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Moral analysis

WASHINGTON (NC) - Moral reflection on economic issues re quires raising questions about U.S. practices and policies with out regard to party or adminis tration, Archbishop John J. O' Connor of New York said in the annual Labor Day statement is slMld by the U.S. Catholic Con ference. Archbishop O'Connor said the pastoral letter on the economy being prepared by the U.S. bish ops, Iike the bishops' previous letter on war and peace, wiH help open pulj)l)ic debate !to more explicitly moral analysis. "In doing so, the church is not 'intruding' in political af fairs or adding an aJien issue to ,the public debate. Rather it is seeking to make clear the hum~n and moral consequences of the technicm. choices we make as a nation," A!l'chbishop O'C011nor said. Labor Day is observed Sept. 3. Archbishop O'Connor, chair man of the USOC's Committee on Social Development and World Peace, said there is room for dispute about the size and style of the state's role in so ciety and the economy. "But the principle that the state has a positive, active role

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the poor, is beyond question in

Catholic teaching," he said. He appeared to Catholics and others to participate in illhe dia

logue about economic justice that wilJl be stimulated by the bishops' pastoral letter. "I do not believe that Cath olics can conscientiously sit out the debate over America's econ omic future. Both the priciples of American democracy and the -social teaching of the church compel us to make our voices heard," he said. The 1984 Labor Day statement was the first by ArchJbishop O' Connor. The 1983 statement was presented by Bishop Mark J. HurJey of Santa Rosa, Calif., whom Archbishop O'Connor suc ceeded as committee chairman. The statements are a tradition begun by 1abor advocate Msgr. George G. Higgins, who issued more than 30 commentaries for Labor Day before retiring. from the USCC in 1!}80. Archbishop O'Connor's state ment traced !the tradition of CathOlic teaching on economic justice from the Industrial Revo qution to Pope John Paul II's en cyclical, "Laboren' Exercens, (On Human Work.)" He said the U.S. bishops have also .issued documents over the years which have calJed for re forms such as minimum wage legislation, government. regula tion of public service monopolies, equlrl pay for women, public housing and the right of labor Turn to Page Six

'Satanic market'

Fetuses sold VATICAN CITY (NC) L'Osservatore Romano, the Vati can newSpaper, has condemned as "a satanic market" a reported international traffic in human fetuses for scientific research and fO!l' use in the cosmetics in dustry. In a recent front-page editor ial, 'the newspaper commented on reports that a French pro-life group had documented the wonld wide sale of thousands of fetuses, some of which were deliberately delivered prematurely. The charges were made by ,the organization "Laissez Vivre" ("Let Them Live") and detailed in a recently-published book, "The Traffickers of the Unborn," by French authors OIaude Jac-.

quinot, a judge, and Jacques De lay, a jouinaHst. Jacquinot is the founder of "Laissez Viyre." At first, the news of such sales seemed incredible, L'Osservatore Romano said. "We couln't be Romano said. "We couldn't be point," the editorial said. "Now we can: the charges are precise and well described and indicate the international scale of this satanic market, which like d markets has its centers of production, its price lists and its consumers - consumers of human life," said the editorial. signed by the newspaper's direc to!l', Valerio Volfini. "Not even the often-dark fan tasy of science fiction writers Turn to Page Six

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Students at I;)ominican Academy, Fall River, as at all diocesan schools, prepare to hit the books.

Dioc,e:se. reverses .tr'e'nd

With Bishop Stang High Schod} in North Dartmouth al ready open and other schools in the diocese scheduled to begin the academic year Sept. 5, ' thoughts turn to the Catholic school system and how it is far ing midway through th.e 1980s. Although nation8iI figures for CathOilic Ilchools show a de crease of 1.9 percent in enroll ment for the 1983-1984 acado emic year, schools in the Fall River diocese posted an increase of 1.6 percent, reports Father George W. Coleman, diocesan director of education. He said 7,369 stludents were enroDled in the 20 Catholic cle m~ntary schools of the diocese, wh.iile there were 3,475 students in the five Catholic secondary schools. However, the Nationlll1 Cath olic Educationa,1 Association finds the 1.9 percent decrease encour aging, since it is the smallest decline since the 1969s. The fig ure was published in a report on U.S. Catholic schools fO!l' the 1983· ~mic year writ,ten

by Father Bredeweg, consultant for NCEA's data bank. The report transIates the na tional decrease into a drop of 58,000 students. It notes that CathOl1ic school enroMment for for 1983-84 was 2,968,000 in ele mentary schools and 788,000 in secondary schools. Father B!l'edeweg, in compar ing ,the small decline of 31 school closings for 1983-84 with the annual average of 72 dlosings for the past seven years as fol Jows: "Large scale reviews of dio cesan school systems have been compileted, and obvious closings or consolidations have been ef fected. Administrative and bud get procedures have !become more sophisticated. The drastic move ment of people from city to sub urbs has slowed, a significant factO!l' since most Catholic schools were built in the cities. "Most important of am, Cath olic parents and students con tinue to enthusiastically support Catholic schools. Proponents of Ca,tholic education have borne

higher tuitions and more inten sive devclopmen~ and fundraising efforts in order to retain schools." Other highlights from the 1983·84 NCEA Il'eport include: - The percentage of non Catholic students in Catholic schools increased to 10.6 per cent in 1982-83, as compared to 2.7 ,percent in 1969·70. Non CathoDic students now make up ,to 10.4 percent of the elementary enroLlment, 11.2 percent of the secondary enroHment. - The percentage of minority students also continues to in crease. More than one-fifth of the total enrOillment (20.4 per cent) in 1982-83 are minority students. Black and Hispanic students account for the largest percentage (8.8 percent and 9.1 perceht); Asian Americans make up 2.1 percent and A'merjcan In dians, 0.4 percent. - The 1983-84 full-time fac ulty in Catholic clementary I secondary schools increased 453 ,teachers ,to 146,913. On the ele mentary level, 78.8 percent are Turn to Page Six

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NC) - Arch bishop John J. O'Connor, with New York Gov. Mario Cuomo in the front pew, commented on their disagreement ov,er abor tion and the roles of church and state during a funeraJl Mass Aug. 24 for Auxilliary Bishop Edward Maginn of Albany at the Cathe· CARDINAL. SHEHAN dral of the Immaculate Concep tion. The archbishop .said he was impressed that hundreds, from am walks of life, had come to' pay their -last respects to Bishop BALTIMORE '(NC) - Funeral Maginn, 87, who died Aug. 21 services were to be held today at1ter a brief illness. He whimsi for Cardinal Lawrence J. Shehan, cally expressed a wish that his own funeral woUld attract such 86, Baltimore's 12th archbishop, who died Aug. 26. attention. \ . , The cardinal, a Baltimore na· "We have the governor of the state here, who i hope willI come tive, was ordained to the priest- when I die," he said. He added, hood in Rome in 1922 and to the episcopacy in 1945. First an "But then' if he does, the news papers will say the governor is . auxiHary to Archbishop'Michael happy to -go ,to the archbishop's J. Curley of BllI1timore, while remaining a pastor, he was then funeraI." The funeral came a day after named vicar general of the arch- the governor and the archbishop diocese. In 1953 he became met privately in the archbishop's founding bishop of the diocese Conn. Manhattan residence. Both said of InBridgeport, 1961 he returned to BaRti-' the meeting had been useful, but did not disclose what they had more as coadjutor archbishop with right of succession to Archtalked about. Francis P. Keough. inAfter the funeral Mass as a bishop stalled on Sept. 28 of that year, gesture of respect, Cuomo'kissed he became archbishop less than tJhe archbishop's ring and both three months later, on the death exchanged greetings. f o Archbishop Keough. In an impromptu news confer .He was named a cardinal in ence outside the, cathedral, after 1965 by the late Pope Paul VI the governor had left, Arch and retired in 1974. bishop O'Connor repeated his During his long years of serposition that bishops have a vice to the church he was direcright to speak out on pubQic is ·tor of Catholic Charities in sues, including aJbortion. "A bishop is a citizen 'of the Washington, episcopaa chairman United States. We are talking of the National Catholic Wel about Hie and death when we are fare Conference and· president talking about abortion. And it general of the NationaR Catholic would be a sad day in oUr coun Educational Association. He sup try, wouldn't· it, if anyone said ported the Catholic school sys that a bishop of ,the church has tem and urged the Kennedy ad no right to try and defend the ministration in 1962 to include' life of the unborn simply because Catholic schools . in proposed he happens to be a bishop," .he massive federal aid for educa. tion. said. In another admirnstration, the He also stated that he does not tell Catholics how to vote. cardinal spoke against the Viet . "My responsibility is to artiou nam War, writing in 1971 that late church teaching. as dlearly ,it had become "a scandal the Christian conScience· can no as I can and then, as I have al ways done, aeave it to individual longer endure." Another issue of concern to the ci~izens to determine who they cardinal was abol1tion. In a case WIsh to elect to public office," similar to the Baby Doe situation Archbishop O'Connor said. of the 1980s, Cardinal Shehan joined Cardinal IPatrick O'Boyle of Washington in 1971 lin pro testing the dea·th of a newborn VATICA:NCITY (NC) - Nica mongoloid child whose parenrts ragua's bishops have asked tftle would not permit a simple opera~ Nicaraguan government to stop tion to remove a stomach block abusing the chUTch, says the age. As head of the ·Baltimore Vatican newspaper, L'Osserva Archdiocese he frequently spoke tore Romano. The bishops caNed .against lfaci8!l discrimination, for an end to ~'insults against and in 1963 published a letter the person of Archbishop Miguel condemning prejudice, saying, Obando Bravo (of Managua) and "We have an· essential duty in of other bishops, priests and jutice to recognize and respect Catholic faithful." eq'llaRlythe rights of all men." We also joined in the March on Washington, led by the Rev. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. THE ANCHOR (USPS·54S-ll20). Second· Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published In his autobiography, "A weekly except the week of July 4 and the . week after Christmas at 410 Highland Aven·· Blessing of Years," published in u~, Fa II River. Mass. 02720 by the Cath· ollc Press of the Diocese of Fall River 1982, he said, "In the end I be Subscription price by mall, postpaid $8.00 lieve I shaH be judged primarily per year. Postmasters send address changes to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7. Fall River MA as a priest." .'. 02722. . •

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - In an unusual public statement, Pope John Paul II has expressed re gret that he and Vatican Secre tary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli have been unsuccessful in an ~ttempt to visit Lithuania, a Soviet republic, this year. A!Ithough the pope did not say why he was unable to visit the eastern European country, a Vatican official said the pope wanted it made known publicly that he had asked for and ·had not received permission for the trip. The official said that Soviet authori,ties either said no or simply didn't answer. The pope made his unusual statement in a message Aug. 23 to Lithuania's Catholics during concluding ceremonies for the 500th anniversary of the death of St. Casimir, patron saint of Lithuania and Poland. The papal comment was unsual because the Vatican normally does not dis cuss the pope's trips until they are confirmed. ,Pope John Paul repeated his comments on the Lithuanian trip

Aug. 26, while speaking at the papaJl vilila in Castelgandolfo. He added, however, that he had not given up hope for an eventual visit to the country, where most of the population is Cath olic. Lithuania, a Baltic country ab sorbed by the Soviet Union in 1945, is the only Soviet repub lic with a Catholic majority. An estimated 2.5 million of its_ 3.2 million population is Catho1ic, despite harsh Soviet measures taken against the church. In his telegram, written in La-

tin to the president of the Lithu anian Bishops' Conference, Bish op Liudas' Povilonis, the pope praised Lithuanian Catholics as "strong in tribulation and per serant in prayer." The pope underlined his con cern for the Lithuanian church during a Mass celebrated at Castelgandolfo Aug. 25. The Mass and the pope's sermon were in the Lithuanian language and were transmitted live to Lithuania by Vatican Radio. "I am with. you today, ~most as in as spiritua:l pilgrimage, with my heart" my thoughts and my prayers," the pope said in a homily. He said the Mass celE~ ibrated in Lithuania's native lang 'uage was a sign of his spiritu~ communion with the faitht1ul there. .\ Speculation over a papa-l trip to Lithuania began in April 1983, when the four Lithuanian bish ops who administer the six dio ceses made a visit to the Vatican. It was the first time since Lithu ania became part of the Soviet· Union that communist officials had allowed the bishops to report directly to the Vatican, and it was considered a major step to ward better relations between the Vatican and Moscow. But last December, Vatican Moscow re1ations worsened when a well-known Lithuanian. priest, Father Sisitas Tankevicius, was sentenced to six years in a So viet labor camp for "anti-Soviet activities." ,Prospects for the trip rePorte<iay also were complica ted by the death of Soviet Presi dent Yuri Andropov in February.· .

Aquino remembered By NC News Service Rehabilitation Center in Newton. In the Philippines, Cardina! Mass., and vice president and Jaime Sin. celebrated a Mass to treasurer of the Benigno Aquino mark the. first anniversary of the Memori~ Foundation of Boston, said "He had a dynamic person death of ~lain civil rights advo a:lity. 'He attracted YOU like a cate Benigno Aquino, while in magneU" . the United States, a friend in Boston worked to keep Aquino's ,Both men graduated from the reputation alive. University of the Philippines in More than 500 people attended the late 1960s - Aquino in law the anniversarY Mass Aug. 21 at and Hipona in medicine. He be the Ohurch of Santo Domingo in gan to foHow Aquino's career, and his admiration grew, Hipona Quezon City, the Philippines. The 'anniversary was marked said. by demonstrations throughout Aquino's popularity also grew the country against the regime as he was elected to the iPlhiUp of President Ferdinand Marcos, pine Senate and was favored to with as many as 450,000 people win a presidential race against attending one Mani1a rally. Marcos. Then mantial law was DUring his homily, Cardinal imposed in 1972, and Aquino Sin urged reconciliation between was among the first jaiaed. the opposition party and the A'quino left his native Philip Philippine government and pro- . motion of peace and harmony in pines in 1980, following eight the Christian spirit of fraternity years of soUtaxy confinement.' . He came to ·the United States for and community. heart surgery and later settled Cardinal Sin asked Filipinos to in Newton. He had an interna pardon Aquino's assassins and tional fel10wship for two years those who ordered the kHling and at Harvard University and one urged the government to act in at the Massachusetts Institute of a humanitarian way towards the Technology, ,both- in nell!l"by Cam opposition, dissidents and exiled bridge, Mass., until 1983. citizens. A year after his assassination, Then, despite facing a govern Aquino was remembered as a ment-imposed death sentence "dynamic personality" by friends Aquino returned to .the Philip~ in the United States. pines Aug. 21, 1983, when he 'Or. F-lorencio Hipona, director was fataMy shot in the head of radiology at the Spaulding upon eXitin~ his plane. :. \..

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IN A MOVING MEETING with Father Stanley Wlodyka, OFM Conv., of Holy Rosary Church, Taunton, Pope John Paul II blessed the diocese of Fall River and the city of Taunton. "I spent almost a minute enumerating all the people I wanted him to bless," said Father Wlodyka. "I then said, 'Holy Father, we all now fall to our knees and ask your blessing.' He answered in Polish, 'I send my regards to all and I bless everyone you ~entioned.' He kept me from falling to my knees by holding both of my hands and then imprinted the sign of the cross upon my forehead. What a thrill that was!" Father Wlodyka led a group of nine parishioners on a trip to Rome and Poland.. He said that the top salary of Poles he met was $40 per month and that each indi vidual is entitled to only _three kilograms of meat per month. Clothes are always in short supply and Holy Rosary sends clothing packages regularly to the Iron Curtain nation. (Arturo Mari Photo) PROVIDING FINANCIAL GUIDANCE & COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS SINCE' 1825.

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month-old fetus in question, BOSTON (NC) - The l'¥1assa chusetts State Supreme Court whose mother was stJIUck by a ruled Aug. 16 that a viable fetus car in 1982, "was viable at the time of the incident and that it is a "person" and a driver caus ing its death may be prosecuted died as a result of internal in juries by the impact of the vehi for vehi<:uaar homicide. In its 4-3 decision, the court cle." The court said its decision said, "An offspring of a human parent cannot reasonably be con .would apply only to future vehi <:War homicide cases and was sidered to be other than a hu not applicable to the case at man being, and therefore a per son, first within and then in hand because the court's decis normal course outside the womb ion "may not have been fore seeable." " Massachusetts Citizens for The count said an autopsy Life praised tlhe court decision showed that itlhe 8-and·one-half

"for recogmzmg the existence and vll'lue of unborn human life." "By including viable, unborn chi~dren under the vehicular homicide law's definiltion of 'person,' the court takes a step forward in logic and compass ion," the group said in a state ment. "It is ironic, however, that on one' hand the -law upholds a wo man's right to kiM 'even viable fetuses, whiile on the other hand the law imposes criminaA sanc tions for tlhe taking of ute before birth," the statement said.

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The annual RegionaA Assembly for the Permanent Dlaconate Programs of Region I in New England willI be held Saturday, Sept. 29, at the Community Col ijege of Rhode Island, Knight campus, in Warwick. There wiU be a meeting for all the permanent diaconate direc tors of the region on Friday, Sept. 28, at Howarc:ll Johnson Motor Lodge in Warwick.. Providence wiU be the host . diocese for the gathering. Satl1l"qay's program willI open at 9 a.m. with an address, small group discussions and a ques tion/ans~er period. A status re port on PfOPosed diaconate guide ijines will also be presented. The . meeting :willi close· with .liturgy at approximately 5 p.m. Region 1 permanent diaconate directors wiH attend the S·atl\lr day gathering as· wiH staff mem

bers, ordaiood deacons, pros pective candidates presently en rolled in a diaconate program and their wives. The guest speaker will be Deacon Joshua ~lves, who serves in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Deacon Alves is a retired Blue Cross/Blue Shiel1d executive who devotes his time to giving re treats, days of recoHection and

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There is' a new and fresh look in Catholic schoOls. They have settled down and once again dare to be Cath olic, with all that implies for church and community. For the past 20 years, Catholic schools were simply losing the ballgame. Sisters fled the classroom,' parents withdrew students, pastors. closed schools, educational ex periments were in vogue and all the turmoil of the age had a field day in the classroom. ' Well, things are beginning to settle down. The reli gious who have remained in our schools are models of faith commitment. Parents are once again realizing that dis cipline is an illtegral part of the learning process, painful as that might be for some to accept. But the really big difference in today's Catholic schools is the laity who have accepte~ the mission to teach as Jesus did. The energies of a dedicated lay staff have in the majority of situations made the difference. When all is said' and done, the revival of Catholic schools is directly correl~ted to the reVival of the Catholic laity. The motivation for teaching is once again becoming more than money, important as that may be. Love, reli~ gious commitment and, academic excellence are the seeds of Catholic education now being sown by the men and' women who have made our schools their mission. To be sure, the question of salaries yet plagues Cath olic schools. Some who are responsible for paying teachers have failed miserably in their dedication to justice. , It is easy to talk about a just wage but for some it seems very difficult to put words intol action. Dedica~d, teachers deserve support, not because it will keep them from leaving a school, but because justice i!!a gospel ~~~~

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Yet, despite low salaries, despite unnumbered diffi culties" Catholic laity are having a measurable impact on our schools. There is a new interest in church" a realization that school reflects church and that God is the center' and By Father Eugene' Hemrick out, "teLls the engineer we are heart of all education. In a society that has allowed pub about to switch tracks and that lic education to ban God and prayer from the classroom, My travel agent 'scoffed when . we should slow down." I traded in my airplane ticket for this indeed is a sign of hope. The pride in his voice toad me a . round-trip ticket by train.' This revitalization of our schools must I!ave the sup "Think how -long the trip will he was a man who truly loved port of all members of the faith community. A school should 'take," he said. "What a horriJble trains and had dedicated his life not be seen as an island unto itself but as an iiltegral part way to waste your valluable to them. Whllit a stark contrast to so many people who work of the parish family, the larger diocesan family and the time.'~ .i couldn't agree with him less in cubicles and never feel that total family of God, the church. There are great demands on the lay teachers in our as I sit here headed from Wash- they are in intimate contact with ington, D.C., to Chicago. I've the company that employs them~ schools. They have the obligation to be what they repre just finished a 'sandwich I conThere was something pleasing sent in the Catholi~ classroom. If our schools are to be a cocted of salmi, bologna, cheese, in watching that grandparent sign of church, they must witness to that church; and tomato, onions and mustard. and grandchild together. How every effort must be made to help them fulfill their special As I sit in my compartment often young people are so con role. ' . composing this .colupUl, I'm lis- sumed by. the busy pace of their A student, a class, a school will reflect the teaching. tening to the music for a balliet lives and their activities that they of Jesus only to the degree that teachers reflect the role he by Igor Stravinski. I can't im- miss out on the opportunity to agine abetter choice to provide hear their grandpaTents talk plays in their life. Pastors and administrators who have background for the shifting scene about their Hves and experiences. been given the special care of a school have the awesome outside my window. The AlleSeeing those two generations responsibility of pointing the way and setting the pace. gheny mountains, vaBeys and compare notes was worth the . Catholic Schools must be Catholic. One lay teacher put rivers fit perfectly with the price of the trip in itself. Then there was the excitement

it well: "The most important person in education is God. melodies of Stravinski. I wonder if Stravinski, who of young children as we' passed

If I'm going to teach, I'm going to go all the way and teach what I, believe, not, just teach facts. My goal is to lived on the shores of Lake ,through several tunnels. Why Geneva, Switzerland, composed do children find tunnels so much save the world." this ballet under similarly beauti· fun? Could it !be the sudden, This is· the new spirit in the second spring of our ful circumstances. slightly scary sensation of riding Catholic schools. . ' ,Every train ride has a differ- in the dark?

The· art of musing

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Most Rev. Daniel' A. Cronin, D.O., s.r.0.

EDITOR Rev. John' F. Moore

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Msgr. John 1. Regan . . . leary Pre5s-Fa" River

'My fascination with. this trip ent effect on me. This plJ.rticular one makes me feel adventurous. was heightened as the train And it's not the scenic Oumber- , passed an old and quaint train land of the AHeghenies that is station which looked aike a mini llit the root of ,this feeling. It ature castle. Its turreted roof and comes from observing the in- decorative windows were' truly teresting people I meet. something out of the past. I wondered about the person In the dome CaT I listened to a grandfather, who obviously was responsible for its design. Was a conductor once, explain to his there, perhaps, a prototype some granddaughter the various train where, in Europe which caught the imagination of the architect? signals. "That one there," he pointed And how did the townspeople

long ago react to a train station that overshadowed every home in town? Was i't their pride and joy, such as a cathedral once was? Or were there violent ob jections ,to such extravagance? The word' "muse" ds defined as a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraotion. Today we live in a time in which our minds are fully occupied from the mo ment we awake each morning. Often, unknown to ourselves, our. minds are held captive. . Perhaps something like a aong train ride is what is needed every so often for us to rekindle the valuable art of musing that frees the mind and 'lets it wander for a whiae.

[necrology] September 3 Rev. Thomas J. McGee, D.D., Pastor, 1912, Sacred Heart, Taunton September 4 Rev. Joseph P. TaiBon, Pastor, 1864, St. Mary, New Bedford Rev. John J. McGuire, Founder, 1894, St. Peter, Provincetown September 5 Rev. Napoleon A. Messier, Pastor, 1948, St. Matthew, Fall River , September 7 Very Rev. James E. McMahon, Pastor, 1966, Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs

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OPENING PRAVER Dear Jesus, whenever people come together to share or cele , brate there almost always is a meal. How wise you are, Lord Jesus, in giving us yourself in the Eucharistic meal. Thank you for tonight, Lord Jesus, and also for yOUr family gatherings at mealtime. Amen.

LESSON Young Family tMateriltls: poster board, cray ons, magazines, scissors, gllue. Divide the poster into four sec tions. Mark them: (1) meat, (2) milk, (3) vegetables and fruits, (4) breads and cereltls. Mark at the top "Good Eating for Our Family." Color or cut out pic tures of food Ito fit into the four categories. For good health: mHk - 3 glasses for kids; 2 glasses for adUlts; mea,t - 2 more'serv ings; vegetables and fruits - 4 or more servings dSli'ly. Look back over today. Have everyone Hst and eva1uate what he or she ate today. Put the poster on the refrigerator.

"Mealtime Memories." Each per son takes about two minutes to recaU what their dinner' table was like when ithey were kinder garten age. Color a picture of the t8lble, where each person' sat; make colors for the mood of the different people. Share pictures and explain them. Answer to gether, what are mealtimes like now in the family? Review the past week; how many meals were shared together? Is me8iltime a hassle or is it pleasant? How can the meaUime together be im proved? List tMee ways for the coming week. Try them.

Adult Family

Materials: Bible. Read 8Jloud Gen 18:1-9, then John 21:9-14. Why a meal in these readings? What are they saying? Plan a family reach-out: have a pot luck dinner for some neighbors or a single person. Set a date and plan the meal.

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SNACK Say "No snack tonight." What are the family reactions? Okay - hot fudge sundaesl

ENTERTAiNMENT Stage a, water-balloon tossing contest.

SHARING 1. Share a time someone want

ed a particul81' thing to eat and he fina1'ly got it. 2. Each person share what ·is his favorite thing to eat, and what he hates to eat. 3. Share a moment someone felt 'close to God.

CLOSING PRAVER Gentle Jesus, we thank you for our Family Night this' even ing. Jesus, how well you under stand famIlies and' how we need to come together and share. Thank you for food and how it can draw us together at meal time. Jesus, 'we pray for those who don't have enough food and for those who 81'e actually starving. Strengthen them, Jesus, for that terrible nightmare and burden. Amen.

Mixed marriage

Recently I wrote about some of the pains in the ecu menical marriage. Now I want to talk about some of the supports being offered in local churches. Many dioceses are bringing in , practicing two-faith couples to sponsor ecu menical couples in marriage and pre-baptismal preparation. "We don't try to frighten them," said a Methodist married to a Cath olic, "but we do try to teM theni what to expect. We share our own experiences, our pains, our joys, our famidies' attitudes, and our . chi~dren's questions with them. It helps if you anticipate and offset problems before they arise." In Milwaukee, there is a lot going on. The Catholic-Lutheran dialogue program opeJ'8lting be tween churches is of great help to couples in interfaith marri ages. One said, "There are some people who know nothing about . their spouse's religion even though they have been married for many years. They just don't discuss religion. It's a taboo sub ject." She said the dialogue aI dows couples to talk openly in a relaxed atmosphere. Recent topics include Holy Comunion, sin, Vatican II and interfaiJth marriage, different denomina tions within the Lutheran Church, and baptism. ~other Milwaukee parish has a support group for women mar ried to "non-churehed" husbands, an increasinglly familiar sibualtion today. These women talk about

topics like the difficulty of rais ing a child in the faith, the lone liness of going to church a10ne, and the meaning of sacrament in their «ives. Not incidentally, MHwaukee's Archbishop Rembert Weakland has created a task fbrce on inter faith marriage with representa tives from the family life and ecumenicad commissions. Sr. Maureen Hopkins, director of ,the Ecumenica'l Commission lauds her Archbishop's move. "The ecumenical marriage is a serious pastoral concern for the Church," she says. "We have programs for Interfaith engaged couples, but not much help is given to coupdes after they're married. That is the concern I have." Vice-chanceHor 'Fr. Michael Newman explains, "We can talk about moving with more sensi tivity toward interfaith couples. Neither we CathOl1ics nor the Pro testants have been particularly sensitive. We've had the attitude: You've made your bed, now He in it, rather than asking couples, - How's everything going?" In Colorado Springs, a parish recently held a speciad Mass for Catholics in a new approach to create more understanding. This was especiaHy designed for peo ple who want to understand a little more of what the Mass is adl about. "We realize that for many non-Catholics, the Mass has often remained a mystery," said a parishioner. "At the same time, there are many people who have been curious about what goes on in a Catholic church and

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would <like to know more about it." Interfaith couples and their families found it partioularly helpful. Support groups exist in some parishes today, simple get-to gethers of interfaiith couples who want to share a stronger spiritual Ufe. They talk about passing on two faiiths, dealing with grand parents, and respecting one an other's beliefs.: At the 1980 Sy nod, Bishop Frank Stafford said, "It is the role of the church to assist these coupdes in the strengthening of their marriages as spirituai communities. Rather than establish a religious truce, couples should be" helped to search out and amplify areas of communali.ty, troths' on which they discover agreement and ex pressions of piety which bring both to a deeper awareness of God." One Milwaukee husband sum med up the chalJlenge to our cl1urch in this way. "People can change for each other in a lot of ways, but who they really are never changes. Re'1igion is a deep thing . . . There should be a community of Christians. But as long as you have differ ent people, you're going to have all kinds of different beliefs."

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Q. I have a personal ques tion to ask. Can a man be a member of the Knights of sideration to the problem in the Columbus if be is divorced ·past 10 or 15 years. They, have and Is living with another w0 man? ThIs man Is my ex-hus band. We were married for more than 25 years when I got a div orce with the advice and help of the priest from my parish. I am told It doesn't matter any more If a KnIght Is divorced and Is living with someone else., He has aU his mail coming to my house so they don't know how he Is living. I'm Mrs. to the Knights and other th8n that I'm Ms. I'm tired of lying for tum and am In poor health for what he did while we were married. Please answer. I need to know.

(Ohio) A. The Knights of Columbus fraternity tlearly intends and de sires that its members be Cath Olic men who are living their religion faithfiuli1y \in every way. Lt is not always easy, however, to assure this is happening, es pecia'Hy when the matter is one of personal private conscience. Your basic question is: Who may be a member of the Knights of Columbus? The regulations of that organizllltion state: "Only practical Catholics in union with the Holy See shaN be eJ1igible to and entitled to continue member ship in the order." Another rule asserts that any member who faBs to remain a practica'l Catholic in union with the Holy See shall automatically forfeit membership in the Knights. There was a time in the his tory of the K of C when those who were known not to nave fuI fiill1ed their Easter obligation or who were divorced and remar ried were promptly expelled, generally with the consent of the' local pastor or chaplain. After receiving your letter I asked a sp.okesman for the Su preme Council of the Knights of Columbus to describe their policy today. He correctly noted that the ellithOlic attitude has changed considerably in the past two decades, at least in that the church no longer excommun\ cllltes those who obtain a divorce and remarry. In fact it encour ages ,them to continue the prac tice of their faith as best they can. "This more compassionlllte and hopeful view also has been adop ted by most of the Knights of Columbus councils," he said. "There is more concern about 'bringing ,the individual back to church and to the sacraments so he indeed wi'll be a practicing Catholic, rather than in rejecting him (rom our society. One possi ble ~eption to the policy would be a case of serious scandal," I do know that national K of C officia'ls have given mUlch con-

concluded that it is difficult, U not impossible, to find a hard and fast rule which would gov ern every case and still be fair to everyone. Consequently they have left implementation of any penalties to ,the docal grand knight and the chaplain. As my friend at the supreme headquarters put it: "If this seems ,to be a rather complex response to the question it is be cause we are dealing with a very complex situation. Perhaps it wiU let her know ,that we are aware of the issue and that our concern is to help rlllther than harm alii involved," Q. Is a priest required to say only oDe Mass every day? Some one told our study club that this Is true. But, ~f so, why do priests, at least in some of the parishes In our area, have several Masses every Sunday? (Nebraska) . A. By general church law, priests are sllowed to offer no more than one Mass each day. Bishops may permit them to offer two Masses on Sundays and specia!! feast if necessary. However, the basic principle of the chureh in at.! such matters cis that the reasonable needs of the people must be met, especi ally where Mass and the sacra mt;nts are concerned. It is not uncommon for priests to offer two Masses on weekdays - for example, when a funerad Mass must be added to the Masses al ready scheduled in the church or elsewhere in the parish that day. Many priests frequently offer three Masses on Sundays to ful fiB a minimum schedule of Mass es in a parish church. Wi.th the disproportionately srna11 number of priests available in some par ishes, this must be done if the priests wish to give appropriate opportunity to the people for participation at Mass. The chmch has no strict law about when. a priest is required to offer Mass, but urges frequent celebration of the Eucharist. Canon law says: "Remember ing that the work of redemption is continually accomplished in the mystery of the eucharistic sacrifice, priests are to celebrate frequ.ently; indeed daii1y celebra tion is strongly recommended, since even if the faithf.u1 cannot be present, it is the act of Christ and the church in which priests fulfNl their principal function." (N. 904)

Obviously, in fulfiHing his re sponsibilities to ,the people of his congregation, any priest in a parish wiaa oe1ebrate the Eu cl1arist at least once almost every day under normal circum stances.

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Sister Bertoloto ton until 1962, before receiving assignments in .Staten Island and Bristol. She returned to Taun ton in 1972. She leaves four brothers in Brazil; a sister, Sister Nazaria BeI1l:oloto of the Sisters of St.' Dorothy of Receife, Brazil, and another sister in Brazil. A !Mass of Christian Burial was held Aug. 20 at·ViHa Fatima chape!l. The celebrant was Rev. .Manuel Resendes, chaplain for the sisters and pastor of Our Lady of' Lourdes p~rish, Taun· ton. The homilist was Rev. Mar ,Professed at Villa Fatima Feb. cel H. Bouchard, confessor for 12, 1955, she remained in Taun· the community.

Sr. Madelena Bertoloto, 57, of the Sisters of St. Dorothy, Villa Fatima, Taunton, died Friday, Aug. 17, 'at Massachusetts Gen eral Hospital. ,Born in Sumidouro, State of Rio de Janeiro, !Brazil, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Assunta (Suem) Bertoloto. 'Sister Bertoloto entered reli gious Hfe at iFribourgo, Brazil, March 3, 1945. She came to the United States in 1949 and served in Dorothean communities in Staten Island and Detroit.

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Belfast bishop chides attack' The violence which erupted in West Belfast Aug. 12 when po lice attempted to arrest an Am erican official of the Irish North ern Aid Committee ~ORAID) has kindled debate over the role of the New York-based group in Northern Ireland's sectarian troubles. The police attack on a crowd gathered at Irish republican head~ quarters in Belfast was termed a "propaganda coup for NORAID" by Belfast's Down town Radio. A 23-year-old Bel fast man was killed by police plastic anti-riot buHets during the melee. NORAI'D is an American or ganization founded in the late 1960s to collect money for de pendents of Irish prisoners. Brit ish officiails have accused the group of supplying money ,to the IRA arms purchases. The man police sought when

they waded into the crowd of 2,000 with clubs and guns was 34-year-old Martin Galvin, a New York City attorney and NORAlD's publicilty director. Galvin eluded police but sean Downe, a Catholic, was killed and 20 others were injured when the heavily armed Royal mster Constabulary - firing plastic bullets and wielding clubs drove into the crowd. Galvin went to Nonthern Ire land with a NORAID-sponsored party of 130 Americans. Bishop Brendan Daly of Down and Conner criticized the polke and the Sinn Fein for the vio lence. The police attack "bore mtle sign of the restrained and discip lined use of reasonaible force which is the recognized mark of good policing," the bishop ,said. ''The display or force and the use of force by the police can

not be said to' have been justi fied by the behavior of the crowd, or to have been in pro portion to iJt," !he said. But "the platform presentation of the NORAID leader was an obviously provocative act and a blatant publicilty stunt designed to- secure support at home and in the USA for the murderous purposes of the IRA," Bishop Daly said. . "The scene was set to secure maximum media coverage of po lice reaction," he said. "I hope that Irish Americans wil not be seduced into provid ing, money for guns which will be used to perpetrate' horrible murders and to wreak violence whioh is poisoning the whole quality of life of ·nationalist com munities," he said. . ,Bishop Da'ly also called for an independent inquiry into the in cident.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Msgr. Geno C. Baroni, 53, a specialist in urban etlhnic affairs and the first Catholic priest named as sistant secretary in a cabinet level U.S. government agency, died Aug. 27 in Washington. Msgr. Baroni had a rare form of aibdominal cancer, diagnosed in 1981. He had been hospital ized for several months prior to his death. His Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled for .today at St. Augustine Church. The parish was Msgr. Baroni's first assign ment in Washington. Archbishop James A. Hickey of Washington was to be the principa:l' celebrant at the Mass and Father J. Bryan Hehir, sec retary o~ ·the U.S. Catholic Con ference Department of Social De velopment and WoJ1ld ,peace, was

the scheduled homilist. Msgr. Baroni was assistant sec !l'etary for Housing and Urban Development during the Carter administration, working from 1977 to 1980 with neighborhood groups, helping them establish joint partnerships with the pri vate and public sectors for re vitalization. ,Before joining the Carter ad ministration. Msgr. Baroni, son of an immigrant coal miner, had struggled outside the establish ment to preserve urban neigh borhoods and to protect civil rights alid ethnic identity. He was described as a "pesky gadfJy" by The New York Times in 1977 because of his persistent efforts to save the Italian, Po ~ish, Irish and other ethnic neigh borhoods which once enlivened American cities.

He walked on picket lines and joined the 1963 March on Wash ington, ',Jed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Msgr. Baroni tbecame director of program development for the U.S. Catholic Conference Task Force on Urban Problems, in 1970. He was among developers of the Campaign for Human De velopment, the U.S. bishops' anti-poverty program. In 1971 he founded the Na tional Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, an affiliate of the USCG, and was a board member of na tional civic and religious organ 'izations devoted to ·urban, racial, ethnic, community and public in terest concerns. When Carter left office in early 1981, Msgr. Baroni was named a special assistant far commun ity affairs to Archbishop James A. Hickey of Washington.

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Audiellce ticl~ets easy to get, handsllake harder to come by thirlgs honest, the system is . VATICAN CfIY (NC) - A easily subverted. Hucksters, especially at busy ticket to a Wednesday papal au times, "will get 'hold of a special dience is free and as easy to get . as Wrirting a ietter, deSpite the ticket and guarantee the buyer image of scalpers hawking $100 that he wiH shake hands with the pope' himself," the officiai tickets "guaranteed" to get you said. a handshake with the pope. He aJlso acknowledged that "People think,we make money .while those who guard and usher on audiences" but that's not the at the audiences have been told case, said a Vatican source fami not to accept·tips, more than one liar with the logistics' of the person has bribed his way to weekly event. AudienceS can" at the front for a close-up look. tract anywhere from 10,000 to Many whQ ·cOme. to the 8JUdi 80,000 people. ence hope to give the pope a gift To. counter the hucksters and or ·a personal message. - the' money-making image, the "Some come to an audience Vatican now prints "this ticket wishing 11:0 tell the pope of Ii , is entirely free" on fhe back of each ticket, ,in five different problem..Others come to thank him for his help. Some give him languages. Although a' papal handshake notes and letters, or gifts. "So many people bring gifts, isn't guaranteed for everyone the source noted," th8lt a truck holding a ticket, newlyweds re ceive special seating up front as goes to each audience to pick up well as the gift of a rosary and the wine, jams, fish and other key chain blessed by the pope gifts." Those who !bring gi~ts shOUld especially for them.'.Otheri who include their names and. ad receive special places are the sick for example, those in dresses to ensure a Vatican ac wheel chaN's or the terminally knowledgment, he said. For Americans hoping for a ill, whom the pope personalIy papaJl audience, all it takes to greets at the audience. The Vatican strives to be fair get a ticket is a letter to the in granting seating lequests, the' "audience office" at Casa Santa Maria, the graduate house of official said. "The rule is to 'look at the North American College. Another facts, not the signature on the source of tickets is the perfei letter," he said, "and the Vatican ture of the papal household at 'does not· accept money for the Vatican. . Persons . requesting tickets tickets." But he admits that, "the Vati· should include in their letters can lI1Udience office'used to have the dates they wHil be in Rome a terrible name. and the address at whicl1 they . "Twenty years ago, when peo will be. staying, il:henurnber of ple asked for tickets, the.' first people in their party, and some thing they did was place a large background information on them bill on the desk." selves. Requests for tickets may' Despite Vatican efforts ·to keep be made by individuals planning By Sister Mary Ann Walsh

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Pope John Paul II: 'moral super-power'

By Sister Mary Ann Walsh

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II is a "moral super power" in the view of William Wilson, U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Wilson cited the pope's exam ple of reconciliation in his post Christmas visit to Mehmet Ali Agca and his effbr.ts to recon cile Chile and Argentina by mediating the Beagle Channel dispute. A!lthough the dispute is un settled, at Pope John Paul's urg ing the foreign ministers of the two countries signed a "Declara tion of Peace and Friendship" at a Vatican ceremony Jan. 23. they pledged to bring the terri torial dispute to a peac.eful con clusion. Several other diplomats abo cited the pope's mediation be tween Chile and Argentina as an example of world-dlass leader ship. It is the kind of leadership that draws flag-decorated limousines wi.th influenti~1 figures regularly to papal appointments in Vati can City. At least 16 nations, including Great Britain, the United States, Sweden, Norway an1i Denmark, which are predominantly Pro testant, have estal)lished diPlo matic relations with the Vatican during the past three years. Pictures of the pope have ap peared on the cover of Time magazine nine times since his election in 1978. Pope John Paul has become involved in world affairs to a degree unprecedented in the mod em papacy. Both diplomats sta tioned at the Vatican and church personnel place the pontiff in the category of world 1eaders. Carl Hach, first counselor of the West German Embassy, said the pope's integrity makes him effective in disputes such as be tween Chile and ATgentina. "The pope has a speciaij au thority as a man who does not

defend his own interests," said Haw. "People respect what the pope says more than they do what a politician says. Even non Catholics respect his moral au thority."

all Iboundaries," said a diplomat at the Vatican who asked to re main anonymous. "That was one reason cited in the' U.S. Congress for establishing diplomatic re lations with the Holy See. The pope's stress on human rights A Vatican source, who asked makes him a universal 1eader." to remain anonymous,. agreed. The diplomat also cited the "The problem of the Beagle pope's position as head of one Ohannel existed for years," he of the 32 states to sign the Hel said. "The two countries. turned sinki accords on human rights. to the pope as mediator because "Hardily a week passes when they felt ,that he could be just the Holy See does not make an and fair. He was approached not intervention on someone's be as a politician but as· one who hanf," the diplomat said. "Usual is respected for his justice, fair ly the intervention concerns im-_ ness and objectivity." migration rights or impr.Lson ment for religious reasons." Ralph Griffiths, first secretary The diplomat asked that the cit .the ·British Embassy, acknow ledged the respect world Jeaders Vatican's nuncios and pronun cios to more than 100 countries have for the pope. around the world also help es· "It is unusuaij for any meading tablish the pope's global position. statesman to come to Italy and "The embassies and the dip not have an audience with it'he Iomatic relations of the Holy See pope," said Griffiths.. make the pope' a 'worldwide leader," he said. Such audiences often go be An offician at the Pontifical yond mere pleasantries, as ac Commission for Justice and counts of the encounters indi cate. For example, following the Peace noted a recent example of June 20 audience witili South the pope's high standing among African Prime Minister P. W. world ·Ieaders. Botha, the Vatican released a "President Reagan invited statement condemning apartheid, Archbishop Pio Laghi, pronuncio the system of racial separation of the United States, to the practiced by the South African western White House to hear government. the pope's views on Poland," he During the 1982 meeting with said. "Very few ambassadors, if any, are invited to the western Vasser Arafat, head of the Pales tinian Liberation Organization, White House. World leaders iisten very mu~h to the pope." the pope said he hoped the solu tion to the conflict between the Observers of Pope John Paul PLO and Israel would exclude' differ in their views on why he "recourse to arms and to vio receives the degree of respect he mence in any form, and especially enjoys in the world. to terrorism and revenge."

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The pope spoke with the two men despite criticism that the meetings would appear to be en dorsements of South Africa's apartheid and PLO terrorism. Several diplomats said that the pope's position on human rights has helped establish him as a world neader because the iss~e goes beyond traditional church concerns. "His constant preaching and stress on human rights surpasses

- Griffiths cited the fact that Robert Graham said that in the the pope is the ~eader of 750 19th Century papal statements million Catholics. were unwelcome outside the - A source famlIiar with the Catholic world. Bowt in the 20th Century the entire wonld is open estaMishment of diplomatic re ·Iations between the U.S. and to the voice of the pope, he said, the Holy See cited the pope's although governments are free popularity, which was boosted by to ignore him. The pope's frequent statements his trip to Poland. He also noted that the drive in Congress for "keep certain ideas, for example, fuB diplomatic relations with disarmament and ai1i to the poor, the Vatican began after that trip. at the fore," the historian said. "The pope oils the wheels of '''I1he pope's impact on tele bureaucracy to vision during his visit to Poland government make it easier for foreign gov was phenominal,....he said. "Peo . ernrnents to vote for foreign aid ple were fascinated by him." - Another diplomat said that to . such areas as the drought the pope's aeadership is enhanced stricken Sahel," Father Graham by the wide exposure he receives added. A Vatican official told this on his papal trips outside of Italy, the 24th of which will take anecdote as evidence of the pllice in September when he pope's effectiveness: "Just the other day, I was travels to Canada. "On his trips around the world looking through a report by Dr. Abdel Rahman Khane, under he touches Catholics and non Cathollics. He meets' with 1eaders secretary general of the United of all religions," the diplomat Nations and executive director said. "In Asia and Africa he met of UNIDO (United Nations In with mmlions of people who had dustrial Development Organiza never seen him or any other tion) and a Muslim," he said. pope :before. He is worldwide. "Khane was quoting the pope No pope is as well-known as this to emphasize the importance of preserving the rights of individ one." ua!ls in devedopment projects. ,Pope John Paul's ability to "The pope often is a reference comunicate through diplomatic and religious channels gives him point in international organiza a broa1i perspective, Griffitilis tions," the Vatican official said. "He's being heard." said. "The f.low of informatiQn to and I Am One from Rome is impressive," he said. The British diplomat noted "I am only one, but I am one. that the pope communicates with I cannot do everything but I can national leaders, religious 1eaders do fiomething. What can I do, I of other faiths, and bishops al1 ought to do. And what I ought around the worl1i. to do, by God's grace, I will do." Church historian Jesuit Father - Everett Hale

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But, as the Vatican official said, "·the pope is elastic and by passes the bureaucracy. "He shakes hands with hun dreds more people than he has been scheduled to," ,the official said, "because people push and reach over one another to get to him. When his staff tries to fend him off, he pushes them aside. Someone who shouts, 'Holy Father' can catch his at tention and make him stop." Ticket addresses: Audience Office, Casa Santa Maria, Via DeU'Umilta 30, 00187 Roma, Italy telephone 6789184; Pre fecture of the Papal Household, Audience Office, Vatican City State 00120. Telephone 6983865.

"MORAIJ SUPER-POWER" and world-class leader has time for one of the newest members of his flocIt as he kisses a newborn during his recent trip to Switzerland. (Ne/ UPI Photo)

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The Vatican suspended the School Sisters of St. Francis' au thority over its European pr0 vince and has appointed Auxili aT}' Bishop Wolfgang Kirch gassner of FreiJburg, West Ger many, to oversee the province. According to the president of the Millwaukee-based order, Sister Frances Cunningham, the action of the Vatican Congrega tion for Religious and Secular Institutes had come "in answer to questions peltaining to pro vincial 'leadership in the Euro pean province." She said she ex pected the acti()n to be tempor ary. The suspension was announced to the sisters by the Vatican in a May 28 netter, but came to Ught when the Milwaukee Sen tinel, a morning daily, published a story on lit Aug. 17. Sister Ounningham said there has been "some polarization" within the European province. She told the Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, that the European provinci~ superior in Erlenbad, West Germany, had been asked by the Vatican to resign but had re~used. Sr. Cunningham would not give the name of the Euro pean provincia!l superior, and other effolts to find the name of the superior were unsuccessful. Sister Cunningham, who has been president of the School Sisters of St. F('ancis since July 1, declined to say how Rome be came involved. But Sister Lau retta Mather, former president of the order, said, "We the (gen eralate) did not bring the matter to Rome's attention. Someone brought the matter to the atten tion of Rome." Officials in Rome declined

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consumer or .the business bor When you purchase a new or The definition of usury con rower, and that the l,aw simply used car, you might arrange an tinues to be whittled down. To MURPHY

installment payment plan with day, only a rate 0 finterest ,above must step in: Well, whatever. the merits of the dealer, or you might obtain a limit set by state statute is either view, we can expect the financing tilrough a bank, credit considered usury. Although Massachusetts was market vs. law debate to rage union or financing company. The on indefinitely. In the mean-' qimits on the rate of interest you the first state to pass a law fix dng the maximum rate of in-. time, let's take a look at the 1aw can be charged differ, depending upon how you finance your pur terest (then 8 percent) in 1641, in Massachusetts today. In 1970, Massachusetts passed chase. Retaiij' dealers of motor it repealed that law, in 1867. And AnY. vehicles in Massachusetts are From that time untH 1970, there a "criminal usury" statute, m8in not permitted 11:0 ,charge more was no general usury st8ltute in ly in an effort to protect bor RICHARD Massachusetts. For quite a whille, rowers from "loan sharks." The than $12 per 100 doBars per statute deolares the charging of yeM' as a finance charge: If a Massachusetts and New Hamp MURPHY shire were the only states with interest rates over 20 percent dealer charges you a rate of in per year to be' criminal usury, te,rest greater than the legal out such statutes. If somewhat out of line with punishable by a fine of up, to limits, he can be fined up to $10,000, 10 years imprisonment, $500, jailed for six mo11Jths, or the rest ofth~ states, this situa tion was completely iB line with or both. The statute also gives both. And, you'H be released . Although it hasn't always that found in most other coun courts the discretion to deolare from paying the iNegaFly charged meant precisely the same tries; England, the original' source void any loan agreement incor interest rate. our entire country's usury porating an interest rate over ' Finan~ companies, banks, and thing, usury is nonetheless a of statutes, repealed its own usury . 20 percent per year. Courts are crec:lit, unions can' charge you concept that's been with us statutes in 1854. Today, English not required to deolare such higher rates of interest than the us a long time. In 'biblical times, law does presume that interest agreements void, however, and retail dealer, 20 perce11Jt per year usury was simply taking back rates above 48 percent are ex may instead reform them, sub is the maximum interest rate more than you loaned, be it ren stituting reasonable, legally per these institutions can charge you cessive, and gives .the courts dis ta1 fee or interest on money or cretion to invalidate or reform misslllble interest rates. for a new or used car financing. goods. Both the books of Leviti (substituting a new, fair interest Not aIll loan agreements are' Whenever you purchase a new cus and Deuteronomy spelled rate) loan agreements wit~ such covered by this statute. If you stereo, a new washer or dryer, out injuctions against usury, interest rates. No interest rate, have a type of loan or an instaFl or some other high-priced item grounded in the belief that it however, is simply ililegal with- ' ment purchase regulated by on an' installment plan, there was morally, wrong to profit out further inspection, not even some other statute (a mortgage, are legal limits on the interest from the distress of a needy bor one of 80 percent. Most Euro for instance), 'or one that's Nom rate (fin,ance charge) you can rower. This idea of prohibiting pean countries treat usury very a dender regulated by a state or be chM'ged by the retailer. The usury was backed by both church much as England does. federal ,regulatory agency, it limit depends upon ·the amount and state until the' sixteenth Why such differences? It all won't be subject to this statute. of your balance. For anything century. boils down .to an endless debate , And a -lender is a-llowed to ex under $500, you can be charged In the 16th century, usury over who should protect bor ceed the 20 percent per year no more than 10 percent per came to mean the charging of rowers -:-the market or the maximum if the Attorney Gen year. For anything over $500, you unreasonably high rates' of in law? One view is that competi- , era·l is notified beforehand can be charged no more than 10 terest, rather than simply the tion among money-lenders wiIl The criminal usury statute is' percent per year for the first charging of interest. Religious' keep interest rates from reach· Onlly one of the many Massacbu $500, and no more than 8 per prohibitions are not forgotten ing excessive rates, and that no setts statutes dealing with maxi cent for the ba~ance above $500. quickdy, however, and it was not general prohibition on i11Jterest mum allowable interest 'rates. SO,)f you buy. a new stereo for until 1950 that PoPe Pius XII de- ' rates above a certain level is But if it doesn't cover your 10an $1,000, pay $400 cash and fin ,

ance $600, the retailer can charge you a 10 percent finance charge on $500 and an 8 per cent finance charge on $100. Any retailler who c~arges you a finance charge above these legal limits will "lose the right to col lect any finance charge from you at all. Of cOU'J"se, you'H stiU have to pay the aotuall balance due on your purchase. There are maximum -interest rates set by law on small loans (under $1,000), larger loans, and mortgages. Any institution in .the business of making small Uoans at 12 percent interest per year or more must be licensed by the Commissioner of Banks. These institutions may only charge up to the maximum in terest rate set by the Commis sioner (this varies from time to time). You can check the Bank~ ing Commission or the At torney General's Office to find out ourrently alilowable' rates of interest. Under the truth-in-Iending law, a creditor must disclose to you the finance charge and'the annual percentage rate. If a busi ness' mentions one feature of credit in its advertising, it should specify all other important items, or eijse tile ad may be mislead ing and deceptive. ASt a borrower, you're fairly well 'protected in Massachusetts., Do contact the Attorney Gener al's Office or the Massachusetts Banking Commission for advice arid assist~nce if you think you've run into a swineHer, or simply a lender who doesn't know .the law. The Murphy's practice law In Braintree.

The spiritual meaning of Labor Day

IBy Msgr. George G. IDggins

The notion that Labor Day has a spiritual meaning may be met with a measure of cynicism by some readers. Nonetheless, it has an imporotant spiritual meaning and so does the Illibor movement which succeeded in having the day made a nationlll1 holiday in 1894. Labor Day was conceived by its ,founders - Samuel, Gompers, Peter McGuire and their associ ates in the original American Federation of Labor - as a means of puljlicly and dramatic ally calling attention every year to the dignity of labor and the solidM'ity of all men and women. Gompers, first president of the AFL, was not a religioUS man, according to one of his biogra phers. That doesn',t mean, how ever, that he was a' materiaJist. On the contrary, he had a deep appreciation of spiritual values, and he invariably stressed their importance in his writings on the essential meaning of the la !bor movement and the purpose of Labor Day. , "For ev~ry cause," he wrote in 1913, "'there must be some thing that ·lifts it out of an at .,.....---...

mosphere of common experience; it is intensely practicllJ1 and seeks material ends, but i,t is guided by ideals that are exalted and iHuminated with a realization of the value of life and the possi bilities for human development.

secure the cooperation of the church wi,th them in order that there may be in the chU'J"ches everywhere on that day a great unison of expression in behalf of a higher, nobler life for the

masses of out people." It was for ,the purpose of keep ing this spirit of ideaJism alive that Labor Day was founded. Now ,that Labor Day has been christened, as it were, by. the

chU'J"ch and transformed into a religious holiday in honor of 5t. Joseph the Workingman, there is reason to hope that it wil:l serve this purpose more effective ly than ever before.

"By our recognition of these ideals and by ~eepiD.g them prominently before the workers and the 'public, we set our own valuation upon Labor Day as an index to the value of tile ~ove ment. Organized labor cannot afford, for any reason, to permit the day to dose its real meaning." The labor movement, the AFL executive council said 10 years later, "fixes as its goall nothing less than the complete richness of life, without limitation of any kind, the attainment of the com plete human ideal, in aIll .its econ omic, ethical and spiritual im plications." Given this goal, Gompers and his AFL associates held it fitting ,that aIll "chU'J"Ches draw close to their aItars the soul of labor on Labor Sunday, and that men and women of labor everywhere make special efforts to cooper ate with the churches and to

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Catholicism still makes a difference WASHINGTON (NC) - Catih olicism sti'ld makes a difference in attitudes of American you,ths toward having children, accord ing to a new sociologicaq study. That finding has significant pastoral implications for the U.S. church, said Msgr. James T. McHugh, a leading American Catholic expert on mamage, family and population issues. The study, by sociologist Ju dith Blake, says that dn compari son with their non-Catholic peers, students in Catholic high schools and religiously active Catholics in public schools tend to want more children, to place greater value on raising children, to attach more impootance to the role of the mother .in the home, and to consider themselves less knowledgeable about birth con trol.

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76 years 'of SerVICe The following appreciation of Sister Marle Elisabeth Raymond of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, who reached the century mark on Aug. 25 and who has spent 76 of her 100 years serving St. Anne's Hospl tal, Fall RIver, is by Sister Made leine Clemence, OP, director of the former St. Anne School of Nursing and now community archivist and a member of the hospital board of trustees.

On the average, for example, Catholic youths surveyed ex pected to have aibout 10 percent more children than their non Catholic counterparts. The more religious ·the person considered himself or herself, the more like ly he or she was <to expect to have more children. Catholics in Catholic schools tended to ex peot more children than Catholics in public schools.

Except for a short stay in France, from August 1932 to Sister Marie Elisabeth was 'June 1933, Sister .Marie Elisa born Adele Elisabeth Raymond, beth spent her whole religious on August 25, 1884, at Sandy life at St. Anne's Hospital, most Bay, Province of Quebec. She of the time in the operating was about three years old when room. She was tall, bigboned, her family migrated to Fall River: and thin, untid arthritis prevent when tihey settled in the United ed her from moving freely States, she had older brothers around; she had striking dark and sisters, and a brother two eyes and dark bushy eyebrows; years younger than she, also she was quick-witted, with a dry .born in Canada. But her sister sense of humor, an easy laugh Dozia, who was to become Sis and an unshakable common ter Zenaide, was born in Fall sense. River, on September 9, 1888. She was an indefatigable

Similarly, Catholics as a whole scored higher <than non-Cath olics :in the importance they at tached to having chi:1dren. Among the Catholic you,ths, factors of Catholic school attendance, regu lm-ity of religious practice (measured by frequency of Mass attendance) and degree of reli gious conviction aU correlated positively with the importance they attached to having chiild reno Ms. Blake, a demographer, and sociologist at the Universi,ty of Southern California and a lead ing U.S. expert on population and fertility data, reported her findings in Population and De velopment Review, a quarterly journal of the Population Center in New York. She sa.id the new data, gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics and the National Opinion Research Cen ter, bring into question the wide spread. view that Catholicism has become irrelevant to the fer tility behavior of Americans. Msgr. McHugh, former direc tor of pro-life activities for the U.S. bishops and cl,lfrently a special adviser on .population is sues for the Holy See's Perman ent Obllerver Mission to the United Nations, said the findings indicate that at high school age "Catholic youth are more sus ceptible to' 'Understanding and accepting Catholic teaching on m~age and parenthood than they are often given credit for."

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young ladies of his parish that the sisters of the hospital were opening a novitiate, Elisa went to see Mother Marguerite du Sacre Coeur. She began her postulancy on May 4, 1907, took the habit on May 28, 1908 under the name of Sister Marie Elisabeth, and made her profession on Novem ber 21, 1910.

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Life was not a.lways easy for the Raymond family: all those who could, and as soon as they coUild, worked in ,the mills; Elisa, as Adele Elisabeth was caJ1led, went to work when she was 14: she had to take an examination in order to get a work permit, and she was proficient enough in English for the miH to hire her.. The Raymonds were faithful memJbers of St. Anne's parish. Elisa received her first Holy Communion and was confirmed there. She saw the buHdings of the hospital being erected at the comer of Middle and South Main streets; she may hav,e glanced at Mother Josepha, when she came in the FaIll of 1904; she certainly .was aware of the coming of the sisters from France, in September of ;the followin~ year. Elisa Raymond was a tertiary of St. Francis. She had much re spect and affelCtion for the Domi nicans serving her parish and, because of their influence, she was devoted to St. Dominic. More deeply, she wanted to consecra,te her -life to God and to the service of the sick. S'o, when father GrQn~au to~d' the

worker; in' the days preceding central supply services, she was responsib~e for the upkeep and sterilization of all operating room Hnen and equipment. This was her official office but, in addition, she was the one to be called when doors, windows, faucets and <the like needed at tention in the convent part of the hospital. She could mend practically anything,. including .shoes.

others, deeply attached to the Presentation. The ensuing years brought about gradual changes: increased deafness made com munications difficult and Sister's mobility became more and more Hmited. The tragedy of Oct. 11, 1983 (a gas explosion" at the commun ity's provincial house in Dighton whiJch took the Ute of one sister and seriously injured another), . traumatized all of us, but it 'took the heaviest to/il on the most vulnerwble. Sister Marie Elisa beth was ,transferred to the hos pital, but she was never to be the same again. She remained lucid, recognizing those around her: the sisters, her nephew Rob ert and his family, but she lost some of her hold on reality. The two wlues <that she had held dear throughout her. life: prayer and work, occupied all her ~onsciousness, and she spoke mostJIy of prayers to be said and of work to be done. Slowly but steadily, her physical condition deteriorated and her streng,th was ebbing out. Now Sister Ma rie Elisabeth has only a tenuous hold on life . . . August 25, 1884 to A'ugust 25, 1984: a long, dong time to live! . The life of Sister Marie Elisabeth has been uneventful, ·largely spent at St. Anne's Hospital. For many years,' she has given to those living with her .the ex ample of what Mother Poussepin called "the true and solid devo tion," the simple, generous, joy~ ful accomplishment of the daily tasks - that obedience demanded of her. She is giving us now the, example of an equally simplle and generous submission to the Will of God. Let 'Us thank the Lord for His gift of Sister Marie Elisabeth to us, to the Province, to the Con gregation, to the people of Fal'l River, that she served'long and well. And, at her !hour of need, 1et 'Us pray for Sister Marie Elisa !beth and ask Mary, that she in voked so often, to be with her, now and at the hour of her death. Amen.

New abbot president

(NC) Benedictine Abbot' Jerome Hanus was eleoted the new abbot-president of the Bene dictine Confederatio~'s Swiss American Congregation. The election was held at the order's 35th general chapter meeting wt Kenet Lake. The new abbot-president is a Arthritis obliged Sister Marie native of Brainard, Neb., and Elisabeth to slow down, and the pace of the operating room was was ordained in 1966. He re getting overwhelming. She then ceived theology degrees from took care of the incapacitated Saint Anselm's in Rome and sisters: first of Sister Maria Princeton University. The Swiss-American congrega Paula, who died in February 1963 and of Sister Marie de st. tion is composed of 781 professed Augustin, who died on December monks in 22 priories and abbeys 31, 1965. .<'\fterwards, she went in North and South A'merica. to live in the infirmary, where The congregation was founded she did what she could for those in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII and is who needed her services. When known best for its chora1 litur the Rosaire opened, ~n Dighton, gies. in August 1972, Sister Marie Elisabeth moved in with iflhe first In Quiet . group that was to Jive there. "Man e~periences the truest and deepest activity in quiet. By then she moved with diffi culty, Yet, she was the regular Wisdom will be achieved omy if religious ,that she had 8ilways the search begins in silence and been: prayerful, mindful of stillness." - Gerald Vann, OP

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, differently than a partner. Good communication depends not so much on changing these differences as learning how the other feels and thinks. This is . gained through mutual sharing and listening. Couples who take communica tion fOI: granted end up with the type of problems described in the song. It' takes time and ef· By Charlie Martin fort, to build up good patterns THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE . of communication. Ho:w does a couple go about WheD she means yes establishing this goal? First, She says no there needs to be a commitment And what she wants to helping the other ,person You know that I can't guess understand your feelings or When we want more thoughts. This, means putting You know we ask for less them into concrete terms. It is Such is the language of love easier if each partner speaks hon I say leave . estly and is willing to listen non When I mean stay judgmenWly as the other shares But she don't see feelings and thoughts more' And so she moves away deeply. Getting to know some What we, really want one in a close way means loving You knoW we rarely say the ~er as he ~r she is. Such is the language of love. It's tooth for tooth and eye for eye Persevereance is necessary fOf' We hide our hearts building effective communica And then we won't say why' . tion. Understanding or being It's truth for truth aDd Ile for lie understood does not always come . Such is the language of love. easHy or smoothly. Love enables One cries foul a couple to keep plugging on, And will not speak , perhaps gaining better communi " The other claims a little vietory Cation slQwly rather than in And all the time quantum leaps. Witll persever You know we 'faU to see 'ance a couple can move beY,ond This is the language of love. misconceptions about what the When a love begins to wander other thinks or feels. No one ever knows When we know that the other But we feel It deep Inside. us .person cares how we feel, we Long before It shows .. aTe more wi)ling to' accept Long before It shows. changes'in ourselVes and in' the We hem and haw relationship-and investigate what We balk and bluff ., they mean. Our words don't ever seem ~ say e.nough Finally; ,building good com But a simple smUe ' ., , munication'leave,s room for mys A, tender touch tery. Each person, as a reflection Speaks the true 'language of love. of God, possesses infinite depths Written .and sung by Daniel Fogelberg, (e) 1984 by, AprU Musie Inc. of person81ity. Love means show and Hickory Grove Music. ~ ing reverence for this ·mystery. Your comments are, always WHAT IS the language of love? Most couples experience' some If we are to pay attention to Dl!n difficulties with communication. welcomed. Please address to: Fogelberg's la~est release, it is Part of this problem stems from Cliarlle Martin, 1218 S. Rothei' mostly a maze of miscommu~- individualty.· One, ~rson may wood Ave., Evansville, Ind. p~rceive realty, think or feel 47714. cation:

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min. Q. Pm it person who needs ac eeptanee from my peers, and I will do almost anything to be ac cepted. How can I get acceptance without giving myself a· bad reputation either about drugs or

sex or botht (Nebraska) A. It is healthy and very hu man to want acceptance from our peers - at altl stages of life, not only in adolescence. But if you "wii.f do almost anything to be accepted," you're headed for trouble now or later. You seem to want acceptance from your peers to an almost desperate degree and that is the problem you should deal 'with~ , You need to think seriously about whO or what is going to determine the kind of person you wiU become. '

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sake of your own happiness, you be ~e one, t~ decide what you wiH think, what: you will do, what trends· you, will and will not fOllow, what you wiU dike and ~dislike, ,whom. you will (lC cept as a friend and, whom you will not associate with because they could get you in trouble. Learn' now, little by little and beginning witlf smaJol deeds, to stand on your own two feet.

If you choose, you can ,De "like a reed blown by the wind." If you do not eventuaLly learn And if you do, you will be the to have enough courage to be prey of every trend that comes along, of every opinion you hear your own person, you are never voiced, and of all the desires -likely to achieve much, least of all happiness. ' and ideas of others. . You must endure some rejec In your fierce longing for ac ceptance; you will not think for tion. This is· painful for anyone, yourself. Others' will do your but it is a part of dire that you and live must experience thinking for you. through. You will be a weakling. Acceptance? Oddly, you are Furthermore, genuine, lasting acceptance will forever elude most likely to experience the you, because different people wiU widest acceptance after you have different expectations of abandon your search for iJt and you. You just cannot satisfy aU 'concentrate on being a kind and' loving person. of the people all of the time. Fortunately, there's an alter But this kindness ~nd love must not be surface things. They native. Hang tough. Be courageous. Be must spring from the deepestre your own person. cesses of your heart. They must For God's_sake and for the always be sincere.

By Cecilia' Belanger Matthew 5:23-24: If, when you . bring your gift to the altar, you remember that your brother has 8lnything against you, leave your gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to .your broth er and then come and offer, your gift. Let us think, we who call our selves peacemakers, 0 fthe world as ,an altar. We often speak of the hard sayings of our Lord, an dthey should be hard, for that is the only kind some people under stand. Do we come to the· altar only because we are in need or do we come to give something? Maybe we are coming with outstretched hands to the llI1tar and Jesus stops us short: "Put your gift down. Think. Is there anybody in the world who has anything against you? If so, leave your gift, first go and be reconciled with your brother." In other words, go mend your fences and them come back. Would that the world's lead ers could go to one another in ' humility, mend their fences and go on from there. Jesus teaches us that our brother or sister can hold against us any sin of commission: any unkind word or deed by which the fabric of human fellowship can be damaged. ,Behind his com mandments lies God's intention that the human family showd

dive in unbroken feUowship; therefore anything that damages that fabric of fellowship comes under his judgment. How many go to the altar· bringing with them unkind words, cutting com

ments or selfish acts? "Step down from that altar and be recon ciled," says Jesus. Jesus also teaches us that our brothers and sisters can hold against us sins of omission: op portunities we have had to help someone and instead have cut that person down, said unkind things, never looking, back on 1he harm we have done, never caring about their suffering. If we have done those things, det us step aside from the alrtar and undo, if possible, the damage we have done. But sometimes it is too ~ate. The victim is wilth God. What then? To whom shall we be re conciled in his or her stead? When we' come to .the altar, we come to meet Ohrist. But what does he do? He sends us back into the world to meet him there in our brothers and sisters. They are not always those in need 'of food, shelter and cloth ing. There are. those who suffer in other ways: loneliness" sick ness, misunderstanding.' Let us be reconciled to them ' and then !l'etum to the aJtar to find peace, joy, assurance, the victorious inner' life and finally HIe with Christ forever.

CoyIe-Cassidy

14, varsity cheerleaders at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, have not taken the summer off. Just ~med from a weeklong cheel'1eading camp at ~outheastern, Massachusetts University, they will practice ,the remainder of the va~ation for the forthcoming (ootbaU and, basketbaU 'seasons.

At the SMU camp, over 300 cheerleaders from New Jersey' and the New England states worked 12 hours a day on cheers, chants, jumps, gymnastics and dance rOlitines. They were coach- . ed by nine instructors, al'l on college and university cheering squads and two gymnasts from' the New England Patl'iots cheer leading contingent. - The program W8$ directed by Doug Wood, and Pat Shea and also on hand were many coaches from area colleges and high schools. . . The Coyle-Cassidy girls won the Spirit megaphone on the second night of _the program, recognizing outstanding pep and sportsmans~p. Several C-C squad members arlso merited blue ribbons for individual ac complishments. The week was climaxed by a ral1ly at which squads demon strated special routines for fam ily members and friends. C-C's contribution, a combined cheer and dance. routine, was warmly received, and at the end of the rally the. squad received a plaque for outstanding performance throughout the week. Chrissy DeMoranvilIe, squad cocaptain, received an individ ua'i trophy for personality, pep,

attitude and cheering and dance abmties. . Other contributors to C-C's outstanding record were Tracy Benoit, cocaptain, and Stacy Coo, Suzanne nurt, Melanie, Paten aude, Lisa O'ConneH, Kathy Red mond, ,Barbara DiUon, Michele Labrecque, Chris DeToro, KTis tin DeMello, Pam E~singwood, Gina Tardo' and ,Ann Marie Fitz· gerald. ,~verly DeMQranvilIe is the C-C varsity coach~

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The traditional Connolly fam ily day will take place Sunday, Sept. 9, and the program win in "clude Mass, a picnic and an aft ernoon of entertainment. Summer improvements tl) the FaU River campus include road ,~epair and repainting. Among faculty activities have been attendance at west coast institutes, while Father RiChard J. Wolf, 51, will shortly leave for a year's sabbatical in Eng land. Freshman orientation is set for Sept. 5, all day; sophomore for noon to 3 p.m. Sept. 6; junior (or 8:05 to 11 a.m. Sept. 6; and senior for 8:05 to II a.m. Sept. 7.

Reelected HARTFORD, Conn. (NC) HolyCross 'Brother Richard Daly, executive director of the Texas Catholic Confereoce, has been re-elected president of the Na tional Association of Catholic COllference directors for the 1984-8~ biennium.

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ports watch eyo Baseball Finales Barr-ing unforeseen delays caused by inclement weather, or other factors, CYO baseball for 1984 will be history when this edition of The Anchor reaches its readers. The best-of-three final for the championship of the Brist91 County CYO League got under way last· Sunday at Thomas Chew -Memoriad Park in Fa'll River. Anawans won that series opener with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over NoJ1th End. The' regular-season champions rode to v:ictory on Peter Guilbeault's two-out home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. The game was attended by the biggest crowd of the season, in duding scouts representing the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia PhiUies. The series continued on Tues day night wl,th a third game, if needed, set for last night. Post-season playoffs in the Fall River Area CYO opened Tues day night at Lafayette Park with

the ,two St. Michael teams as ,the contenders for ,the playoff crown. Regular-season champion St. Michael's Club and St. Michael. Parish teams are the finalists. St. Michael's . Parish eliminated regular-season runnerup Swan sea in the semi-finals. St. Michael's Club gained the final . elim~n~ting St. Wiffiiam, two-tIm? tIthst, but was for~ed to a third game before oustmg the gallant St. WHliam nine. Facing elimination from the playoffs sewral times during the regular season l;Uld in the playoff quart~r-finals and semi finals. St. William made the 'impossible ~ream'· come true on those several occasions but. the string of impossible .dreams come true !l"an out as St. Michael's Club defeated St. William, 6-3, in the third and deciding game of their semi-final !*!ries. The second game of ,tIhe St. Michael vs. St. Michael final was schedUlled for aast night with the third game, if needed, to be played Sunday night. I

Football Jamborees With the rapidIyaproaching football' season high school teams are busy with scrimmages and jamborees as well as training camps. Most schools started double sessions last Monday. Bishop Feehan Higlh School, Southeastern Massachusetts Con ference Division Two 1983 cham pion, and Canton of the Hocko mock League have been holding camp this week at 'Portsmouth Abbey. Dartmouth, the confer ence's Division One champion and Division Three Super Bowl titlist Gast ~ar, broke camp at ·the A!>bey last Sunday. Somer-

set High was a,t a camp ,in Dux bury whlJe Nortlh Attleboro and Tyngsboro were at one in Sharon. The Hockomock League will hold its jamboree Sept. 8 at King PhHip High School, Wrentham. Teams will meet their Thanks giving Day rivals but North At tleboro wi1lJ. oppose Attleboro of the conference. Another jamboree. is set for 1 p.m. on the same day at Case High School in Swansea. The schedule is Case vs. Norton, Dur fee vs. Dighton-Rehoboth and Somerset vs. seekonk, dn that order.

Soccer Jamboree Too Also on Sept. 8, at 10 a.m., soccer ,teams of the conference will hold their own jamboree at Diman Yoke's' John Harrington Field in Fall River. • Bishop Connolly, Dartmouth, Durfee, Holy Fami/ly, Somerset, Bishop Stang, Westport and host Diman will be the participants. Each school will play a total game with each half agafnst a different opponent. Quarters wHl be of 15 minutes dU!l"ation. The Southeastern Massachu setts Football Officials Associa tion wiIjJ conduct instructional classes Wednesday evenings, starting Sept. 5, with written ex aminations to be held OCt. 1. The classes will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Somerset Lodge. Persons interested in attending should contact Eric Peterson. Bridgewater State University has advertised openings for an assistant .women's basketball coach and an .assistant women's gymnastics coach.. Applications

should be sent to the University's Personnel Office and further in formation may /be obtained from atheletic director Bo Ruggiero.

He's fulltime NEW YORK (NC) - Brother William J. Martyn, a Franciscan Friar of the Atonement, has been appointed the Archdiocese of· New York's first fuHtime staff member for ecumenical relations. Brother Martyri, ~ the exeou tive secretary of the archdioce san Ecumenical Commission, will deal with parish and neighbor hood interfaith efforts and co ordinate formal discussions of the archdiocese with other reli gious communities. The appointment makes the Archdiocese of New York one...of the few dioceses in the country wi·th a full~ime ecumenical af fairs officer. Others include the archdioceses of Los Angeles, San Fran~isco and Milwaukee.

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Five women p.astoral consultants WASHINGTON (NC) - Four laywomen and a nun have !been named consuiltants to the bishops' committee drafting a national pastoral letter on women. Bishop. Joseph L. Imeschof Joliet, nt, chairman of the drafting committee, announced the appointments. They are:. - Sister Anne Carr of the Sisters of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who teaches systematic theology ail: the University of Chicago Divinity School. - Mary arabeck,· assistant professor in counseling psycho .:logy at Boston College, who is a wife at:!d m.other of two.. . - Toinette Eugene, assistant professor of educ8ltion, society and black church studies at COII gate R9Chester Divinity School in Rochester, N.Y. - Rhonda Chervin, philosophy professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and a wife and mother of three. - Theme Perkins, who teach es Scripture at Boston College. The bishops decided to write a national pastoral. aetter on women in society and in the church during their general meeting last November. Target date for its completion is 1988. The vote to go ahead with the project was ~early unanimous, despite objections to the writing of a pastorllil on women by an all-male group of bishops. Project suppoJ1ters said that the roles the letter will address are ·significant pastoral concerns which are the responsibHity of the bishops to deal with as pas tors and teachers of the church.· Bishop Imesch, said consultation with women would be an essen tial part of the drafting process. Besides Bishop Imesch, mem bers of the drafting committee for the pastoral are Bishop Mat th~w H. Clark of Rochester, N.Y., Bishop Thomas J. Grady of Orlando, F1a., Auxiliary Bishop Alfred C. Hughes of Boston, AtixiHary Bishop William Lev ada of Los Angeles and AUxili ary Bishop Amedee W. Proulx of Port·land, Maine. According to the Aug. 14 an nouncement, t1he bishops. com mittees on doctrine and pastoraI

research and practices are to co operate in preparing the pastO!1"al, and other specialists are to be consulted in developing it.

TV head' VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has named Ariteri can Arehbishop John Foley presi dent of the Council for tt1e Ad ministration of the Vatican Tele vision Center (CTV). The council supervises and' sets direction for CTU, estab lished in 1ate 1983. Archbishop Foley also h'eads' the Vatican Commission for Social Comuni· cation. . Archbishop FoGey, former edi tor of the The Catholic Standard and Times in Philadelphia, said CTU "renders a service to the church.in documenting the pope's travels and in making programs about the pope and the Vatican available throughout the world." "The Vatican has made sure that adl that the Holy Father does is covered and available for use throughout the world so ·that aN individullils have access to it," said Archbishop Foley. "Networks do not cover every thing, and some countries do not have .tIhe resources to have tele vision crews -here in Rome." On occasion, he noted, CTU acts as a pool service, covering an event for aU the media. One such instance was when Pope John Paul II visited his would !be assassin, Memhet Ali Agca. Another pool arrangement was made during the pope's May visit to Korea. "When the student with the toy gun pointed :it at the Holy Father," Mchbishop 'Foley said, "the crv camera crew had it documented and made the film availlable to the network at no charge." CTV, he added, is somewhat like the papal photographer, be cause it "has access to the most p.rivate of audiences."

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S T . J OSE PH, NB Beginning Sept. 3, Masses will be offered Monday through Fri day at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Eng lish and 11 a.m. in French. Saturday Masses will be at' 8 and 11 a.m. and 4:30 and 7 p.in. Prayer meetings: 7 p.m. each Wednesday of September. St. Joseph seniors: business meeting Sept. 6; social Sept.. 20; theatre trip Sept. 27; bus trip Sept. 28. ST. STANISLAUS, FE ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVlEN Eileen Diskin is the winner of the Women's Guild first annual Space remains for five child scholarship. She will attend ren in an, "I Am Special" pro Southeastern Massachusetts Uni grain for ages 41h to 5. Infor versity. mation at rectory. An anonymous donor has ,pre Parish renewal week begins sented $200 to the parish to aid Sept. 8, with a special liturgy in school tuition for two needy at 7 each night. students. Other recent donors A Wednesday night youth include a young lady so movec;l program will ,begin in Septem by the peace and beauty of the ber for teens who have been parish gardens that she ,gave 'confirmed. $500 tow;:lrd~ ground upke~p;, ST., J,OlllN OF GOD" and. many glv.e~s. to the n~w ,', S'01WER'SET ' ":'. ' . sacristy /reconcillahon room ,ad- :" ':"";''':':'". ~.:' '., ,", '. dition to the church: ,'",::';":"; ;; .. ;,.';.:~,\.(J?p~l'I~~abon candidates WIll, , ',,:",':",::, .. ' :,.:'b,e"'P.r:v.~sted: at 7 p.m. Sept.;>" .. HOLY TRINITY, w.. iiARWlGH/,:'af:·::l,-.Mijssiri the church. Par-'" New oficersof the·La~s,,';;,;eilts~,a:'re.'asked to attend with Association of the',;·;' Sa~·rtid;,;,;;;.thefr.:' children: ' Hearts: Frances: ",GIynn/:;-~~!!~V\,~:~~j': JUDE/QUEEN OF dent; Rose M~chold,' vice-pr~j:::;'::' . dent; Florence"'Perry,:treas~ret':·:,, ALL SAINTS, Jeanne Downes" Mae' McGrath;" SAN~UIT/MASHPEE secretaries ' ' ' pally Mass: 8 a.m., Wed., . Thur., Fri., at St. Jude's; 9 a.m., BL. SACRAMENT, FR Mon. through Fri., 'All Saints. Women's Guild meeting: 7:30 Meeting for eucharistic min p.m. Sept. 5, church hall. isters, lectors and music minisBible study classes: :begin ters of both chapels: 7:30 p:m. Sept. 19 in small chapel. Th03e Sept. 4; for ushers, 7:30 p.m. , 'interested are asked to notify Sept. 5; for CCD workers, 7:30 Father Rene Levesque, pastor. p.m. Sept. 6. PUBLiCITY CHAIRMEN

are asked to' submit news Items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River. 02722.. Name of city or town shOUld be Included as well as full dates of all actiVities. please send news of future rather than past events. Note: We do not carry news of fundralslng activities such as bingos, whlsts, dances. suppers and bazaars. We are happy. to carry notices of spiritual programs, clUb meetlnl/s, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundraislng pra lects may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor business office, teleph~ne 675·7151. , On Steering Points items FR Indicates Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford.

ST. THOMAS MORE; SOMERSET ,Father John F. X. O'Connor. C.SS.R., will speak at weekend Masses on behalf of Redemptor ist missions in Latin America. A volunteer cook is needed for the Fall River Community Soup Kitchen. It is hoped that "A Man f,lr All Seasons," a play on the life of the parish patron, St. Thomas More, will be produced in the parish in November. A 'plan ning meeting of interested per son~ was held Aug. 27. ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH First Saturday devotions: Mass at '8 a.m. at St. Patrick's and St. T'homas mission. Rosary followin~ Mass at St. Patrick's. Massachusetts Citizens for Life will have representatives at the church this weekend. Those wishinj! to, assist may call Ellen Mitchell" 548-3276. ' " CATHEDRAL, FR The Women's Guild will spon sor a, trolley trip' to Heritage Park at 1:15 p.m. Sept. 9. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR Father Gerald P: Barnwell will be parochial school chap lain, aiding with religion c;lasses and conducting liturgies. A few openings remain in the school and information is available ilt the principal's office, 672-7258'All are welcome at a Mass open ing'the' school year at 1:15 p.m. S t 7 ' .ep " . O.L. HAVEN, FAIRHAVEN Volunteers are needed at this diocesan nursing home. Infor mation: Sister Aileen Johnson, 999-4561. . LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Bible study ,group mettings: resume Sept. 6 at 10 a.m. each Thursday un!ier the direction of Father Joseph Ross, MS:' All welcome. Participant's are asked, to bring a Bible, preferably the Jerusalem edition.

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CITIZENS FOR LIFE,' NB Membership drive meeEng: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, St. Mary's parish hall, 783 Dartmouth St., So. Dartmouth. All welcome. Information: Mary Ann Booth, 636-4903. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA A parish renewal retreat will be held at Weston Priory, Ver mont, Dec. 14 through 16. In formation at rectory. An inquiry forum for non Catholics or Catholics wishing to learn 'more about their faith will 'begin after Labor Day and' be held on Sunday nights for thee months. Information at rectory. ' O.lL. ANGELS, FR CCD students will attend 9 a.m. Mass Sept. 23. The winter Mass schedule he gins Oct. 7 with weekend Mass es at 4 and 5:15 p.m. on Satur day and hourly 7 a.m. through noon and at 5:15 ,p.m. Sunday. O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB Prayer meetings: New Cl'ea tion 7 p.m. each Monday in chapel; youth group ,7:30 p.m. each Friday in chapel. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Child ,ca.re during 10 a.m. Sunday Mass will resume Sept. 16. Volunteer aides call Pat Messier, 252-3762. O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Mass at Centerville Nursing Home: 2 p.m. today. Parish council nominations will take pla~e this weekend.,

PHOENIX, Ariz. (NC) - N.a-," tive Americans are being trans formed through a journey of hope and a pilgrimage of faith and 'love, said Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez of Santa Fe, N.M., in his keynote address at the Teka kwitha Conference in Phoenix. The transformQtion, he told the over 1,500 Native American Catholics and missionaries at the recent conference, is making Na tive Americans a symbol of new life. The conference for Catholic North American Indians' and those' working with _ them is named for Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk woman whom Pope John Paul II beati , fied in, 1980. -Blessed Kateri, the' "Lily of the Mohawks," defied tribal tradition Iby liVing the life of a Christia~ virgin. Archbis~op Sanchez said that her ~eadership was helping Na tive American Catholics to per severe on jtbeir sacred journey. Recalling the conference's opeping procession, he said it helped "transform the haH in which we gathered into a sacred temple of worship." . . The opening ceremonies also included the tradition ail blessing of fire, the blessing of water and the 'blessittg of place and people, ,traditions Archbishop Sanchez said should be preserved as ways of making man's life journey sacred. The Tekakwitha conference,

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New system ROME (NC) - The Vatican and the Italian government have agreed to repla~ state subsidies paid to clergy and church insti tutions with a program financed by tax deductions. The agree ment paved the way to final ap proval of a new concordant be tween the Vatican and Italy which ends Catholicism's status as Italy's official religion. Under the plan Italy would in 1990 cease payments to parishes and church officials totaling about $180 million annuaHy. Instead, taxpapers would be aHowed to deduct donations up to about $600 to a new administrative $>rganization.

Tightrope policy GUATEMALA CITY (NC) Archbishop Prospero Penados del Barrio of Guatemala City said in a New York Times inter view that he' tstrying to keep his distance from the country's military government while in volving the church in more social reform. " We must be in constant dialogue with the au thorities, but never be united with them, much less submit to them," he said. The archbishop has clashed with government officia-ls over human rights is sues in the past. Several priests and hundreds of lay workers have been killed since 1976 in the country's chronic guerrilla warfare,