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A week from today we celebrate our national feast of Thanksgiv.ing. It is a good time for families to come together, to give thanks to Almighty God, to enjoy. Let us not however forget those less fortunate than ourselves.

We have two fine opportunities to help others in this coming week. On Sunday the Campaign for Human Development will be conducted and throughout next week we have our annual Thanksgiving Clothing Drive.

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Read the bicentennial article Page 3

The ~uns respond to Fr. Greeley's charges in Letters to the Editor Page 5

....., Mary. Carson gives advice to those who . practice birth control Page 6

Hunger

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A Fall River Nun is also . an accomplished carpenter Page 13

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'Bishop Spea"s -on TV

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NEW YORK-Bishop George Speltz of St. Cloud, Minn., will discuss the Church's philosophy of land use HARTFORD -:- A newly organized group of in a CBS televiCatholic lawyers has called on the U. S. bishops PARIS-T!te first ecumenical translation of sion look at nato stand firm against compromise on the abortional land' use the whole Bible has been completed here with tion issue. pol icy. Joining the publication in French of the Old Testament The group, Catholic Lawyers for Life, is by the Dominican Editions du Cerf and the the bishop on the chaired by Andrew J. O'Keefe of Hartford, with Protestant Publisher Les Bergers at Les Mages. program, "Gift of Charles Rice, a Notre Dame law professor, as The translation is the work of sixty-four Land" will be vice-chairman.

Father John Mcexperts who worked in pairs, one Catholic and In a statement announcing formation of the the other Protestant. A coordinating committee Graith and Steve organization, the group urged support for a supervised all the translating to insure high Bossi of the Nahuman life amendment incorporating recognitional Catholic standards and shared responsibility. All the tion of the personhood of unborn human beings, Rural Life Contranslations were submitted to an Orthodox recognition of life from the moment of fertiliference. The prochurch authority tltus insuring that the work zation, a complete ban on exceptions and a represents all the Christian churches. gram is part of "prohibitory" nature. 'the "Look Up The New Testament was completed in 1973.

The group calls on the Church hierarchy "to and Live" series Both Testaments are heavily annotated. support the enactment of any amendment which produced by CBS contains all the elements necessary for the total and the U. S. protection of life."

Catholic Conference's Office for MANILA, The Philippines - The Catholic Film and Broadcasting. It will be shown at Bishops' Conference of the Philippines denied WASHINGTON-Support is growing for two 10:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 23. newspaper reports that it backs government's congressional resolutions aimed at easing the population control program and repeated supworld food crisis. port for only those birth control methods sancOne resolution would proclaim Thanksgiving BOSTON-The Massachusetts Catholic Contioned by the Church.

Day a day of "Thankful Giving," encouraging ference has criticized the television networks' Americans to donate to agencies engaged _in family viewing plan, saying it is likely to in- ' providing food aid overseas. crease violence, indecency and obscenity in teleA second resolution, declaring the "right to vision programming. food" a basic human right, is more comprehenThe plan, launched this season by the three VATICAN CITY-If Lebanon ceases to exist sive, dealing with issues such as domestic food major television networks, provides that early as a nation, "foreign power interests" - not programs and support for full employment. evening programming generally not contain internal Lebanese rivalries - will be responThe "Thankful Giving" resolution, initiated material unsuitable for younger audiences. sible, an editorial in the Vatican weekly magain the Senate by Sen. Hubert Humphrey (DThe Massachusetts Catholic Conference said zine, L'Osservatore Della Demenica. said Nov. 7.

Minn.) and in the House by Rep. Paul Simon it supports a U. S. Catholic Conference (USCC) -Vatican spokesman Federico Alessandrini, writ(D-Ill.), was developed by the American FreeAdministrative Board statement challenging the ing in a personal capacity, did not specifically dom from Hunger Foundation. Passage of the networks to reconsider and revise the plan. The name the foreign nation he held responsible for resolution is expected.

USCC board has charged that commercial conprolonging Lebanon's civil war.

The Drive is being supported by seven hunger siderations - not the public interest - would relief agencies, 'including Catholic Relief Serdictate the degree of self-regulation under the vices, CARE and Church World Services. plan. '

Oppose Abortion Compromise

Complete Bible Translation

Bishops Deny Report

Day of Thankful Giving

Opposes Family Viewing Plan

Intervention in Lebanon

Luther's Teachings Valuable

Hard Times Not Hard Hearts New Papal Election Rules

WASHINGTON-The dramatic thaw in Catholic-Protestant relations was given new substance' Monday in a full-dress celebration held at the Catholic University of America on the 492nd birthday of Martin Luther, prime author of the Protestant Reformation.

Focal point of the celebraton was a lecture by the Rev. Jaroslav Pelikan, one of the nation's most eminent Lutheran religious scholars, that suggested Luther's teachings rather than keeping Christians divided might in fact offer a meeting point at which Christians could draw together.

Dr. Pelikan acknowledged the significance of Catholic University's birthday honors to the man once anathematized by Catholics as heretic, but recalled that Catholic appreciation of Luther does go back at least as far as the late Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston, who once described him as "one of our most distinguished alumni."

WASHINGTON-Officials of the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), the U. S. Catholic Church's five-year-old anti-poverty program, are hopeful that the 1975 collection will at least equal last year's which was an increase of almost 10 per cent over the previous year. "It is extremely encouraging that these hard times have not made hard hearts," said Father Lawrence J. McNamara, CHD executive director, in a progress report on the campaign.

Rockefeller Says Yes WASHINGTON - Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller has assured the National Conference of Catholic Charities (NCCC) that its representatives will testify at the remaining four of six regional hearings on social issues conducted by the White House Domestic Council. The assurance came after Church leaders had protested their exclusion from the first two hearings -at Denver and Tampa, Fla.

VATICAN CITY - Pope Paul, in new and detailed regulations for the election of a Pope, has retouched the provisions for breaking possible deadlocks.

He stipulates in his apostolic constitution Romano PoIitifici Eligendo that a deadlock over the election of a Pope may be broken if all cardinals taking part in a conclave (or papal election assembly) vote unanimously to suspend the two-thirds-plus-one majority regulation, or to delegate authority to elect a pope to a small committee of cardinals, or to reduce the number of candidates to the two front-runners.

The new constitution, dated Oct. 1 but published NOll. 13, incorporates most of the provisions Pope Pius XII and Pope John XXIII set down for papal elections. It also incorporates Pope Paul's own innovations: no cardinaJ who has passed his 80th birthday can enter a conclave to elect a Pope, and that the number of cardinal-electors may not exceed 120. .

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 20, 1975

Bicentennial Article

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Can Man Live In We have gone from the person, to the family, to the neighborhood, to ethnicity. Now, our big family: humankind.

An age-old ideal of humankind is to live in peace and justice.

This was the aim of the United Nations. Nations pledged themselves to cooperate to make that ideal a reality. They realized that the survival of all depends on "beating swords into plowshares," avoiding war and providing for the welfare of all.

What is the role of the United States in today's world? What role have we played in the past, and where are we heading in the future? What responsibility do we American Catholics have toward humankind, the family of all men and women?

The World Today What kind of world does the community of humankind live in today?, moving into the last quarter of the Twentieth Century, our world is marked by five characteristics which influence our lives as American cit· izens.

1. The World Is Small. The U. S. moon experiments, especially the "earth rise" picture of our planet from the moon, showed a relatively tiny sphere in the midst of a vast sea.

Electronic communications constantly remind us how small our globe is. We watch events occurring thousands of miles from our shores. Jet age travel takes an individual across many continents in a matter of. hours.

2. The World Is Interdependent. Lower room temp'eratures in Chicago and slower automobile speeds on the New Jersey Turnpike are the results of political and economic struggles in Cairo and Teheran. The two-year disappearance of anchovies off the coast of Peru raised the price of poultry in the markets of California. The sale of inexpensive shirts manufactured in Taiwan puts textile employees in New England out of work.

This is what it means for us Americans to live in .an interdependent globe. Everything-everybody - is more and more closely connected. Economically, politically and socially, no man is an island.

3. The World Is Finite. The recent energy crisis reminds us Americans that we live in a world which does not have infinite natural resources. At current consumption, known petroleum and natural gas may last for less than 100 years, while supplies of high grade coal may last fot' 300 to 400 years. Some basic metals (iron, bauxite, niekel, phosphate and manganese) may last up to 200 years, but others (copper, lead, zinc, silver and tin) less than 30 years.

Even with more intensiv~ exploration for natural resources and the development of man!Dade substitutes, two things are clear: natural resources are scarce and our high consumption includes much waste. The economic and human' costs are _m"""""""""...".,,,"'••_.m....""',,,*.,,,,,,,,,,•••_._ _

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Another key factor is that the world's population is now doubling every 35 years. This rapid growth of population, especially in the less developed countries, is not because fam: ilies today are having more children, but because the children they have are living and having children of their own. Yet the people in the developed coun· tries are consuming much more of the world's resources.

4. The World Is Armed. War can never be blessed as a good in the Christian viewpoint. Either it is condemned outright on all occasions, as in the Christian pacifist tradition followed in this country, or it is regarded as a painful but, in certain circumstances, tolerable way of responding to violent aggression, as the Christian just-war theory.

Both approaches have been hon- _ ored and followed by Christians through history.

Every year $200 billion is spent on armaments by nations around the world. Resources, talents, and money badly needed for human welfare are diverted to human destruction.

5. The World Is Unequal. We live in a world of "haves" and "have-nots"·. Two-thirds of the world's people live in nations which are called "developing".

Up to half of them suffer serious hunger and malnutrition and live in fear of famine. The life expectancy of the average person in the poor nations is 20 years less than in the affluent world.

Inequality is not only an economic fact but very much a political fact. Some nations-large, rich a·nd heavily armed - arc powerful. Other nations are weak. Decisions are made FOR them, not BY them. The United States and other wealthy coun· tries are now being confronted by developing nations with the fact that the greatest inequality in the world relates precisely to . this ability to have a say in what the future will be.

Church's Teaching For over 80 years, the Church has been persistently and clearly teaching about the social responsibilities of Christians today.

This "social teaching" is found in the encyclical letters of recent popes, in the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Synods and in the statements of national groups of bishops.

Six major themes may be mentioned to illustrate the seriousness and practicality of the Church's concern: 1. The Promotion of Social Justice for All Humankind Is Central to Living out the Gospel.

The promotion of social justice is integral to the Christian response to the Gospel. The Bishops of the 1971 Synod declared: "Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel, or, in other words, of the Church's mission for the redemption of the human race and its liberation from every oppressive situation."

2. A Global Viewpoint and International Cooperation Are Nee· essary for a Christian Respone to Turn to Page Eight

FATHER FLANAGAN'S Boys Town Choir will perform this Sunday evening at eight o'clock at Bishop Connolly High School. The choir is being presented by St. Stanislaus Parish and proceeds will benefit the parish school. Tickets are $5 and may be purchased at St. Stanislaus' Rectory or at the door.

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Workshop At La Sa I'ette

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Can we ever really comprehend how blessed we are to live in America? Is there any other nation where people enjoy such material and political advantages? Granted we are faced with shortages of food and fuel, and Watergate and the abuses of big (and sometimes small) government tend to produce doubts about our democracy. But the truth is that even with our shortages we enjoy the highest standard of living in the world today. Watergate and other scandals prove only that our democracy is not perfect.

Mr. Nixon, notwithstanding, it is not (pardon the expression) inoperative.

Yet beyond the material and political benefits of this land, there is something more. There is something publicly undefinable, something perhaps that cannot easily be articulated, something only in the heart of the individual citizen that defines and enshrines America. It is a spirit of generosity and good will, of neighborliness and hospitality, of hope and of laughter. ' We are the sons and daughters of immigrants all. We are the heirs of the adventurers of yesterday, of the people who were not satisfied with the subsistence life in the old country. We are the children and grandchildren of people who knew there must be a better way and were not afraid to take a chance to prove it. Their spirit still generates the heart beat of this land.

We have so much for which to be thankful, the definable and undefinable.

Campaign For Human Development HAPPINESS IS YOUR OLD SHIRT - To these poverty At this time of year, it is only appropriate as we count our blessings that we translate our thoughts into actions stricken children in Africa, used clothing and blankets contributed to the annual Thanksgiving Clothing Collection and alleviate the sufferings of our fellow human beings. sponsored

by Catholic Relief Services are a godsend. By Next Sunday in all of our churches we will take up the collection known as the Campaign for Human Develop- cleaning out the family closets and bringing all the' usable ment. This is the collection that is aimed at helping the clothing and blankets you can to your parish during the poor in our own country and it does this in a very unique appeal week, which begins this weekend and runs through way. The monies collected are given to groups that have Sunday, November 30, you can help better the lives of the already begun to help themselves. These funds are used to break the endless circle of poverty, to allow people to poor around the world. become self supporting and contributing members of our society. Give a man a fish and you give him charity. Show him how to fish and you give him a livelihood.

Thanksgiving Clothing Drive If anyth.ing reflects more about our abundance than the clothes we wear it is the clothes we don't wear. All of us possess clothes that stay in closet, attic, or cellar and are never worn. Yet people throughout the world are in tatters and rags. Take the time and effort and get into those closets, attics, and cellars, and for the love of God get those clothes to your parish collection point during this Thanksgiving Clothing Drive. .*

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Letters Welcome Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and contain a home or business address.

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Only Yesterday in The ANCHOR NOVEMBER 17, 1960

Eliza-betb Eagan, an 11 year Mrs. Harold Creamer, Mrs. old from Fall River was tell- Thomas F. Sharron, and Mrs. ing everyone about her re- John Lawton, were installed cent audience with Pope John as officers of the SomersetXXIII. Swansea Daughters of Isa· Mary Cronin and Gert 0' bella. . Msgr. Raymond T. ConsiNeill of St. Louis, Fall River, and Carol Mendes, St. Marv's dine was appointed a state Fall River were responsible • delegate to the White House for running the dty CYO Conference on the Aging. girls program.

NOVEMBER 18, 1965 St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York was used as a hotel for thousands stranded in the recent power failure and blackout.

Elizabeth Baptista and Ann Fortin led the student council at Sacred Hearts Acad-

emy, Fairhaven.

Art Ferrance of St. Mary's Fall River overcame a leg in: jury and was playing football for Boston College.

St. Mary's North Attleboro was preparing to celebrate its 75th Anniversary.

NOVEMBER 19, 1970 Tabby Lyon, Wayne Clarke, Lombardi included Mass and Susan Curley, and Michael a club football game between Slavery were all active in the Georgetown and Fordham.

St. Pius X, South Yarmouth Senator Griff.in stated that CYO program. ' Pope Paul told him that all Bobby Iwaszko of St. efforts would :be made by the John's Pocasset was playing Vatican to secure the reo football for the University of lease of the American roWs .being held by the North VietMaine.

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A two-day joint workshop for coordinators and priests involved in religious education will close today, November 20, at LaSalette Center for Christian Living, At· tleboro, This workshOp has been planned by the Religious Education Department of the diocese to enable parish priests and religious education coordinators to discuss mutual problems. The Wednesday evening session at 7:30 was led by Rev. Stephen C. Doyle,O.F.M. Father Doyle, pro· fessor at Pope John XXIII Seminary in Weston, focused his address on the experience of the New Testament Community and the obstacles to discipleship they had to overcome, such as acceptance of the Humanity of Jesus, Covenant, the role of law in their lives, and find-ing their identity.

These seem to be some of the main difficulties confronting our young people in the Church today.

Stephen Doyle, O.F.M., is the author of a new book: Covenant Renewal in Religious Life; Biblical Reflections.

Today's session is devoted to practical parish rel.igious education problems and is moderated

by Rev. Robert McIntyre, former Religious Education Director for the Diocese of Providence. Father McIntyre is presently Director of Residential Care, St. Aloysius Children's Home, Greenville, R.I. and Assistant Director of Greater Providence Family Education Center.

Father McIntyre's two sessions concentrate on the successful management of Parish Religious . Education programs, considering goals and objectives and the cre· ation of an atmosphere conducive to success.

These two days of spirituality and practicality will hopefully enrich those who are participating, enabling them to more deeply touch the People of God.

Pope Paul Hopes For Angola Peace VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope Paul VI, in a message marking the independence of the Portuguese African territory or" Angola, expressed the hope that the new nation would overcome its "present complex and unhappy hours and evolve in justice and freedom.

Pope Paul's good wishes were expressed in a message sent Nov. 12 to Archbishop Eduardo Andre Muraca,coadjutor of Luanda and President of the Bishops' Conference of Angola, by the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Jean Villot.

The cardinal said that the Pope "hoped that once the present complex and unhappy hours have passed, the country will evolve in a common agreement of its sons for a constant progress in fraternal and calm unity in truth, justice, liberty and love."

College President SPRINGFIELD (NC)-Dr. Edward R. D'Alessio, the first lay director of the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, U. S. Catholic Conference (USCC), . has been appointed president" of the College of Our Lady of the.. Elms in Chicopee, Mass. .

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Says Thanks Dear Editor, I (Rev. Ernest E. Blais) just have to thank you for the beautiful tribute you gave Russ Fontaine in The Anchor Nov. 6, 1975.

At Sacred Heart Church in New Bedford-we gave Russ a beautiful concelebrated Mass (5 Priests) and Sacred Hearts Choir.

Then at White's a very nice Banquet.

Being his 4th Degree K of C Chaplain, I wanted his DAY of Heroism never forgotten. The Anchor fulfilled my dream of a memorial DAY. Rev. Ernest E. Blais New Bedford

Sisters Respond To Fr. Greeley Dear Editor, Your paper recently carried a column by Father Andrew Greeley about the Convention in San Francisco of the National Assembly of Women Religious (NAWR). Father Greeley was not at the Convention but relied on press coverage to- formulate his remarks.

Much of his column was based on a feature article which aPpeared in the New York Times.

I, too, was disconcerted by that story for I felt it did not cover the real concerns of the sisters who attended. In September, I wrote to the editor of the New York Times but my letter received no publicity. Therefore, I would like to take this qpportunity to quote in part from my letter to the Times: "... I want to correct a false impression given by the article.

In that feature story, the reporter stressed the personal difficulties of some of the sisters interviewed privately.

Whereas our organization does provide a means through which sisters can demonstrate mutual support for one another, this is not our major thrust ... I believe .our Convention demonstrated that we are an outward looking people who are trying to empower ourselves for the purpose of enabling others to become participants in decisions which affect their lives. The concern of most of the sisters in San Francisco was the development of effective ministries rather than the discussion of individual problems. What was in the article was perhaps true but the frame of reference was limited.

It by no means communicated the meaning of our organization."

The religious women of NAWR are prayerful people who are deeply involved in .a wide variety of ministries: education, health care, campus ministry, administration, prison ministry, social service, legislative reform, scholarly research, farmworker ministry, race relations, drug rehabilitation and many others. In the exercise of these ministries,

religious sisters have often found themselves hampered be· cause of the inequality of women and discrimination against t h em which exists in both Church and sodety. Thus, we would be untrue to our work to build the kingdom of Christ if we did not confront our own lack of power in many areas of the Church, especially in decision-making and in the development of the fullness of a ministry of service.

I do not believe that we stand alone in the recognition of the inequality from which women suffer. Fr. Greeley, himself, has often spoken out against the oppression of women. Archbishop Bernardin's recent statement on women stressed the need for the recognition of dignity and inequality. While the press gave great attention to that section of the document which re-iterated the traditional stand of the Church on the ordination of women, Archbishop Bernardin also said: "Women are called today to a greater leadership role in the Church; their contributions are needed in the decision-making process at the parochial, diocesan, national and universal levels. The Church has grown more aware of the variety of ministries to women; in a very special way they are called to collaborate with all other segments of the Church in the essential work of evangelization.

The Church will suffer, indeed it will be betrayed, if women are given only a secondary place in its life and mission."

In conclusion, I would say that NAWR welcomes constructive criticism but I believe that we, the Church, might be served better if that criticism were carried out in a dialogic situation where ideas can be clarified, misinterpretations corrected and mistakes examined.

Thank you for giving space for the expression of these few thoughts on NAWR. Sincerely, Sr. Kathleen Keating, SSJ National Chairperson: NAWR Chicago, Illinois

"restore all things in Christ."

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Dear Editor: Congratulations are in order for the beautiful work you and the staff are doing with the "new" Anchor. I find it enlightening and rewarding study. In particular, I find the articles con· cerning social justice a long awaited blessing. May God bless our own Bishop Daniel Cronin, who as shepherd of His flock, is unafraid to be in the forefront of our nation's bishops in their endeavor "Liberty and Justice for All." Gratifying meetings are being conducted throughout the Diocese. It is easy to see that the church in the United States is attempting to lead us, first in Christ, in His Church, and as patriotic citizens of our great country. Many groups are beginning to mobilize behind our bishop. One example is the group of people who have joined the Cursillo movement in heeding the call of our shepherd in many meetings and teaching forums on the problems of social justice in our country.

Let us all pray, as these concerned christians go forward on the path to a better world. The

Father Madore

On Cremation Dear Editor: I write to compliment you on the new format of The Anchor.

One's interest and curiosity are aroused at a glance at the very first page.

I find the content has also been improved substantially.

Particularly valuable in my humble opinion are the discussions on practical problems encountered by our Catholic people.

Letters to the Editor do indicate that people have a great many questions after all the confusion which we have witnessed in matters to be believed and practiced, since Vatican II. Regarding the query concerning cremation in the last edition, you might be interested to know that during the past 8 years as director of Notre -Dame Cemetery, my staff and I have received quite a number of calls from priests in this regard. And in all cases, it was quite evident that these priests did not know

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Rev. Arthur Savoie, 1917, Pastor, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford Rev. Dennis W. Harrington, 1958, Assistant, St. Mary, Taunton

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Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R., 1926, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River

DEC. 4 Rev. Charles Ouellette, 1945, Assistant, St. James, Taunton

Keeps in Touch With The Anchor Dear Editor, I have enjoyed the Anchor all these years-but now it is something to look forward to each week.

Your articles are most interesting-adding a sort of home flavor to all.

Last week's history of the Norton Parish-and the neighborhood series to mention a few.

Your description of the Cel· ebration and Mass at Kennedy ~ Park'made me almost a part of it.

And of course, Fr. Donald Bowen's stories are a part of my collection. Was so glad to see him at Mass in September.

I find The Anchor a fine way of keeping in touch.

Sincerely Margaret F. Gaynor Attleboro

In the Nov. 6th edition of The Anchor there appeared a letter from Genevieve Foley in which she included a quote from Cardinal Newman. One sentence of the quote we ran as "Its enemies are ever tripping over it as vanquished, and its members ever despairing: yet it abides."

The word tripping was an error and should read "triumphing".

In our own defense let it be said that while sometimes we may trip up, we are never triumphalistic.

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Rev. Lucien A. Madore Fall River

Correction

Necrology Rev. Adrien A. Gauthier, 1959, Pastor, St. Roeh, Fall River NOV. 29.

Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, 1965, Pastor, St. Patrick, Somerset DEC. 1 Rev. Phillipe Ross, 1958, Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford Rev. Edward J. Gorman, 1964, Pastor Emeritus, St. Patrick, Somerset

was presently concerning. this question. As a matter of ~t, the same seems to be true quite generally concerning the buria1 of Catholics in a non-Catholic cemetery. Fortunately, as a result of the request of the 5 major cemetery directors in the Diocese, Bishop Cronin has appointed 3 priests to prepare guidelines on the whole subject of Christian burial and crema. tion. HopefUlly, these should be forthcoming in the not too distant future.

With my renewed congratulation~ and my very best wishes, I am,

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Birth C·ontrol A Prob,lem?

Pleas,e Come B,ack to Mass A recent survey shows that the Church's teaching on birth control is a principal reason .for the decline in Mass attendance. I'm distressed by it, but I'm not surprised. Over a year ago I wrote an article outlining why [ could not accept the :hutch's teaching on birth knowledge, study, and experience, I cannot compromise my :ontrol and I've received own conscience. I cannot accept hundreds of letters from a teaching that violates what I

Catholics who found themselves in a similar position. , Many of these letters indicated the writers were no longer at-

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believe deep in the most honest recesses of my heart. In such a circumstance, to deny my own conscience would be placing a fear of the magisterium above love of God. And the primacy of conscience is recognized by the Church. .

At Peace How do I know that I haven't formed 'an erroneous conscience?

After much prayer, study, and honesty with God, my own conscience is at peace.

I'm sure that when Church fathers formulate teachings they are acting in the same responsibility to their conscience, based on their knowlerge ,study, and experience. But their experience is not the same as mine. Therefore the conclusions are not necessarily the same. I believe in the "oneness" of the Church ... but I don't equate that with "sameness." We can be one ... acting in good faith ... but we can be different in our conclusions.

While all of this is my own opinion, I can't believe there is a priest, a bishop, or even -the Pope himself, who would say that those who are unable to accept the Church's teaching on birth control after serious consideration, should stay away from Mass and deprive themselves of the sacraments.

So please come back to Mass.

You need the Church.

Your Church needs you.

tending Mass. Some said it was because they, felt "unworthy" because they could not accept a Church teaching, they felt they didn't belong at Mass. Others said that not being able to believe the Church on birth control brought on doubts about Church teaching in general and they felt hypocritical attending Mass in that frame of mind. , One interesting point: although these people were not attending Mass they were reading a Catholic newspaper or magazine. That was how they read my views on birth control and why they wrote to me.

Come Back So I know that some people who are reading this column right now are among those who no longer attend Mass because they do not accept the Church teaching on birth control. It is to them I'd like to address this column. (If -it does not apply to 'Follow Mother Seton,' you, perhaps you know someone Archbishop tells Women it does apply to. If so, please PORTLAND (NC)-The apospass this column on.)

My message is simple. "Please tolic delegate in the United States told members of the Nacome back to Mass."

I can sympathize with your tional Council of Catholic Womfeelings. I share your inability en (NCCW) to preserve the herto accept the teaching in this itage of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton matter. But I go to Mass and and to bring the values she repreceive the sacraments. Perhaps resented to society.

Archbishop Jean Jadot, speakif I tell you why, you will reing to the 37th annual, conventurn to Mass.

I believe that God created me tion of the NCCW here in Orewith an intelligence, reason, and gon, further urged that "uniquefree will. I believe I am respon- ly feminine" characteristics' be sible to Him for my actions, brought into the social life of . the community as a means of guided by my own conscience. , I do not take that responsibil- establishing and building Christ's, ity lightly ... nor will I place kingdom.

"From the time of Mary, our that responsibility on anyone mother in faith," the archbishop else.

I study the Church's teach- said, "women have played' a ings, but the decisions I make central role in 'the mission of are between God and me. I will Christ," And Mother Seton, the not do something contrary to my first U. S.-born saint, "epitomizes the invaluable and incalculable conscience.

If the Church teachings some- contributions that women have thing that goes against my own made to the Church,"

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FALL RIVER REPRESENTATIVES at the National Convention of National Council of Catholic Women held in Portland, Oregon last week were top, left to right: Mrs. John J. Mullaney; Past President, Diocesan Council of Catholic Women; Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong, Somerset, Fall River District President Mrs. Michael J. MacMahon, Fall River Diocesan President of Council, Mrs. Richard Paulson, Taunton, Past President Diocesan Council, Mrs. James W. Leith, New Bedford. Lower: Left to right: Standing, Mrs. Raymond Poisson; Fall River Diocesan Director, Mrs. Edgar Berube; Westport, Mrs. Eugene Gagnon; Past President; Fall River Council; Mrs. Alfred Berube; Fall River, Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes; Fall River District Moderator, Ms. Claire O'Toole; Fall River District Vice-President.

Catholic Women Meet in Oregon .

Ten voting delegates from the the U. S., 13 bishops and one Fall River Diocesan Council of abbot were in Portland for the Catholic Women were among National Convention. On Saturthe 830 voting delegates who day, Nov. 8, Archbishop Jean traveled to, Portland Oregon to Jadot, Apostolic Delegate in attend the 37th NCCW Conven- 'the U. S., 10 archbishops and tion. Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. ,bishops and 82 priest moderators Gomes traveled with the group. concelebrated the Liturgy of St. They were joined in Oregon by Elizabeth Ann Seton. Archbishop Mrs. John J. Mullaney a past di- Jadot during the homily spoke on ocesan president. The total reg- "Women's Role in Today's istration of voting delegates, and World".

Mrs. G. Sam Zilly, president, non-voting registrants, one day registration and guests was conducted the business sessions.

Messages of congratulations were 1,327. received from Pope Paul VI and Mrs. Arthur Horsell, a member President Gerald Ford. The Conof the Oakland, California Dioc- vention's theme "Spirited Womesan Council of Catholic Women, en" appeared to be aptly chosen, was elected President. Mrs. Ray- for all were spirited women, and mond Jozwiak of Greensburg, attended sessions from morning Pa., was elected treasurer; Mrs. until late at night.

McMahon was a candidate for Workshops were conducted by that office. the five Commissions, Church Family Affairs, Three visiting archbishops, in· Community, Community Affairs, Internation-' cludin~ the Apostolic Delegate in al Affairs and Organization Services.

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Pantsuits are here to stay, but skirts and dresses are making a strong comeback. That's the word from a lady who should know, Mrs. Marie Mirra of Sacred Heart parish, Fall River. She has taught sewing for the past seven years to a mixed group of little girls, teens and also comments that the allaround choice for sewers this and adults, and she says the year seems to be quiana. youngest sewers are concen"It's expensive, but it's a love-

Sister Elizabeth Ann Conyers has been reelected Provincial of the United States Province of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.

Sister Elizabeth, a graduate of St. John's University in Brooklyn, New York, spent 19 years in India as a college lecturer, campus minister, local superior, advisor to the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and member of several educational and pastoral task forces. Upon her return to the United States, she served as superior to the community at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, New York in 1971-72. At the General Chapter held in Rome in 1972, Sister Elizabeth was elected as Provincial of the United States Province. She has now been elected by the Sisters in the U. S. Province to serve for a second term lasting four years.

The Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, who were founded by Helen de Chappotin in 1877, serve the needy in 66 countries on 6 continents through 45 different provinces. In the United States there are 18 communities located across the country from

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ones to go into more of those styles by next year."

Doubleknit Fabrics Mrs. Mirra thinks today's beginning sewers have life much easier'" than in the past. "The polyeSter doubleknits are very easy' for beginners to work with."

The drawback to polyesters, she points out, is their tendency to pull. "When people are making something special, they go to the wool doubleknits."

She herself favors wool fabrics

Offertory Income JEFFERSON CITY (NC) Since the stewardship program began three years ago, the 92 parishes of the rural Jefferson City diocese have collected more ~ than '$1 million in offertory income. Under the program parishes ask members to contribute time, talent and money for the welfare of the parish.

ly fabric to work with and it looks very nice for dresses and blouses."

In general, she said, this year's fabrics tend to simplicity.

"People are really doing what they want to do, but I do notice that the women who make pantsuits make a skirt to go along witI:t them, and they didn't do that last year. They say, 'I may not wear the skirt, but I'll have it if I need it,' " An immigrant from the Azores, who couldn't speak or read English when she came to Fall River at age 13, Mrs. Mirra learned to sew by studying pattern diagrams without being able to read the accompanying instructions.

"I tell my students that if I could do it without being able to read, they can certainly do it reading and with an instructor!" she chuckled.

She said that an adept student can learn to go it alone in sewing in about six months, but that most take about a year to learn the making of simple garments.

"A lot of people who can really sew alone say they come to class because they don't want the mess of cutting out clothes at home and also because being with other sewers gives them the push they need to get going on a garment."

Mrs. Mirra is one person who loves her work. "I'd almost do it for nothing," she admitted. "I really enjoy teaching people how to sew-and I've learned so much myself in the process,"

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World Hunger,

San Francisco to Boston. In addition to serving in two hospitals and three child care agencies in the United States, the Sisters are involved in ministries to migrant workers, prisoners, retarded children and adults; a medical program for· alcoholics and religious education in parishes and with Hispanic communities; frontier nursing and volunteer work with Vietnamese refugees.

In Fall River the Sisters work with Portuguese immigrants.

SAN ANTONIO (NC)-A social justice specialist told delegates to the 13th annual Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) convention here in Texas to educate themselves about world hunger so they can challenge the politic'al system to help the needy. "Things aren't going to change until policies change," said Jane Blewett, a staff assistant for the 'Washington, D.C.-based Center of Concern. "You have to get into the political arena, :but with knowled,ge,"

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YOU'll be happier this Thanksgiving 'if you give something of yourself to someone who has nobody.

Giving belongs in Thanksgiving.

Attend Mass that morning in your parish church.

SOMEONE. WHO HAS NOBODY

Take fifteen minutes to visit someone in the hospital.

Have someone who eats alone join your family for turkey and all the trimmings.

Better yet, feed someone who needs food.

There are millions of people in the world who have hollow eyes and swollen stomachs because they have no food.

We don't see them because they're overseas.

We know they're there, however.

Can we ignore them, let them starve?

Your $20 by itself will feed a family of refugees for a month.

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Can Man Live in Peace?

Continued from Page Three the needs of Humankind. The Synod of 1971 stated: "Since men and women are members of the same human family, they are indissolubly linked with one another in the one destiny of the. whole world, in the responsibility for which they all share."

The Catholic Church, as a community that knows no national boundaries" teaches clearly that Christian concern must never be nationalistic. No country or countries are ordained by God to be dominant in our world. International solidarity and cooperation are necessary, according to the Vatican Council, in order that "the universal common good be intelligently pursued and more effectively achieved."

3. To Work for World Peace Is A Primary Duty of All Christians. "Blessed. are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons and daughters of God." (Matt. 5:9). ThOSe are blessed who not only LONG for peace but DO something positive to bring it about. In his letter PEACE ON EARTH, Pope John XXIII taught that peace is founded on' right order - an order which recognizes and promotes the dignity of the human family in truth, in justice, in love, and in freedom. He calle'd the establishment of that orde~ "an immense task incumbent on all men and women of good wilL" Concerning war, the pope said, "It is hardly possible to imagine that in the atomic era war could be used as an instrument of justice." The arms race has been repeatedly condemned by the Church. Pope Paul also cautioned against. revolutions to bring peace; an even greater evil could thus be unleashed he feared. The synodal bishops urged more attention to the strategies of nonviolence in effecting change.

4. The Right of Integral Development Must Not Be Denied to any Part of Humankind. Development, which Pope Paul called "the new name for peace'.', is summed up by the Pope as "freedom from misery; the greater assurance of finding subsistence; health and fixed employment; an increase~ share. of responsibility without oppression of any kind in security from situations that do violence to human dignity; better educationin brief; to seek to do more, .know more, and have more in order to be more." All men and women rightly aspire to the con· ditions needed for development -and yet these conditions are still denied to all too many in our world today.

5. The Rich Nations and Peoples pf the World Are Obligated to Assist the Poor Nations and Peoples. The duty of rich nations to come to the aid of the poorer members of humankind arises from the plan of creation. The goods of the earth are for all men and women. Sharing with the poor of the world also has implications for the life-style of American Catholics. This coun· try has only 6 per cent of -the world's population but consumes 40 per cent of the world's resources. Though there is serious poverty in the U. S., there is also much waste, in order to avoid the destruction of the heritage

which we are obliged by absolute justice to share with all other members of the human race." This is a Christian call to a simpler life-style, a more "sparing and sharing" way of life.

6. Effective Global Social Justice Requires Changes in the Eco. nomic and Political Structures of Our World. Pious rhetoric and wishful thinking is not enough.

There is need for a basic change in the structures, institutions and processes that .perpetuate unjust and inhuman situations. The Church's social teaching does not endorse· one political or economic system or another, but examines the values of each. We American Catholics must be wary of identifying our form of economy, a regulated capitalist or free-market system,with Christianity.

Discussion Questions In this discussion we want to focus on the INTERNATIONAL realities of the world. We want to .consider our own views and values and discuss the role of the Church in affairs of the "global village."

I. When you look around the world today, what events, situations and people contradict the principles of liberty and justice as you understand them?

2. When you look at the Church in the world, what do you think it does that reinforces and maintains these contradictions?

3. What things does the Church do in the world that stand against those contradictions and truly express the principles of liberty and justice?

4. Every year about 200 billion dollars is spent on military weapons by nations around the world Most evenings we view nations fighting against nation on television. War is a way of life for the community.

-Do you think this is inevitable?

-Would you yourself support a violent revolution to attain a higher level of freedom or social justice?

-How· do you feel about young men who would not fight in Vietnam because they felt the war was immoral?

-Should the Church advocate total pacifism?

'5. As we know, the U. S. is considered a democratic government and a capitalist economic structure; the Soviet Union is considered a totalitarian state and a socialist economic structure; Chile before the coup in 1973 was considered a democratic government and a socialist economic structure. Assuming that all these concrete systems as lived out have strengths and weaknesses: -What kind of political and economic theories do you feel fit best the principle of liberty and justice for all?'

-Why?

District Meeting New Bedford District Council of Catholic Women will hold an open meeting Monday night, Nov. 24 at St. Joseph's Church, New Bedford. All members of affiliated councils and guilds are invited to attend.

Archbishop Sheen on Hunger There are two famines in the world -:' the famine of the Spirit and the famine for bread. I divide the world into those who live above the 30th Parallel and those below the 30th Parallel. I don't care much for the idea of the Third World.

If you draw a line around the' globe, raising it slightly above China, you discover that all the wealth, education, health and technology is above the 30th Parallel, and the poverty, want of education and all the negations of life are below it. The scandal of this is that above the 30th Parallel is Christian.

I used to refer to these as the famine of the West and the famine of the East. We're really speaking of the famine of the "haves" and the "have-nots."

There's a danger of making this theme political or sociological. A Eucharistic Congress, however, seeks the answer to these problems, both soidtual and material, in the Eucharist.

Famine of the Spirit is basically ,threefold. The haves have become alienated from God. God is dead. Secondly, we're alienated from our neighbor - "My neighbor is helJ..," or "'I've got to do my own thing." Finally, modern man is alienated from ·himself through the denial of guilt and, therefore, a sense of responsibility, all of which makes reconciliation impossible.

An idea I'm developing for an address to 90,000 people in New Orleans Superdome is the symbolism of two domes. One is the largest man has ever built. The other is the dome of the heavens.

ARCHBISHOP FULTON J. SHEEN The first dome symbolizes the self-sufficiency of man. There is no God; there's no sin; there's only been concerned with the tion misses the point. The basis of real social change is the no responsibility; man is self- first two veils.

Eucharist.

We start with self Our Lord's preaching of the sufficient thanks to technology.

The only problem man has in!';i-te Eucharist is one with the nour- denial and discipline, and that his dome is ecology - polluted ishment of the shepherdless and means discipline in our schools, air polluted streams, foul rivers the hungry. And St. Paul says disoipline in our lives. Some day something that may be true of perhaps, one of the conditions of and garbage. our Church today, "Each is in Communion might be to leave at The dome of heaven, on the s'uch a hurry to eat his own, so the front door food that we have other hand, stands for truth, love that while one goes hungry, an- denied ourselves for the sake of and the fullness of life. Since other has too much to dr'ink. Are our brothers. modern man is self-sufficient, it's Our national life today has difficult for God to ~enetrate his you so contemptuous of the dome. When He does enter He Church of God that you shame given up fasting. George Washsays to us, "You have another its poor members?" There may ington fasted for the sake of the ecological problem - the ecol- be too much emphasis placed Commonwealth of Massachuogy of morality. You're fornica- upon our kiss of peace with a setts, James Madison issued a tors. You're sinners. You're forgetfulness of those at a dis- proclamation on fasting. John adulterers. You're thieves. You're tance.

Adams did the same. Lincoln We sometimes consider the published nine different proclalustful. You're proud. You're conceited. You're demonic and Catholic Charities and Bishops' mations on fasting. He was about you cahnot remove this garbage Relief as pious extras. They are to prepare the tenth when he of and by yourself, because it's not; they're the other side of the was shot. Perhaps one of the Eucharist. Just as we have goals of the Eucha,raistic Conmoral. divorce in marriage, we have gress should be the reintroducThe only one who can remove it is someone who is both God divorce in the Eucharist. We are tion of fasting into the American . and man. Our blessed Lord, separating the necessity of feed- church-to share the suffering of therefore, takes upon Himself all ing the poor from the necessity our fellow man. of this sin, because He's man and of feeding our soul. We're sepaThe ascetic principle of ChrisGod. He's like a scientist, who rating the inseparahle - making tianity has moved from the West discovered an antidote for a Christ a member of a caste sys- to China and Russia. We have plague and invites everyone to tem, namely accepting Commu· given it up in our cry "I've got come and partake. Some are will- munion with Him and neglecting to ·be me." Our cry should be, .ing, others are not. What the Communion with His Body. \'1 have to be His." The prophet Isaiah made some Eucharist does is recycle human strong statements about worship garbage.

The famine of the "have-nots" that leaves out the poor. He said, is also closely related to the "Is not this what I request of you Eucharist. To be complete a as a fast? To loose the fetters of . Euch~ristic Congress must unveil injustice, untie the knots of the 936 South Main St. through faith the humanity of yoke? Is not this sharing with Fall River Christ to disclose divinity, the the hungry? If you feed the hun(Corner Osborn St.) veil of ,bread to reveal the Eucha- gry from your own plenty, then COMPLETE LINE OF rist and the veil of the poor to your light will rise like a dawn RELIGIOUS ARTICLES see Christ. This to me is the out of the darkness."

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Our Universities Must Defenef Moral Values SAN F,R.ANCISCO (NC)-The mandate and the mission ofa Catholic universi.ty "is the defense of moral values so gravely ·imperHed in our own society and in that of the world at large."

This was emphasized by the eminen.t hIstorian, Msgr. John Tracy EUis, in a homily at the Mass of the Holy Spirit opening the academic year of the Jesuitoperated Univ,ersity of San Francisco.

Msgr. EHis, 'who recently reassumed the post of professor of Church history at USF, said that it shOUld not be impl,ied that in Catholic universIties "there has been a major betrayal in that regard."

"To suggest any,thing of the kind," he said, "would constitute a manifest injustice to the innumerable devoted men and women who staff the Catholic universities of this country, and the majority of students 'as well. By the same .token, however, it would be less than honest to pretend that ,the last decade .has not on occasion seen and heard an articulate minority speak and write in 'a tone and manner that reminds one of St. Paul's prophecy to St. Timothy when he wrote: 'The time will come when men will not Hsten ,to sound teaching but, with ears itching, will pile up for themselves teachers who suit ,their pleasure. They will turn the'ir hearing away from the truth ,to fables.' (Timothy, 4:3-5).

"In the 'same vein it would be equally lacking in candor not to 'reoognizethat this same small but articulate company has given justification to the warning sounded by Pope Paul VI just a mon1:'h ago when he rece'ived in audience the presidents of Jesuit colleges and un'iversities.

"Let me say, then, that not for 'a moment do I hold that a university should -lend itself in any fashion to the a'imsand purposes of an institute of apologetics but in the other hand, I would oppose with equat vigor and more absurd statement attributed every so of,ten to various pl'\om'inent thinkers, that a Catholic university is a contradiction in terms ...

"As Newman once said, aun,iversity 'is not ,a convent, it is not a seminary; it is a place to fit men of the world for the wOl'\ld," _ Msgr. Ell'is said there is an abiding mystery "that finds embodiment in the con'tra'st and the confI:ict between the supernatural and ,the temporal, a central mystery with which this university community, along with aU humankind, must live out its. earthly existence."

"This impenetl'ab1e mystery is part of ,the religious inheritance of this and every university that espouses ·the Christian name," Msgr. EUi,s said, "an inheritance that must be safeguarded ,in its essential features 'if ,the present gener8ltion, so enamoured of frenzied fanCies and so obsessed wi1at the in.stant and the new, is to have preserved for it in a more se~e time those enduring mo~ values which the distraught~ruman family so deperately needs."

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By Rev. George W. Coleman Hunger is a shrunken infant, the grief of. parents, a person gone blind for lack of vitamin A. It is a way of life for increasing millions of our brothers and sisters around the world.

The statistics are staggering.

The United Nations recently reported that by the most conervative estimate, more than 460 million people are permanently hungry. These people do not receive each day sufficient calories to make a normal life possible. Add to this the number of those who have deficient diets and we arc told that one to two billion people on this earth are not able to function at full capacity. The estimate that one-half of those suffering malnutrition are children compounds the tragedy.

Although the situation is grim, it is not without hope. The means are available to provide an adequate diet for every person in our world. Changes must take place before this happens.

International trade structures must be changed to meet the crisis. Monetary 'reform must take place. But, above all, hearts of individuals and of nations must be changed so that the faces of the hungry are seen as our brothers and sisters.

Church Teaching The Bishops gathered in Rome at the Synod of 1974 stres"ed that the right to eat ,is directly linked to the right to life. They calIed for a change of heart when they urged governments "to undergoa conversion in their attitude toward the victims of hunger, to resnond to the im;-eratives of iustice and reconcili~tion, and speedily to Tind 'the means of feeding those who are without food," One year a,go the Na'tional Conference of Catholic Bishops proposed a pastoral plan of action in rec;ponse to the food cri· sis. It consists of a three-part program concentrating on· the areas of public policy. community information, and pastoral care. The American Bishops pointed out that world hunger and malnutrition present the Church "with the opportunity to experience an essential dimension of its mission: acting on behalf of justice and participating in the transformation of the world," The .Church in the United States has continued to be responsive to the world food crisis on all levels. The Catholic Conference has supported initiatives to grant immediate food aid to countries in greatest need and has encouraged the formation of a system of grain reserves for use in emer~encies. Furthermore, the Conference has advocated increased food aid to '1'esidents of our country who find themselves lacking a nutritioilally sound diet. In their pastf)ral plan, the Bishops recommended that such work on behalf of justice could be accomplished ap· propriately in the context of a broad ecumenical effort.

Bread for the World An ecumenical apryroach to the food crisis is provided by the Christian citizens' movement called "Bread for the World," This organization does no direct r.elief work Qf i.ts 9V(~. Its ,major

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Bishop Gumbleton To Keynote Meeting WASHINGTON (NC)-Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, auxiliary of Detroit, wiH give the keynote address at a conference of Pax Christi-USA, the' U. S. branch of the international Catholic peace movement, at the Bergamo Conference Cen,ter in Dayton, Ohio, 'Nov. 21-23,' it' was announced here.

Bishop Gumbleton, a member of the executive committee of Pax Christi-USA, fS to be comoderator of the conference with Bishop Carroll T. Dozier of Memphis, Tenn., also a member of theexecutJive committee, who wiN address the assembly during a Sunday litul'gy.

The conference theme is "Ohristian Nonviolence: A Challenge to America," "Disown the idea of an abiding God as the Creator and the ultimate end of all men, and you can only have peoples in various times and places, each working for its own ends in terms of their own time ,and place. Hence place must forever war against place, and time against time."-Louis J. A. Mercier, "Address," October 30,

REV. GEORGE W. COLEMAN objective is to enlist ordinary citizens to contact their members of Congress and· other ,government leaders regarding U. S. policy matters that affect hungry people. Among the members of its Board of Directors are the Most Reverend Thomas ;]. Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit, and Sister Mary Evelyn Jegen, S.N.D.. Education Consultant to Catholic Relief Services.

The members of Bread for the World, recognizing the gravity of the food crisis, believe they have a special responsIbility to carry out Christ's command to love neighbor as oneself. Members profess that the earth is the Lord's and tbat He intends its wealth and en;o'"ment of the whole human family. Readers of the Anchor desiring further information may write to Bread for the World, 235 East 49th Street, New York, N.Y. 10017.

Right to Food A right-to-food resolution is now before the U. S. Congress.

It asserts the right of every person to a nutritionally adequate diet and asks that this right become a cornerstone of U. S. noiley. It is a right that is grounded in the value that God places on human life in the' belief that "the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof." (Ps. 24).

In niference to hunger in the United States, the resolution seeks to enroll on ·food assistance programs all who are in need and to attain a floor of economic decency for everyone.

In reference to global hunger, the resolution stressed the need for the U. S.' to increase its assistance for self-help development among the world's poorest people, e..specially in countries most seriollsly affected by hunger.

Offering of Letters If the resolution on the rightto-food is to pass Congress by a substantial margin, Congressmen and Senators must be assured of the support of their constituents.

A nationwide "offering of let-

tel's" is being conducted to give assurance to elected representatives of their constituents' support for this' measure. Readers of the Anchor are encouraged to contact members of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in ·sup.:ort of the right-tofood resolution. In the House of Representatives, readers are urged to offer su"",port of the resolution (H. Con. Res. 393) by writin~ to The Honorahle Margaret M. Heckler or to the Honor· able Gerry E. Studds, U, S. House of Representatives, Washinlrton, D.C. 20515. Letters supporting the same resolution in the Senate (S. Con. Res. 66) should be sent to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy and the Honorable Edward W. Brooke. IT. S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510.

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Ralph de Toledano, a Washington-based syndicated columnist, has probably written as many anti-union books and articles as any living journlist. He never tires of writing, in season and out of season, that union leadership in this . country is interested solely ~ in power at the expense of won 146 elections, involving h' 20,870 workers, and the Teamt e common good, and can- sters had won 89 elections innot possibly claim to repre- volving 10,874 workers. In 'only 14 elections out of a total of 275 did the workers (less than 2,000 in all) vote "no union," arid this in spite of the fact that many growers tried very hard to persuade their workers to vote against both of the contending unions. If these statistics prove Iy that farm workers, as Toledano persistently claims, are opposed MSGR. to unionization, then words have lost their meaning.

GEORGE G. It would appear, however, that HIGGINS Toledano's opposition to the American labor movement and to the very concept of unionism Paso, Texas were so strongly op- is so completely doctrinaire and posed to unionism that "the un- runs so deep in his psyche that ions in question, to prevail, it is probably a waste of time were compelled to mount cam- to try to counter it with factual paigns of economic blackmail evidence of the kind I have cited and' labor violence against em-, above. Toledano is' convinced ployers and workers alike - si- that "by its very nature, a union multaneously blocking all at- is an instrument of class war" tempts at representation elec- and that organized labor not tions." Toledano has every rea- only has "contempt for governson to know that that statement ment" but also holds to the "deis contrary to fact-to put it as vout conviction that it is, and politely as possible. The unions should be above the law.'" He he refers to (the United Farm has also persuaded himself that Workers and the Amalgamated organized labor "is the single Clothing Workers) have not en- most powerful political force in gaged in economic blackmail and the United States." To try to labor violence against either em- talk a "true believer" out of ployers or workers. They have such a comp\llsively anti-union simply exercised their constitu- position would be an exercise in tional right to call for a boycott, futility.

The leadership of the Amerof their employer's products.

Their purpose in doing so was ican labor movement must have not to block representation elec- the feeling at times that it is tions but, on the contrary, to caught in the middle between compel the other side to agree two sets of critics and that never to such elections. Furthermore, the twain shall meet. While Tolein both cases, the workers, when dano, on the one hand, is congiven an opportunity to, state stantly warning the nation that their preference in supervised organized labor is too strong, a elections, have voted in favor of number of self-styled "radical" unionization, even though, under observers are saying just the opthe Jaw, they could have voted posite. Sidney Lens, a former with absolute immunity in favor labor leader who is now a fulltime writer, is a case in point. of "no union."

In the case of the Farah gar· In a recent article in "New Polment workers, this is ancient itics," a journal of Socialist history. They have long since ne· thought, Lens says that labor's gotiated a collective bargaining current leadership is "behind the contract with the Farah Com- times by at least a generation or pany. As. 'Mr. Toledano knows two." In his opinion, the labor perfectly well, this could not movement, as now constituted, have happened under the Na- has reached dead end and is tional Labor Relations Act un- ready for the ash heap. "Nor is less the majority of the workers the movement," he says, "equiphad voted in favor of the union ped to deal with government. Its which now represents them, the lobbying and electoral activities, Amalgamated Clothing Workers. greatly magnified by the press, In the case of the California are picayune compared with farm workers, representation those of big business."

In . summary, Toledano and elections are now under way. As of the first week of November, Lens, in assessing one and the the United Farm Workers has same labor movement, have come to conclusions which are a million miles apart. I think both of are slightly off the beam.

Bath Tub Ruined ? them I say this with' apologies to Mr. , Lens, for, while I find his criticism of the fabor movement too doctrinaire for my own taste, I I would have to admit that, by comparison with Toledano's freWe Can RESURFACE IT! netic writings on this subject, Like New - Guaranteed - No Removal WHITE OR COLOR Lens' books and articles are Call Collect LECTROGLAZ 1·385·9319 models of objective scholarship.

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The "suppression" by order of the administrative board . of the American bishops of William Maher's booklet, "A Question of Values," raises some very neat and complex questions about the nature of the Church as a human organization. My own feeling is that the bishops were completely? One would think in addition to making the right on this one-though . that bishops look a lot better with right in the wrong way and such a response, the ensuing dis~ perhaps for the wrong reasons.

There- is no doubt at all that it is a very bad book and its circulation by the National

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Toledano says that the farm workers in California an~ the Farah garment workers In El

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Independent Organization Of Laity Needed

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REV. JOHN C. MARTINS, pastor of 81. Peter's Provincetown, has been appointed

by Bishop Cronin as Chaplain to the Third Degree and Faithful Friar to the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus in Provincetown.

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FATHER BENJAMIN NUNEZ of Costa Rica, a General Assembly delegate, vigorously opposed the antiZionism resolution.

JESUIT FATHER THEOPHANE MATHIAS of India, a member of the UN's Third Committee, called Zionism "racist" and "anti-religious."

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Council of the Catholic Laity was ill-advised. The book is intellectually and morally flabby and sloppy in its reasoningwhen it bothers to reason at all.

It is a mixture of the pop psychology and radical chic which is quite popular currently with some badly educated clergy and religious today. It was quite intolerable for a quasi-official organization like the NCCL to be distributing such a book and the bishops were quite right to be upset about it.

'Phony Mixture' However, on the same grounds, they should also be upset by the bicentennial program, "Liberty and Justice for All," which contains the same phony mixture of radical chic and ersatz religion.

They also should disapprove of the U. S. Catholic Conference's "Poverty in American Democracy," of which "WorldView"-no conservative journal (despite Pastor Neuhaus's recent conversion to right-wing ways)-said recently that it was "handicapped ... by its not very oblique assault upon private property, its preoccupation with redistribution of wealth, and its emphasis on communal values at the expense of personal liberty ... a highly selective reading of American society past and present, and of church pronouncements on social justice."

One wonders why the boom was lowered on "A Question of .values" arid not on the other two books. Probably the reason was that the former had the temerity to suggest that the bishops' rigidity on birth control had hurt their credibility as teachers-one of the few precise and accurate comments in the book.

Intelligent Discussion But if concern over secondrate work coming out with official or quasi-official sponsorship is appropriate, one must still wonder whether suppression of the booklet was the appropriate response. Might it not have been better, given the present state of things, for the bishops to issue a carefully reasoned statement pointing 'out the weakness of the publication, citing the scholars they followed in offering criticism, and disavowing the book I

cussion would have had some educational value.

Of course, that 'might have led to more sales for the book which at its present 3,500 circulation is hardly a threat to anyone. Still, intelligent discussion seems to me to be much more useful in the Church today than suppression.

'Company' Organizations The fate of "A Question of Values" - however richly deserved-proves once again that the quasi-official national organizations of laity are powerless bodies which are, when push comes to shove,. completely subject to the hierarchy. Unfortunately for the hierarchy, the result of this subjection is that when the organizations blunder, the hierarchy must undo the blunder-frequently at some cost to its own image. The disadvantage for the laity is that there is no loyal but authentically independent organization which can speak for them-or at least for some of them-in the Catholic community.

There may well be a role for such "company" organizations as the National Council of Catholic Laity and the National Council of Cathofic Men-though in the absence of a representative National Pastoral Council apparently frowned on by Rome-one wonders what use such groups are.

But both the laity and hierarchy would be betteI' off it there was also some independent organization of laity· with strong grassroots support that could enter into intelligent dialogue with the hierarchy instead of subservient obedience--even when it, as in the present case, the laity © 1975, Universal Press Sy'd'c'te happens to be wrong.

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KNOW YOUR FAITH IEarly Historical Writing •In Israel

IEarly Historical Writing in Israel and the Christian Life

In the movie "The Ten Com- grammatical structure and litermandments," Moses is pictured ary style evident in the oldest handing on to Joshua the "To- texts if there was but a single rah" or "Pentateuch" in com- author? Why is God referred to pleted and bound form. The sometimes as Yahweh, the name scene reflects the un1erstanding / given to Moses (Ex 3:14) and at of the source of the Bible's first other times as Elohim, an ancient five books that was accepted Hebrew term for divine being? without question by Jews and What is the explanation for the Christians for generations. existence of doublets, two slightly different versions of events like the creation of man and the flood? How could Moses have written of events and people By that occurred historically long after his death, for example the STEVE Philistines (Gen 21:32)? Why are two different names used for the LANDREGAN same geographical site without any apparent reason? The Holy Mountain is referred to sometimes as Sinai, other times as The ancient belief that Moses Horeb. authored the Pentateuch is reAs the scholars studied the flected in the designation of it Pentateuchal writing they disas "the five books of Moses." . covered ancient pious legends Because of their great impor- that had grown up to explain tance to Christianity and Juda- many of the discrepanicies and ism, the books of the Pentateuch anachronisms, but they contin(it comes from the Greek phrase ued to seek other explanations. meaning the book in five volA variety of theories were adumes) have been subjected to vanced, some plausi~le, some far the intense scrutiny of Biblical fetched. Many faded away in the and literary scholars. light of new scholarship, others MANY QUESTIONS AROSE persisted.

CONCERNING Mosaic authorWhile it would be foolish to ship. How could Moses write of say that the issue has been finalhis own death and burial .(Dt. ly settled, it is possible to say 34:1-8)? What is the reason for that most Catholic scholars agree the differences in vocabulary, Turn to Page Twelve

The first five books of the Bible, the Pentateuch, are particularly cherished by the Jews, who call these books the "Law" or "Torah," the living expression of God's will in their regard.

And these books ought to be cherished not only by the Jews but by Christians and indeed by all people, for they tell the story of our creation by a loving God and the way he formed a people for Himself.

The Pentateuch testifies to the faith of the Hebrew people in a God who wills to enter into communion with men; and the faith of this people is rooted in their lived. experience that this God had indeed acted in their behalf and, through the leadership of Moses, delivered them from slavery in Egypt and led them to a land flowing with milk and honey.

Today scholars recognize that the Pentateuch integrates into a moving and dramatic document several diverse yet harmonious traditions of the Hebrew tribes who treasured the memory of the patriarch Abraham and the prophet Moses. Two of the earliest traditions are the Yahwist and the ElohistJ and our lives as Christians will be strengthened and deepened if we open our hearts to the truths that God reveals~o us through these witnesses to the faith of the Hebrew people.

The Yahwist tradition is give:} the onlookers that the ark was this name because it uses the the place where God came to Hebrew word Yahweh to refer dwell with his people. to the great an1 living God who At times a shimmering cloud made us for Himself. The porrested on the Ark (and therefore tions of the Pentateuch stemming on the throne or mercy seat). from this tradition are beautiful The stone tablets containing the and dramatic portrayals of a God 10 comman1ments were inside who will to be close to His creathe Ark. In this way the symbols tures. He is the God who blew of worship and morality, the Ark into ·Adam's nostrils "the breath and the commandments, are of life, and so man became a Iivunited. ing being" (Gn.2.7), who made The Ark stood in the center of _ woman as a sUitable partner for the Israelite campsites during . man, giving him on~ who would their 40 years of travel in the at last be ~one of hiS. bones and Sinai. God's glory reposed upon flesh of hiS flesh (Gn 2.20,23), the Ark. Later, when the He- who even put a mark on Cain brews became a settled people S? that he w?uld"not be killed. at and built a Temple in Jerusalem, Slg~t, dec~armg If anyone kills the glory of God dwelt in the Cam, Cam shall be avenged holy of holies, the innermost seven-fold" (Gn 4:15). sacred chamber of the sanctuary.

Through the Yahwist tradition Levi taught that the first pur- God teaches us that we are to pose of worship was to acknowl- have hope and courage, for the edge and celebrate the glory of Yahwist tradition bears witness God. He explained that worship to a faith that sees victory in the was a time to note the official moment of defeat despite the presence of the Lord. Thus wor- continuing tragedy of sin in huship begins with attention on man life. "If you do well," we are God and not on what the partic- told, "you can hold up your ipants are getting out of it. head; but if not, sin is a' demon It was he who urged that the lurking at the door: his urge is name of God not be spoken. The toward you, yet you can be his second commandment stated that master" (Gn 4.7). And victory the nam·e of God should not be will be ours, not because of our taken in vain. To say the name initiative, but because of God's. is to exercise a certain posses- For it is this loving, compassionsion of the one named. Hence, to ate God who tells us that He ward people off from thinking will put enmity between Satan they can control God by saying . and the woman, between his offTurn to Page Twelve spring and hers, and that even-

What the 61 . ory Does to YOU "For the lips of the priest are to pronounce Torah and instruction is to be sought from his mouth" Malachi 2:7.

One of the unnamed writers of the Torah was a priest. (Torah normally refers to the first five books of the Bible). Perhaps his name was Levi. After all, priestly families of the Old Testament were called the sons of Levi. Moreover, the worship book of the Torah is named Leviticus. For convenience sake then, let us call him Levi rather than the more impersonal "priestly editor."

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FR. AL McBRIDE

Levi determined that people should never forget the holiness of God and the necessity for reflecting this in a holy and moral life. The central image in Levi's life was the shrine of the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark was a wooden chest overlaid with gold. Its gold lid was known as the "mercy seat." The gold cherubs rested on the Ark. Their posture of adoration reminded

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IN ISRAEL, a crowd celebrates the holiday, Simchat Torah (Rejoicing in the Law), which commemorates the gift of the Scriptures to the Hebrew people. tually the sons of Eve will strike at the head of Satan (Gn 3.15).

God, the Yahwist tradition tells us , is the One who calls men to himself in Abraham, unconditionally promising that He, the One and only G.od, will be with us and for us. To Abraham Yahweh said, "I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing ... All the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you" (Gn 12.2).

From the Yahwist we learn that we are indeed living beings made by God and made to live in communion with Him. From the Yahwist we learn that this God gives Himself to us with no strings attached unconditionally.

In our moments of darkest despair we can have confidence that He, the Lord, is with us, burning with compassion and

with a desire to walk in friendship with us and to rescue us from sin and slavery.

The Elohist tradition, given this name because it uses the Hebrew word Elohim to refer to the one and only God, does not give us the colorful stories designed to let us know that God wills to be as close to us as the breath in our nostrils and that the Yahwist ·tradition does. Rather through this tradition God wills to tell us that, despite His burning love for us and desire to live in communion with us, He is not like man. Rather He IS the Lord; He IS the Being we are to adore in wonder and in awe.

To show God's otherness this tradition speaks of Him revealing Himself, not personally as He does in the Yahwist, but through dreams or through fire'- or through angels (cf. Ex 20, 18-21).

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The Parish Parade ST. KILIAN, NEW BEDFORD A family folk Mass of Thanksgiving with a candlelight offertory procession will be concelebrated at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26. Non-perishable goods donated at the procession will be given to Regina Pacis Center.

Concelebrants will be' Father Albin, O.F.M., pastor, Father Ernest, O.F.M., associate, and Father Charles, O.F.M., director of Regina Pacis.

ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Members of the Sacred Hearts Association will hold their annual Christmas party at 6 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7 at the rectory.

Participants are asked to bring an item for a pot luck supper and an exchange gift.

The Glory Continued from Page Eleven

ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Cub Scouts will meet at 7 tomorrow night in the school building for a movie followed by a sleepover. Saturday morning, following breakfast, work will begin for the Parvuli Dei award.

A turkey whist is scheduled for 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 in the parish hall. Sponsored by the Knights of the' Altar, proceeds will benefit the parish. Donations of turkeys, canned goods and other grocery items are requested and may be brought to the rectory.

BEE People will present a food basket for a needy parish family at the offertory procession of the 9:15 a.m. Mass Sunday, Nov. 23.

Boy Scouts who will receive Ad Altare Dei awards at ceremonies Sunday, Nov. 23 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford, are Gerald Bourgeois, Lafry Cannata, Mark Paradis and Hugo Smith.

his name. Levi sequestered the SS. PETER AND PAUL, holy name in silence.

By placing attention on God FALL RIVER The Father Coady Center will at worship, Levi instilled the be the scene of a whist party to sense of reverence and awe out of which all great religion devel- be sponsored at 1:30 p.m. Sunops. His theory was that if fun- day, Nov. 23 by the Woman's damental wonder and respect is Club. Mrs. Raymond Polak, established at worship in the chairperson, will be assisted by . presence of the Glory, there is a Mrs. Peter J.. Snizek.

The Home and School Organstrong likelihood that people will . iation will host a chicken pie respect and love one another and stand in awe at the wonders of supper and dance this Saturday night, Nov. 22 at the Father creation.

Levi outlined the major forms Coady Center. Tickets are $4.00. of worship whereby the people Come and enjoy an early could express their basic atti- . Thanksgiving meal with all your tudes to God. These were (1) friends.

A turkey raffle with 6 turkeys Holocaust (2) Friendship Offerto be given' away will be held on ing (3) Atonement.

In holocaust the victim was Nov. 24. Chances will be availtotally consumed by fire and able after each Mass on Nov. 22 transformed into the smoke that and 23 or contact Mrs. Joseph rose to the heavens. The sweet -Travers at the school for a chance at a free meal for smell of this offering moved to Thanksgiving. the Lord to bless him for all his Turn to Page Sixteen gifts. This act of worship acknowledged our permanent state of dependence upon the Lord.

In the friendship offering, a portion of the lamb offered at the· Temple was brought home The second in a series of regfor a sacred meal. The partic- ularly scheduled Masses for the ipants were required to settle handicapped will be celebrated their grudges before hand and at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at renew their love for each other. the Civil Defense Building, 2435 Often the youngest child was Riverside Ave., Somerset, onesent out to bring in two hungry half block south of Buffington strangers. The purpose was to Street. link worship of God with the perArrangements for the liturgy sonal effort to live a life of love. are being made by the St. VinThe eating of consecrated food cent de Paul Conference of St. implied the assistance of divine Patrick's parish, Somerset. For strength to achieve this quest. further information or to arrange The atonement ceremony was transportation, St. Patrick's reca purification ritual designed to tory, telephone 672-1523, may be wash away sin and selfishness. contacted.

Levi required the people to confess their sins. These were symWho's Who bolically placed on a goat, which Ms. Lynn M. Vera, daughter was then sacrificed. (rhus the origin of scapegoat.) of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Vera Levi wove his thoughts into of St. John the Baptist parish: the first five books of the Bible New Bedford, and a graduate of 'so that the gold thread of wor- Bishop Stang High School, North ship and reverence would clearly Dartmouth, has been named for shine through / along with the inclusion in the forthcoming is-"other aspects of the Law. In our sue of "Who's Who in American present world, where we struggle Colleges and Universities." She so hard to retrieve the dignity of is cited for academic excellence human life, the awesome mes- and involvement in a wide range . sage of Levi tuming us toward of community activities while a the glory of God is an enduring student at the University of Verreminded of one of the deeper mont, from which she will graduate in June. ways to 'solve our problems.

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Continued from Page Eleven The Elohist tradition, too, teaches us that our salvation is through the Lord, that HE is the one who takes the initiative and in whom we are to put our trust.

And the Elohist tradition also teaches us that we must look into ourselves, get rid of the evil and foreign gods in our hearts, and reform our lives. Otherwise we will be lost (cf. Gn 35.2).

SURROUNDED BY HIS ANIMALS, NOAH PRAYS after reaching safety from the flood that destroyed the earth in this painting by Charles Willson Peale in the collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia..

Early Historical Writing in Israel Continued from Page. Eleve:1

Great truths are given to us by both the Yahwist and Elohist traditions. The significance of those truths for our lives as Christians is as critical for us today as it was millenia ago. From both of these, traditions we learn there is indeed a God, a Being who is our Lord and creator and upon whom we depend, from whom we receive life itself.

From them we learn that we must look into our hearts and seek humbly and honestly to rid ourselves of the "demon lu.rking at the door." And from them we learn that we are to have heart and hope, for this utterly sovereign God is a Being who wills to live in friendship and communion with us. Although neither the Yahwist nor the Elohist tradi· tions gives us God's most com· plete revelation of Himself, how wondrously true to His promise did that God remain. For we know that He came to us per· sonally in Jesus, His Son and our brother. With Jesus we can ~all that God our Father, and through Him we can have a hope that ought to be even more courageous than that that burned in ~he hearts of the Hebrew people from whom both of these traditions sprang and to whose living faith they bear eloquent witness.

ation story (Gen 1:1-2-4a). The Priestly tradition is generally ason certain conclusions regarding sociated with the time of the particular points.

Babylonian Exile (587-538 B.C.).

The Pentateuch is a 'complete Thus of the four traditions, literary work of intricately inter- two, the J and the E, are narrawoven traditions. The four prin- tive and two, D and P, are gencipal streams of tradition that erally legislative. Two originated have been identified are known in the North, E and D., and two by the following letters, J. E. D in the South, J and P. The first and P. The letters stand for two were likely combined in the Yawist (from the German Ja- Southern Kingdom following the wist), Elohist, Deuteronomic and fall of Samaria. Part of E was Priestly. lost at this time by editing probOf these streams of traditions ably those portions nearly iden. the oldest seems to be the J or tical with J. Yahwist. It takes its name from' Where there were variations the fact that it consistently uses in the traditions the editors left the name Yahweh to refer to both intact recognizing that what God. While the J tradition was . was important was the religious developed over a matter of cen- truth, not historical accuracy. No turies in both oral and written effort was made to standardize form, scholars believe that it took names, thus both Yahweh and AnLEBORO'S its most definitive form in about Elohim were left in as were Sileading Garden Cent., the 10th century B.C. in the nai and Horeb.

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By PAT McGOWAN Not many Sisters receive a carpenter's workshop from their community for a silver jubilee present. But not many Sisters are like Sister Theresa Albert L'Heureux, of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who almost singlehandedly keeps the huge Fllll River provincial house of her congregation in tiptop shape.

Last week she talked about her unusual avocation while 'conducting a tour of her bailiwick at 2501 S. Main St. Displaying her workshop, redolent of freshcut lumber and full of projects in the making, she confided that it was little more than an open courtyard when it was turned over to her. Before she could use it, she had to erect a roof and walls and install workbenches, cabinets and electric wiring.

She said she has taken formal lessons in carpentry and millwork only in the past three years, but that she has always had a natural aptitude and liking for working with her hands.

Probably the largest single project she has tackled was the complete renovation of the provincial house chapel, accomplished two summers ago.

The work included making an altar, installing a ceiling, replacing windows and repaneling the entire chapel. She insists on sharing credit for the chapel pews, however. "All the Sisters helped me strip them down and then I refinished them."

An especially tricky part of the project was the making of two wall niches in the chapel sanctuary, one housing a Bible, the other the tabernacle. They are illuminated by natural light, obtained by partially covering windows originally set in the chapel wall.

But the chapel is only one part of Sister Theresa's record of accomplishments. The reception room of the provincial house is outfitted with bookshelves, a... desk and several cabinets, all her work. And there is very little equipment in the flourishing Montessori school for tots operated by the Sisters of St. Joseph, also at the provincial house, that has not benefited from her expertise.

She has even installed areas for parents in several of the Montessori classrooms, complete with one-way glass windows allowing the children to be observed unseen.

Sister Theresa performs her Fall River maintenance tasks only one day a week. Stationed at St. Joseph's School, New Bedford, where she teaches first first grade, she hurries to her "moonlight" occupation every Friday night, remaining at the provincial house until Saturday evening. As well as carpentry, she noted, she's on' call for plumbing and electrical emergencies and come summer she's likely to be found clipping· hedges or aboard a tractor mower, keeping the community's grounds shipshape.

Over the years, the religious said she's seen many changes in the uses to which various areas of the convent have been put.

"The Montessor! school us~d to

SISTER THERESA at· wall niche in chapel. The wall niches were the most difficult part of her construction. be our own high school for girls considering entering our community. There's one room I changed from a rest room to a kitchen and now it's back to a rest room!"

Sister Theresa favors slacks for her maintenance chores. "I used to work in my long habit," she said, "but now that we wear short skirts, I find the slacks more suitable!"

One of a family of 11 children, and a native of Blessed Sacrament parish, in which the provincial house is located, Sister Theresa frequently helps her brothers and sisters with handyman chores around their houses.

A sister dropped by the other day to fit a dress she is making for the religious, commenting, "She does for me, and I do for her."

The carpenter-nun has had only one serious accident, losing the tips of two fingers in a power tool mishap; but she declares that she has been able to "adjust

beautifully" and is not impeded from any of her previous activities. .

She has made waves in New Bedford as well as Fall River, as the only woman ever to take carpentry and millwork at the city's vocational school, attending evening classes with 20 men for the past three years.

"At first they were surprised, but now they don't say anything," she commented.

The religious said her purpose in taking classes was to learn carpentry short cuts. "I figured out how to do things, but sometimes my ways weren't as quick as they could be."

At present she is learning to make articles, "practically from the tree. We don't use finished wood at all."

And she is preparing Christmas g.fts for her fellow Sisters.

"But I can't tell you what they are. They read The Anchor, you know!"

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 20, 1975

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Priests' Senate Backs Right· to Food Bill The November 14 meeting of the Fall River Senate of Priests opened with the welcoming of three new senators. They were Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgerald, Chaplain at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River. Rev. Barry Wall, assistant pastor at Saint Mary's Cathedral Parish in Fall River, and Rev. John J. Murphy, pastor of Holy Cross Parish in North Easton.

After preliminary reports were submitted, the success of the New England Congress of Priest Senates held at La Salette in late October, was discussed and reports from the Fall River delegates to that conference were !;leard. The delegates noted that the areas studied at NECOPS were reflections of some of the important questions that the Diocese of Fall River is presently concerned about. These topics included Ministry to Youth, the Distribution of World Resources, Resigned Priests and ministry to Divorced and Remarried Catholics. Further discussion and evaluation of these areas will no doubt be coming forth from subsequent Senate meetings.

In line with the Senate's concern ·with the Distribution of World Resources, a resolution was passed indicating that the Senate of Priests would go on

record as urging the United States House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate to support as national policy the "Right to Food" Bill now pending in the nation's Capitol. Letters indicating the Priests' Senate support will be forwarded to Congressmen representing districts within the Diocese and to our Senators.

Under "New Business," brief discussions on a variety of topics took place. Most notable were a request. for feedback from the priests with regard to the Diocesan Liturgical Commission's recent efforts to' provide suggestions for celebrating special liturgies (such as Thanksgiving Day Mass), a suggestion that a liaison be established with the Sisters' Senate of the Diocese, and remarks on the effectiveness of Parish Councils. Although no specific resolutions or proposals in these matters were made, the need for further reflection was noted.

The meeting adjourned until December 12.

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LIFE IN MUSIC

By The Dameans Operator Operator, Give me information!

Information, Give me long distance!

Long Distance, Give me heaven!

Operator, Information, Give me Jesus On the line.

Operator, Information, I'd like to speak to a friend of mine Prayer is the button, faith is the exchange, heaven is the street and Jesus is his name.

Operator, Information, Give me Jesus on the line.

Operator, Information, tell me why does it take you so long Operator, Information, don't try to tell me what number to call My mama· used this number when I was very small And every time she dialed it, she always got a call, Operator, Information, Give me Jesus on the line.

Operator, Information, please hurry if you can.

Operator, Information, please connect me with the man.

Don't worry about the money I will pay the charge Just get him upon the line I'm calling from my heart Operator, Information, Give me· Jesus on the line.

Sung by: The M~nhattan Transfer Written :by: William Spinery (c) Conrad Puhlishers, BMI, 1975) "This is your Operator; we are ready on your call to - eh - Jesus."

"Thanks a lot, Operator - Hello J.C. You have got to he one of the hardest people to reach. I mean I had to practically stand on my head to find you."

"Where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in your midst."

"Oh - well, actually I'm ·alone and I'm rather in a hurry so I decided to call from the office."

"Whenever you pray, go to your room, close the door and pray to your Father in private."

"But you don't understand. I lost your number so I had to call long distance and information and everything."

"In your prayer, do not rat'tle on like the pagans. They think they 'will win a hearing hy the sheer multiplication of words."

"O.K., then what should I do?"

"Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find."

"Now we're getting somewhere. That's why I called.

I've got a whole 'Dist of things that I need stmIghtened out."

"You ·atre amdousand upset about many tJhings; one thing only IS required."

"Oh· yea? WeH that's going to be a pmblem. I could never nar1'OW down this tis'! to just one thing.

"Your F,ather .knows tha't you need suoh things. Seek out instead His kingship over you, and the rest wiI1 rol1ow in turn."

"That's really funny. He hasn't even given me half of what I asked .for in the past; and now you're saying that He doesen't even need a reminder?"

"Would you hand your son a stone when he asks for a loaf, or a poisonous snake when he asks for a fish?"

"Well, no I guess not."

"If you, with all your sins, know how to give your ch'ildren what is good, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to anyone who asks Him." "Well, tit he-already ~nows what I need and wil! give what is good, then maybe I should stop calling."

"The one who asks, receives. The one who seeks, finds.

The one who knocks enters."

"O.K., :but if I don't need to read off my list, wha't should I say?"

"Your kingdom come, your will be done."

"I'm not sure I know what that means; would there be somethin,g simpler?"

"Father, .into your hands I commend my spiriot."

"Oh - is that alI?" "It is finiishecl."

"By the way, do you accept collect calls?"

(Copyright (c) 1975 hy· NC NEWS Service)

CHD Collection Sunday, Nov. 23 WASHINGTON (NC) - Officials of the Campaign for Human Development (CHD), the U. S. Catholic Church's five-year-old anti-poverty program, are hopeful that the 1975 collection will at least equal last year's, which was an increase of almost 10 per cent over the previous year.

The amount contributed last year was higher than the average of the four preceding years and secon!i only to the initial year of 1970.

It is extremely encouraging that these hard times have not made hard hearts," said Father Lawrence J. McNamara, CHD executive director, in a progress report on the campaign..

"People have been more willing than ever to share what they had. When it became necessary to cut back on something, it wasn't on the help one had previously been giving to those who were suffering the most; it Was on something for oneself, something one could live without ... the kind of things we lived without just a few years ago anyway."

The 1975 collection to finance next year's CHD pro~ects is scheduled to be taken up on Sunday, Nov. 23 in· Catholic churches throughout the United States.

"In the Creator's plan,-society is a natural means which man can and must use to reach the destined end. Society exists for man and not man for society."Pope Pius XI, "Divini Redemptoris," March 19, 1937.

Spirit Week at Gerrard· "week". Four teams will comBy DEBBIE SMITH pete against each other trying Gerrard Correspondent to break some of the records that The Student-Faculty Board of stand in the Guiness Book of Bishop Gerrard High School has World Records. QUe&Hons coverdesignated November 20 through ing American literature and histhe 26 as "Spirit Week". A Va- tory will make up the Trivia riety of activities has been, bowl. planned for the week.

The Board is also sponsoring Today, Thursday, November a school motto contest and "Se20, has been set aside as Sen- cret Pals" during this week. iors' Day. All seniors are eligible Sr. Janice, Chairwoman of the to be named as the senior with Student-Faculty Board, gave the most school spirit. The win- some insight as to the purpose of ner will be voted on by members ."Spirit" week. "The purpose of of the class. Parents' Night will the Board in addition to official be held on the same night in the policy-making is to promote school auditorium. school spirit. "Spirit Week" gives Tomorrow is Juniors' Day and the facuIty and students a better members of the junior class will chance to know each other in an choose the most spirited junior. informal, relaxed atmosphere.

"Clean-Up Day" is scheduled Hopefully, it enhances the rapfor Saturday, November 22. Vol- port between the girls and their unteer workers from the student teachers. It also gives the girls body will clean Gerrard High and the opportunity to share their its surrounding campus. As an talents and ideas with .each incentive the faculty is offering other, particularly on studenta spaghetti supper which they teacher day." will- cook themselves for all stuBoth the students and facuIty dents who participate in "Clean- praise- "Spirit Week" and its Up" day. success. The idea's popularity Freshmen's Day is Monday, has caught on quickly and the November 24. On the same day, "Week" apears to be headed in four teams representing each of the direction of becoming an the four classes will compete in annual event at Gerrard High. the giant crossword puzzle con. test. The winning team must successfully complete their six-foot crossword puzzle.

Sophomores' Day and studentteacher day will be held TuesWASHINGTON (NC) - Presday, November 25. Students will ident Ford has expressed thanks have the experience of planning and appreciation to the U. S. . a class and presenting the mateCatholic Conference's division of rial to their peers.

The Bicentennial Trivia Bowl migration and refugee services and the record-breaking contest for its work in resettling refare slated for the Illst day of the ugees from Southeast Asia.

"With the experience and support of your organization and the MUltiAtil other voluntary resettlement agencies first hand during my £NCOUftUll visit to Fort Chaffee, Ark., 1 want you to know how impressed I am with their dedicated commitment on behalf of the refugees.

"As we look forward to resettling the remaining Indochinese refugees, I am hopeful that you will l;le as successful in the next few months as you have been in the past."

The USCC's migration and refugee services, largest of the voluntary agencies has resettled more than 50,000 refugees in the past six months. There are still approximately 6,000 refugees, now in camps in the United States or overseas, who have appealed to the U. S. Catholic Church for resettlement opportunities.

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A MARRtAGE ENCOUNTER program will take place Sunday evening, Nov. 23rd at 8 o'clock in St. Anne's School on Forest Street in Fall River. The public is invited. The admission is free and refreshments will be served. Marriage Encounter is. not a lecture, retreat, or sensitivity session but -- a program in the techniques of communication which· couples can use for the rest of their lives.

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By RITA JASINSKI Let's hail-three cheers St.. Anthony Correspondent All ·through the coming years During the years 1974-1975, Keep step with S.A.H." the students of St. Anthony High The words and melody don't witnessed an eminent rebirth.

Our school, one of the oldest in exactly give the meaning. They' the area thrived on tradition. are the vehicle of meaning. It is Interwoven in a' chain of sea· the thoughts behind the words sons, many symbols unintention. that are the real sentiments. It ally lose their initial meaning. did what symbols do. It en· So it was with our school song. riched everyone's lives. This It was written and composed conveyance of spirit really pulled

by Gerard Vanasse, a sophomore. the students together.

He participated and worthily won Arthur Motta, Class of "75" is with his project of originality credited the linking of past enand creativity. The following is thusiasm with the present. The our song of encouragement which key of unity evolved from his he produced: musical arrangement. Each time "We'll keep our school within he played the school song it was its rights . sung with pride and terminated Through day or night always with a standing ovation.

Through dark or bright We trust that this march with Press on with courage while we its motivating tempo will con· may Nor heed the barriers in our tinue down through the years to rally faith in our school and its way students.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 20,1975

The Parish Parade ST. ANNE, ST. JAMES, FALL ,RIVER NEW BEDFORD The annual penny sale of the The national Bicentennial and the golden jubilee of the parish Ladies' Guild is scheduled for school will be honored at a- 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1 in the OUR LADY OF ASSUMPTION, program to be presented by pa- lower church hall at County and NE;W BEDFORD rochial school pupils at 7:30 p.m. Rockland Streets. Raffle items The St. Martin de Porres Guild tomorrow in the school audito- will include a cash award of will hold a Christmas bazaar in rium. Admission is free and par- $500 and a turkey basket. Rethe church hall following all ents, other relatives and friends freshments will be available.

Masses on Sunday, Nov. 23. Fea- are invited.

HOLY NAME, tured will be handmade articles, Clothes for the Thanksgiving FALL RIVER pastries, candies and novelties. clothing drive may be brought The parish bazaar will· take Mrs. Lottie Silvia is chairman to the school hall from Sunday, place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Satfor the annual event.

Nov. 23 through Tuesday, Nov. urday, Nov. 22, concluding with 25. ,an auction. A lunch will be OUR LADY OF ANGELS, Three parishioners, Patricia served from noon onwards, and FALL RIVER Bousquet, Michelle Levesque and The Holy Name Society's an- Helen Valiquette, will be among a special feature will be the sale nual Thanksgiving whist will young people receiving the Mar- of school uniforms at reduced take place at 8 p.m. tonight in ian Award at diocesan ceremo- prices. Items needed for booths include plants and cuttings, used the parish hall. nies at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. sports equipment, flea market A malasada supper from 6 to 23 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel items, are work and baked goods.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 will Church, New Bedford.

Project Leisure will meet at precede a penny sale from 7 Rene Lepage and the folksing- 2 p.m. today to hear a talk on to 11 p.m. Both events will take ing group of St. Patrick's parish, her experiences in Vietnam by place in the !lall, as will a penny . Somerset, will lead congrega- Sister Eleanor McNally, SUSC. sale planned for 1:30 p.m. Sun- tional participation in a 6:30 p.m.

New altar boys will meet at day, Dec. 14 by the Holy Rosary folk Mass Sunday, Nov. 23.

2:45 today.

Sodality.

A Marriage Encounter speak- HOLY TRINITY, The Council of Catholic Women ers' night is slated for 8 p.m. WEST HARWICH announces a Christmas party Sunday, Nov. 23 in the school, The Ladies' Association of the Monday, Dec. 1. A penny sale is and all married couples are inSacred Hearts will hold its on the January calendar. vited.

Christmas bazaar from 10 A Thanksgiving parish-family a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. The parish council will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. liturgy will be celebrated at 10 22 in the church hall. Tables a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27. will include knit goods, dolls, ST. BONIFACE" aprons, Christmas gift items and ST. JULIE BILLIART, NEW BEDFORD white elephants. Home baked All are invited to attend the NORTH DARTMOUTH A "Merry Market Place" in- pastries and beans will be availannual Christmas bazaar of the cluding over 60 tables of profes- able and a snack bar will be Women's Guild, to be held in the open. A basket of cheer will be church hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. sional and amateur arts and awarded as a door prize. crafts will be sponsored by the Saturday, Nov. 22. Refreshments Ladies Guild from 10 a.m. to 8 will be available. p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 in the OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, church hall.

NEW BEDFORD Featured will be a stained . The PTA will sponsor a dance glass artist from Cape Col, macfrom 8 to midnight Saturday, rame items from New York, a Nov. 29 in the school auditorium handcrafted floor loom and at Rivet and Crapo Streets. woven goods from Fall River, Music will be by th.e Interlude, "overgrown chocolate chip cook- and reservations may be made ies" from Boston and assorted with Mrs. D. Vasconcellos, tele- holiday craft articles, "ad incredphone 996-4659. ible infinitum."

Craft demonstrations will be SANTO CHRISTO, presented throughout the day FALL RIVER an,d an area silhouette artist will Miss Patricia Oliveira and be on hand from 10 a.m. to noon Mrs. Lorraine Lima are in charge and from 2 to 4 p.m. of plans for installation ceremoFood tables will feature "ginies for the Council of Catholic gantic gingerbread people" and Women to be held at a date to other candies and baked goods, be announced. while articles to be raffled inThe council's Christmas party clude a h,andmade two-story dollwill take place at 6:30 p.m. Sun- house, a decorated six foot artiday, Dec. 14 at the China Royal ficial Christmas tree and a handrestaurant. Reservations may be made whale-shaped coffee table. made with Mrs. Del Furtado or Children's attractions will inMrs. Margaret Dyl. clude Santa Claus with a bag of A dance is planned from 8 to treats, and an old-fashioned midnight Saturday, Dec. 13 in penny candy table. Complimenthe parish hall. The public is in- tary babysitting will be available.

Refreshments wili include vited and music will be by the homemade chowder.

Jardinieres. 'ubllclty ch.lrmen of o.rlsh or.,nIZltlon. ere "ked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor. P. O. Box 7. F.II River. 02722. N.me of city or town should b. Iiocluded IS well IS full d.tes of .11 activities. plelSe· send news of future rather than past .vents.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER A discussion on the future of the family at 8 tonight in the school auditorium will conclude a series of seminars on Christian marriage.

Christian Living classes for public school students will begin at 4 this afternoon in the school.

A class for prospective lectors will be held at 7:45 p.m. every Monday in the school. Also in the school are Polish language and culture classes which take place from 6 to 6:45 p.m. every Friday for beginning and from 8 to 9 p.m. for advanced students.

The Men's Club will sponsor a Las Vegas night from 8 to midnight Saturday, Nov. 22 in the auditorium. The public is invited. The club's Christmas party is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6.

The parish will benefit from proceeds of a Boys' Town Choir concert to be held at Bishop Connolly High School at 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 23. The doors will open at 7 p.m. and tickets will be available at the door.

NOTRE DAME, FALL RIVER A Mass for deceased members of the Council of Catholic Women will be celebrated at 7 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 24 in the chapel of Jesus-Mary Convent. A plant demonstration will follow, with Mrs. Normand Morrisette as chairman.

ST. LOUIS, FALL RIVEIt A rummage sale sponsored by the Women's Guild will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Noy. 22 in the church hall on Eagle Street. Donations may be brought to the hall from noon to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Noy. 21.

Refreshments will be available and the event is being arranged

by Mrs. Wilfred St. Michel, guild president.

ST. BERNARD, ASSONET The public is invited to attend a Christmas bazaar to be sponsored by the Women's Guild from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 and following all Masses from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Nov. 23.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FALL RIVER A communion breakfast for Holy Name Society members will follow 8 a.m. Mass Sunday, Nov. 23.

A day bus trip to New York City will take place Saturday, Dec. 6, with busses leaving from the church at 6 a.m.

A dinner-theatre party at Chateau de Ville, Warwick, is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14.

Busses will leave at 4:45 p.m.

Transportation will leave at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 for a pilgrimage to La Salette Shrine, Attleboro, to view the Christmas illuminations.

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