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DENVER (NC) - Defense of the values of "family, faith and neighborhood," dominwted the Aug. 7-9 meeting of nearly 2,000 Knights of Columbus. Vice President George Bush spotlighted the topics in a speech in which he said that the Knights and President Reagan shared views on them. . Bush cited Reagan's views on a righl·to.,Jife constitutional amendment, tuition tax credits, anti-communism, foreign policy, the economy, schoal prayer and other issues which he said coin cide with the Knights' beliefs, not the Democrats'. Pope John Paul II, in a video taped message, praised the Knights fo.r their "impressive record of generosity and service." He encomaged them "to remain steadfast in your love for Christ and in your many deserving ef forts to defend and promote his saving message" and to continue their fight for' life. Also at the Supreme Council gathering, Supreme Knight Vir gil C. Dechant urged members to "stand up and be counted". on po Utical issues with moral over· tones while ArcJtbishop Bernard F. Law of Boston said the right to life should be the moral issue with the fIrst priority. The Knights adopted a resolu tion praising Reagan for his de fense of the sanctity of life, his work on beha1lf of tax credits, his wpport for school prayer and 9lis stand against pornography. They also adopted a resolUition pledging to continue the fight against abortion and .to support organizations which offer alter natives to abortion. Archbishop Law told the Knights that tile "spiraling nu clear arms race" makes a nu clear holocaust a frightening possibility but "the holocaust of abortion is a present cruel real ity and fact" that takes first priority. "As a Catholic bishop serving my religious and moral duties in a free society," Archbishop Law said, "I do not propose to temper or time ~e assertion of the eternal. precepts of the moral

By NC News Service MEXICO CITY - A Vatican delegate to the International IPopulation Conf~rence held lin MeXlico City Aug. 6 to 14 said that he saw "a slight advance" in international attitudes on population matters which the Vatican considers important. Msgr. James T.· McHugh said that the seven-member delega tion's most notable success was in pushing for an amendment to the conference WorId Plan of Action which says abortion should not _be promoted as a method of family planning. The abortion amendment was also backed by the United States and several Latin, American delegations. Msgr. McHugh, a New Jersey priest who has Bong been a specialist in population and fam i.Jy life concerns for the U.S. bishops and the Vatican, said the delegation has played an "aotive role" in the conference. The group felt that many of its con cerns were met, he s8'id. Msgr. McHugh said that the Mexico City conference also "signaled to the Holy See the need for continued involvement in population questio~s and a continuing reaffirmation of the basic values concerning marriage and fami'ly life." In preparing for the conference over the past year, Msgr. Mc Hugh has been special consul tant on population affairs to the Holy See's permanent observer mission to the United Nations. He said that the delegation was satisfied with referem:es lin the conference to owtural family planning which he found support· ing Vatican views. The Vatican supports natural family planning which relies on determining a woman's natural fel'tility cyole and abstaining from sexual. relations duning the fertile period. The delegation, headed by Bishop Jan ScllOtte, vice presi dent of the Vatican's justice and peace comlJllission, was also satisfied with proposed state ments on support for the family Turn to Page Six

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Rel'ugion shouldn't be poli,tical tool

Bishop warn.s candidates

WASHINGTON (NC) - Bish op James W. Malone of Youngs tow.n, Ohio, president of the U.S. Catholic Conference, Aug. 9 re jected political candidates' claims that personall morality should not influence policy decisions and warned against candidates' use of· religion to appeal to voters. In an unusual statement au thorized by the officers of the usee, public action agency of the National Conference of Cath olic Bishops, the conferen<:e president also reiterated that the bishops' conference "does not· ,take positions for or against political candidates." In an Aug. 13 interview with NC News, Bishop .Malone olari fied the Aug. 9 statement, de claring that the U.S. bishops are not teH:ing Catholics how to vote. "We are a multi-issue church," said Bishop Malone. The bishops,

he added,. want to promote "a consistent life ethJlic" across a spectrum of public policy issues. As head of the usee, the bishops' National public action agency, Bishop Malone issued the Aug. 9 statement on politics and religion, supplementing the usce's ear:lier election-year st~tement on political issues cur rently facing the country. He was asked if any particu lar event had contributed to the unusual issuance of a second statement. Bishop Malone said he did not consider the move unusual but acknowledged that the pre mature release of the statement could ·Iead some people to view it as partisan. "I reject that," he said em phatically. . The statement was original'ly intended for publication shortly after the Aug. 20-23 Republican National Convention, but was

released Aug. 9 after portions had been leaked to the N~w York Times. Its most controversial com· ment was the judgment that it is "not logically tenable" for candidates to say that "their personal views should not infiu ence their pwblic policy ~ecis ions." Because Democratic candidates Wailter Mondale and-Geraldine Ferraro say they personally op pose abortion but will not im pose their view as public policy, theUSCC statement was im mediately interpreted as a criti cism of them. Bishop Malone insisted that the principle should be applied to aU candidates on the full range of public policy issues. Asked if the next sentence in the Aug. 9 statement, which ob jected to candidates ronning on a record of personal commit ments without proposing effecTurn to Page Six

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Hl1NDREDS ENJOYED the evening of Aug. 9 on Cape Cod with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin i .as they attended a summer reception sponsored .by the Diocesan Councl of Cath olic Women. At top, the bishop with Mrs. David Sellmayer, DCCW president, and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, DCCW moderator; center, among planners of the evening were, from left, Mrs. James A. O'Brien Jr., Boston province director for the National Council of Catholic Women; Miss Dorothy Curry, DCCW second vice-president; Miss Adrienne Lemieux, .past DCCW president; Mrs. Harry B.' Loew, DCCW corresponding secretary; . bo~tomi bishop greets those in attendance. (Rosa Photos)

Cardinal, bishop at convention NC News Service Cardinal John Krol of Phila delphia and Bishop Rene H. Gra cia of Corpus Christi, Texas, will lead prayers at the Republican Nationa'l Convention Aug. 20-23 in Dallas. ·Cardinal Krol was scheduled to present the inv~aJtion opening the convention session Aug. 23; the night President Reagan gives his aoceptance speech for re-' nomination. Bishop Gracida was scheduled to give the benediction closing the Aug. 21 convention session. A third Catholic prelate, Bish op Thomas Tschoepe of Dallas, also had planned to offer a pray er at the convention after being asked to do so several months ago by the Republicans. But he withdrew after a schedUJling mix up 'assigned him to the same spot given Rabbi Fabian Schon feld of New York. "If they have one bishop, that's enough," Bishop Tschoepe said after learning of the scheduling confusion. Cardinal Krol is giving the in vocation "at the request of the president," said Judi Lippre, a Philadelphia archdiocesan com munications office staff member. She said that after his prayer at -the convention, the cardinal will spend the night at the rec tory of a priest who is an old friend and will address a docal Serra Club group before flying back to Philadelphia Aug. 24. Miss Lippre said the cardinal is paying 'his own air fare for the ,trip.

Charity ball • meetmg The annual Bishop's Ball plan ning meeting will be held at 1.30 p.m. Sunday, sept. 23, at White's Restaurant, Westport. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan bal~ chairman, said in vitations to the meeting have gone to 150 persons, including coordinating committee members and representatives of the So ciety of St. Vincent de Paul and the Diocesan Council of Catholic .Women. The 30th annual winter social event wi:ll take place Friday, Jan. II, at Lincoln Park Blrllroom, North Dartmouth. Bishop naniel A. Cronin will be guest of honor. Ball proceeds help provide for maintenance of diocesan schools and summer camps for under priV1ileged and exceptional child ren. The facilities are open to all such chi'ldren in southeastern Massachusetts. .

Novo~,a WARSAW, Pdland (iNC) Poland's Catholic church and the underground Solidarity movement asked Poles to give up vodka during August for a month in a campaign to promote sobri ety in a nation of iheavy drinkers. Solidarity indicated in appeals for the campaign that "a sober Pmand is a fireer Poland." Vodka production in ,Poland is a state monopoly.

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The involvement of the car dinal and bishop in theconven tion was made public shortly after Bishop James W. Malon'e of Youngstown, Ohio president of the National Conference of Cath olic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference, said in a stateptent that the bishops' conference "does not take positions for or against political candidates . . . .Jest, in the present political con text, even what we say about is sues be perceived as an expres sion of political partisanship."

vited as a religious figUre to say a prayer." Bishop Gracida said he sees "no conflict whatsoever" be tween his benediction ·and the church's position of non-involve ment in partisan politics. "My giving the benediction is in no way participation in parti san politics," he s~id Aug. 14. "We've had a long tradition in this country . . . of clergy giving dnvocations and benedictions at each session" of political con yentions of major parties.

Miss Lippre said Cardinal Krol does not believe his pa'rticipa tion on the podium at the Repub lican convention poses any prob lems because he is not going to be privy to party deliberations whille there and "has been in-

Bishop Gracida said his bene diction would be "nothing more and nothing less than asking God's blessing upon our system of government" and not a plea for God to bless one pal'ty over another.

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u.s. Catholic magazine. recently, featun:d the con~ elusions of a report from the theolbgICal curnculum com mittee of the University of Notre Dame. Committee mem bers had reached the conclusion that tOOay's Catholic stu dents lack sufficient knowledge of the content and history of their faith. To remedv the situation, at least at Notre Dame, the committeee recommended tightening the requirements of the two courses in theology mandatory for every Notre Dame student. The first course would cover the Bible and early Catholic tradition; the second would deal with doctrine and its historic development. . The study noted that there was near consensus among comrriWtee members that· No\tre Dame freshmen could barely pass a test on basic Catholic information. Most could name the primary sacraments of Baptism, Confirm~ tion and Holy Eucharist ·and at least recognize the other four; but their grasp of the sacraments' meaning was super ~ .ficial. The survey uncovered other embarrassing facts. For example, although students participated in all holy days, they could name only a couple. They were aware of such figures as Abraham and' Moses but knew little else of the Old Testament. They were much int~ social concerns. but unaware of any tradition of Catholic social teaching. The encouraging note, however, is that the survey found that Notre Dame students take their faith seriously, are eager to understand it better and place a high priority on liturgical participation. If' this be the case at Notre Dame, one of the outstand ing Catholic universities in America; what is it at others? This school should be congratulated because it dared to take such a survey and is willing to do something about what was discovered. . . _ In an allied article in the same issue of U.S. Catholic, it was pointed out that today's Catholic college does not guarantee the religiously oriented education that it did i5 or ·20 years ago. Today, the article states, it is possible for a student to spend four years in almost any of the country's 238· Cath olic colleges and not be required to take even one course' direstly related to their religion. \ . The implications of this are enormous. Today's reli . gious illiteracy will indeed spawn larger problems for to morrow's church. Abortion, divorce and .remarriage are current evidence of religious indifference and shameful ignorance. . The attempt to socialize religion, compromise teaching and ignore doctrine in order to make it relevant for the secular marketplace has produced a generation of Catholic college graduates who, if they do practice their faith, often . do .so with an appalling lack of knowledge and comprehen sion. It's no wonder we have so many Catholics in public life who feel that one can oppose abortion' personally while supporting it publicly. . Our schools should make a difference in, the world. If they don't, they should close their doors ~nd cease living. a lie. ' Any institution can impart the 'skills required for ma terial success. Simplistic as it may seem, a Catholic school should equip its students for eternal success.

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MEXICO CITY (NC) - The VllItican's chief delegate to the International Population Confer ence said Aug. 8 that "it is sim plistic I and unreal to identify population with population con trol." :, ·~'To see aU progress as depend ent on, a decline in population growth: betokens shortness of vision find a failure of nerve,· and it . often resultS in policies or initiatives . that viollllte human dignity 'and. threaten the common good," said Bishpp Jan Schotte, vice-pr$ident of the Vatican's justice I and peace commission. • I Bishop Schotte, who headed Ii seven-member delegation, re iterated! the church's condemna tion of I abortion. He told dele gates from over 140 countries that th~ Holy See wants to bring into the United States Nations spOnsorM conference "an ethical or moraJ perSpeotive on the. hu man ptoblem-s." He character ized thel Vatican's stand on popu 1ation i~sues as a commitment to "making Ute more human" for all. i ' Bishop Schottesaid that some recommendations before the con ference ;recognize the value of the family, but are inconsistent in their: approach to the issue. He eXpressed serious concern over some proposals' regarding the family, respect for' dife and an indiscriminate recourse to ar.tificial means of birth regula tion. Th~ Vatican delegation has pushed iunsuccessful:ly to have recomm~ndations which it finds- objectiortable deleted. Bishop, Schotte said that .popu

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and development policies "have to do with the well-being of individual persons and the common good." He said that "socio economic development is not simply a matter of economic philosophy or strategies" but ','must be an on-going process that respects the value and in· dividuality of every person." "The Holy See expresses its concern about the setting of quantitative population growth targets," Bishop Schotte said. ."There is a~ways the danger that the achievement of such targets, espeeially in terms of declines in population growth and/or' fer tility rates, will be used as a condition for econonii~ assis tance." Bishop Schotte pointed out that the recommendation on re production mentions "the irre placeable role of the family." "In some points the affirma tion ,in principle is tater denied or contradicted," the bishop said. "The fundamental concept which underlies the text is in reality marked by a noticeable individ ualism." He noted, for instance, that the "plan of action speaks of 'individuals and· couples,' there by endorsing a viewpoint which accepts semal intimacy and par enthood ·as appropriate' for un married individuals. . . . "Moreover, to some· degree, the increased incidence of extra marital sexual activity and out of-wedlock pregnancy during the last decade, especially in develop . ed countries, can be attributed to the absence of a universany

recognized ethical principle" re garding marriage "as the only place in which both sexual inti macy and parenthood are ap propriately and responsibly pur sue4," the bishop added. He said that couples shoUJId be protected from loss of maternal and child health benefits or 'edu cational assistance, tax 'benefits or the imposition of pena:lties for going beyond a given num ber of children and other forms of coercion to particpate in popu lation plans. He told the cOnference that "the Holy See must also express its disposition, on moral grounds, to abortion, steriliza tion and contraception. He said' that contraception and steriliza tion must be considered "moral ly illicit." He observed tha~ the proposed plan of action makes no explicit reference to steriliza tion which, he said, in \the past decade has become more and more widely used in family plan n'ingprograms in many nations. The Vatican official. said that the Holy See supports a pro posal which deals with access to natural fariuly planning and which suggests that governments should provii:le concrete assis tance for couples which respects their religious and cultural values. In matters pertaining to family life and sex education, Bishop Schotte said the Holy See sup ports the right of parents to "im part values and to establish stan· dards of conduct for their chil dren in the context or ethical principles and a commitment to famliy life," .

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Aug. 17, 1984

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OPENING PRAYER Thank you, dear Lord, for sum mertime. Thank you for its good fruits, the music of !'ain showers, and warm, clear, star-filled nights. Thank you, too, for smil ing chi'ldren's faces and for un selfish parents. Thank you now and always for your gift of love. Amen.

LESSON YoungFamUy Materials: construction paper, notebook, paper, crayons, glue or scotch tape, one piece of yarn. . Make a "Family Summer Mem ory Book." Pout in special dates of outings, fun moments, ticket stubs, funny stories, each per son's height and weight (Mom and Dad, too), and one thing each would like to do next sum mer. Save it to' look at next May.

If all could. share the summer

again, would the family do any thing different? What? What was the funniest thing that hap pened this summer? The worst thing? Take turns sharing. Make a Jist of things the fami'ly would like to do next summer. Put away until next May.

Materials. poster board, pens. Make a poster with two columns for )ists: one column for good deeds accomplished by each per son or the family together; sec ond column, ways God was pres ent in the famidy over the sum mer. (Examples: prayers an swered, special moments, nature experiences). Place it near a family gathering place. Entitle the poster: God lives with the ............................................ (family name).

Materials: d8lily calendar, paper, pencils.. Look back over the summer months. Everyone chooses his favorite m~ment, day,. or week during the summer.

I think it's worth calling to your attention before it grows into the monsters that we've given rise to in ,the past. I refer to a new "day," GTandparents' Day, which has been set' up by the greeting card and gift companies to take place the first Sunday after Labor Day. It's not without planning that it occurs in Sep tember, a dry month for gift buying in our cUl1ture, a slim month for profit in the greeting card and f,lower business, filling that empty space on the shelves between ,the Fourth of July and Halloween: . When I wrote a column on simplicity in the family during Lent, I -heard' from many of you who spoke of· a desire to pare down this kind of buying and giving. I feel as you do. As a mother, I hate it when my chi'ld· ren feel they have to buy me a gift because it's Mother's Day. They know I much more appreci ate a gift that comes from their own hands, hearts or minds. I have received gifts as diverse as an insect collection (dead, thank God) -and a sheaf of original poetry and I can't bear to part with them (with the possible ex ception of the 'bugs). The $3.50 bar of perfumed soap which one of mine once bought with his total savings be cause the' display said that it was every mother's dream to

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have, on the other hand, filled me with guilt every time I use4 it. How do we tell our children that we don't want these things, in spite of what the industry . says? Now we're facing the infancy of Grandparents' Day and we're beginning to hear, in Madison Avenue's not-so-subtle way, that grandparents need gifts, too, once a year. I submit that grand parents are a'lso parents and therefore are usual:ly "remem bered" on Mother's Day and Father's Day. I further submit that most grandparents dop't need or want more china figu rines to put on the windowsill. Finally, I submit that most grand parents would like most a letter, a child-eooked meal, art work, a homemade project, a chatty tape or a visit from theh' grand children instead of a hard cash gift. We in the churches coU'ld give famil\ies the courage and support to fight this new commercial day by making it special in a non-commercial way. Let's try. Let's make it a hallmark of grandparents' day that we pour out our love without buying gifts or sending flowers. Let's tum the tables on the industry and ·take over a holiday invented by them instead of the famil\iar reverse. Let's prove that' we' needn't spend money to show love.. I suggest that parishes, CCD classes, pastoral teams, and fami'ly me offices consider some of the following: homilies and

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favorite time of day ds for each person. 2. Each share one thing he is especillilly looking forward to this coming faU. 3. Each share a,moment he felt 10ved.

CLOSING PRAYER -Scripture: Romans 11:33-36 -Spontaneous Prayer -Suggested prayer:' Lord, pre pare our family for the fresh ad venture of this fall season. Help us to be aware of your presence dn this time of transition. Thank you, dearest Lord, for this past summer and for the growth and awareness it has brought to us all. Thank you, too, for our Fam .ily Nights. Amen.

By DOLORES CURRAN

bul·letin inserts asking children to write a -letter· to their grand parents telling them what they like best about them and why they're lucky to have them as their very own .roots; holding a special Mass and kid-'served dinner or picnic for grandparents and grandchiddren only (match ing up families who don't have grandparents in town with others whose grandchildren are far away); devoting a class of homiJy to the Value of' grandparents, these. important Unks with the past; hanging a. special bullet~n board in an obvious· parish spot and inviting grandparents to post pictures of th~ir grand· chi'ldren, and so on. I'm sure you can think of more, but you get the idea. Grandparents' Day win be het:e in just a few weeks, so this is a good time to start preparing for it. Let's make this day truly special by recognizing that grandparents are for Joving, not exploiting. _

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They're not the· same: Q. A Protestant lady and I had a conversation about a local divorce and remarked that it would be terrible for the children. When I mentioned that Catholics do not believe in divorce, she looked at me and replied: "Yes, I know. You call it annulment." Another lady remarked, "Div orce or annulment. What's the difference?" Can you give me any help on what to say? (Ohio) A. I have dealt with annul ments dozens of times in this column over the years. But judg ing from the number of Jetters I receive asking almost the same question, the confusion on the subject among Catholics as well as Protestants is obviOUS'ly ex tensive. Lately a good dea:l of the con fusion results, in my opinion, from the mishmash program about annulments and the Cath olic Church in November 1982 on the ,TV program, "60 min utes." The misleading reporting, mis information, and outright false statements were so massive and numerous one finds it hard to believe they could all be gathered in one segmimrt of an hour·long program. UnfortunllJtely, as you indicate, most viewers aren't informed and assume the editors of "60 min utes" are. There is a huge difference be tween divorce and annulment. Even complete ignorance of church law and a slight know ledge of civil law will apprise anyone of that fact, since an nulment is as much a reality iri civil or state law as it is in canon law. Let's suppose a fairly rich man tires of his marriage, and wants to make sure his wife gets no alimony, as she might after a divorce. It is not ·uncommon, in this or other circumstances, for the man to petition the court for an aimulment, a declaration that" for some legal reason there never- was a marriage in the first place. This (supposedly) would elim inate any financial claim she might exercise had there been a real marria~ and a simple div-' orce. One could not, I think, con' vince that man, or his wife or the judge, that there is no real and significant difference, but only a semantic one, between a divorce and an annulment. It is not possible to expand further in this column, but the Catholic Ohurch's understanding of annulment is basically simi,lar to that of civil law. The church does indeed, with Pa·ul in the New Testament, be lieve that any Christian marriage is a sacrament of the church and is unllSsailable even by the church. In other words, it can·

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

not be ended by any sort of "divorce." It also believes, however, that circumstances can be present which might only become ab solutely olear years later, but which made n true marriage that is, a full Christian commit ment to a common life of love and aJ'l that means in a husband wife relationship - !impossible for those two people. When the church is asked by one of the pmrties to study this possibility and determine as much as is humanly possible whether or not a !I'ellJl marriage was present, it must in justice respond to that request as fairly and honestly as it can. That is precisely what the church does in an annulment procedure. An explanation of the ehureh's teachings 'and procedures eon cerning annulments and other marriage sitlnatiODS is included in Father Dietzen's book, "1be New Question BolIo" It is avail able from Glllildhall Publishers, Box 325, Peoria, m. 61651. $7.95, including postage and handling. Questions for this eolumn should be sent to Father Dietzen at the above addreSlJ.

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Coptinued from page one tive 'fays to carry Out those commitments, was meant as a "balaricing" statement criticiz·-· ing :Prbsident Reagan for his fre quent Iappeals to religious con victiori, Bishop Malone again de nied p~isanship. I·

Both sentences, he said, shoUJId: be read in light o~ the "final 'and clinching"· sentence in ,that paragraph -that those criteria shouJd be applied to "all candidates of ail parties!' Asked if Ms. Ferraro's Catholic ism presented a special challenge to "the': bishops in .the 1984 elec tion, Bishop Malone said, ~'Quite apa~t from the candidacy of a' Catholic in 1984, it seems to me . there is a continued interest in the m~ral dimension of public po~icy Idssues. There has been a ri~ ill! interest (in that dimen· sion) ib the last 20 years!' I Taking 1960, when John F. Kenne~y was the first Catholic elected president, as a "bench mark'~ :year, Bishop Malo~e com mented: "ReaIly the whole 'movement of civil rights in this country in the 1960s rode on the shoulders of reliiious interest and religious convic~ion." . I

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raised by the country's bishops.. far the poor. At their annual conventions In response to another ques tiori Bishop Malone said he the Knights have spoken force would not criticize the Knights fuBy on issues like abortion and of Columbu~ on their choice of ·tuition tax credits but have not convention discussion topics .but taken positions similar to the "it is to be hoped that over the bishops on issues such as nu course of time they would cover clear weapons or capital punish the wide range of topics" ment.

...Some gains Continued from .page one and assistance to migrant work ers, Msgr. McHugh saJid. 'But there were also negatives in the Vatican view, he said. He noted that his delegation failed in attempts to elJiminate from the text a proposal urging govern ments to provide contraceptives to teen-agers without parental knowledge. or consent. Msgr. McHugh found another "fundamental flaw" in the con ference decision to include in dividuals, not just famiHes, as being entitled to adopt chHdren or to have children while remain ing single. The delegation, he said, also regretted a strong endorsement by the conference of an "expand ed use" of many Il1-ethods of birth control advocated in----: the World Plan. In an Aug. 9 speech to the conference, Bishop Schotte said that the Vatican views contra ception and steriHzation as "morally i-lLicit."

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included in the consensus ~n the fJrst WOllld Plan because of the plan's endorsement of arti ficial birth control. In the Aug. 9 speech, Bishop Schotte said th~t Jt is "simplistic . and unreal to identify population policy with poplrlation control. "To .see al'l progress as de· ·pendent on a decline in popula tion growth betokens a short· ness of vision and a failure of nerve,'" he said. The attitude !'often resldts in policies or ani tiatives that violate. human dig nity and threaten the common good," Bishop Schotte said.

I{nights Continued from page one Jaw to avoid ~e temporary dis. comfitures of politicians of any !religious faith, including my own," Archbishop Law said. Dechant told t~e Knights to "stand up and be counted" on political issues with moral over tones.

The Supreme Knight said the Speaking for himself, how-' political-moral issues confront ever, Msgr. McHugh said that ing society today are the sancti the overall results of the con ty of human life, educational ference represent "somewhat of justice for parents who send an improvement" over the docu their children to private schools, ment adopted in Bucharest a de the right to voluntary prayer and cade ago. Il'eligious discussion groups in public schools and freedom from In 1974 at Bucharest,' Roman . ia, the Holy See refused to be pornography.

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COmpleting the complex Is the ~ wbere the· sisters' for. has beeilmean ef!icleat parlsh ~ . • 01\ a tnJd[ COIIIiIbll doW:D t i l e , ' u_ ~ IlailaD mountaiDa to the plitt; c4 -I~ There it _,.)wpat~_ _or,Arc ··0Il a Boston-bOuDol,,~.. ehur!:b Is ....,..... to seat 650, scbecIu1ed to arrive Hub ~ 'IIlO DIl1II8&ed to exowd -In late .rune. . wtibin lti9lllls 01\ SUndai. The ire;ghter 11Ie aItal' With HoimI8 .It Edwards, Inc. iIId nOt. . of Boston as arch1tects and PaInvestigation Wi. 'edit.bad gaDi BJOt/lel'S, Inc. 01 saDdwich !Mien left on a d~;nSpaln. " as cootlw:tors, its groundbreak. In mid-July .........-' ~ , ,Ing took )IIace JUIMl 25; U83. that tbe altar '!lad arrived· In . A1r~iPd, with wall-toBoston and Deeded CIIIIy, to be· walll'ed~it is a WClOden paased t!ll'oIJP cnsl_ , . frame en' "'.'~ _ SCrub tbat. On July U 1'Jither '. QIIJCt\!tb . - - . , iIJecl as .ADdrewa was Il<ll:ifted that the of "upbeaJ; c:catemporuy Cape .a1ta". having stood on a doc:k in Cod deslgn." Elizabeth, NJ, since the mid· It is ClOwned with a 25-f_ July date, was DOW on a barge steeple aB<i its exterior finish is due to embarl< fOl'· BOIIIlln Aug. of wIIite, ash dlingIes, comple3. . _ted by c:Iapbosrds. brick.< With 'panic waiting in the work and Jedwood siding. Woodwings, attempts were made to en trusses, eadl weJPin8 five oIfIoad the Idtar and truck it tons, support its roof. directly to Orleens. For reasDIIS A .56_t cbapeJ is part of· known only to .Iongshoremen, the builditlg. It wW be used for this was not possible. dai1y Masses and,1n winter, when Watchful waiting and much. the main chureh will be closed praying to SL Christopber en- el\\l&pt for weekends. will be a sued sigoificant eneqy conserver. Not to prolong the cliffhangThe chapel incorporates DIlIIlY ing, the altar did get to BosiOO, elements of the old SL Joan of it did get to Orleans and today Arcclwrcb. said Father ADit stands proudly in place In the ~ Inclnding pews, stations new SL Joan of Arc C1wlcb. of the cross and chandeliers. He Sunday's liWrgiatl celeanonIo!s. also poiJtted out sIained gta8s followed by a gala banquet, clio windows from the former muecI a wbirlwlnd three years dtun:lJ,. DOW incorporated in the In the parisb bistory that began windows of the two reconcilia· Aug. 31, 1981, when Bishop era- tkm rooms that adjoin the 1IlD Nited 1'Jither Andi'Rs, .tbeD cIuqleI. pasIAlr for .. little aver a ,e., The main church is 1>rigbten_ an4- said "BuIld a new ~ ed by skylights above the sane. N,$llDd the an.hitect to _ yolI." tuary and features striking Tbe ~op further suggested, sIaioed glass windows In" its ~ FaUIer Aoclrews, that.a north and south transepts. Manu. " ~i~,for the new dltreb factured by the Ma-chese and, 1ftiiiItit1ill a lot tbelHlocupleil by HanJersma Co. of PIllterson, NJ. the rectorY, Connedy a l:OImat they cIispIsy 01\ the IIIlrlb the for b Sisters of Divine PrOvi· town sesls of' Orleans, Mass., dlIll«I' who served the)l8rish and Orleans, F'n!Dce, the latter' from 1953 to 1988. the blrthptaoe of St. Joan of Arc. the • .. stiWt;" Bald the bIabop caIm1y. don of Joan leading the armies 1'IIe·138-Mft, 28-_ boiIdiQg of France as admiring _ _ and today the SL people iine the roadway. J'ollD of An! plant is an imThe south windows depict the - _ .le . ~ 1IIR parislI bistory.1ncIudiJlg a cbann· ... 'ROIld. ..:. ing rendering of the old SL Joan

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The '. Church 0(' St. Joan of 'Arc ted by their donors, said Father Andrews.

A white eam.ra mat'bIe ststute of St; Joan of ATe stsnds In a grassy area near the main door. Entering the chureh, parisbloners find comfortable seatIng In the ...,stIbUle, deslJlled both as a baptistry and a preMass gathering place. If. full basement, said Father Andrews, has been left unflnlsh· ed with the option of poasible future use as a CCD or allpurpose parish hall.

DedIcatIOD Mus At Sunday's dedication Mass, guests of honor includlkl 15 members of the Nauset Clergy Association; AlSo on hand' were 10 diocesan seminarians from St. Vlpeent de Paul Camp, Westport. Bishop Cronin was principal concelebrant and among deslgDa· ted concelebrants were Father Andrews and Father William J. McMahon, former pastor, now living In retirement In Florida.. Also concelebratlng were Fathers Marl< R. Hession and Thomas E. McGlyim, "owly ordained dlocell8n priests who served at St. Joan of Arc this summer and are' on the· eve of departure to Washingtol), DC, for two years of study of canon law. Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, episco- • pal vicar for Cape Cod and the Islands, Very Rev. Edward J. Duffy, dean of the Cape Cod deanery. and Jesuit Fathers Charles M. Crowley and GeOrge F. Lawlor, who 'assist at St. Joan of Arc on weekends were also desl nated.-

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building over to Bishop Cronin. the dtoir of Our .Lady of Ju. FoUown, completiOn of the aumptlon Church, OstervlIle entrance rite the b!lhop blessed. Muaic dilectGrs were RI ~ to lIpJinkle those In a~. Luiken and Graoe M. 0' anCe is a teminder of their bap- '.and the orgaDlata were '-"lJ<811 tlsm and to purify the walls and and JiJlletN. Boudreau. PI altar of the new church. The the flute and trumpet was Mt!as then proceeded until the - Machon, wblJe Cynthia Profes.sion of Faith. after which wu harpist and Ricb8nI the bishop anointed the walls was percuaaloailt BIshop Cronin -P9ke w anjl a10tar with 011 of chrism. Following -that the people and to the crowded congioega'0I!0 the walls were Incetlled, the aI· congraitulatlng parlShioners~n tar was dressed, candles and the new church and expl . flowers were placed In the sane· the special ceremonies of • tulry and the cbUrch was lighted. cation. . - Joining the parish choir was In an InterestiJjg note Inck\dtld in St. Joan of Arc's ded1ca serVIce booklet, lames P. Ed· ~ wards of Holmes & 'Edwards, the church'1f architects, explaiDOdthe concept of space that unde ties architectural planning.

Permanent deacons Francis J. Caml'dto and Vincent P. Walsh were deacoDs for the Mass and readers were Aileen O'Duffy and Robert Troy. Representatives of parish organization_ formed the offertory procession and Father James F. Lyons was cantor for the Litany of the Saints. The dediCl'tion rite, considered one of the most l101emn of liturgical services, began with a procession to the church and blessing of the cornerstone. In 1he vestibule the architect and contractor formally handed the

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"We must be concerned form, 'prpportions, "COlors. tpres and light, both natural

artificial," he wrote. "We ust attempt to pUll ourselves In the place of thooe people who use the church .bI>t may not' , architecture. "We want them to be abl say. 'that's a, nice looking dt but more importantly we is to have tiles<> same people something special when enter the building. Whether know it or not, they are app tlng the components of the s and how they relate to one other.

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The Church" oJ St~' ~)oan'of Arc that saying ~ all the more

ish was established by Bishop James E. Cassidy. At that time it enChi.."'sSbll cbe WWb$ Of 0rJeans. ~ Brewster and 'own Dennis, '\IlIith a mIasioD chapel of tbe ImmacUlate CoDeeptiOll at hope you are pleased with your East B1'eW$!er. ImmaeuIate ConDeW church." ""ption ia DOW a 1ilissi0ll of Our At tbe joyous banquet in tbe Lady of the Cape parish in parish ball that foDowed the ll1'eWster. Mass, Father Andrews expressed The oriBinaI St. Joan of Arc gratitude to all who bad worl<ed church, built DB IaIIlI donated by to make the day posSible. Sou- Mrs. Margaret Townsend and devenir black and white tiles de- . signed by Maginnis and Walsh picting the church were distri- of Boston, coot $37,000 and buted as mementos of a red~ .....ted 165 ~ It wu cIedIday m parish hisf4ry. cated Aug. 15, 19+7, by Bishop ParioIl JMary Cassidy. Fatber Andrews S8Id That history !Je;an, July 'I, 110 ~ ~ been ma4e to Its, IlH7, wbeJ1 Sl..J~_:9t~1Il!l"'~ " , ._

appropriat&"".1t is a building dedicated .;' the ,greater hoftor and gJory of.QOcL That thought alone createa its set of !engeL We bave' tried. We truly

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fon:ed to cl",,-cIue to lack of sisters to stat it. The schoolbuilding is nOw in

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: : f:"'~CD:~';:ch Filfher Andrws, noting that the parish ~ I large number of retired membrs. The parish currently numbers aome 650 yar-round .families said Father Andrews. ''but probably moo than doubles in the summer." Even tho~ maoy summer Massgoers atended tbe North E.stham mision, be said. tbe old St. Joan f Arc couldn't be-

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usedfot weekeDd M~.fnil!i('·,.. PaIm Sundsy' until late N..",.... her. , ' A, cberisIIedI parish trll. . . . . said Father Andrews, is • ""':., petuaI novena to Our of Perjllllual HeIIP. .tten«feid, lit· about 75 1 * _ each v.~" day in Winter ud by abOut 11162 persons on summerW~ Now OIIr, Lady has 'a new

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A daughter-in-law problem

By Dr. James and Mary Kenny

we can, but we must iet the per .sons involved work Qut their own problems.

Dear Mary: How should I treat complaInts from one of my daughters-In-law about my son? Essentially, I can only applaud My husband and I have always your good sense and ur,ge you stayed out of our chlldreb's af to continue to do what you are faIrs. We live a great clistance doing. If you wish to take some from all of theD\ and they visit action, you might give your several times a year. In the 'daughter-in-law a straight mess meantime we correspond. age about your own feelings, I always address my letters such as, "I am caught in a bind to both sons (daughters) and between you and my son. Please their spouses and try to write don't ask me to take sides. You need to work out your own dif newsy letters. Thts one daughter In-law always Includes childish ferences." complaints about my son In her This message mayor may not letters. She does not work, has be effective. Remember that only one child and a beautiful your d~ughter-in-law brings all home. the '''baggage'' from her own On the other hand, my son Is childhood and youth to her mar riage. Perhaps complaining is In law enforcement with long, Ir reguIar hours. Her remarks are, her perennial response to prob "I can't get John to do anwthIng lems. Perhaps she is playing "rn around the house" ,or "John tell my mother on you," a game never helps with the dishes or she found effective in childhood. the baby." I have been ignoring You mayor may not be able to change the ways she copes with the statements, but she con problems. tinues to complaIn. nus con cerns me greatly. - MIssissippi Continue to ignore her' com

plaints. Give her lots of approval and recognition for the things she does wen. Happy, contented persons are not so Ukely to !be complainers. Good luck in your efforts. I hope your d8lUghter·in-'1aw grows to realize how lucky she is to have in-laws who show concern for their children, welcome tire quent visits, write newsy letters and have enough good sense to stay out of their children's prob lems. Reader questions on famfly living and child to be an sewered In print are invited. Ad dress 1be Kenny&, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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My compliments to you. You sound m~e a wise mother and motherolin-Iaw. When your daughter-in..}aw criticizes your son, your first reaction might well have been to defend him, to fight back. ApPlP'ently you have enough maturity to avoid this unwise response. Second, you say that you are trying to ignore her criticism. Again I applaud you. 'Ignoring lis an excellent way to get rid of undesirable behavior. As you have discovered, it does not work ,instantly, but over time, ignoring can be very effective. Third, you say that you and your husband try to stay out of your children's affairs. Right again. Parents are outsiders when it comes to the problems of' their gJl'own chIldren. When adult children have problems,' parents sometimes wou'ld like to give advice, take charge and straighten matters out. This cannot be done. As with our other friends, we must offer what support and concern

(Undated) (NC) Catholic Church officials in Ma:lta plan to reopen aU their schools on the island in September despite gov ernment refusal to license eight of them. Licenses were With held because of the church's re f.usal to comply witJh a new edu cation law which prevents Cath olic secondary schools from charging tuition or aocepting contributions, said Father Joseph Borg, archdiocesan information officer. The bishops of Malta have said they cannot afford to operate the schools withou~ charging tuition.

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IN ONE OF THE LAST acts of his pastorate at St. Francis of Assisi Church, New Bedford, Father Ronald A. Tosti, now serving on Cape Cod stands with Nicholas Yellenti, ~O, who painted the triptych above them 30 years ago a~ a baptismal gift for a grandniece, Marcy Costa. Marcy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morelli, St. Francis of Assisi parishioners, later pre sented the picture to the church. Father Tosti had it framed and placed at the right of the sanctuary. Yel ]enti, still a working artist, recently returned to New . Bedford from California where he had a long and suc cessful career in the arts. He has also done stage set tings for Broadway productions. .

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oircumvent payment of feudal come.t Of course, you won't have daughter's income, not yours, aren;t recelVlng any of its dn dues or taxes to an ovel110rd. the dncome. either. 'But that won't so long as the account is in his come personally or through your spouse, befOll"e it will agree that These taxes were demanded when - matter to you if the beneficiary or her name. you shouldn't be paying the in-. Jandowner died and passed his is so~eone to· whom yOQ meant If you put your salary into to gi~e the income anyway. property that' earns income come taxes. If the IRS is unsure 'land to his heir. I . of these things, it may treat the The ",use" . allowed a third The Clifford. Trust is a par . (stocks, real estate, a money party to hold legal title to the ticular variety of trust., It is of market certificate), and place it trost as a sham, and tax you on iland for the landowner's benefit ,shorter duration than most other in .a tr:ust naming your son or the income of the trust, at your tax rate. (i.e. for his support) during the types but to reap the above tax daughter as' the income bene To convince the I IRS of the ~andowner's Jifetime, and there advantage it must be of at least ficiary, your investment may validity of your trust, you must after for the benefit of the land reap .greater returns. Because· 10 years in duration. The corpus owner's heir - hence the term may then revert to the grantor. that income will no longer be establish, among other things, "use." Since legaJI title to the The name comes from a famous yours, but the trust's (a trust is that it will oJast for at least 10 property had passed before the Suprerhe Court case dealing with an independent taxpayer) or the years and that during that time Dandowner"s death, no feudal 'such a trust. beneficiary's, . the tax chunk -You have no power to terminate dues were owed. t!he trost. you must deny your taken from yOUl1" investment re Why would you want to set up self and your spouse any right turns will be much smaller.The tlI'Ust of today is an ar a Clifford Trust instead of, say, to the income from the. trust, rangement that aUows some buildin8 a savings account? The If you set up a savingsac and be sure that it .is not being property right belonging to you answer. lies in the earning power count for your son or daughter, used to support your dependents. (the grantor) to be held by an of the Idollar, income and it will be almost impossible for College tuition constitutes sup other (the trustees) for the bene,. control~ you to have any control over port for dependents only when fit of a third party (the benefiSavings accounts generally how .the money is. later used, you are bound by a divorce ciary). . wisely or unwiSely, for education The property involved, called -lose money over time. If in a or fOIl" something else. Once the settlement or a contract with a given year the ~ate of inflation coHege to undertake financiaJ re the "corpus" of the trost, can be child reaches age 18, he or she than the lI"ite of inter sponsibility for your child's col aJmost anything - the deposits is high.er I has . complete control of the in a bank account, stocks, real est on your account, you've ac- funds and can refuse to use lege education. Finally, you must 'lost' purchasing power. tually retain dittle OIl" no discretion over estate, a copyright or patent, an them for educational purposes. the disposition of the income interest dn a business, a stamp. Whenever you can afford not to have f~ds at your immediate dis / A court-enforced trust agree from the trust. 111at must 1>e left colJection, and so on. The tres ment, however, aHows .you to to the trustee, or firmly estab tee manages the property and posal, Stocks, certificates of de posit, n10ney market certificates, -leave a pe~on you trust ( friend, lished by the written trust in ordinariJIy the beneficiary re real est~te, and so on may all be your attorney, a bank) in charge strument, if you are the trustee ceives the income. In some situa yourself. tions, a grantor may retain right . used to: earn you more for your of managing the trost and dis dollar ~an does an OII"dinary tributing the benefits, as trustee. Some careful draftiJ}g is nec to receive income for life. You can also stipulate when you essary to b~ sure that IRS will The motivation behind the savings 'account. ,Then there are taxes. If you're draw 'Up the trust itself that accept a Cliffm:d Trust. But if trust is, in part, much like that behind the ancient "use" putting your h!P'd-earned salary benefits· are to be paid only for you can afford to salt away

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ceeds from . income.producing· paid'taxes on ]t. The ,only taxes what 'less' than .(riendly to CUf property (stocks, rental property, you can: avoid- are the minimal ford Trust aITangements. It will weigh the initial cost of setting

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Rampantly racing tuition costs, together .with the Rea gan administration's attack on the Guaranteed Student Loan program, have undoUlbtedly worried many of us. Where wiH we get enough of the money for our chi'ldren's college educations? Some of you, with an eye to your five-year-old's future, may have been' salting away Ii bit each month in a savings account. But there are probably more ad vantageous ways to. save. One way. is to make tax-free gifts to your· child and place. the funds' in a trustee bank account. An other, way is to establish a Clif 'ford Trost.. : The trust is a lineal descen dant of' the "u'se'" of medieval England. A "use" was an ar rangement designed largely. to

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Twelve thousand charismatics, including hundreds f~om the Fall River diocese, responded with .explosive applause to remarks from Boston Archbishop Bernard Law at a liturgy elosing the Fourth New England Catholic' Charismatic Conference.'· The gathering was held at the Provi dence Civic Center Aug. 3 to 5. Speaking of the burden' on· all to pr.o<:Jaim that God i~ . the . au .thor of all Iffe 'and .that he' sus tains all the.first mo. life from , ment of conception," the bishop

at:tend f~urthNew ~ngland. Charismatic Conference ' . doolared that "we have no choice but to proclaim that life is sacred, and to serve it with evry fiber of our being." . The Hturgy. opened with a colorful procession. which' in7 eluded 12 bishops iIi green and gold vestments, over 160 priests and deacons, .and dozE1ns of lay" persons in white, carrying lighted candles and large green and gold . earthen chalices. A dozen 12-fdot banners, . also green and gold, followed. , The conference theme: "This

is My ~eloved Son; Listen to . hard for a society of doers. Him," was emphasized by con Nina Lauzon, a BOston evan ference speakers. They ineluded gelist, called for individual re Father Robert S. Kszynski, sponse to Cod. "He delights in pastor of' St. Stanislaus Church, each step.we take ... Ask God Fall Riveh and diocesan liaison to help you to be very conscious to the cllarismatic renewal. and aware of how He may be speaking to you persoDa'lly," she David Thorp, executive direc tor of:Charismatic Renewal 'Ser- . said. vices for the Boston 'arehdiocese, Father Francis Martin, faculty spoke. of IJesus, the: "Anointed member in. ·theology at Steuben One." Barbara' Scblemon, author ville and' Catholic Universities, andhealirtg minister, challenged'· stated that the way to wisdom her hearers to be stiH and .listen, is to listen to the Lord, and to soDiethirig~ . she. sald, which. is pray daily, asking forgiveness . . r['

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Priests won't resign government posts M~AGUA, Nicaragua (NC) - Three priests serving in Nica ragua's government wiU defy church pressure and will not re sign from their posts, according to the Aug. 13 edition of the government newspaper Barri· cada. The newspaper quoted Nica raguan Culture Minister Father Ernesto Cardenal as saying. "be cause of the obligation to the poor and ,to the revolution of the poor, we are willing to accept any sanctions imposed on us." , Father Cardenal ,confirmed that he, Foreign Minister Father Miguel d'Escoto, and his brother, Education Minister Father Fer nando Cardenal, a Jesuit, had been told of a Aug. 10 Vatican statement that clerics are for bidden from holding public posts "which entail a participation in the exercise of public power." Father Fernando Cardenal was ordered in mid-July by Jesuit superior General Peter-Hans Kol venbach to decline the education minister post or face "painful" consequences. Father Cardenal "cannot carry out this assign

ment because of its incompati bility with his condition as a Jesuit," sad a statement issued July 16 at Jesuilt headquarters in Rome. Father Cardenal took the post saying he had received no formal

direct order, said a Jesuit source in Nicaragua. The Vatican in an Aug. 10 statement publicly supported Father Kolvenbach's order. The statement also said that new. canon law categorically prohibits priests from holding government

posts. The priests hav~ thus far re tained their positions under a 1981 agreement wit!h the Nica· raguan bishops by which they suspended their public priestly ministry while holding their non church jobs.

WASHINGTON (NC) - The concept of a consistent life ethic cutting across issues from abor tion to nuclear war is empha sized in this year's manuaJ for the "Respect Life" program of the Nationlll1 Conference of Catholic Bishops. The manu'aJ is a guide for the 13th annual "Respect Life" program, to be ' gin Oct. 7.

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eyo' Baseball Playoffs The regular season in the Fall Dame was the iIeader with a 3-1 River Area CYO BasebaU League record and was awarded fifth and the Bristol County CYO place. In the playoff game to League is now history and post· determine sixth place St. Wil season playoffs are underway in liam nipped St. Patrick, 2-1. both loops. After Sunday's play Anawans The best-of-three quarter-finals were :in first place in the Bristol in the FaU River Area Jeague got County loop with a 14-8-1 rec· underway Tuesday with St. ord and 29 points. Posting a pair William, the two-time r1efending of victories over the weekerid playoff champion, opposing Our Kennedy climbed to second Lady of Health and St. Michael's place, 13-7-2 and 28 points. Parish taking on Notre Dame. North, 13-10-1 and 27 points The series continued last night. was third followed by South Action both nights was at Lafa 11-13-0, 22 points. Somerset 11 yette Park. St. Michael's Olub, which won 11-1 23 points and Maplewood 4-17-1 nine points. the regular season crown with With Anawans, Kennedy and a 16-4 record' and l'unnerup Swansea, 15-5, have byes in the North End so closely bunched in quarter-finals. Their opponents the top three places the finish. in the semi-finals wHi be the was uncel1ain at press time. The first and second teams get byes winners of the quarter-finals. St. Michael's Parish and Our in the quarter-finals which got underway last night at Thomas Lady of Health. each 13-7, fin ished in a third-place tie in the Chew Memorial Park in. FaU River with third place vs. sixth regular season. In a single play off game to determine third place, fourth place vs. fifth place Our Lady of Hea'lth was place. the winner and St. Michael's The best-of-three quarter-finals Parish, of course, dropped to will resume Sunday- night at fourth place. Chew Park. Fall River. Third Three teams - St. Patrick. games. if needed, would be Notre Dame and St. WilHam played next Monday night. The each with 10-10 records were winners in the quarter-finals tied for the fifth and sixth wiU advance to the semi-finals places and the remaining two set for Tuesday. Wednesday and berths in the playoffs. Thursday of next week. The best Based on !the record of play of-three final is scheduled for among the three teams, Not~e -Aug. 28 and 29.

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Prayer group meeting: 7:30 p.m. each Tuesday, Visitation hall. Parishioners will bid fare well this weekend to newly or dained Fathers Mark R. Hession L!lSAT,E1.".tE SHRINE. and Thomas E. McGlynn, who ATTLEBORO have served the parish this sum Healing service: 2 p.m. Aug. mer prior· to beginning canon law studies in September at 19, led by Rev..Edward Mc Catholic University, Washing Donou~h, C.SS.R., of .the Mis !Oion Church in· Boston. Father . ton, D.C. McDonough holds regular ser": BL.SACRAMENT,FR vices in Boston and conducts a The parish is ,being prayed weekly radio program. He also travels throughout the U.S. and for in a special way this week by the Sacred Hearts Sisters' to many foreign countries con ducting his healing ministry. All house of prayer in Fall River. welcome on Aug. 19. ST. PATRICK. SOMERSET Prayer intercessors for week: ST, DOMINIC. SWANSEA Altar boy trip to Martha's David and Mary Dunne. Month's Vineyard: Aug. 20, leaving the intention: increase in eucharis parish at 8 a.m.' and returning tic faith among parishioners. about 8:30 p.m. . Turn to Page Sixteen

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Senior Group: trip ,to Copley Place and New England Aquari um Sept. 17. . ST. J(\RN OF GOD, SOMERSET

.Family picnic: Aug. 19, St. James Convent, Nanaquaket, Tiverton, sponsored by parish prayer group. Those .with musi cal instruments are asked to bring them for a sing-along. DIVORCED/SEPARATED, ATTLEBORO

Support .group meeting: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19, St. Mark's church hall, Attleboro Falls. All wel .come.

newly-organized Good New~concert series will hold its first concert in the diocese at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 18 at St. Mar~'s School, Route °138, Taun ton. The featured performer will be Jon Poke, well-known coffee house, concert and TV person ality.! The series is sponsored by the Building Block Youth Pray erGroup ·of Taunton and by Rhode Island youth. It will al ternate 'between locations in the Fall River and Providence dio ceses~ . . I

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Daily Masses: '8 a,m. Wednes day, !Thursday, Frida.y at St. Judes; ,9 a.m. Monday through Friday, Queen of All Saints. Sur~ey forms are 'being dis tributedtoparish families in order' to gather information to use in establishing the .parish. Baptisms, weddings, funerals and other ceremonies will be held In both parish locations.' Information: 4'28-0166, the tem poraryI rectory's . number. . ST. MARY, NB

Pari~hioners are reminded to visit and enjoy the Mary Gar den beside the church. Pra)\ers are requested for the parish1s prayer community as members prepare for its fur ther development.

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Eileen Diskin is the recipient of the first scholarship grant awarded 'by the Women's Guild..

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August 18 Rev. Msgr. WiUiam H. Dolan, Pastor Emeritus, 1977, Holy Family, Taunton

Recent letters' frombenefici aries of funds allocated by the parish council for ex,tra-paro chial worthy causes include ex pressions of gratitude from the Fall River Community Soup Kitchen, from Sister Barbara . Walsh, SUSC, stationed in Ap palachia, and from Sister Pat ricia Sullivan, past .president of St. Anne's Hospital. Both sisters are former parishioners.

August 20 Rev. Thomas Cantwe~I, SSJ, Retired, 1983, St. Joseph's Sem inary, Washington Rev. Bernard H. Unsworth, Re tired Pastor, 1982, St. Mary, New Bedford

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Recent gifts to the .parish in memory of deceased members honor Joan Melvin, Thomas Sullivan and Julia Harington. Sisters of the' Sacred Hearts are praying in particular this week for the cathedral parish and its members.

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. VATICAN CI1Y (NC) - Cu ban bishops are planning a na tional pastoral conference in 1985 to discuss the role of the church in contemporary Cwba. Conferees will .include priests, members of religious orders and 'lay persons.

August 22 Rt. Rev. Manuel J. Teixeira, 'Pastor, 1962, St. Anthony, Taunton Rev. Willdam R. Jordan, Pas tor, 1972, St. Louis, Fall River Rev. Msgr. Joseph, C. Canty, Retired Pastor, 1980, St. Paul, Taunton August 23 Rev. Thomas Clinton, Pastor, 1895, St. Peter, Sandwich August 24 Rev. Peter J. B. Bedard, Foun der, 1,884, Notre Dame, Fall River

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Father Bruce Ritter

HE WAS, ONCE~·SOMEBODY'S CHILD

Surgeons in battlefront aid stations separated the wounded into three categories: the slightly wounded that could safely wait for m~dical attention; those so severely injured that medical help was useless; and the others,. less seriously wounded who might live ifhelped immediately. They called.it triage. . I

He was. once, somebody's child. Now he's merchandise, a commodity. Anybody who buys him is crazy. A . malevolent little boy lost at 16, now a profoundly sad and very scared 19-year-old street wolf who has absolutely no rf~ason to believe he will make it back, but has to think that or go crazy. I met Peter five years ago when he was 14 - astreet kid even then - and hadn't seen him for over ayear when he walked. into my office yesterday. He was wearing skin and-muscle tight jeans and a body shirt unbuttoned to the ·waist. We exchanged greetings - mine delighted, sur prised; his, muted and detached. I hoped he was doing well. Peter gave a sad wry smile. OK, he·said. Not bad, he said. I think of killing myself a lot. he said. Do.you need a place to stay, I said. No, he said. I stay at the Baths. It's cheap. I kinda help out around there. It's a bad scene, I said. It's aliving. he said. And then I think he remembered about dying because he started slightly, sat for just an instant of frozen immobility, thenshrugged, and again gave me a faint sad smile.

Come back to Covenant House, Pete, I said. No more programs, Bruce. I'm too old. I'm a male hustler, Bruce. I'm not gay. I'm bisexual... He stopped and his face ·INisted. He couldn't continue. Come on back, Pete, to our school. We'll get you a job. That Ilfestyle is going to kill you, Pete. It's rotten that you have to do that. He didn't hear me. Igrabbed his hand, his arm. We've got this really great place, Pete really good people. He looked at me in great pain. I'm ago go boy, Bruce, in this bar on Eighth Avenue. I dance there. If the johns Iik.e me they stick a five dollar bill in my jock strap. Come back, Pete. We'll find you a place. It's not too·late, Pete. This Monday, Bill, downstairs will get you ajob.He's an expert at it. 'It's OK, Pete. I'm really glad you're back. Bruce, he said, I'm astripper in amale burlesque joint: four performances a night for ahundred bucks. I dropped out of school in the seventh grade. I worked acouple of girls for a while, Bruce. He couldn't stop. He had to tell me the whole sad sick story. It was almost as though he was afraid to leave out any details,.... like when you go to confession. I'm really glad you're back, Pete. So are Gretchen and Steve and Dave. You've got to change your lifestyle. Pete. Father' Bruce Ritter, OFM Conv., is the founder and President of Covenant House. which operates crisis centers for homeless and runaway boys and girls al/ over the country.

You're into a lot of things that make you feel pretty sick about yourself. Bruce, I don't have any clothes. All my stuff was ripped off. I had 'a stereo... Pete, you're not going to get out of that mess you're in without help. I There's a warrant out for my arrest, Bruce. I pawned a gold bracelet for a friend. It turned out to be stOlen. We can work that out. Pete. We've got aplace for you and ajob and school. We've misse'd you a lot. Pete. Finally there was no more to tell: the small dirty puddle that was his young life spilled out between .'~s. I I

"He was afraid to leave out any details -like when yoiu go.to·confession." I

He relaxed and took a .deep breath. I think i'll go

downstairs and talk tp Bill about that job. Is it OK if I come

back and talk to you ~gain on Monday? He looked down at

his low slung jeans with some amusement. Ican't go for'an

interview in these. ;

, Pete can make six hundred dollars aweek - tax free :on the street. It's going to be awfully tough for him to wor.k . 40 hours a week forS3.35 an hour. It's going to be even harder for him to go back to school and learn how to read and write. He's a good kid. He came in to see mefor alot of reasons he didn't really understand very well. He's not a religious kid and he doesn't know anything about going to confession but'he needed and wanted absolution bad. Like' most of us he was abput as sorry as he could be.. .

"I think maybe tne only way he feels he can reassert sOrrJe co?'trol over his Iife.is-to end it. " I .

A lot of peopledrift irlto, slide and choose into alifestyle that ultimately kills the'm. It's almost certainly too late for , Pete. The Peters' of this world are refuse in our social sewers, to be inexorably flushed down and out, drowned in a sea of garbage: human pollution to be coped with and buried and dumped. Most honest, caring people think so. One such. good friend.! sighed and murmured the word triage. Let them go, Bruce. Think of the others. the ones you know you can help,: the ones that still have achance. .He's already almost dead, Bruce.

Peter is already almost dead, and I think maybe the one way he feels he can reassert some control over his lif.e is to end it. Pete is most definitely one of the Lord's lost sheep. He is not the cuddly innocent lamb that just happened to wander away from the fold. In biblical categories I think it's fair to say that Pete is a sinner - the kind over whom .heaven rejoices if they turn away from the evil pervading their lives and turn back to God. Pete can't do that without God's help, nor can we. Pete doesn't really want to end his life but he's not cer tain he can begin it again either. Only the Lord can provide the m(issive life support systems he needs to make it and to carry through with the metaphor - places like ,Covenant House must exist as the intensive care units for these dying children. We need you to help us, to go on help ing us. We're always in need and we are occasionally sub ject to the kind of Questioning doubts that make the solu tion of triage very attractive. But I refuse to triage my kids, to screen out the ones who won't make it. I cannot exercise that kind of clinical detachment when akid is involved..My staff and I refuse to turn any kid away. Thanks much for your help and prayers.

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