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Swiss trip gets mixed • reVIews By Sister Mary Ann Walsh VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II's visit to Switzer land June 12-17 both promoted ecumenism and spotlighted dis agreements among Christian churches and within the Catholic community. The pope began his visit on an ecumenical note at Ithe World Council of Churches Geneva headquarters June 12 when he called for increased cooperation between Catholics and the WCC in social issues. His call for joint action was, backed by a Catholic-Wee statement on cooperation. Car dinal Johannes Willebrands, head of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, and the Rev. Philip Potter, the Metho dist minister who is general sec retary of the wce said the two groups should "take up some of the most pressing issues to gether, especially the concern for world peace." The pope took another ecu menical step on June ,15 when he met with leaders of ,Switzerland's Reformed Church in Kersatz, a small town where Catholics and Reformed Protestants have a church serving both congrega tions. Bishop Pierre Mamie of Lau sanne, Geneva, and Fribou'rg, said that before the papal visit, "Protestants in Switzerland had a stereotyped attitude about the pope and towards Catholics." "Their seeing him here in his human simplicity is a major step toward reconciliation," the bish op said. But along with generating ecumenical good will, the pope's visit also emphasized doctrinal separation between Catholics and Protestants, particularly on the issue of intercommunion. The pope indicated that for Catholics, intercommunion is a goal of unity, not a means of achieving it. "We may not give a false sign." the pope said. A Protestant spokesman dis agreed sharply. "We believe that the celebra tion of the Communion at sep arate tables means disobedience towarqs Christ's call and a limi tation of his generosity," J. P. Jornid, president of the Swiss Evang~lical Union, told the pope. The pope met dissension in Catholic ranks ,the following day,
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SAN SAL V ADOR. El Salva Judge Bernard dor (NC) Rauda Murcia June 18 sen tenced five former Salvadoran national guardsmen to 30 years ," -/: ,in prison with no possibility of parole for the 1980 murder of four American Catholic church women. "For me it has been a tri umph, and it !has been a tri umph for Salvadoran justice and / q • \t ,; / all those who believe in it," iJ ' . t:1 said Murcia. who· tried the case. t," i, i !;t{ \ \: ~ 'i' I The sentences are the maxi mum allowed under Salvadoran \'1' , ) . i\ /, law, according to a U.S. State .,1' 'J' l&\"'i:'\ . :1;: __.:.: _ ..: .~~..; _.l!i;~. ~; L~"} .. . Department EI Salvador special FOLLO\\1NG their ordination last Saturday, the diocese's newest prIests stand WIth ist. . Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. From left, Father James Ferry, Father James Fitzpatrick, Father The former guardsmen were Thomas McGlynn, Father Mark Hession. Other pictures on page 9. (Gaudette Photo) also convicted of destruction of property and robbery stemming from the murder case. but will not serve extra time for those Sister Desiree crimes because of the 30-year limit, the State Department of ficial said. The five men were convicted of the slayings May 24 after a considered one of the best in the planning meeting in place of 20-hour trial which had become By Pat McGowan market master Charles Mendes. a key issue in EI Salvador's re commonwealth. Sister of Providence Desiree She also served' on the former "We got hooked and here we lations with the United States. Trainer, 78, has lived in Fall Sisters' Senate of the diocese, are," he said of his and his -The four churchwomen, Mary River less than a decade. She is she has been a very active mem wife's' involvement, which sees knoll Sisters Ita Ford and Mau leaving the city far better than ber of the Interfaith Council of them feeding hundreds weekly at ra Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dor she found it. Greater Fall River and she is a one of the kitchen's two loca othy Kazel and lay volunteer She came to her community's eucharistic minister at Holy tions, the Diocesan Department Jean Donovan, were found shot Fall River provincia'i house as a Name parish, Fall River. of Social Services at 783 Slade to death Dec. 2, 1980, along a retired professor of English with You can say she is at least in Street and the Church of the As country road 15 mHes from the the assignment of editing a news directly responsible for the Fall cension at 160 Rock Street. San Salvador airport. They letter for her fellow sisters. River Community Soup Kitchen, It was the basement of the were last seen alive by a group What she did was found the a Farmers' .Market spinoff Social Services building that of Canadian church members. area's flourishing Farmers' headed by Joseph and Mayetta The delay of more than three ear-lier 'this month was the Market, in business 8:30 a.m. to Levasseur. Levasseur is also years in bringing the case to site of a testimonial for Sister 2 p.m, Saturdays at Kennedy assistant market master for the Desiree, now making another try trial had jeopardized U.S. mil Farmers' Market. In that capac Park and noon to 4 p.m. Wed itary aid to EI Salvador, which Turn to Page Six nesdays at Ruggles Park and ity he attended a soup kitchen is locked in a bloody struggle with rebels. A bipartisan at tempt was made ear.Jier ~h:is year in Congress to link the aid toa verdict. Suspicion stiH lingers in some quarters' that high-ranking Sal vadoran military officiers were directly involved in the murders. The Maryknoll Sisters and Gov. Mario Cuomo of New York have called for more investiga tion of those allegations, but Salvadoran President Jose Na· Turn to Page Six
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THE' 'ANCHOR':"'Oiocese of Fall' River-Fri., JUh~' 22, 1984
~p. La~ BOSTON (NC) Boston Archbishop Bernard F. Law has defended his right as a religious leader' to "meddle" in political issues. Speaking at a June 13 prorally at the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston. the archbishop said that in his prior post as bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo., he had been advised to re frain from "meddling" in polici cal issues. He said that he had responded, "Well, I've always said that if a preacher isn~t meddling, then he isn't preaching." "There are those who would ask "What are you doing at the statehouse?'" he said. Noling . that he has. aligned himself in both Missouri and Massachusetts with legislation on behalf of the poor, the elderly, the sick and those in need of decent housing he said, "Is that meddling?"
de:fends right to 'meddle' Archbishop Law said that his statehouse audience - made up of people of v@.rious faiths and political views - contradicted those who claim there are "small" groups of Catholics who are always trying to foist their morality on the public." "As a Catholic, I would sin against my faith if I denied the fact that life begins at the mo ment of conception'and is to be protected," the archbishop de clared. "But I think that in the statehouse a more appropriate point of reference would be the Bill of Rights and the Constitu tion of the United States and what it is that makes this na tion a great nation." The archbishop said he thinks it is unsettling that society "can be galvanized by the picture of a little 2-year-old girl who has ' had a liver transplant but can remain so callous when millions
are being deprived of life" through abortion with the ap proval of government. "Where, in the name of God, are we if we undercut the basic right to life?" he asked. He called the abortion issue a "fundamental question, a ques tion that springs out of the fab ric of our nation and unless we redress the drift that is presently in place, we're going to bear sadder consequences than we are already experiencing as a nation." . The archbishop said society must be more responsive to the plight "of those who find them selves in very difficult pregnan cies." He urged the prolifers to take the lead in tackling ,the problem and cited the efforts of such organizations as Pregnancy Help, a local group, and Birth right, a national organization of fering alternatives ~o abortion.
•• • Diocesans m majOr conventIon event
FATHER BOULE
Golden jubilarian Father Roland' B. Boule, retired former pasto~ of St. Anne's parish, New Bedford, will'mark his golden jubilee of Qrdinationon Sunday, June 24. He is delaying formal observance of the occasion until August, when he will combine it with celebration of the golden wedding anniversary of his brother and sister-in-law, Raymond and Irene '(Landry) Boule, of' Our Lady of Fatima parish, Swansea. . Father Boule officiated at his brother's wedding Aug. 4, 1~34, at St. Anne's Church, Fall River. The double observance will ,take place at St. Alme's at 1 p.m, Aug. 19, when Father Boule wiN offer Mass in thanksgiving for both his priest hood and his brother and sister-in-law's marriage. A ·Fall River native, Father Boule was born April 7, 1910, the son of the late Honore and Anna Bou·le. He prepared for the priesthood at the Semimi.ry of Philosophy in Montreal and the Foreign 'Missions of Quebec Seminary dn Pont-Viau, Quebec. ' ~rdained at St. James' Cathedral, Montreal, he served for mne years in the Manchurian region of China, then re turned to Pont-Viau as community treasurer for three years. This was followed by a year in Japan and brief.service at the ·Foreign Missions of Quebec headquarters in Montreat ' In 1950 Father Boule returned to ·the Fall River diocese where he was associate pastor at Notre Dame parish, Fall River, until 1955, then serVed in the same capacity at Blessed . Sacrament parish, also in Fall River. In 1966 he was named adminst.rator of St. Hyacinth par ish, New Bedford, and in 1970 pastor of St. Anne's New Bed ford. He retired from the latter post in 1980. In retirement he resides in Somerset. His,leisure activities include golf, in which he posts a score in the low 90s.
Sister Robillard
Religious of Jesus and Mary . Sister John of the Cenacle R() billard, 77, died June 14 at a mission center of her community in Cumberland, R.I. A native of Southbridge and the daushter of the tate Dr. Jo seph and Ida (Tarte) Robillard, she entered religious life in 1931 and taupht in Jesus' and Mary schools In Fall River, Rhode Is land and Maryland.
She is survived by'- a brother, Paul . Robilliard of Syracuse, N.Y., and a sister, HoItElnSe Ro billard of Norwood.
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Many singers from the Fall River diocese are participating in "Blessed Are the Peacemakers," the major event on the program of the New England regional convention of the National Asso ciation of Pastoral Musicians to be held Monday through Thurs day in Providence. , A final rehearsal of the pre sentation, an interpretation in music, song, dance, mime and the spoken word of the U.S. bishops' peace pastoral, wiH be held at 6 tonight in 55. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Providence,
said Glenn Giuttari, director of music at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, and producer of "Blessed Are the Peacemakers."
the Fall River diocese have sig nified their intention of atten dance. Individuals and families wiH also be welcome. Other events at the convention, The ambitious production will which has as its theme "The utilize the talents of over 100 Challenge of Competence," will singers and will also showcase include "Songs of Israel: II." the Boston Liturgical Dance En an original work by Dr. C. Alex semble. • ander Peloquin, director of mu It will be present~d at SS. sic for S5. Peter and Paul Ca Peter and Paul Cathedral at 8 thedral, which will open the p.m. Wednesday and wBl be convention, keynote speeches by open to the public at no charge. liturgists and musicians from Giuttari said members of several across the nation and a special peace-oriented organizations in clergy day on Tuesday.
Cardinal explains wide pro-life range
KlANSAS CITY, Mo. (NC) 'Addressing a broad range of pro~life issues does not mean diluting the content of the pro life message, Card.ina-l Joseph Bernardin of Chicago told par ticipants in the 1984 National Right to Life conven~ion in' Kansas City June 7. At the June 7-9 convention, National. Right to Life Commit tee -leaders said that the reelec tion of Ronald Reagan is the or ganizB!tion's number one prior ity. More than 1,000 people at tended the convention, which in cluded sessions on adoption, in vitro fertilization, fetal pain and teen-agers and abortion. Cardinal Bernardin stressed the need '.'to cast our case in broadly, defined terms, jn a way which elicits support from oth ers. We need to shape our po sition' consciously in a way de signed to. generate interest in the abortion question from indi viduals who thus far have not been touched 'by our witness or our arguments." The cardinal had been criti cized by some pro-lifers last De cember when he urged the church to promote a "consistent ethic of life" that wou-ld in clude opposition to not only abortion but capital punishment and the increase in nuolear ar maments. In Kansas City, Cardinal Ber nardin said, "The basic moral principle that the direct killing of the innocent is a-lways wrong
is (so) fundamental in Catholic theology that the need to defend :it in the multiple cases of abor tion, warfare and care of the handicapped' and terminally ill is se1f~vident." He said one reason for the need to defend the rights of the innocent is the growing, erosion of the moral fiber of the United States because of the abortion issue. "If civil law can be neutral when innocent life is· under .at tack, the implications for law
and moraHty in our society are truly frightening," he declared. There is a need,' be said, to cultivate respect for }ife on a series of issues. It follows, he continued, that the linkage theme is consistent with the ethic of me. While developments in every life issue may not be the direct responsibility of each pro-lifer, they should always be of In tense interest to aU, he con cluded.
She '8 been there Are you thinking that you might volunteer as a CCD teacher come faIl? Here's encouragement from Mrs. Karen Bergeron of St. Mary's parish, Seekonk, a nfoe..year veteran of CCD: "Just before CCD classes started in September 1975, a caH went out for 6th grade teachers. If none could be found, the children in 6th grade would not be able to attend CCD that ·year. "I wasn't sure I was quali fied to teach religion; in fact, I was positive I wouldn't be able to. 'But thinking ahead to the year my oldest child would be in 6th grade and . the possibility of her not being able to attend because of lack of teachers, I said a prayer a~d volunteered.
"It was hard at first, but I've -learned more about my self and my faith - and how much the children themselves have taught me!
"No one could have been more unsure of themselves' than I was. Anyone who has thought about teaching, but don't think they can; do what I did - say a prayer and fol low through. I'm sure you'll be surprised and pleased at what you can do in helping to bring God's word to the youth of our parish."
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22~ 1984
FATHER AVILA
FATHER BARNWELL
FATHER BOUCHARD
FATHER BYINGTON
FATHER COSTA
FATHER CWIEKOWSKI
FATHER FERNANDES
FATHER GENDREAU
FATHER GOMES
FAnmR RITA
FATHER SALVADOR
FATHER TREMBLAY
FATHER VIVEIROS
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OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENTS , Rev. Steven AVila, from Assistant at Mt. Carmel, New Bedford, to Assistant at St. Mary's, Mansfield. Rev. Gerald Barnwell, from Assistant at St. Anne, Fall River, to Assistant at Sts. Peter and Paul, Fall River. Rev. Marcel 'Bouchard, from Assistant Director of Reli gious Education to Assistant at 51. Julie, North Dartmouth, while remaining Chaplain at Bishop Stang High School. Rev. Edward Byington, from Assistant at St. George, Westport, to Assistant at Mount Carmel, Seekonk. Rev. Joseph Costa, from Assistant at Mt. Carme.l, See konk, to St. Vincent Home, Fall River, Chaplain. Rev. Bruce Cwiekowski from Assistant at St. Mary's, Mansfield, to Pastoral Ministry Ito the sick at St. Luke's Hospital,' 'Ne)VBedford, with residence at St. James Rectory, New ,Bedford. Rev. Stephen Fernandes, from Assistant at Sts. Peter and Paul, FaH River, to Assistant at St. James, New Bedford. Rev. Richard Gendreau, from Assistan't at St. James, New Bedford, to Assistant at St. George, Westport, whi·le re maining Chaplain at Southeastern Massachusetts University. Rev. John Gomes, from Pastoral Ministry, to the sick at CharIton Memorial Hospital, Fa)'1 River, to Assistant' at St. John of God, Somerset. Rev. Thomas Rita, from Director and Chaplain at St. Vincentfls Home, Fall River to A~istant at St. Mary's South Dartmouth, whi,le remaining Director of St. Mary's Home, New Bedforo. Rev. Stephen Salvador, from Assistant at St. John of God, Somerset, to Assistant at St. Anthony of Padua, Fall River. Rev. Marc Tremblay, from -Assistant at St. John's, AUle boro, to Assistant at Notre Dame, Fall River. Rev. Joseph Viveiros, from Assistant at St. Anthony of Padua, FaH River, to Pastoral Ministry to the sick at CharIton Memorla·f Hospital with residence a't Sacred Heart rectory, Fall River. FIRST PRIESTLY ASSIGNMENTS Rev. James Ferry, Assistant, Mount Carmel, New Bed ford. Rev. James Fitzpatrick, Assistant, St. John, Attleboro. Rev. Mark Hession, graduate studies in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America; summer assignment to St. Joan of Arc, Orleans. Rev. Thomas McGlynn, graduate studies in Canon Law at the Catholic University of America; summer assignment to St. Joan of Are, Orleans. AlI effective July 4, 1984.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22, 1.984 .
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'A Drastic Thought . The current debate concerning the status of illegal . aliens in this country has certainly occasioned an out pouring of opinions. Politicians, .lobbyists, civil rights workers and church leaders are but a few of those who have felt they had to voice a position on this very 'thorny question. . Lobbyists have had a field day attempting to persuade elected officials of the merits of the stance taken in the matter by their particular group, be it'affiliated with rabor, agriculture or big business. Everyone seems to have a position, often at the expense of the desperate individuals whose fate is being decided. But one very important idea seems to have been buried under the tons of written and spoken words on the subject. Few commentators have even mentioned the fact that' this country is still the hope, the desir~d destination and the ideal of the afflicted and captive. We tend to focus on alien exploitation without any reference as to why people are risking life and limb to reach America. Areas of injustice and immoral behavior certainly should be uncovered and correCted. Yet at the same time the whole picture of people's attempt to become a part of this nation should also be considered. The United States is historically an immigrant haven. Its so-called historic destiny was the inspiration. of immi grants. Waves of immigration breaking upon our shores are of our essence as a nation. What is of prime concern today is the number of im migrants who enter this country illegally. There was a day when people were welcome here. Then those who had be come established decided that immigration should be limit ed. . Since then the exclusion mentality has dominated American immigration policy. First we played the numbers game. Only' a certain amount of the world's poor and suf fering could be allowed into the country. As this procedure became impractical, people were selected by countries. But this too became impractical, usually for politicians. So new measures were taken to make sure that the United States did not become overpopulated by "undesirables." Naturally order and common sense must be used to help insure that both citizens and aliens are protected from capitalistic or political 'avarice. Yet in all the heated ex changes it must be recognized that we are dealing with peo ple, not objects or statistics - real human beings who are doing nothing more than seeking freedom, people who want to be part of the American experience, who have a vision of personal dignity. and respect. Perhaps it would be well to do away with numerical restrictions and selectivity pf national origin. Perhaps everyone who wants to come to this land could be given a legal chance to do so. Perhaps we could abolish so-called protectionism, eliminate quotas and. open our doors to all honest men and women who sincerely seek the chance to live as Americans. Let the chips fall where they may! Let the market place meet the challenges and the establishment the com petition. Would c it not all level off in. typical American fashion? Would not true freedom become a reality and not a mandated choice? Would not this land be better if we stopped considering people as criminals simply because they want to be free? Is this too idealistic, too drastic a thought?
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The impact of the pope
By Father Kevin 'J•. Harringtcm
right-left tensions in El Salvador it appropriates the Christian,
The past is often an aid in during the past. five years a de· vocabulary to advance a utopian
assessing the future but it is . cidedly anti-American milieu has vision of a society freed from
sin. Matters become particularly
never an' infaHible predictor. developed. The rhetoric of the revolu- volatile when Marxists com Surprises continually shatter our most cherished illusions. Even tionaries is remarkably similar mandeer clergy to foster their the forecasts of Alvin Toffler's to the vocabulary of Christen- sectarian cause. Because of these Future Shock seem mild in com dom. Sin is located solely in so- dangers it's truly a :blessing to parison to the changes. that have cial structures. Evil is unam- have a pope whose experience been happening in the church. biguously personified in leaders within a Communist country has One of the most delightful sur· of state and a social'transfor- rid him of the i1lusions that mation or liberation becomes wreak such havoc among the prises was the election of a Po lish pope. Historians will need the equivalent of salvation. Those people of underdeveloped na· time to evaluate the impact of caught up by revolutionary fervor tions. his papacy, but in the meantime are blinded by their .illusions. History will judge the election it can be said that the Holy Pope John Paul II's visit to Nic- of the Polish pope not as an Spirit works in a mysterious and aragua was an effort to shatter isolated coincidence but as a marvelous way. . such illusions. turning point in the church's reo There has been a stunning Everyone remembers the pope lationship with non-European demographic shift in -the Roman shouting "Silencio" in Managua lands. Conventional wisdom has Catholic population. Of the 4.4 but few realize the. context of judged Catholicism to be a West· billion people that populate our , his action. It is customary to re- ern European phenomenon al· planet 800 miUion are Roman member the dead' during the though only 266 million Roman Catholic. Close to 300 niiUion of prayer of the faithful. The pope Catholics reside in Western Eu· them reside in Central and South waited for many names of vic. rope and the church's fastest· Am~rica. The future of these tims of Somoza's reign of terror growing area is that· of Africa, regions is critical for the church to be read until he was con- where there are presently more and' explains our Holy Father's vinced that this was not a spon- Catholics than in the United preoccupation with them. The taneous action but a political States. collapse of Catholicism in Com· While the strength of the ,tra. munist Ouba during the past 25 maneuver staged by the Sandin· istas. Refusing to play into their dition of Western civilization years, for instance, does not hands, he became a victim of cannot be judged by numbers bode well for the church. alone, the West must renew its My 1979 arid 1984 visits to their hosti'lity. The history of Marxist revo- spiritual dynamism if it is to Central America have been eye lutions is sad. So-called libera- challenge the Marxist threat to openers. In 1978' the Uiuted States engendered a measure of tion is never achieved without ,the Third World. Few would deny that Pope good will in Central America use of the same tactics deplored with the sharing of the Panama in the oppressor that has been John Paul II, more than anyone, Canal. But with the overthrow overthrown. is in a privileged position to reo of Somoza in Nicaragua and the One , danger of Marxism is that , new that dynamism.
, THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River--Fri., June 22, 1984
Family Night
A weekly at-home program for famllies
sponsored by the Diocesan Office of Family Ministry
OPENING PRAYER Gentle Jesus, come, Lord Jesus, and be with us this Family Night. Help us to build each other up, not tear one another down. Help our family to smile rather than to frown. Amen.
LESSON Young Family Materials: paper plates, cray ons, pieces of string or yarn. Each perrroncolors a smiling face on a paper plate. On the back side color a frowning face. Then punch a hole in the top and loop the yarn or string through the hole and tie it. Take turns sha~ing phrases that are some "times said that make us happy or sad; for example, shut up!, you're lovely, I hate you, that's a good job. Try to discover some special phrases that are peculiar to your own family. As different phrases are shared, tum the faces to show each person's re actions. Put the faces near the meal area and before dinner, have each person share which side of the face depicts' how he feels.
Middle Years Family Materials: dictionary, paper, pens, shoe box, aluminum foil. Together cover the shoe box with foil and then mark it on each
side, "The Criticism Box." Set . cream, with ralsms for a nose aside. Each write a definition of and mouth, and cherries for eyes. the w~d criticism. Share to ENTERTAINMENT gether, then look it up in a dic tionary and read the definition Name Game: place someone in aloud. Then discuss what the the center blindfolded; the group family can do to reduce criticism chooses one person to describe at home. Each write two ideas to the blindfolded person in three and place them in the "Criticism words or less another individual Box." Keep the box on the din in the family. The person in the ner table and each night draw center sees if he can guess with one of the papers and read it in the three tries. Try to make aloud. the words difficult f~ older chil dren and easy for younger ones. Adult Family Be sure to use only words of Materials: Bible. Read aloud praise or good things' about the Romans 14:13. Share your person. thoughts. Each take a turn shar SHARING IDEAS ing two stories from the past: (1 a time when, because of fear 1. Each share what your feel of criticism, you failed to do ings are like when you are something you really wanted to told "I love you." do; (2) a time when, because you 2. Share a struggle from the were supported and encouraged, past ~eek. you were able to accomplish 3. Share a favorite book and something you never dreamed of why you like it. being able to do. --Spontaneous Prayer Make Happy Face sundaes: ice --Scripture: Matthew' 7:7,8 --Suggested prayer: Dear Je , sus, thank you for tonight. Bless your families everywhere but es pecially those families that are suffering from want of food or shelter 'or are in need of kind ness or love. Praise you, Lord Jesus. Amen.
• MTV: .another VIew
Remember the column I wrote on banning MTV, the teenage video music pro gram in our home after I, saw some sexually exploitive and sadistic material my son was watching? Well, I received a thoughful letter from Annette Colombini of Poulsbo, WA., who disagreed. Here is part of her letter: "I am a high school senior, a 17-year-old Catholic. I do not do drugs, get good grades and I come from a very respected fam ily. "I love music, though. One way I enjoy my music is by watching MTV. I read your opin ion regarding MTV and can re spect your views. There are some music videos that contain questionable themes. However, I am able, due to my strong moral upbringing, to see through these themes and recognize them. I think that most teenagers with average intelligence can do the samOe and reject the 'bad' themes as their consciences dictate. "I think that if a person views a situat~on, whether it be MTV or any,thing else, looking for 'bad' things such as sexual sad ism, violence, etc. that is pre cisely what they will find. But if a person views MTV or any thing else merely as entertain ment, that is also what they will find. ' "When you forbade your
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child's watching of MTV, were you giving his intelligence or sense of responsibility a boost? Or were you saying, 'I do not think you are smart or respon sible enough to tell what is good and bad, retain the good and re ject the bad? I am not sure. If I were in his shoe, I would feel as though you did not trust my judgment or your raising of me." I wrote to Ms. Colombini ask ing her if she would ban any thing from her children and if so, what and at what age. She replied, "I have thought about that 'question a lot and jotted down many notes that seem to say the same thing. '. "I believe a child's environ ment dictates the kind of per son h~ will be. If a child grows , up in loving, honest, Christian environment, it is my belief that he will be a loving, honest, Ohris tian person and be able to handle all of life's experiences as such. I also believe, very strongly, that children learn from the example of their parents . . . " This young lady impresses me as being the kind of offspring parents long for. But experience tells us that lots of kids from loving Christian hom~s are not able ·to handle life's experiences. I wish I could say that I could expose my children to any and all experiences and know that because they come from a warm loving Christian home they can
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survive these; But I am not sure. Therefore, I feel ·the need to monitor influences. I don't accept that it means I don't trust my son. I do. He's a good kid with good principles. It means -that I don't want sadistic sex and vio lence invading our home as a part of our family life or esthetic appreciation. _ Annette is probably right. She can handle MTV and the vio lence, sadism and fallout that go along with it. But ·if we allow programs that accept masochism, sadism and violence -- behaviors we do not value -- as part of their entertainment value, is this not the example she was talking about? What does it tell our childen about our value system? That supporting -tr!ish is okay as long at it's part of entertainment and won't harm us? That's been the pornographer's stance for years. No, in spi.te of mature young people with good morals like Annette, I won't relent on MTV beca-use I wouldn't allow those values into our home on two legs. Why should I on an elec tronic tube?
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JAMES KENNY
Dear Mary: For the past three years I have been
friends with a neighbor whom I thought was some one special in my life. We had been through the good and the bad together. We shared many ups and downs. After a while, our disagree ments came closer and closer to gether. I was always the first to try to work out our differences. Each time it got harder to take that first step. Needless to say, it has hap pened again. For no reason that I have been able to figure out, she blew up at me and was very rude. It is now going into the second week, and to this date I'm still in the dark as to what happened. I truly feel I don't want to take the first step any more. It is draining me to con tinue going through this every so many months. Is it possible that there are just some people impossible to relate to or have any kind of a mature relationship with? Could It be the difference In our ages? She is 25, I'm 35. Besides me she only 'has one othet friend. Es that a clue for me? - Kentucky. What is wrong with your friend? Who knows? You live right near her and are her close friend, and you cannot figure her out. Certainly I cannot ex plain or diagnose her behavior. While her behavior is unfor tunate and distresses you, the problem is not what is wrong with your neighbor, but what can you do at this point and what do you want to do. • The tone of your letter sug· geests that you are weary of the whole relationship and would like to break it off. This is a legitimate choice to make. When you have been rebuffed several times, your efforts seem wasted. Your friend's behavior suggests that she may want the relationship to end. Breaking up your friendship with no explana tion and no resolution will be painful for you, but it is a rea· sonable choice. Another alternative is to keep the lines of communication open. but without the closeness which your friendship previously en joyed. Invite her over if you have a party or host 'a community meeting. You will be extending friendship to her as one of the neighbors, but not as your special friend. You say that once you shared· good times and bad. Then your friend began to get angry with no apparent reason. Such be havior suggests that she might be upset because of something in her personal life which has nothing to do with you. In this case she might need a friend very much. Recognizing this, you might reach out one more time. Write her a note say ing, "I'm sorry about what hap-
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pened between us," and offer your help if she needs you in any way. Such a note might be less draining on you than a personal visit or phone call. You are not apologizing or taking blame, since you have· no reason to apologize. If she does have a problem which she needs to share with someone, you have indicated you are available. Reaching out to others in friendship, as you have repeated ly done, is an important part of life. Sometimes, however, the effort is too painful or fruitless, and you may need to hold back. Decide in your own mind which relationship you wish to estab lish with this neighb~ and then act accordingly. Reader questions on family living and cllilldl care to be aJlIoo swered in print are invited. Ad dress The Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978. Over 100 of the best of Dr. James and Mary Kenny's col umns are available in book form. Send $6 to Dept. Ll2, St. An thony Messelllger Press, 1615 Re public St., Cilneinnati, OH 45210, and ask for "Happy Parenting... Payment must accompany order.
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June 24 Rev. Bernard F. McCahill, Pas tor, 1907, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River June 25 Rev. Raymond J. Hamel, Chap lain, 1960, St. Joseph Orphanage, Fall River Rt. Rev. Louis ~. Marchand, Pastor, 1941, St. Anthony, New Bedford June 26 Rev. Charles P. Gaboury, Pas tor, 1931, Sacred Heart, New Bedford Rev. Msgr. Albert Berube, Pas tor, Emeritus, 1973, St. Anthony, New Bedford June 27 Rev. John Corry, Founder, 1863, St. Mary, Taunton, Foun der, St. Mary, Fall River, :Founder Rev. Dario Raposo, Pastor, 1933, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton Rev., Msgr. Thomas F. Walsh, Pastor Emeritus, 1980, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro June 28 Rev. Thomas C. Gunning, Assistant, 1947, St. Lawrence, New Bedford
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NEW YORK ~C) - Priests should 'stay out of politics, but they must speak out against in justice even if it brings accusa tions that they are becoming political, the JesuIt superior gen eral, Father Peter-Hans Kolven bach said in an interview with CBS-TV. "The priest has always to be the witness of the heart of the matter," said Father Kolven bach, elected to head the Society of Jesus last September. "i\nd the heart of the matter is the conversion of our hearts." Pamela Hott, CBS vice presi dent for religious and cultural programs, said" she thought this was the first time Father Kolven bach had granted a television interview. Interviewed on 'a rooftop with the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in the background, Father Kol venbach talked about problems in the Middle East, where he formerly served, the future of
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Continued from page one at retirement and moving to the Sisters of Providence mother house at St. Mary-of~the-Woods, Ind. ,Present at the testimonial were Farmers' Market and soup kit chen' workers. To the latter Sis ter Desiree presented a framed, meditation by Peter Maurin, founder with Dorothy Day of the Catholic Worker. Entitled "Feeding the Poor/' it follows: In the first centuries of Christianity the hungry were fed at a personal sacrifice, the naked were clothed at a personal sacrifice, the homeless were sheltered at a personal sacrifice. STUDENTS AT' Nazareth Hall, Fall River, enter Holy i\nd because the poor Name Church, also in Fall River, for graduation ceremonies. were fed, clothed and (Torchia photo) sheltered at a personal sacrifice, the pagans used to say about the Christians "See how they love each other." Continued from page one reiterated church teachings and poleon Duarte has said he plans Continued from page one In our own day the poor are no longer at the Benedictine abbey at Ein his concern over world pplitical no further probe. tensions. fed, clothed and sheltered siedeln. However, two U.S. govern He urged the Swiss to monitor ment: - commissioned tlnvestiga at a personal sacrifiCe Four priests challenged the" but at the expense pope's positions on issues such their powerful economic and fin ·tions have reinforced aMegations of the taxpayers. as celibacy and the role of wo~ imcial systems' to prevent use of that Salvadoran higher~ps those systems for funding war; . were involved in a cover-up of men in the ministry. i\nd because the poor are no longer One, Father Markus Fischer, The papal trip did not provoke the murders. fed, clothed and sheltered cited 10 concerns including celi thie protests Vatican officials A report by retired U.S. Judge at a personal" sacrifice bacy and the position of women f~ared might occur. Their fears . ,Harold Tyler Jr. concluded that the pagans say about the in the' church. He used a safety had been raised by a spate of "the first reaction of the Sal Christians pin to explain that the church, anti-Catholic advertisements and vadoran -a'uthorities to the mur "See how they pass the like the pin, must be opened to statements w~ch preceded the der was, tragically, to conceal buck." be effective. visit. the perpetrators from justice." The pope declined to debate, But while anti-papal demon His report,released by the State Sister Desiree, who has never passed the buck, was qUick to saying he didn't know whether strations did' not materia'lize, Department May 25, said that pass out compliments as she pre the criticisms "correspond to the neither did the large crowds the Salvadoran Minister of De fense, Gen. Carlos Eugenio Vi pared to leave Fall River. She thinking and the cares of the which had been expected. majority of clergy in Switzer Organizers of the visit pre des Casanova, may have "been ~xpressed special gratitude to Father Peter N. Graziano, dioce land, to whom I wish to speak." dicted 40,000 persons would hear -aware of and acquiesced in the san social. services director, One Swiss bishop described the the pope address foreign workers cover-up" when he served as whose office supplied a Cam pope ,as "personally hurt by the in Lucerne June 16. But only' head of the national guard. Ty-ler said, however, that all paign for Human Development offensive tone" of the criticism. about 15,000 were present. The same issues were raised The biggest crowds were in avaHable evidence indicated the grant to help the Farmers' Market get started and who in a June 13 meeting with Sion, but even they were far five guardsmen aoted alone. A 1980 report prepared at the, turned over the social services . French-speaking youth in Fri short of the 100,000 predicted. A Swiss bishop said the re request of President Carter con basement, .formerly a day nurs bourg but the pope also declined ery, to the soup kitchen opera to talk- specifically !In them; He straint of the crowds was partly cluded Jthatthere was a "high asked ,the youth to be patient and due to tight seOUrity which kept probability that an attempt was tion. She is a'lso grateful to Msgr. fair in their criticism of the pope and people far apart in made to concea'l the deaths" by many places. He said security some .Salvadoran officials. Daniel F. Shalloo, Holy Name church. The pope spoke about doc was overemphasized because of .pastor, who made the parochial school hall available for Farmers' trinal controversy in general to a misinterpretation of Vatican Market meetings, to market Catholic theologians at the Uni directives. FoBowing the papal trip, in an evidence that one is in commun master Mendes and to other versity of Fribourg the same day he met with the youth. interview with' Vatican Radio, ion with all who confess the members of the Food Alternative He said it is the job of theo Cardinal Willebrands defended same faith, with those who have Community Team (FACI') who confessed it since Pentecost, and worked with her in the market's logians to study controversial Pope John Paul's reiteration of with thOse who will confess it questions, but they "must be during his June papal 'primacy . early days. careful not to confuse those be 12 address to the World Council until the day of the Lord shall It began, she says, because come," the pope said. lievers who are ~~ss instructed of Churches.· she wanted to organize a co in questions of faith by present,- , The Catholic position on'papal "It is not possible for us to operative cannery as a means of ing them with theses which are speak without showing our face. primacy is a key point of ecu-. attacking ma'lnutrition in the . not officially recognized, and are The pope said with great modesty menical contention for other community. But such an under at times still immature and in and with great clarity, what is Christians. The pope's strong taking was prohibitively expen sufficiently nuanced." for Catholics the position of the statement at the WCC drew criti sive; and the market was decided cism as insensitive. One spot of Catholic contro bishop of Rome, the successor of on as an alternate approach to Father Pierre Duprey, secre versy not on the papal agenda P~ter, who conserves the tradi the nutrition problem. tary of the Christian unity sec tion of the faith of the apostles was the headquarters at Econe of Today it draws thousands of suspended Archbishop Marcel Peter and Paul and guarantees retaiiat, also defended the pope's Fall Ri'(erites to its scores of Lefebvre. The archbishop in 1969 the truth and orthodoxy of this frankness. staUs f,aturing hours-from-the founded a. dissident traditional faith," said the ,~ardinat "The fundamental concern of field frotts and vegetables, mom ist group which opposes the litur The pope, visiting the WCC the Holy Father is that Christ ing-fresq eggs and a wide yariety gica" ,renewal and ecumenism headquarters in Geneva, Switzer ians, testify together to the world of plantf and flowers for home caned for 'by Vatican n. Arch bind, declared that the papacy of' today about spiritual reali gardens. bishop Lefebvre's request for a has received the mission from ties and' the meaning of life, he What :lies ahead for tiny, ener meeting with the pope 1n Swit Christ to preserve Christian said. getic Si~ter Desiree as she enters zerland had been turned down truths.. Doing so does not mean deny before. the visit. her secqnd "retirement?" "To be in communion with the ing the divisions which exist, Indiana, watch out! ~. , ,: ;._Th~9h~ut tJ:1~:JriI> the pope bishop of Rome is to give visible added Father Duprey.
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the Jesuits and other Issues, as well as the controversy over priests in politics. The main reason the church does not want a priest to become involved in politics 'is because a priest must serve as a "minis ter of ~econdliation" for all of humanity, the Jesuit superior said. The Jesuit mission, he said, is to get involved in non-religious areas. "Where Christ is absent we are to announce the Gospel," he said. "We know that it's a difficult. mission, that it's a delicate mis sion that will not always be understood, even in the church itself," Father Kolvenbach said. "But that is the mission we have received, and for this mission the Society was founded." Despite risk of misunderstand ing, he said, the priest should speak out w.here there is in justice while remembering that the crux of the matter is conver sion of the heart: "The best revolution will not succeed - and we know it be cause we have seen them - if man doesn't like to be what he should, a man for others," he said. "And the best program for development, ,the best plan for social involvement will not suc ceed if we don't convert our hearts." Father Kolvenbach, who head ed the Jesuit community of the Middle East prior to his 1981 appointment as rector of the, Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome, deplored the exodus of Christians from. ,the Middle East and caBed for the universal church to help them continue living there. Asked about the future of the Jesuits, Father Kolvenbach said that it depended first on the pope, "We are at his service, and he will be our future," he said.
Tidy profit VATICAN CITY (NC) The Vatican museums earned a profit of more than $1 million on the 14-month exhibit of more than 200 of their works in the United States, said Walter Persegati, secretary and treasurer of the museums. He said the money will go to restore art works and to make museum improvements. The profit came from royalties, reproductions, books and cata logs associated with the show, which was exhibited in New York, Chicago and San Francisco and viewed by more than 2 mil ,lion people.
Defend, don't rap MILWAUKEE (NC) - Pro lifers should defend, not criti cize, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin's linkage of opposition to abor tion, nuclear war and capital punishment a's a "seamless gar m,ent," says Michael Schwartz, public . affairs director for the Catholic League for Religious and -Civil Rights. Some pro-lifers have criticized the, Chicago car dinal for what they say is his downplaying of the abortion is sue by linking it to' other life questions.
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on party platforms 'WASHINGTON (NC) -Auxil iary Bishop Eugene A. Marino of Washington, testifying for the U.S. Catholic Conference June 12, said the Democratic Party platform should promote protection of life by opposing nuclear war and. abortion. Referring to criticism that the bishops are unwisely Hnking those two issues, Bishop Ma rino admitted they need differ ent approaches. "But it is clear to us that the sanctity - indeed the survival - of human life is at stake in both. It is likewise clear that in both cases our nation faces grave problems which cry out for a redirection of public pol icy." The testimony, also to be sub mitted to Republican Party offi cials, reiterated posHions devel oped previously by the bishops through pastoral letters, con gressional testimony and state ments on political responsibility. Alphabetically, the usee tes timony covered ·these topics: ABORTION: The bishops urged reversal of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling legaHzing abortion and urged the platform commit tee to support passage~ of a con stitutional amendment to out law abortion. The testimony also said "pub He funding policies should en courage childbirth over abor tion" and noted that the bishops oppose public funding of abor tion. ARMS CONTROL AND DIS ARMAMENT: "Our judgment of 'strictly conditional moral ac ceptance of nuclear deterrence' means that the deployment of certain kinds of· new weapons to deterrence should be avoided," the testimony said. The bishops also recommeinded "a bilateral, verifiable and negotiated halt to all new nuclear weapons de ployment" and "intensified ne gotiations" ·to reduce nuclear arsenals. CIVIL RIGHTS: Renewed and effective 'action is required on the part of government, the pri vate sector, and individual citi zens to eradicate unjust dis crimination in aU its· forms so that all Americans can exer cise their basic human rights," the bishop said. CRIME AND CRIMINAL 'JUS· TICE: "We support strong and effective 'action to control hand guns," the bishops said, add ing "We oppose the use of cap ital punishment." . EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME: "Our nation should pro vide jobs for those who can work and a decent income for those who cannot," the USCC said. FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY: "The right to eat fol lows from the right to life;" the USCC said, urging nutrition pro grams for those in need. HEALTH CARE: "While our goal remains a comprehensive national health insurance pro
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22, 1984
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gram, we 'Strongly urge that im mediate attention be given to meeting the basic hea1th needs of the poor, half of whom are in eligible for Medicaid under cur- . rent standards," the usec said. HUMAN RIGHTS: The bishops said the United States should accord "greater weight to the protection of human rights in the oonduct of U.S. affairs." IMMIGRATION: The bishops said they support immigration reform legislation providing "a generous legalization program for undocumented aliens." MASS MEDIA: The usec said it opposes decreased ac oountabiilty of broadcasters and cable TV systems to their com munities. It 111so supported the concept of universal, .Jow-cost telephone service and denounced pornography. . REGIONAL CONFLICTS: The USCC stated that the United States should "play a creative diplomatic role" in promoting dialogue to bring what peace and economic reconstruction in Central America. They also said that "religious communi ties with roots in the Middle East must reflect the best of our 'traditions in supportin~ the movement for peace with justice for aU people of the region." Discussing South Afr.ica, they said that "U.S. foreign policy and its inf,Juence on corporate activity "should be directed to ward needed change in South Afr-ica and in its relation:s with neighboring states,"
Seat money discontinued Collection of seat money will be discontinued in diocesan par ishes in accordance with a de cision made by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in consu1tation with the Priests' Council. In a letter to pastors and asso ciates, the bishop said that par ishes may discontinue. the col lection by July 1 but that it must be. terminated by Jan. 1, 1985. Terming collection of ..25 per person either at the church en trance or at a special collection during Mass an "anachronistic" practice, the· bishop said the mechanical aspects of making change and collecting seat money "can impede the flow of the Hturgical celebration and dis tract the people of God." The bishop, noting that seat money revenues, often amount i.ng to between $10,000 and $20,000 annually, represent an important part of parish income, suggested that· parishioners in crease offertory collection con tributions to compensate for the Joss.
It's Better "It is better to be rebuked by a wise man that to be deceived by the flattery of fools." - Ec cles.
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Hospital tour intrigues kids A'mong activities of volunteers at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, is the conducting of weekly hospital tours for pre schoolers in Head. Start pro grams. The tours have been found valuable in reassuring chB dren about what happens if they or a relative or friend are hos pita'lized. Preparation for the visit begins in the Head Start classroom with showing of a film strip about a child's hospital experience. Then, when the big day ·arrives and the children come to the hospital, each gets an identifying wrist band and either a nurse's cap or a doctor's head scope. (Gender doesn't decide who gets what.) The tour begins with an ele vator ride to the pediatric unit, where the youngsters check out a typical child's room and have medical items explained to them by head nurse Barbara Dias and her coworkers. Probably making rthe biggest hit is the stop at the pediatric playroom. .Many children are ready to be admitted to St. Anne's on Ithe spot rather than be tom away from its delights. The next stop is the pulmon ary therapy department, where respiratory therapist Cornel Bou dria discusses the importance of lungs and how smoking damages them. After the tour, when the child ren are asked what they've learn ed, the most· frequent respon~e is "not to smoke." The X-ray department is an other highlight. There, when they're available, either Dr. W. Robert Courey, radiology chief, or Jeff Kelly, administrative di rector, introduuces the visitors to ,Oscar, the department's friendly skeleton. The children also enjoy study ing X-rays, often coming up with quite creative interpret~ tions of them. One 4-year-old, for example, shown a pelvic X ray, declared, "It's a guit~." At tour's end the children dis- cuss their experiences and are presented coloring books about St. Anne'" Hospital. Later they are asked to draw their own pic-
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22, 1984
With summer here, 'tele visIon tends to claim more and more time from both .children and adults. Much is .good: who wants to miss the Summer Olympics? But the red light flashes when pas sive watching replaces par ticipation in the outdoor delights of the season, when whole families become what might be called teleholics. The following articles by Father Eugene Hemrick, a columnist for the ,National Catholic News Service, dis cuss the problem.
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Curing teleholics "I was an addict. The biggest clues to that' addiction were' these: "I was watching television, not specific programs. "I was letting television crowd out of my life a great deal that I had always said was important to me, including people. "I kept turning the knob, look~ ing for higher levels of excite ment. "I was doing the equivalent of the alcoholics' 'blacking out,' having to work hard the next day to remember what I had watched the night before." These words of Ben Logan are from the book titled "Television Awareness Training," by Diane Liebert and published by Media Action Research Center Resource. The book contains 21 well-writ ten chapters by research special ists in television viewing. In the chapter titled, "Tele vision, Advertising and Values," Ms. Liebert says: "Young child ren trust commercials and be lieve they always teIl the truth:' She points out the danger in that trust by referring to a child who took 40 vitamin pills because he thought they would make him as big and strong as the person who advertised them. She struck a chord with me when, writing about children's early attraction to pills, she said: "Surely there is something wrong when our children tell us what kind of piUs they want." In Chapter 5, "Television and Children: Regulating TV at Home," a parent writes: "Our goal in creating ways to limit TV isn't so much to protect the children from specific images but to protect a lifestyle which we know is good for us." Another parent writes: "Each day televisiori becomes a nego tiable issue:' Of sqap operas, the author writes: '1Most say they find soaps engrossipg in the way that gossip is. They like the contact with proble~~ without ,the responsi bility tf' do som~g about them." . , Other interesting chapters in the bOQk include: "Television and Theplogy," "~ow Television Changes Children;' and "Learn ing and Television Violence:' At the end of each chapter
readers are asked to fill out worksheets. The exercises are ex cellent for creating a deeper awareness about what vie watch. . For example, we' are asked to analyze propaganda techniques ,used to seIl products. Some tech niques -are: - "Big names"; Buy it be cause I said so. . -"Bad names"; You're stupid if you don't. - "Transfer"; You. can be like this too. - "Testimonial"; It worked for me. - "Bandwagon"; Everybody's doing it. When I showed this book to a friend and tried to sell her on its value for her family, she sighed and said: "When you come home tired in the evening' all you want to do is relax and be.' entertained. If you can't watch tel~vision, what can you do?" .'She had a' point. For millions of viewers, television is a means of cutting (oose ·from the prob lems of the day and escaping into fantasy. ~urning television into an analytical workshop does sound like homework. Yet I wonder. Isn't there some· thing wholesome about teaching children to discern what is best to watch during their formative years? . Isn't there a. sense of self confidence that comes from weeding out programs and say ing "no" rather. than helplessly enduring second-rate entertain ment? It is a question of becom ing active, not passive; of re fusing to be manipulated.
Television-awareness training does imply homework. ;But isn't this the type of homework that sends us to bed with a clearer mind and a refreshing sense of accomplishment? .
Freedom from TV How would you like to experi ence a new-found freedom? If you feel your c~i1dren are hook ed on the 23 or more· hours of television the average' person watches each week, think about curtailing the viewing time. . What can you expect in re turn? The first few days will probably be a war of nerves. No doubt there will be fits of tem per, moodiness and restlessness. The withdrawal' symptoms will seem worse than those experi enced in cutting back on alco hol or tobacco. Even more dIs turbing will be the frightening ~alization that you will have to fill in time usually consumed by televison. But, you ask,how is this a new-found freedom? In experi ments where parents limited television, the results were as tonishing. ~ Children who wert1 passive and loners began to 'ask their parents if they couid invite friends' over to the house to play. They were no longer onlookers, but became participants, crea tively intermingling with friends. Children whose grades were Ds and Fs began to earn B pluses. One mother observed that her child began to get out doors' more'· and. to create new
WASHINGTON (NC) - Four national church groups have urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee to give community information needs first priority in r.able television legislation. In a recent joint let ter, the groups said the legisla tion :;hould be amended to al low cable to realize its potential "to deliver programs and infor mation services that will strengthen community institu tions and afford widespread op portunities for. ordinary citizens to voice thdr concerns:' The letter was signed by represen tatives of the U.S. Catholic Con· ference, the United Church of Christ, the National Council of Churches of Christ and United Methodist Communications.
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By Hilda Young' I have been somewhat defensive about the. reports of children in families watching too much television. Our famHy has been, I thought, aware of the drug called television and have tried in reasonable ways to watch our use - or abuse. However, some things worry me. Not the least of which is our 5-year-old walking stra-ight through the door after school to watch cartoons. And the fact that our family tells .the days of the week by what's c;m prime time: Tuesday is "A-Team," Wednesday is "FaU Guy," etc. At the prodding of friends, spouse and I tried an experi mentrece~.t1y. Instead of watching a half-hour of television after dinner we took a half-hour family walk. At first II thought it would be groan city. Little Michael was the first to notice the fresh green blades of grass forcing themselves through cracks in the sidewalk. It was like nature sending out tiny green "henos:' Marie observed how oldest son wa'lks just like his dad. We laughed. I told how when I was 101 was superstitious about step ping on a crack or I'd break my mother's back, like the rhyme goes. Joey pointed at the string of sparrows perched on a tele phone line. We listened to them chatter, gossip. We wondered where they could all live in our big city. Johnny wanted to know which one made the decision to Jaunch en masse and how they decided where to land next. That made spouse think. of how he used to hunt little birds with a J;!B gun when he was ·a boy. He described how one day he hit and kiHed one. And how his excitement turned to sorrow as he found the innocent and fragile creature and buried it in a shoe box. ' We discovered the impressive design on manhole covers; talked about how long grandma might live; debated why fire hydrants look the way they do; and decided, for some reason, to try a Saturday evening Mass for a change this weekend. The half-hour turned into more than an hour. "Magnum P.!.," eat your heart out.
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Relaxing one's grasp photos, early writing prizes,. a journey to our final destination By .Antoinette Bosco Tornadoes hit several areas of few gifts from my mother and more pleasant. The only treasure that merits father and my wedding gown. I our country in May and tele a tight grasp is our final destina had designed and made it my vision cameras showed the devastation where homes were self and I hc;>ped someday to pass tion, Sister Madeleva added. I have lost her book long picked up and tossed aside like it on to a daughter. since. But she has helped me But one day my then hus garbage. cope with every loss I've known band took out all my personal I sympathized with the people a quarter century. for who experienced such losses. treasures and burned them. I Last spring after I bought my don't quite remember now what Loss is a hard price to pay and present house, record rains he thought he was teach lesson people who suffer -loss have to flooded my basement with a learn to accept it, even if they ing me. I did learn from it, however. foot of water. Everything stored can't always understand why it For just at the same time, I had there was lost, including twoir had to happen. Like' most people, I've had stumbled upon a book written by replaceable boxes of magazines. many lOSSes in my life and the Holy ~ Cross Sister Madeleva These were publications I had tornadoes made me remember Wolff. For many years she was saved for more than 30 years. more than I wanted.· On the good president of St. Mary's College Each contained an article I had . written. side, they also reminded me of at Notre Dame, Ind. In a sense, they were a record how I -learned to come to terms /" The book had a strange title, of my life, saved by me, long "The Relaxed Grasp." In it Sis with loss and even find mean forgotten by .anyone else. I ter Madeleva told how she 'learn ing in it. mourned my loss, but not for ed that nothing in life is per Twenty five years ago I suf long, thanks to that nun I never . manent. Loss is always the spe'c fered an odd loss. I was a teen-ager during World ter before us, she said, and the even met.· I have struggled over the War II and had. kept a careful only way to cope with it and find years to relax my grasp on my p~ace is to have a "relaxed scrapbook of headlines and stor burned treasures, my broken ies while the war raged. It was grasp." Trying to hold on tight to marriage, my desire for security, my intention to pass on to my children an original historical things is the ultimate folly, the and so many other goods I poet remarked, because in the wanted to hold on to. document of that war. I also saved all the letters, end we travel from this world My support has been Sister written like poetry, that my with nothing in our hands. She Madeleva. long gone on to her wonderful Uncle Augie, then in indicated that loss was practice final trip, not grasping any bag the Coast Guard, sent me hom . for the final trip. Learning to gage that would chain her to the the- South Pacific. There· were relax our grasp on material earth and hinder her vision of other boxes too, containing goods would help make the the promised treasure.
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By Sister Mary ~ Walsh ROME CNC) - "We are try ing to get into China," Mother Teresa of Calcutta told Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, Vatican sec retary of state, -after her speech to more than 3,000 young peo ple at a Holy Year youth cele bration in Rome. Speaking of her hC!pes of en tering the country where the church has been oppressed since • ,the 1949 Communist revolution, she described a visit to the Chin
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"he said, .'I will help you in every possible way.' " Mother Teresa said she has been successful in another Com munist-ruled area,. East Berlin, , where "the government .is very kind to us." She said her community now has 250 houses in 35 countries and that .she has 132 requests from bishops throughout the world for her order to come to their dioceses. Mother Teresa fingered her rosary as she spoke about the effect of prayer on her co~ munity. "We used to have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament once a week," said Mother Teresa, "but the Sisters decided .in 1973 that they should have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for . one hour per day," Mother Teresa worried that this would take too much time from their work with the poor, but she was in for a surprise. .Despite the increased prayer, "we have not had to cut down on our work," she said. Since iricrell$ing prayer, she noted, the sisters also have experienced a rise in vocations and better com munity spirit. The increased prayer, she added, led to growth in understanding of the mem bers for one another and an in crease in compassion for the poor. This has had a positive effect on the people who come in con taet with the order, she said. "Last year the Sisters conse crated 56,000. families" to Mary, said Mother Teresa. "There was such a change in the families that even Hindu families have requested this."
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22, 1984
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uestion corner By Father John Dietzen
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brother, a baptized Catholic who bas Dot practiced bls religion for many years, plans to be. married In a non Catholic I have received eonfIlctlng opinions regarding whether or not my family should attend the wedding. Pm sure other famlly members and friends who are practicing Catholics wfII attend. But we are not sure. Would It be sfnful, or acceptable, for us to be there? (Callfomla) A. First, please do not think of this in terms of "sin" or not. Particularly for someone like yourself who obviously tends to do what is right but is tom be tween conflicting responsibilities, there is no clear-cut black-and white answer. We're not talking about sin; rather; what is the better thing to do, all things con sidered? Decisions such as this are never easy, particularly if the other party - in this case your brother - doesn't recognize the questions of consdence he is raising in the people who love him. Your first obligation, of course, is to yourself, that you do not compromise, or seem to compromise, your. own convic tions about the church and about the sacred sigl'lificanoe of a Christian and Catholic marriage. On the other hand, you owe him your love and support even though he is doing something which you (but, you must re member, perhaps not he) con sider wrong for one who is sup posed to be Catholic. You also want to do nothing that will im pair, especially if children are involved, the rest of your fam i1y'~ respect for the church and for her laws relating to mar· riage. Others in your situation have worked out ways to make their own convictions and beliefs very clear to everyone concerned, and still attend the ceremony with little or no pQssibility that any one could misinterpret that at tendance. P~y about it, discuss It with others in your family, and then do what you believe is the most charitable thing for everyone in volved. It may be: somewhat consoling for you to recall that the church's law now is that any baptized Catholic must be married before a priest or deacon unless that individual has formally rejected the Catholic faith. What might constitute such a "formal reo jection" is still unclear, and will become specific only with ex· perience.
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making your decision. ' Q I Joined the Catholic Church ' six years ago. Since then I have heard repeatedly about the "old" Mass and the "DeW" Mas~ and , Pm lost. I thiDk I know what ' they mean, but when did the Catholic Church start using what they eaI1 the new EDglIsh Mass? (Idaho)
A. The changes in our euchar istic rIlturgy have occurred grad· ,uaHy, mainly over 'Ii period of about 10 years starting during the Second Vatican Council. Mass in English (or other local languages) was first authorized in 1964. In succeeding years in. dividual parts were changed and some were eliminated, such as the first 14 verses of the Gospel of John, which up to that time were read at the end of Mass. The ~ucharistic Prayer itself was -permitted in vernacular lang· uages in 1968. In 1970, after years of work, the new Order of Mass was ap· proved by Pope Paul VI, replac· ing the format authorized by the Council of Trent more than 400 years before. Use of the English translation of this new missal - or Sacramentary - was re·, quired in our country as of Dec. I, 1974. Because of bls volume of mall, it is normally impossible for Father Dietzen to respond to correspondence personally but questions for this column can be sent to 'him 'at Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. MaiD St., Bloom Ington, DL 81701.
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BRENTWOOD, Calif. (NC) A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated June 19 at St. Martin of Tours Parish in Brentwood for Meredith Willson, 82, com poser, librettist and lyricist of the Broadway musical, "The Music Man." He died of heart failure June 15 at St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, Calif., where he had been admitted for treatment of an intestinal obstruction. Raised a Congregationalist, Willson converted to Catholicism in 1974. In 1968 he married Rosemary Suilivan, a Catholic. After at tending Sunday Masses with her, he composed "Mass of the Bells" in 1970. Willson said the Mass sounded like bells ringing Sun day morning "from several dif ferent churches at once." Parts of the Mass were sung during his funeral. Willson also composed the sC9re of "The Unsinkable MoHy Brown" and "Here's Love," a Certainly joining another faith musical adaptation of "Miracle would constitute such a rejec. on 34th Street." tion. BU~, at least as of now, it would not seem necessarily to History Repeats require anything that drastic. "What is Uthat hath been? You giv~ no indication that your brother has gone so far as even The same thing that shall be. to stop ~alling himself a Catholic. What is i,t that hath been done? Keeping in mind the church's The same that shaH be done." attitude expressed in that law, - Eccles. 1:9
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FATHER ROBERT DON· OVAN, ,associate pastor at St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, was the principal speaker at the 104th anni versary banquet of the Cath olic Association of Fores ters, held last Saturday in North Falmouth.
FRANCIS X. DILLON, a 1970 graduate of Stonehill College, North Easton, has been named the college's as sistant to the president for development. He has been aSsociated with Stonehill since his graduation as admissions counselor,. assistant director of admission and most reo cently director of admis sions. His wife, Linda, is a fin ancial aid officer at the col lege. Dillon succeeds Walter A. Mullen, now retired, Stone hill director of development since 1970.
Sister Eugenia Margaret, SUSC, of tb.e faculty of Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taun ton, and her sister, Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr., director of the Boston province of the National . CouncH of Catholic Women, represented the Fall River dio·' cese at a national Catholic con· ference on obscenity, porno graphy and "cableporn" held earlier this month in New York. The conference provided par ticipants with facts on criminal ,traffic in pornography, obscen ity laws, rights of citizens under the First Amendment to the Con stitution, U.S. Supreme Court de cisions in cases concerning morality and the media and the' theological implications involved I, in such matters. It sought to offer a blueprint for diocesan and parish action in combating the $7 billion porno· graphic industry, which has be come a major moral and social issue in the nation. Philadelphia Cardinal John Kral, keynote speaker at the three-day conference, said its aim was to involve the Catholic community in working for ef· fective enforcement of federal obscenity laws, passage of regu· latory legislation with regard to cable TV and eventual inclusion of cable TV under federal broad casting controls. "This is a serious situation," said the cardinal. "While we must be concerned about many of the problems of the modern world, the need to combat porno graphy, obscenity and indecency is imperative.· We must mar· shal our forces to alert the pub· Iic to the steadily worsening situ ation and take effective means to mold public opinion. We must exert all our efforts to con tinue to be one nation under God."
Other speakers included addi tional church representatives, government and legal officials and members of the medical pro fession. Speaking on the necessity of church involvement in combat ing pornography, Father Paul J. Murphy, SJ, of Morality in Media of Massachusetts, declared: "Two reflections confirm the urgency to confront public por nography. First, there is a built-in compulsion in the por nography industry to descend to ever viler sensationalism. Now they are '''acing their sick presentations with blasphemy, using Christ and Our Lady and the most sacred symbols of faith in a context of blatant Just. "Second, cablevision concen trates the pornographic malaise and wires it right into the domes· tic sanctuary with an immediacy of poisonous ini'luence hitherto unequalled. "Many, indeed, will not wel come the voice of chastity. We can be sure that, as we speak for sexual dignity and discipline, we will meet the snarls of scorn and the rapiers of ridicule from the libertarian establishment. "But millions of believers in God, millions of parents in love with their families, millions of children of vulnerable innocence and immaturity, will welcome the moral strength nnd leadership of a church commissioned by Christ to 'teach all that I have com-· manded you' - a church still proud to embrace the beatitude: 'Blessed are you when you are reviled or made a target of mali cious lies for my sake. Be glad and rejoice; for your reward is great in heaven. They persecuted the prophets 'before you in the very same way.'''
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fc;all River-Fri., June 22, 1984
Laws ··affecting mohilehomes
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RICHARD MURPHY
Mobile homes aren't really all that mobile. One can think of all· sorts of homes more mobile than the alum inum and fiberglass structures which congregate in hundreds of residential parks around the state. Nomadic Somali tribes men can fold up their dwellings, hitch them to their camels and be on the road within the time it takes you tq read this column. But a mobile home - in the dwelling built on legal sense, a chasis and containing complete electrical, plumbing, and sani tary facilities, and designed for
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installation as permanent living quarters - presents formidable problems if you want it. to go anywhere. Ever tried to take a' mobile home around a slippery curve at' 45 miles per hour? Tough, isn't it? Most mobile homes are so large that the state requires you to obtain a special permit if you want. to move one on,public streets. Of course, they are more mobile than apartment buildings and duplexes. But don't be deluded into thinking that just because a dwelling purports to be mobile its owner can blithely relocate it whenever he or she pleases. It jiJst isn't that easy.. So why buy a mobile home? Why are 275,000 sold in the U.S. every year? One of the main reasons is that many people who can't afford houses can buy mo bile homes. 'The American Dream is a little less ambitious than it was 30 years ago: Many young adults today will not be able to own their own' houses. But mobile homes offer a relatively inexpensive alternative to years of exorbitant mortgage pay ments. Most mobile homes are found in mobile home parks: ,groups of three or more units with electri cal, water and sewage facilities licensed and regulated by local boards of health. Although there '
are many advantages to living in a park, often a resident is in the curious legal situation of own ing his home but renting the lot on which it sits. This arrange ment necessitates a few special laws. , If you live in a mobile home park you must pay a monthly license fee of between $6 and .$12. The law :requires the park owner to collect the fee from each mobile home 'owner or oc cupant in his park at the end of each month. He or she turns over the fe~s to the local tax collector~ Once you pay this fee ,your unit - and any repairs or additions to it is exempt from propertY' taxation. Thus mobile home owners save both on mort gage and on property tax pay ments.
The law authorizes your park owner to establish rules pertain ing'to rental and occupancy of his lots. No rule may be un reasonable or unfair. Before you rent a lot from a park owner he or she must show you a copy of the terms of your occupancy. The terms should include the amount of your rent, an itemized list of charges and fees and the park's rules and regulations. Both you and the owner must sign this copy. While the law' requires you to
observe the park's rules, it does clude from the park a prospec not ordain that you must put tive buyer of your mobile home up with arbitrary or unjust treat if that buyer meets the current 'ment by the park owner. A park rules of the park. owner is not a :king and you are A fair and helpful park opera not his subject. Any rule or rent tor can make residence in a park change must apply uniformly to a pleasure, but a despotic owner all park residents of a' similar can make things miserable. If case. You must be notified of your park owner persists in vio· any rule changes 45 days before lating the law, you should report they are to go into effect. ~ny . the violations to your local au· unfair and deceptive rule is un· thorities. If your operator threat enforceable. ens to or takes reprisals against Sometimes 'a park owner at· you for reporting infringements tempts to establish a monopoly of your rights he is liable to you in providing fuel, furnishings, for damages. g'oods, services, or accessories to Remember too that you needn't his park residents. But if AT&T remain in disagreeable surround can't do this, neither can a park ings. Mobility - or, at least owner. He may not unreasonably limited mobility - is an advan· restrict your choice of goods and tage of your mobile home. So services connected with the oc long as you have complied with cupancy of your lot. While a the terms of your lease you are park owner may establish central free to leave the park. fuel and gas meter systems in Residential life in a mobile the, park, he may not charge park can be pleasant, fulfilling, more fm these services than the and relatively inexpensive. Our average local p'revailing price. _ laws governing the park owner The law protects you if you :resident relationship help to en wish to sell your mobile home. sure that it is. ' As we have noted, moving one And mobile homes provide an of these 60-foot structures can be expensive and' difficult, so increasingly attractive option for most prospective buyers look for those who want to own their a unit with, an eye toward living own homes but avoid selling their on the site on which it rests. souls to make mortgage pay Your park owne:r may not charge ments on conventional houses. you a fee for the sale of your The Murphys praetive law in mobile home. Nor may he ex Braintree.
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By NC News Service ' Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco thinks the reaction of U.S. bishops and Religious to the Vatican-mandated study of Religious now taking place across the country is "rather universally positive." The archbishop sa'id in an in terview that he has received "in terim reports" on the process from most of the dioceses in the country. In the Fall River dioceSe a general meeting of religious brothers and sisters with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was held April 3 to discUss the study. It was followed by regional meetings at Bishop Feehan, Bishop Connolly and Bishop Stang high schools. '
pastoral servce to them. Last November 'Archbishop Quinn asked the bishops to ,be gin setting up meetings with re ligious in their dioceses. He out lined a format for such meetings to include listening by the bish ops to the viewpoints, hopes and concerns of the religious. He asked the bishops to send him in terim .reports on their progress by May 15. Interviewed earlier this month, Archbishop Quinn said that "I haven't yet had the opportunity to study" the more than 100 re ports he has received. But "my general, overaH im' pression is that the reaction has been very positive," he said.
He predicted that the lines of The papai commissioq Bishop communication and support Quinn heads plans a "scientific opened up by the diaiogue pro study of the decline in vocations" cess would continue long after and is currentl~ seeking funding . the commission completed its for it, he said. He estimated that work. "I believe it will open a the project would cost about new chapter in religious life in $70,000. the United States," he said. Pope John Paul II formed the He and Archbishop Kelly and special commission a year ago, Bishop Lessard will be studying naming Archbishop Quinn as its and analyzing the interim re head and Archbishop Thomas ports from the nation's bishops Kelly of Louisville, Ky. and Bish lbefore the next commission op Raymond Lessard of Savan meeting, which is scheduied for nah, Ga., as members. Sept. 9 in Washington, he said. Although its work is often re In October, he said, the com ferred to as a "study," its main' mission members hope to partici purpose has not been to anaiyze pate in Rome meetings with of and critigue the state of U.S. re ficials of the Congregation for ligious orders but to seek out 'Religious and Secular Institutes. and reco'mmend ways in which He noted that since the last such U.S. Ibisqops can establish closer meeting the two top officials of reiations with the religious in that Vatican department have their own dioceses and be of been replaced. . .\. ..., -. 1
document, to be presented to the bishops, we hope, at the'Novem ber 1985 meeting." - ":rhe preparation of a finai report" to the Vatican's congre gaiton for Religious. Some U.S. Religious feei that there' are widespread abuses in U.S. religious life, and many feel that this is the prevailing view in the Vatican. - "The collection and socio Asked about this, Archbishop 'Iyogical anaiysis of data" con· 'Quinn reiterated his view that cerning the decline. "the large number of (U.S.) Re - "Interdisciplinary anaiy- ligious are faithfuI." When abuses sis" by specialists in such fields occur they must ,be corrected, he as theology, anthropoiogy, socio·, said, but he insisted that what logy and American church his- , ever abuses there are involve tory. only a, small number of the - "The development of a core roughly. 150,000 U.S. Religious. The ,two new officals are Arch bishop Jerome Hamer, head of the congregation, and Archbishop Vincenzo Fagioio, secretary. When asked about the pianned study of the decline in religious vocations in the United States, Archbishop Quinn said the com mission envisions a "four-phase project" which will consist of:
When' asked if Rome shares that positive view, he noted that "Rome" means many things. "The pope certainly did not emphasize the negative aspects of religious life," he said, but rather was very "positive and encouraging" about it in his let ter establishing the commission. Many of the complaints by U.S. Religious about negative Vatican views have focused on the congregation for R¢iigious, the Vatican 'body responsible for overseeing religious life around, the world. Archbishop Quinn declined to characterize the attitude of that congregation, saying that he has not had a chance to meet with the new head or secretary of the congregation since they were appointed in April.
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BOSTON (NC) - American pop culture is responsible for the "gross and greedy exploitation of American youth," said retired television critic Anthony La Camera, who criticized the news media's "general failure" to scrutinize pop culture as they do other issues. The news media today "not only ·go along with trends like punk rock or shock comedy; they play them up as attractions for those who succumb too easily to trends," LaCamera said at a Boston College breakfast. "Ask certain media folk why they'~e not more critical of pop trends and they tell you: It's not our function to judge.' Good ness knows, they judge and take sides on just about everything else that goes around us." LaCamera, who was a tele vision columnist-critic for the Boston Herald American for 30 years, called for "public ,indigna tion, in and out of the media, over what is taking place all around us." "We are absolutely right to be indignant about social injustices, poverty, stupid wars, nuclear build-up and our physical en vironment," he said. "But since we are supposed to be intelli gent beings, the quality of our cultural and sociological environ ment is extremely important too. "I feel sure that many of you react with me to the gross and greedy exploitation of American youth," he said. "This is a na tional scandal to which our media are not rendering adequate' judgment." LaCamera said people should be .concerned because pop cul ture "strikes the young at their most impressionable years, when the potential for learning, for appreciation, for discriminating should be developed and isn't." The news media, he said, "wring their corporate hands over the deplorable decline in American education, over the spread of reading disabilities and over the decrease in SAT scores." But, he added, they fail to see pop culture as one possble cause of these problems. According to LaCamera, ex amples of exploitation can be found in current motion pictures, music and cable television. Teen-oriented movies, such as "Porky's," "Risky Business" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "deal with such laughable situa· tions as unashamed voyeurism, the eager ogling of the opposite sex, juvenile attempts at con quest and cheap gags," he said. In pop music "we have gone from the pelvic grindings of Elvis Presley to the boy-girl and transvestite images shrewdly be ing pus~ed by several current rock performers," he said. "In music and in performance we encountitr more frenetic sounds, wilder ~nd dirtier lyrics, more hostility; greater violence, weird er exhibitis>nism, gratuitous reo belliousness, unlimited ugliness." LaCamera also criticized cable
Father Paul F. McCarrick, pas tor of St. Joseph's Church, Fall River, was guest of honor at a reception held earlier this month by the Bishop Connolly High School Century Club. Father McCarrick, diocesan director of Catholic Youth Or ganization activities, is a long time supporter of higher educa tion, aiding many young people to attend college or other insti tutes of advanced education. He was unanimously chosen for recognition and reception of a testimonial. plaque by the board of directors of the Century Club, a support organization for Connolly High School. The board is headed by Msgr. Anthony M.
Gomes, pastor of Our Lady of Angels Church, FaH River, and diocesan dire~tor of the Catholic Charities Appeal.
New director of vocations Father James J. Doherty; CSC, since 1979 director of residence life at Stonehill College, North Easton, has been named director of vocations for the eastern province of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He will begin his new assignment in July and will be based at th~ Ho!y Cross provincial house In Bridgeport, Conn. d Faeroeylsa th D h rt · 1971 grauate of StonehHl College. He holds graduate degrees in education and. theology from Harvard University and the University of Notre Dame. He was or dained in 1978.
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Other techniques for combating leprosy are being developed in various countries, the academy said after a Vatican conference on "Immunology, Epidemiology and Social Aspects of Leprosy." One discovery uses antibodies to detect leprosy in its early stages, identify people suscepti ble to the disease and control its transmission, the statement said. Preliminary work in gene splicing, the group added, could lead to' development of new drugs and vaccines for combat. ting leprosy. The research "may have broad
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Sister Marie E. Fortin, RJM, The Men of the Sacred Heart practice devotion to 83, formerly known as Mother the Sacred Heart, especially St. Phileas, died June 18 at her communitys convent in North through enthronement of a Providence. Funeral services were picture or statue in the held yesterday and interment home. All are invited to join was in 51. John the Baptist them and their wives for all Cemetery, Bellingham. or any part of the June 29 A native of St. Francois de vigil. Beauce, Quebec, Sister Marie
Tax case disputed WASHINGTON (NC) - The tlQC violation conviction of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon threatens religious freedom, said Bishop Ernest Unterkoefler of Charles ton, S.C., and a group of lay peo ple in a brief asking the Supreme Court to hear Mr. Moon's appeal. The bishop was joined in a friend-of-the-court request by Robert Destro, a member of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission; former Ambassador Clare Booth Luce; former Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, D-Minn.; and several other lay people.
was the daughter of the late Phileas and Josephine (Veilleux) Fortin. She entered the commun ity of the Religious of Jesus and Mary in 1921 and made her final profession in 1928 in Fall River. She taught at Notre Dame School, FaN River, and at other schools of her -,:eommunity in Providence,and Woonsocket. She is survived by four sis ters, aU living in Canada.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., ,June 22, 1984
.What's on your, mind?'
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Q. What sbouI,d a teen~ager do If she bas, a fri~d who has an alcphol problem and' does not want to hurt that .friend? (In diana) ,
a Pl'9blem and might be an alco holic." He didn't say, "I want t<;) help you with your drinking problem." ' He did, however, steer Brad First, the 'bad news. If you away from, teen parties where truly love your friend, you may the beer would flow and the' pot ultimately have to hurl' her and go up in smoke. Whenever possi firmly tell her the troth about ble, Chet would try to plan other her drinking, problem. activities for a night when a ,big' This will be v,ery difficult and' teen party was scheduled. ' you will run the risk of alienating Little by little, Chet helped her and losing her friendship. Brad understand that life could But let's hop~ you don't have to be fun, int~resting and even ex do that, and so on to ... citing without having a beer for • . . the good news. There is breakfast and getting bombed on another approach to take first. weekends. Perhaps you could' talk to her Can you tell your friend the about a' young friend of mine, story of Brad? You might look Brad, who used to have a fairly for ways to suggest alternatives serious drinking problem. to' drinking, activities that could Brad ,s~arted drinking because be far more stimulating and fun ' of some temporary problems in than boozing. , You might plan some activi his personal life'. But after a \yhile it became clear that he was ties that would, keep you and drinking out of, boredom. your friend so busy, she might Another young friend, Chet, gradually lose interest in heavy \yho was a neighbor" took Brad drinking. You might lead her under his wing and showed him' to consider the happiest goal of that there' were many more in all: no alcohol or any other ' , ,,:' , interesting things in 'life than drugs. booze: • , , , , A final caution. Some' peopie , Chet spent a whole Saturday simply cannot drink moderately. ' with '~rad 'visiting a space al)d They should not' drink liquor at'
alI; , , , science cent~r. Later they ex ploredtheir hometown in a way If you want more suggestions Brad had never done before. on ways to help' your friend, call They , began jogging and Alcoholics Anonymous. You win weightlifting together. Chetgot not need to identify yourself or Brad to read S. E. Hinton's "The your friend, and the voice at the Outsiders" and' severa'l 'other other end will be kind and car youth-oriented novels. ing. Chet never preached about the Send questions and comments evils of alcohol and other drugs. to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. He never said to Brad, "You have NW, W~gton, D.C. 20005.
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TEe changes asl{ed ST. LOUIS (NC) - TeenS En counter Christ weekends must pay greater attention to the vio ~ence·prone world young' people live in,' religious' educator Mi chael Warren told. the' TEe con vention in St. 'Louis. ' Warren said that' in their 20 years of ,existence the' youth ' weekends of Christian living have not been subStantially upda,ted. ~ He proposed new programs deal ing with issues such as violence, injustice and, the arms .race and warned that ,youth ministry weekends involved only with per sonal development overlook key problems in the world today. , Warren," a professor of reli gious eduCation at St. John's University" jamaica, N.Y., also caBed for "a' re-examination of the Jesus we, are presenting. . . This Jesus tends to be a middle class Ji,sus, representing the dominant concerns of the moder~ , ately wel'l-off and' pri~ileged. The dominant concern of the middle class ten~s to he greater comfort, , and thus ,the middle-class Jesus is presented as the one who comforts."
Overlooked is the Jesus who not only comforted but who also confronted and challenged, "Je-' sus the' upsetter," Warren said. "Our weekends need to re claim 'the JesuJl who called for the transformation ofsoeial structures. To ignore this Jesus is to distort the paschal mys tery/' he said. ' The TEC program is among youth retreats offered in the Fall River diocese."Headquartered at the 'diocesan Family 'Minisiry of fice in North Dartmouth, it is directed by' Father Steven Fur!.' tado of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford. ~:.
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,Bishop Feehan"," ,',' As seniors, graduate, underclassmen at the Attleboro school move into ~eadership, positions. Among election results: Student Council: Timothy Stearns, president; Maura Toole, vice-president; Michelle Gardner' and Susan Martins, secretaries; Denise Cave, treasurer. Senior class: Peter Guimond,
president; Vinu Malik, vice-presi dent; Susan Bruno, secretary, Cristin McCormick, treasurer. Junior class: Pam Greene, president; Kate Fournier, vice president; Susan Corso, secre tary; Michael Levis, treasurer. Sophomore Class: Brian De Cub~llis, president; Diane Ison, vice-president; Keli Johnson, secretary; Karleen O'Coin, treas u,rer.
People count,' By Cecilia, Belanger We live in a time 'when people feel like faceless statistics,' a number. on ,a computer. They are being toldth~t their work will be done by It:obots and tha~ even their body parts will. be replace able. Many feel they are becoming dehumanized. Where will it end,
they 'ask. Does anyone really count or are we giving in to the gods of technology? But the Christian knows that people do count. Christ assures us that each of us counts im measurably and can do wonder ful things. When I was teaching Christian doctrine, I found that the, story of ~he multiplication of' the ~oaves and fishes was very popu lar. I think it was because it sMws the importance of a Uttle boy and demonstrates that you can be in a crowd, yet not be faceless or unnoticed. Just 'as the boy counted among 5,000 people, so 'did his few loaves and fishes. Perhaps that boy had been feeling insignifi cant in that large crowd. But, he was singled out. ' Again .and ,again the gospeis tell us about people who are singled out, ~alked to. If you've
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Through the night Through the dawn , 'Behind, you another ,runner is bom DOn't look back you've been there Feel the mist as your breath hits the air ADd 'it's underneath the moonlight
Passing 'sOme .,', ' Stlll your heart beats in the moonlight Like a drum ' Through the night Through the dawn Behhid you another runner is born Don't look back You've been there r Feel the mist as your breath hits the air And it's underneath the moonlight Passing some Stlll your heart beats, in the moonlight ' Like a drum And you wUl run your time ,, A shooting star across the sky And you will surely cross the line To pass on the flame. Sun come up Sun go down Hear the feet see the sweat on ,Ute ground Watch your. step Keep your cool . Though you ~'t see what's in front of you~ And it's underneath the ~oonllgbt Passing some Soo your heart beats in 'the inooDllgbt' Uke a drum And you will run your time A shooting, star 'across the sky 0 And you wlll surely cross the line To pass on the flame "', ' Through the night TIiroUgb the dawn Behind you another nmner is born ' Don't IC)Ok back . You've, been there See the'mist as, your breath hits t1W' alr.
ever been told you're unimpor tant, don't :let it bother you. What people say doesn't matter. Jesus never said yOu were un important and his is the voice that counts. No one who reads his words can feel faceless. The story of the loaves and fishes shows us that he works through people. In other words, he let the little >boy feed the ~owd. " That is creative love, the sign of a loving Christ. Surely those people in the crowd, fed by the li~tle boy's lunch, must have looked at, him diffe~ntly from then on" for hadn't he been singled out?
Thriftiness "Precious store there is and good cheer where justice dwells; the fool devours all at once." Provo 21:20
But the song also seems to suggest that the race is a soli - tary' affair. Are other runners only competition that may set ahead of us? What might be gained by siow ing down the race? 1. It might proV'ide a chance to meet other runners. Some may pass by, whizzing on to wards their own goals. Yet with others we may create a bond of friendship. • Being too busy for friends may mean a person is running too , fast.•Is the pursuit of goals worth the price of loneliness? 2. Much can be gained by taking a few detours. Such an attitude allows people to experi ment, to try new ideas or ap proaches, to bring more spon taneity into life~ Choosing to make a detour re quires common sense, however. Not every idea is worth pur suing, yet taking time to read that new book, meet new people or try out different interests such choices renew our enthusi asm for life.
3. Slow down for God. Our race for success may end up nowhere if we go so fast that we don't have time for God. What do we real'ly gain if we cross the finish line without God? Sometimes we need to slow down and assess what part God lias in our lives. Now is the time to look over , the journey through time. Are you really enjoying the trip? Do you ,have a clear vision of where you are headed? Are you meet ing others along the way? Youi' comments are welcomed. 'Please addresS Charlie Mardn. 1218 S. Rotherwoocl Ave., EV'BDSo ville, lneL 47714.
Note: The June 8 "On' Reconl"
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ter 'ChrtStian," ~ying. that stu Recorded by Manfred Marm's Earth Band, written by ian Thomas dents questioned differed on its interpretation. AD Anchor reader , '(c) 1981 by Mark-CaIn Music called to say that "Sister Chris· IS LIFE a jog through time? you." Move ever forward, he tian" bad been discussed on a That image is suggested by adds, and you will "surely cross "T,op 20" program and it was ex· ' Manfred Mann's "The Runner." the line." plainecf that the composer had ,Attaining success often de written it to his young sister "Watch your step," the singer says. "Keep your cool though pends on drive, a desire to keep Christina, reversing the last two you can't see ~hat's in front of moving ahead. ' , letters of her name.
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By Bill Morrissette
portswQtch Phillips Hurls No-Hitter Richard Phillips, former Tiverton High School mound ace, pitched a no-hitter as South Ends blanked S'omerset, 7-0, in a Bristol County CYO Baseball League at Chew Memorial Park .. last Sunday. In leading the South Enders to their first victory of the sea son Phillips struck out 12 and walked only three. The loss was the first of the season for Som erset which was then the league §eader. Next week's schedule at Chew Park; Sunday - South End vs. North End, eight p.m. Monday Maplewood vs. Kennedy, North End vs. Somerset, starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday - Maplewood vs. South End, 6 p.m. Wednes day - Kennedy vs. Anawans, Maplewood vs. North End, start ing at 6 p.m. Thursday - A'na- wans vs. South End, Kennedy vs. Somerset. The Fall River Area CYO Base- . ball ,League opens next week's'
play with its customary pair of twin bills Sunday, both starting at 5:30 p.m. At Lafayette Park it will be St. Anne vs. St. Mi chael's parish, Our Lady of Health vs. Swansea while at Maplewood Park St. Michael's Club will meet St. Patrick and Notre Dame will oppose West port's Our Lady of Grace. The lone game on Monday pits St. William against Our Lady of Grace at 6 p.m. at Kennedy Park. Other games: Tuesday Swansea vs. St. Patrick, Ken nedy Park, St. Michael's Club vs. St. Anne, Lafayette Park, both at 6 p.m. Wednesday - St. Elizabeth vs. St. Wi'lliam, Ken nedy Park, 6 p.m.; Immaculate Conception vs. Notre Dame" Swansea vs. 'St. Michaels Parish, Lafayette Park, starting at 6 p.m. Thursday - Sainte-Anne vs. Our Lady. of Health, Ken nedy Park, Immaculate Concep tion vs. St. Michaels Parish, La fayette Park, both at 6 p.m.
Westport High's Top Athletes Peter DeFusco and Lorrie Correia were named Westport High Schools Best .All-Around Athletes of the year. ' DeFusco received the Best Male Athlete award for an un precedented second consecutive year. He was named to the Southeastern Massachusetts Con ference alI-star Qlams in soccer, basketball and baseball. Miss Correira, Best All Around Female Athlete, starred in basketball, softball. She also re-
ceived the JoAnn Charest Sports manship award., There wiU be new coaches in two fall sports at Fall River's Durfee High School. Donald F. Montle a few weeks ago with drew his applicati,on for reap pointment as head football coach and 'now, Gene Botelho, head coach of soccer at the Hilltop school, has withdrawn his appli cation for re-appointment. It is expected that the vacan cies will be filled at the school committee's meeting on July 9.
The Champions The Dartmouth High School team defeated St. Peter- Marian of Worcester, 8-6, last Friday night, and became the state's Division One Softball champion. The Old Colony Regional High School posted a 3-1 victory over East Bridgewater to win the South Sectional Division Three baseball crown and advance to the semi-finals in the state play off. Old Colony was to meet Matignon, North Sectional tit ~ist, last Tuesday in the semis.
College's Alumni Stadium. Others from the Southeastern Massachusetts who are selected to participate in the game include cornerback Dave Araujo, Mar tha's Vineyard; linebacker Jeff Burrill, Oliver Ames; center Ed Caron, New Bedford High; tackle Craig Clarkin, Falmouth; fuB back Lee Emanuel, Barnstable; end Ken Girouard, Bourne; line backer TIm Griffin, Durfee; safety Jim Johnson, North A'ttle· boro; quarterback John Man ning, Foxboro; fullback Mike McGuire and defensive tackle Mike Tavares, Dartmouth.
Seekonk High School won the South Sectional championship with a 4-2 victory over Greater The . game will be televised New Bedford Regional Voke Tech. Seekonk's opponent in the live on Channel 56 (WLVI-TV). state se~i-finals is Saugus High 'Tickets will be available at the School, 'the North Sectional gate. champio,n.
A Simple Life
Sean McKearney of Bishop "Be neither poverty mine nor Feehan High School, a tackle, Tim White of Durfee, also a riches. Grant me only the liveli tackle, and end 'Peter King of hood I need; so shaH not abun Dighton~Rehoboth are among dance tempt me to disown thee the schqolboy gridders who will and doubt if Lord there be, nor particiPlJte in the Shriners High want bid me steal and dishonor School Football Classic at seven my God's name with perjury." o'clock tomorrow night at'Boston - Provo 30:8-9
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Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office 'ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for 'children or younger teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally !)ffensive.
NOTE Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local list· ings, which may differ from the New York network sched ules, supplied to The Anchor. New Films "Ghostbusters" (Columbia) Three parapsychologists (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis), bounced from Columbia University because of their du bious teaching activities, become ghost exterminators, choosing a propitious moment, since all hell is about to break loose, quite literally. In the film's climax, they wield proton accelerators in a supernatural shootout with the forces of darkness atop an Art Deco apartment house on Central Park West. Thanks mainly to Bill Murray, there are some very funny moments but about midway, spectacular special effects begin to dominate and the humor fades. However, this is a fairly good comedy for mature viewers. Because of some rihald jokes it is rated A3, PG. "Gremlins" (Warners) A kindly but ne'er-do-well inventor (Hoyt Axton) buys a cute, little crea ture as a Christmas present for his son Billy (Zach Galligan). He's cautioned not to expose it to strong light, not to get it wet and never feed it after mid night. He brings the creature home to a Disneylike town whose tranquility is shattered when :the prohibitions are viola ted, and his son's pet produces as offspring savage lit.tle mon sters bent on mindless mischief and mayhem. This is a nasty and 'tasteless little movie, full of sick jokes and violence. (An em battled mother pulverizes one of the little wretches in the blender, decapitates another with a bread knife and explodes a third in a mirowave oven.) Because of the violence, it is rated A'3, iPG. "Star Trek m: The Search rOl' Spook" (Paramount) This third adventure of the old Enterprise gang is considerably better than its predecessors. Directed by Leonard Nimoy and written by Harve Bennett, it involves the efforts of Adm. James Kirk (Wil liam Shatner) and his crew to return to the planet Genesis, resting place of Capt. Spock (Leonard Nimoy), who gave his life to save the spaceship in the last outing on the chance that he might somehow be restored to life. Their own military bureau
cracy and some heavy-breathing Klingon pirates stand in their way. But, old pros that they are, they surmount all obstacles on the way to a grand and solemn climax on Spock's home planet Vulcan - presided over by no less a person than Judith Ander son, who seems to have lost none of the authority she brought to Medea long, :long ago. "Trekkies" weaned on the razzle-dazzle of "Star Wars" might find things a bit too seri ous but "Star Trek III" proves that it is possible to be both en tertaining and civilized, a rare accomplishment these ·days. A2. PG' , "Streets of Fire" (Universal) Described as a "rock and roll fable," this is a listless and bor ing effort about a brooding out sider of a hero (Michael Pare) who rescues a rock star (Diane Lane, a talented actress utterly lost here, as well she might be) from a gang' of bikers with the help of a straight-shooting female sidekick (Amy Madigan, another talented' a'ctress wasted). Be cause of a homosexual dance sequence and the film's violence, it is rated A3, PG. Films on TV Saturday, June 23, 8:30-11 p.m. EDT (CBS) - "The Fury" (1978) - Kirk Douglas plays a man who tries to rescue his son from . a sinister government agency that wants to use the boy's psychic powers. Crude melodrama wallowing in gore. O,R Wednesday, June 27, 9·11 p.rn'. EDT (CBS) - "Atlantic City" (1981) - An aging mob ster underling (Burt Lancaster), living in penury in Atlantic City, becomes involved with a young woman (Susan Sarandon) when her husband enlists his help in selling stolen heroin. After gang sters kill the woman's husband, the old man is left with the money and tries to impress her before the kiUers come looking for him. This offbeat adult en tertainment benefits immensely from its powerful evocation of its tawdry .locale and several fine performances. The involve· ment of heroin and the dubious morality of most of the princi pals make this stnctly adult fare. A3, R
Saturday, June 30, 8:30·11 p.OL EDT (CBS) ''The Sphinx" (1981) - A beautiful young Egyptologist (Lesley Anne Down), eluding hordes of Lev antine villains, discovers a cache of ancient treasures stolen by grave robbers. This violent and muddled thriller is so bad that it will have most audiences gig gling. A3, PG Rellgi~ TV Sunday, June 24 (CBS) "For Our Times" - Final segOlent of interview with Jesuit Father Khalil Samir of the Gregorian University in Rome on Christian A'rabic theology. Religious Radio Sunday, June 24 (NBC) "Guide line" - Father Robert Sherry,
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ST. STANISLAUS, FR During June and July the morning Mass will be offered at 8 instead of 8:30 a.m. The feast of Corpus Christi will be observed foliowing 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday with a pro cession ,to the four altars. Home ,garden flowers are 'requested for this occasion and may ·be ,brought to the lower chapel anytime tomorrow. A faculty workshop on Foun 'DEAF APOSTOLATE dations of 'Liturgical Spiritual Monthly Mass and social: 9:30-, ity for Teachers will ·be con a.m. June 24, St. Anthony of ducted . for parochial school teachers from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 Padua Church,' Fall, River, fol lowed by a light breakfast and p.m. June 25 and 26. meeting. SSt PETER AND PAUL, FR There 'will be no July Mass. A testimonial for Father Step The August Mass will beheld Fernandes,to be trans at St. Vincent's Camp, North hen Westport, at a date and time ferred to St. James parish, New Bedfo~d. will be held following to be announc~. 7 p.m..Mass June 28. Deaf persons unable to ·afford a TTY (telephone 'modified for CATHEDRAL CAMP, use by the heaTing handicapped) E. FREETOWN should contact Richard Lynch, Annual altar boy day: 10 a.m. 678-9041. to 3 p.m. June 27. Activities will include water sPorts and ath SANTO CHRISTO, FR letic contests. Boys should bring The .parish patronal feast will lunch and a swim' .suit and be held tonight through Sun ·towel. Those 'with 'baseball day, with the procession for gloves should also bring them. transfer. of the Ecce Homo sta Parishes are asked to notify the tue scheduled for 7 p,m. tomor camp as soon as possible as to row. Father Joseph Gomes of numbers attending. Tel. 763 Feteiras do SuI will preach at 8874. the close of the procession. On Sunday a concelebrated noon HOLY NAME, FR Mass will be followed by a 2 Eucharistic ministers to nurs p.m. procession and Benediction ing homes will meet in the with seven bands· and parish school at 7 p.m. Tuesday. societies among participants. CYO basketball junior divis Band music' will 'be played ion players are invited to a through»ut ·the remmnder· of cookout ·and awards night June the .afternoon 'and evening. 30 at Cathedral Camp..Cars will leave the school at 5 p.m., re _BL.SACRAMENT,FR turning by9 .p.m. 'Towels and Weekday Masses for the sum swimsuits should be brought mer months will be held at the and uniforms should be return convent directly across the ed a,t this time. street from the church. A Corpus Christi procession June 24 the final Mass will will follow 11 :15 . a.m. Mass be at noon ,instead of 11 :30 .a.m. Sunday. Exposition of the Bless and will 'be a polka Mass with ed Sacrament will/.continue all day, concluding .at 7 p.m. with music .by the Dick Pillar or Benediction, chestra. ~11 welcome,
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 22, 1984
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BISHOP STANG ALUMNI Class .of 1964: 20th reunion Aug. 11, Thad's Steak and Sea food House, New Bedford. In ·formation: Stang Hjgh School, 996-5602. BL. SACRAMENT ADORERS Holy hour: '7 p,m. June 26, Sacred Hearts Church, Fair haven, conducted by Father Daniel Perry, SS.CC., Fairhaven native now serving in Japan.
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REGINA PACIS, NB The annual Hispanic Festival in honor of St. John .the 13ap tist will 'be held tonight through Sunday at Regina ·Pads· Center, 17LRivet St. Dedicated to His panics· of the New· Bedford Taunton and Attleboro areas, it is planned .as a typical Latin American celebration. Tonight's program willfea ture a religious presentation. Tomorrow the festival queen will be crowned as the high light of a family celebration. Following 10 a.m'. Mass Sunday, a parade will proceed from Buttonwod Park and Rockdale Avenue to the center, where further religious, cultural and recreational events wtilltakei place. COMPASSIONATE FRmNDS This organization for bereaved parents will meet' at St. Louis de France School, Swansea, at 7:30 .p.m. June 25. A national conference of Compassionate Friends chapters will be held this weekend at the Biltmore Hotel, Providence. Information: Georgette LeComte, 676-8458.
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ST. JAMES, NB Prior and following each Mass this weekend, the feast of Corpus Christi, the Blessed Sac rament will be exposed on the main altar. ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Prayer intercessors this week are Ed and Janet Rausch. The special intention is 'an increase of vocations and of faith in the life of each parishioner. IRENICON A meeting for parents and friends of the mentally -handi capped who are interested in ,es-, tabUshment of homes in the Cane Cod and southeastern Massachusetts area in the spirit of the l'A:rche movement found ed by Jean Vanier will be held at 7:30 tonight at Highview Condominium Clu'bhouse, Sand wich. Information: Rita Cooney, 385-4580. O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Mass at Centerville Nursing Home: 2 p.m. today. All wel come. Family retreat: for parish families Oct. 19 through 21 at LaSalette Center, Attleboro. In formation at rectory or parish office. SACRED HEART,FR Appreciation party for parish musical pa.rticipants: 6:30 p.m. June 26. Those wishing to at -tend should call Rosann Patota, 673-0554. Parish council: meeting 7:45 p.m. June 29, rectory. Vincentians: meeting 7 ,p.m. June 25. ST. JOHN OF GOD,
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Prayer meeting: June 28, starting with 7 p.m. Mass and continuing wlth fellowship in parish center. There will ,be no July prayer meeting.
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Rev. Robert DeGrandis, SSJ, will lead an outdoor healing service at 2 .p.m. June 24. Par ticipants are encouraged to . ST.ANNE, FR bring lawn chairs. The 6th annual parish sum mer program will be <held from ST. THOMAS- MORE,
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 25 through SOMERSET
27 at St. Anne's School. Parish When outside temperatures children in grades 1 through 8 Tea,ch 90 or over, the Saturday are eligible. Registration forms vigil and 10:15 and 11:30 .a.m. Sunday Masses will -be held in , at rectory, air conditioned St. John Fisher chapel. Youth group meeting: 7 p.m. . June 28, parish center. New of ficers: Pam Blake, president; Ann Kelley, vice-president; Gretchen Andresen, secretary; FENTON, Mich. (NC) Sheila Highsmith, treasurer. Father Zabelka, a member of a ST. JOHN I;VANGELlST,
recent peace pilgrimage to Beth~ POCASSET
challenged Fenton The summer schedule of lehem, Knights of Columbus to have Masses begins this weekend as announced in the parish bulle their ceremonial swords ham tin. mered into plowshares as a demonstration of their commit ST. MARY, NB - New chalices have been pre
ment to peace. sented to the parish, a red
Speaking' at a clergy apprecia chalice in memory of Raymond
H. Duphily, given by his wife, tion dinner sponsored by the and a green chalice in memory Knights, Father Zabelka said of deceased members of the they would gain international at· Friendly Sons of St. Patrick.
Altar boy outing: June 25, tention if they had their swords, Rocky Point Pairk. Bus W!il~ worn by fourth degree Knights, leave church .parking lot at9 made into plowshares to carry a.m. and Teturn about 6 p.m.
Bathing suits and towels should out the biblical exhortation in Isaiah. be brought.
Plowshares, not swords, he says
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