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FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1981

Bishop calls MX missile plan 'total WASHINGTON (NC) .,... Development of the MX missile system would be "total madness" because it would increase the probability of nuclear holoCBlust, Bishop Walter S'ullivan of Richmond, Va., told a Washinl~ton news conference last week. "The MX is a false security. It is not a weapon of deterrence. It is a first strike nuclear well,pon which in the past was unthink-

able," said Bishop Sullivan, who appeared as part of a panel urging that production of the MX system be cancelled. With a decision on the MX expected from President Reagan shortly, the news conference was called by the National Campaign to Stop the MX in a last-ditch effort to stir a public outcry against the weapon. In addition to Bishop Sullivan,

other panelists included leaders of environmental, labor and farm groups. Bishop Sullivan called the use of nuclear weapons "totally immoral since it would involve the indiscriminate killing of countless millions of innocent people." He added, "If the use of such weapons is immoral, then their very existence can and must be condemned."

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Development of the MX is also morally repulsive because it "squanders" limited resources that might otherwise be used to meet human needs, Bishop Sullivan said. "Cancellation of the MX might be the first step toward serious negotiation in making the world safe for ourselves and our children," he said. "Cancellation of the MX could be the first step

in a bilateral nuclear freeze." He conCluded that "to stop the MX will help make our world a place of life, freedom and laughter, . rather than a huge arsenal of death, bondage and fear." Other speakers at the news conference opposed the MX on the grounds that it would not correct the alleged vulnerability of the present Minuteman sysTurn to Page Six

Charismatics grow路 MILWA:UKEE (NC) -A priest who recently surveyed the extent of the charismatic renewal movement in U.S. dioceses estimated has that there are 6,,364 Catholic charismatic prnyer groups in the country with :Z52, 014 Catholics participating in them. The priest, Father Kenneth Metz of the Milwaukee Archdiocese, chairman of the steering committee of diocesan liaisons for the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, surveyed the 145 Latin-Rite dioceses in the country which have an assigned liaison with charismatics. The 83 liaisons who respcmded to the survey indicated that there are 116,718 Catholics lparticipating in 2,947 prayer groups. Another 300 prayer groups were reported without participation estimates.

Father Metz then made a statistical projection of total .numbers on the assumption that figures were comparable in unreporting dioceses. Other estimates have placed the total number of charismatics considerably higher. A Gallup Poll published in Fe.bruaryl980 reported that 18 percent of adult Catholics in the United States consider themselves to be charismatics or Pentecostals. That percentage amounts to 6 million or 7 million Catholic charismatics. Most groups - 96 percent are prayer groups, he said. But covenant groups of charismatics living in community are much larger in average size. Forty-six dioceses listed 555 Spanish-speaking groups. Of these, 27.8 percent were considered bilingual. These groups Turn to Page Six

Independent Poland needed CASTELGANDOLFO, I tal y (NC) - In strong words seen as an admonition to the Soviet Union Pope John Paul II llaid that a free and independent Poland is necessary for world peace. Speaking Sept. 6 to 15,000 visitors to his summer residence at Castelgandolfo, the pope recalled the September invasion by Germany of Poland 42 yE!arS ago which started World War II. He said that, by losing 6 miI:lion lives in that war, his native land had earned the right to indepe-ndence. "This great spilling of blood was and is our contribution, a contribution which confirms our desire to live, and our right to live, witJi our own life as a nation, a pation with its own c:ulture, it!! own individuality, its own way of looking at social issues an4 at the dignity of human work," said the pope.

"It is necessary to add, always to add, that respect for this right of our nation, as of every other nation, is a condition for international harmony and for peace in the world," he said. Focusing directly on Solidarity, the pope recalled the social upheavals, including strikes, a year ago which brought Solidarity into prominence. "I cannot forget the important events that took place a year ago at Gdansk, Szczecin and other cities in Poland," he said. Then he referred to the Solidarity congress which opened Sept. 5 in Gdansk: "Nor can I forget the congress of Solidarity which has begun in these days on the anniversary of the events of last year." The pope noted that he had been moved upon learning that the union movement had recently succeeded in erecting a cross Tum to Page Three

BOTH FALLING LEAVES and the start of school are greeted with enthusiasm by six-year-old Jodi LaCoppola. (NC Photo)

Future is bright for diocesan schools With approximately 60 new teachers and five new principals coming into diocesan schools and with an enrollment of some 11,000 students, the future of area Catholic education looks bright, opines Sister M. Laurita Hand, PBVM, diocesan superintendent of schools. From kindergarten through grade 12, she said, "parents are again entrusting their children to the dedicated teachers who staff our parochial and diocesan schools. The challenge for parents 'is -to develop attitudes within their children consistent 'with the Christian philosophy of the school system."

Twenty-four of the 34 diocesan schools opened their doors Sept. 2, while elementary and middle schools in Taunton and Attleboro and all high schools opened yesterday, due to busing accommodations. Overall entrollment has increased by some 300 students, said Sister Laurita, with several schools, notably the high schools, reporting waiting lists. Orientation for new teachers was held recently under direction of the diocesan department of education, headed by Father George W. Coleman. Many schools have also scheduled orientation sessions for parents

and new students. Many teachers, noted Sister Laurita, have spent much of their summer in university classrooms, keeping current with their fields. For the coming year, a multipronged in-service program is offered by the diocesan offke. It includes an Interserv Program of professional enrichment, begun last year and attended voluntarily by nearly 200 teachers and administrators; regular professional days; and a Potential Administrator Program with an enrollment of 15 teachers who will participate in full-day workshops and will this year as part of their Turn to Page Six

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall Riv·er-Thur., Sept. 10, 1981

WASHINGTON (NC)-U.S. Jesuits have submitted proposals to superiors in Rome which would allow them to serve Eastern-Rite Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians better. Father John Long, director of John XXHI Ecumenical Center at Fordham University in New York City', said ,the Jesui.t community wants to serve the 4 million to 5 million Eastern Christians in the United States.

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NEW LONDON, Conn. i(NC)-American researchers and scientists who traveled Italy in 1978 to study the Shroud of Turin plan to meet in October to discuss their findings and eventually publish a book. They will meet Oct. 10-11 at Connecticut College In New London.

BALTIMORE (NC)-Archbishop WiJIliam BoNiers of Baltimore has urged Catholics to continue supporting the United Way of Centra'l Maryland but to mark their contributions so that the money will not be given to Planned Pa'renthood. Planned Parenthood is aggressive and publicly advocates legislation supporting abortion, said the archbishop. A recent policy change of the .IocaI United Way shows contributors to make such "negative designations."

MARKING JUBILEES as Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena are, seated, Sister M. Aquinas Gamache, 60 years; Sister Anita Pauline Durocher, 50 years; Sister Joseph Marie Levesque, 25 years; Sister Vincent Bernier, 60 years; Sister Jeannine Parent, 25 years. (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

OKLAHOMA CITY (NC)-A petition drive has been launched among Oklahoma Catholics urging a closer investigation into the death of Father Stanley Rother, an Oklahoman priest kHled in Guatemala July 28. The Priests' Senate of the Ok.:lahoma City Archdiocese has asked parishes to circulate petitions asking the United States to pressure the Guatemalan government into a complete linvestigation of the killing, according to Father Thomas McSherry, Priests' Senate president. Father McSherry said that response to the petition drive was "very positive," BRASILIA, Brazil (NC)-Bishops, parents and government officials are voicing concern over activities in Brazil of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. Police have ~aunched a nationwide investigation of the organization which critics call deceptive and enslaving of -its young followers. While BrazH's constitution guarantees freedom of religion, the Unification Church's practice of having young followers leave their fami.lies goes against BrazH's strong tradition of fam,ily unity, said the critics. VATICAN CITY (NC}-A letter writteJ;1 ~by the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Agostino CasamH, on beha'lf of Pope John Paul II encourages liturgical development and initiative. The letter also warned against abuses which can desacra1ize the liturgy and a'1ter its substance. The letter marked the 32nd celebration of Italy's National Liturgical Week. Cal1dinal Casaroli said that the pope was comforted that liturg.ica~ reform had begun to sow the fruits of the Second Vatican CounciL

IT WAS a moving moment for the Little Flower as Tom Weaver of Easton, Pa., took her along to his new home. (NC Photo)

CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy (NC)-Pope John Paul II recently spent an evening with 2,500 I'rish youths and thanked them for creating "a little Galway in Castelgandolfo, site of his summer residence. "It is perhaps easier to ~augh out of joy," he told the Irish National Youth Pilg,rimage, led by CardinaI O'Fiaich of Armagh, Nor.thern Ireland, primate of all Ireland. But I know .that you Irish men and women are also suffering," the pope added, aHuding to the continuing political violence in Northern Ireland. "I am praying every day for your homeland, for your brothers and sisters, for every If-ish man and woman."

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ALBANY, N.Y. (NC)-The solution to the Palestinian problem is the only way to lasting peace in the MiddIe East, according to Msgr. John Nolan, president of the Pontifical Mission for Palestine, a Vatican relief agency for Pa'lestinian ~efugees. There arre a "million refugees is Syria, Jordan the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. A sOlution agreeable both ,to them and the Jews must be reached if there is to be 1asting peace," he said. Msgr. Nolan has been involved in Middle East affairs for 19 years. SAN FRANCISCO (NC)--;Expressing concern about the use of cable television to ShOWl pornographic films, Ar.chbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco has asked th~ U.S. attorney general to enforce federal !'egulations banning interstate transportation and madJIing of obscene material. "It is my hope that with the determined effort to enforce existing regulations, the tide of pornography may be stemmed," Archbishop Quinn wrote to Attorney General WilHam French. The archbishop added that pornography "is big business and a very powerful force in contemporary life."

"WOUlD YOU BEUEVE," an interdenominational Christian singing group from Newport, R. I., will be heard at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro. They will offer a musical, "Greater Is He."

HEIJING (NC}-China will "take into consideration" the Vatican's desire to establish diplomatic relations with the communist government only after the Holy See breaks its ties with Taiwan, a Chinese government magazine said. In an article in Beijing Magazine, a weekly mainly intended for foreign audiences, an international affairs commentator wrote: "Until the Vatican changes its relations with the authorities in Ta,iwan, China will not take into consideration the establishment of diplomatic relations." The Holy See currently has no apostolic nuncio in Taiwan. Its nunciature there is staffed by a charge d' affaires.

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Continued from page one at a World War II monument in the town of Westerp;,atte. Formerly a cross had stood atop the monument, but it had been taken down by the communist government in 1963 and replaced with a World War II ·~ank. Ai; the pope spoke the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) expressed conl~ern about the import of Soviet miltary maneuvers involving 100,000 troops near the Polish border. In his 35-minute address Sept. 6 the pope also said that he was sorry that his convalescence since the attempt on his life May 13 had kept him from his planned participation at ceremon· ies in Padua in Northern Italy. In Padua that sam4~ morning the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, presided at a Mass marking the 750th annivers'ary of the city's patron, St. Anthony. At the Mass Cardinnl Casaroli dedicated a new reliq.uary containing the remains 0:: the 13th century saint, who died at the age of 36, having achieved fame as a preacher and as "the apostle of charity." The pope said that the continuing devotion to St. Anthony stems from the saint's "absolute loyalty with which he announced the Gospel and the courageous consistency with which he gave flesh to its teachings." The pope welcomed pilgrims in seven languages, including a special greeting in English to a group of School Sisters of Notre Dame.

Fall Rive:rite heads office Sister Marianne I'ostiglione, RSM, daughter of Mrs. Rocco Postiblione of Fall River and the late Rocco Postiglione" has been named director of the Providence diocesan office of communications. She succeeds Brian Wallin, who has accepted the post of director of development and public relations for St. Joseph Hospital, Providence. . A native of New York, Sister Postiglione moved to Fall River as a child, attending parochial schools and the formf~r Mt. St. Mary Academy. She holds a master's degree in music from Catholic University of America and is a candidate for a master's in communication arts from St. Louis University. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She was formerly. a faculty member at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, as well as at St. Xavier's Academy, Providence, and Salve Regina College, Newport. A member of the Sisters of Mercy for 26 years, she has been involved in communications media since 1974. From that year until 1979 she 'prodluced and hosted a weekly child,ren's television !ihow on WJAR-TV; and from 1976 to 1980 she directed a media' center for the Providence diocese, producing multimedia religious educi:ltion programs.

How to use TV responsibly NEW YORK (NC) - Jesuit Father Kenneth Baker, editor of Homiletic and Pastoral Review, a monthly magazine for priests, has warned Americans to "establish some objective, intellectual, artistic and moral norms to govern TV" or "it will dstroy us." In an article in the magazine, Father Baker proposed· eight norms to guide adults and chil. dren in using television responsibly: -Select programs carefully. In addition to using TV Guide, daily newspapers, magazines and other media to fdnd out what is being offered, parents should watch children's programs "at least occasionally" to learn their content, he said. -Avoid "just watching TV." Simply to "turn on a T Vset for want of something else to do," is escapism, the priest said. This "can result in a form of 'TV addiction,' similar to drug and alcoholic addiction," he added. -Ask "Why 'am I watching

pIe," Father Baker said, the best way to avoid addiction is to limit viewing time. -Once a month avoid TV completely for one or two days, to maintain one's independece from it. Father Baker also recommended writing letters of approval or disapproval of programs to station managers, producers and advertisers in order to "promote good programs, and to get rid of bad programs."

Programs set • In two towns The diocesan department of education will sponsor programs for religious educators on Monday, Sept. 14, at· St. Mary's Church, Fairhaven, and on Monday, Sept. 28, at St. Mary's Church, Norton. Both will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be directed towards priests, directors and coordinators of religious education, principals and teachers. Each will present the same material, beginning with a general session, "Why Teach Religion to Our Children in the 1980s," conducted by professional religious educator Ann Campanella of the staff of Sadlier textbook publishers. Small group discussions will be conducted for primary teach· ers by Adele Giabbai, for intermediates by Sister Theresa Sparrow, RSM, and for junior high educators by Ms. Campanella. There will be a coffee break and an opportunity to examine teaching materials. The programs will conclude by 10 p.m.

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She lives her beliefs By Judy Ball

With a doctorate in cellular biology and the genes of a teacher, Sister of Charity Paula Gonzalez could be comfortably tucked away in some college science laboratory. Instead she is, in her own words, a free-lance futurist and educator who enjoys scramb· ling for a living, relying on her own resources and continually testing her ability to do without things that most people consider necessities. Sister Gonzalez doesn't just preach simplicity and stewardship and subsistence living. She practices them. She makes sure not to exceed the 55-mph speed limit, lives in a house in Cincinnati that even the landlady said wasn't livable before Sister Gonzalez put 500 hours of work into it and points with pride to the $2 oak dresser she bought at a flea market. She feels the same way about the recliner she found at a Good Will store for $5. So it has a couple of rips, she says. It would go for $250 new. Her commitment to "voluntary simplicity" came through dramatically last spring when she had the opportunity to go to Peru for what her religious community calls a ''Third World experience." Not wishing to ask her community to pay for the trip, she decided to go Gonzalezstyle. Home for a visit to her native Albuquerque last Christmas, she rummaged through the family attic, as well as the attics of other relatives, collecting six high school and college /class

rings. It turned into a $248 heist - just enough for her discount air fare from Miami to Peru and back. But she would need funds to live on during her two-month stay. Again'she tapped her own resources and those of friends. Set. tling on a garage sale as a: perfect way to raise funds and encourage recycling, she borrowed her community's pickup truck and appealed to friends for contributions. The haul she took in was rather conventional clothing, bicycles, "the kind of things you find in attics." At the end of two days she had $550. Added to the ring money, $1l0 from recycling aluminum cans, $40 a young widow friend collected for her and a few donations, Sister Gonzalez had $1,050 enough for the trip. But this resourceful daughter of resourceful parents was not prepared for what she would experience in Peru. Global awareness became more than theory. In Manazo, Peru, near the Chilean-Bolivian border, she met people living on $200 a year, making their living growing potatoes '(they had "zilch in· come" last year because of an unseasonal freeze, said the nun.) These are her "brothers and sisters" who, she says now, "are always on my mind." No longer strangers, they are friends she hugged when she had to say goodbye after her two months. She thinks of them every time she is tempted to turn up the therinostat or to use the car when she really doesn't need it.

-Avoid anti...Christian programs. This norm, Father Baker said, "applies to all programs that advocate, or sympathetically portray, materialism, senseless violence, exploicit and suggestive sex, or anything else that is op· posed ,to Christian faith and morals." -.Be a critical viewer. Ask yourself: "What specific things did I like or not like about the program? What is the program trying to say? Do the producers succeed? Is dt worth saying Do the ideas and values support my Christian faith, or are they op· posed to it? How much similarity, if any, is there between real life and the way life is shown in the program?" Father Baker recommended that parents teach their children at an early age to ask these questions and that they be used as a basis for discussions about TV. -Always remember: TV is a fantasy world. Father Baker pointed out that "the seize of things and their time-frame have been altered" and that "film and tape editors chop up their material to make ,it serve their purposes." ........Limit TV watching to about one hour a day. ·Because TV "has a hypnotic effect on most peo-

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A Fair Shake For the past few months the media, especially the world of the printed word, has paraded before our eyes the plight of public education. Now with the return to a new school year, the copy increases as well as the hearts and flowers. Daily articles, stories and interviews recite the lay litany of problems, cutbacks and layoffs that resulted from voter approval of proposition 2 ~. Teachers are in an uproar, administrators are frantic and pupils are bewildered. The confusion and in some situations the chaos never ends but grows as each new tale of difficulty becomes a headline or lead story. While all of this public educational turmoil is pushed and shoved into our homes and living rooms, very little recognition has been given to the reopening of our parochial schools. As far as the media is concerned, it almost seems that they just do not exist. Now and then some token human interest story might reach the back page of one of our local papers. But it almost seems as if it was by way of necessity than real journalistic interest. In fact, one could honestly say that the public media including some of our own local outlets, just seem as if they could care less when it comes to parochial schools and the thousands of students who exercise their constitutional right in a free society. This media relegation of parochial students as second class citizens is unjust and unfair. Seemingly, it is also quite deliberate. Time and time again our public media outlets receive an ongoing source of information, tear sheets and communication releases from, for example, our own diocese in school matters as well as general diocesan infonnation. Time and time again it reaches file 13 the waste basket. If it does find its way into secular print it probably will appear in one of the more atrocious religious news pages that permeate so much of today's journalistic tokenism. Very few secular papers take parochial schools seriously as they attempt to cover the world of total education. Much of this very deliberate bias can be traced to those who control such media outlets. Many of our own local papers for instance are nothing more than advertising revenues for conglomerates. It is a fact that few catholics for example sit on the powerful boards of directors that direct the American news media. This mind filters down to our local journals. Yet, some of the blame must also be directed to our own people. Do parents who send their children to parochial schools as well as pay for public education really make an effort to interest the media in parochial education? Do catholic businesses who spend millions to advertise in the secular press ever exert any influence for the church to get some fair and honest coverage? Do catholics pay more attention to their own concept of community life rather than the church's role in community? These are but a few questions that should be asked as once again school bells summon children back to their diocesan and parish schools. Perhaps, this year the catholic community might try to see their way to encourage-. the secular media to give parochial education a fair shake.

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'Let there be pain' By Father Kevin J. Harrington

Recently the fiftieth anniversary of Pope Pius Xl's encyclical, "Quadragesimo Anno," was celebrated with articles in the Catholic press concerning its insights. Its title, "Forty Years After," refers to that anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's major study of social doctrine, "Rerum Novarum," issued in 1891. The situations of business, labor and the consumer have changed greatly since 1931, when Pius XI wrote, but basic principles have not. And when the pope wrote he was mindful of the adage, "If the truth hurts, let there be pain." The criticisms found in Quad路 ragesimo Anno have been largely ignored by Catholic politicians and businessmen and even by church scholars. A few of its sharper words deal with modern advertising and the growth of bureaucracy. The pope condemned as serious sinners those "crafty men who, irrespective of the real value of the goods which they are seIling, do not hestitate to provoke a desire with a view to making profit by satisfying it." This he termed an immoral and unjust act. This type of "Madison Avenue" advertising is best exemplified today by the "mood advertisements" that s:IITOund the fashion, tobacco and alcohol industries. While there are certainly many legitimate advertisements that serve the common good by promoting usefJl goods or services at a competitive price, it is hard to see how the 'consumer benefits from commodities like designer jeans, whiskey or cigar-

ettes. Althougp. such items are permissible, they can hardly be called useful. And 50 years after Pius Xl's warning such advertising has increased as more and more of the consumer dollar is spent on luxuries. The growth of bureaucracy was severely criticized in 1931. The words of Pius XI could well apply today: "It is an injustice, a grave evil,and a disturbance of right order for any higher authority to assume to itself functions which can be efficiently performed by smaller and lower authorities." This principle of decentralization or subsidiarity has been applied admirably in the government of the church. It should also be applied in business and politics. Most people would agree that big businesses are necessary to certain industries; however, few would disagree that we have too many such businesses and too few small undertakings. This deplorable situation has been aggravated by recent corporate mergers and by the inflationary economy, in which small businesses find it almost impossible to survive. One hopes that improvement in the economy will provide a better environment in which they can thrive. In politics, the issue of decentralization is much clearer and the Reagan administration seems likely to address it. The federal government should undertake no function which can be Mndled by' the states. likewise, the state should address no matter which can be delegated to local government, nor should local government do what can be done by private organizations.

Decentralization is not, of course, a panacea for every problem afflicting our government. But we all need to rely more upon our own resources to solve our problems. Pius Xl's words ring truer every day: "If the truth hurts, let there be pain."

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Nun:s cost less· One of my students at St. Norbert's College last July shared with the class an exciting program she had developed as coordinator of religious education in her parish in Ohio. When I asked her about its future, she replied that she wasn't returning. "Why not?" I asked, knowing from her presentation that she loved the people and they returned the compliment by showing up a 100 a week 20 weeks out of the year to learn more about their faith on an adult level. "Well," she hesitate~, "the new parish council waH looking for ways of cutting down the budget and they decided they could get it cheaper." I thought of Andrew Greeley and his annual column on the "ignorance, arrogance, ~LDd difidity" of the CCD program, all of which, in his opinion, have led to failure. I thought of this woman, who has an undergraduate degree in education, a graduate degree in religious education, three summers at St. Norbert's Theological Institute, llnd nine years of creative religious education coordination. I thought, most sadly, of her formE!r parishioners who lost one whom they came to trust and from whom they learned to learn. All because they could hire a nun for less. This woman was single, dedicated to teaching laity how to enrich thleir faith,

creative in developing programs to meet the needs of many people in the parish, and out of work. What injustice! As saddened and angered as I was at her predicament, though, I was more saddened at the cost of the attitude that caused it. Nobody gains by this tradition of the religious stipend. What the parish saves in money, it loses in value. The sister who replaces her knows she's being hired primarily because she is a sister. The parish who will be supporting her will inevitably put less worth on her because she's being paid less. It's the American way of valuing. And Andrew Greeley and others, once again trying to prove that Catholic .schools deserve their continued consumption of 80 percent of parish resources for 20 percent of the parish learners, will gleefully point out that other parish efforts have not been effective. Religious and clergy are worth as much as laity. They should be paid as much. They shouldn't be hired because they're cheaper. It's an insult to their training, their expertise, and their value as persons. A parish that exchanges a trained, talented and trusted coordinator for a sister - any sister - to meet the budget demands of the parish school has failed, even if it has followed an honored tradition in the church - a tradition that says

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we can't pay for services rendered. I submit that most parishes can pay; they just aren't trained to pay. CCD has not been tried and found wanting. It hasn't even been tried professionally. Catechesis outside the schools has been a volunteer effort. Let's give COD the school resources for just 10 years and see how it fares. Considering that CCD has existed on little monies, trained its own people, and fought to use the school blackboards, I think it's accomplished wonders. Clarice Flagel, author of the recently published 'ORE Book (William Brown & Co.) wrote in response to Greeley's acid words that CCD has.been the most effective adult education program in our church. It has taken thousands of laity and without semina~s, adequate budgets, or school support, has trained them, energized them, and given them an experience of ministry. All we have failed to do is support and thank them. My student will find a job but it will be in a parish that has its values straight.

Charity's cos·t The new tax cut approved by Congress will sl.ow the rate of charitable gi \f~ng bUL will not hurt religious groups as much as other nonprofit organizations, according to a new study. The study contends th:ilt church and other religious organizations are supported more proportionally by lower-income groups than are museums, universities, hospitals and the like, which are supported largely by thE! rich. And since the new tax law will affect the charitable contributions of the rich more than that of other income groups, the flow of private giving to religious groups will not be altered quite as much as it will to the favorite charities of upper-income groups, accordinl~ to the study. The study was commissioned by Independent Sector, a coalition of national non-profit organziations formed to promote charitable activity. Using a "simulation model" based on past charitable giving behllvior, it was designed to compare the impact of the new tax law with what would have happened had no new tax law been en:ilcted. Overall the study contended that without the new law charitable giving between 1981 and 1984 would have totalled $228.1 billion. But because of the new law, charitable giving ':lver the same period will total only $209

.8, a loss of $18.3 billion in contributions. A new deduction for charitable contributions by taxpayers who do not itemize is expected to encourage charitable giving, but not enough to offset the other disincentives, according to the study. The study notes that lower tax rates result in an increase in the "price of giving," or the actual cost of giving a dollar to charity after income tax deductions. It also notes that the new tax law delivers more advantages to upper-income taxpayers than to those in middle-or lowerincome brackets. Because of that, of the $18.3 million in projected lost contributions none will be lost from the bottom 30 percent of taxpayers. Some $4.5 million will be lost from middle-income taxpayers (defined as those between the bottom 30 percent and the top 15 percent of taxpayers) and the remaining $13..8 billion will be lost from upper-income taxpayers (the top 15 percent), according to the study. Using the traditional giving patterns of those income groups, the study then projects how each of the various types of charitable organizations - religious, educational, hospitals,· community chests, libraries, zoos, etc. will fare.Contributions to religious groups, according to the study, will increase 17.4 percent be-

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tween 1980 and 1984, a figure less than the overall 25.1 percent growth rate that had been expected without the new law but still more than the growth rates of all other types of charitable organizations. In fact, the study contends, educational and hospital organizations will see their contributions actually drop during the same period. The study remarks that all other types of charities should see at least some increase in their contributions even if less than expected. The study did not take into account the effect of changes in the estate tax but instead focused entirely on giving by "living individuals." But the study noted that changes in the estate tax are also expected to affect charitable giving adversely, since the taxation of estates is virtually eliminated in the new law. Also not taken into account is the new law's effect on charitable giving by corporations and foundations, although the study again maintains that contributions from those two areas are likely to slow as well.

Books about the end-time· If you have been paying any attention at all to some of those Christian evangelical radio and television programs, you must know that two of the most favored themes are 1) biblical prophecy and 2) the revealed circumstances of events leading to what is called the end-time of this world. In the first category, which derives from the Old Testament, the prophetic dealings are almost always sourced in the Book of Daniel; in the second category, which derives from the New Testament, the chief source by far is The Book of Revelation - or, as Roman Catholics used to say, The Apocalypse. The reason why Daniel and Revelation are favorites of the evangelical Christians is that each has to do with ultimate or last things and are superlatively rich in imagery and symbolism, which, in turn, leaves them highly susceptible to interpretation. In any case, Catholics know very little about the matter, have only an emerging literature on the subject, and practically no guidance on it at all from either pulpit or classroom. We don't even know the vocabulary. I lately asked a priest to explain what is meant by The Great Tribulation. He didn't know. It is all the more incredible that Fr. John Dietzen, the Answer Man of the National Catholic News Service, recently drew a complete blank in answering an inquiry on what is known to evangelicals as the Rapture and dealt instead with lower-case rapture as an experience of contemplative prayer. It isn't enough to lay all this at the feet of the evangelicals as their own particular preoccupation, which in a sense it may very well be, but we also have some obligation to know Holy Scripture better than we do and to increase our awareness of the varieties of authentic Christian experience that are becoming more and more visible by way of the electronic church. Again, one could not have been listening to these Christian radio programs or watching the biblical theology of some of the Christian fundamentalist sects and churches. The trouble is that much of this eschatology of the fundamentalists is acceptable to Catholic teaching, while some of it clearly is not acceptable but the whole subject seems to have been kept a secret or presumed to have been the exclusive terrftory of the specialists. The situation is now changing with an increasingly available body of Revelation literature, the work of Catholic scholars and publishers, which ranges

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from inexpensive paperbacks to hardbound scholarly volumes. Some titles and comments follow: What Are They Saying About the Book of Revelation?, by John J. Pilch. Paullst Press. A Deus Book. 87 pp. $2.45. Fundamentalists of apocalyptic literature will likely consider this a watered-down presentation, but the publisher describes it as a clear succinct account that "should go far toward dispelling the popular, often lurid, misunderstandings of a fascinating work." In any case, a modest beginning and a good point of orientation. The Apocalypse, by Adela Yarbo Collins. Michael Glazier, Inc. 155 pp. (Price unlisted). This is the kind of scholarly work that the average reader will find accessible. It is in the fine New Testament Message ,eries edited by Wilfrid Harrington, O.P. and Donald Senior, C.P. for Michael Glazier publishers in Wilmington, Delaware. Apocalyptic Spirituality,·TreatIses and Letters of LactaJrtius, Adso of Montier-En-Der, Joachim of Fiore, the Spiritual Franciscans, Savonarola. Translation and Introduction by Bernard McGInn. Paullst Press. 334 pp. $7.95. This is a volume in the epochal series being published by Paulist Press, Classics of Western Spirituality and clearly upholds the scholarship of the preceding volumes. Here are some major texts of Christian apocalyptic literature from the 4th to the 16th centuries. A remarkable work and clearly a bargain.

Trust "Faith and trust and hope are closely linked. We trust others because we find them trustworthy. But also we make others trustworthy in the eyes of others by trusting them. Trust builds up ourselves, as well as others, in love." - Bishop Cabal Daly

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual place of residence of MOISE JAMES PUGLISI is unknown, We cite MOISE JAM£S PUGLISI to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on September 15, 1981 at 1:30 p.m. at 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nulllity of the marriage exists in the BAZINET-PUGLISI case? Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knOWledge of the residence of the above named person, Moise James Puglisi, must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation. Henry T. Munroe Officialis Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this, the 2nd day of September,

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HOUNES.S THROUGH WHOLENESS was the topic of a two-day study program held recently at the Fall River motherhouse of the Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena. With Sisters Joanne Bonville, left, and Barbara McCarthy, provincial, third left, are Sister Catherine Casey, OP, psychologist for the Albany, N.Y., diocesan eonsolidation center, and Father Richard Fragomeni, a liturgist and personal growth group leader for the Albany center. (Sr. Gertrude Gaudette Photo)

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On September I, 1981, the Office of Family Ministry will be enhanced by the presence of Sister Lucille, S.M.S.M., who will head the Billings Natural Family Planning of this Diocesan Office. With the addition of Sister Lucille, the Diocesan program for Natural Family Planning will be a part of the Office of Family

Ministry under the direction of Rev. Ronald A. Tosti. The whole area of Natural Family Planning is one of great interest and development in the church today. The Billings Ovulation Method has been proven worldwide and is widely heralded The World Organization Ovulation Method Billings (WOOMB) is an international

MX Missile Continued from page one tem, would create a more dangerous "hairtrigger" in the time of crisis, and would force the Soviet Union to develop its -own more deadly and sophisticated nuclear missile system. Episcopal Bishop William Frey of Colorado called the MX system ."totally irrational" and noted that Archbishop Robert Runcie of Canterbury, England, had earlier this year told a Washington audience that the "just war" theory cannot apply to nuclear weapons because of their indiscriminate nature. The only good thing to come out of the MX proposal, he said, has been the heightened ecumenical relations among Catholics, Episcopalians and Protestants opposed to the weapon. A representative of the Nevada Cattlemen's Association opposed the MX because of its potential for destroying the livestock industry of Nevada and Utah, and a representative of Friends of the Earth, an environmental group, said its construction could lead to another dust bowl. Others opposed to MX on the grounds that the nation's economy cannot withstand the shock of such massive spending. The MX (for "missile experimental") is a land-based mobile nuclear missile system which would be aimed at the Soviet Union. While the number of missiles would be relatively few, they would be hidden in a number of silos making it impossible to know which silos would have to be destroyed to cripple the system.

, SISTER LUCILLE organization that has promulated the ovulation method devised by the Doctors Billings. The philosophica: basis upon which 'this organization was founded is that of Humanae Vitae. Sister Lucille, a registered nurse, has been a member of the Missionary Sisters of the Society of Mary since :951. She has spent most of her years of service in the Fiji Islands working at the Hansen's Disease Hospital on Mokogai Island. In July of 1969 she began teaching the Billings Method at the Leprosarium to interested women; in Novem.ber 1969 the hospital was transferred to the mainland of Viti Levu.. In March of 1970 Sister pioneered the establishment of a Maternity Hospital in the bush of Viti Levu where she continued part-time teaching of the Billings Method - but now to couples. Sister Lucille began as a full-time teacher of this ap-

proved method of family planning in June 1972 and also served as Executive Secretary to the Responsible Parenthood Council throughout the Fiji Islands until her return to the United States in July 1979. While on holiday in the States in 1974, Sister Lucille established a Billings Method training center in Memphis Tennessee. Sister holds a ,certificate to teach and train teachers from the Doctors Lyn and John Billings and the Australian and World Organization Ovulation Method Billings (WOOMB). It is envisioned that as part of the Office of Family Ministry, Sister will ::>e available to parishes to speak to couples on this important area of moral development and she will set up workshops for the same in those parishes that wish to engage her services. Inquiries as to the program and/or procedures may be addressed directly to Sister Lucille at the Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747 - Telephone 9996420.

Schools' Continued from page one internship assume some administrative duties under supervision of their respective principals. Mindful that the U.S. bishops have mandated that Catholic educators instill ,in their students a sense of social concern, diocesan administrators have asked teachers to incorporate justice and peace themes and values into classroom activities. In promoting such awareness, teachers will draw on academic and community resources and action poss,ibilities, attempting to integrate education for peace and justice with traditional classroom subjects. "Every real education act is an act of love," said Sister Laurita. "Through mutual sharing and caring this love will further the cause of Catholic education," she concluded.

Continued from Page One were scattered throughout the country, with the greatest concentrations on the East Coast, in Florida, Texas and California. Three out of every four diocesan liaisons reporting said the main impact of the charismatic renewal on the local church was a deeper involvement of charismatics in parish life as religion teachers, ministers of the Eucharist, lectors and parish council members. About one-third of the respondents said increased evangelism and Bible study were results of the charismatic renewal. A quarter of the respondents stressed the personal spiritual growth of participants in the renewal. Of the 86 liaisons responding to the survey (three dioceses had two liaisons each), 80 were priests, three were nuns and three were laymen. Eighty-three of the liaisons had been active in the charismatic renewal for an average of almost nine years. Seventy are part-time liaisons, who devote most of their time to parish ministry. Sixteen are fulltime liaisons. The liaisons said their duties involved working with service committees and other leadership organizations, meeting regularly with their bishops, visiting the groups, sponsoring newsletters and generally "trouble-shooting."

Irish school unites factions BELFAST, Northern Ireland (NC) - A pioneering effort aimed at ending de facto religious segregation in Northern Irish schools began under police protection this month when 28 Catholic and Protestant ll-year-olds started classes at Lagan College. Lagan is the first private seondary school in Northern Ireland especially created to teach an equal number of Protestant and Catholic pupils. "It requires very considerable courage to do here what is taken for granted elsewhere," said Anthony Spencer, a university professor and school board member whose daughter, Jane, is enrolled in the school. Spencer, a Catholic, said he was "slightly disappointed" at the small number of pupils enrolled, as the target was 60. "Of course there are many who are wary of political differences," he said. "But I am sure once we get under way and people see the quality of teaching, we'll reach our target of 300 pupils by the end of the third year." Policemen guarded the children as they entered the school on the first day. They wore no identifying school badges on their uniforms for security reasons, Spencer said. Lagan's headmistress, Sheila Greenfield, a Protestant Englishwoman, discouraged press coverage. "We are anxious to ensure that the children look at this integration as normal," she said.

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JAMESTOWN, R.I. (NC) When someone attempts a suicide jump from the NE!Wport Bridge, three things happE,n: authorities call the state police, alert the Coast Guard and send for the "bridge priest." Fahter Joseph B. Coleman, pastor of St. Mark's Church, Jamestown, and police chaplain for Newport and Jamestown, has been repeatedly summoned to the bridge to talk to people who think there is no reason to live. He tries to change their minds. "Every time I go up there, I pray I say the right words,," said Father Coleman. "There is no set formula; each person up there is an important indivEdual!' James F. Canning, direc:tor of the Newport Bridge, said there have been 42 attempted suicides since the bridge opened in 1969. He said 14 persons have j1llmped to their deaths but only one jumped after talking to :Father Coleman. "Quite frankly, we rely heavily on Father Coleman," Canning said. "We try to talk to them until he gets here." Canning said no one ha,s survived the 200-foot drop from the roadway. He said so~e people even manage to climb to the top of the 400-foot-high s~llspen sion towers. The bridge director said that state police have jurisdiction over the bridge but that when Father Coleman arrives, they step back. Canning said people who attempt suicide usually don't trust authorities and will not speak to someone who wlears a badge. Father Coleman "has an insight into the troubled person." said Canning. "He somehow imparts a reassurance that it isn't all that bad." Father Coleman said thl~ feeling of being alone in the world is the most common trait llmong suicide victims. Often a threatened suicide "is a cry for help." he added.

"God said, 'love thy neighbor as thyself,' " he said. "Some people forget to love themselves." The priest, for all his calm demeanor when he talks to a potential suicide, is himself afraid' of heights. He recalled that he once agreed to paint the peak of his mother's house and was almost paralyzed by fright. He closed his eyes and begged, "Please God, one more step." The same faith helps him face the dizzying heights of the bridge above the waters of Narragansett Bay. "I have to do it through prayer," he said. "I can't do it by myself." He has something in addition to prayer to support him. It's a special harness designed for him at the request of the bridge authority. He keeps it handy in his car, which is equipped with a' two-way radio. In 1974 the first time Father Coleman was called to the bridge, he talked for about an hour to a young woman depresed over her relationship with her boyfriend. Eventually she jumped. "I didn't sleep for a couple of nights afterwards," Father Coleman said. He wondered if he could have stopped- her. Since then, his efforts have borne happier results. Monte Meronha Jr., Newport Bridge supervisor, is also a eucharistic minister and lector in Father Coleman's parish. When Father Coleman is summoned to the bridge, Meronha goes too. One time, though, he couldn't. It was during a Sunday Mass when Father Coleman's emergency "beeper" sounded. "Monte will take it from here," Father Coleman said, and left. "We said a prayer for Father (Coleman) and the person on the bridge" said Meronha, "and then I asked the leader of the choir to sing a hymn." He distributed the consecrated hosts alone. Father Coleman doesn't like to

talk about the persons he has helped. He is more interested in discussing the emotional and personal problems that make a person regard the bridge as his or her only solution. "No one can make you happy. You have to have the happiness in yourself," he said. "What's wrong is that we've let other people become our happiness. When they move out of our lives we feel we are not important." Sometimes angry motorists regard the suicidal person as an attention seeker. Delayed in traffic, they shout to the person, "Hurry up and jump." Father Coleman said that attitude is disturbing. "The day no one cares and lets them go, we put a cheapness on life," he said. "You have to treat these persons as special creations of God. They are really very wounded human beings."

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As North American missionaries range themselves more and more on the side of the oppressed in Third World nations, they are sharing that oppression. Two current examples: In Santiago, Dominican Republic, immigration authorities deported Canadian Sister Maureen Ann Larkin and confiscated her residency papers. In Manila, Philippines, U.S. Maryknoll Father Ralph Kroes, vicar-general of the Tagum diocese in the southern part of the country, was denied reentry to the nation after his absence on home leave. Sister Larkin said a probable reason for her deportation was MORE AND MORE, North American missioners are her participation in demonstrations in Santiago neighborhoods sharing the lot of the poor of the Third World. to press authorities to restore water service and refuse collec- der which the Filipino govern- "we categorically deny" the tions and repair streets. ment denied him reentry Aug. 31. charges against Father Kroes. '''Our home was without water He called the government acIn a telephone interview with for weeks. We and the rest have NC News after he returned to tion "an attack on the entire been paying exorbitant prices to the United States, Father _Kroes church" and said that "a forhave water brought in by vehi- said his work as pastor and dio- eign missionary is an easy tarcles," she said. cesan vicar general in the Tagum get" in the church-state tensions "In the last three months gov- Diocese in the southern Philip- in the Philippines. At the end of June the Marcos ernment authorities have intensi- ,pines had "nothing to do with fied a compaign against organ- liberation theology or political government expelled another U.S. Maryknoller, 29-year-old ized efforts for the common peo- activity." ple to know and claim their The 51-year-old missionary Father Edward Shellito, nine rights, and the campaign affects from Racine, Wis., was the sec- months after he began working the work of a lot of Religious," ond American Maryknoller to be in the Philippines. He was given said Sister Larkin, commenting expelled from the Philippines no formal explanation for the on the government action this summer. He said that the expulsion, but the Filipino press against her. government of Filipino President said there were charges of sub"Will I be returning after my Ferdinand Marcos is "trying to version and inciting people to 'vacation'? I can't say," she add- strike against the church, to in- riot and fight against the goved. timidate the church, so that ernment. As vicar general of the Tagum The nun was detained by se- others will be quiet" about hu- Diocese, "most of the problems cret police Aug. 12, kept for 24 man rights abuses by authorities. of military abuse come across hours for interrogation and He said he believed he was my desk," Father Kroes said. placed on a plane for New York kept out of the Philippines beThe military "use murder two days later. She was not al- cause of his work as church co- squads - there's no other name lowed to telephone her superiors chairman of the Church-Military for it," he said. or take her be:ongings. Efforts Liaison Committee (CMLC) in He said the church tries to by Auxiliary Bishops Jesus Moya Tagum, which made him respon- defend the rights of "people of Santiago and Priamo Tejeda sible for bringing to the atten- whose rights have been abused, of Santo Domingo to obtain her tion of military authorities who have been be~ten, threatentemporary release failed. charges of military abuses in the ed, tortured." At a press interview Presi- region. dent Antonio Guzman of the He was denied re-entry under Dominican Republic said that, an order declaring him an "unaccording to immigration offi- desirable alien'." BOSTON {NC) - Mary Kay cials, Sister Larkin was "out of Finnerty, swimming coach at Filipino Immigration Com- Tufts University in Boston, will the country on vacation and inmissioner Edmundo Reyes said become the first woman elected tended to leave her order." A spokesman for the Sisters the government had verified to the Boston College Varsity of 51. Martha in Charlottetown complaints that Father Kroes Club Hall of Fame. The college said Sister Larkin is a member "engaged in political and other was formerly all male. in good standing and was as.. subversive activities not in purMs. Finnerty, a native of Short signed to the Domincan Repub- suit of his mission of evangeliza- Hills, N.J., graduated magna lic in 1978 "to work among the tion which. was the condition of cum laude in 1976 from Boston his presence in the country." poor." College after serving two years In July the government deport·, Reyes told United Press Inter- as captain of both the field ed another Canadian, Sacred national that Father Kroes "con- hockey and women's swimming Heart Father Benito Emilo Dos- ducted tea.ch-ins with the NPA teams. She was one of the East's tie, a worker-priest at a stell (the Marxist-oriented People's top female swimmers. factory near Santo Domingo. The Army) and advocated 'the overThis past winter she directed reason given was that he was throw of the Marcos administra- the Tufts University swimming not sponsored by church authori- tion, and so we find him un- team to a 9-1 record and a third ties. desirable." place finish in the New England Father Kroes At his order's headquarters in small college meet. Ms. Finnerty Meanwhile, Father Kroes has Maryknoll, N.Y., the Maryknoll will he one of nine former athcategorically denied the charges assistant superior general, letes enshined in the hall of of sUbversion and politicking un- Father James Weckesser, said fame on Oct. 30.

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Episcopal priest explains. entering Catholic church J'EFFERSON CITY, Mo. (NC) - Father James Parker, a married Episcopal priest who has been received into the Catholic Church, said he joined the Catholic Church because he, has always believed that "the See of Peter is the center of Christian unity." In an interview with The Catholic Missourian, newspaper of the Diocese of Jefferson City, Father Parker said he arid his wife, Mary Alma, could no longer in conscience remain Episcopalians because some of thll churches in the Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church, were "moving away from Catholic principles." Father Parker has been appointed an assistant to Bishop Bernard F. Law of SpringfieldCape Girardeau, Mo., the Catholic Church's delegate for the admission of married Episcopal priests. Bishop Law received the Parkers into the Catholic Church. Father Parker said he will help Bishop Law process the applications of other married Episcopal priests who desire admission to the Catholic priesthood. Those applications include dossiers with biographical and other information about the applicant. In June 1980 the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith agreed to a rE!quest by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) for permission to develop terms for ad:=:piscopal mitting married priests, along with other members of the Episcopal Church in the United States, into '~he Catholic Church. That agreement streHsed that while the married Episcopalian clergymen in the group seeking admission to the Catholic Church would be allowed to function as married priests in the Catholic Church after ordination, the church's requirement of priestly celibacy was not being dropped. The agreement said that ordination to the Catholic priesthood,

or conditional ordination, would be required, according to each case. Father Parker has not been ordained, or conditionally ordained, to the Catholic priesthood. His dossier was sent to the Vati-

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can about six or eight weeks ago, a spokesman for the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Diocese said. Father Parker said that married Episcopal priests would enter the Catholic Church as individuals, not as a corporate group. He said he and his wife had long hoped for corporate unity of the Anglican Communion and the Catholic Church. The Anglican Communion includes the Church of England, the Episcopal Church and 39 other national churches which trace their origins to the break with the Catholic Church by King Henry VIII of England in the 16th century. The Parkers objected to recent moves by the Episcopal Church or some bishops to re-

vise canon law concerning marriage "away from indissolubility" to provide for remarriage after divorce, Father Parker said. He said they also objected to toleration of abortion, ordination of women and indecision about the morality of homosexual practice. Revision of the book of Common Prayer, a controversial topic among Episcopalians, was not an issue for them, he said. "People who have trouble with this would also have trouble in the Catholic Church," he added. Father Parker said he did not think Episcopalians would have difficulty accepting Catholic doctrine concerning Mary, the mother of Jesus. He has been for years a member of the Mariological Society, a Catholic organization which is concerned with doctrine about Mary. ·Episcopal priests now approaching Catholic bishops for admission into the Catholic Church are "men who have always believed that the See of Peter is the center of Christian unity," Father Parker said. He was the North American provincial of a secular institute for priests in the Anglican Communion who were interested in petitioning the Holy See for an accommodation for married priests desiring to enter the Catholic Church. The North American province, which had' about 140' members, submitted its petition in 1977, he said. That petition, along with others, led to the Vatican decision last year to permit the development of terms for their admission. Father Parker was rector of St. Mark's (Episcopal) Church in Albany, Ga., from 1972 until he resigned from that post in May to enter the Catholic Church. He holds a bachelor's degree in classLcal languages and a master of divinity degree. Both he and his wife have master's degrees in library science. The Parkers have two daughters, both of whom have been Catholics for years.

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At least eight options exist between living alone independently and being cared for totally in a hospital. Thinking of it in thi~ way may give you some new ideas as well as make the transition appear less abrupt. The first level, of course, is living by yourself, cooking meals and doing housework. Not only is this likely to be lonesome, but also it can get physically beyond the available health and energy of older persons. Level two involves a partial arrangement with family. Some meals may be eaten regularly with family. Or grandchildren may take turns living with you. Level three is going to live with family, a common solution where family is available and willing. It ma,y be initially difficult for both parties because it calls for a role change. The care person now becomes the one cared for. Sharing living quarters with friends is level four. Both older persqns now have someone to cook for, someone to clean for, someone to talk to. The difficulty here lies in changing some lifetime habits and in learning late in life to accommodate to the peculiarities of another per-

son. The rewards can be considerable. Level five concerns sharing living arrangements with an acquaintance or a stranger, inviting someone in to share a large and empty house. Common need can turn strangers into friends. Group homes comprise level six. Seniors live together as singles or married couples in separate apartments or cottages. Meals and domestic services are provided. Frequently these group homes are under the auspices of a church or religious organization. Level seven is the care center or rest home where non-medical but custodial care is offered. Level eight is in the hospital. Many large hospitals have extended-care wings where the long-term medical needs of the elderly can be met. Your letter suggests you could use a level six arrangement. We have sent your name and address to Catholic Charities in your state and they will be contacting you shortly. Good luck and good living! Reader questions on family living or child care to be an· swered in print are invited. Address questions: The Kennysj Box 67; Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

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been replaced by less specific ones denying entrance to "unSPENCER, Mass. (NC) authorized persons." When the doors of St. Joseph When the television project Abbey were opened to a mass was voted on, two-thirds of the audience through network tele- monastic community approved it. vision, it was the culmination of Before the actual filming, Ms. a special TV project made possible by cooperation between the Whitney interviewed interested monks on tape, off the air. As monks and an ABC-TV crew. she won their support, some An ABC-TV special, "The who had originally opposed the Monastery," which aired nation- idea signed up to express their wide Aug. 20 was filmed at St. views of monastic life. Joseph Abbey, a Trappist monIn fact, so many monks wantastery. ed to talk in such detail that the During the filming, cables production schedule had to be snaked through the abbey, turn':. extended to accommodate them. ing it into a studio of. sorts; But as a result the script that monks who had originlllIy op- developed from the interviews posed the project lined up for was almost entirely composed of interviews; the crew learned ,.to the monks' own words and the work quietly and enough good words of their chants in church. feelings were generated on both Once filniing was over, the sides for monks and broadcas- participants celebrated; the abbey ters to celebrate the end of the held a party for the TV crew fflming with a party. members and their spouses. As a The program was the idea of joke, Abbot Keating presented ABC producer Helen Whitney, Ms. Whitney .- who is not Cathwho said she had considered olic - with Ii chapel veil. such a project for 10 years. Such good times are not unAfter being turned down by common, a monk said. "We don't Gethsemane Abbey in Kentucky live as intensely as we appear when she requested permission to," he said. "No- one can live to film the program there, she every moment on a high pitch." visited St. Joseph's. But, as the unidentified monk Gethsemane had refused her said after the filming, "We are request because as a woman she glad it's over because it did discould not enter some sections rupt and did intrude, as we antiof the monastery. But Mother cipated it would." Teresa had earlier visited St. Jo"However, the concensus is seph and granting Ms. Whitney that it was a valuable experience admittance proved less trouble- for each of us to be asked some there. Women family mem- questions that some of us may bers of the monks previously not have earlier asked ourselves. had ,been admitted for ordinations While we feel good that it's over or solenm professions, and signs we feel the better for going barring admission to women had through with it," he added. By Father Richard D. McGrail

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Status of rites WASHINGTON (NC}-The National Conference of Cf>\tholic Bishops' Committee on the liturgy (BCL) has issued a compendium of information· on the status of Catholic 1iturgical books and rites revised since 1965. Covering the Ritual, Pontifical, Missal and Uturgy of the Hours, the book reviews revisions of rites initiated by the Second Vatican Council.

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ues;tion corner By Father John Dietzlm Q. Several years ago in a theology class the priest told us that in case of rape a woman may have an abortion right away. Can you tell me if this is true? (pa.) A. I'm confident the priest didn't use exactly those 'Words. An abortion, in the sense of directly killing or rejecting a human life that is already begun, is never a morally good act no matter how early in the pregnancy it takes place. Your teacher was probably referring to the possible use of a douche in the vagina or the uterus of the woman who was raped. After sexual intercourse it takes some time for thte male seed (sperm) to pass through the vagina and the uterus and enter the fallopian tubes where it may unite with a female ov~m to begin a new human life. Unless and until those two ceEs join together there is no human cell, and no human life. Therefore, in the case of rape, for example, a vaginal or 'Jterine douche may be used to attempt to wash out the male sperm before it has a chance to unite with an ovum. Doctors and theologians generally agree tbat this might be done. up to about an hour after the attack. It is not an abortive measure since no human life is yet present. While this procedure is morally permissable its effecti,veness is not impressive and impossible to predict. (Some research places it at about 64 percent effective.) As those who have sought efficient contraceptives have discovered through the years, there's a marvelous persistence in the whole process of human generation, even down to the movement of the tiny repro:luctive cells after intercourse, a persistence that is not easily frustrated. Another reason that ftjs procedure is quite uncommon today is that many physicians do not hesitate to use another which is abortifacient - that is, it results in an actual abortion. In the normal course, after the sperm and ovum unite in the fallopian tube, the new human cell begins multiplying ar..d travels down into the uterus. About a week later, it attaches itself to the womb where it grows until birth. The common practicH after rape today is to give the victim a dose of diethylstilbestrol (sometimes called simply DES). This synthetic female hormone (estr~ gen) affects the wall of the uterus so that the new life (c:alled a zygote) cannot attach smd develop further. It therefore passes on through the mother and is lost. Such a procedure is a type of abortion and is therefore wrong. As the saying goes, this may be more than you wanted to know when you asked the question, but too many procedures dealing with early human life

are performed and allowed today in ignorance of their moral implications. Q. Often of late I have run across the expression ''The New American Catholic Churoh." I didn't give it much thought until a fellow parishioner asked me about it. The way he spoke r got the impression that a new Catholic Church was being developed in our country that is a departure from the traditional and conservative v~ues of the past Catholic Church. (Texas) A. There is no formal group

known as the New American Catholic Church. The phrase is sometimes used in a way similar to the expression "¢e new church," meaning the church with its changes and developments since Vatican Council II. Certain Catholics who don't understand or don't like any of these changes attempt to blame them on some shadow groups of "liberals" who have "taken over" the church in America, and perhaps even the Vatican itself. If there is a New American

Catholic Church, it's the one that we're all in, not a separate organization. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen, St. Mark's Parish, 113 W. Bradley, Peoria, III. 61606.

Reagan asl~ed to fill post WASHINGTON (NC) - One hundred church and human rights activists urged the Reagan administration to fill the Department of State's human rights office, still vacant after the rejection in June of candidate Ernest Lefever. "It is imperative that President Ronald Reagan carry out his campaign pledge to make Washington a shining city which speaks for all those 'who are victims of police states or government-induced torture or terror.' This work cannot begin until the vacancy is filled," the group said in a letter to the president. Among the signers are Catholic Religious, representatives of the National Council of Churches, the U.S. Catholic Conference and the American Friends Service Committee, congressmen, labor organizations and universities, as well as human right groups in several cities. The State Department's Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Bureau was established by Congress to ensure high priority and visibility in international diplomacy to the observance of civil and other rights. It prepares a worldwide report and makes recommendations to the secretary of state regarding compliance with legislation on human rights.

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In many ways, people in parishes today can identify with the Corinthian Christians - with their questions, their confusions and even their disputes. The Corinthians evidently had sent Paul questions about various problems. At the end of their letter they apparently assured him that they remembered him and held fast to his teachings. In response, Paul praises them in Chapter 11 of First Corinthians, but then moves on rather abruptly to a matter that has come to his attention from other sources. Reading this chapter, one feels that Paul is upset, uneasy and somewhat embarrassed. He skips from .one argument to another and ends up sounding a bit incoherent. Undoubtedly, he is not incoherent. But what is really bothering him? Scholars have assumed for a long time that Paul was disturbed by reports that women were participating in liturgical services minus the veil - conventional attire at that time. It has been assumed that we are dealing here with the headdress of women. Recently, however, scholars have suggested that the matter was more serious.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Joan Schwab recommends the family meeting as a way of keeping children informed and involved in family affairs. The director of outpatients at Taklawn Center in Elkhart, Ind., she practices what she preaches. For 11 years her family has met weekly for conversation, snacks and business. It's important for us to "get together and talk things over and we literally never would otherwise," she explained. Her family includes four sons, aged 8 to 18, a daughter, 19, living in Colorado, and her husband, Joseph, also a clinical psychologist. Conferences last about 30 minutes and are often held on Sunday afternoon. When jobs or sports conflict, the family finds another time, frequently Sunday morning. Pointing out that agendas change as family needs alter, Mrs. Schwab said a family con-

hence the impression of uneasiness and embarrassment. According to this approach, Paul is not talking here about subordination of women to men. Obviously, this approach requires a rereading of the passage, but it makes it coherent and understandable while eliminating many difficulties. Under this new theory, for instance, verse 4 would be translated more correctly to read: "Any man who prays or prophesies with an elaborate hairdo brings shame upon himself." What Paul is really saying is that men should look like men and women like women. Equal though they are, they are undeniably different.

How to run a meeting By Father Phllip J. Murmon

There is a new version of the final judgment scene making the rounds. According to this version, God will welcome to his right hand all who have been faithful. To the rest he wilt say, "Form small groups!" The story reflects people's weariness with all the meetings they are asked to attend. We are much more of a "meeting" church these days but the many meetings reflect an appreciation of the role all members play in the life and work of the church and of the many experiences, ference can be expecte~ to ac- abilities and insights found complish the following goals: among them. 1. Planning: everything from . The power tapped by bringing setthg an entertainment budget together the many parts of the to f mily vacations to finding time for trips to visit colleges. At least once a month in her" family, chores, including babysitting for the 8-year-old, are discussed. Turn to Page Thirteen

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Father Jerome Murphy-o'Connor recently made a strong case for a new and inter~sting approach to this material. He points out that if one reads this passage attentively it is clear that Paul is as concerned about the coiffure of men as of women. According to Father MurphyO'Connor, what Paul is really upset about is another manifestation of the Corinthian tendency to push Christian freedom to unacceptable limits: in this case, to blur the distinction between men and women. Paul views men and women as equal but different. Some women in Corinth are trying to look like them, with heads "uncovered," that is, untended, disheveled, in mannish fashion. On the other hand, some men are affecting elaborate hairdos, "covering" their heads. This change in hairdo signifies, for Paul, the Corinthian tendency to eliminate differences between the sexes, a tendency Paul finds unacceptable. Furthermore, there are undertones here of a tendency not just to "unisex" but also to possible homosexuality in the part of some of the men. Paul has no positive .evidence of this, thus can't come right out and say it;

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Eight years ago parish councillors of Our Lady of Nazareth Church, Roanoke, Va., went away together for the weekend. Gathered. at a retreat house outside Roanoke, they began an annual tradition of prayer and deliberation.-filled weekends. That 1973 meeting produced a statement of goals for the parish, concerning spirituality and the parish's role in service to its own members and to others. Each retreat includes socializing, prayer and a sharing of views, led by a facilitator who may not be a parishioner but who knows the parish. Naturally there is worship. During the weekend, plans for the future are made in broad outline at the windup session, typically lasting three or four hours, the new council president is chosen. This careful process takes place in a context of scripture reading, prayer and spiritual reflection. '''1 look on it as a particular opportunity to build community," says former president Marty Woodward, who has attended six weekends, four as a member and two as a facilitator. "It's a way to get in touch with the mission of the parish and with our own journey of faith." Pastor l 1ather Thomas Cro-

luzza agrees, "Material is handled in a prayerful, discerning way, not like a workshop." Joe Cronin, another former council prresident, recalls that some plans made during weekends didn't pan out or underwent change. More important, he thinks, were the relationships formed. "I made some good friends and some good enemies too - people I can argue with; they know where I am." Father Caroluzza became pastor in 1976 and went on retreat with the council that put together a five-year plan for the parish. Among its goals were construction of a new church building, completed in 1978, and development of the small neighborhood concept within tlfe 900-family parish. Another goal was to find ways the old church property cauld serve inner-city Roanoke. Today parish, diocesan, city and community groups share the Downtown Center which offers such services as a day-care center, a house of prayer, a neighborhood renewal center and a diocesan office for refugees. To cut costs, in 1979 the council moved its weekend retreat into the parish. It now takes place Friday evening and all day Saturday with members going Turn to Page Thirteen

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church is well illustrated by the parts come together, its full wiswell-known labor priest, Msgr. dom can be tapped. But the manGeorge G. Higgins. He pointed ner of meeting must make this out that when the bishops of the possible. A few suggestions may world were surveyed in prepara- be helpful: . tion for Vatican Council II their - First, parishioners come toproposals contained little of sig- gether as a people of faith. At nificance. Similarly, preparatory meeting, this fact must be made documents produced by officials clear. Time should be given to of the Holy See were generally . the reflection about faith and found unsatisfactory once the the prayer that are the context council convened. of the people's deliberations and It was only when the bishops the main reason fot the meeting. began speaking and listening to Here also members need encoureach other, hearing of the prob- agement to offer their own inlems and experiences of the sights and hopes. church in different parts of the - Second, the meeting's purworld, that Âˇthe Spirit brought pose should be clear. Are the forth the extraordinary develop- people present simply to share ments of the council. their understanding or are they Turn to page thirteen So with the parish. When its

Volunteers quickly disappear when two-hour meetings stretch into three.

ITamily meetings ised to take her children to visit Disney World when she finished graduate studies a few years ago at the University of Notre Dame. Yet when the time came, she said ruefully, it "was literally a question of going on the trip or buying a new house." So, in a family conference, she explained the decision, asking the children how they felt. The children responded by "giVing me a hard time and to this day they still kid me about reneging on that promise," she added. Another crisis situation where the family conference can help is in dealing with the death of a loved one. In this case, Mrs. Schwab said, the habit of family conferences means a process is already in place where children and parents can talk about an illness or death. There are some hazards in setting up conferences. Expecting children to come to -meetings with something to talk about doesn't work said Mrs. Schwab, because they "look at parents as directors." Therefore, she recommended, parents should have something specific planned for each meeting. It's a mistake to let children think a solution can be found for all problems at a single meeting. Sometimes serious problems must be "left hanging for Continued from Page Twelve a while," Mrs. Schwab said, or e1er. He tells people that gods should be the focus for several made by people are not l!Ods at meetings. all. Not only is our livelihood Another situation to avoid is threatened, but people have be- calling a child on the carpet durgun to look down on our craft. ing a family conference. ConThey may even begin to :ignore frontations on discipline should the temple of Artemis." be handled privately, she adThe silversmiths were furious. vised. Finally, tllough her children They rushed out of the hall and grumble sometimes about attendran through the streets. One excited group attacked ing the conferences, they all two of Paul's companions Gaius want to keep them, Mrs. Schwab and Aristarchus. They overpow- reported. ered them and dragged them into the theater. Paul wanted to go to their aid, but his disciples said it was too dangerous. Continued from page twelve The crowds in the theater at night. This allows more home shouted all kinds of things. There participation but Father Craluzza was complete chaos. Finally the town clerk went feels that a better sense of unity to the stage. "Citizens of Ephe- comes when the council goes sus," he said in a loud voice, off by itself. Occasionally, there"Who of us does not know that fore, they still will go away for Ephesus cares about the temple the longer experience, he said. of the great Artemis? This is a Finally, according to Cronin, fact. So calm down. Don't do what's needed now in the parish anything rash." is "a day of recollection, a The people settled down.. They cleansing rite at the end of the wanted to hear the town c:lerk. year, an observance· that says "These men you dragged here," God was with you all the time," he told the crowd, "are not temple robbers. They have not insulted our goddess. If Demetrius and the silversmiths want to bring charges against anyone, let them go to the courts." The people liked what the town clerk said. He continued his speech. "If there is more you want to investigate, bring it to the c:ourts. Right now we run the risk of being accused of rioting. We have no excuse for this wild demonstration. We wou:ld all "Here's a nice end up in jail." chance for family His reasonable words conconversation. " vinced the crowd. The meeting broke up quietly. Paul wa:s very relieved.

Continued from page twelve 2. Conflict resolution: This often involves cars, since thEi family lives in the country. ThE~ family might discuss such matters as the use of a car, whether it is fair to ask a teen with no job to help pay for auto insurance and upkeep and· when a teen should buy a car for himself. 3. Decision-making. The meetings are a teaching process, showing children how to make decisions and work out problems by collaborating with c.thers. This process also provides a "bridge for the older children as they get ready to leave thE! family," the psychologist said. Even "kids not directly involved get the idea this is how you make decisions." On the other hand, she lEiarned early on that a family cannot be run as a democracy. Half-jokingly, she said, "Children should each have one vote while the parents have three!" At the very least, parents should "set the parimeters and have the final word" in making decisions. The family conference is valuable as a forum for expr,essing feelings and getting matte:rs out in the open, according to Mrs. Schwab. For instance, she prom-

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How to run a meeting Continued from page twelve also committed to help carry out decisions reached? - Third, the agenda must be clear and agreed upon. People will want to suggest matters for it. Further, the agenda should be sorted into matters for discussion, information or decision. - Fourth, it is important to ensure everyone's right to speak and to guard against discussions dominated by any individual or group. - Fifth, discussions and decisions will be enhanced by clarity about the group's basic mission and purposes. Agreement about priorities can keep many disputes from becoming personal-conflicts. Several other considerations are important for good meetings. Some of these concern how decisions are made and what will happen after the meeting. For example, responsibilities for action should be made absolutely clear. Who is to write the letter? Who is to make the telephone call? Who is to follow up on a concern? So many frustrations arise when no one is responsible or when there has not

been clear agreement about what is to be done. Decisions about important matters should not be considered final unless there is widespread agreement. Some parishes are moving toward a consensus approach, requiring agreement by all (not just a majority) before anything can be done. This may not always be necessary or desirable, but it is risky to move on most major issues without substantial agreement. Moreover, follow-up from the previous meeting must be reported; otherwise, people quickly feel that no one cares about their efforts. The time schedule for the meeting must be carefully adhered to. Time is a precious thing to most people and volunteers quickly disappear when two-hour meetings stretch into three. Finally, a little time should be taken at the end to review and evaluate the meeting. Respect for one another in the parish means not only inviting people's participation in meetings but also ensuring reflection, clarity, participation, responsibility and punctuality at those meetings.

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RECENTLY I wrote a column about peer pressure. I invited readers to share their ideas. . We all face peer pressure. But how' we handle it varies. "Just So Lonely" is a song about why peer pressure can be so strong. Belonging to groups or being involved with ir:,dividual relationships helps us handle loneliness. But sometimes we do things we . don't want to do so that we won't be left alone. A teenager in Illinois writes: "Peer pressure is felt more by the teen subcutture than any other division of society. In facing peer pressure, one must always remember that God made each one of us special and unique. We are all different from everyone else and things that everyone else feels are OK, may not be OK for you." A 16-year-old girl offered this: "Why are teens so vulnerable to peer pressure and why is it so strong in today's world? The answer lies in. ourselves. We must learn that we are people capable of being the best. In other words, we must build our self-esteem." A boy in Auburn, III., wrote about an alternate structure for handling peer pressure. He told me about "Kids That Care," an organization at his high school that reaches out to gradeschoolers in trouble. The organ· nation develops helping relationships with younger people who need friends and models; supports Christian teen-agers, giving members a chance to practice their values and encourage each other. . Perhaps you have your own ideas or would like to comment on those above. For example, how can you build the self-esteem mentioned? Send letters to Charlie Martin, 4705 Boulevard Place, Indianapolis, Ind. 46208.

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complishment. No one should ever forget that it can happen Recently I was in a round- again," table discussion with youth aged "Let me veer off in another di15 to 22. All but one were peo- rection," put in John. "Tell me ple of faith and the dissenter what you think of this: I have a By Charlie Martin was still searching. friend who spends every single Our talk was wide ranging. cent he earns. When I suggested One 16-year-old, for instance, that he save. a little each week felt strongly about adult opinions from his paycheck his answer JUST SO LONELY t of his age group: "When I listen was, "Why should I? When I'm to talk programs," he said, "and broke I can go on welfare and Lonely, just so lonely hear the callers putting down let people like you support me." I'm so lonely yoong people, I get real mad. "The worst of it was, he wasn't Lonely just for you "What makes them think I kidding. This situation worries don't car.~ about this country, Just so lonely me, this welfare mentality that about its image, the crime rate Just for you. and whether we're heading for has been growing. I know people It wasn't what I wanted who won't work because they war or not? And I do know right from wrong "I do care and so do my don't have to. Is that fair? "I think we've been making it I wasn't out to prove or doubt friends. We talk about these too easy for people to abuse the things all the time, maybe more That we've got something strong system. It really bothered me some adults. Why do so than It was one less hour of sitting alone they have to lump us all in one that my friend could think this Like last year's favorite doll group and hold the rest of us way and it truly diminished him Runnin' my fingers across the phone responsibl,e for what some kids in my opinion." Hopin' that you might call. "This abuse is more -widedo? We're not all alike any more spread than we realize," said than adults are all alike," I wasn't out to hurt you "About human rights," said April. "I've seen the abuse of Wasn't sure you'd even care another, "I think we have to go food stamps and I can't believe When I turned the key I knew it had to be about it diplomatically. We can't the extent of it. Those who ac'Cause I really needed someone there tell other nations what to do be- cuse of not caring for the poor I needed the heat from a young man's lips cause we are not perfect our- don't seem to care for the real To break the darkness of my room selves. Look at our crime rate. poor, the taxpayer who goes Look at the rights of Americans without in order to pay for the But his kisses weren't sweet enough that are violated daily. It isn't abuses," To make that hour bloom "It boils down to monitoring safe to walk the streets at night For the girl who's lonely and you (:an't leave a door un· certain programs and seeing to Just so lonely it that those who deserve it get locked. I'm so lonely "We have to be diplomatic the help and those who don't with other nations and avoid an get taken off the welfare rolls," Lonely just for you attitude that is patronizing and summed up Anne. But when I closed my eyes I knew Then it was Marcia's turn. "I arrogant," . Nobody else's arms would ever do got a newsletter about cleaning '1\. college senior in the group So I sent him home and got or so lonely was concerned about the arms-- up TV," she said,. "and believe it race, calling it "the ·biggest prob- or not, I agreed with most of it. Written by Zecca, Sung by Get Wet, (c) 1981 lem we now face. Jobs won't As a teenager I'm fed up with matter if missiles start taking the lack of quality, the sex and by Marvin Gardens Music - Beachball Musie, Inc. violence on television. I can't off," he s.aid. "The superpowers should be understand how or why some addressed by the people who live of my best friends watch that in those countries. I don't think junk," Joel wanted to talk about the peoplE! are getting involved enough in this overriding issue. strikes. "I think they've gone Write to the Russian leaders if too far; there are too many of need be and certainly write to them. I think Americans are WILMINGTON, Del. (NC) Miss Jornlin returned home fy her yearning until a friend of our own :leaders. We also need spoiled and government workers Why spend three months work- that summer with many unan- hers gave her a copy of "Teresa to prevent the spread of nuclear are luckier than they realize." ing with the poor in India? Who said young people aren't of Calcutta," the story of Moth- explosives to additional coun"That's where Mother Teresa swered questions. She wanted. er Teresa's work among India's tries. Everyone has the bomb. interested in what's going on is," said Therese Jornlin, 21, of to explore the side of her she "poorest of the poor," Great! This thing has got out of . around them? St. Ann's parish, a college senior had discovered during her trip hand!" The pictures in the book apwho begins her service this to Israel and Egypt, she said. A young girl joined the dismonth. . palled her, she said, but when She had no idea where to satis- she read the words of Mother cussion: "Since we are airing Miss Jornlin, who is majoring TALCA, Chile (NC) - The Teresa, the lepers who had. our views about the things that in public policy and religion at trouble us, let me tell you what bishops of Talca and Linares seemed so horrible "became very Duke University in North Caro· beautiful. I wanted to be with is bothering me today: the rise have issued a decree excommuniIina, spent two months of sumof anti-Semitism' again. I'm not cating those involved in the torthose people," mer 1980 in Egypt and Israel in Jewish so I can't be accused of ture of the detinees. a Duke study program which inMiss Jornlin wrote to Mother paranoia about this thing, but The Chilean church's legal aid cluded working on an archeoloTeresa's Home for the Destitute I've been following programs office, the Vicariate of Solidargical dig in Jerusalem. and Dying in Calcutta, asking dealing with this issue and it is ity in the Santiago Archdiocese, The experience broadened her to join in their work. She re- unbelievable. reported that it had documented perspective, but raised questions ceived notice of her acceptance "It's no wonder the Jewish 141 cases of the torture of prisof faith and lifestyle, Miss Jorn· last May and has raised most of people cannot forget the Holo- oners in 1980. lin said. Walking through the the funds needed for the trip. . caust. It follows them around. The excommunication decree streets in Jerusalem where Jesus "I wish the churches would was signed by Bishops Carlos Miss Jornlin said Mother Ter- speak out: more about injustice walked served to make Christ esa's uncluttered commitment of and persecution. This is a free Gonzalez of Talca and Carlos "very human" to her. "Slowly, Camus of Linares and by Auxifaith is her greatest source of he became very much a part of country and I'm sure the pulpits liary Bishop Alejandro Jimenez inspiration. "She just strips my everyday life," she said. are also free. If we cannot pro- of Talca. away a lot of what this world test in this country, where are While working in the Mideast, It coincided with a report to is, and strips away all the comwe to do it?" she saw the poverty of the area. the United Nations General Asplications of our faith. A history major said: "Of all sembly saying that the human When she compared it to her comfortable world back home, it "She gets down to God's ba- empires in history, the Nazi re- rights situation in Chile had didn't sit too well with her, she sic commandment - simply to gime is the only one which did worsened in 1980 after seven not leave a single positive ac- years of a state of siege. said. love," THERESE JORNLIN By Cecilia Belanger

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In the second game, Swansea put across eight rufl's in the second inning and never was in trouble thereafter. Cliff Lauzon hurled a three-hitter for Swansea. Kane accounted for the Immacs' lone run with a homer in the fifth. In the Bristol County CYO League best-of-three final. defending champion Kennedy dropped a 10-6 decision to Somerset in the opener but came back with a 3-2 vtictory in the second game and went on to retain Us crown with a 6-4 victory over Somerset in the third and deciding game of the final. Carlin Hart's one-out two-run homer in the top of the eighth inning, an extra frame, was the game-winner. Winning pitcher Bill Shea, who had walked, scored ahead of Hart. .

Hockey Coming Up The Bristol County CYO Hockey League enters its ninth season at 9 a.m. Sunday when tryouts and practices get underway in the Driscoll Rink, Fall River. All who wish to play must report at 9. Participation in the league is open to all skaters in the Fall River diocese born on or after January I, 1959, and at least 16 years of age. High school players are eligible to play the eomplete season if their coaches fl)low the Headmasters' Rules. AI.l games

are played on Sunday evenings. There are many roster vacancies and there is also an opening for an entirely new team of skaters from a particular area like to gain admission as a unit. Players are provided league jersies and socks but must furnish all additional equipment. The cost for the season is $55, covering a 20-game schedule plus playoffs. Additional ,information may be obtained from CYO Hall, Fall River, telephone 672-9644.

Soccer Openers In preparation for the: regular draft in June. Some sports exSoutheastern Mass. Conference perts believe he could be among season, some high school soccer the great players in National teams have booked exhibition Hockey League history. games. Among pre-seasoners is Last December, as a member the game next Tuesday when of the United States Junior OlymWestport will be home to Holy pic team, Carpenter scored three Family. On Wednesday Durfee goals in the final period of a will be host to Bishop Connolly game against Canada to spark High. the United States team to a 7-4 The Hockomock League opens victory. its soccer season Sept. 18 with Playing center on the first line Foxboro at Sharon, King Philip in his sophomore year, Carpenter at Franklin and Stoughton at scored 54 points and was an imNorth Attleboro. portant factor an St. John's winMost high schools open their ning the state title. He scored 64 football season Sept. 19. Mean- points in his junior year but while there is a smattering of •dropped to 38 in his senior year practice and non-Ieagwe action when opponents double and next Saturday when several triple~teamed him. schools will participate in the Whether he plays with the Dartmouth Jamboree. Capitals or their farm team in On Friday, Sept. 18, Bishop Hershey this season depends on Feehan and North Attleboro will how well he does ,in the Capitals' meet in a night exhibitjon foot- training camp which opens Monball game. The Hoekomock day. It ,is probable, however, League football season opens on that he will be among a group of Sept. 26. Capital players who will tour Bobby Carpenter, who prayed Sweden from next Monday to center on the St. John's Prep Sept. 25. (Danvers) hockey team has signed up with the Washington The Industrious Capitals of the National Hockey League. He was the top Amer"The hand of the industrious ican player picked in the league's getteth riches." - Provo 10:4

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SEPARATED & DIVORCED, grades 1-9 from 12 noon until ST. MARY, NEW BEDFORD AREA 4:00 p.m. at the school on Sept. NEW BEDFORD The Women's Guild will hold A support group meets at 7:30 11. The Scriptural group will a membership tea from 2 to 4 .p.m. each Sunday at Our Lady's meet at the home of Lu Rogers p.m. Sunday in the school gym. Chapel, 600 Pleasant St., New every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Prospective members are invited. Bedford. The September program If interested call 993-6146. The unit's first regular meeting follows: Sept. 13, Mass and social SSe PETER & PAUL, of the season will be at 8 p.m. hour; S·ept. 20, report on August FALL RIVER Monday. An "unbirthday party" conference for Divorced. SeparaEnrpllment for the grade school will be featured. ted and Remarried Catholics, is'301 students for 1981.82 year ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, ST. PIUS X. Sister Louise Angell has been held in Biddeford, Me.; Sept. 27, beginning Sept. 9. A special SOUTH YARMOUTH NEW BEDFORD named coordinator of religious address by Charles Foley, Fair- school Mass will be offered Sept. CCD starts on Monday, Sept. The annual communion break- education in the parish school. h~ven di~~ctor of human ser- 11 at 11 a.m. and all parents 28 with grades 1-5 meeting at fast of the Women's Guild will Teachers will attend a day of re- ~Ices, on V~lues and. the Grow- and parishioners are invited. 3:30 p.m. and grades 6 - Con- follow 9 a.m. Mass Tuesday and· collection Friday, Sept. 18, con- 109 Person 10 ~elatlOn"to the . CCD program will begin Sept. firmation meeting at 6:30 p.m. will be held at Lighthouse Inn, ducted by Father Brian Harring- Separated and Divorced. . 21 for students in the public Registration will take place after West Dennis. ton. Bishop Daniel A, Cronin will SECULAR }"RANCISCANS, schools. A teachers' planning all Masses on the weekends of dedicate the school's new elec- NEW BEDFORD session will be held Sept. 14. IHS SERVICES, Sept. 13 and 20 and must be tronic learning cE;nter. Friday, A Secular Franciscan Work- Teachers and helpers will be done by parents directly with TOLEDO, O. Oct. 2 and a parish open house shop with the theme "Who are commissioned on Catechetical Father Tosti. Fee is payable Used rosaries, medals and will follow Sunday, Oct. 4. we? What are we doing? Where Sunday, Sept. 20 at a 9:30 a.m. upon registration, and only reg- watches in any condition are are we going?" will take place liturgy. istered members of the parish needed for prisoners and the poor, ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, on Saturday, Sept. 26 at St. Alumni of the parish school SWANSEA can register for ~CD. as are Catholic books, Bibles and Rose of Limfl School, Main Aven- are asked to use the book at the Ladies of Ste. Anne will open First Communion classes for men's clothing. Donations may be ue, Warwick, R.I. from 9 a.m. rear of the church to supply ad· both parents and children will sent to IHS Services, Box 5755, their season with a Mass at 7 to 3:30 p.m. The event is spon- dresses of classmates so that p.m. Wednesday, at which new be held at and after 10 a.m. Toledo, Ohio 43613. members will be received. The sored by Our Lady Queen of they may be contacted in prepaMasses on Sunday, September 27 service will be followed by a Angels Fraternity, New Bedford, ration for the 100th anniversary and October 4. First Communion BLUE ARMY, ceramics demonstration and re- Our Lady of the Angels, New- of the parish. FALL RIVER DIOCESE will be administered Sunday, port, St. Francis and Holy Spirit ST RITA, Oct. 11 at the 8 a.m. Mass. Members will hold their freshments. All are welcome to fraternities, Providence, Blessed MARION join the organization. Twenty Week Club celebra- monthly meeting and holy hour Lucius fraternity, Brockton. All COD Classes will begin New officers are Muriel Patention will be at White's on the at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady Rev. Peter Sheridan, OFM, the week of October 4. A CCD Watuppa beginning with cock- of Fatima Church, New Bedford. aude, president; Vivian Belanger, tails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 The gathering is regularly held vice-president; Anita Boulanger, Spiritual Assistant for Holy workshop for teachers of the p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11. the second Sunday of each secretary; Dorothy Martinville, Name Province will give the Sadlier Series will be held Sept. month. The Blue Army promotes treasurer. Father Louis Boivin is opening adldress. Registration 14 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary's parHOLY REDEEMER, must be made through your fra- ish, Fairhaven. If interested call the Fatima message and fulfills moderator. CHAmAM ternity or direct to Timothy Mit- Fr. Steakem or Maureen Olden. The October meeting will be A parish retreat will be held the requests of our Lady for chell, 96 Tremont St., New BedSt. Rita's Catholic Women's held jointly with members of St. prayer and penance. beginning this Saturday, through ford no later than Sept. 19. Reg- Club will open its season on John of God Women Guild and Thursday, Sept. 17, with daily will feature a talk by John istration fee includes lunch, and Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. services directed by Father IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, Ghiorse, meteorologist for should be forwarded by that at the rectory. All women of the Thomas J. Tobin, CSC, of the FALL RIVER WJAR-TV. date. parish are invited. Wine and Married couples will renew Holy Cross Fathers Mission ST. JOSEPH, cheese will be served. Band. Further information is their marriage vows at 11 :30 ST. JOHN BAPTIST, NEW BEDFORD a.m. Mass Sunday. available from the rectory. WESTPORT ST. ROCH, Prayer Group will meet Sept. CCD registration will take FALL RIVER 2, 9, 16 and! 23 with a Mass of ~.,"""""""""'----_._-----_.-_._-----_.~place before and after each Mass The Council of Catholic Womthis weekend. Information as to healing followed by a prayer en will resume meetings at 7:30 schedules is available at the rec- . meeting in the sacristy. All are p.m. Monday in the school. Fathinvited and welcome. tory. er Lucien Jusseaume, pastor, will Congratulations are offered to speak on St. Helena and the disLA SALETTE SHRINE, Sister Louise Angele a Sister of covery of the True Cross, the AlTLEBORO St. Joseph who teaches at St. year's program will be discussed Archimandraite Charles Abod- Mary's School in New Bedford : The Post Office has increased from 13 to 25 : dy, rector of St. Gregory's Sem· who is celebrating her 50th An- and refreshments will be served. Prospective members are invited. , cents its charge to THE ANCHOR for notification - inary, Newton, will officiate at a niversary in the service of the . . Melkite liturgy for the feast of Lord. ST. ANNE, : of a subscriber's change of address. Please : Our Lady of Sorrows at 7:30 ST. JOSEPH, FALL RIVER : help us reduce this expense by notifying us : p.m. Tuesday. The service will FAIRHAVEN The nursery school program and an after-school supervision : be held outdoors, weather per: immediately when you plan to move. As of Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass mitting. program for grades one through The seminary chorale will pro- will be changed to 10:15 a.m. eight will begin Monday. vide music and commentary The change is necessitated by will assist the congregation to the CCD schedule. CCD students may register today and tomorDue to the late holiday mail: NAME : participate in the rite. A recep- row from noon to 4 p.m. and on ing, many Steering Points retion to which all are invited will Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. ceived by The Anchor cannot be : STREET ADDRESS...................................................................... : follow the serv·ice. CCD registration for pupils in published this week. THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Sept. 10, 1981

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FALL RIVER

ATTLEBORO

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398 COUNTY ST. 997-7337

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