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Holy Union community marks U.8. centennial Members are klso in the African nations of Cameroon and Tan-' "Our call is to be at the heart of zania. the world revealing God's love. ..

Commemoration of Holy UnThat quotation from the Con- ion's century of service in the Unistitutions of the Religious of the ted States began Jan. I with a day Holy Union ofthe Sacred Hearts of common prayer and will close appears on a calligraphed calendar in the same way on Dec. 31. A especially designed for the com- prayer day is also planned for Oct. munity by former student Rose- 19, the actual anniversary date of the sisters! arrival in the United mary Santiago Parandelis. .

The calendar, distributed to every States.

But the centerpiece of the year member of the international congregation, is one aspect of a multi- of celebration will come Aug. 16 to pronged celebration of its 1886 19, when some 225 sisters from arrival in Fall River from France both U.S. provinces will meet for to begin an apostolate that today four days of looking back at the sees members teaching, directing past and towards the future.

Coming from the Holy Union parish religious education programs and working in nursing Generalate in Rome for the obserhomes, at retreat houses, as cam- vance will be Sister Ignatius Loypus and hospital ministers and in ola, superior general of the Holy Union community, and her three diocesan offices.

In addition to Fall River, the general councilors, who include two U.S. Holy Union provinces, Sister Alice Arsenault, a Taunton native who was a campus minister Immaculat~ Heart of Mary, head": quartered in Fall River, and Sacred at Assumption College, WorcesHeart of Jesus, in Groton, serve in ter, before taking up her present the archdioceses of Baltimore, Bos- assignment. ton, Miami and New York and the COnlJ'elatioD History dioceses of Albany, Brooklyn, Long-range projects undertaken Louisville, Pensacola-Tallahassee, in connection with the centennial Providence, Orlando, Rockville observance include a history, "Holy Center and San Angelo.

Union Women in the U.S.A.,"

By Pat McGowan

written by Sister Grace Donovan, Ph. D., a Fall River native who is a campus minister and instructor at Stonehill College, North Easton.

An anniversary logo was designed by Raymond larOche, brother of two Holy Union sisters, for use on province communications, stationery and publications throughout the centennial year. It features maps of areas of community ministry, the Holy Union insignia and the prophetic words of founder Father John Baptist Debrabant, "Go to America."

A time line depicting events in American history linked to events in the Holy Union community was the work of Sister Rose Lamb of Taunton, former director of religious educaiion at St. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth, who will stud·y art in England in the coming year. The time line will be displayed during next month's celebrations.

"Reflection papers" have been prepared by several sisters on topics associated with the spirit and history of the community. They are being used for centennial year discussions in individual convents.

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Still in limbo

Nuke test ban WASHINGTON (NC) - For more than 20 years, Catholic officials and other religious leaders have been urging the superpowers to enact and implement a ban on testing of nuclear weapons.

They've been only partially successful.

In a much-heralded and stillremembered move, President John F. Kennedy, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan in 1963 adopted a limited test ban treaty.

That agreement banned aboveground testing but not underground tests, which both sides have continued to permit.

Two current proposals for test ban progress include: - Resumption of negotiations, terminated six years ago, on a major test ban treaty.

- An end to U.S. refusal to join the Soviet Union's unilateral test ban moratorium, adopted in August 1985 and set to end a year later.

Ironically, a unilateral ban on testing initiated by Kennedy in 1963 is seen as one of the factors that influenced Khrushchev to agree to the test ban treaty that year.

Now the Soviet Union and the

United States are moving back to the nuclear test ban bargaining table despite the Reagan administration's publicly expressed doubts that the upcoming negotiations will produce a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty.

In the meantime U.S. testing continues. The 14th announced U.S. nuclear test since the Soviets began their test ban last August took place in Nevada July 17.

Church leaders from Pope John XXIII and Pope Paul VI to Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago to Protestant and Jewish representatives to rank-and-file church members have had the more comprehensive ban in mind since the early 196Os. Pope John, for example, wrote that justice demanded "that the arms race should cease, that the stockpiles which exist in various countries should be reduced equally and simultaneously by the parties involved, that nuclear weapons should be banned...."

Pope Paul congratulated Kennedy, Khrushchev and MacMillan on the 1963 treaty and said it was a "a pledge of harmony" for the world.

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TH'E A'NCHOR . ~ Diocese of F~1l River:":" Fri.,' Jui~ 25, 1986

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Faith in' action

By Joseph Motta The approximately 750 members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society active in the Fall River diocese aim to bring social justice and the friendship of true charity to all those in need, according to Father Daniel L. Freitas, the society's diocesan spiritual advisor.

"The goals of the soCiety today are still the same as when it was . founded by Frederic Ozanam in 1833," explained Father Freitas, also pastor of St. John of God Church, Somerset.

Ozanam, the advisor said, was a 20 year-old student at Paris' Sorbonne University, when in answer to accusations that Christians did not live the Gospel, formed a group of fellow students with the intention of helping the poor of Paris.

Father Freitas stresses that Ozanam and his followers sought to help those who needed spiritual and psychological help, as well as the materially poor.

The group took St. Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century French FATHER Michel de Gigord arrives at a Manila airport priest famed for his work with the after his release. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo) poor as its patron, Father Freitas added, because he "epiiomized the lifestyle they were trying to imitate."

The initial group met weekly in St. Sulpice Church, Paris.

From the small original group, the Vincentians have grown until A ransom demand for 300,000 today the society numbers about MANILA, Philippines (NC) A French priest said that quoting pesos (U.S. $15,000) and 20 fire- 750,000 members in over 100 coun-路 the Koran in Arabic may have arms was not paid. tries, about 10 percent of them in Two days after his release, Phil- the United States. The internasaved his life by helping convince FATHER FREITAS his Filipino Moslem kidnappers ippine President Corazon Aquino tional headquar~ers are in Paris. met the priest at Malal;anang he was a priest, not a CIA agent.

Diocesan members range in age Since no one who knew OzaThe Fall River Diocesan CounFather Michel de Gigord, 46, a Palace, the presidential residence, from the teens to the elderly. nam survives, he continued, the cil of the St. Vincent de Paul telling him that she was "very, very Paris Foreign Mission Society Funding for conference p'tojects founder's. writings are being careSociety oversees district councils ., priest, said his captors at first happy" he was alive. comes from holy day collections fully analyzed by both Vincentians five diocesan deaneries.

Parin the Leading Moslem politicians of accused him of being a U.S. agent and Vatican officials. tak~n up on the parish level, colposing as a priest. But he said northern Mindanao, including ish conferences, in turn, report to "Whatever obstacles are faced lectIOns at conference meetings, the district groups.

There are about former Lanao del Sur provincial when they saw his love for the at this time," says Father Freitas the generosity of individuals and 80 conferences in the diocese.

Ali Dimaporo and Pringovernors Bible "they began to think maybe I "eventually we hope to resolv~ memorial gifts.

"Proportionately by population," . cess Tarhata Alonto Lucman, were was a priest."

Parish conferences support their them with the help of God and Father Freitas said, "the Fall River in negotiations leading to involved The Bible was sent to him two district councils, which in turn everyone's prayers." diocese has one of the highest conFather de Gigord's release. weeks after his capture. fund the diocesan council.

During his last two days of cap- centrations of Vincentians in the "One day, eight young men came, Vincentians in the Fall River Vincentians don't just distribute nation." armed as usual," Father de Gigord tivity, Father de Gigord said he diocese are "'very dedicated in the The Attleboro, Fall River and "baskets at ~hristmasand Easter," said. "They began to make fun of realized his kidnappers had been Taunton district councils are parwork they do and are giving of Father Freitas stresses.

"Our conme and Christianity. They had my persuaded to release him, but he' tiCUlarly active, he notes, while their time and possessions," accerns go far beyond that."

Bible, the 'Good News for Modern feared he would be killed to suit those in New Bedford and on Cape cording to Father Freitas. He Man' version, and they called it the political goals of a faction Cod are developing. invites all men and women in the involved in freeing him. 'bad news.'" diocese to consider joining the "District councils get involved Father de Gigord said that society.

"I spoke to them in Arabic, in a case," Father Freitas said, quoting the Koran where the through most of his captivity he "where a conference is too small to at was kept'in a small bamboo hut Those interested may contact Prophet tells his people to respect give real help. " their pastor or local conference 'the people of the book' (Jews and the bottom of a deep, narrow valhead or write to the St. Vincent de Christians) and treat them as ley outside the town of Binidayan, The Fall River district council not far from Marawi City.

Paul Society at P.O. Box 113, friends."

The priest said that one man, has been involved in sending cloSomerset 02726.

He said his captors were sur- who appeared "full of hate," ha- thing and cash to the needy on the of St. Lucia in the Caribisland prised he could quote the Koran in rassed him and at one point fired bean, he said and, like the TaunArabic. an automatic rifle about a yard ton and Attleboro councils, aided "I spoke of religion and com- from the priest's face.

The Mass of Christian Burial ",,:?\r' ,"i' ,". the many families displaced by the passion, and they were silent and "The rest of that day I sat frowas offered July 14 at Villa St. some nodded agreement with what zen, motionless," he said. "I 1982 fire that destroyed Notre Joseph Chapel, Putnam, Conn., Dame Church, Fall River, and I was saying," the missionary said. couldn't pray." for Sister Gabriel Therese Bellemany nearby dwellings.

One of his captors admitted "I learned later they were blanks," feuille, 87, who died July 12.

Diocesan Vincentians received He said that.one diocesan famwhat they had done was "totally he added.

Among concelebra~ts was national recognition for their efforts ily was recently "kept afloat" for un-Islamic," and several of them After a few days, he said, "when months with the help of Vincen- Father John R. FoIster, pastor of apQlogized, Father de Gigord said. all.1 thought about was survival, at the time of that tragedy.

On the regional level, the Taun- tians. While the family breadwinner St. Anne's Church, Fall River. SisLooking back on a three-week like an animal, they gave me a ton district council operates a suc- .was sick and hospitalized, society ter Gabriel Therese is survived by captivity he also said "more and notebo.ok and pen." Father de cessful salvage center, benefiting members assisted in paying house- two brothers, Alfred and Henry more I realize I was a pawn in the Gigord said he would go a short Bellefeuille, and a sister, Marie hands of many people'who had distance from the hut and sit on a area residents as well as the needy hold bills.

Louise Bellefeuille, all of Fall in the diocese of Brownsville, by the' Names of those helped every possible motivation. rock by a' stream to "pray and Texas. society are kept confidential. Every River.

"Perhaps some wanted revenge write down my thoughts."

Born in Proulxville, Champlain, Several parish conferences also case, whether learned of "through against Americans for the U.S. . "After days of prayer by the the grapevine," by a direct request Que., the daughter of Alfred and attack on Libya, or personal re- stream," he said, "I was sure ... ,operate salvage centers.

Most Vincentians in the diocese for aid, or through a call from a Lumina (Bellefeuille) Bellefeuille, venge against me, or they had Christ was telling me, 'if you want some goal in local politics." to be my disciple, you must suffer' are male, although women are concerned person, is investigated, she was professed as a Daughter of the Holy Spirit in 1928 in St. most welcome as members, Father usually by two society members.

Father de Gigord was released the way 1 did.' " The missionary, after a visit to 'Freitas said. Separate conferences by his Moslem kidnappers last Currently, members are praying Brieuc, France. Most of her reli- month, after being abducted from his parents in France, was sched- for men and women are a thing of for the canonization of Frederic gious life was spent in Connectihis quarters at Mindanao State uled to return to the university, the past, he added, noting that in Ozanam. His cause was instituted cut, where she taught and held University in Marawi City, about where he has been a student chap- European societies, there is an over 50 years ago, Father Freitas other posts in houses of her community. She retired in 1972. abundance of female Vincentians. lain since 1984..

500 miles south of Manila. said.

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MILWAUKEE (NC) - A U.S. district court jury has ordered the New York investment firm of Paine Webber to pay $28.2 million to the De Rance Foundation. De Rance, believed the world's largest Catholic philanthropic organization,' had accused Paine Webber of losing $11.2 million through a speculative trading strategy on the gold market designed to generate excessive commissions. Paine Webber will appeal the decision. It came in the midst of another suit pitting De Rance founder Harry John against the foundation's two other directors, John's former wife, Erica, and Donald Gallagher. They have filed a suit accusing John of "gross mismanagement" of the foundation.

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SISTER ANN Moore, CND,' superintendent for diocesan secondary schools, will represent New England Region I secondary school administrators on the executive committee of the Secondary Department of the National Catholic Educational Association. She has been a diocesan Department ofEducation staff member for six. years.

Also a Region I diocesan representative to the NCEA is' Ms. Kathleen Burt, principal of SS. Peter and Paul School, Fall River, who serves on the executive committee of the organization's Elementary Department.

THE SHIP'S BELL of the Portuguese square-rigger Sagres hangs behind Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as he celebrates Mass aboard last Sunday in New Bedford Harbor for the officers and crew. From left, Father Daniel L. Freitas, the bishop, Sagres chaplain Father Manuel de Costa Amorim. The Sagres was among participants in Newport's recent Tall Ships festivities and in the July 4 Liberty Weekend in New York. (Torchia photo)

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The pastor said the brothers' The parish, located in a poor great-grandfather came to the Unineighborhood, is the sole benefi- 'ted States from Italy, with 700 lire ciary of the estates of Louis and to his name, less than $1 by today's John Corsiglia, lifel,ong parishion- exchange rates. ers who died within a month of John Corsiglia died in April at each other this spring. age 93,. and Louis Corsiglia, 86, Father Marvin Mottet, pastor died within a month of his brother. at Sacred Heart, said the parish The family ran a small ice cream was some $12,000 in debt when the parlor and candy store in Moline, gift was announced.

Ill., until the late 1960s. Father The priest, former head of the Campaign for Human Development in Washington, the U.S. bishops' anti-poverty program, said he plans a retreat for parish council members to determine spending priorities.

Mottet said they were "thrifty people" who gained wealth by hard work, diligent saving and smart investing.

Of their accumulated wealth, he concluded, "They probably didn't know what they were worth."

Settlement of the Corsiglia estate will take months but it has been decided that the mo'ney will serve as a trust and the parish will have access to the interest.

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"I know we need to fix the roofs on several buildings, and we're operating on only one boiler," he said. Replacing or repairing windows, lights, the sound system and church pipe organ has been put off because "we just couldn't afford them before."

But, he said, the parish must realize that "the gifts of God are meant not for ourselves, but for the common good and the building up ofthe body of Christ. We as a parish have to decide how to live the Gospel."

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., July 25, 1986

themoorin~ Knowledge Is Indispensable There is an old Irish saying that deserves to be recalled as once again we try to shortchange our future by budget cuts that undermine the very foundations of our democracy: A man without learning and wearing good clothes ' Is like a gold ring in a dirty pig's nose.

What is said of a man can be said of a people who remain inert as they witness what might be called the blocking of a major source of knowledge.

In their attempts to meet the demands of national, state and local budgets, legislators have attacked an area that should concern us all: library funds.

On the national level the Congress has curtailed the services of the Library of Congress thr<1Ugh reduction in the purchase of new books, cuts in allotments for preservation of those already on hand and greatly reduced hours for library use.

In a frantic effort to implement Proposition 2~, cities and towns waded into the fray by massacring libraries across the state.

In short, when politicians want to balance their own books, it seems libraries are their first victims.

But it would be well to re,member that historically the greatest societies have been served by the greatest libraries; arid that in this nation our libraries are in crisis.

This is more than unfortunate when we realize that these are times that challenge our mind& and strain our resources of. wisdom and knowledge. The mood of nations, the unsolved problems that loom over us and the growing realization of how unfitted we are to cope with them, all demand that we keep abreast of new developments and discoveries.

For millions the library is one ofthe few remaining places where humanity can learn about itself.

Yet we whittle away and abuse this precious resource, throwing away our heritage for the proverbial mess of pottage..

What will history say about a people who spend $300 billion on arms and neglect to fund their fonts of knowledge?

Where are our priorities? How can the other peoples of the world believe our assertion that knowledge is the foundation offreedom? Are we aware that by abandoning the pursuit of knowledge we are placing ourselves on the road to self-destruction?

In an age in which illiteracy is an accepted national fact, it is well to recall that knowledge is not a fossil but a living, grow~ng organism in need of constant renewal and nourishment. In reducing funding of our prime sources of knowledge we are reducing our potential to strengthen the rights and freedoms we hope to hand on to future generations.

When bombs and missiles become more important than books and learning, we have reached a state no better than that of the barbarians. The mere overrides of the defense department could support our national libraries for years; yet we tolerate the outright reduction of our potential to know and understand as billions of ~ollars flow from the public treasury to defense industries.

Over the front door of the Fall River Public Library is the inscription: "The People's University." Indeed, that is the ideal and should be the reality of our free library system.

May we encourage library usage and may we always be ready to support and fund one of our most valuable sources· of knowledge.

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AFTER BEING KIDNAPPED FOR FIVE DAYS BY MOSLEMS, CLOISTERED CARMELITES CELEBRATE THEIR RELEASE AT MARAWI, PHILIPPINES

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"He shall•.•let go my captives." Is. 45:13

Drugs and the movies

By Tony Zaa

NEW YORK (NC) - Movies have a lot to do with developing public opinion on various issues and, unfortunately, sometimes fostering false impressions and negative stereotypes.

A case in point is the popular but misconceived notion that the increase in drug trade and subsequent abuse and crime is Telated to Third World immigration.

Reports in the nation's newspapers and on television newscasts seem to provide ample justification for the stereotyping of Hispanics as the heavies in drug'oriented movies, but there is more to it.

What is overlooked is a familiar truth: The little guy is the one who gets caught. The bigwigs responsible for the international corporate chain of drug-marketing rarely make headlines.

The movies only touch the surface and don't dea(with the international web of evil, principally because their scripts are derived from the narrow experience~ of the industry itself.

These movies follow an unsavory formula of sex and brutality while further fueling the bias of viewers. Ironically, they are aimed at the market they exploit.

Here are a few examples from current films: - "8 Million Ways to Die" (TriStar) depicts a cold-blooded unpleasant Hispanic who kills hookers in the blink of an eye over drugs and is so totally brutal and ruthless that some audiences cheer

when his blood splatters on the that one wonders how many features have been financed by it. screen.

I know personally that many - "Running Scared" (MGMUA) features a good-looking but films have funds for drugs budnot so clever egotistical Hispanic . geted in as below-the-line expenses. lover-boy who aspires to "god- Drug use is so widespread that father" status in the small-time many craft people I knew in Holdrug trade of Chicago's inner city. lywood expected it to be provided His cruelty is reserved for infor- before, during and after working mants and cops. In a concluding hours. They were seeking escape and farcical rampage his bullet- from the same kind of pressure riddled body thumps down an placed on professional athletes: escalator to the admiring approval perform or else.

One further indication of the of Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, satisfied that they have rid society southern California preoccupation with drugs is the abundance of of another Hispanic offender.

-"Cobra" (Warners) and "Raw rehabilitation centers there and in Deal" (D.E.G.), have Sylvester Arizona. They are prime retreats Stallone and Arnold Schwarzeneg- for strung-out stars. ger wiping out entire tribes of lowSmall wonder that writers, direclife hoods in which there is ample tors and performers seem to know Hispanic representation. so much about drug use. Whatever - "Club Paradise" (Warners) . technical matters are not covered pokes fun at the yuppie preoccu- in the schoolyards of America are pation with the drug scene and certain to be displayed on the takes place in Jamaica, where all movie screens before our young the blacks are portrayed as smok- audiences of inquiring minds. ing dope and playing reggae music.

I contend that the current obsesThe obsession with the subject sion with drugs in films provides of drugs is a natural outcome of no therapy, only a numbing, a the mentality of people involved in romanticizing and a blunting of the development and production the tragic realities.

No movie could render believaof movies. I've personally witnessed innumerable instances of drug ble the scene I witnessed with my abuse on sets and locations in and family during the recent Liberty around Southern California over Weekend festivities in New York.

A young man raced down the the past 10 years.

It's no secret that studio middle middle of First Avenue smashing management uses drugs as partial the windows of passing taxis with inducement - and sometimes even a lead pipe. He then destroyed a payment - for services to be ren- bus stop before runnning out of dered. There are so many, per- steam and quietly strolling away. formers socially and profession- My guess is he didn't get that way ally involved in the drug business from taking vitami., supplements.

Parents - heroes' Well, folks, there's good news today. Guess who your kids' top heroes are? You, that's who. Surprised? So was Frank Farley, University of Wisconsin researcher, who asked 340 college students to rank their top five heroes and heroines.

Overwhelmingly, students listed their parents at the top of the list which included such notables as Mother Teresa, John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jane Fonda, Amelia Earhart, Madonna, and even Jesus Christ.

Moms got six times as many first place votes as did any other heroine, and dads got twice as many as any other hero. Why the discrepancy, the author doesn't attempt to explain, but the fact that so many young adults consider their parents heroes suggests that the family is in better shape than we think, says Farley.

In addition to naming mom more frequently than dad, women students tended to choose feminists like Jane Fonda, Susan B. Anthony and Geraldine Ferraro while men chose glamour figures like Christie Brinkley, Madonna and Marilyn Monroe. ' _ All this leads one to ask, "What is a hero?" Few parents view themselves as heroes. Hardworkers, maybe, persevering, but heroes?

Yet, their young adults view them in that perspective. Why? According to Fa~ley, there are four dimensions to the making of a

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hero. Some heroes score well on DOLORES one and not on another.

By First, there are psychological qualities like courage, generosity CURRAN FATHER and' affection. Parents probably embody these to children. Second, JOHN there's depth: how heroes hold up , to other heroic figures and how they stand the test of time. Only DIETZEN time will tell if parents remain ents gave them a healthy family heroes as children mature and setting.

Q. My friend's daughter is living become parents themselves.

"Have you told them that?" I with her boyfriend; they just had a A discussion begun along those A third factor, distance, is heav- ask. baby. It seems she is having dimily in parents' favor. It measures lines often prompts them to begin culty getting the baby baptized in a "No," they respond sheepishly. confronting their own faith, askhow close the hero is to' one. The Catholic Church.

It's understandable. How many closer the distance, the more likely ing themselves some hard quesDifferent pastors have refused tions about their own adult faith the hero. This explains why we of us feel comfortable saying to because the parents will not go to before they start involving their claim as heroes famous people we parents, "You gave me a good see a priest. Both are in their lOs children. might happen to meet personally. family to grow up in," much less, "You're my her~''? and lifetime Catholics. Neither has Finally, the field of domain In my experience such parents been married before, so that is no That's why I'm saying it here where the hero makes his or her understand, usually far better than problem. mark is important. For some, 'and backing it with research. some grandparents or aunts and They do not plan to marry but uncles, that to have a child bappolitics is ,more heroic. For others, Young adults are on the brink of choosing mates and starting famiwouid like the baby to have the tized without some degree of sports or religion.

Frapkly, they're scared.

They lies.

Catholic rites. What is your opin- Catholic commitment on the part Given these criteria, I wonder' ion? Does a priest have the right to of those parents simply does not how many of us realize our child- don't know if they can make it as refuse to baptize their child? (New make any sense, psychologically ren's admiration of us as other- good spouses and parents.

Jersey) or religiously. than-parents. But I tend to believe But the people closest to them, the survey because of experience. their parents, have shown them it A. A parish priest has not only This searching of their own conthe right but a serious obligation scieDces in anticipation of a possiOften I speak on family on col- can be done. It doesn't matter if it's in conscience not to baptize a child ble baptism frequently means the lege campuses, usually to graduate a one parent family or two. If their in circumstances such as you des- beginning of a genuine adult faith students, but the lectures are open parents have embodied the qualicribe. Apart from an emergency, for the parents. to undergrads as well. I am plea- ties listed above, their children santly surprised by the number of consider them heroes. Should we , to conduct a baptism ceremony Q. What information can you for this child would be a violation the latter who show up. Attend- do less? give about the Rosicrucians? I not only of his or her own rights, ance isn't required, understand, Can we start looking at ourread that they give you an inner but an outright invitation for the but voluntary. selves as. our children's heroes? If parents to violate their own con- dimension ofthe subconscious and These young adults are inten- so, it makes up for' those long dark have revealed this inner dimension sciences as well. sely interested in family. They ask nights of the soul wondering were to thousands for fullness ()f living. perceptive questions and are eager ,parenting went wrong and wishing . First, the church's regulations, Can you enlighten Die about the to share with me and others their we were perfect. Apparently,our. about this are cle~r and explicit in ,"cosmic consciousness" which they respect lmd admiration of parents. kids don't demand perfection, just the introduction to the Rite of talk -about? What is the church's Frequently they tell me their par- heroism.

Baptism. No infant is to be bap- position about the~? tized 'unless the priest is morally certain that the child will be edu- A; -The Rosicrucians, officially ca~~d !ln~ r~ised.c~n~~ie~tjo~s!r.i!1. ,kn,own, as T1)e. Ancient路Mystical ,_ , . ,'~ , , .,.. ~ -By., _,' the C~t~ohc fulth, and. \Jntll the Order .Rosae Crucis, is a modern parents ,themS~I~es are Instructe.d' forJli of. Gnosticis~ (fro~ the, tn,. and readyt~ ~~cept, them: Greek' word, "gnosis": "knowhealth or good fortune has failed FATHER pnmary respo,nslblhtyfor that I d ")' them? Is love of neighbor seen as religious formation. e ge . my ticket to heaven? .

EUGENE . ".

It crop's up through the ages in ~nttl r~cent years It wa~ assu!Ded many forms and places. We read Do we think of religion as somenelghbonng par~nts a~drelatl~es, even in the New Testament of the thIng that restricts' us by setting HEMRICK problems the early church had as well ~s othe.r people In the. wld~r limits and establishing regulations?

Cathohc family, w~uld s~e to. It with the Gnostics...

Is there a feeling that we can lose that parents weak In thelT faith control over our spiritual wellwould live up to this obligation.

The specific, flavor of, GnostiHardly a day goes by that' we being too easily and that religion is That assumption, if it ever was cism vades but always the promise don't, hear of controversy in the the way to keep us in line? Or does is to open up the secrets of the valid, is obviously not so today. it offer true freedom, serving as the Catholic Church. But clarifying . , ,.' universe through a profound myswhat religion means to us personcatalyst that spurs us to be the best If a ~hlld.ls to be baptized In. the tical experience. The initiates _ ally just might give us a new set of we can be.

Cathohc faith, he ~~ sh~~as 8T!ght those"in the know" - supposedly , eyes ~ith which to see all the difpossess a grasp on man and the not to be left ~anglng.1n the Wind, Is religion e~visioned as a source ferent issues, casting them in a new but to have every pOSSible support, world that remains unintelligible of comfort? Or as more as a chal- light. encouragement and good example t~ the rest of the human race. lenge? Is it meant to give us added from at least one of the parents.

In fact, taking time to clarify assurance in life? Is it meant to what role religion plays in our own Under normal circumstances The Order or Brotherhood of inspire us to want to transform nothing can substitute for that. the Rosy Cross appeared 路perhaps life may help pave the way toward society?

Beyond that and yet more 500 .years ago, though many of the a point where it can be a very good serious, parents who deliberately earhest docume~ts are now known topic for social discussion, conand persistently refuse to live up to to be hoaxes wntten much later. trary to the old adage which warns against its discussion among their Catholic faith as faithfully as As it now exists the order was Catholic路ReIiefServices, the overfriends. possible co?ld not take thei.r part organized about ioo years ago. seas relief agency of U.S. Cathoin the baptism ceremony Without Units (they call them "colleges") When that point is reached, new lics, has committed $10,550 for being openly dishonest. are organized in the United States possibilities for reconciliation and food supplies for families affected Several times in the baptism rite and Europe. Rosicrucian general unity within the church may by recent monsoon rains in Metro parents are asked whether they statutes identify it as part of emerge.

Manila, Philippines. In addition believe and accept the faith that is Freemasonry.

112 bales of clothing have been professed in the ceremony, and What doctrines there are in the donated for distribution through whether they will be a model?f order seem to be a strange mixture social service groups. faithful adherence and growth In of Christian and non-Christian July 16 that faith for their child. To pose, ideas. Many elements are incomFrom Love Rev. Msgr. Alfred J.E. Bonneau, this question to the couple you patible with Christian faith. describe would be inviting them to "All sorrow and all joy come Pastor Emeritus, 1974, Notre Dame, Fall River As is true with other such affirm something which, in their from love." - Meister Eckhart present frame of mind, 'is simply groups, Rosicrucian literature and July 17 beliefs are characterized by varienot true.

Rev. Damien Yeary, SS.CC., ties of mystical and esoteric lanTHE ANCHOR (USPS-S4S-020). Second Former Pastor, 1981, St. Anthony, Often when a couple who, with guage, the meaning of which is difClass Postage Paid at Fall River. Mass, Mattapoisett no good .reason simply do not Published weekly except the week of July 4 ficult if not impossible to pin July 19 practice their faith, ask to have and the week after Christmas at 410 Highdown.

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An old adage says: "When among friends, don't disc'uss politics or religion." Some might qualify this by adding: "If you must discuss religion, beware of its red-flag areas."

But do you agree?

In today's'charged atmosphere, some topics are sure to create a strong reaction whether in casual conversation or in Ii sermon.

Among these red-flag topics are racism, 'the bishops' pastoral on peace in a nuclear age, capital punishment, the proper use of your money in a secular society, why the American bishops make statements on foreign policy, . where women fit into the church and society and the meaning of sin.

No doubt every reader could add to this list of topics that are certain to get a heated discussion going. Behind all such subjects is a more basic question: What does religion mean to people?

To get behind that question, let'" -tS6rrow from the categories used in a study of the basic beliefs of members of the U.S. Congress.

These ask: Does religion focus on me and my own problems? Is my primary concern over my own salvation, spirituality and personal prayer life? Does the biblical phrase, "heal thyself first, physician," hold sway over us?

Or, is religion communal for me in that it identifies the common needs of ,people? Do I see religion as that which encourages me to work at my salvation by reaching out to the unfortunate, those who are made to feel alienated, whose

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Irish divorce vote means that church mus,t hike efforts

THE ANCHORFriday, July 25, 1986

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DUBLIN, Ireland (NC) - A decision by Irish voters to keep divorce illegal means the church must have an "increased understanding of marriage problems and a willingness to respond to them," said Bishop Joseph Cassidy of Clonfert.

In a June referendum, about 60 percent of voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment which would have alIowed divorce after a marriage had been broken at least five years.

Divorce has been illegal in ireland since the country became independent 49 years ago.

"On behalf of the Catholic Church, r can promise continued expansion and improvement of our services to marriage, especialIy those in difficulty," Bishop Cassidy said. "While the Catholic Church already commits substantial human and financial resources to the support of marriage and the family, we must intensify our efforts in the years ahead."

Some Irish politicians had warned that reje<:ting the divorce proposal would make the Irish border with Northern Ireland look like a Berlin Wall, "separating the troubled North from what will be seen as a partitionist, inward-looking and smug state dominated by the views of one church."

About 93 percent of the Republic ofIreland is Catholic. Northern Ireland is predominantly Protestant, and divorce is legal.

Irish bishops warned Prime Minister Garrett FitzGerald that legalizing divorce would bea blow to. society, .whileAnglican, j>rotestant and Jewish representatives reportedly told him divorce should be allowed when there is no chance of reconciliation.

Continued from Page One Cardinals Joseph Ritter of St. Louis and Richard Cushing of .Boston joined 10 other American religious officials, including leaders of the Episcopal, Methodist, Greek Orthodox and Lutheran churches and several rabbis, in a . statement supporting the 1963路 treaty. But at least one prelate, Bishop Albert Fletcher of Little Rock, Ark., signed a statement opposing that treaty. . One concern expressed by crit~cs of.the 1963 treaty was virtualIy Identical to a worry cited by the White House and others this time around: the problems of verifying any test ban treaty when hidden tests remain technicalIy possible.

U.S.-Soviet test ban talks in 1980 foundered on that issue.

The new test ban negotiations are tentatively set to begin by autumn, perhaps in Geneva when discussions on other facets of arms control resume Sept. 18.

In their 1983 war and peace pastoral, the U.S. bishops emphasized the importance of"negotiations to halt the testing, production and deployment of new nuclear weapons systems." They urged adoption of "verifiable" agreements by the superpowers.

Meanwhile, since summer 1985, the Reagan administration has been asked by Protestant, Jewish and Catholic leaders to join the current Soviet moratorium.

Catholics making that plea include the Conference of Major Superiors of Men, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, and at least eight bishops.

Cardinal Bernardin, chairman of the committee that wrote the war and peace pastoral, also calIed July 2 for an immediate ban on nuclear testing.

So far, though, the White House has refused to heed the calI. The White House has said President Reagan would join a ban on underground tests "when we have broad, deep and verifiable arms reductions, substantialIy improved verification capabilities, expanded confidence-building measures, and greater balance in conventional (non-nuclear) forces."

When will that happen? Nuclear weapons opponents hope it won't be another 20 years.

A page from Holy Union calendar designed by Rosemary S. Parandelis

Holy Union community Continued from Page One The program proper will begin Saturday, Aug. 16, when the sisters will gather at Bishop Connolly High School, FalI River, for a day themed "Remembering Our Past."

Recollections of the early days of the American foundation will be shared and there will be presentations on aspects of contemporary religious life and small-group sharing on the influence of the past in shaping the present and future lives of community members.

An afternoon Mass will focus on "the journey with the Lord" and participants will then visit Sacred Hearts Convent, the community's Fall River retirement home, to spend time with infirm and elderly sisters unable to attend the program.

A high tea will be served at the convent, which will also be the site for a display of community memorabilia, to be on view throughout the four-day observance.

Sunday, Aug. 17, will see a fami1y picnic day from II a.m to 5 p.m. at the Holy Union summer home, St. James' Convent, Nana-

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On Monday, Aug. 18, the scene will shift to Groton, where the topic will be trends in society and the church likely to affect the future of the Holy Union community. The day will include three presentations by Sister Rosalie MurphY,SND, who specializes in future studies and planning.

The four days will conclude Tuesday, Aug. 19, starting for Immaculate Heart province members at W:30a.m'. at St. Michael's Church, FalI River. At that time, in the context of a prayer service, provincial leadership will pass from Sister Carol A. Regan to Sister Ann Kernan. A brunch will folIow the ceremony.

The provinces will meet at 2 p.m. the same day for a solemn liturgy at Sacred Heart Church, FalI River, the parish to which the sisters came in 1886. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will preside, joined by Providence Bishop Louis E. Gelineau, recalling that FalI River was part of the Providence diocese in 1886.

Processing into Sacred Heart Church for the liturgy, the sisters will bear the names ofalI community members who have died in the United States since 1886. These sisters will also be commemorated during the liturgy.

A reception on the lawn of the Holy Union provincialate at 550 Rock St.; FalI River, wiII close the day.

SUA reunion Preceding the official celebra-' tion but allied with it in spirit will be an Aug. I general reunion of alumnae, faculty, family and friends ofthe former Sacred Hearts Academy in FalI River.

The academy, which closed in 1975, was the first institution opened by the sisters in 1886.

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THE ANCHORFriday, July 25, 1986

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NEW YORK(NC) - Singer Kate Smith left the bulk of her $500,000 estate to a Catholic nursing home and to the church where she was baptized a Catholic in 1965.

The singer named the Uihlein Mercy Center nursing home and S1. Agnes Church, both in Lake Placid, N.Y., as beneficiaries in an eight-page wiU signed July 12,1973, and filed in New York, where most of her assets were held. .

Miss Smith, 79, who was best known for her powerful rendition of"God Bless America," died June 17.

She also left $25,000 to "my dear friend" Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York, who died of leukemia in 1983, and $10,000 to Father Albert G. Salmon, who baptized her.

Because of the cardinal's death, the bequest reverts back to the estate and will be shared by the nursing home and church.

Mercy Sister M. Camillus O'Keefe, administrator of the nursing home, said Miss Smith had a long association with the home. ' "I think it's just wonderful. It is so typical and so generous," she said: The singer, who for 40 years had a summer home in Lake Placid, donated funds for a chapel and residents' activity room at the nursing home when it was built in 1968.

The singer was baptized in St. Agnes Church at age 58 by Father Salmon, now pastor of St. Mary Church, Ticonderoga, N.Y. He was principal celebrant at the Mass of Christian Bur,ial for Miss Smith June 21 at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Her body will be entombed in St. Agnes parish cemetery in a mausoleum soon to be completed. .

D 'Escoto option?

WASHINGTON (NC) - Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York says he may have a way for Maryknoll Father Miguel D'Escoto, Nicaragua's foreign minister, to reconcile his dedication to the Sandinista government with canon law and the Vatican.

The cardinal has suggested to Nicaraguan and Vatican authorities that Father D'Escoto resign his post, but remain a non-official personal adviser to President Daniel Ortega. That could open the way to lifting the priest's suspension from the priesthood, imposed when he refused to resign under pressure from the Vatican and the Nicaraguan hierarchy, the cardinal said.

A Vatican source said the cardinal's proposal is being viewed by the Holy See as a possible solution.

Realistic request HONG KONG - (NC) - Pope John Paul II's request that the Taiwan church be a bridge to the Catholic Church in China is realistic, said Archbishop-designate Paolo Giglio, former assistant charge d'affaires of the apostolic nunciature in Taipei, Taiwan. He also said that if the Vatican withdrew its representation in Taiwan to secure relations with mainland China, Taiwanese Catholics would understand. The Malta native was recently named apostolic nuncio to Nicaragua.

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MILWAUKEE (NC) - The national Farm Aid project has given $15,000 in literal seed money to Project Isidore, a farmers' assistance program started by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Country singer Willie Nelson, a chief organizer of Farm Aid, which has held two music concerts to raise money for farmers, said the grant stipulates that the most any family can receive from it is $2,000, to be used to buy seed. Since it was formally launched in January, Project Isidore has collected more than $75,000 from Milwaukee-area parishes and assisted 68 farm families with interest-free loans to buy seed, feed and fertilizer.

Tuition goes plastic

FATHER RUSSELL stands before Bishop Treinen during his ordination ceremony. (NC photo)

Idaho priest ordained despite handicap

DETROIT - "Charge it," could be heard in Detroit archdiocesan schools this fall. Parents will have the option of using credit cards to pay for tuition and fees.

"By utilizing the credit card program, tuition payments could be made in periodic increments rather than in two lump sums, as is usually the case now," said Father Francis Reiss, director of the education department.

He added that in most Catholic schools 65 percent to 75 percent of the operating budget comes from tuition, a situation that can create cash flow problems.

The credit card plan will also allow, payments to be made over the telephone or by mail.

BOISE, Idaho (NC) - The "Suffering is a common exper- important to me, and I was comcrutches he used at his ordination ience for all of us," he said. "None mitting myself to living as a were but one reminder of the hanof us suffers alone. To learn toask , Catholic," he said. From then on, seeking the priesthood was a "natdicap Father Patrick Russell had fo~ support, help, love and .affecto overcome to be ordained a tion from people, and their wil- ural process." priest this summer. lingness 'to give it, creates' a comFather Russell, 27, suffers osteomon bond of suffering which genesis imperfecta, popularly deepens relationships and faith known as brittle bone disease. The experiences. " affliction has stunted his physical Following his ordination Father growth :..- he is under 5 feet tall Russell was named associate pas-and has made hospitals, crutches. and wheelchairs a familiar part of tor of St. Mark's Parish in Boise.

Besides parish ministry and his life since early childhood.

He has a surgically implanted teaching, he said, he feels called to rod in his back to correct curva- work with other disabled people, tureof the spine. He wore a cast helping them define their role in and used crutches at his ordina- the church, and with people who tion Mass because of a slip shortly are ill, "helping them to underbefore which caused a hairline stand sickness and define God's , love for them through pain." fracture in his ankle.

He said he began thinking serA broken back in 1982, during his second year at St. Patrick iously of the priesthood in high Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif., school.

A "real turning point" in his almost ended his seminary studies.

He would have dropped out faith life, he said, came in his teens then, he said, "but for the encour- when he went to Shriners ChilIf you get your hot water from your agement, support and love" of his dren's Hospital in Salt Lake City for surgery.

"Away from home, furnace, your pil boiler has to run fellow seminarians and friends back family, friends and church," he in Idaho. year-'round. This wastes energy, and Despite the handicaps, Bishop said, he began to think more deeply that's why you should install an Of his faith and relationship with Sylvester Treinen of Boise said, "I energy efficient gas water heatet:'. It's didn't have any reservations at all" God. He saw his confirmation during about accepting,Father Russell as economical and it is designed to heat. high school as another key point. a priest. hot water not your house.

"I have known him since he was "It meant that I was publicly stat!ng that being a Catholic was a little boy, attending Catholic grade school here in a wheelchair," Bishop Treinen said. "He makes up so much, in his head, for what NEW ORLEANS (NC) - The he lacks in the rest of his body.

Rev. Arie Brouwer, general secreHe's just a super guy."

In a preordination interview with tary of the National Council of the Idaho Register, Boise diocesan Churches, says his agency will not newspaper, Father Russell said he . try to prevent appointment of a views his disabilities as an advan- new U.S. ambassador to the Vatitage rather than a hindrance to can to succeed William A. Wilson.

The council of some 30 U.S. Proministry.

"I think in a lot of ways, because testant and Orthodox denominaI am weak, God is strong," he said. tions, has opposed U.S.-Vatican The handicap has helped him diplomatic relations since they were understand the importance of proposed by President Harry S. BLUE FLAME dependency and trust in God and Truman. When -relations were DEALER "heightened my awareness of the' established in 1984, the council communal aspects ofsuffering an~ tried to get the action declared unconstitutional. faith," he said.

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By Josepb Motta "We try to relate as family," says Father Frederick Meyers, SS.CC., pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes church, Wellfleet. "There's a uniQue spirit of community here."

The Sacred Hearts priest has led the lower Cape Cod faith community since last November. He said approximately 150 yearround families attend the church, beautifully situate(r on Wellfleet's M,ain Street, and another 150 year-around· families attend Our Lady of Perpetual Help mission in North Truro.

The approximately 100 families served by another parish mission, Sacred Heart in Truro, now attend the main church or the North Truro mission, since Sacred Heart . has been closed due to a shortage of priests.

Father Meyers was ordained in 1971 and celebrated his 15th anniversary as a priest in January. Previously, he said, he was a Brother of the Sacred Heart, taking his first vows in 1943. He taught in United States, Canadian and Kenyan schools until 1968, when he began studies for the priesthood.

He was formerly a chaplain at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and has also served at Holy Redeemer parish, Chatham.

Summers in Wellfleet "keep one busy," Father Meyers said, noting that the town's population multiplies and that many visitors are summer regulars.

One weekend Mass is offered on winter weekends in North Truro, he said, and five on summer weekends. The three year-round weekend Masses at the main church increase to six in summer.

The pastor is being assisted this summer by Father Frank Aresta, SCJ, and Father John Hanrahan, SJ, a teacher at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

"There's a tremendous difference at the parish with the changing of the seasons," Father Meyers said.

"For two months it's hectic, but. during the rest of the year things are at a more leisurely pace."

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Mass was first celebrated in Wellfleet in the 1800s by priests from St. Peter the Apostle parish, Provincetown, at the homes of French-Canadian immigrants.

Our Lady of Lourdes was established as a parish in 1911, although services had been held in a renovated schoolhouse since 1900.

Among the first of a long line of Sacred Hearts priests who have served the faith community, the late Father Joseph Echerling built the main church and rectory, finishing the undertaking in 1913.

Under his direction, the parish Ladies' Guild hooked a handsome altar rug of his design. It is preserved as a prized example of American folk art at the Wellfleet Historial Museum.

Father Meyers notes that there: are many retirees among parishioners.

"Obviously," he said, "there's an emphasis upon visiting the sick and bringing the. sacraments to a more mature parish population."

To better meet the needs of the elder community, he said, he is a member of the Wellfleet Council on.Aging.

The pastor refers to his parishioners as a "good, generous, willing people.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help mission "There are many small things they do that mean quite a lot," he said.

The church has an active parish council, conference of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and Ladies' Guild. .

Also vital to the community, Father Meyer said, is an impres7 sive group of volunteers who care for the main church and the mission.

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Recently, Father Meyers proudly relates, 10 parishioners were commissioned as eucharistic ministers. Retreats for parish council members and confirmation candidates are held regularly, he added, "Whatever the demands made upon us," he conclqded, we do our ut~os~ to ,honor. them." , .','

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BUZZARDS BAY, St. Margaret, 141 Main St.: Sat. 4:00 p.m.; Sun. 8, 10, II a.m., daily 8:00 a.m. Sat. 9 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:30.

HYANNIS, St. Francis Xavier, PROVINCETOWN, St. Peter the 347 South St.: Schedule effective . Apostle, 11 Prince St: Sat. 7 p.m.; May 30-0ct. 4-5, Sat. 4:00, 5: 15, Sun. 7,9, II a.m., 5:30 p.m.; daily, 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8,9,10,11:30 7 a.m., confessions, Sat. 6:30-7:00. a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m. and by appointment. p.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:50 p.m. and following 7:30p.m. Mass.

SANDWICH, Corpus Christi, 8 Jarves St.: Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. YARMOUTHPORT, Sacred . 7,8,9, 10, II a.m., 12 noon; (7:00 Heart, off Rte. 6A: Sat. 4:00, 5: 15 p.m. July 6 - Aug. 31) daily 9 a.m.; p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.; con- confessions, Sat. 3:00-3:45 p.m. fessions before each Mass.

MARION, St. Rita, 113 Front St.: Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8:30, 10, 11:15 a.m.; daily, Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri., 8:30, a.m.; confessions, Sat~rday, 4:15-4:45 p.m.

ONSET, St. Mary Star ofthe Sea, , MATTAPOISETT, St. Anthony, Onset Ave.: Sat. 4:30 p.m.; Sun. 22 Barstow St.: Sat. 4:30, Sun. 8, 8:30, 10:30 a.m.; daily Mon., , 9:30, 11:00 a.m. daily 8 a.m.; ConTues., & Fri., 9 a.m. Confessions, fessions 3:30-4:00. .

Sat. 3:30-4:00 p.m.

SAGAMORE, St. Theresa, Rte. 6A: Sat. 5:00 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30, 10:30, II :30 a.m., First Friday 5:00 p.m., confessions Sat. 4:004:45 p.m.

SOUTH YARMOUTH, St. Pius X, 5 Barbara St.: Sat. 4, 6 p.m.; Sun. 7, 9,10:30,12:00 noon; 5 p.m. daily, 7,9, a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:00 - 3:45 & 7:30 - 8:00 p.m.

CENTERVILLE, Our Lady of Victory, 230 So. Main St. Sat. 5, 7:30p.m.;Sun. 7,8:15,9:30,10:45, 12 noon and 5:15 p.m. daily, 7, 9 a.m., Confessions, Sat. following 9 a.m. Mass and 4-4:45 p.m.

NANTU CKET, Our Lady of the Isle, Federal St.: Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7,8:30, 10 and 11:30a.m.and 7:00 p.m.; daily, 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:45 p.m.

WEST BARNST ~BLE, Our Lady of Hope, Rte. 6A; Sat. 4 & 5: 15 p.m.; Sun., 8:45, 10, 11:15 a.m. daily 8 a.m. confessions, before each Mass.

SIASCONSET, Union Chapel: Sun. 8:45 a.m. during July and . VINEYARD HAVEN, St. AugAugust. /' ustine, Church and Franklin Sts.: NORTH FALMOUTH, St. (Schedule effective June 28 thru Labor Day): Sat. 4:00 and 6:00 Elizabeth Seton, 481 Quaker Rd.: p.m.; Sun. 8, II a.m.; daily 8 a.m.; Sat. 4, 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7:45, 9, 10:15, 11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily 9 confessions, Sat. 3-3:45 p.m. Nova.m.; confessions, Sat. 3: 15-3:45, ena to O.L. of Perpetual Help, Monday, after 8 a.m. Mass.

4:45-5:15 p.m.

CHATHAM, Holy Redeemer, 57 Highland Ave.: Schedule July 4, Sat. 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; Confessions, Sat. II :30 a.m.-12 noon; First FridayMass 8 & 9 a.m., Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass.

Closing with Benediction at noon.

SOUTH CHATHAM, Our Lady of Grace, Rte. 137, off Rte. 28: Schedule July 4, Sat. 7 p.m.; Sun. 8:30,9:30,10:30, II :30 a.m.; daily, 9 a.m. Confessions Sat. after 7 p.m. Mass.

COTUIT/MASHPEE, Christ the King, COTUIT, St. Jude Chapel, 4441 Falmouth Road, Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00 p.m.; Sun. 9,1.1 a.m.; daily, Mon.Fri. 8:00 a.m.

BASS RIVER, Our Lady of the Highway Rte. 28: Sat. - May 26Sept. 7 - 5:30 p.m.; Sun. - July I -Sept. 2 - 8, 9:30, II a.m.; daily (Mon.-Fri.) 8 a.m.

OAK BLUFFS, Our Lady Star of the Sea, Massasoit Ave.: Sat. 6 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9:15, 10:30 a.m.; daily (Mon.-Fri.) 7 a.m. confessions, Sat. 5: 15-5:45 p.m.

WAREHAM, St. Patrick, 82 High St.: Sat. 4, 6, p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30,10,11:30 a.m., 5 p.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 3-3:45 p.m.

ORLEANS, St. Joan of Are, Bridge Road. (Schedule effective through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 p.m.; Sun. 8,9:30, II a.m.; daily, 8 a.m.; confessions, Sat. 4-4:50 p.m.; Our Lady of Perpetual Help novena, at 8 a.m. Mass Wed.

WEST WAREHAM, St. Anthony, off Rte. 28 (Summer Schedule begins June 21-22): Sat. 4 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10 a.m.; confessions, before each Mass.

WELLFLEET, Our Lady of Lourdes, 56-58 Main St.: Sat. 4 and 5 p.m.; Sun. 8, 9, 10, II a.m.; daily, 9 a.m., confessions, before all Masses.

NORTH EASTHAM, Church of the Visitation (Schedule effective EAST FALMOUTH, St. through Labor Day): Sat. 5, 7 Anthony, 167 East Falmouth p.m.; Sun. 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m..

Highway: Sat. 4:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. daily Mass 9 a.m. Mon.-Wed.-Fri. NORTH TRURO, Our Lady of 7:30,9, 10: 15, 11:30 a.m.; daily, 8 during July and Aug.; confessions, Perpetual Help, Pond Road: Sat. 4,5 p.m.; Sun. 9, 10, II a.m.; cona.m.; confessions, Sat. 3:30-4: 15 Sat. 6:30-6:50 p.m. fessions before Masses. p.m., weekdays, any time by request.

WEST HARWICH, Holy Trinity, OSTERVILLE, Our Lady of the Rte. 28: Sat. 4:00-5:30 p.m. Sun. Assumption, 76 Wianno Ave.; Sat. EDGARTOWN, St. Elizabeth, 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; Sun. 7, 8:30, 7:30,9, 10:30, 12 noon; daily 9:00 Main Street; Sat. 4 and 6 p.m.; 1O:30a.m., 12:00 noon; daily, 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.; confessions, Sun. 7, 9" II a.m.: daily, Mon.- a.m., confessions, Sat. 3:30 to 4:00 Sat. 2:00-3:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 Sat., 8:30 a.m.; confessions, 3:30, p.m. p.m. First Friday - Mass at II a.m.

Saturdays. Rosary: 8: 15 a. m. followed by Exposition of weekdays, 8:30 a.m. Sundays. MASHPEE, Queen of All Saints, Blessed Sacrament closing with Holy hour (July & Aug.) Mon.-, Great Neck Rd. (towards New Benediction at 2 p.m.; confessions .

Fri. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Seabury): Sat. 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.; eve of 1st Friday 2:00-3:30 p.m.

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Main St.: Sat. 5:30, 7 p.m.; Sun. 7', . 9:00 a.m. Mon.-Fri. Annunciation, Upper County Rd.: . ,.

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5:15 p.m.; Sun. 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, and following 7 p.m. Mass.

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However, in filling that void with practically impossible to retreat to Dear Dr. Kenny: I am married, another special person, you are the position, "Can't we just be surely heading for trouble. friends." That is why you must and we have one beautiful child. I Even if things were going well avoid being alone with your friend. have a comfortable job. My husbetween you and your husband, On a more positive turn, start band works very hard at two jobs. separatejobs and work places often doing things with your husband.

We have a new house. On the surdraw spouses apart. I can under- You have already tried to talk with face we are doing well. stand the temptation you would him about improving communicaHowever, during the last year feel when a sensitive man at work 'tion, and you say it did not work. and a half it seems that there have reached out in sympathy to offer Now try doing things together. been several changes between me Develop activities in common and my husband. He takes care of affection you were not receiving at . that you can do every week. Do home.

But my understanding does me very well, and he works hard to not alter the fact that affairs des- you like to eat out? Are there plaprove it. But I have felt a small troy marriages and families. ces you would like to visit? Friends emptiness within myself.

Nothing can compete with the you would like to invite over? PuzI confronted my husband. He start of a romantic relationship. A zles to work or card games to play? couldn't understand. I soon remarriage relationship of over one A simple dating approach may alized my feeling wasn't going to year has a very hard time compet- help you get involved with each change because I couldn't change ing with the honeymoon period of other again. the way he ioves me. So I learned i an affair.

If you still feel your marriage is to live with the material love he , If you felt you were domg the seriously suffering, then seek coungave.

I right thing or that you could han- seling. Ask your husband to go My emptiness grew until some- dle what you are getting into, you with you to a clinical psychologist one special came into my life. He would not have written. So I will (Ph.D), social worker (ACSW) or was always there at work, but as say what you probably already a certified marital counselor. we talked one night, I felt as know.

You made a commitment to though someone really cared. I Fir~t, stop seeing your special each other and confirmed that was thrilled to have someone to friend. If work requires that you commitment with a child. Although talk to who understood my feel- see him, make sure someone else is your enthusiasm seems to have , ings and shared my thoughts. always present. As long as you are waned, you must make a total The problem? What I am doing seeing this man, you will have less effort to honor that promise and is called adultery. - Ohio and less motivation to change. reestablish yourselves as a team.

I can understand the frustration Especially since you have a child, Reader questions on family livyou feel at the lack of personal your marriage deserves a better ing and child care to be answered communication between you and chance than you are giving it. in print are invited. Address the Once you have had an intimate Kennys, BOll 871, St. Joseph's your husband. I can understand the growing emptiness inside you. relationship with someone, it is College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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OnCe in a while treasure appears on the new book list. Rollo May's latest work, "My Quest for Beauty," is fruly a gift for the soul.

May, the noted psychologist and author of "Man's Search for Himself," published 23 years ago, has been a longtime pioneer in the effort to unify psychology with ethics. His latest book takes a giant step further into the realm of spirituality.

He begins in a small Greek village in 1932 when he was 21 and undergoing a "dark night of the . soul." His pain and search for meaning led him to climb a'mountain where he wandered for two days and nights. He suddenly found himself "knee deep in a field of wild poppies...it was a gorgeous , sight...like children in'a ballet."

Somehow the poppies unlocked a door for him: "I realized that I had not listened to my inner voice, which had tried to talk to me about beauty. I had been too hardworking, too"principled' to spend time merely looking at flowers. It seems that it had taken a collapse of my whole former way of life for this voice to make itself heard."

So began May's "devotion to art and beauty." He defines beauty as "the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace, simultaneously."

May's story reminded me of a conversation I once had with a psychotherapist treating a young man suffering from chronic depression.

"This young man was frantically pursuing a career in bU'siness," the therapist said. "His career was succesful, but each day was an intense struggle and he collapsed frequently into feelings of despair.

After five years of analysis, he still was not 'cured,' and finally experienced a complete breakdown.

"It was at that time," the therapist said, that the young man turned

to the piano, one of his first loves as a child. "Within a surprisingly short period of time he started to feel better about himself...The more he aligned himself with beauty, the mote his self-esteem grew."

The older I get, the more I realize how profound and powerful the experience of beauty is. We need. to stop, look and see the beauty of the world God has created, and remind ourselves that we are an integral part of it.

Art, as May sees it, can lead people to feel significant - and this is essential for good ,psychological balance - simply because they are part of a "universe of beauty."

For May, the task of becoming human is in the realm of the artist.

Art has "harmony, balance, rhythm. They are qualities which minister to our inner needs for serenity, for a sense of eternity and ultimately for courage. All genuine

works of art give a sense of meaning which informs us that life is more significant than the disasters, petty or great, which clamor f6r our attention," he says.

Thomas Mann, the Nobel-prize winning novelist, expressed a similar ideal in his concept of a new, universal humanity which will take the attitude of an artist, that is, it "will recognize that the immense value and beauty of the human being lie in the fact that he belongs to the two kingdoms of nature and the spirit."

May takes us on a journey where we can see that beauty and art also put us directly in touch with our Creator.

It is our challenge and our destiny to find beauty, he implies. For "beauty is eternity born into human existence." .

"Beauty," says May, "is not God, but it is the resplendent gown of God and of our spiritual life."

Embassy move opposed WASHINGTON (NC) - Bishop James Malone, president of the U.S. bishops, has asked President Reagan to convince the Senate to drop legislation that could force the U.S. Embassy in IsTael to be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Bishop Malone, in a letter to Reagan, urged him to ask Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C. to withdraw an amendment on the embassy transfer.

Israel first established Tel Aviv as its capital but in 1980 declared Jerusalem its "eternal capital." Supporters of the embassy move have argued for ye~rs that it will reflect the reality of Jerusalem and demonstrate support for Israel.

The U.S. Catholic Conference, the bishops' public policy arm, in 1984 opposed such a move "because we believed such a unilateral move would fail to. address the special significance Jerusalem holds for

Moslems, Jews and Ch~istians and it would present yet another obstacle to progress toward a Middle East peace," Bishop Malone noted in his letter to Reagan.

Jewish roots WASHINGTON (NC) - If Jesus was silent about abortion, Jewish tradition was not and Catholic teaching on abortion stems from that tradition, Jesuit Father John R. Connery told a forum on Catholic and Jewish abortion I beliefs. The professor em~ritu~ of theology at Loyola Umverslty, Chicago, was part of a panel discussion at the American Jewish Committee's annual convention in Washington. Jewish scrip!ure did not say much about abortIOn, but what it did say has shaped Catholic perspectives on the issue, Father Connery said.

Memory

By Hilda Young You arrive at the grocery store and realize that you left your shopping list stuck to the refrigerator.

You're about to run out the door to pick up a child for a dentist appointment but can't remember where you put your car keys. You're at a party and have to ask a person his or her name three times and still don't remember it.

I recently read a wonderful article about a doctor who claims that there is hope for those of us who have "bad memories." There is no such thing as a bad memory, he said, only an untrained mind. If we learn to associate picture ideas with people, for example, we will be able to remember their names, he said.

He also said that when we meet someone for the first time we shouldn't be thinking about something to say or, how to answe~ a question. We should be lookmg for things about them that we can remember so we can recall their name the next time we see them.

Try to associate facial features, for example, with the person glasses, big nose, thin lips and so on.

I tried it last night at a reception for new parishi~ners.· "Hilda, this is Barry Cosgrove.

He's in sales," my husband said, introducing me to my first challenge.

"Concentrate," I thought to myself, shaking his hand. "He has heavy sideburns which are hairy. which rhymes with Barry. Cosgrove - think of Bill Cosby and a grove of trees."

Suddenly I noticed my,husband, bumping my shoulder. "Barry just asked how you like the area," he smiled at me through gritted teeth.

"Sorry, Harry," I said, "I wa's just admiring yOUI: sideburns."

"Barry," he said politely.

"No thanks," I told him, "I prefer the veggie hor de'oeuvres."

My husband claims I later called the man Harry Burns and introduced him to Bob Byrd as Bill Orchard.

"And his name was not Bob Byrd," he fumed, "It is Bob Robinson."

"With his hawk nose and Robinson for a name, Byrd sure seems logical to me," I said defensively.

"It's a good thing he had 'Bob' printed in big letters in his· name tag or you would have called him Eagle Eyes," he said sarcastically.

I'm not totally sold on this association business just yet. My fear·is that it might work both ways. One woman called me "Mrs. Block" when we were leaving, and another said she was lo'oking forward to meeting 0l!r three boys - Curly, Larry and Moe.

Priest killed VATICAN CITY (NC) ~ The Vatican newspaper has exp,ressed "shock and indignation" over the "cold-blooded killing" of a Lebanese priest at a roadblock near Tyre, Lebanon. Father Boutros Abi Akl, 62, was returning with another priest and a nun from a hospital visit when the vehicle was stopped, he was dragged from the car and shot in the head. The priest, a school rector, was reportedly well-known and respected among both Christians and Moslems in Lebanon.

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Ro~e-based press s~rvlce of the Other factors listed include popVatlca~ C~>ngregatlon for the ulation growth, drought, floods, Evangehz~tlon of Peoples. , and crop and cattle diseases.

The article was. a .co~ment~ry I "Perhaps Africa is the continent on the ,;.o\ugust mlssl0!l I~tentlon most tried by hunger and famine, theme, ~orTh?se ~enshl,ngfrom and therefore, the one' that has Hunger 10 A~nca. Each month particular need of the solidarity of the con~regatIon ~s~s for prayers the churches and of the nations," and action on a missionary theme. said Fides.

"The world agro-food market has become an enormous internaCiting UN figu'res, it said "there tional business, managed by large are still 19 milliol} persons threatmultinational companies that de- ened by famine in Ethiopia; Sudan, termine the volume of the com- Angola and Mozambique." merciaI exchange, the prices and I Other Third World countries distribution of the agricultural face similar situations, it said. products according to their own I Fides said about 500 million convenience, to the detriment of people in the world suffer "absocountries ofthe Third World, whose lute hunger," defined as "a dietary economies are almost always based intake of less than 1,500 calories on the agricultural sector," said per day."

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Papal warning vATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has told the Philippine bishops to avpid partisan politics in their efforts to help reconstruct Philippine society in the post-Marcos era. "The church is not called to take positions of a political character or to take part in partisan conflicts," the pope said in a letter to the bishops.

At the same time, he encouraged their efforts to help solve the country's social, economic and political problems by preparing the. laity to work for "the political construction and organization ofsocial . life."

The Philippine bishops, especially Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila, strongly supported opposition groups which forced President Ferdinand Marcos to flee the country after presidential elections last February. Church support was a main element in mobilizing popu· lar demonstrations against Marcos.

Our destiny "The question of our destiny in life is of very great interest to us.

'What will happen to me tomorrow? What· will my future be?'

These are difficult questions and also decisive ones. If they are answered wrongly, they could lead to fatalism and despair; or, on the other hand, they could prompt a proud and false sense of security.

But such questions can be answered correctly in the light of the revelation of Christ. ,In his conversation 'with Nicodemus, Jesus say.s: 'God . 'so loved $he world that he gave his 'only son, that whoever· believes in ·him should" riOt' perish biit have · eternal·life;~,·These words of~our , Savior;provide the main al)swer to · the searching ques'iions' of our · souk" - Pope, John Paul II' ,

Indian and peasant groups which are on the fringes of society. ' Agrarian reform also has been • part of a broader papal call for profound and innovative structural reforms in underdeveloped countries because current socioeconomic and political structures are not working to benefit the . majority.

"In Latin America, we see that the causes of the complex problem of poverty are not limited to the failure of individual elements to co'me together. The causes are also structural and related to the socioeconomic and political organiza,tion of societies," he said during his July visit to Colombia.

The pope has always accompanied these calls for bold reforms

By Agostino Bono age and wisdom," and church supwith equally strong condemnations VATICAN CITY (NC) -After port for agrarian reform is a major of violence as the road to political a recent closed-door meeting with Brazilian church-state issue. change. As he has gone to the landBrazilian President Jose Sarney, But if not, he certainly knew less to support agrarian reform, so Pope John Paul II did an unusual how to take advantage ofthe situa- has he gone to guerrilla strongthing. He strolled within earshot tion to stress a favorite papal theme. ' holds in EI Salvador, Peru and ofthereportersandphotographers "Agrarian reform can't be a Colombia to stress non-violent revcovering the picture-taking, cere- failure because it is a problem of olution. monial part of the encounter. social justice and democracy," he To the guerrillas he pleads for This is unusual because it put said in Portuguese, Brazil's official peace. To the established powers the pope within range of an on- language. The pope then raised his he pleads for reforms and emphathe-record question. Normally, hands as if to say "that's enough" sizes the link between the two. papal meetings with heads of state and moved out of earshot.

If Latin American leaders do end in an official "no comment" In Brazil, 1.2 percent of the not heed the call to rapid social on substantive issues, and the pope, rural landowners control45.8 per- change, they will be increasingly who loves spontaneous contact .cent of the arable land while 50.4 faced with violent revolt, he has with people, does his part by stay- percent of the rural landowners continually warned. ing away from the journalists. control 2.4 percent. Similar situa"The realization of justice on The gesture; resulted in a ques- tions exist in many other Latin this continent' faces a clear dition and a strong papal reaffirma- American countries. lemma," he said in Brazil in 1980. tion of the need for agarian reform During the pope's seven Latin "Either it will come through in Brazil, where the ownership of American trips, he has stressed the profound and courageousreforms, arable. land - and the political need to combat these imbalances. according to principles that express power that it provides - is con- He started in Mexico in 1979 with . the supremacy of the dignity of centrated in the hands of a few. a call for ,"urgent agricultural. ,man, or it will come - without Did the pope suspect he would reforms"whichincliJdeexpropria- lasting result and without benefit 'beasked about agarian reform, a tion of lands. His latest Latin for man, of this I am convinced hot topic in Brazil and most of, .' Ame'rican trip,to Colombia a few ,-through the forces of violence," Latin America, ifhe.wandered too ~ , days before 'meeting Sarney, in-, :he said. ' close to the. press? . cluded a plea for "properly pro-: "Each one of you must feel'that Maybe ,so,.as lie ~ad raise~ the \ graO}med bold, ane;t eff~l;:tiv~.agrar- ·he is being' challenged "by this . issue.·earlier m:-the'day dunng a' ian refprm:". . ' .' dilemma,"'he said. . Mass for Sarney and other Brazil-' In Latin America' such wordS During his Latin ~.merican trips, .ian officials, utging them to imple- ~ are revblutionary and· give legiti- the pope also emphasizes' these ment agrarian refor~m "with cour7 ,macy to similar calls by landless pleas through his actions. He visits

A papal crusade

poverty-stricken urban and rural areas to put the messages in dramatic settings for reporters and cameramen who transmit the calls to a world audience, His voice, usually calm and careful in its pronunciation, rises to a shout as he reads the critical sections containing the heart of. his message. In an accompanying gesture he often grips the pages of his prepared text in a fist and shakes them in the air as if to say, "these are more than just words."

The pope's attitude leaves an impression that the message comes from a deep-felt emotional and moral outrage.

Colombians asked to evangelize v ATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has called on Colombian Christians to use the church's social doctrine in evangelizing their country.

Such evangelization would involve social justice activities, safeguarding of personal, family and community rights, and a better balance between rich and poor the pope said, speaking after he returned from an early July pastoral visit to Colombia and the island of St. Lucia.

Predestination "Predesfination refers to the eternal choice of God, a choice prompted 'by love, a choice proceeding from the inner life of the Blessed Trinity. 'God c/lose us in Christ before, the foundation of the world.' He called Us to become his adopted children, to share in the sonship of Christ, 'to becom~ holy ~nd blameless in his sight.'

The· ,mystery of predestination is an organic part of'the whole plan of divine :providence. For,; as St. Paul says, 'God wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth.' .. -:- Pope John Paul II " '. ~,

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Catholic bishops are fostering educational as well as servi~e programs~ especially in California where a public campaign is under way to quarantine victims of AIDS - acquired immune defi'ciency syndrome - and deny them ordinary civil rights, .

Recent Catholic efforts include many by Catholic-sponsored health care facilities. . In June Mother Teresa of Calcutta asked President Reagan to help her Missionaries of Charity for an AIDS victims center. She earlier made a similar request to Mayor Ed Koch of New York, where her sisters run a residence for AIDS sufferers.

"Let's not take it (AIDS) as a punishment but as a sign that God wants us to open our hearts and love one another," Mother Teresa said in a June speech in Washing- " ton to the National Council for International Health.

AIDS has as yet no known cure.

It kills victims, usually in less than three years, by destroying the body's ability to fight other diseases.

As of July 14, according to the 'federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, 22,635 Americans had been diagriosed as having AIDS since the centers started collecting data in 1981. The centers reported

ihat 12,422 'of those, or 55 percent, had died. . The agency expects' the number of diagnosed AIDS cases to reach 30,000 by the end of this year and 270,000 by 1991. If its proj'ections ' are accurate and no cure is found, it expects about 180,000 more Americans to die from AIDS within the next five years. ' Active church involvement has taken on special urgency because of claims by some, including some religious figures, that AIDS is a form of divine vengeance for immorality. The 'allegation arises from the fact that homosexual relations and the sharing of hypodermic needles by drug users are the two most common ways the disease is transmitted.

"What is more contagious than AIDS is the bigotry and misinformation that surround it," said Archbishop Roger Mahony of Los Angeles at a press conference announcing formation of a Los Angeles-area interreligious council to support AIDS vic~ims.

At the press conference councii chairmen condemned a California referendum initiative on this fall's ballot, backed by political extremist Lyndon LaRouche, to quarantine AIDS victims.

The next day Bishop Leo'Maher of San Diego issued a similar statement, calling the proposal "morally intolerable."

Bishop Phillip F. Straling of San Bernardino, Calif., in a letter

distributed at weekend Masses in mid-July, announced a diocesan, program of AIDS education and assistance, including a 24-hour hot. line.

"While the church remains firm in her teachings against sexual activity between homosexuals, whereby some victims inay have contracted AIDS, we must contimie to show concern and love for the Person," he wrote.

Other church outreach to AIDS victims: - Archbishop James Hickey of Washington named Father John P. Gigrich as his special assistant for ministry to homosexual Catholics and archdiocesan coordinator of ministry to AIDS sufferers; - In Louisville, Ky., the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth will admit AIDS patients to their nursing home as soon as they fulfill procedural requirements of newly' promulgated state regulations governing such admissions; - America, a Jesuit-run national magazine, dedicated a recent issue to pastoral aspects of the AIDS epidemic; - Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco, who wrote the lead article in the America issue on the church and the AIDS crisis, has expanded his archdiocesan Catholic Social Service staff to increase education about AIDS and direct service to AIDS vic~ tims. The archdiocese will remodel

art old convent as a residential care facility for persons with AIDS and other terminal illnesses; - Cleve'land Bishop Anthony Pjlla, leading a prayer se{vice to

draw attention to the AIDS crisis, urged people to treat AIDS victims with compassio.n, love and "solidarity with the terminally ill."

JOSEPH SIMONIN, center, presents memorial gifts honoring his son Gerald to Linda Valley, representing Hospice Outreach, and Dr. Richard Hellwig, representing the Harold Hudner Oncology/Radiation Center. Both services are at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and both served Gerald Simonin.

The Hudner Center has recently added a state-of-the-art mammography unit to its radiology department, thus improving its breast screening program. Such screening is recommended for all women over age 20, but particularly for those SO and older. Contributions from area residents have played a large part in making center activities possible. Envisioned for the future is a women's health center which would screen for both breast cancer and osteoporosis.

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ST. ANTHONY OF THE DESERT, FR Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament noon to' 6 p.m. Aug. 3, with holy hour 5 to 6 p.m.

BLESSED SACRAMENT ADORERS, FAIRHAVEN Holy hour 7 to 8 p.m. July 29, Sacred Hearts Church, 382 Main Street; Our Lady of Lourdes chapel in Sacred Hearts Church open for adoration 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament follows 8 a.m. Mass Fridays until 8:45 p.m. Benediction. Information: Angelo DeBortoli, 996-0332.

ST. MARY, NB Den and Webelo leaders needed for parish Cub Scouts. Information: Cubmaster Ed Mello, 996-9045; evening of renewal for eucharistic ministers 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8, religious education center.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, FR/TAUNTON Greater Fall River/ Taunton chapter meeting 7:30 p.m. July 28, St. Louis de France School, Buffington Street, Swansea. For information on this support group for bereaved parents, contact Sandra Sousa, 8235240.

ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Parishioners congratulate the Mattapoisett Congregational Church on its 250th anniversary of incorporation.

BLUE ARMY 5-hour vigil begins 7:30 p.m. Aug. I, St. Francis Xavier Church, Acushnet. All welcome. Information: Lucille Pimental, 992-5402.

ST. ANNE, FR .

Solemn Feast of 8t. Anne Masses . 7,8,10,11 a.m. and noon tomorrow upper church; devotions. 2 and 3 . p.m., shrine. Shrine Mass 7:30 p.m, followed by outdoor candlelight procession.

ST. PATRICK, FR Holy hour 2 p.m. Sunday, lower chapel; CYO horseback riding 5:30 p.m. tomorrow. Meet at schooI.lnformation: Grace Correia, 676-3206.

ST. RITA, MARION Altar Boy outing to Fenway Park Aug. 5. Information: rectory, 748-1497.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS, POCASSET St. Francis of the Cape Fraternity annual picnic 2 p.m. Aug. 3, home of Mr. and Mrs. George Towers, 396 Barlows Landing Road. Outdoor.

Mass will be celebrated by Father Edwin Dirig, OFM. Fraternity members and families invited. Information and transportation: Robert Collyer, 563-2654, Upper Cape; Dorothy Williams, 394-4094, Middle and Lower Cape.

ST. THERESA, NB Share The Word Bible Study group meets after 7 p.m. Mass Thursdays; One in the Spirit youth fellowship has celebrated its first anniversary; parishioners may donate to parish blood bank at St. Luke's hospital, New Bedford.

NOTRE DAME, FR .

Parish picnic II a.m. to 5 p.m.

Aug. 10, St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport.

L.SALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO The children's Choir of France will make its only New England appearance,4 p.m. tomorrow, shrine garden.

Also known as "Les Petits Chanteurs de Marais," the 50-member choir has traveled the world. It was heard at the recent Statue of Liberty festivities in New York.

Their repertoire includes music of Handel and Haydn, French and italian motets and French folk songs.

A free-will offering will be taken.

Blankets and lawn chairs may be brought and those wishing to meet choristers may bring a dish for a potluck supper to follow the concert in the shrine cafeteria.

The day willclose with a 7:30 p.m.

Mass in the Garden of Worship, with music by the choir. InformaST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL, NB tion: 222-5410.

Religious ministry openings for ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA eucharistic ministers (9-month trainFamily outing noon to 6 p.m.

Aug. 31, Our Lady of the Lake . ing program begins in Sept.), sacristans, lectors, musicians and office Camp, E. Freetown; permanant deaworkers. Interested persons may concon Gene Orosz and his wife Marina tact Father Bruce Cwiekowski at the recently renewed their marriage vows hospital, 101 Page Street, New Bedat a Mass celebrating their 35th ford. wedding anniversary.

HYANNIS SOUP KITCHEN IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, Volunteers needed alternate ThursTAUNTON days for 2 to 3 hours. Information: St. Jude novena 7 p.m. Mondays. Madelyn Morin, 771-8279..

HOLY NAME, FR SEPARATED AND Father Albert Van Nuffelen, DIVORCED, NB CICM, will speak at weekend Masses Greater New Bedfor4 area supon behalf of Missionhurst. port group for divorced and separST. JAMES, NB ated Catholics meets the second CYO Rocky Point Park outing Wednesday and fourth Monday of resched uled for 10: 15 a. in. tomorrow.. each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the ST. THOMAS MORE, Family Life Center, 500 Slocum' SOMERSET Road, N. Dartmouth.

Family picnic Sunday afternoon, St. Vincent de Paul Camp, Westport. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, Parishioners. and friends may SWANSEA contact former parochial vicar FaFamily liturgy 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23~ ther Richard Czerwien, SS.CC., at followed by entertainment and re- 720 West Main Street, Rochester, freshments, parish hall. Information: Mrs. Paulette Normandin, 676-0029. NY 1461 I; parish picnic begins with noon Mass Aug. 3, Our Lady O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE . of the Lake Camp, E. Freetown.

Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ledwith of Monomoy Circle recently celebrated their 50th wedding anni- .

Subversive versary.

"T 0 be a Christian is to be a The solemn profession of Trappist Brother Thomas Fournier, son subversive. He is a person who of parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Ber- dares to call the whole society into trand Fournier, will take place tomor- question. He is a revolutionary." row at St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer. - Arthur Gish 0

followed Catholic norms, he 'says CENTERVILLE, Mass. (NC) - Caroline Bouvier Kennedy and Edwin Schlossberg followed the standard Catholic norms for a Catholic-Jewish marriage, said Jesuit Father Donald MacMillan, who presided at their wedding July 19.

Miss Kennedy, 28, daughter of the late PresidentJohn F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, married New York City artist and designer Edwin Schlossberg, 41, before an invitation-only congregation at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville, 6 miles from ETHEL Williams, 64, con- the Kennedy compound at Hyanvert to Catholicism, has re- nisport.

In a telephone interview July 22 ceived the 1986 Lumen Christi Father MacMillan expressed anAward from the Catholic noyance at some of the "very negaChurch Extension Society, tive" press coverage surrounding which cited her "extraordinary the interfaith marriage.

He said the couple applied for service" to inner-city poor in the necessary dispensation for an Paterson, N.J. interfaith marriage in the ArchdiShe helps spread the Gos- ocese of New York, where they pel by "feeding, housing, clo- both live, and the dispensation thing and counseling the needy "was grl!-nted there and forwarded" in the nation's fifth poorest to Centerville.

He said that Capuchin Father city," the society said.

John Riordan, a priest in New Miss Williams has headed a York, "did the paperwork and the diocesan-sponsored thrift shop . pre-Cana work" of counselin~and which is also headquarters for preparing the couple for marnage.

Father Riordan, he said, had her other activities. As a counpresided in April at the marriage selor in the Paterson public ofthe bride's cousin and matron of school system's Special Aid to honor, television news anchor Girls Expecting program, she Maria Shriver, to movie star Arnold has also helped thousands of Schwarzenegger.

Father MacMillan said that the pregnant girls continue their Kennedy-Schlossberg wedding, a education. that lasted about 30 The honor includes a per- ceremony minutes, followed "the standard sonal award of $2,500 and a liturgical rite" for marriage of a $25,000 grant to the Paterson Catholic and a Jew. This consisted diocese, which will be used to of "a Liturgy of 'the Word, folcontinue programs for the lowed by the marriage rite, with interspersed," he said. homeless, runaways and oth- music He said there was no rabbi at the ers in need. ceremony because the couple had indicated no interest in having one there.

He said he did not know about Schlossberg's religious practice as a Jew, but "he attends Mass regularly with Caroline." , Asked if the marriage is considered sacramental, he said it is not, because according to Catholic theology it cannot be considered a sacrament unless both partners are baptized. , But he immediately warned against misinterpreting that. "Of course it's a real marriage, and it's a marriage that is blessed by the church," he said.

"Despite wide public interest in the wedding, the couple treated it as a private family affair. They excluded the press from both the wedding an.d the reception, admitting only invited family and friends.

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A most timely book

By Cecilia Belanger "Not again!" I said, as I heard I still another good Christian say, "But hoW does the Bible apply to us today? It was written in another time and things change. " How often do you hear that questiqn asked? How often does it send you running to the Book to refute the statement-question? The Bible is way ahead ·of us.

"A sower went out to sow his seed." What is more timely than' that? This parable of the soil challenges us to examine ourselves to see if our lives are like responsive soil in which the word of God can bring forth fruit.

Don't we sow the seed of the Word when we teach children about God, or when we speak to people of God's love when they are faltering in their faith?

"Which was neighbor?" Isn't the answer, "The one who treated him with compassion?" A young man was telling me of the time he badly needed a friend. Everything seemed to have gone wrong all at once, and the people to whom he turned didn't have any time for him or shoved off his problem as unimportant. He said, "My pastor and teachers didn't have time to be helpful or even to listen, and my parents just threw up their hands

What's on your mind?

Q. Why is it all right for adults to get bombed at a cocktail party but not all right for teen-agers to do basically the same thi,ng? Why is 21 the "m~gic age?" (Idaho) .

In my personal dictionary, "getting.bombed" means getting mighty close to "falling-down drunk." The victim is likely to do some extremely foolish", even destructive deeds and generally make a sad fool of herself or himself.

The "bombed" person behaves in'a way that is something less than human, because he or she no longer has complete control.

So i.n my personal book of right and wrong, it's not all right for adults "to get bombed at a cocktail party."

The civilized and mature way to attend a cocktail party is to have one or two drinks that lead to relaxation, pleasant conversation and happy good humor.

This is called moderate drinking.

Some people can do it, some can't. Those who can't often end up in serious trouble.

Teen-agers should not "get bombed" any more than adults should, for the same reasons.

And some would argue that every teen-ager (and adult) should. view an alcoholic drink as a "lethal weapon." This liquid contains potent forces.

Most teens face rather serious problems in simply growing up. "

To use alcohol as an escape can mean never solving those prob·lems, and people who don't can be

and said they didn't understand me."

Who was his neighbor? It came from an unexpected source, from a fellow student with whom this young man previously had very little to do. The student saw our youngfriend sittingalone and downcast one day. He approached him with, "May I help you in any way, friend? You look rather alone and sad and if you like I am here for WILMINGTON, Del. (NC) . you."

The jammed school hallway bubJust the offer to help, to listen, made all the difference. So these bles with first-day-back-from-sumtwo young men talked, 'listened, mer chatter. Out of this youthful and little by little the other's wounds . madness - on the motion picture began to heal. Later, our friend . screen - emerges a curly-haired, found that his helper was carrying stocky teen-ager with a movie three times the load he had. "No camera stuck to his eye.

He relentlessly films everything, wonder he understood," he said. , much to the dismay of his friends Ever hear of the 900d Samari- 'attempting conversation with him. tan? .

This is the audience's first glimpse of Wilmington native Ciro Poppiti People who dare to stand up for III in the recently released film Christ in a rational, nonviolent way tell me that the environment "Lucas.~' can be very hostile. We live in a Poppiti plays Ben Jaglom, an time when much in our Christian intellectual and precocious buddy faith runs counter to cultural stanof the main character, Lucas Blye, dards~ Too many are afraid to use played by Corey Haim. the name"Jesus" in their converPoppiti's cha~acter is often the sation, even when. the occasion comic relief in the film, whether he allows it to be used naturally. is shouting hot gossip, huffing on a Jesus' name should be mentioned.

We must have the courage to tuba or mouthing off to a football player twice his size. witness.

Poppiti, 15 and a sophomore at

Faith plays role in budding

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Salesianum Catholic School in Wilmington, discussed his life and budding career in an interview with The Dialog, newspaper ofthe Diocese of Wilmington.

His'venture into acting ~as somewhat of an accident, he said.

When he was 6 years old, a friend ,invited him to tag along to an

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person to act," Poppiti said. "The only way you can learn is through experience."

"I said, 'What's an audition,' " In the last two years Poppiti has Poppiti recalls. His friend was dis- made endless trips to New York appointed when Poppiti received a City to read for roles on Broadpart in the play and he did not. way,television and films while Though Poppiti has never taken juggling studies and bandpraetice.

Poppiti was cast as Ben after a an acting course, he has performed locally since that first audition in a 2o-minute improvisation in March 1985 with David Seltzer, the writer number of productions.

"I don't think you can teach a and director of '~Lucas."

Poppiti said he,was happy with the film's positive theme which says that "you have to accept yourself for who you are and you can't change yourself to the way others want you. You can't do that in life.

If others don't accept you, that's their problem."

Since Poppiii was accustomed to stage acting, the length of time to complete "Lucas" was a rude awakening. He usually worked a 12-hour day, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for day scenes and 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. for night scenes. , • "It's hard to consider that two or three days of work was sometimes one minute of film time," he said.

His film earnings w1ll be set NC photo aside for his college education and will pay for auditioning trips to CIRO POPPITI New York. tive'acts steal away yo~ng lives, removing from them forever the possibility of building different and more satisfying futures.

Feeling overwhelmed by problems can cause people to lose their perspective. In the midst of growing hopelessness, they forget that change is possible. Yet, given time and the desire to live differently, problems can be oVercome.

We must work together in preventing teen suicide. Teens have the most important. role. They are the ones most Ijkely to know first when one of their peers is suicidal.

If you suspect that a friend is thinking abouuuch an act, tell a trusted adult. Doing this is the most caring act pOllsible in such situations. . Parentsalso bave-special responsibilities. They need to know the s.gnsof suicidal behavior. Even' When parent-teen relationships face <fifficulties,. parents need Jo verbally'communicate their love.

Jhis,,~ovehelps· deter t~e utter aloneness that often precedes sui,~d~./p>. ...••', . , Finally, each of us"isreSponsl;: ~Ie (Clr his. or her. pwn li:fe. C.~~· enough aboutyourse.lno sha'~~'

teen-agers at 50 - and ·in· big trouble.

Generally alcohol can be used in moderation only by mature, wellbalanced 'people.

Bartenders, however, cannot give a psychiatric exam to each customer. So lawmakers chose the age

By Charlie Martin of 21 as the age of "maturity," " probably because this is usually Where Do the Children Go? the age when a person graduates from college, 'sets out to earn a Surrenderinl to the night living and is considered to be on Silently take my hand her or his own.

Nobody knows what's haslde us Nobody understands Maybe for many people 21 years They handed down to u~ a dream do bring a certain maturity. But To Dve In this lonely town there is ample evidence that some But nobody hears the musieare nowhere near maturity at that OrilytlJe echej of a hollow sound age.

Where do the ehlldren 101 .

So before you ever begin drinkBetween the black nllht and the darkest day ing, 'examine. yourself with ruthWhere do the children 101. . less honesty.

And who's that deadly piper who le,ads them away?

Have you resolv~ any serious TOlether we make our way . personality problems you might Passenlen on a train . have? Are you troubled and unhapWhisper a seeret forever py, looking for some sort of escape?

Promises in the rain Are you a nervous type who has We'te le.vlnclt all behind trouble handling stress? Are you Whlle' castles are faUln,'dowd ' "" selfish? Do you tend to engage in ' We,'re colnC where no oneean find.P5 immature behavior? ," Andif{there;isaheaven ' . ;,'*.

If you answer "yes" to one or $, We'll find It somehow. . . ¥ol1,ljproblems'Whh~omeoney~;' more of these questions, be on 'Written by •. Hyman and E. Bazman. SlInl:'bi;T~e Ho:oteif. trust.•. lf. youcve.raiitd yours~l( your guard. Even after 21, you'd ." . (e) 1'85; CBS I.ne. " . . . • . . tbin~in~ about .C!r Ali'nnin.8 Y09't best beware of alcohol. silicide, call someone jiJImecfi:' ,: "A ~eader from Burlington; .Thesongiemi~d$'usthatthere.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Move over in your chair and let your guardian angel read this with you. , In the past some Catholic children were taught to push over to make room for their guardian angels, while a parochial school day was hardly complete without recitation of the quatrain: . Angel of God, my guardian dear, To whom God's iove commits me here; Ever this day be at' my side To light and guard, to rule and guide.

These days, however, Catholics don't seem :to hear much about guardian angels in general, which may make some wonder just w~ere they stand - or sit - in ·the church.

Dominican Father' William J. Hill, a professor of'systematic ' theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, says of angels in general, "It's church doctrine that there are such things as angels, that they do exist."

Father Hill was backed up by no less than Pope John Paul II, who emphasized the same point ata recent general·audience.

While there is no official church teaching on guardian angels specifically, according to Father Hill, the church does celebrate a feast day for them Oct. 2. According to popular Catholic tradition these angels protect people from spiritual and physical harm.

Dominican Father Thomas L. Fallon, a professor of religious studies at Providence College who has written nine articles on angels for The New Catholic 'Encyclopedia, takes both a serious and lightspirited look at the subject.

"It's hard to talk about angels because they're the only ones who can sing 'I ain't got no body,'" he said, which makes scooting over in your seat or pew unnecessary.

Although angels make appearances throughout the Bible, such

as at the Garden of Eden or rolling away the stone from Christ's tomb, Father Fallon said the concept of guardian angels is based on only one statement of Christ, "See that' you never despise one of these little ones. I assure you, their angels in heaven constantly behold my heavenly father's face" (Mt 18: 10).

Devotion to guardian angels and angels in general is still popular among some Catholics. The Philangeli (Friends of the Angels) Society, which promotes devotion to angels, has an estimated membership of 750,000 Catholics in 60 countries.

But popular Catholic devotion to angels may have declined in recent years. William Dinges, an assistant religion professor at Catholic University, said that if so it could be that the former immigrant Catholic population has become better educated and more socially mobile.

Such devotions, he said, might then become less plausible "because they don't fit in the assumption of a view of the world that is rational, empirical and utilitarian. They don't make a lot of sense by the criteria by which the yuppie makes sense' of the world."

Father Hill said that a decline might result from a change of emphasis following Vatican II on the question of individual responsibility.

"The stress in the modern world is not to rely overly much on' angelic intervention and to stress man's own responsibility in relation to Christ," he said.

But Father Fallon believes angelic help is as timely today as eveI'. "I think Catholics need every kind of divine help they can get."

sics) - This lighthearted comedy . Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office features exquisite Scottish scenery ratings, which do not always coincide. backgrounding an implausible General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG·13-parental rg'uidance' story about two youths who devise an outlandish scam to extort money strongly suggested, for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; from tourists in hope of gaining R-restricted, unsuitable for children or· financial security before age 20. younger teens.

A2 Catholic ratings: AI-approved for Films on TV children and adl!lts; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for Sunday, Aug. 3, 9-11 p.m. EDT adults only; A4-separate classification .(ABC)"Absence of Malice"(1981) (given to films not morally offensive Newspaper pressures and moral dilwhich, however, require some analysis emmas are the subject ofthis drama and explanation); O-morally offensive.

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starring Paul Newman and Sally Field and depieting an honest man who is vietimized by a news story linking him with crime. The serious Issues involved are well depiete·d.

Al,PG Monday,Aug.4,9-11 p.m. EDT (NBC)"The Elephant Man"(1980) - A touching portrait of a deformed man's struggle for dignity and friendship portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. Some scenes ofbru· tality in the movie theater version.

A3, PG Friday, Aug. 8, 9-11 p.m. EDT (CBS) "The Pirate Movie" (1981) - This incompetent film stars Christy McNichol and Christopher Adkins in an adolescent version of Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance." Vulgarity and sexual humor in the movie theater version A3, PG

"Aliens" (Fox) - Sigourney Weaver is a superheroic maternalistic single parent who singlehand 7 edly destroys slimy creatures from hyperspace after they vanquish macho Marines. Jame,s Cameron's splashy comic-book sequel to Ridley Scott's original has interesting· stereotype reversals which are; however, marred by excessive profanity. A4, R Saturday, Aug. 9, 8:30-11 p.m..

"Restless Natives"·(Orion Clas- EDT (CBS) "Mommie Dearest" (1981) - This overwrought drama is based on Christina Crawford;s novelized expose of her movie star mother, Joan Crawford. Featuring Faye Dunaway as Mommie, it's gossipy half-truth. Some harsh B,jshqp Stang High.School;·No. scenes of child abuse in the movie Dartmouth, will continue their theater version. A3, PG educations at four andtw.

Religious TV A Christian y~ar' college$, voeational and Sunday, July 17, (CBS) - "For technical'schools- 'and United "A Christian is a follower of Our Times" - The story of Jonah States military academies. 3t,.of someone who refused to recognize and the whale is the subject of this the recent alumni will attend class or race and whose sole posweek's "Marshall Efron and His Catholic colleges. session at death was a robe." Simplified and Painless Sunday William Sloane Coffin " SchooL" '.' The! sehool's Top Tell a"ard Religious Radio ,e'llln~rderof~~adC!...Jc rall~ Sunday, July 17, (NBC) t~ iradJiates Anne Marie Trea' "Guideline" - Jesuit Father Mi4up,Pa~clafJearC1, Dianei\fC!J. chael Hilbert discusses the church 10, Mary K. McGowan, Robert laws relating to marriage. ~10gnaJII,Rlch'rd War~illl?

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