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N. l Religious Ed (ongress This Weekend in Hartford Thousands of teachers of religion from ail six New England states will convene in Hartford, Conn., this weekend August 2324, for the New England Congress of Religious Education. To be centered in Hartford's new Civic Center, the Congress will draw delegates from all eleven Catholic dioceses of the region. The Congress this year, f!?r the first time, has been coordinated jointly by the eleven Cath-

olic Sees .of New England. Four themes to be discussed under the overall "Faith Alive" theme are Spirituality and Theology, Catechetics, Human Potential, and Evangelization. The opening session to take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday was. prepared by the Fall River Diocese. Rev. Michel G. Methot planned the readings and songs based on a living faith. The visual presentation accompanying

Bishop Urges Warm Refugee Welcome Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, has issued the following statement regarding settlement of refugees froin So. East Asia. "Massachusetts joins our friends throughout the country in welcoming the refugees from Southeast Asia who may wish to make their home with us. We extend a particular welcome to those who have come to Massachusetts. In former times:, war-tom people have fled from death, destruction, and tyranny. They came from almost every conti-

nent to America to seek freedom and to live in peace. The history of participation of the Catholic Church in the process of resettlement has been a glorious one. The Church is now desirous of responding to the needs of the Viet-namese refugees, of cooperating with other public and private agencies in the resettlement process, thuS' extending and enriching that history. We see them as a potential enrichment of our labor force. We see them as culturally motivated toward personal and financial independence. We are Tum to Page Three

LIBERTY and JUSTICE FOR ALL By Rev. Joseph I. Dirvin, C.M.

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was born Aug. 28, 1774, just a few days before the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to talk about social justice. She was nine years old when the colonists had done something about it by wresting their independence from Great BrItain. Many other social injustices remained, even in the idealistic young nation, such as slavery, poverty, and inequity of income, but they were either not recognized as such or ignored. It was too early a point in history. Elizabeth acquired early, however, a spirit of social compassion - which is a great step toward ·social justice - and her efforts to alleviate human misery and ignorance were steps leading inevitably. t{) the present common concern with uprooting their causes. # Her first lesson was the example {)f her grandfather, Father Richard Charlton, who as a young curate of New York's Trinity Episcopal Church was catechist to all the black slaves of the city and truly their friend. He was even an early practition. er of integration, instructing his black and white converts side by side in the same class. Then there was the example of her father, first heaIth officer of

New York, who tended the poor more than the rich and actually laid down his life for the sick poor, dying of yellow fever contraced from -Iri$ immigrants. In 1797 she founded, along with other charitable Protestant matrons, the Widows' Society in New York, to sew for and feed and nurse poor widows and orphans. She and her sister-in-law Rebecca Seton became so identified with good works that they were fondly and prophetically

the song Pass It On was prepared by the James Meloni family of Attleboro. Mrs. Ann Me· loni is coordinator of St. Mark's Parish, Attleboro }o<alls. The opening song, Men of Faith, reminds us that a faith,truly responsive and alive seeks out those most in need of God's care and love. This will be followed by a Welcoming Address by the Mayor of Hartford, prayers and readings by Archbishop John F. Whealon of Hart· ford, Rev. Lawrence Hughes, co· director of the Congress, and Monsignor John Fradet, retiring Director of Religious Education, Burlington, Vermont. The final song, PasS' It On·, .along with the visual presentation, will serve as a reminder to renew our enthusiasm for the dignity and responsibility of passing on the faith we share. Tum to Page Four

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Recently released statistics from the Glenmary Research Center in Washington, D. C. show that out of the 156 dioceses - in the United States Fall River ranks 7th in ratio of priests to the total population. In the Fall River Diocese there is o·ne priest for every 594 per!lons. Only the Diocese of Worcester with one priest for every 534 people ranked high. er than Fall River in New England and in the Northeast. The Diocese of Providence and the Archdiocese of Boston, Fall River's neighboring dioceses, also ranked high in the statistics. Boston was listed as 12th in the nation with one priest for every 616 persons and Turn to Page Five

CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL CALENDAR 1975 - 1976 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY OCTOBER 1975

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

Feast Honoring Our Lady Set In f'airhaven

SSe Peter and Paul Parishioners Plan Memorial to Fr. Coady 55. Peter and Paul parishio-, ners will establish lasting memorials to perpetuate the memory of Rev. Francis M. Coady, who died July 19 after serving as their pastor since Feb. 1, 1973. Trustees and officers of parish organizations voted unanimously to do the following: I I-To have Father Coady's portrait done and place prominently in the parish hall. 2-To rename the parish hall the "Father Coady Center." 3-To purchase, erect and mark with a bronzed tablet a carillon in his name. The carillon, a set of electronic bell", will announce events in the parish and play suitable music throughout the area. Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, general chairman of the committee, said: "Without question, th~ memory of Father Coady will forever remain in our hearts, but the tangible memorial described above will be a fitting and last remembrance of a fine priest and a noble person." Committee Members Checks, payable to the "Father Coady Memorial," and donations may be mailed to or left at 55. Peter and Paul Rectory, 250 Snell St., 02721. Mi"s Barbara Lee is secretary of the memorial committee, which comprises: Trustees, Edward Tyrrell and William Hyland Jr. Women's Club, Mrs. Alice , Marum, Mrs. Eileen Galvin, Mrs. Evelyn Sunderland, Mrs. Mary Kelly, Mrs. Catherine Audette. Home and School Organiza-

tion, Mrs. Patricia Latinvillc, Mrs. Barbara O'Neil, Mrs. Claire Machado, Mrs. Terry Nowicki, Mrs. Brenda Mendoza. Fathers' Club, Edmond Machado, Robert Frederic, Fred R. Dolan. St. Vincent de Paul, Edward Kelly, John Tyrrell, Edward Quirk. Picnic Committee, Mr". Stanley Janick, Mrs. Norman Hathaway.

New Guidelines On Sexuality ST. LOUIS (NC) - The new "Guidelines for Catholic Educa,tion in Human Sexuality" have been approved by Cardinal John Carberry of St. Louis after review by the archdio~esan theology commis"ion. The new guidelines are for use in Catholic elementary schools and; elementary parish schools of religion. In the foreword of the 25-page guidelines, Cardinal Carberry states: "Affirmed here is the value, of wisely planned education of our children in human sexuality il'\ a context of God's law, Catholic morality and the sacredness of the power of sex." The guidelines present a "summary of the basic .concepts for a program dealing with hu-, man sexuality as well as the moral principles which are a part of all Catholic approaches to this subject," he wrote. Each program is to l)r. determined by the individual school and parish school of religion, in consultation with parents,' pastors and teachers, the cardinal advised. Where programs are already in existence, those should be reviewed and determined that they conform to tc.e new guidelines. The cardinal stated that the guidelines, and their various sections, are not meant to be distributed for the personal use of the students.

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HEADS CORT: Sister Mary Jo Walsh, S.P. has been named chairperson of the New England Region of the Conference of Religious Treasurers (CORT), succeeding Sister Mary Jean Audette, SUSC, of Fall River. The new leader has taught in elementary and high schools for 17 years and is presently a provincial treasurer for the Sisters of Providence. She is stationed in Gonic, N. H. ,. " .. " , _ . ,..

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A feast honoring Our Lady of Angels will take place on Labor Day weekend at 7 Jesse St., Fairhaven, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30 with a parade from Benoit Square Fairhaven to the Jesse Street address and followed by a band concert. Sunday activities will include an auction at 2 p.m. and a concert until cl03ing time. Monday's program will begin with a High Mass at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, followed at 1 p.m. with a procession from the church through the str~ets of Fairhaven. An auction and band concert will conclude the festivities, during which American and Portuguese foods will be available, and there will be special attractions for children.

CHICAGO (NC)-The rift between the Catholic school board and Cardinal John Cody of Chicago has been patched up for the present as the result of a six-page statement issued by the cardinal and read at the board's meeting Aug. 4. The cardinal's statement, generaIly described as "conciliatory," was accepted by the board, averting the earlier threat by the board chairman to move for indefinite adjournment.

Necrology AUG. 29 Rev. Joseph DeVillandre, D.O., 1921, Founder, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro SEPT. 3 Rev. Thomas J. McGee, D.O., 1912, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Taunton SEPT. 4 ,-Rev. Joseph P. Tallon, 1864, Pastor, St. Mary, New Bedard Rev. John J. Maguire, 1894, Founder, St. Peter, Provincetown

Chilean Cardinal Asks Compassion , . MARY-EUNICE

To Recall Fatima at La Salette Mary-Eunice of Mary Produc: tions will appear Saturday and Sunday at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, in two :;pecial performances in which she will depict Sister Lucia and the message of Fatima. The actress plays the part of Lucia, one qf the three seers of Fatima, as she might tell the story of what happened in the year 1917 when the Blessed , Mother appeared to her and her ,two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta, at Fatima, Portugal. The first dramatic monologue will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23 in the monastery. The second performance will be at 3 p.m. Sunday. Mary~Eunice and her husband are the founders of Mary Productions. They have traveled

Lauds 'Solidarity' In Space Flight VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Apollo-Soyuz space mission shows that progress in today's interdependent world can only be achieved through collaboration of many people on many levels, according to an editorial in the Vatican's weekly magazine. Vatican spokesman Federico Alessandrini, writing in a personal capacity, said in- an editorial July 24 in L'Osservatore della Domenica: '~The early explorers and navigators who set sail from the Straits of Gibraltar into the vast unknown were alone with God... But the astronauts, orbiting in their cramped spaceships, were actively collaborating with thousands of scientific and technical experts whose minutely organized efforts insured success of the mission." According to Alessandrini, the world runs the danger that a technological "leadership," set up on a supernational and multinational level, could form "a kind of new aristocracy of the initiated, destined to be preeminent over and among peoples."

over 50,000 miles performing at shrines, colleges and guilds throughout the country and 'have been cited for their work in helping to combat pornography in .the field of communications. The couple are Third Order Carmelites and members of the Legion of Mary and the Apostleship of Prayer. They edit Better World magazine. Admission to the Attleboro performance will be free.

Youth For Fatima Program Initiated DETROIT (NC)-U. S. leaders of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima apostolate initiated a Youth for Fatima program at a national seminar here. The purpose of the program is to involve youth in the Blue Army. The. group meeting here adopted the title, Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima Cadets, for the new youth program. There are youth "cadet" divisions of the Blue Army in other countries, but the United States has not had one. The cadets program, which Blue Army leaders hope to have in operation by fall, 1976, will emphasize commitment to Mary, sound doctrine, spiritua formation, and loyaty to the Pope.

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SANTIAGO (NC) - Cardinal Raul Silva of Santiago has repeated his appeal for' national reconciliation and for compassion to the poor, as Chileans held a Day of Brotherly Love t~ first Sunday in August. A collection for the needy was part of the celebration. "We must try to solve our problems in this difficult moment with our own resources," Cardinal Silva said. He a'lso echoed repeated calls from the Chilean bishops for domestic peace and generosity. "We are not pointing the finÂˇ ger of guilt to anyone for the present poverty and division," the cardinal added. "Our main concern is to help our brothers and sisters in need, and to contribute to create a climate of love among Chileans beyond mere words." The country has been ruled by a military junta following the overthrow of the government of Marxist President Salvador Allende. Before Allende's downfall, Chile had been hit by a wave of strikes and economic chaos. Some observers, however attributed the economic problems to the lack of cooperation from foreign governments and businesses.

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Jubilees for 'Three Well-Known St. Anne's Hospital Sisters An appreciation of three Dominican Sisters of the Presentation who are cel· ebrating jubilees in the reo Iigious life has been written by their Vice-Provincial, Sister Marie Ascension, O.P. The Dominican community staffs S1. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and maintains its vice-provincialate, retreat house and home for retired Sisters at 3012 Elm St., Dighton. Called to do their best with the talents they receive, they continue to prepare their evening sacrifice. For alI three, how true are the words of St. Paul: "... racing for the finish, for the prize ·0 which God call!\' us upward to live in Christ Je3US" ... (phil. 3:14). "Not that I have become perfect yet; l have not yet won, but I am still running to catch Christ. .." Sister Bart, Rose Anna Va· nasse, was born in Fall River on May 15, 1882. Before entering. Rose Anna gave private piano lessons; then she taught school for 'one year at Blessed -Sacra· ment School, staffed l::/y the Grey Nuns. Rose Anna was called to "work for the conversion of sinners." She had a special concern for those people who were in the faith, but lost lht!ir way. She often prayed for members of good Christian families who lost their faith. Her mother accepted the idea of her vocation very well, and was ready to make any sacrifice to help her to make her ideal come ~l,:e. Ro;e Ann."\ entHed the Novitiate of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation on the last Saturday of October, 1909. She had asked Father Jacquemet, her spiritual director, to enter during the month of the Rosary. When I a',ked Sister Bart-"What was the hardest thing for you in the Novitiate?" She replied: "I was lonesome for my, mother ... to the point that the Mother of Novices made her come to spend two days in St. Anne's wit:t mer' In First Clas.. She loved the life of prayer, the regular life of ,the Novitiate After profession, she was assigned as lab technician for St. Anne's. We did not have a lab

Bishop Urges Continued from Page One committed to participate in assisting them now in using their God given talents to enable them to adjust in time to life in a new society. In short, we see them for what they are: Children of God who seek the opportunity to live in ileaca and be productive members of society. Children of God who have been uprooted and now seek greater stability. . Children of God who dream of a new Hfe-a life without tyranny and oppression. Children of God who hope to raise their families and worship their Gpd in a more secure stable society. We welcome them, we share their hopes and dreams for the future."

was assigned to the Men's Ward delegate to a General Chapter. and the Children's Ward. She She enjoyed Baghdad - was loved her work. She enjoyed see- very happy to receive Sister ing patients get better physically Mary Patricia there. as much as she enjoyed a conver· Because of her health, Sister sion. She says both are miracles! Germaine returned to Fall River . In the Children's Ward, she in 1965. In 1966, she w.as part had a special love for th prema- of the first group who started ture babies. She found them Madonna Manor. When Le Robeautiful . . . and could admire saire opened, Sister Germaine their progress day after day. accepted to help with the care of When our sisters were asked to our retired sisters. She cares for staff Marian Manor in Taunton, them without counting .. . Her Sister Agnes went as their first free moments are all for outdoor superior. She has many hobbies activities: the garden, walks, . . . she always has at least 15 wood collecting, simply enjoying ideas of what she could make out nature. of a rag ... She says "all reli- . I spent an afternoon this gious must keep busy and must month talking with our jubilahave liobbies; it maintains good rians. I can only conclude by health and prepares a happy re- saying: "Each one is unique and tirement." Talking about St. beautifuL" Each one has lived Anne's, Sister Agnes says with her goal - and is "still running ' assurance: "The religious influ- to catch Christ." ence must prevail, and will prevaiL" For the USA 'Province, she is filled with hope as she says: "Presentation is the best, because of its good spirit." Featuring Opened Madonna Manor Our golden jubilarian, Sister Rome-Barcelona Germaine, Marie Adeline Gagnon, Lisbon-Fatima was born in Canada on Decem'ber 20, 1895. Marie Adeline OCT. JUBILARlANS: Seated, Sr. Bart, O.P. and Sr. Agnes prayed for her vocation; she alEscorted By D'Avila, O.P. Standing, Sr. Germaine, O.P. ways had a great desire for holiFather Thomas Mayhew ness. Her family was then living St. Joseph's Parish yet, so young Sister Bart would alI the arrangements for her in Fall River, and did not oppose No. Dighton, Mass. her project. She was looking for go every day to the "City Lab." daughter to meet the superior Sister Bart told me with much and to enterl Her poor father an International Congregati(;m pride that she was doing the tried in vain to offer her a new and found Presentation. She For Further Information routine lab work for all emer- coat, a new hat . . . but the went to France for her Novitiate. Call: gencies too ... While still work- cboice was made and Sister They were a class of 18 postuTAUNTON TRAVEL BUREAU ing part-time in the lab she was Agnes entered on OCtober 31St, lants. One Church Green Sister Germaine enjoyed her assigned to maternity, where 1911. She made her novitiate at Taunton, Mass. novitiate, except for the first she worked 26 years. Sister Bart St. Anne's. 824·7518 As there were no communica- three months spent in a basewas a member of the first graduating class at St. Anne's Hos- tions with the Mother House ment.... We all know how Sisduring the War, her novitiate ter Germaine ioves fresh air! She pital School of Nursing. In 1~55, she began a semi- lasted about four years. In those was assigned as a nurse to Viller retired life. being assigned to days, all the young sisters (Nov- Cotterets, then to Neuilly.. She night duty to the Control- ices and young religious) lived in loved Neuilly. She can name all the novitiate, apart from the lo- the doctors, employees with 'Information desk Through 60 years of religious cal community. They worked on whom she worked. Sister Gerlife, her goal is still the ,conver- the wards, and Sister Agnes re- maine' had signed .up to be a sion of sinners. Asked what she calls how Sister' Bernadette (in missionary; so her next assignla·HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP COURSE! thought was most important for. charge of a floor), would be up- ment was the Clinic in Baghdad. St. Anne's today, she said: "That set when the novices bad to, From Baghdad, she was once a the people who come to St. leave the floor for an instrucAnne's find religious· help, and tion! The young 'Sisters helped Christmas-in-July that they return to their faith if the older ones: whenever there .they have gone astray." To this was a ,dying patient,a young sis· For Retarded day, Sister Bart is a faithful ter wouid stay with him while BROOKLYN, N.Y. (NC) - It Dominican; she is still very the older sister took care of the was a summer day when New INOOOR & OUTDOOR COURTS! proud of her name, as Blessed floor. York quivered in the heat but for After 22 years in St. Anne's, 1,000 handicapped and retarded . COMING ATTRACTIONS! KRESKIN Barthelemey was a Dominican who gave his life for the conver- Sister Agnes went to France for children of the Brooklyn Diocese * PAT HENRY * CHARLIE CALLAS sion of sinners. Asked what she a retreat and stayed there for Catholic Charities F.U.N. (Ful- * ENZO STUARTI * BillY DANielS DICK SHAWN CORBETT MONICA thought of the future of the USA five years. She was assigned to filling Unmet Needs) program, AND MORE ALL THRU THE YEAR! Province, Sister Bart answered: the "Hospital General" of Tours. July 25 was the day for "Mel!ry "God has put his hand at it . On her return to St. Anne's, she. Christmas." FREE Indoor & Outdoor Pools! FREE The young sisters are praying . They exchanged gifts, met San- Movies! FREE Miniature Golf! FREE and my mission now is to pray Agency Gets Grant ta Claus Edward Bradley, sang Cocktail Party! 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Correcting A Fault It may be only a small item of quite passing interest but it is an important one: a good and positive step has been taken by the elders of Oberammergau. Those Bavarian worthies have decided to abandon the version now in use in their famed Passion Play in favor of an older version that corrects a theological error which has fostered antiSemitism. The version about to be dropped has been criticized for blaming the Jews for the death of Christ. This has always been theologically incorrect. Christ died for the sins of all men and was thus put to death in accord with the Will of His Father and His own consent by every person who has ever lived and who will live until the end of time who has sinned. Since the Lord lived and died in a Jewish context, naturally His opposition came from His own Jewish people just as His support came from them as well. But the simplistic view of too many persons in too many ages has always been to find a scapegoat. And the scapegoat has been not Pilate who passed the death sentence nor the Roman soldiers who carried it out but the Jewish people. It is the age-old cry of every person who is himself conscious of his own evil deeds - I didn't do it, he did. If the Passion Play has fostered anti-Semitism and false theology, it is long overdue for correction. Happily, this seems about to, happen.

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People must always be encouraged to do as they know they should - to live up to the values and standards that CASTELGANDOLFO (NC) after the Feast of the Assumpcall out for the very best and the very finest from within Modern feminism can be "justi- tion that the Church "joins in themselves. fied, strengthened and enriched" positively" in International One who is a follower of Christ must never be content by a deeper appreciation of Woman's Year. "The, Church willingly hopes to be just human; he is called upon to be a brother and Mary's unique place in salvation a sister to the Lord, a child of God, one living a super- history Pope Paul VI said re- for the development of women's cent/yo role in professional and social human, super-natural life. Pope Paul told about 7,000 pil- life. Together with this the This means that each day is a challenge to that kind grims who jammed the courtyard Church acts as guardian over the of a life. No day is routine or unimportant. Indeed, of his summer residence here for dignity and mission of woman, of St. Theresa once said, "Nothing is unimportant if it is his noon blessing that the the Christian woman especially. , Church supports the Internation"God's plan has given her a done for God." . Each day has its call to greatness not in the doing of al Woman's Year sponsored by dignity and mission as' gentle daughter, as strong and pure virextraordinary deeds but in the Christ-like attitude of mind, the United Nations. He added that the Church also gin, as a loving spouse, and the Christ-like gentleness of word, the Christ-like way of acts as guardian of woman's dig-' above.all. as a mother who is aldoing the so many actions of each commonplace day. nity, especially in bel" role as ways mVlOlate and .most worth~, The late John F. Kennedy called this "the courage of mother, while hoping for the ad- ~?d als~ as a WIdow "Who IS life" and his words are worth repetition and contemplation: vancement of women in profes- pIOUS, gr~eved and busy. .. ~"'The Pope said that women "The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than sional and social life. "A 'd t d I" Will find "in Christian concepts. the courage of a final moment. But. it is no less than . provl en an f conso 109f t'h' e ac know led gemen t 0 f thell" "1 -'. ht s an d th e a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does feelmg flows for all 0. us out f h0 CIVI an d ...,uman rIg 0 t e d ' 'f. f th h' t ura l' what he must - in spite of personal consequences, in spite a ..better understand109 . d d . bl d e :ense 0 e· Ig hestna unnvale ,un eOia e an . '1 d th d' f of obstacles and dangers and pressures - and that is the umque, most happy position assigned to prIVI eges, .un ~r " e Irec 109 basis of all human morality." Our Lady in the spiritual econ- and protect109 lIght ?f Mary..

With this issue of The Anchor, Monsignor Shalloo and Father Driscoll "put to bed" their final issue - the 960th in 18 years and four months. They do so with gratitude to God for His goodness; with appreciation to Bishop Cronin and Bishop Connolly, to the staff of The Anchor, and to the personnel of Lear)' Press; and with prayerful good wishes to Father Byington. An~ so, for the last time, 30.

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N. E. Congress Continued from Page One In connection with this theme of "passing an alive faith on" the closing liturgy Sunday at 3:30 'concelebrated by Bishops and Directors of each diocese, will highlight the responsibility of each to pass on this faith. During the liturgy a representative from each diocese will present a lighted candle to t.heir own bishop as a symbol of keeping our Faith Alive and passing it on to all. Nationally prominent speakers include Rev. Regis Duffy, O.F.M., Associate Professor in the Washington Theological Coalition, Washington, D.C.; Msgr. Wilfrid Paradis, National Director, National Catholic Dirt'ctory, National Conference of Cathohc Bishops; Mrs. Eileen Anderso'l, Marlboro (Mass.), housewife,. mother of four, and Religious Education Consultant for Sadlier publishers, New, York City; Dr. Doris K. Donnelly, Director, Graduate Program in Spirituality, Fordham Univ., Ne.w York; Rev. Alfred McBride, O. Praem., Director of the National Forum for Religious Educators; and Rev. Joseph Champlin of Fulton, N. Y., nationally syndicated columnist and religious educator. Nearly 50 spea'kers are included in the various seminars and programs. Registrants For the 238 registered thus far from the Fall River diocese, the variety of topics will certainly afford many opportunities for deepening their faith commitment. Personal prayer and spirituality, and prayer life of youth, are seen as great needs by many speakers who will be addressing these topics. The entire Staff at the C:lth· olic Education Center, many parish coordinators, clergy, and teachers are planning on participating in these two days of preparation for the giant task befor all Christians of drawing God's Chosen People closer to Him.

Relief Agency Aids Chile, Ethiopia NEW YORK (NC)---Under two new agreements Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the overseas aid agency of U. S. Catholics, is participating in programs of relief for drought-stricken Ethiopia and for needy people in Chile. An agreement between CRS and the Ethiopian government provides for duty free entry into Ethiopia of supplies of food made available to CRS by the U. S. government and states that Ethiopia will provide funds for the transportation, storage and distribution of supplies in the country.

VATICAN OITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI, acceding to the wishes of two French-born bishops in , VATICAN CITY (NC) - ':(he . Laos, has accepted their resigIsraeli government has exempted natoins and appointed two Laofrom its standard· $250 exit visa tian priests to succeed them. fee, all Catholic priests and ReliThe two are Bishop JeanUntil the signing of the new gious in that country who wish Pierre Urkia, 57, apostolic vicar 'to visit Rome for the Holy Year, of Pakse, and Bishop Pierre agreement, CRS was limited in according to Vatican's Holy Year Bach, 43, apostolic vicar of its assistance 4n Ethiopia to tl"ansmitting funds from the Committee. Savannakhet. Both are members United States to buy goods and In addition, the committee of the Paris Foreign Mission , food on' the local market or acof.ice said, the exit. fee for lay Society. Replacing the two quiring relief supplies from other persons has been cut by 50 per Frenchmen will be Father Thomsources. as Khamphan, 50, who will be cent. Under the new agreement, ordained a titular bishop and inThe committee added, however, that the Israeli government stalled as vicar apostolic of CRS will be able to oversee the has retained for the pilgrims re- Pakse, and Father Jean-Baptiste shipment and distribution of stricHons limiting to $350 the Outhay, who will be vicar apos- foodstuffs made available by the amount tha't Israeli residents tolic of Savannakhet after his U. S. government's Agency for International Development. episcopal ordination. can take out of the country.'

VATICAN CITY (NC)-Canonization ceremonies for Mother Elizabetth Seton have been moved from St. Peter's Basilica to the vast square outside to accommodate the large numbers of people expected for the event. "More than 12,000 requests for tickets from America have been confirmed," said Vincentian Father Robert Sheldon of th~ Rome canonization secretariat. More requests are coming in every day," he told NC News Service. The ceremonies were rescheduled from the basilica to the square by Vatican officials. Time of the canonization was also changed: from 9:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The date however remains the same: Sept. 14, a Sunday. Mother' Seton will become the first native-born U. S. citizen to be canonized. The canonization has been designated as the official Holy Year "Women's Day" by the Vatican. "Th,e canonization of Mother Seton," said Dominican Father Raimondo Spiazzi of the Central Committee for the Holy Year, "is a clearer way to mark the International Year of Women during the Holy Year than mere talk. "She is a woman who has passed thtrough all stages of womanhood: youth, maidenhood, marriage, widowhood and religious life." The canonization will be the only special ceremony for the Holy Year's "Woman's Day," Father Spiazzi said. Originally, the Vatican had

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

Seton Canonization To Be Moved Into St. Peter's Square

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scheduled a special Holy Year celebration for women in early September. Father Spiazzi said that the proximity of this celebration convinced the committee that both events should be celebrated together. Even within the Vatican, some opposititon had :been voiced against having a wholly separate Holy Year celebration for women, such as the event previously scheduled. Some members of the Pontifical Commission for the Study of Women's Role in Sociefy and in the Church had argued that a special "Women's day" might raise false expectations that the Vatican on that day would make some special gesture toward women.

Continued from Page One Providence rated 25th with a priest for every 703 persons. By contrast the ratio of priests to the entire United States is one to 1181. Father Bernard Quinn, director of the Glenmary Research Center which released the statistics in conjunction with the Publications Office of the U. S. Catholic Conference, hopes the study "will prove helpful for church planning." Father stated further that "The theological impertive on which this study is based is that all people, whatever their relationship to the Church, have a claim on the loving service of the Catholic

Critics argued that if some gesture about the role of women in the Church were expected and then not made, the special "Women's Day" might do more harm than good.

community and, therefore, of its priests." Because pastoral ministry among Catholics differ in priority from ecumenical ministry and from evangelical ministry, Fatllf~r Quinn assigned different numerical weights to Catholics, to other Christians, and to the non-

Reelect Superior ROME (NC) - Mother Maria Santa Gasperoni was elected as supel'ior general of the Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows by the order's general chapter meeting here. Mother Superior Gasperoni, 56, is a native of San Marino, the world's oldest existing independent republic.

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Marking the golden jubilee in religious life of Sister Martha Marie Milloy, SUSC of Immaculate Conception Convent, Taunton, a concelebrated Mass took place at the parish churoh, followed· by a reception sponsored by Immaculate Conception Women's Guild. A native of Boston, the Holy Union Sister is a graduate of Manhattan College and holds a master of arts degree in special education from Cardinal Stritch College, Milwaukee. She has served in schools in Taunton, Fall River, New York City and Camden, N. J., with her most recent assignment being as a clinical diagnostician in the psychology department of th~ Mount Carmel Guild of the Archdiocese of Newark,·. an agency caring for adults and children with special needs. Her next assignment will also be in the field of special education.

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BROTHER AND SISTER: These are the new presidents of the National Assembly of Religious Brothers and National Assembly of Women Religious. Christian Brother Robert McCann, director of development at La Salle School, Albany, N.Y., heads the men's group, and Josephite Sister Kathleen Keating, who teaches at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, Chicopee, Mass., is the women's president Stole Fees Abolished They were photographed at the brothers' annual meeting in in Jefferson City New York City. (NC Photo) JEFFERSON CITY (NC)

Fulfills Girlihood Ambiti,on Missionary Nurse Brings Good Health To Malawi CHICAGO (NC) - More than 50 years ago, a little Dutch girl sat on her grandfather's knee and read mission magazines with him. When she grew up, she told him, she would go to the missions in Africa. That dream came a step clos('r to reality when, at 18, the girl entered the Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa. Soon she was on her way-as Sister Trin4tas Kooj. First stop was Algiers for a year and a hlilf; next came Tunisia for three years. Then she traveled south to Malawi, where she has worked for the past 36 years-with the exception of brief returns to Europe for I'efresher medical courses and spiritual retreats and her current tour of the United States. As a nurse· and midwife, she waijl soon named matron-incharge of the Likuni Mission Hospital in Lilongwa. In her first six year:s there, she delivered 5,000 babies, only to see 70

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per cent of them die of malnutrition. So Sister Trinitas - whose father and brother were commercial tulip growers back in the Netherlands-tumed her attention to the local crops of Malawi. Among them are maize, ground nuts and beans. She took careful proportions of all three and had them ground at the local mill to a fine flour. Then she cooked the fl6ur with a little sugar and a pinch of salt and served it three times a day to the babies and children at the hospital. In 1967, a sample of the mixture was sent to the Department of Agricultural Research at Chitedze, Malawi. The ministry of he!1lth was informed of the findings and asked Sister to continue her research and experiments.

BishopMichael F. McAuliffe of Jefferson City has abolished the practice of requiring a fee for the celebration of weddings, funerals and Baptisms in tile diocese. Any voluntary offerings made by persons on such occasions are to be considered parish funds. The stole· fee, the general name given in pastoral practice to the money paid on some occasions·, was originally considered a normal ·part of the income of the clergy. . Since the Second Vatican Council, the Vatican has recommended that money should not be associated with the celebration of the sacraments as far as possible. Bishop McAuliffe, in a pas· torll! letter, said that he believes the new procedure "will help the faithful in their understanding of the sacraments and will help obviate comments offered so many times such as 'what is . this going to cost me?"

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To Those OpPosled Whenever the question of ordaining women comes up, the conclusion is that although there are no theological impediments, it should, not be done at this time because "it's just premature." Recently Father John Sheerin commented in his column thant reminded him of the '30s and 20-year-Old infants. They then '40s, when many "affirmed cry in anguish that "the children are so immature." The parents that blacks should enjoy civil just don't understand why the

rights 'but not yet,' " Father Sheerin asks, "When is 'premature'''? Just about anything new is

MARY CARSON premature. All progress is premature. Maturity comes from aging . . . with experience'... with knowledge gained from the reality of practice. The Emancipation Proclamation was premature ... to slave owners. In fact, EVERYTHING is premature ... to those whose boat is being rocked. As a mother, I know that every time one of my children tries somethiJ1g new, it's premature. The first time one of my children drives a car, the ulcers in n'lystontach scream "STOP. That child is just able' to handle a bicycle ... he's not ready to drive a car!" He's not ready? .. or is the truth, I'm not r~dy? <It was comfortable knOWing what he was doing ... now he's starting something new that I don't know if he's able . . . it makes me nervous ... I hesitate .... I want to know first that he's able to drive before I let him try. But how in the name of com· mon sense can he learn to drive unless I, let him? How can he gain maturity .. f experience ... unless he drives a car? Adult Infants It reminds me of the father who brought his six year old daughter new slacks and rolIc~ skates. She put thzm cn ... fell down ... and tore the slacks. He was so angry he took the skates away, yelling, "You won't get them back till YQu KNOW how to skate." Parents who take no risks with their children end ~p with

children haven't matured into responsible adults. Of course there are risks. They'll be disappointments, failures . . '. and successes, and strides. That's the fabric of progress. Those who fear "prematurity" can keep the thread under lock and key and complain when there is no cloth woven. I shouldn't expect the Church authorities to be the weavers of progress regarding the ordination of women. Our Church has a long tradition of avoiding any decision for hundreds of years .... on the grounds that it's premature. Study Jesus' life ;.nd teaching,. and compare it with some of the actions of His Church. You may come to the conclusion Church authorities really believe Jesus Himself was prem~ture. He was critical of legalists, and His Church has developed one of the most comp1i·.::at~r! legalistic structures that ever existed. He was a simple man who told us not to be concerned with riches and fine clothing, but our _ Churches are filled with gold and jeweled vessels and ornaments, and the successors to the apostles wears silks and lace. Not Ready Instead of really trying some of the things Jesus taught, the Church seems to a,ct as if the human race isn't ready for Him yet. So it doesn't surprise me that Church ·authorities take the po· sition that ordaining women now would be "premature." But Church authorities who take no risks with the faithful, will have for followers only those who are happy to be treilted like infants ... and then they will wonder why the laity doesn't assume responsibility, why pews are empty, and collection plates light. Ordination of women will come about. And when it does, it will be premature. It can be nothing else ... for there is no experience, and there' won't be until we have the fortitude ... and faith ... to try it!

BLUE ARMY LEADERS: The Portuguese people will never succumb to communism, Bishop Joao Pereira Venancio, world president of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima, said in an interview. The bishop is shown here chatting with John M. Haffert, Blue Army international director, during a week-long meeting of Blue Army leaders at the U. S. national headquarters in Washington, N.J. (NC Photo)

FATIMA (NC) - While elsewhere in Portugal political crowds nwnbered only- in the thousands, a Catholic crowd of half a million stood in reverent silence before Fatima's shrine of Our Lady. They were marking the 13th day of the month, as is custom· ary in Fatima where apparitions of the Blessed Virgin took place on the 13th of May, June, July, September and October of 1917. Without betraying emotion, they heard sermons calling for stalwartness in the Catholic faith and urging generosity and hospitality toward the quarter-million and more Portuguese expected to leave the African territory of Angola, which had been scheduled to gain independence from Portugal in November. (The agreement granting independence to Angola has been abrogated by Portugal.) There were no direct political references or exhortations in the sermons at Fatima. Nor were political slogans or signs in evidence in the village of Fatima itself. This was in contrast to most other towns in Portugal, where political propagandizing has been at fever pitch during the confrontation between the pro-Communist regime on the one hand and, on the other, So,cialists, Catholics and disillusioned military who brought the regime to power.

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Schedule runs June 28· Labor Day Masses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 and 6:00 P.M. BUZZARDS BAY ST. MARGARETS

Masses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 7:30 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M. Daily-8:oo A.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:oo-5:oo and 7:00-8:00 P.M. ONsn ST. MARY-8TAR OF THE SEA

lAasses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday.........E):30 P.M. Daily 9:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-3:30-4:30 P.M; and after 6:30 P.M. Mass CENTERVILLE OUR L&\DY OF VICTORY

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12 noon Saturday Eve.-5:oo and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 and 9:00 A.M. First Fridays-Ultreya-8:00 P.M. First Friday Masses at 7:00 and 9:00 A.M. WEST BARNSTAILE OUR LADY OF HOPE Masses: Sunday-8:45 and 10 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M. CENTRAL VILLAGE ST. JOHN THE BAPI'IST Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Daily-9:oo A.M. Sunday Masses Parish Hall: 9:30 and 10:30 A.¥. CHATHAM HOLY REDEEMER Masses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M.. Saturday Evening-5:oo P.M. Daily-8:00· ~.M. SOUTH CHATHAM OUR LADY Of GRACE

Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-7:oo P.M. Daily-9:oo A.M.

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Schedule effective weekend of June 28-29 Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15 and 5:30 P.M. Saturday Eve-s:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. - Saturdays 8:00 A.M. FALMOUTH HEIGHTS ST. THOMAS CHAPEL

Schedule effective weekend of June 28-29 Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15 A.M. SaturdaY-4;30 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. HYANNIS ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M.' Daily-7:00 A.M. and 12:10 P.M. YARMOUTHPORT SACRED HEART Masses: Sunday-9:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 P.M. MARION ST.RrrA Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:15 A.M. Saturday Eve-s:OO and 6:30 P.M. Daily-8:30 A.M. MAnAPOlsm ST. ANTHONY

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00 (Folk Mass), 11:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Sat\H'day-8:oo A.M. - 4:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. NANTUCKn OUR LADY OF THE ISLE

Schedule starts weekend May 31 Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:30, 11:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 A.M. (Saturdays 9:00 A.M.) Rosary before 7:30 A.M. Mass daily SIASCONSET, MASS. UNION CHAP~

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Ma!Ges: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00. 11:00' A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:oo and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:oo A.M. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena-Wednesday Morning Mass at 8:00 A.M.

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Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. OSTERVILLE OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION

Masses: Sunday:--7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:00 - 5:00 P.M. SANTUIT

ST. JuDE'S CHAPEL Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00 and 10:30 A.M. Saturday-5:00 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M. MASHPEE QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS·

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. .Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:1~ - 5:00 P.M. POCASSET ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST Schedule begins June 22 Masse's: Sunday~7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 A.M. Confessions: Saturday - 4:00 - 4:45 P.M. and following 7:00 P.M. Mass for half-hour PROVINCETOWN ST. PETER THE APOSTLE

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, l1:OQ A.M.• 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. Daily-7:oo A.M. and 5:30 P.M. (except Saturday) Confessions: Saturday-4:oo - 5:00 P.M. and 6:45 , P.M. SANDWICH CORPUS CHRISTI Masses: Sunday-8:oo, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. and 12 Noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:00 A.M. SAGAMORE ST. THERESA Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-6:oo P.M. SOUTH DARTMOUTH ST. MARY

Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 1l:00 A.M. Ie 7:30 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:15 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. Saturday only-8:00 A.M. SOUTH YARMOUTH ST. PIUS TENTH

Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:15, 11:30 A.M. 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:oo and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:oo and 9:00 A.M. (9:00 A.M. Mass Mon.-Fri. only) VINEYARD HAVEN ST. AUGUSTINE

Schedule begins June 14 Masses: Sunday-8:00, 10:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:oo A.M. (Mon.-Fri.) Confessions: Saturday-2'30 - 3:30 P.M.

Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30 A.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (July and Aug.) Ie

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Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. ahd 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 6:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows the 7:00 A.M. Mass and continues until 7:00 P.M. on 1st· Fridays Confessions: ~ hOUT before Masses Schedule for July and August

THe ANCHOR-Diocese o~ Jell! ~'ver-Thur.

Black Catholics Plan Convention ,LOS ANGELES (NC) - The Nationai Black· Lay CatH:olic Caucus (NBLCC) will hold its annual convenlJion at the Univerliity of Southern CalifQrni'a in Los Angeles. The NBLCC is a five-year-old organization of local black Catholic caucuses and chapters of women and men throughout the United States who try to increase the pal'l:Jicipation of black Catholics in the Catholic Church and in the black community. According to James McConduit, national convention chairman, the theme of the convention will be "Renaissance-Reconciliation-Renewal." McConduit said, "It is imperative that we begin the process by becoming a living community of black Catholics, willing to work toward a deeper commitment that reconciles us with each other but also with our liberator, Christ Jesus," The convention .is open to black Catholics throughout the country, to priests and nuns working in parishes serving the black community, and to black persons who are interested in

Masses: Saturday-7:00 P.M.

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that the black Catholic perspective is represented in the ChU1'ch and that black CathoHcs are participating 4n the issues of concern to .the black community. The keynote speaker at the convention will be Carl T. Rowan, veteran black newsman and author and former· ambassador to Finland.

DENNISPORT UPPER COUNTY ROAD OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M. DailY-8:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-3:45 P.M. WESTPORT ST. GEORGE Masses: Sunday-7:30, 8:45, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M. Daily-9:00 A.M. . WOODS HOLE ST. JOSEPH

Schedule from June 21-Sept. 1 Masses: Sunday-8:00, 10:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-7:oo P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (9:00 A.M. Sat. only) Confessions: ~ hour before Sunday Masses NORTH FALMOUTH (Megansett) IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

Labor Partly Responsible For New York's Problems. Count that day lost on which some major magazine or newspaper fails to run a feature article warning that New York City is on the verge of complete bankruptcy and is about to go under. We are being bombarded with such dire prophecies. I assume they which the city has signed, but ought to be taken very seri- which the Times wants it to ously. During the last week break, are the contracts with the in July, for example, News- city employees and their unions."

week's cover story was captioned "New York's Last Gasp." During that same week the magazine New York (not to be con-

Iy MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS fused with The New Yorker) ·featured a scary piece by Richard Reeves, "How Democracy Died in New York." The problem, says Reeves, "is not credit, it is income. The city can no longer support itself and will no longer be allowed to govern itself." Earlier in July the; Washington Post ran a full-page article by staff writer William Claiborne, "New York Tries to Cope With Powerful Municipal Unions." And so it goes-with one periodical after another s~unding the death knell for Gotham, which no one in his right mind refers to any longer, except with bit·ter irony, as the "fun" city of the nation. This steady flow of glcomand-doom reports and the disastrous financial plight of· the na· tion's 1argest city naturally raises the question: Who is to blame? Whose fault is it that _New York is on the verge of going broke?" I have the curbstone impression that the press in general and the prestigious New York Times in particular have decided . to make organized labor the scapegoat. Point wen Taken

Albert Shan'ker, President of the United Federation of TeacherS', recently made this point very well, I thought, in one of his advertisement~type columns which appear every Sunday in (of a'll papers) the New York TiQ1es. "The Times," Shanker writes, "does not suggest that the city solve its financial difficulties by unilaterally reducing its interest payments to lenders, even though the interest rate on the city's latest tax-free issue hit a record 9.5 per cent. Nor does The Times propose that the city cure its ills by refusing to pay its telephone bills, reneging on its fuel bills, and ignoring the contracts' it has with other vendors, suppliers of services' and consulting firms. Or that it pay less or nothing at all for legal notices in the New York Times. All these are viewed as obligations which are morally and legally binding on the city of New York. The only contracts'

Mr. Shanker's point is well tak.en. This is not to say that New York's municipal unions are completely without fault or without some share of the blame .for the City's curren~ financial crisis. It is to say, however, that making a scapegoat of organized labor is grossly unfair. Mr. CIaiborne's Washington Post article is much more balanced in this respect than the typical New '"ft>rk Times editorIal. While the headline to his article ("New York Tries to Cope With Powerful Municipal Unions") might lead the careless or unwary reader to con· clude ·that Claiborne is also scapegoating New York munici· pal unions, such is not the case. While some of his findings are critical of the unions, others ought to give serious pause to those who think that these unions are mainly rseponsible for New York's current crisis. A few excerpts from Claiborne's article will serve to illustrate the need for greater. care in dealing with tb,is complex problem: Resents Accusations

* New York's ~ing for increases of expenditures on nonwelfare services remains seventh among the top 10 cities. * New York still ranks fourth in average monthly salaries paid to city workers.

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York municipal worker salaries rank 10th in real buying power when they a,re adjusted on a cost of living basis, and since 1972, Ute average wage increases of the City's employees appears to have levelled ' off.

* The increase in average salaries of non-uniformed New York City workers in the past five years is about the same as the average annua1 increase in major collective bargaining set~ tlements in the private sector throughout the United States.JIn arguing that labor should not be held responsible for all the New York City's problems and should not be expected unilaterally to bail out the City in this time of crisis, I need hardly add that New York's municfpal unions do have an obligation to ,bargaljn responsibly and with due'regard for the City's desper-ate financial plight and for the rights of other segments of its population. On the other hand, I don't blame the City's employees for getting upset when they are accused of being selfish and irresponsible by people who, in any given year, probably spend more on luxuries than the ~verage mu~icipal employee and his family spend on the ne-, cessities of life.

HOME-MAKER PRIESTS: Five of six priests who have set up their own housekeeping in a former convent in Exansville, Ind., relax after a meal together. The priests, who teach in two Catholic high schools in the city, recently had their teaching recognized as a fulltime ministry and were relieved of additional parish assignments in the area. Without a housekeeper yet, they are happily engaged in planning their own meals and repainting and refurnishing the convent. From left are Fathers Kenneth Herr, William Wargel, Jean Vogler, Robert Bultman and Anthony Kissel. NC Photo.

PADRES Inc. Opens New Headquarters SAN ANTONIO (NC) PAiDRES Inc.," an organization of Hispanic priests, opened new headquarters here national across from the Mexican American Cultural Center. PADRES, which was founded .here six years ago, now boasts membership throughout the na· tion and holds 'annual national congresses. Father Roberto Pena is national PADRES chairmap. He was elected at the national congress last February, succeeding Auxhiary Bishop Patrick F. Flores of San Antonio. PADRES has sponsored several successful programs for Mexican-Americans, such as leader&hip development programs in various communities, the MeJcican American Cultural Center, and renewed programs of Seminary formation for the Hispanic ministry.

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The Parish Parade PUblicity chairmen of Darish ora:anizatlons Ire ,sked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7. Fall Rive,. 02722. Name of city or town should be It.cluded, as well IS full dates of III actlvilies. Please send news of future rathe, than PlSt events.

ST. JOHN BAPTIST, WESTPORT The Ladies Guild in Westport will hold a lobster supper on Saturday, August 23 from 5-7 p.m. at the Parish Hall. For reservations call. 636-2367 or 6362882.

OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER The parish council will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24 in the church hall. Members of the Holy Rosary Society will participate in their annual procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6. A Mass in honor of the feast will be c~J, ebrated at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sepl.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

British Catholic Publishers are Affected by Inflation LONDON (NC)-Like everyone else in Britain, Catholic publishers are affected by inflation running at between 25 and 30 per cent a year. "You have to think in terms of the value of the money that comes ba·ck six months or later after you've iIwested in a book," said John M. Todd of Darton, Longman and Todd. Publishers interviewed agreed that as a result they are not now publishing books which previously would have appeared. "There is ple'1ty of good stuff

which would have been published five years ago but which is not being published today," said Martin Redfern of Sheed and Ward. But he was quick to point out that "there is absolutely no sign of original writing of outstanding quality not being published." And he took the fairly common view that between five and 10 years ago "perhaps far too much was being published, particularly in the way of Catholic books." What is happening is that publishers a·re being forced to think

hard about what they propose of the copies it prints within nine months of publication. For publishing and why. One tendency is to concen- the second there can be agreetrate on two types of book-the able sUllprises in store, with exreaf>onably popular paperback pensive books doing better than ' priced at around $2.50 and the had been expected. And publishers are always scholararly volume with a price able to put their prices up. The now edging toward $25. "You end by publishing only expectation is that a book rebooks you think you can sell tailing now for $22 will cost immediately - or 'big' books , $27.50 nex-t spring. Stories cirwith a price fixed to allow for culate in the trade of firms deciding to give up printing the' inflat'ion," Todd said. . For the first kind of book the price of a book on the dustcriterion tends to be whether a cover and to prepare instead a firm can count on selling most stock of stickers.

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NEW BEDFORD The first annual parish bazdar will take place in the church yard from 6 p.m. to midnight tomorrow, from 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. Attractions will include many game booths, and white elephant, green thumb and home made articles' tables. Refreshments will be avaPable anti there will be continuous musical entertainment. HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER The 1923 Club will begin its season 'Sunday, Sept. 7, continuing until Jan. 18, with a buffet dance to be held Jan. 24. A Marriage Encounter speakers' night will take place at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31 in the school hall, with the purpose of explaining this nationwide program to parishioners. Admission is free and refeshmcnts will be :-;erved. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN, A penny sale will take place Saturday night, A(Jg. 23 in the school hall. Doors will open at 7 o'clock and the sale will start at 8. The Association of the Sarred Hearts will hold it, first meeting for the season Sunday p.m., Sept. 7. New officers are Mrs. Norman Robinson, president; Mrs. Albert Mandeville, vicepresident; Mrs'. Audrey Griffiths, secretary; Mrs. Louis Kenyon, treasurer. ST. PETER, DIGHTON Rev. Andre Patenaud!'l, M.S., of La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, will be featured at a concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at Smith Memorial Hall, Pleasant and Main Streets, Dighton. Proceeds will benefit the parish CCD program. Known as "Father Pal," the La Salette priest is a folk singer, guitarist, composer and director of many musical events at the Attleboro shrine. He has made many records of his own compositions and is a frequent performor at area concertz. . Turn to Page Twelve

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

Mrs. Mann Writes Memoirs Of Great German Novelist Unwritten Memories-isn't that an odd title for a book? There is a reason for its being used in the case of a book which comprises the memoirs of Katia Mann, widow of Thomas Mann, the great German novelist. These memoirs were secured in a series of interviews, which have been outside world, the figure of the artist Thomas Mann." edited by Elisabeth Plessen Thomas and Katia Mann were and Michael Mann, and away from Germany when Hittranslated by Hunter and Hildegard Hannum (Knopf, 501 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10022. 165 pages. Illustrated. $7.95.

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Thomas and Katia Mann were married in 1905. She was then 21, he was 29. Her father, who was professor of mathematics at the University of Munich, did not favor the match. "A writer isn't quite the thing, don't you agree?" he asked. "It's rather on the frivolous side." How much did his wife influence Thomas Maim's literary pro· duction? She was intellectual and artistic, and one might suppose that she contributed considerably to his work. In one sense, and particularly in one instance, she did. In 1912, she had a recurrence of tuberculosis and went several times to Davos, in Switzerland, for stays in a sanatorium. All that she observed of such an in5titution, its patients and its staff, she set down in notes. These she gave to her husband, and she also gave him stories of the place when he came to visit her. Even before her return home, he had begun to write The Magic Mountain, based on her observa· tions and making use of incidents and details of character which she had supplied. On that occa· sion, she certainly was his collaborator, even though she had nothing to do with the actual writing. Mann wrote very slowly, and always by hand. He wrote in the morning, from nine until twelve.. "If he wrote two pages in one day, it was more than usua1." The first draft was also the last in most cases. He did not revise. The Manns had six children. The youngsters learned early that their father's work schedule was the main thing in the household. One ,of them has said, "Clearly for us childTen there were always these two figures side by side: the father, the husband, the man of the house, the human being close to 'us; and the literary figure PTOjected toward the

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ler took over in 1933. They did not return.' They lived in Switzerland from 1933 to 1938, then came to the United States. They became American citizens in 1944, but left this country ,in 1952, because "America had changed so much after Roosevelt's death" that they no longer felt at home here. But that did not mean that they refused American roya1ties. Katia Mann is obviously a strong personality, with a glinting sense of humor. She has, in a long lifetime, associated with many celebrated people, writers, musicians, artists, and c;he gives us glimpses of these. The main focus of her memoirs is, not unexpectedly, on her famous husband, and she shows, him to us in di5creet closeup. An Author-Character Another oddity is a book by someone who has been a character in several other books. The author-character here referred to' is Christopher Milne, and his book is The Enchanted Paces (Dutton, 201 PaTk Ave., South, New York, N. Y. 10003.) 169 pages. Illustrated. $6.95). Mr. Milne is the son of A. A. Milne and the origina'l of the Christopher Robin of the Winniethe~Pooh fame. He still wonders, "Did I do something and did my father then write a story around it? Or was it the other way about, and did the story come first? Certainly my father was on the look-out for ideas; but so too was I. He wanted ideas fOT his stories. I wanted them for my games, and each looked toward the other for inspiration." Debt to Father Christopher Milne, now in his middle 50s, has made his own life. He and his wife run a bookshop in the West of England, and he seems to be not overly troubled by the still occurring allusions to bis peculiar early celebrity. Even now he gets letters in which it is assumed that even yet he is a small boy. His book, in addition to its dissection of the f,act·fiction relationship in which he was caught, is an account of urban and country Hving in the England of the 1920s and 1930s. The family had a country place called Cotchford farm, and it was full of delights for the young Milne, delights which he vividly recalls and winningly describes. Mr. Mi'lne acknowledges several k1inds of indebtedness to his father. But he seems most grate· ful for what his father did for ,him when he (the son) was 24. His father then gave him two books. One argued that there is no God, that "Man was all there was." This was the elder Milne's belief.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Knights of the Altar cadets will meet at 1 p.m. Sat. Aug. 23 at the home of Raymond Larivee. Supervisors will meet in the parish hall at 7::30 p.m. to discuss the organization's program for the coming year.' Parishioners are reque5ted to contribute recipes for a cookbook to be sold at the Christmas baZaar box at tha rear of the church.

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"TURNED ON" FRANCISCAN: Blind and shut-in radio listeners turn on Franciscan Father Angelus Netzer of .Albany, N.Y., who broadcasts a special program for them daily from Siena College, a small cooed liberal arts school at Loundonville, N.Y. Father Netzer is his own producer, director, technician and disc jockey. (NC Photo)

Bishop Stresses Stiff Gun Control CAMDEN (NC)-Bishop George H. Guilfoyle of Camden has stressed the need for stricter handgun controls to promote public welfare and safety.

people, and for pistOl clubs where they are safely controlled," the bishop said in his column in the July 25 issue of the Catholic Star Herald, Camden diocesan weekly.

"We must have adequate legislation to control handguns and to permit their possession only for a truly proper reason such as for police and other security

HOLY REDEEMER, CHATIIAM The 20th anniversary of the parish and the silver jubilee of its pastor, Rev. John J. Brenn,!n, SS.CC., will be marked by parishioners .Tuesday, Sept. 2 with a Mass of Thanksgiving celebrated at 6 p.m., followed by a dinner at Chatham Bars Inn, Shore Road. A large committee headed by Col. John J. McCarthy as honorary chairman and Leonard L. arrangements for the observance arrangements fQr theobservance, which will include distribution of a souvenir leaflet detailing the parish history. Reservations for t~le dinner may be made with Dr. Anne Raleigh McCarthy, telephone _'945-2080. Former parishioners and friends from other communities are invited to attend.

According to Bishop Guilfoyle, there are an estimated 40 million handguns in the United States today.

ST. WILLIAM, FALL RIVER A tWO-day trip to New York 'is planned by .the Women's Guild for Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 19. The program will include a tour of New York City and Hyde Park and visits to two night clubs. Reservations may be'made with Mrs. Paul Batchelder. The unit will hold its annual coffee hour at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10. ST. KILIAN, NEW BEDFORD A flea market will be held in the school yard on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Proceers will benefit the CCD program.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

KNOW YOUR FAITH By MARIE McINTIRE Picture yourself with a microphone in your hand interviewing people at a busy shopping center. Your question is~ What is faith? The answers you would get would be much like the answers you would receive if you asked your own friends the same question. Somehow, we all sense that thefoe answers are not necessarily sufficient. They don't seem to say enough. They are too general" too vague. For example, if someone says that faith is "belief in God," or "belief in His church," you get the impression that they think of faith mostly as intellectual assent, something that really only happens from the eyebrows up, or something that is "all feeling" without any need for reason. tIs this what Jesus revealed about faith? .u we study the Old Testament, it becomes clear that the people who knew themselves to be the People of God had faith in a person--God-and responded to this personal relationship with their whole being and manner of daily acting. When we f>tudy the New Testament, we see that there is a new dimension of faith: The person who reveals God to us is Jesus Christ. He is

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the person through whom the other persons of the Trinity, Father and Spirit, are revealed. Christian faith, then, is the total acceptance of Christ as He is. It is a personal relationship involving all of me and it grows in intensity as I let Jesus influence me by who He is. Relationship with Christ So that what we are really saying is that just as a loving, accepting human relationship between friends helps to identify each person better, so our relationship with Christ in faith and love, helps us to understand our own Christianity better. Maybe we have not looked at it this way before, but the more we know Jesus as He ifo, the more our own friends wHl see what our Christianity means to us because we will be developing Christ's values and liVing them out in our daily lives. Ohristian faith is faith in Jesus who is truly present to us now in His risen glorified existence. He loves us by redeeming us. One of His saving, redeeming acts is revealing to us who we are and calling us to become what we ought to be. Most of .us still need to be converted to Christ in such a way that we are freely willing to accept Him fully. This means that we have to be open to becoming ChrisTurn to Page Fourteen ,

I sat across from the rabbi, a young man in his mid-30s, the father of a newborn son. His face was intense; his gestures full of passionll-te conviction. He spoke with a kind of fever that asks one to refopond at levels one may find uncomforting, "If there were a holocaust in America today, who would stand outside my synagogue door with me and protest for the life of my children with me?" He looked lovingly at the Methodist minister nex:t to me. He was direct and confident as he said, "He would. He really would." His words had kind of a fotaccato only deep faith can issue for·th. What a testimony of faith in brotherhood that one man can turn to another and say indeed, "He will stand with me." We who have not lived holocaust know vaguely how horrible it must be. We know that the covenant God made with his people was not simply to be faithful to Him but to be faithful to one's brothers as well. When we forget that faith means standing with those who are our brothers, we all are capable of differing kindfo of holocaust. , Share Pain I think none of us can be sure that we will stand with those we love (which is why holocausts are). Fear immobilizes

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The virtue of faith is, however, no fiction. "Virtue" enters the picture when we act in such a way as to deepen, preserve, or exercise the gift of faith we have been given. Always a central part of Christian life, the v;rtue of faith is particularly necessary to the Christian in the modern world. The expression "leap of faith" is' also frequently used today. There is a senfoe in which the phrase is sometimes used - to suggest that belief is irrational, a blind assertion of certainty where certainty is not· possible or an emotional attachment with no basis in reason. Belief is not irrationa,!. There are solid intelleCtual rea"ons and compeHing arguments for accepting the content of Chri3tian and Catholic belief.' One of the Church's most urgent needs to· day is a renewal of apologetics to make this clear. At the same time, compreheneven the most .committed of sion and even acceptance of the hearts. It is one thing to stand rational grounds and logical ar· with another in his pain; it is guments for religion are not the another to keep standing there. same thing as faith itself. Faith And indeed none of us can take is something more. It involves pain too well when we ourselves understanding and assent, but it are in pain. Yet that is the Chris- also involves a commitment to tian mystery: to stand with a Person--God-and a simultaothers in pain when our own neous act on that Person'~ part, pain invites us to run. It is the the gift of faith. It is in this perheart of the Hebrew covenant spective that we can correctly of faith. speak of faith as involving a There is a tenderness learned "'leap." only when we weep in the arms Faith Denotes Obligation of those who have pain of their The fact that faith encomown. How much is learned when passes something more than in·' friends simply hold us to the tellectual acceptance - that a faithfulness we commit our· commitment and a gift are essenselves to, be it the faithfulness tial, to~is verified by the exof sustaining a marriage or dis- perience of many adult converts, solving it, the faithfulness of, who tell us that they undersearching when it would be stood and in a sense accepted easier to claim that we have what Christianity teaches well found all we need know. before they )lad faith. In his We are all capable of great ·autobiography "Surprised by betrayal. The sooner we learn Joy," the Anglican scholar and that, the better are our chances author C. S. Lewis recalled how for the faith act of "standing faith came to him on the way to solidly with those We love." Be- a picnic with his brother. ing a Ruth; going into a foreign "When we set out I did not land with anyone when he/she believe that Jesus Christ is the is in pain,. either transitinoal or Son of God, and when we terminal, is not ,a role. It is re- reached the zoo I did. Yet I sponse to a deep,. deep covenant. had not exactly spent the jour. I believe that it is the very act ney in thought. Nor in great that guarantees our humanness. emotion . . . It was more '!ike Walk with Other.. when a man, after lon~ sleep, It is too easy in our society still lying motionless in bed, beto hear the Marcus Welby role comes aware that he is now -"1 will heal you." But to be a awake." Turn to Page Fourteen Obviously one who has been

Faithfulness and Faith By MARY E. MAHER

Faith is a gift of God. Because it is, one might ask how it is possible to speak of the virtue of faith: "virtue" suggests some· thing we do rather than some· thing we are given.

COMMITMENT: "Faith is something more. It involves understanding and assent, but it also involves a commitment to a Person - God - and a simultaneous act on that Person's part, the gift of faith." Arms open in commitment, a person of faith accepts the gift of that virtue. (NC Photo) given such a gift as faith cannot . simply leave it at that. The gift carries obligations. To fail to meet them would be petty and ungrateful of us at best and at worst would jeopardize the gift itself. By acting in ways that tend to preserve and foster faith we exercise the virtue of faith. Today's Need There is special need for this virtue today. In our times the challenges and threats to faith are numerous and powerful. It is not, as some might suppose, that there are radically' new arguments against religious belief. On the contrary, at this stage in human history it would be difficult to think of an objection to religion which has not been raised and answered many times before. Faith today is not being buffeted by new intellectual ·cha'llenges. Turn to Page Fourteen

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Aug. 21, 1975

Stresses Appreciating Heritage of Lithuanians The story of Simas Kaselionis is enough to break your heart. He is a janitor who polishes stairways and railings in a famous old Chicago building called the Rookery. He manages to save $500 every year of his meager earnings to offer a prize for the year's best short story in Lithua- both hierarchical and intellectual. We are the possessors of nian. This year he is going an incredible variety of rich and to raise the award to $600 ancient heritages; and we don't

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give a .damn about them. Worse still, we are ashamed of them, we wish they'd go away, we make discreet fun of them. Our colleges and universities pretend ·that these cultural heritages don't exist. Our hierarchy celebrates the bicentennial by hating America and ignoring its own abundant cultural resources in favor of the foolishness of, liberation theology. The Church provides no oft'icial encouragement for creative work ·among its various heritages. It offers no prizes, it commissions no research .or works of art, it gives no rewards for ethnic talent.

RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST: "Christian faith is

Stalinist Russia. Our conservafaith in Jesus who is truly present to us now in his risen tive Republican president was re.J.t leaves that to janitors who glorified existence." A life-size wooden sculpture of the cently in Helsinki signing a treaty legitimating that interna- scrape together pennies by pol- risen Christ has been erected outside St. Jude parish, Eugene, ishing brass rails. tional crime. Ore. The sculpture by Art McKellips of Eugene, symbolizes You really gotta try hard to Have you ever heard any libthe Church's continuing celebration of Christ's redemption eral clergy or journalists or be that blind. of mankind, said pastor Father Louis Rodakowski. (NC professors protest-ing what hap- © 1975, Universal Press Sy'd'c'te Photo) pened to Lithuania? Was there any mention of that country in the bicentennial discussion guide of the American bishops? The Continued from Page Thirteen Continued from Page Thirteen who say "Lord, Lord" but those trouble with the Lithuanians, companion of others and await you see, is that they're white their strength is where healing tian, a process that grows each who do the will of his Father and hence can't be part of the occurs - even when it means day as we take on Christ's point will enter the kingdom. He teaches us through story and Third World. So none of our trembling in the pain of others of view and His values. paraWe, but mostly by His own bright young nuns and priests and waiting for their rebirth. Commitment from the Center for Concern are But standing for them, protestWhen we can say, "I am com- example, that the kingdom of 'at all concerned about Lithua- ing that they will make it, even mitted to Christ and everything God comes as we love and serve nians. when they feel they cannot, is He stands for" and really mean others. Knowing, as we all do, And of course there are some the Ruth ,act of faith. We choose it, we will discover big changes some "others" that are not that Lithuanian Americans. Like the to be faithful friends', to walk in our lives. This discovery is a easy to love, we. realize that Poles, they're hard-hat ethnic with others in their struggles, form of revelation. We learn, in His example is no easy thing. He racist chauvinist hawks. Our cul- knowing that our words may do .an immediate experimental way teaches, again by His own examtural leaders like George Casey, little. They may even get clum- that Jesus does have the an- ple, that suffering and even Donald Campion, Abigail Mc- sily in the way. We simply swers to our problems and when death are part of the transformCarthy or Justus George I.,awler choose to be where those we we reaUy believe Him, a new way ing experience that reveals the warn them about the dangers of love are in need of us. Our pres- of knowing and loving and un- deep meaning of true love. "too much" eti:micity. Simas ,is ence may be awkward; we may derstanding comes to us that Perhaps in this short space, obiously encouraging too much not know the lines of distinction changes our view of life and its we can come to only one quesethnkityby his annual award. ,between intrusion and simply meaning. Knowing this, it is dif- tion but it demands a very perWhy doesn't he become an standing. I think often of my ficult. to understand why so sonal answer. It is the question American like everyone else? father's great loving faith; he many people seek sub~titutes ·that makes the difference and Besides what could one possi- stood with care for my mother for the meaning of life when the question is asked of each bly learn from a Lithuanian short for years as she became crippled. Christ is with us with the an- generation since Christ first story even if it were in English? . I see that now as great faith. asked it of His Apostles: swer. What is there in Lithuanian culJust as our closest and dear- WHOM DO YOU SAY THAT I Most of us want to avoid per- est friends really do have a pow- AM? ture that could have value for anyone? Better that it all be sonal and public holocausts for erful influence on us and our acThe answer that we give melted down in our merrily burn- ourselves and for other men. tions, so Jesus does if we let makes all the difference. And if Holocausts of blood or psyche Him be our friend, if we accept we don't answer, that might 'ing melting pot. are horrible. For holocausts-the His offer of friendship and with make the biggest difference of Rich Heritages . A nation like ours needs a burnt our bloody offering of Him, the Father and the Spirit. all. common culture to hold it to- bodies or lives is not what we Jesus come ·to us as one who gether and people like Simas associate with a God who makes exists in a loving community of Truth Kaselionis' are a threat to that covenant. persons and shares this lovellife. Truth is the aristocracy of lanculture because they are encourThe rabbi and the minister That, in itself, is a lesson in how guage. aging particularism and diver- taught me that the only way to to live perfectly. We cannot -Synesius of Cyrene sity; as 'he polishes away on the avoid holocaust is to stand with come to our full potential in isostairs of the Rookery, dreaming loved ones. That always costs. lation, separated from a commuof the greatness of his heritage, Yet'the cost is borne somehow nity of sharing and giving love. CONRAD SEGUIN Simas is in fact encouraging the into joy as time passes. To live (That is why ·there is some truth second-rate-a's Father Campion such faith with tender hearts' in the old expression "Outside BODY COMPANY would say-and threatening the demands that we forgive the in- the Church, there is no salvaAluminum or Steel unity of our Republic. . 944 County Street consistencies of our own efforts. tion" ,if you look at it in this Of course it is 'laudable to encontext.) NEW BEDFORD, MASS. courage Jewish and Black and 992~6618 Example of Christ Latino cultures. They're not secSeparation ond-rate. Jesus comes to us as teacher But Lithuanians are. With us, separation of church to reveal to us the way to beWhen I read about Simas Kas- and state was never intended come fully human. "I come that elionis I feel Hke screaming ter- to mean separation of religion you may have abundant life" He rible Celtit; oaths. at the leader- from society. tells us according to John 10:10. ship of the American Church, -James A. Pike He also tells us that not those

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Continued from Page Thirteen 'Instead it is the very spirit of the times which causes the most serious difficulties for faith. The specifics are familiar: secularism, materialism, hedonism-ali the catalog of "isms" whkh add up to the tendency to concentrate attention and energy exclusively on this world, and to neglect if not deny the reality of the spiritual and transcendent. ConviCtion and Choice In a highly secularized society such as ours~ the possibility of being a "cultural" Christianone, that is, who absorbs religious beliefs and commitments more or less automatically from the surrounding culture' - becomes increasingly remote. In such a society one is a Christian and a Catholic by' conviction and choice, not by accident. The conviction and choice required to 'be a Catholic in our society thus involve us in a continual ,exercise of the virtue of faith. We are challenged to grow in faith-in knowledge, understanding, and commitmentment-throughout our lives. In such a -time and place our need . for the. virtue of faith is great; - but the opportunities for its exercise are correspondingly many and rewarding.

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Asks Contributions For New Shrine SAN ANTONIO, Tex. (NC)Auxiliary Bishop Patrick F. Flores of San Antonio is sponsoring a fund drive to solicit donations from American Catholics for the construction of a new Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico. The old basilica, located north of Mexico City, was constructed in 1709 after the bishops of Mexico became convinced of the authenticity of the apparition of Our Lady to peasant farmer Juan Diego in 1531. But age and uneven construction has caused it to tilt and crack. The new basilica is under can· struction on ·the same site, and is scheduled to Ibe dedicated in October, 1976. .

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DAUGHTER OF NEW YORK: The birthplace of Mother Seton is commemorated on the bronze doors of St. Patrick's Cathedral, although she gained fame by starting America's Catholic school system in Baltimore in 1808. (NC Photo)

Liberty and Justice for All , to this practical apostolate and to Continued from Page One nicknamed "Protestant Sisters of the others that called her. The Charity." scope of her compassionate Marriage vision was evident in a letter to She had married William Mc- a Philadelphia friend, Julia SCott: Gee Seton,a wealthy young mer- "To speak the joy of my soul at chant, in 1794, and had five chil- the prospect of being able to as· dren by him before he died in sist the poor, visit the sick, com1803. When Elizabeth's father- fort the sorrowful, clothe the in-law died in 1798 she unhesi- innocents and teach them to love tatingly added his six young or- God! - there I must stop!" phan children ,to her own growIt was not, therefore, by acciing brood, and at times took in dent that Mother Seton adopted the large family of an ailing sis- the rule of St. Vincent de Paul, ter·in-Iaw with a ne'er-do-well the great Father of the Poor, for husband. When relatives or ·her infant community, since her friends fell ill, Elizabeth was the ideals were truly Vincentian. first called. She sat long hours These ideals were not realized by many a sickbed, closed many at once. She was forced by fia dying eye, prepared many a nancial circumstances, for examcorpse for burial. Charity indeed ple, to shift the emphasis of her began at home for her, a charity school prom poor to paying puand compassion that would, in pils, although as many nonpaying God's good time, reach out across pupils were admitted 8S the the years to all. budget could afford, and the little Conversion knot of pupils who came daily She became a Catholic in 1805, from St. Joseph's parish in the largely as a result of her con- village of Emmitsburg formed in tacts with the Filicchi family in reality the first free parochial Italy with whom she stayed for school in the United States, the several months after her husband cell of the future far-flung parodied. chial school system. But ElizHer first public social concern abeth Seton was a patient was with moral ignorance. The woman who always waited on school she founded in Baltimore the will of God. in 1808 was not just a refuge Universality of Charity from the ostracism of New York She had not long to wait. From because of her conversion, nor a means of livelihood for herself the beginning she had "the entire and her five fatherless children. charge of the religious instrucShe told her pupils that her ob- tion of ali the country round" ject was "not to teach you how and·made sure that the. sick were to be good nuns or Sisters of visited. In 1814 she sent three Charity but . . . to fit you for Sisters to take charge of an or· that world in which you are des- phanage in Philadelphia, and tined to live: to teach you how to three more to staff a second orbe good . . . mothers of families. phanage in New York in 1817. These were the only foundations Community's Establishments made outside Emmitsburg in her The establishment of her reli- lifetime, but they began the patgious community in Baltimore tern of universality in charitable and later at Emmitsburg, Md., social works which she so mucb was the time-honored means for desired. From them sprang the giving stability and permanence bewildering network of hospitals,

child care centers, homes for the aged, clinics, social welfare cen· ters, mental institutions, etc., that her thousands of Religious daughters maintain today. This universality of works is the reflection of Elizabeth Se· ton's universality of mind and soul. She strove like St. Paul to be all things to all men. Thus she could advise her son William: "Love your country, yet also all countries " . ." and, making a choice of Sisters for the New York orphanages: "So much must depend, as say the good gentlemen who write about it, on who is sent to my 'native city,' they say, not knowing that I am a citizen of the world." But the sincerity of her ·all-.embracing love is perhaps best stated in a letter describing her daily life to her friend Eliza Sadler: Social Justice "You know I am as a mother encompassed by many children of different disposition, not all equally amiable or congenial; but bound to love, instruct and provide for the happiness' of all, to give the example of cheerfulness, peace, resignation, and consider· individuals more as proceeding from the same origin and tending to the same end than in the dif· ferent shades of merit and .demerit." . Such a universal love of neighbor, if widely practiced, would' make social justice inevitable. (Suggested reading: "Mrs. Seton: Foundress of the American Sisters of Charity," by Joseph I. Dir"Vin. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1962.) (Vincentian Father Dirvin is vice president for university relations and secretary of the university at St. John's University, Jamaica, N. Y., and author of the biography, "Mrs. Seton.")

. MANILA (NC)-The 286'minor religious sects registered in the Philippines, which pta(;tic~ a religion blended from pagan, Cath· olic and Prot:)stant beliefs, are seen by scholars a:; a phenomenon of protest. Some of the sects carry picturesque names as the Church Founded by Jesus Christ in the Far East, the Fortress of Light of the Filipino Race and All Countries of the World and the Church of the Flag of the Rac~. The emphasis on place and on race is seen as significant. Filipino scholars who have made studies of those sects point out that the practices of the sects consist of a fusion of the sects consist of a fusion of three distinct religious traditions: Roman Catholicism, American Protestantism and Filipino nativism. The studies consider the sects as stemming dire:::t1y from the -long Filipino struggle for freedom, first against Spain and then the United States, the two western nations that have ruled in the Philippmes. Prof. Prospero C. Cavar of the University of the Philippines offers an opinion that the sects reflect F!lipino nationalism more than relig.icllS spiritulliism.

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