09.28.78 by The Anchor

SERVING SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS

t eanc 0 VOL. 22, NO. 38

CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

FALL RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1978

Respect Life Efforts Urged

Return to Parish Urged ~y NCCC

Respect Life Sunday will be observed by American Catholics this weekend and in this diocese it will be marked at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, by a twoday Natural Family Planning teacher training program, to be held at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Father Thomas L. Rita, diocesan director of pro-life activities, said that every New England state will be represented at the meeting, which will include instructional workshops presented by Mrs. Mariette Eaton, RN, director of St. Anne's natural family planning program, and addresses on the theological, ministerial and psychological aspects of the natural JIlethod. On the regional scene, a "CirTurn to Page Seven

NEW ORLEANS (NC) - A movement back to the parish was seen as the key to the renewal of the charity system by the National Conference of Catholic Charities at its 64th annual meeting in New Orleans last week. Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services, represented the Fall River diocese at the meeting. In a statement on "Parish Community Social Ministry," the conference called a movement back to the parish essential to a renewal of the charity system rooted in Catholic tradition, and called on charities agencies on the national and local level to strengthen the parish as the primary point of outreach. A NCCC statement on womTurn to Page Seven

Mother McAul·ey Bicentennial Celebrations this week in England and I~land marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mother Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy, who was born in Dublin Sept. 29, 1778. Ceremonies included issuance of a commemorative postage stamp by the Irish government and the celebration of Mass by Cardinal George Basil Hume in Westminster Cathedral, London, and by Archbishop Joseph Cunnane in Tuam, Ireland. In the United States, Sisters of Mercy of the Providence Province, which includes the Fall River diocese, will hold their annual "Mercy Day" this Saturday, with special emphasis on the work of Mother McAuley. A multimedia program, "Mercy: Our Heritage, Our Call, Our Future," will be presented by Sister Marianne Postiglione of Fall River. Individual Mercy convents will also have anniversary celebrations, provincial officials said. Mother McAuley founded the Sisters of Mercy on Dec. 12, 1831, to further welfare and education works she had started in Ireland with her own money. On that date she and two friends were professed as the order's first members. Her motto was: "The poor need help today, not next week."

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EUGENE RAUNER of St. Patrick parish, Somerset, was one of 17 candidates for the

permanent diaconate instituted last Sunday as a Reader at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. He holds Bible proffered by bishop a3 a symbol of his new responsibility. :Torchia Photo)

Charismatics To Meet More than 12,000 persons, including some New England bishops, are expected to attend the first New England General Conference on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, to be held Nov. 10-12 at the Providence Civic Center. The conference will be the largest convention ever held in the city, according to the Greater Providence Convention and Visitors Bureau. Speakers for the three-day meeting will include Catherine de Hueck Doherty, director general of Madonna House in Combermere, Ontario; Rev. Bob Mumford, evangelist, lecturer and author; Redemptorist Father Thomas Forrest of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, former member of the National Service Committee of the Charismatic Renewal and a leader of the Renewal in Latin America. Father Francis Martin, professor at the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem; Sister Ann Shields, an associate of Father Michael Scanlon at Steubenville College; and Sister Linda Koontz, who works among housing Mexican dump scavengers.

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The theme of the conference, hosted by St. Patrick's Church, Providence, is "Jesus, Kindle in us the Fire of Your Love." It will be preceded by a Priests' and Bishops' Day beginning the evening of Thursday, Nov. 9, during which conference speakers will address the clergy. Talks at the general sessions will be given in English with simultaneous Spanish and Portuguese translations available. Some 30 workshops on such topics as ecumenism, healing, marriage and music will be offered on Saturday afternoon. The New England General

Providence Conference, new this year, is an outgrowth of the Eastern General Conference, which formerly included New England but last year outgrew facilities in Atlantic pty's 40,000-seat Convention Hall. . Music will be provided by the music ministry of St. Patrick's Church, which has frequently been heard in Atlantic City. The conference registration fee is $13. Registration forms and housing information may be obtained through local charismatic prayer groups or from New England General Conference, 38 State St., Providence, R.I. 02908.

Marriage Encounter Meetings Marriage Encounter information nights for married couples will be held at eight diocesan locations at 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, it has been announced by Leo and Paulette Gadoury of Fall River, area coordinating couple for the organization. The meetings will be at St. Anne's School, St. Anthony of Padua and St. William's churches and the Catholic Mem-

orial Home in Fall River. In the New Bedford-Freetown area couples will meet at Our Lady of Fatima Church, in Taunton at St. Jacques and in Somerset at St. Thomas More. Marriage Enoounter, say officials, is a "movement that invites a good marriage on a journey to greatness." Nearly one million couples, as well as Turn to Page Five

United Way Cites Msgr. Gomes Monsignor Anthony M. Gomes, director of the diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal and pastor of Our Lady of Angels parish, Fall River, is among six outstanding volunteer workers who will be honored Friday, Oct. 6 by the United Way of Greater Fall River. Involved with the United Way since 1967, Msgr. Gomes has served since that time as a member of its speakers' bureau. He has also been a member of the budget and executive committees and is currently chairman of the nominating committee. "In selecting Msgr. Gomes and the other volunteers for this community recognition, the United Way is honoring individuals whose involvement is not only that of raising funds to support member agencies but also of seeing that those funds are allocated fairly, that the United Way message is communicated and that the organization is operated effectively and efficiently," said A. Newell Robb, president of the fundraising organization. Msgr. Gomes and .oS colleagues will be recognized at a volunteer awards luncheon which will also be a kick-off for the annual United Way appeal. It will be held at China Royal restaurant, Fall River, at 12:15 p.m. on Oct. 6.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur. Sept. 28, 1978

ill People.Places~Events-NC News Briefs ID First Things First

Polace Raid Scored

NASHVILlIE, Tenn. The church must take care of the physical and social needs of the Haitian people before they can listen to the Gosrel, said De Montfort Father Ronald Cl~risme, a missionary in Haiti. "We are teaching the Gospel, but I don't think people are listening because of their poverty," said Father Clerisme.

WASHINGTON Bishop Thomas Kelly, general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference, has expressed his indignation about a South African police raid on a squatters' camp that led to several deaths and arrests. He also protested "the continued mistreatment of South Africa's black population."

Gospel Politics

ROME - "There is no drug problem" in the United States, said a New York priest who has been working with drug addicts for 25 years. The problem is in the breakdown of the family unit, said Msgr. William B. O'Brien, with people seeking escape in drugs and alcohol.

(UNDATED) - "We are not politicians. We are evangelizers," says Father Fernand Jette, superior general of the 6,000 Oblates of Mary Immaculate serving in 50 countries. "Eut in the name of the Gospel we have to take positions which have great influence in political life, especially conce:;ning human rights mir:.istry in favor of tt.e poor."

Thomast- Dies JERRY FILTEAU will replace John Muthig as Rome Bureau .chief of the National News Service.

VATICAN OIIT - The Vatican daily, L'Osservatore Romano, said the death of French philosopher Etienne Gilson is u a lo~s for the world of thought." He died Sept. 19 at Cravant, :'rance, at age 94. "In his passing the world has lost one of the most eminent specialists in scholastic medieval philoso;Jhy and especially in St. Thomas Aquinas," said the paper.

Priest Arrested CAPE TOWN, South Africa .- Father Desmond Cura::l, chairman of the Western Cape Province Council of t:":hurches, was among the hundreds arrested Sept. 14 when South African police raided a black squatter camp nzar Cape Town.

CRS Helps Nicaragua Catholic ReEef Services, the overseas aid agency of U.S. Cai!holics, has assigned $20,000 in aid to victims of fighting in Nicaragua and has shipped $5,000 worth of blankets to- the country from New York.

Another Victory

JOHN MUTHIG is resigning from NC News to resume studies in the United States.

.... SISTt:R SHEILA McEVOY, Spokane, Wash. has been. named the first fuUtime director of the- National Assn. of Church Personnel Administrators.

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Article Unfounded VATI CAN CIIT - An article on the Vatican bank in the Sept. 25 issue of Newsweek is "so false it does not merit comment," said a highly placed Vatican source. The source described the article, which gave figures on the bank's hold:ings and operations, as a repetition of previous allegations that are "without foundation."

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JOSEPH R. THOMAS, managing editor of The Advocate, Newark, N.J. archdiocesan newspaper has been named editor in chief of the Christophers, an organization which uses mass media to bring Christianity into secular life.

WASHINGTON - Sister Dorothy Ann Kelly, president of the Ursuline order's College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, N.Y., has been named a member of the federal Advisory Council on Financial Aid to Students. The council advises Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Joseph Califano and U.S. Commissioner of Education Ernest Boyer.

Can Get Funds WASHINGTON - The Department of Health, Education and Welfare has issued proposed l'~gulations making it clear that agencies providing only natural family planning services can receive federal funds if they work as sub-contractors for agencies providing a broad range of family planning services. Msgr. John Seli, director of education of the Human Life and Natural Family Planning Foundation, called the regulations "a breakthrough."

NEW YORK The Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, announcing the withdrawal of the candidacies of Loretto S'.ster Ann Patrick Ware and Clarence B. Jones for the No Longer Passive board of directors of New York Life InWASHINGTON - 'Phe growing numsurance Company, said it had won its - ber of volunteer lay missioners, diocesan third 1978 victory ir. its corporate camministry formation programs and diocepaign to isolate J. P. Stevens and Co.'s san pastoral councils indicate that lay board from the directorates of other Catholics are no longer satisfied with a major businesses. passive role in their church, leaders of councils of Catholic laity were told this month at a Washington meeting. Censorship End Asked WARSAW, Poland - Polish Catholic Symbolic Guardian bishops called for abolition of censorSANTIAGO, Chile - Amid saber-ratship in their comm'unist country, denouncing it as a 'weapon of totalitarian tling by the military in Argentina and . regimes." A pastoral letter signed by the Chile during a border dispite, the bishops bishops and read from church pulpits of both nations evoked the long tradition throughout Poland urged the government of peace embodied in an Andean monument and urged leaders to avoid "& suito allow broadcasting of religious procidal" confrontation. Their border of grams and asked Catholics to listen to Vatican Radio. 3,200 miles has been symbolically guarded since 1904 by a statue of Christ the Pope's Aid Unwanted Redeemer. ROME - The U.S. and British governWants Back In ments did not want Pope Pius XII to appeal for a negotiated peace during PANAMA CIIT, Panama - After four World War II, a Jesuit historian said. years as a member of Nicaragua's SanFather Robert A. Graham, co-editor of dinista guerrillas, :Father Gaspar Garcia the official documentary series on the Laviana said, he is ready to return to I he Holy See's activities dlZring World War priestly life. The priest said he has comII, commented on reports ir:. the Washpleted the guerilla tasks given him by the ington Post and other U.S. newspapers Sandinista Liberation Front which opbased on Japanese diplomatic communiposes the rule of Nicaraguan President cations decode:! by the United St:ttes. . Anastasio Somoza.

JANE SELLMAYER, president of the Attleboro area District Council of Catholic Women, is working with Mrs. Clinton Rose, Taunton area president, in planning the annual district communion supper, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Mansfield.

MARGARET MEALEY, former executive director of the National Council of Catholic Women, has been elected vice-president of Catholic Golden Age, a national club for Catholics 50 and older.

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HEW To Appoint Private Schools Commissioner

Bishop's Ball Meeting Sunday

W ~SHINGTON (NC) - The Department of Health, Education and Welfare will shortly announce officially the creation of the post of assistant commissioner for private educational services within the U.S. Office of Education. The job of the new assistant commissioner will be to insure that private school students receive all the benefits to which they are entitled under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the major federal program for elementary and secondary school students. HEW Secretary Joseph Califano called for the establishment of an office for private schools in ESEA testimony last February. The Office of Education worked out details of the office with representatives of the Council on American Private Education, including representatives of the U.S. Catholic Conference and the National Catholic Educational Association. Msgr. Wilfred Paradis, usec secretary for education, said the Office of Education said it would appoint an assistant commissioner acceptable to CAPE. He said he was "quite pleased" with the final job description for the new post and that the usee has circulated information about it to state Catholic conference directors and school officials to help attract applicants for the job. The major ESEA program is Title I compensatory education - remedial reading and mathematics programs for disadvantaged students. Msgr. Paradis estimated that only about four percent of children in Catholic schools participate in thes~ programs. 'But, he said, 95 percent of all private school students participating in the programs are in Catholic schools. He said virtualIy alI Catholic school students receive books and library materials under ESEA.

Deaf Will Meet On Saturday Area members of the International Catholic Deaf Association will be hosts on Saturday for the 9th New England Regional Conference for the Deaf. Father Joseph F. Viveiros, associate pastor at Sacred Heart Church, FalI River, and chaplain for the area chapter, said conferences will be held during the day at Bishop ConnolIy High School, FalI River. They will center on the theme "Love in Action." The day will conclude a 6 p.m. Mass at Holy Name Church, Fall River, with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as principal celebrant, assisted by chaplains of participating Catholic Deaf Association chapters. A special choir will lead hymns in sign language. A banquet at Holy Name School will conclude the day.

DIOCESAN PRIESTS' COUNCIL opens season at meeting at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River. From left, Msgr. James E. Gleason, Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, Rev. Manuel P. Ferreira, Rev. Robert Kaszynski, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington. (Torchia Photo)

Newly Elected Mother General Succeeds Foundress of Carmelite Community The Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, who staff the Catholic Memorial Home, FalI River, Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, and the soon to be opened Fernbrook in Centerville, in addition to 29 residences in other diocese, have elected a new superior general. Named at the seventh general chapter of the community, held at their motherhouse in Germantown, N.Y. was Mother M. Michael Rosarie Devaney. She succeeds Mother M. Angeline Teresa, who founded the nearly 400-member community in 1929 and has guided its development for the past half century. The first official act of the chapter was to formulate a decree of acclamation acknowledging Mother M. Angeline Teresa as community foundress, and conferring on her the title of Mother General Emerita with alI rights and privileges of the office of superior general.

ment of the acclamation decree. Mother Rosarie Mother M. Michael Rosarie is the daughter of Mr. Michael Devaney and the late Mary Katherine Devaney of 'Jersey City, N.J. She is the sister of the late Reverend James Devaney, S.T. and James P. Devaney of Brant Beach, N.J. She was educated in New Jersey Catholic schools and be-

fore entering religion was employed for two years at Prentice HalI Publishing Company, New York City. The new Superior is a specialist in X-ray and medical technology and holds an administrator's license. She has been a local superior and adminstrator, and for the past six years has been vicar general of her congregation.

,The annual planning meeting for the bishop's Charity BaIl of the diocese of FaIl River is set for 1:30 on Sunday at White's restaurant" North Westport. Committee chairmen and members will be appointed at that time. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan director of the BalI, said: "The 24th annual Ball will be the first event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Fall River diocese in 1904. Many other events throughout 1979 will highlight this significant date." " The balI, co-sponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, will hav~ a jubilee theme, said Msgr. Gomes. Proceeds will help promote and expand work for exceptional children of the diocese. The next meeting of alI committees will come at 1 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, when Lincoln Park BalIroom will be decorated for the Jan. 12 Charity BalI.

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Pro-Life Vote Is Real The people of the Commonwealth elected Edward J. King as Democratic standard-bearer for the coming November race. Since the making of that democratic decision, the liberal press and its followers have instigated attempts to defeat Mr. King and tear apart the Massachusetts Democratic party.

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The reason for this drastic adverse reaction to Mr. King's success is that to the chagrin of the liberal establishment, its candidate, Governor Dukakis, was roundly and soundly defeated by the people.

Somehow, Dukakis supporters believed that the primary would be a glorious coronation rather than an issue oriented election. As a result" never has the electorate been so thoroughly chided for exercising its right to vote; never has the democratic process been so completely dis·· dained; and never has a political party been so completely intimidated by the woeful cries of a defeated candidate and his followers. Upon analysis, the election result was seen to be a cuI· mination of the many irritations that Mr. Dukakis has in· flicted on the body politic and his own party during his years in public office. The adage of "street angel and house devil" is cer·· tainly applicable to his national status in comparison to the estimation in which he is held in the state. The governor's determined espousal of liberal causes made him the champ· ion of those who stand almost: left of left. His consisten'~ ignoring of the cries of teachers and taxpayers was only surpassed by his total comJllitment to a state policy of pro-abortion. It is interesting to note how many editorial comments on the election results fa:led to mention the influence of the pro-life vote on the Dukakis defeat. It would seem that the only election issue was taxation and that it was solesly the "Proposition 13" mentality that vanquished the governor.

Not to mention the abortion issue as a factor in the election is unrealistic. Mr. Dukakis attempted that ploy in his campaigning and look where it got him. To be surf-, abortion was not the only issue that dumped the Duke but it certainly put a irreparable dent in his armor. The primary election should serve as a positive indication to politicians that they must be aware of the religious and moral sensitivities of the electorate, especially whe:l these sensitivities are repeatedly called to their attention. In these days when the Catholic vote is once more being recognized as a political fact, it would be well for those who seek public office to know that there are people in this state who are not afraid to voice their religious views. In the past, people who expressed such views were ir.timidated. Fortunately, times are changing. People do indeed seek better lives for themselves and their children, bt'.t they realize that in achieving such goals they must not sacrifice life itself. Perhaps an understanding by politicians of this fact will be one of the most important results of Campaign 78.

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LEBANESE CHILD BRANDISHES ASSAULT RIFLE

'Death is come up through our windows: it is entered into our houses to detroy the children from without, the young men from the streets.' Jer. 9:21

Will the War By Father John B. Sheerin

There are many kinds of tragedies but Lebanon is a heartbreaker. A few years ago I travelled through that glorious country and saw breathtakingly beautiful landscapes almost a heaven on earth. Now that land is a bombed-out, battle-scarred heap of ruins after a civil war in which 60,000 people have died. The demolition and bloodshed continue in sporadic actions involving Syrian soldiers, Christian militia, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), assorted political factions and religious communities. Occasionally a writer in the Catholic press wi]) say that we ought to aid the Christians in Lebanon. But can we honestly say that all the Christians are on the side of justice and. all others on the side of evil? The picture is not that clear any more than in Ireland. Innocent civilians are being murdered indiscriminately by both sides in Lebanon by the Syrians and the Christian militia, by the PLO and the Catholics, by :he Druses and the Moslems and the Maronite Christian Phalange. Will peace ever come to this benighted land? Who knows when the fanatics will cease their bombings, their shootouts, their kidnappings and murders? Suppose the Syrians do force the Phalangists into a corner? This may precipi:ate an instant and overwhelming ,Israeli response. But what is the purpose of it all? We don't really know the issues. There are Christians in Lebanon who say' that less than 10 percent of the Maronite Christians support the Phalange and other anti-Syrian factions.

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Lebanon Ever End?

editorialized to the effect that our government is not insensitive to the plight of the Christians in Lebanon but "appears ready to throw them. to the wolves - the Syrians - for the sake of insuring Syria's If Lebanon were a Christian- greater restraint in the Lebanese Moslem battleground, each con-' border area and in respect' to tending army focusing on its Mideast diplomacy as a whole." counterpart, we could make The Lebanese statesman, sense out of all this bloodshed. Charles Malik, has commented But that is not the way it is in that the Christians might be reLebanon. It is not a traditional ceiving greater international . war; it is chaos. A large propor- sympathy if they were a rare tion of Lebanese abhor and de- species in some kind of ecologitest the PLO and the Nasserites cal danger. and the Syrians but also dislike Many of the Lebanese Christhe Christian militia. These Lebanese feel they are innocent by- tians therefore, are trapped and standers caught in a crossfire desperately alone. Their one conwith which they have no sym- solation is that God loves them pathy or connection. There are and will be their eternal destiny. thousands of Lebanese, especi- For the moment, however, they ally children, who need help and are looking not for consolation need it immediately but will but for help in their plight, trapprobably never receive it be- ped as they are in an idiotic cause of the chaotic insanity of war, "full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." the military operations. And sometimes the attacks, even those perpetrated by Christians, do not represent an issue at all but terrorist attempts to grab money by hook or by crook to help a Christian faction.

At the same time we can have a profound sympathy for the . Necrology plight of these innocent Christians. According to the daily October 6 press, our American State DeRev. Stephen B. Magill, 1916, partment is said to be anxious to . Assistant, Immaculate Concepplacate the Syrians in order to tion, North Easton prevent a widening of the war. October 7 If this report is correct, it means Rev. Caesar Phares, 1951, Pasthat our State Department may gloss over some of the injustices tor, St. Anthony of the Desert, committed against the Christians Fall River Rev. Msgr. Arthur G. Dupuis, in Lebanon. This would be a 1975, Pastor Emeritus, St. Louis great tragedy, as the Christians are certainly in a box. They have de France, Swansea no one to help them (except in October 10 the form of Israeli weapons.) Rev. James C. J. Ryan, 1918, Some way must be found for all Assistant, Immaculate Concepparties in the conflict to come tion, North Easton to an agreement on terms of October II peace.. Rev. James A. Downey, 1952, The Washington Post, recently Pastor, Holy Ghost, Attleboro

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Letters to the Editor

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Letters are welcomed, but should be no IIIore than 200 words. The editor reserves lI1e right to condense or edit, if deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and Include a home or business address.

Catholic Vote Dear Editor: Having elected Edward J . King in the Primary to run for Governor of Massachusetts, I believe the pro-life members voted for him. I think it is the duty of the Bishops of Massachusetts to urge the people to defeat Senator Brooke also. The Catholic vote is beginning to be felt in Massachusetts. Anyone who voted against the tuition bill should also be defeated. It's about time the bishops woke up to the situation. James E. Mann North Attleboro

Life Issue Dear Editor: Thank you for printing a list of candidates for election including their position on the "LIFE" issue. In my opinion, you made the people aware of what is happening and helped them to make the right choice. God and Our Lady Bless You! Alice Beaulieau New Bedford

Is Liturgy

Shared? Dear Editor: It was good to see several of the American liturgists being remembered in the Anchor (Sept. 21). However, Father McBride's article "Participation in Worship," seems to miss their major point. Virgil Michel, Martin Hellriegel, and Godfrey Diekmann inisisted that participation in worship demands participation in the life of those with whom one worships. Once we worship with each other we are responsible for each other. Liturgy is the celebration of the Mystical Body of Christ. This means that worshippers are intimately and inseparably related as members of a body. This relationship can exist only when worshippers give themselves to it. The heart of the Mass reform is precisely this: the fostering and development of self-giving and self-sharing of community members with one another in prayer, sacrifice and celebration. Fifteen years after the promulgation of the Constitution on Sacred Liturgy of the Second Vatican Council, how much is our liturgy a shared communal action? How much does our Christian participation extend beyond "the Mass is ended?" Vincent J. Andrews Taunton

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FATHER JOHN C. OZUG, assistant pastor at St. Anthony's parish, East Falmouth, presents a Bible to one of 60 CCD instructor at commissioning ceremonies last Sunday.

Cardinal Humberto S. Medeiros will be honored at a 63rd birthday reception and dinner at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Condesa restaurant, Somerset. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Catholic University of Portugal. Coordinator for the occasion is Joseph E. Fernandes, Norton, together with Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca, diocesan vicar general and pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford. Also among those planning the banquet are Joseph E. Costa Jr., Fall River; Edward S. Machado, Somerset; Otilia Sylvia, New Bedford; William Drummond, Taunton; Emma Andrae, Taunton; Walter C. Fraze, Jr., Fall River.

Catholic Press Seen Necessary DETROIT (NC) - The Catholic press is "more necessary than ever before," said Detroit's Cardinal John J. Dearden, because of the decline in religious news in the secular press and the need for an informed laity to participate in shared decisionmaking. Writing in The Michigan Catholic, Detroit archdiocesan newspaper, the cardinal said the time has long passed when the

Encounter Continued from Page One religious leaders, have been reached by the program,. which i~ a 44-hour weekend during which couples learn specialized communication techniques teaching them "that the key to a love relationship is openness, trust and confidence in themselves and in one another." At the Sunday meetings, priests and couples who have made the Encounter weekend will further explain the program and give information about dates and locations where it will be offered.

Pilgrimage Set At La Sa lette The fourth annual Luso-American pilgrimage will be held Sunday at La Salette Shrine, Attlebor~. The event is one in a series of special pilgrimages being organized by ethnic groups to celebrate the shrine's 25th anniversary. Under direction of Fathers Joseph Costa, Edward Correira and Henry Arruda, Portuguese-Americans from the Dioceses of Fall River, Providence, Boston and Worcester will share an afternoon of prayer, song and liturgy. At 1:30 p.m., Rev. Victor Vieira of East Providence will lead a meditated rosary, followed at 3 p.m. by celebration of" an outdoor' Eucharist by Father Manuel Ferreira, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford. Father Victor Vieira will give the homily and the choir of Immaculate Conception parist, New Bedford, will provide music.

church could depend on an informal, person-to-person exchange of information. But the proliferation of "so many secular vehicles of communication today" does not fill the need, he said. The secular press goes its own way and is not designed to include most things that are of

special interest to us," Cardinal Dearden wrote. "It is inadequate as a vehicle of communication." But with the help of the Catholic press, lay people can participate more effectively in their new roles as parish planners and policy-makers, the cardinal said, noting that "only an informed community can participate effectively,"

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Jubil'ee Choir A large choir, to be the major choral organization for the 75th Jubilee Year of the Diocese, is being formed under Glenn Giuttari, director of music for St. Mary's Cathedral. The choir will perform with orchestra in concert on Sunday, Dec. 3. The program will include the Bach Cantata 140, Hayden: "Te Deum," and a specially commissioned piece by Father William G. Campbell: "Sing Praise to the Lord and Glorify His Name." The choir will also sing for the principal jubilee year liturgical celebration on March 11 at the Cathedral. Those interested in joining the group should contact Mr. Giutarri at hIS home (252-4303) or leave word at the Cathedral rectory (673-2833). Rehearsals' will be held at 8:30 Friday evenings, beginning Oct. 6.

Sister Simeon Sister Mary Simeon, SUSC, the former ·Elizabeth O'Rourke, died Sunday at Sacred Hearts Convent, Fall River, at the age of 82. A Fall River native, she entered the Holy Union community in 1923 and during her religious life taught at schools on Long Island and in Baltimore and New Jersey, as well as at Immaculate Conception and St. Joseph's schools in Taunton. Among her survivors is a cousin, Rev. John F. Hogan, pastor of St. Julie's Church, North Dartmouth. Her funeral was held Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church and interment was yesterday in St. Patrick's cemetery, Fall River.

THE CALL TO SHEPHERDHOOD ... is the call of the lord to a Iif.e of *religious consecration * growth through prayer *fraternal sharing * service and dedication *the giving of self. It is the call to oHer spiritual and temporal assistance to the *transient poor *the physically and mentally handicapped *the elderly *aged and troubled oriests • . • in imitation of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, through expressions of "Charity Unlimited" We hear the call to Shepherdhood; We hear and we say "YES, LORD" We are the LITTLE BROTHERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD For further information write: Vocation Director, P.O. Box 260, Momence, lI:inois 60954

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REV. ANDREW M. GREELEY

There was a lot of talk during the conclave about the Holy Spirit, much of which I do not think would pass the test of orthodoxy imposed by the Catholic theological tradition. The theology I think no Catholic theologian from Augustine to Hans Kung would deny, is that God works through secondary causes, on human affairs through human agents. There may be occasional miraculous moments of special in-

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My kitchen sink started to leak. It's a convenient place to have a leak . . . lots of pots handy. After trying home remedies, I decided to call a plumber. Optimistic that he might come, I decided I'd better clean out the cabinet under the sink or he'd never be

spiration and intervention, hut they are路 few and far between. Such diverse men in the preconclave days as Cardinals Guiseppe Siri and George Basil Hume insisted to their fellow cardinals that the Holy Spirit could work only if human beings worked too, and that it was wrong to fall back on' the Holy Spirit's inspiration as a substitute for one's own efforts. Yet, if one is to judge by the statements of some of the cal"dinal electors, including some of the Americans, faith in the Holy Spirit was' little more than an excuse for impulse voting in which the ordinary exercise of 'intelligence, discretion and political behavior became unnecessary. Politics, incidentally, accord-

ing to both Aristotle and Aquinas, is one of the noblest of human activities because it is the art of choosing leaders for human communities and of governing such communities. If the Holy Spirit works through humans and if the only way humans elect leaders is through the noble art of politics, then politics in the conclave became absolutely essential to the operation of the Holy Spirit. As George Basil Hume put it, "The Spirit pays us the compliment of being a collaborator in our efforts," If the Holy Spirit operated successfully at the conclave - and it would certainly appear that he did - it was not because people sat around waiting for his impulse but because men like Cardinals Giovanni

Benelli and Evaristo Arns worked terribly hard while others sat around and mumbled piously about the Spirit. I take it that it is a solid rearticulation in contemporary terms of the Catholic theological tradition to say' that the Holy Spirit is that dimension of the godhead which influences in particular the creativity and spontaneity in each person and in each collectivity of human personalities. The Holy Spirit operates on that which is most creative in the personality of each of us the fine, leading edge of that which is our self. God's Spirit speaks to our spirit, as St. Paul says. . No one would deny the existence of such energy or dynam-

ism in the universe. The religion question is whether you can trust that Energy. The Catholic faith commitment is that you can. The Spirit, in other words, is God's love personified calling forth that which is best in ourselves. In political affairs, then, the Spirit is most likely to be present when we act with the greatest virtue, the most intelligence and the most dedicated efforts. The Spirit was present at the conclave, surely, bu{ he/she is present at all human events. If he was more present at this conclave than, say, certain political conventions, the only reason would be that the virtue, intelligence, and preparation of some or all of the men present were so great.

able to find the leak. It's strange what things cellect under a sink. Fortunately, I was in a "let's get rid of i'~" mood. In my laundry room is a low cupboard that has always neen the "boot closet." Now that the kids are grown, those who do wear boots keep them in their own closets in their rocms. Tint cupboard would be perfect ':0 store the excess pots and par.s. The only problem was that I hadn't cleaned the "boot close'';'' in a while. Since my youngest child is now twelve, it's been eleven and a half years since I

could have needed a sterilizer for baby bottles. I found it in back of the boots. I also found inch-thick dust and dirt. It occurred to me that if I moved into a house and found a mess like that I'd wonder how people could let something get so dirty. Years ago I heard an express'ion, "We'll wallow in our own dirt but we don't want to touch anybody else's." How true. But isn't it even more true of our thinking? We are shocked at the prejudice of others, but "don't let them build that detoxification

center in our town." We can't believe the narrowmindedness of some people, but "keep those blacks in their own school." We can't believe young people's lack of attention at Mass, "why just look at those teens over there. You'd think they'd know better. And that one ... doesn't her mother say anything about the way she dresses? And back there, good heavens, what do they come to church for anyway? And those coming in late, standing in the back." We accumulate thoughts, opinions, and beliefs for years.

Do we ever get them out, dust them off and see if they are really worth saving? When we look them over are they really as beautiful as we thought when we stashed them away? Thinking - like pot closets' - can profit from an occasional cleaning. And I believe we'd all become neurotic if we were as inflexible with our evaluation of our own thinking as we are with others'. But I do believe the world 'would be a better place if we were one-tenth as reasonable in judging others' thoughts as we are in evaluating our own.

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What do the American people路 really think about unemployment? Do they believe everyone has a right to a decent job? What do they think the federal government should do to reduce unemployment? No one had taken a detailed public opinion on such questions until the Department of Labor commissioned one. When it was released, most press reports focused on its finding that Americans believe

they will be worse off, to a small degree, in five years than they are today. But the poll has major implications for the public deba'~e over economic policy, includ:rg debate over the Humphrey- Hawkins full employment bill ard various economic stimulus bills. Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall saw good news in the poll because it showed strong support for an active government role in creating jobs to fight unemployment and support foI' administration positions on public service jobs and welfare reform. It was based on interviews with a representative samplirg of 2,000 persons over 18 between June 16 and June 24. Mar-

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shall pointed out that the timing was significant because the poll reflects the impact of Proposition 13, California's property tax reduction measure, which passed on June 6. "The findings of this survey indicate that, even in the wake of Proposition 13, the American people are supportive of an active federal role in a major area of social and economic policy," the study concluded. "Contrary to the simplistic notion that the public is hostile to any initiative from Washington," it said, " the public feels that job creation by the federal government may in the long run reduce the costs of welfare to the nation." The survey found that a ma-

be turned into the soil in the spring or before cold weather arrives. We normally grow rye or buckwheat as such a crop. I prefer buckwheat because it grows low and is easily turned into the soil. It can be purchased in any garden shop and is inexpensive. I seed it wherever I have space, immediately after harvest. For

jority of Americans, including those with little personal experience with unemployment, believe unemployment causes high welfare costs and higher crime rates. "It is the public view," the study said, "that an important justification for a jobs program is that people should be able to find Jobs if they want to work." The Humphrey-Hawkins bills, supported by the administration and most major church groups, would establish the right to a job for every able-bodied American seeking work. "When asked what (are the) ways to deal with the problem of unemployment," Marshall said, "the public selects having tne government provide jobs and

instance, we just harvested a bed of onions and in their place I sowed a few handfuls of barley. The seeds are merely strewn oil the rough soil, raked quickly and allowed to germinate on their own, depending upon natural rainfall. The crop I sowed two weeks ago is now two inches tall and growing well. It will be worked into the soil be-

training more often than any other alternative," Forty-three percent of those surveyed said the government should create jobs for poor people who were out of work and another 33 percent said the government should provide a job for anyone who was out of work, regardless of his income. Only 20 percent opposed any government-created jobs for the unemployed. By a 47-43 percent margin, those surveyed said the government should provide a job to anyone who wants to work. By a 54-36 percent margin, those surveyed said it was government's responsibility to provide job training to those who could not find work because they had no skills.

fore the winter settles in (if I have the energy!) and it will add needed nitrogen to the soil quickly and, inexpensively. This 'is also a good time to spread compost or manure on the garden. A non-productive period is obviously an excellent time to add necessary nutrients and this is a job which can be done now instead of in the spring when activity is at its height.

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NCCC Continued from Page One en's changing role in the family and in society did not pass and was sent back to committee. It had called on charities agencies to support affirmative action programs in employment of women both within and without their agencies; to pay particular attention of the needs of divorced women and battered women; and for Catholic women to take a leadership role in the women's movement. Alexis Herman, director of the Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor told the convention that women's issues are national issues. "For if women are denied equal opportunity to participate fully in the growth of a people and a nation," she added, "Then the total society is denied the greater richness of their contributions. Lester Thurow, professor of economics and management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told the convention that "despite public rhetoric to the contrary, Americans have in almost every particular instance been voting for inflation." There is an amorphous desire to do something about inflation in general, he said, but a dislike for every particular action that could reduce the rate of inflation. A convention resolution on teen-age parents called for both the national and local charities agencies to initiate research and support programs addressing the critical pro:;lems of teen-age parents.

lying-in hospitals in Massachusetts, delivering over 3500 babies annually. Officials said the 20-foot sphere, lit by 500 bulbs, represents the circle of life from conception to death. It will remain permanently atop the hospital. Nationally, Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York, chairman of pro-life activities for the U.S. Catholic Council, has called on Catholics to recognize the crises of the family today and renew efforts for the sanctity of life. In a statement, Cardinal Cooke urged "many more people to be concerned about endangered human life and become involved on the state, diocesan and parish level" and said that despite the successes of the six-year-old Respect Life program, "the painful realization remains: "Too many people in the

world today are in the desperate need of food to satisfy their hunger, friends to fill the void of loneliness, counseling to alleviate their anxiety, medical attention to heal their wounds, protection to stem their fears," Cardinal Cooke said. "When the Catholic bishops launched the Respect Life program in 1972, doubtless many viewed it as just another program, another burden from on high," said William Ryan, director of the National Catholic Office for Information. "Six years later there are indications the program is having an impact far beyond its stated goal, a consciousness-raising experience for the Catholic community, that it is . . . in some cases profoundly affecting people's ideas as to what the church's prolife movement is all about."

Pope Wishes H·e/d Studied Harder VATICAN CITY (NC) - In a back-to-school talk, Jope John Paul I told students that he would have studied harder as a youth if he had known that he would be pope someday. In an address to an immense crowd in St. Peter's Square Pope John Paul decried the lack of job opportunities in Italy and other nations for graduates of high schools and universities. The pope told students that when he was a pupil he thought only "about being young and about my parish." "No one came to tell me, 'you will become pope,'" he said. "But oh, if they had only done that, I would have studied more and prepared for it." "But now I am old, and there is no time," added the pontiff. "But you young people who are studying, you have time, youth, health, memory and commitment.

Try to take advantage of all these gifts." The pope's talk was sparked by the opening of Italian schools. He said that students "in Italy and in other nations find the impressive front doors of high schools and uni'Versities swung wide open for them if they want to enroll. "But when they get their diploma or degrees and leave school, they find only tiny cracks to walk through. They find no work and cannot marry." "These are problems," said the pope, "which today's society must truly study." The pope advised teachers that they must know their students well if they want to succeed. "The person who wants to teach John Latin, must not only know Latin but must also know and love John," said the pope.

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ST. MARY, SEEKONK Bette Smith will handle tickets for Women's Guild members attending a district communion supper Oct. 3 at St. Mary's parish, Mansfield. The guild will sponsor a potluck supper Monday, Oct. 16 and "Rosemary Achin of Massachusetts Citizens for Life will be guest speaker. October guild wor~shops will feature Sharon' Papineau, who will demonstrate arrangement of dried flowers. SS. PETER AND PAUL," FALL RIVER A meeting for parents of children in Grade 10 confirmation class will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The education committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night meetings are spiritual life committee at 7:30 and activities committee at 8:3Q. Open school will be held for all parents from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Vincentians will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. OUR LADY OF FATIMA, SWANSEA The Women's Guild will conduct a living rosary and Benediction service at 6:30 p.m. Monday. The guild meeting will follow under the chairmanship of Mrs. Barbara West and Mrs. Bertha Beliveau, with a presentation on decoupage by Barbara Connors. All parish women are invited to attend. McMAHON COUNCIL 151, KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Members of McMahon Council 151 will attend a memorial Mass for Msgr. Hugh A. Gallagher, their Faithful Friar for over 40 years, at St. James Church, New Bedford, at 7 p.m. Sunday. The celebrant will ibe Msgr. Luiz Mendonca, present council chaplain. Members and their families of other area councils are invited to be present. ST. ROCH, FALL RIVER Father Lucien Jusseaume will speak and show films on St. Therese of Lisieux Monday night at a meeting of the Council of Catholic Women. Also in honor of the saint's October 3 feastday, the 4 p.m. Mass this Saturday will be offered in her honol." and council members will decorate her statue. Additionally, on each day of October, a member will offer a rosary in honor of the saint.

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Musical selections to be offered by the Cathedral Choir at the 10 a.m. Sunday liturgy will include works of Gordon Young, Deiss and Handrel, as well as a newly composed penitential rite.

ST. ANTHONY, TAUNTON A candlelight procession in honor of Our Lady of Fatima will be held through Taunton streets following 7 p.m. Mass Saturday, Oct. 7. After the procession participants will return to the church for a sermon and Benediction. Candles will be available at the church. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FALL RIVER An international buffet will highlight the first Women's Guild meeting of the season, to which all parish women are invited. Officers for the year are Edna Cook, president; Margaret Charbonneau, vice-president; Margaret Wiles, secretary; Jeannine Albernaz, treasurer.

Friends of the Forgotten JAMUL, Calif. (NC) - Written on a wall in the shack of Marie Sanchez are important telephone numbers. The first is: "Bill and Jo-ann Clark - 462-1706." Marie Sanchez, a widow, is one of 70 Indians living in a squalid section of Jamul called the Indian Village. Deacon Bill Clarke and his wife Joann of the San Diego diocese have made the Indians of the forgotten village their particular apostolate. For two years they have attended to the spiritual and material needs of the Indians, who live on about five acres of land in conditions described by Clarke as "terribly below the poverty level." On a hill above the village is the cemetery and Catholic church, built years ago and now falling into disrepair. The land is owned partly by the Church and partly by a corporation. The people are all that remain of a group of Indians brought from Mexico generations ago to work on a ranch. The village's 10 households lack normal sanitary facilities. "Five have no electricity, four' have no bottled gas, four have no running water, none had heaters until Joann and I gave them some from our home," Clarke said. Rose Garcia, an Indian who does not live in the village, describes the deacon and his wife as "tireless, ready to help in any way. He is the only one who cares about us and who

comes out for funerals and blessing of graves," she went on. "No one is like this man," she continued. "The Indians love him. They have even given him their ibeadwork as a token of their love and respect." The Clarkes attribute their success to the work of the Holy Spirit. "Somebody gave me the strength to do what has to be done," said Mrs. Clarke. The villagers, all Catholics, are in a limbo, since they do not comprise a recognized reservation, and are not provided for under any city, county or federal program. The only new homes in the village were built in recent years by Protestant social action groups from Los Angeles. The village's current senior citizen is Ramona Curro - a common surname in the village cemetery. She shows a visitor her kitchen, a roofless, plasticcovered shack housing an old wood-burning stove, on which she makes highly professional tortillas. Reports that the Bureau of Indian Affairs is interested in the villagers' situation are now circulating. In addition, there is talk of getting the lands ceded to an authority which would then assume responsibility for its inhabitants. In the meantime, the deacon and his wife continue their work, and the Indians have taken them into their homes and their trust.

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• Holy Rosary Sodalists will attend a communion breakfast following 9 a.m. Mass Sunday. Recitation of the rosary will precede Mass. Walter Gosciminski, parish council president, will be general chairman of the committee planning the dedication celebration for the new grotto and parish grounds at 7 p.m. F,r:fday, Nov. 3. Following 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses Sunday, blood pressure checkups will be conducted in the school at no charge. ST. ANNE, FALL RIVER A special Retreat Mass w!ll be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday and a Marriage Encounter information night will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday at the school. Presentee candidates, 16 or older, for the Bishop's Ball may submit their names to the rectory. They or their parents should be active in diocesan or parish affairs.

for the Christian family," urged the pope. He thanked priests working in marriage tribunals (diocesan courts) for striving to "safeguard the marriage bond, to give witness to its indissolubility in The group included U.S. bish- accordance with the teaching of ops currently attending a month- Jesus, and to assist families in long theological consultation at. need." the North American College in "Parents with special problems Rome and Ordinaries of the are worthy of our particular Northwest and Alaska, in Rome pastoral care. and all our love," for their periodic "ad limina" he said. papal meeting. In the question-and-answer In his formal English speech period, Bishop Roger Mahoney on the family, Pope John Paul of Fresno, Calif., asked the pope stressed that "the indissolubil- for his views on being a bishop ity of Christian marriage is im- today. portant." The new pope said that bisho s "must be willin to talk

VATICAN CITY (NC) - In his first "ad limina" meeting, Pope John Paul I told a group of American bishops that the church must "do everything we can for the Christian family."

QUEEN'S DAUGHTERS, TAUNTON Father John F. Moore, editor of 'The Anchor and director of the diocesan permanent diaconate program, will speak at St. Mary School Hall, Taunton, on the program at 7:30 p.m. Monday for the Queen's Daughters. Mrs. James Downing is program chairman for the evening. ST. MARY, SEEKONK' St. Mary's Crafters will hold workshops at the CCD Center Monday Oct. 2, Tuesday, Oct. 10, Tuesday, Oct. 17 and Monday, Oct. 23.

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SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Confirmation classes for ninth graders begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in the school cafeteria. Collectors and ushers are needed at all Masses. Volunteers are asked to contact the rectory. The Women's Guild 'will hold an open meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2. Senior citizens will travel by bus to Mt. Tom, Holyoke on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The parish council will meet at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the parish center.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET A prayer meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, followed by a social hour in the parish center.

with each and every person individually." He told them to "go to the children" and said that through parish visits he saw 2,000 children in Venice every week. "The children then go and tell all to their parents" he said. Archbishop Robert Sanchez of Santa Fe, N.M., told the pope thar" "your beautiful smile is a beautiful symbol of evangelization."

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PRlESTS'SENATES OF NEW ENGLAND Delegates from the New England dioceses will meet Oct. 22 to 24 at Our Lady of Sorrows Retreat House, West Springfield. for the fall conference of the New England Conference of Priests' Senates. The theme will be ecclesiology and evangelization and speakers will include Rev. Richard McBrien and Rev. Alvin Illig.

HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER The Women's Guild will hold a membership tea at 8 p.m. Sunday in the school. Miss Catherine Harrington is chairlady.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH NC NEWS

The Crowleys: Mr. and Mrs. CFM By Father John J. Castelot

In an article in AGAPE, the magazine of the Christian Family Movement, ·Father Dennis Geaney wrote: "If I were to rank the four most important Catholics in the 200-year history of the church here in this country, they would be Bishop John Carroll, Cardinal James Gibbons, Dorothy Day and Patrick F. Crowley. Just who was Patrick F. Crowley? He was Patty Crowley's husbanli. And who was Patty Crowley? She was Pat's wife. One has to put it that way, because it was precisely as a married couple, a mother and father, that they achieved holiness and made a lasting impact on Catholic life in the United States and throughout the world. About 30 years ago they became the principal founders of the Catholic Family Movement (CFM), an organization dedicated to the fostering of holy and happy family life and to the active exercise of the Christian

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By Father Alfred McBride Of all the institutions necessary for a coherent and productive society, none is more basic than the family. But just as all institutions are undergoing upheaval, so is the family. The Research Gulld Inc. reports that premarital sex may be engaged ~:imultaneous losses, each of in by as many as 80 percent of which is a cause of deep grief young Americans and extra-mariSome of these, in addition to tal sex appears to involve half ioss of the spouse, may be losf of adult males and one out. of of job, of fulltime hommaking, every five women. of familiar surroundings, of chil·· . Practically all education is dren or a constant relationship done outside the family. More with them, of location, of a 60 percent of all married than support community, of self-iden·· tity and self-esteem, of familiar women are working wives. Fast food service and supermarket rituals, habits and roles. take-homes replace the skills of A divorced friend recently tole: cooking. TV substitutes for what me, "When I divorced I experi·. was once family self-entertainenced how judgmental we have ment. Day care centers watch all learned to be. I wanted tc over the children of those who scream at those judging me an,- decide to have ~hildren. say to them, 'It could happen tc Families are - getting smaller you. You too have done aU the wrong things I've done. How and smaller. America has about can you sit in my judgment. 30 million two-parent families over me?" I wanted to scream and five million single parent especially at people at churd:. families, an increase of 30 perwho avoided me and at the: cent in the last decade. If the .divorce rate continues at its priests." My friend was experiencing present pace one might gloomily deep grief with each of the loss- predict that almost no single es of his life but in addition he American family will remain inwas feeling judged, condemned tact by 1995. The warning signals about the and labeled by society, church, family, friends. He experienced erosion of the American family acutely the letter-of-the-Iaw began after the Second World War. The women's magazines judgment by others. . 1 have asked several persor.s carried articles titled, "Can This to tell me about the causes of Marriage Be Saved?" Their antheir divorces. I offer these com- swer was yes, But very soon the ments as an invitation to re- titles changed to say, "Should Turn to Page Thirteen Turn to Page 'Thirteen

Divorce Probllem Grows By Sister Josephine Stewart If you are a divorced Catholic who feels lost, take heart. Thousands have experienced what you are going through and are meeting and speaking with one another all over the country. They are ministering to one another and finding priests, sisters and lay people to listen to them and work with them. If you are a bishop, priest or canon lawyer working with marriage questions and problems, you deserve thanks for your work in response to the questions. of theology, history, law and pastoral practice surrounding the issue of divorce and remarriage. But there is still much further to go. If you are not separated or divorced, please do not judge. The divorce rate in America and the Catholic Church is overwhelming, clearly indicating that we have a big problem in the church an~ in society. Behind the statistics is the emotional cost of divorce. Since marriage is usually a major personal investment, its breakup is accompanied by intense feelings. The person experiencing divorce is dealing with multiple

ideal in the real world of everyday living. And as Father Hesburgh of Notre Dame put it: "If we get canonized parents in this country, as I think we will, it will probably come as a result of this movement. The Christian Family Movement is one of the most providential things that is happening in the United States today." Marriage is the prime lay vocation. People who have chosen a celibate lifestyle may know the principles inside out and hence be in a position to advise and guide, !but they simply do not have the experience or expertise of the married. The Crowleys had all the qualifications. They were a loving, dedicated couple, exemplary parents, convinced Catholics. The emergence of the CF~ largely under their initiative and guidance, furnished the method. Like all movements, especially lay movements, it suffered growing pains, misunderstanding, opposition. But Pat possessed a keen mind, patience, humility and an irrepressible sense of humor which kept him from taking either himself or Patty too seriously. They had to work out objectives, a detailed program, an increasingly complex organ• ization. This involved long discussions, compromise combined with firmness, experimentation, openness, a generous expenditure of energy and time - a real giving of self. As a successful, healthy cCJrporation lawyer with offices in the Chicago Loop, Pat was a'. man of the world, and he showed that such a man could be at the same time unworldly, capable of realizing in practice the ideals of the Beatitudes. He was, together with Patty, truly a saint for our times and culture. Under Pat's guidance, the movement grew to maturity and spread like wildfire. He travelled widely, in company with his . family whenever possible, and wherever he went he made friends and introducted them to the CFM. Three round-the-world trips brought the Crowleys and their program to Tanzania, Uganda, BraZil, Venezuela, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Cameroon. A truly triumphant international gathering called Familia 74 was held in Tanzania. The world was their home, and all its people were their family, regardless of nationality, race or creed. Their own home was "home" for thousands of people from around the world; they were foster parents to over 100 students of different races or colors. This was an extension of the spirit that reigned in their own family, which always came first, in spite of the external

activity. It was the spirit of the great St. Ben~dict, whose rule they adapted to their own circumstances. Signal recognition came when they the Crowleys were chosen to serve on the papal commission studying the contraception issue. As a result of their wide experience, they sided with the majority of the commission and tried to persuade the pope to refrain from publishing "Humanae Vitae." But they accepted the resultant disappointment in the same good spirit as they had accepted many others. An essential part of the CFM program is action, not just in the family, but in the neighbohood, the community, the nation, the world. Pat himself was active in politics, managing Eugene McCarthy's campaign in Illinois, among other things. Both he and Patty remained integral individuals, and Patty still runs a successful travel. agency called SPACE. And now that Pat is gone, she is still very much his wife, Mrs. CFM.

Reconciliation By Father Joseph M. Champlin The reconciliation took place in a quiet country cemetery. They both loved this deceased man, although at different times and in different ways. His first wife, the mother of his children, was there - awkward, ill at ease, somewhat of a stranger after a decade or more of estrangement. His widow was also present, drained by the nearly year-long decline of her cancer-ridden spouse, by death's expected, but still devastating arrival, and by the final burial experiences. She clutched the neatly folded flag given to her as a memorial of his wartime flying days. Then she moved to her husband's previous wife and said, "I'm glad you were here." The other woman, likewise with red eyes, nodded and replied how good it was she could be present. They looked directly into each other's faces, then embraced and sobbed in one another's arms. Relatives and friends who knew the background wept as they witnessed this graveside healing. Bitterness, misunderstanding and alienation seemed to dissolve at the moment. It was. a reconciliation achieved through the death of this man who always desired and considered himself to b.e a peacemaker. Some months have passed since that dramatic scene with probably no contact between the Turn to Page Thirteen

TheCFM Continued from Page Twelve Far from being just a discusThis Marriage Be Saved?" And sion club for couples, it calls then the answer most often for a total commitment to Gosseemed to be no. pel values and teaches its adReligion throughout history has herents how to interpret the been a mainstay of the cohesion fast pace of contemporary life of the family. Religious norms, in the light of enduring spiritual and principles and ceremonies principles. spoke to the fidelity of the man In recent times a second and woman to each other, the powerful movement to assist responsibility of the parents to marital and family stability has care for their children, the ac- arisen. It is the Marriage Encountability of children to their counter. Employing techniques parents and the civic mindedness developed by the human potenthat should be the result of all tial movement and varying of this. forms of group dynamics, its adOfficial church documents herents have wedded these inhave perennially returned to the sights to a profound call to question of the sancticy and faith and religious experience. centrality of the family. The This ingenious mix has worked American bishops pastoral, "To remarkably well, causing a reLive in Christ Jesus," speaks freshing counter-cultural trend out of this tradition: "Every jn family lifestyles and proving human being has the need and that the post-industrial technoright to be loved, to have a logical age need not be unhome where he or she can put friendly ground for Christian down roots and grow. The fam- marriage. ily is the first and indispensable In much the same spirit, the community in which this need American church is gearing up is met. Today, when productiv- for massive public support of ity, prestige or even physical the family in the wake of the attractiveness are regarded as 1981 White House Conference the gauge of personal worth, the on the family. It looks as if, family has a special vocation to happily, the "born again" fambe a place where people are ily may be upon us. loved not for what they do or what they have but simply because they are." Much to the credit of the AmContinued from Page Twelve erican Catholic laity, who have enthusiastically supported two flect on the "divorce" and alienamajor efforts to create a 'Chris- tion that may exist in your own tian family in a hostile secular life: milieu, there are outstanding proFrom a man: "I felt pressure to Catholic to marry too soon for fear of grams available couples to help them stabilize not having another chance and and enrich their fa~ilies and becaus~ I didn't feel wanted by marriages. my parents. I was blinded by The Christian Family Move- sexual desire and was too inment, founded by Pat and Patty fluenced by being in love to Crowley after World War II, make a good decision. We didn't brought insight, inspiration and know each other, didn't take adaptability to hundreds of the time to like one another." thousands of Catholic families. From a woman: "I felt smothered in the relationship. I went into marriage with unrealistic expectations, with the illusion that marriage would make Continued from Page Twelve me happy. I expected by hustwo women. Their hearts, however, must be more deeply at band to provide me with the peace because of the mutual for- happiness I had not gotten during my childhood." giveness, a reconciliation comFrom another man: "We were municated by an accepting embrace rather than a verbal ex- both ,immature when we married. I didn't understand myself planation. That willingness to forgive is or love myself or have goals; a key to an authentic Christian eventually we had very different marriage. It's importance needs and conflicting goals and valto be taught and modeled for ues." Another: "As a boy, I had those about to exchange nuptial not learned to trust. I carried vows. The Sadlier company has pro- this into our marriage and so duced with the help of World- I took the 'controlling role' in wide Marriage Encounter a ser- the relationship and tried to beies or "Evenings for the En- come a parent to my wife. She gaged" designed to do just that went along with being a child for a long time, but then she - teach and model. In one of the sections, the started becoming more indepentext provides some tips for the dent and growing up and I was couple after a fight or falling threatened by the changes in out. It recommends instead of her." "I'm sorry" or "I apologize," a These comments reveal that more courageous and painful these marriages failed due to "Please, forgive me," or "Will both personal and societal or you forgive me?" communal lacks. The initial The latter is so humble. It steps to soliving the divorce doesn't say, 'I goofed,' 'or 'I problem are being taken through made a mistake' or 'I was more effective marriage prepawrong.' It's much deeper than ration and through quality marthat. It is a complete vulner- riage enrichment. ability. It places me in the posiSeparated or divorced Cathtion of saying I am worthy to olics who remain full members be called your husband, your of our church can contribute wife. significantly to this solution.

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Pelo simples facto de ser criatura, 0 homem ~ urn ser dependente. Deus ~ 0 seuprincrpio e fim. Porque criado e elevado a urn fim sobrenatural, 0 homem est~ sujeito a uma dupIa lei; a natural, impressa na natureza de todo 0 serhumano, e a sobrenatural, que lhe vern atraves da revela~ao. Dotado do livre arb~trio, 0 homem tern a faculdade de orientar livremente a sua vida de acordo com essa lei. Significa isto que 0 comportamento humano n~o ~ indiferente para Deus. Por meio da lei moral sabemos como darlhe gloria e assim ~lcanJar a nossa fecilidade e perfeij~o. E 0 homem pode obedecer, guardando a lei, fazendo 0 bem ou, ao contrario, desobedecer-Ihe. Nesta conformidade ou desconformidade dos nossos actos com a vontade de Deus, reside a bondade ou maldade daqueles. Sendo assim, 0 valor moral das nossas ac)~es, n~o est~ em atribuir-Ihes uma qualidade positiva ou negativa, de acordo com urn crit~rio arbitr!rio e subjectivo que decide sobre 0 que e born ou mau. A ordem moral, l antes, uma realidade fundamentada na Sabedoria e Bondade de Deus, diante de quem todos responderemos urn dia pelo usa que fizemos da nossa liberdade. o Crist~o sabe que ~ responsavel diante de Deus, n~o apenas por si. Desde que pelo Baptismo entrou fazer parte da Igreja, ele sabe-se membro de um 'corpo, 0 Corpo M{stico de Cristo que e a Igreja, no qual tem uma miss~o a cumprir, com que pode e deve beneficiar todos os outros membros do mesmo corpo. De modo como nos desempenharmos dela responderemos urn dia diante de Deus. Perante Ele seremos julgados, n~o apenas do mal que praticamos, mas tamben do bern que deixamos de fazer, das omiss~es. Estes ser~o, talvez, os pecados mais graves que hro-de aparecer na vida de muitos cristft'os, pois como diz 0 Evangelho; "Nem todo aquele que diz, Senhor, Senhor, ser~ salvo ••. " "Com efeito, a f~ sem obras morta" Quando S. Paulo exclama: Ai de mimI, compreerlde que 0 apostolado ~ para ele urn encargo. Da{ a solicitude pastoral com que prega o Evangelho, procurando depois confirmar na fe as comunidades de Crist~os que vai fundando. o crist~o sabe que n~o the pode ser alheia a sorte de seus irmfos. Com efeito, na sua salva~ro, pesara 0 que fez ou deixou de fazer pela sorte dos outros. Esquec~-lo, seria refugiar-se num cristianismo individualista, sem dinamismo apost5lico e, portanto, sem capacidade de influenciar a sociedade, levando-Ihe 0 esp{rito de Cristo, para que actue nos cora~~es dos homens a maneira de fermento. A caridade crist~ fruto do Amor que nos vem de Deus: Amai-vos uns aos outros .•'. Para cumprirmos este preceito, e condi7ao indispens8vel que nos esforcemos por nos amarmos uns aos outros como Cristo nos amou. E 0 amor de Cristo pelos homens, n~o se ficou num plano mer~mente humane ou de amizade humana; n~o se contentou com curar os enfermos com curar os enfermos das suas doenJas f!Sicas ••• , mas foi mais longe; 0 seu amor levou-O a facilitar aos homens 0 caminho que os conduz a Deus, para que eles vivam a Sua propria vida. o amor de Cristo pelos homens, n~o se ficou num plano meramente humano, mas levou-O a morrer por eles, para lhes merecer a Vida sobrenatural, pois paraisso viera a este mundo.

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By Cecilia Belanger I look at the young people and [ see them as "the lilies in the :field" that Christ talked about. While young their faces ar::l fresh, their steps are buoyant ,and best of all they are natura'. They, like the lilIies, have their own array-- - a shining innocence. There is nothing more attractive than an unaffected, unspoil,ed child. Too much special notice, too much repeating their "clever" sayings in front of them is bound to hurt the child. If he' IClr she becomes vain, who is to 'blame? Praise is good at the right time and in the right )place, but not to be overdone. I believe that children should keep as long as possible the :freshness and grace of their t~arly years. A Caring God Why do some parents feel that God no longer cares about their children, because the children stopped going to church? This kind of thinking really bothers me. Have the. parental I~ars been out to lunch while the gospel was being read? Have they forgotten the parable about the straying sheep and how much God loves them? Have they proof that youth sit~ing in pews against their wills are worthier? I would think it i3 't?eir faith that is more in questIOn here than that of their ,children. Whether young people are in ,church ,or not, the concern should be not for the fact that they don't attend, but for whether they are living apart from God in other ways. Wa talk about the Prodigal Son w:'l0 was away "in that far country," but we fail to take into consideration that you can be in a "far country" in church, at homa and in the bosom of those W:'3 love you. Stop nagging children who ara confused about many things. Ba there for them, be constant, and don't be afraid to give them a loving embrace once in awhile. They'll understand. ~ive youth a probationary perIod. Don't expect quic:t changes. In the meantime, 100rl: at yourself and try to see what you, as a parent, are doing wrong or omitting to do. Some~ times problems lie wit:1in ourselves. When, I speak of the companions young people should select, I hope Ido not imply that they should or should not come from any particular strata cf

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our society. I think we're all fed up with, "We know they're nice, because they come from a good family." We know there is no such absolute. All one has to do is read the gospel story about the feast to which no friends nor brethren nor kinsman, nor rich neighbor: was invited, and then read the list of those who were. If one looks at the world as a family there are more choices than if one sees it as a narrow little enclave. I'm sure the neighbors peering through whatever the; used as drapes in those biblical times, must have turned to one another with, "Look who's invited!" However wretched one may be in the eyes of men, no one is too low for the love of God. These are the ones Christ longs for, the rejected, the careworn the oppressed. '

ECHO Schedule The 1978-79 schedule of ECHO, TEC and Emmaus retreats for teenagers has been issued and follows: ECHO: At Dominic Savio. Youth Center Peacedale, R.I.: Oct. 27-29 and March 23-25 for girls; Dec. 1-3 and Apr. 20-22 for boys. At La Salette Center, Brewster: Nov. 3-5, Feb. 2-4 and Apr. 6-8 for girls; Dec. 1-3 and March 2-4 for boys. ECHO applications f.or Dominic Savio Center may b~ made to Catholic Education Center 423 Highland Ave., Fall Rive; 02720. For La Salette Center they may be made to Mrs. Mar; Fuller, 79 Puritan Rd., !Buzzards Bay 02532. TEC: At Sacred Hearts Novi tiate, Wareham: Oct. 28-30 and Feb. 10-12 for girls; Dec. 9-11 and Apr. 28-30 for boys. Applications may be made to Father Charles Soto, OFM, P.O. Box M-411, New Bedford 02744, telephone 999-4711 or 966-5862. EMMAUS: (co-ed retreats for COllege-age youth): Oct. 6-8, Dec. 1-3, Feb. 17-19, Apr. 21-23, June 8-10. Applications may' be made to Mrs. Betty Butts, 9 George St., South Dartmouth 02748 telephone 997-8646. '

By Charlie Martin

I WAS ONLY JOKING Ever since I was a kid at school I messed around with all the rules Apologized then l'Alized, I'm not different after all Me and the boys thought we had it such ' Valentinos all of us My dad said we looked ridiculous, but boy, we broke some hearts In and out of jobs, running free, wagin' war with sockty Dum~ blank fac~ stared back at me, but nothing ever changed Pro~lseS made In the heat of the night, creepin' home before It got too light I'Vo-, wasted all that precious time, and blamed it on the wine I was only jokin' my dear, lookin' for a way to hide my fears What kind of fool was I - I could never win Never found any compromise, collected lovers like butterflies mU~ions of that grand first prize, are slowly wearin' thin Susie baby you were good to me, giving love unselfishly But you took it all too seriously, I guess it has to end Now you ask me if I'm sincere, that's the question that I always fear Verse seven is nel'...r clear, but I'll tell you what you want to hear I'll try .to give you all you want, but giving love is not my strongest POlOt If that's the case it's pointless goin' on,1:'d rather be alone

Because what I'm doin' must be wrong, pourin' my· heart out in a song OwIDn' up for posterity, for the whole damn world to see Quietly now while I tum a page, Act One is over without costume change The principal would like to leave the stage, til.; crowd don't understand Written and sung by Rod Stewart; Copyright (c) 1977, WEA Records Whether this song is autobiographical or not cannot be decided but its mesage is still important. Where does self-seeking behavio; lead one? Stewart intimates that life has become a joke and he has to laugh, for it is his only way to hide from his fears. . In the fin~1 verse, he wonders if love is still a possibility. As thiS phase of hfe ends, he chooses to withdraw.from the stage of music and, he infers, even from the stage of active life. !he song asks: Are our lifestyle choices what we truly want, and If not, _how we can change them? Sometimes honesty reveals that we are not living the way we desire, and we do want to change. A valuable gauge of our life situation is our happiness. Happiness flows from a life that is growing in purpose, commitment and interaction with others. Taking away such assets leaves the type of emptiness that this song talks about, the type of emptiness that leads to statements like, "I could never win." God invites us to accept our humanity and deepen our sense of happiness. Stewart's song exemplifies one level of this process, the stage of evaluation. The next step is action. If we ohoose to do so, we can move forward toward goals that will enhance our lives. The choice is ours. ---------

~Ieboro, who tekches English adolescents should not contain and Christian studies and is al- inducements to practice artificial so director of the Gerrard re- . birth control, abortion and steriNational Merit Letters of lization. treat program. Commendation have gone to' Instead, said Msgr. James T. Also Sister Rose Hornby, four Feehan seniors: Katherine McHugh in written testimony to OLVM; business and typing; and Cronin, Stephen Cummins, JeanVictor Correia, Portuguese, Lat- the House subcommittee on ne Lynch and Catherine Sheehy. health and environment, major in and Spanish at all levels. All are active in organizations The Eucharist was celebrated emphasis should be placed on at the Attleboro school and for all classes to open the school assisting the pregnant adolesKatherine is interested in a caryear, with Fathers Richard Gen- cent to give birth and on aiding eer in psychology; Stephen in dreau, Ciro Iodice and Maurice parents to instill virtuous patadvanced technological research; terns of conduct in their childJeffrey as celebrants. Jeanne in engineering; and ren. Members of the senior ChrisCatherine in law. Msgr. Mc'Hugh, director of the tian Studies class have visted Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Activities, offered the comments home in conjunction with a in connection with the proposed Five new teachers have been study of health care for the adolescent Health Services and added to the faculty of Bishop terminally ill. Pregnancy Prevention and Care Gerrard High School, Fall River. Act being studied by the subThey are Calvert Mills, forcommittee. Bishops Support Aid merly at St. Anthony High, New For Pregnant Teens Bedford, who teaches psychol_ogy and heads the guidance deWASHINGTON (NC) A partment; Margaret Cardoza, in spokesman for the U.S. Catholic HOLDS charge of chorus; Rita Pratt, Conference told Congress that legislation to aid pregnant formerly at Bishop Feehan, At• • • a-*- . !. !'- !

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Diocesan Schools Off To Slow Start Going into this week, diocesan high schools were off to a slow start in football and soccer. In fact, the only victory posted by a diocesan school in either sport was Bishop Connolly High's 5-0 triumph over Bishop Stang High in a Division II Southeastern Mass. Conference soccer game on Sept. 16. Since then, the Connolly Cougars lost to Dartmouth and to Attleboro. In upcoming Division II action, Connolly is to host strong Somerset tomorrow when Holy Family visits New Bedford VokeTech, Stang is at Dartmouth and Attleboro at Old Rochester. Next Wednesday, Connolly will be home to Yoke-Tech, Holy Family to Old Rochester. Entering

this week Attleboro and Somerset, both 3-0, were setting the pace in that division. New Bedford and Barnstable, 2-0, were the leaders in Division I which has Westport at New Bedford, Diman Yoke at DennisYarmouth, Durfee at Taunton, Falmouth at Barnstable tomorrow. Next Wednesday's games list Taunton at Falmouth, New Bedford at Diman Yoke, DennisYarmouth at Westport, and, Barnstable at Durfee. In individual scoring, Art Mello of New ,Bedford High and Dave Robinson of Attleboro each had six goals, Steve Dailey of Somerset five, Moe Hasrsa of Taunton and Celso Ferreira of New Bedford four each.

Stang, Feehan, Coyle-Cassiday Seek First Wins The Stang, Bishop Feehan High and Coyle-Cassidy High football teams, all engaged in inter-division play, will be after their first victories of the season Saturday when Stang will host Seekonk, Feehan will be home to Dighton-Rehoboth, and Coyle-Cassidy will tangle with Durfee. The Coyle-Durfee game will be played at Diman Yoke. Only four conference games are scheduled for Saturday: At-

tleboro at Falmouth in Division I;· Yoke-Tech at Barnstable in Division II; Wareham at Old Rochester, and Dighton-Rehaboth at Dennis-Yarmouth in Division III. Non-league games involving conference teams Saturday have Naugatuck Conn. at New Bedford, Dartmouth at Scituate, Fairhaven at Case, Dennis-Yarmouth at Mose Brown, and Bourne at Medway.

Defends Hockomock Crown Canton High opened defense of its Hockomock Football League crown last Saturday with a 20-19 victory over North Attleboro. Mansfield, which tied with Stoughton for the runnerup spot last year, decisively turned back Sharon, 31-14. Stoughton defeated Oliver Ames, 15-12, King Philip blanked Foxboro, 7-0 in other season openers. Next Saturday's games have Canton at Franklin, Oliver Ames at Foxboro, North Attleboro at King Philip, and Mansfield at Stoughton. Sharon has the bye on this week's schedule and will be at Medway in nonleague play. Apponequet Regional, considered a strong contender for the

Mayflower League's football crown got off to a good start with a 28-0 victory over Southeastern Regional as Nantucket topped Bristol-Plymouth, 18-8, Manchester bopped Martha's Vineyard, 24-6, and West Bridgewater got by Norton, 2016, last Saturday. This weekend Apponequet is home to Norton, Blue Hills to Martha's Vineyard, Manchester to Bristol-Plymouth, and· West Bridgewater to Nantucket. At 7:30 tomorrow night Middleboro will be host to Cohasset in a South Shore League contest. Other South Shore games Saturday list Abington at Hull, Norwell at Duxbury, and Holbrook at Hanover.

Field Hockey Action Plentiful The Hockomock's ,League's field hockey season has been underway since Sept. 14 but the conference season opened only this week. Over the next week the Hockomock League will have full schedules on three days. Tomorrow: Sharon at King Philiup, .North Attleboro at Canton, Mansfield at Foxboro, Stoughton at Franklin. Monday: Canton at Oliver Ames, Foxboro at King Philip, Stoughton at North Attleboro, Franklin at Mansfield. Wednesday: Sharon at Foxboro, Oliver Ames at Stoughton, King Philip at Franklin, North Attleboro at Mansfield. Division I conference matches

today are Wareham at Falmouth, Bourne at Dennis-Yarmouth, Barnstable at Old Rochester while on Tuesday it will be Barnstable at Dennis-Yarmouth, Bourne at Wareham, Old Rochester at Falmouth. There are no Division II games until Monday when Westport is at Stang, Somerset at Dartmouth, Fairhaven at New Bedford. In Division HI Seekonk is at Taunton, Case at Dighton-Rehoboth Monday.

Truly Rich "The rich man is not one who is in possession of much, but one who gives much." - St. John Chrysostom

• tv, movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens. Catholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; B-objectionable in part for everyone; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); C-condemned.

"The Big ,Fix" {Universal) stars Richard Dreyfuss as Moses Wine, a Los Angeles detective. A veteran of the 60s protest movements, now cynical, disenchanted and divorced, he is scraping a living by minor investigating jobs. But a request for aid in tracking the source of a smear campaign against an honest political candidate takes him back to his idealistic past. What follows is a detective thriller with political overtones, reasonably entertaining although implausible. It fails, however, to come to grips with its underlying questions: where has our idealism gone and what do we do now. Despite reservations, "The Big Fix" is good adult entertainment although some of its humor and its inadequate treatment of political and moral complexities make 'it questionable for young people. (PG) A-3. "A Dream of Passion" (Avco Embassy) depicts an aging star (Melina Mercouri) who, while playing Medea in a stage production, becomes involved with a modern Medea, in prison for killing her three children in revenge for her husband's infidelity. The story is, however, very muddled and the acting is poor. Rough language and violent emotional portrayals rule this film out for younger viewers. (R) A-3 "Days of Heaven" (paramount) is set in the pre-World War I era. Bill (Richard Gere), a young laborer strikes and apparently kills his foreman. He flees to the west accompanied by his common-law wife and his young sister. The trio finds work on a Texas farm, whose owner falls in love with Bill's wife. Bill knows the man has only a year to live so he encourages his wife to marry him, thus setting the stage for tragedy. Beautiful plTotography, unfortunately, is not matched by depth of content in this film. Theme and treatment are adult. (PG) A-3 "Avalanche" (New World): Disregarding ecology, entrepeneur Rock Hudson builds a luxurious ski resort on a Colorado mountainside, hoping to impress his estranged wife (Mia Farrow) enough to effect a reconciliation. Nature, of course, takes her revenge. A run-of-themill disaster movie, "Avalanche" has enough action in the bedroom and nudity to stir wonder over its relatively mild PG rating. (PG) B "Born Again" (Avco Embassy): Based on Chuck Col-

son's book about his years in the Nixon White House, his conversion to fundamentalist Christianity and his Watergate trial and prison term, "Born Again" is a well-intentioned attempt at dramatizing a conversion for proselytizing purposes. It fails to convince, however, because it equates reHgious conviction with sentimentality. The result is both an insult to those who take religion seriously and an occasion for contempt by those who feel faith is intellectually indefensible (PG) A-3 Special Note "Nunzio" was originally classified A-3 by the USCC Office for Film anti Broadcasting and rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. Subsequent to the film's release, how-' ever, a graphic sex scene previously cut was reintroduced. The office has thus changed its classification to B and the NPAA has re-rated it R. TV Films Tuesday, Oct. 3, 9 p.m. (CBS) "Carrie" (1976) - Sissy Spacek is a high school girl with telekinetic powers who uses them to wreak a bloody revenge on taunting classmates and a religious fanatic mother. A gross and vulgar film which exploits nudity and violence and uses religious symbols in an offensive manner. C Wednesday, Oct. 4, 9 p.m. (CBS) - "Network" (1976) A television anchorman (Pe'ter Finch) has a mental breakdown on camera. His ratings go up and an ambitious executive (Faye Dunaway) centers a new concept of programming around him over the protests of a more humane executive (William Holden). A vulgar movie that is meant to be satire, "Network" is seldom on target and quite often foul-mouther. There is also some nudity. B On Television Sunday, Oct. 1, "Look up and Live" (CBS) 10:30-11 p.m., "A Blessed Generation" is a documentary of two children's liturgies, featuring Father John Aurelio with "Story Sunday," a Mass during which he delivers an original fairy tale as homily; and Father Art Smith who gives a homily with the aid of puppets. "Little Women," NBC, Oct. 2 and 3, 9-11 p.m. An excellent made for television dramatization of the Louisa May Alcott classic. Friday, Oct. 6, 9:30 p.m. (PBS) "Turnabout" This series about the changing role of women begins its second season with "Keeping the Faith," a program about what religion means to young people from TV's Donny and Marie Osmond to a Hare Krishna couple. Saturday, Oct. 7, 8-8:30 p.m. (PBS) "Dominic." Nineteenthcentury England's desolate moors and rocky coasts are the locale for this eight-part tale of a young naval cadet's search for his parents' murderers in the "Once Upon a Classic" series for the family.

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Prelate Decries Lefebvre Parish KANSAS CITY, Kan. (NC) Archbishop IIgnatius J. Strecker of Kansas City, Kan., said followers of traditionalist Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre have cut themselves off from the unity of the Catholic Church. Archbishop Strecker's comment came shortly after the Society of St. Pius X, the American branch of Archbishop Lefebvre's international organization, acquired a former Jesuit seminary at St. Marys. Kan., and announced its intention of es-

tablishing a parish and schools on the site. While Archbishop Strecker said he would not comment 01 the acquistion of the property, he issued a statement which h3 said was aimed at clarifying tn3 traditionalist group's status in the archdiocese. Members of the society, wh:13 :oot excommunicated, "have, by their actions, cut themselves off :from unity and communion with :Pope Paul VI and the church," Archbishop Strecker said. "Archbishop Lefebvre has re:;>eatedly refused to accept t:1Z authority of Pope ,Paul and [le decrees of the Second Vatican

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or receiving the sacraments from them, one must conclude that such a Catholic has cut himself off from the unity and community of the Catholic Church. It is not possible to be simultaneously loyal to the pope and to Archbishop Lefebvre." Officials of the society were not immediately available for comment.

Discovery Award To Fr. Rahner MILWAUKEE (NC) - Jesuit Father Karl Rahner will receive the second Pere Marquette Discovery Award ever given by Marquette University during

ceremonies at the university in 1979. The first suc~ award went to the crew of the Apollo II, first astronauts to reach the moon, in 1969. Ma~ch,

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