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By Jerry FUteau WASHlNGTON(NC) - The oficial summary or precis of the U.S. bishops' war and peace pastoral highlights the paradox of maintaining a nuclear deter rence when virtually any use of nuclear weapons has beeen ruled out as immoral. It appears in full In this Issue of The Anchor. beginning on page 12. The 2,700-word summary, ap proved by the nation's bishops in a mail ballot, was released June 9. It synthesizes the basic con tents of the pastoral for those wishing a brief summary. By reason of its brevity, it focuses more emphatically on some of the pastoral's most con troversial judgments, especially those on nuclear warfare and nuclear deterrence. While declaring nuclear deter rence morally acceptable "cer tainly not as an end in itself but as a step" toward disarma ment, the summary declares:' "No use of nuclear weapons which would violate the princi ples of discrirnination or pro portionality may be intended in a strategy of deterrence. The moral demands of Catholic teaching require resolute will ingness: ·not to intend or to do moral evil even to save our own lives or the lives of those we love." Regarding actual use of nu clear weapons, the summary: • Directly condemns counter· population use;

• Rejects first use in response to non-nuclear attack; • Severely questions the mor ality of military targeting that would indirectly cause massive civilian casualties; and • Declares the bishops "high ly skeptical" about the possi bility of keeping any actual nu clear exchange within the limits -of morality. The Office of Publishing Ser vices of the Unitl!ld States Cath olic Conference will publish the pastoral and summary in late June at $1.50 per copy with dis counts available for schools, di oceses and some other institu tions. The summary, in addition to stating briefly the 'bishops' judg ments on nuclear war and nu clear deterrence, capsu)izeld other major points of the pastoral. .Among these were: - The letter's judgments should be studied with the under standing that its judgments on specific issues do not carry the same weight of authority or certitude as its declarations on ethical principles and church teaching. - The church's moral teach ing on warfare acknowledges both the right and duty of ana· tion to defend its citizens while establishing clear moral limits on that right or its exercise. - The arms race itself is "one of the greatest curses on .the human race; it is to be ,con· demned as a danger,. an act of Turn to Page Six,

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The following editorial was written by Father John Dietzen. author of the Question Comer column carried by The Anchor, for his diocesan newspaper. The Cathollc Post of Peoria. m. Nothing can be duller than sta tistics. But sometimes a big story can't be grasped without looking at a few numbers. One of these is the crying and stewing we're doing over school' closings arid teacher firings around the country. The impress ion seems to be that some mys· terlous plot is going on. The answer, at least.a Harge part of it, comes down to simple arithmetic: You cannot kill off one-third of our children before they are born and expect that not to be reflected in our school population 10 years later. And that's precisely what we're doing right now. Let's look at some of those numbers. Since 1980, and per haps before that, at least 1,550, 000 unborn children are being killed each year, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the rese~rch wing of Planned Parenthood. In eight years that li>:lds up to more than 12 million children. Our school enrollment nationally is going down each year, but let's compare that 12

million with the total 1978 grade school enrollment in the United States: 28,490,000. Assuming, as signs indicate, that this rate of abortions con tinues for the next several years, this means that more than 40 percent of the children who would be in our grade schools Tum to Page Three

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Kenneth J. Doyle NC News Service The aim of Pope John Paul II's trip to Poland, which started yesterday, is the provision of a badly needed moral boost tq the pontiff's fellow Poles. Vatican officials see this as the immediate practical effect the pope's second trip to his native country in his four-and-a-half year pontificate. "I don't think that the pope will change the external political

situation, at least not immeCli· ately," a Polish priest on tIie Vatican staff said. "That situa tion is deeeply rooted in political and social history and any changes will be long term ones. But the pope is going to confirm the faith of the people." In Poland, the coexistence of opposing groups is something very strained and difficult to day. And Jesus said to love your enemies, to forgive and to be reconciled."

Lech Walesa, f.ounder of the now-illegal Solidarity labor union, also observed that the pope is comnng chiefly as a spiritual leader, but added that religion and politics are tightly inter-woven in Poland. Whatever the pope's purpose for the trip, the Polish Commun ist government has its own: to put a different face on Poland, as it is viewejd by the Western world. Tum to Page Six

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THE ANCHOR Friday, June 17, 1983

Dominican Holy Year

.pilgrimage Dominican sisters, priests. brothers and laity of the diocese will participate in a Dominican Holy Year pilgrimage on Mon ~ay in Fall River. Beginning from the Park Street convent of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena at 3:30 p.m., they will process to St. Mary's Cathedral for a 4 p.m.' Holy Year Mass with Father Giles Dimock, OP, of Providence College as principal concelebrant and homilist. Other designated con'celebrants will be Fathers Pierre Lachance, OP, and Michael Doran, OP. The public is invited to join the pilgrimage, which will be held rain or shine. Dominican groups in the dio cese, in addition to the Sisters of 51. Catherine of Siena are the priests and brothers of St. Anne's Priory, and the Dominicans of the Presentation and of St. Rose of Lima. There are also private Dominican tertiaries and several groups of Dominican Laity. .

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Next Wednesday Fathers Arthur Normand Robert; An toine-Marie'Lanoue and Thomas Marie Landry, three of the 10 priests at the Dominican Priory of Fall River, will celebrate their 50th anniversary of priestly ordination. I !

.Father Robert was ordained May 1, 1933 in Ottawa, Fathers Lanoue and Landry July 1; 1933 at St. Anne's Church. Fall )Rver, by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy. .' : I

Father Robert is a native of WASHINGTON (NC) - Cath- . Manchester, N.H., while Father olic civil rights activist Berna Lanoue was born in St. Anne's dette Devlin McAliskey of North parish where he was oroaiJled ern Ireland has been /denied per and now is stationed. Father mission to travel to the United Landry is a native of St. An· States to raise money for a mem thony of Padua parish. NeW Bed ford. 1\' b~r of the political wing of the Irish National Liberation Army. The jubilarians have done ex A U.S. State Department spokes tensive ministry in Canada and man said June 6 that Mrs. Mc the United States. Father rianoue Aliskey's visa was denied be cause her fund-raising activities was also a missioner in IJapan would benefit the INLA. Her from 1934 until 1942. Ali have served' the Fall River dioc~se for intentions were considered "con trary to the U.S. interest in see· many years: Father Robert as ing a peaceful settlement of the curate ,at St. Anne's pari~h for problem in Northern Ireland,"· 14 years; Father Lanoue for 34 years at St. Anne's, at IneighthespokesD)an said. " 1

boring 51. Anne's Hospital and simple and strictly religious." It. will take the form of a 10 as chs.plain to area congrega tions of religious women; Father . a.m. Mass at St. Anne's' Shrine Landry for 24 ye~rs, chiefly at in the lower. church concelebra St. Anne's where he twice served . ted by the three Dominicans as paslcor. with any other 'priest wishing t8 Wednesday's celebration, in join them~ Relatives, friends, parishioners' accordance with. the wishes of . the julbilarians', will be "quiet, are welcome.

..ARCIC II to meet, Connor said he thinks "the vast LONDON (NC) - A new in majority of Christians" want the ternational Catholic-Anglican di alogue, ailned at removing all churches to "move to visible remainnng obstacles to reunion corporate unity." of the two churches, will hold Bishop Santer said that the its first meeting in Venice, Italy, mandate established in 1982 by Aug. 3..Sept. 6. Pope John Paul and Archbishop At a press' London conference Robert RUDcie of Canterbury for the Catholic and! Anglican bish ARCIC II includes a study of ops who will co-chair the new "all that· Hinders the mutual Anglicmi.Roman Catholic, Inter recognition of the ministries of natioDfll Commission (ARCIC II) our two communions." annoUlllced' the commission's I "In that context there are ob membership and the first themes vious stumbling blocks which it is lil~ely to discuss. we must. face, one of which is Justification, ecclesiology the understanding of what the the ordination of women," he church is - and'moral questions .said. A number of churches with are likely to be the first issues, in the Anglican Communion, in cluding the Episcopal Church in tackled I, said Bishop Mark San the United States, ordain wom ter of Kensington, Anglican co en as priests. The Roman Cath chairman of the commission. olic Church does not recognize Bishl)p . Cormac Murphy-O' the ordination of women as Connol' of Arundlel and Brighton, Catholftc co-chairman, said that possible within the will of Christ for his church. confenles will also bear in mind the need for closer relations with other l:hurches besides the two immediately involved in the dia logue. ARCIC II will continue the 96 Fall River members and work of ARCIC I, a commission that, completed its mandate in spouses attended 'the recent 1981 after 12 years of work in Northeast Regional Conference which its members reached of the Society of St. Vincent de agreements on major doctrinal Paul, held at Immaculate Con issues involving the sacraments,. ception Se~inary, Queens, N.Y. ministl'Y and authority in the Father Daniel L.Freitas, Fall church. 'River diocesan director for the The new commission includes Vincentians and also regional six mElmber!i of the old. It also spiritual director, was among inclddfls women and Third World 'Concelebrants of conference lit theologians. urgies, as was Father Edward J. One Catholic and two Angeli Sharpe, spiritual director for the cans o:n the commission are from Fall River Vincentian district. . . the United States. Bishop Ray Arthur A. Gauthier of 51. Jean mond :Lessard of Savannah, Ga., Baptiste parish, Fall River, who is on the Catholic side. On the has for many years donatek1 Anglican side are Episcopal Bish .op Arthur Vogel of West Mis-_ pieces of antique furniture to 'a souri lind Rev. Robert Wright, a traditional' auction, was cited profes!lor at General Theological for his contributions. Seminary in New York. Also cited were 51. Francis of Concerning' the broader scope Assisi conference, New Bedford' of Chlistian unity within which and Holy Name conference, Fali the Catholic-Anglican dialogue River. Both units are marking takes place, Bishop Murphy- 0'- their 50th anniversaries. I

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ROME (NC) - Mother Teresa of Calcutta was readmitted to Salvator Muddi Hospital in Rome June 6, according to her physi cian, Dr. Giovanni Bilotti. He said Mother Teresa will be in the hospital for some time. The Nobel Prize winner had been released from the hospital June 3 after a two-day stay for what a hospital source said was a complete medical check-up. According to a church source, Mother Teresa was suffering from exhaustion due to her ex tensive travels. After her readmission she can celled a trip to Great Britain and . Ireland planned for June 15 through 27.

Father Canuel marks 25th Father Robert T. Canuel, the son of Eliza Otis and the late Theobald Canuel of St. Anne's parisI., Fall River, marked his 25th anniversary of 9rdination last Sunday at a Mass and fol lowing reception at Our Lady. of the Assumption parish, Oster ville, where he is associate pas tor. Concelebrants were Father Clarence P. Murphy, pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption, Msgr. William D. Thomson, who was also the homilist, ~nd Father An/jre Corbin. . Born in Pittsfield, the jubilar ian attended parochial schools there and in Vermont before graduating from St. Anne's School in Fall River in 1945, then beginning studies for the priest hood at Montfort Preparatory' Seminary, Bay Shore, N.Y. His further studies were at Mary brook Novitiate, Hartford City, Ind., and St. Louis de Montfort Seminary, Litchfield, Conn. Ordained March I, 1958, by Bishop John F, Hackett of Hart fort, Father Canuel pursued pas toral studies for an additional year then served various Mont fort Fathers parishes and 'direct· ~ a shrine of the community in Litchfield. Returning to the FalI River diocese in 1975, he served at St. Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, for four years before taking up his present assignment.

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VATICAN CITY' (NC) - A joint commission investigating links between the Vatican Bank and Italy's bankrupt Banco Am brosianb should be finished with its work "in a short time," ac cording to a Vatican spokesman, Father Romeo Panciroli. Father Pancilroli said June 13 that the commission, composed of three lay banking experts representing the Vatican and three from the Italian govern ment, "is progressing actively in its work and hopefully should conclQ'de it in a short time." In announcing formation of the commission last December, the Vatican and the Italian gov ernment said the purpose was "to ascertain the truth on the question of the relations between the Institute for Religious Works an dthe Banco Ambrosiano group." The Institute for Religious Works is the formal name for the Vatican bank. Last November, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, papal secre tary of state, told a special meeting of cardinals that the trust which the Vatican bank had placed in Banco Ambrosi ano's president, Roberto Calvi, had been abused, and that the Vatican had unwittingly gained some control over Panamanian financial institutions involved in a"hidden project" by which Calvi hoped to gain majority control over Ambrosiano's stock. Calvi was found hanged under a bridge in London in June 1982 and the cause of his death is still being investigated. Cardinal Casaroli told the car dinals that banking experts it had appointed to investigate last year had concluded that the Vatican had no financial respon sibility to Ambrosiano stock holders as a result of "letters of patronage" which it issued re-. garding the Panam~nian institu tions, since the letters diid not have the force of guarantees. The president of the Vatican bank is an American, Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, a native of Cicero, Ill.

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN congratulates Jacque line Boutin at Nazareth Hall graduation ceremonies held at Holy Name Church, Fall River. Assisting the b~shop, from left Father Richard E. Degagne and Msgr. Damel A. Shal 100: Holy Name associate pastor and pastor. (Torchia Photo)

High court does it again WASHINGTON (NC) - The Supreme Court June 15 struck down major provisions of· an Akron, Ohio, ordinance which attempted to regulate abortions within the parameters of the high court's abortion rulings. In a major defeat for the pro life movement, the court in a 6-3 decision struck down Ak ron's requirements that abor tions after the first trimester be performed in hospitals, that women seeking abortions be in formed by their physicians of the development of the fetus and the complications that could arise from an abortion, and that a 24-hour waiting period take place b.efore the abortion is pr.r formed. The Akron ruling came in one of the most detailed abortion de cisions issued by the court since

its landmark 1973 ruling in Roe vs. Wade. In the majority opinion, writ ten by Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr., the court noted that it had been urged to throw out its 1973 abortion decision. But citing the legal doctrine of "stare decisis," which holds' that previous court opinions should be reversed only for overwhelming reasons, Powell wrote "we . . . reaffirm Roe v. Wn::le." In a dissenting opinion, Jus tice Sandra Day O'Connor said "neither sound constitutional theory nor our need. to decide cases based on the application of neutral principles can accom modate an analytic framework that varies according to 'stages' . of pregnancy." Also dissenting were Justices Byron R. White and William H. Rehnquist.

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at 3 sites UNDATED (NC) - "That We May Be One" is the theme of Worldwide Marriage Encounter's lIth annual convention Aug.l2 14. The convention will be con ducted simultaneously in Phila delphia, St. Louis and on the campus of Cal~State University 'in Haywood, Calif. The convention is aimed at the more' than one mililon per sons who have attended a World wide Marriage Encounter week end in the last 14 years. The convention will include presen tations" liturgies and special events. The Marriage Encounter Weekend is presented in 14 re ligions in 55 countries world wide, say officials.

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Continued from page one by 1993 were wiped out before they were born. With that kind of policy operating in our country, even ignoring other factors involved, how can we pretend to be sur prised when school population drops, per-stUldent costs sky rocket, teachers are dismissed, and schools closed by the doz ens each year? Actually, we don't have to wait until 1993. It took several jears for the annual abortion rate to reach where it is now after the 1973 Supreme Court decision allowing abortion :1 demand. But the relatively lower figures for the mid-70s already impact greatly on our school population. Abort' 'ns from 1973 to 1978 totaled approximately 5.5 million. This is 17 percent of the children who would have been in our grade schools (kin dergarten through fifth grade) during the school term begin ning this fall. That's one out of every six school desks empty now. And it's only a preview of 10 years from now, and 15 or 20 years from now in our high schools and universities. If you want something else to think about, the first massive abortion generation will be in our work force by the year 2002 - 19 years from now. Ten years later, 29 years from now, 28 per cent of the once-potential work force between the ages of 22 and 32 will not be there. They are the ones killed before they were born. , And we think we have Social Security problems now Of course, in a country which still thinks abortion is the great est thing since sliced bread, it's not nice to talk about conce1'l1s like these.

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-Another Look Three years' ago this diocese undertook implemtmta,tion of the massive We Care/We Share program. Thousands of homes in the diocese 'were visited in the course qf a I concerned pastoral outreach. Much information and many statistics were gleaned as a result of this intensive effort to let the entire c:om munity know that the church really does have a special regard for all God's children. In the course of this special campaign a particular area of concern,surfaced with regard ' I to inactive Catholics. Father Alvin Illig of thePau~ist National Cat~olic Evangelization Association recently 'published a pamp~let on this subject. Some of the reasqns he lists as to why Catholics become inactive. are more than interesting. I . For example, recent surveys indicate that many drop out because of marriage to a non~Catholic or to an alienated Catholic. No single factor has a greater personal impact on rel~gious beliefs and practices. It is estimated that about 25 per cent of all Catholics who disidentify, from the church do so because of marriage. Another reason peculiar to current social mores is that of mobility. Twenty percent of the American people ~ove every 12 months. People are failing to put dowri roots. i All 'See that, you despise not one of these little evidence points to the fact that if contact is not made between the person and the parish ,within the first; six months of arrival in a community, the Cath9lic is alr*ost , certainly lost. I . Another major reason for dropping out is found in diminishing loyalty to specific parish families. People shop horms of sexual and personal By Jerry Filteau

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less and less personal investment in a particular place of tures and the tradition of the Three recent events have high worship. This mentality, joined to the usual litany ofdissent li.ghted an apparently growing church," said the San Francisco such as too much change, ineffective preaching, personal emphasis on sensitive pastoral plan.' disagreement with clergy and the ~roverbial crisis: of care and support for homosex , "We recognize among clergy and religious the necessity of authority supplies more than sufficient reasons for people uals by the Catholic Church. support groups if they're going The events also gave new at to leave the pews. ' to live a celibate life," said a tention to central Catholic teach Such realities have placed over 15 million Ameri~an ings on the subject: that homo-' Miami priest interviewed by The Catholics, on the inactive list. Unfortunately many parishes sl~xual acts are immoral but Voice. "And' therefore if the homosexual orientation itself is church indeed feels an oblig and priests just will not deal with. this situation, continuing . I tion to teach the call of celibacy to fantasize that somehow, through all this modern mudale, not, and that no one should for anyone who is homosexual, have his personal dignity or hu the good old days are just around the corner. NotHing the church has a concurrent man and civil rights denied or could be further from the truth. I infringed because of homosexual pastoral responsibility to assist 'them in living a celibate life." Those charged with the care of. souls should tkke orientation. a long hard look at the real world of the American church The article in Civilta Cattolica, In .San Francisco on June 2 and at those millions who have by force or choice become Archbishop John R. Quinn un while basically addressing an is sue in Italy, quoted at . length veiled' a new archdiocesan pas ~ our dropouts. toral plan, developed by his from the U.S. bishops' 1976 pas , Laity, clergy and religious must work together for :the priests' :;enate, for Catholic min toral letter on moral values to spiritual renewal of themselves, their parishes and the whole istry to homosexual persons. express the church's doctrinal church. All must be willing to listen patiently to each Two days later in Rome the and pastoral stand toward homo sexuality and homsexual per influenti:al Jesuit journal, Civil other's stories. Sometimes, indeed, apologies must be m~de for what members of the Catholic community have done to tfl Cattolica,' commented on sons. It noted that, according to that alienate fellow church mer:nbers through indiffereqce, growth in Catholic homosexual organizations in Italy and 'de pastoral, "the fundamental hu scandal and insensitivity. ; man rights of homosexuals must niied a :;eci.llar newspaper's as It is imperative, especially in tbi's Holy Year of recon be respected" and "-like hetero s~:rtions that the church has "a ciliation, that we once more extend an invitation to the violently negative attitude . . . sexuals, homosexuals are called to witness to chastity." inactive to come home.. Most people return to their chu~ch tClward homosexuality." Addressing the tension be In Miami the Catholic arch through a friend, a .relative or a neighbor who takes the t~een the church's condemnation diocesan weekly, The Voice, re time to invite them personally to participate in a religious , cently featured a two-part series . of homosexual activity and its or social parish function. . I· recognition of the fundamental OIi homosexual Catholics that , The inactive Catholic needs reconciliation. A simple ernphasi2:ed stories of those who ,human dignity of homosexually invitation offered with genuine love and concern may I be are trying to, live up to the oriented persons, the article com church's moral teachings, and mented that "the church and the I all for which many are waiting. Christian community must make their need for pastoral and spirit Let's take anoth~r look and issue that invitation. their own not only the under u~ll support. J 0

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The Voice series and the San Francisco plan ,both emphasized the, need, for pastoral ministry sensitive to and supportive of homosexuals while not condon ing homosexual activity. "Sensitive pastoral expertise is . . '. called for to assist a hc,mosexual person to respect hi:. or he;r own individual 'secret core' whtle also being attentive to _and responsive toward the

standing which charity demands, but also the active involvement of homosexuals in the Christian community, according to what prudence suggests, and the de fense of their rights from every discriminatory attitude of so ciety." The 40-page San Francisco pastoral plan dealt in depth with the doctrinal-pastoral issue, using the principle of ,gradual

ism as its focal -point. Accord ing to that principle, as summar ized by the document, "person al movement toward greater good and deeper personal integrity is gradual and progressive and is'" brought about only 'in steps.''' "Homosexual men and women, authentically struggling with the difficult tension between orien tation and sexual behavior must always be met, then, with understanding, patience and love," the plan said. Noting that homosexual peo ple include "blacks, whites, His panics, Asians, rich, poor, edu cated, illiterate . . . Democrats, Republicans, Independents," the plan stressed that the personal ity of those diverse individuals could not be "reduced merely to their sexual orientation." The document therefore refused to use "homosexual" as a noun, saying that the usage in effect' declares a person's sexual orien tation to be the sum of his or her personality. Both the San Francisco plan and The Voice series sought to debunk such ideas about homo sexuals as that tliey are more likely than heterosexuals to be molesters, unstable' or promis cuous, or that homosexual orien tation .is the result of choice rather than an unchosen condi tion. They stressed that the lack of acceptance, misunderstanding, loneliness and the social stigma attached to homosexual orienta tion are among major obstacles to happiness for homosexuals. In that light, they argued, the church's ministry to homosexual persons must also include accep tance of homosexual Catholics into, parish life' and the elimina tion of prejudice against them by heterosexual church mem bers.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 17, 1983

Family Night

A weekly at-home program for families sponsored. by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry , ., OPENING PRAYER Heavenly father, we come to gether to honor our father in a special way. Thank you for the guidance 'he has given us all and for all the hard work he does for us. Help him to be an even better father in the years ahead and to be able to enjoy his chil dren's children. Amen.

TO THINK ABOUT Father's Day comes' around .every year as a special oppor tunity to let Dad know how we truly appreciate him. Much of the time we just take him for granted. Let's plan a special Family Night for him, or possi bly a whole week of special con sideration.

ACTIVITY IDEAS Young Families COUPON BOOK FOR DAD Materials: sheets of paper, to make a coupon book, a stapler, some marking pens or crayons. Think of nice things you can do for Dad. Have each one design a coupon telling what he or she

is going to do. Decorate them all together to make a coupon book for a "Very Special Dad." Some ideas might be: "This cou pon good for one free car wash," This coupon good for a break fast in bed."

Middle Years and Adult Families KNOWING DAD Materials: papers and pencils. Have Mom make up some questi(ms about Dad. "When is Dad's birthday?" "What 'is his favorite food?" After each question, she gives everyone a minute or two to write down the answer. Then each in tum reads aloud his or her answer. Dad then gives the correct answer. For every right answer ten points are given. The one who has the highest score at the end of the game is the winner.

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ENTERTAINMENT Plan a talent show for Dad so that he can see how gifted his own family is. Someone can re cite a poem about a father; an other can sin~ a song or play an instrument.

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Tell of a favorite time you have had with your dad. Share your happiest mertl ory of your grandfather. Share a time when you re member Dad being es pecially happy.

CLOSING PRAYER Prayer. of thanks for Dad, grandfathers, special uncles, godfathers. Sit in a circle; take turns offering prayers with everyone responding. "We thank you, Lord."

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"My dad never tells me he loves me," said a 16 year old boy. "But I know he does." "How do you know?" I asked. "Lot of things. Like he's inter ested in what I do. Goes to my games. Lets me drive his car." He grinned. "And he yells at me." "Yells at you?" I asked. "Is that a sign of love?" "Yeah, sort of," he replied and his other five peers nodded in agreement. "It's like if they don't yell at you sometimes, they don't care about you," offered one. "Give me an idea of things your dads yell at you for that makes you think they love you," I probed. "Well, mostly for doing dumb things. Like ruining their tools. Or like forgetting.to call home when I'm going to be late." Again the group nodded and one explained. "My dad really yells at me for that - but it's not because he wants to get on my case or anything. It's because he's worrirJj -" "- and he wants to go to bed," he added as the group laughed. "My dad yells at me if I pick on my sister. I just do it to make her mad but he gets mad at me when I do it." "What makes you think that's love?" I asked. More laughter and wise re marks but I kept at them. Fin all one replied.. "They don't want us to grow up mean, I

guess." He shrugged. "And that By must mean they love us." . "Do any of you ever tell your DOLORES dad you love him?" They all CURRAN shook their heads no. "Do you love him?" I per sisted. "Sure," they replied. "Most of the time." "Then why don't you tell him?" one. "That's for little kids and They grew uncomfortable and girls," masked it with adolescent cracks "Yeah - girls are different." and jokes. Finally one said, "BOY, are they!" Again they "Well, you don't just go up and laughed. say to your dad, 'I love you,''' "What are you going to do "Yeah he'd probably think / to show your dads you love them you'd done something really bad on Father's Day?" I asked. and were trying to soften him "Get him a present," up," said another. "Give him a 'card and write "Mine would be embarrassed," 'love' on it," said one. "I wouldn't want to "Take him to brunch on my make him feel dumb." money," "What are some ways you "Do you think he knows you show your dads you love them?" love him?" I asked as my final I asked. "Well, lots of ways, like I question. ask him about work apd I wash They nodded all the way his car for him and things like .around and I did, too. Love be that," tween fathers and sons may be "I ask his advice on things," shown in different ways than "I go to church without griping," between fathers and daughters, "We go fishing and to games but it's there. They just have together" were' other responses. their own language and ways of I asked another question, "Did expressing it. As long as they you kiss your dads goodnight understand that language when you were little?" They all yelling, !aughing, listening, play nodded. ing and sharing - they don't "Do you still do it?" All but have to say, "I love you, Dad," one said no. "Why not?" I asked. "Because real men don't kiss THE ANCHOR IUSPS-54S.()20). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published other men," said one and they weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven. laughed. ue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the cath· "I don't think dads want their ollc Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 sons to kiss them when they per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, MA start growing us," explained 02722.

Here's·· a very good idea I just thought of a won derful way for you. to keep the faith by giving it away: You should give a subscrip tion to this newspaper to a friend who has quit the church. For a few cents a week you can expose a lapsed Catholic friend to the wit and wisdom of Reel, among other top Catholic scribes. I promise to make the church so interesting in my column that your friend will come rushing back to .the fold. My humility alone ought to bring back a few million fallen-away folks. I'm serious, by the way. At least I'm serious about you giving a subscription. I mean it. I think 'it's a great idea that would bene fit everybody involved. I read several Catholic p~pers every week, and I get a lot out of them. Oh, there is a lot of stuff I skip. The Catholic press overcovers some 'stories and undercovers others. But this is true of the secular media, too. The better the Catholic press does, the better the church will do. "Penance for the remission of sins is to be preached to the nations, beginning at Jerusalem," Jesus told the apostles just be fore he ascend€\d into Heaven. The Catholic press could become our best tool of evangelism if we all would get behind it. You can do your part by giving a sub· scription. I'm not looking to get rich here, by the way. The Brooklyn Tablet pays me $100 a column, and syndicates my columns to about 10 other papers around the country: Nobody ever became a millionaire writing' a column for Catholic newspapers, and I won't be the first. I'm happy with $100 a week. It's a nice little supplement to my real job. I write this column because I'm a frustrated preacher. Spiritual ity happens to be the most im· portant thing in my life, and I love to write about it. God saved me many times and I'll never tire of saying so. I'm a more than willing witness.. But enough of me for a min ute. Clerical celibacy, liturgical change, El Salvador; artificial contraception, nuclear disarma ment, the ordination of women, the reign of Pope John Paul II these are issues of interest in the Church today, and they are inter esting issues. Catholic press editors were recently polled on these important matters by the Catholic Communications Net work in conjunction with the National Catholic Register. The poll revealed diversity of opin ion. The great majority of edi tors think the pope is doing a good job, and yet most of them disagree with the Vatican on priestly celibacy, birth control and women's ordination. A large

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majority of editors oppose U.S. military aid to Central American nations threatened by leftist revolutions. I find all this infinitely more interesting than anything in People or Playboy or Cosmo politan. Catholic press editors and writers try to bring a spirit ual dimension to issues of impor tance. They disagree among themselves, and you and I dis agree with them. Fine. Nothing wrong with that. The difference of opinion is what makes life in teresting. A lively church is a must. Boredom is deadly. Deepening the prayer life of the faithful was a top priority among the editors, the poll show ed. There was unanimity on this. This is basic. Your relationship to God, and mine, is what makes the church crucial to us. We look to the church for peace, for consolation, for salvation. These are our ultimate concerns. Cath olic editors appreciate this and act accordingly, despite squab bles about incidentals. About 15 years ago I had a crisis in my .life. What did I do about it? I did what we all do, or should do, in a crisis. I turned to the church. I went to my dear friend, the late Msgr. Joe Rior dian. He gave me some advice, I followed it. The crisis passed. His advice, boiled down, was to seek the will of God and co operate with it. It's a struggle but it's interesting.

MEET BILL REEL William Reel, 40, was born in Canaan, Connecticut. He is a graduate of Salisbury School, Salisbury, Conn., class of 1957, and attended Yale University. He has been with the New York Daily News for 18 years, starting as a copyboy, then working as a makeup editor, feature writer and general as signment reporter. He was the paper's religion writer from 1970 to 1975. Since then, he has been a three-times a-week columnist for The News, writing mainly about people, oc casionally about places and things. Christianity is his favor ite subject. William Reel lives with his wife and their three children, in Staten Island, N.Y., where he is a member of Holy Family par ish. His favorite occupations in clude going to ball games or out to dinner with his family. He would tell you more about himself but he doesn't want to bore you.

What We Give "What we give to the poor for Christ's sake is what we carry with us wTnen we die," - Peter Maurin

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Protest Dear Editor: Dignity/Boston, an organiza tion of gay lesbian and con cerned Roman, Catholics wishes to convey to you its collective . sense of moral outrage over your decision to include the word "homo" in the cartoon en titled "A Lot of Poison is Legal" (Anchor, April 8). It should come as no surprise

to .you that we find such things as kiddie porn, TV smut, sadism et. at, morally repugnant and are as disturbed by them as you are. To include us' in such vile company insults the millions of gay and lesbian men and wom en who have lived faith-filled lives throughout. the centuries..

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. i . . ' PRIESTS OF THE DIOCESE welcome their new brotlters at the ancient laying on of hands ceremony, part of last Saturday's ordination rites at St. Mary's Cathedral. From left, kneeling; Fathers Jphn J. Perry, Richard G. Andrade, Paul A. Caron. _.. . . \

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Names of members of the ~hird An action such as this not class of prospective candi4ates oniy calls into question your for the Permanent Diaconate pastoral care and concern, but Program of the diocese have I impedes the progress of the Holy been announced by Reverend Spirit in its reconciling work John F. Moore, program direbto~. After a selective discernment amongst the people of God. '

process, 18 men, from vatious We wish to remind you of the parts of the .l1iocese have been position taken by the National invited by Bishop Daniel A. Cro Catholic Conference of' Bishops nin to begin formal classes ill when it stated: that "Gays and September. Additionally, i one lesbians should not suffer from prospective candidate will' be prejudice from their basic hu studyingior, the diocese of St. man rights, that they have a Maron in B.rooklyn, N.Y. ;' right to respect, friendship, and The names of those chosen for justice and that they should the third class follow:.. . have an active role in the Chris tian community." .. Fall River Area I We earnestly work and pray Michael R. Cote, Sacre.:l Heart, for the day when you come to realize that we are all God's Fall River; John deA. Moniz, St. Anthony of Padua" Fall River; children. Robert G. L. Normandin, I St. Robert E. Grady Louis de France, Swansea. I for the Executive Board I Dignity/Boston

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cis Xavier, Hyannis; James Mar zelli, Jr., St. 'John the Evangelist, Pocasset; Richa1/:l A. Meaney, Holy Trinity, West Harwich.

Philip A. Beaulieu, Jr., St. George, Westport; Louis A. Blrousquet, St. Anthony of Pad lUI, New Bedford; Donald J. Diocese of St. Maron Gregory, St. Anthony, Matta Robert T. Booth, St. Anthony poisett; Thomas P. Jackivicz, St. , of the Desert, Fall River. Anthony, Mattapoisett;, Claude The diocese of Fall River has a A. LeBlanc, St. Mary, New Bed- ' four-year program of formation ford; Paul J. Ma~edo, Our Lady for the Permanent Diaconate in of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford; volving not only candidates but Marcel G. Morency, St. Anne, also, if married, their wives and NI~w Bed:ford. children. For instance, a family retreat for the diaconal com Taulltoll1/Attleboro Area munity, including the prospective Michael E. Murray, St. Ann, candidates, fill be held June 24, Raynham.; James M. O'Gara, Our 25 and 26 at Cathedral Camp, Uldy of Lourdes, Taunton; Ber- East Freetown. na.rd E. Poirier, Sacred Heart, Over 50 pre-application inter North Attleboro; Alec W. Red views were: held in the early fearn, St. Mary, Mansfield; John stages of forming the new class. Welch, St. Ann, Raynham. The prospective candidates were Cape Cod Area selected after a three·month dis Richard M. Dresser, St. Fran- cernment process. ,"

The Anchor regrets the· of fense unintentionally given by the cartoon referred to above. Please see page 4 of this Issue for a discussion of church teaching on homosexuality.

Paradox "For a small reward a man will hurry away. on a long journey, while for eternal life many will hardly take a single , step." - Thomas a Kempis

Poland's political leaders havp. admitted that they want to use the pope's visit to show West ern governments that Polish life is calm and normal. Numerous meetings between church and Polish officials set the ground rules for the trip. Mucl~ speculation centered 'on whether churchmen had private ly assured Polish' 'leaders that the pope would not depart from prepare texts and would say nothing inflammatory. When the pontiff visited his homeland in June 1979, he spoke publicly of civil liberties and the right .of workers to organize. A high Vatican official said: "He gave the people a sense of their identity and their impor tance, he gave them a confidence that they could solve their prob lems. Now he wants them to know that the work is not fin ished." The pope wrote Polish officials earlier this year asking for re lease of political prisoners de tained since the onset of martial law in December 1981. But the government refused the request, saying it would free people like ly to commit more criminal acts. Rather than encourage Poles to be confrontational, though, the pope's pitch is expected to be for dialogue. This has been the approach of Poland's prim ate, Cardinal Jozef Glemp. He has openly criticized govern ment repression but coupled this with pleas to both sides for for giveness and reconciliation. Most church sources believe this strategy was agreed upon long ago between the cardinal and the pope. Although the Vatican wants the trip to be a morale booster for the people, some Poles living in Rome feel it might raise false hopes. Others, however, maintain that only the naive will look for poli. tical gain. They feel the gain will come in a change of atmos phere among the Polish people. "People need a hero desperate ly," said one woman. "Walesa is not enough, not with Solid arity banned. An'll the other leaders are in prison, so they are not visible. But the pope is visible and he is everyone's hero. . . . "When the pope came in 197~," she added, "no one dreamed that Solidarity would be a real ity one year later. But it hap pened."

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SEVEN FOSTERi GRANDMO':~HERS at 51. Vincent's Home, Fall River, are honored at a testimon~al marking the 10th year the Citizens for Citizens Foster Grandparent Program: has selved the home. From left, seated, Father Thomas L. Rita, home director; gt~ndmotlb.ers Jane Keezer and Mary Miozza; James Sousa, Citizens' for Citizens ~cting pJrograin director; standing, grandmotl)ers Olivia O' Neill, Marth~ Lambert~ Mary Pimental; Sister Marie Lourdette, program super visor; grandmothers N~llie Casilli and Angelina Rodrigues. Present for the testimon ial but not pictured: former home director Rev. John P. Cronin and Rev. Armando Annunziato. (Torchia $>hoto)

aggression against the poor, and a folly which does notprovipe the security it promises." - Negotiations should be .governed by the "demand that the arms race should cease" and by other concrete goals includ ing the abolition of nuclear arms. - Military se~ice is a ,moral act "contributing to 'the main tenance of peace," b~t at the same time governments should make legal provision for those who object in conscience to bearing arms,

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June 20 Rt. Rev. James J. Coyle, P.R., LL.D., Pastor, 1931, 51. Mary, Taunton

June 21 Rev. Desiree V. Delemarre, Pastor, 1926, Blessed Sacrame~t, Fall River Rev. Francis D. Callahan, Pastor, 1948, 51. Patrick, Ware ham Rev. Clement KiHgoar, SS.CC., 1964, St. Anthony, Mattapoisett Rev. David O'BHen, Retired Pastor, 1976, 55. Peter & Paul, Fall River

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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARIES: Not only was last Sunday the golden jubilee of St. Mary's Church, Fairhaven, but the parish observance formed part of the golden wedding celebration of Mr. and Mrs. IYIanuel Joaquin, believed the first couple married at St. Mary's after it became a parish instead of a mission. From left with the Joaquins, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Father Matthew Sullivan, SS.CC. (Rosa Photo) . .

St. Mary's, Fairhaven, 50 years old The offertory procession at last Sunday's golden jubilee Mass of thanksgiving at St. Mary's Church, Fairhaven, was a microcosm of the parish, link ing its present to its past. It included representatives of the Holy Ghost Brotherhood, St. Mary's Cancer Pad Group, first communion and confirmation class members, Golden Agers, the Mission Circle, the Association of the Sacred Hearts and those who ca~ for the church. The altar candles were carried by Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Joa quin who share their golden anniversary of marriage with the anniversary of their parish; while the water, wine and cibor ium were carried by Albert Rod erick and Antone C. Martin Jr., who served the first Mass in the old St. Mary's Mission on Ash Wednesday, March 1, 1925. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal concelebrant and homi list for the Mass. Designated concelebrants were Father Mat thew Sullivan, sS.ee., pastor, and Father Columban Crotty, sS.ce, vicar provincial of the Sacred Hearts Fathell'S. Other concelebrants Wlere Fathe~ William Dillon, Jeremiah Casey, Henry Creighton and Alan Nagle, all of the Sacred Hearts community. In his homily the bishop noted that the history of St. Mary's "is intimately connected with the Sacred Hearts Fathers. "From the beginning, Holy

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WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT: Little Paul Sanguinetti, held by Sister Lucille Levasseur, SMSM, at a recent certification ceremony for couples qualified to teach Natural Family P:lanning techniques, is an eloquent argument for pro7life. His parepts, Maria and Marco Sanguinetti of Holy Name parish, New Bedford, were among 14 couples and two single p,ersons graduated June 9 at the Diocesan Family Ufe .Center. (Gaudette Photo) ,

With n U.S. Senate debate on the Hateh-Eagleton amendment . to, the Constitution expected soon, pro-life supporters have aiulouncM renewed· efforts to support nt. In Massachusetts efforts are bEiing sJPearheaded by Father John E. McLaughlin,pro-life di rector for the Boston archdio CE,se, who has been working throughout the state with the Massachlisetts Committee for' a Human Life Amendment. Father McLaughlin requested that par;ish pro-life committees request Catholics through" bul leltin announcements and other' means to contact Senators nongas" and Edward Kennedy, asking them to vote for the Hntch-Eagleton Amendment. He said' "This version of the Human Ufe Amendment quite simply sl:ates 'A right to abor tion is not secured. by this Con stitution." '. "All pElrsons of good will who foillow the natural law can sup 'port this simple 10-word state ment. Analysts show us that it has a real chance of passing in thl~ Senate. "The stage is now set for a mlljor advance to overcome abortion on demand in America';' contin~ed Father McLaughlin. "To pas:!, the Hatch-Eagleton amendment must receive the votes of two-thirds of the semi tors present." He asked Catholics to write themselves and/or urge other individuals and group$ to write or send mailgrams to Senators Kennedy ,and Tsongas. "When groups write," he sai'd, "be sure to include names of -registered voters and only one return address. The senators will . rep,ly to the address given." Noting that handwritten, non form lettElrs have the- most ef fect, he flaid that the senators may be addressed at the Senate . Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 or telephoned at 202" 224:-3121. . Mailgrams may be sent thrlC)ugh Western Union's toll free number, 800-257-2241, at a cost of $4.45 for :)0 words o~ les!!. This charge is added to the

sender's phone bill. Next day delivery is guaranteed. . To Massachusetts priests Father McLaughlin said, "As a brother priest, I beg you to to do all you can to move the hearts of our senators with compassion toward aborted infants and their mothers. One highly placed elected official from Massachu setts said that he would have more courage to act if he only heard from the people." In other parts. of the nation 60 leading pro-life' advocates signea a June 7 letter urging President Reagan to encourage the Senate ~o. pass the Hatch-· Eagleton amendment. "Mr. President, we need your assistance now, just as you pro-

vided it during the last Congress in support of pro-life legislation," the letter said in part. "Please do everything in your power to help pass the amendment." The leaders' letter also asked the president to solicit support from .the public for the amend ment in a nationally broadcast speech. The letter was circulated nationally for signatures. Separate letter-writing cam· paigns have been initiated in California, Texas, Wyoming and Georgia as well as Massachu setts. Many pro-lifers will wear red ribbons to indicate support for the amendment and leaders have scheduled appearances on talk shows to discuss the campaign.

Military advised -on pastoral NEW YORK (NC) - The ·U.S. bishops' war and peace pastoral raises moral questions for mili tary personnel but also reaffinns their work, Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York, head of the U.S. Military Ordinariate, sa~d in a letter to Catholics in the U.S. . armed forc;es. The letter, released earlier this' month, was sent to Am erican Catholic military chap lains for conveyance to Cath olics in the armed forces. . In it Cardinal Cooke urged thoserin the military to study the whole pastoral and to en gage in a "dialogue for peace" on its contents. "There is no substitute for reading the complete pastoral letter carefully and prayerfully," he wrote. "Otherwise, its primary purpose and spirit can be lost, and some people might reject the letter not because of what it actually says, but because of what they. have been led to believe it says. The cardinal stressed the pas toral's affirmation of the right of a country to .defend itself and is positive reaffirmation of the role of the military - aspects of the pastoral that have. tended to get lost from public view. But the cardinal also said, "The pastoral letter raises many ques-

tions about certain long-stand ing attitudes on war and peace, and calls for a complete reap praisal of these issues . . . It 'does question ... the morality of some strategies of defense, and requires us to examine our in· divldual consciences and our 'na 'tional conscience' concerning some -widely accepted attitudes and policies." On .such issues the pastoral "does not pretend to have the last word" but rather invites continuing reflection and dia logue, he said. "As a matter of fact," he wrote, the bishops "want your opinions on such matters, par· ticularly those of you who are highly skilled professionals. But the bishops do want to make it clear that matters of war and peace are not mer~ly technical matters; they have crucial moral dirrisensions which must be given priority ... "Your profession is peace. Your vocation is peace. Your ministry is peace," he told Cath olics in the military." As you reo spond to. the 'Cha\lenge of Peace' (the title of the bishops' pastoral), you do so with the appreciation, understanding, sup port and prayers of your nation and of your church."

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 17, 1983

What';s, a father for? "I always assumed housework was beneath me," confessed one weary father. "Now I fear it's beyond me." As social changes blur the roles of mother and father, fathers are presented with new .opportunities for getting closer to their children. Psychologist James A. Kenny who with his wife writes a weekly column that appears in The Anchor, describes how today's father functions in "What's a Father for?", appearing in the June is sue of St. Anthony Messenger magazine. A father provides nnd pro tects. Father has traditionally borne the major burden for fin ancial support of the family. A good father takes this task seri ously. But the women's indepen dence movement has sometimes threatened this Jraditional role. As more and more women join the work force, as salaries begin to equalize, this responsibility is often shared and the male provider becomes less necessary or all important. Whether good or bad, this is new. Sometimes women overlook the efforts of the father who provides well for his family. They take his pay check for granted while com plaining he is never home, or they may be insensitive to the job pressures he faces from his company. Bringing home a regu lar income is still tangibl~ and substantial evidence of good fathering, points out Kenny. A father disciplines. A good father disciplines his children. While surely sharing this respon sibility with mother, the father has often been perceived as the "fast word" - the parent who waits up for late. teenagers to come home, who takes away the car keys, who decides on rules and penalties. But some mothers unfairly place the entire burden of discipline on the father an,:1 say, "Wait till your father gets home." Both parents should share in the discipline task. So a good father discusses problems

with mother. He informs him self thoroughly about any situa tion, and focuses not on sound ing important, but on accom plishing the desired behavior change in the child. A father models manhood. The father is the model of the ideal male for both his sons a~1 daughters. Daughters will com pare future boyfriends to their father; sons will imitate and copy their father. Manhood in volves more than the stereo typed, macho male image. The positive side of the male stero type suggests love of the out doors, athletic prowess, decisive ness, self-confidence. These are not only good male .traits; they are good human ones. But father must go beyond these stero types and be a model of gentle ness, good humor, personal hy giene and good manners. A father plays with his chIld ren. Behind and beyond his role as provider, disciplinarian and model, the good father is also a big kid at heart. He loves to play with his children. They keep him from getting too grown-up and serious. They keep him laughing and young. A father gives care. Fathers are being invited to play a more vital role in childbirth and in fant care; more and more fathers are seen in delivery rooms watching or assisting with d~ liveries. Fathers are also being invited to play a bigger role in baby's first year. This greater involv~ment should presage an increase in tenderness in later father-child contacts. Fathering from afar. Separa tion and divorce have certainly helped redefine fatherhood. Divorce reemphasizes the pro tector and provider roles of the father. Even though ..$eparated from his wife and children a good father pays equitable sup· port and sees that they are well cared for. He remembers he may have divorced his wife, but not his offspring. When forced into

a part-time role in the life of his family the father who loves his children will maintain regular routines and will not spoil his children on weekends or when he has custody of them. Like wise, a good father will make .an effort to stay present to his offspring, not making them feel like an unwelcome obligation. A father becomes homemaker. Housework is neither beneath nor beyond men. Instead of being demeaned by the job or being overwhelmed by it, fathers should bring to the shared job of homemaking some of the skills of the marketplace: Treat it as importantly and like any other job., A father shares his values. All fathers pass on their values to their children. The father shares his own values - not America's, the church's,. nor those of his clubs or cronies. He must do this as surely as he passed on his genes in conception. Both have come to the father from other sources. He can pass on only what he made truly his own. The list of a father's responsi bilities may seem endless. But their variety reflects the many facets of love itself,

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with toddlers. We learn a lot from our readers. The years from 2 to 4 are years of mobility, energy and exploration. Young children are into, on top of, jumping on, kicking, throwing, touching, tasting and running around everything. It is enough to make a parent nervous. Parents have three alternatives. One, they can stay at home rather than take a chance on having their normally active child destroy something valuable that belongs to their friend or .embarrass them 'by having a public temper tantrum. Staying home may lead to feelings of martyrdom and resentment of the ,children. Two, parents can spend the visit' forbidding the child to touch certain things and expect ing that the toddler behave. Un 'fortuna'tely, they may be going against some very natural tad· dler urges to expend energy and explore. At the least, parents are likely to be on edge and not enjoy the visit. Three, parents can be creative, go along with the child's energy an dstructure the situation in a way that they can relax and the child can have fun. You chose t~e third way. 1 think you were wise. Reader questions on family living and child care to be an swered In print are Invited. Ad dress questions: . The Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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Although the church's teach tism, are for the living. Baptism ing on this matter is far from in the then two-year-old. parish. service at every , ~ location. really cannot be received by definitive, certainly this much is He was conference president for FR someone who already has died. true. God loves your child as 10 years and in 1975 was electE:d AI/Ten T C If there is any doubt whatsoever, much as he loves you; Jesus to the district presidency, in the baptism may be administer died for him as much as for us. which position he served until ed jU$t in case. Mamba, of F.D.I.C. Your baby .is in the Lord's 1981. . During this period he provided However, that is far from the loving, redeeming care. the leadership needed to advance whole story. Jesus told us While your child will never the charitable work of 21 Cape clearly that baptism is the sacra :, 'I~:i~ <~~:;c be with you again on earth, he . l./ mental or "sign" way by which will always be part of your and Islands parishes. His contributions were ac people enter his community of family; the full joy of that re faith. Christians always have lationship is something you and knowledged at a recent commun ion J>reakfast at Msgr. Thom pondered the exact meaning of we can look forward to. son parish center of St. Francis this, since it is clear that many I will pray for you, as I'm sure Xavier Church, attended by over people die without baptism, often without hearing of God or many readers of this column 100 Vincentians and their w.ill. spouses. Jesus. If God loves all people Questions for this column may Very Rev. Edward C. Duffy, equally and wishes them to have the grace of redemption, how be sent to Father Dietzen at pastor of St. Francis Xavier and Holy TrinIty Parish, 704 N. Main council spiritual" director, cited does that _come about? McLean's achievements and pre The possible explanations St., Bloomington, m. 61701. sented him with a service award offered by theologians through plaque and other gifts. A letter the centuries have been numer I of commendation from Bishop ous. But one principle endures in I A. Cronin was read. Daniel theological tradition: Consider General chairman for the ing God's obviously universal in 111 Ave., N.B. I tention for the salvation of the An hour-long documentary on testimonial was Dr. John H.· Miller, district council treasurer. human race, the gift of his re ~768 the work of L' A'rche, an inter OPEN'·' 7 Days. deeming love is offered in a national community for mentally

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While this letter is addressed terms. In the words of Pope John WASHINGTON (NC) Follow Ing Is the text of the summary principally to the Catholi~ com- ' Paul II: "'Peace is not just the of the U.S. bishops' pastoral munity, we want it to make a ,absence of war . . . Like a ca letter' on war and peace, "lbe contribution to the wider public thedral, peace must be constru Challenge of Peace: God's Prom~ debate in our country on the ted patiently and with unshak dangers and dilemmas of the nu able fs.ith" (Coventry, England, ise and Our Response." The Second Vatican Council clear age. Our contribution will 1982). Peace is the fruit of order. not be primarily techni~al~ or Order in human society must be opened its evaluation of mod em warfare with the statement: political, but we are convinced Iror the transcendance of God and Bhaped on the basis of respect '''The whole human race faces that there is no satisfactory an a movement of supreme crisis in swer to the human problem~ of llhe unique dignity of each per its advance toward maturity." the nuclear age which fails to l;on, understood in terms of free We agree with the council's consider the moral and religious dom, jtJlstice, truth a~d love. To assessment; the crisis of the mo- . dimensions of the questions we avoid war in our day we must , be intent on building peace in ment is' embodied in the threat face. : which nuclear weapons pose for Although we speak in our own an increasingly interdependent the world and much that we hold dear in the wor~. We have seen and felt the effects of the crisis of the nuclear. age in the lives of people we serve. Nu-:.. clear weaponry has drastically" changed the nature of warfare and the arms race poses a threat to human life and human civili ation which is without prece dent. We write this letter from the perspective of Catholic faith. Faith does not insulate us from the daily challenges of life, but intensifies, our desire to address them precisely in light of the Gospel which has come: tp us in the person of the risen Christ. Through the resources of faith and reason we desire, in this let ter to provide hope for people in our day and direction toward a world freed of the nuclear threat. ' As Catholic bishops we write this letter as an exercise of our teaching ministry. The Catholic tradition on war and peace is, a long an~t complex one; it stret ches from the Sermon on the Mount to 'the statements of 'Pope John Paul II. We wish' to ex plore and explain the resources of the moral-religious teaching and to apply it to specific ques tions, of our day. In doing this we realize and we want readers of this letter to recognize that not all statements in this letter have the same moral authority. , At times we state universally binding moral pri,nciples found in the teaching of the church; at other times the pastoral letter makes specific applications, ob servations and recommendations which allow for diversity of opinion on the part of'those who assess the factual data of situa Vtrar and peace tion differently. However, we expect Catholics -to give our moral judgments serious con name as Catholic bishops of the ~orld. In Part III of this letter sideration when they are form church in the United States; we we set forth a positive vision of ing their own views on specific have ~ been conscious in I the pE:ace and the demands such a problems. preparation of this letter of; the vision makes on diplomacy, na· The experience of preparing consequences our teaching' will tional policy and personal ' this letter has: manifested to us have not only for the Urtited choices. States, but for other nation~ as the, range' of strongly herd opin While pursuing peace incess ion in the Catholic community well. One important expression ~lItly, it is also necessary to on questions of both fact and of this awareness has been I the limit the use of fOll'ce in a world judgment concerning issues of consultation we have had,1 by c(Jlmprised of nation states, war and peace. We urge mutual correspondence and in an: im faced with common problems respect among individuals' and portant' meeting held at; the but deVOid of an adequate inter Vatican (Jan. 18-19, 1983): with nSltional groups in the church as this let political authority. ter is a~alyzed and 'discussed. representatives of European Kl!eping lthe peace in the nuclear bishops' conferences. This con Obviously, as bishops, we be age is a moral and political im lieve that'such differences should sultations with bishops of other perative. In Parts I and II of be expressed within the fram- countries and, of course, with this letter we set forth both the , work of Catholic moral teaching. '" the Holy See has been very help- principle!: of Catholic teaching We need in the church not only ful to us. OIl war and a series of judg conviction and commitment, but Catholic teaching has always mlmts based on these principles also civility and charity. understood peace in positive about COlllCrete policies. 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No defensive strategy, nuclear or conventional, which exceeds the limits of proportionality is morally permissable. B. On Deterrence: I, "In current conditions 'de· terrence' based on balance, cer In every case with a presump tainly not as an end in itself but tion against war and for peace ful settlement of disputes. In as a step on the way toward a exceptional cases, determined by progressive disarmament, may the moral principles of the just still be judged morally accept war tradition, some uses of force able. Nonetheless, in order to erisure peace, it is indispensable are permitted. 2. Every nation has a right not to be satisfied with this mini and duty to defend itself against mum which is always suscep· tible to the real danger of ex unjust aggression. plosion." (Pope John Paul n,' Message to U.N. Special Session on Disarmament, No.8; June 1982.) 2. No use of nuclear weapons which would violate the princi pies' of discrimination or pro portionality may be intended in a strategy of deterr~nce. The moral demands of Catholic teaching require resolute willing ness not to intend or to do mor al evil even to save our own lives or ~he lives of those we love. 3. Deterrence is not an ade quate strategy as a long·term basis for peace it is a transi tional strategy justifiable only in conjunction with resolute deter 'mination to pursue arms ,control and disarmament. We are con vinced that "the fundamental principle on which our present peace depends must be replaced by another, which declares that the true and solid peace of na tions consists not in equality of arms but in mutual trust alone." (Pope John XXIII, "Peace On Earth," No. 113.) C. The Arms Race and Dis

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I. The arms race is one of the greatest curses on the human race; it is to be condemned as' a danger, an act of aggression against the poor, and a folly which does not provide the se· curity it promises. (Cf: The Pas toral Constitution, No. 81; State ment of the Holy See to the United Nations, 1976.) 2. Negotiations must be pur sued in every reasonable form possible; they should be gov erned by the "demand that the arms race should cease; that the stockpiles which exist in various countries should be reduced equally and simultaneously by the parties concerned; that nu clear weapons should be banned; and that a general agreement 3. Offen'sive war of any kind should eventually be reached is not morally justifiable. about progressive disarmament 4. It is never permitt~d to 'di~ and Ian effective method of con rect nuclear or conventional trol." (Pope John XXIII, "Peace weapons to "the indiscriminate' On' Earth," No. 112.) destruction (,'of whole cities or D. On Personal Conscience: vast areas with their populations I. Military Service: "All those •.. " ("The Pastoral Constitu who enter the military service in tion on the Churcb in the Mod loyalty to their country should em World," No. 80) The inten look upon themselves' as the tional' killing of innocent civil custodians of the security and ' ians or non~combatants is al freedom of their fellow country ways wrong. 5': Even defensive response to men; and when they carry out their duty properly, they are unjust attack can cause destruc tion which violates the principle contributing ,to the maintenance of peace." ("The Pastoral Con, of proportionality, going far be stitution ... ", No.. 79) ,yond the limits of legitimate de 2. Conscientious Objection:

fense. This judgment is particu larly important when assessing ','Moreover, it seems just that

planned use of nuclear weapons. taws should make human~ pro ing these judgments we speak as moral teachers, not as tech nical experts. I. Some Principles, Norms aryJ Premises of Catholic Teaching A. On War: '

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Pastoral summary .... must ask whether such a reason able hope can exist once nuclear weapons have been exchanged. The burden of proof remains on those who assert that meaning ful limitation is possible. In our view the first imperative is to prevent any use of nuclear wea pons and we hope that leaders will resist the notion that nuclear conflict can be limited, containod or won in any traditional sense. B. On Deterrence: ;. In concert with the evaluation provided by Pope John Paul II, we have arrived at a strictly conditioned moral acceptance of deterrence. In' this letter we 78.) 4. Citizens and Conscience: have outlined criteria and recom mendations which indicate the "Once again we deem it oppor tune to remind our children of meaning of conditional accep their duty to take an active part tance of deterrence policy. We in public life, and to contribute cannot consider such a policy towards the attainment of the adequate as a long-term basis for peace. common good of the entire hu C. On Promoting Peace: man family as well as to that 1. We support immediate, bi of their own political commun ity • . . In other words, it is lateral, verifiable agreements to necessary that human beings, halt the testing, production and deployment of new nuclear wea in the intimacy of their own con sciences, should so live and act pons systems. This recommenda in their temporal lives as to tion is not to be identified with any specific political' initiative. create a synthesis between sci 2. We support efforts to

entific, technical and profession al elements on the one hand, and achieve deep cuts in the arsenals

spiritual values on the other." of both superpowers; efforts

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3. We support early and suc As bishops in the United cessful conclusion of negotia States, assessing the concrete circumstances of our society, we tions of a comprehensive test ban treaty. have made a number of obser 4. We urge new efforts to pre vations and recommendations in the process of applying moral' vent the spread of nuclear 'wea principles to specific policy pons in the world, and to control the conventional arms race, par choices. ticularly the conventional arms A. On the Use 0« Nuclear trade. Wea~s: 5. We support, in an increas 1. Under no circumstances ingly interdependent world, po may nuclear weapons or other litical and economic policies de instruments of mass slaughter be signed to protect human dignity used for the purpose of destroying and to promote the human rights population centers or other pre of every person, especially the dominantly civilian targets. Re· least among us. In this regard, taliatory action which would in we call for the establishment of discriminately and dispropor some form of global authority tionately take many wholly in adequate to the needs of the nocent lives, lives of people who international common good. are in no way responsible for This letter includes many reckless actions of their gov judgments from the perspective ernment, must also be con- , of ethics, politics and strategy demned. needed to speak concretely a~d 2. The Initiation of Nuclear correctly to the "moment of suo War: We do not perceive any preme crisis" identified by Vati situation in which the deliberate can II. We stress_ again that initiation of nuclear war, on readers should be aware, as we however restricted a scale, can have been, of the distinction be be morally justified. Non-nuclear tween our statement of moral attacks by another state must principles and of official church teaching and our application of be resisted by other than nu these to concrete issues. We clear means. Therefore, a seri ous obligation exists to develop urge that special care be taken moraHy acceptable non-nuclear not to use passages out of con Idefensive strategies as rapidly text; neither should brief por as possible. In this letter we urge tions of this document be cited NATO to move rapidly toward to support positions it does not the adoption of a "no first use" intend to conveyor which are policy but we recognize this will not truly in accord with the take time to implement and will spirit of its teaching. In concluding this summary require the development of an adequate alternative defense we respond to two key questions often asked about this pastoral posture. 3. Limited Nuclear War: Our letter: Why do we address these mat examination of the various argu ments on this question makes ters fraiJght with such complex us highly skeptical about the real ity, controversy and passion? We meaning of "limited," One of the speak as pastors, not politicians. criteria of the just war teaching We are teachers, not technicians. We cannot avoid our responsi is that there must be a reason able hope of success in bringing bility to lift up the moral dim about justice and peace. We ensions of the choices before

vision for the case of conscien tious objectors who refuse to carry arms, provided they ac cept some other form of com munity service." ("The Pastoral Constitution . . . ", No. 79.) 3. Non-violence: "In this same spirit we cannot but express our admiration for all who forgo the use of violence to vindicate their rights and resort to other means of defense which are available to weaker parties, provided it can be done without harm to the rights and duties of others and of the community." ("The Pastoral Constitution ... ", No.

our world and nation. The nu clear age is an era of moral as well as physical danger. We are the first generation since Gene sis with the power to threaten the created order. We cannot re main silent in the face of such danger. Why do we address these issues? We are simply try ing to live up to the call of Jesus to be peacemakers in our own time and situation. What are we saying? Funda mentally, we are saying that the decisions about nuclear weapons are among the most pressing moral questions of our age. While these decisions have ob vious military and political as pects, they involve fundamental moral choices. In simple terms, we are saying that good ends (defending one's country, pro tecting freedom, etc.) cannot justify immoral means (the use of weapons which kill indis· criminately and threaten whole societies). We fear that our world and nation are headed in the wrong direction. More wea pons with greater destructive potential are produced every day. More and more nations are seeking to become nuclear powers. In our quest for more and more security we fear we are actually becoming less and less secure. In the words of our Holy Father, we need a "moral about face," The whole world must summon the moral courage and technical means to say no to nuclar conflict; no to weapons of mass destruction; no to an arms race which robs the poor and the vulnerable; and no to the 'moral danger of a nuclear age which places before human kind indefensible choices of con stant terror or surrender. Peace making is not an optional com mitment. It is a requirement of our faith. We are called to be peacemakers, not by some move ment of the moment but by our Lord Jesus. The content and con text of our peacemaking is set not by some political agenda or ideological program, but by the teaching of his Church. Ultimately, this' letter is in ten1.ied as an expression of Chris tian faith, affirming. the confi dence we have that the. risen Lord remains with us precisely in moments of crisis. It is our belief in his presence and power among us which sustains us in confronting the awesome chal lenge of the nuclear age. We speak from faith to provide hope for all who recognize the challenge and are working to confront it with the resources of faith and reason. . To approach the nuclear issue in faith is to recognize our ab solute need for prayer. We urge and invite all to unceasing pray er and works of penance (or peace with justice for' all peo ple. In a spirit of prayerful hope we present this message of peace. Copyright. United States Cath olic Conference, Inc. 1983. All Rights Reserved. No.part of tltis work may be reproduced or copied by any means without the prior written consent of the United States Catholic Conter ence, Inc.

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After several years as a lead ing group, Styx faded from the national musical scene but "Mr. Roboto" is high on the charts, re-establishing Styx's place in today's rock music. . One aspect of the song con· cerns the effects of technology on people. Some machines do more to dehumanize than en hance the quality of life. Another message is about peo· pIe's ability to understand them selves in a high-tech world.

DCJl1J1O Arigato. Mr. Roboto Mata ah-oo Hima de Even though they're not roo DCJl1J1o Arigato. Mr. Roboto bots, fear can lead people to Hi;mitsu wo Shirl tal. hide what is in their hearts. The YCl.u're wondering who I am result: "My heart is human; m)' lWac.bine or mannequin blood is boiling; my brain IBM." WIth parts made In Japali If we do not establish good I am the Modem 'Man. relationships with others, we I'm' not a robot risk becoming the "modem man" Wfithout emotions . hiding behind a mask. And no I'nl not what 'you see I've come to help you with your problems matter how advanced technology becomes, it cannot fill the need So we can be free for intimacy. . I'PI oot a Hero . But sometimes people become I'nl not a Savior . so adept at hiding that, it is Forget what you know 1'11I just a man whose circumstances went beyond his control difficu,lt for others to touch Be;vOIOO my control them. They think it is better to Wil mil need control become a "Mr. Roboto" than take the risk of letting others I need control . WIl mil need control hurt them. I am the Modem Man But that decision is costly. Who hides behind a mask Robots may be safe 'from hurt, So no one else can see but who thinks of them as alive? M)" tln1e Identity. "Mr. Roboto" asks people to The problem's plain to see. look at· their masks' and exam TO/I) much technology ine why they wear them. Machines to save our lives . Address comments to Charlie Machines dehumanize. Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood As .recorded. by Styx, Dennis DeYoung, @ 1983 by Stygian Songs Ave., Evaosvjl)e, Ind. 47714. --,----------------------------------- The association presented 'Latin Mass with music by St. Catholic high school scholarships Mary's Cathedral choir. Latin playlets were presented, to Steven Dias and Susan Kolb. In addition to awards pre Outstanding citizenship awards medieval and Renaissance, music viously unnounced, the following recognitions went to students from St. Anne Credit Union were by Amicae Musicae was' heard merited by Marie Anne Chicca and ,Father John Banks, SJ, at the AUleboro school: classics' department chairman "I Dare' You" leadership and Jude Nicoletti; and the La

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Ka.thyZern, carrying with them School Award of the Parish the classical tradition. Latin 'II students Charles Braga thll opportunity to apply for a Committee went to Claudine

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scholarShip to attend a two cum laude and cum laUlde certi wE!ek summer leadership confer ficates respectively, while Latin en,:e sponsored by the American I student Robert Ouellette re-· Youth Foundation. , Latin is alive and well at ceived a maxima cum laude cer· Undercllassmen ,awards went Bishop Connolly ,High, Fall tificate and a siiver medal. Also to students active in theatre arts. River, where presentation of a silver medalist was Kristen chorus, band, library' work, awards to contestants in the Fleming. Four magna cum laude joulrnalism, literature and the American Classical League's an . and six cum laude certificates student' council. nual national Latin exam was were also received inthe Latin Also recognized was acad preceded by celebration of a I division.

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Country Club, the tournament benefits the Greater Fall iRver Association for Retarded Citi zens. In other golf notes, duffers interestet:1 are reminded that the 24th CYO Diocesan Golf Tour nament will be held at the Po casset Golf Course in Pocasset, Mass., on Monday, July 25, starting at eight a.m. Qualifying tournaments will be held in each area of the diocese and each area will be allowed two representatives in each of the diocesan event's four divisions. More information may be ob tained from the area tourna ment chainnen - Neil Lowe, Attleboro; Bill Doyle, New Bed ford; .Rev. Jay. Maddock, Fall River; Rev. William Boffa, Taun ton; Dick Maxwell, Cape Cod or area CYO directors.

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Saturday, June 25, 9-11 p.m. (CBS) - "Somebody KiUed My Husband" (1978) - An innocu ous bit of fluff about a bumbling but boyishly. charmipg clerk in Macy's toy department (Jeff Bridges) who faIls in love with a beautiful customer (Farrah Fawcett) who soon becomes if widower when somebody kills her husband. A mediocre com edy-murder mystery. Benign view of near·adultery. A3, PG Religious Broadcasting - 1V Sunday, June 12, 10:30 a.m. Diocesan Television Mass. "Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, Is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as pennanent participants Father Peter N. Gra ziano, .diocesan .director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island; and Rabbi B8ruch Korff. ThIs week's topic: Crystal Ball. to the Year 2000. "The Glory or God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 27. "MarySon," a family puppet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs day, Fall River and l':lew Bed ford cable channel 13. "Spirit and the Bride," a talk show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. each Monday, cable chan nel 35. Sun-1ay, June 19, (ABC) "DI rections" - Challenges of living alone in San Francisco. Sunday, June 19, (CBS) "For Our Times." The Diaspora in Lebanon: the Great House of Cilicia." Friday, June 17, to Wednes day, June 22, 11:30 p.m. (NBC), "Highlights of the Papal Visit:" ·IO-minute reports on each day's events. On Radio Charismatic programs are heard from Monday through Fri day on station WICE 1210 AM; .Father John RandaIl, 9 to 10 a.m. and 11 to 12 p.m.; Father Edward McDonough, 8:15 a.m.; Father Real Bourque, 8:45 a.m. Father McDonough is also on WMYD from 1:30 to 2 p.m. each Sunday. Sur~jay, June 19, "Guideline" Susanne St. Albans and Father Joseph Fenton discuss Padre Pio.

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New Films "The Man with Two Brains" (Warners): A brilliant slightly mad brain' surgeon (Steve Mar tin) falls in love with a patient (Kathleen Turner) and when her affection cools to zero after the wedding finds solace in a pla tonic affair with a girl who is literally a brain, kept alive by a brilliant and altogether mad scientist (David Warner). Martin thus has two problems: his wife has a beautiful bddy and loathes Baseball him, and the woman who loves After one week of play, ending Lady of Health, Notre Dame vs. him has no body at all. There's last Sunday, Our Lady of Health St. Michael's Club, Lafayette fun with such. things as Warner's Frankenstein-style castle in a and Notre Dame, each 2-0 were Park; St. Patrick vs. St. William, tied for first place in the Fall St. Anne vs. Swansea, Maple~ sleek condominium and a tough River Area eyO Baseball wood Park. Each twin bill starts Austrian drunk drivers test, but League. at 5:30 p.m. Monday St. the silliness palls. There's need less inclusion of explicit sexual Opening week results: Our Elizabeth vs. Immaculate Con Lady of Health 4 S1. Elizabeth ception, Kennedy Park, 6 p.m. byplay.and some nudity. 0, R 1; Swansea 9 St. Williams 8; Tuesday Immaculate Con "Trading Places (paramount): Notre Dame 10 St. Patrick 0; ception vs. St. William, Ken Two quite rich, old, nasty broth" Notre Dame 10 Saint Anne 0; nedy Park, Notre Dame vs. Our ers (Ralph Bellamy and Don Our Lady of Health 12 S1. Wil La~y of Health, Lafayette Park, Ameche) on whim elevate an liam 4; St. Elizabeth 7 St. Pat both at 6 p.m. Wednesday impoverished black conman rick 6; Immaculate Conception St. Elizabeth vs. Notre Dame, (Et.~:1ie Murphy) to the director 8 Swansea 7; S1. Michael Club Kennedy Park, Swansea vs. St. ship of their trading company 7 Immaculate Conception 6; St. Michael's Club, Lafayette Park, after manipulating events so that Patrick 13 Swansea 2; St. Anne both at 6 p.m. Thursday - Im their former director, a stuffy maculate Conception vs. St. young WASP (Dan Ayl\royd), 10 S1. Eliabeth 3. Games next week: Sunday ~ Anne, Kennedy Park, 6 p.m. plunges to the lower depths. (mmaculate Conception vs. Our This reworking of a venerable device is fairly funny for a while, bolstered by good per Spartanette All Stars formances by Murphy, but the ending is too perdictable for Liz Makin and Ellen Saunders Greenwich, R.I., 16. comic punch. Much nudity. O. R of Bishop Stang High School Manchester, the north sec have been named to the New tional titlist, nipped previously ,''Wu Games" (MGM-UA): Bedford Standard-Times all-star' undefeated Bishop Feehan, the David (Matthew Broderick), a team of distance runners. south sectional champion. 3-2, brilliant high school untder Miss Makin was picked for Tuesday and won the Eastern achiever and self-taught com puter wizard, breaks into the the 800 and Miss Saunders for Massachusetts Boys Team Ten computer percolating American the two-mile. Honorable mention nis championship. was given to Stang's Sean Mori· In the title game at Newton nuclear strategy options. The arty in the high jump. North High School Feehan's Dan FBI catches him and nobody be Ison and Shaun Sullivan won the lieves his story that the com New Bedford High's Joe Ro cha set a new meet record of second doubles and undefeated puter has been programmed to 9:10.11 in winning the 3,200 Dave Schriener (19-0) won the keep playing to the logical con clusion of nuclear Annageddon. meter run at the New England third singles. The early portions of the film The Shamrocks finished the High School Track and Field Championships at Bellows Falls, season with a remarkable 18·1 are especially entertaining, but it loses momentum when John • V1., last weekend, and team record. Wood's semi-mad scientist, mate Chet Wheeldon won the The Bay State Games Foun tracked down by David, comes shot put championship with a throw of 56 feet three inches.. dation is seeking volunteers to on to give the st~ndard lecture Mike Benevides of Seekonk work in the regional qualifying on human folly getting its just High won the discus at 165 feet competitions being held through. deserts. As to the grave issues out Massachusetts this summer involved, the movie, in true six inches. as well as the Bay State Games Hollywood fashion, sticks reso Bishop Hendricken High of finals in Greater Boston, Aug. lutely to the surface. As an in Warwick won the tournament 10-13. Interested in volunteer nocuous bit of summer enter winner with 44 points followed ing - call 727-3227 or area code' tainment, however, it fills .the by New Bedford 38, Nasua High 413, 739-5609. bill. A few vulgar expletives. 20, Seekonk High U8 and East A2, PG

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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. Note: We do not carry news of fundraising activities such as bingos. whists. dances, suppers and bazaars. We are happy to carry notices of spiritual programs, club meetings youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundralsing pro jects may be advertised at our regular rates. obtainable from The Anchor business office. telephone 675·7151. I On Steering Points items FR Indicates fall River. NB Indicates New Bedford.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FR New Women's Guild officers: 'Lorraine Souza, president; Terry Marcoux, vice-president; Pat :Patenaude, secretary; Gloria :Baxter, treasurer. Boy Scouts meet each Wed nesday at 7 p.m. Those -inter l~sted in membership may call ::;co~tmaster Mike Donovan, 1>75-2888.

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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI) NB Men's League meeting: I after 10.a.m. Mass Sunday, June. 26. Parish picnic: Sunday, July 31, Cathedral Camp. Parish council 'elections this . weekend.

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WIDOWED SUPPORT, !FR The first meeting of .a I new support group for the widowed will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mon day at· Blessed Sacrament church hall. Mrs. Edna J;)ube, an authority on -the :problems of the widowed, will speak~ All welcome. I

8T. CAlSllMIR, NB Parishioners will observe the silver jubilee of Father Henry K. Kropiwnicki, pastor, at· a Mass of thanksgiving at 4 p.m. :::unday, June 26. Banquet to f,l)llow a,t Thad's Steak House. ST. MARY, SEE~ONK Vincentians: meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday._,

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ST. MARY, NB New E,ucharistic ministers will be presented to the .parish at 9 a .m. Mass Sunday. A eucharis tic holy hour will be held for them, their families and friends ai~ 7 p.m. Monday. New Women's Guild officers: Annette Forgue, ·president; Diane Roy, vic,e-president; Debbie Le tE,ndre, secretary; Emily De Carlo, treasurer.

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I;T. DOMiNIC, SWANSEA "Roots, Wings ·and Embraces," a booklet on responsible parent ing by Father Joseph Champlin, Jsavaillable at the churohand c:enter c!Dtrances at no charge. -Womt!D's . Guild installation Ei:30p:rp.. Monday at church, followiI'lg banquet, 7:30 p.m. Venus de Milo restaurant. In formation at rectory.

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ST. STANISLAUS, FR Eighth grade graduates will receive diplomas at 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. ALTAR BOY DAY The annual Altar Boy Day will ·be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at Cathedral Camp. Athletic con tests and waterfront activities will be on 'the program and a Holy Year closing 'ceremony will be conducted by Msgr. John Oli veira. Participants should brihg lunch,a baseball glove if de sired and swim togs. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR New schedules for altar boys, lectors and special ministers are in the sacristy.

WASHINGTON (NC) - More than half of all U.S. "latchkey children" will, as adults, recall their childhood experiences with negative feelings, a Catholic University of America professor has found. Thomas Long, a professor in the university's School of Edu cation, found that fewer than half of the 75 adults he inter viewed had benefited from or even felt neutral about their early experiences with daily . self-care, which involved letting themselves into their empty homes with keys on strings worn around -their necks. In' a coming book called "The Handbook for Latchkey Children anld Their Parents," Long and his wife, Lynette Long of Loy ola College in Baltimore, de scribe how many latchkey chil dren suffered high fear levels, intense feelings of isolation or the burden of too much respon sibility. .

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Hyacinth Circle, Daughters of Isabella: meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, K of C Hall, Pleasant and Campbell Streets; Rev. Ed ward Halloran, OFM, will speak on the New Bedford Market Ministry.

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NOTRE DAME, FR Rosary Society meeting: Mon -. ST. LOmS de FRANCE, SWANSEA day. The group sent 180 rosaries Mrs. Lucia Marcille has been to the foreign missions in the named religious education co past few days. ordinator for the parish. HOLY NAME, FR . Eucharistic ministers for the SACRED 'HEART, FR Parish council members for sick and a,ged will meet -at 7 p.m. Monday in Holy Name the coming term: Donald Black, Michael Cote, 'Donald Desma School. rais, Alice Harrington, Dennis ST. JOSEPH, NB Hurley, Kenneth and Margaret A Legion of Mary ·holy hour Leger, Stephen Lopes, Marjorie will be held at 5:30 this after Lothrop, Colleen McRoy, Martha noon. All welcome. Jubilee McVey, Rosann Patota, James ~ear indu~gence may be ~ained. B. Roberts, Fern and Paul White, Jacqueline Medeline Grace, FAMILY LIFE CENTER,. Serra, John Springer. N.DARTMOUTH Birthright social 7:30 tonight. St. James' bingo workers' party 6 p.m. tomorrow.

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ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR "Problems and· Their Solu tions" will be discussed by De partment of Public Welfare case management director Lois Si mons a,t ·a physicians' educa tion conference at 8:30 ·a.m. Wednesday, June 29, at Cle mence Hall.

Through this program, persons living in the Greater Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton areas can borrow equipment medically prescribed for them to aid in short -term convalescence or long-term rehabilitation. Such equipment .in cludes wheelchairs, commodes, walkers, canes, etc. There is no charge for this service.

.ST. ANNE, FR Reservations for parish sum mer program July 20 through 22 for children in grades 1 through 8 close June 26. Reception . honoring Sister T.heresa Bisson, outgoing school principal: 1 ,to 3 p.m. Sunday, St. Anne's School. . New Home and School Asso ciation officers: Donald Val court, president; Delores Lyne, vice-president; Blanche Gagnon, ·treasurer; Lois ValCoul'tand Diane Diogo, secretaries. Ultreya: 7:30p.m. Sunday, home of Normand and Lucy Paul, 181 Lafayette St.

ST.. PATRICK. FR Officers of the newly reacti vated Women's Guild are Louise Re~an, president; .Kathleen SplInter, . vice-president; Grace Correia, secretary; Veronica Urban, secreta.ry.

EQUIPMENT LOAN PJ{OGJRMf . The Massachusetts Easter Seal Society has been providing rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities for some 40 years. Now the SoCiety is introducing a new service - EQUIP MENT LOAN.

ST. JAMES, NB Parish council meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday, rectory. Vincentians: meeting 7 p.m. Monday, rectory.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Reception and testimonial in the church hall for Sister Elea nor Cyr, SS.CC., parish CCD coordinator, !ollowing 7 p.m. Mass tomorrrow. Sister Eleanor has been named a delegate to \ the general chapter of her com munity, to be held -in Rome this fall. Parish picnic: noon ,to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17, Cathedral Camp.

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ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Holy Rosary Sodality meet ing: Tuesday, pariSh center, fol lowing 7 p.m. Mass. CCD registration: 10 a.m. to noon, CCD center, Sunday, June 26. . Parish feast committee meet ing: 7:30 p.m. Monday, rectory.

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