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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Sept. 18, 1975 PRICE 15c Vol. 19, No. 38 © 1975 The Anchor $5.00 ,Ir YI.r

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Since Christ gave us this command embarking upon studies which will prepare them for service as priests to the people of some 2,000 years ago, Christians in every generation have willingly volunteered to . God in our area. They come from such places~ as Pocasset, North Dartmouth, and become the teachers and the bearers of the gospel message of peace and love. Indeed . Rehoboth and of courseJrom Fall River, New Bedford, and Taunton. They come one indication of the vitality of any Chrisfrom varied and interesting backgrounds tian community can be seen in the number and we all should feel proud that they and caliber of its sons and daughters who desire to serve Christ by serving us. are willing to devote their lives in the name . Undoubtedly some of them will not be of Christ to serve others. Certainly all· ordained. Before their studies are completed, Christians are called to serve but SOple in some of them will decide that they can best a very special way. Today the Church needs serve God and man in another lifestyle. It lay missionaries and catechists, married has always been that way. Nevertheless all deacons, sisters, brothers, and priests. of these men will be richer for their At St. John's Seminary in Brighton, eight seminary experience. young men from the Fall River Diocese are

New Seminaria~s Studying fol' Diocese • Phil Hamel spent a brief time in another seminary after gradu· ating from Coyle-Cassidy High School in 1973. Since that time he has been studying at McGill University in Montreal. Last summer he worked as acoun· selor at the Paul Dever School for the Retarded. Phil is a member of St. Jacques Parish in Taunton and is 1n his junior year at St. John's. • Also in the Junior Class is Paul Gaboriault of St. Joseph's Parish, New Bedford. A graduate of New Bedford High, class of '73, Paul was quite active in the St. Joseph CCD program and choir. This year he received an Associate Degree ,in. elementary education from Bristol Commuity College and during the summer he worked as an accountant for the Sunheam Bakery in New Bedford.

Why does a young man in . 1975 wish to become a Priest? Most of these young men expressed a desire to be of service to people. In the years following the Second Vatican Council there seemed to be a great emphasis upon social action. In those days the aspiring priests couldn't wait to get out into the streets and form food cooperatives, community action projects, drop-in centers, and the like. These young men at St. John's are certainly aware of that tradition and will undoubtedly build upon it but they are quite cognizant that the priest must first serve spiritually. Like young seminarians of the past most of them stated that the example and influence of the priests whom they know was a motivating factor in their decision. Most of them have also

• Another graduate .of Bristol Community College is Mark Heon of St. Julie's Parish, North Dartmoutb. A former athlete at Dartmouth High, Mark graduated in 1973 and then went on to earn an Associate Degree at ,BCC in law enforcement. During the summer he worked as a butcher in a supermarket and on weekends served as a lector at St. Julie's. Mark is also in the Junipr Class at St. John's.

• Last year Matt Clark was a student at SMU with hi!'. twin brother Mike. A member of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Pocasset, Matt graduated from Bourne High in '74 and is now in the 'Freshman Class at St. John's. When not working in a drug store tthis summer, Matt could usually be found· on the tennis courts.

eJohn Perry, a' member of Holy Rosary Parish in Fall River, graduated from Bishop Connelly High School-this past June. Last summer he worked at Truesdale Hospital and is now in the Freshman Class at St. John's. John's hobby is photography, a subject which he taught at Holy Name in Fall River and we are indebted to John for the photographs of his fellow seminarians.

• Rick Andrade graduated from Coyle-Cassidy High and is also beginning his studies at St. John's as a member of the Freshman Class. Like Phil Hamel, Rick is also a member of St. Jacques Parish and this summer he worked in the Marion Manor in Taunton. Rick's hobby is reading and that is good for Rick will find plenty to read in the next eight years.

been already involved in parish work of one sort or another and they found such work to their liking. Now they' want to develop themselves intellectually and spiritually so that they may return to the parishes to serve the people as other Christs. They are a fine group of men of whom their families, their friends, and the members of their parishes and communities can be justly proud.

• • John Mendonca is a native of St. Michael's in the Azores. He is a member of Santo Christo Parish in Fall River and graduated from B. M. C. Durfee High School in 1974. He studied for a year at Bristol Community Col· lege and this summer he was employed in the CETA program in Fall River. John is in the Sophomore Class at St. John's.

• A resident of Rehoboth and one of seven children, Dennis Tasca is a member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Seekonk. Just before he gradudated from Dighton-Rehoboth High School in 1974, Dennis felt he would like to study for the priesthood. Rather than act impulsively Dennis took a year to think about his desire. During that time he did heavy labor on a farm and also found time to teach CCD at Mt. Carmel. Dennis is now .in the Freshman Class at St. Jobn's.

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Team Ministry Found Successful

HARTFORD, Conn. (NC)-The future shape of parish ministry in the U. S. Church could be affected significantly by the results of new sociological study reJEFFERSON CITY (NC) Father Hugh Behan, editor of. leased Sept. 12. The Catholic Missourian, newsThe study evaluated a widepaper of the Jefferson City di- spread experiment in team minis· ocese, has wr,itten a "Dictionary try in the Archdiocese of Hartof Modern Catechetical Terms" ford. because he believes many CathIt found strong indications that olics do not understand terms in parishes now led by a team of used in Catholic preaching and priests there has been an imwriting. provement in pastoral care, in The pamphlet dictionary, pub- comparison with the previous lished by Ligouri Press, explains pastor-an~assistant(s) form of more than 60 such terms, such leadership in those parishes. as parousia, paschal mystery, It also found that the priests and kerygma. in team ministry were more satThe 32-page booklet glves pro- isfied with their work and more nunciations for certain terms, challenged -by it than they had shows the roots of the words been in previous ass'ignments. in Latin, Greek or Hebrew and Archbishop John F. Whealon gives an explanation for each of Hartford, who. commissioned the study, has said he plans to term which points out, whenever necessary, how a word has send a summary of it to the taken on. a different emphasis heads of all U. S. dioceses. If since the Second Vatican Coun- the results of the' study encourcil. \, age other bishops to begin team Father Behan, who is also a ministry programs, it is possible pastor in rural Folk, Mo., said that within a few years the minthat each profession has a ten- isterial team will be considered dency to develop its own "in" no longer an experiment, but language and that the renewal rather a generally accepted alterof the Church has led to the in- natitve to the traditional pas· troduction of a number of terms torate. "unfamiliar to people who studied Team ministry is relatively the Baltimore Catechism. new in the Catholic Ohurch. In the traditionally structured par· ish with more than one priest, a Free Education pastor is the head and the other priests serve as his assistants. For Refugees But in team ministry the priests SHAWNEE {NC)---'For the next are co-pastors who share the. two years, St. Gregory's Ben- authority and div,ide up the areas edictine abbey and college is of primary responsibility by muproviding 27 '{ietmamese reftual agreement. u~ees with free education. (A quite different form of team According to Abbot Robert G. ministry... involving Religious and _ Dodson, the education will cost laity as well as ordained priests, approx,imately $2,800 per student is also in use in some U. S. per year. The total cost to the dioceses, hut not in Hartford.) abbey and college in cash and Several dioceses around the services will run about $150,000 country have started experior more over the two-year period. ments with priest-teams, but the On May 22, the monks at the five-year-old Hartford experi--. abbey voted to appropriate ment is one of the most exten$50,000 in cash outlay to provide sive. One-fifth of its parishes for the needs of the students. with more than one priest are Books, fees, tuition, clothes, bed- staffed by ministerial teams. ding-everything they need-will The sociological study, which be supplied by the abbey. Dormi- was conducted hy the Center for tory space and meals will be Applied Research in the Apostoprovided free of charge by the late (CARA) in Washington, college itself. D.C., is the first in-depth evaluaThe monks also agreed to tion in this country of the results teach extra classes if need be, of Catholic team m'inistry. and so did other professors at Noting CARA's judgment that the col'lege. the Hartford experiment was a success, Archbishop Whealon said: "The Hartford expeifent Necrology in team ministry should be of in· terest and help to other dioceses SEPT. 26 - especially to larger dioceses Rev. John J. Donahue, 1944, in which numerous parishes are Assistant, St. William, Fall ~iver staffed by more than one priest." - The focus of the CARA study SEPT. 29 was to determine whether the Rev. J.A. Payan, 1899, Found- team ministry experiment was in er, St. Matthew, Fall River fact achieving its intended goals. These were to maintain "effecSEPT. 30 live pastoral care for the laity" Rev. John J. Griffin, 1963, and to provide the priests on the Pastor, St. Pa,iJl, Taunton teams ,with "substantial opportunities for personal growth and OCT. 2 development. Interviews with parish counRev. Joseph E. Sutula, 1961, P,astor, St.' Casimir; New Bedford cils in 26 of the 31 team ministry parishes in the archdiocese and questionnaires filled out by 403 parish council members, CARA THE ANCHOR reported, show that: Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published every Thursdlly at 410 -The parish council members Highland Avenue. Fall River. Mass, 02722 by the Cathol'c Press of the Diocese of Fall in almost every parish believe River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid their team is performing above $5.00 per year.

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average in almost every- area of pastoral care. -In almost every case the respondents said that their present team ministry is more effective pastorallv than their previous, traditional·style parish leadership was. -The res-ryondents overwhelmingly rated their present team considerably higher than their former pastorate in maintaining positive relationships. between priests and parishioners. From these findings CARA concluded that "effective pastoral care for the laity" had at least been maintained under team ministry if not actually increased. Because it did not study any of the Har.tford parishes still led by pastor with a'ss'istants, CARA said it· was unable to determine whether in recent year there had been a comparable improvement in single-pastor parishes. The goal of providing "sub· stantial opportunities for per-

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sonal growth and development" for the p'riests on the teams "has also been 'ach'ieved, according to almost every measure in the study," said the summary of the CARA report. _ One of the reasons behind the csta,'--Ilishment of team ministry in the Hartford archdiocese said CARA, was the discovery by a 1968 study. that many priests in the archdiocese, particularly assistant pastors. suffered from a serious lack of adequate challenge or satisfaction in their work. l1heir work climate, the other study said. was inhibiting many priests from achieving their full poential for personal growth and development.' In a 21-page questionnaire to the 71 priests involved in the 31 team ministry parishes, CARA du-:-licated many areas of the -earlier study and was unable to compare the results. It found that the priests who are now on teams find their work more satisfying and challenging than they did before. Tbey also feel that their skills - are being utilized far more effectively. Even the priests who were pastors or in special ministries before. although thev had felt high levels of job satisfaction in their previous work, indicated that in team ministry they find their work more satisfying and at least as challenging. CARA noted that, as in the study of pastonil effectiveness, it did not have the data to determine whether there had been a comparable improvement since '1968 for priests in non-team parishes. But, iit said, the data to show that opportunities for personat" growth and development have improved substantially since 1968 for the priest who have since then, entered team ministry. In addition ,to intrinsic qualities of team ministry, CARA suggested that much of the program's success in Hartford is due to the archdiocese's methods of administering the program. Archbishop Whealon said "extensive planning" and "the voluntary and competitive manner" of forming and selecting teams were among the factors contributing to the program's success. In reporting its findings, CA!RA carefully declined to say whether team ministries provide better pas'toral care or better work climates for the priests than the traditional pastorates ",as they exist today" in the archdiocese. But it seemed clear from the findings that· the traditiona.l pastorates in the archdiocese must have also improved substantially in recent years if they ma'tch the improvements found under team ministry.

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Maine Bishop Is Appointed WASHINGTON (NC) - Pope Paul VI has named Msgr. Amedee Proulx, 43, vicar for Religious of the Portland, Me., diocese, auxiliary bishop of Portland. . Announcement of the appointment was made here by Msgr. Renzo Frana, temporary charge d'affaires of the apostdlic delegation, in the United States. Bishop-elect Proulx was born Aug. 31, 1943, in Sanford, Me., where he attended Holy Family elementary school. He studied for the priesthood at Seminaire de St. Hyacinthe, S1. Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada and at St. Paul's University Seminary in Ottawa, Canada. Following ordination in 1958, he studied, at the Catholic University of America here, where he earned a degree in canon law. He served as -assistant pastor at several Maine parishes from 1958 to 1966. I,n 1968 he was named to the staff of the Portl,and diocesan tribunal and was made diocesan vicar for Religious in 1970.

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SEPT. 15, 1960 51. Patrick's of FaH River and Immaculate Conception of Taunton were getting ready to play the third game in the best路 out of three series for _the diocesan baseball championship. Jack Kelly, Wilma Rudolph, Hal Connolly, and Chris von Saltza all members of the American Olympic team attended Mass at the Church of the Holy Cross in Rome.

Rev. William D. Thomson, pastor of St. Mary's in Norton, announced plans to build a parish center. Mrs. Russell Collinge, Mrs. John J. Barrows,' Mrs. John J. Mullaney and Mrs. Gilbert J. Noonan, all officers of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women met ,at Hyannis.

. SEPT. 16, 1965 Rev. John Thanh Hung of . Brian Corey of St. Joseph's, Fan South Vietnam preached at the River, who had been. elected Sunday Masses at St. Jean Bap- president of the New England Council of Catholic Youth. tiste Church ,in Falll River. Frank Fontaine from the Ja,ckStonehill College announced ie Gleason Show performed at that it would begin the academic Lincoln Park for the benefit of year with the new Mass of ~on. the building fund of St. Mary's, celebration which was descnbed as a revival of an ancient tradiFairhaven. A testimonial was planned for tion.

SEPT. 17, 1970 Bishop James E. Walsh, M.M. returned to the United States after spending twenty years in a Communist Chinese prison. SS. Peter and Paul of Fall River defeated Immaculate Conception of Taunton to win the diocesan basebal'l championship. John Havlicek led the Boston

Celtks in an inter squad game at Bishop Feehan High School for the benefit of Pre-Tean Sports of Attleboro. Evelyn Amaral of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk, and Fllances Curtis of St. Mary's, North Att!leboro were serving as Extension Volunteers assisting the disadvantaged in the Southwest.

Catechetical Sunday Sept. 21 Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated throughout the diocese on September 21. The Purpose of celebrating Catechetical Sunday us ,to provide an enl1husiast'ic beginning for another year of catechetJical work in the parish. It has been remarked that "getting started qS half the baWe." It is hoped that many par.ishes will be able to get started enthusiastically, coura-路 geously and hopefuHy on another school year of growth toward maturity of faith whJch is the goal of aU catecheticalefforts. The nationany proclaImed day should bean incentive for all parishes to present t,heir over-all programs to their people, encouraging participation from parents and chHdren. A teacher commissioning at aU weekend Masses lis a good time for renewing a whole congregation's awareness of 'their mission of teaching others about Chr-ist. It is also a t'tme of recognizing and cel1ebrating the good w,iU and dedication that takes place in a paI1ish Religious Education program. People need to be inspired by ot!hers who have volunteered their t:ime, talent, and energy teaching the Gospel. Thds year's observance of Cateohetical Sunday has taken for dts theme: Liberty and Justice, following the theme chosen for t'he bicentennial observance by the Amer.ican Bishops. Practical helps for dioceses

Memory All too often a clear conscience is merely the result of a bad memory. -Proverl:-

and particu),arly for parlshes have been provided in a booklet published by the U.S.C.C. that !has been ordered by many of our priests throughout the diocese. AddiiNonal copies are avadlable at the Catholic Education Center.

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Thurs., Sept. 18, 1975

Missouri Nun Knew She Would See The Blessed Trinity Soon

New Religious Will Continue At Newspaper

JEFFERSON CITY (NC)-"l thought that since I hope to see the persons in the Blessed Trinity soon 1t would be a good idea to get better acquainted with them." T:he humor and the faith of that comment characterized Benedlctine Sister Agnes Ma,r,ie Skelly of Columbia, Mo., who died Sept. 6 of cancer. It was the reason she gave for attending a summer sohool course on the Trinity at St. Meinrad's Abbey in Indiana. "When we are baptized, the Holy Trinity comes to us, the Trinity comes to us aN the time, to help us. The Chr,istian 'l'ife ds a caU to develop a personal relationship of union with God and when death comes it lis another step toward achieving a perfeot union with Christ," Sister Skelly said. Sister Skelly was admttted to St. Mary's Health Center in Jefferson City eal'lier this year. Her doctor showed her -an X-ray of her liver Ithat revealed a dark spot. "Neither one of us said anything then, but I knew something was wrong," she said. In March Iher physician called in a specialist who told her she had terminal cancer. "I had been pa'rtiaHy prepared for it by the X-ray photo," she said. At no 'time did she experience any, fear or terror, 'Sister Skelly said. She also satid she appreC'iates tJhe direct way she was told by :her physicians what was wrong. "It feels asjf something shimmering and beautiful is coming down on me," she said. Sister Ske).)y said she appreciates also ,the time she has had

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since March to reflect on her life. "We don't take t,ime to see . Brother William Keane, S5.CC. God's presence in the things made final profession of vows as which are happening around us," a Sacred Hearts Brother last she said. "God is our Father, He Sunday in S1. Anthony's Church, knows us better than we know Mattapoisett, his home parish. ourselves, always ready to for- - Previously stationed at the give us." Sacred Hearts provincia~ house People don't ,think enough' in Fair.haven, he took up duties about God's love and mercy, she . Monday as director of the Sacred said. "People tend to think of Hearts community in Wareham. God being way up in the sky As a novice, Brother WiI'liam watching our every move and ,continued his former occupation keeping track of all our sins. We as a typesetter. at the New Bedshould take our sins to the Lord ford Standard -T:imes and he exand say, 'Lord you know better .pects to continue this work in than I do,' Sister Skel,ly 'akeady had his new' position. planned her funeral liturgy, which will he. celebrated at 8t. Thomas the' Apostle's parish in St. Thomas, Mo. The theme of the Hturgy will express gratitude for all God's blessings. DUl'ing her years as a nun, SiS/ter Skelly was involved in visiting prisons. Now many inmates that she visited have sent cards and some have even come to visit, she said. Sister Skelly attI1ibutes her present falith tQ the years she spent as a member of the Perpetual Adoration Benedictines, which gave ,her the opportunity to spend many hours in prayer before 'the Blessed Sacrament. One suggestion Sister Skelly made is to do away with the "Our dear departed." She said they should be refer,red to as "the more intensely present ones," Sister Skelly salid she -is not anX'ious for a miraculous cure and that she has placed herself totally <in the hands of God. "When you have eternal life handed to you on a ~i1ver platter, it is hard to turn it away," she said.

Vietnam Expels Foreign Jesuits

. ROME (NC)~Fourteen Jesuit missionaries have been expelled from South Vietnam by .that country's communist government, according to an official at Jesuit headquarters ~ere. Jesuit Father Herbert Dargan, r.egional assistant for East Asia 'to the Jesuit superior general, Father Pedro Arrupe, told NC News that the 14 foreign-born Jesuits were removed from the Jesuit-run seminary in Dalat. According' to Father Dargan, the only reason authorities gave for the expulsion was that the priests are foreigners. The priests---'including about five Canadians-were in Rome Sept. 10 when Father Dargan revealed their expulsion. But the Vienamese Jesuits, he said, are very young and are as yet 路insufficiently trained to maintain the seminary's standards. Father Dargan said that about 10 foreign Jesuits were still working in .the Saigon area.

What Is Priesthood? The priesthood is not something it is someone: Christ! Every priest reflects some of the priestly qualities of Christ. He is a religious leader, a man of prayer a bridge builder, a mediator He brings God to people: People to God He reconciles differences of mentality celebrates the liturgy, feeds us with the Word and Bread of Life He is a peacemaker, a community builder a minister to the needs of oOthers He is a prophet giving Christian insights into the problems of our community, nation, universe His work is difficult; his days long; his frustrations many;' his life hard. But then, so was Christ's!

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 18,1975

German Cardinal Crosses Border

Mrs. Ford and Communications Mrs. Ford recently wrote a letter to Thomas Walsh of Roslindale, executive secretary of Morality in Media in Massachusetts in which she stated: "My husband and I have lived 26 years of faithfulness in marriage. I do not believe in premarital relations, but I realize many in today's generation do not share my views. "It is difficult to adequately express one's personal convictions in a IS-minute interview. I hope our lives will say more than words about our dedication to honor, to integrity, to humanity and to God."

Certainly many of us received an opposite impression of Mrs. Ford as a result of her interview on "Sixty Minutes" in August. We are happy to learn of these new statements. The problem we believe lies in the type of interview that Morley Safer conducted. Complex and controversial subjects need elaboration and clarification so that misunderstanding will not develop.· Perhaps the villain of this episode is not so much Mrs. Ford but Morley Safer and the editors at CBS. Add also to the list of villains all of us who were so eager to condemn, who rushed judgment and who failed to give our neighbor the benefit Of the doubt. CATECHETICAL SUNDAY POSTER: Shows the people of God of all ages and races. It reminds us that catechists, teaching and learning, is for everyone.

Catechetical Sunday Christ's command to go forth and teach is a command to all of us. There is nothing more important than passing on the faith we have received to the generations that follow. We do this in many ways, especially by our example but certainly the greatest need for our efforts can be found in our own parish CCD programs. Don't feel because of your limitations, be they either of your own education or of time, that you cannot be of service. If you love Christ and his Church, your parish can use you in the CCD program. This Sunday after Mass, why not talk to your priest or CCD Coordinator and offer your services. What good is faith if it is not put into action?

Astrology Nearly 200 of the leading scientists of our country have recently published a statement warnipg the public that tpere is no scientific basis for the beliefs of Astrology. To this we add that it is also not possible for a Catholic to seriously believe in the pretentious claims of the astrological charla~ tans. Now many will claim that they do not seriously believe in the astrological predictions but follow their horoscopes only as a source of relaxation and entertainment. We f;.,ti such· a claim specious and ask those who make it to be honest with themselves.

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the sign under which one was born determines one's compat· ibility or incompatibility with other people." The scientists went on to say: "We are especially disturbed by the oontinued uncritical dissemination of astrological charts, forecasts, and horoscopes by the media and by otherwise reputabl~ newspapers, magazines, and book publishers. This can .only contribute to the growth of irrationalism and obscurantism. We believe that the time has come to challenge directly, and forcefully, the pretentious claims of astrological charlatans. The statement was originally draf.ted by Bar.t J. Bok, former presIdent of .the American Astronomic,al Society and professor emeritus of astronomy at the University of Arizona. Nobel Prize winners signing the statement induded Wassily Leontief, professor, AustrIan Academy of Sciences; Linus Pauling, professor of chemistry, Stanford University; Paul A. Samuelson, professor of economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Glenn T. Seaborg, university professor, University of California at Berkeley. Astronomers and astrophysicists were predominant among the other signers of the state-' ment.

Conscience We may ignore conscience but we cannot dispute its existence. -Richard Downey .. "., ,'

DETROIT (NC) - Watching Cinderella race to reach home as the clock struck midnight has provided many a fairy-tale follower with a suspenseful moment or two-only to see her rewarded happily ever after. But for Caradinal Alfred Bengsch of Berlin his real-life race to meet curfew is an exercise in both frustration and at the same time hope· fulness. A citizen of communist-rule East Germany and spiritual leader of Catholics there, Cardinal Bengsch also travels to West Berlin several times a month to administer to the needs of Catholics on the other side of the 'Berlin wall. One of the East German government's stipulations is that .he may not remain overnight in the West, thus giving rise to his popular title of the "Cinderella Prelate." The Cardinal's dual ministry was described by Father William Cunningham, pastor of Madonna parish here, who was among seven Americans who visited Germany recently to examine that country's cities and institu· tions and exchange information in areas of social policy. One of the great personal dilemmas for the Berlin cardinal, Father Cunningham said, is to see brothers and sisters living on different sides of the wall. The German people, the priest said. feel strongly the need for unification of Germany, but they also realize that it's a long time off-hence the pain for everyone involved. He asked Cardinal Bengsch about the possibility of East and West Germany coming together in his lifetime. "There's not too much chance for it to come soon," he told Father Cunningham. "But if it doesn't come soon it will be too late. The people's very existence d~pe'lds on that reunion." While on his three-week visit to Germany, Father Cunningham examined ctosely the Churchstate structure operating there and how it compares with the United States. Unlike in the United States, 10 per cent of all federal taxes in Germany go to the Protestant and' Catholic churches. A German may exercise the option not to pay the tax, but, as Father Cunningham pointed out, that can mean self-excommunication, with all Catholic services-the sacraments, marriage and Christian burial, denied a person making such as a choice. German churches also act as agents of the major social and welfare services for the state.

Spanish Priests On Hunger Strike MADRID (NC) - Five out of the two dozen priests imprisoned in Spain under security laws joined a hunger strike to protest death sentences given two Basque separatists convicted of terrorism. More than 100 political prisoners have undertaken the hun· ger strike throughout the nation, protesting a1so the passage of a new anti-terrorist law they charge will further constrict civ,i! liberties under the regime of Gen. Frandsco Franco.


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Dear Editor, '1 appreciate very much your excellent editorial about the dia'iogue which Msgr. George Higg.ins and I have been carrying on. I have known George Higg,ins, of course, for more than 25 years. He continues to do his fine work not merely in his weekly column but in his work with the migrant farm workers in California and elsewhere. 1 take this occasion to congratulate you upon the excellence of your newspaper. I do not see it every week but do see it regularly. W.ith warm I?ersonal regards, I am

CordiaJly yours, Robert F.~ Drinan Member of Congress

Fighting Irish are Disturbed Dear Editor: As a native of Somervi1le, Mass., who grew up in East Weymouth, graduated from the University of Notre Dame and has a son in Boston College Law School, I think I can probably take a more ecumenical view of the forthcoming Boston CollegeNotre Dame football game than does the editorial in your issue of September 11.

Dear Editor: I am really surprised at the comment, "We hope BC creams 'em." As an ND grad I can express a feeling of most other grads which is certainly less bias and more sportsmanship like ... "I hope it is a good game, a close game, and a game which ,is won by the best team." The article leaves so much else to be desired that I hesitate to comment further. The writer is not only misinformed, he is also obviously uninformed. The article is one I would not expect to be found in a "Callio'lic" newspaper. Sincerely, . Jim Brennan North Attleboro (Ed. Note: All information in the editorial was received at The Anchor from the Sports Publicity Dept. at N.D.)

Sen. Kennedy and Abortion

Dear Editor: What are our opInIOns concerning tile mOI1a'l character of those who pay assasins to kill others? Naturally, we condemn them. That includes those who hire doctor assasins to kill un: born babies. Thus, those SenI f.ind your reflections amusing. ators, who voted aga:inst the Aside from your manifesting Bartlett Amendment to S. 66, are, that strange and indelible convic- . in effect, paying others to murtion of the Eastern Massachu- der unborn children. They are setts faithful that the first and forcing our tax do1'lars to supmost compelling obHgation of port medical personnel who asthe Notre Dame football team is sasinate infants in the womb. In to engage in internecine combat order to preclude any misconcepwith others of the Roman per- tions concerning the Bartlett suasion, I tind your reference to Amendment, we must know exthe "skillful manipulations" actly what it states: 'Intended to be proposed by Notre Dame uses to keep winning and the dark implications Mr. Bartlett (for himself, Mr. of the a·bsence of Catholic teams Buckley, Mr. Garn and Mr. from the Notre Dame schedule Helms) to S. 66, a bill to amend a little obscure. They bear eluci- title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to re¥ise and extend dation. the programs of assistance under As for the "real smart sched- . that title for nurse training and uling," 1 think that .is more prop-' to revise and extend programs erly attributed in this instance to of health revenue sharing and Boston College. How else would health services, viz: At the end they ever fill Schaefer Stadium of the bill add a new section as for goodness sake? follows: No funds authorized under To you and to BC afficionados, I say, "Welcome to the big subchapter IV or subchapter XIX of the Social Security Act leagues." may he used by the States to Sincerely yours, pay for or encourage the pernonald A. Foskett formance of abortions, except Hartford, Conn. such abortions as are necessary to save the 'life of a mother. Senator Kennedy, who states that he is opposed to abortion, Letters Welcome led the floor fight against this legislation. His actions do not Letters to the editor are wel- 'conform to his statements. He come. All letters should be brief indicated that this amendment and the editor reserves the right was inappropriate to the bill to condense any letters if deemed under consideration. Why doesn't he sponsor a separate bill to necessary. All letters must be stop our tax ddllars from paysigned and contain a home or ·ing for abortions if he believes business address. that the amendment to S. 66 is t1tllllltlIUlIlIIIIII'lll'IIIIIIII."'lllllllllil'lllllllll11I1IUIlIIIIIIIII1I1111111'I.'IIIII"III\,"I"IIIII••

not the vehicle for this purpose? If Senator Kennedy takes no action to stop this evil use our tax money, we must conclude that he is morally unfit for. public office. Let us remember that what he says is of no value if it contradicts what he does. Senator Kennedy should read the 25th Chapter of. St. Matthew. It indicates that we will be judged by how we treat the 'least of our brothers. Hel'piless unborn infants are included in this group. If we pay others to kill them, we wil'l lose our souls for eternity. Sincerely, Jeremy Jackson Silver Spring, Md.

Don't Drop Mary Carson Dear Editor Please do not drop froIh The Anchor Mrs. Mary Carson's column it is the first thing I look for. She is a beautiful woman and a wonderful Catholic and a wonderful mother and her articles are wonderful and inspiring most of the time. We can't aliI have the same opinion and all can't like the same things. Today most people think they know best about everything but they don't. We are all different and must decide for ourselves what is right and what is wrong. Let those that are without sin cast the first stone but make sure that no one is on the firing line. We have enough trouble without making Mrs. Carson a target. Let us live and let live in Peace. Yours Truly, Eva Clarke New Bedford

Carson Softens Anxieties Dear Editor: In defense of Mary Carson, re the letter from Genevieve Foley in the Sept. 4th column. It's understandable that not everyone would agree with every column Mary Carson writes but let's be aware that this woman gives of her time, despite her large family and many tasks and heartaches. Her column softens the blows of the anxieties we all share in such a light-hearted manner that it gives one the courage to want to keep trying. As humorously as this is done at times, she always has a message or example of Jesus or Mary. There is much comfort and enjoyment to be found in her column, and you for one Mrs. Foley are missing the message. of charity and christianity that Mary Carson tries to convey. The loss of this column would mean the loss of an Apostle of Christ. Sincerely, Imelda Racine Somerset, Mass.

Carson Wrong on Ford Dear Editor, Mrs. Carson's ill-designed defense of Mrs. Ford's statements on pre-marital affairs gave rise a'lmost immediately to an analogy at once amusing and instructive; that of a five foot two inch tall person going for a walk .into. water that suddenly dropped off to the six foot level. To begin with, Mrs. Carson initiated her piece of misinformed histrionics with its own repudiation: "I didn't see the review on TV ... etc" which by definition removes her from even the position of witness, let alone commentator. This death-kneIl to her informed reporting seems to be obvious even to Mrs. Carson as her article continues, for in the .very next sentence, the second one in the piece, she immediately changed the subject .from whatever it was that Mrs. Ford said, to the fact that, in spite of it, she's done a great deal of good elsewhere,. so let us not jump on her straightaway: Le. "she has raised a fine family ... and has a solid marriage ..." etc. ad nauseaurn. As if that had anything to do' with an ill-advised moral outlook w.hich Mrs. Ford even more ill-advisedly chose to blab out as if she were something of a qualified rock of authority on the subject: yesterday I was but a banaJ Congressman's wife, but now my rise to the White House has likewise elevated my beliefs from banality to profundity. This union of a son and daught~r of our Almighty God flourishes with the dignity of His Own Sacred Nature Itse'lf, and with the permanence of that Nature. It is an act of resounding importance and moment-a moment that must endure forever if our nature as members of the Hofy Family is to be fulfilled. Those who forget are to be forgotten in the end, just as the beasts -in the forest will meet, inquisitively, innocently, shallowIly-and be forgotten.· Sincerely, Robert Emmett Henry Chatham, Mass.

In Defense Of Greeley Dear Editor: I wonder if I might respond to the criticism directed against Father Andrew Greeley in the Letters column of Sept. 11 tho Whether or not you agree with Father Greeley's scientifically compiled data or his opinions, there is much to suggest

that we are not effectively solving our problems in the Church. There· is plenty -of evidence in the form of empty schools and empty churches throughout the country that seems to point to the fact that we may be doing something wrong. It used to be Hie 'secularists' who were blamed for what ails us but with an ever-increasing number of people once-dedicated to the Church on state and federal payrolils it is becoming more fashionable to criticize Father Greeley. 1 can't help admiring him and I wish there were more like him. He .builds no castles in the air and he calls a spade a spade. He may he angry, hut it is an anger born of concern. Unlike so many others who have 'left the ministry, he plods along, in spite of the obvious drop in his popularity-working for the Church. 1 think it ,is unfortunate that his many contributons are some· times underestimated. Before we retire too hastily to our respective corners "to pray for him" perhaps we should take another look at his constructive criticisms, his opinion pdlls and his surveys with a ·little more objectivity and a little less emotionalism of our own. Meanwhile, the fact that he can be angry does not make him unique among us, nor does it mean that he "loves" any less than the rest of us--especiaaly since there is good reason to believe that Christ Himself could be moved to anger when He deemed it appropriate. Sincerely, (Mrs.) Esther Picard Fall River

Sen. Kennedy is prudent Dear Editor, Of course I, too, have read about Betty Ford's interview. I am sure everyone is aware of that. Then last Wednesday I read an interview of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. During the interview (I read) Kennedy lit a cigarette and asked the photographer not to take a picture of him while he was smoking. He said "I don't • think .jt' is good for people to smoke. My father didn't think so either. Public figures shouldn't smoke." He knew that what he says and does can influence many. He has wisdom beyond his years. Would that all our public figures were as wise and as prudent. Yours tru1y, Pauline R. Cahoon Falmouth

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Tim·e Drags for Child,ren, Flies for Their M·oth·er 'When I was a child,' time passed so slowly. Summer vacations lasted so long. Days rolled on and on, one after another. I can still feel the heat of the street, the steamy summer smell in the air. There were so many days like that. And it was forever before school would start again. cooking, and a bit more reading and crocheting ... and a lot of Even an hour was intermin- time sitting, thinking, rememberuble. I can remember prac- ing. Surely, jf spare time made ticing the piano. The clock ticked · . . put the hands never moved. I practiced on and on ... but the time didn't change.

By MARY CARSON I was sure the clock was broken, so I helped the hands along a bit. And I couldn't understand why my mother said it was only 15 minutes. Evenings lasted longer then, too. Why? Why was there so much time then ... and so little now? One school year rolls right into the next one. Summer vacation seems just a few days. Evenings disappear, and an hour is no more than a blink of an eye. I remember, as a new mother, carrying a restless infant for an hour in the middle of the night · . . it seemed so long, coaxing him to sleep. The time dragged. Yet how quickly that last h9 ur flies before the train takes him to college!

it slow down, Grandma would have found time dragging. She saiq it kept flying faster than ever.

Too Soon Sometimes I believe it's because of the number of things I've left undone, the many things that should have been finished yesterday ... and I haven't even touched them. Yet Grandma had things done. The racing of time must be part of the fascination of science fiction. I'd like to control time ... to slow it down ... to turn it back. Yet I know I can't There is no way I can bring back the slow pace of childhood . . . nor can I stop the everoincreasing acceleration. So all I can do is accept that days are going to come too soon. My family's childhood will pass, too soon. The children will be grown and gone, too soon. Tb~ long awaited days when it will be just my husband and I will come . . . and be gone . . . too soon. And life will be over ... too soon. Maybe one Of the greatest hardships God has placed on us in this life is that He created our world so fascinating, so far ex-cceding our limited ability to erplore all it offers. The older we get, the more we realize how much is there,' how little we've

When I was young time never passed, it had to he pushed. Now the time races by, and the touched, and every day there are . 24 hours less to learn. days come too soon. The mfant Th lIt' . th t · hId eon y canso a Ion IS a 't d sn't take so Ion for m my arm.s starts sc 00, gra u- , ates and is gone. now I oe g , . . . a scraped knee to heal . . , or a The last 20 years, ralsmg my . broken heart to mend. children, have gone faster than one summer vacation when I was a child. I sometimes think it's Former .POW Honored because I have too much to do. I might be able to slow time By Catholic War Vets HOLLYWOOD (NC) - Rear down if there was spare time . ; . time I didn't know what to do Adm. Jeremiah A. Denton, Jr., the Navy's senior prisoner of with. Yet I remember my grand- war in Vietnam, received the mother when she was in her Celtic Cross Award of the Cathnineties.' She spent a bit of time olic War Veterans (CWV) in ceremonies held here in Florida. Denton, who spent seven and . one-half years as a prisoner of Teresa Nominated the North Vietnamese, led the reFor Nobel Prize turn of American POW's from STOCKHOLM (NC) - Mother the Vietnam War. He was Teresa of Calcutta India, found- honored by the CWV during its ress of the Missionar.ies of recent convention here. Charity, has been nominated for Convention participants elected the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize, ac- Mr. Joseph J. Palaih of Norriscording to the Stockholm daily town, Pa., national commander Dagens Nyheter. of the CWV, and Mrs. Mary KelOthers cited by the newspaper leher of North Arlington, N. J., as nominees for the -prize are the national president of the CWV's British writer (and NC News ladies auxilary. columnist) Barbara Ward, known Several resolutions were apalso as· Lady Jackson, and proved by the convention, inU. S. Sen. Edward Kennedy. cluding calls for continued opBarbara Ward, a Catholic is a pOs'Ltion to abortion, support of member of the Pontifical Justice voluntary prayer in public and Peace Commission. schools,' resistance to the U. S. . Mother Teresa received the policy of detente with the Soviet John XXIII Peace Prize in 1971 Union, and expansion of G.!. from Pope Paul VI. benefi.ts to disabled veterans.

ANTI-BUSING MARCHERS PRAY: Anti-busing marchers stop to pray at a Marian shrine outside St. Francis de Sales Church in Charlestown. The busing problem remains critical and religious leaders in Boston have called on the people "not only to obey the law, but to prevent violence and to promote order.".

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Now Is Time For Fruits, From Tree Or Cooked By Joseph and Marilyn Roderick The last of the fruit is just about in except for the remains of the grapes, Which we prefer to let ripen on the vine ~nd eat by the bunchful as the spirit. moves. This was a fairly good year for fruit. Pears and apples were plentiful and .even the Deli-· dous apple tree produced a the typewriter hoping he doesn't fall out of the tree. Having a few good specimens. The few fruit trees in the yard and plum tree gave us about a grape vine that produces

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Grape Conserve 4 pounds Coocord grapes 1 orange 4 cups sugar half a bushel of large purple abundantly is very joyful, espe1 cup seedless raisins plums and the ,blueberry bushes cially if you have the time to 1 cup chopped walnuts gave us enough fruit for a few preserve the litera1 fruits of your . Yz teaspoon salt •pies and su~dry other blueberry labor. A couple of year~ ago we 1) Wash grapes and remove, desserts. . really went on a spree and made but do not discard skins. Place Our children are fruit eaters plum jelly, grape jelly and quince pulp (minus skins) in a sauce· and anyone who buys fruit on jam. I was sure I wouldn't have pan. Bring to boiling point and_ a regular basis knows the cost to buy another jar of jam or boil 10 minutes. Stir frequently. of keeping three children sup- jelly all winter. Press through sieve to remove plied. The fruit- we get from our I must admit though that after seeds. garden re~ly does help our bud- about a week our favorite super2) Put orange (skin and all) get tremendously at very little market product won out over through coarse blade of food initia'1 cost. For the past three the homemade variety and our chopper, catch juice. weeks we have had an abun- preserves were relegated to the 3) Add to .grape pulp, ground dance of \ipples, pears, peaches back of the shelves. orange with juice, sugar, raisins 'and JP'apes which will last us for But never say die. Our grapeat least another month. By keep- vine is lush with fruit this year and salt. Boil. rapidly, stirring ing the excess fruit stored in the. and Jason is pestering me to constantly until mixture thick· basement and refrigerator we make some grape conserve. ens, about 10 minutes. Add areahle to carry our 'home fruit Hopefully, ·if I can find a little grape sKins. Boi1 10 minutes season for about two months, all of a thing called time I will. longer. Remove from heat. Add at minimum expense and trouble. oblige ·him. There is nothing to walnuts. Mix well. Pour into hot, clean jars and seal. Dwarf Trees equal the odor of a preserve We have now just about set- cooking on the back of the stove. PersonaHty tled on dwarf fruit trees as the Even if our grapevine does best source of fruit for the fam- nothing more than provide some The entire world is nothing in ily. We get enough fruit to sat· grapes for hand eating and an comparison with human personisfy our needs and yet tlie trees abundance of shade it stili} is a ality, with the unique person of take a minimum of space. They 'lovely addition to our backyard. man, with his unique destiny. are easier to prune and care for, Some day when, my ship -Nicholas Berdyaev yet they groduce enough fruit to. anake them worthwhile. Add the advantage of easy picking and you have a situation which has very few negatives. We now have one Plum tree, two. apple, - AND two peach, four pear, four blueberry bushes and a bed of raspberry bushes which produces 1091 Kempton St. New Bedford, Mass. fruit from mid-July until frost. 'Even with our limited space we can have trees 'because we are planting dwarfs. Although we do not have enough fruit for neighbors, we do have enough to satisfy our own needs. So for those of our readers who enjoy eating fresh-picked fruit, FOR INFORMATION I would suggest an investment CALL TOLL FREE in fruit trees. One piece of advice, however: fruit trees take 1-800-642-7580 three or four years to produce and one has to have the patience to wait for the tree to come to maturity. In The Kitchen Joe's out picking what's left of our plums and I'm sitting at

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, I I r MRS. ANN O'NEILL HOOE'S youngest son, Robert, 3" looks up at a statue of Mother Seton at St. Joseph's Provincial House, Emmitsburg, Md., Mrs. Hooe was 4 when she was cured of leukemia through prayers to Mother Seton.

MIRACLE RECIPIENTS (Rome): Mrs. Robert Hooe (left) of Severn, Md., and Carl Kalin of Yonkers, N.Y., both miraculously cured through the intercession of Mother Elizabeth Seton.

BALUSTRADE FRAMING: The balustrade high above St. Peter's Square frames the canonization ceremony Sept. 14 for Mother Elizabeth Seton, first U. S. born saint. In the background is St. Peter's Basilica.

OLD AND YOUNG members of the congregation at outdoor Mass beside the Seton shrine at Emmitsburg Sept. 14th.

PARACHUTIST DESCENDS: A parachutist sails above the throng of 120,000 attending the canonization.

A MAN VENERATES a relic of Mother Seton after an outdoor Mass beside the shrine at Emmitsburg.

PROCLAMATION OF SAINTHOOD: Pope Paul, standing under a painting of Mother Elizabeth Seton, proclaims her a saint during an outdoor ceremony attended by !20,000 persons, including 15,000 Americans.

CROWDS PACK CHURCH:, A crowd waits outside St. Joseph's provincial house chapel in Emmitsburg, Md., before the 11 a.m. Mass


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• Liberation Theology In Detroit Found Lacking A week-long conference on Clliberation theology" washeld at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit during the latter part of 'August. The -confe{ence, called "Theology in the Americas: 1975/' dealt mainly with the application of the principles of Latin American considered, it was a useliberation theology to the things ful meeting. In aU honesty, howproblems of North American ever I think it must also be said society. Liberation theology, that it casually took too much in the current usage of the term, deals witlhman's salvation not only from personal sin, but also f.rom oppressive (sinful) social

Iy MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS and economic oondition3 and Jays heavy emphasds on the need for a radical restructuring of society. From -the flittle I saw of the Detroj,t meeting (unfortunately I was there fur only a day-anda~haU) and from published reports I have read about the proceedings (in T.ime magazine and the NC News service), I am left with the uneasy impression thalt, while it was strong on evangelJical zeal and oommitment,jt was ex,~ly weak on social anal. ySiis and much too cat'eless in its. blanket-style use of words like Maryjsm, socia.lism, imperial:i&m, and even in its use of words like liberation and theology. In other words, I have tbe dmpression that many, if not most of the participants came to Detroit irrevocably committed before hand to the slmp}.istic proposiHon (which, to the best of my knowledge, was never ser.k>usly discussed a_t the conference) that the only "Christian" answer to -Amellican "imperialism" (which was never systematically defined) is some fDrm of social:ism< (which,again, WIllS never defined) and that the Ma~ist methodology (whIch obviously means dif.ferent tbings -to different people, even assuming that they can define it to their own satisfaot-ion) is the best ava,iiable <tool. of soci'lll analysis. Missed rU'St Step

'fohese conclusions mayor may not prove to be valid, but, for present .purposes, that'lS beside the point. The point is that, by def.inition, liberation theology is supposed to start ;the other way around. That lis to say, it is supposed to start from an objective analysis of the facts ~ from "praxis," not from themy.· In my opin-ion, the ~troit conference, for aU pracbioal purposes, slmpPed over this indispensable f:irst step much too lightly ~-and impatiently came to aU sortsd "a priori" condusionswhich it then presumed to christen with a sprinkling of biblical theology. This is not to make l.igbt of the Detroit conference. To the contrary, I fuought that, all

for granted (e.g., the proposoc'ion that liberation theolopns, by def.inition, are of necessity rommitted to social:ism) and failed to proif1de an adequate forum for dissent'ing points of view on t'hiis and other matters. The sponSiOrs of the conference were extremely upset about the feet that so few Roman CathoUc theologians took part in the proceedings. For a w-bile the sponsors had even conv-inced themselves that there was a conspiracy against the - conferencil-a _conspira<:y which .was - s-/lid to have been organized by the American -. bis'hops. FrankJy, there is something almost paranoid about that kJnd of hypersensitivity. TIre fact -is ~t different theologians boycotted the Detroit meeting ,for different rea-sons. It's arguable, of course, as to whether or not they should have done so for whatever set ·of reasons. For my own part, _however, I am reasonably' certa:In that when they read the proceedin8S, some of those who stayed away from the meeting will be strongly persuaded that, from their own point of V1lew; ¢hey made the r.ight decision.

'Rather .slipshod' In any event, I cannot fully agree with my friend and colleague, Thomas Quigley of the usec Latin American Affairs Division (one of the sponsors of the conference) When he says (NC News 8/27/75) that the fact tha't no "of.1iIcial" theologian pa-rticipated ip the conference ra,ises "a question about ,the peopleteaching theology. They don',t see the ,importance of this kind of ttheology." That maybe true of some theologians, but it ,is begging the quesbion to say that it's true of all of them. Offhand I oan think of several who clearly see the importance of libation theology, but are persuaded that the Detroit approachwhioh they think of as being rather sIdpshod - is not necessarily the best way -to this kind of theology. Others, I suppose, might be mcHned to agree with the Argentinian l'iberation tlleologian, Methodist Jose Miguez Bonino, who, according to 'foime maga21ine, worr~es that l!iberationtheol~gy may be surfacing in -the U. S. and Europe as, a trendy "new consumer good" Ii.n the theologioal market. -Be that as .it may, I think the I'eal, weakness of the Detroit conference was not the -absence of so-called official Roman Catholic theologians (however regrettable thtl't might have been from ¢he point of vJew of the sponsotling committee) but rather the absence of exper:ienced people frOOt other discipline and other movements who might have been

Catholic Elderly Ed Cla'l'k is part of the new breed. They are not medical doctors, they- are not business managers, they are professional hospital and nursing home administrators. They are dedticated to view~ng those in their char-ge not as medical problems but people whose needs far· exceed medical and health care. They are intent on serving the whole person and to do this Ed Cla'l'k maintains one must be very sensitive to the reUgious needs of the individual. Ed should know what he is talking about. He is a 1966 graduate of Provjdence College with an AB degree in public administration. He served two years of active duty with the U. S. Army and received the Anny Commendation Medal. He is still a Captain i,n the Army Reserves and serves as the Pabient AdIlllinis· tration Of.ficer for the 399th C{)mbat Support Hospita:I in Taunton. When he was released from active duty in the Army in 1969, Ed wentllight to work as Director of Patient Services at, the Union Hospiotal in Fall River. From 1971 to 1975 he served as the Administr-ator of Kimwell Nursing Home j,n Fall River and since June of this year he has been Administrator of the new Lewis Bay Convalescent Home jn Hyannis. "No matter how nice the facility is or how good the health care is, mov:ing 'into a nursing home isa ouHuoral shock," Ed maintains. "Remember the elderly hElve lost families, fr~ends and now the homes to whiCih they were accustomed but when everything is lost what stiU remains is falth. We do all we can to mainta'in the pa'tdent's previous Jafe style and we find that. ¢he strongest comfort is the patient's faith." ' When he was at Kimwell, Clark -found tbat 85 out of his 120 were Catholics. "And they aU went to Mass," Ed adds. "When Msgr. ShaUoo came down to say. Mass we had too many people for the Chapel and had to set up an alta. at the junction of two corridors." One of the first things Ed did when he took over Lewis Bay was to get In contact willh Msgr. Thomson the pastor of St. Francis Xavier Par,ish in Hyannis. "We hope- to have Mass biweekly and I am thrilled about that." All is not sweetness and Ught,

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parishes should reaHze that their fellow parishioners in nursing homes are really restricted in their religious Ufe. The patients may attend Mass and watch it on television and of course they say dleir rosaries but they have no-- opportulllity fo~ weckWngs. baptisms, and -other liturgical and social events." Ed grew up ion St. Lawrence's Parish in New ~ford and hi-s aunt, Sister Consuel.atta, is a Sister of Mercy stationed at St. Patrick's in Fall River. A:lthough his parents were not involved in medical ca-reers for some Feason the chlldren in the Clark family were drawn into health servdces. Ed has one- sister who .is a nurse andttnother who is a medoi~l techmcian. -.. _ Ma'l'ried to the former Donna ED CLARK DesIno~d of Dartmouth the however. Ed Clark has some Clarks have two .boys: Michael complaints; "Too many pa'l'ishes who is six and Patrick age three. feel that once a parishrioner ~s (Don't tell me any Pat and Mike moved to a nursing home, that jokes."). The Clarks have recentperson is no longer their respon- ly moved into C€ntervUle and sibility. Unfortunately too many are quite enthusiastic about of our pabients receive Vis-Us their new parish Our Lady of only from their famIly or mem-- Victory. Ed Clark is a member of both hers of the nursing home staff. the AmeNcan College of Hospital They really enjoy their visits from theOhaplein whom they Administrators and the Amerrega'l'd as a friend but they ican College of Nursing Home would be overjoyed if they were Administrators. He a'iso serves visited by the priest and parish- as a member of the Massachusetts chapter membership com~oners of the parish -in which they spent most of their Iiives. mittee for the former organizaSome parishes do this but aN too tion for Medical Administrators few. One of the best plograms, must now be licensed in MassaI've seen was tlhat of Our Lady chusetts. Ed is concerned with of Angels Parish in Fall River constantly upgrading bis profeswho had a committee to make sion because as he says "We must serve the tdtaI person." sure' that their old patlfshioners That's what it's aU about. -in nundng bomes were- v:i&ited . regularly." ELECTRICAL "The Priests and people in -the

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Lunatics At Commonweal Engage In Foolishness

The Parish Parade Pualiclty chairmen of oarish organizations !re ISked to submit news items for this colun'n to lhe Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be Ir.cluded, as well as full dates of all activities. Please send news of future rather than past e'/ents.

This column wishes to announce the creation of the wisdom of the William of Occam Award for Lunatic Foolishness. The award will be presented periodically to a Catholic publication which has indulged in idiocy above and beyond the call of ordinary stupidity. Nominations should be sub- seminarians to break the grave· digger.s' strike (and there weren't mitted in writing accom- any labor priests.) panied by a certificate of 4) The American Church was good reputation and the approval of the Ordinary of the place of publication. The first award is presented

By REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY to the editors of the "Commonweal" who, after having dumped Michael Novak for being "too Catholic," in a 'superb moment of lunatic frenzy turned over ~everal pages of their journal to the notorious anti-Catholic Leo Pfeffer for a vicious attack on the Catholic Church. William of Occam would be proud of such a logical 'absurdity of the ecumenical mov:ement. The award will be presented to the editors of the "Commonweal" on the next birthday of the Archbishop of Chicago in fpont of the chancery office by a pooka of my aquaintance w.ho wiN parachute from an airplane over Lake Michigan and then pay his re5pects to Mayor Daley before returning to Pookaland. (Incidentally, the award will be a dunce's cap carved from Connemara marble. I admit this confuses Occam and Scotus, but what the hell.) Consider some of the things Pfeffer 5ays ahout Catholicism to win his "Commonweal" patrons their prize: I) The Church stopped the passage of the child-labor amendment. (I suppose he never heard of the churchmen who supported the amendment.) 2) The Church stopped aid to the Loyalists during the Spanish Civil War. (He forgot about the Ch'ioago "New World," which supported the Loyali5't cause.) 3) The Church was anti-1abor because Cardinal Spellman used

Vincentians to Meet Members of New Bedford Particular Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will attend 9 a.m. Mass Sunday, Sept. 21 at St. Joseph's Church, New Bedford. A breakfast meeting with a guest speaker will follow at 10 at St. Joseph's school hall.

apologetic about fascism ·an:1 mum about Nazi5m (Didn't Mundelein caH Hitler an Austrian paperhanger, and a poor one at that? Pius XI didn't write encyclicals condemning both ideologies?) 5) The Church didn't silence Father Coughlin. (But it would have been authoritarian to silence Father Berrigan.) 6) The Church was silent on the civil-rights movement. (Good heavens, didn't he see those pic· tures from Selma?) 7) The Church dominated New York political life. The 0hancery . was the "power hou5e." (New York wasn't bankrupt then.) 8) The Church even today is messing around with Lutherans ·and Anglicans ,to create a watered-down universal church with even more political power. 9) The Church ,is responsil)le for the return of the Ice Age. (Well, he doesn't exactly say this - hut only, I 5USpect, beca.use he didn't think of it.) Pfeffer is not merely antiCatholic, he is anti-religion. He is prejudiced in the strictest sense of the word: he doesn't like organized religion of any kind,and he is w'illing to distort the facts of history to explain everything that goe5 wrong as a result of the machinations of organized rel,igion, particularly those of a sinister Cathol,icism. He concludes by rejoicing that CatholiciSm is being transformed; that is to say, it is losing its power. Just as Kit Carson said about Indians, for Leo Pfeffer the only good Catholicism is a dead Catholicism. PfeHer is delighted that .the forces of rationality and enlightenment are finally wiping out ,the hated foe. Well, everyone is welcome to his own way of resolving chi'ld;hood confl.iots. Mr. Pfeffer's is not particularly harmful to anyone. But for a Catholic magazine to publish ·such baloney is indeed the ,height. of lunatic foolishness. So Step right up, Messrs. Skillin, O'Gara and Deedy. Accept your weir-deserved Connerilara dunce's cap._ You'oH probably earn a lot more of them. (Andrew Greeley, priest and sociologist, is Program Director of t'he National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago.) © 1975, Universal Press Sy'd'c't

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CELLE Q~I PLEURE: "Celle Qui Pleure," She Who Weeps, the sorrowful Lady of La Salette, will be honored Sunday at ceremonies at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, marking 129th anniversary of Marian· apparition at La Salette, France. Handicapped from Canada, New England are expected to participate in triduum climaxed by concelebrated Mass.

Anniversary Rite At La Salette Honors Sick "How Long A Time Do I Suffer For You!" These words that the Blessed Mother spoke at La Sa'iette in France are as timely today as 129 years ago, declare officials at La Salette Shrine, Attleboro. Accordingly a prayer triduum will be observed today through Saturday at the shrine, in preparation for the 129th anniversary of the apparition of Our Lady of La Sa'lette. At 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 Bishop James J. Gerrard will-preside at the solemn closing of the triduum at an outdoor grotto altar. Homilist will he Rev. Andre .Patenaude, M.S. The La Salette Fathers and Brothers have designated the solemn closing as a special day for handicapped people. Joining Bishop Gerrard will be youngsters from the L'Arch Homes of Eastern Canada and the' New England States, who will be making a four day ,pilgrimage to the shrine as guests of its staff. Handicapped people of all ages are invited to participate in Sunday's program.

ST. JOSEPH, AlTLEBORO Knights of the Altar will go to the Seekonk Speedway Saturday, Sept. 20, departing from Attleboro at 6:30 p.m. Cub Pack 37 will hold its first meeting of the season at 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21 in the pari5h hall. SANTO CHRISTO, FALL RIVER Mrs. Lorraine Lima, chairperson, announces that a dance planned by the Council of Catholic Women for this Saturday ,has been cancelled. Other dances, how,ever, will take place as scheduled on Oct. II, Nov. 8 and Dec. 13, all Saturdays, and on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31. The Jardinaires will play for each occasion and will be held at 8 p.m. in the church hall. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA The Men's Club wi'1l sponsor a parish dance from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Oct. 4. Refreshments will include chouri<;o and meatball sandwiches, favas and meat pies. Table snacks will be free of charge. Door prizes will he awarded and music will be by the Occasions. Tickets will be available at the door or may be obtained from the rectory or any Men's Club member. ST. KILIAN NEW BEDFORD The Women's Guild will sponsor a Whist Party Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the church halll, Davis Street and Ashley B'lvd. Proceeds wiU aid the church fund. ST. ANN, RAYNHAM . The annual country fair and penny sale sponsored by the .parish wiJll take pla·ce at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 2 and 3, and at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, with Saturday's program being a specia'l Children's Day. SS. PETER AND PAUL, FALL RIVER 5S. Peter ·and Paul Home and School Organization will host a social Bingo this Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 4 at the Father Coady Center. Tickets may be purchased at the door and refreshments will ,be served. BLESSED SACRAMENT, FALL RIVER The Men's Club of Blessed Sacrament Church will have a Harvest Supper and dance on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:15 p.m. in the church halt The supper will consist of Roast Beef and wiU be followed by dancing to the Johnny Sowa orchestra. Normand Berube is chairman of this affair and anyone desiring tickets should make reservations now by calling any member of the Men's Club. OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER Members of the Holy Name Society will attend 8 a.m. Mass, followed by a breakfast meeting Sunday, Oct. 5. A malasada supper and penny sale will take place in the church haH Saturday, Nov. 29.

ST. LOUIS, FALL RIVER Marking Catechetical Sunday, Sept. 21, parish educators will be formally commissioned at 10:30 a.m. Mass, following the homily. The educators will be ca'lIed before the altar and asked to accept the Church's invitation to teach. A prayer to the Holy Spirit asking for strength and faithfulness to the responsible work of love will be followed by a 'litany of service. Children in COD classes and their parents will be asked to attend this Mass. Regular instruction will begin the foHowing day. ST. JOSEPH, NEW BEDFORD The parish council will p~e­ sent its second annual "French Wine_ and Cheese Cabaret" at 7 ,p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Dancing will follow from 8 p.m. to midnight to the music of the Knighter's Or,chestra. Reservations may be made by telephoning 995-0796 or 995-8194. SACRED HEART NEW BEDFORD The parish council wHl meet at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25 in the parish center. Nominations for at-large members will be accepted ·at -this time and all parishioners are invited to attend. Dames Patronnesses of Sacred Heart Home will attend 11 :30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Sept. 28 in observance of their 50th anniversary as a service organization. Rev. Ernest E. Blais wi'll be main celebrant and musi'c will be provided hy the Sacred Heart choir, directed by Joseph G. Scammons with Martha Jenkins as organist. ST. MARGARET, BUZZARDS BAY ST. MARY'S, ONSET A Commissioning of Teachers ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Sept.. 21 at St. Mary's and at 11 a.m. Mass at St. Margaret's. The rites will mark Catechetical Sunday. Regilstration for religious education classes, grades one through eight, wil1 follow each Mass and parents will be invited to visit 5t. Margaret's Center for coffee and viewing of catechetical materials on both the student and adult level. There will also .be registration for an adult Bible study course. At 2 p.m. Sunday a .picnic for a'll teachers and other workers in the parish religious education program, and their familJies, will take place at Bourne Scenic Park. Following an executive board meeting held last night, members of SS. Margaret and Mary Guild will hold their monthly whist rparty at I this afternoon at the CCD Center, South Boulevard, Onset. The affair is open to the public. ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, AlTLEBORO A ham and bean supper will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Sat· urday, Sept. 27 at K of C Hall, Hodges -Street. An "Olde Tyme Food F,air" offering a variety of home~baked goods and preserves will be held in conjunction with the supper and a drawing for a handmade afghan and a Bicentennial doH wiU be conducted. Supper tickets may be reserved by camng Tony Magina, tele- phone 222-.6912.


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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 18,1975

American Visitor Reflects On Battle of Waterloo

A Summer with Jean Vanier

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By Paul Carrier, S.J.

As the cars quickly pass along highway 33 in north east Francc, the passengers are often unaware that in the small quiet village of Trosly-Breuil there It is hard to imagine a scene more peaceful, more exifots the vibrant center of a pastoral than this before us on a perfect summer day. But world-wide religious movement. what we are seeing is one of the most famous battlefields For those like myself who stop· in history, Waterloo, in Belgium, a few m'iles from Brussels. ped and stayed for the summer there was a: powerful revelation Here, in 1815, Napoleon was defeated for the last time, paIn drawing him into himse:f of Christian community lived in and away from the grim business evangelical simplicity and ardor. and his power-but not his at hand. We had come to L'Arche. name - destroyed. He had At Waterloo now, there is a Founded in 1'964 by Dr. Jean kept Europe in turmoil and terror panorama depicting the cHmactic Vanier, son of the former Goverfor 18 years. Then, in 1814, the stage of ,the battle, one -in a se- nor-General of Canada, L' Arche long night seemed to Hft. Napa- r,ies of 12 cavalry attacks by the is a federation of small commu,leon had apparently been dis- French. The charges were des- nities made up of handicapped per,ate expedients which came and mentally retarded individlate dn the day. uals. Begun by Vanier in a small From the start, Wellington's stone grey house in Troslyforces had been disposed along Breuil" the community has. By a ridge, but hidden from the grown from three to three hunsight of the French, who were dred. The federation now has RT. REV. on lower ground less ,thana mile oommunities in India, Belgium, MSGR. away. The task of the F'rench Haiti, and the Ivory Coast. Vanwas to come up at that I,ine and ier .has traveled since 1964 JOHN S. smash it. Infantry and artillery preaching 'a timeless gospel mesKENNEDY repeatedly .failed to do so. Hence sage of reaching out to the the resort to massed cavalry; wounded and rejected and creThe fury of the cavalry at-· ating communities where Christacks and of the Allies' resis- tian love and brotherhood are posed of: b~at~n in the f'ield and tance is V1ividly conveyed by the the norm. exiled. But ,in March 1815 he es- huge panorama. It shows the Young and not so young peocaped from the Mediterranean ground strewn wah dead and ple from all over the world are island of Elba, landed in Fr,ance, wounded men, and with horses represented at L' Arche and serve marched toward Paris and, along drowned or slaughtered. The air as assistants to the more physthe way, rallied the remnants of dS thick with smoke and dust, his army. penetrated here and there by the In less than three months he flash of gunfire or of quick- ·son of t!he Kling of Holland. He had assembled and equipped wielded sword. was 22, without mHitary expe70,OaO men to f.ight the combined The contending sides are r,ience, very young - a curable forces of Britain, Prussia, HoI- snarled 'together at points of im· condition, but -arrogant and stuland, and Belgium. These, num- pact. All is strain and confusion. pid-probably incul1able. He was bering 67,000, were commanded The cavalry attacks repeated be- commissJoned a general and put by the Duke of Welliington. On yond all reason and almost all ,in command of 40,000 men in June 18, 1815, a Sunday, ,the . endurance ultimately stopped. the Allied f,orces merely because decisive battle of Waterloo took 'The Allies then went on the of his royal rank. place. offensive. Napoleon fied. His sole contr,ibutJion at WaterBut it did not ,in ,fact take loo oame at a crHical moment Napoleon's Fame place at Waterloo, which is a But Napoleon prevailed. That of the battle. It was an idiotic, town 'at some distance from the is to say, his renown has since even criminal, order whlich sent battlefield. The battle might more Jar exceeded Wellington's. About a hattaLion of infantry to certain accurately have been designated the battlefield are shops and and useless death. that of Mt. St:;)'ean. It got its 'stands se).JIing souvenirs. Articles The battlefield today is domname from the pJ.ace where which, 'in one way or another, inated by a memoI"ia1 to an inWellington had hds headquar- but generally crudely, commem- si.gnif.ioant royal fool. It took ters, and where he wrote his orate Napoleon, far outnumber three years to build that mound. message of victory after ,the hor- those commemorating Welling- And t!he work was done by Belrors of that desecr,ated Sunday. ton. gian women who moved the Napoleon had been sure that The reason is, of course, tha-t earth for it basket.ful by baskethe would' win. His Impedal more of the former are demand- ful. Guard carried in their knapsacks ed and bought by visitors. So This was not a labor of love. the gorgeous accouterments they that the V1ictor is eclipsed by the It was done under duress. Af.ter would wear as they paraded tri- vanquished, a situatJon most dis- Napoleon's defeat, Belgium was umphantly into Brussels. The pleasing to the present Duk~ of handed over to the ~ing of HoIBelgians dreaded that prospect. Wellington, who 'is tTyiing to do ,land, no doubt in -recognition of They had had more than enough something about increasing in- Prince WilHam's bra'iny work. of Napoleon. When he was at his terest in his dIIustrious ancestQr Belgium was to rema,in subject peak, Belgium had been annexed 'among Waterloo tourists. He to the House of Orange for the to France and had feJot the em- probably won't succeed. next 15 years. peror's heavy, possessive hand. Peaceful, pastoral, I said at . But there is further and sharper arony. It is now .impossible to the· star,t. And so it ,is where, A Proclamation Now Napoleon, returning, had visua.Jize the landsoape just as at nightfall on June 18, 1815, prepared a proclamation to be re- ,it was on June 18, 1815'. This is these now green, placid acres leased when once aga,in he not hecause the ground has been were piiled with corpses and wloth would be ensconced in the royal built over. It has not. Most of the dying 'and the disabled; palace -in Brussels. In this sen- it lies vacant, the terr8'in much where soldiers and oivilians tentdous document he had ad- as .it was when the two armies slunk about stripping the dead dressed to the Belgians the su- faced each other 160 years ago, of valuables and even robb.ing preme compliment: "You are aUhough some areas then wood- the helplessly wounded. Her.e,one thinks,a battIe worthy to be Frenchmen." The ed are now bare of trees. There is one major difference. which changed history took BelgJ'ans somehow feJot they could The most ·str.iking fea,ture of the place. Looking 'up, one sees a do without that honor. They only narrowly mIssed it. battlefield today ds anartifoicial white jet trail spliWng the sky Napoleon had superiority dn mound of earth, pyramid-'shaped, like a tennis court marking. numbers, in seasoned troops, in grass-eovered, and rising to a Death is dealt d'ifferently now, artillery. And there was the leg-' height of 150 feet. This is topped more massively, .indiscr,iminately, end of his genius, gMttering and by a huge metal sculpture, -impersonally. The battlefields of weighing 28 tons. The f,igure is the late twentieth century are mesmerk. What only three or four peo- a Han. The British lion, surely, not conflined to a smaH space ple close to him know was that, as a tribute to WeUington? such as that of Waterloo-only Prince William on that fateful June day, Napotwo miles -long. They extend leon was unwell. Whatever his . Guess again. This is. a memo- across whole cities, countries, illness, it preoccup~ed him, its rial to Prince William of Orange, conHnents. Progress.

JEAN VANIER speaking with members of the L'Arche community. icaUy handicapped in the oemmunity. Vanier stresses in aU of his conferences and retreats that all men and women have handicaps in varying degrees, some are physical, others emotional, some based in fear, but alI in need of the healing preSence of Jesus. The spirituality of L'Arche rises dramatically from the simplicity of the people there. In each "foyer" or community prayer is the center of the day. After a hard day working on the farm, or in the ceramic and pottery shop,the community pours out into the narrow cobblestone streets of the viJlage to an unimposing brick and mortar chapel where Mass is celebrated. The handicapped participate actively in song and prayer and one feels immediately that the Lord is deeply present t6 each person in their weakness and suffering. One is, quickly disarmed by the spontaneous expressions of joy that the handicapped express' at receiving their Savior in the eucharist. As Rene who has leg braces is helped to ,communion by Jean who is mongoloid, a model of living ChrisHan service and community comes alive and is not easily forgotten. If one goes to L'Arche expecting to find efficiency and big productivity, a rude awa'kening will soon follow. While modern society races toward mass pro-, duction and faceless masses, L'Arche stresses the values of the dignity of the person and simplicity of life. Jean Pierre may work very slowly in the garden, but the sense of awe he conveys through his work is overwhelming. As he works on his hands and knees he comes across a plain 'stone. He looks at it and shows it around very reverently and says, "isn't nature 'marvelOUS, see what it makes." Mea'ls are also religioups celebrations at L'Arche. Time is always taken, often over an hour and a half for dinner, so that each person might share not only the food that. has been grown and prepared· by the community, but also share the joys and sorrows of the day, as well as his personal unique presence, often in silence. Pierre never spoke, he wasn't able to, but with laughter, winks,and sometimes a well placed nudge in the ribs, he was able to enter into communion with the others at table. After the evening meil! the foyer community would gather for shared prayer. Seeing Ber-

nard and Jean-Claude praying for the poor and suffering of the world shattered any Hlusion of isolation or barriers. Expressed in their prayers was a universal concern that only those close to the Lord in their own suffering could ever express. L'Archeis soon discovered to spread widely beyond the boundaries of Tros1y as it expresses itself as a community of faith. As I grew in appreciating the chari-sm of L'Arche I realized that the Spirit has and continues to -stir Christians to total self giving in community. For those unable to witness the community life at L'Arche one could easily see similar service in such ministries in Fall River as Nazareth Hall, St. Vincent's Home, Rose Hawthorne Home, Catholic Memorial Home ,and the Human Awareness Community Service Program at Bishop ConnolIy High School. Whether in Trosly-Breuil or Fall River, Mass. the Spirit and his gifts are made visible as Christians recognize their common humanity, common weakness, common hope and common life in Jesus. The vision of L'Arche is easily expressed in this story, "Pierre and Jean were walking along the beach and as they walked Pierre drew pictures in the sand. He turned to Jean and asked him to draw a picture of joy in the moist coastal sand. Jean turned and looked up and down the beach and with a broad tooth fmed smile exclaimed, THERE ISN'T ENOUGH ROOM."

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Some persons, like Moses, seem to be born leaders. Others are placed ,in leadership positions and appear to learn or grow as they fulfill the tasks requ1red of them.

pel'ienced priests took this young, Central to Jewish and Chrisenthus,iasnic, but extremely green tian belief 1S the saving interpr,iest under their wings and vention of God in the history of gave him a crash "how to do it" man. The New Testament witcourse in pastoral ministry. nesses to God's ultimate interToday's seminarians are more vention, the incarnation, the act fortunate. In our parish, for of God becoming a man, to save example, they receive diaconite all men. during Holy Week, return to the .seminary for continued study and weekend pal'ish work, then By come home for a summer of su- By pervised training 1n assigned FR. JOSEPH M. parishes. Each deacon works under the STEVE CHAMPLIN guidance of a priest, who is his LANDREGAN supervisor, in the specific parish. This priest-supervisor 1S exIt is basically unfaJr and un- pected to sit down at least once wise, however to prepare individ- a week with the trainee and disuals for a life-long future of .cuss the past seven days' expeIn blle. Old Testament, God's leading others without extensive l'ience with him. great act of intervention is the theoretical and practical prepThe supervisor has been pre- Exodus, the series of events by 'aration. pared for these responsibilities which he rescued the Israelites Twenty years ago, I left the by a series· of preliminary ses- from oppression in Egypt so that seminary with eight years of &ions outlining the what and they might receive the fullness theory and theology behind me, 'how of his duties and continues · of the primises He had made to but with almost no practical ex- to learn about them through a their ancestors. per:ience and very few pastoral mid-point evaluation with fellow The Book of Deuteronomy sucsuggestions as a guide. cinctly describes, this central superViisors. When I walked into the CatheThe three-month training pro- fact of the Old Testament: "My dral rectory on 'that February gram benefits both the deacon father was a wandering Aramorning I had never baptized a and the host parish. People hear mean who went down to Egypt child, never preached before a a different voice from the pulp,it; with a small household and lived congregation of lay person, nev- priests Jearn about the :latest there as an alien. But here he beer visited a home on a census teachings and techniques from came a nation great, strong and caH, never seen books contain- one clo~e to the academic scene; numerous. When the Egyptians ing the official sacramental parishioners are inspired by the maltreated and oppressed us, imrecords. presence and visits of an earnest posing hard labor upon us, we Fortunately, generous and excried to the Lord, the God of our Turn to Page Fourteen fathers, and he heard our cry and saw our afflkbion, our toil and our oppression. He brought us out of Egypt with his strong hand and outstretched arm, with By REV. JOSEPH JENSEN Protestant scholar who rejects terrifying power, with signs and the New Testament miracles. It wonders" (Dt. 26:5-8). 'J1he centrality of the Exodus Another important Ohurch is not true, as some popular podocument concerning literary ,lemicists seem to suppose, th:at lies in the fact that in it the cr,iticism :is the 1964 "Instruction any Catholic writers of note or Israelites find the beginning of on the Historical Truth of the even many Protestant scholars their nationhood, the roots of Gospels." It says that unless the ,follow Bultmann uncritically. their religious practices and. the exegete (one who interprets text) For cnitiques of various aspects basis for their certainty that "pays attention to all those fac- of 'his thought, see R. E. Brown, God fulfills His promises. At the center of the Exodus tors which have a bearing on ,tOle "'f;he Gospel Miracles," The mig,in and composiHon of the Jerome Biblical Commentary, event is Moses, the Hebrew chi,ld, Gospels" (explicit mention is 78:109-130; J. L. McKenzie, made of textual criticism, !;iter- . "Bultmann and the Bible," 1n ary criticism, and form criticism) Vital Concepts of the Bible, 121"and makes due use of the ac- 152; V. T,aylor, l1he Formation ceptable find1ngs of modern re- of the Gospel Tradition. search, he will faB in his duty." The third annual Family PicIn disclussing the composiLion More recent is the address of nic marked the opening of school of the Old Testament (the New Pope Paul VI to the Pontifica.l at Bishop Stang High School, Biblical Commission on March' Testament will be discussed · North Dartmouth, this year, as 14, 1974, whiCh refers to the 'later) we will utilize a division approximately 400 parents, stuofficial encouragement given to which is somewhat oversimpli- dents and faculty gathered at various types of literary crdt- , fiedbut nonetheless useful, Cathedral Camp for a Sunday of icism. T.he Pope speaks of the namely, into historical, prophet- fellowship in the sun. attention now given to the his- ic, and wisdom books. We will The program, which opened torical development ofa text discuss eaoh of these groups with an open-air Mass, included and to the linguistic and cultural separately." swimming, tennis, softball, and That our division is oversim- · conversation. In early afternoon complex to which it belongs. Even the "plura'!:ity of theol- pl,ified becomes apparent as a series of races entertained the ogies" recall, he says, "the cho- soon as we look closely into gathering followed by a musical ral symphony of the living com- wha't must be included in the interlude by the NAUTICAL munity, with its multiple voices category of "histotical books." NOTES, a barbershop quartet. whkh all profess faHh in the one Here would fall the Pentateuch The Spartan football team ran (the ~irst five books of ,the Bible: mystery." several play drills for the gathMany of the techniques refer- Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Num- ering, and Head Coach George red ,to were criminaHy developed bers. Deuteronomy), which at- Milot provided comments and by scholars whose systems con- tempts to tell the origins of the play analysis. The fooLball clinic tained elements unacceptable to human race and of Israel' f.rom was followed by a skit which inCatholics. For example, one of creation' to the 'initJial stages of troduced the 1975-76 majorettes, the most influential of the form the conquest of the Promised color guard, and cheerleaders. critics us Rudolf Bultmann, a Turn to Page Fourteen During the day a refreshment

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MOSES stares off into the promised land as he leads his people out of Egypt. rescued from death and reared as an Egyptian prince by the daughter of the Pharaoh (Ex 2). Driven from Egypt into exile because of his intervention on behalf of a mistreated Hebrew he receives the call of God to lead the Israelites out from the land of their oppression.

Stang High Opens Wi~h Family Fete stand was operated by members of the Bishop Stang Booster Club, which sponsors the annual event. Leo Poineau is president of the Club for this year, while Gil Harbosa, past president, was chairman of the committee on arrangements for the outing and Joe Gonet coordinated and supervised the athletic program. Involvement Committee In other beginning of school a,ctivities, the first organizational meeting of the Bishop Stang Involvement Committee was held last week. The committee, open . to all students, is the body which plans school-wide activities, and presents student opinions to the administration. The' group includes 107 students who have chosen as the theme for this year's school activities "People are our Friends."

In the call of Moses, God revelds from the burning bush that He has heard the cries of the ohildren of Israel and identifies Himself, as "the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob," who is mindful of His covenant with the Patl1iarchs. A somewhat reluctant Moses is instructed to bring the IsraelTurn to Page Fourteen

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The Composition of the Bible Continued from Page Thirteen Land; Joshua and J'udges, which tell of Israel's settlement in Canaan; 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings, whiCh trace Israel's story through the days of Samuel, Saul, David, and the whole per. iod of the monarchy to the time of its destruction and the beginning of the Babylonian captivity; Ezr,a and Nehemiah, which teU of the difficulties encountered as t'he Jews attempted to establish themselves again after the Babylonian exHe; 1-2 Maccabees, w'hiich tell of the :;truggle of tlhe Jews against an oppressive occupying power that 'attempted to force a pagan culture upon them; and books such as Tobit and Jud~th, which are stol'ies intended to edify and stories intended ,to edify and trust in God rather than to relate historica'l events.

Summer Program Continued from Page Thirteen young man filled wJth ideals and hopes for the fut!Jre. But the deacon probably reaps the greater reward. He gains countIess practical experiences, meets a variety of people and comes to know first ftland what are the joys and sorrows of a priest's life. Consider, some of the activ'ities our deacon at Holy Family has worked through in his brief May-August stay: * Taken Holy Communion to a dozen sick persons conf<ined to homes in the city and out in the country. ~, Preached every three weeks at all the. Masses and received each time written criticisms of his homilies from four representa,Nve, but anonymous (to him) lay persons, including '~ high school student. * Assumed responsibility for our baptismal program which meant visiting homes of the parents, conducting the Friday night >instructional program, and celebrating the Bapt,isms on Sunday at 12:30. * Organized and led a threeday pilgrimage to shrines in Canada for 40 parishioners, mainly older persons who would not otherwise have had such an opportunity. * Censused 50-100 homes, particularly of First Communion children. * Called upon the sick in our ,local hospital and nursing ho~e on a regularly scheduled basis. * Assisted at weddings and funera,ls, including rehearsals, wakes and cemetery services. * Made entries in aU the official record books of the parish. * Handled tJhe complkated Mass stipend account during my partner's vacation. * Worked in our Vacation with Christ two-week summer school of reHgion for children ingrades 1-6. * Conducted communion' services when needed. His growing, Jearning days as a leader are not over. But as a priest: he will walk ,into the rectory of his ,first appointment much less green than I did, more experienced and more confident.

Before getting down to cases, we must say 'a word about traditionary circles. Without some knowledge of them, it ~s impossible to speak of the development of a people's traditions. A traditionary circle 1s a group within wh'ich traditions are formulated and/or colle~ted, preserved, and transmitted. The group will generally formulate or select materia'ls that correspond to ,its own interests and wHI impress something of its own <ih'a'racter in the transmission of them. ,Examples of traditionary circles would be clans, groups of priests, the scribes and wise men of the royal court, prophets living in community, and levites responsible for liturgy and administering covenant :law. The liturgy itself exercised a strong inf,Juence in the formation jf Israel's traditions. An event experienced is not yet a narrative; it needs to be formulated in words by an ,individual who speaks for the community. Important occasions for such formulations were provided by the liturgy, e.g., covenant renewal ceremonies; at suCh times the Lord's mighty deeds lin delivel'ing Israel were celebl'ated. These fomulamons tended to be poetic and hymnic in style, and their beginnings must go back to the day Israel left Egypt. The later prose narratives probably drew much from the earlier lyrical accounts.

Nun Captures Robber CHICAGO (NC)-"Police, police, help me, I've been robbed!" This frantic plea interrupted Holy Family Sister Janine Polin· skI as she was walking her Afghan hound Omar near St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital on the Northwest side of Chicago Aug. 30. When she 'looked around to see what hadoaused all the commotion, Sister Janine said she 'saw a man running from a building, with another man in hot pursuit summoning the police. "I ran after the man with the dog and he turned down an alley," said the 61-year-old .nun who heads the electroencephalograph department at St. Mary',s. "I lost him and returned to the ,street when he popped out between two houses 'and started running agaIn." Sister Janine said she chased the man into an apartment build- ' ingand 'then hailed a passing police car. T.he police arrested the suspeoted thief when Sister Janine identified him. "I qidn't ,think twice about helping. H's what .I'd expect of someone else if I were in trouble," SIster JanIne said. When she returned to the hospintal after Omar's daily constitutional, she mentioned to one of the staff that she had "some excitement." "Within an hour, the phones started ringing. I was embarrassed. Imagine everyone coming here and taking pictures," sa,id the publicity-shy nun. SIster Janine said she would do It again, "but the next time, I won't tell a soul., They're making such a fuss over this."

A LONE TREE breaks the horizon in a scene probably similar to the one the Jews observed as they entered the promised land.

Moses and the Exodus east wind throughout the night Continued from Page Thirteen ites out of Egypt and sla,very and so turned it into dry land." Whether ,it was a marshy lake and to· the mountain where Moses' call occurs. God also reo or tlhe Gulf of Suez, the Israelites veals the name Yahweh as His were provided with an escape personal name. The name, de- route that was denied to their rived from the ancient Hebrew c pursuers when the water reform of the verb "to be" is sig- turned at the command of Moses nificant because it not only re- (Ex 14:27). veals tJhe person of God but also , .The IsraeJ;ites were never to reveals His character. It is vari- forget the intervention of Yahously translated as "I am" and weh on their behalf and would "He who is," The name Yahweh commemorate the event by the becomes so sacred to the Israel- annual Passover feast which reites that it is never pronounced. calls the Exodus as their superA' Pharaoh, who is less than natur,al birth as a nation, the enthusiastic about 'losing his People of God. Hebrew laborers, refuses to perFrom the Exodus Moses leads mit them to leave Egypt. His in- his people to Sina'i, the Holy transigence continues in the face Mountain, where Yahweh is to of a series of plagues called upon enter a covenant with the peothe Egyptians by Moses and his ' ple He has saved. brother Aaron. lIhe plagues, which for tJhe most part are natural phenom- Food, Clothing Sent ena known to the Egyptians, nonetheless become supernatural To Portugal, Angola NEW YORK (NC)-Respondmanifestations because of their intensity, the fact that they ap- ing to a request frrom Caritas pear and disappear at the caU Portugal, the national aid organof Moses, and that only the ization of Portuguese Catholics, Egyptians and their stock are af- U. S. Catholic Relief Services (eRS) has shipped 100 tons of fLicted, not the Hebrews. The final plague, the death of ,food and clothing to Portugal to the firstborn (Ex 11) claims tJhe help meet the. needs of refugees Uife of the Pharaoh's s'on and - returning' from Angola. causes him to release the IsraelU has been reported that some ites who have become such a 200,000 to 300,000 refugees, curse to the Egyptians. mostly Portuguese settlers, will God's final act of deliverance leave Angola soon in anticipaon behalf of the Israelites occurs tion or the Portuguese colony's when Pharaoh, regretting his ac- break from the mother country tion, 'leads his charioteers in this fall. an attempt to recapture the neeCRS, overseas aid agency of ling slaves. . U. S. Catholics, has also responded to urgent relief needs It is not known for certain where the final event in the Ex- in Angola, where more than odus occurred. The Hebrew 500,000 native refugees are facwords that have traditionally ing the possibility of starvation been translated "Red Sea" actu- because of internal political wara.J'Iy mean "reed sea" which fare. could be either a proper name or a description. There are many lakes and marshes in the isthmus of Suez that could have been the site and it is not impossible that the northern tip of the Gulf of Suez, an extension of the Red Sea was Contractors & Industrial "the place. Richard Souza, Inc. 'In any event the eal'lliest tradiLocations in tion (Ex 14:21) reveals that as the Pharaoh's chariots closed in FALL RIVER & SOMERSET "Then Moses stretched out his 679·8991 Fall River hand over the sea, and the Lord 672·1 051 Somerset swept the sea with a strong

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Bishop' Verot and the Slavery Question By MSGR. MICHAEL V. GANNON

On Jan. 3, 1878, during the course of the First Vatican Counoil, a stocky, f;ive-foot~two bishop who presided over the Church in Georgia and Florida, mounted the speaker's platform ,in front of the assembled bishops of the world to deliver an impassioned defense of the black population in the American South. His name was Augustin Verot. French~born, he had taught as a member of the Society of St. Sulpice at St. Mary's Col1ege ,in Baltimore, Md., from 1830 to 1858, when he was conSecMted a bishop and appointed vicar-apostoHc of Flol"ida. Geor-' gia as well as f.loI1ida would come under his jurisdiction during the difficult years of the Civil War. Now, flive years after the close of that conWct, he -had some· thing to say to the other Fathers of Vatican I. "I corne from a di· ocese," he said, "in which there are many Negroes, more than a half-million Negroes, in fact ... We condemn the inept error of those who dare to assert that Negroes do not belong in the human family, or that they are not endowed with spil"itual and immortal souls." He went on to observe that "errors of this ~ind are more deserving of condemnation" than are the abstract doctrines of obscure theologians. Among his own people, Bishop Verot had practiced What he preached, providing priests, Sisters and sOOools for the freed black populations of Georgia and Flol"ida. In fact, he took the part of the Freedmen, as .they were caLled, with a vigor and eloquence that was unmatohed elsewhere in the southern Church. It would be difficult to point to a southerner of any persuasion, rel,igious or political, in the postwar years, who interested himself as deeply in the mora·l, intellectual and material welfare of the -blacks-in the necessity, as Bishop' Verot saId, of "enlightening, civilizing, and ennoblin.g a race that has suddenly emerged from bondage to the enjoyment of civil llights and the blessings of liberty." Yet, just a few years before, Bishop Verot had been one of the staunchest Southern voices raised in the defense and vindication of the institution of slavery. On Jan. 4, 1861, for example, a day set aside by President James Buchanan "for humliliation, fasting and prayer," Bishop Verot mounted another speaker's platform, the pulpit of the parish church of St. Augustine, Fla., to deliver a sermon excoriating the "false and unjust principles of abolitionism," a movement in northern states to emanoipate t'he slaves. The institution of slavery, he said, did not offend any of the sanctions of natural law, giving positive law, or civil law. Nowhere in the Bible could there be found any condemnation of it; indeed, the New Testament books, espeoially the writings of St. Paul, contain, "on the contrary, plain and evident approbations of it."

In this position, the reader may be surprised to .Jearn, Bishop Verot did not differ from the other U. S. bishops, Nor·th or South, before the Civ:H War. The olassic Cathollic argument was that the state of dnvoluntary servitude was not necessarJ~y evH, and that it ought to be tolerated until a better social order could be secured. Wherever ciroumstances permitted the slave to achieve better conditions on his own, the Church encouraged manumission (setting him free). But the institution itself ought to be abolished gradual'ly, the bishops maintained, by carefUl stages, as feudalism had been abolished in Europe. Bishop Verot went f;urther in the defense of slavery, however, than did any of his cdlleagues in the episcopacy. He asserted that it was no worse a fol"m of life than that of the average wage earner in the industries of the Nor'th. "It is truly remarkable how gay, cheerful and sprightly are the slaves of the South. I do not hesitate to say that they seem to be better contented than their masters; assuredly more so than the sullen and gloomy population found in the work shops and factories of Jarge cities." What particularly nettled Bishop Verot was the fact that many of the abolitionist voices ,belonged to bigoted members of the Know-Nothing party, whose "unholy attacks" had only reo centlybeen dlirected toward the Catholic Church. "But the Soutlh," the bishop warned, "has not been, and will not, as a nation, be as pa'tient as the Catholic Church." These words eleotrified his audience, and were afterwards published and disseminated throughout the South as a Confederate tract. In the North .they earned for Bishop Verot the opprobr~um of bedng a "rebel bishop." What very few noticed tlhen, either in the North or in the South, was the second ha'if of that sermon. By 1,865, less sure of the mOMI grounds on which the Confederacy fought, Southern newspapers would be quoting the second half rather than the. first. For Bishop Verot had gone on to say that slaveholders had certain duties as weB as rights, and that not all had observed those duties. Some masters had cruelly abused their slaves, treating them as animaIs instead of as their feHow human beings. Thus -they had proven themselves unworthy of theJr own right. He gave a number of examples, in the course of which he declared:

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"I am a sincere and devoted friend of the South, to w'hich Divine Providence sent me, and I am ready to undergo any hardship-to make any sacrificefor the true welfare of the peoplle among whom I live; sUlI I must say it for conscience sake-... The Southern Confederacy, if it should eXJist, must rest on morality and justice, and it could never be entitled to a special protection from above, unless it professes to surround slavery with the guarantees that wiJl secure its morality and virtue."

He is strong whom God de· fends. -Aeschylus

In this connection, Bishop Verot argued that to deny blacks

reLigious instruction "wou.Jd be the sure way to render slavery an untenable and, ruinous dnstitution, deserving the contempt of men, and the malediction of God." This was the - first such code governing slavery proposed in the South. As the Civil War ran its course, similar demands for slavery reform were heard in other quarters of the Confederacy. In 1865 the Southern Protestaut and secular press alike were supportJng all the same conditions that Bishop Verot had laid down in 1861 as necessary for a .rust and lawful slavery.

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LISHED: The beginning of the nonviolent civil rights movement is recorded in this By the time of his death, in previously unpublished 1955 1876, the one-time "rebel bish- photo showing Dr. Martin op" had proven his pro-black convictions in many ways. School Luther King Jr. being readied enrollment figures show the ex- for a police mug shot in tent to which he succeeded in assisting young Florida blacks, Montgomery, Alabama. The Catholk and non-<:athoHc--ofiten picture is from a Life Special . in the face of strong opposition. Report, "The 100 Events Six black schools were in oper- . ation: at St. Augustine, with 100 That Shaped America," a pupils; Jacksonville, 40 pupiJs, bicentennial magazine pubFernandina, 83 pupHs; Palatka, lished this month. 83 pupils; Mandarin, 11 pupils; and Key West, for whdch no figures are available. No other Southern diocese put forth so great an effort, and none enjoyed the same success. True, the number of blacks under instruction in the immediate postwar years was small by comparison with the school systems sanctioned by federal bureaus and religious agencies endowed from the North. Given the sma'I,1 resources at his command and the shortness of accomplishment elsewhere in the CatholJc South, however, Bishop Verot's black schools deserve history's notice. And readers of his 1861 sel"mon would know that it was the latter half of it that counted. i(Msgr. Gannon is a professor of history and religion at the University of Florida and pastor of St. Augustine Parish, the student center, in Gainesv:ille, Fla.)

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cially through its legal institutions; Jesuit Father Richard J. McCormick, professor of Christian ethics at the Kennedy Institute of Georgetown University in Washington, D. C., on "IndissolubJlity and the Right to the !Eucharist: Separate Issues or One?" a discussion of the pasttoral-Iegal .problem of the admission of divorced and remarried Catholics to the Eucharist.

Sister Margaret Brennan, generaI superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate. Heart of Mary, Monroe, Mich., on "Standing in Expedence: A Re.flection on the Status of Women in the Church;" Father J. Bryan Hehir, assoSeditious ciate secretary for international The Sermon on the Mount justice and peace of the U. S. CathOlic Confer!'lnce, on "The was and is seditious. It finally Chureh in Mission," a discussion put Jesus on the cross, and it of the need for the Church to be will do the same for His followa sign of justice to the world .ers who follow it in modern life. by its internal practice, .espe-E. Stanley Jones

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