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FALL RIVER, MASS., FRIDAV, JUNE 15, 1984

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NC News Service Msgr. Daniel Hoye, a Taun­ ton native on leave from the Fall River diocese as general secre­ tary of ·the Nationad Conference of Catholic Bishops and the U.S. Catholic Conference, has taken issue with critics of a 60-second TV spot featuring a papal appeal for arms control and a montage of U.S. and Soviet weapons.

Also criticizing the critics was Sacred Heart Father Brian Mc­ Cullough, director of the U.S. bishops' tollow-up oommittee for the 1983 pastoral "The Challenge of Peace."

Father McCullough called it "lueJicrous" to say "the Catholic bishops are using or exploiting the pope" in the spot, a public service announcement distribu­ ted by the U.S. Catholic Confer­ ence Department of Communica­ tion to diocesan communication directors in the top 50 U.S'- tele­ vision markets for placement on local TV stations. Part of it was shown May 22 on the CBS Even­ ing News.

Critics said that the usec has taken the pope's comments out of context, thereby under­ mining U.S. nuclear deterrence

policy. They also crJticized the political impli<:ations the spot may have in an election year.

In the announcement, the pope says "the continual production of ever more numerous, power­ ful and sophisticated weapons shows that there is a desire to be ready for war.

"Being ready means being able to start it, and· also means taking the risk that sometime, some­ where, somehow, someone can set in motion general destruc­ tion," the message continues.

"It. must be our solemn wish for the children of all the nations on earth to make such catastrophies impossible."

Father McCullough said the spot attempts to capture the heart of the pope's message at the United Nations in 1979 and is consistent with his frequent issues.

It "is going to draw attention to the church as teacher and messenger of a certain concept of peace," said the priest. "I hope it draws attention to the bishops' pastoral and to what the pope has said."

Gary Potter, president of the Washington-based Catholics for ChrJstian Political Action, called

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TO BE ORDAINED at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Mary's Cathedral are, from top, Rev. Mr. James Ferry, Rev. Mr. J~mes Fitzpatrick, Rev. Mr. Mark Hession, Rev. Mr. Thomas McGlynn.

By Pat McGOwan Americans have finally de­ cided that it's OK to be proud . of one's ethnic roots.

That was the message brou~ht to perticipants in the second an· nual Multi-Cultural Awareness Conference held last week at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

It came from Sr.alabrini Father Silvano Tomasi, keynote speaker, and director of pastoral care for migrants and refugees for the U,S'. bishops' Committee on Mi­ gration and Tourism.

Speaking to the conference theme, "Understanding One An­ other," Father Tomasi, president of the Center for Migration Stud­ ies of Staten Island, N.Y., said that a "fresh picture of Ameri­ can society" came out of the 1980 census, the first U.S. census that asked respondents for their an­ cestral identification.

The census revealed the U.S.

population to be comprised of over 100 ethnic groups, recall­ ing, said Father Tomasi, Presi­ dent John F. Kennedy's defini­ tion of the country as "a nation of nations."

He said that England, Germany and Ireland led among mitions named as places of origin and he noted that only six percent of the population described them­ selves simply as Americans.

Everyone else felt he or she was American-Portuguese, American­ French, or whatever the nation of origin might have been.

Speaking of Portuguese immi­ grants, the speaker commented that they are most heavily con­ centrated in California; forming 31.percent of the population. In Massachusetts the fjgure is 26 percent and in Rhode Island nine percent.

Discussing the nation's new ethnic awareness, lather Tomasi Turn to Page Six

the spot a "cynical manipulation of the viewer's emotions and the pope's message." He is organiz­ ing a national -letter-writing campaign to Archbishop Pio Laghi, the Holy See's pronuncio to the United States, to protest :the usec action. .

But Msgr. Hoye said he be­ lieve~ people who say the con­ ference has misrepresented the pope's position "have never read the pope's-lalk or haven't read it completely."

He said the pope has qualified his acceptance of deterrence "quite forcefully" in the U.N.

address and in subsequent talks, a qualijfication which the U.S. bishops incorporated into their pastoral letter.

"It 'is a strictly conditioned acceptance," Msgr. lHoye said.

"For the present time, deterrence is an acceptable policy but not a long-term solution.

"You cannot possibly nuance the position in a 60-second TV spot," Msgr. Hoye said.

Robert Reilly, special assistant to President Reagan in the office of public liaison, said he is "upTurn to PSlge Six

The perfect father

By BUda Young The perfect father is 6 feet tall, weighs 187 pounds, can - st~ff a bask~ball in a 10-foot hoop, played football in oollege ~Ith O. J. Simpson, can give piggyback rides to four children simultaneously for eight hours while teaching III 5-year-old how to ride a bicycle.

The perfect father is 31, spent six years in the Peace C~r:t>s, five years earning a gradu~te degree, six years of active nuhtary service, six months in :the seminary and four years learning a trade. . . ~e perfect fathe! earns enough to feed an entire family, cove: Its me~bers .Wlth dental insurance and designer jeans, ~rovlde housmg WJoth one bath per family member, save a ·btUe every month, absorb unexpected expenses like an engine overha~l and new compressor for ~ refrigerator, and send the chl1dren to /the movies whenever they want so they "won't have' to use their own money."

He never walks through the house cutting up credit cards with pruning shears. . The perfect father never loses his temper, listens patiently whl1e the 13-year-old explains the principal's can about the unplanned fire driill, never dishes out hasty discipline like campusing the 10-year~ld until he's 23 or enters the Navy whichever comes first. ' He smiles understandingly when he finds his $30 crescent wrench rusted and moldy under the stove, his socket set 'being used as moving pieces for monopoly, and his measuring tape :the centerpiece of an ant project. . . The perfect father works 48 hours per week, is president of the parish fathers' club, volunteers 10 hours III week with the St. Vincent de Paul Society, coaches a Little League team and ~pends at least an hour of quality, time with each of his children daiily. He never comes home from work, pours him­ self a stiff gin and tonic and locks himself in the garage for an hour.

The perfect father can fabricate a six-month science project in 12 hours, knows why the product of two negative numbers is a positive, can spell every president's name and recite his years in office, and never says: ."Hey, meatball, who's going to school around here, you or me?"

The perfect father ~ets his children make up their own minds about religion, never makes them go' to Mass by suggesting they move elsewhere if they don't, relishes being called the primary religious influence in the faminy and always has everyone in the family at Mass every Sunday on time.

The perfect father would be hard to live with.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June' 15, 1984

WITH FOUR YEARS of high school behind them and

the world before them, diocesan high school graduates enjoy

ceremonies putting the official period to an important part

of their lives. Below, from top, 1952 Coyle High School

alumnus Bishop Joseph P. Delaney, graduation speaker at

Taunton's Coyle-Cassidy High, stands with Bishop Daniel

A. Cronin, and graduate Michelle Platt. Holy Family's

speaker, diocesan chancellor and 1959 alumnus Msgr. John·

J. Oliveira, is with graduates Lisa Ambroult and William

Fottier. At right, from top, joy reigns in Attleboro for

. Feehanites Lisa Adams, Mark Haworth, Michele Taglione: Bishop Cronin congratulates Stang High graduates Beth Suprenant and Robert Bourgeois at North Dartmouth exer­ cises; and in Fall River smiles go with the caps and gowns of Connolly graduates Karen Pontbriand, Leo Dube, Kim Nicolan, Michael Cloutier, Debra Bettencourt and Christo­

pher Arruda. (Photos by Rosa and courtesy of Fall River

Herald News.

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To applause and smiles, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin cuts the ribbon for the new CCD Center at Holy Rosary parish, Taunton

Jose is 16 years old. His life has always lacked consistency and an element of fairness.

Dedication highlights jubilee year

By Bridget L O'Heame On Saturday, Sept. 16, 1978, an article appeared in :the Taun-. ton Daily Gazette and also the weekly Anchor to the effect that Holy Rosary parish in Taunton' h'ad begun its drive to raise funds for a much-needed parish oonter. It would include six Con­ fraternity of Christian Doctrine classrooms, an audiltorium seat­ ing 400, a kitchen and other facilities far meetings and socials The' articles further listed build­ ing committee members and col­ Iectors under the auspices of Rev. Sebastian Slesinski, OFM Conv., then the pastor, and now pastor at S1. Hedwig's Church, New Bedford.

Well, six years later, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish is proudly celebrating its diamond jubilee, with the help of our diocesan, civic, religious and other-denominational friends. It seems, from stories heard around the kitchen table in Polish homes, that parishioners have yearned' for their own parish center for almost all of Holy Rosary's 75 years.

We watched with this yearn­ ing as so Ipany other parishes built their centers, while we went to Coyle-Cassidy, S1.

John's, St. Anthony's and the Polish Hall for our many reli­ gious holiday observances and money-making projects.

Of course, at that point in time, economic circumstances pre­ cluded the generating of that spark we needed to "go ahead." tBeloved Father CaLllstus hesi­ t!lted to put us into debt because of the gr;eat Depression.

'But fipally a little dream be­ gan to ~row in the hearts and minds of Father Sebastian and members of church groups like Frank Kullas and Kaz Machnik.

Their great ,love 'of our church and our Polish culture, together with tenllcity and sacrifice, spurred them on.

Now, at 80 ,Bay Street, all

these attributes are in great and constant abundance. Parishion­ ers are contributing in their own names, in loved ones' names, in any category you can name, they have given and given again.

For how can our c;.harity be dess than the outstretched arms of Christ? And, as our Franciscan Fathers tell us, "When God measures a man he puts a tape around his heart."

We are engaged in so' many . happy activities in this, our 75th year. Our dedication of the par­ ish center came last Sunday when we were very happy to have our loving Bishop Cronin present to cut the ribbon for us following a concelebrated Mass.

Ground for the center was broken Sept. 17, 1983, by the bishop and Father Bonaventure Jezierski, OFM Conv., our pres­ ent pastor, who broughit Father Sebastian's dream to fruition, aided by our associate pastor, Father Stanley Wlodyka, OFM Conv.

On Sunday it aU came together as our sparlcling white clapboard building was officially dedicated.

Air-conditioned and accessible to the handicapped, it has a blacktopped well-lighted parking lot that can accommodate 97 cars.

Still to come on our jubilee agenda is our Polish picnic, with

games for children and adults and our famous home-cooked Polish food.

On Nov. 4 we will have our formal jubilee celebration with much pomp and circumstance, starting with a beautiful Liturgy, with honored guests from the clergy and civic organizations, followed later by merriment at the Venus de Milo in the old­ fashioned· Polish tradition, sing­ ing patriotic songs of our home­ land, as well as hymns to the 'Black Madonna.

It will be the most joyous cel­ ebration; a day of the heart, filled with the peace of Christ, lit with <the smiles of the aged and infirm, with a cry here and there of Infants, with the un­ common courage of the Pole as exemplified by our own Polish Holy Father, with respect of our feMow worker, with day to day Hving, with dove in the family, with the warmth of giving and

kindness, the comfort and se­ curity of health, the commitment

of spouses, the struggles to suc­

ceed in our monumental task,

the solidarity of our great na­

tion, the kindness of strangers,

:the loyalty of friends and <the magic and wonder of our chil­ dren.

Please, God, don't change a thing -at Holy Rosary!

He has lived through parental abandonment as an infant, and a traumatic uprooting and re­ settlement at age 7 from his homeland to the United States.

Jose grew up in a family where parent/child communication was poor and rules and! expecta­ tions were rigid and difficult to achieve.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 15, 1984

themoorin~ Campaigning for Peace In spite of the political rantings and ravings from various interest groups, the promises and pleas of candi­ dates and the deceits and trickery of overbearing autocrats, one of the most pressing issues facing the World family is that of peace.

- If there is one issue that should be foremost in the minds of Americans as they prepare for the national con­ ventions it should be that of peace on planet Earth. No country, no party and no candidate should be allowed to avoid this prime issue affecting each and every member of, the human family.

The courageous peace pastoral offered by the bishops of the United States should guide consciences as Catholics prepare to ~st their ballots. If we are to live the gospel we must begin to realize that we, as church, have the obligation of exerting every effort to ,ensure tha~ peace is a priority in all party platforms.' . ' As church we must, of course, recognize that peace is a gift God offered to people of good will. Yet so often we view such people as freaks, oddballs and nonconformists.

The bitter lessons of history have clearly taught that our prophets have caused division in every age, often fo­ mented by shrewd and unscrupulous politicians, usually the supports of power. Too frequently those who seek to ' lead their fellows also become instruments in their annihila­ ­ tion. Power often corrupts and corrodes even those who .act in the name of the .God of peace, as seen by the violence in Iran, India 'and Ireland. The turmoil of our times should make us all pray that there will, be a beat~ng of swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks.

Political campaigns and' conventions have a unique­ way' of, diverting our minds from the burning issues of our times by promises and pledges' that very often pander to very passing desires. One can be sure during the weeks to come, with the Dem<)crats in San Francisco and the Repub­ licans in Dallas, issues will surface that .will be mere smoke screens.

There, will be the danger that' for the sake of so-called harmony and unity peace will once again be buried in confetti and balloons. In this light one should be aware that peace is not secured simply by the ,elimination of hotbeds of war. Even if all such problems were defused, others would inevitably appear if injustice and oppression continued to govern the world. .Peace is of its essence born of justice. The ultimate motivation of all politics and politicians should be to pro­ mote that justice. This means that every man, woman and child should be given his or her due.

In this light it should be obvious that building peace is a ceaseless undertaking. Peace is the fruit of continuous' effort.. a trust given to the world leaders that they may promote through their authority a freedom based on justice and born of love and truth.

The dog days of summer often lull us into lethargy and even laziness. But despite the. climate, may we hope that many will refuse to be comatose with regard to peace as a burning issue in the campaign of '84.

As we as citizens ponder specific points of the political debate'that has already engulfed us, may we rise above the petty and the personal and look to a common vision of true security for all in a world at peace.

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' BISHOP CRONIN GIVES HOLY COMMUNION TO HIS PARENTS AT HIS INSTALLATION MASS , 'IN 1970

'The father of the iust reioiceth greatly: he that ,hathbegott~n a wise son shall have ioy in him.' Prov.23-24

Smoking and health

about the effects of smoking on

BY Liz ~Dg ,WASHINGTON (NC) - U.s. non-smokers.

"The evidence is very solid" Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett that non-smokers exposed to Koop, the nations, top health of­ ficer, has crusaded against wha~ smoke suffer lung disease as well, Koop said. he sees as the unhealthy phen­ His report Hkewise cautions omenon of violent video games parents: "An association exists and TV shows.

Now, he is campalgmng between parental smoking in the against sm9king an4 what he , home and an increased rate of believes are its dangers, not only respiratory symptoms among to smokers themselves (he esti­ children ...' " An article in the New England mates that some 50,000 1983 deaths were caused by smoking) Journal of Medi~ine reported 'but to their families and co­ earlier this spring that children of smokers have higher levels of workers as well.

The issue of smoking is not nicotine in their bodies than their counterparts from nonsmokers' new to Americans - or Cath­ olics. For example, in their 1981 households; researchers also dis­ pastoral letter on health, the U.S. coyered that nicotine levels in babies of smokers were equal to bishops urged rejection of smok­ ing along with overeating and those of adult light-smokers. abusing drugs and alcohol. And The Tobacco Institute discoun­ cigarette packages have long ted the Koop report, citing in­ formation from an earleir gov­ contained warnings about ,smok­ ing. ernment report that found the 'Like drunk driving - under effect of smoke on non-smokers new attack by citizens' groups to be "negligible to quite small." and the bishops of New York Koop said some 80 studies had state smoking in public verified his views. prompts strong opposition.

The debate over smoking ex­ "We estimate that between 80 tends beyond U.S. borders.

"Non-smokers exposed to to­ and 90 percent of the chronic lung disease in this country is bacco smoke at work have de­ tecable impairments of lung directly attributable, to cigar­ ette smoking," Koop said in May function equivalent to smoking announcing his latest findings. as many as 10 cigarettes per ','Cigarette smoking is casually day," advised Donald T. Wigle, related to chronic obstructive chief of the non-communicable disease division for the Bureau lung disease, just as it is to can­ cer and coronary heart disease," of Epidemiology of Health and according to, the surgeon general, ,Welfare Canada, a national a respected pro-life leader 'be­ agency. Wigle, in a letter to Mc­ fore being named to his govern­ Lean's magazine, also said that ment post. "risk of lung cancer is substan­ Koop also had strong words tially increased - up to 3.4

times among non-smokers married to smokers."

Catholics have discussed smok­ ing at least since a 1964 U.S. surgeon general's report on its hll2;ards.

In 1964: - The Archdiocese of Mil­ waukee banned smoking in its high schools.

- The Catholic Review, .Bal­ timore archdiocesan newspaper, urged clergymen, as moral lead­ ers, to quit smoking.

- A theologian, Father Aloy­ sius J. Welsh, raised the issue of whether smoking can be a sin.

The late Bishop Thomas K. Gorman of Daf;las-Fort Worth, Texas, had a quick response to that idea: "That's not a sin," he told NC News as he was being interviewed while smoking a cigar. He died of cancer at age' 87 in 1980.

Father Welsh, now Msgr.

Welsh, of Sacred Heart Parish, Newark, N.J., said he still be­ lieves "immoderate smoking could be immoral." Smoking "is not just a health question," he said' May 31. "It can be a moral question" and "not just in re­ gard to one's own health. You have a consideration of altru­ ism, too," because of the re­ ports of harm to nonsmo~ers, he added. ' In 1983, New Jersey GASP (Group Against Smoking Pol­ lution) criticized the Vatican for allowing a tobacco company ­ Philip Morris, Inc., to sponsor the Vatican art exhibit which toured the U.S.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 15, 1984

Family Night

A weekly at-home program f~r famllies

spo~sored by

the Dioeesan Offiee of Family Ministry

OPENING PRAYER Dear Heavenly Father, thank you so much for dads. They make our days complete with their presence. Bless fathers everywhere. dear Lord, but es­ pecially bless ours tonight. Let this be a very special Family Night. Amen.

LESSON Young Family Ma.terials: colored paper, cray­ ons, scissors, and glue. Make a paper crown for Dad to wear, decorate it with special words des<:ribing Dad, then make a large paper button saying "We Love Dad." Then have Dad wear both of them. Next, each person draw a picture or shorot letter sharing the happiest time he or she spent with Dad this past year. Dad, himself, can write on "Why I Like Being a Dad." Then everyone share, together, their letters or pictures and make a folder for Dad to keep the sharings in so he can look at them during the summer.

cils, crayons or magic markers.

Make a large poster together en­ titled "Our Dad is ..." Then pre­ sent it to Dad; it may be hung in the meal area for the week.

Then have a "We Appreciate Dad" time; each person takes a turn to tell Dad: (1) the single thing you admire most about Dad and why, (2) what is one of Dad's greatest accomplishments, (3) the funniest thing you ever saw Dad do, (4) something that you are grateful to Dad for doing for you.

Adult Family , Materials: Bible Read aloud Romans 8:14-17 or Ephesians 3:14,15 or Matthew 6:25-34.

Share your thoughts on God as our Father. Each take a turn sharing his favorite memory about his own Dad.

Middle Years Family Materials: poster board, pen­

Father's Day gift

Every· so often a beautiful story comes my way, one that begs to be shared with readers because of the love portrayed. It is such a story 1 bring you as a Father's Day gift.

1 met Father J. B. Christensen in HaUfax last year and dis­ covered that this priest was pres­ ently legal guardian to his fourth 'adopted' son. When I asked him to share his experiences with me, he sent a six-page, single­ spaced retter full of stories of parent-teacher conferences, po­ Uce visits, and sleepless nights.

"What do you tell a boy whose mother is an alcoholic and he's sittiqg there crying his eyes out because he came home expect­ ing to see her sober and finds her soused to the giHs and he doesn't know what to do. And you know that if he stays in that environment much longei, he's going to turn out the same way.

"What can a priest living in a rectory with other men do?

Well, here's what 1 did in early July, 1977. 1 said, and 1 meant it, 'If I had my own parish, I'd adopt you myself.' And it wasn't more than two weeks later that the Archbishop cal!ed me in and asked if 1 would become parish priest in a seacoast town called Liverpool. My first parish. My OWN parish.

"That's how it began. John came w\th me to Liverpool and became known as Father's son.

One of the most trying things

about the boys I've 'adopted' has been their testing of me, to see how far they can go. I'll never forget one of John's first tests.

"He knew that 1 hated to go into a liquor store. And yet, he tried one night to get me to go and pick up a six-pack for him so he could take it to·a party. 1 said to John, 'You know 1 can't do that. If I did, you'd lose trust in me.' He smiled and said be knew that. And so we forgot the beer."

He told of one son who re­ fused to eat what was served, 'adding, "Who would have thought 13 years ago when 1 was preparing to be. ordained that one day one. of my prob­ lems would be whether or not to· force a child of mine to eat what's on the table?"

Now he is taking on a new project. "Since coming to Am­ herst I have met several young men who need a home but with our setup it isn't possible to have them here. 1 am deeply involved in raising the sum of $100,000 so that we might buy a home and run it like a normal family.

To this home would come those who come to us in need of such an atmosphere.

"In just 9 months we have raised over $21,000. We have, with interim financing; bought a house close to our church and ,now are in the process of fur­ nishing it. Vie also have n young family who have agret;'d to live

SNACK Pop some popcorn; make "Black Cows" vanilla ice cream and root beer.

ENTERTAINMENT Play a game of hide and seek.

(Be sure to' set boundries.)

SHARING 1. Each share a time you felt especially loved during the past week.

2. Share a moment in which you were proud of a parti­ cular accomplishment.

3. Share a moment when you felt excluded or left out.

4. Share a time when you felt close to God.

Coping with ·a

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JAMES

I am having a tough tIme ad­ .justiDg to motherhood. At times I think maybe I made a mistake even though 1 wanted to become pregnant and thought my life was complete now. My husband is loving and comforting to me and my baby. Why could 1 have negative thoughts about being a parent?

CLOSING PRAYER SometiJQes I even think may­ -Spontaneous Prayer be I had a baby for the wrong -Lord's Prayer reasons. Have others had this -Suggested prayer: Dear problem? Did they come. out OK? Heavenly ,Father, how grateful - Pennsylvania our family is for sharing tonight Oh my dear lady, others cer­ together. Thank you, Father, for creating .families where we can tainly do have your problem! It care, grow, sometimes disagree, is called life. I've been blssed but most of all, love one another. with happy, healthy children for Thank you, too, Father for our 26 years, and I have lots of nega­ Dad. Amen. tive thoughts about being a par­ ent.

You are operating under the assumption that since you plan· ned your life perfectly, your life should be perfect. You are de­ manding too much of motherhood if you expect it to make your By life perfect and complete.

Basically, motherhood calls for DOLORES some drastic changes in a wo­ man's lifestyle. Change is the CURRAN most difficult psychological chal­ lenge we humans face. Most adults ~ive 'in a world where time is our most valuable commodity there as our 'family.' and accomplishment is measured "Being an unwed father, as by what· we produce within a you refer to me, has been a joy. giv~n time.

Painful at times, but well worth If you choose to stay with the pain. My greatest reward has your baby, you must literally face been seeing the boys mature.' a different kind of structure. For Seeing them become what they babies the clock has no impor­ want to become. Sharing their tance. They live from waking to happy times and their sad times. sleeping, between hunger and satisfaction.

"I have a tremendous bishop, Accomplishment is measured as you already know. He has in touches and smiles and warm quietly supported me aU the way. moments when, satisfied, secure And this has helped me person­ and content, your baby faUs . aUy. It's an experience I'd never asleep in your arms. This is not trade for anything. 1 have re­ the world's way of measuring ceived so much from my boys." accomplishment.

To ,understand. this chan8e is Father Chr\stensen didn't make easy, but to make the change any appeal for funds but for is difficult. If you have lived in those who might want to help, a time-conscious, high-achieving his address is P.O. Box 484, Am­ world 'before becoming a parent, herst, Nova Scotia, Canada B4H 4AI. . the change can be devastating.

Here are some ways to live more happily as a mother. '.Slow to Wrath 1. Look to other young mamas "Be not quickly angry: for for support. One great value of anger resteth in the bosom of a La Leche League and other par­ fooL" - Eccles. 7:10 ent-support groups is to put members in touch with others who share similar problems and lifestyles. It is almost impossible THE ANCHOR (USPS·545·020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published to describe on paper how to live weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410.Hlghland Aven· in rhythm with a baby's needs. ue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Cath· olic Press of the Diocese of Fall River.

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Rev. James M. Coffey, P.R., Pastor, 1935, St. Mary, Taunton June 19 Rev. Hormisdas Deslauriers, Founder, 1918, St. Anthony, New Bedford June 20 Rt. Rev. James J. Coyle, P.R., Ll.D., Pastor, 1931, St. Mary, Taunton June 21 Rev. Desire V. Delemarre, Pastor, 1926, Blessed S'acrament, Fall River Rev. Francis D. Callahan, Pas­ tor, 1948, St. Patrick, Wareham Rev. Clement Killgoar, SS.CC., 1964, St. Anthony, Mattapoisett Rev. Davnd O'Brien, Retired Pastor, 1976, SS. Peter & Pau)..

Fall River June 22 Rev. Alexander Zichello, Pas­ tor, 1977, St Francis of Assisi, New Bedford

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"We showld meet together more and more dn aU fields where human beings, because of the burden of their environment, experience great difficulties on the social, ethical or religious levels, in Uving according to the dignity of their vocation," pope said. .

He had 'left Rome at 7:33 a.m.

June 12 for Switzerland on a 18 chartered Alitalia 727 minutes behind schedule' by one reckoning, three· years behind by another.

The pope's PaSt91'8i1 and ecu­ menical visit Ito the nation at Italy's northern border had orig­ ina.Jly been scheduled for June 1981, but an attack on his dife in 51. Peter's Square two weeks before the scheduled trip' forced the postponement.

The current six-day journey wiH include meetings with cath­ olics, representatives of oUter faiths, young people, diplomats and academicians.

Arriving in S~itzerland, the pope was greeted by Bishop Henri Schwery, president of &e Swiss 'bishops' conference,' and Swiss President Leon Schlumpr.

In a brief airport address, the pope described his visit as "an­ other station on my pidgrimage" to meet the world's Catholics.

He also said he looked forward Ito meeting ~eaders of other Christian churches.

FATHER TOMASI speaking at Bristol Community College. (Torchia Photo)

Roots are OKgroups."

Continued from page one Lamenting that "the ugly face said that "wh(;rl' I'm from helps answer· the question. who am I 'of prejudice has not vanished," Father Tomasi offered an an­ Your loyalties alter your psy­ cient storY about a man alone Chological Jandscape."

He asserted that "roots give in dark woods, journeying to us security" and said that for visit his brother. In the shadows many people the census request he. saw a far-off figure approach­ ing him. He hastily armed him­ for information on origins legi­ timated diversity. He' traced thE" self with a hf'avy stick and pre­ 'surge of interest in f"thnicity to pared to do battle with the theturoulent '60s when solidar­ stranger. Then he recognized him ity and pride in ontl's roots be­ as his brother, come to meet gan to o'~ercome -the hitherto him.

"When we see people far off, popular ·notion that America was

. and should be a melting pot' in we may fear," concluded Father . w~ich people from many lands Tomasi, "but when we come blended and reshaped themselves close to them, we lose our fear." . Arrangements for his partici­ as a new cmnmunity.

The new idea, he said, is that pation in the 'Fall River confer­ of the "ethnic pluralist" ence were made by Father John who wants the United' States to J. Oliveira, associate pastor at be one nation while retaining Espirito Santo parish in the city. and cherishing diverse ethnic 'The conference, which also values. '. included workshops on suppo~­ !'The ethnic revival means in­ . ing non-English speaking work­ creased acceptance of differences ers, media attitudes towards and a wider view 0 fthe world," ~inorities, techniques of work­ he declared, noting that ethnic ing with culturally diverse fami­ , cohesion has histori(:ally been a lies and reducing prejudice in major force in U.S. history, pro­ schools and among young people, viding structure and strength for was funded by the Fall River national grOup~. public schools.

"Multiculturalism should not ,Sister Laurita Hand, PBVM, be an excuse for discrimination," diocesan superintendent of he warned~r pointing out that schools, served. with, Father Oliv­ such discrimination has in the eira on the confereence planning past prove~ a powerful iInpetus committee. to immigrant groups to integrate Following the daylong pro­ in the mainstream as rapidly as gram, Father Tomasi was gradu­ possible, in the process losing ation speaker for eighth graders their' identity.

Father Tomasi listed culture at Espirito Santo School. shock, language barriers and ad­ justment to unfamiliar working conditions as factors blocking the quick adjnc;tment of immi­ ROME ('NC) - Swiss theo­ grants to U.S. society. He said logian Fatlter Hans Urs Von Bal­ that "it seems fair" to provide thasar has won the first Paul VI :bilingual class.es and other aids International Award for his con. to new arrivals while giving them tribution to "the research and tOO choice of acculturation or knoWl1edge of religion," the preservation of ethnic differ­ award's sponsors announced ences.

May 22. The award includes a But, stressing the "satisfac­ cash prize of about $60,000 said tions and strengths" provided by officials of the Paul VI Institute, an ethnic community as new­ the award's sponsor. Father Von , comers adjust. to· a changed life­ Balthasar WliH not receive the style, he described eth~icity as money, but will decide how it "a pillar from which you can will be spent to aid in furthering build bridges leading to other knowledge of religion. ~

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TV spot Continued from page one set at the perceived political ef­ fect of the spot."

Reilly said he has received calls from people who "don't like the idea of an election year mess­ age in which the pope's com­ ments are taken out of context, with the result of undermining the policy of nuclear deterrence," J He would not say how many calls he had received.

Emphasizing that he was speaking as a Catholic lay per­ son and not an administration spokesman, Reilly said "to speak of weapons without referring to the nature of the political con­ flict of which these weapons are an expression is really to mis­ understand the basic problem."

He described that problem as "tOO unlimited ambitions of the Soviet Union."

Msgr. Hoye said the spot is "not intended to be political in the sense of engaging in parti­ san politics . . . It would be in­ conceivable for the usee to do that.

"What I would hope is that both of the major parties would see the importance of commit­ ting themselves to arms reduc­ tion." '

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St. Francis' town also 'instrument of peace'

ASSISI, Italy (NC) The Father Bigoroni commented in prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, an interview on the events it de­ "Lord, make me an instrument picts. of thy peace," is well-known.

"Certainly true, beyond a Les~ well-known is the fact that shadow of a doubt," he said of the saint's native city of Assisi the film's basic story line. He was itself an "instrument of produced chronicles kept by nuns peace" during World War. II at San Quirico, where the great­ when 20 of its monasteries and est number of Jews were hidden,. convents sheltered over 300 and notarized testimony from Jews from occupying Nazi Jews who were sheltered. They troops. told how San Quirico's superior, Earlier this year a film, "The Sister Giuseppina, rushed Jews Assisi Underground," based on into the convent's cloister as a 1978 nonfiction book of the Nazi officers marched up the same name, was completed in street in search of them.

Sister Giuseppina, now 'in her the town, relating the story of the tense months from September late 80s, is played in the film by 1943 to June 1944, when the Miss Papas, a star of "Zorba the successful shelter operation took Greek."

Father Bigoroni said Father place. It is scheduled. for U.S. release in <ktober.

Niccacci, who died in 1976, That was how it happened "came from a peasant back­ that spring visitors to Assisi saw ground and had a farmer's open­ strange sights for 1984. .swas­ ness. He knew and joked with tikas marked buildings, German everyone in the area, and so he jeeps and motorcycles roared was the perfect man for Bishop through the town's tiny streets Nicolini to pick to carry out the and over 100 of Assisi's 5,000 plan." residents donned the uniforms Bishop Giuseppe Placido Nico­ of World War II German soldiers lini of Assisi was the one who as extras in the film. conceived the idea of hiding Jews.

It stars Ben Cross, James Ma­ Initially, he had the 32-year­ son, Maximilian Schell and Irene old Father Niccacci take 10 Jews Papas. .

Cross, a British actor,. played from Rome to Florence, from a Jewish Olympic runner in . where they were spirited north "Chariots of Fire," winner of the to Genoa and escaped by ship.

1982 Oscar for best picture.

Then, reaiizing that. border Now he is portraying Father security was growing'. tighter, Rufino Niccassi, the Franciscan Bishop Nicolini decided to bring who ran the clandestine opera­ Jews by the dozens to Assisi, tion in Assisi. where Father Niccacci hid them Father Marino Bigoroni, 65, is in religious houses, sometimes now vicar at the Chiesa Nuova, dressed as priests or nuns. near Assisi's town hall. He was Father Bigoroni called his a seminarian at the San Dami­ former superior "a courageous ano Monastery in Assisi where man who did a dangerous thing."

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According to Father Bigoroni, the Vatican was "c;ertainly aware of what was going on here. It would have been impossible for them not to know of it."

To support his view, he cites the intimate participation of Car­ dinal Elia Dalla Costa of Flor­ ence in the plot.

1\ famous cyclist of the day, Gino Bartali,regularly biked the 120 miles from Assisi to Florence and back. Ostensibly he was ­ training .for a race in France.

But' often rolled up in his handle­ bars were false identification papers, counterfeited by an As­ sisi printer and sent from Bishop Nocolini to Cardinal Dalla Costa to be used to safeguard hundreds of other Jews in the Florence region.

To prepare for the role of Father Niccacci, Cross, 36, a Catholic, lived for 12 days with the Franciscan priests of ASsisi at San Damiano.

"I learned little things," he said, "like the way the priests sometimes tuck their thumbs in their cincture, or swing the cord and hit people playfully with it."

Cross followed the monastic routine, rising at 5:30 a.m. for Lauds and Mass.

Although his motive for living at the monastery was profes­ sional, the actor received an un­ .planned bonus.

"It was a sort of health farm for me - I came away placid," he said. "Beyond a doubt, I learned something spiritually from the experience."

"I certainly don't want to pro­ pose myself as a role model for Catholics, ,i the 36 year-old Cross said. "I have some questions about the church."

"I could discuss things with him," said Cross, "air my ques­ tions about the church, my dif­ ferences."

It was ,the character of Father Niccacci, Cross said, which at­ tracted him into the part. ."I'm not particularly inter­ ested in playing holy men," he said. "I'm interested in playing human beings, and Rufino was a human being."

Cross said of the priest he plays, "he was slightly unortho­ dox, perhaps. He smoked, a bit, it seems~ He surely liked a glass of wine. And when he saw a pretty girl, he appreciated it and commented on it.

"As I discovered at San Da­ miano," he added, "people are well able to live a norm~l life and yet allow Christ to have an important place in. that life ­ after all, Jesus was a human be­ ing, too."

One effect of Cross' 12 days at San Damiano was that he went to confession immediately afterwards, for the first time in 22 years.

"I don't know just why I did it," he said. "But I felt a sort of inner pressure - that if I were going to play this priest Rufino truly, I should do this," The writer-director of the film is a 63-year-old Polish Jew, Assisi. Alexander Ramati. Now a U.S.

citizen, he was a Polish war cor­ respondent in Assisi when the region was liberated by the Allies on June 17, 1944. He saw dozens . of fellow Jews pouring out of monasteries and convents and he knew then that he would some­ day write the story. From 1972 on, he spent five years. inter­ viewing Father Niccacci and others in Assisi and gathering testimony from 50 Jews who had been saved.

The result was a book - a best seller and Book-of-the­ Month Club selection in 1978. If was subsequently translated into five other languages and is the basis for the movie.

Ramati said that Jews have not forgotten Father Niccacci.

In Tel Aviv, Israel, a tree was planted in the priests' honor by the Israeli government, a symbol of the Righteous Gentile Award, the highest Israeli honor accord­ ed a non-Jew. Of the role of the church dur­ ing World War II with respect to the Jews, Ramati said that Pope Pius XII "Jet it be known that he wanted Jews to be hid­ den."

"I don't want to enter into an historical controversy here," said Ramati. "The perennial question of course, is whether more could have been done," The film records what Rainati himself witnessed.

"And I feel that it's my duty to tell the story, and to pay tribute to these Christians for what they did! to save Jews," Ramati said.

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One researcher was quoted as saying, "Hope represents a sig­ nificant medical factor. Not only is there a physiological response to hope, but it can be objectively measured." , A study done at an Eastern Pennsylvania hospital was cited.

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been insufficient recognition of Dr. Bernard Siegel, a Yale sur­ this mind-body connection. This geon who is a practicing Jew, needs to be addressed in the first . says he now "brings God back into the operating room." He year of medical schooL" For people raised to take Jesus gives talks on how as a physician seriously, those admissions M was "trained in the wrong should come as no surprise. directiQn" because no one spoke to him of love.

Many of us were taught as chil­ dren that Jesus was the "divine In a recent interview he said physician.". And if we ~istened to he.l had been attracted to the his words and teachings, the "miracles created by survivors." title made sense.

He added, "You can pick up lit­ If we followed the blueprint erature on concentration camp he gave us for mature living, the survivors or someone who's made :it off a life raft or survived a end product would be peace ­ catastrophic illness. . a good sign of health.

Medicine now acknowledges They all tell you the same that living in a way that ,lessens thing: "I loved. I forgave. I ac­ fears, anxieties and stress can cepted. I had faith and hope and increase good health. Scientists I made it," Siegel said. He now have found a link between stress leans heavily on these "tools that and the body's immune system. are outside the realm of medi­ They think they can show cine." how negative feelings, 'loss, help­ The message is not new. lessness, despair, depr.essionand stress trigger a suppression of the immune system, leaving the. person victim 'to a host of com­ WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. plications.

Lawrence Purcell, a San Diego On the other hand, scientists diocesan priest· and former staff have found that hope seems able member at the Apostolic Nuncia­ to promote healthy cell produc­ ture in Washington, has been tion by suppressing cells which named rector of the' North Am­ undermine th.e immune system. ericanCollege in Rome. He will More and more doctors are serve a five-year term, succeed~ beginning to admit there is more ing Msgr. Charles M. Murphy of to healing, than drugs and knives; the Diocese of Portland, Mame.

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The contest was sponsored by Cooperation North, a Dublin agency that promotes cooperation in .areas such as economics and cultural life.

Chosen from among 400 en­ tries, the five young winners, three Catholics and two Presby­ terians, earned a one-week trip to the U.S. Ranging in age from 17 to 27, three were from North­ ern Ireland and two from the Republic.

The prize-winning ideas, ig­ noring politics, looked to ways of helping people, particularly the young, to get to know each other better.

Gerard Griffith of Dublin sub­ mitted plans for a "maracycle," a bicycle marathon which will take place July 21-22. The pro­ ject involves youths from the South riding their bicycles 102 miles from Dublin to Belfast, Northern Ireland, and youths kom the north riding from Bel­ fast to Dublin.

The participants will'make the trip in one day, spend' the night and then return. ;Cooperation North has hired Rev. Eric Gallagher, who ac­ companied the youths to the United States, to organize the marathon. He hopes that 3,000 youngsters will participate.

Mr. Gallagher, a Methodist minister, said the maracycle would be giving the youth a reason to travel "to the other part of the island." He hopes they "will then go b~ck and stay with people they got to know before."

Another' youth, Bernard Con.' 'lon, from County Antrim in Northern Ireland, proposed for­ mation of a joint tourist board to promote tourism to the island as a whole. ' , "It's best to begin with the least controversial areas, and tourism is one of those," he said.

"If we combined 'resources to establish a single Ireland tourist authority, we could create a marketable image for the whole of Ireland."

Colin Millar, from County Down, Northern Ireland, won with a holiday proposal designed to take children out of violence­ wracked areas for a few days.

Such programs already exist, but more needs to be done, he said.

Aisling Denihan, from Limer­ ick, Ireland, proposed using drama to bring youths together.

She suggested drama workshops for teens from the north and south.

From the workshops and simi­ lar activities, she said, could come "a marriage o.f the cul­ tures" and recognition of their interdependence!

Alison Gilbody, from Belfast, proposed publication of a hobby directory which would enable hobbyists throughout the island to contact each other.

"People from the north would go to the south to discuss the hobbies and attend exhibitions, and people from the south would go to the north," she ~aid.

While in the United States the youths met government leaders, including the Irish-American Speaker of the House Thomas P. O'Neill, D-Mass.

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Q. Although DO priest has pointed to a lUling against It,.

It seems impossible to have a funeral Mass In a funeral home Instead of In chureh.

Many fiDd going from the fun· eraI home to the chureh very difficult, especially the elderly.

Since Mass Is celebrated In living rooms, parks and picnic grounds, why the refusal to have It In a funeral home? In additlOD, If the Mass were held the evening be­ fore the burial, more friends could attend. (New Jersey) A. The instructions for the Catholic funeral rite assume that, when this rite includes celebra­ tion of the Eucharist, that cele­ bration should be in the church itself.

However, for a serious enough reason (when the church is not available, for example, or when acoessto the church would cause grave hardship to some of the family) no regulation would automatically prohibit 'Mass be­ ing offered in the f.uneral home.

I ~ree with you that if Mass were held the evening. before the burial often more friends could attend. Many parishes provide the opportunity to have the visi­ tation and funeral Mass in the church the evening before fqr that very reason. Mass in the funeral home would be another option, again for a serious rea­ son.

Q. OUr baby was reeently bap­ tized a catholic. Her 8p01lSOI'S were a ·Protestant and a Cath­ oDe who Is not practiclng her faith,\. I feel both godparents would raise the child" Catho1lc, but DOW I hear that one sponsor must be a practicing CathoDc. Is our baby validly baptized?

(Florida) A. The responsibilities \ of a baptism sponsor include more than simply raising the child a Catholic if something happens to the parents. Hence, the church's rule that at least one sponsor must be a practicing Catholic who has received all the sacraments of initiation. A Protestant sponsor is properly designated as a Christian wit-· ness to the baptism.

However, this rule does not affect the baptism itself. You can be confident your baby is validly baptized.

Q. seven years ago I was mar· rled In a civil ceremony to a divorced man. My parish priest told me that I would never be happy or have any peace of mind between myself and God. To this day I have no regrets.

Our one child was baptized and Is being brought up In the Cath· ollc Church.

I have ta1kecll with various parish priests about receiving Communion and have received different answers. My husband, a Baptist, was married In the Catholic Chuich the first time.

After the divorce be talked to a priest In our parish and tried to proceed with an annulment.

His ex-wife treated all the

questions as a big joke and said so In most of her answers. As a result we abandoned the annul· ment avenue. Please help us.

(Ohio) A. The faot that his first wife refused to respond would not automatically rule out the possi­ bility of an annulment for you.

Attempts always are made to contact and receive the testi­ monies of both partners. Some­ times, however, the statement of one former spouse is simply un" .attainable, because of animosity, unavailability or other reasons.

Tribunal officials generaHy make every effort to conclude the case in spite of this lack if sufficient reliable information is available from other sources.

Please find a priest you feel

Permanent deacon named chancellor SALT LAKE CITY (NC) - For. what is believed to be the first time in the United States, a per­ manent deacon has been appoint­ ed .chancellor of a diocese.

Bishop William K. Weigand of Salt Lake City has appointed Silvio .Mayo as chancellor, ef­ fective June 29.

He will replace Father Gerald Lynch, who will return to pas· toral ministry.

"To our knowledge, this is a first," said Sam Taub, per­ manent deacon and staff asso­ ciate for the National Conference of Catholic Bishopes' Committee on the Permanent Diaconate in Washington..

Mayo and his wife Mary, have three children, one of whom is Father Joseph Mayo, pastor of St. James Parish in Ogden, Utah.

Mayo was ordained a deacon in 1976 and served in pastoral. ministry at ,the University of Utah Hospital befor~ being ap­ pointed to the Cathedral of the Madeleine. He is also director of the continuing education pro­ gram for deacons.

In December, Mayo will re­ tire from an administrative posi­ tion with the J.C. Penney Co~ The bishop said Mayo would "bring unique experience and gifts to the position."

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Estate ,allowance,s, and advan'cements

By Am. ARTHUR MURPHY

And Am. RICHARD MURPHY

The death of a spouse and parent can wreak financial as well as emotional havoc.

The sudden loss of a wage­ earning husband or wife ~n make it difficult for the surviving spouse to make ends meet, particularly .if he or she is raising children. It may take a court considerable time to ad­ mipister an estate, so that the surviving spouse' of even a rela­ tively affluent wage-earner may find himself ·orherself in, dire straits while awaiting, comple­ tion of probate proceedings. Ex­ pectation of an inheritance is not much consolation if you and your children must dine on baked bean sandwiches until you receive it.

Fortunately Massachusetts law , diminishes the financial devas­ tation that comes with the death of a husband or wife by providing for an allowance to the surviv­ ing spouse and children. The al­ lowance is designed to cover the necessary expenses of a bereft family for a short time until they have an opportunity to adjust themselves to their new situa­ tion. A surviving spouse may re­ quest an allo~ance whether or

not the decedent had written a right .to an allowance. The al­ lowance takes precedence over will. The allowance is paid di­ rectly from the property in the all of the estate's debts and ex­ penses. Thus the cou'rt will meet estate. your needs before it ho'nors any Suppose your husband dies creditor's claim on your hus, suddenly, leaving you with chil­ band's estate. dren and - at least temporarily.

Remember too that both wi­ - no income. You may apply for an allowance to the probate dows and widowers may olaim allowances. Until 1978,~Massa­ court' which distributes your hus­ band's estate. You may make chusetts law assumed that a your request at any time before widower was self-sufficient' and made no provisions for him in' the court completes the admin­ istration of the estate. Usually the event of his wife's death. such an application is filed and Now the law treats husbapds presented to the probate' judge and wives equaUy. within a month or two of the A person without, a will can spouse's death. give one of his or her heirs an The probate judge determines advancement on an exepected the amount of your allowance. inheritance. By making ap ad­ The size of the award depends vancement you can assist.a needy on the size of your husband's descendar,t during your lifetime without reducing another descen­ estate, the amount of his indebt­ edness, and you and your child­ ,dant's share in your estate. Sup­ ren's ages and financial .condi­ , pose that you are getting along in years, and that you have just tion. The judge also should con­ sider the standard of living to two heirs, Adam and Betty. You have about $20,000 which will which your family' is accus­ tomed. ' Rem'ember that the be divided equally between Adam amount of th~ allowance cannot and Betty when you die. You exceed what is required to meet don',t have a will. your necessary 'expenses, and Adam wants to open a pet that the purpose of the allow- store, and needs cash. He asks ance is to provide for your short- you' to help him out. Seeing no term requirements. In addition reason for Adam to hav~ to wait to a cash allowance you are ,for your death before he can entitled ,to receive any other start buying guppies and cocka­ items of your husband's personal toos, you decide to assist him property. which' your family with $10,000. You now have needs for yo~r, "reasonable sus- $10,000 remaining - $5,000 for tenance." : • Adam and $5,000 for Betty. But Don't worry about your and this isn't fair: Adam will end up your children's. cloth.ing:' and with % of the total amount, and jewelry. The law provides that Betty .will have been slighted. they belong to you. In addition, What should you' do to prevent if your husband owned your this situation? house, you may continue to live The law allows you to make in it rent-free for up to six an advanc~ to a child or other months. Regardless of claims of heir during your lifetime with your husband's creditors, you the intention· that the advance can't immediately be deprived of be considered a part of your es­ the shirt on your back and the tate when you die. The effect of roof over your head when your this provision is to permit you spouse dies. to advance all or part of an heir's The law jealously guards your expected inherita~ce without

making an outright gift of your property. (This article does not address the estate or gift tax ramifications of such advance­ ments; and you should be sure to discuss the same with your, tax advisor prior to making an advancement to avoid adverse tax consequences.)

You might make such an ad­ vancement to establish an enter­ prising child - like Adam - in a business, or to assist an heir in purchasing a house, or when one of your children is married.

Any advancement you make' is later deducted from the recipi­ ent's share of your estate. If you make an advancement of $10,000 to Adam in helping him with his pet store, Adam will receive nothing from the remaining ,$10,000 when you die. You thus will have helped Adam when he needed you and preserved Betty's share of your property.

If you 'wish to make an ad~ vancement, you must prove your intention to do so; otherwise a court will regard your don!ltion as a gift. There are three methods of' proof of advancements: 1) You may express your in­ tention in making the gift ,or grant; 2) you may charge the trans­ action in writing as an ad­ vancement; 3) the recipient may acknow­ ledge the grant as an ad­ vancement in writing.

You need not use any particular form of words to make an ad­ vancement,' but the words you use must clearly demonstrate your intention.

It is best to make advance­ ments cautiously. Once made they cannot be revoked. If the amount of the advancement turns out to exceed your heir's actual share in your estate, he or she need not restore any of .it.· Thus, if you give Adam an advance: ment of $20,000, ($10,000 more

than his actual share in the es­ tate), Adam will not have to re­ fund the $10,000 upon your death.

Finally, remember that the provisions set forth above apply to advanoements when you have no will. If you have a valid will at the time of your death, its terms will control the disposition of your estate, and any advance­ ments made prior to the execu­ tion of that will generalJy wHi not reduce the amount of the legacies to be paid thereunder, unless the will specifically refers to such. .

A:dvanoements made after the execution of. a valid will follow rules similar to those for inter­ state estates; and advancements may be made and set off against legacies under certain circum­ stances.

Therefore, if you have a valid will in effect, and you wish to advance Adam $10,000 for his pet store, you may do so, but you must then either change the terms of your will to provide that Betty will receive the re­ maining $10,000 from your es­ tate; or make sure that the amounts advanced follow the rules set forth above to ensure that they are categorized as an advancement and that they may be set off against Adam's legacy.

So bear in mind that if you have lost a spouse and require assistance in meeting your ex­ penses, you may petition the probate court for an allowance under certain circumstances. If you want to distribute some of your property to your descen­ dants during your lifetime, con­ sider making advancements.

In short, aHowances and ad­ vancements may allow you par­ tially to circumvent the often lengthy probate precess. Take advantage of theml The Murphys practice law In Braintree.

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Eighty percent of sexually wear, let the small child wash "Children don't make up these abused children were abused by himself and feed himself, even stories (of abuse) from seeing someone they knew, according if it takes longer and is not as this on television," she said. 'to Ms. Polland, so old warnings efficient," said Ms. Polland. '~Parents must listen, notice about staying away from ,"Otherwise the small child will changes in their child's behavior strangers are not SUfficient. just automatically feel that adults or attitude and investigate all A recurring theme is the can touch his body and won't ,be the possibilities." abuser's warning to the child able to deter abusive adults."

Parents should not force their that "this is a secret. You will children to kiss or be hugged by .get in trouble if your parents find Her remarks were made after relatives, she also said. ,out," Ms. Polland said. a number of news stories report­ "God has given children an She said she advises parents ed on alleged sexual abuse of "to rob the abusive adults of more than 100 children over the automatic warning system. Al­ last decade at a preschool in low it ,to work. Again, let the that by creating an atmosphere child decide in those areas in where children are encouraged Manhattan Beach, Calif. which there is no threat to his to communicate, not punis~d "Most sick, abusive people , well-being." for their revelations. They should want a compliant child," she Discipline should be used "as be taught to always tellth~ir said in the interview. In most a means of empowering the chi·ld parents whenever someone tells cases such people will back away , to be self-disciplined. The same them not to tell their parents. if the child puts up~a fight, she goes with his ability to make "Parents can take the weapons added. ' decisions. If he can't make de­ away from the sick people. They In addition to stricter laws cisions, ,then those decisions will can do this by instilling in child­ and ,licensing procedures for be made for' ·him by others ­ ren that power to make decis­ child care centers, Ms. Polland sometimes to his detriment. ions, by opening up communica­ advised parents to communicate "You cannot be with your tion and developing a sense of with those who care for their child to discipline him all the self in each child," she said.

27 nurse's aides get certificates

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 15, 1984.

27 nurse's aides at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, received certi­ ficates and pins in recent cere­ monies marking completion of a 12-week training course in geria­ tric care.

Their . instructor was Agnes : Silva, RN, inservice educator at .

Our Lady's Haven.

Speaker for the occasion was Father Lucio PhiUipino, assistant director of diocesan homes 'for the aged. The certificates and pins were awarded by Sister Sean, administrator, and Sister Daniel, RN, director' of nursing at the home.

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When he completes his studies, DENVER (NC) - Patients at St. Anthony Hospital don't know Father Malwar hopes to serve as whether to call Stanley Malnar a priest and doctor in a "some smaH town ~n Montana."

"Father" or "Doctor."

"Both roles are very impor­ "Just call me Stan," .the 37­ year-old priest and physician tell~ tant to me, 'and it's a good en­ vironment to fully practice both them.

Father Malwar, ordained in professions," he said. 0 the Diocese of Helena, Mont., in "I don't think that a doctor 1975, is finishing his thIrd year adds any extraordinary spiritual . of residency at St. Anthony's in dimension to my priesthOod," he the practice of family medicine. said. "Everybody is called to live As Dr. Malnar, he does not out the Gospels, and it's not openly proclaim he is a priest different doing so as a doctor as he makes his rounds, but if than as a carpenter or home­ he encounters a situation where maker . . . It's just a different it might help, he reveals his other role." identity.

The priest said he has found "I've had the opportunity to doctOl's sensitive to ethical is· anoint, baptize and absolve sues. many patients, as well as counsel "They may come to different with and pray with them and conclusions ·than I, but they are their families," he' said. . senstitive to thern," he said.

"It was a summer I spent at "And they respect my position, a Topeka diagnostic center as a never asking that I be a part deacon that cinched my desire to of something that is against my enter the medical field," he said. morals:' After ordination, Father Mal­ nar spent two years in parish work in Bozeman, Mont., before entering medical school at the University of Washington.

"I had planned to become a WASHINGTON (NC) - John psychiatrist, but I met so many wonderful role models in the E. McCarthy, a 'leading figure in field of family medicine that I U.S. Catholic immigration work for 35 years, has been named changed my mind," he said.

Family medicine covers a director emeritus of Migration and Refugee Services of the U.S. broad spectrum, be said, includ­ ing obstetrics, pediatrics and Catholic Conference, effective at the end of the year. McCarthy, minor surgery.

69, has been director of MRS That concept appeals to Father and its predecessor agency, the Malnar, he said, "because I can National Catholic Welfare Con­ see a family through all aspects ference Department of Immigra· of their lives." . tion, since 1965. He joined the Upon completion of his resi­ agency as assistant director in dency in June, Father Malnar is 1949. He will continue to serve scheduled to spend a year in full time as president of the Spokane, where he will special­ Geneva~based International Cath· ize in o~stetrics and gynecology. olic Migration Commission, an "When I bring a new baby in­ international aid and resettle­ to the \Vorld, there's a sense of ment agency for refugees and celebration," he said. "It's a migrants. He will also be a con­ unique experience . . . a mys· sultant to the new MRS direct· tery." tor.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-'Fri., June ·15, 1984

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academic .achievement in busi· , ness subjects, English, mathe· matics, and foreign languages. ' . The Hugh' O'Brian leadership award went to sophomore Diane' · Sapita.

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Award' for an outstanding junior went to Carole Gagnon. The ·book, ''The Maine Woods'" by .

Henry David Thoreau, reflects Colby's location in Waterville, .Q. How can I stop my parents Still, it's unpleasant for you.

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York) , absolutely nothing at the present Feehan valedictorian Michael time to stop their frequent arguA. Many Americans dream of Holmes graduated at the top of a perfect family . life. They des,,: intn the other hand, maybe you his class. That's great, but not that unu'sual;, after all, someone perately want a loving home in can. Could you talk to each par­ which dwell loving family mem- ent separ,ately and tell them how does it every year. But Michael bers. , and why their frequent argu- has another distinction no one else will ever share.' He's the A young college'studei'lt, how" ments disturb and pain YQu? first 'Feehanite whose parents evr, re$:ently voiced an idea that Speak quietly, however, with­ may be closer to reaHty. This out hostility,. without a tone of were also Feehan graduates.

19 years ago, his father, Rich­ level - headed, well - adjusted. accusation and with the intent of young man said, "Too often fam- -Jetting them know how much you ard Holmes, and his mother,. the former Christine Fetzer, were ily life is more like a crucible." love them both. ' In case you're wondering what members of Feehan's first ,grad­ 'bl' f' d f" ' Come right out and say, "I a CruCI e IS, one 0 ItS e 1m· love you both so much, and I uating class and he. has grown tions is "a severe test," .. . just hate ,to see you arguing so up on stories 'of how it was back , .

Let s face It: Faml1y livmg - often," Then you might add, "Is in the 60s: single f~le and no often tests our patience and love there any way you can resolve talking in the halls, exactly one to a _severe degree. your differences calmly and minute passing time between classes and a very strict dress This is partly because it is quietly?" . l?ng.term living. There's am~le If you hestitate to initiate such ·code, including black shoes for time, .to see not only the mce a conversation, you might cut boys.

He says he'd do for his chB­ quahtles. of peo~l~ but ~ls~ ~e this column out of the newspaper not-so-mce quahtles. It IS qUite and leave it on the kitchen table dren what his parents did for different from being with a in the hope your, parents will him: let them decide for them­ selves which high school to at­ group of people for only two or see and read it. three days. . " Always hope that your situa- tend. But he rather hopes And so bitter fights can de-, tion will get better. But if it does, there'll be a third generation of velop. Some fami.ly members not, keep on struggling to grow Holmeses at Ithe Attleboro ~ay go for days WithOUt speak- in patience and in the love of school. mg to one another.· both parents. .

At other times it may be only What's really happening in an argument in which there is your crucible of family life is that you are being given a tough disagreement but no hatred.

Mary Patricia Tranter, a C-C It sounds like your parents challenge to mature in family' · alumna, has graduated magna have a need to argue at the pres- loving. cum laude from Holy Cross Col­ ent time, a need to air their 9isIf you can Jive through it in a lege and will continue her edu~ agreements.• This may be very positive way you will grow as a cation at the Harvard University healthy and may prevent grudges person and you will be much Graduate School of 'Arts 'and from festering' and. blowing up better eq~ipped for the marriage Sciences, working towards a . into hatred. you may enter one day. doctorate in physiology under the auspices of Harvard Medical School.

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The award memorializes phil· anthropist WIIllam H. DaDfortb, founder of the Ralston Purina Company and authol' of the book . "I Dare You," pfesented to eadt award winner. It cbaIIenges readers to excellence. service and good citizenship.

Winners also may apply for sch01arsblps to attend two-week American Youth Foundation leadership ~erenees.

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In other Feehan awards, under· classmen were recognized for contributions to various school groups, ,including the Theatre Company, band, majorettes, color guard, chorus, folk group, library, fundraising department, school paper, debate team, stu· dent council, home room repre­ sentatives, class officers and lit­ erary magazine.

Also awarded were recogni­ tions for attendance and for

HAPPY Ellen Vera, a 1981 graduate of Bishop Stang High S,chool, has completed . an outstanding season' as cocaptain of Northeastern University's lacrosse team.

She was named the school's MVP field hockey player last fa~l. At·Stang she earned 11 varsity letters in track, field hockey and basketball and as a senior was Female Ath­ lete of the Year.

Snell and Tony Medeiros. They indicate that their purpose is "to reach and feed young people with the Word of God on a reguJar basis," .

Receiving special inv.itations to the Tallies will 'be members of

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Patience

By CeclIia Belanger Too· bad we don't have pa­ .tience transplants!

A recent letter from a young man, not the first I've received on this subject, tells me that he Good news for weigbtiifters: and his parents ~an never dis· the CC weight room ~l be open for the summer starting June 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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cuss anything without getting into a huge argument. No one is ever calm. No one gives anyone time to finish a thought..... ' Another young man says he had a car accident after a raging argument.

I'm sure these people love one another, but when family members forget patience and reo spect they can inflict wounds that never iheal. Then they often 1ive a life of regret and remorse, but too late.

As one youth wrote, "I never visit bars, don't drink or smoke, never get into trouble and yet my parents are always after me for some little thing. I have friends who have made a mess of their lives and their parents are kind and loving with them.

Do I have to break a few rules before, my parents realJy care, really see me?" , Whenever I read a letter that cries from the helU1 I think of Jesus and the endless adventure of finding comfort and under­ standing in him. When parents and children sit down to discuss problems they sho\J1ld say a prayer, believe that Jesus is in their midst, and conduct them­ selves accordingly.

They would find a curb on their tongues, their expressions would soften.

There are families w~o have tried this method and' it has worked.

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" Also at the Taunton school: come fall J1,llieanne Emond will take office as secretary of the 'French honor society.

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An Upper Room MinistrY for youth will conduct raMies' the first Saturday of each month, beginning tomorrow. They will alternate between the dioceses of Providence and Fall River, with tomorrow's rally to take place at Fatima High School, Warren, R. I. Subsequent "meetings wiH be held J\J1ly 7 and Aug. 18 at loca­ tions to be announced. The Au­ gust meeting will depart from the first Saturday format due to a New Englandwide charismatic conference to be held ·Aug. 3 to 5 at Providence' Civic Center.

Conducting the' rallies will be Jon Polce, Debby Smith, Gerry

THESE BRIGHT-EYED CHARMERS are among 33 graduates of Notre Dame kindergarten in Fall River. At a "stepping-up ceremony:_they sang and did a choral reading for parents and friends, then received diplomas from their teacher, Mrs. Denise' Castro. Earlier they had met Sister Pauline Joyal, RJM, who will be their first·grade teacher, and had shared popcorn with current first graders.

Notre Dame eighth graders received diplomas at a noon Mass June 3 with a special academic achievement award . going to Claudine Cloutier. The class' presented' a 40th anniversary gift to Notre Dame pastor Father Ernest Blais.

The entiresc,hool joined in a tribute to the pastor last Monday. School closed today following a Mass of thanks· giving to which parents were invited.

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portswQtch CYO Golf Tourney Up~omang The 25th CYO Diocesan Golf Tourney will be held at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, July 24.. Again Pocasset's Pocasset course will be its site.

There will be four divisions: seniors, born on or after Jan. 1, 1958; intermediates, born on or after Jan. I, 1965; juniors, born on or after Jan. 1, 1967; cadets, born on or after Jan. 1, 1970.

Each area of the diocese Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton, Attleboro and the Cape will be allowed two entries in each division.

Entries may be sent to. area chairmen: Bill Doyle, New Bedford; Rev. Jay Maddock, Fall River; Neil Lowe, Attleboro; Larry Masterson, Taupton; and Dick Maxwell, Cape.

Trophies will go to the champion and runnerup in each division and they will qualify to represent the diocese in the New England CYO Tourney in August.

Again this year the Marty Hig. gins Trophy, honoring the late long-time pro at the Fall River Country Club, will be awarded to the tourney's outstanding golfer.

Those wishing to participate should contact their local chair-

tv, mOVIe news HALLETT Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation!; O-morally offensive.

man or CYO director as soon as . possible.

After last Monday's 'rain­ abbreviated cards, the Swansea and St. Michael's parish teams, each with three wins against no NOTE losses, shared first place in the Please check dates and Fall River Area CYO Baseball times of television and radio League. programs against local Iist­ The league has scheduled a logs, which may differ from pair of twin bills for Sunday, the New York network sched­ each starting at 5:30 p.m. At ules supplied to The Anchor.

Lafayette Park it will be Notre Dame vs. St. Patrick and St. E~izabeth vs. St. Anne while at New Fillm Maplewood Park the pairings are "Once Upon a Time in AmSwansea vs. St. William and Our erica" (Warners) Spaghetti WesLady of Health vs. St. Michael. tern pioneer Sergio Leone has Over in the Bristol County attempted to make an American CYO baseball League Kennedy, . urban epic to· stand beside his 3-0, was setting the pace after "Once Upon a Time in the West." that rain·interrupted program of Unfortunately, however, this melodramatic tale of Jewish last Monday.

Sunday's night usual league gangsters spanning twin bill at Thomas Chew Mem­ orial Park, Fall River, lists North End vs. Kennedy and South End vs. Somerset.

The'league will suspend opera­ tion July 4 to 8 as the Charles Buffington American cegion Tourney holds sway at Chew Field. Pairings will be announced later.

duH and lifeless, peopled by characters impossible to feel con­ cerned about not only because their actions are so brutal but a·lso because their motivations remain a mystery. Because of violence and crude and brutal depiction of sex, it is rated 0, R.

FATHER ROBERT De­ Grandis, 55J, will conduct a healing .ministry workshop at La5alette Shrine, Attle­ boro, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

June 23. The author of many books on prayer and healing and a member of the Asso­ ciation of Christian Thera­ pists, he has taught and con­ ·ducted training programs in leadersltip and healing min­ istry across the nation.

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Diocesan Schools Eliminated Although making good show­ ings in the Eastern Mass. tour· neys diocesan high school teams were eliminated.

In Division Two South soft· ball quarter finals Bishop Con· nolly defeated Holliston, 3-1, and Bishop Stang nipped Nauset,

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Cathcart Is Yankee Draft Gary Cathcart, former Holy Family High School outfielder, has been drafted by the New York Yankees of the American League. He is the third former Bristol County CYO Baseball LeagUe player to' join the big leagues. He was with the Maple­ wood team in the BCL in 1962 and a standout at Middle Ten­ nessee State.

2-1. St~ng eliminated Connolly, 11-1, in the semi-finals but lost, 10-1, in the final.

In Division Three baseball Connolly blanked Cardinal Spell­ man, 3-0, but dropped a 19-6 de­ cision to Cape Cod Tech in the quarter-finals.

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O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE WIDOWED SUPPORT, FR THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 15, 1984 ·ST.ANNE,FR Meeting: 7:30 ·p.m. June' 19, Awards to graduating eighth The summer Mass schedule' graders included Home' and. begins ·this weekend, with a 7:30 Our Lady of Fatima Church, School Association Catholic high p.m. Saturday Mass and 7 a.m. 330 Gardners Neck Rd" Swan­ school ·grants to Todd Johnson and 5:15 p.m. Sunday Masses sea. Miss Diane. Sinclair will and Kristin Melancon; .p8rlsh added to Our Lady of Victory's speak. credit union citizenship ·awards schedule; and 5:15 p.m. Satur­ to Robert Oliveira and Kristin day and 11:15 a.m. Masses at ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Melancon; the Lavoie/Mercier Our Lady of Hope, West Barn­ Parish calendar meeting: 7:30 high school grant to John J. stable. Daily Mass at 8 a.m. will p.m. June 19, rectory. Organi­ Chicca; Christian Living awards begin June 25 at West Barn­ zations will schedule coming I to Todd Johnson and Shawna stable. events.

Winners of the first annual.

Sanft; . principal's awards .to BUILDING BLOCK, TAUNTON parish scholarship will be an- _ Marc Lambert and Rodney Cha­ PUBUC'" CHAIRMEN DIOCESAN CHARISMATICS A recent Crossroads concert nounced June 23 in the parish bot; Home and School Associa­ Ire asked to submit news Items for this Bus transportation available tion awards to Todd Jo:hnson, sponsored by Building Block center following 6:15 p.m. Mass. column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should will be· rebroadcast at 9 p.m. to conference for youth and Everett Miranda, Robert Oli­ be Included as well as full dates of all youth ministers July 27 to 29, yeira, Kristin Melancon, John June 26 ovef. Taunton Cable TV ST. PATRICK, FR activities. Please send news of future rather Exposition of the Blessed Sac­ channel 27.

University of Steubenville, J. Chicca, Daniel Dupere. than past events. Note: We do not carry news of fundralslng activities sucll as rament: following 11 a.m. Mass Steubenville, O. Information: Sunday healing' services and SSt PETER & PAUL, FR bingos, whlsts, dances, suppers and bazaars. until 4 p.m. June 24, feast of Mt. Carmel .Youth Group, New Friday holy hours will not be We are happy to carry notices of spiritual . Altar boy permission sUps for Corpus Christi. Bedford; Building Block Youth held dUring July and August. programs, club meetlnlls, Youth projects and a June 27 Cathedral Camp out-. similar nonprofit activities. Fundralslng pro­ Group, Taunton; adult prayer Tour guides will be on duty ing are due June 25.

Jects -may be advertised at our regular rates, ST. ~CBAEL, SWANSEA group 'leaders throughout dio­ obtainable from The Anchor business office, from 1 to 4 p.m. daily during New cheerleaders are Kristen Catholic Women's Club: open telephone 675·7151. .. . cese.

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Bernat, Melissa Bouchard and meeting 7 p.m. June 27. Slides On Steering Points Iteins FR Indicates New youth prayer group open D of I, NB .

Kimree Vaillancourt.

Alter­ Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford. on Israel to -be shown -by Ms. to all in· junior higli to young Hyacinth Circle, Daughters of adult age group, now meeting I-sabella, meeting 7:30 p.m. June nates are Lori Costa. and Loryn Arlene Ranger.

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ST. RITA, MARION 'at Cathedral Camp, East Free­ 19, K of C Hall, Pleasant and Parishioners are ·asked to vol­ town. Information: Tony Me­ Campbell Streets. A travelogue unteer for the area FISH or­ deiro;l, 824-8378. . will be ·presented. ganization, which provides s!!n of Seattle, assembled on ithe ST. DOMINIC,' SWANSEA transportation for the handi­ ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET capped. Information: Jane Lar­ railroad tracks outside th.e Tri­ Women's Guild installation The 5 p.m. Sunday Mass has son, 748-2456.. ·banquet: at Sportsman 2 restau­ been suspended for .the summer. dent nuclear submarine base in

By NC News Service rant following 6:30 p.m. Mass It will 'be resumed Oct. 14.

Bangor, Wash., where the white ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, June 18.

From Washington, D.C., to SWANSEA trains deliver their cargo.

New parish councilors: Eileen HOLY NAME, FR New youth group officers: Araujo and Frank Mehlmann.

Altar boys will attend a Paw-' Washington State, Catholics In Denver, Auxiliary Bishop Paul Escobar, -president; Lisa tucket Red Sox-game and the joined 'Pentecost ecumenical sep­ Leonardo, vice-president; Nancy ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,

annual Cathedral Camp altar vices June 10 and 11 10 pray and George Evans joined about 250 Howard, secretary. Installation POCASSET

boys' day. Permission slip dead­ people as they marched to a demonstrate for peace.

Mass and awards banquet: June The .parish will particil)ate in line: June 17~ fence bordering railroad tracks 20. . the Bourne Centennial Festival several Catholic bishops joined a couple blocks away. There ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Parish council member-at­ of Chairs. Those wishin~ to Holy hours: 5:30 p.m. today', the Pentecost gatherings, the they prayed for an end to what large: Dr. Kyun~ Lee; council sing may contact Holly Vogel, June 24, St. Joseph's resUilt of their promise to spon~ they see as the nuclear annihila­ noon officers: Joseph Belan~er, presi­ 759-3012.

Churc1t, New Bedford. All wel­ dent; Dr. Lee, vice-president; sor prayer vigils along the tracks tion represented by the. white come.

ST. MARY, SEEKONK Pauline Dufour, secretary. . of the "white trains" which trains.

Augustinian 'Father Francis A. carry parts for nuclear weapons.

ALTAR BOY DAY Farsaci .will speak at weekend ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR More than 160 people partici­ Volunteers were honored 'at a Sports day .for al;tarboys of Masses on the work of his com­ In February, a dozen U.S. bish-, recent luncheon.

Among top pated in an ecumenicad service the diocese: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. munity in Peru and Japan. honorees were Sister Germaine' ops signed a sta'tement protest­ June 27, Cathedral Camp, East of music, prayers and skits at Monty, with 7,000 hours of ser­ Freetown. Information at all NOTRE DAME, FR ing the trains, calling the trans­ Spokane's Riverfront Park. vice; Valerie Foley, 4,000 hours; Parishioners who took pic­ rectories. . tures of recent groundbreaking EIQdie Mytkowicz, 3,000 hours; port of weapons a "violation of "We must continue to have ST. JAMES, NB ceremonies for the new church John Baptista, 2,000. _Those international law, the Gospel of events like this to remind people with 1,000 and over hourswill are asked to donate a set to the Jesus Christ and the teaching of Parishioners are urged to par­ ,be recognized on a 'plaque in our pastoral detter, 'The Chal­ . to pray for peace," said Spokane ticipate in the city's Big Brother/ parish archives. the hospital lobby.

Bishop Lawrence Welsh, who at­ Big Sister program. Informa­ ST. MARY, NB lenge of Peace." tended the ceremony but was -tion: 996-8572.

School improvements slated PRO-LIFE MASS, TAUNTON A spokesman for Sojourners, not a speaker.

The 9:30 a.m.

Mass on Father's to be made during the summer BIRTHRIGHT, NB Day, June 17, at St. Mary's' an ecumenical Christian com­ Bishop William Skylstad of Baby furniture and other include new curtains and expan­ items needed. For pickup call sion of holdings ~ in computer Church, Taunton, will -be offered munity which helped organize Yakima, Wash., joined a "quiet Betty Rivet, 763-4394. . hardware and software. A for the success of the. newly­ the activities, said there were peaceful vigil" of about 20 school family outing is planned' formed Southeastern Massachu­ ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN for June 23 at Our Lady of the setts Chapter of Massachusetts more than 200 demonstrations people in Pasco, Wash., an area Citizens for Life. Chapter mem"! in at least 40 states.

Parishioners may contribute Lake Camp, Freetown. of strong pro-nuclear sentiment bers will distribute red roses Final school committee meet­ to the Red Cross Blood Bank About 500 people, including because of the production of in the church hall from 7 a.m. ing: 7:30p.m. June 19, religious and pro-life information follow­ Archbishop Raymond Hunthau- plutonium. ing each Mass that day. education center. to 3 p.m. June 24.

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Father Bruce Ritter

CORRUPTED YOUTH-.

In the jargon of the street he's known as rough trade and he plies his wares; himselt up and down the Strip. He is fifteen and looks eighteen and he's seen the elephant, he's seen· it all.

We faced eacti other across my desk casually, relaxedly while I carefully-arranged my face and my eyes and my mind, so t~at nothing I said or did or thought or felt for the next hour was spontaneous or .unconsidered. He· offhandedly. with' the practical skill that needed no ex­ planation, probed for my weaknesses. inspecting my jugular with the guileless eye of the corrupted young. Slow waves of depr.avity and innocence washed in sha~ows of darkness and light across his face.

He used the shreds of his innocence with a kind of detached hapless malevolence to evoke my sympathies.

By turns he was cynical and calloused, winsome and desperate-and for knOWing moments at a time, even vulnerable. He drifted in and out of reach, in and out of touch, constantly' probing; watching for the moment of ado' vantage.

The Strip is the slimy underbelly of so many of our cit~es-a stretch of porno parlors. strip joints. cheap bars, flea bag hotels-home for thousands of drifters. hookers. and pimps. At night. the crowds of castoffs and nomads and derelicts mingle with the affluent crowds from the high Father Bruce Ritter. OFM Conv.. is the founder and President of Covenant House. which operates crisis centers for homeless and­ runaway boys and girls all over the country.

rent districts and suburbs. A lot of kids go there to make the;r living. like the boy across my desk.

'·'He plies his wares, himself, up and down the .Strip."

You don't say veri much to kids like that. It's always much more a thing of vibes and perceptions and boun­ daries. The trick is to offer what he needs at that moment and that's rarely a lot of God talk. It's enough if he knows why you do it. This kid's needs were simple enough: a place to live, some safety, some food. What complicated the essentially simple immediacy of it all was our "no strings" love. He wanted to pay for it. That's what he always had to do. That's how the game is played.

"Maybe that chilq, who was nev.er a child, will become a child. Mflybe."

We play the same game with God all the time. We don't like His "no strings" love for us either, particularly if the "us" includes a depraved innocent. a vomit-splattered derelict or a pimp with astable of children whom he rents by the hour. We try despe~tely to climb up out of the "us" by being good, by being better, by deserving more. We de­ mand that God love us because we are good; and we are good to make God love us. We have to pay for it.Jhat's the way we've always played the game. And to know that God loves us not because we are good. but to make us so. is sometimes unbearable. Because as He loves us. so we have to love "us," all of us.

A~d so I try to love the kid across my desk in a way he . really can't understand. But grace does. and God working in a depraved and empty and terrified heart does and maybe. ju.st maybe, the innocence will return to that face and he will take his eyes off my jugular and stop pushing his toe into my foot under the desk. Maybe that child, who was never a child, will become a child. Maybe.

He is yours and mine. like it or not. he is part of us.

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