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Fall River, Mass., Thursday, Oct. 3, 1974 rIllCE 151: Vol. 18, No. 40 漏 197.4 The Anchor $5.00 per,...

New En.gland Leaders Meet in Conference The Massachusetts Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox Church Leaders throughout New England, met in Waltham with members of their staff in a two day Conference. This annual gathering of regional Christian clergymen was sponsored under the aegis of The New England Consultation of Church Leaders.

Its purpose was to effect a sustained communication linkup and informal fellowship' among the area's chief ecclesiastical officers, so that greater mutual cooperation in matters related to selected common concerns may be undertaken.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, past chairman of the Consultation, was accompaniec\ by Rev. Peter N. Graziano, Diocesan Director of Social Services and. Coordi-路 nator of Special Apostolates.

The theme of the meeting was the question: "How Does The Word Become Flesh In The Parish In A Changing World?". Rev. Jitsuo Morikawa, a noted Baptist pastor and scholar from Chicago was the keynote speaker.

He stressed the importance of each parish praying and acting through a strong Christian hope, rooted in the Resurrection of Christ. This hope, he maintained, while thrust into the future, should, nonetheless, be viewed as a key element which pervades and influences our way of life

in the present. Dr. Morikawa urged that our sense of values reside wholeheartedly in the simplicity of Nazareth and not the pseudo-sophistication of Park Avenue.

Specifically, he emphasized the necessity for today's parish to properly relate to crisis situations in the areas of ecology and justice. This dual approach toward nature and neighbor, he called econo-justice, a twentieth century' virtue, which becomes reality through an evangelistic life style on the part of all within the parish setting.

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Unborn Lives Must Have Top Priority WASHINGTON (NC) - The U. S. Supreme Court decisions of January 1973 touched off a furore among many Catholics and persons of other faiths-or no faith - who are convinced tha.t the child in the womb is a human being deserving the fullest protection of the law.

Those decisions, which removed almost all legal restrictions on abortion, gave new impetus to anti-aborfion groups around the countl'y.

They also gave new impetus to the Respect Life Observances instituted by the U. S. bishops the year before.

Even before the high court decisions, the right-to-life of the unborn was the top priority in the 1972 Respect Life Observances across the country.

The program that year also included concern for the aged, poverty, youth problems, peace, and the family.

'But with American military involvement in Southeast Asia at an end and moves fo legalize abortion afoot in every state in the union, ahortion stood out in the eyes of many Catholics as the number one threat to respect for life.

The New York experience with relaxed abortion laws since 1970 backed up that view. In New York City alone 69,000 unborn children were legally aborted in the first six months of the state's new law--'a num0

the sense of crisis among prolifers.

Thus, the emphasis is on the unborn in Respect Lffe Observances is certainly understandable. For to many the threat to the unborn is the clearest, most evident threat to respect for life in America today.

bel' far higher than the number of American deaths in a decade of savage warfare in Southeast Asia.

Tl1e Supreme Court decisions, which declared even some of the New York restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, heightened

Among the programs suggested by the U. S. bishops to observe respect for the life of the unborn are:

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-Pope Gives Specifics Of Evangelization VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul opened the fourth World Synod of Bishops last Friday with a declaration that the preaching of God's word and the progress of peoples work hand in hand.

Only one day after his 77th birthday the ~ope presided over

Two Sisters ~f St., Joseph Communities Prayerfully Enter Into Merger

Sister Estelle sent information A proposed merger of the tel's wrote to over 20 Josephite Sisters of St. Joseph of Spring- communities across the country, about the Fall River community field and the Sisters of St. Jo- explaining that "in keeping with and requested the return of' a se,h of Fall River was officially the directives of numbers 21-22 questionnaire and a copy of the ratified last month by the Vati- of Perfectae Carita'tis which state constitutions of the other Sisters can's Sacred Congregation, ac- that 'communities which do not of St. Joseph.

The Fall River Sisters said cording to Sister Mary Dooley, possess reasonable hope for furS.S.J., major superior of the ther development . . . should be that the responses were "most combined with more flourishing encouraging and supportive." community.

After all the replies were stud"As one Community, united in communities whose scope and Christ, we shall with joy con- spirit is similar,''' they were. ied, they decided to approach tinue to serve the Church in seeking information from com- the Sisters of St. Joseph of Turn to Page Three various dioceses through the munities open to amalgamation. ministry of all our Sisters," Sister Dooley said.

The amalgamated community numbers almost 800 Sisters and serves in the dioceses of Springfield, 'Providence, Fall River, New Bedford Curia of the Le- Worcester, and maintains misgion of Mary will sponsor a liv- sions in Arkansas, Texas and ing rosary at St. Joseph's Louisiana, and Kenya, Africa.

Church, New Bedford, Sunday, The Fall River community, Oct. 6. Weather permitting, par- which numbered 96 Sisters, was ticipants will meet at 2:45 p.m. the only U.S. branch of the Si~颅 at the Brooklawn Park duck tel's of St. Joseph of LePuypond to proceed to the church. Velay, France, the "mother" In case of rain the meeting will community to which over 30,000 be in the church basement.

Sisters of St. Joseph can trace The unit will sponsor a closed their origins.

Two years ago, after projectretreat at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fairhaven, the weekend of ing their future as a community, Oct. 25 through 27. The retreat- and after consultation with the master will be Rev. Roger M.' mother superior in LePuy, the Charest, a Montfort Missionary- order began, according to Sister PRINCIPALS AT MERGER OF COMMUNITIES: Sr. from Bay Shore. L.I., N. Y. Fur- Estelle Santarpia, S.S.J., provin- Estelle Santarpia, S.S.J., fonner member of St. Elizabeth' ther information on the retreat is cial superior, to search for a Parish, Fall River and provincial superior of the Fall River available from Miss Therese community with whom it might Josephite Community and Sr. Mary Dooley, S.S.J., major Baulieu, 882 Belleville Ave., New unite.

In December- of 1972, the Sis- superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield.

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-Political education on action needed to institute protection of the unborn at the state and national levels; -Public education on the moral dimensions of abortion and the legal rights of the un路 born; -Social action in a wide va. riety of programs to promote Turn to Page Two

two meetings of this synod on evangelization, preaching at a Mass for the synod's 207 participants in the morning and delivering an address of almost 3,000 words at the synod's first plenary session that afternoon.

Despite this long day, the Pope looked fit.

Speaking at the Mass in a strong, clear voice, the Pope steered clear of specifics and instead launched without preface into a prayer to Jesus Christ.

"We might be tempted to make an immediate analysis of the spiritual needs of this world," he prayed.

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Shift Mary Feast Not Obligation WASHINGTON (NC) - The United States Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy has announced that since December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, faIls on Sunday this year, the Mass for the feast will be transferred to Saturday, December 7, but without the obligation of Mass on the Saturday.

The committee explained that regulations issued from the Vatican in 1969 allow the transfer of feasts which are holy days of ob1'igation but the obligation to attend Mass is not transferred along with the feast.

The feast commemorates Mary's preservation from original sin from the first moment of her conception in view of her calling to be the mother of Christ.

The Mass of Saturday, December 7, then, will be the Mass of the Immaculate Conception but Catholics are not required to assist at Mass on that day.

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Rev. Ernest N. Bessette from pastor ,of St. Hyacinth Church, New Bedford, to St. Joseph Church, Attleboro, as pastor.

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Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River. announced today the appointment of Rev. Ernest N. Besset.te, pastor of St. Hyacinth Church in New Bedford for the past four years, to be pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Attleboro. Father Bessette will assume his new'duties on Wednesday, Oct. 11).

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REV. ERNEST N. BESSETTE

Born in I New Bedford, the son of Noe aqd Ida (Coderre) Bessette, Father Bessette attended St. Anthohy's Grammar School in New Be~ford, St. Ann's Academy in Winooski Park, Vt., and' made his Classical studies in St. Michael's :College in Vermont.

He studiedl philosophy and theology in St.\ Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. i He was ~rdained' to ~he priest· hood by the late Most Rev. James E. Cassidy on June' II: 1938, and ~after "a Summer on Nantucket, ~ was assigned as assistant :at St. Stephen's Church, Dodgeville, for three' years. F.roml 1941 to 1960, Father Bessette sel-ved as assistant at St. Anne's! Church, New Bedford,and t~en. after a year as assistant at !Notre Dame Church.

Fall River,: was appointed ad• • I mllllstrator I of Holy Rosary Church in New Bedford in 1961.

After five y~ars in this position he was appoil}ted pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church in New Bedford, an~, in 1970, pastor of St. Hyacinth Church, New ': Bedford. , I

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Continued from Page One pro-life attit.udes and provide alternatives to abortion.

While a constitutional amendment to protect the life of the unborn is a direct, immediate goal of the American bishops. they ha've made it clear that a commitment to ,the sanctity of unborn life involves, much more.

In congressional testimony fa· yoring a constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court decision, the United States Catholic· Conference said: "We do not see a constitutional ...... "...."""."t"""""'""""",,...,.,,""''''''"''''''''''''''''''''"'''''......_ _

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amendment as the final product of our comrhitment or of, our legislative activity. It is instead the constitutional base on which to provide su~port and assistance to 'pregnant I women and their unborn childr'en.

This would inI c1ude nutritional, pre-natal; child~ birth and post-natal care for the mother, and ~Iso nutritional and pediatric car,e for the child through the first year of life.

Counseling ~ervices, adoption facilities and financial assistance are also part ',of the panoply of services, and we believe that' all of these should be available as a matter of rig~t to all pregnant women and th¢ir children. With· in the Catholic community, we will continue :to' provide these services through our professional service agencies' to the best of our ability to :anyone in need."

PRIESTS' STUDY DAY: Priests of the Diocese attended sessions on Marriage' and Family Counseling atS~. Mary's Center in South Dartmouth. Left to right, Rev. Michel G. Methot, study days Chairman and Associate Director for Adult Education of the Diocese; Rev. John L. Thomas, S.J., of Georgetown Ul'}iversity,. noted authority on family life; Most Rev. I)aniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River; and Rev. Robert S. Kaszynski, pastor of St. Stanislaus Church, Fall River.

OCTOBER 14

Stoneh-ill, Sets College Day. , Sixty-seven colleges will have representatives at Stonehill e'ollege on Oolumbus Day, October 14, from 9:30 to 11 :30 A.M., to give, area high school students, parents and school counselors the opportunity to inquire about various types of colleges, college programs, entrance requirements and possibilities, scholarship and aid . grants.

Stonehill Collegt!, in offering this service, invites all area high school students and guidance personnel to take advantage o~

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A First,Friday Mass and five hour prayer vigil Will be h~ld Friday night, Oct. 4 at Sacred Heart Church, Main Street, Fairhaven.

The services will be the eigbteenth in a series of vigils in area parishes, held for peace and honoring the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. , The program will begin with confessions preceding an 8 p.m.

Mass of the Sacred Heart. Includ· ed ir. the evening will be exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Holy Hour and Benediction. The Vigil will end with a midnight Mass in honor of the Immaculate Heart.

Refreshments will be served during the 'evening and all are invitEd to attend all or part of the s'~rvices.

the opportunity to meet with college representatives from Catholic colleges from all over the United States, In other years, Stonehill's College Day has surprised many high school students and their parents by showing them the many openings still available in colleges both in the area and

in other parts of the country.

Students and high school coun· selors have also been informed on the various types of programs to be found in these colleges.

Stonehill points out that students and guidance counselors of public and private high schools are most cordially welcome to the' College Day.

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Two St. Joseph Communities Merge Continued from Page One Springfield, whose spirit, they judged, was so like their own.

In April, 1973, the executive council of the Fall River community met with Sister Mary Dooley at Mont Marie, Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield, to present its proposal for a merger. In May, Sister Dooley told the members of her community about the request.

Then began extensive social contact among the Sisters in the two communities and a year-long program of spiritual, psychological and educational preparation for a final vote on the merger.

Process Sister Dooley described the process: "During this past year there has been frequent dialogue and interchange' between members of the community executive councils.

"Through' retreats, weekends together and other community funotions, the Sisters in both communities have had an opportunity to meet one another."

In April of this year, Sister Dooley asked all members of her community to meet in their local community groups to discuss, reflect upon, and pray about the extremely -important decision that must be made.

"The responsibility for this decision is awesome," Sister Dooley counseled the Springfield nuns.

"It involves the lives of 695 Sisters in Springfield and 96 Sisters in Fall River. The life of each person is sacred and the life of each Sister is profoundly sacred because she personally, in Faith, responded to Christ's invitation to follow Him, allowing the spirit to move a~ He wills."

Open Meeting An open meeting was held at Mont Marie and the members of the executive council of the Springfield Sisters answered questions and conducted, dialogue on the merger proposal.

Sister Dooley personally visited every member of the Fall River congregation and traveled to each of its convents, including missions in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana.

On the feast of St. Joseph (Mal'Ch 19) 1974, ·the provincial superior of the Fall Riv~r Sisters wrote to Sister Mary Dooley and the Springfield Sisters: "It is with a deep spirit of humility that we come literally begging you to consider accepting us into your religious family, cognizant of the fact ·that in so doing, you are truly serving the whole Church.

"The warmth and openness which we experienced in the con,tacts with the community were instrumental in confirming our choice.

"More important, however, was' our realization of the dynamism and diversity of your spiritual and apostolic life so in tune with the true spirit of our founder, Father Medaille."

Overwhelming Vote The two communities agreed to observe a triduum of prayer last May, three days before the final vote.

The response of the Sisters of Springfield was "a glorious welcome to our Fall River community," Sister Dooley said.

The polling of the 695 nuns was nearly unanimous in favor of the merger, with fewer than 5 opposed.

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the Spirit which has directed this undertaking," Sister Dooley told tbz Sisters from Fall River after the vote.

In compliance with Canon Law, each Sister of the Fall River community talked with a canonist, who explained that she had the option to: 1) join the new community, 2) transfer to another community of her choice, or, 3) be dispensed from her vows. .

Bishop Cronin Sisters met with Father Roland Bousquet, canonist and pastor of St. Roch's Parish, Fall River. One Sister chose to pursue her nursing apostolate in another community.

After the voting, Sister Dooley forwarded the request of the communities to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin of 'Fall River, who sent" the proposal for a merger to the Vatican's Sacred Congregation for Religious. Then they waited-for a summer-for an answer.

The Sacred Congregation's approval was received by phone, on August 23.

Both communities sen s e "growth, new life, development," as ,the major result of the merger.

Sister Estelle described ber community's "desert experience" or the "death" of the province as followed by a "resurrection" in the merger.

LePuy Foundation The amalgamated Sisters of St. Joseph do not intend to cut off !relations with Ithe LePuy foundation, but hope to continue . to learn and communicate with them.

Mother Mary Joseph, S.S.J., superior general of - the LePuy community, visi,ted' both communities in the spring to participate in the study of the merger, which met with her complete approval.

Sister Dooley and Sister Estelle explained that the process of amalgamation was a slow and careful one and that there were difficult times for each community.

Some of the older Sisters in Fall River had questions and some fears of retirement. The Sisters in Springfield had to consider carefully whether they thought their future included tbe challenge of the influx of new Sisters with the attendant responsibilities.

Sister Dooley said that the request of the Fall River Sisters "humbled us and, at the same time prompted us to evaluate ourselves to consider deeply the reasons why these Sisters chose our community. It is the fervent prayer of all our Sisters that we may live up to the ideals they see in us." ' Tbe Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield agreed to take the responsibility for the holdings, buildings and debts of the merging community.

There will be open personnel placement, and one Sister from Fall River will be working in guidance this year at Cathedral High School, Springfield. Sisters from Springfield can volunteer for the missions or apostolate formerly served by the Sisters of Fall River.

At least for a year, Sister Estelle will remain as the coordinator for the Fall River Sisters and their contact with the main community.

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PARISH JUBILEE: St. Roch's Parish in Fall River observed last week the 75th anniversary of its founding. Left to right, Chairman and Mrs. J. Arthur Boucher, Most Rev. Daniel A.. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River; Most Rev. James J. Gerrard, DO., V.G.;· Mayor Wilfred C. Driscoll of Fall River; and Rev. Roland Bousquet, administrator of St. Roch's.

Calls IRA· Violence Coun terproductive LONGFORD (NC)-A Catholic o.)ence continues, the more Cathbishop has branded the violence olics will have been pressured of the Irish Republican Army out of their neighborood, or (IRA) counterproductive, harm- will have emigrated out of Ireing the Northern Irish Catholics land altogether."

Bishop Daly, a native of the IRA professes to protect.

Bishop Cahal Daly of Armagh Northern Ireland who now heads and Clonmacnois conceded that . a diocese in the Republk of Irethe leadership of the IRA "can- land, spoke here Aug. 7 at the annual dinner of, the Longford not be defeated," but declared: "Por every war in which they Association of l;ondon. He is are militarily undefeated, the widely regarded as one of' the welfare of' the very people they most moderate and articulate claim to be liberating is set back member:s of the hierarchy. perhaps 10 years."

The bishop cast doubt on the He asserted: "The' longer viintelligence of the IRA leaders, -, .. . .."

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have already been incorporated into the 50 cluster groups of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who are currently meeting in chapter.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Fall River staffed four schools in the 'Fall River diocese: St. Joseph's in New Bedford; St. Jean Baptiste and St. Joseph Montesorri in Fall River; and St. Michael's in Ocean Grove. They also staff St. Joseph's High School in Conway, Arkansas.

After consultation with the Springfield community, they assured Bishop Cronin that a withdrawal from the schools would not take place as a result of the merger.

Both communities have had teaching as their major apostolate, but, as Sister Estelle explained, "we are open to the. signs of the times as far as ministry goes."

Sisters teach in Catholic schools, work as nurses, religious education coordil}ators and participate in socia-l action jobs.

Both communities have optional dress, the majority of the Sisters in lay clothing with religious symbol.

Th~ Sisters of St. Jose....h of LePuy, France were "founded in 1650. by Father Jean Medaille, a Jesuit missionary. The Fall River province began when Father Giguere, pastor of St. Roch's Parish, Fall River, asked the superior of the French nuns to send missionaries to help him.

In 1902, nine Sisters from LePuy arrived in Massachusetts, and the Sisters have served in many parishes in the Fall River Diocese.

In 1950 the province opened a mission in Vinton, Louisiana to conduct a parish school and catechetical work among Black Catholics.

Missions were founded in Conway, Arkansas and Harlingen, Texas in 1971 and 1972, respectively. ' The Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield came to the diocese in 1881 to teach in the schools at Chicopee Falls. They were made a diocesan order in 1884 and their work and' communities extended' to all parts of the state.

The commu.nities )Viii celebrate as one at a concelebrated Mass of Thanksgiving to be held on November 24 at Mont M,arie.

who for the past 'four years have been carrying on a campaign of terror against British rule in Northern Ireland.

"Violence can never be more than a means to ail end which is political. The distinction between intelligence on one hand and mindless fanaticism on the other among revolutionaries lies in their capacity to recognize when the moment has come to halt the bombings and begin the buildings of political structures.

"One of the most disturbing and distressing features of the present revoluUonary leadership is their continually expressed contempt for politics. To despise politics is ultimately to despise the people, and that way lies fascist juntaism."

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The note that the Holy Father set at the opening of the World Synod of Bishops was one of optimism.

The Pope is sometimes criticized f~r his realistic ~iew. of the world; he does not hesitate in his talks to balance things as they are with things as they :should b~. He does not overlook the problems facing the world and the Church and the difficulties that all too often ~re brought to the· Church by those who are her children. : But the Holy Father is deeplyconseious-as all Catholics should be-that the Church is th~ Church of -.Jesus Christ, and Christ has promised that He will be with the Church all days. So there is never a qu~stion of the failure of the Church. But those in the Church ;must not take this to mean that there need be no effort on their part. As the Pope said at the opening Mass, "Lord Je'sus, behol'd we are ready to go and preach again your Gospel to the world." . ' The preaching of the Gospel is the pritPary respo,nsibility of the Bishops of the Church. But they exercise their voca,· tion not only directly but through others, through every Catholic united with them and to the Pope in the faith and in the proclamation of that faith by word and by example.

The faith of the Church is the faith of Peter and of Peter's successor, the Holy Father. The faith of the Bishops and of the faithful is the faith of Pope Paul.

'Every day and in .many ways that'laith can be proclaimed-in the return again and again to the proper values as the yardstick against which ideas and acts must be measured; in the living of Christ-like liveS; in the clear and forthright explanation of the faith and the answering 'of ' " ' objections to It. ,

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I.n recent, days the Scnpture readings have included sections from the book of Ecclesiastes· and one of the oftquoted lines is, "Nothing is, new under the :sun.'"

I -In the wake of thus came publication bf some' hitherto long-lost notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci :and many of the 'drawings se~m to bear out the truth of th~ quotation.

The fifteenth, Century genius sketch~d drawings and wrote notes on a multiude of mechanical devices, some only introduced as new inventions in later ceri,turies. Indeed, a Sperry Gyroscope system invented in the i920's for use in an aircraft. gyro was anticipated by da Vinci hundreds of !' years earlier.

WASHINGTON (NC) - The Latin America Division of the United States~ Catholic Conference (USCC) has published a version of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights that incorp6rates relevant biblical quotations. The version was originally published in Brazil in J973 and in Chile earlier this year.

In a short introduction to the version, the Latin America Division (DLA) says that its publica_ tion in Brazil "was as strong a comment on th:l status on human rights in Brazil as could safely he publicized. The hundreds of thousands who read it needed no explanation."

The same document, issued in commemoration of the 25th an· niversary of the Universal Declaration of Human 'Rights, was later published by Cardinal Raul Silva Henriques of Santiago. , "Once again, it constitutes a major statement on the times," the DLA said.

The military governments of Chile and Brazil have heen criticized as using repressive measure3 to put down dissent.

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Tlie"lnflatioii' 'Crisis There are few Americans who have escaped the wues and throes of the inflation crisis that has gripped the economic life of this nation. The ordinary working man and woman have difficulty making ends meet as they guide their shopping basket through the check-ou~ count- congress and the allied forces of er of their supermarket. f,ederal bureaucracy continue to vote a federal budget that seems Americans who are' consid- oblivious to the realities of to-

Conti!lued from Page OnE' successes and failures of these Christian Communities were then analyzed by ConsultatiQrl members. This reaction process narrowed in on the role of the pastor in the seventies.

He was viewed as a Christian \ leader who must strive to function as an enabler within the parish communtiy' 'over which he presides. His role was seen to be a crucial one in its function of mediating between poles of passive piety and a::tive prophecy.

Yet, despite the burdens and limitations of the pastorate, the parochial clergy were viewed by the Consultation to be Christ's key instruments ,in upholding the wholeness and the dignity of persons and society at the grassroots' level.

The Conference closed with general recommendations regarding the Church and the Elderly and with resolutions for an in depth study of systemic -racism within the Christian Communities of New England.'

ered to be wealthy might still day's national life. John M. Yanbe able to buy a lamb chop or tis, president of the Automotive two but they also have lost a Warehouse Distributors Associagreat deal of capital with the tion',has gleaned some unique And the concern of the remarkable ihventor for me- continued decline of the stock examples of why it will cost the chanical and physical theories brought himi close to, stating market. The, home building in- American taxpayer more than principles enunciated centuries later b~' Newton and dustry is at a standstill 'across . three hundred billion dollars to the nation as it is choked with operate our federal government Einstein. ' outlandish interest rates on home this year. Some of the samplings a national emergency, $.20,000 to • I The discovery ,and publishing of the inotebooks does mortgages.· Unions are seeing that he quotes in his survey bor- study Polish pigs, and $298,000 and more of their members der on the ridiculous. ~or exam- for a survey of summer camp much to lengthen the already impressive r~putation of this more I being laid off as unemployment ple the federal government plans safety later branded as "worthman of genius. And it also brings a little more humility to fig)lres increase their percentless."Had enough? The list spend $70,000 to classify Indogrows longer and longer but we those who feel that those who lived before the present age. ages, The teaching profession to Australian ants and another here if; the Commonwealth finds $70,000 to study the smell of should not let the critical defense lived in the darkness of ignorance. . almost six hundred teachers re- sweat from Australian aborig- , budget escape our notice where we see that $375,000 is being ceiving welfare payments. The litany of real recession and im- ines. These concerns for our spent for a 216-page Navy report pending depression ever in- neighbors "down uncleI''' certain- on the possibility of using Friscreases and expands its moanful ly seem to do little to relieve bees to carry flares over dark . chant. a hungry family in a city slum battlefields.

Our federal government has Meanwhile on capital hill the of this nation. asked each and every American .: citizen to tighten our belts and Allotments Bordering. Asinine do with less even to the point OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE O~ .FALL RIVER Much has been said about our ton is taking this into mind as of economic sacrifices. It is more Publishe'd weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diobese of Foil River concern for the poor and needy' they have allotted $250,000 a than obvious that the boys and abroad but this year we really year for the 13-member Interde- girls in Washington would have 410 Highland Avenue I are going to do something about partme,ntal Screw·Thread Com- 'us do' as they say and not do Fall River Mass. 02722 675-7151 , the problem. The budget includes mittee and another $117,250 for as they do. So long as American an item for $68,000 to the Queen the Federal Board of Tea Tasters. taxpayers remain a soft touch PUBLISHER Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin, D.O., S.T.D. of England for not planting cot- Other examples of Federal. con- to an unconcerned federal buGENERAL MANAGER FINANCIAl ADMINISTRATOR ton on her Mississippi plantation. cern for the problem of inflation reaucracy, the ants of Australia and the Queen of England 'will Rev. Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo, M.A. Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan Anott·er bundle for Britain. We would be the $59,000 a year to benefit from our tax dollars , \ ASSISTANT MANAGERS know how important committees .store 1,~00 tons of feathers as while we struggle to put bread Rei'. John P. Driscoll Rev. John R, Fo:ster an) in 0;.11' society and Washing- critical material in the event of on the table. ~leary Press-Fall Riv~; 111"1111111,1111"11"111111 U""UUll Ulltllllltlltlllllltn'UlIllIlllllllm'lllUltll't1l11l"UlUlllll1l

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Pop'e Paul Says Confirmed Christian Must Be Strong Man To Face World CASl'ELGANDOLFO (NC) While the Church of yesterday needed saints the Church of today "needs strong men," Pope Paul has declared.

Referring to surveys showing "human weaknesses, spiritual debility and vileness" in the Church and elsewhere, the Pope said a confirmed Christian should be "by definition a strong man."

He was speaking at his last public audience at his summer home here before returning to the Vatican.

Strong men, said the Pope, are needed to confront the "fashionable" temptations in the world today, which would abolish dis· cipline and give free rein to license under the guise of liberty.

"What has the Church need of today?" as'ked the Pope rhetorically as he opened his talk before some 8,000 visitors.

"In olden days it was said that she needed saints," he said.

But today's answer seems to

arise from the conditions of the situation, from the needs, from the tasks and even from the opportunities peculiar to the C!lUrch today, and it rings out this way: the Church needs strong men."

Pope Paul then put a number of such rhetorical questions to his audience. He stressed the need for complete dedication.

"How can one conceive a sluggish and weak faith? Selfish, without risk, without moral energy? Without a spirit of sacrifice?

"A Christian must be, especial· ly if- marked by the sacrament of Confirmation, by ,definition a strong man."

The Pope then spoke of surveys, "which show human weaknesses, spiritual debility, vileness, all of which spread, to· day more than ever, like a fatal epidemic among our people, at all levels, ecclesial, cultural, political, professional, schOlastic, and so forth."

Pope on Evang'elization

Asks Legislature To Override Veto HARRISBURG (NC) - The Catholic bishops of Pennsylvania have asked the state legislature to override the veto of the abortion control bill by Gov. Milton J. Shapp.

"The U.S. Supreme Court has rendered individual states almost powerless to protect the lives of conceived but unborn children," the state's 19 bishops said in a joint statement issued here.

"The minimal protection that can be given them under the law was overwhelmingly approved by the Pennsylyvania legislature in the form of Senate Bill 1318 (the

PRO-LIFE: Ray L. White is executive director of. the National Right to Life Committee. As White expresses it, the abortion issue is a simple matter of "choosing life or choosing death." NC Photo.

Continued from Page One important problems of the day in the first place to you, to con- such as "justice, liberation, defirm in ourselves this basic cer- velopment and world peace." tainty: That the very reality of To forget such concerns evangelization comes forth from "would be to forget the lesson JEFFERSON CITY (NC)-The You, Lord. Like a river it has its which comes from the Gospel national coordinator of Baptists source, and You, Christ Jesus, about the love of one's suffering for Life will be the keynote are this source." and needy neighbor," he despeaker at the state convention Vested in red and speaking in clared. of Missouri Citizens for Life set "In reality the Church, followthe Renaissance splendor of the for Sept. 27 and 28 at Ramada Sistine ,Chapel, the Pope de· ing the example and teaching Inn in Jefferson City. c1ared: ",Lord Jesus, behold we of its, Divine founder, has never "Abortion: Is It a Church-Stale are ready to go and preach failed to promote the improveIssue?" will be the topic of the again Your Gospel to the world." ment of peoples... keynote address delivered by the Neither opposition nor separaSpecifics tion exists between evangeliza- Rev. Mr. Bob Holbrook, a Bap· At the plenary session that tion and human progress, but tist minister from Halletsville, afternoon in the streamlined rather a complementary relation- Tex. synod hall, Pope Paul quickly ship., The convention is being held got down to specifics of preachto help prepare for the passage . Explosive Topic ing the Gospel in t,he modern of an antiabortion amendment to The Pope did not hesitate to world. ' the U.S. Constitution. ApproxiHe noted that the participants touch one highly explosive topic mately 11 pro-life groups will be of the forthcoming synod discusin the synod represented "eccleat the convention. represented sial communities spread through· sions. Referring to the need to Mr. Holbrook has been active preach.. the Gospel, Pope Paul out the world." in pro-life work in Texas and Stressing that he was await- said: nationally. He served in the in"<It will never do to have reing the results of their monthtergroup liaison committee of the long deliberations, the Pope course to methods which are in pic-ked out "three notes" which open contrast with the spirit of National Right to Life Commithe said seemed essential to the tbe Gospel. Neither violence tee and is now national coordinanor revolution, nor colonialism tor of Baptists for Life, Inc. He debate: in any form will serve as means was one of the original organiz-The necessity of fulfilling of the Church's evangelistic ac-· ers of Texas Right to Life and is Christ's mandate to teach the tion." . its out-going president.

Gospel to all; The universality of the GosPhysicians to' Meet pel message for all peoples, CYO Tennis CHICAGO (NC) - An organtribes and tongues; The Attleboro Area CYO will izational meeting of the U. S. -The goal of evangelization branch of the World Federation sponsor a tennis tournament as Christ's mission. of Doc,tors Who Respect Life Monday, Oct. 14, Columbus The Pope hastened to add will be held Oct. 19 here. Dr. Day, at Bishop Feehan High that the Church's mission to Leo Alexander, a Boston psychi- School, Attleboro. Competition is preach the Gospel should not atrist 'and one of the two U. S. open to any' youth, Catholic or allow the Church' to overlook medical experts at the Nurem· not, from ages 12 to 26. Applicaberg war crimes trials, will tions are available at area recspeak at the luncheon on "The tories and must be returned by Semi-Finalists 'Lessons of Nazi Medicine.': The Monday, Oct. 7 to Rev. Normand Anne Azevedo, daughter of Mrs. Rita Azevedo, Fall River, federation is dedicated to pre- Boulet at St. Joseph's Rectory, and a senior at Sacred Hearts serving human life from concep- Attleboro. Rain date for the event will be Monday, Oct. 28.

Academy, that city, and William tion to natural death.

Pcolka, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Pcolka, Foxbq,ro, a senior at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, are among 15,000 semi-finalists across the nation named by the National Merit Scholarship Foundation.

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Abortion Control Act)," the bishops sa'id. "But even this slight protection of law was vetoed by our governor whose pro-abortion performance has contradicted his promises and has posed serious questions of conscience for many."

Senate Bill 1318, which was passed by large margins in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature, demanded parental consent for abortion in the case of pregnant women under 18, and a husband's permission in the case of married women, unless the procedure, is necessary to . save the woman's life.

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TO 'A BETTER WORLD THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSUtN AIO TO 'THE ORIENTAL CHURCH

How can you make this troubled world,a better place? Pray for our native priests and Sisters each day, and do all you can to give them what they need. They are your ambassadors to the poor, and they get lemery, hungry, tired. Month by mOr)th, have a share in all the good they do!

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For only $200 in India you can I>uild a decent house for a family that now sleeps on the side· walks., Simply send your check to us. Cardinal Parecattil will write to thank you also.

o Send a 'stringless' gift each month to the Holy Father to take care of the countless' num· ber of mission emergencies. He w!1I use'it where it's needed most.

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o Give a child a chance. In India, Ethiopia, and the Holy LanQ you can 'adopt' a blind girl, a deaf-mute boy, or a needy orphan for only $14 a month ($168 a year). We'll send you the youngster's photo, tell you about him (or her).

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.0 Send us your Mass intentions. The offering you make, when a missionary priest offers Mass for your intention, support's him for one day.

Mass intentions are his only means of support.

o Feed a refugee 1amily for a month. It costs only $10. The Holy Father asks your help to feecl the hungry.

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Somewhere in our 18-country mission world you can build a complete parish plant (church, school, rectory, and convent) for $10,000.

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By Joseph and Marilyn Roaerick I ' For the past few months our fluorescent garden in the basement has been unlit and unused. Most of the potted plants we had grown over the past year ;were placed in the greenhouse or outdoors, so there was rio need to use the ! fluorescent lights. With the coming of the cooler weath- in most c4 ses I have no idea er, however, we, will once what they rre. . . b' k" th In the Kitchen agam egm. wor mg l~ e Coming ~rom the hairdresser's , "

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basement. ,ThIS year we mt~nd to spend a great deal of tIme ~ith fl?wering ~egonias and Atr~can VIOlets whIch ar~ both partlcularly good. under hg?ts. Last ~ear we :x~enmented wIth growmg glOXInIas from ~eed and al· thou.gh w.e. were falr~y successful m r~ls~ng f1ow~rm~ ,Plants, we had dlfflcul!y. mamtammg the necessary humidIty. As a result, many of the plants grew well but did not bloom as well ~s could be expected.

Coll~t Seeds For the aVId ~ardener .who feels housebound m the Wmter and early Spring, there is no better .hobby than fluorescent gardenmg and therefore. we, p~an to use a couple of ar~lcles m the near future to descrIbe the hows and wherefores of setting up sU~h a garden. We have ?o~e thIS before but feel that It IS worth repeating for those who missed it or m~y, be interested.

In the meantIme 'I would suggest that gardeners spend some tim~ now coll~cting seed~ from the~r garde.ns I~ pr.eparatJon for s~n~g sowmg. Mangolds, asters, zmmas and most of the annuals lend .th~mselves ~o seed storage and It IS a relatIvely easy matter to collect ,more t~an en.ou~h se~ from a few. ch~lce vanetIes. whIch are growmg m your garden.

However, I wo~ld s.u~gest that they be stored m aIrtIght contarners and la~eled~ I for one am foreve~ collectmg seeds an? then f?rgettmg what !?ey are, or more hkely, what v~n~ty theya~e. I have more. vanetles of mangold. seed stored than I can count, but

TQunton Unit Sets

Anniversary Fete Queen's Daughters of Taunton will mark their 60th anniversary at a banquet at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct: 7'at St. Mary's School auditorium, Taunton. Charter members of the organization, including Mrs. Leon Lincoln and, 98year-old Miss Hannah O'Brien, will be honored.

The program for the event will feature a discussion of bicentennial preparations by Edward F. Kennedy, former headmaster 'of Taunton High School and a student of area history. Mrs. Kennedy, a past president, will recount the 'history of the Queen's Daughters.

Vocal selections will be offered by Mrs. Rita Prevost, sing· er at SS. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River, accompanied by Mrs. Mary Farren, organist at the Fall River church.

Chairman for the evening is Mrs. William MacLean, aided by Mrs. Clifford Shachoy and Mrs. Thomas Wynn Sr., co-chairmen.

Msgr...Francis McKeon, chaplain, will offer the banquet invocation.

this aftern~on I drove by a va.. \ cant lot filled with droves of , I, loyely ye1l9 w wild daisies and my first thought was that r,\ \ would like! nothing better than to stop and; pick them, but time, \ as usual wpulq not permit and \ \ \, I went on JPybusy way. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and I enjoy nothing more than a lei. surely ride I,through the country with a stop' at a roadside stand.

Three thing~ have hampered this type of actiVity in my life: time, traffic and Ithe price of every. thing, event at roadside stands.

Winter .i~ the time that we should be b:usy, when the landNO VOCATION CRISIS: Selesian Sisters Raymonde and Joan talk with checker"Pat scape becorpes murky a'nd allover grey. ~ut autumn, with its Campagnone in, supermarket in Johnston, R.l The-Sisters work with youth who find an riot of color, is to be enjoyed appeal in the discipline and sacrifice shown by t~e Sisters. NC Photo. on' late afternoon walks or weekend trips.

Autum~l qas always been appie pie and Ihome baked squash weather and even though the price of th~ ingredients is unbelievable I'm sure we all manage to do ~ little baking here JOHNSTON (NC) - Unlike not want to change their life- cal in character and 'directed toand there. I ward youth, especially the poor. most. Religious superiors today, style.

At this Iseason, when the the i Buperior of the Salesian SisJohnston pastor, Father Jerome "Before our last general chap· weather is picking up a a nip ters can say, "We have no voca- ter meeting in 'Rome a year ago, Fioretti, is pleased with the nuns. and the fad:ing daylight brings tion crisis." ; each Salesian Sister was asked Impact evening early, there is an urge Sister, Frances Gumino ex- to write down suggestions for to do' morel cooking and enter- plained that Our Lady of Grace changes in our lifestyle," Sister "The Sisters have only ,been taining. Priqes will take much Convent here was the third new Gumino said. "The nuns, indud· here thrEie weeks and already of the fun o~t of such thoughts convent the Salesian Sisters (of- ,ing all the young Sisters, voted their impact on the parish has but I have a feeling that New ficially known as the Daughters' not to depart from the lifestyle been overwhelming," Father FioEngland pe~ple will call upon of Mary Help of Christians) have established by St. John Bosco in retti said., "They spend a great their ingenuity and manage opened this year. deal of time with the teenagers 1872." somehow. ! ' ~nd younger children here. They The purpose of the Salesian Three other nuns came with This is reapy a great cake that talk with them. They play basSisters is essentially catecheti· keeps for d~ys. The only diffi. Sister Gumino recently to .ppen ketball and catch with them." their first mission in ,Rhode cult thing about this recipe is The traditions maintained by Island. hunting up t~e pistachio pudding.

Statewide Ad Plan the Salesians, however" he added, "I look at our vocation situaA friend of !pine, Angela Letenare not impediments to their dres, was kind enough to supply tion this way," Sister Gumino For Catholic Papers work. s?lid.

"We have 300 professed GRAND ISLAND (NC) - The me with both the recipe and the "You know, their traditional pudding mix.l The original recipe Sisters, and we have 78 young three Nebraska Catholic newscomes from I 'her sister-in-law, women in various stages of prep- papers have announced a cooper· garb and, their strict lifestyle are not impediments to their work," ative advertising plan.

Mrs. Edward Joaquin of Holy aration."

Under' the plan, which goes he said. "On the contrary, the The Salesians, Sister Gumina Name parish lin 'Fall River. noted, have seen only five nuns into effect Oct. I, an advertiser adults and teenagers: are in, Pistachio Cake leave the order during the past may purchase space in the three trigued by and appreciative of 1 pkg. white cake mix their way of life." papers at a special rate. five years.

4 eggs I The plan will not affect each When other Religious orders 1 cup sour cream are experiencing declines in vo" paper's ,individual advertising 1 pkg. pistachio instant cations, why are the Salesians at- program. Advertisers will conpUddipg tracting young American women tinue to be offered space in e~ch Y2 cup oil i Y2 cup, chop-ped nuts (walnuts to an order which still practices paJ?€r by itself.

The ,three papers involved are , strict discipline and wears the J. TESER, Prop. , or even pistachios) traditional habit? the Catholic Voice of the Omaha : RESIDENTIAL 6 oz. chOCOlate bits : archdiocese, the Southern Ne- : Ftosting INDUSTRIAL : Young Attracted braska Register of the Lincoln : pkg. pist~chio instant COMMERCIAL: "Young girls are attracted to diocese, and the West Nebraska pudding .. our way of life," Sister Gumino Register, which serves Grand Is- , 253 Cedar St., New Bedford' 1 pt. all-purpose cream , 993-3222 , said.. "They find the discipline land diocese.

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They arise every morning at - 2) Fold in the nuts and choco: 6:00 a.m., and gather in the conlate bits. Pourl into Bundt pan. vent chapel- for morning medita3) Bake in a 350 ,degree oven, , !:ion and prayers. , for 45 minutes or until done. = = ,Dispensing Optician. ~ Only after breakfast can the ~ 4) Remove (rom' oven and cool = : nuns end the grand silence, in pan .befo~e removing and which began at 9:00 the previous = ~ - Complete Optical Service §= : frosting. night.

The silence is a prepara5) For ,the I frosting beat to~ gether the cream and instant tion (or Mass and the reception ~ 450 Higlh Street Fall River ~ pudding, watching carefully be- of Holy Communion.

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Club Will Honor Bishop Cronin

One of the hazards of writing in the Catholic press is that an attempt at humor can easily outrage some readers, It almost seems that for some people humor and Catholicism, like oil and water, don't mix. A recent example was an article entitled, "Don't Trust Anyone Under Thirty The first sentence was something like, "I enjoy reading my horoMonths," which appeared in scope. . . ." Some people got no the U.S. Catholic. The au- further.

Bishop Cronin will be guest of honor at the October meeting of the Fall River Catholic Woman's Club, to take place at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Holy Name School hall.

Entertainment will be by Rafael De Achs and Kimberly Daniel, bass-baritone and coloratura soprano. A husband-wifc duo, they will present a program titled "Two for Tonight."

The hospitality committee will include Miss Loretta Fillion, club president; Miss Claire O'Toole, vice-president; Mrs. Joseph Ferreira, secretary; Mrs. Kenneth I.eger, treasurer, as well as past presidents. Chairman of a coffee hour to follow the meeting will hc Mrs. Harold Sayward.

tI',·or, Father Frank Fortkamp, The letters (they appeared to like most priests, has frequen.t· have been blessed with holy Iy had his Sunday homilies dev· water) contained instructions on astated by crying infants in the , the hazards of dabbling in the congrega t ion. occult. One writer advised me I was bound under pain of mor· tal sin to write a retraction. The only thing I didn't get was a , do·it·yourself exorcism kit.

Another time I commented on a piece of legislation which proBy posed higher income taxes for large families as a means of con· MARY trolling population growth. Writ· ing as 'the mother of eight chilCARSON dren, I took what I thought was obviously a facetious approach to the idea and endorsed it. I Introduction of faculty memUnlike most priests, however, got all kinds, of letters from par· bcrs highlighted the first meetFather Fortkamp has a great ents who told me I didn't under·' FALMOUTH PARISH FIRST SUBSCRIBER: Mrs. Ed- ing of the Parents' Association talent for tongue·in·cheek writ· stand the economics of raising ward C. Weil, Jr., president of St. Patrick's Parish Guild, of Sacred Hearts Academy. The ing. He released his hostility a large family.

Falmouth, presents a check as a subscriber to Bishop's teachers were presented by SisFarmers Object against the diaper set with a Charity Ball Booklet to Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, tcr Mary Lou and Sister Clare In that same column I made hilarious (I thought) bit of trivia Francis, co-principal of the Fall that concluded: "Ban the babies!" what I thought was a funny diocesan director of the Ball.

River school, who also discussed I may have been the only one comparison between rewarding school pol'icies and the purposes who laughed at Father Fort- parents who didn't have children of the parents' organization. and paying farmers for not culkamp's jest.

Yard Sale If the Letter·to-the·Editor col- tivating their land. I'm still getumns are any barometer, the ting letters from farmers.

Together with senior class Maybe the solution to all this suggestion to ban babies from Young Ladies from 38 Parishes of the Diocese members, the organization will Sunday Mass is the most dan- is for the Catholic press to adopt sponsor a yard sale Sunday at To Be Chosen for January 10th Social gerous crisis the Church has the television studio technique of 570 Rock Street. Donations for lighting an applause sign at apfaced in its entire history.

Tbirty·eight parishes of the TAUNTON AREA: Holy Fam- the event may be left at the I hope that Father Fortkamp propriate times. Each article Diocese of Fall River will take ily, East Taunton; Immaculate Rock Street address at any time. can regard the flak his article could end with the correct cue: part in the presentee program of Conception, St. Anthony, Taun- , Other activities planned for raised as light·heartedly as he "Laugh," "Cry," or even maybe, the Bishop's 20th annual Charity ton; St. Ann, Raynham; Holy the year include a November "Sigh." , wrote it.

Ball. Each of these parishes will ,Cross, South Easton. cookie sale, a Christmas trip and Personally I think there is a select one young lady to be preSome of the tirades against Sponsors of 'the Ball, working a family Mass in January.

Father and his thesis were just 19t to be said for mixing humor sented to the Most Rev. Daniel Sister Laurette is moderator unbelievable. There were quotes and Catholicism. If there are any A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Falf with the diocesan ball committee, for the parents' group., are the affiliates of the Council Catholics reading this column from scripture, predictions of River, at the Ball on Friday, doomsday, and a few winners whf) think there is nothing funny January 10 at the Lincoln Park of Catholic Women and the corio even calling for his excommuni· in the Church, I suggest they go Ballroom, North Dartmouth. The ferences of the Society of St. Scout Retreat Vincent de Paul. The proceeds . cation. Many of these criticized look in a mirror.

The Catholic Committee on Charity Ball is dedicated to Bish- from the Ball benefit the excepWhile doing that, meditate on op Cronin. his narrowmindedness. tional and underprivileged chil- Scouting for the Moby Dick On the other hand were those the thought that if God had no Council-West will sponsor a (also taking him seriously) who sense of humor he'd have wiped . The Ball will also have as its dren of every race, color and Scout retreat tomorrow through agreed with him and listed a few out the human race a long time theme the Church's Holy Year creed. The benefactors of the Sunday at Camp Noquochoke, are the four' schools for the Ball observance of 1975. other classes of people who ago. with Rev. Robert Kaszynski, pa'sexceptional children and the four ought to be barred from Mass.

Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, summer camps for the underpriv- tor of St. Stanislaus Church, Fall The collection of undesirables River, as retreat master. Retreat pastor of Our Lady of the Angels ileged and exceptional children.

Vatican Delegation covered just about everybody. chairman is Manuel Soares, 663 parish, Fall River, diocesan direcAnnouncement was made that Locust St., Fall River. He notes I have sympathy for Father Returns from Egypt tor 'of the Charity Ball, anFortkamp. I, too, have been VATICAN CITY (NC) ~ A nounced the parishes selected for persons and organizations wish- that retreatants may register skewered for trying to present delegation from the Vatican Sec· this presentation honor. The pare ing to have tbeir mimes in the through their Scoutmasters and an idea in a humorous way. retariat for Non·Christians has ishes are: ATTLEBORO AREA: Ball Booklet may contact any that parents are invit~d to particI once wrote a column in returned to Rome from a week St. Joseph, Attleboro; St. Mark, member of the committee or ipate in a Mass at the camp at 11 a.m. Sunday. which I poked fun at horoscopes. of meetings with Moslem and AttJeboroFalls;' St. Mary, See- write or call the Bishop's Charity 'Ball Headquarters, 410 Highland Egyptian government leaders, in- konk; St. Theresa, Attleboro.

Ave.. P.O. Box 1470, phone cluding Egyptian President AnFamily Life Unit Prints CAPE COD ANi) THE IS- 676-8943, Fall River, Mass. war Sadat.

WEAR Abortion Bibliography The delegation, led by Cardinal LANDS: Our Lady of the Cape, 02722. Names for the Booklet Shoes That Fit WASHINGTON (NC) - The Sergio Pignedoli, president of the Brewster; St. Anthony, East Fal- may be submitted until Decem· ''THE FAMILY SHOE STORE" ber 10 under six categories: Me· mouth; Our Lady of the Isle, Family Life Division of the U.S. Secretariat, discussed "the relimorial Page, Very Special Catholic Conference (USCC) has gious situation of youth in the Nantucket; Sacred Heart. Oak published a 25·page bibliography Moslem and Christian world and Bluffs; Assumption, Osterville; 'Friends, Guarantors, Benefactors, Sponsors and Patrons. Tickets of resource materials for infor- the influence of religious faith Holy Trinity, West Harwich. may be obtained from every mation on abortion, euthanasia, on social life and on peace" with 43 FOURTH STREET FALL RIVER AREA: Blessed Catholic church rectory in the an Egyptian delegation headed _ and population questions.

Fall River 618·5811 Sacrament, Espirito Santo, Holy diocese.

The information guide, entitled by the secretary of the Council Cross, Holy Rosary, St. Eliza"Abortion and Related Topics: for Islamic Affairs, Vatican Ra- beth, St. Joseph, SS. Peter and A Select, Annotated Bibliogra- dio said.

Paul, St. Roch, St. Stanislaus, President Sadat entertained 'Fall River; St. John the Baptist, phy," lists basic resources and selected literature in the fields, the delegation at his birthplace Centra~ Village; St. John of God, including legal, medic~,. statisti· on the Nile delta.

St. Thomas More, Somerset; St. In a joint communique follow- Louis de France, Swansea. cal, ethic~I, religious,' education339 Gifford Street. Falmouth, Massachusetts ing Vatican talks with the Counal and legislative studies.

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Albany Parish Discovers Answers Through Professional Survey , ALBANY (NC)-A parish here the parish at ia small percentage has discovered a way of finding of his usual salary and arranged out the answers to 'such peren- for compute~ itime to be donated nially perplexing questions as by a. local flr,m. "is the school worth the cost?"

Many of tl;te 80 questions 'on and "is religious education ac- the survey d~alt with the parish complishing anything?" school.

I The method was to ask the The results.. Becker said. indipeople themselves through a pro- cate t.hat "th~ image of th.c fessionally designed survey.

CatholIc schol?l IS extremely POSI,. tive in comparison to the image f th bl" hI" St. Patrick s parIsh conducted 1 'th' 0 e pu ICi sc oos. l he survey 0 f 123 ~eop.e;wl . In No one answering the questhe parish bounda~les, IncludIng tions rated the Catholic schools non-Roman Cathohcs. as doing a "poor job" while only According to the survey, re- two per cent tated public schools ported in a 98-page booklet, the as better than the parochial i results ','validly represent the at- school. titudes, perceptions and opi~i~ns Another significant conclusion, of the 14,OOO-plus people lIVIng . Becker noted, is the "high level in SI:. Patrick's parish bound- of religious a,ttitudes" among the aries.

Catholic pop~lation. He said the The pastor. Father Nellis people ch~rish religion and reli-' Tremblay, estimates that three- gious ideas and rate '~exposure quarters of the population is to religion las important" for Catholic, themselves and their children.

The survey, approved by the Other results of the survey inparish council,. was drawn up by . dicate that Ithe parish should Roy Becker, a research scientist have a nurs~ry school (already with extensive background in implemented), recreational facilsurvey techniques. A state em- ities for teens, and programs for ployee, he offered his services to the elderly. I

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New Jersey Non-public liextbook' Program Off to Confuse~ St~rt TRENTON (NC) - Guidelines for the processing of nearly $4 million wort!h of textbook aid for New Jersey's 800 nonpublic schools have been distrihuted, 'but the program had a belated and confusing start as~the 197475 scholastic year got under way.

Because of the tardiness with which the textbook aid bill was adopted by the legislature-last May - and signed iruto law - in early August - many' of the ,300,000 parochia,l and private school stJudents went to school with old textbooks or. books their' parents had to buy.

Under the· law, local school boards are authorized to spend state funds at an average of $15 per student for the purchase of books to he lent tononpublic school childTen who reside within their districts.

The public school board purchases, ho~e~e.r, must .be initiated by "IndIVIdual WrItten requests" by parents of nonpublic school students. This require-

Teachers Ratify New Contract 'PHILADELPHIA (NC)-Archdiocesan high school teachers have agreed to a new contract providing for increases in salary over the next two years.

The contract between the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Seconddary School System and the Association, of Catholic Teachers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO, provides for an' increase of $1,900 over the next two years for lay high school teachers at. the top level. At present the top salary is $12,600.

Beginning salaries go up $300, from $7,400 to $7,700.

Included in the package are provisions for' increased health and welfare benefits for the union's' 1,000 lay teachers, including compensation for prescription drugs, eyeglasses, and dental care.

ment could not be fully met until after scho~ol opened.

Therefore, IHarold Y. Bills, assistant state ,commissioner of education for Iadministration and finance, made Sept. 30 the deadline for submission of the 197475 applica,l'ions. The deadline will be set as March '1 in subsequent years for t'he following school year.

I Because 6f the bad timing many nonp~bnc school student~ probably wili be unaJble to uSe state-financdd textbooks until the second Ihalf of this school year.

I Other complicating factors are the aV'ail'abil~ity of the books desired and the ability of vendors to make deLivery, because most textbok p~rchases are contracted for long before the start of each schbol year.

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Censore(t In Chile SANTIAdO (NC) - The Chil'ean, military government's d!nsor at the ~esuit magazine Mensaje has again censored extensive parts of the 23-year-old general-interest! publication.

Parts of I the August Edition most heavily censored referred to unemplo~ment and the dimin·, Ished purchasing power of salaries of t~e average Chilean worker., .

I Other par;ts deleted by the cen· sors included a quotation from Cholle's lat~ Marxist President Salvador A!llende saying demographic explosion is a result of underdevelopment and ma'ldistribution of w~alth, and sections of an intervie.~ with Bishop Carlos Camus Larenas, secretary general of the Chhean Bishops' Conference, maintaining that the only available uhemployment data is provided iby parish priests throughput IChile.

The censor saidl that the date; and statistics presented were not official g~ernment figures.

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DAY OF PRAYER: J~nior Sisters of the Sjsters of Notre Dame de Namur met recently at Stang High School in North Dartmouth fo~ a D~y of Instru~tion and. Praye.r. Most Rev. Dani.el S. Cronin, S.T.D., Bish?p of Fall RIver, IS shown WIth the SIsters m the Stang Chapel.

C·ardinal Says Christians Need Lauglnter NORTH WINDHAM (NC) Modern Christians need laughter to preserve tl:-~ir mental balance in the face of contemporary confusion, Cardinal John Wright. prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, said here in Maine.

"Looking at the mess in the world," he said. "we' have two chokes, laugh or cry. If you cry, you'll -become neurotic and you. won't be any help. If you laugh, you'll be around when the mess begins to untangle."

The cardinal, former bishop of Worcester and Pittsburgh, was awarded an honorary doctorate of divinity at a special convocation at St. Joseph.'s Gollege. His

but secular institutions, who should question their relevance, he said. "It is not the faith that's obsolete; it's the world that's obsolete," he continued. "It's the world that produces the seasonal flowers~ The faith is 'hardy perennial."

The role of the Ca.tholic college, he said. is to produce persons of charity and clarity.. "If you have only charity, you'll be· come a sentimentalist. If you have only clarity, you'll become a fanatic."

Fields of study that are particularly conduc'tive to producing charity ·and clarity, he said, are history, particularly ancient history, philosophy,· theology and the faith. "We have to study the , faith, by which I don't mean religious education. I lmow what theology is, I know what catechetics is, but I don't know what religious education is and I've never met anyone who knew," The cardinal warned his listeners not to confuse theology and faith. Theology, he said, "is an attempt to explain some aspects of the faith," while faith "is a -total commitment of an entire person to the purposes of God and the service of men,"

comments on laughter were part of his 90-minute address on the role 'of the Catholic academic institution and the Catholic intellectual.

"One 'sometimes wonders if a saving sense of humor would not provide as much as anything, except faith, that perspecti've needed to correct that grim extremism and polarization of our time,"the cardinal said. "We're so deadly earnest."

Relating the pranks of a boy who went on to become a Supreme Court justice, Cardinal Wright said,' "Education that leaves no room for nonsense is no education at all."

"It is not Catholic institutions,

Bishop Calls Me'eting to Discus Migrant Farm 'Worker Apostolate BROWNSVILLE (NC)-Priests and laity involved with migrant farm workers here and in the North have been invited to a. meeting to discuss their apostolate by Bishop John J. Fitzpatrick of Brownsville.

The bishop issued the invitations after returning from a 10day trip to the northern United States, where the farm workers were harvesting crops.

IBishop Fitzpatrick said the meeting will be held in early 1975 to discuss the Church's involvement with the 100.000 mi· grant workers of the lower Rio Grande Valley. which is in the diocese of Brownsville.

The meeting, he said, will touch on religious education' programs, the reception of the sacraments, Spanish liturgies, the sociology of the people and a poo~ing of ideas for involving migrants in the life of the Church. \ The bishop of one of the poorest dioceses in the country and the diocese with the lowest ratio of priests to laity said that he found many of the migrants currenUy in the North had never

seen a priest in the Rio Grande Valley.

"We simply have to get out into the homes...· he said: "I am going to insist that our priests make this our number one priority for this year. If we can't make it into all the homes, we will have to involve more of the laity."

Bishop Fitzpatrick said the meeting between -those involved in the migrant apostolate' will . last about a week. The meeting will give those in the North a .chance to see the migrants in their homes and lead to a program to serve the migrants better 'by mutual cooperation.

While in the North this summer, his third visit to the seasonal work camps of valley farm workers, the bishop visited Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, North Dakota and Minnesota.

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Garden ,Blessing At LaSalette October 6

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Rev. Andre Patenaude, M.S., Program Director of the La ST. WILLIAM, Salette Shrine .has announced FALL RIVER that a new garden dedicated to Mrs. William O'Neil is chair· St. Francis of Assisi will be man of a dinner dance to be formally blessed on October G, sponsored at 7 P.M. Saturday, 1974 at 3 P.M. Oct. 5 by the Women's Guild.

The Garden is a natural amTickets are available at the recphitheater ringed by a horseshoe • tory. of cedar an'd Fall flowers. In the The unit will hold a meeting center of the horseshoe is a nt 8 Wednesday night, Oct. 9 in flowering Rose Hawtho~ne. tree the all·purpose room, at which which acts as the living backthe guest speaker will be John drop for the five foot cast stone McAvoy.

Mrs. Robert Reed and statue of St. Francis of Assisi Mrs. Mary Williams will be donated by the family of the hostesses. late Charles Marczyk of AttleOUR LADY OF ANGELS, boro.

FALL RIVER To the left of the garden is The Council of Catholic Women the prayer of St. Francis, carved will sponsor a cake sale followin California redwood. This ing all Masses this weekend. prayer, which Churches of all A pre-Advent malasada supper Faiths share and pray together. nnd penny sale arc planned for sets the pastoral tone of the Saturday, Nov. 9. galljen. The lamb and 'birds The Holy Name Society andrinking in harmony from the nounces a turkey whist for Satpool found at the feet of St. urday, Nov. 23.

Francis complete this tranquil ST. MARY, setting.

SOUTH DARTMOUTH Dedication rites will begin A talk and demonstration on promptly at 3 P.M. on Sunday, holiday decorating by Mrs. Marx~ October 6th at the outdoor garet Carrier, a Women's Guild Shrine Chapel where a prayer RELIEF EFFORTS BEGIN: Crudely bu~chered meat is distributed by the Red Cross member, will highlight the orservice in praise of Almighty to hungry survivors of Hurricane Fifi as they line up at San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Al- ganization's meeting at 8 P.M. God, the Lord of Creation will though death figures have been difficult to verify, it is estimated that more than 5,000 Tuesday, Oct. 8 in the parish be followed by a short walk to center: the garden site for additional Hondurans lost their lives. More than $500 million in damage is estimated. NC Photo. prayers to St. Francis and the ST. ANTHONY, solemn blessing of the statue.

TAUNTON Following the solemn blessing, A Communion supper for 100 doves will be released as a Women's Guild members will sign of peace sent forth to all follow 5 P.M. Mass Sunday. Oct. men of good will.

6. Sister Mary Margaret of the . In conjunction with the blessTaunton Middle School will ing and the Feast of St. Francis speak on the Blessed Mother Thirteen Sisters of Mercy, designated as commodity collec- provincial administrator of the and Msgr. Maurice Souza will (which is celebrated on October 4th), the film Brother Sun, Sis- many of them from this area, tion depots and a 24·hour relief order, said donations would be install new' guild officers. ter Moon, on the ilfe of St. survived the winds and floods of informatipn line is in service at used in the long-term effort that SACRED HEART, will be necessary to assist the FALL RIVER Francis will be viewed at the hurricane Fifi at their convent (401) 333-5333.

Shrine Saturday evening, Octo-' schools in two of the hardest hit A number of persons and or~ tens of thousands left homeless A membership coffee hour will ganizations have also contributed by the storm. bet 5th at 8:30 P.M. and two areas of Honduras. be held by the Women's Guild at viewings on Sunday, October 6th ,Communicatin'g through ham to a reHef fund established by, 8 P.M. Monday, Oct. 7 in the at 4 P.M. and 7:30 P.M. radio operators in Rhode Island the Sisters of Mercy in Cumberschool hall. All prospective and Virginia: the Sisters reported land for use in the devastated ST. JOSEPH, members are invited. A program to their Cumberland, R.I., head- areas; Sister Mercy McAuliffe, ATTLEBORO of popular songs will be preDenies Injunction The Women's Guild will hold quarters that damage was widesented by Sister Barbara Walsh. a mystery ride following 6:30 spread in the cities of La Ceibil Mrs. John Fay and Mrs. Joseph Against School Aid Priests Congress P.M. Mass Tuesday, Oct. 8. ResCaouette are co-chairmen for the WASHINGTON (NC) - U.S. and San Pedro Sula w"'ere the ervations close tomorrow. evening.

Meets in France Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. community operates schools.

The junior drop-in center will SACRED HEART, In La Ceiba, the Maria Regina Powell, Jr., has denied the AmerPARAY-LE-MONIAL (NC) open its sixth season tomorroW ican Civil Liberties Union school was heavily damaged by About 400 priests marked the night for junior high school OAK BLUFFS A communion breakfast for (.ACLU) request that the state of winds but Sister Marjorie De- 300t" anniversary of the appari- students. the Holy Name Society schedStout, Sister Stella Zarlenga and Ohio be prevented from providtion of the Sacred Heart to St. uled for this Sunday has been ing $8 million in auxiliary ser- Sister Christine Martin, all Rhode Margaret Mary Alacoque here OUR LADY OF THE ISLE, , postponed to Sunday. Oct. 20, vices and materials to its non- Island natives, began relief ef- by discussing the place of devo- NANTUCKET '5t. Mary's Guild will sponsor following 8 A.M. Mass. The unit forts as soon as the storm' tion to the Sacred Heart in the public school children. a fashion show and card party will meet at 7 P.M. this Sundav Justice Powell's decision, which passed. Working with them were contemporary world. at 8 P.M. Thursday, Oct. 17 in for "election of officers. was not accompanied by an opin- Sisters Carolee Chanona, Leo"We would like to give a most the American Legion Hall. Door OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, nore Franco and Agnes Perez, ion. was made Aug. 28. convincing answer to the many The decision means that $70 Belizian citizens living at Maria anxieties and questions of our and table prizes will be awarded SEEKONK and refreshments will be served.

A meatcutting demonstration per pupil in auxiliary services Regina Convent. contemporaries whose aspira- Tickets are available from Jean- will highlight the meeting of and materials will be provided to In San Pedro Sula, the Mercy tions of justice, liberty and peace Ohio's nonoublic schools during community's San Vincente we fully share," Cardinal Paulo ette Topham or Gladys Severino. the Women's Guild set for 8 , The guild's regular meeting is P.M. Wednesday, Oct. 9 in the the 1974-75 school year.

School escaped with light dam- Evaristo Arns of Sao Paulo, Brascheduled for 7:45 P.M. Monday, church center on Route 44. All The Auxiliary Services and age. The school's water supply zil, told the World Congress on Oct. 14 in the church hall. The' women of the parish and their Materials Act. originally passed is drawn from wells and proved the Priesthood. program will have a Halloween friends are invited to attend. in 1971 by the Ohio General As- invaluable when 'the city water Turn to Page Ten "But the hard reality of the theme. sembly, provides speech thera- system was destroyed, accordpists, remedial reading programs, ing to a report from Sister Mi- situation in the real world precounseling and other services chaela DeLoia, principal. Other sents almost everywhere the neand materials. All remain under Mercy Sisters at the San Vin- gation of Gospel principles," the control of the local public cente community are Sr. Teresita In such a world, the cardinal Color. Process Year Books school districts. The law sur~ Arjonilla, Sr. Winifred C!lrey, Sr. said, priests are often placed vived an ACLJU challenge in the Leander Days, Sr. Lucy Marie face-to-face with mankind "in Booklets Brochures Ohio Supreme Court in 1972.

The Donohue, Sr. Margaret Fajardo agony, without hope," and Sr. Margaret Kinsella. They priest's solidarity with the Sacred organized teams of students from Heart, which is "a foundation of Religious .

I would say that we are a San Vincente to assist at refu· reparation," offers that world an message of religious people only in the gee camps set up throughout the "unquestionable hope," sense that we are a reverential stricken city.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Oct. 3, 1974 I

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Publicity chairmen of parish organizations are Isked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town shOUld b, Included, IS well as full dates of aII activities. Please send news of future rather thin past events.

, Edith Irving's bank-this is repeatedly pointed out to l the visitor to Zurich, Switzerland. There are innumerable banks in Zurich, but the nervy Irvings have conferred at least temporary, and unwelcome, celebt,ity on this one.

Much is made of a pavilion . in the city park fronting on farmhauses ,are of the chalet the glittering lake. The tra- type, their f~cades splashed with dition is that citizens may come to the pavilion and voice complaints of what they judge to be wrong with the city. This opportunity, which would be over-

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Why? Well, Zurich people are not much for talk, we were surprised to hear, and, besides, the standard of living is so high, and the city services so good, that there are no gripes. Evidently, however, the plane of bliss has not, yet been reached when the place has to be renamed Utopia.

Our stay in Zurich was brief, but we did see some of the old churc,hes and the picturesque medieval guild houses along the water. Zurich is predominantly Protestant, hardly surprising in view of the fact that one of the principal movers of the Reformation, Ulrich Zwingli,' lived and. preached here and induced the cantonal authorities to suppress the Catholic religion. He is commemorated by a dour, brooding· statue outside the Water Church.

flowers. in boxes and hanging pots. Ingeniqus use is made of quite ordina'ry species, such as the geraniun1 in its myriad variations, and ' striking effects achieved. , We proceeded to Lucerne, that most charming of lakes, where one can sit under the trees along the quai an? be mesmerized by the endless: progress of swans and excursion boats, watched ,over by the encircling mountains, while bells I languidly mark off the idle hours.

For the :Catholic visitor to Switzerland,: a pilgrimage to the monastery qf Our Lady of Hermits at Einsiedeln is all but obligatory. The monastery is at the geographical center of the country and is considered the heart of Catholic Switzerland. It has been th~ goal of pilgrims for I almost a thousand years. .

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AD U L T EDUCATION: Rev. Norman Theroux, M.S., La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, has announced that the shrine will offer -five adult education. courses this fall on various aspects of· Bible study and basic Catholic teachings. Speakers will include Father Theroux, Rev. Charles Cook, Mrs. Muriel Vassett, Brother Richard Bro~hu and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Corkery. Further information is available at the shrine.

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The com~lex is dominated by the magnificent abbey church, ST; MARY'S CATHEDRAL, which one approaches across an FALL RIVER enormous a'scending square. As The Women's Guild will sponsor a harvest supper at 6:30 P.M. soon as one enters the church one is confronfed by the Lad; Monday, Oct. 7 in the parish hall.

Chapel, a' Ifree-standing black Following the· meal a jewelry marble structure not unlike the' deJTIonstration will .take place Portiuncula !chapel in 'the basilica under the cha'irmanship of Miss of Our Lady of the Angels in Eleanor Shea and Miss Janice Assisi. In it! set high on a gilded Hurley. reredos, is: the famous statue ST. PIUS X, known as t~e Black Madonna. , SOUTH YARMOUTH A testimonial honoring Msgr.

Gathered! around the chapel, intent on the Mass being offered Chr!stopher L. Broderick, pastor, at its altar,f is a large company is planned for ·Thursday, Oct. 10 of Swiss pilkrims, who make the at lthe Sheraton Regal Inn, Hyresponses w:ith vigor of faith and annis, preceded at 5 P.M. by a Catholic Churches voice. It is :a moving experience concelebrated Mass. The event The, most notable churches to be among them. ' will mal"k .the 75th birthday of were Catholic in origin. The caThere is ithe rest of the vast the prelate, who has been pasthedral was begun in the eleventh abbey church to be explored: its tor of the Cape Cod parish since century, and. thrusting from its elevated, sJnlit choir with intri·· its foundation in11954.

I ' Heading the planning commitsouth tower is a sculpture of cately carve.d stalls and well nigh tee is Frank P. Patti, who notes Charlemagne, founder of the first ~mperial throne for the abbot; (ninth century)chur<;h on this Its elaborate pulpit; its many that former and present parishiospot. Also, in part, of the ninth chapels; it~I statuary and fres·· ners are urged to attend and . century is the Fraumunster, no- coes; Its two real skulls royally that tickets will be available at bly proportioned and now' en- crowned. The riot of detail and the church· hall from noon to 2 livened by five enchantingly col- ornamentat1on is overpowering, P.M. each weekday until Oct. 10 and after each Mass this weekored windows by Marc Chagall,' Strange Emptiness end. on Old and New Testament The Women's Guild will hold themes.

There could be no greater con.. a meeting at 8 P.M. Tuesday, Driving through Switzerland; trast to alii this than the stark· Oct. 8 in the church hall to welone passes through fertile val- ness of the. Church of St. Pius, come Rev. William M. Costello leys enclosed by jagged mountain at Meggen, twhere we stopped on to parish life. phalanxes. Often the road snakes the return ;trip from Einsiedeln. up a lofty mountain and over a Completed in 1966, this church Right to Life high pass, and sometimes it runs is a blunt reFtangle with windowNYACK (NC)-The upcoming companionably alongside. a rush. less walls entirely of transluscent ing stream 'of water from a alabaster. It is severely simple convention of the New York glacier. in~ide and outside, completely State Right to Life Committee to . be held Oct. 5-6 here will There' are glimpses of snow- WIthout ornament of any kind. ca!'ped peaks towering over bril-' One's fi~st impression is of center on political awareness and liantly green fields dotted with strange emptiness. But then the legislative procedures. Convenwild flowers. Spectacular water- pur~ty of ~he design and style tion chairman Barbara Meara falls are ',a,lmost commonplace, begm to work on one. There is said the convention will deal, and some lesser lakes are so no distraction here. 'The fo~us with how ordinary people can mirror-like ,~hat a whole landis on the altar, which is plain help restore respect for all huscape is' perfectly reflected in and strongj There is a play of man life. their placid waters. light through the alabaster walls" now glowing, now m·uted. One is more intellectual than imaginaChaJet Type Houses compelled to reflect on fundative. But it can free the spirit, I People ate hard at work in the mentals anp on ultimates. if one is willing to take it, or fields, with women busy at such" Some find this exceptional at least try it, on its own destrenuous tasks as pitching hay church inhuman, .,repulsiv~ly so. . ma'nding terms. In its way, it is . \l.nd driving tractors. Many of the Without 'q~estion: "it" is aus'tere, as' uplifting as the Alps.

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HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER The membership tea of the Women's Guild will take place at 7 P.M. Sunday, Oct. 6 in the school halL Prospective members should call Mrs. Joseph Rockett. telephone 674-2881. The guild will sponsor a fashion show and dinner at Venus de Milo restaurant Wednesday night, Oct. 23. and an all-day bazaar at the school on Saturday, Nov. 23.

During October the Rosary will be recited at 5 P.M. each day, immediately preceding the 5:15 Mass. Additionally, a rosary and Benediction service will be held at 7 P.M. each Sunday of the month.

Parishioners are asked to save labels 'from Campbell's Soup products to aid in a drive to obtain audiovisual equip~ent for the school. Collection recep· tacles will be found in the rear of the church. .

A few bus seats remain for ,'a tour to the Trapp Family reo sort in Stowe, Vt. the weekend of Oct. 18 through 20. Reservations may be made at the rectory.

Men vplunteers are needed for the parish choir and may contact Mr. Edward Peters, director, at 673-9089 for deaails.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER Christian Li~ing classes will begin for, public grade school children at 10 AM. Sunday.

Also ,on Sunday,'. the Holy Rosary Sodality will hold its annual . festival, with members . meeting at 9:15 A.M. to form a procession to 9:30 Mass. Devotions will take .place at 2 P.M., followed by a meeting at 2:30 P.M. The, parish council will sponsor its f.irst annual Oktoberfest Sunday night, Oct. 27 in the parish center. Following a German buffet, the Deutschmeister German band of' New Bedford .will' play for dancing until midnight. Reservations may be made for tables of 10 with Alice Gromacla, ticket chairman, or any council member.

Sister Felicita will give ~n illustrated lecture on Polish art at 7:45 tonight in the parish hall under auspices of the Women's Guild. The program, which will ,include slides of the making of a. P?lish folk art banner by partshlOners, is open to all.

ST. THERESA, SOUTH ATTLEBORO A trip to La Salette Shrine is planned for Monday, Oct. 7 by the Confraternity of 'Christian ,Mothers. Marie Flinkfelt and Ruth Gagnon arc in charge of arrangements.

ST. MICHAEL, OCEAN GROVE Parishioners will start the fall social season Saturday night, Oct. 5 with a buffet and "Western Nite" dance. with music furnished by "We Three" and dress to be casual. Fu:rther information is available from Richard Dumaine, telephone 674-4414.

Riverside Club Supper No. 9 will take place Saturday, Oct. 26 at 7 P.M. in the church hall. A buffet will be served and drawing held, with dancing to follow.

New members are being accepted for a club to start Saturday, Nov. -30. They may call Manuel Silveira, 674-7298 or Bob Cardinal, 674-7659.

ST. HEDWIG, NEW BEDFORD The 22nd annual fall dance sponsored by the Holy Name Society and the parish council will take place from 8:30 P.M. to 12:30 AM. Saturday, Oct. 5 at Polish-American Veterans' Hall, 1680 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford. Music will be by the Polka Hi.Lites of Springfield.

Refreshments including Polish. specialties, will be available and door prizes will be awarded.

Committee members include Edward' Kulesza, 'Holy ~\lame Society president; Stantey Szulik, parish council president; and Walter- Polek, council secretary.

Tickets are available from memo bers of the sponsoring organizations and at the rectory and will also be sold at the door.

ST. MATHIEU, RIVER The Women's Guild will hold a pre-holiday sale Saturday, Oct. 5 from 10 AM. through 8 P.M. in the church hall on St. Mary St. Mrs. Raymond Poisson, chairman, announces that special prizes will be drawn at 7:30 P.M. Included among booths will be Christmas crafts, knitted and handsewn articles, plants, pastries and white elephant items.

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Bishop Says Church in Conflict With .Gov'ernment and Society DUBLIN (NC)-The Church is in conflict with many of the trends of governments and society, a bishop who heads the Asian bishops' human development office said here. .

Bishop Julio X. Labayen, who . heads the independent prelature of ,Infanta in the Philippines as well as the Office for Human Development of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, made his remarks in a speech delivered to the recent international congress of UNDA, the international Catholic organization for radio and television..

Included among the other s"eakers were Bishop Andre Marie Deskur, president of the Pontifical Commission for Social Communication, and Robert B. Beusse, secretary for Communication of the U. S. Catholic Conference.

Bishop Labayen noted that his Office for Human Development has become increasingly involved with communications.

After World War II, he said, aiding people in developing nations came to men more than merely sending material goods.

Social justice," Bishop Labayen said, "became the new form of development, a prerequisite to, and a constitutive dimension of, development. _ To a'chieve social justice, he explained, the Church must be-

Vatican, Czechs Discuss Problems ROME (NC) - High-ranking representatives of the Vatican and of Czechoslovakia's communist regime agreed at a five-day m('eting here on a basic agenda for conferences on Church-state problems in Czechoslovakia.

A note issued by the Vatican after the conference at the office of the papal nuncio to the Italian government said: "In the course of the talks they set as their object deep discussion of some of the fundamental questions regarding Church-state relations in Czechoslovakia.

"The two delegations confirmed the desire of the respective parties to reach a fitting solution to the problems. To this end they will meet again at a date to be settled by common accord."

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"In this connection,"- he said, "we would be very' starry-eyed if we were not to realize that we are not only at odds, but also increasingly in dicect confrontation with the present trends of government and society, especially in Asia." .

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Tii Hak Soun on Won Ju, South Korea, who has been imprisoned af,ter being found guilty by a military court inciting rebellion, and Cardinal Stephen Kim of Seoul, who has supported Bishop

DETROIT (NC) - A regional commission to serve the needs of the Spanish-speaking has been established here by the bishops of five Mid.-West states.

The Spanish-speaking Catholic Commission was established to promote active participation in the Church by the Spanish-speaking, to promote pastoral and social means for personal development, and to assist communities in understanding the Hispanic cultural approach to Christian value. ' Catholic bishops of Michigan, Obio, Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin appointed the nine members of the commission.

At the first meeting, tile memo bers elected Rogelio Manr:ique as executive director of the commission. He was serving as director of the Latin American Pastoral Center in Detroit.

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"We want to be, or must be, a kind of watchdog, so that the human-Christian values are not bypassed," Bishop Labayen explained. "And hopefully more than just watchdogs, our role is to give inspiration -to our politicians and governments-as Pope John tried to do in Pacem in Terris - to inject a humanChristian dimension into the public life." (Pacem in Terris is Pope John's 1963 encyclical on achieving world peace.)

To ,achieve this goal, he added, the Church must make use of the mass media.

And the best way to do this, he concluded, is to make the media as local as possible and available to as many people as possible. .

Catholic Conference Document Hits Multinational Corporations WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Catholic Conference Department of Social Development and World Peace has said there is mounting evidence that the concentra ted' power "of a relatively few multinational corporations and banks inhibits international development and deters the process of achieving justice here and abroad."

The department expressed its view in a statement entitled "Development-Dependency: The Role of Multinational Corporations."

"The time is at hand for us not only to question the enormous power wielded by so few people and institutions, but in a more fundamental way, to question the underlying motivation behind suct:. unbridled power," the statement said.

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Establishment of the commission was brought about when the Division for the Spanish-Speaking of the U.S. Catholic Con· ference (USCC) closed its regional offices at the end of 1973.

The USCC division then encouraged regional bishops' confer· ences to replace the closed offices with offices run locally.

SHINING RECORD: A total of 191 years in religious life is the record of these three Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, all of one family, now living in retirement at their community's Dighton novitiate. Seated is Sister Zenaide, 86, for, 64 years assigned to duty in the Sisters' convent at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Standing, left, is her cou'sin, Sister Danielle, 87, for 63 years a religious, and for the most part assigned to the hospital nursery for newborns. Right is her sister, Sister Mary Elizabeth, 90, who has also completed 64 years in religion and who served as an operating room nurse.

Iy to increase profit emerges from values which promote excessive individualism, unnecessary consumption, and disregard for the quality of human life, all of which are contrary to the deepest values of the JudeoChristian tradition," the statement added.

"A multinational corporation has been defined as a company having production and marketing facilities in many countries, enjoying worldwide access to capWASHINGTON (NC)-The exital. depending on foreign income ecutive committee of the U. S. ,and being managed with a world- Catholic Conference (USCC) has wide point of view. . called on the United States to The USCC department's state- bring a "broadly conceived and ment is a reflection on the charge just policy" to the United Nations made by Pope Paul VI in 1971 World Food Conference to take that multinational enterprises ... place in Rome, Nov. 5-16. can conduct autonomous strateThe committee said this polgies whicb are largely indepen- ky should include: dent of the national political An international food reserve' powers and therefore not subject permanently available to meet to control from the point of view global emergencies; of the common good."

Increased short-term emerThe USCC statement said: "A gency relief to areas where stargrowing number of Catholics are vation threatens; beginning to share Pope Paul's Technical assistance to develconcern about the emerging pow- oping nations to help them iner of multinational corporations. crease food production.

Church peo?le, both here and in "To be if) the U. S. position the Third World (of developing as prime exporter of foodstuffs nations); are becoming increas- is an awesome responsibiJ.ity," ingly aware that many U. S. do- the statement said. "We are litmestic and international policies erally involved in judging who are linked together to serve the will live and who will die." interests of these transnational "As a nation we must treat business enterpris~s." our food resources as a sacred Discussing the impact of multi.trust, not simply a matter of national corporations in the money and' markets," the stateThird World, particularly in ment said. "The law of the Latin America, the statement market; like every human cresaid: "Realization is growing ation, has its moral limits. When that so-called economic development and the resultant growth in Fear Gross National Product (GNP) does not assure the amelioration Fear knocked at the door; of the harsh living conditions of faith answered; no one was the vast majority of people of there. the Third World."

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Conference' Executive Committee Urges Just U.S. Food Policy' it denies food to starving people, it must be modified."

The World' Food Conference was proposed by U. S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Kissinger favors government control of world food reserves, but U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz favors private control of such reserves.

Cardinal Recovering From Heart Attack CAMBRIDGE (NC)-Messages of good will, including one from Prime Minister Harold WHson and another from Anglican Archbishop Michael Ramsey of Canterbury, flooded into Cardinal John Heenan of Westminster as he recovered in a Cambridge hospital from his second heart attaclt within nine months.

Cardinal Heenan's serious illness has inevitably aroused speculaNon that he would resign, and there have been the usual forecasts in the British national press as to who is most likely to succeed him: The cardinal said in a lenten pastora'l letter last February following his first heart attack the previous December that his doctors had "given their word to let me know as soon as it is time to make way for a new archbishop."

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I This is the provocative title of a m~jor article on the California farm labor dispute in the September 15 issue of The New York Times magazine. Since it appears in such a prestigious periodical, it , I I hasten to add, however, thaI. dl b will undou te y carry a ot . in my opinion his assessment of of weight. Thus it deserves UFW's proJpects for the future to be taken seriously. Win- is overly p~ssimistic. I think he throp Griffith, author of the article, hedges his bets in answering his own question: Is Chavez Beaten? On the one hand, after

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listing a number of recent developments which might seem to indicate that the tide has turned irreversibly against the United Farm Workers and in favor of the Teamsters, he almost concludes - but ,not quite - that Chavez has in fact been beaten.

"The money. the muscle and the organizing skills of the Teamsters," he says, "were not the only major factors accounting for Chavez's fall (sic). The times and'the mood of the nation have changed since C!tavez's movement first captured public attention and sympathy in 1965."

The casual reader would be justified in concluding on the basis of this isolated statement that Mr. Griffith thinks it's all over for the United Farm Workers and that nothing remains but to give the organization a decent funeral service and, in due time, to erect a monument in honor of Cesar Chavez and his dedicated constituents.

Later on in the article, how' ever, Mr. Griffith, reluctant to sign his name to the UFW's death cert,ificate, says in more measured language that UFW, is down-way down-but not out "... Perhaps they wilil win, in some future year when the nation is ready once again to place • hope in charismatic leaders or' hero causes."

'Before he is· finished, Mr. Griffith wavers a bit and, at the end, seems to be saying againin hesitant but final judgment -that the UFW's days are definitely numbered and that it's all over but the shouting. "The ascendancy,of the Teamsters over the UFW during the past year. and a half," he says, "indicates that maybe the passionate visionary, who was once victorious, must inevitably give way to the cool technicians of an entrenched' organization."

AFL-CIO InvolvecI I met with Mr: Griffith very briefly and talked to him by phone once or twice while he was doing the research which eventually led him to this conclusion. He struck me as being a competent reporter who knows his business inside out. Moreover, after reading his article, I am convinced that his sympathies are definitely with the UFW.

grossly un<!erestimates the influence that the AFL-CIO's support of UFW is likely to h'ave in the' months 'ahead. After his ar,ticle 'had been set in type, George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO, in one of the toughest speeches I ~ave ever heard him deliver, called upon the Federation and all of its affiliates to increase the :suppbrt of UFW and of its boycott of" lettuce and grapes. Meany also served notiCe on the Tean1sters and the growers that the iFederation plans to stay in the Galifornia farm labor struggle until the workers have achieved the: right to self-determination. "We are involved," he said, "and We are going to stay involved until the sour grapes of oppression t~ste sweet again." .

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In recent r'eeks--both before and after M~any's latest statement in support of UFW-I have spoken at s~veral important labor conventions in different parts of the! country. In every case, I found solid support for Chavez' uni6n. A number of unions in Cahada and in several '.

European natIOns are also supporting UF\\{'s boycot.t all the way.

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'Says Cypriots Grateful to Pope Paul VATICAN CITY (NC)-A special papal mission to the wartorn island of Cyprus was receiv~d by Turks and Greeks alike with "greateset warmth and appreciation," one of Pope Paul's emissaries reported.

Msgr. Joseph Harnett of the U. S. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) described the' two-man mission's 10-day visit as "a very touching, human situation:' Msgr. Harnett, CRS regional director for Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, had been sent to Cyprus with'Msgr. Francesco Fortino of the 'Vatican's Secretariat for Christian Unity. Their mission was to bring direct and visible proof of Pope Paul's concern ,for

This kind 9f labor supportunprecedente4 in the recent history of the trade union movement-coupled with the support the UFW is teceiving from religious and o~her socially concerned groups\is' more significant, in my opinion, than Mr. Griffith makes it out 't~ be. In due time~ and Hme is oln the side of Chavez' union-~he combined support of lahqr and the other groups referred to above will win the day f~r , UFW. Mr. Griffitn, while conceding that this is a: possibility, makes the mistake-2or so it seems to me--of attacHing too much importance to ~is own particular theory of trade union develop' ment. His thbory, as indicated above, is that while it took a prophetic lead such as Cesar Chavez to get the UFW going, "the passiona~e visionary, who was once victorious, must inevitablygive ~ay to the cool technicians of an entrenched organizat,ion." :

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With all due respect to Mr. Griffith, I find that theory full of holes. Cesar Chavez didn't '~give way" to: the cool -technicians of the Internafional BrotherhoM of Teanisters. Most of his contracts, wer¢ simply taken away from him by the Teamsters either ittIcollusion with • , antl-UFW growers or, in any event, .with tHeir blessing and encouragement.' This didn't hapI?en "inevitably:." It came about because the Teamsters and the anti-UFW gro~ers happen, in the short run; to have more money, more muscle and more

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power at their disposal than does the UFW. I predict, however, that in the long run UFW will prevail, and this for the rea· son that Chavez and his constituents, though lacking in money, muscle and power, have more dedication and more staying power than either the Teamsters or the growers. . Mr. Griffith himself quotes Cesar Chavez as saying: "We will not give up. We wiill not go away. We have, been wiped out before ... We -have been wiped' out every day of our lives~by the short hoe, by the work of the day and the exhaustion qf the night. We are very experienced in this business of ,gett,ing wiped out. The Teamsters can't wipe us out. We will win." '.

There is no force on earth that can stop people with that kind of perseverance and dedication.

The sooner this gets trough to the Teamsters and the growers, the better it will be for all concerned. ( © 1974 by NC News Service)

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The emissaries visited refugee centers' in churches, schools, monasteries and other buildings on both sides of the "green line" which divides Turkish-held Cyprus from the Greek part of the island.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH Reconciliation Between God and Man

How We Remember, We Forgive

By Sister Mary Mahar, O.S.F. Do you think that the resurrection of Jesus has anything to do with the slogan "Forgive and forget"? .The strictest court of justice we can ever experience is our memory. Any salvation that comes to us will involve memoryh-ealing also. Memory is the power in us that gives us the strength to reconcile and be reconciled. It was this aspect of man· that Jesus seemed to heal almost immediately in his resurrection.

Consider Peter. Surely he remembered his betrayal of only three days before. How could he face Jesus again? It was almost inconceivable that Peter simply repressed his error and forgot it in view of his Lord's resurrection. His error must have gripped his spirit like acid on flesh.

Perhaps it was remembering that he had done wrong that caused Peter's magnificent conversion. He brought his weakness and scar to the Lord for healing. He remembered his sin; we see that in his letters. But he knew he was forgiven. Far from a lodestane of guilt, his denial made him humble and acceptable.

Remember Hurts Psychologists tell us that we d~ not forget hurt, experien~~ that may scar us. Our spirit is like a photographic film, impressions are sealed on it. OHen it is the past that hurts, unhealed and festering (but repressed) in our memories, that make reconciliation impossible. For example, if we have suffered rejec-

tion or disappointment from one we love and have not faced the truth that lies in that event (thus have not brought it to resurrection) we may still be relating to that person by subtle, angry patterns of'beha,:ior. Forgiveness is no more than a token if we have not openly faced the wound that is there. If we think that Jesus' resurrection gives us the power to block hurt by forgetfulness we may be in for trouble.

It gives us the power to look at hurt, to see why people hurt us with malice or unwillingly do so. It gives us the power to forgive sin and be reconciled. It 'shows us that we are capable of the very sin we condemn in others. The resurrection of Jesus shows us that each of us has light and darkness in himself.

Human life is not a case of getting rid of darkness; it lingers with us like a brother (Jung).

Peacemakers The great reconcilers of our race have been people of great understanding about themselves.

For reconciliation is more than manipulation of peoole's motives so that everyone is happy in the end. Reconciliation means conflict, breaking open our own inner tombs in the light of the truth or the resurrection, understlmc.tipg t!lat we, must be, gentle with ourselves, as well as others, when we... sin. Francis of Assisi and Ghandi were two such men of great peacemaking qualities; both of them suffered crises of self-acceptance. They came out of these crises healed and underTurn to Page Fourteen

Where Does the Creator Fit In? The accent of the moment is on relationships - our dealings with others, how we interract with our husbands, our wives, our friends, our associates, society at large. The one relationship, the most important one and the one from which all

By JOHN J. McHALE others follow, is our relationship with God Himself. Reconciliation, repairing a severed relationship, is an old-fashioned Latin term that is impregnated with deep meaning. Today we prefer to use superficial counterparts like detente, mutual coexistence, modus vivendi. Reconciliation goes to the very heart of our nature. In the intention of the Holy Father, it is to be the theme for the coming 1975 Holy Year.

To be reconciled - the term seems awkward in an age given to psychological semantics-is to

kiss and make up, not just for the moment but forever, in all sincerity and with all our heart.

We vow .that we will never again let anything rupture our relationship. Our whole life will be given over, as it were, to the one with whom we are reconciled. The deeper the wound that has been inflicted, t\:le more difficult it will prove to make amends with all , the strength that is in us.

In human terms, it is comparatively easy to try to coine to terms with our neighbor whom we can see. It is far more difficult to take hold of our very essence and make u'p completely with God, whom we cannot see.

We practically have to tear our inner selves completely apart and then beg God to put us back together again.

Oblivious to Creator The word we use to describe our separation from God is sin, not in the antequated catechism formulation, but in the sense of separation, forgetting there is a God, oblivious ,to Him as our Creator, our Father, the One without whom life itself becomes a meaningless farce. To be reconciled with God we have to cry out with the poet: Turn to Page Fourteen

Today I open my analysis of plumbing the basic rupture: man severed from God. Here, as in so much that follows, I am talking about an uncomfortable monosyllable: I am talking about ... sin. I do so without apology.

By REV. WALTER J. BURGHARDT, S.J. And I do so with little embarrassment, if only because that remarkable psychiatrist Karl Menninger has just 'produced a heady volume entitled "Whatever Became of Sin?" (New York: Hawthorn, 1973). He is not afraid to speak of sin. He does not hesitate to quote the First Epistle of John (1 :8): "If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us." If an undistinguished psychiatrist can confess the fact of sin, an undistinguished theologian dare do no less." I shall say something about the rupture that is sinspecifically how it ruptures 'man from God; and I shall suggest how' ma'n 'and God are rec'on~ ciled. " First, then the rupture that is sin. What is this thing called sin? Let me begin with a strong statement from the Protestant tb~ologian Paul Tillich: "Have the men of our time lost a feeling of the meaning of sin? Do they realize that sin does not mean an immoral act, that 'sin' should never be used in the plural, and that not our sins, but rather our sin is the great, allpervading problem of our Iife~ To be in the state of sin is to be in the· state of separation.

Separation may be from one's fellowmen, from one's own true self and/or from his God" (quoted by Menninger, op.cit., pp.

189-190).

I do not agree with Tillich that "sin does not mean an immoral act"; at times it does and should.

But it remains true that more important than any individual act of sinning is the state of sin, and that this state of sin is a state of separation, Let me spell out these ideas-act, state, separation - from certain insights in the Old Testament, in the New Testament, and in contemporary theology.

Rebellion In the Old Testament, to sin is not merely to miss the mark, to be deceived, to fall short of a goal; it is not only, to be quite human, to fall short of what God and human persons have a right to expect of us. That is all very true; it is what we are all like-we all fall short; but this is altogether negative. Once Israel came to know God, sin was seen as rebellion. From the first man's sin to the whole nation's

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A charred, dead stump stands in a smoky mist on a beach along the Mississippi River in northern Wisconsin. NC Photo. men were sinners. That tradition was pithily expressed by the preacher we know as Ecclesiastes in the third century before Christ.: "there is no man on earth so just as to do good and never sin" (Eccl 7:20).

Prodigal Son The New Testament builds on the Old. Here Luke, Paul, and John are especially insightful. St. Luke's parable of the prodigal son suggests vividly what it really means to sin. To sin, as the prodigal sinned, is not pri· marily to squander a father's wealth; to fornicate, as the prodigal fornicated, is no more than a symptom of something more profound. To sin is to break a bond, to destroy a relationship, to withdraw myself from God my Father and from His love.

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sin, to sin was to revolt, to rebel, to disobey. And the rebellion, though it could mean trampling on the rights of fellow humans, was at bottom and basically, ultimately and primarily rebellion against God: It meant deliberately, consciously, knowingly to resist the will of God, to flout His law. The first man sinned in that Adam ate of the tree "of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it''' (Gn 3:17).

David, adulterous murderer, finally recognized that he had not only violated the rights of Uriah: "I have sinned against the Lord" (2 Sam 12:12). And sin for the nation, for ,Israel, meant to play the harlot, to be unfaithful to God; it meant to break a covenant, to offend against a personal God. In the Hebrew tradition all

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Continued from Page Thirteen' The words of the prodigal are pregnant: "Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son" (Lk 15:18). This is wr,at the elder brother failed to understand. Angrily he assailed his father: "Look, these many .years I have never once disobeyed a command of yours".

(Lk 16:29). Important yes, but not all· important.

St. Paul tells us of a "sin" that is almost a personal force. It indeed entered the world through one man's rebellion. Adam's act of disobedience. But it is more than a single act: It is an evil force, a malevolent power, that tyrannizes every man born into this world. It is a power hostile to God, a power that alienates men from God. Its works are .sinful deeds. Because of it, Paul says. "I do not do the good-;-I ,want, but the evil I do not want" (Rom 7:'19). It is Sin with a capital S. For St. John, sin is a separation from God. For sin implies that the sinner is enslaved to the devil, that he dwells in darkness; that he is spiritually dead. Sin is the hostility of a man or woman against a G6dwho would save them. Sin, for John, has a frightful facet: I hate God. . Theological Aspects of Sin Rebellion against God, hostility to God, alienation from God, destruction of covenant between man and God-these biblical insights into sin theologians are constantly trying to recapture, to . organize, to deepen. Four aspects of this theology of sin can be uncommonly fruitful. ~irst a sin is 'not merely an, individual act about a particular object: I robbed a friend of 50 dollars, I bad lustful desires about a woman. I told a needless lie, I shredded a rival's reputation, I killed an enemy in cold blood.

These are indeed "sins": I have introduced moral disorder into the world. More im"ortantly, in sinning I am realizing myself as a person; these acts express, give the shape of, who I am. Not always; not any isolated act. It is one thing to tell a lie another thing to be a. liar; one thing to kill. another thing to be a killer.

And 'still it remains true that a sinful act is less important for the disorder it creates than for what it says about me as a per, son: Who am I? Whom do I love?

What is my attitude towards God? Second, there are situations in life where I am not so much . master of my freedom, not so fully aware of myself as 11 person, that my actions, my sins, engage me as a whole person. In a sense. I say no to God, but not so totally that f cease to love Him. It is not a fully personal no.

I do not close myself to God. Call it venial sin,' slight sin, even serious sin-whatever you will: It is not the inner core of me that rebels. I do not break the bond that links me to God. The love relationship abides..

Total Self Rebellion Third, there are other sin sit· uations where I commit myself completely. as a person. I am aware of God inviting me to communion with Him; I sense that what I say or do here is cruciallyimportant,.1 am remarkably, thrillingly free-:-and I say no. It

is Adam deciding that he will be as God isl it is David taking Bathsheba :and. murdering Uriah; it is the prodigal son cutting himNaked, I wait thy love's upself free from his father; it is lifted stroke.

Judas sacrificing his Saviour for silver; it is Pilate washing his One of the most powerful pashands of Christ in whom he finds sages and .lessons in Scripture is no crime; :it is perl).aps Peter Christ's gentle reminder that we swearing by God that· h{: docs must become as little children to not know t,he Man. enter the kingdom. We all recall vividly the ancient portrayal of This is sin at its most pro· the Master surrounded by found, becabse it is my total self that· rebels. ~Mortal, because it is ~·oungsters. We also know what sin unto death. Not perhaps the a traumatic experience it is for ultimate reSellion (take Peter or a child to be torn from his par-. the prcidiga:t>, but perilously' so cnts, even for a brief moment. (take Judas). .

The whole world collapses into tel"ror and meaningless. The child Perilously:'so because in such who may have done something sin I sin, this total person, free wrong is immediately con~cious and unfettet;e~I.Periiously so, bethat his mother and father may cause this 'sort ot' sin is what have lost their love for him. He makes me 'genuinely Ii sinner. is, in childish terms, on the very Perilously ~o, because a covbrink of a complete breakdown enant has 1>een crushed and 1 until, tears streaming abundantly am a stran~er to God. from his eyes, he runs to his How oft~n I say Ino mth parents, says he is sorry and such freedom :. and finality,. not promises that he will never, even a JesuIt can say. f would never hurt them again. think;- .rarely, because "a life which can in short bops go from Childlike life to death!, then back again to Perhaps this parallel is what life, and theh to death is not life God means when He tells us to at all" (John W. Glaser, S.J.; I • be like little children. He wants "Transition ,between Grace aI;ld us-casting aside our pride, our Sin: Fresh f,erspeotives," Theohangups, our petty apprehenlogical Studies 29 11968] 262). sions-to come to Him in all Fourth,. sJch sin stems from I innocence so He can take us in what the Gpspel of John calls His arms and we can then be "the sin of the world" (In 1:29), PEACEMAKER: Francis of Assisi· and Gandhi were two reconciled with Him, never again the virus of ~vil that entered the men of great peacemaking qualities; both of them suffered to let our relationship be severed world (Paul !says... "through one crises of self-acceptance. They came out of these crises or disrupted. Sin makes us less man" (Rom 15:12) that "dynam. healed and understanding of man's basic glory and also his than God's friend. For those ically unfold~ itself and' tightens its grip o'n humanity and on the capacity to do evil. This is a portrait of Mopandas Karam- conscious of God's presence, world in an: escalating fashion chand (Mahatma) Gandhi, father of independence in India, spiritual separation can make life unbearable 'and breat.h intoler· down the ages of history" It is who was :assassinated in 1948 as,,~e, walked. to a meeting able, ,the hidden power which multiHow do we reconcile ourselves plies transgr~ssions in the his- where .he intende& to continue praying for peace in his witb God? First we take a hard tory of mankind. They are mere: country. "Mahatma" means "great soul." NC Photo. look at our life and all its cirIy its symptoms; it is greater cumstances. What are we aiming and deeper Ithan all of them: ~ow for? Where does the Creator fit (Kevin F. O'Shea, C.SS.R., "The Continued from Page Thirteen humanity in its search for justice in? "Know thyself"-the old ad· Reality of Sid: A Theological and Pastoral Critique," Theological standing of man's basic glory and and peace. He came off wounded age of Socrates is the beginning also his capacity to do evil. unto death and received a new step. Then conyinced that we are ,Studies 29 ~ 1968] 244). . is similiary between the There name, "Lord," fOI" he was to in possession of ourse·lves with (Tbis text Ifor Father Walter all our spots and wrinkles, we J. Burghardt's articles is taken Old Testament story of Jacob's 'build up a mankind as a people. from his bOOklet entitled "To- wounding and the New Testa- He kept his wounds to show us cry out like the poor publican for wards Recontiliation" published ment account of Jesus' resurrec- how valuable the truth is that help from the Lord: "Be merciful to 'me, 0 Lord, for I am a sinby the UnitJd States Catholic tion.' Jacob struggled with God comes through them.

Reconcilers are such great ner." If we do but make the honConference, '974. This publica~ as enormous persons usually do, tion may be ordered by writing He came off "wounded" and people for they genuinely 'gather est effort, God will respond and to U.S.C.C., 1;312 Massachusetts knew that if he remembered his others but never at the expense we will be at peace.

The idealism inherent in such Ave., . N.W., ~ashington, D. C. wound it 'would be a source of of truth. Perhaps that is Why 20005. The cost for this booklet healing for him. He received a sometimes. they do not seem to recommendations is quite obvinew name, ",Israel," whith meant be peacemakers at the cultural is 75 cents). : ous. but "a: man's reaeh should one who struggled with God. He level; They cannot exist comfor, exceed his grasp." If the Holy built up a people for he knew tably iii societieswhere injustice Year of Reconciliation simply how to reconcile, having once between classes goes on unexam· plants the seed for a new conAttempt ito Avert I~een unable to do so in his own ined. Like 'Jesus, they want re- sciousness of our closeness to Peronist Violence personal life. Jesus in his. human membering, not forgetting, as the our Maker, life will then take on -BUENOS AIRES (NC) - Im- consCiousness struggled with the foundation of their work for a completely new sense of exmediately afterI dissident PeronFathe,r's will during his last . . uberance, fulfillment and ecstacy.

1St groups announced they have hours. He bore the wound of all peace. gone undergro!md and into guer~ rilla' warfare "to fight government r~pressibn," two bishops condemned the move.

The grouPs-r-made up mostly of youths-are led by the "Montoneros," an I organization in INCORPORATED 1937 which professed Catholics hold control.

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JAMES H. COLLINS, C.E., Pres. ending all type~ of repression."

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SCHOOLBOY SPORTS IN THE DIOCESE

By PETER J. BARTEK Norton. High Coach

North Attleboro Hopefuls Eye Repeat of Banner Year What are the chances of a high school football team repeating as league champion? Good! How about that same team retaining its state super bowl title? Unlikely. Graduation always takes its toll on championship gridiron clubs as it did on North Attleboro's Hockomock League same at season's end.

North, one of three diocesan and state champion team of representatives in the Hock1973-74. But, apparently no omock circuit, will be on' the

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A full slate of Division II mer club and propel his Fair路 games is slated for Saturday haven eleven into that lofty when Bourne is at Feehan, Bish- position. Kent Stevens, who now op Stang High of Dartmouth leads the Vikings, will be out hosts Msgr. Coyle-Bishop Cas- to test that old "student-teacher" sidy High from Taunton, Case adage.

The contenders will begin to is at Seekonk and Fairhaven is he separated from the also rans at Wareham.

In divisional games played a in Division I when four contests week ago Case and Bourne bat- are played.

Unbeaten Attleboro is home tled to a 0-0 tie and Fairhaven to Taunton. Coach Tom Crowe's beat Seekonk 13-0.

The Fairhaven-Wareham game .Jewelers had a convincing 33-6 should prove interesting as league win over Barnstable last Fairhaven mentor Jim Lanagan Saturday while Taunton lost to returns to the scene of his tri- Falmouth 26-14. Durfee High of umph. For the past two seasons Fal1 River, who did not play last Coach Lanagan directed the week, is at Falmouth.

Dartmouth, a '28-6 victor over Wareham eleven to successive league championships. Now he rival Bishop Stang a week ago, will be trying to upend his for- is at Somerset. Somerset tied

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Sees Volunteerism Hope of Future

ROCKFORD (NC)-The movement "toward volunteerism is one has informed Coach Bob road Saturday when it tangles' the hope of the future" for reliGuthrie that his charges are not with Foxboro. In all probability, gious education and educators supposed to be as strong this the Rocketeers will control Fox- must develop tbe strategy and year as last. boro and enter the tough part tactics needed to give added imWhile the '74 grid season is of their schedule with a 4-0 petus to it, the director of the only in its infancy stage, and it mark. The next three weeks National Center of Religious is much too early to speculate should tell the story as North Education-Confraternity of Chrisabout league and state titlists, battles Stoughton, King Phillip tian Doctrine (CGD) said here.

North Attleboro is off to a of Wrentham and perennial Speaking at a workshop spongreat start. In their first two power Franklin. sored by the Rockford diocesan outings the Red and White have office of education, the director, scored identical 27-0 victories Oliver Ames 'High of North Father Charles. C. McDonald, over Bishop Feehan High of Easton and Mansfield, the other said tha,t attention to effective Attleboro and league foe Sharon. two area clubs in the loop, will voluntary service in religious The names on the roster have both be at home Saturday. OA teaching is essential to the purchanged, but Coach Guthrie and will have its work cut out as it suit of the course charted by his loyal North fol1owing are meets Stoughton while Mans-. the Second Vatican Council, hoping the results will be the field plays King Phillip. "enhancement of participative and democratic features" in the Heavy Slate of Conference Games on Agenda Church's life-style.

Coach Val Muscato's AmeslIn the smal1 school Division Fatber McDonald urged attenmen have been very impressive HI bracket Diman Regional of tion "to entire system in which thus far with victories over Sil- Fall River is at Mattapoisett to the voluntary service is renver Lake Regional and Foxboro. meet Old Rochester and DightonIf the young Tigers can handle Rehoboth entertains Dennis- dered," to "the motivation and attraction of volunteers through Stoughton they may gain the Yarmouth. . ongoing recruitment, the building necessary momentum to thrust The Falcons from Dighton of systems of su!'port to effecthemselves into the league were the pre-season favorites to tive voluntary service, and the championship race. win the divisional crown. HowMansf.ield lost a tough 22-14 ever, they will have to prove effective management of our voluntary programs." decision to Stoughton Saturday their worth Saturday to avenge He called for a concerted eflast and enters this week's con- the 21-0 and 22-0 losses suffered fort "in local voluntary protest with a 1-2 record. The against Case High of Swansea grams to uncover what moti'Green Hornets are a vastly im- and Feehan in their first two vates people to volunteer for proved club that may not 'be contests. title bound, but one that wil1 While Dighton is trying to these programs and what deters surprise opponents. All three of get itself untracked, Diman will them from participating," and Mansfield's games to date have be attempting to do the same suggested soliciting information been decided by a single touch- against the Bull Dogs from Mat- on motivation from those now down. . tapoisett. The Regionals have volunteering and from others in The multi-school Southeastern yet to score in three. games as the parish.

Massachusetts Conference will they lost to Norton last Saturlleturn to ~eague action this day 40-0. Old Rochester was idle Coyle 7-7 Saturday last. New Saturday with 20 of the .22 last week. schools engaging in Conference In thirteen games played by ,Bedford will be looking for its divisional games. Only New Bed- Division HI teams only Norton first win of the campaign when ford Vocational who is at Na- and New Bedford Voke have it travels to Barnstable. The shoba Valley Regional and Nor- been able to win. Voke has two . Whalers looked strong against ton who hosts Sharon will play ,non-league victories and the powerful Brockton in the first half last Saturday before sucnon-league games.

Lancers one league triumph. cumbing 32-0.

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Among motivations, Father McDonald stressed the importance of the desire for personal development and self-fUlfillment and the. desire to fulfill a debt persons feel they owe as Christians.

Permanent Deacon Training Begun ALBANY (NC) - Two chemists, three high school principals, a state trooper, two English professors, a shoe store manager, and two bankers are among 28 men chosen to begin their studies for the permanent diaconate in the Albany diocese.

The men, representing 10 of the diocese's 14 counties, were the first group selected to begin studies here.

An overview of the candidates reveals a widespread spectrum of backgrounds. Ages from 32 to 68 with an .average of 46.

The educational level varies from grammar school graduates' to doctorates.

Only three .of the men are single. One of the men has eight children while four others have sev.en. o

In addition to the occupations listed albove, the men are potters, engineers, social workers, computer experts and teachers.

There are a number of state workers, reflecting the location of the diocese around the state capital.

The education of the men, including courses on sacraments, liturgy, counseling and Scripture, will take place one weekend a month at a retreat house.

A program for their wives is currently being set up in order to acquaint them with their husband's work.

"Two major deterrents," he said, "are fear and distrust. Fear is eX'pressed when people say they do not know what to expect, feel insecure or inadequate, are afraid they will make a mistake. Distrust is expressed when people say they have a personality conflict with the recruiter, question the program or people involved in it, suspect they will end up with all the work."

Father McDonald recommended that recruitment "have permanence with the voluntary system" and suggested that the parish "establish a recruitment committee as part of the parish council or at least as part of the . CCD program.".

Archbishop Invites Names for Bishop NEW<ARK (NC) - Archbishop Peter L. Gerety of Newark has asked all the priests of the archdiocese to submit the names of candidates for the episcopacy.

In a letter to the clergy, the prelate, who was installed as archbishop in June, noted that every year the bishops of the New Jersey province consider possible candidates for the office of bishop. He invited the priests to participate in the process by making recommendations and included a nomination slip with his letter.

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