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• Sunday IS the big one

Cardinal Humberto Me~eiros will be. homilist and principal celebrant at a Mass at 6 p.m. tomorrow at The Heights, Dighton provincial house of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation.

The Mass will mark the closing of a year of celebration of. the 75th anniversary of the community's arrival in the Fall River diocese. Also marking the year has been initiation of a major five-part construction program at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, staffed by members of the Dominican community.

Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will be among concelebrants of the Mass. Others will be Father Robert Blais, O.P., prior of St. Anne's monastery, Fall River; Graham, Father Raymond S.M.M., pastor of St. Peter's parish, Dighton; and Father Daniel L. Freitas and Father Stephen B. Salvador of St. John of God parish, Somerset, provincial house chaplains.

-Some 60 sisters will represent nearly all sections of the DomTum to Page Eight

All diocesan systems are go for Sunday, the day on which doorbells will ring at virtually every home in the diocese. Ringing them will be an army of weli-prepared volunteers, most of them formally commissioned for their task at Cathedral services last Sunday. They will be armed with census cards for Catholic families and friendly'invitations to all others.

The census cards, filled out arid returned, will provide an upto-date picture of d i 0 c e san strengths and needs and will assist pastors and diocesanwide agencies to structure services to the best advantage.

The invitations' are to events to be held during Advent in all diocesan parishes. Open to all, they will share various aspects of the Catholic heritage, with special emphasis on the Advent and Christmas season.

A partial listing of planned activities include: -A tour of the new church Tum to Page Three

CHJ;> appeal on weekend Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of the Campaign for Human Development, has announced that the annual collection for the fund will be taken up in all diocesan parishes this , weekend.

"The 1980 theme is "Let Justice Flourish," he said" explaining that the quotation from the Psalms 'reminds us that Jesus' kingdom is one of justice and that we have a part in promoting it."

"Last year," he said, "the people of the Fall River diocese contributed more to this collection than to any other in CHD's 10-year history. ''QHD is not a handout," he continued, "but rather gives , Tum to Page Six

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Bishops naDle head, speak on MarxisIDl.~, death penalty WASHINGTON (NC). - At their annual fall meeting the U.S. bishops elected a new president and vice president, voted to remove male-only references from Mass texts, explained why they oppose capital punishment and approved pastoral letters em Marxisnl and higher education.

At the meeting in downtown Washington the 250 bishops also approved: - A $14.50 million budget for 1981 for the National Conference of 'Catholic Bishops (NCCB) and the U.S. Catholic Conference (tiSCC), a slight decrease from the 1980 budget; - A statement praising the' involvement of lay Catholics in church activities; and - A new plan for priestly for-

mation which takes note of the many lay and Religious men and women attending seminaries and sets celibacy in a more positive context.

Archbishop John R. Roach, 59, of St. Paul~inneapolis was elected president of the NCCB-USCC and Bishop James W. Malone, 60, of Youngstown, Ohio, was chosen vice president of the bishops' organizations.

At a news conference shortly after his election, Archbishop Roach said Catholics might remain in the churcli although they do not agree with all aspects of its teaching on artificial birth control. He pointed out that Pope Paul VI's encyclical "Hu-manae Vitae" (On Human Life), which restates the church's op-

Germany's a mixed· bag

MAINZ, West Germany (NC) position to artificial contracep- - While, West German Cathotion, also urges "ongoing recon- lics gave Pope John Paul II an ciliation" when such a difference enthusiastic welc:;ome, Protestant exists between official teaching representatives had some criti· cisms. and personal beli~f ,and practice.

Lutheran Bishop ,Edward LoDeciding that language in the hse told the pope at a meeting Mass which refers exclusively to in' Mainz that German Protesmen should be changed to include both men and women, the tants would like to see changes bishops approved a series of in the Catholic stands on interchanges in the eucharistic pray- communion' and mixed marriers of the Mass. Prepared by ages.

Speaking in the land of Marthe International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), tin Luther and the birthplace of the changes must be approved the 'Protestant Reformation, the by the Vatican before they can pope said intercommunion must await "full unity" among Chrisbe put into effect.

The U.S. "bishops are the firs~ tian churches. He did not discuss National hierarchy to recommend . the marriage issue. ,Protestant leaders, including such changes, which would include changing the words of Bishop Lohse, later publicly Turn to Page Seven Turn to Page Six

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LOS ANGELES (NC)-Maronite-Rite Msgr.,John Chedid of Los Angeles has been appointed an auxiliary bishop ,to Maronite-Rite Bishop Francis Zayek of Brooklyn, N.Y. WASHINGTON (NC)-Although 22 Catholic higher education institutions closed during the past decade, total enrollments grew by 19 percent between 1970 and 1978.

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul H has warned against modem attitudes that weaken family life and sex education that does not include the concept of love.

In a speed) to a French national pilgrimage of families, the pope said sex education ,"is wide of the mark if it is not completed by a ,concrete and persevering pedagogy of harmonious development of the whole person, of the art of being at the same time the subject and object of love." ' ~

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AT BANQUET benefiting Mt. St. Rita Health Center for retired Sisters of Mercy, from left, Sister Mary Romana, Nazareth Hall; Sister Marie Lourdette, St. Vincent's Home, both of Fall River; Sister Vincent Ferrer, Bishop Feehan High, Attleboro; Sister Mary Noel Blute, the community's provincial administrator. (Torchia Photo)

WASHINGTON (NC) - Although there were some encouraging aspects to the impact of the NationaT Conference of Catholic Bishops' Call to Action program, "To Do the Work of Justice," its overall impact will be small, according to conclusions of a survey presented to the American bishops' meeting in Washington.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul 11 has asked the bishops of Taiwan to pray that Catholics in mainland China would continue with "fortitude and perseverance" to maintain their ties with the Holy See. During an audience with the Taiwanese bishops, the pope said he shared their concern for the religious situation in ' the People's Republic of Ch!na.

WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from a lower court ruling permitting students to sing Christmas carols in public school holiday programs in Sioux Falls, S.D. The court left intact the ruling last April of the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which upheld the cOnstitutionality of the policy and rules of the Sioux Falls IBoard of Education concerning observa.nce of religious holidays.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - 'Pope John 'Paul :II has called for a "comprehensive peace" in the Middle East, including a solution of "the Palestinian problem and the question of Jerusalem." He warned that anything less.could provoke a deeper crisis.

YOUNG MEN attending an informationll1 program on the diocesan priesthood chat with Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at Holy Name' parish center, New Bedford. From left, David, Cole, Centerville; the bishop; Mi~hael Kelley, North Attleboro; Robert Raymond, Fall River; William O'Neil, North Dartmouth. (Rosa Photo) ,

WASHINGTON (NC) - The present Irish government has emphasized closer relations with Great Britain as a step toward persuading the British government ,to promote the unity of Ireland, the Irish ambassador to ,the United States said in a'talk on Capitol Hill. "We want to unite Ireland," said Ambassador Sean Donlon. "We want to do so through peace, negotiation and consent. We belie'le that a first step is for the British government, which has been a part of the problem, to become part of the solution."

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul H defended women's liberation movements in a talk to participants in the Fifth International Congress of the Family.

While insisting on the woman's right to "attain the full maturation of her personality" and to be able to make her own contribution "in the various sectors of social and professional life," the pope, cautioned against describing as liberation "the emancipation from that which makes up their specific vocation of mother and spouse."

WASHINGTON (NC) - When Bishop Thomas Kelly, general secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, asked at th~ bishops' meeting for approval of a statement honoring Msgr. George Higgins, the bishops responded with a standing' ovation. The bishops also held a reception to honor the 64-year-old Msgr. Higgins, who resigned in September as U.S. Catholic Conference secretary for special concerns.

He has been active in labor relations, civil rights and ecumenism for almost 40 years. , VATICAN CITY (NC) - "Equity, freedom, the common good" are the key ideas that must govern taxation, Pope John Paul II told tax specialists at a recent Vatican audience.

NEW YORK (NC) - The 1980 Nobel Peace 'Prize winner, Adolfo Perez Esquival, is in the United States visiting New York, Phoenix, Ariz., Washington and Philadel. phia. Perez Esquival, an Argentine, is director of an organization ~ssistin~ groups to seek human rights and social justice, in Latin America through non-violent means'. ,

COUPLES INVOLVED in marriage preparation program of the Diocesan Office, of Family Ministry meet at St. Francis of Assisi Church, New !ledford. From left, Mrs. Leo Racine, Michael Murphy, Leo Racine, Mrs. ~urphy. (Rosa Photo)

• WASHINGTON (NC) - ,Bishop Thomas C. Kelly, general secretary of the U.S. ,Catholic Conference, has voiced opposition to "all U.S. military aid" to the governing junta of EI Salvador and "any further intervention by our government in the internal affairs" of that country.

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MANAGUA, Nicaragua (NC) - Close to 500,000 Nicaraguans, mostly in rural areas, were taught the basics of reading and writing in six months during the government's massive National Literacy Crusade.

Churchmen hailed the massive campaign as one of the outstanding achievements of the government following the 1979 overthrow of the Somoza family dynasty.

The crusade met nearly all its goals, said Jesuit Father Fernando Cardenal, its director.

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750,000 people over 10 how to write a letter and to read at the first grade level.

SISTER JUBILARIANS of the diocese are honored at a Mass offered by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at St. Mary's Cathedral. The honorees included Sister Marie du Divin Coeur, Many high school and college . SSt CC., marking her 7Qth anniversary in religious life and Sisters Henri Joseph Bedard, students left 'home to become 55J, and Marie Claire Bedard, 55J, each marking 65 years. Ten sisters obseryed 60th anvolunteer teachers in the cam~ ~iversaries and there were 14 golden and 9 silver jubilarians. paign.

As the instructors returned to their own schools in Managua and other cities during the first days of September, the government and the Sandinista Libera-· tion Front announced establishment of a "Department of Adult Education to continue the literacy work. The Sandinistas led the fighting which overthrew Somoza and named the current government.

About 42,000 Indians and racially mixed people who use Indian dialects could not be reached by the campaign because of language barriers. Another 10,000 could not be reached because of their remote locations.

The government sponsored a huge rally. in downtown Managua to thank the volunteer instructors. Among speakers were President' Rodrigo Carazo of Costa Rica, BishOp Sergio Arceo of Cuernavaca, Mexico, and delegates of UNESCO. Materials, transportation and iodging for the campaign cost about $20 million, of which the government received half from foreign sources. allllll'llllllll"'llItullllllllllllllllllllllllllllJlll'UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1I11111l1l~11111I""I'"I11"

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Sunday is the big one Continued from page one and parish center of iSt. John the ,Baptist parish, Westport, 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30; - Tours. of the church and chapel, Sacred Hearts parish, Fairhaven, 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14; - "0 Holy Night," Christmas tableau at St. Anthony Church, Mattapoisett, 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14; -Open housea~d ."tradition!ll . .(talian ·hospitality" from 2 to 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30, St. Fran-. cis of Assisi Church, New Bedford; - Family Jesse Tree Celebration, Holy Name Church, New Bedford, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday,

- Open House, Our 'Lady of Sunday, Dec. 14; the Isle Church, Nantucket, 1 to - "Songs of Hope and Light," 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7; St. Mark Church, Attleboro -Polish Christmas Customs, Falls, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. ThursHoly Rosary Church, Taunton, 2 day, Dec. 18; to 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 30; - Candlelight 'Hymn Service, -An Adveqt Service of Light, . St. Mary Church, North AttleHoly Cross Church, South Eas- boro, 7. to 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. , ton, 7 to 7:45 p.m. 'Sunday, Dec. 21; 21; - Advent and Christmas Cus.- '.'Christmas in the Christian toms, Holy Name Church, Fall !Home," St. Augustine Church, River, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Vineyard Haven, 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 30.

- Christmas Folk Music Concert, St. Mary Church, Norton, 2 to' 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 21;

Diocese of Fall River

OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS Rev. David ;P. Belliveau, S.J., from Assistant, Saint WilHam's Parish, Fall River, to Assistant, Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall ~iver.

R~v.· Jay T. Maddock, from residence at Immaculate Conception Parish, Fall River, to residence at Saint WoilIiam's Par.. ish, Fall River, while remaining Secretary of the Tribunal.

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- "Christmas: Realization of an Impossible Dream," portrayed through scenes from "Man of La Mancha" and Christmas music, Our Lady of the Cape Church, Brewster, 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14; - "Kings in Judea," a Christmas play, St. Peter the Apostle Church, Provincetown, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18; -Handel's "Messiah," St. Pius X Church, South Yarmouth, 8:30 to 10 p.m. 'Friday, Dec. 19;

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Door-to-Door visitation is part of the We Care/We Share Program of the R"oman Catholic Diocese of Fall River.

WILL HAPPEN?

Our volunteers will be visiting each home in your area with information on our Advent programs - open to everyone. If you're Catholic, they'll also leave a confidential census card for you to fill out so that we may better serve you.

WHO ARE THE VOLUNTEERS?

Your Catholic neighbors - home makers, professionals, business people, students. Much like yourself. They won't preach. Just extend a hand of friendship.

IDENTIFICATION?

Look for the We Care/We Share identification badge. We hope you'll give those wearing it a warm welcome.

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Now From The Left Norman Lear of rather dubious television fame is now entering the arena of evangelical politics, making his appearance, of course, from the left side of the spotlight.

Apparently unsatisfied with his unique disdain. of personal religious beliefs as demonstrated in his galaxy of television . productions, he now has thrown down the gauntlet to chal. lenge the so-called religious new right.

In order to counteract this movement whose real influence in the past presidential eleCtion has yet to be determined, he has' become the founding father'of yet another orientated organization, People for the American Way. The first mailing"from this worried and anxious group stated that it has com~ together to safeguard this nation from the hateful and spiteful religious right. Members warn America that a new religious fanaticism is about. to destroy individual freedom. Playing on the fear that the right would. have all the people of this .land conform to a set of. "Christian" positions, the Lear group has published sove very interesting reflections.

According to -its estimates, there are some 35 to 60· million born-again Christians, distributed across the, political spectrum. How will it affect these people, asks Lear, when it is suggested that the litmus test of their Christianity and patriotism is the acceptance of the political, social and moral absolutes of the right.

While admitting to a decline of moral values in public life and that there exists in this land a constant threat to the family, Lear by way of solution offers only the somewhat fuzzy concepts that often permeated his own teleVision portrayals of American life. Warning of single. issue zealots, he openly accuses religiously oriented groups'of using their religion to "paper over" their intent.

One truly wonders if this newly formed political confederation, is but another attempt of those very clever elements of our society to replace liberty with license, freedom with laxity. Did the election gil1vanize those political camps who once thought they could legislate civic indulgence and moral exemption? Has the so-called religious right stirred . up such a hornets' nest of fear that the advocates of liberal. tion .to the point of self-indulgence now must gather theirl forces to combat any further constraints placed upon them by the body politic?

There cail be little doubt that personal religious conviction has a motivating role in current American political life. Is that so wrong? Is not that one of the reasons why w~ are a nation that says "In God We Trust"? Is this not one of· the. reasons why so many from such varied backgrounds came to this land in the first place? Is not the Judeo-Christian ethic the very fibre ·of American life?

Mr. Lear's group is indeed an expression of. American political freedom and· must be seen as such. However, it should not become the organization that it seems to be nor receive the support it seeles if it is really ultimately dedicated to the destruction of individual conscience and freedom through a process of mocking and scoffing at personal religious belief and the extension of that belief into the marketplace of government.

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FAMINE VICfIM IN ETHIOPIA

'Lift up thy hands to Him for the life of thy little children that have fainted for hunger.' Lam. 2: 19

The truthful Synod would have to change its teach- controversial issues of artificial ings as often as we change our contraception and remarriage.

The -recently concluded Synod presidents, were this to be 'the The church must diligently preof Bishops in Rome has given us case. Far too many people use serve the teachings of its foundall something to reflect upon. . statistics as a drunk uses a er Jesus Christ.

Unfortunately, its negative cov- lamppost - for support, not ilIn 1968 Pope 'Paul VI wrote erage by t!te secular' press has lumination.

"Humanae Vitae," an encyclical had such an influence that it is Certainly the American bis- letter that reaffirmed church little wonder that few Catholics have taken time to learn more .hops know of their pastoral dif- teachings. Few recognized the ficulties in getting their people true significance of this encycliabout it. to accept the church's moral cal at the time. The disturbing' A synod, by its nature, is not teachings. This should not imply consequences of separating proa policy-making board that gov- that the majority of the laity or creation frol:D human sexual acerns the teaching arm of the clergy should dictate what is tiVity are far clearer to even the church (the magisterium). Sy- right or wrong or what ought to casual observer 12 years 'later. nods began after the Second be considered so.

Periodic abstinence as recomVatican Council as a means by mended in the natural family A captain of a large ship which the Holy Father could planning method could be a consult with a representative needs a gyroscope for safe navi· fruitful means of witnessing to gation of the high seas.

A comnumber of bishops about the self-control in a world that various problems and challenges pass does not suffice because it seems out of control. can be affected by the many that face the church throughout magnetic forces on board a ship And in a society that defines rethe world. and fail to point north. A gyro- sponsible sex as sterile sex (note The secular press obviously scope, however, obeys ,the laws U.S. Public . Healtll Service 'ads misunderstood this and genera- governing motion and is as safe . directed to teenage girls), there ted a false expectation that the a guarantee as any that one is is an ever-growing danger that church was OIlf the threshold of pointing in the right direction. we will create a society where changing its teachings on two The pope is very much like a children will be seen ·merely as controversial issues: artificial captain of a large vessel, the unwanted products of procreacontraception arfti ·accommodachurch, that is being directed tion. The growing rate of abortion of remarriage after diyorce. through the high seas, the ages. tion and child abuse is a clear So-called "bottom line" report- In times of trouble the pope de- indication that we are well on ing would lead us to believe that pends .upon his gyroscope, the oUr way towards such a society. the .Church failed to· come to .consistent teachings of the The clear consensus of the grips with the problems facing church. throughout the ages, to synod is that our age should be . the family Ibecause synod parti- point the way through difficult . one of compassion, not comprocipants ignored the U:S. polls, times. mise. Many voices compete for taken on these issues.

Too many people are follow- our attention but there is always Americans have an unfortun- ing their own compasses and are something compellin~ about the ate tendency of thinking that the being distracted by forces that truth. The task ,that lies ahead church .revolves around what are not pointing in the right di- for the church is to clarify those true teachiQgs that were reafAmerican Catholics. are thinking rection.

This analogy applies to the firmed at the synod. ;at any given time. The church By ,Father Kevin J. Harrington

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After the Synod of Bish- however, 'was the paper "Toops a friend wrote me that wards a Spirituality of Marital Intimacy," It is worth quoting he was astonished "that at some length, :if only because there was so much reaction you are not likely to read it

to Quinn's dntervention and none anywhere else. The paper comto Bernardin's." I had to dig pares the "reconciliation" phase pretty deeply to find documents of the marriage cycle with resurabout that intervention. The rection: '~However, the pain of archbishop of Cincinnati had, in . reconciliation and rebirth involvfact, made at least four inter- ed in beginning a romance again ventions in the Synod, on "mar- is very great. At this bittersweet riage preparation," "famHies 'in stage of death and resurrection, poverty," "sexuality in Church sexual attraction is extremely teaching" and "toward a spirit- important both because it draws uality of marital intimacy." My the man and woman together as correspondent had the 'sexuality the nuptial meaning of their and Church teaching" interven- bodies reasserts itself,.. and betion in mind. The archbishop tause it has suffered as acutely said that sexuality is a "gift as anything in the relatio!lship from God ... good in itself ... from the deadening effect of enriching and ennobling ... part monotony, routine, hostility and of our God-given natural capa- fear. city for relating to others." He "Let us examine this cycle a added "its urgent inner dynamisms toward"union are seen as little more closely, relatil1g its reflecting in human terms the phases more directly to the pasdynamic unity within the triune chal mystery. An initially unconGod ... the differences between scious evil in married life, onethe sexes clearly is god,' willed which emerges gradually, imperby God from the peginning as an ceptibly at first, is that increasintegral pal"t of his self-revela- ing, indifference of spo~es toward each other which arises tion," I could find only two' refer- from their need for autonomy ences to this intervention in the and freedom. It becomes conpress coverage of the Synod, scious sin, when knowing their both of them slighting comments mutual feelings of disappointabout the archbishop's quoting ment and hurt, they deliberately of the papal audience talks. withhold communication. This Neither reporter found it neces- sin becomes murderous hatred, sary to note that ,the pope was a virtual crucifixion of the self quoted to support the notion and the other, when at last an that self-fulfillment through sex- explosion occurs in which torual love is basic to the human rents of vicious recrimimitions are losed. condition. ,By far the most remarkable "Yet it is precisely here, at intervention of the archbishop, the painful heart of the mystery

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and almost simultaneously with accusations intended to wound and destroy, that the possibility exists for sorrow, born of acknowledgment of sin; to call forth forgiveness - a forgive.ness so deep and purifying that the relationship is truly born anew. In shol"t, evil becomes sin, sin becomes murderous hatred, murderous hatred gives way to sorrow, and out of sorrow is born forgiveness - or resurrection - all because the co-victims on the cross, the self and the spouse, are loved," These three paragraphs do not dissent from the teaching of the magisterium, but search in the rich resources of Christian symbolism for illumination that will help men and women grow in sexual love.

The archbishop of Cincinnati is anything but a dissident. One has the impression that his colleagues heard~what he said, liked it, but failed to see his remarks as pertinent to the rule making and rule affirming :with which they were preoccupied.

The hierarchy of the world, one may suppose, is not ready for a positive spirituality Clf sexual intimacy. It does not follow, however, that American Catholics cannot develop such 'a spirituality.

Today's -sad selection A trip to Quincy, Mass., the city of presidents, takes you back to an era when the choices were also difficult

- not because they were so bad, but so good. The early electorate, or rather electors, had the highest quality to chose from.

My guide through the Adams shrines was State Sen. Paul D. Harold, who has made it his business to see that the monuments of the Adams family are protected and preserved by the central government they did so much to create.

Last month the First Parish Church of Quincy, constructed in 1828 under instructions left in John Adams' will, was made part of the National Park System. That way, the building, which was designed in the Greek Revival style by Alexander Parris and built with granite from the Quincy quarries, will be maintained by the federals.

The Unitarian church has a good history. 'It was founded by a brother-in-law of Anne Hutchinson, the valiant dissenter who was banished from the Bay Colony because she had, as Gov. John Winthrop said, "intruded into the domain of men, whose minds are stronger," The First Parish Church, founded on tolerance, progressed in that fashion. In the 1880s, when Irish Catholics were as little regarded as Anne HutchinBy son, it opened its doors for cate"How many eggs?" chism classes. When the cupola It's very threatening to DOLORES "Two. No, three, I think," she needed repairs in 1960, Cardinal run into a sister who can said.

Cushing sent a check for $1,000 cook better than I can - a . "Uh-huh. Oh, and a little oil," CURRAN "to aid friends." nun brand sister, I mean.

'That's al1?" I asked. ' The church stands in Quincy Everyone knows that mothers "How much oil?"

Square. Us interior is all vast are supposed to be good cooks "Just enough to make the calm, its beautiful domed ceiling and sisters are supposed to be dough stiff," she replied. pinned down at the four comers good nuns, whatever that means.

Sr. Anisette thought.

"Yes, I of the gray walls. In the crypt I hegan to suspect there was However, cooking, as they say 'think I used almond," are the tombs of the two presitaste more to this than met the in the kitchen, is not my forte, ,By then, the cookies were dents and their wives. so I was a bit threatened by the but I wasn't going to let any the bottom of the plate showing The church is worth visiting nun out-mom me. culinary talents of Sr. Anisette so I gathered my tray prepara- if only for ,the inscription writat my favorite renewal center "Give me a ballpark figure," ten for his parents by John (retreat house to oldies) at the \ I said. "A quarter of a cup? A tory to getting back to my typewriter. Just then a late luncher Quincy Adams. base of Pikes Peak last Septem- half cup?" She nodded to both came in and路 said, "Hey, these At his side, sleeps till the ber. ' and I knew I was in for my are good cookies. Who made trump shall sound I had gone there to conduct usual cooking success. But I per- them?" iHis beloved and only wife, a day of spirituality and stayed sisted anyway. "Did you use a.

Abigail, "Sister Anisette," said one of on to write. In between retreats white cake mix or yellow?" ... During a union of more her sisters. "She uses a cake and seminars, life at the renewal than half a century mix. There's nothing to it . , ."

"White, but either works," center relaxes and the staff enThey survived in harmony 'I fled down the hallway to get joys somewhat informal lunches We chewed awhile and then she The tempests of civil comtogether. On this particular day, said, "Oh, yes,-add a little flour out of the kitchen and back to motion my desk where I belonged but Sr. Anisette baked some heaven- to the mix, too."

Meeting undaunted and surBy then I knew I wasn't even Sr. Anisette spied me and called, . ly smelling cookies. They tasted mounting as good as they smelled, as I going to try to bake those cook- "Oh, Dolores ... and a handful The terrors and trials of discovered several hundred cal- ies. It was like getting a recipe of coconut, to~." that revolution As I said, it doesn't do much ories later, and when I comment- from my mother who had the .Which secured the freedom ed on them "at lunch, one of the infuriating habit of writing "a for the ego of a 22-year wife to of the country other sisters said, "Those are Sr. pinch of this" and "a little of be outbaked by a sister who conImproved the condition of that" and then wondered why ducts retreats, designs ChristAnisette's cake mix cookies," their times my things never turned out mas cards and illustrates books And Ibrightened the pro"Really?" I asked. "You mean when her recipe was so simple. in her spare time. But God never spects of the future you used a cake mix?" I was So -I nodded politely and thanked said it would be easy. I'm going For the rest of man upon feeling petter already.

Sister. ' \, to offer it up until I become ,a earth.

But' we weren't finished. contemplative.

'She nodded. 'There's nothing The Adamses were an astonto it. You just add eggs ... that's "Didn't you use some flavoring, (Don't write me for the recipe, ishing pair. Their passion for all there is to it," too?" asked Sr. Dorothy. please. Write Sr. Anisette.) each oth~r and their country

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makes their letters the glory of 'Revolutionary literature.

It is difficult to think of them in a contemporary political setting, with primaries and "photo opportunities," John Adams was not, from his portra'its,a particularly telegenic personality.

His cheeks are round, his mouth pursed. When he was vice president, the senators called him "His Rotundity." He suffered from the.ingratitude of his countrymen and, as president, from the viciousness of the newly libera(ed press.

But it never occurred to him not to Serve.

And it never occurred to his .wife that he should do anything but his duty, which incurred cruel and prolonged separations, and left her with the responsibility of their children and their farm.

Abigail Adams 'Y,as truly, as John said, "an heroine." When asked if she would have consented to her husband's fouryear absence on public business if she had known how long it , would be: "I feel a pleasure in ... imitating the example which has taught me to consider myself and family but as the small dust .of the balance, when compared with the great community,"When her husband was inaug~ urated as the second president, she could not come because of the prohibitive expense and her poor health.

"It would have given me great pleasure to have had some of my family present at my inauguration, which was the most affecting and powerful scene I ever acted in," he wrote.

John Quincy, who became the sixth president, suffered even more in the "honorable trials," as his father called them, of the presidency. He stood' against patronage, against slavery, was vilified in the press. For comfort, he read Plutarch, Cicero, Milton and the Bible. He lost his Ibid for re-election in 1828, a' campaign between "John Quincy Adams who can write and Andrew Jackson who can fight," ,But two years later, he was asked to serve in the House of Representatives. Although 63, he wrote to his son, quoting Cicero: "I will not desert in myoid age the Republic that I defended in my youth." He was the only president in history to take lesser office, and the country was the better for it.

Seeing their church and their house, the evidence of their their diligence, 'their 'learning, piety, their high - mindedness, you wonder. How did we get from public servants to politicians, from the two Adamses to today's sad selection?

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Frank Duff.

THE ANCHORThurs., Nov. 20, 1980

Support unit {or widowed "Bridge to Other Widowed," a new support program for' widows and widowers, has been announced by Catholic Social Services of Cape Cod. Directed by -Maureen c. Corrigan, a social worker and the recently widowed mother of three young children, the program is offered Cape-wide to the widowed of anY:,age on a non-fee and non-sectarian basis.

Its goals include comforting and s~pporting the widowed; encouraging the newly bereaved in "grief-work" through education in the normal' proces~es of grief and the development of coping mechanisms; and acting as a referral service to community resources. . Initially the program will provide support on a one-to-one basis, but in the near future monthly group meetings will be organized to present topics of interest to the widowed.

Further information is available from Mrs. Corrigan at 7716771 or 255-1551.

CHD Continued from Page One people a 'way out' of poverty through self-help." He noted that 25 million Americans remain 'in poverty and that efforts to help them break "this dismal cycle" represent action for justice, an essential part of being Christian: '~is weekend," concluded Father Graziano, "all should meditate on the plea of our Holy Father, spokenJ!t Yankee Stadium last year, that we should seek out the structural reasons which cause the different forms of poverty. CHD is the Church's , foremost means of answering , this plea."

(necroloQY) November 28 Rev. Adrien A. Gauthier, 1959, Pastor, -St. Roeh, Fall River November 29 Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, 1965, Pastor, St. Patrick, Somerset December 1

Rev. Phillipe Ross, 1958, Chaplain, Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford Rev. Edward J. Gorman, 1964, Pastor Emeritus, St.. Patrick, Somerset .

December 2 Rev. Arthur Savoie, 1917, Pastor, St. Hyacinthe, New Bedford Rev. Dtmnis W. Harrington, 1958, Assistant, St. Mary, Taunton December 3

Rev. John W. McCarthy, P.R., 1926, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River December 4 Rev. Charles Ouellette; "1945, A'ssistar,t, St. James, Taunton

News of. the death in Dublin Nov. 7 of Frank Duff, 91, founder of the million-member . Legion of Mary, revived memories of 12 years ago for Father Cornelius O'Neill, .pastor of St. Paul's parish, Taunton, who enjoyed a leisurely visit with Duff during a 1968 trip to Ireland: "He was 79 then," recounted Father O'Neill, "but he came into the Legion office regularly, and was happy to see me, I was impressed by his sharpness of intellect, even at nearly 80, and by his humility, remembering that as a worldwide figure he was one of the few people asked to address the entire Second Vatican Council."

Born in Dublin, Duff attended Blackrock College, excelling in modern languages and mathematics.

A life-long bachelor, he rose FATHER BERNARD KELLY with the large We Gare/We Share committee of St. through the ranks of the Irish Mary's parish, North Attleboro, as they prepared to mount a plione campaign lining up civil service before retiring early 250 home visitors. Last night all workers participated in an old-fashioned pep rally prep- to .devote himself to the Legion aratory to visiting 2500 homes this Sunday. of Mary. He set up the policies of the Department of ,Finance for the new Irish government in 1922 and the British government invited him to London to explain his system.

On Sept. 7, 1921, Duff met Continued from page one other halfCatholic~ situation. with a priest and 15 women to praised the pope's openness at Dietrich Sattler, press officer "We are reaching more and the meeting. ,But privately theY for the Evangelical Church (Lu- more the limits of economic form an association to do spirit路 expressed disappoiritment at his theran) of Germany, announced growth," he told workers and ual works of. mercy. From that failure to respond more positive- formation of a new study com- their families at the Mainz路 meeting grew the Legion of .Mary. ly to the concrete issues raised, mission with the Catholic Frankfurt airport Nov. 16. according to Protestant sources. Church. The commission"will ..be Using the terminology and "Even !if we do not want-to;' The Mainz meeting is likely to established as soon as possible developments will force us to be structure of the Roman Imperial have at least one long-range ef- and will then decide what topics . less demanding and to manage Legion, the Legion is an organfect on Christian unity efforts in to address, he said. without some of the material ization of lay Catholics who atWest Germany, where': about 'Previously, at a Mass in Osna- things of life in order to share tend a weekly prayer meeting half the population is Protestant, bruck, the pope encouraged the limited goods of the earth and perform at least two hours predominantly Lutheran, and the Catholics "to seek out and peacefully with as many people a week of apostolic work..

Duff served several times as deepen" ecumenical activity as possible," he said. with Lutl]~rans.. president of the Concilium In Cologne Pope John Paul Mainz was the fourth city issued a stern warning to gov- Legionis, the supreme governing Some 30 priests were concele- visited by the pope on his five- ernments which threaten the body of the Legion. He maintained an ahnual international brants last Friday of a funeral day West German schedule. rights of families. correspondence once estimated ,By the time the pope left Mass at St. Augustille Church, "State and society bring about at 1.5 million words, advising ' Mainz, he had addressed a series Vineyard Haven, for Constantheir own downfall if they no tine Lopes, 65, the father of of major issues: global hunger, longe~ really foster and shelter people on Legion policy and personal problems. the quest for peace, Christian 'Father Thomas C. ,Lopes, Cathmarriage and the family and set the unity, scientific freedom, Short, thin and wiry, Duff olic chaplain at Morton Hospital, "painful division" between East other, dishonorable ways of liv- traveled thousands of miles Taunton. ing together on the same level Mr. Lopes, a native of Oak and West Germany, abortion with them,'" he told more than yearly by bicycle around Dublin . on business and throughout IreBluffs, was an electronics techni- and family rights.

Despite almost continuous tel- 300,000 people at an outdoor land on recreational trips. cian. He moved from Martha'sMass.

For about 50 years. he made Vineyard after his marriage, but evision coverage of his travels, World hunger was discussed an annual pilgrimage to St. Patabout a million people braved returned to the island in retirement. Active in parish affairs, the rain to attend papal events in speeches to workers, repre- rick's Purgatory in Lough Derg. 'he was a member of St. Augus- during his whirlwind tour sentatives of West German The exercise included three days tine's 'charismatic prayer group. through Cologne, Bonn, Osna- Catholic aid societies, scientists of fasting, an all-night vigil and the barefooted visiting qf traHe is Survived by his wife, bruckand Mainz. The welcome and students.

To scientists Pope John Paul ditional "stations" on the island Viola (Authier) Lopes three sons was warm, but some groups. in addition to Father Lopes, complained about scheduling said, "We may not say that pro- sanctuary. gress has gone too far so long three. daughters,' and a' brother, problems..

Orthodox Jews said a meeting as many human beings, indeed Frank Lopes. with the pope scheduled for Sun- many peoples, live in depressed day, Nov. 16, in Osnabruck was conditions, even conditions ununacceptable because it would worthy of human beings, which mean that many Jewish partici- can be improved with the help Interment services took place pants would have to travel on of scientific and technical earlier this month at Pont Vieu, . Saturday, the sabbath, to attend knowledge."

Laval, Canada, for Sister Blanche and travel:ing on the sabbath is The pope apologized for the Ross, 78. in vioiation of Orthodox Jewish Catholic Church's past interferBorn in Canada, she was a law. The meeting was changed ence in valid scientific investigaFall' River resident for several to Nov. 17. tions and offered the church's years before entering the Missin preserving scientific freehelp of the foreign comMembers ionaries of the Immaculate Conmunity, many of whom had emi- dom. ception in Montreal in 1926.

The West Germany visit also She was a missioner in Japan grated 'to West Germany to find for 24 years, during which she jobs, said a morning meeting set brought an innovation for trip90 was held as a prisoner of war for Nov. 17 would force them to by Pope John Paul. At a Mass miss work. However, this meet- Nov. 16 at the Mainz-Frankfurt for two years. airport he distributed CommuShe is survived by three sis- ing was not rescheduled. nion in the hand to about 20 The visit to West Germany ters, Mrs. Jeanne Theroux, Mrs. people.

This is generally believed 4,000 journacovered by about Irene Dion and Mrs. Beatrice lito be the first time he has done zak and a brother, Frank Ross, lists from around the world all of Fall River, and by another gave the pope an opportunity to this publicly. .Jn the United ' FRANK DUFF reiterate his stands on the world States he refused to do so. broth~r, Ludger Ross, of Toronto.

Germany's a mixed bag

Mr. Lopes

Sister Blanche

THE ANCHOR Thurs., Nov. 20, 1980

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We would like to offer our sincere thanks to the many friends and relatives who expressed their concern during our time of sorrow and need.

Our' special thanks to all the clergy who visited and celebrated with us at the closing liturgy in the life of our loved one.

Our sincere appreciation also to' Norma and The La Salettes for the beautiful. music and especially to Leo Racine for handling all the arrangements.

We are comforted by all the Masses, cards, donations and floral tributes but especially by our friends who are like flowers in the garden of life.

We will measure her life, not by the number of years she lived, but by how much she gave and shared with all of us.

Sincerely, The Family of the fate Lila Vezina

The Samaritans Dear Editor: Thank you so much for that excellent and beautifully written piece, so speedily produced in The Anchor.

I thought you had done a wonderful job, and I thank you most warmly for your help to The Samaritans.

Monica Dickens Falmouth

Warning issued on burglaries Crime Prevention Officer Ray Furtado of. the New Bedford Police Department has issued a warning to householders that gold and -silver items are prime targets of home burglaries.

"Due to the escalating value of precious metals," he said, "radios, color TVs and stereos are no longer major targets of thieves.

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WOMEN IN THE BmLE, a "fashion show" based on the Scriptures, has become a popular diocesan "road show." Presented by member~ of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women under direction of Mrs. Aubrey Armstrong who also made all costumes for its 12 models, it has ner and Mrs. Michael McMahon as narrators. From left, Mrs. Joseph Belanger, Pharoah's daughter; Mrs. Anthony Geary, Noah's wife; Mrs. Robert Bernier, Mary; Miss Lydia ,Pacheco, Deborah, Mrs. Harry Loewe, Dorcas. (Torchia Photo)

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Continued from page one Consecration to read "it will be shed for you and for all" instead of "for you and for all men."

The statement on the death penalty was approved 145-31, with an unusually high number of bishops, 41, abstaining from the vote. The statement does not absolutely condemn the death penalty but opposes -what it "Small items, such as silver- says is the unfair way it is apware, jewelry and gold orna- plied .in the United States now. ments, which cannot be marked Persons with adequate finances with identification numbers, are able to hire talented lawyers should be photographed in close who can avoid the death pendetail and their value profession- , alty while indigent criminals canally established in writing," he not, the statement said. said.

By a vote of 236-17, the bish"They then should be stored ops approved a pastoral letter in a safe place. Copies of photo- condemning Marxist commungraphs should be kept' outside . ism but also urging cooperation the home, for quick access in with Marxist regimes in the quest case offire or other catastrophe." for world peace. Mostly a philoOfficer Furtado further rec- sophical examination of Marxommended that home owners, ism, the letter probes the areas churches and others possessing in which Marxism has rejected silver and gold valuables, build a' Christian thought, but also notes rugged "security closet" of that, like most philosophies, heavy plywood in a location Marxism could "undergo radical away from constant traffic. changes in its attitude toward Such a closet should be equip- religion." A preamble said the ped with a deadbolt lock with a bishops are "not blind to the one-inch throw, to delay entry, horrendous violation~ of human he said. "A good closet can be. rights perpetrated in the name built for a small investment, and of communism or the invasions will make possible use of silver- of the territorial integrity of ware and other valuables, while sovereign nations."

The pastoral letter on higher also protecting them against education, approved by a vote of theft to a great extent.

193 to 2, with one absten~ion, calls on Catholic Colleges and universities to maintain their WASHINGTON (NC) - "How identity in order to survive. NoTo Serve Students with Federal ting that all church-related colEducation Program Benefits," a leges. and universities will meet handbook for non-public schools, new challenges during the 1980s, - :has been published 'by the Na- the letter stressed a continuing tional C,atholic Educational As- need for a "clear definition by sociation. oIt is described as "an each institution of its religious effective and concise how-to- identity and 'mission."

The letter said also tlhat the guide ~oncerning availability, regulations, cooperation between continued existence of churchpublic apd non-public education- related education is "essential al age1'\cies, and applications- to the preservation of pluralism proposals for federal programs in higher education." for non-public school children."

Approved by a voice vote, the "Burglars are passing up the traditional items and stealing brace,lets, necklaces, rings, silverware, coin collections, and similar items," added officer Furtado. "When these things are taken, they tend to disappear quickly and permanently. Silver, particularly, can be disposed of immediately.

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statement on the laity said the those departments will also have sense lay people today have of to cut programs to meet their being adult, members of the new spending limits. church has not always been reDuring a discussion of NCCBflected in their experience as USCC'" priorities, the bishops church members. Due to the im- called for a clearly defined misspetus of the Second' Vatican' ion and goals for the NiOCB' and Council, the statement said, voted down criteria for setting "lay people feel themselves call- priorities for 1982 and beyond. ed to exercise the same mature They defeated efforts to reapinterdependence and practical prove a 1970 statement of goals self-direction which character- for the USCC and extend it to izes them in other areas of life." the NCCB. The NCCB is an ecThe statement called for church clesiastical body through which renewal through the laity. the bishops jointly exercise The revised program of priest- their pastoral office in the Unily formation, one of a series to ted States. The USCC, a civil update the training of those who corporation, is the operational will become priests or other ec- secretariat and service agency clesial ministers" must be ap- of the NOCB for carrying out proved by the Vatican before civic-religious work.

Archbishop' John R. Quinn of implementation. ,San Francisco, who completed Because seminaries are not his term as president of the exclusively for the training of NCCB-USCC, opened the bishmen in the modem church, limit- ops' meeting with a report on ing or sexist-sounding language the world synod of bishops in has been removed from the new Rome. The archbishop told his document, said Father Ron An- colleagues that the church- must derson, executive director of. the take unpopular stands if it is to NCCB Committees on Priestly be true to its mission.

Formation and Vocations. The At the end of the meeting, revised document also points out Archbishop Q~inn reported that the need to deal with such topics an NCCB delegation recently as the nature of sexuality, growth went to Rome to discuss protoward sexual maturity, marital posed procedures for accepting and celibate chastity, the single dissident Episcopalians, includstate, premarital and extramari- ing married priests, into the tal sexual relationships and Roman Catholic Church. He said homosexuality. the NCCB was waiting for inThe bishops ended a year-long structions from the Vatican on attempt to cope with inflation how next to proceed. by approving a $14.50 million The NCeB Administrative budget for the N.CCB-USCC. Committee, a standing commitbespite inflation's double digit tee which conducts conference pace during the past year,' the business between general meetnew budget represents a slight ings, called for renewal of efdecrease from the 1980 budget forts to promote Christian unity. of $14.55 million. The biggest "The whole church must keep cuts, are in the usec Depart- before it this priority," the comments of Education and of So,- mittee's statement said. cial Development and World Peace. Several other departOnly Thing ments received allocations ,at about the same level, but, be"Nothing is greater than the cause inflation continues to mind of man except God." force salaries and expenses up, St. Augustine

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Problems of aging priests For many people, retirement "I know a number who live ing vacancies created by the vomeans a testimonial banquet with their families," he said. cation shortage. In addition, and more time with the grand- "Some take apartments and are such employment can alleviate children. But what happens to a rather lonely. If they have to go potential financial problems priest when he grows old? Often to a home, I think the best which often make priests hesiwith no family to turn to, and thing is a home for the aged. I tate to enter retirement. little money saved, his alterna- also think that these homes "A priest's salary is not adetives are fewer. should give them a chance to quate to put aside funds for reThe Center for the. Study of say Mass every day, and I think tirement," said Brother Dismas, Pre-retirement and Aging'" at they should keep in contact with "and pension plans are frequently , Catholic University, Washington, pepole." inadequate too."

D.C., is trying to solve some of Some dioceses have retireThe retirement center conthe problems facing elderly ment homes; many do not. And ducts workshops and confersome priests. move to another ences 'and offers other help priests, brothers and sisters.

Traditionally, members of re- part of the country where there through seminars, research and ligious orders are cared for in is a shortage of priests, and gathering information on healthequirement by their order, said where they can start a "second care planning and government , policies.

Harry Schwartz of Catholic career" within the chu'rch.

University's School of Social In the last instance, "continAlthough young, the center Service, which founded the pre- uing" or "alternate" ministries ,has begun to find new facts retirement center. can provide less taxing work for about a segment of the retireHowever, he said, the extent those unready for complete re- ment population assumed by of that support varies among the tirement, at the same time fill- many to be well taken care of. hundreds of orders in the United States to which their members • .turn over their earnings. , ,Dioce~an priest~ "are allowed to earn an' income and can set The 26th annual Bishop's House habit. Presidents Harding, up their own retirement funds," 'Charity Ball of the Fall River Coolidge, Roosevelt, Truman, he said. Nevertheless, many rely diocese to be held at Lincoln E~enhower, Kennedy, Ford, on individual bishops for addi- Park Ballroom, North Dart- Johnson and Carter danced to tional aid when they reach re- mouth, on Friday, Jan. 9, will its music at their inaugural tirement age. ' ' feature for the sixth time the balls.

Retirement for Church person- Meyer Davis Orchestra. Emery The popularity of Davis' munel, said Brother Dismas Mc- Davis, son of the late Meyer sic is such, that it is not unusual Auliffe, also of the center, is a Davis, will lead the orchestra. for engagements to made 10 or "recent phenomenon, and, reAmong its patrons are such more years in advance. The orceived much of its impetus from illustrious names as Astor; Van- chestra is contracted to provide Vatican II. Prior to that, the derbilt, Ford, Rockefeller, Du- music ior the Charity Ball for church had handled religious re- pont and Firestone. This orc- 1984, 1987 and 1990. tirement and aging somewhat chestra has also been a White Proceeds from the social event haphazardly. provide help for exceptional and "What's happening in the underprivileged children of church is that priests and, relisoutheastern Massachusetts. gious are living longer," said Continued from page one Brother Dismas. "One never re- inican province except its fartires from priesthood, but one , distant missions in' India. They does retire from parish. minis- will be headed by Mother Ines 'try."

Mercedes Mejia, superior. gen"Retiring a priest is very diffi- eral of the international comcult," said one retired priest at munity; Sister Marie Ascension, a home for the elderly. "Most now a councillor at the compriests have been pastors in munity's generalate in France, charge of parishes, and aU' at but formerly administrator of once they're in charge of noth- St. Anne's Hospitai; and Sister ing. I don't think many are very Mary Patricia, provincial superhappy." ior.

The 80-year-old priest said he Now in progress at The BISHOPS AT Washingbelieved the retjrement situation Heights is a triduum of prayer, of each priest is as individual to be climaxed by tomorrow's ton meeting pray for departMass. as with lay people. ed colleagues.

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Religions role explored Two documents recently released by the Vatican's Congregation for Religious explore involvement of religious men and women in politics, civil jobs and labor unions and the balance' religious should preserve between action and contemplation. !'Religious and Human Promotion" offers guidelines in the political and civil arena, declaring that. direct political activity by. religious, in the sense of engaging in, party politics, should take place o,nly "when extraordin~ry circumstances might require it," and only with the approval of the authorities of the local church and one's religious . order.

"Building up the kingdom of God in fue very structures of the world, as the Gospel animation of human history,.is certainly a theme of lively interest for the whole Christian community. and thus also for Religious," says the document.

"But," it adds, "not in the sense of letting themselves be involved directly in political action."

It cites two meanings of "political;" that of active good' citizenShip, and that which "means direct participation in party choices - what, is called "political action."

The first, the document says, is part of the duty of a Religious as for any citizen.

Regarding the second, it comments: "Religious, recognizing the valid contribution that derives from the power of their evangelical witness and from the variety of their apostolic initiatives, must not let themselves be captivated by the illusion of being able to have greater influenc'll on the development of persons and peoples by substituting for their specific tasks II 'political role' in the strict sense. nThe document recommends that religious "with their scholastic institutio~s, means' of COil}-

munication and manifold reli- "The celebration of the gious and educational initiatives Eucharist as the "irreplaceable actively contribute to the prep- center and animator of the conaration,especialIy of the young, templative dimension of every making them artisans of human religious community."

- "Renewed celebration of and social promotion" whose reflections will not fail to ap- the sacrament of penance." pear in tJ:1e political sector as - Spiritual direction, which well." "deserves to find again its rightThe do.cument particularly en- ful role in the process of the courages "initiatives undertaken spiritual and contemplative deby women Religious to Collabo- velopment of persons." rate in -the promotion of the - The Liturgy of fue Hours woman, so as to, promote her (divine office), including greater adequate insertion in those sec- use of "the spiritual riches contors of public as well as eccles- tained in the Office of the Read:ial life which best correspond to ings." her nature and her own quali. - Devotion to Mary, conties." cerning which the document The .document says that quotes Pope John Paul II, "The through these approaches reli- contemplative life of religious gious can "present themselves . would be incomplete if it were not as partisan men and women not oriented 'toward a filial love but as instruments. of pacifica- for her who is the mother of the tion and brotherly solidarity." church and of consecrated souls."

Regarding involvement of Re- "A generous asceticism is ligious in the world of work, the constantly required for the daily new document makes similar 'conversion to the Gospel' indisdistinctions. It allows such acti- pensable for the contemplative vities, but warns against dan- dimension of every religious gers to religious life and witness life." that may arise.

The document also emphasizes the role of the community in reRole of Prayer The second document, "The ligious life and stresses the place Contemplative 'Dimension of t~e of contempJation and intellectReligious. Life," declares that 'ual formation in ilie' develop"the contemplative dimension is ment of Religious.

The document also says that at its foot a reality of grace, lived. by the believer as a gift .bishops must promote religious vocations and religious life and of God." It notes two kinds of religious priests must -he better prepared orders, active and contemplative, as confessors and spiritual dibut defines action as "apostolic rectors for religious, particularly and charitable," with prayer and women.

The document concludes with contemplation indispen'sable to it. . a section devoted to the speciBehind the need for prayer by fically contemplative religious religious .' is "the absolute pri- orders, emphasizing their impor. macy of the life in the Holy tance and "fundamental vahle."

Spirit" and "the fundamental It calls for growth of the importance" of a strong internal strictly contemplative life, parspirituality." . ticularly in mission lands, and As key elements in the renew- declares that contemplative Real' of spiritual life for religious ligious are 路"in a certain way at it lists: the heart of the world and are - "Hearing and meditating much more at the heart' of Hie on the wQrd of God." church." .

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Most parents want their chil- relax and sightsee at an interdren to, understand that Christ- esting nearby attraction.

Almost everyone likes -to eat. mas is a time of personal and Give your parents a dinner-ofmeaningful giving. ,But personal I Sat. - Nov. 22 ,11 :00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. membership. giving is not just for kids. The , the - month - club HOLY NAME SCHOOL - 850 PEARCE ST. - FALL RIVER .- best way to communicate the Each month you take them out the spirit of giving is to practice to dinner, perhaps at 12 differSnack Bar - Christmas Items - Candy _ Handmade it ourselves and now is the time ent restaurants, if both you and Goods ~ Games - Plants - Homemade Baked Goods /1 to think of personal and loving they enjoy variety. Taking them -:- Country Store - White Elephant - Fish' Pond I gifts we adults might give this to the theater or to music events ate other good gifts.

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Come, have y~ur picture taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus What services might older pa1. Give away a treasure. Per~~ --~ haps you have a picture, a piece rents give their young married , of jewelry, a vase, some china offspring? Young mothers alyou value and plan to leave to most never catch up on clothing your son or daughter when you repairs. Grandma could offer her die. Why not share that treasure services one or more days per this Christmas while you are month to mend or sew. alive to enjoy their happiness? , 'Cooking and baking specialA "used" gift, treasured by the ties make welcome gifts. Give "1tOMf IlAT116 giver and the receiver, can be homemade pickles or jam. Offer COUIICIl MEMIER" far more meaningful than some- to bake bread on a regular basis flOlrfPT 24 Hour S~IY;C'f thing, from the most elegant throughout the year. l-WA' 'RADIO FOICharles Velaza, Pres, Babysitting is not a right of store.

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Give your grown children photo' albums of the "good old days." Collect pictures of yourself and your family, going back as far as your pictures and memory allow. Arrange them in an album (include captions, please) for a special gift. '' 4. Restore, re-use and, recycle.

Remodel old clothes into dressup outfits for little girls, ages 3 to 10. Clean and decorate old hats and purses for the little glamour girls.

A piece of old furniture, restored and refinished,. makes a gift which becomes a collector's item. If you do latch hook or needlepoint, replace someone's worn item with a new piece of your handiwork.

5. Compose your own mesage of peace and love for your' spouse or other special loved ones. Use whatever talent you have - writing, drawing, making a collage - to create a per.sonal message. Your work may never be published or hang in a museum, but it will be meaningful and personal.

Questions on family living and child care are invited. Address to the Kennys .c/o The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, Mass.

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F~ll River, a great gift for you our area, you're, promised a 2) Sift together the dry ingreto receive or give is "Fall River" treat. _ dients and add alternately with Line Recipes."

Here's a sample from "Fall the sour cream to the egg mixThis collection is based on River Line Recipes." ture, beating well after each recipes from the logbook of Apricot Brandy Pound Cake addition.

Raymond' Francis Allard" a fea2 sticks (~ pound -of butter) 3) Mix together all the exture piece in the Fall River Ma3 cups sugar tracts, rind and chopped apri-' rine Museum's exhibit of menus 6 eggs cots with the brandy and let set and dining room memorabilia, 3 cups flour 5 minutes before adding to mix-. and also on other dishes from JA teaspoon baking soda ture. menus of that era.

Y2 teaspoon salt 4) Bake in a greased tube or My mother speaks IQvingly of Y2teaspoon rum extract bundt pan in a 350 degrees oven 1 cup sour cream watching the beautiful steamfor at least 1 hour.

Y2 teaspoon lemon extract ships of the Fall River line sail 5) Serve plain or glaze with JA teaspoon ,almond extract an apricot glaze or more brandy. the Taunton River and her memories of, the trips she took on these ships have painted for me' an era of elegance difficult to recapture.

VATICAN CIlY (Ncj - Pope commemorative observances of However, we glimpse this by- John Paul II formaiIy opened the the first centenary of the opengone splendor in this new cook- ' new deposit of the Vatican's ing of the secret Vatican archives to scholars, which was debook. From Bar Le Duc Sand- secret archives Oct. 18.

The new archives building has creed by the, Supreme Pontiff wich to Sunflower Seed Cookies, the recipes are as old-fashioned more than 30 miles of shelf Leo XIII at the end of .1880 and and delightful as memories of space, three times the capacity , began in 1881," Pope John Paul said. the Priscilla, the queen of the of the old archives.

"Since then, thanks to that Fall River Line. The charm of The underground archives are this book, though, is not just in located beneath the Vatican's event, historical research has its memory-provoking recipes Pigna Courtyard, which is sur- been able to make use of a docubut in the newspaper, photo and rounded by Vatican museum mentation unequalled in the menu productions that grace rooms housing oriental, classi- world fOr quantity or quality," he added. cal and medieval art.' , many of its pages.

The new archives desposit, The new deposit, begun under If anyone on your Christmas list actually sailed on one of Pope Paul VI, took four years to which has about 1.2 million cubic feet (32,000 cubic meters) of these lovely old steamers, this build.

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SACRED HEART, FALL RIVER Confirmation candidates will participate in petitioning service at 11 :30 a.m. Mass Sunday, presenting signed contracts to the liturgy celebrant.

Front pews are reserved for children at -the 10 a.m. Mass each Sunday.

Rehearsals for the parish We Care/We Share program will be - held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Saturday of Advent.

Prospectiv~ Boy Scouts and their parents will meet at 7:30 ARCHBISHOP John R. p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 in the ' Roach of St. Paul-Minneapo- school.

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CHICAGO - Good Christians should die penniless. That's the opinion expressed by Yvonne Goulet in U.S. Catholic' magazine.

Goulet says that dying penniless is' mandatory' for anyone who takes seriously the economic implications of the Gospel.

The "how" of the gesture might vary, says Goulet, but the essential requirement is this: "At some point, probably in midlife, a person shouid make an act of will to cease accumulating and begin to ,give away the goods atready accumulated." ~'Undoubtedly, for a Christian," says Goulet, "the dispossession would be related to the ,needs of the poor."

"The challenge of the Scripture is' clear," says Goulet. " 'Sell your possessions and give alms. "Get yourself purses that do not wear out, treasure that will not fail you, in heaven where no thief can reach it and no moth destroy it. For where your treasure is, there is your heart also.' (Luke 12:33-34)" Thirty-one percent of U.S. Catholic' readers. surveyed agreed that if Jesus is to be taken seriously, Christians should die penniless.· One reader wrote, "My experience is that in giving out of my substance, that ~hich has been given away comes back to me a hundredfold."

But 55% of those surveyed disagreed with Goulet. "I think we have an obligation to give' until it hurts," wrote a reader, "but I don't think we are required to leave ourselves and our dependents penniless and a burden on society."

ST. 'JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Parochial school children recently took a field trip to St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, where tonsillectomy prQcedures' were explained to them.

Lectors will' meet at 7:30 tonight-in the rectory.

Convert Classes are conducted ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, by, F~ther Coleman Conley, FALL RIVER The parish will host a meet- SS.OC., at 7:30 p.m. each Friday ing tomorrow morning of dioce- in the rectory: san religious education coordinaParishion~rs are -invited to the tors, who will view the Cathedral school's Thanksgiving Mass in lis has been elected president ST. JOHN OF GOD, • school of religious facilities on the gym at 9:15 a.m. Wednes- of the National Conference SOMERSET the second floor of the former day. 'of Catholic Bishops. 'Bishop Clothes for the Thanksgiving parochial school building.

The school's Christmas pro- James W. Malone of Young- drive may be .left at the parish New members are sought for gram will be presented at 7 p.m. center until 7 each evening. the Cathedral choir. Rehearsals' Friday, Dec. 5, also in the gym. stown, O. will be vice':presiA day of recollection, includdent. are held every Friday night in ing a meal, will be held Sunday, DIOCESAN GUILD the school music -room.

The new president, 59, Nov. 30 from 1 to 8 p.m. RegisThe Women's Guild wi!l hold FOR THE DEAF was born in Prior Lake, trations may be made at the its annual Christmas party TuesMembers will hold a Thanks- Minn. Ordained in 1946, lte rectory. day, Dec. 2. giving Mass at 6:30 p.m. Satur- has served as a. seminary recSACRED HEARTS, day at St. George Church, WestST. JOSEPH, port.-A supper will follow in the tor. He was named auxiliary FAIRHAVEN NEW BEDFORD bishop of St. Paul-MinneapoAdorers of the Blessed 'sacraA monthly holy hour spon- church hall. lis in 1971 and archbishop in ment will hold a holy hour from Fall River members will hold sored by the parish Legion of Mary )'Vill take place at 5:30 a Christmas party Saturday, 1975. A friend of Vice-Presi- 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. 'It will inp.m. tomorrow and will be of- Dec. 6 at 161 S. Main Street, dent Mondale, he gave the clude a Mass and will be followfered for the success of We Fall River. benediction at the, inaugura- ed by refreshments in the church hall.

Care/We ,Share. tion of President Carter.

SS. PETER '& PAUL, The annuill Mass for deceased FALL RIVER. ST. JULIE, Legionaries will be offered at NORTH DARTMOUTH at noon, in the parish Monday 8:30 a.m. Sunday and will be Dr. C.arol Dinklage will speak followed by a continenta1 break- center sixth and seventh graders ST. LOUIS DE FRANCE, on "Where, in God's name, have will serve a luncheon to parish SWANSEA fast in the church basement. we been?" the story of her consenior citizens as an expression Ladies of St. Anne will hold BLESSED SACRAMENT, of gratitude for their,support of their annual Christmas party at version, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, FALL RIVER . , ·S8.Peter- & Paul, School. Those 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, in the Nov.: 30, as part of the parish The parish activities commit- wishing to attend may call the parish hall. With the theme of "We Care/We Share" program.

Music will, be pr.ovided by Denise tee will meet tonight. school, 672-7258.

"Make Merry around the World," Morency and Philip Spindola and Parishioners are asked to international Christmas customs refreshments will be served.

ST. RITA, . bring offerings of grocery items will be discussed.

MARION Choir volunteers are sought to a I 7 p.m. Thanksgiving Eve ST. ANNE, for a We Care/We Share Advent liturgy. Donations will be dis- FALL RIVER program Sunday, Dec. 21 arid for tributed among 80 needy parish A film on the effects of por7 p.m. Mass Christmas Eve. They families immediately after the nography will be presented at may call Pat Mackensen, 748- Mass.

7:30 tonight in the school cafeClosing ceremonies for the three-day retreat intended to en2347. ·'teria.

ST. STANISLAUS, .100th Cursillo to be held at La 'courage participants to take an ,Boxes for Thanksgiving can- FALL RIVER Those interested in' playing Salette Shrine, Attleboro, will active part in the work of the ned goods may be found at the on a senior CYO basketball team take place at 7 p.m. Sunday, at church. Thousands of members An Advent wreath blessing church door. ' service and candlelight Mass may contact Ken Morrissettee or St. Mark's Church, Attleboro of the Fall River diocese have will be celebrated at 4:30 p.m. Father John FoIster.

ST. MARY, participated in the program since Falls.

Saturday, Nov. 29. Families may HOLY TRINTY, SEEKONK The program will include a its introduction to the area 15 A reception from 5 to 7 p.m. bring their home wreaths to be WEST HARWICH Mass coricelebrated by, 24 years ago.

Saturday, Nov. 29 will honor blessed. Refreshments in the Ladies' Association members priests, a commis.sioning cereFather Hugh J: Munro who is school hall will follow the Mass, have invited women of other mony for candidates completing leaving the parish to become co- especially as a welcome gesture community churches to join the 100th Cursillo and a musical chaplain at Marian Manor, Taun- to those reached by the We them at a Christmas tea follow- program featuring singers, trum. ton.

Care/We Share program. ing 2 p.m. Benediction Friday, .pets and strings.

A presentee for 'the Bishop's ST. MARY, Dec. 5. Music will be presented A reception will follow the Ball will be chosen by lot Mon- NEW BEDFORD .

by Susan Smith and Dick service. day, Dec. J, at the Women's Gomes.

The Cursillo is a specialized Donations for t)le ThanksGuild Christmas party. ' giving clothing drive should be ST. ANTHONY, left at the schc:>ol.

NEW BEDFORD Anyone wishing to join the The choir is seeking new adult choir may call the rectory. members. Those interested may A sewing group is being formobtain details at rehearsals held to work for the Rose Hawed at 7 p.m. each Tuesday and after thorne Lathr~p Home. Those in10:30 a.m. Mass each Sunday. terested in joining may contact NATIONALLY ADVERTISED HOLY CROSS, Mrs. Germaine Gaudreau, 995• FINE FURNITURE. ELECTRK APPUANCES , 2740.

FALL RIVER • CARPETING Installed by Experienced Mechanics Men's Club members will re'Open Daily and Monday, Tuesday, ceive corporate communion at HOLY NAME, COLUMBIA ~ Thursday & Friday Evenings 8:15 a.m. Mass Sunday. A com- FALL RIVER (Over 50,000 Sq. Feet) munion breakfast will follow.

Cloth is needed by the parish ': , ~ FERR.Y ST. DIAL ~,n:t ~r./ FIRESTONE Also on Sun4ay, the feasf of sewing group to make pads for FERRY ST., FALL RIVER PLANT NOS FALAMOS PORTUGUES Christ the King~ the Blessed the Rose Hawthorne Home.

Sacrament will be exposed fol- Colored as well as white sheetBeddlnl by: Appliances by: NICHOLS .. STONE Furniture by: lowing 10:30 a.m. Mass until 3 ing is acceptable.

SEALY BROYHILL Donations for the Thanksp.m. Pr~yers will be offered for ECLIPSE RCA FRIGIDAIRE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BURLINGTON HOUSE success of the vye Care/We giving clothing, drive may be HEYWOOO WAKEFIELD DOWNS CARPETS TEMPLE-STUART WHIRLPOOL MAYTAG Share program. left at the school next week.

PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN are asked to SUbmit news Items for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Nama of city or town should be InclUded, as well as full dates of all ,ctlvltles. Please send news of future rather than past events. Note: We do not carry news of fundraislng actiVities such as bingos. whlsts. dances. suppers and bazaars.

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By Steve Landregan

A challenge II

By Father John J. castelot

. If the gospel ideal is challenging, so is that presented in the other New Testament writings.

For it is the same ideal, now translated into the practical Hving out of Christianity.

The Acts of the Apostles and the apostolic letters, including the Book of Revelation, reveal the joys and struggles of the first followers of Christ. They were weak like ourselves, trying to . live out the implications of their faith in a generally alien and hostile world. Unlike us, they did not have a long Christian tradition on which to draw.

They were ,pioneers.

Their failings are quite candidly chronicled, but that is all the more reassuring. If they had been some unique breed of superhuman beings, we could feel no kinship with them.

What really makes us think is 'that, ordinary though they were, they took the message of Jesus seriously and strove to make it work in their lives. They persevered in what was called "the Way," and in the process they eventually transformed ,their world and renewed the face of the earth.

One essential feature of their new life was mutual love, a profound sense of community. Even granting that Luke's summary descriptions of life in the first Turn to Page Thirteen

Community II

By David Gibson Name something that Christians already have Ibut continue to seek.

What causes growth but also results from growth? What is extraordinary on the one' hand, but, rather ordinary on the other?

If you perceived that each' of the questions above could be answered in a number of ways, you are right. For example, love causes people to grow' but often is the result of relation~hips that are growing. Christians already have the life of Christ, but continue to seek it. Grace is an ordinary part of Christian life that is also extraordinary or wondrous.

But, just as the questions above' can be answered with a word such as "love" or "grace," they can be ·answered with another word: "community." When a group of Christians says it is working to establish a better sense of community, it does not mean to deny that it already has the .unity of the baptized.

Again, people recognize that Christian community can. contribute to their individual lives.

They also know that when they are working together a better Christian community results. So, community is ,the result of growth put it also causes people to grow.

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know your faith At ease: coming, closer' the living room reading. But later on, at an evening-meal per-.

At the. end ofa sizzling June haps, the books we read in siday a cooling breeze roamed lence brought us together in conaround Toledo, Ohio, making its versation. \ way into the back yard where Sometimes music strengthens my niece, Kathleen, and her hus. band, Larry, were hosts to me family ties. Several years ago I and a friend, Jerry, a seminar- went to a neighbor's house to ian. Also present were their chil- . celebrate the graduation of their dren, Stacey and Matt. As Larry son from. high school. After a grilled hamburgers, the children backyard picnic 'everyone listened to the son play his guitar and played ball with Jerry and me. sing with great skill. I think we Later we all ate well. After all remember fondly that family supper Stacy showed Jerry and gathering and the sad and joyful me some of her souvenirs of pre- songs that mellowed our hearts. vious .school years and Matt chatted about swimming.

By Tom Lennon

After the children had gone to. bed, we adults talked until almost midnight about everything from car repairs to the

By Janaan Manternach suitability of "'Laverne and Shir- .

Months had passed since Jesus ley" for children. The evening died.

Many people had forgotten was a pleasant time for all of us. }lim.

I We came closer together and But one group could not forhad fun doing it. get him. oIn fact, -they believed Later I thought Of good times Jesus rose after death and was I had had with other families. alive. Their leaders were Jesus' For instance, one Sunday after- closest friends, his apostles. noon two families took me far Peter, James' and John kept telout into the country where they. ling people they had seen Jesus owned some unsettled acres rich alive a number of times after in huge trees. We walked until his' death. " we were weary, then sat by a More and more, people believstream and talked. Marriages ed them. They believed Jesus and friendships were strength- was the Messiah the Jewish peoened that day. ple had awaited for centuries.

When I was growing up, my . They belie~e~ he had risen from family relished silence together the dead.

So they formed communities at certain times. On some evenings we would all, sit quietly in in various parts of the city. The

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At my brother's house, the small dining area is where the family often gathers to munch and talk and debate. The conversations may not always be polished, but everyone learns to express his or her opinion and listen to the opinions of others.

In this house plain talk is a leisure-time activity - and like all worthwhile family activities, it brings the participants closer to one another. It is still true that the family that plays together is likely to stay together and grow closer.

For children apostles taught them what Jesus had taught them.

The apostles were also doing amazing things. In .the name of Jesus they cured the sick and handicapped. Everyone in the communities respected them.

These communities of believers sold whatever they owned and shared with each other.

People received whatever they needed. No one was poor or rich any longer.

They ate' all their meals together, taking care that no one was without food. " They all went to the temple every day to pray and continued going to the synogogue to celebrate the Sabbath each week.

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Shared activities bring ,families and parishes clos,er together.

The parish of the '80s, like parishioners of ~he '80s, is suffering from a rootlessness apparently unknown to its predecessors. Nowhere is this more evident than in the casual coalition that frequently passes for parish community.

Parishes of the past had a natural community as their base, often forged from the need of the people to survive economically or as ariethnic or religious' minority. Today's parishes, particularly those in urban and suburban neighborhoods, seldom enjoy a natural conimunity base. • The search for solutions to the problem of parish rootlessness has resulted in many experiments. Among them are personal or floating parishes built around such common denominators as university or charismatic communities or shared hopes for the church.

Some have endured, but many have died as members discovered "their shared dream lacked the stuff to build a resilient Christian community. The parishes which strive to give their parishIoners a common vision seem more successful.

Father James !H. Provost of the diocese of Helena, Mont., has cited as' reasons for the existence of the church: "to praise God, develop the Christian life among its members, and to proclaim the Gospel of Ghrist and his liberating, healing presence to a sinful world."

What is true of the. universal church is true also of ·the church at the local level. The church is a community structured along hierarchical lines with the pope and bishops charg'ed with overseeing the carrying out of Christ's commission to preach the Gospel to all nations.

However, the fact that the church. is hierarchical does not mean that it .must be referred to

by Catholics as "them," meaning the sisJers, priests, bishops and the pope who so obviously have the church as a large part of' their lives. The church is an "us," that includes the laity.

CoresponsLbility, a concept which became popular following the Second Vatican Council, has done' much to revitalize parish community. For some people, this meant a greater role for the laity ,in 'decision-making. At the parish :level this spawned parish councils and parish school boards, both important steps to parish community.

On· the other hand, for many people coresponsibility is a word that refers to every Christian's call to serve. It leads many to new awareness that they should live out their baptismal commitment by placing themselves at the service of both the parish and the larger community: Members of prayer groups, the Cursillo and. other movements trying to achieve Christian communities based on love and con. cern, have done much to help, parishes towards the unity to which Jesus- calls his people.

A Verdade E A Vida Dirigida pelo Rev. Edmond Rego _

Em todos os tempos, os homens~tem­ se enftentado com 0 problema do mal.

Cada religiao, cultura ou sistema filosofico tem-se debru~ado sobre ele nurn intento de encontrar urna solU9ao que desf~~a 0 enigma e permita superar a sua angustia. Ainda hoje, continua a ser a causa de escandalo etem motivado decisoes de afastamento de Deus ou de urn possivel Deus. Oferecernos 'aqui uns apontamentos que permitam, nao ja dar a visao crista completa deste misterio, ,mas urn contributo para melhor 0 situar~ e reduzir, deste modo, a real dificuldade e escandalo: a responsabi~ lidade do Homem na constru9ao ou destrui9ao da sua felicidade. Visao que a passividaqe e incompetencia do proprio homem tern obscurecido, impedindo-o.de se consciencializar do'seu papel neste mundo.

Ao acabar a Sua obra, Deus viu que tudo era born. Tudo era digno, pareciase ao proprio Deus,' particularmente 0 homem. Feito a medida de Deus, 0 homem e urn ser livre, urn criadqr, como 0 seu Deus. 0 criador nao faz aparecer 0 homem nurna existencia completamente harmoniosa, sem preocupa90es, mas quis que ele mesmo colaborasse na realiza9ao e prom09ao dessa existencia, confiando-Ihe, quase absolutamente, 0 desenvolvimento da vida sobre a Terra.

Deixou 0 mundo incompleto para que 0 homem 0 completassei fe-Io a,continua9ao da Sua mao criadora: 0 trabalho dos artistas e urna imita9ao sagrada de Deus Criador. 0 trabalho e 0 progresso aparecem como, urna ordem de .Deus visando 0 cabal realiza9ao 'do homemo 0 homem aparece, deste modo, como urn colaborador de Deus, e a obra pe~manente da Cria9ao como urn'chama~ mento a urna vida de comunhao.

A norma da actividade hurnana e, pois, a seguinte: segundo 0 plano e a vontade de Deus, ser conforme com o verdadeiro'bem da Humanidade e tornar possivel aoHomem, individualmente considerado ou em sociedade, cultivar e realizar a sua voca9ao integral.

Longa e penosa tern sido a marcha da hurnanidade ate ao dia de hoje, mas 6 homem tern sempre proc~rado responder a esta missao de Deus.

De tal modo toma beus a serio a actividade hurnana, que faz depender a felicidade do homem do seu proprio contributo. Por este motivo, podemos sofrer a sensa9ao de abandono completo do homem a si'proprio, tornada mais aguda quando momentaneamente se reconhece incapaz de responder as angustias do~empo presente. Perigo de revolta ou pedido angustioso ao Seu Deus para,que the valha. Estamos, no tocante ao progresso, dramaticamente abandonados a nos proprios, entregues a nossa capacidade e iniciativa. Es~amos_sujeitos as limit~90es hurnanas que nao permitem alcan9ar de urna vez so todas as conquistas que ven9am os obstaculos que nos afligem, oferecendo uma vida mais desafogada. Estamos entegues, por outra parte a'boa ou a rna vontade, ao eficaz ou deficiente ordenamento das actividades humanas, ~ justa ou injusta distribui9ao dos bens. ,',

i\ challenge Continued from page twelve Christian generation are somewhat idealized, they do express what they considered basically important. ~ypical is the following: ''They devoted th-emselves to the apostles' instruction and the 'communal life, to the breaking of bread and the prayers ..'.

Those who believed shared all things in common; they would sell their property and goods; dividing everything on the basis of each one's need. They went to ,.the temple area toget.her every day, while in their homes they broke bread. With exultant and sincere hearts they took their meals in common, praising God and winning the approval of all the people" (Acts 2:4247).

Things were actually not all that rosey, but that summary captures the, spirit of those communities: a spjrit of love, of sharing, of practical concern for each other.

Almost without trying, just by being, they won "the' approval of all the people" and '-'day by day the Lord added to their number." In a world torn by hatred, their obvious love, peace

Community Continued from Page Twelve Community is also extraordinary. When Christians 'have a strong sense of being nourished and nourishing others, it is marvelous! Yet' Christians nourish and build each others' lives in generally small ways, ordinary ways.

The church is like a family in many ways. Its members have div,erse personalities. Some have aspirations' not fully understood by the others. Sometimes members do not see each other as often as they would like to, or wish they could.

In the church, as in other families, there are those who think a fotabout the family's bond and ways to enrich it. But members seldom say aloud that they have achieved community - almost as if it would be bad luck to say so.

The community sought may seem elusive, but somehow people sense that it is at the heart of things.

For some, community is a word that stirs images of people , among whom harmony and good feelings are present. But community belies easy definition.

Within families, people can disagree about' some fairly i,mportant things and still love one another. The important thing, however, is that they continue to love one another - and here "love" 'is an active verb. If the sense of community is to remain alive, the members must do something about their love: they must act ,on it.

Now, here are a few more questions: What is it that Christians lay plans for, but find'surprising and amazing when it is built? What is a means by which Christians can nourish one another and Ibe nourished at the same time? What is it that, for Christians, is both utterly simple and rather complex?

an4 security exerted a powerful .. attraction.

If this was the practical ideal when Luke wrote late in the first century, it is still the practical ideal late in the 20th. In a fragmented society, where fear and suspicion force people in upon the m s e 1v e s, loneliness darkens many lives. People clutch at membership in clubs which will give them a sense of belonging. Ironically, many already belong to a community whose very essence is loving concern.

Still, there is a difficulty here.

IVI:any parishes are so big that they are unidentifiable as communities. The larger the parish becomes, the more impersonal it can seem. .

We can reverse this disheartening process only by reaching out as warmly and personally as possible to these wonderful people who are really our brothers and sisters in Christ. We cannot let them remain simply strangers. with whom we rub elbows once a week.

We must use imagination and ingenuity in sincerely motivated efforts to answer to Christ's prayer, 'that all may be one as you, Father, are in me and I in you; I pray that they may be one in us, that the world may believe that you sent me" (John 17:21).

For children Continued from page twelve to break bread together in memory of Jesus, to celebrate his presence with them by "breaking bread" together.

These believers were so enthusiastic and sincere that other people could not help noticing them and being impresed with how they loved each other.

More and more people were attracted by the example of Jesus' ,followers. The communities grew larger and larger each week.

Page will direct • • commISSIon WASHINGTON (NC) - The International Commission on English in the Liturgy (ICEL) has named John R. Page of Washington executive secretary.

The announcement was made by Archbishop Denis E. Hurley of Durban, South Africa, chairman of the ICEL episcopal board.

For the past six years Page has been - a~sociate executive secretary of ICEL, where he played a major role in the editorial preparation of the English translation of "The Liturgy of the Hours." He holds master's degrees in English and' theology and has· completed doctoral work in history at Georgetown University.

The international commission has completed tJ;'anslations from the Latin texts of liturgical services as revised by decree of the Second Vatican C'ouncil. It is now undertaking the comprehensive revision of these texts in the light of liturgical experience in the, 26 participating countries.

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vAnCAN CITY(NC) - The population of the 108-acre Vatican 'City State rose to 352 ~n early November' with the birth of Bettina Partmimn, the daugh~ ter of a Swiss Guard corporal and his wife.

The Vatican's official population of 352 includes Pope John Paul II: 35 cardinals, 154 representatives of the Holy See around the world, 68 Swiss Guards and 62 other Vatican employees and their families.

Although many .other people live or work in the Vatican, citizenship is restricted to those with official duties and to their immediate families.

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By Father Paul Carrier, SJ Being in the presence of a holy person causes one to pause .and reflect. It is a moment of both challenge and encouragement. Such was the experience when Father Bruce Ritter,OFM,' founder.director of Covenant House in New York City, spent the afternoon with the stud~nts and faculty of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, and upper grade pupils of Holy Name School,' also Fall River.

Addressing the students in a relaxed yet forceful manner, .Father Ritter made each person realize that this was more than a meeting, it was an encounter, a time to remember.

Father Ritter has that effect on people, and not just on the first encounter. I first met him in 1978 at Fairfield University where I was campus minister.

He came' then as now to talk about his children. He spoke of how he had left his teaching position at Manhattan College to work with the runaway and homeless -children in New York

City. He described them, then as now, as "prematurely old, prematurely sick, troubled, hurt and always alone."

He. spoke to the students of the need. of his children for love and concern.

Father Ritter is a tireless man, eager to meet people, compelled to share his story. He has a sense of urgency about him and uses every opportunity to make people realize 'the reality of sin in the world.

After his visit to Fairfield, the campus was not the same. He had unsettled all of us. A group of students and I went to Covenant House to visit him. We saw for ourselves what he had described. Amid glitter and glamour of Times Square coexisted the materially endowed and the deprived.

Like an oasis, a light in the darkness, s~ood Covenant House. It was filled with young people all bearing physical or emotional scars too. deep for words. .

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munity offer them f90d, clothing and much love. The staff is on duty in shifts around the clock. They are busy people, sharing Father Ritter's· goal "that every runaway child be cared for." , The priest is a joyful ma.n.

Although beset with seeniingly insurmountable difficulties, he radiates peace and joy, grounded in his commitment to Christ.

He is good company and the students enjoyed his presence as, he _ate lunch with them in the cafeteria and spoke with them informally. ~ As he spoke in the auditorium and as I watched the young people of Connolly listening to him, my mind drifted back to Fairfield and to New York and once again I realized that we would not be the same.

His words and message to us made the words of Ezekiel the Prophet come alive: "I bound myself by oath. I made a covenant with you, and you became . mine." Father Ritter belongs to God and through him so do his children!

LOOKING FOR LOVE Well I've spent a lifetime looking for you Single bars and good time lovers - but never true Playing a fool's game, hoping to win And telling those sweet li~ and losing again 'Looking for love in all the wro ng places Looking for, love in too many faces Searching your eyes, looking for traces Of what I'm dreaming of Hoping to find a friend and a lover _ God bless the day I discover another heart Looking for love And I was alone then, no love in sight And I did everything I could to 'get me through the night Don't know where it started or where it might end I turned to a stranger just like a friend You came knocking at my heart's door You're every~ng I've been looking for Written by: Wanda Mallette, Patti Ryan and Bob Morrison, sung by Johnny Lee, (c) 1980_ by. Asylum Records

Sometimes people have been hurt and have grown afraid of opening up and loving again.

They still feel the need to be special to others but are afraid that no one will recognize' them as special. They may feel safer in their loneliness. than they would if they risked rejection again.

To face this loneliness we must look within again. We should admit our feelings and rediscover our own worth and value. We possess far too much potential to be defined as a failure by a few broken relationships. We should learn from past experiences, but not allow failure to control the future.

Learning to love begins with loving yourself. No better "place" can be found for beginning a search for love.

If one cares, one will allow the object of one's, caring to be him or. herself. We cannot expect 100 percent consistency in all relationships. If one expects this in every little thing, one is not reacting to reality but to some construction in one's head and usually leads to trouble.

In other words, if I know you care I know you allow me honesty and I am assured that you are committ.ed to my well-being as well as your own, and that . you will respond honestly. More important, the realization that we care is a realization that we have a mutual commitment to' our dialogue with no set expectations .about the outcome except that meaning is there to be found.

Caring implies a value, a quality. It's easy to ~egin to die very young if there is no meaning in one's life, just the same . old routine. To overly restrict others, to constrain them, will result in an emotional insulation for the victim. This is what I am reading in some of the letters' received.

Too often parents wish to "do their thing" through their children,setting unrealistic goals for them, If the child's own goals do not satisfy the parents' expec~tions then the child is labeled a failure.

It is dangerous to over-structure a child's life. The problem, however, is not really structure vs. no structure but the kind of structure. Freedom to learn and to explote should begin at a tender age under ,good supervision.

It will take more than a few strokes from the brushes of the gods to make things tum out OK, but at least one hasn't killed the spirit of the learner.

Many a child walks around in his or her own grave, entombed because an adult dug a hole and put· him or her there.

To teach properly, whether by word or action, is the highest fuction on earth. The education of a human being ought never to cease.

There are many who can dispense with all teachers save good books. There are others who need the voice of living teachers. One gifted person, with his or her heart in their work, can spread more useful knowledge, awaken more minds, encourage more improvement than hundreds who are lukewarm about. what they are doing 'and whose hearts lie elsewhere.

CoyIe-Cassidy New band officers at the Taunton high are Dave Cormier, president; Julie Rogers, vicepresident; John Brady, secretary; Walter Precourt, treasurer.

Recent events included a showing for students and parents of a film on alcohol use, followed by discussions by both groups separately and a joint presentation of discussion summaries. A speCial student group is planning a meaningful Thanksgiving Mass.

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portswQtch New Hoop Mentor At New Bed~ord Ed Rodrigues is the new head basketball coach at New Bedford High School. He succeeds John Pacheco, who resigned at the end of last season. Brian Baptiste is the new assistant coach replacing Marc Letendre, who resigned. Letendre, also baseball coach at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, had been considered for the head coaching post.

Another coaching announcement comes from Connolly where Mrs. Mary Jane Keyes, of Somerset, has been appointed girls' basketball coach. Mrs. Keyes, wife of former Durfee football coach Ed Keyes, is probably best known in sports circles as a topnotch softball coach. She has coached the Somerset High softball team, is active in the First Edition Women's Softball League and was instrumental in forming the Southeastern Massachusetts Fast-Pitch Girls Softball League.

In football last Saturday Bish-' op Feehan High's Shamrocks routed Seekonk, 28-6, but the Bishop Stang Spartans and the Coyle-Cassidy Warriors lost in Division Three (C) Southeastern Mass. Conference games. Stang dropped a 34-9 decision to the Case Cardinals and Coyle-Cassidy was defeated, 22-12, by the

Bourne Canalmen. Feehan is host to Stang at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening in the conference season finale for both teams.

Other division finales pit Dighton-Rehoboth at Seekonk and Bourne at Wareham in Thanksgiving morning encoun-' ters, Wareham undefeated in seven division outings can win that division's championship with a win or a tie against Bourne.

Durfee, a 28-7 loser to, Peabody last weekend, will meet New Bedford at Sargent Field, New Bedford, on Thanksgiving morning. The Hilltoppers can clinch, the runnerup spot in Division One (A) - sometimes called the Super Division - ' with a win over New 'Bedford, which lost 17-7 to Attleboro last Saturday. Taunton, the division titlist, completed its sweep of its six division games with a 27-14 decision over Fairhaven.

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

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

Catholic ratings: Al-app~oved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; B-objectionable in part for everyone; A4-separate classification (given to films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation): C-condemned.

New Films "The Awakening" (Orion Pictures): The mummy of a dead queen tries to fulfill an ancient prophecy with devastating consequences for the family of the archeologist (Charlton Heston) who opened her tomb. Except for an eerie opening, 'this is a plodding horror story whose best asset is its Egyptian photography. BecaUSe of special effects, gore and a suggestion of incest plot motivation, it has been rated R, A3.

"From the Life of the Marionettes" (Associated Film): lngmar Bergman's latest work is not only a disappointment, it'is a bore. The first scene shows a man who kills a prostitute and then violates her corpse.

The rest of the film is devoted to flashbacks and flashforwards explaining ihis irrational act.

Due to extensive nudity it is rated R,B.

Paul A'rns of Brazil is profiled in this documentary, filmed in Sao Paulo, titled "Toward a New Brazil: A Cardinal and His People." The massive poverty, the increasing migration from the countryside and the efforts of Cardinal Arns and the church· are examined. .

Sunday, Nov. 23, 10:30 a.m.

(CBS) "For Our Times" - As World Hunger Week begins, Douglas Edwards examines hunger throughout the world and the efforts of religious organizations to bring relief. Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh, advisor to presidents, is interviewed and Lynn Marshall of Catholic Relief Services explains relief efforts in East Africa.

"Confluence," 8 a.m. each Sunday, repeated at 6:30 a.m. each Tuesday on Channel 6, includes Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services, as one of a permanent discussion panel of clergymen.

This week's topic will be ','Why Give Thanks?," a discussion of Thanksgiving Day.

"Breaking Away," (ABC): Based on a recent hit movie, this new series premieres Saturday, Nov. 29, at 8-9 p.m.

The first show is a reprise of Somerset clinched the Divthe movie plot, dealing with ision Two (B) title with a 20-0 high school seniors in a small victory over Falmouth and college town vying with the uniwinds up its season with the versity out-of-towners. What Thanksgiving Day "traditional" distinguishes this series is that at home to Case in non-league it is about human beings rather action. Dartmouth moved up to than sex objects. second place in Division B with ' Films on TV The cast is good, with Shaun a 14-9 triumph over Barnstable.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 9-11 p.m.

Cassidy as the central character (ABC) - "The Enforcer" (1976) Canton Again, Hockomock Titlist Clint Eastwood' is 'Dirty and Vincent Gardenia and Barbara Barrie as his' parents: The Canton High defeated Fox- 34 St. Jean A 9. Next Saturday's Harry, a sadistic San Francisco future of the' series depends boro, 29-22, last Saturday and games are Holy Name vs. Dom- policeman, in a crime ,story that upon whether the public is inclinched its fourth consecutive inican Academy, Notre Dame has scant concern for plot con-· ter~ted in seeing the reality of Hockomock Football League seventh graders vs. SS. Peter and sistency but just enough realism small town America or prefers its violence to be offensive. crown, and North Attleboro as- Paul, Notre Dame eighth graders for B . formula fantasy. sured itself of second place with vs. St. Jean B; and St. Stanisa 28-6 win over Oliver Ames. laus vs. St. Jean A. Thursday; Nov. 27, 8-11 p.m.

The' league's final card, on The first-place tie in the Bris- ~BC) :- "The Sound of Music'; Thanksgiving Day, has Canton tol County CYO Hockey League (1965) - This musical on the Cornwell Memorial at Stoughton, Franklin at King may be broken when Fall River life of the Trapp Family Singers Chapel Philip, Foxboro at Mansfield, South and New Bedford, who combines lovely music, intelliand Sharon at Oliver Ames. now share the league lead, clash gent lyrics, colorful scenery and Dignified Funeral Service Nantucket, undefeated and un- at 10 p.m. Sunday in the night- pleasant fantasy for family entied in eight league sorties can cap of a league twin bill in' the tertainment. Al WAREHAM clinch the lI4ayflower League Driscoll Rink, Fall River.

Saturday, Nov. 29, 9-11 p.m.

295-1810 crown with an at home victory Last Sunday night Fall River over Martha's Vineyard Satur-, South posted its sixth win (NBC) - "Semi-Tougb" (1977) day. Manchester, which has won against no losse's when it defeat- - This comedy about pro footseven and lost one, still has a ed Somerset, 3-1, and New Bed- ball has some genuinely funny mathematical shot at a share of ford, now 6-1-0 (won, lost, tied) moments but it often turns REBELLO'S the title but this would require romped to a ,7-1 victory over nasty, relying for humor on foul and nudity.

C NURSERY INC. language a win over Georgetown Satur- Rochester. Pete Larrivee sparked "On The Cape" day coupled with a Nantucket the New Bedford ,triumph with On TV a hat trick. ''WE BEAUTIFY OUTDOORS" loss, the latter unlikely.

Sunday, Nov. 23, 8-11 p!m.

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