown inside ... you know He knows! You can tell others-and even lell yourself-"I'm too tired ... I'm too busy ... I'm not able." May,be others will believe you. But deep down you'll know that God doesn't buy the story! If He doesn't unrest ferments inside you. As you go through life, th.ings happen to you, many of them through no fault of your own. You happened to be born to your parents, carrying certain genetic traits, living where they happened to live, inheriting their traditions and culture, tempered by your environment.

Peruvian Indians Honor 'Christ of the Tremors' cuzco (NC) - Some 50,000 people, most of them Quechua Indians took part in a four centuries old tradition here, the procession of Christ Crucified, to pray for protection from earthquakes. Miraculous powers have been attributed to a life-size crucifix carried in the procession. Given by Charles V to the conquistadores of the 16th century, the Indians call it "Taytacha Ternblores" - Our Father of the Tremors. Their' ancestors often carried the crucifix through Cuzco's streets after an earthquake hit this ancient city high in the Andes. Catholics today honor the Taytacha during Holy Week in a huge outdoor ceremony lasting three hours. As the Taytacha moves along the narrow streets, a rain of small red flowers, the "nucchu," falls from balconies and rooftops.

Have you ever felt that you just being carried along by me, doing what you had to do, or what was easiest? Were you discontent? At other times, were you fird up about a project ... going' to school to train for a better job, redecorating your house, doing volunteer work? You were filled with enthusiasm. You had the energy, the d~ive ... the feeling that you were doing the right· thing. You had no doubts about your role in Life. The key is in the root of the word "enthusiasm." It comes from the Greek, ... "en" meaning' "in," and "theos" . meaning "God." Start Listening God within you gives you the guidance to find your role in life. And if you don't have enthusiasm for what you're doing, maybe it's time to start listening to that God within. Everybody does have a role in life and a part in God's plan. If you are discontent, is that God within you telLing you to develop a more active interest in what you're doing instead of wishing things were different? , When you really start listening to that God within, you will have enthusiasm. You will know you are doing His work to the best of your ability, using all the talents He has given you. Doubts will disappear. Your life will be filed with contentment, as soon as you stop complainjng and start Iisten.ing to the God within. Start where you are right now. Soon good things will begin to happen to you that you never believed possible!

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Near Empty Orphanage Outlives Us'efulness TRENTON (NC) Bishop George W. Ahr of Trenton has announced he is closing down an orphanage at Hopewell, N. J. because it has become obsolete and a financial burden. St. Michael's Children's home, whose population has dwindled to 56 children, including 48 wards of the state, has a capacity for 450 children. "Contrary to common belief," the Bishop wrote in a pastoral letter, "St. Michael's is not today a home for orphans. In fact, there have been no orphans at the home since 1955 because of national trends in adoptions, as well as other factors." He cited the operations deficit for the home, which rose from $21,000 in 1968 to $195,000. "It has been estimated that it would cost approximately $.1 million for renovations and maintenance, simply as stop-gap measures. We have been advised that it would be unwise to use the building for any other purpose because of the tremendous costs involved. They will have to be demolished," he 5aid.

COYLE-CASSIDY HIGH GRADUATES: Among the 103 boys and 71 girls wh~ received their diplomas from Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, Bishop of the Diocese, in ceremonies held on Monday afemoon in the school's auditorium were: Terence Kelly, Cynthia Bentley, Maria Silvia,' and Thomas Zyskowski. ..

SYRACUSE (NC) - The Bishops of New' York state called .for greater emphasis on the needs of the family, particularly on the parish level during a session on marriage and the family of the Re~ion II meeting here of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Region II covers all of New York state, and the meeting was attended' by bishops, Religious, priests and lay persons from throughout the state.

Def'ends Thesis Over Ham Radio WASHINGTON (NC) -When Mrs. Lois Vines sat down in front of a microphone to defend her Ph.D. thesis, it may have been a first time in the history of ham radio and in higher education. "As far as we know, this has never been done on ham radio before," said Dr. Bruce E. Strem, faculty adviser to the radio station owned and operated by Georgetown University here. Mrs. Davis defended her thesis over a ham radio connection between Washington and Cali, Co· lombia. It was the idea of Father Francis P. Dineen, S.J. acting dean of the graduate school. "It's a very tough job market today," Father Dineen said, "and we want to assist our graduates in every way possible." Mrs. Vines is a candidate for the doctor of philosophy degree in French from the school of languages and linguistics at Georgetown. .Dr. Jean Marie Bucher, her chief mentor, is on sabbatical in Cali and will not return to the U.S. until the fall semester.' It is normal procedure for the mentor and two readers to participate in the defense of a thesis. Dr Bucher was at a ham radio station in Cali, asking Mrs. Vines questions about her thesis, Before she went on the air, Mrs. Vines admitted that she had never spoken on ham radio before. "My defense will be in French so I hope the hookup is good," she said. -

On abortion, the bishops urged that the question of a constitutional amendment or some other response to the U. S. Su,reme Court abortion decision be given first priority at the U. S. bishops national meeting in November. The New York bishops also also said that alternatives to abortion deserve concentrated attention. The New York bishops meeting, one of 12 regional bishops' meetings in the nation, is designed to give the bishops of each regJion more chance for dialogue than was possible when all the bishops of the nation took part in spring and fall meetings on a national level. The "Chr.istian Marriage and Family Life" paper, which took 12 minutes to rea,d, generated over an hour discussion pI1ior to five small group discussions on 10 questions related to the topic. Participants in the general discussion suggested that group discussions be emphasized at the national bishops' meeting in the fall. The bishops agreed on the need for teaching of human sex-

uality in Catholic schools and advocated more sup;>ort and direction for parents in their own role as teachers of sex to their children. Parents should also - be told what the schools are teaching on the subject, the bishops said. In discussing the "People of a Fragmented Society" - parents who for any reason from death of spouse to separation or divorce are raising their families alone - the bishops sa'id they must not ignore them by omission. The Church, they said, must address itself to their unique problems as individuals and parents. On the teaching of religious values to children, the bishops said that the old norms must be taught in a way that shows how they can work, even in contemporary society. The bishops noted the rise of "careerism" among young priests who wish to work outside the normal parish ministry, and they encouraged a re-emphasis on the parish priest as the most important clergyman in a diocese.

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Pope Praises Johr[l XXIII As 'Man of the VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope John XXIII would have been ,pleased with the ceremonies marking the 10th anniversary of his death. On June 2, the -vigil of the anniversary, his successor, Pope Paul VI said a memorial Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, the church' "good }>ope John" loved so well, and eulogized him as a "man of -the people, full of sensitivity for his home surroundings." , In those home surroundings thousands of tourists and pease' ants gathered the following day to jam the local church in the northern Italian vill\ige of Sotto il Monte as Mass after Mass was celebrated in memory of its most celebrated son, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. In his eulogy in St. Peter's, Pope Paul injected a fiery challenge to those who would use , Pope John as an instrument to speed up' or siow down the

Responsibility And Honesty In Media VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul, while deploring the "inferi, ority" of the- church's means of spreading the Christian message, t.ook comfort in t~e power of that message to make itself heard "even without the trumpets of modern publicity." Speaking to crowds in St. Peter's square on the Ciiurch's seventh annual World Communications Day, the Pope said: "Let us direct our attention to the problem of the 'means' at the ,service of the gospel, of the true good word, of wholesome, Christian culture. We are immediately upset at the littleness and inferiority of our means when measured against the need' and when compared with the means wielded by the secular world. "But a twofold consolation sustains us. The first is the intrinsic 'strength of the word which we announce even with feeble and lowly means-means which are always unequal to its dignity and to the need men have for it. Our word is the truth and the life. It will make its way, we are sure, even without the trumpets of modern publicity. "Then we are sustained by the consolation of the conscience of good men. who will consider it thl(.ir duty and their honor to make of themselves 'means,' that is apostles of wholesome Christian communications." The Pope said the Mass media should be surveyed "with the, same. kind of honesty and responsibility with which we scrutinize the dis-tribution of' foodstuffs and medicines among the people."

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changes inl the Church or "shatter" papal,lauthority. ' Pope John's' greatness, the present Pope said, will "be freed, where necessary, from the distortions tHat certain rash and biased int~~pretations. h~ve attributed tol it, as though he had been the ~atron of protest, the Pope of fr~edom from the bonds , of traditiori." Nor was!pope John "The promoter of an updating that was indiscriminat~ and without predetermined limits, as though by the autho~ity of his name it wer~ possible to shatter the very authority !which makes the Church at once one and universal," Pope faul said. ,Pope Paul described his imme,diate predebessor as a priest of the old school "full of the most religiously ~incere and devout religious wisdom" who labored as a papal diplomat "with the wise astuteness of simplicity and love." , . As a career diplomat, Pope John served in Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece \and, at the close of the war, became nuncio to France, where he handled with tact the accpsation against many French l)ishops that they cooperated with t~e Nazis. "We bles~ the memory of this very dear and venerated Pope" who renew~d the Church and dialogue,' launched ebumenical I Pope Paul said. I Among the thousands reported in attendance in St. Peter's and also the ce~emonies the following day at Sotto il Monte were Pope John's Itwo living brothers, Giuseppe anp Zaverio. ' Peasants came on foot to the village chu~ch bearing flowers from the fields. In the crypt of St. Peter's !where the peasant Pope lies buried in a' simple tomb, literallY thousands walked past, pau1sing for prayer and 'leaving bouql1uets of flowers. Of those flowers, Pope Paul said in his eJio gy : ,. , "It is morJ a case of his offer• 1 . 109 to us, rather than our offering to. him, t~e flowers that grow on his tomb)\'

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MADISON I (NC) - Fear over Catholic m~mbership in the World Couhcil of Churches comes' mainlY from the Oatholic Church and hot other churches, a Vatican official said here in Wisconsin. Father Thomas .stransky, member of theyatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, and president of the Paulist Fathers, made this statement at ,the U. s. Conference of the WCC i here. "Catholics Ino longer feel the fear of their membership in the Council on the part of ProtesNun Captures Thief tants, Anglic~ns, or Orthodox. BOFOTA (NC) - Dominican The fear is Imainly within our Sister Marie Soledad chased for , own Church.'I, several blocks a thief fleeing He said, :fears within the with three gold chalices and Church stem from the Catholics' , several silver ornaments and feeling of, strangeness in the captured him. The nuns the- mainly Protes,tant and Orthodox orjzed that the thief remained council. But he , added that this in the convent school after eve- fear has not prevented Catholics ning classes and made his way in becoming ~eeplY involved in into the chapel. WCC activitiis.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The National Office of Black Catholics (NOBC) is launching a mae jor vocations drive to run from July I, 1973 to June 30, 1975. The project, through NOBC's clergy component the National Black Clergy Caucus, will recruit, counsel and assist candidates for the priesthood, permanent diaconate, and the Religious life. "Before the year is out," said FATHER BELLENOIT FATHER GOLD'1{lCK FATHER MAGUIRE Brother Joseph Davis, S.M., diTo Somerset To Attleboro Falls To BUlZ2:ards Bay rector of NOBC, "we hope to have a full time black recruit,ment office with a permanent staff." . A recent survey listed 300 has served at St. John Parish, black men currently enrolled in Continued from Page Three (Correia) Goldrick) was born in Attleboro. In Sepember, he will Catholic seminaries across the enter the School of Canon Law nation and only 171 black priests New Bedford on June 23, 1946. After'studies in New Bedford at Catholic' University in Wash- now serving in the United States. public schools and New Bedford ington, D. C. for graduate studies. Of the BOO black Catholic parHigh School, he attended ResurFather McLellan ishes in the U. S., only 30 are rection College, Ontario, Can. The son of Frank and Emily headed by 'black pastors. arid St. Mary's Seminary in Balti- (Neiligan) McLellan, Rev. James There are 715 Black nuns in more. He was ordained a priest R. McLellan is a native of Way- the U. S., with 515 belonging to 'by Most Rev. Daniel A.Cronin land, Mass. one of the three predominantly on May 13, 1972. After graduating from Way- Black Sisterhoods: the Holy He has served at St. Ann Par- land High School, he attended Family nuns of New ·Orleans; the ish, Raynham and Immaculate Holy \ Apostles Seminary in Oblate Sisters of Providence of Conception Parish, Tau.nton. Cromwell, Conn. and St. Mary's Baltimore, and the Franciscan 'Father Maguir,e Seminary in Baltimore. He was Handmaids of Mary of New Born in Taunton, the son of ordained a priest on May 2, 1970. York. Since ordina'tion he has served Sarah (Lynch) and the late JoIn the 536 White ,Sisterhoods seph E. Maguire, Rev. Joseph D. at St.' Mary Parish, Taunton, in the country, there is a total Maguire studied at Msgr. Coyl~ and St. James Parish, New Bed- of only 200 black Sisters. Systematic Approach ' High School, St. Mary's Sem- ford. inary, St. Mary, Kentucky, and Father Bellenoit "The scarcity of black vocaSt. 'John's Seminary in Brighton.. Born July 1, 1946 in New Bed- tions must ,be traced, inevitahly Most Rev. James L. Connolly ford, Rev. George C. Bellenoit is to the days when dioceses' and ordained him a priest" on May 2, the son of Domenica (Bollea) Religious or-ders - even those 1970. He has served as assistant and the late Omer Bellenoit.' whose primary' apostol'ate was pastor at St. James Parish, New Following, studies at Holy to blacks - refused to accept Bedford, since then. Name Parish School and Bishop black candidates," said Brother Father Bowen Stang High School, he prepared Davis. "This unfortunate brand Rev. Donald J. Bowen, the son for the priesthood at St. Thomas of racism has changed only of Francis and Elizabeth) McNa- Seminary Bloomfield, Conn. and slowly, and still has not 'disapmara) Bowen, was born in Attie· St. Mary's Seminary in Balti- peared completely." "We'll have io generate a , boro on July 1, 1938. more. ',He was ordained a priest on greater consciousness .in the He studied at Willett School, Msgr. Coyle High School, St. May 13, 1972 and has served at black parishes towards recruitThomas Seminary" Bloomfield, St. Mary Parish, Mansfield since ment," Brother Davis said. . '''Parishes are the source of vo- : Cortn., St. Mary's Seminary in that time. cations and must therefore take Baltimore and Theological Col,Father Harrington the resuponsibilities for vocalege, Catholic University in The son of Patrick and Evelyn tions." Washington, D. C. (Towers) Harrington, Rev. Brian.... In order to finance this nationHe was ordained a priest on J. Harrington was born in New May 30, 1964 and has served at Bedford on Feb. 1, 1941. After al effort, NOBC is seeking St. Patrick Parish, Somerset, and stuqies at' Holy Name Parish $73,995 in foundation grants. St. Mary Parish, Norton7 He is School and Holy Family High Also money from its second analso director of the CYO for the School, he prepared for the nual nation-wide drive, "Black Norton area and director of the priesthood at St. Thomas Sem- Catholics Concerned, 1973"wilI CCD for the Attleboro area. inary, Bloomfield, Conn. and St. be used in the recruitment effort. Father Graziano John's Seminary in Brighton. " Tile chaplain and priest inThe son of William and Ruth (O'Neil) Graziano, Rev. Peter N. structor at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro has also Graziarto was born in Boston on July 13, 1935. After studying at served· at Sacred Heart p'arish, St. Lazarus School, East Boston, Taunton; St. John the Evangelist he went on to Boston College ~Parish, Attleboro'; director of the High School arid Boston College. Catholic Guild for the Blind in He prepared for the priesthood ~he Taunton Area and chaplain at Catholic University in Wash- and instruc~or at Msgr. Coyle High School. ' ington, D. C. Following ordination to the Misleading priesthood on May 25, 11963, he When we think we lead we has ~erved at St. Mary's Cathedral, Holy Name Parish in Fall most are led.-Byron River and Holy Ghost Parish in Attleboro. Father Graziano has just completed studies, for his degree in Social Work. Father Hoye ~ INDUSTRIAL and DOMESTIC Rev. Daniel F. Hoye, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Charles lE. Hoye is a' graduate of Msgr. Coyle High School. He prepared for the priesthood at St. Thomas Sem~ inary, Bloomfield, Conn. and St. John's Seminary, Brighton. Following ordination to the 312 Hillman Street, New Bedford 997·9162 priesthood on May 13, 11972 he .. " ; ", . - " .

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COMMISSIONING OF EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST AT CATHEDRAL RITES

Bishop Commissions 22 Lay Eucharistic Ministers

NASHVILLE (NC)-The Tennessee Senate has passed by a 28-1 vote, a bill to prohibit the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution as,a fact. The bill woulcl permit the teaching of evolution as theory as long as equal emphasis is given in textbooks to other accounts of the origin of mankind, including the biblical version in the Book of Genesis. A spokesman for the Catholic diocese of Nashville said that the , diocese did not consider the new bill "prohibitive in any way." It would "not preclude any teaching" regarding man's origins, the spokesman said. The diocese, however, would oppose a restatement of the old state law, he said. That law, requiring presentation only a view of man's origins based on a fundamental reading <Yf the Book of Genesis, would conflict with contemporary Catholic biblical exegesis, he said.

A Mass concluded the session, wich, and Rev. James Greene, . USAF Chaplain. ' at which candidates prayed for Preceding Sunday's commis- special blessings in their new sioning· of 22 men' from the Fall duties and for general accepRiver diocese as lay eucharistic tance of their roles by their ministers was a two-session fellow parishioners. Proposed Law training course conducted by In the famous '1925 "Monkey Rev. Daniel F. Hoye at CoyleCites Archdiocese Trial," John T. Scopes was conCassidy High School, Taunton. victed of violating that earlier Father Hoye reminded candiFor Long Fidelity law by teaching Darwin's theory dates that "while it was indeed VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope an honor to 'be chosen as eucha- Paul VI praised the Archdiocese that men evolved from a lower ristic ministers, they should not of Prague in Czechoslovakia for form of life. The conviction was look upon their new roles as an 1,000 years of fidelity to the later thrown out on a techni· award fora job well done but Catholic faith and the Holy See cality. Six years ago, the Tennessee rather as a call to serve their in a letter marking that diocese's legislature repealed the law un· fellow Catholics." millenium. The men were told that they Recalling that the Prague di- der which Scopes was convicted. were not to be "mini-priests or ocese was founded in 973 by A group of University of Ten· 'deacons~ Your position is the' Pope Benedict VI and elevated nessee professors attacked the dignified one of a baptized per- .to an archdiocese three centur- current bill. son being called upon to meet an ies later, Pope Paul said that "Any law which, attempts "I am more concerned about expressed need in the Church." Prague constituted a "spiritual through restriction of what may heritage for the whole Church be taught to control the thoughts abortion than contraception," he Historical Background in Czechoslovakia." of man is utterly repugnant to said. ''I'll fight abortion to the In his letter, addressed to the American idea of democra· Father Hoye traced the history death, but I won't condemn any· body else's viewpoint on con- of distribution of the eucharist" Prague's apostolic administrator, cY," a spokesman for the group for the men, noting that in the Bishop Frantisek Tomasek, the said. "Hence the proposed law, traception." Pope praised the archdiocese for "It's not because I'm a Catho- early Church the bishop alone its "cultural and civil develop- like the old one which a wise was the eucharistic minister, with legislature repealed in 1967, lic that I feel that way, but ment" through the centuries, its the priest aiding only when num· would tend to be subversive of because I feel it in me," he continual pastoral solicitude for our form of government." added, pressing his hands to his bers warranted it. This changed, the people. stomach in emphasis. "I feel that said Father Hoye, as the Church The Pope said he prayed that abortion is not right 'under any grew to the point· where the the archdiocese will persevere in priest became the ordinary min: circumstances." ister, with the deacon aiding him the. richness of the spirtual life Protested Decision if necessary. Today, he conclud- and in "the constant adherence ed, the aid of the laity is needed. to the line of authentic renewal Reflecting his personal and Est. 1897 of the Christian life as advoThe diocesan candidates· ex- cated by the Second Vatican professional distaste for abortion, Builders Supplies , the -physician sent a letter to pressed some apprehension that Council." 2343 Purchase Street President Nixon in March to pro- their fellow laity would not wish New Bedford to receive the eucharist from any Success, test the U. S. Supreme Court 999-4551 To be ahle to spend your life decision, which granted women but a priest. "It was noted by virtually unlimited access in the all that it would not be easy for in your own way.-Morley first two trimesters of pregnancy. them or the people to whom they In the correspondence, Dr. will minister, but that hopefully Bauda called for a "presidential the importance of the reception and/or congressional repudiation of the eucharist will overcome - any difficulties regarding the of that decision." person distributing it," com· The NFCPG head said his mented Father Hoye. group favors the passage of a 'Second Session constitutional amen~ment that would "respect the life of the When Savings and Dividends reft on deposit Practical questions occupied unborn child." 6% 2 and 3 yr. Term Deposit Certificate the-agenda at the second session Nonetheless, the ultimate an- for candidates: It was noted that Now Yields 6.27% swer to the abortion problem, the lay ministers "will wear ordi· to 2 yr. 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Our Lady of Fatima Parish, Continued from Page One St. Dominic Parish, Swansea: Swansea: J. David Connell of 95 Raymond J. Gra.nde of 77 Bap- Riverview Ave. and Conrad Fortist St. and Eugene L. Orosz of tier of 86 Ralph Chapman Rd., 136 Old Warren Rd., Swansea. , Swansea. St. Mary Parish, New Bedford: Our Lady of the Cape Parish, Gilbert Costa of 185 Milford St. Brewster: Bro. Gerard Morissette, and Edward Angelo of 1097 M.S., and Bro. Roger Clement, Bowles St., New Bed'ord. M.S., both of LaSalette, East St. John the Baptist Parish" Brewster. Central Village: Dr. Fred Wolock Assisting at the ceremony was of 1350 Drift Rd., Westport. St. Mary Parish, No. Seekonk: Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, Raymond F. Hayes of 76 Chainey Auxiliary Bishop of Fall River, St., Norman Corriveau of 95 who had as chaplains Rev. BonFoch Ave., William F. Foley of iface Jones, sS.ce., pastor of Holy Trinity Parish, West Har69 Haig Ave., Seekonk.

Physician Proposes Church Panel On Contraception, Sterilization BUFFALO (NC) - The new president of the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds (NFCPG) has proposed that the Catholic Church establish a special commission to investigate the issues of contraception and sterilization. Dr. Charles A. Bauda, a gen· eral practitioner here, said such a panel of clergymen and doctors hopefully would develop a new way of regulating births that would be morally acceptable to the Church. He said, however, that medical researchers should meanwhile continue to search for a way to make the Church-approved rhythm method of birth control more reliable and thus more acceptable to married couples. Dr. Bauda, who became president of the 6,OOO-member NFCPG in January, made his comments in an interview. Throughout the discussion, the 57-year-old physician stressed the need for Church-medical science coopera- ' tion to confront the problems, posed by rapid' advances in medicine. Foe of Abortion He also defended the Church's position on birth control-but with little emotional fervor. "Especially in this day and age when abortion is so rampant, people tend to take the view that contraception is not so bad, aqd certainly, it is not equally morally evil," he said. The doctor, however, is an avid foe of abortion.

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Shares Readers' Response To Plight of Elder1ly. Nuns .

I was gratified at reader response to my recent column on nuns on welfare and would like to share some of that response with you. For those unfamiliar with the original column back in February, I'll recflp the situatio~ briefly. An order of 17 eld. I. erly nu.ns in Houston, Texas, ous and welcome, let me stress that the Houston nuns are but has applied for welfare. one order. Helping them isn't Their needs have outstripped going to help the thousands of their income and, ·in an attempt to find financial security these inflationary d'ays, they have asked local officials for a rulJng

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on their welfare eligibility. Other orders are watching the case wiVh interest because its outcome as a test case has fu~ure implications for them.. My mail felI into several cate-" gories, the largest and most encouraging coming from laymen expressing surprise and dismay over a situation they were unaware existed. "We had no idea there were sisters in want ..." is a common theme.in these letters. . Here's Address Almost all asked for a name and address so they could send money. The Diocese of GalvestonHouston kindly supplied me with that information and for other readers wanting it, here it is: Sister Mary Louise' Dolson, O.P., Dominican Sisters, 6501 AImeda Road, Houston, Texas 77021.

At least two CCD classes responded, one writing, "We're taking a six week ·unit to research the nun's' situation in our diocese and then we'r,e going to try to educate our parish and diocese to their needs and dignity." WelI done, CCD teacher, whoever you are. This is the kind of catechism that youth responds to so welI today. A parish caretaker in California calIedto offer a free two bedroom home for retired nuns. It Is within walking distance of church and town. Nuns wan'ting further information can send me a self-addressed stamped envelope (c/o NC News Service, 1312 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005) and I'll put you in touch with this gentlema.n. While this response is gener-

Successful Drive NEW YORK (NC)-A Lenten drive among Catholic children in the y. S. to aid needy children OVC11seas was termed successful by Bishop Edward E. Swanstrom, executive director of Catholic Rehief Services (CRS). Bishop Swanstrom said some· 125,000 "thank,. you" buttons have been sent out to Confraternilty of Christian Doctrine (CCD) and elementary and high school students who participated in the drive, and additional reports' are still C'omi'ng ·in.

other elderly ,and poor nuns and priests. Obviously, our major thrust should "be working on the cause and solution of the prob· lem, not on occasional donations. By all means, send the money and then work on the problem in your diocese. Heartbreaking Descriptions I received bany letters from priests and .nuns • themselves, heartbr,eaking, in their descriptions of their! retirements. I admit surprise at discovering many of our elderly priests face the same bleak retirement prospects as nuns. "If you're not a diocesan :priest and your order has AT FEEHAN: Graduating from Bishop ·High School at Tuesday ceremonies were Robert dwindled, yoh're in for some Boucher, Kathy Gautioeri, Jane Cote and Denis Pombriant, among 78 boys and' 91· girls kind of ecclesiastical poorhouse," forming the ~enior class of the Attleboro school. wrote one priest. . ,J was amu'sed to read three letters. from I respondents . who saw the column as an attack on parochial schools. Paranoia NEW YORK (NC)-Citing a the national monthly for priests, -anyone can punch or kick him seems to be a .growing by- rise in "Catholic-baiting and vi- Jesuit Father Kenneth Baker without fear of reprisal," Father product of our present· parish rulent· anti-Catholicism,'" the charged that "Catholics have Baker said. schools. If I write about flowers editor of the Homiletic and Pas- p::,opably been more discriminHe cited "organization" as the on the altar, some reader some- toral Review calIed for the for- 'ated against in America than reason that other groups, such where is bound to see it as a mation of a "Catholic Anti- any other group." . as blacks and Jews, "are now means of str,ipping monies away Defamation League." "Catholics in this country re- respected and have secured from parochial school budgets. Writing in the March issue of semble the fat boy on the block their lawful rights." Such readers refuse to see a I Father Baker assailed Broadca·use .between 'budgets and way plays, the New York Times, nuns' retirements, between J.!$e Newsweek, films, TV shows, raof people and responsibility' to dio and the National Lampoon them; yet pension J'lans constifor recent "open attacks" on tute a major pprtion of any instiO~AHA (NC)-Three priests with AIM, the Jesuit said, but Catholics. tution's e~perise, .public or pribrought conflicting views of the tr.e majority soon changed their "It is high time to bring this , vate. . On the more positive side, I American Indian Movement to a opinion. "They (AIM). simply situation to an end," he said. heard from R~v. Frank Bonnike • regional meeting of the U. S. preached ra~ hatred, day in and "Catholics need a national organization to defend their beof the National . Federation of Bishops Campaign for Human day out." He pointed out that a Meth- liefs and their image on the pubPrIests' Councils (130i S. Wa- Development (CHD) here. The priests' comments focused odist minister was jumped one lic stage. I propose the formabash Ave., Chicago, 60605) with on AIM's t,wo~month occupation night and ended up in the hospi- tion of a Catholic Anti-Defamaa brochure and this note: "You are probably now aware this spring of the village of tal. "It wa the first time a tion League (or, Catholic Deof the fact that, unlike other Wounded Knee, S. D., on the Christian missionary was as- fense League; Catholic Freedom saulted on the .Pine Ridge reser- League)." Christian denominations, we Ridge Indian Reservation. Jesuit Father Paul Steinmetz, vation," Father Steinmetz said. have no nati6nal pension plan Such' a league, he said, would for-Church workers in the U. S. who works on the reservation,' "The basic, loyal suppoI1ters of publicly expose anti-Catholicism, to which all Church workers be- called AIM "anti-Catholic" and the Catholic Church among the clearly define public controverlong. So much has depended said CHD funding of AIM proj- Indians are basically anti-AIM," sies, negotiate with offenders upon the .insights and concern ects would create a backlash he said. "These Catholics are and institute litigation "if necesof the bishops and -religious su- among Catholic Indians. ql:estioning how the Catholic sary, against inveterate and no,periors, and indirectly of the Father John Stitz, Kansas City, Church can fund an or,ganization torious offenders." . laity: ' Kan.; archdiocesan direct.or of that is anti-Catholic." "With this in mind, we estab- CHD, pointed out his diocese has The national office of the CHD Church Shelter lished, almost:a year ago, such funded AIM projects andl said: has giyen up two grants $40,000 JONESBORO (NC) - Blessed a national plan. A copy of our. "I'm not ashamed of this. AIM ·.'brochure is 'endosed ... we sent did what the Church should have each to AIM projects. In addi- Sacrament /parish center whicl'l, tion several 'dioceses have with other Catholic Church prop·it recenUy with a letter to all done." CathoLic employers, almost 6,000 ) According to Father Charles helped 'fund local AIM }:roups. erty in Arkansas escaped damage in the U. S. Perhaps we will 'be Leute, a .Dominican missionary None of the funds have been in killer tornado, became a haven able to do something about this on the Pine Ridge reservation, the linked with the .events at for'refugees in the hours following the storm. sad sin of injustice." Church must share the blame, Wounded Knee. along with the U. S. go.vernment, Can't I~nore Need Perhaps we can, you, I, the for what happ~ned at Wounded bishops, the priests. and the Knee. , The Church, like the j',~st of nuns. We certainly can't continue Color Process Year Books to ignore the need of our past white America, has denied that "Indians are real people who teachers. A man from MontgomBooklets Brochur~s, ery Alabama I wrote, "Unfor- have real, valid things to conto our society," Father triibute tunately today, charity seems to be a minor by-product of the Leute said. Father Steinmetz Church instead lof being the maJn took issue with the tactics and functiori as He intended." Let's goals of AIM's leadership. get back to this main function. AIM first took over Wounded OFF SET - PRINTERS - LmERPRESS Next week, ;1 will devote a Knee last· February to protest .final column to this subject with the way the government handled 1-17 COFFIN AVENUE Phone 997-9421 the sensitive letters of some the death of an Indian, Raymond New Bedford, Mass. nuns who see ;their sister nuns Yellow~hunder. In the beginning ,,- most Indians were sympathetic suffering.

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Chile's Marxists Agree to Halt School Reform

THE ANCHORThurs., June, 7, 1973

Prelate Stresses World Problems

SANTIAGO (NC) - Chile's Marxist government, yielding to a request from the country's Catholic bishops, has halted present moves to bring education in socialism into all schools. In a letter to Cardinal Raul Silva of Santiago - who had brought the bishops' request in person to President Salva!dor Allende - Education Minister Jorge Tapia said that "the government is not closed to dialogue nor does it refuse to have a confrontation of ideas, as there should be in a pluralist society." Allende has insisted that his Marxist reforms can be effected "within a democratic framework." Education Minister Tapia's moves in March to launch reforms aimed at establishing socialist-inspired programs in public and private schools were met by strong opposition from churchmen. . First, Bishop Emilio Tagle of Valparaiso said that "the Church ' cannot accept schools being used to deliver the party ideology of the state... against the rights of parents and children alike to freedom of education." Parents' Right A few days later the Chilean Dishops' Conference said socialist reforms of the schooi system "must first take into account the parents' irrevocable right to educate their children." "They must be given the opportunity to exercise that right," they added. The government's experimental programs, scheduled to start in July, are "geared to a society in transition toward socialism, for the education of the masses in socialism," according to Tapia and his aides. Cardinal Silva said he told Allende "that the bishops will speak up to defend the values they believe are essential to the nation's survival and the pluralistic life of our society." Open Dialogue At that time, Allende agreed to "an open, nationwide dialogue on the issue," but fears persisted among some churchmen that Marxists at lower levels of the government would continue to press for the socialist reforms. In his letter to Cardinal Silva, Minister Tapia said the government had decided to "extend the timetable for discussions of the National Unification of Schools (UNS) in order to have a broad, democratic and constructive debate." He said the govElrnment "is ready to welcome the contribution of the bishops and of Christians in order to reach an educational system geared to the present and future needs of the people." To the hishops' observation that the government \ reform "made no reference whatsoever to the human and Christian values which 'are the spiritual heritage" of Chileans, Tapia said that the programs allowed ample room for such values. "On this point we are ready to listen to the Catholic Church," he added.

LARGEST CLASS: Among the 243 members of the senior class at Bishop Stang High School. North Dartmouth are, from left, Steuhen Butts, Gregory Sylvain, Celia Vera. Class, largest in diocese, graduated last night.

Patriarch Says Jews, Arabs Are Cousins, ROME {NC)-Melchite-rite Patriarch Maximos V. Hakim of Antioch, who leads a quartermillion Christians in Israel and the predominantly Moslem Middle East, said that Jews and Arabs are "Cousins" and should settle their bitter dispute peacefully. "Jews and Arabs can live together very well," the Arab prelate said while visiting Rome on his way back' to Damascus from a tour of Australia, South America, the United States and Canada. "When the Jews were persecuted many of them found refuge in Arab countries. "We are cousins, mimy descended from the same stock, and we can live together in harmony." The Melchite-rite patriarch said Israel will probably continue "for many years" to be stronger , , militarily than the Arab nations. But he said that Israel cannot put all its confidence in armed strength. "We must arrive at an accord and hence at peace," he added. The United Nations, he said, should bring heav.Jer pressure on both sides of the Arab-Israeli dispute. "The Arabs have accepted almost all of the decisions of the United Nations. We hope Israel will do the same,"

On April 21 the UN Security Council condemned Israel's 'attacks on Lebanon and "all acts of violence which endanger or take innocent lives,"· Israel several times has invaded Lebanese territory to make reprisal attacks on Palestinian ,guerrilla ,bases. In such an attack April 10, the Israelis killed three guerrilla leaders and several other persons. The United States abstained in the UN voting on censuring Israel. John Scali, U. S. Ambassador to the UN said it did so be-

cause the resolution cOndemning Israel fell short of the U. S. desire to bar both states and pri-' vate groups from exporting terrorism and violence. In addition, the UN Human Rights Commission has recommended that the UN Economic and Social Council within the next several weeks discuss a draft resolution calling upon Israel "to rescind all policies and measures affecting the physical character and demographic composition" of the occupied Arab territories.

ROSEMONT (NC)-Archbishop Marcos McGrath of Panama urged the people of the United States to place the good of the world before national selfinterest. Archbishop McGrath, who helped draft the Second Vatican Council's document on the Church in the Modern World, said that one draft of the document said that "every Christian should consider himself a citizen of the world and then a citizen of his own nation," The statement had been deleted, he said, "not because it was not true, but because many felt that it would not be understood," Without such a concept, however, he said, pride in one's own nation "which every nation requires to assert its own rights on an international level' and develop a dynamism' within its own people" becomes only "collective self-interest," Speaking at a conference on "Conscience, National Sovereignty and World Order,"at Rosemont College, Archbishop McGrath said that the basic generosity of the people of the United States is "perhaps the greatest resource for world peace," He said, however, that the "quick and generous assistance" given by the United States to nations suffering sudden disasters such 'as earthquakes or floods must be converted into "something more permanent, more far-sighted, and, we might say, more realistic," He said that the laws framed in the United States to achieve social justice "through taxes, through the rights granted to labor and farmer organizations to protect their situations, through control of excess profits and arhitrary pricing," should be applied on an inter!1ational level.

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Simple Tools All ~oYJ Need For Good 'Gardeni;ng Job By Joe and Marilyn Roderick

Americans tend to be gimmick Ibvers. Someone is always coming up with a new tool to dp just ~bout everything one can imagine, and so it\doesn'~ surpnse me when novice gardeners ask me what specia~ tools they need. There is no way to explain that garden tools, a.re very house will swear on a stack of bibles that, they did pot put it simple without getting the back that way? feeling that' the questioner Why can I always find one

'feels you are holding something back. So, for those of you who are just starting out or are thinking of buying something for Father's Day, here is a list of tools worth having in your tool shed. To begin with, I wouldn't be without a power mower with a grass catcher, even though my lawn is small; for the lawn I would include a good pair of shears, a steel J:ake, a length of old-fashioned rubber hose and a simple, efficient sprinkler. Fertilizer spreaders are a waste of time, since they cannot be kept calibrated correctly (fertilizer can be spread by hand and with some experimentation the correct amount to use can be determined rather easily). Garden Tools In the garden proper, I have two hoes, one with a large blade for the vegetable garden and one with a small blade approximately three inches in width for the flower garden; one shovel and one spade; 'one excellent pair of pruning shears and one pair of lopping shears; one edger, one fork, a good sprayer 'which is kept meticulously clean so. that it isn't constantly blocked, a watering can and two or three nozzles that fit on the end of the hose, one of which has, a number of performances so that water can be applied to plants without a spraying effect. All of these tools are stored for easy access and are ltept out of the garden proper. In addition, I usually have four or five , trowels thrown around the garden within easy reach so that I don't .have to go searching when I need one. Last but not least is good sharp, pocket knife which is about as valuable a tool 'as I have._ ,I suppose I have forgotten something, but this is a fairly full list. I buy excellent cutting tools because I find that in the long run they are worth the investment; b!Jt on the whole I find tools a nuisance because they are a constant source of concern where children wander through a garden. I consider it next to sinful to leave dangerous items where children can play with them and possibly do themselves damage. This is why I am particularly wary of any sort of power tool which could Ibe an attractive nuisance to youngsters. In the Kitchen Every now and then I feel a whole clutch of questions creeping into my mind - questions that I simply can't find the answers to. Perhaps some of our readers could help me-that is, if -you don't have the same questions yourself: Why is it that there's always an empty milk bottle in the re~ frigerator when everyone in the

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sock but never the mate-that is, until I throw that one sock away and then the mate turns up? Why does someone always ask to have a friend over for dinner the evenin1g I only have five chops? Why is it that when the dishwasher goes kaput the washer, dryer and toaster feel that they too must follow suit? Why is it that the day before payday is always the time when someone needs money for a class trip, that dinner you're going to next week I must be paid in advance, or ,there's not another drop of. dog food in the' house (at least we can get by on peanut butter san~wiches). Why, after a week or so of boring quiet do you end up with a week so j~mpacked with activ, ity that you're ready to send for a double? Why; Why, Why? Why is it no one drops in when the place is spick and span, but the moment the kitchen counter looks Hke a disaster area, the floor looks as if troopstraine;ct on it, and everyone is arguing over who's going Jo do the dishes, company arrives? Why is if that ,when you leave an important article to the last minute the phone rings constantly, Jason needs something desperately at the near~st outlet department store, and a great last minute invitation turns up? Why is 'it :that the house is absolutely quiet until you call . someone on the phone and at \ that moment everyone "descends with a million questions that have to be answered-IMMEDI, ATELY. ! "

TO CONNOLLY: Rev. Francis J. McManus, S.J., will be ordained Saturday at St. Joseph's Church, Providence and will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at 11 :30 A.M. Sunday at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. Formerly a member of the Connolly faculty, he will return to the school in September as director of religious studies and education.

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Publicity chairmen of parish organizations are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River 02722. Name of city or town should be Included, as well as full dates of, all activities. Please send news of future rather than past events.

OUR LADY OF THE ISLE, NANTUCKET Women of St. Mary's Guild will hold a communion brunch at the rectory following 9:15 AM. Mass Sunday, June 10.

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, NEW BEDFORD Boy Scouts of Troop 11 will hold a ham and bean supper from 5 to 7:30 P.M. Saturday, June 23 in the school basement. Tickets are available from Scouts, leaders and committee members.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER Participants in a pilgrimage to Poland planned by the parish will meet at 5 P.M. Sunday, June 10 in the parish hall. A Polish foods sale will be conducted from 9 AM. to 5 P.M. today and tomorrow at the school hall. Parish men who will grow beards until Oct. 7 in observance of the parish's 75th anniversary will participate in a "burial of the brush" ceremony after 7 P.M. Mass Saturday, June 9. Movies of recent parish events will follow in the school hall.

SACRED HEART, NEW BEDFORD New Pack Committee members for tub Scout Pack 5 are James Jenkins, chairman; Maurice Lapointe and Bernie Silva, committeemen; Yvette Roy, secretary; Robert Conway and Richard Bancroft, advancement; Donald Racine, treasurer; Roland Arguin, property; Herve Fortin, editor. Pack meinbers and their families will hold a picnic Sunday, Aug.5. OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER The Holy Rosary Sodality will sponsor a penny sale Friday, June 22 a~ 7 P.M.. in the church hall. Holy Name Society members will attend 8 A.M. Mass Sunday, June 10. Breakfast and a meeting will follow ,in the hall. A baseball trip to Boston is planned for Sunday, June 24. Chilc;Iren of Mary will attend 8 AM. Mass Sunday, June 17, with breakfast to follow.

ST. MARY, SOUTH DARTMOUTH Husbands and, guests are invited to a potluck supper to be held at 6:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 12 by the Women's Guild. Reser; vations should be made by tomorrow with any committee fuember. Square dancing will follow the meal. / A parish familv picnic is planned for Sunday, July 22 at Holy Ghost Grounds, Dartmouth. HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER , A family picnic will be held from 10 AM. to 6 P.M. Sunday, June 24 at St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Adamsville, as part of the observance of the parish's golden jubilee. Tickets will be on sale Sunday after all Masses. 'The 1923 Club will hold a party Saturday, June 23.

Bristol County (Mass.) Probate Judge Beatrice H. Mullaney has been reelected president of theBoard of trustees of Stonehill ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, College. " ~ NEW BEDFORD Judge Mullaney of Fall River The annual Soupas dinner will is the only woman ever to serve be held in the church basement as a trustee and was last year at County and Wing Streets at ST. ANN, elected the first president of the noon Sunday, June 10. This will RAYNHAM reorganired board which estab- be the first meal served in the The Ladies' Guild held its anlished a majority of 18 laymen renovated facility, on which nual mystery ride and installaon the 24-member panel. work was recently completed by tion supper last night. The unit Awarded an honorary degree parish volunteers. Tickets are also sponsored a whist party at 'by the college in 1956, Judge available at the rectory. ,the beginning of the month. Mullaney served on the StoneST. PATRICK, SACRED HEART, hill College Board of Advisers SOMERSET FALL RIVER between 1962 and 1972. A coffee hour: will follow each Students will graduate from In 1955 she was appointed the Mass Sunday, June 10 to give the parochial school at 7 Tues,first woman judge of Probate in Massachusetts. From 1945 to parishioners an opportunity to day night, June 12 in church, cer1949 she served as, an assistant meet Rev. Joseph Maguire, newly emonies. attomey general for the Com- assigned to the parish. A program on estate planning monwealth of Massachusetts. Reasoning will highlight the Men's Club Weare more easily persuaded, meeting scheduled for 7:30 tomorrow night at the Fisher in genera'I, by the reasons we sugar and salt. Add to bl~ef strips' House. ourselves discover than by those and toss to coat with mixture. which are given to us by others. Let stand 15 minuJes, turn~ng SSl PETER & PAUL, -Pascal FALL RIVER pieces occasionally. The annual parish picnic will 2) Heat 2 Tablespoons of the be held on the school grounds oil in a large ski'llet over moder- on Aug. 10, 11 ~nd 12. ate heat. Add pea pods and cook Rev. Ronald A Toste, assistuntil pods are separated and ant pastor will be general chairONE STOP ,tender-crisp, about 2 m:inutes. SHOPPING CENTER man and Mrs. Mary Janick will 3) Remove pea pods from skil- serve as co-chairman. • Television • Grocery let and reserve. Add the remainHonorary chairman will be • Appliances • Furniture ing oil add tbeef strips and cook, - Norman Hathaway, picnic direc104 Allen St., New Bedford stirring occasionally until beef tor the past four years. loses pink color. 997-9354 SS. Peter & Paul Church was 4) Add celery, onions, bean destroyed by fire last April. Masses and other services are, sprouts and consomme. being held in the school base5) Reduce heat and cook covment. ered a few minutes until vegetcibles are almost tender. 6) Stir cold water slowly into BEFORE YOU the cornstarch. Add to skillet BUY-TRY mixture, blending well, and stir constantly until mixture is smooth and thickened. 7) Pour into greased casserole. 303 IYANOUGH ROAD Cut egg rolls in half and place on top of casserole. Arrange pea HYANNIS, MASS. OLDSMOBILE pods at end of casserole and 67 Middle Street, Fairhaven TEL. 775-0081 cook in 3~0· oven. ,UlI""IIIII1II1Ul1ll1lI1lIUIUUllll ... :nlllllllllmmllll'"lt1l1mtllllllllllllllllllr 111111I11,1111111 •

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Age' of Fear Is' Fading, Age of Love Is Coming When we try to sort out. possible guidelines for a creative dialogue within the Church, history clearly has a great deal to do with the context of the discussion. The passage of time has taught the Church not to want to use the power of "Cae. sar," the civil arm of gov- grasp· on "the Deposit of Faith." For instance, the Church accrnment, in order to com- cepted Christ's mysterious desigpel, force, imprison and even nation of himself as "the Son of kill people in order to enforce agreement. History has also taught extremists on both sides of any argument that they do ~:'::;:':'::::::·:D':KIK'l:.m:lmlW!

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show a certain tendency to get things wrong. But history has more than this 10 tell us about creative dialogue. It shows us that mankind's way of experiencing the life and survival of the Church varies. The tiny Christian groups, clustered round their bishops, "holding all things in common," struggling for survival against the disapnrobation of their Jewish broth·' ers and against the bloody persecution of a distrustful Imperial Rome, could not and did not understand either doctrine or discipline or authority in the same way as the resplendent papacy of the Middle Ages. Tries at Dialogue By then, a whole serIes of Councils involving the whole Church has struggled with the question of what was essential to belief and what was not. The great Councils were in fact experiments in dialogue and they continued almost to the Reformation. Almost nothing has been added to the core of Christian belief since. that time. But, of course, the way people understand eternal truths is modified by the changing circumstances in which they have to live. Ideally, this represents a deepening and enrichment of man's

National Shrine Has New Director WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. John J. Murphy, former pastor of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel of Silver Spring, Md., was appointed director of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception here. He replaces Msgr. William F. McDonough, who had served in the·post since 1967, and will now return to the archdiocese .pf Philadelphia, where he had held a number of pastoral assignments before coming to Washington. Archbishop William W. Baum of Washington announced the appointment of Father Donald E. Leighton as assistant director of the Shrine. He replaces Father John J. Nicola of the Chicago archdiocese who had joined the shrine staff in 1968. Msgr. Murphy served as assistant director of the shrine from 1959 to 1966 and he is the sev-. enth priest to have been named its director.

man" but did not much reflect on it. It probably needed the opening up of the whole planet to compel Christians to understand the phrase as meaning Chr.ist's head,ship of a single, brotherly, human species. Meanwhile, a Papacy that had been strong enough to hold Southern Italy and safeguard the Roman tradition under wave after wave of barbarian invasion had an innate authority which tempted it to claim' a sort of secular supremacy over Christendom. This claim led to constant competition with a whole series of German princes who wanted to claim the same kind of supremacy. When the Reformation split Europe, the Church fell in some measure into a defensive position, with much tighter and ,closer authority centered on Rome, yet in the same epoch, the missionaries began to create a wholly new global vision of the life of man and to try to' understand the role of Christianity in a world of vastly different cultures and religions.

Catholic Broadcasters Announce Awards LOS ANGELES (NC) U N D A - USA, the American branch of the International Catholic Association for Radio and Television, has announced 22 radio and television. winners of the eighth annual Gabriel Awards. Besides the program' awards, two stations received Gabriels for overall excellence: KNBC of Burbank, Calif., and KNX Newsradio. of Los Angeles. Winner of the personal achievement award was given to Robert E. Hyland, Jr., vice-pres-

"Respect Life", produced by ident, general manager of KNOX the Oakland, Calif. Archdiocesan AM-FM, S1. Louis. The awards for the programs Communications Center, which and the achievement awards was cited for outstariding were to be presented at UNDA· achievement in a television proUSA's annual banquet here. All gram produced by a religious winning programs were aired in broadcaster for local release. 1972. They included: "Saturday's Child," produced "Discover Your Brother", pro- . by Sacred Heart p'rograms in asduced for the Maryknoll Fathers, sociation with the Creative Ser· which received a Gabriel for out· vices Division of the United standing achievement in the pro- States Catholic Conference, duction of television spot an- which was named the best radio nouncements for national re- program produced by a religious broadcaster for national release. lease.

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Worldwide Dialogue we are just coming out of this post-Reformation phase. The question of the Church's relations, with other religions is still open. But Protestants are no longer "heretics." They are "separated brethren." Other cultures are no longer "heathen" and "pagan." They are the object of friendly study and contact through the Church's new secretariat for nonChristian religions. All this implies a quite new opening to \ worldwide dialogue on a scale inconceivable even a quarter of a century ago. At the same time, the defensive affirmation of authority is giving place to wider and wider consultation, cooperation and diffusion of responsibility: A critical element in this is the emergence of the Bishops' Synod. The Synod ,in its turn is supported by local Bishops' conferences. There are proposals that the laity be consulted in the choice of Bishops and Bishops' Conferences are to be drawn into the election of the Pope. There can be no question of the direction. The Church has been moving, with the spirit of history, from the catacombs to medieval supremacy through a per,iod of defensiveness to a new search for her mission to all people. The hesitations and setbacks along the way are not surprising. No institution moves from defense to an opening of the gates without some valiant old soldiers saying the time has come to pull up the drawbridge. But those who love the Church can not be in any doubt of the direction. The age of fear is fading. An age of love is struggling to be born. '

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Muslim Moral Courage

The Islam' Religion

I recently visited the beautiful Mosque here in Washington with my parents. We removed our shoes ami stepped onto the rich carpets covering the entire floor. As we admired the intricate geometric designs and painted tiles, we were all struck by the at~ mosphere of peaceful reverence we experienced.

More than 450 million people, mostly Asians and Africans, can' sider an Arab religious genius called Mohammed to be God's last and greatest prophet. They consider the book he dictated, the Koran, to be his final revelation to mankind. They follow the religion of Islam which is an Arabic word which means "to

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submit" to the will of God.' (Allah). . In the 7th century Arabia the founder of .this religion, an unschooled camel driver, challenged the barbarism and polytheism of society by proclaiming that there is only one God (Allah) and that he is his prophet. Mohammed reported tfiat the Archangel Gabriel had appeared to him and revealed the first part of the ,Koran; such visions would continue over a period of 23 years. Familiar with Judaism and Christianity, Mohammed acknowledged that Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus were also prophets sent by Allah but he denied the Christian belief in the Incarnation and the Trinity. Moslems honor Mohammed as the Seal of the Prophets but not as God. Growth Mohammed won few converts in his hometown of Mecca and in fact annoyed the local merchants who profited by th~ vis-

PRAY~R TIME: "Moslems are expected to pray five times a day-upon rising and at noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and retiring. They also gather at noon Friday for 'prayers and reading of the Koran at a mosque:" Moslems bow down at a square outide an unidentified mosque. NC Photo , .

its of pilgrims to the town's 360 pagan shrines. Opposition stiffened and In AD 622 Mohammed fled to the city of Yathrib (renamed M~ina) about 200 miles to the Itorth. Here he was welcomed and: accepted' by most of the inhabitants as a spiritual and. political l'eader. Eight years after his flight to Medina he led his forces' in '. triumph back to

Mecca. By the time of his death in 632 most of Arabia had embraced the religion of Islam. Within 100 years the Moslems had conquered Persia, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, and Spain. The flourishing Christian communities of North Africa and the Middle East were practically wiped out. Victorious Moslem armies crossed the Pyrenees into' France but were defeated by Charles Martel at the battle of Tours in 732. Had the battle gone otherwise all of Europe and the West might be Moslem today.

Jacob, with whom God renewed his promise made to Abraham. This was the land from which the sons of Istael fled. to Egypt; this was the 'land from which Moses led their descendants after God delivered them from the hands of the Egyptians. I Indeed, the. "promised land" is virtually insbparable from the Israelites whose whole history is concerned witb conquering it, holding it, being driven out of H, or longing to retu~n to it. -Its "holiness" extends beyond Judaism to 'CHristianity and Islam to Palestine, to the Chris.tian, is the land made sacred by Christ's life, death and Resurrection. For the Moslem, Jerusalem is the site' from which Mohammed was: transported to heaven. . The Holy' Land, like the peoples who inhabited it, is full of contrasts. It is a mosaic of more than 4,000 years of history. . Land of Canaan At the time of Abraham's migration. the Holy Land was Turn to Page Seventeen

Practices The religious structure of this religion rests on the Five Pillars of Islam~ areed, prayer, almsgiv-' ing, fasting, and pilgrimage. The creed consists of a single sen~ tence: "There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet." Moslems. are expected t-o pray five times a, day-upon arising and at noon, mid-afternoon, sunset, and retiring. They also gather at noon Friday for prayers and reading of the Koran at a mosque. Islam has no sacraments, priests, images or required ritual. The fortunate must help the less fortunate. Mohammed prescribed that each follower distribute to the poor 2 Y2 per cent of his income and property each year.. During the 30 days of the month of Ramadan every Moslem must fast from sunr:ise to sunset. During these daylight hours no food or drink may pass his lips. Tum to Page Sevente'en

In the Lands of the Bible Last ,week we considered the panorama of lands of the Bible that extend from the Persian Gulf to the Roman Forum. We discovered that many lands provided a ,portion of the background against which the living drama of the Old and New Testament developed.

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Nevertheless that part of the Middle East we call the Holy , Land was chosen by God for a special role in his intervention in the history of man. It was to this "promised land" that Abraham first was called, and to which he returned after famine drove him to seek refuge in Egypt. (Gen. 12) This was the land of Isaac and

A Muslim guide invited us to sit on the carpeted floor as he explained to us various aspects of Is'lamic religious practices. While he was talking two young Muslim men walked directly to the center of the Mosque. They stood facing the niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca. Precisely at noon one of the men called all followers of Mohammed to prayer, melodiously chanting the customary call in Arahic. Our guide politely e~cused himself, pro!Jlising to return, as soon as he had completed his prayers. As we watched' in si-

lent admiration, the three carried out. the prescribed ritual gestures as they recited verses from the Koran. Gracefully they followed a precise discipline-standing, kneeling, howing down until their heads touched the carpet. After about five mi,nutes of unembarrassed public prayer our guide rejoined us. Moral Courage My parents and I were deeply -impressed as we witnessed the Muslim's public expression of faith '.in God. Their example 'brought to life what I had read in books, and doubled my admiration for the courage that seems so central to the faith of Islam. To be a faithful Muslim required the coura,ge of one's convictions, the public witness to one's faith. Mohammed himself exemplified such moral courage. He spoke out publicly against the " intrigue and injustice in wealthy Mecca. In spite of ridicule and threats, he condemned idolatry and proclaimed that there is only one true God, Allah. Escaping an attempted assassination, he struggled against' opposition for more than eight years before winning a foothold in Mecca for his faith. Like Mohammed, faithful Muslims today as in the past give public expression to their faith. Turn to Page Eighteen

Catechetics--A Family Affair ./

One winter day during my freshman year in college, I took a New Haven commuter train to New York. There I went to the o:d Madison Square Garden and watched the incomparable Bob Cousy do wonders with a basketball.

ucation) spoke on "Catechetics - A Family Affair" in a profound but practical way. The message struck a responsive chord within me and a standing ovation indicated the large audience likewise approved of her presentation. Family Centered A person's Christ-centered -growth in faith, hope and love is, for this well-known catechetical expert, the objective of any religious education program. She sees parents and the family as absolutely central in the task of communicating these fundamental values to the young and of achieving the desired goal. Miss Brusselmans cited the baptismal ritual past and present to illustrate both how far we had in previous years wandered from these principles and how well the Church now stresses in that sacramental rite the role of parents as Christian educators. One of her relatives was baptized a decade or so ago with the Cerem9r1Y performed, rather typically, in near isolation-no parents present and only a few relatives on hand. A second child, 'later, received Baptism,. around Vatican II time, but before the restored ritual had been published. On this occasion all the relatives attended, but the â&#x20AC;˘ parents had little part in the ceremony. Finally, in recent weeks, a . third infant was plunged into the holy waters, now according to Turn to Page Eighteen j

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This star was playing for Holy Cross in a natjonal collegiate tournament and his loyal suppcrters had fashioned a huge banner to the balcony which read: "Cousy is so great." He had an off-game that night, but fans know there weren't many of those in his college and professional career. Early this Spring, I sat in the Worcester gym which Cousy made famous and listened to another person equally "so great.," She is Christiane Brusselmans, professor of re)igious education at Fordham in New York and at Louvain in Belgium. She was delivering a keynote address at the Diocesan Religious Education Congress held at that New England College. Dr. Brusselmans (she has two MAs, and a PHD in religious ed-

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at least as much trouble with the administration of the University of Chicago as I do with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops-indeed even a little more. During one of the more recent conflicts with that august body, I was subtle or obvious pressures brought to bear upon them to approached by a sensitive do so. I'm sure the administrator and sympathetic administra- who pointed out to me how to

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hie at all in finding a place as a first-class citizen of the University. Apparently, it would be necessary for me to marry. Just leaving the priesthood wouldn't be enough, because, I gathered, as long as I was unmarried there would always be the possibility of reneging on my part of the dcal. One of my friends to whom I latcr relatcd the incident asked me if I had been tempted. Yes, I confessed, I certainly wasthough' scarcely to matrimony. However, murder is against both the legal and moral codes, and I. resisted the temptation. .

confound my enemies in the University knew me well enough to know that there was. simply no way I ' ~ould choose that strategy.. And I should make it clear that while the anticlericals in thc academic world are not insignificant either in numbers or power, they are not a majority. On the contrary, there are many agnostic scholars who are profoundly shocked when a colleague leaves the priesthood. :They can accept in principle the idea that a man has the right to leave the priesthood and still are offended, for reasons they can't articulate too well, when one of their "own" priests resigns. Still anyone who believes. that anti-Catholicism and anticlericalism is not widespread in the groves of academe simply hasn't had to hack his way through those jungles lately.

Analyzes Response My response to the suggestion that I seek a wife as a preludc to a university chair was instantaneous and profane. But on reflection I ~ound myself wondering ,why my reaction was so automatic. I live on the margins of the Church; I get very little support and quite a bit of grief both from the official structure and Convert-Making from my presumed brothers in When I first showed up on the the priesthood. secular academic beach, I was Most of the ministerial efforts amazed and· impressed by how to which -I have devoted my life friendly everyone was. They so far- have been abject failures. seemed perfectly delightcd to Why not get out and settle down have a Catholic pricst around. to pursuing a serious academic But with the passage of time, career, instead of continuing for many of those who had been. another couple of decades a most friendly turned into bitter fruitless, marginal life? I sl!Penemies. I once asked Peter pose the only reason for asking Rossi, who clearly never under- and answering these questions went such a change, what had in public is that they must occur happened to the others. "It's to many priests, indeed to many casy," that worthy Florentine Catholics. remarked, "they thought you As I tried to analyze my own would convert. We've got a great response, there seemed to be reputation here of converting three reasons for it: First of all, people away from the priesthood. I made a commitment. I made it Once they discovered you as an adult with my eyes open. weren't about to change, you be- I knew what I was getting into, came thc enemy." and to back off from it now I guess I thought convert- would be a form of treason of making was something that went which I am incapable. I am not only on our side, and that we suggesting that other men who had given it up long ago. Yet leave the priesthood are treasonwhen I stop to think about it, I ous; on the contrary, it may be realize' that there were certain for many of them the most maof my colleague's who had quite ture thing they have ever done a record of convert-making. One (though I do not think that is man in particular seemed partic- automatically the case). I am ularly good at taking a priest merely saying that for me to under his wing, promising him leave would be a betrayal of a all kinds of academic advantages, commitment that I freely J made and then somehow or other, l'os- with every intention that it be ing track of him when the man lifelong. . left the priesthood. Believes Gospel Right to Leave Second, I happen to believe My suspicion is that such the Gospel I preach, believe it convert-making was no more ef- now with far more insight and fective in reality than our own understanding and strength than convert-making. People came I had when I was newly orinto the Catholic Church in the dained. What the Lord Jesus said old days because they wanted is true; he does indeed speak for to, not because of anything we a passionately loving God; he said or did. Priests left the does indeed a1'!sure us that the priesthood in the academic en- universe is ultimately gracious vironment because they wanted despite the titanic struggle beto, not because there were either tween good and evil that goes on

Islam Religion

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tor. He pointed out to me that he was quite sure that If I would leave the priesthood and get married, there would be no trou-

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MAP OF PROMISED LAND: "The limits of the promised land are difficult to identify . . . The distance from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south is only 150 miles. From 'the Mediterranean coast to the Jordan River VaHey is' a distance of 30 miles in the north and 50 miles in the south.'" NC Photo.

In th'e Lands of the Bible Continued from Page Sixteen known as the Land' of Canaan. Some scholars sug,gest that the name Canaan may mean land of the purple wool. Information uncovered by archeologists at the ancient city of Nuzi tend to confirm this theory. The Canaanites extracted purple dye from a shellfish native to the eastern Mediterranean coast. The dye was particulariy good and was much sought after. The demand far exceeded the suppl,'r and only the wealthy could afford it. As a result the color purple came to be associated

in our daily lives. Being an academic is nice, I 'guess, and I hope to continue to be.one, but I have absolutely no intention of giving up preaching the gospel as a prerequisite for academic advance. ment. And t!iird, I Hke being a priest. I always have, and I expect that I always will. I like it more now than I did· 15 years ago, 10 years ago, five years ago. Why give up something you like? Marginality is no fun, hut being a priest is. If it weren't I would. not .be one. On the basis of almost two decades in the priesthood, I suspect that in years to come it will be rather more fun than less. This is ordination time in the American Church. When I see the pictures of the ordinandi in the newspapers, I realize that' they are very different from me - and not .merely because of their long hair and beards. They grew up and were trained in a. different world in a different Church. And by different I don't mean inferior; the ones Ii know; are, on the contrary, very impressive. Whether the things I have written in this column will mean anything or not to them, I cannot say. It is for them, nonetheless, that this column is written.

with the wealthy and a purple robe marked one of high rank or even royalty, a custom still with us today, Interestingly enough the Phoenicians, also a Canaanite people, were identified by the Greeks with the purple dye their ships provided. Their name is derived from the Greek word "phoenike" which means purple. To the Greeks, the Phoenicians were the purple people and their land was the purple land. Small in Area The limits of the promised land are difficult to identify. Traditionally the Israelites spoke of their land as extending from "Dan to Beersheba" (Jgs. 20:1; Sm~ 3:20; 2 Sm. 24:15; 1 Kgs. 5:5, and others)." The distance from Dan in the north' to Beersheba in the south is only 150 miles. From the Mediterranean coast to the Jordan River Valley is a distance of 30 miles in the north and 50 miles in the south. By these measurements the "promised land" would have an area of between 6.000 and 7,000 square miles. That's approximately the same size as the state of Ma~sachusetts, small indeed by space age standards. But this small parcel of land, set aside by God, was destined to be the setting ~or events that were to shape the history of the world and mankind for all time.

Continued from Page Sixteen Pilgrimage Finally, the devout Moslem will arrange to make a pilgrimage to Mecca once during his ·lifetime. Islam also asks that adherents abstain from gambling, alcohol and pork but not all Moslems observe these last two prohibitions. Those who' persevere in the way of Islam are promised an afterlife of delights while the wicked will suffer in a hell of heat, scalding water, and burning desert winds. Against the sexual promiscuity and unrestrained polygamy of his day Mohammed taught a moral code which limited a man to no more thim four wives at one time. Traditionally Moslem women have lived in seclusion and heavily veiled. Such customs are still observed in countries such as Pakistan but ignored in others such as Tur-key. Youngest of the major world religions, Islam has become the dominant religion of the. Arab nations, Pakistan, Indonesia, and dozens of other African and Asian countries. Some 20 million are Soviet citizens. Islam's uncomplicated theology, easy initiation, acceptance of local customs such as polygamy, and freedom from the colonial stigma have given this religion an edge over Christian missionaries in many pagan areas. Islam accepts Jesus as a messenger of Allah but not the Messiah or the Son of God. The Koran mentions Mary as the Mother of Jesus 34 times and teaches that only she and her mother Anne have escaped the touch of Satan. Holy Wars Historically, relations between Moslems and Christians have been strained by such events as the Holy Wars against the Christians of North Africa and the Crusades which sought to free the Holy Lands from Moslem occupiers. Yet the Fathers of the Second 'vatican Council affirmed that the Catholic Church views the Moslems with esteem. The Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to NonChristian Religions states that Moslems "adore one God, living and enduring, merciful and allpowerful" and that they "strive to submit wholeheartedly even to his inscrutable decrees, just as did Abraham ..." The Fathers of the Council urged both Christians and Moslems to "forget the past and to strive sincerely for mutual understanding."

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Continued from Page Sixteen Five times a day'they performed public acts of prayer such as we witnessed in the Mosque. Significaptly, the central formulation of Muslim is called not a creed, but a witness: "~ bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Mohammed is his prophet." Faithful Muslims are called to coura,geously witness to that faith even if it involves the risk of death.

Marion, Sanders Reviews Dorothy Thompson's Life, It is 12 years since Dorothy ThoIl)pson died. In the interval she has been all but forgotten.' It is virtually impossible to appreciate now what a force she was in opinion-making in this country. She held a peak position in American journalism for· a ' relatively short time, but in the Ladies' Home Journal and that' time she was all but givcn a regular spot as a radio unique. Her life and career commentator. Her income soared. are reviewed by Marion K. SandeI'S in Dorothy Thompson: A

By RT., REV. MSGR.' JOHN S. KENNEDY

Legend in Her Time (Houghton Mifflin, 2 Park St., Boston, Mass. _ 02107. $10. Illustrated). ' Dorothy Thom'pson was, born in 1893 in a small upstate New York town, where her father was a Methodist minister. The family existed on the verge of poverty, but was drilled in highmindedness. Dorothy was a hright girl, and did wcll in school and at Syra<;use. Immediately after college she became a paid organizer of the women's suffragist 'movement, the first of the causes to which she would devote h'erself. Her ambition was to write, and in 1919 she began to scll some articles to the press. Foreign Correspondent

So did her influence. She was highly opinionated ,and self-righteous. She' pronounced on a limitless ra,nge of, subjects, of some of which she knew next to nothing. She was a passionate preacher rather than a cool, in. formed analyst. Her specialty was advocacy, white-hot. She was wonderfully self-contradictory. Thus, while urging Spartan -frugality' on the Amer-, ican people to achieve victory tin W~rld War JI, she lived sumptuously herself. In 1940 she originally promo,ted with ardor the presidential candidacy of Wendell WiIlkie, but then switched to..sound a warning that his election would result in the imposition o( fa!icism on the United States. She! wrote lyrically of motherhood, and neglected her only child. She and Lewis were divorced because she' had decided she would marr~ Maxim Kopf, an artist. Kopf 'ras ~lready married, but Miss Thompson, enemy of aggression, sent Mrs. Kopf an imperious letter demanding that she ,give up her husband: When that fiat failed, Miss Thompson engaged a pr~stigiOus lawyer to arrange matters to her satisfaction. He did. ' , i

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HAPPY ABOUT LIFE: Children join their parents on the picket line, in 51:. Louis as about 100 persons protest the opening of Missouri's first abortion clinic, The Clinic opened a few days after a federal"court ruled the ,state's anti-abortion law invalid. The protest, sponsored by Missouri Citizens for Life, lasted three days. NC Photo.

C,atechetic:s--A Family Affair Continued from Page Sixteen the new rite with mother holding the child and father in attendance. This ceremony involved mom and dad throughout, an effor~ on the liturgy's part to emphasize the importance of their efforts in nourishing this

By this time shc was drinking. In 1920, she set out for Europe, hcavily, and" all unexpectedly, where she was to remain for the was imminent. Reher eclipse next eight years, ascending to lentless in her hounding of Hitcminence as a foreign corre. leI', she did n6t favor drastically spondent. These years she spent chiefly in Austria and Germ'any, punitive peace terms for the Ger- Cistercian Institute with most of Eastern Europe in- man people. This led to her being cluded in her beat. She becamc labelled as le~s than firmly anti- At State Univer!iity KALAMAZOO (NC)-An In13erlin bureau chief for the Phil- Nazi. She who had been guf!ty of misjudgment and unfairness stitute of Oistercian Studies, to adelphia Ledger. herself, ,now i fell prey to the, cOl1Jtain medievalinanuscripts, During this period shc was same kind of' treatment. rare books and other materials 1wice married, first to Josef Visits to the Middle East p;r- on the Cistercian order of monks, Bard" a Hungarian Jew, then to· suaded her that the Arab refuSinclair Lew,is, at the height of gees from Pal~stine were victims has been established !lit Western his fame. Along fhe way there of injustice. When she insisted Michigan UniversitY,a state inwere' affairs of on'e sort or an- on saying as much, there was a stitution here. 'J1he univer,sity'!) board of trusother. This daughter of strait- concerted campaign to drive her laced parents never' abandoned from the pages where she had ' tees approved estabLishment of their lofty moral tone, but did queened it fof so long. It suc- the institute, which will house . what has ,been called the most j not live according to their code. ceeded. She was through. ' complete collection of marterials She reveled in every kind of She went if!tQ' a decline, both on tlhe Cistercians, an order luxury. as to 'her car~er and as to her Beforc Hitlcr becamc' chancel- health. Before her death in 1961 fminded in France in 1098. Cistercian PublicaUotOS, Inc., lor of Germany, Miss Thompson she had given up journalism and secured an' ~nterv,iew with him. undertaken the writing of an which publishes English translaShe wrote that she took his mea- autobiography.: She never got lions of Cisteflcian sources and sure 'within 50 seconds of meet- beyond an acco,unt of her-earliest monographs of works by leading ing him: he would never come to years, which she worked and 're- authors on Cistercian monastic power. But he did, and she was wor-ked obsessively and unsatis- life and tbrought, will transfer its offices, from Spencer, Ma'ss., expelled from Germany. factorily. where it is managed by monks A picture caption identifies Syndicated Columnist ,the late Ann O'Hare McCormick of St. Joseph's Abbey, to KalThis insured a greater measure as one of Miss Thompson's rivals. amazoo. Dr. John R. Somer,feldt, direc, of celebrity, and in that same Mrs. McCormick never rivalled year she was invited to become Dorothy Thom~son in the reach' ,tor of Western Midhigan Univer.a three-times-a-week column,ist of her writing and its impact on sity',s Medieval Institute, has .for the New York Herald' Trib- public opinion. But she was far been nflmed president of Cisterune, alternating with the illus- superior in the' range and sound- cian Publications, which coopertrious Walter Lipmann. Soon ness of her knowledge, .in judi- ated with the university to esthereafter her column was wide- ciousness, and in staying power. tablish,the n'ew institute. ly syndicated, and she was enTo read the 1;'hompson biogragaged to do a monthly article for phy is to revisit a vanished era .Enigmm and to marvel a't the regard as a The riddle does not exist. If a font of wisdom that this deter- question can be put at' all, then Sale mined but often muddled woman it can also be answered.. If there were dreams to sell, won. what would you buy?-Beddoes -Wittgenstein

faith seed plimted within the c:hild at Baptism. The speaker noted a very pragmatic ,conclusion which flows from that family oriented approach to catechetics: those in charge must develop an extremely flexible, adaptable attitude in planning programs. Programs for Elderly Don't, she remarked, convene a meeting of parents and immediately hand' them a pre-determined schedule of classes and discussion sessions for Commun:on, Confession or Confirmation preparation. First gather the parents, learn from. them and their obligations the most convenient times, then arr'ange hours and dates for the future. Dr. Brusselmans had a final, interesting point. In her view, religious education begins by the cradle and ends at the grave. Consequently, even senior citizens need catechesis' and the European expert testified that at her parish such activities for the elderly are the most successful programs in operation. It would seem we can reach parents through grandparents. Next week this column will treat, quite appropriately, "Sunday Liturgy-A Family Affair."

Witness to Faith Islam is to' me a powerful reminder of the importance of moral courage, the willingness to take a public stand for one's convictions and, principles. Public commitment to God and moral principles is needed in a world of shifting values and rapid change. Faith is needed in rapid change. Faith demands witness. Believers need to show by moral courage in witnessing to their faith that there is someone greater than man in this world -Someone whose power is equalled only by his love. As I watched the Muslims pray publicly in the Mosque, I was reminded of Jesus's words to his followers-words which might cause each of us to reflect on his own life: "You will re" receive power when the Holy Spirit comes down on you; then you are to be my witnesses ... even to the ends of the 'earth" (Acts I :8). How real is our witness? Do we have the courage of our convictions?

Spirituality' Needed To Reform World VATICAN CITY (NC)-To reform the world, today's Christians must krlOw the world but be well grounded in the spiritual life, Pope Paul VI told members of the Italian Movement for Catholic Action whom he received in' a recent audience. The Pope told them that the Church and the world can benefit today from a "laity that is well educated, united with their bishops and militant." The Pope said that the Catholic laity today will have little chance for success in improving society if the spiritual life is lacking. "The interior life is and ought to be above all the inner being of an apostolate," the Pope said.

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Urge Congress Protect Religious Press From Rising Mail Rates WASHINGTON (NC) - Two pening to Catholic publications leading figures in the Catholic is also <hitting Protestant and press told 'a SenatE.' committee Jewish publications. that the weight of continued in"It 'is not a matter of Cathcreases in second class postal olics, Protestants and Jews," rates could crush the life out of Hitt testified. "It, is rather the some religious publications. plight of non-profit organizaJohn Fink, executive vice- tions engaged in spiritual, hupresident of Our Sunday Visitor, . manitarian and charitable work. Huntington, Ind., appeared be- We find ourselves in a common fore the Senate Post Office and plight that transcends all sectaCivil Service Committee which rian or other considerations." also heard testimony from SenProjected Increases ators Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.). Fink said that considerable Msgr. Robert G. Peters, editor publicity has been given to the :md manager of the Catholic Post 127 per cent increase that will of Peoria, IlL, sent his statement be suffered principally by profitto the Senate committee hear- making publications. ings. But Fink contended that nonThe increases, to be spread profit publications could suffer over a 10-year period which be- increases ranging f.rom 300 per gan in 1971, were proposed by cent to 800 per cent, depending the rate commission of the U. S. on size, weight, advertising conPostal Service. The Senate Com- tent and distribution. mittee has opened hearings on Fink said that Catholic dioproposed Congressional legisla- cesan and other Catholic newsIion that would protect publica- . papers cannot afford the projecttions from being overburdened ed postal increases. "A recent with postal rate increases. survey shows that only 29 per "The existence of some of cent of Catholic diocesan newsI hese (religious) publications is papers showed an excess of revprecarious to begin with," said enue over expense," Fink told Fink, "and I see no way to pre- the Senate hearing. "This survent the deaths of many of these vey also shows that those papers publications if the scheduled rate that reported a' loss saw that increases are allowed to prevaiL" loss grow by 7 per cent during 1971." 'Common Plight' Fink is supporting a bill sponMsgr.Peters said that in his sored by U. S. Rep. Morris Udall 28 years as editor of the Catholic (D-Ariz.) which contains proviPost he has never seen any finan- sions that benefit non-profit pul?rial situation "so mountainous or Iications in the use of the mail. Msgr. Peters' said that accordso impossible of solution" as those postal rate increases that ing to the Postal Service's timetable for increased rates, the llre to r~n from 1971 to 1981. Russell T. Hitt, editor of the mailing rates for the Catholic inter - denomination magazine Post would raise 372 per cent in Eternity, said that what is hap- a 10-year span.

Rural Life Conference Requests Congress Consider Moral Issues WASHINGTON (NC) - The National Catholic Rural Life Conference (NCRLC) has urged Congress to consider the moral imperatives of preserving the land when it considers farm legislation. The NCRLC testimony to the , House Committee on Agriculture was accompanied by a letter from Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker of Kansas City, Kansas, NCRLC president. Archbishop Strecker. said that "there are more important values in life than 'efficiency of production' and 'market price.' There is the value of the sacred relationship between 'stewardship' and the life-giving capacity of .the land. "Of all the obligations man bears to protect his God-given natural resources, none is more serious than his obligation to preserve the land. The ultimate motive for conserving our natural resources and environment is moral and religious." Extension of Ownership "We believe that the land is best protected when its ownership rests in the hands of those who work it, ."said the archbishop, urging the extension of ownership to the maximum number of people. Pointing out that technology, irrigation and the use of fertilizer has made it possible to produce more while planting fewer acres, the NCRLC maintained

that the federal government's supply-management program is necessary. "Studies indicate that if supply-management programs are discontinued, surpluses will accumulate and prices will drop considerably," the statement said. . The NCRLC also urged further reductions in total payments permitted for any individual under the farm program in order to reduce incentive to increase farm size. Family System To accomplish the goal of a family farm system of agricultural production, the statement said, "we must be willing to move away from laissez fair policies. In this day and age, such policies only pit small producers against giant corporations and it is unreasonable to expect any but the most prosperous to survive such unfair competition." The NCRLC also urged against "export-oriented agriculture" "without protective devices and flexibility." Such a policy, the conference said, "simply puts American farmers at the mercy of the vagaries of weather and international relations." The conference urged establishment of a national grain reserve. The NCRLC also urged assisting other nations to develop their own agriculture, business and industry "as a hedge against American crop failures which we can· not assume will no longer occur."

THE ANCHORThurs., June 7, 1973

Mao's Sayings Replace Dowry

FEEHAN WINNERS: Timothy McAlice, sophomore, and Patricia McDonagh, junior at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, ale recipients of awards entitling McAlice to week's seminar in Florida, Miss McDonagh to San Francisco sightseeing holiday.

Feehan Students\ Win Trips To California, Florida

FORT WORTH (NC) - T'he Chinese government has substituted the sayings of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and exhortations to class struggle for the dowry . and gms traditionally used at Chinese weddings, according to the National Catholic Register. Dr. Stephen Pan, a native of China who is now director of a New York research institute, ,wrote in the Fort Worth-based weekly that new marriage regulations "do away with traditional ceremonial practices and stress the revolutionary theories and practices, including the thought of Chairman Mao Tse-Tung." The new regulations substitute "Five Gifts" for the dowry and wedding gifts, Pan said. The "gifts" are: A copy of the history of the villages of the bridegroom and the bride, with an emphasis on class struggles. An exhortation to study the writings of Chairman Mao and obey his instructions. A statement ordering the couple to remain model young revolutionaries. A letter of congratulations en· couraging them to make greater contributions to the construction of new villages or districts for the sake of socialism. A piece of a tool to remind the couple that they must continue to be laborers.

Students at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, have merited recognition in state and national contests. Patricia McDonagh, a junior,is second place winner in an essay contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Port Authority; and Timothy McAlice, a sophomore, has been named to represent the state at the Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Leadership Seminar to be held June 9 through 16 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Miss McDonagh's essay dealt with the importance of the Port of Boston to the city, state and New England region. Her award includes a tour of Boston Harbor and a week's trip to San Francisco, where she will be accompanied by her f.ather, Edward McDonagh. She is a member of St. Mary's parish, Attleboro, where she is a teacher in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program. At Feehan, Miss McDonagh is

Iowa Legislature Favors School Aid DES MOINES (NC)-The Iowa legislature passed a law cequ<iring public school districts to pro'vide special education, healith, library, remedial educational services and audio-visual equipment to nonpublic school stu· dents. A 1971 law permitted-but did not require - public school districts to provide these basic services. The new law aliSO allows di'S-' tricts to expand ·1Jhe list of services to include guidance counseling, scientific instruments, testing and data processing services.

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