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Practical Faith Vital In Todayls Church

,For the first time since the , Father John Thomas, soi, of the American Bishops began to as- Jesuit Center for Social Studies semble annually, the members at Georgetown University, of the U. S. Hierachy came to- showed how "all former orientagether for a full day of prayer, tions to reality-to God, to hustudy and reflection before en- man person, to society and to tering into their usual agenda. nature-came to be regarded as 'Following a concelebrated problematic; that is irrelevant, An Anchor 01 the Soul, Sure and Firm-St. Paul Mass, priests and laity discussed inadequate, or, at least, as no the cl'itica'1 concerns of faith to- longer to be simply taken for day and what they feel the bish- granted, as self-evident." Fall River, Mass., Thursday,' Nov. 21, 1974 ops must do to exercise leader- He callied for a wide ranging ship in the face of a "turning renewal of fa'ith that meets curVol. 18, No 47 © 1974 The Anchor PRICE 15c point in Western history." rent needs-especially renewed .• $5.00 per ,ear Archbishop John Quinn of understanding of the Christian Oklahoma City, il} his homily on message in the face of cultural the Nov. 17 scripture readings, and theological pluralism and a reminded his fellow bishops that new approach to the formation the challenges they face in so- of consoience in the face of a cial upheavals of today are not new ethical sensiNvity towards unlike the challenges the Apos- love of neighbor. Rev. Carl Peter of the Thetles faced when Jesus spoke of ological Department of Catholic the destruction of Jerusalem. "The first thing we are not to University called for a reemphado," the prelate explained, "as sis on fundamental theology, on St. Paul tells the Thessalonians, the expression of basic Christian beliefs. we are not to sit down and fold Msgr. Arthur Sullivan, a pasour hands and wait for the inevitable ... We are to run the race, tor in Prov.idence, R. I., reminded with all endurance, fixing our the bishops of the importance of eyes on Jesus. If we do this, we the National Catechetical Direcwill not become fa·inthearted in tory. "What is most needed from bishops today," the pastor the face of these challenges." 'Speaking on historical changes, stated, "is leadership in teaching faith and values." A strong witness of action as 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 f well as preaching was demanded "STONEHILL COMMUNITY FAST DAY": Student of bishops by Mrs. Helen Casey, organizers of the project to raise funds for the hungry are· Human Development a housewife, "if young people are to be attracted to Chr·istianCampaign George J. Hagerty, student government president; Miss ity as a way of life today." Patricia E. Degnan, senior and committee member; and A nationwide collection Human Rights Thomas P. Duffy, editor of the student newspaper. -Campaign for Human DevelA unanimous resolution by the opment-will be taken up at all bishops asked the promotion and churches and chapels of the dissemination of a statement on Diocese this weekend. The ap- human rights that Pope Paul VI peal seeks to come to the aid issued in October in union with of self-help projects throughout the world synod of bishops. the nation and in the diocese "Human dignity requires the More than 1,000 Stanehill Col- augment long-term. agricultural to alleviate poverty at grass- defense and promotion of human lege students are expected to self-help projects on three conti- roots level. rights." The statement calls the fast today and cDntribute the Turn to Page Two Church to exercise strong role '111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 money they- would have spent for food toward agricultural development programs in countries hit by starvation. Organized by three Stonehill students leaders, the fast started Wednesday midnight at a special liturgical service and will end Sister Beatrice Duchesne has spect to the infirm elderly." The and better training of personnel, , tonight at midnight. been advanced to the rank of chairman 'Of the Senate Subcom- have a greater voice in future George J. Hagerty, student Member by the American College mittee on Long-term Care advo- policy-making. government president and or- of Nursing Home Administrators cated that groups such as the 'Phe senator also recommended ganizer of the "Stonehill Com- (ACNHA). ACNHA, which foster better care an incentive reimbursement sysmunity Fast Day," said that as She is administrator of Sacred tem for long-term care of Mediof Monday (Nov. 18) morning Heart Nursing Home, 359 Sumcaid (welfare) and Medicare (el800 students had pledged to par- mer St., New Bedford. derly) patients. "The better the ticipate in the project. "Before A total of 317 specialists in nursing home, the higher rate Thursday we believe more than long-term care administration of reimbursement," he said. a thousand students will have were saluted by the College this Another speaker was Dr. Eric pledged support for the fast," month at its ninth annual conPfeiffer, Duke University geronsaid Hagerty, a senior from Hol- vocation in San Francisco for tologist. He stated that nursing brook, Mass. having attained the status of Felhomes can ,help Americans The other student organizers low or Member. achieve "successful old age" by are Miss Patricia E. Degnan, a Advancement is determined by maximizing social activities for senior from West Orange,' N. J., a combination of administrative patients, keeping them intellectuand Thomas P. Duffy, editor of experience, education, profesally challenged and as physically the student newspaper and a sional activity and participation fit as possible. senwr from West Roxbury, Mass. in community affairs. In a later address Simon BergWays to improve health care man of the University. of Tel Hagerty estimated that StoneAviv· in Israel supported Dr. hill students may contribute as services for elderly patients as Pfeiffer's remarks. Prof. Bergman much as $2,000 to Oxfam-Amer- well as the quality of nursing administration were pointed out that "we must shift ica, a national organization con- home out emphasis from merely pro· cerned with world hunger. stressed at the San Francisco longing life to making a longer Oxfam-America with headquar- 'Illeeting, said Sister Beatrice. life worth living." She 'reported that the keynote ters in Boston is the American Sister :Beatrice added that Sa-' branch of the British-based Ox- speaker, U.S. Senator Frank E. ford Famine Relief Committee. Moss '(D., Utah) charged that cred Heart Nursing Home offers a variety of programs to provide The Stonehill student leader "federal policy makers have said that the money' donated to failed to develop a coherent and for patients the quality of life reSR. BEATRICE DUCHESNE ferred to by speakers. Oxfam-America will be used to comprehensive policy with re-

1,000 Stonehill Students Proclaim Day of Fast

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in promoting justice and dignity, both in civil society and in her own institutinos. It spells out especially - what must be done to guarantee certa'in specific rights in danger today: the right to life, the right to eat, socio-economic rights, politico-cultural . rights and the right of religious liberty. Education The U. S. Catholic Conference wi'! place new emphasis on 'influencing public school policy. It will make special efforts to be sensitive- to other cultures and languages in all its educational work. Five mapor concerns were pointed out: * The universality of a right to educaNon; * A positive and prudent sexual education; ,;, Training in socal skills; ,;, The right of all children to be motivated to appraise moral values with a' right conscience and to embrace them with a personal adherence, together with a Turn to Page Two

Renew Fast, Abstinence NEWARK (NC)-A vountary return to a program of fast and abstinence has been suggested by Archbishop Peter L. Gerety of Newark as a means of helping people who are starving in other areas of the world. (In a pre-Thanksgiving Day statement issued here, the arch·bishop suggested that "we make Wednesday a day of fast every week by drastically reducing the quantity of food we consume on that day." "I suggest further," he said, "that we return to the observance of abstinence on every Friday by completely eliminating meat from our diet on that day-the day when Our Lord , Turn to Page Two

NEW PRESIDENT: Archbishop. Joseph L. Bernardin of Cincinnati was elected as the new president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday. He succeeds John Cardinal Krol of Philadelphia.

Anointing Mass F'or III, Elderly

THE ANCHORThurs., Nov. 21, 1974

Day of Fa.st

A Mass of Anointing will be celebrated at 2 P.M. Sunday in Sacred Heart Church, p'ine' and Linden Streets, Fall River, for the sick and elderly of the Greater Fall River area.

Continued from Page One nents. About 30 per eent of the funds will be used for immediate relief. "Besides raising funds -for. reI ief projects; the fast is also an effort to mobilize student concern about the world food crisis, Hagerty said. "We want to educate students to the prClblems of the world food shortage and acquaint them with \II·hat they can do as individuals to alleviate the suffering." He noted that half a billion people in the world are chronically malnourished and that half of these are children. The student organizers plan to sponsor future programs dealing with ~orld hunger. They are now attempting to arrange for a campus' appearance within the next month of a leading spokesman on nutrition.

Thanksgiving Day At La Salette The La Salette Shrine has announced that on Thanksgiving Day a Concelebrated Folk Mass with the entire La Salette Community will be celebrated in the Peoples' Chapel at 12:10 P.M. At 4:00 P.M. Special Thanksgiving Services will· be held in the Peoples' Chapel under the direction of Fr. Norman Theroux and Brother Richard Brochu. The entire Christian Community. is invited to attend these services to truly thank Almighty God, and each other, for all the tremendous Graces we have received as a people,' espe::ially at a time when so many around us have so little.

Gifts for Blind Suggestions for Christmas gifts for the visually impaired, including large print religious books, braille selections and cassettes, are availabl.e from the Xavier Society for the Blind, 154 E. 23 St., New York, N.Y. 10010.

Necrology , NOV. 29 Rev. Francis A. McCarthy, J 965, 'Pastor, St Patrick, SOlllerset . DEC. 1958, Rev. Phillipe Ross, Chaplain. Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford Rev. Edward J. Gorman, 1964, Pastor Emeritus, St. Patrick, Somerset DEC. 2 Rev. Arthur Savoie, 1917, Pastor, ,St. Hyacinth, New Bedford Rev. Dennis W. Harrington, 1958, Assistant, St. Mary, Taunton DEC. 3 Rev. John W. McCarty, P.R., 1926, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall River DEC. 4 Rev.. Charles Ouellette, 1945, Assistant, St. James, Taunton ,

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All persons 65 years of age and over as well as all under 65 who may feel the need of the graces of the Sacrament of the .Sick, are invited to attend. A visual instruction will precede the Mass and a coffee hour will follow.

Renew Fast Continued from Page One Jesus Christ suffered and· died for us on the Cross," In makng the request Archbishop Gerety noted that "newspapers and television programs have made all of us conscious of the fact that literally millions of people in the world are suffering from hunger."

THOUGHTFUL PAUSE: This billboard located at Ashley Boulevard and 'Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford is an action by Bishop Stang Knights of Columbus to give passerby some food for thought. The National Headquarters of the Knights of Columbus will supply si~ilar posters free of charge to any council wishing to partake in a similar antiabortion program.

P~acticcil Faith is Vital for Church not by goals set for it by others and not by criteria set for it by others, but by the criterion of spiritual fruitfulness in the daily lives of those who truly reflect Gospel principles." "Sanctity, above all else, is the proof of the Church's efficacy and credibility," he said. . Faith !Bicentennial The "ren~wal of faith" must be the first priority of American The unique contribution that Bishops. C~rdi!!al Krol pointed AmErican Catholics can make to out that the Chur::h's "efficacy the U. S. bicentennial celebraand its cred(bHity is to be judge:i\ -tion, "may be' the reminder that ContinuE1d from Page One

deeper knowledge and love of God. ':' The obl1igation of Christians "to give theIr at'tention with gen: erosity to the entire field of education." - "

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American Catholic Aid Officials .Ask Biggerr Commitments .in Crisis I

ROtylE (NC) ~ Officials of Catholic Relief Services attending the World Food Conference . here have called on the U. S. delegation .to make greater commitments of foo~stuffs and funds to alleviate world hunger. The officiJls of the overseas aid agency ~f U. S. Catholics, Msgr: Josepl1 Harnett and Anthony Foddai,l told NC News that Catholic Relief Services (CRS) "is hoping that t~e U. S. delegation will put up substantial amounts of money for ~mergency food situations, in ad;dition to the commitments alr~ady made to the . conference by! U. S. Secretary of State Henry ~issinger." ·· .: dd t h KIssmger, m an a ress ate :d d . U S can f erence, pI~ ge a major . . effort in o'ff e'tt' h H s mg unger. e . t" d' $50 '11' . . ~en lOne. d I . -ml IOn mcrease m food-aId prqgrams for the undernourished. I .r

Msgr. Harn~tt is the Romebased regional director of CRS for Europe, North Africa, the Middle East arid Southeast Asia. i I

Madon.,a ;..,tanor The annual Christmas bazaar sponsored by Madonna Manor, Was·hi!1gton Stteet, N.orth Attleboro, will tak~ place from 10 A.M. to 6 ·P.M: tomorrow.

He said that increased U. S. financial aid against hunger must be supplemented by urgentlyneeded donations of foodstuffs themselves. He noted that Canada, on Nov. 6, pledged to donate an average of one million tons of food grains annually for each of the next thr~e years. "We want the same kind of commitment from the U. S. delegation," Msgr. Harnett said. He added that what the U. S. has promised at the conference is welcome, but does not meet the full desire of the American peopie to feed the hungry. ~oth Kissinger and U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz, head of the U. S. delegation, . promIsed the conference that . .. U. S. food aid would be md h' B' h crease t IS year. ut nelt er specifi~d by how much .

Ecumenical Feast Members of all denominations are invited to attend a dumpling festival to be held at 7 tomorrow night at Somerset United Methodist Church 821, Read St., Somerset. A Vietnamese menu will be served and R,.ev. Fred Lee, speaker, will discuss his recent trip to mainland China. All proceeds will benefit .projects aiding orphaned Vietnamese babies.

we are-in fact-one nation uno' der 'God," . Abortion It was said that it is not unusual that the leaders of the Church sho~ld speak out against abortion. . "There would seem no task more urgent, no need more immediate, and, in fact, no work more meritorious than that of guaranteeing to infants for generations to come the sacred Godgiven right to Nfe." Schools Referring to the Supreme Court· decisions restricting a·id to parochial school's, the Cardinal said, "We are grieved that some who bear the name 'Justice' wpuld deny just:ice to families for whom relig'ion is' no longer truly free because' myopic ,iudicial decisions have made it prohibitively expensive," Capital Punishment Urban Crisis .Statements returned to committee for rewriting.

He also pointed out that "we are told that a modest reduction in meat consumption in this country would free enough grain to be shipped overseas and save millions of our fellow human beings from death by starvation. Asking what Catholics could do to help alleviate the problem, he sa-id: "We can establish in our lives the ancient Christian customs of fast and abstinence so -that our abundance may be shared with those who are hungry."

, La Salette Bazaar "Holiday Dreams," a Christmas bazaar, will be held at the cafeteria of .La SaJette Shrine, Attleboro from 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23. Features will include a cake sale, handmade craft items, knitwear, embroidery and Christmas decorations. A snack bar will be open. The event is sponsored by Friends of La Salette, directed by Brother Jean Paul Champagne, M.S.

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Priest Leaders Surveyed on Spirituality CHICAGO (NC) - Priests in many dioceses today are developing spiritua'lly through prayer groups and workshops on spir,ituality in addition to their annual retreat and days of recollection. Priests-USA, the monthly newspaper published here by the National Federation of Priests' Councils (NFPC), said in its November issue that these were ,the chief results of a recent survey that was taken to discover the current status of programs for spiritual renewal am~ng priests in the country. Chief coordinators of the survey were Father Frank Bognanno, coordinator of renewal for the diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, and Father John Dreher, director of planning and development for the Providence, R. I. diocese. They organized a group of representatives- of national organizatinos concerned with the spiritual development of priests. Utilizing the resources of the NFPC and the National Organization for the Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy, the group surveyed local priest leaders on the current situation and the priorities needed for the future. According to Priests-USA, first on the future priorities was a national center for priestly spiritual development. Other priorities included programs to train priests to minister to better utilizing the U. S. bishops' 1972 document, "Spiritual Re-

newal of the American Priest hood." Prayer Groups "A total of some .280 responses indicated that prayer groups are being used by priests in more than two thirds of the dioceses heard from," said "Results also Priests-USA.

Astronaut McDevitt Meets Pope Paul VATICAN CITY (NC) - U.S. astronaut John McDevitt was received in audience by Pope Paul VI Nov. 13. Interviewed by Vatican Radio after his private audience with the Pope, McDevitt said: "I believe it is very important for every Catholic to have an opportunity to encounter the Pope, and to know with certainty that he is here to represent the Lord. This is very important for me too." The Vatican Radio interviewer brought up his moon flight. McDevitt told him: "In space there is truly the feeling of the greatness of God and of our own littleness, especially when ~e look down and see the place in which we live, one's own city, one's own nation and then that same earth, so small, with all around the infinity of space embracing one. It is difficult at that moment not to be aware that God must be somel!hing so big tl".o3.t man scarcely succeeds in understanding it." .

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thun•. Nov. 21,1974

Priests Elected To Cong.ress

showed that workshops and seminars on spirituality have been held in more than half the WASHINGTON (NC) - One at St. Norbert's College in dioceses." priest was reelected to the U. S. DePere, W.isc, Said Anthony Del Vecchio, House of Representatives and In his campaign, Father Dripsychologist from St. Thomas another elected for the first time nan spent $129,000,. more than College, St. Paul, who was asked in an election featuring several any other Massachusetts conto provide an early evaluation races of particular· interest to gressional candidate. Catholics. of the responses: Father Cornell defeated Har"Replies were very high. What Jesuit Father Robert Drinan, 53, Froehlich,. a Republican old we learned from the question-' a Democrat, was elected to a member of the House Judiciary naire includes where diocesan' third term from the Fourth Conprograms for spiritual renewal gressional District in Massachu- Committee who voted for impeachment. Father Cornell was are at present and where those setts. narrowly defeated by Froelich persons responsible for spirituNorbertine Father Robert Cor- in 1972, after losing to an inality and continuing education nell, 54, also a Democrat, was cumbent Republican by a 16,000 would like to be in the future." elected in the Eighth Wisconsin vote margin in 1970. This year While prayer groups were district on his third try for the he defeated Froehlich by 1'3,000 listed high among current pro- office. He is a ,history professor votes in. a heavly <;:atholic area. grams, Del Veconio noted, the traditional spiritual aids of annual retreats and days of recol~ lection were listed as fifst and second. "These programs are episodic in nature, as opposed to ongoing, building experiences of spiritual growth. 'The fact that priest prayer groups. were the third most frequently checked space is to me a sign of growth and hope, inasmuch as these groups THE HOLY FATHER'S MISSIO", AID TO THE ORIENTAL CHURCH provide for continuity and accountability, are most likely to You'll be happier this Thanksgiving if you give be involved in a built-in pr,ocess something of yourself to someone who has nobody. of spiritual growth and imply a humanitarian s·pirituality." Giving belongs in Thanksgiving. ,Priests"USA said the results of the survey will be made availAttend Mass that morning in your parish church. able to the American bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and SOMEONE , Take fifteen minutes ~o visit someone in the Ministry, and practical steps will WHO hospital. be taken to help implement the HAS priorities recommended. NOBODY Have someone who 'eats alone join your family for turkey and all the trimmings.

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Dismisses Lawsuit Against Boy Scouts

-THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Foil River-iThurs. Nov. 21, 197.4

SALT LAKE CITY (NC)-路A federal judge here dismissed a lawsuit charging the Boy Scouts of America with racial discrim路 ination after the Scouts and the Mormon church, involved in the suit, agreed 'that discrimination would not be practiced in church-sponsored troops. The suit was brought by the National Association for the Ad\'ancement of Colored People (NAACP) on behalf of two black scouts from a Salt Lake City Mormon-sponsored troop. The suit charged the two had been denied promotions to patrol leaders because, in Mormonsponsored troops, patrol leaders must be deacons in the church's priesthood of the laity. But blacks are prohibited from servo ing in the lay priesthood. The NAACP accepted the promise of the Scouts and the Mormons that the discrimination had ended and was not likely to begin again.

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Priestle$s Areas

A survey taken recently by the Gle,nmary Home Mis:路 sions shows that one-fifth of the nation's counties do not have a resident Catholic priest. Most of th~ five hundred and! ninety-nine priestless counties are in Appalachia and the South. : The situation has improved greatly, however, since the foundation of the Glenmary group, wheh, in 1939, it was estimated that nearly one-third of the nation was without resident Catholic priests. : So there is reason to be happy but a,lso the need to be apprehensive. : There are more demands made on :priests now than ever before. There are more specialized ministries calling for men. There are more opportunities in parishes large and small for priestly witness and priestly ac~ivity. There has been more involvement bYlqualified lay men and lay women in the apostolate of the Church. That is one of the very wonderful aspects of Church ~ife at the present time. But there is the need of men and women who will devote themselves totally and completely to the work of Christ, the work of-making available His salvation in every place and to every condition of person. ' I

The Will to Act A little sidelight to the worrisome p~oblem of feeding the world comes from Purdue University; Scientists there have come up with a high-protein variety of sorghum which is the world's fourth largest cereal grain ~rop after wheat, rice and corn. , The new variety shows great promise :of improving the diet in some poor countries. It combines a high-protein trait and plump heavy yielding grain and could bffer much to the ten' per cent of the world's population for whom sorghum is a staple food. ' I This is just one more example of how modern agronomy can come up with answers to the world's fbod problems. , But many nations of the' world mustl ask themselves the question and give the answer-do they ~ant their priori'ties to be people or prestige. It is a strange fact that India's need is food but she is calling for nuclear cflpability. And the same situation prevails in m~ny other world I areas as well. The first priority of the world, as called!for in the World Food Conference in Rome, must be to feed the world. Russia and China, for instance, said that the world could feed fifteen' times its present population. Years ago art agency of the United Nations pointed out that the world ~ould feed sixty billion persons with its present technology. i The Holy Father has called for the feediqg of the world's people rather than the use of immoral and unnatural means : to prevent the expanse of population. . And yet in too many instances, affluent nations have seized upon immoral population control as the answer t? all ills. In too many instances nations have bargained for arms rather than for the means of greater food production. The political implications of food have entered too largely into I the picture. From a short-raJlg~ viewpoint, present need must be met' at the expense of some sacrifice on the part qf the wealthier nations. From a long-range viewpoint, aU' nations must decide that feeding people is the first priority and must recognize that the world has the technical kpow-how to do this. , But the will to do so must be present. 'I

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,D of I CRS CARTOON: Catholic Relief Services takes a lighthearted look at what a moth might think of its annual Thanksgiving Clothing Collection. In the CRS cartoon, a moth objects to the cutback in its diet caused by Americans donating clothing to the poor around the world. The collection is held in most dioceses during Thanksgiving week, but sharply increased processing and handling costs have deactivated it in 37 western dioceses. NC Photo.

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Food a,nd Pets The recent world food conference in Rome certainly began to focus the attention that is needed if man on this planet is to begin to solve some of the critical food problems that face millions of the earth's inhabitants. But that is about all it accomplished: Amid lavish receptions, national many Americans just view the world food problem ,as another bombast and self serving at- crisis in another place. As a titudes, the delegates to the . result, we continue to wander

convention did little more than . <Iown the yellow brick road of enjoy a trip -to Rome and dabble fantasy. ignoring the starving in politics. In fact for many of man, woman and child in Asia the old a~d newly affluent na- and Africa. To prove this point tions, too many could seemingly all one has to do is once more care less about the starving return to the supermarket. Once masses that face death each day there just view the aisles of cat as they struggle just to survive and dog food; the row upon row the ravishes of famine and hun- of items and selections of food ger. They offer too many words aestined to pamper our pets. No ,and too few solutions. cat in the entire wo;r)d is more TI-..:s attitude is also very true famous than Morris who earns of the vast majority of people thousands of dollars a year as in this land. Despite the fact that he tries to prove that most Amerwe as a people have given away icans think so much of their cat biHions of dollars of foodstuff, that they can afford to be finiky.

Care of Peb Becoming Ridiculous Tabby, Friskies and Kitty have all beco:ne part-of our language as we further attempt to make sure that the family cat is fed better than the family. Not only do we spend millions to ensure the nutritional bzalth and balanced diet of the household cat but we also now feel that it is necessary to offer them a restaurimt menu of personal choices. From liver to chicken, many a family cat gets a better meal,

'than many a hard working husband returning home from the daily grind. Ugh! But it is not only a cat's world. Equal time must be shared with good, old Rover. Burgerbits, Gravy Train and Chuck Wagon to mention only a few, spend more money on advertising thz need of proper care of the family dog than many nations spend on caring for -their starving people. We now eve~' have a new product

Cycle 1, 2, 3, and 4 to give special care for the dog as it progresses through its opulent existence as man's best friend. Billions of dollars are spent each year to feed and house our pets while men, women and children in many of the world's countries can't even get a decent meal. Something, somewhere is wrong. Much has been said about limiting population growth as a means to help solve the world's food problems. Birth control and abortion clinics are seen as a means to solve man's problem to feed himself. It is these same half-baked opportunists who really refuse to broaden their vision to help the world's poor. In fact so often they refuse to view the fiasco of the pet mania and offer some means to control the dog and cat explosion that consumes so much of the world's food. Pet control, not birth control. As we gather together, this Thanksgiving Day to offer our gratitude to God for the abundance that is our blessing, may we offer a prayer for our brothers and sisters of this earth who will die from lack of food as we feast. Let us also look into our ,own foolishness and see how ridiculous and selfish we really are in the luxury we offer our pets. 'rhere are young children in the world who are forced ,to survive by picJ<ing garbage cans while our dogs and cats are offered gourmet -meals. Could some of the time, money and effort offered in the promotion and advertising of pet foods be donated tp help the world's hungry? Could the Amer路 ican dog .and cat be treated as a pet rather than a person? Each year more and more people will face 'the problem of hunger and starvation. As we try to help our fellowman, let's keep our own house in order by giving priority to people rather than pets,

Says Cathol ic Press Must Make Clear Commitment to Faith SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-Without sacrificing professional standards of journalism, the Cathu!i:: press must make clear its commitment to the faith, Father Paul E. McKeever, editor of the Long Island Catholic, Rockville Centre, N. Y., diocesan newspaper, told the Western Regional Convention of the Catholic Press Association here. The priest-editor, a former president of the Catholic Theo· logical Society of America, keynoted the theme of the two·day meet, "Faith Commitment in the Catholic Press." The commitment of the Catholic press to be in harmony with the mind of the Church was also 9tressed by Cardinal Timothy Manning of Los Angeles, the convention banquet speaker. He said newspapers are like the daily manna that sustained Israelites on their pilgrimage through the desert. "Like the manna, a newspaper is good only for the day-but it is a necessary mental sustenance." Light of Faith Father McKeever said the faith 'is a light and the Catholic press must' get the message over that "we are trying to see and present our world as it appears through the light of faith." "With the light of faith, we must poke into every corner of human existence," he said. "We see that every man, no matter how distant or close, is called to share the life of God. Seeing is not merely observing~ It is a positive and even an aggressive acceptance of all men as our brothers in Christ. Our purpose here should be always to encourage and persuade our people to enter into genuine communion with others, not merely to be spectators of their existence: "It is also faith which gives

bishop said, "We don't see much about it on TV or in magazine and newspaper articles." But the reason Americans should be concerned about Vietnamese political prisoners, Bishop Gumbleton continued, is that "we bear a heavy responsibility due to U. S. military and financial support to the Thieu government." ' He also visited the tiger cages for prisoners which caused an uproar in the United States several years ago when they were discovered by visiting congressmen and members of the press. Tiger cages are cells measuring about five feet by nine feet by fO,ur feet in which 10 to 12 prisoners are often housed.

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the necessary backgrounds for the journalistic enterprise of inWASHINGTON (NC) - In a terpreting events as they take letter to President Gerald Ford, place. We interpret not merely Bishop James S. Rausch, general with reason but in the light of secretary of the National Confaith. That is why I believe no ference of Catholic Bisbops and Catholic paper can do justice the U.S. Catholic Conference, has to its role by becoming identified urged an increase in American with any current ideology. Ideol- food aid at least to the $350 milogies like liberalism and c::mser· lion level. vatism and all the shades in beThe letter supports a request ,tween undoubtedly serve a pur- f.or ,that amount of .aid sent back pose 'in the constant dialogue of to the President by the U.S. delhuman society. But our faith and egation at the United Nations our interpretcltion of events can World Food Conference meeting not be measured in terms of • in Rome. current ideologies . Rather, curCalling the issue a matter of rent ideologies must always be "conscience," Bishop Rausch said measured by the vision of man given by faith. Center of Criticism "Our standard is the view of man given by Christ in His eschatological promises. It is for this reason that I 'accept thoroughly Father Johannes Metz's concept that the Church must always be the organized center of creative, negative criticism. Wha·t he means is, we should be the first to say racial discrim· ination is wrong and it can go on no longer; the first to say that maldistribution of wealth and energy can no longer be tolerated, and so forth. "But to say and feel what is evil in our society does not mean we have the corrective answers. But answers there must be-not simplistic nor authoritative an· swers but answers that flow from genuine human concern and genuine efforts to think problems through, even by the t-rial and error method, jf necessary." The Catholic press must always assist, first, in making the necessary criticism of our society, "and even in taking the more dangerous path of suggesting solutions;" he said.

Bishop Gumbleton Cha rges Sa igon Government Suppresses Dissent SPRINGF,IELD (NC) - Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit charged the South Vietnamese government of Pres~ ident Nguyen Van Thieu with the misuse of U. S. military and financial aid to suppress political dissent by imprisoning thousands of people. The bishop was the last speaker in St. Catherine College's year·long prison reform program. He told of his 1973 trip to South Vietnam during Easter Week, during which he witnessed the plight of many of the 1'8,000 political prisoners in that country. "I generally find Americans aren't very interested in the subject of political prisoners," the

THf ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Nov. 21,1974

he and Cardinal John Krol, presi- a proposal which is supported by dent of the NCCB-USCC, "be- the vast majority of the 50 millieve we are placing before you lion Catholics in the United a proposal which is supported States. Many of them are hard by tbe vast majority of the 50 pressed economically; some inmillion Catholics 'in the United deed are undernourished in our States,." own land; but none wish to forThe text of the letter follows: get or forsake those who face I write to request urgently starvation and death in ot.her that you accept the recommenda· _ lands. The problem of conscience tion of the U.S. delegation at the UN Food Conference by increas- posed for us as a nation by the ing the allotment of funds for food crisis is clear and compelTitle II of the P.L. 480 Program ling. If we fail to prevent mass to at least 350 million dollars. starvation, we fail not in generAlong with Cardinal Krol, I osity but in elementary justice believe we are placing before you and human decency.

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As you bow your head in prayer this Thanksgiving in gratitude for God's many gifts, remember those all over the world who know nothing but poverty and loneliness. Homeless and helpless, they hunger not only for food, but for the knowledge of God and the blessings of His teachings. In appreciation of God's love, and of His many gifts to you, we beseech you at this special time to send your help.

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Irish Fashi'on Alive:, Well And Living' i'n Dublin'.' . My Irish grandmother would have bee:n proud to see the display of talent from the Emerald Isle displayed at a recent fashion show I viewed. Complete with such names as Countess Kathleen and Dublin Night, the exqui~ite fashions from I . Dublin gave proof 'to the ru-. . ., aforementioned Countess Kathmors that Insh fashiOn IS a leen was a' dinner suit of- softly booming business. Two' falling cren1e crepe with the young, charming and very Irish rose motif in lacy crochet talented pesigners, ~ Rosemarie McCaffrey and Mary Hackett have blended their art into a newly organized fashion house

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.called Justin Ireland and if this first showing of their designs in this country is an indication of what to expect from them, Paris watch out! Employing the cottage industry of their native country (women crocheting, knitting and . making lace in their own homes), these designers have used the famous crafts of Ireland in thei~ fashions. Suits with crochet tape jackets. jackets done in Bainin Irish Tweed, a lovely soft white fabric, coats with Aran knit s~eeves and the tradi'tional "collector's item" Irish rose crochet blouses brought applause from the audience. but the highlight of the Justin Ireland collection was in my opinion its evening clothes. Countess Kathleen Lacy black 'with glitter woven in, short cocktail dresses hand' made of Iurex threads. and a full~length crochet stunning gown and matching long coat took one's breath away. The'

on the collar and cuffs of the peplum. Victqrian-inspired jacket. Ms. McCaffrey and Ms. Hackett explained: after the show that a halter of matching crepe could also be ordered wit.h this dinner suit to give it'a more dressy look when the jac~et was removed. A few spring and summer linens were sho:,vn for viewers who might want ito order now for next season. and th~se too had the touches of detailing. tuck)ng. exquisite collars and cuffs and simplicity of design marking the rest of the cdlle·ction. Both fashion designers had worked for the fashion house of Clodagh. a! designing institution noted f9r participating in the beginnings of Irish fashion. For those of us who cannot travel with the Friends of Ireland. the' spOl·bors' of this show. the designers promised that they will return next fall with another sampling of the , exquisite fashions of Irelan~.

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DES MOINES (NC) - Iowa because of a refusal to perform tions must provide adequate Atty. Gen. Richard Turn~r has abortions based upon religious staff willing to participate in stated that in no event maya, or moral grounds, due to a "con- abor,tion procedures. hospital receiving federal funds, science clause" in the Hill-. In the light of this, he said, discharge or refuse to hire em- Burton Act. the employe's right not to perployes because of their religious He added that· private hospi- form -an abortion could not be PROVIDEN¢E (NC) - Special or mo::-al views on abortion. tals that do not receive such "extended so far as to leave a ecumenical a'greements called "Such a discharge or refusal funds have more latitude in em· covenant relationships have been hospital in a position where it to hire could amount to an un- ployment practices. formed betw~en five Catholic has no employes who will perconstitutional interference with parishes in and five EpisboDal But even in these cases, he form an abortion when a woman I . the free exercise of religion," Providence, Pawtucket. Central requests one." "the discharge of or resaid, he said. Falls and Waliwick. In such circumstances, he said, In passing, Turner .also af- fusal to hire an employe based Formation of the ecumenical upon a religious or moral objec- a hospital may be selective in firmed that private hospitals program, designed. to establish may refuse to provide facilities tion to abortions may, depending the hiring or discharge of an . closer community ties between . for abortions .on moral or reli- on the facts· of each case. be a employe. members of the congregations. gious grounds. But the primary violation of that empfoye's civil was announced by Bishop Louis' rights." focus of his opinion was on hosE. Gelineau of ithe Catholic Dio"Whether the hospital be pubpital hiring practices for personALUMINUM cese of Providence and Episcopal nel who oppose or favor abor- . lic or private, the employer must Windows & Doors Bishop Frederitk H. Belden of make reasonable' accommodation. RAILINGS-DOOR HOODS-AND Rhode Island. I GLASS REPAIRS AND SCREENS 'He i5sued his opinion Oct. 24 tions to the religious needs of The covena~t rel~tionship is the employes." Turner said. an agreement between two par· in response to' a request for clari- "This is a general rule, and the MORRO'S ishes, one Episbopalian and one, fication by Mrs. Lynn M. Illes. facts of each case will obviously ALUMINUM CO. Roman CatholIc. in which the executive director of the Iowa control." Open Monday thru Thursday Board of Nursing. 5-7:30 p.m. members formaBy commit themSaturday from 9 to 3 p.m. He' noted that hospitals reo Turner noted that hospitals reselves to: 992-4036. 61 Crapo St.. 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Both bishops school, will provide films, filmover 10,000 children, may be the answer for your child. emphasized t~at; their aim is to strips. ta.pe cassettes. and other seek closer ties! through better audio-visual equipment and qualFor information and free illustrative brochure call . . . working relatiopships between ified personnel to archdiocesan elementary schools and ConfraCatholic and Episcopal parishes. nity of Cilristian Doctrine classes I in Philadelphia and Chester at Choo~ing "Where Children Learn How To Learn" first. Sister Mary Arthur, archThe power ofi choosing good' dioeesan dfrector of library ser· North .Attleboro, Mass. Somerset, Mass. and evil is within the reach of vices, said she hopes to expand all. (617) 695-1342 the service to the rest of the (617) 997-5131 -0rigen five-county archdiocese.

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Says It's Better to 0'0 Job Out ,of Love Than Du,ty

Several weeks ago I mentioned that occasionally my husband and all eight of my kids have other things to do in the evening and I wind up doing the dinner dishes all alone. A nun wrote to me and told me that was inexcusable. She grew up in a family of nine children and out shopping lists and offer to go to the store when they notice they each had a definite day groceries are needed. for a turn at the dishes. I Sometimes my husband drives appreciate Sister's comment because she made me think a bit about why my family is different in this respect.

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I did try a schedule of assigned chores for a number of years when my children were younger. There were times when getting the kids to keep 'to the schedule made me feel more like a warden and a bookkeeper than a mother. So I've given up on rigid schedules and have tried to teach my children a different sense of responsibility. I do want them aware of their obligations to family, school work, and friends, as well as thei' freedoms and privileges. Bu·t rather than assign chores, I'd prefer they learn to see what needs to be done, without being told, and when that's more urgent that whatever they are doing, simply take over on the chore. I want them to look on chores as an opportunity to give of themselves. I want failure to do chores to be seen as a lost opportunity for kindness. They can't do this if chores are done to avoid punishment. 'Not My Job' People conditioned to what their job is often reject anything that's noL Nothing irritates me as much as "Don't expect me to do that. That's not my job." ·I'd much rather they learn' to give freely on their own initiative out of love than to do only what they must out of fear. Sound too idealistic? Our sons painted the house for us last summer because they noticed it needed it. My teen-age daughters make

Supreme Court Upholds Commencement Prayer WAS.HINGTON (NC) - The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that invocation and benediction prayers at public high school commencement ceremonies do not violate the constitutional separation of church and state. The court refused to hear an appeal of a Pennsylvania court ruling that a commencement exercise was a "ceremonious event" and did not fall under the . Supreme Court's past ban on prayer in the classroom. The Pennsylvania court in the case, Wiest v. Mt. Lebanon School District, also stressed the voluntary nature of the commencement prayers.

me to a speaking date in a distant city on a Sunday morning. We have come back in the evening to find the house tidied, laundry running, the kitchen in order, and dinner cooking ... all without having left any specific orders. , There are times when the kids goof off. Sometimes I'll be up to my eyeballs in work and finel s€ver'al of them watching TV. But when I ask for help at a time like that, I believe there is a recognition on their part that the fault is primarily a lack of observation of the needs of others. Better Than Rigidity My system doesn't always work. But I believe it works better than rigid schedules. There are times when one child is helping more than others, .. but in the long run that levels out. . And there definitely is a special pleasure in having the kids do something without being told. I guess that's really the essence of it. I take an added risk of being disappointed at times, but I feel it's worth it to get that special expression of love. That's not to say love didn't exist in Sister's family when she was growing up. Obviously it did or she wouldn't be dedicating her life today to the service of others, It's just that today, parents like me are trying for something extra. In a way I guess it's the same as the Church today, compared with years ago. Today the Church encourages us to do things on our own be· cause we see they should be done, not because it's a sin if we don't. I'm sure it gives God a special pleasure when we come through.

Backs Migrant Farm Worker Legislation SOUTH ORANGE (NC)-Msgr. Thomas G. Fahy, president of Seton Hall university, has an· nounced that the university endorses legislation pending before the New Jersey legislature to im· prove the lot of migrant farm workers in the state. His support came in the wake of a day-long symposium on the plight of the farmworkers spon· sored by the university. The symposium' had been planned as an academic event at which Cesar Chavez, head of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA), would receive an honorary degree. Chavez, however, declined the degree and was prevented from participating in the symposium, which was designed to focus attention on the 'lot of the farm worker in New Jersey.. Most of the migrants in New Jersey are Puerto Ricans. About 20,000 migrants work the farms in soutrrern New Jersey. Some are day laborers hired by crew chiefs in Camden and Philadelphia.

ENRICHMENT-THE BIBLE: Rev. Marcel-Bouchard conducts a seminar on The Bible as part of Diocesan Department of Education Religious Enrichment Courses. This session is at Coyle-Cassidy High School in Taunton. .

Elderly Persons National ,Resource ST. CLOUD (NC) - The el· derly persons of tl:03 ,United States "are tremendous resources and we can't afford not to have them involved," said a St. Cloud native who is now an official of a federal agency working with the elderly. "There's no limit to the ·skills

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Sees Increase Of Abortion Mills In Chicago-

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CHICAGO (NC) - A. U. S. Court of Appeais decision voiding some Chicago Board of Health regulations for abortion clinics will bring a flooq of, money-making abortion "mills" to the city, Dr. Eric OIdberg, Board of Health president, said here. "We're back to the days when abortionists can do it on the fire escape or in the alley if they want to," Oldberg said. The three-judge panel ruled Oct. 30 that the city's 17-month old regulations were contrary to the U. S. Supreme Court's 1973 abortion decision, which overruled most state restrictions on abortions. "The regulations by their very nature restrict the abortion decision ... and affect whether and in what manner an abortion will take place," said the opinion written by Judge Robert A. Sprecher. The decision came in, a suit brought by Friendship Medical Center, which challenged Board of Health' regulations requiring pelvic examination and laboratory tests to determine pregnancy before abortions could be performed. The decision said that health regulations that would "not be burdensome on a woman's right to decide to abort a pregnancy" are permissible. "By this we mean,;' the opinion said, "that . in all probability nothing broader than general requirements as to maintaining sanitary facilities and ... building code standards would be permissible." 'Instead of Lunch' Besides the pelvic exams and lab tests, the court also objected to requirements that abortions be performed by licensed physicians in facilities licensed by the state, that extensive medical histories, and· patient records be kept, that monthly reports be prepared, and that every nonhospital abortion service should ha.ve a written affiliation agreement with a licensed Chicago hospital. Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard, director of the Friendship Medical Center, said he filed the suit because the lab tests required women to wait 24 hours before an abortion, an inconvenience for women from Indiana and across the city. He said the waiting period would now be , suspended. The Board of Health president called Friendship "the moneymaking clinic on th'e South Side that coined 'the lunch hour abor., tion'" and said the court decision "has fixed it so a woman can do exactly that - get an abortion instead of lunch."

Plan Thanksgiving Day Program ST. LOUIS (NC) - A program describing Thanksgiving and what it means today wi\! be broadcast Nov. 24 on· over 300 radio stations. The program, Day of Thanksgiving, was produced by the Sacred Heart Program which is now in its 36th year of producing religious broadcast materials.

VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope Paul VI told the secretary general for the United Nations Intern,ational Women's Year that tin Church sees efforts to promotc advancement of women in society as a "call of the Spirit." In a private audience he gavc Nov. 16 to Helvi Sipila, an assistant general secretary of the UN, Pope Paul also said that woman will preserve and develop her distinct task primarily in the family. The UN has designated 1975 as International Women's Year. The Pope told Mrs. Sipila: "In the contemporary effort to promote the advancement of women in society, the Church has already recognized a 'sign of the times,' and has seen in it a call of the Spirit."

DECORATION COMMITTEE FOR BISHOP'S CHARITY BALL: Among the many I members of the Decoration Comm:ttee of the 20th annual Bishop's Charity Ball to be held on Fritlay, :Jan. 10, at Lincoln Park Ballroom are: Left to right: Miss Emily Medeiros, Our Lady bf Mt. Carmel, Seekonk; Mrs. Gilbert J. Noonan, St. Patrick, Falmouth; Mrs. Albert G. Moitoza, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton; Vito V. Gerardi, St. John parish, New Bedford, CJntral Council President, Society of St. Vincent de Paul; Robert Coggeshall, St. Mary CathJdral parish, 'Co-chairmalll of the Committee. I . . I .' .

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Mrs. Stanl~y Janick, SS. Peter and Paul parish and .Robert Coggeshall, St. Mary Cathedral I , parish, bo~h 9f Fall River, were named co:chairmen of the Decorating C6mrititte~ for the 20th annual Bishop's Charity Ball of the Roman qatholic Diocese of Fall River to be held Friday, Jan. 10 at the Lindoln Park Ballroom. The selection~ were made today by Rev. Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, dioce~an director of the Ball.! This annual, social affair benefits the underprivileged and the exceptional children at four summer campsartd at four schools for the exceptional children. The Commiittee is working daily on the blans for the decorations. Over three thousand yards of cloth will be used to beautify the Ballroom. The decI ' orations will rbe placed in the ballroom on Sunday, January 5 at I P.M. wherl over one hundred . and fifty peohle will assemble for the decora~ing work. Among members of the, com. I ' mlttee are the, following: I

FaIl River Area Claudette Ajmstrong, Muriel Patenaude, Anita Belanger, Eva Laliberte, DoriS Poisson. Jacqueline , Mathieu, Stella PaI vao, Helen Pip~r, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry; Mr. and Mrs . Romeo Parent.,! ' Mr. and Mrs. 'Joseph Jean, Clorinda Ventura, Mr. and Mrs. John Caron, Paul Gagnon, Mrs. Ernest Mercier.! ' Eugene Gagnon, Carol SulliI I , I I

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Equality between the sexes, the Pope explained, is essentially found "in the dignity of the human person, man and woman, in their filial relationship with God, of whom they are the visible image."

Joins OSV Staff HUNTINGTON NC) Dale Francis, former edior and pub· Iisher of U:e National Catholic Register and nationally syndicat.. cd columnist, has joined the staff of the national. Catholic weekly Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) as executive editor.

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Collects $10,000 For Hungry

TOKYO (NC) - The newly formed Liaison Council of Jap· anese and Korean Christians has urged President Ford to appeal for human rights ill South Korea when he visits Seoul Nov. 22 and 23. The Liaison Council, which includes Catholics, drew the U.S. president's attention to frequent violations of human rights by the regime of South Korean President Park Chung Hee. The letter was expected to reach President Ford early in Novem· ber. ~In Washington, a White House spokesman told NC News Service the White House never re· veals contents of letters sent to the president. The spokesman could not say whether the letter had arrived.)

Deeply Concerned Among Catholics who are members of the Liaison Council of Japanese and Korean Christians are Bishop Aloysius Nobuo Soma of Nagoya, Japan and Professor Kinhide Mushakoji of Sophia University here, an expert in international politics and a former Rockefeller fellow at Princeton University. Japanese Catholics, ordinarily inward-looking, are growing more deeply concerned about the sufferings of Koreans both in Korea and in Japan, where they are discriminated against. . In Korea itself, Catholics are in the forefront of protests against President Park's repressive policies. Bishop William McNaughton, of Inchon, an American Maryknoll missioner, led a march in that port city 20 miles west of Seoul for the release of political prisoners and an end to martial law. This Oct. 20 march was the second Catholic demonstration since President Park modified his decrees against political dissent last summer.

Catholic High School Enrollment Rises PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Enrollment in Philadelphia Catholic archdiocesan high schools increased slightly this year, and enrollment in Catholic elemen· tary schools fell less than was anticipated, figures released by the archdiocesan superintendent of schools show. High school enrollment was expected to decrease by 850 students this year, but the figures for the 1974-75 school year show ail increase of 154 students in Catholic schools in . the five· county archdiocese. Enrollment in schools owned by the archdi· ocese is 54,464 and in other Catholic high schools, it is 5,716. Msgr. Francis B. Schulte, archdiocsean superintendent of schools, attributed the increase to efforts made by Catholic high schools to persuade Catholic elementary school graduates to continue going to Catholic schools. He said that 93 per cent of those graauating in June from Catholic elementary schools have enrolled in Catholic high schools.

ENRICHMENT - LIVING CHURCH: Seminar of Religious Enrichment Courses focusing on the Living Church is shown at St. Pa trick's Center in Falmouth. Left to right, Miss Rosemary Donelan, Mrs. Irene Russell, Rev. George W. Coleman who is conducting the session, Mrs. Arline Donelan and Mrs. Anne Rogers.

Journalist Attacks Modern 'Heretics' ST. PAUL (NSC) - Catholic heretics teaching false doctrine still plague the Church today, a Jesuit priest-journalist told more than 300 people at Nativity parish hall here. At a talk sponsored by Catholics United for the Faith and the St. Paul Council of the Knights of Columbus, Father Daniel Lyons warned against a new generation of modernists, who, he said, have lost faith in the teachings of their Church but continue to teach false doctrines to others. ·Father Lyons, ·editor-at-Iarge for one national Catholic weekly,

Twin Circle, and columnist for another, the National Catholic Register, included journalists, t~ologians, and a national mission leader in his attack. Among those he warned against were Brian McNaught, an avowed homosexual and a former writer for the Michigan Catholic, Detroit archdiocesan newspaper, and Father Hans Kueng, a Swiss theologian whom Father Lyons accused of attacking the authority of the Pope. "Both are modernists, both are heretics, both are no longer CaFholic in their teachings," he said.

. Synod's English-Language Press Officer Urges New Approach ROME (NC)--'Father James P. Roache of Chicago, who has served twice in a row as Englishlanguage' press officer for the Synod of Bishops, thinks the synod's entire approach to the world press must be reexamined "if we really are going to get our message out to the world through the press." l'he dark-haired youthful director for communications for the Archdiocese of Chicago told NC News Service a week after the fourth Synod of Bishops closed that the time has come to reexamine the synod's press relations under two distinct aspects: The speed with which material is made. available' to the press, and the kind of material made available to the press. A priest and professional communicator, Father Roache labored under a cumbersome load of rules and limitations. These limitations made it difficult for him to tell the press what precisely was the "thrust" or "importance of one meeting or another of the synod as it slowly evolved over a month-long period.. lin talking to NC News in Rome, Father Roache reflected a paragraph contained in final

statement issued by the U. S. bishops and cardinals who took part in the synod. The paragraph stated: "We are sensitive to the need for better public information procedures in future synods. The interests of the synod itself, the news media, and the public would be better served by making it possible for journalists to have easier, quicker and more direct access to accurate information." The statement of the Amer· ican episcopal participants pointed up the irony with which the press viewed the synod's agreement that communications media should be used more effectively to preach the Gospel, and the frequent breakdowns in the synod's communications apparatus. . . As Father Roache put it: "The entire synod-press setup has to be reexamined both on the technical side and in terms of the job description of the press officer himself. Technically, a larger staff has to be assigned to produce the translations needed. There is need to make more texts available and there is a neJ!d for speed to help newsmen meet their deadines."

:Father Lyons also criticized Father Charles Curran, a moral 'theologian at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D. C., who told a Canon Law Society meeting recently in St. Paul that Catholic marriage need not be a permanent union. "Father Curran's teaching on Catholic marriage are not Catholic, but follow liberal Protestantism all the way," Father Lyons said. "According to Father Curran, the' Church does not get its authority from Christ, but from a vague feeling, a weak bit of wishful thinking he calls ·con· sensus.' " , "Such statements are a direct attack on the teaching authority of the Church," Father Lyons said. He included in his list of. modernists Father Richard McBrien, a syndicated columnist who he said called personal papal infal· libili,ty a "theological fiction;" Jesuit Father Frans Josef van Beeck, who Father Lyons said 'claims that the Church should not insist on valid ordination; and Father Anthony Bellagamba, executive secretary of the U. S. Catholic Mission Council, who said that_missioners should save people-not souls, according to Father Lyons. "Such teaching is heresy be· cause it stresses the importance of life on earth and denies in ef~ fect that our primary purpose on earth is to save our immortal souls," Father Lyons said.

MILWAUKEE (NC)-St. Ben· edict the Moor parish in Milwau· kee's central city collected more . than $10,000 during October to help alleviate the hunger of starving millions around the world. Every day except Saturday for the last four years, the Capuchin· run parish has orovicleri free hot meals fol' about 200 to 250 down· on·theil:-luck persons through the generosity of many groups who cook the meals, bring them .in, serve them and share them with the poor. But St. Benedict's priests and parishioners widened the focus of their concern for the poor during October and decided Christians had to help the starv· ing in Africa and southern Asia. They began a "Three F" program: Food for Famine, Funds for Famine, and Fast for Famine. Setting a goal of $2,000, they never dreamed that much would come in. Before a large thermometer cut from cardboard to mark the influx of contributions was com· pletely installed in the church hall, its peak had been reached. By mid·October, they had reo ceived $4,000.

Queen Appointed Foundation Judge BELFAST (NC)-The Templeton Foundation has announced that Queen Fabiola of Belgium is one of the new judges for its Prize for Progress in Religion. She joins Dr. Norman Vincent Peal, minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York, as one of this year's new judges. The third has yet to be named. They replace the trio which retired from the nine-judge panel this year by rotation: Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, Dr. Margaretha Klompe, the first woman memo ber of the Dutch government, and Lord Thurlow, former gov· ernor of the Bahamas. Also on the panel of judges are Dr. James McCord, president of Pl'inceton -Theological Sem· inary in New Jersey, and Angli· can Bishop R.W. Woods of Worcester, England.

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Author Traces Making Of Present Day Speech !

We use the English language careldsly. By this I meaI1 not only that we pay less attention than iwe should to exact meanings and forms but also that we take little if any note of the history of familiar words, their, origins and their development. We pay a price ' , 0 eled from New England to the for such neglect. In " ur Middle We~t and "bucket" came Own Words" (Knopf, 501 'up from the South. Madison Ave., New. York, Railroading to Congress N. Y. 10022. 315 pages. $7.95), Mary Helen Dohan reminds us, "To know (how our words have come to be ... is to know much

Compo~er Bill Peffley Believes Songs

'Come' Through Me, Not From Me' HOUSTON (NC) - William (Bill) Peffley, 45, is a member of wb3t h~s been called Mary's team, but he isn't a grandstand I player. , The "Pennsylvania Dutchman," for instance, has consistently carried on the corporal works of mercy as a member of the Legion of Mary for 19 years; he is the composer of the popular "Mary Songs,"; he, his wife. Mary, and three children are all active Legionaries; and Balance House Publications and three Catholic bookstores the' Peffleys own and operate in Pennsylvania are exten,ions of tr.·eir lay apostolate. Yet, with all his material accomplishments, Bill remains unassuming and good-natured. He was in Houston recently to serve as main speaker at the diocesan Legion of Mary Workshop. . Bill said that the Blessed 'Mother had ,been with him all his life. "And far back as I can remember Mary was in my life," he added. "I had an innate sense of her presence in my life." , ·BJI said he became especialIy aware of her presence when he was hospitalized two years for tuberculosis. But following his release from the hospital Bill forgot Mary's calling. He worked as a salesman, but his life was without purpose. Time, and time agai:i Bill's confessor pleaded with him to join the Legion of Mary and share his faibh, but the young man bluntly refused.

Some words did not exist until the railroads began to be built across the', coutry (e.g., "cowcatcher"t 'Other words took birth fr~m politics. "Bunkum" and "bunk'" derive from the name of a Congressman Bun· By combe, who gave long, empty RT. REV. speeches. "Lobby" meant only a small hall or entry room, but MSGR. became a ~ynonym for,. a polit·· JOHN S. ical pressure group. ,Later immigrants threw 'Words KENNEDY into the common pot (the Jewish "kosher" and "rnazuma," the Irish "shebang" are examples). I As decade after decade unfoldabout ourselves." Her book ed, there were fresh, additions traces the making of the Amer- from industty, from sports, from ican language, our speech of the ,the theatre. i We would not now present day. be telling some laggard to step That language has a long' his- on the gas,l were it not for the tory. When the first Englishmen invention of' the automobile, nor BILL PEFFLEY settled in this country in the would we b~ saying that a per17th century, they spoke a son has gone into II tailspin, exBill felt his singing of the Bill took 10 lessons on the tongue which was basically Ger- cept for thb invention of the guitar and from this emerged the songs with the accompaniment of manic and which had "come to airplane. I lyrics and music for, "Jesus liv- his guitar was inadequate for his Britain with the invading TeuThe process of'accretion still ing in Mary," "Walk With songs, thus, he gathered enough tons a thousand years before," goes on. Iti is only in recent Refused to Join Mary," "Mary, Give Us Your musicians from around the counbeing andent even then. But years that "confrontation" and "That was in 1956," Bill added Eyes," "Child of Joseph," and "I try to form an orcl".·estra and the other influences had altered it. "tr.ashing" acquired their present 'For example, Augustine, the mean.ing. An~ who, until yester- with an open smile. "I refused . Sing Mary." Collectively. the "Mary Songs" were recorded in apostle .of England, brought, day, ever heard of a "ghettol- to join the Legion for a year-and- songs became known as "Mary Los Angeles two years ago. I Songs." Latin to the island in the sixth ogist" and what he or she has a-half." Two years later Bill met Mary century. In the ninth century to say about: "urban blight." the Northmen invaded Britain, Increasingly now there are Phelps who had moved to the Monastery Awarded and Danish words infiltrated the demands for linguistic-pluralism Archdiocese of Philadelphia to See Us local language. With the Norman in our sch(lols, with classes to be establish the Legion of Mary. Grants for Library She was not only instrumental in conquest in the 11th century, the taught in blatk English, or SpanCOLLEGEVILLE (NC) - The effect on language was far- ish, or Chinese, or whatever. getting Bill to become a member, Benedictine monks of St. John's See Us reaching, both in the, introduc- '~Americans ~ho have long taken but she changed his livelihood. Abbey here have received grants "Mary helieved our lay aposto- totalling $640,000 for building tion of French words and the ef- for gran.ted the rightness and the But See Us fect on declensions and conju- value of IiI}guistie separation late could be extended through an addition to their Monastic my employment, so I gave up gations. creating bitterness and even Manuscript MicroJilm Library Through trade, in the wake of bloodshed, as it has in other selling shoes to work for a cous-' (MMML). ' the Crusades, other contribu- lands, and Wonder if we, are in who owned a bookstore," Bill Dr. Julian G. Plante, MMML recalled. The young couple also director, announced that the tions were made, from Dutch, quite sane." Flemish, Arabic, etc. Certainly our language has married in 1958. monks had accepted grants of When Bill's cousin died he be· $100,000 from the Louis W. and proved to be :flexible and adaptFurther Enriched able, welcoming contributions came the owner of the bookstore Maud Hill Family Foundation and from all sides'! It is no longer the and over the years he opened a of $540,000 from the Bush FounIt was this tongue, so diversified in its source that the En- King's English, but something store in Norristown and a third dation. glish colonists carried to this distinctively oj.lr own. It deserves store in Willow Grove. He said Marcel Breuer and AsAs a Legionary Bill has served sociates, .designer of the abbey continent. And almost at once it appreciation and cultivation. The began to be modified and further Dohan book theIl'S toward the in mental hospitals and social and university church and other enriched. ,Indian words were first and spurs us on toward centers in the Norristown area -buildings of St. John's University and he has 'served as an officer here in Minnesota, will design taken over, as in place names. the second. ~ 'I . six years. At present, his Legion the two-level addition west of The names of no fewer than 26 Edwardian Album activity is centered on working the Alciun Library. 'Plante said states are Indian. Words, like with Junior Legionaries, who in- the 12,OOO-sq. ft. addition will "skunk" we owe to the aboriViewers of I Public Television elude his children. gines. ,have been delighted by a series approximately triple the space Open Evenings The environment also made an called "'Upst~irs' Downstairs," 'Mary Songs' for housing ~icrofilms and for impact. The lynx was called which ran for !l3 weeks last seaAlthough he has been content research work. " "bobcat," and trees were given son and returns with new epi· with his lay apostolate for alnew names like "cottonwood" sodes this sea$on. It depicts an most two decades Bill cited the and "tulip tree." "Corn" in Brit- upper class English 'household in "Mary Songs" as his greatest acain had meant grain in general, the Edwardian era, the "upstairs" complishment for Mary. but here it came to mean Indian referring· to the family, the The compositions came about corn and nothing else. "downstairs" to the serv~nts. this way, he explained: "Back But not all colonists were EnThe Edwardian era corresponds in 1972 I became aware that glish. There were also the Dutch, roughly with ~he reign of Ed- MarY 1""ad been deemphasized in §~ :7Q/Vi~a £Mld !l!o£Ml J!i4aocialeon who gave us "cruller," and the ward VII, from 1901 to 1910. 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courage, and the hope with which people respond to death when they believe in God's loving goodness is a profoundly moving experience, especially when 1 have been out of contact with such faith. A young wpman who had married into one of the families and become a Catholic said to me, "Now 1 fully understand what it means to be an Irish Ca~holic. They can deal with death." 1 thought to myself that dealing with life was often much harder for us, but she was . right about death. Different Church' At home late that night 1 read in the "New York Times" an account of Archbishop Bernardin's statement at the synod. l·t was only a brief summary, and in the absence of a Catholic paper of record (and why there isn't one escapes me), 1 can't be sure that the summary was accurate. But the Archbishop seemed to be . talking about a different Church than the one 1 ha:l just seen out in the neighborhood. "The local churches complain tha t the parish life does not furnish true fellowship of faith ... great confusion among parents and educators about how to transmit faith to young people who are repelled by institutional religion ... " There was great "fellowship of faith" in the old neighborhood that night, and about ultimate values there was not the slightest doubt. It was a shame, 1 thought, that the archbishop couldn't have told the bishops of the world about the way the neighborhood' copes with death. Parishes in Trouble There are a number' of senses in which the archbishop's words were true. The parish (any parish) is having a hard time coping with the forces let loose by the great structural changes of the last 10 years. There are many Catholics who are looking for a richer and fuller religious life than the parish is able to provide. Nor has the parish developed institutions which will reinforce the parents' role as the primary religious educators (and despite the enthusiasms of 15 years ago, the mere closing of Cathoilic schools does not turn parents into educators).

to believe. The parish is not as good as it used to be in dealing with young people-mostly because a generation of younger priests rejected the "kiddy" apostolate during the middle sixties, a rejection an even younger generation seems to be trying to reverse. So the p~rish is in trouble - not every paris:" of course, but a lot of them. But the neighborhood seems to be as strong as ever:·1t has survived the move to the suburbs (the neighborhood where the wake were held was uppermiddle-class, single-family units,' and on the fringe of the city). Its people continue to rally to help one another in time of trouble; it has a powerful, if not completely articulate, religious faith that copes with tragedy with and, sometimes even joy and life. Not every neighborhood in general is alive and well, even if Archbishop Bernardin is not aware of it. Faith, Community And why should he be? Catholic intell,ectuals condemn the neighborhood (when they bother to pay attention to It). Militant Catholic nuns occasionally refuse to serve in the neighborhood because it is so "racist." The description of the American Church, ghosted by the NeCB's public relations m'an, did not mention neighborhoods. When you talk about them in some "enlightened" Catholic groups, they tell you 'it's all part of that "ethnic nonsense" (a stronger word is usually uttered). Young Catholic theologians are busy reflecting on the "experience" of Latin American pseudo-revolutinaries instead of their own experiences in the neighborhoods. Can any good come out of a neighborhood? Only faith and community-and not the kind of shallow community which is' "built" by enthusiastic if undisciplined younger clergy and religious. Who really needs faith or community just now? It used to be that religious leadership flowed out from the parish to the neighborhood. I wonder if the flow has not been reversed. But maybe that's the way the Holy Spirit intended all along it should be. © 1974, Universal' Press Sy'd'c't

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Epi~copaliansGive Reno RENO (NC) - The Episcopalians of Nevada have given the financially troubled Catholic diocese of Reno here $5,000 as a gesture of ecumenical brotherhood. The Nevada Episcopalian diocesan council voted unanimous" Iy to take the money from its own development fund to help the state's Catholic diocese continue to operate . It was recently disclosed that the Reno diocese lost about $3.5 million when the St. Joseph Trust Fund, in which it had invested heavily, collapsed. Other Catholic dioceses across the nation gave the Reno diocese about $1 million in gifts and another $2.7 million in low.-interest or no-interest loans to make up the loss and other cost involved. Father John Langfeldt, spokesman for the Episcopal diocesan council, said the gift seems small in view of the large debts involved, but it was the hope of the council that it might help Catholics to continue their ministry in a situation where it might otherwise be curtailed. The gift "is a most generous

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Plan Publication In Puerto Rico HUNTINGTON (NC)-A Puerto Rican edition of Our Sunday Visitor's Spanish- language newspaper, EI Visitante Dominical, will begin publication Jan. 5. Father Albert J. Nevins, direc-. tor of publishing for Our Sunday Visitor, also announced that the paper wiII maintain an office in Puerto Rico and is now in the process of hiring a staff. The new edition will also be printed in 'Puerto Rico. . Editor of the paper, Father Nevins said, will be Leslie Hitley, former Latin America editor of the Associated Press.

called the gift "a tremendous manifestation of the truly Christian relationships that have always existed between the Episcopal diocese of Nevada and the Roman Catholic diocese of .Reno." It would be of considerable help" to the diocese, he said. Episcopal Bishop Wesley Frensdorff of Nevada said the $5,000 was meant to be a source of encouragement to the Reno diocese and an expression of ecumenical brotherhood.

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THE ANCHOR·-Diocese of Fall River+Thurs. Nov. 21, 1974

The 'Parish Parade

Three recent items in the Catholic press raised certain questions which I should like to air, f~r purposes of discussion, in a single column. The first iterp was an NC report on a speech delivered it?- San Diego, C~lifornia by Father . Virgil Blum, S.J., president !'" of the Catholic League for the parag~aph to read: A few . .

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Blum told a convention of Ca~holic School Administrators, "are politically simplistic. They vote for the party, not the issues.

By MSGR. GEORGE G. HIGGINS

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Workshops are held at 7:30 P.M. every Tuesday in the lower chur-eh in preparation for 'a OUR LADY OF FATIMA, Christmas sale to be held SaturNEW BEDFORD day and ,Sunday, Dec. 7 and 8. The Women's Guild will spon- All women of the parish are insor a Christmas bazaar in the vited to join the preparations. being made include parish hall from 7 to 9 tomorrow Items night and from 4:30 to 9 P.M. wreaths, pine cone trees, potSaturday. A snack bar will be_ holders and tree ornaments. open tomorrow and a spaghetti ST. MATHIEU, supper will be served from 4:30 FALL RIVER to 7:30 Saturday, with tickets Mrs. Rita Baxter is chairman available at the door. Booths will of a social hour to follow the feature arts and crafts, games, Council of Catholic Women toys and knit goods. meeting scheduled f.or 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, Nov.. 26. The agenda . ST. JOSEPH, will include a business session ATTLEBORO A turkey beano will begin at and' an exhibition of arts and 7:15 tonight, with turkeys as crafts items made by council members. special awards. A turkey ~hist is slated for 8 P.M. Saturday in the parish hall under .sponsorship of the Women's Guild. A door prize will be . awarded at the beginning of the SAN ANTONIO (NC) - The evening. Texas Catholic Conference (TCC) Cub Scouts will have a "sleep- has approved resolutions supover" tomorrow night. in the porting equal educational opparish hall, beginning at 7:30 portunities for all children, famP.M. with a movie in the school ily farms, and programs for building. youth in trouble. Knights of the Altar will leave . The resolutions, which had from the parish yard at 6: 15 tobeen proposed by the general night to attend a basketball assembly of the TCC, were given game at the Providence Civic final' approval here by the board Center featuring the Harlem of directors. Globetrotters. Among the suggestions made HOLY NAME, by the TCC in its resolution on FALL RIVER education was the implementaThe annual parish bazaar wiil tion of a "new system of public take place from 11 A.M. to 7 school finance which incorporP.M. Saturday, Nov. 23. At 7 ates adequate state equalization o'clock an auction will be held, and fiscal neutrality so that for which donations are re- children in all districts may enquested. joy the right to equality of edProject Leisure will meet at ~ ucational opport\:mity." this afternoon in the school hall. The state currently allocates 'fhe speaker will be Rev: Lucio to the school districts a certain Phillipino of Immaculate Consum of money for each student. ception Church, Fall River, The inequalities stem, "however, whose topic will be "Care of from the fact that some school the Aged in the Fall River Didistricts may be able to provide ocese. A -coffee hour will follow. more direct financial aid to its NOTRE DAME, schools than other, poorer disFALL RIVER ' tricts. The CC;lUncil of Catholic Women will meet in Jesus-Mary convent chapel Monday, Nov. 25 for a Mass for deceased members to be celebrated by Rev. Raymond SINCE 1898 Robida, M.S., the unit's new moderator. SINCE 1941 A business session and jewelry fashion show will follow in Jesus-Mary auditorium, with SINCE 1967 Mrs. Joseph Gagnon as chairlady. Tickets will be available at this time from officers for the . council's Christmas party, to be held at 6:30 P.M. Wednesday, pec. 11. Entertainment will feature the Allegro Glee Club. Publicity chairmen ,of parish orcanizatlons ar. liked to submit news items for this b. Included, I I well as full dates of .11 .ctlvltill. Plelle send news of future rather column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall Illver, 02722. Name of city or town should th.n Pllt events.

Writer Discusses ,React·ion , To 'Catholic Press Items

weeks ago; upon my return from Rome (where the editor of NCR was also! sojourning following his, annual ;pilgrimage to St. Patrick's Catnedral) I found in my mail two letters which called for an immedi~te soul-searching reply. One ~ead: "Your subscription to NC~ has expired. Kindly remit $12' by check or money order at y~ur convenience.' The other read 'Millions of people are starving in the Sahara. In I your charity, could you spare a contribution to alleviate their plight? Yqu know, I believe, where we sent our money."

Conference Backs Equal Education

'Comrrtunal Catholics' I Therefore the Democratic party The last: of the three· items I and the AFL-CIO can 'twist a . should. like! to discuss is Father broken bone into the flesh' of Andrew Greeley's characteristiCatholics without loss of yotes." cally thou~ht-provoking article, I am not sure I understand "The Next: Ten Years," in the what Father Blum was driving at same 10th! ann iversary issue of in his pointed reference to the the Nation~l Catholic Reporter. AFL-CIO. Presumably h.e meant Father Greeley predicts that to suggest that the Federation's within 10 ~ears there will be an AT SHRINE: Most Rev. position' on aid to parochial increase of "communal CathJoseph Tawil, Apostolic Exschools reflects a spirit of anti- olics" in tJ~e United States. He archate to Melkite Catholics Catholicism on the part of its. describes them as people who leadership. Since the President care little ~bout the Church as - of U.S., concelebrates Mass and many of the top officers of an institutidn, but 'are committed at La Salette Shrine, Attlethe Federation are themselves to Catholicism and to under.. boro, as he leads over 500 members of the Catholic: faith,' I standing it ~s experienced in this pilgrims in "day of reconciliam somewhat perplexed by this country. ation" in preparation for unsubstantiated allegation. That I have no particular reason to coming Holy Year. Choir of is to say, it's one thing to dis- disagree with Father Greeley's agree with the AFL-CIO on aid prediction. Purely for the pur51. Basil the Great Church, to parochial schools or any other poses of discussion, however; I Central Falls, R.I., provided public issue, but something else should like to raise one question music. again to accuse its leadership- about his article. If I have underwithout a shred of verifiable ev- stood the article correctly, idence-of being anti-Catholic. Father G~eeley's "communal This kind' of off-the-cuff rhe- Catholics" are very highly edtoric tends to suggest that the ucated. He: says they are all WASHINGTON (NC) - Cardipeople in charge of the Catholic professionally competent and League for Religious and Civil that the o'nes he knows are nal Jan Willebrands, president of Rights may be 'suffering from a "Journalists, writers, politicians,. the Vatican Secretariat for Probit of a Catholic inferiority com- administratqrs, research scholars moting Christian Unity will replex. I hope I am wrong, but in or some improbable combination ceive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from The . . any event, I have no intention of these rol¢s." Catholic University of America of associating myself with the Exagger~ted Importance here. League until it comes up with a more precise definition of what My quespon is: How typical D:~. Clarence C. Walton, uni· it means by anti-Catholicism .and of the American Catholic com- . vers;ty president, will confer the shows a greater willingnesS" to munity are these "professionally degree in CU's Caldwell Hall dialogue with the ."opposition" competent" communal Catholics? auditorium. Immediately afteron controversial public issues My own guess, and it's only a ward, Cardinal Willebrands will before raising the specter of re- guess) is th~t they represent a deliver the first of the Paul ligious bigotry. small percentage of the Catholic Watson Lectures, entitled "Ecupopulation i~ this country. menical Dialogue: Problems and Stuffy, Self-Righteous A recent book by Arthur Lev- Progress." The second item is a par- ison, "The Worki~g Class Maagraph in the National. Catholic jority," to confirm my impresReporter's 1Oth anniversary edi- sion. Mr. Leyison flrgues, .on. the torial. On the whole, it was ex- basis of what would appear to cellent but, in my opinion, the be accurate ~tatistics, that there concluding paragraph was rather will probably be a working-class corny. It reads: "Before we left majority in this cou~try until the New York for Rome, we (the next century;. editor of NCR) made our regular Since a l~rge percentage of pilgrimage to S1. Patrick's Cathe- working-clas$ Americans are dral. In the back on the way out, Catholics and since the majority we noted two money collection of working-class AmeriCans boxes. One read, 'for the up- don't have ig'raduate or postkeep of the Cathedral.'. The graduate degrees, I am wonderother, 'For the poor of the world.' ing whether pr nor Father GreeYou know, I believe, where we ley may haye exaggerated the put our money." importance of his so-called comInstead of trying to explain munal Ca th9lics and underestiin simple declarative' sentences mated the itnportance of their why this rhetorical flourish less educated but far more nu-. struck me as being rather stuffy merous brethren. and self-righteous, let me recast ( © 1974 by INC NI;WS Service) .

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'411.•. RECONCILIATION WITH NATURE: It was a time of looking and appreciating what God gave us whether it be chipmunk perched boldly on a close tree trunk, ... or the gale-like winds churning calm waters into leaping white::apped waves. A chipmunk sits quietly on a tree trunk close to a beach path at Deer Island near Pepin. Wis. NG Photo: BY TOM LORSUNG Wisconsin's August sun made the wait deliciously warm. Sitting in body-molded sand at the mouth of the lagoon, I propped up the camera with its long lens and held it steady with a shoulder pod. . Twisting the lens barrel to its ultimate length, I squinted into the viewfinder and brought the scene into focus. There they were, only small images in the frame but discernible. Herons. Great Blue Herons. Using slightly more powerful binoculars, my wife verified my sighting. The herons which our appearance had scared away a half an hour earlier had returned, one by one, until now there were seven. The birds were, by my citified reckoning, several blocks away but by concentratig on their images made wobbly by the telesc'opic devices, we could observe their every move. They strutted regally at the marsh's edge occasionally striking sharply into the water to find fish. At one point, one of the herons hit aquatic gold. It caught a huge fish, even visible from a great distance, then struggled uncertainly trying· to find how to consume it. Finally the bird made its way out of the water and onto the sand where it pecked out a filling meal. Perhaps the heron's meal reminded us, but soon we noticed our own hunger and walked back down to the lakefront cottage for lunch. This was my family's approach to reconciliation with nature and it was repeated by all of us dur-

ing our near-month on Deer Island on the Mississippi River. Reconciling Experience It was a time of looking and appreciating what God gave us whether it be chipmunk perched boldly on a close tree trunk, a hognose snake slithering under cover among tree roots, a green heron stalking among lily pads, a sandpiper crying out in flight, or the gale-like winds churning calm waters into leaping whitecapped waves. My family's interest in this kind of reconciling experience is not unusual these days. Communication with nature is the basis for the skyrocketing popularity of camping. In fact, this has become so popular that campgrounds can get as crowded as cities. But there are still times during a summer week or in late fall or early spring that a camping family can stake out its tent and live a quiet, genuinely simple life. They can discover that an evening breeze cools more comfortably than an air conditioner and consumes no energy; they can experience a really dark night with no streetlights interfering so that they can see a sky full of stars; or they can find that a forest floor· covered with pine cones is a happier playground for children than a carnival midway. Sharing in Creation And a family which establishes this kind of relationship with nature may also be among those who have decided to do something to help preserve forests by stacking up newspapers Turn to Page Fourteen

Man Shares In God s Dominion Over Crealion l

BY REV. JOHN J. CASTELOT In the first chapter of Genesis we are told that "God created man in His image; in the divine image He created him ..." (Gn 1:27). What is this "divine image" bestowed upon humanity by its Creator? The answer varies from age to age, reflecting the interests and preoccupations of successive cultures. Scholastic philosophy, for instance, put it this way: Human beings, in addition to having material bodies in common with the lower animals, have also spiritual souls, by virtue of which they share in the spiritual nature of God. Now this may be so, but the biblical authors knew nothing of Scholastic philosophy or even of spiritual souls. Then what did they mean by this divine image? We don't have to look very far for an answer; they themselves give it in the immediately preceding verse: Then God said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground" (Gn 1:2). In their view, man's Godlikeness is not one of nature but of function. It consists of a share in God's universal dominion over creation. If this is an awesoml' privilege, it is also a heavy responsibility. At the end of this same chapter there is a beautifuly simple, but deeply significant, statement: "God looked at everything He had made, and He found it very good" (Gn 1:31). It would seem to follow from this that the divine dominion would be a benign governance, a loving care for a universe which He found to be very good. Humanity's participative dominion over the universe should also be benign, intelligent, wise, considerate, loving-preservative, not destructive. Otherwise .it could hardly be called Godlike; in fact, it would be a denial of the dignity to which man was elevated by the Creator. The study of Psalm 8 gave poetic expression to this truth: When I behold your heavens, the work of your fingers,. the moon and the stars which you set in place - what is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that . you should care for him? You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned him with. glory and honor. You have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things tInder his feet (Ps 8:47). Cosmic Reconciliation Given the intimate relationship between man and the material universe, the latter could .hardly remain unaffected by man's alienation from· the Creator of all. Dominion now became destructive, wanton, unintelligent, savage, even perverse. Consequently when God initiated

More Than Redemption It is not simply a question of our having been redeemed and our sins forgiven in Christ and through his blood (v. 7). No, it is a question of cosmic reconciliation: "to bring all things in the heavens and on earth into one under Christ's headship." And the glorious hymn cited in the first chapter of Colossians speaks of Christ in these terms: He is the image pf the invisible God, the first-born of all creatures. In Him everything in heaven and on earth was created ... aU were created through Him and for Him .. It pleased God to make absolute Turn to Page Fourteen

the work of reconciliation through Christ, that work involved reestablishing harmony not only between man and his Creator, but also between man and the universe. The author of Ephesians has left us a magnificent description of the divine plan of salvation (Eph 1:3-14). In the climactic verses of this passage we read: God has given us the wisdom to understand fully the mystery, the plan he was pleased to decree in Christ, to be carried out in the fullness of time: namely, to bring all things in the heavens and on earth into one under Christ's headship (9-10).

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REV. WALTER J. BURGHARDT,S.J. Today I go on to the next step: What does this rupture ask of us? Obviously, reconciliation. But how do We achieve reconciliation? The answer is not easy, because the problem is complex; and the problem is particularly complex because it is not clear how we· have come to this unpretty pass. For some experts, we are where we are because of an American mentality, an American attitude, an American value system. We see the material world as a giant cookie jar. The world is a commodity and we are consumers. Since this life is either all there is or a vale of tears while we wait for a better life, it makes sense to r<!-id the cookie jar. And so we profit, we pleasure, we pollute (Cf. J. Barrie Shepherd, "Theology for Ecology," Catholic World 211 (1970) 172-75). Other experts point to a dilemma that has confused American society since the 19th century:

We worship nature, yet we exploit it. On the one hand, there is the religion of nature. Many work in the city while dreaming of the country; they work on supersonic transports and live in ranch houses to escape the city's noise. In communion with nature, they seek deity, virtue, vitality; finding God in the woods, they let the city stew in its sin. On the other hand, there is the religion of civilization. It was symbolized by the steam locomotives: we sang about it, its ability to leap rivers, grind rocks into powder, trample down hills. Here nature is defined by its openness to manipulation and exploitation" (Cf. H. Paul Santmire, "Ecology and Schizophrenia: Historical Dimension of the American Crisis," Dialog 9 (1970) 175-92). Vengeful Master Others take us back a giant step. They blame our ecological crisis on .the ChristIan understanding of the Old Testament. As they see it, the scientific star:ce of the western world goes back to the first page of Scripture: "God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. And God blessed them, and God said to them: 'Be fruitful and mUltiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living Turn to Page Fourteen

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Blue Army P.resjdent Se'es Devotion To Our Lady of Fatima Ihcrea,sing ALBANY (NC) - The retired bishop of the Portuguese diocese in which Fatima is located said here that devotion to Our Lady of' Fatima is increasing and he attributed the incresase to the work of the Blue Army of 'Our Lady of Fatima, of which he is president. Bishop Joao Pereira Venancio, retired bishop of Leiria, Portugal, visited Albany during a global tour to spread devotion to Our Lady of Fa~ima. In 1917, thr~e. shephe!~ children reported seemg apparItIOns of the Blessed Virgin at Fatima an~ the ~hu~ch, aft~r subsequent l~vestlgatlOn, declar~d the apparatlOns worthy .. of belief.. In a~ mtervlew w~t~ The Evangelist, ..Albany ?lOcesan ne~spape~, Bishop Pereira VenanclO said the Blue Army has . . a membership of about. 20 million and has received

Covenant Continued from Page Thirteen in their basement and bringing them to local centers where they can be recycled into new paper products. At a parish Family Religious Education program recently we discussed how God created the world, but the discussion involved another element: which made us think more deeply. We wondered , "How can we share in creation?" Recycling and other environmentally protective approaches are part of the answer. If we protect what God ga,ve us and do not' abuse His creation, we do, in a limited way, share in that 'work. But those are steps that should follow a first step-looking at our covenant with nature as a path to a greater reconciliation-a reconciliation with nature's s,ource. ,,1.

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pledges frpm people· in 110 countries. j'A pledge," he s~id, "is a written document which states thatl the person involved wants to contribute to the con· version of atheistic communists and, also 'Yants to aid in the, attainment 10~ world peace." Our LadY; explained during her six appearances at Fatima that such ,goals icould be attained ,if her request~ were honored. The, 70-year-old bishop said that Our Lady made four 'requests at iFatima which form the conte'nt of ,the pledges. "First, Mary asked us to recite a good me~litated Rosary every day. She a;lso asked us to do penance an~ to perform acts of reparation ~or the sins of mankind. FinallY, and this is most important, Our Mother asked us to consecrate ourselves to her." ; sal'd th a t th e 0 ff'1Th e b'IS'hQP . I Ch h' cia urc, h as a I ways recommened the tecitation of the Ros, ary and that the Blessed Virgin in appearances at La Salette, Lourdes: Fatima and other p1l1ces always redommended praying , the Rosary. I I

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"The Rosary has tremendous value becau~e it is a 'little Gospel:" he s~id. "When we med: itate on the! 15 decades, we are focusing on Ithe 15 central mysteries in th~ lives of Jesus and I Mary." Bishop P~reira', Venancio said that devotiQn to Our Lady of Fat'ima is "yery strong" among "not only among the Portuguese I . the people of the country, but I also among all those Portuguese who live atiroad." I · . He added;, "There' is scarcely a Portugues~"church which does not contain ~ statue of Our Lady of Fatima. On the anniversary dates of thb apparitions there are special devotions to Mary in all of the ,:15 dioceses of the country. At: these times, there are normally: 500,000 to one million people at the site of the ap, paritions." Bishop Pet,eira Venancio urged Catholics to I"listen to the voice of their bishops and their priests" and to "obey these men." He! added: "Cathol,ics should not do anything without the guidance :of their bishops and their priests'! Quoting St. Ignatiu,s of Anti~ch : 'Nothing without the bishop; everything with the bishop." I

Continued from Page Thirteen fullness reside in Him and, by means of Him, to reconcile everything in His person, both on earth and in the heavens, making peace through the blood of His cross (Coli: 15, 19-20). -But if the universe has been reconciled in and through Christ, !llan, including Christian man, retains his God-given freedom and autonomy-and consequent responsibility. That is why Paul, writing from the Christian point Episcopd,l Bishop of view, could still say rather Rejects pffering wistfully: NEW YORK (NC)-The preIndeed, the whole created bishoP' of the Epis.copal siding world eagerly awaits the rev- ' elation of the sons of' God. Church in the U. S. has rejected Creation was made subject to $672 collecte~ for the church'.s futility, not of its own accord world hunger fund because it but by .Him who once sub- was collected! at a service led by jected it; yet not without three women', priests. ,Bishop Jonn J. Allin said he hope, because the world itself will be freed from its Hlavery had to reject ,the money "as a to corruption and share in the matter of cqnscience" because glorious freedom of the chil- the women performing the serdren of God. ~Yes, we know vice were ordained invalidly. I that all creation groans and is Th~ three ~ere part of an 11in agony even until now. Not member group of Episcopal only that, but we ourselves, women ordained priests last although we have the Spirit summer by three retired Episcoas first-fruits, groan inwardly pal bishops in: a controversy that as we .await the redemption has still not been resolved within of our bodies (Rom 8: 19-23). the Episcopal' church.

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Continued from Page Thirteen thing that moves upon the ear~h' " (Gn 1:27-28). Subdue ... dominion. Christianity (so the charge runs)·sees in man the one center of the universe. All elsesoil and sea .and sky, blue marlin or bird of' paradise, oil or coal or natural gas-all that is not man has for purpose, for destiny, to serve man, to serve his purpose, to serve his pleasure. Man is not' a part of nature; somewhat like God, he transcends nature. Man not only differs fror;) the subhuman; the subhuman is his slave. And Western man has lived his theology, has played his role of master, with a vengeance. In laboratory and forest, in factory and refectory, we pillage and we rape, we devour and we waste. Why not? It is I who am God's image, master of all I survey - king of the earth (said some early Christian writers) as God is King of the universe. Man will be utterly one with nature only when "things" no longer resist man's will, no longer struggle against him. Responsible for Earth Finally, a perceptive Protestant ethician, Joseph Sittler, insists that our basic 'ecological error is that. we Christians have separated creation and redemption. The reason we can worship nature in Vermont and at the same time manipulate nature in New York is because, in our view, the redemption wrought by Christ leaves untouched the creation wrought by God. And once we wrench redemption from creation, once we put nature out there 'and grace in here, as long as we omit from our theology of grace ma~'s transaction with nature, it is irr:elevant to Christians whether we reverence the earth or ravish it {Cf. Joseph Sittler, "Ecological Commitment as Theological Responsibility," Idoc, Sept. 12, 1970, pp. 75-8~; also his I'emarks in John H. Miller, -e.S.C., ed., Vatican II: An Inter l faith Appraisal (Notre Dame: Univ. of Notre Dame Press, 1966) pp. 426-27). Now each of these analyses says something important about man's rupture from nature, how that rupture came to be; and so each suggests in its own way , how the rupture may be repaired, how man can be reconciled with his earth. But from all these analyses one wOrd emerges as a critical corrective: responsibility. I am responsible for my earth. But if responsibility is to be real, is to lead to reconciliation, I , must frame a fresh attitude to the earth, to all that is not human. How?

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,SACREDNESS OF NATURE: And everything that lives .' .. images the God who is Life. Nature is sacred in its own right, even apart from man. Deer stand at the fringe of a snowy woods in Wisconsin. NC Photo. the energy crisi~; reveals. We AmeriCans, six per cent of the world's population, have been consuming 30 per cent of its energy. Our government's initial solution to .the sudden. shortage? For a short time, sacrifice, less consumption. In the long run, how can we continue to consume 30 per cent? Not should we, only how to do it? Our spontaneous solution: Project Independence, the world as competition. Only later did we hear Propect Interdeperidence, the world as community. Third, we shall not be responsible stewards unless we sense the intimate unity, the inescapable soldiarity, that links man to nature. We must take seriously the mystery-laden affirmation of St. Paul: When man in Christ is finally restored to his true nature and destiny, "the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God" (Rom 8:21). Man and his world are intended by God to grow together, to be redeemed together; they share a common desHny: Value of Subhuman

life, to human dignity, to bodily integrity. America is not entitled to keep or consume everything it can produce or purch~se. It is through the things of earth, from water to atomic energy, that 'man becomes human or inhuman; it is largely by use of God's creation that man is saved or damned. And so it is frightening that two out of every five human beings fall asleep hungry each night; it is frightening that, despite the dollars pouring, into Latin America, the rich get ricber and the poor get poorer. Each man, each woman, each child has a strict right to as much of this earth's resources as they need to live a human existence in union with God. The earth is man's. I have spent much space on attitudes, because only a new attitude can change America from rapist to steward. Only a fresh vision can change enemies into partners, reconcile man and his earth. But if love will not change us-love of God, of God's image of God's creation-per.. haps fear will. Raping the earth may destroy us, here and here.. after.

This means, fourth, an awareBackbone ness of t\1e subhuman is sacred. The hackbone of all moral Everything that exists, from Stewardship attitudes is the love of God, 9cean floor to outer space, is through Christ, with Christ, and First, I dare not interpret the precious because it reflects the , in Christ. Genesis command, "subdue the God whose whole being is -Von Hilderbrand earth" to mean that God has summed up in a monosyllable: given man unrestricted power to He is. And everything that lives, do with the earth whatever he from the simple amoeba through "BUCKY" will. And a steward is one who a field of wheat to the sulphurmanages what is someone else;s. bottom whale, -is more precious The Television King A steward cares, is concerned,' 'still, because it· iinages the God agonizes; he may not plunder or who is life. Nature is sacred in waste; he is responsible, can be its' own right, even apart from called to account for his stew- man. ardship. "The earth is the Lord's" Responsible stewardship means, (Ps 24:1). 1196 Bedford Street fifth, a realization that the earth Second, we shall not be re- belongs to all men. I do not deny Fall River, Mass. sponsible stewards unless we your right to private property; Dial 673-9721 shake off the consumer mental- but private property is not an SALES AND SERVICE ity: More things equals better' absolute. It is subordinate to Serving the area far aver 25 Jears persons. How difficult this is, core personal rights: the right to

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Bishop Defends Religion Texts

IN THE DIOCESE

SPOKANE (NC) - Bishop Bernard J. Topel of Spokane has defended two religion textbook series that have been criticized by groups in the diocese for insufficient doctrinal emphasis.

By PETER J. BARTEK Norton High Coach

Diocesan Rivals Collide In Pre-Thanksgiving Finale

In his weekly column in the Inland Register, Spokane dioce· san newspaper, Bishop Topel defended the Come to the Father series (Paulist Press) and the New Life series (W. H. Sadlier, Inc.), which had been endorsed by 'Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes by the Spokane -Office of Religious Education and for Catholic schools by the Spokane Office of Education.

Diocesan arch rivals Bishop Stang High of Dartmouth and Attleboro's Bishop Feehan High will square off Saturday in their annual pre-Thanksgiving Day finale. Many times in the past ten years the winner of this contest has emerged as league champion. Such is not the case this reigns as Division I King on the strength of its 12-6 trium'ph over Fall. Both clubs were elimi· Stang, Falmouth reigns as Divi· nated from the Southeastern sion I king on the strength of its

Massachusetts Conference Divison II picture last weekend when Fairhaven toppled Stang to cor· ral the title.

The only significance to the game, as will be the situation Thanksgiving morning when most area schoolboys finish the grid season, is that it marks the end of the line for the sen· iors who would like nothing bet· ter than to go out on a winning note. All area league championship races were settled last Saturday. As noted Fairhaven won the Con· ference Division II title wit'" its 7·0 victory over Stang, Falmouth

12-6 triumph over Attleboro, and New Bedford Vocational wrapped up that long-awaited championship by downing Dighton. Rehoboth 8-0. North Attleboro crushed Oli· ver Ames' dreams of a Hockomock League title by defeating the Tigers 18-7. The win continues North's unbeaten streak and keeps the opportunity of defend,ing its State championship alive. All diocesan representatives in the Mayflower circuit have been out of the title race for a few weeks. It appears as though Ap· ponequet Regional High of Lakeville will successfully defend its laurels in that loop.

Three Local Clubs Eye State 'Playoffs Only four clubs within the confines of diocesan territorial limits will be in action Saturday. Feehan at Stang and Norton at Bristol·Plymouth Regional in Taunton. The Regio,nals who play in the Mayflower League are ending their first season of varsity football. As expected vic· tory has been elusive. The Tauntonians who lost to Nantucket 50·0 last Saturday have only one victory to their credit this Fall. For the next week, the remain· ing area schoolboy teams will be preparing for the annual Thanks· giving Day classics. But, at least three local clubs will be putting a little extra into their practice sessions as more than a Turkey Day win may rest in the balance. Under the new State schoolboy championship playoff system, those teams that finish in the top two spots in their respective divisions qualify for the title game.

Falmouth, North Attleboro and New Bedford Vocational are po~ tential candidate. If they qualify the Cape Clippers would be competing for Division II honors, North would defend the Division III crown and Vocational would battle for the top spot in Division IV. Coach Jack George's Clippers enter their traditional game with Barnstable Thanksgiving morn. ing w,ith a perfect 9·0 record. The Red Raiders are 2-6. On paper Falmouth should roll, but strange things happen 'in schoolboy football on Thanksgiving morning. Should the Georgemen win, their fate will be decided by what happens to those teams currently rated about them. North Attleboro likewise needs a victory over neighboring Attleboro to maintain its superbowl pace. If the Bob Guthrie coached Red Rocketeers do win they will qualif~ for the playoff.

Fairhaven Writes Rags to Riches Story Coach Jeff Riley's New Bed· matches Fa,irhaven and Dart· ford Vocational Artisans have mouth. had their best campaign in 20 Fairhaven will attempt to years. The S. E. Mass. Confer- write a fitting concluding chapence Division III champs are 8-1. ,ter to its 1974 rags· to· riches The loss was to undefeated story. The Blue Devils went the Greater Lawrence Vocational entire 1973 season without a win Vocational should have little dif- and bounced back this season to ficulty beating Diman Regional win the Division II title in stunVocational of Fall River next ning fashion. The championship Thursday. Diman is winless this is the third in as many years for season and has not scored a mentor Jim Lanagan who moved point. But, New Bedford is in to Fairhaven this Fall after winthe same position as Falmouth. ning two consecutive crowns at It will have to get some help Wareham. ' to move up in the standings. On the other hand Coach CarIn spite of the fact that there lin Lynch's Dartmouth Indians will be no league championship will try to salvage the big one decided on Thanksgiving Day in what has been a disappointing there will be plenty of exciting season for the defending I titUst. action. One of the big games Dartmouth is 3-5-1 on the year.

Catholics United for the Faith (CUF), a national conservative Catholic group, has in the past criticized the Come to the Father series as doctrinally confusing and omitting certain doctrines. CUF also criticized an earlier Sadlier series as doctrinally erroneous.

CHRISTMAS COMES EARLY TO ST. MARY'S HOME: Corey Henderson, Mickey Potvin and Kim Chaulin of the New Bedford Home are elated over the gift of the Christmas cookie of Raggedy Ann baked by Wallner's Bakery and considered to be the largest cookie baked in the nation.

"I do not see the same errors in the presently approved texts," the bishop said.

Vocation Cent'er Gea rs to Battle Predicted 'Manpower Crunch' BOSTON (NC) - The Boston Fewer men and women are enarchdiocese will not suffer from tering the Religious life now as a predicted "manpower crunch" compared with a decade ago. In among its clergy if the new pro- the last seven years, it has been gram initiated by the archdi· estimated, seminary entrances ocese's Vocation Information have dropped by about 50 per Center is successful. cent. The drop is expected to result in the predicted "man. Re~ctmg to what experts h~~e power crunch" of the early descrIbed as "a very real CrISIS 1980 . reI"IglOUS voca tIons, ' ' ' th e total s. Boston 'vocations center m The impact of which will not be felt also maintains a fully stocked for a~other five or 10 years: the library of brochures and pamvocatIOn c~nter has geared Itself phlets on the priesthood and the to attractmg more and more Religious life a ready supply of qualified men ~n~ w~men to special petiti~ns for Prayers of study for the rehgl~us hfe. the Faithful at Mass, and fillerNewest weapon III the voca- material adapted for inclusion in tio~s campaign is a six-part; vo- parish bulletins. catlOnal Awa~eness Educ~tlOnal :/ The center also conducts a program whIch .Cl,ln dIspatch College Contact Program which teams o~ nu~s, ~rIests, Brot~ers, keeps laymen who have exand semmarIans mto the parIshes pressed an interest in priestly life to talk ~ace t~ .face to prospects u to date on the subject. and theIr famIlIes. p At the request of parish priests, these teams, which include members of Religious orders and communities as well as diocesan clergy, are prepared to speak at Sunday Masses, to visit parishioners in their home, ,to organize vocations panels, to screen films on seminary life and various aspects of the priesthood, to describe the special work of 'a particular Religious oommunity, and to conduct home discussion groups.

The 1974 campaign has seen three new champions crowned in the multi-team Southeastern Mass. Conference. It has also seen the three defending leaders suffer through losing seasons. The turn around was swift. But, the loop was founded with the hope of breaking the monopoly which some schools had on win· ning. Judging from this year's results those days are gone for· ever.

Bishop Topel listed four past criticisms of religion texts: not enough content; "overemphasis on the experimental approach"; insufficient repetition of "truths important for Christian living"! and "not enough memorization."

He continued: "New insights and new emphases in theology these last years demand changes in texts. I am thinking, for instance, of changes like those in the liturgy and the new emphasis on Holy Scripture. Developments in our knowledge of child psychology also make changes in textbooks necessary. Then too, our youth have changed-much. Religion texts must strive to cope with these changes."

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Missioner Runs Boys' Town With Hel,p of Armless Young Man is cooked with the boys. Before eating they all recite some prayers, Catholics and non-Catholics together. "They are accepted regardless of their religion or lack of it," Father McCabe said. "A minority is Catholic. The others have really had no religious training of any sort and they're happy to join in our prayers." There is no pressure or even suggestion that the boys become Catholic. Father McCabe hopes that the Christian charity permeating Boys Town will lead them, as they get older, to" understand it is the love of Christ that has made possible the joyful atmo.. sphere of the home.

SAN YI (NC)-The first Boys Town in Taiwan is being operated by an American priest with the help of a disabled young man with rio arms and only one leg. Only one year ago, Father Edwin J. McCabe. 64 year-old Maryknoller from Providence, R. I., opened his home for boys in need of special care because of family circumstances. The veteran missioner's loyal assistant is Huang Chao-chien, generally known as John-Jack, who as II young house painter was almost fatally burned when he came in contact with high tension electric wires. Father McCabe met him when he came out of the hospital. The priest raised money to fly him to the United States, where he was fitted with an artificial leg and arms.

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Providence MaryknolHer Today, three years later, JohnJack and a cook comprise Father McCabe's entire staff at Boystown. There are 16 boys ranging in age from seven to 13 living in a warm famiy'atmosphere in modest church bui'ldings in this little town of San Vi, some 60 miles south of Taipei. Boys Town is not a reformatory, the slightly built Father McCabe, who spent time in a Chinese communist jail, emphasized. "We try to get boys who, because of home circumstances,

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MOUNT VERNON (NC)--Bishop James Brufau, whose diocese of Sail. Pedros Sula in northern Honduras was hit hard by Hurricane Fifi, has denied reports that disaster aid is being siphoned off by the goveranment. The bishop defended relief efforts during a press conference at the headquarters of the Franciscan Mission Associates, a major relief source for hurricane victims. While urging relief organizations and ordinary citizens to continue their assistance to his homeland, Bishop Brufau. a native of Spain, denounced widely published reports that mu.ch of the relief supplies sent to his country 'wind up in the hands of the military government or other officials instead of going to the victims of the hurricane. "Those stories simply are not true," said Bishop Brufau, adding that he feared such adverse pub. licity will jeopardize further relief shipments. "I would say that over 90 per cent of the relief supplies are getting through to the' right people. If our government was doing such a thing it would be political suicide." The bishop, who has headed his diocese for the past eight years, predicts that it will take at least three to five years for his country "to get back on its feet," and -he sternly warned that any termination of aid at this point "would be a tragedy worse than the hurricane itself. Many people will die; they have absoJutely nothing left."

ii . .,f,t> IN T~WAN BOYS' TOWN: Maryknoll Father Edwin J. McCabe works with his.,. assistant, Huang Chao-chien (John-Jack) at what has become a Taiwanese Boys' Town. Despite haVing two artificial arms and an artificial leg, John-Jack helps care for 16 boys at church b~ildings in San Yi, a town 60 miles south of Taipei. NC Photo. ,!

might easily become problem children. Th~t, remember, was Father Edward Flanagan's idea when lie foJnded the original l Boys Town in Omaha." 'Father Flahagan, founder of the original Boys Town in NeI braska, wouldl never permit more than 20 per c~nt of his boys with police records. Father McCabe has no bPY~ yet with police records but he said that eventually he ~iIl accept them, though they must always make up less than 20 per cent of the total. Family Spirit Father'McCkbe has started in a small way irt order to build up the family spirit which is essen~ II tial. Boys are irecommended by p~iests and ~isters in various

parts of Taiwan. Father McCabe: interviews the parents or parent or guardian, if any, before accepNng the boy. The boys are enrolled at local schools. Father McCabe takes a personal interest in their grades and congratulates, encourages or admonishes depending on circumstances. It's easy to' see how the boys feel about Father McCabe, as one watches their faces light up when the~ meet him on returning from school. He is always' available, chatting with them, listening to their problems. The boys obviously love being with him, but they never lose respect, 'and anything he says, goes. The boys also respect JohnJack, who, among many other

things, helps them with their homework. They are very impressed when they see John-Jack tapping away in his room at a typewriter, a gift from a f:atholic family of San Jose, Calif., with 'whom he stayed for three months during rehabilitation after being fitted with artificial Ii.mbs. Twenty year-old John-Jack is an exceedingly bright young man, with a ready smile. Of All Religions' Life at Boys Town is very happy when the boys have bathed and cleaned up after coming back from school, and the evening meal is ready, Father McCabe cries out "Hao hsiao-hsi, hsiao-hsi (Good news, good news)" As they take ,their places for supper. Father McCabe's simple meal

Father McCabe pointed out one 12 year old boy. "His father died and his mother became mentally deranged. He has one . older brother who is working." Two bright-eyed little boys, about seven and nine years old, run by. "They are aborigine children from the mountains, and brothers. Their father walked out on their mother, who is in no position to care for them properly." Boys keep coming to Boys· town. "When the number reaches 30, we'll be capacity filled." Father McCabe would like to see a young priest, preferably Chinese, take over. He considers his 'little Boys Town at San Yi just a pilot project, merely a start. . In the 'meantime the people of, San Yi have great admiration for -Father McCabe and his work with the boys. Typically, a nonChristian medical doctor down the street treats the boys free of charge. He knows how simply Father McCabe lives and what selfless love he lavishes on the boys.

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