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FAll RIVER, MASS., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1979

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.Evangelization路 Parley Begins Major Diocesan Campaign

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By Pat McGowan "We Care/We Share," a mass- always the same: Christ and ive evangelization program that him crucified."

He noted that at present some will reach every home in the Fall River diocese, was kicked 96% of 'the time, energy and off last Saturday at an all-day money ofthe American church is.

Evangelization Congress by spent on nurture and maintenrepresentatives of all diocesan, ance of church membership and property and said that the goal parishes.

Presented at Bishop Gerrard of the American bishops is to High School, Fall River, by shift the percentages so that Father Alvin Illig, executive di- about 10% goes to outreach.

"Bishops see themselves as rector of the U.S. bishops' evangelization committee, the pro- shepherds," he said, "but they gram was introduced by Bishop should turn their crooks upside路 down and make them fishhooks!

Daniel A. Cronin.

Fall River "is a diocese seri- The single biggest reason for ously trying to evangelize," the 70 million unchurched Amsaid the bishop, who cited the ericans is apathy on the part of U.S. visit of Pope John Paul II, the churched."

Father Illig admitted that it which received blanket media coverage, as a modern example is hard to' evangelize in an age of "going out to all the eaI1h" when large personal incomes, ease of moving from one place with the Gospel message.

In five presentations, Father to another and the allure of Illig discussed principles tInd various forms of entertainment practical techniques of evangeli- compete ~ith the word of God ...ution. He defined it as "sharing Christ with others by using legitimate form of communication," and reminded congress participants that they themselves must be evangelized "you can't give what you haven't got."

A youth ministry training proFather Illig said that evangel:;... ists must be "creative,' daring, gram is. underway in five areas try fresh ideas, but remember of the diocese, with the objective that the job is at best 40% of preparing leaders to offer a drudgery. Work hard, pray, try vital and meaningful program to to bring Christ and the person young people in parish organizayou're working with together tions.

In three sessions, to be offer- then step back, pray and let ed in all areas except Fall River.

God do his work."

Discussing the "Mary model" on three separate evenings, parof evangelization, the priest ticipants will consider various said that, like Mary, thos~ at- aspects of serving youth.' In Fall tempting to share Christ must 路River the program will be given accept him in their own lives, at a half-day session, beginning let him live in them and then at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11 at Blessed Sacrament Church hall. 'share him with others.

He stressed that Christ is the To be covered are problems mes!?age and evangelizers are of youth ministry, desirable simply messengers but reminded qualities in a minister, how to his hearers, "we can leave our set up a parish team and how to fingerprints on .the message; and plan an attractive program. An each of us can touch people no important' part of the training one else can reach." course will be "a look at youth Outlining the scope of the - people to and with whom we evangelization task, Father III" are ministering and what they ig said there are five U.S. groups think." to be reached: Under the general direction - 49 million active American of Father Marcel Bouchard, Catholics; diocesan assistant director of - 12 million inactive Ameri- religious education, the program can Catholics; , ,will be offered by area teams.

- 73 million non-Catholic In Taunton, where it began Christians; at St. Mary's hall last Thursday - 11 million members of non- and will continue on Oct. 25 and Christian religions; Nov. 8, team members are Dan - 70 million "unchurched," J,-eBrun, George Powers, Sister affiliated with no religion.

Peggy Fromm, Sharon Hudson Each group must be reached and Kathy Kelly. ' in different ways, he said, but On Cape Cod, where tentative

- but he declared that "every era has felt its age was equally difficult."

He noted that the ev~ngelist must believe that what he or she has to offer is truly important and in stressing the importance of friendship and warmth he advised, "You can be true to the Lord Jesus and smile!"

On the practical level, Father Illig suggested compiling a list of all within a parish, Catholic or not, and sending out regular mailings. "Within a year they should realize that your parish is a friendly, welcoming place."

He also suggested Visitors' Sundays in parishes, occasional Newcomers' Nights in the rectories, sending flowers or other remembrances to hospitalized area residents and having husband and wife usher teams at weekend Masses to greet par.ishioners and keep a special eye Turn to Page Seven

Youth Ministry Program Preparing Parish Leaders

THE ROSARY is returning to its former place of prominence in Catholic life, says Father Patrick Peyton, CSC, famed promoter of the family rosary. (NC Photo)

Rosary Apostle Discusses His Lifelong Devotion CHICAGO (NC) - In Mary's month of the rosary, the man whose name has become virtually synonymous with "the beads" hopes he has "one glorious decade" left to preach his' message of the family rosary.

Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, whose "Family Theater" once entered millions of homes each week, is 70 now. He still begins each day, as he has each day since his ordination with 15 decades of the rosary and .a 6 a.m. Mass dedicated to Mary.

Still the promoter and spirit Ibehind the 'rosary crusades,

Father Peyton says he "lives on an airplane" and sees no end to his life's work.

In Chicago to attend a reunion, the Irish priest talked about the fortunes of the rosary in general and of his work in particular.

But two years ago, he wasn't planning 10 years ahead. It appeare4 then that he would never travel again. . "iwas' down in the Philippines setting up a permanent rosary crusade when I discovered that my heart was breaking down," Turn to Page Seven

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dates are Nov. 19 and 26 and Dec. 3 and where meetings will be at Our Lady of Victory hall, Turn to Page Seven

Priesthood Day Will Be Nov. 4 Plans are almost complete for an Information Day on the Diocesan Priesthood, to be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 at Holy Name parish center, 121 Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford.

At the day, young men interested in exploring the requirements and rewards of a vocation to the diocesan priesthood will be able to talk to Father John J: Smith, diocesan director for vocations, as well as to vocation coordinators f~om the Taunton, Attleboro, Cape and Islands, New 'Bedford and Fall River areas of the diocese. Also on hand will be several diocesan seminarians.

The program will include talks by the directors and seminarians, a concelebrated Mass and a concluding supper. There will be no charge.

The reservation deadline is Sunday, Oct. 28, said Father Smith. Interested young men may register with him by mail or phone 'at St. John the Evangelist rectory, 155 N. Main St., Attleboro 02730, telephone 222-1206.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Oct. 18,1979

75th ANNIVERS.f\RIES: Left, Bishop' Cronin is principal celebrant at jubilee Mass for St. Jacques parish, Taunton. From left, Father Andre P. Jussaume pastor; the bishop; Msgr. John J. Oliveira, holding microphone; Very Rev. Walter A. Sullivan, Taunton area dean., Right, at banquet follow-

ing jubilee Mass for Espirito Santo parish, Fall River, Father Luiz A. Cardoso, pa~tor; the bishop; Dorothy Antaya and Josephine Medeiros, banquet co-chail'women.

75th Birthdays Marked In, Taunton, Fall River Along with the diocese, the parishes of St. Jacques, Taunton, and' Espirito Santo, Fall River, are celebrating their 75th birthdays this year. St. Jacques' celebration came Oct. 7 and Espirito Santo parishioners observed theirs last Sunday, both with Masses, at which Bishop Daniel A. Cronin was principal celebrant, and following banquets.

St. Jacques St. Jacques parish wasestablished Oct. 11, 1904 to serve the needs of some 500 French Canadian families in Taunton.

Father Alfred Carrier, the first pastor, began his task from ground zero, with no buildings or land, but his new flock supported him enthusiastically and facilities were rented for a rectory and school. St. John the ,Baptist hall, also rented, was used for services until a basement church was erected in 1906.

A note on changing costs: the granite church, seating 900, and a three-story brick rectory, both completely furnished, cost $54,000.

In 1912 an eight-classroom school, also of brick, was added to the parish complex; and a convent followed in 1921.

Throughout this period, Father Carrier was also saving towards construction of an upper church on the basement foundation; but due to the depression and to a basement fire that necessitated redecoration of the existing church, it was not until 1953 that St. Jacques was completed as it is today.

In the meantime, the parish had flourished under the pastorates of Father Alfred Levesque, Father William Smith, Father Anatole Desmarais, Msgr. Alfred Gendreau, and the incum~ bent, Father Andre Jussaume.

During its entire history, St. Jacques has been served by the Sisters of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts. Although' its school closed in 1977, a victum of the' nationwide problems of Catholic education, the Holy

Union community continues in Murphy, Hindle and Wright in the priesthood. After his the liturgy.

On Februarly 2, 1979, Father the parish, with one sister the served ·as architects. William A. death in 1953, the city honored parish secretary and another Borden, was contractor. The con- his service to the parish and Luis A. Cardoso, a native of the working fulltime as a speCial tract was for a single building, community by naming the ..park Azores who previously served minister of the Eucharist dedi- with the .first floor to serve as behind the parish complex for the people of Espirito Santo for eight years' as an assistant, becated to the apostolate of visit- a' school and the second as a him. ing shut-ins and those in nurs- . church. The school area included' - Father Travassos died Decem- came' their pastor. Among his four classrooms. ber 20, 1953, and in January of first actions was completing ing homes.

Espirito Santo School was the Espirito Santo's golden jubilee plans for installation of the Plans call for the school building, which has been sold, first Portuguese school in the year, Father Joao Vieira Res- stained-glass window and preparing to break ground for the to be converted into housing for United States. And Father De- endes was named pastor.

An outstanding event during new rectory. He also leads the the elderly. The parish hall has Valles worked out an arrangebeen renovated for use as a ment with the federal govern- the pastorate of Father Resen- parish in celebrating the seventyCCD center, while extensive re- ment that made it possible for des was celebration of the fifth anniversary Cif its founding, pairs are scheduled for the the school '.~o accept children school's golden jubilee in 1960. highlighted by last Sunday's from Portugal\as students. ' Enrollment at that time was Mass of Thanksgiving with church building.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin as main three hundred and forty.

St. Jacques is served by From the beginning, the school , Need for a new church and celebrant and homilist, followed Father Raymond ,Robillard as has been ser~d by Franciscan school became evident in the by a banquet. curate. Father Robillard is also Missionaries;of Mary.

Taunton juvenile court chaplain Among the early teachers re- 1950s. After a ~uccessful fundand ministers to patients at membered for especially valuable raising effort, groundbreaking Taunton State Hospital. In resi- service was Sister Maria Samei- ceremonies were held in May Necrology dence is Father Richard Beau- 1'0, who arrived in 1919 to teach 1963, and the new buildings lieu, principal of Coyle and Portuguese and remained for were completed. in October. The October 27 Cassidy High School: also in many years. Sister Mary of th~ firm of Kurtz and Denning ' Taunton.

Rev. Edmond L. Dickinson, Archangels also ·played an im- served as architects.

After the new school was 1967, Assistant, St. Mathieu, Fall portant role.

She arrived in 1920, Espirito Santo when the school had only five opened, the old school building River July 19, 1904, is the spiritual grades, and began teaching sixth was used for religion classes.

Rev. Francisco L. Jorge, .J918, .birthday of Espirito Santo. On Unlike the pattern in many Assistant, Mount Carmel, New grade. The next year she taught that day it was officially estab- both sixth and seventh grades. parishes, E&pirito Santo School Bedford lished as a parish by Bishop Then in 1923 she became princi- has maintainM a stable enrollWilliam Stang, who had himself pal and brought the schooi up to ment in recent years. During the October 28 just been consecrate!i that year eight grades.

1978-79 school ~ear, it enrolled Rev. Alfred E. Columbe, 1923, on May 1 as the first bishop .of three hundred and sixty-two Pastor, St. George, Westport The first pre-primary class was the new Fall River Diocese. Parpupils in pre-primary and eight Rev. Stanislaus Kozikowski, ish and diocese began life to- added in 1925. Miss Mary Espi- grades.

OFM Conv., 1956, Pastor, St. rita' Santo Cabral, who had been gether in the early years of a Hedwig, New Bedford The school tak4s pride in the one of the first students in 1910, new century.

Father George S. Silveira, served as teacher. She continued numerous students who have November 1 a curate at Santo Christo was in that post until 1978, teaching gone on to serve the church in the priesthood and religious Rev. William H. McNamara, named its first pastor. He served children of her earlier. pupils. until 1908, then was succeeded She' was a kind and motherly orders. Two of t~em from the 1924, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansby Father Joao Baptista De- teacher, and ,hundreds of former first classes of 1910, have be- field Rev. Louis N. Blanchet, 1927, Valles, who came from New pupils today remember the happy come priests and more than a Bedford. A man of deep patriot- atmosphere she provided for dozen girls from the school have .Assistant, St. John Baptist, 'Fall River \ ism, Father DeValles worked to them as they began their school entered religious o,rders.

In 1976, Father Resendes reRt. Rev. John F. Ferraz, 1944, help his parishioners adapt to careers under her guidance.

Father DeValles was succee4- signed for health re]sons, and he . Pastor, St. Michael, Fall River American life and become good citizens. Like his predecessor, ed as pastor by Father Manuel now lives at th~ C tholic MemRt. Rev. George F. Cain, 1953, he served only four years, but Travassos, who served until his orial Home in Fal River.

Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River the church and school were built . death in 1953. Of his 54 years in To succeed Fatl~er Resendes, during that time. It was probably the priesthood, Father Travassos Father Luciano JI de M. Peralso during his tenure that the spent 41 at Espirito 'Santo eira was named pastor on June THE ANCHOR Church, longer than the stay of , 9, 1976: His pastorate was short, first choir was formed.

(USPS·54S-D20) Groundbreaking ceremonies for any other pastor and more than but much was accomplished.

Second Class Postage Paid 'at Fall River, the church and school were held half the entire history of the par- The old school, the churc~ and Mass. Published' every Thursday at 410 on March 6, 1910. By Septem- . ish to this point. the church hall were renovated. Highland Avenue, Fall River; Mass. 02722 the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall ber, construction was completed' In 1949, the parish held a The sanctuary was remodeled by River. Subscription .price by mall, postpaid and the cornerstone was blessed. party to help Father Travassos to bring it to contemporary $6.00 per year. Postmasters send address to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fill The Providence, R.I., firm of celebrate his fiftieth anniversary standards for the celebration of changes River, MA 02722

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thur., Oct. 18, 1979

IN FALL RIVER, members of Catholic Woman's Club greet Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at annual Bishop's Night (left), while planners for area jubilee banquet, to be held Sunday, Nov. 25, fin,,:lize arrangements (right).

They are Raymond Boulay, tickets; Mrs. Anthony J. Geary, reservations; .

Mrs. Manuel Nogueira, program; Mrs. James Silvia, tickets; Mrs. Raymond Lavoie, tickets. (Torchia Photos)

Josephites Serve 'the Black Community

By Rev. Carl A. Fisher, SSJ

stated. Out of this more than a on earth, while guiding them to basic human needs. Josephite~ where novices strive for deeper century of service has emerged their destiny hereafter. This concerned with promoting Chris- spirituality and greater sensitivThe Josephite Fathers and a tradition which is an effective quest for educational excellence tian faith, hope, and love seek ity to the working of God's Brothers were founded in the blend of understanding, sensicannot be compromised. to confront the conditions which grace. St. Joseph's Seminary in spirit of evangelization. This in- tivity, religious dedication;' and Housing, community organ- militate against these virtues.

Washington is the site for proterracial community is an off- practical know-how. The present ization, counseling, chaplaincies The Josephites provide a site fessed members to pursue theoshoot of the English St. Joseph's Josephite evangelization effort in hospitals,. nursing homes, uniof preparation for high school logical and other studies.

Foreign Missionary Society, seeks to apply this tradition in 'versities and other institutions, candidates in Beaumont, Texas.

The Josephites invite interestfounded by Cardinal Herbert meeting the needs of today's prayer centers and the like The Josephite House of Studies, ed persons to consider involveVaughan in 1866. apostolate. round out the framework of the near Xavier University in New ment in a vital ministry of .serThe Josephite Society was Josephite apostolate. Black Am- Orleans, provides for under- vice to the black community.

The challenges of Josephites formed after the Civil War as today may be more complex and ericans have had a long history graduate studies prior to novi- Their national headquarters are an American entity to work pri- subtle than they were in the of exploitation and systematic tiate. Mary Immaculate Novitiate at 1130' North Calvert Street, marily among the black com- past. However, it remains clear deprivation, in the pursuit of in Newburgh, N.Y. is the site Baltimore, Maryland 21202. munity. At that time, more than that the words. of Our Lord, 8 million black Americans had ' "Other sheep I have that are been thrust into the demands of not of thi,s fold, them also I a "paper freedom." They soon bring," form the basis for the discovered that their new status ongoing thrust of the Josephite was not much better than their evangelization effort. previous plight in sl~very.

'Presently, Josephites are serThus, early Josephites began ving in more than 100 rural mistheir important work of evan~ sions and urban parishes, Newgelization under adverse. circum- man and hospital chaplaincies, stances. This was the age of ex- a high school, college house of ploitation, of the night raiders, studies, minor and major semof the so-called "Reconstruc- inaries, neighborhood centers, tion." and other specialized ministries The early Josephites, true to serving the black community. the spirit of their founding, 'idenThese extensive apostolic actified totally with the black com- tivities are being carried on -in munity; in the same way,' Jo- the Archdioceses of Baltimore, sephites -have sought to serve Washington, New Orleans, Mithe spiritual, social and educa- ami, Los Angesles and New York; tional needs of the black com- and in the Dioceses of Birming"Every' child is born with a'message to deliver to the human race; a few words, maybe a munity for more than a hun- ham, ' Wilmington, Arlington, work of art, maybe a bench he'll build, maybe something he'll say that completes the dred years. Today, they remain Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Dallas, explantion of why we're here." as the only community of reli- Fort Worth, Galveston-Houston, gious men in the American Cath- Mobile, Biloxi, Jackson, St., Augolic Church dedicated totally to ustine, Lafayette, Nassau, Bathe service of God in the black hama Islands. community.

The Canadian province of Acadia (today's Nova Scotia and surrounding regions) The main thrust of the Josephwas settled in the early 1700s by French colonists, but the area b~came a British The Josephites are proud of ites is in the setting of the parpossession soon afterwards. In 1]75, as war neared between France and England, the their tradition. The first black ish.. seen as a vital unit in the British authorities demanded that the Acadians renounce their Roman Catholic faith priest trained and ordained in work of the Church because it and swear allegiance to the Crown: The Acadians refused, and the mass exile that the United States was a Joseph- is a center for liturgical worship, followed to Louisiana along the, Mississippi River, the Bayou Teche, the Bayou Laite, Father Charles Uncles. Lit- social 'life, education, communfourche and other areas, is well knOWn to all who have read Henry Wadsworth Long' erally thousands of persons en- ity organization and action, fellow's Evangeline. tered Catholicism through the, child care facilities, credit Josephites have long served the people of Acadia in Southwest Louisiana. They zealous efforts of Josephites, the unions and special groups. are proud of their French and Black heritage. Our work calls upon us to not just give Knights of St. Peter Claver, the Josephites staff the largest black people what they don't have, but to aid them in seeing the beauty of what they largest black Catholic fraternal parish in the United States in have already. organization in America, was New Orleans, but also have If you are interested in serving God by celebrating the beauty of HIS people in founded by Josephites, to offer many one-man missions in the Black America, consider the life of a Josephite Father or Brother. For details, contact: opportunity for development of cane and rice country, and in national black Catholic leade~颅 the pine forests of the South.

Rev. Carl A. Fisher, S.S.J. The Josephites: ship.

Director of Department of Vocations Many Josephite parishes have Providing more Josephite Fathers and Brothers Although the circumstances of schools, which are a top priority than a century of service this p-resent period {)f history ( since the community is commit1130 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Md. 21202 in the Black community. vary, the need for a community ted to developing, protecting (301) 727路3386 I of religious evangelizers such as and promoting a store of learnthe Josephites cannot be under- ing to enrich the lives of men ,

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Living History It indeed was a historic moment for the Catholic Church in the United States. It took 200 years of suffering, perse-

cution and prejudice, but it was indeed an event that could take place only at that precise moment _in our national history: the President of the United States gUiding through the doors of the White House, the Bishop of Rome, the Vicar of Christ, the Successor of Peter, in the -person of Pope John Paul II. For Catholics who care and for aU men of good will who are concerned for the well being of our own plurali'stic SOciety,' it should not merely mark an event that will be relegated to the records but rather the start of a new chap· \ ter of the history of the American Catholic Church.

This highlight of the Pope's visit to this country will only be of lasting significance for the church in this land \ if its members have seen in this act of acceptance a challenge to be loyal and true to the religious teachings of the Holy Father.

In a recent address, AmeriCa's foremost Catholic his-' torian, John Tracy Ellis, stated th~se same sentimen~s in these words: "If the Catholic community of the :United States is true to its tradition and heritage, it will first support that philosophy among its own members and second, 'Every child is a unique and unrepeatable gift of God, with the right to a insofar as that is possible, it will exert its influence among loving and united family.' Pope John Paul II _ Americans of other faiths. But, if that is to become a reality, Catholics must first believe in their own tradition and act according to their belief."

The fact that some church members are not acting ac.cording to Catholic belief should be viewed as more than a mere disappointment. Somehow, amid the turmoil created

By Father Timothy Goldrick friends because we held one one another, just as Jesus and by those who. did not truly understand the teaching of thing in common - each of us His Father are one."

Two wee~s ago today, Pope All priests understand tllis Vatican II, there developed in some circles the added notion John Paul n celebrated Mass in was about to have the most truth, but to have the pope himoverwhelming experience of our that the Catholic Church in America was somehow removed Philadelphia's Civic Center. The self stand beside you and say priesthood. by special privilege from tpe teaching of the l)niversal New York Times reported that Few of us realized that our that tog~ther you share the His Holiness was surrounded by Church. procession was making its way Lord's priesthood is quite an· Forgetting that the Vicar of' Christ, the Bishop of more than 100 ranking prelates through the building's corridors . other matter. in elaborate vestments. The Rome, speaks for the universal church, many people in this New The congregation was so exand stairwells. When the audiYork Times was wrong. torium doors were flung open, cited that it interrupted the land removed themselves by act and deed from the oneness I should know. I was one of however, we were hit with real- pope's homily with applause and catholicity of that church. Permeated by a desire for the concelebrants. None of us ity. The hall was 'crowded with nine times. their own brand of church, in their own good time they were "ranking prelates." We 25,000 priests, deacons, brothers, ijis remarks were given their would reduce the papacy to a so-called democratic vote. were simple priests, .represent- and religious sisters, as well as most profound significance as Such nonsense is not only devoid Qf reason, but is also far ing each diocese in the United seminarians. we joined as priests in concele· removed from the spirit of spiritual renewal that was the States. Neither were we "elabAll were singing spontaneous- brating the. Mass. To hear the orately vested." Each of us wore ly and cheering wildly. The con- pope's voice, together with your main thrust of Vatican II. \ Now these same people have seen a church leader the varied vest~re he had gregation glittered ~ith flash· own, at the words of consecraupafraid to preach th~ gospel of Christ to them in all its brought from his parish church. cubes. I overheard a priest say tion, is a moment beyond what Nevertheless, I can understand "Look. The papal entourage," language can describe. That day, ramincations, unsweetened to please their palates. how The Times had difficulty as he pointed to our procession. I did not receive Holy Com· The message is indeed difficult for some, a joy to many. believing that a handful of or"Wait one minute," I said to munion from the Pope, I reIt is a. reaffirmation of all that was able to make the .meeting dinary priests could be celebraceived Holy Communion with of the Holy Father and the President of the United States' a ting Mass with the reigning pon- myself. "Just what in the world the Pope - for the Eucharist is am I doing in the papal processour most sacred sign of unity in reality in our own time. This reality is the "faith of our tiff. It does seem incredible. But ion? Why me, Lord?" the Lord. fathers." It is only if Catholics in this land once more dine then, John Paul II is always doJust as we reached the edge It may have been my imagina. to' be Catholic; it is only if Catholics in this land dare to be ing incredible things. of the sanctuary, a crippled tion, but at one point during the The events which led me to one; it is only if Catholics in this land dare to be holy, that papal Mass that day began priest joined us. I instinctively Mass, I am convinced that the we as a integral reflection of the total church will indeed the with Bishop Cronin. In Septem- stepped aside, gave him my seat, Pope's eyes and mine met. He be loyal and true to our apostolic tradition. ber, he announced that he had ~nd went in search of another. raised his hand in a blessing.

Despite the internal adversity American Catholics face selected me, as president of the I found one - 'immediately to Flustered, I returned a blessing. in their own community, it is well that those who wish to diocesan Priests' Council, to the right of the papal throne. The pontiff grinned. beside me, for the next heed the words of Pope John Paul not fail in the face of represent the priests of the dio· There Mote singing, more TV camtwo hours, stood His Holiness difficulty to uphold once more the entire spiritual legacy ce$E! by concelebrating with the Pope John Paul II. "Why me, eras, more cheering, and the pope. " Mass was ended. which goes by the name "Catholic."

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Needless to say, I wal? stunThe Pope flew to Iowa and I Only in this way will the American visit of our Holy ned, More hymn singing; more fn- returned to St. Lawrence recthen I became very nerFather have lasting significance in our diverse society. vous. Just how does one pre- cense; the Scripture readings,' tory in New 'Bedford. My mind

Saying Mass with The Pope'

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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER

Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River 410 Highland Avenue Fall River, Mass. 02722 675·7151 PUBLISHER Most Rev. Daniel A. Cronin,. D.O., S.T.D.

EDITOR Rev. John F. Moore,

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Rev. Msgr. John J. Regan ~ leary Press-Fall River

pare to say Mass with the Supreme Pastor? Day after day, I prayed up a storm. I also bought a new pair of shoes. I suspected it was improper to greet the pope with holes in one's soles.'

The day of departure arrived, and it was off to Philadelphia.

With my vestments under my .arm, I made my way' to the huge Civic Center and was ushered iIito a room with the other concelebrants. None of us had ever met, but we chatted away like old

and then my urgent question was 'could still not grasp the reaHty answered in the person of the of what had happened. I was P9pe. He began, in his deliber- like a man dreaming. ate manner: "I want this Mass Late that night, alone in my to be the special o~casion on room, I unpacked my suitcase. which I can speak through you From my vestments came the to all brother priests through- fragrance of the incense with out this nation about our priest- which the pope had blessed his hood. "For you I am the pope, priests, and with the aroma, the with you I am a priest." memory of the words: Tu es His ijoliness continued: "It sacerdos in aeternum - "You is a call to communion of pur- are a priest forever." pose and of. action: To be one - Nothing could have been more priesthood with Jesus and with real.

~rLetters Letters are welcomed, but sho~ld be no more than 200 words. The editor reserves the right to condense or edit, if deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and Include a home or business address.

Spiritually Oriented Dear Editor: As diocesan chaplain to the Scouting apostolate, I wish to address a common misconception expressed in your editorial, "Vocational Responsibility" (Sept. 27). The programs with which this apostolate is associated {Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, "Our conviction that Scouting oriented. This is evidenced by the strong endorsements given by the hierarchy, and the cooperation between the U.S. Catholic bishops and the corporate entities of each of these programs.

By way of example, allow me to quote words of Pope Paul VI: ....Our conviction that Scouting is a worthy means for furthering religious values is manifested through our encouragement of wide participation by Catholic youth in your movement, and through our formal approval of the International Catholic Conference on Scouting." (From a meeting of World Scouting leaders with Pope 'Paul VI Nov. 17, 1976.)

Within our own diocese, the Catholic Committee for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Camp Fire Girls promotes retreats, days of recollection, chaplain's aide and religious emblems programs and other observances for both youth and leaders.

No one expects these youth movements to teach the particular doctrines of any church, but each parish can use them to teach youth how to live those doctrines that have already been imparted. A partnership between theory and practice is indeed strong religious education.

(Rev.) Martin Buote Fall River

Of a Shepherd On a day that wore an Autumn mantle Of gray New England skies A rain-swept Boston was people deep With anxious hearts and eyes The neighborhoods all banner, dressed Proclaimed the joy of all As multi-Ianguaged multitudes Gave welcome to Pope John Paul . . .

When New England's winter's upon us And her long dark nights prevail His pastoral visit will cheer us When re-lived in precious detail These words that are written are tokens Of a warmth that will always rem~in

Recalling that night when God's people Prayed with their Pope in the rain G. J. Riding New Bedford

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A Beautiful Day Dear Editor: St. Pius X parish family (South Yarmouth) recently, celebrated their 25th anniversary.

All ages were present. Also present were many handicapped, including John Houst Jr. of West Dennis, shown greeting the bishop.

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God implanted man and woman on earth so that they could survive ,in an atmosphere of harmony. But man became greedy and sinned, his ambition overwhelmed his righteousness and he fell into shame and despair. But God is ever forgiving; if man will follow the path of Faith, he can be redeemed through grace.

Roman Catholicism is the right religion for me, and I hope for you. We are a Universal Church, Roman Catholic, free and democratic, committed and dedicated to the philosophy that all men are created equal in the vision of God, and our mission is to save men from sin and 'disease so that life will be more fruitful.

Remember (son or' daughter) your good heart and hand will 'he welcome in developing proper character for better understanding and living. ,Please write to' me again, I am interested in your wellbeing.

Paul Horowitz Somerset

It was a beautiful day, shared by all ages, a true parish family celebration. As one CCD teacher said, "I have never before seen so many different ages so obviously enjoying themselves."

God truly blessed us all and, as our slogan said, "We have only just begun."

Alice Houst West Dennis

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Please do not judge my letter as one of criticism directed to Father Dietzen; indeed, he covered a great deal of ground in defining quite diplomatically the bases to be covered. Yet there is no specific answer to any of the questions. Perhaps the "Question Corner" could have achieved greater purpose by' giving the 14-year-old a personal.interview.

Perhaps a letter of this type, more direct and revealing, could help the youngster adjust more properly in a religious way.

Dear (Son or Daughter): Thank you for your alert and profound letter. It brings me back to, a time wlfen I asked many questions, although' I had no doubts, for I took God as granted and ever eternal.

Your questions are norm'al, bright, and manifest a desire for intellectual pursuit which is commendable. However, you must evolve yourself by upgrading your reading on a level by grades compatible with your age and maturity.

The Bible is the greatest living Book, for it is the history of man from the beginning of time.

Whom would you substitute for God? You see and touch the wonders of Creation in humans and animals, and the flourishing of the fields in its time, and the light and darkness that pervades the earth in all its beauty and glory.

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ticular priest for that disturbance. . Let me prove my assertion ANDREW M. . with four points: GREELEY 1) Can you imagine dentists being _indifferent if they aiscovered that most of their patients thought they were less The priesthood is institu- .than excellent at filling cavities? tionally sick. I use the word Can you imagine surgeons beto convey the· same notion as ing untroubled if most of their does the adjective. "institu- patients' thought they were not tional" when it modifies racism. very skillful with the scalpel?

"Institutional racism" means Yet 80 percent of American not that individuals are racists, Catholics are not ready to rate but rather that the social struc- their semons as "excellent" ture and culture have racial big- and the priesthood is totally unotry built into them independ- disturbed by this negative judgently of the intentions or the ment on its professional com. responsibility of any individual petence.

2) Can you imagine a lawyer . member of the community. seriously boasting that he knew In the same way, established nothing about contract law, or relationship patterns and value an airline pilot casually admitsystems of the' priesthood are ting that he was quite indifferbadly disturbed independently of ently trained on matters of the responsibility of any par-. navigation?

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This is a powerful indictment the priesth'Qod in the United States today are neo-fundamen- and 'I want to reassert that I talism and the vulgar Marxism am not charging individual of liberation theology, both sys- priests with responsibility for tematically anti-intellectual-un-=- _ the institutional sickness of the concerned with nuance, qualifi- priesthood as a profession. We cations, evidence or scholarship. have all inherited a set of values, 4) Finally, can you imagine expectations, patterns of behavany of the professions so ob- ior which were shaped in the Not only is such a sentence viously and explicitly using envy past and which were strongly uttered with bland indifference as a means of social control as inculcated in us in the seminary to its impact, but it is often does the priesthood? There is, and in our early years in the spoken as though it confers '" of course, envy in every human priesthood.

We need a thorough and deepspecial merit and special insight profession, but can one imagon what comes next, as though ine, say, a college professor us- reaching reform of the structure ignorance of professional dis- ing the potent weapon of envy and the culture of the priest cipline actually was a credential to explicitly reinforce the lowest hood. It is amusing to listen to that reinforced a priestly state- common denominator of medi- enthusiastic priests demand reocrity. The professor who does form of every other institution ment. .3) Can you imagine accoun- something outstanding is well in society and not examine the tants or insurance brokers ar- rewarded with professional es- beam in their own eye.

Doubtless I will be inundated ranging and planning their pro- teem even if he is subjected to fessional work on the basis of the negative Sanctions of envy. with nasty mail from priests beideological platitudes that were The priest who does something cause of this column. Alas, explicitly anti-intellectual? Yet well merely gets the envy. All fathers, the very letters you the two most powerful thought esteem is reserved for the medi- write prove the validity of my argument. systems guiding the exercise of ocre.

Yet how often does one hear a priest say, "I don't know anything about theology, but . . . " One can substitute the socio19gy of religion or scripture or any of the other disciplines about which a priest ought to know something.

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Last weekend at our house seemed like the latest episode of a soap opera. The cast included my five daughters. Three are college students - two live at home, the other at school. Also at home is my 19-year-old who was brain-injured in an accident when she was six, and the youngest daughter, my little, lovable retarded child.

The story opens with one of the at-home college. students making a dress to wear to a wedding three. days later, and the other at-home college stude!)t worrying about her boyfriend who had been sick.

The boy had been going through tests for months, with the doctors finding no answers.

On Thursday they hospitalized him. By Friday afternoon they were quite sure he had mononucleosis and hepatitis. On Saturday they thought he also had spinal meningitis. Sunday they belived there might be some involvement with the pancreas and the lymph nodes as well.

Adding to the strain for his widowed mother, her younger son' was showing some of the same symptoms. (They learned he only had walking pneumonia.) 'nle other at-home college daughter planned to sew aU day Friday to finish making her dress. But being a soft touch, she agreed to skip sewing and drive her sister to the hospital to visit the boy friend.

On the way home, the muffler fell off the car. They kicked it around the street until it was cool enough to put into the trunk.

The car had to be repaired Saturday because it was needed to get to the wedding on Sunday. The 27-minute-muffler job turned into a half day's work

because the' ta~lpipe and rear springs had to be replaced, too.

By Saturday afternoon the boy friend was in quarantine.

That eliminated the one girl's problem of getting to the hospital. However, the other girl developed a different worry. She almost finished the dress, tried it on and didn't like it.

Saturday evening a friend was coming for dinner. With the car being repaired, I ha~n't done any grocery shopping. I also hadn't gotten a promised session of practice driving with the daughter who was schedu,led to take a road test in three days. (fhe same daughter as the one with the sick hoy friend).

My friend arrived for dinner and was enlisted to go practice driving. Another daughter and I went to the store to get food for dinner.

Sunday after Mass, I marked the hem of the dress, my daughter having decided she liked it after a friend approved. With a little luck she could have it

finished by 2 p.m. The wedding was to be at 3:30.

In a moment of compassion for my retarded daughter, I invited her little friend to visit . . . another lovable retarded child. My husband was trying to paint the back porch. The two little ones thought it would be fun. for him to teach them to paint. He didn't.

The away-at-college daughter came home with a sore throat.

She really should have been in bed, but we had to get some major grocery shopping done.

There's a limit to ho~ many consecutive meals of peanut butter you can eat. Besides,' grocery shopping is easier than supervising two Jittle bandits who wanted to play in the paint.

Actually, her throat was pretty bad, but the doctor confirmed that she wasn't likely to have mononucleosis because she's already had _it. Just swollen glands, ,tonsiHitis, and maybe strep.

In between all this, the brain-

injured daughter was in process of getting off the drugs she has been taking for 13 years to control seizures. For two months she has been going through withdrawal. She has been feeling rotten, hasn't been able to sleep, and has been afraid she'll have another seizure. But she is anxious to be free of the drugs because she is more alert and steadier. 'Besides, without one drug that has a side effect of softening her gums, she can start orthodony to straighten crooked teeth. . Sunday night - two days before her final cut-off date - she had a convulsion. .Monday morning, after a sleepless night, I was trying to get my head clear to face the week. I was thinking: "They told !pe to keep smiling. So I kept smiling . . . and my teeth fell out."

The mail came. I was hoping for good news.

Right on top was a notice to' keep an appointment . . . with my dentist.

Esse,ntial· Gard'en Chores By JOSEPH RODERICK

Too often at this time of year, we desert the garden for the warm house. There is always some excuse to put off yard jobs that should be done. However, some jobs simply cannot be put off until spring.

Bulbs must be. planted now.

Daffodils, . crocus, tulips and lilies must be planted in the fall if they are to bloom in spring.

As of this writing, I must admit I haven't done my planting

yet; mainly because I haven't depth at which they were previously planted and give them a received my bulb order.

Bulbs can be planted as long good base of Well-rotted manas holes .can be dug, although . ure, mixed with rich garden obviously they should be plant- soil.

Poppies are also transplanted ed as soon as possible before now. Dig up the clump, being the . ground freezes hard and

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Since most bulbs are dormant when received, they may be kept for several weeks before planting. Lilies are the exception; they are seldom dormant and should be planted as soon as they arrive.

Some perennials should be divided and transplanted now.

Jeonies, for example, which are overgrown or need to be moved should b~ lifted and replanted.

In transplanting these flowers, try to replace them at the same

sure to get all the taproots, which can' be separated and replanted or can be cut in several piec~s and planted for quick reproduction. (If you replant the taproots whole, be sure to give them enough depth.)

After all this, I admit that I am as lazy as everyone else at this .time of year. But I do try to accomplish the absolutely necessary jobs, then, if there's time, .get to those that I'd like to do hut aren't mandatory.

Stamps To Mark Visit of Pope WASHINGTON (NC) - Both the U.S. Postal Service and the United Nations are offering stamp collectors special items to commemorate the visit of Pope John Paul II. The World Federation of United Nations Associations has announced that it will issue a special envelope and folder with U:N. stamps affixed to commemorate the visit of Pope John Paul II to U.N. headquarters.

The U.S. Postal Service will handstamp pictorial cancellations in each of the nine U.S. cities the pope will visit, and sets of the nine embossed stamped· envelopes bearing the pictorial cancellation will be available from the Philatelic Sales Branch in Washington.

Each cancellation will include a symbol relating to the metropolitan area where it will be used and will read "The Visit of

Pope John Paul II." The United Nation design is a three"color posterization of a photograph of the pope that appears on both the envelope and folder.

The folder will also include a quotation from the pope's World Day of Peace m~ssage and an excerpt from the invitation from U.N. Secretary Gen. eral Kurt Waldheim to the pope. ~

THE ANCHORThurs., Oct. 18, 1979

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Continued from Page One 'he recalled. "I'd been on the road since the mid-1940's, carrying Mary's burden, serving as a fisherman and catalyst. I didn't The 12 parishes of the Greater want to have to stop."

Attleboro deanery will celebrate But surgery was imperative. the 75th anniversary of the Fall Back in California, he underwent River diocese on Sunday with a a bypass operation, which meant 3 p.m. Mass in the Church of a year off the circuit for the St. John the Evangelist, AttleCounty Mayo native. It was his boro. first real vacation since ordinaThe procession entering the tion. church will include area civic "They put in four bypasses," leaders, clergy of other denomhe explained, in that broad inations, deacons and Knights County Mayo brogue that brings of Columbus. to mind the priest in "Going My The Mass will be concelebraWay." ted by Bishop Daniel_A:. Cronin "Now I've got my health bac;k, and area priests. A symbolic gift and I look younger than ever. will be presented from each I've got my health back to work deanery parish and altar boys for a fifth glorious decade." and readers will· also represent The message of the crusade ' each parish. never changed, he said, despite St. 'John's Church will be decthe fact that the rosary fell into orated with ·12 wall hangings disfavor in some circles followcrafted by Sister Gertrude Gauing Vatican II. Father Peyton dette, OP, one for each paris~. said' lie has observed a hunger CARE OF THE ABANDONED and refu~ees such as these boat people, is a church Chairman of the liturgy comof late to bring the rosary back major priority.

Of all Indochinese refugees admitted to the U.S. since 1975, 45% have bee~ mittee for the event is Sister to its former prominence..

Jessica Aguiar, assisted by Sis"It made a difference when resettled under Catholic auspices. But the need grows daily and Mission Sunday contnter Evangela McAJeer and a 12people stopped praying the ro- butions this weekend will help to meet it. parish committee of laypersons. sary, and. Mary was banished A banquet and dance at King from the home," he' said.

Philip Ballroom, Wrentham, will Dismissing criticism that the follow the liturgy. rosary is meaningless, Father . ested residents will be invited, what God had done for him."

Continued from Page One Peyton called it "a tried and out for newcomers. will include an ecumenical prayHe stressed that the early exMore Intimate Union proven way to please God. Discussing the pilot" census er service; a Christmas pageant perience was one of hope and "It can't be surface or periph- program to be conducted during and an informational session on joy and he said that contempoALBANO, Italy (NC) - "The eral," he observed. "Those who December in Somerset and common marriage problems. sick keep a more intimate union rary movements that seem to say so demonstrate the shallow~ Swansea, Father Timothy Goldwith the suffering .Christ," Pope share that spirit include the chaFather Illig closed the day by rismatic renewal, Marriage En- John Paul II said during a Mass ness of their own spiritual life. rick, diocesan coordinator for in the chapel of Q'ueen of the You can't be a hypocite and pray "We Care/We Share," said it pointing out the historical prece- counter and the Cursillo.

Apostles Hospital in Albano. The the rosary. It's been in an eclipse, has been in the planning for over dent for laypersons to act as The congress closed with a pope spent nearly three hours but when an eclipse is over, the three years and includes ele- evangelists. "The early Christian moon shines brjghter than ever." ments of Father Illig's national church was built by the laity," Mass at. St. Mary's Cathedral, at the hospital and became the Father Peyton. said he is par- program as well as local modi- he reminded' the audience, "and with Bishop Cronin as principal first pontiff in memorY to have ticularly interested to see that fications and contributions from every Christian was a witness of concelebrant. celebrated Mass in a hospital. : some Protestants have begun to other dioceses. say the rosary.

What Somerset' and Swansea "They are discovering the ro- . parishes will be doing in Decemsary even while Catholics are ber will be repeated in all other divorcing Mary quietly out of parishes in the course of next ecumenism," he said. "They see year, he said. He noted the imthat praying the rosary is to pray portant role of prayer in the cento a woman who listens." sus/evangelization effort, saying Although his work has been that throughout the pilot protouching people's lives for 40 gram participating parishes will years, it took a letter from a mount a prayer campaign to supPolish cardinal to give Father port the volunteers contacting Peyton his biggest thrill. The all area homes. cardinal later became Pope..John Followup programs in SomerPaul II: set and Swansea, to which interAfter Cardinal Karol Wojtyla's , ~ election to the papacy, Father .Have you ever thought that you might like to continue Chris~'s mission of universal love Peyton remembered that he had as a diocesan4lflriest, serving Him in the old, the. young, the f;ICh, .the poor, th~ happy, the got a letter from the then carContinued from Page One unhappy, the sick and the well to be found In every pansh In our beautiful part of dinal of Krakow, Poland, sup- Centerville, the team consists of Massachusetts. porting the rosary crusade with Father .Michael Nagle, Father the words, "I hope your work William Baker, Mary. Fuller, If. you think Christ might be calling you to. serve' Him here at home, why not attend an will envelop the earth." This Bobbie Paradise, Sarah McDavitt INFORMATION DAY ON THE DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD, to be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday, past February, the dream of a and John Malloy.

Nov. 4 at Holy Name Parish Center, 121 Mount Pleasant Street, New Bedford. . lifetime came true when he was / In New Bedford, two sessions Y~u will hear talks by young priests already se~ing God and b¥ semina~ians preparing for granted a private audience with have . been held at Kennedy ministry.

All will be glad to answer your questions. The day Will end With Mass, followed the pope.

Youth Center and the program by a delicious supper. ( "My heart was on fire to ask will conclude on Tuesday. Prethe vicar of Christ to take a . senting it are Wilbur and Rhea Plan to join us and bring a friend! stand ,for the rosary," Father Teves, Vivian Oliveira, Theresa REG'ISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, October 28 Peyton related. "I knew he could Racine, Father Charles Soto, Dear Father Smith, . do more good in a minute for Father John Oliveira and John I am thinking about a life in the diocesan priesthood the message of the family ro- Racine. sary than I could in a lifetime, In Attleboro the program will REGISTRATION FORM and I put my work in his hands." begin Wednesday at St. Theresa's Two weeks later, the pope CCD Center, continuing Nov. 14 Name : . announced that he would pray and Nov. 28. The team consists Address . the rosary every first Saturday. of Sister E;velyn Daily and Dick To Father Peyton, it was a sign Boucher.

City /State/Zip : : .. that "the pope was taking up the . Fall River team members are Age .E~ucation To' Date ; . flag I've never let touch the Father Bruce Neylon,Father ground, not even when the ro- Maurice Jeffrey, Sister Barbara Telephone .. sary fell into its deepest dis- Walsh, Brother Guy Roddy, Clip and Mail To: VERY REV. JOHN J. SMITH, V.E. - ST. JOHN THE EVANGEUST RECTORY favor."

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Cape Cod And Islands: O. L. of Victory, Centerville; Holy Redeemer, Chatham; St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis; St. Peter, Provincetown; Corpus Christi, Sandwich; St. Pius X, South Yarmouth: St. Joseph, Woods Hole.

Wearing eye-catching Pilgrim Fall River Area: Our Lady of badges crafted by Mrs. Aubrey the Angels, Our Lady of Health, Armstrong, 31 members of the' Immaculate Conception, Sacred Fall River Diocesan 'Council of Heart, St. Anthony of Padua, Catholic Women will be deleSt. John the Baptist, St. Mathieu, gates to next week's convention St. Patrick, Fall River. of the National Council of CathSt. Patrick, Somerset; St. Dom- olic Women in Pittsburgh. inic, St. Micl!ael, Swansea.

The meeting, wtth the theme Taunton Area: Sacred Heart, St. Jacques, St. Joseph, .Taun- "God's Family: His Love Reton; St. Peter, Dighton; St. Jo- vealed," will open Sunday afternoon with a Mass and will conseph, North Dighton.

New Bedford Area: Holy tinue through Thursday, Oct. ~5.

Name, Mt. Carmel, Sacred Two diocesan women are canHeart, S1. Anthony of Padua, didates for national office in the St. Casimir, St. James, St: Lawelections which will close the ·rence, New Bedford. convention. They are· Mrs. MiSt. Mary, South Dartmo~th; ~hael J. McMahon of Fall ~iver, ·St. Patrick, Wareham; St. a past DCCW president, who is George, Westport; St. Julie, miming for NCCW trea~urer; North Dartmouth. and Miss Adrienne Lemieux, in,Ball sponsors, working with a cumbent DCCW president, a candiocesan committee, are affilididate for the 1981 nominating ates of the Diocesan Council of committee.

Catholic Women' and the So~iety of St. Vincent de Paul. ProOf the diocesan delegates, 10 ceeds benefit exceptional and are from the. Fall River district; of three from New Bedford; eight underprivileged 'children every race, color. and creed .at- from Taunton, two from Attletending the three schools tor ,boro and eight from the Cape exceptional children and the . and Islands. They will be joined .four summer camps for the un- by Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes and derprivileged 0Plilrated by the Father James F. Lyons, Fall Fall River diocese in southeast- . River and New Bedford district ern Massachusetts. mqderators respectively.

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NEW OFFICERS of South Attleboro Knights of Colum·bus, Council 5876, were installed by District Deputy J. Murray Sennott, 4th left, at ceremonies where h~ also presented ·the unit the Star Council Award. Council 5876 is the only Massachusetts group to receive the award for three consecutive years. Others in the picture, from left, Roger Viens, , Leo Dery, John LaCroix, Mario Pozzi, William Bergeron.

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A football in a tree led to formation of the, ~h,eelchair Motor- . cycle Association, say Dr. -Eli ... • Factor of Brockton and his para--mUSIC f plegic son, Scott.

Scott, paralyzed in 1974 wheri "'" ' ", • he fell from a tree in attemptLit."", iog to retrieve a, football, did not let his handi~p keep him from outdoor sports. After exCAT HE D RAL 0 F perimenting with skimobiles and motorized wheelchairs, he and Sl Mary If TIle Assumption . 'his father adapted a three~ 327 SECOND STREEt wheeled Honda for use by paraFALL RIVER, MASS. plegics arid persons with other/,;., "......-~.,.-...~ __......................"... handicaps. .. .

'They have made arrangements w!th Stonehill College, North Easton. for WMA .members ' to store and ride their machines on ' its 62{)-acre campus. , The Factors say the WMA \ has 50 mem~rs, half of 'whom .... regularly ride modifieil Hondas~ Inquiries about the organization come to them from around the world. '

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ANUNFORGElTABLE MOMENT: Father Robert S. Kaszynski, pastor of St. Stanis, laus Church, Fall River, is greeted by' Pope' John Paul II during recent parish pilgrimage to ,Poland ,and, Italy. (Felici,Photo) !

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"W'OOOOOOOO" •• ~ "woo" . ". .

"JIUDDun" .. .'. "mmmm," the pontiff intoned in a baritone voice with each ,outburst of Whistles and ,shouts. Cardinal Terence Cooke of New York and other prelates, shifted nervously in the background, discussing what was going on. How would they, quiet the audience?

The New York Cardinal rose, ,but the pope waved him off.

Camera crew blood pressures went 'up as valuable TV time passed.

"Mmmm" . . . "WOOD • • •" Then at last the po~ said, "You know what it is - we shall destroYi the prQgram. Cardinal Cooke says, 'Enough!'"

A roar of laughter rose from the audience, Which. already had serenaded him and presented him with aT-shirt, blue jeans, a guitar and other gifts.

Because of such incidents, TV viewers undoubtedly had the best seat in the hotise-even if it was ~ wheelchair, hospital bed or bar stool in the local pub - for watching the papal, visit. For. hours, they could see and listen to the sounds, the emotional appeals and the admonitions against nuclear build-up made _by the tireless pontiff. >

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Handicapped, "what the media did for folks who were home, bound 'was simply marvelous."

Television was so import!lnt in Boston and' New York that scores of the estimated i4,OOO journ~lists accredited to papal covetilge found themselves resorting to watching the pope on the tube. They couldn't 'get close enough.

How big was this silent majority of American TV watch-_ ers whose voices the pope couJd hear? Nobody knew.

'But there are some estimates.

According to ABC, the network's two big news shows, "World News Tonight" and "GoQd' Morning America," are watched by 13, million and 6.5 million respectively. The two programs carried papal coverage every day.

NBC counts 8.2 million viewers for its "Today" show, and 17 million for its "Nightly News." i Interestingly, while the ,networks frequently limited coverage to highlight, small channels carried almost the whole' visit, along with commentary on its . meaning for thechurth and the world.

There also was an effort to help the deaf understand what was happening during the papal visit, with public television using a signer in a circle in, a corner of the screen.

Before the pope reached Amerca. the news director of New York's WOR-TV, Frank Anthony, ha~ been workipg for months to get its own message from the pontiff.

Suddenly, a camera crew was summoned to Rome in D)idSeptember. There, in an audio ence before 100,000 in St Peter's Square, Pope John Paul announced he was "happy to have ." ',' .1

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"It should continue until 'the responsible-government agencies can formulate regulations and policies to ensure proper construction 'of plantll and adequate training of plant personnel to operate the' plants, and to guarantee the safety of the plants by a well-regulated and properly enforced system of inspection," he said.

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- Dloeesd Director , Of $Gelal Services' ,In meditating upon the', thrust of the teachirtgs of Jesus as they impact ,oul' entrance into the 19808, it 'should be clear to ~ll , .Christian people that human life is saered,-JDld",awesome. Life developiI~g within the- womb and life ready to return'to God is, a precious creation of God ~ formed in Kis, image and like-· ness.

Consequ~mtly, it is the duty of ail of us w~o follow Christ to be pro-life. We must carry this moral. sensitivity il\to all' aspeCts of the world in which' we live, despite the' opposition' of some segments of the world cOllll:mUlity.

Fl~wi!}g from this perspective, it follows that the direct taking of humJUl life is something to be shunned by society and aCtively opposed, especially by the Christian community. Direct killing should npt be part of the/ civic policy of any modern state.

Therefore, having said this, I submit that capital punishment in this day and age is an act which runs counter to the way of Christ. He; who suffered the cruel effects of capital .punishment in the ,greatest act of love this world has ever ~een, begs' us to forgive.. Jesus begs us to forgive, particularly our enemies.

Revenge is foreign to the Christian way. Gut Savior sets His followers over agaihst the wfl.y of secularists. He, emphasizes that his wordls are a sign of contradiction, by telling us that God'~ ways are not always the ways of tpe world. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, is not the' Christian way.

Many will disagree with this pastoral beJ,ief of mine. However, I trust that some of them may at least be stimulated to rethink this issue in the context of legislative activity within the State of Massachusetts at the present time.

In recent- years, many of our popes have spoken out'0n behalf 'of people condemned to death. From the pleas of Pius XII for mercy toward Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a husband. and wife found guilty of treason, to the present time, popes", have been' cOnGerned about the direct ,taking of life. even ,thoueh crimes committed have been grave, in some cases heinous.

In 1974 the !bishops of the United States adopted a pastoral stance against capital punish. ment.' This, i11 turn, has. been more specifically transmitted, to the ~atholic Community in dioceses .where capital punishment .is once again an active reality.

In Massachusetts, the pastoral teaching of the four ordinaries has been on public record for the past several years. Our local bishops have said in part that "the four dioceses of Massachusetts would like to be placed on record in opposition to the series of bills which would restore the death penalty in the Commonwealth ..1 • (for)' the restora-

tion of' capital punishment is'a brutal . ::; form of punishmentl It is . clear, therefore, .that there is a'nevv development in the moral sense of the church on this issue. It is also clear 'that there is, as of now, no cansen· sUIf-on thiS ·ri(atter within the Catholic' church and our le,gislator$ know this. I would assume, based upOn a number o~ personal conversations, that perhaps a majority of the laity and some of the .clergy and religious con::' tinue to favor capital ,.punishment. .

This state of affairs is not surprising. It is p,l~rt of the nor· mal process of life and the events that influence life as the years move along. For centuries the churCD- has supported civic authorities by' acknowledging their right'directly to take Uee life of a man or woman, should such people be lEigally and justly found guilty of a capital offense.

TodaY,rhowever, with a world history of monumental violence' behind us. and sadly still with us, -many within the church, especially since the second World War, are taking a. new look at aU' acts which directly terminate life.

The Gospel has impacted civilization for close to 2,000. years.

It relates,'to men and women of every generation. It, is constant-' Iy vital, integral a.nd relevant to all people over a~d above, the particular. civil- . rise and fall izat;ons. IIi Oli'r--day, the Gospel hl!s given rise to the pr9*1ife movement, so wonderfully conspicuous within the Church.

Catholics in the United States are ,engaging in public activity of a nature that has not been operative in the American' Catholic church for a number !)f years. The. historic.al reasons for this were caused in part by a host of sociological and pastoral approaches, based upon perspectives of certain theological scJ.1ools. However, times have changed.

Now, for example, we as a Church are being asked to ,rethink the question' of' capital punishment. If life is so sacred, including that of the criminal, should we directly bring it to an end through a violent' punishment that directly causes death?

I say we should not. We. are asked to read the signs of the times. We are asked to try and discern what God is telling us in the context of life in the latter pail; of the 20th century.

Is he teijfng' u~ to execiJte our enemies? I strongly maintain that he is, not.

Christ wants us to have love, even for those· who do us serious harm. Violence only begets violence. Jesus tells us in the Gospel to turn the other cheek:' Do we believe this? This 'is hard saying, but it is his teaching.

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nocent suffering victims. They logical context, I cannot in this most surely I are carrying a day and age approve of ~e cross, as did Jesus, which could state's right to use this right. well be theirs .until God calls Jesus died. as a: prisoner. He them back to himself. . suffered capital punishment on .

Yet is their cruel pain best Mount Calvary. He ,died on the handled through another death? cross in the worla's gteatest act Does it really follow from the of love, the innocent. lamb __Gospel that a life for a life 'is slaughtered for us sinners. On the way of Jesus? Does he want the . pross- he prayed for and us to live this' way? I think not. _forgave his executioners. What I cannot help but ];Ie impr.essed greater act of love could there ' by the recent words of Mrs" be! Is there not a lesson in this· Jane Ewart-Biggs, who,se hus- for all of us who follow him?' . band, a British diplomat, was The Catholic Social Service savagely murderecb"'by terror- Ministry of the Diocese of Fall r'ists. This suffering victim wrote River will lend its weight and in the London Catholic Herald expertise to see to 'it that men that "the duty of the community and women will not be executed 7:15, 8, must be to protect society • . . either here in Massachusetts or rather than decide whether these the cQuntfy at large. human beings live- or die . '. \.

While thiS activity is indig- , it is the criminal whO has de- enous to our ministry of social' PREACHER: cided to take '. life;. the rest of justice, along with our active, society, while conderrining the Rev. John R. Foister, Pastor murderer, cannot emulate him." anti-abortion thrust, I trust that countless 6thers of our CathThis woman's heart is deeply olic community in Southeastern tooted in the Gospel.

Massachusetts will join us, will ST. ANNE CHURCH and SHRINE Critninal acts must be handled pray on this issue and will do in a just way. A criminal must their best so to influence our South Main and 'Middle Streets do his or her best to repay so- lawmakers, that executions in Fall River, Massachusetts ciety for, the evil that has been Massachusetts and the natipn done. Punishment is part of this, as a whole wili rapidly become process. The ,most severe punish- a thing of the past; ment, outside" ot death ~tself " (and- this is debated by some . ~ho prefer death over impdsonment), is.._the loss of personal --f~eedom through ,incarceration.

Depending upon the circumstaQces ot the Qffense and the status of the' criminal at any .~ven point in mile,' prison terms 'could well be ofv~ long dur.ation. even possibly for the nat· ural life of the criminal.

In the normal course of events, nothing, is more severe tharv incarceration. I know whereof I speak. For the past five years I haye been personally involved in Ule prison ministry. I am not foreign to the ACTUAL SIZE mentality of people involved in Minted in Platinum, Gol~ and Silver. crime from the petty thief to the murQ~rer. I see these men These exquisitely produced dual medallions,-<:om~emoratin.gPopeJohn PaLil1! often. I 'speak with the ·officers visit to Ireland and the Centenary of KNOCK. DeSigned by Inshman John Roche, who guard them 'aittt the adminwell known for his exclusive designs from New York to Paris. In hisarticle in istration who cares for them.

Ireland's largest daily newspaper, columnist Desmond Rushe said: Anthropological or similar 'Vlif simplicity, taste, elegance and clarity are e7ements to be tr~asured, it has ther:n in arguments for th~ abolition of' full measure .... the.end product is the. ~yp'e ~f rY!emento whICh should appre~/ate capital punisImtent hold no considerably in value, both because of It s mtrms/c worth and the fact that It will overweening weight with me. become a collectors item" N b Statistics, . studies in learned um er journals, both pro and con, have Cost Minted Weight Description been inconclusive. If a person is $1700 500 2.080oz/64.7()gr.

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22 Carat Gold punishment, a host of docu\ Sterling Hall-Marked mented reports could be assem20,000 $75 J oz/31.1 Ogr. Silver bled to plead one's case. The situation regardingth~ deterrent effect of the execution of crim• Order Form Please send me: 0 Fine Platihum @ $1700ea. 0 22 Carat Gold @ $1200 ea.

1 inal men /and women must be con)idered in a state of doubt.

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In line with the Church~s morBlock letters • al teaching for centuries, one • ~Pope's medallion and dWn in 18 a~t Address • -can, respectfully understand gold pIi1le, If'l!di1I1l! ast by us to - • commemOl'ale the Papal .. sit to theological arguments regarding Knock, loeli1nrL A superb oppootunity erIIbIing you and yo..- friendl to the right of the state directly to DUlid"",Ie on this ..,ique occasion.

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But a . sharp-eyed and nosy servant girl recognized him: "You, too, were with Jesus of Nazareth:' Startled and alarmed, he began to stammer: "I . . .

I . . . don't know, I . . . I . . . don't understand what you're talking about." 'This is the im-' pressi9n conveyed by the two verbs in the Greek. In the simple form of the story, Peter would have fled at this point, but as the narrative now stands, he just moves away from the fire. And the girl keeps after him, sensing that she has the fisherman squirming on the hook.

Considering the importance of Peter in the apostolic church and the attention paid to him throughout the New' .Testament, one is surprised to find his faults chronicled so candidly.

Not only was there no attempt to suppress the story of his denial of Jes~, but all four Gospels recorq the incident. Details vary but this is to be expected in material that reached the evangelists through the traditio'ns of several communities.

The awkwardness of Mark's DOt always account alone T,his time she points him out evident in translations - has led to the interesting suggestion to the bystanders, and he gets that behind it lay two originally really uncomfortable, although separate versions of the story. Mark tells us simply that "once One would have told of just' one again he denied it." Matthew, question, one denial, and Peter's on the other hand, builds the hasty depart~r.e, followed by the crescen40 a bit; "Again he decrowing of the cock (Mark 14, nied it with an oath: 'I do not 66.68). This would later have know the man!'" The crescendo been expanded t-o its prese.nt reaches a climax when, in reform, with the triple denial and sponse to a bystander's accusathe double cockcroW. tion, he "began to curse and to Interesting as such matters swear. '{ do not even know are, they pale into insignificance the man you are talking before the point on which all aboutl' .. versions agree, : the almost inHere Mark records the second c~ble fact that Peter denied Jesus, that the Rock cracked at cockcrow, which reminds Peter the' nagging insistence of a ser· of. Jesus~ prediction: "Before the cock crows twice you will dmly vant girl.

The. apostle's presence in the me three times." And he ends courtyard of the high priest is with the poignant statement: already an indiCation of his . "He broke down and began tb inconsistency. After his moment cry." There is something sharpof futile heroics in· the garden, ly ironic about Pet~r's having he had deserted Jesus and run crowed so cockily that hoe, of all away with all the rest. But now' people, would never betray he is back curious about the Jesus, and that same Peter's beoutcome of the arrest but careful ing shocked into a realization of not to reveal his connection with his failure by the crowing of a real live rooster. the prisoner.

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By Father James V. Schall Jan van Ruysbroeck would seem to be as difficult to understand as his Flemish name is to pronounce. Nor are his books best sellers: "Seven Steps on.the Ladder of Spiritual Love," "The-Mirror of Eternal Salvation," "The Book of the Kingdom of' the Lovers of God," "The Four Temptations," "The Twelve Beguines," "The Spiritual Espousals:' But this medieval Belgian mystic (1293-1381) is a charming .and warm figure. He began his career with a controversy abom the nature of the "free spirit," a sort of early liberation movement, with a lady by the unlikely name of Bloemardinne, who held that once our spirits attained to God, he could do what -¥ pleased with bur bodies a not unheard-of doctrine, even in later' centuries. After he was ordained a priest, Ruysbroeck re-

tired to a forest where he founded Groenendael monastery.

Ruysbroeck revealed little of his own personality, yet his spiritual works are marvels of ascetical and mystical teaching.

His style 'is often charming, though he once had to write a book to explain what he was talking about in a previous one.

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When we do something wrong, we say, "My conscience hurts me."

By'William Ryan Reflecting on faults tempts one to paraphrase Lincoln's famous adage: "You can overcome some Of them all of the time and all of them some of the time, but you can't overcome all of them all of the time."

And so it seems to' go in the Christian life. Try as we may, -some failings in our motal life seem to resist our best efforts to overcome them.

We are born in God's own image. But, unlike God" we are not perf-ect. If we reflect on goodness, we picture. a person who thinks of others before self, who chooses the morally good act rather than the morally bad act, who sublimates bodily comfort for the sake of principle.

Such a person was Jesus. Xnd this is the stuff saints are made of.

It's more than a little shock-

St. Paul gives a classic description of human frailty in the seventh chapter of his Epistle to the Romans. "I cannot even understand my own actions," he says, with a kind of amazed despera!ion that is both likable and easy for most of us to identify with. "I do not do what I want to do but what I hate . . • the desire to do right is there but not the power. What happens is that I do, not the good I will . to do, but the evil I do not intend." .

What St. Paul is telling us is

By Janaan Manternach that gritting our teeth, flexing It was dark and cold. '-Petei' our muscles, or wh,istling a haphuddled close to a fire, trying to py tune just will not suffice. It warm himself, hoping no one is o~ly the pow~ of God's grace would recognize him. working in Jesus'CDrist that Hardly an hour had passed ean save ,us from certain defeat since Jesus was taken prisoner. in this conflict.

He had beim praying in the GarGod created us with a free will den of Olives. Peter was with and the power to reason. And he gave each of us a conscience.

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I felt great satisfaction as - I drove home reflecting upon the enormous change in their lives brought about by a half dozen years of such involvement.

This spiritual success story is not an isolated instance. My experience with seveal dozen ministers of Communion reveals the same pattern: A reluctance and sense of unworthiness in the

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Were it not for God's grace; we would have every reason to despair.

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beginning, then gradual acceptance, . joy and even positive shifts in personal behavior. ,At one point I asked them to , write down their reactions at present and when initially invited to serve as ministers of Communion. The responses were informative and inspirational.

One of our first appointees suffered some rejection: "The majority of the parish accepted this change. However, a few were critical and voiced their objections - even to the point of seeking me out at my place of employment and indicating they Turn to Page Thirteen

Jan van Ruysbroeck Continued from Page Twelve He was accused of heresy mainly because of a faulty translation into Latin from his original Flemish dialect. He was beatified by Pius X in 1998.

The fact that the triune God was Ruysbroeck's principal concern may seem strange to us, to whom the social order of this world often seems uppermost.

Yet he reminds us that this is not what is central in Christianity, whatever be its value.

He has a clear distinction between man and God. He speaks of the wonderful notion of "a life yearning for God." There is in him a refreshing use of analogies and homey references, to bees and birds and stars.

Quaintly, he even speaks of God as a sea: "This flowing of God demands evermore a flowing back again; for God .is a sea,

For Children Continued from Page Twelve him, and so were James and John. The other disciples were not far away. Suddenly an armed gang rushed into the garden, surrounded Jesus, tied him up and led him away.

Except for Peter and John' all the disciples ran away. Peter followed the mob at a safe distance. He wanted to be- near Jesus, but he was afraid he would also be captured.

The gang led Jesus to the house of the high priest and pushed him through the door.

Peter slipped into the outside courtyard ·with the crowd and sat by the. fire, with his cloak pulled over his head.

Soon he felt someone was looking at him. He glanced around and saw a servant girl staring at him. He turned his face away. But it was too late.

Pointing to Peter, the servant girl said, "This fellow was with Jesus." "Woman," Peter hurried to say, "I don't even know this , man, Jesus."

After a few moments someone else said, "You are one of Jesus' friends." "No," Peter said firmly, "I am not." He felt guilty for denying Jesus, but he was shakinILwith fear.

An hour passed, then someone else challenged Peter. "This man was certainly with Jesus," he said. "He too comes from Galilee," Peter saia-- coldly, "My friend, I don't know what you are talking about," .Just then a cock crowed. At the same moment Jesus was led back into the courtyard. He turned around and looked at Peter. As .he looked into Jesus' eyes, Peter remembered something. "Peter," Jesus had said, "The ~ock will not crow today until you have three times denied that you even Know me," Tears welled up in Peter's eyes. Jesus' glance revealed hurt, disappointment, yet also forgiveness and love.

Peter could not believe what he had done. He found it even harder to believe that Jesus could forgive him so terrible a sin.

But Jesus' glance told him, "Peter, I forgive you. You are still my friend." That gave Peter the courage to go on.

ebbing and flowing, ceaselessly flowing into 'each one of' his elect according to the needs and worth of each."

Ruysbroeck believed that each person is an image of the trinity, that we are each unique, that we have an ultimate origin in God. The importance of mystical analogies such as this should not be underestimated, since they establish and support not only our ultimate .destiny but also our social and public worth.

In God, then,- is our ultimate repose. a lovely word in Ruysbroeck signifying our contentmenf with the "liberality" of God.

Near to Lord Continued from Page Twelve would nev'er receive Communion from me.'!

Quite often special circumstances highlighted this privilege for the ministers and touched them deeply: "I felt a great nearness to the Lord the first time my children received Communion from me and I' noticed the tears in my wife's eyes as I lifted the host and said, 'The Body of Christ.' " Taking the Eucharist to the sick bears with it a unique dimension for ministers of Communion. A father who carries the Lord to his handicapped daughter writes: "When I come home after Mass each Sunday, she is in a very somber mood with her hands clasped. I read to her from the missalette and give her Communion. One thing for certain: She looks forward to it . and so do I." Another middle-aged man has brought the Lord Sunday after Sunday to an ailing older gentle. man. "Our friendship has deepened to a point where I believe both of us can face his imminent death with a joy of Ea~ter res· surrection."

One single woman detected a significant improvement in her behavior after serving in this post. "There were some person-. ai, habits I was battling with.

They now are completely elim~nated from my lifestyle." . The father of six speaks for many when he states: "There are no words to describe the feeling experienced prior to and during the actual distribution of Com.munion to my fellow parishioners. It is being as close to God as possible 'without seeing him in person."

Faults Continued from Page. Twelve picked themselves up and started over again.

Can you imagine how St. Peter must have felt when, after he had told Jesus he would never deny him, that he did just that not once but three time? How easy it would have been to despair. Peter wept bitterly, but he went on for he trusted God's forgiveness and mercy.

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There, on the south lawn of the White House, stood Pope John Paul II, Catholic pilgrim. from Rome, and President Carter, Baptist layman from Georgia.

They chatted quietly, smilingly, as if their being together at that place were the most nat· ural thing in the world.

Protocol demanded that no official note be 'taken of it, but the reality was that the visit which Pope John Paul made to President Carter on the after. noon of Saturday Oct. 6 marked a watershed for Catholicism in the United States. . Easily within the memory span of many who were gathered for the occasion was the deep antiCatholicism which would. have made such a meeting impossible in past years.

"Popery" had been the cry when AI Smith, a Catholic, had run for president in 1928.

The anti-Catholic feeling had become so strong and Smith's defeat so resounding that it was more than 30 years before either political party would again dare to put forward a Catholic presidential candidate.

When John F. Kennedy was tapped as' the Democratic candidate in 1960 his religion immediately became an issue. He spent a great deal of time dispelling insinuations that as president he would be a tool of the Vatican. . Now President Carter had not only invited Pope John Paul to the White Holise - the first time a pontiff had received such an invitation - he was referring to him as "an extraordinary man."

They stood together on a raised platform. The president spoke and the pope stood at his side, listening carefully. The pope sp'oke and the president stood near him, occasionally reaching over to gently pull into place the pope's cape as it was whipped about by the -breeze.

The speeches over, the president and the pope walked 'side by side away from the microphone. The president spoke quietly into the pope's ear. The pope turned, retraced his steps . to the microphone.

Pope John Paul's voice once again carried out across the White House lawn to the several thousand guests assembled there: "The pope wiII bless you . . . with the .permission of the president of the United States."

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ST. THERESE, NEW BEDFORD The North End You'th Fellow- ST. ROCH, 548-4266 ship for high school and college FALL RIVER The. Women's Guild will meet age young people will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday for Mass in at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5. A the parish chapel. Father Joseph Mass wiH be offered for deMartineau will be celebrant. The ceased . members and Father fellowship meets regularly at St. Lucien Jusseaume will speak on HOLY NAME, Therese on the second and fourth the shrine of Cap de la Madeleine FALL RIVER Wednesdays of each month from' at Three Rivers, Quebec.

CCD teachers are still needed 7 to 9 p.m. for the fourth, eighth and ninth REGIONAL ULTREYA, grades. Volunteers may contact MARRIAGE ENCOUl\ITER, NEW BEDFORD Father Bruce Neylon.

FALL RIVER DIOCESE' Cursillistas of the New Bed,Basketball teams are being A Marriage Encounter Week- ford North ·End Ultreya comformed for prep and senior divend scheduled to begin Oct. 2l) HISTORIC BOSTON .SCENE missioned Abel Rebello as a isions in the CYO league. -Boys has been postponed to the weekteam member for the Cursillo /I America The Beautiful .•. Even in The Rain" end of Nov. 9 and will be held now in progress at La Salette and girls interested in playing at La Salette Center for Chris- Center for Christian Living, may contact Father Neylon. tian Living instead of in Fall Attleboro.

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SEEKONK PPD Other weekends are planned ST. ANNE, A scheduled Family Renewal to begin Nov.2, Nov. 23 and Dec. FALL RIVER Day has Ibeen postponed to Sun7. Information is available from Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will

BY FAMOUS PHOTOJOURNALIST HOWEY CAUFMAN day, Nov. 4.

Ed and Jan Mathews, Brockton, be principal celebrant and homiVincentians will meet after 10 . IDEAL FOR FRAMING telephone 584-1996 or Steve and list ·at the 10 a.m. Mass Sunday, Sheila Silvia, Fall River, 678- which will mark the 100th anni- a.m. Mass Sunday. Their current Order Several For Christmas 0937. versary of the Ladies of St. concerns include home heating Anne. A brunch will follow the bills and holiday needs.

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ST. ROCH, NEW BEDFORD FALL RIVER A Mass and prayer group LA SALElTE SHRINE, Members of the Council of meeting in Portuguese 'take place ATTLEBORO IMPRINTED MOUNTS at 7:30 p.m. each Friday.

The Societe de I'Assomption Catholic Women will attend a ATTRACTIVELY BOXED The parish choir meets at 7:30 will make its annual shrine pil- Mass for deceased members at \. p.m. each Tuesday in the church. grimage Sunday, Oct. 21. The 7:30 p.m~ Monday, Nov. 5 in the New members are asked to con- program will include an opening parish center. tact David Avila, telephone 997- Mass at 1:30 p.m., celebrated in ST. JOSEPH, FOR POSTER French, and Benediction, rosary NEW.BEDFORD 7194. ' Special PPD Combination AND SLIDES Work remains to be done in and blessing of the sick at 3 Recitation of the rosary at the school and those willing to p.m.

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Parishioners attending Bishop The pariSh Legion of Mary . ST. PATRICK, ........................COMBINATIONS. SLIDES AND POSTERS Gerrard High School have been will sponsor a holy hour at 3 FALMOUTH Amount Enclosed No C.O.D. that the parish will asassured tomorrow afternoon. The public The Anointing of the Sick will Name ~ . be administered' to the sick and sist them in paying the unexpect- is invited.

Address , . aged at 11:15 a.m. Mass Sun- ed additional tuition required SACRED HEART, City ; . day. Parishioners are asked to in transferring to Bishop Con- FALL RIVER assist such persons in attending nolly High School. Anyone needState , Zip : .

The confirmation program being help is asked to contact the service. gins at 9 Saturday morning in Msgr. Patrick J. O'Neill. the parish school cafeteria. ParA ceremo~y will be held at ents of candidates will meet at 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday for con- 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ,in the school. . firmation candidates. Parents An All Saints Day celebraand friends are invited. tion, "I Have Called You by ST. STANISLAUS, Name," will involve all preFALL RIVER school through third graders in The weekly prayer meeting, to the religious education program.

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FALL RIVER DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will preside and preach at a living rosary and Benediction service at 7:45 tonight at St. John of God Church, Somerset. The theme for the eyening will be the International Year of the Child and children from five ethnic parishes will participate, dressed in costumes of Poland, Italy, France, Portugal and Ireland.

Representatives of 35 council affiliates, . dressed in blue and White, will recite the rosary in various languages and national flags will be displayed during the service.

The program is under the di- . rection of the Church Communities Commission of the council, with Mrs. ·Joseph Belanger as chairman. Music will be 'by St. John of God choir and folk group.

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If this is your belief, it would seem to make the sacraments simply magic. I suggest you reconsider your answer to a very serious question. (Texas) A. The answer I gave is correct according to present Catholic belief and practice. The questions you raise are, however, truly serious and are, in fact, being studied intehtly by theologians and canon lawyers.

The position of the church concerning sacramental marriages is loaded with some critical problems. According to our theology, marriage is the only sacrament that individuals can receive not only without knowing it but even without believing in it - in fact even deliberately rejecting a belief in the sacramentality of their marriage.

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Your question is an excellent Who is right? (pa.) . one. Frankly, I'm surprised more people don't ask it. .1\.. No one' seems to know Q. One of our local' Catholic where the rumor got started. At organizations begged us recent- present there is no such petition ly to write to the Federal Com- before the FCC from Mrs. 0' munications Commission (FCC). Hair or anyone else.

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At the time I refused to. believe it.

Two nights ago Dad looked around Jeff's room and found some pipes and cigarette papers and a sandwich bag with some crumbly brown material that we guess was marijuana. Dad destroyed it, of course.

Last night Jeff came home glassy-eyed and a bit shaky.

Dad confronted him. Jeff yelled back and ran out of the house.

He did not come home again till this morning.

This is a very hard letter for me to write. I don't want to admit that my son has a drug problem. Where did we go wrong? And even more important, what do we do 'now? I feel so helpless and inadequate.

A. Thank you for your eloquent letter. In reaching out to ask for help, you have taken a big first step. Families of teenagers need commun~ty support.

in our culture.

I agree with you that Jeff has a drug problem. Whatever one says about marijuana, Jeff's use of it has reached the point where it is interfering in some significant ways wth his home life (your expectations of him) and his school performance.

I don't agree with you in assuming that Jeff's use of pot is the result 'of bad parenting. As a teen-ager, Jeff is vulnerable to many influences in our culture.

His agemates, advertising and the pleasurable mellowing effect of pot on his mind can all act to overcome the very best of parenting.

Although· you feel helpless at present, you may have more resources than you realize. Do you have any relatives with whom ,Jeff might stay for a short time?

A grandparent? Aunt or uncle?

One who has licked a drug or alcohol problem would be especially good. A simple temporary time out may serve to restore the balance between you· and Jeff.

How about Jeff's friends?

Have you ever thought of inviting them over ~and listening to them? Almost certainly Jeff smokes with his companiQns, and they are an important key

to the how, when, where and why of -it. I have never met any young people who did not, possess some redeeming qualities, virtues like loyalty: generosity and cleverness. Listen to Jeff's friends. You do not have to accept their pot smoking in order to learn more about it and them.

"Big brothers" can provide a friend and model outsi4e the family. A wise addictions coun- , selor can often talk straight to teen-agers.

I have three suggestions for whomever relates to Jeff: 1. Be firm. Control what you can and layoff what you cannot control. Most parents start with evening curfews, a deadline to be home.

2. Don't judge, Allow Jeff his self-esteem. Without that he will never come back. Criticism and admonishment do more to break down than. to build.

3. Be patient. God isn't finished with Jeff yet. Use your community resources to build a firm yet loving network. Then give it time.

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Many's the time I've been mistaken .And many times confused Yes, and often feIt f~rsaken And certainly misused But I'm all right, I'm all right I'm just weary to my bones Still, you don't expect to be Bright and bon vivant So far away from home, so far away from home And I don't know a soul who's not been battered I don't have a friend who feels at .ease I don't know a dream that's not been shattered Or driven to its knees But it's all right, it's all right . We've lived so well so long Still, when I think of ilie road we'.re travelling on I' wonder what went wrong I can't help it, I wonder what went wrong And I dreamed I was dying And I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly And looking back down at me Smiled reassuringly And I dreamed I was flying And high up above my eyes could clearly see The Statue of Liberty Sailing away to sea And I dreamed I was flying We come on the ship they call the Mayflower We come on a ship that sailed the moon We come in the age's most uncertain hour And sing an American tune But it's all right, it's all right You can't be .forever blessed Still, tomorrow's going to be another working day.

And I'm trying to get some rest That's all, I'm trying to get some rest Written and sung by Paul Simon, (c) 1973, CBS, Inc. Paul Simon's writing talents continue to find great success.

His music has diversified in style and theme since his separation from lGarfunkeI. "American Tune" combines his lyrics with a 17th century hymn melody first arranged by Bach.

It is a pessimistic reflection on the future of the American dream. Simon identifies personal difficulties with vanishing, opportunities to find real life fulfillment. Today is our "age's most uncertain hour" and perhaps our most realistic hope should be for the rest we need just to survive each day. ~ Perhaps the greatest challenge any' dreamer faces i~ to f.ind â&#x20AC;˘ a way to rise above the natural pessimism flowing fro.m dlsappo1Otment. We are challenged to believe in ourselves and 10 God as we encounter this sort of pessimism, but we should affirm our God,given abilities to form new dreams and redouble our efforts toward still¡ reachable dreams.

Bishop Feehan Vocations Week is bei,ng observed at Bishop Feehan High, Attleboro. A program that has included panel discussions on various religious vocations will conclude tomorrow with Ii 10 a.m. Mass.

Also tomorrow, an alumni reunion and dance will take place at 8 p.m. at the LeFoyer Club, Pawtucket, opening the' 10th annual homecoming weekend..

Saturday's program will include a parade of class floats at noon, prior to a football game with Case High of Swansea. A faculty reception will follow in the Feehan library and at 6 p.m., 'a Mass will be offered for deceased alumni and faculty members, with music by the Feehan folk group.

A homecoming dance will be' held at 8 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Sunday's schedule lists a 9 a.m. jogathon and a "brainstorming" session at 6:30 p.m. in the Feehan alumni center.

Concurrently, a - schoolwide drive for newspapers, rags, cardboard, magazines and old car batteries will be conducted.

Sisters Robertine, Juliette and Rita will represent Feehan at a regional meeting of the National Catholic Educational Association to be held Saturday in Worcester.

Senior Weldon Lovely has been cited for successful completion of a summer scien.ce training program at Heidelberg College, Tiffin, 0., where he did research in aquatic biology.

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HALLETT Symbols following film reviews indicate 1920s. Father Rivard (Dick Van both general and Catholic Film Office Dyke) finds himself attracted to a young nun, Sister' Rita (Kathratings, which do not always coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable for gen· leen Quinlan) who has come to eral viewing; PG-parental guidance sug· teach in his school.

The story is told in flashback gested; R-restricted, unsuitable for after Sister has been 'murdered children or younger teens.

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Warners): This screen version of "A Man, a Woman and a the Gospel of Luke is more a Bank" (Avco Embassy): Two en- picture album than a creative gineers (Donald Sutherland and attempt to use't~e, film medium. , Paul Mazursky) get irito a bank It is too literal a staging of St. under construction and alter the Luke's words to stand on its computer to do their bidding so own as a full-length motion picthat they can pull off a massive ture.. Viewed and discussed in robbery without anyone noticing ~small segments, "Jesus" could it at the time. A woman pho- have educational value. As a tographer (Brooke Adams) be- feature film, however, it is comes involved when she takes more Iij{ely to provoke boredom a picture of Sutherland as he is than admiration. G, Al walking off with a copy of the "Luna" (Fox): A 15-year-old blueprints. The' stress is upon boy and his opera star mother comedy rather than suspense, (Jill Clayburgh) find themselves but the film is only intermittently funny and it drags a great deal. on' an incestuous collision Finally, besides condoning a se- course while she is on an italrious crime, the implications of ian tour in this banal and tedpremarital and adulterous sex ious melodrama. The film's vjoand the free use of vulgar and lence, graphic sexuality and profane language rule it out for utter lack of moral perspective are offensive. R,C youth. PG, A3 "10" (Warners): A successful "The Brood" (New World): A mentally disturbed woman with but miserable Hollywood coman intense hatred conceives, poser (Dudley Moore) tries to quite literally, children of het recapture his lost youth by hatred who then go out and mur- abandoning his mature lover der those whom she wishes dead. (Julie Andrews) and timidly The absurd premise of this film pursuing, a young beauty (Bo is exceeded only by its lack of Derek) whom he glimpsed on restraint in depicting loathsome her wedding day. Though structured as a morality play, this violence. R, C "Danny" (Tanner Internation- frequently . amusing comedy is al): Thanks to a mysterious ben- ambivalent. In addition to much efactor, 12-year-old, horse-loving nUdity, its conclusion is morally' Janie (Rebecca Page) becomes ambiguous. R,B the owner of a handsome but Maryknoll Head lamed show horse named Danny.

His former owner, a rich and MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (NC) spoiled brat, mistreated him, but Maryknoll Father John J. Morunder Janie's loving care he re- an of New York City has been covers so Janie can ride him in elected regional superior of competition and give the brat Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers her comeuppance by winning a in Taiwan. He will coordinate prestigious blue ribbon. G, Al the work of 55 Maryknoll mis"The Runner Stumbles" is the sionaries. Ordained to the prieststory of a gifted but morose pas- hood in 1966, he was assigned tor of a small town parish in the to Taiwan the same year.

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WARMINSTER, Pa. (NC) Eugene E. McCarty, 70, father of 10, grandfather of 22, packed his car last month with a few suitcases and cartons of books, then journeyed to Hales Comer, Wis.,. to begin studies for the priesthood at Sacred Heart School of Theology.

It was shortly after his wife Marjorie died on their 44th wedding anniversary two years ago that McCarty decided to· enter the seminary. The decision was not an altogether new one for the former building contractor.

McCarty had spent five years studying for the priesthood at an Augustinian .seminary back in the 1920s, but left wh~n his father died.

"My father was only 52 when he passed away and things were rough at home for my mother because there were still six brothers and sisters living there:' McCarty explained. "I left during my first year of studies to help out at home, and when I wanted to return to the seminary five years later, I was advised 'by the Augustinian superiors to stay at home because they believed I· had become too accustomed to family life."

McCarty still visits some of his former cIassinates from the Augustinian seminary and says most of them are retired now.

"I. kid them when we get together and tell them that they all look old enough to be my father," he said.

When McCarty decided to reo sume his studies for the priesthood after hi!! wife's death, he wrote to a number of seminaries.

Sacred Heart, which is located in suburban Milwaukee, agreed (0 accept him if a 1?ishop of a diocese would sponsor him. Get-' ting a sponsor was McCarty's greatest difficulty. Traveling by car he went to. interview bishops throughout the country but couldn't find a /bishop to sponsor his studies.

Then, last December, while visiting some of his children who live in the Dallas area, he met with Bishop Thomas Tschoepe of Dallas.

The interview had been ar.ranged by Father Walter E. Boyter, who also had entered the seminary after his wife's death . and has four children.

Bishop Tschoepe agreed to sponsor McCarty and hiter took him to meet some of the diocesan officials.

"The bishop took me to the chancery and introduced me as 'our newest seminarian,'''' McCarty recalled. "One of the priests remarked that Bishop Tschoepe was 'robbing the cradle.' ..

Since that time McCarty has been taking philosop.,hy courses at Villanova University and theology courses at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook; Pa., in preparation for studies at Hales Corner. He said that after "reading blueprints for 50 years, going back to textbooks hasn't been. easy, but I did.n~t expect it to be."

Another thing that wasn't easy was leaving his three-year-old granddaughter, Tara.

"When my wife was ill, my daughter, who is a nurse, and her husband moved in with us and Tara was only an infant at the time," McCarty said. "She is 'used'to having Pop Pop around and it is difficult for both of us."

If all goes right, McCarty will be ordained in 18 months. He called his vocation a "terrible privilege" and said he is grateful to God for calling him to the priesthood. Bishop Tl!choepe plans to use McCarty in nursing home ministry and marriage counseling.

Now 70-y~ar-old Eugene E. McCarty will pursue his quest for the priesthood for a second time. The only difference is that this time he has 10 children, 22 grandchildren and his late wife Marjorie to pray that he' succeeds.

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By Carl Baleerak WASHINGTON, D.C. - How about starvation? A famine at least once a year? An average annual income of $IOO? An annual rainfall of 16 inches? An area where death comes to 40% of the children aged one through five?

That's the situation confronting the people of the Singida diocese in Tanzania, headed by Bishop Bernardo Mabula, who was interviewed at the Missionaries of Africa community house here. The house is managed by Father Paul G. Sorelle, WF, a native of Acushnet.

The Singida diocese, located 450 miles from Dar es Salaam, has 67,000 Christians in a total population of 600,000. Almost all of the people live 6ff the land, tilling the ground with hand hoes to grow millet, their main food. They get little milk and eat meat only once or twice a month.

"Most of the families have their own plot of ground," Bish, op Mabula said, "and as part of the ujaama, or rural development concept, they also work on a common farm and share the produce they grow.

"The people need to be trained in improved methods of agriculture. The !best start is to provide them with oxen and plows. In many cases the Church, in cooperation with the government, buys the plows, and the people contribute 25% of the purchase price. We expect soon to obtain help of an agricultural expert from Ireland, who will direct rural development projects in the diocese."

The dipcese' is sorely in need of more medical help, too, the Bishop said. Only one hospital and five clinics, staffed by Sisters, serve thousands of people in It large area.

On the pastoral side religious personnel are scarce. There are 12 parishes in an area of 27,000 square miles. Serving the people in' these parishes are only 27 priests, six of them Missionaries of .Africa, 48 Sisters, including 17 Africans and 480 catechists.

"But the catechists must be paid," the Bishop said. "We also have a seminary, but we need teachers, especially in mathematics and biology, who would be willing to work as volunteers, perhaps for room and board only."

Although Bishop Mabula has many developmental and pastoral problems in his diocese, he said that his hardest chore is to leave it every two years to seek help for his people.

"People are sympathetic, especially in the United States," he said, "but it is difficult for me to make appeals. One has to travel long distances and adapt oneself to new areas and circumstances. But it is \forth it, if I can help people here understand the difficult conditio~s' under which thousands of other people have to live, and.in the process obtain some relief for them."

Bishop Mabula, interviewed on 'a humid 95-degree day in Washington, said he is not pessimistic about conditions in his diocese.

"And there are some definite advantages about living in Singida," he said. "One is that the climate is dry and the temperature is usually a plea,sant 60 to 80 degrees!"

Pope to Visit Latin Nations BUENOS AIRES ~NC)-Pope . Earlier this year the pope sent John Paul II plans to visit Ar- Cardinal Antonio Samore, known gentina and Chile after his final for his work in Latin America, arbitration 'of a border dispute to collect preliminary informabetween the two nations, said tion on the dispute.

Cardinal Juan Carlos A:ramburu . 'Cardinal Aramburu, Cardinal of Buenos Aires upon returning Raul Francisco Primatesta of from the Vatican.

Cordoba and four other ArgenHe also said that the pope tine bishops were in Rome for would hold a preliminary meet- their "ad limina" visits, which ing on the dispute shortly before bishops must make every five beginning his tour of Ireland and years to report on conditions in the United States at the end of their dioceses to the pope. "The pope talks about the visit to September.

Argentina and Chile as a corolBoth governments last Decem- lary of his mediation efforts," ber agreed to submit to the pope Cardinal Aramburu said. their conflict over three AntarcThe 'Brazilian bishops have tic islands and the surrounding waters in the Beagle Channel at also announced plans to' receive the request of Catholics in Ar- Pope John Paul for a visit to gentina and ChfIe. The bishops their country tentatively set for and others in both countries in- July or August of 1980. terceded when their military Love governments began maIPng preparations for war after Argentina "The day you no longer burn denounced a British arbitration with love, many others will die decision. of the cold."-Francois Maurjac

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