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Seminary report released WASHINGTON (NC) - A Vatican study of 38 post-college seminaries in the United States says that some of them show confusion about authoritative church teachings in moral theology but that the majority offer balanced and faithful programs.

A report on the study was released in Washington Oct. 5.

Dissent from church teaching was uncovered in "a few instances" but "is not a major characteristic" of the seminaries, according to the 23-page report. Confusion about church teachings is a "more common phenomenon," it said.

The report, issued by the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education, was based on in-depth studies in 1983-84 ofthe 38 free-standing Catholic post-college seminaries in the United States. The studies were done by teams of bishops, religious superiors and seminary leaders under the direction of Bishop John Marshall of Burlington, Vt., Pope John Paul II's appointed delegate.

Studies are still in process on college-level seminaries and on collaborative or union models of priestly training, in which two or more institutions are involved in training seminarians.

American-born Cardinal William Baum, head of the Vatican congregation, wrote the report in the form of a letter to the bishops of the United States.

Regarding the quality of U.S priesthood candidates it said, "Although mistakes have been made, in our judgment there is more anxiety about the quality of seminarians in the public forum than is warranted by the evidence."

It said weaknesses include inadequate training in philosophy before theology and inadequate numbers of black and Hispanic seminarians.

In a cover letter sent with the report, Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, president ofthe National Conference ofCatholic Bishops, expressed "considerable satisfaction" at the conclusions of the report.

He said Cardinal Baum had taken note of "the deficiencies where they exist," but in general had found U.S. seminaries "strong and vibrant."

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Peace Mass set for Columbus Day

PRESIDENT Francois Mitterand welcomes Pope John Paul II at the start of a four-day visit to France marked by tight security. (NC/ UPI-Reuter photo)

Pope visits France, pleads for peace LYONS, France (NC) - Pope John Paul II used a whirlwind four-day trip to southeastern France to reassert his strong commitment to world peace and to urge the nominally Catholic French to end their "massive indifference" to institutional church life.

The pope started the Oct. 4-7 trip to six cities with a surprise call for a one-day worldwide truce from armed conflict as a symbolic gesture which could lead to permanent peace.

Amid tight security, which included requiring people attending papal events to pass through metal detectors, Pope John Paul also recommitted the church to ecumen ism and urged greater ecumencial activity on the parish level.

The pope began the trip with an appeal to political, governmental, guerrilla and terrorist leaders to observe a one-day truce Oct. 27

-the day he has called for a "prayer summit" with other world religious leaders. The truce would be a significant gesture showing that "violence does not have the last word in the relationships be-

Month's Mind Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be principal celebrant for a Month's Mind Mass for the late Bishop James L. Connolly at 12:05 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16, at St. Mary's Cathedral. All are invited to attend. tween people and nations," the pope said.

As a follow-up to the truce call, papal diplomats will contact political and government leaders involved in wars while local bishops

will seek out guerrilla leaders, announced Joaquin Navarro-Valls, papal press spokesman.

"This is the first time the pope has followed up a call for world peace with an intense diplomatic and episcopal offensive," said Navarro-Valls.

During the trip, the pope also urged an intensification of the church's ecumenical commitment.

"We must neither draw back, nor remain static," he said Oct. 4.

Church leaders must "remove the obstacles to this movement toward unity" while "respecting the legitimate diversity of customs, cul-' tures and spiritual sensitivities," he said. Christian leaders should have "the boldness" to implement "in the daily life of our parishes and all our communities the progress already made," he added.

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On Monday, Oct. 13, the Columbus Day holiday, members of the Fall River diocese are invited to join in the 12th annual candlelight procession and Mass for peace in Fall River.

As in previous years, marchers will meet at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral to march about a mile to Kennedy Park. They will carry candles, recite the rosary and sing Marian hymns in Portuguese, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and English. A statue of Our Lady will be carried in the procession, which will leave the Cathedral at 6 p.m.

At 7 p.m. or a little later, depending on the time needed for marchers to arrive, the Mass for peace will take place in St. Anne's Church, which faces the park at South Main and Middle Streets.

The principal concelebrant will be Bishop Daniel A. Cronin.

Priests of the diocese wishing to concelebrate the Eucharistic liturgy are asked to bring an alb and stole.

Disabled or elderly persons should proceed directly to St. Anne's Church, where a special area will be reserved for their use.

Parish groups marching to the church are encouraged to identify themselves with banners or flags.

Parley raps feminization of poverty NASHVILLE, Tenn. (NC) Urging an end to "pauperization" of U.S. women, Catholic Charities USA has called for pay equity, a higher minimum wage, Social Security for women who are holnemakers and other public policy changes.

The call came during the organization's annual convention in Nashville when 500 delegates approved a statement on the "Feminization of Poverty."

The delegates were among more than I,500 participants at the nnd annual Catholic Charities convention Sept. 26-30.

The statement on women and poverty was proposed by Catholic Charities USA last April. It developed from a poll of and discussions by Catholic Charities members during 1984 and 1985.

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Diocesan priests may concelebrate Sunday rite Boston Cardinal Bernard Law will be principal concelebrant of a Maronite-rite liturgy to be offered at 4 p.m. Sunday to mark the 75th anniversary of St. Anthony of the Desert parish, Fall River.

Concelebrating with the cardinal will be Maronite Archbishop Francis M. Zayer, Melkite Archbishop Joseph Tawil, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Msgr. Norman J. Ferris, St. Anthony of the Desert pastor.

Priests of the Fall River diocese are also invited to concelebrate the Mass and are requested to bring albs and stoles.

A 6 p.m. banquet at Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea, will follow the Mass. Cardinal Law will be the main banquet speaker.

Traveling pope is off again VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II is scheduled to spend nearly two weeks this fall visiting Australia, New Zealand and several other Asian and Pacific countries, the Vatican said.

The papal itinerary includes stops in Bangladesh, Singapore, the Fiji Islands, New Zealand, Australia and Seychelles, an island-state in the Indian Ocean.

During the Nov. 19-Dec. I pastoral visit, the pope's longest scheduled stay is seven days in Australia. Among Australian cities on his itinerary are Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin and Perth.

In New Zealand the pope is to spend three days visiting Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The pope's first scheduled stop is Dacca, Bangladesh, followed by Singapore. He plans to visit Fiji Nov. 21, and New Zealand Nov. 22-24, then continue to Australia.

Pope urges work for world peace VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II told scientists gathered to discuss the effects of nuclear war that he hoped their "important initiative" would further the goal of world peace.

American, Soviet and Chinese scientists gathered in Erice, Sicily, for the sixth such conference on nuclear war. This year's conference, considered the theme "International Cooperation: The Alternatives."

The pope said he hoped the meeting would succeed in creating greater awareness of the importance of"fraternal and sincere collaboration among scholars at the highest level of scientific and technical research."

Such collaboration "can contribute much to further peaceful and civilized cohabitation" among the world's powers, the pope added.

The meeting brought together Soviet experts on fusion energy and U.S. scientific experts on "super computers." For the first time, Chinese scientists also were to deliver papers, organizers said.

The scientists were to discuss such topics as Soviet arms control proposals and the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

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Stanislaus Church, Fall River, assists Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as he blesses newly-renovated church. Above, parish children in Polish costume attend the ceremony.

(Gaudette photos)

South Easton man center of controversy WASHINGTON (NC) - Prolife officials say that the first step toward legalized euthanasia has been taken by a Massachusetts court in its ruling to allow a feeding tube to be disconnected from a Catholic man in a "persistent vegetative state."

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3 that a gastronomy tube which for three years has fed Paul Brophy Sr., 49, directly through his stomach can be removed so he can die.

The court said the state's interest in preserving life was outweighed by the wish previously expressed by Brophy, a member of Holy Cross parish, South Easton, that he be allowed a "natural death with dignity."

According to the Brophy family's attorney, the decision handed down Sept. II marks the first time a state's highest court has ruled in a case involving the question of withholding food and water from a person still living without elaborate life-support systems.

Brophy remained connected to the feeding tube Oct. I while further appeals were being pursued.

A firefighter from South Easton, he suffered a burst blood vessel in the brain on March 22, 1983. Emergency surgery was unsuccessful and left Brophy in what doctors call a "persistent vegtative state."

Although not technically brain dead, he suffered "serious and irreversible brain damage" and his doctors have said his chance of

regaining cognitive function is "substantially less than I percent."

His wife, Patricia, asked doctors and the hospital, New England Sinai Hospital in Stoughton, Mass., to remove the feeding tube but they opposed it. A probate court found that Brophy, if able, would refuse to be fed in that manner but ruled feeding should continue. Mrs. Brophy appealed the decision.

Father Robert McDonnell, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in South Easton, where the Brophy family are members, said the family "labored over the decision through the whole three years."

He described the family as "very devout and very sincere people" who "made a prayerful and for them conscientious decision after long soul-searching."

He said Mrs. Brophy received holy communion daily and was a very active parishioner who had the support of her children and other family members.

Richard Doerflinger, assistant director of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Pro-Life Activities, called the decision a first step toward legalizing euthanasia.

"As courts allow more and more patients to undergo a lingering and unpleasant death from dehydration, pressure will grow for a 'quick-and-painless' active means for ending these patients' lives," he said.

Msgr. Orville Griese, director of

research at the Pope John XXIII Medical-Moral and Education Center near Boston, said Sept. 30 that he personally hated "to see anything done to open the door to the forces of euthanasia."

He said that some consider an artificial feeding tube "extraordinary" means of treatment but that he considers it within the bounds of normal care.

Traditional church teaching holds that no one may take a life or withhold ordinary treatment but that extraordinary means are not required to prolong life.

Another priest-ethicist, Dominican Father Kevin O'Rourke, direc tor of the Center for Health Care Ethics at the St. Louis University Medical Center, said in an address to Catholic health officials Sept.

25 in New York that giving a patient in an irreversible coma food and water by artificial means is not ethically required.

He referred to the Brophy ruling, although that was not the focus of his address. He later said his view on artificial feeding was within the "traditional notion" of Catholic teaching.

Remember To Vote On Nov. 4, by voting "Yes" on Question #2, voters in Massachusetts can remove the last vestige of unfair discrimination against students in parochial schools. Please give this careful consideration.

35 priests from nine dioceses of New England, including seven from the Fall River diocese, participated in a recent New Pastors' Program at Mont Marie Center, Holyoke.

Attending from here were Rev. Henry S. Arruda, St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford; Rev. Edward J. Byington, Sacred Heart, Fall River; Rev. Edward E. Correia, St. Bernard, Assonet.

Rev. Arthur T. DeMello, St. Elizabeth, Fall River; Rev. Richard R. Gendreau, St. Stephen, Attleboro; Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, Holy Ghost, Attleboro; Rev. William W. Norton, St. Patrick, Fall River.

The program is designed to assist newly appointed pastors in adusting to their positions.

Discussion topics included ecc1esiology, personal and spiritual growth and development, communication skills, stress management, organizational development, parish ministry and personnel.

The keynote speaker was Rev. Reid Mayo of the diocese of Burlington, Vermont.

Program coordinator is Rev. John T. Smegal, director of clergy continuing education and formation and the ministry to priests programs in the Springfield diocese. For the past six years he has also been campus minister at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Hospital staffers to visit Azores Four members of the staff of St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, will join representatives of Southeastern Massachusetts University in a week-long visit to Ponta Delgada Hospital on the island of St. Michael, Azores.

They will study health care delivery and education in the Azores during the visit, beginning Oct. 12.

Participation of the hospital delegation follows a visit last June to St. Anne's by Dr. Jose Estrela Rego, director of the Ponta Delgada facility. In Fall River he studied hospital systems and health care technologies with emphasis on issues concerning Azorean immigrants.

The forthcoming visit is expected to assist participants "to understand the culture and background of many of the Azorean patients that we serve," said Alan D. Knight, St. Anne's Hospital president.

Representing the hospital will be Knight; Eleanor Emsley, vicepresident for nursing services; Rev. John J. Oliveira, chairman of the hospital's Portuguese Community Health Care Committee; and Paula Rapoza ofSER! Jobs for Progress.

Campaign of terror PRETORIA, South Africa (NC) - Police in the black homeland of Bophuthatswana have been waging a "campaign of terror" against Catholics and union members, according to a South African church publication. Women on their way to Bible classes, children going to church and nuns have been assaulted, detained and abused, according to Inter Nos, a publication produced by Noel Bruyns, press officer of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference. The Inter Nos article quoted from six affidavits of Catholics who claimed to have witnessed harsh treatment or who were the victims of such treatment.

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Prayer Day for Nicaragua WASHINGTON (NC) - U.S. Catholics have been asked to participate in a Day of Prayer for the Church in Nicaragua Nov. 23, the last day of a national eucharistic congress to be held in Nicaragua beginning Nov. 16.

Bishop James W. Malone, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked the U.S bishops to encourage prayers during Masses celebrated Nov. 22-23.

Nicaraguan church-state relations have deteriorated in the past year because of what church officials see as persecution.

Months of charges and countercharges between the bishops and the Sandinista government were followed by the exiling of two Nicaraguan churchmen during the summer.

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Dominicans leaving Madonna Manor

The following statement was issued by the sisters: Over the past 20 years the Dominican Sisters ofthe Presentation have been working at Madonna Manor, North Attleboro. Their presence has been a source of joy and consolation to the elderly, whom they have dearly loved and have served with dedication.

It is with deep regret, therefore, that after much thought, discernment and prayer, Sis-

ter Dorothy Ruggiero, Provincial of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, announces that the community of Sisters now residing at Madonna Manor will be leaving the Manor as of Nov. 10, 1986.

Sister Dorothy stated that "attempting to meet the needs of the Church today in our other missions both in the USA and abroad and, at the same time, faced with the fact that at this time there is a decrease in the the number of vocations coming to religious life, the Sisters have decided to take this step."

The Dominican Sisters of the Presentation wish to assure

Ball presentee parishes listed 38 parishes will participate in the annual Bishop's Ball presentee program on Friday, Jan. 16, at Lincoln Park Ballroom, North Dartmouth.

A listing by areas follows: Attleboro: St. Joseph, Attleboro; St. Mark, Attleboro Falls; St. Theresa, So. Attleboro; St. Mary, Seekonk.

Cape and Islands: Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster; St. Anthony, East Falmouth; Our Lady of the Isle, Nantucket; Sacred Heart, Oak Bluffs; Our Lady of the Assumption, Osterville; Holy Trinity, West Harwich; St. Elizabeth Seton, No. Falmouth.

Fall River: Blessed Sacrament, Espirito Santo, Holy Cross, Holy Rosary, St. Elizabeth, St. Joseph, Sts. Peter and Paul, St. Stanislaus, Fall River; St. John the Baptist, Westport; St. John of God, Somerset; St. Thomas More, Somerset; St. Louis de France, Swansea.

New Bedford: Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Anne, St. Hedwig, St. Mary, New Bedford; St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet; St. Joseph, Fairhaven; St. Anthony, Mattapoisett; Sacred Heart, Fairhaven.

Taunton: Holy Family, East Taunton; Immaculate Conception, Taunton; St. Anthony, Taunton; St. Ann, Raynham; Holy Cross, South Easton.

The Ball is cosponsored by the Diocesan Council of Catholic W 0men and the Society ofS.t. Vincent de Paul. Proceeds benefit summer camps for exceptional and underprivileged children and other apostolic works of the diocese.

A commemorative booklet is issued in conjunction with the annual social event, listing seven categories of supporters.

The categories are: In ~emo­ riam - $200 or more, four tickets; Very Special Friend - $150 or more, four tickets; Guarantor $100, three tickets; Benefactor $100, two tickets; Booster - $75, two tickets; Sponsor - $50, one ticket; Patron - $25, one ticket.

Each ticket admits .two persons.

The In Memonam and Very Special Friend categories have a speciallisting in the booklet. Guarantors and Benefactors are listed on gold pages, Boosters and Sponsors on silver pages and Patrons on white pages.

Persons or organizations wishing to be listed are asked to contact committee members, mem~ers of the Conference of the S'oclety of St. Vincent de Paul and members ofthe Council of Catholic Women.

Listing of names may also be sent to the Bishop's Charity Ball Headquarters, 410 Highland Ave~ue, Post Office Box 1470, Fall River 02722, telephone 676-8943 or 676-3200.

their presence in the diocese and will continue their apostolic services at Marian Manor, Taunton, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, and in the diocesan schools where some of the Sisters are involved in the teaching apostolate."

Msgr. John J. Regan, director of Diocesan Health Facilities, emphasized that Madonna Manor will remain in existence as a Catholic institution. He said that the process of appointing a new administrator is underway and that Father Justin J. Quinn, chaplain, will meet the spiritual needs of residents.

Msgr. Regan expressed deep gratitude for the support of the Dominican Sisters over the years and said· that Madonna Manor will continue to serve the elderly of the Attleboro and North Attleboro area.

Remember To Vote Massachusetts law currently authorizes our tax dollars to finance abortions performed out-of-state.

Every month, about 90 Massachusetts teenagers obtain abortions in neighboring states without their parents' knowledge. A "Yes" vote on Question #1, Nov. 4, would allow this law to be changed. Please consider this when voting.

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THIS AUSTERE area was the kitchen, dining and living room for St. John Vianney, the Cure of Ars. Pope John Paul II visited the tiny village of Ars last Monday during his trip to France, to commemorate the saint's 200th birthday. (NCj KNA photo)

The Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, who have administered Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, since 1966, will leave the Manor as of Nov. 10.

Bishop Pablo Antonio Vega of Juigalpa Prelature, vice president of the Nicaraguan bishops' conference, was expelled July4. Msgr.

Bismarck Carballo, Managua archdiocesan communications director, was refused re-entry to Nicaragua June 28.

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themoorin~ Correcting a Wrong Next month's state election takes on a special urgency for all who believe that every human life is sacred and deserving of respect.

Because life is God's gift, the Church has committed itself to a comprehensive program of witnessing and service to insure dignity for each and every hutylan being, born or unborn, old or young, weak or strong, in whatever social or physical condition.

The Church cannot do otherwise. She must witness to the value of life as divinely revealed in all its faith implications.

This means that her members cannot remain silent when antilife forces assume the right to decide who should live and should be killed.

There are indeed those misguided poor souls who somehow feel that-one can equivocate on this subject. Such are public officials who have diluted their faith to the level where they can assert that although they support abortion publicly they oppose it privately. Such statements certainly emanate from persons immersed in situation ethics.

This mentality has long permeated our own Commonwealth.

For example, a girl in Massachusetts under 18 years of age cannot have her ears pierced, get a tetanus shot or get stitches in an emergency room without her parents' consent. Yet she can get an abortion, even be sent out of state for the abortion, and her parents do not have to be told. What makes such an , appalling situation even more horrendous is that the taxpayer foots the tab for such actions.

Here are more facts that should make all of us in this Commonwealth bow our heads in shame.

Massachusetts law authorizes tax dollars to finance abortions performed out of our own state. It is estimated that every month close to 100 Massachusetts teenagers obtain abortions in neighboring states without their parents' knowledge, never mind approval.

Massachusetts is one of only five states paying for abortions under court order. We also pay four times more for abortions than the entire federal government pays for abortions in the 50 states.

Our policies are an affront to each taxpayer ofthe commonwealth who believes. that abortion is a moral evil. Those who personally uphold the sanctity of life have no control over the use oftheir tax dollars in paying for state-supported abortions.

Talk about justice!

Consider further that in Massachusetts every dollar you earn is taxed for up to 8,500 abortions per year. This amounts to about 25 percent of all abortions done yearly in the state and Massachusetts has the eighth highest abortion rate in the United States.

One reason for this is the fact that the state is supporting the abortion industry. Let no one forget that such monetary reality is a basic factor in the abortion business. One abortion is performed every 15 minutes of every working day. That's $700 every working hour. When it comes to abortion, it's big bucks in Massachusetts and every taxpayer dollar is supporting the merchants of death.

I~ we ~re.truly honest in our horror of abortion, if we truly beheve In hfe, then we must realize the facts as they are and support efforts to terminate this misuse of tax dollars.

It is more flian Tiii'portant ilfthisHme that we eaucate voters to the reality of the situation; that we urge people to consider voting yes on Question #1 on the November ballot. The more people realize what is truly happening in this state, the more they will rise in righteous opposition to the practices that have become state policy.

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Conservative trend. seen WASHINGTON (NC) -A flurry of Vatican actions and decisions in recent months has heightened the consternation of many liberal Catholics and the joy or relief of many conservative Catholics over new directions in the church.

Liberal or conservative, virtually all would agree that Pope John Paul II and top Vatican officials are pushing the U.S. Catholic Church in a strongly conservative direction.

Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, dean of American Catholic historians, declines to predict the outcome but says, "Conservatism is momentarily in the ascendancy. I don't think there's any doubt about that.... There is no doubt that the mind-set of this pope is very conservative. "

U.S. bishops appointed by the tional leaders and a number of pope. bishops.

Msgr. Ellis said he thought it The seminary study was begun would be "a little too strong" to in September 1981. A report on it compare the current trend in the was released Oct. 5. (See page 1) Vatican with the anti-modernist The religious life study, ordered in wave, or even with the more mod1983, is nearing the end of its ulated silencing in the 1950s of immediate mandate, although the some of the church's most prom- diocesan-level dialogue it has startinent 20th-century theologians. At ed between bishops and members the same time, he said, trends of religious orders is expected to today included "elements that are continue. suggestive or' those earlier eras.

Last summer a Vatican official, But Auxiliary Bishop Edward Cardinal Edouard Gagnon of the Egan of New York, an official at Pontifical Council for the Family, the Vatican from 1973 to 1985, criticized a Catholic sex education views the situation differently. series in a letter to a Milwaukee In a keynote speech Sept. 26 to woman who had complained to the Fellowship of Catholic Schol- him about the series. The texts ars New York convention, he said carry the imprimatur ofArchbishop that in Rome many viewed Ameri- Daniel Kucera of Dubuque, Iowa. can Catholics as "turning themJesuit Father George W. Hunt, selves into a kind of national, even editor in chiefof the Jesuit national Two major controversies that weekly America, suggested editorcame to a head this summer have nationalistic, movement."

Even some "prominent" U.S. ially last month thilt today's condrawn wide attention to the trend.

These were the papally approved bishops, he said, seemed to have servative ascendancy in U.S. CaVatican decision that Catholic Uni- an "overweening concern for the tholicism might be viewed as the versity of America moral theolo- uniqueness of Catholicism in flip side of the late 1960s when "church liberals, spoiling for a gian Father Charles E. Curran was America."

What is happening in the Catho- fight on all authoritarian fronts, "not suitable nor eligible to teach Catholic theology"; and the y'3ti- lic Church in America today, he created the polarization with the can order requiring Archbishop suggested, is a "trend away from conservatives."

The Catholic left of the 1960s, Raymond Hunthausen of Seattle embracing every religious novelty to transfer to Auxiliary Bishop that comes upon the scene..., a he said, "was without question Donald Wuerl authority over sev- trend away from looking in on overly hasty and harsh at times, eral areas of church discipline and ourselves as American Catholics but they were never secretive." and toward broadening our horizon By contrast, he said, "the new teaching.

Those controversies were not to include the entire Catholic breed of disrupters, Catholic conworld." servatives," carry out their battle isolated. Others include: Father Curran, meanwhile, has behind the scenes, through letter- Vatican questioning of some linked the investigation of his views writing campaigns to the Vatican. views of a highly regarded canon with numerous other actions diMsgr. George A. Kelly, presilawyer, Father James Provost, rected toward the U.S. church dent of the Fellowship of Catholic which almost led to his dismissal under Pope John Paul. These, he Scholars, offered a different perfrom the canon law faculty of The said, included Vatican-initiated in- spective, saying dissenters from Catholic University of America. vestigations of U.S. seminaries and traditional church teaching are - Reconsideration of an al- U. S. religious orders, Vatican "often portrayed as freedom fightready-announced appointment of orders to remove church permis- ers and the pope as a Polish disciJesuit Father Michael Buckley as sion for publication of some U.S. plinarian, " but the real issue is the director of the U.S. bishops' Com- religious education texts, and Vat- faith itself. mittee on Doctrine when questions ican efforts to impose strict eccleThe dissenters, he said, "want to were raised about his participation siastical controls over U.S. Catholic substitute their message for in a 1977 statement criticizing a colleges and universities.

Christ's" and "have rejected funVatican document on the ordinaThe proposed controls over damental teachings of Christ and tion of women. Eventually the Catholic higher education were the church, thus suggesting that appointment was reconfirmed, but distributed for comment in 1985. the Catholic faith is meaningless" many saw the reconsideration as a They provoked negative reactions and forcing church authorities to sign of the conservatism of new from many U.S. Catholic educa- draw the line.

Blurred identities When I began writing this column in 1967 most of my editors were priests. Today, most are lay. When I began lecturing at religious education congresses in 1971, I was an oddity as a lay speaker. I was routinely asked if! was a former nun. Today we find as many non-clergy and non-religious speakers as we do others.

In the intervening years we have witnessed dramatic changes in the professional makeup of our church.

Lay teachers occupy more classrooms than religious. It is not uncommon to find laity heading diocesan offices like Catholic Community Services, Religious Education and Family Life with religious working under them. We are finding laity even in unlikely church offices such as liturgy, vocations, and annulments.

Indeed, when this era of church history is written, the phenomenon of the emerging laity in areas formerly reserved to clergy and religious will be noted. The question historians will likely ask is, "Why the emergence of laity at this time in church history?"

Dwindling vocations will be one answer, of course, but there are others. A highly educated Catholic population has given us lay resources we never had before. The multiplicity of ministries calling for professionally trained person-

nel is another reason. I conducted a workshop for a diocesan Catholic Community Services department which employs over fifty social workers, all of them lay.

But I believe there is another reason: Catholic laity are drawn to ministry much as religious and clergy are. They want to carry out God's word in their work life as well as in their personal life and today there is an opportunity to do this. We haven't had that opportunity before.

In earlier church history, laity who wanted to play an active role in spreading the gospel had to embrace religious life to do so.

Religious communities, in fact, were formed by laity who began charity homes and schools and then became institutionalized by taking vows and becoming an order.

(Sisters, incidentally, are still called laity in the church, although they are an institutionalized laity.)

Today we have groups of laity, . religious and clergy working alongside each other in the Catholic Worker, Sanctuary, Peace and other movements but they show little need for becoming an order.

What does all this mean to the church? Besides renewed life and more active ministry, it creates some problems, mainly loss of hierarchical control. Laity and lay movements are not canonical in nature. They don't take a vow of obedience to the papacy. Much of the tension we have witnessed in

War of Words?

During a recent conference in Chicago called the National Consultation on the Laity in the WorId 300 laypersons dis-

A business executive commenting on the bishops' economic pastoral called it a "bunch of redistributive claptrap." He charged that the church pronouncements cussed the role of the laity in the are "naive and not very relevant to workplace, the home and the comwhat we run into on a daily basis." munity. According to one report, A distinguished state senator the meeting's overall message to said, "The bishops are a voice crythe hierarchy was, "Take lay meming in the wilderness" when it bers seriously."The newspaper then comes to influencing politicians. quoted participants from various It seems to me those are rather walks of life who, in the course of sweeping statements. remarks on their roles in the world, How do fat-cat executives whose had some pointed things to say daily lives are conditioned by about the church. wheeling and dealing in a cutthroat A lawyer found it a place where market expect to fully understand there are "vague sermons served the bishops' economic pastoral? up on reheated generalities because the average celibate, pampered, How can lawyers leeching off isolated cleric. . .has the same the weaknesses of others dare to understanding ofthe world of work criticize priests? as a Martian."

Where do senators who are heavily influenced by multimillion Final Triumph dollar political action committees "As history continues to unfold that sway votes get the nerve to under the powerful influence of talk about church influence? what St. Paul calls 'that spirit now Father Hemrick, oh Father at work in the sons of disobe- Hemrick! Do you really mean what dience,' we who believe know that you just said? Is it from the heart? we are called to struggle for the No, it is not, but it gets at the final triumph of the good. Furth- heart of what can make or destroy ermore, we are aware that as the progress ofthe laity. Resorting Christ's second and final coming to antagonistic labels could trigger at the end of time approaches the a negative reaction rather than a struggle with the spirit of evil will creative response: "If you attack become ever more violent. Yet we the personal in my priestly life, are comforted and strengthened then I will attack the personal in by the assurance of divine revela- your profession." tion that the struggle will be conTo use the labels "average celicluded with ultimate victory. At bate," "pampered" and "isolated" the end oftime the Son will subject is to invite a war of words. It is like to the Father the entire universe so throwing down a gauntlet. that 'God may be everything to As the attacks become more everyone.' " - Pope John Paul II personal the level of professionalism and charity disintegrates. Once Last Refuge "Complexity is the last refuge of this happens, don't expect a corscoundrels." - Father John L. dial coming together of clergy and laity to work as a team.

McKenzie

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Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., Oct. 10, 1986

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the past few years emanates from this lack of control.

Another problem is that the laity are becoming more educated than the clergy. They are flocking to scripture classes and theology schools. I know of at least one seminary that bestowed more Master of Divinity degrees on laity than seminarians this year; Many laity teach in seminaries.

Ifthis trend continues, the meaning of vocation and religious life is likely to change. If two women, one lay and one religious, work side by side in the same ministry and both go home to apartments and pray, who has the higher calling?

I suspect this blurring of identity plays a large role in dwindling vocations. If we minister on the same level, receive the same theological education and practice a deep faith life, we aren't as likely to be attracted to religious life as earlier laity were.

Recently I heard a lay woman say, "I resent the terms, 'religious woman' and 'religious life.' I am a religious woman and I live a religious life." Perhaps we need a new vocation term: "religious laity."

Have' the rules changed?

Q. Is it still a mortal sin to miss Mass on Sunday? We have relatives who go only when they feel like it.

Their excuse is that there is no more sin since Vatican II. (Massachusetts) A. I sometimes think that one of the biggest mistakes the church has made is to make it a "law" that we must go to Mass on Sunday.

For far too many Catholics,the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is in somewhat the same category of church law as abstaining from meat on the Fridays of Lent, or attending Mass on holy days. It obscures the whole Christian tradition on the significance of the Sunday Eucharist.

To speak of the presence of a church regulation as a primary motive for participation in the Sunday Eucharist misses the point.

For centuries before it was a church "rule," weekly participation in the Eucharist was considered automatic.

Assuming one was not ill, only two reasons could explain absence.

One had either decided he did not wish to be a Christian anymore or his knowledge of the faith was seriously deficient and more instruction was needed.

Sunday Eucharist, in other words, was the life breath of the Christian person and community.

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need to display the American flag in the church to prove our loyalty to our country any more than we should expect the Capitol or the court house to display a crucifix or other religious symbol to prove allegiance to religion?

More significantly, we are the only country in the Western world, to my knowledge, where Catholics have felt it necessary to display the nation's flag in church. Why? Could it be that we are still reacting to the attitude prevalent even to this day among many of our fellow Americans, that Catholics are second-class U.S. citizens?

In so far as that spirit prevails, it should be fought, and strongly, but in ways consonant with church directives and with traditional proper use of our church buildings and our liturgy.

Q. Will you please give me the Catholic Church's position on cremation and, in may ask, your personal position. I am getting to that stage of life where such arrangements must be made. Of course, I'd like to arrange for a memorial Mass. The mortician tells me that the mandatory cost is 5100 for this By service.

Is this a general Catholic Church FATHER policy or merely a local. practice?

To participate in the Sunday (Florida) EUGENE Eucharist because "I have to" may A. One of the free brochures be normal at certain stages of offered through this column deals HEMRICK growing up. A Catholic adult at with the subject of cremation at age 30 or 50 should have moved length. Here I can respond only beyond that.

To answer your question directly, briefly.

My hope is that the account I the law is still there and perhaps is Some years ago, particularly in read gave very little ofthe real pic- still necessary for most or all of us Europe, certain anti-Catholic and ture of the Chicago meeting, that to have the opportunity to grow to antireligious groups promoted crethe meeting indeed was positive a fuller appreciation of this central mation as a symbol of rejection of and creative. part of our faith.

Christian teaching about the resurMy hope also is that if laity and The Code of Canon Law recalls rection. For this reason the church . priests are serious about working our tradition: "Sunday is the day strongly forbade the practice. together, both will make their on which the paschal mystery is The likelihood of that reason is points by using the kind of serious celebrated in light of the apostolic almost nonexistent today, thus the language that fosters dialogue, not tradition and is to be observed as church has removed its prohibilabels or one-sided epithets that the foremost holy day of obligation; cremation is now entirely only serve as further blocks. tion in the universal church. " permissible, unless, of course, one's It then provides, "On Sundays motives are contrary to some and other holy days of obligation Christian principle. the faithful are bound to particiPerhaps my main reservation pate in Mass" (Canons 1246 and about cremation is the danger that 1247). it might be chosen by some withVatican Council II did not and out due consideration of the posOctober 11 Rev. James A. Downey, Pastor, had no intention to minimize the sible need their family and friends essential role ofthe Sunday Eucha- may have for a traditional burial 1952, Holy Ghost, Attleboro rist in the life of the church. as part of their grief process.

October 14 This should not be underestiQ. I just finished reading your Rev. Msgr. Edward B. Booth, mated. In other countries, cremaabout not displaying the column Pastor Emeritus, 1972, St. Mary, American or papal flags in the tion is an ancient and accepted North Attleboro practice. In our culture, however, church sanctuary. I do not underRev. Dennis M. Lowney, Assisfuneral rites with the body present tant, 1918, Sacred Heart, Taunton stand why we would consider removing the American flag. This is and burial of the body are generOctober 17 our country; we are Catholic, ally considered, for psychological Rev. Gerald Lachance, M. Afr., Christian and American. (Cali- and religious reasons, a significant Missionary Father, 1984 part of the movement through fornia) A. In that column I explained at acceptance and healing after the :lIl11l1lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllJIIllllllllllli length why our understanding of death of a loved one.

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ROME (NC) - Chinese authorities last May forcibly closed a Catholic seminary loyal to· the Vatican and arrested or interrogated its students and faculty, according to European news reports.

The clandestine seminary, located in the province of Hebei, was BISHOP Daniel A. Cronin, pointing, was recently visited by Very Rev. Patrick Bradley, founded a year ago without government permission, Father Hou I SS.Cc., second from right, superior general of the Sacred Hearts Fathers. At left and right, Jinde, a professor at an officially respectively, are Very Rev. William Heffron, SS.Cc., area provincial, and Father Miguel Diaz, sanctioned seminary in the proSS.CC.., general councilor for the order. Fathers Bradley and Diaz are visiting U.S. Sacred vince, told a French news agency.

Seminaries and churches are perHearts communities. (Motta photo) mitted ifthey belong to the National Association of Patriotic Catholics, a government-approved organization independent from the VatiContinued from Page One that they can better tend to the among some Christians the temp- can; but Catholics loyal to the Vattation to read the Bible according ican face government opposition.

The following morning, Oct. 5, needs of French lay Catholics.

Father Jinde could not confirm He asked them to be inspired by to presuppositions foreign to the the pope visited the ecumenical reports that the unapproved semiSt. John Vianney, a 19th-century faith, to submit the faith to a sysmonastic community at Taize, nary's students and professors had France, to sing and pray with the priest known as the Cure of Ars, in tem constructed outside of it," he been taken into custody. their efforts to overcome "the notasaid at a meeting with Catholic 45 brothers of the community and In early September, new buildabout 300 participants in a com- ble lack of religious practice" in educators, students and theolo- ings for a government-approved France. gians. munity-sponsored youth rally.

At a beatification Mass for Such efforts aim to make "fa- major seminary were opened in In speeches to other French Father Antoine Chevrier, a 19th·miliar formulas of the Bible arid of She~han, 25 niiles from Shanghai.

Catholics, the pope also stressed century Lyons priest who worked Christian doctriI).e" supportdif- .. Sti~slian· Regional·Semi"nary, the need for institutional affiliawith 115seminarians, was reopened with the poor, the pope praised ferent ideologies; the pope said. tion in a country where church Catholic social commitment and "The obligation of the theolo- in an older building on the site in figures show that 80 percent ofthe supported the French bishops, who is to avoid this type of ruinous 1982. It was the first seminary gian population professes Catholicism permitted in China after the 1966but only 10 percent attends Mass have issued statements asking for substitution," he added.

76 Cultural Revolution. greater respect for immigrant At Satolas airport in Lyons, weekly.

The patriotic association, formed where French Premier Jacques Church figures show that the workers. in 1957, has been condemned by Chirac saw him off to Rome on number of French diocesan priests At the same time, the pope Tuesday evening, the pontiff the Vatican. In recent years, howdropped from nearly 41,000 in repeatedly told French Catholics thanked the 10,000 policemen who ever, Vatican-Chinese ties have 1965 to nearly 29,000 in 1985. The that social activism should spring had protected him in France. His improved, with a number of church average age of priests is about 60. from love of God as channeled plane arrived in Rome at 10 p.m. officials visiting the country.

In an effort to change the situa- through the church.

In 1985, China released a CathoTuesday. tion, the pope emphasized that lic bishop loyal to the Vatican Later on Oct. 6, the pope critiCatholic values and practices are cized terrorism but said Christians after 30 years' imprisonment. still valid. He urged the French to must oppose anti-terrorist tactics Last March church officials met seek inspiration from their Catholic involving reprisals against the inNEW YORK (NC) - Jesuit in Rome to draw up guidelines history - which dates back to the nocent.

Father Paul Murphy has been governing contacts with China and second century - and the region's The pope spoke several weeks elected president of Morality in to'seek ways of improving Sinonumerous saints to make those after Paris had been hit by a series Media, a national anti-pornog- Vatican relations. values meaningful to contempor- of terrorist bombings which left at One concern of the meeting was raphy organization, succeeding the ary society. least nine people dead. The French late Jesuit Father Morton Hill, the to avoid the impression that the The pope asked Jesuits to pro- government said there would be group's founder. Father Murphy Vatican was abandoning the "unmote "with still greater zeal" devo- reprisals against those suspected was founder of Morality in Media derground church" for accommodation with the Patriotic Catholics. in the bombings, even ifthey are in tion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a of Massachusetts. devotion to which the Jesuits his~ other countries.

The pope also reiterated that torically have been committed. He als'o asked Jesuits to encourage priests and laity have distinct role~, people to go to confession and with the laity primarily responsiCommunion on the First Friday ble for temporal affairs. black to lead the Anglican church VATICAN CITY (NC) - South Also that evening the pope met of every month. in South Africa. He said he can At an evening meeting in Lyons' the nation's bishops and praised African Anglican Archbishop DesGerland Stadium, he challenged episcopal cooperation in solving mond Tutu, an outspoken critic of "understand perfectly" why some nonwhites are tempted to use vio. his country's system offorced racial Catholic youths to think seriously contemporary problems. lence in their struggle for equality segregation, said religious leaders On Oct. 7, his last day in France, about a religious vocation. in the whiteminority-ruled nation.

"What is discouraging you?" he Pope John Paul told priests and must "challenge the power strucBut he said Christian leaders there asked. "How would it be possible nuns in Annecy that the church tures. " must always support peaceful "The authorities want a quiesthat from a group of young believ- "counts on your loyalty." change. .cent church, one that is docile, one He spoke in the Basilica of the ers as you are, generous and eager "The church as church could to build the church, there do not Visitation in the lakeside town, that sanctifies the status quo. That never espouse violence," the archis not the role of the church," the where St. Francis de Sales was rise priestly and religious vocabishop said. "The church must black church leader said in a Sept. bishop in the 16th century. tions?" he asked. constantly say 'we are ministers of Afterward, he told an estimated 9 interview with Vatican Radio.

The pope also defended priestly reconciliation.' " The role of the church is to "be celibacy, saying the priest's "com- 80,000 people at an outdoor Mass But he added that reconciliation where Christ would be" among that the saint symbolized church mitment to celibacy is necessary" sometimes involves confrontation. the downtrodden and the voiceunity. for effective ministry.

He cited Christ's death as an Later, at the Catholic Univer- less, he said.

In a visit on Oct. 6 to Ars, example.

France, birthplace ofthe patron of sity of Lyons, he warned against The 54-year-old archbishop was "The cross is a symbol of the parish priests, Pope John Paul substituting alien views for Catholic installed as head of the Cape Town cost of true reconciliation," he told 5,800 priests and seminarians doctrine.

See Sept. 7, becoming the first said.

"There exists in a diffused fashion to strengthen their interior lives so

Pope visits France

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Archbishop' Tutu. says church must reconcile

Bishops form task force

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Citing changing conditions in agriculture and the effect on food policy, the U.S. bishops have set up a task force to assess how the Catholic Church should address food and agricultural issues.

Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, named Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis as task force chairman.

In a letter to Archbishop Roach, Bishop Malone said a "convergence oftrends" calls for a church evaluation of the situation. He cited changing conditions in U.S. agriculture and its relationship to "food policy on a national and international level. " He said the task force agenda "runs from the tragic suffering of American farm families to the responsibility of the United States in a world where millions still go hungry."

Bishop Malone suggested that task force membership include bishops and representatives of organizations such as Catholic Relief Services and the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, and also "draw from the university and policy community."

The U.S. bishops have spoken several times on rural issues, ranging from preservation of family farms to alleviating global malnutrition and starvation. They issued major statements in 1972 and 1979.

Their proposed pastoral letter on the U.S. economy notes that the ability to provide for "essential human needs," such as food for current and future generations, is "the fundamental test of an economy."

Last November, the bishops, responding to a request from 50 bishops in the country's farm belt, sent messages to President Reagan and to Congress urging emergency and long-term legislation to assist small- and medium-size farm operators to survive the farm crisis.

SINGAPORE (NC) - Catholics should be cautiously optimistic about a return to normal relations between the Vaticananda govemment-approved Chinese Catholic Church, said a Belgian priest who recently visited China. "But we should not be naively optimistic about normalizing the relations," Father Jerome Heyndrickx, said in Singapore following a five-week visit to the Asian nation. He said .Chinese bishops he met, all members of the National Association of Patriotic Catholics, which is independent of the Vatican, indicated a desire to reestablish relations.

Charismatics list events The Diocesan Service Committee for the Charismatic Renewal has announced forthcoming events.

A Holy Spirit breakfast will be sponsored by the New Bedford and Fall River deaneries Saturday, Nov. 29, at White's restaurant, Westport, with Father Ray Introvigne, charismatic liaison for the diocese of Norwich, Conn., as speaker. Another deaneries-sponsored breakfast will take place Saturday, April 4, also at White's.

The speaker will be Father Robert Wondolowski, charismatic liaison for the Worcester diocese.

Father Jerome Kodell, OSB, will present a scripture teaching in the spring at a date to be announced. At the same time representatives of a scripture study course will explain their program.

The Service Committee will sponsor a leadership day May 9, including a workshop on the gifts of the Holy Spirit presented by Father Robert DeGrandis.

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BEFORE St. Anthony of Padua's Mass ofthanksgiving, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, center, vicar episcopal Msgr. John J. Oliveira, left, and Father Evaristo Tavares, pastor, share a light moment with altar boys. (Gaudette photo)

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So wrote Ernest C. Ladeira, a member of St. Anthony of Padua parish, Fall River, in an anniversary history.

A Sept. 28 Mass with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as principal celebrant was the final celebration in a year-long diamond jubilee observance.

Father Evaristo Tavares, pastor, and Msgr. Maurice Souza, now retired, from 1943 to 1951 a parish curate, were among concelebrants.

After the Mass, Bishop Cronin had the happy job of tearing up the church mortgage. A gala banquet followed at White's restaurant, North Westport; the bishop was the honored guest, Father Tavares the main speaker and Judge Milton R. Silva master of ceremonies.

Father Tavares calls his parishioners a "faithful, beautiful peopie." 75 to 80 percent of the traditionally ethnic l500-family parish is Portuguese speaking, he said.

"They're very proud of their heritage," said the pastor.

St. Anthony of Padua's first church was dedicated by the late Bishop Daniel F. Feehan on Feb. 2, 1913. The parish had been established two years earlier and at first Masses were held at the nearby St. Roch's and Holy Rosary churches.

The present building was dedicated May 28, 1969 by Bishop James L. Connolly. Necessitated by deterioration of the previous church, it is a modern structure which serves both religious and social needs of the parish.

Father Tavares became St. Anthony's fifth pastor in 1981. His work has included revitalizing the Holy Name Society, introducing bilingual meetings to the parish community and renovating the sanctuary in accordance with Vatican II specifications.

Parishioner Manuel H. Camara Jr. was among the first permanent

deacons in the Fall River diocese.

He serves both at St. Anthony's and at Sacred Heart parish, also in Fall River.

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Four classrooms were construct- . ed in the church hall several months ago. Parishioner John Janeiro painted their walls according to the specifications of parish children, including rainbows, nature scenes and depictions of Christ.

Bishop Cronin toured the new rooms, said Father Tavares, and "was enchanted by the art."

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The report said the "majority of the theologates have curricula of moral theology characterized by balance, fidelity, pedagogic appropriateness and pastoral sensitivity."

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Besides strengthening mora! theology, philosophy and minority enrollment, seminaries need to stress more clearly the distinction between priesthood and lay ministry, the report said. It said that because of differences in background and purpose, the access of nonseminarians to seminary cours'es should be limited.

The report praised the quality of liturgical celebrations, the preparation for priestly celibacy, and the rapid development of pastoral formation.

Other major findings in the report included: - Bishops are supportive of their seminaries, and relationships between the bishops and the seminary leadership are generally good.

- Rectors are "competent and dedicated" but sometimes "overstretched" because they are given too many "extraneous duties."

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- Many teachers "who teach the bread-and-butter subjects of theology very well are taken for - There is an "undervaluing of granted," and efforts should be philosophy," so that the requiremade to give more explicit recogments set by the bishops' confernition of their service. ence as a minimum "now seem to - Biblical studies in seminaries have become the norm." Entrants were "particularly" singled out for coming from college seminaries praise, while Christology and eccleare generally ready for theology, but most others need the "pre- siology should be made much more theology year" which many the- central and substantial" to the ology-level seminaries have intro- core theological curriculum.

- While academic degree standduced. ards have been raised substantially, - Seminaries with pre-theology courses have given "the highest "there is much still to be done if the importance" to spiritual formation. theologates are to match the very "This is to be unhesitatingly combest graduate schools in the V nimended and supported." ted States." Bishops should also appreciate more "the value ofcanon- The study teams visiting the seminaries "were generally highly. ical degrees" and should "consider afffiliating their seminaries to ecimpressed by the quality of the clesiastical faculties" in order to be liturgical celebrations and the homable to get Vatican-recognized ilies." Serious liturgical abuses "are degrees. rare, occurring in small group liturgies, but they should not exist at - Systematic pastoral formation, despite its relative newness, all." has developed rapidly in V,S. semin- There can be no doubt at all aries, although some unevenness about the emergence...of a more explicit and powerful thirst for the, still exists.

- Social justice courses are spiritual life." A "realignment" has generally satisfactory, but "somebeen asked in those seminaries times we have the impression that which, before the visitation, were social justice" is seen as "mere using non-priests as spiritual direcpolitics." tors.

- The seminaries are "very at- Spiritual formation is "obtractive examples of Catholic comviously incomplete" if future munity life," and many have conpriests have not developed a deep structive rules that promote habits love for Mary, so seminaries should of self-discipline. But in some semindo more to foster "authentic Mararies the rules or guidelines "are ian devotion." either too vague or are out of - On celibacy, seminaries were date." Most seminaries emphasize commended for "the explicit and self-sacrifice, but "it does not seem constructive ways" in which they that this asceticism is sufficiently "are preparing, students for lifeinternalized in the seminarians themlong priestly celibacy." . selves."

- Academically, a number of Cardinal Baum concluded his institutions have an "admirable" report with a note that, if the V.S program. Some "need to rethink bishops should decide to release their curricula" because some im- the report to the public, "that pubportant courses "are missing alto- lic should know that although we gether" or because "too much im- have touched some problems, inportant subject matter is crammed deed some of them substantial, the into courses of too few credits." free-standing theologates are basiSeminaries which have been critic- cally good, need the prayers of the ized academically were commended church and the support of the for their"very professional" efforts Catholic community."

Lay Catholics meet CHICAGO (NC) - Eyeing the 1987 world Synod of Bishops on the laity, some 300 V .S.lay Catholics from virtually every walk of life met in Chicago in September to discuss the lay vocation in the world.

Input for next year's bishops' synod was the group's immediate goal, but participants also suggested directions in lay initiativ~ which could have long-range impact on the V.S. church regardless of the synod.

The conference focused on the role of Catholic laity in the home, workplace and the world in general.

Participants were physicians, lawyers, business and government officials, journalists, social workers, artists, teachers, homemakers, union leaders and church workers.

His'torian David J. O'Brien of Holy Cross College, Worcester, said in a keynote address that church teaching and human dignity demand that the church focus on "the formation of lay Christians for service in the world of which they are a part.

"Ministry in the church and ministry in the world are two sides of the same coin ofa church which claims to be Christ's presence in history," he added.

H,osted by the Chicag~-based NatIOnal Cente~ for the Laity, the three~day meetmg offered m~re questIOns. than answers, the chief one seemmg to be, "Where do we go from here?"

Rhode Island state Sen. David R. ~~rlin Jr. not~d the ~!fficulty.o.~ ~efmmg a p~rtlcu~~r C~thohc mvolvement m p~htlcal d.lalo~ue, ~ut urged Cathohc cont~lbutlOns m areas such as human fights and justice for the poor. .

He warned of a loss of Cathohc identity, saying that "unless effective new institutional forms are found for Catholic la~ persons, especially the profeSSional and semi-professi~n~1 I~y pe~son, the process of assimilatIOn Will sweep all before it.."

The NatIOnal Center for the Laity said it would publish a summary of conference proceedings, send a delegation to meet with V.S. bishops attending the synod, and send representatives to the actual synod in Rome in October 1987.

Looking to the broader project of developing a new sense of lay vocation among American Catholics, the center announced plans to help develop local consultations and "faith-and-work" support groups around the country.

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7S years of Catholic secondary education

Taunton offers thanksgiving A Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of Catholic secondary education in the city of Taunton was offered Sept. 21 at St. Mary's Church in the city.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant at the Mass, attended by hundreds of faculty, administrators, graduates and students of Taunton's former and present Catholic secondary schools.

Catholic secondary education in Taunton had its beginnings in 1912 when the late Msgr. James Coyle, then pastor of St. Mary's, opened St. Mary's High School as a coeducational institution for the city's youth. Msgr. Coyle's interest in educating young people in a Catholic setting resulted in growing interest in the high school, and by 1930 or so, many prospective students had to be turned away because of lack of space.

Following Msgr. Coyle's death in the early 30s, the late Bishop James E. Cassidy announced that a Catholic high school for boys would be constructed on Taunton's Summer Street, staffed by the Brothers of Holy Cross. Upon completion, the school was dedicated to the memory of Msgr.

Coyle.

St. Mary's High School then became a girls' high school, staffed by the Sisters of the Holy Union.

The need for a more modern facility for girls emerged in the late 50s and early 60s. In 1963, a carefully planned school was constructed on the corner of Adams and Hamilton Streets near Hopewell Park. It was dedicated to the memory of Bishop Cassidy, the third bishop of the Fall River diocese.

Thus two figures who played prominent roles in the development of Catholic education in Taunton were honored with namesake high schools.

In 1971, Coyle and Cassidy High Schools merged at the Adams and Hamilton Streets facility, reinstating the coeducational concept of secondary education and providing a new beginning for Catholic secondary education in Taunton.

At the same time, several parish

schools combined their resources; Taunton Catholic Middle School was established in the former Coyle building and St. Mary's and Our Lady of Lourdes became parish primary schools.

Forthe past 15 years, Coyle and Cassidy High School has been developing its own image as a Catholic secondary school, drawing from the traditions of both Msgr. Coyle and Bishop Cassidy High Schools and adapting them to the present.

"This special liturgy marks a tremendous point in Catholic education in the area," Bishop Cronin said in his homily.

"It's important to commemorate a jubilee," the bishop said, "for a number of reasons," including pride in the traditions which motivate educators and the need to give thanks and "accept the challenge which lies before us."

He noted the importance of remembering the many men and women involved in Taunton area Catholic secondary education, including Msgr. Coyle, the late Bishops Cassidy and James L. Connolly, the Holy Union Sisters and the Holy Cross Brothers.

Coyle and Cassidy merged the "great traditions" of both Msgr.

Coyle and Bishop Cassidy high schools, Bishop Cronin said. "At this anniversary Mass, he observed, "we can look back and ahead. We are here to give thanks for both the good times and our getting through the bad times.

"We must thank the lay staff who have worked side by side with area religious and priests," the bishop added.

"And what of the future?" he asked. "75 years does not conclude the great work of Catholic secondary education. We will face the future in faith, with the hope and the love that unite us."

Catholic education heralds the Gospel, . the bishop said. "We try to bring moral values to society, live them out and witness them.

We teach respect for human life from conception to death, we respect life and feel that we are

good Americans. We give witness and a model of moral values to society by our teaching and the waY'we live our lives. We uphold the model of Christian marriage, we reflect on our roots and thank God, bow humbly and accept the challenge of the future."

Father Richard W. Beaulieu, director of the Diocesan Department of Education, told those gathered that "Coyle and Cassidy has to exist for one primary purpose, "to teach our young people the message of faith." The celebration marked 75 years of giving of yourselves, he told his listeners.

Designated concelebrants were Father Beaulieu; Father Richard M. Roy, Coyle and Cassidy chaplain; Father George W. Coleman and Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill, former diocesan directors of education; Father Paul G. Connolly, pastor of St. Mary's Church; and Very Rev. Gerald T. Shovelton, Taunton area dean. Concelebrants were former school chaplains, Coyle and Cassidy alumni and area priests.

Participants in the liturgy included Sister Virginia O'Hare, SUSC, and Michael J. Donly, Coyle and Cassidy's first and current principals; Sister John Elizabeth, S USC, first principal of the former Bishop Cassidy High School; Sister Ann Moore, CND, assoc,iate superintendent of diocesan schools; Deacon Robert A. Faria; and Coyle and Cassidy seniors Mark Bettencourt and Kristine Cardoza.

Music was by the Coyle and Cassidy Folk Group.

A reception followed at the high school.

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-Ohio Obviously you cannot protect your daughter from competition.

It is all around us, in the classroom, in the stores and on TV game shows, not to mention athletic events. However, you can communicate an attitude about athletic excellence.

Athletics, the striving for excellence in physical prowess, is a marvelous endeavor. Nothing is more exhilarating than setting a difficult goal and achieving it, whether running farther, jumping

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Competition was added to athletics somewhere in the past to provide additional motivation, to push us to give that extra bit and break the barriers of our perceived limitations. And it works. Athletes give their best performances when challenged by a strong opponent.

But then competition became more than just motivation. Winning became the only goal. Being first meant being better than everyone else. As Vince Lombardi put it, "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." He was wrong.

If we can reduce exaggerated competition, athletics has two major values for children. First, children can learn social skills and can initiate lifelong friendships by training and playing and competing together. And second, they develop habits of discipline, stronger bodies and physical skills that form the base for good health.

Playing together on a team can lead to cooperation and encourage cheering for one another. Learning to compete, sometimes win-

ning, sometimes losing, can teach social graces that will be much needed in later life.

School sports, particularly running and swimming, are activities that foster good health and provide skills that can be enjoyed into old age.

For these reasons, I believe school sports are valuable for children. If your child wants to be in sports, do what you can as a parent to see that the school program puts less emphasis on winning per se and more on participation and sportsmanship. Compliment coaches who encourage wide participation and who notice and support all team members, not just the superstars.

Cheer your child's successes, sympathize with disappointment, but always remember that sport is play and recreation, not the measure of a person's worth.

Questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address the Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.

Fighting for what's right

By Antoinette Bosco City street, Mary was given a No matter how much television ticket for a missing front plate.

No problem, she thought. She . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . , you've watched, it's still fun to see someone you know on the tube. pleaded "not guilty" by mail and When it's your daughter, it's a assumed the summons would be laughed off and thrown out. thrill.

She thought wrong. An adminMy daughter Mary was recently Shoreway ....cres has so many istrative judge at the parking vioof a news broadcast. the subject reasons to escape to Falmouth for She had decided to fight city hall lations bureau found her "guilty" a truly memorable weekend..... and she won her case hands down and fined her $40. dining room where Lobster Bisque "I couldn't believe it," Mary with millions of TV viewers lookand Chateaubrland are regular related. "I got on the phone and ing on. occurences n Inviting indoor pool and sauna short walk to splendid It started with a parking ticket for three hours tried to straighten _shops and Cape Cod beaches. And in New York City and ended with out this nonsense, calling six difthe entire weekend. with eight a triumph of individual determina- ferent agencies in an endless runmeals. dancing. and our unique tion over the seemingly impene-: around. It looked like my only BYOB club. probably costs less trable bureaucratic machine. Even recourse was to spend a day in than a room and meal allowance more important, it gave my daugh- court and I was really upset at the someplace else. ThaI's what makes ter a lesson in the ultimate value of abuse and loss of work."

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But my daughter refused to be a State law requires one license plate 'Excellent Band Good until 11/30/86 and Dance on a car, unlike New York state, helpless victim. "This is America Min.2 nights. holidays 3 nights. which requires two plates. One where individual rights are still Tax. gratuities not incl. day, while parked on a New York supposed to count for something," she said.

She wrote to all the major TV stations in the area and WNBC picked up the story and sent a TV crew to spend the afternoon with her.

With a TV crew in tow, she got fast action. AII the top brass from the parking violations bureau came out to introduce themselves and her conviction was overturned within minutes.

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Wrapping up the experience, a TV reporter asked Mary what the moral of her story was. "I guess it's that people shouldn't give up fighting for what's right," she said.

A moment later, however, a dif· ferent moral occurred to her. "I started picturing the faces of the men at the top," she told me.

"They didn't look like ogres, they looked vulnerable."

She realized then that she and the TV crew had the power to hurt others. "Something told me that I had no right to seek further personal satisfaction or revenge for .the trouble their agency had caused me." So she quickly turned to the camera and added a kind word for the officials who had helped her out, saying they were "decent human beings who were trying to do their jobs well. " After the broadcast, Mary was going to send a followup letter to the parking violations bureau urging it to treat people better in the future. But she didn't have to. An agency official called to thank her for her kind words and to ask her assistance in efforts to improve their system.

She couldn't have gotten a quicker or clearer affirmation that even if we're right, when we are in a position of power, it's better to spread Christian love than to seize the chance to prove our own egotistical toughness.

Contribution WASHINGTON (NC) - The Laffey-McHugh Foundation of Wilmington, Del., has committed $250,000 to the fund for a new building for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic Conference.

Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, NCCBUSCC general secretary, said the contribution was a "significant commitment" which will aid in relocating the bishops"Washington headquarters to a new facility near The Catholic University of America.

The Laffey-McHugh Foundation helps educational, health care, religious and community organizations in the greater Wilmington area.

Formal ground breaking ceremonies for the five-story NCCB building were held Aug. 18. A"tual construction is expected to begin in October and relocation of the headquarters and its staff of about 300 persons is targeted for September 1988.

Several groups have donated to the $20 million project, which also is being financed through sale of the current headquarters in downtown Washington.

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AT CAPE and Isla)lds regional leaders' hearing, participants included, from left, Sister Doreen Donegan, SUSC, Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich; Judy Sullivan, St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; Bobbi Paradise, Our Lady of Victory, Centerville; Father John A. Perry, host pastor.

Youth ministry hears leaders In an effort to form a parishbased diocesan youth ministry program in the Fall River diocese, the Diocesan Office of Youth Ministry, directed by Father George E..

Harrison and coordinated by Kathryn E. Wrobel, conducted two recent regional leaders' hearings to determine the needs and desires of parish youth ministers.

Religious and lay leaders attended the Sept. 29 and Oct.¡ 1 meetings, held respectively at Cathedral Camp and Our Lady ofVictory parish, Centerville.

At the hearings, at which 45 parishes were represented, components of youth ministry as listed in 1976 by the U.S. bishops were evaluated in relation to the present situation of parish youth programs.

The components are word, community life, prayer and worship, justice, peace, service, guidance, advocacy and enablement.

Based on their own parish situations, hearing participants were asked to rank in priority order and share their hopes with regard to

youth needs, parish goals and the place of diocesan-sponsored programs. Their input will be evaluated and utilized at a youth ministry conference to be held Nov. 17 to 19 at Cathedral Camp.

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WASHINGTON (NC) - The National Conference of Catholic Bishops has announced the names of 10 bishops nominated to succeed Bishop James W. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio, as NCCB president.

Bishop Malone's three-year term as president expires at the NCCB meeting, to be held Nov. 10-13 in Washington.

The nominees, listed alphabetically, are Archbishop James A. Hickey of Washington; Archbishop Thomas C. Kelly of Louisville, Ky.; Cardinal Bernard. F. Law of Boston; Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala.; Archbishop Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles; Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis; Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York; Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati; Archbishop Edmund C. Szoka of Detroit; and Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland of Milwaukee. ..

Each U.S. bishop submitted five candidates for the NCCB post and the slate is made up of the 10 prelates most frequently mentioned who accepted nomination.

At the meeting the president will be elected by a simple majority vote. If a simple majority is not received on the first or second ballot, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes on the second ballot will be the only candidates on the third and final ballot.

The vice president will be elected by the same process from among the remaining nine nominees.

The nominating committee also listed nominees for chairmen of NCCB and U.S. Catholic Conference committees.

Archbishop J. Francis Stafford of Denver and Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler of Charleston, S.C., are candidates for chairman of the NCCB Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Committee.

Nominations for chairman of NCCB committees include: Migration and Tourism - Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Pittsburgh and Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J.; Missions - Bishop Thomas J. O'Brien of Phoenix, Ariz., and Auxiliary Bishop J. Terry Steib of St. Louis; Pastoral Research and

Practices - Bishop James P. Keleher of Belleville, Ill., and Archbishop' John R. Quinn of San Francisco.

Permanent Diaconate - Bishop Frank J. Rodimer of Paterson, N.J., and Bishop William S. Skylstad of Yakima, Wash.; Pro-Life - Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago and Auxiliary Bishop Edward J. O'Donnell ofSt. Louis; Women in Society and the Church - Bishop Victor H. Balke of Crookston, Minn., and Bishop Joseph L. Imesch ofJoliet, Ill.; Vocations - Bishop Robert Brom of Duluth, Minn., and Auxiliary Bishop John J. Vlazny of Chicago.

USCC Committee on Social Development and World Peace Archbishop Mahony of Los Angeles and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan of Brooklyn.

Two members of the USCC Education Committee will be selected from Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Egan of New York; Auxiliary Bishop Roger L. Kaffer of Joliet, Ill.; Bishop John J. Leibrecht of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Bishop Donald Montrose of Stockton, Calif.

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Vatican asks limit on dissent in publications ROME (NC) - The Vatican is pressuring religious orders to limit dissent from church authority and teaching in their publications.

One Vatican official said dissenting articles had "provoked scandal."

The Vatican took action after receiving complaints about a number of articles and public statements in such publications, officials said.

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interviewed in Rome the Vatican is unhappy with religious who appeared to question in print the church's teaching, its decisions or its authority. However Vatican officials declined to identify the material they consider offensive.

The debate over the issue began several months ago, when the Vatican Congregation for Religious and Secular Institutes told heads of religious orders they should do more to curb offending articles.

The religious superiors told the congregation they agreed that some vigilance is needed. They also said there should be some room for public disagreement with church positions.

tions, as representatives of the Father John Vaughn, said the Vat- Franciscan order's 1985 general magisterium," said the superior, ican spoke of "a number of com- chapter meeting, written by the who asked not to be identified. plaints" about the articles. The U.S. delegate, said that "authori"The two areas of concern were articles dealt in part with the doc- tarian voices" in Rome and "exagorthodoxy and authority," he said. trinal congregation's disciplining gerated centralization" hinder the A commission appointed by the of a Brazilian Franciscan theolo- church's mission to preach the Union of Superiors General, which gian, Father Leonardo Boff, for a Gospel. represents male religious orders book that, in part, questioned Mustard Seed is published by worldwide, made the following church structure. the justice and peace office of the points in a report sent to the Franciscans' Cincinnati, province. congregation: Father Vaughn said an exchange - Religious superiors accepted of letters between the Franciscan a general responsibility for the curia and the Cincinnati provinpublished materials oftheir orders. cial settled the issue. There was no - It would be more practical public retraction, but Father ': • • j for local and provincial leaders ~ . '} Vaughn said there was agreement .... than for superiors to exercise prior that portions of the articles were review of published matter. inappropriate.

- The sources of complaints He added that the Franciscan A July 1985 editorial in the news- leadership believes loyalty to the about articles should be carefully The congregation, which has letter called the year of silence Holy See is basic and a letter jurisdiction over most religious weighed. imposed on Father Boff "an em- emphasizing that point would be - Distinctions should be made orders, is studying how to remedy barrassing violation of human sent to the order's members. among types of publications and what congregation undersecretary rights" and "ludicrous."

Father Jesus Torres called "a gen- types of audiences before ruling Remember To Vote It compared the action to that out all dissent.

On Nov. 4, by voting "Yes" on eral problem, not one confined to taken by "dictatorships."

The report said it might not Question #2, voters in Massachua few publications."

An editorial the next month crit- setts can remove the last vestige of always be improper to question or He said that because of the icized what it called Cardinal Rat"great freedom" given publications, even criticize church decisions on zinger's "reactionary ecclesiology." unfair discrimination against stusome matters, especially concerndents in parochial schools. Please some articles had "provoked scanIn the same issue a report on the give this careful consideration. dal, amazement and problems" ing social issues.

Sister Louise Cote, secretary of among their Catholic readers.

Father Torres said the congre- the International Union of Supergation was contacting heads of iors General, the umbrella organireligious orders to discuss the prob- ' zation for women's religious orders, lem. He said he hoped some "com- said her organization sent a similar response to Cardinal Hamer. mon bearings" would result.

The Vatican congregation has In a Dec. 5, 1985, letter, Cardinal Jean Jerome Hamer, head of declined to identify publications it the congregation for Religious, considers offensive, said two supersaid the Vatican had received "fre- iors in Rome.

"We tried to find out. We assumquent" complaints about "the writings, teachings and speeches of ed they were thinking of certain men and women religious, which publications, but they have not are not in harmony with the mag- mentioned them," one superior isterium of the church, reportedly said.

One case illustrates how one' without intervention by their religious order's publications atsuperiors. " tracted Vatican attention.

The letter was sent to the conArticles last year in Mustard federations of male and female Seed, a U.S. Franciscan newsletreligious orders. Parts of it were ter, criticized Cardinal Joseph Ratleaked to the Italian press and its zinger, head of the Vatican Concontent was confirmed by religious gregation for the Doctrine of the superiors in Rome.

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"Fanaticism and small-mindedness," he said, are not the way to achieve the church's legitimate goal of"purity and integrity of doctrine." , He said the church has too often been so afraid of new cultural and intellectual challenges that "leaders were picked...by the rigidity of their orthodoxy, so that often second-rate and repressive minds, riding on the waves of that fear, took over."

Archbishop Weakland made his comments in two successive columns titled "The Price of Orthodoxy" which appeared in September in his archdiocesan newspaper, the Catholic Herald.

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a return to the authoritarian reaction of the church to "modernism" at the start of the 20th century.

church, on the other hand, come mostly from psychology and the human sciences," Archbishop Weakland said. "In fact, it is not "In the first decade of the cen- by accident that the troubled territury," he wrote, "during the pon- .tory today is sexuality and its relatificate of Pope Pius X, seminaries tionship to the whole of human were closed, theological periodi~ behavior, that is, moral issues." cals were suppressed, a network of The archbishop mentioned no 'informers' in each diocese was current individuals or movements organized, oaths were repeatedly by name, but the most prominent taken, intellectually rigid bishops figure facing church discipline over were appointed, and fear and dis- his views on sexuality and moraltrust were everywhere in the ity is Father Charles E. Curran, a U.S.A." professor of moral theology at The Efforts by Catholic theologians Catholic University of America. to resolve apparent conflicts between biblical accounts and 19thIn August the Vatican Congrecentury scientific and historical gation for the Doctrine of the discoveries were the source of many Faith, with the approval of Pope of the ideas which were gathered John Paul II, notified Father Curloosely under the label of moder- ran that his church license to teach nism and condemned by Pope must be revoked because he was PiusX. no longer considered "suitable nor "Today's challenges to the eligible to teach Catholic theology."

In a detailed discussion of modernism, Archbishop Weakland reflected the view that suppression of the movement by church officials dealt a major blow to Catholic intellectual activity and scholarship for decades.

"The theological suppression of the first decade of the century and the fears it instilled resulted in a total lack of theological creativity in the U.S.A. for half a century," he wrote. "It also left us unprepared for the dramatic changes of the '60s. We are only now again coming to life and only now producing in the' areas of biblical exegesis and theology world-renowned scholars."

According to the archbishop, just a decade before the Second Vatican Council of the 1960s, the theology developing in Europe which became the basis for the

council was considered "novel and suspect" by Americans.

He stressed the church's need to defend sound doctrine but said, "Repeating old formulas does not answer new problems; they demand new thinking in the light of held truths. " The way to do this, 'he said, is not by "suppression of theological creativity and lack of growth."

As "a better way of proceeding," he suggested a return to the approach offered by Pope John XXIII as he opened Vatican II. In his speech inaugurating the council, Pope John argued that the church today should "make use of the medicine of mercy rather than that of severity," fighting error "by demonstrating the validity of her teaching rather than by condemnations."

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 10, 1986

FILM RATINGS A-I Approved for Children and Adults Flight of the Navigator The Great Mouse Detective A Great Wall

Invaders From Mars The Karate Kid, Part II

Area Religious Broadcasting

Labyrinth Spacecamp

The following television and radio programs originate in the diocesan vieWing and listening area. Their listings normaOy do not vary from week to week. They will be presented in the Anchor the first Friday of each month and will renect any changes that may be made. Please clip and retain for reference.

A-2 Approved for Adults and Adolescents Choke Canyon Clockwise Crocodile Dundee Desert Bloom Ferris Bueller's Day Off Haunted Honeymoon

Jake Speed Legend Lucas The Manhattan Project My American Cousin On the Edge

Otello Poltergeist II; The Other Side Restless Natives 'Round Midnight Short Circuit

Each Sunday, 10:30 a.m WLNE, Channel 6. Diocesan Television Mass.

A-3 Approved for Adults Only Absolute Beginners American Anthem Armed & Dangerous Back to School Big Trouble Big Trouble in Little China Club Paradise Dangerously Close Fire With Fire Ginger & Fred Gung Ho Heartburn

Hard Traveling Legal Eagles Letter to Brezhnev The Lightship Malcolm A Man and a Woman: 20 Years Later Manhunter Men Next Summer 90 Days Nothing in Common (Rec.)

One Crazy Summer One More Saturday Night Pirates Pretty in Pink Room with a View Shanghai Surprise Stand By Me That's Life 3 Men & a Cradle Top Gun Tough Guys Under the Cherry Moon Vagabond

A-4 Separate Classification (Separate classification is given to certain films which while not morally offensive, require some analysis and explanation as a protection against wrong interpretation and false conclusions) Aliens At Close Range

Echo Park F-X

Hannah and Her Sisters JoJo Dancer, Your Life is Calling

O-Morally Offensive About Last Night American Justice April Fool's Day Bliss Born American Bullies Cobra The Delta Force Desert Hearts Down and Out in Beverly Hills 8 Million Ways to Die Extremities

Femme de Personne A Fine Mess Friday the 13th, Part VI Howard the Duck The Fly Last Resort Love Songs Maximum Overdrive Mona Lisa The Name of the Rose 91/2 Weeks Out of Bounds

The Perils of P.K. Psycho III Radioactive Dreams Raw Deal Running Scared Ruthless People She's Gatta Have It Sweet Liberty The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part II Twist and Shout Youngblood

(Rec.) after a title indicates that the film is recommended by the U.S. Catholic Conference reviewer for the category of viewers under which it is listed. These listin~s are presented monthly; please clip and save for reference. Further information on recent films is available from The Anchor office, 675-7151.

Did the workshop work?

By Hilda Young I recently attended a parishsponsored workshop for parents and adolescents and pre-adolescent children. Session I focused on settling sibling conflicts.

I was pretty sure they meant arguments and fights, so I paid close attention. They described four techniques.

I. Explaining to combatants the "natural consequences" of their actions.

2. Not becoming involved in the disagreement and letting the kids work it out themselves.

3. Asking them how they would suggest I should handle the situation.

4. Giving them two choices like settling the problem quickly or being grounded for a week.

It sounded better than yelling, safer than stepping. between a 12 an~ 14-year-old with a wooden spoon' and more self-assured than saying "Wait until your father hears about this."

When oldest son threatened to use his sister's head as an assignment for his shop class if she didn't return the television to the football game, I saw my chance.

"The natural consequences of this kind of behavior," I said to them calmly, "are that you will both be unhappy, you will upset the family and we will have to turn off the television."

I smiled.

My daughter stared my son in the eye. "As I see it," she said, "the natural consequence is that if pigskin breath doesn't button his lip I'm going to wrap it around his forehead."

I quickly rejected Plan 2, "letting the argument run its course," and deftly moved to the third option.

"There seems to be a problem here," I said to them. "I'd like to help. What might you suggest as a reasonable way for me to proceed?"

"Have her declared brain dead and collect the insurance," said the football fan.

"Tell him about the accident with formaldehyde just after he was born," responded the young woman brandishing a rolled up TV Guide.

Strategy 4: "You two have two' choices," I said, my voice rising perhaps a little. "And before I give them to you I'm going into the kitchen for my wooden spoon, and try to resist pulling your father into this nonsense."

It worked. Next week's session is on parent-child communication.

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CARDINAL Bernard Law blesses an attendee at recent ceremonies at LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, commemorating the 140th anniversary of the apparition of Mary to two peas.ant children at LaSalette, France. (Gaudette photo)

Feminization Continued from Page One for attacking conditions which it says keep women poor - low salaries; employment discrimination because of women's potential childbearing roles; lack of adequate recognition of the role of women in caring for children and elderly; and other social and economic factors.

The statement also calls for changes in church employment practices.

Delegates approved the draft with no major changes but added sections dealing with child care, property rights and implementation of the statement.

"We are asking Catholic Charities on the national and local levels to provide leadership in implementing this statement," said Sister Delores Brinkel, a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth, Kan., and chairwoman ofthe committee that proposed the statement.

Remember To Vote

She added that in the United States women still do not have equal access to training, education, employment and insurance benefits.

Father Thomas Harvey, executive director of Catholic Charities USA, said the organization would urge implementation of the document by aiming legislative efforts at state governments.

The document recommends, among other things, that: - Workers be paid for the value of the work performed - according to the concept of "pay equity," rather than according to gender -and that the minimum wage be increased.

- The federal government be committed to affirmative action policies, particularly as they affect women, especially women who are black, Hispanic, Asian or native American.

- Social Security be revamped so husband and wife share earnings credits and so work women perform at home in caring for children or the elderly is adequately acknowledged.

On Nov. 4, by voting "Yes" on Question #2, voters in Massachusetts can remove the last vestige of unfair discrimination against students in parochial schools. Please give this careful consideration.

- The welfare system no longer be based ona "male pauper" model but on a model that provides "an adequate standard of living for unemployed and underemployed women."

Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each Sunday on radio station WJFDFM, 7 p.m. each Sunday on television Channel 20.

Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Anthony of Lisbon parishes, Taunton: 7 p.m. each Sunday and 6 p.m. each Monday on U.A. Columbia Cablevision, Channel 27.

Mass Monday to Friday every week, 11 :30 a.m. to noon, WXNE, Channel 26.

"Connuence," 8 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island, and Rabbi Baruch Korff.

"Breakthrough" 6:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 10, a program on the power of God to touch lives, produced by the Pastoral Theological Institute of Hamden. Conn.

"The Glory of God," with Father John Bertolucci, 7:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 27.

"Maryson," a family puppet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each Thursday, Fall River and New Bedford Cable Channel 13.

"Spirit and the Bride," a talk show with William Larkin, 6 p.m. Monday, cable channel 35.

On Radio Charismatic programs with Father John Randall are aired from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday on station WRIB,I220AM;Massisbroadcast at I p.m. each Sunday.

Programs of Catholic interest are broadcast at the following times on station WROL Boston, 950 AM: Monday through Friday 9, 9:15.11:45 a.m.; 12:15, 12:30, I p.m.

A Polish-language Mass is heard from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday on station WICE, 550 a.m.

Contemporary Christian rock music is heard at 9 a.m. each Sunday on WDOM, 91.3 FM. Providence College radio; also at 9 a.m. each Saturday on WSHL, 9 1.3 FM, Stonehill College radio. Produced by the Good News Catholic Radio Ministry of Taunton and reaching diocesan listeners in Taunton, Fall River, Easton and Attleboro, the program also discusses artists, concerts and videos connected with this fastgrowing sector of the rock scene.

Archbishop Hurley says sanctions America's only "tangible option" DURBAN, South Africa (NC) - Economic sanctions were "the only tangible option" open for U.S. action against apartheid, said the head of the four-nation southern African bishops' conference.

But Archbishop Denis Hurley of Durban, stopped short of specifically endorsing the penalties approved by Congress over President Reagan's veto.

In an Oct. 3 statement, he repeated the southern African bishops' approval of "economic pressure" against South Africa's official racial discrimination. That statement said

the bishops were "not competent to give specific advice on how economic pressure should be applied. " The United States "wants action," said Archbishop Hurley.

"If apartheid has to go - and the whole world agrees on this except an infinitesimal proportion of its population, consisting of unrepentant white South Africans - it is in the American character to do something about it," he said.

"The only tangible option open to the Americans was sanctions," the churchman said. "They have decided."

"Now, how much did you say you'd sacrifice for the Missions on World Mission Sunday?"

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 10, 1986

Elijah Parish Lovejoy

By Cecilia Belanger I was talking with a young girl on her way to college. She'd never left home before and she said, "It's kind of scary. I'm worried about my studies, plus my health and I'm going to be terribly lonesome for my parents, especially my mother."

She was almost embarrassed to say that and I thought of all the children who love their parents dearly but hesitate to say so.

A young man told me that the best part about being away from home for the first time was that he could put into his letters how much he cared for his parents. It was easy to put on paper but difficult to say face to face. But aren't we all like that sometimes?

Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a Maine poet, wrote his mother beautiful letters and poems. Betsey Lovejoy . was a terrific parent who read the Psalms to her children, encouraged them to read the classics and played memory games with them.

Lovejoy was lonely too when he left home in 1827 and his mother was so overcome she couldn't speak.

Their correspondence was a thing of beauty and his tribute to her entitled "My Mother" was appreciated by thousands of young men who had left home to seek their fortunes in the West.

When Lovejoy's mother read the poems dedicated to her she wrote him, "What shall I say to you? I路 can hardly see, the tears obscure my sight. When you first left us I thought it would entirely unfit me for business, but I found God a very present help."

Youth have told me that they are hesitant to show how much they care for their mothers. But Lovejoy grew up as a rugged woodsman.

His poetry was born out of his dreams of a young America, a beautiful New England. His pen won him a national reputation and he became known for his courage to speak his thoughts. But after 1833 he wrote no more poetry devoting his last four years to the crusade against slavery and against the gagging of the press.

As an editor, he was threatened because of his writings against slavery. His presses were destroyed by mobs and on the night of November 7, 1837, two days before his 35th birthday, he was killed defending his right to use them in his crusade for equality and freedom of expression.

Lovejoy was a champion of human dignity. He had recently written: "I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world should vote them down. I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative. "

POPE JOHN PAUL II poses with members ofthe Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, . in Rome for a series of games. The Trotters, including new female member Lynette Woodard, presented the pope with a red, white and blue basketball. (NC/UPI-Reuter photo)

How is the conscience of a nation kept alive? Jackson Browne asks this question in his new single "For America." The song remembers a troubled time in America's history, the Vietnam years. It challenges people to provide moral leadership for the future.

There are many memorials to Lovejoy but perhaps the most appropriate was conceived at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, which annually presents the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award to a journalist "in honor of America's first martyr to freedom of the press who died bravely rather than forsake this editorial principles."

By Charlie Martin

For America

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New classrooms open at St. Anne's School Equipment from the former Mount St. Joseph School in Fall River is now furnishing four new classrooms at St. Anne's School, also in Fall River.

The rooms are accommodating kindergarten through fourth graders, giving St. Anne's two classes at each of those levels, said Father John R. FoIster, St. Anne's pastor.

Five lay teachers from Mount St. Joseph have joined his school faculty, while 60 of 100 new students this year are Mount transfers, said the pastor. "It's a great boost for us," he said of the new equipment. "It allowed us to expand at a moment that was very critical."

St. Anne's School is housed in a massive building on Forest Street, near St.Anne's church and shrine.

One of the few area diocesan educational institutions with space to spare, its fourth floor is still used only for storage.

Bishop Connolly Patrick McNally, a 1980 graduate of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, has joined the school's faculty as a member ofthe English department.

Many St. Anne's parents utilize its morning and afternoon extended care program, which offers professional supervision at a nominal fee.

Like the teachers, two of the extended care supervisors were formerly at Mount St. Joseph. ~.

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BISHOP Robert E. Mulvee of Wilmington, Del., scoops up three St. Bernard puppies that raced to greet him as he walked through a churchyard.

As if I really didn't understand That I was just another part of their plan I went off looking for the promise Believing in the motherland.

And from the comfort of a dreamer's bed And the safety of my own head I went on speaking of the future While other people fought and bled.

The kid I was when I fust left home Was looking for his freedom And a life of his own But the freedom that he found Wasn't quite as sweet When the truth was known.

I have prayed for America I was made for America It's in my blood and in my bones.

By the dawn's early light By all I know is right We're going to reap what we have sown.

As if freedom was a question of might As if loyalty was black and white You hear people say it all the time My country wrong or right.

I want to know what that's got to do With what it takes to find out what's true With everyone from the president on down Trying to keep it from you.

The thing I wonder about the dads and moms Who send their sons to the Vietnams Will they really think their way of life Has been protected as the next war comes.

I have prayed for America I was made for America Her shining dream plays in my mind By the rockets' red glare A generation's blank stare We better wake her up this time.

I have prayed for America I was made for America I can't let go 'til she's come around.

Until the land of the free Is awake and can see And until her conscience has been found.

Recorded and written by Jackson Browne. (c) 1986 by Swallow Turn Music.

What do such large questions have to do with being a teenager during the 80s? Why should a young person be interested in what is happening in Washington? At times, it is difficult enough just to handle the pressures of the teen-age years without taking on larger concerns.

But no matter what our age, we belong to the human family.

When government decisions hurt others, we have the freedom and right to challenge those decisions.

Most of us will not be directly involved in politics. Yet there are important ways that we can be responsible and caring citizens.

For teens I have two suggestions:

1. Take five to 10 minutes each day to read a newspaper. This will inform you about what is going on in the world. Millions of peoples' lives are influenced by a single vote or government decision.

2. Take the time to learn about social issues and to vote. A lower percentage of 18- to 19-year-olds take advantage of the right to vote than is true of any other group of eligible voters. Take pride in being a citizen. In this election year, use your right to vote.

Younger teens might discuss with parents how they are voting and why.

Your comments are welcome always and may be used in future columns. Address Charlie Martin, 1218 S. Rotherwood Ave., Evansville, Ind. 47714.

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SISTER Pat Harrington right, and Governor Dukakis with Feehan's representatives to the Peer Leadership Institute.

Feehan students participate in anti-drug program Led by Sister Patricia Harrington, RSM, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro students Keith Mages, Douglas Adamic and J onathan Braga participated in a learning exercise demonstrating the power of peer pressure in the fight against drug abuse at the first statewide Peer Leadership Institute, held on Thompson Island.

The offering was part of Massachusetts Governor Michael S. Dukakis' Alliance Against Drugs program.

The alliance is a school and community based drug and alcohol education program which is serving as a model for federallegislaiton now in preparation.

Dukakis hailed the efforts of the Feehan students working to educate their peers and younger children about the perils of alcohol and drug abuse. "The leadership you provide," he said, "could help save the lives of your friends, your brothers and your sisters. With your help, we can create a school environment in which it is cool to say 'no' to drugs."

The governor participated in an agree I disagree exercise by reading value statements to the students.

After hearing the statements each student decided whether he or she agreed or disagreed and moved to a designated area. Discussion followed as the students tried to influence each other to change areas.

Issues discussed included obtaining drug-free schools, the liability of a host who serves alcohol at his or her party and seeking parental help for a friend with a drug problem.

• • • • Students Lesley Goyette and Eric Haskins were recently selected captains of Feehan's 1986-87 math team.

• • • • 10 Feehan freshmen were recently named football cheerleaders; another 10 will cheer for the school's freshman basketball team.

• * * • Spanish National Honor Society new officers are Ellen Healey, president; Diane Ison, vice-president; Marianne Norton, secretary; J 0anne Zern, treasurer.

* * * * Part two of an ethics symposium sponsored by the the school's Office of Spiritual Development and its Parents' Association will

be held Nov. 3 at Feehan's religious education center. Medicalethical responsibilities of physicians and o'ther health care providers will be discussed.

On Dec. 10, the symposium will close with an Advent reflection on its themes in prayer, liturgy, music and celebration. ~11 welcome. Information: 222-7950.

* * • • The Feehan Marching Band, directed by Joseph Taylor, won first place, Medal of Merit and best music, color guard, majorettes, percussion and drum major awards at a recent King Philip competition.

• * * • Under the direction of Charlene Andrade, the school Theatre Company will present "The Diary of Anne Frank" on Nov. 6, 7 and 9.

New faculty council members !;ire Sisters Janice Brady, RSM, Dianne Roncarati, SSJ, Patricia Rahaim, SSJ, and Rose Angela, RSM. Their alternates are Sisters Rose Marie Rocha, RSM, and Patricia St. Pierre, SSJ. Other members or alternates are Anne Meloni, Christopher Servant, Alan Kazarian, Anne Carroll and Karen Brennan.

* * * • A medallion design by Feehanite Jason Ouellette has been selected for use at North Attleboro's 1987 centennial celebration.

Unda awards announced NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.

(NC) - Comedian Steve Allen has been named winner ofthe 1986 Gabriel Personal Achievement Award.

The award, presented by UndaUSA, a Catholic association of broadcasters and communicators, is given annually to a leader in the broadcasting community.

Out of 600 entries, the office also named 39 television and radio programs and two stations as winners of Gabriel Awards and Gabriel Certificates of Merit, which will be presented Nov. 6 at an Unda-USA general assembly in Marina del Rey, Calif.

John Kearns, assistant to the director of the Fall River Diocesan Office of Communications, served on the committee that made radio selections. He will attend the Nov. 6 convention.

Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Film Office ratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· eral viewing; PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or younger teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive.

NOTE, Please check dates and times of television and radio programs against local listings, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor.

ing of original jazz performances, scored and composed by Herbie Hancock, into this celebration of the art, craft and personalities of the '50s. Some harsh language.

A2, R. Films on TV Monday, Oct. 20, 9-11:30 p.m.

EDT (NBC) "An Officer and a Gentlema~"(1982). An egocentric tough rises above his disadvantaged youth by seeking recognition and some semblance of achievement in a naval officer candidate school. He falls in love with a working-class Catholic girl on the hunt for a husband. Hopelessly romantic, the film stresses the sexual aspects of relationships, a proabortion attitude and the dehumanizing nature of military training which ends in tragedy for one cadet. Nudity and profanity. 0, R

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Classical - Pop film includes excessive violence, Theory· Harmony In the uninspired and often absurd such as a ritualized execution of sequel, the relatives of some of his Arranging the chief villain. 0, R. victims are determined to push Beginner to Advanced "Last Resort" (Concorde) him over the edge so that he has to Betty Ann Deschenes Charles Grodin takes his movie be recommitted. Starting off with 644-5347 family on an island resort vacation the shower murder scene from the in this failed satire about the crude original, the violence gradually beexcesses ofthe travel business. The comes more explicit in terms of sex maniacs who run the resort blood and gore. 0, R manage to corrupt the middleclass values of mom, dad and the kids in this un-funny farce obsessed with crude sexual innuendo and MILWAUKEE (NC) - Harry sight gags, the drug and booze culG. John, suspended director of the ture and profanity. 0, R "The Lightship"(Castle HiII)- multimillion dollar De Rance This obscure drama provides a Foundation, the world's largest contest of wills between a pas- Catholic foundation, has been sively aggressive skipper and a ordered permanently removed from slithery Southern gentleman-con the post by Milwaukee County man who needs the skipper's im- Circuit Court Judge Michael Barron. The decision followed five movable boat to make a getaway.

Playing like a parable about free- months of testimony. John's exdom and determination, the film wife Erica John and Donald Galhas a dark and foreboding air, lagher, two other directors of the (What Does That Tell YOU?) some explicitly violent murders foundation, had filed suit alleging that John mismanaged assets and and harsh language as it builds up to an abrupt and muddled conclu- displayed gross misconduct as director. sion. A3, PG 13. .

"One More Saturday Night" (Columbia) - Director Dennis Klein overcomes a weak script and , subject matter to provide an affectionate glance at the adaptability and resourcefulness of less-thaninc~ articulate teen-agers (and some X·RAY QUALITY PIPE FABRICATION adults) who struggle during a typi- , cal weekend date night in a suburSPRINI<LERS • PROCESS PIPING ban small town. Some rough lanPLUMBING. GAS FITTING. HEATING guage and a brief instance of nudity 32 Mill Street (Route 79) P.O. Box 409 are offset by honest and objective performances by a group of unAssonet, MA 02702 knowns. A3, R. 644·2221 "The Perils of P.K." (P.K. Co.) - This failed and fla wed sex farce features a large cast of popular I960s stand-up comics. Its moronic plot revolves around the neurotic sexual daydreams of a middleaged woman. Anachronistic humor, vulgar sight gags and profane language and gestures never cease.

A poorly made burlesque. 0, R. "Round Midnight" (Warners) - This musical treat pays loving but romanticized homage to expatriate black Americanjazz musicians living and performing in Paris around 1959. Much of its charm and appeal stem from the film's careful weav-

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Oct. 10, 1986

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We are happy to carry notices of spiritual 1'l'00ram$, club meetlnlls, youth projects and similar nonprofit activities. Fundralslng prolects may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from The Anchor business office, telephone 675·7151.

On Steerin~ Points items FR Indicates Fall River, NB Indicates New Bedford.

ORDER OF THE ALHAMBRA Leon Caravan 122 of Fall River will participate in a Region One Council ceremonial weekend Oct. 10 to 12 at the Parwick Inn, Chicopee.

SACRED HEART, NB The church chorale, directed by Joseph G. Scammons, has openings in all sections, especially alto, tenor and bass; it sings at 10 a.m. Sunday Masses and on other special occasions. Rehearsals 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Mondays; information: 993-9045.

ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Women's Guild meeting Oct. 14.

Joe Stone will show slides on Egypt.

Choir practice 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, church.

ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Ladies of St. Anne Sodality meeting 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, parish hall; Garred M. Grelewicz will offer a floral demonstration; to attend, contact Rita LaRoche, 674-6030.

Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Albert Canuel are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary. Youth group mountain climb to Mt. Monadnock, NH, Oct. 13.

O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB New folk group members welcome; group plays at 5:30 p.m. Mass Saturdays; information: parochial vicar Father Steven R. Furtado, 993-4704.

O.L. ANGELS, FR Winter Mass schedule begins Oct. 26. Parish Council meeting 7 p.m.

Nov. 3, parish hall. Holy Rosary Sodality Mass 8 a.m. Sunday; meeting follows.

EMMAUS Emmaus retreat weekend Oct. 24 to 26, Cathedral Camp Retreat House, E. Freetown; information: Alison Robinson, 993-3732.

GALILEE Galilee reunion 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Cathedral Camp Retreat House, E. Freetown; topic: "Respect Life," with witness by Gordon and Ann Baker; Mass celebrant Father Joseph M. Costa.

ST. JAMES, NB Ladies' Guild meeting 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday, church hall; bring baby pictures.

Information on Young Adult Enrichment sessions for parish teens grades 10 to 12: Sister Theresa Croteau, SSJ, 992-7122. New CYO officers: Tammy Bruneau, president; Christopher Travers, vice-president; Michael Spencer, secretary; Jonathan Travers, treasurer; Jared Rivet has been appointed CYO newsletter editor; all will be installed at 4 p.m. ' Mass tomorrow. CYO softball 2 p.m. Sunday, Buttonwood Park. New Pastor Father James F. Greene will be installed at 4 p.m. Mass,tomorrow.

CATHEDRAL CAMPS, ST. MARY, SEEKONK Adult Bible discussion 9:45 to II E.FREETOWN St. George, Westport, youth retreat a.m. Oct. 21 and 7 to 8: 15 p.m. Oct. 22; October theme: "Respect Life." Oct. II to 13.

Youth softball 10 a.m. to noon Oct. ST. THOMAS MORE, 13 and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 19, SOMERSET North School field. Children's Masses Women's Guild business meeting 11:30 a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Oct. 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, parish center, pre19. Parishioners Manuel and Geor- cedes demonstration of floral argianna Mello are celebrating their rangements by Garred M. Grelewicz.

50th wedding anniversary.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO ATTLEBORO "Bringing Religion Home," a Healing service and Mass with monthly newsletter, and other free Father Alfred A. Fredette, MS, 2 religious literature available at the p.m. Sunday, Garden of Worship; church. music ministry by Father Andre A. Patenaude, MS, and Sister Lucille O.L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK p'arishioners grades 10 to 12 and Gauvin, OP. Day of recollection, adult advisors are welcome to join "Faith: in the Footsteps of AbraYouth Ministry; information: Mike ham," 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18, shrine, led by Father Roger ChauDurkay, 336-7843.

Parishioners Joseph and Donna vette, MS; bring walking shoes; inMotta are celebrating their 25th formation: 222-5410. wedding anniversary.

CATHOLIC MEMORIAL HOME, FR ST. ANNE, FR Haunted House for residents and Exposition of Blessed Sacrament after II :30 a.m. Mass today; hour of friends I:30 p.m. Oct. 31, activities adoration 2 to 3 p.m. today, shrine. . room. United Nations Day coffee In honor of Franco-American Her- hour 2 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24, auditoitage Day, a special French liturgy rium, with entertainment by Judy will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Sunday. Conrad. Residents will view a film, Novena in honor ofSt. Jude, preach- "Cheaper by the Dozen," 2 p.m. Oct. ed by Father Pierre E. Lachance, 30, auditorium: October employee OP, Oct. 20 to 28; daily service 2 and of the month is nurses' aide Doris 7:30 p.m., shrine; theme: Growing in Langlais.

Prayer.

DCCW,NB New Bedford District Council of APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS Catholic Women meeting Oct. 22 WITH DISABILITIES begins with 7 p.m. Mass, St. Mary's Signed Mass 7: 15 p.m. Oct. 25 St. Julie Billiart church, N. Dartmouth: church, S. Dartmouth: Pro-life phychurch accessible to handicapped; sician Joseph R. Stanton, MD, will address pro-life issues; all welcome.

Halloween party follows, parish hall.

Alfred P. Arruda has joined the HOLY NAME, NB Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. apostolate staff as activities director.

Beginners and religious signing Monday features entertainment, classes 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 20 ST. BERNARD, ASSONET to Dec. I, St. Vincent's Home, Fall Family life evening 7 to 9 p.m.

River. Information on religious edu- Sunday; psychotherapist Dr. Hugh cation program for hearing impaired C. Boyle Jr. will speak on "Parentyoungsters: 679-8373, 9 a.m. to 4 ing to Build Self Esteem"; informap.m. weekdays; classes begin 9 a.m. tion: Paula Kelley, 644-2309.

Oct. 18, St. John of God church, ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, Somerset.

POCASSET Parishioner James Marzelli has been installed to the ministry of Acolyte.

ST. STANISLAUS, FR Men's Club meeting 7 p.m. Oct. 12. Bible study (Mary in the New Testament) begins 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19, school hall.

DOMINICAN LAITY, FR Our Lady of Rosary chapter meeting begins with I:30 p.m. Mass Oct. 14, rectory chapel; celebrant: Father Augustin Silvestre, OP. HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON 9:15 a.m. Sunday Mass choir rehearsal 5:45 p.m. Mondays; new members welcome.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Parishioners may donate canned fruits to Our Daily Bread Kitchen next weekend.

ST. MARY, NB Parish prayer group resumes meeting Oct. 20, church.

ST. RITA, MARION Pre-school-play-school program for 3 to 5-year-olds during 10 a.m.

Sunday Masses begins Oct. 26; youngsters should be at rectory by 9:50 a.m. Babysitting begins same day; information: Marian LeBlanc, 748-2297. Rosary recited 15 minutes prior to 8:30 a.m. Masses throughout October. Vincentians meeting I p.m. tomorrow, rectory.

BIRTHRIGHT, TAUNTON Birthright of Greater Taunton fall volunteer training program 7 to 9 p.m. five consecutive Wednesdays beginning Oct. 15, Birthright Office, 93 Washington Street, Taunton; Birthright offers an alternative to abortion to those with a problem pregnancy; registration information: 822-2921.

ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Holy Rosary Sodality feast Mass and blessing of roses 9:45 a.m. Sunday. Women's guild meeting and Halloween style show 7:30 p.m. Oct. ZIP 15, parish center. Prayer group fellowship 7:30 p.m. Oct. 16, parish center.

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ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Prayer group 7:30 p.m. Tuesd~ys, Visitation hall. Our Mother of Perpetual Help Novena at 8 a.m. Mass Wednesdays.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Children's Choir 4 to 5:30 p.m. today; all youngsters grades one and older welcome. Mass of Anointing 2 p.m. Oct. 26.

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Seniors meet 9 a.m. Wednesday, Freezer Road near Cape Cod Canal for social walk. Children's Choir welcome back party 4 to 5 p.m. today, Father Clinton hall; all children grades 3 to 7 and their parents welcome. Rosary group meets 7 p.m.

Wednesdays, church. Rosary recited prior to 9 a.m. Masses.

ST. PATRICK, FR Holy hour 2 p~ril. Oct. 19, lower chapel. Rosary recited before 7 a.m.

Masses Oct. weekdays.

ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Teen Club dance 7:30 tonight, school hall. Rosary devotions 7 p.m.

Mondays, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, scripture reading and blessing.

ST. JOSEPH, F AIRHAVEN Cheerleading practice 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow, school. Anointing of sick and elderly 2 p.m. Oct. 19. school hall; all welcome; fellowship will follow.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Rosary 6:40 a.m., before 7 a.m.

Masses. Parish council meeting second Saturday of every month.

SACRED HEART, FR Confirmation student~ and high school age persons confirmed at the parish are eligible to participate in a climbing trip to Mt. Monadnock, NH, on Monday; information: Father Edward J. Byington, pastor, 6730852, as soon as possible. Rosary and Benediction 7 p.m. October Tuesdays, church.

CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE Novena to St. Jude after 8 a.m.

Mass Thursdays; prayer and praise 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; exposition of Blessed Sacrament after 8 a.m. Mass to 4 p.m. Benediction First Fridays, St. Jude the Apostle Chapel, Cotuit.

Adult education: mini-series on Sacred Scripture 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 10, St. Jude Chapel basement hall; conducted by Father Joseph D. Maguire; all welcome. Choir rehearses 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays, St. Jude's Chapel.

ST. ANNE'S HOSPITAL, FR The week beginning Oct. 19 will be recognized as National Infection Control Week, to draw public attention to infections and diseases that may be contracted from contact with other persons, animals, food or the environment and to communicate safeguards everyone can take to help prevent their spread.

D of I, NB Daughters of Isabella meeting 7 p.m. Oct. 21, Andrews-Dahill V.F.W. hall, Park Street, New Bedford.

ST. MARK, ATTLEBORO FALLS Women's Guild living rosary and Benediction 7 p.m. Oct. 20; meeting follows, rectory hall; all welcome.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Rosary 3: 15 p.m. Thursdays. Women's Guild business meeting 7 p.m.

Tuesday, parish center. Fellowship 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, parish center.

SEPARATED & DIVORCED, FR Greater Fall River area support group for separated, divorced and remarried Catholics meeting 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Our Lady of Fatima church hall, 560 Gardner Neck Road, Swansea.

F AMILY LIFE CENTER, N. DARTMOUTH Retreat for Widowed begins today.

Lamaze natural childbirth class Tuesday evening. Bishop Stang High School, N. Dartmouth, retreat day Wednesday.

O.L. ASSUMPTION, OSTERVILLE Women's Guild meeting and stencil demonstration I p.m. Tuesday, church hall.