09.02.76

Pope

Cautions P 'r e I a te

VATICAN CITY (NC)-L'Osservatore Romano has published the French text of a letter from Pope Paul VI to suspended Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre who recently has taken increasingly schismatic steps in opposition to decisions reached at the Second Vatican Council.

The text of the letter follows:

To our venerated brother Marcel Lefebvre: , , On this feast of the As; sumption of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, we wish to assure you of our rememQUAKER ROAD, NORTH FAUVIOUTH, l\1ASSACHUSETTS brance, accompanied by a special prayer for a positive and speedy solution to the question regarding your person and your actions in regard to the Church.

Our remembrance is expressed in a fraternal and paternal wish: that you No change in the parochial Vol. 20. No. 36, Sept. 2, 1976 Quaker Road, North Falmouth, of St. Joseph Parish, Woods would carefully consider, Price 15c $5.00 per year overlooking Dam Pond with Hole, will oversee construction status of the venerable Woods before Our Lord and before North Falmouth on one side and of the more :than half-million Hole Parish of St. Joseph is the Church, in the quiet and Buzzards Bay on the other, will dollar construction project. V anticipated. seriousness of your consci-. be the new home of the di- and V Construction Company, St. Joseph Parish, second old~ East Falmouth, has begun the est parish on Cape Cod, ranks ence as a bishop, the insupocese's newest church. work under Holmes and Edportabie irregularity of your The new. church will be a wards, Inc., of Boston, Archi- behind only Corpus Christi Parish in Sandwich in years of serpresent position. This posishort distance from the' site of tects. vice to the Catholic faithful of tion is not in conformity the present Immaculate ConcepThe new church will accomtion Mission in Megansett, a modate over 600. On a lower the Cape Cod area. with either truth or justice. a facility no longer well suited level will be found the parish Presently, under the supervision It arrogates to itself the Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, for worthy and dignified liturgi- hall, catechetical facilities and of Father Powers, extensive renright to declare that our S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, cal celebrations. kitchen. The entire structure will ovations are being made on St. apostolic ministrv is outside Joseph's rectory in Woods Hole. has given first assignments to Rev. Joseph L. Powers, Pastor be air conditioned. the rule of faith, and to ten young men entering the seminary for the first time and joinjudge as inacceptable the ing some 40- students for the teaching of an ecumenical priesthood in the Diocese of Fall council which was held in River. perfect accord with the Its Place in the Total Religious into the Retreat Experience in With the theme "Parish Faith The ten seminarians come Education Program, Therese Gau- Confirmation Programs, Sister norms laid down by the Alive: the Spirit in '76," the difrom all parts of the diocese.

Betty Doyle, RSM; It's Not Church. These are very ocese will observe National Cat- thier Fishman.

Assigned to St. John's Sem- echetical Sunday on Sept. 19 Not for Children Only: Family Easy Bein' Green (the retarded grave accusations. And your inary in Brighton are: with an afternQon workshop at Religious Education, Sister Su- child), Sister Roger Mills, RSM. Roger Durand, II, of Our Lady Bishop Stang High School, zanne Lachapelle, RSM and Ms. But My Mother and Father position is not in accord of Mount Carmel Parish in See- North Dartmouth.

Turn to Page Seven with either the Gospel or Mary Reardon; Some Insights konk; the faith. , Open to all, but especially deJames Ferry of St. Dominic To continue on this road signed for the' enrichment of Parish, Swansea; will be a grave danger for James Fitzpatrick of Immac- parents and classroom and reliyour own consecrated perulate Conception Parish, Taun- gious education teachers, 'the program will offer a choice of ton; son and for those who fOlThomas Frechette of Our 36 different workshops and demlow you as their guide, in Lady of Assumption Parish, Os- onstrations addressed to a va- By Father John B. Sheerin, C.S.P. the soul of patience in his attidisobedience to the provisriety of contemporary concerns. terville; tude. ions of canon law. Instead at 12:30 The day will open Mark Hession of St. Joseph Pope Paul's handling of French There was a time when we p.m. with registration, followed Bishop Lefebvre's case is, I feel, said that "when the heavy hand of correcting abuses which Parish, Fairhaven; Richard Knapp of St. Julie at 1 o'clock by an opening ad- a good example of the new spirit Turn to Page Fifteen you' seek to rectify, this dress by Bishop Daniel A. Cro- in the Church since Vatican II. Billiart Parish, Dartmouth; (course of action) only creThomas McGlynn of St. Law- nin. The workshops will follow It is a spirit of humility and serates another, and one of the and a prayer service scheduled vice replacing the strong-armed Offer Prayers rence Parish, New Bedford. utmost seriousness.

Assigned to St. Thomas Sem- for 5:30 p.m. will close the pro- discipline that often marked gram.

Brother, have the }zumility inary, Bloomfield, Conn., are: official settlement of church con- For Conversion Workshop subjects and speak- troversies in the past. The Joao Mimoso of Immaculate ROME (iNC) - Prayers were and the courage to break Conception Parish, New Bed- ers follow: bishop has been rebellious in re- offered in most of this city's 500 the illogical bonds which ford; Prayer-Honesty Is the Best jecting Vatican II reforms, so churches Aug. 29 for the Pope, Michael Caouette of Our Lady Policy, Sister Maria Frances much so that many Catholics ex- for Church unity and for the make you a stranger and an of Victory Parish, Centerville; Conway, RSM; Teens and Their pected the Pope to crack down conversion of those in error-es- enemy to the Church, to this Keith Shuley of St. Francis Teachers, Sister Kathleen Hag- hard and heavy on the offend- pecially traditionalist Catholics same Church which you ~~:sEt:> Q.lU~ f'o-106T'~. ~.....

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1976

What's

IN THE WORLD

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Happening

IN THE NATION

ITEMS FROM NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE-----

National 'Returned to Nature' NEW YORK - Karen Quinlan's unexpected survival after being taken off the respirator and transferred to a nursing home June. 10 spared her parents an emotional ordeal and pointed up the need for chronic care facilities in our society, according to Father Thomas Trapasso, the family's parish priest. "No matter how much you theologize about how you don't have to prolong life by extraordinary means," said Father Trapasso, "if there was a very direct and immediate death oGcurring from removing the respirator, . emotionally it would be a different thing." "But I think that at this point she's been returned to nature," he said of the 22-year-old woman who has been in a coma since April, 1975, and whose case stirred worldwide interest in the question of prolongation of life through mechanical means.

First Catholic BOSTON - The first Catholic to preach in historic Old North Church here called for a restoration of the "sense of God's presence" to dispel "the satanic spirit of infidelity" permeating contemporary society. Cardinal John Wright, prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, took part in an ecumenical service of the historic church's bicentennial Third Lantern Forum. Other forum participants have included President Ford, Queen Elizabeth and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros of Boston, who did not preach.

,Unauthorized Ads WASHINGTON -

Newspaper ads placed

by anti-abortionists supporting Sen. Robert J. Dole (R-Kan.) in his 1974 re-election campaign against a physician who favored abortion were not authorized by campaign officials, but their costs was later chalked up as a campaign contribution to avoid possible criminal action. Dole, now the Republican vice presidential nominee, disavowed the ads, which featured a skull and crossbones, but election laws then in force required those supporting candidates to obtain authorization for any ads they ran.

Abortion Funding WASHINGTON - The Senate has once again voted to continue federal funding of welfare abortions, thus throwing the matter back to a House-Senate conference committee. A provision to cut off such funding is contained in a house-passed version of a bill appropriating funds for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare.

A previous attempt to iron out House-Senate differences in the $56.6 billion appropriatio路ns measure was unsuccessful, and on Aug. 10, the House voted 223 to 150 to stick by the prohibition on welfare abortions authored by Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.), and passed originally in June.

The Senate vote to reject the -House measure was 53 to 35. Last June, 57 senators opposed the cutoff, with 28 voting in favor.

World Defrocking Controversy ROME - An Italian priest and a German Catholic lay leader have added to the contro-

versey here over the Vatican's defrocking of a former路 Benedictine abbot by' issuing statements of solidarity with the controversial ex-priest.

Both challenged the Vatican's action as a political move, and the priest called for a similar "unfrocking" of the Vatican city-state. The controversey began when Giovanni Battista Franzoni, former abbot of St. Paul's Outsidethe-Walls in Rome, who had been suspended from the exercise of his priesthood since 1974, was returned to lay status by the Vatican after declaring for the Communist party in Italy's June general elections.

Surrender to Priest BELFAST - Three terrorist gunmen, believed to be members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), surrendered to a Catholic priest, Father Malachy Murphy, after a wild police chase through Belfast, a gunfight, and a siege that lasted four hours.

Four others were arrested at the end of the . chase, just before their truck, filled with explosives, blew up in the gunfight. but three escaped to a house nearby and asked' Father Murphy to handle negotiations with the police.

Small Flock VATICAN CITY - The Church which flourished when Libya was an Italian colony is now reduced to two churches, a few other buildings and a handful of priests and Sisters, according to a report on Vatican Radio. Some 20,000 Catholics, almost all foreigners who are technicians and workmen, come mainly from Italy, Yugoslavia and Poland. They are served by six Franciscan priests and 120 Sisters, who conduct schools and work in hospitals. The great Romanesque cathedral of Tripoli has become a mosque. .,III11I1I11I11I",IIIII,IIIIIIIII""'"IIIIIIII.llnllllllllllllO,",,"""1II111111"''''''''"110111111_

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SEPT. 10 Rev. Msgr. Felix S. Childs, 1969, Pastor Emeritus, Sacred Heart Fall River Rev. Hugo Dylla, 1966, Pastor, St. Stanislaus, Fall River SEPT. 12 Rev. John J. Galvin, 1962, Assistant, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall River

SEPT. 13 Rev. Charles A. J. Donovan, 1949, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton SEPT. 15 Rev. Henry J. Mussely, 1934, Pastor, St. John Baptist, Fall River Rev. Br~ndan McNally, S.J., 1958, Holy Cross College, Worcester, Mass.

Rev. John J. Casey, 1969, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, North Easton SEPT. 16 Rev. Msgr. Jean A. Prevost, P.A., P.R.,. 1925, Pastor, Notre Dame, Fall River

Church Must Be Champion Of Poor: Msgr. Higgins WASHINGTON (NC) - The Church "must become, without fear or favor, the champion of the poor in our society," Msgr.

George G. Higgins, secretary for research. U. S. Catholic Conference (USCC), said here in a Labor Day statment. . Reflecting on the theme of the U. S. bishops' observance of the national bicentennial, "Liberty and Justice for All," Msgr.

Higgins recalled the exhortation of Moses to his followers about to enter the Promised Land: "It may be that one of your brethren will fall on evil days. Do not steel ~our heart and shut your

purse against him; be generous to his poverty."

This exhortation and Christ's teaching echoing it are "more important today than ever before," Msgr. Higgins said. "This is true not only because there is no lack of poor people in this prosperous land, but also, and more importantly, because there is less excuse today for the continuation of widespread poverty and less excuse on our own part for steeling our hearts and shutting our purses against its unfortunate victims.

No Lack of Poor "Our first obligation," he con-

tinued, "as we examine our collective conscience during the bicentennial on the matter under discussion, is to bring ourselves to realize that there is indeed no lack of desperately poor people at the present time in almost every community in the United States. By and large, our recognition of this fact has been very slow in coming."

He noted that "even the most conservative estimates indicate that more than 25 million Americans are poverty stricken, by any reasonable standard, and that several million able-bodied workers were unemployed at the

last count. Add to this the tragic fact that blacks, on the average, are almost twice as poor as white and that their unemployment rate is more than twice as high as that of white workers, and it will be readily understood why a prominent official of our government was prompted to say recently that, in his opinion, 'the situation is so deplorable in human terms that it warrants an indignant intolerance of any explanation for it in terms of any kind of economic analysis.'''

Although many people of good will have sought to alleviate poverty, Msgr. Higgins said, the poor themselves have in recent years made the people of the country aware of the extent of poverty in the United States.

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New Approach to Education Set at S.S. Peter and Paul A new approach to total religious education will be tried at SS. Peter and Paul parish in Fall River, it was announced last Sunday. The parish has created a new position of Parish Director of Education, with' overall responsibility for the parish school, the CCD program, and adult education.

Sister Leona· Misto, RS.M. has b~en named to the new post.

Sister Leona is a native of Cranston, Rhode Island, and was educated at Salve Regina College, later pursuing graduate studies at Rhode Island College.

Prior to accepting her present assignment, Sister Leona taught

on the elementary grade level at schools in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and on the high school level at St. Xavier Academy, Providence, St. Mary's Academy, Bayview in East Providence and Bishop Feehan High in Attleboro. She has worked in CCD classes at various parishes in the Providence and Fall River dioceses, and for the past two years she has served as a Spiritual Renewal Director for her religious congregation.

In describing the new position, Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, administrator of the parish, explained that "sound religious education is a major goal of the parish

FACULTY MEETING: Wednesday's THE Day, all realize, as the SS. Peter and Paul Parish School faculty lays careful plans for the new school year. Discussion brings together: from left to right: Mrs. Mary Lynn Provost and Sister Barbara Hunt, teachers; Sister Leona Misto, Parish· Director of Education; Michael Phillippino, teacher; Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, Associate Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Parish and Director of the parish school.

Thurs., Sept. 2, 1976

Diocesan Choir S'ets Schedule

and we are anxious to give equal attention and effort to children in our parish school, to our public school children, and to our teenagers and adults as well.

"Often these different programs are served by totally independent programs under the .direction of different individuals, with the result that there is needless duplication and even wasteful competition for parish resources," he noted.

Monsignor O'Neill went on to say that there has been -much discussion nationally, regarding the need for "total religious education," an ideal held up by the Bishops of the United States in a recent pastoral, "To Teach as Jesus Did." Several authors have even made a case·for the parish school being a center for the religious education of all children and adults, whether they be "full time, part time or graduate" students of the school.

"The problem," Monsignor O'Neill commented, "is that while nearly everyone accepts the concept of total religious education in theory, in practice each program goes its own way because it has its own director.

We hope that having one person coordinate our entire program will achieve the unity we desire."

PLAN RETREAT: Eleanor M. Lally is in charge of arrangements for the 25th consecutive retreat of the Catholic Association of Foresters, .to be held at Miramar Retreat House, Duxbury, the weekend of Sept. 24 under direction of Rev. Lawrence Poetz, SVD. Reservations, open to friends as well as members, may be made with Catherine P. Harrington, 159 Shawmut St., Fall River, Monsignor O'Neill has served telephone 673-1968.

as Diocesan Superintendent of Schools and later Director of Education for 15 years, and his associate, Rev. Ronald A. Tosti, was Diocesan Director of Religious Education for three years.

Both hold graduate degrees in education.

CATHOLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENT SCHOOL CALENDAR 1976 - 1977 MONDAY THRU FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1976

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3 10 17 24 31

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JANUARY 1977 4 5 6 11 12 13 18 19 20 25 26 27

OCTOBER 1976 10 17 24

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FEBRUARY 1977 2 1 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 (21 22 23 24 25) 28 15 days

MAY 1977

JUNE 1977

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4 11 18 25 19 days

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DECEMBER 1976 1 2 6 9 7 8 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 . 30 17 days

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Total Days = 184 Holiday or vacation; no school session End of Quarter. Examinations given during this week; report cards issued within week following.

Good Friday Catholic Education Convention

18 days

I-The end of the school year is determined by the fulfillment of the school attendance requirements of Massachusetts State Law and the approval of the Diocesan Education Office.

2-Sessions shall be suspended whenever the public school sessions in the city or town are suspended due to inclement weather. ' .

3-Qn the day preceding a vacation if public school sessions close prior to the usual time, Catholic schools may close at the same time.

4-Special holidays proclaimed by the civil authorities for their respective city or towns are to be observed.

5-Schools may not take additional free days or close sessio11.s early without the consent of the Diocesan

Office.

6=-Elementary school graduations may be held on ~r after June 6. High school graduations may be held on or after May 30. .

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Members of the Diocesan Choir wiIl resume regular rehearsals on Friday September 10th at 1 p.m. at Holy Name School, Fall River. A busy schedule has been planned for the 1976-1977 season. Of immediate importance is the 75th anniversary of the Cathedral Church to be celebrated on September 19th and an ordination to the priesthood on Saturday, the 18th of September. Because of the proximity of these 2 celebrations and the scarcity of time allowed for rehearsal, it is imperative to coordinate and unite the choir's efforts. It is hoped all members of the large chorus will be present at this first rehearsal of the season.

Three specific rehearsals are planned for these 2 celebrations; Friday, September 10th and Sunday, September 12th, both at Holy Name School at 7 p.m. The third rehearsal will be held on VVednesday, September 15th, at Saint Mary's Cathedral, at 7 p.m.

This rehearsal will be a full rehearsal, and. will include brass choir and organ accompanying the 100 voice choir.

Father William G. Campbell, director of the Diocesan Choir, announces that all members who have sung at any time this past year with the chorus are invited to return this fall season. Diocesan choir members who have' borrowed music are asked to bring music with them so that an inventory of the diocesan music library may be taken. New members are also invited to attend these rehearsals.

Members who wish to sing for the candlelight procession and Mass in October are requested to attend these rehearsals since most of the repertoire sUllg in October will be sung at these September celebrations.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1976

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Counseling The State of California has awarded a grant that could have interesting and far-reaching effects.

A family counseling center has been invited to gather one hundred bartenders, hairdressers and cab drivers who will be given a crash course in counseling so that they can better handle the problems that routinely come to them.

Reasoning quite logically and correctly that these persons "exist in an environment that is conducive to hearing

personal problems," the center will guide them in human behavior, effective listening and communication and the role and responsibility of a helper.

It is not a bad idea at all.

One hopes, of course, that the standards that they bring to the course, and take from it, will be those of truth and high values. But it is apparent to many people that others are looking to talk over their problems, to confide in even strangers, to seek advice in matters that can influence a whole life, and eternity as well.

So while these one hundred are chosen for the special course, the program is a reminder that just about everyone occupies--or can-that' same role of counselor. People are always looking for guidance in a direct or indirect manner.

They are always taking example from those around them and this for weal or woe. They are quick to confide in those who offer a sympathetic ear and seem willing to give some time and reverent attention. Indeed, this is one of the greatest attractions of some of the present~day cults-a willingness to listen and then to give advice and guidelines.

It is no surprise that the spiritual works of mercy list the work of counseling in their number. It is a great responsibility and part of the witness to Christ. The spoken word has great power and when it is directed toward a problem and the possible changing of a life is not to be undertaken without grave concern.

The Choice Barbara Ward, blessed with strong faith .and great intellect and deep insight, has written a new book in which she says, among valuable other things, that whenever a portion of a nation's people lives in poverty and substandard conditions, this circumstance is the result of a deliberate choice by the nation so involved.

Strong stUff, this, but she proves her point. ..

If a nation determines to provide a decent standard of housing and living for all its people, it can, by the right ordering of priorities and the necessary-and not overwhelming-expenditure of money, bring about its determination.

The crux of the matter, of course, is the ordering of priorities. These should be clear enough: people must take precedence over everything else, and their basic needs in living and living in some minimum of decency and dignity must be achieved and can be. It may mean that the terrible gulf between the "haves" and the "have nots" must be narrowed at the expense of the "haves," but so be it.

This, however, is not always palatable to the "haves" who usually rejoice in power and prestige and decision-making.

And so the problem. And so the choice. And so the elements of turmoil and worse.

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PEACE

People smile at each other . . . reach out their hands. and wish one another peace . . . Christ's peace.

All but Harry ... Arms folded ... jaws set . eyes staring straight ahead . . . he stands stoically silent and unsmiling . . . a cold symbol of closedness ... in a setting of warm openness.

Sharing Christ's peace, to be sure ... is not just a matter of a superficial greeting ... or a token handshake . . . Harry may feel it is all phoney . . . He may be conservative or liberal . . . sincerely convinced or just plain stubborn·. .. . but his appearance becomes a chilling symbol . . . of a closed mind and heart . . . the very opposite of the openness . . . that allows for peace ... a gift of the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit of Jesus ... is a Spirit of peace a Spirit of flexibility and adaptation . . . of strength clothed with gentleness ... His presence bridges differences . . . blends opposites . . . melts rigidity.

The Holy Spirit brings the peace of Christ to those whose hearts are open . . I whose minds are questioning . . . whose mouths can soften into a smile . . . and whose hands can reach out . . . even to those with whom one differs.

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Washington Report

By JIM CASTELp NC News Service

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Battling Over Ethnics

WASHINGTON (NC)-The Republican National Convention in Kansas City was in many ways less boring than the Democratic convention in New Nork because of the closeness of the race between President Ford and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan.

But the convention' was not without its boredom, felt most in the long, spontaneous and sometimes pointless floor demonstrations by the losing Reagan -supporters.

At times observers felt the demonstrations were almost intended to put off the end of the convention and the 10-week campaign that follows it.

The Republican party is fighting a war on two fronts. On one front it faces a strong Demo·

cratic lead in the polls; on the second front, despite Reagan's support of the Ford-Dole ticket, the Republicans face a third party challenge from some of their own most conservative members.

The National Conservative coalition, headed by National Re. view publisher William Rusher and Richard Vigueria, a former George Wallace fund raiser, will have a candidate who will be on the ballot in most states. Many Republicans fear that such a candidate could destroy Ford's chances in a close race by taking from three to five per cent of the votes away from Ford. (Some Democrats share similar concerns about the independence campaign of former Sen. Eugene McCarthy,

an ex-Democrat who has received about Jive per cent of the vote in some national polls.)

Probably the two most repeated comments about the GOP is that it is a minority party claiming to have the allegiance of only one in five Americans, and that it has, nevertheless, won four of the last six presidential illections.

Both are true. It is also true that the Republicans have won only four of the last 11 elections if the Roosevelt and Truman victories are included.

In the last 44 years, Republi'can presidents have been elected on their independent personal popularity. This was true of Dwight Eisenhower in 1952 and 1956 and when the Roosevelt coalition was torn apart in 1968 and 1972.

Generally Democrats have at least a tentative reunification of the "Roosevelt coalition" - liberals, -blacks, the South and bluecollar workers and perhaps some Catholic ethnics. While the Republicans will attempt to recoup their strength in the South, Catholic ethnics will be the most vulnerable element in the Roosevelt coalition.

Campaign Strategies Although the presidential campaign will not begin "officially" until Labor Day, the shape of both parties' ethnic campaigns already seem clear.

The Republicans will emphasize Ford's series of personal meetings with ethnic leaders and accuse the Democrats of being insensitive to ethnics and of seeking to appeal to them on narrow grounds. The Republicans will appeal to ethnics primarily by "running on the record" of the Ford Administration.

On the Democratic side, Jimmy Carter will emphasize his efforts to be educated about and respond to ethnic concern. The Democrats can also be expected to present an "elitist" image of the Republican party as the party of the "big business."

Ethnics can also expect to hear these arguments in the upcoming campaign: -Republicans will talk abo'ut inflation, arguing that it hurts the poor and the elderly more than anyone else; the Democrats will dispute Repulican claims of American "prosperity," citing a 7.8 per cent unemployment rate, making iobs an issue and arguing that inflation can be reduced by increasing production.

-The Repulbicans will attack "big government" as an intrusion on family life and the free enterprise system; the Democrats will also attack "big government," often using Republican issues, while at the same time backing new government social programs which. they will argue, can be run efficiently.

-The Democrats will attack Ford Administration efforts to cut back programs of health care and aid to the elderly; the Republicans will argue that stopping inflation is the best hope for these groups.

The Republicans, and Sen: Dole in particular, will attack the Democratic platform plank opposing a constitutional amend· ment to restrict abortions; Carter will oppose abortion and state his opposition to the federal funding of abortion.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1976

The Permanent Diaconate

.Why Are Deacons Needed When Laity Can Do Job?

By REV. JOHN F. MOORE For some people, including some priests, the basic question about the diaconate is - why?

Between them, priests and laymen can do everything that permanent deacons can do. So why is it desirable to restore the diaconate?

Many general answers can be given to this question, but they do not go to the heart of the matter. The central and basic reasons were summed up by the United States Bishops in their resolution on permanent deacons when they stated that they wished to introduce the permanent diaconate into this country "both to complete the hierarchy of sacred orders and to enrich and strengthen the various diaconal ministries at work in the United States with the sacramental grace of the diaconate."

The first of these reasons"to complete the hierarchy of sacred orders" - refers to the fact that the diaconate is an integral part of the ministerial hierarchy (bishops, priests and deacons) originally established for Christ's Church~ This point was to a great extent lost sight of during the centuries in which the diaconate was in eclipse. Yet the diaconate is clearly a part of the Sacrament of Orders. Its restoration is not an invitation in the sense of being something brand new (for the diaconate, as we have seen, dates back to the very earliest days of the Church), nor is it an exercise in antiquarianism (since there are many pressing roles and high contemporary jobs that need doing by deacons). Rather, it is a serious attempt to see and restore the ministerial hierarchy in the Church as the apostolic founders intended.

The second reason-the desire to "strengthen the various diaconal ministries ... with the sacramental grace of the diaconate" -is equally important. As Karl Rahner remarks, it is a "governing principle" that "when the office and the divine assurance of the grace necessary for fulfilling the office can be given in a sacramental manner ... they should be given in this manner."

'Anonymous Deacons' Father Rahner and others note that some diaconal functions . are now being performed in the Church by laymen and have been for some time. We might call these people "anonymous deacons" who have totally committed themselves as Christian'.; to the service of others.

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The monthly meeting of the Fall River Council will be held Tuesday, Sept. 7, as guests of St. Patrick Conference, Somerset. Mass will be offered at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Pearse and Old Warren Rd., Swansea at 7 p.m.

All conferences are to complete their annual reports and return them to the Diocesan Office of Social Services, 368 No. Main St., Fall River.

Since the possibility of ordination to the diaconate exists, there is no reason why such men should not take advantage of it -and thus receive the graces for the performance of their work through the sacramental means of ordination.

Furthermore, the fact that laymen either are now doing or can do most of what will in the future be done by ordained deacons is no argument against the diaconate. Rather, it supports the argument "that such officebearers ought to be given that ecclesiastical and ... sacramental ordination which exists or existed in the Church precisely for that office."

Finally, Pope Paul on June 18, 1967 stated, "Although some functions of the deacons, especially in missionary countries, are in fact accustomed to be entrusted to laymen, it is nevertheless beneficial to those who perform a truly diaconal ministry to be strengthened by the imposition of hands, a tradition going back to the Apostles, and be more closely joined to the' altar' so that they may more effectively carry out their ministry through the sacramental grace of the diaconate."

PADRE PIO: A representative of Our Lady of Grace Monastery, San Giovanni Rotondi, Italy, where Padre Pio, only stigmatic priest in the history of the Catholic Church, lived until his death in 1968, will present a program on the friar's cause for canonization at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at St. Anthony church hall, New Bedford.

The evening will include a film on Padre Pio's life and talks by the inonastery representative and by Mrs. Vera .M. Calandra, U.S. director of the Padre Pio cause. Personal belongings of the friar will be on display and literature on his life will be available. All are invited to attend.

ON THEIR WAY: On their way to unforgettable week at Eucharistic Congress when this picture was taken were diocesan Boy Scouts, accompanied by Rev. Normand Boulet of St. Joseph's Church, Attleboro. From left, Frederick Mauer, Ernest Anelunde, Arthur Cote, John Raposa, Alan Pires, John Hargraves, Brendan Murphy. (Photo courtesy of Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Scouts Cherish Congress Memories The Philadelphia "Eucharistic Congress is over but it's still bright in the memories of six diocesan boys, among especially chosen Boy Scouts from across the nation who were guides and ushers at congress events. The boys, all at least 14 years old, had to be First Class Scouts and holders of the Ad Altare Dei' religiOUS award to qualify for their congress roles.

They were accompanied to Philadelphia by Rev. Normand J. I Boulet of St. Joseph's parish, Attleboro, Annawon Council Scout chaplain, ,and also with them was Scout \Brendan Murphy of Middleboro, an Annawon affiliate.

Before reaching the congress, however, the boys took the opportunity of visiting national Boy Scout headquarters in New Jersey, where they met with members of the National Catholic Scouting Committee. From there they went to Divine Word Seminary, -Bordentown, N. J., where w,ith other Scouts they received an intensive two-day training course to prepare them spiritually and practically for the congress. As a memento of the program, each received a congress medal to be worn on his Scout uniform.

Then it was on to Philadelphia, where each Scout was asSigned to a host family. All families had Scout路 sons also participating in' the congress and many warm friendships were formed during the congress week, said the diocesan boys.

They were "up front" for all major events, participating in the procession that opened the congress and having several opportunities to collect autographs from cardinals and bishops in attendance. So impressed were the prelates by the services of the Scouts, said Father Boulet, that a special request was made for an airport honor guard to be present as dignitaries left Philadelphia.

And only a death threat which tightened security precautions and changed the route taken by President Ford to JFK Stadium for the closing congress Mass deprived John Hargraves, John Raposa and Brendan Murphy of ~he diocesan contingent of the honor of serving as presidential

escorts.

The Scouts had two days off from congress duties while in Philadelphia. "The priests did the ushering for us," they explained. They used the time for historical sightseeing, thus earning "national historical heritage trail" Scout awards.

Asked stand-out memories among all the sights and scenes of the congress the boys' named the Youth Day Mass, attended by better than 10,000 young people; the Mass that opened the week-long program; and the special Mass for charismatics. They also recalled the excitement of close-to glimpses of Princess Grace of Monaco, Mother Teresa of Calcutta and President Ford. And they were impressed

by Papal Legate Cardinal James Knox, who rode on a Eucharistic float during the first-night procession, "and stayed so still. He never moved once."

For Father Boulet the impressive aspect of the congress was its spirit. "Everyone talked,

lived and breathed religion." He also noted the friendliness and cooperation of Philadelphia citizens and commented that many Protestant churches scheduled ecumenical services during the congress week as a manifestation of brotherhood.

The boys and Father Boulet were driven to the congress by Mr. and Mrs. 'Ernest Anelude and the return trip was made with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Chase.

Scouts involved in the unforgettable week, all of whom admitted they kept their families up "for hours and hours" telling them of their experiences, were in addition to Brendan, John Hargraves and John Raposa, Frederick Mauer, Ernest Anelude, Arthur Cote and Alan Pires.

Parishes represented by the Scouts are St. Mark, Attleboro Falls; St. Stephen and St. Joseph, Attleboro; St. Anthony, Taunton; St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River; St. Dominic, 'Swansea and Sacred Heart, Middleboro.

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M,ot!hers Must Know Wh,en To Let Th,eir Childr,en Go Once there was a mother who deeply loved and cared for her two children. While the boys were both toddlers, she looked after their every need, took every precaution for their safety, disciplined them firmly . . . and even occasionally played with them.

It wasn't that she didn't ences. He, became an accountant . . . a terrible accountant. like playing with them. She He was not happy as an acenjoyed it a great deal. It countant, but he was satisfied, was just that she was so busy, there was little time. There were so many things to be done for them, so many things they had

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because he wasn't making his mother angry.

Wanted Farming Her second son came home late one night. The mother was upset. He explained that he had been talking with one of his friends, one of his professors at college. He had been studying pre-law . , . as his mother had planned, "Mother," the boy said, "the professor tells me I am surely going to fail. I know he's right.

I hate studying law. I want to be a farmer."

The mother was even more angry than before. "You will continue to do as I say. I know what's best for you."

The son tried to make his

to be protected from she was constantly busy.

And the children grew. They h loved their mother, S e had provided much for them. They obeyed . . . sometimes out of mother understand. She wouldlove, sometimes out of fear . . . n't listen. but they obeyed.

She said flatly, "You will conThe years passed. The boys tinue your studies." became young adults. They were "I'm sorry, mother. I've quit no longer with their mother school. I'm going to do what I every minute. But her lessons know is best for me." stood up well. They were reThe mother was angry.' "If spectful, diligent, and well- you refuse to obey, you are no trained. The mother was sure longer a member of my house. things would always be that Get out!" way.

And so the boy left, saddened Then conflict entered her because he had upset her, but home. She was sure she could recognizing that in this case he handle' it as she had always knew better than his mother. He handled the little rearings of became a good farmer, and over "l'ttl . 't s. the years tried to meet dwith his I e Sptrl Her oldest son came to her mother. But she refuse to see , and said, "Mother, at home here, ' him. you have always told us what She constantly .rem~nded her to do. You have decided I older son how eVIl hIS brother should become an accountant. was. She called him a "modernI have. sincerely tried. But I ist" because he was led astray have no talent. by today's intellectuals.

"Also mother I find in my A letter came from the youngfriends' 'homes the mother does- er son, and she dramatically n't always dictate what must be shred it, shouting, "How can done. My friends choose their he write 'Dear Mother' when I own careers. " have disowned him?"

The mother was firm. "Your The older son thought about friends are a bad influence. They suggesting that the younger should 'listen to their mothers. brother still felt he was part of But their mothers may be too the family, that maybe there weak to guide them. Your could be a reconciliation ... but friends are leading you astray. then decided not to. He preferWhat do they know of making red not to anger his mother. important decisions for life? You And so he said nothing. will be an accountant."

The moral: some mothers can And so the son obeyed. He confuse self-love with love of saw his friends no more. His their children. They can de,mother had always taught him stroy that which they want to to stay away from bad influ- protect.

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I went shopping with my two teenage daughters last evening and I came home with a vast amount of impressions concerning the fashion scene and how it affects the average family. First of all, prices are staggering, to say the least. Skirts for teenagers start at $20 and up, blouses wide boot as the look for fall and despite the 'fact that boot run in that range too, (there weather is hopefully a long way was even one very lovely off, they are selling like the proNO FACULTIES: The question of whether a Catholic bishop may issue faculties to preach to someone not in holy orders will probably be debated anew by specialists, but for the present the question is moot in Hartford.

At first it was reported that Archbishop John F. Whealon of Hartford had given preaching faculties to Sister Kathleen Cannon, chaplain at New Haven's , Albertus Magnus College.

The archbishop wascredited with being the first bishop to grant the faculties to a woma~, but apparently it was all a misunderstanding.

Sister Cannon began teaching in 1963. At the time of her appointment as college chaplain in 1974, she reportedly ,predicted that women would one day b~ admitted to the priesthood.

Although it was initially reported that a formal appointment had been made, Archbishop Whealon' responded to later inquiries in a prepared statement.

"Whether a Catholic bishop can issue faculties to preach to an individual not in holy orders is an unresolved question," he said. Sister Cannon was out of the city and could not be reached for comment.

The prepared statement said: "There has been some confusion over recent' press reports that a woman Religious in the archdioccese of, Hartford has been given 'facultie~ to preach.' To clarify the question we note that 1) the woman Rel!gious in question was appointed chaplain of a college for women by the college authorities; her appointment was not made by the archbishop. 2) The chaplain has not been given the faculties of the archdiocese to preach. 3) Whether a Catholic bishop can issue faculties to preach to an individual not in holy orders is an unresolved question still under study. 4).Pte Second Vatican Council states: 'The laity have the capacity to be deputed by the hierarchy-to exercise certain Church

Qiana selling for $42) and jackets are prohibitive. No more can one budget for school clothes and expect to do it economically

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unless one is quite taken up with the art of bargain hunting.

ShOeS are a necessary part of the back-to-school wardrobe and here again, depending on where you buy them, prices can vary from $18 to $42 and this for teen-age feet that are still growing. All of the young adult magazines have been pushing the

verbial hot cakes, Their price (in the $50 range) doesn't seem to 'be a deterring factor and neither is the fact that Indian summer, not winter, is in sight.

Another amazing fact is that while we are paying more for clothes their quality is not keeping pace. In fact, it's doing just the opposite. Check the finishes on sleeves, hemlines, and necklines and you'll be amazed at the quality (or lack of it), for every short cut is taken even on some very expensive outfits.

While material ptices have also risen, I still recommend that if one can sew, here is the only area (along with a- constant hunt for bargains) in which the clothing dollar can be stretched.

While all of us enjoy having our families dressed well, it's becoming almost an impossible task!

Papal 'Commission C,alls For More Women In ViQ'tican Posts VATICAN CITY (NC) - The Study Commission on Woman in Society and the Church, established by Pope Paul VI in 1973, has recommended that more women be named to "posts of recognized responsibility within the departments of the' Holy See whose work calls for their contribution."

The commission's recommendations, formulated during its final session last January, were published here.

As a followup to its work, the commission recommended that the competent Qodies of the Vatican stu'dy: -"The access of women to non-ordained ministries in the Church."

-The participation of women in the liturgy in the light of the norms established by the Vatican Congregation for the Sacraments and Divine Worship and of current practice in. local Churches.

-"The participation of nonordained baptized persons in jurisdiction (in the wide sense) within the Church."

The commission recommended that the current revision of the Code of Canon Law "make as much provision as possible for the responsible participation of

functions for a ,spiritual purpose."

"In that limited way, this Religious Sister has been deputed to carry out her role as chaplain and to instruct and counsel those to whom she ministers. In this work we wish her God's blessing and success."

women in the life and mIssIon of the Church" and that competent women be consulted about the revision.

It called on congregations of Religious to prepare their members "for good collaboration between men and women according to each one's ecclesial vocation."

Teaching congregations, the commission said, "should revise the content and methods of Catholic education from the point of view of the image they present of women and o"f man--woman relationships:' Pope Paul established the commission on May 3, 1973, in response to a wish expressed 1971 by the meeting of the Synod of Bishops. The commission was intended to open up avenues of research rather than to reach comprehensive and final conclusions.

Of the 25 members, 15 were women from various parts, of the world: two nuns and a member of a secular institute, and lay women, both married and single, with experience in various professions. Most of the male members were priests. They held six plenery sessions.

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. Terminally III Policies Aired BOSTON (NC) - Two general hospitals here have revealed their policies concerning withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment of the ~erminally ill.

Publication of the policies came in the New England Journal of Medicine, which called the revelations "an event of the first importance" in an accompanying editorial.

According to the magazine's editors, a "real opportunity" for community dialogue on the subject exists since the standards are now public.

One of the hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital, has established a critical care committee consisting of staff members, legal counsel, a priest-psychiatrist and a woman once stricken with a serious tumor.

Four Classifications Operating under guidelines for "optimum care for hopelessly ill patients," the hospital

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Continued from Page One Don't ,Live Together, Rev. Daniel F. Hoye; Media and Religion, Rev. A.J. Delvaux; Alcohol Education: Where Is It and How Do You Get It, Milton Wolk; A Happy Family Is Not An Accident, Rev. John Tormey; The Reel You: A Look at Film Language, Ernest T. Nedder Jr. The Church: A Growing Spanish Minority, Rev. Charles Soto, OFM; A Man for Us-A Man from Us: A Look at Holy Orders, Deacon John J. Oliveira; Children's Liturgies, Sister Mary Felicita, CSSF; Music, the Gateway to God, Sister Barbara Walsh, SUSC. Vocation .Awareness Program, Deacon Joseph M. Costa and Bruce Cwiekowski; Community Outreach by Teenagers, Rev. Maurice T. Lebel, SJ; Marriage Encounter: Response to Marriage, Rev. Marc H. Bergeron and Mr. and Mrs. E. Correia; Electric Bible and Center for Learning: How to Use with High School Students, presentation by a consultant; .Parish Alive!

Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski; It Is , Possible! High School Program, Sister Theresa Croteau, SSJ and Rev. Richard Gendreau.

Additionally several demonstration classes will be conducted, including work with a unit on the Old Testament with sixth graders and a lesson on the Eucharist with second graders.

The closing prayer service will have as its theme "Faith Alive through the Sacramental Life of the Church."

Arrangements for the day are under the direction of Sister Rita PelletJier, SSJ, Associate Director for Religious Education for the diocese, and Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM, Coordinator for Religious Education.

Registrations may be made at the Catholic Education Center, 423 Highland Ave., Fall River 02720. The registration fee is $3.

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committee has designated four classifications for patients: a) maximal therapeutic effort without reservation; b) maximal therapeutic effort without reservation, but with daily evaluation because possibility of survival is questionable; c) selective limitation in therapeutic measures; and d) all therapy discontinued.

The guidelines stress that the ultimate decisi<)D concerning classification rests with the physician, but provide for consultation with the patient (if competent), his family and members of the critical care committee.

A report by the critical care committee says economic considerations "must never serve as the sole criterion for disposition and treatment of patients."

The other hospital cited in the magazine, Beth Israel, has guidelines for "orders. not to resuscitate." When those guidelines are invoked, the hospital attempts "to provide counseling, .eassurance, consolation and other emotional support as appropriate, for the patient's family and all involved hospital staff, as well as for the patient.

According to the journal's editors, "if the responses" to its article "are sympathetic, moderate and helpful, the cause of humanity will be advanced."

A highly critical reaction will put the subject "back in the shadows and hospital administrators back in the closet," the editorial said.

The Parish Parade Publicity chairmen of parish organizations 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: the same news item can be used only once. Please do not request that we repeat an announcement several times. .

OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK The Women's Guild will hold its opening meeting of the season at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8, beginning with Mass and following with a business session, social hour and refreshments in the church center on Route 44. All women of the parish are invited to attend and guests are welcome.

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New Provincial For Broth'ers Brother Henry Vanasse, a Fall Riverite, has been named to a three-year term as Provincial of the American Province of the Brothers of Christian Instruction.

Born in Fall River on July 27, 1916, Brother Vanasse pronounced his final vows in 1939.

Following many years in the religious formation of Brothers as director of the Juniorate and Scholasticate, he also taught at St. Louis High School, Biddeford, Me., Mt. Assumption, Plattsburgh, N. Y., and Walsh College, No. Canton, O. For the past six years, Brother Henry was the Assistant for the English-speaking provinces -a role in which he will continue to serve-and served as Provincial from 1964 to 1970.

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Mrs. Michael J. McMahon of St. Mary's Cathedral parish, ST. GEORGE, Fall River, national chairman of WESTPORT St. George Women's Guild the Organization Services Com- . will sponsor a Whist Party Sept. mission of the National Council of Catholic Women (NCCW), an 4 at 8:00 p.m. in the school hall. observer at the recent Boston SS. PETER AND PAUL, meeting of the Leadership Con- FALL RIVER ference of Women Religious The Home and School Organ(LCWR). Representing NCCW, ization will hold a dance at 7:30 she was the one lay observer at p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18 at the the session, attended by 600 su- Father Coady Center. Music will periors of women's congrega- be by the New Sounds and tions. meatball and chourico sandShe reported that among goals wiches will be among refreshagreed upon by participants in ments available. Tickets may be the four-day parley were "educa- obtained from Brenda Mendoza, tion for justice, realizing it to telephone 673-5199 or Peggy be a significant component of Marchand, 674-2905. spirituality"; increased interde- ST. ROCH, pendence with other groups; FALL RIVER study of the role of women in A fashion, show will be held at the Church and in society in 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.· 9 at general; study of human sex- Ste. Anne's Fraternity Hall, 144 uality; and in-depth consider- Guild St., Fall River, under ausation of the significance of lead- pices of the Council of Catholic ership and power.

Women. Styles for all family Mrs. McMahon will report on members will be shown and rethe meeting to the NCCW lead- freshments will be served. Tickership. She noted that the su- ets may be reserved with Mrs. periors' organization is an af- Amelia Dwyer, telephone 674filiate of the national women's 3224. Donations of door prize group. items will be appreciated.

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President, Mrs. Frank Kravyzk, has announced a dinner-dance for Oct. 2 in the church center.

Tickets are available from all Guild members.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, ACUSHNET The Ladies Guild will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the school hall at 7:30 p.m. "Let's all have a green thumb" will be the theme as the care of plants will be demonstrated by "Potting Bench."

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO St. Joseph Senior Citizens will hold their weekly card party beginning at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon in the parish hall.

Members of the Knights of the Altar will he visiting homes to solicit donations for youngsters afflicted with muscular dystrophy.

Line dancing classes will begin this Fall on Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall.

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ST. THOMAS MORE, SOMERSET A Bicentennial Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 3:00 p.m. Following the service there will be a dedication of the Council Treaty Oak Tree located in the center of the parking lot. Public is invited to attend. A coffee hour will follow in the church hall.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET A kickoff dinner highlighting the parishioners' enthusiasm at arriving at the threshold of building their new church, CCD center and parish hall will take place on Friday evening, Sept.

10, at Venus de Milo.

Prime Ribs of Beef Au Jus and dancing will more than satisfy all. Tables of 10 can be reserved. Tickets are available . from any member of the parish or call Alice Arruda (674-0246) or the parish rectory (678-8531).

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP, NEW BEDFORD The parish will sponsor a pierogi, sweet bread, golabki and meat pie sale Wednesday ·through Saturday, Sept. 1-4.

The annual parish bazaar, open to the public, is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18 and 19, at the parish hall, 235 N. Front St. Refreshments will be available and musical entertainment is planned.

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OUR LADY OF GRACE, NORm WESTPORT i The Couples Club will hold its first dance of the season, "Reflections of Summer," from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Sept. 11· at the church hall on Sanford Road. The Roman IV Band will provide music. Ticket reservations may be made with Mr. or Mrs. Charles Chaves, telephone 672-4248.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER A special Eucharistic Sacrifice for all Bingo Family members will be celebrated next Sunday morning at 10:30. The Mass will express the gratitude of the entire parish to these devoted workers. , / An annual Fall Parish Penny Sale is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 25.

The Women's Bowling League will open its new season on Monday, Sept. 13. All interested parties should contact Mrs. Evelyn Whipp or the Walko Bowling Alleys. .

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.. will take place tomorrow, Friday, instead of today.

A list will soon be published listing the various categories of help needed in the day-by-day, week-by-week and annual operation of the parish. Each parishioner is urged to become involved in at least one apostolate.

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Name Fall River Teachers As Outstanding Leaders Four teachers at St. Anne's School, Fall River, have been named by Sister Frances Theresa Bisson, OP, principal, for inclusion in the 1976 edition of "Outstanding Leaders in Elementary and Secondary Education."

They are Sister Gilles Marie Theroux, OP, Sister Gertrude Lauzon, OP, Diane T. Diogo and Paula E. Gagnon. In addition to inclusion in the annual volume, they are under consideration for grants to be awarded to the top five elementary teachers among those selected.

Publishers of the book, which includes some 6000, nominees, note that each educator "has been nominated by school principals and superintendents who know the exceptional contributions each has made toward the advancement of education.

Church Continued from Page Two The role of the Church with regard to poverty, Msgr. Higgins said, is not to provide technical solutions. "It does not have the political authority, the economic means, or the specific competence necessary for governing the temporal order. .

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Offer Prayers Continued from Page One led by suspended French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.

Cardinal Ugo Poletti, the Pope's vicar for the Rome diocese, asked for the prayers in response to a declaration of support for Archbishop Lefebvre made by a conservative Catholic group in Rome.

The cardinal's request, made from Lourdes, France, where he was leading a pilgrimage of 4,000 Romans, was one of many recent statements by bishQps against Archbishop Lefebvre's conservative Catholic movement.

Several Swiss and French prelates made declarations urging Catholics not to participate in the archbishop's illegal public Tridentine Mass in Lille, France, Aug. 29.

About 6,000 traditionalist Catholics attended the Mass in the Lille Sports Arena.

The prayers requested by Cardinal Poletti were not· offered, however, at a weekly Tridentine Mass here--ane of three usually held on Sundays in Rome.

The Tridentine Mass - the rite offered in the Church since the 16th-century Council of Trent and only recenIty replaced by the New Order of the Mass instituted by Pope Paul VI as a result of the Second Vatican Council-has become a symbol for many traditionalists opposed to the reforms of· the council.

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This Cape Cod Directory Mass Schedule for Summer Season BREWSTER OUR LADY OF THE CAPE Schedule effective June 27 - Oct. 10 Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:39 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. except Wed. 7:30 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:00-5:00 P.M. and 6:006:30 P.M. First Friday-7:00-7:30 P.M.

EAST BREWSTER IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Schedule effective June 27 - Labor Day Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 and 6:00 P.M. BUZZARDS BAY ST. MARGARET'S Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00,10:00, 11:00, 12 Noon and 7:30 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:30 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. Confessions:, Saturday-4:00·5:00 and 7:00-8:00 P.M. ONSET ST. MARY-5TAR OF THE SEA I.1asses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday-6:30 P.M. Daily 9:00 A.M. Confessions: Saturday-3:30-4:30 P.M.· and after 6:30 P.M. Mass CENTERVILLE OUR LIDY OF VICTORY Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45, 12 noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 and 9:00 A.M. First Fridays-Ultreya-8:00 P.M. First Friday Masses' at 7:00 and 9:00 A.M. WEST BARNSTABLE OUR LADY OF HOPE Masses: SUDl;lay-8:45 and 10:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:30 P.M. CHATHAM HOLY REDEEMER Schedule effective July 3' Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Evening-5:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. SOUTH CHATHAM OUR LADY OF GRACE Schedule effective July 3 Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30. 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 & 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:00 A.M. EAST FALMOUTH ST. ANTHONY Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 & 5:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M.

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Confessions-Saturday 2:30 - 3:30 P.M_

FALMOUTH ST. PATRICK Schedule effective weekend of June 26-27 Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:15 and 5:30 P.M. Saturday Eve-5:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. -Saturdays 8:00 A.M.

FALMOUTH HEIGHTS ST. THOMAS CHAPEL Schedule effective weekend of June 26-27 Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, \1 :15 A.M. Saturday-4:30 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M.

HYANNIS ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, . 12:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M. and 12:10 P.M.

YARMOUTHPORT SACRED ·HE~T Masses: Sunday-9:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 P.M.

MARION ST. RITA Schedule effective July 3 - Sept. 5 Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:15 A.M: Saturday-5:00 P.M. Daily-8:30 A.M.

MAnAPOlsm ST>. ANTHONY Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday-8 A.M.-4:30 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M.

. NANTUCKET OUR LADY OF THE ISLE Schedule starts weekend May 29 Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:30, 11:30 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 A.M. (Saturdays 9:00 A.M.) Rosary before 7:30 A.M. Mass daily

SIASCONSET UNION CHAPEL Masses: Sunday-8:45 A.M. July and August

OAK BLUFFS SACRED HEART Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:15, 10:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:15 & 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 A.M.

ORLEANS ST. JOAN OF ARC Schedule effective June 19-20 - Labor Day Ma~es: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Novena-Wednesday Morning Mass at 8:00 A.M.

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of Churches and Masses Mass Schedule for Summer Season NORTH EASTHAM CHURCH OF THE VISITATION Schedule effective June 19-20 - Labor Day Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M.

CHILMARK COMMUNITY CENTER Masses: Sunday-7:00 P.M.

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OSTERVILLE OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:30, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-7:00 AM. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

SANTUIT ST. JUDE'S CHAPEL Masses: Sunday-9:00 and 10:30 AM. Saturday-5:00 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

MASHPEE QUEEN OF ALL SAINTS ' Masses: Sunday-8:30, 10:00, 11:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:30 P.M. Confessions: Saturday-4:15 - 5:00 P.M.

POCASSET ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST Schedule begins June 20 - Aug 29 Masses: Sunday-7:30, 8:30, 9:30,10:30,11:30 A.M. Saturday Eve.-"';5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-7:30 AM. Confessions: Saturday -- 4:00 - 4:45 P.M. and following 7:00 P.M. Mass for half-hour

PROVINCETOWN ST. PETER THE APOSTLE Masses: Sunday-7:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM., 7:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 AM. and 5:30 P.M. (except Saturday) Confessions: Saturday-4:00 - 5:00 P.M. and 6:45 P.M. .

SANDWICH CORPUS CHRISTI Masses: Sunday-8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 AM. and 12 Noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-9:00 AM.

SAGAMORE ST. THERESA Masses: Sunday-8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-6:00 P.M.

SOUTH YARMOUTH ST. PIUS TENTH Masses: Sunday-7:00. 9:00, 10:15, 11:30 AM. 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 7:00 P.M. .Daily-7:00 and 9:00 AM. (9:00 AM. Mass Mon.-Fri. only)

BASS RIVER OUR LADY OF THE HIGHWAY Masses: Sunday--8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM. Daily-8:00 AM. (Mon.-Fri.)

VINEYARD HAVEN ST. AUGUSTINE Masses: Sunday--8:00, 10:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 7:00 P.M. Daily-8:00 A.M. (Mon.-Fri.) Confessions: Saturday-2:30 - 3:30 P.M.

Schedule for July and August Masses: Sunday-7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Saturday Eve.-4:00 and 6:00 P.M. Daily-7:00 AM. and 9:00 AM. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows the 7:00 A.M. Mass and continues until 5:00 P.M. on 1st Fridays Confessions: Yz hour before Masses &-.5at. 3:00 P.M.

We AreWhat We Eat Dear 'Editor: Another sign has been presented to us, a sign that will undoubtedly be ignored or scoffed at by a good percentage of the American public. Kepone has been found in bluefish; I can hear many people muttering, "So what? Remember mercury in swordfish? All that excitement over such a minute amount, who will ever be affected by it?" The dreadful fact is that many of the ,effects of all this do not present themselves for many years, sometimes as many as 30 years.

When I read that the World Health Organization estimates that 75 percent to 85 percent of all cancer in humans is caused by man-made substances introduced to our environment and that one out of every four Amer-

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icans can expect to get cancer, I am amazed at the attitude that surrounds me, the attitude of: Well, there's nothing that we can do about it'" Why must we accept this horror? Certainly if we do not care about our own bodies, and that is our choice; can we with a free conscience pass this fatalistic attitude on to our children and their children?

We need a ripple in our pool of .complacency, a ripple that would hopefully tum into 'a giant wave· of anger and a demand that the giant food and chemical companies that have the blessing of the FDA and USDA, cease bombarding us with thousands of chemicals, pesticides, and herbicides in our food, drink, and air; convincing us with multi-million dollar advertising that we need this garbage to live a full, glorious life.

I sincerely hope that as many Americans as possible, as soon as possible, begin to realize before it is too iate that truly "we are what we eat".

Dolores Caton New Bedford

WEST WAREHAM ST. ANTHONY Schedule July and August Masses: Sunday-9:00, 10:30 AM. Saturday Eve.-7:00 P.M. Confessions: Y2 hour before Mass

WELLFLEET OUR LADY OF LOURDES Schedule effective June 12 Masses: Sunday-8:00, P:OO. 10:00. 11:00 A.M Saturday Eve.-5:00, 6:00 and 7:30 P.M. Daily-9:00 AM. ,~ Confessions: Sat: 4:30 - 5:00 P.M.

TRURO SACRED HEART Schedule effective June 12 Masses: Sunday-9:30 AM. Saturday-7:00 P.M.

NORTH TRURO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Schedule effective June 12 Masses: Sunday-9:00, 10:00 & 11:00 AM. Saturday Eve.-5:00 and 6:00 P.M.

WEST HARWICH HOLY TRINITY Schedule effective July 3 - Sept. 12 Masses: Sunday-7:30, 9:00, 10:30, and 12 Noon Saturday Eve.-5:00 & 7:00 PM. Confessions: Saturday 4:00 and 7:45 P.M.

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For Governor, Homesteaders, Families Come First FAMIUES COUNT: Both in the governor's mansion of Nevada and on remote and rugged homesteads in West Virginia, family life is seen as a primary value. Left, Governor Mike O'Callaghan of Nevada chats with Very Rev. Leo E. McFadden, pastor of St. Teresa's Church in Carson City, where he attends daily Mass. He says Mass, time with ~is family rank first on his schedule.

Right, Rev. Edwin Daschbach of Webster County, W.Va. forks hay to parishioner John Rudloff. Rudloffs are among many young families who have come to, the mountains to escape urban pressures, spend more time with their children.

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'Most Sacred Times' Come At Mass, With Family CARSON CITY (NC) - The governor of Nevada believes the two most sacred times of the day occur when he is at daily Mass and when he is at home with his family in the evening.

Gov. Mike O'Callaghan, former athlete, war hero and educator, leaves his desk every morning he is in Carson a few minutes before seven to walk to nearby St. Teresa of Avila churoh.

"I walk into church knowing that a hundred different things must be d'one," the governor said, "but when Mass starts, all distractions go away. Oh, some worries may intrude, but for the most part, they stay away.

"My mornipg Mass and my time with my family in the evening are the most sacred times" of the day."

In an interview for the Nevada page of the Monitor, San Francisco archdiocesan newspaper,

the governor said that if he had not been seriously injured in the Korean War, where he earned a battlefield commiss10n, he would probably have served in the military and never become governor.

"The 'ifs' of life all have a reason," he added, saying that despite his love of the military, the Lord has different plans for him.

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faith, the governor said: "The pressure of public life is something you live with 24 hours a. day and there is no one in public life who does not make mistakes. Some mistakes you can correct, 'others you have to live with, but your faith makes that living easier."

Some Nevadans have said they are sorry he is not better known nationally so he could rim for president of the United States.

"The people of Nevada have paid me the highest compliment by electing· me twice and the Constitution says that is .the limit, so I have no plans ever to run for public office again," he said.

Cold Beer, Honest Talk "When I finish my term, I hope to spend about six months in the presence of some scholars just debating things to clear the cobwebs out of my mind.

"There is nothing better than . it cold beer and some honest talk to gain a great perspective on life."

Asked if he would return to his profession of education, he said he could not really declare his future before his term is up.

Through his college career and seven and a half years in the military, the governor wanted to make daily Mass part of his routine but "never got his act together" until he became governor in 1970.

"I would go to Mass on campus or during Lent, but I got my day better, organized when I came to Carson," he said.

His day begins early, sometimes at 4 a.m. He is at his desk at 5 a.m., alone in the state building dictating, caJIling an office in Washington, D. C., or phoning a Nevada rancher who is sure to be up.

In any case, just a few minutes before seven in the morning, a smiling statesman strides out of his office on a wooden leg earned in Korea to walk to daily Mass.

Homesteading Parishioners Seek Deep Values of Life WHEELING, W. Va. (NC) Spread over a 1,200 square-mile area of Webster and Braxton counties in the hills of West Virginia, 130 Catholics make up the parish of Fathers Edwin Daschbach and Ken Reed.

An important part of the parish are young homesteaders like the families of Dick McClure and Tom Hailer, who came to this rugged country to get away from the pressures of city life and spend more time with family members, according to Father Daschbach.

He describes the homesteaders, who have come from states all along the East Coast, as "young people with high ideals, such enthusiasm and a desire for the 'rugged life' that is partially a reaction against the ease, comforts, conveniences, tension and impersonalism of the society in which they had been living."

The homesteader life, however, is not an easy one, Father Daschbach said. He tells of the often primitive conditions fam-' jlies live in before they have finished their own homes.

Visiting families, he said, often involves driving many mil~s over deeply rutted roads and climbs of over 45 minutes when a truck or jeep can't get through.

Time for Religion But even with farm duties and transportation difficulties the homesteaders find time to devote to religion.

"Their enthusiasm for rural life pours over into their religion," Father Daschbach said. "·Besides reflecting the spirit of Christian love and joy in their daily lives, they are serious about their children's religious education and are steady church goers."

When volunteers are needed for parish work, homesteaders head

the list, according to Father Daschbach.

"Dick McClure put his craft talents to work by building and carving the sign for St. Anne's chapel," he said. "He then constructed wooden steps for the rectory-trailer and worked with other parishioners putting on the new chapel roof.

"The Hailers help with rummage sales and together with other parishioners are always on call when any need arises."

People like the· homesteaders are often accused of running away from progress, of substituting a naive idealized life for reality, Father Daschbach said.

"Rather than running 'from,' they claim to be running 'to' reality," Father Daschbach said.

"By 'reality' they mean the deeper values and beauties of life they feel are submerged by the external facade of materialism, by everyday tensions and financial worries, the health hazards of pollution and fears present in a drug and crimeladen society.

They are convinced they are correct, Father Daschbaoh said.

"The enthusiasm and drive they bring to their adventure shows no signs of abating. They know they have but one life to live, and want to live it in as much human dignity as possible."

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Greeley Research Belies Kolko1s Conclusions

If We Don1t Defend Selves Who Will Fight For Us?

The 1970 USCC Labor Day Statement - drafted by Msgr. Geno Baroni of the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs which I co-signed with him - dealt with problems working-class ethnics faced. This group constitutes a large segment of the American population. After noting that peculiarly ethnic racial hostility in these data from several working-class whites who surveys. What we have found is live in metropolitan areas that ethnics tend to live in far have many unmet demands which have long been neglected by our nation's mainstream institutions, the statement reject-

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closer proximity to blacks than do the native Protestant segments of the population.

"And it is this proximity, coupled with the tensions that naturally accompany the types of disruptive displacement now occurring in our cities, that account for the apparently great involvement of ethnics in racial confrontations. Yet ethnics reo port attitudes no less fovorable, and those of low income report attitudes more favorable, to blacks than do native Protestants."

My reason for citing Greeley's data is that influential writers in the intellectual community, who ought to know better, still say, w.ithout evidence or proof, that ethnics as a group are racially bigoted, presumably more than other· "enlightened" segments of our population. The historian, Gabriel Kolko, is a case in point.

ed the widespread accusation that ethnics are the primary exponents of racism in the United ' States.

In 1970, verifiable statistical evidence was minimal. Meanwhile, competent research scholars have filled that gap, possibly Father Andrew Greeley of the National Opinion Research Center, who knows more about the ethnic stand on race-and has Beside the Point written about it more intelligently-than anyone else. Father In his recent book, "Main Greeley is a man of many parts. Currents in American History," His scholarly work on all as- . Prof. Kolko - who seems to pects of the ethnic problem is think some form of socialism is only a small part of his prodi- the only answer to our domestic gious ~utput. and international problems-devotes a chapter to the historical Basic Conclusion His findings and· conclusions development of the American ' on this issue are summarized in workIng class. his recent book, "Ethnicity in His basic proposition is that the United States" (John Wiley "the individualism of the eco· and Sons, New York). His basic nomically ambition immigrant" conclusion is that "the ethnic and the splintering of the ethnic stand on race is exactly contra- community into rival nationality ry to the prevailing image. Dif- groups have prevented the ferences between ethnic and emergence of a politics-based on non-ethnic groups are not over- class and economic interest. By whelming in most cases, but the this he means that the divisions ethnic groups are minimally 15 in the ethnic community have percentage points more pro- made it impossible for the U. S. black on race scale responses to' opt in favor of his brand of than sans hyphens and hybrids. socialism, which he never clearThey are at least seven percent- ly defines. age points more pro-black than For present purposes, Kolko's western European Protestants reading of the history of the " Why, then do so many influ- American working class and his ential U. S. opinion makers con- own political ideology are beside tinue circulating the charge that the point. The point is that, in ethnics are racial bigots? Gree- developing his overall thesis ley's answer is that, because about the American working they tend to rely on superficial .class, he blandly charges that information about occasional ethnics have "a common fear racial conflicts in ethnic or and hatred of blacks." Greeley's mixed neighborhoods, they mis- research has demonstrated that this' charge is completely un-· interpret the facts.

He says, "They have viewed founded. the increasingly visible tensions between ethnics and blacks as consequence of intense racial hostilities on the part of ethnics.

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The Carter campaign and the resurgence of anti-Catholicism in American society raise the question of what has happened to Catholic clout. When the New York "Times" (not a particularly anti-Catholic journal) publishes a blasphemy against the Virgin Mary on its op/ed page and little clout it has left in the abortion issue, which does not a comic picture of Cardinal deeply concern most Catholics Sheehan sleeping at the Eu- and about which the bishops charistic Congress on its front page, it is clear that no one worries about what Catholics think.

8y REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

3000 ROSARIES: Mrs. Sophie Vigil, Denver, has fulfilled pledge to make and donate 3000 rosaries if late husband was spared pain of terminal cancer. "Right away the pain started to let up,'" she said, "and by the time he died he was painfree." (NC Photo)

Farm Workers Benefit A. benefit showing of "Grapes of Wrath," a motion picture based on the John Steinbeck novel depicting the life of migrant farm workers during the depression of the 1930s, will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15 at St. Anthony of, Padua church hall, 48 16th St., Fall River. ·Proceeds will aid the United Farm Workers, headed

by Cesar Chavez, in their efforts to unionize agricultural workers.

Golde'n Jubilee Mr. and Mrs. Frederic\<. L. Collier, parishioners of St. Jo-. seph Parish, Fall River, celebrated their Golden Wedding Jubilee on Sept. 1, 1976.

Married Sept. I, 1926 at SS. Peter and Paul Church, Fall River, the proud couple rejoiced with their two children, Frederick S. Collier of Boston and Rosemary Dubovick of Fall River and their three grandchildren.

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But the question rises as to why the cultural and political elites of the country worry about what blacks and Jews and women think" and care not at all about what Catholics think.

Or to put the matter the other way around, why are Catholics not able to organize around issues and power the way .other minority groups in society do?

There, are a number of answers, I think. First of all, Catholics have tended to leave such matters to their leaders, political, trade union, and ecclesiastical. But all three groups have failed them in the current crisis of anti- Catholic feeling.

The political and union types are more interested in their own . administrative problems and personal power than they are in specific Catholic issues. They argue, quite correctly it seems to me, that they should serve all their constituents and not just Catholics. But then the specific Catholic issues tend to get ignored, save insofar as they can be translated into votes.

The church leadership has become politically impotent because it lost credibility on sexual matters with "Humanae Vitae," and has invested what

can do nothing at all, as evidenced by their perennial failure to get a Constitutional amendment on abortion.

Furthermore, some of the more "progressive" younger bishops are trying to get points with the media and with Rome, one suspects, by trying to surpass their Protestant counterparts in the Hate America industry.

Thus we hear a lot these' days about how the U. S. is following the "cash register" policy in responding to world hunger. Now most people know that that's silly, and they don't take seriously the church leaders, Protestants or Catholics, who propound such drivel. But you don't hear progressive ambitious young bishops talking about anti-Catholicism which, inciden~ Tum to Page .Fifteen

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River, Thurs., Sept. 2, 1976

KNOW YOUR FAITH II

.Tradition of John

By FATHER JOHN J. CASTELOT The "School" of St. John produced five New Testament writings; the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Apocalypse. Today we shall look at the first letter (1 John) and the Apocalypse (Revelation).

One John reflects divine truth with all the dazzling spontaneity of a brilliant gem. But it is not a prism breaking light down into orderly bands of color. So it does not lend itself to orderly division. One eager thought stumbles over the other in grand, though fortunately far from complete, confusion. The same ideas recur like sparkling reflections from similar facets of a slowly revolving jewel. Yet it has a unity and a marked progression of thought.

Like some later epistles, 1 John seems more of a sermon than a letter. There is no salutation and no final greeting.

No one is mentioned by name .and there is little indication of any personal relationship between the writer and his addresses.

Consequently some have concluded that 1 John was sort of a pamphlet intended for the whole Church and not .a letter written in view of a specific local situation. However,

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a careful analysis of the letter reveals that John did have a definite and presumably local situation in mind.

Some members of the community or communities had succumbed to philosophical errors which had perverted their faith.

It is not easy to pinpoint the exact nature of the false teaching, but from hints in the epistle it seems that the heresy was a type of Gnosticism. The followers of this doctrine claimed to have a special knowledge not available to the masses ('gnosis' in Greek equals knowledge).

From this claim flowed many aberrations, doctrinal and moral.

The letter combats these errors in a positive way.

We may judge from its stress on the necessary connection between true knowledge, love, and divine sonship on the one hand and the avoidance of sin and observance of the commandments on the other, that the false teachers were attack:ing basic principles. of Christian morality also. In refuting, however subtly, these doctrinal and moral errors, John wrote' some of the most sublime pages of inspired literature. Especially noteworthy is the teaching of the letter on Christian love, culTurn to Page Thirteen

God esecapes us when' we reach for Him. So often we can't find Him when we search. for Him. Worst of all, when we think we need Him most He seems furthest away. Actually, there is a God who is unreachable, a God who is far from us and hard to find. He is the all powerful God who created the universe, the mighty God who slew the Egyptians, the ruler and judge who inspires awe and fear.

Mostly He is the Old Testament God - necessary, real, and from all eternity. Yet, who would want a God who wasn't powerful, mighty and capable of great and wonderful deeds? "Oh God! How Great Thou Art!" is not just a song but a true saying. Yes, God is like that.

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The word enthusiasm comes from . the Greek "en-theos," meaning the God within. The Greeks figured that anyone who bubbled with such passionate energy must be getting it from a god inside. They could well have applied this characterization to the prophet Elijah. He crashed onto the biblical stage like a bolt of lightning and left it fittingly (not bothering to die like the rest) in a fiery chariot.

Save for Moses, no other. Old Testament figure blazes more brightly. One fine way to sense the volcanic personality of this man is to listen to the broad Victorian harmonies Felix Mendelssohn uses in his majestic oratorio Elijah.

In the Bible the Hooks of Kings are a stage on which prophets and kings battle one another for the souls of the people. The kings want to sell a rather willing people on a typical materialistic political system. The prophets wrestle for the souls of the people, reminding them that the love contract (the covenant) with God is more important.

They pledged themselves to God in a great wedding at Sinai and in the solemn marriage feast of the Passover. They fell in love with God. They ought to stay in love with him. The prophets do not engage in deft diplomatic maneuvers with the king. They believed in confrontation, direct brinkmanship, a down-to-thethe God Jesus revealed to us. He mat, winner-take-all combat.

No one appeared to love this is the "Word of life," the God who is "light," the God who is kind of battle more than Elijah. "love." That God is easier to Not for him the whisper of ingrasp and to find. He is never trigue, the mild compromise, far away. He is as close to us the trade-off. He advocated musas peace and joy, as forgiveness, cular religion and loved every as the love we share and have minute of it. Moses had his Egyptian pharaoh. Elijah faced for one another.

Listen to John in his first let- up (or down) to Israel's King ter, writing about this God: "We Ahab. Ahab had married a Sidowrite to you about the Word of nian beauty, named Jezebel. life" which has existed from the Not only was she the Cleopatra very beginning: we have heard of her time, she was determined it, and we have seen it with our to replace once and for all the eyes; yes, we have seen it and "foolish" moralistic control of our hands have touched it. When monotheistic Jewish faith. this life became visible, we saw Her first move was to perit. . . . What we have seen and suade her husband to install 400 heard we tell to you also, so that路 priests路 of the fertility region of you will join us in the fellowship Baal and Astarte. This would that we have with the Father be the equpivalent of turning a and with his Son Jesus Christ." cathedral into a colossal bordello. The biblical comment on Love as Proof <It isn't so much that John this was quite calm: "He did makes God human - enough to more to anger the Lord than any be seen and heard and 'touched. of the kings of Israel before He is telling us that the far-away, him." (I Kings, 16, 34) Elijah unreachable, mighty and power- showed more feeling. He stormed ful God has entered 'the human into the palace, disdained any race, has joined it to Himself and ceremonies of approach and flatlives among us. Though Jesus ly declared that no rain would has left, we can nevertheless fall in Israel for the next three have fellowship with Him in the years. Let the people and the Spirit, we can live in the light, palace choke in their dust, then have our sins forgiven, and love he would come back for rounrt one another as He has loved us. two.

Epic Showdown In fact, it will be proof of our being "in touch with Him if v:;e And come back he did. This have love for one another. time he demanded a showdown The word "love" has suffered with the 400 Baal priests. The contest terms were worthy of a Turn to Page Thirteen

How Do You Know It's Love?

By EUGENE S. GEISSLER

.Eliiah ~Packed With Enthusiasm

PROPHET ELIJAH is fed by angel on his journey to Mount Horeb, where God told him to anoint Jehu as king of Israel. (NC Photo of woodcut by Gustave Dore) Hollywood epic. At Mount Carmel Elijah and the priests were each to take a bull place it on an altar and ask the respective God to send a fire to consume it. The victor would be given the privilege of slaughtering the defeated. Crowds lined the hills to see the outcome. Elijah in-

vited the priests to go first. How they struggled with chants,yells, rituals, dances and self-mutilation. Elijah taunted them, saying their gods must be out to lunch.

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Beginning a Parish Council By MSGR. JOSEPH M. CHAMPLIN In a parish where Vaticanoriented leadership has never existed. or been lacking for a long time, I am not sure establishment of' the parish council would be first on my priority list of objectives.

This is neither a denial of thecouncil's importance nor a wish to jealously reserve all decision making for the clergy.

On the contrary, councils are essential for the full and active involvement of lay persons in the life of any parish. Moreover, council members need to see that their opinions have impact and to understand that their words reach ears willing to listen. .Nevertheless, parishioners in a church with behind-the-times liturgies and little or no adult religious education programs are, in most cases, not well equipped to make informed judgments about certain aspects of parish life. .

For example, the sign of peace,

Communion received standing, more substantial altar breads, programs in which parents prepare children for first reception of sacraments and the conversion of confessionals into reconciliation rooms are items which would run into heavy opposition from many parish council members unaware of the reasons behind such moves. Their gut reactions and emotional resistance would tend to doom them from the start.

In this type of parish, admittedly an exception today, I would initiate a gradual program of updating the liturgy in accord with papal directives and improving religious education in line with approved diocesan regulations.

Then, a year or so later, begin the process of forming a parish council.

A search路 or steering committee composed of representative parishioners would take the preliminary steps. This group should read some of the pertinent literature (John XXIII Publications Turn to Page Thirteen

Beginning a Parish Council Continued from Page Twelve has a variety available), visit neighboring parishes to observe councils in action, and obtain sample by-laws and constitutions.

With that as background, the steering unit would organize an educational program for the parish at large. Homilies, handouts, and bulletin messages are the easiest methods for mass communication; small group discussions require more effort, but probably exert a deeper influence.

The final task for this steering group is to suggest a tentative organization of the council and to conduct an election.

Small Council At Holy Family we were anxious to have more elected representatives than ex-officio or appointed ones. Consequently, the

Enthusiasm Continued from Page Twelve sea water over the wood. Then with dignity and absolute confidence, he prayed, "0 Lord, let it be known that路 you are God ...

Answer me! Answer me!" (I Kings 18, 36-37) The fire came and swepth away the wood and water and swallowed up the victim. The people fell to their knees crying. "The Lord is God. The Lord is God." (I Kings 18, 39) No time for piety. Elijah ordered the immediate execution of the 400 priests.

This impressed but did not convince Jezebel. She ordered Elijah's arrest. He fled to Mount Horeb.

Round three took place in a cave.

God said, "What are you doing in that cave?"

"I have fought for you. I have destroyed the false priests.

But Israel still sides with Jezebel and not your covenant."

God said, "Listen for my word."

A huricane shook the hills.

God's voice was not there.

An earthquake tore.e rocks and trees. God's voice was not there. . A fire burned the earth. God's voice was not there.

Then came a soft breeze.

"What are you doing here, Elijah?"

"I have fought for you and I have lost."

"Anoint Jehu as a new king.

Through him I will drive out Ahab and Jezebel and restore covenant to Israel."

Eventually Ahab repented.

Jezebel did not and was thrown unceremoniously out a window and eaten by dogs. (2 Kings 9, 36-37) Elijah passed his prophetic power to Elisha. He was last seen going up to heaven in a fiery chariot.

Orthodox Jews retain the popular belief that since Elijah did not die he will return one day.

They place an empty chair for him at each Seder meal. Reform Jews stress the "cup of Elijah."

At their Seder rite they anticipate the coming of the greatest age of Jewish spirituality. The "fifth cup" at their Seder meal is for Elijah whom they believe will usher in the messianic age.

Small wonder that the Gospels portray the mighty John the Bap~ist as Elijah reborn. Every age can use an Elijah. Let us pray for his kind of spirit.

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council is small (five staff persons and six elected laity). The election, despite good education and publicity plus an attractive ballot with photos of candidates, prQved disappointing. We experienced difficulty securing candidates and less than 50 per cent of parishioners voted.

Once the council was underway, however, it was made clear to members that the major decisions for the parish were, ideally, to pass from the staff (aided by the two trustees in exceptional cases) to them. At the same time, they understood the pastor ultimately possessed a veto power, if a decision ran contrary to diocesan church policy.

It's Love?

Continued from Page Twelve much among us and continues to be maligned. How many sins of the flesh are committed in the name of love? How many wrongs proceed from self-love? In John's Epistle God is love, "and whoever lives in love lives in God and God lives in hi~." Moreover, we are exhorted to "love one another, because love comes from God and whoever loves is a child of God and whoever is a child of God does not continue sin." Or to live, or to hate, or to disobey God's commands.

What becomes clear is that true love is never far removed from God and that is how it can be recognized. It is a powerful force for good; it does wonderful deeds; it goes about doing good (as it was said of Jesus); it lays down its life; it heals and makes whole. It has the earmarks of both aspects of God: powerful, st. 19, creative, just; but also merciful and loving and close by.

"We have seen and touched him," John says. We can do even better than t.hat: we can be His children and He can live in us.

In some ways, the occasionally bitter debate about a council's decision-making or consultativeonly function appears to me a bit academic. A council wields great power - moral, persuasive power, even if its role has been clearly defined as advisory.

A pastor with any degree of sensitivity to his leadership position in contemporary society should most reluctantly move in a direction clearly opposed by a heavy majority of the council.

In theory I believe he could and should, but those would be rare instances.

On the other hand, the pastor (or parish team) which frequently ignores a council's recommendations, will soon have discontented representatives and a terminally ill unit.

Here are a few practical tips for the successful operation of an established parish council: *Some time at each meeting should be allocated for the members' intellectual and spiritual growth. Prayer and scripture, a film strip; book review or presentation come readily to mind for this. An annual Mass is also highly desirable. *The president should prepare a careful and detailed agenda in advance. One cannot run a smooth meeting without such preliminary efforts. *The president must seek to combine a strong leadership function which keeps the group on target with a great concern that each representative enjoys the freedom to speak when so moved. *Committees ought to be functional or disbanded. *Occasional socializing (e.g., a dinner, wine and cheese after a meeting) helps build a better working relationship between the council members.'

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SEVEN-HORNED, SEVEN-EYED LAMB illustrates difficulties in interpreting the Apocalypse. "In apocalyptic language," writes Father Castelot, "numbers stand for ideas, not mathematiCal ,quantities." Seven, for example symbolizes perfection, horns indicate power, eyes knowledge; and the lamb signifies Christ, perfect in power and knowledge. (NC Photo)

Tradition of John Continued from Page Twelve minating in the arresting definition of 4:16: "God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him."

The last of the Johanine writings and the last book of the New Testament is the Apocalypse. It路 is also the strangest New Testament book, written in a style so foreign to modem mentality that many otherwise devoted readers of the sacred text are tempted to throw up their hands in despair. But if one has some idea of its background, the situation in which it was written, the style John used, and the purpose he had in writing it, the Apocalypse is fascinating and rewarding. Reading a good modern translation' with clear explanatory notes increases one's understanding and pleasure.

Apocalyptic Literature Apocalyptic literature was a peculiar type of writing which began in Jewish circles about the time of the Babylonian Exile.

There are examples in Isaiah 24-27 and Zechariah 9-12; Ezekiel is full of it, and almost half of Deuteronomy is written in this style. The Jews, familiar with the prophetic writings, found the symbolism of the apocalyptic writings quite to their taste and grasped their meaning without much difficulty. They were aware of the significance tli.ey should attach to certain mystic numbers, colors, stars, animals, and natural phenomena like clouds, thunder, and lightning.

This type of writing had its heyday in the last two centuries B.C. and continued to flourish in the early years of .the Christian era. It came naturally to John, a Jew versed in the writing of his people, sacred and secular. And it fitted his situation and purpose perfectly. He, too 'las being persecuted, as wen thousands of his fellowChristians. They were bewildered and frightened and needed consolation and encouragement.

They had to be reassured that the Lord had not forsaken them, that Jesus would triumph, now and throughout history. John was given this assurance from on high and p~ssed it on to his fellow sufferers: "The gates of hell ,shall not prevail!"

It is difficult to understand why the Apocalypse has always been open to misunderstanding.

One important reason has been a failure to recognize its liteerary form and a consequent failure to interpret it according to the special laws imposed by that form. For example, in

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apocalyptic language, numbers stand for ideas rather than for mathematical quantities. To take them in the latter sense is to miss the wholEI' point and to come up with some bizarre ideas, like the undisturbed reign of Christ for literaly 1,000 years.

Or take the picture of the Lamb with seven horns and seven 'eyes. This defies pietoral representation, and no such representation was intended. Seven is the symbol of perfection; horns indicate power and eyes knowledge. John is describing the sacrificed and now victorious Christ, who possesses the fullness of power and perfect knowledge.

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Many have tried to find in the Apocalypse a detailed blueprint of the Church's and the world's history until the end of time.

All such attempts have failed, simply because John did not intend to draw any such blueprint.

He did make reference to historical events, but they were those of his own day.. He described the final victory of Christ and His Church, but in keeping with the confusion of temporal perspective so characteristic of apocalyptic writing. meant this description to be retroactive and to include the victory of the Church in the present situation. Only thus could he reassure his readers, and this w~s his immediate intention.

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Operation SIGN (Service in God's Name), a youth program developed in connection with spiritual preparation for the Eucharistic Congress, has proved so successful, say its organizers, that it will continue as a national movement affiliated with the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washing, D. C. During the year preceding the congress, youth of 140 dioceses participated in SIGN, engaging in activities varying from involvement with organizations such as Scouting, CYO and aid to the elderly groups to smaller scale projects such as helping at home and in neighborhoods.

During Youth Day at the congress, 18.5 million hours of service donated by more than 10 million young people were symbolically placed at the altar during the offertory of a special Mass with a theme of service to others.

With· the sponsorship of the Nat~onal Shrine, the new SIGN naLmal office will promote the National Service Movement through the regular dissemination of SIGN publications, the production of promotional materials the design of SIGN spiritual and leadership training workshops, and the organization of a National'SIGN Convention in the Snrin~ of 1 Q77. The aim ~ the national office is to support the continued involvement in SIGN of dioceses, parishes, and youth groups who have contributed service in celebration of the Congress, and to encourage participation by those not already involved ·in the program.

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tion will be, "What, if any, is the difference?" And the second Last week' we spoke of the ad- question will be like the first, vantages of whatever bonding "Why the difference?" might occur among a decreasing It appears then that the future number of believers. Father Fal- believer will have to be ready for cone, dean and professor of New all three dimensions of the expeTestament studies at St. Ber- rience described: 1. marginalizanard's Seminary, was quoted and tion, 2. the readiness to absorb some of his talk was para- critical judgments, 3. a very defphrased. initely qualitative responsibility The believer of the future, he for the way in which those who said, may experience a 180 de- believe in God will truly carry gree turn in posture. We in the' out their work. church are not experts in all huPerhaps the meaning of the man affairs. We have not always word "service" will be defined been able to trace social prob- anew. Perhaps never will the lems to technical backwardness, service of so few prove so valuto human inexperience and in- able for so many. And when one competence, to scanty knowledge reflects deeply on the nature of and limited resources. We have that service, one will have to not always been ready to make .come to the realiziation that allowances and we have cloaked "one of the highest Biblical valour impatience with the verdict ues of both the Old and New of judgment.

Testaments is the a~i1ity to proBy one of the strange ironies ~ide service from the perspec· of history, the harsh and hasty tive of standing apart, being judgments which religion at its qualitatively committed and beworst has visited upon the world ing ultimately ready to put everymay very well boomerang and thing on the line so as to achieve strike the believer of the future. full integrity of commitment in Again, Father Falcone: "The that process." final point that I would make Both in the Old Testament and here is the need for in-depth re- in the New we have some stersponsibility, to be experienced by l.ing characters who exemplify the future believer. The approach service and it is important for us to problems that he or she brings to understand that there was will be under immediate scrutiny. probably never meant to be a Attitudes as well as behavior will faith commitment that did not be appraised by the critical non- measure itself against the yardbeliever. And the constant ques- stick of genuine service.

"Summertime and the living is easy. Fish are jumping and the cotton is high." George Gershwin put it that way several years ago in his beautiful and once again popular musical, "Porgy and Bess." Now the group War gives us that "arne lazy day feeling in their new single "Summer."

We like to think of summer in terms of relaxing; taking it easy, changing the pace of the hectic routine we spin through day after day. Summer is the time to unwind, and so we dream it and plan it and look forward to days of sleeping late and doing only the things we want.

That's the way we like to think about summer, but few people can experience it that way. The kids are off from school but they aren't interested in slowing down. Moms are suddenly on call for three months, chasing down or chasing out the kids, cooking and cleaning more and praying for the first day of school again.

For working parents, any thoughts of summer and a break in routine center around that marvelous time called vacation. But here, too, we can't always identify vacation with relaxation. Too often families teturn worn out, on edge, .' needing a vacation after their vacation.

One chief reason for the non-relaxing non-vacation seems to be the American compulsion for doing instead of being.

The American seems more intent on doing as much as he can in his time off; visiting all 13 original colonies in two weeks, trying to ride all the rides in the -amusement park in one day.

Learning to slow down is an important first step in the art of relaxation. Change of pace means not worrying about how fast or how far we can go. It does mean enjoying the moment, being present to it, knowing we're part of it.

'1t means listening to the sounds of the crickets in the evening, tasting the salt of the sea, "feeling the balmy breezes in your face," seeing the things in ways we really didn't notice before.

Best of all, slowing down to relax can help us enjoy being with others, whether it's old friends we drop by to visit or phone or write, or whether it's our own family whose presence we so often take for granted.

Summer vacation does afford families ·time to be together, whether they're in the loaded-down car singing songs on the road or at a picnic in the park where the kids can play and Dad can snooze in the hammock.

Summertime can be the "best time any place" or the ticket to the annual 'anxiety derby. The quality which helps assure the first and prevent the latter is the grace to be able to relax and enjoy the marvelous freedom vacations and sum. mertime can provide.

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Continued from ragE! Twelve Continued from Page One tally, might give them some of Rome strikes, you have to credibility back with their own kiss it" and certain Church leadpeople. ers felt it was "good for the The laity are busy "making it" in America. They have learned soul" to strike the sheep whenthe lessons in their church and ever they stepped out of line. their schools all too well. One Harsh discipline was not unworks for personal success in known. Excommunications were American society and one not uncommon.

A few weeks ago, one readachieves. Most of them have. ing in the liturgy had the prophBut worry about the subtle iset Ezekiel criticizing some Jewsue of cultural anti-Catholicism when it doesn't directly affect ish leaders of his day, "You did you interferes with the passion- not bring back the strayed nor ate question of economic well- seek the lost but you lorded it being. Anyhow, those kind of over them harshly and brutally." worries are up to the clergy and The good shepherds on the con-trary were anxious to save their the hierarchy, aren't they?

When the perhaps unconscious sheep, not punish them.

But a new spirit of humility bigots who are around Jimmy and service and sympathetic unCarter get into power next Janderstanding has come to us with uary the ordinary Catholic may begin to discover that he is in'- the Second Vatican Council. deed part of a beleaguered and Not that the ideal of the drillconsumed minority. But then it master has taken the place of the good shepherd ideal but ever may be too late.

Finally, our "intelligentsia, if since the Reformation, the one can stretch the term, simply Church has considered itself in refuses to believe that there is a state of siege: A sort of milanti-Catholic feeling left. They itary obedience was expected of have never encountered any of the faithful with Church leadit, they say. And when one trots ers holding commanding authorout evidence, they simply dis- ity.

The bishops at Vatican II did miss the evidence as not being important. A lot of them have a not consider the Church a milconsiderable emotional invest- itary garrison besieged by the ment in the idea that there are Protestants and the whole secno bigots left among the intellec- ular world. They wanted to estual Jews, Protestants or athe- tablish communication with the ists. And that the only bigots in outside world. Probably the the country worth worrying most important Vatican II docabout are Catholic racists or ument was "The Church and the anti-Semites. This, of course, Modern World."

Church leaders did not stand makes them feel infinitely supeup before the world, armed with rior to their own people.

Jews, Protestants and agnos- defensive weapons, with their officers barking out commands tics will tell me off the record ,to the faithful. They approached (though in the case of Adam Walinsky, it has been on the record and repeatedly for a long SHAWOMET time) that they are appalled by the persistence and the virulence GARDENS of anti-Catholicism. Our polit102 Shawomet Avenue ical leaders have other problems; Somenet, Mau. our religious leaders are too inept even to worry about ridTel. 674-4111 icule on the front page of the 3~ room Aplrtment "Times," our laity are busy making money, and our intelli4~ room Aplrtnlent gentsia don't believe it.

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the world in order to hold conversation with it. They wanted to tell the world about the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and they wanted to encourage the Catholic faithful to do their secular tasks as zealously and professionally as posible in order to develop in their neighbors an admiration and .love for Jesus, our leader, our life, our hope and our eternal destiny.

Christ spoke with authority but was not "authoritarian." He told His apostles that the Gentiles in authority "lord it over" their subjects but his apostles should not follow their example. "Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest: whoever wants to rank

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first among you must serve the needs of all. The Son of Man has not come to be served but to serve-to give His life in ransom for the many" (Mark 10, 43-45).

In saying that a new spirit of humility and service has replaced the strong discipline and anathemas of the past, I don't mean that Catholic leaders have become spineless and make no protest when basic doctrines are attacked within the Church. The Church has the right and the duty to protect the unity of the faith. It would be absurd for a pope or bishop to allow either spokesmen for the Church or theologians to say anything they please in regard to doctrine.

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Vatican II does allow for a considerable amount of freedom of speech in the Church but Church officials should protest against what we used to call "heresy," resorting to discipline, however, only as a last measure.

Pope John asked the bishops at the council not to issue any official commendations or recommend any excommunications.

Pope Paul is following in his footstep with his firm but benevolent handling of Bishop Lefebvre's case.

As I write this, the' Pope has not excommunicated Bishop Lefebvre. But should excommunication occur, we can be sure that Pope Paul took this step as an absolutely last resort."

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the working people of America who strive to make our country a world leader in the Arts, Sciences and

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This Message Sponsored by the Following Business Concerns in the Diocese of Fall River BUilDING MATERIALS INC. DURO FINISHING CORP. THE EXTERMINAfDR CO. FAll RIVER TRAVEL BUREAU

MASON FURNITURE SHOWROOMS GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO.

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